Friday, March 4, 2011

Dongle Emulator For Sentinel Ultrapro

Se il boom del fotovoltaico diventa un problema


the end of 2009 it was clear to everyone (see " Photovoltaics, an opportunity not to miss ") that the following would be the year of plenty for the photovoltaic market: state tariffs almost firm and, instead, a scissor kick to the prices of the plants at least 30% over the previous 12 months. In those conditions, a facility in Bergamo had the same rate of return on investment of an installation done at Syracuse
a year earlier. All of Italy's Energy Bill slid to the south, with very favorable impact on the business plans of would-be power producers, and in fact already Then I wondered why the ministry did not revise the rates, now that the market is more mature?

During 2010 we have regularly witnessed the explosion in demand for photovoltaics. According to a press release official GSE last January, the installed PV capacity grew by 160% compared to what was done in 2009 also received 55,000 requests for additional facilities to be put into operation by June 2011 for the same incentives, according to the terms prescribed by law 129/2010. To get an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat happened, you just saying that ultimately the power of incentive should be somewhere around a total of 5.850 MW 1.150 MW against the incentives since there is a mechanism of feed-in tariff weblog Italy (2005). But why, I ask again, in a situation of imbalance between incentives and prices of the plants, the ministry has promoted a law such as the 129/2010 that has over-stimulated demand, already very strong? Maybe you could find an answer by searching the beneficiaries of 4.000 MW last admitted to the incentive ...

However, when the first reports have circulated about the Roman decree with the proposed cut retroactive incentives and the question of a roof at a height of 8.000 MW could not believe it, but how this is or is not the same government that has ruled over the past 12-15 months? I admit that being stayed for five months without a charge of the department of production activities have also played a role in this process (and not only this, see smash Fiber started in May), but Here we speak of blatant negligence of address in respect of the Energy Bill that took place before the scandal that led to the resignation of Claudio Scajola . Dear Romans, is the government that has proved inadequate to govern the development of photovoltaic industry, not the market you want to impeach.

Now I do not want to take it with only Romani, which I will indeed grant all the mitigating circumstances of the case: the omelette came when it was already done for some time and had to tidy up first and then pull the brake passing - thankless task - for the "bad" situation . But I read his statements about the economic weight of the Energy Bill on the pockets of Italians: those 4.000 MW of so-called "speculation Photovoltaic "will cost about 2 billion euro per year as additional electricity bill, which is one of the most expensive in Europe. Although these arguments have made me quite irritated. It is true that PV is funded from the pockets of Italians, but it is also true that at the same time does not affect the state budget, so it distracts resources from other areas. And if you rightly want to fight the high cost of utility bills, why do not you point your finger at the funding sources "assimilated", which have little or nothing to do with the CIP6 and have been in the past twenty years the preserve of a few? Why do not you look at the costs high for Because of our nuclear legacy And again, why do not you consider the fact that in five years, the green economy has given rise to hundreds of new businesses and provided jobs to 100,000 people and generated benefits for 200,000 self-producers, with all the economic impact of the event, even in terms of tax revenue to the state? Why do not they say that with 7.000 MW installed in June 2011, Italy will cover the 3% of its electricity needs with just the sun, saving gas, coal and oil and avoiding the construction of new power plants at a time plus where the countries from which we import are crossed by political instability?

Romans Had I been, I would have boasted of having brought Italy to be for the second consecutive year, the second country in the world (!) Per MW installed PV: I think, a right-wing government that has made nuclear its flag, which takes such brilliant results in the field of renewables. Stuff to melt in the bile of all the grim ecological surroundings. Romans had to collect the result, venderselo in all forums and television talk show next month and announce election of the rebalancing of the system of incentives, with the simple excuse that the prices of panels have already been cut in half three years and will continue to move down a another 10-15%. Point. Nobody would have broken apart from the usual Bersani, Bindi, etc.. of course, but now we have got used to it.

Unfortunately, I fear that behind the decomposed reaction there are other reasons and specific interests to defend. The nuclear industry first that sees nell'impetuosa growth of renewables as a threat to its very raison d'etre. Moreover, the move to place the referendum nuclear on June 12 to yesterday seems to confirm, is not it?

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Top Ecchi, Harem Anime List

Modifica dell'art.75, premiamo la partecipazione!


Article 75 of the Italian Constitution establishes the referendum as an instrument of popular consultation on some of the laws enacted by Parliament, but we restrict both the valence and binding to a specific condition: the quorum of eligible voters.

Why is there this constraint?

Perhaps the founding fathers took for granted the fact that at least 50% of people actively participate in the political life of the country? Or maybe they wanted to avoid precisely that a small minority at will be able to impose its will on everyone? Maybe one or the other, but now - after two generations of elected officials and voters - the most evil 'that afflicts large Democracy is abstention, the disaffection, the indifference of grandi fette di elettorato rispetto al tema della gestione della cosa pubblica. Una condizione, questa, che e' figlia della disillusione e della sfiducia nei confronti di partiti e classe dirigente, che della politica sono l'incarnazione.

E senza partecipazione la democrazia è una parola vuota, senza significato. Prendo a prestito - lo avrete certamente notato - le parole di un grande milanese: Giorgio Gaber . A me vien facile, giacché lavoro e vivo a due passi dal bar del Giambellino  (oggi bar Masuri, in foto... ci pensate, son passati 50 anni!) e respiro un pò di quell'aria che ha ispirato quei testi meravigliosi.

Insomma, oggi piu' che mai, we need to focus on the direct involvement of the electorate and give strength institute a referendum, because people come back to take an interest in public affairs and believe in the possibility of building their own future. To do this, it is necessary that every vote really counts. We must ensure that each individual has a successful referendum to abolish or confirmation of the law in question, and that politicians can no longer play with the calendar (at the expense of the community), with thinly-veiled attempt to scuttle the awkward questions.

modify Article 75, just drop a line, not even the effort to restructure!

Article 75 of the Italian Constitution
È indetto referendum popolare per deliberare l'abrogazione, totale o parziale, di una legge o di un atto avente valore di legge, quando lo richiedono cinquecentomila elettori o cinque Consigli regionali. Non è ammesso il referendum per le leggi tributarie e di bilancio, di amnistia e di indulto, di autorizzazione a ratificare trattati internazionali. Hanno diritto di partecipare al referendum tutti i cittadini chiamati ad eleggere la Camera dei deputati. La proposta soggetta a referendum è approvata se ha partecipato alla votazione la maggioranza degli aventi diritto, e se è raggiunta la maggioranza dei voti validamente espressi.La legge determina le modalità di attuazione del referendum.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

List Two Allusions To Romeo And Juliet

Ciao nonna!


Yesterday I hailed for the last time a person very dear to me. In fact, when for so long has loved someone, there's no way you leave us, even if he dies, because it ends up becoming an integral part of ourselves, even, in some cases, certainly in my case, one ends even with the look a little like.

And so I look in the mirror and see those beautiful hazel eyes that is so Sicily was proud. The eyes Sicilian grandfather who fell in love with the Saints during the war and that Matthew neighbor, when he was a little girl.

I look at my hands and I think the passion for the piano that I have instilled. She was to accompany me to the first lesson in music theory at the home of close friend Diana when I was only eight years, but it was she who taught me how much magic would release a keyboard and a way of understanding music. When you put the piano to play the songs of his day, the world would stop, lit up and all sang the heady air of celebration.

I smile and think what was exciting and ready il suo sorriso. Mia nonna Pina era la persona più solare, allegra e gioviale che conoscessi. Amava stare in compagnia e organizzava pranzi, cene e feste bellissime, di cui lei e il nonno erano l’anima. Non potete immaginare la calda atmosfera dei Natali in via Clara Maffeis, e la bellezza delle feste di San Giuseppe in compagnia degli amici della lirica.

Ma mia nonna era soprattutto una donna che amava la sua famiglia e che ad essa ha dedicato tutta la sua vita di moglie, madre e casalinga. Quante volte le ho sentito raccontare la storia dei suoi cinque traslochi per seguire gli avanzamenti di carriera del marito, passando per la Sicilia, la Sardegna, la Toscana e, Finally, Lombardy, Bergamo, final destination of a trip of a life up for Italy!

Here were married my parents were born here and my sister and I, we enjoyed the infinite tenderness of a grandmother who doted on her grandchildren. But perhaps the most beautiful memories are linked to another place, quiet and sunny on the balcony of the house of Marina di Massa, where her grandmother until last summer, even with all his infirmities, he spent his happiest hours. Among the many beautiful things, he also loved the sea. The sea ... That must be why the mountain has always made me a little 'fear?

Hello Grandma!

Monday, February 21, 2011

Ap Bio Lab 5 Answers Graph Corrected Difference?

Summer 2011 - 3rd Country monitoring cetaceans

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

What Creates Cold Air

Una differenza da 50 grammi


close look at the two pictures up here: one on the left was taken yesterday morning around 08:10 from the balcony of my house, a few hours before it began to rain, while the right (which I have to flip the game) was taken today at the same time, after hours and hours of rainfall. What differences do you see? Apart from the position of the car and some damper down more or less, the big difference between the two photos is in the air: on the left, the air satura di polveri sottili che sbiadisce i contorni dei palazzi di fronte, a destra l’aria tersa e pulita dalle abbondanti piogge. O, se volete, la differenza pesa quanto i circa 50 grammi di PM10 provvidenzialmente scaricati sul selciato del cortile condominiale dalla pioggia.

Milano soffoca , lo sanno tutti e queste immagini (inquietanti) ne sono solo una riprova. Sono bastati meno di quaranta giorni per esaurire il bonus annuale di 35 giorni di sforamento dei limiti del PM10 previsti dalla legge e parliamo di ampi sforamenti, ben oltre la famosa soglia dei 50 microgrammi per metro cubo. Vengono i brividi a pensare che dovremo respirare questa robaccia per gli altri trecento giorni del 2011 e poi per chissà quanti anni ancora, con rischi sempre maggiori per la salute.

Di fronte ad una situazione tanto critica, che cosa può fare un povero assessore alla Salute? Uno che non ha certo la bacchetta magica? Probabilmente non molto, per lo meno nel breve periodo, a meno di non voler imporre alla Giunta – ma non sia mai, per carità! – il blocco totale della circolazione degli autoveicoli in città. Ma il nostro Giampaolo Landi di Chiavenna ci ha voluto stupire, in negativo, inventandosi una originale quanto concettualmente irritante campagna di misurazione gratuita del respiro, con il deliberato intento di gettare acqua sul fuoco, anzi, sulla cenere. Non ci credete? Andatevi a leggere l’articolo intitolato “ Un Respiro di Sollievo ” sulla sezione “salute” del portale del Comune. In pratica, dal 6 al 9 febbraio un’unità mobile dell’AVIS ha sottoposto al test dello spirometro delle persone volontarie raccolte casualmente in quattro piazze della città, scoprendo che non vi erano, se non in pochi casi di fumatori incalliti, alterazioni della capacità respiratoria. Da lì, le conclusioni tirate già il 7 febbraio dal nostro assessore (neppure il tempo di attendere gli esiti della quattro giorni di test): “ gli allarmismi [per lo smog] sono infondati ”.

Ora, vorrei anzitutto dire che su temi tanto seri come inquinamento e salute bisognerebbe tenere un atteggiamento di maggior prudenza: a certe conclusioni non ci si arriva in quattro giorni, misurando il soffio a qualche decina di passanti per strada! Che anche i milanesi corrano un serio rischio sulla salute (leggi “aumento della mortalità”) associato alla concentrazione delle polveri sottili è un fatto che pochi si sognerebbero di mettere in discussione, dal momento che esistono sia studi prodotti dalle asl locali , sia studi più estesi condotti a livello nazionale e internazionale dall’OMS. Inoltre, è noto che le polveri sottili producano dei danni anche a livello del sistema circolatorio, oltre che a livello respiratorio, aumentando così il rischio di trombosi e ischemie (non una parola, ovviamente, su questa faccenda in " Prevention / cardiovascular disease " Site of the City). Deputy Mayor, how many people could be saved if we reduce significantly the level of PM10?

Milan suffocates and minimizes policy, rejecting the accusations. Meanwhile, however, prosecutors in Milan investigating the responsibilities of the various Moratti, Mayor and Formigoni and the European Court of Justice is preparing to judge Italy, after the last November 24 the European Commission has formally accused infringement of Directive 2008/50/EC on Environment and Air Quality. Risk-think - fines very, very salty. I wonder why things that we should only go forward and only hits the judgments of the judiciary ...

Saturday, February 5, 2011

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Several people have asked me how was the visit of the Museo Del Nocevento . Get there! First of all if, like me, you decide to go on Sunday unfortunately necessary that we charge at least two hours of good tail. Council then to go in the week (Thursday 'is open until 22:30) or, if you really must be Sunday, organized a great group of friends, so' to kill time in joy (we had a dozen, thanks the remarkable ability ' da PR di Carmen). Altra questione importante: non sbagliate coda, una delle due chilometriche file si dirige all'ingresso di Palazzo Reale, dove ha sede la mostra temporanea dedicata a Dali' . Peraltro sarebbe un'ottima alternativa.

Tornando al tema, a me la visita e' piaciuta molto. Abituato - per cosi' dire - alle ridotte superfici espositive di Palazzo Reale sono rimasto colpito anzitutto dall'ampiezza complessiva dei volumi di questo neonato museo civico. Molto carina, poi, l'idea della rampa ad elica d'ingresso, nonche' la vista su Piazza Duomo che si apre all'ultimo piano dal balcone coperto: peccato solo che tra vetri, e luci riflesse non ci siano punti da cui poter take a decent picture overview. To make the museum on the various horizontal and vertical levels on which 'distributed, the Palace dell'Arengario - dating back to the 30s of last century - and' completely "emptied" and rebuilt, leaving intact only the exterior . A 20 million euro project, which lasted more than three years.

The show opens with the famous "The Fourth Estate" of Pellizza by Volpedo and continues with a valuable collection Jucker (with Picasso and Modigliani) and the works of the Futurists: large space dedicated to Milan Boccioni, Balla, Carra 'and Severini. Very rich and interesting collection of prints, books and historical documents: a treasure trove of information the cultural and political fervor that inspired the pre-fascist. The upper floors are accessed sections on De Chirico (Of course, none of the great masterpieces), Morandi and abstract as the geometric Melotti (his work that I photographed for this post) and Fontana. Really amazing, sometimes funny and incomprehensible anyway - for the ignorant such as myself - the works on display in the final rooms of the various Manzoni (that of "artist's shit", so to speak), Marini, Uncini, Ancelin, Merz (with its funny Zebra Fibonacci), Boettger, etc ... Especially for this last section, it would be advisable to take a self-guided tour or, better yet, in the company of an expert, 'cause we will struggle as an alternative a cogliere il significato artistico di certe opere.

Least but not last: fino alla fine di Febbraio l'entrata e' gratuita... :-)

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Gpsphone Gameshark Emerald

Priceless


Cara Cinzia,

Grazie a te del tuo commento. Non avrei mai detto che la definizione di " oracolo casalingo " avrebbe potuto suscitare un commento cosi' accorato. Il fatto che sia successo mi ha fatto pensare e credo sia buona cosa condividere nel modo più ampio (e quindi con un post dedicato) le seguenti riflessioni.

Anzitutto, partirei dal fatto che il modello di “donna perfetta” a cui facevi cenno è tramontato for quite a while. Those who think more 'to the "perfect woman" in terms of devoted wife, angel of the hearth, or even hear-hear, good housewife? Nobody (well, 'the "good housewife" would add "fortunately") are categories that belong to one or perhaps two generations before our own. In a few decades, the scale of values \u200b\u200bhas been completely subverted and a new way of thinking has been imposed on the consciences of all: I think "Stepford Wives" today has to do mainly with youth, breathtaking curves, trendy look. We are talking thus outer beauty.

Unfortunately, there has been pushed so far that today's woman seems to have lost any kind of connotation that is not the merely physical. I think the myth of the tissue or the phenomenon of the explosion of the use of cosmetic surgery (paid in installments now, in times of crisis). The rule is look, the merit or anything else come much later. Other side of the coin is that women also buy packs of ten, twenty, a hundred: nothing strange, as all goods, even the women - as long as any good - they have their price. This is revealed by recent news stories and whatever they think the debate on women is open and involves everyone (men, where are you? asks Sister Rita ).

Well, proprio in un momento come questo è bene che si parli della virtù che le donne acquistano all’interno di un matrimonio. È proprio così, diventano un “oracolo casalingo”: si può sorridere sull’espressione, ma come hai apprezzabilmente colto tu dietro queste parole c’è una verità profonda, una verità dell’esperienza e cioè che in una moglie amata puoi riporre una fiducia totale. Attenzione che qui si parla di un valore che non si può comprare, o vedere. Simply priceless!

A presto,
The Cicianebbia's

PS: Nella foto l'oracolo, a Delphi.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Prayer Of The Faithful For Weddings 2010

Travaglio a pillole


Tel chi . In questa fotografia riconoscerete sicuramente il vice-direttore de Il Fatto Quotidiano , Marco Travaglio. Gliel'ho scattata ieri sera al Bobino Club di Milano (in zona Darsena-Navigli, un locale molto in voga per gli aperitvi), in occasione della presentazione del suo ultimo libro " Colti sul Fatto ". A dire il vero, sarebbe stato di gran lunga piu' interessante scattare una fotografia al pubblico presente: da non credere! Una sala gremita di giovani e giovanissimi, tutti o quasi dai venti ai trent'anni, tanto che mi sono sentito il vecchietto di turno (be', probabilmente, inizio pure se ad esserlo). Ma questo non quel è il genere di eventi appannaggio Exclusive some right-thinking intellectuals fogies? Back home, I turned the question to the oracle home and his response was that there is nothing to marvel at: the new generation raised on bread and inform the Internet through blogs and web-tv yutube ( as "Word of mouth ") and therefore know very well the information guru in unconventional ways. I do not know if he is right, but I like to believe.

Travaglio. Yesterday I listened to him talk about the attack to Belpietro, the house of Monte Carlo, etc Ruby appropriate. and I thought here is a man held hostage by the public figure who has become, over that script just will not go. In his place I would be bored to death if I had always soltanto occuparmi dei guai giudiziari del premier e di vicende correlate (anche se, concediamoglielo, il materiale è abbondante e vario). Tanto più - lo voglio proprio dire - che di fatti assai più interessanti e cruciali da raccontare sui giornali o da condensare in un libro ce n’è diversi di questi tempi: chessò io, l’energia e le sfide che ci attendono al tramonto dell’era del petrolio, la crisi ambientale e la febbre climatica, la crisi delle economie occidentali e del modello dollaro-centrico, la dirompente crescita delle potenze asiatiche, il fermento sociale e politico nei paesi islamici e africani. Ma solo per citarne alcuni. In effetti, Travaglio va preso a pillole.

Però. Però. Però. Labor is one who speaks carefully citing the facts, not propaganda mica does to someone. His newspaper is liable only to the reader and not a powerful editor or advertising that collects eeehhh ... ... good old " The Voice"! Many of them labeled as an irritant mystifying common, right then I should also explain why yesterday (But not just yesterday) to shoot zero on Veltroni's PD and D'Alema. Hoaxer, but that means? In Italy, as many have noted, there is no longer truth or falsehood, right or wrong, but for a 50% or so of the electorate PD + PDL seems to be just huge and uncritical "faith" in the policy (the shades are on, you feel like the stadium): here or there, no matter how well does the team. Big deal you did, dear voters of the "right" and the "left"! And now excuse me, but it's time for the pill.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Wording For 35 Birthday Invitation

Polveri sottili a Milano, quale verità?


If you wanted information about the "quality 'air in Milan in 2010 " (know what it', let's see what I breathed in the year just concluded), would remain overwhelmed by doubts. To begin with, the first two links which Google are quite contradictory answers:
  1. [gloomy] 's quality air, Milan collapses in the standings - from the archive of the Republic, an article in the Oct. 19 citing as source the seventeenth report, "Urban Ecosystem " of Legambiente, which states that Milan has given seventeen rankings than the previous year's standings, having recorded an increase (very modest, to be honest) the concentration of fine particles and, above all, a strong increase in ozone concentration
  2. [blue skies] TOWN MILAN - Improve air quality . The note published on November 9 cites data published by ARPA, Regional Agency Environmental Protection Agency that constantly monitors the situation. According to official reports the City, the concentration of PM10 and 'diminished even further than last year, which was the best year since we measure that value, in addition, fine particles have been halved compared to a decade ago.
So, what 'the truth' on which 'the air we breathe? Perhaps the answer is' contained in this third article, the first ranking on Google if you search for "data ARPA underestimated "

  • EU data on smog understated - from the archives of Corriere , an article last March, in which we learn of a study by the European Commission that the units ARPA systematically underestimate the concentrations of PM10 by about 40%. The measures would be much more 'below those recorded by the EU as more technical' concentrations are high.
E 'plausible, then, that the data held by the City certifies at least the trend of improvement in the quality' of the air that there 'was certainly in the last ten years (for one thing we believe: ARPA control units have provided similar data, and comparable with one another, 'cause with the same type of error), however, considered the effects of underestimation ARPA, non c'e' da fidarsi dei raffronti anno su anno. Probabilmente, nel 2010 le cose non sono andate cosi' bene come vorrebbero farci credere...

E dire che io ero partito cercando una semplice conferma alla sensazione che fosse stato un anno tutto sommato positivo per quello che riguardava le polveri sottili in citta'.  Con tutta l'acqua che ha fatto , dico io! Il 2010, infatti, e' stato un anno record per le precipitazioni su Milano e su buona parte della Lombardia, ma anche sul resto della pianura padana: basti pensare a cosa e' successo a Novembre  in Veneto . Io ho sempre saputo che la pioggia abbatte drasticamente le concentrazioni di PM10 e, considerato che abbiamo avuto - solo in autunno, come dimenticarli :-( - dieci weekend di pioggia consecutivi, mi sarei aspettato un effetto positivo sullo smog misurato. Non e' che anche Legambiente c'ha le sonde starate??? Mah. Voi che ne pensate?

Thursday, December 30, 2010

How To Get Rid Of Camel Toe In Spandex

New year, new website :-) Greetings

Salve a tutti...
il nostro sito in questo periodo è in aggiornamento, vi attende una nuova grafica e soprattutto una consultazione più facile e immediata. L'indirizzo resta invariato www.aeoliandolphin.com
Vi aspettiamo!
Cogliamo l'occasione per augurare a tutti un buon fine anno e soprattutto un buon inizio. :-)
A presto da,
Aeolian Dolphin Research

Friday, December 24, 2010

How To Tell If You Have Dandruff




Buon Natale a tutti dall'Aeolian Dolphin Research...
un abbraccione


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

How Many Points Is Kettle Corn

Rotta-rottissima, praticamente da rottamare

Eccolo qua, il canto del cigno! Ce l'aveva fatta grossa gia' a Istanbul , 'sta infida... Vabbe', cerchiamo di restare calmi e di portare un minimo di rispetto per gli anziani, in fondo sono pur sempre 15 anni di servizio...


Che si rompa la macchina il giorno prima di un viaggio improrogabile e da farsi necessariamente su quattro ruote, irrita parecchio. Ma it breaks in Milan to -8 days from the date of destruction to be carried out in Bergamo and 'a sucker before. Ironically, the machine is located in the underground car park office, where, due to roof height (?) 2 meters, a normal carroattrezzi can not 'go: tap to find someone that has a hook-trailer. And once thrown out of there ', in one way or another, I will have to' spend money - a few or many, more 'easily many - just to take her to the scrap dealer.

Last but not least (so to speak, of course), I returned home on foot to the metro line to temporary failure. No comment. Yet Manu had said that one should not talk about new cars while we were on board the old carolina ... Uff ...


*** PS: 22/12 the written text when I still puzzled about what to do, photos of the start of the 27/12 carroattrezzi, after a long day at the coordination of the "recovery of the wreck." One trick that I and 'cost 140 euros ... aarrgghh!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Cost To Get Married At Disneyland

Pranzo di Natale trash


you still have that old barometer in the house with a picture of Pope John XXIII, or want to discard, as someone has already done, the miniature plaster of Milan's cathedral? Why no Christmas gifts for your boss or your consultant?

If the idea excites you, see you Friday December 17 at the restaurant Antica Trattoria La Bocca Corsico for Christmas lunch: each one will bring 'an object trash, kitsch, etc ... packed in an anonymous gift wrap and after dinner, will follow 'the exchange / fishing gifts.

RSVP



**** What you just read and 'the invitation we received a couple of weeks ago via office mail from colleague Andrea. Today, lunch at the legendary restaurant "La Bocca . Folks, ever office Christmas lunch was more 'fun! We list the list of horrors, ops gifts and "lucky" winners:

  • tablet for breakfast in bed, with padded cushion underneath. That even IKEA. Won by Andrew, the big boss
  • Book " On the other side of Mount Ararat . A breath escaped the original version in Armenian. Won by Massimo
  • Vibrator compact with three heads . Cinesissimo. Won by Sandra.
  • Set of scented candles. No more 'no. Won by Monica.
  • trinket faux glass with interior decoration in imitation ceramics. In short, a real wedding favor. Won by Nancy.
  • basket of sweets (ultra expired) with red Christmas bell decoration. At least the month and 'the right one. Won by Peter.
  • hot water bag lined with plush pink pig. If desired, have two presents for the next lunch trash. Won by Peter.
  • room scents, strong, triple action. It causes vomiting, diarrhea and headache. Won by James P.
  • nail file. Won by Jessica. That if the eating!
  • trinket "thrush chirping" brick. Voted best of the horrid table: unwatchable. Won by Francis.
  • headset vintage PC. If anything were to serve. Won by Gianluca.
  • Cup breakfast. Zero fantasy. Won by Roberto.
  • Stimulator "cowboy" (anal) office, with lots of dedication: you want a career? trained to take it a bit 'in c. ... Won by Hovsep.
  • porcelain dolls in period style vague. Good for the dog. Won by James Z.
  • flamenco dancer in miniature plastic (see photo above). There was nothing at the airport in Seville. Won by myself.
  • Fragrance for Men Adidas sportswear. Once, maybe. Won by Andrew, the organizer of the dinner.

To try your hand at this truly exhilarating experience, and 'Just follow the instructions in the email Andrea, carry bag with a set number of bingo and gift packages on a case note number.


Have fun!

Friday, December 10, 2010

What Weave Does Lala Wear

New blog Espresso

Cari tutti, volevo informarvi che da alcuni giorni ho un nuovo "blog d'autore" sulla home page dell'Espresso.
questo è l'ultimo post..."Kan bastonato"

http://demilia.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2010/12/11/kan-bastonato/

Cercherò di mantenere in vita anche Giappio, che tuttavia sarà molto più "personale", dedicato ad eventi e considerazioni più "privati".

Per il resto, vi invito a frequentare gli altri blog. Quello appena citato dell'Espresso e quello, storico, del Manifesto

"dal Giappone con furore"
www.ilmanifesto.it

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Green Gums After Extraction

Fine anno, tempo di auto-sconti


End of the year, a time of great discounts from car dealers. Moreover, in these times of lean with government incentives for scrapping zero, if they want to sell something they have no alternative. Apart from staying in the cold, of course!

From time to meditate on whether we were 'to change cars, in view of the fact that we have covered over 190,000 km in 15 years of service overall (average: 13,000 km / year) and that for some time clear signs of slowing down. The ultimi, in ordine temporale: specchietto retrovisore destro rotto (rischio che caschi il vetro ad ogni buca), vaschetta liquido tergicristalli che perde, tergicristalli impazziti che non ritornano in sede, impianto di condizionamento dell'aria che affumica, invece che rinfrescare e poi ancora luce del cruscotto saltata e copricerchione anteriore sinistro disperso e mai piu' ritrovato.

E allora che si può fare? Cedere alla tentazione delle case e comprare una nuova autovettura? Si', ma con quale budget? Oppure accontentarsi di un usato, puntando sempre e comunque al risparmio? Scelta difficile, ma per noi neppure troppo, visto che in passato siamo rimasti scottati dall'esperienza di un'auto di seconda mano apparentemente sana ma in realta' affetta da mille problemi alla centralina elettrica. Alla fine, ci siamo orientati verso l'acquisto di un'auto nuova, oppure km.0 o pronta consegna. Budget-target di spesa pari a circa 15,000 euro, ma se si puo' stare anche sotto tanto meglio! A me quindici-cappa sembrano pure troppi.

Ammesso e non concesso che il ragionamento fino a questo punto abbia un senso, voi che auto avreste scelto? Tra molte alternative, la nostra scelta è ricaduta tra queste 10 berline compatte a benzina (dai 4 ai 4,5 metri di lunghezza), tutte Euro5, dai 100 ai 120 CV di potenza. Eccole, in rigoroso ordine alfabetico:


Note: in comparison, although we have deliberately excluded the beautiful Alfa Romeo Juliet, 'cause list is already started' from € 20 000 up. In addition, we excluded the Citroen C4 and Ford Focus , 'cause in 2011 the new models come out.

To compare them, I followed the classic approach to "hammer" to consume the pages of four-wheel to know numbers by heart, standard equipment and options, ask the dealer quotes the most 'comparable as possible (ie demands for equal 'of options, etc ...), touch, open, measure and, where possible, test drive the vehicles. Eventually, I gave a brushstroke "engineering" to all the work, grilling the data collected on excel sheet and dividing them by topic, with a lot of weight grades. Here, incidentally, considered the macro-categories:

  1. Technical specifications - size, boot, power, emissions, fuel consumption;
  2. Productions - standard equipment optional vs;
  3. line and internal - obviously, we are talking of a purely subjective factor;
  4. Price - you mean the "end", including the collection of used / scrap.

Well, in your opinion who won the day? I tell you in a minute, first, some general consideration.

Volkswagen sells the product substantially more interesting. The 105 hp 1.2 TSI engine with start & stop and 'a true technological jewel, a small, hyper-frugal, but roaring appropriate and responsive; it is told with these three data: 0-100 in the order of 10 s, speed 'top 190 km / h fuel consumption on a mixed route declared a 5.2 l/100 km. It goes without saying 'that the emissions are among the most' low class. The engine is just the heart of a car improved year after year, that gives driving pleasure, interior space, comfort, security and stability. I would add, however, 'that Toyota and' the only house to offer something really new, that is a hybrid (petrol / electric), obviously you have to be willing to spend about 5000 euro more than 'expected .. .

As for standard equipment (airbags / safety, electronic controls the movement / braking, radio and communication interfaces, onboard computer, etc.) wins KIA: practically complete security package serial, radio, steering wheel controls, trip computer, cruise control, assisted in starting up, even the USB port mp3! The "sister" Hyundai stands, while Toyota's heels closely. Finally, note that Opel offers the best combination of options in terms of completeness / extra costs;

Opel, in my opinion, gives the car a total of more 'elegant and well finished, whether we speak of the line is that speak of comfort, rationality 'and interior design. Not everyone, Seat Leon, for example, a line very attractive, but the center console of the car and the air conditioner is to say the least, spartan and outdated. Immediately afterwards, I see Mazda and Fiat (Bravo red or black is beautiful!)

Also on prices, KIA ahead of the competition with almost bargain prices, in consideration of the 7-year warranty. Very attractive prices for Skoda (I expected) and Opel (what a nice surprise!).

The machine, said one of the many business that I have known these days, and 'still purchase a "emotional", to which' can not suit everyone. The important thing 'that we found Manu and I agree that in the end we chose Opel . Surprised? To us it seemed the best compromise possible , in view of fuel economy, the rich technological progress, elegance, the excellent habitability (best boot!) And last but not least, the super-discount for prompt delivery.

Color? White "tamarro" as opposed to the usual gray pearl and silver that have been proposed as an alternative. On this, of course, we can discuss ... :-)

Monday, December 6, 2010

How To Catch Ho-oh In Pokemon Deluge

Viaggio in Marocco - Marrakesh

Marrakesh, thousands of colors. In addition to close a circle that goes from cultural tourism Gersualemme , Istanbul and Seville - and I would like to further enrich the future with the ride Sicily - for me it 'was like a touch of the great myths of my childhood, as recognized by those Salvatores' films devoted to the themes of escape, the friendship and the pain of love.


Marrakech Riad Zara equal first place. I dedicate my first thought at the best bed & breakfast of our trip and his wonderful owner Monique. Take note, go, stay and come back when you remember to leave the blog thanks for this valuable report. We were literally spoiled by this charming French lady, so kind, helpful, generous with good advice and Always attentive to the needs' of the guests. Monique is not 'just a perfect and refined lady of the house, but' above all, a woman in the leg. Open such a structure alone in the medina of Marrakech must have been difficult undertaking, not for everyone.


include a mint tea and the other, he told us all the work that still today is to carry out the task in a country so different in outlook and status of women by that it comes from: "Sometimes, Riad seems to me like a prison, are hostage to the oasis of peace and prosperity I built in the midst of backwardness. " In fact, outside of that door there is a whole other world, the alley is narrow and dusty and full of children who follow us begging for a coin, we have a thousand eyes looking at us like we were on Mars, even if we regularly mistaken for English and then - in geographical terms - for the neighbors. Contrast and 'so strong and the stories of so Monique' troubled and that 'impossible to think of Riyadh as a simple hostel for tourists.


If sifting through the comments that people leave on the Internet will find that Monique e' anche un'ottima cuoca e noi lo possiamo senz'altro confermare. Cominciamo col dire che la sera in cui ci siamo fermati a cena il Riad era illuminato dalla calda e soffusa luce di mille candele (sistemate persino sui gradini delle scale che portano al piano terrazzato), la piscinetta era cosparsa di petali di rosa e nell'aria risuonavano pezzi di musica popolare francese. In questa piacevolissima cornice, abbiamo gustato forse la migliore cucina marocchina di tutto il viaggio, con piatti saporiti, preparati nel pomeriggio con l'aiuto della fac-totum Fatima e innaffiati da ottimo vino d'oltralpe. La serata e' stata particolarmente gaia per via della buona compagnia: oltre a noi e Monique, infatti, era presente anche una coppia di suoi amici, Nicholas and Stephanie, newly arrived from Lyon.


Riad Zara, to be honest, and 'was also a good choice in terms of "encounters". We spent the first night in Marrakech to explore the large and always varies Djema El-Fna, in the company of a couple of young doctors in Parma, Simon and Deborah, known to our arrival in Riyadh. A couple of nights later, however, have made friends with another couple of boys, Marco and Laura, from Senigallia. Marrakech and 'full of tourists all year round, the Italians in the crowd especially in August, but we have also encountered a number at the end of September. At the Palais de Bahia abbiamo conosciuto per caso due simpaticissime fiorentine, Letizia ed Elisabetta (detta anche "bonne journée"), con cui abbiamo poi trascorso il resto del pomeriggio e la serata. A loro rimane indelebilmente associato il ricordo del baracchino denso di fumo del Grande Arrostitore di piazza Hassan.


Marrakech e' la sintesi perfetta del Marocco che abbiamo avuto modo di visitare: la citta' nuova, con palazzi e viali in stile occidentale, e' eredita' del periodo coloniale francese (certamente degni di nota, i giardini Majorelle e la bella facciata della stazione ferroviaria), la medina, al contrario, e' il volto piu' autentico e tradizionale del Marocco, with the pearls of Islamic art (such as the magnificent Medersa Ben Youssef), historical monuments and imperial palaces, the great maze and Suq, small shops and craft shops on the street and finally, an element unique and unparalleled, the characteristic liveliness' from "Square of Miracles" by Djema El-Fna (heritage of humanity 'UNESCO).


not stay 'to bore you with the detailed account of our eplorazioni, suffice it to say that Djema El-Fna is, by itself, as they say, the ticket. There are no words or pictures that make the idea and 'a huge square, the natural outlet of the lanes covered north of the Suq and, more' generally, magnetic center of the entire medina, which attracts every day a large amount 'of acrobats, street artists and, of course, ordinary people and foreigners from everywhere. Always moving, always changing itself, mesmerizing: we spent hours on the terrace of the Cafe 'Glacier to watch snake charmers, musicians, singers and storytellers, acrobats and jugglers, fortune tellers, tattoo artists, peddlers of junk (as well as' goods licit and illicit), male beggars, giostrai improvised, etc ... In the evening, at the center of the square materializes an expanse of outdoor seating and street stalls numbered (see the already 'said Hassan), where people consume mainly meat-based meals spices and other delicacies, spending represents very modest. Monique recommends shack number one, because it 's the one run by a woman (a big woman, really!). If you pass them, 'give it a try: it seems to see a captain to the bridge of a ship, which gives orders to a disciplined and affaccendatissima crew of cooks and dishwashers.


I can not leave the subject without having to Marrakech also said something about the Suq. First, there thinking impression: I found more 'at home here among the narrow alleys and irregular (once you get lost, but it' s so it should be), that between the pompous times of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul , maybe done on purpose to inspire a certain awe in the visitor. And then in Marrakech discuss with traders often very young, if not teenagers, who occasionally - including a shop and the other - are even smiling. Take the case of the three lamps can and goat skin, taken away at a price five times less than that applied at the beginning of negotiations, I sat beside the young shopkeeper and we exchanged informal chat like two old friends.


Tips for purchases. First, treated, handled, treated and if the price still does not convince you go away, the more 'chase of the time you accept your conditions. Second, never do a price even very low, if you are not interested in buying, or the seller believes that negotiation is open and will not let you 'go away empty-handed so easily. Third, bring an empty suitcase, 'cause you'll want to take home several local Moroccan handicrafts, not to mention shopping in the Suq - you'll see it - and' a very enjoyable pastime!


Finally, I close my throwing again on gastronomy. Our last day of vacation was spent on the Atlantic coast to Essaouira (the medina and 'indicated by the UNESCO as world heritage') has always been an important center of commerce and luogo di incontro tra europei - portoghesi prima e francesi poi - ebrei e berberi. Per certi versi mi ha ricordato San Giovanni d'Acri (Akko) , per quella sua aria di porto senza tempo, ma il piatto forte - e' proprio il caso di dirlo! - e' senz'altro la grigliata di pesce appena pescato, che viene preparata e servita dai ristoratori ambulanti sul porto. Ragazzi, che magnata!!! Ci siamo fatti un chilo di branzino in due (sul prezzo, ovviamente, c'e' da contrattare, ma oramai che ve lo dico a fare?), con foto ricordo al banco delle aragoste. A ne pas manquer! :-)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Presario V6000 Windows 7 Coprocessor

Bunga bunga, but not limited

"Feckless, vain and inefficient":, "Irresponsabile, vanesio and inefficient. "So the former U.S. charge d'affaires of the Embassy in Rome, Elizabeth Dibb (appointed by Bush ...), called in June 2009 on the eve of the G8 Aquila, our Prime Minister. But not only spoke of bunga bunga and judgments of character. Here is the full text of the telegram intercepted by Wikileaks, the newspaper "The Guardian", translated into Italian. Enjoy, and congratulations to Dibba. they were all like her, diplomats Use of crap Americans around the world, would have made less

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The Guardian's website published the text of the report dell'incaricata business Embassy USA Elizabeth Dibble dedicated to Silvio Berlusconi in a few sentences had been anticipated in recent days. It is a document dated June 9, 2009 for President Barack Obama's first visit to Washington PresdelCons Italian.

1. Mr President, his meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi comes at a time when his closest advisers fear that Italy is losing credibility and influence it enjoyed under the previous administration in Washington. In fact, while Italy has been a strong partner and ally in almost all oprazioni led by the U.S. in the world since the end of the Cold War, weaknesses internal policies and economic troubles are fading its international influence. Italy continues to support our efforts in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq and the Balkans, but its institutions, diplomatic, military and economic, which the Berlusconi government and its predecessors have diverted resources, I am very tired.

Berlusconi and his government have tried to compensate for the poverty of its investments in instruments of national power by presenting Italy as a broker and partner with the protagonists of the most difficult international tensions. This self-appointed role sometimes has complicated international efforts. On Iran, for example, the role during the previous Italian government had given Tehran the impression that the community International was divided. More recently the government's actions gave Russia a European stage to challenge the security interests of NATO in Europe.

Berlusconi is certainly present as the best hope for moderating the Russian action and will signal to her giving him a mandate to speak on behalf of the West. It will aim to use the Italian presidency of the G8 to address issues well beyond the capabilities and objectives of the organization. We need to discourage both temptations. Italy has an important voice in the Euro-Atlantic community, but his efforts were to be constructive only when undertaken in coordination with the United States and the others major allies.

2. Our relationship with Berlusconi is complex. A word is pro-American and helped us to develop our interests on many levels and dimensions in a way that the government precdente was not willing or able to pursue, since his return to power last spring that in his previous governments. In its first 90 days has approved the creation of a controversial U.S. base that was blocked by an inertia diplomatic and political opposition to anti-American, has eliminated opposition to the presence of Italian troops in Afghanistan, and has allowed us to install two or Africom three commands in Italy. At the same time, criticized the missile defense, NATO enlargement, she and support the independence of Kosovo, defining American provocations against Russia.

He argued that the military coup in Georgia, Putin was necessary to end the killing of innocent people caused by the Georgian President Saakashvili. Shows an exaggerated self-confidence BSAT suna solid and stable political popularity that made him deaf to all dissent. The tight control exercised his government and his party to prevent his staff to give them information unpleasant His unorthodox style of government, along with his frequent verbal gaffes and scandals from the first page (including public disputes over its alleged Don Juan) have led many, even the U.S. government, to assume inept, vacuous and ineffective leader as modern European.

3. Despite his personal flaws, marginalize Berlusconi would limit the levels of cooperation with an important ally. Berlusconi is one of the politicians that lasts the longest in Europe and its popularity in Italy guarantees the influence of the Italian political scene in coming years. He did finish the term of the weak and inefficient Italian governments that have plagued this country since the Second World War. When he was involved with effectiveness, demonstrated the willingness to take measures, even unpopular, in line with ours, including supporting the expansion of NATO's role in Afghanistan and Turkey's entry nell’Unione Europea.

Quando viene ignorato, tende a ritagliarsi un ruolo visibile e spesso poco utile per sé nel quadro internazionale. Avere a che fare con Berlusconi, comunque, richiede un buon equilibrio e una buona coordinazione con lui e con i suoi principali consiglieri e al tempo stesso occorre evitare di dare l’impressione che egli possa parlare a nome nostro con i leader più difficili del mondo.

4. In Italia ci sono state le elezioni per il Parlamento Europeo nei giorni del 6 e del 7 giugno, che hanno confermato il Popolo della Libertà, il partito di Berlusconi, come il principale partito dell’Italia con il 35% dei consensi, molto avanti rispetto al principale partito dell’opposizione, the Democratic Party at 26%. Even if Berlusconi does not have a competitive rivalry in the center, his party has missed the target by 40%, and had to record the growth of xenophobic party in his coalition, the Northern League. The PDL is a party based on customization of its leader, the party's ideology can be summed up in the "Berlusconi". Failure

target of 40% can be attributed to the ambitions of Berlusconi, as well as the effects of weeks of personal attacks by the center during the campaign which also included allegations about sex scandals and illegal tax. One effect will last in time of elections will be the growing competition between PDL and Northern League, which now dominate the Italian political context. The intransigent position of the Northern League against immigration and security have gained much approval, although Berlusconi has tried to divert the flow of votes from the PDL League using the same rhetoric against immigration. Also, after this slight downward election, we can expect that Berlusconi uses the White House meeting and the fact of hosting the G8 Italians to show its importance on an international scale.

5. The economic crisis
prudent banking practices (some would say boring) allowed Italy to avoid the collapse of the financial sector. Banks of Italy non si sono semplicemente impegnate sul fronte dei sub-prime, e non hanno acquistato titoli tossici che hanno causato così tanti problemi negli Stati Uniti e altrove. Ma l’Italia non è stata in grado di evitare i dolorosi effetti della recessione economica che ha seguito la crisi finanziaria. Il tasso di crescita dell’Italia, che era relativamente basso anche prima della crisi, è precipitato a causa del netto calo delle esportazioni e della ridotta domanda interna. La disoccupazione dovrebbe superare l’otto percento quest’anno e salire ancora nel 2010. Gli introiti dovuti alle imposte sono – non inaspettatamente – molto bassi. L’alto livello del debito pubblico dell’Italia e i limiti imposti dall’Unione European prevent the government to carry out fiscal stimulus to stir the economy.

6. G8 The G8
organized by Berlusconi has been marked by a high number of meetings with ministers and junior ministers with the last-minute decision to move the summit from Sardinia to Aquila devastated by an earthquake, a decision that surprised even the his most loyal assistants. He and his Cabinet see in the Italian G8 plus a chance to win over Egypt, Libya and Spain about the possibility of addressing the problems of the world. However, his desire to ensure that the G8 will become secondary to the G20, in his view, meant that there is an ambitious agenda that could lead to important contributions to global warming, Africa and development. Will be eager to work with you to build a legacy of G8 initiatives that will carry the label of Italy. Meeting of Major Economies Forum during the G8, which will include leaders from over 17 countries that create 80 percent of global emissions, will be an important opportunity to find the maximum extent permitted in view of the meeting in Copenhagen in December UN climate change.

7. Guantanamo detainees
Berlusconi has accepted his decision to close Guantanamo, and has publicly and repeatedly stressed il desiderio dell’Italia di sostenere questa mossa accogliendo alcuni detenuti. Il ministro degli esteri Frattini ha confermato al ministro dellagiustizia statunitense Eric Holder le offerte dei funzionari italiani presso l’Unione Europea per negoziare un progetto di azione comune che aiuterà i diversi paesi a stringere degli accordi con gli Stati Uniti. Anche se la minoranza interna alla coalizione di Berlusconi si oppone a prendere questi detenuti, Berlusconi ha detto chiaramente che vede questo come un impegno morale nei confronti degli Stati Uniti.


8. La dipendenza dalle fonti energetiche della Russia, gli accordi poco trasparenti e molto vantaggiosi tra Italia e Russia, e un rapporto personale molto stretto tra Berlusconi e Putin hanno distorto le visioni del primo ministro a tal punto da convincerlo che buona parte delle frizioni tra Occidente e Russia siano causate dagli Stati Uniti e dalla NATO. Agendo da mediatore, Berlusconi pensa di poter riaprire il dialogo e la cooperazione tra l’Europa, gli Stati Uniti e la Russia, ma concentrandosi soprattutto sulla Russia, ritardando l’influenza della NATO sull’Ucraina e sulla Georgia, diluendo gli sforzi dell’Unione Europea per promotore la democrazia in Bielorussia, e minando l’importante ruolo dell’OSCE nel promuovere valori umani e democratici attraverso l’Europa.

Berlusconi ha pubblicamente proposto di mediare le sue relazioni con il presidente russo Medvedev e confida che lei gli darà a signal, however small, to prove his consent. Instead, you might say to Berlusconi that we think that the security issues affecting the Western community should be addressed by the Alliance at the height of his strength, and that the United States are not prepared to scarify some values \u200b\u200bin return for stability short period on the basis of the promises of Russia to behave. And reacting - and the same will trust those who share our values \u200b\u200b- when Russia goes beyond the limit, for example by threatening the sovereignty of neighboring states.

9. Energy
close personal relations between Putin and Berlusconi, and even closer relationship between the company quasi-Italian ENI and Russian Gazprom often put Italy in a position clearly at odds with U.S. government efforts to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy. For example, the Italian government is largely ambivalent about the projects that should help Europe diversify its energy imports, but at the same time supports other projects that would increase the presence of energy from Russia to Europe.

ENI, which is owned 30% by the Italian government, often conditional energy policies of the government and use its influence, through the Italian Government to block plans to liberalize the energy market in Europe. Tuttavia, l’Italia sta compiendo alcuni passi nella giusta direzione sostenemmo progetti che diversificheranno le sue fonti energetiche. Sarebbe utile se lei potesse portare all’attenzione di Berlusconi le preoccupazioni del governo statunitense sulla sicurezza energetica europea, enfatizzando il fatto che aumentando i flussi di gas russo superando l’Ucraina non è la stessa cosa rispetto a ricercare diverse nuove fonti energetiche e nuove tecnologie.

10. L’amministrazione Berlusconi sta cercando di riportare l’energia nucleare in Italia. Le aziende statunitensi Westinghouse e GE stanno affrontano la competizione dei rivali stranieri, in particolare della Francia, che stanno facendo pressioni sul governo italiano. È cruciale che gli Stati Uniti chiedano a Berlusconi una competizione corretta e trasparente se le aziende americane vogliono avere le giuste possibilità di puntare ai progetti nucleari dell’Italia.

11. Iran
Con un’Italia delusa dall’esclusione dal P5 più 1 [i cinque paesi membri del consiglio di sicurezza dell'ONU più la Germania, ndr], Berlusconi sottolineerà la volontà dell’Italia di essere un interlocutore tra Occidente, Israele e Iran, rivendicando le eccellenti relazioni con tutte le parti coinvolte. Potrebbe anche spingere per ottenere una revisione complessiva del modello P5 più 1. Le autorità italiane sono rimaste entusiaste dal suo impegno di avviare rapporti diplomatici diretti con l’Iran, ma non riescono a resistere alla tentazione di essere parti attive nella creazione dell’evento. Il ministro degli esteri Frattini ha lavorato a lungo per garantire una presenza iraniana all’incontro tra Afghanistan e Pakistan del 26 e 27 giugno, sperando di rivestire un ruolo nel primo incontro tra delegati statunitensi e iraniani degli ultimi decenni.

12. Libia
Berlusconi ha proseguito nella sua politica per sviluppare ed espandere le relazioni tra Italia e Libia, principalmente per arrestare il flusso di immigrati irregolari provenienti dalle coste libiche, ma anche per trarre un accesso più vantaggioso alle riserve di petrolio libico per le società italiane, come l’ENI. Come conseguenza del Trattato di amicizia tra Libia e Italia del 2008 – che ha impegnato la Libia a intensificare le misure per trattenere gli immigrati irregolari ed evitare che dalle proprie coste arrivino in Italia, e che ha anche portato a cinque miliardi di dollari di investimenti per lo sviluppo del paese – il leader libico Gheddafi andrà per la prima volta in visita ufficiale a Roma tra il 10 e il 12 giugno, poco prima della visita di Berlusconi a Washington. Come attuale presidente dell’Unione Africana, Gheddafi sarà presente al summit del G8 all’Aquila e le anticipo che Berlusconi potrebbe fare pressioni per farla incontrare con il leader libico durante la visita.

13. Un alleato per la sicurezza
Berlusconi ha mantenuto un impegno militare significant for Afghanistan (2,600 men, mostly from the Italian Western Command), but rose from fourth to sixth leading participant in the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) when France and Canada have decided to increase their quotas. The meeting in Strasbourg - Kehl, his government is committed to a modest increase to cover the security during the election, if made permanent, would lead Italy again in the group of major participants in the ISAF mission. Berlusconi has also supported the creation of a NATO mission to send trainers to Afghanistan, doubling the number of Police for training and bringing oltre cento unità. L’Italia è stato un partecipante privo di vitalità negli sforzi internazionali sui fronti dell’Afghanistan e del Pakistan e ha tagliato i fondi per le missioni all’estero del 60 percento nel budget di quest’anno. Tuttavia, Berlusconi sa che questa è una priorità per gli Stati Uniti e probabilmente sarà collaborativo se lei lo spingerà a fare di più per l’area.

14. I nostri interessi comuni con l’Italia vanno oltre l’Afghanistan. Le strutture statunitensi in Italia consentono una libertà d’azione incomparabile e sono critiche per la nostra capacità di mantenere stabili le aree del Mediterraneo, del Medio Oriente e del Nord Africa. Abbiamo fifteen thousand men in the six Italian bases and these military installations are home to some of our most advanced resource developed outside the United States. Our bases and our operations outside Italy are not very popular, but Prime Minister Berlusconi, in this government, has decided to prioritize the reports related to security, and the Italian Government has always accepted our requests, despite the risks to domestic politics.

The Italian government has approved the expansion of the Vicenza base to consolidate the 173 Aviation Brigade, the development of the USAF Global Hawk UAV in Sicily and the opportunity to decide on the Italian territory with Africa and the commands of the Navy. La leadership dell’Italia in altre missioni oltreoceano ci consente di concentrare i nostri sforzi sulle nostre priorità. In aggiunta alle sue truppe in Afghanistan, l’Italia ha al momento 2.300 uomini impegnati nei Balcani, 2.400 in Libano ed è uno dei principali partner nella NATO Trading Mission in Iraq.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Before Sorority Initiation Ceremony

Viaggio in Marocco - Ouarzazate

Se ci penso, mi mangio le mani. La fotografia di paesaggio piu' bella di tutto il viaggio in Marocco e' What I did not fire between Skoura Ourzazate and when the road goes parallel to the river Dades and beyond 'the imposing cliffs of rock streaked, warm colors, you can see the blue of the lake to Mansour Al-Dhabi. Ouarzazate looks like a Western city, with wide streets and even clean and tidy.


Even the hotel Les Jardins de Ouarzazate has little to do with the family-run riad and kasbah country hospitality with which we have found 'till now, is, in fact, a modern complex, spread over more 'plans, with swimming pool and uniformed personnel, including if the rich decor and 'objectionable taste and traditions. Upon our arrival, a porter escorted us to the room through a large garden, so we find' that we have placed in front of the pool. The room is comfortable and spacious and the service as a whole, excellent, even considering the fact that the accommodation in this three-star hotel has a very low cost. Portraits luggage, we order the usual tasty omelette berbere (and now 'become a classic of the holiday), then we have lunch outside in the table just outside the room facing the garden. If it were not for the sky and 'cloudy and threatening rain, everything would be perfect.


Verso le quattro, comincia a cadere qualche goccia d’acqua, per cui decidiamo di riposarci un’oretta, prima di pianificare giri turistici o qualsiasi altra cosa. Quando ci destiamo, fuori si sta facendo buio, ma non piove e l’aria è ancora tiepida. Un cameriere (un po' sfacciato) osserva Manu immergersi in piscina, quindi schiocca una risata e le offre un fiore colto dal giardino; a quel punto, m'infilo anch'io il costume e metto la testa fuori dalla stanza; prima di tuffarmi in acqua, scatto qualche fotografia a bordo vasca alla ricerca dell'angolo perfetto e della combinazione di tempi e aperture del diaframma che rendano giustizia alla beautiful light of dusk. How 'natural it is, our evening bath attracts the attention of several guests of the nearby rooms and, in particular, to an American lady, who, with a trivial excuse, attack button. Smile, the middle-aged ', friendly, self-confident, not at all intimidated by the circumstances (I am always in water, a little' cold, waiting for Manu bring me a robe): you can see who wants to chat with someone . We invite you to dine with us. Mrs. Anna (this, name) turns out to be an amiable conversationalist, we spend a very enjoyable evening, talking about travel, politics and America. Oh! By the way, put on your heart in pare perche', secondo Anna, Obama non verra' rieletto: la gente e' molto scontenta per via della crisi economica in cui versa il paese, Obama forse non ne e' il responsabile, ma non sta facendo un gran che per uscirne fuori.


Ouarzazate e la sua provincia sono la patria del cinema marocchino. E' qui che sorgono i gloriosi CLA Studios e Atlas Film Corporation Studios, che sono stati set cinematografici per pellicole del calibro di Lawrence d'Arabia, Thé nel deserto, Le rose del deserto, Gesu' di Nazareth, L'ultima tentazione di Cristo, Black Hawk Down, Kundum, Il Gladiatore, La Mummia, Alexander, Le Crociate, Sahara, Troia, l'Esorcista 2, Hidalgo and Babel. The natural setting and art offered by the rocky desert and the ancient kasbah has, in other words, bewitched directors like David Lean, Mario Monicelli (the great master died suicide in these days), Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese , Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Stephen Sommers, Breck Eisner, John Boorman, Joe Johnston and Alejandro González Iñárritu. More 'recently, at least according to what he says in the Lonely, Morocco has entered into close relations with the Bollywood film industry, but I do not I can certainly confirm. E 'possible to visit both studios, but we are limited only to take some souvenirs to photo-portal esterno (kitch) degli Atlas.


Il vero obiettivo della nostra tappa a Ouarzazate erano in realta' la Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou  (patrimonio dell'Unesco) e la piu' piccola e modesta - si fa per dire - Kasbah Taourirt, che piu' che un palazzo assomiglia ad un intricato labirinto di scale, corridoi e piccole porte: quando le stanze sono un di piu'. Quanto ad Ait Ben-Haddou, bisogna aprire un capitolo a parte.


Per arrivarci, percorriamo una strada dissestata in mezzo al solito niente; incrociamo solo qualche raro veicolo, cercando di evitare Once each of the holes so huge you can easily swallow the entire machine. The parking lot, we find the usual abuse, but it seems to sit on her; around, there is no shadow of impromptu tour guides, which smells strange. We mixed in the middle of a large group of tourists just landed a mega-bus, hoping to avoid as much 'as possible the attention of vendors lined up on either side of the road that leads to the kasbah. However, I am approached by a "student," which would wipe both his Italian and for the translation of some phrases of interest, in front of him a trinket shop. Incredible! It seems he went out in the section faux guides "on page 531 of the Lonely Planet.


overcome the first hurdle, but now he has another, far more 'consistent: everything I expected, except to get to the kasbah in need ford a river and too murky mire of lousy. Be ', if one does not want to defile their feet and clothes, can' always ask for a lift to the taxi-mule, which obviously implies a whole bargaining that we have no desire to do. We pull up his pants and we venture into the mud, following the example of other tourists.


This would also bearable. What he did enrage and Manu 'was the fact that across the river to find a group of individuals who, as pirahna hungry, waiting for us to sell package tours that include a tour of the kasbah and the inevitable visit to the local cooperative carpets and yarns. We were still with feet wet when one of these characters has appiccicosissimi targeted, insistently offering his services to "only" 50 dirhams. It 's not been easy to convince him to let go, there' took a lot of patience and stored dry. Manu will not tell you, at which point his mood was rather black and unfortunately he has not 'enjoyed very much visiting the Kasbah, which for another and' a unique treasure.


Per quelli che a questo punto non si sentono troppo convinti, una piccola nota di incoraggiamento: abbiamo visto con i nostri occhi che poco piu' in la' dal punto in cui abbiamo guadato il fiume c'e' un cantiere all'opera che sta realizzando un ponte. Guide locali e turisti, per lo meno, si incontreranno all'asciutto e le relazioni tra i due mondi non potranno che trarne reciproco beneficio.