umbertino Posted October 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 And consequently " United States of Umberta"... Thank God his name was Amerigo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Driver arrested after 39 bodies found in lorry container in Essex Man, 25, from Northern Ireland, named locally as Mo Robinson, held on suspicion of murder Henry McDonald , Jamie Grierson, Damien Gayle, Esther Addley and Rory Carroll in Dublin Wed 23 Oct 2019 15.36 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/23/driver-arrested-after-39-bodies-found-in-lorry-container-in-essex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Scientists find glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests ‘Total surprise’ finding overturns conventional understanding of rivers Leyland Cecco Fri 25 Oct 2019 09.54 BST Last modified on Fri 25 Oct 2019 10.24 BST Ellesmere Island in Canada, where researchers collected meltwater samples Photograph: Luke Copland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/25/scientists-glacial-rivers-absorb-carbon-faster-rainforests California wildfires: tens of thousands ordered to evacuate Kincade fire grows to more than 15 sq miles Residents face widespread electrical blackouts Vivian Ho in Napa county, Susie Cagle in Oakland and agencies Fri 25 Oct 2019 03.05 BST First published on Thu 24 Oct 2019 16.38 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/24/california-wildfire-power-shutoffs-pge Edited October 25, 2019 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Super-rich fuelling growing demand for private jets, report finds Growth centred in US and China, with slowdown in Sweden attributed to Greta Thunberg Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent Sun 27 Oct 2019 13.05 GMT The Canadian manufacturer Bombardier has recently released the new Global 7500, the interior of which includes a full-size kitchen Photograph: Bombardier https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/27/super-rich-fuelling-growing-demand-for-private-jets-report-finds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Renaissance painting found in kitchen in France sells for €24m ($26,62M) Christ Mocked by Italian artist Cimabue had been valued at €4m-€6m before auction Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Sun 27 Oct 2019 17.10 GMT Christ Mocked was discovered in September. The auction house said a foreign museum had been among the bidders Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/renaissance-painting-cimabue-found-kitchen-france-sells-24m-euros-auction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 US police sergeant told to 'tone down the xxxness' wins $20m in damages Keith Wildhaber, who was allegedly passed over for promotion 23 times, wins discrimination lawsuit against St Louis county police Adam Gabbatt Mon 28 Oct 2019 16.20 GMT Last modified on Mon 28 Oct 2019 17.03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/28/us-police-sergeant-missouri-keith-wildhaber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles Creek beds are bone dry and once-gushing springs are reduced to trickles as fights play out around the nation over control of nation’s freshwater supply Tue 29 Oct 2019 06.00 GMT by Tom Perkins https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/the-fight-over-water-how-nestle-dries-up-us-creeks-to-sell-water-in-plastic-bottles Nestle'....The same guys who in the past had sent a lot of bad milk to Asia, Africa, Latin America contributing to more children gettin' sick as the milk was dangerous ( "it's only third world children....Nobody cares anyway"!)....Ethics Champions indeed https://www.businessinsider.com/nestles-infant-formula-scandal-2012-6?IR=T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 Funeral in Germany ends on a high as hash cake accidentally served Investigation reveals restaurant employee’s teenage daughter baked cannabis sweet for separate occasion Associated Press in Berlin Tue 29 Oct 2019 15.47 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/29/funeral-germany-hash-cake-cannabis-accidentally-served 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 The hour you are most alone: how I got trapped by poverty and depression The demise of my old life began with a single, tiny mistake: my partner, making a turn, forgot to signal – and the car accident shattered everything Lori Fox Wed 30 Oct 2019 07.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 30 Oct 2019 07.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/30/poverty-depression-homeless-hour-most-alone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Peugeot owner in merger talks with Fiat Chrysler Deal between PSA Group and FCA would create one of world’s biggest carmakers Jasper Jolly Wed 30 Oct 2019 07.39 GMT Last modified on Wed 30 Oct 2019 10.08 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/30/peugeot-owner-in-merger-talks-with-fiat-chrysler Edited October 30, 2019 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 I went see this one in a theatre many years ago and I got really struck by it....Theatre actors ( when good in their act) can be really way more effective than movie actors somehow... Then I bought the book.....Incredibly good imho....Please keep in mind this was written around 1863 ( 1st publication date) so it was indeed extremely modern back then... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_to_Be_Done%3F_(novel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Lovers Day in Brazil is 12 June ( and not 14 February, Valentine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_dos_Namorados Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Portuguese doctor suspended after baby born without a face 24 October 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50166857 Becciu rejects charges in Vatican probe Peters Pence London property deal investigation Redazione ANSA Rome 29 October 201919:58 News http://www.ansa.it/english/news/vatican/2019/10/29/becciu-rejects-charges-in-vatican-probe_67533d74-d77c-42d8-bb60-b20207941599.html That's very bad...Seemingly alms money was used..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) Edited November 3, 2019 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Nasa's Voyager 2 sends back its first message from interstellar space Nasa craft is second to travel beyond heliosphere but gives most detailed data yet Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Mon 4 Nov 2019 16.04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/04/nasa-voyager-2-sends-back-first-signal-from-interstellar-space McDonald's chief executive out over relationship with employee Consensual relationships barred under company policy Briton Steve Easterbrook replaced by Chris Kempczinski Martin Pengelly and agencies Sun 3 Nov 2019 22.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/03/mcdonalds-chief-executive-steve-easterbrook-relationship-employee Rich robbers: why do wealthy people shoplift? Evidence suggests the rich actually do steal more than the poor – and shoplifting is only ‘the first layer of the onion’ Rene Chun Mon 4 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT Last modified on Mon 4 Nov 2019 07.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/04/wealthy-people-shoplift-rob-steal-why 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Any amount of running reduces risk of early death, study finds Previous research suggested health benefits increased with greater volume of running Nicola Davis Mon 4 Nov 2019 23.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/04/any-amount-of-running-reduces-risk-of-early-death-study-finds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 FBI arrests white supremacist allegedly plotting to bomb Colorado synagogue Richard Holzer was arrested Friday after undercover agents brought him supposed explosives Jason Wilson Mon 4 Nov 2019 23.13 GMT First published on Mon 4 Nov 2019 20.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/04/fbi-colorado-synagogue-bomb-plot Milwaukee man arrested for allegedly throwing acid at 'illegal' US citizen Video shows man asking Mahud Villalaz why he ‘invaded’ the US before tossing acid from a container, causing second-degree burns Amanda Holpuch in New York Mon 4 Nov 2019 15.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/04/milwaukee-man-arrested-allegedly-throwing-acid-illegal-us-citizen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Verona councillors say sue Balotelli over racism row, ultra chief gets stadium ban Leaguers say Brescia forward defamed city, Hellas fan chief banned from ground till 2030 Redazione ANSA Verona 05 November 201915:09 News http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/11/05/verona-councillors-say-sue-balotelli-ultra-banned_ed094c36-2008-41e0-b709-d212e1311d79.html Exclusive: Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools Gavin Jones November 5, 2019 / 11:56 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-italy-exclusive/exclusive-italy-to-make-climate-change-study-compulsory-in-schools-idUSKBN1XF1E1 Europe’s largest economies are falling behind in English By Annabelle TimsitNovember 5, 2019 https://qz.com/1736699/france-spain-and-italys-english-skills-are-on-the-decline/ China sends 10 police officers to Italy for joint patrol Source: Xinhua| 2019-11-05 14:18:18|Editor: huaxia http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/05/c_138530100.htm What You Need for 2020: A Bucket-List Trip to Italy (or the Next Best Thing) Leigh Baldwin 16 hours ago https://therivardreport.com/what-you-need-for-2020-a-bucket-list-trip-to-italy-or-the-next-best-thing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Brazil's flat Earthers to get their day in the sun A first-ever conference in São Paulo will mark a high point for a theory that has thrived under the far-right President Bolsonaro Sam Cowie in São Paulo Wed 6 Nov 2019 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/06/brazil-flat-earth-conference-terra-plana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 The average American eats 17 teaspoons of added sugar daily. It’s killing us A diet high in added sugar, impossible to escape in processed foods, has been linked to diabetes, heart disease and possibly cancer Thu 7 Nov 2019 11.01 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Nov 2019 15.58 GMT Eleanor Cummins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/07/the-average-american-eats-17-teaspoons-of-added-sugar-daily-its-killing-us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1104 Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 THANKS cap obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) On an Italian right-wing TV channel Rete4-Channel4 (owned by Berlusconi) last night a Rome fascist called "Brasile" ( the tattoed guy) threatens a woman journalist provoking the reaction of a leftist journalist ...They almost get to a physical contact The leftist calls the fascist " Fascio di merda" ( Sxxt fascist). The program host ( right-wing) minimizes the episode and says he's going to kick out both ( fascist and leftist) which is clearly wrong as the stuff started with the fascist guy's threat toward the woman journalist...The fascist guy is plain aggressive https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/video/drittoerovescio/brasile-contro-vauro_F309976501009C16 Edited November 8, 2019 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Meltdown: chilling proof of global heating An arresting exhibition from activist charity Project Pressure uses conceptual photography to capture the decline of the ice caps Sun 10 Nov 2019 05.30 GMT by Sean O’Hagan https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/nov/10/meltdown-visualizing-climate-change-project-pressure-glaciers-photography 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Beat Generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted November 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 World's most expensive watch sells for £24.2m ($31.12M) in charity auction All proceeds from sale in Switzerland go to research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy Rupert Neate Mon 11 Nov 2019 15.38 GMT Last modified on Mon 11 Nov 2019 16.04 GMT BOGOF: the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime has a reversible case with dials in rose gold and black Photograph: Patek Philippe https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/11/worlds-most-expensive-watch-sells-for-242m-in-charity-auction I'm very happy to lern the money will go to a noble cause...Or else it'd have been an absolute shame....31M dollars for a watch..... JMHO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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