Word: planked
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...There are various routes into Harvard—trillions of dollars in family money, the skills of an unsurpassed prodigy, or a willingness to expose oneself the harshest of nature’s elements, peeling the skin off of one’s own palms and repeatedly pushing a plank through water (otherwise known as crew). Most of us, however, choose to work very, very hard. While generally regarded as a positive characteristic, this drive to work also makes us susceptible to tendencies of excess. As a necessary counter to the detrimental effects of an obsessive work ethic, we should...
...that determination. The party may also have realized that they suddenly had a catalyst to bring supporters out to the election. At first, says Hyderabad-based political commentator Jyotirmaya Sharma, the "BJP didn't know what to do." It was riddled with internal rivalries and without a solid election plank. "Now it's obvious they're delighted about a Gandhi being in the right-wing fold...
...Afghanistan needed better trained and equipped armed forces to maintain domestic order, though he expressed concerns that funding for military training could end up aiding warlords and narco-traffickers if not carefully targeted. Negotiating with the Taliban, a group that continues to engage in terrorist activities, was another key plank of Jawad’s platform. Jawad said the government could successfully fight the Taliban’s influence by winning over its impoverished members, many of whom subsist on less than $300 a day—a figure the government could easily double. The nation’s thriving...
...vampires are dangerous. Of course we are scared," says her neighbor Alberdina del Carmen Reyes, whose rustic wood-plank shanty is filled with gaps big enough for the flying mammals to sneak through during the night. Reyes' 5-year-old granddaughter was attacked in her sleep several weeks ago and awoke to a similarly gory scene in her bed. "The government tells us to cover our beds with mosquito nets at night," says Reyes, "but we don't have the money to buy them." Many of the impoverished families in this countryside community of Llano Grande 2, Masaya, have similar...
...trio behind ThePirateBay.org could face prison if convicted on charges that amount to aiding and abetting copyright infringement on a massive scale. The most serious charge - complicity in the production of copyrighted material - was dropped earlier this week for lack of evidence, but the trio still could walk the plank, should prosecutors prevail. If they lose the criminal case, they could owe nearly $10 million sought in the civil action being heard simultaneously in the Stockholm courtroom...