Word: pureness
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...characteristics. But these days, that excess isn't so endearing as levels of concern about boozing have reached heights not seen since Victorians decried the evils of cheap gin. Unlike most of their Continental counterparts, whose consumption is falling, the British are drinking more than ever--9.6 L of pure alcohol per person last year, which is 42% more than the amount consumed per American. Binge drinking, defined as putting away the equivalent of a whole bottle of wine in a night, is practiced at least once a week by 36% of British men ages...
...commandos have come close to capturing him several times. If al-Zarqawi manages to survive, he may try to attain bin Laden's global reach. He has reportedly outlined to his associates a strategy that calls for the overthrow of moderate Arab governments and the establishment of a pure Islamic state in the region in the next decade, with the ultimate goal of launching a world war against nonbelievers...
...problem is that just as Japanese soldiers once dehumanized Chinese, Beijing's propaganda often paints Japanese as pure monsters. Grade school textbooks recount the callous brutality of Japanese soldiers in graphic detail, and credit the Communist Party with defeating Japan. (Another reason for Japan's surrender, it says, was the atomic bombs dropped by the U.S.) More moderate voices are silenced. A 2000 film by one of China's leading directors, Jiang Wen, remains banned because it depicted friendliness between a captured Japanese soldier and Chinese villagers. Although the film showed plenty of brutality, censors ruled that "Devils...
Anyway, “Good Music” is a great listen; the backing and chorus reek of Digable Planets, the first verse is all Brand Nubian, and the second verse is pure Tribe Called Quest. The fact that the Roots started out imitating these great jazz-rap groups points to their later evolution into the torch-bearers of that positive message...
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...