The Baptiste panties, by Aristide Filiatreault

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I am fortunate enough to possess, in the person of a brave inhabitant of La Renouche, Baptiste Latrémouille, a sincere and devoted friend, who always tells me fear stories whenever I meet him in town. I present it to you … Read More

Social Television

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Social Television stands for technology that provides social interaction in the context of watching TV-programs or related to television content. It is a very active area of research and was named one of the 10 most important technologies by the … Read More

Art Quiz

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Test your general knowledge in art [WpProQuiz_toplist 1] [WpProQuiz 1]

The shepherd who never lied, by Alfred de Musset

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Once upon a time there was a man with a large herd. A shepherd who had the reputation of always telling the truth took care of it. One day when the shepherd had come down from the mountain, his master … Read More

Astrophysical constants and parameters

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(Barred spiral galaxy, Eridanus constellation) The following table contains the values of the constants and parameters commonly used in astrophysics and also more particularly in cosmology. Concerning the cosmological parameters, the ΛCDM model which is the basis of the standard … Read More

Business and Social Networking

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An area with huge growth potential is the use of social networks and/or social networking techniques for business whether it is for improving communications, for marketing or by deriving business intelligence. There are now many different solutions in the market … Read More

David Folkerts-Landau about Donald Trump: uncertainty is better than the certainty of the mediocrity

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David Folkerts-Landau Deutsche Bank’s high-powered executive, declared these days that “while Trump introduces higher uncertainty, this is better than the near certainty of the continuation of a mediocre status quo.” Folkerts-Landau sees in the next presidential administration a business team … Read More

The conquering of the redoubt, by Prosper Mérimée

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A soldier of my friends, who died of fever in Greece a few years ago, told me one day about the first affair he had attended. His account struck me so much that I wrote it from memory as soon … Read More

Online Advertising Forum

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Web forum: search engine optimization, advertising using spam, spyware and adware, online marketing, affiliate marketing, e-mail marketing, telemarketing.

Social rankings and vertical social networks

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Although these may not be considered as pure social networks, special attention should be given to the social sites which are dedicated to vertical markets such as the travellers community (for example tripadvisor, travbuddy or ex-dopplr), films or music. These … Read More

The Ghosts, by Marcel Schwob

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Vobis rem horribilem narrabo… mihi pili inhorruerunt. (T. P. ARBITRI, Satirae.) We were lying on our beds, around the sumptuously served breakfast. The silver lamps burned low; the door had closed behind the juggler, who had tired us with his … Read More

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