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Administration des eaux d'Avignon. Règlement et tarif pour les abonnements
Author: Règlement général et tarifs des abonnements aux eaux des fontaines publiques de Grenoble
Author: Règlement et tarif des abonnements aux eaux de la ville. Modification du tarif d'envoi des bulletins des relevés de compteurs
Author: Dijon. Eaux et assainissement (Service)Publisher:
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Languages : fr
Pages : 11
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Alimentation d'eau
Author: Règlement & tarif pour les abonnements d'eau
Author: Corcelles-CormondrèchePublisher:
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Languages : fr
Pages : 12
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Travels Through France and Italy
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher: NuVision Publications, LLC
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Torture Garden
Author: Octave MirbeauPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465606947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
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One evening some friends were gathered at the home of one of our most celebrated writers. Having dined sumptuously, they were discussing murder—apropos of what, I no longer remember probably apropos of nothing. Only men were present: moralists, poets, philosophers and doctors—thus everyone could speak freely, according to his whim, his hobby or his idiosyncrasies, without fear of suddenly seeing that expression of horror and fear which the least startling idea traces upon the horrified face of a notary. I—say notary, much as I might have said lawyer or porter, not disdainfully, of course, but in order to define the average French mind. With a calmness of spirit as perfect as though he were expressing an opinion upon the merits of the cigar he was smoking, a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences said: “Really—I honestly believe that murder is the greatest human preoccupation, and that all our acts stem from it... “ We awaited the pronouncement of an involved theory, but he remained silent. “Absolutely!” said a Darwinian scientist, “and, my friend, you are voicing one of those eternal truths such as the legendary Monsieur de La Palisse discovered every day: since murder is the very bedrock of our social institutions, and consequently the most imperious necessity of civilized life. If it no longer existed, there would be no governments of any kind, by virtue of the admirable fact that crime in general and murder in particular are not only their excuse, but their only reason for being. We should then live in complete anarchy, which is inconceivable. So, instead of seeking to eliminate murder, it is imperative that it be cultivated with intelligence and perseverance. I know no better culture medium than law.” Someone protested. “Here, here!” asked the savant, “aren't we alone, and speaking frankly?” “Please!” said the host, “let us profit thoroughly by the only occasion when we are free to express our personal ideas, for both I, in my books, and you in your turn, may present only lies to the public.” The scientist settled himself once more among the cushions of his armchair, stretched his legs, which were numb from being crossed too long and, his head thrown back, his arms hanging and his stomach soothed by good digestion, puffed smoke−rings at the ceiling: “Besides,” he continued, “murder is largely self−propagating. Actually, it is not the result of this or that passion, nor is it a pathological form of degeneracy. It is a vital instinct which is in us all—which is in all organized beings and dominates them, just as the genetic instinct. And most of the time it is especially true that these two instincts fuse so well, and are so totally interchangeable, that in some way or other they form a single and identical instinct, so that we no longer may tell which of the two urges us to give life, and which to take it—which is murder, and which love. I have been the confidant of an honorable assassin who killed women, not to rob them, but to ravish them. His trick was to manage things so that his sexual climax coincided exactly with the death−spasm of the woman: 'At those moments,' he told me, 'I imagined I was a God, creating a world!”
Mister Roger and Me
Author: Marie-Renée LavoiePublisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1770892036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Helen, alias "Joe," would rather be a boy and have all kinds of adventures like Lady Oscar, her favourite cartoon heroine. She daydreams about living in another time and achieving great things, but she must be content delivering newspapers and working at the bingo hall. After all, she is only eight years old, even though she claims to be ten. When Roger, an old man who drinks like a fish, swears like a sailor, and dreams about dying, moves into the working-class neighbourhood where Helen lives with her family, the two make uneasy acquaintances. But, after a series of scary and disturbing events, an unlikely friendship develops — one that changes them both forever. A stunning debut novel in the spirit of The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews, Mister Roger and Me perfectly captures the irony, innocence, heartbreak, and humour of childhood.
Arid Zone Forestry
Author: Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org
ISBN: 9789251028094
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Agricultural Research Information System (ARIS)
Author: Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Goals and objectives; Five themes; Three types of information; Network development; Network options; Technology choices; Software and hardware; Organization and management; Demonstration sites; Major elements of the strategy.