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  2. DeafSpace - Wikipedia

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    The DeafSpace Program was established by architect Hansel Bauman, hbhm architects, when he was commissioned in 2005 by Gallaudet University, the world's first and only university for the deaf. [4] The concept was originally thought to be “visu-centric, generally about visual orientation. [ 4 ]

  3. Deaf culture - Wikipedia

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    An introduction to Deaf culture in American Sign Language (ASL) with English subtitles available. Deaf culture is the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.

  4. Gallaudet University - Wikipedia

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    Gallaudet University [a] (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ d ɛ t / GAL-ə-DET) is a private federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children.

  5. 5.1 surround sound - Wikipedia

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    The left and right surround speakers in the bottom line create the surround sound effect. 5.1 surround sound ("five-point one") is the common name for surround sound audio systems. 5.1 is the most commonly used layout in home theatres. [1] It uses five full-bandwidth channels and one low-frequency effects channel (the "point one"). [2]

  6. Electrostatic loudspeaker - Wikipedia

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    Schematic showing an electrostatic speaker's construction and its connections. The thickness of the diaphragm and grids has been exaggerated for the purpose of illustration. An electrostatic loudspeaker (ESL) is a loudspeaker design in which sound is generated by the force exerted on a membrane suspended in an electrostatic field .

  7. Book excerpt: "Source Code: My Beginnings" by Bill Gates - AOL

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    Programming doesn't require math skills (beyond the basics), but it does demand the same kind of rigorous, logical approach to problem-solving, breaking problems down into smaller, more manageable ...

  8. Language acquisition by deaf children - Wikipedia

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    It is a technique that uses handshapes near the mouth ("cues") to represent phonemes that can be challenging for some deaf or hard-of-hearing people to distinguish from one another through speechreading ("lipreading") alone. It is designed to help receptive communicators to observe and fully understand the speaker.

  9. How often should you shower? Advice from a doctor who ... - AOL

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    Soap is a valuable tool, he said, mainly to help break up sticky, oily substances. “But usually, it’s more the mechanical force that’s doing most of the washing,” he said.