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DIED. CLAUS JOSEF RIEDEL, 79, Czech-born glassmaker who, as president of his family's 248-year-old glassware company, discovered that the design of a glass could enhance the flavor of wine; of a heart attack; in Genoa, Italy. He took control of the family business in 1957 and spent the next 16 years studying how the shape of a glass could direct wine to specific areas of the tongue. "Aesthetics and excellence are my criteria, not mere convenience," he said of his collection, which grew to six lines of glasses ranging from thimble to fishbowl...
There's no such thing as a wrong turn in Genoa; one of the great pleasures of the place is getting lost amid the city's serpentine streets and undulating hillside avenues. But some roads should be sought out, notably Via Garibaldi, a majestic stretch of cobblestone flanked by 16th century villas just above the old port. One palace, Palazzo Tursi, has been the site of City Hall since 1848; others (Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco) have been turned into museums. When this city of 700,000 was picked?along with Lille, France?to be European Capital of Culture...
There's no such thing as a wrong turn in Genoa; one of the great pleasures of the place is getting lost amid the city's serpentine streets and undulating hillside avenues. But some roads should be sought out, notably Via Garibaldi, a majestic stretch of cobblestone flanked by 16th century villas just above the old port. One of those palaces, Palazzo Tursi, has been the site of City Hall since 1848; others (Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco) have been turned into museums. When this city of 700,000 was picked - along with Lille, France - to be European Capital...
...government hasn't renewed their contract and is trying to replace the national health-care system with a strictly regional one. The strike was just the latest in a lengthening list, including walkouts by Alitalia employees and public-transport workers upset about salary freezes and job cuts. In Genoa, steelworkers clashed with police over some 700 expected layoffs, and magistrates angry about a proposed justice-system reform called a strike for next month. "You've got factory workers, professionals, working-class and middle-class people all saying the same thing: this government has not resolved the economic problems it said...
...frail John Paul II celebrated the 25th anniversary of his papacy last week, a quiet campaign for the post seems well under way, and an early--and active--front runner is the Archbishop of Milan, Dionigi Tettamanzi. His transfer a year ago from the helm of the Genoa Archdiocese to the world's largest one, in Milan, was akin to winning a party's nomination. "He's a natural candidate," says longtime Vatican watcher Luigi Accattoli of Italy's leading daily Corriere della Sera. Tettamanzi, 69, stands out in the pack because he is favored by the Italian Cardinals...