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 Neatorama 29 June 2010 1:25 by Alex Marilyn Monroe Chest X-Ray Sold for $45,000 Someone must’ve really liked Marilyn Monroe – either that or chest X-ray – because they’ve shelled out $45,000 for it: A 1954 x-ray of the stunning starlet’s chest sold at auction in Las Vegas on Sunday for a sizable [...] This study in the African Journal of Nutrition, Agriculture and Development (AJFAND), clearly shows, as would be expected, the loss in Vitamin A and C was the highest, while the crude protein content measured by a Kjeldahl method fell more than the minerals and fibre which one would not expect to be directly effected by [...] I bought this interesting packet of potato chips (crisps to others) a few days ago as I was interested to see the face of a white housewife seemingly advertising chips on the supermarket shelf. photo by Dave Harcourt (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License)
However it turns out to be something quite [...] The next big international event of 2010 in South Africa is the IUFOST Congress starting in Cape Town on 22 August. (click the image to open website) The list of topics taken from the website indicate the breadth of the Congress. Food Safety, Food Safety Assurance schemes & Risk Analysis (incl. Crisis Management) Food [...] The BBC, well known for the quality of its material, broadcasts the Food Programme on Radio 5 once a week. BBC describe it as “making sense of food, from the kitchen and canteen, to the farm and factory”. (click the image to open website) If you are not aware of podcasts, [...]
Professor Peter Fellows has been appointed Editor for the relaunch of Food Chain by Practical Action, previously ITDG. The journal is described as an international journal of small-scale food processing and food supply management.
from: Practical Action (click image for full story online)
The first issue which will be [...] Another different practice that adds to the concern over the fact that many go hungry while the rich indulge! (click the image to open website)
In a time when severe food shortages are threatening sub saharan Africa, this is a read desperate story.
from: IRIN News (click image for full story online)
Some 300 000 bags of aflatoxin contaminated maize are expected to be bought from farmers in Kenya. This is necessary to protect consumers from the [...] If you are a heavy duty truck driver here is one to look out for! photo by Dave Harcourt (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License)
Yes it is real – seen on the Nelspruit/Pretoria road around Belfast, near a truck stop area.
[...] This is a nice “lifecycle Study” from the Worldwatch Institute that provides a bit of history, some process and market information aswell as an environmentalist’s view on issues for chocolate bars (what the American’s call candy bars).
from: Worldwatch Institute (click image for full story online)
Just 5 or 600 words long these [...] |
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