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Franche-Comté: 5 good reasons to visit Montbéliard in winter

1- To visit the City of Princes Today classified as a Town and Country of Art and History, Montbéliard was for four centuries a German principality. The city, nicknamed the City of Princes, has preserved an identity shaped by Protestant culture and a rich architectural heritage. In particula ...

10
Nov
2021

Flowers: 8 things to know about violets

ents Berdoues created the Parfum 'Violettes de Toulouse' and in 1950, Mr Serres created the Violette liqueur. These Toulouse companies still exist today and ship their products around the world. 6- The violet is also the emblematic flower of Tourrettes-sur-Loup The village of Tourrettes-sur-L ...

09
Mar
2007

The Nice Observatory: 5 Things to Know About This Exceptional Site

bservatory merged with the Center for Studies in Geodynamics and Astrometry (CERGA) in Grasse to form a public institution: the Côte d'Azur Observatory. Today, the Mont-Gros site is no longer dedicated to observing the universe due to light pollution and its outdated telescope. However, it remains ...

29
Sep
2008

Vienna: visit the capital of Austria

ph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, but also Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss and Gustav Mahler... Today, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra remains a world reference and the National Opera (Staatsoper) and the Volksoper offer a very developed offer ...

20
Apr
2009

Scuba Diving: 5 Things to Know About Coral

coral reefs of the Red Sea are good examples. Coral is threatened by the warming of the oceans. Corals were initially threatened by their use in jewelry. Today, they are primarily suffering from pollution and climate change. According to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra ...

20
Oct
2009

The Basilica of Saint-Denis: An Overlooked Treasure

e. A recumbent statue is a funerary statue representing a person lying down. The cradle of Gothic art The Basilica of Saint-Denis as you can visit it today was restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century. Founded as an abbey church, it was granted the status of cathedral of the Diocese of ...

18
Feb
2010

Christmas decoration: 5 things to know about the Nutcracker

, allows his mouth to be lowered to place a nut inside. The lever is then simply pressed down to close the mouth and crack the nut or hazelnut. Today, even if these mechanisms are still present on some traditional figurines, their role has become more decorative than utilitarian. 3- This c ...

01
Dec
2021

Understanding the population alert system in 5 questions

d to warn citizens of imminent danger. Originally designed to deal with the air threat, this network is still managed in part by the Air Force. Today, it is also used to warn the population in case of a civil security disaster, whether this danger is of natural or technological origin. 2- ...

02
Mar
2022

Sœurs d'encre : the association that uses tattoos to overcome the disease

17, following the success of the first Semaine Rose Tattoo supported by the Maison Rose in Bordeaux and the Regional Cancer Center of New Aquitaine. Today this association is recognized as offering supportive oncology care by AFSOS, the French-speaking Association of Supportive Oncology Care. ...

19
Dec
2022

Aesthetic medicine: getting a tattoo removed with laser in 5 questions.

"What does this technique involve?" Today, to remove a tattoo that one no longer wants, it is possible to resort to an aesthetic laser treatment. This method uses the picosecond laser to break up the ink particles of the design. These particles are then naturally eliminated by your lymphatic syst ...

27
Mar
2023

Emmental de Savoie: 6 things to know about this cheese.

tury, cheese-making activity developed and there were more than 500 fruitières in the two Savoies. This cheese has been protected by a PDO since 1996. Today, this fruit-growing tradition is still alive in Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The origin, the necessary know-how for its production, and the final ...

24
May
2023

What are the best weather apps?

t free weather apps, especially since it allows you to be alerted by a notification on your smartphone when your department is under orange or red alert. Today Weather: a minimalist design app If you like simple and efficient tools, the Today Weather Forecasts, Radar & Alerts app is the app for you. ...

01
Aug
2023

The Climate Fresco: a workshop to raise awareness about climate change.

change. In 2018, after three years of reflection on this fresco, he founded the eponymous association to distribute this game and train facilitators. Today, the association relies on a network of 55,000 volunteer facilitators. How to organize a Climatic Fresco? In practice, this workshop lasts for ...

04
Sep
2023

Job offers: 5 good reasons to use the HelloWork platform.

t, recruitment, and training sector in France. This platform was born in May 2022 from the merger of the job sites RegionsJob, ParisJob, and Cadreo. Today, this group, led by François Leverger and Jérôme Armbruster, has around 500 employees. 2- This platform is easy to use. In addition to its po ...

30
Oct
2023

Telethon: The Success of the First Gene Therapies

A dream coming true. When the Telethon was launched in 1987, the idea of curing certain genetic diseases was only a distant goal. Today, as the 37th edition of this fundraising event is held on December 8 and 9, 2023, the dream of bringing treatments to sick children is beginning to come true. Sin ...

08
Dec
2023

Sexuality: Sexual health is not just the absence of disease.

criminalizing abortion marked a new phase. But soon, the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s shifted medical discourse towards prevention and risk reduction. Today, the definition provided by the WHO serves as the basis for public health programs in many countries, including France. The goal of these progra ...

18
Dec
2023

Project Management: The Kanban Method in 5 Questions

50s by Taiichi Ono, an engineer at Toyota. Originally, this system was used to plan just-in-time manufacturing in the Japanese automotive industry. Today, it is used in companies to organize work clearly and precisely within teams and to improve productivity. 2- The Kanban method, how does it work ...

11
Apr
2024

The Blue Museum: 5 Things to See at the Arles Antique Departmental Museum

rs. Over the next five centuries, the city was endowed with many public monuments modeled on Rome: a forum, a theater, an amphitheater, and a circus. Today, one of the masterpieces of the Musée Départemental Arles Antique is a presumed bust of Julius Caesar. This life-size marble bust, known as t ...

22
May
2024

CBI or Body Roundness Index: an indicator favored by doctors

n this figure is between 25 and 29.9, the patient is at increased risk of being overweight. • above 30, the patient is at increased risk of obesity. Today, this calculation method is increasingly challenged by the scientific community. To address the shortcomings of the BMI, scientists propos ...

04
July
2024

Fashion: The Hoodie Trend in 5 Questions

appreciated for its bold models with bright and contrasting colors. However, it was not the only sportswear brand to offer this type of sweatshirt. Today, vintage hoodies from brands like Champion, Fila, Adidas, or Nike are particularly sought after by collectors and fashionistas for their retro s ...

20
Nov
2024