Word: tether
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...scattered and eventually destroyed the attacking troops. The Castiglionis' team also heard bedouin tales of an entire valley of bleached human skulls and bones and they did indeed come across a grave of skeletons not far from Siwa. Among the bones was a bit used by Persian cavalrymen to tether their steeds...
...their lecture, Zogran and Kayden offered simple suggestions for altering the shuttle stops, which included adding elements such as building block seating, swings, and tether ball poles...
...appears that after decades of fruitless negotiations with Beijing as part of an attempt to gain some concessions for his homeland, the 15th Dalai Lama may have finally reached the end of his tether. "Mr. Patience has run out of patience," says Robbie Barnett, a professor of Tibetan studies at Columbia University in New York City. "It's really very serious indeed and a major disappointment, though not so much of a surprise. The Chinese must have know this was coming - some of the responsible officials in fact must be very pleased that they have managed to provoke this reaction...
...Kilpatrick Can Take Off Tether, Says Judge in One of Mayor's Criminal Trials" is not the sort of headline that swells a city with pride. But it's been that kind of year for Detroit...
...brought a new installment in the soap opera of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has faced a slate of criminal charges stemming from his affair with a co-worker and attempts to cover it up. In addition to becoming the first big-city mayor ordered to wear an electronic tether, he has been accused of perjury and assaulting a county investigator in the case; he spent a night in jail for violating bail conditions by crossing the river for a conference in Windsor, Ont.; he posted $7,500 in bail for himself; and he has been forced to take a court...