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- Floride.
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Floride
• Pensée 208 : développement du sentiment de contingence et de ses impJj cations pour la connaissance humaine, comme pour la durée de chaque vie individuelle. • Pensée 209 : rattachement de la relativité de toute valorisation des biens de ce monde, et notamment des situations de pouvoir, à cette contingence radicale de l' existence. À la finitude des hommes correspond une incer titude fondamentale de toute position acquise : versatilité...
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Florida - USA History.
accidentally introduced into the region in the 1880s, and it spread with alarming rapidity throughout the upper reaches of the river. The plant is very difficult toeradicate, and it has also clogged the channels of other Florida rivers. To increase drainage of the Everglades, which drain naturally to Florida Bay and the Gulf ofMexico, a number of drainage channels and canals have been built across southern Florida. Among the rivers flowing from the peninsula to the Gulf of Mexico are the Suwanne...
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Miami (Florida) - geography.
VI EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Colleges and universities in the area include the University of Miami, Florida International University, Barry University, St. Thomas University, and Florida MemorialCollege. Miami-Dade Community College, one of the nation’s largest two-year colleges, has six campuses in the region. Leading museums include the Historical Museumof Southern Florida, the Miami Museum of Science, the Miami Art Museum, the Lowe Art Museum on the campus of the University of M...
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Jacksonville (Florida) - geography.
Jacksonville is a center for business, manufacturing, finance, insurance, culture, and medicine in northeastern Florida and nearby Georgia. It is also a major deepwater portof entry that has long been the home of important United States Navy facilities, including the Mayport Naval Station and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The IntracoastalWaterway passes through the city. Jacksonville is Florida’s most industrialized city. Drawing on the raw materials produced by the region’s farms, forests...
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Jacksonville (Florida) - geography.
and southern sections and avoiding the downtown bottleneck where Interstate 95 crosses the Saint Johns River at the Fuller Warren Bridge. In addition to being a regional highway crossroads, the city is a railway hub, with Amtrak passenger service and several freight routes. The city’s expanding airport,located in northern Jacksonville, was the nation’s fastest growing in passenger volume in the mid-1990s. V GOVERNMENT Jacksonville has a mayor-council form of municipal government. The mayor and...
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Miami (Florida) - geography.
Port of MiamiThe Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami-Dade, known simply as the Port of Miami, is one of the world’s leading passenger ports. Tourism isan important part of Miami’s economy, and many tourists board cruise ships at the Port of Miami.F. Stuart Westmorland/Photo Researchers, Inc. Miami’s economy, until recently dominated by tourism, is increasingly diversified. Tourism still plays a significant role, with more than 10 million visitors staying overnightin Miami-Dade County each year. A siz...
- Florida Keys.
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- Tortue de Floride.
- Milan de Floride
- Milan de Floride: On l'appelle aussi «buse des coquillages».
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La faune de la Floride
d'algues marines, de jacinthes aquatiques et de nénu phars blancs -le menu d'une seule journée -, elle la trou ve dans les eaux chaudes et boueuses, le long de la côte et dans les embouchures des rivières. Parmi les reptiles qui peuplent les Everglades, il y a toute une variété de tortues, dont la tortue-alligator. Avec ses joues pointues, elle est capable d'infliger de sérieuses blessures à son adversaire. Un phénomène unique dans cette région...
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Basie (William Basie, dit Count) Compositeur, pianiste et chef d'orchestre noir américain (Red Bank, New Jersey,
1904 - Hollywood, Floride, 1984).
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)\HDLN0000100120 \LINK0054500554PE_0332T \LINK0056500571PE_0899T Basie (William, dit Count) Pianiste de jazz américain * 21.8.1904, Red Bank, New Jersey + 26.4.1984, Hollywood, Floride À l'époque du swing, Basie rencontre ses premiers succès à la tête des meilleurs Big Bands, qui enthousiasment par un rythme dynamique et par leur perfection technique, apparemment toute naturelle, dans des morceaux comme "One o´clock jump" (1939) ou "April in Paris" (1956). La carri...
- Gulf Stream 1 PRÉSENTATION Gulf Stream, courant chaud du nord de l'océan Atlantique, de direction générale nord-ouest depuis les Florida Keys vers les hauts-fonds des bancs de Terre-Neuve.
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Disputed Presidential Election of 2000 - U.
counts. At oral arguments on November 20, the justices seemed to be most interested in one issue: At what point did allowing re-counts risk making Florida too late toparticipate in the electoral college vote? Gore’s lawyers, led by David Boies, argued that the state had until December 12 to pick its electors, which allowed plenty oftime for the re-counts. Electors from each state would meet on December 18 to cast their votes. The next day the court ruled unanimously for Gore and granted a five-d...
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Trente-cinq jours de suspense
Thanksgiving) et c'est ce qui sera invoqué par la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis pour renvoyer leur copie aux magistrats deTallahassee. En vertu de quels textes, la Cour suprême de Floride a-t-elle pu autoriser un délai autre que celui de sept jours quifigure dans la loi et se substituer au législateur ?, interrogent les neuf juges de Washington. On compte donc et on recompte pendant le week-end férié. Mais avec des fortunes diverses. Le comté de Broward donne567 voix de plus à Gore, bien que le...
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From Bush v.
legal requirements. This case has shown that punch card balloting machines can produce an unfortunate number of ballots which are not punched in a clean, complete way by the voter.After the current counting, it is likely legislative bodies nationwide will examine ways to improve the mechanisms and machinery for voting. B The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States unless and until the state legislature chooses astatewide...
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John Quincy Adams.
man of my whole country.” When President Thomas Jefferson requested Senate approval of his treaty for the purchase of the French colony of Louisiana, Adams was the only New EnglandFederalist to vote in favor of it. He realized that the power and influence of his own New England would be reduced if the vast territory were added to the nation, but hewas convinced that the national interest would best be served by the purchase of Louisiana ( see Louisiana Purchase). Adams again broke with his New...
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John Quincy Adams
man of my whole country.” When President Thomas Jefferson requested Senate approval of his treaty for the purchase of the French colony of Louisiana, Adams was the only New EnglandFederalist to vote in favor of it. He realized that the power and influence of his own New England would be reduced if the vast territory were added to the nation, but hewas convinced that the national interest would best be served by the purchase of Louisiana ( see Louisiana Purchase). Adams again broke with his New...
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Andrew Jackson.
against a resolution praising President George Washington’s administration. Jackson claimed that Washington’s policy toward Native Americans was too lenient and thatJay’s Treaty, concluded with the British under Washington’s administration, was too damaging to American interests. After one year in the House, Jackson was elected to fill out an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, the other chamber of the Congress of the United States. He servedfrom September 1797 to April 1798 and then retired to p...
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Andrew Jackson
against a resolution praising President George Washington’s administration. Jackson claimed that Washington’s policy toward Native Americans was too lenient and thatJay’s Treaty, concluded with the British under Washington’s administration, was too damaging to American interests. After one year in the House, Jackson was elected to fill out an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, the other chamber of the Congress of the United States. He servedfrom September 1797 to April 1798 and then retired to p...
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Andrew Jackson - USA History.
against a resolution praising President George Washington’s administration. Jackson claimed that Washington’s policy toward Native Americans was too lenient and thatJay’s Treaty, concluded with the British under Washington’s administration, was too damaging to American interests. After one year in the House, Jackson was elected to fill out an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, the other chamber of the Congress of the United States. He servedfrom September 1797 to April 1798 and then retired to p...
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National League: Gold Glove Award Winners.
1957 no award 1958 Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves 1959 Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves 1960 Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves 1961 John Roseboro Los Angeles Dodgers 1962 Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves 1963 Johnny Edwards Cincinnati Reds 1964 Johnny Edwards Cincinnati Reds 1965 Joe Torre Milwaukee Braves 1966 Johnny Roseboro Los Angeles Dodgers 1967 Randy Hundley Chicago Cubs 1968 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 1969 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 1970 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 1971 Johnny Bench Cincinna...
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James Monroe.
In October 1786, Monroe resigned from Congress and settled with his bride in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he began a law practice. His retirement from politics wasbrief. He was soon elected to the town council, and then once again to the Virginia legislature. However, Monroe never lost touch with national politics. He corresponded regularly with both Jefferson and Madison. In 1786 Monroe attended the AnnapolisConvention, which had been called to consider interstate commerce and other matters...
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James Monroe - USA History.
In October 1786, Monroe resigned from Congress and settled with his bride in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he began a law practice. His retirement from politics wasbrief. He was soon elected to the town council, and then once again to the Virginia legislature. However, Monroe never lost touch with national politics. He corresponded regularly with both Jefferson and Madison. In 1786 Monroe attended the AnnapolisConvention, which had been called to consider interstate commerce and other matters...
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Florida - Facts and Figures.
Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 5.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 16.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 410 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 347 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 21.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 17.9 (2003)...
- Amphilune: On l'appelle, en Floride, «anguille des fossés».
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College Football Bowl Games.
1995 Alabama 24Ohio State 17 1996 Tennessee 20Ohio State 14 1997 Tennessee 48Northwestern 28 1998 Florida 21Penn State 6 1999 Michigan 45Arkansas 31 2000 Michigan 37Florida 34 2001 1 Michigan 31Auburn 28 2002 Tennessee 45Michigan 17 2003 Auburn 13Penn State 9 2004 Georgia 34Purdue 27 2005 Iowa 30Louisiana State 25 2006 Wisconsin 24Auburn 10 2007 Wisconsin 17Arkansas 14 2008 Michigan 41Florida 35 1. In 2001 its name was changed from Citrus Bowl to Capital One Bowl. . Champs Sports Bowl.Year Winn...
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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...
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Georgia (state) - geography.
B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...
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Georgia (state) - USA History.
B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...
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United States History - U.
and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...
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United States History - U.
and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...
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Gerer les espaces terrestres : les littoraux
- C'est la première cnurbation touristique au monde sur 180 km de long des côtes. - Elle attire de nombreux tourristes étrangers (rétraités canadiens...) et miltiplie les aménagements touristique (immeubles, hôtels...) . 2 - Les littoraux : espaces convoités - La littoralisation de la population et des activités créé une compétitionn pour l'accès à la mer sur les littoraux aménagés. - Cet espace littoral est de plus en plus rechercher et donc moins cher Activités ayant besoin d'accéder à la m...
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Tampa - geography.
tennis. V ECONOMY Since 1980 metropolitan Tampa has become the foremost banking, commercial, and services center in the western part of the Florida Peninsula. The city is home to manyhigh-technology companies including biomedical and information technology firms and manufacturers of medical products. Large new office complexes have been built nearBrandon along interstates 75 and 4 in the eastern suburbs and most importantly at Westshore adjacent to Tampa International Airport in the west; downt...
- Canaveral (cap) Flèche de sable de la côte est de la Floride, s'avançant dans l'Atlantique.
- Shepp Archie, né en 1937 à Fort Lauderdale (Floride), saxophoniste américain.
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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...
- Navarro ( Theodore Navarro, dit Fats), 1923-1950, né à Key West (Floride), trompettiste américain.
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Spanish Empire.
Spain’s royal government quickly imposed its own officials, first to collect taxes and then to administer the colony. Its goal was to assert royal control over both settlersand indigenous peoples. In Spain the government established a House of Trade to supervise colonial affairs and to oversee, license, and tax all trade and commerce. Asthe royal government asserted more authority over colonial activities, Columbus lost effective power, and was eventually replaced by other colonial governors. Wi...
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Spanish Empire .
Spain’s royal government quickly imposed its own officials, first to collect taxes and then to administer the colony. Its goal was to assert royal control over both settlersand indigenous peoples. In Spain the government established a House of Trade to supervise colonial affairs and to oversee, license, and tax all trade and commerce. Asthe royal government asserted more authority over colonial activities, Columbus lost effective power, and was eventually replaced by other colonial governors. Wi...
- Arawaks Le terme Arawaks désigne un ensemble d'ethnies de l'Amérique du Sud qui occupent un espace étendu, depuis la Floride jusqu'au Venezuela et au nord du Brésil.
- Pont insulaire morcelé, jeté entre les deux Amériques, de la Floride au Venezuela, le monde caraïbe et ses annexes guyanaises montrent une mosaïque extraordinairement variée de souverainetés politiques et de langues.
- À 25 km à l'est de Béziers Les joies et les bienfaits de l'eau L'idée du parc aquatique nous vient des États-Unis, et plus précisément de Floride, cette péninsule qui sépare l'océan Atlantique du golfe du Mexique et où le climat se prête si bien à ce type d'équipement.
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Art Deco
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INTRODUCTION
Art Deco Historic District
The Art Deco Historic District is located at the southern end of Miami Beach, Florida.
At the 1925 exposition several French masters unveiled work that created an international stir. Elegant inlaid wood furniture by Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, functionallacquerwork by Jean Dunand, silver jewelry by Jean Puiforcat, and glass vases by Lalique were hailed for their modernity and original lines. Ruhlmann designed a seriesof rooms for the exposition that had a far-reaching effect on American and European taste. Lalique later created a similarly streamlined decorative scheme for theluxuriou...
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les mers annexes de l'atlantique
ll,A MÉIJIT~~R.~~~~ AMÉ!l'UCA~~E Du côté occidental, l'Atlantique possède une mer annexe comprise entre l'Amérique centrale et une guirlande complexe qui com prend au Nord le plateau de Floride et des Bahamas, au centre les îles de Cuba et de Saint Dominique, puis les petites Antilles en arc convexe de la Barbade à Grenade au Venezuela. !il Cette Méditerranée américaine se divise en trois parties : le golfe du Mexique limité a...
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Précocement indépendants, nés des courants migratoires les
plus variés fondus grâce au melting-pot, épris de libertés
démocratiques, persuadés de la supériorité du capitalisme libéral,
dotés de ressources abondantes, les États-Unis conservent leur
rôle de superpuissance.
suprême s'appelle la « Court of Appeals », les cours d'appel prennent le nom de « Appelate Courts » et les tribunaux de première instance, celui de « Supreme Courts ». Il n'existe pas de vraie hiérarchie entre les tribunaux fédéraux et les tribunaux des États de l'Union. Toutefois, en cas de divergence profonde sur un point de droit important entre les différents États, la Cour suprême des États-Unis peut accepter de juger une affaire sur pourvoi contre une décision de Cour suprême d'un...
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Estados Unidos de América - geografía.
los Grandes Lagos incrementan este tipo de precipitaciones. En enero, se da un tiempo de intenso frío y escasa caída de nieve, a causa de que las masas de aire delAtlántico no pueden penetrar muy al norte en pleno invierno. Finalmente, las ocasionales tormentas en la kona (costa oeste) de Hawai durante el invierno son consecuencia de la entrada de masas de aire procedentes del norte del Pacífico que aprovechan el desplazamiento de la corriente en chorro hacia el sur. El régimen de lluvias habi...
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Louisiana - geography.
lakes are on the Red River and its tributaries. In addition, small oxbow lakes are numerous in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Oxbow lakes are formed when a river cutsthrough the neck of one of its loops, or meanders, thus establishing a shorter course and leaving the former loop as a lake separate from the river. Louisiana also hassome artificially created reservoirs. C Coastline Louisiana’s long and irregular coastline extends along the Gulf of Mexico from the Pearl River on the east to the S...
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Louisiana - USA History.
lakes are on the Red River and its tributaries. In addition, small oxbow lakes are numerous in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Oxbow lakes are formed when a river cutsthrough the neck of one of its loops, or meanders, thus establishing a shorter course and leaving the former loop as a lake separate from the river. Louisiana also hassome artificially created reservoirs. C Coastline Louisiana’s long and irregular coastline extends along the Gulf of Mexico from the Pearl River on the east to the S...