Word: downrightness
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...brains at Thierry Mugler fragrance have teamed up with the noses at IFF to create a set of 15 scents that encapsulate the alternately pungent and sweet-smelling progression of Grenouille's story. Though most of the aromas are enjoyable, not all are wearable. Human Existence, for example, is downright vile. The collection culminates with Aura, a light, thoughtful elixir containing 84 ingredients. Available exclusively at www.perfume.thierrymugler.com the coffret, above...
...this fact, that both in France and much of the rest of Europe the veils in question are worn by such a small minority of Muslim women, that makes the crackdown seem downright obsessive. Supporters of such action counter that veils symbolize a subordination of women, and that they challenge or threaten more progressive Muslim women who decline the veil. Such arguments might sound convincing until one bothers listen to women wearing those same veils, and their earnest explanations that the coverings symbolize modesty, humility, devotion to their faith, and subservience to no one but their god. Unless all these...
...parents can afford them will fare better, perpetuating the inequities that have kept the underserved urban ghettoes on the boil for years. And the idea of public teachers dipping into the private sector for a little extra cash is bound to strike more than a few French people as downright Anglo-Saxon - or so her supporters hope...
...immediate. Who would be drunk enough, reckless enough, generally despicable enough to force hundreds of people out into the cold for no reason at all on a Saturday night? And as many people in the crowd pointed out, the false alarm wasn’t just inconvenient; it was downright dangerous. With each false alarm—a persistent problem for Eliot in recent years—the attitude of students toward fire safety grows more and more flippant. As the chorus of irritated voices grew louder and louder, the crowd began to notice a single, particularly upset voice penetrating...
...world has become a lot more complicated. I rushed right in, of course, quickly throwing together a basic three-wheel bot. So far, so good. But when I loaded the software and started adding sensors and claws, things got dicey. And when I started programming, things got downright horrific. After several hours of frustration, I began to discover the rudiments of how to use virtual blocks of instruction to get the robot to move, respond to a clap, back up when it hit a wall. I finally got my little monster to pirouette, wave its lobster claws and shout "Lego...