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Olympe déteste Simon. Simon déteste Olympe. Ca s'annonce bien ! Paris, une coloc de filles à Bastille, des raclettes au printemps, un goût commun pour la cuisine, les chaussures, les chansons cultes et la vie au jour le jour... Olympe et Salomé s'accommodent de petits boulots, de grands plaisirs et de jolis rêves qu'elles savent intouchables. Mais quand le frère de Salomé revient de l'autre bout du monde et s'installe avec elles, leur coloc girls only change brutalement de saveur. Surtout quand Simon accepte de mauvaise grâce la requête de sa petite soeur : embaucher Olympe dans le restaurant parisien qu'il comptait ouvrir en famille. Un nouveau départ à trois, quand deux membres de cette drôle de brigade n'arrivent pas à se supporter, c'est un pari fou. Pourtant, ce bistrot ressemble beaucoup à leur rêve. Alors Olympe va accepter que celui qui squatte son canapé et ses pensées devienne aussi son boss, même si c'est tout ce qu'elle s'était juré d'éviter. Trop cliché. Trop risqué. Et pourtant, ce garçon est bien trop à son goût...

Emma, une fillette de dix ans, découvre par hasard une photo en noir et blanc d'un homme qu'elle ne connaît pas. Sa mère lui apprend qu'il s'agit de son grand-père, Nikolaï Steinberg, mort quelques années avant sa naissance dans d'étranges circonstances. Elle décide alors de lui raconter la vie mouvementée et tragique de ce physicien russe, exilé aux Etats-Unis pour fuir les persécutions dont il a été victime dans son pays natal. Cette histoire emmène le lecteur dans un passionnant voyage qui débute à Moscou dans les années soixante, se poursuit dans l'ancienne RDA au moment de la chute du Mur de Berlin et se termine dans la région de San Francisco au début des années deux-mille. Nikolaï devra surmonter successivement l'antisémitisme régnant dans l'URSS de l'après-guerre, la jalousie d'un rival qui réussira à le faire interner dans un camp de dissidents à l'extrême nord du pays, les conditions de vie dramatiques dans les prisons soviétiques, une évasion rocambolesque en compagnie d'une jeune fille idéaliste et paumée et la cupidité des mafias sibériennes qui le contraindront à l'exil. Le "Loup de Sibérie", surnom attribué à Nikolaï pendant son séjour au goulag, est ainsi amené à se battre jusqu'à ses dernières forces pour survivre dans une fin de vingtième siècle dantesque, porteuse de toutes les utopies et de toutes les abjections humaines. @font-face {font-family : "Cambria Math" ; panose-1 : 2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4 ; mso-font-charset : 0 ; mso-generic-font-family : roman ; mso-font-pitch : variable ; mso-font-signature : -536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0 ; }@font-face {font-family : Garamond ; panose-1 : 2 2 8 4 3 3 1 9 8 3 ; mso-font-alt : ??? ? ??? ? ; mso-font-charset : 0 ; mso-generic-font-family : roman ; mso-font-pitch : variable ; mso-font-signature : 647 0 0 0 159 0 ; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide : no ; mso-style-qformat : yes ; mso-style-parent : "" ; margin : 0cm ; mso-pagination : widow-orphan ; font-size : 12.0pt ; font-family : "Times New Roman",serif ; mso-fareast-font-family : "Times New Roman" ; }.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type : export-only ; mso-default-props : yes ; font-size : 11.0pt ; mso-ansi-font-size : 11.0pt ; mso-bidi-font-size : 11.0pt ; font-family : "Calibri",sans-serif ; mso-ascii-font-family : Calibri ; mso-ascii-theme-font : minor-latin ; mso-fareast-font-family : Calibri ; mso-fareast-theme-font : minor-latin ; mso-hansi-font-family : Calibri ; mso-hansi-theme-font : minor-latin ; mso-bidi-font-family : "Times New Roman" ; mso-bidi-theme-font : minor-bidi ; mso-fareast-language : EN-US ; }.MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type : export-only ; margin-bottom : 10.0pt ; line-height : 115% ; }div.WordSection1 {page : WordSection1 ; }

In William Faulkners major works of fiction, the reader finds an extraordinary vision of what Robert Penn Warren calls 'the dark complications of Southern life', an extreme symbolic rendering of the ways and means of decline that characterised the Southern states of the US during the early twentieth century. Now recognised as two of Faulkner's greatest novels, The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I Lay Dying (1930) were commercial failures in the decade following their publication, and received from many critics only a grudging recognition of difference rather than talent. By the end of the Second World War, however, the reputation of both novels had grown, and Faulkner's great fictional creation, Yoknapatawpha County, had become as much a part of America as any real area of the Mississippi landscape. In this Icon Critical Guide, Nicolas Tredell explores the wealth of critical material generated by these two exceptional works of modernist fiction. From the initially mixed critical responses to the novels in the early 1930s, the Guide follows the enormous growth of interest in Faulkner's work across six decades. New writings shaped by a range of critical theories are discussed, offering the reader a clear view of the place now given to one of Americas most innovative and influential novelists.

Ouvrage bilingue français-anglais Le droit à la langue des signes pour tous est le thème 2019 de la Fédération mondiale des Sourds, car les droits linguistiques sont essentiels pour la pleine inclusion de la communauté Sourde dans la société. Il rejoint celui de l'Unesco, " Année internationale des langues autochtones ", pour que les langues des signes obtiennent le même statut que les langues parlées. Barbara Le Lan prolonge ces manifestes et démontre que les langues des signes sont non seulement indispensables dans le quotidien de la communauté Sourde, mais qu'elles sont épanouissantes et utiles à tous : un plaidoyer passionné et passionnant pour leur apprentissage universel ! In 2019, the chosen theme of the World Federation of the Deaf is Sign language rights for all ! Language rights are essential in ensuring that the Deaf community is fully included in society. This theme echoes the theme chosen by UNESCO, "International Year of Indigenous Languages", in order to give sign languages the same status and importance as spoken languages. Barbara Le Lan shows that not only are sign languages indispensable in the daily life of the Deaf community, but signing is also useful, and deeply fulfilling, for all of us. Her book is a passionate plea to encourage everybody to learn sign language.

Ce livre explore le rôle des langues dans le processus d'intégration européenne ; il met en avant les mesures à prendre pour éviter de nous diriger vers une Europe uniquement anglaise et américaine. La manière dont l'Union européenne traitera le multilinguisme aura d'importantes conséquences pour les pays membres et les relations internationales : le respect des langues de chaque pays doit être au coeur du développement d'une Europe unie. Il est donc primordial de se demander si l'expansion actuelle de l'anglais ne représente pas une menace sérieuse pour les autres langues européennes. Après avoir exploré les implications des politiques actuelles, l'auteur plaide en faveur de politiques linguistiques plus actives pour la sauvegarde d'une Europe multilingue. En s'appuyant sur des exemples de pays ayant des politiques linguistiques explicites, le livre propose une politique linguistique inclusive pour l'Europe, donnant des pistes pour y parvenir avec des recommandations concrètes sur la manière dont la politique linguistique européenne pourrait être mieux gérée. Paru en 2003 sous le titre English-Only Europe ? , l'auteur a réactualisé l'ouvrage en incluant les dernières actualités des politiques linguistiques des différents pays d'Europe. La préface à l'édition française est de François Grin, universitaire suisse, codirecteur du Centre européen pour les questions de minorités.

Has Vladimir Putin become the master of the game ? Why and how did the Russian President decide to attack Ukraine ? Did he seek to prevent Ukraine from associating with Europe ? Does he seek to reconstitute the USSR ? Did NATO promise not to expand east after 1990 ? Is the Nord Stream 2 project the sinews of war ? Is Ukraine's neutrality the only solution ? Has Russia ever lost or won the war ? ... Based on the files of the intelligence services and official reports, Jacques Baud thus reviews the events of the recent history of Russia, which led to the war with Ukraine ; it analyzes the various disputes between the West and Russia, and sheds light on the role that Putin plays today on the international scene. Jacques Baud is a former member of Swiss strategic intelligence, a specialist in Eastern European countries and head of United Nations peace operations doctrine. He was engaged in negotiations with top Russian military and intelligence officials right after the fall of the USSR. Within NATO, he participated in programs in Ukraine and in particular after the Maidan revolution in 2014 and 2017. He is the author of several books on intelligence, war and terrorism, and in particular Governing by fake news and The Navalny affair, published by Max Milo.

Graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and cosmology need a solid understanding of a wide range of physical processes. This clear and authoritative textbook has been designed to help them to develop the necessary toolkit of theory. Assuming only an undergraduate background in physics and no detailed knowledge of astronomy, this book guides the reader step by step through a comprehensive collection of fundamental theoretical topics. The book is modular in design, allowing the reader to pick and chose a selection of chapters, if necessary. It can be used alone, or in conjunction with the forthcoming accompanying two volumes (covering stars and stellar systems, and galaxies and cosmology, respectively). After reviewing the basics of dynamics, electromagnetic theory, and statistical physics, the book carefully develops a solid understanding of all the key concepts such as radiative processes, spectra, fluid mechanics, plasma physics and MHD, dynamics of gravitating systems, general relativity, and nuclear physics. Each topic is developed methodically from undergraduate basic physics. Throughout, the reader's understanding is developed and tested with carefully structured problems and helpful hints. This welcome volume provides graduate students with an indispensable introduction to and reference on all the physical processes they will need to successfully tackle cutting-edge research in astrophysics and cosmology.

Monet peint les fumées de la gare Saint-Lazare, Renoir saisit les reflets du Pont-Neuf dans la Seine, Pissarro figure l'avenue de l'Opéra depuis une chambre d'hôtel, Manet immortalise les serveuses de café de Pigalle, Caillebotte restitue les perspectives haussmanniennes... Tout autant que la côte normande ou la vallée de la Seine, Paris inspire les impressionnistes. Entre son fleuve et ses grands ciels, la capitale ne manque ni de nature ni de texture pour des palettes avides de saisir les jeux de la lumière. En prime, la ville apporte l'animation de ses rues, de ses métiers, de ses cafés, de ses loisirs... Monet painted smoke clouding the Gare Saint-Lazare, Renoir captured the Pont Neuf's reflections in the Seine, Pissarro portrayed Avenue de l'Opéra from his hotel room, Manet immortalized waitresses in a café at Pigalle, Caillebotte depicted Haussmannian perspectives... The Normandy coast and the Seine Valley were not the only inspirations for Impressionists –Paris was as well. Between its river and its tall skies, the French capital lacked neither nature nor textures for artists intent on encapsulating plays on light. Not to mention the bonus of the city's lively streets, workers, cafés and entertainment...

The preparation process of inorganic materials is one of the most important aspects of material science. Not only the chemical composition of a particular material plays a crucial role for many applications but also its structure. The proper choice of the chemical precursors and the preparation technique to obtain a material with the desired chemical and physical properties is a challenge for both material scientists and inorganic chemists. This is the first book to give a comprehensive overview of the current methods for chemical synthesis of inorganic materials. The spectrum ranges from solid state reactions, CVD, reactions of aqueous systems, preparation and modification of inorganic polymers to the synthesis of tailored porous materials. With examples of selected technically applied materials for each method the general principles and requirements as well as the material properties and application of the resulting products are discussed. Numerous tables with further examples help to assess the scope and limitation of the various methods and to choose a suitable synthesis for a given problem. First and foremost directed to students in chemistry, material sciences and physics this book will also bc appreciated by advanced scientists in these fields as a valuable reference book for inorganic synthesis.

Writing with Scripture, the ancient sages of Judaism made use of Scripture by making Scripture their own, and making themselves into the possession and instrument of Scripture as well, a reciprocal process in which both were changed, each transformed into the likeness and image of the other. This they did by effecting their own selections, shaping a distinctive idiom of discourse, all the while citing, responding to, reflecting upon, Scripture's own words in Scripture's own context and for Scripture's own purpose : the here and now of eternal truth. And the rabbis of the first six centuries A.D. through the compilation presented here not only wrote with Scripture, but set forth a statement that was meant to be coherent and proportioned, well-crafted and well-composed. Since the statement concerned the distinctively-theological question of God's and Israel's relationship with one another, we must classify the writing as theological and find out how, in the compilation before us, their theological structure accomplished the authorship's goals. This anthology aims at doing just that. It presents a complete account of how the classical Midrash-text treat a theme of urgent interest to the world today : how Judaism writes with Scripture about the issues of religion that confront all the faithful.

The history of Shakespeare's reception in 18th century Italy is scanty and fragmentary. The present study attempts to join the scattered fragments of the mosaic together and to interpret the resulting picture in the light of current theories of comparative literature. Hamlet has been chosen as an exemplary case in Shakespearian production because it is associated with the very first milestones in Shakespeare's introduction into the Italian literary system. Hamlet also exemplifies on the one hand Italy's cultural indebtedness to France in the field of Shakespearian translation (the first Italian staging of a Shakespearian play was a Hamlet translated from Ducis' adaptation), and, on the other, the need for Northern European literary works to undergo profound changes before they could be assimilated in Italy. The process of Shakespeares's reception in 18th century Italy was made even more tortuous by a missed opportunity, again concerning Hamlet. The first complete Italian translation of the play by Alessandro Verri has never to this day been staged or published ; its impact on the development of Italian literature was only indirect through its influence on Verri's own creative works, which finally contributed to the birth of the Italian Romantic movement.

Writing with Scripture, the ancient sages of Judaism made use of Scripture by making Scripture their own, and making themselves into the possession and instrument of Scripture as well, a reciprocal process in which both were changed, each transformed into the likeness and image of the other. This they did by effecting their own selections, shaping a distinctive idiom of discourse, all the while citing, responding to, reflecting upon, Scripture's own words in Scripture's own context and for Scripture's own purpose : the here and now of eternal truth. And the rabbis of the first six centuries A.D. through the compilation presented here not only wrote with Scripture, but set forth a statement that was meant to be coherent and proportioned, well-crafted and well-composed. Since that statement concerned the distinctively-theological question of God's and Israel's relationship with one another, we must classify the writing as theological and find out how, in the compilation before us, theirtheological structure accomplished the autorship's goals. This anthology aims at doing just that. It presents a complete account of how the classical Midrash-text treats a theme of urgent interest to the world today : how Judaism writes with Scripture about the issues of religion that confront all the faithful.

The word 'energy' was used to confuse me. I know that energy is. It is the capacity of a physical system to perform work, the ability to do work. Work is moving something against a force. I also know that without energy life cannot exist. At the same time, I could not picture Energy in my mind to better understand what it is. This book is design to given you a concrete understandasing of that energy is. Remember in reallity, no one can see, touch or observe energy. We can only constact the presence of energy by mouvement, motion and mesure it by its speed. We shall use this opportunity to introduce you to a pattern, the geometric shape torus that holds the key to the fuel of the future, to the world that works for everyone - Clean and universal energy. I consider the torus to be the best ever explanation of our evolutionary process. Evolution means to enfold, to roll out. The question is what the universe is rolling out ? I realised that we are not a mistake, we are simply mistaken. We have been blended to our brilliance, ignorance to our genius, unaware of our true power and magnificence. The Torus, the Zero Point Energy Field = Creation Story

Foreign Devils investigates representations of exile in Hollywood cinema from 1930 to 1956 through the films of Peter Lorre, Béla Lugosi, and Conrad Veidt. This book dispels the assumption that by virtue of its hegemonic, reactionary, and exclusionary modes of representation, otherness is excluded from or only obliquely alluded to in classical Hollywood cinema. This book contends that Hollywood uses European émigré actors to speak of the experience of exile and the often-futile exilic attempts at integration into the host nation. This original, cross-disciplinary study incorporates a number of research interests in film studies – specifically Hollywood cinema, exile and émigré filmmakers, the Golden Age of the studio system, the Universal Horror cycle, and Poverty Row filmmaking. Foreign Devils combines the close reading of key texts with a theoretical framework that encompasses body theory and theories of space and nation with historical accounts of immigration to the United States and American concepts of nationhood through the symbolism of blood and death studies. Film studies students and academics, both undergraduate and postgraduate, as well as scholars in other disciplines, and anyone with an interest in Hollywood cinema, Central European culture in the 1930s-1950s, and European emigration to the United States will benefit from reading this book. Foreign Devils is also a valuable resource for courses in Hollywood filmmaking, émigré film, exile, Central European culture, nationalism studies, and Jewish studies.

The central theme of Green Plants is the astonishing diversity of forms found in the plant kingdom, from the simplicity of prokaryotic algae to the myriad complexities of flowering plants. To help the reader appreciate this remarkable diversity, the book is arranged according to generally accepted classification schemes, beginning with algae (both prokaryotic and eukaryotic) and moving through liverworts, hornworts, mosses, fern allies, ferns and gymnosperms to flowering plants. Copiously illustrated throughout with clear line diagrams and instructive photographs, Green Plants provides a concise account of all algae and land plants, with information on topics from cellular structure to life cycles and reproduction. The authors maintain a refreshingly cautious and objective approach in discussions of possible phylogenetic relationships. Newly emerging information on features of plants known only as fossils is included, providing as complete a history as possible of the plant kingdom. Throughout the book there are many references to ultrastructural and physiological features which relate growth and form to current concepts in the study of plant development. This new edition has been completely updated to reflect current views on the origin of the major groups of plants and includes information arising from more recently developed techniques such as cladistic analyses. As such, it provides an up-to-date and timely resource for students of botany, and also for researchers needing a comprehensive reference to the plant kingdom.

Integral bridges have become increasingly popular in the UK over recent years. Problems and costs associated with failed expansion joints in conventional bridges not only make integral bridges a cost-effective option but also means they have longer lifespans that their counterparts. The Highways Agency standards now require that, wherever possible, all new bridges of less than 60 m length should be of integral form. The growing importance of integral bridges has highlighted the need for more information and guidance to assist in improving bridge design. This book presents the results of research commissioned by the Highways Agency into the thermally induced soil/structure interaction created by environmental temperature changes and the associated cyclical displacements imposed on the granular backfill of bridge abutments. It : develops a better theoretical understanding of temperature-induced cyclic displacements ; in particular the strain ratcheting in backfill soil in contact with a 'stiff' structure, identifies the governing soil parameters and examines their influence, develops numerical modelling procedures to predict soil behaviour, identifies and quantifies the controlling features of bridge structures relevant to the interaction problem This book provides essential information for bridge designers to aid their understanding of the cyclical changes in backfill pressures and settlement due to diurnal and annual changes in bridge deck temperature - a crucial factor when designing integral bridges.

Falco Danté était un gringalet dans un monde en guerre. Pire, Falco était méprisé, mis à l'écart, à cause de son père qui fut un immense mage de bataille avant de sombrer dans une folie meurtrière. Mais à l'Académie de la guerre, Falco a bien changé : il est devenu plus puissant, il a gagné le respect de ses compagnons d'arme. Il ne lui reste plus qu'une épreuve pour devenir un mage de bataille à part entière : le rite d'Assay. S'il réussit, il aura le droit d'invoquer son dragon, son âme soeur dans la lutte contre les Possédés. Dans le camp adverse, son ennemi juré, le démon Marchio Dolor progresse sans relâche vers la victoire. L'Humanité ne s'est jamais trouvée aussi proche de l'extinction totale. Pour Falco et ses compagnons, l'heure de la bataille finale va bientôt sonner. Peter A. Flannery est issu de l'univers du jeu de rôles (il a notamment travaillé sur Chronopia). Son premier best-seller First and only, un thriller parapsychologique, a été adapté au cinéma par Magnus Wake. Ecrivain à temps plein, Peter A. Flannery vit avec sa famille dans un petit village du sud de l'Ecosse. Roman traduit de l'anglais (Ecosse) par Patrice Louinet Illustration de couverture : Alain Brion

Durant les années 1970, les Carpenters sont le groupe le plus populaire aux Etats-Unis. Un immense succès (100 millions de disques vendus) qui s'explique par l'alchimie unique entre ses deux membres principaux, Richard et Karen Carpenter, un frère et une soeur, deux enfants de la classe moyenne qui imposent un retour à l'ordre musical après la révolution psychédélique. Contre les valeurs libertaires du mouvement hippie, leurs plus grands hits, "Close to You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days and Mondays" ou "Yesterday Once More", sont ainsi volontiers romantiques et réactionnaires. Portés par les arrangements sucrés de Richard et la voix céleste de Karen, l'une des plus grandes chanteuses de l'histoire selon Paul McCartney, les albums des Carpenters incarnent alors les valeurs traditionnelles de l'Amérique au moment où la nation plonge dans le chaos moral de lã guerre du Viêtnam. Mais derrière cette success story de l'ère Nixon se cache une tragédie : Karen Carpenter souffrait d'anorexie mentale, une maladie incon-trölable qui rongera petit à petit le groupe jusqu'à le mener à sa perte. La Disparition de Karen Carpenter est à la fois l'histoire de cette chute et un regard transversal sur les phénomènes socioculturels de l'Amérique des années 1970 qui précipitèrent ce drame.

C'est pour répondre à la problématique du Big Data que sont nées les bases de données NoSQL (Not Only SQL), sous l'impulsion de grands acteurs du Web comme Facebook ou Google, qui les ont développées à l'origine pour leurs besoins propres. Grâce à leur flexibilité et leur souplesse, ces bases non relationnelles permettent en effet de gérer de très grands volumes de données disparates sur un ensemble de serveurs de stockage distribués, avec une capacité de montée en charge très élevée. Réservées jusqu'à peu aux ténors du Web, elles tendent aujourd'hui à se poser en successeur du modèle relationnel qui dominait le marché depuis 20 ans. Les bases NoSQL vont-elle sonner le glas des bases de données relationnelles ? La troisième édition de cet ouvrage dresse un panorama complet des bases de données NoSQL : grands concepts, solutions existantes, mise en oeuvre. Après avoir présenté les grands principes de ces bases, elle détaille les principales solutions existantes (Hadoop, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB...), en précisant spécificités, forces et faiblesses de chacune. Le reste du livre est consacré au déploiement concret de ces bases : dans quel cas choisir une base NoSQL ? laquelle adopter ? quelles données basculer en NoSQL ? comment mettre en place une telle base ? comment la maintenir et superviser ses performances ? L'ouvrage se clôt par deux études de cas réels en collaboration avec des SSII françaises.

This book gives a progress report on the many and original contributions of radiation chemistry to the fundamental knowledge of the vast domain of chemical reactions and its applications. Radiation chemistry techniques indeed make it possible to elucidate detailed physicochemical mechanisms in inorganic and organic chemistry (including in space) and in biochemistry. Moreover, this comprehension is applied in materials science to precisely control syntheses by radiation, such as radiopolymerisation, radiografting, specific treatment of surfaces (textiles, paintings, inks, etc.), synthesis of complex nanomaterials, degradation of environmental pollutants and radioresistance of materials for nuclear reactors. In life sciences, the study of the effects of radiation on biomacromolecules (DNA, proteins, lipids) not only permits the comprehension of normal or pathological biological mechanisms, but also the improvement of our health. In particular, many advances in cancer radiotherapy, in the radioprotection of nuclear workers and the general population, as well as in the treatment of diseases and the radiosterilization of drugs, could be obtained thanks to this research. Abundantly illustrated and written in English by top international specialists who have taken care to render the subjects accessible, this work will greatly interest those curious about a scientific field that is new to them and students attracted by the original and multidisciplinary aspects of the field. At a time when radiation chemistry research is experiencing spectacular development in numerous countries, this book will attract many newcomers to the field.

Arrival of Mira Foreword Arrival of Mira tells the story of a beautiful young woman who held true to her faith despite many severe hardships. Mira was still only a child when she decided that Ginidhara Gopal (Lord Krishna) was her 'husband' and that she wanted to devote her life to serving and worshipping him. Later, the now orphaned Mira was married to Bhojan, the prince of Mewar and son of Rana, the king of Chittoor. Bhojan fell in love at first sight but found it hard to understand Mira's utter devotion to Ginidhara. Mira suffered at the hands of her in-laws who could not understand the depth of her love for Ginidhara and wanted her to follow their worship of Kali (in the form of Durga). Mira suffered imprisonment in a haunted palace and then exile for her beliefs. Even her friends were persecuted because of her uncompromising love for Lord Krishna. Eventually Bhojan came to understand his wife's piety. The story is told in the form of a musical play where the love story is interwoven with delightful songs and dances. The character of Mira is one to win the hearts of all who read of her. Her gentle devotion and steadfast belief are an inspiration to everyone. Thank you, Dr Shuddhananda Bharati for having made this beautiful story available to us. Daye Craddock Editions ASSA, Christian Piaget

Fra Francesc Moner (1462/3-1491/2) is a Catalan author, who flourished in Barcelona during the second decade subsequent to the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469. Moner's extant production amounts to seventy-four pieces, a collection of poems and prose works of various genres, written in Catalan and in Castilian. A comprehensive study that profiles the creativity of a whole career is a rare occurrence for a Hispanic author like Moner, whose lifetime straddles the boundaries between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This book highlights the two main aspects of Fra Francesc's contribution : first, the resourceful bilingualism stemming from Moner's mastery of not only his native Catalan but also Castilian, the language that in the late 1400s kept gaining the ascendancy and prestige of officialdom throughout the Spanish realm ; second, the fashioning of an iconic text of subjectivity in the wake of the landmark innovations brought about by Ausiàs March, the Valencian luminary of the first half of the fifteenth century. Moner develops a love-centered poetics that integrates the distinctive strains of multiple traditions. By probing into Moner's poetics of love and reason, the reader catches a glimpse of an author engaged in intense soul-searching. Moner, in turn, shares with his readers some extraordinary insights into the compelling moments of the human condition – precisely the condition of the human being torn between the allure of the flesh and the aspiration toward the Divine.

Willem A. Visser 't Hooft (1900–1985), Dutch pastor and theologian, was one of the most significant personalities in the Protestant Ecumenical movement. Deeply influenced by Karl Barth, and filled with a strong Ecumenical spirit, he was closely involved in the founding of the World Council of Churches, of which he was elected General Secretary. During the Second World War, many Protestants became convinced of the need for an international political system which, beside uniting the nations and peoples of Europe, would guarantee them fundamental freedoms and mutual respect for their historical, cultural and confessional traditions. The directors of the WWC were strongly committed to federalism, partly because of the political traditions of the states from which their member churches originated (Switzerland ; Great Britain and its Commonwealth ; the United States), and partly because of their conviction that a simple confederation of states, based on the model of the League of Nations, would be completely incapable of containing national ambitions. In spring 1944, Visser 't Hooft welcomed into his Geneva home the representatives of the European Resistance, who, under the leadership of Altiero Spinelli and Ernesto Rossi, signed the International Federalist Declaration of the Resistance Movements. These historic transnational encounters, aimed not only at coordinating military action or seeking diplomatic contacts but at exploring ways to "build" peace and re-establish the future of the Continent on new foundations, marked a profound break with the past.

The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2015 provides a dynamic and up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken to adapt its legislation and policies to international human rights law and to comply with commitments voluntarily assumed by the Italian Government at the international level. The 2015 Yearbook surveys the activities of the relevant national and local Italian actors, including governmental bodies, civil society organisations and universities. It also presents reports and recommendations that have been addressed to Italy in 2014 by international monitoring bodies within the framework of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union. Finally, the Yearbook provides a selection of international and national case-law that casts light on Italy's position vis-à-vis internationally recognised human rights. "Italy and Human Rights in 2014 : the Challenge of National/International Constitutional Synergism" is the focus of the introductory section of the Yearbook. The complex network of monitoring actions carried out by the supranational bodies, and the relative reporting requirements Italy must meet, can only be viewed in the context of reciprocal exchange and strengthening between the provisions enshrined in the national Constitution and international human rights law. The Italian Agenda of Human Rights 2015 represents an updated orientation tool intended to support the commitment taken by the Italian Government in the framework of the second Universal Periodic Review (October 2014) before the UN Human Rights Council.

The mere fact of existing is already a battle of every moment, but that of being born a woman is seen as the most arduous of battles, in a society that considers women not only less than men, but below men. The simple attributes devolved to human being are sometimes denied to them, under the indifferent eye of the society. Who is to blame for this general contemptuous attitude vis-à-vis the woman ? The man ? Society ? Or the woman herself ? Woman parenthood, excision, rape, sexual harassment, the prison, early marriages and widowhood are core points tackled in the seven short stories of this book where the main characters ; Micheline, Amina, Jenaëlle, Ann-Lise, Lucie, Violet and Bernadette shall each take the reader through their stories using their own words. Based on true stories, these fictions are a personal move to throw more light on the stumbling blocks faced by the woman in her struggle for optimal fulfillment. Through the life stories clearly depicted in this book, most readers can picture their own lives, the lives of a mother, a sister, a friend or a daughter. Two objectives constitute the backbone of this book ; draw attention on the way the woman is perceived by the African society and Cameroon in particular and raise awareness in the woman so that she can come to understand that the key to her destiny lies within herself and nowhere else. Hence the need to portray womanhood as society sees it : a handicap.

Two long sets of scientific notes were made by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. Those transcribed here are concerned with natural history, and although in 1839 he drew on them quite extensively in writing his famous " Journal of Researches ", neither they nor his geology notes have previously been published. He was a superb observer, and recorded vividly and accurately his first impressions of the appearance and behaviour of the wide range of animals, from ants to ostriches, encountered during his travels. Often he performed little experiments on the creatures that he captured, and he was never happy until he had exhaustively explored the why and wherefore of every one of his observations. During the long periods on board ship, he carried out a thorough analysis of hitherto unrecognised features of the internal anatomy of a variety of marine invertebrates, and made elegant pencil drawings of them under his dissecting microscope. The volume also includes his lists of 1 500 specimens preserved in Spirits of Wine, and some 3 500 not in Spirits, with impeccably accurate cross references to the main notes. Although his notes were made strictly for his own use, and were often highly technical, they were well written throughout, and contain many highly readable passages. Only towards the very end of the voyage were his first doubts about the immutability of species consciously pressed, but here are to be found the first seeds of his theory of evolution, and of the important new fields of behavioural and ecological study of which he was one of the principal founders.

In the late 1910s, in a Europe ravaged by World War I, Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen put the finishing touches on his illustrations of A Thousand and One Nights. The results are considered masterpieces of early 20th-century illustration : bursting with sumptuous colors of deep blues, reds, and gold leaf, and evoking all the magic of this legendary collection of Indo-Persian and Arabic folktales, compiled between the 8th and 13th centuries. However, publishers retreated from Nielsen's project in the financially strapped postwar climate, and the publication never happened. A rising star, Nielsen moved on to other work. This world heritage classic's spectacular pen, ink, and watercolor images remained under lock and key for 40 years. Published just once in the 1970s, the illustrations were rescued from oblivion after Nielsen's death in 1957 and are now held by the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Art Institute of Chicago, and in two private collections. This publication is a unique compilation of fine art prints and stunning illustrations reproduced directly from Nielsen's original watercolors-the only complete set of his extraordinary drawings to have survived. The book features descriptions of all of the images and three generously illustrated essays on the making of this series, the origin of Nielsen's unique imagery, and a history of the tales. In addition, it shows many unpublished or rarely seen artworks by Nielsen and intricate black-and-white drawings Nielsen created for the original publication.

Various factors have contributed to the proliferation of small homes. One is the high price of land. Another reason is the change in family types. Throughout history it has been considered normal for various generations of the same family to share the family home all their lives. Today family models have changed. Nuclear families are usually reduced to just two generations, i.e., parents and children, and often homes are occupied only by couples or even sole individuals. The reduction in the home's surface area has led to a need to develop ways to integrate all of a space's necessary functions in a practical and cozy fashion. Design aspects can be considered when a home is still being planned, prior to the building and distribution of the rooms. This makes it possible to fit it out to make the mort of each of its features and apply optimal spatial solutions that match the need of the person who will inhabit it. Furniture is vital when it comes to small dwellings. Many manufacturers have now added a large number of items to their furniture collections that address space problems or combine various functions. The décor, which also includes the wall color as well as the flooring and ceiling, is another basic element that should be carefully considered in small spaces. Decorative elements are just as important, as they can be used to create a personal feel that responds to your own particular aesthetic taste. What you must remember is that, even though a home is small, there are many solutions and tricks to maximize its possibilities and achieve a modern, welcoming look.

Olive oil is good for preparing food and increases the natural flavors of ingredients without modifying their taste. The olive tree has been the symbol of eternal peace for thousands of years. One of my ancestors, a senior civil servant in the Spanish government, used to recount that culture and agriculture are the two best ways of making the most of one's time and money. Today, the seventh generation of our family of olive farmers still is in firm belief of the same ethos. Olive oil holds the heart and soul of Mediterranean culture, and we have used all of our passion and knowledge to strive to reach perfection, while at the same time respecting nature, and mixing traditions with avant-garde techniques. In today's ever-globalized society, where cultures meet and mix, olive oil, an eons-long symbol of the Mediterranean, finds itself on tables from Scandinavia to Australia to Japan. Basically, it is nothing more than the delicate and subtle juice of the olive. At the house of Nunez de Prado - ever conscious of maintaining quality - we harvest all of our olives by hand including those having fallen to the ground. Only hours later is the crop carried to the mill where the fruit is broken up by granite rolls and pressed. The precious liquid extracted from the produce is decanted naturally to isolate that minute quantity of vegetal deliciousness that is the oil. Though appearing simple, this extraction process, especially for a high quality oil, is nearly as complex as the production of a quality château wine, the term used in Spanish to describe olive oils as well.

Entièrement consacré à ses sculptures en terre cuite, cet ouvrage présente un panorama du travail de l'artiste sur près de vingt ans, à travers plus de cent photos d'oeuvres et une dizaine de textes. Le lecteur pourra ainsi assister au spectacle du monde, avec tout un peuple de têtes nommé Teatrum Mundi : "Elle vole des instants, des émotions intenses, des faiblesses attachantes, des sourires, des regards, des grimaces, des forces inavouées et invite le spectateur à en faire autant". (Silvestra Mariniello) Puis avec Les Voyageurs, il parcourra la Terre à dos d'animal, se laissant guider par lui, car l'animal connaît la route : "Sans aucun artifice, indomptables et affables. Telle une fable. Une trêve. Un rêve. umain, animal. Animus, anima". (Laurence Dugas-Fermon) Dans Oh Terra mia aura lieu le triste constat des outrages que l'humanité fait subir à la planète, dont une "Réinterprétation contemporaine de La Pietà fortement marquée par l'extinction progressive de la biodiversité". (Romain Arazm) Avec Only One se réalise comme une synthèse entre les personnages : "Monica anoblit chaque posture, humaine ou animale, restaurant le lien invisible du cosmos, de l'être et du regard". (Christian Noorbergen) Enfin dans Terrehumaine, il sera temps pour les Hommes d'opérer une forme de retour aux sources en ne faisant plus qu'un avec la végétation : "Le rêve s'intensifie, le silence s'enrichit du bruit mperceptible de la végétation qui croît. Angoisse ou union sacrée, tout le vivant s'unifie pour perpétuer le miracle". (Monica Mariniello) Ainsi espérons avec Monica que "Le spectateur entre dans une dimension espace-temps différente, où se retissent les liens entre l'homme et son esprit, et où chacun retrouve la part de sacré enfouie au fond de lui-même".