Word: sicilianism
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...only law enforcement that has had to get used to new times. Traditional organized crime groups like the Sicilian mafia, New York's Five Families and even the powerful Yakuza syndicates in Japan have had difficulty adjusting to this rapacious new model of international crime. Old patterns of family and clan ties have given way to networks whose obsessive focus is on making money - lots of it, as quickly as possible. The global integration of capital markets, coupled with the fall of communism, has triggered an enormous explosion of international financial flows, which has both facilitated criminal behavior, as trillions...
...football player), you’ll be sure to head home with enough left-overs to satisfy any drunken late-night munchies. In addition to the praiseworthy pasta, the Hoxallaris also serve thin, crusty 16-inch pizzas ($11.95), salads ($4.75-6.75), and mini arancinis ($4.50)—a Sicilian speciality of fried rice croquettes, filled with creamy Fontina cheese. Although it’s not a personal favorite, the arancinis are definitely worth a try if you’re a cheese lover. Nothing on Basta Pasta’s menu exceeds $12—more than reasonable, considering...
While most four-star establishments in this part of the city are Old World in style, the oldest thing you'll find at the Pulitzer is the white-and-gold Baroque reception desk, salvaged from a Sicilian church. The rest is straight out of a Modernist design book, but with added heart. The Picasso-like sketches and giant Miró-esque canvases create a very Spanish backdrop to a ground floor dedicated to the Catalunyan art of chilling. Spend the afternoon sinking into one of the white leather couches, sipping cocktails at the red Chinese-lacquer bar, or flipping through...
...wasn't just in Northern Ireland that there was an end to violence. I was in Palermo on Good Friday and met the city's police chief. It's been 15 years since the Sicilian Mafia has been blowing up judges and prosecutors. Is the violence over? "If I dare say it, it is," the police chief said. "The Mafia figured out it just wasn't worth it, the killing and bombing, drawing the fury of Rome...
Chocolate Gems There is great potential for disappointment for the hopeful, young Japanese singleton who receives one of Bulgari's tiny, square black boxes as a gift from her boyfriend. Expecting a solitaire ring, she might just find an exquisite piece of handmade chocolate?delectably filled with Sorrento lemon, Sicilian orange or pistachio?from the Italian jeweler's newly installed chocolate shop in the brand's lifestyle store in Tokyo's Omotesando. That has not kept chocoholics from flocking to the first-floor outpost, which is reportedly selling 700 to 800 pieces a day, for a taste of master chocolatier...