Yep, sure do. Italians are wonderful people and despite the antics of those who purport to lead them, it's a great place to live. … [Read more...]
Paolo Sarpi – the Chinese quarter of Milan
May 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
After the near riots in the Paolo Sarpi area of Milan dominated by Chinese wholesalers, several things have been being talked about, some new, some not so new.There is talk, again, about moving the Chinese traders out of Milan. Three locations have been proposed. First, there was an area near … [Read more...]
SNAFU
May 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Prodi's government is not really achieving anything, as many Italians are starting to realise. Not a great surprise when you know that a) his government has a slim majority and b) his government spends most of its time squabbling. Again, no surprise, in view of the fact that the current government … [Read more...]
Electric cars
May 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I've just been reading about electric vehicles, which just might be a way of cooling down global warming before hydrogen powered vehicles finally come on stream.There are two interesting companies: Tesla Motors, which is about to release a two-seater sports car - powered by electricity, capable of … [Read more...]
Platial
May 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Platial is a new Wordpress widget (a widget is a way to add features to your website, btw) which I discovered only yesterday. It lets me put an interesting little map on my blog and I can add places to it, too. I've already added a few and will continue to do so.I intend to add places of … [Read more...]
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