The hammer of Hawking: The impact of celebrity scientists, the intent of extraterrestrials and the public perception of astrobiology
Rich Gazan, First Monday
La francisation ne suffira pas il y a désormais plus d’allophones que de francophones dans les écoles de Montréal. (…) Peut-on faire quelque chose? Évidemment, il faudra tôt ou tard réajuster les seuils d’immigration. Entre l’étanchéisation absolue des frontières et leur neutralisation, voire leur abolition, il peut et doit y avoir un équilibre politique, qui…
ce communiqué full mougnou-mougnoudu Réseau québécois de Villes et Villages en santé (RQVVS) et Ville de Victoriaville Trois réseaux provinciaux du secteur municipal et la Ville de Victoriaville croient qu’il faut dorénavant imaginer, rêver et bâtir des municipalités capables de prendre le virage 100 % humain, 100 % durable, 100 % inclusif. (…) vont se…
By Kristen Hallam & Makiko Kitamura, Bloomberg Michael Douglas’s claim that oral sex led to his throat cancer is spurring calls to vaccinate more boys as well as girls against the human papilloma virus that causes the malignancy. Cancers caused by HPV rose in the past decade in the U.S., where use of the vaccines remained low. Only…
By Kristen Hallam & Makiko Kitamura, Bloomberg Michael Douglas’s claim that oral sex led to his throat cancer is spurring calls to vaccinate more boys as well as girls against the human papilloma virus that causes the malignancy. Cancers caused by HPV rose in the past decade in the U.S., where use of the vaccines remained low. Only…
By Kristen Hallam & Makiko Kitamura, Bloomberg Michael Douglas’s claim that oral sex led to his throat cancer is spurring calls to vaccinate more boys as well as girls against the human papilloma virus that causes the malignancy. Cancers caused by HPV rose in the past decade in the U.S., where use of the vaccines remained low. Only…
Whatever happened to French children’s books? Malika Browne, whose family is bilingual, looks into a puzzling decline—but finds some hope From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, May/June 2013 FRANCE MAY EXPORT gastronomy, fashion and art de vivre to the rest of the world, but it lags behind the English-speaking world in at least one area: children’s book publishing. A…
Annals of public relations: the food industry vs. obesity Yesterday was a blitz day for food industry public relations. PR #1. Coca-Cola placed a full-page ad in the New York Times: “Beating obesity will take all of us.” Coke’s promises [with my comments]: Offer low- or no-calorie drinks in every market [but focus advertising on the…
Julien A. Gagnon Rédacteur Web SEO, World Web Vision Le Huffington Post – Québec (…) Il n’y a pas si longtemps que ça, le pseudonyme était roi et maître sur Internet. Sur les forums, les jeux en ligne, le clavardage et les blogues, nous surfions sous une identité couverte et anonyme. Depuis l’arrivée des réseaux…