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Law No. 84 of 1994, which reorganises Italian port legislation, qualifies technical-nautical services such as pilotage, towing, mooring and boating as services of general interest aimed at ensuring safety of navigation and docking[1].
Precisely in light of their general-interest nature, technical-nautical services have historically been provided under a monopolistic regime, albeit in a context increasingly focused on the implementation of EU-derived principles of protection of competition and freedom to provide services. The monopolistic regime has also been endorsed by prevailing case law and legal commentaries, but encountered opposition from the Italian Competition Authority, which in a number of rulings denounced the failure to apply competition principles to shipping ancillary services[2]
Article 14, paragraph 1 bis, of Law No. 84/94, requires that the criteria and methods for setting rates for port operations services be established at a State level, which means, in Italy, by the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure. To date, individual Port Authorities have no discretional power in setting such rates in the ports managed by them.
Therefore, under Article 14, the rate for port operations services must be set out at a State level and as a result of preliminary investigation jointly conducted by the Harbour Master and the organisations representing Port Authorities, providers of port operations services and port users.
The validity of such mechanism has been recently confirmed in a judgment of the Regional Administrative Court of Veneto[3], dismissing a petition of the Port Authority of Venice seeking recognition - and therefore, in essence, the attribution under a court ruling – of some discretionary power to individual local Port Authorities in setting rates for port operations services in their respective ports.
The Administrative Court stated: "The regulation of the rate-setting process is actually divided into two distinct phases: the first phase, at a State level, involves the development of general criteria for setting rates, based on preliminary investigation involving the representatives of all the categories concerned, including the organisations representing Port Authorities, providers of port operations services and port users"[4].
What most attracts the attention is the preliminary investigation process, which, under the statutory provisions as interpreted by case law, should involve the participation of all the representatives of port users.
The above is provided for in implementation of the principle of transparency and the obligation to state reasons in State bodies' decisions, enshrined in both European and national legislation. By a judgment of 1994[5], the European Court of Justice expressly stated that rates for port operations services should be structured in such a way as to enable users to verify the impact of the various cost items (i.e., of the individual services provided) on the overall price of the service.
In Italy, as a matter of fact, users of port operations services are represented, at the preliminary investigation stage, only by Confitarma, Fedarlinea and Federagenti[6], which are associations of Italian ship owners and shipping agents.
It is also well known that cruise ships, ferries and ships engaged in local and cabotage services are not among regular users of certain services such as, in particular, towing services, while organisations such as Fedarlinea and Confitarma primarily represent ship owners using such vessels for their business.
Therefore, in certain cases, the towing service rate is set and determined by involving entities that, in reality, do not represent the ships concerned.
In ports such as Gioia Tauro, Taranto, Trieste and La Spezia, the situation is quite emblematic in that the ship owners interested in towing services do not take part, through their representative associations, in the setting of the rates concerning the services provided.
In this regard, administrative case law is unequivocal in stating that the principle to be followed in relation to the setting up and composition of settlement boards is the democratic principle of representativeness, and that the actual capacity of associations involved in national and local decision-making processes should always be ascertained[7].
Concerning specifically the setting of port operations rates, as regulated by Law No. 84/94, the Italian Competition Authority, as a result of a special fact-finding investigation, issued a decision that clarified its view on the matter[8], stating that "the consultation process (under Article 14, paragraph 1 bis of Law 84/94, as amended) involving business associations of service users not only appears to be ineffective, but also questionable in terms of competition protection. Indeed, such associations do not ensure that all potential users of the service are represented"[9].
Can lack of representativeness lead to declaring the invalidity of the rates set out by involving entities not representing users as would be required under the law?
While waiting for an answer, we can only hope that, at the next stage of the process for setting rates for port operations services in Italy, the principle of the strict representativeness of the entities participating in the procedure will be attended to with no exception, so as to avoid any further uncertainty or even illegality.


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The integrity of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in Boran (Bos indicus) cattle infected with Trypanosoma congolense
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Many of the physiological and metabolic disturbances which are apparent during trypanosomiasis could have an endocrinological actiology. Poor reproductive performance is an abvious example. However, other features of trypanosomiasis such as loss of body weight, anaemia, poor immune responses and intolerance to stress could be manifestations of imbalance of cetain humoral factors. Trypanosoma congolense infection in Boran cattle caused a decline in basal cortisol and ACTH concentration at the time of potent parasitaemia. Whereas adrenal response to exogenous ACTH challenge was not impaired by trypanosome infection, pituitary-adrenal axis response to exogenous CRF challenge was HPA axis of infected animals totally failed to respond to insulin induced-hypogycacmia. Although not discarding a hypothalamic effect, an impairment of pituitary function is further supported by the observation, by electron microscopy, of actively dividing trypanosomes in the microvasculature of the pituitary gland of infected animals. Results support the hypothesis that the integrity of HPA axis during acute bovine trypanosomiasis is defective to an early hypothalamic-pitutary damage. A similar pituitary thyroid axis defect has been observed in these animals. Any early hypothalamic-pitutary defect during the acute phase of the disease could lead to a secondary dysfunction in target endocrine glands due to the low level or absence of pituitary-tropic hormones.
SubjectsCATTLE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL BREEDING;
RegionsAFRICA; EAST AFRICA
Livestock breed typesKENYA BORAN

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The new era of the Sony PS3 is upon us.
Sony is launching the Playstation Move already today in Germany. The United States release for the Sony Playstation Move is September 17th. Germany seems to be the first country to get the Playstation Move. In other European countries like the UK the Move is also shipping on Friday.
Japanese PS3 fans have to even wait until October to get Playstation Move. Is there are market for selling US video game releases into Japan? Usually US and European gamers import Japanese video game releases as they get them first from Play-Asia and other shops.
In Germany the Playstation Move starter pack sells for 56.49 Euros on Amazon.de. A Playstation Move 320GB Sony PS3 console bundle is also on sale on Amazon.de for 349.95 Euro.
In the US you can pre-order the Playstation Move accessories and PS3 bundles on Amazon.
Sony has a bit of a first mover advantage, as the Microsoft Kinect controller free system is launching almost two month later on November 4th. My prediction is though that Kinect wil drive more new gamers to the Xbox 360 than Move does to the PS3. I see excisting PS3 owners upgrade to Move, but from the outside the complete controller free gaming offered by Kinect is more tempting.


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Sentience Politics is an antispeciesist political think tank. We advocate for a society in which the interests of all sentient beings are considered, regardless of their species membership, and we rigorously analyze the evidence to assess and pursue the most effective ways to help all sentient beings. Among other activities, we organize political initiatives, publish scientific policy papers, and host conferences to bring forward-thinking minds together to address the major sources of suffering in the world.
We are guided by the question of how we can best use our limited resources to end as much suffering as possible, and we take an evidence-based approach to identifying and pursuing the highest impact opportunities to reduce suffering. Below are some of our current priorities and what we're doing about them.
- Due to the magnitude of suffering in the animal farming industry — over 100 billion animals are farmed and killed every year for global food production, the overwhelming majority of them in factory farms — factory farming is one of our top priorities. In the interest of a shift away from animal farming, we have launched initiatives promoting plant-based diets, and address this issue in our policy paper on sustainable food.
- Because dietary change on a large scale would be very difficult to achieve, we also support the development of cultured meat. In contrast to conventional meat production, cultured meat will involve no (or virtually no) farmed animal suffering. We discuss the benefits of cultured meat in a policy paper, and encourage support for efforts to develop cultured meat technology.
- In the long-term interests of all sentient beings, it is essential for society to address speciesism. Whether certain primates should be granted fundamental rights is becoming a mainstream topic, and we believe this is a solid foot in the door for the recognition of speciesism more broadly. We have written a policy paper on the subject, and are currently spearheading an initiative for fundamental rights for primates in Switzerland.
- We are also concerned with more neglected areas that represent potentially enormous amounts of suffering, such as wild animals and the possibility of digital sentience.
In addition to our political projects, we also work on capacity building strategies that we expect to prove instrumental in strengthening the entire animal advocacy movement. These efforts include the dissemination of ideas about how to most effectively advocate for animals, and encouragement of effective giving. The animal advocacy movement is severely funding constrained at this time, so concentrating on how to use our limited resources most effectively is crucial.
Watch our co-founder's presentation on our approach at the Sentience Conference in April 2016:
Take a look at our booklet:booklet_sentience_politics_EN
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Sentience Politics was founded as a project of the Effective Altruism Foundation (EAF) in 2013. EAF is an independent think tank and project overseer, founded at the intersection of science and ethics by an interdisciplinary team committed to doing the most good they can. EAF is a major player in the rapidly growing effective altruism movement, and promotes the use of evidence-based thinking to improve the lives of as many sentient beings as possible, as extensively as possible.


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|Reviews for colorless blood
| HollyRose2043 chapter 1 . 1/6/2013
I like the brevity of it; every word is made more special and meaningful. If this poem were a person, it would be someone that abruptly drags you into a dark alley to scream at you for five seconds, shaking you by the shoulders, say goodbye, and then leave. It's very memorable, and I liked it a lot.
| rooftopboys chapter 1 . 10/25/2011
disturbing, definitely. but brilliant.
| crimson cyanide chapter 1 . 2/19/2007
Seriously chilling, though i have to admit that i found the line "finger the live lips on your rotting flesh" a bit too grotesque
| braindead1345 chapter 1 . 4/1/2006
| the naked civil servant chapter 1 . 2/4/2006
oh wow :. that was pretty fucking twisted and AMAZING...
| Ren Sorayume chapter 1 . 1/6/2006
the words create a spinechilling image, but in a good way. well done, i like it.
| La Gitane chapter 1 . 1/2/2006
oh gosh, I can't believe this poem... it is truly brilliant. The words and phrases and sounds, juxtaposed with the idea... all make it so powerfully chilling. Morbid. Scarily Beautiful.
| Dorian D chapter 1 . 12/28/2005
This reads like a thrilling murder novel. Brilliant, in short. It reminds me a bit of Perfume for some reason... Have you ever read it?
| les petits bateaux chapter 1 . 12/16/2005
Morbid and deliciously chilling. Excellent piece of work, especially the last two lines.
| Gypsy-Love chapter 1 . 11/26/2005
"don't scream, darling, don't scream"
love it.
| Galadh Niniel chapter 1 . 11/12/2005
Wiw, very unusual and expressive, a powerful, haunting poem, both in its ideas and language, you've certainly got talent.
| astral boy chapter 1 . 11/7/2005
absolutely amazing. i love it.
| Lellida chapter 1 . 11/4/2005
Ew, but at the same time you made it so poetic and delicate. I like it a lot, especially the first line and the last ones.
| white-clouds chapter 1 . 10/26/2005
Woah...that was scary and beautiful at the same time. You're a FANTASTIC writer.
| Sarah-Brighteyes chapter 1 . 10/23/2005
I was disturbed and almost awed by this piece in a strange way.
I found the imagery grotesque if I took it in one way and sickening in another. I guess I look too deep in poetry.
I found a dead love in one part of my mind and a dead body in another.
Very good piece... artsy format... good flow.
Bravo... I will have to check out some of your other pieces.


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This was sent in by a viewer, i can't find the original email right now to tell you who it is. This rare clear vinyl copy has met its match at the hands of the us postal service, what a tragedy. Well if you got one it just got 1 rarer.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Wait A Minute!? Don't Know What I Am Going To Do About My Broken Record.
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-- Former WWE superstar Rikishi will face WFC Heavyweight champion Vennis deMarco at a "Wrestling For Charity" fundraiser on Saturday, April 21 at Peterson Middle School in Sunnyvale, CA. Bell time is 5:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Santa Clara Schools Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated at raising funds to enrich the qualify of education within the Santa Clara Unified School District. You can purchase tickets by clicking here. You can get more information at wwmwrestling.com.
-- You can check out the latest episode of !BANG! TV featuring Dory Funk Jr., Wes Brisco and Pete Kaasanova taking on Shane Chung, Cory "Wild" Weston and The Mighty Vesuvius at dory-funk.com.
-- WSU returns with the J-Cup double DVD taping on April 28th from the NYWC Sportatorium in Deer Park, NY. Matches announced include WSU Champion Jessicka Havok defending her title against Mercedes Martinez, while Allisyn Kay & Sassy Stephanie will defend the WSU Tag Team Championship against The Soul Sisters.
-- Primal Conflict Wrestling returns to Harpers Ferry, WV for "The Rise of The Fallen" on Sunday, May 20. On the Card, "La Boriqua Princesa" Amber Rodriguez will face Jessie Kaye in a "WSU Contenders Series Match." PCW Champion Jimmy Jannetty will also defend his title at the event. You can get more information or purchase tickets at primalconflictwrestling.com.
-- On the latest The Sam Roberts Show podcast, Steve Corino talked about what he is doing in ROH, as well as getting heat when he first entered ECW. Also on the show, The Young Bucks talk about their heat with RVD and Booker T and more. You can check out the full podcast at this link.
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Senate Sets Farm Bill Vote For MondayPosted:
Decatur - The U.S. Senate has scheduled a final vote for Monday at 4:30pm CST on the nearly $1 trillion farm bill.
The bill was approved this week in the House on a 251-166 vote. Approval by the Senate will effectively end more than two years of partisan fighting.
The farm bill is expected to save $16.6 billion over the next 10 years. The bill cuts a subsidy program known as Direct Payments. In exchange, farmers will see strengthened crop insurance.
"We need a safety net of some sort," said WAND TV Farm Editor David Brown regarding the crop insurance. "It's a very risky business that we're in. We can not predict the weather."
Rep. Rodney Davis, (R) Illinois, tells WAND News the crop insurance is a significant component of the farm bill. "(It's) the most important risk management tool we have right here in the Midwest," he stated.
Davis also points to savings the farm bill provides taxpayers. "This bill is the bill that has saved the most tax money overall for the taxpayers of this country out of any other bill that we passed the entire Congress," he said.
The farm bill runs for 5 years. If approved by the Senate, President Obama is expected to sign it into law.
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Saturday I went to a funeral in Tennessee. My husband's uncle died. I don't like funerals. The Pastor at the church where the funeral was held gave a sermon and one statement stood out to me, particularly, "no one was a stranger."
My husband explained to me how his uncle started his own successful 20-year-old cleaning business. First, my husband's uncle began bartending and genuinely developing contacts and friendships with the patrons to then owning 3 cleaning businesses in 2 different states. The woman he married already had two children and he was a father to them as if naturally they were his very own.
When I met my husband's uncle 2 years ago, he treated me as if he had known me for years. His hospitality was genuine and he was very generous and outgoing. I didn't know he was living with cancer for 10 years already when I met him.
On Saturday, as we pulled up to his wife's home (whom is now a widow), his neighbor (who is a younger white man) graciously offered his driveway to anyone who needed somewhere to park. He spoke at the funeral as well with an initial joke, "people have asked me if we (my husband's deceased uncle) are related, I told them, can't you tell!"
As I have been staying home with the children for nearly 3 years this has been almost like a sabbatical in which my spirit has been able to really get quiet. It's been a time of developing a real love relationship with my Heavenly Father, self-reflection, growth, and prayer. As I get older I have a deep desire to help and develop lasting relationships with others and truly love people. Not love with a smile or flattery but to truly love people. One of my biggest downfalls has been people-pleasing and the fear of man—relating to people based on my childhood experiences.
My Father said this:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.Matthew 22:37-40
So as I rotated this statement over and over again in my head, "no one was a stranger," and how our Father really wants us to have a relationship with Him 1st and love everyone as ourselves—nothing more and nothing less; I asked Jesus to show me how to genuinely love people and to help me to leave what happened in the past in the past that I may join Him in His work and to be an effective agent of change. As I have held on to a library book for two months without finishing it, "How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie," Going to this funeral rekindled my desire to finish the book which suggests to be genuinely interested in people. I know that attending this funeral was confirming where my Father wants to take me.
Again I say Happy New Year to You my Readers and I pray that you will find your purpose and joy in Jesus Christ! I want to know, what's your goal, challenge, or resolution for 2013?


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Scholarship CenterJohn Wilson Rodgers Memorial Scholarship Established by a family member as a memorial to Mr. Rodgers, who suffered a myocardial infarction in 1960 and died of heart failure in 1982. For the twenty-two years between his first heart attack and his death, Mr. Rodgers had many opportunities to observe, first hand, the momentous contribution cardiovascular nurses make to the health care system. Criteria: good academic standing, current full-time enrollment in study leading to the MSN degree. Preference will be given to applicants who are pursuing, or their program of study shows that they plan to pursue, advanced study in cardiovascular nursing and those who show financial need. The School of Nursing Office of Student Affairs announces application deadline and procedures. Amount Awarded: $Not specified.Contact Information:
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Delta faults bloated workforce, dashes hope of unpaid councils' salaries
• Okowa denies role in Speaker's impeachment
• 4,000 farmers benefit from CBN programme
The Delta State government yesterday described its 60,000 workforce as bloated and unreasonable.
It also dashed the hopes of unpaid councils' workers in the 25 local government councils for nine months running.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa made this known at a media briefing in Asaba, saying: "It is unfortunate that Delta State has a bloated 60,000 workforce, which is not necessary. Rather, it is a waste of funds hence the state government cannot do other things apart from paying monthly salaries."
He noted that the huge workforce had resulted in a situation where the state economy had continued to nose-dive to the extent that the state can no longer assist in the payment of outstanding local council workers salaries.
In related development, Okowa yesterday said he played no role in the removal of former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Monday Ovwigho Igbuya contrary to insinuations in some quarters that he was removed on the governor's orders.
He disclosed that he spent a lot of time trying to reconcile the embattled members of the house in order to reinstate the impeached speaker but majority of the members were unanimous that he should be removed.
"I spent a lot of time trying to reconcile everybody but a large number of them said he had to go. If I had a hand in his impeachment, I would have provided them with enough security to do so at a more conducive time rather than at 6:30 am," he said.
Answering questions from journalists on sundry issues, Okowa lamented the dwindling oil fortunes of the state due to delays in the repairs of the blown-up Forcados Export pipeline.
He said the state was earnestly waiting for the repair of the Forcados export line so as to reap its full benefits.
He also hinted that the Maritime University at Okerenkoko in Warri South West council would commence full academic activities in October this year, adding that the presidency had directed the Minister of Transportation and management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to work out modalities for its opening.
On the incessant clashes between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in the state, he said the herdsmen attacks have been escalating in the state and across the country and urged the Federal Government to enact policies that would end the menace.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 4,000 farmers of the 30,000 who applied for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme in the state have been captured and verified to benefit from the scheme.
Okowa said it was cause for concern that over 40,000 farmers benefited from the scheme in Zamfara State compared to Delta's 4,000.
He however, said the state government was partnering with the programme to support farmers in rice production and fisheries in the interim.
Okowa explained that the state government could no longer continue with the first class scholarship scheme due to paucity of funds occasioned by recession.
He also said government no longer had the financial capacity to fund the registration of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for its secondary schools students.
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Sunday, October 31, 2004
"An so another All Hallow's Eve draws to a close," says me. "I went as trick-or-treatin as an increasingly fragmented electorate. Bush Bush Kerry! Kerry Kerry Bush! Marriage sanctity sanctity!"
"I went as the unquenchable consumption of our limited resources," says Giblets. "Feed me oil! Feed me oil NOOOOOW!"
"I got apples an coupons for french fries an pennies an evangelical religious tracts!" says me.
"This one tells me why role-playing games are witchcraft," says Giblets. "An this one tells me why Jesus is cool - by revealing that he is a colorful anthropomorphized talkin animal who also raps!"
"This one tells me why Halloween is evil," says me. "It is the devil's holiday."
"It's true," says Giblets. "Every Snickers in every plastic pumpkin pail feeds Lucifer's unholy flame."
"If only Satanism weren't so delicious!" says me.
"Beelzebub is made of candy," says Giblets. "That's why he was God's most perfect an most powerful creation."
"An that's why he tempts us to destruction an the gum disease gingivitis," says me. "Which is the second death."
"They say on a Halloween just like this two bloggers just like you an me met their tragic fate," says Giblets.
"They picked up a mysterious hitchhiker," says me. "Who appeared suddenly on the road next to a haunted railway crossing."
"An for fifty years they married her without ever untyin the ribbon around her neck," says Giblets. "An when they did she said her name three times an disappeared into a mirror to kill kids at a party!"
"An all she left behind was her hook hand in the door a their car," says me. "They never even found out her name."
"An when they went to her granma's house to return her hook hand her granma was all 'She died thirty years ago - on the night of her prom! You can see her gravestone right there!'" says Giblets.
"An then they woke up in a bathtub full of ice with their kidneys missin," says me. "But when they called 911 the call was comin from their own house!"
"That's cause 911 had moved into their basement," says Giblets. "Which meant that hijacked planes were crashin into it all the time."
"On that day we were all Americans," says me solemnly.
"Except for the French," says Giblets solemnlier.
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Carlos Fosca's curator insight, September 15, 2017 5:04 PM
Un buen resumen explicativo de los diferentes tipos de impresión 3D.
Tania Cortés Alvarez's curator insight, May 23, 2017 9:16 PM
Today the studies about how to grow in different jobs are important for us as teachers, since we also prepare students to face laboral life.This study show something that is evident but not many people are prepared to recognise it, ICT is neccesary in every job, including teachers, How much is going to take till we open our eyes to the new age that includes technology? when we do it, we are going to increase productivity and as teachers we are going to increase students' interests, views and knowledge
Kajsa Hartig's curator insight, May 24, 2017 2:20 AM
"Basic digital skills include being able to communicate via email or social media, to create and edit documents digital documents and to search for information, or to protect personal information online."
Julian Diaz's curator insight, May 26, 2017 4:17 PM
"Technology and education are a great combination if used together with a right reason and vision."
I start citing this sentence and asking teh question "do you really think technology is that important for education?"
As the world and society itself advance, technology takes its role as well. It's undeniable, technology is all over the world and it is always around us, it takes part of our lives in every moment and every minute, and it is taking part in education too (although not very fast)
in my personal opinion, we should take into account technology in education, not just because it is growing in our lives, but because it might help teachers and students to improve the way we learn and teach. Take into account, for example, education 40 years ago, i would say it was more stupid and archaic, getting students to spit out data and information unuseful for their lives, but nowadays we become a new human kind and as technology is evolving, our way of thinking should evolve as well.
in this article there are numbered a list of posibilities and advantages of using technology inside the classroom as well as ways of using ir for educational purposes. Enjoy the reading.
Jillian Schaibly's curator insight, July 12, 2017 10:24 PM
A good quick read about the transforming of technology and the positive and negatives of what it looks like in school today. Principals need to be aware of how technology is being used in their school and the positive and negatives of technology use.
Alexander Daron's curator insight, October 15, 2017 11:47 AM
I chose this resource because technology in education is vital. This article discusses that there are negatives in using technology, but the positives severely outweigh these negatives. We must continue to implement more technology into our classrooms. I hope that this article will remove any doubt that technology in our classrooms will not benefit our students. We need to continue looking for new creative ways to implement technology into our schools.
Christine's curator insight, March 22, 2017 12:57 AM
Like almost everything else - a little bit of this mixed with that gives the all round environment.
Marta Torán's curator insight, February 6, 2017 4:15 PM
A.J. Juliani reflexiona sobre la importancia de las habilidades "blandas" para aprender y enseñar en el siglo XXI.
Nos cuenta las 5 categorías que considera Seth Godin:
Autocontrol - Productividad - Sabiduría - Percepción - Influencia
Margarita Saucedo's curator insight, March 17, 2017 10:26 PM
Encontrando la "mezcla" entre habilidades y actitudes
#Habilidades #Las4Cs
Oskar Almazan's curator insight, February 17, 2017 12:45 AM
Augmented reality–a technology that uses a trigger image to superimpose digital content over a user's view of the real world–is growing in popularity and accessibility, and it holds a wealth of potential for education. Often described as "QR codes on steroids," the technology offers new and exciting ways for students to interact with lessons, said Jeff Peterson, an instructional technologist in the Lamar Consolidated ISD in Texas. Peterson presented a TCEA 2017 session on augmented reality's application in classrooms. Augmented reality-based apps infuse more engagement into learning exercises, and students often grasp complex concepts quickly with interactive content, said Peterson, referencing Drew Minock, an advocate for augmented reality in the classroom and outreach manager at augmented reality company Daqri.
Gema González's curator insight, March 14, 2017 3:23 PM
Laura Ascione. "12 augmented reality apps students". La realidad aumentada le da una vuelta de tuerca a la enseñanza. Te permite ver las matemáticas desde un prisma visual, libros que cobran vida por el arte animado o la misma ciencia en movimiento. Algunas aplicaciones que nos lo permiten son Cyberchase 3D Builde, Quiver, Tour of the Nile, Amazing Space Journey, Horrible Hauntings, Lunch Rush…
David Baker's curator insight, September 18, 2017 7:23 PM
Multiple sites support strong application in schools.
Margarita Saucedo's curator insight, September 21, 2017 1:45 PM
Excelente recopilación. Siempre hay algo nuevo para probar
Nik Peachey's curator insight, September 5, 2017 4:25 AM
A bit of a rant about our attitudes to paying for edtech.
Juanita Amiel Townsend's curator insight, September 5, 2017 11:11 PM
A bit of a rant about our attitudes to paying for edtech.
Janet Vasil's curator insight, September 2, 2017 1:06 PM
Fun ways to jazz up your photos and videos with the updated Clips from Apple
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, May 18, 2017 12:56 PM
Cooperation, respecting teachers, play is sacred, etc. are essential aspects to Finland's school system. Pasi Sahlberg cautions that Finland is small and relatively homogenous, so how these things unfold there is different than it might elsewhere. Differences make a difference.
Catherine Chook's comment, May 21, 2017 12:04 AM
I saw an article about this on TV, was very interesting.
Dr. Theresa Kauffman's curator insight, May 22, 2017 3:56 PM
Check it out! We could learn a lot about engaging our students from Finland.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, March 30, 2017 4:42 PM
Diversity of ideas is essential in teaching and learning. Ask questions that do not have pre-determined answers. It can hold a space open for conversations.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight, April 18, 2017 6:59 PM
"Society stresses the importance of education. Good grades in school propel a kid to a prestigious institution; and getting into a world-renowed college leads to a bright, successful future. And this generation is lucky, we are mostly well-educated."
We confuse school with education. If we replace educate and its various forms above with school, that focuses us on what the real issues are.
Elaine J Roberts, Ph.D.'s curator insight, October 31, 2016 12:31 PM
Love this thought: "Teaching is not a delivery system. It's an art form." Right on.
Viljenka Savli (http://www2.arnes.si/~sopvsavl/)'s curator insight, September 25, 2017 3:43 AM
schools should be re-conceptualised as "learning organisations" that can react more quickly to changing external environments, embrace innovations in internal organisation, and ultimately improve student outcomes.
DigCompOrg's curator insight, September 26, 2017 5:18 AM
How to transform schools into Learning Organisations
jmoreillon's curator insight, March 27, 2015 9:42 AM
This is what school librarians have been doing forever!
María Florencia Perrone's curator insight, April 8, 2015 4:00 PM
The world around us is not labelled or divided in categories, then why is academic content? Can we not relate topics and elaborate meaning on the basis of relationships and intertwined data?
Dr. Helen Teague's curator insight, April 13, 2015 9:11 PM
I wonder if this would work in the U.S.? Also, in Finland, students do not take standardized tests until the end of high school (Zhao, 2012, p. 111), so thankfully, perhaps the drill and kill process is diminished.
*Zhao, Y. (2012). World Class Learners.


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How to Make a Rainbow Loom Honey Bee Bracelet Pattern
This is a tutorial for making the Honey Bee Bracelet using your Rainbow Loom. This is an Advanced/Intermediate Level design.
You will need 8 "A" Green, 16 "B" Red, 4 "C" Pink, 2 "D" Black, 8 "E" Yellow, and 2 "F" White bands, a Rainbow Loom, an organizational chart, a "c" clip, and a hook. Be sure to have your materials ready before starting the tutorial video. The red arrow is facing away from you when you start your Honey Bee Bracelet.
The video explain each step very clearly, but does fast-forward so be prepared to stop the tutorial until you are caught up and ready to move onto the next step. Once you have finished the bracelet you will have to create an extension. Double up your bands for a thicker extension. A larger wrist would need 5 or 6 bands. Smaller wrists will only need 3 or 4 bands. This design of bracelet makes a perfect gift for the little girl in your life. Give one to all of your little sister's friends as gifts!


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Haiti's two most prominent health care organizations are preparing a new assault on the country's deadly cholera epidemic: the dispatch of hundreds of workers to remote villages and gritty alleys in the capital to administer a vaccine against the raging disease.
But the pilot project, which has not yet secured the $870,000 it is estimated to cost, has set off a debate among some public health experts who question the wisdom of a program that will inoculate only 1 percent of the population and could deplete the world's stock of available cholera vaccine, potentially putting people at risk in other vulnerable places.
Experts also wonder whether it will even be possible to successfully administer a vaccine that must be given in two dosages two weeks apart. They contend the money is best spent cleaning up the waterways that have allowed cholera to flourish in Haiti.
"Everybody thinks it's going to do some good," said Richard Garfield, a professor of public health and nursing at Columbia University. "But it's hard to specify how much good and benefit will come out of that ... There are bigger-bang-for-the-buck activities out there."
Partners in Health, based in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Gheskio Center, a health nonprofit that has historically focused on AIDS, are joining in the vaccine campaign, hoping it will save lives.
Partners in Health co-founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, became an early advocate of the vaccine. A Harvard professor and special U.N. envoy, his opinion carries weight in Haiti, where he has been working to improve public health for more than 20 years. He's adamant that the vaccinations should be done for Haiti's poor regardless of the cost.
"It's been a joke to focus on how much it costs," Farmer said by telephone. "The Haitian cholera epidemic is the largest in the world."
Doctors Without Borders estimates it would cost up to $40 million to inoculate the entire country and points out that the immunity from the vaccine begins to wear off within three years.
"Money spent on vaccines should not come at the expense of money spent on permanent water and sanitation measures," Dr. David Olson, a medical adviser for Doctors Without Borders, wrote in an October press release.
The proposal for a vaccine campaign in Haiti surfaced soon after the disease emerged in October 2010, when U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal apparently triggered the contagion through an inadequate sanitation system installed near the country's largest river, the Artibonite, according to several studies.
The studies were cited as evidence in a claim announced Tuesday by the Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, which argues that the world body is responsible for the epidemic and should compensate more than 5,000 cholera victims.
Cholera, spread by water and contact with other people who have the disease, has sickened nearly 500,000 and killed more than 6,500, according to Haiti's Health Ministry. The disease causes rapid dehydration that can kill someone within hours but is easily treatable. In the first weeks of the outbreak, assistance poured into the country from Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam, Partners in Health, as well as many smaller groups.
Following the outbreak, public health experts discussed the possibility of introducing an oral vaccine but the administration of former President Rene Preval didn't want it unless the entire country of 10 million could be treated. The more pressing need was to combat a mortality rate that went as high as 5 percent. Dehydrated Haitians were dropping dead in the streets and hills as health workers scrambled to hydrate survivors in makeshift treatment centers.
At the time, there was only one vaccine available _ Dukoral, which is manufactured by the Dutch biopharmaceutical company Crucell N.V. The global supply was limited to about 250,000 doses. The vaccine, sold at $6 a dose, is used mostly by affluent travelers rather than people in cholera-infected countries.
In recent months, the vaccine option has grown more viable for several reasons. For one, the World Health Organization in September approved the use of a second vaccine, Shanchol, which is made by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur. The approval was needed so U.N. agencies like Unicef could procure the vaccine.
Plus, Haiti's new leaders, President Michel Martelly and his prime minister, Dr. Garry Conille, support the campaign.
In January, health workers will fan out in the Central Plateau and the capital, urging people to seek vaccinations and then documenting those who do. They aim to reach 80 percent of their targeted population living in those areas.
The project includes 200,000 doses of the vaccine currently available, its delivery to Haiti, health workers' salaries, and construction of a refrigerated facility to store Shanchol, according to Partners in Health. Each dose costs less than Dukoral, at $1.85, and altogether the cost will run about $870,000.
Peter Graaff, the Haiti representative of the World Health Organization, acknowledged complications associated with the program.
"Cholera vaccination is not the easiest form of vaccination," Graaff said in his Port-au-Prince office, pointing out the need for a second dose and refrigeration for the vaccine and the limited vaccine supply worldwide. "It's obviously one of a number of preventative measures."
Jon Weigel, a researcher for Farmer, counters the concerns of a follow-up dose by pointing to a successful vaccination program Partners in Health launched just before the January 2010 earthquake. Health workers sought to inoculate 3,000 girls with the Gardasil vaccine for human papillomavirus, the main cause of cervical cancer.
The distribution was relatively more complicated. It required three doses over a period of six months. Plus, chaos from the earthquake threatened to disrupt delivery of the final dose. The completion rate: 75 percent.
Coming up with the money shouldn't be an issue. Partners in Health is negotiating with donors though it would not identify them. The health care nonprofit is among the top recipients of aid in Haiti, and last year brought in $151 million for its work in 12 countries, according to tax returns filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Weigel stressed efforts to develop Haiti's water and sewer systems, or to promote good hygiene, won't be ignored.
"We're not doing this at the exclusion of water and sanitation," said Weigel. "We really think that it's faulty logic to think that it's one or the other."
Farmer acknowledges the global shortage but believes the epidemic will spur pharmaceutical companies to increase supply.
"This is an oral vaccine that was designed to be used in poor countries," Farmer said. "This is the lowest-hanging fruit."
Still, Garfield and others say that the project poses some tough ethical dilemmas.
"It's not clear who gets in the life boat and who doesn't," he said.


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Imagine a black-and-white movie camera set up in a rather shabby middle-class apartment in Turin. Natalia Ginzburg has written a documentary film script about her life in the '20s, '30s, '40s, and '50s in Italy. John Cassavetes, of the cinema verite school of ''realistic'' filmmaking, is directing - in the weird, funny, flamboyantly Italian style of Federico Fellini.
The characters include a tyrannical, volcanic-tempered professor of a father, a fey, good-hearted, optimistic eccentric of a mother, their three downtrodden sons, and their two repressed daughters, the younger of whom is Natalia herself.
It's neither a romantic nor a picturesque film. It's noisy, messy, emotional, painful, funny, and exasperating - the way life often seems to be.
Reading Natalia Ginzburg's ''Family Sayings'' is like watching such a movie. It was written in 1963 by one of the foremost Italian writers of this century and is considered to be her masterpiece. That is one very good reason for Carcanet Press to have reissued it this year, as the only book of hers so far published in English. Another good reason for choosing this one of her more than 20 published works is that it provides its readers with a series of intimate, telling close-ups of the turbulent times and place in which this important writer has lived.
From ''Family Sayings'' we learn, not only about Natalia Ginzburg and her family, but about Italy and the political convulsions it has experienced in this century. And the atmosphere the book evokes is so clear and immediate that reading it is like being there, or like seeing it on film.
The family goes about its business, and the camera rolls. We soon discover that the father is a socialist, a staunch antifascist, at a time when fascism is the order of the day. Trouble is, with his overbearing temperament, prejudices, and dictatorial behavior, he is in fact as fascist as Mussolini himself.
Observed by Ginzburg's cameralike eye, the family lumbers down the years with the wry humor and brooding eccentricity of an Italian version of ''You Can't Take It With You.'' But what Natalia Ginzburg has written is what actually happened, much of it deadly serious. Imperceptibly, the children are drawn into adulthood - into a period of university studies and marriages, of political activism, exile, and prison sentences.
Watching them along the way, we meet some of the most influential Italians of the time. Filippo Turati, founder of Italian Socialism, is hidden in the family's home as he makes his escape from Italy, endangering them all. Adriano Olivetti, son of the typewriter king, is a disheveled, benevolent radical who marries - and then divorces - Natalia's sister Paola. And later in the book, the prominent author Cesare Pavese, a brilliant, maddening, and tragic figure, holds a special place in Natalia's heart and in the famous antifascist publishing house, Einaudi, where she works.
The reader develops an odd relationship with this book, because he cannot forget that it is factual, and yet it reads so much like fiction - or rather, like film. Thus, a tantalizing tension sneaks up on him when Natalia first mentions Leone Ginzburg, the dark-haired young radical who worked at Einaudi, and whom the reader instantly knows she will marry, though she still seems to be a child at that point in the book.
But Natalia refuses to talk once about her own feelings, even when her children are born, when she and her husband live in confinement in a hill town during the war, or when Leone dies in a German prison in Rome in 1944. These are events which took place. She records them. They are part of the documentary she has set out to make. Her very discretion and reticence are moving, endowing her with dignity and winning our respect.
''Family Sayings'' was originally published in the United States in 1967, but , according to Simon Gavron of Carcanet Press, it ''sank without a trace.'' Like a low-budget experimental film, it may still be too offbeat, too unpretentious, too subtly intelligent, too special, to make a huge sensation on the English-speaking book market.
What it does do is draw us through the wringer of those uncomfortable, crucial decades in the company of some rather uncongenial yet admirable people. And it manages to make us care about them, to feel as if we were sitting around the dinner table with them, eating omelets and prepackaged soup.


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German-Albanian Economic Conference, Albania
Albania calls...
Lirim Muharemi
Europort Eagle of the Adriatic
Edi Rama - The new Prime Minister of Albania
New Balkan Order
Congress PARTIA SOCIALISTE
President of LM&CO and KAPITAL INVEST declares the following: Mega project Eurpoport Shengjin - Eagle of the Adriatic is no longer a dream but a reality.
The project is set in the program as a priority project and was presented at the Congress Socialist Party on 23/02/2013.
News and Video (look at 23/02/2013).
Friends of Europe | Future of Europe
Friends of Europe
Eagle of the Adriatic - The beginning
Wind power station and Cement factory
The project of wind power station with the power of 1000MW (LM- Comp).
The project of construction of cement factor.
Lirim Muharemi became a VIP member of the organization "Friends of Europe".
As such he was invited to ceremonial dinner in which the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso will be the guest of honour.
European CEO
Eagle spreads wings
Albania is changing into a dynamic open market economy that offers investors huge growth prospects. Lirim Muharemi, founder of Kapital Invest Albania, advises foreign investors to get on board quickly.
From World Finance
video: Port "The Eagle of Adriatic"
Dear Lirim,
I have pleasure in confirming that Mr Lirim Muharemi with the largest project of the century on the Adriatic - Port "The Eagle of Adriatic" has been put forward for the 2009 World Finance 100, and provide further information about the list and the media coverage below.
About the list
The World Finance 100 recognises those who have reached the very highest levels of achievement in their various fields of expertise and organisations that lead the way in driving their respective industries forward. Each year World Finance will compile the list of 100 individuals and companies – not according to capitalisation figures or growth (like the FTSE 350 or Deloitte Fast 500 respectively), but purely on excellence in their field.
The list comprises the new business elite, made up of those whose vision and enterprise shapes the conceptual landscape of finance, business and technology.
The WF100 research fellowship follows up on the invaluable nominations, suggestions and contributions of the World Finance readership and explores and analyses new trends to unearth the best and the brightest pioneers in business and finance.
The 100 will be recognised in a special supplement that goes out to the whole of World Finance's readership and will be distributed at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, as well as being showcased on the worldfinance100.com site where the advice and insight they offer can inspire and challenge others and serve as a benchmark of achievement.
As a member of the World Finance 100 you will receive:
A World Finance 100 obelisk
A certificate of appointment to the list
Full use of the WF100 accreditation logo
The award for the company LM & CO
Port of Koper
TV SCAN - Speciale
Klik Expo Group 2010 (4)
Klik Expo Group 2010 (3)
Klik Expo Group 2010 (2)
Klik Expo Group 2010 (1)
ALMEX 2010, Albanian Military Exhibition Tirana
Eagle of the Adriatic
Port "Eagle of the Adriatic" - presenting the largest project of the century on the Adriatic
Interview on the Slovenian national TV (RTV Slovenija)
Meeting in Durres, Albania
Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
Meeting with the Chairperson of the Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority
Meeting with Genc Juka
The headquarter of the partner company Kapital Invest
Meeting about investments connected with Kapital Invest and Europa Albania 007
Meeting with the mayor of the city of Durres
Business meeting with mayor of Berat
On Monday, February 18th 2008, the CEO Mr. Muharemi had a business meeting with the Mayor of the city of Berat.
At the meeting were present Lirim Muharemi, Gregor Boltar and Fadil Nasufi (Mayor of Berat). The main topic of the meeting was about the investments' cooperation, that seize an important business part of the company Europa Albania 007. In a friendly business atmosphere they talked about current project and investments in further cooperation. This is the continuing of the partnership between the company and Albania's political sector.
Visit to Tirana Mayor Edi Rama
It gives us great pleasure to inform you that the CEO and the Technical Director have met Tirana's Mayor Edi Rama on 21st of November 20007.
Mayor expressed his support to company's efforts for investments in Albania.
Business visit to Councilor of Government Advisor
Last Monday, Oct. 15th 2007, Mr. Muharemi paid visit to economy councilor ph.d. Suzana Guxholli of government advisor Sali Berishe. Main topic was about cooperation between Albania and Western Europe and how to create higher and better living standards for Albanian citizens. They also talked about creating better and wider range of communication services as well as about ecology-friendly construction works and other changes of Albanian theritory.
Yet again Mr. Muharemi showed his full support od further Albanian development and pointing out the importance of maintaining Albanian beautiful scenery and nature.
Mayor Baftjar Zeqaj's visit
Expanding cooperation
It gives us great pleasure to inform you that the CEO and the Technical Director, during their recent visit to Albania, have met with the Minister of Economy, Markets and Energy in Tirana. It was agreed that furthering of cooperation between the State and our Company was of mutual interest. The Honourable Minister expressed his satisfaction with Europa Albania 007's efforts in helping bridge closer ties between Europe and the Republic of Albania.
New website
We would like to inform all of our business partners, clients and friends, that our internet pages are now live and active.
It is our sincere hope that this web presentation will help in our future communications, contact and information exchange. Sincere effort has been made to make this website informative and appealing with easy navigation, so we hope you will find the information relevant and helpful.


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This paper describes an illegal feminist abortion collective [the Service] through whose efforts 11,000 abortions were performed between 1969 and 1973 when abortion was legalized. An analysis of interviews from 32 members of this lay group indicates how and why the collective was so effective in providing what is usually a physician – controlled medical procedure. After describing the structure of the organization and the process by which women obtained the abortion, including pre-abortion counseling and post-abortion follow-up, two sets of reasons for the collective's effectiveness are presented. The first five reasons derive from the interview themselves; they deal with the organization's social and historical context, its illegality, its charismatic leaders, its member satisfaction and its financial self-sufficiency. The next nine reasons deal with factors that make The Service a relatively typical democratic collective organization. The most important of these factors is its lack of concern for organizational survival per se. This account supports the Rothschild-Whitt model for collective democratic organizations. It also suggests that counseling is important both for the providers and for the receivers of abortions. (Author's abstract)
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The following will not affect your current backup settings nor data.
Step 1: Uninstalling the Current Version
You will need to remove the current Jungle Disk Server version. This is done within the Windows control panel.
- Go to Start > type Control Panel > hit Enter.
- If not currently selected, click the option shown in the "View by" area in the upper-right corner and select "Category."
- Click "Uninstall a program" from the Programs category.
- Find "Jungle Disk Server" in the list, select it, and then click Uninstall.
- Click "Yes" from the confirmation prompt to uninstall Jungle Disk Server Edition.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 for Jungle Disk Server Edition Management.
Step 2: Download and Install Version 3.19
- From the downloads page click Jungle Disk Server Downloads and download both "64-bit Download" and "Client" packages by clicking the buttons in the "Windows" row.
- If automatically prompted, select Run to run the installer. If you're not prompted to run the downloaded package, go to your Downloads folder and double-click the freshly downloaded Jungle Disk package.
- Follow the prompts to complete the Jungle Disk Server Edition installation.
- Repeat steps 1-3 selecting Client for the download.
**Note, if you receive the error "Frontend software is an older version than running service" this indicates that the Jungle Disk Server Management has not been upgraded. Though running an older version of Jungle Disk Server Management is not harmful, you can avoid this message by ensuring that you have upgraded both pieces of software.**


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Tertiary Intratumor Lymphoid Tissue in Colo-Rectal Cancer
AbstractEctopic (or tertiary) lymphoid tissue develops at sites of inflammation or infection in non lymphoid organs and is associated with chronic inflammation. In colon mucosa, small lymphoid aggregates are already present in homeostatic conditions, as part of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue and play an essential role in the immune response to perturbations of the mucosal microenvironment. Despite the recognized role of inflammation in tumor progression, the presence and biological function of lymphoid tissue in cancer has been poorly investigated. We identified aggregates of lymphocytes resembling tertiary lymphoid tissue in human colorectal cancer specimens; intratumor accumulations of lymphocytes display a high degree of compartmentalization, with B and T cells, mature dendritic cells and a network of CD21+ follicular dendritic cells (FDC). We analyzed the adaptation of colon lymphoid tissue in a murine model of colitis-associated cancer (AOM/DSS). B cell follicle formation increases in the context of the chronic inflammation associated to intestinal neoplasia, in this model. A network of lymphatic and haematic vessels surrounding B cell follicles is present and includes high endothelial venules (HEV). Future task is to determine whether lymphoid tissue contributes to the persistence of the tumor-associated inflammatory reaction, rather than represent a functional immune compartment, potentially participating to the anti tumor response. View Full-Text
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Selling an Idea: Autoimmunity and Autism is the New Snake Oil
Article first published as Selling an Idea: Autoimmunity and Autism is the New Snake Oil on Technorati.On Saturday, the New York Times ran an article in their Opinion column with the following title: An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism. The article made a very clear, glaring assumption: All children with autism are subject to a self-destructive immune system, which is caused by a lack of parasites in the body. By the end of the article, the author (not a doctor, by the way), claims that by introducing whipworm into the system in order to treat autism in children. Never mind the dangers of such a decision, the illness it could cause, it's all because we don't balance our immune system by being too clean. With such a wild assumption, particularly with the recent finds in Iceland regarding genetic mutation likely in aging fathers, it needed to be checked. According to the author, research has been done to prove this theory. From what I could read from doing a quick Google Scholar search, all studies revolving around the connection between autism and immune systems were inconclusive, requiring a lot more research. Most of the research out there is sparse, and much hasn't been duplicatable in additional studies, casting doubt on the connection.The problem is, the author, who is flogging his book, "An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases", which will be available September 4th, makes claims without any substance or citations. Biologist Emily Willingham took him to task in an article that is well worth the read. She did a lot of the legwork in searching for research, sifting through the author's claims, and pointing out the glaring problems in his article. The problem is, people are going to believe him. The same people who are determined to believe that vaccines are the root cause of autism are taking this up as "proof" that their theory is correct. Others will start giving parasitic eggs to their children, infecting them on purpose, in an effort to "cure" their autism. Children are going to get sick, if not die, from malnutrition and anemia because parents are going to panic. I've long maintained that autism is a condition ripe for misinformation, as no one knows what causes it. As such, much like the uneducated peasants of old, snake oil salesmen can come in with their crazy ideas, sell a book or treatment, make millions, endanger children in no position to defend themselves or tell their parents they hurt, and have a following vow that they are right and anyone who doubts is a "hater". It's scary, it's frustrating, and it's wrong. The only thing that can combat such charlatans is good education, of which there are plenty, and yet many people refuse to be educated, refuse to do the research, and therefore give up their responsibility as parents to someone else. Now, I'm all for new theories, and new research. But to make an explicit claim that ALL instances of autism are caused by anything has to be backed up by a significant amount of research before I'll take it seriously. New research is just that, new, and assumptions are made based on the results of the study and the biases of the researchers. Additional studies need to be made with the same results being found, in order to reinforce the theory or find an actual connection. Until that has been done properly, Mr. Moises Velasquez-Manoff has cast himself as a snake-oil salesman looking to generate sales of his book, and not to help children and adults on the autism spectrum.Sir, shame on you.


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Fresh back from a trans-Atlantic flight to attend CRM Evolution, I again muse at the dashing of my pre-conceived ideas. Don't you love it when that happens? When you think you know something, and then you find out you couldn't have been more wrong?
My big revelation was that the sports industry is not "way behind" other sectors when it comes to CRM – or as Jujhar Singh, GM of Microsoft Dynamics, responded when I asked how we should refer to the evolving industry that's no longer just about tracking transactions, "Intelligent Customer Engagement". In fact, in certain areas we're way ahead of the game – we're at the front of the ICE pack (ok so maybe that phrase won't catch on….)
It's the "engagement" part that gives us the advantage – our fans, customers, and stakeholders want to be engaged with us, and many have no choice….they were born into it. Their hearts rule their heads, and on certain days of the week (think Saturday 3pm) it consumes their every thought. But that places a burden of responsibility on us – to pay more attention to our fans, to treat them as they want to be treated, by putting in place the processes and systems that will enable us to do this.
And that's what Jujhar's session with the inimitable Paul Greenberg focused on – how we can and should be improving the customer experience, starting with the Internet of Things and on that point, he was unequivocal. "You have to join the bandwagon or get left behind." No buts, no maybes. That's the way it is. And those organisations who've been thinking about it and planning for it for some time will be leading the pack. The rest of us risk being in permanent catch-up mode.
This led to the killer question from Paul – how do we start, how do those businesses that haven't yet put IoT on their agenda go about it now? And Jujhar's response was so simple we have no excuse not to be doing it: look at your business processes and your key assets and think about how IoT as a principle could work. The example given was a lift company whose products are not performing properly triggering a report that schedules a maintenance order – this "elevated" level of response could then guarantee a 99.9999% uptime providing their clients a better service. In our world, for the match day experience, that's the equivalent of a beer pump not keeping up with our fans' half-time demands – how frustrated do they get when they miss a goal scored in the 47th minute because they're still at the concession stand?
So here are Jujuhar's necessary steps to bringing IoT into your world:
1) Identify the asset in question.
2) Track the data that will provide the business case.
3) Tie it to customer engagement.
And here's an example for #sportsbiz:
1) Executive seats.
2) The amount of food and beverage purchased per customer, facilities for customers to buy food and beverage, stock levels, number of waiting staff.
3) If the fans had their own sales point, removing the need to leave their seat, join a queue and wait for their product to be served, they wouldn't miss a moment of the match.
There's the business case for at-seat ordering in the VIP section! We've heard from one US team that there's a demonstrable increase of 20% in F&B sales when the customer has access from his seat with his order brought to him. And think about the cost savings on front-of-house staff!
Another key point well-made by Jujhar was "Don't look at cost because you won't be in a position to make a decision. Look at the ROI". That brings us back to one of our favourite discussions about in-stadium Wi-Fi and as Ben Wells will be often heard to say, instead of thinking about the cost of doing it, think about the cost of not doing it.
Paul then moved Jujhar onto the discussion of AI where he stated it's nothing new, it's been around for years – it's just about proactive notifications, hearing of a situation then the actions that follow. His assessment was that AI has multiple layers and we'll never get to an i-Robot level. Instead bots will be used for very discreet, very small tasks, allowing humans at the higher level to focus on the bigger, higher order things. I like that – much better than the thought of robots as work colleagues (or bosses!)
The discussion then moved onto inter-operability between systems on the basis that "humans are interoperable – we can all talk to each other" – so for AI to be a reality, all systems must do the same. That would be a great segue into Brent Leary's futurology session that highlighted Apple's first ever move to an "open environment" with their recent collaboration on Siri, but that would take a whole new post so if you want to know more about his thoughts, you can reach out to Brent directly.
One final gem from Jujhar – "focus on delivering customer experiences." And as we heard at SEAT, if the objective is engagement, the result will be revenue.
I was at CRM Evolution to join the closing keynote – a sports panel hosted by Paul that included Jason Lumsden from the Boston Red Sox, Jerry Drobny of the San Francisco Giants and Andrew Sofer of the New York Mets. The questions coming from the audience demonstrated that while they were there to discuss "all things CRM", when you throw sports into the mix, everything becomes more interesting.
How lucky are we to be working in this business?
The next big CRM conference for #sportsbiz is SEAT, July 17th to 21st in Las Vegas. If you're thinking of going from Europe, there's a great offer for you to attend and stay at the conference hotel – don't miss out, it's a feast of information from speakers that support SEAT's principles of transparency, knowledge share and networking. It's an absolute feast of information!
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Just a few days after it launched, the Brand Equality Tumblr site is done with its "social experiment." Which, by the way, was a phrase I wish never entered our lexicon. It sounds like another way of saying "psychologically messing with your minds." Semantics, right? Perhaps Humpty Dumpty was right in saying "When I use a word, it means whatever I choose it to mean. Neither more nor less." But when I hear "Social Experiment," I think of manipulation. Which is what I hate most about this career.
Anyway. In just a few days, while justices were actually hearing the case, the site and its creators and followers (and detractors) went through many declarations and misinterpretations. Many an avatar was changed. Many clarifications, articles, tweets and pontifications were written. And now, what have we learned?
Perhaps the people who made the tumblr site learned something. They certainly wanted us to learn something. And brands, too. But I don't know that "we" learned anything, as a society or a collective or a group of people who work in advertising. Or at least not anything we didn't already know if we took the time to examine the experiment's components.
The stated intention of Brand Equality was to "start a conversation" about brands people love and how they should take a stand on such important issues. The site (its words being paraphrased here) would assume to think that each corporation was supporting Equal Marriage and post a brand logo messed with in solidarity. Then brands would have the opportunity to either chime in their support, ignore it. Or ask to have it removed, whereupon the site would assume that it was not pro equal marriage rights, or neutral.
They forgot being contacted with a cease and desist for logo infringement. I know, that pesky law again, right? In which case, it would be presumed they are either not part of the sharing is caring crowd, and anti-marriage rights, or not part of the freehadist movement and neutral on marriage equality.
Anyway. the Tumblr site lamented the sad fate of its "social experiment." How they were portrayed as unfairly as "shaming," by Mashable.
From the Brand Equality tumblr site:
1st, we think it's important to point out that this Tumblr was not meant to be – nor ever stated to be – 'shaming' brands into having to take a stand (as one writer had mislabeled it). It was meant to be celebratory; to celebrate love and equality by showing people's favorite brands supporting it. If a brand was against Marriage Equality, we'd post that we wished they were for it. Or we'd replace the image with a statement on their stance (ie; neutral).
This is either extremely naive in its thinking, or so incomplete in its thinking that black hole sized logic gaps are sucking up the internet even as we speak. Spoiler alert: I'm going for the latter.
First of all, acting so shocked--shocked! that someone would use link bait to get eyeballs on their post is silly. That is, unless they're brand new to the internet or journalism in general. Mashable (and Huffpo Buzzfeed, et al.) needs to up its click-thru rate and make some cash off of ads, so they make controversial headlines to get people to read and click. Sorry if that's too cynical, but it's as true as it is obvious. These are businesses we're talking about here. Corporations. Brands, if you will. And we don't even know where they stand on gay marriage! We only know they're smarmy. Which brings me to my second point:
Take the image accompanying this article and found on the tumblr site. This is a real post from the makers of a violent video game. A game many parents find objectionable when it comes to their kids wanting to play it. Despite "brand loyalty," among gamers. Now seriously-- does it really make you all warm and squishy inside to know Ubisoft, the makers of Assassin's Creed (and Far Cry, and other such violent games) is a supporter of gay marriage? Are you aware the amount of violence the LGBT community has had bestowed upon them?
Or how about Bud Light? since they're so down with gender equality we can assume they're above making a misogynist or homophobic joke, right? Or how about the Tobacco industry? Sellin' smokes and lyin' about carcinogens since forever ago. Would it make you feel better to be addicted to Parliaments, knowing they're okay with gay marriage?
Do you see how this shows incomplete thinking?
So. Let's step away from the more controversial brands for a second. Even if you are presuming in all innocence and well-meaning to assign a belief system to a brand, you are A. assigning a belief system to a brand and B. being presumptive. Not to mention intrusive. I won't bring up religion here except to point out the fact that fundamentalist Christians, Jews and Muslims, aren't exactly embracing the subject matter; no doubt there are at least one or two heading up companies. What to do then? And more importantly, what do you expect people to do once they know?
As an aside, does anyone remember how Chik-Fil-A's sales went up amid list year's Same Sex Marriage controversy? Which now had at least one local franchise giving away chicken biscuits for Gay Marriage Supporters? What the hell do you do with that brand?
Demanding a corporate entity profess its stance on gay marriage, makes me also ask what's next? What is vaseline's stance on abortion? How about Peanut Chews and Gun rights? Is Kotex liberal or conservative? Really, why stop, right? For one reason, the idea that transparency trumps privacy, when it comes to a brand stance is pretty half-baked.
Put another way: If Starbucks takes a pro-gay marriage stance then the CEO is speaking for the company, as an abstract entity. The CEO does not speak for everyone employed by Starbucks. And nor should he.
I am perfectly happy to take the intention of Brand Equality at face value as they certainly went out of their way to clarify their intentions. They want to know where their brands stand. And good for them. Because god knows there were a lot of people (and brands, most notably ad agencies) that were more than happy to jump on the bandwagon this week (and do some self-promotion in the process.) This last particular act, by the way, was something I didn't even bother to bring up in this article as I think we can all agree, it's transparently despicable.
But before anyone else conducts their next "social experiment" I hope they'll think twice about going about it this way. Even if brands were to say "yes" after you assumed the answer for them already, you'll never know whether they're being sincere. And then what's next? You have to demand how sincere they are. *Cough* Greenwashing. *Cough.*
It's important to remember one last thing: Whether it's demanding a brand positioning, or from an individual employee, as much as you want to, you can't legislate thought any more than you can coerce it. It's not yours to legislate or coerce.
What you-- what we can and hopefully will do is find a better way to get people talking next time.


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