Tag: Italy
California Wine Pioneer Robert Mondavi Dies at 94
Acclaimed wine pioneer Robert Mondavi has died at the age of 94. "Robert Mondavi, a legendary Napa Valley vintner who helped bring California wine worldwide acclaim, died Friday at his northern California home in...
Sleep-texting: lol or wtf?
Remember that drunken text message to your boss telling him exactly where to stick his managerial skills? Turns out you might actually have a legitimate excuse for that, er, lapse of judgment." Move over,...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...
World`s smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci bi...
"Tokyo (ANTARA News) - The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a...
Pollution Increases Blood Clot Risk
Air pollution that increases the exposure of small particles to the body may cause blood clots in the leg. This will result in an increase in deep-vien thrombosis, a condition that is similiar to the "economy class...
Whatever happened to the wholesome Jesus who just...
The Catholic League has gotten its knickers in a knot about the organizers of the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. Apparently they don't like the fact that the last supper is being depicted as a place where...
Puppet Theatre Festival Back in Town
"Puppet Theatre Festival Back in Town"Between 21 May and 1st June, Quito will once again play host to the
best in puppet theatre from around the world, for the 8th “Con Bombos y
Platillos” Festival. The Festival...
Berlusconi forms new Italian government
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conservative party has bounced back to power in Italy. He took oath of office on Thursday. "Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi starts his third stint as...
'Many killed' in Kashmir landslide
Huge Landslide has killed 12 construction workers in Kashmir in India. Workers got buried under two lorries." Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say at least a dozen labourers are feared killed in a huge landslide. The men were trapped under rocks and earth in...
8 tourists killed in Egypt bus accident
UPDATE: 2:44 AM ESTThe BBC is reporting that eight people have died in the bus crash."Eight people have died after a bus carrying North American and European tourists crashed and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai...
Iraq War Morphs into Iran War
"It is 1939 all over again. The world waits helplessly for the next act of naked aggression by rogue states. Only this time the rogue states are not the Third Reich and Fascist Italy. They are the United States and...
Airline says Heathrow "worst in Europe"
Ouch! A harsh assessment of Heathrow by an American Airlines executive. Although I have to say, having used both BA's facilities and AA's facilities at Heathrow, I don't think it's Heathrow's fault that their...
Tom Cruise to revisit Oprah's couch
There's a weird intensity lurking beneath the dreamy eyes of one T. Cruise. Honestly, it scares the crap out of me."CHICAGO (AP) -- Oprah might want to nail down her furniture. Tom Cruise is scheduled to return...
Feria del Chocolate, mmmm...
Feria del ChocolateDulces sabores en Turín.
Hasta el 11 de marzo, Turín se convierte en la capital mundial del chocolate gracias a Cioccolató lugar de encuentro para maestros chocolateros y golosos. Un salón...
Europe Turns to Coal Again, Raising Alarms on Cli...
One day after Earth Day, Italy has announced that its major electricity producer, Enel, is converting its huge power plant from oil to coal - which many would consider a giant step backwards in the fight against...
