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Hebrich suffered several misfortunes that night, including falling victim to the bystander effect, which may have cost him his life. The lesson to take away from this tragedy is that we have a shared responsibility to help one another in an emergency.
Theresa Bianco. A dying man and the "bystander effect".
Israel should aspire to assist in the consolidation of a moderate, democratic regime in Syria. This long-term Israeli interest is based on moral, as well as realist, grounds. After the killing of more than 200,000 Syrians, the Syrian tyrant will never be able to legitimately remain in power.
Yakub Halabi, Israel and Hezbollah’s common interest in Syria.
People are spending a lot of time with their advanced technological devices such as an iPad, iPod, iPhone, tablet, androids, and living in their iHome. Is simply being together, speaking to each other, and sharing time with people lost? Is it more enhanced with all our new technology or has it been reduced? iWonder.
Suzanne Reisler Litwin, life in a new techy “i” world.
Je crois qu’il y a plusieurs effets convergents : la créativité de certains acteurs, l’arrivée d’Ubisoft qui a professionnalisé toute une génération d’employés et le fait que Montréal demeure un endroit assez peu cher, avec une grande qualité de vie. Ça permet aussi de créer un écosystème de développeurs indépendants qui peuvent se permettre de se retirer du système pour développer des projets indépendants très risqués, mais à très grand potentiel créatif.
Jonathan Lessard, Montréal, une capitale du jeu vidéo.
