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Senate’s pensions and funds for Abruzzo: a striking comparison
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Politics, tagged 21 giugno, 21 June, Aiutiamoli a vivere meglio, attendant at senate, commesso senato, concert for Abruzzo, concerto per l'Abruzzo, DL Abruzzo, Earthquake, European elections, INPS, Italy Earthquake, L'Aquila, Laura Pausini, pensioni senato, referendum, Senate's pensions on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Swine flu: panic or don’t panic?
Posted in Information, Swine Flu, tagged avian flu, bbc, corriere della sera, Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Italian Opinionist, Italy, outbreak, sars, spanish flu, swine flu, swine influenza A/H1N1, Texas Child Dies From Swine Flu, who on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many (but not everyone) say media are exaggerating the outbreak of swine flu. Is it correct spreading panic instead of prudence?
Earthquakes and swine flu as seen in Italy: playing with people’s fear
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Information, Swine Flu, tagged Abruzzo, acapulco, avian flu, byoblu, claudio messora, Earthquake, fear flu, frattini, Giampaolo Giuliani, Giuliani, Italian Opinionist, Italy, MARC SIEGEL, Mexico, Radon, scotland, somalia piracy, spain, swine flu, swine influenza A/H1N1, who, youtube on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
News and facts MUST be reported in order to prevent worse consequences. Fear and alarmism maybe are not necessary…
Update from Abruzzo: too many big personalities among the rubbles?
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Politics, tagged 25 april, Abruzzo, Abruzzo's earthquake, andrea bocelli, benedict xvi, Berlusconi, Earthquake, ferdinando pinto, G8, g8 l'aquila, Italian Opinionist, Italy, jenner meletti, L'Aquila, La Repubblica, onna, pope on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Orchestras, politicians, the Pope and the G8 leaders. The public eye is on the lands of the earthquake: but all these big personalities’ visits are useful or just a waste of resources?
25 April: imaging a Malaria-Liberation Day… when freedom will become aware
Posted in Information, Swine Flu, tagged 25 april, Andre Gide, freedom, ILI, influenza-like illness, Kierkegaard, liberation, liberation day, liberation day italy, malaria, media, Metro, Mexico, swine flu, swine influenza A/H1N1, World Malaria day, world war II on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Liberation day should represent the celebration of the freedom gained by defeating totalitarian regimes. But often we use it just on the surface: we avoid thinking freely about the world and its problems (among which malaria can’t be forgotten).
Referendum vs earthquake: much ado about nothing?
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Information, Politics, tagged 5 per mille, Abruzzo, April Fool, bossi-tax, Earthquake, election day, electoral system, European elections, Italian, Italian Opinionist, Italy, Italy Earthquake, majority bonus, much ado about nothing, Opinionist, Politics, referendum, rome earthquakes, shakespeare, tax on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Referendum about our electoral system: abroad no news but also here in Italy not so many… at least until these very last few days. A short story about the way in which resonant discussions can bring news to attention.
Why can’t science at least doubt about earthquakes’ forecast?
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Science, tagged Abruzzo, Bohr, Columbus, Copernicus, Earthquake, Earthquake Forecast, Einstein, flood, Galilei, Giampaolo Giuliani, Gioacchino Giuliani, Giuliani, Italian, Italian Opinionist, Italy, Italy Earthquake, Lavoisier, Magellan, Opinionist, phlogiston, Pier Francesco Biagi, Popper, radonmania, Rome, rome earthquakes, Rutherford, spreading alarm, Tevere, Tiber, Weather forecast on April 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We are used to weather forecast and we often trust them even when they fail. In what respect is Giuliani’s forecast so different?
Translation of Giuliani’s declaration after the earthquake
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Environment, Science, Translations, tagged Abruzzo, Earthquake, Giampaolo Giuliani, Gioacchino Giuliani, Giuliani, Italian, Italian Opinionist, Italy, Italy Earthquake, L'Aquila, Opinionist, radonmania, rome earthquakes, youtube on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Translation of another YouTube video reporting Giuliani’s declaration after the earhquake.
Translation of interview with Giampaolo Giuliani
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Environment, Science, Translations, tagged Abruzzo, Coppito, Earthquake, Earthquake Forecast, Gamma Detector, Giampaolo Giuliani, Gioacchino Giuliani, Giuliani, Gran Sasso Laboratory, Interview, Italian, Italian Opinionist, Italy, Italy Earthquake, L'Aquila, Opinionist, Radon, radonmania, rome earthquakes, Seismic Swarm, Translation, youtube on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
English translation of the YouTube video interview with Giampaolo Giuliani.
Italian earthquake: hints for the future world
Posted in Abruzzo Earthquake, Environment, tagged Abruzzo, Earthquake, Giampaolo Giuliani, Italian, Italian Opinionist, Italy, Italy Earthquake, L'Aquila, Molise, Opinionist, radonmania, rome earthquakes, San Giuliano di Puglia, seismologist, Sulmona, terremoto on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
L’Aquila, April the 6th 2009, 3.32 in the morning: the earth quakes, 150 people die and the number is updated hour by hour.
Could the tragedy have been foretold? Could the effect have been less devasting in terms of human lives?
