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A postcard against Bill C-32

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For several months, UNEQ working with colleagues in the cultural community to defeat Bill C -32 to amend the Act respecting the copyright. On many forums, we hammer our message: Bill C-32 remains the authors of their rights and their revenues, because of the myriad new exceptions that will allow free use of copyrighted works to author, without providing compensation to creators and broadcasters.

aware that this bill introduced exceptions that allow anyone to take your work, to extract pieces and rearrange them to create a "work" new and to circulate freely with impunity only if it is not for commercial purposes. The integrity of your work is threatened.

The primary role of copyright is to protect your work against unauthorized use. Bill C-32 quite the opposite: it allows some uses that could disfigure your work. UNEQ. Bulletin 27.

Copyright remains the author's salary. This compensation is critical to the pursuit of creativity. Without this recognition protected, the author can not ensure its survival ...

It remains essential to protect our rights.

Yann Martel was sent a multitude of literary works in the Canadian parliament.

He took no notice to you to submit your experience with this pretty postcard.

Thanks for mobilization.

Subscribe more pen and express what millions of illiterates can not pass. While some blocking roads to democracy in Egypt and the Middle East, I think the Egyptian people. I can not do anything more. Meditate, hope for democracy for all people.

Naquib Mahfouz, prolific author and Nobel Peace Prize, gave us his vision of Egypt. By way of hope, it seems fitting to share coffee and words ...

Coffee plays an important role in my novels, and I would say more generally in all our lives. Previously, the clubs did not exist and it is the coffee that met his friends. It must be said that the house was not a place conducive to fun and relaxation. We first invested in the space of the alley, waiting to have the audacity to enter the cafe.

I went to the cafe relatively early - in early high school - thanks to Sayed Chamma, our friend Ghouriyya. We had a coffee of choice at Darrassa and others everywhere. But the most famous that we visited were Fichaoui, then those of Orabi and the impasse of mortar and the Ferdaous., Rex. As for Luna Park, is that we have inaugurated. It served a hookah memorable. We smoked while sipping a few glasses of whiskey and listening to Oum Kalthoum.

Ah! it's true, you reminded me coffee Ahmad Abdo I mentioned in the trilogy - that's where his friend Fouad Kamal Hamzaoui met. I enjoyed my coffee. It was built in the basement, we descended by a staircase that led to a round courtyard with a fountain in the middle and a belt of small shrubs around it. We drank delicious tea. Actually, it was I who called coffee Ahmad Abdo, I can not remember his real name. Have not you ever heard by people in the neighborhood? They had to forget: it was demolished years ago. It was really a superb coffee, one of those to whom I was most attached.

Coffee is a party place

The time I spent installed Fichaoui fertilized my reflection, my hookah stimulated imagination and every breath, I saw a new scene unfold in my mind. On days off, I spent the Fichaoui most of my time. And coffee is a party place, this is where friends meet.

As to literary meetings of the Café de l'Opera, they began in 1943 with the creation of a committee that included authors, translators and editors. In fact, we meet first coffee Orabi, but the group of new writers had no affinity with the band Orabi - the old fellow Abbassiyya - And that is why we optâmes for the casino of the Opera. We stayed there to be hunted by the police in the early sixties. That was in 1961 or 1962, I do not know the date.

I known many men of letters as Salama Moussa and Louis Awad

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The latter had come with the intention of starting a magazine. He thought that Said al-Sahhar had the means to finance it. We also joined Shukri Ayyad, Badr al-Dib, Fathi Ghanem, most writers generation after ours. The last time, our meetings became quite didactic, we organized public readings of literary works.

is quite by chance that the existence of this room was discovered. One day, the procession passed by Nasser in the street, men Marshals noticed that several people entered the cafe and went upstairs. One of them climbed up and found us all set up there. Surprised to find so many of us, he came down and held a quick interrogation: "Who are you? Why are you gathered here? The verdict: "It's called a rally. Thereupon, he ordered us now require a police permit for each of our meetings. Thus, one officer began to attend our weekly meetings. He followed the discussions of a literary ear shocked and startled by names such as Kafka or Proust, or words like "realism," "modernism", a jargon incomprehensible to him. He even asked me to help him write a summary of what had happened, that is to say plain to prepare myself the minutes of the meeting for the police! Needless to say, these conditions were unacceptable, and the meetings came to an end, despite pleas from the officer ... For the police, they were an important source of information.

We resumed later in the Sphinx, a cafe opposite the cinema Radio. In the beginning we were three or four friends, but soon the writers gave the word. I did and the knowledge of the generation of the sixties.

cafes remain unforgettable for me places. All are charged with precious memories, associated with friendship, youth, the best times of life ...

by Mahfouz Mahfouz: The creative life in Cairo and Alexandria.

Subscribe Such an oracle can predict the future wonders of this science? As such, the recent speech of President of the United States, Barack Obama, wanted more eloquent. The Sputnik era or spatially

is on the Earth or on sea and air. Any self-respecting nation must observe and be at the forefront of these advances wonders of this new science. The future of our Universe belongs to new technologies, education and research.

communications are followed and do not look alike. The rise in access to information has revolutionized our lives. Even revolutions make good use of Internet tools. Human rights can be violated so drastically before. People from all sources can now defend itself against dictatorships with a click and send the horror and infamy live. The horror does not disappear with just one click away from it. Nevertheless, the law of silence is increasingly relegated to the closet and the positive forces take over custody.

The book world and publishing must to evolve by clicking on new technologies. The competing formats are originality and support from the literature: the book. The content remains the only essential message of the author. Whatever the shape of the book, print, audio or digital version, the book remains a literary work in itself. The author is the creator of universe and master of his ship.

The print format, tablet in tablet, the pleasure of reading remains. In a chair, standing in the kitchen, sitting in the bath, sleeping under the covers, subways, coffee, work ... In short, everywhere! Who can predict what the reading lamp of the future? A wristwatch? A steering wheel airbag? A shower head? A bowler hat with flaps?

For now, I am happy with the Kindle reading light on my PC and elsewhere ... Newspapers, books I read and selects everything falls on my shelf. I squinted at the iPad for spring. You never know what may come our way on the shelf by then. Like a smell off ... maybe.

The important thing is to be on the shelf of bookstores of all kinds.

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e crisis. This happens from time to time. Of urticaria is advanced according to the moods of the seasons. I like fall. However, I attack a little more last night. Snow geese greet me when they pass. Today, three sailboats over my head in five minutes. I do not want them to go to New York. A holocaust will welcome them with cunning Manhattan. I suggested a detour through the Caribbean. But a goose when it decides to geese. So I cry and I crisis. I crisis more from reading the media: the commission of this, hence the commission doe desire from the top of the lower middle. Commissions of everyone at war of one to force us to seek an armistice on the subject. Is no question of letting up such rumors. To each his commission. Okay, but without forgetting the essentials. All these people above all suspicion that puts our world upside down for under ... under the suspicion of envelopes of all colors give me hives color active anti quiet revolution. Me, I attack a lot with that of shale gas. Besides, I'm not alone. The moratorium does not die a natural death. There's something in shale and we do not cares, we do not want destructive exploitation of shale in the area. We do not want our fossils date back to the surface to be in the air or rivers. And then there's the madness called constructive ... The refusal to investigate the constructive and lucrative instability of the Brotherhood of francs hammers. So I persist and I crisis.

I especially huge crisis crises literature. All summer, I read and reread most exciting authors than each other. First, Larsson and Adventures of Me. Three times read and reread. Lisbeth would be really welcome in the computers of our honorable men in power. The brotherhood of pirates we would what to read and roar. And then I rediscovered American authors. Flannery O'Connor especially, the biggest news to me. Flannery deserves that I offer a review worthy of the name. I will return to the work of the enchantress calmly. For now, I attack a little too loudly.

I read Italian authors as well. I particularly Willy liked Melodia
of Alfio Caruso. This Sicilian who has perfect pitch becomes the pianist of the Mafia in America. One way to see the evolution of our history through the eyes of a man with his back on life. From Sicily to Chicago from New York to Washington, we do not shoot the pianist, but it keeps awfully busy. A nice reading.

I crisis. The word crisis like in the notes of the author and the translator of the author of this crisis. This action verb shows up as an appointment from time to time. It expands the seasons puts mood swings. There. Between crises, I mostly written extensively. I wrote and rewrote a novel for children that I delivered to the publisher. I wrote about several new themes that reflect in the code before making way. Four more in the new collection of shorts story. I also rewrote the script of the first part of the novel in progress ... Phew! Summer vacation, you say? not know ... I crisis before that oil slick 200 km hidden in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico before I attack all of these disasters world resulting from our excesses of pollution, I attack before the children of the famine in Haiti, Pakistan, Niger and elsewhere, I attack before these travelers who are forced to travel and I before this crisis shovel digging huge pits moratoriums and I before this crisis Tea Party takes his tea with Hitler, I attack the melting iceberg of all the earth and the sea ... I crisis of October-September on all these crises bog down the cherry season in the black shirts. I fall in this crisis much against Bill C-32. This bill is going after copyright. I do not intend of décriser about it. Fortunately, there Wajdi Mouawad, Villeneuve Lepage and to calm my fire and to reconcile myself with New York. And you? That tells you a little crisis in the pen?
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Illustrations: 1. John Atkinson Grimshaw. Autumm. 1885

M a passion for books is innate. I am a bit like Obelix who, while small, fell into the magic potion. It's my secret mixture, my nectar daily. A day without reading seems impossible to imagine. Books inhabit my life and I'm proud.
My best memories are often tinged with the days of reading. This is so these walks around the book world. Getaway in bookstores, booksellers and libraries. These unusual moments of discovery, these books that fall under the nose and call us on an adventure through the world. I remember my trips to the Palace of the book, rue Saint-Denis. A smell of book we invaded the threshold of the entrance. The place was a disaster. The decor
offered nothing more than a terrible urge to tilt the head in counters and dodging the racks to concentrate on the essentials: the book.


Finds extraordinary made me forget some nausea caused by an excess dust. Nevertheless, a better facility haunted my dreams reader.

I lingered long in the department of musical scores. The collection is impressive and gives a fair idea of the depth of the whole. I found the missing documents in the mists of time ... Wonderland! The national collection of music is available by appointment. It takes me desires to consult the original manuscripts Andre Mathieu ...

Throughout his visits, regardless of the date and time, the pleasure is always the same. This ineffable smell of the book to discover still present. The pleasure of being in front of a caffe latte

and unpack the treasures on the table the day to those who support us. That's what bibliophiles around the world to find and appreciate the great library.

At the subway, the young space is a treat for lovers of literature. Exhibitions are presented throughout the year and activities. Center Research is also present. All technological facilities throughout the trip. You can watch a video, listen to a sound recording or search on the internet.
Meeting rooms, conference rooms and auditorium are also part of this cultural complex. Multiple encounters are featured: Authors, publishers, booksellers, distributors, illustrators, etc.. Cafe Press and the letters are charming cafe for a lunch break between two searches. I suggest you also visit the gardens. Many artists exhibit new works created for the library. A short side exit you from the side of the library and booksellers to the restaurants of the Rue Saint-Denis.

Such emotions dig appetite ... Today, I opt for Commensal. Sharing the Treasures collection will be before a delicious curry. During my next expedition to the Great Library, I will pass to the national archives, history ... welcome Nelligan

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1. Sources: National Archives and Library

Quebec.

Subscribe Gulf region is under high tension. The fishermen are confined to the ports, the birds are grounded ... The coastal states are paralyzed by the destructive effects of this sea of oil that endlessly undermine their lives. Marine wildlife is on the brink of destruction. The progress of the enemy is visible satellite such indelible traces of a nuclear attack. And yet, this is the tip of the iceberg black. Nobody dares to comment on the extent of the damage below the surface. The horror is even worse in the depths of the Gulf.

I smell the oil bubble. It sneaky as a fraudulent speculation. Mortal like the Civil War.

past 45 days, BP, the oil company responsible for this tragedy, is stepping up efforts to hide the truth, filter information, manipulate the media and people. No one really knows the quantities of crude oil that flows into the sea during a single day. Attempts to stop the spill became ridiculous. Small beer for them a few million spent. Their main interest is without a shadow of a doubt to recover most of that black gold by all means possible. Hats, pipes, wells, school, etc.. Misery! They have absolutely no intention of plugging the well. They want to exploit this treasure, take advantage of this black tide of dollars making them all powerful.

It smells of oil dependence. It is inhumane as slavery. Fatal to the north and south.

administration of Barack Obama moving heaven and earth to counter the rise of the crisis. Several solutions are being considered for emergency cleaning. Intervention strategies are in place and are more or less effective. Lobbyists pétroliers sont sévèrement montrés du doigt. Il semble que l’ère de la domination des magnats du pétrole soit menacée… Permettez-moi d’en douter…

Ça sent la distribution de dividendes noirs. Ça sent la faillite pétrolière. C’est sans odeur ni couleur comme l’argent. Néfaste pour les gouvernements en place.

Les médias diffusent jour et nuit le fameux puits en détresse. Le pétrole brut ainsi que les produits chimiques tout aussi néfastes s’échappent à qui mieux mieux. Le volcan de l’océan est en verve. C’est l’horreur en direct. Nous risquons d’observer this phenomenon for a long time ... They do not know how to dry up this monster.

And we? Will we abolish our slavery to oil?

The brown pelican, turtles, dolphins, sperm whales, shrimp and other species of wildlife have no choice. They have no right to vote. They will not be witnesses of our so-called evolution. On endangered species, they became the eternal victims of floods our oil or other ....
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1. Illustration: Win McNamee / Getty Images.

Brown Pelican on the island of Grande Terre.

Subscribe that the book has never ceased to be, even before the invention of printing. Variations around the object book did not alter the function or the syntax for more than five hundred years. The book is like a spoon, a hammer, the wheel or chisel. Once you have named, you can not do better. Umberto Eco.

Do not expect to get rid of books

. Jean-Claude Carriere. Umberto Eco.

you think I probably unfaithful for some time. Far be it from me to forget you or abandon writing this book of exercises. I have no time at all. I'm focusing more on writing short stories and novels. Nevertheless, I stubbornly to share with you some impressions from my various cultural activities. Getaway M are mainly literary. I'm pretty homebody. Spring is helping, I just desires of runaway musical explorations among booksellers, discoveries in art galleries, surprises in the museums of the world, exquisite cuisines in restaurants or just stroll through the Montreal streets aimlessly. A literary nowhere to be continued ...

In this vein, my recent browsing among the shelves of my new favorite bookstore has been fruitful. I wished to walk quietly and read books until the new release of James Ellroy,

Underworld USA. What I did. At destination, I started to examine this issue. A brick of 700 pages. Then I remembered my first experience with this author. The book is the fourth part I think of this sequence on the underside of American politics. Difficult to read full of violent scenes, strong language, sexualities like "I sow to the wind." In short, a juicy saga about corruption, collusion and all that stuff of tabloid gossip that arise on construction sites and the U.S. presidential primaries. A perfect formula for bestsellers. I put the book on display ...

This kind of reading does not interest me.

Then I got lost in the aisles as in any good bookseller. Obviously I noticed several interesting books. I let myself be charmed by an essay in the form of interviews between the authors, Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Career. Interviews are conducted by Jean-Philippe de Tonnac. The title obviously caught my attention at first sight: Do not expect to get rid books .

Internet disrupts our lives. Technology is evolving at a breathtaking pace. Now, it seems impossible to imagine a world without these new instruments. The communications world is completely turned upside down by these contemporary tools and access facilities they offer. Computers and search engines they propose changing our reading habits. The information disseminated on the Internet are from multiple sources, including those from major media networks, publishers, social networks and internet. The dissemination of this information is relentless and not subject to any limits except those prescribed by copyright. We therefore generally suffer from an overdose of quality information is often interesting, but dubious.

The book as object is subjected to many pressures. The digital world offers new storage formats, new platforms readings, printing facilities unmatched. A single key can store a huge amount of data and information so that we can carry around with you everywhere and use it as we see fit.

The book or digital ebook is he trying to upset the world of publishing? Just look around us to see that yes, the book as an object is changing. People look more and more newspapers on the Internet, and this on different tools: computer, cell phone, music player (Kindle and others), iPod, etc.. The possible arrival of Amazon in Canada raises serious concerns in the literary community. Just be aware of strong reactions that this potential threat is born. The digital books can remove the classic book?

This essay attempts to weigh the pros and cons of all these fears raised about the Internet and the destiny of the book. I find this particularly fair comparison in the printing wheel and proposed by Umberto Eco. I do not think it's possible to reinvent the wheel. The book must evolve to survive in time. These new technologies are still new paths, roads to explore, discover. The reader is the unknown. He must leave his comfort zone for the experience. As novelty, the electronic book will be subject to criticism and fears of readers reluctant to change, lobbying of any kind.

The digital space is only the book value. It's sort of new promotional tools. I do not see very well read a novel full of such tools. No. For cons, I find this exciting new technology to develop interest, the love of reading among young people or people unwilling to literature. The printing will always be the best tool for the preservation of the book. The printing will remain the wheel of the book. The book must evolve to survive. Nothing could be more normal. Nothing new under the spring sunshine. The wheel turns and remains essential. The book also.

Do not expect to get rid of books, a book highly relevant to the future of the book. A reading that I recommend in the sun on a terrace in front of an espresso ...

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1. Illustration; Davis Caspar Friedrich.
View from the painter's studio.

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