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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

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

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

Carnival of Nice

immobile spectator on the Place de la Préfecture, took part for the first time in the procession, sitting on the 'royal chariot' identical to those of today. Flower Battles It was in 1876, on the famous Promenade des Anglais, that the Premiere Battle of Flowers of the Nice carnival was born. It wa ...

23
Jan
2007

Disney: 100 years of magic and anecdotes

n 1926. He then created a series called "The Alice Cartoons" and the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald paved the way for the success we know today. Since Walt Disney did not have the rights to use this long-eared character, he had to shorten the Lucky Rabbit's ears in a hurry, in just 3 day ...

31
July
2007

Women's Rugby: History and Achievements

French Women's National Teams from 1995 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008, she was in charge of Women's High Performance (France, France A, and France 7s). Today, women's rugby is experiencing unprecedented growth worldwide. There are 2.7 million players on the planet, currently representing over a quart ...

18
Sep
2007

For Saint Barbara's Day, sow wheat and lentils

of wheat in the heart of winter augured abundant crops for the following year. The celebration of Saint Barbara on December 4 is still associated today with the notion of fertility, if we are to believe the proverb: 'Well-sprouted Saint Barbara's wheat is a symbol of prosperity for the coming ye ...

30
Nov
2007

Bean collecting or fabophily: definition and history

lded with 24-carat fine gold or declined in an infinite number of shapes. This object lends itself particularly to the passion of collecting since today there are beans for all tastes. Made of plastic or, more often, porcelain or ceramic, the beans can represent as well the Santons of the crib ...

08
Jan
2008

The Carnival of Venice: history and traditions

l disguises were the moretta, an oval black velvet mask worn exclusively by women, and the domino, a very long coat with a hood covering the face. Today, the costumes of the eighteenth century are mixed with the most fanciful modern costumes, to the delight of visitors. ...

14
Jan
2008