While concerns about capital adequacy were hanging over banks, shareholders were reluctant to rock the boat.

ECONOMIST: British banks

They include a Briton who was found at low tide hanging off the end of a pier, his feet bound to a rock.

ECONOMIST: Thailand

Ascending a free hanging rope that twists in the breeze and juts over an edge (how sharp is that rock?) is one of the scariest things a climber can do.

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