Compte rendu du symposium internal, « L’aménagement des langues dans les capitales et milieux urbains : pratiques et défis », qui a eu lieu les 25 et 26 mars 2010 à l'Université d'Ottawa, en partenariat avec l'Institut dans langues officielles et du bilinguisme, Patrimoine canadien, le Commissariat aux langues officielles et la Ville d'Ottawa.Le Symposium sur l'aménagement des langues dans les capitales et milieux urbains a réuni des administrateurs et des chercheurs du Canada et d...

Canadian federalism, as a particular form of political organization for a complex society—with multiple economic, political, geographic, cultural, and national divides—faces important challenges. The political realignment that brought the Conservative Party to power in the last quinquennium has set in motion a significant transformation of the Canadian state and its federal system of governance.The contributors in this collection focus on three recurrent themes: the issues arising ...

At the end, when the last star dies and the cold begins to seep in, what will be the totality of our accomplishments? What will have been the point? And will anyone notice that we're gone? If the true terror at the center of cosmic horror is the vast indifference the universe has for us, does that mean the closest thing we have to any sort of compassionate connection is . . . our cats? Ah, we may be doomed.But, in the interim, perhaps there may still be some spark that can illumina...

In the dazzling flash fictions of Beneath the Moon and Long Dead Stars, lives are altered in what appear to be minor moments: an unlatched lock, an old photo, a light left on too long. But in the care of acclaimed novelist Daniel Wallace, those details constellate into something mysterious and magical. The drifter who is mistaken for a movie star, an old woman who sits on the roof of her house to smoke her secret cigarette, a man building a coffin for his wife— the men and women i...

Seuls les Sioux qui ont connu Sitting Bull ont pu donner à Stanley Vestal les moyens de finaliser correctement, à leurs yeux, cette biographie, la biographie mère, historique et de terrain, grâce à laquelle d'autres auteurs - universitaires-de-bureau - jusqu'à nos jours, ont pu exister : le Vestal est le « livre-racine » sur Sitting Bull.Quand en 1926 Stanley Vestal rencontre de nombreux Sioux dans les réserves du Dakota, commence la gestation du premier grand livre sur les Indiens...

In "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon," Karl Marx offers a piercing analysis of the political and social upheavals that marked France in the mid-19th century. Utilizing a blend of historical materialism and political economy, Marx meticulously examines the circumstances surrounding Louis Napoleon's rise to power in 1851, framing it within the broader context of class struggle and revolutionary theory. The work is known for its rich historical detail and profound insights into the m...

These diverse case studies make a compelling case for the importance of effective spiritual care in healthcare and provide unprecedented insight into the essential role of the chaplain within the healthcare team. Presented alongside critical reflections and responses from professionals within chaplaincy, psychology, psychiatry and nursing, they provide an honest and detailed look into how healthcare chaplains actually work with the people in their care and reveal the vital role of narrativ...

When Tom left his work earlier, the last thing he expected was to find his wife, Caroline, in their bed with her muscular, black boss. He hides behind the door; his hand inside his pants, watching and hearing everything. He doesn't interrupt them. He's ashamed but can't stop himself from wanting to watch more. Tom is about to find out that sometimes cheating can lead to some pleasurable, shameful, desirable situations.

Cupcakes, panda bears, break-ups, wearing sunglasses at night... The local and the universal come together in these 37 short stories, brought into English by different translators from all over the world. This project aims to show there are all kinds of ways to bring across an author's voice in translation… at least 37 of them (one for each story). Translators include literary translation students, first-time and up-and-coming literary translators, world-renowned translators who have won m...

The purpose of this series is to bring together the main currents in today's higher education and examine such crucial issues as the changing nature of education in the U.S., the considerable adjustment demanded of institutions, administrators, the faculty; the role of Catholic education; the remarkable growth of higher education in Latin America, contemporary educational concerns in Europe, and more. Among the many specific questions examined in individual articles are: Is it true that wo...

Was the failure of the Army of Virginia at the Second Battle of Bull Run a result of General John Pope being a failure as a leader or were there other circumstances that helped him in his loss?General Pope had a long career in the Army that to the Second Battle of Bull Run had gone well. Pope had distinguished himself in the Mexican-American War and had done well early on in the western theater of operations during the Civil War. With his assumption of command in northern Virginia, ...

She lay quietly in the love soaked sheets, her legs gently spread reveling the remnants of love seeping from her inner thighs. Her eyes stare lifelessly at the ceiling and the bruising around her neck showed faintly against her brown skin. She was 28 years old and very beautiful; she would soon be a ghost of loves past and another trophy for the mantle in his mind.Four women were dead and a fifth would soon join them just as it happened before over 100 years ago, but this time ther...