tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177746862012-02-17T02:35:31.191+01:00... because we fell across the <a href="http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/main.asp?page=music.asp?Navid=7" >fall line</a> ain't there nothing sacred any more...Rossnoreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17774686.post-66359034586126695592009-08-28T00:26:00.000+02:002009-08-28T00:27:47.915+02:00

Yay! I am blogging from my phone.

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This is funny.

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Well I hate to say I told you so, but.... I am personally speechless...

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This just goes to show you that Bailout or no Bailout, the system is in the toilet and it is all ultimately useless. But that is just my personal positive outlook on it all. These are the people that the 700 billion is going to... I can't even make this stuff up. Link

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Lifehacker Lifehack Download Squad Popurls Gizmodo Well I don't know about you but the above list is pretty much a staple for me on a daily basis. I absolutely love Lifehacker. It is one of the most useful web sites that I have ever come across. Check them out.

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Francisco Tàrrega Hello Francisco... it is nice to meet you. In the many genres and styles of music that have come and gone there are many classical composers that are famous today. Really it is amazing when you look that musical pieces are found everywhere. Cartoons and in particular Warner brother helped etched certain pieces of classical music into the American psyche, for example, . A

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Hey kids, it's time for "Interesting and Usefull Webapps" corner. Todays Web AppSimile TimelineSomebody over at MIT has some great ideas. This is a really great and simple to learn web based timeline API that organizes and displays events along a timeline. It is really quite flexible. I am quickly getting the hang of using it. Take a look at one of their live examples. It is a comparitive

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Well gang it’s anther wonderful day for appreciating the wonderful gifts that our creator has given to us. The human mind, the human creativity is capable of so many amazing things that are only the beginning of what we are really capable of. If humans in an imperfect state are able to achieve elegant and beautiful creations and inventions, just imagine what we will be capable of when we are

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Wrist watches, Coo Coo Clocks, Hourglasses, sundials, mechanical watches, automatic watches, quartz. Recently I have become engrossed at the complexity and sheer engineering genius of the Swiss made mechanical watch. This has begun to show me how many different types of watches there really are. No only are there many different designs used, they are very intricate and each one a marvel

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Well, as the world turns, the sun rises and sets on the same attitudes that have always existed for thousands of years. Unity is always just out of reach of human rulers. If you have been following world news, recently in Italy the Prime Minister passed a decree deporting all Romanians that have committed felonies. While this is logical, the xenophobic tendencies of the Italian people are being

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The name, Andy McKee, described as a "new stylist" guitarist and that, he is. Just listen to his song "Drifting" and you will understand what they are talking about. A guitarist learned on a completly different genre of music, Metallica, Dreamtheater, etc, but who has now broken into the acustic arena with an impressive array of original compositions. Every now and then a new acustic guitarist

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Hey all. Well I am connected again to the rest of the world. I have an internet connection again. Coming soon:Picture album updatesRecent experiencesGeneral stuff that isn't of much consequence.Stay tuned!

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The Renaissance Influence The Renaissance. In Italian "Rinascimento" or "Rebirth" in English. This is the term that is used to describe the cultural explosion that took place primarily in Italy, and then the rest of Europe that marked the end of the Middle Ages. It is roughly the time span between the 14th and 16th century. Although being founded in 28 C.E by the Romans, Turin was the

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I have lived in northwestern Italy for about 2 years now in a very cool baroque city called Turin. It is a very awesome little place to visit situated right in the middle of the Piemonte Province. I personally think it is one of Italy's secret cities. It is not really on the route of most visits to Italy for most tourists however it is definitely worth a stop over to see. In the following

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Damn Interesting ReadingTop 300 FreewareBeautiful High-Resolution Desktop WallpaperThe Best Internet Browser EVERGreat Place to Start in The Linux WorldGreat Productivity TipsGreat Life Tips and TricksFree Online EducationOnline Photography CourseGreat Personal Financial Advice

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Sometimes it's like hitting your head against a brick wall... Well I as I am trying to familiarize myself with linux and the Ubuntu linux distro, I am realizing that I like it. However there is still a brick wall that I can't seem to get over. I have an HP Pavilion zv6000 that has an ATI Radeon XPRESS 200m graphics card. However I cannot seem to get the drivers installed correctly. Or more

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ARRRRRGH! Well I officially admit stupidity. You would think after 7 years in the computer field I wouldn't have done something so stupid, but hark ye worthy souls hear my tale and learn from me!NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, and I repeat NEVER interrupt a disk repartitioning program while it is in the middle of repartitioning. I have recently installed Ubunutu linux as a secondary OS on my laptop. So I

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The snow crunches beneath my feet. The forest is dark. Night is upon us and the white antiseptic light from the moon filters through the evergreens that surround me. Each breath fills me with life. The brisk awakening feeling that happens when you breath that fresh cold air after the snow has fallen. Moving through the forest shadows dance all around. The moonlight and the shadows swing and dance

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The name may sound like something from the Lion King, but it's not. I just successfully set up my computer to dual boot Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP. I want to eventually go all Linux, however I have to wean myself off. What did it for me was Compiz with Xgl. If you are not a Techie don't worry its nothing important in the real world, if you are... then do the research an you may be converted..

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Microsoft never ceases to amaze me. I just can't see what Windows Vista offers that you can't get completely free with Linux or Freeware... Oh wait, now I see what it offers... sky high system requirements and ... and an arm, leg, and your firstborn to pay for it.

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Well, it has been 2 long months since the last time that I have posted here. Sorry, no excuses so here's a start.I am an autodidact. I have many interests and very little time to pursue them... However this is a really cool site for my fellow autodidacts, check it out.

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I don't think I consider myself a "history buff" but I have always been fascinated by history. Especially if it is explained in a way that keeps my interest. This last Sunday, after the meeting a few of us went to a free museum that just opened in Turin. It is called: "Turin 1706: The Dawn of a Kingdom". It is a museum all about the "Battle of Turin" that was a turning point in the

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I love fascinating articles about trivia, history etc. And I have been reading pretty regularly the articles that are published to the blog "Dang Interesting" (PG version of the site name)Literally there every article is more interesting than the last. Take a look I am sure you will find it interesting reading. Below are some the articles that I found particularly interesting.The Man Who Started

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And now, this means war... Anyone who has ever lived in a large city (eg. NYC) knows exactly what I am talking about. Although in any house or apartment, whether or not you have ever seen them, there are tenants. Cockroaches, termites etc. All year we have been doing preventative maintenance spraying solution paying attention to open food and water but now that it is starting to get a little

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I have recently added some new photos. Check out the link on the right to see them. I hope to be adding some soon. Enjoy!

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I recently stumbled upon this website. It is called the "CIA - World Factbook". It provides detailed information on all countries in the world. Short description of their economy, their government etc. I found it interesting because in our territory we have people from all the Ex Soviet Union countries... like the Ukraine, Moldova, and Kyrgyzstan, just to name a few. It gave me a little insight

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Yeah boy the russians did it again. Apparently the oldest living human surfaced recently breaking the currrent guiness world record by 9 years! Personally, I think it's all that garlic they eat. Check out the story, here

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LifeLife is a delicate balance, I can't believe that people still believe that this all came about by chance.

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How To Prepare Chicken... A waiter asks a man, “May I take your order, sir?”“Yes,” the man replies. “I’m just wondering, exactly how do you prepare your chickens?”“Nothing special, sir. We just tell them straight out that they’re going to die.”

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I don't know if you have heard or seen any of the songs by the band "OK GO", but their tunes are pretty catchy. I can't recommend their other stuff because I haven't heard it but I really like the following two.

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I personally think that Alexander Dumas is the best classical author that I have ever read. My personal favorite "The Count of Monte Cristo" is absolutely fantastic from beginning to end.I am currently reading The Three Musketeers.This book also is keeping my attention very well. It is a very interesting story that I think emerges you very well in 16th century France and England. A time when a

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Well for those of you who may not know Gabry and I have been married for 1 year on July 25th. However due to life we weren't able to go on vacation that day. However From August 6 - 10 we went on the vacation that we had wanted to go on for our Honeymoon and weren't able to. We went to Provence in France. The specific name of the area is called le Gorges du Verdon. It was a more amazing place

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Bill Watterson + one stuffed tiger + one sarcastic kid = very funny stuff.

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I am talking about a gut busting, milk shooting from your nose can't even stop to breath, turns into weezing because you brain can't decide whether to cry from the cramps or continue laughing... laugh. However there is one conlumnist that consistently makes me laugh this way... Dave Barry, all his columns.. here is an exerpt...Dave Barrys' Column in the Miami HeraldIn a column talking about

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Yep this post I have done before, however it bears repeating. It is Tuesday morning, 6:00AM I have been up since 4:30, and I HATE mornings...

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I have recently gotten into a new way of taking notes, creating outlines, brainstorming, pretty much anytime you need to organize thought or put something on paper. It's called mindmapping. We went to the Circuit Assembly this last weekend and I took all my notes using this method, suprisingly it was very natural to do! At the end of the talks It was very easy to look over the mind map and recall

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From the recent article in the Awake and a special that was on TV last night that recounted the story behind the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster, my interest has been peaked. Also now that I am in the Russian congregation the russians and Ukranians that are here in Italy suffer from effects of that disaster. In fact all the nephews of one Ukranian brother in my hall suffer from various debilitating

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Gooooooood Mooooring Turin, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Massachusetts etc.... Well I have finally decided to update this website. As you probably know, the 2006 Winter Olympics were here in good ol' Turin. I didn't see any of the games but we did see some the concerts that they did every night of the week for the awards ceremonies. There were also lots of americans running around. That was good to hear

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I remember my old basement. We actually had a finished basement in our old house. And I can still remember the day that my parents finally liberated me from the torture of sharing a room with my brother and they told me that I could have my own room in the cellar.... or in the dungeon, to be more specific. Of course I had mixed feelings, being elated at the prospect of my long awaited

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Well kids, it's time for another shameless plug again. I love google talk. I talked to my mom in the US the other day from here in Italy, it was better quality than I ever got using the calling cards. Plus it's completely free!!! It seems to be a combination of MSN and Skype, only it's a lot more practical, simple and intellegently written. I have always been impressed by Google creations, and

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I have lived in a major city for the past 6 years and one thing is a constant is action. Being from a suburb, a thing that I think is taken for granted is the silence and tranquility that exists when that town or burb goes to sleep. Silence... Something that simple. If you live in a city or have ever lived there you know what I mean. There is always noise. There are always, music, T.V., talking,

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I have just added a new feature to the website. Babelfish, that provides various translating resources, it has a service that lets you translate your page by just adding their little widget to the sidebar. So on the right you can translate my page into a number of different languages. All you have to do is click on the flag for the country, et violà!Ho appena aggiornato un servizio per tradurre

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This is so cool... Anybody got $49,999.95 they can lend me?

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This is a picture from where we went for our honeymoon. It was here in Italy, nearby actually. It was beautiful. The name of the nearest town was Clavier. Before the war it was actually a french town, however it later came to belong to Italy. It is a very cool little town. The views were spectacular. Check them out. 

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Check out this illusion. Thanks mom.

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I have nothing against morning people, but I am not one of them. I am working the first shift this week and that means I get up at the wonderful hour of 4:30... I imagine there are worse things to complain abougnsgl....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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I recently got the link Photo Gallery working on the links list. It is a link to an online gallery that (for now) has a few photos of our wedding on it however I will be adding others as well as time goes on. Enjoy!

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Check out these free web services. Some may even turn out useful for some of you.

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By the way, wikipedia, is now one of my favorite website. I can't belive how extensive and thorough they are.

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As some of you may know, or may not know I am now married to a beautiful Italian. We were married on July 25th. It was quite a day. Unfortunately due to financial complications (aka the money ran out, moving to another country costs a lot) we were not able to have a party in the states. We apologize to all my friends and family that were not able to come. We thank you for the patience.

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Hello world. Today I gave birth to this blog. As I have been sitting here at work, suffering emmensly on what to do with all the time that I have, it occurred to me that the best way to keep updated all my friends back in the states would be to have a blog. So here goes. BTW a few disclaimers, I have never maintained a website before. The layout and graphics are the default junk provided by the "

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this is a test Hello worldI have found that I can modify and update my posts using word. This gives and obvious advantage to formatting… woohoo.

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