Italy NewsNews on Italy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Danilo Gallinari, 19 yr old from Milan, Italy Drafted at 6 by NY Knicks New Coach D'Antoni- June 29, 2008 Danilo Gallinari's hometown is Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy. He is 6' 9" and is expected to grow another inch, and plays small Forward for Armani Jeans Olimpia Milano.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/danilo-gallinari-19-yr-old-from-milan-italy-draft... Are Italians White or Caucasian The Increasing Complexies of "Whiteness"- June 29, 2008 The U.S. has never found it easy to assign race, although it certainly has tried. A century ago, the people who did the counting -- demographers, sociologists, policy thinkers -- divided whites into three strata. They considered Nordic whites, from England, Scandinavia and Germany, the most ethnically desirable and elite, followed by the Alpine whites, from eastern and central Europe, and finally the Mediterraneans. Everyone else was identified as black, red, yellow or brown, which included...http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/are-italians-white-or-caucasian-the-increasing-co... Italians Give S.Wales AM Alun Cairns Chance To Make Amends for "Greasy Wop" Remark- June 29, 2008 South Wales AM Alun Cairns who had described the Italian Soccer team as "greasy wops" during a live radio broadcast interview.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/italians-give-s-wales-am-alun-cairns-chance-to-ma... The Italian Campaign in WW II: The Folly and Brutality !!- June 27, 2008 During the Italian campaign in the WWII, the Allied forces lost over 300,000 men, the Germans perhaps 500,000. Probably over a million Italians were killed or wounded, to say nothing of the enormous destruction inflicted on the entire Italian Peninsula.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/the-italian-campaign-in-ww-ii-the-folly-and-bruta... Eurostat: Italian firms suffer high fiscal pressure- June 26, 2008 Revenues come mainly from labour, capital and consumption taxes and the tax burden, that is high if compared with the rest of the world, increased mainly in Cyprus and Malta, respectively from 26.4 and 25.4 per ...http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/eurostat-italian-firms-suffer-high-fiscal-pressur... Venice Overwhelmed by Mega Cruise Liners- June 25, 2008 1000 ft liners formerly limited to the Venice Lagoon, are now gaining entrance to the Giudecca Canal, recking serious damage with the water displacement of such a large ship. My understanding was that small speed boats were limited to their speed in the Grand Canal.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/venice-overwhelmed-by-mega-cruise-liners?fromrss=... Britain, Italy, Japan and Canada Accused of Ignoring Bribery Schemes- June 25, 2008 This Report focuses solely on Bribery obviously, since the US with the current Mortgage Fraud, and recent Stock Market Fraud, and the Memorable Savings & Loan Scandal would have to be considered a World Leader in Fraud. Do I detect a bit of Germany patting itself on the back, when in had NO prosecutions between 2001 to 2006. And perhaps a bit of pandering to the UShttp://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/britain-italy-japan-and-canada-accused-of-ignorin... Donadoni may pay a high price for defeat. Lippi back in charge of Italy- June 25, 2008 Marcello Lippi will return to lead Italy despite initial denials from the 2006 World Cup winning coach. The official announcement on releasing Roberto Donadoni from his current contract has yet to be made public, but the 60-year old has been a popular figure to take over the reigns for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. Sources close to the former Juventus boss maintain that the announcement will be made public within the next 48 hours or so.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/donadoni-may-pay-a-high-price-for-defeat-lippi-ba... Spike Lee's Hypocrisy, and his Anti Italian Negative Stereotyping Ridiculed by Dr. Dona De Sanctis- June 25, 2008 Dr. Dona De Sanctis, former Deputy Executive Director of Sons of Italy, and now Editor in Chief of "Italian America Magazine" , the most widely read publication in the U.S. for people of Italian heritage, wrote a Letter to the Washington Post, that in keeping with it's cavalier attitude toward Italian Americans declined to publish it.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/spike-lees-hypocrisy-and-his-anti-italian-negativ... Spain Beats Italy 4-2 on PKs , after 0-0 in Euro 2008- June 23, 2008 Spain breaks the Jinx. Previously, Italy had won the last 88 times they have met Spain in Official matches back to 1920 !!!!!! Fabio Cannavaro was injured and out.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/spain-beats-italy-4-2-on-pks-after-0-0-in-euro-20... |