Word: metallism
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...epiphany to me, I started seeing things differently. "Take a breath and calm down, this is as good as they make these right now. This is as good as it is, and it's pretty goddamn great." And the same thing with the planes, they're hurling tons of metal with people in it all over the earth, all day, every day, 24 hours a day, safely. It's because these people are dedicated geniuses that we're all landing safely but somehow it doesn't make us happy...
...wealthy New York suburbs of Brewster and Harrison, WilsonDailyPrep also recently signed on to offer discounted online programs at Riverside High School in Yonkers, N.Y., a city where a quarter of people under 18 live below the poverty line, and Columbus High in the Bronx, where students pass through metal detectors on the way to class. "There's a huge priority among educators and private and public schools to be able to get those services to those students who need it most," says Pietrafetta, who is spearheading partnerships between Academic Approach and schools in Chicago, Boston, and New York...
...Ukraine has been hit harder than most by the financial crisis. The metal and chemical industries that drive the country's economy have slashed production, unemployment is on the rise - according to the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), over 10% of Ukrainians have lost their jobs since the start of the crisis - and the hryvnia has plummeted, shedding over a third of its value against the dollar since last summer...
...four competing groups. Also the only straightforward two guitars, bass, and drums rock outfit in the battle, the Ben Kultgen Band threw down some solid pop-rock. Three songs that would be prime for rotation on any adult-alternative radio station were it not for some heavy metal-inspired guitar work, were by far the tightest, cleanest songs of the night. They did a great job getting the crowd into it, seemingly dedicating every song to the ladies, and even the other bands could be seen dancing in the crowd, appreciative of their performance. Their last song was the only...
Fufuli described how, when the car bomb exploded nearby, all his books were knocked down and his metal gate was twisted. "Thanks to God, I was away from the shop at the time," he says. After that, for a while, the street was deserted. The explosion killed 38 and was a well-documented tragedy...