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Open Question: Travel Expenses to be borne by company for International Training Assignment?

I have been hired by a Italian Company in India. They have called me for 1 month training in September it Italy. They are paying for my air expenses to italy and back, booked my hotel for 30 days with breakfast, lunch and dinner at hotel and will also make arrangements for my travel from hotel to office and back. I want to ask that what if i want to have my meals outside the hotel sometimes if i dont like the food at hotel or if i go outside the city on weekends or about my incidental expenses like laundry or ciggarettes or drinks. Should the company pay for the above expenses also as per the worldwide norms for international travel and if yes then how should i ask my company to pay. Waiting for your answers Thanks Amit more

Resolved Question: Will you blame Robert Green or you going to blame the incredibly bouncy kiddie rubber ball?

I mean, seriously. Who else thinks that the Adidas Jabulani is the worst ball ever manufactured in the history of FIFA? This is what peeps had to say: Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César said the ball felt horrible, comparing it to a "supermarket" ball that favored strikers and worked against goalkeepers.[7] Giampaolo Pazzini from Italy labelled it "a disaster".[8] Chile's goalkeeper, Claudio Bravo, complained about the ball, saying "it was made to make life difficult for the goalkeepers."[9] Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas also branded the ball "appalling".[10] Italian keeper Gigi Buffon said, "it is very sad that a competition so important as the world championship will be played with such a horrible ball."[11] Brazilian striker Luís Fabiano called the ball "supernatural", as it unpredictably changed direction when travelling through the air, adding that none of the players of the Brazilian squad reacted in favor of the ball. In the same interview, Brazilian Júlio Baptista said the ball worked against strikers and goalkeepers, as it moved in different and unintended directions after a kick.[12] Joe Hart of England, after training with the ball for a number of days, said the "balls have been doing anything but staying in my gloves." Altitude issues at today's England Vs. USA match? Isn't the ball actually supposed to be manufactured to defy all of that?Yes, Howard was AWESOME. :]Oh, and I'm not English and I thought that was a very poor save by him, too. But the ball seems posessed by a Haitian Voodoo spirit. more

Resolved Question: ¿I am Spanish and I have wrote a CV as homework. Could you please edit it to me??!?Thank you!!!!!?

C/ Reloj nº 45 Murcia, Spain Olympic Committee PO Box 2456 Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to apply for a job with the translation and language services staff in the forthcoming Olympic Games. I think that I would be suitable to do that job, not only because I have a lot of experience in the translation world, but also I incredibly like sports, athletics in special. The advertisement has came as a breath of fresh air because at present I am working with a boring company and I need something different. I can speak and translate German, Chinesse, Arabic and English. You will see all my career in my CV which is enclosed. I would be happy to attend an interview and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, faithfully Lola García Moliner ------------------------------------- CURRICULUM VITAE Lola García Moliner 1.Personal information Adress: C/Reloj nº45 Murcia, España Telephone: home: 968 624 555 Mobile: 665845248 Nacionality: Spanish Marital status: widow Date of birth: 18th August 1980 Email: lola_1@trabajo.com 2. Career history 2008-2010: Working in FERC. It’s a company where the editorials bring the books that they want to translate. 2005-2008: Private translator. I worked with an important businesswoman who needed to travel a lot and to be translated 2003-2005: I worked in a hotel. 3. Education 1999-2003: Degree in translation and interpretation of German, so I have quite a good level of written and spoken German 1994-1999: Miguel Hernandez High School, Murcia. 4. Languages Arabic (CEF level A2). Chinesse (CEF level A2). The hotel where I started to work was in Malasya so I practised a lot. Nowadays I am studying Italian, but I can’t write and speak it fluently yet. 5.Computer skills Windows XP and a good level of typing. 6.Additional information Full driving licence Member of a group of music (I am the saxophonist and sometimes I sing). Really concerned with the environment. more

Resolved Question: Why are libertarians the only ones who take note of monetary history?

http://www.moneyweek.com/investments/why-paper-money-systems-all-fail-13941.aspx "You can't blame the king of Persia for printing up money no one could trust. His neighbours in China were doing the same, after all, and with the same inevitable consequences, too..." Creating money from nothing to try and keep the economy stoked is far from a modern invention. Mistaking extra money for value is a common enough event throughout history, in fact, right from the 99% debasement of Roman coins in the second and third centuries AD to the paper hyper-inflation of Weimar Germany in the 1920s. The horrors which excessive money then spawns are a regular feature as well. Yet politicians and potentates still believe they can out-do the ancients... somehow plucking wealth from thin air with better success than everyone else. Most often in history, this futile attempt meant inking a state-decreed value onto the pulp of dead trees. Seven hundred and fourteen years ago, for instance, the kingdom of Persia suffered just such a government-made surfeit of money after the harsh winter of AD 1294. Thousands of cattle and sheep had died in what's now Kazakhstan. So many thousands, in fact, it emptied the king's treasury of much-needed tax revenues. The king responded by printing great quantities of "chao" - a Chinese word for the paper money first invented almost three centuries before. And "on 13th August 1294," says a mid-20th century history, "a proclamation imposed the death penalty on all who refused to accept the new currency. "Considerable quantities of chao were then prepared and put into circulation on 12th September." The experiment lasted scarcely two months, as Glyn Davies explains in his magisterial History of Money. "[It] turned out to be a complete disaster, with the bazaars deserted and trade at a standstill." You can order people to accept money on pain of death, in other words, but you can't then make them buy and sell with it - if only because they might choose instead simply to stop buying and selling altogether! But making money from nothing looked such a great trick at the time, who can blame the Persians for trying? "In this city of Kanbula is the mint of the grand Khan, who may truly be said to possess the secret of the alchemists, as he has the art of producing paper money..." So wrote Marco Polo in his famous Travels (1275-1292), reporting on the magic of Mongol currency in China - a magic which the kingdom of Persia merely sought to repeat. And to his readers back in Venice, Polo's story of making real money from paper must have seemed just as fantastic as his stories of three-headed monsters and eight-legged gods. "When ready for use, [the Khan] has this paper cut into pieces of money of different sizes...[and] the coinage of this paper money is authenticated with as much form and ceremony as if it were actually of pure gold or silver." Gold and silver were of course money back then. Limited by metal-mining supplies, people trusted their value - both as a means of exchange and a store of purchasing power for the future. But provided the Great Khan didn't issue more paper than he had gold and silver to back it, all would go swimmingly. So long as he restricted any excess of paper, in fact, he might hope to prevent it collapsing in value when the rice-paddy peasants caught onto his wheeze. "This paper currency is circulated in every part of the grand Khan's dominions," the Italian traveller went on, "nor dares any person - at the peril of his life - refuse to accept it in payment... With it, in short, every article may be procured... All his majesty's armies are paid with this currency, which is to them of the same value as if it were gold or silver. "Upon these grounds, it may certainly be affirmed that the grand Khan has a more extensive command of treasure than any other sovereign in the universe." Alas! These great riches sunk under their own weight again - just as they had three times or more since being invented sometime around 1032. They needed repeated re-valuation and fresh paper issues right through to the final collapse in the late-15th century, by which time the 1448 Ming note was worth just 0.3% of its apparent face value. Still, after some 400 hundred years of trying and failing, at least the Chinese emperors finally latched on. Paper money and the inflation it brought wasn't used in the Middle Kingdom again until the early 20th century.Don't read it then. Just know that's the reason everybody is so unaware of what is about to happen.Paper money hasn't ever worked anywhere. Everywhere and in every period it has been tried, it has failed. Including the continental dollar that funded the Revolutionary War more

Resolved Question: Could we americans learn from the french?

The French women are simply stunning. Visit Paris or Nice/Montpellier/Cannes and you will see what I am saying. You rarely see an obese french woman or even an obese french person. They are very educated especially those in paris who can speak french, english, spanish, and italian. How many americans actually know more than english? You can actually have a good political conversation with many french women. They also wear top of the line fashion...none of this lame ugg boots or north face garbage that american and british women wear. They also are not dumb enough to elect george w. bush for two terms either. If you wander the streets of paris, there are rental bikes which you can rent for 30 minutes to travel to your apartment..hmm, los angeles could adopt this instead of its gas guzzling vehicles and smog angelinos love to put into the air.not just los angeles..although this is the worst city for pollution. other american cities such as dallas and houston could adopt more environmentally friendly attitudes and policies as well. these cities are too dependent upon cars.lol...french fries are not really french. they are actually from belgium. yes, it is strange why we call them french fries. more

Resolved Question: Is this a good story "First chapter"?

At year 4015, located almost a million light years away, the deserted planet of Trylon was discovered. Space travel have advanced so much that we can travel that distance only in 10 months. A team of archaeologists went to the deserted planet, trying to find out how the Trylonains lived….. We discovered that they were primitive but advanced civilization. Also we came to the conclusion that the Tryrlonians also looked a lot like humans when we discovered their skeletal remains. The air was breathable to humans, oxygen, nitrogen and other gases that were present at Earth were in the Tyrlon’s atmosphere. Archaeologist planned to stay here for 10 months, excavating the site. But one day, some team continued excavating the site, I came upon scrolls that were written in the Tryrlonian language, Tryn. I was able to decipher some off it, and when I did, it unveiled a great story of this demi goddess named Azathya. People were amazed on how well it was preserved because it seemed like it was over 5,000 years old. People were able to discover a lot about the Tryrlonains culture and way of life through the epic we should more call it. When archaeologist came back to Earth almost a year later, they reported their finds. They had some translators translate the epic into English and many other different languages, such as Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese….. the translators was impressed. They called the epic “The Epic of Azathya: Goddess of the Tryloains.” The epic is so long that they had to divide it into three parts, a trilogy for the more matter. But the trilogy also makes you wonder. In the story, she saved her people from her father’s wrath and threats to destroying them, which stopped the planet Trylon from meeting Armageddon. But eventually, the planet does fall, how through if she saved it? Many people soon heard about this discovery. Many people were begging so that they could just read it. So to be fair they gave the scroll about all Trylon life to a very famous author, and within a year he had wrote a book about it. Now to this day many people still read the book. So now here is that story the story that changed lives forever. The story is about Azathya, a 17 year old girl who is half Tyronain- half god. She doesn’t want to accept this because she wants to live her life normally. But when the other gods and goddess of her kind [her father (who is the leaders of the gods) and also abandoned her when she was born because she was not the son that he wanted.] tried to destroy her home, (she knows this by the mysterious killings and attacks of the mythical creatures) she takes action. She goes on a quest to try to earn the right to enter the Realm of the Gods, the mythical world where the gods live, but it requires the finding of three different keys that will open the portal to mortals. (It is the Tyronain inside her that is preventing to go into the Realm) The finding of these keys will prove to the gods that the Tyronain is courageous, cunning, and all the different features that will prove to the gods that they are worthy to be in their presence. The quest is dangerous, filled with puzzles, and the fighting of monsters and other mythical creatures and monsters that the gods send down to try to stop you. She knows that no other mortal survived, but she goes on the quest anyway. She does survive finding all three keys. She goes to the entrance of the Realm and enters it. There, she defeats her own father by a mythical sword that she found during her quest and she pierced it through his heart. She tells him that she is sorry that she had to this, but his actions left her no choice. Now with him gone, Azathya is the only one that could take the place as queen of the gods. But the gods do not like the idea of a half god being over them, so they send her on another quest that will prove that she is truly worthy of being a god. They agreed if she comes back alive, that they would change her to a full god. But they are also planning to make this quest almost virtually impossible to accomplish because they really do not want to change her (hoping that she would not survive so they could appoint one of their own as head god.) That quest will then go to the second book. more

Resolved Question: Are these good "news" articles for a back then newspaper? I wrote these its for a class.?

There’s a new man in town today folks! Pieter Brueghel just moved here from the city of Rome! Welcome him to our beautiful city of Brussels where the air is fresh and crisp and the fishing is great! Pieter Brueghel just got down a little while ago painting a magnificent picture of what is suppose to be the Tower of Babel! What an amazing accomplishment is to have your paintings recognized! During an interview, a peasant child, asked Brueghel, “Who taught you to become an artist? Could I be an artist someday?” Pieter then said, “Well my good friend apprenticed me, his name was Pieter Coeck van Aelst, a successful artist in the Italian style who maintained some studios. If you work hard you may become an artist such as me.” Pieter Brueghel was born in the year of our lord, 1527, and he has traveled a wide various of places, including France and Italy! We asked Pieter, “How did you like moving so much when you were younger?” he replied with, “Moving so much as a child has really inspired the images of other people, and countries into my paintings.” Pieter has settled down in Brussels because well, he thinks of us as more of as a “family” town. As well to honor his good friend Pieter Coeck van Aelst, who we all know moved her as well as died her right down in Brussels. Someone also recently asked him, “What sets your paintings from those of other painters?” Quickly witted, Pieter replied with, “I actually get involved with my work, it’s not just the inspiration, but the depth and personality of the painting itself. I’ll dress up as a peasant just so I may have a chance for a new inspiration. As you can see in one of my older paintings which I call, The Peasant Wedding, it shows everyone that you wouldn’t see in a knight’s house or lords’. But just people being people, you see bakers and a musician, to guest’s stuffing their faces.” We all should greatly welcome him into the town, and quickly get him situated! The community has gone out of their way to even ask the mayor and council to hold a spaghetti feed in honor of Mister Brueghel’s situation! Whatta a guy! We can already tell he’s going to be a great guy. ~ Spaghetti feed shall be held in the banquet room on the south side of town! Starting at about 3 hours after the sun is high in the sky; bring your family and friends! Hello ladies, further more here is your weekly scoop of the Bakalauro! Man, have we got a man for you, “wink wink”. This fine young man was born in 1485 in a village called Medillin in the country of Spain. Now getting up there in his age, he’s been looking to settle down, and he’s giving a woman of the Spanish decent, a privilege to come over to the new world and to be wed to him. This man may be old, but trust me ladies! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Hernan Cortes has traveled the world! He’s been on many expeditions to the newer founded country of Cuba and Mexico. In which, by the way, he’s pretty much ruling Mexico. This rich man did not become where he’s at today by sitting around playing hop scotch, but by getting out there and exploring the wild blue yonder. He’s oh so very smart too, if you should know, he has been to law school, but he disappointedly ashamed himself from his family . But that was not his dream; his dream was to sail away to a new country, a new life in search of love, money, and power. He’s found the last two, but he’s still looking for the first one. Cortes is a very driven man, he was given a ship and a crew, he was given food and was cared for while over in Mexico. So there’s a guarantee that you yourself shall be taken care of just as well. Hernan Cortes is a very hardy man, when he was in Mexico, his ships were allegedly burned down, and he was to walk through the tropical heat of the jungle, through 400 miles of rough terrain, after fighting many battles with the now un violent Aztecs. Now you’re probably thinking Aztecs!? Indians!? Savages!? Well let me tell you, they will not even think about laying a finger on you. At first Moctezuma, pronounced Mock-ta-zoo-ma, treated Hernan very well, these people were very polite and courteous to their guests. Cortes made a few mistakes, but what leader doesn’t screw up once in a while! Well, Cortes of course wanted their gold! So he decided to use his battle tactics to safely take it without hurting anyone, but his plan soon actually failed! His team planned on kidnapping, and not harming Moctezuma because he was a very high placed man in his community. But soon turned too worse when the people attacked Cortes and his men! So he rightfully defended himself. Cortes has fame, power, and gold, which also makes him a very good bachelor for you young ladies. Don’t think the Aztecs were savage or stupid because certainly they aren’t! Ha! Let me fill ya in on the advancements that they’ve made! These men created a writing system, and religious belief. They also created roads and canals, as well as marketplaces and made some advancement in astrology. BBut sadly, they thought that us Spanish, were to be Gods coming back from the heavens on our horses! Well they have the God part right, unfortunately their luck soon faded to grey when this strange disease came through, not affecting the Spanish! Some of the Aztecs said that the Gods were punishing them. But that was not the case, one of our doctors diagnosed a man with this infectious disease called small pox which was quite gross, this killed off most of the Aztecs. Hernan has gotta be pretty buff to do all that and live! Ifyou believe you’d be a good pick for Mister Cortes, then you should come to his awards ceremony this coming weekend! If he believes you to be the right choice, then you shall pack up your stuff and head back with him to the new world! Good luck ladies! EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!! No, seriously, you actually can read all about it! Just recently Christine de Pizan’s new book just came out recently, titled The Book of Feats of Arms and Chivalry! This war like fiction was written by Franklin de Jahaunsen, but we recently found out that this book was written by Christine de Pizan! What we wondered most what why a women would write a book under a man’s name! Why do such a thing! She just recently told us that she was unable to use her female name because her editor thought that if she used her female name that the book would not sell. Christine was originally born in Bologna, Italy. But ever since she can remember, she has always lived in France. Sir Francis Jaquebyson was fairly curto the reason why you spent your child hood in France. She answered, “I never had a choice, I went where my family went. My dad worked for the king of France in the French court.” Another person who was quite intrigued with Christine’s books would also like to ask, “Have you written any other books?” Bright eyed Christine replies, “Oh yes, writing is one of my favorite things to do. I have written plenty, but one that you would probably enjoy was called, The Book of the City of Ladies. This book is viewed through a women’s point of view, on everything, the economy, women’s rights, and European history!” Sir William Hill also wanted to ask Christine one last question, “What are your own personal viewsabout equality between men and women?” quietly but full of joy and happiness Pizan answers, “My views specifically state in the book, but as a quick summary, all I can really say is that I believe that women should have the same opportunities as men to receive an education. We both have different strengths and weaknesses, and the men cannot do it all by themselves.” But back on the track! Christine’s husband died in a terrible ice skating accident, which left poor Christine devastated. Being and independent women she to support herself, and began to work as an historian on the French court. more

Resolved Question: I asked a question like this similar to this before, I want to know if this plot is good?

I asked a question like this similar to this before, I want to know if this plot is good? Rate it 1-10 10 being the best and criticism I do not mind. At year 3032, located almost a million light years away, the deserted planet of Tyrlon was discovered. Space travel have advanced so much that we can travel that distance only in 10 months. A team of archeologists went to the deserted planet, trying to find out how the Tyrlonains lived….. We discovered that they were primitive but advanced civilization. Also we came to the conclusion that the Tyrlonians also looked a lot like humans when we discovered their skeletal remains. The air was breathable to humans, oxygen, nitrogen and other gases that were present at Earth were in the Tyrlon’s atmosphere. We planned to stay here for 10 months, excavating the site. But one day, as our team continued excavating the site, I came upon scrolls that were written in the Tyrlonian language, Tryn. I was able to decipher some off it, and when I did, it unveiled a great story of this demi goddess named Azathya. I was amazed on how well it was preserved because it seemed like it was over 5,000 years old. I was able to discover a lot about the Tyrlonains culture and way of life through the epic we should more call it. When we came back to Earth almost a year later, we reported our finds. I had some translators translate the epic into English and many other different languages, such as Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese….. the translators were so impressed that they decided that we should publish the epic so anyone could read it. We called the epic “The Epic of Azathya: Goddess of the Tryloains.” The epic is so long that we had to divide it into three parts, a trilogy for the more matter. It was an instant best-seller. Not only because it was the first piece of literature discovered from another planet, but the fact that the story was so ‘amazing’(as some people called it), a ‘page-turner-‘ , and so many other names …. But the story also makes you wonder. In the story, she saved her people from her father’s wrath and threats to destroying them, which stopped the planet Trylon from meeting Armageddon. But eventually, the planet does fall, how through if she saved it? This question kept me up all night, and made me buy a copy of the book itself. I went home and started reading…. The story is about Azathya, a 17 year old girl who is half Tyronain- half god. She doesn’t want to accept this because she wants to live her life normally. But when the other gods and goddess of her kind [her father (who is the leaders of the gods) and also abandoned her when she was born because she was not the son that he wanted.] tried to destroy her home, (she knows this by the mysterious killings and attacks of the mythical creatures) she takes action. She goes on a quest to try to earn the right to enter the Realm of the Gods, the mythical world where the gods live, but it requires the finding of three different keys that will open the portal to mortals. (It is the Tyronain inside her that is preventing to go into the Realm) The finding of these keys will prove to the gods that the Tyronain is courageous, cunning, and all the different features that will prove to the gods that they are worthy to be in their presence. The quest is dangerous, filled with puzzles, and the fighting of monsters and other mythical creatures and monsters that the gods send down to try to stop you. She knows that no other mortal survived, but she goes on the quest anyway. She does survive finding all three keys. She goes to the entrance of the Realm and enters it. There, she defeats her own father by a mythical sword that she found during her quest and she pierced it through his heart. She tells him that she is sorry that she had to this, but his actions left her no choice. Now with him gone, Azathya is the only one that could take the place as queen of the gods. But the gods do not like the idea of a half god being over them, so they send her on another quest that will prove that she is truly worthy of being a god. They agreed if she comes back alive, that they would change her to a full god. But they are also planning to make this quest almost virtually impossible to accomplish because they really do not want to change her (hoping that she would not survive so they could appoint one of their own as head god.) That quest will then go to the second book. more

Voting Question: Math Word Problems Homework Help?

Yes, this really is homework and not a test. Will give best answer for help. Thanks!! 1.) A chef is using a mixture of two brands of Italian dressing. The first brand contains 5% vinegar, and the second brand contains 10% vinegar. The chef wants to make 270 milliliters of a dressing that is 6% vinegar. How much of each brand should she use? 2.) A motorboat travels 384 km in 10 hours going upstream. It travels 540 km going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? 3.) A petroleum company has two different sources of crude oil. The first source provides crude oil that is 20% hydrocarbons, and the second one provides crude oil that is 70% hydrocarbons. In order to obtain 120 gallons of crude oil that is 65% hydrocarbons, how many gallons of crude oil must be used from each of the two sources? 4.) A theater group made appearances in two states. The hotel charges before tax in the second state were $1000 higher than in the first. The tax on the hotel bill was 8% in the first state and 7% in the second. After the trip, the total tax paid on accommodation expenses was $857.50 . How much was the hotel bill in the first state before tax? 5.) Flying against the wind, a jet travels 1860 mi in 3 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 4700 mi in 5 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? 6.) Mary bought two computers, one desktop and one laptop. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $500 more than the desktop. Mary paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 7.5% per year, and for the laptop it was 4.5% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $592.50. How much did the desktop computer cost before finance charges? 22 minutes ago - 4 days left to answer. I don't want someone to do the work for me. Just explain how I set up each problem and I can do the steps myself. more

Voting Question: Word Prolems Homework Help- Please! :)?

Yes, this really is homework and not a test. Will give best answer for help. Thanks!! 1.) A chef is using a mixture of two brands of Italian dressing. The first brand contains 5% vinegar, and the second brand contains 10% vinegar. The chef wants to make 270 milliliters of a dressing that is 6% vinegar. How much of each brand should she use? 2.) A motorboat travels 384 km in 10 hours going upstream. It travels 540 km going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? 3.) A petroleum company has two different sources of crude oil. The first source provides crude oil that is 20% hydrocarbons, and the second one provides crude oil that is 70% hydrocarbons. In order to obtain 120 gallons of crude oil that is 65% hydrocarbons, how many gallons of crude oil must be used from each of the two sources? 4.) A theater group made appearances in two states. The hotel charges before tax in the second state were $1000 higher than in the first. The tax on the hotel bill was 8% in the first state and 7% in the second. After the trip, the total tax paid on accommodation expenses was $857.50 . How much was the hotel bill in the first state before tax? 5.) Flying against the wind, a jet travels 1860 mi in 3 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 4700 mi in 5 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? 6.) Mary bought two computers, one desktop and one laptop. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $500 more than the desktop. Mary paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 7.5% per year, and for the laptop it was 4.5% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $592.50. How much did the desktop computer cost before finance charges?I don't want someone to do the work for me. Just explain how I set up each problem and I can do the steps myself. more

Resolved Question: Do you much like my new translations, a few Italian sonnets on travelling?

15 I turn about with every step I pass Away from you, my body pained to bear The weary weight; but facing round, your air Gives strength to tread and speak: `Ay me, alas!' And thinking of the brevity of life, the grass That wanders ever on, and of the fair I leave, I stop with eyes downturned and stare Bewildered, weeping on the earthen mass. Sometimes this strikes me, or my woe uncovers A perplexity: how long can this machine Persist, whose life's breath fills a distant breeze? To me then, Love responds: have not you seen This lassitude, the right of breathless lovers Dissolved of all their human qualities? 16 An hoary wight departs, his mane is blank; He quit the place that blessings did instill Into the family amaze did fill, Whose loved father in the distance sank. And drawing wide the antique shank, His life's last days the distant hope fulfill; As much it can, the goodness of his will Unbreaks the road grown weary, years as rank. Desired Rome arrives; it filled his thought To see the veil and holy semblance Which he in Heaven's realm soon hopes to view. Alas, in this way, sometimes I have sought In others, Lady, some resemblance Of that beloved shape, the form of you. 17 My face lets loose a rain of bitter tears Aloft the wuthering that woe suspires; And reaching you, your gentle visage gyres, That made me quite alone from earthly cheers: And true it is, your lovely smile appears, A while, to cool the igneous desires And ransom me a while from passion's pyres; So long transfixed, my sight to yours adheres. My breath, though, turns to ice at your adieu, And with the sweetest gesture round I see You torturing our fated stars astray! My spirit's breath unbound with amorous keys, It steps out from the heart to follow you, And full of thought, it tears itself away. 18 Again when I am turned toward the part That shows my lady's countenance and light, And in my thought remains the lovely light That burns within, and melts me part from part, From me I fear my heart begin to part And see I near the darkness of my light, And so I go as one deprived of light Who's lost his way, but who perforce must part. And so as one before the blows of death I wend, though not so quickly that desire Comes not around with me, as is his wone. I go in silence, for this talk of death Brings lamentation round, and I desire To shed my tears in some secluded wone. 19 The world has animals of sight fair proud Whose eyes against the painful sun upturn; And other creatures, weak of eyes, sojourn In darkness only, in the even's shroud; But others of obtuse desire do crowd The flame, who loving light, so learn Its other property, which is to burn: Alas, to this sad race am I avowed. I lack the strength of eyes to bear the light This lady gives, and lack for wit to seek A screen in nighttime, or a gloomy maze. And so I turn my eyes, in tears and weak, To where my destiny propels my sight Though well I know they drive into a blaze. 20 When shamed my art is silent to entice Your beauty, Lady, in a little rhyme, I turn to when we met, the blessed time That all alone became a paradise. For work so great my arms can ill suffice; My file gives not a polish so sublime; And talent weighs its force against the climb And in the operation, turns to ice. I nearly speak, and then my lip unpurses; And from my chest, my voice remains to vault But fails; can sound sound faultless so refined? And often I begin to pen the verses-- Except the pen, and then the hand, the mind Remain defeated in the first assault. 21 (nearly an earlier endecasillabo rendition, but here a smoothened double-if) A thousand times, O my beautiful rival, That your most lovely eyes find it appeasing, I pledged my heart and you took it displeasing; Your haughty glares quite disdained its arrival. But if another stands as your corrival For it, her hope be but feeble and teasing; Yet I disdain what you judge be not pleasing, So my heart in my heart makes ill survival. Then when I hunt it away, giving terror, While your hard gaze makes a merciless shelter, Torn twixt the lonely and clamorous estate or If it be lost in the rambling welter, Why, this disgrace should be both of our error, But more of yours, since it loves you the greater. ~Francesco Petrarca, Canzoniere 15-21 (among others, the reader may enjoy comparing Petrarca's sonnet 15 to Shakespeare's sonnet 50)(for readers who may not be familiar with mediaeval Catholic relics, it is often noted that sonnet 16 concerns the Veil of Veronica, which was especially revered in the late middle ages and early Renaissance.) more

Resolved Question: A group of 16-17 yr olds want to travel to Italy with no adults?

Heey Well... Im 15 now. But high school in the UK finishes in 1 and a half years time and me and my friends are planning to travel to Italy in the summer holidays to feel the freedom and relax before the start of 6 form (otherwise known as college. yr 12 and 13). Well, I am half-italian and my family still has an empty house over there and we could camp out in it. We would spend our own money and live on pizzas (that are cheap and delicious) and random stuff. We would only go for.. ten days? By then one of us could have a license (would they let a teenager rent a car?) and we could go out to lake garda and stuff. We would be a group of six girls.. mature but a little wild lol.. is it fine to do this? And how much money would we need? (We would get tickets with Ryan-air and fly over... if not we can drive over with a minivan lmao!) Thanks in advance! :P PS Oh I also speak and write italian and know people over there.To Claudio C... Erm.. you can fly by Ryanair 16+ On some airlines you can travel by 12+ or younger even. So there you go. :L more

Resolved Question: Why is it that every single race or ethnicity seems to dislike black people?

Why is it that every single race or ethnicity seems to dislike black people. The Jewish, Turks, Indians, Russians, Arabic’s, Italians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Hispanics, and even Asians. I've traveled to many different countries and it seems they all have the same feelings toward black people. That they’re violent, uneducated, can't speak correctly, no family values, they have tons of children they can’t afford, and the worst thing is that they will kill each other over shoes or because someone looked at them in a wrong way. I love watching the TV show, "The First 48". It’s a reality show about murders. The show is based on if the police detectives do not catch the person that committed the murder in the first 48 hours, the likelihood of doing so drops in half. A camera crew follows detectives from the second the murder gets reported to the end where they catch the person. On the show 95% of the people doing the murders are black. I don’t know what’s worse. That there are so many black’s murdering people or they actually made a reality show and they profit from it. I mean think about it. It's so bad they actually made a TV show about it. If the show airs once a week and there are two murders per show and only in two different cities in the country that’s a lot of murders. And what about the rest of the country? WOW! But WHY? The people of the world would like an intelligent answer. So, to the pissed off people reading this, go ahead type your rude answers proving the worlds point. But to the rest of the people please give an honest opinion because the people of the world finally want to know. If all you want is to know too then respond by typing, “I’d like to know too.” more

Resolved Question: If Saddam did not support terrorism, why did Abu Abbas have an Iraqi diplomatic passport?

Abu Abbas was the mastermind of the October 1985 Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacking. Leon Klinghoffer, a 69-year-old Manhattan retiree, was rolled by Abbas's men, wheelchair and all, into the Mediterranean. After holding some 400 passengers hostage for 44 hours, the hijackers surrendered to Egyptian authorities in exchange for safe passage to Tunisia aboard an Egypt Air jet. The airliner, however, was forced by U.S. fighter planes to land at a NATO base in Sicily. Italian officials took the hijackers into custody but Abu Abbas possessed a get-out-of-jail card: an Iraqi diplomatic passport. Seeing that this terrorist traveled as a credentialed Iraqi diplomat, the Italian authorities let Abbas flee to Yugoslavia more

Resolved Question: Can you help me identify these movies?

I saw clips of them in film class. I'll just describe the scenes I saw because that's all I know about them. 1. Adam Sandler is in this big dingy basement-type room at a desk, having an argument over the phone about some kind of air travel promotion. He goes outside and it's creepily silent, and the camera focuses on the street. Suddenly there's a big loud car crash. Then a van comes and leaves a piano in front of Adam Sandler. 2. This one was shot in black and white. Tony Shaloub (the guy who plays Monk) was in an eerily lit room there were two men and one women sitting at a table. Tony Shaloub starts talking about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and how you can never be sure of anything. I think he was supposed to be a gangster or something. 3. There's this guy who seems to have some kind of italian or brooklyn accent (I'm not good at telling accents) playing chess with his son. The son seems all depressed and wants to go to a car dealership for some reason. The son loses but then the mom starts saying he let the dad win. So then they convince the son not to let him win and they play again. The son keeps going upstairs to talk to his friend on the phone, build towers of blocks, take a bath and other things each time it's the dad's turn, running downstairs each time it's his turn to make his move. The dad stays at the table the whole time. The son asks from upstairs if they can go to the dealership now, and the dad says the game's not over yet, and the son says yes it is and the dad realizes he lost. I guess the point is that the son's a prodigy or something. Any help is greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: Not to forget to attack in Kabul? and Italians dead for this mission?

BUL / SIENA (Reuters) - E 'six Italian paratroopers dead and four wounded, as well as 10 Afghan civilians killed, the budget of a suicide attack today in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. This was confirmed by Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, while the Afghan Defense Ministry stated that there are ten dead and 52 wounded among civilians. The deadliest attack was claimed by the Taliban with a text message sent from a phone number used by one of their spokesmen. According to the first reconstruction of the incident, around 12 hours local time (about 9:30 in Italy), a bomber in a car packed with explosives was blown up after managing to slip between two armored vehicles " Lince "Italians, engaged in an escort service, traveling from the airport to the headquarters of the international force ISAF. "The pleas were 10 our soldiers. All have suffered consequences from the outbreak, six dead and four wounded," La Russa said in a speech at the Senate. "At least 150 kilos of explosives" By late afternoon, in an informative report to the House, La Russa said the car bomb that killed six paratroopers' was packed with at least 150 pounds of explosives. " The defense minister has however reiterated what was said on the occasion of other attacks, namely that the episode of today is not part of a strategy targeted against the Italians. The victims belong to 186esimo Folgore regiment and are: Lieutenant Anthony Fortunato (of Lagonegro in the province of Potenza, born in 1974), Sergeant Major Robert Valente (Naples, 1972), 1 Corporal Major Matthew Mureddu (Oristano , 1983), 1 corporal Giandomenico Pistonami (of Orvieto in the province of Perugia, in 1983), 1 Corporal Major Maximilian Randín (of Pagans in the province of Salerno, 1977), 1 corporal Davide Ricci (born in Switzerland in 1983) also belong to three of the four wounded 186esimo regiment, the Fourth Air Force. According to a spokesman for the Italian contingent in Kabul, the wounded "are completely out of danger. They scorch in various parts of the body, not deep as feared at first, and severe bruising but no fractures." Colonel Benito Milani, detachment commander of the Folgore regiment 186esimo in Siena, told reporters that the bodies could be part of Italy tomorrow: "I suppose that the bodies will arrive tomorrow or two days in Rome because the dead were from provinces different, and I suppose that the capital would be held a state funeral. " The massacre - that after the attack in Nasiriyah Iraq in 2003, which killed 17 Italian soldiers and two civilians, in addition to nine Afghans, is the deadliest attack in recent years to the Italian troops abroad - brings the Italian casualties in Afghanistan to 20. NATO: TRUE TRAGEDY BUT SOME COMMITMENT ITALY NATO has called the attack a "real tragedy" but does not question the presence of Italy in the international mission in Afghanistan. "These soldiers have died carrying out a mission absolutely essential for our own security," he told Reuters in Brussels NATO spokesman James Appathurai, adding that "there is no fear that this attack could cause the withdrawal of Italian troops from mission. Despite these "despicable, cowardly attacks that have struck in the most devious, we will not stop," he promised the Senate La Russa. That Italy could withdraw from Afghanistan has also excluded the Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, said he would "surrender to the logic of terrorism," although in recent months, the Northern League, his party, has called for an abandonment of mission. more

Resolved Question: If a Buy Fligh simulator x or Deluex Will there be?

Air-france airplanes . . Italian airlines?? Like travel to american to europe ?. . . how many Airports . . ? more

Resolved Question: Why did I get stomach upset after fasting for two days?

I recently went on a two-day fast to clear out my system and lose some weight etc. I only drank liquids. I drank a lot of water particularly. The first day was a bit difficult but nothing to speak of, and the second day I hardly thought of food at all. I felt a bit light-headed but it wasn't an unpleasant feeling and was a bit like floating on air. In fact I felt I could go on for weeks like that (which I'm sure would have been a bad idea). I also found I had all this extra free time, and I realised how much time we normally waste thinking about food, preparing it, cleaning up after it etc etc. (Makes me sound like an anorexic but I'm not--I love food, particularly Italian and Japanese!) The problem is, that since I started eating again over the last couple of days, I've been getting stomach cramps and haven't been able to digest food properly. Maybe I should have taken it easier with eating after having fasted for so long? Any ideas as to how to deal with this? I'm travelling soon and don't want this problem to continue... more

Resolved Question: Ladies, You're 65. Choose Your Husband:?

Bachelor #1 Age 68, obese diabetic who spends most of the day eating chips in a recliner while watching old re-runs. Even tempered, never gets angry, doesn't touch alcohol, cigarettes or drugs. Lives in a mortgage - free, 425K dollar home w/no debt. Has no interest in his grandkids. Has never hit or pushed a woman, is an agnostic living off an inheritance. He plays golf twice a month, uses a hot tub instead of bathing most of the time. He was a Lieutenant in the Air Force never seeing active duty. He is impotent and very non-affectionate. Very high IQ. Bachelor #2 Tall, lean and affectionate, he works out almost daily at a gym and is a Vice President of a Commercial Real Estate Company at age 65. Has a hot Italian temper but is real affectionate. Loses his temper and tells women to "shut up".on rare occasions. A Catholic, he adores his grandkids and spends lots of time playing with them. He doesn't smoke or drug but drinks hard liquor daily. He spends his time either working or traveling to visit old friends from the Marines where he was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He doesn't care to just "sit." He likes to be on the move. Has an average IQ. LIves in a 450K home w/a hefty mortgage payment. more

Resolved Question: do i return to europe or be a grown up and stay home?

LONG but need advice, please! I moved to Italy last year for 3 months for a nanny job and it was great. I was there from OCT-JAN.I'm canadian. I missed it so much that I got a holiday working visa that was valid from APR-OCT. I've spent 4 months living off my savings and now when I return home in October, have to replenish it all. I always have a job at home cos my parents own a restaurant. But I want to return to Italy! I know I can't keep going back and forth forever but I figure if I can work half the year and vacation half the year, why not? Problem is, my folks have the place for sale and could sell any day so I know after my next 'vacation' I won't be able to go back. I'll be 27 and broke with no savings. I am only allowed back into Italy for another 3 mnths (the working visa is only valid once in a lifetime) unless I go to school. I'm actually thinking of paying 3 grand for a language course just to stay 6 months instead of 3. I could maybe find work here as a babysitter or in the open air market but I have no desire of having a desk job, and am not bilingual anyway. I make jewelry and am a 'writer'. I get articles published in magazines here and there but nothing substantial. I'm trying to get my book published but who knows how long that could take. Anyway when I buy my ticket to return to Canada it has to be return since it's actually 1/2 price, go figure. My parents are Italian so I am waiting for my Italian passport so I can travel & work throughout Europe freely but that could take up to two years! I know if I just go home and "wait" I'll get comfortable and never come back. Also, my great apt here is very cheap and the landlord said if I come back I can have it again but I told him I'd be back for a year... not for 3 months. The price I pay for a studio is what most people pay for a single room in a house with 4 other people. My options are : a) Come back for 3 months from JUNE-SEPT, and not need a visa but likely not get my cheap apt, back for such a short time. b) Come back for 6 months from JUNE-DEC, and need a student visa and pay 3 grand for classes c) Don't come back and just focus on my life in Canada... d) Go somewhere else like Australia, and have a similar 'work & travel' experience...even thought my heart & soul is in Italylol the likely hood of me marrying an Italian is ZERO. also, I HAVE to buy a return ticket to come back in june.. i so 3 months or 6 mnths is the q i guess. more

Resolved Question: What do you think about our taxpayer money spent on ....?

WALL STREET JOURNAL............ Order a reprint of this article now JULY 2, 2009.Congress's Travel Tab Swells Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Trips Rises Tenfold; From Italy to the Galápagos.ArticleComments (171)more in Politics ». By BRODY MULLINS and T.W. FARNAM WASHINGTON -- Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad has risen sharply in recent years, a Wall Street Journal analysis of travel records shows, involving everything from war-zone visits to trips to exotic spots such as the Galápagos Islands. The spending on overseas travel is up almost tenfold since 1995, and has nearly tripled since 2001, according to the Journal analysis of 60,000 travel records. Hundreds of lawmakers traveled overseas in 2008 at a cost of about $13 million. That's a 50% jump since Democrats took control of Congress two years ago. The cost of so-called congressional delegations, known among lawmakers as "codels," has risen nearly 70% since 2005, when an influence-peddling scandal led to a ban on travel funded by lobbyists, according to the data. View Full Image Gov. Bob Riley via Flickr Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (left) and Sen. Richard Shelby in June on a river cruise in Paris, where U.S. politicians met with defense-industry executives. . Lawmakers say that the trips are a good use of government funds because they allow members of Congress and their staff members to learn more about the world, inspect U.S. assets abroad and forge better working relationships with each other. The travel, for example, includes official visits to American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Journal analysis, based on information published in the Congressional Record, also shows that taxpayer-funded travel is a big and growing perk for lawmakers and their families. Some members of Congress have complained in recent months about chief executives of bailed-out banks, insurance companies and car makers who sponsored corporate trips to resorts or used corporate jets for their own travel. Although complete travel records aren't yet available for 2009, it appears that such costs continue to rise. The Journal analysis shows that the government has picked up the tab for travel to destinations such as Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Lawmakers frequently bring along spouses on congressional trips. If they take commercial flights, they have to buy tickets for spouses. If they fly on government planes -- as they usually do -- their spouses can fly free. Paris Air Show In mid-June, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D., Hawaii) led a group of a half-dozen senators and their spouses on a four-day trip to France for the biennial Paris Air Show. An itinerary for the event shows that lawmakers flew on the Air Force's version of the Boeing 737, which costs $5,700 an hour to operate. They stayed at the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand Hotel, which advertises rooms from $460 a night. The lawmakers were invited to a dinner party at the U.S. Embassy and had cocktails at a private party at the Eiffel Tower. Mr. Inouye attended a dinner sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association, a U.S. trade group. Another senator on the trip, Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, took a cruise on the River Seine with defense-industry executives and elected officials from Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Mr. Inouye and Mr. Shelby declined to comment. . Often, lawmakers combine trips to war zones with visits to more tranquil spots. In February, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of Democratic lawmakers to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan for a day. Before landing in Kabul, the eight lawmakers and their entourage of spouses and aides spent eight days in Italy, spending $57,697 on hotels and meals. A spokesman for Ms. Pelosi says that she was working in Italy, meeting with U.S. troops at Aviano Air Base, laying a wreath at the Florence American Cemetery, giving a speech to Italian lawmakers and visiting the Pope, among other things. Homeland Security Rep. Bennie Thompson (D., Miss.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, led a group to Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Panama. "This trip further solidified the message that homeland security does not begin or end at our borders," says Mr. Thompson's spokeswoman. Journal Communitydiscuss..“ The very people who try to scold executives for flying on private jets turn around and hop on their private jet – paid for by you, the taxpayer. ” .— Daniel Baker. Many congressional trips have been to Iraq or Afghanistan. In 2008, lawmakers and aides took 113 trips to Iraq, according to the Journal analysis, down slightly from the prior year. Not much money is spent in the war zones. Lawmakers are not allowed to stay overnight in Iraq and receive only minimal spending allowances for their one-day visits. In mid-February, for example, six House lawmakers traveled to Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain and Afghanistan. Each lawmaker reported spending $1,500 more

Resolved Question: Please do I need a transit Visa to travel through morocco with a Nigerian Passport?

I am trying to book a flight to Nigeria from Milan Italy...Royal Maroc Air turned out to be the cheapest...I am wondering if I need a transit Visa I have a Nigerian Passport and an Italian Permesso more

Resolved Question: can anyone translate this in Italian?

i am doing GCSE Italian, and i am starting to write in my coursework so the translation has to be perfect.sorry it is so long but i would be very greatfull if someone could help me out. Thanks. Every summer i go to northern spain with my family however last year i went with my best friend. All my family live in spain so for this reason we do not have to stay at a hotel which is great because it saves alot of money. Last year my we stayed at my grandparents apartment, it is quite big and it has beautiful views of the town. Because the weather was very hot, we were able to go to the outdoor pool where we were able to sunbathe, swim, play tennis. Afterwards, we would usually go into town for some lunch. The restaurants are wonderful there, i love Spanish food. When we finished lunch we had a look round the town. I really enjoyed this because i am very interested in history and they town had many beautiful old buildings and monuments. There was also a museum which was very interesting. In the evening we were quite tired however this did not stop us going out to the 'fiestas'. This was the highlight of the whole holiday. There were so many different people from different parts of spain that we spoke to. There were stalls with beautiful clothes and open air concerts with traditional music. We went for a drink in the bars and stayed up all night! I had a great time with my friend however next year i would like to visit some other places in spain because i love travelling. more

Resolved Question: English Essay Due Tomorow Please Help!!!?

Thirty thousand feet above the ground, soaring over the clouds, I was beginning on a journey of which most people dream a lifetime. I was a five-year-old child; my family and I were moving half way across the world to Italy. My father was in the Air Force traveling to his next duty station. My family and I were excited to be traveling to a world so different from anything we had ever known. We had arrived open-eyed and ready to explore everything we could find. We spent the next four years in this manner, traveling from one foreign city, one country, to the next. The language and culture had become our own. My brother, sister, and I knew more about this “foreign” country than the one in which we were born. Our journey, far from completion, was changing course. Soon, we were back above the clouds embarking on a new expedition. We were moving home. A home we had never seen, a country we barely remembered. Pensacola, Florida, seemed like an entirely different world. When the plane landed, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins were waiting. They had changed so much from the faces I remembered. Before I knew it, we had started traveling deeper and deeper into this unfamiliar place. The cars, the roads, the buildings all were different. The place we knew was nothing like the one where we had just arrived. The car ride was altogether a new experience; I could not figure out why it took so long to reach our new home. In Italy, the cities were condensed; wherever we needed to go was just a short walk away. Here in this new country, it seemed we had to drive for hours before we reached our destination. I did not see any of the sights I was used to seeing. Everywhere I turned, there was a fast food restaurant, where you did not even have to get out of your car to eat dinner. The shopping seemed different as well. We had known small family owned shops, and here it looked like anything you could imagine was in huge warehouse buildings. Finally, we arrived at my grandparents’ house. We spent the next few days visiting with our family. My family lived an entirely different life than any I had seen. In Italy, our friends and family, Giorgio and Antoinette, owned a small family restaurant. Antoinette cooked everything from scratch, Giorgio was the local bartender, and their children were just as involved, learning the ropes for their future restaurant. My family, on the other hand, seemed to work apart from each other. My cousins were learning their own ways and taking a different path than their parents. The two families although similar in structure were completely different in function. During the time we spent with my family, I noticed more differences between the way they lived and the way the Italians lived. The lifestyles where different even in the way they related to friends and family. I remembered that in Italy the social get-togethers revolved around family and friends. To the Italians there was very little distinction between these two. I am sure everyone at some point in their lives has heard of the quote, “ Welcome to the family!” usually uttered by a dark haired, smiling man. During my families time in Italy this was exactly how we were treated the moment we stepped foot in the country. In America, I was expecting the same trust between people. Later, I realized the reason that there was a lack of immediate trust. In America, because of the fast paced lifestyles and the way the culture has evolved, people have placed a natural guard between each other. This sparked a new fascination, from this moment on, I was dedicated to explore and I did just that, pointing out the distinctions along the way. Traveling this new city was puzzling to me as a child; I could not find any parks to visit, or castles to explore. Instead, the city soared miles into the sky, and highways extended everywhere. People were going from one shopping center to another; everywhere I turned, I could find a new toy or gadget being advertised. This experience, although confusing, was more interesting than even the biggest castle I could have found. With every corner, every new sight I became obsessed with pointing out the unusual. I found my own personal storybook, and with each page, something changed. My mother noticed this fascination, and started taking us on trips throughout the city teaching us the local history and explaining why this world was so different from the one in which we were raised. Eventually, this too became second nature. Our home was no longer foreign; the shock of a new culture did not seem so difficult to understand. Still, I never forgot that feeling, the first time I saw a new culture, and the first time I was able to recognize the differences in lifestyles. I never forgot nor will I forget the storybook life. Through the years after this, my family and I moved to over five states and visited more than half the country. Each time we stepped into a new city, I immediately began to look around, analyzing more

Resolved Question: Want to know some weird facts?

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Resolved Question: Is it worth it to pay £450 to travel to 4 countries in Europe for 10 days?

9 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 7 dinners 4 nights free hotel upgrade, 5 nights in bungalows at European campsites Sightseeing tours in all major cities English Channel ferry crossing Modern air conditioned coaches Escorted services of a fully trained Trip Leader and Driver plus the services of Topdeck "On Site Chefs" in Lauterbrunnen & Rome . Paris Champagne Picnic beside the Eiffel Tower Stay at our resort in the heart of Tuscany PARIS:City tour - the Place de la Concorde, Champs Elysses, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre, Montmartre & Sacre Coeur SWISS ALPS: Lauterbrunnen, Jungfrau FRENCH RIVIERA: Visit perfumery,the Promenade des Anglais in Nice MONACO: the Royal Palace & Casino PISA: Leaning Tower, Bapistery, Cathedral FLORENCE: Walking tour with Italian Guide- Uffizi Gallery, Duomo Cathedral, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Croce Basilica, ROME: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona & the Colosseum VATICAN CITY: & St Peters Basilica more

Resolved Question: Trigonometry-- Need to check answers.?

Please do these questions so I can check my answers and make sure they are right. Thanks. 1. An escalator covers a horizontal distance of 15m, travelling up an angle of 30 degrees. What must be the length of the escalator's walkway? 2. Denise has a knite with 150m string. If the string is angled at 75 degrees from the horizontal and Denise is holding it 1m off the ground how high above the ground is the kite? 3. With a height of 4505m, the Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian frontier is one of the world's most difficult mountain to climb. If you start a hot air ballloon at sea level about 30km from the mountain, at what angle should you climb to reach the top, assuming you can travel in a straight line? 4. A ladder leaning against a wall at a certain angle can be unstable. Home repair manuals often recommend that the angle the ladder makes with the ground should be no more than 75 degrees. If the base of an 8m ladder is placed 1.5m from a wall, is the ladder safe? more

Resolved Question: Are European Airlines safe?

This summer I am going on a tour in Italy and my travel agent booked us on a non-stop flight on the Italian airline called Alitalia. Is this airline as safe as an American airline like US Air or United Airlines? Have they had more or less crashes and accidents?How am I racist? Last I checked, most people in Europe are white, and so am I. more

Resolved Question: Are European based airlines as safe as US-based airlines?

Resolved Question: Is Mexico Looking Out for Numero Uno While the country’s poor flee, Mexico’s elite take care of themselves?

Must read more at link.Members of President Vicente Fox’s National Action Party (PAN) have joined the chorus of self-righteous criticism. They applauded an early January 2006 joint declaration by Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and six Central American countries pledging their opposition to treating migrants who illegally cross into the United States as law-breakers. This statement neglected to recognize the mounting support of American citizens for curbs on unlawful entries. A Fox News poll conducted in April 2005 found that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that undocumented immigration is a “very serious” (63 percent) or “somewhat serious” (28 percent) problem for the United States. Sixty percent of respondents to an ABC News/Washington Post survey favored erecting a barrier at the border; only 26 percent disapproved. In addition, Mexico’s nomenklatura never mentions the 1 million legal immigrants whom the United States admits each year. Mexico’s establishment also keeps quiet about the salaries and benefits that its members receive. Private-sector executives are especially secretive. Thanks to Forbes magazine, however, we know that Mexico leads Latin America with ten billionaires, including telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú, the world’s third richest person with $30 billion. And an increasing amount of data is available on the earnings of public officials. The numbers show that Mexico’s governing class is enriching itself at the country’s expense, with exorbitant salaries and bountiful perks. Remember, these are “official” figures. Most politicians have ingenious ways of fattening their bank accounts. The salaries of top Mexican government officials match or exceed those of comparable figures in Europe and much of the rest of the world. President Vicente Fox ($236,693), for example, makes more than the leaders of the U.K. ($211,434), France ($95,658), Canada ($75,582), and most other industrialized countries (POTUS earns $400,000). The 500 members of Mexico’s notoriously irresponsible Chamber of Deputies, which is in session only a few months a year, each made $148,000 last year in salary and bonuses—roughly on a par with Italian and Canadian legislators and substantially more than their counterparts in Germany ($105,000), France ($78,000), and Spain ($32,311), where living costs are markedly higher. Other legislators in Latin America receive substantially less; for example, those in Bolivia earn $28,000 for a four-month session. Legislators in the Dominican Republic take home $68,500 for six months of service. The salaries are only the beginning. Party leaders in the Chamber of Deputies have a trove of discretionary funds to assist themselves and their colleagues. In 2004, the amount distributed to the three major parties was $15,892,668 to PRI, which had 223 deputies; $10,297,611 to PAN and its 153 deputies; and $7,359,122 to the 97 deputies of the PRD. Mexican deputies enjoy their junkets, frequently taking to the air or the road and asking the country’s taxpayers to foot the bill. During 2005, the Chamber of Deputies spent $1,018,518.50 on domestic and foreign travel. These outlays amounted to $2,095.24 for each of the 500 deputies or $2,927.78 for the 348 deputies who, on average, actually showed up for legislative sessions. This spending on travel is dubious for two reasons: deputies, who cannot run for immediate re-election, do not have to return to their districts every weekend like so many U.S. congressmen; and the Mexican Senate—not the Chamber of Deputies—plays the primary legislative role in international affairs. http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_05_22/article.htmlBut Mexico’s lower chamber believes in rewarding itself for its spendthrift ways. At the end of its three-year term (2000-2003), the last Chamber of Deputies voted itself a $28,000 “leaving-office bonus.” Even better work, if you can get it, is to be found in the judicial branch of the Mexican federal government. In 2005, the 11 justices on the National Supreme Court of Justice—equivalent to the U.S. Supreme Court—received $311,759, compared to $194,200 for their American counterparts. (The U.S. Chief Justice earns $202,900.) State-level Mexican officials are amply rewarded as well. Salaries and bonuses place the average compensation of Mexican governors at $125,759, which exceeds by almost $10,000 the mean paychecks of U.S. state executives ($115,778). Narciso Agúndez Montaño runs Baja California Sur. Although his state has only 424,041 residents, he earns $277,777. This is $100,000 more than the salary of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who governs 36,132,147 Californians. more

Resolved Question: A few more questions about Italy.....?

In March my mother and I are going to Rome. That's a long way away, but since I'm so excited I'm looking into everything now...and, I don't want to be stuck planning everything last minute. So, here are my questions.... 1) I've been looking at a town called Assisi. It doesn't seem to be that far from Rome. If we wanted to take a day trip there (to experience the Italian countryside), how would we go about doing that? It looks like such a beautiful town (though, all of Italy is beautiful) and I would really love to see it....so, any advice you have about that is appreciated. 2) I looked into renting a villa, but the package we're getting with hotel + flight is much cheaper. What is the best way to get from the air port to the hotel? A cab I'm assuming...but, I've read in travel brochures and things online (which seem determined to scare you into not going) that there are a lot of fake cabs around...that, they'll put your luggage in the trunk and take off before you can even get in the back seat. Or, charge for more than what is appropriate. I'm thinking that we'll tell them where we're going before hand and settle on how much it will cost before we even go (though, I don't want to sound rude!) and one of us (either my mother or I) will be sitting in the cab while the other helps the driver with the luggage....is that being too paranoid? From the sound of these magazines and papers I've read, things like this happens...though, I'm not saying just in Italy (don't get me wrong), but in any big city I assume. 4) What are some foods we should be sure to try? We can't eat out a lot (we're on a budget), so when we do we would like to have something spectacular...though, I'm sure most of it is. I know that real Italian food is nothing like the Italian food we have in America. A friend has told me that while we pay more attention to bulk (such as on a pizza...it's very thick usually and has a lot of toppings), Italians pay more attention to spices and such. So, any direction you can give me on what to eat is helpful...though, I think while there I'll want to try everything....lol, I'll have to resist. 3) Do you have any general advice? I know about the dress codes for churches and stuff like that, I'm aware of pick pockets and scams and all the obvious stuff. Anything else that most people don't seem to be aware of? I'm very excited to see Italy...I've wanted to go for years now. Thank you for the help!oops, I just noticed question 4 came before question 3. lol, oops.... more

Resolved Question: Is this really believeable? (St. Joseph of Copertino)?

I have recently read an article about this man (St. Joseph of Copertino) and I was wondering of this is actually true. Here it is (sorry I can't remeber the source): The best known example is St. Joseph of Copertino, the 17th-century Italian saint. More than a hundred flights were officially recorded during his life. At the slightest inspiration—beautiful picture, a sweet melody—he would be swept high into the air, soaring to the ceiling of a church and remaining suspended in mid-air, sometimes for fifteen minutes, sometimes for two hours, in full view of eminent witnesses. Today St. Joseph of Copertino is the patron saint of those who travel by air. more

Resolved Question: What is a PNR number with regards to air travel?

I booked a flight off an italian airline called windjet and the only info to my flight they sent me is a PNR number and i dont know what it is? more

Resolved Question: find Pecci,nationality Italian,genoa,commercial diver,was in Travelodge hotel in Docklands London 1-2 April 06

traveled by ryan air,stayed at Travelodge in Docklands london on 1st and 2nd April 06, he is a professional commercial diver from Italy, Genoa or around Genoa,hia first name is Pecci.Trying to find this person. more

Resolved Question: I'm studying abroad in Turin/Torino this Fall. Is it technologically advanced? Is travel and food cheap?

I'll be there from September to early January. What should I definitely take from home? What should I leave and just buy in Italy? Are there alot of WiFi spots in Turin? Is the University close to town center? What is there to do in Italy for students? Is food cheap? Is there fast food? What are the apartments like? What is the weather like? Are the locals forgiving with poor my Italian and asian ethnicity? What do the locals do for fun? Where do the locals hang out? How much money should I bring for 4 months? When traveling, should I take train or fly? If I have friends visit, are there cheap places to stay? How far is Turin from the beach and other countries (by air or train)? Is there alot of crime? Are there alot of students in Turin? Is the public transportation reliable? Is Turin more modernized now that the Olympics have swept through? What is the cheapest way to get there from US (Fly to TRN direct or fly somewhere in EU and take train)? Any answers will be greatly appreciated more