La nevicata di questa mattina in Emilia Romagna ha contribuito a portare quiete in giorni che sono, solitamente, di fermento, tra progetti da chiudere entro il 2008 e nuove avventure da intraprendere per il 2009. Ieri notte ho celebrato il rito del tradizionale backup annuale dei miei computer: il 2...

The world health organization has confirmed new cases of the extremely contagious Fiscal Insanity Virus (FIV) that is rapidly spreading the globe. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is one of the latest victims as evidenced by the headline Flaherty gives banks deadline to lend more. Finance Mini...

NY Times: ... To be more precise, the Journal wrote that mozzarella makers are “making a stink.” One interesting side note to the coverage of the cheese bailout in the English-language press is that it seems to have inspired a sort of arms race of punning. The Journal’s article came with the h...

The riots are still going on in Greece, and they are composed of two distinct elements: the anarchists/students, and the asylum seekers. The latter has a jihad component — rioters yelled “Allahu Akhbar” while on the rampage — but the former is probably doing more damage. According to a repor...

There are several stories tonight about a growing intolerance of non-Muslim religions in Malaysia, which used to practice a mild form of Islam and respect other religions. Times are changing. Also, notice the controversy about pigs in a Muslim-majority city in the southern Philippines. Thanks to C. ...

Jim Fiala, a most talented chef and restaurateur (they are different talents), operates three excellent and successful St. Louis restaurants. We’ve had fine meals at all three, but right now we’re happiest – these things can change on very short notice–at Acero, with the Crossing and LiLuMa ...

Lots of pirate news tonight. The pirates are living high on the hog with their ill-gotten gains, but the Indian navy just blew one of their ships out of the water. Also, the Saudis appear to be negotiating with the freebooters to try to get their supertanker back… Thanks to C. Cantoni, Fjordman, H...

Here are some links for Christmas Markets (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Italy: CHRISTMAS MARKETS BY REGION Campania Napoli/Naples Christmas market Dates: 1 - 31 December Location: Streets of San Gregorio Armeno and San Biagio Emilia-Romagna Bologna (BO) FIERA DI SANTA LUCIA (SAINT LUCIA FAIR) – So...

Most people faced a with the choice of merely a specific color of wine to drink will consider their stated preference between the options of red, white, or pink. My choice is none of the above. If I had to swear my allegiance to one color of wine, it would be orange. I have a friend who has seriousl...

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