Word: protectant
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...Stradivari and a contemporary Cremonese maker Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, whose violins are thought to be near equals to Strads. The ashes of the Strad's wood contained numerous chemicals - most notably borax and chromium - that suggest it had been aggressively treated with a varnish designed to protect against infestation. The analysis also found that the organic matrix of Stradivari's wood was damaged and weakened, almost certainly by the application of the mineral preservative, leading Nagyvary to speculate that the wood's porous quality allows Stradivari instruments to resonate with a rich, powerful tone...
...change on local populations, the land, and the ocean. “There is no such thing as a liberal or conservative environment, or a secular or religious one,” Chivian said. “We all deeply felt that it was sacred and we had to protect it.” At the Alaskan retreat, the scientists and evangelicals signed a document— “Urgent Call to Action: Scientists and Evangelical Unite To Protect Creation”— and since then, Chivian and Cizik have been traveling the country to plead...
...team have an impressive record, but also a highly skilled goaltender in Ben Scrivens who is ranked first nationally in save percentage and shutouts. He is also second in the country with a 1.42 goals against average. With good reason, Cornell relies heavily on Scrivens’ ability to protect the net, and the team has gone 8-2 in games decided by two goals or less. The Crimson’s solution to Scrivens is simple. “[We plan to] play our game and get a lot of traffic in front of him,” Rogers...
...that seems to have ended that debate. Congo and Rwanda joined forces. Kagame's troops flushed out and arrested Nkunda, then helped facilitate a cease-fire with his forces in the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP). Kabila's government in Kinshasa made a deal to protect the new CNDP leader, Bosco Ntaganda (who is wanted for war crimes), and joined Rwandan forces in fighting the FDLR. Their joint effort has been under way for several weeks, and to date, there have been no civilian deaths as a result...
...violence might not be as swift. Major General Andy Salmon, the commander of the multinational forces in the region, believes that widespread optimism - among Basrawis as well as their soon-to-depart overlords - is justified and itself a force for change. His mission, he says, has been "to protect that optimism, shape it and build it. I am confident Basra is not going to go back to the previous darkness...