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)
03/04/2017 ''The UK is the most corrupt country in the world,'' anti-mafia journalist Saviano claims. Page 1 Copy 34. Point of view The UK is the most corrupt country on earth, using Gibraltar, Jersey and other territories to funnel dirty cash Roberto Saviano Journalist.