vendredi 10 juin 2011

Shania Twain is back on stage...



The singer and songwriter Shania Twain officially announced its come back on stage in Las Vegas at Caesars Place for a period of two years from 1 December 2012. The singer will perform during 120 shows and she will follow in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Elton John and Rod Stewart.
Meanwhile her autobiography: "From this Moment On" continues to dominate the bestseller list in Canada and USA.
To be continued ...

Photos: Shania Twain;
See site Shania Twain ;
See story Canoe ;

jeudi 9 juin 2011

Renaud Bray bookstores could be sold...



With all the changes in the book industry, the rumor has it that Renaud Bray would be sold within a year, at Indigo/Chapters or Archambault (Quebecor). The family business is at the end of its growth cycle and the family would not have the patience to manage a business that is in a dying industry.
To be continued ...

Photo 1: Pierre Renaud and a manager ;
Photo 2: Renaud Bray store in Montreal:
See story Rue Frontenac ;
See story Le Devoir ;

mercredi 8 juin 2011

Two killed during a shootout by police in Montreal, including an employee of the St-Luc Hospital.





Four police officers fired between 3 and 10 bullets in a short shootout in downtown Montreal during which they killed an employee of Hospital St-Luc who was walking to his work and a madman armed with a knife who was cutting out bags of garbage ...
Montrealers are very concerned about such an event and they wonder why another method was not used to subdue the madman with a knife, for example a net, cayenne pepper or a taser.
To be continued ...
Photo: Scene of the shootout
See story shooting La Presse ;

Mark Bruneau and the most beautiful condo in Montreal...





Former Liberal candidate defeated by the NDP candidate in Jeanne-Le Ber (Verdun Ile des Soeurs), Mark Bruneau, has the most expensive condo in Montreal (6.2 million $) in the Old Port. The man made ​​his fortune by selling his consulting firm and he was an executive officer at BCE. He was also noticed during the Outgames in Montreal (2006) for contributing to the finance .
Photos: Mark Bruneau and his condo
See story LA PRESSE ;
See Photo album ;

mardi 7 juin 2011

Steve Jobs is back but the Apple's new products will have competition...



Steve Jobs is back, but the announcement of new products Apple has nothing unique to the company and they are greatly in direct competition with Google, Amazon and Microsoft. If there is one conclusion is that all suppliers will increasingly use Cloud Computing to sell their services.
Lion Apple OSX system will be available in July and music system iTune Cloud is available now. Other functions iCloud Apple will be available this fall.
Stay tuned!

Photo 1: Steve Jobs;
Photo 2: System OSX Leo;
See story The New York Times ;
See story The Wall Street Journal ;
See Apple website ;

lundi 6 juin 2011

David Strauss-Khan pleads not guilty...





Dominique Strauss-Khan has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex crimes.
According to experts, it will be difficult to prove the case because of the work of private detectives hired by the defense, very expensive but also very effective, which would seriously undermine the credibility of the victim.
The next hearing is scheduled for July 18 ...
Stay tuned!

Photo 1.2: Anne Sinclair, Dominique Strauss-Khan;
Photo 3: Courtroom;
Photo 4: Journalists outside the residence of Strauss-Khan;
See photos of the audience by Paris Match ;

dimanche 5 juin 2011

Roland Garros 2011- Rafael Nadal wins the final against Roger Federer...




The tennis tournament Roland Garros 2011 is completed and the favorite World number one Rafael Nadal held up before all opponents. Slowly but surely he advanced to the Grand Final and he defeated Roger Federer by 3 sets to 1.
Rafael Nadal celebrated its 25th anniversary Friday, June 3 and Roger Federer will be 30 next August 8.
Bravo Rafa!
Photos: 1,2,3: Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros 2011 ;
Photo 4 et 5: Roger Federer;
Photo 6: Rafael Nadal (Advertising FP Magazine - Watches Richard Mille);
See site Roland Garros ;
See website Rafael Nadal
;

vendredi 3 juin 2011

Cheers LinkedIn...


The technology is sometimes unpredictable and uncontrollable especially ...
The most recent example is that of Bernard Bujold - LeStudio1.com:
"I received an email from the LinkedIn website asking me if I wanted to ask my contacts from my Address Book to join the network. I checked a dozen names, but for some reason it's all the addresses in my private book that received an invitation!
Looks like the TV announcer: Sorry for the inconvenience. "

Photo: Logo Linked In;
See site LinkedIn;

Passing Time...



Life is passing time and two important Canadian journalists undergo the test of time.
Jean Sisto (1941-2011) former executive at the newspaper La Presse is deceased May 25, and Lloyd Robertson CTV is retiring official on 1 September.
Life is a journey ...

Photo 1: John Sisto La Presse;
Photo 2: Lloyd Robertson and Lisa Laflamme;
See story death of John Sisto ;
See Pierre Foglia column - John Sisto ;
See Official announcement of the retirement of Lloyd Robertson - CTV;

jeudi 2 juin 2011

F1 Grand Prix of Canada and luxury goods - Scotch Macallan




A few days from the Grand Prix F1 of Canada, several Luxury product companies are invading Montreal to present their brands to the media and to the journalists.
Alcoholic beverages, clothing and even sports cars grand style as Lanborgini, Ferrari or Porche organize media events.
Among the products that stand out, lets mention Scotch Single Malt Macallan and their renowned Highland Park 25. Macallan Ambassador for Canada, Marc Laverdiere, was very pleased to come meet the press in Montreal and he received his guests at the famous Queue de Cheval Restaurant ...
The F1 Grand Canada will be held June 12 on St. Helena Island Montreal. (Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve)

Photo 1 and 2: Marc Laverdière - Macallan
Photo 3: :Bernard Bujold with bottle Highland Park 25;
See official site Macallan ;
See website F1 Grand Prix ;