Word: decking
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...stacked deck," Bok said. "I haven't already figured out who I want and [don't intend to] just walk in and tell them...
Well, first of all, Princeton had a home pool advantage, replete with a group of 75 streakers who shocked and delighted Friday night's crowd with a dash twice around the pool deck, base drum and all. Second, it had Billy Heinz to do some fancy diving. Third, it edged Harvard in the final 400-yd. free relay showdown to win the meet...
...blowing in a blinding sheet of snow. The seas are pounding in 15-ft. waves, and all sensible fishermen have long since headed for port. But here, in the glare of arc lamps, heavily clothed figures are wrestling with craneloads of drill casings, dancing about on the slippery, freezing deck like madmen. No need to shout here: the screaming wind and throbbing drill machinery make conversation next to impossible...
...emulating Captain Bligh, kept comforts to a minimum, removing heaters and fans, feeding his crew on army rations, and limiting them to one fresh-water bath every ten days. "If the men get too comfy down below," he insists, "they won't want to come up on deck to work." On some other boats, living has been easier, with quarters outfitted with stereos, soft chairs and well-stocked freezers...
...through the back door - some would say front door - of magic and mentalism. There are many tricks with which one can duplicate paranormal phenomena." Indeed, Amateur Magician Kanfer astounded numerous TIME staffers last week by seeming to guess correctly, over the telephone, cards that had been pulled from a deck in Jaroff's office - which is one floor below Kanfer...