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...year of crisis. Last June, with the economy sagging, voters gave him a bloody nose in European elections - his Forza Italia party collected just 21% of the vote. Soon after, Marco Follini, the wily Christian Democratic leader, threatened to withdraw his party from Berlusconi's coalition. Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti's forced resignation in July fired the hopes of opposition leaders even more. The bluster and bravado that had helped keep Berlusconi in office for longer than any other Italian premier since World War II seemed to be wearing thin Yet six months later, the Italian leader is once again...
...sophisticated imaging and neurological mapping techniques. With the new equipment, scientists are able to take increasingly detailed pictures of the sleeping brain, observing precisely what it is doing while it rests, down to the individual neuron. "In the past year or two, everything seemed to click together," says Dr. Giulio Tononi, a neurobiologist and psychiatrist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. "Suddenly we have hypotheses that could explain lots of things. Whether they're right is a different story. But I feel different from a few years ago, when the thinking was, 'Who knows? Sleep could be anything...
...Giulio J. Pertile ’07 is hunched over the notes for his Physics 15a final. He says he blames himself for not having “gained that much” from his semester at the shelter. “I’ve not initiated a lot of conversation with guests. I mostly come here, do my homework and talk to other volunteers.” He takes off his glasses and squints. He says he may or may not come back next semester. “I need to give myself the opportunity to try other...
...attempt to revive talks about increasing cooperation and transparency. Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti challenged his G-7 partners over the weekend to follow suit on his country's draft plan to crack down on tax havens. At a meeting of G-7 Finance Ministers in Florida, Tremonti unveiled details of the proposal - part of a broader regulatory reform to respond to the Parmalat scandal - that requires Italian companies to be far more transparent about offshore holdings, including the way they are accounted for (or not) on the books. In the U.S., John Kerry, the front runner in the race...
Appearances can be deceiving, however. In a blind taste-test comparison, Kelly’s subs actually managed to hold their own against the real deal. Volunteer taste-taster Giulio J. Pertile ’07 was impressed with Kelly’s efforts. “There’s a bit of a difference,” he admits. “Noch’s bread was a little crispier—that tipped me off.” Sagely, the young foodie continues, “Really though, they?...