Word: numbs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Another major market is people who type too much and suffer from repetitive-stress injury. According to some estimates, within a few years half of all workers who type on computers will complain of some form of RSI, from numb fingers to inflamed wrists. In fact, I decided to try out Naturally-Speaking Mobile because of Dragon Systems Inc.'s history of making great voice-recognition software, NaturallySpeaking Preferred, for PCs. I've known lots of reporters with burned-out wrists who now dictate their stories and who swear by Dragon's products...
HOSPITALIZED. RICK JAMES, 50, funk master; from a stroke; in Los Angeles. After popping a blood vessel in his neck during a performance, the "Super Freak" singer felt numb on his right side. Doctors expect a full recovery from the ailment, brought on, said James' spokesman, by "rock-'n'-roll neck--the rhythmic whiplash motion of the head and neck...
...Poulis '02, in the lead role of Ethan, offers a star turn as the stodgy, emotionally numb farmer, trying to break free from his oppressive marriage to Zeena. Poulis' deep, rich voice, along with his uncanny portrayal of Ethan's isolation and frustration, is by far the best performance in the opera...
...before there were TVs or anything. That's part of the Fabric of What's happening. The problem is instead of being able to use the fabric, to change and weave it to their own specifications, they'd rather just sit back and press play. They've become aesthetically numb. A lot of people are like that...
...another what is going to happen, but the only visible reaction is at the banks, where the relatively few citizens who trusted other people with their money have formed slow-moving and sometimes unruly lines. For the most part, ordinary people seem not merely restrained but numb...