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SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity supply)
Researchers at the University of Nottingham and at City University London are developing a three in one cooking stove-refrigerator-electric supply apparatus for the developing world. It has been tested in the UK and in Nepal. The aim is to make a 20GBP product based on the production of a million units.
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Added by Floatstone on April 2, 2010 at 11:09pm — 1 Comment
Dinner time anno 2020
It's april 2020. I am sitting in my kitchen in Antwerp. the same kitchen as ten years ago although my fridge is much smaller now, in 2020. My freezer I have long gotten rid off since it ate too much energy.
The meal I am eating is called 'Paling in 't groen', which means 'Eel in th' green'. It's a very traditional flemish meal, ancient really and I am happy to cook it since it became for quite a while an endangered dish along with the eels that are the main ingredient.
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Added by Floatstone on April 2, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Stop speculation on basic foods' prices
In Belgium there is a law changing proposal pending which was made by two senators (Philippe…
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Finding DRAGON experts...
A way to get more engagement from the people who face the problems that EVOKE focuses on is to contact KIVA field partners in Africa and having them introduce us to the people they help. The field partners themselves have a lot of local knowledge of course, but more importantly, they are the ones that can open the first line communication that will give first hand info. Internet connections will not be optimal in all places but i feel it must be possible to get a direct line to the people we… Continue
Added by Floatstone on April 2, 2010 at 12:00am — 2 Comments
Deliver value;
DELIVER VALUE…
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