I loved talking to Halinka, or to be more precise, listening to what she had to say.
In 2007, it began using the Portable People Meter, or P.P.M., a small electronic device that tracks radio signals, offering broadcasters far more precise listening data.
The study found that, for the first time, a majority of Web users -- 53%, to be precise -- listen to Internet radio outlets, including personalized streaming, live online audio and music on-demand.
And how can it be that I'm now, at this precise instant, listening -- "on Spotify" -- to a song I've never heard of?
Speaking of talking, in the past few months, people who work at two Moscow restaurants have warned me, separately, about the precise locations of listening devices at the eateries.
Constantly seeing powerful locomotives and precise signalling mechanisms, listening to the roar from the engines of heavy freight trains, the switchman felt that his reason had triumphed, as if he, too, were to blame for all this universal technological power and its charm.
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, a staunch American ally whose relations with Mr Bush grew strained to breaking point, praises the new American president as precise, reasoned and willing to listen, in sharp contrast to his predecessor.
His memory for names and dates is sharp, and for a journalist's visit, he prepared a precise list of music to listen to, each piece keyed to particular fascinations.
We are really precise with the demos, and we listen to all them because we're looking out for potential people in the future.
An exquisitely precise seismometer under a protective dome will listen for marsquakes and a burrowing heat probe will measure the inner temperatures of the planet.
2) If you listen carefully, you can hear the precise moment skier Yannick Bertrand uses his groin as a brake against a gate.
