Word: metallism
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...ever present stench--the overpowering smell from Seaboard's 40,000 hogs closely confined in 44 metal buildings, where exhaust fans continuously pump out tons of pungent ammonia, mixed with tons of grain dust and fecal matter, scented with the noxious odor of hydrogen sulfide (a poisonous gas produced by decaying manure that smells like rotten eggs), all combined with another blend of aromas wafting from five cesspits each 25 ft. deep and the size of a football field. They are, in effect, open-air sewage ponds, and 75 ft. below lies the Ogallala aquifer, which provides drinking and irrigation...
Barring a catastrophe, there is little likelihood that the space station won't fly. Too much money has been spent and too much metal has been cut for it to be scrapped now. But however much work the ISS eventually does, the lessons it yields will probably be less scientific than bureaucratic--lessons about how, and how not, to get a project like this done. "Most of the functions of the space station have disappeared," says Alex Roland, chairman of the department of history at Duke University and a former NASA historian. "NASA is mortgaging its future for the next...
...fact, though the Cardigans spun webs of retro romantic pop on their previous albums, this hard core was always there, beneath the sweet melodies; both Peter Svensson, lead guitarist and songwriter, and Sveningsson played in heavy metal bands before forming the Cardigans. Sveningsson explained: "We wanted to become a pop band; [Peter and I] played in individual hard rock bands back in the '80s. We met because we needed someone new to play with. Peter is still in that scene, but I have found other things to listen to." Keyboardist Johansson had a more pithy account of new, harder Cardigans...
...strip in seedy Kenmore Square. In 1979, however, an energy crisis loomed and the city had no choice but to demand that the Citgo Corporation pull the plug on the neon masterpiece. As it lay idle for the next four years, Kenmore Square residents frequently referred to the unlit metal structure as the "eyesore of the community." They saw the sign as "reminiscent of a time when Kenmore Square was sleazy and seedy," impeding their efforts to restore and beautify the area. Additionally, many people felt that the sign was a waste of money and energy in a time when...
...outlandish antics. Pontecorvo's tiny size and huge smile will immediately win any audience over, and her imitation of Miss Hannigan's drunken walk and fondness for the flask are priceless. "It's the Hard-Knock Life," the orphan's second song, is an adorable synchronized number filled with metal wash-buckets and rags, and choreographer Peter Gennaro wisely capitalizes on the charm of his youngest orphan as she tap-dances and cartwheels into the spotlight...