http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/milan/ en-us Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:17:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055031/posts Pentagon Makes Fighting Extremism Top Priority Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pentagon on Thursday officially named "the long war" against global extremism as its top priority and pledged to avert any conventional military threat from China or Russia through dialogue. The Defense Department, in a new national defense strategy, also emphasized the need to subordinate military operations to "soft power" initiatives to undermine Islamist militancy by promoting economic, political and social development in vulnerable corners of the world. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped the change would help establish permanent institutional support for counterinsurgency skills... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055031/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:17:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/727247/posts ROME (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested a man suspected of having links to arms trafficking and Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network for travelling on a false passport, according to a police spokesman. Police acting on a tip-off, arrested Sanjivan Ruprah, 36, in the northern town of Cremona, outside Milan, on Friday. He was travelling on a false Belgian passport, the spokesman said on Saturday. "Sanjivan Ruprah is an internationally known figure," he said. "He is known as an international trafficker of arms and diamonds and has already been arrested in Belgium, from where he was released on bail."... Swiss Info http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/727247/posts#comment Sat, 3 Aug 2002 22:07:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042571/posts The President of the northern Italian city of Milan, Filippo Penati, has triggered widespread debate with a controversial proposal to fine Muslims who pray on the streets outside the city's mosque. According to authorities, the number of people praying on the sidewalk creates traffic and obstacles for pedestrians in the area surrounding the Viale Jenner mosque, a converted garage. "Article 190 of the law regarding the obstruction of streets should be applied immediately," said Penati. "I do not know or understand why the law has not been applied before," he said. "The municipality of Milan should apply the law and... AKI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042571/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:50:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941307/posts According to the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia, the Spanish football club Barcelona is altering its famous badge in some Arab countries in order to avoid offending Muslims. The badge is especially altered in Saudi Arabia or Algeria, where the Barcelona shirts are being sold without the red cross of Saint George, the patron saint of the Catalan region which Barca claims to represent, the La Vanguardia newspaper found in a private investigation. The badge, which was created in 1906, features a single vertical red line in Saudi Arabia and Algeria, due to the fact that there, the red cross represents... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941307/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:49:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1794794/posts It is being reported that scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against Muscular Dystrophy thanks to stem cell research. The scientists from Italy, claim that using mice, they have been able to promote muscle growth using adult stem cells.  GIULIO COSSU is the director of the Stem Cell Research Institute in Italy, and states:" The major finding is the identification of a subset of parasite able to repair dystrophic muscle in an immunodeficient dystrophic mouse."  "Given the fact the these cells has so far have appeared to have a better myogenic potential than the corresponding dog or mouse... DogFlu.Ca http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1794794/posts#comment Sun, 4 Mar 2007 01:58:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938261/posts Muslim lawyer sues over Inter Milan 'Crusaders' kit Richard Owen in Rome A Turkish lawyer is taking legal action against Inter Milan, the Italian football team, for wearing a strip with “Crusader-style” red crosses that he alleges is ”offensive to Muslim sensibilities”. Baris Kaska, a lawyer in Izmir who specialises in European law, said that he had lodged a complaint in a local court against Inter Milan, which last month played the Istanbul team Fenerbahce in a Champions League match at the San Siro stadium in Milan. The Inter players wore a new strip - a white shirt with a... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938261/posts#comment Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:23:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1881575/posts A guest piece by resident Ambrosian rite expert Nicola de Grandi, who lives within the archdiocese of Milan Comments to a recent NLM piece about Ambrosian Chant mentioned the "Vecchioni" as a proper feature of the Ambrosian Rite. Here follows some more information about them, and a couple of pictures as well. The "Vecchioni" (singular "Vecchione" lit. "elderly man") and the "Vecchione" (singular "Vecchiona" lit. "elderly woman") - officially the "school of St. Ambrose" - were a feature peculiar to the Solemn High Masses in the Metropolitan Cathedral [of Milan]. In fact, they were two distinct corporations of ten... The New Liturgical Movement http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1881575/posts#comment Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:51:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872924/posts A British Airways flight was delayed for several hours after women members of the Qatari royal family objected to sitting next to men they did not know. The three wives of Sheikh Badr Bin Khalifa al-Thani refused take up their seats on board Flight 563 from Milan's Linate airport to London Heathrow. Police and Qatari diplomats became involved before the captain told Sheikh Badr's entourage to leave the aircraft. The Qatari royals eventually ended up getting an Alitalia flight to London. They had been on a shopping day-trip to the Italian city. 'Safety instructions' In addition to his three wives,... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872924/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851775/posts Officials have been forced to suspend flights into an airport in the Italian city of Milan due to a plague of hares. The animals invaded the runways at Milan's Linate Airport - and affected the operation of vital equipment. news.bbc.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851775/posts#comment Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:17:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1846304/posts Italian police have arrested at least 10 suspected Islamist militants who are believed to be linked to the bombings that rocked Algiers in April. The suspects, held in Milan, allegedly provided logistical and financial support for the militants in Algeria. Two blasts killed at least 30 people and injured 160 in Algiers. A group called the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat said it carried out the attacks. It later changed its name to al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. Police said the suspects were also believed to be linked to Islamist activities in Tunisia in January. The Milan suspects are... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1846304/posts#comment Thu, 7 Jun 2007 11:08:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1831661/posts CureDuchenne will sponsor a one-year research program that will validate Dr. Giulio Cossu’s stem cell research under GMP (Good Manufacturing Procedures) conditions. Dr. Cossu’s long-term objective is to conduct phase I/II clinical trials in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“DMD”) pediatric patients with this novel cell therapy protocol based on intra-arterial delivery of donor mesoangioblasts. The immediate objective of Dr. Cossu is to develop a clinical grade protocol that will allow transplantation of patients with mesoangioblasts in a successive clinical trial. During this study, Dr. Cossu will prepare an IMPD, the European equivalent of a US IND (Investigational New Drug Application),... Businesswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1831661/posts#comment Fri, 11 May 2007 01:22:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1817185/posts Milan police in Chinatown clash By David Willey BBC News, Rome The riot broke out after a Chinese woman was given a traffic fine Italian riot police have broken up a violent protest in Milan's Chinatown by scores of Chinese immigrants. About 10 police officers were injured and a similar number of Chinese people received hospital treatment. The trouble began when a Chinese woman was fined for illegally transporting goods in a private vehicle. More than 100 Chinese shopkeepers and members of their families, many waving the national flag, massed in the street claiming racial discrimination. Baton charge During the... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1817185/posts#comment Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1794061/posts One of my personal bug-bears is the sort of wordy, politically correct prayers of the faithful (bidding prayers) that are frequently inflicted upon the congregation at Mass. The worst seem to come from booklets prepared by liturgists, though the "creativity" of liturgy groups and rogue parish sisters (to say nothing of priests who are trying too hard to be trendy) is not to be underestimated. However, I'm inclined to think that the Italians have it slightly worse in this regard. Whilst not normally as 'politically correct' as equivalent prayers in English, they're normally even more verbose and are written in... Zadok the Roman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1794061/posts#comment Fri, 2 Mar 2007 17:16:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1771219/posts Milan - Now I know there are many out there who will think I have lost it when I write that a key, new must-have for men this coming fall will be a pair of leggings to be worn outside, not just in, the house, but that was the big message at the debut Marni men's runway show this morning in Milan. ADVERTISEMENT Leggings made of microfiber cotton and wool, shown in violet, forest green and Milan fog gray, all of them with stirrup straps, except of course for a couple of them cut above the knee, accompanied half the... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1771219/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:38:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767282/posts IBRA: "HAPPY FOR INTER AND ADRI" Saturday, 13 January 2007 22:59:16 TURIN - Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke on Sky Italia after Inter's record twelfth consecutive Serie A victory against Torino at the Stadio Olimpico. "Each time we have come on the pitch, we have never thought about the record of victories, we always try to win," he said. "We're just very pleased to have started the new year well, and we have to continue like this. But no one is perfect and there are always things you can improve. " Adriano has started scoring again? He is very important for us.... www.inter.it http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767282/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:39:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1714396/posts Moscow, Oct. 03 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi (bio - news) of Milan has agreed to make a church in that city available for use by the Russian Orthodox Church, the Interfax news service reports. Cardinal Tettamanzi, who is in Moscow this week for visits with Orthodox leaders, made the announcement during a meeting with Patriarch Alexei II. The Italian cardinal said that the parish church of St. Anthony, in downtown Milan, will be offered for occasional use by the Russian Orthodox community there, until a parish church is turned over permanently to the Orthodox. Catholic World News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1714396/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:37:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712225/posts Italian police say they have uncovered an Islamist group believed to be providing support for suspected militants in Algeria. A police spokesman said six people had been arrested or were being served with arrest warrants. Most of the arrests were executed around Milan, in northern Italy. One suspect was found in Switzerland. Police say they believe the group was giving financial and logistical support to Islamic terrorist groups. Italian police spokesman Lt Col Domenico Grimaldi told a news conference that the group was part of a wider network operating across much of Europe, and was connected to al Qaeda. The... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712225/posts#comment Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:08:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707345/posts Milan Fashion week kicked off with another band of glamorous models sashaying down the runway, yet there was one notable difference: they had flesh on their bones.With the row over too-thin models rumbling on, it was ironic that the opening show in the famously chic Italian fashion capital featured clothes for the fuller-figured. Size 14 and 16 models strutted their stuff at the Elena Miro fashion show, displaying busts, hips and bottoms with abandon. Curves were confidently on show and body mass indices, the measure of body fat based on height and weight and the rating that has caused so... The Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707345/posts#comment Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:10:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1076986/posts NEW YORK - (KRT) - A prominent Yemeni cleric is suspected of raising money for terrorists at a Muslim charity and several mosques in Brooklyn, it was disclosed yesterday. An FBI agent pulled back the veil on a secret investigation of Sheikh Abdullah Satar at the trial of an associate who is charged with lying about the cleric's activities. The agent, Brian Murphy, said in Brooklyn Federal Court that Satar was under surveillance during a fund-raising swing through Brooklyn in early 2000. At the time, the feds were conducting an investigation into the financing of terrorist groups. After Satar -... KC,COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1076986/posts#comment Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:50:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1652051/posts Here we go yet again. This time we were off for a week in Italy - Rome, Venice, and Milan with our Rick Steve's Travel Guides in hand. Of all the places we've been so far, the books paid off handsomely in Italy. And next to the Swedes up in Kiruna, the Italians are some of the nicest Europeans we've met to date. No wonder so many Americans were there at the same time as we were. We land in Rome in the evening and catch a cab to the hotel. What can you say about Italian cab drivers? After... Personal letters home to US friends and family http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1652051/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:32:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1648439/posts Here’s How the Church of the Future is Experimenting in the Cathedral of MilanWith video installations, electronic music, and abstract art. With Lenten readings from Oscar Wilde and Jack Kerouac. With the pulpit given over to nonbelievers. All this in the great diocese whose patrons are Saint Ambrose and Saint Charles BorromeoROMA, June 13, 2006 – One of the key phrases of the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI is “new evangelization.” But in the Duomo of Milan, the cathedral of one of the most important and populous dioceses in the world, governed by cardinal Carlo Maria Martini... L'espresso http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1648439/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:09:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1633305/posts Fr. Tucker over at Dappled Things points to two interesting little liturgical tidbits: Photos and Descriptions of the Ambrosian Liturgy -- The Ambrosian Rite is the proper liturgical usage of the Archdiocese of Milan. Our friends at the Cattolici Romani web forum have an excellent, excellent discussion of the particulars of that rite, as well as copious photos sure to please many of our readers. The text is in Italian. Announcing: Anglican Use Conference on 5 June in Scranton -- If you're interested in the interesting pastoral provision that has opened the door for Episcopal clergy and laity to... American Papist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1633305/posts#comment Tue, 16 May 2006 20:40:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620532/posts ROBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Wine conjures up the image of cultured drinkers sipping their way delicately through a full-bodied vintage. But for two history buffs with a passion for the tipple, northern Italy has the barbarians to thank for its long wine-making tradition. Luca Sormani, from Como, and Fulvio Pescarolo, from the tiny town of Robbio near Milan, have traced the region's wine culture all the way back to its Celtic roots and have started making it according to ancient methods. Celtic tribes from farther north -- known to the Romans as "Barbari" -- conquered northern parts of Italy about... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620532/posts#comment Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:55:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603013/posts (AXcess News) New York - Italian officials have known for some time that their country was exporting Islamic militants and that the city of Milan is the center for these potential terrorists. Now the officials worry that militants may return from fighting in Iraq to carry out bombings in Europe, according to the BBC. Considered the center for radical Islam in Europe, Muslims have arrived in Milan more recently and relatively few have acquired citizenship. Prosecutors in Milan and Rome ordered dozens of raids in the aftermath of the London bombings last July, resulting in almost 200 arrests. Four expulsions... AXcess News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603013/posts#comment Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:22:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1558202/posts Tens of thousands of Italians protested on Saturday demanding legal recognition for gay unions and the right to abortion, two days after Pope Benedict condemned homosexual marriage and the use of the abortion pill.Clutching banners reading "We will no longer be silenced," the demonstrators, many women and gay couples, crammed into squares in Rome and financial capital Milan."We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics ... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression," Nobel literature laureate Dario Fo, a social campaigner, told reporters at the Milan protest.Police said 50,000... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1558202/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:26:31 GMT