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• Europe, terre d'asile, terre d'exil

  entrouverte, prennent leur envol. De 700 000 entrées par an dans les années 1980, l'Europe passe à largement plus d'un millionau cours de la décennie suivante, dont près de la moitié en Allemagne. Sans oublier les clandestins, qui, de plus en plusnombreux, franchissent les frontières au prix de drames répétés (2 000 morts entre 1993 et 2000). Trois phénomènes presque concomitants vont alors imposer la nécessité d'une politique européenne : la République fédéraleabsorbe l'essentiel des migrati...

• Radioastronomía - ciencia y tecnologia.

  305 m de diámetro. Las mayores antenas parabólicas dirigibles de plato miden de 50 a 100 m de diámetro y tienen una resolución de 1 minuto de arco aproximadamente,equivalente a la del ojo humano en longitudes de onda ópticas. Las ondas de radio que entran son enfocadas por la superficie parabólica en una pequeña antena de cuernosque las conduce a un receptor de radio extremadamente sensible. Estos receptores, aunque similares en principio a los aparatos de radio domésticos, detectan señales tand...

• St. John's (city, Newfoundland and Labrador) - geography. I INTRODUCTION Harbor of St.

  Standing above the Narrows, at the top of Signal Hill, is Cabot Tower, built in 1897 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland by John Cabot andthe diamond jubilee marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria to the British throne. The tower has been a national historic site since 1958. In 1901Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi set up a listening post just below the tower and successfully received the first wireless transmission from Europe. St. John...

• Atlantic Ocean - Geography.

  the Atlantic than in the other oceans. A remarkable example of plant life is found in the Sargasso Sea, the oval section of the North Atlantic lying between the West Indies and the Azores and bounded onthe west and north by the Gulf Stream. Here extensive patches of brown gulfweed ( Sargassum ) are found on the relatively still surface waters. Actively mined mineral resources in the Atlantic include titanium, zircon, and monazite (phosphates of the cerium metals), off the eastern coast of Flori...

• télescope - astronomie.

  4 TÉLESCOPE SPATIAL HUBBLE Seul véritable observatoire optique orbital en activité, le télescope spatial Hubble (HST, Hubble Space Telescope) est satellisé le 25 avril 1990, à 612 km au-dessus de laTerre. Mais dès sa mise en orbite, ce fabuleux instrument — bâti autour d’un télescope de type Cassegrain (télescope à miroir parabolique et hyperbolique) et d’une valeurde l’ordre de 1,14 milliard d’euros — souffre d’un défaut de fabrication de son miroir principal, de 2,44 m de diamètre. En décembr...

• institutions juridictionnelles

  Il existe une crise de la justice dans les deux fonctions : la fonction de juger notamment et la fonction d’institution. Car la décision n’était pas la meilleure ni la plus adaptée pour répondre au besoin de justice en tant que vertu. Il serait plus efficace de mettre tout le monde d’accord ou d’arriver à un arrangement à l’amiable pour obtenir la paix sociale. On arrive à des règlements des litiges alternatifs, comme la médiation, c’est la justice restaurative (ou réparatrice ). - 1 ière...

• St. Louis (city) - geography. I INTRODUCTION Skyline of St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis,

  The metropolitan counties to the east of the Mississippi River in Illinois are home to both industry and fertile farmlands. The only heavily urbanized sections lie close to theriver in St. Clair County, site of East Saint Louis, and Madison County. The economy of East Saint Louis has been depressed since the 1960s, and the city is plagued bycrime, deteriorated housing, and declining property values. Several small cities have split off from East Saint Louis, taking large factories and much of the...

• Bien que le rôle du poisson soit secondaire dans l'alimentation

  anchois céphalopodes clupéidés crevette crustacés églefin hareng lieu merlan mollusques morue sardine thon Les médias pêche - production mondiale Les livres Alaska - ville de Kodiak, page 115, volume 1 pêche - retour de pêche à Boulogne-sur-Mer, page 3777, volume 7 pêche - thons congelés sur un marché japonais, page 3777, volume 7 Cambodge - village de pêcheurs, sur le lac Tonlé Sap, page 822, volume 2 Cambodge - séchage du poisson dans un village flottant, sur le Tonlé S...

• Shrimp - biology.

  shrimp have a maximum length of about 20 cm (8 in). On the West Coast, the Franciscan Bay shrimp is caught commercially. Freshwater shrimp are most common in warm parts of the world. They include river shrimp, edible shrimp that are trapped or farmed in the tropics, and also all trueshrimp that have become adapted for life in caves. Cave shrimp are typically pale, with vestigial (nonfunctioning) eyes, and they find their way mainly by touch. Decapod shrimp also include animals that are rarely ea...

• South America - geography.

  B Natural Regions Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaUshuaia, on Argentina’s island of Tierra del Fuego, is the world’s southernmost city. Argentina claims part of the Tierra del Fuegoarchipelago, including the largest island, known as Tierra del Fuego or Great Island, and Staten Island. Chile claims the remainder ofthe islands in the territory.R. Van Nostrand/Photo Researchers, Inc. Rising abruptly from the northwestern and western coasts of the continent are the Andes. They consist of a single chain...

• Shanghai - geography.

  language. V EDUCATION AND CULTURE Shanghai is one of China’s leading centers of learning and culture. The metropolitan area is home to more than 40 institutions of higher learning. These include some ofChina’s most famous universities, such as Fudan University (founded in 1905), Tongji University (1907), and the East China Normal University (1951). A large branch ofthe Chinese Academy of Sciences is located in Shanghai, and extensive research is undertaken in areas such as semiconductors, laser...

• Amérique centrale.

  courant du Pérou, ou courant de Humboldt, longeant la côte péruvienne, rafraîchit l’air, l’empêchant ainsi d’absorber une grande quantité de vapeur d’eau et réduisant leséventuelles précipitations. Au contraire, la température élevée de la mer des Antilles permet une importante absorption de l’humidité par l’air, qui est ensuite acheminée parles vents d’est (alizés) qui soufflent en permanence. Une importante condensation se forme, provoquant des pluies, lorsque l’air acheminé par les vents pass...

• Zebra - biology.

  C Life Span Captive zebras have lived into their late 30s. Life expectancy in the wild, where predators abound, is probably not much more than 12 years. IV SOCIAL BEHAVIOR Like horses, zebras have large brains and a wide variety of social behaviors. Although they cannot match the overall intelligence of mammals that hunt, zebras interactwith each other in complex ways. Zebras usually live in groups known as herds, but the social structure of these groups depends on the species. The plains zeb...

• Population.

  year AD 1, and it took more than 1,500 years to reach the 500 million mark. Growth was not steady but was marked by oscillations dictated by climate, food supply, disease, and war. Starting in the 17th century, great advances in scientific knowledge, agriculture, industry, medicine, and social organization made possible rapid acceleration inpopulation growth. Machines gradually replaced human and animal labor. People slowly acquired the knowledge and means to control disease. By 1900 the worldp...

• Barbados - country.

  Barbados is served by a public library system centered in Bridgetown. B Culture The culture of Barbados combines English institutions, which evolved through more than three centuries of English rule, with a folk culture of African origin. Because ofits English traditions, Barbados is sometimes called “Little England.” Cricket has traditionally been the national game, and the island has produced some of the sport’sgreatest players. Water sports including surfing, swimming, snorkeling, and sailin...

• Iran-Iraq War - History.

  The Iranian offensives of 1982 set a pattern that continued for the rest of the war. Exploiting their superiority in numbers, Iran sent its Revolutionary Guard on theattack, supported by regular military forces. Outnumbered Iraqi forces inflicted heavy losses on the Iranians but ultimately fell back. As soon as the initial Iranian thrusthad exhausted itself, however, the Iraqi army exploited Iranian disorganization and lack of equipment to retake much of the lost territory. As the war continued,...

• Sous-continent immense, l'Inde est la plus vaste démocratie du monde depuis 1947.

  Les corrélats Brahmapoutre Chota Nagpur Comorin (cap) Dekkan Gange Ghats Hooghly Indus Laquedives (îles) Malabar (côte de) Yamuna Climat et végétation. Le climat est profondément marqué par l'alternance des moussons. La mousson d'hiver souffle du nord-est sur la plus grande partie du pays. Elle engendre une saison sèche (et relativement fraîche dans le Nord au moins), pendant laquelle les températures nocturnes descendent au-dessous de 8 oC. Cette saison sèche se termine, de mars...

• consti

  Droit international publique➔ “ Une branche fondamentale du droit public interne “ ( Vedel ) “ Chaque branche du droit public ➔ s’enracine dans le droit constitutionnel, en se rapportant à un aspect particulier de l’organisation et de l’activité de l’Etat dont le droit constitutionnel règle les problèmes fondamentaux . Ex : Droit administratif : Il envisage l’organisation et l’activité de l’Etat et des autres collectivités publiques sous l’angle de la satisfaction des besoins d’inté...

• Droit constitutionel

  Droit international publique➔ “ Une branche fondamentale du droit public interne “ ( Vedel ) “ Chaque branche du droit public ➔ s’enracine dans le droit constitutionnel, en se rapportant à un aspect particulier de l’organisation et de l’activité de l’Etat dont le droit constitutionnel règle les problèmes fondamentaux . Ex : Droit administratif : Il envisage l’organisation et l’activité de l’Etat et des autres collectivités publiques sous l’angle de la satisfaction des besoins d’inté...

• Fossil Fuels.

  water molecules. This crystalline solid is known as gas hydrate. Because technology for the commercial extraction of gas hydrates has not yet been developed, this typeof fossil fuel is not included in most world energy resource estimates. However, in February 2007 the U.S. Department of Energy completed the drilling of a well toretrieve core samples of gas hydrates found in the Prudhoe Bay region of Alaska’s North Slope. By identifying the nature of these gas hydrates, the Energy Departmenthoped...

• Relativity - astronomy.

  beta, for example, might be as large as 0.5, and the mass of the electron doubled. The mass of a rapidly moving electron could be easily determined by measuring thecurvature produced in its path by a magnetic field; the heavier the electron, the greater its inertia and the less the curvature produced by a given strength of field ( see Magnetism). Experimentation dramatically confirmed Einstein's prediction; the electron increased in mass by exactly the amount he predicted. Thus, the kinetic ener...

• Space Shuttle - astronomy.

  The two SRBs, with their combined thrust of some 26 million newtons (about 5.8 million lb), provide most of the power for the first two minutes of flight. The SRBs takethe space shuttle to an altitude of 45 km (28 mi) and a speed of 4,973 km/h (3,094 mph) before they separate and fall back into the ocean to be retrieved,refurbished, and prepared for another flight. After the boosters fall away, the three main engines continue to provide thrust. These engines are clustered at the rear end of the...

• Warfare.

  organizations as the League of Nations in 1920 and the United Nations in 1945, and détente (suggested for scaling down the cold war). See Arms Control. Modern antiwar sentiment and organized peace movements are derived in large part from the beliefs of religious sects such as the Society of Friends and the MennoniteChurch. The first peace societies in history were established in the U.S. in 1815, and since then pacifists have actively opposed wars and conscription, and promoted thecause of con...

• Plant - biology.

  B1 Vacuoles Vacuoles are membrane-bound cavities filled with cell sap, which is made up mostly of water containing various dissolved sugars, salts, and other chemicals. B2 Plastids Plastids are types of organelles, structures that carry out specialized functions in the cell. Three kinds of plastids are important here. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyllsand carotenoid pigments; they are the site of photosynthesis, the process in which light energy from the sun is fixed as chemical energy in the b...

• Supernova - astronomy.

  The term hypernova has been proposed for an extremely massive core-collapse supernova—possibly more than 100 times the mass of the Sun. A hypernova is thought to form a black hole. Just before it explodes, a hypernova may release a huge burst of gamma rays in a jet from the rotating black hole at its center. These jets mayexplain the so-called long gamma-ray bursts detected by astronomers. According to some researchers, massive stars with over 40 solar masses may sometimescollapse directly int...

• Amérique du Nord.

  2.4 Climat Bien que les climats de l’Amérique du Nord soient extrêmement variés, on peut définir cinq principales régions climatiques. Les deux tiers septentrionaux du Canada et del’Alaska, ainsi que le Groenland, sont caractérisés par des climats arctiques et subarctiques, où la rigueur des longs hivers sombres alterne avec la douceur des courts étés.Ces régions, aux pluies relativement rares, sont recouvertes de neige et de glace pendant une grande partie de l’année. Une deuxième région clima...

• Amérique du Nord.

  2.4 Climat Bien que les climats de l’Amérique du Nord soient extrêmement variés, on peut définir cinq principales régions climatiques. Les deux tiers septentrionaux du Canada et del’Alaska, ainsi que le Groenland, sont caractérisés par des climats arctiques et subarctiques, où la rigueur des longs hivers sombres alterne avec la douceur des courts étés.Ces régions, aux pluies relativement rares, sont recouvertes de neige et de glace pendant une grande partie de l’année. Une deuxième région clima...

• Birding - biology.

  swallows, and rock doves nest on buildings in cities, towns, and farms. The chimney swift has abandoned hollow trees for chimneys as a nest site in urban areas.Mallards and Canada geese—once exclusively wild, migratory species—now live year-round in the open spaces found in city parks and golf courses. Nearly all purplemartins, a songbird species that once used the abandoned nests of woodpeckers or the natural cavities of cliffs or dead trees, now live primarily in structures specificallyconstru...

• Autism.

  may also repeat body movements, such as spinning, rocking, or flapping hands. When upset or excited, they may also harm themselves by skin-biting or head-banging. They may also show significant aggression toward other people or inanimateobjects, or may have episodes of extreme anger or frustration. D Associated Symptoms Some children with autism show other symptoms that do not contribute to the diagnosis of autism itself. Sensory sensitivity is quite common, especially to some textures, sounds,...

• Inorganic Chemistry - chemistry.

  two electrically charged plates (positively charged top plate and negatively charged bottom plate). By measuring the difference in how fast these electron-laden oildrops fell when the metal plates were charged and uncharged, Millikan was able to calculate the total charge on each oil drop. Because each measurement was a wholenumber multiple of -1.60 × 10 -19 coulombs, Millikan concluded this was the charge carried by a single electron. Using Thomson’s electron charge-to-mass ratio, Millikan then...

• Syria - country.

  D Education Primary education is free and compulsory for all children aged 6 through 12. Some 78 percent of the adult Syrian population was estimated to be literate in 2005.Primary schools enrolled 2.8 million pupils in the 2000 school year, and 1.1 million students attended secondary schools and vocational institutes. In 1998, 94,110 Syrian students were enrolled in institutes of higher education. Syria has universities in Damascus, Ḩalab, Ḩim ş, and Al L ādhiq īyah. Also in Damascus isthe Ar...

• Cloning - biology.

  found that such embryo cells are totipotent (able to give rise to all the different cell types in the body). Exploiting this characteristic, scientists developed three techniques to clone embryo cells: blastomere separation, blastocyst division, and somatic cell nuclear transfer. A Blastomere Separation In blastomere separation, scientists fertilize an egg cell with a sperm cell in a laboratory dish. The resulting embryo is allowed to divide until it forms a mass of aboutfour cells. Scientist...

• Radio.

  signal, such as a musical note. This form of modulation, AM, is used in many radiotelephony services including standard radiobroadcasts. AM is also employed for carriercurrent telephony, in which the modulated carrier is transmitted by wire, and in the transmission of still pictures by wire or radio. See Broadcasting, Radio and Television. In FM the frequency of the carrier wave is varied within a fixed range at a rate corresponding to the frequency of a sound signal. This form of modulation, p...

• New France - Canadian History.

  the colony now consisted of a governor-general, an intendant , and a Sovereign Council, all located at Québec, with local governors at Trois-Rivières and Montréal, and law courts for all three districts. The senior official was the governor-general, responsible for military matters and for relations with the indigenous nations and theEnglish colonies. The intendant, a noble trained in law, was the official responsible for civil affairs: justice, law enforcement, and the maintenance of the colon...

• Immigration.

  1655, only to lose all of their North American colonies to the British in 1664. These early colonies were often quite cosmopolitan, drawing settlers from many nations.When the English seized New Amsterdam, the city was home to perhaps 1500 residents, including Walloons, Huguenots, Swedes, Dutchmen, and African Americans. C The French and Spanish The French and Spanish also established colonies in North America. The Spanish established the oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Augustine,...

• Immigration - U.

  1655, only to lose all of their North American colonies to the British in 1664. These early colonies were often quite cosmopolitan, drawing settlers from many nations.When the English seized New Amsterdam, the city was home to perhaps 1500 residents, including Walloons, Huguenots, Swedes, Dutchmen, and African Americans. C The French and Spanish The French and Spanish also established colonies in North America. The Spanish established the oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Augustine,...

• Latvia - country.

  The population of Latvia is about 2,245,423 (2008 estimate), yielding an average population density of 35 persons per sq km (91 per sq mi). Latvia is highly urbanized.Some 66 percent of the population lives in urban areas, with nearly one-third of the total population residing in the capital, Rīga. Other important cities includeDaugavpils, an industrial center in the southeast, on the Daugava River; Liep āja, an important port on the Baltic Sea; Jelgava, an industrial center near Rîga; J ūrmala,...

• Ecuador - country.

  F Natural Resources Ecuador’s main mineral wealth is in petroleum. Other mineral resources of the country include gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc. Forests cover 38.3 percent of thecountry. G Plants and Animals Along the northern part of the Ecuador coast, and within the inner portion of the southern coast, tropical jungles abound. In some places the jungles extend up theslopes of the Andes as wet, mossy forests. Dense forests cover both flanks of the Cordilleras, as well as the Oriente, u...

• Lyndon B.

  A1 First Years in Office Johnson quickly made a two-fold reputation. He was a firm supporter of Roosevelt’s program, both domestic and foreign, and he was also a tireless worker on behalf ofthe voters he represented. Often the two activities coincided, as was the case when he helped to bring public power into Texas through the Rural ElectrificationAdministration and the Lower Colorado River Authority. He also secured funds for the building of dams, roads, and other public improvements in his di...

• William Shakespeare I INTRODUCTION William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English playwright and poet, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists.

  Shakespeare’s reputation today is, however, based primarily on the 38 plays that he wrote, modified, or collaborated on. Records of Shakespeare’s plays begin toappear in 1594, when the theaters reopened with the passing of the plague that had closed them for 21 months. In December of 1594 his play The Comedy of Errors was performed in London during the Christmas revels at Gray’s Inn, one of the London law schools. In March of the following year he received payment for two playsthat had been per...

• William Shakespeare.

  Shakespeare’s reputation today is, however, based primarily on the 38 plays that he wrote, modified, or collaborated on. Records of Shakespeare’s plays begin toappear in 1594, when the theaters reopened with the passing of the plague that had closed them for 21 months. In December of 1594 his play The Comedy of Errors was performed in London during the Christmas revels at Gray’s Inn, one of the London law schools. In March of the following year he received payment for two playsthat had been per...

• Le Frêne

  1 Le Frêne de balayer les feuilles sous un frên e. Ces fe uill es sont très sensibles au froid . Il arr ive qu 'e ll es soient victimes de gelées tardives et qu'e ll es tom­ bent dès le printemps. L'écorce du frêne est liss e et présente la parti­ cularité de n 'abriter aucun insecte , ces derniers préférant s 'installer sous l'arbre , dans le sol enr i­ chi par la décomposition des feuilles. Le bou­ vreui l, oi seau arbor i cole, est un...

• GuiNÉE-BissAu : L'une des trois Guinées

  >irada • Ga bu / Villes et agglomérations • plus de 100 000 hab e plus de 1 0 000 hab . • moins de 10 000 hab . Route principal e D Moins de 200 m Canquelita • Cabuca. Madina do Boé • Béli • Collines de Boé Dandum • ~-- ---. u N É E 50 km 14 ° GuiNÉE,BissAu Un plat pays africain Un pa ys de plaines et de plateaux dont la côte profondément découpée fai t face à une multitude d'îles. S ituée par 12 ° de l...

• LES SOCIETES FACE AUX RISQUES LES LITTORAUX, DES ESPACES ATTRACTIFS

  I. Etude de cas : Les littoraux de la mer des Caraïbes inégalement exposés aux cyclones Etude de cas : Les littoraux de la mer des Caraïbes inégalement exposés aux cyclones (2 h)1. Complétez l’organigramme fourni en répondant aux questions dans les cases prévues. 2. Rédigez une synthèse d’une page environ sur le sujet posé au début de l’étude de cas. A. Des Etats exposés de façon variable Du vendredi 14 octobre au mercredi 19 octobre 2005, le cyclone Wilma a dévasté la zone...

• Montagnes du Kilimandjaro ?

  ~· 1 1 1 1 / 1 1 1 N y A Ki li MANd jARO Le plus haut sommet d'Mrique Émergeant d,un rideau de nuages, ses pics enneigés brillent sur un ciel bleu immaculé. Sommet mythique, il ravit le touriste, mais reste le domaine privilégié des Chagga. 0 ccupant la partie sep­ tentrionale de la Tan­ zanie, le Kilimandjaro est un large massif volcanique situé à la frontière de la Tanzanie, dans la branche orientale de la Great Ri...

• LE SÉNAT EN FRANCE : politique et institutions française

  L'orlpiM! des lois le Premier ministre, les députés et les sénateurs partagent la capacité d"lnitiative législative, mais il faut souligner la prééminence du pouvoir exécutif en ce domaine . Entre 1959 et 1983, sur 2 402 lois votées, 88% des textes étaient d'origine gouvernementale (projets de loi) contre 12 %d'origine parlementaire (propositions de loi), dont seulement 3 % provenant du Sénat. Le débat p.~"'-eelbblre et le vote les sénateurs et les dé...

• Comment l'économie est elle susceptible d'amener au bien être?

  pauvreté et d'inégalités. Pour le composer, il s'agit d'abord d'identifier les séries statistiques qui sont censées refléter les diverses dimensions des inégalités et de lapauvreté, puis de les additionner. Cette démarche est largement tributaire des statistiques disponibles (sur certains sujets, comme la santé, l'information faitsingulièrement défaut). La démarche comporte aussi une part d'appréciation plus subjective dans le choix des indicateurs retenus ainsi que dans le poids accordé àchacun...

• LE ROYAUME-UNI ET LA MER

  progressivement en exploitation au large des îles Orcades et Shetland. Celui de Frigg est exploité en commun avecla Norvège. Des gazoducs sous la mer ont été raccordés au réseau national. • En 1970, ce fut la découverte des gisements de pétrole, cette fois au large de l'Écosse. L'un des premiers enservice fut celui de Forties. Depuis 1976, les oléoducs amènent le pétrole sur la côte. La production est passéed'une dizaine de millions de tonnes à 80 millions en 1980. Il est possible qu'elle ne dép...

• droit des services publics

  même temps que du SP).  La conception française du SP tient à plusieurs éléments ; on est attaché aux dimensions fonctionnelle et organique. Duguit disait que le SP était géré par la personne publique. Au niveau européen, peu importe qui gère les obligations. Au niveau européen, on impose des obligations. Ce qui importe, c'est la finalité. En France, il y a un régime juridique pour le SP ; c'est un élément de légitimité de l'État. Le champ d'actions des personnes publiques est très large ; il y...

• Dictionnaire en ligne: ÉCHANCRÉ, -ÉE, participe passé et adjectif.

  ombre sur un fond clair ou lumineux. (Quasi-)synonyme : se détacher sur : Ø 2.... les toits [de l'Hôtel de Nesle] pointus étaient en possession pendant trois mois de l'année d'échancrer de leurs triangles noirs le disque écarlate du soleil couchant VICTOR HUGO, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1832, page 144. · Emploi pronominal. Les profils des maisons s'échancraient sur le ciel (MAURICE GENEVOIX, Les Éparges, 1923, page 179 ). B.— Emploi pronominal à sens passif. 1. Présenter une/des échancrure(s). Cet...