Let fellow travellers' reviews help you plan the perfect holiday Sep 4, 2008
Sharat Dhall, managing director of Tripadvisor India, said that after making their presence felt in eight countries, which includes the US, Britain, France, Italy and Spain, they decided to come to India given the interest generated here. We noticed that tripadvisor was being increasingly sought after by Indian travellers planning their holidays anywhere across the world. (Sify.com, India)
Armando Codina picks successor at Flagler Development Group Sep 4, 2008
The graduate has done graduate work in urban planning at the , Italy. He is a registered architect and licensed general contractor in Florida, a licensed general civil contractor in Miami-Dade County, and a member of the , according to the company s Web site. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Weekend Calendar Sep 4, 2008
Massimino, who holds a B.F.A. from Hartford Art School, has had numerous one-man shows of his paintings, as well as group exhibitions, in the United States and Italy ... His work is in permanent collections of the Springfield Art Museum, New Britain Museum of Art, New Haven Paint Club, Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, Fairfield University, Hotel San Michele (Italy), and the Kennedy Space Center Museum ... Films CROMWELL - The Cromwell Belden Public Library will present a "Video Travel Series"... (Middletown Press, CT)
There's a little bit of Italy in Portland Sep 3, 2008
Micucci Grocery Co. offers Sicilian pizza as well as specialty items imported from Italy ... Past the deli counter are rows and rows of specialty items, all imported from Italy - dried Rustichella d'Abruzzo pasta, Frantoia extra-virgin olive oil, white anchovies, sardines, olives, peppers, and the other essentials of the Italian table ... Micucci's and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church are all that remain of Portland's answer to Little Italy. (Boston Globe)
Mayor Menino's globe-trotting Sep 3, 2008
When he travels overseas, typically once a year, Mayor Thomas M. Menino has made Italy a favored destination ... Date: September 2008Location: Cernobbio, ItalyDuration: Three daysAccommodations: Villa d'Este, a five-star resort on the shore of Lake Como dubbed "one of the most exclusive hotels in the world" by Frommer's Menino is the only US mayor scheduled to attend a forum for world leaders, including Vice President Dick Cheney, titled "Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy." He is... (Boston Globe)
Dealing with dying abroad Sep 3, 2008
Phyllis Zimbler Miller, a novelist from Los Angeles, remembers one of her husbands clients who passed away in his hotel while traveling to Italy. It took the hotel days to figure out whom to contact, she remembers. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Gaddafi son assault case dropped Sep 3, 2008
Page last updated at 16:00 GMT, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 17:00 UK. Mr Gaddafi and his wife travelled to Switzerland for the birth of their child. (BBC News -- Europe)
Group acquires Ivax Diagnostics Sep 3, 2008
The new investors said they plan to build on Ivax Diagnostics operating companies in the U.S. and Italy by expanding the menu of test kits that they offer to include other complementary infectious disease and autoimmune testing sectors. Reader Comments. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
More of this story Sep 3, 2008
They couldn't get seats out until Thursday, too late to attend business meetings back in Italy. The situation is very frustrating, Jason Volpi, 36, said as they waited under darkening skies for a taxi back to their hotel. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Axis blunders show it pays to do maths before waging war Sep 3, 2008
In comparison Germany, Austria and Italy had a total population of 118 ... In comparison Germany, Austria and Italy had a total population of 118. (Business Report, South Africa)
Europe's economic pain gets worse Sep 3, 2008
6 percent, and Italy's at 0 percent and 0 ... In comparison Germany, Austria and Italy had a total population of 118. (Business Report, South Africa)
Ford, Creekstone, Siemens Bribery Case, Archer Daniels, BHP in Court News Sep 2, 2008
The defendants, , an ex-finance chief at Siemens's former power-generation unit, and , a former consultant to the company, were convicted last year by a court in Darmstadt, Germany, on charges related to payments of 6 million euros to managers of two Enel units in Italy. The trial court found the men guilty of bribery. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Next growth plan for Penang property sector Sep 1, 2008
A good example is Venice, Italy. It is considered the greatest pedestrian city in the world because of its large pedestrian street network completely free of cars. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gingerbread jewels Sep 1, 2008
Victorian can be simple, as with this 1888 Eastlake house in Little Italy. The 1887 Livingston house moved from Sherman Heights to Coronado in 1983. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Was your summer a bust? Make up for it with a fall getaway Aug 31, 2008
With a walking vacation in Italy from Cross Country International, the first person pays $2,695 and the second pays nothing. The Rome Coast Walk, with five departures through December, includes six nights' lodging, four days of guided hiking, museum entrance fees, and most meals. (Boston Globe)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 30, 2008 Aug 31, 2008
There were customers from India, Peru, Germany, France, Canada, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, England and Italy. Every one of them said, "Obama." I thought that was very interesting. (North County Times)
Rye Beach writer takes long road to Morocco Aug 31, 2008
In Paris, I sipped espresso on the Champs Elysee; I walked the Cinque Terra in Italy and drank beer with my son in the Red Light District in Amsterdam with the Stones wailing Brown Sugar from coffin-sized speakers mounted in the ceiling. I have known the joy of altitude sickness in the Ecuadorian Andes and in Cuba sipped a mojito after my visit with Gregorio Fuentes, Hemingway's captain and friend, and the inspiration for "The Old Man and the Sea." Throw in a hunt with golden eagles in western... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Kalmadi comes out to defend his ilk Aug 30, 2008
PUNE: Reacting to Abhinav Bindra's potshot at sports administrators, IOA president Suresh Kalmadi tried to absolve his ilk of allegations. "Politicians, bureaucrats or top industrialists should head the sports federations as they can better communicate with the sports ministry," he said. (India Times, India)
Stunned Ivanovic tossed by screaming Coin Aug 30, 2008
The No.6-seeded Safina, not nearly as volatile as brother Marat Safin, played under control in beating Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-3. On the men's side, fourth-seeded Ferrer beat Andreas Beck of Germany 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), sixth-seeded Murray defeated Michael Llodra of France 6-4, 1-6, 7-,5 7-6 (9-7) and Argentine teenager Juan Martin del Potro notched his 21st straight win, beating Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 4-6, 6-1, 7-,5 6-3. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Siemens $56 Million Fine in Enel Bribery Case Is Quashed by Federal Court Aug 30, 2008
The defendants, , an ex-finance chief at Siemens's former power-generation unit, and , a former consultant to the company, were convicted last year by a court in Darmstadt, Germany, on charges related to payments of 6 million euros to managers of two Enel units in Italy ... The payments became public in 2003, when Italian prosecutors opened a probe that led to the conviction of two other German managers in Italy. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Jon WertheimTENNIS MAILBAG Aug 30, 2008
At an ITF event in Tre Castagni, Italy a couple of weeks ago there were only four matches in the entire doubles event -- one of those a 6-0, 6-0 decision. The winners of the tournament (Emily Hewson from Australia and Pemra Ozgen from Turkey) only had to win one match to win the entire tournament. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Travel QA: Advice on driving in Italy, parking in San Diego Aug 30, 2008
Compass Points: Italy, and more cruise parking ... Compass Points: Italy, and more cruise parking ... Q: I'm planning on taking a road trip through Italy next year, but several people have told me that it's not safe to travel south of Rome. (AZCentral -- Travel)
MASTODON Track Featured in "Rock Band 2" Aug 30, 2008
Source: Reprise Records. European Unholy Alliance Tour Chapter 3 Taps MASTODON / Athens Club Show Announced. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Marlboro man Stoner under fire Aug 29, 2008
Philip Morris in Australia declined to comment and Stoner's management in Italy could not be reached for comment. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nature conferences Aug 29, 2008
The Park Hotel Villa Grazioli, Rome, Italy ... Palazzo dei Congressi Di Capri, Capri, Italy ... Gianluigi Condorelli (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy), Elizabeth Nabel (National Institutes of Health, USA), Michael Basson (Nature Medicine, USA). (Nature News Service)
Coin makes Ana pay Aug 29, 2008
" Sixth seed Dinara Safina advanced to the third round by beating Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-3 in a second round match. It has been a breakthrough season for Safina who has won three of her eight career titles in 2008. She reached the final at the Beijing Olympics but had to settle for silver after losing to Russian compatriot Elena Dementieva. "I think it still could be better," she said. "There is more room to improve. Hopefully in the next match I can do better. (The Age, Australia)
Accor: High Quality First-Half 2008 Results Aug 28, 2008
In first-half 2007, they included EUR39 million from businesses that have since been divested (Go Voyages, Red Roof Inn and the Foodservices in Italy and Brazil) ... - An additional negative EUR85-million impact on profit before tax of the Group transformation which is made of a negative EUR55- million impact on net financial expense of the return to shareholders (share buybacks and the payment of special dividends in 2007 and 2008) and a negative EUR30-million impact of assets divested in... (PR Newswire)
Post a comment Aug 28, 2008
Posted by: Marco Rossi, Rome Italy 27 August 2008. Hillary Clinton cast aside bitterness and made a clarion call for unity behind Barack Obama in her speech to the Democratic National Convention last night. (International Herald Tribune)
Roger Collis: Travel Deals Aug 28, 2008
HOTEL RAITO, Vietri Sul Mare, Amalfi, Italy Summer Break Package from 240, or $353, per night in a standard double includes buffet breakfast, one dinner (without beverages), free entry to spa and 10 percent discount on spa treatments ... HOTEL BRUFANI PALACE, Perugia, Italy One night for 200 for a single (in double room) and 250 for a double ( 100 supplement for a suite) includes buffet breakfast; 20 percent discount at Collins Restaurant (beverage excluded); exhibition ticket; use of fitness... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
New Free Luxury Perks for Canadian Travelers Exploring Sicily and Piedmont on Exclusive Walking and Culinary Tours with Italian Connection Aug 28, 2008
Edmonton, Alberta (PRWEB) August 28, 2008 -- For the first time, Canadian travelers will enjoy luxurious complimentary perks this October as Italian Connection - Italy's most exclusive and intimate walking, cooking and cultural tour company - unveils three tours featuring the new Complimentary Smooth Arrival service ... "Our exceptional, personalized service and superb attention to detail set our tours apart from all others in Italy - thereby creating the most authentic local Italian experience... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Italy hopes for new Air France-Alitalia tie-up Aug 28, 2008
Italy's government said it would welcome Air France-KLM buying into a reshaped Alitalia, hoping to woo back the French carrier after helping scupper a previous deal between the two airlines. Italy has managed to find 16 domestic investors to invest in a restructured Alitalia to keep it in the air for now but needs to attract a foreign partner like Air France-KLM or Lufthansa for the longer-term ... Italy's two previous attempts to sell it failed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Russian President Says He's Not Afraid of Cold War Aug 27, 2008
The McFaul left Batumi on Tuesday but would remain in the Black Sea area, said Commander Scott Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet in Naples, Italy. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dallas, meanwhile, was headed for Georgia with a shipment of aid. (Fox News)
Engaging Prose Aug 27, 2008
The novel's modern-day protagonist, Nel, a young American woman, travels to Venice after abandoning her self-absorbed musician husband on a train during a tour of Italy. As she paces the streets of Venice, reflecting on how her marriage has pushed her to the side of her own life, she comes across a group of boys tormenting a stray dog, which she rescues and smuggles back to her hotel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Pitt & Clooney hailed as charity heroes Aug 27, 2008
Actor George Clooney attends the 65th Venice Film Festival 'Not On Our Watch' Charity Gala held at the Hotel Cipriani on August 26, 2008 in Venice, Italy ... Clooney will talk about his charity's efforts as part of a fundraising gala on Giudecca island as part of the Venice Film Festival in Italy. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Bush opposes independence for 2 regions in Georgia Aug 27, 2008
Cheney is heading abroad on Sept. 2 for stops in three former Soviet Republics Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine plus Italy ... Even before those hostilities began, Cheney's trip to Italy, Georgia and Azerbaijan was in the works ... Cheney's trip was originally driven by his plans to attend the Ambrosetti forum in Italy, an annual meeting of world leaders. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
UBI Second-Quarter Net Income Rises 80% on Lending, Gain From Asset Sale Aug 27, 2008
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- , Italy's fourth-largest bank by branches, said second-quarter profit rose 80 percent, helped by lending income and a one-time gain from an asset sale. Net income increased to 300 million euros ($442 million) from 167 million euros a year earlier, the Bergamo, Italy-based bank said in a stock-exchange statement today ... Its management is cutting costs and reducing staff to help boost earnings as economic growth slows in Italy. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Olympic Wrapup Aug 26, 2008
Beijing 2008 / U.S. or China, take your pick - each dominated in its own way. Article:Beijing 2008 / U.S. or China, take your pick - each dom:/c/a/2008/08/24/SPEB12HKS0. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Together (8/25/08) Aug 26, 2008
A trip to Tuscany in Italy is also planned. The Bakers were married July 2, 1968, at the Lemoore Naval Air Station Chapel in California. (Anchorage Daily News)
Restaurants with the best cheese plates Aug 26, 2008
Ten years ago, finding a restaurant in America serving a selection of fine cheeses was about as easy as finding good Chinese food in Italy. Except at a few old-line French restaurants serving a rudimentary plate of Brie, Camembert and Roquefort and rarely in very good condition American restaurateurs saw little profit in appealing to guests who either opted for dessert over cheese or never even thought of the idea of cheese after the main course. (MSNBC -- Politics)
* No chance for climbers missing in Alps Aug 26, 2008
DEEP SNOW: Around 30 people have died in this years summer season in accidents in the French Alps, most of them in Mont Blanc, and another 60 have perished in Italy AFP, CHAMONIX, FRANCE Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008, Page 6 ... Helicopters and rescue teams had spent all day scanning the Alpine snow for signs of life at the site, which is popular with hikers in the Mont Blanc range spanning Frances border with Italy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Beijing 2008 Aug 26, 2008
U.S. or China, take your pick - each dominated in its own way. Monday, August 25, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Baltimore Development Corp. offers Central Ave. sites for redevelopment Aug 26, 2008
The project should also fit in with the Jonestown, Little Italy and Washington Hill communities. The Jonestown neighborhood, in particular, has been particular about the types of projects developed in the area. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
LOPRESTI: Voices sum up the Games Aug 25, 2008
Malaysia's Wan Khalmizam, finding the goats in his country's archery loss to Italy. "My performance was perfect and ideal. I would have been baffled if you do not say that it was perfect.". (USA Today -- Sports)
As Seen On Streetside San Diego With Lorrie Jordan Aug 25, 2008
Loews Coronado Bay Resort will bring the romance of Italy to San Diego with their spa treatments and gondola rides ... Join Kimberly King for the 13th Annual Little Italy Festa ... Kimberly King will have a preview of Little Italy's ArtWalk Festival. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
No hope for lost climbers Aug 25, 2008
Helicopters and rescue teams had spent all day scanning the Alpine snow for signs of life at the site, which is popular with hikers in the Mont Blanc range spanning France's border with Italy. A massive wall of snow. (iAfrica.com)
Feeble dollar sends Americans to European hostels Aug 24, 2008
said she was surprised by how much hostels in Britain, Spain and Italy cost ... "For the time we were in Italy, we stayed in budget hotels, and by the end of it we were excited to get back to staying in larger rooms with more people.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Madonna brings thousands to city for world tour launch Aug 23, 2008
Fans from as far as Portugal and Italy started camping outside the stadium on Thursday in the quest to get front row seats and have been promised a rubber stamp from security to make their dreams come true. And stadium manager Gerry Toms declared it one of the biggest gigs the stadium had ever hosted. (WalesOnline)
Applause for Glitter's Asian exit Aug 23, 2008
The offenders came from over 10 countries, including Germany, Italy and Belgium in Europe to China, India and South Korea in Asia. Child sex tourists from Britain and Australia were also held, according to McMenamin. (Asia Times Online)
New species of snail finds home after 100 Aug 23, 2008
It is thought to have spread to Malta, again having been accidentally transported with marble imports from Italy. Given the slow spread of the species, it is thought that native British wildlife is unlikely to be affected. (Times Online)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Aug 23, 2008
"My last night at the Sheraton in Tuscaloosa I dined in the hotel restaurant. I was the only customer until a young lady entered. I could hear her stumbling with our language as she tried to read the menu and order, so I offered my help. It turned out that she was named Lisa and had flown in from Pisa, Italy ('Lisa from Pisa') via Montreal and Atlanta, where she had taken a bus for Tuscaloosa and a taxi to the Sheraton, in order to attend a conference at the University the next day. I was agog... (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Mary Rita DeBonis Aug 23, 2008
Mrs. DeBonis was born in Italy on Jan. 2, 1920, to the late Vincent and Beatrice Cialdella Tota. She was the wife of the late Nicholas DeBonis who predeceased her on March 4, 1982. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Virtuoso & VIRTUOSO LIFE Honor the World's Most Exquisite Hotels and Unveil the 'Best Of The Best' Aug 22, 2008
The 2008 Best of Best Award winners are as follows: Best Achievement in Design: Four Seasons Hotel Florence, Italy Following seven years of meticulous restoration, the Hotel occupies two protected Renaissance palaces; the 15th century Palazzo della Gherardesca; and the Conventino, a 16th century Palazzo, which was once a convent ... Best Culinary Experience: Le Quartier Francais, Franschhoek, South Africa This boutique, Relais aux Auberge situated in the heart of the Franschhoek Valley, Cape... (PR Newswire)
Buon Giorno! - Loyola Women's Basketball Italian Countryside Tour Aug 22, 2008
- Loyola Women's Basketball Italian Countryside Tour - Follow the Greyhounds as they tour Italy and play four games in Europe ... Follow the Greyhounds as they tour Italy and play four games in Europe ... ERBA, Italy - Welcome to "Buon Giorno!" a daily diary of the Loyola women's basketball team's trip to Italy. (Loyolagreyhounds.com)
Snail hides from march of history Aug 21, 2008
The snails - of species papillifera papillaris - apparently came from Italy in a balustrade bought by a former owner of the Buckinghamshire mansion. There are thought to be several hundred of the 11mm-long snails at Cliveden. (BBC News)
Costa Smeralda welcomes the masses Aug 21, 2008
And he arrived in Sardinia not by Gulfstream jet but on a small airline called Air Italy that serves the recently expanded airport in nearby Olbia ... Decades later, the Costa Smeralda remains Italy's flashiest summer getaway. (International Herald Tribune)
Vivace in Carlsbad sets the table with Italian style Aug 21, 2008
Anyone who has traveled through Italy knows that good food is everywhere you really have to mess up to find a bad meal ... Instead, you find a menu replete with authentic regional dishes from across Italy ... The menu is divided into multiple sections, as you would find in Italy, and your waiter will encourage you to order either an antipasto or something from the soup and salad list, plus a small, primo-sized pasta, then a secondo, or entree. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
No clogs in Capri, and no British scoffing welcome Aug 20, 2008
Or so goes the media hype in Italy, where radio, television and newspaper reports for weeks have featured laundry lists of quirky municipal rules concocted by overzealous mayors in the interest of their constituents ... And after the British newspaper The Independent reported on the phenomenon last weekend, warning: "Tourists beware: if it's fun, Italy has a law against it," what started as a bit of summer fluff reading spun into an international tiff ... Italians took umbrage at what they saw... (International Herald Tribune)
Selena RobertsSI IN BEIJING: BASKETBALL Aug 20, 2008
5 million contract with Virtus Bologna in Italy. Some European players who arrived on the shores of Stern's nirvana are turning around. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
China seeks Caucasian crisis windfall Aug 19, 2008
France, Italy and Finland backed Germany. The EU consensus not to resort to sanctions against Russia or even finger-point at Moscow came as a setback to the US. Rice arrives in Brussels on Tuesday for urgent meetings with her NATO and EU counterparts. (Asia Times Online)
Olympic boxing has lost much of its former luster Aug 19, 2008
DePhilippis is vacationing in Italy. Denis Grachev is to box on this card. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Macaroni Grill to be sold Aug 19, 2008
the parent company of Chili s, Romano s Macaroni Grill, On the Border and Maggiano s Little Italy restaurants, has entered into an agreement to sell a majority of the company s interest in the Macaroni Grill brand to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital. Based on the agreement, San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital will pay Brinker $131. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Key West Weathers Tropical Storm With Nonchalance Aug 19, 2008
Subscribe to daily environment news. - As Tropical Storm Fay buffeted Key West on Monday, islanders displayed the nonchalance that has earned the southernmost US city its laid-back reputation. (Planet Ark, United States)
Italian TV bins reality shows Aug 17, 2008
But in Italy, the state broadcaster Rai has taken an unprecedented decision to scrap them from next year ... "Reality television is a dinosaur," said Italy's daily newspaper La Repubblica ... From now on the reality shows in Italy will only be found on the private Mediaset network of the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Thai airport wind alert 'faulty' Aug 16, 2008
Italy illegal immigration 'soars. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Don't miss these hidden treasures of Italy Aug 16, 2008
Tuscany/Umbria, Italy. Five hidden treasures in Italy ... FLORENCE, Italy There is more than enough to dazzle any visitor to the picturesque region between Florence and Rome, from unspoiled hillsides and extensive vineyards to medieval villages and splendid churches. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
