Word: raves
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...other way as druggies turned the State Palace into a kind of crack house for club drugs. Cops say it was a place where partiers could easily score hits of ecstasy and acid without getting hassled by club staff, and where the staff encouraged the pharmacological festivities by selling rave-culture gear such as glow sticks and pacifiers. These are silly fashion accessories for many ravers, but they can be drug-related too: glow sticks stimulate dilated pupils; pacifiers relieve the teeth grinding associated with ecstasy...
...different European cities every week, trailed by a transnational community of fans. "There are stronger communions that cut across national identity," says Eric Tong-Cuong, the founder of the French record company Naive. Events like London's Notting Hill Carnival and the Love Parade, the annual three-day outdoor rave in Berlin, have become massive pan-European parties. "Our generation functions tribally but you can belong to several tribes at the same time...
...bulk of users so far have been in Europe and South America, where the stuff is winning rave reviews. But Americans eager to try it should be careful. For now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved hyaluronic acid only for use in cataract surgery. Through a loophole known as off-label use, however, cosmetic surgeons here can inject it for wrinkles, so long as they and their patients realize the treatments are not regulated for their quality or their effects...
...second album jinx and, in addition to its quadruple-platinum status in Canada, led to the band's breakthrough in the U.S. with the catchy, angst-ridden singles "Clumsy" and "Superman's Dead." The band's muscular, guitar-driven melodies and their reputation for solid live performances won them rave reviews, and the album was certified gold in the States less than a year after its release...
...Like a fox. Opera Software is not only surviving but thriving. For the past five years the company has been producing a small but fast and nimble browser to rival Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's Navigator. Opera's eponymous product has received rave reviews, and the Norwegians haven't spent a dollar on marketing.?"Opera's awesome stability and speed make it a worthwhile download," wrote the computer and technology website cnet. The latest version, Opera 5.0 was downloaded 2 million times in the first month after its release in December. Not bad for a young Norwegian...