Pope prays for John Paul saint move. But Polish pope 'not on list of upcoming cases'
ANSA. Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday prayed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on the eve of the fourth anniversary of his predecessor's death. (Read the article)
Chicks 'can do sums', Italians find. Birds opt for largest group of balls placed behind screens
ANSA. Three-day-old chickens are able to do basic arithmetic, Italian researchers announced Wednesday.
Scientists from the universities of Trento and Padua said the chicks were able to add and subtract objects that were hidden behind two screens. (Read the article)
The Wrestler: Why This Film Appeals to Some Italian-Americans
While not as great as people say, Darren Aronofsky's latest film has a lot in it that speaks to Italian-Americans. At least, some my age from NY and NJ, that is.
Mafia Justice: Puzo and Aeschylus
Italian film directors Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo) and Matteo Garrone (Gomorra) are sociologists. Puzo and Coppola are tragedians...
Bribesville figure arrested. Mario Chiesa in waste scam 17 years after Clean Hands arrest
ANSA. The former nursing home chief who triggered the historic Bribesville scandals of the early 1990s was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of heading a huge waste management scam around Milan. (Read the article)
Soccer. On Bench and Field, Italian Managing Style Rules the Day
The New York Times. A long the seafront of this ancient Italian port city, several thousand Irish soccer fans were relaxing and making friends the day before Ireland’s World Cup qualifying game against Italy. Great swaths of pasty-white flesh, stark against the green jerseys and the dark blue water of the Adriatic, were exposed in the on-off sunshine, and fans from Trap’s Army carried flags and banners declaring their allegiance to Giovanni Trapattoni, 70, the silver-haired Italian manager of Ireland’s national team. (Read the article by John Dole)
Italian bishops set up crisis fund. Loans to be made available to families without income
ANSA. The Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) has set up an unprecedented loan security fund to help families who have lost all sources of income due to the economic crisis. (Read the article)
'Pizzo- free' wedding in Palermo. Anti- racketeering couple's suppliers join drive
ANSA. Palermo is to see its first wedding with no prospect of putting a euro into the Mafia's pockets after all the suppliers joined the couple's campaign against 'pizzo' protection money. (Read article)
Florence in ashtray move. Urban decorum drive sees 700 receptacles deployed
ANSA. Florence is putting hundreds of ashtrays outside shops, eateries and watering holes in its historic centre.
Florence issued a ban on discarding cigarette butts last July but people have been ignoring it. (Read the article)
March 31, 2009
Mafia Justice: Puzo and Aeschylus
Clytemnestra:
… at each wound He cried aloud… [a] rain of blood
sprayed upon me…sweeter than rain of heaven
Italian film directors Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo) and Matteo Garrone (Gomorra) are sociologists. Puzo and Coppola are tragedians...
Heart attack genes discovered. Italians find blood test can identify people at risk
ANSA. talian researchers have discovered genes that predispose people to heart attacks independently of risk factors usually associated with the disease. (Read the article)
Italy-bound migrant boat sinks off Libya, 21 dead
Reuters. At least 21 migrants died and hundreds more were missing after two boats to Italy sank off Libya in separate incidents, Libyan officials said on Monday. The bodies were found after a rickety boat carrying 253 people sank off the coast of the North African state. (Read the article)
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