Auxerre, a Typical French Town for the New York Times

The New York Time published an article about Auxerre, which is said to epitomize the attitudes French people have about the upcoming presidential elections. Interesting, isn't it?

Malaria-resistant mosquito developed

Nafissatou will deal with this thought-provoking topic -malaria- tomorrow.
You'll find information about the disease in the site.


Here is a map of the regions of the globe affected by malaria.

Nafissatou's IHT article can be found there . A short video can be watched on the BBC News website where you can see the beautiful fluorescent green eyes of the "beast".

This hi-tech solution to the deadly disease has advantages and drawbacks. What do you think they are?

Biopiracy

A lot of information about biopiracy, which doesn't mention the claim of the "Indigenous Coalition Against Biopiracy "by the way.

Art in Europe : test your culture

On March 26th we will celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the treaty of Rome which laid the foundation of the E.U we live in today.



Here is a wonderful quiz about art in Europe.









http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/languesLP/anglais/arteuropeconcours.htm





Test your knowledge.

Dutch firm pays Ivory Coast to settle Toxic Waste

On Tuesday Mustapha will tell us about the unbearable consequences of dumping toxic waste. If you go the IHT site, you will be able to listen to the article, with an American accent, on top of reading it. Interesting, isn't it?

$100 computer

I found this interesting slide show about the $100 computer. Amazing isn't it?

Sismographe ou sismomètre? Who can help us decide?

We had an argument in class about the translation of 'seismometer'.
Can anybody help us?

Here is the article I have found in a Canadian dictionary when I got no answer for 'sismograph'.
The word 'sismomètre' is not to be found in my version of the Robert dictionary (in French).

Domaine(s) : - astronautique
- instrument


français
anglais

sismomètre lunaire n. m.
lunar seismometer


Définition :
Le sismomètre lunaire fait partie de l'équipement sélénographique d'Apollo. Il enregistre l'heure, la durée, l'amplitude et les principales caractéristiques des secousses sismiques lunaires ou « tremblements de lune ». Ces données fournissent des renseignements sur les propriétés physiques de l'écorce et de l'intérieur lunaires. Le sismomètre lunaire diffère peu des sismomètres terrestres, mais il est plus sensible et comporte un dispositif radio permettant l'envoi vers la Terre des données recueillies. Les secousses enregistrées après le départ du module lunaire d'Apollo 11 révèlent la présence d'un noyau central en fusion. D'autres secousses de faible amplitude seraient dues à des glissements de terrain provoqués par l'expansion des roches sous l'effet du rayonnement solaire. Les études fondées sur les signaux recueillis révèlent l'existence de plusieurs couches stratifiées et d'une écorce solide d'environ 12 milles d'épaisseur.