27 novembre 2008 - 23:32
Do not expect me to become a vegetarian, but I have to acknowledge that this is cleverly done - and asking supporters to make pressure on Majesco to develop a vegetarian version of "cooking mama" is a brilliant move. [Play... Continua a leggere
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TAGS: cooking mama, peta, thanksgiving, turkey, vegan
1 ottobre 2008 - 22:41
Following their intention to develop a national nuclear energy plan, the Energy Ministry of Turkey launched a call for bids to build the Country's first nuclear power plant. Just two days after a spectacular protest (followed by the arrest of... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Ecologia, Economia
3 settembre 2008 - 22:36
According to the Communists of Petersburg website, two farms in northeastern Estonia have declared an independent "Soviet Republic" and are writing a proposal for a treaty with Russia to be submitted to the Russian president in the next few days.... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Creatività, Dal mondo, Giochi
13 agosto 2008 - 22:33
I have the 3rd number of the Euregio magazine - Collaboration facts and ideas between Adriatic and Danube - in my hands. The main articles are about linguistic barriers as the last remaining boundary in the region and high quality... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo
TAGS: Alpe Adria, Euregio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Kärnten, Slovenia
19 giugno 2008 - 23:26
Beer. No, really! At least, that's what the Bertolli brand appears to suggest to the globalized users of Brand Tags, a simple but elegant collective experiment in brand perception. The basic idea behind it is that "a brand exists entirely... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Giochi, Identity, Italy, Opinioni brevi, Tecnologia
TAGS: Bertolli, Brand tags, Campari, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferrari, Fiat, Illy, Lamborghini, Lindt, Maserati, Noah Brier, tagcloud, Vespa
4 giugno 2008 - 23:48
Next time somebody tells me that Slovenia is such a small country and therefore Slovenian is a language not worth studying, I'll have an anecdote ready to be told - about how I first panicked when reading an italian newspaper... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Opinioni brevi
TAGS: Krško, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, Slovenia
22 maggio 2008 - 23:59
I have just finished watching a few minutes of the 2008 Eurovision song contest, hosted by Serbia (having won the last edition with Marija Šerifović's Molitva). As the Museum of Broadcast Communication puts it, while its cultural merits are dubious,... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Audio Video, Dal mondo, Media, Musica, Televisione
TAGS: belgrade, beograd, eurovision, serbia, srbija
20 aprile 2008 - 15:44
During the last week I have been asked the same question again and again. Every single time I have spoken with people from abroad: "How can you...?" (you=Italians, not me) Words fail me, so I have decided to let the... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Italy, Opinioni brevi
TAGS: italy, scusa mamma, the week that was
17 marzo 2008 - 21:58
The Italian blogosphere is bursting with reactions to the developments in Tibet, between competent and passionate analysis (Orientalia4all is covering the story in a series of posts beginning here) and a call for a boycott to the Olympic games in... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Opinioni brevi, Sport, Weblog
24 febbraio 2008 - 19:47
Janez Drnovšek [pron: janɛz dərnɒuʃɛk], former Slovenian President (2002-2007) and Prime Minister, died yesterday at his home in Zaplana (30km from Ljubljana). He was suffering from liver and lung cancer. I would like to remember him with the memorable speech... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Prima pagina
TAGS: Janez Drnovšek, Slovenia
