1346 résultats pour "1990"

• Allemagne

  sur scène pour modifier la pensée des gens. Par exemple l'espèce de morale dans Le Tartuffe de Molière est que lesfaux dévots finissent toujours mal et la justice gagne toujours. Donc en quelque sorte le théâtre doit êtrereprésenté pour refléter les défauts de la société.Enfin, la représentation est aussi favorisé par le fait d'être spectateur et pouvoir aller au théâtre sentir les émotionsdevant soi, contrairement a lire tout seul. De même au théâtre il ne faut pas lire de didascalies pui...

• Nebraska - geography.

  by natural resource districts to limit the rate of pumping for irrigation. C Climate Nebraska has a typical continental climate with wide seasonal variations in temperature. C1 Temperature Winter temperatures below -20°C (0° F) and summer temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) are common. The average January temperature varies from about -7° C (about 20° F) in the northeast to about -2° C (about 29° F) in the southwest. The average for July, thehottest month, ranges from about 26° C...

• Nebraska - USA History.

  by natural resource districts to limit the rate of pumping for irrigation. C Climate Nebraska has a typical continental climate with wide seasonal variations in temperature. C1 Temperature Winter temperatures below -20°C (0° F) and summer temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) are common. The average January temperature varies from about -7° C (about 20° F) in the northeast to about -2° C (about 29° F) in the southwest. The average for July, thehottest month, ranges from about 26° C...

• Guinea - country.

  Mining operations in 2004 yielded 16 million metric tons of bauxite, 468,400 carats of high-quality diamonds, and 16,000 kg (35,300 lb) of gold. Environmental concernsand political instability in neighboring Liberia have delayed exploitation of high-grade iron ore from Mount Nimba. In 1999 the national budget included $466 million in revenues and $414 million in expenditures. The unit of currency is the Guinean franc, which is divided into 100 centimes (3,644 francs equal U.S.$1; 2005 average...

• Les paradis fiscaux

  nettoyer l'argent au sens propre du terme. Plus tard, dans les années 1920, une nouvelle génération de paradisfiscaux apparaît: des zones comme les Bahamas, la Suisse ou le Luxembourg commencent à développer deslégislations permettant notamment aux étrangers de venir déposer leurs capitaux pour échapper à l'impôt. Beaucoup de ces territoires, après la seconde guerre mondiale, appartiennent aux «oubliés du Plan Marshall». Pourfinancer leur développement, certains se spécialisent dans le...

• Eritrea - country.

  1993 decree set up a formal transitional government under EPLF control. This provided for a National Assembly, a president, and council of ministers. Isaias Afwerki,secretary general of the EPLF, was formally elected president by the National Assembly in June 1993. A new constitution was approved in 1997. Under this constitution, the National Assembly is the country’s legislature. Its members are popularly elected to five-yearterms. A president, elected by the National Assembly to a five-year te...

• Taïwan.

  dragon et la fête des lanternes. ( Voir Art chinois ;Littérature chinoise ;Musique chinoise). Taïwan possède de nombreux musées et bibliothèques. Les deux plus grandes bibliothèques, situées à Taipei, sont la Bibliothèque nationale centrale, dont le fonds comprend plus de 1,7 million de volumes et la bibliothèque de Taïwan, qui possède382 000 volumes. Les principaux musées de la capitale Taipei sont le musée Hwa Kang, renommé pour ses collections folkloriques et d'art moderne, le Musée national...

• Canadian Literature I INTRODUCTION Canadian Literature, literature of the peoples of Canada.

  William Henry DrummondPoet William Henry Drummond described the lives of French Canadian farmers, loggers, and rural workers in verse thatreflected their mix of French and English speech. He gained recognition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Library of Congress In the early 19th century, most Canadian poetry imitated earlier British poetry. Poets Oliver Goldsmith (grandnephew of the Anglo-Irish writer of the same name),Charles Sangster, Charles Mair, and Levi Adams exemplified literary...

• Secrète, souvent repliée sur elle-même, la Chine depuis des siècles fascine et inquiète l'Occident.

  Himalaya Huang He Mandchourie Mongolie-Intérieure Shaanxi Shandong Shanxi Sichuan Tian Shan Tibet Xinjiang (région autonome ouïgoure du) Yangzi Jiang Les livres Chine - karst à tourelles, au Yunnan, page 1059, volume 2 Chine - Huang He (Le fleuve Jaune), page 1062, volume 2 Les aspects humains La population du pays, qui est composée à 92 % de Chinois Hans, et, pour les 8 % restants, de cinquante-quatre peuples, appelés minorités nationales, est très inégalement répartie. La côt...

• Les migrations internationales dans le monde au XXè

• El Salvador - geographie.

  Die Volksmusik von El Salvador erinnert an die der anderen mittelamerikanischen Länder. Einige Tänze vereinen Elemente aus verschiedenen europäischen Ländern. 5 VERWALTUNG UND POLITIK Nach der Verfassung von 1983 ist El Salvador eine Präsidialrepublik. 5.1 Exekutive Staatsoberhaupt und zugleich Regierungschef ist der Staatspräsident. Er wird für fünf Jahre direkt gewählt; die Möglichkeit einer Wiederwahl besteht nicht. 5.2 Legislative Die Legislative liegt bei dem Einkammerparlament, der Asa...

• Grenada - country.

  Grenada is a member of the Organization of American States and the United Nations. From 1958 to 1962, it was a member of the West Indies Federation, and in theearly 1960s it participated in unsuccessful attempts to form a federation linking the Leeward Islands and Windward Islands. Grenada is tied with other Caribbeancountries through membership in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). VI HISTORY Grenada was originally inhabited by Arawak Indians, who were killed or driven away...

• Unemployment.

  set up to monitor the economy and provide advice to the president and Congress. Between 1945 and 1990 nine cyclical swings in unemployment occurred; all weresmaller than the 1930s depression. During this period the unemployment rate was as low as 2.9 percent (1953) and as high as 9.7 percent (1982). Because of cutbacksin the unemployment insurance program and changes in the nature of employment during the 1980s, however, only 37 percent of jobless workers received benefits in1990. Fears that the...

• Popular Music I INTRODUCTION Satchmo Sings "Back O' Town Blues" One of the founders of instrumental jazz music, American Louis Armstrong, known as Satchmo, also profoundly influenced vocal jazz and popular song.

  disseminating popular music until the 1920s remained printed sheet music. By the late 19th century, the music-publishing business was centralized in New York City,particularly in an area of lower Manhattan called Tin Pan Alley. “After the Ball” (1892) by Charles K. Harris, the first popular song to sell 1 million copies—in this case, ofsheet music—inspired rapid growth in the music-publishing industry. Composers were hired to rapidly produce popular songs by the dozens, and the techniques ofFost...

• Antigua and Barbuda - country.

  The monetary unit of Antigua and Barbuda is the East Caribbean (EC) dollar of 100 cents (2.70 East Caribbean dollars equal U.S.$1, a fixed rate since 1976). VI ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS The growth of the tourist industry has created some environmental problems, including uncontrolled disposal of sewage from hotels on the beach. Hotel developmentalso threatens the Antiguan mangrove trees. Water management is another major area of concern because of limited natural freshwater resources. Coral reefs...

• Dominica - country.

  Other crops are being promoted to diversify the economy away from reliance on bananas. They include coffee, cacao, mangoes, citrus fruit, and root vegetables. Pumice is quarried and exported on Dominica. Manufacturing is on a small scale and largely limited to the processing of farm products. The main manufactured goodsare fruit juices, alcoholic beverages, soap, and essential oils. The island also has electronic assembly plants, data-processing companies, and garment manufacturers. The governme...

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• Central African Republic - country.

  Manufacturing activity in the Central African Republic is very limited. Products include cottonseed, peanut, and sesame oils; textiles; leather goods; tobacco products;soap; flour; bricks; and paint. The output of electricity in 2003 was 106 million kilowatt-hours, 80.19 percent of which was generated in hydroelectric installations. Gemdiamonds account for nearly all the country’s mineral output and two-thirds of its export revenue. Production was 250,000 carats in 2004. Uranium was discovered i...

• Papua-Neuguinea - geographie.

  Das höchste Gericht ist der Oberste Gerichtshof; untergeordnete Rechtskörperschaften sind u. a. die Bezirksgerichte, die örtlichen Gerichte und die Vormundschaftsgerichte.Papua-Neuguinea gliedert sich verwaltungsmäßig in 19 Provinzen und den Hauptstadtbezirk. 5.1 Verteidigung Papua-Neuguineas kleine Verteidigungsstreitmacht mit 3 100 Mann wird in ihrer langwierigen Offensive gegen die sezessionistische Revolutionsarmee von Bougainville vonAustralien unterstützt. 6 WIRTSCHAFT Das Bruttoinlandsp...

• Tschad - geographie.

  Recht; darüber hinaus wurden Elemente des islamischen und des traditionellen Stammesrechtes übernommen. Der Tschad ist in 14 Präfekturen gegliedert. 6 WIRTSCHAFT Der Tschad zählt zu den ärmsten Ländern der Erde; 64 Prozent der Bevölkerung leben unter der Armutsgrenze (1996). Obwohl nur 2,9 Prozent der Landesflächelandwirtschaftlich genutzt werden, ist die Wirtschaft überwiegend agrarisch orientiert. Die im Süden angebaute Baumwolle ist ein wichtiges Ausfuhrgut. Daneben werden vorallem Erdnüsse...

• Mississippi - geography.

  The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...

• Mississippi - USA History.

  The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...

• Liechtenstein - country.

  principal crops are corn, potatoes, barley, wheat, and vegetables. Grapes are grown for wine production. Cattle and sheep are raised for meat and dairy products. B Manufacturing Liechtenstein has few raw materials and must import more than 90 percent of its energy sources. Consequently, Liechtenstein has no heavy industry. Instead, theprincipality has developed a number of efficient, small-scale industries that manufacture specialized goods such as false teeth and dental supplies, pharmaceutica...

• Reino Unido - geografía.

  2.5. 1 Flora En la antigüedad, la mayor parte del Reino Unido, con la excepción de las montañas y los páramos del norte, el oeste y las zonas pantanosas, estuvo cubierta de bosques dehoja caduca dominados por el roble. Las plantaciones de coníferas de crecimiento rápido en Gales y el noreste de Escocia constituyen una buena parte del 10% del territoriodel Reino Unido que todavía está arbolado. Alrededor de una cuarta parte del Reino Unido, principalmente en Escocia, el suroeste de Inglaterra, G...

• Côte d'Ivoire - country.

  D Culture Traditional artistic expressions in Côte d’Ivoire include woodcarvings (particularly masks), decorative fabrics, and acrobatic dancing. Urban populations have beengreatly influenced by French culture. The French language is almost universally used in the written literature of Côte d’Ivoire, to the exclusion of the African languages. IV ECONOMY About 60 percent of Côte d’Ivoire’s total labor force is employed in farming and forestry. Government efforts to avoid dependence on a small...

• NATO - Politik.

  NATO darauf im Dezember 1979 mit dem auch im Westen umstrittenen NATO-Doppelbeschluss antwortete. Der im gleichen Monat beginnende Afghanistan-Krieg derSowjetunion führte zu einer weiteren Anspannung der internationalen Lage. 1983 begann die NATO mit der 1979 im Doppelbeschluss angedrohten Stationierung von US-amerikanischen nuklearen Mittelstreckenraketen in Europa. Im Zuge der von Michail Gorbatschow eingeleiteten epochalen Neuordnung der Ost-West-Beziehungen vereinbarten die Sowjetunion und d...

• Sambia - geographie.

  Alphabetisierungsgrad beträgt 82,2 Prozent. An der Universität von Sambia in Lusaka (gegründet 1965) studieren etwa 4 600 Studenten. Das Livingstone Museum in Maramba enthält eine Sammlung von Ausstellungsstücken zur Archäologie und Naturgeschichte Südafrikas. Das Institut für AfrikanischeStudien, das der Universität von Sambia angegliedert ist, veröffentlicht Studien über Zentralafrika. 5 VERWALTUNG UND POLITIK Sambia ist seit 1964 eine Präsidialrepublik. Gültig ist die Verfassung von 1991. 5....

• Australia - country.

  itself forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Considerable lengths of the Murray, Darling, and Murrumbidgee rivers are navigable during thewet seasons. The central plains region, also known as the Channel Country, is interlaced by a network of rivers. During the rainy season these rivers flood the low-lying countryside,but in dry months they become merely a series of water holes. The Victoria, Daly, and Roper rivers drain a section of the Northern Territory. In Queensland...

• Australia - Geography.

  itself forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Considerable lengths of the Murray, Darling, and Murrumbidgee rivers are navigable during thewet seasons. The central plains region, also known as the Channel Country, is interlaced by a network of rivers. During the rainy season these rivers flood the low-lying countryside,but in dry months they become merely a series of water holes. The Victoria, Daly, and Roper rivers drain a section of the Northern Territory. In Queensland...

• Medio ambiente - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  aproximadamente. Lo significativo de este cambio es que puede provocar un aumento de la temperatura de la Tierra a través del proceso conocido como efecto invernadero.El dióxido de carbono atmosférico tiende a impedir que la radiación de onda larga escape al espacio exterior; dado que se produce más calor y puede escapar menos, latemperatura global de la Tierra aumenta. Un calentamiento global significativo de la atmósfera tendría graves efectos sobre el medio ambiente. Aceleraría la fusión de l...

• Cuba - country.

  Only two land mammals, the hutia, or cane rat, and the solenodon, a rare insectivore that resembles a rat, are known to be indigenous. The island has numerous batsand nearly 300 kinds of birds, including vultures, wild turkeys, quail, finches, gulls, macaws, parakeets, and hummingbirds. The bee hummingbird of Cuba is thesmallest bird in the world. Among the few reptiles are tortoises, caimans, the Cuban crocodile, and a species of boa that can attain a length of 3.7 m (12 ft). More than700 speci...

• Panamá - geographie.

  Nationalflagge (4. November), der Aufstand von Los Santos (10. November), der Tag der Unabhängigkeit von Spanien (28. November), der Tag der UnbeflecktenEmpfängnis (8. Dezember), der Nationaltrauertag (20. Dezember) und der 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag (25. Dezember). Jeder Ort feiert zudem seinen Schutzheiligen. 3.3 Soziales Von staatlicher Seite wurde in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten ein Sozialversicherungssystem aufgebaut. Das Pro-Kopf-Einkommen der Bevölkerung ist höher als in vielenanderen Staaten...

• Communism.

  In Britain, Robert Owen, a philanthropic Welsh manufacturer, strove against the social problems brought about by the Industrial Revolution and sought to improve thewelfare of workers. As manager of a cotton mill, he enhanced the environment of his workers by improving their housing, modernizing mill equipment for greater safetyand sanitation, and establishing low-priced stores for the workers and schools for their children. Owen believed that workers, rather than governments, should createthe in...

• Communism .

  In Britain, Robert Owen, a philanthropic Welsh manufacturer, strove against the social problems brought about by the Industrial Revolution and sought to improve thewelfare of workers. As manager of a cotton mill, he enhanced the environment of his workers by improving their housing, modernizing mill equipment for greater safetyand sanitation, and establishing low-priced stores for the workers and schools for their children. Owen believed that workers, rather than governments, should createthe in...

• Argentina - country.

  Patagonia lies in the rain shadow of the Andes and so receives little moisture. As a result it is used primarily for grazing sheep, although some crops are grown on smallfarms in irrigated valleys. Several major oil fields also are in Patagonia. At the southern tip of Patagonia is Tierra del Fuego, a large mountainous island shared byArgentina and Chile. B Rivers and Lakes Most of Argentina’s rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Three rivers—the Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay—flow generally sou...

• Poliomyelitis.

  Physical therapy helps patients with paralytic polio stretch and move affected muscles. This movement minimizes the atrophy, or shrinkage, of affected muscles andlimbs and builds strength. Exercises can also retrain working muscles to compensate for other muscles that have permanently lost the ability to move. Rehabilitativetherapy trains patients to use braces, crutches, and other devices that provide support and aid mobility. V PREVENTION OF POLIO Immunization with polio vaccine is the best w...

• Federal Republic of Germany - country.

  B Rivers and Lakes Rivers have played a major role in Germany’s economic development. The Rhine River flows in a northwesterly direction from Switzerland through much of westernGermany and The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is a major European waterway and a pillar of commerce and trade. Its primary German tributaries include theMain, Mosel, Neckar, and Ruhr rivers. The Oder (Odra) River, along the border between Poland and Germany, runs northward and empties into the Baltic; it provides an...

• Neandertals.

  Neandertals made stone tools by striking flakes from rock “cores.” The cores were carefully selected and prepared so that only a single blow was normally required todetach a flake. A number of relatively standardized flakes were sometimes produced from a single core. These sharp flakes served as “blanks” that were further workedand shaped into the desired tools. Suitable stone was sometimes rare, and often tools were sharpened and resharpened to make new tools, yielding a whole variety ofshapes...

• Japan - country.

  island’s fertile soils support agriculture and provide the vast majority of Japan’s pasturelands. In addition, Hokkaidō contains coal deposits, and the cold currents off itsshores supply cold-water fish. Winters are long and harsh, so most of Hokkaid ō is lightly settled, housing about 5 percent of Japan’s population on approximately 20 percent of its land area. However,its snowy winters and unspoiled natural beauty attract many skiers and tourists. Hokkaid ō is thought of as Japan’s northern fr...

• Sciencefiction (Sprache & Litteratur).

  Elemente des Genres häufig mit gesellschaftskritischen Aspekten. Der Biochemiker Isaac Asimov verfasste neben mehreren populärwissenschaftlichen Werken seit Ende derdreißiger Jahre auch wissenschaftlich äußerst fundierte Sciencefictionromane wie Ich, der Roboter (1950) oder die Trilogie Der Tausendjahresplan (1951). Zu den ersten Sciencefictionautoren, denen es gelang, die vorgegebenen Klischees der Gattung zu durchbrechen und besonders ihre literarischen Qualitäten weiterzuentwickeln, gehör...

• Oregon - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Oregon - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Brian Mulroney.

  At the party convention Mulroney was one of the candidates who ran against Clark. This time Mulroney did not have to contend with a rival candidate from Québec. Healso had the support of the remnants of the Diefenbaker faction—who disliked Clark even more than they disliked Mulroney. Mulroney was also endorsed by asubstantial group of members of Parliament; this endorsement helped allay concerns about whether he could provide effective leadership in Parliament. Mulroney waselected leader of the...

• Brian Mulroney - Canadian History.

  At the party convention Mulroney was one of the candidates who ran against Clark. This time Mulroney did not have to contend with a rival candidate from Québec. Healso had the support of the remnants of the Diefenbaker faction—who disliked Clark even more than they disliked Mulroney. Mulroney was also endorsed by asubstantial group of members of Parliament; this endorsement helped allay concerns about whether he could provide effective leadership in Parliament. Mulroney waselected leader of the...

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• Weißrussland - geographie.

  Ausrüstungen, Textilien und Fahrzeuge. In der Landwirtschaft wird mehr als die Hälfte der Wertschöpfung durch Viehzucht und Milchwirtschaft erzielt; daneben spielen auch Anbauprodukte wie Kartoffeln, Weizen,Zuckerrüben und weiteres Getreide eine wichtige Rolle. 26,3 Prozent der Fläche werden als Ackerland genutzt. Durch den Reaktorunfall in Tschernobyl 1986 erlitt dieweißrussische Landwirtschaft einen erheblichen Schaden: Knapp 70 Prozent des gesamten radioaktiven Niederschlags gingen auf weißru...

• India - country.

  delta in the north, are intensely farmed. B Rivers and Lakes The rivers of India can be divided into three groups: the great Himalayan rivers of the north, the westward-flowing rivers of central India, and the eastward-flowingrivers of the Deccan Plateau and the rest of peninsular India. Only small portions of India’s rivers are navigable because of silting and the wide seasonal variation inwater flow (due to the monsoon climate). Water transport is thus of little importance in India. Barrages,...

• 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...

• Artificial Satellite - astronomy.

  The first stage of a multistage rocket consists of rocket engines that provide a huge amount of force, or thrust. The first stage lifts the entire launch vehicle—with itsload of fuel, the rocket body, and the satellite—off the launch pad and into the first part of the flight. After its engines use all their fuel, the first stage portion of therocket separates from the rest of the launch vehicle and falls to Earth. The second stage then ignites, providing the energy necessary to lift the satellit...