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January 30, 2017
Miss France, Iris Mittenaere, crowned Miss Universe
Photo: Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe France, is crowned Miss Universe at the conclusion The 65th MISS UNIVERSE Competition on Sunday, January 29, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. The new winner will move to New York City where she will live during her reign and become a spokesperson for various causes alongside The Miss Universe Organization. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York. Photographer: Tom Starkweather.
Photo: Miss Universe France, Iris Mittenaere, the winner of the 65th Miss Universe Competition, just concluded in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe France 2016, is announced as a top 9 finalist in Yamamay swimwear and Chinese Laundry shoes during The 65th MISS UNIVERSE Telecast airing on FOX on Sunday, January 29, from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York. Photographer: Anthony Yu.
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January 25, 2017
89TH OSCARS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES, CA - Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, joined by Oscar-winning and nominated Academy members Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Jason Reitman, Gabourey Sidibe and Ken Watanabe, announced the 89th Academy Awards nominations today.
Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories, i.e., actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, and the like. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.
Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 24 categories beginning Monday, February 13 through Tuesday, February 21.
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars will also be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Following are the Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards:
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Casey Affleck in “Manchester by the Sea”
- Andrew Garfield in “Hacksaw Ridge”
- Ryan Gosling in “La La Land”
- Viggo Mortensen in “Captain Fantastic”
- Denzel Washington in “Fences”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight”
- Jeff Bridges in “Hell or High Water”
- Lucas Hedges in “Manchester by the Sea”
- Dev Patel in “Lion”
- Michael Shannon in “Nocturnal Animals”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Isabelle Huppert in “Elle”
- Ruth Negga in “Loving”
- Natalie Portman in “Jackie”
- Emma Stone in “La La Land”
- Meryl Streep in “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Viola Davis in “Fences”
- Naomie Harris in “Moonlight”
- Nicole Kidman in “Lion”
- Octavia Spencer in “Hidden Figures”
- Michelle Williams in “Manchester by the Sea”
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Kubo and the Two Strings” Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
- “Moana” John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer
- “My Life as a Zucchini” Claude Barras and Max Karli
- “The Red Turtle” Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki
- “Zootopia” Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Achievement in cinematography
- “Arrival” Bradford Young
- “La La Land” Linus Sandgren
- “Lion” Greig Fraser
- “Moonlight” James Laxton
- “Silence” Rodrigo Prieto
Achievement in costume design
- “Allied” Joanna Johnston
- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Colleen Atwood
- “Florence Foster Jenkins” Consolata Boyle
- “Jackie” Madeline Fontaine
- “La La Land” Mary Zophres
Achievement in directing
- “Arrival” Denis Villeneuve
- “Hacksaw Ridge” Mel Gibson
- “La La Land” Damien Chazelle
- “Manchester by the Sea” Kenneth Lonergan
- “Moonlight” Barry Jenkins
Best documentary feature
- “Fire at Sea” Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
- “I Am Not Your Negro” Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck
- “Life, Animated” Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman
- “O.J.: Made in America” Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
- “13th” Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish
Best documentary short subject
- “Extremis” Dan Krauss
- “4.1 Miles” Daphne Matziaraki
- “Joe’s Violin” Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen
- “Watani: My Homeland” Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis
- “The White Helmets” Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Achievement in film editing
- “Arrival”Joe Walker
- “Hacksaw Ridge” John Gilbert
- “Hell or High Water” Jake Roberts
- “La La Land” Tom Cross
- “Moonlight” Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
Best foreign language film of the year
- “Land of Mine” Denmark
- “A Man Called Ove” Sweden
- “The Salesman” Iran
- “Tanna” Australia
- “Toni Erdmann” Germany
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “A Man Called Ove” Eva von Bahr and Love Larson
- “Star Trek Beyond” Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo
- “Suicide Squad” Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Jackie” Mica Levi
- “La La Land” Justin Hurwitz
- “Lion” Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka
- “Moonlight” Nicholas Britell
- “Passengers” Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land”
- Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
- “Can’t Stop The Feeling” from “Trolls”
- Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster
- “City Of Stars” from “La La Land”
- Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
- “The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story”
- Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting
- “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”
- Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best motion picture of the year
- “Arrival” Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers
- “Fences” Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers
- “Hacksaw Ridge” Bill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers
- “Hell or High Water” Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers
- “Hidden Figures” Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers
- “La La Land” Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
- “Lion” Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
- “Manchester by the Sea” Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers
- “Moonlight” Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Achievement in production design
- “Arrival” Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte
- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- “Hail, Caesar!” Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- “La La Land” Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
- “Passengers” Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
Best animated short film
- “Blind Vaysha” Theodore Ushev
- “Borrowed Time” Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj
- “Pear Cider and Cigarettes” Robert Valley and Cara Speller
- “Pearl” Patrick Osborne
- “Piper” Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Best live action short film
- “Ennemis Intérieurs” Sélim Azzazi
- “La Femme et le TGV” Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff
- “Silent Nights” Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson
- “Sing” Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy
- “Timecode” Juanjo Giménez
Achievement in sound editing
- “Arrival” Sylvain Bellemare
- “Deepwater Horizon” Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli
- “Hacksaw Ridge” Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright
- “La La Land” Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
- “Sully” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Achievement in sound mixing
- “Arrival” Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye
- “Hacksaw Ridge” Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
- “La La Land” Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow
- “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
- “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth
Achievement in visual effects
- “Deepwater Horizon” Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton
- “Doctor Strange” Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould
- “The Jungle Book” Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
- “Kubo and the Two Strings” Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff
- “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould
Adapted screenplay
- “Arrival” Screenplay by Eric Heisserer
- “Fences” Screenplay by August Wilson
- “Hidden Figures” Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
- “Lion” Screenplay by Luke Davies
- “Moonlight” Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Original screenplay
- “Hell or High Water” Written by Taylor Sheridan
- “La La Land” Written by Damien Chazelle
- “The Lobster” Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
- “Manchester by the Sea” Written by Kenneth Lonergan
- “20th Century Women” Written by Mike Mills
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January 20, 2017
Preparing for Fourth Industrial Revolution Requires Deeper Commitments to Education
Photos: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017, Davos, Switzerland. Images provided by & Copyright © World Economic Forum / Faruk Pinjo / Valeriano Di Domenico.
Photo: Interaction during the session: Davos Insights: Strengthening Systems for Global Collaboration, at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle.
Photo: The New Lead Characters. Karan Johar, Head, Dharma Productions, India, at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek.
Photo: Ask About: The Psychology of Populism. Molly Crockett, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © World Economic Forum / Sikarin Thanachaiary.
Photo: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, India, “Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution” Session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico.
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland - January 20, 2017 — The accelerating pace of change driven by emerging technologies threatens to create wider income and opportunity gaps, warned business and technology leaders in a session on preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the opening day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. “We are at a point where it is possible that technological development can accelerate and increase digital refugees,” warned Marc R. Benioff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Salesforce in the US. Added Vishal Sikka, Chief Executive Officer of Infosys in the US: “We have to put in an extra effort so that we don’t create a bigger society of have-nots. That means a deep commitment to education and to addressing the displacements.”
The key to preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution lies in the technologies themselves, argued Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries in India. “These technologies really are all-inclusive and will benefit all. In a sense they are great equalizers.” The rapid growth of e-commerce and digital cash in India is an example, he observed. “And the fastest way to transmit education in a big country like India is through technology.” Making these technologies inclusive will require designing them so that they benefit everybody and not just a few, Sikka said. “That requires empathy. I’ve always wondered why every company isn’t a technology company.”
Focusing on education and promoting innovation are not new solutions to the challenges of inequality and marginalization. “Education and entrepreneurship are the answers,” Sikka stressed. “We just haven’t been doing enough of it.” And what is required are fresh approaches or new models shaped through debate and collaboration among all stakeholders, Benioff said. He proposed that CEOs each adopt a public school. For initiatives to be effective will require building trust and articulating a vision, explained Mary Barra, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Company in the US. “You need to be incredibly transparent for people to have trust.”
To prepare for the disruptions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, leaders will require radar to pick up on displacement and discontent and a compass to set the values and vision needed to succeed, Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford in the UK, told participants. To weather the challenges will require more collaboration among countries, said Shu Yinbiao, Chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China. “Globalization is inevitable and is good for the development of the global economy. We will need more international cooperation.”
The 47th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is taking place on 17-20 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme Responsive and Responsible Leadership. More than 3,000 participants from nearly 100 countries are participating in over 400 sessions.
The Co-Chairs taking a principal role in shaping the discussion at the meeting are:
- Frans van Houten, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips, Netherlands.
- Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America Corporation, USA.
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Documentary Filmmaker, SOC Films, Pakistan.
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International, United Kingdom.
- Meg Whitman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, USA.
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January 18, 2017
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN LAUNCHES NEW DA VINCI WATCHES
Photo: Supermodel Adriana Lima visits the IWC booth during the launch of the Da Vinci Novelties from the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2017 on January 17, 2017 in Geneva,Switzerland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for IWC. © 2017 Getty Images).
Photo: Model Monika Radulovic visits the IWC booth during the launch of the Da Vinci Novelties from the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2017 on January 17, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for IWC. © 2017 Getty Images).
Photo: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor attends the IWC Schaffhausen “Decoding the Beauty of Time” Gala Dinner during the launch of the Da Vinci Novelties from the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) on January 17, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for IWC. © 2017 Getty Images).
Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen revisits the iconic design of the 1980s and presents the 2017 Da Vinci collection, once again with its classic round case. The Da Vinci Automatic 36 and the Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 are tailored to women, while the Da Vinci Automatic is a unisex model. Two Da Vinci timepieces feature newly developed IWC-manufactured calibres that innovatively combine and integrate complications.
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January 16, 2017
THE 65TH MISS UNIVERSE COMPETITION
Photo: Miss Universe Chile, Catalina Paz Caceres, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Ecuador, Connie Jimenez, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Russia, Yuliana Korolkova, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Spain, Noelia Freire, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Turkey, Tansu Sila Cakir, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe India, Roshmitha Harimurthy, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Argentina, Estefania Bernal, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Bolivia, Antonella Moscatelli, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Colombia, Andrea Tovar, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Hungary, Veronika Bodizs, a contestant participating at the 65th Miss Universe Competition being held in Manila, Philippines. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York.
Photo: Miss Universe Georgia, Nuka Karalashvili, at the photoshoot for the 65th Miss Universe Competition held at Chinatown, Philippines, on January 15, 2017. (Photo by Benjamin Askinas/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection).
Photo: Miss Universe Iceland, Hildur Maria Leifsdottir, poses with a teddy bear at the Conrad Hotel in Manila, Philippines, on January 14, 2017. The Miss Universe contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss Universe crown. Tune in to the FOX telecast at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 29, live from the Philippines to see who will become Miss Universe. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection).
Photo: Miss Universe Nicaragua, Marina Jacoby, walks the runway during a swimsuit fashion show at Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Cebu, Philippines, on Tuesday, January 17. The Miss Universe contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss Universe crown in the Philippines. Tune in to the FOX telecast at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 29, live from the Philippines to see who will become Miss Universe. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection).
Photo: Miss Universe Spain, Noelia Freire, walks the runway during a swimsuit fashion show at Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Cebu, Philippines, on Tuesday, January 17. The Miss Universe contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss Universe crown in the Philippines. Tune in to the FOX telecast at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 29, live from the Philippines to see who will become Miss Universe. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection).
Photo: Miss Universe Netherlands, Zoey Ivory, walks the runway during a swimsuit fashion show at Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Cebu, Philippines, on Tuesday, January 17. The Miss Universe contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss Universe crown in the Philippines. Tune in to the FOX telecast at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 29, live from the Philippines to see who will become Miss Universe. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection).
Photo: Miss Universe India, Roshmitha Harimurthy, arrives for the Governor’s Ball in Manila, Philippines, on January 16, 2017. The Miss Universe contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss Universe crown in the Philippines. Tune in to the FOX telecast at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 29, live from the Philippines to see who will become Miss Universe. Image provided by & copyright © The Miss Universe Organization, New York. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection).
MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTANTS
COUNTRY Name Age
- ALBANIA Lindita Idrizi 20
- ANGOLA LuÃsa Baptista 21
- ARGENTINA Estefania Bernal 21
- ARUBA Charlene Leslie 24
- AUSTRALIA Caris Tiivel 23
- AUSTRIA Dajana Dzinic 21
- BAHAMAS Cherell Williamson 24
- BARBADOS Shannon Harris 22
- BELGIUM Stephanie Geldof 19
- BELIZE Rebecca Kathleen Rath 23
- BOLIVIA Fabiana Antonella Moscatelli Saucedo 21
- BRAZIL Raissa Santana 21
- BRITISH V.I. Erika Renae Creque 22
- BULGARIA Violina Ancheva 21
- CANADA Siera Bearchell 23
- CAYMAN ILS Monyque Brooks 25
- CHILE Catalina Paz Caceres 26
- CHINA Li ZhenYing 23
- COLOMBIA Andrea Tovar 23
- COSTA RICA Carolina Rodriguez Duran 27
- CROATIA Barbara Filipovic 19
- CURACAO Chanelle de Lau 21
- CZECH REP. Andrea Bezdekova 21
- DENMARK Christina Mikkelsen 24
- DOMINICAN REP. Rosalba Abreu Garcia 24
- ECUADOR Connie Jimenez 21
- FINLAND Shirly Karvinen 24
- FRANCE Iris Mittenaere 24
- GEORGIA Nuka Karalashvili 25
- GERMANY Johanna Acs 24
- GREAT BRITAIN Jaime-Lee Faulkner 27
- GUAM Muñeka Joy Cruz Taisipic 19
- GUATEMALA Virginia Argueta 22
- GUYANA Soyini Asanti Fraser 26
- HAITI Raquel Pelissier 25
- HONDURAS Sirey Moran 26
- HUNGARY Veronika Bodizs 24
- ICELAND Hildur Maria Leifsdottir 24
- INDIA Roshmitha Harimurthy 22
- INDONESIA Kezia Warouw 25
- ISRAEL Yam Kaspers Anshel 18
- ITALY Sophia Sergio 24
- JAMAICA Isabel Dalley 20
- JAPAN Sari Nakazawa 23
- KAZAKHSTAN Darina Kulsitova 19
- KENYA Mary Esther Were 27
- KOREA Jenny Kim 23
- KOSOVO Camila Barraza 23
- MALAYSIA Kiran Jassal 20
- MALTA Martha Fenech 26
- MAURITIUS Kushboo Ramnawaj 26
- MEXICO Kristal Silva 25
- MYANMAR Htet Htet Htun 24
- NAMIBIA Lizelle Esterhuizen 20
- NETHERLANDS Zoey Ivory 23
- NEW ZEALAND Tania Dawson 24
- NICARAGUA Marina Jacoby 21
- NIGERIA Unoaku Anyadike 22
- NORWAY Christina Waage 21
- PANAMA Keity Drennan 26
- PARAGUAY Andrea Melgarejo 22
- PERU Valeria Piazza 27
- PHILIPINES Maxine Medina 26
- POLAND Izabella Krzan 21
- PORTUGAL Flavia Joana Brito 23
- PUERTO RICO Brenda Azaria Jimenez 22
- ROMANIA Teodora Dan 27
- RUSSIA Yuliana Korolkova 22
- SIERRA LEONE Hawa Kamara 26
- SINGAPORE Cheryl Chou Zhi Hui 20
- SLOVAK REP. Zuzana Kollarova 25
- SLOVENIA Lucija Potoc nik 25
- SOUTH AFRICA Ntandoyenkosi Kunene 24
- SPAIN Noelia Freire 24
- SRI LANKA Jayathi De Silva 26
- SWEDEN Ida Ovmar 21
- SWITZERLAND Dijana Cvijetic 23
- TANZANIA Jihan Dimack 20
- THAILAND Chalita Suansane 22
- TURKEY Tansu Sila Cakir 21
- UKRAINE Alena Spodynyuk 19
- URUGUAY Magdalena Cohendet 19
- USA Deshauna Barber 27
- US VIRGIN ISLANDS Carolyn Carter 27
- VENEZUELA Mariam Habach 21
- VIETNAM Le Hang 23
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January 14, 2017
Nearly 50 Automobile Mobility Startups from Around the World Showcase Mobility Innovations at Detroit Auto Show
Photos: Some latest car models being exhibited at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
DETROIT — Nearly 50 startups from around the world are participating and showcasing their innovative mobility platforms as part of “AutoMobili-D” at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
“Through our ground-breaking “AutoMobili-D” showcase, the North American International Auto Show is the first auto show to feature a dedicated startup expo featuring companies from around the world that are tackling every aspect of future automotive mobility,” said Sam Slaughter, 2017 NAIAS Chairman. “Of the startups featured in “AutoMobili-D”, close to 90 percent of them are currently working with global automakers and suppliers to bring their technologies and concepts to production, a truly remarkable achievement.”
Auto Mobility Startup Companies include:
• Civil Maps - cognition for cars, enabling autonomous vehicles to crowdsource a comprehensive map for safe, smooth driving.
• Donut Media - digital media central for the next generation of automotive and motorsports enthusiasts.
• LISNR - ultrasonic inaudible technology; a communication protocol that sends data over audio.
• Mapbox - platform used by developers to power maps and location for hundreds of millions of users. Mapbox Drive is a full solution for mobility, from open source libraries for Android and Qt to telemetry-based road topology data to enable self-driving cars.
• PolySync - products and services that simplify and accelerate the development, testing, and deployment of self-driving cars.
• Spatial - artificial intelligence location platform and API that enables vehicles to answer location questions only a local would know using real time social data.
• SPLT - focused on moving people efficiently and sustainably in urban and suburban areas.
Now in its 29th year as an international event, the NAIAS is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, providing unparalleled access to the automotive products, technologies, people and ideas that matter most - up close and in one place.
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January 13, 2017
Times Higher Education Academic Reputation Survey 2017
Leading academics from across the world are being invited to help Times Higher Education (THE) develop unique new insights into the global teaching and research landscape by highlighting the most prestigious institutions in their field.
THE has launched its 2017 Academic Reputation Survey, which asks published scholars to outline which universities they perceive to be the best for teaching and research in their specialist discipline.
Each respondent is asked to identify institutions worldwide and in their own country and will be representing many of their peers from their fields and their nation.
The survey results will make up two of the 13 performance indicators used to create the THE World University Rankings 2017-18, and related regional rankings, and will form the basis of the “THE World Reputation Rankings”.
The survey, run in partnership with Elsevier, is invitation-only to ensure a representative statistical sample. It is available in 15 languages, and to ensure a fair and balanced response, it is distributed using United Nations data on the geographical distribution of researchers globally. Universities cannot nominate respondents and individuals are not able to volunteer to take part.
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January 10, 2017
UN Security Council Debates Conflict Prevention, Sustaining Peace
Photo: A view of the Security Council ministerial-level open debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. 10 January 2017. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
Photo: A view of the UN Security Council ministerial-level open debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. 10 January 2017. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Manuel Elias.
Photo: Nobuo Kishi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, addresses the UN Security Council ministerial-level open debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. 10 January 2017. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
Photo: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (right) addresses journalists with Margot Wallstrom, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden and President of the Security Council for January, on the Council’s open debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. 10 January 2017. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe.
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“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte.
“You do not get peace by shouting: Peace. Peace is a meaningless word; what we need is a glorious peace.”
—Napoleon Bonaparte.
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