Coco Panait recita Doi Frati Cuminti de Elena Farago

Unul din cele mai frumoase lucruri cu barbatii care trec de 50 de ani e ca dau in mintea copiilor la modul cel mai serios. Ascultati azi o bijuterie de 59 de secunde, o poezie scrisa de superba greco-romanca Elena Farago, recitata de Coco Panait, bunicul lui fiu’meu: Doi Frati Cuminti.

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Mircea Vintila si Poesis vin in aprilie  in Canada!

Review of a successfull job hunting campaign

I went to 4 different job interviews the past couple of months, and finally landed a job.
Not a bad ratio under the circumstances.

Agents sent me to all 4 interviews. Not one was secured directly by myself with the employer.
So agents are important in IT in Toronto.

The big question when job searching, of course, is how can I get the interview?
Here is how I got to the 4 interviews that eventually led to obtaining a job.

LUMINATO reveals 2009 visual arts and literary programs

TORONTO (March 18, 2009) – Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, proudly announces its 2009 visual arts and literary programs. Highlights from Luminato’s visual arts program include: public installations that challenge notions of space in Communication | Environment; an exploration of urban landscape and history in RedBall Project Toronto; Shadow Notes, a presentation of artworks by two photographers obsessed with music and a musician obsessed with photography; and a special exhibition by New York-based Canadian fashion photographer Raphael Mazzucco. Luminato’s literary program explores fantasy, horror, and the Gothic in multiple programs: An Evening with Neil Gaiman, revealing the author’s darkly fantastic imagination; and Gothic Toronto: Writing the City Macabre, where six writers, including Ann-Marie MacDonald and Andrew Pyper, concoct ghoulish tales set in Toronto. Luminato’s literary program also focuses on the freshest voices in global fiction as the best of new writing comes to the Festival for World Voices in Fiction, including 2008 Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga. Canadian children’s authors and illustrators are feted at readings across the city in a celebration of Children’s Books and Illustrations presented in partnership with The Toronto Public Library. Now in its third year, Luminato is an annual celebration of the arts where Toronto’s stages, streets, and public spaces are infused with theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, film, literature, visual arts, and design. Luminato brings a world of creativity to the city for ten days June 5-14, 2009. Tickets for Luminato events go on sale April 16.

“This year’s Luminato once again brings the best of the world to Toronto,” says Janice Price, Luminato’s CEO. “Through accidental encounters with art, massive free celebrations, and illuminating performances from the world’s brightest artists, Luminato offers audiences 10 exhilarating days with over 140 music, theatre, dance, arts, literature, and food events. There is truly something for everyone!”

“We are extremely pleased to be working with visual artists and authors who are at the top of their game,” says Chris Lorway, Luminato’s Artistic Director. “As we near the end of our program announcements for this year’s festival, our central threads –a major festival of the guitar, a celebration of Edgar Allan Poe and his contemporaries, and issues of modern communication – become more and more intricately linked.”

Complete 2009 Luminato visual arts and literary line-ups:

Free software testing: Rogers.com “ACCOUNT REGISTRATION” – Rogers Cable

From an outsider standpoint, it’s hard to imagine how come Rogers can put crap online for such a basic thing as an Account Registration textbox.

As one who worked as a software tester for online apps, I know that sometimes business people (who write the requirements for such things) and testers can get away with putting crap online. Not doing their job and still cashing good money for their “consultant” contribution.

It’s a sad situation.

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It’s a damn box where the user types in a number and clicks Register.

The first test in the QA Bible for a simple scenario like this? Type in a valid account number and select Register.

Here’s what happened to me:

LUMINATO unveils 2009 music program

Lots of pleasant surprises this year from Luminato (June 5-14).

Last year’s “The Canadian Songbook” show is back, but with a twist.  Listen today’s episode for the exciting news.

Today’s episode features audio with legendary Canadian rocker Randy Bachman. Listening to Randy talking about guitar makes me wanna buy one, just to see if what he’s saying is true…

Luminato unveils 2009 music program in style

I’m in the news on TV

After all these years of working like a slave, I finally made it!

My effort was not in vain. I got the award!

Click on the link and watch the following 3-minute video:

My funny ESL (2)

One day at the office we were about to attend a meeting.

I was asking my colleague to avoid discussing about a particular topic, or else  problems might ensue.

There are 2 popular expressions in English to cover this situation. One involves hornets and one worms.