Word: glorious
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Mile 6: Ah, glorious suburbia. What other event is there where something like a quarter of a million people come out to cheer you on in the hope that you finish a distance of 26.2 miles? It’s one of those things that makes America great. Families on the sidelines with oranges everywhere. Feeling good. I’m getting a lot of comments about how “You’re Kenyan?!?” I think: hey chips, just keep cheerin?...
...displaying cleverly executed facsimiles of such celebrated works as Albrecht Dürer's Praying Hands. Exactly 58 years after the bombs fell and nine years since it closed for a ?100 million makeover, the Albertina opened last month to reveal a stunning symbiosis of traditional and modern architecture: glorious, handcrafted staterooms inspired by palaces such as Versailles and Laeken, alongside cool, high-tech spaces that bring to mind London's Tate Modern. For director Klaus Albrecht Schröder, this juxtaposition of old and new is the Albertina's unique selling point. "You move from one world to another...
...course, the repeated calls by moderate Arab leaders close to the U.S. for "occupation forces" to vacate Iraq "as soon as possible" reflect deep anxiety that the continued presence of American troops in a major Arab nation associated with Islam's glorious past will fuel Islamic radicalism...
While the weather gods tease us with two glorious days of sun, only those already eliminated from the game (or those holding the almighty immunity peanuts) can lie around lazily in the courtyard without fear. Yes, I said “immunity peanuts...
...Sometimes my role isn’t the most glorious position, but it’s really important to the team,” McAuliffe says. “But I love being able to play that role and to do the best that I can, contributing to my team...