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Uber names Melbourne as first non-US city for flying car programme

WASHINGTON: Uber on Tuesday selected Melbourne, Australia, as the first non-US city for its aerial ridesharing service that is expected to launch in 2023, as it unveiled new partners for the ambitious initiative.




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Paris zoo's orangutan painter Nenette turns 50

France's most famous orangutan delighted zoo visitors with her artistic antics on Thursday (June 13), three days ahead of her 50th birthday. - REUTERS




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Bangkok Post International Mini Marathon 2019

Thousand runners joined the Bangkok Post International Mini Marathon on Sunday.




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Ralph Fiennes is Odysseus in 'The Return' Trailer with Juliette Binoche

"If I were free, I'd fight for what was mine. I'd fight for my people." Bleecker Street FIlms has revealed an official trailer for The Return, a brand new take on the The Odyssey story from Italian filmmaker Uberto Pasolini. This film skipped Venice and ended up premiering at the Toronto & Chicago Film Festivals this fall, with a US release now set for December in theaters. Based on the classic story written by Homer. After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength and fight back. The film reunites actors Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche 30 years after their Academy Award winning triumph in The English Patient. The cast also includes Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria, and Angela Molina. This looks damn good! Playing the story of Odysseus more as a tale of revenge, once he returns home and has to reclaim his own home against those who tried to take it from him. I stand with Odysseus! Go kick some ass Ralph […]




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Official Trailer for 'Call Me Ted' Doc About TV Mastermind Ted Turner

"You don’t change the world by following the rules. Max has revealed an official trailer for a documentary series titled Call Me Ted, tell the story of "the man who changed media forever." Yep it's a doc about Ted Turner, the original founder of CNN back in 1980. Turner is actually still alive - he's currently 85 years old. The series spans most of his life and career. In one episode covering the 1980s: Ted’s focus on launching CNN prompts him to sell the last of his billboard business and to end his sailing career. His interest in protecting the environment and promoting world peace leads to yet another ambitious — and expensive — concept known as the Goodwill Games. And so much more in his life - so many TV networks and ambitious ideas and even baseball. Featuring interviews including Jane Fonda, John Malone, Christiane Amanpour, Alan Horn, his children, and others. This 6-part doc series will already be out this week on Max if anyone wants to dive in. Looks interesting, plenty to learn from Ted about the media saturated world we're now in. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Keith R. Clarke 's film Call Me […]




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Nanufu Wang's Cuba Activist Doc 'Night is Not Eternal' Official Trailer

Two women, three countries, one relentless pursuit of democracy. HBO has revealed the official trailer for a documentary film titled Night is Not Eternal, the next film by doc filmmaker Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation, In the Same Breath). This recently premiered at a small film festival and is now set for a streaming launching on HBO & Max starting next week. For seven years she has followed Rosa Maria Paya, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace Prize nominated activist, Oswaldo Paya, in Rosa's fight for democracy in Cuba. Interwoven with Rosa's narrative are Nanfu’s poignant reflections on her Chinese upbringing and of eroding democratic norms in the US, revealing unsettling similarities to the authoritarian system she left behind. A powerful meditation on political change and individual action against seemingly insurmountable odds, the doc Night is Not Eternal reflects on the complexities of exile and small acts of defiance to create a narrative that crosses geographical boundaries exploring a universal longing for freedom. If you're curious, get a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Nanfu Wang's doc Night Is Not Eternal, direct from YouTube: Night Is Not Eternal is a deeply personal exploration of political activism through […]




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Watch: Sen. Bernie Sanders declares on CNN: ‘If Trump wins, the struggle—the global struggle—against climate change is over’

Sen. Sanders: “If Trump wins, the struggle—the global struggle—against climate change is over. Because if the largest economy in the world, the United States, pulls back, so will China, so will Europe.”




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‘A wrecking ball’: Experts warn Trump’s win sets back ‘global climate action’ – Poses ‘major threat to the planet’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/06/trump-climate-change-environment-threat Election of a ‘climate denier’ to US presidency poses ‘major threat to the planet’, environmentalists say By Oliver Milman and Ajit Niranjan Donald Trump’s new term as US president poses a grave threat to the planet if it blows up the international effort to curb dangerous global heating, stunned climate experts have warned in the wake […]




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Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped & Its Support Split Between the Parties

As early exit polling comes out, it appears that young voters—often expected to reliably support Democratic candidates—did not vote as a monolith. Although Kamala Harris still took the majority of the youth vote, her margin of support from young voters, 6 points, was much smaller than Biden’s 25 point lead in 2020, and young men—unlike in 2020—broke in favor of Trump...
Alice Siu, associate director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University, said that young voters’ opinions were more diverse than may have been expected...
Climate Didn’t Necessarily Move Young Voters to Harris: Young voters also consistently rank climate change as an important issue, and in the lead up to the election some experts suggested that young climate voters could tip the race in favor of Harris.




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Mag: ‘Trump Wins, Planet Loses’ – Morano heads to UN’s COP29 in Azerbaijan – Gore depressed – Bernie Sanders: ‘Struggle against climate change is over’

Climate Depot note: I will be on the ground again this year attending the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan. Morano will be there for the week of November 10th through 15 in Baku, following the UN’s every effort to squelch your freedom and continue the dark path of net-zero rationing of energy, food, freedom of […]




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Biden will NOT attend UN climate summit in Azerbaijan: Media reacts: ‘US absence at COP29 signals retreat from climate action, jeopardizing global emission-cutting goals’ – ‘Particularly concerning’

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2508719/shifting-climate-priorities After years of urgent calls for climate action, global leaders from key economies are now opting out of the United Nations COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan – a troubling signal for international climate efforts. The absence of the US in the summit starting today is particularly concerning. President Joe Biden will not attend, citing […]




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Azerbaijani president & UN climate summit host calls oil a ‘gift of God’ in COP29 speech – ‘The people need them’ – Slams Western ‘fake news media’

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has accused Western "fake news media" and environmental organizations of a slander campaign against his country, in his address to fellow leaders...Aliyev repeated his controversial quote that Azerbaijan's oil and gas reserves are a "gift of the God [sic]." "Countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market because the market needs them, the people need them," he said. Oil and gas are natural resources, just like gold, copper, wind or the sun. "To accuse us that we have oil is the same like [sic] to accuse us that we have more than 250 sunny days a year in Baku," he said.




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COP29 Azerbaijan fossil fuel scandal sums up the crisis of modern climate diplomacy – Host country ‘attempted to use the UN climate summit to broker fossil fuel deals’

https://www.intellinews.com/cop29-azerbaijan-fossil-fuel-scandal-sums-up-the-crisis-of-modern-climate-diplomacy-352396/ By bne IntelliNews November 11, 2024 A damning investigation has revealed that Azerbaijan’s COP29 leadership attempted to use the UN climate summit to broker fossil fuel deals, drawing fierce criticism from former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, who condemned the actions as “a treason” to the climate process. Secret recordings and documents obtained through an undercover […]




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ANTE LA BANDERA, de Julio Verne (RBA México)

Título:
Ante la bandera
Autor: Julio Verne (1828-1905)
Título original: Face au drapeau (1896)
Traducción: s.d.
Cubierta: Tenllado Studio (adap.)
Ilustraciones: L. Benett
Editor: RBA Editores (México)
Edición: 1ª ed.
Fecha de edición: 2018-08
Descripción física: 211 p.: il.; 16,5x24 cm.: tela
Serie: Colección Hetzel
ISBN: 978-607-9495-81-7; 978-607-9495-76-3 (obra completa)
Estructura: 18 capítulos
Información sobre impresión:
Impresa en Impresia Ibérica, Crta. de Caldes Km 3, 08130 Sta Perpètua de Mogoda, Barcelona
 
MI COMENTARIO:
El inventor francés Thomas Roch desarrolla un nuevo tipo de explosivo con un enorme poder destructivo: el “fulgurador Roch”; lo ofrece a varios países, pero es rechazado. Destrozado por este acontecimiento, termina recluido en un sanatorio mental para ricos en Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. Aquí lo cuida el ingeniero francés Simon Hart, que también trabaja con una identidad falsa.
Al ser un sanatorio modelo, es visitado repetidamente por personas interesadas, entre ellas el conde de Artigas, que secuestra al inventor y a su cuidador. A medida que avanza la trama, los acontecimientos se muestran desde el punto de vista de Simon Hart. Primero tiene que resolver el enigma de cómo se mueve la goleta del Conde a pesar de que las velas no están izadas y el motor no está presente. La solución sólo se le aclara en el destino del viaje, la isla de Back Cup en las Bermudas, cuando lo llevan en un submarino al interior de esta isla.
El narrador en primera persona conoce la isla porque ya la ha visitado debido a los rumores de que es un volcán despertado. Allí, Hart descubre que el presunto conde es el pirata Ker Karraje. Éste eligió la isla como refugio para su pandilla y simuló la actividad volcánica mediante explosiones selectivas. El objetivo de Karraje es poseer el arma desarrollada por Roch para finalmente ser invulnerable. De hecho, parece congraciarse con el inventor, quien desarrolla para él los explosivos y cohetes que desea.
Como Hart no ve otra opción, envía un mensaje en una botella al mundo exterior con todos los hechos que ha aprendido. Después de un intento inicialmente fallido de liberación por parte de un submarino de la Armada británica, la isla es atacada por cinco buques de guerra de diferentes países. Después de hundir inicialmente uno de los barcos (el alemán), Roch finalmente reacciona ante la colocación del pabellón tricolor francés en uno de los barcos restantes y se hace volar a sí mismo y a toda la isla. Sólo sobrevive Simon Hart.
Aparecen en la obra varios temas que serían muy relevantes en la ficción de espionaje hasta nuestros días: el desarrollo de armas de destrucción masiva, el peligroso posibilismo científico, la búsqueda de información estratégica, etc. Pero hay un detalle que no se suele tomar en cuenta en las reseñas del libro: el gobierno de Estados Unidos fue el que decidió encerrar a Roch en el sanatorio Healthful-House, con la directiva de “anotar con minucioso cuidado todo lo que inconscientemente se le escapara en el curso de sus crisis”. Anticipa así Verne la captación de mentes brillantes por parte de los gobiernos de los países, una práctica central en la competencia de las potencias mundiales durante los siglos XX y XXI.
 
ADAPTACIÓN AL CINE
El director checoslovaco Karel Zeman dirigió Vynález zkázy en 1958, combinando actores reales con escenarios ilustrados. Participaron Lubor Tokos (Simon Hart), Arnost Navrátil (prof. Roch), Miroslav Holub (Artigas), Frantisek Slégr (capitán pirata), Václav Kyzlink (ing. Serke), Jana Zatloukalová (Jana), Frantisek Cerný (cap. Spade), Otto Simánek (Muz ve vlaku) y Václav Trégl. En español se tituló Una invención diabólica.





  • AD ADAPTACIONES AL CINE Y LA TV
  • AD MIS COMENTARIOS
  • AU JULIO VERNE
  • ED RBA
  • GE NOVELA

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PERSECUCION FATAL, de William Garner (Vidorama)

Título:
Persecución fatal
Autor: William Garner (1920-2005)
Título original: Paper chase (1988)
Traducción: José Ferrer Aleu
Cubierta: F.M. (diseño); Ciruelo Cabral (il.)
Editor: Ediciones Vidorama (Barcelona)
Fecha de edición: d1990
Descripción física: 316, 3 p.; 12,5x19,5 cm.: solapas
Serie: Biblioteca Vidorama. Suspense
ISBN: 978-84-7730-079-3 (84-7730-079-8)
Depósito legal: B. 9.632-1990
Estructura: agradecimientos, capítulo inicial, 4 partes, 7 capítulos
Información sobre impresión:
Gersa
Ediciones Vidorama, S.A. Castillejos, 294 - 08025 Barcelona
 
Información de cubierta:
Los secretos de Estado divulgados por la prensa sensacionalista.
 
Información de contracubierta:
Nick Broke, destacado periodista con reportajes que aparecen bajo titulares sensacionalistas, se debate entre el dinero en abundancia y vagas ambiciones de un trabajo más honesto. Pero su vida y la de su familia se van a ver pronto amenazadas. Un helicóptero de las Fuerzas Aéreas de los Estados Unidos ha sufrido un accidente. De sus restos, Nick hurta unos documentos clasificados como Top Secret a Perpetuidad. A partir de ese acontecimiento, la existencia de Nick experimenta un cambio brusco, y su esposa se encuentra inesperadamente en el centro de una lucha encubierta por el poder, sufriendo una implacable persecución por parte de la jauría de la prensa amarilla británica.
Persecución fatal es una novela conmovedora y amargamente realista, que nos introduce en el mundo turbio de los secretos de estado a través del sórdido papel de la prensa sensacionalista.
 
Información de solapas:
William Garner procede de una familia de Yorkshire, pero ha vivido casi siempre en Londres. Se graduó en Ciencias y pasó diecisiete años dedicado a asuntos internacionales antes de optar por la literatura como única ocupación.
Antes de Persecución fatal ha escrito Think Big, Think Dirty, Rats’ Alley y Zones of Silence, que constituyen una trilogía.




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Odyssey to Cape Horn Island - Preview


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Preview for 53-minute HD voyaging video. In 1978, photographer and writer Gene Anthony achieved a personal quest. His sea story takes us on an inspirational odyssey to Cape Horn Island at the southern tip of the Americas. We voyage by way of Gene's lifelong fascination with all things nautical and his highly successful career as a maritime photojournalist. Narrated by actor and Emmy Award-winning narrator, Peter Coyote.

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A Horny Thriller Unfolds on ‘Bone Lake’

You don't come here for the fishing.




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The Return Trailer: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Reunite For Homer Adaptation

With his acclaimed drama Nowhere Special finally getting a U.S. release this past summer, four years after its premiere, Uberto Pasolini is now back with his next feature. The Return, which reunites the powerhouse duo of Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, is an adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey. Following a TIFF world premiere, Bleecker Street will release it in […]

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The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration

Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear remains a standard-bearer 71 years after the fact. Its 4K restoration from Hiventy thus comes as no surprise, and––just on the basis of how good a compressed YouTube upload looks––is only too welcome. Ahead of said restoration’s Film Forum debut on November 27, Janus Films have debuted a new […]

The post The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration first appeared on The Film Stage.



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Odyssey to Cape Horn Island - Preview


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Preview for 53-minute HD voyaging video. In 1978, photographer and writer Gene Anthony achieved a personal quest. His sea story takes us on an inspirational odyssey to Cape Horn Island at the southern tip of the Americas. We voyage by way of Gene's lifelong fascination with all things nautical and his highly successful career as a maritime photojournalist. Narrated by actor and Emmy Award-winning narrator, Peter Coyote.

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American Sports Story Aaron Hernandez Soundtrack Guide: Every Song And When They Play

FX's new series American Sports Story features a robust and relevant soundtrack full of 2000s hip-hop classics and collegiate fight songs.




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Ticked off! @Electric Daisy Carnival

See what upsets people and what occasionally makes them happy




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3 things learned from Florida’s loss at Texas

Five Texas players had at least one play of at least 25 yards. Tailback Jaydon Blue had a 45-yard run and 45-yard reception while former UF receiver commit Isaiah Bond had a 34-yard touchdown catch and 44-yard run.




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A ‘journey to freedom’: Lolita the orca will be released back into home waters after decades in captivity

Lolita, the 57-year-old orca who’s been held in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium on Virginia Key since the 1970s, is expected to be returned to her home waters in the Puget Sound, where she will live out the remainder of her days.




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Osceola Airbnb hosts earned $64 million in 2022, company says

A report from Airbnb found that hosts in Osceola County with a single listing earned an average of $14,700 last year.




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Bahamas cruise capacity to swell with Nassau revamp, new Disney, Royal Caribbean and Carnival destinations

The Bahamas have lined up capacity to take in thousands more cruise passengers in the coming years with the planned development of private destinations for Disney, Carnival and Royal Caribbean as well as a soon-to-open overhaul of the port of Nassau.




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PODCAST: Disney annual pass sales return and Star Tours ride to get new characters, scenes (Ep. 185)

Walt Disney World will start selling three levels of its annual passes to it theme parks again as of April 20.




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Disney’s Reedy Creek deal violated state law, attorneys for DeSantis board say

Attroneys for the new DeSantis board say the disputed Disney-Reedy Creek agreements violated state law.




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SeaWorld dives into international waters with Abu Dhabi park

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will be different that any other attraction the Orlando-based company offers, a top company executive says.




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PODCAST: Poseidon’s Fury at Islands of Adventure closing and Disney’s Animal Kingdom turns 25 (Ep. 186)

The Theme Park Rangers say goodbye to Poseidon’s Fury at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and celebrate Animal Kingdom’s birthday.




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Hollywood Studios: Reimagined Pixar Place returns with Incredibles, Edna Mode in May

Disney reopening Pixar Place, an 'Incredibles' meet-and-greet at Hollywood Studios in May.




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Disney sues DeSantis, alleging ‘government retaliation’ in Reedy Creek feud

Disney accuses DeSantis of running a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” in the feud over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.




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‘On a roll,’ Universal’s theme parks set earnings record

Universal parent company Comcast’s executives are hopeful this year’s sizeable theme park investment will pay off as the division set an earnings record last quarter and the company’s international theme parks “roar” back from COVID restrictions.




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Marni Jameson: Smile! Heirloom photographer elevates common keepsakes

The Home and Lifestyle author talks with keepsakes photographer Shana Novak about how she takes the poignant items in people's lives and elevates them.




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Beede’s Breakdown: How Magic crushed Hornets to open NBA Cup play

Franz Wagner totaled a season-high 32 points in three quarters when the Magic opened NBA Cup Group A action vs. Charlotte at Kia Center.




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Orlando Philharmonic shows magic of Bernstein, power of young voices | Review

The Orlando Philharmonic debuted "Seventeen," which gives young people a voice, and paid tribute to Leonard Bernstein in weekend concerts.




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Fast facts: Learn more about Dolphins’ Day 2 picks in the NFL draft, CB Cam Smith and RB Devon Achane

Get to know South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith and Texas A&M running back Devon Achane, the Miami Dolphins' second- and third-round picks in the NFL draft, and more on how Miami will likely use them.




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Fast facts: Learn more about Dolphins TE Elijah Higgins and OT Ryan Hayes, Miami’s sixth- and seventh-round draft picks

Here’s what you need to know about Stanford WR-TE Elijah Higgins, the sixth-round pick for the Miami Dolphins, and Michigan OT Ryan Hayes, the seventh-round pick.




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Cincinnati Bengals grab Miami Hurricanes cornerback DJ Ivey in seventh round

Ivey went to the Bengals with pick No. 246.




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Warner Bros Is Selling Batmobile Replicas From The Dark Knight For $3 Million

Suffering from a severe case of midlife crisis? Just won the lottery and need some ideas on what to spend it on? If your answer is "yes" to one or the other (or both), you might be interested in purchasing one of the ten Batman Tumbler replicas being made by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and Relevance International.




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Lamborghini's Hand-Painted Revuelto Is A Stunning One-Off Masterpiece Sure To Turn Heads

A one-off version of Lamborghini's flagship V12-powered Revuelto has been unveiled. Called the "Opera Unica" (meaning "unique piece of design"), the car has a unique paint job inspired by the brightest star in the Taurus Constellation with an interior to match. The car was shown off at the Esperienza Arte in Shanghai, China, to showcase the




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International Telecommunication Regulations - Melbourne - (WATTC-88)

International Telecommunication Regulations - Melbourne - (WATTC-88)
"These Final Acts incorporate International Telecommunication Regulations. The purpose of these Regulations is to establish general principles which relate to the provision and operation of international telecommunication services offered to the public as well as to the underlying international telecommunication transport means used to provide such services. These Regulations are also established with a view to facilitating global interconnection and interoperability of telecommunication facilities and to promoting the harmonious development and efficient operation of technical facilities, as well as the efficiency, usefulness and availability to the public of international telecommunication services. "




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[ K.Sup25 (05/21) ] - ITU-T K.117 - Long reach single twisted-pair Ethernet resistibility testing

ITU-T K.117 - Long reach single twisted-pair Ethernet resistibility testing




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[ C.3 (03/93) ] - Instructions for international telecommunication services

Instructions for international telecommunication services




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[ C.3 (11/88) ] - Instructions for international telecommunication services

Instructions for international telecommunication services




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Resolution 7 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission

Resolution 7 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission




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Resolution 11 - (Rev. Hammamet, 2016) - Collaboration with the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union in the study of services concerning both the postal and the telecommunication sectors

Resolution 11 - (Rev. Hammamet, 2016) - Collaboration with the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union in the study of services concerning both the postal and the telecommunication sectors




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Resolution 20 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Procedures for allocation and management of international telecommunication numbering, naming, addressing and identification resources<br/>

Resolution 20 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Procedures for allocation and management of international telecommunication numbering, naming, addressing and identification resources




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Resolution 29 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Alternative calling procedures on international telecommunication networks

Resolution 29 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Alternative calling procedures on international telecommunication networks




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Resolution 48 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Internationalized (multilingual) domain names

Resolution 48 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - Internationalized (multilingual) domain names