Word: pit
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...just what does testosterone actually do for you? And to you? And how does it figure among the physical and environmental pressures that account for head-banging aggression, or even just the trading pit on Wall Street? One reason testosterone enjoys a near mythical status is that myth is what takes over when conclusive data are scarce. Though testosterone was first isolated in 1935, hormone-replacement therapy is one of the few areas of medicine where research on men lags behind that on women...
...issue of trust itself presents a problem. The shows pit the contestants not only against nature but against each other as well. While they must work together to ensure that basic needs are met, they must also be wary of whether they will be voted off the island by the person helping them build the hut. This undercurrent of uncertainty is frightening-the contestants must go through this ordeal not knowing whom they can trust...
...Mostly I tried to analyze what was going on up on the Axis main stage, where local club favorites the Gravel Pit and the Sheila Divine did their time. The Gravel Pit started things up while people were still filtering in, but they wasted no time in energizing the club with soulful vocals and rabid guitar heroics. They seemed an odd choice to play an industry function, though - not much vanilla or mainstream about them at all. Every time the Pit drove into catchy melodies or guitar riffs, they'd let loose into some tuneless noodling or unorthodox chord progression...
...W/THE GRAVEL PIT, LUNAR PLEXUS, THE SHEILA DIVINE, FLEXIE...
...Harvard Square area, the pit area, you're always going to have the kids up there causing a problem in the late evenings, early morning hours," he says...