mercoledì 7 gennaio 2009

italians in Brooklyn



stories of ageing italians immigrant that as time goes by start not recognizing the Brooklyn they help to build.

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here the link from NYTimes on line

martedì 6 gennaio 2009

tv without spots: the french way

last monday the french channel TF1 started his programs without commercials.
ls the first time since 1970.
this was a decision of the government and of president Sarkozy that might have an interesting development of the future of the media, hopefully.
Even if, on one side, criticis says that without the economic revenue of pubblicity, the television will have to be financed by the government ( that already would like to have the possibility to decide for the name of the chairman of the media ndr)


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here the link for thearticle on Liberation on line (fra)

venerdì 2 gennaio 2009

Vegetable oil tested on NZ flight

A passenger plane from Air New Zealand has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil.

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here the link from BBC.co.uk on line

giovedì 1 gennaio 2009

Bangkok Post kindly invite you to avoid..

" BangkokPost.com

The "red shirts" who support Thaksin Shinawatra and the opposition Puea Thai called for bigger crowds and predicted a peaceful rally by 30,000 people at parliament on Monday. The public has been advised to avoid the area."

then the article:

The fire at the Santika Club in Soi Ekamai occurred shortly after the joyous midnight countdown, according to Pol Lt Gen Viboon Bangthamai, deputy metropolitan police commander...

continue

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I was pretty surprised yesterday, while checking on the Thai press to get some more informations about the fire in a night club on the New Years eve, to find these words of advice topping the article.

when the media show the side they support....

here the link

photos of the year

from the NYTimes on line an interesting selection of the best pictures of the year..

the photos are of different subjects: starting from the the Us election to arts and entertainment


here the link