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• Delaware - USA History.

  D Climate Delaware has generally hot and humid summers and mild winters. D1 Temperature In July, average daytime temperatures are usually in the upper 20°s to lower 30°sC (80°sF) or even higher. But because summer nights tend to be cooler than thedays, July averages are about 24°C (about 75°F). In addition, onshore sea breezes can reduce daytime temperatures along the coast by 3 to 6 Celsius degrees (5 to 10Fahrenheit degrees). January averages range from -1°C (31°F) at Newark, in the north, t...

• Paris (city, France) - geography.

  Théâtre Musical de Paris and the Théâtre de la Ville. Just north of the Hôtel de Ville is the Pompidou Center, also known as Beaubourg, an arts complex devoted to modern and contemporary art and design. The structure,in steel and glass and featuring brightly colored, exposed pipes and ducts, is the work of Italian architect Renzo Piano and British architect Richard Rogers. Itscontroversial pop-art design contrasts sharply with the overall gray hue of the city, and was criticized by many followin...

• San Antonio (city, Texas) - geography.

  The SBC Center is the home venue for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's NationalBasketball Association (WNBA). The dome also serves as the site for the Alamo Bowl, an annual post-season college football game. Large themed amusement parks inthe San Antonio area are Fiesta Texas and Sea World of Texas. San Antonio’s major annual event is the Fiesta, a ten-day celebration in late April with carnivals, ethnic feasts, art...

• North Dakota - geography.

  Bismarck, the growing season averages 134 days, as the average date of the last killing frost is May 11 and that of the first killing frost is September 22. The length ofthe growing season drops to about 110 days in the northerly reaches of the state. The long periods of summer sunshine at this latitude, providing as much as 16 hoursof daylight in summer, help crops to mature quickly, thus compensating somewhat for the relatively short growing season. Temperatures in the north are, on the averag...

• North Dakota - USA History.

  Bismarck, the growing season averages 134 days, as the average date of the last killing frost is May 11 and that of the first killing frost is September 22. The length ofthe growing season drops to about 110 days in the northerly reaches of the state. The long periods of summer sunshine at this latitude, providing as much as 16 hoursof daylight in summer, help crops to mature quickly, thus compensating somewhat for the relatively short growing season. Temperatures in the north are, on the averag...

• Steven Spielberg - KUNSTLER.

  erzählt Spielberg von den Vergeltungsmaßnahmen nach dem Überfall der palästinensischen Terrorgruppe Schwarzer September auf israelische Sportler bei den OlympischenSpielen 1972. Der kontrovers diskutierte pazifistische Film, eine Reflexion über Terror und Gegenterror, der auf dem als unseriös geltenden Buch Vengeance (1984) von George Jonas basiert, weicht von der historischen Wahrheit ab und verzichtet somit auf den Anspruch auf Faktizität. Dem Film wurden u. a. fehlende Authentizität, naiver...

• New York (ville)1PRÉSENTATIONNew York (ville), en anglais New York City, ville du sud-est de l'État de New York, située dans le nord-est des États-Unis, à l'embouchure de l'Hudson, sur l'océanAtlantique.

  Les différents districts de New York sont reliés entre eux par de nombreux ponts et tunnels : Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel entre Manhattanet Brooklyn ; Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, l’un des plus longs ponts suspendus du monde, entre Brooklyn et Staten Island ; Queensboro Bridge entre Manhattan et leQueens ; Triborough Bridge entre Manhattan, le Queens et le Bronx ; enfin, le George Washington Bridge, les tunnels Holland et Lincoln, et la voie Port Authority Trans-Hudso...

• Richard Parkes BONINGTON: VUE DE LA CÔTE FRANÇAISE AVEC PÊCHEURS.

• Richard Parkes BONINGTON: VUE DE LA CÔTE FRANÇAISE AVEC PÉCHEURS.

• Richard Parkes BONINGTON: VUE DU GRAND CANAL DE VENISE.

• Gewinner der Grand-Slam-Turniere (Herren).

  1987 Stefan Edberg Schweden 1988 Mats Wilander Schweden 1989 Ivan Lendl Tschechoslowakei 1990 Ivan Lendl Tschechoslowakei 1991 Boris Becker Deutschland 1992 Jim Courier USA 1993 Jim Courier USA 1994 Pete Sampras USA 1995 Andre Agassi USA 1996 Boris Becker Deutschland 1997 Pete Sampras USA 1998 Petr Korda Tschechien 1999 Jewgeni Kafelnikow Russland 2000 Andre Agassi USA 2001 Andre Agassi USA 2002 Thomas Johansson Schweden 2003 Andre Agassi USA 2004 Roger Federer Schweiz 2005 Marat Safin Russland...

• Parker Alan, né en 1944 à Islington (Londres), cinéaste britannique.

• Skateboarding.

  The earliest skateboards first appeared in the 1940s and 1950s. Many of the early boards were toy scooters whose handlebars had been removed. Other homemadeskateboards were steel-wheeled roller skates nailed onto a piece of wood. The first commercially produced skateboards appeared in the early 1960s, when MakahaSkateboards established a successful business. The Makaha company later developed the tail. By the 1970s, skateboard design had advanced, and the models produced were much safer than tho...

• Fondée au XVIIe siècle sur la côte atlantique, symbole de

  Enfin, les habitants en provenance de l'Amérique latine représentent 11 % de la population de l'agglomération et le nombre des Chinois est en augmentation sensible. Complétez votre recherche en consultant : Les corrélats Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Hudson Hudson Henry Indépendance américaine (guerre de l') Iroquois Verrazano (Giovanni da) Les livres New York - la Liberté éclairant le monde, page 3422, volume 6 New York - l'Empire State Building, page 3423, volume 6 La configuration...

• Park Mungo, 1771-1806, né à Foulshiels, près de Selkirk, explorateur écossais.

• Berlin - geography.

  boroughs of Wedding and Tiergarten. Other important central areas include Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, now united as the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough, andPrenzlauer Berg, now incorporated as a part of the Pankow borough. Tiergarten contains a large wooded park, a zoo, and a variety of public monuments as well as the large, modern Congress Hall and the Reichstag building, which wasbuilt from 1884 to 1894. The Reichstag and the surrounding area have undergone renovation to accommodate the Bun...

• Franklin D.

  Roosevelt entrusted his campaign management to the journalist Louis McHenry Howe. Howe, a genius at politics, performed brilliantly. Henceforth, Roosevelt and Howewere to be almost inseparable, and Howe, a wizened and colorful little man, guided the political fortunes of the Hyde Park aristocrat. B Assistant Secretary of the Navy Even before his reelection to the New York legislature, Roosevelt had entered the national political arena by taking part in the campaign of Governor Woodrow Wilson of...

• Franklin D.

  Roosevelt entrusted his campaign management to the journalist Louis McHenry Howe. Howe, a genius at politics, performed brilliantly. Henceforth, Roosevelt and Howewere to be almost inseparable, and Howe, a wizened and colorful little man, guided the political fortunes of the Hyde Park aristocrat. B Assistant Secretary of the Navy Even before his reelection to the New York legislature, Roosevelt had entered the national political arena by taking part in the campaign of Governor Woodrow Wilson of...

• Schrieffer John Robert, né en 1931 à Oak Park (Illinois), physicien américain.

• Fielding Henry, 1707-1754, né à Sharpham Park (Somerset), écrivain anglais.

• Bees. It's a warm summer afternoon in a park or garden.

  become the queens. When a honey bee finds food, it tells other honey bees. The bee comes back to the hive with nectar. Itthen performs a dance. The bee’s movements tell the other bees where to look for this nectar. BUMBLEBEES If you go on a picnic, a yellow and black bumblebee may buzz by. Bumblebees have thick, hairy bodies.Their hair helps keep them warm. Only the queens live through the winter, however. The workers anddrones die. Like honey bees, bumblebees live in colonies. Bumblebees like t...

• Hemingway Ernest Miller, 1899-1961, né à Oak Park (Illinois), écrivain américain.

• Bonington (Richard Parkes) Peintre et aquarelliste anglais (Arnold, près de Nottingham, 1802 - Londres, 1828).

• Steven Spielberg I INTRODUCTION Steven Spielberg The imaginative films of Steven Spielberg are known for their technical creativity and memorable characters.

  Courtesy of Everett Collection Spielberg teamed up with writer-producer George Lucas in the 1980s to make the action-adventure Indiana Jones film series: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Other directorial projects during this period included the science-fiction fantasy E.T.—The Extra-Terrestrial , at the time the highest-grossing film ever made; The Color Purple (1985), a drama based on the novel...

• Python (snake) - biology.

  pythons are prey for monitor lizards, crocodiles, storks, eagles, and predatory mammals ranging from hyenas to leopards and other cats depending on the region. V PYTHONS AND HUMANS Modern humans have lived alongside pythons for thousands of years. The giant species have been treated with both reverence and fear. Pythons have been widelyassociated with fertility, water, and the Earth. Some African tribes have worshiped pythons as protective spirits. Among Aboriginal Australians the Rainbow Serpe...

• Tampa - geography.

  The Port of Tampa is the country’s deepwater port closest to the Panama Canal and is among the nation’s busiest; products passing through the port include cement,citrus fruits, coal, petroleum, ammonia, phosphate, and sulfur. The port also is home to a shrimp fleet and is increasingly a port of departure for cruise ships. A number of highways and expressways link Tampa to the rest of the metropolitan region and the state. Interstate 4 leads inland toward Orlando and forms the axis ofthe eastern...

• New York (city) - geography.

  Concourse are particularly prized, because the apartment buildings are well kept and the public parks are easily accessible. City Island retains the charm of a small fishingvillage. Parts of the Bronx, however, fell victim to decay and abandonment, especially between 1970 and 1980, when the population of the borough fell by 20 percent. The low pointoccurred in 1976, when future U.S. president Jimmy Carter compared the South Bronx to the bombed-out German city of Dresden after World War II (1939-...

• Jane Austen I INTRODUCTION Jane Austen English author Jane Austen crafted satirical romances set within the confines of upper-middle-class English society.

  up their personal pride and prejudices before they can enter into a happy relationship together. As do Austen’s earlier writings, Pride and Prejudice displays the themes of appearance versus reality, and impulse versus deliberation. Elizabeth, trusting her own impulses, makes a mistake about Darcy and his apparent arrogance that deliberation and further experience eventually cause her to correct. Of Elizabeth, Austenwrote: “I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appea...

• Cheetah - biology.

  animals such as zebras. Unlike most cats, cheetahs hunt during the day, when lions and hyenas that compete with them for prey are less likely to be active. Still,scientists in Tanzania have observed that cheetahs lose 10 to 13 percent of their kills to lions and hyenas. Alerted by the panic of a gazelle herd or by the circling ofvultures, lions and hyenas close in and easily drive the more timid cheetah away from a fresh kill. A cheetah usually stalks prey to within about 10 m (about 33 ft) and...

• Algeria - country.

  areas to fishing. National parks, including the giant Tassili N’Ajjer National Park in the eastern corner of the country, comprise a large proportion of the protected area. The effects of Algeria’s human population on the fragile landscape have been severe. The greatest ecological threats are deforestation and burning of scrub vegetation,conversion of steppe habitat to arable land, and soil erosion due to overgrazing and poor farming practices. Pollution of Mediterranean coastal waters is pervas...

• Roosevelt Franklin Delano, 1882-1945, né à Hyde Park (New York), homme d'État américain.

  Complétez votre recherche en consultant : Les corrélats États-Unis - Histoire - Les États-Unis, puissance mondiale - La Seconde Guerre mondiale Les livres guerres mondiales - les trois Grands à Yalta, en Crimée, le 9 février 1945, page 2277, volume 4 Complétez votre recherche en consultant : Les corrélats Amérique du Nord - Histoire - L'Amérique du Nord, du XIXe siècle à nos jours Atlantique (charte de l') brain-trust Byrnes James Francis Churchill (sir Winston) démocrate (parti)...

• RANCILLAC Bernard D iana R oss Né à Paris, 1931 D e 1972 à 1976, Bernard Rancillac a portraituré u ne q uarantaine d e musiciens d e jazz tels q ue Charlie Parker, Miles Davis ou, ici, Diana Ross.

• Henry Fielding par Pierre-François Caillé Henry Fielding qui " des deux mains allait se chauffer au feu de la vie ", naquit le 22 avril 1707 à Sharpham Park, dans le Comté de Somerset.

  par Pierre-François Caillé

• Le Be·bop

  jours répéter les mêmes stéréotypes musicaux et je persistais à penser qu'il existait a utr e chose que j'en tendais sans jamais parvenir à le jouer> >, déclara­ t-il plus tard. En travaillant à l'écriture de Cherokee, il réalisa que les altérations des accords de base pou­ vaient constituer la tonique d e nou veaux accords: Cha rlie Parker réussit ainsi à approcher au plus près la musique qu'il portait en lui . La naissance du jau...

• Denver - geography.

  percent of Denver’s population, blacks 11.1 percent, Asians 2.8 percent, Native Americans 1.3 percent, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent. Peopleof mixed heritage or not reporting race made up 19.3 percent of the population. Hispanics, who may be of any race, were 31.7 percent of the people. In 2006, Denver'spopulation was estimated at 566,974. IV EDUCATION AND CULTURE Since the very beginning of Colorado’s settlement, Denver has been the region’s thriving cultural hub...

• Seoul - geography.

  Major arts centers include Sejong Cultural Center, the largest performing arts center in South Korea located in Sejongno in central Seoul. The Korea Traditional PerformingArts Center, which showcases traditional Korean music and dance, is in the Seocho district. VI RECREATION Biwon, or the Secret Garden, formerly a retreat for the Yi rulers of the Chosŏn dynasty, is now a public park occupying 32 hectares (80 acres) just north of ChangdeokPalace. Namsan Park, located on Namsan Mountain south of...

• Les Etats-Unis (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – Géographie - Enseignements Pratiques Interdisciplinaires)

  étant situées sur ce territoire . • Le lac Michigan. Il tire son nom du mot indien Mishigamaw, qui signifie " grande eau ». D'une superficie de 58 013 km' et d'une profondeur de 280 rn, c'est le seul à être situé entièrement sur le territoire des États-Unis. • Le lac Huron . Il doit son nom au mot indien désignant la tribu insta llée dans la région avant l'arrivée des Blancs . D'une superficie de 59 586 km' et d'une profondeur de 228 rn, il est relié...

• South Africa Wins Rugby World Cup.

  “Shosholoza,” a ballad sung by black workers. On the eve of opening day the team requested a tour of Robben Island. More than 60,000 people at Ellis Park—including a jersey-clad Mandela—watched the Springboks score an unlikely first-round victory over Australia, winners ofthe previous World Cup in 1991. Few sightings of the former national flag were reported. In the neighboring black township of Soweto, residents watched the gameon television, even though the Springboks' first and only black...

• Alberta - Geography.

  C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...

• Alberta - Canadian History.

  C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...

• New York (city) - geography.

  The Bronx is the fourth largest and the northernmost of the five boroughs, and the only one on the American mainland. Even so, it is surrounded by water on threesides: Long Island Sound on the east, the Harlem and East rivers on the south, and Hudson River on the west. Encompassing 109 sq km (42 sq mi), it had 1,332,650inhabitants in 2000. Largely residential, the Bronx includes dozens of vibrant neighborhoods. Fieldston is particularly elegant, with great stone houses set among spacious lawns a...

• Montana - geography.

  (191 sq mi), is Montana’s largest lake, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous states west of the Mississippi River. C Climate Climatic regions in Montana coincide roughly with the two major physiographic regions. In western Montana, as compared with the eastern plains area, winters tend tobe milder while summers are cooler. Precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year in the west, and it is cloudier and somewhat more humid in all seasons.In addition, the grow...

• Montana - USA History.

  (191 sq mi), is Montana’s largest lake, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous states west of the Mississippi River. C Climate Climatic regions in Montana coincide roughly with the two major physiographic regions. In western Montana, as compared with the eastern plains area, winters tend tobe milder while summers are cooler. Precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year in the west, and it is cloudier and somewhat more humid in all seasons.In addition, the grow...

• San Diego - geography.

  Qualcomm Stadium is the home of the San Diego Chargers, playing major league football. PETCO Park is the home of the San Diego Padres, playing major leaguebaseball. Major sporting events in the city include a professional golf tournament in February, hydroplane races on Mission Bay in late summer, and the Holiday Bowlpostseason college football game in December. VI ECONOMY The total value of all the goods and services produced in San Diego make it one of the most powerful economies in the worl...

• London (England) - geography.

  In the northern part of the West End is Bloomsbury, the city’s traditional intellectual center, with its concentration of bookshops and homes of writers and academics. Inthe early 20th century a number of famous writers, critics, and artists who lived here became known as the Bloomsbury Group. Here, too, is the British Museum, one ofLondon’s chief tourist attractions. Nearby is the giant complex of the University of London, whose various colleges and departments have taken over much ofBloomsbury...

• Kentucky - geography.

  The climate of Kentucky is characterized by warm or hot summers and cool winters. Throughout the year, temperatures do not vary greatly from place to place,although they are generally slightly lower in the Appalachian Plateaus region than elsewhere in the state. Average July temperatures are usually from 24° to 27°C (76°to 80°F) in the central and western areas and from 23° to 24°C (74° to 76°F) in the east. January averages range from below 1°C (34°F) in the northern Bluegrassregion to more tha...

• Kentucky - USA History.

  The climate of Kentucky is characterized by warm or hot summers and cool winters. Throughout the year, temperatures do not vary greatly from place to place,although they are generally slightly lower in the Appalachian Plateaus region than elsewhere in the state. Average July temperatures are usually from 24° to 27°C (76°to 80°F) in the central and western areas and from 23° to 24°C (74° to 76°F) in the east. January averages range from below 1°C (34°F) in the northern Bluegrassregion to more tha...

• Jane Austen.

  years later.) Mansfield Park is Jane Austen’s most ambitious novel—in length, in variety of characterization, and in the scope of its theme. It centers on the effects of upbringing on personal morality in three families—the middle-class Bertrams, the fashionable Crawfords, and the impoverished Prices. Austen has been praised for her presentation ofthe complex relations between the members of the families, but as in Sense and Sensibility, she frustrates the expectations of her readers that the...

• Hawaii (state) - geography.

  limestone along the coast. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are all so-called shield volcanoes, or lava domes. Unlike the volcanoes of Alaska and South America, those of Hawaii were notcreated by very explosive eruptions. Formed mostly by lava flows, they are great rounded mountain masses, rather than steep-sided cones. Mauna Kea, dormant forcenturies, is the highest mountain in the state. It rises to 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, and its summit is dotted with cinder cones formed by...

• Hawaii (state) - USA History.

  limestone along the coast. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are all so-called shield volcanoes, or lava domes. Unlike the volcanoes of Alaska and South America, those of Hawaii were notcreated by very explosive eruptions. Formed mostly by lava flows, they are great rounded mountain masses, rather than steep-sided cones. Mauna Kea, dormant forcenturies, is the highest mountain in the state. It rises to 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, and its summit is dotted with cinder cones formed by...