Word: smoothed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maybe some of you have a soft spot for a cold one. Be it a foamy Bud Lite or smooth, slithery seafood. Like a whiff of old-school Clairol Herbal Essence, one gulp of these brews can bring you back. (For a close-up on beer, tune in next weekend for The Crimson's exclusive look at the Head of the Charles weekend...
...works could provide nearly all patients with better than 20/20 vision. Today's lasers, and the computer programs that run them, assume all corneas are more or less spherical. Scientists are developing instruments that will map the entire surface of the cornea and make point-by-point alterations to smooth out individual aberrations. Such carefully customized reshaping of the cornea could make astounding improvements in vision more of a sure thing...
...THAT HEADACHE! Remember when botulism was a bad thing? Still is, if you happen to consume the toxin from a contaminated batch of canned food. But now, years after doctors discovered the toxin's uncanny ability to smooth out wrinkles and quell tremors, a new benefit has been uncovered: botulism toxin seems to alleviate migraine headaches. In a preliminary study, half the patients whose foreheads were injected with tiny amounts of the botulism drug Botox reported that their migraine headaches disappeared--and stayed away for up to four months...
...former self. Still, the group recovered from the tragedies of original drummer Pete DeFreitas' death and suspect musical side careers and finally resurfaced with Evergreen in 1997. 1999 saw the release of What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?, a quiet affair spotlighting Ian McCulloch's smooth vocals over quieter instrumentation...
...dance events of the year. The dancers are amazingly talented, starring in choreography that spans many styles. Harvard Ballet Company shows that there's more to ballet than tutus, while Mainly Jazz showcases their variety with funk and precision. Watch for Fabiana Kepler's choreography to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal," modern ballet pieces by Elizabeth Santoro and dance instructor Shannon Colver, a work by Boston jazz Professional Tracy Tedesco, and for the tutu-lovers out there, a short excerpt from the traditional ballet Don Quixote...