Word: steeled
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When students ask me who was the most memorable character I've met, I never know how to reply. Was it Nelson Mandela, with a steel-trap political sense sneaking out from under the surface charm and grace? Or Margaret Thatcher in her pomp, allying clarity of thought to an utter conviction in the rightness of her judgment? Or Bill Clinton in 1991, fizzing with ideas and intellectual curiosity, before we knew how indiscipline would diminish him? Or any one of countless others...
...intentionally trampled the victims. But what usually happens is that the people in the rear of a crowd do not know that someone in front has fallen. They still have room to move, unlike the people in front, so they continue to press forward. The compounding pressure can bend steel like it's made of rubber. "It only takes five people to push against one to break a rib, collapse a lung or smash a child's head," says Still. Most stampede victims (including the Wal-Mart worker) die of asphyxiation - they literally cannot breathe due to the pressure...
Some companies may eliminate, or freeze, pension plans altogether. On Wednesday, for instance, AK Steel, a leading automotive and appliance industry supplier based in West Chester, Ohio, announced it would freeze defined benefit pensions plans for salaried employees and replace with a defined contribution benefit plan that includes about 3% of a worker's annual salary. "Unfortunately, this extraordinary global economic downturn requires significant and rapid measures to reduce our costs in light of sharply lower order levels from our customers," James L. Wainscott, AK Steel's CEO, said in a statement...
...dance beats and catchy choruses that made the Killers’ first two albums so successful, it is clear that the group is trying to expand to an even broader audience. Moving beyond their synthesizers and electric guitars, “Day & Age” introduces new sounds, like steel drums, saxophone breaks, and disco orchestration. There are even a cappella background vocals in “This Is Your Life.” Producer Stuart Price—whose résumé includes work with Madonna and Seal—attempts to mix this hodgepodge of new sound...
Cleaning Industry At the research and development labs of steel giant ArcelorMittal in Belgium, researchers are trying to develop thinner, stronger steel that can replace plastic in washing machines and other appliances. They're also experimenting with coatings that are both environmentally friendly and more effective in fighting corrosion. Dulux Trade, the paint subsidiary of Netherlands-based chemical firm AkzoNobel, this year started selling Ecosure, a type of paint with much reduced amounts of embodied carbon and other volatile organic compounds. And at the R&D center of French cement firm Lafarge, director Pascal Casanova waxes lyrical about Ductal...