The artist revealed what the conversation with the ambassador was like before the release of the new album
By Ysac Freitas
05/06/2023 18:28 BRT
Photo 1: Reproduction/Instagram Simone Photo 2: Reproduction/Instagram Gusttavo Lima
After separating from her sister Simaria, Simone decided to follow what she knows best to do for her audience, singing. Beginning very doubtful about what to expect from the singer, Simone managed to hit impressive numbers like a meteor with her new album, which came with the hit “Erro Gostoso”, falling on people across Brazil in the mouth fell.
Even with the overwhelming success without her sister, Simone does not forget the support she had at the beginning, especially from her boyfriend Gusttavo Lima. On Faustão na Band, Simone reveals that the singer’s visibility was important to her as Gusttavo is considered by many to be number one in the country. “He invited me to take part in the show in Fortaleza when I was still figuring out all about the repertoire, how I was going to do it. He invited me into the dressing room to talk to him and told me a phrase that will forever be engraved,” he began.
Playback/Instagram Simone Mendes
Previously, she revealed how the conversation was in the artist’s dressing room, who spoke strong words: “You are very special to me and if you need a day in this new phase of my back to be a stepping stone to your success, me will be here to give you my best,” Gusttavo told Simone.
But as mentioned above, Simone Mendes reached the top very quickly. Today, the hit “Erro Gostoso” ranks fourth in the country in the Spotify application, is one of the most reproduced songs and competes with other genres, showing that the singer may be right in this new beginning of her career.
Sitting comfortably in the restaurant in a dining room you order your meal. The waitress jotted down the order on an electronic tablet before moving on to another table. It returns after a few minutes, accompanied by a robot loaded with your grub. They’re not dreaming, and this scene isn’t from a sci-fi movie or an Isaac Asimov novel. Welcome to the dining room of the St-Hubert restaurant in Rivière-du-Loup.
The Louperivoise franchise is the fifth company in the chain to enlist the help of robots from Montreal company GreenCo Robots. Under a cat’s air, each of them represents an investment of several thousand dollars. “Each robot is equivalent to the price of a small SUV,” Pomerleau admits with a laugh.
WORKFORCE
As labor shortages continue to strike and restaurants in the area are struggling for staff, the challenge isn’t to replace the human with a “machine,” it’s to make the work of the on-site staff easier.
For Charles Pomerleau, owner of the restaurant, the investment was made to optimize waitresses’ time with customers.
“It supports your work. The robots are not there to replace them, on the contrary, they are there so that they can focus on the customers. You don’t have to go to the kitchen as often. In the case of our waitress in the bar area, she can focus on her customers, on making drinks, rather than running to the kitchen all the time. When the dishes are ready, the robot only has to join them at the table with the trays,” explains the entrepreneur.
The robot, which can neither communicate nor take orders, is initially limited to bringing the food to the customer’s table, but there is no question of self-service here. Throughout the interview, Mr. Pomerleau emphasizes that the two robots allow his facility to enhance the customer experience.
EMPLOYEES
Employees, as well as customers of St-Hubert, quickly got used to the presence of robots. “We had a representative from the chain and another from GreenCo for two days. The customers reacted obviously but positively to their presence. The staff had concerns about the operation and our intentions. But once we took the time to explain it to them it was fine. The team was reassured and it was important to me,” assures Charles Pomerleau.
As for customers, the feedback is positive. We’re curious, and when I saw that robots existed, I wanted to experience them. Honestly it’s a big plus to see a really pleasant customer experience as our dishes arrive on one of these brand new robots and our very charming waitress Nathalie who always gives us an excellent service. And thanks to this new assistant, she takes even more time than usual to talk to us and give us an attentive service,” said Maryse Rancourt, delighted to have such an avant-garde operator.
If GreenCo Robots’ robots are still far from Asimov’s, the future is now.
In the last few hours, Danielle Smith has convened an Emergency Ministers Committee. It is due to meet again around 3pm local time on Saturday to decide whether or not to trigger the province’s state of emergency.
We will spend whatever is necessary, she said at a news conference on Saturday, noting that the province allocated $1.5 billion in the last budget for such emergencies.
Several regions in the province have already declared local states of emergency, and evacuation orders have affected thousands of people. More than thirty fires are still not under control. The total number of evacuees is estimated at over 24,000, another 5,200 people must be able to be evacuated at any time.
According to provincial government data, almost a quarter (22.6%) of raging fires were caused by human activity, while lightning is believed to be the cause of 8% of them. The causes of the other fires are still under investigation.
Other villages were evacuated on Saturday
The community of Rainbow Lake, in the far northwest of the province, near the British Columbia border, is under an immediate evacuation order.
Communities between Fox Creek and Little Smokey, 160 miles northwest of Edmonton, were also evacuated Saturday morning. The 1700 inhabitants of these villages have to go to Whitecourt, where a reception center has been opened. Those who do not have access to a vehicle can go to Fox Creek Community Center where buses will take them to Whitecourt.
More than thirty uncontrolled fires
As of Saturday morning, 10 blazes in forest reserves across the province were classified as significant.
Near Drayton Valley, a fire estimated at 1,500 hectares employs 26 firefighters and several aircraft.
Near Fox Lake, a 4,383-acre fire resulted in the evacuation of about 3,600 people, including 115 by helicopter. Evacuees are advised to report to High Level.
A 500-acre blaze is keeping 24 firefighters, several planes and other emergency vehicles on edge near Rainbow Lake.
A 2254-acre fire is raging on both sides of Highway 22 about 7 km northwest of Evansburg. Teams spent the night trying to stop it from spreading north.
A 950-acre fire has resulted in an evacuation order being placed on residents on the east side of the Pembina River, southeast of Entwistle.
In Big Lakes County, about 22 miles south of Swan River First Nation, a five-acre fire prompted authorities to issue an evacuation alert. Those affected should be prepared to leave their homes quickly if this warning turns into an evacuation order.
Two blazes, one 19,811 acres and the other about 1,500 acres, may soon merge south of Lesser Slave Lake.
About 20 km from O’Chiese First Nation territory, a fire is consuming 12 hectares, while another fire of a similar size is raging near the Stoney Nakoda First Nation’s Big Horn Reservation.
Eventually, a 24,000-acre fire 27 miles southeast of Edson forced the evacuation of oil workers and a campground.
Smoke affects air quality
Smoke from the fires prompted Environment Canada to issue a special air quality bulletin for the following areas:
Drayton Valley – Devon – Rimbey – Pigeon Lake
Fort McMurray-Fort MacKay
Grande Prairie – Beaverlodge – Valley View
High Level – Rainbow Lake – Fort Vermilion – Mackenzie Hwy
Hinton – Big Cache
Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning
Rocky Mountain House – Carolina
slave lake
Spruce Grove-Morinville-Mayerthorpe-Evansburg
Wabasca – Peerless Lake – Gift Lake – Cadotte Lake
Whitecourt-Edson-Fox Creek-Swan Hills
Poor air quality poses a low to moderate risk in most affected areas. According to Environment Canada, outdoor activity shelters are not currently required unless you have symptoms such as a cough and sore throat.
However, the Edson, Hinton, Grande Prairie and Wood Buffalo areas have a high health risk air quality warning in place for Saturday. Environment Canada recommends avoiding strenuous outdoor activities and reducing or postponing planned outdoor activities.
Criticism of President Pedro Sánchez and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, but also of the PP with direct reference to its leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo. The demonstration called by the Police Salary Justice (Jusapol, the platform of agents born in 2017) and the two organizations that have emerged from it, the Police Justice Union (Jupol) and the Professional Association of the Guardia Civil Justice (Jucil), majority in both Bodies, passed through the center of Madrid this Saturday without the personal support of the two main parties of the right, PP and Vox. Only Ciudadanos, with MP Miguel Gutiérrez as a witness, took part in the mobilization called to demand improvements in agents’ salaries and retirements, and in which the PP was blamed.
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The distance between the PP and the three trade union organizations, marked since its appearance by a strong confrontation with the government of Sánchez, was also reflected in various banners in which Feijóo called for a different policy from that then in force by the executive of Mariano Rajoy with Juan Ignacio Zoido as interior minister, confronted the agents’ salary demands and which ended in 2018 with an agreement with other trade union organizations that Jusapol has since rejected as insufficient. “Real compensation yes. Feijóo does not make a zoido,” reads several posters with a photo of the two PP leaders.
PP sources told EL PAÍS a few days ago that they would not be taking part in the police protest this Saturday, contrary to what they had done on previous occasions. They argued that they did not want their presence to be misconstrued as the demonstration coincided with the May 28 primary election campaign. At the previous March 4 demonstration against the reform of the Citizen Security Law, known as the Gag Law, the PP was represented by People’s Party Deputy General Secretary Esteban González Pons and by Vox Javier Ortega, which Smith attended. The first, in November 2021, also against the changes to the gag law, was attended by Pablo Casado, then President of the Popular, and the leader of the far-right party, Santiago Abascal.
Demonstration of the National Police, Jupol and the Guardia Civil, this Saturday in Madrid. FERNANDO VILLAR (EFE)
The demonstration began at noon in Madrid’s Puerta de Alcalá and ended two hours later in front of the Congress of Deputies. The convening organizations estimated the number of participants at 80,000 and the government delegation reduced it to 7,500. In any case, the numbers are higher than those of the March protests, when Jusapol spoke of 30,000 demonstrators and the official figure of 4,000. However, they are a far cry from the November 2021 concentration data, when unions calculated 150,000 participants and the government delegation allowed 20,000 participants.
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The banner leading the march, with the slogan “resign now with dignity,” was held by the main leaders of Yusapol, Jupol and Jucil, as well as the CSIF, an organization whose detachment of prison officials has joined the protest. Just behind them, a protester held a sign that read “Sánchez, vote for you Txapote,” which the President of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, said at the Madrid assembly in February – it comes from a video broadcast on the networks – and this has outraged the PSOE and the victims of terrorism alike.
A moment of demonstration this Saturday in Madrid. FERNANDO VILLAR (EFE)
The national secretary of Jucil, Ernesto Vilariño, had voiced those concerns about the PP leader just before the start of the demonstration, which he extended to Vox when he called on both formations to be themselves now that a long period of elections begins will formally “commit with their security forces to balance the retirements [de policías y guardias civiles] with the rest [los] policemen”, in relation to the autonomous bodies. Recently, the leaders of Yusapol met with members of both these parties and Ciudadanos to enlist their support for their demands.
Although the protest has focused on aligning the retirement conditions of the police and civil guard with those of the autonomous bodies, “the organizations criticize that they retire later and, moreover, with lower pensions”, a compensatory salary is demanded at the founding of Jusapol and later led by Jupol and Jucil was also very present. Police organizations insist that the 2018 agreement put the agents’ salaries a far cry from those of the Mossos, the Catalan Autonomous Police’s agents. However, government sources insist that the application of this agreement (which was completed in three tranches) has resulted in “the largest salary increase” in history for agents, with an overall increase of 33.3%. “A newly hired police officer earns 743 euros gross per month more than someone who did it before the agreement,” they explain as an example.
Manufactured in the United States since 1946, the Alumacraft range of boats is now available in Quebec, more specifically at Dion Sports in Saint-Raymond.
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“We are very pleased to be able to offer amateurs this new boat line here. This aluminum boat manufacturer was founded more than 75 years ago in Minneapolis, USA,” explains Carl Dussault, Director of Marine Division, Dion Sports.
In 2018 it was acquired by BRP. Alumacraft is the division for fishing boats and multipurpose boats.
“In the transaction, BRP also bought the pontoon manufacturing division, the industry-renowned Manitou company. Therefore, it is natural for us to have these products in our range, because we are BRP dealers and proud to be so for a long time. »
If that name doesn’t mean much to Quebec fans elsewhere, that’s another story.
“This brand is extremely popular in English Canada and especially in the United States. It’s a great product. Having a good boat with a sturdy construction represents the best value for money. We can start with the 2XB hull, a double plating hull. It is made from a single sheet of double-lined aluminum for all their boats. That means double the resistance and protection,” continues Mr. Dussault.
Photo courtesy of Dion Sports
In 2024, with BRP’s new motorization, the submersible, it will be possible to add a platform at the stern of fishing boats to add 25 cubic feet of space.
DRY FEET
The construction of the boat ensures that the water is thrown outwards and we therefore stay dry throughout the trip.
“This quiet hull will keep us dry in any conditions we may encounter while sailing. These boats are fast and always very responsive when they open the wave so we don’t get wet. »
To go further in explaining the water discharge, Philippe-Étienne Légaré, responsible for the customer boating experience, specifies that “there are deflection ribs on each side that force the water discharge downwards. The aquadynamic hull design also makes for a more stable, maneuverable boat. »
Photo courtesy of Dion Sports
ACCESSORIES AND FUTURE
Anglers like to have lots of gear and systems to help them in their fishing practice.
“The boats are equipped with a complete mounting system, whether for rod holders, sonar, downriggers and more, called the Alumatrack. Everything is built into the hull of the boat. I have never seen this type of system on any other boat,” says Carl Dussault.
Boats are currently available for the current season. They are equipped with Mercury engines.
What Carl Dussault is most excited about is what the future holds for them with Alumacraft and Manitou. “BRP’s plans include a small closure of the plant to modernize […]. Thus applies to 2024 [les bateaux] Trophy and Competitor will be equipped with new Rotax engine technology. »
BRP has also developed new outboard engine technology.
“It’s completely submerged in water, it’s revolutionary,” Mr. Dussaut continues. This novelty allows for much more space and even the addition of a platform above the engine that adds 25 cubic feet of space for swimming or fishing. Available next year, these 115hp or 150hp engines will ensure the performance and smoothness of the power steering system and throttle control. It is BRP’s return to the production of outboard motors for all types of boats in the Alumacraft range. This motorization principle already exists for Manitou pontoons. »
The first fishing boats with this engine will be available in spring 2024. “I know it’s early but I want anglers to know it’s coming. I’m willing to meet people and explain this revolutionary technology to them,” says the director.
In the meantime, you can discover the very particular design of these boats with the few models available in the store.
You will find that these are sturdy and affordable boats and rowing boats. There are vehicles that drive straight to the engine and others that have center consoles.
In conclusion, Carl Dussault had this message for the amateurs: “We wish you an excellent fishing season and who knows, maybe with an Alumacraft boat! »
Distrust of pollsters, villages changing places, ethnic codes that must be respected. It was Quebec company Léger that took on the immense challenge of conducting the most recent election poll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Léger is known to Quebecers for its political polls, but few know that it also conducts polls abroad, such as in several African countries.
Last February, Léger asked 3,119 Congolese about their voting intentions in next December’s presidential elections.
However, to achieve these results, a whole logistical challenge had to be overcome, explains Jean-Marc Léger, President of the company of the same name.
In addition to the traditional telephone interviews, about fifty interviewers from two local companies had to go out into the field to interview voters face-to-face, sometimes in remote villages.
“We are always precise. You just have to adapt culturally,” explains Mr. Léger.
“If you enter a village, for example, you have to get the chief’s consent, otherwise you cannot conduct the interviews.”
“You arrive at a randomly selected village. The problem is that he moved because the crops moved. He’s not here anymore! So we have to find the village. It’s not always easy.”
Why a Quebec company?
Why did the presidency of this former Belgian colony choose to do business with a Quebec company rather than a European company?
“They are attracted to French and North American technology,” summarizes Jean-Marc Léger, who recalls that his firm is the largest French-language polling firm outside of France.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous French-speaking country in the world, ahead of France. But in addition to the official language, more than 200 different languages are spoken there, such as Swahili and Lingala.
Adding to all these challenges is the fact that the east of the country is currently in a context of great insecurity due to the actions of some 200 armed groups, including the M23, a Rwandan-backed rebel group.
According to the United Nations, hundreds of civilians have been killed and more than 5.6 million people have been internally displaced as a result.
young democracy
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a young democracy that held its first legally free elections in 2006.
“It is an extremely vibrant democracy. A bit cacophonous and sometimes chaotic,” admits Jason Stearns, a professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and founder of the Congo Research Group.
The last elections were marred by irregularities that led to a coalition government.
The results of the Léger poll commissioned by the DRC government show that current President Félix Tshisekedi garnered 43% of voting intentions at the time, well ahead of his two main opponents Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (21%) and Martin Fayulu (14%). .
Félix Tshisekedi is also the best-known candidate: 94% of respondents say they know him.
mistrust
However, surveys do not have a long tradition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the experts surveyed agree.
“The distrust is great. People will tend to think that the results are biased in favor of who commissioned the survey,” says Stearns, whose research group has also conducted surveys in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past.
Denis Tougas worked for a missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 25 years until 2018.
According to him, the majority of people there are very aware of the flaws in their system. “They have the feeling that they are sending someone to the capital, Kinshasa, who is not really going to act.”
“People are fighting to get registered to vote […] And even there, there are plenty of gimmicks. Some buy their tickets,” explains Mr. Tougas.
Christian Marc Gendron, Laurence Jalbert, Lynda Lemay, Marc Dupré and Marie Denise Pelletier will be on stage together for a good cause this summer.
Following its success last year, Maison Adhémar-Dion is again organizing a benefit show that will take place on July 10th at the Lionel Groulx Theater in Sainte-Thérèse in the Lower Laurentians. The event’s spokesperson, Claudette Dion, will of course be on hand along with a host of other artists including David Latulippe, Jeanick Fournier and Jean-Marc Parent to pay tribute to their father through song.
This second edition promises to bring the audience to a wide range of emotions.
A virtual auction will take place from August 1st to 15th to offer a variety of fundraising activities. All profits are donated to Maison Adhémar-Dion and used to provide quality end-of-life care and free services.
For lovers of the green, the house also organizes its annual golf tournament on August 15 at the Club de Golf de Joliette in Lanaudière.
To contribute to or participate in fundraisers go to https://lamaisonadhemardion.ca/evenements/
A check for $375 million. That’s the hefty sum a whistleblower just received from the Watchtower of America’s Financial Markets for helping him recover more than $5.4 billion.
“Today’s amount — the largest in the history of our program — not only inspires whistleblowers to provide accurate information about potential violations of securities laws, but also reflects the tremendous success of our whistleblower program,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the Securities and the Enforcement Division of the Exchange Commission (SEC).
It is not known who it is and which company it is.
In Quebec, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) does not offer a reward in its whistleblower program, instead promising confidentiality and immunity from civil lawsuits.
In Ontario, the Watchdog has paid out more than $9.3 million over the past seven years, reports Finance et Investissement. This valuable information allowed him to raise more than $48 million, they say.
More than $5.4 billion was recovered
In the United States, in the case of the historic $375 million reward, the SEC claims it managed to repay no less than $5.4 billion in “illegitimate profits and interest.”
“Although the whistleblower’s information did not lead to the opening of the Commission’s investigation, their information broadened the scope of the alleged wrongdoing,” the SEC concludes.
With our neighbors to the south, an unknown person with credible information can receive anywhere from 10% to 30% of the money collected.
According to Claude Mathieu, full professor at the School of Management at the University of Sherbrooke, responsible for the diploma in the fight against financial crime, the question of whether or not rewards are given to whistleblowers is debated here as elsewhere.
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Claude Mathieu
“In the UK, the English authorities have decided not to pay compensation. According to them, the quality of the files and reports does not alter the denunciations, compensation or not,” he notes.
He adds that this debate has long existed in the United States and that people are sometimes criticized for paying large sums to a few people when those sums could be used elsewhere.
“Most important, in my opinion, is the accompaniment and support offered to whistleblowers, including legal and psychological support,” concludes the man who is organizing a May 11 conference on the warning signs of crime.
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Demonstration of the National Police, Jupol and the Guardia Civil, this Saturday in Madrid. FERNANDO VILLAR (EFE)
A moment of demonstration this Saturday in Madrid. FERNANDO VILLAR (EFE)
