Oi, Dirty Den, meet Dirty Don
EastEnders celebrates 20 years of ratings success this month. But with audience figures now tumbling and its future reportedly in doubt, what could ever take its place? Valerie Atkinson proposes a...
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Polar desert where McMurdo became my MacDowell
Nick Petford's expedition to one of the planet's most remote areas left him feeling like a cross between Shackleton and Bill Murray in Groundhog Day This is a tale of frustration and elation - the...
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Enter raw politics, stage right
Mark Hankinson urges student theatre groups to swap bland Bardolatry for risky, relevant full-frontal assaults when treading the boards, especially in the current climate Student theatre - raw, young...
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An Observatory for Environment and Sustainable Development for Africa
Brussels, 16 February 2005 In a week that sees European development ministers meet for the first time under the Luxembourg Presidency, ministers from across the world come together to develop a...
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Space Conference: Commission, NASA, ESA and other space agencies meet the press
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 Tomorrow, Thursday, 17 February, over 40 nations and around 20 international organisations will come together to discuss international cooperation in space, at the 'Winning...
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Stavros Dimas Member of the European Commission responsible for EnvironmentEarth Observation Matters The 3rd Earth Observation Summit
Brussels, 16 February 2005 Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, Earth Observation matters to the international community. This is clear from the number of countries and organisations represented here....
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EP Briefing 2005-02-21: Doubling of funds for research
Strasbourg, 16 Feb 2005 Miloslav RANSDORF (GUE/NGL, CZ), on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will be putting the following question to the Commission on the possible doubling...
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Amendment on Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research (link)
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 Science and technology ­ Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research 2004/2150(INI)) Motion for a resolution http:///www.europarl.eu.int/meetdocs/...
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WMO to host secretariat for global Earth observation 'system of systems'
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 The co-chairs of the Group on Earth Observations have announced that the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva will host the secretariat for the planned Earth...
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JRC turns satellites on Africa to help with management of resources
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 Joint Research Centre Head of Unit Alan Belward believes that Europe should be making further use of its Earth observation capabilities to assist developing countries, and that...
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EU funds research into more environmentally friendly planes
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 Just as the Kyoto Protocol enters into force on 16 February, requiring developed countries to reduce their CO2 emissions and prioritise the environment, a new Integrated Project...
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Innovation community outlines priorities for planned programme
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 The competitiveness of companies and access to finance for innovative enterprises were highlighted as the two most important aspects of the proposed future framework programme...
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New ways of measuring sleep
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 The SENSATION project, funded under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will hold a workshop on 'new ways of measuring sleep' in Warsaw, Poland, on 11 March. Renowned...
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eTEN information days
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 Information days on the eTEN (trans-European telecommunications networks) call for proposals will take place in France during the end of February and the beginning of March. The...
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World Summit of cities and local authorities in the information society
Brussels, 16 Feb 2005 The Basque delegation in Brussels, in cooperation with Erisa (the European Regional Information Society Association) and the Committee of the Regions, is organising a...