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Paper on Merging of FAODOC and CDR accepted by GIL Management

https://gilw028/GILWS-Library/papers/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20FAO-Repository-Project_2006-07-04.pdf
The paper on merging the metadata workflow of FAODOC and the Corporate Document Repository has been accepted by GIL Senior Management. The paper has been written commonly by people in my Group and GILWW. It paves the way to a more efficient management of FAO publications metdata.

This Blog links to the paper but it is available only FAO internatlly

Essen in der Maremma

Es is bekannt, dass dies ein Ort fuer Schlemmer ist. Auch das Restaurant Coq, das zum schlecht beleumundeten Hotel La Palma gehoert, ist excellent (40 € zu zweit mit Bistecca Fiorentina).
Ein Produzent, der gute Fleischwaren produziert (Cinta Senese!!!!!) ist Capal-Bio, Strada Pescia Florentina 23, cell.333-2153630, auch Schafskaese kann man bekommen.
Bekannt ist La parrina in Albinia, aber ihr Rotwein gefaellt mir nicht.

Days in Pitigliano

Am Anfang der Ferien 2006 ist Matilde eine Woche in der "casa di campagna" von Luis Familie gewesen.

CIMG0499

Wie man sieht, haben sich die Teens vergnuegt. Bei dieser Gelegenheit habe ich herausgefunden, dass Luis der Bruder von Laura Hein ist, eine meine Schuelerinnen aus dem Jahrgang von Marianna.

The rich, the poor and the growing gap between them

"AMERICANS do not go in for envy. The gap between rich and poor is bigger than in any other advanced country, but most people are unconcerned. Whereas Europeans fret about the way the economic pie is divided, Americans want to join the rich, not soak them. Eight out of ten, more than anywhere else, believe that though you may start poor, if you work hard, you can make pots of money. It is a central part of the American Dream.

The political consensus, therefore, has sought to pursue economic growth rather than the redistribution of income"

CGIAR and FAO Working together in Knowledge Sharing

It is only through the transfer and exchange of knowledge , both explicit and tacit, that research organizations can really have an impact on the global issues that are facing mankind in the third millennium. Towards this end, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have joined forces, working collaboratively on several projects.

Meeting with Kevin Painting

I met today Kevin Painting from CTA to get briefed about CTAs RSS project and to brief Kevin about the AGRIS Content Management Taskforce. Main points
- Kevin will write a short report to the AGRIS content managment group about the CTA RSS project. This is a project about aggregating and selecting feeds. They have done a tender and are evaluating the tender at the moment. I briefed Kevin about our project of a high level description of working with feeds and the pilot on Early Warning Systems discussed in Nairobi

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