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Définition / Vocabulaire: AN, substantif masculin.

notre premier jour de l'an. EDMOND DE GONCOURT, JULES DE GONCOURT, Journal, 1869, page 479. Remarque?: Autres syntagmes cadeau de nouvel an (ANDR? GIDE, Si le grain ne meurt, 1924, page 412), cartes et souhaits de nouvel an (VAL?RY LARBAUD, Journal, f?vrier 1934, page 280), f?ter le nouvel an (P. LOTI, Mon fr?re Yves, 1883, page 259), visites du premier de l'an (JACQUES RIVI?RE, ALAIN-FOURNIER, Correspondance, lettre de Jacques Rivi?re ? Alain-Fournier, janvier 1906, page 230). ? Service...

Native American Architecture I INTRODUCTION Native American Architecture, traditional architecture of the peoples of who lived in North America before Europeans arrived.

Mound Builders who resided in the area.John Elk III/Bruce Coleman, Inc. Another mound building culture, named Hopewell, also appears to have originated in Ohio but expanded west to Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma, south to Louisiana,Mississippi, and Alabama, east to Georgia and the Appalachian Mountains, and north to Wisconsin, Michigan, and lower Ontario in Canada. The Hopewell culture lastedfrom about 200 BC to 400 AD. Hopewell people built large, linear mounds to create enclosures in geometrical...

China - country.

North China lies between the Mongolian Steppe on the north and the Yangtze River Basin on the south. It stretches west from the Bo Hai gulf and the Yellow Sea to theeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Administratively, North China includes Beijing and Tianjin municipalities; Shandong and Shanxi provinces; most of Hebei, Henan,and Shaanxi provinces; and portions of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Gansu provinces. Humans have lived in the agriculturally rich region of Nor...

WHY I'M NOT WHERE YOU ARE 5/21/63 To my unborn child:

point at,"The regular, please," orperhaps, "AndIwouldn't saynotosomething sweet,"whenmyonly friend, Mr.Richter, suggested, "Whatifyou tried tomake asculpture again?What's theworst thingthatcould happen?" Ishuffled halfway into thefilled book: "I'mnotsure, butit'slate." Iwent through hundreds ofbooks, thousands ofthem, theywere allover the apartment, Iused them asdoorstops andpaperweights, Istacked themifIneeded toreach something, Islid them under thelegs ofwobbly tables,Iused them astrivets andc...

Spain - country.

B Natural Resources Spain has a number of mineral resources. The largest known deposits are of iron ore, zinc, and lead. Spain also produces significant quantities of copper and mercury.These deposits are mined mainly in Huelva province in southwestern Spain, around Cartagena on the Mediterranean, and at various points along the Bay of Biscay inthe north. Additionally, uranium is mined in the region of Extremadura, near the Portuguese frontier, where pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, tungsten, and po...

Arte gótico.

Catedral de SalisburyLa catedral de Salisbury es uno de los mejores ejemplos del gótico inglés. Se construyó entre 1220 y 1260, aunque la aguja sobre elcrucero y los arbotantes se añadieron en el siglo XIV.John Bethell/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Con la bóveda gótica los edificios pudieron adoptar formas variadas. Sin embargo, la planta común de las catedrales góticas consistió en tres o cinco naves longitudinales,un transepto, un coro y un presbiterio, es decir, una composición simil...

Arte gótico - historia.

Catedral de SalisburyLa catedral de Salisbury es uno de los mejores ejemplos del gótico inglés. Se construyó entre 1220 y 1260, aunque la aguja sobre elcrucero y los arbotantes se añadieron en el siglo XIV.John Bethell/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Con la bóveda gótica los edificios pudieron adoptar formas variadas. Sin embargo, la planta común de las catedrales góticas consistió en tres o cinco naves longitudinales,un transepto, un coro y un presbiterio, es decir, una composición simil...

Questions pour comprendre le XXe siècle

Bobby Jones Is First Golfer To Win Grand Slam.

so much that the dye from the red tees in his pocket bled onto his pants. Jones opened with a 71 that left him one stroke out of the lead. His second-round 73 could have been much worse had it not been for a “Lily Pad Shot” on the par-five ninth hole. Distracted by a crowd movement in the midst of his second shot, Jones topped the ball and sent it toward the pond guarding the green. Instead ofplopping into the water, the ball skidded over the water like a flat stone and landed on the bank. H...

Ireland - country.

F Plants and Animals Ireland’s animal life does not differ markedly from that of England or France. Over many centuries of human settlement almost all of Ireland’s natural woodlands werecleared, and indigenous animals such as bear, wolf, wildcat, beaver, wild cattle, and the giant Irish deer (a type of fallow deer) gradually disappeared. However, thehardy and versatile Connemara pony, Ireland’s only native pony breed, has been used by Irish farmers since prehistoric times. The great auk, or gar...

Chacun se déclare volontiers réfractaire à la mode, comprise comme ce qui ne dure pas et maîtresse d'illusions, vite retombées.

Saint Laurent (Yves Mathieu, dit Yves) Les médias Chanel Coco Les livres mode - le « new look », page 3242, volume 6 mode - garçonne, 1925, page 3243, volume 6 mode - Balenciaga, 1955, page 3243, volume 6 mode - Courrèges, page 3243, volume 6 Les hiérarchies d'un monde complexe. C'est un monde complexe que celui des professionnels de la mode, qui focalise l'attention sur lui au moins deux fois par an, lors des présentations de collections : étendu, si l'on considère la chaîne des mé...

From Bulfinch's Mythology: Apollo and Daphne - anthology.

know no decay.' The nymph, now changed into a Laurel tree, bowed its head in grateful acknowledgment. That Apollo should be the god both of music and poetry will not appear strange, but that medicine should also be assigned to his province, may. The [18th-centuryScottish] poet [John] Armstrong, himself a physician, thus accounts for it: 'Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, Expels diseases, softens every pain;And hence the wise of ancient days adoredOne power of physic, melody, and son...

Dictionnaire en ligne: ENTREPRISE, substantif féminin.

jeunes gens sont à craindre, lui semblait exagérée [à de Géry] . ALPHONSE DAUDET, Le Nabab, 1877, page 163. B.— ÉCONOMIE. 1. Mise en oeuvre de capitaux et d'une main-d'oeuvre salariée en vue d'une production ou de services déterminés : Ø 9.... « jamais gouvernement n'a été aussi favorable au développement de toutes les facultés actives, ni à faire naître, à exciter cette énergie qui conduit également aux spéculations du commerce et à celles des manufactures et des défrichemens. La surface des...

Ghana - country.

times of depressed cacao prices, Ghana has significantly increased exports of timber to generate needed revenue. In 1988 Ghana initiated a conservation plan called the Forest Resource Management Project. In 1989 Ghana restricted the export of 18 tree species, and in 1994 thecountry banned the export of raw logs. About 4.8 percent (1997) of the country’s land is officially protected, but illegal logging threatens Ghana’s remaining forests. Deforestation, overgrazing, and periodic drought have led...

paléochrétien, art - peinture.

La grande tradition de la mosaïque paléochrétienne débute au IVe siècle. Dans les basiliques, de longues séquences extraites de l’Ancien Testament ou représentant des processions de saints, ornaient les murs de la nef dans l’espace situé au-dessus des arcs. Le grand arc qui sépare la nef du sanctuaire — l’arc triomphal — était habituellement couvert de mosaïques, et le demi-dôme de l’abside était réservé à la représentation du Christ, de la Vierge ou de saints auxquels étaient dédiées les égli...

paléochrétien, art - sculpture.

La grande tradition de la mosaïque paléochrétienne débute au IVe siècle. Dans les basiliques, de longues séquences extraites de l’Ancien Testament ou représentant des processions de saints, ornaient les murs de la nef dans l’espace situé au-dessus des arcs. Le grand arc qui sépare la nef du sanctuaire — l’arc triomphal — était habituellement couvert de mosaïques, et le demi-dôme de l’abside était réservé à la représentation du Christ, de la Vierge ou de saints auxquels étaient dédiées les égli...

Western Philosophy.

the popular belief in personal deities, but he failed to explain the way in which the familiar objects of experience could develop out of elements that are totally differentfrom them. Anaxagoras therefore suggested that all things are composed of very small particles, or “seeds,” which exist in infinite variety. To explain the way in whichthese particles combine to form the objects that constitute the familiar world, Anaxagoras developed a theory of cosmic evolution. He maintained that the activ...

Greece - country.

minerals, such as chromium, copper, uranium, and magnesium, are relatively small. Greece’s small petroleum deposits, located under the Aegean Sea near the island ofThásos, are rapidly being depleted. There are no significant reserves of natural gas. Greece’s forests, probably abundant in ancient times, have been significantly depleted. Subsequent soil erosion has made reforestation efforts difficult. Although muchof Greece’s soil is rocky and dry, the country’s mountains are interspersed with sm...

Arkansas - geography.

temperature rises to the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F). C2 Precipitation Arkansas receives about 1,000 to 1,300 mm (about 40 to 50 in) of precipitation a year, and some areas receive even more. Most of the rain comes during winter andspring and at times is so heavy as to cause flooding. Snow is rare in the south but amounts to more than 250 mm (10 in) a year in the mountains. C3 Growing Season Arkansas has a long growing season. It averages 211 days for the state as a whole and ranges from 241...

Arkansas - USA History.

temperature rises to the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F). C2 Precipitation Arkansas receives about 1,000 to 1,300 mm (about 40 to 50 in) of precipitation a year, and some areas receive even more. Most of the rain comes during winter andspring and at times is so heavy as to cause flooding. Snow is rare in the south but amounts to more than 250 mm (10 in) a year in the mountains. C3 Growing Season Arkansas has a long growing season. It averages 211 days for the state as a whole and ranges from 241...

South Africa - country.

The major soil zones are conditioned largely by climatic factors. In the semiarid north and west, soils are alkaline and poorly developed. In the southern part of WesternCape Province, rain falls mostly in the winter months, and soils there form slowly and are generally thin and immature. The moderate temperatures and summer rainfallof the High Veld and eastern coastal areas create conditions for more productive organic decomposition, leading to dark, fertile soils, or chernozems, similar to tho...

Nuclear Energy I INTRODUCTION Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant, Germany The first of three boiling-water nuclear reactors at Germany's Gundremmingen plant began operating in 1966 but was permanently shut down after being decommissioned in 1983.

such as ¯U is induced by the absorption of a neutron as in producing cesium-140, rubidium-93, three neutrons, and 200 MeV, or 3.2 × 10 -11 J (7.7 × 10 -12 cal). A nuclear fission reaction releases 10 million times as much energy as is released in a typical chemical reaction. See Nuclear Chemistry. III NUCLEAR ENERGY FROM FISSION The two key characteristics of nuclear fission important for the practical release of nuclear energy are both evident in equation (2). First, the energy per fiss...

Ontario - Geography.

governed Ontario’s initial settlement and development. The province’s most important river is the St. Lawrence. Its route was much improved and enlarged by dredgingand canal building in the mid-20th century. This enabled large ocean-going vessels to reach Great Lake ports ( see St. Lawrence Seaway). The Ottawa River was an important early route to the interior for fur traders and timber merchants. The Niagara River, because of its falls, is a great center of hydroelectric power as well as aninte...

Ontario - Canadian History.

governed Ontario’s initial settlement and development. The province’s most important river is the St. Lawrence. Its route was much improved and enlarged by dredgingand canal building in the mid-20th century. This enabled large ocean-going vessels to reach Great Lake ports ( see St. Lawrence Seaway). The Ottawa River was an important early route to the interior for fur traders and timber merchants. The Niagara River, because of its falls, is a great center of hydroelectric power as well as aninte...

Bulgaria - country.

E Climate Most of Bulgaria has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. The climate in general is more severe than in other European areas of the samelatitudes, and the average annual temperature range is greater than that of neighboring countries. Severe droughts, frosts, winds, and hail storms frequently damagecrops. A Mediterranean climate, with dry summers and mild, humid winters, prevails in the valley of the southwestern Rhodope Mountains; the northern limit of theclimati...

Herman Melville (Sprache & Litteratur).

Ohio - geography.

conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...

Analyse linéaire du dénouement des Caprices de Marianne

Ohio - USA History.

conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...

Antarctica - Geography.

The maximum area of sea ice surrounding Antarctica each winter varies from year to year. A marked decline during the 1970s appears to have reversed in more recentdecades, except in the Antarctic Peninsula area. This area has lost almost 40 percent of its sea ice since the start of the 1980s. Sea ice is important to marine life. Krillfeed on algae that live under the sea ice and are released when the ice melts in spring and summer. In turn, many marine animals feed on krill. Emperor penguinsbreed...

Hungary - country.

Northern Hungary lacks sufficient water, especially between July and October, when precipitation levels are typically low. Canals irrigate the Great Hungarian Plain,which is subject to drought. Because of the country’s mainly flat terrain, only limited water resources can be harnessed for hydroelectric power. F Environmental Issues Rapid industrialization in Hungary following World War II contributed significantly to a number of major environmental problems, including air, water, and soil pollu...

than a year ago.

It would begetting sohot that myskin would starttoget blisters. Itwould feelsogood toget away fromtheheat, buton the other hand, whenIhit the sidewalk Iwould die,obviously. WhichwouldIchoose? WouldIjump orwould Iburn? I guess Iwould jump,because thenIwouldn't havetofeel pain. Onthe other hand, maybe Iwould burn,because thenI'd at least have achance tosomehow escape,andeven ifIcouldn't, feelingpainisstill better thannotfeeling, isn'tit? I remembered mycell phone. I still had afew seconds. Who sho...

Chicago Black Sox Scandal.

With the series back in Cincinnati and the Reds leading the series, 4-1, the White Sox took game six, 5-4. Gandil knocked in the winning run in the 10th inning.Cicotte won game seven, 4-1, with Jackson supplying a two-run double. The Reds led the series by only a 4-3 count. Rothstein told Sullivan that the series needed toend early in game eight. Sullivan hired a strongman, who the night before the game threatened harm to Williams and his wife if Williams lasted more than an inningon the mound....

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...

Définition du terme: CULTIVÉ, -ÉE, participe passé et adjectif.

B.— Au figuré. [En parlant de la fructification des dons naturels permettant à l'homme de s'élever au-dessus de sa condition initiale et d'accéder individuellement ou collectivement à un état supérieur] 1. [En parlant d'une ou de plusieurs personnes, d'une classe sociale] Qui s'est élevé par un travail assidu et méthodique au-dessus de l'état de nature, a développé ses qualités, favorisé l'éclosion harmonieuse de sa personnalité. Gens, homme, public cultivé(s); classe cultivée. Pour écrire litté...

Supercomputer.

the specific model and configuration of the supercomputer. In July 1995, computer scientists at the University of Tokyo, in Japan, broke the 1 teraflop (1 trillion floating-point operations per second) mark with a computer theydesigned to perform astrophysical simulations. Named GRAPE-4 (GRAvity PipE number 4), this MPP supercomputer consisted of 1,692 interconnected processors. InNovember 1996, Cray Research debuted the CRAY T3E-900, the first commercially available supercomputer to offer teraf...

From The Pilgrim's Progress - anthology.

First, The pilgrims were clothed with such kind of raiment as was diverse from the raiment of any that traded in that fair. The people, therefore, of the fair, made agreat gazing upon them: some said they were fools, some they were bedlams, and some they are outlandish men. (I Corinthians ii.7, S.) Secondly, And as they wondered at their apparel, so they did likewise at their speech; for few could understand what they said; they naturally spoke the language ofCanaan, but they that kept the f...

Tornado.

In winter, tornado activity is usually confined to the Gulf Coastal Plain. In spring, the most active tornado season, tornadoes typically occur in central Tornado Alley andeastward into the Ohio Valley. In summer, most tornadoes occur in a northern band stretching from the Dakotas eastward into Pennsylvania and southern New YorkState. The worst tornado disasters in the United States have claimed hundreds of lives. The Tri-State Outbreak of March 18, 1925, had the highest death toll: 740 people d...

Mexico City - geography.

The park houses some of Mexico's most important public buildings, including Chapultepec Castle. Construction of the castle began in 1783. Positioned on the park’shighest elevation, the castle functioned as a fortress during colonial times. It once served as the presidential residence and now houses the National Museum of History,which includes murals by 20th-century Mexican painter Juan O'Gorman. Los Pinos, the official residence and working offices of the president, is also on the grounds, buti...

Définition: CHACUN, -UNE, pronom indéfini.

page 99. Ø 7. Chaque nouvelle aurait une sorte d'unité, formerait une petite oeuvre achevée; le lecteur pourrait prendre un plaisir différent à chacune;... ROGER MARTIN DU GARD, Souvenirs autobiographiques et littéraires, 1943, page CXVI. — En fonction de complément d'objet direct Rare, sans doute à cause de l'ambiguïté avec la construction décrite ci-après infra 2 : Ø 8. Prenant à pleines mains ces vieux gages des tendresses lointaines, je les couvris de caresses furieuses, et dans mon âme...

Arte chino.

Recipiente de bronce de la dinastía ShangEl bronce que aparece en esta fotografía fue modelado durante el gobierno en China de la dinastía Shang, es decir, entre los siglos XVy XI a.C.Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum La civilización Shang (1766-1122 a.C.) nació directamente de la revolución neolítica (4000-2000 a.C.), una época de gran importancia en la antigua historia de China. Eneste periodo, con el comienzo de la agricultura y de la domesticación de animales, aparecieron los primeros asentamientos....

Nunavut - Canadian History.

The Arctic Lands is a complex geological area that is centered on the Arctic Ocean. It includes coastal plains, plateaus, and mountains. Coastal plains and plateaus arefound in the western Northwest Territories section of the Arctic Lands, such as on Victoria Island, which is mostly a large, flat plateau. In striking contrast to theserelatively gentle landscapes, the eastern Nunavut section of the Arctic Lands is dominated by a jagged chain of ice-covered mountains. The mountains on EllesmereIsl...

Archaeology.

Prehistoric archaeology is practiced by archaeologists known as prehistorians and deals with ancient cultures that did not have writing of any kind. Prehistory, a term coined by 19th-century French scholars, covers past human life from its origins up to the advent of written records. History—that is, the human past documented insome form of writing—began 5000 years ago in parts of southwestern Asia and as recently as the late 19th century AD in central Africa and parts of the Americas. Becaus...

Kansas - geography.

at the adjoining cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its chief headstreams are the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, which join to form the KansasRiver at Junction City. Each of the headstreams has numerous tributaries. The Kansas River proper is only 270 km (170 mi) long, but the Smoky Hill River has a lengthof 870 km (540 mi), and the Republican River has a length of 720 km (450 mi). The main tributary flowing into the Kansas River is the Big Blue River. The Arkansas Rive...

Kansas - USA History.

at the adjoining cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its chief headstreams are the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, which join to form the KansasRiver at Junction City. Each of the headstreams has numerous tributaries. The Kansas River proper is only 270 km (170 mi) long, but the Smoky Hill River has a lengthof 870 km (540 mi), and the Republican River has a length of 720 km (450 mi). The main tributary flowing into the Kansas River is the Big Blue River. The Arkansas Rive...

Bolivia - country.

E Plants and Animals Because of the wide variations in elevation, plant and animal species of nearly every climatic zone are found in Bolivia. A coarse grass, called ichu, grows on the largelybarren high plateau in the west. Para rubber trees, more than 2,000 species of hardwood trees, and vanilla, sarsaparilla, and saffron plants are common in the tropicalforests of the east. The llama, found chiefly on the Altiplano, is an efficient beast of burden. Alpacas and vicuñas also inhabit the platea...

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)...

Burundi - country.

D Way of Life Most Burundians live in self-contained compounds of small round grass huts scattered over the country’s many hills. The rugo , the traditional Tutsi hut, is divided into sections and surrounded by an enclosure and cattle corrals. Families farm scattered plots of land on different soils at different altitudes to minimize crop failure. Thefloors of valleys are avoided due to higher temperatures and tsetse fly infestation. Social roles are largely determined by ethnicity, with the T...

The Beatles - Musik.

1963 Please, Please Me Please, Please MeLove Me DoI Saw Her Standing ThereTwist and Shout 1963 With The Beatles It Won't Be LongAll My LovingPlease Mister PostmanRoll Over BeethovenI Wanna Be Your Man 1964 Meet The Beatles I Want To Hold Your HandThis Boy 1964 Something New Things We Said TodayAnd I Love Her 1964 A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's NightCan't Buy Me LoveI Should Have Known Better 1964 Beatles for Sale I'm A LoserEight Days A WeekEverybody's Trying To Be MyBaby 1965 Help! Help!Youre...

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