Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Minister Bondi votes for colleagues
"After the sale of Deputies, representatives of the Government to hold together a majority, now increasingly shaky, using only instruments illegal, as the Minister Sandro Bondi this morning, on the occasion of a vote by the Ddl Gelmini (reform of the Universities strongly contested in the country) by voting either for himself or for Maurizio Sacconi, who was absent in the courtroom at the time of the vote. Bondi is ashamed in front of all the Italians, with this gesture puts himself under any ethical and moral rectitude which his political office would oblige him. "The senator of Italy of Values Stefano Pedica resumed this morning with its smartphone the minister who votes for his colleague in government. Shooting immortalizes the Minister for three times, but, as explained Pedica is from the beginning of the day that the Minister for Cultural Heritage vote for Mr Sacconi. For a total of 15-20 votes. As announced at fattoquotidiano.it, the group announced IDV battle for the afternoon. Pedica concludes: "The vote is illegal and therefore have to cancel all the votes. We will present the problem directly from the benches of the Senate and ask the president Renato Schifani the immediate expulsion of the minister
Monday, December 20, 2010
Internet via public WiFI :another Government's lie
, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, during a press conference formally announcing that the government had finally decided - after nearly five years - to repeal the provisions contained in the Counter-Terrorism Decreto Pisanu notorious for access to the Internet via public WiFi locations, replacing them with new regulations such as to balance the security needs and those promoting access to the Net
"From January 1" - Minister Maroni said at a press conference - "we introduce the liberalization of wifi connections as it does today ... no need to first register with the photocopy of the identity, etcetera, etcetera."
The video of the press conference here on the Internet, a reminder to everyone - including minister - his words.
For over a month since that date and, in particular to a handful of days after the end of the year, unfortunately, nothing has been done to turn the promises into reality.
There is therefore a real risk - but at this point, perhaps one should say the certainty - that on 1 January 2011 Italy continues to be the only country in the world in which to connect to the Internet while having some coffee, show proof of identity and then leave the manager of the bar extraordinarily large quantity of personal data relating to what we did on the Net
All this in full knowledge that serves no useful purpose to anything in terms of counter-terrorism and that, instead, represents one of many reasons of backwardness of the country in terms of diffusion of new technologies.
It is, however, and it spelled the same former Minister Pisanu, the provisions of the law of dubious constitutionality already when they were launched, weather now become, however, unnecessary.
So far, the Minister Maroni was just a bluff, also if media and politically successful. The Government has not really done anything to keep faith in his promises having had a wonderful opportunity.
On 15 December, in fact, the Senate approved the text of the law of Decree-Law security, without, however, agree to discuss the various amendments that sought to translate its words into deeds of Mr Maroni.
No doubt that if the government and the majority had wanted to keep faith with the commitments made, might allow to discuss the amendments, repeal and approve, so finally the provisions of anti-Internet and anti-freedom.
None, however, was spent for this to happen, a clear sign that the modernity of the country and the freedom of its citizens is, for those who govern us, only a few words at the press conference but not much more, or at least not enough to make political choices are consistent with what has been promised.
"From January 1" - Minister Maroni said at a press conference - "we introduce the liberalization of wifi connections as it does today ... no need to first register with the photocopy of the identity, etcetera, etcetera."
The video of the press conference here on the Internet, a reminder to everyone - including minister - his words.
For over a month since that date and, in particular to a handful of days after the end of the year, unfortunately, nothing has been done to turn the promises into reality.
There is therefore a real risk - but at this point, perhaps one should say the certainty - that on 1 January 2011 Italy continues to be the only country in the world in which to connect to the Internet while having some coffee, show proof of identity and then leave the manager of the bar extraordinarily large quantity of personal data relating to what we did on the Net
All this in full knowledge that serves no useful purpose to anything in terms of counter-terrorism and that, instead, represents one of many reasons of backwardness of the country in terms of diffusion of new technologies.
It is, however, and it spelled the same former Minister Pisanu, the provisions of the law of dubious constitutionality already when they were launched, weather now become, however, unnecessary.
So far, the Minister Maroni was just a bluff, also if media and politically successful. The Government has not really done anything to keep faith in his promises having had a wonderful opportunity.
On 15 December, in fact, the Senate approved the text of the law of Decree-Law security, without, however, agree to discuss the various amendments that sought to translate its words into deeds of Mr Maroni.
No doubt that if the government and the majority had wanted to keep faith with the commitments made, might allow to discuss the amendments, repeal and approve, so finally the provisions of anti-Internet and anti-freedom.
None, however, was spent for this to happen, a clear sign that the modernity of the country and the freedom of its citizens is, for those who govern us, only a few words at the press conference but not much more, or at least not enough to make political choices are consistent with what has been promised.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The armed band is no longer a crime
The rule is well hidden in an omnibus order which takes effect in a few days, October 9: DL 03/15/2010 n. 66 published in the Official Gazette on 8 May under the title "Code of the military." The decree covers the beauty standards of 1085 and, among these, the number 297, which abolishes the "No Dl 02/14/1948 43 ": that which punished with imprisonment from 1 to 10 years" anyone who promotes, establishes, organizes or directs military associations, which pursue, even indirectly, for political purposes "and organize themselves to carry out" acts of violence or threat. "
The trick is there and you see: a measure repealing a myriad of useless old rules is used to disguise the decriminalization of a serious crime and, sadly, very current. I wonder if the head of state, who regularly co-signed the decree, has noticed. The idea is, besides the Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa, also the holder of the simplification of rules, the Northern League's Roberto Calderoli. What occurred to these gentlemen, among other things, the height of the new alarms about a possible return of terrorism, to decriminalize the military and paramilitary gangs of politically motivated? Perhaps the existence of an ongoing process in Verona for 14 years against the Northern League politicians and activists from around the Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy and Veneto, accused of organizing a paramilitary group in 1996 called "National Guard Po ", complete with a split: the famous green shirts, the guardians of secession. A process that until a few months ago also saw defendants Bossi, Maroni,(now ministers) Borghezio, Spurs and five other senior executives who were MPs at the time, including of course Calderoli.
Originally, the charges made by the prosecutor Guido Papalia on the basis of investigations by the Digos and copious wiretaps, in which many players were talking about guns and various weapons, were three: attack on the Constitution, attack the unity and integrity State, setting up a paramilitary outlaws. But the first two, with another "law to bond," were de facto decriminalized (still only on actual use of violence) in 2005 by the center at the time of the second Berlusconi government. He remained standing in the third, that the decree removed from the Russian-Calderoli. The Northern League leader indicted were already saved from the usual process by voting impunitario of Parliament, declared that he had "indisputable" such as whether to establish a paramilitary band fell among the crimes of opinion of those elected by the people. Papalia appealed to the Constitutional Court with two conflicts of powers between branches of government against the Chamber, but failed to get right. Remained charged 36 people, including Giampaolo Gobbo, secretary of the Liga Veneta and the deputy mayor of Treviso and Matthew Bragantini. But yesterday, the first day of the trial to the Court of Verona, she got the lawyer Patrick Edwards reporting to the judges who also survived the offense is going to evaporate: just wait until October 9th and all the defendants should be acquitted by law. Astonishment: nobody had noticed. The Court has been forced to acknowledge that, and postpone the hearing to November 19, pending the entry into force of the decree. Then the process will rest in peace forever. The green shirts and their sponsors can rest easy. The Party of Love, always ready to denounce the "climate of hatred that can degenerate into violence," he decriminalized the armed band. For the 'conspiracy of judges "denounced by B. Instead, we will proceed as soon as possible to be shot.
The trick is there and you see: a measure repealing a myriad of useless old rules is used to disguise the decriminalization of a serious crime and, sadly, very current. I wonder if the head of state, who regularly co-signed the decree, has noticed. The idea is, besides the Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa, also the holder of the simplification of rules, the Northern League's Roberto Calderoli. What occurred to these gentlemen, among other things, the height of the new alarms about a possible return of terrorism, to decriminalize the military and paramilitary gangs of politically motivated? Perhaps the existence of an ongoing process in Verona for 14 years against the Northern League politicians and activists from around the Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy and Veneto, accused of organizing a paramilitary group in 1996 called "National Guard Po ", complete with a split: the famous green shirts, the guardians of secession. A process that until a few months ago also saw defendants Bossi, Maroni,(now ministers) Borghezio, Spurs and five other senior executives who were MPs at the time, including of course Calderoli.
Originally, the charges made by the prosecutor Guido Papalia on the basis of investigations by the Digos and copious wiretaps, in which many players were talking about guns and various weapons, were three: attack on the Constitution, attack the unity and integrity State, setting up a paramilitary outlaws. But the first two, with another "law to bond," were de facto decriminalized (still only on actual use of violence) in 2005 by the center at the time of the second Berlusconi government. He remained standing in the third, that the decree removed from the Russian-Calderoli. The Northern League leader indicted were already saved from the usual process by voting impunitario of Parliament, declared that he had "indisputable" such as whether to establish a paramilitary band fell among the crimes of opinion of those elected by the people. Papalia appealed to the Constitutional Court with two conflicts of powers between branches of government against the Chamber, but failed to get right. Remained charged 36 people, including Giampaolo Gobbo, secretary of the Liga Veneta and the deputy mayor of Treviso and Matthew Bragantini. But yesterday, the first day of the trial to the Court of Verona, she got the lawyer Patrick Edwards reporting to the judges who also survived the offense is going to evaporate: just wait until October 9th and all the defendants should be acquitted by law. Astonishment: nobody had noticed. The Court has been forced to acknowledge that, and postpone the hearing to November 19, pending the entry into force of the decree. Then the process will rest in peace forever. The green shirts and their sponsors can rest easy. The Party of Love, always ready to denounce the "climate of hatred that can degenerate into violence," he decriminalized the armed band. For the 'conspiracy of judges "denounced by B. Instead, we will proceed as soon as possible to be shot.
Friday, December 17, 2010
The Clown’s Mask Slips
(the Times - London)
Berlusconi must answer allegations of womanising and questions about inappropriate behaviour. The quality of government is a not a private matter
The most distasteful aspect of Silvio Berlusconi’s behaviour is not that he is a chauvinist buffoon. Nor is it that he cavorts with women more than 50 years younger than himself, abusing his position to offer them jobs as models, personal assistants or even, absurdly, candidates for the European Parliament. What is most shocking is the utter contempt with which he treats the Italian public.
The ageing Lothario may find it amusing, or even perhaps daring, to act the playboy, boasting of his conquests, humiliating his wife and making comments that to many women are grotesquely inappropriate. He is not the first or the only one whose undignified behaviour is inappropriate to his office. But when legitimate questions are asked about relationships that touch on the scandalous and newspapers challenge him to explain associations that, at best, are puzzling, the clown’s mask slips. He threatens those newspapers and televisions stations that he controls, invokes the law to protect his “privacy”, issues evasive and contradictory statements and then melodramatically promises to resign if he is caught lying.
Mr Berlusconi’s private life is, of course, private. But as President Clinton found, scandal does not become high office. To his critics, Mr Berlusconi retorts that he still commands high popularity ratings, is very much in control of his Government and will not be intimidated by what he calls opposition attempts to smear him. Many may also say that Italy is not America: that the puritan ethic framing standards in the US has never dominated Italian public life, and that few Italians are shocked by womanising. This is patronising nonsense. Italians understand just as well as Americans what is and what is not acceptable. And like Americans, they regard a cover-up as contemptible.
Few media outlets in Italy are able to make this point without fear of retribution. But to its credit La Repubblica has continually raised questions about the Prime Minister’s relationship with the 18-year-old Noemi Letizia, whose birthday gift of a necklace was the pretext for Mrs Berlusconi’s divorce action. To most of these questions, on the lips of every bemused Italian voter, there has been no satisfactory answer. When and how did he meet her family? Did Mr Berlusconi ask for photographs from a model agency and initiate contact with Ms Letizia? What truth is there in reports that dozens of young women were invited to parties at his Sardinian villa?
Mr Berlusconi has promised to explain everything to parliament. But he can hardly have reassured his critics with his weekend injunction blocking publication of about 700 photographs purporting to show what went on at these parties. Nor is he helped by his hapless Foreign Minister, who attempted to defend his boss by pointing out that the age of consent in Italy was 14 — as if this were relevant.
Does it all matter? Some Italians will say no. Others will say it is no business of outsiders. But Italian voters, in the run-up to the European elections, ought to reflect on how their Government is run, on the candidates thought suitable for Strasbourg and on the level of prime ministerial candour during political and economic turmoil.
It concerns others too. Italy hosts the G8 meeting this year. Important discussions are taking place in that forum, where Western governments are pressing for greater co-operation in combating terrorism and international crime. Mr Berlusconi sees himself as a friend of Vladimir Putin. His country is an important member of Nato. It is also part of the eurozone, which is being tested by the global financial crisis. It is not only Italian voters who wonder what is going on. So do Italy’s nonplussed allies.
Berlusconi must answer allegations of womanising and questions about inappropriate behaviour. The quality of government is a not a private matter
The most distasteful aspect of Silvio Berlusconi’s behaviour is not that he is a chauvinist buffoon. Nor is it that he cavorts with women more than 50 years younger than himself, abusing his position to offer them jobs as models, personal assistants or even, absurdly, candidates for the European Parliament. What is most shocking is the utter contempt with which he treats the Italian public.
The ageing Lothario may find it amusing, or even perhaps daring, to act the playboy, boasting of his conquests, humiliating his wife and making comments that to many women are grotesquely inappropriate. He is not the first or the only one whose undignified behaviour is inappropriate to his office. But when legitimate questions are asked about relationships that touch on the scandalous and newspapers challenge him to explain associations that, at best, are puzzling, the clown’s mask slips. He threatens those newspapers and televisions stations that he controls, invokes the law to protect his “privacy”, issues evasive and contradictory statements and then melodramatically promises to resign if he is caught lying.
Mr Berlusconi’s private life is, of course, private. But as President Clinton found, scandal does not become high office. To his critics, Mr Berlusconi retorts that he still commands high popularity ratings, is very much in control of his Government and will not be intimidated by what he calls opposition attempts to smear him. Many may also say that Italy is not America: that the puritan ethic framing standards in the US has never dominated Italian public life, and that few Italians are shocked by womanising. This is patronising nonsense. Italians understand just as well as Americans what is and what is not acceptable. And like Americans, they regard a cover-up as contemptible.
Few media outlets in Italy are able to make this point without fear of retribution. But to its credit La Repubblica has continually raised questions about the Prime Minister’s relationship with the 18-year-old Noemi Letizia, whose birthday gift of a necklace was the pretext for Mrs Berlusconi’s divorce action. To most of these questions, on the lips of every bemused Italian voter, there has been no satisfactory answer. When and how did he meet her family? Did Mr Berlusconi ask for photographs from a model agency and initiate contact with Ms Letizia? What truth is there in reports that dozens of young women were invited to parties at his Sardinian villa?
Mr Berlusconi has promised to explain everything to parliament. But he can hardly have reassured his critics with his weekend injunction blocking publication of about 700 photographs purporting to show what went on at these parties. Nor is he helped by his hapless Foreign Minister, who attempted to defend his boss by pointing out that the age of consent in Italy was 14 — as if this were relevant.
Does it all matter? Some Italians will say no. Others will say it is no business of outsiders. But Italian voters, in the run-up to the European elections, ought to reflect on how their Government is run, on the candidates thought suitable for Strasbourg and on the level of prime ministerial candour during political and economic turmoil.
It concerns others too. Italy hosts the G8 meeting this year. Important discussions are taking place in that forum, where Western governments are pressing for greater co-operation in combating terrorism and international crime. Mr Berlusconi sees himself as a friend of Vladimir Putin. His country is an important member of Nato. It is also part of the eurozone, which is being tested by the global financial crisis. It is not only Italian voters who wonder what is going on. So do Italy’s nonplussed allies.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
To die in Milan
EShe is dead in Via Marina in Milan, during a cold night ,more than the others. Frozen to death between the Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Natural Science. When it's cold usually brings with it, in heaven, even the stars. She was called Ulyana and was a Ukrainian woman of 48 years. She ate something at the public soup kitchen and then fell asleep forever in a bench, 100 meters from the fashion district. Near the Via Della Spiga and Via Montenapoleone decorated with Christmas lights. Die of cold in Milan is a tramp stuff like Jannacci said in his song. Invisible people who could be saved with a coat, a scarf, a pair of gloves. Leaving open the stations and metros in the icy nights. Against the deaths of the poor, the Milanese can give sleeping bags, heavy blankets or quilts, coats, jackets or heavy jackets to City Angels in via Theodosius 85, Milan. Die of cold among the gift parcels is inconceivable.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Transparency International: "3.8% of the Italians involved in corruption"
In Italy more than a million people, equivalent to 3.8% of the adult population, have paid bribes or were involved in corruption. it is 'what emerges from the last report ' on Corruption Barometer 'by Transparency International, a global network leader in the fight against corruption, based in Berlin. The report shows that using the method of 'bribe' is mainly the area of permits, the tax with a strong increase in real estate transactions and customs. According to the document, which measure the phenomenon based on the perception of respondents, over 90 thousand worldwide, however the citizens show signs of presence and awareness of their role: 85% of respondents would support those who report cases of corruption or abuse, 86% believe that citizens can make a difference in improving the situation. The level of trust rewards non-governmental organizations (15.3%), the government with 13.4%, probably perceived as motivated by good intentions, but with their hands tied. "
The element is completely lacking confidence in the country, as has noted the president Maria Teresa Brassiolo of Italy Transaprency : "40% of citizens said they would not trust any of the organisms investigated in the survey." Among the categories perceived as most corrupt in Italy are the media (3.3 out of 5), industry (3.7 out of 5), Parliament (4 out of 5) and the judiciary (3.4 out of 5). Those less corrupt are all non-governmental organizations, the army, the education system and the police 31%.
The element is completely lacking confidence in the country, as has noted the president Maria Teresa Brassiolo of Italy Transaprency : "40% of citizens said they would not trust any of the organisms investigated in the survey." Among the categories perceived as most corrupt in Italy are the media (3.3 out of 5), industry (3.7 out of 5), Parliament (4 out of 5) and the judiciary (3.4 out of 5). Those less corrupt are all non-governmental organizations, the army, the education system and the police 31%.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Bergamo, banners and dung front of the house of the Minister
On the night of the protest against the education minister, then claimed by the students
"We have breached the fortress in front of her house and unloaded the natural reaction to the reform"
Challenging the Minister of Education, Mariastella Gelmini, last night outside her home in Bergamo. To protest against the reform, some young men hung a banner at the gate of the building where the minister lives and downloaded dung at the gate.
"The city of Bergamo is home of the minister most beloved by all students of Italy - the authors wrote the initiative in a press release sent at a later time, they have violated this stronghold and discharged before Gelmini home the 'natural' reaction to her reform. "
"We have breached the fortress in front of her house and unloaded the natural reaction to the reform"
Challenging the Minister of Education, Mariastella Gelmini, last night outside her home in Bergamo. To protest against the reform, some young men hung a banner at the gate of the building where the minister lives and downloaded dung at the gate.
"The city of Bergamo is home of the minister most beloved by all students of Italy - the authors wrote the initiative in a press release sent at a later time, they have violated this stronghold and discharged before Gelmini home the 'natural' reaction to her reform. "
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Wikileaks, the italian truth of America
by our correspondent Federico Rampini
Five years by the American Embassy in Rome at the State Department. We never knew so much and so quickly, on what America thinks of us. A week since the cyclone WikiLeaks, Italy-US relations and especially the position of Washington on Silvio Berlusconi are strippedin 3012 confidential dispatches . A piece of contemporary history unveiled uncensored, without the veil of diplomatic courtesy.
The language is so raw that this week, Hillary Clinton has already done the work of mending, praising the alliance between the two countries at the summit in Kazakhstan. It's the same attention to strategic friendship shown by the previous ambassador, Ronald Spogli ("the relationship between the United States and Italy is excellent, tremendous cooperation on many fronts") before adding: "Unfortunately, efforts to adjust their own Berlusconi relations between the West and Russia undermines its credibility and are a real nuisance to our relationship. "
Spogli has been the man of Bush in Rome for four years. Comes from high finance (co-founder of a private equity firm), solid conservative, with its establishment in 2005 starts with a favorable opinion about Berlusconi. To the point of support at the White House insistence that the Italian prime minister wants Washington to support the elections of 2006 (also won by Romano Prodi). In a dispatch "secret" of 26 October 2005 on flattering ("The strongest ally in continental Europe"), the U.S. ambassador reported that Berlusconi wants to be received by Bush and then make a speech to the U.S. Congress to increase its chance of being reelected. " In Washington, said Spogli, Berlusconi wants to go to a reputation as the most pro-American,"in a time when the premier is below eight points in the polls with his government and the economy stagnates.
The tone is unrecognizable in the same dispatch that Spogli sends two years and ten months later. It is August 12, 2008, the Ambassador in Italy preparing the visit of Vice President Dick Cheney. Another superconservative, biased in favor of a right-wing leaders like Berlusconi (since returned to government). Spogli now feels the need to warn Cheney. First Iran, where "the grip of Italy to the UN sanctions is complicated by the commercial interests". But above all there is in the dialogue between Washington and Rome, the boulder-Putin. "In the past, the existence of a strong Communist Party in Italy has given Russia a level of influence unseen in other Western European countries - the ambassador wrote to the vice president - recently the engine of the report is the personal relationship between Berlusconi and Putin, based on their commercial interests and preference that Berlusconi shows for leaders from the wrist hard. " The dossier of the gas: "The shares of Eni - feel Spogli - is reinforcing the grip of Russia on energy supplies to Western Europe."
The situation is stretched in subsequent dispatches, thanks to the sending of Italian carabinieri in Afghanistan, and outputs pro-Israeli Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, registered with the U.S. embassy smug tones.
Then the mistrust explodes in an even more serious. The reason is always Putin. This time the suspects become severe. It makes the appearance of the "deep throats" in the entourage of Berlusconi. E 'November 15, 2008, when a part of the Via Veneto from the embassy report alarmed. Three days before the Italian premier gave the show at a press conference in Turkey. "He accused the U.S. of having provoked Russia with the recognition of Kosovo, the anti-missile shield, the invitation to Ukraine and Georgia closer to NATO."
The State Department report indicates that we are "the culmination of an escalation of incendiary comments and harmful to Russia since Berlusconi returned to the government." The embassy describes Frattini and Gianni Letta as "dismayed before the last burst of Berlusconi (sic)." I trust the prime minister loyal to American diplomacy, "Do not listen to us, Russia is alone." The secret dispatch collects for the first time this new element: "Many of his colleagues suspect that Berlusconi and his cronies have personal gain relationships with Russian partners."
The reasons for the deep distrust of America is summarized in a lengthy report signed Spogli. It 's the most detailed report of all, a final budget before the ambassador to leave the Republican headquarters in Rome. Date: January 26, 2009. The unpredictable outputs are explained by the fact that Berlusconi Italian Prime Minister "wants to be seen as a major player in European foreign policy." The ambassador returned to insist on the "murky connection Berlusconi-Putin" and the sources for "personal profit". Valentino Valentini appears as an agent in the shadows, in Moscow by the personal interests of the premier. Spogli warns the new U.S. president, Obama, who would even Berlusconi "educate the young and inexperienced American leader" on relations with Russia. Obama beware, says the ambassador, "Berlusconi would seek to promote the interests of Russia." Here appears the fierce definition: "It 'a spokesman for Putin. His desire is to remain dominant in the good graces of the Russian."
In the interregnum between the two American embassies, the offices of Via Veneto is led by Elizabeth Dibble, the highest diplomatic career (now promoted to Washington as leader in the European section of the Department of State). Berlusconi is one that will define her "third-degree official" after the cyclone-WikiLeaks. The Dibble is directly solicited by Hillary Clinton, June 9, 2009 with preferential axis Putin sends the request to "change things if Berlusconi is no longer prime minister?".
It 's the Dibble to prepare for the arrival of Obama in Italy for the G8 Aquila. The vicarious ambassador warns its president Berlusconi is "inept, vain, unable as a modern European leader." Dealing with him, warns high diplomatic, "demands great prudence." No one in Via Veneto nor Washington has given importance to the celebration of Berlusconi gaffe on Obama "tanned". The problems are more serious. The Americans suspect that behind the systematic action of the pro-Russian Prime Minister there are extra-political reasons. A historical ally like Italy, concerned about this huge gray area on what drives our foreign policy.
It is dated 27 October 2009 the first major report, signed by the new ambassador, Democrat David Thorne. Boston, tradition-bound Liberal kennedyana, brother of John Kerry who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Thorne painted a stage that has all the symptoms of decay. The title of his secret report to the State Department is explicit: "The scandals affecting the physical health and political power of Berlusconi." It 's still Gianni Letta (the most intimate political friend of Berlusconi), this time with Giampiero Cantoni, to describe a premier Thorne "sapped the party night without power, with disastrous medical examinations." (The ambassador will see it then nod off during their meeting). E 'worried about having to return 750 million for the verdict on Mondadori ( biggest publishing company of Italy) scandal.. E 'beleaguered by the cost of divorce from Veronica Lario. The concern for the ruling for Mafia of Senator Dell'Utri.
Thorne describes "the paranoia of conspiracies, the idea that they're conspiring against him Confindustria, secret services, the Vatican, the United States." Tell us about the offense of the summit with the king of Jordan canceled because Berlusconi went to a private party in Putin's dacha, to celebrate his birthday, perhaps to escape the curiosity of the Italian paparazzi around his party. " It 's a part of the Lower Empire, which Thorne complete but with a warning to Washington: you should never underestimate the ability of Berlusconi's political survival. Earlier this year (January 28, 2010) is the Clinton to return to the office, this time by pressing on two U.S. embassies in Rome and Moscow on Berlusconi and Putin calls for more investigation, wants to know "what they have personal investments, which can lead their political choices. "
WikiLeaks puts the post-American diplomacy on the defensive. The Clinton administration is committed to exhausting "apology tour", the world tour to apologize to everyone. But for no other head of government of a Western democracy, a partner of NATO, the secret messages of American diplomacy have a character so explosive. For Nicolas Sarkozy or Angela Merkel, even objects of personal portraits biting, there is no shadow of suspicion that hangs over the whole gigantic Italian foreign policy: it was caught in the ambiguous and disturbing relationship between a pair of very special leader.
Five years by the American Embassy in Rome at the State Department. We never knew so much and so quickly, on what America thinks of us. A week since the cyclone WikiLeaks, Italy-US relations and especially the position of Washington on Silvio Berlusconi are strippedin 3012 confidential dispatches . A piece of contemporary history unveiled uncensored, without the veil of diplomatic courtesy.
The language is so raw that this week, Hillary Clinton has already done the work of mending, praising the alliance between the two countries at the summit in Kazakhstan. It's the same attention to strategic friendship shown by the previous ambassador, Ronald Spogli ("the relationship between the United States and Italy is excellent, tremendous cooperation on many fronts") before adding: "Unfortunately, efforts to adjust their own Berlusconi relations between the West and Russia undermines its credibility and are a real nuisance to our relationship. "
Spogli has been the man of Bush in Rome for four years. Comes from high finance (co-founder of a private equity firm), solid conservative, with its establishment in 2005 starts with a favorable opinion about Berlusconi. To the point of support at the White House insistence that the Italian prime minister wants Washington to support the elections of 2006 (also won by Romano Prodi). In a dispatch "secret" of 26 October 2005 on flattering ("The strongest ally in continental Europe"), the U.S. ambassador reported that Berlusconi wants to be received by Bush and then make a speech to the U.S. Congress to increase its chance of being reelected. " In Washington, said Spogli, Berlusconi wants to go to a reputation as the most pro-American,"in a time when the premier is below eight points in the polls with his government and the economy stagnates.
The tone is unrecognizable in the same dispatch that Spogli sends two years and ten months later. It is August 12, 2008, the Ambassador in Italy preparing the visit of Vice President Dick Cheney. Another superconservative, biased in favor of a right-wing leaders like Berlusconi (since returned to government). Spogli now feels the need to warn Cheney. First Iran, where "the grip of Italy to the UN sanctions is complicated by the commercial interests". But above all there is in the dialogue between Washington and Rome, the boulder-Putin. "In the past, the existence of a strong Communist Party in Italy has given Russia a level of influence unseen in other Western European countries - the ambassador wrote to the vice president - recently the engine of the report is the personal relationship between Berlusconi and Putin, based on their commercial interests and preference that Berlusconi shows for leaders from the wrist hard. " The dossier of the gas: "The shares of Eni - feel Spogli - is reinforcing the grip of Russia on energy supplies to Western Europe."
The situation is stretched in subsequent dispatches, thanks to the sending of Italian carabinieri in Afghanistan, and outputs pro-Israeli Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, registered with the U.S. embassy smug tones.
Then the mistrust explodes in an even more serious. The reason is always Putin. This time the suspects become severe. It makes the appearance of the "deep throats" in the entourage of Berlusconi. E 'November 15, 2008, when a part of the Via Veneto from the embassy report alarmed. Three days before the Italian premier gave the show at a press conference in Turkey. "He accused the U.S. of having provoked Russia with the recognition of Kosovo, the anti-missile shield, the invitation to Ukraine and Georgia closer to NATO."
The State Department report indicates that we are "the culmination of an escalation of incendiary comments and harmful to Russia since Berlusconi returned to the government." The embassy describes Frattini and Gianni Letta as "dismayed before the last burst of Berlusconi (sic)." I trust the prime minister loyal to American diplomacy, "Do not listen to us, Russia is alone." The secret dispatch collects for the first time this new element: "Many of his colleagues suspect that Berlusconi and his cronies have personal gain relationships with Russian partners."
The reasons for the deep distrust of America is summarized in a lengthy report signed Spogli. It 's the most detailed report of all, a final budget before the ambassador to leave the Republican headquarters in Rome. Date: January 26, 2009. The unpredictable outputs are explained by the fact that Berlusconi Italian Prime Minister "wants to be seen as a major player in European foreign policy." The ambassador returned to insist on the "murky connection Berlusconi-Putin" and the sources for "personal profit". Valentino Valentini appears as an agent in the shadows, in Moscow by the personal interests of the premier. Spogli warns the new U.S. president, Obama, who would even Berlusconi "educate the young and inexperienced American leader" on relations with Russia. Obama beware, says the ambassador, "Berlusconi would seek to promote the interests of Russia." Here appears the fierce definition: "It 'a spokesman for Putin. His desire is to remain dominant in the good graces of the Russian."
In the interregnum between the two American embassies, the offices of Via Veneto is led by Elizabeth Dibble, the highest diplomatic career (now promoted to Washington as leader in the European section of the Department of State). Berlusconi is one that will define her "third-degree official" after the cyclone-WikiLeaks. The Dibble is directly solicited by Hillary Clinton, June 9, 2009 with preferential axis Putin sends the request to "change things if Berlusconi is no longer prime minister?".
It 's the Dibble to prepare for the arrival of Obama in Italy for the G8 Aquila. The vicarious ambassador warns its president Berlusconi is "inept, vain, unable as a modern European leader." Dealing with him, warns high diplomatic, "demands great prudence." No one in Via Veneto nor Washington has given importance to the celebration of Berlusconi gaffe on Obama "tanned". The problems are more serious. The Americans suspect that behind the systematic action of the pro-Russian Prime Minister there are extra-political reasons. A historical ally like Italy, concerned about this huge gray area on what drives our foreign policy.
It is dated 27 October 2009 the first major report, signed by the new ambassador, Democrat David Thorne. Boston, tradition-bound Liberal kennedyana, brother of John Kerry who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Thorne painted a stage that has all the symptoms of decay. The title of his secret report to the State Department is explicit: "The scandals affecting the physical health and political power of Berlusconi." It 's still Gianni Letta (the most intimate political friend of Berlusconi), this time with Giampiero Cantoni, to describe a premier Thorne "sapped the party night without power, with disastrous medical examinations." (The ambassador will see it then nod off during their meeting). E 'worried about having to return 750 million for the verdict on Mondadori ( biggest publishing company of Italy) scandal.. E 'beleaguered by the cost of divorce from Veronica Lario. The concern for the ruling for Mafia of Senator Dell'Utri.
Thorne describes "the paranoia of conspiracies, the idea that they're conspiring against him Confindustria, secret services, the Vatican, the United States." Tell us about the offense of the summit with the king of Jordan canceled because Berlusconi went to a private party in Putin's dacha, to celebrate his birthday, perhaps to escape the curiosity of the Italian paparazzi around his party. " It 's a part of the Lower Empire, which Thorne complete but with a warning to Washington: you should never underestimate the ability of Berlusconi's political survival. Earlier this year (January 28, 2010) is the Clinton to return to the office, this time by pressing on two U.S. embassies in Rome and Moscow on Berlusconi and Putin calls for more investigation, wants to know "what they have personal investments, which can lead their political choices. "
WikiLeaks puts the post-American diplomacy on the defensive. The Clinton administration is committed to exhausting "apology tour", the world tour to apologize to everyone. But for no other head of government of a Western democracy, a partner of NATO, the secret messages of American diplomacy have a character so explosive. For Nicolas Sarkozy or Angela Merkel, even objects of personal portraits biting, there is no shadow of suspicion that hangs over the whole gigantic Italian foreign policy: it was caught in the ambiguous and disturbing relationship between a pair of very special leader.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Alarming because the wild partying:Wikileaks documentss
by Giuseppe D'Avanzo
A premier accompanied to Washington by "a deep mistrust." A man "incapable, vain." A European leader "ineffective", "physically and politically weak, exhausted and weak after days of long nights, wilde partys burned in orgies and parties. Nothing more and nothing less than a "spokesman for Putin" in Europe with whom has a relationship "extremely tight".
A relationship mediated by an obscure "Italian intermediary," sanctified by the common macho culture that leads to "wild partying." A bond celebrated with "generous gift" and profitable and lucrative energy contracts. Berlusconi may well laugh about it, how does , but the profile of the premier, according to El Pais, New York Times, Guardian, Der Spiegel,which diplomacy relies on is demeaning. Even in the few scraps of public information - nothing compared to the three thousand cablegrams "Italian" which will be announced in the coming days - our head of government is an unreliable political prisoner of a disordered life, vainglorious until climax, indifferent to the fate Europe, even seemingly detached from the destiny of his country, especially attracted by the business side of politics.
The image of a Berlusconi attentive to his private fortunes - more than the public that has been called to administer - is so entrenched in Washington that convinces even the beginning of this year, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to ask embassies in Rome and Moscow "for information about any personal investments" of Berlusconi and Putin that "may affect the foreign policies of both countries". As if the two "friends" conducting the affairs of State in the interest of their portfolio. We must carefully read the context in which these judgments flourish. Berlusconi, in a dispatch is called "a valuable ally," even if it seems to understand most of its weaknesses, making it manipulable for his political and geo-political choices. Particular care is required to assess the quality of the "sources" of the U.S. Embassy in Rome have confirmed that - as some suggest - "absolute confidence" in Prime.
Why not say so? Confidential documents of American diplomacy released by Wikileaks reveal that we know Berlusconi ,that one who stubbornly half the country can not "recognize" because they do not know, because most media are controlled or influenced by thePrime Minister can not nor want to tell. It is the Prime Minister that we can see every day, unfortunately: fragile as can be fragile people who live a world inhabited only by himself, as weak as the weak who leads a magnetized by his particular interest, as unfit to govern, his failures show every day as vulnerable are those who lead a chaotic life and therefore unreliable for those who must share with him the decisions, choices, a policy.
Today more than ever, in light of the despatches of American diplomacy, it seems sad attempt to liquidate the scandals that he was the protagonist in the last eighteen months as "rubbish", as gossip, as a violation of privacy presidential election. If the premier receives prostitutes in his private residences became seats of government, if in those buildings (Villa San Martino, Villa Certosa, Palazzo Grazioli) are consumed every week, "wild partying" with dozens of young women - some minors - recruited as best Talent scouts , professional or improvised, sometimes even on the sidewalk, if Putin's meetings with the Prime Minister lose all of chrism to be official, in a place protected from public eyes, personal and confidential information with an agenda that has nothing to political,it is an obligation to do those chores a political "case" . You can not hide these habits of power under the carpet as if they were negligible dust because those things tell the vulnerability of Berlusconi, challenge the credibility of institutions and, as the Republic newspaper has been saying for some time, threatening the national security, the international reputation of our country . ....
Sorry to fall into the conventional, but now the chickens are coming home to roost and there was never a doubt that this crisis would break out sooner or later. Why can not I guess it took talent to understand that if they are hundreds of girls around the highlights of those "wild partying," the head of government can be blackmailed and humiliated all the time. It was enough to wonder where they end up or where they may end up the information - and perhaps recordings and images - in their possession and concluded that the gradual unveiling of the dissolute life of Prime Minister and his private weakness, which could not escape to our partners and our most important ally, Berlusconi immediately made his unworthy of public accountability, unreliable for the Allies and at the same time discredited our country in the world.
We have lined up what we learned in the past year and a half. The feast of Casoria, the revelations of the meetings with underage Noemi then, the group of pimps who fills the palaces and villas of women in cash, in some cases minors, the confession of a woman who has been paid for dinner and overnight with the added promise of a political candidate. We can now really be surprised if Berlusconi is in Washington a frivolous inept, worthy of a "deep mistrust", concerned only to organize its wilde partys, completely uninterested in his daytime schedule of work a head of government? And then it really so surprising now having to draw conclusions about the adequacy of the Berlusconi's public office? The question was asked by this newspaper and in parliament by thirty-five senators of the Democratic Party. Berlusconi questioned by an interpellation on "potential blackmail of Italian Prime Minister and the risks to which they may have been exposed to all that information, even top secret, contained in the dossier that Berlusconi is obliged to consider and which relate to the defense of our country and the commitments which we are bound for NATO membership. "
"The issue - said the senator Luigi Zanda with words that now seem a prophecy - is also about economic security in Italy. For example, the sensitivity and vulnerability of our position (also mentioned by the Ambassador of the United States in Italy) for energy supplies and our relationships with sensitive markets such as Russia and Libya. It is not difficult to understand how a man of government whose first-person affairs of this nature and consistency of the economic and geopolitical, not be required to receive dozens of women at home with a lot of unknown recorders and cameras. " "Festina savages" and energy affairs, the political journey of Mr Berlusconi appears to be all here.
A premier accompanied to Washington by "a deep mistrust." A man "incapable, vain." A European leader "ineffective", "physically and politically weak, exhausted and weak after days of long nights, wilde partys burned in orgies and parties. Nothing more and nothing less than a "spokesman for Putin" in Europe with whom has a relationship "extremely tight".
A relationship mediated by an obscure "Italian intermediary," sanctified by the common macho culture that leads to "wild partying." A bond celebrated with "generous gift" and profitable and lucrative energy contracts. Berlusconi may well laugh about it, how does , but the profile of the premier, according to El Pais, New York Times, Guardian, Der Spiegel,which diplomacy relies on is demeaning. Even in the few scraps of public information - nothing compared to the three thousand cablegrams "Italian" which will be announced in the coming days - our head of government is an unreliable political prisoner of a disordered life, vainglorious until climax, indifferent to the fate Europe, even seemingly detached from the destiny of his country, especially attracted by the business side of politics.
The image of a Berlusconi attentive to his private fortunes - more than the public that has been called to administer - is so entrenched in Washington that convinces even the beginning of this year, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to ask embassies in Rome and Moscow "for information about any personal investments" of Berlusconi and Putin that "may affect the foreign policies of both countries". As if the two "friends" conducting the affairs of State in the interest of their portfolio. We must carefully read the context in which these judgments flourish. Berlusconi, in a dispatch is called "a valuable ally," even if it seems to understand most of its weaknesses, making it manipulable for his political and geo-political choices. Particular care is required to assess the quality of the "sources" of the U.S. Embassy in Rome have confirmed that - as some suggest - "absolute confidence" in Prime.
Why not say so? Confidential documents of American diplomacy released by Wikileaks reveal that we know Berlusconi ,that one who stubbornly half the country can not "recognize" because they do not know, because most media are controlled or influenced by thePrime Minister can not nor want to tell. It is the Prime Minister that we can see every day, unfortunately: fragile as can be fragile people who live a world inhabited only by himself, as weak as the weak who leads a magnetized by his particular interest, as unfit to govern, his failures show every day as vulnerable are those who lead a chaotic life and therefore unreliable for those who must share with him the decisions, choices, a policy.
Today more than ever, in light of the despatches of American diplomacy, it seems sad attempt to liquidate the scandals that he was the protagonist in the last eighteen months as "rubbish", as gossip, as a violation of privacy presidential election. If the premier receives prostitutes in his private residences became seats of government, if in those buildings (Villa San Martino, Villa Certosa, Palazzo Grazioli) are consumed every week, "wild partying" with dozens of young women - some minors - recruited as best Talent scouts , professional or improvised, sometimes even on the sidewalk, if Putin's meetings with the Prime Minister lose all of chrism to be official, in a place protected from public eyes, personal and confidential information with an agenda that has nothing to political,it is an obligation to do those chores a political "case" . You can not hide these habits of power under the carpet as if they were negligible dust because those things tell the vulnerability of Berlusconi, challenge the credibility of institutions and, as the Republic newspaper has been saying for some time, threatening the national security, the international reputation of our country . ....
Sorry to fall into the conventional, but now the chickens are coming home to roost and there was never a doubt that this crisis would break out sooner or later. Why can not I guess it took talent to understand that if they are hundreds of girls around the highlights of those "wild partying," the head of government can be blackmailed and humiliated all the time. It was enough to wonder where they end up or where they may end up the information - and perhaps recordings and images - in their possession and concluded that the gradual unveiling of the dissolute life of Prime Minister and his private weakness, which could not escape to our partners and our most important ally, Berlusconi immediately made his unworthy of public accountability, unreliable for the Allies and at the same time discredited our country in the world.
We have lined up what we learned in the past year and a half. The feast of Casoria, the revelations of the meetings with underage Noemi then, the group of pimps who fills the palaces and villas of women in cash, in some cases minors, the confession of a woman who has been paid for dinner and overnight with the added promise of a political candidate. We can now really be surprised if Berlusconi is in Washington a frivolous inept, worthy of a "deep mistrust", concerned only to organize its wilde partys, completely uninterested in his daytime schedule of work a head of government? And then it really so surprising now having to draw conclusions about the adequacy of the Berlusconi's public office? The question was asked by this newspaper and in parliament by thirty-five senators of the Democratic Party. Berlusconi questioned by an interpellation on "potential blackmail of Italian Prime Minister and the risks to which they may have been exposed to all that information, even top secret, contained in the dossier that Berlusconi is obliged to consider and which relate to the defense of our country and the commitments which we are bound for NATO membership. "
"The issue - said the senator Luigi Zanda with words that now seem a prophecy - is also about economic security in Italy. For example, the sensitivity and vulnerability of our position (also mentioned by the Ambassador of the United States in Italy) for energy supplies and our relationships with sensitive markets such as Russia and Libya. It is not difficult to understand how a man of government whose first-person affairs of this nature and consistency of the economic and geopolitical, not be required to receive dozens of women at home with a lot of unknown recorders and cameras. " "Festina savages" and energy affairs, the political journey of Mr Berlusconi appears to be all here.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Garbage in Naples...
under the windows of my sister...tomorrow she has to pay 200 CAD for the next month bill .....
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Haunting of Benedict XVI
Those who expect openings and revolutions in his last book will be deeply disappointed by the pope's words. His words, as evidenced by the excerpts that newspapers, television, radio, magazines and newspapers were careful to let us know, "provide the figure of a man perched on its position that does not understand the gravity of the spread of a terrible disease such as HIV (not to mention other sexually transmitted diseases) and which sees homosexuality as a test to pass.
Something morally unacceptable can to peep into people's lives and they are obliged to refuse, as good as Christians, every day, refuses Satan. A test then, probably just a proof of the evil that it exceeds what some call God put on our way to "test" our faith.
It is worrying that this chilling thought and it is to spread this "word" is the person who heads the largest religious institution in the country, if not the world, a person who enjoys the opportunity to speak to millions of people and, therefore, contribute to spreading hatred against gay people having impersonation of evil ..
No one expects words of comfort from the pope against homosexual persons who are, daily, raped, humiliated, killed, imprisoned and tortured in different parts of the world, no one hopes that the Christian mercy and love for neighbor could also include gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans which have always been subject to racial hatred and religious totalitarianism of the right and left.
No one even pretends that religion, the pope and the Vatican, which today is one of the most powerful institutions in the world, change his mind about homosexuality. We all know what is the thinking and ideology of ecclesiastical power. Only we would like to avoid, daily, to make propaganda statements homophobic, dangerous and lacking in any logic.
The positions of the former Cardinal Ratzinger seems to embrace those of another person very close to the religious and Catholic, Joseph Nicolosi, who claims to be able to overcome the ordeal of homosexuality to men. Talk about a natural variant of sexual orientation as a test to pass to argue that homosexuality can be "cured", you must surrender their nature in favor of heterosexual sexuality imposed by society both culturally and ideologically. The pope's words, read in this view, are very serious because it states that you should not and can not accept your own nature, but you must fight against it thus going to create problems for all those who, for cultural or weakness, already are not accepted.
If the pope would stop pontificating from his castle of gold, coated with gold and precious cloths of all kinds as a Byzantine emperor, and came down the street to live everyday as do ordinary people, perhaps he would realize the evil that does every time he speaks of homosexuality as a test or a bad thing for society.
Marino Buzzi http://perseo.blog.kataweb.it/perseo_blog/2010/11/23/lossessione-di-benedetto-xvi/
Something morally unacceptable can to peep into people's lives and they are obliged to refuse, as good as Christians, every day, refuses Satan. A test then, probably just a proof of the evil that it exceeds what some call God put on our way to "test" our faith.
It is worrying that this chilling thought and it is to spread this "word" is the person who heads the largest religious institution in the country, if not the world, a person who enjoys the opportunity to speak to millions of people and, therefore, contribute to spreading hatred against gay people having impersonation of evil ..
No one expects words of comfort from the pope against homosexual persons who are, daily, raped, humiliated, killed, imprisoned and tortured in different parts of the world, no one hopes that the Christian mercy and love for neighbor could also include gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans which have always been subject to racial hatred and religious totalitarianism of the right and left.
No one even pretends that religion, the pope and the Vatican, which today is one of the most powerful institutions in the world, change his mind about homosexuality. We all know what is the thinking and ideology of ecclesiastical power. Only we would like to avoid, daily, to make propaganda statements homophobic, dangerous and lacking in any logic.
The positions of the former Cardinal Ratzinger seems to embrace those of another person very close to the religious and Catholic, Joseph Nicolosi, who claims to be able to overcome the ordeal of homosexuality to men. Talk about a natural variant of sexual orientation as a test to pass to argue that homosexuality can be "cured", you must surrender their nature in favor of heterosexual sexuality imposed by society both culturally and ideologically. The pope's words, read in this view, are very serious because it states that you should not and can not accept your own nature, but you must fight against it thus going to create problems for all those who, for cultural or weakness, already are not accepted.
If the pope would stop pontificating from his castle of gold, coated with gold and precious cloths of all kinds as a Byzantine emperor, and came down the street to live everyday as do ordinary people, perhaps he would realize the evil that does every time he speaks of homosexuality as a test or a bad thing for society.
Marino Buzzi http://perseo.blog.kataweb.it/perseo_blog/2010/11/23/lossessione-di-benedetto-xvi/
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Dragomira and the 32 to venezia
But who paid? Anyone who has seen, says that ,insensitive to the grief of the lagoon, in reality they had a lot of fun. Venice three days, five-star hotels, dinners and lunches to Pantagruel from a merry band of thirty-two people. The Bulgarian delegation visited the film festival in the wake of Michelle-Dragomira Bonev, his "Goodbye Mama" and the fake prize of the Ministry of Culture created in haste in mid-summer by Sandro Bondi, has not been reported on the official program until the day before and then suddenly pulled out in a coup in the hours preceding the theater projection, it was held at the Lido 3 to 6 September.
Not landed on a scheduled flight, but by a German charter airline's wings flugcharter Private GmbH, tens of thousands of euro to be added to food, accommodation and food in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The news in Bulgaria polarizes attention for weeks, in Parliament and in newspapers. Sofia, do not like the idea that public money has enabled the Minister of Culture Local Vejdi Rashidov, friend of the Bulgarian Prime Minister but also of Berlusconi, the actress and producer Bonev and the rest of the troops to remain in luxury for 72 hours following a film which did not appear either in competition or in any sidebar. And opposition newspapers and investigation, while in Italy lay a blanket of silence on such Dragomira, have asked right at home to the person concerned. Before an investigation of the journalist of the Weekly 168 hours Vladimirova, a kind of Bulgarian Espresso, then the parliamentary question in September when Vejdi Rashidov, when pressed by the opposition statement before the Parliament to send a plane to transport people to Venice "was the Italian Ministry of Culture." After the denials of the Italian rite, Rashidov, committed to parry blows, increased the coverage insisted: "The important thing is that we have not paid us. Everything is in order. Who is the richest pay. The annual value of their cultural sector is 3% of GDP, only 0.3% of ours. " In his testimony, was added the statement by the spokesman of the close friend of Putin, Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov, the same that he had met very friendly Berlusconi at Palazzo Chigi in just over three months from the Venice Film Festival.
Confirmatory items, net: "All expenses including travel are borne by those who have received". After the second thrust from the east, Italy have not raised more rejoinders. The fact is, however, we can produce an official letter of invitation to his counterpart the Bulgarian Minister. It is dated August 25. Bondi is more than in speech. A tribute to the traditional family: "I am pleased to invite you to the ceremony of the special award 'Action for Woman' (in reality something quite different, ed), the film was chosen for its careful exploration and unpublished (sic) by the female universe, the dynamics of a rapidly changing reality. " At the rear, the pearl, "suggesting how the relationships within the family unit are at the basis of a new open society and attentive to human rights. Looking forward to seeing you (...) ". As you know, already happened at Cannes because of Draquila, Bondi did not go to Venice. If you are looking for now his chief of staff, Salvo Nastasi, the phone rings empty. When responding, it is only to attack immediately. From the Biennale, after a long chase, they know that "no expense has been approached for the film Mrs. Bonev. And some argue that the Hotel Cipriani (where it was carried Ethyl gala dinner for the work of Bonev) and other facilities of the Lido (32 were too numerous to all be hosted on the Giudecca), has paid all the wealthy boyfriend of Bonev, an elderly Italian businessman. Fog. Ask the vice Bondi, Francesco Giro describe the plot of "Goodbye Mama" and the night of phony prize is like opening a tap. Speech is out of control: "To tell you the truth, I imagined worse. Bulgaria's unfortunately know more, but the film, although I have only seen half, not bad. Much better than having a lot of crap Italian in Venice, starting on Placido Vallanzasca terrible film. " It is a good time? "A story about mental, not so much." The scope of play, deals with a ministry in the chaos that changes every day
Not landed on a scheduled flight, but by a German charter airline's wings flugcharter Private GmbH, tens of thousands of euro to be added to food, accommodation and food in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The news in Bulgaria polarizes attention for weeks, in Parliament and in newspapers. Sofia, do not like the idea that public money has enabled the Minister of Culture Local Vejdi Rashidov, friend of the Bulgarian Prime Minister but also of Berlusconi, the actress and producer Bonev and the rest of the troops to remain in luxury for 72 hours following a film which did not appear either in competition or in any sidebar. And opposition newspapers and investigation, while in Italy lay a blanket of silence on such Dragomira, have asked right at home to the person concerned. Before an investigation of the journalist of the Weekly 168 hours Vladimirova, a kind of Bulgarian Espresso, then the parliamentary question in September when Vejdi Rashidov, when pressed by the opposition statement before the Parliament to send a plane to transport people to Venice "was the Italian Ministry of Culture." After the denials of the Italian rite, Rashidov, committed to parry blows, increased the coverage insisted: "The important thing is that we have not paid us. Everything is in order. Who is the richest pay. The annual value of their cultural sector is 3% of GDP, only 0.3% of ours. " In his testimony, was added the statement by the spokesman of the close friend of Putin, Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov, the same that he had met very friendly Berlusconi at Palazzo Chigi in just over three months from the Venice Film Festival.
Confirmatory items, net: "All expenses including travel are borne by those who have received". After the second thrust from the east, Italy have not raised more rejoinders. The fact is, however, we can produce an official letter of invitation to his counterpart the Bulgarian Minister. It is dated August 25. Bondi is more than in speech. A tribute to the traditional family: "I am pleased to invite you to the ceremony of the special award 'Action for Woman' (in reality something quite different, ed), the film was chosen for its careful exploration and unpublished (sic) by the female universe, the dynamics of a rapidly changing reality. " At the rear, the pearl, "suggesting how the relationships within the family unit are at the basis of a new open society and attentive to human rights. Looking forward to seeing you (...) ". As you know, already happened at Cannes because of Draquila, Bondi did not go to Venice. If you are looking for now his chief of staff, Salvo Nastasi, the phone rings empty. When responding, it is only to attack immediately. From the Biennale, after a long chase, they know that "no expense has been approached for the film Mrs. Bonev. And some argue that the Hotel Cipriani (where it was carried Ethyl gala dinner for the work of Bonev) and other facilities of the Lido (32 were too numerous to all be hosted on the Giudecca), has paid all the wealthy boyfriend of Bonev, an elderly Italian businessman. Fog. Ask the vice Bondi, Francesco Giro describe the plot of "Goodbye Mama" and the night of phony prize is like opening a tap. Speech is out of control: "To tell you the truth, I imagined worse. Bulgaria's unfortunately know more, but the film, although I have only seen half, not bad. Much better than having a lot of crap Italian in Venice, starting on Placido Vallanzasca terrible film. " It is a good time? "A story about mental, not so much." The scope of play, deals with a ministry in the chaos that changes every day
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
In Milan Christmas lights in a foreign language are removed
The order comes from the Councillor to urban design . Who says: "This is an Italian town and must remain." The decision comes the day when the city receives the official flag dell'ExpoMilano. It happens in Via Padova, the most multiethnic city. Four miles of road are lit by the wishes of "Merry Christmas". Were initially in six languages. Starting today, the language has remained one: Italian. To decide the commissioner to urban desifgn Maurizio Cadeo (brother of Caesar ex presenter of Channel 5 tv). The official reason: the lights had not been approved. In reality, the choice seems to be another. In a frantic phone call with the City Council of the Democratic Party, Pierfrancesco Maran, Cadeo said "Via Padova is an Italian road and so must remain." it heard, the commissioner said: "I do not like that one uses the Christmas issue of social inclusion."
For three years in the area no one had hung Christmas lights. This year, finally, it was decided to do it. One company has fitted the Christmas lights. Were installed in six languages, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. With the Italian had to open and close the four miles, 'a bit like when you meet and say good morning, "says Daniela Bianchi Airoldi, Theatre Workshop, who with 53 other associations active in the neighborhood. The same neighborhood in February was the scene of a revolt of the Egyptian community after the murder of their compatriot occurred at the hands of a young Dominican. The project, however, has not been investigated by the office ruled the Councillor Maurizio Cadeo, yesterday afternoon that she did remove, leaving only the Italian ones. Apparently did not like the fact that the lights were not only in your native language, because only those have been left are in Italian. "In fact - says councilor - some private addressed directly by the installer to enter written languages that were not planned"
But the City Council majority, the League's Matteo Salvini (same party of Cadeo) has criticized the decision falls: "Any more light on in Via Padova - said the leader of the Northern League - is welcome: So bad did the assessor to remove the lights, wasting money and energy which should instead be used for more important things. "
Maran had sought an explanation in Cadeo via telephone, which, in a moment of excitement, he answered: "It 'an Italian way and must remain an Italian way, with the written Italian." Maran replied together with his colleague Maurizio Baruffi - the holidays are a time for unity and think that the written language can hurt feelings is something stupid. In our opinion there is stupidity. The parties have an opportunity to decrease the gap and create inclusion. It is unacceptable that Milan should host the Expo. " Maurizio Cadeo replied "the decision is now final and I do not back down"
For three years in the area no one had hung Christmas lights. This year, finally, it was decided to do it. One company has fitted the Christmas lights. Were installed in six languages, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. With the Italian had to open and close the four miles, 'a bit like when you meet and say good morning, "says Daniela Bianchi Airoldi, Theatre Workshop, who with 53 other associations active in the neighborhood. The same neighborhood in February was the scene of a revolt of the Egyptian community after the murder of their compatriot occurred at the hands of a young Dominican. The project, however, has not been investigated by the office ruled the Councillor Maurizio Cadeo, yesterday afternoon that she did remove, leaving only the Italian ones. Apparently did not like the fact that the lights were not only in your native language, because only those have been left are in Italian. "In fact - says councilor - some private addressed directly by the installer to enter written languages that were not planned"
But the City Council majority, the League's Matteo Salvini (same party of Cadeo) has criticized the decision falls: "Any more light on in Via Padova - said the leader of the Northern League - is welcome: So bad did the assessor to remove the lights, wasting money and energy which should instead be used for more important things. "
Maran had sought an explanation in Cadeo via telephone, which, in a moment of excitement, he answered: "It 'an Italian way and must remain an Italian way, with the written Italian." Maran replied together with his colleague Maurizio Baruffi - the holidays are a time for unity and think that the written language can hurt feelings is something stupid. In our opinion there is stupidity. The parties have an opportunity to decrease the gap and create inclusion. It is unacceptable that Milan should host the Expo. " Maurizio Cadeo replied "the decision is now final and I do not back down"
Saturday, November 20, 2010
A false school for the visit of the Minister
Cristina Luoni and 40 other teachers (Falcone Institute of Gallarate)
The Friday, November 12th visit to the SI Falcone Gallarate by the Minister of Education Mariastella Gelmini recalls some of the rarefied atmosphere and aseptic dark periods of our history and that of others, when you delete any element of disturbance in the environment a Minister has to visit. In this particular case to be out of place were teachers and students of the institution itself, which for the occasion were asked not to come to school for the afternoon and evening and every legitimate request for clarification was rejected evasive and at times rude.
Only the next day, the secret meeting was shown in all its grotesque splendor: the Minister visiting a school half-empty, surrounded by a bunch of student /photographers and chefs carefully selected according to inscrutable criteria, her words of praise for wonderful school, with an Italian for the truth not always worthy of the Academy of the Bran (the ancient academy that decides about the correct italan language forms), our leaders beaming in front of a table laden with feast and, finally, the young teacher on duty who is anxious to explain the use of IWB (Interactive Whiteboard Multimedia), magically appeared with the same teacher for the occasion.
The pervading feeling that there is deep bitterness, we do not know whether the order to "evacuate" the building was dropped from above because the Lady of education is concerned - perhaps rightly - a direct comparison or if the initiative is was the result of the zeal of our leaders that he wanted to give a few hours so serene illustrious guest, it is certain that a great injustice has been done to a group of employees that has the important task of educating and training people of tomorrow, and their students who are the real protagonists in the training world. Be treated as potential disruptersis simply ridicolus.
The Friday, November 12th visit to the SI Falcone Gallarate by the Minister of Education Mariastella Gelmini recalls some of the rarefied atmosphere and aseptic dark periods of our history and that of others, when you delete any element of disturbance in the environment a Minister has to visit. In this particular case to be out of place were teachers and students of the institution itself, which for the occasion were asked not to come to school for the afternoon and evening and every legitimate request for clarification was rejected evasive and at times rude.
Only the next day, the secret meeting was shown in all its grotesque splendor: the Minister visiting a school half-empty, surrounded by a bunch of student /photographers and chefs carefully selected according to inscrutable criteria, her words of praise for wonderful school, with an Italian for the truth not always worthy of the Academy of the Bran (the ancient academy that decides about the correct italan language forms), our leaders beaming in front of a table laden with feast and, finally, the young teacher on duty who is anxious to explain the use of IWB (Interactive Whiteboard Multimedia), magically appeared with the same teacher for the occasion.
The pervading feeling that there is deep bitterness, we do not know whether the order to "evacuate" the building was dropped from above because the Lady of education is concerned - perhaps rightly - a direct comparison or if the initiative is was the result of the zeal of our leaders that he wanted to give a few hours so serene illustrious guest, it is certain that a great injustice has been done to a group of employees that has the important task of educating and training people of tomorrow, and their students who are the real protagonists in the training world. Be treated as potential disruptersis simply ridicolus.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Waste emergency in Naples, is chaos
. Naples is in the grip of nearly three thousand tons of garbage and Terzigno back to the nightmare of the riots. Yesterday afternoon was found and defused three hand grenades near a meeting point of the committees against the waste disposal. The tension increased following the imminent reopening of the quarry Sari, closed Saturday for an order of the Mayor Domenico Auricchio, which interrupted the garbage depot. But the night passed without incident. There have been no spillage of garbage. The area was patrolled by committees of citizens who want to prevent the passage of trucks. The garrison lasted until the cold and rain have not had much of the demonstrators to go home.
The novelty is the notice that the Mayor of Terzigno has been registered under investigation for interruption of public service in order to contest the findings correlate with the landfill pollution of groundwater and waving that the recent analysis of ASL have declared false. Auricchio is ready to head back: "I care about the health of citizens, if the prosecutor says there are no risks, I have no reason to maintain the measure."
And if Terzigno may soon return to police vans and policemen to escort the return of the auto-compacting, Naples has the risk of being crushed in the garbage. Impressive mounds of bags blacks abandoned on sidewalks, only 2800 tons in the capital. Huge piles in the center, as we have not seen since January 2008. Mountains of garbage even in front of Villa Rosebery, the residence of the President of the State. The frantic rush to remedy the worst in the hole could produce patches. The manager of companies which collect the waste, under guarantee of anonymity, offers the following reflection: "In the day when the Berlusconi government decreed in Campania no need to landfills by deleting those few that were open, his Minister Raffaele Fitto at the State-Regions Conference asks the other governors the use of their landfills to help the Neapolitans.Where is the credibility of the government? So it's no surprise that Puglia, Emilia and the North say no waste from Campania. So he returned to play a card already used in the past: the junk ship abroad. During the era Bassolino the garbage war packed in trains to Germany. This time would have to travel by ship to Spain. As revealed by the newspaper "Il Mattino", they are working on an agreement between the Province of Naples, the A2A (the company that manages the Acerra incinerator) and an Andalusian. Objective: To carry in Spain 20,000 tons of wet fraction of the price per month for just a modest € 140 ( 210 CDA)per ton, including transport. Total cost per month: € 2 million and eight hundred thousand. More than 33 million (46.000.000 CAD) euro per year. Would pay for the Civil Protection. And so the stir, released by the humidity bloats blocking them, should return to work at full capacity to dispose of 9000 tonnes of rubbish abandoned on the sidewalks of Naples and province.
The novelty is the notice that the Mayor of Terzigno has been registered under investigation for interruption of public service in order to contest the findings correlate with the landfill pollution of groundwater and waving that the recent analysis of ASL have declared false. Auricchio is ready to head back: "I care about the health of citizens, if the prosecutor says there are no risks, I have no reason to maintain the measure."
And if Terzigno may soon return to police vans and policemen to escort the return of the auto-compacting, Naples has the risk of being crushed in the garbage. Impressive mounds of bags blacks abandoned on sidewalks, only 2800 tons in the capital. Huge piles in the center, as we have not seen since January 2008. Mountains of garbage even in front of Villa Rosebery, the residence of the President of the State. The frantic rush to remedy the worst in the hole could produce patches. The manager of companies which collect the waste, under guarantee of anonymity, offers the following reflection: "In the day when the Berlusconi government decreed in Campania no need to landfills by deleting those few that were open, his Minister Raffaele Fitto at the State-Regions Conference asks the other governors the use of their landfills to help the Neapolitans.Where is the credibility of the government? So it's no surprise that Puglia, Emilia and the North say no waste from Campania. So he returned to play a card already used in the past: the junk ship abroad. During the era Bassolino the garbage war packed in trains to Germany. This time would have to travel by ship to Spain. As revealed by the newspaper "Il Mattino", they are working on an agreement between the Province of Naples, the A2A (the company that manages the Acerra incinerator) and an Andalusian. Objective: To carry in Spain 20,000 tons of wet fraction of the price per month for just a modest € 140 ( 210 CDA)per ton, including transport. Total cost per month: € 2 million and eight hundred thousand. More than 33 million (46.000.000 CAD) euro per year. Would pay for the Civil Protection. And so the stir, released by the humidity bloats blocking them, should return to work at full capacity to dispose of 9000 tonnes of rubbish abandoned on the sidewalks of Naples and province.
University competitions :to choose well in advance the winners is easy.
Here's the proof : in the Blog pronosticailricercatore.blogspot.com anyone can enter the names and then see how it went. So far, out of 160 contests, the odds are 114 matched. "The valuation of securities has no weight on the outcome Careers driven. Seats. Nepotism. When it comes to our universities these are the most common words. But apart from high-profile cases and prosecuted was not easy to demonstrate the mechanism that characterizes the repetitive university competitions in all the universities of Italy. To expose the widespread practice, the victory of internal candidates and easy to "guess" the winner, he succeeded the blog "Predict the researcher." Created "as a joke, without thinking of becoming famous by Andrea, a young mathematician who has transferred his brain abroad but dreams of returning to our country, the blog has become a phenomenon guessing over 100 selections and other 600 waiting for the results. And becoming the leader of many other similar initiatives.
First it was a pastime
"When I was in Italy at the University I was able to predict the winners of many competitions - says Andrea - actually making predictions is a very popular informal pastime,it is alleged that the winner deserves it or not. I honestly did not think that this initiative would become so famous, but now I've taken it very seriously in order to demonstrate what can be expected and that the valuation of securities has no influence on the outcome. " A demonstration of this last argument, Andrea complaint three case studies: one took place in Milan, one in Rome and one in Calabria. The three winners, in fact, at the time of the call (and perhaps beyond) did not have a PhD. The first, in Milan, had only two publications, in collaboration with internal member of the Commission. The second, in Rome,sported four publications while the contestants were up to 29 and the third is not even possible to go back to its scientific output. "Not only does not reward merit - Andrea says - but it is also unnecessary to change the rules because they still are circumvented." The solution, for the creator of the blog, would be "to suffer the consequences of hiring those who have taken over." A Swiss system, therefore, with continuous evaluation and step off of funds for those not reached expected levels in the contracts. "We should stop the shots of the teachers in salary based on performance of people who have taken - concludes Andrea - just so we could get results."
A problem all over the country
For now, the only results that are obtained Andrea competitions. Anyone can place his bets on the blog and show what happened after watching the trials. Awards were about 160 114 have matched the predictions, and often by more people. Like, there's the rub and it is clear to all. And Andrew is confident that they will prove even better the next 600 winners of competitions already predicted on the blog. For now, have been published only the results of 36 competitions, but in the coming days will be revealed all the others, that the fact Newspapers saw a preview. For now been met forecasts of 15 competition held at La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy 12 University of Milan, Pavia 4, 4 to Parma, 4 in Naples, Catania 3. A cancer that crosses the entire peninsula and that someone has finally decided to sue.
First it was a pastime
"When I was in Italy at the University I was able to predict the winners of many competitions - says Andrea - actually making predictions is a very popular informal pastime,it is alleged that the winner deserves it or not. I honestly did not think that this initiative would become so famous, but now I've taken it very seriously in order to demonstrate what can be expected and that the valuation of securities has no influence on the outcome. " A demonstration of this last argument, Andrea complaint three case studies: one took place in Milan, one in Rome and one in Calabria. The three winners, in fact, at the time of the call (and perhaps beyond) did not have a PhD. The first, in Milan, had only two publications, in collaboration with internal member of the Commission. The second, in Rome,sported four publications while the contestants were up to 29 and the third is not even possible to go back to its scientific output. "Not only does not reward merit - Andrea says - but it is also unnecessary to change the rules because they still are circumvented." The solution, for the creator of the blog, would be "to suffer the consequences of hiring those who have taken over." A Swiss system, therefore, with continuous evaluation and step off of funds for those not reached expected levels in the contracts. "We should stop the shots of the teachers in salary based on performance of people who have taken - concludes Andrea - just so we could get results."
A problem all over the country
For now, the only results that are obtained Andrea competitions. Anyone can place his bets on the blog and show what happened after watching the trials. Awards were about 160 114 have matched the predictions, and often by more people. Like, there's the rub and it is clear to all. And Andrew is confident that they will prove even better the next 600 winners of competitions already predicted on the blog. For now, have been published only the results of 36 competitions, but in the coming days will be revealed all the others, that the fact Newspapers saw a preview. For now been met forecasts of 15 competition held at La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy 12 University of Milan, Pavia 4, 4 to Parma, 4 in Naples, Catania 3. A cancer that crosses the entire peninsula and that someone has finally decided to sue.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Earthquake in Irpinia, 30 years later
November 23 rd 1980. Thirty years ago. At 19.32 the earth trembled in the south, as did for years. The fury fell upon the towns and cities of Campania and Basilicata, the "bone" gnawed a South already hopeless. Three thousand deads, thousands wounded, towns razed to the ground in seconds. Million with no house, Balvano with the old and the children held hands waiting for the priest's blessing , Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi with his hospital crumpled, mortally wounded the Lucania. The state arrived there with a partisan president, Sandro Pertini, who three days later (it was November 26) arrives in the "crater" and was outraged. "There were no immediate relief that there should be", said on television. "I still hear the rubble moans, cries of despairs buried alive." The face of the man loved by the whole country, his words spoken in a trembling voice, shook Italy and in thousands, young men and women, industrial workers, technicians, teachers, arrived in the South were the volunteers, an army of good people who still believed in solidarity . It was the last episode, before the breakdown of these years, a large mobilization of North and South. After the earthquake reconstruction, often made of waste, unfinished works and always postponed: € 32,363,593,779 (50.000.000.000 CAD) spent to date, an enormous sum that has enriched speculators, greedy developers, politicians, business scams , large financial groups and the Camorra.
The rigged statues of Palazzo Chigi
hands and penis to Venus and Mars .
In times of cutbacks to cultural heritage,a restoration cost of 70 000 €. The works were placed in front of a blue backdrop very kitch, built by the architect of Prime Minister, Mario Catalano
CARLO ALBERTO BUCCI
ROME - Venus has regained both hands. Mars, together with the right, also lost his penis for some time. Miracle at Palazzo Chigi. By the express will of Silvio Berlusconi. And in spite of the restoration of the rules prohibiting false and repairs that affect the historical authenticity of the artwork.
The famous marble group, with the Roman portraits of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina on bodies of "Greek" Gods of Olympus, has undergone a cosmetic surgery that is likely to have serious negative effects on the sculpture by 175 AD . And the image of the school of Italian restorers in the world. Thus, after the controversy over the move from the Museum of the Baths of Diocletian to Palazzo Chigi (residence of the Prime minister), a new storm is about to fall on the 1,400 pounds of precious marble.
At the express request of the Chairman of the Council and the insistence of his architect Mario Catalano, the Ministry of Culture has completed an operation of "compensation" for the missing parts of classical sculpture, found at Ostia in 1918,. This choice contrasts with the virtuoso Italian road to philological restoration. And that clashes with the current regime of austerity that the Minister of Culture Sandro Bondi and the Economy Tremonti have required the protection of heritage (-46% funds for 2011): It is true that the cost of restyling shall be borne by the Presidency of the Council, but those 70 thousand euro could stop some most urgent intervention in the Italy of Pompeii, which collapsed instead of being spent on make-up.
"why in China the sculptures appear as new and ours have arms and heads missing? Complete the statues" would tell the prime minister after he saw , February 25, the Group of Mars and Venus, the statue of Hercules cornucopia and the statue draped and veiled women, from the classroom V of the Museum of the Baths of Diocletian in Rome, already cleaned up ahead of the loan. So it was that, while the "Veiled" was going to decorate the apartment of the Prime Minister at the Palazzo Chigi, the marble of the Antonine age was performed in the courtyard during the visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on October 7 and by pretend that the time has not passed the bodies of two imperial divinity, mutilation.
For years, Italian restorers hold classes and workshops in China on the conservation of works of art as they come from centuries of history. In the case of Mars and Venus, it is as if the teacher had left to divert the pupil. The arms, the genitals of the god of war and other parts of the hairs made of clay and marble, join almost seamlessly to the body of the original sculpture that draw the viewer in deception and violate the rules of the Italian restoration it plans to "declare "the difference between ancient and modern.
With the release of Mars and Venus by Berlusconi seems to be back to the centuries in which the cardinals were in Rome to complete the Baroque sculptors mutilated and headless statues found in the vineyards of the Eternal City, but today no one dreams of using multiple pins metal to support the prosthesis. Doubt also about the blue sky as backdrop ,which is the result of Hollywood-style Catalan architect: a scene that has nothing to do with history, style and decoration of the century building that belonged to the Chigi.
Authorised by the former superintendent of Rome Giuseppe Proietti, the "restoration" forced to work a dozen experts in the Roman College. In an attempt to limit the false history, the technicians of the Ministry have carried out studies on the shape and measurements of the missing parts through to similar metrics on statues: what is the position of the fingers that touch of Venus and Mars must be as long as its member?
The permanence of the 228 cm statue at the Chigi Palace, however, is hanging on the edge of the government crisis. And therefore the additions on the beautiful goddess and the male partner. The clearance of 29 March 2009 the then superintendent Angelo Bottini Rome - noted the request came from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers after one year before the prime minister had been struck by the statues - provided that "the loan will last until the end the legislature. " Once back at the Baths of Diocletian, where he hopes to soon end up in the renovation of the rooms, Mars and Venus are likely to be released by the parties reversed. No museum wants in his collections false hairpieces and attributes.
In times of cutbacks to cultural heritage,a restoration cost of 70 000 €. The works were placed in front of a blue backdrop very kitch, built by the architect of Prime Minister, Mario Catalano
CARLO ALBERTO BUCCI
ROME - Venus has regained both hands. Mars, together with the right, also lost his penis for some time. Miracle at Palazzo Chigi. By the express will of Silvio Berlusconi. And in spite of the restoration of the rules prohibiting false and repairs that affect the historical authenticity of the artwork.
The famous marble group, with the Roman portraits of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina on bodies of "Greek" Gods of Olympus, has undergone a cosmetic surgery that is likely to have serious negative effects on the sculpture by 175 AD . And the image of the school of Italian restorers in the world. Thus, after the controversy over the move from the Museum of the Baths of Diocletian to Palazzo Chigi (residence of the Prime minister), a new storm is about to fall on the 1,400 pounds of precious marble.
At the express request of the Chairman of the Council and the insistence of his architect Mario Catalano, the Ministry of Culture has completed an operation of "compensation" for the missing parts of classical sculpture, found at Ostia in 1918,. This choice contrasts with the virtuoso Italian road to philological restoration. And that clashes with the current regime of austerity that the Minister of Culture Sandro Bondi and the Economy Tremonti have required the protection of heritage (-46% funds for 2011): It is true that the cost of restyling shall be borne by the Presidency of the Council, but those 70 thousand euro could stop some most urgent intervention in the Italy of Pompeii, which collapsed instead of being spent on make-up.
"why in China the sculptures appear as new and ours have arms and heads missing? Complete the statues" would tell the prime minister after he saw , February 25, the Group of Mars and Venus, the statue of Hercules cornucopia and the statue draped and veiled women, from the classroom V of the Museum of the Baths of Diocletian in Rome, already cleaned up ahead of the loan. So it was that, while the "Veiled" was going to decorate the apartment of the Prime Minister at the Palazzo Chigi, the marble of the Antonine age was performed in the courtyard during the visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on October 7 and by pretend that the time has not passed the bodies of two imperial divinity, mutilation.
For years, Italian restorers hold classes and workshops in China on the conservation of works of art as they come from centuries of history. In the case of Mars and Venus, it is as if the teacher had left to divert the pupil. The arms, the genitals of the god of war and other parts of the hairs made of clay and marble, join almost seamlessly to the body of the original sculpture that draw the viewer in deception and violate the rules of the Italian restoration it plans to "declare "the difference between ancient and modern.
With the release of Mars and Venus by Berlusconi seems to be back to the centuries in which the cardinals were in Rome to complete the Baroque sculptors mutilated and headless statues found in the vineyards of the Eternal City, but today no one dreams of using multiple pins metal to support the prosthesis. Doubt also about the blue sky as backdrop ,which is the result of Hollywood-style Catalan architect: a scene that has nothing to do with history, style and decoration of the century building that belonged to the Chigi.
Authorised by the former superintendent of Rome Giuseppe Proietti, the "restoration" forced to work a dozen experts in the Roman College. In an attempt to limit the false history, the technicians of the Ministry have carried out studies on the shape and measurements of the missing parts through to similar metrics on statues: what is the position of the fingers that touch of Venus and Mars must be as long as its member?
The permanence of the 228 cm statue at the Chigi Palace, however, is hanging on the edge of the government crisis. And therefore the additions on the beautiful goddess and the male partner. The clearance of 29 March 2009 the then superintendent Angelo Bottini Rome - noted the request came from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers after one year before the prime minister had been struck by the statues - provided that "the loan will last until the end the legislature. " Once back at the Baths of Diocletian, where he hopes to soon end up in the renovation of the rooms, Mars and Venus are likely to be released by the parties reversed. No museum wants in his collections false hairpieces and attributes.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
And now schools will be dirtier
Daniele Martini
In many public schools in Italy last year the parents are self-taxed to pay for the cleaning companies and to prevent their children spend their days in dirty classrooms and toilets that they used more disgusting than an alley. In some cases even pulled up their sleeves, they bought brooms and detergent, they cleaned the locals. To prevent the institutes to turn into slums, Piedmont and Veneto regions fill the cuts by drawing on state funds in their budgets.
This year, however, how hard parents and administrators can do, are unlikely to prevent what in a modern and civilized country is not even thinkable, and that is that many state schools, elementary, middle and high schools, are abandoned . If in 2009-2010, in fact, the reduction in the budget for cleaning school buildings was an average of 25 percent for 2011 firms and unions provide a lot more drastic cuts. The final figure of bloodletting is still there, even if the data circulated so far are more than alarming. Yesterday there was a meeting convened at the Ministry of Economy but was present not the Minister of Education, Mariastella Gelmini, but by a secretary, Joseph Pizza, as if the whole thing was not an important affair,an event in a negative way,: schools without cleaning. But the comparison showed that a few days ago the Ministry has started yet another move to further reduce the funding for 2010 and the discovery has boosted the suspects.
Faced with the cuts already made and repeated negative signals for 2011, the cleaning companies have already set in motion procedures to massive layoffs of employees, about 27 000 people, starting with the 15 000 former workers socially useful (lsu ) now given by companies. Since September many businesses are operating without the certainty of being paid and now, with a letter also signed by the unions, a document from the polite tone, but ultimately, the associations that represent them, namely the Confederation of Fise-Anip the Legacoop services and Confcooperative -Federlavoro, informed the Minister of Education who do not make more to maintain employment levels intact.
In recent months an employee has been paid to the layoffs notwithstanding, that is, with public funds that supplement the income lost because of state cuts. Cuts that, on balance, proved illusory, hoped that more effective in terms of savings on final balances. But the funds end in a month and a half and at the moment no one knows if there will be money to fund it again, especially if there are adequate state resources for the work reassigned. In short, thanks to the law of stability (the former Finance) and cuts horizontally, ie without going too much for the subtle but striking anywhere, without any selection criteria, there is a very real risk that many public schools are left to themselves.
Not only that: because many companies also perform cleaning services for the care and supervision is emerging even the possibility that in the coming weeks, many institutions remain barred in the morning because no one is going to open the door and then left the premises are at the mercy of anyone , at the mercy of vandals and unknown. Unacceptable in itself, the matter becomes outrageous when you consider that while the government says it does not have the money for state schools finds them for private ones (expecially catholic ones) and increase appropriations, rising from 150 million euro a year to about 250. Until the 2008-2009 season, the state spent on cleaning in schools around 600 million euro per year: 350 for contracts awarded to former employees and 250 million socially useful environment for those who are known as the "historical contracts" , entrusted with competitions at regional and concentrated in institutions of central and northern Italy. Contracts of the latter until a few years ago were managed by the municipalities and provinces and paid directly with money taken from their budgets. Then the local authorities gave up this task by returning to the state appropriations, which in turn pledged to transfer money to each school. For years the system has worked well, then head back the Berlusconi governmentwhich now does not hesitate to leave school buildings dry of money.
In many public schools in Italy last year the parents are self-taxed to pay for the cleaning companies and to prevent their children spend their days in dirty classrooms and toilets that they used more disgusting than an alley. In some cases even pulled up their sleeves, they bought brooms and detergent, they cleaned the locals. To prevent the institutes to turn into slums, Piedmont and Veneto regions fill the cuts by drawing on state funds in their budgets.
This year, however, how hard parents and administrators can do, are unlikely to prevent what in a modern and civilized country is not even thinkable, and that is that many state schools, elementary, middle and high schools, are abandoned . If in 2009-2010, in fact, the reduction in the budget for cleaning school buildings was an average of 25 percent for 2011 firms and unions provide a lot more drastic cuts. The final figure of bloodletting is still there, even if the data circulated so far are more than alarming. Yesterday there was a meeting convened at the Ministry of Economy but was present not the Minister of Education, Mariastella Gelmini, but by a secretary, Joseph Pizza, as if the whole thing was not an important affair,an event in a negative way,: schools without cleaning. But the comparison showed that a few days ago the Ministry has started yet another move to further reduce the funding for 2010 and the discovery has boosted the suspects.
Faced with the cuts already made and repeated negative signals for 2011, the cleaning companies have already set in motion procedures to massive layoffs of employees, about 27 000 people, starting with the 15 000 former workers socially useful (lsu ) now given by companies. Since September many businesses are operating without the certainty of being paid and now, with a letter also signed by the unions, a document from the polite tone, but ultimately, the associations that represent them, namely the Confederation of Fise-Anip the Legacoop services and Confcooperative -Federlavoro, informed the Minister of Education who do not make more to maintain employment levels intact.
In recent months an employee has been paid to the layoffs notwithstanding, that is, with public funds that supplement the income lost because of state cuts. Cuts that, on balance, proved illusory, hoped that more effective in terms of savings on final balances. But the funds end in a month and a half and at the moment no one knows if there will be money to fund it again, especially if there are adequate state resources for the work reassigned. In short, thanks to the law of stability (the former Finance) and cuts horizontally, ie without going too much for the subtle but striking anywhere, without any selection criteria, there is a very real risk that many public schools are left to themselves.
Not only that: because many companies also perform cleaning services for the care and supervision is emerging even the possibility that in the coming weeks, many institutions remain barred in the morning because no one is going to open the door and then left the premises are at the mercy of anyone , at the mercy of vandals and unknown. Unacceptable in itself, the matter becomes outrageous when you consider that while the government says it does not have the money for state schools finds them for private ones (expecially catholic ones) and increase appropriations, rising from 150 million euro a year to about 250. Until the 2008-2009 season, the state spent on cleaning in schools around 600 million euro per year: 350 for contracts awarded to former employees and 250 million socially useful environment for those who are known as the "historical contracts" , entrusted with competitions at regional and concentrated in institutions of central and northern Italy. Contracts of the latter until a few years ago were managed by the municipalities and provinces and paid directly with money taken from their budgets. Then the local authorities gave up this task by returning to the state appropriations, which in turn pledged to transfer money to each school. For years the system has worked well, then head back the Berlusconi governmentwhich now does not hesitate to leave school buildings dry of money.
Valentino, and others, the controversial relationship between celebrities and Revenue
Paying taxes is not always the stuff of celebrity. The motorcyclist Valentino Rossi, had shifted his residence in London in 2000. In 2007 we saw challenging the tax assessment of 60 million (90.000.000 CAD) euro not declared. Before him, it had fallen to Alberto Tomba and Diego Armando Maradona. The first accused was in the late 90's for bringing money abroad through a lot of companies in tax havens. The investigation ended with the acquittal of the skier who had remedied, however, while its debts with tax amounting to 10 billion lire. Maradona has been celebrated with the seizure of diamond earring, then auctioned and two gold Rolex watch. Woe for another Valentino, the designer and his colleagues Dolce and Gabbana and Roberto Cavalli. Sophia Loren, for tax evasion, even ended up in prison. Chapter, that of the yacht charter company and payable to rented by VIPs, that in this way were not keepers. In addition to Flavio Briatore, has happened to Vasco Rossi and Massimo Boldi. A suspicious to investigators about the real owners, the names of the boats: Jamaica No Problem "and" Chive "
Italy's left is failing to make the most of Silvio Berlusconi's decline
Even friends of Berlusconi think his time is up, but the left is divided and frequently upstaged by a former fascist
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Tana de Zulueta
guardian.co.uk,
A leader of the opposition could hardly ask for more. If not quite on the run, Silvio Berlusconi is in a very tight corner indeed: a long-standing ally, the speaker of parliament, Gianfranco Fini, has demanded his resignation, four members of his government have resigned, the all-too-familiar sex scandals that have dotted his tenure seem to be spinning out of control and even his friends admit the man is a menace. A melancholy reference to autumn leaves in its headline, one of the Berlusconi family-owned newspapers, Il Foglio, recently listed a long catalogue of his political failings in a front-page editorial.
Good news, you might think, for the opposition. On the assumption, of course, that everyone knows who is part of it and who its leaders are. One of the peculiarities of the current political storm, however, is that these are both vexed questions in Italy today. A joint television appearance of Fini and Pier Luigi Bersani, the leader of the opposition Democratic party, in which the men were called upon to list the core values of the right and left, has brought the problem home.
Bersani, a former communist who became party leader last year, seemed happy enough to sketch out the familiar list: "Left," he kicked off by saying, "means that if you look at the world from the point of view of the weak you can actually make it a better place." His list included the right for the children of immigrants born in Italy to claim citizenship. Fini struck a patriotic note: "Right," he said, "means thinking it's wonderful, in spite of everything, to be Italian." Both men made pointed references to "decency" (Bersani) and "dignity" (Fini) in public office, in a bipartisan jab at the prime minister's shaky morals. Rather than an object lesson in the differences between the political left and right, however, Bersani and Fini's two short monologues sounded more like rival bids for the mantle of leader of the opposition.
Fini's increasingly open criticism of Berlusconi and his style of leadership has repeatedly upstaged the left. He had called for a new law on citizenship to improve the integration of Italy's growing immigrant population long before Bersani's recent statement – a position designed to irritate Berlusconi's last remaining allies: the anti-immigrant Northern League. Once an admirer of Benito Mussolini, the Fini makeover took on speed after his decision to break with Berlusconi's People of Freedom party in July. He has come round to decidedly liberal views on issues that remain highly contentious in the eyes of the Catholic church, such as same-sex couples and fertility treatment.
Some Democratic party members have found themselves openly wondering why the former fascist Fini sounds more progressive these days than some of their own more conservative MPs. Bersani's Democratic party is the result of a merger between the biggest, and more moderate, chunk of Italy's former Communist party, now members of the European Socialist bloc, and what was left of Italy's once-dominant Christian Democrat party. Though the two parties had long been in coalition, the political equivalent of marriage has proved difficult. Political infighting has seen out two party leaders in three years, causing problems for Bersani as well. The party is currently divided on the most urgent issue of the moment: who should replace Berlusconi as PM if he is forced out of office.
But feuding has a price. Recent events in Milan, where Italy's centre-left held coalition primary elections last Sunday to select a common candidate to run for mayoral elections next year, suggest the Democratic party is increasingly out of step with its own electorate. To nobody's surprise, Domenico Pisapia, a lawyer and distinguished former member of parliament championed by two small parties of the left, defeated the Democratic party candidate on a thin turnout.
Pisapia was supported by Nichi Vendola, the leftist president of the Southern Apullia region who stormed to victory in his own region in the teeth of fierce opposition from Democratic party leaders. For Italy's Democrats, still the largest party of the left, an awkward prospect looms. Could Vendola, Italy's self-defined "white Obama", trump them yet again in a national primary election for the leadership of a coalition push against Berlusconi?
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Tana de Zulueta
guardian.co.uk,
A leader of the opposition could hardly ask for more. If not quite on the run, Silvio Berlusconi is in a very tight corner indeed: a long-standing ally, the speaker of parliament, Gianfranco Fini, has demanded his resignation, four members of his government have resigned, the all-too-familiar sex scandals that have dotted his tenure seem to be spinning out of control and even his friends admit the man is a menace. A melancholy reference to autumn leaves in its headline, one of the Berlusconi family-owned newspapers, Il Foglio, recently listed a long catalogue of his political failings in a front-page editorial.
Good news, you might think, for the opposition. On the assumption, of course, that everyone knows who is part of it and who its leaders are. One of the peculiarities of the current political storm, however, is that these are both vexed questions in Italy today. A joint television appearance of Fini and Pier Luigi Bersani, the leader of the opposition Democratic party, in which the men were called upon to list the core values of the right and left, has brought the problem home.
Bersani, a former communist who became party leader last year, seemed happy enough to sketch out the familiar list: "Left," he kicked off by saying, "means that if you look at the world from the point of view of the weak you can actually make it a better place." His list included the right for the children of immigrants born in Italy to claim citizenship. Fini struck a patriotic note: "Right," he said, "means thinking it's wonderful, in spite of everything, to be Italian." Both men made pointed references to "decency" (Bersani) and "dignity" (Fini) in public office, in a bipartisan jab at the prime minister's shaky morals. Rather than an object lesson in the differences between the political left and right, however, Bersani and Fini's two short monologues sounded more like rival bids for the mantle of leader of the opposition.
Fini's increasingly open criticism of Berlusconi and his style of leadership has repeatedly upstaged the left. He had called for a new law on citizenship to improve the integration of Italy's growing immigrant population long before Bersani's recent statement – a position designed to irritate Berlusconi's last remaining allies: the anti-immigrant Northern League. Once an admirer of Benito Mussolini, the Fini makeover took on speed after his decision to break with Berlusconi's People of Freedom party in July. He has come round to decidedly liberal views on issues that remain highly contentious in the eyes of the Catholic church, such as same-sex couples and fertility treatment.
Some Democratic party members have found themselves openly wondering why the former fascist Fini sounds more progressive these days than some of their own more conservative MPs. Bersani's Democratic party is the result of a merger between the biggest, and more moderate, chunk of Italy's former Communist party, now members of the European Socialist bloc, and what was left of Italy's once-dominant Christian Democrat party. Though the two parties had long been in coalition, the political equivalent of marriage has proved difficult. Political infighting has seen out two party leaders in three years, causing problems for Bersani as well. The party is currently divided on the most urgent issue of the moment: who should replace Berlusconi as PM if he is forced out of office.
But feuding has a price. Recent events in Milan, where Italy's centre-left held coalition primary elections last Sunday to select a common candidate to run for mayoral elections next year, suggest the Democratic party is increasingly out of step with its own electorate. To nobody's surprise, Domenico Pisapia, a lawyer and distinguished former member of parliament championed by two small parties of the left, defeated the Democratic party candidate on a thin turnout.
Pisapia was supported by Nichi Vendola, the leftist president of the Southern Apullia region who stormed to victory in his own region in the teeth of fierce opposition from Democratic party leaders. For Italy's Democrats, still the largest party of the left, an awkward prospect looms. Could Vendola, Italy's self-defined "white Obama", trump them yet again in a national primary election for the leadership of a coalition push against Berlusconi?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
"Enough with the comedy": Catholics arise...(finally)
(www.ilfattoquotidiano.it)
Marco Politi
The bunga bunga broke the vase. From the Catholic diocesan weeklies is the revolt against the moral and political breakdown product from Berlusconi. It is a climate of late empire, writes Verona faithful, while the weekly of the Diocese of Trent says clearly: the elections are a risk to the country, but that does not mean we should give a Premier crippled.
National weekly broadcast across the diocese are the heart and stomach of the world church. The bright tones of a print anti-Berlusconi generally moderate, because under the direct control of bishops, reported that the premier has dramatically underestimated the women's adventures, but the Catholic world on minors is not joking! And do not even mess around the idea that the prime minister to focus on partying while unemployment, insecurity, inadequate wages stifle families.
The revolt was born. Enough with the tone from comedy to the crisis, marks the Voice of Berici (Vicenza): "The prime minister seems to have assumed the style of variety ... The vulgarity of some his phrasing, the idea of sending women, a lifestyle that has made the show his unmistakable figure, puts in doubt his credibility?. Interesting political conclusion: "It gives life to an executive, as wide as possible, who knows how to put the good of the country at the center."
The weekly Novara action, evokes the Titanic. On the bridge there is rejoicing, as we see a country where poverty and advancing the backlog. : "The inaction of the government confuses those who need a center that takes decisions in the face of serious problems in the country. A Pordenone Il Popolo directly attacks the Cayman. Berlusconi goes to freewheel. Behavior. In words. It's so challenging to defend his right to have fun with small parties, going to diminish simply decency. It is not what you'd expect from a politician with his responsibilities and his age.
It is not morality, it's disgusting what he does respond, the Catholic press, whose comments were raised by the agency Adista-ti. The weekly diocesan Pesaro title "Bunga Bunga" and let off some steam in an article: "It is not my habit to get their hands directly in the hunt, but if you clog the septic tank is necessary to do so. The call of the Prime Minister at the police station, the dental hygienist become foster regional councilor, outraged at the arrogance of their comic.
The Voice of Catholic Cremona is scathing: "Woe to him who is the slave of sin." The weekly Cardinal Poletto in Turin, the voice of the people, note the contradiction between the fleet sent against the boats of illegal immigrants and the call of the Prime Minister to help its immigrant community. The decision is clear: with a 11 percent unemployment can not spend months at the personal affairs of the premier. We change the electoral law, or at least, better to vote now.
Verona faithful Berlusconi stresses that an element of force has become the executive ball and chain?. But even in his sunset sees so much darkness around. The center Moderate Catholic sees no strong alternatives. Just the week of Verona is the alarm, and if Berlusconi does win again?
Marco Politi
The bunga bunga broke the vase. From the Catholic diocesan weeklies is the revolt against the moral and political breakdown product from Berlusconi. It is a climate of late empire, writes Verona faithful, while the weekly of the Diocese of Trent says clearly: the elections are a risk to the country, but that does not mean we should give a Premier crippled.
National weekly broadcast across the diocese are the heart and stomach of the world church. The bright tones of a print anti-Berlusconi generally moderate, because under the direct control of bishops, reported that the premier has dramatically underestimated the women's adventures, but the Catholic world on minors is not joking! And do not even mess around the idea that the prime minister to focus on partying while unemployment, insecurity, inadequate wages stifle families.
The revolt was born. Enough with the tone from comedy to the crisis, marks the Voice of Berici (Vicenza): "The prime minister seems to have assumed the style of variety ... The vulgarity of some his phrasing, the idea of sending women, a lifestyle that has made the show his unmistakable figure, puts in doubt his credibility?. Interesting political conclusion: "It gives life to an executive, as wide as possible, who knows how to put the good of the country at the center."
The weekly Novara action, evokes the Titanic. On the bridge there is rejoicing, as we see a country where poverty and advancing the backlog. : "The inaction of the government confuses those who need a center that takes decisions in the face of serious problems in the country. A Pordenone Il Popolo directly attacks the Cayman. Berlusconi goes to freewheel. Behavior. In words. It's so challenging to defend his right to have fun with small parties, going to diminish simply decency. It is not what you'd expect from a politician with his responsibilities and his age.
It is not morality, it's disgusting what he does respond, the Catholic press, whose comments were raised by the agency Adista-ti. The weekly diocesan Pesaro title "Bunga Bunga" and let off some steam in an article: "It is not my habit to get their hands directly in the hunt, but if you clog the septic tank is necessary to do so. The call of the Prime Minister at the police station, the dental hygienist become foster regional councilor, outraged at the arrogance of their comic.
The Voice of Catholic Cremona is scathing: "Woe to him who is the slave of sin." The weekly Cardinal Poletto in Turin, the voice of the people, note the contradiction between the fleet sent against the boats of illegal immigrants and the call of the Prime Minister to help its immigrant community. The decision is clear: with a 11 percent unemployment can not spend months at the personal affairs of the premier. We change the electoral law, or at least, better to vote now.
Verona faithful Berlusconi stresses that an element of force has become the executive ball and chain?. But even in his sunset sees so much darkness around. The center Moderate Catholic sees no strong alternatives. Just the week of Verona is the alarm, and if Berlusconi does win again?
Thursday, November 11, 2010
The wiretaps between Berlusconi, the former Commissioner and the Director of public television were sent to Brussels for the shock of MEPs
"Forty years ago, when I worked as a correspondent of the press and broadcasting of Ljubljana newspaper Delo, the Italian media were an example for me and my colleagues, we had a system of limited freedom. I can not say that the Italian journalism is still capable of inspiring the public and professionals alike. " Before the scandal and the investigation about the pressures on public television director by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the Slovenian liberal MEP, Ivo Vajgl, speaks openly of political populism.
Yesterday, the gate-Trani arrived in Brussels: the wiretaps between Silvio Berlusconi, the former commissioner Agcom (authority for Communications Guarantees) Giancarlo Innocenzi and the Director General of RAI ( the italian public television) Mauro Masi were sent into a classroom of the European Parliament, translated into English, and accompanied by an animation video for an international audience. An initiative of MEPs IDV Luigi De Magistris and Sonia Alfano, who promised to forward the intercepts across Europe: "We brought these interceptions in Europe to warn of the risk that the EU is running: the attack on the freedom of information is not only an Italian case but it may spread like a virus across the continent, "says De Magistris, who along with Alfano firm promise:" We'll send this video with the intercepts across Europe to show the interference of political power in the information in Italy, one of the 27 EU member states. " Even Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, a Spanish Socialist, chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties in the European parliament, have said the case concerned Italian: "The pluralism of information is one of the founding values of the European Union. About the problems of information in Italy, Bulgaria and Romania to the European Parliament is important for the whole Union "
Also translated into another language, harsh invective of Silvio Berlusconi to a State Agcom have frozen the atmosphere in the classroom of Parliament, packed with people. Annozero, a popular transmission which always digest the leader of the party of love, had to be closed. At all costs. Even the animation video cushioned the effect of the incredible pressure on a guy who became a little smaller on the phone with the "big boss". Only hearing the insults in English, the international audience have made a smile in disbelief in front of an event that you think would never happen in a Western democracy: an EU country, in fact.
The meeting was attended by Antonio Massari, journalist and author of Il Fatto newspaper investigation conducted by the small Bari Prosecutor in March 2010. The story is well known: a plot to the extent possible between political power, information and monitoring bodies. Characters that have never had to talk to each other, not in these terms, at least. For months, the Prosecutor of Trani has listened in silence to the pressures of a Berlusconi "on the verge of a nervous breakdown" made - or rather, shouted - Giancarlo Innocenzi, AGCOM Commissioner, to intervene to close a program that dealt with the Mills case, the negotiations between the state and Cosa Nostra, the D'Addario case, short of news that should not be given. "Everything has been done to draw attention to the story, the attorney takes care of Trani, or on judicial leaks, while the scandal was in the pressure on Rai," said the German TV journalist Udo Gumpel. Not surprised, however, Loris Mazzetti, who in his long career, Rai, has seen some good. "Nine months later, nothing has changed: Annozero is still under attack and two of its most valuable employees, Marco Travaglio and Vauro the cartoonist, working for months without a contract," Massari complaint. Not only political event, but many boys and girls especially Italians came from Italy. As Valeria Grasso, 40 years, a small businesswoman from Palermo: "These interceptions are a novelty for me, I had never heard in Italian. Take them and talk in Europe is crucial in helping us to stay in Italy free and democratic. "
Yesterday, the gate-Trani arrived in Brussels: the wiretaps between Silvio Berlusconi, the former commissioner Agcom (authority for Communications Guarantees) Giancarlo Innocenzi and the Director General of RAI ( the italian public television) Mauro Masi were sent into a classroom of the European Parliament, translated into English, and accompanied by an animation video for an international audience. An initiative of MEPs IDV Luigi De Magistris and Sonia Alfano, who promised to forward the intercepts across Europe: "We brought these interceptions in Europe to warn of the risk that the EU is running: the attack on the freedom of information is not only an Italian case but it may spread like a virus across the continent, "says De Magistris, who along with Alfano firm promise:" We'll send this video with the intercepts across Europe to show the interference of political power in the information in Italy, one of the 27 EU member states. " Even Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, a Spanish Socialist, chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties in the European parliament, have said the case concerned Italian: "The pluralism of information is one of the founding values of the European Union. About the problems of information in Italy, Bulgaria and Romania to the European Parliament is important for the whole Union "
Also translated into another language, harsh invective of Silvio Berlusconi to a State Agcom have frozen the atmosphere in the classroom of Parliament, packed with people. Annozero, a popular transmission which always digest the leader of the party of love, had to be closed. At all costs. Even the animation video cushioned the effect of the incredible pressure on a guy who became a little smaller on the phone with the "big boss". Only hearing the insults in English, the international audience have made a smile in disbelief in front of an event that you think would never happen in a Western democracy: an EU country, in fact.
The meeting was attended by Antonio Massari, journalist and author of Il Fatto newspaper investigation conducted by the small Bari Prosecutor in March 2010. The story is well known: a plot to the extent possible between political power, information and monitoring bodies. Characters that have never had to talk to each other, not in these terms, at least. For months, the Prosecutor of Trani has listened in silence to the pressures of a Berlusconi "on the verge of a nervous breakdown" made - or rather, shouted - Giancarlo Innocenzi, AGCOM Commissioner, to intervene to close a program that dealt with the Mills case, the negotiations between the state and Cosa Nostra, the D'Addario case, short of news that should not be given. "Everything has been done to draw attention to the story, the attorney takes care of Trani, or on judicial leaks, while the scandal was in the pressure on Rai," said the German TV journalist Udo Gumpel. Not surprised, however, Loris Mazzetti, who in his long career, Rai, has seen some good. "Nine months later, nothing has changed: Annozero is still under attack and two of its most valuable employees, Marco Travaglio and Vauro the cartoonist, working for months without a contract," Massari complaint. Not only political event, but many boys and girls especially Italians came from Italy. As Valeria Grasso, 40 years, a small businesswoman from Palermo: "These interceptions are a novelty for me, I had never heard in Italian. Take them and talk in Europe is crucial in helping us to stay in Italy free and democratic. "
No trains from Sicily to the North
SARA Scarafia (www.repubblica.it)
Officially, the plan has not yet effective, but Trenitalia has in fact already deleted the long-distance trains that reach Sicily from the North. Because the only certainty at present is that from December 12 you can not book a train linking the South with the rest of Italy. Until 11 December bookings are regular connections ,from 12, the eve of the activation of the new timetable announced by Trenitalia, has black-out. A nightmare especially in view of the Christmas holidays. How will commuters who want to go home for Christmas? Book is currently impossible.
Also Undersecretary to the Prime Minister and leader of Forza South(new party) Gianfranco Micciche: "I tried to book a train from Milan to Syracuse to January 5, 2011 and I was told that the train has been canceled. And trains from northern Italy stop in Villa San Giovanni ( a town ath the end of Italy, just in front of Sicily.where they are put on ferries to get the island). I asked for informations to Trenitalia and I was told that because the resources have been cut for the railways, being a Trenitalia a Spa,it cut unprofitable routes. that this is the first effect of federalism? ".
The case is also addressed by Governor Raffaele Lombardo, who wrote to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Matteoli: "These measures, if confirmed, further impoverish Sicily and Sicilians." The revolution of Trenitalia, though the entry into force of the winter timetable will be confirmed about long-distance trains in Sicily, turn into an odyssey travel to the North: by bus to Messina, through half Sicily Then the ferry, perhaps in the evening, to Villa San Giovanni. Finally, waiting at the station until dawn, hoping to still find a place on a train to the North.
Trenitalia does no confirmation nor a denial, two days after the complaint Fit CISL has warned. According to reports on the plan, to be triggered on December 13 with the entry into force of the winter, the rush of passenger seats goes from four thousand to less than three thousand. From Syracuse, Catania and Agrigento no more trains to Milan, Turin and Venice. It will also cut the links with Rome Termini. But what should a passenger do then? Who has to reach for example from Agrigento Milan now has five trains: if the revolution will be effective, there will not be any more. From Agrigento, therefore, should go to Messina by bus or with a car along 288 kilometers of road.
Arrived in Messina will embark on Villa San Giovanni: a ferry every 40 minutes. The last at 22. 40. Then, after crossing the Strait, will have to look for a train, hoping to find a place. From Catania to Messina there are 96 miles, 154 from Syracuse: from Syracuse depart today five trains a day for Milan.
Cutting the convoys will result in a cut of seats: and a consequent overcrowding of the sections remained in force. There is therefore a risk that after more than a half-day trip, a Agrigento person is forced to wait hours before finding a place? Or find a place but is forced to stand up for more than twelve hours of travel?
Officially, the plan has not yet effective, but Trenitalia has in fact already deleted the long-distance trains that reach Sicily from the North. Because the only certainty at present is that from December 12 you can not book a train linking the South with the rest of Italy. Until 11 December bookings are regular connections ,from 12, the eve of the activation of the new timetable announced by Trenitalia, has black-out. A nightmare especially in view of the Christmas holidays. How will commuters who want to go home for Christmas? Book is currently impossible.
Also Undersecretary to the Prime Minister and leader of Forza South(new party) Gianfranco Micciche: "I tried to book a train from Milan to Syracuse to January 5, 2011 and I was told that the train has been canceled. And trains from northern Italy stop in Villa San Giovanni ( a town ath the end of Italy, just in front of Sicily.where they are put on ferries to get the island). I asked for informations to Trenitalia and I was told that because the resources have been cut for the railways, being a Trenitalia a Spa,it cut unprofitable routes. that this is the first effect of federalism? ".
The case is also addressed by Governor Raffaele Lombardo, who wrote to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Matteoli: "These measures, if confirmed, further impoverish Sicily and Sicilians." The revolution of Trenitalia, though the entry into force of the winter timetable will be confirmed about long-distance trains in Sicily, turn into an odyssey travel to the North: by bus to Messina, through half Sicily Then the ferry, perhaps in the evening, to Villa San Giovanni. Finally, waiting at the station until dawn, hoping to still find a place on a train to the North.
Trenitalia does no confirmation nor a denial, two days after the complaint Fit CISL has warned. According to reports on the plan, to be triggered on December 13 with the entry into force of the winter, the rush of passenger seats goes from four thousand to less than three thousand. From Syracuse, Catania and Agrigento no more trains to Milan, Turin and Venice. It will also cut the links with Rome Termini. But what should a passenger do then? Who has to reach for example from Agrigento Milan now has five trains: if the revolution will be effective, there will not be any more. From Agrigento, therefore, should go to Messina by bus or with a car along 288 kilometers of road.
Arrived in Messina will embark on Villa San Giovanni: a ferry every 40 minutes. The last at 22. 40. Then, after crossing the Strait, will have to look for a train, hoping to find a place. From Catania to Messina there are 96 miles, 154 from Syracuse: from Syracuse depart today five trains a day for Milan.
Cutting the convoys will result in a cut of seats: and a consequent overcrowding of the sections remained in force. There is therefore a risk that after more than a half-day trip, a Agrigento person is forced to wait hours before finding a place? Or find a place but is forced to stand up for more than twelve hours of travel?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
A catholic marriage in Italy :a State directed by the Church.
Rome, November 8, 2010 - Hard times for the wives who theorize marital infidelity and get married in church, although never put into practice the ideas libertine ', the same risk of seeing their marriage annulled by ecclesiastical court, by decision ratified by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, the ruling 22 677, has validated the nullity of the marriage of a couple of Bologna in which the wife had never made any secret, even to her husband, she does not consider important the practice of fidelity. It matters little that the woman has expressed views on the escapades only, and is never passed to the facts. In case of cancellation of religion, the ecclesiastical court of Modena had established 'exclusion from the wife of a bonus marriages,' "the duty of loyalty. In Case there was no separation of responsibilities in the sinking marriage, even referring to the attendance 'of other men, but this did not help to stop the procedure by the enforcement of the Sacra Rota (ecclesiastic Court that decide about validity of catholic marriages). The woman, therefore, had turned to the Supreme Court, challenging the decisions of the ecclesiastical verdict and trying to challenge the annulment of her marriage. the Court of the First Civil Chamber, with the ruling n.22677, however, has rejected her appeal and upheld a ruling by the Court of Appeal had declared the effectiveness ofthe Sacra Rota decisions. For the Italian law the verdict of invalidity of a marriage issued by the regional ecclesiastical court iis vald for the italian State. Now the lady will lose forever the right to any child support.
http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/1/20101108/tit-moglie-infedele-in-teoria-nozze-null-e23ea19.html
http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/1/20101108/tit-moglie-infedele-in-teoria-nozze-null-e23ea19.html
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The Minister prefers the helicopter
Brambilla, Minister of State for the tourism prefers the helicopter flights, paid for by taxpayers. Even for the meetings of her party Michela Vittoria Brambilla preferred an helicopter of the state and paid for by taxpayers. Already the Minister has a small record of 157.000 euro (220.000 CAD) spent traveling - and she is a ministry without portfolio (with no budget to spend for ) - against an estimated budget of 27.000 (36.000CAD). ...
It is December 9 last year, the minister takes by car (blue-paid but taxpayers), to drive the four and a half kilometers separating her home in Calow, near Lecco, to arrive to Kong Airfield, a small hamlet of Monte Marenzo on the SS 639. At that point, citizens have already spent 500 euro for the sole use of the car (this is the price expressively revealed in September 2009 for the hire of the vehicle). Which stood there, from nine in the morning, with at least one ambulance at the request of Central Calolziocorte 118 of Lecco( same that canadian 911) and a car of the firemen. Yeah, because when the minister moves, all the forces converge to prevent problems. When the ambulance finally back home are 11.20. Two hours later, however, the car goes out again to await the return of the helicopter of the Carabinieri, which travels on the minister....
The same scene is repeated at least once during 2010, how the daily was able to document. On March 13, the day when the minister is in Rimini, to meet the electoral committee of the PDL, then to attend a public meeting with local economic operators. And another service there for a month is booked and canceled at the last moment. On 16 October, then, in Caiolo, Valtellina, the minister is expected for the opening of a golf course, but the helicopter - tas written local newspapers - will not start because of weather conditions and mrs Brambilla was forced to give package. Each time the message arrives a day before the move. In this way all the necessary resources can be alerted. Refunds are then downloaded onto taxpayers. In the specific case of the ambulance, for example, the output is paid by the Convention between 118 and Regione Lombardia.
The number of trips, however, may be higher. The airfieldof KONG, a small private strip of asphalt between the mountains and the edge of a swamp, in fact, freely admits to not always know the names of passengers seeking to use helicopters on the track. "In my memory will be three or four trips a year - says Nadia Ferrari - but sometimes it's the pilot to contact us directly." Moreover, says the manager of Kong, to use the runway, normally intended for ultralight, many are almost always known. as r Minister Roberto Castelli, who lives about five miles to the east ....
But who pays for all this and on what basis? The prefecture of Lecco not confirm and do not detract from "substantive." But point out that it is "okay". For the office of the prefect, in fact, the movements of the Minister shall be approved directly by the flightoffice of the Presidency of the Council. That is paid by us. The same explanation comes from the core of the police helicopters in Orio al Serio, the nearest airport (27km) to the Kong. Colonel Margins, which controls the nucleus, confirming that a flight must be approved by Rome. About the deployment of emergency vehicles, is "a good idea'. We are more reassured if there are ". Even if you do not get answers from Rome - the office flights "is not open to the public, so we can not answer such questions" - is actually hard to believe that everything is in order.
So Let's watch the rule. Because whatever the official version, it is difficult to understand on what grounds the Minister can fly at the expense of citizens. The legislation on state flights, which was launched a few months after the establishment of the executive Berlusconi, provides for only two reasons, which must act together, to grant the privilege to the Ministers of the Republic.
We read the directive of 25 July 2008 for authorizing the flight must be no "compelling evidence and transfer needs related to the effective exercise of official duties." And above all it must not be "scheduled, or other available modes of transport with the effective conduct of those duties." Is this the case? On December 9 last year, for example, the minister is in Piazzola sul Brenta, Padova. Navigator in hand, for a common driver it is are two hours drive. Much less with a flashing light on the roof of the car. Enough to justify the flight of a helicopter? Not to mention the meeting in Rimini on 13 March. The reason to use of a helicopter was a meeting with the Election Committee and is this participation a public meeting?
Moreover, the minister feels important - a "leader for people" she said of herself in Vanity Fair - in Calolziocorte is a matter of some irony and a lot of hassle. Many remember the blue car parking everywhere or the jumping in the hairdresser salon jumping the line, fines that appear and disappear. So far as to create a funny anecdote about the Grand Prix in Monza, which already cost to Rutelli and Mastella,(previous ministers) guilty to have got there with a flight of State in 2007. Two years after we have the Brambilla and some say that the Minister for spawning the helicopter has arrived at her destination twenty minutes before her own car. And for once she had to wait.
It is December 9 last year, the minister takes by car (blue-paid but taxpayers), to drive the four and a half kilometers separating her home in Calow, near Lecco, to arrive to Kong Airfield, a small hamlet of Monte Marenzo on the SS 639. At that point, citizens have already spent 500 euro for the sole use of the car (this is the price expressively revealed in September 2009 for the hire of the vehicle). Which stood there, from nine in the morning, with at least one ambulance at the request of Central Calolziocorte 118 of Lecco( same that canadian 911) and a car of the firemen. Yeah, because when the minister moves, all the forces converge to prevent problems. When the ambulance finally back home are 11.20. Two hours later, however, the car goes out again to await the return of the helicopter of the Carabinieri, which travels on the minister....
The same scene is repeated at least once during 2010, how the daily was able to document. On March 13, the day when the minister is in Rimini, to meet the electoral committee of the PDL, then to attend a public meeting with local economic operators. And another service there for a month is booked and canceled at the last moment. On 16 October, then, in Caiolo, Valtellina, the minister is expected for the opening of a golf course, but the helicopter - tas written local newspapers - will not start because of weather conditions and mrs Brambilla was forced to give package. Each time the message arrives a day before the move. In this way all the necessary resources can be alerted. Refunds are then downloaded onto taxpayers. In the specific case of the ambulance, for example, the output is paid by the Convention between 118 and Regione Lombardia.
The number of trips, however, may be higher. The airfieldof KONG, a small private strip of asphalt between the mountains and the edge of a swamp, in fact, freely admits to not always know the names of passengers seeking to use helicopters on the track. "In my memory will be three or four trips a year - says Nadia Ferrari - but sometimes it's the pilot to contact us directly." Moreover, says the manager of Kong, to use the runway, normally intended for ultralight, many are almost always known. as r Minister Roberto Castelli, who lives about five miles to the east ....
But who pays for all this and on what basis? The prefecture of Lecco not confirm and do not detract from "substantive." But point out that it is "okay". For the office of the prefect, in fact, the movements of the Minister shall be approved directly by the flightoffice of the Presidency of the Council. That is paid by us. The same explanation comes from the core of the police helicopters in Orio al Serio, the nearest airport (27km) to the Kong. Colonel Margins, which controls the nucleus, confirming that a flight must be approved by Rome. About the deployment of emergency vehicles, is "a good idea'. We are more reassured if there are ". Even if you do not get answers from Rome - the office flights "is not open to the public, so we can not answer such questions" - is actually hard to believe that everything is in order.
So Let's watch the rule. Because whatever the official version, it is difficult to understand on what grounds the Minister can fly at the expense of citizens. The legislation on state flights, which was launched a few months after the establishment of the executive Berlusconi, provides for only two reasons, which must act together, to grant the privilege to the Ministers of the Republic.
We read the directive of 25 July 2008 for authorizing the flight must be no "compelling evidence and transfer needs related to the effective exercise of official duties." And above all it must not be "scheduled, or other available modes of transport with the effective conduct of those duties." Is this the case? On December 9 last year, for example, the minister is in Piazzola sul Brenta, Padova. Navigator in hand, for a common driver it is are two hours drive. Much less with a flashing light on the roof of the car. Enough to justify the flight of a helicopter? Not to mention the meeting in Rimini on 13 March. The reason to use of a helicopter was a meeting with the Election Committee and is this participation a public meeting?
Moreover, the minister feels important - a "leader for people" she said of herself in Vanity Fair - in Calolziocorte is a matter of some irony and a lot of hassle. Many remember the blue car parking everywhere or the jumping in the hairdresser salon jumping the line, fines that appear and disappear. So far as to create a funny anecdote about the Grand Prix in Monza, which already cost to Rutelli and Mastella,(previous ministers) guilty to have got there with a flight of State in 2007. Two years after we have the Brambilla and some say that the Minister for spawning the helicopter has arrived at her destination twenty minutes before her own car. And for once she had to wait.
A strange translation
After the problems with Google Street View new strange current approach of Google Translate? Yesterday it turned out with "Google Translator", and "not" vote for Silvio Berlusconi. As reported by many users, using software to translate the phrase "I have not voted for Berlusconi" English - but also from English, Spanish, French and German - the search engine automatically omitted the "not ". Trying with names of other political leaders, foreign and Italian, the translation was correct. In the evening came the explanation from Google: it was a simple computer error "due to an automatic translation that" identifies patterns in hundreds of thousands of documents to decide what is the best translation. " In the evening, the bug has been fixed: the translation was finally corrected: everyone can say -I have NOT voted for Berlusconi.
The business train to Fiumicino airport in Rome
At the risk control of the lucrative Fs on the Rome-airport
Daniele Martini (www.ilfattoquotidiano.it)
Il is the train the most expensive, most profitable and one of the most battered of Italy. Each half-hour runs between Rome and Fiumicino airport, 31 km non-stop. It's called Leonardo Express because it comes from inside the airport, the airport Leonardo da Vinci, in fact. For Railways who run the business is a real business, better ot the new high=speed trains.
For passengers, however, is a different matter. For them, those 31 miles are a nightmare, the worst card that the Eternal City can offer to those who decided to come and visit, the worst for workers that use it everyday.A deputy, Aldo Di Biagio of the PDL, in a query has described as "horrifying" that trip. The coaches are the same for 33 years, uncomfortable, badly reduced, with the toilet often closed or otherwise unusable. Every now and then undergo a refresher, described as "revamping" , which consists of some work for not dropping everything to pieces, a little 'maintenance of the interior and the seats and mainly a plastic brightly coloured surface on the outside body that give a 'so new' impression. The farmers would once have said that is how to tie the pig.
So far the train was operated by the Railways led by Mauro Moretti, but in times of liberalization of transports, also Leonardo Express is becoming an object of contention. The NTV (Nuovo carriage of passengers) who is preparing to compete with Fs on high speed from September next year, would get even with his trains on the Rome-Fiumicino. Alitalia and Rome airports are in favor of this input, because in fact, they feel directly and poor damaged by the service offered to their customers by railway train. Alitalia, which now considers the Fs a competitor on the link above all more profitable, the Rome-Milan, suspected that the low quality of treatment offered between Airport and Rome is just part of a hostile environment. Rome Airports estimate that a little 'less than half of the approximately 34 million passengers arriving and departing (since 2009) use the trains .Everyone is not satisfied with the service received and to bring together often end up in negative opinion on the train also the operator of the airport.........
Daniele Martini (www.ilfattoquotidiano.it)
Il is the train the most expensive, most profitable and one of the most battered of Italy. Each half-hour runs between Rome and Fiumicino airport, 31 km non-stop. It's called Leonardo Express because it comes from inside the airport, the airport Leonardo da Vinci, in fact. For Railways who run the business is a real business, better ot the new high=speed trains.
For passengers, however, is a different matter. For them, those 31 miles are a nightmare, the worst card that the Eternal City can offer to those who decided to come and visit, the worst for workers that use it everyday.A deputy, Aldo Di Biagio of the PDL, in a query has described as "horrifying" that trip. The coaches are the same for 33 years, uncomfortable, badly reduced, with the toilet often closed or otherwise unusable. Every now and then undergo a refresher, described as "revamping" , which consists of some work for not dropping everything to pieces, a little 'maintenance of the interior and the seats and mainly a plastic brightly coloured surface on the outside body that give a 'so new' impression. The farmers would once have said that is how to tie the pig.
So far the train was operated by the Railways led by Mauro Moretti, but in times of liberalization of transports, also Leonardo Express is becoming an object of contention. The NTV (Nuovo carriage of passengers) who is preparing to compete with Fs on high speed from September next year, would get even with his trains on the Rome-Fiumicino. Alitalia and Rome airports are in favor of this input, because in fact, they feel directly and poor damaged by the service offered to their customers by railway train. Alitalia, which now considers the Fs a competitor on the link above all more profitable, the Rome-Milan, suspected that the low quality of treatment offered between Airport and Rome is just part of a hostile environment. Rome Airports estimate that a little 'less than half of the approximately 34 million passengers arriving and departing (since 2009) use the trains .Everyone is not satisfied with the service received and to bring together often end up in negative opinion on the train also the operator of the airport.........
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Pompeii: the collapse of the Domus Gladiators
Pompei: serious damage to the Italian artistic heritage as a result of a collapse that occurred in the archaeological site of Pompeii where collapsed the entire Domus Gladiators', so named because inside the athletes were training in the ancient Pompeii. The building was kind of a gym where gladiators trained and in which they laid their weapons within a few closets made in the walls. According to reports by the Superintendent, there were also painted on the underside perimeter of the room. The building, which opens on Via Abundance, the main street of the city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD C., was only open to the outside and was protected by a high wooden gate.
The collapse, according to initial investigations, occurred around 6 am and was noted by the custodians have just arrived at work at about 7.30. The area is currently fenced and can not be accessed. The Domus is on the main street, Abundance, the one most traveled by tourists, in the direction of Port Amphitheater. Prepared an alternative route for many tourists.
THE CAUSE - "Early this morning - explain the custodians - the first collapsed the wall of the Domus, and then, given the weight of the ceiling made with concrete, collapsed the entire Domus of Gladiators. It seems - they say - which have been the infiltration of water to cause the damage. " Even as we learn the causes of the Superintendent of the collapse can be attributed to the rains that have created or infiltration within an existing embankment at the side of the choir, or the weight of the roof of the gym itself. The house, in fact, was bombed during the Second World War and the roof was redone in the '40s and '50s. It is likely - they know the Superintendent - the ancient walls, years later, no longer have withstood the weight of the roof.
In addition to the investigations carried out by the Messenger on the health of the excavations of Pompeii, numerous complaints had been brought out by several politicians on the state of degradation of the archaeological area. "For months we denounce, with articles and searches, the alarming degradation of the excavations of Pompeii. The most serious crash this morning is proof that the Government and the Minister Bondi underestimate the situation and tell, for some time, quite a lot 'of nonsense, "says Luisa Bossa hours , deputy of the Democratic Party and former mayor of Herculaneum. "When we raised the issue of degradation in the ruins - says Bossa - Bondi responded offended and resentful, defending the work of its commissioners. The collapse of the Domus of the gladiators is the dramatic, but inevitable, response to those who think that to govern means to tell a bale a day, attacking those who complain.The Minister should come here and be looking at them with his own eyes. The situation of archaeological sites in Campania is dramatic. "
According to the mayor of Pompeii, Claudio D'Alessio, the collapse of the building was announced, "happens when there is no proper attention and care" for a secular heritage that should be "preserved from all types of stress even air. There is the sorrow of a all community - said D'Alessio - a territory where there is the world's largest outdoor museum which unfortunately is often overlooked. "
The collapse, according to initial investigations, occurred around 6 am and was noted by the custodians have just arrived at work at about 7.30. The area is currently fenced and can not be accessed. The Domus is on the main street, Abundance, the one most traveled by tourists, in the direction of Port Amphitheater. Prepared an alternative route for many tourists.
THE CAUSE - "Early this morning - explain the custodians - the first collapsed the wall of the Domus, and then, given the weight of the ceiling made with concrete, collapsed the entire Domus of Gladiators. It seems - they say - which have been the infiltration of water to cause the damage. " Even as we learn the causes of the Superintendent of the collapse can be attributed to the rains that have created or infiltration within an existing embankment at the side of the choir, or the weight of the roof of the gym itself. The house, in fact, was bombed during the Second World War and the roof was redone in the '40s and '50s. It is likely - they know the Superintendent - the ancient walls, years later, no longer have withstood the weight of the roof.
In addition to the investigations carried out by the Messenger on the health of the excavations of Pompeii, numerous complaints had been brought out by several politicians on the state of degradation of the archaeological area. "For months we denounce, with articles and searches, the alarming degradation of the excavations of Pompeii. The most serious crash this morning is proof that the Government and the Minister Bondi underestimate the situation and tell, for some time, quite a lot 'of nonsense, "says Luisa Bossa hours , deputy of the Democratic Party and former mayor of Herculaneum. "When we raised the issue of degradation in the ruins - says Bossa - Bondi responded offended and resentful, defending the work of its commissioners. The collapse of the Domus of the gladiators is the dramatic, but inevitable, response to those who think that to govern means to tell a bale a day, attacking those who complain.The Minister should come here and be looking at them with his own eyes. The situation of archaeological sites in Campania is dramatic. "
According to the mayor of Pompeii, Claudio D'Alessio, the collapse of the building was announced, "happens when there is no proper attention and care" for a secular heritage that should be "preserved from all types of stress even air. There is the sorrow of a all community - said D'Alessio - a territory where there is the world's largest outdoor museum which unfortunately is often overlooked. "
Thursday, November 4, 2010
We are fed up guarding the Prime Minister's escorts
"We are fed up. We are not carabinieri ( police) to guard the escorts of the Prime Minister. Many of our colleagues were killed while they were escorting the magistrates or politicians who defend the state. And we i ... can you believe that? ". So talk some "boys" of the escort services. Carabinieri trained to defend the "personality" entrusted to make risk their own lives. "But here we are making the drivers at parties. For this, after being so quiet and obedient, now we want to, at our risk, make our voices heard.
"PARTIES at Arcore (prime minister private home) are in the week ends from Friday to Monday. Many are just on Monday. In the summer they multiply. We accompany the guests to the villa and then we wait it out. We see groups of young girls. They come with various means. Many NCC, hire cars with drivers. Some coaches, those from 10-15 seats. Some girls come directly with Emilio Fede(director of the most popular tv news show in Berlusconi Mediaset) in his car, others drop out of the car Lele Mora .
"Last summer we saw a lot of parties at the villa in Arcore. Other times we have accompanied our personalities in restaurants in Milan, such as 'by Giannino', in Vittor Pisani, Central Station. Or in a private homes . What do we know what happens there? There
imagine them, maybe use drugs or break the law and laugh at us, saying we are safe here, we also have-the police who protect us.
And which kind of people there are in those parties? When we joined up the police we need to demonstrate to be clean for two generations, our fathers and grandfathers had no propbels with the justice, and now we end to guard to people who maybe can not be cleaned ones. "
"Yes, last summer Arcore there was a bustle. Ruby? No, I do not remember, but you know, are many, all equal, ... ... We recognized a reporter. And some involved in tv shows. Many of them understand that they are foreign, many have the cadence in Naples. Then some leave at the end of party, other remain there for the night, but it is difficult to keep the accounts, there's a bustle that ...".The President? With us is kind. Sometimes he has come to say goodbye, tell a few jokes. Once he said: 'Oh, blessed are you who now go home to sleep, fuck does concern me'. ... One night she sent us a girl who made us belly dancing ...".
"At the end of the evening we report the personality at home. Some girls go out to Milan, the others remain in-house for the night. It happens that we must accompany personalities that go around to accompany the girls in residential Milan there, Sometimes he goes home with the last one.l And we must accompany our personality to the door ,and sometimes is "shames us"
take the elevator with an elderly man and a too young girl. We think of tour daughters and say we do not like this world. It will be moralism, but we do not like. "
"We happened to do missions abroad and foreign colleagues who encounter in our own work joke for this story-of the parties, and girls. But is it possible that we have to be ashamed for doing a work for the institutions and defending the state? We schedule eight-hour shifts per day, which often become twelve. We also do 120 hours of overtime, but there are charged a maximum of thirty, a 6 euro per hour and a half, plus a meal voucher from 7 euro. Okay-do not we complain, is our work. But I would like to do for the state, not-for this is shame. We would like to protect the personality of the institutions, not people who make us shamed before the world. " "However we are not complaining of our salary. Only we wonder if it is right that a pretty young girl with no other political experience to take 15 000 euro per month.
Gianni Barbacetto (www.ilfattoquotidiano.it)
"PARTIES at Arcore (prime minister private home) are in the week ends from Friday to Monday. Many are just on Monday. In the summer they multiply. We accompany the guests to the villa and then we wait it out. We see groups of young girls. They come with various means. Many NCC, hire cars with drivers. Some coaches, those from 10-15 seats. Some girls come directly with Emilio Fede(director of the most popular tv news show in Berlusconi Mediaset) in his car, others drop out of the car Lele Mora .
"Last summer we saw a lot of parties at the villa in Arcore. Other times we have accompanied our personalities in restaurants in Milan, such as 'by Giannino', in Vittor Pisani, Central Station. Or in a private homes . What do we know what happens there? There
imagine them, maybe use drugs or break the law and laugh at us, saying we are safe here, we also have-the police who protect us.
And which kind of people there are in those parties? When we joined up the police we need to demonstrate to be clean for two generations, our fathers and grandfathers had no propbels with the justice, and now we end to guard to people who maybe can not be cleaned ones. "
"Yes, last summer Arcore there was a bustle. Ruby? No, I do not remember, but you know, are many, all equal, ... ... We recognized a reporter. And some involved in tv shows. Many of them understand that they are foreign, many have the cadence in Naples. Then some leave at the end of party, other remain there for the night, but it is difficult to keep the accounts, there's a bustle that ...".The President? With us is kind. Sometimes he has come to say goodbye, tell a few jokes. Once he said: 'Oh, blessed are you who now go home to sleep, fuck does concern me'. ... One night she sent us a girl who made us belly dancing ...".
"At the end of the evening we report the personality at home. Some girls go out to Milan, the others remain in-house for the night. It happens that we must accompany personalities that go around to accompany the girls in residential Milan there, Sometimes he goes home with the last one.l And we must accompany our personality to the door ,and sometimes is "shames us"
take the elevator with an elderly man and a too young girl. We think of tour daughters and say we do not like this world. It will be moralism, but we do not like. "
"We happened to do missions abroad and foreign colleagues who encounter in our own work joke for this story-of the parties, and girls. But is it possible that we have to be ashamed for doing a work for the institutions and defending the state? We schedule eight-hour shifts per day, which often become twelve. We also do 120 hours of overtime, but there are charged a maximum of thirty, a 6 euro per hour and a half, plus a meal voucher from 7 euro. Okay-do not we complain, is our work. But I would like to do for the state, not-for this is shame. We would like to protect the personality of the institutions, not people who make us shamed before the world. " "However we are not complaining of our salary. Only we wonder if it is right that a pretty young girl with no other political experience to take 15 000 euro per month.
Gianni Barbacetto (www.ilfattoquotidiano.it)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Gays furious with Prime Minister
The representatives of the homosexual community, even those on the right, react strongly to the sentence of Berlusconi. And on the internet, post, articles, start by telling people outraged and offended.
MARCO EASTER (www.repubblica.it)
The homophobic WORDSby Silvio Berlusconi bounce in a few minutes on the forums and sites in gay issues, but also travel on the boards of Facebook of the main exponents of the Italian gay movement. The comments are those of people angry and offended, which ask associations to intervene, and not confined to public statements. Some would like to organize a major national demonstration in Rome, but also sit-in protest in front of the prefectures (and, for today at 18, the Radical Certain Rights Association is planning a protest in front of Palazzo Chigi). Others go further and even suggest a "tax strike" by the Italian homosexuals. Prime Minister reproach also the story of Ruby, with all its implications, and "partying with minors."
The associations that fight for gay rights claim an apology from the prime minister, while also Alfonso Signorini, a TV director who smiled the other times, has distanced itself from the Chairman of the Board: "This time I disagree with Silvio Berlusconi . On the sexual tastes everyone shall be free to express their feelings, without discrimination. " Enrico Oliari, chairman of GayLib (gay center-right) in front of the "new "i have it hard" by Berlusconi, announces its membership in the Future and Freedom. The Arcigay, through the chairman, Paul Patane, speaks of "macho culture backward and offensive to gay people
but also for women, who comes from an attitude of contempt for the dignity of persons and confirms the climatee grotesque and embarrassing in which the prime minister is plunging the country. "On the parliamentary front, the deputy lesbian Paola Tanning (Pd) shows that "the contempt of the Prime Minister for Women is amply demonstrated by the large number of outputs vulgar and misogynistic to which we referred in recent years, revealing the medieval idea he owns about women. Its equation of homosexuality in a negative value, is yet another demonstration of his inability to govern, to stay in politics and to keep abreast of European political leaders. "
The anger and indignation on the Web is fueling the hours passed. The video documenting the response of the gay President of the Council is spreading virally. While all major groups attack the prime minister, the web collects the outburst of homosexuals who have felt, once again, offended and trampled by the words of the Italian prime minister. Gay on the portal. it 1, bringing to mind all the previous attacks Berlusconi towards homosexuals, the outburst of the LGBT community is hard. "But how can determine what is best? 'S like saying that it is better than chocolate ice cream or with pistachios. . And always macho phrases against these poor women whoto be of some value must be beautiful. He talks? who to be watchable had to redo everything. As I say? We can only wish him to have so many grandchildren who prefer to watch the boys. He will pass away,gays will remain, "wrote a user who signed roudolph1250.
"Berlusconi wants to make a scapegoat the most vulnerable gays to divert public opinion from its mess," says an anonymous commentator. Someone gets angry with those who, in the video of homophobic statement, welcomed the sentence with applause: "What is most disgusting is that they have laughed about it and some have applauded! But in which country do we live?" . Over ten thousand contacts showed the piece in a few hours.
On Queerblog, many remember the story of Ruby to the premier and the "parties with underage girls." Resentment runs in the form of invective, sometimes harsh. "Better to be gay than to do with the minor parties daring!" Writes "marriage." Some are addressed directly to gay voters of the PDL, "Toc toc! The pro-gay Silvio awhere are you?," and then "Tell that to the many gays who vote." More Vehje net: "I would like to invite all the gay right, and those who voted and continue to vote for it, kindly spit in his face." The anger at times, gives way to disappointment and bitterness: "I feel humbled and I was really hurt by this phrase. I do not have to be respected even by a person with a charge so important?". Comparisons with other countries, according to the users of this blog, send us directly to those organizations where homosexuality is a crime: "We are the same as Nigeria," comments the user Gustolo.
Gay forum on the news comes shortly after 12. "Maybe he realized that he can just look at because if it had the texture of those not even touch with a pair of tweezers. And this would be a serious man?"
Another site, gay. TV 2, the actual wording of the reactions. "Better to be gay than to be the Premier," says assenziozero while Yagonos88 asks "how do you vote to continue this right racist and bigoted." Fearless says: "And that's what we pay for government? Poor Italy. It is even more sad to think that these measures because if they can afford." Only about taxes: "If straight people want him to recognize the superiority, say 'ok, you feel even more', you just stop to offend and humiliate gay citizens, who pay taxes as all other citizens heterosexual. "
the 'Board President's Facebook Arcigay, Paolo Patanè, raises the idea of forms of protest, even sensational. Johnny proposes: "Paul, we should begin to ask all gay Italians, to stop paying taxes. Or armed revolution, or you stop paying taxes. There are two solutions, and would like to avoid the first. " Claudio launched the idea of some events: "We must respond immediately and strongly to the allegations of petty and offensive Berlusconi. Let's go well with the sit-in in front of the prefectures in the short term but we organize a major mobilization in Rome." Among requests for intervention by Mara Carfagna, Minister for Equal Opportunities ("but she has nothing to say?"), One recalls the statements of Veronica Lario: "He had said his wife is ill, an international disgrace" Fabio Croce notes the editor.
It also suggests the possibility of a collective complaint: "You can make a complaint to the General Chairman of the Board? I would be the first in a long line just to collect signatures." The same outrage can be found on the bulletin board of a member of PD, Paola Conca. "I would note that while we gay / lesbian, love the sunlight, returning feelings and affections, he buys everything abusing his power and his money, commodifying the body of others," writes Alexander. "The only real excuse, now, is to retire from the scene and they go to do with the pigs his friends, attacked by shouts Salvatore Aurelio Mancuso, president of Equality Italy, which must also intervene to quell the excesses of some commentators. The same Mancuso, in a note, shows that Berlusconi "in trouble, pull off the joke homophobic, the Prime Minister of a country founded Europe, which has voted for the Charter of Nice, which is forced to fight all forms of discrimination including one for sexual orientation. Ask immediately apologize to the millions of Italian citizens homosexuals, right and left, and is ashamed of homophobia than any other European country would be immediately condemned by all political democracy. " Continuing with the associations, the Mario Mieli Homosexual Cultural Circle advises Berlusconi "a careful reading of the Constitution that he and his government would love to change," while paying a call on Italian MEPs to denounce "the regrettable behavior President of the Council through a query to the European Parliament. Finally, Imma Battaglia, president of Gay Project, says that "it is better to be gay, and I say a woman who loves women, who despise abuse, as now seems to do, of his position as rich and powerful man."
MARCO EASTER (www.repubblica.it)
The homophobic WORDSby Silvio Berlusconi bounce in a few minutes on the forums and sites in gay issues, but also travel on the boards of Facebook of the main exponents of the Italian gay movement. The comments are those of people angry and offended, which ask associations to intervene, and not confined to public statements. Some would like to organize a major national demonstration in Rome, but also sit-in protest in front of the prefectures (and, for today at 18, the Radical Certain Rights Association is planning a protest in front of Palazzo Chigi). Others go further and even suggest a "tax strike" by the Italian homosexuals. Prime Minister reproach also the story of Ruby, with all its implications, and "partying with minors."
The associations that fight for gay rights claim an apology from the prime minister, while also Alfonso Signorini, a TV director who smiled the other times, has distanced itself from the Chairman of the Board: "This time I disagree with Silvio Berlusconi . On the sexual tastes everyone shall be free to express their feelings, without discrimination. " Enrico Oliari, chairman of GayLib (gay center-right) in front of the "new "i have it hard" by Berlusconi, announces its membership in the Future and Freedom. The Arcigay, through the chairman, Paul Patane, speaks of "macho culture backward and offensive to gay people
but also for women, who comes from an attitude of contempt for the dignity of persons and confirms the climatee grotesque and embarrassing in which the prime minister is plunging the country. "On the parliamentary front, the deputy lesbian Paola Tanning (Pd) shows that "the contempt of the Prime Minister for Women is amply demonstrated by the large number of outputs vulgar and misogynistic to which we referred in recent years, revealing the medieval idea he owns about women. Its equation of homosexuality in a negative value, is yet another demonstration of his inability to govern, to stay in politics and to keep abreast of European political leaders. "
The anger and indignation on the Web is fueling the hours passed. The video documenting the response of the gay President of the Council is spreading virally. While all major groups attack the prime minister, the web collects the outburst of homosexuals who have felt, once again, offended and trampled by the words of the Italian prime minister. Gay on the portal. it 1, bringing to mind all the previous attacks Berlusconi towards homosexuals, the outburst of the LGBT community is hard. "But how can determine what is best? 'S like saying that it is better than chocolate ice cream or with pistachios. . And always macho phrases against these poor women whoto be of some value must be beautiful. He talks? who to be watchable had to redo everything. As I say? We can only wish him to have so many grandchildren who prefer to watch the boys. He will pass away,gays will remain, "wrote a user who signed roudolph1250.
"Berlusconi wants to make a scapegoat the most vulnerable gays to divert public opinion from its mess," says an anonymous commentator. Someone gets angry with those who, in the video of homophobic statement, welcomed the sentence with applause: "What is most disgusting is that they have laughed about it and some have applauded! But in which country do we live?" . Over ten thousand contacts showed the piece in a few hours.
On Queerblog, many remember the story of Ruby to the premier and the "parties with underage girls." Resentment runs in the form of invective, sometimes harsh. "Better to be gay than to do with the minor parties daring!" Writes "marriage." Some are addressed directly to gay voters of the PDL, "Toc toc! The pro-gay Silvio awhere are you?," and then "Tell that to the many gays who vote." More Vehje net: "I would like to invite all the gay right, and those who voted and continue to vote for it, kindly spit in his face." The anger at times, gives way to disappointment and bitterness: "I feel humbled and I was really hurt by this phrase. I do not have to be respected even by a person with a charge so important?". Comparisons with other countries, according to the users of this blog, send us directly to those organizations where homosexuality is a crime: "We are the same as Nigeria," comments the user Gustolo.
Gay forum on the news comes shortly after 12. "Maybe he realized that he can just look at because if it had the texture of those not even touch with a pair of tweezers. And this would be a serious man?"
Another site, gay. TV 2, the actual wording of the reactions. "Better to be gay than to be the Premier," says assenziozero while Yagonos88 asks "how do you vote to continue this right racist and bigoted." Fearless says: "And that's what we pay for government? Poor Italy. It is even more sad to think that these measures because if they can afford." Only about taxes: "If straight people want him to recognize the superiority, say 'ok, you feel even more', you just stop to offend and humiliate gay citizens, who pay taxes as all other citizens heterosexual. "
the 'Board President's Facebook Arcigay, Paolo Patanè, raises the idea of forms of protest, even sensational. Johnny proposes: "Paul, we should begin to ask all gay Italians, to stop paying taxes. Or armed revolution, or you stop paying taxes. There are two solutions, and would like to avoid the first. " Claudio launched the idea of some events: "We must respond immediately and strongly to the allegations of petty and offensive Berlusconi. Let's go well with the sit-in in front of the prefectures in the short term but we organize a major mobilization in Rome." Among requests for intervention by Mara Carfagna, Minister for Equal Opportunities ("but she has nothing to say?"), One recalls the statements of Veronica Lario: "He had said his wife is ill, an international disgrace" Fabio Croce notes the editor.
It also suggests the possibility of a collective complaint: "You can make a complaint to the General Chairman of the Board? I would be the first in a long line just to collect signatures." The same outrage can be found on the bulletin board of a member of PD, Paola Conca. "I would note that while we gay / lesbian, love the sunlight, returning feelings and affections, he buys everything abusing his power and his money, commodifying the body of others," writes Alexander. "The only real excuse, now, is to retire from the scene and they go to do with the pigs his friends, attacked by shouts Salvatore Aurelio Mancuso, president of Equality Italy, which must also intervene to quell the excesses of some commentators. The same Mancuso, in a note, shows that Berlusconi "in trouble, pull off the joke homophobic, the Prime Minister of a country founded Europe, which has voted for the Charter of Nice, which is forced to fight all forms of discrimination including one for sexual orientation. Ask immediately apologize to the millions of Italian citizens homosexuals, right and left, and is ashamed of homophobia than any other European country would be immediately condemned by all political democracy. " Continuing with the associations, the Mario Mieli Homosexual Cultural Circle advises Berlusconi "a careful reading of the Constitution that he and his government would love to change," while paying a call on Italian MEPs to denounce "the regrettable behavior President of the Council through a query to the European Parliament. Finally, Imma Battaglia, president of Gay Project, says that "it is better to be gay, and I say a woman who loves women, who despise abuse, as now seems to do, of his position as rich and powerful man."
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