Word: toxication
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...think opponents of the ban are ignoring the fact that there are many of us who like to enjoy a drink at a bar without having toxic fumes wafting into our faces. For my part, I would be more likely to venture down from Somerville if the City Council passes the ban. On the other hand, if the Council votes the ban down, they’re underestimating the number of Cantabrigians who will be more likely to do their drinking and clubbing across the Charles when the Boston smoking ban goes into effect...
When you poke under Europe's high-minded objections, you discover a lot of hostility toward Bush personally, whom a U.S. diplomat ruefully calls the "toxic Texan." His rhetoric plays better in Crawford than in Calais. Across the Atlantic, his style grates: Europeans are offended by his swagger, tough talk and invocations of God and evil. "People in Germany feel threatened by such wording," says Ludger Volmer, foreign affairs spokesman for the Green Party, and they dislike identifying an enemy with evil, oneself with good. "Politicians here," says Gerald Duchaussoy, 27, a Paris office worker, "don't speak with...
...what is the difference between the kind of affirmative action that got Bush where he is today and the kind he wants the Supreme Court to outlaw? One difference is that the second kind is about race, and race is an especially toxic subject. Of course, George W.'s affirmative action is about race too, at least indirectly. The class of wealthy, influential children of alumni of top universities is disproportionately white. And it will remain that way for a long time--especially if racial affirmative action is outlawed...
...said that he is looking at foreign and domestic investors alike. Most likely, he'll have to sell preferred stock to the bank's own customers and close business partners. This will perpetuate a pattern of cross-ownership between banks and affiliated companies that is one of the toxic hallmarks of the Japanese economy and a major impediment to meaningful reform. The practice of banks having their borrowers as shareholders practically guarantees conflicts of interest. "Unfortunately," says Katsuhito Sasajima, an analyst at UBS Warburg in Tokyo, "the cross-capital holding structure is proving to be a very hard habit...
...Thalidomide works in three ways to fight cancer: it prevents the formation of new blood vessels that feed tumors, reduces inflammation and kick starts the body's immune system. While existing anticancer agents kill off lymphocytes and white blood cells, which control immune and inflammatory responses, thalidomide has no toxic effect on them. It is also a potent inhibitor of cell movement, thus preventing inflammation around a tumor. Though thalidomide does have side effects, like dizziness and tingling in the toes, it is more gentle than existing therapies...