Word: underground
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Mike McCall knew at age 14 he wanted to work in the mines. Chalk it up to a fascination with those "big Tonka toys" used to haul away coal, he says. He wasn't afraid to be underground, either. One of his first engineering jobs was in Peabody's famous Mine No. 10, a massive seam running beneath Illinois. Today, old enough to have a teenage son of his own, he still mines coal, but for a different boss. He is spearheading the largest expansion of coal-fired electric plants in Texas history for energy giant TXU. "With 6 million...
...think Empire Records and Claire Danes) that defined an all-night party, usually in a warehouse-like club, most likely featuring numbing techno, and almost always involving drugs and military boots with baby-doll dresses. Raging is a far more extroverted action:rowdy rather than racy, overdone rather than underground. It entails whooping instead of whispering and will almost always feature Heineken over a hallucinogen. An improvement, some could say. A collegiate prerogative, you could argue. And it’s true that outward excitement sounds better than its experimental predecessor.But technically the word “rager?...
...international DJs but also the superior live performances (U.S. theremin virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin was among the recent acts). The techno club CHELSEA, tel: (43-1) 407 93 09, draws an edgy, twentysomething crowd, while B72, tel: (43-1) 409 21 28, caters to fans of alternative or underground rock. If you want to see the new Gürtel but don't have an appetite for clubbing, try one of the area's many cozy bars. The urbane after-hours crowd from Währing, the nearby embassy district, favors Q BAR, tel: (43-699) 1057 18 76, or sometimes...
...used to nice effect, giving the illusion of fun. It’s a wonder how so many different sounds can be used to create something so monotonous. The only traces of the band’s former three (or fewer) chords and a cloud of dust Velvet Underground homage style are in the tracks that bookend the album, “Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind” and “The Story of Yo La Tango.” But while the track finds a nice few-note melody and leans...
...report placed particular emphasis on the Porter and Davis square stations, which are the furthest underground in the entire MBTA system. It also noted that no live exercise or rescue drills have ever been performed there, and that it might take a considerable amount of time for emergency responders to reach a hit area...