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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...giddy audience. Music historian Robert Armstrong defines the band's sound as a "unique blend of jazz, pop and hokum," and a few seconds into Dinah, the listener surrenders to the melange. The plucky violinist takes a solo, then a guy going infectiously nuts on tissue paper and comb. Finally it's steel guitarist King Bennie Nawahi's turn. He attacks the melody while caressing his instrument; his solo, like the best improvs, seems both wild and thoughtful. The full band convenes for a last mad-dash chorus, racing to Bennie's steel pulse. Who can hear this music, this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hawaii's Man Of Steel | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...along with their kids--trying to figure out how to get rid of the tiny bloodsuckers. Overuse of over-the-counter treatments has led to new pesticide-resistant strains of the bugs. Experts now say the best way to combat the nearly 10 million cases a year is hand combing. The LiceMeister comb enables parents to remove head lice and nits manually, and a new shampoo just invented at Yale promises to make nits glow under ultraviolet light, making them easier to spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Jun. 26, 2000 | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

...committee's last meeting, committee members postponed discussion of Smith's proposal until after spring break, when Smith says he would present a more detailed plan. They chose instead to comb through the constitution's text to pick out inconsistencies and errors...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Council's New Tune: You Say You'll Change the Constitution... | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

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