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Rare snowfall in Rome: Feb 4, 2012
Man walking his dog in the snow We don’t often get snow in our neck of the woods here near Rome, and when we do it’s usually no more than a three-minute wonder. But recent weather forecasts predicting arrival of the beautiful white stuff...
SPECK ‘N U: 22 (Marcelo Gleiser – A Tear At The Edge of Creation)
From “A Tear At The Edge of Creation” by Marcelo Gleiser...
Link of the week: Vangelis interviewed (Jan 21, 2012)
In a feature titled Vangelis: A message of hope, the Greek composer gives a rare interview to Al Jazeera. He discusses his ideas about beauty, music and culture. Click on screenshot below to listen (25 min approx).
Boat with orange stripes and its reflection at Lago Albano
I’ve often wanted to take a photo like this. With the perfect light we had here yesterday, my wish came true. ...
How to keep that 2012 New Year’s resolution
Human routines are stubborn things, which helps explain why 88% of all resolutions end in failure, according to a 2007 survey of over 3,000 people conducted by the British psychologist Richard Wiseman. (Wall Street Journal, 2009) New Year’s Day...
Links you may have missed (Dec 23, 2011)
Fun stuff and good news Il giro in bici più pericoloso del mondo (la Repubblica) – video — I wouldn’t even be brave enough to walk this. Solar-powered boat sails around the world (Aljazeera) – video How to draw… dragons...
Links you may have missed (Dec 17, 2011)
Some joys Rejected Ginger Seal Pup Finds A Home, Gets Webcam (Huffington Post) – related story and photos here. A Workplace with Dogs – Advertising Agency in Nebraska let their employees bring their dogs to work (Dogwork.com) – Awes...
Explaining our addiction to risk: Naomi Klein
Brilliant, brave, funny and fiercely committed. In a recent talk, Naomi Klein analyzes why we as a society are addicted to risk, and why this is creating so much destruction all around us. Click on screenshot above to see video. Link here also...
Links you may have missed (Dec 5, 2011)
Some joys Wine Tasting May Be An Art, But There Is Science In The Swirl (Worldcrunch) Il giro del mondo in 30 colazioni (dissapore) – photo series - breakfast anyone? Indottrinamento al cioccolato: esegue Gianluca Franzoni di Domori (dissapor...
SPECK ‘N U: 21 (Marcelo Gleiser)
From “A Tear At The Edge of Creation” by Marcelo Gleiser...
Breathtaking four minutes and thirty-two seconds: Paul Bunyard
Click on screenshot above to watch video “Chasing the Light,” by Paul Bunyard “Montage of clips taken during 2010 & 2011 whilst on my projects all shot on DSLR Canon 7D & Canon 60D” ...
Romano Prodi calls out Germany
It is a brilliant stroke by Romano Prodi in an interview yesterday with Spiegel Online International when he parries a challenge from the interviewer by asking bluntly “Is Germany better off with the euro or without it?” The interviewer h...
Links you may have missed (Nov 26, 2011)
Some joys of life Is my dog barking? (The Independent) Born To Smile: New Evidence That Laughing And Smiling Begin In The Womb (Worldcrunch) - photo above Some of the hard stuff At Durban, the big emitters will no doubt fail us again on climat...
Links you may have missed (Nov 20, 2011)
Italy’s ‘lost generation’ (Aljazeera) – video While Rome was burning: Berlusconi and the politics of Italy’s patronage (openDemocracy) Paghiamo le picconate tedesche (Epistemes.org) – Italian only Germany’s Cen...
Mayor Bloomberg versus First Amendment and Occupy Movement
A post just up on Firedoglake details the astoundingly repressive tactics that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg used while evicting the Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park last night. Excerpt: The Brooklyn Bridge and almost all subw...
Links you may have missed (Nov 14, 2011)
From the Failure of Europe to Possible Growth in the Real Economy (Social Europe Journal) – an Italian view of the state of things. Monti seeks to build new Italian government (Aljazeera) – short news video The Eurozone Crisis and the Sil...
Who wants to leave the Euro?
Surely I’m not the only one to take notice that the bulk of the doomsday talk these days about the imminent fall of the euro is coming either from outside Europe or from eurosceptics. An underlying assumption of this dire talk, perhaps, may be...
Links you may have missed (Nov 6, 2011)
#OccupyOakland General Strike Closes Port, 5th Biggest in US (Naked Capitalism) – great post! Bill Black on the Real News Network on His Three Big, Simple Demands (Naked Capitalism) – another link from Yves Smith’s Naked Capitalism,...
Beware of Greeks cradling democracy
This morning while reading a couple of analyses about the great Greek referendum brouhaha, the shade of John Lennon floated past murmuring “Democracy is what happens while politicians are busy making other plans.” Might that be the case i...
Links you may have missed (Oct 30, 2011)
No details, flimsy numbers: Varoufakis (ABC TV – Australia) — Greek economics professor Yanis Varoufakis interviewed about EU’s latest rescue plan for his country and the eurozone — not exactly a rave review. Video — cli...
