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...year-old Briton Lewis Hamilton became its youngest ever world champion, sensationally grabbing fifth place on the last corner of the Interlagos track in São Paulo to claim motor sport's premier prize by a single point from hometown hero and Ferrari star Felipe Massa. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella was less fortunate. Fisichella, 35, and in his thirteenth year in Formula One, was the last driver to finish, and ended the season without a single point...
...Romance was in the air one night as we strolled the streets, walking hand-in-hand, enjoying gelato after an unbelievable Italian feast," says Reinhart. "All of a sudden we heard this beautiful music and walked to San Marco Square where Julio Iglesias was giving a concert. I remember looking at Jeff and thinking what we had was very special - that he was someone very special. It all seemed so natural, and it was definitely love." Ten years, two rings and one daughter later, she swears that there's no better boyfriend barometer. (See 10 things to do in Rome...
...ambitious goals aside, the interdisciplinary program is still just a “seedling,” Dumaine said. So far three conferences have been held on the subject: one in Scotland, one at the Italian Embassy in the U.S., and one in Washington...
...energy consumption 20% while increasing the share of energy from renewables 20%. To some degree, Europe is simply coming to grips with the potential cost of its green dreams - up to $100 billion a year by 2020, according to a study by the think tank Open Europe. Still, says Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi: "We do not think that now is the time to be playing the role of Don Quixote...
...word ballot comes from the Italian word for small ball, ballotta, evoking the bygone practice of using colored shells or beads to cast votes. (The dreaded black ball indicated a "No" vote in ancient Greece). Early American ballots, on the other hand, mostly came in the form of one's voice. Men simply shouted their choice in public, a process known as vica voce. Though it alleviated concerns of illiteracy, the method encouraged intimidation and fraud. One of the most common forms of manipulation involved plying voters with free booze. Even Thomas Jefferson let his campaign dispense liquor on Election...