Word: buttons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...toot my way over to audiology for a hearing test, a waste of my time, I expect, because I am certain my hearing is excellent. In the soundproof booth where different tones are squeaked through earphones, I dutifully push the button at each to affirm for audiologist Mary Ann Karnuta that I have heard the sound. Two minutes later, I am incredulous when she shows me a printout of my responses. Having failed to hear a range of high-toned pitches, I learn I have mild symptoms of presbycusis--"old-age hearing," Karnuta informs me--caused by gradual loss...
...Winter Olympics are inaugurated in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. The U.S. garners three gold medals and finishes an unofficial third, behind Sweden and Switzerland. During the Games, Dick Button '52 becomes the first American to win a figure skating title. The Summer Olympics, held between July 29 and August 14 in London, ended more favorably for the U.S. team. They claimed the unofficial team championship, winning 33 gold medals...
...lucrative alliances between online brokers and data providers. In one such deal, Datek signed a $1.5 million agreement in January to sponsor the stock market ticker on TheStreet.com www.thestreet.com) an electronic magazine filled with news and analysis of stocks and market trends. For its money, Datek gets a button on the site of TheStreet that brings viewers to the broker's home page...
...Teaching Fellows are, on the whole, a lucky and happy bunch, teaching bright students for good pay in interesting subjects. We work hard and strive mightily to project an air of quiet command. But behind our button-down shirts and corduroy jackets with leather elbows, we are bundles of pure anxiety. Now that classes are over, it may be safe to tell the world what goes on in section from the TF's point of view...
...course, observers say the commitment levelsof the council will always fluctuate, greatlydepending on the hot-button issues each semester...