handle v. to deal with or control n. handle Syn. manage They handled themselves very well given the circumstances. They president's handling of the crisis was widely applauded. harbor v. to give protection; not to express a desire or opinion, usually bad Syn. shelter He harbors ill feelings for her. They harbored the political refugee in their home. harmful adj. something that causes pain or damage adv. harmfully Syn. unhealthy v. hair n. harm Excessive radiation is harmful to the body. Bleach harms certain fabrics. insignificant adj. not important; of little value adv. insignificantly Syn. Meaningless n. insignificance The amount of rainfall this summer has been insignificantly.
plantarum and members of the genus ment. Moreover, the accumulation of lactic Pediococcus. Successively, a new generation and acetic acids inhibits growth of spoilage of starter cultures composed of strains iso- and pathogenic microorganisms. Gram- lated from meat, such as L. sakei and coa- positive catalase-positive cocci also have a gulase negative staphylococci (CNS), was relevant role in the manufacture of fermented developed that harbored phenotypic traits sausages. They enhance color stability, of technological relevance (Buckenhüskes prevent rancidity, reduce spoilage, decrease 1994). This second generation is now widely processing time, and contribute to flavor used in the industrial processes of fermented development. Yeasts and molds are used meat production. mainly for flavor development, the first
Old M a n . Nevertheless, almost every story calls on the energy of this archetype at some point. INNER M E N T O R S In some Westerns or film noir stories the hero is an experienced, hardened character who has no need for a M e n t o r or g u i d e . H e has i n t e r n a l i z e d the archetype a n d it now lives within h i m as an inner code o f behavior. T h e M e n t o r m a y be the unspoken code of the gunfighter, or the secret notions of honor harbored by S a m Spade or Philip Marlowe. A code of ethics may be a disembodied manifestation of the Mentor archetype guiding the hero's actions. It's not uncommon for a hero to make reference to a M e n t o r who meant something to him earlier in life, even i f there's no actual M e n t o r character in the story. A hero may remember, " M y m o t h e r / father/ grandfather/drill sergeant used to say...," and then call to m i n d the bit of