Hello everybody. It's great to be here. [Applause] So many people.Uh my name is Jeffrey Ball. I'm the CTO of Medel, which is in Austria. I think it's located over the hills over the Alps over that way.Uh originally I come from California. Anyway, the most important thing that you should know about me is that I am deaf. Now, what if I told you that deaf people had a huge impact not only on the world of hearing um but also on the world of music. And in fact, what if I told you that without deaf people and dea ...

For many of us, Rob Reiner will forever be Meathead, the liberal foil to Archie Bunker in CBS's All in the Family. But it's as a director that he's really made his mark with some of the most memorable movies ever. When Harry Met Sally, Stand by Me, A Few Good Men, and The Princess Bride. But Reiner's first film almost didn't get made. All he had for This Is Final Tap about a failing, madeup British rock band, was a fourpage outline, no script because the movie was totally improvised. Released in 1984, it be ...