Historical Examples. 1  Thus the monastery would be enriched and all the monks get fat. 2  There came into his head the idea of enriching the monastery. 3  Monks also erected crosses to mark the boundaries of the property of their monastery. 4  The author was evidently amazed at all the sights which he witnessed in the monastery.
There are four main ways to stop or slow down a skateboard: 1) The first way is to ride out your speed. This assumes that you have enough pavement ahead of you to slow down. You can further reduce speed by carving and air braking with this technique. This is the slowest way to stop a skateboard and will obviously not save you in an emergency braking situation. 2) The second method is foot braking.
A skateboard can also be used by simply standing on the deck while on a downward slope and allowing gravity to propel the board and rider. If the rider positions their right foot forward, he/she is said to ride  goofy ; if the rider positions their left foot forward, he/she is said to ride  regular .. traditional complete skateboard consists of the deck (often with griptape applied on top to enhance traction), trucks (with urethane bushings), wheels (with sealed bearings), bushings and nuts and bolts to fasten the truck and wheel assembly to the bottom of the deck.