698 résultats pour "locales"

• Nova Scotia - Geography.

  summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...

• Nova Scotia - Canadian History.

  summer. Nova Scotia receives an average of more than 1,140 mm (45 in) of rain annually, with the Atlantic shore receiving 1,400 mm (55 in) or more. Most of the provincereceives about 1,900 mm (about 70 in) of snow, and considerable winter precipitation comes in the form of rain or ice storms. The average temperature in January, thecoldest month, is generally about -4°C (about 25°F) near the coast and somewhat colder toward the interior. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, isabout...

• 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...

• Article 8 de la loi du 6 juillet 1989: commentaire

  Le montant du sous-loyer : II est fixe, en fonction du loyer principal, au prorata de la superficie des locaux sous-loues. De surcrolt, le locataire devra, comme le locataire princi- pal, payer une part pro- portionnelle des charges. La sous-location ne doit pas donner lieu a une ma- joration de loyer dans les cas suivants : - vous occupez suffisam- ment les locaux ; - vous etes age de plus de 70 ans ; - vous etes grand invalide de guerre ou invalide civil a 80 %; - vous sous-louez partiel- leme...

• Grand oral du bac : La politique de la ville

  violences, un ministre de la Politique de la ville, Michel Delebarre, est nommé (décembre 1990). Le cadre de l'action strictement locale est abandonné au profit d'une politique nationale, qui met en place une solidarité financière entre les communes, envisage de faire de l'amélioration de la politique de la ville l'un des enjeux majeurs du renouveau des services publics, envisage l'avenir économique des grands ensembles et l'insertion des jeunes en dif...

• Christmas.

  The new custom of Christmas gift giving allowed the marketplace to exert an unprecedented influence on holiday celebrations. Commercial innovations such asdepartment stores and mass advertising further expanded the custom of exchanging Christmas gifts. Seasonal retail sales helped fuel the economy, causing merchantsand advertisers to become some of the season’s most ardent promoters. Many holiday celebrants regretted these changes, however, and began voicing the nowcommon lament that Christmas h...

• Haiti - country.

  Haitian Creole and French are the official languages of Haiti. Haitian Creole, a French-based Creole with influences from West African languages, was made an officiallanguage under the 1987 constitution. It is the mother tongue for nearly the entire population of Haiti and the language of instruction in schools. French is spokenmainly as a second language by a small section of the population. B Religion About 80 percent of Haiti’s people are nominal Roman Catholics, many of them combining an Af...

• Vermont - geography.

  Forests cover 78 percent of Vermont. Most of the trees are deciduous, principally the maple, elm, birch, beech, oak, hickory, ash, cherry, and butternut. The state treeis the sugar maple, which provides Vermont’s famous maple syrup. Conifers are common in some mountain areas and include mainly the white pine, red spruce,hemlock, and cedar. A great variety of ferns have been found within the state. Among the more common wildflowers that grow in Vermont are anemones, arbutuses,violets, lilacs, dai...

• Vermont - USA History.

  Forests cover 78 percent of Vermont. Most of the trees are deciduous, principally the maple, elm, birch, beech, oak, hickory, ash, cherry, and butternut. The state treeis the sugar maple, which provides Vermont’s famous maple syrup. Conifers are common in some mountain areas and include mainly the white pine, red spruce,hemlock, and cedar. A great variety of ferns have been found within the state. Among the more common wildflowers that grow in Vermont are anemones, arbutuses,violets, lilacs, dai...

• Christopher Columbus I INTRODUCTION Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Italian-born Spanish navigator who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia but achieved fame by making landfall in the Americas instead.

  explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...

• Christopher Columbus.

  explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...

• Christopher Columbus.

  explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...

• Christopher Columbus - explorer.

  explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...

• Maine - geography.

  temperatures range from 17° to 21°C (62° to 70°F) with the southern interior being the warmest and the east coast and north the coolest. However, daytime summertemperatures may reach the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F), and temperatures in winter have fallen as low as -44°C (-48°F) in the interior. D2 Precipitation Precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in Maine is evenly distributed throughout the year. Most areas receive from 860 to 1,020 mm (34 to 40 in) yearly, although parts ofthe coast are som...

• Maine - USA History.

  temperatures range from 17° to 21°C (62° to 70°F) with the southern interior being the warmest and the east coast and north the coolest. However, daytime summertemperatures may reach the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F), and temperatures in winter have fallen as low as -44°C (-48°F) in the interior. D2 Precipitation Precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in Maine is evenly distributed throughout the year. Most areas receive from 860 to 1,020 mm (34 to 40 in) yearly, although parts ofthe coast are som...

• Wisconsin (state) - geography.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Wisconsin (state) - USA History.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• New Jersey - geography.

  C Soils Broadly defined, all of New Jersey’s soils are podzolic soils; that is, they are acidic and contain fairly high amounts of iron oxides. The soils in northern New Jersey areirregular in quality and contain rock fragments and small stones deposited by the continental glaciers of the last Ice Age. The soils of the inner coastal plain, unaffectedby glaciation, are the richest in the state, while those of the outer coastal plain are generally infertile. The newer soil classification system d...

• New Jersey - USA History.

  C Soils Broadly defined, all of New Jersey’s soils are podzolic soils; that is, they are acidic and contain fairly high amounts of iron oxides. The soils in northern New Jersey areirregular in quality and contain rock fragments and small stones deposited by the continental glaciers of the last Ice Age. The soils of the inner coastal plain, unaffectedby glaciation, are the richest in the state, while those of the outer coastal plain are generally infertile. The newer soil classification system d...

• Article R. 232-10-1 du Code du travail : commentaire

  Remboursements de frais : En cas de de- placements professionnels ou de repas d'affaires, l'employeur s'engage ge- neralement a rembourser le salarie qui a fait l'avance des frais. II faut foumir un justificatif. Si l'employeur rembourse tout, il devra faire cotiser le salarie sur un avantage en nature (I ou 1,5 x MG). Local de restaura- tion : Lorsque 25 sala- ries au moins demandent a se restaurer sur les lieux du travail, l'employeur doit mettre a leur disposition un local approprie, pourvu d...

• Libya - country.

  junipers and mastic trees are found in the higher elevations. Only a few large mammals are found in Libya. Wildlife includes desert rodents, hyenas, gazelles, and wildcats. Eagles, hawks, and vultures are common. E Environmental Issues Libya has undertaken a number of major irrigation projects intended to ease the country’s water shortage. The most ambitious is the so-called Great Man-Made River(GMMR), a massive 25-year irrigation scheme begun in 1984. The GMMR is a vast water pipeline system d...

• L'étau serbe se resserre autour de Zenica

  guerre dans la guerre. Croates et Musulmans, alliés contre les forces serbes mais débordant de méfiance les uns envers les autres,en sont venus aux armes. C'est par les Croates que Hussein et sa famille ont alors failli être tués. " C'était comme à Prijedor "(lors des combats contre les Serbes), dit-il. Une fois de plus il a dû fuir. Et il s'est retrouvé dans ce petit cinéma de province où se sont entassées jusqu'à huit centspersonnes, entre les travées des sièges, dans le hall d'entrée, sur...

• Segregation in the United States - U.

  acts of discrimination. Writing for the court, Justice Joseph Bradley declared: “When a man has emerged from slavery, and by the aid of beneficent legislation ... theremust be some stage in the progress of his elevation when he takes the rank of a mere citizen, and ceases to be the special favorite of the laws, and when his rights as acitizen, or a man, are to be protected in the ordinary modes by which other men’s rights are protected.” Rather than being the “special favorites” of the law, blac...

• History of Colonial America - U.

  Despite the lack of settlement, New France prospered as a vast fur-trading enterprise. French explorers traveled deep into the North American continent seeking newsupplies of deerskins and beaver pelts. In 1673 French missionary Jacques Marquette reached the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin. In 1681 explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, traveled down the majestic Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. He honored the reign of King Louis XIV (1643-1715) by creating the newcolony...

• New Brunswick - Geography.

  Grand Lake, the largest lake in New Brunswick, is in the lowlands, east of Fredericton. Most other lakes are located in the northern and southwestern parts of NewBrunswick. D Climate New Brunswick has a continental climate that is moderated by maritime influences in the coastal areas. As a result, coastal regions are slightly warmer in the winter andslightly cooler in the summer than are interior regions. Annual temperature variations are large, with the January mean usually at least 25 to 28°C...

• New Brunswick - Canadian History.

  Grand Lake, the largest lake in New Brunswick, is in the lowlands, east of Fredericton. Most other lakes are located in the northern and southwestern parts of NewBrunswick. D Climate New Brunswick has a continental climate that is moderated by maritime influences in the coastal areas. As a result, coastal regions are slightly warmer in the winter andslightly cooler in the summer than are interior regions. Annual temperature variations are large, with the January mean usually at least 25 to 28°C...

• aménagement du territoire français

  Aménager les territoires urbains en France relève du problème de l’équité, de l’équilibre de l’armature urbaine. Obsession historique et fondamentale : égalité territoriale . Forme d’utopie qui se confronte à l’inégalité urbaine . Jean-François Gravier : Paris et le désert français . Au départ : lutter contre un déséquilibre entre Paris et la province . Sur le plan urbain, cela s’est traduit par la politique des métropoles d‘équilibre . La DATAR a définies des entités urbaines d...

• Oklahoma - geography.

  portion and the Panhandle are classified as a steppe, where precipitation, typically 250 to 500 mm (10 to 20 in), is the controlling characteristic. January is usually the coldest month with an average of about 3°C (38°F) and extremes from -33°C (-27°F), the lowest ever recorded, to 33°C (92°F). Summer arelong and hot with temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) common from May until September across the state. The growing season varies from less than 180days in the western Panhandle to...

• Oklahoma - USA History.

  portion and the Panhandle are classified as a steppe, where precipitation, typically 250 to 500 mm (10 to 20 in), is the controlling characteristic. January is usually the coldest month with an average of about 3°C (38°F) and extremes from -33°C (-27°F), the lowest ever recorded, to 33°C (92°F). Summer arelong and hot with temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) common from May until September across the state. The growing season varies from less than 180days in the western Panhandle to...

• Wyoming (state) - geography.

  The basins, which lie in the rain shadow of mountains, are very dry, with an average annual precipitation of about 250 mm (about 10 in) or less; the Great Plains regionhas an annual average of about 380 mm (about 15 in), and the Black Hills region receives slightly more. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are relatively frequent insummer. The annual snowfall ranges from about 500 mm (about 20 in) in the Bighorn Basin to well over 5,100 mm (over 200 in) in the higher mountains, where annualprecipitatio...

• Wyoming (state) - USA History.

  The basins, which lie in the rain shadow of mountains, are very dry, with an average annual precipitation of about 250 mm (about 10 in) or less; the Great Plains regionhas an annual average of about 380 mm (about 15 in), and the Black Hills region receives slightly more. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are relatively frequent insummer. The annual snowfall ranges from about 500 mm (about 20 in) in the Bighorn Basin to well over 5,100 mm (over 200 in) in the higher mountains, where annualprecipitatio...

• Mozambique (2003-2004) Veille d’élections générales Le 19 novembre 2003, le Mozambique organisait ses deuxièmes élections locales, dont l’enjeu pour chacun...

  Mozambique (2003-2004) Veille d’élections générales Le 19 novembre 2003, le Mozambique organisait ses deuxièmes élections locales, dont l’enjeu pour chacun des partis politiques en lice n’était pas seulement de contrôler les trente-trois municipalités à renouveler, mais aussi de prendre position en vue des élections générales prévues pour début décembre 2004. La Résistance nationale du Mozambique (Renamo, principal parti d’opposition), qui avait boycotté les premières élections locales en 1998,...

• Histoire de l'Afrique jusqu'en 1963 - Histoire

  Mali grâce à l'exploitation de mines d'or et à une agriculture florissante . Ses dirigeants se so nt convertis à l'islam, comme en témoigne la mosquée de Djenné, mais la religion traditionnelle reste présente au sein de la population. • Un siècle plus tard, sur le déclin , le pays est la cible de raids touareg. les Songhaïs s'emparent du territoire sous la direction de Sonni Ali Ber (1464 -1492), qui étend l'empire jusqu'au fleuve Niger , mais refuse...

• Election.

  majority systems usually reduce the number of competitive political parties—for example, the mostly two-party system in the United States. Proportional representation systems boost participation by increasing the value of a vote to smaller or more marginal portions of a national population. In the UnitedStates, plurality or majority systems have reduced the incentive to vote of citizens who do not identify closely with the Democratic or Republican Party. Disillusionmentwith the major parties and...

• Ancient Greece.

  The first culture of Aegean civilization on the Greek mainland is named Mycenaean for the palace at Mycenae on the Pelopónnisos. Scholars call the Mycenaeans the“earliest Greeks” because they are the first people known to have spoken Greek. Mycenaean culture developed later than Minoan. The ancestors of the Mycenaean people wandered onto the mainland from the north and the east from about 4000 to2000 BC, mixing with the people already there, and by about 1400 BC the Mycenaeans had become very...

• Ancient Greece .

  The first culture of Aegean civilization on the Greek mainland is named Mycenaean for the palace at Mycenae on the Pelopónnisos. Scholars call the Mycenaeans the“earliest Greeks” because they are the first people known to have spoken Greek. Mycenaean culture developed later than Minoan. The ancestors of the Mycenaean people wandered onto the mainland from the north and the east from about 4000 to2000 BC, mixing with the people already there, and by about 1400 BC the Mycenaeans had become very...

• Ancient Greece - USA History.

  The first culture of Aegean civilization on the Greek mainland is named Mycenaean for the palace at Mycenae on the Pelopónnisos. Scholars call the Mycenaeans the“earliest Greeks” because they are the first people known to have spoken Greek. Mycenaean culture developed later than Minoan. The ancestors of the Mycenaean people wandered onto the mainland from the north and the east from about 4000 to2000 BC, mixing with the people already there, and by about 1400 BC the Mycenaeans had become very...

• acteur

  2) les enjeux de l'aménagement du territoire dans la perspective de la mondialisation, du développement durable et de l'équité territoriale. · La mondialisation un enjeu majeur dans l'aménagement des territoires. Dans le cadre de la mondialisation et de l'intégration européenne , la compétitivité est une priorité affichée pour l'aménagement des territoires. Les régions sont en concurrence entre elles à l'intérieur de l'Europe et sur toute la planète elle bénéficie ou subisse des délocal...

• Article R.131-2 du Code de la construction et de l'habitation : commentaire

  situ& dans un immeuble collectif; - les imeubles collectifs beneficiant du label « haute performance energetique ou solaire » ; - les immeubles collectifs dont lechauffage est assure au moins pour moitie par des energies renouvelables ; - les immeubles pourvus d'un chauffage mixte corn- binant une installation col- lective et des emetteurs de chauffage individuel ; - les installations non reglables par l'occupant (chauffage au sol, au pla- fond, convecteurs ou cir- cuits monotubes). Comment sont...

• Définition: ATELIER, substantif masculin.

  B.? Lieu o? des ouvriers ex?cutent en commun des travaux similaires ou connexes. 1. Local o? plusieurs ouvriers sont rassembl?s pour travailler; secteur d'une entreprise o? s'ex?cutent les t?ches mat?rielles de fabrication et de r?paration, par opposition aux bureaux, aux entrep?ts, etc. Camarade d'atelier. Ateliers dangereux, insalubres ou incommodes (Dictionnaire universel de la langue fran?aise (LOUIS-NICOLAS BESCHERELLE) 1845, Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe. si?cle (Pierre Larousse),...

• Autriche.

  Länder doivent faire appliquer les lois fédérales en matière d’élections, de communications et d’assistance publique ; ils gèrent aussi toutes les affaires d’intérêt local qui nesont pas du ressort de l’État. Les districts (Bezirkshauptmannschaften) et les communes sont subordonnés aux Länder. Vienne, capitale et principale ville, a une population (2004) de 1 626 440 habitants. Parmi les autres villes d’importance, on rencontre Graz, centre d’industrie lourde, avecune population de 244 604 ha...

• Egyptian Mythology I INTRODUCTION Egyptian Mythology, specifically, the religion of ancient Egypt.

  PtahThe Egyptian god Ptah was, among other things, patron of the arts and of artisans. He was worshipped at Memphis, theancient capital of Egypt. This statue of the deity dates from the 18th dynasty and is in the Egyptian Museum of Turin,Italy.Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis In addition to those already named, the important divinities included the gods Amon, Thoth, Ptah, Khnemu, and Hapi, and the goddesses Hathor, Mut, Neit, andSekhmet. Their importance increased with the political ascendancy of the lo...

• r Les services publics locaux réponden t à des besoins de personnes ou à " des besoins économiques : les...

  r Les services publics locaux réponden t à des besoins de personnes ou à " des besoins économiques : les repas pour personnes âgées répondent à des besoins de personnes et l'abattoir à des besoins économiques. Les services publics locaux en régie sont organisés et directement gérés par la collectivité. Ils peuvent être organisés et gérés par des organismes publics ou des entreprises privées d ans le cadre d'une délégation de service public, ou d'un marché public. \... ~ Les services à caractèr...

• Mfecane.

  The Kololo, a Sotho people, entered the same region in the early 1820s after being driven from their homeland south of the Vaal River by the Ngwane-Hlubi wars. In1823 the Kololo clashed with the Griqua and turned north into the Kalahari Desert. They eventually crossed the Zambezi and finally settled in what is now westernZambia after overthrowing the powerful Lozi Kingdom in 1840. D Founding of the Sotho Nation The Ngwane-Hlubi wars also drove loosely organized Sotho communities north into the...

• Le logement de l'incapable est-il protégé ?

  bailleur, notamment celui de donner congé à l'occu­ pant si celui-ci ne remplit pas les obligations qui sont les sienne s : paiement des loyers, maintien des lieu x dans un état correct Il n'est donc tenu de conserver le local à disposition du malade que si celui-ci se comporte en bon locataire. C'est donc aux proches de s'assurer du bon compor­ tement de l'incapable et de la bonne exécution de ses obligations . • La pos...

• HOMME ORIGINE ET ÉVOLUTION DE L'HOMME GÉNÉRALITÉS L'humanité actuelle est très hétérogène en apparence, mais elle est plutôt homogène sur le plan strictement génétique.

  2 Il y a un million d’années, l’ Homo erectus avait déjà atteint les franges situées les plus à l’est du continent asiatique. Par la suite, en se déplaçant vers des latitudes plus septentrionales, il parvint à coloniser également une bonne partie des territoires de l’Europe méditerranéenne et continentale. Par suite de cette vaste diffusion, les populations humaines, dispersées géographiquement et souvent isolées, protégées par des micro-milieux déjà partiellement artificiels, se différencière...

• Harry S.

  B2 Presiding Judge Political machines, such as the Pendergast organization, were common to both parties in the 1920s. They were based on the spoils system, in which winning politiciansgave government jobs to those loyal party members who had helped them get elected. Using government jobs as rewards, politicians created efficient (and oftenalmost unstoppable) vote-getting “machines,” in which party loyalty was often more important than doing any work. Without local machine support a political ca...

• Harry S.

  B2 Presiding Judge Political machines, such as the Pendergast organization, were common to both parties in the 1920s. They were based on the spoils system, in which winning politiciansgave government jobs to those loyal party members who had helped them get elected. Using government jobs as rewards, politicians created efficient (and oftenalmost unstoppable) vote-getting “machines,” in which party loyalty was often more important than doing any work. Without local machine support a political ca...

• Globalization.

  higher living standard for their people. The World Bank made loans to developing countries for dams and other electrical-generating plants, harbor facilities, and otherlarge projects. These projects were intended to lower costs for private businesses and to attract investors. Beginning in 1968 the World Bank focused on low-cost loansfor health, education, and other basic needs of the world’s poor. B International Monetary Fund The IMF makes loans so that countries can maintain the value of thei...

• Census.

  Prior to any census, a census agency must develop an accurate list of addresses and maps to ensure that everyone is counted. The U.S. Census Bureau obtainsaddresses primarily from the United States Postal Service and from previous census address lists. It also works closely with state, local, and tribal governments tocompile accurate lists. Finally, census agencies often conduct an extensive marketing campaign before Census Day to remind the general population about theimportance of responding t...