Word: perched
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...This awareness is evident in an intriguing 5th century wooden sculpture at the Royal Academy, in which citizens defend a walled city from an encircling horde. The piece is ostensibly a portrait of Constantinople's strength. But the citizens' vertiginous perch also means they have further to fall; as the fear on their faces shows, their position is more precarious than that of the invaders below. Over the centuries, Constantinople faced attacks from Goths, Persians, Bulgars, Russians, Papal crusaders and Arabs - and from the Turks, who eventually overran the city after the brutal siege of 1453. And while its people...
...people come together to thrash in largest air guitar ensemble ever seen. Stare in curiosity as Weezer’s Pat Wilson jams on the world’s smallest drum kit (although this record has yet to be confirmed by Mr. Guinness). Then peep 22 people perch precariously on a gigantic skateboard. Watch some hardcore gamers go through a grueling 10 hour, 12 minute, and 54 second Guitar Hero World Tour Marathon (you don’t get to watch the whole thing—thank God) and feel free to chuckle at the girl who gets nailed...
Most important, Pittsburgh has diversified its economy to replace the lost jobs of thousands of steelworkers. To get a real sense of that transformation, go to the CEO's perch on the 62nd floor of the U.S. Steel building--a floor that sat empty for seven years. "What made Pittsburgh great is exporting the steel that it made, and the money came back," says Jeffrey Romoff. Understand, Romoff does not work for U.S. Steel, which has been doing fine, mind you. Instead, he's the CEO of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the thriving $7 billion health-care...
While Grassley, from his perch as ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, has investigated the nation’s richest colleges and publicly called for a mandate, no actual legislation has been introduced...
...From its mountain perch in Har Keren, the U.S. radar will be able to monitor the take-off of any aircraft or missile up to 1,500 miles away - giving Israel a vital extra 60-70 seconds to react if Iran fired a missile, Israeli military sources told TIME. Israel has its own radar system trained on Iran, but it's range is much shorter. Still, some see several drawbacks for Israel in the radar, and blame Defense Minister Ehud Barak for requesting its deployment in Israel without consulting anyone other than his chief of staff. Some in the upper...