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AgION's microbicide is silver, a metal long known to have potent anti-infective properties yet lacking the tendency of many organic agents to generate resistance. Trouble is, silver atoms have to be in an ionic (charged) state--as they are in solutions of silver salts--to kill microbes. Pure silver doesn't release enough ions to pack much disinfecting punch. Its salts, on the other hand, wash away too easily...
...Predator, the U.S. government sped up a program to fit each aircraft with two Hellfire missiles. Awesome sounding but benign looking, the 27-ft.-long Predator is painted a dull gray and shaped like an upside-down spoon with wings. The drone is made of lightweight composite plastic and metal and has a tiny, propeller-driven engine--adapted from a snowmobile's--with a decidedly unimpressive top speed of only 150 m.p.h. Rogers' previous craft, the supersonic F-15 jet fighter, can fly up to 900 m.p.h...
...highway call attention to a less appealing local industry. "WELCOME TO LANCASTER ... HOME TO 100'S OF PUPPY MILLS," reads one sign. It was paid for by Last Chance for Animals, a national animal-advocacy organization that opposes commercial breeding facilities where hundreds of puppies are raised in cramped metal cages without proper food, veterinary care and often even fresh...
...Alchemist” draws modern audiences into its unwavering yet comical depiction of man’s greed and subsequent vulnerability. By the end of the show, it is clear that the raw material of the alchemist’s dark work does not concern the metal in his laboratory, but rather the timeless human weaknesses, which even modern audiences possess...
...Openers are Age Rings at 9:15 p.m., Tiny Amps at 10:15, and Mittens at 11:15. T.T. The Bear’s Place. 12:15 a.m. Tickets available at the door. $8. (JDMC)Saturday, Dec. 3 A December to Dismember. Headlined by New England heavy metal band Hexerei, this concert provides the band with the opportunity to showcase new material slated to be released in 2006 as part of their album “27.” Break the Dark, Death By Fame, and Troll will also be playing. The Middle East. 8 p.m. Tickets available through...