The UNESCO International Conventions and the conclusions of the International Conference on Cultural policies and sustainable development is the frame for the proposed actions.

UNESCO: CULTURE

The Obama Administration is not going to build a Death Star and I do not have a problem with that but the Obama Administration is also refusing to fund a second development air-frame for the Boeing anti-ballistic missile laser battle station and that I regard as a serious policy error.

FORBES: White House Denies Petition Request To Build A Death Star

Apart from the arrival of less pricey full-frame digital SLRs, the other recent development that has impressed your correspondent is the way imaging chips are migrating from CCD (charge-coupled device) technology to CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), used widely in the computer industry.

ECONOMIST: A die-hard analog photographer goes digital

"Aptina's advanced A-PixHS technology takes the 1.4-micron BSI pixel to the next level with a high speed architecture that provides uncompromised image quality and very fast frame rate video, " said Roger Panicacci, VP of Product Development at Aptina.

ENGADGET: Aptina intros 8MP sensors that bring 60 fps, pro-grade video to phones, action cameras

Building on experiences developed so far, the Workshop intends to explore topics of common interest that could then be further investigated in the frame of a new coordinated experimental programme related to BRs in the region, allowing for the development of management guidelines and models to be extended to the most of the countries involved.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE