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March 11, 2011 Predicted tsunami wave heights The tsunami set off warnings for much of the Pacific basin including the west coast of the United States and South America. Officials say waves have not caused major damage in Hawaii and pose no flooding danger...
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TECH America's national grid is outdated and inefficient : nowadays increasing the renewable energy generation is the solution. Power should be generated from sources as diverse as the sun, the wind, the seas and even waste. It is currently difficult...
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TECH U.S. Infrastructure (magazine) : Click on the illustration to get the full-size infographic Listening, reading online, tweeting, building Facebook walls, downloading or uploading, building websites, sending e-mails (or receiving them !)... All these...
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The U.S. map below shows the present statute of capital punishment in the U.S.A. ... Illinois is now the 16th state to abandon capital punishment. On January 6, the Illinois House approved a bill to repeal the death penalty by a vote of 60 - 54 and yesterday...
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>>> "Exit to the Gift Shop" -Banksy's documentary film was released last year. The article from 'The Independent' (February 17, 2011) : tells you about the artist and his documentary film... now. The document below (blue folder) shows English language...
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It looks like a company flowchart ... but it's an ironic parody : "Why hasn't the person you texted responded yet ?" The flowchart is made of 2 different illustrations you can click on separately to get the full-size pictures. Illustrations by Susanna...
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Click to open the infographic : and then, start the interactive : visualise "Wonder Women" in their various domain (related colour) "The women portrayed in this interactive are just a selection of influential, pioneering and successful women from across...
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Try and list as many examples as possible in the video clip below... ...showing women and men aren't equals. Who made this video clip ? What does it aim at ? Do you find it effective... and why (not) ? Though this clip is not an advert, it uses a traditional...
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' LOUNGE "Historian and author Diane Ravitch joined Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" to discuss education reform". Testing and (over)choice are undermining the US education Diane Ravitch says : "Kids have to have a reason to go to school -I've...
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... tackles the story of the shooting of JFK hence its title "11/22/63". Go to ⇓ his official website : you'll get the synopsis of the book, which will be released in... November ! Stephen King is known for his suspense and sometimes fantastic novels...
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