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What would you expect from an online registration form? Wouldn’t you assume that by entering the information, the process should start and you receive a response in the mail? It seems that the meaning of “online registration” is a bit different in Switzerland! I have had two experiences for which the online registration seemed not [...]

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It seems that people living in this part of the world will not see the spring very soon! In other words, we should be expecting more snowfalls in March before we get the warmer weather. One thing which is interesting in the environment Canada’s report is the part where they mention that this winter is [...]

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In a rainy day, one fun thing I have, is to watch people to see how they hold their umbrellas above their heads! Except for those people who have BIG umbrellas which can cover two or three persons, what I observe most of the times are people with dry cloths in front and WET at [...]

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Few weeks ago, I decided to start writing more often in this blog, ideally, one post per day! As writing every day is not going to be easy, I also decided to have short posts, even if it’s about stuff that happens that day. However, because sometimes there are days that I am less busy [...]

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Although with the mild weather in the last few weeks, people believed that this year winter is going to be shorter than last year’s, of course “snow wise”, today’s snowfall showed that winter is still not over in Montreal! However, compared to last year which we had 360cm of snow, this year has not been [...]

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Probably most of you have seen those websites which claim offering free services to visitors or that they say they have a “free trial period” during which you can test their product (or service) and in case you are not happy, you will not pay anything. Well, that’s amazing but the problem starts when you [...]

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Few months ago, for the speech I had at McGill Toastmasters Club, I decided to talk about the paper waste in Canada; the amount of paper we daily misuse in work places and mail advertisements. Researching for that speech helped me realize that Canada Post has a “no junk mail” policy based on which one [...]

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On the way going to the movie theatre tonight, I noticed something which would make people feel better. I am talking about the STM bus driver line 107 who, unlike few of his collogues in Montreal who rarely even pay attention to passengers and answer their greeting when people gets on the bus, was concerned about [...]

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Thanks to the favorable agricultural condition in Iran, there is a unique variety of fruits with very good quality in that country. In the recent years, the government has imported some from other countries. However, I have not been seen fruits with the quality and low price one can find in Iran, elsewhere. In the [...]

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The sign reads “We refuse to give Shishe (Ghelyoon in Persian) to women”. In Iran, smoking in public is banned for women. Picture was taken at one of the small cafes at Darband, north of Tehran.

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