Word: rome
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...that of our Paris bureau chief, Thomas Sancton. Not only does he live in and cover the City of Light, he is also responsible for TIME's coverage of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and, of course, France. And perhaps the second-most desirable job belongs to Greg Burke, our Rome correspondent, who follows the trends in Italian politics, business and technology in addition to keeping track of the intricacies of the Vatican. For much of the past decade, these two fortunate fellows have followed one of the most interesting stories in Europe: the rise and fall - and rise - of Silvio...
...POST Job has the benefits of being in Rome without an unruly amount of work
...leisurely stroll than a hike, the walks usually run two hours, and at a price of 5[Pounds](about $7.50), and 3.5[Pounds] for seniors and students, they are a great bargain in this pricey country. And they are catching on beyond England. Similar excursions are thriving in Paris, Rome, Prague, New York City and San Francisco...
...Rome reserved crucifixion primarily for capital crimes and discontinued the practice in the 4th century. Historians learned considerably more about its specifics in 1968, when the remains of a man crucified in his mid 30s were discovered north of Jerusalem with a 7-in. iron nail still embedded in the heel. The state of the bones indicated that the condemned man's arms were outstretched and that his feet had been placed sideways, with the nail driven first through a small block of wood and then through both heels into the cross. Later the wood block would prevent the feet...
...Street guy who kept offering to "take care of me" and making me look at his date. And I couldn't say yes to the guy with a bandage on his nose who wanted a sympathy ticket for his "deviated septum" surgery. I turned down people who came from Rome, Paris, Greece, Miami and "all the way from the Upper West Side." I was on so much of a power trip I sent away Puff Daddy's bodyguards. That may have been a bad call...