Masai warriors puncture and stretch their ear lobes to make all-flesh ear-rings, and Masai brides knock out some of their front teeth to add to their allure.
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Tattoos, piercings, and ear plugs all have their place in the non-interview appropriate hall of fame.
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So the Ravens' defensive players say they have what amounts to Suggs in their ear at all times.
His producers still remind Barkley in his ear "all the time" not to curse, he said, and he listens.
But for all its occasional tin ear, "Dr Phil" dialogue, its contrivances and shortcuts, this remains a fundamentally sound and solid entertainment with a deep-rooted conviction that how we treat each other matters.
To a western ear, this all sounds a bit freaky, but it seems to work.
Perhaps most disappointingly, the vast collection of included ear tips are all circular.
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Comcast ( CMCSA - news - people )--not to talk your ear off on all this stuff, but Comcast just came out with a software that works on the iPad that acts as your remote control, acts as a preview device.
In order for all of the sensors in the inner ear to function properly, the fluid needs to retain a certain volume, pressure and chemical composition.
The circumaural design and leatherette sealant of the headset's ear cups, block out all unwanted, ambient noise and allows players to only hear the awesome, intense audio of their games and music.
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The new models all feature an ergonomic design that isolates the ear more steadily and comfortably, and also decreases mechanical vibration.
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He wants your Yahoo on your desktop, in your lap, on your cell, in your ear and at your fingertips, all day.
For total flexibility, all models come with multiple sizes of comfortable ear tips, extension cables and ear clips to ensure perfect fit for every listener.
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Just as playing jazz requires a keen ear and generosity, content creators of all stripes must be intent listeners and flexible collaborators.
"That's probably the first honest sentence I've heard out of you all morning, " my handler whispered into my ear as he unstrapped my wrists and ankles.
Many of the same concerns are there: an emphasis on tempo as well as harmony as a structural force, a laser-like ear for instrumental colour, and above all, the creation of a vivid depth of experience for performers and listeners.
Such a simple trait, but one that makes all the difference, and this is where an over-ear design comes into its own.
Penicillin is now useless against one-third of all Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections.
But instead, all they have to do is, like, tug on their ear and suddenly a vote goes down.
The STRIVA Core is built into all STRIVA products, including the Koss STRIVA PRO headphones and in-ear Koss STRIVA TAPs being released today.
Granted, Klipsch has that oval shape all sorts of locked down, but once you've used an ear tip that's actually engineered to fit in one's ear (hint: ear holes aren't perfect circles), you'll have a hard time using anything else.
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Yet there's more here than meets the ear -- casual tenderness, nontoxic sadness and unlikely romance, all couched in jaunty humor.
And after beating on each other all game, I see players from opposing teams hugging and whispering in the ear of their adversary, words not intended for TV.
For here the past survives in the scent of a coffee bean, a person's history is captured in the shape of an ear, and those most precious memories are hidden in the safest place of all.
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Featuring oversized 13.5 mm drivers, these in-ear headphones also utilize the newly developed Advanced Direct Vibe structure to deliver rich bass, ideal for all popular music genres.
Ms Miller's ear for the language, both black and white, her eye for gesture and pose, above all her feel for the bitter clarity of adolescence, make this a remarkable book.
The researchers used several methods to test the nickel content of 66 ear studs and earring backs imported into Finland from Germany, Sweden, Britain and the US - all of which were said to contain amounts of nickel well below the EU limits.
All four match officials -- the referee, his two assistants and the fourth official -- wore microphones and ear pieces that allowed them to hear what each other was saying throughout the match.
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