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Le recyclage des vieilles viandes (France)

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)

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

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

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

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

- (expired) Job announcement -

Chargé-e de Mission

11-month assignment at INRA on the theme:

e-learning in the South Mediterranean

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

 

NEW: internship position in e-marketing

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

 

EU AFRICA SUMMIT, Lisbon 2007

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

The EU encourages philanthropic contributions for research.

More in this week's Cordis Express

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