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Protozoa represent approximately 50 % of the microbial biomass in the rumen. Their presence has been shown to be important but not essential for the ruminant. Because interactions between microbes in the rumen are common, the role of protozoa is difficult to study separately, in a pure culture for instance. Moreover, because of the complexity of the rumen ecosystem, scientists are obliged to simplify the system to understand the specific role of certain microbes or the microbial interactions in the anaerobic digestive processes. These conditions were reached in gnotoxenic animals which harbour controlled species of bacteria and fungi. Similar models were made in France in the 1970's with sheep inoculated with only one genus of protozoa (Polyplastron or Entodinium or Isotricha spp.) in association with a mixed population of bacteria and fungi.
Elimination of all the protozoa (defaunation) from the rumen is a standard method of studying their overall effect. Defaunation is also an essential step when growing in vivo a clone from a single cell of protozoa, or a mixed but controlled population in the rumen. Such a model of rumen inoculated with only one genus of protozoa has been used in our laboratory to study the specific role of the different genera and is a novel approach to understand the real contribution of protozoa to rumen digestion.
In early studies, Becker et al. (1929/1930) showed that it was possible to eliminate protozoa from the rumen. Since then, many trials have been carried out to develop a simple and efficient method of defaunation. As previously established (Jouany and Ushida, 1990), such a method must
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Achieving these conditions together is far from easy because protozoa are particularly well adapted to the rumen habitat.
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It is not judicious to believe that the only difference between controlled and treated animals is the presence or the absence of protozoa in the rumen. The method used to defaunate must be taken into account when analysing the disagreements between authors on the effect of protozoa. The behaviour of the other components of the ruminal ecosystem (bacteria and fungi) during treatment, should also be considered.
For the "isolation method", it is advised that young animals stay with their dams for 72 hours before being isolated, to allow the inoculation of the rumen with strictly anaerobic bacteria (cellulolytic and methanogenic bacteria) (Fonty et al., 1987, 1988). Anaerobic fungi usually appear later, during the second week of life, approximately at the same time as protozoa. Thus, it is likely that animals with a defaunated rumen reared in strictly isolated conditions according to this method harbour no fungi.
Chemical defaunation should be carried out with great care and only for short periods because the threshold of toxicity for protozoa is close to that for animals. It has been shown that chemical agents have a direct toxic effect on bacteria and probably on fungi too (Eadie and Shand, 1981), which suggests that the observed effect of defaunation involves more than the elimination of protozoa.
To cancel out the deleterious effects of defaunation, it is strongly advised to reinoculate the rumen with thawed rumen contents, because freezing kills protozoa and preserves fungi and bacteria (Hillaire and Jouany, 1990).
A scientific comparison of different defaunating methods is difficult because efficiency is largely influenced by the experimenter's familiarity with the technique. Our experience has shown that some faunated animals are difficult to defaunate. This might be due to a contamination from the omasum (protozoa in this organ not being submitted to the treatment). We also observed that defaunation is systematically more difficult for some experimenters than others, even if they apply the same technique to the same animals in the same laboratory!
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Speaking with the Advocate at the bar at the Spotlight Theater Bistro on the corner of Front Street and Columbus Boulevard, Justin Morales, a Manchester native, movie buff and independent film producer, relates his passion for film and why he was determined to bring a film festival to Connecticut.
"My inspiration came from attending the first film festivals I went to, I had such a blast," says Morales. "I thought they were a fantastic gift for filmmakers who worked so hard on their own movies. I went to the Woodstock Film Festival and then the Independent Film Market was another in New York City." Morales was particularly impressed with how at the Woodstock festival it seemed the whole community came out to the screenings, held at multiple venues across the town, and felt that Connecticut could benefit greatly from such an event.
Armed with his own film to promote, 2009's Busking The System — which documents street musicians trying to make a living in the subways of New York City — Morales established the event in his home town, holding screenings of about 25 movies at locations such as Cheney Hall, Hillard Mills, Manchester Community College and Buckland Hills Mall movie theater. His big scoop that first year was hosting a screening for Ron Colby's Pirate Of The Sea, which begat the Discovery Network television show, "Whale Wars."
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"Each year we've gotten a little tighter on how we execute and how we treat our filmmakers and what we're able to offer them. Our attendance has grown, probably doubling every year," says Morales. "This year particularly having a home base, a place that identifies us, is just really exciting. "
Morales didn't do it all on his own. A small but dedicated group of volunteers have worked with him on the festival since day one, as have local sponsors, such as Hartford Distributors and City Steam Brewery. And looking to promote the event in the first year, he turned to Andrew Concatelli, the assistant editor and movie critic of the Vernon-based Reminder News, who wrote about the event and asked if there was anything else he could do to be involved. He took on the role of programmer.
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Having been involved with the Flick Fest since 2009, he, like Morales, notes that this year is "a huge jump forward" in the event's growth. "To go from being scattered all over Manchester to the premier theater in Hartford now, has been incredible growth over a few years," says Concatelli. "That's why we've changed the name from Silk City Flick Fest, to Hartford Flick Fest. We wanted to reflect the name of the city that's really embraced us."
The Flick Fest has developed a three-part focus, says Morales: "A, to showcase Connecticut film makers to the rest of the world; B, showcase foreign film makers and outside filmmakers and the outside film industry to Connecticut; and C, to really provide a home base in Connecticut for artists and film lovers to come out and enjoy themselves and get a film festival experience."
There are numerous films with Connecticut connections, among them Mike Basone's Life In Parallel and Zachary Mehrbach's The Last Intervention, both of which were filmed in Connecticut. Also, Rising Star, written and produced by Newington native Marty Lang and staring Bristol native Emily Morse. The film features the capitol city and many of its historic landmarks.
"Rising Star, being shot in Hartford, was really dear to my heart because I feel like Hartford was my surrogate city," said Morse, who spoke by phone from her home in Brooklyn, N.Y. "I didn't grow up there, but I spent a lot of time within the arts and music scene in Hartford, and I am really proud of the work that is done there, and the sense of camaraderie in the arts scene within Hartford. The film community has been something that has grown on me a lot from the Rising Star film, and so getting to know so many of the people involved in the film scene in Connecticut was really beautiful."
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And despite a four-month lockout, so are the majority of Sabres season ticket holders.
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Curiosity and small stories
I wanted to talk about the power of small stories, and curiosity. Earlier this year, I was travelling in eastern DRC as part of my work in evaluating a project there. Over time, I had gotten to know the people I was traveling with, as we spent quite a bit of time together.
One thing I had noticed was that when we ordered coffee, all of them would put 6 or 7 spoonfuls of milk powder into their coffee. As a result, the small metal bowls of milk powder that came with the coffee were emptied quickly. I was curious about this and one afternoon, I asked them about it.
They explained that a box of milk powder is so expensive that they only see milk powder when they are at a restaurant or travelling with someone like me. They would not buy milk powder for home, because they can buy enough bananas to feed their family for a week for the cost of one box of milk powder. So when they have a chance, they really enjoy the milk powder.
For me, this information opened up new possibilities. I imagined a dairy that would use milk from local cows to produce milk locally. I told them the story of the dairy in Mauritania which produces camel milk in UHT containers. A lady who lives there noticed that few people drank milk because it was so expensive (it was imported). Yet there were thousands of camels in the desert in Mauritania.
She found a way to organize the herders to bring their camels to be milked, and to produce that milk in UHT containers so it stays good for a long time. That dairy has been thriving for a time and even found a market in Europe for people who prefer camel milk over cow's milk.
In Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus and the Danone yogurt company created a low tech plant that makes yogurt using milk from local farmers. They had to overcome many technical challenges and completely redo how they designed plants. but the result is that local farmers have an income from their cows, local children have yogurt, and women have employment selling the pots of yogurt door to door. (Danone, in fact, has been using this model of employing women to sell small pots of yogurt in South Africa and Indonesia and elsewhere - they even help the women buy the carts to use for distribution.)
All of these amazing ideas began with a question by someone who was curious, which led people to share information, and led to new solutions that reflect how interconnected we are at a local level. So be curious! Ask questions about small things. Such questions can open up new possibilities!
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Dear Rosemary
Call it a genetic disorder or plain shallowness :), but I have always learnt through a story. I pass stacks of travel books, 'how to' books and guides and what not and pick up a dirty old novel to explore cultures. My friends often tease me about this tendency to learn seriously from fictions and I very generously let them do it. Because I know learning is easy when you become the part of the picture and the plot.
Today I am so happy to have had that experience again. What a wonderful story you have there! Being next door, Bangladesh is like that backpage of my daily newspaper. But to know about a dairy cooperative movement in DRC- that I probably could have never done elsewhere. Thanks for telling the story!
Stella Paul
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Ok, I googled the term and I think you know what I see there. But let me tell you this, these days, there is a new, but growing sense that the media needs to be democratized and involve millions of those left out of it today. It already has the making of a media movement (and I am a part of it too) and so, very often you will be hearing people suing this expression at the bottom of the pyramid. When I first heard it, I was fascinated and I wondered who's the person to have coined that term?
Well, it needed a story-telling Rosemary to answer my question! praise the lord!
Looking forward to many, many sessions of story telling and exchanging with you dear!
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Dear Rosemary,
The title of your article attracted me because one of the things we love to do in Africa is tell stories. I am glad I stopped by to read your article and to the comments because I am all the more wiser from it. I am really fascinated by the theory of the Bottom of the Pyramid....
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A wonderfully-innovative idea, for a somewhat practical purpose. My questions are: Is the practice of milking camels for milk currently being implemented in the DRC? and, is there the possibility to introduce this practice as a way of economic development for DRC citizens?
This story reminds me of the little things we often take for granted. Bless you for being able to look beyond that which is right in front of us, to see the bigger picture. Asking questions is how we learn, and create ideas for change. I'm both impressed, and humiliated to hear such a testimonial of creation and innovative thought.
In your response to Stella, you mentioned:
"it really helps people to know that other people somewhere else have found a solution to a problem that might work for them as well".
Well, your story inspires me, inspires us, to work steadfast to change the structure of the pyramid, while creating ways to empower people. Who'd thought that research of how people survive on little, would lead to economists exploring microfinance in disadvantaged cultures throughout the world. I will now google Bottom of the Pyramid. I will also ask plenty of questions.
Thank you!
Darren Bunton
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Dearest Rosemary,
We shall discuss these possibilities in greater detail. Thank you for the links.
Talk soon!
Graciously regarded,
Darren Bunton
Amazing story
Dear Rosemary
It baffles my imagination why there is still so much suffering, i cant seem to comprehend how people go through things like this..."MILK"? oh my...is it that bad. Anyway im glad that you came in contact with that experience, i only wish they will take a cue form the Lady with the "Camel Milk" idea. Often times the answer lies within us but do we look deep enough to find it?
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It has been determined that "nortelnetwork" is OILMAN! He has been banned again.
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supermarky is back posing as "perfumeperfection" and "MALODORDOROR"
twinsprouddad is back! He has 3 out of 6 negative feedbacks, the last three claiming total ripoffs. I am looking into the options right now.
giannis- is no longer permitted to make offers in the marketplace. Despite making an effort to correct a number of bad deals, several deals were not corrected.
He has now been banned.
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It was reported to me that teger has failed to deliver to two different members on two expensive items and has not responded to PM's for many weeks.
gretzky17 has been contacting members about expensive swaps. It is easier to scam someone this way rather than with purchases as no upfront payment is due. He has already failed to ship or respond to some members. He has been banned.
I am now getting multiple reports of Parkxi scamming. I will give him a chance to respond before any further action is taken, but buyer beware!
As he has multiple reports of scamming, and has not responded to my PM's, he is now banned.
YousefA was reported by two members with very good feedback to have scammed them. When confronted with their claims he chose to have his membership deleted.
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Textures have always been popular with digital photogs and I've always found their photos terrific. But I've never been big on Photoshop, even if I did learn how to apply textures there out of curiosity. So I decided to use masks and apply textures the analogue way.This photo was shot on film. Taken by blueskyandhardrock with a Lubitel 166B (available in our Online Shop) loaded with Kodak Tri-X film (available in our Online Shop) in Los Angeles, CA, United States. These tags describe this photo: bw, black and white, mountain, self-portrait, girl, experiment, portraits, analogue, texture, mask, and filter. Date: 2013-04-13. Time: Morning. This photo can be found in the album Analogue Textures.
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After we'd been going out for a year, Ben, my first serious boyfriend, went off to France for a few months. Before he left, he told me with studied gravitas that he thought we should see other people during his absence. I was devastated. It killed me to think that, on the eve on his trip, he was salivating over his upcoming peccadilloes.
I didn't want to see other people, but what could I say? I knew that insisting on monogamy made no sense; we were barely 21, and not even particularly in love. Still, I'm sure I cried and railed at him. But once he was overseas, I pulled myself together and managed to comply with his wishes. I slept with a couple of guys, including Nate, who became my next serious boyfriend.
When Ben got back, I told him I'd met someone new. He was outraged. Outraged! He said he'd been faithful to me the whole time. I hope I didn't laughthat would have been rude. But for sure my jaw dropped. "You were only faithful because you didn't happen to get lucky!" He didn't see it that way. For months afterward, he sent me wounded notes and angry, ironic gifts.
Being jilted is wrenching, even if you're the one who, like Ben, invited the possibility. The very thought of being cheated on can feel like a kick in the gut, as I'd noticed (not for the first time) the night before he left. But fidelity is funny that way. All the agreements and plans we makewhether to be faithful or nothave a habit of falling apart when they encounter the dice roll of reality. Part of the problem is that a paradox lies at the core of fidelity. Meeting someone newsomeone who makes your heart go slippery and then, oh lord, discovering that he likes you toofeels nicer than just about anything on earth. Surely only the most self-denying ascetic would go through life refusing such pleasure. Yet this same bliss inflicts injury on whomever you're involved with, and we want to protect the people we care about. So when we fall in love, we make promises and then do our best to avoid situations in which we might be inclined to break them. What if, instead, we could come up with a way of inoculating ourselves against the torment?
For many years now, I've nursed a mild fixation with the "European marriage," by which I mean a relationship in which discreet, tasteful philandering doesn't threaten the central bond. I love to think that a couple could feel so utterly sure of each other's devotion that dalliances wouldn't faze themthat a marriage could be so strong as to be impervious to the temptations of outsiders. I've craved that kind of self-confidence in love. It seemed to be on display at François Mitterrand's funeral, where his wife stood next to his mistress and illegitimate child. It also appears in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo books: Because Erika Berger's husband, Greger, has "the soul of an artist," he "accepted that she could love two men at the same time" and permitted her to spend weekends with her lover, Blomkvist.
Actually, I rolled my eyes when I read that. Deep down, I've believed that there must be a catchsomeone must be in denial about the cost of such openness. I'm always looking for the flaw, the telling detail that proves one partner is downplaying his or her own jealousy, hurt, insecurity, anger.
Perhaps, though, I'm more sensitive to these kinds of afflictions than most; I certainly went to great, dumb lengths to avoid them in my twenties and early thirties. At first, I did ordinary unwise things like reading journals and riffling through sock drawers, which only made me more suspicious. Later I tried dating incredibly nice guys (dull) and cads (excitinglike falling onto a subway track); I tried breaking up with guys before they had a chance to cheat on me, or avoided getting serious altogether. Surprise: None of this worked. I got hurt, in staggering ways.
Then I met my husband: a handsome, smart, talented, and trustworthy man. He flat-out repudiated the possibility of infidelity between us; with love and openness, he said, we'd avoid it. Eight years in, when our third child was an infant and I was overwhelmed by both the love and exhaustion of babies, he hadyou guessed itan affair. When he told me, I was wrecked. For months afterward, his confession made such a mess of our marriage, I would've rather been overseeing an orphanage of vomiting infants while suffering from, say, rickets. It was that ugly.
Looking back, I marveled at the intensity of my suffering. It wasn't news to me that such agony has a remarkably brief half-life. In my dating years, the crazy I-can't-take-it-anymore misery of finding out that a boyfriend slept with someone else would be replaced with amused indifference within a few weeks or months. So why does it have to be so overwhelming in the moment?
When Anne Sinclair, wife of the truly pathological womanizer Dominique Strauss-Kahn, appeared on the news a couple of years later, I was mesmerized. How did she manage to be so elegant and self-assured when asked about her husband's debauchery? Where were the puffy eyes, the hangover pallor, the who-gives-a-shit sweatpants? Where did she find the nerve to look so sexy?


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The three main rebel groups in northern Mali have agreed to merge, creating a united front in an ongoing peace process with the government.
A Tuareg uprising in northern Mali last year plunged the country into chaos, leading to a coup in the capital Bamako and the occupation of the north by rebels.
Since a French-led invasion in January to drive out the fighters, rebel groups have been scattered and reconciliation with them is one of the greatest challenges for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
The three groups that merged on Monday were the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) and the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA).
The merger will take effect in 45 days, they said.
As part of a peace deal signed with the government in Burkina Faso in June, the three groups said they would disarm.
Still, the region remains unstable and last week two French radio journalists were killed by unidentified fighters. The secretary general of MNLA, Bilal Ag Acherif, said his group would cooperate with authorities to find the perpetrators.
On Monday, four people were killed in northern Mali after their truck ran over a landmine, according to officials, the latest sign of insecurity in the country.
The unrest comes as UN chief Ban Ki-moon touched down in Mali late on Monday to begin a regional tour to highlight the battle against poverty.
Ban, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and top officials from the African Union, African Development Bank and European Union will spend Tuesday in Mali before travelling to Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad.
Mali has produced four rebellions since independence from France in 1960. Its light-skinned Tuareg people say successive black African governments in the capital have excluded them from power.
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What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen each other in all labour, to minister to each other in all sorrow, to share with each other in all gladness, to be one with each other in the silent unspoken memories?George Eliot
In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.Madame Anne Sophie
Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.Woodrow Wilson
Each time I get into one of these cars I feel more at ease and the tension drops a few notches,Boris
No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive.Dr. Joyce Brothers
A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who were pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person were safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.Richard Bach
Talk about meeting your soul mate I truly feel I have been given that gift. And believe me, I wasnt some lightweight package. Im, like, the package that didnt just come with luggage I had trunks.Demi Moore
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.Ben Harper
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Home > News > Publications > The Journal > 2011 > November > CKHS to Open New Outpatient Facility in Glen Mills
Published on November 03, 2011
Crozer-Keystone Health System announces the opening of the Crozer Medical Plaza and Regional Cancer Center in November 2011. Joining the Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake and the Crozer Health Pavilion at Brinton Lake, the new facility continues to expand patient care services in western Delaware County.
Located at 500 Evergreen Drive, next to the original Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake, the buildings are connected by a covered walkway. The facility will house a cancer center that will include three separate oncology practices, radiation oncology services and an endoscopy laboratory. Crozer-Keystone is part of the Fox Chase Crozer-Keystone Cancer Partnership, and the cancer center will advance that partnership into western Delaware County. The building will also offer specialty practices in pulmonary medicine, behavioral health, dermatology and more.
For Raymond Vivacqua, M.D., medical director of the Crozer Regional Cancer Center and chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, the new facility builds on his existing presence at Brinton Lake and offers a convenient and all-encompassing cancer care experience.
"The combination of important cancer care services and radiation oncology in one facility enhances our ability to treat patients in a more efficient manner," Vivacqua says. "The facility brings together services that help us care for the whole cancer patient. Within our practice, we're offering patient care, clinical research, screening programs for lung cancer, patient advocacy, genetic counseling, research protocols for lung, prostate and breast cancers, and the Proactive Energy Program (PEP), which helps patients battle side effects of cancer treatments through physical activity and nutrition counseling."
The new office of Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology, PC, is an extension of its nationally recognized oncology medical home model — a centralized, coordinated home base for cancer patients. "Just like our three other office locations, our Brinton Lake II office is a fully operational Oncology Patient-Centered Medical Home (OPCMH) site as recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance," says John Sprandio, M.D., medical director of the Delaware County Regional Cancer Center and chief of the Section of Hematology/Oncology at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. "We can now serve a growing patient population with our whole spectrum of OPCMH-related cancer care services. We're excited to bring this enhanced level of care to a new group of patients, primary care physicians and specialists."
Hematology Oncology Associates is also opening its fourth office in the new facility. Oncologist Lee Bogart, M.D., along with Andrew Solan, M.D. and Rashmi Sanjay, M.D., will be treating patients there. "At this new site, we see patients for regular visits and there's an infusion room for chemotherapy. The new building is expansive and modern, and it's in a great location near restaurants and shopping," Bogart says.
In its radiation oncology practice, the new site boasts brand-new equipment, including a Varian Llinear accelerator, which features rapid-arc technology that improves the speed and precision of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The machine assists image-guided radiation therapy with the ability to provide multiple forms of imaging, including cone beam CT scans, radiographic, fluoroscopic and ultrasound—all of which help the radiologist locate a tumor more accurately.
"You don't get more state-of-the-art than this," says Rachelle Lanciano, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at DCMH. "We also have a completely new treatment planning system that is Internet-based so we can share resources and work cooperatively. Our new record and verify systems bring the practice up-to-date with the latest generation of electronic medical records."
Lanciano is especially excited about another piece of technology: A Siemens PET-CT simulator. "We are one of the earliest facilities in the region—if not the country—to adopt this machine, which gives radiologists assistance in planning radiation beams while tightening the margins for the area to be treated. Basically, the machine can simulate the patient without moving them, so we can base our treatment not just on the anatomy of a tumor but on whether it's metabolically active," she says.
The new building will feature an endoscopy suite for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal problems, including colonoscopy for the detection of potentially cancerous polyps. "We've expanded our availability and accessibility, with physicians onsite five days a week," says Michael Farber, M.D., of Crozer Gastroenterology Associates. "We offer endoscopy in the new facility with a state-of-the-art lab and we've added hours on Saturdays to further accommodate our working patients. This also helps our patients avoid having to go to a hospital building for an endoscopy—they can get the test done in a purely outpatient setting."
Anesthesiologist Ruth Ann Dombkoski, M.D., will serve as co-medical director of the endoscopy suite along with Farber. Farber is looking forward to the opportunity to open up his practice to new patients. "This is a great opportunity and I'm extremely excited to expand the services offered through the Crozer-Keystone system to a new population."
The new technology within the Crozer Medical Plaza and Crozer-Keystone Cancer Center at Brinton Lake, coupled with the experienced team of doctors working in the facility, makes it a full-service department for cancer care, Lanciano says. "With everything under one roof, patients have choices in their treatment in both radiation and medical oncology. We can also combine modalities for better outcomes."
William Powlis, M.D., chief of the Division of Radiation Oncology at Crozer, believes that the building's very design will encourage better cancer care. "The new facility is set up to help physicians communicate directly while patients are there," Powlis says. "On a national basis, the current recommendations in cancer care are for a multidisciplinary approach with all of the specialists interacting in a timely fashion. This facility will certainly help move us toward this goal."
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It was going so well at the Senate debate in Springfield on Wednesday night. It really was.
The moderator was doing this bizarre thing, only asking questions about policy. Elizabeth Warren acknowledged that Scott Brown had cast some good votes, but he wasn't a dependable vote for women and the middle class. Scott Brown looked infinitely improved, saying he didn't want to raise taxes on anyone in these tough times, especially not the vaunted "job creators."
The tone was fairly civil. The differences were crystal clear. The voters could feel reasonably good about both choices.
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by Nicholas Ludlum
Category: Thought Leadership
An iconoclast is someone who destroys religious symbols. The classical example of iconoclasm is a guy named Konon, who you may or may not know as Leo III the Isaurian - further proof that names were more interesting 1200 years ago.
Today we use the term a little more loosely. It's common to associate the term with business figures who up-end markets; Steve Jobs comes to mind. (Steve I the Appleonian?)
To Gregory Berns, Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics at Emory University (a fine institution that made the mistake of granting me a wholly undeserved degree) and author of Iconoclast: a Neuroscientist Reveals how to Think Differently, an iconoclast is "a person who does something that others say can't be done."
Setting aside the needless redefinition of the word iconoclast (what's wrong with innovator?), Berns' book provides excellent, and well-researched, information on how, and why, people generate iconoclastic (innovative!) ideas.
In the process, the book also provides some insight, from the perspective of neuroscience, on how to market those ideas.
Summarizing the results of several research studies, Berns shows that dopamine – sometimes thought of as the 'pleasure chemical' of the brain – is highly associated with the desire to seek out new experiences. Individuals with highly active dopamine systems are more likely pursue novel experiences and – here's the kicker – young people have more active dopamine systems. The bottom line: market new ideas to the under-thirty crowd, they're more receptive.
But what does this mean if you have to market to people who, like me, wouldn't survive very long in the world of Logan's Run? (This is tech blog, if you don't get that reference you're in the wrong place. Turn off your com-put-er, call a friend and start making fun of geeks).
Still with us? Good.
If you're target demographic are grey-hairs, Berns points out that wrapping new ideas in the 'cloak of familiarity' can drive a "new idea to be adopted by a large percentage of an older population." In other words, don't position a new idea as 'revolutionary' to a 50-year old C-suite executive; demonstrate how it fits neatly into the world he or she already understand.
There's much more to the book and, despite the misuse of the word iconoclast, it's worth reading. There's also a fabulous section that details which illegal narcotics to take in order to stimulate iconoclastic thinking. Buy the book for neuroscience, read it for the psychotropics.
by Nicholas Ludlum
Category: Trends
Via SAI I came across the latest version of Mary Meeker's presentation on the state of the Internet. It's a must read. There's really too much good stuff to summarize, and you should really click through and spend time with the whole presentation itself, but pay close attention to slide 4 which compares the growth of the mobile Internet to AOL and Netscape's growth in the 90's.
Another thing worth noting is slide 7 which, rightly, defines the mobile Internet as more than just phones (includes eReaders, car electronics, etc). The PC & browser -centric model of computing is fading away and that's bound to have significant implications. One of those implications, I think, is that the way we experience the Internet is being, essentially, subdivided. We're self-selecting the kind of Internet experience we want to have (the iPhone app experience is different than the in-car experience, which is different than the Kindle experience, etc). Social media disintermediated many of the traditional influencers that shape consumer/customer perceptions. Now that the relatively simple & static PC/browser model is being, effectively, disintermediated, there's going to be increasing pressure on brands and marketers to 'play' in a multitude of different digital playgrounds, or – as I've written about before – digital subdivisions, each with their own formats, ettiquette, style, etc.
by Anna Hughes
Category: Technology
Will you be in the DC area on June 23? The Ogilvy Exchange is presenting a discussion with Facebook on how to improve citizen communications, international diplomacy and the internet economy. This free event will take place at Ogilvy's DC office at 8 am and fear not: breakfast will be served. See the full invitation here for additional details.
Ogilvy PR in California has two veteran politicos on their roster who provide advice and counsel to Ogilvy clients – and keep a hand in the always interesting world of California politics. Mindy Fletcher was a press advisor to George Bush II and Maggie Linden was a communications consultant to three Democratic California Assembly Speakers and a US Senator. Following are their quick "takes" on what Tuesday's California primary election might mean and a look at what's to come.
The results are now in and they put California right back in the political spotlight. We're never very far from it – with movie stars and initiative wars competing for national attention – but both CNN and NPR are calling California's races for U.S. Senate (Boxer vs. Fiorina) and Governor (Browns vs. Whitman) key battleground races to watch in November.
And as Dan Morain pointed out in Today's Sacramento Bee – registration numbers won't tell the entire story this year in California. Although Republican now can only claim about 31% of registered voters – the increasing numbers of Decline-to-State voters – and the disenchantment of the general electorate to all things that look "political and incumbent" mean that the Democratic registration advantage can not be taken as a solid indication of victory this year.
Carly Fiorina became the darling of the new right during the course of the primary election. While she started out a moderate – she moved into the far-right fringe in the final weeks, was endorsed by Sarah Palin who made nearly one million robo calls on her behalf, and championed the Arizona anti-immigration law. She also took and was proud of taking nearly three-quarters of a million dollars from anti-choice national money – and California has not elected an anti-choice candidate in decades. However, Barbara Boxer has been an unwavering liberal and has never really faced a tough or well-funded challenger. So while Carly looks very "right" right now, Boxer will have to run to the middle also. In fact she has already started that by emphasizing jobs, jobs, jobs in all of her post-election comments.
To be elected Fiorina also must move away from her right wing primary stances. Her election night speech was well done, and she's already begun to move to the center. She is a cancer survivor; she is a successful corporate CEO; and she isn't one of the Washington DC incumbents Together with Whitman they will have a strong appeal to women and to disenchanted voters. There is more at stake here than just the Ca Senate seat. The US Senate is a critical battleground for Obama and the national Democratic agenda and the eyes of the nation will be on Boxer/Fiorina. This race will be close.
One Dem wag quipped this morning that since Meg Whitman spent about $77 dollars per voter – which is what an I-Pod currently costs on E-Bay – maybe her slogan can be "An I-pod in every pot!."…but I digress…This is a very tough contest for the Democrats. Meg has the ability to go on TV and Radio right now and stay on through November 9th. No amount of Dem money will match her, even as the unions are up on TV today. Meg has an anti-incumbent advantage – and she's a woman running with another woman (Wow the Reps moved into this century(!)
But never underestimate the power of Jerry Brown to re-invent himself. He did have the best election night line of the night: "It takes more to govern California than the 'rich and the restless.'" And he will be indefatigable in this race, even though he won't have the funds to match Whitman.
On our side, labor unions, teachers and others will have to get organized, energized and become believers – with both shoe leather and money to bring this one home.
Yet to be answered for me is whether either of the top ticket pairs can infuse any real "excitement" with the general voting public into this race. While special interests will surely notice: e.g. business, labor unions, women's groups – the turnout yesterday was miserable (less than 30%) and nowhere were there screaming crowds – in any headquarters or hotels election night. In order to get the kind of campaign Dems need someone will have to fire us up!
In addition, this electorate was remarkably different from the Obama 2008 electorate. It was white, it was old (er) and it was conservative. Both Republican candidates embraced tough new immigration reform, which, in another year might hurt them with California's large Latino population – but it remains to be seen whether Latinos will be motivated by that and actually come out to the polls. Similarly, younger voters and African American voters, captivated by Obama have little to relate to in either Whitman or Brown – indeed Jerry's service as Governor took place before the younger voters were born. Low turnout races sometimes spell trouble for Democrats.
Down ballot races could prove to be semi-interesting because:
1. "Coat-tails" don't often emerge in California. Voters are used to voting for different statewide candidates of different parties. Eight years ago under the Davis re-election effort Dems nearly swept the floor; but that is not the main happening in California. We are very used to having both a Republican Governor and a Dem Lt.Governor or the other way around. But with two women in the race at the top of the Rep ticket and a woman at the top of the Dem ticket, it will be interesting to see how/if they campaign together and what that means.
2. Liberal SF will be an issue. Our Lt Governor candidate: Mayor Gavin Newsome gained statewide attention during the Prop 8 effort and he is joined by our Attorney General Candidate San Francisco DA Kamala Harris. Will the Reps make a big deal of SF liberals – I'd guess yes.
3. Only a few legislative battles remain and both houses will remain firmly in the hands of the Democrats – so while some may be hard fought, I don't see much interesting on that front.
It will be a long summer and a longer fall…but I'm very excited to see it unfold.
As always California offers colorful and interesting storylines that make the rest of the county scratch their head and watch in wonder. I agree with Maggie that this first test of the election season shows that Californians on the whole are pretty smart and despite the lengthy, confusing and wordy ballot, they manage to figure things out.
An important thing to remember about the primary yesterday was that the turnout was heavy on the Republican side because of more hotly contested races on our side. I think the effect of that was probably more visible in some of the lower profile local races and initiatives.
But let's get to the juicy stuff.
My party last night nominated 2 women, a black (Damon Dunn for Secy of State) and a Latino (Abel Maldonado for Lt. Gov) for the statewide ticket. The two women were history making unto themselves, but the four of them together could actually make history in November. Maggie pointed out that we usually don't have coattails in California. However, this year could be different – here's why
What I am most excited about from last night's election has nothing to do with the 2010 elections, but could change the face of California politics. Open Primary.
Voters passed this initiative that will yield more candidates focused on getting things done and fewer candidates focused on setting themselves up for the next election down the road (a terrible byproduct of term limits). Open primary will be combined with the new redistricting process where involved citizens (that the Ogilvy team helped the State Auditor recruit earlier this year) will be drawing the legislative lines instead of the legislators who run for the seats.
My party opposed this and with its vantage point of staring a Democrat supermajority in the face I am not sure why they think the current system is such a good thing. Maggie's party opposed it to. Another reason why my party should have embraced it. I will leave it to you to surmise the wisdom of an electorate that passed something so strongly opposed by both party establishment…..
These two changes could create a legislature where common sense has a chance and getting things done trumps getting a good headline. Like I said – this could change the face of politics in California for years to come.
So now we head into the usual antics of the general election in California. Lots of union dollars spent on ads. Lots of Republicans bemoaning the union dollars. Lots of my neighbors asking me if I could tell X candidate to please stop making those phone calls to their house. And many events and happenings sure to make news that we couldn't even dream up as we sit here today.
It will be a wild ride as usual. But I look forward to it and to joining Maggie along the way to keep you updated and entertained.
by Nicholas Ludlum
Category: Case Studies, Tech PR, Technology
This past Monday, as I feverishly refreshed Engadget's live Blog of Steve Jobs presentation at the WWDC conference, I was reminded of this excerpt from the book about the development of the Segway, Code Name Ginger, and this quote from author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery:
"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away"
Apple has access to the same sort of raw material (in the form of people, technologies, strategies and tactics, etc) as their competitors, and yet is a very, very different company than all of them. I'm not going to speculate as to why that is, this TedX video makes one argument, but I do think part of the answer – as suggested by the book excerpt linked to above which heavily features some of Steve Jobs thinking on promotions – is that the company is just more sophisticated and disciplined when it comes to marketing than most other technology companies.
Jobs presentation at the recent WWDC – and really, all his presentations – is a great showcase for some simple, straightforward marketing principles that more companies should employ:
by Emilio Robles
Category: Broadcast, Global, Social Media, Tech PR, Technology, Visual Storytelling
Since we're PR people, we tend to favour words rather than images.
That's changing thanks to the rise of Social Media and the need to embed rich multimedia in our communications because, in the end, it makes for more effective communications.
However, the idea that images are more powerful than words is an old concept.
I'll illustrate the old Confucian saying that a picture is worth a thousand words in this post about the changing face of Asia — in this case, specifically China. Visual storytelling at its best, you could say.
This is a 1990 picture of Lujiazui in Shanghai:
Now compare this with the same area in 1996 — a mere six years later than the picture above:
Now take a look at Shanghai in 2010:
As I said said: a picture does tell a thousand words. All of this change in a mere 20 years. Can't wait for the next 20 years in Asia. It will be very cool.
(Images sourced from here.)
by lisette.paras
Category: Renewable Energy, Technology
The year 2015: cars and skateboards will no longer be bound by gravity, and all films will be in 3D…so was the 1980's cinematic vision of the future.
While Hollywood has been making good on its 3D movie promise, the lack of any hover mobile on the market is a bit of a disappointment for those of us who grew up on the Back to the Future films of the 80s. However, while our cars may not be taking to the skies anytime soon, it may be a source of some consolation to fans of flying DeLoreans that over the next few years several major auto makers will be unveiling what they claim will be the future of the automotive industry…
Coming to a dealership near you – Electric Vehicles for the Masses!
Many speculate about how successful these electric vehicles, or EVs, will be outside of the 'green' bastions of California, New England and the Pacific Northwest. However, from a PR standpoint there is little doubt that EVs have been extremely successful in generating a great deal of positive media coverage thus far. Over the past five months alone, there have been thousands of articles written about these new cars, and a major driver of this media coverage has been the partnerships that the major automotive companies in the EV game are entering into with the biggest names in technology.
Most recently, there has been a great deal of media attention paid to a potential Google partnership with a major car maker, which will entail integrating the Android operating system with existing onboard telematic technology.
The buzz created by Google's foray into the automotive industry follows news generated by similar partnerships between other major automotive companies and top tech companies. For example, Microsoft plans to help solve potential problems that these new cars will cause the power grid by working with auto makers to implement its Hohm application into EVs. The technology is expected to prevent an 'electrical traffic jam' on our electrical grid by helping owners determine when to most efficiently and affordably recharge EV batteries.
While cars will most likely remain on the ground for some time to come, the automotive industry is working to ensure that EVs will be on the roads of tomorrow by making innovation a priority and by partnering with major tech companies in the process. From a PR perspective, the key takeaway is that these partnerships are major drivers for media coverage and that they are generating buzz among potential buyers.
Looking forward, it wouldn't be surprising if these types of automotive-tech partnerships do more to make consumers more comfortable with the thought of owning an EV than auto shows or other traditional methods of marketing. What better way to lend some tech-cred to unproven products than to couple them with market leading technology brands?
While we will not have hover mobiles, being able to give voice commands to your electric car and enabling it to communicate with the power grid for the best energy rates via Google and Microsoft technology may be as close as we will get to Robert Zemeckis' vision of the future without kitting out a DeLorean for time travel.
by Melanie Katschinski
Category: Technology
Whoever uses Facebook, Twitter and Co. knows them: people who just spread nonsense in the social web universe. At least the Twitter question has changed from "what are you doing?" as in the early days of 2006 to "what's happening?" What should be clear is that "I'm drinking coffee" is not a message at all.
A few tricky brands took advantage of the overload of information and implemented the concept of "oversharers" in their social media strategy. Pringels for example gives annoyed users the chance to rebuke their friends' share-mistakes with a button, called the "Overshare" button. Whenever it is activated your friend gets an e-mail from the Pringels help service that leads them to the Pringels website"helptheoversharers.com"
On average, approximately 1% of a site's audience generates 20% of all its traffic through sharing of the brand's content or site links with others. These "influencers" can directly influence 30% or more of overall end actions on brand websites by recommending the brand's site, products or promotions to friends.
What this seans is that successful social media marketing isn't simply about amassing thousands of followers, but instead precisely identifying the most influential members of your audience and recognizing them for their value. By directly engaging one influencer with exclusive opportunities, special offers, and unique content, you are indirectly engaging thousands of other people who are part of this influencer's social sphere.
The first step is to indentify the 1%. What motivates them to promote your product or brand? For most people spending time to share content with friends or followers is not about fortune, it's about fame. Make them famous, let them know that you see what they are doing and feed them with special content. Engaging in social media means before all else you must listen, audit and rate the social audience in your to communicate in the end with the right influencers.
by Alison Deffner
Category: Clean Tech, Renewable Energy, Social Responsibility, Tech PR, Thought Leadership, Trends
As a practitioner of green PR and marketing, I spend hours every week walking the fine line between sincere promotion of sustainable corporate ideals and the murky waters of corporate "greenwashing" – the general term to describe the practice of promoting disingenuous information to support the guise of an eco-friendly public image. Accordingly, being accused of greenwashing is a constant concern of mine, apparently for good reason.
In fact, a recent study found that 98 percent of products make claims that are greenwashed. While some may dismiss the label of "greenwashing" as a casualty of green PR and marketing, the damage caused to any organization found guilty of the practice can be severe. Consider just three of the six main greenwashing risks, as outlined by OgilvyEarth's greenwashing guide:
Many organizations, no matter how sincere their reasons for taking on corporate sustainability, run the risk of greenwashing. But to avoid being crowned with this notorious title, be honest about your environmental efforts and communicate your plans for reaching sustainability goals. Celebrate your accomplishments, but don't embellish them – consumers will see straight through the hype. Take immediate action if concerns arise about your sustainability practices, that way you won't give anyone a reason to believe you have something to hide. Lastly, always maintain your relationships in the industry and with media – this will only help to fortify your reputation and give you credibility when and where you need it.
Click here to download OgilvyEarth's From Greenwash To Great: A Guide To Great Green Marketing (without the Greenwash).
by Robin Shin
Category: Technology
Last week, Adiran Eyre and I had the opportunity to attend a PRSA event, "Inside the Newsroom," where Fortune magazine reporters provided insight on the growth and structure of Fortune online and what they look for when developing a compelling story. The panel included senior technology writer Jon Fortt; editor at large, Adam Lashinsky; senior writer, Michael V. Copeland and online producer Mason Cohn.
The outlet is going through a significant amount of growth and what many may not realize is that Fortune online is hosted on the CNNMoney.com website. CNNMoney.com also hosts CNN broadcast and Money magazine online coverage as well. This partnership and Fortune's online channels are continuing to grow and managing editor Dan Roth was recently added to the mix to help develop and expand Fortune's online content. While CNNMoney aims to provide breaking news for the website, Fortune writers are interested in providing value, analysis and the "why should you care" component to a story. With more of their online coverage containing video, the panel emphasized the need for good visuals and a good spokesperson to increase the likelihood of getting your story on the site.
Some of the online channels that they discussed included:
Please let us know if you have any questions, or feel free to leave a comment below!


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