Word: francesco
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...traveled all over the world, he can draw fair comparisons on how we see our society and how it is seen outside our borders. I'm not really patriotic, but your review somehow made me a little prouder of being Italian, with all the pros and cons included. Francesco Villa San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy
...things. It meant, at the time, that the Italians would have to play a man short. But not for long. The U.S . continued to press , and in the 33rd minute Carlos Bocanegra went close with a shot. That was enough for Italian coach Marcelo Lippi, who withdrew stud striker Francesco Totti in the 35th minute and put on his Rotweiller, Gennaro Gattuso, a rough defensive midfielder. Gattuso had barely begun hacking people when the sides were equal, Pablo Mastroeni being dismissed in the 45th minute for what was deemed a harsh tackle, but in reality may have been referee...
...island's store owners. The group publishes the names of the stores that have resisted extortion, hoping that such publicity will encourage consumers to shop at them. With unemployment in Sicily at 16%, the Mafia must be defeated not just for moral, but also economic reasons, says Francesco Bertolino, 28, who owns a small ceramic-restoration business. And his region's President? "Look," says Bertolino. "I don't think Cuffaro is mafioso - he's not the one demanding the pizzo. But he represents the face of so many Sicilians who silently accept this criminal system." Cuffaro would surely dispute Bertolino...
...Italians are witnessing the effects of collectively delayed adolescence. The average Italian man is 33 when his first child is born, which means Italy's are the oldest first-time fathers in Europe and thus tend to have smaller families. "Italians take a long time to assume responsibilities," says Francesco Billari, 35, a demographer at Milan's Bocconi University. As a result, everything from leaving home to marrying and having kids to entering politics starts late--which has also delayed the rise of leaders who might push the forward-leaning reforms the country needs...
...Mario Francesco Batali was born Mario Francis Batali in 1960. He Italianized the middle name in college--"I hated Francis," he says--but he's only half Italian. Batali's mother Marilyn is of Canadian and English heritage. His father Armandino, a former Boeing executive who has his own bustling restaurant in Seattle, is the Italian one. Batali grew up in Washington State and then, after Boeing transferred his father, in Spain. Batali has two siblings, Dana and Gina, and Marilyn Batali says she requested that each child prepare one meal a week. "At some point, we also began having...