Word: listenability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dictate this editorial to the computer, I am reminded that there are many ways for students to help prevent RSI. An administrator in the disabilities office reminds students to "listen to your body." Students need to respond to the early, painful sensations in their hands by resting from activity, rather than pushing ahead and causing permanent damage. Use the phone to contact friends rather than e-mail. In addition, UHS recommends students correct their posture, since hunching over can precipitate a repetitive strain injury. Finally, students should pay attention to the ergonomics of their desk environments, adjusting computer keyboards...
...South Vietnamese troops invade Laos in order to cut off an anticipated North Vietnamese offensive along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. On February 10, Harvard students participate in protests coordinated with Boston and Northeastern Universities. Five thousand demonstrators march from their respective college campuses to Boston Common, where they listen to speeches by a local women's anti-war group...
When Decherd speaks about public responsibility and civic duty, people listen because he's a calm voice of reason...
When he wasn't listening to the Washington Senators (who he now admits was "the worst team in baseball") on his transistor radio or reading The Making of the President, young James III was spurning St. Albans high school's government club to listen to "the more interesting conversations going on at home...
...While that would fly in the face of unanimous advice from the AG's four predecessors, Reno is more likely to listen to Secret Service director Lewis Merletti -- who has vowed to fight this all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. Merletti, who has spent the last few months issuing dark warnings of a future presidential assassination if Starr gets his way, wants to create a new kind of executive privilege for his agents. Another privilege battle -- just what Starr needs right...