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According to a preliminary investigation, Jessica Bouchard, 24, of Manchester, was driving a Jeep Cherokee south in the alley between Dubuque and Cartier streets about 8 p.m. As she crossed Putnam Street, her car hit the passenger side of a Dodge Neon being driven by Rhonda Simons, 43, also of Manchester, who was traveling west on Putnam Street.
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Simons and her passenger, James Hasty, 55, of Manchester, were both taken to Catholic Medical Center for treatment of neck and back pain.
Bouchard was cited for failing to yield.
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In recent years, the area around the church has become a flashpoint during some parades with various concerns raised regarding behaviour outside - including music played by bands.
According to statements from both the Loyal Orders and the Catholic Church, "all parties agreed the meeting was helpful, allowing a useful exchange of views".
Orange Order Grand Master Edward Stevenson, Royal Black Sovereign Grand Master Millar Farr, and Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor also participated in the talks.
The issue of "religious freedom in secular society" was discussed and the clergy were given a presentation of the Orange Institution's educational outreach programme.
They were also given an overview of the REACH project, which will see the development of two new interpretative centres in Belfast and Loughgall.
The meeting was held at the Orange Institution's temporary headquarters on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast.
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PHILLIP Hughes stepped up to the crease at the SCG on Tuesday and was soon he on his way to what promised to be his 27th first-class century. But at 2.23pm the world stopped.
CRICKET Australia has promised a review into player safety in light of the Hughes' tragedy, with particular emphasis on helmet regulations.
AS tough as the first steps will be, I hope Sean Abbott's NSW teammates can coax him back into the practice nets at some stage, writes Allan Border.
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West Coast rapper Lil B has revealed criticism toward his upcoming album being called I'm Gay has now turned into a series of death threats.
Despite the threats, B said he plans to stick to the title and ultimately prove a point.
"People been hitting me up like, 'I'm gonna bash your head in,' 'you f—-t,' 'I'm gonna kill you,' " Lil B said in an interview. "I'm not gonna stop and I'm not scared of anybody on earth. That's why I [titled the album I'm Gay] and nobody gonna stop me…I'm very gay, but I love women. I'm not attracted to men in any way. I've never been attracted to a man in my life. But yes I am gay, I'm so happy. I'm a gay, heterosexual male." (MTV)
Earlier in the week, New York rapper Talib Kweli discussed his reaction to B's title.
"Immediately (upon hearing the hubbub) I'm like [now' that's a f*ckin' social experiment, if I've ever heard one," Kweli said. "Look I don't care who you sleep with at the end of the day. I don't care if Lil B's gay or not. It doesn't change my life in any way, but for him to name his album I'm Gay, issues such a challenge to his fans. I'm not sure if it's brilliant or not, but what he did with that, in one fell swoop, was challenge every single bandwagon fan. Like are you really down with me or not. And me as an artist, I have no choice but to respect that." (XXL Mag)
Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs took a closer examination at the possible album name.
"[The] Lil B sh*t was funny at first but now I feel like it's just a bunch of white people laughing at a n*gga, like a minstrel show. Sh*t is wack. I ain't dissin' gays, if you gay that's yo biz." (XXL Mag)
Lil B officially announced his album title initiative during the weekend's annual Coachella concert in his home state.
"I'm gonna do the most controversial thing in hip-hop," B said while performing at Coachella in Indio, California. "Y'all heard it hear first. And I'm gonna just show y'all that words don't mean sh*t. I'm gonna make an album called 'I'm Gay.' Now I'm gonna tell y'all why I'm the first person to do it in hip-hop and why y'all are the first people to know my reason…First of all, gay means happy. I like women, I love women, you feel me? But it just shows me, no matter what you do, live life, you only got one life to live, be happy. F*ck the hating." (YouTube)
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Oilers coach Renney has second thoughts on Taylor Hall hit
Mar 19, 2012, 1:07 AM EST
Although Oilers coach Tom Renney initially felt Cory Sarich's hit on Taylor Hall during Friday's game was clean, he started to have second thoughts on Sunday.
"The check was going to get finished no matter what," Renney said. "One thing I forgot to check and see was whether they had a high reload to protect the pinch. If they didn't then it kind of makes you wonder what the intent was there."
Hall lost his footing prior to the hit, which is why his head was at the same level as Sarich's elbow. That's pretty much the argument for it being a clean hit, but now Renney seems to be wondering if it was really an unfortunate accident or if Sarich took advantage of the situation. Here's the hit again so you make your own call:
The good news is that Hall wasn't dealing with post-concussion symptoms on Sunday, although the Oilers intend to follow the concussion protocol with him. After all, they don't want to take any chances with the health of one of their rising stars.
- howiehandles - Mar 19, 2012 at 11:36 PM
He definitely looked to be going high, not sure head high. The problem was though, that Hall was down a bit, right enabling the head hit. Don't see anything dirty about it.
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Jason Kubel had three hits, three runs batted in and a run scored as the Arizona Diamondbacks handled the Miami Marlins, 8-4, in the third contest of a four-game set on Sunday.
Cody Ransom drove in two runs, Justin Upton scored twice and every player in the starting lineup recorded a hit for Arizona, which has won 2-of-3 in the wraparound series.
Wade Miley (3-0) followed his excellent first start of the season Monday with another fine performance. He allowed just one hit and one unearned run with six punchouts over 6 1/3 innings, lowering his earned run average to 1.29 in the process.
Josh Johnson (0-3) once again failed to record his first victory in over a year, surrendering five runs on 10 hits and two walks. He struck out eight and only gave up one extra-base hit but the singles came in bunches during his 5 1/3 innings.
"We made him throw a lot of pitches," Kubel said, adding, "We just chipped away at him. He's got some good stuff so the more pitches we can see, [the more we] can make him work, then we have a good chance of him not go deep."
Giancarlo Stanton hit his first home run of the season, a three-run blast in the ninth, and drove in all four runs for the Marlins, but they could not muster a comeback victory like they had on Saturday as they dropped their seventh in eight tries.
Miley's smart baserunning got Arizona on the board in the third. He roped a one-out single down the line, went first-to-third on Willie Bloomquist's base hit, and trotted home on Gerardo Parra's opposite-field liner.
The visitors added two in the fifth before erupting for five in the sixth.
After Parra worked a one-out walk in the fifth, Upton, Kubel and Miguel Montero followed with consecutive singles, and Parra and Upton eventually came around to score.
Aaron Hill extended his reaching-base-safely streak to 17 games with a soft liner to lead off the sixth. Miley bunted him to second, and Bloomquist's grounder up the middle made it 4-0 Diamondbacks.
Mike Dunn spelled Johnson and got Parra to ground out before intentionally walking Upton to get to Kubel, who lined his 3-0 fastball to the warning track for a two-run double.
Another two-run double came off the bat of Ransom two batters later, scoring Upton and Montero, who drew a walk, and pushing Arizona's lead to 8-0.
After being held hitless through the first five frames, Miami finally got on the board in the seventh.
Hanley Ramirez walked, went to second on Lyle Overbay's error on Logan Morrison's grounder, and moved to third after Bloomquist's throw in a lineout- double play attempt was errant. Stanton then plated Ramirez with a groundout.
Stanton took reliver Mike Zagurski's pitch over the dead center-field wall after a single by Morrison and an Omar Infante double in the home ninth, but Bryan Shaw entered and got a pair of groundouts around a walk to prevent further theatrics.
"This is the first game [that] we didn't have a chance. Every game we've been playing, we've had a chance," said Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. "This game was kind of different."
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Do Locum Tenens Physicians Fit Your Strategic Plan?
Keep in mind that a couple of less financially tangible factors to consider in your locum tenens needs assessment: patient satisfaction and quality of care. As reform pushes everyone toward providing more for patients in both of these areas—and eventually reimbursing for them—you will need to create locum tenens contracts that allow you to quantify and calculate the value locum tenens provide in these areas as well.
For now, however, if you cannot adequately assess the financial contribution of areas to your hospital or health system, consider the strategic direction your hospital is headed and see if the locum tenens you are utilizing fit that direction. Moreover, if you haven't done so already, you may also want to start creating locum tenens contracts that guide these physicians toward your strategic vision. Certainly locum tenens are a costly solution to staffing shortages, and as Kolff points out, should not be the long-term solution for this staffing problem.
Unfortunately, as hospitals nationwide find that there are fewer physicians candidate to actually recruit, locum tenens will remain a line item in the budget—how big a number you see in that row depends on how diligently you track the monetary (and non-monetary value) these physician bring to your hospital or health system.
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More on NYG Injury Woes
Dec 3, 2004, 1:25 PM EST
There was more on the Giants' injury situation in theNew York Daily News:
"With DE Chuck Wiley on injured reserve with a torn ACL, the Giants signed veteran Regan Upshaw, a 6-4, 265-pounder who was with the Redskins last season and played six games for Coughlin in Jacksonville in 1999. They also waived OL Marques Sullivan and activated DT Davern Williams from the practice squad.
Wiley is the 12th player to be placed on injured reserve by the Giants – the same number they had all of last season, which led Coughlin to call the situation a 'cancer' that 'has to be corrected.'
The truth is, the 'injury factor,' as he called it, has gotten worse under Coughlin and there's still a long way to go. The Giants have actually already lost 13 players for the season when you count G Rich Seubert, who is on the physically-unable-to-perform list. And there is a chance that number will increase to 14 if they decide the swelling in DE Lorenzo Bromell's knee is bad enough to end his season, too."
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An Interview with Cavaliere Dianne Hales
by Georgette Jupe
Our blogger of the week is the charming Dianne Hales, who has written thousands of articles and penned a number of books, most importantly on learning the Italian language. She is the author of the best-seller La Bella Lingua, an invaluable tool for promoting the Italian language, which, in her words, was "a true labor of love that opened up a world of new experiences and new friends. Of its many delightful consequences, the most unexpected was an Italian knighthood." Dianne also won "Best Art & Culture Blog" in our 2013 Blogger Awards for her blog "Becoming Italian Word by Word."
Dianne, where are you from originally?
I was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and I'm 100% Polish - although Italians assure me that I have an Italian soul.
What made you fall in love with Italy?
Years ago, I was invited to give a talk on sleep (I'd written my first book on the subject) in Gstaad. Switzerland was cold and bleak, and I decided to take a train south to Italy. I arrived knowing only one Italian phrase: "Mi dispiace, ma non parlo l'italiano" (I'm sorry but I don't speak Italian). Despite the language barrier, I was enchanted by Italy's beauty and history and even more so by its people. I so craved conversation with them that I vowed to study the language. It took many, many years, and along the way I became so intrigued by the history of the language that I decided to write a book about it. That's how La Bella Lingua was born.
Have you ever lived in or thought about living in Italy? If so, tell us about it!
My husband Bob and I have spent a month or so in Italy every year for the last 25 years. Although we've explored different regions, we've mainly stayed in the Maremma, along the western coast of Tuscany. We rented the same house for many years, so it felt like our Italian home. I loved playing "castellana" (the lady of the villa) and doing ordinary things like hanging out laundry or picking flowers for the table. I've also spent extended periods on my own in Rome and Florence while researching my books. I rented apartments in the centro so I could walk everywhere and immerse myself in local life. Since I was "on assignment," I pushed myself to do things that I might not as a tourist, such as going to a recital of Dante's Inferno in a Florence neighborhood club and to one of Roberto Benigni's Dante readings in Rome. Much of the Italian whisked by me, but I understood enough to be tremendously moved by the power of the words and by the experience of hearing them among Italians (many of whom wept).
When I was doing research on the life of the real Mona (Madame) Lisa for my most recent book MONA LISA: A Life Discovered, I stayed in apartments near where she had lived. I went to the churches where she worshipped and even knelt in the confessional in her family's chapel. I walked the streets -- far off the beaten tourist path -- that she walked. I ventured into the building where she lived with her husband and children. Most movingly, I spent several evenings in the ruined convent of Sant'Orsola where Lisa lived the last years of her life, died and was buried. The building, both horrible and magnificent, held me. I wanted to linger because I felt such a connection to this Renaissance woman and her city.
In your blog you talk about the beauty of learning Italian. Why do you see it as such an important language to learn?
When I began to study Italian, a casual acquaintance asked if I could have chosen a less relevant language. I should have said Urdu, Pakistan's native language, which ranks just after Italian (#19) in terms of the world's most spoken languages. But he was wrong. Italian opens the door to everything: when you study la bella lingua, you also learn about history, art, music, religion, food, fashion, cinema, science -- everything Western civilization has created. And if you were not born Italian, the language can be a passport into the Italian soul.
Your book LA BELLA LINGUA is a best-seller for those looking to learn Italian, and you even attained knighthood. Can you tell us more about that?
The subtitle of LA BELLA LINGUA is "My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language," and it truly was a labor of love. As one reader put it, it's not about how to learn Italian, but why. Much to my surprise and delight, it touched the hearts of people who have a passion for Italy, its culture, its people and its language. People from around the world tell me that my little book has inspired them to study the language, research their family history, travel to Italy or try Italian recipes. What a kick!
When LA BELLA LINGUA was first published, I worried most about how Italians would react. It did seem, as an Italian friend put it, "un po' audace" (a bit bold) for a foreigner to tell the story of another country's language. Instead, they embraced it and invited me to speak at Italian Cultural Institutes around the country.
Several years ago, I met Italy's Ambassador to the U.S., and he commented that my book may have had a greater impact simply because I am not Italian. I don't sound like a proud cheerleader promoting my country, but like someone who genuinely admires what may be Italy's least celebrated achievement: its luscious language.
I was stunned when I was notified that the President of Italy had conferred upon me the highest honor that could be given to a non-Italian: a knighthood. In the Italian Consulate in San Francisco in 2011, I became a Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana -- a Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, an award given to foreigners who have contributed to Italy's culture. Mine was specifically for LA BELLA LINGUA's contribution in promoting the Italian language. In addition to an elegant certificate, the award comes with very impressive bling. I received three medals: one with a large bow for formal occasions; another with a smaller bow for less formal events, and a stick-pin to wear with business attire. Whenever I have the opportunity to wear one, I do so with great pride.
When and why did you start your blog?
I started blogging early in 2009 to reach out to Italian students and teachers and promote LA BELLA LINGUA, which came out that May. I wanted to create an online global community of Italian lovers - and I have! My blog and website have attracted more than 1,000,000 visitors.
That's impressive! Who follows your blog? Tell us about your readers.
My readers come from just about every country in the world -- Italy, England, Ireland, Poland, China, India, Japan, Australia, Samoa, Russia, Morocco, Germany, Brazil, Chile. A woman on a ranch in South Africa wrote to say my blog inspired her to do a series of paintings of Italian gardens. A group of nuns doing missionary work follow it regularly. Many teachers use the blog to spark conversation in class. One woman reads each post to her blind elderly brother, who was born in Naples.
Lately, as I've been traveling for presentations of MONA LISA, I invariably meet people who have been following my blog for years. A few actually print out the posts and keep them in binders (which is something I should do myself).
What do you blog about?
I blog about Italy and every aspect of its culture, almost always with some tie to the language. If I'm writing about Natale for example, I'll include words for Christmas songs, traditions, foods and celebrations. I've featured romantic sayings for Valentine's Day, colorful idioms and their history, and Italian words you won't learn in class. I'll also take on topics in the news -- again with a language spin. For instance, when the Costa Concordia cruise ship went aground off the Italian coast (in a tiny town I know well), I wrote about what the coast guard said to the captain who had abandoned ship -- an obscenity that was heard around the world. This week I wrote about the story of St. Martin's summer, early Italian words in Rome's catacombs and crypts and a new Italian word, accometare, invented when a European team that included many Italians successfully landed a satellite on a comet.
What would you advise people to do if they were looking to learn Italian?
Try everything! Turn your car into a classroom with Italian-language CDs. Download podcasts to your iPod, MP3 player, or cell phone, and listen on planes, trains, buses, and places in between. Sample all the online options, such as Duolingo and News in Slow Italian. Read Italian papers online. If you can find some, Italian action comics, with heroes such as Tex, a time-traveling cowboy, and Diabolik, "king of terror," provide a fun way to improve your vocabulary and reading skills.
Watch classic movies such as Roma, città aperta or La dolce vita. Even if you can't carry a tune, sing along with popular Italian songs on Youtube. You can find Italian giochi di parole (word games), including cruciverba (crosswords) and anagrammi (anagrams) in inexpensive books or online. Play the Italian versions of popular board games, such as Monopoly and Scarabeo (Scrabble), with friends or fellow students. Or ask an Italian to teach you card games such as Scopa and Briscola. (Just don't bet any money on them.)
Hang out with people who speak Italian. Join a bocce team or a Vespa club. Watch a soccer match in an Italian bar or restaurant. Take cooking classes taught by Italians. Go to Italian street festivals. For informal opportunities to speak Italian, look for a local conversation group. Enroll in a class at schools, community centers, Italian cultural organizations, or, best of all, in Italy. Above all, have fun!
All your blog posts are interesting but can you recommend one or two especially for ITALY Magazine readers?
Well, most Italophiles have a romantic streak, so they might enjoy "The Ten Most Romantic Phrases in the Italian Language," one of my most popular posts. I'd also like to invite your readers to come visit my new blog, Mona Lisa's Florence, which I created for my new book. By the way, MONA LISA: A Life Discovered was just selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of 2014 (Arts and Photography).
Many of the posts have been about the book's publication and my international book tour, but I will be focusing more on Florence, as it was in Mona Lisa's day and as it is today. Of course, the city has a special place in my heart since it is the cradle of the Italian language and the place where I first heard and spoke la bella lingua.
Thank you for talking to ITALY Magazine, Dianne! Happy blogging.
It's been my pleasure! My thanks to your readers for their support! Please stay in touch! Keep in touch with Dianne via her websites www.diannehales.com or www.labellalingua.org and her newest one, www.monalisabook.com.
Click here to read the article on Italy Magazine's site.
to land on a comet
Last week a small landing craft (un piccolo lander) boldly ventured where no manmade creation had ever gone before. After a ten-year journey (un viaggio di dieci anni) millions of miles from earth, "Philaen," created by the European Space Agency, landed on a comet (una cometa) zooming toward the sun.
Italians, who have been at the forefront of the international Rosetta Mission, coined a new word for the feat: accometare—far more precise than the alighting on land (atterrare) of a mere airplane. Italian's space-specific vocabolario (vocabulary) already includes the lilting words allunaggio for moon landing and tuta spaziale for spacesuit.
"Anche l'Italia sbarca sulla cometa" (Italy also disembarks on the comet), declared a headline in La Repubblica, noting that, through l'Agenzia spaziale italiana (the Italian space agency), university ricercatori (researchers) and the strumenti scientifici a bordo (the scientific instruments on board), Italy had made un contributo fondamentale alla riuscita della storica impresa (a fundamental contribution to the success of the historic enterprise).
For everyone involved in the project, Philean's complicated, nerve-wracking touchdown turned into "sette ore di terrore" (seven hours of terror). The small device--grande come una lavatrice, ma più intelligente (as big as a washing machine but more intelligent)—bounced several times on the surface of Comet 67P before settling into place.
With Philean's first transmission, the centro di controllo missione (mission control center) erupted into lungo applauso (long applause). "Sorrisi, abbracci, e qualche lacrima" (smiles, hugs and some tears), a journalist reported.
Philean and the mission specialists communicated via tweets "in un dialogo personale, emotivo e divertente" (a personal, expressive and entertaining dialogue) -- described in the Italian press as un nuovo modo per rendere più accessibile e comprensibile l'ultima fase di una lunga e complessa operazione scientifica (a new way of rendering more accessible and comprehensible the last phase of a long and complex scientific operation).
Here is part of the cambio (exchange):
"Pronta a saltare?" (Ready to take off?)
"Separazione confermata!" (Separation confirmed!)
"Arrivano persino gli auguri del capitano Kirk di Star Trek, ovvero l'attore canadese William Shatner." (The best wishes of Captain Kirk of Star Trek, or rather the Canadian actor William Shatner, also are coming.)
After a long wait for a transmission: "Ciao Terra, bello tornare in contatto." (Hello Earth, how nice to be in contact again!)
"Mi sgranchisco un po' le gambe dopo oltre 10 anni..." (I'm stretching my legs a bit after ten years…)
As the lander approached the comet: "Wow! Mi pare di galleggiare... 67P sempre più vicina" (I seem to be floating…67P is always closer)
"Accometato! Ecco il mio nuovo indirizzo: 67P" (Landed on the comet! Here is my new address: 67P!)
"Tocco una cometa e mi sento bene!" (I touch a comet, and I feel great!)
Words and Expressions
"Houston, abbiamo un problema" -- "Houston, we have a problem"
assenza di gravità –- lack of gravity
lontano anni-luce –- light years away
conto alla rovescia -– countdown
Dianne Hales is the author of MONA LISA: A Life Discovered and LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language.
Roma sotterranea
A nun at my Catholic grade school once regaled us with dramatic tales of early Christians in Rome hiding from persecutors in the underground tunnels called the catacombs. Not so, I learned on a recent City Wonders tour of Rome's catacombs and crypts. Le catacombe – derived from the Greek for "under" and the Latin for "cavity"--have always served as burial grounds.
My etymological dictionary defines a catacomba as a "complesso cimiteriale sotterraneo" (underground cemetery complex) in which "i primi cristiani" (the first Christians) buried their dead and "celebravano il loro culto" (celebrated their cult).
The ancient Romans, who cremated dead family members and kept their remains in urns, prohibited the burial of corpses within the city walls. Jews and followers of the "cult" of Christianity were forced to dig graves outside the Eternal City in the soft volcanic tufa rock along the major roads leading to Rome. From the second to the sixth centuries, they constructed some 375 miles of tomb-lined tunnels, creating a massive subterranean labyrinth with an estimated two million graves.
They also created some words that have survived to this day. One is dormitorio, the root of English's dormitory. "It comes from dormo, or 'I sleep,'" explained our knowledgeable and engaging tour guide Mike Botula. "Early Christians believed that the dead were 'resting' until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ."
A burial chamber was known as a cubicula (cubicle), a meaning that, as Mike quipped, wouldn't surprise anyone who has ever worked in one. To let in fresh air, the diggers cut shafts called luminaria, somewhat like chimneys, that stretched up to the surface and "illuminated" three or four levels of underground graves.
As followers of a secret and forbidden religion, Christians relied on images and codes rather than words. Still visible in the catacombs are colombe (doves), symbolizing the soul, and ancore (anchors), representing the cross. The Greek word "fish" appears often because it contains the first letters of the phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior."
After the invasion of barbarians from the North in the fifth century, the catacombs were abandoned and forgotten for almost a millennium. But Italian, which grew out of the vernacular or street Latin of ancient Rome, survived.
At another stop on the fascinating tour, I saw something I'd read about in my research for LA BELLA LINGUA but never before beheld: one of the earliest examples of written Italian words. They appear in an underground fresco in the basilica of San Clemente, a multi-level church that our guide Mike described as "archeological lasagna," with various layers built atop each other.
At some time in the eleventh century, an artist depicted a Roman pagan named Sisinnius, who sent his servants to capture St. Clement during his reign as Pope from 92 to 99 A.D. In the painting, Sisinnius, unaware that his men are dragging a stone column instead of Clement, yells at them in coarse street Italian: "Fili de le pute, traite! Gosmari, Albertel, traite! Falite dereto colo palo, Carvoncelle!" (Come on, you sons of bitches, pull! Come on, Gosmari, Albertello, pull! Carvoncello, give it to him from the back with the pole!")
The pontiff's response in Latin appears in a cross-shaped inscription: "Duritiam cordis vestris, saxa trahere meruistis," which means "You deserved to drag stones due to the hardness of your hearts."
Words and Expressions
cripta –- crypt
sepoltura –- burial
cimitero –- burial ground
morto –- dead person, dead body, corpse
funereo –- mournful, funereal
eterno riposo -- eternal sleep/ eternal rest
Riposa in pace –- R.I.P. or rest in peace
Dianne Hales is the author of MONA LISA: A Life Discovered and LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language. Click here for more information on City Wonders tours.
La festa di San Martino
The Feast of Saint Martin
Long ago on a cold and rainy November 11, a former Roman soldier named Martino came across un vecchio (an old man) stumbling and shivering on the road. Although he wanted to help, Martino had no money or blanket to offer. And so he took out his sword, slashed his cloak and gave half to the man.
As Martino rode off with a joyful heart, the sun appeared through a break in the clouds (fece capolino tra le nuvole), and the day grew warmer. That night Jesus appeared in Martin's dream with half of the cloak in his hand and thanked him for his compassion (carità).
The warm days of November –- known as Indian summer in the United States –- are called "l'estate di San Martino" (the summer of St. Martin) in Italy. People in various regions celebrate the saint's feast by eating chestnuts (castagne) and uncorking the vino novello (new wine) from the recent vendemmia (grape harvest). As a traditional saying puts it, "Per San Martino, cadono le foglie e si spilla il vino." (For St. Martin, the leaves fall, and the wine is tapped.)
In Venice young boys armati di pentole e coperchi (armed with pots and lids) go di campo in campo (from one square to an other) demanding qualche spicciolo (some small change) from shopkeepers.
As they romp through the city, the youngsters sing a filastrocca (childhood rhyme) in veneto, the local dialect: "Viva viva San Martin Viva el nostro re del vin!" (Hooray, hooray, St. Martin! Hooray, our king of wine!) and warns the locals that they are many--and all hungry.
"Stè tenti a no darne poco / Perché se no stemo qua un toco!" (Make sure you give us plenty, otherwise we are going to stay here for a long time.)
If the kids receive money or treats, they sing: "E con questo ringraziemo/ Del bon anemo e del bon cuor/ 'N altro ano tornaremo/ Se ghe piase al bon Signor/ E col nostro sachetin/ Viva, viva S.Martin!" (We now thank you for your kindness and generosity. We'll be back next year with our treat baskets, if it's okay with you.)
If they get nothing, they sing very different -- and quite colorful -- verses: "Tanti ciodi gh'è in sta porta/ Tanti diavoli che ve porta/ Tanti ciodi gh'è in sto muro/ Tanti bruschi ve vegna sul culo." (May you receive as much misfortune (troubles) as there are nails on this door. May you get as many pimples on your butt as there are nails on your wall!)
They leave with a final loud taunt: "E che ve moral el porseo!" (And may your pig die!)
The children spend the coins they've gathered for the traditional dolci (sweets) of St. Martin: a pastry in the shape of the saint on horseback with sword and cloak, garnished with colored icing, candies and chocolate, or sweet quince in various shapes.
Words and Expressions
onomastico -- saint's day
brindisi -- celebratory toast)
Dolcetto o scherzetto! -- Trick or treat!
Dianne Hales is the author of MONA LISA: A Life Discovered and LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language.
Click below to read Giosue Carducci's evocative poem about St. Martin's Feast:
the olive
This is the time of the raccolta delle olive (olive harvest) in Italy, one of the world's top producers of olive oil. But to Italians, the olive (l'oliva) is far more than a crop.
According to an ancient legend, the gods Athena and Poseidon once argued over who would rule the city of Attica in Greece. Zeus, the father of the gods, declared that the new ruler would be the one who could present him with a discovery that would most benefit mankind. Athena commanded Mother Earth to grow a new tree whose fruit would have almost magical powers. Upon beholding the albero d'olivo or ulivo (olive tree), Zeus pronounced Athena the winner.
The olive became revered as a symbol of life and fertility, and olive groves (oliveti or uliveti) spread throughout the Mediterranean. In the time of the Roman empire, the arca olearia, or olive market, offered no fewer than 15 varieties of olives. Gladiators would rub their torsos with olive oil (olio d'oliva) before entering the arena.
Many olive trees withered in the Dark Ages following the fall of Rome, but the Catholic Church, which made the olive branch a symbol of peace and used olive oil in sacred rites, helped preserve this natural resource. In monasteries throughout the peninsula, monks continued to cultivate olive trees and to experiment with various uses of their fruit. Olive oil, they found, soothed itchy rashes, relieved headaches and stomach pain, and alleviated ear infections. Chewing olive leaves strengthened the gums and kept teeth white.
In the Renaissance, the influential de' Medici family promoted the cultivation of olives around Florence, while olive groves spread to other regions, including those around Siena, Arezzo, Pistoia and Lucca.
Others may think of olives as simply black or green, but Italians recognize and appreciate regional varieties, such as moraiolo (a Tuscan olive that produces a fruity oil with an intense flavor), leccino (which produces an extremely mild, golden-yellow oil with a delicate almond flavor), frantoio (which yields a fruity green oil that is not aggressively olive-y) and taggiasca (a Ligurian olive that produces small fruit and a light aromatic oil).
My favorite olive oil comes from the 12,000 olive trees of Castello Monte Vibiano Vecchio in Umbria. In addition to producing traditional extra-virgin oil (olio extravergine) and olio aromatizzato (oil with balsamico or other flavors), the azienda uses state-of-the-art technology to press, bottle and immediately deep freeze unfiltered oil with no exposure to air. Because its natural properties remain unchanged, this oil, kept frozen until 30 minutes before use, tastes so fresh that it truly qualifies as "liquid gold" (oro liquido).
Although Italians use olive oil in almost every type of dish, the elixir of the Mediterranean dazzles even in a simple salad--if you know how to mix one properly. Here is some classic Italian advice: Find un prodigo (a spendthrift) to pour the oil, un avaro (miser) to add the vinegar, un saggio (a wise man) to add the salt and un pazzo (a crazy man) to mix them all together.
Words and Expressions
olivastro, olivigno -- brown, tanned, olive color
olio di gomito -- elbow grease
sott'olio -– in oil (e.g. carciofini sott'olio or baby artichokes in oil)
andare or filare liscio come l'olio -- to go or flow (smoothly) like oil
Dianne Hales is the author of MONA LISA: A Life Discovered and LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language.


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By Tristan Harris Tuesday 08 January 2013 Updated: 08/01 11:03
NETWORK Rail has reiterated its commitment to improving the lines to Redditch and Bromsgrove with its latest announcement of works to be carried out across the West Midlands.
The £65million programme will see the line electrified between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove and a new section of line created between Alvechurch and Redditch. There will also be a second platform at Alvechurch and a new footbridge created at the station.
The work will complement the new Bromsgrove Railway Station and see three trains per hour run between Redditch, Bromsgrove and Birmingham New Street.
The works, scheduled for between 2014 and 2019, are part of more than £550million worth of planned investment by Network Rail across the West Midlands.
It will be the biggest cash injection into the network since Victorian times and is aimed at reducing costs and meeting the increasing demand of passengers.
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