Edward Gibbon
“The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.”
April 27, 1737: British historian and politician Edward Gibbon was born in Putney, England, 276 years ago today. He is best known as the author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, inspired by a visit to Rome during his grand tour.
Roberto Saviano a Servizio Pubblico di Michele Santoro, puntata del 25 Aprile (Anniversario della Liberazione).
Saviano ha fatto un intervento politico importantissimo. Ha parlato con passione sul Cile ma con l’Italia in mente. Un “No” al passato deve transformarsi in un “Si” al futuro. Questo significa liberazione. Bravissimo!
via uhupardo: Als wäre das alles: “Mal wieder einen guten Rioja trinken!”
(..) Dies soll keine Serie für sogenannte Wein-Experten werden (vielleicht wird es nie eine Serie, darüber reden wir gleich noch), sondern für alle, die ab [] und zu eine gute Flasche entkorken wollen und sich freuen, wenn sie ein paar gute Tipps bekommen. (..)
Als0 ich fühle mich angesprochen. Informativer und dabei sehr unterhaltsamer Artikel zum Thema: spanischer Wein!
English: Enrico Letta at the Trento 2009 Economics Festival. Italiano: Enrico Letta a Trento per il Festival dell’Economia 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The new government to be led by Enrico Letta is not in place yet. It hasn’t had the chance to do anything wrong, but criticism and more often polemics are all over the place. Most comments concentrate on the past rather than the present situation. And that’s the whole problem. There is no point in repeating over and over again that party A, B, C etc. promised one thing before the elections and now does the complete opposite. Why? Because the general elections of 24./25.02.2013 produced a result that is dramatically different from what had been envisaged at the time. Continue reading
It is never too late to be wise.
April 25, 1719: British writer Daniel Defoe published his first novel, the enduring Robinson Crusoe, 294 years ago today.
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