Hearing impairment or hard of hearing or deafness refers to conditions in which individuals are fully or partially unable to detect or perceive at least some frequencies of sound which can typically be heard by most people.

Hearing the rumours, Romanos was concerned and confronted Michael, but he denied the accusations, swearing his innocence on some holy relics.

In early years of the 20th century, Delius composed some of his most popular works, including Brigg Fair ( 1907 ), In a Summer Garden ( 1908, revised 1911 ), Summer Night on the River ( 1911 ), and On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring ( 1912 ), of which McVeagh comments, " These exquisite idylls, for all their composer's German descent and French domicile, spell ' England ' for most listeners.

Hearing kookaburras in full voice is one of the more extraordinary experiences of the Australian bush, something even locals cannot ignore ; some visitors, unless forewarned, may find their call startling.

Hearing aids may be covered to some extent by private insurance or in some cases through government programs such as Department of Veteran Affairs or Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.

While the entire human population seems to have some capacity for telepathic communication ( in the book called " The Night Hearing "), the main character has unusually strong abilities and is capable of communicating with his lost love using his " brain-elements.

Hearing the news of the coming of Jesus Christ, he joined some others from Crete who were going to Jerusalem to see for themselves.

The Reporter may take other steps short of arranging a Hearing, for example arrange for some form of restorative justice.

Hearing the firing from some away, a company of the Canadian Voltigeurs and the Grenadier company of the Canadian Fencibles also marched to reinforce the defenders.

Hearing this news, Pastor Doug Roland of Maple Ridge Baptist Church in Candler told some area pastors about the problem, and the decision was made to buy the station by asking listeners to contribute.

Hearing in May 1776 of another force being sent to arrest him, Johnson decided to flee with his family and supporters to Canada.

" The joke was sometimes combined with another running gag in which, rather than having a sign language interpreter visually presenting the news to aid the deaf, the show would provide assistance from Garrett Morris, " head of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing ", whose " aid " involved cupping his hands around his mouth and shouting the news as Chase read it.

Hearing the news, Newcastle realised that the city of York was threatened.

" Another recurring bit, used in the newscast segment " Weekend Update ", involved Morris being presented as " President of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing " and assisting the newscaster by shouting the main headlines, in a parody of the then-common practice of providing sign language interpretation in an inset on the screen as an aid to the deaf viewer.

In 2006, Morris reprised his role as " Headmaster of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing " in a cameo on the TV series Family Guy, in the episode " Barely Legal ".

Hearing of Sid Luckman's exploits as a single-wing tailback at Columbia University, Chicago Bears owner and coach George Halas believed Luckman had the ability to become an effective T-formation quarterback, and traveled to New York to watch him play.

In the years following his American Idol appearance, Aiken has launched eleven tours, authored a New York Times best-selling book Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life with Allison Glock, and was the executive producer for a 2004 televised Christmas special, A Clay Aiken Christmas and his televised live concert special in 2010 on PBS Tried & True Live !.

In 2004 Aiken made the New York Times Best Seller List, debuting at number two, with his memoir titled Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life, written with Allison Glock, and published by Random House.

Board of Regents, University of the State of New York ; Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools ; Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ; Association of University Programs in Health Administration ; American Chemical Society ; Professional State Accreditation in Teaching ; the National League for Nursing ; American Speech Language Hearing Association ; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education ; Council on the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs ; and the Council on Social Work Education.

For Hearing People Only, Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions About the Deaf Community, its Culture, and the " Deaf Reality ", Rochester, New York: Deaf Life Press.

Hearing that Federal cavalry had been spotted near his intended destination, Littlestown, Pennsylvania, he instead turned towards Hanover in adjacent York County.

Laredo wrote also articles for the magazines Piano Today and Keyboard Classics and hosted programs for National Public Radio ( NPR ), Performance Today and Morning Edition ) and the New York classical radio station WQXR ( First Hearing and Onstage with Young Concert Artists ).

Hearing cases involving church doctrine, ceremony, or ritual, the Court has jurisdiction over both the Province of Canterbury and the Province of York.

Hearing may improve after an attack, but often becomes progressively worse.

Hearing this, Guan Yu then reduced his defenses, thinking that an attack from Lü Meng was unlikely.

Hearing the cannon fire and fearing that Zieten was being mauled, the Prussian king decided to launch his attack prematurely, with ten battalions of grenadiers.

Hearing Zieten's battle, Lieutenant General J. D. von Hülsen led the survivors of the main army in a final attack.

Hearing a rumor about a possible attack on Enryakuji, one of the Shishi-no-tani conspirators informs Kiyomori of the plot.

Hearing that Honor is being given a weak fleet in Silesian space, the planners reason that they can also attack there and neutralize that bogie-man and deal a blow to Manicorian morale.

Hearing the commotion, Carla ’ s son enters the room and believes that Jerry is harming her, prompting him to attack Jerry.

Hearing of the attack on the Boers, the British settlers at the bay sent a force to help them.

Hearing gunfire, Ney assumed Reynier's men were enjoying success and ordered an attack.

Hearing the news, Siraj ud-Daula moved to attack Calcutta, but fearing an attack from Ahmad Shah Abdali, after a few days of war he signed the Treaty of Alinagar with the East India Company, giving them permission to build the fort.

Hearing of the attack they marched rapidly to the aid of the defenders and surprised the attackers under cover of the fog.

Hearing that the Ottoman fleet was in 2 parts, he decided to attack.

Hearing that the ignorant among the people will attack him on that account, he puts into their mouths the words which Abner, the captain of Saul, spoke, when David cried out to the king: " Who art thou that criest to the king?

Hearing of the news, Taejo planned a strike with 5000 cavalrymen to attack Gyeon's troops on the way back home at Gongsan near Daegu.

Hearing of this, Liu Yan dispatched an army to attack Shao Prefecture and captured it ; its prefect Liao Shuang ( 廖爽 ) fled to Chu, allowing Liu Yan to take Shao under his control.

The European Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş in his Public Hearing upon his nomination has showed his concern in small farms: " small holdings represent an important share, not only in the new Member States but also in South Europe ".

When he was 15 a performance of Stravinsky's The Firebird at Carnegie Hall made a profound impression: " Hearing The Firebird made me determined to continue improvising on the piano when my father was out of the house, and to notate my own music with an increasing degree of knowing that I had happened upon a new and exciting mode of expression.

The result of the hearings was the adoption by the Republican-dominated board of new science standards that relied upon the Discovery Institute's Critical Analysis of Evolution lesson plan employing the institute's Teach the Controversy approach, despite these having been rejected by the State Board Science Hearing Committee.

Hearing the last vestiges of song from the corridors, and considering the statues as recently frozen into immobility upon his approach, Anodos ventures deeper and deeper into the halls.

Hearing the gunfire of the renewed assault upon the fort, Yajirō leaves Rushuna to rejoin combat.

Hearing Jones utter the word " Serendipity ", the Doctor realises that Jones might have stumbled upon something that could combat the maggots and their infection.

According to testimony by Susan Ginsberg, a staff member of the National Commission on Terrorist attacks upon the United States, in the January 26, 2004 Public Hearing: