Word: hear
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been wonderful to see what has happened to him," says Michael Goldman, a Boston political consultant. "When he first jumped into the race, everyone ridiculed him as a has-been, but now you hear talk about McGovern being an important part of any Democratic administration that's elected, possibly as a Cabinet member...
...member of the staff of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, which is lending its manpower to Walter Mondale, says he is "going to vote for McGovern because he's the only one I can listen to and hear real liberalism. George has been right on the issues for so long, and he just got ruined in '72. I think...
...fabulous events have all the subtlety and appeal of Bozo the clown. For example, the movie's motto "Keep passing the open windows" (i.e. don't jump out) somehow sounds much less embarrassing and trite when you read it in the privacy of your own home than when you hear it blasted through Dolby stereo sound speakers every 10 minutes...
...tiny wires were implanted inside his inner ear and linked to a plastic plug, the size of a nickel, inserted in his skull behind the left ear. On one memorable day, the plug was connected to a large central computer, and for the first time in years, Columpus could hear the spoken word. "When we disconnected for lunch, there was a very dead feeling, a very shut-off feeling," he recalls. "I was affected more by my hearing's being taken away than by receiving...
...size of a Sony Walkman, that he wears on his belt. Columpus, 52, who now works as a counselor to the deaf in San Diego, has regained 70% of his understanding of the spoken word, although in groups he can decipher only one voice at a time. He can hear music played on a single instrument; orchestral sounds are garbled. This wedding of the computer to the hearing aid is the work of Kolff Medical, Inc., the makers of the artificial heart that was implanted in the late Barney Clark...