If you follow the Italian news, then you will know something of the amnesty designed to recoup the billions Italians have stashed out of the reach of Italy’s taxman in comfy offshore accounts. Said amnesty has, so far, seen some 80 billion Euros return to Italian banks. A not inconsiderable sum, I’m sure you will agree. As a consequence of its success, the amnesty has been extended well into 2010 to encourage even more of Italy’s tax dodgers to bring their gains back within the grasp of Italy’s cash starved taxman. Offshore Banking Now, the odd thing is that some of those who have taken advantage of Italy’s amnesty will be more than a little relieved to place their dosh in the coffers of honest Italian banks. Indeed, from what I have heard, some are literally scrambling to move their offshore fortunes onshore
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Offshore Piracy?
Image Podcast Language Podcast: Italian Audio – Per ogni cosa c'è l'appropriata stagione Text Teaser: Katia Calandra recalls life as it was lived on the farm only a generation ago. Try reading and listening to the Italian version first then check with the English version.
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Dual Language: For everything there is a season – Per ogni cosa c’è l’appropriata stagione
The video game “ Dante’s Inferno ” [Electronic Arts] which has already generated 10,000 web pages and has a following of 20,000 fans on facebook, has been released in Italy. “Blood and gore, intense violence, nudity and sexual content”, warns the game’s website encouragingly.
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The hell of a game
The Venice Carnival 2010 officially opened with the flight of an angel in Saint Mark’s Square on Sunday, watched by 75,000 people.
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A venetian sensation
Italian music blog ChartItalia which follows the contemporary Italian music scene, recently published a list of the top 100 hits in Italy for 2009. So what, I asked myself, was the top Italian music hit of 2009? Interestingly, for me anyway, it is not an Italian track which made it to the top of the top 100 for 2009, it was instead, those Black Eyed Peas people with their number ‘I gotta feeling’.
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Top Italian Music Hit of 2009
Custom Teaser: Today I hope you are going to help me solve one of the greatest medical mysteries of all time and it has nothing to do with diagnostics.. Words by Pat Eggleton Buongiorno, cari lettori. Today I hope you are going to help me solve one of the greatest medical mysteries of all time and it has nothing to do with diagnostics
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Patti Chiari – Getting to the bottom of it
Custom Teaser: Find the perfect hideaway to celebrate Valentine’s Day, or any other time you feel romantic … Words by Carla Passino
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Three of the most romantic hotels in Italy
This week’s Guess Where in Italy? photo quiz on BlogfromItaly.com features a photo courtesy of @pixiebisous, whose colourful image caught my little eye on Twitter. Ninja obsessed Italophile @pixiebisous thinks that people, especially Italians, will find it easy to guess which picture postcard Italian seaside village has been immortalised in her photograph.
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Guess Where in Italy? – Part 10
Custom Teaser: Saint Valentine’s Day is approaching and many couples have already started planning a romantic evening to celebrate their love. Whether you plan a simple dinner at home or a fancy night out, choose Italy as the theme of your date and you will not be disappointed as “that’s amore” ! Words by Katia Amore Saint Valentine’s Day is approaching and many couples have already started planning a romantic evening to celebrate their love. Whether you plan a simple dinner at home or a fancy night out, choose Italy as the theme of your date and you will not be disappointed as “that’s amore” !
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Saint Valentine gift ideas
Custom Teaser: Salvatore De Riso helps banish the winter blues with a delicate selection of cakes and desserts fit to brighten up the darkest day. Germaine Stafford meets the Master in question.
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Recipe of the Week: Ricotta and pear cake