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To brighten the scope of this blog, here is a new category about various fancy things and thoughts.

My best way to end up a scientific meeting (and the rush of the few days before) is to take advantage of it to discover new places and cultures. Following the 9th Zeiss FCS conference in Stockholm last December, my wife and I went to Arjeplog (north of Sweden, close to the polar circle). Had a great time there ! Here is a shot view of our stay. There’s nothing to do in Arjeplog and around, just feel the quietness of wild lands, and it’s worth it.

To get the experiments work properly, of course, much time has to be spent, much care has to be taken, BUT this is (generally) not enough.

There is a third point, which each expert knows, but mostly no one discusses about : the Experiment’s God needs to be satisfied. And to have Him in good mood, presents and gifts must be offered. Then, adding sweat and carefulness, the experiment will work for sure ;o)

Here is a picture of the presents to the Experiment’s God in Marseille :

And the proof that other groups know about it (© Jorge Cham):

Mr S., the newly elected French president, publicly affirms that paedophilia and suicide are genetically determined.

A positive point is that we no more feel ashamed for our president’s irrelevant opinions.

Nevertheless, the next five years are going to be tough.

From Nature vol. 446, p 854 (19^th April 2007) :