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Comprehensive Institution Building in the framework of the Eastern Partnership
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The Comprehensive Institution Building (CIB) is an Eastern Partnership (EaP) initiative designed to help partner countries strengthen the capacities of key institutions involved in preparing, negotiating and implementing the new Association Agreements with the EU, the creation of free trade areas and the management of enhanced mobility opportunities in a secure environment.
The main goal of the CIB is to "fast track" institution building and reform in a limited number of key areas linked to the new agreements. It complements technical assistance and capacity development associated to support for sector reforms and regulatory approximation.
How does it work?
- The CIB Framework Documents identify mutually agreed key reform areas and challenges, and single out a list of CIB beneficiary institutions (core institutions). One lead institution in each partner country is appointed as CIB coordinator. The CIB Framework Documents were agreed at bilateral level by the EU and each EaP partner country, between October 2010 and January 2011.
- To benefit from CIB assistance, core institutions are required to have their own Institutional Reform Plans (IRPs). IRPs are national action plans, and partner countries are responsible for their implementation. In most cases, the IRPs have brought several institutions together for the first time to work jointly on a specific area of reform. The CIB supports selected components of the IRPs: where EU assistance has added value compared to the use of national resources and/or other donors' contribution. EU Member States and other donors can contribute to the CIB by means of coordinated policy dialogue on the key reform areas, parallel co-funding of the IRPs, and as implementing partners.
- Since 2011, EU bilateral assistance package for each country (Annual Action Programme) contains a CIB component. This is usually combined with other institution building and capacity development activities within wider actions in support of agreements with the EU. The implementing tools are technical cooperation (including supplies of EU norm driven equipment), policy advice and twinning. Twinning is a preferred modality because it is based on peer-to-peer knowledge transfer, EU Member States' expertise and a mutual commitment to "mandatory results".
Total amount for CIB: €167 million from the ENPI budget 2011-2013. This is part of €350 million of additional funds that accompanied the launch of the Eastern Partnership.
The overall CIB allocation is divided among five countries: Armenia (€33 million), Azerbaijan (€19 million), Georgia (€31 million), Moldova (€41 million), and Ukraine (€43 million). Belarus is not participating in the CIB.
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Delicious and quick, this recipe is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan! Submitted by RACHIELOO Carbs: 0.5g | Fat: 12.8g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.6g | Calories: 194.5
This quick Southern dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in its spicy tomato sauce. Carbs: 20.7g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 33.3g | Calories: 255.4
The same great taste of the Italian favorite, but this one is good for you! Submitted by CONNIE563 Carbs: 13.6g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 17.2g | Calories: 166.8
This is a delicious chicken recipe that my family loves Submitted by ALECSANDRA Carbs: 4.3g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.5g | Calories: 165.6
Who can resist thick, creamy decadent cheesecake? Try this low-fat version in the single serving size. Carbs: 14.4g | Fat: 4.4g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 6g | Calories: 120.6
This is a basic but delicious french toast recipe that won't do any damage to your diet! Submitted by ELIZABETHE01 Carbs: 21.7g | Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 12.1g | Calories: 150.2
Submitted by 2BHOTT Carbs: 15.1g | Fat: 3.4g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 35.1g | Calories: 232
This apple crisp is sweet and simple to prepare, but uses very little added sugar. Submitted by JLCROMP Carbs: 24.4g | Fat: 3.6g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 1.5g | Calories: 131.5
A quick and easy dinner that is also low-fat. Submitted by LYZ219 Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 7.4g | Fiber: 3.4g | Protein: 36.9g | Calories: 284.2
I don't like fish much, but I love this recipe! I think the sauce can be used with other fish/seafood. Submitted by JENNAGUERRA Carbs: 1.8g | Fat: 6.2g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 18.2g | Calories: 128.5
This low-calorie, low-fat version of the classic bbq sandwich will be a new family favorite! Submitted by INFJMJ Carbs: 23.3g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 5g | Protein: 41.5g | Calories: 285.6
Sweet and tangy, this chicken takes less than five minutes to prep! Submitted by LAUR986 Carbs: 10.1g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 26.3g | Calories: 173.3
Rich, flavorful honey mustard chicken with carrots and potatoes. Carbs: 39.4g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 5.8g | Protein: 30.5g | Calories: 356.7
Submitted by NANADEGREE Carbs: 6.9g | Fat: 11.5g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 27.1g | Calories: 244.9
A new recipe that is quick, easy and oh-so delicious the whole family will ask for more! Submitted by KYLEONA Carbs: 19.6g | Fat: 23.6g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 58.8g | Calories: 573.2
Submitted by JARNYBABE Carbs: 13.6g | Fat: 10.4g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 38.2g | Calories: 261.4
Different way to fix chicken. Submitted by YHARVEY Carbs: 20.4g | Fat: 9.6g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 13.9g | Calories: 220.8
Recipe from Eat Better America for a healthier, but still VERY tasty chicken pot pie. Submitted by MGIBSON83 Carbs: 18.6g | Fat: 8.5g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 31.2g | Calories: 284.9
Fairly low in sodium Submitted by JTSLANEY1 Carbs: 14g | Fat: 16.4g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 17.5g | Calories: 276.4
A quick, delicious meal that is great for lunch or a light dinner. Low in calories, high in protein and amazing in taste! Submitted by BLUEKITTEN Carbs: 29.7g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 5.4g | Protein: 31g | Calories: 277.6
Elegant Entree Submitted by LINNIEBETH Carbs: 24.2g | Fat: 19.4g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 22.7g | Calories: 369.9
One of my favorite childhood memories is eating Grandma's 'cabbage casserole'. It's one of those things where you just layer 'stuff' in a pan and bake, but boy, is it good! This version substitutes ground white meat turkey for her ground beef and brown rice for the white rice she used. It's every bit as good, though, as Grandma's -- and better for ya. Submitted by INKYDINKYDOO Carbs: 31.7g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 6.2g | Protein: 21.6g | Calories: 240.8
A different, yet delicious low fat alternative to meatloaf. Submitted by BYHISSTRENGTH Carbs: 15.3g | Fat: 9.9g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 18g | Calories: 225.8
Submitted by GLADMOM32 Carbs: 16.1g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 9g | Calories: 120
Submitted by MEGDZ23 Carbs: 10.7g | Fat: 9.3g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 30.2g | Calories: 253.9
Submitted by KITTY621 Carbs: 47.1g | Fat: 9.8g | Fiber: 4g | Protein: 32.4g | Calories: 406.8
Submitted by THEBERT99 Carbs: 28.9g | Fat: 19.4g | Fiber: 2.1g | Protein: 30.7g | Calories: 378.2
hello gamenight!! Submitted by BRAND.NEW.ME Carbs: 27.6g | Fat: 21g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 26.4g | Calories: 345.7
Submitted by AMBERMONKEY Carbs: 30.7g | Fat: 3.7g | Fiber: 4.1g | Protein: 5.9g | Calories: 177.8
Delicious and simple weeknight meal! Submitted by RUNNINGONJOY Carbs: 6.9g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 27.7g | Calories: 178.9
A yummy and easy recipe! You will LOVE it! Submitted by MIKESUZY Carbs: 20.5g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 62.1g | Calories: 416.5
Feel good about serving this low-calorie low-fat meal. Not only is it low in saturated fat, but the cheese provides calcium and the broccoli is a good source of vitamin C. As a bonus, the broccoli teams up with the spaghetti sauce to provide vitamin A and the multi-grain pasta is a good source of fiber. Carb Choices: 3-1/2 Submitted by NONISPARKS Carbs: 36.9g | Fat: 9.7g | Fiber: 7.2g | Protein: 28.9g | Calories: 330.5
Easy Dinner that tastes like you made it from scratch. Submitted by PEBBLES32165 Carbs: 52.2g | Fat: 15g | Fiber: 7.2g | Protein: 34.1g | Calories: 457.4
Submitted by COJUTE2 Carbs: 27g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 22.1g | Calories: 250.1
Submitted by LARAINE Carbs: 18.8g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 26.2g | Calories: 219
My best friend and I getting together in the kitchen! Submitted by WATCHMEWORK Carbs: 3.5g | Fat: 16.3g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 11.5g | Calories: 207.3
Submitted by APERK1975 Carbs: 38.4g | Fat: 6.5g | Fiber: 0.6g | Protein: 12.5g | Calories: 260.4
To DIE for chicken Submitted by AMY-OWENS2002 Carbs: 39.3g | Fat: 4.7g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 15.3g | Calories: 260.4
This is super easy to prepare and its a new twist on normal peperoni pizza Submitted by BEACHBODYREADY Carbs: 27.8g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 4.7g | Protein: 22.5g | Calories: 257.2
This is a wonderful chicken and pasta dish. If you decide to make it and think the calories are a bit high you can cut the marinade recipe in half. The ingredients listed are double of what the original recipe called for. Submitted by ERIKABRINK Carbs: 45.1g | Fat: 35.8g | Fiber: 5.8g | Protein: 30.5g | Calories: 594.6
This is a good, old fashioned dinner. All you need is some French bread and a salad to go with it. It also makes really good left overs. Enjoy! Submitted by ANJNNO1 Carbs: 35g | Fat: 12.7g | Fiber: 5.3g | Protein: 22.3g | Calories: 324.7
This recipe is better (and better-for-you) than takeout! Submitted by TAM101 Carbs: 66g | Fat: 5.2g | Fiber: 3.8g | Protein: 34.9g | Calories: 453
A great party dip that all my friends ask for everytime we have a cook out or party! Submitted by ELAINEHN Carbs: 3g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 5.2g | Calories: 70.9
Easy & Delicious (makeover to lowfat :) Submitted by DEEJ4FITNESS Carbs: 16.2g | Fat: 3.9g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 8.7g | Calories: 130.4
Submitted by MERTPTA Carbs: 19g | Fat: 8.1g | Fiber: 1.9g | Protein: 5g | Calories: 165.9
A quick and delicious smoothie to satisfy that sweet tooth in a healthy way! My kids LOVE these smoothies. Submitted by RAEBRALOP Carbs: 25.8g | Fat: 1.4g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 5.3g | Calories: 131.6
A zesty way to prepare a traditional cheesecake. Carbs: 26.3g | Fat: 4.2g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 8.6g | Calories: 177
Instead of a whole pie, try making bite-size tarts. The diminutive desserts cook quicker and are automatically portion controlled. Plus, they're easier to make for a crowd, and there's no need for a fork and plate. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 24.9g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 0.5g | Calories: 124.3
Bananas and low-fat buttermilk give this old favorite its moistness and help lower the fat. Carbs: 20g | Fat: 6.8g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 2.8g | Calories: 145.2
Delicious and easy to make Apple Pie! Submitted by SUNKISTBLNDE Carbs: 43.4g | Fat: 4.4g | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 0.6g | Calories: 204.5
Simple and Yummy treat. Submitted by WHITEWOLF155 Carbs: 43.6g | Fat: 0.6g | Fiber: 2.8g | Protein: 3.8g | Calories: 212.1
Submitted by LORIANNENGEL Carbs: 33.1g | Fat: 8.7g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 3.4g | Calories: 222.1


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text: Thanks Susan Jane, Marie and Lynda for some good information. I won't be giving the 'grits' to the chickens. I'll cook it longer to make mush, refrigerate it, slice it, and fry it with some hot spiced Italian sausage. It might be a week or so before I get to do this, but I will post back on results. If anyone has any other yummy way to cook this not already mentioned, write on! On 10/17/2010 6:55 PM, Lynda wrote: > Well, having been married to two Italians, although not at the same time, > mind you <g> AND having grown up in the Bay Area where my dad knew the > owner > of about every restaurant there was, I have had the benefit of > learning at > the knee of some exceptional Italian cooks. From Mama Frediani, Lena > Fiori, > the chef's at Peter Allioto's and, of course, Noni and DH's dad who > passed > down his mother's recipes from Naples. > > *Real* polenta, not that dastardly c**p sold in grocery stores in > tubes, is > a combination of coarse ground yellow corn and fine ground yellow > corn. It > is served two ways: the mush which you seem to not like (recipe to > follow) and > loaf. In Italy, the lady of the house always makes extra polenta. > She will > serve it like the mush BUT not as a breakfast food, as something you put > "stuff" on top of. Then she takes the extra, puts it in a loaf pan and > sticks it in the fridge overnight. Next day or sometime in the not to > distant future, you pop it out of the loaf pan, slice it and fry it. > And sometimes she'll just make it to be "pie" and set it out on a > marble slab to cool and then slice it and fry it or use it in a > layered casserole type dish. > > Now, that's when I like it for breakfast and I melt some butter on it and > sprinkle brown sugar or sugar/cinnamon OR you can just pour maple > syrup over it. > > For a dinner, the fried polenta is great with your basic meat sauce > over it > or a marinara with melted Parmesan or other Italian cheese of choice, > OR if > you are a weird American Indian such as myself <g>, you fry it up and put > Indian taco fixing over the top. Excellent that way! > > So, here's your basic recipe: > > 9 cups water > salt > 3 cups cornmeal. > > Bring water to a boil, add salt, reduce heat to medium low. When water > comes down to a simmer, slowly!! pour the cornmeal in a thin stream, and > stir constantly with a long wooden spoon so you don't get lumps. Keep > stirring and when polenta returns to a VERY low simmer, cook 25-30 (Noni > insisted on 90 and stuck it on the back of the stove and just let it > go at a > REALLY low simmer) minutes. > > The differences in regions are in how long you cook it, what type of > cornmeal you use, how much salt and whether or not you add butter. > > You go south, and they'll add up to 2 tablespoons of salt. > > You head north and it is less salt and it is 2 to 1 coarse ground > cornmeal > to fine ground cornmeal. > > You get really far north and towards the end of the cooking process > they'll > toss in a tablespoon or two of butter. > > Almost anything you've heard of being done with or to noodles is done to > polenta. Layered with sauces, cheese stirred in, pesto stirred in, > shrimp/beef/pork/chicken with "gravy" poured over. > > And in some regions, Lombardy, for example, they'll use part buckwheat > flour > and part cornmeal to make the polenta. > > Now, I will say that I have never seen anyone add pepper <g> but > wouldn't be > surprised if they did the closer you get to Sicily since from about > Naples > down they sprinkle red pepper flakes on just about everything, so black > pepper wouldn't be out of the question! > > Oh, almost forgot. To do it right, you should have a copper pan. > Seems you > don't have to hock your first born over there to buy a good copper sauce > pan. > > Lynda > ----- Original Message ----- From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky at gmail.com> > > >> Okay, we are part of the 'grit-eating' world, and have never eaten or >> tasted polenta, per se. It was always my understanding that grits are >> made from hominy which is made from soaking corn kernels in lye. The >> hominy is then dried and ground, voila, grits. Polenta, I thought, was >> more akin to corn meal, just a course ground meal. In Dixie, >> cornmeal is >> used in frying, and in making cornbread, which I have always thought >> would >> be closer to what polenta would be like than grits. >> Now mind you, I grew up eating Quaker instant grits-blasphemy, I >> know, to >> some, but common enough for you to know what that is. Now, we mostly >> use >> the long cook version, still Quaker, but we like the course ground, long >> cook grits. I eat grits with butter and sometimes cheese or sausage or >> bacon. I don't put eggs in them the way dh does, nor ham, nor >> onions, nor >> sugar nor milk, nor anything else that I have ever heard of using to >> flavor grits. I think I am rather simplistic in my grits preferences, >> but I should also include that I have eaten leftover fried grits and a >> cheese grit casserole with fried fish. >> >> So here we are in Kroger yesterday (I rarely shop at Kroger anymore, but >> wanted some organic cherry juice that only they carry) and dh puts a bag >> of Quaker "yellow corn grits" in the buggy. We later had a discussion >> about the difference and I told him what I knew about so called hominy >> grits, and that the lye removed the color, I thought. He went to the >> web >> for answers. He looked at Wikipedia? and found a page that suggested >> that >> the only difference between yellow grits and white grits was the >> color of >> the corn kernel. He found something else that likened the process to >> the >> difference between brown rice and white rice, equating yellow grits with >> brown rice-degerminated. So is this degerming process the whole >> lye to >> hominy stage? Have we just dropped the word hominy from hominy grits >> and >> just call them grits, or are grits and hominy grits separate things >> still? >> Are Quaker instant grits really instant hominy grits? Are Quaker long >> cook grits really hominy grits since they are white and degermed, even >> though it doesn't say hominy? >> >> Fast forward to this morning, we prepared the yellow grits as usual. >> Neither of us liked them. It is not grits. This did not even >> approximate >> grits, even with butter and salt/pepper. If this is polenta, I surely >> don't like it. Half a spoonful was enough for me. But, perhaps if this >> is polenta, I have cooked it improperly and seasoned it improperly. >> Dry, >> except for the color, it looks just like long cook grits in courseness. >> Do I need to feed this to the chickens or is there a yummy dish I could >> make and call it polenta? Could it be used like a cornmeal in cornbread >> with tons of corn and jalepenos? >> >> What the heck?? >> >> Bev >> >> -- >> EarthNSky Farm 34.498N 85.076W >> SISU! (Finnish--There is no single word in English that encompasses >> all that sisu means, but it combines the following ideas: guts, pep, >> determination, stubbornness, perseverance, hardiness, stamina, go, do, >> nerve, spunk, pluck, and grit. It's like "Just Do It!" & "Go for It!") >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Homestead list and subscription: >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/homestead >> Change your homestead list member options: >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/homestead/lurine%40com-pair.net >> View the archives at: >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/homestead > > _______________________________________________ > Homestead list and subscription: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/homestead > Change your homestead list member options: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/homestead/erthnsky%40gmail.com > View the archives at: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/homestead > > > -- EarthNSky Farm 34.498N 85.076W SISU! (Finnish--There is no single word in English that encompasses all that sisu means, but it combines the following ideas: guts, pep, determination, stubbornness, perseverance, hardiness, stamina, go, do, nerve, spunk, pluck, and grit. 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I am a proud new owner of a new colt gold cup trophy. when i took the gun home i noticed that the hammer was leaning and touching the left part of the slide as the hammer fell. i took it to my smith and he filed the slide down to where the hammer would not rub the slide. what harm would this have done to the pistol?


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Day 4 of 4: Tuesday 27 June, 2010
In brief
On tuesday's agenda: the second part of the Unity, Faith and Order report; the report on the Bible in the Life of the Church project and theological education in the Anglican Communion; a report on Anglican Communion communications; a report on Continuing Indaba.
Ecumenical dialogues
Director of Unity, Faith and Order Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan presented the second part of her report on the ecumenical dialogues of the Anglican Communion. These included the Anglican Roman Catholic Dialogue, the International Anglican Orthodox Commission for Theological Dialogue, Anglican Oriental Orthodox International Commission, Anglican Lutheran International Commission and the Anglican Methodist Commission on Unity and Mission.
Canon Barnett-Cowan explained that the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity Faith and Order (IASCUFO) was looking at how the work of these dialogues is being received by Provinces of the Communion. The question was raised about how the Anglican Communion might relate to Pentecostal churches and new independent churches in the future, though it was acknowledged that some initial work was being done through multilateral platforms such as the Global Christian Forum. International conversations might also be initiated with Moravians, and with churches of the Reformed tradition, especially in the light of the recent formation of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/
The Bible in the Life of the Church
Project manager Stephen Lyon told the Committee that the project (http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/theological/bible/index.cfm) was well under way. The Standing Committee explored a couple of the exercises that have arisen from the project seeking to identify the influences we all bring to our own reading of the Bible. In the discussion that followed the Standing Committee gratefully acknowledged the support for the project given by the American Bible Society. There was a strong recommendation that the project might reach out to other bible societies around the world for similar support.
Theological Education in the Anglican Communion
Two major pieces of work for the Working Party on Theological Education in the Anglican Communion over the coming year will be an international consultation for theological college Principals, and the production of a web-based course on Anglicanism. The Principals consultation is aimed particularly at Principals who work in isolated situations. It plans to offer encouragement, support, and sharing of insights about curricula and the spirituality of ministerial formation. The web-based course on Anglicanism will be based on the already available 'Signposts statement' (a concise expression of 'The Anglican Way' published by TEAC in 2007) Members of the Standing Committee acknowledged the importance of theological education in helping to share the life and well-being of the Communion.
The Anglican Communion Office's new Director of Communications Jan Butter presented a short report that considered the Communications gaps, needs and potential of the Communion. He stressed the importance of all members of the Communion sharing and hearing about the successes and challenges of all levels of church life and mission. In particular he highlighted the Anglican Communion News Service (http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/help/acnslist.cfm) as a free web-based channel for all Anglicans to share their news and hear the news of others. Recognising the limited web access of some members of the Communion, Mr Butter indicated other communications channels that could allow those without web access to receive Anglican information, news and resources.
Continuing Indaba
Revd Canon Phil Groves began his presentation by expressing his delight at being involved in Continuing Indaba because it was about energising local and global mission. He was pleased to report that there was genuine excitement about the project from across the Communion. Anglicans worldwide are eager to engage in difficult conversations across difference if they lead to deeper relationships with Christ and with one another. People are starting see the project's potential. Following a recent consultation Bishop Patole of Mumbai said, "It was good to share and we became clear on Indaba and how it can assist our mission in India."
Canon Groves drew the Standing Committee's attention to the commendations of the project on the Anglican Communion Website. He also reported that theologians have been gathered in order to develop Anglican resources on how we enter a journey of conversation in ways that are biblical and draw upon the cultures of the Communion. So far these Theological Resource Hubs have been run in Kenya, South Africa, India, The West Indies, England, the USA and Hong Kong with further Hubs planned. Theological resources supporting the project can be found on the website (http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/continuingindaba/).
When asked whether this was the Listening Process Canon Groves replied that the project had emerged from the Windsor Report process. The bishops at the 1998 Lambeth Conference committed themselves to 'listening to the experience of homosexual persons' and following ACC-13 resources had been provided to assist them in this ongoing task. The ACC had also encouraged mutual listening and ACC-14 had commended Continuing Indaba as a method to deliver this aspect of the Listening Process. Mutual Listening is wider, and many Provinces had asked why one issue was given preference over others. Kenyan theologians had told him that for Continuing Indaba to be useful the topics for discussion would need to be relevant to their context; their prime issue was reconciliation in the context of post-election violence.
Canon Groves said, "The ultimate test of Continuing Indaba is not that we all agree with one another but that local mission is furthered through our global Communion."
Further discussion on moratoria breach
As agreed, the Committee revisited Saturday's discussion. Dato' Stanley Isaacs delivered a frank and passionate presentation about the distress felt by some parts of the Communion about The Episcopal Church's decision to breach one of the moratoria. He concluded by proposing that rights to participate in discussions of matters of faith and order at the Standing Committee and the ACC be withdrawn from The Episcopal Church.
In the subsequent discussion Archbishop Philip Aspinall reiterated that the Standing Committee did not have the power to undertake such an action. He reminded the Committee that the Covenant had been drawn up to address just these kinds of points of disagreement. It was also stated that the Standing Committee did not have all the powers of the ACC, especially when it came to the Membership Schedule.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori questioned why the proposal was singling out The Episcopal Church. Bishop Ian Douglas stressed he was present in his role as an elected representative of the ACC, not a member of The Episcopal Church and he desired to always be responsible to the Council. He thanked Dato' Stanley Isaacs for attending the Standing Committee meeting despite his [Isaacs'] feelings about recent events in the Communion. He said that having other elected representatives present who represented a genuine segment of the ACC helped him [Bp Douglas] to be a better member. He added that he missed having Bp Azad's voice at the meeting.
Dr Tony Fitchett agreed that the Committee needed as full a range of views as possible. "I'm conscious I'm not here representing my province," he said. "I'm here because I was appointed by the ACC. My accountability is not to my Province. I expect to continue to serve on the [Standing Committee] even if my Province were ever to be unacceptable to other churches because of its actions."
After what Canon Elizabeth Paver described as "the time, prayer and space necessary for everyone to be heard on this matter" the Standing Committee agreed a resolution that it: "regrets ongoing breaches of the three moratoria that continue to strain the life of the Anglican Communion; regrets the consequential resignations of members of the Standing Committee which diminish our common life and work on behalf of the ACC and the Primates' Meeting; recognises that the ACC and the Primates' Meeting are the appropriate bodies to consider these matters further."


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Ideas Project has launched a Nokia Lumia Start Screen Challenge. The task is to share your creativity in customising the Windows Phone start screen. Even if you don't own a Nokia Lumia you're eligible to enter. There are some awesome prizes involved. All that's required to enter is to show off your start screen and explain how your expertise have been utilised to personalise the layout to fit a specific lifestyle.
Microsoft's Windows Phone Next App Star competition is heating up and 64 finalists have been selected for the public voting phase. If you're not up to speed, it's a contest for Windows Phone apps to be voted on by the public for $60,000 worth of prizes. Through head-to-head style voting, the grand winner will pocket the opportunity to have his (or her) app featured in a Windows Phone prime-time TV advertisement spot in the US.
Nokia isn't quite bringing sexy back, but we'll take the Apps Madness competition. The company is launching the contest to establish the best app, voted by the community. An article has been published on the official blog detailing the entries, all 32 of them. The apps have been selected and divided into four categories: games, social, news & entertainment and utilities & productivity.
Gameloft is running an interesting Facebook contest where those who use the social network and own an account can enter by "liking" the Nokia, Gameloft and Xbox pages, as well as answering a simple question. The prizes? Only some Microsoft Points and a Windows Phone 8 device, which looks to be the Lumia 820.
Reside in India and own a Lumia 620 Windows Phone? It could well be your chance to meet one of the top football teams in Europe - FC Barcelona. Nokia India is running a competition that will see consumers who own the smartphone competing against one another for the opportunity to watch the team play and meet the players. So how does one enter?
Microsoft has added more prizes to its "Windows Phone Next App Star Competition", which will bring the total prize package to over $60,000 for the 64 apps that will be shortlisted. We previously touched on the competition when it was announced, highlighting the first prize - your app featured in a prime-time TV commercial in the US.
Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman, was interviewed recently by CBS. The well-known figure in the tech industry is running a campaign to build awareness of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The couple have jumped into the deep end when it comes to charity work, but as well as being interviewed and questioned on the foundation, Gates was also answering Microsoft-related questions.
Nokia has launched a competition on its US support Twitter account. In a tweet, which was published earlier today the company is asking consumers who own a Lumia Windows Phone to share their top tricks and / or tips for the smartphone. Should their entry be selected, a Lumia 820 will be sent their way. Not a bad prize!
Canadian mobile operator Rogers has announced on its official blog plans to bring in more Lumia 920 stock, with a stronger selection of colours for consumers. Taking feedback into account, the team reports that the network will offer the Windows Phone in red, white and yellow. As well as this, there's also a small contest where you could win one of the new Lumia 920s.
Rogers argues it was the first network to launch a Windows Phone 8 smartphone. That may be the case, but we've certainly no forgotten just how difficult it was to physically locate one for purchase. The Mobile Nations team raided a number of stores across the country, until eventually we managed to snatch one.
The Windows Phone team has announced on the official blog the winners of its festive holiday photo competition. The team asked consumers to shoot some photos using a Windows Phone and send in the results. So which photo won the contest? Feast your eyes on the image above, captured by Christian Schlör on his Lumia 920 (with a little help from the Fhotoroom app).
Ben Rudolph has revealed some interesting statistics from the "Meet Your Match" campaign Microsoft has been hosting across the US, UK, France and Germany. The challenges were kicked off a few weeks ago, which puts consumers against the Windows Phone team to see if their competitor hardware can beat Microsoft's platform.
Just as the Nokia Cardboard Challenge comes to a complete closure the company has kicked off another competition for consumers to participate in. Also celebrating the festive period, the Nokia Paper Challenge is a perfect opportunity to use up the leftover wrapping paper (or newspaper, magazine, flyer, pamphlet, etc. if you don't celebrate with presents in December) to create Nokia products and win prizes.
Nokia has already released two new Windows Phones, the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920. To celebrate the new Windows Phone 8 hardware, the Finnish manufacturer has teamed up with Windows Phone Geek, a developer resource we've covered many times here on Windows Phone Central, to offer a unique opportunity for developers.
Last year we reported on Microsoft's Canadian initiative to spur on developers to create some great apps and in the process pick up some awesome stuff.
The system is based on points and from simply registering to publishing your app, you'll be rewarded with some credits towards a long list of prizes. Read on past the break to see what you can get.
All is rosy between the two chaps at the Lumia 920 announcement
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop appeared to welcome the idea of Microsoft creating its own Windows Phone in an investor call today. Elop has previously declined to acknowledge or confirm such a project was underway at Redmond, but we later covered news that Microsoft does indeed have its own Windows Phone in the works.
Nokia has been a bit cheeky the past couple of weeks by crashing Samsung's party and publishing snarky comments about HTC's latest Windows Phone hardware - the company is certainly on a path of war and utmost destruction. And they haven't halted either. Over at the conversations blog, the team have compiled a comparison chart that details location features present in the Nokia Lumia 920, Samsung Galaxy S3 and the recently unveiled iPhone 5.
Nokia has done a superb job regarding location services on Windows Phone. The manufacturer is set to release Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive as an app available for every Windows Phone owner, which lifts the requirement to purchase a Lumia handset for solid (and free) turn-by-turn navigation. Using Navteq and in-house technologies, Nokia is able to provide apps and services that don't rely on third-parties, and notes that Navteq maps have been "meticulously developed over 20 years of know-how".
Windows Phone has been growing at a steady rate, mainly down to advertising campaigns and brand pushes from Nokia with its Lumia family of smartphones. According to data released today by IDC, the platform has been sporting a year-on-year growth increase of 115% - not bad, eh? IDC also notes that the OS has been closing the gap between itself and Blackberry in the last quarter in the fight to become the 3rd major player in the smartphone market.
Reports are in that Robert Williams, Windows Phone Executive, has left the software giant and has made the move to Amazon. It seems as though there's an ugly trend starting to appear, but we do hope this is the end of it.
Sounds familiar, right? It was only five months ago when Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone, left Microsoft to work on the Amazon Kindle. Of course, we're not forgetting Charlie Kindel, General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Ecosystem, who left the company late last year.
It seems everyone is migrating elsewhere and we're beginning to wonder if we'll have a Windows Phone team left. So what's Williams' new role at Amazon? He's only the new Director of the App Store. Sounds rather snazzy, eh? Williams was the Senior Director Business Development in the Windows Phone division, and we expect his hard work and experience will be sorely missed at Redmond.
At least he's still presumably using his Windows Phone if the above tweet is anything to go by. We - of course - wish Williams all the best in the future and look forward to welcoming whoever takes his place at Microsoft.
Source: Win Gadget News; thanks, Chris, for the heads up!
Amazon & Android. New competition or just hype?
Amazon, the online retailer we all know and love, are testing a smartphone. According to reports, sources within companies who supply hardware for Amazon's upcoming handset have confirmed that testing of said device is already underway, with production set to take place later this year or early 2013.
With what we've seen with the Kindle Fire tablet, it's a strong possibility that the online giant could well be using Google's Android OS to power their new hardware, which could then be sold under the Kindle brand. What's interesting to note, probably only from a Windows Phone point-of-view, is that Brandon Watson is currently at Amazon working away on the Kindle. Could he be collaborating with the company on a new smartphone after leaving Microsoft?
The WSJ reports that Amazon's smartphone has a display size sitting in the region between 4 and 5 inches - a perfect size to compete with the likes of the TITAN II and Galaxy S 3. It'll be interesting should Amazon choose to go with Android and launch a smartphone, since the platform is pack full of competitive companies, not to mention the established iPhone, BlackBerries, Windows Phones, etc.
But what if they didn't choose Android? Let's not forget about Mozilla's Firefox OS. A 2013 smartphone release would fit in with Mozilla's plans for world domination kicking off next year. Then again, as we've asked before, will Firefox OS actually take off? It wouldn't make sense for Amazon to put eggs in a basket that's yet to prove itself.
We'll be sure to keep a close eye on the online retailer. What do you guys think of Amazon's plans? Let us know in the comments.
Source: WSJ, via: ITProPortal
Android is currently the thorn in everyone's side—from Apple to Microsoft to RIM—the "free" mobile OS is continuing to dominate and today they added just a little bit more.
For those who weren't aware, Google I/O kicked off today. It's their BUILD, their MIX, their random secret Apple announcement where they show off their big plans for Android over the next few months. Here's the recap of the big news today which will surely keep Redmond on their toes:
Google Nexus 7 – A 7" tablet that is branded by Google themselves. Analogous to their Nexus line of phones, the mini tablet will set the standard for Android going forward and boy, do they need it. Android tablets are currently fairly terrible (we speak from personal experience with the lauded Samsung 10.1) and Google really needs to get their act together here before Microsoft takes a swing with the Surface.
While a 7" tablet is quite meager and far from ideal, Google did win in a couple of areas. For one, they announced the specifications—we mean all the nitty gritty. It has a 1280x800 display, quad-processor, 9 hours of video playback, WiFi, NFC, GPS and Bluetooth. It also got a price tag at $199 with pre-orders starting today for a mid-July release.
And that's where Microsoft lost everyone last week—no price and no date on availability. That $199 will guarantee this device gets into a lot of hands. Will it be enough to keep Surface from taking off? We doubt it but it's not helping either. Think Kindle Fire though as Google's main target though as opposed to an iPad or Surface. Check out our pal Phil's hands on with the tablet here.
Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' – Ah yes, the ridiculous names of Android continues and Android 4.1 was shown off today. What's more, the SDK is now out and available for download too. Some of the new features include offline voice-to-text dictation, new notifications which expand upon the current model, improved voice search akin to Apple's Siri, redesigned camera app and a new service that uses your Google data to recommend things.
Is 4.1 killer? No, as the 0.1 bump indicates this is a minor revision and it's nothing compared to what Microsoft is doing with Windows Phone 8 and the NT kernel. Still, like iOS 6, Android is continuing to build off of their foundation, adding new, somewhat interesting and useful features for consumers.
Jelly Bean 4.1 will be available by mid-July for their Nexus devices but the big question is what about everyone else? Android has a terrible update record and 4.0 is barely on 10% of devices. In other words, Microsoft has some breathing room here for the fall and its new Windows Phone 8 devices (see, it would have been easier to say "Windows 8 Phones").
Oh and their unlocked, Galaxy Nexus phone dropped to $350 for those in the US.
Google Maps with offline caching – Like the Nokia-Microsoft mapping announcement for Windows Phone 8, users can grab the brand new Google Maps now with offline caching. Powerful stuff
Chrome for Android out of beta – While it's no IE10, Google took the beta off of Chrome for it's new Android browser. It should be interesting to see how it compares to Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 in the fall.
Nexus Q - Think of it as Google's answer to Nokia's Play 360. A device to stream your music too but price higher. It will fetch for $299 with preorders starting today.
All in all, Google did not announce any game changers, nothing disruptive except for the 7" tablet. That Nexus 7 will do a lot to drop prices on mini-tablets and force Apple and Microsoft to rethink some options in the future but we're not sure it's going to fix Google's problems here.
Google doesn't win because it's better, it wins through market saturation. Read more I/O 2012 coverage at Android Central.
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Subject: | Trade Regulation Rule on Telemarketing Sales |
Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 310 |
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Hugues Dufourt's Erewhon
This April, we'll be giving the American premiere performances of Hugues Dufourt's massive, evening-length sextet, Erewhon, with some of our good friends. Event details are here. Grants from the French American Cultural Exchange and the City of Austin have made these performances possible.
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The growing move toward VoIP and similar communications technologies has left a lot of users considering Cisco (News - Alert) hardware as a way to connect their business to those they need to get in contact with or those who need to get in contact with them. The thought that their phones could actually be used against them as tools of espionage likely never even entered the equation. However, a recent development from the Chaos Communications Congress showed, with the closing of 2012, that hacking Cisco phones and turning them into spies was surprisingly simple...and potentially disastrous.
The presentation showing just how easily a Cisco phone could be turned against its masters was staged by Ang Cui, a computer science PhD candidate at Columbia University, and Michael Costello. In said presentation, the duo demonstrated that by inserting a piece of code measuring only 900 bytes in size into a Cisco phone, they could listen in on any conversation held on that device from anywhere in the world. What's more, the affected phone could in turn affect every device on the network, making every phone in the office a spy.
The duo then demonstrated a device specifically used to more easily deliver the malicious code. Dubbed the "thingp3wn3r," it connects easily to the RJ11 serial port of any Cisco phone and adds its code.
Cisco, for its part, is already working on rewriting the firmware in such a fashion as to remove this security vulnerability with the hopes of having it ready for widespread consumption by January 21. According to reports, however, it's not just Cisco phones that should be concerned. While it's bad enough that Cisco has this vulnerability--Cisco phones are found in such places as Air Force One, the White House, and in businesses of all sizes all over the country--all VoIP-based phones may have a similar flaw in their own systems.
For those with Cisco phones, this flaw likely will weigh heavily on them. But one thing that doesn't need to weigh heavily is maintenance. Firms like XSi offer some excellent alternatives to the standard Cisco SMARTnet maintenance structure, proving simple contract management with a single agreement, flexible payment plans, support for hardware and software alike beyond the EOL/EOS laid out by Cisco, and more besides, all at costs that reportedly represent savings beyond those of Cisco's deepest discounts.
No matter what approach users take for protecting their phones, their phone systems, and the information transmitted by same, the important takeaway in all this is that taking the steps necessary to protect these things is of vital importance to any operation. Controlling the flow of information keeps a business operational, and failing to do so may well cost the business its ability to operate at all.
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Shake It All Night Long in Cartagena
All this week, Amanda Pressner will be bringing us reports from her recent trip to Colombia. Was her adventure more "Romancing the Stone" or more "Medellin"? Stick with us this week to find out. Any questions about traveling to Colombia? Let us know.
Unless you�ve downed a few of the super-octane coffee drinks at Milas around 4 or 5 pm, we highly suggest catching a nap before attempting to take on the nightlife in Cartagena: it starts late (most clubs don�t even open until 11:00p or midnight) and ends when you might otherwise be getting up to start your day.
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Wanted: An Authentic Taste of Cartagena
All this week, Amanda Pressner will be bringing us reports from her recent trip to Colombia. Was her adventure more "Romancing the Stone" or more "Medellin"? Stick with us this week to find out. Any questions about traveling to Colombia? Let us know.
Ask a local in Cartagena to describe the flavors and dishes that make up his city�s cuisine (or better yet, as a head chef in one of the city�s myriad restaurants) you�ll probably be met with some quizzical looks, or as I did, blank stares. Define the local cuisine? �C�mo?
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Some Starbucks Alternatives in Cartagena
All this week, Amanda Pressner will be bringing us reports from her recent trip to Colombia. Was her adventure more "Romancing the Stone" or more "Medellin"? Stick with us this week to find out. Any questions about traveling to Colombia? Let us know.
Pop quiz, caffeine junkies: What�s the only coffeehouse that�s actually headquartered in a coffee producing country? It�s Juan Valdez Caf�, a multinational chain created in 2002 by Colombian National Federation of Coffee Growers. Named after the country�s longtime java icon (you know, that mustachioed guy with the donkey who hand-delivers beans to sleep-deprived Americans in commercials) the company has locations in 25 Colombian cities, nine countries, including the U.S.
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Getting What We Paid For On Avianca
All this week, Amanda Pressner will be bringing us reports from her recent trip to Colombia. Was her adventure more "Romancing the Stone" or more "Medellin"? Stick with us this week to find out. Any questions about traveling to Colombia? Let us know.
After traveling to Ecuador last year, my guy Jeff and I volunteered to give up our seats on a very overbooked Avianca flight from Bogota, Colombia back to New York City. The incentive: a total of four international airline vouchers, good for anywhere in the world that Avianca flies, plus a free night in the InterContinental Bogota Hotel. How could we pass up such a deal? We didn't.
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Love For Cartagena Continues
November's issue of Budget Travel reminds us all again of how vibrant Cartagena, Colombia has become and how it only seems to be gaining in popularity. A first-person feature on the seaside city explores some of its coolest must-dos--and dispels petty myths about crime.
Cartagena's tourist scene seems to be an authentic blend of the city's old and new, with funky, bright guesthouses springing up all over (read on for some recommendations) and Cuban- and Spanish-influenced restaurants and after-hours spots for passing the evenings.
We think we might need to break out our guyaberas pretty soon and head there!
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Cartagena's Cuisine Revival
When Cartagena, Colombia comes up in a convo it's often replete with references to Pablo Escobar, marching powder and imitation accents. It's hardly ever paired with hip bistros, authentic seafood fare, bright veggies mixed with pungent spices and refreshing mojitos.
But The New York Times begs us this week to look at that side of Cartagena, one that's rapidly making a mark on the (very) competitive foodie scene. The tropical city is home to some of the area's freshest fish, inventive, hip chefs and discerning diners. Folks that once headed to Paris and Rome for culinary vacations, the Times says, are re-thinking Cartagena.
Read on for some of the city's most amazing (and upcoming) new restaurants, and trust us, drop the "Romancing the Stone" references when you make your reservations:
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It's Summer Somewhere: Romance in Cartagena, Colombia
In Cartagena, the average high throughout the year is around 88 degrees, and the temperature doesn't often drop below 77. Sure, there's 90% humidity for most of the year, but that's just part of the joy of the eternal summer.
With the expected influx of tourists after the release of the movie Love in the Time of Cholera, which was largely filmed there, Cartagena is ready for visitors. Parts of Cartegena are already World Heritage listed, including 500-year-old forts and the old town center. It's also interesting to visit museums such as the Palace of Inquisition, and to stop in to some of the beautiful churches like the Iglesia de San Pedro Claver and the Iglesia de Santo Domingo.
Cartagena is turning up on travel trends lists everywhere for 2008, so try to get there this summer before it starts to get overrun. And if you believe in the magical romance of the Garcia Marquez film, perhaps Cartagena is the perfect place for a summer fling, too.
Related Stories:
· Films Will Inspire Tourism Boom [UK Independent]
· Why Cartagena is the Next New Zealand [Jaunted]
· Colombia Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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Why Cartagena is the Next New Zealand
If you haven't read Gabriel Garcia Marquez's fantastic book Love in the Time of Cholera you should, now. It's about to become for Colombia what Lord of the Rings was for New Zealand: a major tourism generator. The nice part is that Garcia Marquez really did set his book in Colombia, whereas the whole Lord of the Rings thing was kind of a scam, really.
Anyhow, the town of Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is the setting for the film of the rather magical and romantic novel, to be released in January 2008. It's a pretty town with interesting architecture and dozens of book-related spots to check out. Following the spirit of Colombia's tourism campaign Colombia is Passion, we're happy to put a Cartagena stopover on our next jaunt into South America: All that love and passion's gotta work for us somehow.
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· Love in the Time of Cartagena [UK Times]
· What About Juan Valdez? [Jaunted]
· Colombia Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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Sophistonauts Are Marching to Colombia
The latest issue of the New York Times Style magazine dropped this Sunday, and we dug in to find out where the beautiful people are maxing and relaxing these days. Turns out Cartagena is the newest hot spot for:
'sophistonauts' -- those wide-roaming urban nomads, often third-culture kids, expats or grown-up diplo-brats who tend to live outside their countries (plural!) of citizenship and bounce around a social web connecting them to equally geographically flexible, curious confreres
Pardon us while we stop laughing over this contrived trend. Now, we'll give some credit to Tim Parsa, who fancifully discusses Cartagena's past as a slave-trading center. He even talks to the mayor's press attache, who rips out some choice anti-U.S. government rhetoric: "You gringos give us these narco-problems because you love our cocaine."
Guess that explains all "sophistonauts" we meet in the article. There's the half-French, half-Mexican party princess from Buenos Aires. There's her friend, the Colombian who gets wasted, dances all night and hangs on the beach. And don't forget the Swiss-Mexican photographer who thinks the city's beyond chic.
Just remember, none of them are there for the Colombian Marching Powder--"cheap, pure and easy to procure." Got it?
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· Colombian Plastic Surgery Vacation Packages [Jaunted]
· Jaunted's drugs coverage [Jaunted]
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Colombian Plastic Surgery Vacation Packages
Did you know the Colombians are promoting "body alteration vacations"?
Yeah, CNN reports that one girl recently flew to Bogota for liposuction, a nose job, and a boob job. Total cost? $8,000. Estimated cost to have similar work done in the States. $25,000, or so.
"Of all those people coming to Colombia, at least 3 percent come to get medical treatment, said Antonio Crespo, head of the Colombia Tours Solutions travel agency.
Columbia Tour Solutions will take care of the travel details, you just decide what body part you want reconstructed.
Couple caveats--First, U.S. laws do not protect patients treated outside the country, so if your breasts come out looking like flapjacks, or your nose still has that annoying bump, don't count on the malpractice money to ease your shattered self image. Two, this whole come-to-Columbia-for-plastic-surgery phenomenon got started by Diego Maradona, the former soccer star, who had become obese, and ended up getting his stomach stapled in Cartagena.
We are sure, if you do your research, your time under the Colombian knife will go just fine, however, we are going to stick to the beaches in Cartagena instead of the hospitals, if that is ok with you.
[Image via Colombia Tour Solutions]
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Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) mobilization from the bone marrow was considered to improve outcome after ischemic stroke. Erythropoietin (EPO) might be a potential candidate stroke drug that increases the number of circulating EPCs. In the previous issue of Critical Care, Yip and colleagues investigated the effect of EPO in stroke patients on both clinical outcome and EPC stimulation. Although beneficial effects of EPO were observed, several issues regarding EPO's suitability as a stroke drug remain.
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are hematopoietic cells derived from immature bone marrow that circulate in the peripheral blood [1]. EPCs have the capability to differentiate into mature endothelial cells and are assumed to replace dysfunctional endothelium. Consistent with this hypothesis, decreased levels of EPCs were shown to predict atherosclerotic disease progression and to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events [2]. After ischemic stroke, EPC levels decrease [3]. On the other hand, increasing EPC numbers during the acute phase of stroke are associated with smaller lesion growth and with improved neurological outcome [3,4]. There-fore, pharmacological mobilization of EPCs from the bone marrow may enhance functional recovery post-stroke. A potential candidate stroke drug that increases the number of circulating EPCs is erythropoietin (EPO) [5]. Several preclinical stroke studies demonstrated the efficacy of EPO in reducing infarct volumes and in improving recovery of neurological function [6]. However, no human stroke study so far investigated the effects of EPO on both neurological outcome and EPC levels.
In the previous issue of Critical Care, Yip and colleagues [1] report on a prospective clinical trial in which 167 ischemic stroke patients were randomized to receive either 5,000 IU EPO or placebo subcutaneously at 48 and 72 hours after symptom onset. On day 21, EPC levels were significantly higher in the EPO group. After 90 days, EPO treatment was associated with a significantly lower proportion of patients with a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≥8 as well as with significant reductions in recurrent strokes and in the composite end-point of recurrent stroke, NIHSS ≥8 and death. Overall, two questions arise: is bone marrow stimulation to increase EPC levels in the peripheral blood a suitable therapy for stroke; and is EPO a candidate drug that can improve neurological outcome post-stroke by EPC stimulation?
Since increasing EPC levels post-stroke were shown to be associated with a favorable outcome, the primary question is whether EPCs are only a surrogate marker of neurological improvement or whether a causal relationship exists. Actually, both possibilities are reasonable. EPC numbers were shown to be lower in stroke patients with more severe neurological deficits who, in turn, have a reduced potential for recovery compared to patients with less severe deficits and higher EPC levels [7]. A pathophysiological explanation for the hypothesis that EPCs reflect only the severity of stroke is the assumption that larger infarcts cause an excessive consumption of EPCs for endothelial repair, with subsequent lower peripheral EPC levels [8]. However, results of experimental stroke studies suggest a causal association between EPCs and improved functional recovery because EPC administration leads to reduced infarct volumes and improved functional recovery in different animal stroke models [9-11]. Increased EPC-derived angiogenesis in the peri-infarct region was identified as an underlying mechanism.
So, is EPO a suitable drug for EPC stimulation in stroke patients? Besides other mechanisms in stroke, such as anti-apoptotic effects and increasing neurogenesis and angiogenesis, EPO was found to enhance EPC numbers [5,12]. However, in contrast to pathophysiological considerations and results of experimental studies, the randomized phase II/III German Multicenter EPO Stroke Trial, which is the largest clinical EPO stroke study that has been published so far, was negative [13]. The primary endpoint of the German EPO Trial, change in Barthel Index on day 90, and all secondary outcomes, including the NIHSS and the modified Rankin Scale, failed to show any benefit of EPO. Moreover, in the German EPO trial increased mortality was observed after EPO treatment.
The discrepancy with the positive findings in the study of Yip and colleagues might be explained by the chosen endpoints. The primary endpoint of the present study, which was reported at the Current Controlled Trial register [14], is the composite of recurrent stroke, NIHSS ≥8 and death. This endpoint primarily reflects the frequency of recurrent stroke on day 90. When considering the components of the composite endpoint, the significantly higher number of patients with a NIHSS ≥8 after placebo treatment is also likely to be caused by the high rate of recurrent strokes and does not necessarily reflect improved neurological function in the EPO group. Concordantly, the means of the NIHSS on day 90 did not differ between the two groups. The 90-day mortality, which is the third component of the composite endpoint, was even higher in the EPO group. In contrast to the finding of increased mortality after EPO treatment in the larger German EPO trial, this difference was statistically not significant.
Overall, the results of the study of Yip and colleagues suggest that EPO might be suitable for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. The efficacy regarding improved neurological outcome, which is usually measured by the modified Rankin Scale or the Barthel Index at day 90, was not investigated. Moreover, the results of the study of Yip and colleagues are weakened by the fact that the study was first assigned to a trial register in January 2011, which was 10 months after the inclusion of the last patients in March 2010 [14]. Thus, the endpoints were not published before completion of the study. Further-more, there are severe doubts regarding the potency of EPO as a drug for secondary stroke prevention, since long-term use of EPO was shown to even increase the risk for stroke [15].
In conclusion, the potential side effects and the failed efficacy in a large clinical trial will presumably prevent the use of EPO as a therapy to increase EPCs after stroke. However, a direct systemic transplantation of EPCs or the mobilization of EPCs by other drugs - for example, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor - remain as promising options to improve outcome after stroke [16].
EPC: endothelial progenitor cell; EPO: erythropoietin; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.
Competing interests
W-RS is an inventor on patent applications claiming the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for the treatment of stroke, has received financial compensation as a principal investigator and has received financial compensation from SYGNIS Bioscience for consulting. The authors declare no other competing interests.
Authors' contributions
JM and HW wrote the manuscript. WRS revised the manuscript.
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Sobrino T, Hurtado O, Moro MA, Rodríguez-Yáñez M, Castellanos M, Brea D, Moldes O, Blanco M, Arenillas JF, Leira R, Dávalos A, Lizasoain I, Castillo J: The increase of circulating endothelial progenitor cells after acute ischemic stroke is associated with good outcome.
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Yip HK, Chang LT, Chang WN, Lu CH, Liou CW, Lan MY, Liu JS, Youssef AA, Chang HW: Level and value of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients after acute ischemic stroke.
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Taguchi A, Soma T, Tanaka H, Kanda T, Nishimura H, Yoshikawa H, Tsukamoto Y, Iso H, Fujimori Y, Stern DM, Naritomi H, Matsuyama T: Administration of CD34+ cells after stroke enhances neurogenesis via angiogenesis in a mouse model.
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Creative Media Institute is a newly-formed training and resource center providing instruction in the various disciplines of media production. Initial class offerings focus on the area of video production, but future plans call for expansion into other media areas including creative writing, web design, graphic arts, photography, and radio broadcasting.
Initially classes are one week in length and are held weekday evenings from 6 to 10 pm, concluded with a Saturday session from 10 am through 4 pm.
Classes are held at the studios of WRXY-TV located at 40000 Horseshoe Road, Punta Gorda, Florida.
Generally, no. Anyone who is interested in learning more about television production is welcome to apply. Anyone under the age of 18 will need parental or guardian permission to be admitted. Applicants under 13 will be individually interviewed and admission will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Creative Media Institute's lead instructor is Stevan Speheger who has 47 years of experience in broadcasting and broadcast engineering, including radio and television, along with media production for educational and religious organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, and has held continuous membership in the Society of Broadcast Engineers for 43 years. He has been a consultant to organizations in the development and upgrade of their media departments. Steve's instruction will be supplemented from time to time by specialists in particular disciplines of media production. The Saturday sessions are devoted to inspiring students to apply the skills they have learned during the class, and will feature guest lectures by working professionals in the media.
No. A small amount of basic science is presented, but just enough to help the student understand what is going on inside and outside of the equipment. This small amount of technical knowledge allows the student to know the reasons for the actions and operations, giving a level of understanding that simple rote memorization can't provide.
The tuition for the one week course currently offered is $300 per student. Full payment must be received immediately after the application is accepted. Refunds for cancellation less than a week prior to beginning of classes may be given if the vacant spot can be filled with someone on a waiting list.
Currently, no. We are pursuing cooperative opportunities with various area and state institutions and agencies to provide such certification.
We offer what we call "Creative Media Institute-To-Go". This is a specialized program targeted primarily to churches and religious organizations, but available to other institutions as well. It involves one of our instructors providing individualized on-site training to staff and/or volunteers in video production. It consists of three visits to the client. The first is to survey the technical facilities, determine the kinds of productions done or desired, and fashion the individual curriculum to meet the client's needs. The second visit is an all-day instruction of the client's workers in the disciplines needed to produce their programming. This is usually held on a Saturday, but could be scheduled on another day, if needed. The final visit is to oversee and assist with an actual production to fine-tune the staff's performance. A final report is then issued to the organization summarizing the experience and giving suggestions for changes to improve the quality of the productions, and outlining recommendations for the next steps for the upgrade of the technical facility.


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CHICAGO (November 8, 2004) Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, has named the most Rev. Jerome Listecki, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, to be the Cardinal's Liaison for Health and Hospital Affairs, replacing Bishop Edwin Conway, who passed away in August.
Cardinal George also has restructured the Office of Health and Hospital Affairs to include two delegates to consult with Catholic health care providers on Catholic teaching and its relation to the delivery of health and human services. Fr. Michael Boland, Director of Catholic Charities of Chicago and the Archdiocesan Department of Human Services, has been named the Cardinal's Delegate for Nursing homes, and Fr. William Grogan, a practicing attorney and Secretary to the Archdiocesan Bio-Ethics Subcommittee, has been named the Cardinal's Delegate for Hospital Affairs.
"Previously, Bishop Conway would oversee everything involving health and hospital affairs in the Archdiocese," noted Cardinal George. "Under the new structure, Fr. Boland and Fr. Grogan will consult with Catholic institutions and advise me and Bishop Listecki on matters involving these institutions' implementation of Catholic teaching and their needs."
All three new appointees have experience in health and human services. Bishop Listecki, who is also an attorney, is a retired Lt. Col. USAR Chaplain of the 330rd medical brigade, a house legal counsel to the Archdiocese of Chicago, a member of the Archdiocesan Medical Ethics Board and a chaplain to the Catholic Physicians Guild. Fr. Boland has been Director of Catholic Charities and also has been Director of the Archdiocesan Department of Human Services, which encompasses all Catholic health and human services agencies in the Archdiocese. Fr. Grogan has been Archdiocesan Secretary of the Bio-Ethics Subcommittee. He also is System Director of Clinical and Organizational Ethics for Provena Health, which owns and manages hospitals and health care facilities in the Midwest.
"Our combined expertise in health and human services will enable us to effectively meet the challenges of health and hospital affairs in the Archdiocese," stated Bishop Listecki. "This experience will help us to ensure that Catholic health care institutions are aligned with the ethical and religious directives for Catholic health care services."


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15 July 2012 Last updated at 04:00 ETAnti-Islamist demonstrators protested outside Mrs Clinton's hotel on Saturday evening
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet the head of Egypt's top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day of her visit to the country.
She has said she will urge the armed forces, which assumed power after last year's revolution, to return "to a purely national security role".
On Saturday, Mrs Clinton met new President Mohammed Mursi.
Mr Mursi and the military have been in conflict over parliament's dissolution.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) shut down the chamber, dominated by Mr Mursi's Islamist allies, before he was formally sworn in last month.
It also stripped the new president, elected in the country's first freely contested leadership vote earlier in June, of many of his powers.
Mr Mursi, of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, tried to reinstate parliament by decree last weekend. The Supreme Constitutional Court has said the dissolution is final.
As head of the Scaf, Field Marshal Tantawi became Egypt's interim ruler after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in February last year.
'Cordial'After meeting Field Marshal Tantawi and other army leaders on Sunday, Mrs Clinton will head to Egypt's second city, Alexandria, a stronghold of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Kim Ghattas BBC News, Cairo
Hillary Clinton wanted to come to Egypt soon after the elections because the US believes it is important to engage with President Mursi early on. The meeting was described by officials as good and candid but this is still a tentative relationship, not a full embrace.
The US administration is slowly feeling its way in the region, learning to work with groups that Washington has shunned in the past.
When Condoleezza Rice was here in 2005 as US secretary of state, she was categorical - the US would not engage with the Muslim Brotherhood. But in the new Arab world, long-held American assumptions about who is a friend or not have been shattered. And new problems have emerged.
Outside Mrs Clinton's hotel, dozens of Egyptians protested against Mr Mursi and continued US military aid to Egypt under his presidency with slogans like: "We don't want Hamas to rule Egypt."
There she will meet leading women, the Coptic Christian community and young entrepreneurs. She is then due to fly on to Israel.
During her meeting with Mr Mursi on Saturday, Mrs Clinton said the situation required "compromise and real politics".
"Democracy is hard," she said.
She praised Egypt's military council for its interim leadership, "for representing the Egyptian people in the revolution as compared to what we are seeing in Syria which is the military murdering their own people".
But she also voiced support for a "full transition to civilian rule".
The secretary of state also encouraged President Mursi to live up to promises to protect the rights of women and minorities, and to preserve the peace treaty with Israel.
The hour-long meeting between President Mursi and Mrs Clinton was described by a US official as candid and cordial.
However, on Saturday evening hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Mrs Clinton's Cairo hotel, chanting anti-Islamist and anti-US slogans in protest at her visit. Some brandished posters depicting the field marshal.
Another protest outside the US embassy was organised by Coptic Christian youth activists, who chanted: "They both can't be trusted, not the Americans, not the Brotherhood."
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says that for all the US fears of an Islamist takeover in recent decades, the governments in Washington and Egypt have now realised they need each other.
Mr Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood are particularly keen to avoid the sort of international isolation so damaging to other Islamist governments after they have taken office, our correspondent says.