In arrivo il sito internet del dr. Michele Conati   www.micheleconati.com medico chirurgo specializzato in ortopedia con particolare riferimento al ginocchio, all’anca e alla spalla.

Una vera e propria vetrina esplicativa in cui poter far fronte a problematiche fisiche diffuse.

Informazioni di natura medico-scientifica e non solo.

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Ufficio Stampa

Dott.ssa Serenella Chiodi

[articolo tradotto dall'inglese]

Il 18 Ottobre 2009, durante il meeting annuale presso l’ American College of Rheumatology (ACR), è stato affermato che il farmaco Rituximab offre gli stessi benefici del Ciclofosfamide nel trattamento delle vasculiti.

Per vasculite s’intende un’infiammazione dei vasi sanguigni, le cause sono sconosciute e la terapia è spesso difficile da impostare. Le vasculiti ANCA associate sono causate da una reazione autoimmunitaria che provoca una lesione agli organi interni (chiamata anche malattia autoimmune sistemica). Ci sono diversi tipi di Vasculiti ANCA, tra queste la Granulomatosi di Wegener, la Poliangite Microscopica e la Sindrome di Churg-Strauss.

Da almeno 10 anni, l’uso combinato di Ciclofosfamide e Steroidi ha rappresentato la terapia più efficace per indurre in remissione le vasculiti ANCA associate. Alcuni studi evidenziano che il Rituximab potrebbe essere una valida alternativa al Ciclofosfamide e si riuscirebbero così ad evitare i numerosi effetti collaterali prorpi di questa medicina (leucopenia, infezioni, irritazione della vescica, infertilità…)

I ricercatori hanno cercato di verificare e dimostrare l’efficacia del Rituximab rispetto al Ciclofosfamide, iniziando la nuova terapia su 197 pazienti con forme molto aggressive di Granulomatosi di Wegener e Poliangite Microscopica.

Hanno suddiviso i partecipanti in due gruppi: a 99 (dei quali l’85% ha completato lo studio) è stato somministrato Rituximab, agli altri 98 (dei quali l’83% ha completato lo studio) è stato somministrato Ciclofosfamide. L’obbiettivo era di riuscire a indurre la malattia in remissione e sospendere il prima possibile il prednisone.

I ricercatori hanno riscontrato che il 64% dei pazienti con Rituximab è riuscito a indurre la malattia in remissione contro il 55% dei pazienti trattati con Ciclofosfamide. Inoltre il 71% dei pazienti con Rituximab è riuscito a ridurre l’indice di attività della malattia a 0 ed è stato possibile portare il prednisone a 10 mg/giorno. La stessa cosa è successa solo al 62% dei pazienti trattati con Ciclofosfamide.

E’ stato anche osservato che non ci sono state differenze tra i due gruppi riguardo la percentuale di ricaduta. Un altro dato importante è il bassissimo numero di effetti collaterali gravi rilevati nei pazienti in terapia con Rituximab.

Il dott. Ulrich Specks (MD presso la Mayo Clinic, Rochested, Minnesota) coordinatore dello studio, afferma: “questo studio prova che esiste finalmente una cura efficace, ben tollerata e alternativa al Ciclofosfamide per i pazienti affetti da Vasculiti ANCA gravi come Granulomatosi di Wegener e Poliangite Microscopica”.

I pazienti dovrebbero parlare con il loro specialista / reumatologo e valutare la possibilità di utilizzare il Rituximab nel loro caso specifico.

Courtesy of the Vasculitis Foundation

_________adică lumină,dragoste şi durere.

Nu e mereu trist , dar eu nu ma rezist .Mă prefac /zi/ după /zi/ după /zi/.

Dar nici înapoi nu l-aş putea accepta..De ce? că m’aş tot gândi : dacă o face din nou? Dacă mă răneşte iar fără să’i pese?
Ideea e că ..nu am să mai vorbesc vreodată de el .[deşi numa' eu ştiu cât de bine mi'ar fi dacă ..am mai vorbi]
_____________main idea: ‘morrow ugly ugly test la istorie. N’ar fi aşa naşpa , da’ eu , subsemnata, vin dintr’o perioadă în care nu am putut învăţa nimic, oricât aş vrea. |cine-ştie,cunoaşte|. Ideea e că dacă n-ar fi fost Anca there , nuj ce m’aş fi făcut..
Revenin la ză__test : myeah , am pus-o.
Alte ting-ting_uri d|ale vieţii mele actuale : mi_s aşa , mi|se|rup_istă . Dunno why , don’t ask me. ăă…si am o obsesie pt Guess Who [ don|t kill me !!] Până ajung la facultate mi-am propus să-nvăţ islandeză :aww: [btw , exaaaact acum i-am spus Ancăi de ce mi-am propus sa fac , şi evident motivul ..şi reacţia ei a fost :

[Perfussie] .: Stii ce fac , ca să-l uit pe xxxxxx?
[Perfussie] .: Mă apuc să invat islandeza
Anca.: )))))))))))
Anca.: kkt
[Perfussie] .: Serios. statusu’ meu e in islandeza
Anca.: )
Anca.: anormalo
Anca.: invatasi la isto?
[Perfussie] .: Mda , daca plec iti dai seama cat stiu ] -> trebuia să mă intrebe si de istorie:) . ]

aaaltceva , uhm . Descopăr muzică nouă , mi-e dor de vara asta , si abia mai respir , din varii motive.
Cert e că …ég sakna hans__! ![v-am zis că m'apuc de islandeză..]

Hai v-am pupat .

Här bodde Sandra & jag, i rum 113

Vi åkte till Louvren igen, bara för att se Mona Lisa.
Jag blev lite besviken, tavlan var mindre än jag hade föreställt mig.

Vacker galleria, men som tyvärr var stängd.

Bilden på Anca & mig får vara med igen

Och tillsist, vi som åkte!

Un bancher (bancherita, ca sa fiu mai riguros) care lucreaza in Canada mi-a scris ieri noapte despre experienta profesionala dobandita in bancile canadiene. Anca se mai intreaba daca ar putea sa se integreze in sistemul bancar romanesc in cazul in care s`ar intoarce in Romania.
“Lucrez la o banca in Canada si este super ok. Am inceput ca si casiera si am stat pe job 1.5 ani dupa care am devenit Financial advisor, adica deschid conturi si ma ocup de investitiile de baza si credite mai mici de 10000cad.

Viata in banca canadiana ca angajat este super in sensul ca esti respectat de colegi si sef la nivel profesional si daca ai valoare poti sa urci in ierahie. Salariul la inceput nu este foarte mare in jur de 26000 pe an acum ridicandu-se la 32000 pe an. Majoritatea luptam sa avem un bonus mare la sfarsit de an cand intr-adevar se platesc bani buni, in jur de 2000 cad.
Ma gandeam sa ma intorc in Romania sa lucrez intr-o banca…Voi ce spuneti?…Merita? …Credeti ca voi reusi sa ma reintegrez ?…
Daca aveti alte intrebari va rog..
Anca din Montreal
P.S. Am ajuns sa scriu pe blogul acesta pentru ca un prieten mi-a trimis un mesaje in care ma indemna sa il citesc pentru ca i s-a parut interesant”

Voi ce banca i-ati recomanda?

Cu riscul de a imi lua niste “mustrari” de la autoarea operelor pe care le veti vedea, nu ma pot abtine sa nu ma laud ca am printre prietenii apropiati si astfel de talente.Aveti dreptate, nu sunt un critic in arta dar am un gust estetic dezvoltat, ceea ce ma motiveaza sa pot aprecia obiectiv niste creatii realmente pline de arta si ingeniozitate.Am ales cateva dintre cele care mie mi-au placut cel mai mult…enjoy :

Opera din bucataria lu’ varu’meo…

Evident vedeta picturii este ziarul care mi se pare o dovada de rabdare incredibila de care Anca a dat dovada (Anca este autoarea)

Creatia asta mi-a placut foarte mult, probabil pentru ca pe cat este de simpla, pe atat este de originala

Nice….Palarierul Nebun, hmmm..la petrecerea caruia ma duc zilnic uneori fara sa vreau

That’s pretty freaky…pitbull-ul pe care o sa il vedeti pare mielusel pe langa nenea vulturu’

Iata si “mieluselul”…deghizat in pittbull…mie imi plac cainii astia de la pictura asta

Amintiri din copilarie….:)

Si ultima creatia, din cate stiu eu…o personificare a toamnei

Autoarea….

Imaginile de mai sus sunt luate de pe blogul Ancai : http://elenianca.blogspot.com/ si sper ca v-au placut si voua la fel de mult cum mi-au placut si mie.Daca imi pot da cu umila parere neavizata recunosc, imi place foarte mult cum impleteste talentul cu imaginatia si cum picteaza teme dintre cele mai variate : de la animale, la personaje de desene animate, la imagini care pur si simplu ii vin in minte fara a avea vreo inspiratie alta decat imaginatia, la peisaje din natura etc…pur si simplu nu cred ca ar fi vreo tema pe care n-ar pune-o pe hartie….Bravo, Anca! (Si nu ma omori ca am facut asta , plllsss ca sunt si eu mica )

Diasporan dissent is hitting the streets with a new campaign called Stop the Protocols.  This coalition of Armenian youth groups and diasporan organizations opposes protocols between the Armenian and Turkish governments that would establish diplomatic relations between the countries and open their shared border.  According to the Stop the Protocols website:

These protocols, if accepted by Armenia, will result in the surrendering of the Armenian Cause*, the end for Karabakh’s independence, and the nullification of the Armenian people’s legal rights to historic Armenia.

[*The Armenian Cause, once broadly understood as all efforts towards maintaining Armenian-ness in dispersion (language, food, music, religion) is now commonly used to describe the campaign for genocide recognition and all related activities.]

Rally poster, Photo in poster credit: armenianamerica.wordpress.com

These protocols, understandably, trigger many of the passions and fears of the diaspora.  However, what is surprising to me is how unified the diaspora is when it comes to condemning the protocols.    All three political parties active in the diaspora (and yes, the Armenian diaspora has had full fledged political parties for 90+ years) are supporting a “Stop The Protocols” rally in California on September 27th.  That’s the Dashnaks, Hnchaks, and Ramgavars.  Maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised by this.  These three groups have unified in the past for genocide recognition campaigns.  Furthermore, the likelihood that the protocols will translate into action is high, so opposition to them might seem like these parties’ last hope to represent their diasporan constituents before the protocols push them and their goals into oblivion.  The Stop the Protocols coalition also includes the ARF Shant Student Association, Unified Young Armenians, Armenian Youth Federation, Woodbury University Armenian Students Association, and the UCLA Armenian Students Association.

While I understand their drive, I disagree with their position.  The diaspora is comfortable speaking on behalf of the Armenian nation; however, the diaspora has the economic and social stability to be idealistic.  The diaspora and its political parties can afford (financially and ideologically) to be stridently nationalistic, seek reparations, demand autonomy for NK, and make genocide recognition the focus of their political activism.  It is really easy to be an armchair nationalist, write some checks, and rant about Obama dodging the g-word.  It is much harder to make a living in the Ararat valley and worry about your son’s mandatory military service and whether or not he will be sent to NK.    Of course the Armenians of Armenia are concerned about NK, genocide recognition, and mets hayk – but they are also the ones who have the deal with the day-to-day reality of two closed borders, a smoldering war, and missed opportunities for trade, tourism, and pipelines.  So when diasporan groups speak on behalf of the Armenian nation, it comes across as selfish and self-indulgent.

I also disagree with the doomsday effect the Stop the Protocols campaign is forecasting if the protocols are signed.  The end of the Armenian cause is impossible.  I think this fear is based on Turkey’s ongoing genocide denial and the potential for the genocide to be used as a bartering chip in negotiations, from the state-to-state rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey to regional relationships – like Turkey’s accession to the EU.   While I agree that it might be harder to get Turkey to recognize the genocide after Armenia and Turkey establish relations, truth be told, getting Turkey to recognize the genocide hasn’t been going so well for the past century.  Blaming the death of the Armenian cause on the protocols sounds defeatist to me.

credit: Tufenkian Foundation

Blaming the protocols for ending NK’s independence is also uncalled for.  First of all, NK’s independence is kind of weak – not even Armenia recognizes NK as an independent nation.  Furthermore, Turkey has long had a hand in the peace process and continues to have an interest – protocols or not.  After a 15-year ceasefire, it is time for the NK conflict to be resolved, and not everyone is going to be happy about it.  The diaspora is attached to the NK conflict because of how it resonates with 1915; however it is not true nor fair to equate Nagorno Karabakh to eastern Anatolia.

And finally – the Stop the Protocols campaign is also opposed to the protocols because they would nullify the “legal rights” of Armenians to historic Armenia.  When it comes to territory, the diaspora has always been on its own:  not a single Armenian president has ever made claims on Eastern Anatolia, including the current one.  However, several cases out of California have made inroads into reclaiming financial assets.  I think this is more realistic.

credit: stoptheprotocols.com

What the campaign boils down to is a conflict between the Republic of Armenia and its diaspora over who best represents the Armenian nation.  Traditional, nationalism is the domain of nation states; however, the Armenian diaspora has its own nationalism complete with political parties and political agendas.  More and more, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is excluding the diasporan perspective from Armenia’s national and foreign policies.  As the Stop the Protocols campaign demonstrates, the diaspora is ready and willing to strike back.

I wanted to write this post as a story, like those fairytales with princes and princesses, with heroes, with good and bad, with conflicts and all, but after I realize I’m awful saying stories, so I drop out.

I remember a Get To Know Each Other training that I delivered for AIESEC Iasi. It was one of those introductory session in which we try to break the ice, to make the new members get to know a little bit, make connections and so on. In this session, about I was telling you, we played a game called: The history of my name. Nice session, nice game. It was when I realize for the Nth time in my life that my name is so … husky. There is no story behind it, I said.

So, let me tell you how come I have this name: when I was born, my mom wanted a special and totally different name for me. On first instance she tried to invent a name for me – thank God she didn’t! She wanted a very simple name, easy to memorize, a name without “R”, just in case the offspring will have problems in pronouncing this sound. So.. my ant came with a brilliant idea: let’s call her Anca.

Anca is a Hebrew name that means grace, favour. At the end I think this name is representing me more than other one and I have to recognize that my mom’s wish is describing me very well: I’m a very simple person, I love simplicity, I am bad on memorizing names.

Hmm… Sounds good. And it became my name. A name that I never liked, I always find it too short, too dry, too senseless. I remember that all my friends had a short form of their name like Georgia (from Georgiana – my cousin sister), Miha (from Mihaela – a good friend of mine), Mădă (from Mădălina), when mine was always the same: Anca. I remember that all the kids were called by the caress form of their name like: Alinuța (from Alina), Răducu (from Radu), Mihăiță (from Mihai) when I was always Anca. They never spoiled me. They never called me Ancuța. This frustrated all my childhood. Cruel life!

This is one point. The other point is… my other name. No, no, I don’t have another name, my mom never wanted me to have two names. Why to confuse people with 2 names? One is more than enough. But, well, you see, one goes to school, interacts with people, teachers that are readying your name several times on a day.. and… usually they call the roll like this: Surname Name aka Onuță Anca. Ahaaa, sure! My name was always: Oooooana! Aaa? Oana? Anca! It is Anca! How come Oana? I mean… what is the connection between Oana and Anca?? Ok ok, both are simple, both are without “R”, both are easy to memorize, so both are respecting my mom’s naming standards, but still, what is the connection?

This is was the most dilemmatic question of my childhood. And I used to have a lot of dilemmas during my existence. I still have, a lot! But this is another topic.

Teachering, colleagues, friends, strangers, they all use to call me Oana. Hey you! I’m Anca! AN-CA! A-N-C-A!

When I was in high-school a colleague had mercy of me and clarifies my dilemma: Oana comes from my surname, which is like the diminutive of Oana: Onuța. Ahaaaaaaaaaaa! This was one of the biggest “aha moments” of my life. Ahaaaa! That’s why!! Yeah, it makes sense. Great, a dilemma less. It still being very weird, coz there are people who don’t know my surname and they use to call me Oana too. Hmm… It should be something.. Maybe I have an Oana face, or it is written somewhere on my face. I don’t know. I still investigating.

And yes, if you call me Oana I will turn. Not in India of course, here nobody knows about this. But they still follow the tradition and try to give me an Indian name. Hey!! Guys! I’m Anca!!!

And now, let us go back to my real name, the name that is written on my birth certificate, identity card, and passport and so on. As you all know, the years passed and the little girl grew up and guess what? My short, dry and husky name suffered a change. I was almost ever any more Anca, I use to be Anc, Ancuț, Ancuța. Ancușor, Ancuș, and much more. Uh! Hey you! I was waiting all my childhood to be caress; I was waiting more than 15 year to be called more than just Anca! And now, when I’m not a kid any more, when I grew up and I pretend to be an adult, a mature and responsible woman you call me like this?? This is not good for my reputation. As I was telling you… cruel life!

In Christian religion it comes from Saint Ana’s name, so we celebrate it on 9th of September. I always wanted to receive something on this day. I was always waiting a small small present, on this day, but it never came. I never celebrate this day. Well, they never did it. I did. I was always remembering, I was always waiting for it and I was always happy when someone was whishing me “La mulți ani!” (= Happy name day!).

Yesterday I was talking with my mom coz I received a parcel she sent to me and she is telling me: Happy name day!!!! In Romanian it sounds the same as the happy birthday wish: La mulți ani!. And I was, aaa? It is not my birthday yet, even I know, even I remember. No, no, it was Saint Ana, it is for you name day. Oh! Uh! Yeah! You’re right! I forget about it! hahaha! This is interesting! For the first time in my life I forget about it, and for the first time in my life I receive a present from my mom on this day – after 22 years. What can I say? Thank you!

Happy name day to Me!

]]> http://indecentlyexposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/anca/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:49:22 +0000 Monica Măroiu http://indecentlyexposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/anca/

You’re not perfect, and you were rather annoying in the beginning with your ever-there “what are you doing?” – my mistake: I did say you could ask anything (inquiries about the colour of your shoes included). So it took me a while to get used to you; I can only guess how irritating I must have been with my snappy responses: I’m writing an email, wanna see? Frankly, knowing myself a bit, I’m amazed I never told you I used a keyboard. Had it not been that I had to give you away (sounds really cool, give you away, doesn’t it?) during the codes campaign, it might have taken a longer while to understand that you were so helpfully there. What amazes me more than my abstention from sarcasm is your incredible endurance — I doubt I would have lasted this long; as a matter of fact, I wonder who of the people I know would have carried on as long as you did.

Eh… it’s late and I still have a bit of sleep to take care of until I get back to work (probably the worst possible excuse for being as blunt and short as I am about to be). It’s amazing how you managed to bring a sensation I haven’t had lately – although I’m not really willing to bet it’s accurate – and that is the emotion of being a teacher without actually striving to be one. Among all (and all has a crucial duty to cover a lot) the other things.

I’m gonna miss you Anca.

PS I used amazing three times; ain’t it amazing?

Doamne, de ce e asa? Pentru ca o lasi sa plece si nu mergi dupa ea. O iubesc? Mai mult decat orice pe lumea asta, dar nu esti constient si asta te va costa! Ma iubeste si ea? Da! Ma va ierta? Nu are ce ierta, caci in iubire pe nimeni nu supara o amintire: femeia e a ta! Doamne, prost mai sunt! De ce o las sa plece? Pentru ca nu ai indraznit s-o opresti.

Barbatul e orbit de iubirea pentru Ea:
Doamne, de ce e asa?
Pentru ca o lasi sa plece si nu mergi dupa ea.
O iubesc?
Mai mult decat orice pe lumea asta, dar nu esti constient si asta te va costa!
Ma iubeste si ea?
Da!
Ma va ierta?
Nu are ce ierta, caci in iubire pe nimeni nu supara o amintire: femeia e a ta!
Doamne, prost mai sunt! De ce o las sa plece?
Pentru ca nu ai indraznit s-o opresti.
Dar pot eu oare sa-i ruinez viata?
Daca iubirea ruineaza atunci indiferenta creaza? Nu oare tu, in incercarea de a nu o cauta ai ucis iubirea din ea?
Doamne, de ce ai creat femeia?
Ca s-o iubesti?
De ce ai creat barbatul?
Ca sa iubeasca si femeia!
Doamne, ma ucizi! De ce e trista viata?
Nu e trista viata; Tu o complici. Fii sincer, iubeste, uita si iarta, cauta femeia de ultima data! Fii sincer, recunoaste ca ai inselat-o si uita femeia din ultima noapte. Daca o lasi sa plece, vei muri! O vei iubi pana-n ultima clipa…

Femeia e singura si plange:
Vai mie, Doamne, el nu m-a iubit!
Ba da!
Doamne, de ce mi-a facut asta?
De teama; sa nu ramana singur!
Daca nici eu nu l-am iubit…
Doar tu l-ai iubit si stie asta mai bine decat Mine!
De ce m-a inselat?
Ca sa te uite.
Si m-a uitat?
De unde? Te iubeste din ce in ce mai tare si asta doare!
Atunci, Doamne, trimite-l la mine… asa se cuvine…
Femeie, tu si intelepciunea ta ii veti arata calea… uita, iarta, iubeste, el regreta cand greseste!

Un articol de Anca Ciobanu pe http://www.garbo.ro

De mi columna en Razón y Palabra.

“La AH1N1 es literalmente un estornudo al lado de nuestras cifras de homicidios”. Lo leí en mi timeline en Twitter. Lo escribió el periodista venezolano Luis Carlos Díaz y se refería a su país. Pero lo mismito se podría decir de México, de Colombia, de otros países, casi siempre latinoamericanos. Unos minutos después, otra bomba: “en el ‘informe’ patito de Felipe [Calderón], lo importante no es lo que dice sino lo que NO dice”. Este otro lo escribió Eoz, músico mexicano. Y no es que tales afirmaciones resulten absolutamente novedosas, podríamos incluso decir que eso ya lo sabemos; es sólo que en estas oraciones tan breves como profundas, una no sabe si maravillarse ante el modo de contarlo o sentarse a llorar frente a lo que relatan.

Han corrido ya muchos bytes — y también mucha tinta — acerca del Internet como el espacio donde cabe todo lo inasible, donde los sujetos comunes pueden expresar prácticamente lo que les dé la gana, sea qué desayunaron hoy, sea una opinión política de peso. Al final de cuentas, tanto lo que en apariencia es irrelevante como lo que parece contribuir al debate público, resulta socialmente importante y académicamente pertinente para el análisis, puesto que permite ver manifestaciones de los procesos socioculturales contemporáneos. Desde mi perspectiva, mirar la conversación sobre política en las redes construidas en Internet, no es relevante por lo político en sí mismo, sino porque se trata de los asuntos que los ciudadanos sitúan en la reflexión pública, por medio de distintas estrategias.

Hace un mes, en este mismo espacio, reflexionaba sobre la potencia de las etiquetas o hashtags en Twitter, que permiten comunicar en torno a asuntos comunes — pensando esto en el sentido de comunidad, no de trivialidad — y que han resultado fundamentales en la conversación sobre determinadas causas, tales como las elecciones en Irán y en Honduras, así como la protesta frente a la represión de medios en Venezuela. Las tres causas siguen vivas en las redes.

Con #IranElection por bandera, los usuarios comparten noticias y sostienen la conversación — fragmentada, pero conversación al fin — en torno al escenario post-electoral en su país; incluso hay quienes ruegan que esto no quede en anécdota y no se olvide como se olvida cuando algo deja de ser noticia: “if you have nothing to say just tweet this: #iranelection #iranelection #iranelection The world must know we are still watching”, plantea una usuaria que se identifica como Maliheh, desde Teheran[1]. A la vez, el movimiento se sostiene en Facebook, en grupos como “100 million Facebook members for democracy in Iran”, “Iran said NO”, “Neda”; así como en sitios como Tribute to Neda Soltani and others[2], donde se documentan los casos de los muertos en las manifestaciones tras las elecciones de junio pasado y donde gente de todo el mundo coloca simbólicamente velas por los que ya no están.

#Honduras continúa aglutinando los twitts contra el golpe de estado y algunos enlaces a noticias. En Facebook, hay grupos como “No al golpe de estado en Honduras”, “Repudiamos el golpe militar en Honduras”, entre otros. A la vez, hay fuerte actividad en blogs como Honduras resiste y vence[3], donde se recuperan videos y noticias, a la vez que se provee de material gráfico y audiovisual para las manifestaciones; o bien, Habla Honduras[4], un proyecto de periodismo ciudadano colaborativo de los hondureños, en el que incluso algunas entradas se publican de manera anónima por cuestiones de seguridad.

Mientras tanto,  a #FreeMediaVe se sumó otra etiqueta de protesta en Twitter: #nomasChávez; con ellas los ciudadanos intercambian consignas en las que se llaman unos a otros a ser críticos y a actuar frente a la represión que les aqueja en Venezuela, por medio de manifestaciones públicas y actos simbólicos como vestirse de blanco. El movimiento ha sido replicado en Facebook, en el grupo “#FreeMediaVe”, mientras que los grupos de “no más Chávez” se multiplican día a día. Los blogs, sobre todo aquéllos dedicados al periodismo ciudadano, reúnen noticias y opiniones en torno a las acciones del presidente Hugo Chávez y de la resistencia frente a ellas.

Tras el necesario recuento, la reflexión que quiero situar en pantalla esta vez es que las causas comunes están situadas geográficamente. Esto pudiese parecer una contradicción, puesto que las lógicas de las redes virtuales no se circunscriben a territorios geográficamente delimitados; sin embargo, las problemáticas en torno a las que convergen millones de usuarios se desarrollan en lugares concretos.

¿Qué es lo que hace que sujetos de todo el mundo apoyen causas locales que se vuelven causas comunes? Probablemente sean, en distintas escalas, la identificación — sea con los implicados, sea con la problemática en sí misma — y la búsqueda de cierta manera de participación política.

Dos casos mexicanos han llamado mi atención recientemente: el de los Ángeles en espera y el del anulismo que derivó en la Asamblea Nacional Ciudadana.

El primer caso emergió a raíz de la tragedia en Hermosillo, el 5 de junio de este año, cuando un incendio en la guardería ABC provocó la muerte de 30 niños, a los que se sumaron 19 más que resultaron heridos y murieron días después. Ante ello se formaron algunos movimientos ciudadanos que hacen uso de su derecho a la comunicación y claman justicia para los niños y sus familias. Desde blogs como Ángeles en espera[5], Movimiento 5 de junio[6], Movimiento ciudadano por la justicia[7] y Grito de protesta[8], los ciudadanos comparten noticias, convocan tanto a acciones de solidaridad con los afectados como a las manifestaciones públicas contra la falta de respuestas por parte de las autoridades correspondientes. Dos de ellos, Movimiento 5 de junio y Grito de protesta, pueden seguirse también en Twitter[9]. En Facebook se abrieron grupos como “Ángeles de Hermosillo” y “Luto en Hermosillo”.

Por otro lado, la Asamblea Nacional Ciudadana es la hija del movimiento anulista. Se trata de grupos de la sociedad civil, que en las pasadas elecciones convocaron a anular intencionalmente el voto, como protesta frente a la ausencia de propuestas viables por parte de los candidatos y ante los pésimos resultados de los gobiernos en turno. Estas agrupaciones dieron origen a la Asamblea Nacional Ciudadana que, apelando al artículo 39 de la Constitución Política Mexicana, ha planteado al Congreso tres demandas: 1) democracia directa efectiva, 2) reducción del presupuesto a partidos, transparencia y rendición de cuentas, 3) candidaturas ciudadanas. Ellos tienen sitio web[10], blog[11], grupo en Facebook y cuenta en Twitter[12], todo bajo el nombre de la Asamblea Nacional Ciudadana, ANCA.

Lo que estos movimientos tienen en común puede sintetizarse en torno a tres elementos: la tecnología, la movilización y la búsqueda de participación política. Ambos tienen gran presencia en redes como Facebook, Twitter y blogs; por esas vías convocan, interactúan, suman adeptos y manifiestan lo que difícilmente podrían expresar en los grandes medios de comunicación. Pero es pertinente señalar que sus integrantes han combinado la movilización en Internet con la movilización en la calle, a través de marchas y actividades de recaudación de fondos en el caso de ABC, con asambleas ciudadanas y la discusión pública frente al Congreso el 1 de septiembre — cuando los nuevos diputados se negaron a recibirlos, pero eso, como diría la nana Goya, “es otra historia” —; en la calle convergen los locales, en la red tanto los locales como los lejanos. Además, los dos movimientos convocan a la participación política, por diversas vías; lo que ambos dejan ver, cada uno a su manera, es el desgaste y la prácticamente nula respuesta tanto de las instituciones gubernamentales mexicanas, en sus tres poderes y sus tres niveles, como de los partidos políticos, cualquiera que sea su color.

Las causas comunes les llevaron a identificarse, agruparse y actuar en consecuencia; la creatividad les ha permitido ser visibles y llevar lo local a un escenario más amplio. Ahí es donde, a mi parecer, se conecta la acción de comunicar con las otras acciones políticas en las causas comunes.

[2] Disponible en http://www.iranian-heroes.org/

[3] Disponible en http://resistenciamorazan.blogspot.com/

[4] Disponible en http://hablahonduras.com/

[5] Disponible en: http://angelesenespera.wordpress.com/

[6] Disponible en: http://www.movimiento5dejunio.org/abc/

[7] Disponible en: http://www.movimientocincodejunio.blogspot.com/

[8] Disponible en: http://gritodeprotesta.tk/

[9] En http://twitter.com/cincodejunio y http://twitter.com/gritodeprotesta respectivamente.

[10] Disponible en: http://www.anciudadana.org/

[11] Disponible en: http://asamblea-ciudadana.blogspot.com/

[12] Disponible en: http://twitter.com/A_N_C_A

Serzh Sargsyan and Abdullah Gül - credit: Asbarez.com

It has been a few days since the news broke about Armenia and Turkey’s protocols and, as expected, everyone has something to say about it.

The Dashnaks: Don’t like it – they would prefer genocide recognition and guaranteed sovereignty of Armenian lands first (NK, but slight nod to the homeland in eastern Anatolia.)

ANCA: like the Dashnaks (because they are the US lobbying version of the Dashnak party) the ANCA is concerned about Armenia’s sovereignty and how the protocols might cast doubt on the Armenian genocide.  Also want Turkey and the US to recognize the genocide.

Armenian National Congress (HAK): AKA Levon Ter-Petrossian’s party AKA Sargsyan’s opposition commend the protocols, (which, after all, mirror Ter-Petrossian’s policy back when he was president but don’t like the historical commission part because it might cast doubt on the ‘reality of the Armenian genocide.’

So it looks like Armenia’s sovereignty is a primary concern. (Armenia’s sovereignty is made visual here.)  For some this sovereignty extends to NK and even eastern Anatolia.  For others, sovereignty is more about the ability to take a stand on the genocide and facilitate its recognition.  

The Association of Nature Center Administrators holds summits at various locations throughout the United States each summer. This year, the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will host the annual ANCA summit beginning tomorrow.

Cada vez sois más los visitantes de nuestro blog y no todos estais dados de alta en una cuenta wordpress, asique hemos creado una cuenta de correo electrónico para que podais mandarnos todas vuestras dudas.

La nueva cuenta es : produccionesanca@gmail.com

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Hola a todos/as:

Somos Anca,un grupo creativo destinado a la realización de cortometrajes.

Estamos buscando actores, actrices, para  llevar a cabo nuestras obras,que abarcaran todos los géneros del mundo audiovisual tanto de manera amateur como semiprofesional.

Rogamos a todos los interesados que nos dejen un comentario para podernos poner en contacto con vosotros.

En este blog os iremos informando de nuestras futuras y actuales producciones.

Un saludo.

La dirección.

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Hace un par de meses atrás había tenido la oportunidad de oír esta canción, pero hoy me encontré el video y quiero compartirlo con ustedes. Se trata de “Vallenato boleta” de un grupo llamado Anca y El Comboleta, que interpretan un tema parodia a los grupos que cantan Vallenato y Tropipop.
Oyéndola bien, en el fondo tienen algo de razón en muchas de las cosas que dicen.

Chevron-ը Թուրքիոյ կարաւարութեան հետ կ՚աշխատի Հայոց Ցեղասպաննութեանի գնահատութեան դէմ։

“Chevron is actively lobbying against the Armenian genocide resolution on behalf of the Turkish government.

The ANCA and AYF chapters across the nation are teaming up to launch a national campaign against Chevron and other corporations that oppose recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Join or Follow The ANCA Campaign

Although the Chevron Way recognizes inalienable human rights, Chevron advocates against U.S. condemnation and commemoration of the Armenian Genocide; thus, we ask you to join our campaign to stop Chevron from opposing genocide recognition. As Stephen Singer recently reported in the Associated Press article of June 13, 2009 titled: “Companies Lobby (Quietly) on Armenian Genocide Bill,” Chevron, at the urging of the Republic of Turkey, has been quietly lobbying the U.S. House of Representatives against the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.252.”

Learn more about the fact through the Facebook Group for this campaign.

Azi, vara lui Popa, Anca(pe care tot timpul o tachinez, si ea sper ca stie ca glumesc), m-a rugat sa o ajut sa scrie o poezie, despre praf in vant. Cand eram kinder scriam poezii, ca orice copil de 14 ani care se crede diferit. mi-a luat 4 ani sa realizez ca era o pierdere de vreme, dar totusi, ideea de praf in vant imi aducea aminte de o alta perioada a copilariei mele (as putea sa ii spun tinerete, sunt doar 2-3 ani, dar imi place sa cred ca ma maturizez) in care aveam o teorie idioata despre viata. Ceva de genul : suntem doar particule de praf, oi intr-o turma, adunatura de nisip, purtate de vant, destin, sau karma. nu suntem nimic singuri, formam un “ceva” impreuna, toti, dar nu singuri, astfel nu ai cum sa iesi cu adevarat in evidenta, fiind doar un graunte de praf, prin urmare rolul meu,ca graunte era sa urmez vantul impreuna cu restul.
Erau vremuri negre in mintea mea. Acuma sunt de parere ca … nu ar trebui sa ma gandesc la viata atat.
Dar ziua de azi mi-am amintit de vremurile ciudate(mai ciudate) ale vietii mele, la fel ca si seara trecuta cand stateam cu sora-mea si ne gandeam la cunostinte vechi,in timp ce beam vin de masa din piata. Foarte bun vinul de altfel, mai putin durerea de cap de dimineata.

Every now and again there pops up an artist who shows an incredible quiet audacity in their approach to both concept and material. They often work on a small scale, employing involved, repetitive processes, everyday objects and humble materials. They create artwork that is a little bit cheeky, a little amusing, impossibly sad and at once about nothing and everything.

Adam Veikkanen is one such artist. He blew me away with his work in the ANU School of Art Graduate Exhibition last year, and he has done it again in his first solo show – Stumped at ANCA. Although I visited the show a fortnight ago it’s one I haven’t been able to shake from my mind.

At Veikkanen’s hand, things that shouldn’t work, do: like a ball of spent staples, like a drawing made entirely from fingerprints, like a sheet on paper emblazoned with a single word.

He certainly shows a great fondness for text. Pure gold leaf pressed into a sheet of rag paper spells out ‘something special’, gilding the most basic and hardest working of artistic materials. The surface of another paper is nearly completely obscured by markings from a black ball-point pen – the only gaps visible form the words ‘Black Out’, at once announcing and defeating the artist’s intent. Upon the wall, a tiny pink fluorescent sign illuminates the word ‘Cool’, its wiring laid bare and pathetic, a feeble statement or misdirected verdict.

Perhaps most incredibly, entire books have been reduced to skeletal objects. Pages have been sliced away and reduced into volumes of only a selected word; tiny fragments of text, quivering on delicate tendrils that remain extended from the publication’s spine.

Nu-mi doresc nimic mai mult decat sa o am alaturi si sa ma bucur de dragostea ei in fiecare zi. Sunt cea mai norocoasa persoana din lume pentru simplul fapt ca exista in viata mea. Vreau sa ‘crestem’ in continuare una langa cealalta, sa ajungem sa stam impreuna in fata oglinzii, plangandu-ne de ridul aparut peste noapte in coltul ochiului.

O iubesc mai mult decat orice si ma simt onorata ca e sora mea.

La multi ani!