The family of Mohamed Bouazizi recalls what happened on December 17, 2010, the day he set himself on fire as protest against the harassment he received as a street vendor. Continue reading
Reporter Matt Belanger explains how news station WGAL took steps to comply with the requirements of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act and station manager John Humphries talks about how long they've been working to obey the law. Continue reading
Michel Proulx, Chief Technology Officer for Miranda Technologies, explains the importance of managing the volume of commercials during a broadcast from both a legislative and a customer service perspectives. Continue reading
President Barack Obama signed the the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act into law on December 15, 2010 and shares his thoughts on the bill that limits the volume of TV commercials. Continue reading
SRS Labs' Chief Technology Officer Alan Kraemer discusses why the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act may not fix uneven sound problems across different types of media. Continue reading
Rep. Anna Eshoo introduces the people responsible for the passing CALM Act and discusses how she first decided to take on loud commercials at a legislative level. Continue reading
Bill Clinton recalls the day he met President John F. Kennedy on July 24, 1963 at the Boys Nation civic training event sponsored by the American Legion. Continue reading
Mary Ann Glendon, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See in 2008, discusses the political state of the world in 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was conceived and adopted by the UN. Continue reading
On December 10, 1948 Mr. H. V. Evatt, the President of the UN General Assembly, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with 48 votes in favor of the document, zero votes against, and 8 abstentions. Continue reading
Eleanor Roosevelt addresses the UN General Assembly about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and shares her hopes for the future of the document. Continue reading