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Reality IS beyond Fiction!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: May 13, 2009

I am old enough for having experienced that sometimes reality is beyond fiction… some stories are just incredible!… Yet, since I have been working with present and future public servants for a very long time, I have been the witness of  so many unbelievable stories (some truly sad, others really hilarious) that I often pinched [...]

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Winter Blues and Updates… January 22, 2009

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 22, 2009

This past Monday was Winter Blues Monday… I guess such national day does not exist anywhere else in the world! Of course anyone living under the sun, surrounded by palms, does not go through what we Canadians go through every year. One would think that the second Monday of January is kind of too early [...]

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Facebook Goes French: A Dream Come True or… a Nightmare?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 5, 2009

All of you know by now how sensitive I am to bad translation… Actually I am very picky when it comes to written expression! Unfortunately, I am the witness of awful texts on a daily basis… A couple of months ago I joined Facebook after having received an invitation from my 11 year old niece… [...]

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