Word: shells
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...fact when Yeltsin decided to attack the same building in 1993, he showed how easy it was if you were sufficiently ruthless. He had tanks shell it from a distance. And again, in that incident, he showed the importance of decisive leadership. Yeltsin had to pull himself out of profound, paralyzing depression in order in order to cajole military commanders into attacking, but he eventually scraped together the forces he needed. Well over100 people died in the attack, though no-one really remembers now and the world did not seem particularly concerned at the time...
...adventure this summer has been learning to sail, right here in Boston. While biking along the Charles last year, I discovered Community Boating Inc. (CBI) just beyond the Hatch Shell, where for an affordable price they will make you into a sailor...
Californian Jane Kimball never planned to write a book or start a website. But one $15 engraved brass vase inspired a collection of more than 700 pieces and the pursuit of the stories behind them. The vase--originally a 1915 German artillery shell--is an example of trench art, mostly produced in World War I but still being made in Kosovo today. It has recently taken off as a hot commodity and subject of scholarship: the first book on trench art was published in April by Nicholas Saunders of University College London, and an exhibition opened in May in France...
...anything for food," says Rocky Strong, a shark biologist associated with the Jean-Michel Cousteau Institute. Not just fish, turtles and sea mammals but also dogs, boots, beer bottles and unopened cans of beans. Its teeth are serrated, with a notch to catch and cut through ligament or shell tissue...
Need some fast cash? Deepgreen Bank will wire you as much as $25,000 in 20 minutes. In the market for a mortgage? Everbank will shell out $300 if you find a competitor with lower rates. Savings account? ING Direct offers 4.75% interest--no fees or minimum balance required. All good deals, but we doubt you'll take the bait. E-banks, it seems, can't even give money away. Despite being offered great rates, muscular security and ubiquitous ATMs, consumers are reluctant to store money in the ether. They fear thieving hackers, even though the deposits are federally insured...