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Bourse 24 French Bourse24 English Gouvernance d’entrepriseWednesday,walking through Central Park with my friend Nicholas D. chatting merrily,if somewhat loudly,in French about the role of France in the concert of Nations a lady ,looking remakably like the New York Public Library librarian in Ghostbusters, and,like her ,a librarian ,stops us ,apologizing profusely for the interruption ,to ask us in very good French,if [...]
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The celebration of Valentine’s Day on February 14 provides us with an opportunity to think about the symbolism of the pagan festivals that were taken over by the Church. Today, Valentine’s Day is the symbol of lovers, thus, indirectly, the symbol of fertility. According to tradition, Roman Emperor Claudius the Cruel had banned marriages amongst [...]
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Les trous noirs, objets célestes ô combien mystérieux puisque les lois physiques n’ont plus de sens en leur intérieur, auraient-ils un cœur, un pouls? Un doctorant de Harvard, Joey Nielsen et ses collègues, ont étudié les émissions de rayons X du trou noir GRS1915+105.Celui-ci se trouve dans la Voie Lactée et dispose d’une étoile comme [...]
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In this weekend’s New York Times Magazine, Guy Deutscher, author of “Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages”, reviewed the current state of research to answer the question:” Does your Language Shape How You Think?” Mr.Deutscher gives interesting examples showing that language does indeed compel the speakers to express thoughts [...]
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Un cas de jurisprudence en Californie il y a quelques années soulève un problème mathématique intéressant Voulant attirer dans ses rêts les gros joueurs, un casino avait recruté un joueur professionnel aux conditions suivantes: vous disposez de jetons d’une valeur de $ 5 millions pour “flamber” dans notre casino. Tout ce que vous gagnez au [...]
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The French are known to enjoy wine and to eat a rich diet featuring such delicacies as foie gras, sweetbread or kidneys.Yet, on average, the French have a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than teetotalers: this is what medical researchers call the French paradox explained by the red wine consumption of the French. For a [...]
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Le Français boit du vin et mange des aliments riches ,foie gras, ris de veau ,rognons etc., et cependant souffre moins de maladies cardiaques que ceux qui ne boivent pas du tout :c’est ce que les médecins appellent le paradoxe français. La consommation de vin rouge par les Français en est l’explication. Depuis plusieurs années, il [...]
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Without using a calculator or a computer,determine which of the square root of 2 and cubic root of 3 is the greater number ,which of the cubic root of 3 and the fifth root of 5 is the greater one and as bonus question which of the 3 roots is the larger number?
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Pour vous stimuler les méninges je vous propose un petit exercice: Imaginez un voyageur qui débarque à la nuit tombante dans l’île aux Contraires. Cette île a la particularité d’être divisée en deux :d’un côté habitent les Vertueux ,de l’autre les Adrets ,vagues descendants du tristement célèbre baron des Adrets. .Les Adrets non seulement détroussent [...]
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Praying mantises are known to devour their mates after having enjoyed the poor males’ sexual prowess [1].This behavior is not unique in nature: female spiders are also known to feast on their sexual partners especially when the males are smaller than the female [2] and now scientists have discovered a similar behavior in female rattlesnakes [...]
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According to traditional hemline theory ,as hemlines go up so does the market-remember the Roaring Twenties when the flappers’ skirts got noticeably shorter, or the Swinging Sixties heralding the miniskirt and a long up cycle in the market ,and as hemlines go down so does the market -as we witnessed in the 30s and 40s. [...]
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