Happy Birthday Rupert Murdoch - 80 years old!

Today is the birthday of Rupert Murdoch who is 80 years old. He was born March 11, 1931.
Happy Birthday Rupert! /

The end of the paper edition of LA PRESSE

La Presse of Montreal wants to follow in the footsteps of some international publications, amongst them The Christian Science Monitor, and eliminate completely its print edition.
The news was kept secret by senior management of the newspaper but some media got wind of the negotiations between employers and employees of La Presse.
The newspaper La Presse refused to comment.
La Presse want to offer to its customers an electronic tablet and reduce the paper copies gradually and to eliminate them altogether by 2013.
If the experiment is successful, it is clear that other newspapers will follow this new business model.
To be continued ...
Photo: Building and Newsroom La Presse
See story by Le Devoir ;
See website La Presse ;
See story The Globe and Mail ;

See story Internet Media and profits ;

See website, The Christian Science Monitor ;

The violence in hockey...

The debate on violence in hockey is currently raging in Canada including many Montrealers who are mounting the barricades! People even wants the police to formally accuse the player Zdeno Chara to have hurt Max Pacioretty during the game by Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night (March 9) and the population has clogged the lines 911 on this.
For its part, Air Canada wants to withdraw its sponsorship because the National Hockey League has refused to suspend Chara. The debate goes directly to the star player Sidney Crosbie, also wounded in the head last January following a checking and absent from the game since then.
To be continued ...
Photo 1: Zdeno Chara and Max Pacioretty;
Photo 2 and 3: Max Pacioretty
See video of the event (CTV News) ;
View reports Rue Frontenac ;

View story on Mario Lemieux ;

View technical analysis of the body checking ;

A new novel by Denis Monette

The author Denis Monette has just published a new novel: "Le jardin du docteur Des Oeillets"
The book will appeal to the many loyal fans of the Quebec author who has sold to date more than one million copies of his books.
The story of the new novel is set around the doctor Narcisse Des Oeillets who falls in love for a woman because of her name (Fougère). The couple gave birth to four daughters and they named each one after a flower. The doctor then wants to prevent his daughters to marry to avoid losing their name and he threatens to disinherit them... A novel worthy of Denis Monette!
Photo 1: Denis Monette;
Photo 2: Cover of the book;
See book's website Denis Monette ;

Michaelle Jean will receive an annual pension of 130,000$ for life...

The former Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean (53 years), will receive from the Canadian Government an annual pension of 130,000$ for life.
Several Canadian Internet users on Twitter and Facebook have suggested that Ms. Jean should renounce his royal pension.
Will she yield to popular pressure?
To be continued ...
Picture: Michaelle Jean and her husband;
See story in Le Devoir ;

Mark Zuckerberg have a new friend: Beast the Puppy

After Barack Obama, it's now the turn to Mark Zuckerberg to get a puppy. Beast (his name) is adorable and yes, he even have his personal Facebook page!
Pictures 1: Mark Zuckerberg and his puppy Beast,
Picture 2: Beast;
See personal Facebook page of Beast ;

The spring season is still on his way...

The arrival of spring 2011 is slightly delayed but it is on its way ...
Officially it will be there on next March 21, in less than 2 weeks!
Picture: Snow removal machines in Montreal;
See story in La Presse ;

Raymond Malenfant had no fear...

The businessman and hotelier Raymond Malenfant had a quality: he was not afraid!
Fiction television series currently broadcast on cable tv Serial + is quite close to the reality of the character.
Bernard Bujold known Raymond Malenfant and his wife:
"I first met Raymond in 1993, while businessmen in Quebec had contacted Pierre Péladeau for him to join a group of creditors who wanted to testify against Malenfant in the bankruptcy case.
Peladeau had categorically refused, saying: 'I never strikes a man who is down on the ground." Besides Péladeau tried unsuccessfully to help Malenfant help in 1991 when financial problems started at Manor of Charlevoix.
Personally I then meet Malenfant and his wife in 2004 when they had just published their biography. We had the same publisher (Trait d'Union with Pierre Turgeon) and the Malenfant wanted to get paid their book royalties ...
I kept in touch with the couple a few years and then it was forgotten.
The TV series is wonderful and it seems pretty close to the couple Malenfant that I briefly had the pleasure of knowing. "
Photo 1: Raymond Malenfant and his wife Colette (The Press);
Photo 2: The actors Luc Picard (Raymond Malenfant) and Julie McClemens (Colette);
Photo 3: Luc Picard
See official website of the show Serial + ;

Marilyn Monroe in Canada

A wonderful book is currently in bookstores about the visit to Canada by Marilyn Monroe. MARILYN: AUGUST 1953.
Photos are from the archives of press photographer John Vachon.
A wonderful book and a real collector's item.
Photo 1: Cover of the book;
Photo 2: Marilyn Monroe;
See book's website ;
See photos of the book ;

The Apple toys are here...

It's like Christmas in Apple stores as their products are so new, beautiful and worthy dream ...
Apple unveiled last week a complete new set of computers MacBook Pro and now Steve Jobs himself has unveiled this afternoon a new iPad2 more efficient and thinner.
If the new MacBook Pro are already available in stores, it will be necessary to wait until March 25 in order to touch the new iPad2.
Until then, quickly a garage sale to get rid of our old models...
Photo 1: Bernard Bujold with iPad and a MacBook Pro;
See story The Wall Street Journal;
See story The New York Times;
See Apple website;