Salman Rushdie 'to divorce' again Dec 1, 2008
Rome fights record starling flock. Large' blast at trading estate. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
No joke in Burma Dec 1, 2008
Rome fights record starling flock. MOST READ. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops Dec 1, 2008
"Why should we change what nature has given us, when it is everything we need?" asked Filippo De Angelis, selling newspapers at a kiosk in Rome. "I don't think we can solve the problem of world hunger through genetics.". (Yahoo News)
Honor just to be asked in, as film academy tightens its ranks Dec 1, 2008
"Every time I walk through the doors of the academy building, I experience what I would imagine a pious Catholic could feel as he walks through the portal of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome," von Donnersmarck wrote in a blurb for the academy's recent annual report ... A. O. Scott looks back at George A. Romero's 1968 horror classic. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Short stands tall for Panthers Nov 30, 2008
This season the Panthers started off strong, winning five of their first six games before hitting a skid with league leaders Cortland and Cazenovia, then a tilt against Class A Rome Free Academy. Port Byron bounced back to make the playoffs but lost in the first round. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Raul Castro attends beatification Nov 30, 2008
Jose Saraiva, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Vatican's saint-making office, traveled to Cuba from Rome for the ceremony ... Cuban-born Augustinian deacon Jose Lopez Piteira was beatified in Rome last year. (Boston Globe)
Jamaica Partners with Air Jamaica Vacations to Offer Amazing Cyber Monday Deals Nov 30, 2008
Representative offices are located in Dusseldorf, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo. For details on upcoming special events, attractions and accommodations in Jamaica go to the Jamaica Tourist Board's Web site at , or call the Jamaica Tourist Board at 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). (PR Newswire)
A Key Cultural Indicator Nov 30, 2008
The Apostle Paul wrote a famous letter to a fledgling group of first-century Christians trying to live their faith against the backdrop of the worlds then most powerful city Rome. In the epistle, he itemized the ills of society. (Townhall.com)
Karlsson and Stenson win World Cup for Sweden Nov 30, 2008
It was the second World Cup win for Sweden after Per-Ulrik Johansson and Anders Forsbrand's 1991 triumph in Rome and the winning pair each take home a cheque for $850,000. (Reporting Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Martin Petty). (International Herald Tribune)
Three injured in Whitestown crash Nov 30, 2008
Nadine Calderon, 25, of Rome was traveling on Judd Road when a vehicle driven by Linda Talerico, 55, pulled out in front of her at the intersection, according to the Oneida County Sheriff s Office. Calderon was transported to Rome Memorial Hospital for minor injuries, deputies said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Church profiles Nov 30, 2008
ROME St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is scheduled to merge with Transfiguration Church in Rome. But that change won't happen until 2011, the Rev. John Hogan said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Doctor rules out surgery for conjoined twins Nov 29, 2008
Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru, who will be 5 in January, were born in Rome to Romanian parents. The top of Tatiana's head is attached to the back of Anastasia's, meaning the girls have never been able to look each other in the eye. (Boston Globe)
Miller back with Getty? Nov 29, 2008
Actor Balthazar Getty attends the first day of Roma Fiction Fest 2008 July 7, 2008 in Rome, Italy. (Elisabetta Villa, Getty Images). (WOKR13 Rochester)
Worse than 9/11: Writer Nov 29, 2008
I was just explaining to a British couple that India had to live with terrorism, but it was better than New York or Rome when we were fired at," he said. For the next six hours, we were holed up in the banquet hall. The lights and the air conditioners were switched off and we were told not to speak.". At 4. (Sify.com, India)
Italy to freeze tolls and restrict mortgage rates as part of economic stimulus plan Nov 29, 2008
Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters The finance minister, Giulio Tremontisaid Italy's debt - among the highest in the world - meant that Rome could not afford to pour more money into the economy ... He spoke after a cabinet meeting in Rome that approved the measures ... Tremonti said Italy's debt - among the highest in the world - meant that Rome could not afford to pour more money into the economy. (International Herald Tribune)
Italian party to pay for babies named after Mussolini Nov 29, 2008
ROME (Reuters) An Italian right-wing party is offering 1,500 euros ( 1,930) to parents who name their babies after wartime fascist dictator Benito Mussolini or his wife Rachele, saying their names are under threat. The MSI-Fiamma Tricolore party, the descendant of Mussolini's fascist party, said the initiative in the poor, southern region of Basilicata was meant to keep alive names "at risk of extinction" and pay tribute to the movement's roots. (Yahoo News)
Police: Man beaten in robbery Nov 29, 2008
Terrence Beckley, 27, of Whitesboro Street, Rome, was charged with felony second-degree robbery after police said he and another person robbed two people at about 3 a.m. on Grant Street. Police said a male victim was beaten while a second victim suffered no injuries in the robbery. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Diabetes Control Doesn't Normalize Menstruation Nov 29, 2008
Dr. Paolo Pozzilli, at Universita Campus Bio-Medico, in Rome, and colleagues compared the age at onset of menstruation among 162 girls who received intensive insulin therapy and blood sugar control since their type 1 diabetes diagnosis, which was 3 to 5 years earlier. These girls were matched with 214 same-age girls without the disease (the controls). (MEDLINEplus)
Patti Smith documentary offers an impressionistic look at a rock icon Nov 28, 2008
Sebring tags along with the artist during her global travels (Rome, Paris, Japan, Israel) and sits backstage as she jokes with family and friends (musicians like Flea and REM's Michael Stipe appear fleetingly). We see her two children, son Jackson and daughter Jesse, in various stages of adolescence and early adulthood. (Boston Globe)
Zimbabwe: Unemployed Busybodies Masquerading As Elders Nov 28, 2008
"They (US citizens) know instinctively that the UN lives and breathes on the hard-earned money of the American taxpayers. And yet they have heard comments here in New York constantly calling the United States a 'deadbeat' . . . They see the majority of the UN members voting against America in the General Assembly."They have read reports of raucous cheering of UN delegates in Rome, when US efforts to amend the International Criminal Court Treaty to protect American soldiers were defeated. Now, I... (allAfrica.com)
US SECRETS OF SUCCESS: OPEN HAND & SAY PLEASE Nov 28, 2008
Contrary to its slogan, "The Citi never sleeps," Citibank slept on the job while Rome burned. Susan Marie Davniero. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Editor's Mailbag (Nov. 24) Nov 28, 2008
We should study Greece and Rome lest we continue to follow in their footsteps. Gary Siewell, Albany. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The pound is down, but foreign shoppers are not flocking Nov 28, 2008
"It's definitely much cheaper than in Rome," said Anna Illiano, a human resources manager who traveled to London for three days to work but added a day of shopping. "The discounts are fantastic. I'll be doing some of my Christmas shopping here.". (International Herald Tribune)
Medicare plan changes available Nov 28, 2008
Rome: The Ava Dorfman Senior Citizens Civic Center, 305 E. Locust Street, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. To access a councilor by tele phone, call 798-5456. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Lights, Plaster, Action! Nov 28, 2008
Q Bernini was also a painter and an architect, creating famous Rome sights like Fontana di Trevi and St. Peter's Square. Were he alive today, what do you think he'd be working on. (National Post)
AP reporter Hugh Mulligan dies at 83 Nov 27, 2008
Among those he interviewed were Marilyn Monroe, Margaret Thatcher, the shah of Iran, John Glenn, Joe DiMaggio - during a baseball game in Rome - and a bevy of writers including Brendan Behan, Tennessee Williams, John Steinbeck and James Jones. He went to Ireland with presidents Kennedy and Ronald Reagan and to China and Russia with Richard Nixon, toured with jazz great Louis Armstrong and comedian Bob Hope, carried a spear at the Metropolitan Opera and rode a camel caravan in Oman. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rice denies U.S. alters stance on Ukraine and Georgia's NATO membership Nov 27, 2008
"Her ideas cannot fly," said Karl-Heinz Kamp, director of research at NATO's defense college in Rome. "Does the outgoing U.S administration really think that down the road there is a readiness by the allies to meet their security commitments, for example in Georgia - or indeed if it is legal for NATO to have troops permanently based in Georgia, let alone in Eastern Europe?". (International Herald Tribune)
Phelps had nothing left late in Olympics Nov 26, 2008
Michael Phelps plans to resume training in January to begin preparing for next summers world championships in Rome ... But Phelps plans to resume training in January to begin preparing for next summers world championships in Rome. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Europe's Most Idyllic Places Nov 26, 2008
Jan Medlycott, a senior home search coordinator from Icon Relocation, an independent relocation consultancy for individuals and businesses, thinks similarly of Rome. "You could take forever just walking around, there's something new to see down every street, around every corner," she says. (Forbes)
Band concert set in Rome Nov 26, 2008
The works of Ibert, Bird annd Gounod will be featured in a concert of the Rome Concert Band s Chamber Music Concert at 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Rome Art and Community Center, 308 Bloomfield St.. The concert is free and includes a a pre-concert lecture at 2:30 p.m. and a post-concert reception, according to a news release from the Rome Concert Band. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Gobble gobble: Principal dresses as turkey Nov 26, 2008
Your browser either has JavaScript disabled, or does not support it. Costume reward for students' successful food drive. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Hlywa, Lynch lead Ice Hawks to win Nov 25, 2008
Kyle Hlywa had a goal and two assists while Peter Lynch scored twice to lead the Emmi Realty Auburn Ice Hawks to a 5-2 win over Rome in a Bantam Division ice hockey game ... Rome 4, Jtric Auburn 3 ... 4M Precision Stamping Inc. Auburn 5, Rome 3. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Holiday Travel Is Bargain Spot for the Willing Nov 25, 2008
Eurofly, an Italian carrier, is charging as little as $559 round trip from New York to Rome, including fuel surcharges but not taxes or fees. Because first- and business-class travel typically slows during the holidays as business travel drops off, some of the best bargains are in the front of the plane. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Post a comment » Nov 25, 2008
Rome wasn't built in a day ... Concerned wrote on Jun 10, 2007 5:46 PM:" Maybe we should have turned the other cheek when they hit Pearl Harbor. How long did it take to get Europe back on their feet after World War II? These radical people have declared war on the US. So we just pull out and call it a day in Iraq? I know about IEDs, roadside bombs, and how to avoid them. How many of you out there do? Alarmist, nope, not me. I know how to survive in a combat situation. How many out there do? We... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Teacher describes incredible journey overseas Nov 25, 2008
Compare any city in North America to Rome, Alexandria, or Jerusalem, which are each over 2000 years old and our cities seem like mere infants. Because of our geography, I believe it s hard for Americans to appreciate the impact of growing up surrounded by history. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Honk if You Know Why You're Honking Nov 25, 2008
A New York Times from the same year documented new horn restrictions in Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, and Berlin, under the headline, "Honking Autoist a World Problem; Every Nation Seeks to Curb Him; Horns Viewed as Contributing Cause of Accidents Rather Than Aid to SafetyCampaign On Here to Curb Drivers Who Depend on Blasts Instead of Brakes.". This assessment of the hornthat it is not in fact an instrument of safety but has not been refuted. (Slate)
Apple crumb pie Nov 24, 2008
pounds baking apples (Cortland, Northern Spy, Jonagold, Rome, Baldwin) peeled, cored, and sliced. Scant 1/2 cup granulated sugar. (Boston Globe)
County airport poised for takeoff Nov 24, 2008
Million Air-Rome manages the aircraft in the building ... Dennis Hesse, the new general manager for Million Air Rome, Freeman Holdings operations at Griffiss, started work Oct. 19 ... Hesse said Million Air Rome was in the process of getting its clearance to provide fueling for military aircraft. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Qatar Museums Authority and Tribeca Film Festival To Launch 'Tribeca Film Festival Doha' in November 2009 Nov 24, 2008
-- The Festival has held cultural exchange programs in Milan, Beijing and with the Rome Film Festival. -- The Festival supports multiple educational programs and filmmakers funding programs through its affiliated non-profit organization, the Tribeca Film Institute. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lie back, log on, and see the world Nov 23, 2008
Google Earth allows you to explore places you might not dare to visit, such as the summit of Mount Everest, and those you couldn't experience even if you tried, such as the streets of ancient Rome. And now that it has the ability to surf through constellations and galaxies, Google Earth literally has out-of-this-world features. (Boston Globe)
* Can business acumen rescue Italys museums? Nov 23, 2008
NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, ROME Sunday, Nov 23, 2008, Page 12. Weve been fighting to have more funds, we need them, but the left thinks these have to come from the state. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rome's Chaos And Crime Meets Its Would-be Giuliani Nov 23, 2008
Rome Mayor Compares Himself To New York's Giuliani _ But Many Wary Of His Rightist Roots ... But Rome's mayor is as hard to get a handle on as the city he governs ... Alemanno has distanced himself from his past and says he just wants to turn Rome around. (CBS News -- World)
Ancient chariot found in Bulgaria Nov 22, 2008
They were conquered by Rome in the 1st century, and assimilated by Slav peoples in the 6th century. ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Boston Globe)
Goodell wont prejudge, will make decision Nov 22, 2008
I think you want to go and hear the facts, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said this week on ESPNs Jim Rome is Burning show. "You want to hear whats being presented and then you make a decision as it relates to our policy and whats fair for everyone involved with the game. Although Pat and Kevin will have their hearings today, the NFL has indicated that each of the cases will be heard separately and will rise and fall on its own merits, meaning there is the potential that... (VikingUpdate.com)
Rome to exchange students with China Nov 22, 2008
As many as 40 students from China could be at the Mohawk Valley Community College campus in Rome by Fall 2009, Mayor James Brown said in a recent telephone interview from China ... The students will live in Rome, learn English and take other classes and eventually move back to China with what they learned, Brown said ... Now that they've opened up the country, there will be opportunities for the city of Rome and a lot of other states and cities to work collaboratively with them to make the world... (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Mayor Brown distances himself from GOP committee Nov 22, 2008
Mayor James Brown recently said he is distancing himself from the Republican committee in Rome - not the Republican party itself ... That whole situation is behind me and all I'm looking forward to - I've got three more years in this term - I need to decide what I want to do in the future - if it's going to be another position I'm going to run for or if I'm going to run to be mayor of Rome, he said ... My focus is to move forward and create a positive environment and do what I can to move the... (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Piers Brendon's 'The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 1781-1997' Nov 22, 2008
In 1764 Edward Gibbon sat "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" in Rome, and it was there, he wrote in a haunting passage, "while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind." The Houses of Parliament are not yet in ruins, but the idea of writing "The Decline and Fall of the British Empire," as Piers Brendon has now done, is tempting enough ... There was no need for Englishmen of the 18th... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Resident an eyewitness to history Nov 21, 2008
According to Pfeffinger, Inez has visited all 50 states, as well as China, the Panama Canal, Japan, the Holy Land, Africa (where she took a hot air balloon ride above the Kenyan countryside), Rome, Greece and the Greek Islands. In Germany, she attended the world-famous Passion Play in Oberammergau. (Pekin Times, IL)
Berlusconi 'planning new political party' Nov 21, 2008
Berlusconi 'planning new political party. Tuesday August 21 2007 17. (Yahoo News -- Italy)
LaGasse back in court after murder conviction dropped Nov 21, 2008
A Rome man accused of beating his 61-year-old uncle to death in 2005 appeared in Oneida County Court this morning after his depraved indifference murder conviction was overturned last week. Ricky LaGasse, now 48, still faces two remaining lesser charges of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
New Collectors' Visual Arts Auction - Nov 21, 2008
Bloomsbury Auctions is the world's leading auction house for rare books and works on paper and is headquartered in London with salerooms in New York and Rome. Source: Bloomsbury Auctions. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
One Night in Kuala Lumpur Nov 21, 2008
A tercentennial face-lift for London's fanciest retailer, gladiatorial training in Rome and the cosmopolitan creations of Vietnam. Heli-skiing in Colorado, Tokyoites get a bite of the Big Apple and a sleepy Mexican town becomes a fashionable getaway. (Time.com)
What will media be like under Obama presidency? Nov 20, 2008
We all know what happened to Rome. " Steady wrote on Nov 17, 2008 10:12 AM:" TIME Magazine. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
EU agrees agriculture policy reforms Nov 20, 2008
Rome was won over by a dispensation allowing it to raise its quotas by a one-off five percent as soon as next year. The push to scrap or reduce public payments to farmers continued in other areas but not at the speed which the European Commission had originally proposed. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Spate of piracy draws Indian counterattack Nov 20, 2008
In Rome, Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, confirmed that the owners of the Star were "negotiating on the issue," despite the Saudi government's official opposition to such discussions with "pirates, terrorists or hijackers," according to news reports. He did not elaborate. (International Herald Tribune)
Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork Nov 20, 2008
"A mausoleum like the one which we have here was generally built by a king but not (necessarily) only for himself, many times for his children and his family, like the famous mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, of Hadrian in Rome," he said ... Site surveyor Rachel Chachy-Laureys said the paintings were executed using techniques unknown in the Holy Land at the time and must have been done by artisans imported from Rome. (Yahoo News)
EXCERPT: Take a peek inside 'Outliers' Nov 19, 2008
Roseto Valfortore lies one hundred miles southeast of Rome, in the Apennine foothills of the Italian province of Foggia. In the style of medieval villages, the town is organized around a large central square. (USA Today -- Life)
SQUARE FEET: A more environment-friendly form of concrete Nov 19, 2008
Concrete has existed since the public works of ancient Rome, when it was used to support aqueducts, and engineers love the material for its resilience in earthquakes and its utility in creating buildings of all shapes and sizes. But as demand for concrete has soared, in part because of the rapid growth of cities in Asia, the environmental costs of the material are getting hard to ignore. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Saudi FM says tanker's owners negotiating Nov 19, 2008
Prince Saud Al-Faisal spoke Wednesday after talks in Rome with his Italian counterpart. Asked if he could confirm reports that a ransom had been demanded, he said the owners of the tanker "are negotiating on the issue" but did not elaborate. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Baseball greats, Al Haig at ADT gala Nov 19, 2008
Former New York Mets catcher Gary Carter, former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer, former U.S. Secretary of State Al Haig, Gov. Charlie Crist and his wife-to-be, Carole Rome, are among the VIPs expected at Saturdays ADT Championship black-tie gala at Mar-a-Lago. The Championship pits the best professional women golfers for a $1 million purse this week at Trump International in West Palm Beach. (The Palm Beach Post)
Obama Upsets French, Arabs Nov 19, 2008
Translated from the article s original French: [It was] as if the Messiah had appeared, not in Washington but between Paris and Rome, Berlin and Brussels, as if he extended his conciliatory wing over the planet. We Europeans have blithely erased all asperities of the candidate. (Human Events Online)
World Watch: World leaders speak their heart Nov 19, 2008
On November 8, in an unprecedented gathering in the Vatican City in Rome, Catholic and Muslim leaders met and pledged to improve their relations. They decided to join efforts to condemn terrorism, protect religious freedom and fight poverty. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Pete Newell; legendary basketball coach won Olympic gold Nov 18, 2008
His final coaching job was at the Olympics of 1960, when he took a US team led by Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Jerry Lucas to the gold medal in Rome. Mr. Newell later returned to prominence with his famous "big men" camps. (Boston Globe)
CUBAN'S RESPONSE: Posted on his blog Nov 18, 2008
ROME is burning and WAKE UP SHEEPLE, Mark has a problem but is only a small one compared to our nations. Comment by EDC November 17, 2008. (USA Today -- Sports)
Bettis dishes on golf, beating Jordan and more Nov 18, 2008
ESPN - Ex-Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis dishes on golf, beating Michael Jordan ... Ex-Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis dishes on golf, beating Michael Jordan ... It's time to get on the bus with Jerome Bettis. (ESPN -- Golf)
