Conrad Black is back...
(Photo Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black)
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(Photo Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black)
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The book which explains the human life...
A book to read and a tv show to watch! Sunday 1st August at 9:00 p.m. - CBC
See official site of the book
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The humiliation of France on the Internet...
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The failure of the French government and its website to promote tourism will cost him dearly in terms of its reputation with the technology. The website has been online a few hours before crashing to only 25,000 visitors ... Poor planning of servers that even amateurs could easily have better organized.
Nicolas Sarkozy should have called one of his former managers now retired, Jacqueline Dillmann Faure (former Director Office of France in Canada). The site FRANCE.fr would have been a success... A great success!
Top picture: Home page website FRANCE.fr
Bottom photo: Jacqueline Dillmann Faure
View analysis of the failure of the site by ZDNet.fr
See story on the budget FRANCE.fr Site
See story Jacqueline Dillmann Faure - LeStudio1.com
YouTube Increases Video Upload Length to 15 Minutes
Those of you looking for your 15 minutes of fame are in luck. YouTube announced Thursday that it has increased the maximum length of uploaded videos from 10 minutes to 15 minutes for all users. The ability to upload longer videos has been "without question, the number one requested feature" from users, Joshua Siegel, product manager for upload and video management at YouTube, wrote in a blog post.
"Life is unfair... " -BP's Former CEO to the journalists
The outgoing director of BP, Tony Hayward, believes that life is unfair and that his situation is comparable to that of a person who walks calmly on the sidewalk and who would suddenly be hit by a bus out of control ...
Hayward is 53 years and has worked for nearly 30 years with BP. He is not broke and following his demotion, he will receive severance departure of more than $ 1.6 million and a lifetime pension of $ 940,000 per year at 65 years old.
Negative aspect of his dismissal, he finds himself affected in Siberia starting October 1st to lead a small subsidiary of BP.
Life is tough ....
Top photo: Tony Hayward, Carl-Henric Svanberg (Chairman of BP) and the new manager Bob Dudley
Bottom photo: Tony Hayward
The website of the hour: WIKILEAKS...
The website that revolutionizes the freedom of information is undoubtedly Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange. Born in Australia in 1971 (39 years), Assange is both a journalist and hacker. The server of his site is located in Sweden and its operates incognito from Europe. Governments around the world, including the United States, fear the publication of their secret documents. Wikileaks has received over $ 650,000 in donation from the public in 2009.
See story The New York Times
See interview with Julian Assange YouTube
Wikileaks Site Link
The Conflict in Afghanistan
The Conflict in Afghanistan
- 1979 The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. Mujahedeen — Islamic fighters — from across the globe, including Osama bin Laden, come to fight Soviet forces.
- 1989 Last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan.
- 1996 The Taliban take control of Afghanistan, imposing fundamentalist Islamic law. Mr. bin Laden takes refuge in the country.
- Sept. 2001 After the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush gives the Taliban an ultimatum to hand over Mr. bin Laden; the Taliban refuse, and in October the U.S. leads a campaign that drives the Taliban out of major Afghan cities by the end of the year.
- 2002 Hamid Karzai becomes interim president of Afghanistan. The Taliban continue to wage guerrilla warfare near the border with Pakistan.
- 2004 New constitution is ratified, making Afghanistan an Islamic state with a strong president. Later, Mr. Karzai wins the country’s first presidential election.
- Feb. 2009 President Obama orders 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.
- Aug. 2009 President Karzai wins re-election in a vote marred by fraud.
- Dec. 2009 President Obama issues orders to send 30,000 troops in 2010, bringing the total American force to about 100,000.
Memories of Cirque du Soleil...
The circus arts are very ephemeral! The colors of the costumes and tent invade the city then suddenly it's gone to elsewhere. The Old Montreal has hosted since the spring 2010 the troupe of Cirque du Soleil but now it has left Montreal for Quebec City.
On the site, a wide circle replaced the blue and yellow tent and gulls have taken over the show ...
Huge payout in Russian tycoon Berezovsky's divorce
The billionaire declined to comment on what the settlement might be. But the British newspaper, The Guardian, says it could be as much as 100 million pounds ($154 million.)
Berezovsky told The Associated Press Friday that it was up to the court to decide the payout for Galina Besharova, his wife of 18 years.
A Family Court judge in London granted Besharova the initial divorce decree Thursday. The divorce usually becomes final after six weeks.
Berezovsky does not intend to contest the divorce request.
Forbes magazine once estimated that the former Kremlin insider is worth US$1.1 billion.
Conrad Black freed from prison...
The creator of LeStudio1.com, Bernard Bujold, has always been very respectful for this press baron: "I am particularly happy for Conrad Black. I know the value of this man and all the good he has done for journalism, especially the creation of the National Post in Toronto. Conrad Black is a great press tycoon whose courage to never abandon the defense of his personal beliefs is an example to follow. Bravo to you, Conrad Black! "
See Article National Post
See article The Globe and Mail
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The future of newspapers...
A book to read by every journalist from La Presse, Le Devoir or Le Journal de Montreal! Conclusion of the book: A newspaper is solid as that its "financial backer" remains interested in the newspaper. Otherwise, death and permanent loss regardless of size or the scope of the publication.
See book site
Montreal's World Film Festival 2010...
Bille August will act as jury president for the World Film Festival in Montreal, 2010 edition.
According to Serge Losique, this film producer will bring tremendous credibility to WFF 2010 which will run from next August 26 to September 6.
Top photo: Serge Losique; Bottom photo: Bille August
See story La Presse
Sidewalk Sales on Ste-Catherine St. in Montreal...
Paul Delage Roberge would be proud of Ste-Catherine St., him "the creator" of Ailes de la Mode (original version) and one of the new promoters of store Ogilvy. Despite the rain on Saturday evening on Montreal, the sun was at the rendez-vous Saturday and Sunday (17 and 18 July) for the merchants of the Ste-Catherine St. who held their annual sidewalk sale offering 50% discount.
But beware! Some dealers did not offer big discounts ...
Bernard Bujold wanted to try to get it from Louis Vuitton and it did not worked out ...
Vive le shopping!
(Photo 1: Sidewalk Sale of Ste-Catherine St; Photo 2: Bernard Bujold at the Louis Vuitton's in Montreal)
See full photo report - LeStudio1.com
Halle Berry in Old Montreal...
"I've dreamed of her all night, and even this morning! Unfortunately, I did not even asked her name and I probably never shall see her again. After my explanation about parking, the mysterious girl told me in a voice very European: Thanks for the information and goodbye ... "- Bernard Bujold
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FIDES books publisher is bankrupt...
The books publisher FIDES is under the protection of the law on bankruptcy (July 13, 2010).
FIDES was a leading publisher of books in French Canada and he has published authors such prestigious as Felix Leclerc and Yves Beauchemin.
Its failure is a sad page in the history of Quebec.
Photos by Bernard Bujold: Former FIDES's building in downtown Montreal
See full photo report - LeStudio1.com
John Gomery have no toys...
If the former Judge Gomery was the ultimate owner of the toys during the committee investigation and if he could dictate the game, it is clear he has no power in the media world. In a sense, the failure to obtain an appointment with Quebecor's president is also his personal failure. The Press Council would have been better served by an ex-journalist as Lise Bissonnette, Michel Roy or Jean Pare, rather than an ex-judge.
Picture Ex-Justice John Gomery
See story in Rue Frontenac Read more...
Roman Polanski is free to go...
Photo 1: Roman Polanski's Chalet in Switzerland; Photo 2: Roman Polanski.
See article in The New York Times
See article in Le Monde Read more...
Padma Lakshmi takes baby Krishna Thea on helicopter ride
Padma Lakshmi - ex-wife of Salman Rushdie and host of popular U.S. TV show Top Chef - took her baby daughter for a helicopter ride in New York City yesterday.Throughout her pregnancy and during the first month of her daughter's life, Lakshmi refused to name who fathered the little girl.
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He is a business and technology professor at Columbia Business School in New York and invests in technology companies. He is also a law professor in Texas.
He is also the brother to Michael Dell, founder of computer giant Dell Inc.
Dell and Lakshmi, 39, were first seen together two years ago.
After modelling she wrote a number of best-selling cookery books in the 1990s.
Lakshmi married Rushdie in 2004, but they divorced three years later.
The model and TV host feared that she may not be able to ever conceive having struggled for years with endometriosis.
Lakshmi called her Krishna Thea Lakshmi after she said early in her pregnancy that she planned to give her child a 'classically Indian Sanskrit name.'
2010 World Cup's Picky Octopus
Paul, the so-called octopus oracle, sits on a soccer ball in his tank at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. The octopus has seemingly had a tentacle on the pulse of the tournament, becoming a global sensation after correctly picking all six results for the German team -- including a stunning first-round defeat against Serbia and the semifinal loss to Spain. Paul on Friday predicted a Spanish win over the Dutch team in Sunday's final. He also foretold a German win in Saturday's third-place match against Uruguay.
KATIBA by Jean-Christophe Rufin -
Photo Bernard Bujold and the book Katiba
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Lloyd Robertson retirement and Lisa Laflamme arrival...
The best TV News anchor in Canada, Lloyd Robertson of CTV, will retire in mid-2011. This is the excellent journalist Lisa Laflamme, who will take over.
Happy retirement Lloyd and good luck to you Lisa!
Top photo: Lloyd Robertson
Bottom: Lisa Laflamme
See Lloyd Robertson announces retirement
See photos Lloyd Roberson and Lisa Laflamme
Changing the world...
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Montreal's Ogilvy have a new owner - SCOOP by LeStudio1.com
Some media, including La Presse and Les Affaires are publishing these days the news of the sale of the store Ogilvy. These media claim to have the scoop but LeStudio1.com had already published this new dated 13 June 2010...
For the scoop they will will have to do better!
Here is a dated proof of the new and real scoop ...
Show Preview LeStudio1.com (June 13, 2010)
View Article La Presse (July 7, 2010)
See Article Les Affaires (July 5, 2010)
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View Article La Presse (July 7, 2010)
See Article Les Affaires (July 5, 2010)
The love of BlackBerry...
Too bad for Steve Jobs and his iPhone 4 but the creator of LeStudio1.com, Bernard Bujold, is now a fan of the BlackBerry... It's Queen Elizabeth II who convinced him to change!
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The Queen Elizabeth II and LeStudio1.com...
Elizabeth II is a character that wins to be discover! She speaks fluent French, she loves technology, she likes to be well informed and reads several newspapers regularly; she enjoys talking to people and would have a sense of humor. Anyone meeting her in person becomes a fan! She even seems interested in LeStudio1.com... Indeed, when Elizabeth II received a cell phone BlackBerry as a gift, she reportedly asked the expert: "Will I am going to be able to read the blog LeStudio1.com with this?" The specialist would have answered yes, and all other websites including the Official site of the Queen.
Summer love... or love of on a balcony!
The summer season is the mating season and picnics on the grass (or on the roofs).
One of the disadvantages of urban life, however, is having to share with its neighboring the parks and some of our privacy. And we can sometimes not help eavesdropping on our neighbors and their efforts to get love, at the risk of acting like an old gossip...
This was my case during the recent weekend when I found myself spy my buiding neighbourg who was trying to seduce a new acquaintance that he had invited on the residents shared balcony (very bad action to start the conquest because he was not alone with the girl ...). He also made other mistakes as well as to bring the lady on the roof with her glass of wine in her hand. He should have taken up the bottle with a cork shooting and carry himself the two empty glasses. He had also brought a box of cashew to accompany the wine... The girl asked him how it had calorie and she only took one, the boy ate the rest by himself. A good seducer would have brought little fresh grapes (preferably red). Another error, the suitor has to go back down to get the rest of the bottle of wine to his apartment and he had to leave the girl alone on the roof for at least 5 long minutes.
Result at the end of the afternoon: he was able to stole a little kiss very fast on the mouth but at the second attempt, she submitted her forehead. (Very bad sign ...) Final Conclusion: The girl started playing with her iPhone!
Photo 1 and 2: Two true lovers in a park in Old Montreal; Photo3:. My balcony but without the two contenders mentioned in my story...
The best restaurant in town...
The chef-owner of the best Montreal restaurant THE LATINI, Moreno De Marchi, grants a rare interview in the newspaper La Presse and there he reveals many of her favorite and secret recipes...
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Biting the hand of his friends ... or steal bread!
One can easily say that the spouse of the Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean is like the dog who would bite the hand of his old friends. Jean-Daniel Lafond gave an devastating interview in L'Express of Paris and several of his former friends describe him as a Quebec nationalist traitor ... Between the treachery of Lafond and accusations of theft against the former Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault called a thief of bread, one must recognize that the Queen's representatives in Canada are not very discrete ...
Canada Day 2010 Country Style...
Many critics Jean Chretien and Paul Martin but we must recognize that they both knew how to make beautiful Canada Day Celebrations. Or Stephen Harper has kept all the money to receive the Queen in Ottawa, or he does not like to spend to celebrate... We cannot say that Canada Day 2010 on the Quays of the Old Port in Montreal was exaggerated. The program was line dancing! However in Ottawa: good cakes, tea, flowers, nice parades and people well dressed with many beautiful hats ...
(Photo 1 and 2: Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa;Photo No.3. Line Dancing in Montreal
Happy Canada Day
The Canadian officials in Ottawa are going to highlight Canada Day 2010 with decorum as the Queen Elizabeth II is visiting the National Capital. Happy Birthday Canada!
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NEeMA and her new album
Bernard Bujold attended the recent launch of the new album by the artist NEeMA. The CD Watching You Think is an interesting work that will appeal to jazz fans. You could look at the full photo report made by Bernard Bujold.
Bravo to Leonard Cohen for the design of the artwork!
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