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From The Economist, “Politics this week: 19th-25th July 2008″ edition:
“Italy’s parliament approved a controversial law giving four senior officials immunity from prosecution, including the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. The law still has to be signed by the president; it is likely also to be challenged in the constitutional court.”
This comes on the heels of the [...]
There are two things I want to talk about today. The first took place right here in the US, and the second happened in Italy. Both happened recently.
We’ve got a conductor who has forgotten the US still means freedom. Apparently, a tourist, possibly from Japan, who knew very little English, was taking photos of the [...]
In March of ‘99, I visited Rome. It was my first trip to Italy (still is) and I had a wonderful time. I stayed with my brother, who at the time was on a 3-year fellowship there to do research. He studies myths and religions and does comparisons between deities in various cultures. He also [...]
» Go to this postNot sure if you knew this, but when you travel to Italy, you WILL get overcharged, and I mean grossly so, especially in Rome. Peter Kiefer of the New York Times details in an article called “When in Rome, don’t expect to pay as the Romans do“, how the Italians consider it normal to engage [...]
» Go to this postAt some point, I’ve got to photograph the Collosseum during the day, but I have a feeling it’s not going to look nearly as dramatic as it does at night. This was back in ‘99, during some heavy renovations. I couldn’t get in to see it from the inside.
» Go to this postI was wondering around Rome in the spring of ‘99, it was getting late, and I came across this big intersection with a huge, classically-styled building dominating the view. I’m pretty bad with names, but I think it was Piazza Vittoria. It looks like the building is still in use.
» Go to this postJust got back from a trip across the pond, and wanted to share a few impressions. First, there’s no place like home, and by home, I mean the US. It’s big in every way, spread out, and meant for cars, and almost nothing’s utilized efficiently, but boy, I love it! It feels so good to [...]
» Go to this postThese photos are from a trip to Italy in 1999. For more details and more photos, see Part 2.
» Go to this postIn Italy, a priest’s gotten so fed up with girls coming to church with bare midriffs, that he’s posted a sign on the entrance, saying: “God knew what your navel looked like even before you were born, so there is no need to expose it in church.”
» Go to this postFrom Reuters Oddly Enough: “ROME (Reuters) - It all started with a pre-election letter by Italy’s prime minister to more than 600,000 newborns…”
Apparently outgoing PM Berlusconi promised 1,000 euros to all babies born in 2005, but forgot to mention only Italian babies would qualify. Now the government’s asking immigrant families to return the money… (!) [...]
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