Apocalypse then
Feeling relieved, as the Large Hadron Collider was started up and the Earth has not been swallowed up by a black hole? Bad news: collisions will happen in a few weeks, according to the official CERN press...
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India, Italy – religion and politics
Two illuminating posts on Orientalia4all, giving some perspective on the religious thread that unites Italy and India, criticizing a controversial initiative by the Italian foreing ministry, Franco Frattini,...
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Privacy, smoking and navigation history
Sometimes I feel that disregarding privacy issues is a little bit like smoking - you know that it is somehow bad, but you don't pay any immediate consequence. And, most of the time, it sounds like the...
Farm state
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...
Black hole
At last, an article written by Massimo Auci that takes care of the fears created by the LHC startup on September, 10 - without the subtly mischievous fear-provoking attitude shown by some newspaper articles...
Frogs, crosses and licenses
A sculpture representing a crucified frog, on display at a museum in Bolzano, has been strongly criticized by the President of the Regional Council, who required its removal and obtained support to his...
Nuclear power financial arithmetics
Remarkable post about the financial feasibility of the nuclear power plan promoted by the Berlusconi government (DL n.112, 25/6/2008, art. 7), written by an experienced (although anonymous) manager who...
Another Euregio
In a curious coincidence with one of the articles I've recently read on the Euregio magazine, I've just spent a couple of days between Cologne and Aachen, in the Rhein-Meuse region, and observed a lot...
Plitvice National Park
One day in Croatia, visiting one of the most beautiful natural sights in Europe - inscribed since 1979 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is a sad and impressive fact that this enchanted place, back...
Dance, dance, dance
It took me an unusually long time from decision (read a Murakami book) to execution, probably because I wasn't able to decide from where to start (which book?) - but, at last, the review on the cover did...
Alpe Adria euroregion
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...