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Embarcadero (San Francisco), where there used to be a freeway….
On the Onésimo FloresI discover a video which can illustrate one of the great debates we’ve had around here lately. In the post Hardware and software, a country full of empty highways, in which one of the collateral issues was the possibleconversion of large urban infrastructures into public spaces recovered for other uses. There he…
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The paradigm of the company of the 21st century
Continuous changes of business trendsthat have been taking place in recent years make it necessary for companies to bet on a continuous reinvention. The crisis, the evolution of the markets and the changes in trends make a non-dynamic business model unfeasible. That is why, in order to survive in these times, it is essential for…
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The internationalization of technology centers as a response to the crisis
Many technology centers have rejected going abroad in the past due to its high cost and the availability of numerous national and regional funds during the R&D boom. Money was not important, since the budget was increasing annually by more than double digits and there was a lack of absorption capacity on the part of…
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The unbearable lightness of cardboard unionism
The call for a general strike that the majority Basque unions called today has turned out to have a rather uneven follow-up. Regardless of the figures that the conveners offer in the next few hours, both the Government of the Basque Country and that of Navarra have estimated the follow-up in the public sector with…
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DTT, obsolete technology?
We’ve almost just launched our brand new set-top boxes and you may DTT will soon become obsolete. Let’s say, at least, that it is highly unlikely that DTT technology will maintain its popularity for as long as analogue television: Internet TV is stalking it. When the success of Internet TV will come has so far…
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Guggenheim 2 in Urdaibai: Proposals for unblocking the conflict and articulating an innovative project in the region
Over the past year or so we have been assisting an excessively debate anger between different institutions of the Basque Country based on a proposal to develop an extension of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Urdaibai, also called Guggenheim II, carried out by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia in order to provide more space to…
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Ayiti- Discovering Haiti
Within the activities scheduled for the week“Ayiti- Discovering Haiti”, of which Naider is a collaborator, a conference was held in the Bidebarrieta Library in Bilbao. The conference was entitled “Social Movements in Haiti”, the speakers were James Thégénus St. Bo Lakwa, artist and musician who has his work :“Voodoo, the illuminated look” on display at…
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More than 60 days in the Gulf of Mexico, years in the Niger Delta
More than 60 days ago the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, day after day, there has been a massive oil spill that has become one of the biggest ecological catastrophes of the industrial age. According to US government calculations, some 60,000 barrels a day are being dumped. Thus, from…
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A corpse in perfect magazine condition
I totally agree with what he tells us Carlos Cuerda in his last post Go into debt to invest or to spend ? And of course I envy you the facility you have to give soap and be sneakily acid in your comments; honestly, I am not good and I doubt more and more if…
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Benefits of a well-managed healthcare system
The song said that whoever had the three important things of life – health, money and love – could thank God. Leaving love aside, it is indisputable that an efficient healthcare system is good for our health and it is good for our economy. It is an essential service for citizens and it is also…