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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...