Walk The Plank

Walking the plank was a form of murder or torture thought to have been practiced by pirates, mutineers and other rogue seafarers. The victim was forced to walk off the end of a wooden plank or beam, the final six feet of which extended over the side of a ship. The victim, sometimes with hands bound or weighed down, then drowns in the water or is killed by sharks (which would often follow ships). The earliest known use of the phrase is the latter half of the 18th century. Some writers in the 20th century speculated that walking the plank may be a myth created by cinema; however, the phrase "walking the plank" is recorded in English writer Francis Grose's "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue", which was published in 1788 (first published in 1785).

In 1769, mutineer George Wood confessed to his chaplain at Newgate Prison that he and his fellow mutineers had sent their officers to walk the plank.

In July 1822, William Smith, captain of the British sloop Blessing, was forced to walk the plank by the Spanish pirate crew of the schooner Emanuel in the West Indies.^{[citation needed]}

Labour MP Jo Cox Dies From Injuries Sustained In Birstall Shooting

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Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed by a man reportedly shouting “Britain first” at lunchtime in Birstall, West Yorkshire during her constituency advice surgery, The Belfast Telegraph reported ... Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the ... "The death of Jo Cox is a tragedy ... He's the last guy I would have thought of.”– WN.com, Jack Durschlag....

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This frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, where he launched a filibuster demanding a vote on gun control measures.

[VIDEO]: Senate Democrats Yield Filibuster After Compromise Reached

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Chris Murphy announced the compromise and said votes would be held on whether to ban people on the government’s terrorist watch list from obtaining gun licenses and whether to expand background checks to gun shows and internet sales ... I've had enough of the ongoing slaughter of innocents, and I've had enough of inaction in this body.” – Connecticut Sen ... Murphy surprised his fellow Democrats when he took to the floor at 11.21 a.m....

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Why our nuclear deal with Iran is turning to dust

Edit The Independent 16 Jun 2016

The Middle East is littered with missed opportunities, lost chances and dreams turned to dust. The Iranian nuclear deal is now heading in the same direction ... And all of the old Iranian revolutionaries, the sons of martyrs and the war veterans and the Revolutionary Guard Corps and the managers of its billion-dollar conglomerates are turning out to have been right all along....

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Recovered EgyptAir Flight 804 Black Box Returning To Egypt For Analysis

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A specialist ship owned by a Mauritian company recovered one of the two black box recorders from EgyptAir Flight 804 found deep in the Mediterranean Thursday, Egyptian authorities have told The Daily Telegraph.The discovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is a key element in determining what brought down the doomed flight – including evidence whether it was brought down by a terrorist’s bomb or a technical fault....

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Disney alligator attack: Four animals euthanised in search for missing boy

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A search for the child is continuing but has so far been unsuccessful....

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Lauren Conrad's hotel room workout

Edit The Examiner 17 Jun 2016

It's ominous and a given, you are going to blow your diet and exercise plan while on vacation leaving you a few pounds heavier at the end of it than when you began ... The good doctor begins uses ... More exercises include 3 sets of wall sits, coffee table tricep dips, couch rotary twists, and front planks with leg lifts to keep the calories burning....

Under Armour is entering a new $12.5 billion market

Edit Business Insider 17 Jun 2016

CEO Kevin Plank added perspective to that opportunity during Under Armour's third-quarter 2015 conference call the following month, noting, "Today we're competing with effectively zero.". Founder and CEO of Under Armour Kevin Plank speaks during an IBM keynote address at the 2016 CES trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan ... Plank also stated during the ......

The Democrats have an Israel problem

Edit New York Post 17 Jun 2016

Bernie Sanders’ team is pressing the Democratic Party to do something it’s never before done. adopt an official party platform plank referring to Israeli “occupation” of the West Bank ... Then again, Sanders’ hand-picked members of the platform committee make no bones about wanting exactly that ... Robert Wexler, for one, insisted the platform isn’t the place to litigate the Middle East conflict....

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'New York Now' covers the legislative session. Don't miss this week's episode of "New York Now," the award-winning coproduction of WMHT and the Times Union ... WMHT's Jenna Flanagan offers an update on the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls, including residents' emotional visit to the state Capitol ... The sloop spent the winter in dry dock in Kingston, where workers stripped planks off the hull and replaced parts of the frame....

'Quota in promotion' high on BJP's Rewa resolution

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016

Three days after chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recommended reservation in promotion during a public meeting in the state capital, BJP moved a political resolution in this regard at its two-day executive committee meeting in Rewa. The move is with an eye on 2018 assembly elections. However, this could be a major political plank for opposition parties against the government ... People should not be misguided by the Congress plan."....

‘Walking Dead': How Close Was Henry Rollins to Landing Negan Role?

Edit The Wrap 17 Jun 2016

Do not keep reading if you are not caught up on “The Walking Dead”). Negan on “The Walking Dead” could have ended up quite different had this actor gotten the part. Henry Rollins, known for his hardcore musical performances and roles in shows like “Sons of Anarchy,” has said that he was almost cast as the new main villain on the hit AMC series ... 'Walking Dead' ... 'The Walking Dead'....

Doing Good: Even raises more than $800,000 for the American Heart Association

Edit The Providence Journal 17 Jun 2016

The 2016 Southern New England Heart Walk took place on Sunday, June 5, at Station Park, in Providence. More than 7,000 walkers, volunteers and survivors attended while another 1,000 attended the Heart Walk at UMASS Dartmouth on Saturday, May 21.The American Heart Association's fundraising event featured a 3.5-mile walk and a shorter "Heart and ......

The split between Donald Trump and the GOP is widening

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"We've run against the establishment," he told host Chris Cuomo. "We've had to fight the establishment, the establishment has come in and outspent us ... speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2016, to unveil the national security plank of the Republican agenda and discuss recommendations from their Congressional National Security Task Force ... "And I think right now we're the ones that are winning....

Easier walk to waterfall experience in Karijini (State Government of Western Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016

Affordable winter camping getaway in the Pilbara ... 'This project has delivered a safer walk with stunning views for visitors, with platforms along the walk allowing tourists to stop and take in the beauty of the gorge walls and the falls ... The Minister said the walk trail was made of raw steel for durability and to blend in with the iron-rich gorge walls ... The Fortescue Falls walk trail project cost $679,000....

Carrie Underwood Shares Some Of Her Fitness Secrets – See How She Gets Those Legs

Edit Inquisitr 17 Jun 2016

The former American Idol recently shared her love of fitness along with some of her workout secrets with Today‘s Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna spent some time with Carrie Underwood the country superstar’s hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma ... It also taught her the values of teamwork and dedication ... It involves a lot of walking lunges, stadium stairs, and her favorite move, a very intense variation of the burpee ... “Go walk....

AMC Threatens Copyright Lawsuit Over Walking Dead Predictions

Edit TechRaptor 17 Jun 2016

An online fan community for the AMC TV series The Walking Dead has been sent a cease and desist letter regarding the group’s intention to post a prediction about a crucial plot point in the show. The group made a post on Facebook explaining the situation. According to the post, AMC’s lawyer states that making ... The post AMC Threatens Copyright Lawsuit Over Walking Dead Predictions appeared first on TechRaptor ... ....

Albany offense fizzles in narrow loss to Utica

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Winning run comes in on bases-loaded walk Fittingly, the winning run came across on a bases-loaded walk to Hunter Losekamp in the seventh inning. Justin Childers tied the game with a two-out single in the third inning ... ....

'Alaskan Bush People' offer ‘The Book of Billy’ on Discovery

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As the episode begins, the special episode answers all questions about Billy Brown ... It takes a lot to live in the Alaskan wilderness ... According to Billy, when the family had to live in a temporary trapper shack near Chitna, it was “damn cold.” When Bam was about two years old, he walked around one side of a hill and a bear walked out from the other side ... When on land, she walked the same way which gave them a lot to laugh about....

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Lauren Conrad's hotel room workout

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'Quota in promotion' high on BJP's Rewa resolution

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Doing Good: Even raises more than $800,000 for the American Heart Association

The split between Donald Trump and the GOP is widening

Easier walk to waterfall experience in Karijini (State Government of Western Australia)

Carrie Underwood Shares Some Of Her Fitness Secrets – See How She Gets Those Legs

AMC Threatens Copyright Lawsuit Over Walking Dead Predictions

Albany offense fizzles in narrow loss to Utica

'Alaskan Bush People' offer ‘The Book of Billy’ on Discovery