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EAST COAST CITIES : BROWNSTONES

EAST COAST CITIES : BROWNSTONES

The term "brownstone" is used to refer to a particular stone, but in the United States, also to refer to a terraced house ( / rowhouse) clad in this material (Fr.: maison de grès) Some Manhattan neighbourhoods retain many brownstones. New York City brownstones...

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Who are the Cajuns ?

Who are the Cajuns ?

About 700,000 Cajuns live in South Louisiana, originally from Acadia (a French Canadian province). The word originates in the attempted pronunciation of "Acadian" by U.S. speakers. In 1604 -- sixteen years before the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock...

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ANDRé BRINK (1935 – Feb. 7th, 2015)

André BRINK (who died on Feb. 7th, 2015 ) was one of South Africa's most distinguished writers: poet, novelist, essayist and teacher, he began work as a University lecturer in Afrikaans* and Dutch Literature in the 1960s. He began writing in Afrikaans,...

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SURFERS' WAVES.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_break A surf break (= break / shore break / big wave break) is a permanent obstruction such as a coral reef, rock, etc., that causes a wave to break, forming a wave that can be surfed, before it eventually collapses....

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ON LONG-LIFE BATTERIES

Forget wearable tech ! from NPR, Jan 10th 2015. http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/01/10/376166180/forget-wearable-tech-people-really-want-better-batteries

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THE UPPER FLORENTINE VALLEY

THE UPPER FLORENTINE VALLEY

The Upper Florentine valley in Tasmania (Australia) ... (touringtasmania.info; 400 x 512 jpg) ... is near Maydena in the South West of the island, roughly 3 hours’ drive from Hobart and covers 60 km2 of temperate rainforest. It lies just outside the World...

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Need (Verb or auxiliary?)

NEED : VERBE ou AUXILIAIRE MODAL ? Cela pose parfois problème, mais need est à la fois verbe et auxiliaire. C’est donc en fonction de son sens que l’on choisira la façon dont on le construit. 1. Suivi d’un nom ou groupe nominal, need est un verbe ordinaire,...

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