Ballast: Weight added to a boat to enhance stability. âThe J/24 has 950 pounds of lead ballast.â. Berth: A sleeping area on a boat. Also, a place where a boat is tied up. âWe slept in the forward berth while John and Amy slept in the quarter berthâ or âWe keep our boat in a berth at McDoodleâs Marina.â.
Lord Acton writes to Bishop Creighton that the same moral standards should be applied to all men, political and religious leaders included, especially since âPower tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutelyâ (1887) From: Acton-Creighton Correspondence (John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton)
Here Are the Worldâs Most Corrupt Countries. Corruption is everywhere, but some nations are more corrupt than others. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un laughs during a factory tour in January 2016. North Korea tied with Somalia for most corrupt in a 2105 index of global corruption perceptions. (KCNA/Xinhua Press/Corbis )