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...Every time you think you answer a question correctly, whisper "Yesss!" to annoy those around...
...week Starkey Labs introduced a new device that could encourage more people to seek help. Unlike typical aids that simply magnify all sounds, the tiny Cetera model uses new digital technology to mimic our natural ability to block out background noise and zero in on specific sounds, like a whisper or a voice across the room. If it wins FDA approval, the Cetera could be available for about $3,000 by summer...
...prophecy--was being replaced by the celebrity, and where once our leaders seemed grander versions of ourselves, now they just looked like us on a giant screen. Nowadays, as we read about the purported telephone messages of a sitting President and listen to the future King of England whisper to his mistress, the power of technology not just to dehumanize but to demystify seems 30 times stronger than even Boorstin predicted...
Mostly, umpires stick to their own kinds, finding safety in numbers and teaching their young. At first, I would whisper calls under my breath, not realizing that I really had to yell in order to be heard. Gradually I learned by example that I had to be loud to be effective, not only vocally but also physically, contorting my body violently in order to sell each call. As one of my old coaches and fellow umpires would constantly remind me, the closer the call, the louder I had to yell, and the more authoritatively I had to gesture with...
...ferris wheel, no heart to steal / No laughter in the dark / No one night stand, no far off land / No fire that I can spark." The ending of the song is irresistibly cryptic: "And now, I find / I've changed my mind." And then you hear her final whisper, "This is my religion...