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A picture taken by the N.A.S.A. Great thanks to R. Thibert (a colleague) for having me discover this amazing picture : wow ! It looks as if Britain were completely covered with snow and ice ! The photo was taken on January 7, 2010, from 'Terra' satellite....
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Phillip Niemeyer is an art director at 'Double Triple' ( an art & design studio). Three days ago, his "Picturing the Past 10 Years" was issued in the New York Times . Click on the outlined name of the US daily (above -green) to discover a chart gathering...
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Here is the American flag parody by ADbusters you studied before Xmas holidays You have already detailed the original U.S. flag & revised its different elements : you know what they stand for -well, at least, you ought to know this : - | You also know...
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Today is Boxing Day ! Boxing Day is a bank holiday and a public holiday in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Hong Kong, Jamaica, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and in some countries in the Commonwealth...
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Gingerbread recipes, gingerbread houses and men are also part of the Xmas holiday traditions Some historians claim Gingerbread Houses date from the early 19th century : "Hansel and Gretel" -a fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers - showed such a house. But...
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Copenhagen +7 'River Runs Red' "When Midnight Oil released this song (1990), the " world's largest-ever pollution incident, involving the supertanker Exxon Valdez <<< off Alaska's pristine coasts, had [just] sent shockwaves around the world [1989]. Midnight...
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Here are a few links to help you explore the branding and [anti-]consumerism systems... enjoy your surfing :o) www.adbusters.org The website of the Adbusters Media Foundation : ads and commercials that parody brand culture, and a magazine . www.vam.ac.uk...
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This pie-chart helps you visualize the US states population Mikael Häggström (1) drew it according to the 2008 U.S. Census (1) : He put the illustration in the Public Domain Not only is it useful... but it also looks nice :o) If you want to read the caption...
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++ Terminales You have just started analysing a peculiar US flag today... But what are the states corresponding to the 50 stars on the American flag ? Click on the notes and listen to Wakko's little song in "A cartoon to memorize the 50 states"... not...
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