Word: planking
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...slow boat was definitely the way to go. We were soon scudding down the river in a small wooden boat stuffed with twice as many passengers as the dozen plank benches were designed to hold. I had expected the dry season to be the safest time, but in fact the opposite is true. "It's much safer when the river's full," said Mr. Hong, the captain. "April is the worst time. It's very hard to dodge the rocks." And indeed, it was white-knuckle stuff in some sections, where the river narrowed dramatically between towers of scoured rock...
...fancy skating for women, Mme. Herman Szabo-Plank of Austria won first, with Miss Beatrice Loughan, American, second, and Miss Theresa Blanchard of America, fourth...
...fancy skating for women, Mme. Herman Szabo-Plank of Austria won first, with Miss Beatrice Loughan, American, second and Miss Theresa Blanchard of America, fourth...
...begins. Now, I will admit that it took a little getting used to as I initially lost my balance and nearly jumped into the row in front of me. But once you get the hang of it, bouncing around with 2,000 of your closest friends on a wooden plank never felt more natural...
...even if Harvard agreed to such a commitment this afternoon, the changeover would take years, with full-time positions created through normal attrition as other part-time workers leave. Unlike a wage floor, which would become a non-issue as long as it is regularly adjusted for inflation, this plank of PSLM’s platform could stay on the front burner as long as there are part-time workers at Harvard...