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Why Sweden celebrates Sami National Day today

and our Swedish Word of the Day 06 FEBRUARY, 2020 View in Browser Today is Sami National Day, an important day for Sweden’s indigenous Sami people. Here’s a quick look at why it’s…

Why Sweden celebrates Sami National Day today

and our Swedish Word of the Day 06 FEBRUARY, 2020 View in Browser Today is Sami National Day, an important day for Sweden’s indigenous Sami people. Here’s a quick look at why it’s…

What are the Swiss most addicted to?

Welcome to the newsletter for The Local Switerland 06 FEBRUARY, 2020 View in Browser Although it might not be breaking news to anyone who has spent some time in Switzerland, we…

Revealed – The Tour de France route in Denmark

Depending on the circumstances, you may be entitled to compensation if your flight from Denmark is delayed. 05 FEBRUARY, 2020 View in Browser Recent days have seen increasing…

2016

TALAN: Telephone and Line Analyzer

Before i jump into explaining about the TALAN, a bit how i came to learn about this interesting gadget. For starters, I hold a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from…

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2011

[Update]:THANKS to everyone for the call

[Update]:THANKS to everyone for the calls/twitter/Facebook messages.I had an amazing day!! And you wishing me a good one made it even more special! Looking forward to a great…

Trips of a Lifetime Contest!

Dreaming about an exotic vacation? Chances are, you might be able to win it in the “Trips of a Lifetime” sweepstakes, sponsored by JustLuxe. JustLuxe is the largest affluent…

Bergamo (Art City)

During my holidays(Dec 24-Jan 4th) i did some travelling here and there.One of my stops was Bergamo.Such an amazing place.Bergamo is located in Lombardy region(Northern Italy)…

2010

Merry Christmas World!

Spending my christmas holiday in Lombardy region of Italy!.Just to wish you a merry one and a happy 2011!. I will try to blog as much as possible when the year comes!. Current…

Getting ready for 2012.

No forget the little rumor you heard about the world ending 2012. I am having plans in store already!. I want to have one of the craziest-Epic filled adventures ever in my life!…

Random thought for the day 3 :

"And while we all excitedly loose our virginity in every new experience we can, we also all crave that childhood ignorance we once had and can never regain because it came with so…

Concept of Time.

"Time slips steadily by. It is so unmerciful. But, time was made to be unmerciful. It cannot change what it is.We cannot blame time for unendingly moving forward.It is what it…

Random thought.

Random thought for the day [2]: “Each day is an assembly of different pieces.To make sense of the scenes which will result to a story(pieces of truth)… i go outside to gather…

Random thought.

Random thought for the day [1] : “Life is like a birthday present/gift that you have to open to see the contents.Only that for life it comes with different boxes containing…

Welcome to Camogli,Italy.

This past weekend i took the train headed towards Genoa (Genova city) to a small Italian fishing village and tourist resort, located just at the steep of Monte di Portofino on…

Vintage London:Summer 2010 Travels.

Been slow with blogging lately.Thought of sharing with the world my London experience this past summer(2010). I enjoyed my summer break to the fullest. It was great travelling…

guestblog

hii opendaa ,, i write just something because i like you and your stuff your pictures are soo amazing 😀 the places were you going are so nice i think everyone wants to go :p i…

Vintage Rome: Eternal city {summer 2010 travels}

My first post after couple months without blogging. Well, am back in the zone. What’s good? what’s new? It’s summer time which means lots of stuff going on. This year am spending…

I used to Blog

When i started this blog a year a go, i was so pumped up to share my stories with the world especially my travel adventures. Well, am still on the go. Summer break is almost here…

-summer- poetry month..poem #1

A Shadow in Summer I walk down the path, On my right, a man is in pain On my left, a child enjoying the playground swing What a lovely childhood i miss. I see the clouds darkening…

The Best QUotes so far!.. ENjoy!..

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts;for if you let it pass, the desire may never return and you may remain in ignorance. ( William Wirt…

Prague Czech Republic

An entry about the this great city i spent the weekend ….. coming soon….stay tuned!

STRANGE {—->Day 2<—–}

I am writing this entry while waiting on my Bus ..in few minutes class begins..yeah, i go to school..gotta attend them classes before i get into trouble..(them finals at the end…

STRANGE

I almost forgot about the 31-day blogging challenge for this month MARCH ….blogging about::::STRANGE(R)… lets see, a lot of strange things are involved in my life. but wont go to…

Theme for March blogging

NaBloPoMo National Blog Posting Month A message to all members of NaBloPoMo The theme for next month’s 31-day blogging challenge is STRANGE(R). All kinds of oddities are up for…

22 FEBRUARY 2010

Newsletter 22 FEBRUARY 2010 Highligths 22 FEBRUARY 2010 LAST EDITION OF THE TORINO CAMPUS NEWSLETTER After 15 months, 60 editions and more than 1000 announcements, this is sadly…

8/ 22 FEBRUARY 2010

Newsletter 8/ 22 FEBRUARY 2010 Highligths FROM 3 FEBRUARY 2010 TURIN 2006 OLYMPIC MUSEUM Four years on from the legendary sporting event that changed the city forever, and in…

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updating status from yahoo messenger….kinda cool.

Latest Entry…..

I just took some time out of my busy schedule with school to actually write a blog entry. It gets busy sometimes and you get disconnected from people for a while. well, whats new?…

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March 5th Prague inbound…cant wait!..now lets get this finals done!

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http://www.opendadesign.com running…march 5th! the countdown is on.-…

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can’t wait for a break… by break i mean..to fly out of the country for some serious vacation.

Sometimes…

Sometimes…… Sometimes… the only languages in which two people can communicate are laughter and tears. They are, quite simply, the most powerful languages on Earth. Sometimes… the…

25 JANUARY/ 7 FEBRUARY 2010

Newsletter 25 JANUARY/ 7 FEBRUARY 2010 Highligths 27 JANUARY 2010 GIORNO DELLA MEMORIA (MEMORIAL DAY) On the 27 of January 1945, the gates of Auschwitz were torn down…

MLK speech!!

Taken from http://www.MLKonline.net : I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation…

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Busy with finals at the moment but in couple weeks, will give you some exciting updates from me.meanwhile,check out my self updated tweets!

The BIRT Report, January 2010

Trouble viewing this email? newsletter to your address book to ensure delivery. Issue #21 | January 2010 Welcome to the January 2010 issue of The BIRT Report. This newsletter is…

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Many ways of updating status….

“OPERATOR”

I don’t do music reviews, but felt like featuring my friend Kay Jones here. Here is some info about her. To my opinion its a great song and i wish her all the best in her music…

11/ 25 JANUARY 2010

Newsletter 11/ 25 JANUARY 2010 Highligths FROM 15 JANUARY 2010 THE LAST SHOW/AMERICAN SCREENS Cinema Massimo presents a retrospective film series celebrating American history…

The customer is not always right book.

This is funny, i thought notalwaysright.com were lying to me when they said am a lucky winner of this book. well, today i recieved the package from them so far am enjoying the…

Something Exciting….stay tuned for more…

In my end year Note, i mentioned something about video projects am working on now just for the records of my experiences abroad….so far its going well. Just did the 7th…

2009

It’s Going To Be A Long Day

Me: “What type of internet do you have?” Customer: “Internet Explorer.” Me: “No, sorry, I meant what type of internet, like your ISP?” Customer: “Internet.” Me: “No, what type.”…

22 DECEMBER 2009/ 10

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22 DECEMBER 2009/ 10 JANUARY 2010

Newsletter 22 DECEMBER 2009/ 10 JANUARY 2010 Highligths 31 DECEMBER 2009, AT 9.30 pm NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY 2010 – YOUR TIME Piazza Vittorio will be the grand setting for this…

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PLUS HOUSE

Building the Japanese pair of architects and Mao Masahiro Harada, also founders of Mount Fuji Architects Studio in 2004, Villa Plus House features a simple facade dressed in…

Events in T- town 9-21 DECEMBER 2009

Newsletter 9/ 21 DECEMBER 2009 Highligths ON SALE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2009 2009 TORINO PIEMONTE MUSEUM CARD The exclusive card allows free admission to museums, royal palaces…

TRIP TO BRESCIA…, IT’S TRIP FOR PLEASURE….

I leave Torino on my way to Treviglio some city near Milan…to go visit a kenyan like me, a good friend…and ofcourse have a weekend away from T-town,…and to sum it all that was a…

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weekend!.. Posted via email from openda’s posterous

events in Turin 23 NOVEMBER/ 6 DECEMBER 2009

Newsletter 23 NOVEMBER/ 6 DECEMBER 2009 Highligths FROM 27 NOVEMBER TO 17 DECEMBER 2009 WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2009 The most beautiful images in photojournalism today are featured in…

skateboarding ?

yes thats right!….one of my rare hobbies…am doing that this coming weekend…gonna buy the board,..then hit foot locker for some boarding shoes!..and am set..no i don’t wear skinny…

Italian Word of the Day

Italian Word of the Day for 11-21-2009 Good morning! Here’s your Word of the Day from Transparent Language. Italian word: sbagliare English translation: to be wrong Part of…

Italian Word of the Day

Italian Word of the Day for 11-20-2009 Good morning! Here’s your Word of the Day from Transparent Language. Italian word: magro English translation: skinny Part of speech…

Italian Word of the Day

Italian Word of the Day for 11-19-2009 Good morning! Here’s your Word of the Day from Transparent Language. Italian word: davanti English translation: in front Part of speech…

RUMI QUOTE:

"Know that a word suddenly shot from the tongue is like an arrow shot from the bow. Son, that arrow won’t turn back on its way; you must damn the torrent at its source."

Love

Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can only be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. Justice requires that we carefully…

Italian Word of the Day for 11-18-2009

Italian word: ospite English translation: guest Part of speech: noun Example sentence Italian: Oggi siete miei ospiti: è il mio compleanno ed offro da bere a tutti! English: Today…

“My stories About Italy”—coming soon…..

I am finishing up my long awaited post about my experiences in Italy and abroad in general. be sure to check back soon… subscribe to my Rss feed down there… catch you later.holla!

coming soon….”My stories about Italy”…

I feel, i need to talk about some of the experiences i go through here day to day life..but its just that i don’t get enough time to blog…and by the way..i will hook you up with…

PANTON MINI CHAIR | LIMITED EDITION GOLD METALLIC

Click HERE for more pics and info… The Panton chair by Verner Panton, comes in a new limited edition gold metallic mini version. Limited to only 500 pieces, the chair celebrates…

double T …its all about Ts for now…summer 09

The day of departure from T town (Toronto ) to T town(Torino) started with a good start. Had a kickass breakfast at friend’s house. ..Thereafter, Went straight to University of…

Going through changes…

Well, people say and argue about how time can change someone. Like how you can see someone couple years ago and all over sudden he or she is different at present. I mean what did…

Random thoughts 2……

"We live in deeds, Not years; in thoughts, Not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time in heart throbs. He must lives who thinks most, feels the…

Random thought……

"OUR GREATEST GLORY IS NOT IN NEVER FALLING BUT IN RISING EVERY TIME WE FALL"

Random Quote!

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was often times filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow…

Milan inbound…

Heading to Milan…for the weekend..new blog post ….this sunday!..

Did someone just mention self-control?

"To overcome an addiction or rather a certain habit is different for every person,but for me it is a matter of having a strong will and gritting your teeth and putting forth self…

Events in Turin.. 12/ 26 OCTOBER 2009

Newsletter 12/ 26 OCTOBER 2009 Highligths FROM 24 OCTOBER 2009 THE GAM (CIVIC MODERN ART GALLERY) REOPENS – AN OPEN WINDOW ON ART The city’s modern art gallery reopens with a…

shuffling on….

A post on "shuffling on" coming soon…stay tuned… {Life…life….what can i say….its better to shuffle on…when down..rise up and dust up yourself… shuffle on…till we get there!..dont…

Endpoint Management, Data Center Efficiency

Papers and presentations on Endpoint Management Solutions, Data Center Efficiency, Importance of Automation, Insider Threats, Desktop Virtualization, the Power of ITIL and the…

They all fall down….. coming soon..

To the naked, untrained eye Who can’t see time fly by Revolving on a carousel Living life like a modern day fairytale… Slow mo’, urgent message gets a no-go What fo’ Can’t nobody…

Let The Flamewars Commence

Me: “Hi, how can I help you?” Customer: “I want to buy a PS3.” Me: “That’s great. Which one would you like?” Customer: “What do you mean?” Me: “Well, I have an 80GB and a 160GB…

28 SEPTEMBER/ 11 OCTOBER 2009

Newsletter 28 SEPTEMBER/ 11 OCTOBER 2009 Highligths FROM 7 TO 11 OCTOBER 2009 UNIAMO LE ENERGIE (LET’S JOIN FORCES) Turin presents the first Italian event that looks into energy…

Advanced Business Analytics

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Random thought….

“Ability to respond does not mean ability to succeed. There is no guarantee that what you do will yield what you want. The guarantee is that as long as you are alive and…

Extramarital Appliances

Customer: “Could you show me how to use my phone?” Me: “Um…sure. What can I help you with?” Customer: “Well, I’ve been told these new phones come with voice control features. Is…

Events this month….. 3/ 13 SEPTEMBER 2009

Newsletter 3/ 13 SEPTEMBER 2009 Highligths FROM 3 TO 24 SEPTEMBER 2009 MITO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Third edition of this International music festival, with more than 200…

DITA Revolutionizes Content Management

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dialogues

by John Forgetta and L.A. Rose This comic courtesy of

Quotes…MUST READ!!

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts;for if you let it pass, the desire may never return and you may remain in ignorance. ( William Wirt…

Thank You For Calling Planet Of The Apes

Me: “Thank you for calling tech support. How can I help you?” Customer: “Hello?” Me: “Hello?” Customer: “Hello?” Me: “Hello?” Customer: “Hey Jon, check this out! The machine says…

sometimes……(latest entry!!!!)

Sometimes… the only languages in which two people can communicate are laughter and tears. They are, quite simply, the most powerful languages on Earth. Sometimes… the only people…

AM BACK!

Hello,peeps! its been hectic out here..with dem finals to study for..but now am fully back to start writing stuff…oh and sorry for the massive stories about technology…

LOL OMG Grandma, Read The FAQ very funny..

(We have an older patron who comes into the library to use the Internet. She’s around 65 and not computer literate, so we help her out whenever she needs us.) Patron: “Miss, could…

What do you believe?

_”——-Inspired by a gospel rap artists..i edited their message to share with you— what do you believe in? and what you believe in does it affect you positively or negatively and…

Dies slowly!

Dies slowly Pablo Neruda Dies slowly he who transforms himself in slave of habit, repeating every day the same itineraries, who does not change brand, does not risk to wear a new…

poem of the day..(DAMs collection)…

WHAT A MAN NEEDS DAMS Sometimes a man has to be alone far from the annoying noises of the phone distant from the distractions of the known in order to salvage hope gone and allow…

DAMS collection

UNBREAK MY HEART In the gentleness of a winds kiss and the peace of a dove. you filled me with love and quenched my verve. You created a whole new world of purity and poetic…

the shadows of sababan nights..

I saw her coming, i knew my time had reached to really express myself.. she didnt see me so i took the advantage and hid behind the wall as i worked all the puzzles in my head…

any update?

busy with finals for now.. july 23rd am free to start my long awaited summer holidayz.

getting ready for Rome..

well, am heading out to Rome to handle some stuff…be back in a few to continue blogging and ofcourse School..i have finals coming soon!(grr..). if you like the stuff am writing…

little conversation… (remix)

“Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today, I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a good mood…

Trip to Bergamo City.

I am writing this in a train heading back to Turin where i live. i had a reunion with one of my long term best best friend forever (BFF)..she came to visit europe and ofcourse…

just a random one

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin…

NO SUCCESS WITHOUT ……..

THERE IS NO SUCCESS WITHOUT HARDSHIP The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Like it or not, you cannot have one…

sometimes……

Sometimes… the only languages in which two people can communicate are laughter and tears. They are, quite simply, the most powerful languages on Earth. Sometimes… the only people…

welcome..Aboard

alright here we go…my first blog ever. . so i will try to share stories with you about my adventures and student life studying a broad. currently am in north Italy. Turin amazing…