THE END OF NIKON?

THE END OF NIKON? 
By Bernard Bujold- 
Nikon is in serious financial turmoil!
The company will be licensing 1000 employees and get out completely of the compact camera market to be only in the high end of the DSLR market...‬ 
Many observers are very pessimistic about the future of this photographic manufacturer. To be continued 
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JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND DONALD TRUMP

JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND DONALD TRUMP 
By Bernard Bujold-
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump understand each other and both want to work very closely together. 
The official visit by Justin Trudeau in Washington (Monday February 13, 2017) could be qualified of a success. The two top politics leaders that are Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau seem very friendly to one another. For one, the two won their election over the prediction of losing by the media and the pollsters. In a way, this is a very strong link between the two as an underdog winner always love another underdog winner. 
Personally, I predicted both victories almost right on the digit. I evaluated at 300 votes the victory by Trump (he won by 306) and in 2015 I predicted 180 seats for Justin ( he won by 184) Note that Brian Mulroney was the advisor to Justin Trudeau in the preparation of the official visit. 
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THE NEWSPAPERS IN 2017

THE FUTURE OF THE NEWSPAPERS... 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Since many years I was a fan of newspapers. What was I looking for in them? Discoveries, news about the world, seriousness and facts. 
The Wall Street Journal was at one point in the past the best newspapers for its features stories. It was in the 80... 
Today, almost all newspapers are ideas paper. Too much editorial and not enough news. 
I checked the New York Times over the last month and every day one could find 5 or 6 stories regarding Donald Trump, but stories, of course, all against him... In the past the NYT was middle of the road and his Sunday magazine was one of the best. 
In Canada (Quebec), we have the same situation! One look at Le Devoir and you understand that this is an opinion newspaper... 
Conclusion: I have stopped my reading of newspapers and try instead to get the news by a balancing act on my computer taking in as many inputs as possible and making myself a head by diluting and mixing in the middle. 
The best sources: Facebook and Instagram! 
The best part of it: it is also free for the user...
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SUPER BOWL 2017 - THE PATRIOTS

SUPER BOWL 2017 - THE PATRIOTS
By Bernard Bujold -
Tom Brady made a miracle and gave the victory to THE PATRIOTS 34 TO 28 against the FALCONS in the Super Bowl 2017 (Sunday February 5). 
Donald Trump predicted the Patriots's victory by 8 points. The PATRIOTS won by 6...
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LADY GAGA AND THE SUPER BOWL 2017

LADY GAGA AND THE SUPER BOWL 2017 
By Bernard Bujold - 
If I was younger... it's a woman like LADY GAGA I would need. But she may have a little too much energy for me... and I could not follow her! 
A real good show at the halftime of the Super Bowl! 
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FEBRUARY 2017 AT THE COTTAGE

FEBRUARY 2017 AT THE COTTAGE 
By Bernard Bujold- 
We can say that spring is approaching when the birds come home... 
It is perhaps too early to welcome the next season but the temperature at the cottage is the most welcoming! Let's enjoy... 
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URBAN VIOLENCE AND THE MOSQUE OF QUÉBEC

URBAN VIOLENCE AND THE MOSQUE OF QUÉBEC
By Bernard Bujold - 
The tragedy at the mosque in Quebec City brings us back to the serious problem of urban violence. Basically, people are violent in the soul! 
Proof: go for a walk in the streets of a city like Montreal, at the central station for example. Pedestrians walk straight ahead and do not slow down in front of them at the risk of being projected firmly to the ground. Try it ... 
In summer, the same evidence exists with the bike rides, in the streets and on the bike paths! 
Violence (and racism) is a new reality of society. 
Donald Trump is not the source of all evils as most media accuse him. He is only a country president. Trudeau, Holland, Merkel and others all have as much influence on political discourse. And Donald Trump was not in politics on September 11, 2001 ... 
Violence and terrorism is not the prerogative of a country and this is the real tragedy. 
Terrorism is like a snow storm or rain that does not want to stop. It is in the air of time and it is at the world level! 
I'll let you find the solution ... 
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KENNETH IRVING JR. - THE COURAGE TO SURVIVE

KENNETH IRVING JR. - THE COURAGE TO SURVIVE 
By Bernard Bujold- 
The story of Kenneth C. Irving Jr. is a real inspiration of the courage to survive the mental illness. The favorite grandson of K.C IRVING, the Canadian Oil Titan and creator of IRVING OIL, had to reinvent himself and find a way to fight and win over his mental illness. 
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CLOSING OF HMV MUSIC - The end of an era

HMV MUSIC - THE END OF AN ERA 
By Bernard Bujold 
There was a time when I visited the HMV records store at least once a week but since the last few years, I visited very rarely preferring to listen my music on the Internet. However, I can say that I lived very beautiful moments with the collaboration of HMV and its closure is for me like the loss of a friend ... 
To highlight the sad event, I bought myself the last record of Leonard Cohen. I can say that these are two friends who left me behind ... 
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THE WAR OF THE TRADITIONAL MEDIA

THE WAR OF THE TRADITIONAL MEDIA 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Quebec media specialist Eric Le Ray has just published a great digital book on the current media war on social media: "LE JOURNAL SANS JOURNALISTES ou le cinquième pouvoir des gens ordinaires".
His look is particularly precise and detailed regarding the importance of ordinary citizens who have become the new journalists on social media. 
A particularly interesting book as the US mainstream media face a real war for their survival against the new President Donald Trump. 
A must read! 
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