The Plight of the Roma Europe's Unwanted People. More than 10 million Roma live in Europe. Tens of thousands of them are fleeing westwards from poverty and discrimination in the countries of southeastern Europe. But EU member states are failing to help them.
According to the Student Press Law Center's Guide to Music Licensing for Broadcasting and Webcasting, there's a longstanding myth that you can use up to 30 seconds of music in any way without fear of copyright infringement. Like many myths, this idea has at least a kernel of truth behind it, however poorly understood.
Disposable hearing aid technology is still in its infancy. Two companies that make disposable hearing aids are Songbird, and Insound Medical (Lyric hearing aid). Lyric has a subscription fee, and users can buy Songbird hearing aids directly from Songbird's website. At this time, Songbird's hearing aid lasts for up to 400 hours [16 days] before needing replacement, and the Lyric lasts up to 120 days [2,880 hours]. Both companies say that not needing to replace batteries is one of the advantages of a disposable hearing aid.