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A Bold Year

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:49:47 +0000

BlackBerry Italy’s PR head, Cinzia Liguori, very kindly let me have a BlackBerry Bold smart phone to play with. Now that I’ve had the Bold for a year, I thought it might be interesting to write about my experience of using a BlackBerry smart phone in Italy.

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A Bold Year

Italy’s electoral lists saga – a guide

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:38 +0000

In this photo: President Giorgio Napolitano – source: Presidency of the Italian Republic Are you confused by recent events regarding the Regional elections in Italy? Here’s our guide: What is an electoral list

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Is Berlusconi to Run in the Rome Marathon?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:09 +0000

Today, and I caught it, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi held a press conference at which he neatly laid the blame for the election mess upon the shoulders of others. At the same time, Berlusconi attempted to put an end, once and for all, to all the vicious rumours flying about the election muddle in Rome. Only the attempt seems to have led to further confusion. During said press conference, during which, incidentally, Italy’s defence minister manhandled a journalist who insisted on asking Mr B about the recent Bertolaso bribery case, Berlusconi gave his party’s official version of events surrounding the presentation of election documents in Rome by his candidate, Renata Polverini.

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Restored mill near Volterra, Tuscany

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:38:51 +0000

Custom Teaser: Panoramic country views and a beautiful restoration that blends period and contemporary details make this old stone mill near Volterra a particularly atmospheric home Emerald meadows, ancient golden stones, the soft whisper of a crystalline stream.

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Restored mill near Volterra, Tuscany

Italy in anti-cancer discoveries

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:56:53 +0000

The “supertomato” A team of researchers from Italy’s National Biomolecular Research Centre in Naples have created a “supertomato” to be called the “maxantia” which, they say, could help prevent prostrate and other cancers.

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Italy in anti-cancer discoveries

A House and all that Jazz For Sale in Umbria, Italy

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:40:08 +0000

How would you like to have your very own a country retreat in a quiet medieval village in the heart of Italy?

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Medieval market in Siena

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:37:26 +0000

If you are going to be in or near Siena this Saturday, you will have a chance to see a faithful reconstruction of the medieval market that used to take place in the Piazza del Campo , or Palio Square.

Sky cuts BBC – British ex-pats up in arms

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:30:20 +0000

On Monday 1st March thousands of British ex-pats living in Italy tried to tune in to Sky Italia’s channel 138 to find, instead of their favourite programme on the BBC Entertainment [formerly BBC Prime] channel, a notice from Sky informing them that the channel was no longer available.

Potty about Ceramics – part 1

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:02:37 +0000

Custom Teaser: A useful guide to some of the towns producing fine majolica.. Words and Images by Christine Webb

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Amanda Knox: judges’ report published

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:15:38 +0000

British student Meredith Kercher was killed without premeditation and in the absence of any feelings of rancour towards her on the part of the perpetrators, says the long-awaited Judges’ report.

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