Word: perfectible
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...those unaware, Auto-Tune is a software program that alters singers' voices to achieve perfect pitch. Used too much - or when they're not actually singing because, y'know, they're on the news - it makes people sound electronic. Cher was the first to use Auto-Tune in her 1998 hit "Believe," and since then everyone from Kanye West to Faith Hill has gotten by with a little technical assistance. (Auto-Tune isn't always a way to cheat; Daft Punk turned it into another instrument when they wanted to go all futuristic/animated in their video, "One More Time...
...play someone four years younger. He still has the mop top, the downy skin and the sensuous sanctity of the boy every mother wants her daughter to bring home - if he weren't dating his dimpled co-star from High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens. He could be the perfect perpetual adolescent. It's as if everyone wants him to be 17 forever. (See pictures of famous couples...
...This is an incredible honor,” Liu said of her prize. For her application, Liu submitted an essay from her Expository Writing 20 class, which had been featured in this year’s Exposé. The essay, titled “The Infamous Hourglass: Constructing the Perfect Female Figure,” focused on the history of the corset. Liu’s family drove from Pittsburgh, Pa., to be with her as she received this honor. “I am very proud of Elise for winning this award,” Helen Wang, Elise?...
...freshman eight also stayed perfect with a 4.45 second win over Navy and Penn, finishing...
...Also, the first round of play was delayed about half an hour, due to windy conditions, and the later tee times knocked everyone a little out of rhythm, but the conditions on Saturday and Sunday posed no problems for the Crimson. “The conditions were perfect,” Pollak said. “The first day was a little unlucky with the late tee times. Ideal golfing weather.” Shuman led the Crimson at +4, good enough for a share of eighth place overall. After shooting a flat par in the first day?...