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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...take you a few hours to get your system back in shape if you've never optimized it before. But pruning old files will make all your programs run much faster, leaving you with more time to get your work done...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Dusting Off The Virtual Cobwebs | 11/25/1997 | See Source »

...full-fledged American fad. Couple that with our perpetual scramble for the latest and greatest techno gadget, and that means the more green technology, the better--everything from automated tractors to high-tech barbecue grills. After all, for aficionados, life outdoors is much more than just keeping lawns in shape and boxwoods trimmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT OUTDOORS | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

There will always be difficulties in reconciling the discrepancies between artistic representation and historical veracity, since an inherent tension exists between these two media. Although both are members of the shape-shifting club known as the humanities, history is at its core about the interpretation of facts, whereas art, emphasizes foremost the conveyance of creative expression...

Author: By Adam J. Levitin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Rape of Clio: Reconciling Art and History | 11/21/1997 | See Source »

...Roll-like waitresses sport white and red sequined rock 'n' roll jackets and short skirts. Large parties are invited to sit in private dining rooms enclosed by Japanese paper screens, while smaller groups sit at either American-style tables or Japanese cushioned platforms, which are collectively in the shape of a boat with a carved-out floor for the dangling legs of hungry, snooty patrons...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Rockin' Boston | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...hippies and afro-puffed Black Panthers. A person who gives each strand of hair the freedom to grow from its follicle--to find its own path from the scalp to the sky--is a rarity. Harvard has a few students who understand the Zen principles behind Big Hair. Some shape their hair, while others let their hair shape them. Here, some of Harvard's Big Hair population discuss the give-and-take that goes on each day between head and hair, between what's upstairs and what's way upstairs...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: WHAM! Make it Big | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

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