Word: eared
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...these incidental social observations, the movie concerns Anthony Quinn, as a Mafia don, warring with rival factions over Angel Tompkins, an actress to whom all human emotions save narcissism seem alien. She represents the most unlikely cause for the outbreak of hostilities since the War of Jenkins's Ear...
...group of scientists at the University of Arkansas reports in a paper that "any alteration of the White House tapes could be detected in a timely fashion." The ear can be fooled and so can the oscilloscope (a device that can depict sound waves as electronically-generated graphs). But the spectral analysis may well determine whether a given recorder produced a specific recording, whether a tape has been cut or edited, whether it is an original or a copy. Any change in microphones or acoustical conditions would be suspect. Since a recorder gradually heats up as it plays, any sudden...
...manner with which most of us can now identify. We are thus very conscious of Littlechap and friends twisting to music that remotely resembles the twangy score from a beach party movie, while another cast member in pantomime swings with a transistor radio glued to her right ear; or the lighthearted slaps at Russia and Germany, jokes that could only have come from a cold war mentality. "Gonna Build A Mountain" (what seems to be a sixties-style, jazzed up version of a black spiritual) exemplifies the overriding sense of fragile optimism representative of the era. Whether...
...comparing two companies' products by their specifications, make sure the statistics have been measured in exactly the same manner. Often manufacturers attempt to make their models look better by publishing power and distortion ratings for inaudible decibel levels. The specifications for amplifiers that will make a difference to the ear as well as the oscilliscope are power in watts, continuous per channel at 8 ohms, and percentage total harmonic distortion (THD) at rated output. Ratings of 20 to 40 watts per channel and .5 per cent THD should be adequate for most Harvard rooms and listeners...
...they brought with them to Harvard. Kilson advocates acculturation, substituting Ivy League culture for the culture of Afro-America. His argument is influenced by the success and status which he and numerous other blacks of his generation have enjoyed by using acculturation tactics. But students are turning a deaf ear to Kilson, saying that he mistakenly confuses their rejection of Harvard's culture with a rejection of Harvard's academics and incentives to achieve. Failing in his attempts to influence young blacks, Kilson published his opinions apparently hoping to get support from a third party. The reader intrudes into...