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Cheer on Summertime Sports in Lehigh Valley
July 1, 2016 by Discover Lehigh Valley
No matter what time of year, there's always a chance to cheer on a local sports team here in Lehigh Valley. You'll find a variety of minor league teams that provide major league fun.
For baseball lovers, you won't want to miss the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Playing at Allentown's Coca-Cola Park, the IronPigs boast one of the best ballparks in minor league baseball. The team is the Triple A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, and you'll often catch major league players making appearances at Lehigh Valley on rehab assignments. Catching a game is affordable fun for the whole family. Whether you prefer to get actual seats, or spread out a blanket on the lawn just beyond center field, you're bound to have a good time. The 'Pigs are dubbed "Bacon U.S.A.," a theme that is very consistent throughout the park. Indulge in the bacon-covered treats at the food stands (the deep-fried bacon is delicious - trust us) or pick up some bacon gear from the Majestic Clubhouse Store. They even have scratch and sniff t-shirts! Find out more details on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs schedule, as well as ticket information, here.
Maybe you're more of a football fan. No, we're not talking American football, but soccer! New to Lehigh Valley in 2016 is the Bethlehem Steel FC, the USL (United Soccer League) affiliate of the Philadelphia Union. The team already has a great local following, and the games serve as a great afternoon out for the whole family. Games are held at Lehigh University's Goodman Stadium on Sundays throughout the spring and summer months. Just like the IronPigs, you'll occasionally see some big-league players make an appearance at a game. Learn more about the Bethlehem Steel FC schedule, including ticket information, here.
But perhaps one of the best kept secrets of Lehigh Valley is the Valley Preferred Cycling Center. Fondly known as The Velodrome, this center hosts bicycle racing throughout the summer months that is sure to provide high-speed fun for you and your family. The whole world of cycling knows about T-town, and it's been known to produce some pretty big names in the sport. The facility is run by Marty Nothstein, an Olympic Champion that was born and raised right here in Lehigh Valley. Catch the Fuji Bikes Pro-Am Racing on Tuesday nights in T-town, and then be sure to return on Friday nights for the World Series of Bicycling. The Velodrome also offers community programs that allow both children and adults to try their hand on the track. Learn more about the Velodrome here, and check out our visit to T-town in the episode of Live Like a Local below.
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Europe Still Discussing Sanctions On Iran's Guards
Wednesday, 01/11/2023 3 minutes
With European Union foreign ministers meeting January 23 to discuss new Iran sanctions, some politicians and media want the Revolutionary Guards classified.
The push is mainly because of IRGC's role in using violence and lethal force to suppress protesters since September. Security forces mostly under its command have killed around 500 people during demonstrations and after arrest.
Anne-Claire Lengendre, the French Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Tuesday that Paris was "working with its European partners on new sanctions measures, without excluding any."
"Listing the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is politically important and makes sense," she said on Twitter, adding that legal hurdles still needed to cleared before it could be done.
But while France has been skeptical over the benefits of sanctioning a large part of a sovereign state's armed forces, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock tweeted Monday that "listing the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is politically important and makes sense." Baerbock added that legal issues were being explored.
It has been widely reported that the United Kingdom is preparing to list the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly saying on at least two occasions that it had already sanctioned the corps "in its entirety."
Some senior members of the IRGC
'Acts of terror'
Designating the IRGC would mean any member's assets could be seized, and that belonging to the group, attending its meetings, or even displaying its logo would be a criminal act. The EU and UK have both since October sanctioned individual IRGC commanders.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that those accusing the IRGC of 'terrorism' had themselves "committed acts of terror and are accused of sponsoring it." The spokesman cited the US drone strike in 2020 that killed IRGC general Qassem Soleimani, which the United Nations special rapporteur judged 'unlawful killing.'
Soleimani was in charge of organizing militant groups in the region that attacked US and allied targets.
The United States designated the IRGC in 2019 as part of 'maximum pressure' sanctions against Iran launched as Washington withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action).
During great power talks in Vienna, which paused late summer, aimed at restoring the JCPOA, it was reported that Iran wanted the IRGC, or at least its construction and business operations, delisted. The US reportedly refused.
'Maximum pressure' was designed, according to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State 2018-21, to force Iran to concede 12 demands including ending all uranium enrichment, scrapping missile defense, and breaking links with regional allies. The EU describes the aim of its sanctions more vaguely as a "change in policy or conduct."
'Reinforce the message'
In the right-wing Daily Telegraph January 5, veteran columnist Con Coughlan wrote that listing the IRGC would "help to reinforce the message to Iran that the West is no longer prepared to turn a blind eye to its nefarious activities."
Supporters of listing have compared the IRGC, which includes many thousands of Iranians on 'flag service,' to virulently anti-Shia Sunni extremists. Kasra Aarabi, of the Tony Blair Institute, said in December that the IRGC was "no different from the likes of Isis [Daesh, the Islamic State group] or al-Qaeda."
Others are less convinced. An editorial in the London Observer January 8 suggested killing Soleimani had fueled an "evolving, many-fronted threat to western security interests." It pointed out that the US leaving the JCPOA, and Israel killing Iranian scientists, had just brought closer a "nuclear-armed Iran."
Iranian officials have highlighted some US and European politicians, including Pompeo, supporting the Mujahideen-e Khalq, a militant Iranian opposition group that helped Saddam Hussein suppress the 1991 Iraqi uprising. The MEK was 'delisted' by EU in 2009 and by the US in 2012.


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(també conegut com "el fill de ningú") és un personatge fictici de la sèrie Star Trek: Discovery interpretat per l'actor Shazad Latif.

És un klingon albí i fervent seguidor de T'Kuvma, que l'acull a la seva casa. Després de la mort de T'Kuvma a la batalla de les estrelles binàries, esdevé el líder del seus seguidors tot i que és traït temps després quan arriba Kol i és abandonat a bord de la danyada nau Sarcophagus.

Mesos després és rescatat per L'Rell que el sotmet a un dolorós procés per assemblar-se a un humà, Ash Tyler, un presoner dels klingon i infiltrar-se a la federació com espia. En acabar el procés, la personalitat de Voq queda amagada sota la personalitat d'Ash i només apareixerà quan L'Rell li reciti una pregària klingon.

Completada la transformació és tancat a una presó klingon on acaba coincidint amb el capità Gabriel Lorca qui l'allibera i el porta a la USS Discovery. En aquesta nau tornarà a coincidir amb L'Rell quan aquesta és capturada en una altra missió.

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Telecom, Online Marketplace Consumer Protection Bills Pass House Committee
Among the bills sent to the House, the committee passed two on telecom and one on consumer safety.
Benjamin Kahn
Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2021 – The House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed several bills Wednesday, including two on telecom policy and one meant to address consumer safety when using online retailers.
H.R. 1218, the "Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act," H.R. 2501, the "Spectrum Coordination Act," and H.R. 5502, the "Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act" were all passed unopposed and without amendments.
H.R. 1218 is a bill intended to target broadband resources to areas where "telehealth may be useful in the monitoring and care of pregnant women," bill co-sponsor Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, said during the hearing, adding "it is a moral imperative to address the maternal mortality crisis in the United States." The bill's other sponsors are Reps. Lisa Rochester, D-Delaware, and Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida.
"To effectively deploy 21st Century resources to address the shocking rates of maternal mortality, the nation must first identify which communities lack adequate Internet access and have high maternal mortality rates. That is exactly what this bill seeks to do," said Rochester.
H.R. 2501, which is sponsored by Bilirakis, requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration – an agency of the Commerce Department – and the Federal Communications Commission to update the memorandum of understanding on spectrum coordination, to ensure that spectrum is shared efficiently, and that a process is created to better resolve frequency allocation disputes.
H.R. 5502, co-sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D- Illinois, takes aim at online retailers that do not take responsibility for the products that third-party groups sell on their marketplace. Legislators supporting this legislation asserted that this has allowed bad actors to sell unsafe, counterfeit, or otherwise fraudulent goods on common marketplaces like Amazon and Etsy.
"What we're saying now is very simply that online marketplaces will have to verify that the identity of their higher volume sellers, so they have to take some responsibility," said Schakowsky. "It's not just about counterfeiters, it's not just about defrauding – we are talking about danger every year around this time."
"This legislation is really going to help the consumers and legitimate businesses that are selling products and becoming victims themselves."
Amazon has been on the wrong end of state court rulings recently that have made it liable for defective products. Experts on a Information Technology and Innovation Foundation event in May remarked that this could open the floodgates for these types of lawsuits, a contrast to when Section 230 liability protections for platforms have historically been used as strong defenses for these platforms.
Now that these bills have passed their committee, they will be sent to the House to be considered. Should they successfully be passed in the House, they will be sent to the Senate and undergo a similar procedure; if the bills are successfully passed in both the House and Senate, they will then be sent to President Joe Biden's desk, where he can decide whether to sign them into law.
Related Topics:AmazonEtsyfeaturedG.L. ButterfieldGus BilirakisJoe BidenLisa RochesterSpectrum Sharingtelehealth
House Commerce Committee Aligned on Telecom, Mapping and Supply Chain Security, Says Ranking Member
Reporter Ben Kahn is a graduate of University of Baltimore and the National Journalism Center. His work has appeared in Washington Jewish Week and The Center Square, among other publications. He he covered almost every beat at Broadband Breakfast.
Section 230 Interpretation Debate Heats Up Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Case
Key Republican: Anticompetitive Practices of Big Tech Present a Threat to Innovation
Broadband's Impact
Derek Shumway
Photo from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' website
March 18, 2021 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, said Wednesday that the committee was among the most bipartisan on issues including telecom.
Rodgers, who was speaking at the Internet Innovation Alliance with co-chair Bruce Mehlman, said that her Republican colleagues have put forth 28 solutions that would remove regulatory barriers and streamline broadband processes yet demonstrate funding is being spent wisely. She called on the government to ensure cost-effective ways to spend federal dollars.
She said the committee's priority must be on accurate broadband mapping. That requires funding for more granular data. She also argued for national security against China, including on solar and wind energy products.
Rodgers also said she was excited about low-earth orbit satellites and the potential future they bring in connecting parts of the country with internet that have been "economically unfeasible in the past."
Asked of her thoughts on virtual learning from home, especially how her 14-year old son with down syndrome is faring, Rodgers said she was completely in favor of reopening schools safely because not all parents have the means to provide optimal learning spaces at home.
Calling herself a working mother who could afford to provide an assistant to help her son through his school day, Rodgers said it was not the best way to learn when compared to in-person schooling.
This came after she said the country has the best networks and "some of the fastest speeds at the lowest prices in the world for internet service."
Emphasis on Combating COVID-19 and Rebuilding Infrastructure at First Energy and Commerce Meeting
Photo of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, by Bonnie Cash used with permission
January 28, 2021—During the first organizational meeting of the House Commerce Committee of the 117th Congress, Chairman Frank Pallone of New Jersey welcomed the newest members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The bulk of the Committee's first meeting was dedicated to discussing best practices to reduce healthcare and prescription drug costs, rebuild and modernize the nation's infrastructure, and combat climate change.
Members further discussed rebuilding and restoring the essential functions of key agencies. Strengthening the Center for Disease Control and the Environmental Protection Agency were deemed essential. Members considered the waning of the two agencies to be at "the very heart" of creating some of the nation's most pressing current legislative and policy issues.
Members also approved governing procedures and announce subcommittee chairs, ranking members, and other subcommittee assignments.
Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington is the new ranking member, and the first woman in that role for the committee.
Pallone further announced Democratic members joining the Committee, including Rep. Kathleen Rice of New York, known for her interest in climate change and infrastructure. Rep. Angie Craig, of Minnesota, was touted for work on the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington was recognized for her work as a pediatrician.
Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts has an interested in the opioid pandemic and the environment. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher of Texas is focused on first responders and firefighting foams.
Pallone addressed members of the committee in the 117th Congress
Pallone thanked members and reiterated the need to enact policies to combat COVID-19 through vaccine distribution. He criticized former President Donald Trump for lacking effective implementation strategies to vaccinate more Americans sooner.
He said policies were needed that "provide critical assistance to struggling families, rebuild our economy, and bring an end to the pandemic, so people can begin to safely return to regular practice of life."
Pallone praised President Joe Biden's executive orders on vaccine distribution, expanded access to testing, and utilization of the Defense Production Act, which allows continued access to medical supplies and personal protective equipment for testing and vaccination.
The committee also took time to celebrate its own 225th birthday, which occurred last month. It is the oldest committee in the House.
At INCOMPAS, Top House Democrats Say Republicans' COVID-19 Broadband Response Inadequate
Liana Sowa
Screenshot of Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Penn., at the INCOMPAS conference
September 15, 2020 – The lack of access to broadband is still a widespread issue across the country, especially in rural areas, two top House Democrats said Tuesday at the INCOMPAS virtual show ConnectIn.
"The failures of this administration are forcing people to put their health and their family's health at risk," said Pennsylvanian Mike Doyle, Chairman of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
"We can't rely on corporate promises or donations—we need Congress to act" on funding for broadband to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The billions of dollars of funding for students, families, and those hit by the pandemic have been insufficient for the moment, he said.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina highlighted the certainty that broadband will be a top priority of the 117th Congress next year.
Broadband "will absolutely be a top priority next year, said Clyburn. "Anything we do this year will be insufficient."
Screenshot of House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., at the INCOMPAS conference
Clyburn also advocated for broadband to be viewed as a utility. Last year when Clyburn formed the Rural Broadband Taskforce, his goal was to get broadband to be "classified as an infrastructure issue."
"We call the internet the information highway. So, let's treat it like we treat the interstate highways—a necessary entity to get us where we want to be."
He argued that getting the internet in every home was the key to getting healthcare and online learning to rural communities: "Without the broadband we cannot have telehealth. we cannot have online learning. If you aren't connected, you aren't going to get educated."
Democrats' funding proposals for broadband don't get traction with the Republican-controlled chamber
Doyle explained that since the start of the pandemic, the government has spent $2 billion in online learning and $1 billion to expand broadband for those with low income.
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R. 6800, put $5 billion toward remote learning and $9 billion toward emergency connectivity for low income and recently unemployed Americans. The measure passed the Democratic-controlled House 208-199 in May. It languishes in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Doyle asserted that the $100 billion Moving Forward Act, the Democrat's pre-pandemic infrastructure measure H.R. 2, was the country's most significant proposal to close the digital divide.
Doyle further presented four goals for addressing issues of connectivity in rural areas.
First, policy-makers should make historic investment in broadband, connecting all Americans. Second, lower the cost of broadband. Third, ensure students have the technology that they need. And finally, combat misinformation on the internet.
Clyburn suggested that government efforts keep the home and the economy in mind when designing relief programs. Bringing better-quality broadband to rural areas will greatly improve the economy because by allowing rural business owners to function more efficiently, because rural business owners wouldn't need to go to the nearest city just to have access to reliable broadband..
Clyburn also highlighted the need for reform of broadband mapping.
In rural areas, he explained, some communities are still set up similarly to how plantations were, with a single large house and other smaller houses surrounding it.
He scolded broadband mappers for deeming the area "covered" when only a big house had coverage and the little ones did not.


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Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Premiere Date, Spoilers Leaks
By Tanya May 14, 2019
Recently, Guardian's fans got a huge spoiler for 'Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 3 and it's a bit lost. The spoilers contain Rocket's origin along with Drax's daughter. Such plot leaks are usually not trusted but we have received some accurate information in the past from this source so it is highly likely that this one may be true and well.
Roger Wardell shared information about 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' on his Twitter account. He has offered accurate leaks in the past several times. The leak particularly talks about Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Quill's (Chris Prat) future. Wardell's caption read,
Rocket's creator is the High Evolutionary, Drax is in for a big surprise when he discovers his daughter is alive. Rocket also gets a love interest in the form of Lylla. Nebula and Star Lord will grow into closer friends.
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The leak further confirms that Adam Warlock will be part of the High Evolutionary. If the movie's story follows the storyline of the comics, then the viewers will get to watch some spectacular developments ahead.
The plot leak suggests a possible development, but we can't be sure about it at the present. Even though Wardell has been right several times in the past, he may be mistaken this time.
Credits: Slash Film
The fans will have to wait and see if this actually turns out to be true. But if it does, then it surely is an interesting development. Don't forget to share this post with all the 'Guardians of The Galaxy' fans.
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Samantha Bee Opens Up About Ivanka Trump Controversy
By Corey Chichizola
Now perhaps more than ever, we're in an world where entertainment and politics are very closely linked. In addition to content focusing on political issues, we've seen how controversies and poor behavior can have very real life consequences. A variety of powerful Hollywood men have been dethroned due to sexual misconduct charges, adding to the already tense environment. More recently, Roseanne was cancelled after its star and creator unleashed a series of tweets deemed racist. Now late night talk show host Samantha Bee is involved in her own controversy, after calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless cunt" on a recent episode. Bee has since apologized for her language, and recently opened up about what went into the joke being written, and its aftermath.
You know, the thing is our show is steeped in passion. Every week I strive to show the world as I see it, unfiltered. Sometimes I should probably have a filter. I accept that. I take it seriously when I get it right and I do take responsibility when I get it wrong. Stories about 1,500 missing unaccompanied migrant children flooded the news cycle over the weekend. So last night we aired a segment on the atrocious treatment of migrant children by this administration and past administrations. Our piece attracted controversy of the worst kind. We spent the day wrestling with the repercussions of one bad word when we all should have spent the day incensed that as a nation we are wrenching children from their parents and treating people legally seeking asylum as criminals. If we are O.K. with that, then really, who are we?
Samantha Bee took aim at Ivanka Trump due to the first daughter's recent photo with her child. Bee thought the post was insensitive in the wake of news the Office of Refugee Resettlement lost track of 1,500 immigrant children in the last three months of 2017. She seems to blame her passion for the subject as to why she dropped a c-bomb on air, although the comedian once again admitted it was wrong.
This recent statement came from Samantha Bee's appearance at the TV Academy Honors Thursday night (via Deadline). She won an award that night for her coverage of the #MeToo movement on Full Frontal, and used her acceptance speech to address the controversy around her use of the c-word for Ivanka Trump.
While both TBS and Samantha Bee herself have apologized for her use of language, there have also been calls for her firing. Notably, President Donald Trump himself took to Twitter saying Bee should be let go for her misstep. It's unclear if further action will be taken against Bee and the series as a whole.
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee airs Fridays on TBS. Be sure to check out our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our Amazon premiere list and superhero premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode of your favorite show.
Corey Chichizola
Movies Editor
Corey was born and raised in New Jersey. Double majored in theater and literature during undergrad. After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. He's since been able to work himself up to reviews, phoners, and press junkets-- and is now able to appear on camera with some of his famous actors... just not as he would have predicted as a kid.
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Nuuks Plads station är en tunnelbanestation i stadsdelen Nørrebro i Köpenhamn som ligger på Cityringen (M3), en av linjerna på Köpenhamns metro. Den invigdes 29 september 2019 i samband med öppningen av Cityringen.

Stationen ligger vid Nuuks Plads, som är uppkallad efter Grönlands huvudstad Nuuk, och dess väggar är täckta med mörkt tegel i svarta, gråa och bruna nyanser.

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Scientists explain in more detail how we hear via bones in the skull
by Colin Smith 09 July 2014
Scientists can now more fully explain how we perceive sounds when they travel through our skull.
Humans have two ways of perceiving sound. The first involves the well-known process of sound vibrations travelling through the middle ear to the inner ear, which is where they are transmitted to the brain. The other relies on sound being conducted through bones in the skull, a process known as bone conduction, which has been poorly understood until recently.
Most people may not realise that our skull also transmits sound to our brain.
– Dr Tobias Reichenbach
Now researchers from Imperial College London and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Germany have developed a model that more clearly explains how bone conduction works. The team says that understanding this process could pave the way for future clinical and industrial applications involving improvements in a range of technologies that use bone conduction to transmit sound.
The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.
Dr Tobias Reichenbach, from the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London, says: "The ear is an important organ for helping us to perceive the world around us. Most people may not realise that our skull also transmits sound to our brain. Many companies such as Google are beginning to exploit bone conduction as a way of sending sounds to our brain via wearable interactive technologies such as Google Glass. However, until recently we really haven't had a clear picture about how bone conduction works. Our study describes the process in more detail, which could help manufacturers find better ways of harnessing bone conduction to deliver higher quality sound."
In the new study, the team describes how sound, transmitted as vibrations through the skull, travels to the temporal bone, which is situated at the sides and base of the skull. The temporal bone transmits the vibrations to the basilar membrane in the inner ear and tiny bundles of hair, each finely tuned to detect sounds at different frequencies, transmit the vibrations to the brain for decoding.
Dr Reichenbach adds: "Many of us cringe when we play back a recording of our own voice. This is because we perceive our voice differently to how others hear it. Interestingly, bone conduction plays a role in how we recognise our voice. This is because the process is more effective at transmitting lower frequency sounds to the brain, which means that we perceive our voice as being deeper than what it is."
A potential clinical application for the team's research is the development of better tests to determine hearing impairments in newborn babies and children. Currently, doctors carry out a simple, non-invasive examination using a microphone that they insert in the ear canal to record sounds called otoacoustic emissions. These sounds are generated by the inner ear and they are a sign of healthy hearing. However, it has been unclear how these sounds are generated. The new research shows that otoacoustic emissions can involve bone conduction, which could enable doctors to fine-tune their method and improve the way they detect hearing defects.
An industrial application for the research could involve finding better ways to harness bone conduction to deliver sounds via new technologies. Headphones, hearing aids and internet-based interactive technologies such as Google Glass are being developed by engineers to deliver sound via bone conduction. Such technologies could potentially deliver higher quality sounds without blocking the ear passage. However, one of the current challenges for engineers is delivering sounds at higher frequencies. Understanding the underlying principles of bone conduction could lead to improvements in the way that technologies transmit sound through bone.
The team is currently seeking to develop new partnerships with manufacturers.
Article text (excluding photos or graphics) © Imperial College London.
Email: press.office@imperial.ac.uk
How we hear with our ears
When sound waves travel through the eardrum, they are transmitted as vibrations via the three smallest bones in our body – the hammer, anvil and stirrup, collectively known as ossicles. These convey the vibrations into a fluid-filled chamber called the cochlea, which is divided in two by the basilar membrane.
The basilar membrane provides a base for the organ of Corti, which contains 15,000 - 20,000 specialized sensory cells, each with a hair bundle to pick up the vibrations in the cochlear fluid. The sensory cells transmit the auditory information via nerves to the brain for decoding.
Dr Johann D T Reichenbach
Nature Communications: T. Tchumatchenko, T. Reichenbach, A cochlear-bone wave can yield hearing sensation as well as otoacoustic emission, 5:4160 (2014).
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Landline by Rainbow Rowell. Her novel Eleanor & Park is a favorite but this one is not measuring up to that book. It's the story of a couple who have to spend Christmas apart. Georgie feels her relationship is really in crisis this time and it doesn't help that she can't get a hold of Neal who's taken their daughters to visit his mother for the holiday. When she finally reaches Neal she realizes she's somehow gone back in time and is talking to the Neal from their dating days. Cool premise but I'm finding the characters a bit unlikeable.
Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier. Mary Yellen's mother dies and she has to go live with her aunt but even before she's set foot on Jamaica Inn, the coachman tells her that she will come to no good by stopping there. Secrets, smugglers, storms, oh what an atmospheric read. Really enjoying this one.
Ice Cold by Andrea Maria Schenkel. I'm reading this for the German Literature Reading challenge. Even though I just started it, I'm finding it a compelling read. This story is of a young woman who travels to Munich in the late 1930s looking for work and a better life but soon she might find herself in danger.
They Tell Me You Are Wicked by David Hagerty. I just started this one and I probably need to focus on this because it's my book for my mystery book group next week.
The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo. This is an audiobook I'm listening to when I go to the gym. This mystery all starts when Chief Kate Burkholder is called to an apparent suicide crime scene. Of course, there's more to it than that. Really enjoying this mystery.
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. Still at the beginning of this book but I'm eager to get back to this one.
With all of these books I guess I better get back to them right? My goal for the weekend is to at least finish one of them. Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and let me know what you are reading.
I still haven't read Landline; I suppose I'm slow in picking this book up is because I've heard the story is only a so-so read. I'm not trying to be biased, but I feel Eleanor & Park will remain as my favourite until a better one tops it. 😉 And I'm glad you enjoyed Jamaica Inn as well.
Landline was a disappointment for me; I loved Attachments and Eleanor & Park, but Landline didn't have the same charm.
Landline is the only book I haven't read by Rowell because when I tried, it just wasn't clicking. I will try again one day!
Oh, I hope you like Big Magic! Have a great weekend!
Yeah, I didn't care for Landline either. Eleanor & Park is great, as is Attachments. I still haven't tried Fangirl, though.
I'm so crazy about Daphne du Maurice, I could reread Rebecca every year. Nothing else of hers seemed to hold up quite the same way for me, except maybe Don't Look Now. That was scary!
You know I typed Maurier and stupid auto correct did it's thing, right?
I didn't mind Landline in the end, but I still really loved E&P (as so many others here have said); I did enjoy the workplace details, however, and the playful note with the phone/time. Big Magic was a great read for me – unexpectedly so. And Mary Oliver is just wonderful. *contented sigh* Enjoy your stack!


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DRIVER MARKET: Perez says it's F1 or bust for him in 2021 as he waits for Red Bull decision
Driver market
According to Sergio Perez, either he'll be sitting in the cockpit of a Red Bull next year, or sitting on his sofa at home, with the Mexican driver telling the media ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix that he wasn't interested in pursuing drives in other series outside of Formula 1, or with other F1 teams, in 2021.
Perez found out ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix that he would be replaced at the Racing Point squad for 2021 by current Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, leaving him scrambling to get himself an F1 seat for next year. But after being linked with a potential drive at Williams, Perez confirmed ahead of the Bahrain race that there was now only one option on the grid available to him next year: replacing Alex Albon at Red Bull.
OPINION: 2020 has been Sergio Perez's most trying season – and yet he's never driven better
"Right now, we're just waiting on the decision, what [Red Bull] decide to do, so that's out of my hands," said Perez. "I'm just approaching these three races as usual, trying to focus on the job, keep delivering and the rest is out of my hands.
"There's only one option," added Perez, when asked if he was considering drives with any other teams. "I've said it before, but I've been here so many years, I want to keep going; I think I'm at the peak of my career, but I also want to keep going with a reason, with a plan, with a good project, so I think if there's not a good project to keep my motivation to give 100%, I'd rather not take it."
Perez took his ninth career podium at Turkey last time out
Perez wasn't joking either, with the Mexican – who currently sits fourth in the drivers' standings, having only been outscored in the last seven races by the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas – saying that Plan B if he didn't get the Red Bull drive would be a year without any motorsport at all.
"If I don't have Formula 1, I don't see myself doing anything else," he said. "I'm clear on what I want to do: Plan A is to carry on and Plan B will be to stop for a year, see how I feel without racing, see if I really miss it, if I really want to come back or if there's other series that I'm interested in doing or if I'd rather just do something else and stay away from motorsport. I will have a year to think about what I really want to do.
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"I have a lot of interests in other stuff away from racing," he added. "I [saw] myself later on doing other businesses away from motorsport but not in my 30s – but if that comes early, then I'm happy to consider that option as well. I've got obviously my family, I want to see my kids growing, and so many other things. So yeah, I can imagine a life without motorsport."
Meanwhile, Perez has three races left to cement his fourth place in the drivers' standings, with the Racing Point driver currently just three points ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, and four clear of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo. Perez's management team, though, will presumably be keen to point out his current 30-point advantage over Red Bull's Albon, despite Perez having missed two races this season due to Covid.
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K-Pop Giant SM Entertainment Plans to Launch Blockchain Platform
Posted on 5th September 2019 by Christian Gundiuc
Amidst a shareholder battle and a falling stock price, SM Entertainment – one of Korea's top-three talent agencies – has announced plans for building its own blockchain platform with a native cryptocurrency with goal to power business growth.
According to a report from local media outlet Chosun Ilbo, Joo Sang-sik, director of the company's technology arm – CT-AI Labs, made the announcement at the Upbit Developer Conference in Incheon on September 4th.
Founded in 1995 by Lee Soo-man, the company is home to some of the biggest names in K-pop – including groups EXO, NCT, Super Junior, Red Velvet and Girls Generation. Last year, SM raked in $518 million in revenues.
SM Entertainment is currently listed on the Korean stock exchange and has a market capitalization of roughly $600 million. The firm has recently gone through a management reshuffle, as shareholders raised concerns about its finances and some of its business decisions. Its stock price has dropped 43% since last November.
According to Joo, the entertainment business currently uses an inefficient payment and settlement systems, therefore he believes blockchain to be the solution that could help address those issues.
Joo stated that the company is aiming to "launch its own blockchain-powered mainnet" and has no plans to use an existing platform. He further explained that the blockchain network would allow fans to be more engaged with the entertainment ecosystem by investing in artists' work through digital currencies.
SM said it intended to pursue private and public blockchain initiatives and said that it is also currently talking to a number of potential partners regarding the construction of its forthcoming blockchain business.
The report further noted that Joo responded positively to questions about the possibility of launching an SM token, however declined to give a definite answer on the matter. The company strongly believes that a token economy built using cryptocurrency would allow artists to create higher-quality content, powered by fan contributions.
According to the report, the entertainment company sees blockchain as a long-term plan, and that fans could expect to see it develop in stages, according to priority.
As previously reported, several smaller South Korean companies have attempted to link the increasingly lucrative world of K-pop to cryptocurrencies with decidedly mixed results. Last year, a platform called Ko-fun was launched with the objective to allow K-pop-related crypto transactions on a blockchain network. For reference, the platform planned to create coins for individual acts such as a BTS Coin.
However, SM would become the first major South Korean entertainment company to try and move into the cryptoverse in earnest. Prior to this, the company had showed interest in pursuing blockhain, and earlier this year joined Sony and several South Korean entertainment providers on an initiative named snowM.
The joint partnership aims to build and develop a blockchain-powered fan community, and will make use of Dunamu's Lambda256 blockchain platform.
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Families, Education and Well-Being
June 1, 2017 June 1, 2017 / WIT	/ Leave a comment
This briefing was co-organized by the United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) and the Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI NGO) in observation of the International Day of Families on May 15th, 2017.
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The speakers discussed the vital role of early childhood education in a child's development and the role of parental education to ensure family well-being. In addition, the relation between corporate responsibility, work-family balance, and the global home index was depicted. Furthermore, the speakers conveyed the role of media within a child's development and within the promotion of parental involvement.
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Eduardo Garcia Rolland conveyed how the relationship between genes and the environment is closer than ever before. He expressed that within the first year of life, the brain grows at a pace of 700/1000 new neural connections per second. The plasticity of the brain is greatest within the first year of life. This stage is considered as the most important for a child's development. Rolland discussed how 204 million children are not developmentally on track. He cited an increase in attendance to early childhood education as a way to augment a child's development.
Patricia Debeljuh discussed how parents working long hours in a job that lacks flexibility can cause damage to the quality of their life. She expressed the necessity of families for the maintenance of sustainable societies. Diego Barroso depicted how parenting education is highly effective. He cited the importance of legislative support for families. Following this, Michael Robb discussed how media can impact the development of a child. Background television was cited as an issue which can have a negative impact on the quality and quantity of the interaction between a parent and a child.
Meeting: Briefing entitled "Families, Education and Well-Being"
Date/ Location: Thursday, May 18, 2017; 11:00-12:45; Conference Room 4
Speakers: Esuna Dugarova, Policy Specialist, UNDP; Eduardo Garcia Rolland, Early Childhood Development ECD-Specialist, UNICEF; Patricia Debeljuh, IAE Business School, Austral University; Diego Barroso, Director of Family Enrichment Courses. Coordination and Expansion, International Federation for Family Development; Michael Robb, Director of Research, Common Sense Media
Written By: WIT Representative Donna Sunny
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The Security Council met for its 7954th meeting on 30 May 2017. It addressed the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Yemen.
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The meeting brought attention to the prevailing humanitarian situation in Yemen. The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brien briefed the Security Council that Yemen was facing "the largest food security crisis in the world", with 17 million people in need of food, of which 6.8 million just "one step away from famine." Besides, half of all health facilities are now closed, and yet, the Yemeni people are still suffering from communicable and preventable diseases. The recent outbreak of cholera is also alarming. They both stressed that these threats were avoidable, subject to the international community's support.
Meeting: 7954th Meeting of the Security Council – "The Situation in the Middle East"
Date/Location: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00-11:30; Security Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
Speakers: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN Special Envoy for Yemen; Stephen Rothwell O'Brien, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Radhya Almutawakel, Chairperson, Mwatana Organization for Human Rights; Representatives of Bolivia, Uruguay, and Yemen
Written By: WIT Representative Jadice Lau
Open Call for NGOs to apply for Consultative Status with the United Nations for 2018
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NGOs interested in applying for ECOSOC consultative status should submit their application and required documents on or before the deadline of 1 June 2017. The following link provides background information, the benefits of consultative status and instructions for how to apply:
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The Fight against Impunity for Atrocities: Bringing Da'esh to Justice
April 18, 2017 / WIT	/ Leave a comment
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The crucial nature of holding the members of Da'esh accountable for their crimes, for victims to attain justice, was explored at today's high-level meeting. A call to action was evident to collect and preserve evidence of their atrocities.
Simon Adams expressed how in 2005 all the states within United Nations made a commitment toward their responsibility to protect vulnerable populations from mass atrocity crimes. Matthew Rycroft conveyed that thousands of corpses, each a victim of Da'esh, were found last week in a sinkhole near Mosul, Iraq.
Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim disclosed how Da'esh used to cover forty percent of Iraqi territory, but as a result of the progress of the military and coalition partners, it now covers very few kilometers. He conveyed how 5,000 lawsuits have been filed against members of Da'esh in Iraq.
Mr. Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve described how the primary victims of Da'esh include the Yazidi people, Christians, and other minorities.
Mr. Michael Douglas Grant brought into conversation how members of the LGBTI community are targeted by Da'esh. In addition, he described a new initiative that has allowed over 400 Yazidi victims into Canada. Likewise, Mr. Juergen Schutz introduced into the discussion a residence program that has allowed over 1,100 Yazidis into Germany.
Ms. Nadia Murad gave a testimony regarding her experience as a Yazidi Genocide survivor. She implored the Iraqi government and the United Nations to establish an investigation to prosecute ISIS under international law. She conveyed how she had spoken at the United Nations fifteen months before, yet not one ISIS militant had faced charges under an international investigation. Ms. Amal Clooney, the legal representative of Ms. Murad, asked that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadion of Iraq sends a letter to the Security Council to have an investigation a behalf of all victims.
Meeting: High-level event on "The Fight against Impunity for Atrocities: Bringing Da'esh to Justice" (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Belgium, Canada, Germany, Iraq and the United Kingdom and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect)
Date/ Location: Thursday, March 9, 2017; 15:00-17:00; Trusteeship Council Chamber
Speakers: Simon Adams, Executive Director of Global Center of Responsibility to Protect; Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom; H.E. Mr. Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium; H.E. Mr. Michael Douglas Grant, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada; H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Permanent Representative of Iraq; H.E. Mr. Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom; H.E. Mr. Juergen Schutz, Permanent Representative of German; H.E. Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Sexual Violence in Conflict; Ms. Nadia Murad, Yazidi Genocide Survivor, Human Rights Activist and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking; Ms. Amal Clooney, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and Legal Representative for Nadia Murad and Other Yazidi survivors
Holocaust Remembrance: Education Against Extremism & Building and Better Future
February 5, 2017 February 5, 2017 / WIT	/ Leave a comment
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, NGO Relations, Advocacy and Special Events Section and the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, Outreach Division and the Department of Public Information organized a meeting to discuss the importance of education against extremism. Throughout the briefing, the curator of the Permanent Exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Dr. Steven Luckert, continually placed special emphasis on the role that propaganda had during the rise of the Nazi party. The Nazi movement was a rapid rise of power. Within a few years, the Nazi party won 230 seats in parliament, becoming for the first time the largest party in parliament. It was advertised as a "party of youth, a party for the future." Widespread propaganda was so efficiently distributed by the Nazis that it was one of the most effective factors leading German constituents to vote for an extremist party.
Dr. Steven Luckert explained that Adolf Hitler was one of the first German politicians to craft a public persona by practicing and perfecting charismatic gestures, creating a trademark logo, and using slogans that appealed to mass mindsets. Dr. Luckert noted that Hitler recognized women's influence in Germany. The majority of women voters were swayed by the party as well, although there were no promises of progress for women's rights. Hitler's campaign of propaganda was carefully curated. It included influencing children through boardgames and anti-semitic word problems in mathematics textbooks and the promise of protection from Jewish people rather than a war of aggression against them. Dr. Luckert's in depth analysis of Hitler's rapid rise to power called for a more careful consumption of widespread modern media and warned of the influences it has on societies today.
Meeting: "Holocaust Remembrance: Educating against Extremism, Building a Better Future" (In observance of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the victims of the Holocaust (27 January)) (organized by the NGO Relations, Advocacy and Special Events Section and the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information (DPI)
Date/ Time/Location: Thursday, 26 January 2017; 11:00 to 12:30; UN Headquarters Conference Room 1
Speakers: Kimberly Mann, Manager of the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme; Steven Luckert; Curator of the Permanent Exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Jamey Fischer, Professor of German and Cinema and Digital Media, University of California, Davis and Director of the Davis Humanities Institute; Thomas Schieb, Minister Plenipotentiary of Germany to the United Nations; Virginie Ladisch, Head of the Children and Youth Programme at the International Center for Transitional Justice; Gillian Kitley, Senior Officer and Head of Office of the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect
Written By: Janice Park, WIT Representative
Partnerships for Sustainable Action
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In the December 20th session Professor Jan W. Dash discussed climate action as a matter of justice, ethics, and human survival. He emphasized that all SDGs are tied to climate change and that humanity has the power to reduce dangerous effects that climate change had on our planet's health and biodiversity. H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer spoke on behalf of Small Island Developing States. He discussed the 300 partnership listings and the Samoa pathway. He reinforced the Maldives' commitment to these partnerships and the necessity of the participation of all stakeholders. H.E. Mr. Odo Tevi reiterated the need for more efficient work to ensure that the SDGs are implemented and stay relevant. He also expressed the need to ensure oceans' health and that countries enforce nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Dr. Christine K. Durbak shared the relevant work that she and World Information Transfer have provided over the last few decades. The Conference of NGOs began the committee on SDGs in the late 1980s, when WIT was invited to join. WIT focused on connecting the global community's resources on human health and the environment.
Dr. Judy Buster-Otto discussed mental health and quality of life resolutions in the 2030 Agenda. She explained the work of the WHO and shared how the NGO-SDG forum can work through shared input and ideas, linkages to stakeholders, and advocacy with missions. Ms. Hawa Diallo noted the 66th DPI/NGO conference held in 2016 in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. She shared the goals of the conference and the action plan for a youth program/agenda. She briefly explained the next conference and the TOGETHER initiative. Ms. Emilie McGlone briefly introduced Peace Boat organization and a few related upcoming youth initiatives and summer programs. Mr. Marc Jourdan expressed his aim to promote SDGs in Dominican Republic. He shared projects in schools and towns based in recycling and sustainable agriculture. Mr. Daniel Perell explained the importance of engagement with the larger NGO body and creating platforms for NGOs to target relevant goals. The election of the of the NGOCSD-NY Executive Board for 2017 ended the session.
Meeting: "Partnerships for Sustainable Actions in 2017 & Beyond"
Date/Location: Tuesday, 20 December 2016; 13:00 to 15:00; Boss Room, Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza
Speakers: Professor Jan W. Dash (NGOCSD-NY Lead Adviser on Climate Change; Managing Editor of the Climate Portal website); H.E. Dr. Caleb Otto Ambassador of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations; H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations; H.E. Mr. Odo Tevi Ambassador and of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations; Dr. Judy Buster-Otto (Adviser to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations); Dr. Christine K. Durbak (Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations; Founder and Chair of World Information Transfer; President of the K. Kovshevych Foundation); Ms. Hawa Diallo (Public Information Officer; NGO Relations, Advocacy and Special Events Section Department of Public Information); Ms. Emilie McGlone (Director of Peace Boat US, New York Office); Mr. Marc Jourdan (UN Programs & Outreach Manager; Global Foundation for Democracy and Development); Mr. Daniel Perell (Global Organizing Partner of the NGO Major Group; Representative for Bahá'í International Community to the UN, New York; Chair of the NGO Committee for Social Development)
Written By: Renée S. Landzberg, WIT Representative
SDG 14: Call to Action
In this informal briefing on the ongoing preparations for the United Nations Ocean Conference, the President of the General Assembly, the Under Secretary-General, a special advisor to the conference co-presidents, and the Permanent Representatives of Sweden and Fiji discussed the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. They expressed that without clean and healthy oceans our, and all life's, place on the planet would be in grave jeopardy. Since 1970, there has been a 49% decline in marine species. By 2050, the ocean is expected to contain more plastic than fish. Representatives discussed specific and necessary targets within SDG 14. They reviewed relevant dates for the upcoming global conference and other plenary meetings and stressed the need to strengthen and replicate current efforts. Moreover, representatives expressed the need to form new partnerships that involve all relevant stakeholders (including governments, the UN system, NGOs, the private sector, etc.) in the spirit of widespread, global, and inclusive participation.
The United Nations Ocean Conference will be held from June 5-9, 2017. It will follow a two-day preparatory meeting, February 15-16, 2017, chaired by the Permanent Representative of Portugal and the Permanent Representative of Singapore. The meeting will discuss partnership dialogues themes and elements for the "Call for Action." The June conference will assess challenges, identify opportunities for action, strengthen current partnerships and forge new ones. It will be comprised of 8 plenary meetings, 7 partnership dialogues, and an additional special event commemorating World Oceans Day. The conference will also adopt an intergovernmental consensus declaration and a report with co-chairs' summaries of partnership dialogues. Finally, a list of voluntary commitments for the implementation of SDG14 will be announced at the conference in June.
Meeting: "Briefing on the UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14"
Date/Location: Tuesday, 13 December 2016; 15:00 to 18:00; UN Headquarters, Trusteeship Council Chamber
Speakers: President of the General Assembly; H.E. Ambassador Olof Skoog of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN; H.E. Ambassador Luke Daunivalu of the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the UN; Mr. Wu Hongbo (USG DESA); Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares (USG OLA): Ms. Catherine Pollard (USG DGACM)
Autism in Africa: Life Saving Awareness
The December 6th session focused on improving the lives of people with autism, advocating policies to prevent social exclusion, and raising awareness. The panelists broadly discussed the importance of improving data, transparency, and accessible resources for community development regarding autism. H.E.s, The Ambassadors of Zambia, Uganda, and Malawi acknowledged the realities of children with autism, whose warning signs often go unnoticed. Parents of speech-disabled children, including H.E.Dr. Mwaba Kasese-Bota, the Ambassador of Zambia, are often unable to find support in the form of specialized schooling in their communities. H.E. Dr. Kasese-Bota stressed the need to connect the realities of autism with the objectives in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 4. In Uganda, people with autism are not recognized as living with a disability. Their families cannot often afford expensive support resources when they are available. Uganda has several modest facilities for children with autism, cerebral palsy and Down's syndrome. In Malawi, treatments can be unhelpful and even detrimental. However, Malawi's First Lady, Gertrude Maseko, is a dedicated advocate of autism awareness and access to helpful and non-harmful care.
H.E. David Roet, the Ambassador of Israel confirmed the country's commitment to African nations and called upon the global community to unite to prevent discrimination, to make effective policies, and to help create a social and economic environment of inclusion. He stressed the need for more specialized medical staff, screening facilities, and schools specialized in care for students with autism. The Missions of Kenya, Poland, Angola and Nigeria focused on enhancing awareness in professional realms including research, collaboration, and efficient and cost-effective delivery of early diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Alan Kadish explained autism and potential contributing factors. He defined the condition as a disability in social awareness and interaction, not intelligence. He discussed United States' treatment and schooling opportunities for children with autism. One mother described the special Israeli military roles offered to citizens with autism. Dr. Joel Wallach discussed studies of autism in children and the association of environmental change with worsening conditions for the child.
Meeting: "Autism in Africa: Life Saving Awareness Implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Angola, Israel, Japan, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia)
Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, 6 December 2016; 10:00 to 13:00; UN Headquarters, Conference Room 4
Speakers: H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mwaba Kasese-Bota of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations; H.E. Ambassador Dr. Richard Nduhurra of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations; H.E. Ambassador Necton Mhura of the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations; H.E. Ambassador David Roet of the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations; Counselor Fidel Casimiro on behalf of H.E. Ambassador Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins of the Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations; Margareta Kassangana-Jakubowska Minister-Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Poland to the United Nations; Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations; Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations; Dr. Alan Kadish of Touro College; Dr. Joel Wallach, Marylice Fegeley of Parent to Parent of New York State
Impacts of Economic Globalization
January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 / WIT	/ Leave a comment
Ambassador Donoghue gave a brief summary of Ireland's economic structure and history to begin the November 29 session. The Permanent Mission of Ireland organized the meeting, and Mr. Steve Landefeld provided attendants with an in-depth summary and outline of the associated data. Mr. Ataman Ozyidirim discussed the current trends, uncertainties, and relevant "disruptions" that will determine Ireland's economic future. He discussed TCB data that supports global economic growth projections and explained advancements in productivity data new this year. He ended and stressed the importance of creating value through qualitative growth by implementing more reliable and effective ways of measuring GDP. Mr. Klaus Tilmes and Ms. Deborah Winkler discussed ways to make global value chains (GVCs) work for development. They lectured on development through GVC Participation, relevant policy questions, assessing GVC participation, and WGB country engagement. Mr. Klaus and Ms. Winkler provided examples of multifaceted approaches relevant in Bangladesh, the ICT sector in Vietnam, and the livestock sector in Mali.
Mr. Michael Connolly's presentation focused on Irish national accounts and payment balance within them. He focused on MNE dominance, communication challenges, the impact of increasing stocks in capital assets, trends in net exports, the impact of relocation (GDP to GNI transition), contribution of domestic demand and net exports to annual GDP, and the trends in Irish and EU household savings.The final panelist examined how to more efficiently measure global value chains, the impacts of technology, productivity, comparative advantage, and trade on U.S. employment, the growth and benefits of GVCs and trade, and the need for a system of extended international accounts and business statistics. The panelists ended the with case studies of globalization, an emphasis on the need for consistent aggregate estimates, and a discussion of MNCs and trade, MNCs and domestic economy, and MNE rates of return.
Meeting: Seminar on "Measuring the Impact of Economic Globalization" (organized by the Permanent Mission of Ireland)
Date/Location: Tuesday, 29 November 2016; 10:00 to 13:00; UN Headquarters, Conference Room 12
Speakers: H.E. Ambassador Donoghue of the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations; Mr. Steve Landefeld of the UN Statistics Division; Mr. Ataman Ozyidirim (Director, Business Cycles and Growth Research of the Conference Board); Mr. Klaus Tilmes and Ms. Deborah Winkler of the World Bank; Mr. Michael Connolly (Director of the Central Statistics Office, Ireland); Mr. Timothy J. Sturgeon (Senior researcher MIT Industrial Performance Center)


London folk, roots, blues and rock music icon Rick Taylor and his band, Dashboard Rattle, from left, Jay Riehl, Taylor, Richard J. Miron and Joe Fournier release their self-titled album Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at London Music Club, 470 Colborne St., along with special guests Galea and The Galvanizers. Tickets, $20 in advance and $25 at the door, are available at the box office, online at londonmusicclub.com or by calling 519-640-6996.
765 OLD EAST BAR AND GRILL: Karaoke, Thursday to Sunday (following Super Bowl), Wednesday, 9 p.m.; The Allodays, Bad Western and the Shoobies, Friday, 9 p.m., $5; Blues Jam Matinee with the Robbie Antone Band, Saturday, 4 p.m.; Super Bowl Party, Sunday, 6:30 p.m.; Mount Abora, Dawn Valley, Kavara, with guests Adapt To Survive, Past The Verge, Monday, 7 p.m., $10 at the door, 19+; Acoustic Showcase Open Jam with Robbie Antone, Chris Trowel and Courtney Robinson, Tuesday, 8 p.m.; 765 Dundas St.; 519-601-1765.
CALL THE OFFICE: Legal Kill, Sideman, Bad Words, Friday, 9 p.m., $10; After Funk album release party with The Classy Wrecks, The B-Club, Saturday, 9 p.m., $10 advance or $15 at the door; 216 York St.
EASTSIDE BAR AND GRILL: Men Without Cats, Friday, 10 p.m.; Snakebite, Saturday, 10 p.m.; Blues On A Sunday Jam, Sunday, 3-7 p.m.; Eastside Open Jam Night, Wednesday, 8 p.m.; 750 Hamilton Rd.; 519-457-7467.
JIMBO'S PUB AND EATERY: Karaoke Party hosted by Maggie, Fridays, 10 p.m. and Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; Super Bowl party, Sunday, 4 p.m.; 920 Commissioners Rd. E.; 519-204-7991 or visit www.jimbospub.ca.
LONDON MUSIC CLUB: Acoustic Open Mic, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Let's Jam Electric Jam with host Pete Denomme, 7:30 p.m.; Dashboard Rattle album release show featuring Joe Fournier, Rick Taylor, Jay Riehl, Richard J. Miron, Galea and The Galvanizers, Saturday, 7 p.m., $20 advance or $25 at the door; SOUP Ukulele Jam, Wednesday, 6:45 p.m.; 470 Colborne St.; 519-640-6996.
LONDON MUSIC HALL: Doc Walker, Monday, 8 p.m., $30, all ages; Share the Land, Wednesday, 7 p.m., $20, all ages; 185 Queens Ave.; 519-432-1107.
LONDON WINE BAR – DOWNTOWN: Simple Joy, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., no cover; 420 Talbot St.; for reservations, call 519-913-3400 or e-mail info@londonwinebar.ca; walk-ins always welcome.
MUSTANG SALLY'S: Mud Creek, Friday, 9 p.m.; Matt and Julius, Saturday, 9:30 p.m.; Super Bowl Party, Sunday; Acoustic Jam with Alan Lynch, Smokin Dave, Don Oullette and Friends, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.; Lonnie Chicago, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; 99 Belmont Dr.; 519-649-7688.
NORMA JEAN'S: BerKnarlies blues set, Thursday, 2-5 p.m., Live Band Rockaoke, 10 p.m.; Acoustic Set with Steve Frost, Friday, 5-8 p.m., Def Bombs, 10 p.m.; Destroyer, Canada official Kiss tribute band with Chainz, Alice in Chains tribute, Saturday, 9 p.m.; Super Bowl party, Sunday; Open Mic Jam night, Tuesday; Karaoke, Wednesday; 1332 Huron St.; 519-455-7711 or visit www.normajeans.ca.
RICHMOND TAVERN: Rock N Roll Rent Party #54 with The Mongrels and HowieZowie, Sunday, 4-7 p.m., no cover; 370 Richmond St.; 519-679-9777.
ST. REGIS TAVERN: Musical chairs with Jenny Rensby and Chuck Reid, Saturday, 9 p.m., pay-what-you-will; 625 Dundas St.; 519-432-0162.
RUM RUNNERS: Mosh to Break the Silence with Wind Cries Mary, The Healing, Necrosaurs Rex, Sweet Toothe, Cakeface, Friday, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages; #SystemSaturday with Nora En Pure, Saturday, 10 p.m., $19.50, 19+; Spill Your Guts, World's Grasp, Hellbent, Jock, Tuesday, 7 p.m., $10, all ages; 178 Dundas St.; 519-432-1107.
WORTLEY ROADHOUSE: Soul Tripper, Friday and Saturday; Geoff Super Bowl Party, Sunday; 190 Wortley Rd.; 519-438-5141.


Master bedroom with a double bed and TV, a living room that can be converted into a bedroom with an extra TV and safe. A dining area and a fully equipped kitchenette including a microwave, mini refrigerator, electric kettle and a cutlery set.
Located on the first or the second floor.
A bedroom with double bed, a living room with sofa and a bathroom . An accessorized kitchenette including: a microwave, an electric kettle, a small fridge and cutlery for the number of guests in the room.
Master bedroom with a double bed and TV, an additional bedroom with 2 single beds,a living room that can be converted into a bedroom with an extra TV and safe. A dining area and a fully equipped kitchenette including a microwave, mini refrigerator, electric kettle and a cutlery set. Bathroom with bathtub and hairdryer and spacious balcony.
Located on the ground floor or on the first floor.
Master bedroom with a double bed and TV,a living room that can be converted into a bedroom with an extra TV and safe. A dining area and a fully equipped kitchenette including a microwave, mini refrigerator, electric kettle and a cutlery set. Bathroom with bathtub and hairdryer and spacious balcony.
Centrally located in the resort , ground floor or first floor.


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Top 10 Most Influential Persons in History
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by Michael H. Hart, reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history. In the book, Hart provides brief biographies of each of the individuals, as well as reasons for their ranking.
The first person on Hart's list is the Prophet of Islam Muhammad. Hart asserted that Muhammad was "supremely successful" in both the religious and secular realms. He also believed that Muhammad's role in the development of Islam was far more influential than Jesus' collaboration in the development of Christianity. He attributes the development of Christianity to St. Paul, who played a pivotal role in its dissemination. Now let's take a look at the top 10 most influential persons in history...
10. Albert Einstein, Scientist ( 1879 – 1955 )
German theoretical physicist, best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass–energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2.
9. Christopher Columbus, Explorer ( 1451 – 1506 )
Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages led to general European awareness of the American continents.
8. Johannes Gutenberg, Inventor ( 1398 – 1468 )
German printer who invented the mechanical printing press.
7. Cài Lún, Political official in imperial China ( 50 – 121 AD )
Widely regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process.
6. Paul of Tarsus, Christian apostle ( 5 – 67 AD )
One of the most notable of early Christian missionaries, credited with proselytizing and spreading Christianity outside of Palestine (mainly to the Romans) and author of numerous letters of the New Testament of the Bible.
5. Confucius, Philosopher ( 551 – 479 BC )
Chinese thinker and social philosopher, founder of Confucianism, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Indonesian thought and life.
4. Buddha, Spiritual leader ( 563 – 483 BC )
Spiritual teacher and philosopher from ancient India. Founder of Buddhism and is also considered an Gautama Buddha in Hinduism.
3. Jesus Christ, Spiritual leader ( 7–2 BC – 26–36 AD )
The central figure of Christianity, revered by Christians as the Son of God and the incarnation of God. Also regarded as a major prophet in Islam.
2. Isaac Newton, Scientist ( 1643 – 1727 )
English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion laid the groundwork for classical mechanics.
1. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.), Secular and religious leader ( 570 – 632 AD )
The central human figure of Islam, regarded by Muslims as a prophet of God and the last messenger. Active as a social reformer, diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator, military leader, humanitarian, philanthropist.
CLICK HERE - For the complete list of 100 Most Influential Persons in History according to this book.
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Top 10 Discontinued iPhone Applications
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. One of it's most successful product of Apple Inc is the iphone. The success of the iphone is not only because of the hardware design but also the apps which helps it to get in touch with it always.
There are lot of iphone apps some are free and some we have a pay a few bucks to grab it. But here we have compiled a list of 10 best iPhone applications which are unavailable or have been discontinued due to different violations. Take a look....
iTether
iTether, which enjoyed a few hours in the App Store this week, allowed the iPhone to become a portable modem, feeding Internet service to any laptop through a USB cable. For a one-time fee of $15, iTether was a steal compared to the $20 per month charged by AT&T and Verizon and the $30 per month charged by Sprint.
iDOSK
It's not the official app of the International Dutch Oven Society, but rather a full DOS emulator for iPhones and iPads that cost just $1. Within hours of its October 2010 debut, users had figured out how to load Windows 3.1 and scads of classic computer games on their iPhones and iPads, using the file transfer utility in iTunes.
Nescaline
For a short time in December 2009, it was every iPhone gamer's dream come true: a full-fledged Nintendo emulator in the App Store. Nescaline cost $7 and let users load classic NES ROMs through the iTunes file sharing utility.
Print to PDF was a $4 app that arrived in August 2011, letting users print web pages, photos and e-mails as PDF documents. As long as the app was running in the background, a "Print to PDF" option would appear in Apple's built-in printing feature.
iControlBits
Transmission is a BitTorrent client for Macs, and for a brief time in January 2011, iPhone users could manage their BitTorrent downloads remotely using the iControlbits iOS app. That included the ability to add new files, pause existing downloads and adjust server settings.
Any Music Downloader
This generic-sounding name actually refers to one specific app that let users download and play MP3 files from around the Web. Users could then connect an iPhone to a PC to transfer the downloaded files. The app launched in May 2011, and quickly rose to the top of the App Store charts.
aMusic was a native app for accessing Amazon's Cloud Player service that launched in October 2011. Although Apple's own iTunes Match can also store music on the Internet, Amazon's service offers 5 GB of free storage, and can stream songs instead of downloading them.
VLC was a free media player that supported file types that the iPhone's media player doesn't, including AVI, MPG and MKV. The free app, which appeared in October 2010, was based off the open-source desktop software of the same name.
Phone Story
I've mostly kept this list free of apps that were banned on editorial grounds, because there are too many examples–indeed, entire articles have already been dedicated to the topic and usually it's just a matter of Apple cracking down on porn or poor taste. But Molle industria's Phone Story is special because it was critical of tech companies and consumer culture. The $1 app highlighted the mining of conflict minerals, brutal factory conditions and planned obsolescence that keeps consumers coming back for more.
Apple's launch of Siri as an exclusive feature for the iPhone 4S spelled curtains for the Siri app that was already in the App Store. Users who already had the virtual assistant app on older iPhones were eventually cut off as well, as Apple shut down functionality on October 15.
35 Creative Apple iPhone Docks
42 Cool and Unusual iPhone Cases
21 Cool and Unusual iPhone Accessories
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World's First OLED TV by Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Asia's biggest manufacturer of electronics, has announced on Thursday, at Premium TV Showcase event, that the world's first 55-inch organic light emitting diode (OLED) Smart TV ( ES9500 ) made by the company will be launched in the domestic market by the second half of this year at 10 million won or more than $9000.
Kim Hyun Suk, head of the company's TV operations, said in a media briefing in Seoul that the sales will start from the South Korea.
Samsung's OLED TV was a Best of Innovations Award Honoree at CES 2012 and comes with fast response times resulting in less blurring even in fastest moving scenes. People will be able to view two channels on the same screen and can listen to the voices through earphones attached to the 3D glasses.
Operating profit at the Samsung's TV-making unit has increased from 8 billion won a year earlier to 530 billion won in the first quarter. According to IHS Inc.'s iSuppli, Samsung had a record market share in the U.S. LCD TV market i.e. 25% of total shipments.
iSuppli has estimated that the shipments of OLED TVs would grow to 2.1 million sets in 2015 from 34,000 in 2012.
Samsung is not the only company to start mass production of OLED TVs. LG Electronics Inc. would be the rival company to start mass production. Both of these companies are turning towards the next generation display technology utilizing OLED, which can be as thin as 4 millimeters and could produce sharper images than Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) models. OLED TVs are thinner as these TVs do not need separate backlights and images could be displayed using organically glowing materials.
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