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Le recyclage des vieilles viandes (France)

Posted 29 February 2008 - 10:16am by Frédéric Morand

La remballe en boucherie

Documentaire (en français), Dailymotion, Oct. 2007, 10 min 34 sec.

Comment juger la fraîcheur d'une viande préemballée ? Peut-on se fier aveuglément à la date de péremption mentionnée sur l'emballage ?

Dans ce reportage d'investigation, un boucher expérimenté dévoile, couteau en main, les petites ficelles qui permettent aux distributeurs peu scrupuleux de TOUT recycler.

Verte, la boucherie ? En tout cas, certaines viandes ainsi réemballées le sont ! Bon appétit...

Farm size and productivity (USA)

Posted 10 February 2008 - 10:16pm by Frédéric Morand

A literature review carried out by the USDA challenges the notion that productivity increases with farm size. The document also discusses implications for farm payments.

Renewable energy: new record broken

Posted 20 January 2008 - 12:58pm by Frédéric Morand

Francis Joyon, sailor from Brittany, France, has just completed his around-the-world solitary sailing trip in 57 days, gaining no less than 14 days from the previous record.

Chapeau les Bretons ! (more in Le Monde, BBC News).

CONNEXIONS: A place to view and share educational material

Posted 19 January 2008 - 11:16am by Chahira Nouira

I lately discovered TED Talks where I watched some very interesting videos. World known speakers, come on stage , talk about and share their visions and things that are important for them.

Here you can watch a talk by Richard Baraniuk, professor at RICE, about CONNEXIONS he founded in 1999.

 

Research For Sustainable Development

Posted 4 January 2008 - 9:54pm by Chahira Nouira
The DG Research has, since November 2007, a new Portal for Sustainable Development : This web portal is the entry point to consolidated information on FP7's contribution to sustainable development.

Expired JOB OFFER: 11-month research assignment on European project

Posted 2 January 2008 - 4:13pm by Marco Barzman

- (expired) Job announcement -

Chargé-e de Mission

11-month assignment at INRA on the theme:

e-learning in the South Mediterranean

Posted 10 December 2007 - 11:21pm by Frédéric Morand

The Barcelona Process is promoting e-learning approaches, says Europa.

 

NEW: internship position in e-marketing

Posted 9 December 2007 - 11:24am by Frédéric Morand

A new internship position is available with Eco Innovation: e-marketing of digital products.

 

EU AFRICA SUMMIT, Lisbon 2007

Posted 9 December 2007 - 10:54am by Chahira Nouira

The EU AFRICA SUMMIT from 7 Dec. to 9 Dec. 2007 held in Lisbon, Portugal, is the first between the EU and Africa in seven years.

Watch some news related to this event.

 

Philanthropic research funding

Posted 7 December 2007 - 10:15am by Frédéric Morand

The EU encourages philanthropic contributions for research.

More in this week's Cordis Express

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