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mute mute
mute , in music, device designed to diminish uniformly the loudness of a musical instrument. For example, a trumpet mute is cone-shaped and fits into the instrument's bell, and a violin mute is a wooden or rubber clamp that can be attached to the bridge.... Read more
Laughter Laughter
238. Laughter See also 213. HUMOR . Abderian relating to foolish or excessive laughter. [Allusion to Democritus, the laughing philosopher, born in Abdero.] cachinnation raucous laughter; loud whinnying. geloscopy, gelotoscopy a form of divination that determines a person Read more
Control Group Control Group
Control group In an experiment that focuses on the effects of a single condition or variable, the group that is exposed to all the conditions or variables except the one being studied. Scientists often study how a particular condition or factor influences an outcome. In such an experiment,... Read more
noise pollution noise pollution
noise pollution human-created noise harmful to health or welfare. Transportation vehicles are the worst offenders, with aircraft, railroad stock, trucks, buses, automobiles, and motorcycles all producing excessive noise. Construction equipment, e.g., jackhammers and bulldozers, also produce... Read more
tone tone
tone In music, a tone is distinguished from noise by its definite pitch, caused by the regularity of the vibrations which produce it. Any tone possesses the attributes of pitch, intensity, and quality. Pitch is determined by the frequency of the vibration, measured in cycles per second; intensity... Read more
Localization Localization
Localization (sensory) The ability of animals and humans to determine the origin of a sensory input. One of the highly developed abilities that humans and other animals possess is the ability to determine where a sensory input originates. The capacity to localize a sound, for example, depends... Read more
ophicleide ophicleide
ophicleide [Gr.,=serpent with keys], brass wind musical instrument of relatively wide conical bore, largest of the keyed bugles ; invented in 1817 by Jean-Hilaire Asté of Paris. It had from 8 to 11 keys and a full, loud tone; since its intonation was deficient, however, it was soon... Read more
tibia tibia
tibia. Org. stop, not brilliant but full-toned. Varieties are: tibia major (8′ or 16′ length and pitch); tibia minor (4′ or 8′); tibia plena (8′, loud); tibia profunda (16′); tibia dura (4′, hard in tone); tibia clausa (4′).... Read more
Sophie Tucker Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker Singer, performer Performed in Vaudeville Command Performance Vaudeville Died Selected discography Sources Sophie Tucker was loud, lavish, brash, brassy, sexy, sassy, and just a little bit naughty. With limitless energy, she traveled constantly for many years, giving... Read more
starling starling
starling any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) has spread throughout North America. They often collect in loud, noisy flocks. Starlings destroy some... Read more

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COMMENTARY: ; Actions louder than words
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail ...feeds the big, fat, costly prison system like drug abuse by nonviolent offenders. No, nobody or nothing. Action speaks louder than words about doing more to get a handle on the problem and cut it down to size. Signs of action are growing.Putnam Circuit...
COMMENTARY: THEIR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.(Outlook)
Newspaper article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) ...such haste in the minds of the same leadership. Clearly there is a contradiction as to the state of emergency. Actions speak louder than words. Because the airline security act took so long and was uppermost in American's minds, I can only surmise that...
COMMENTARY; YELL LOUD, HIT HARD, RUN FAST
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) ...knowledge; it's the parents who are afraid." In her children's self-defense classes Kohl preaches the mantra, Yell loud, hit hard, run fast . It's a message that might have saved Carlie Brucia's life. The most chilling part of the security...
Commentary: Actions speak louder than words
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Rochester, NY) I've said it before and I'll say it again: Technological change is occurring at an unprecedented rate and is indisputably changing the way that the business world functions. Nevertheless, well-established, mammoth institutions move forward blindly, attempting to conduct business as usual despite
COMMENTARY; ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDEST
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) How much fuller can our schedules get? Sometimes I think the families of this country are run by Palm Pilots, calendars on refrigerator doors and scraps of paper taped to walls, windows or doors or simply scattered across the dining room table. Somebody please remind me that I have a wife's
Commentary: Actions speak louder than words in New Orleans' recovery
Newspaper article from: New Orleans CityBusiness Last month, a legislative task force implied that the days of using Charity Hospital as a medical complex are done. It called the proposed $1.2 billion Louisiana State University downtown hospital a done deal and said it is time to consider alternative uses for the building. Activists, preservation
Commentary: Actions speak louder than words in recovery
Newspaper article from: New Orleans CityBusiness Last month, a legislative task force implied that the days of using Charity Hospital as a medical complex are done. It called the proposed $1.2 billion Louisiana State University downtown hospital a done deal and said it is time to consider alternative uses for the building. Activists, preservation
For lying out loud.(Commentary)(Op-Ed)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) Maybe one day we'll look back on Bill Clinton and Larry Flynt as the men responsible for the Third Great Awakening in America. Maybe history will show that together they became the catalyst for an ethical purging the Christian Coalition and the Family Research Council, to say nothing of all the
Commentary: Mayoral candidates talking loud, saying nothing
Newspaper article from: New Orleans CityBusiness "The answers given by the major candidates were stunning. They showed an utter lack of respect for the voters by appearing unprepared to discuss one of the real issues facing the next mayor - - juvenile crime." -- Orleans Civil Sheriff Paul Valteau Jr., in a Nov. 21 letter to The Times-Picayune
Music at DCPA so loud it's painful.(Commentary/Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) ...orchestra playing fortissimo, the sound level was never too loud.The only way to reach the threshold of pain is with amplifiers...probably very good, but the sound from the loudspeakers was so loud that it was impossible to hear them.Presumably the music directors...

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