U.S. : How to get a passport

Great map and great 1'53'' video http://uk.businessinsider.com/renew-us-passport-24-hours-new-york-agency-2015-8 about IMMIGRATION in the U.S. The U.S. is a country of immigrants too. "Realizing your passport has expired days or even hours before a flight can be costly, and it can potentially ruin your travel plans. Most people make the mistake of paying expeditors who charge up to $500. The New York Passport Agency, with an average 4.5 star rating on Yelp, can turn your paperwork around the same day for just $170." http://uk.businessinsider.com/baml-immigration-state-map-2015-8?r=US&IR=T

We are citizens of planet Earth

Call to Earth - A Message from the World's Astronauts to COP21

Obama's response to the Paris Attacks.

Extract: "France is our oldest ally." ... "Those who think they can terrorize the people of France, or the values that they stand for are wrong. The American people draw strength from the French people's commitment to Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness. We are reminded, in this time of tragedy that the bonds of Liberté, Egalité and fraternité are not only values of the French people I care so deeply about but they are values that we share and those values are going to (gonna) endure far beyond any act of terrorism or the hateful vision of those who perpetrated the crimes this evening." Indeed, Freedom, equality and fraternity are attainable goals.

Undersea cable: From sign language to the web.

"It's strange to think that so much effort on such a large scale is devoted to something the size of a human hair. But optic fiber allows the modern world to talk to itself."

Nice read about "How the first cable was laid across the Atlantic", back in 1858 http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-01/18/transatlantic-cables/viewall For Nerds only: A 35 mn conference about the history of it all. Nerd Nite SF: "20,000 Leagues Under the TCP: The Undersea Internet" by Chris Woodfield https://vimeo.com/29975179

Limitations and creativity

The power of constraints: Phil Hansen at TEDxKC(Kansas City)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgoAFS3xu74&feature=youtu.be

Dismaland

Used to be in the U.K., will be in Calais soon.
Banksy and his artists friends remodeling idea of amusement parks.

Fighting to spread the truth

Harvey Wasserman:  

This man wants you to know the truth about Fukushima

13 minutes in:

"The fact of the matter is that Tepco like ever utility company in the U.S. has no financial liability for any of the damage that they do. 

It is not in the interest of # PG&E or any other corporation that owns a Nuclear power plant to protect the public safety because there is no money in it.”

  

On moveOn.org
http://front.moveon.org/this-man-wants-you-to-know-the-truth-about-fukushima/#.VgLnpPRdsUp

Distracted

From Jonathan Safran Foer's novel

 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Are You There?
 For the 2nd forms and all!!

SHUTDOWN:

 The California-Fukushima Connection - 

BACK TO SCHOOL!

We!lcome new students.
CONTACT ME before the "Rentrée" if you feel like it. I hope yo.u will.
POST A COMMENT!
Parents or tutors, feel free to contact me too.
I will greatly enjoy reading your comments or mail. arago2311(AT)gmail.com

Contact info MUCH APPRECIATED and will allow us to communicate if necessary

Doodling : vive le gribouillage!

Baccalauréat 2015

FOR MY PUPILS
Congrats to those who have passed it.
Bon courage à tous ceux qui vont au rattrapage. 
Work well and cheer up!
Following the results closely and wishing you the best!

....... Suite et fin: 

ça y est le 2ème tour est sorti. Je suis tellement heureuse pour ceux qui ont réussi à passer ce cap.

TES :

Bravo à Lorine, Mohamed, Ramzi, Meredith, Onieka et Alexandre.
Peut-être retrouvera-t-on Christophe, Mounia, Alioune et Mamadou l'an prochain?

Un an c’est vite passé…Cheer up!

TSTI

Bravo à Navid, Lisa, Baye Mor.

Désolée pour Manon, Nicolas et Fanny. See you next year in Arago ?

Charleston, South Carolina

The Guardian Dylann Roof: the cold stare of a killer with a history of drug abuse and racism http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/dylann-roof-south-carolina-charleston-shooting-suspect

 The Daily Beast  Everything Known About Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/18/everything-known-about-charleston-church-shooting-suspect-dylann-roof.html

CNN: Suboxone: What is the drug  linked to Charleston shooting suspect?

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/19/health/suboxone/index.html

Six things

6 Things Not to Say in an Interview 

 

http://info.theladders.com/career-advice/avoid-these-words-in-job-interviews?utm_source=wednesday_newsletter_email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=interview_chechecklist&utm_content=amanda_article&utm_campaign=wednesday_newsletter

 

 

Football, sponsors and responsibility!

Jon Oliver, comedian, made a promise to Budweiser: "If you pull your support and help get rid of Joseph Blatter, I will put my mouth where my mouth is."
A few days later, after Blatter's resignation, he did!
Don't you have fun with John Oliver?!

Ahead of her Time: Saheela Ibraheem

 She was accepted to Harvard College at age 15!
 https://college.harvard.edu/

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/05/ahead-of-her-time/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hu-twitter-general

INTEGRITY

Richard Feynman
from www.brainpickings.org
http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/06/08/richard-feynman-caltech-cargo-cult-science/
Great minds at your service!

What the lab rat experiment from 16:00 onwards. At least.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=978&v=yvfAtIJbatg

Water is Life.

New ways to see.

That new way to see is just one of many human ways to marvel at the beauty of the world.
We've got to remember that we can all be  _________ blind to something.
It doesn't make the world less fascinating.