Florence, March 4th 2019 - The know-how of Sapaf Atelier 1954 for Bahrain. Yesterday, Andrea Calistri has given to Her Excellency Sheika Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, one of the limited edition bags Replica 1954.
Florence, 28 February 2019 - From Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March, we will attend to the 21st General Assembly of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, which will bring together 200 experts from 42 countries from all over the world. A unique cultural opportunity, with the Bahrain as guest country, whose main theme is the role of heritage in building peace among the countries for the growth of the international community in peaceful coexistence.
Firenze, January 30 2019 - On february we'll take part in three important shows to present our creations for fall/winter 2019 and our know how. This is the 54th edition of Moda Italia in Tokyo, the 115 Mipel in Milan and Première Vision in Paris, within the Manifattura Italiana stand by Italian Trade Agency and CNA Federmoda.
Particulary, during Moda Italia and Mipel we will present a preview of two new collections: the brand new 'Timeless' and 'The Safari Republic' man collection. For Première Vision we have conceived an installation dedicated to our production process.
Sapaf Atelier 1954 at "Artigianato è arte" an exhibition dedicated to Florentine artisan masters.
SapafAtelier 1954 will participate at an exhibition dedicated to Florentine artisan masters. The name of the exhibition is "Artigianato è arte" and it is organized by Cna Pensionati Firenze. With his bags, Sapaf will show how leather creations can move along the thin line that divides crafts and art, often two sides of the same coin.
Sapaf Atelier 1954 will exhibit at Moda Italia Tokyo, from 3rd to 5th of July at Belle Salle Shibuya Garden. Sapaf will present the new collections for spring/summer 2019: Marine 1988, a re-edition of a historic collection of sea bags that Sapaf presented right in Japan in 1988 for the Promopel fair, and the summer editions of "Twin Peacocks" and "Class" declined in shades of bright red, off-white, blue Tiffany and tan.
We are proud to have hosted, over the past few days, the participants in the third edition of the Life Beyond Tourism Training for Trainers course, held by the International Institute of Life Beyond Tourism of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation.
Sapaf Atelier 1954 will exhibit at Moda Italia Tokyo, from 6th to 8th of February at Belle Salle Shibuya Garden and at Mipel 113 from 11th to 14th February at FieraMilano-Rho. Sapaf will present two new collections of handbags, "Twin Peacocks" and "Class", that mark an evolution in the brand image.
Florence, October 17, 2017 - An exchange of cultures, trade interests and traditions, in the name of a friendship (that almost lasts from forty years) between two cities. The Artisan Master Andrea Calistri, kept the name of the Florentine craftsman up during a visit of a delegation of the City of Florence to Gifu (Japan), during the 450 years since the Japanese city's foundation. Sapaf Atelier 1954 was one of the three excellences, with Paolo Penko and Il Papiro, chosen to show Gifu the face of the real Made in Florence. The highlight of the visit was the inauguration of the exhibition "Leonardo and Michelangelo. The School of the World ", with works from Palazzo Vecchio and Casa Buonarroti Museum, attended by Deputy Mayor Cristina Giachi, representing the municipal administration and the consul general Marco Lombardi.
1 settembre 2017 – Lux4G hits Milan. The colorful capsule collection of Sapaf Atelier 1954 will be the core of the installation set up by the florentine firm for the Mipel – TheBagShow (FieraMilano – Rho, 17-20 September). The most important international event dedicated to leather goods and fashion accessory will host the first presentation in Italy of the collection. Lux4G is realized in collaboration with the class "IV-G" of the Fashion Designers Institute in Florence who reloaded the Sapaf style to create a collection dedicated to sophisticated young consumers.
A collection conceived by Millennials for Millennials. This is the result of the collaboration between Sapaf Atelier 1954 and the class "IV-G" of the Fashion Designers Institute in Florence who reloaded the Sapaf style to create a collection dedicated to sophisticated young consumers..


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Cap maternity pay and cut back on free bus passes, TV licences for OAPs, says Ed Davey aide
Chris Nicholson, a special adviser to Climate Change secretary Ed Davey, also said that the Winter Fuel Allowance should be taken away from those aged between 60 and 65. The plans could save £1.4billion a year, he said.
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By Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent
10:00PM BST 16 Apr 2012
Mr Nicholson added that disabled people should wait longer for a new car under the Motability Scheme. The billions of pound saved should be re-invested in getting young people back into work.
The provocative remarks were made last month, weeks before Mr Nicholson was appointed to advise Mr Davey, the Energy and Climate Change secretary.
Writing on the Conservativehome.com website, Mr Nicholson complained that "much of our tax and welfare system favours the old at the expense of the young. It is time we redressed the balance".
He said: "It makes no sense that winter fuel allowances and free bus travel start at age 60. They should be raised immediately to 65 and then rise in line with the state retirement age.
"These benefits and free TV licences for the over 75s should be strictly means tested and should not be available for those pensioners who receive enough income to pay tax .
Pensioners lose money
Chancellor broke promise with his 'granny tax'
"Latest DWP figures show that around half of all pensioners receive in excess of the income tax threshold.
"By restricting the winter fuel allowance, free bus travel and free TV licences to those below the threshold, a saving to the Exchequer of around £1.4 billion per annum could be generated."
At the time of the remarks, Mr Nicholson ran the Lib Dem thinktank CentreForum. He was also the Lib Dem Parlimentary candidate for Streatham, Clapham and Brixton at the last election.
Its website boasts an endorsement from Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on its front page: "CentreForum is a think tank that has become ever more important over the past few years."
Mr Nicholson said cuts to child benefit for "the relatively well off… should just be the start".
He added: "We should be looking to tackle other aspects of benefits for the rich. Currently the government spends over £2 billion per annum on statutory maternity pay (SMP).
"For the first six weeks after birth a mother receives 90 per cent of their average gross weekly earnings income whether they earn £100,000 or £10,000.
"That makes no sense. It should be capped at £800 per week (roughly the income level of those who pay higher rate tax of 40 per cent)."
Mr Nicholson said disabled people who lease cars through the Motability scheme should get a new vehicle very six years, rather than every three years, saving over £500million.
He also suggested that higher rate taxpayers living in council houses should have to be pay the full market rent for their housing, bringing in an extra £100million a year.
He added: "In total, savings along these lines could generate in excess of £2 billion per annum, which could be re-invested in early years' provision and help to get the young unemployed into work.
"In more benign economic times we might not wish to make these choices but in these difficult circumstances we must invest in the future of our country – our young people."
Geraldine Bedell, the editor of Gransnet, said: "If the Government really is considering taking away pensioners' fuel allowance, following on so soon from the debacle of the 'granny tax' then it is hard not to conclude that this government has it in for pensioners."
Last night, when contacted by The Daily Telegraph, Mr Nicholson declined to comment on his remarks. A spokesman for Mr Davey said: "All decisions about Government spending are made spending are made collectively by ministers."
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RSF accuses Colombo of "War Crimes"
[TamilNet, Monday, 16 February 2009, 17:36 GMT]
In an unprecedented move, Reporters sans frontières (RSF), a Paris-based media watchdog, in a press release issued today, expressed "revulsion at the death of Tamil journalist" Sathyamurthy in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) bombardment, and accused Colombo of committing war crimes, asserting "Army air strikes and artillery fire on areas where there are tens of thousands of civilians, including Tamil journalists, are war crimes." Sathyamoorthy was killed inside the "Safe Zone" demarcated by Sri Lanka late last week. Several hundreds Tamil refugees herded into the safe zone by the Government of Sri Lanka have been killed by targeted artillery and air-attacks inside the safe zone.
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Reporters Without Borders today expressed revulsion at the death of a Tamil journalist in a Sri Lankan Army bombardment on the north of the country, which it described as a "war crime".
Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy was killed during an air raid on 12 February on Thevipuram, Mullaithivu district in the region of Vanni, being fought over by the army and rebel Tamil Tigers (LTTE). He had recently filed news of the plight of civilians in the latest wave of fighting.
"Army air strikes and artillery fire on areas where there are tens of thousands of civilians, including Tamil journalists, are war crimes" the worldwide press freedom organisation said.
"The death of Sathyamurthy shows the extent to which witnesses to the military offensive have no protection. We call on the international community to secure a ceasefire to save the lives of these civilians," it added.
Based in Vanni, controlled until recently by the LTTE, he worked with a number of Tamil media, mainly in Canada. One of his colleagues told Reporters Without Borders that he "cared passionately about the plight of the Tamil people and was not afraid of anything.(...) We cannot rule out that he was deliberately targeted", he added.
The journalist had worked for five years for Canadian Tamil Radio, Canadian Multicultural Radio and Tamil Vision International television, all based in Canada. His articles were regularly carried by websites and media of the Tamil diaspora.
He was born in 1972 in the Polanaruva district and lived at Mandatheevu. He entered journalism after studying political science at the University of Jaffna.
He was married and was the father of a six year old girl. Colleagues held a memorial gathering for him in Toronto, Canada.
10.04.09 RSF repeats war-crimes complaint against Colombo
16.02.09 RSF accuses Colombo of "War Crimes"
14.02.09 Journalist Sathiyamoorthy killed inside Safe Zone
RSF: Tamil journalist killed in bombardment amounting to "war crime"


It's hard to believe that actress Anne Hathaway is still only 35 years old, as it seems that she's been around in the Hollywood scene forever. Hathaway got her break in acting as a teenager, and made her film debut in the starring role of "The Princess Diaries" in 2001 at just 19 years old.
Since then, Hathaway has been one of Hollywood's biggest stars, not only hosting the Academy Awards at one point, but has also been nominated for two Oscars, including a win in 2013 for the Best Supporting Actress in "Les Miserables". Some of Hathaway's other big hits throughout the years include "The Dark Knight Rises", "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Alice in Wonderland" just to name a few. Still not even 40 years old, Hathaway has achieved more success in Hollywood than a lot of actresses could hope to do in a lifetime, all while being looked to as a stylistic inspiration.
Many of us look like a mess when head out into town wearing our glasses like we just rushed from the house, but Hathaway has a way with making eyeglasses look fantastic. There's a certain look to her that's hard to put into words. Even dating back to her role in "The Princess Diaries", Hathaway still pulled off a look better than most of us could even though she had to go through a sort of "makeunder" in the film.
Hathaway has pulled off a lot of different looks wearing glasses, ranging her specs in different sizes. Even when she was wearing her large frames, Hathaway still looked great as she followed the golden rule of not hiding her eyebrows. She's done oval frames and large square frames, making any size and shape look good.
Some celebrities wear some pretty expensive frames, but you can actually achieve the same look as Hathaway for a reasonable price. It was found that one of her more popular frames came from Mezzmer, and the Herman style of plastic frames that she wore can usually be found for under $100. That is, if you can find them from someone that's already bought them.
Mezzmer was an online business that was started in 2011 by a pair of brothers, but the company shut down their operations in 2014. It was surprising to hear when they had celebrity clients such as Hathaway, but not all things are meant to last. That means that Hathaway's had to switch up her eyewear in the past few years.
Hathaway is able to mix and match her glasses choices quite a bit, as she also wears contact lenses when she's not wearing specs. On days where she leaves the contacts at home, you're likely to now find her in a pair of Tom Ford glasses. The particular frames, the FT5380, are a bit more expensive than the Mezzmer frames were, coming in at around $230.
Hathaway's switch to glasses in recent years has has some label her as "geek chic," but also drew a lot of praise for her style. She's even worn her glasses while wearing evening gowns on the red carpet, making bold choices and still pulling it off. Not many celebrities are willing to make that choice, but Hathaway has a way of making just about anything look stylish.
She would even step up her eyeglasses game in 2016 when it was announced that Hathaway would become the brand ambassador for Bolon, the largest eyewear brand in all of China. She started to appear in advertisements both in print and on television to showcase some of their frames. She was the perfect fit after she started wearing glasses more often, and the company was excited to have her.
The advertisements helped to boost the already recognizable eyewear company, and has allowed a lot of people to get the same look as Hathaway. Bolon frames have a pretty wide range in price, but typically start out at $100 and top out at around $225. One particular frame that Hathaway has been fond of is the Woody Round frame that's in the upper price bracket within the company.
No matter which type of glasses that she's wearing, Hathaway has proved to be a style icon during her career. Both the round and square frames work out pretty well for her, and it's helped to boost her career even when she's not promoting a film that's coming out. Some might argue that she looks better without the glasses since that's what people associate "The Princess Diaries" with, but there's little doubt that she knows how to make a pair of specs look good.


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Nick Jordan (born 1949) is an American Republican politician who was formerly a member of the Kansas State Senate for the 10th District, which is centered on Shawnee, Kansas. He was also the unsuccessful Republican candidate for  in 2008, losing to Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore.  When Moore decided not to run for another term in 2010, Jordan briefly ran for the seat once again before dropping out. Jordan was nominated by Governor-elect Sam Brownback to serve as his Secretary of Revenue. His nomination was confirmed by the State Senate.

Early life
Jordan was born in 1949 and is a lifelong Kansan.  Jordan started his career as a busboy, eventually becoming a hotel manager and founding president of the Overland Park Convention and Visitors Bureau. Jordan has a 40-year career in the travel and tourism industry. Jordan has been married to his wife Linda for over 25 years; together they have a daughter and three grandchildren.

State senator
In 1995, Jordan was selected by Republican precinct committee people and appointed by then-Gov. Bill Graves to fill the seat vacated by a former state senator. Succeeding that, Jordan was reelected without serious opposition. One of the more powerful and influential senators in Kansas, Jordan served as chairman of numerous committees. He was the chairman of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and co-chairman of the Commerce Committee. Jordan retired in 2008 to run for Congress.

Education voting record
Jordan, like most Johnson County representatives, has continually voted against increasing education funding statewide. This insistence eventually led the Kansas City Star to endorse his 2004 opponent saying Jordan "can't be counted on to make tough votes raising money for our schools".

2008 congressional race
Jordan informally entered the congressional race in August 2007. Upon his entry, the Kansas City Star noted Jordan claimed to have united the divided factions, the social conservatives and the economic conservatives, that have split the Republican Party in the recent past.    The Kansas City Star concluded that he would be a formidable challenger to Moore in the 3rd, which has traditionally been the heartland of moderate Kansas Republicans.  Steve Rose, publisher of The Johnson County Sun, however, has highlighted Jordan's consistently conservative voting record saying, "He votes with the right-wing crowd on education, embryonic stem cell research, and all the other hot-button right-wing issues. I know Nick Jordan, and he is no moderate." According to Jordan's website, his top campaign issues include making health care more accessible, keeping the economy strong and returning integrity back to Congress.

Jordan lost to Moore but garnered more than 142,000 votes. Mary Pilcher-Cook replaced him in the state senate. He then became a director with Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services in Mission, Kansas.  He announced his intention to run for the seat again in 2010 but left the race a few months later before the primary election had occurred.
Jordan, as Secretary of Revenue, leads the $40 million effort to upgrade the DMS software in Kansas.  This system was implemented in May 2012 and it caused major problems for the county offices responsible for processing vehicle titles and registrations.

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New Year's Resolutions. Eww. – Let's Get Real, Ladies.
Well, with a new year upon us, everyone has been thinking about how to make this year better than the last. We're making our lists even if we say we don't make new year's resolutions. We're going to work out more. We're going to drink less wine. We're going to be more attentive to our kids, and love our spouses better. We're going to do our quiet times everyday, and be more present with our friends and family…blah blah blah. The aspirations go on and on. That's why when I think of New Year's Resolutions, I think…Eww (Insert Jimmy Fallon voice).
Stop the striving. I've come to the conclusion, and believe me, I haven't mastered the concept, but we have to stop with all of this. We are frustrated and angry because we can't be ALL THINGS to all people, and rest in this momma, you aren't enough. We aren't enough, we can't be enough, we can't be the women who have and do all things. We can try, and most of us do, but we just end up feeling defeated, judged or like failures. So, my non-new year's resolution is to stop the striving. I want to stop comparing my weaknesses to other women's strengths. I want to stop feeling less-than because I don't know how to make Kennedy's dresses BY HAND or iron a shirt (sorry Daniel.) I want to rejoice in the way God created me to be, and then in return be able to celebrate the things I'm not in other women around me! If we can actually do this, I feel like we would experience SO much freedom to be ourselves, be who God created us to be, and love one another much, much better.
I'm not enough. My second non-new year's resolution is this: I'm not enough, but in Him, I am. God created us to need Him. He makes His power perfect in our weakness, which is something that gives me a TON of comfort. It's ONLY when I'm depending on Him, that I can actually do all the things I need to do, and feel free to be who He created me to be. It's only when I'm making time for Him that I am a better mom, a better worker, a better wife and a better friend. When I'm abiding in Him I'm also not comparing myself to other women. I'm not worrying about how I fall short because I'm so confident in who He made me to be, and that gives me the freedom to love others with an unbridled kind of love. THAT's where real peace and real joy come from. So this year, I'm going to stop striving after the things that WILL NOT bring me joy, and I'm going to rest in Him. I'm going to pray hard for God to reveal His unique purpose for me on this earth, and pray He gives me the ability to live it out. I'm not going to settle for the mundane, thinking "Is this it?" I'm going to run after Him, and a natural result of that will be not feeling like I've let people down, and not letting myself down for the 900th time. I want to get rid of the things that distract me from going deeper with God, and you know what that is for me? BUSYNESS. When I try and do all the things I think I should be doing, I'm left with nothing and my family hurts because of it. So, I'm cutting out the busyness and saying "no" more. I'm going to abide in Him, be who He created me to be, and start celebrating who God made other women in my life to be too.
So as I end this New Year's Resolution rant, I hope that you guys will join me in this endeavor! Let's all rest in who He created us to be in all of our strengths but also all of our glorious mess. Let's stop trying to do it all and just be. Let's love more and compare less. Less make time to be with our Prince of Peace, and be better because of it. Cheers, ladies! Here's to an incredible 2018!
The Holiday Hustle is real, y'all.


A summary of links related to my December 2017 Walt Disney World Trip.
We arrived as the sun was just rising over Orlando and made our way to WDW via Magic Express. After a brief stop at the Boardwalk to drop our bags we headed for Epcot. Lunch today was at the Boathouse in Disney Springs then we spent the evening at the Magic Kingdom.
Started off the morning as the sun was rising for the opening of the Magic Kingdom. Then spent the afternoon at the Magic Kingdom Monorail Resorts before calling it an early day.
Arrived at the Animal Kingdom just after opening and explored Pandora and Africa before leaving the park for a later lunch. Spent the evening at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Arrived at the Animal Kingdom and spent most of the morning and into the afternoon there then moved over to Epcot for the evening.
Started the day at Epcot then ventured to the Magic Kingdom. After dinner a quick trip to the Animal Kingdom for some night pictures then closed the evening at Epcot.
Started a cold and rainy day at the Animal Kingdom. In the late evening made a quick trip to the Studios for Jingle Bam then closed my last night at Epcot.
A late morning visit to the Studios followed by Epcot before catching the Magical Express Bus to wrap up this trip.


On March 10th, The Ohana International School held a Fund Raising event to support the survivors of the Tohoku Earthquake. I donated a couple of Gift Vouchers for the charity auction as I was very much impressed with Ohana's continuous efforts to help the region get back in shape.
It has been 5 years since the devastating event and although they have not fully recovered from the aftermath, the Japanese media and the whole nation are beginning to forget about what has happened and memories of the terrifying tsunami on the television screen are starting to fade.
So, it was my pleasure to participate in this event. And today, one of the winners of the auction came to take a Sushi Lesson with her friend. Thank you so much for coming and also for your support towards Japan!


With their union contract expiring at midnight, unionized workers at Tuscaloosa's BFGoodrich plant were waiting word late Saturday on whether they would have a new labor agreement or if a possible strike might loom in their future.
Late Saturday evening there was no word on an agreement being reached between negotiators for the United Steelworkers and BFGoodrich, a tire manufacturer, which is one of Tuscaloosa's largest employers with around 1,360 workers, with the vast majority union members.
Dexter Beams, vice president of the Local 351 of the United Steelworkers, told The Tuscaloosa News earlier in the evening he was hopeful but not optimistic an agreement would be reached before the midnight deadline. He said one of the biggest unresolved issues centers on health insurance.
He said in his 39 years with the union at BFGoodrich, there has never been a strike but he did not know how things would turn out this time.
The union members at the Tuscaloosa plant authorized their leadership to call a strike if negotiations failed. More than 98 percent of the ballots cast by the union members on June 28 and July 1 favored a strike authorization, according to the union.
The union leadership had not called for members to strike as of Saturday night.
"We have continued to meet daily, but we're not where we need to be at this time. This morning the Company brought in their actuary to help answer our questions regarding healthcare.
"We are currently awaiting a response to our counter proposal that we presented and discussed yesterday.
"Our goal to reach an agreement that meets our members' and their families' needs by midnight remains unchanged; however, we still have information requests that have not been fulfilled that are crucial for us to get there as well as outstanding proposals that have not been addressed yet by the company.
"While we are not optimistic at this time of reaching an agreement by the deadline, we will continue to strive to do so."
The contract that expired at midnight was approved by the union members in 2013 and covers workers at the BFGoodrich tire plants in Tuscaloosa and Fort Wayne, Ind.
BFGoodrich, owned by Michelin Tires, has operated in Tuscaloosa for 70 years. Earlier this month, it announced plans to spend $8 million to expand its warehouse from 29,000 to 92,000 square feet -- a move that the company said would give it more than nine times its existing storage capacity.


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ICRAF-CIFOR merger indicates paradigm shift and opens new horizons
Dr. Ajay Kumar Saxena, Deputy Director, NCCF
Forests and trees have immense importance in our lives. Trees in forests and agricultural landscapes provide a range goods and services to rural and urban human communities. Agroforestry, which involves a variety of trees planted and managed in agricultural landscapes, is a low-cost method of integrated land management. At present while climate change is posing one of the gravest threats to humanity, trees and forests are presenting themselves as a reliable solution, both for mitigation (REDD+) as well as adaptation (as climate resilient renewable resources) measures.
Recognising the importance of research in agroforestry to create best models of agroforestry for different regions of the world, a global organisation named International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), later known as World Agroforestry Centre, was established in 1978 headquartered at Nairobi, Kenya. ICRAF is a centre of scientific excellence and world's largest repository of agroforestry science and information. It develops knowledge practices, from farmers' fields to the global sphere, to ensure food security and environmental sustainability. ICRAF is the only institution that does globally significant agroforestry research in and for all of the developing tropics. Knowledge produced by ICRAF enables governments, development agencies and farmers to utilize the power of trees to make farming and livelihoods more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable at various levels. ICRAF's work also addresses many of the issues being tackled by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically those that aim to eradicate hunger, reduce poverty, provide affordable and clean energy, protect life on land and combat climate change.
Later in 1993, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) with a mission to bring scientific knowledge to bear on major decisions affecting the world's tropical forests and the dependent people was established with headquarters at Bogor, Indonesia. CIFOR arose out of growing concern that emerged from the Rio Earth Summit and other international dialogues about rapid deforestation and its associated social, economic and environmental impacts. CIFOR was established as the 16th research centre of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The CGIAR is made up of public and private-sector organisations devoted to improving agriculture and natural resource use in ways that reduce hunger and poverty among people in developing countries without causing environmental damage. The two organisations, CIFOR and ICRAF, have been dealing with forestry and agroforestry research issues respectively and providing practical solutions to these two sister sciences.
On 1st December, 2018, the merger of ICRAF and CIFOR was announced. The ICRAF press release on this pathbreaking development says that "Innovation and investments worth trillions of dollars in landscape restoration, climate adaptation and science-based policy advice will be needed if the global community is to meet the escalating threats posed by climate change" and "To meet these demands, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), also known as World Agroforestry Centre, the two leading organizations focused on forestry and agroforestry research, policy and development have agreed to merge to strengthen capacity, provide the evidence needed to scale up investment in sustainable development, and accelerate impact.
The merger became effective on January 1st 2019 through a common Board with subsequent implementation of a single leadership team and unified policies, processes and systems. "This progressive decision to merge will allow us to respond more effectively to the increasing demands to integrate landscapes and land management for a more equitable, climate resilient and productive world," said Claire O'Connor, Chair of the ICRAF Board of Trustees. The two organizations together employ over 700 staff in more than 20 countries throughout the global south, with an annual budget of over $100 million. "Working as one will allow us to leverage our combined $1.8 billion legacy investment in research, policy and development to seize emerging opportunities with greater agility and further our contributions to the realization of ecosystem services needed to create the jobs and resilient green economy of the future," said Jose Campos, Chair of the CIFOR Board of Trustees
CIFOR and ICRAF are guided by the broad development challenges pursued by CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, which include poverty reduction, increasing food and nutritional security, and improved natural resource systems and environmental services. Each organization's work also addresses many of the issues being tackled by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement, specifically those that aim to eradicate hunger, reduce poverty, provide affordable and clean energy, protect life on land, and to address climate change. Combined, the two organizations are aimed to develop key innovations accelerating the impact of their extensive science and development initiatives.
The ICRAF press release clearly indicates the focus and urgency to address the climate change challenge through landscape restoration, climate adaptation and science-based policy advice. Through the landscape restoration, which is possible by adopting best practices in forestry and agroforestry, vulnerable people and communities can be made better adapted to climate change vagaries. However, for both forestry and agroforestry to become effective enough to significantly reduce climate change, it needs to break the monotony of unproductive practices and make a paradigm shift towards productive, well managed and measurable sustainable forest management systems.
The merger of ICRAF and CIFOR signals the urgency of devising new strategies, breaking the ineffective research to pave ways for action-oriented research, organisational restructuring to optimise limited resources for addressing the climate challenge. Climate challenge crosscuts economic, social, scientific and developmental disciplines at local, national and global scales. It is also one which demands concreted efforts of scientists, practitioners, politicians, institutions, NGOS and people alike. Initiatives such as restructuring institutions, redefining research priorities, enhancing global funding for natural resource management, effective implementation, upscaling models that optimise biomass production on available lands, linking restoration efforts with markets etc will play defining roles in tackling climate as well as other global sustainable development challenges.
In the view of CIFOR-ICFRAF merger, India should also tune herself to this paradigm shift of synergizing forestry and agroforestry. Adopting SFM and forest certification as systems to monitor changes and enhancing effectiveness of these two green sectors under this evolving regime. The REDD+ regime under Paris Agreement should also recognize forest certification as the method for ensuring MRV owing to its obvious and tested merits. Now that all developed as well as developing countries (including India) are mandated to contribute in climate change mitigation under their NDC targets, potential of SFM and forest certification cannot be left untapped for meeting these targets.


The world's most romantic city has the monopoly on chic. From the boutiques of St. Germain to the iconic Notre Dame, Paris does everything with a touch of style. While away your Parisian nights with a glass of wine from France's most expansive cellars or, for a bit of glitz and glamour, enjoy the spectacle of the Moulin Rouge.
Paris brims with world famous landmarks, from the Louvre museum to the Arc de Triomphe, which houses the tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath its arch, and centuries of the utmost appreciation of the finer things in life has meant that much of the city is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you would expect from the city with the third highest number of Michelin-restaurants in the world, dining out is one of the highlights of any Parisian holiday.


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This approach is available to you if you acknowledge your jeopardy and your need to learn to change your behaviors and to improve your state of being. The spiritual component of this book draws extensively on principles developed by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Like alcoholism, COPD is a chronic disease that is always with its sufferers to some degree and affects every area of their lives. The extraordinary success achieved by millions of "AAs" can be emulated by those with COPD who follow the Steps suggested in this book.
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Movie Review: "Like a Dirty French Novel" written by loons, acted and filmed by amateurs
There are "film festival" movies, pictures so odd that there's no audience for them outside of "The Festival Circuit," and there are student films, which are unpolished and indulgent for a reasons, and there are even student "film festival" films — indulgent onanism somehow interesting enough to gain entry to a film fest, here and there.
"Like a Dirty French Novel" is almost a whole new thing, a nonsensical mishmash in the episodic, possibly interconnected "stories" mold. "Pulp Fiction," "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," "Sin City" were examples of this that worked, some more than others.
"Like a Dirty French Novel" doesn't.
A seriously random, badly-acted (as a rule), with lines recited rather than "performed," "stories" that lead nowhere with characters that aren't relatable — to the viewer or reality in general, here's a "film" that has it all. Or nothing to recommend it, to be more precise.
Sex and sex work and phone sex and porn kind of weave through it, not so much a "theme" as well, "something to put in our movie."
Florid, deranged monologues, random action — a kidnapping, mistaken identity, car theft, "It's quicksand, it's QUICKsand!" — feigned "erotic" dancing, a mysterious phone-sex caller, Halloween-masked "observers, all set against a "vertiginous pandemic."
All these "stories," not one of them worth following, not a one amusing, titillating or remotely entertaining. "Tied together?" Not really.
The upshot? Unwatchable twaddle. Clever title, though.
Rating: unrated violence, sex, nudity
Cast: Laura Urgelles, Amanda Viola, Jennifer Daly, Brittany Sampson, Robby Valls, Aaron Bustos, Dan Rojay, Arko Miro
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The wedding date is set, the venue is booked and you successfully found the dress of your dreams. Pat yourself on the back and take a well-deserved breath. Now get back to work.
Hey, no one ever said planning a wedding was easy.
The time has come to turn your attention to finding the perfect invitation. Not to put any added pressure, but keep in mind, this will be the first glimpse your guests will have into your big day. If you are looking to hire someone to create a unique way to announce your wedding and really "wow" your guests, than Matthew Wengerd of A Fine Press is your guy.
Based out of Tampa, Wengerd is the creative director behind the luxury stationery company, which first launched back in 2010. He incorporates his passion for creating memorable wedding invitations that are as unique and custom as each bridal couple he works with. He pulls from his musical background and extensive skills as a graphic designer, funneling that creativity into his inspired, one-of-a-kind designs.
He was led to the wedding industry organically, while pursuing a master's degree in jazz studies.
"I realized music was not about creating music at all. It was simply about the act of creating… and creating manifest's itself in many ways, including working in the wedding world," he explained, when talking about how he made the transition from music to stationary.
Wengerd believes that the proper role of an invitation is to not only announce the wedding, but to delight the guests prior to the big day.
To achieve this, Wengerd often thinks outside the stationary-standards and uses his imagination, creativity and resources to design those standout pieces for his clients. He may look to a fabric pattern being used in the wedding, whether on the wedding dress or in the table linens, and subtly incorporate it into the invitation or pull from the color palette and use shades that compliment, without matching precisely. He also likes to experiment with the type of material the invitation is printed on.
"I think sometimes we take materials for granted. We think it has to be quarter-inch thick cotton paper, but there are so many other options out there. I don't want to be the guy who exclusively works with leather, or wood, or letterpress. I want to be the guy who does whatever is perfect for the client and their wedding," he explained.
Wengerd looks for ways to hide things that relate to the couple in the invitation's design, whether it speaks to their overall style, how they met, or their favorite travel destination. When coming up with the overall concept, he looks for that spark, the one thing that the couple gets most excited about when talking to him.
If you're looking for an invitation similar to one you saw on Pinterest, than Wengerd says he's not the guy for you. His company does offer a small selection of made-to-order options in a series called Humble Beginnings, but his main focus is on custom designs. His focus is to put fresh ideas out into the world so people can see more than what's currently available to them.
He recently finished an exciting project where the invitation itself was made out of concrete sheets and hopes to experiment with the concept of 3-D printing for invitations in the near future.
Lindsay is a Seattle-born girl with a love for writing and storytelling. She is passionate about her family, friends and any excuse for a celebration. She starts most mornings with a Starbucks in one hand and her four-month old daughter in the other. She currently lives in the Northwest, but secretly craves the Florida sunshine.


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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 'Operation Quick Strike' Shuts Down Georgia-based Passenger Carrier
April 26, 2013 by Gary Kopycinski
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Tucker, Ga.-based passenger carrier Best Limo Service to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its drivers and vehicles pose an imminent hazard to public safety.
This is the second shutdown of a passenger carrier following the deployment earlier this month of more than 50 specially trained safety investigators targeting high-risk passenger carriers.
"The traveling public deserves the highest level of safety, whether they board a plane, take a train or travel by commercial bus or van," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "Passenger carriers that fail to comply with federal safety regulations and put people's lives at risk will not be allowed to operate."
Best Limo Service operates both motorcoaches and passenger vans providing tours and charter services throughout the southeastern United States.
An investigation by FMCSA investigators launched earlier this month uncovered serious regulatory violations demonstrating Best Limo Service's disregard for motor coach passenger safety.
Drivers who had previously tested positive for a controlled substance, or who had a suspended commercial driver's license, were allowed by the company to transport passengers.
In addition, FMCSA investigators found that Best Limo Service's lack of oversight of its drivers' compliance with federal hours-of-service requirements resulted in overly fatigued drivers being allowed to transport passengers.
Best Limo Service's vehicle maintenance program was found to be inadequate and found to pose an imminent hazard. On-site inspections of three of Best Limo Service's buses resulted in all three placed out-of-serve for critical safety violations.
"Our FMCSA staff is working diligently as a team to move as quickly as possible in shutting down unsafe passenger carriers from coast to coast," said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro. "We recognize the imperative of getting these operators off the road; the safety of everyone who travels on our highways and roads is on the line."
As part of FMCSA's work to make safety data readily available to the traveling public, the SaferBus mobile app gives bus riders a quick and free way to review a bus company's safety record before buying a ticket or booking group travel. The SaferBus app, available for iPhone, iPad and Android phone users, can be downloaded for free by visiting FMCSA's "Look Before You Book" webpage at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/saferbus.
Travelers planning a bus trip are also encouraged to think safety first before buying a ticket or chartering a bus by using FMCSA's multilingual passenger carrier safety checklist at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/pcs/Index.aspx.
FMCSA urges consumers and whistleblowers to report any unsafe bus company, vehicle or driver to the agency through a toll free hotline 1-888-DOT-SAFT (1-888-368-7238) or FMCSA's consumer complaint web site: http://nccdb.fmcsa.dot.gov/HomePage.asp.
As to bus companies that FMCSA has recently placed out of service, consumers who paid for their ticket by credit card may be entitled to a credit from their credit card company under the Fair Credit Billing Act. For more information visit: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/pcs/bus-credit-refund.aspx.
A copy of today's imminent hazard out-of-service order can be viewed at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/about/news/2013/BestLimoService.pdf.
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Broadway's Dogs, Cats and Democrats. Harry Potter on Broadway? The Week in New York Theater
Author: New York Theater Published Date: August 1, 2016 Leave a Comment on Broadway's Dogs, Cats and Democrats. Harry Potter on Broadway? The Week in New York Theater
When Hillary Clinton quoted the musical "Hamilton" at a climactic moment in her climactic acceptance speech as the Democratic candidate for the president of the United States, it capped a national political convention that was unusually replete with Broadway stars, and Broadway moments.
Back in New York, the 18th annual Broadway Barks with new co-host Gloria Estefan was followed a day later by the first Broadway revival of Cats, one of Broadway's longest-running musicals.
What was your most memorable experience at the New York International Fringe Festival over the past 20 years? Answer in order to enter the contest for a free pass to any and all shows at the 2016 Fringe, which this year runs August 12 to August 28th
The Week in New York Theater Reviews
The first Broadway revival of Cats, which is neither wholly reimagined nor an exact replica of the original, is unlikely to turn off Cats-lovers, nor win over Cats-loathers. Those with an open mind will most appreciate it as a showcase for the energetic young cast, and what they do best – which is to dance.
The Last Walk
So here we are, on our hands and knees in a public square as if we're religious penitents, but most of the people crawling up the steps of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn are poets and performance artists, or at least secular theatergoers, in this latest 0f Elastic City's "Walks," which is also the last of Elastic City's Walks.
Lincoln Center's play about the first Middle East peace accord, "Oslo," closing at its Off-Broadway Mitzi Newhouse Theater in August, will reopen in its Broadway theater, Vivian Beaumont, on April 13.
An American in Paris will close October 9, 2016, months earlier than it had previously announced.
It's not alone: Over a third of Broadway shows will close by 2017. Why? "Election years are tough on Broadway," but also "Broadway runs on a fairly regular four-year cycle, at the end of which sales flatten out before rising again."
Many Gonzalez, who created the role of Nina Rosario in "In The Heights" and is currently appearing on the TV shows "Madam Secretary" and "Quantico," will return to Broadway in October to play Angelica Schuyler in "Hamilton.". She succeeds Renée Elise Goldsberry.
(Joshua Henry and Jonathan Kirkland will portray Aaron Burr and George Washington, respectively, in the Chicago production of "Hamilton.")
Jenn Gambatese, best known for creating the role of Jane in the Broadway musical "Tarzan," will join the cast of "School of Rock—The Musical" on August 9, replacing Sierra Boggess as Principal Rosalie Mullins.
Terrific performance artist Karen Finley presents "Unicorn Gratitude Mystery" (Three new works, the first entitled "Unicorn," etc.), July 31-Aug 21 Laurie Beechman Theater
The real Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons return to Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theater October 21-29. (six blocks from "Jersey Boys," the musical based on his life and his group.)
Starting August 2, a branch TDF's TKTS ticket booth will be selling tickets at Lincoln Center's at David Rubenstein Atrium for three months.
Grand Paradise has been extended yet again, to December 31
The Flamingo Kid, a musical based on 1984 film by the late Garry Marshall, aims for Broadway 2018, with a score by Robert L Freedman (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.)
The Lady Liberty Theater Festival will feature plays by Monica Bauer and Aizzah Fatima taking aim at Islamaphobia, September 7-25
Harry Potter on Stage
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is playing at the Palace to rave reviews.
That's the Palace in London. But will it come to Broadway?
"I'd love it to go wider than that," J.K. Rowling told the BBC. I'd like as many Potter fans to see it as possible."
The producers of the Harry Potter play told the New York Times that they're thinking about it. "…Next week we're going to sit down, have a cappuccino and start talking about what's next," says Sonia Friedman. "Of course, it would be disingenuous to think New York and Broadway weren't part of our thinking."
Meanwhile, fans are mobbing book stores for the play script.
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," a play written by Jack Thorne (albeit based on a story co-conceived by Rowling), will surely soon become the most read play of all time.
Click on book cover to learn more, and/or to purchase.
My Fair Lady featured Audrey Hepburn's face, and Marni Nixon's voice
RIP Marni Nixon, 86, who dubbed Natalie Wood in "West Side Story", Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady," etc
Broadway and the West End will dim lights next Wednesday in memory of theater owner/producer James M. Nederlander
The photographs of the stars at the red carpet for the opening of Cats, such as Lesli Margherita, really brought out their eyes.
Preview of "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" at the weekly Broadway in Bryant Park lunchtime concert.
"Waitress" cast members Henry Gottfried and Stephanie Torns sing "Bad Idea"
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PRASARANA LOOK SET FOR STRONGER BUSINESS PRESENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 February – Prasarana Malaysia Berhad – operator of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Southern Line (MMMSL) rail services in Makkah, today formalized its collaboration with Saudi Group Investment Group & Marketing Co. Ltd (SIGMAC) for further cooperation in venturing into public transport-related business opportunities in the Kingdom.
In a symbolic gesture to mark the collaboration, Prasarana and SIGMAC exchanged documents on their Memorandum of Understanding at the high-powered Malaysia-Saudi Business Forum, which was held at JM Marriot Hotel here and witnessed by Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industries, Dato' Sri Mustapha Mohamed and HE Dr Ghassan Ahmed Al-Sulaiman, who is Governor of Small and Medium Enterprise Authority of Saudi Arabia.
At the ceremony, Prasarana was represented by its Chairman Tan Sri Ismail Adam and President & Group Chief Executive Officer, Dato' Sri Azmi Abdul Aziz while SIGMAC was represented by its Chairman, Dr Talal A. Ghazzawi and Adnan T. Ghazzawi, who is its Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, Tan Sri Ismail Adam said that the Group was happy to be working with SIGMA, which had proved to be very effective in supporting Prasarana for its current MMMSL project in Makkah.
Tan Sri Ismail expressed confidence that with Prasarana's proven track record in operating the MMMSL services since 2015 and SIGMAC's strong networking in Saudi Arabia, the Group would be able to have a bigger and stronger presence in the Kingdom including extension of the MMMSL contract, which has entered its third and final year.
Apart from Prasarana-SIGMAC, Dato' Sri Mustapha and Dr Hassan witnessed six other B-2-B MoUs that included Dewina Holdings Sdn Bhd and Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) with Ghazzawi Business Group; Halal Industry Development Corporation with AJ Pharma Holdings Sdn Bhd; Silvertech Global Sdn Bhd with Alternative Technology Commercial Limited; Nikkon Industrial Lighting Sdn Bhd and National Solutions for Modern Lighting; and between Gading Kencana and March Global Co.
For all seven B-2-B MoUs, the total value is estimated at RM9.74 billion (SAR8.23 billion).
Speaking at the opening of the Forum, Dato' Sri Mustapha said the formalization of the MoUs shows the growing interest from both countries to leverage on the mutual strengths in achieving business goals and for mutual benefit.
"As Saudi Arabia is moving away from its reliance on oil revenue, we would like to encourage Saudi investors to explore the business potentials in new growth areas particularly advanced technological products.
"We also urge multinational companies (MNCs) from Saudi Arabia to follow in the footsteps of other MNCs and take advantage of our Principal Hub Scheme. This would enable them to use Malaysia as a base to increase their key strategic value-adding functions towards becoming more cost efficient," the minister added.


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I would like to be 104 kg by end of january.
Down 0.7 kg. I'm going to have to pick up the pace to reach my goal weight. More exercise for me.
"Unknowingly, we plow the dust of the stars, blown about us by the wind, and drink the universe in a glass of rain."
goal for end of january was to get to 99.9kg, but i dont think it will happen considering i gained 2.6kg since 1st january while i was away and have not dropped anything since, so it would be a lose of 6.7kg.
Good to see some losses. I have a loss of 1.2kg so looking good for my goal this month.
For anyone struggling at the moment, I had the same problem for a long time. As we are all different it may take time for each individual to discover what works for them. Keep at it. As long as you dont quit you can make it in the long run.
So only 4 x cardio days (saturday am playing squash), and 3 x weights days... hm... and so far haven't lost a single gram of weight this week. Haven't eaten ANYTHING bad. Am going out for dinner on saturday night as it is my birthday... so a little worried.... will avoid all carbs if possible. I think rib eye steak could be OK as a once off birthday treat.
brendan wrote: Well, I guess we have to have one!
Well and truly nailed that one! Exceeded target by 2.6kg!
End of March - 119kg - 118.7 - made it!
I considered making my goal 90kg but thought that was too much so set it at 90.8. I am buzzed to now be 90!!!!! Finnaly I am on the move with some good weight loss again. I'll join a february challenge.
Yogi can I syuggest you work out some exercise you can do during the cricket? Then you can purse you sport and get fit. Brendan congrats on your surpassing your goal.


On opening day of the 2018 season, snow was still piled in the shadows of trees and gullies as fyke nets were set. A nearby fishing spot swirled with the excitement as this year is rumored to be one of the most lucrative glass eel season on record. Despite the enthusiasm of harvesters, the eels were not ready to run on opening day and with winter's clinging grasp on the Maine coast the season has been off to a slow start. Still, there is an ebb and flow of people on the shores; fyke nets are visited at low tide while dip nets, often lit up by a single headlight beam, reach a peak of activity at high tide. Everyone ready at each turn of the tide for the uptick of the eel run.
I'm back at the eel farm doing my own hustle without regard to the pull of the tides. Tanks, pumps, and all the pieces are being put into place for a new batch of eels this year. I've been telling everyone I'm nesting. Supplies are being ordered, feed lined up, and more to do lists being made. While harvesters have sleepless night driven by the tides, my nights are sleepless thinking of redesigns and pipes and pumps and equipment and improvements to ensure these new eels have everything in place to ensure optimal growth.
This is such an exciting season. After the long, dark winters, it is not just eel harvesters and farmers who anxiously wait and prepare for the glass eel run, it is a signal to everyone in Maine that we made it through another winter and can expect the peepers, fiddleheads, osprey, and alewives will soon follow.


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Gaivota-de-cabeça-cinza (nome científico: Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) é uma espécie de ave marinha que pertence à família dos larídeos e que se reproduz na África e na América do Sul.

Subespécies
São reconhecidas duas subespécies:

 Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 – ocorre na região costeira do Equador e Peru; no litoral do Brasil até a Argentina e para o interior através das bacias dos rios Paraguai e Paraná.
 Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus Swainson, 1837 – ocorre na costa e nos rios interiores do oeste do continente africano. Desde o Sudão e Etiópia, incluindo o vale do Rift até a África do Sul e Madagascar. Apresenta-se dispersa por toda a África subsaariana.

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Home Finance China International Capital Teams up with Tencent on Fintech Subsidiary
China International Capital Teams up with Tencent on Fintech Subsidiary
A leading Chinese investment bank is teaming up with tech giant Tencent on a new fintech joint-venture.
China International Capital Corporation (CICC) announced on the evening of 24 September that it plans to establish a new joint-venture tech company with Tencent.
The registered capital of the company will be 500 million yuan, with CICC holding 51% of equity and Tencent Digital (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (腾讯数码(深圳)有限公司) the remaining 49%.
"The joint-venture tech company is a strategic arrangement of CICC in the area of wealth management," said Bi Mingjian (毕明建), CEO of CICC, according to a domestic media report.
"We are extremely happy to be able to cooperate with Tencent in the digitization sphere, given their leading capability and rich experience, and jointly explore a digital future with immense potential."
CICC is currently Tencent's third largest shareholders, having announced the purchase of 207 million of Tencent's H-shares at a price of 13.8 Hong Kong dollars per share in September 2017, acquiring 12.01% of all H-shares and 4.95% of all equity.
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# Reload profile
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# Disable Windows Updates
cmd /c reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

# Set TZ
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# Install-WindowsFeature Web-Server
# Install-WindowsFeature Web-Mgmt-Tools
# Install-WindowsFeature Web-App-Dev -IncludeAllSubFeature

# Boxstarter
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# Make sure 7za is installed
choco install 7zip -y
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choco install dotnet4.5 -y
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Every country has its traditions and Spain is no exception - but the north-eastern region of Catalonia has one peculiar Christmas practice.
When it is time to set out the Nativity scene in tens of thousands of homes, a small figure is added alongside those of the baby Jesus and the wise men. The caganer, as it is known, is a small figure depicted in the act of defecation.
Traditionally a young man, nowadays the figure is just as likely to be a celebrity or international politician.
The BBC's Sarah Rainsford went to meet Sergi Alos, who makes the figures in Barcelona.


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Low (cello) & Lower (bass) Together at Last
Low & Lower is Winston-Salem Symphony cellist Brooks Whitehouse and bassist Paul Sharpe. They combine their virtuosity with a sense of humor, a touch of theatre and a willingness to try, well, just about anything. Along the way they've created, inspired and commissioned several new works. This summer conductor Robert Moody announced that the W-S Symphony will lead a national consortium of orchestras to commission a concerto for Low & Lower.
You can hear Paul and Brooks in concert on Tuesday night, January 22 at 7:30pm in Watson Recital Hall on the University of NC School of the Arts campus where they are both faculty/ artists. On the program will be an eclectic mix of traditional Western Classical music transcribed just for them, new works composed or arranged by Brooks and Paul, and some fun new works by other composers as well. David recently spoke with the dynamic duo, but they began with a performance of A Modern Music Genius.
Low & Lower will perform Live in Studio A on Friday, January 18 at 1:00pm during Triad Arts Weekend with David Ford.
On Triad Arts Weekend (1:00 p.m.):
"…a gentle and extraordinarily beautiful new play". That's what the New York Times had to say about the latest from 31 year old playwright Annie Baker. It's called The Aliens, and it takes place in a back alley behind a small town New England coffee shop. In the play two 30-something slackers discuss music, philosophy and Bukaowski. While riding the high of shroom laced tea and acoustic guitar riffs they write novels and music that the world will never see. The play is also a coming of age story about their painfully awkward teenager protégé Evan and their surprising friendship ultimately leaves the trio forever changed.
Paper Lantern Theatre Company launches its fifth season with this Obie Award-winning play. It opens Thursday night, January 17 in the intimateUpStage Cabaret at Triad Stage in Greensboro and tickets are 20-bucks. Paper Lantern actor Sterling Hurst plays the role of K.J., Josh Foldy is fellow slacker Jasper and Owen Hickle-Edwards plays the 17-year old Evan. Sterling and Owen dropped by along with Paper Lantern Director Jonathan Brady.
Understanding Classical Music with Peter Kairoff at the Keyboard. On this week's all new installment Peter explores the music of Johannes Brahms & his use of motives.
Everyone likes to be part of an historic first and this weekend you can do just that. It's the first ever University of NC School of the Arts Faculty Brass Quintet and Organ concert. Sonic Splash will feature UNCSA artist/faculty trumpeter Judith Saxton and organist. It'll be held in Crawford Hall on the UNCSA campus Sunday night, January 20 at 7:30.
From 4:00pm – 6:00pm that afternoon it's the school's 2013 Brass Symposium. It features a master class in Watson Hall with Judy and her UNCSA colleagues, French hornist David Jolley, Trombonist John Ilika and tubist Matt Ransom. It's an all-star group of performers providing world-class one-on-one instruction. Students from middle school on up as well as band directors looking to hone their brass teaching skills are encouraged to participate. They'll each receive free tickets to the Sonic Splash concert later that night.


The Classic Vibe Stratocaster® '50s provides unmistakable '50s-era Fender® vibe and tone. The alder body is available in a range of '50s inspired finishes. The vintage-tint gloss-maple neck has a maple Fingerboard with 21 medium-jumbo frets and a modern 9.5" radius. That long-familiar tone comes from a custom set of alnico III single-coil pickups, clear and bright, with terrific sustain even in crunch mode. Custom staggered polepieces provide improved string-to-string balance.


A clafoutis is a "gateau" of cherries settled in a custardy tart, traditionally eaten in the Limousin region of France where cherries are a-plenty. Like most French culinary creations, this dish was created as a way to use leftovers (leftover batter in this case). This rustic, peasant dish typically involves pouring leftover batter in a dish, adding cherries, and baking it.
Because cherries aren't in season, I used cherries preserved in brandy. Like most French gateau, there isn't an American equivalent. Gateau, which literally translates to "cake," is not at all similar to our American concept of "cake." In fact, most homemade "gateau" are egg-y, custardy tart-like creations with little flour, and they aren't extremely sweet. This recipe is typical because it uses ground almonds (or "almond flour"), like most French baked goods. However, it is atypical because clafoutis normally do not use almonds. But, the almonds give it a rustic, yet sophisticated flavor.
The silky texture reminds me of a Mexican flan, although it has bite to it, like bread pudding. Although traditionally made with cherries, other fruits can be used, such as blueberries or pears. Also, topping it with freshly-whipped cream is an absolute must. This dish pairs excellently with a rose Champagne (or any Champagne!) I will definitely be trying this dish again when blueberries are in season.
* The traditional dish uses unpitted cherries since the cherry pits add flavor. However, using pitted cherries will certainly be easier on your guests.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a 10-inch round gratin dish and dust it with granulated sugar. In a large bowl, whisk the 1 cup of granulated sugar with the eggs and vanilla. Whisk in the all-purpose flour, almond flour and salt until just incorporated. Add the milk and cream and whisk until light and very smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared gratin dish and arrange the cherries on top.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the clafoutis is set and golden. Let cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar, cut into wedges and serve with whipped cream.
This dish can be made ahead one day, stored in the refrigerator wrapped tightly in plastic. Serve slightly warm.
I love pies, cakes, and cookies at Christmastime. But, I also like trying new things, and I wanted to bring a little bit of France with me home to Lousiana for the holidays. The buche de noel (Yule Log) is a traditional Christmas dessert in France, Belgium, French Canada, Lebanon, and Vietnam. It is traditionally made from a sponge cake , and filled with chocolate buttecream rolled up to ressemble a log.
I wanted to make one a little more--interesting. I found a recipe that combined Nutella, whipped cream, and toasted almonds. I couldn't resist!
This Yule Log recipe is particularly wintry since the whipped cream frosting symbolizes snow on the log. Get creative and really create a winter wonderland! Enjoy!
Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 10 x 15 inch jelly roll pan with nonstick cooking spray; line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Coat parchment paper with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk egg yoks with ½ c. granulated sugar until pale yellow. Whisk in almond extract and flour just until combined (do not overmix!). Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. While beating, slowly add remaining ¼ c. granulated sugar (1 tablespoon at a time) and beat until stiff and glossy. Whisk 1/3 of beaten egg whites into yolk mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg whites with a rubber spatula. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan; bake until center of cake springs back when lightly pressed, 15-17 minutes.
Immediately after removing cake from oven, run a knife around edge of pan. Dust top of cake with powdered sugar. Invert cake onto clean parchment paper and gently peel off the lining paper that is now the top of the cake. Starting from short side of cake, gently roll cake, along with clean paper, into a log. Let cool, seam side down, 30 minutes.
Once cake has cooled, prepare filling and frosting. Gently unroll cake and spread with filling, leaving a ½ inch border. Starting from a short side, carefully re-roll (do not roll paper in cake), and place, seam side down, on a baking sheet or serving platter. Spread log with frosting; sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
Place 2 tablespoons cold water in a small saucepan; sprinkle with gelatin, and set aside to soften, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk Nutella with ¼ cup heavy cream. Set aide.
Heat gelatin mixture very gently over low heat, stirring just until dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat remaining 2 cups heavy cream with sugar until soft peaks form. While still beating, pour dissolved gelatin mixture over cream all at once (gently reheat gelatin mixture if it has stiffened).
Fold half of whipped cream into Nutella mixture to finish the Chocolate-Hazlenut filling. The remaining whipped cream is the whipped cream frosting.


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The ideal hire is an effective communicator and collaborator. This person must have the ability and experience to identify and implement ways to improve our efficiency and effectiveness, make informed administrative decisions (seeking and acting on guidance and feedback when it's needed), and keep things moving in our growing organization. If you're a highly organized individual with the ability to maintain a level head in the midst of multiple projects and approaching deadlines, we strongly encourage you to apply!
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing national organization and offer your support to help us continue to grow and increase our impact across the United States.
CEO began as a demonstration project of the Vera Institute of Justice in the 1970s to address employment barriers facing the formerly incarcerated following release in New York City. We've grown into the leading reentry employment organization in the country, where over 25,000 formerly incarcerated individuals have secured full-time employment since 1996. In 2016, CEO embarked on a 5-year strategic plan to grow to serve 9,000 participants annually.


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Exciting share plan sees WEST become first brewery in the UK to be employee owned
May 15, 2019 July 7, 2019 ScotFDMB West
WEST, the Glasgow-based independent brewery, has become the first brewery in the UK to be employee owned.
Brewery founder, Bavarian-born Petra Wetzel, has established an innovative Share Incentive Plan (SIP) and placed an initial 10% of the company's shares into a dedicated trust for WESTies (as WEST employees are known).
Speaking on the rationale behind the initiative, Ms Wetzel said: "WEST is now worth many millions and I've always considered this business to be a team effort rather than me acting as some kind of benevolent dictator.
"I didn't set out to get rich running a brewery. I'm 44 years old and, rather than selling up to retire and sit on a beach for the rest of my days, I want to share what we've achieved over the last 13 years with the people who have helped make it possible. So everybody who has worked at WEST for longer than a year will receive shares in the business, which will be held in trust and vest after five years."
Wetzel continued "This is about leaving a legacy for the city of Glasgow because if I'd sold the business to a larger entity, I'd have no control over what would happen to WEST going forward, so this is all about ensuring that everybody who works at WEST benefits financially. It's not about making me rich; it's about sharing the benefits with everybody who works hard at WEST on a regular, annual basis."
FDMB Scotland understands that from April 2019, employees who have worked with the business for 12 consecutive months, no matter how many hours, will receive £3600 worth of shares – the maximum sum that can be given tax-free to employees – every year.
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