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The article offers information on the topics published in this issue including joke library of Joan Rivers, traffic speed in Manhattan, New York and the number of churches located in Italy.

Reports on the disappearance and reappearance of papers documenting the knowledge possessed by the Bank of America Corp. on the impending collapse and fraud committed by Parmalat SpA in Milan, Italy.

Reports on an Italian communist paper, Il Manifesto, raising cash by offering shares to the public. Stand of the paper on some issues.

The article discusses issues pertaining to abortion in Italy, citing doctors' refusal to abortion practices despite legality of abortion in the country, and mentions role of Catholic Church in causing the hurdles.

Presents updates on GLBT people as of December 10, 2004. Information on lesbian Reverend Irene Elizabeth Stroud, founder of New York City gay newspaper; Election of openly gay candidate Guy Padgett III as the mayor of Casper, Wyoming; Impact of an electronic worm or virus on the Italian Senate.

Reports on a bomb which was set off outside the office of the left wing newspaper `Il Manifesto' in Rome, Italy on December 22, 2000. Details on the attack.

Reports on the suspension of the publication of `L'Unita,' a leftist newspaper in Italy. Financial problems of the publication; Brief history of the newspaper.

The Shortest History of Italy by Ross King provides a concise overview of Italy's complex and diverse history. The book explores the origins of Italy as a loose collection of city-states, its connection to the Roman Empire, and the subsequent invasions and influences that shaped its identity. King also delves into the significance of Italian art and culture, particularly during the Renaissance, and the dark period of Fascism in the early 20th century. The book highlights the importance of critically confronting Italy's history and acknowledges the multifaceted nature of the country's past. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the vandalism of Michelangelo Pistoletto's artwork, "Venus of the Rags," in Naples, Italy, which was recently installed and burned down by a vandal. Topics include the significance of the artwork and its destruction, the reactions from city officials and residents, and the broader context of public art and its relationship with the community.

The article reviews the restaurant Little Italy Pizza located in Athens, Greece.

The article discusses research into the financial accounts of merchants and charity organizations of Renaissance-era Prato, Italy by scholars at Monash University in Australia. According to the article, documents and materials from the state archives of Italy have provided Medieval and Renaissance historians with details related to the social aspects of life in Prato, specifically its impact on the economics and politics of nearby civilizations in Florence, Italy. Comments from Monash Associate Professor Peter Howard are provided regarding the collaborative Prato Consortium for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and details related to the establishment of the Bill Kent Library, located at the Monash Prato Centre in Italy, are presented.

This article examines the materials and fabrics being used in high fashion during Milan, Italy's fashion week. High technology fabrics are showing up at all the fashion shows from semitransparent silks to cotton that looks like paper. Several reasons for the appearance of the high tech fabrics are offered. According to the author, part of the design change comes from global warming which is blurring the lines between seasons.

SOME of the most thought-provoking ideas at the International Furniture Fair in Milan, which ended on Sunday, issued not from the thousands of exhibition booths and off-site venues or even from the lips of the designers, pundits and producers who bring this stalwart city to life every April. They were written on the walls. ''Thanks Starck,'' read one such message, scrawled in the neighborhood of Ventura Lambrate, where for the third consecutive year emerging designers have shown work and staged Oedipal battles with the masters. The words accompanied a drawing of Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif lemon squeezer from 1990, an aluminum teardrop on spidery legs with a knob intended for mauling citrus -- but the artist had substituted a toilet paper roll for the lemon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neanderthals living in southern Italy 42,000 years ago developed bone and stone tools, decorative ornaments and pigments on their own, not through interactions with Homo sapiens, according to Julien Riel-Salvatore, an anthropologist at the University of Colorado, Denver. Until now, tools and ornaments used by Neanderthals were thought to have come about because of contact with the species that replaced them. But Dr. Riel-Salvatore said his paper in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory ''counters the persistent idea about Neanderthals and shows that they were really able to innovate.'' Dr. Riel-Salvatore spent several years studying artifacts from Neanderthal communities in southern and central Italy as well as human artifacts from the same time period in northern Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article covers issues related to the 2010 World Cup including the skepticism expressed by Italian commentators concerning Italy's performance in its game against Paraguay, English Robert Green's muff, which was dubbed a chicken in papers in Brazil, and the World Cup picks of various banks.

Platters of cured meats and rosy hams offer an easy route to holiday dinners, open-house parties and buffets, so treat your guests to some new options. Bresaola, the classic spiced, salted, air-dried beef from the Valtellina region in the north of Italy, is being made locally by Salumeria Biellese, which is curing DeBragga and Spitler's American version of wagyu, the Japanese beef, bresaola-style (right). The wagyu is more heavily marbled than other kinds of beef so the bresaola is very lush, with an echo of licorice -- and salt, to be sure. Slice it paper thin, and consider a nice fruit chutney alongside. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article reports that relations between the Vatican and the Italian Catholic Church have been affected by the womanizing scandal facing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi criticized the press on Friday for its coverage of the resignation of a newspaper editor after he was attacked by a newspaper owned by Mr. Berlusconi's brother. ''Poor Italy, if this is the way that news circulates,'' the prime minister said. He added that that day's papers carried ''the opposite of reality.'' Dino Boffo, editor of the Catholic newspaper Avvenire, stepped down on Thursday after the Berlusconi-owned Giornale said that he was gay and that he had been accused of making harassing phone calls. The attacks on Mr. Boffo came after he wrote an article critical of Mr. Berlusconi's personal behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Ever since two middle-aged men with Japanese passports were caught in Italy this month trying to smuggle a purported $134.5 billion in United States government bearer bonds into Switzerland, the Internet has been abuzz with theories. Was the Japanese government, or some other creditor nation, secretly trying to dump Treasury bonds to drive down the value of the dollar? Had the Italian mafia stolen the equivalent of 1 percent of the American gross domestic product, using the paper, which supposedly was instantly convertible into cash, to run a giant scam? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The back wall of the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome, above, was splattered with paint in an attack by vandals, the Roman police said on Monday, according to The Associated Press. The museum, designed by the American architect Richard Meier, has been a source of controversy since its 2006 opening. At that time it was the first major civic building completed in the city's historic center in more than a half-century, but detractors said its angular modern design clashed with the Classical architecture surrounding it. The vandals pelted the museum's white wall with balloons filled with red and green paint. They also left a porcelain toilet and two packs of toilet paper nearby. The museum houses a carved sacrificial altar that was built in 9 B.C. for the emperor Augustus and restored in the 1930s by Mussolini. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The author offers tips on shopping, eating and staying in Florence, Italy. Shops that the author recommends include the paper products store Alberto Cozzi, leather goods maker Santa Croce and gloves seller Madova. The author also suggests eating at restaurants like Enoteca Coquinarius, Tratoria Zà-Zà and Amerini. Lodging options include Residenza Johanna bed and breakfast, Gallery Hotel Arts and the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze.

The article reports on the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. After his coalition government lost vote on foreign policy in the Senate on February 21, 2007, Prodi put in his papers. He served the office for nine months. The foreign policy related to Italy's military support to Afghanistan and Prodi's support for the American military base expansion in Vicenza, Italy. Another reason of the defeat was the coalition's internal weaknesses.

The article provides information on a research conducted by Italian researchers which found that kidney cancer patients who consumed 12 ounces or more of bread each day were twice as likely to suffer from kidney cancer as those who consumed 31/2 ounces or less. It also showed that those who ate the most pasta were one-third more likely to have kidney cancer than those who ate less. Epidemiologist, Cristina Bosetti a co-author of the paper suggested reducing the consumption of refined cereals.

Presents world business news. Naming of Hans Smits as chief executive of the Rotterdam Port; Profit warning from Finnish paper company, Stora Enso; Decline in business confidence among Italian firms; Financial assistance required by Japanese firms Misawa Homes Holdings and Daiei Inc.; Lowered inflation forecast by the Central Bank of Brazil.

Reports on the release of the documents at the National Archives, from the United States Office of Strategic Services, which included Nazi SS messages between Berlin, Germany and Rome, Italy in 1943. What the documents revealed about the British intelligence; Conversations included in the papers; Remarks from the author, Timothy Naftali.

Discusses elections which took place in Italy on Sunday April 21, 1996, for a parliament and government with Romano Prodi and the Olive Tree alliance being victorious. Reason for party chosen in election; Why results attracted attention; Comments from `Paolo Mieli of Corriere della Sera,' Italy's biggest-selling news paper. INSET: Italy's new parliament..

The article provides information on the deadline of applications for fellowships, grant proposals, scholarly papers and others from August to October 1981 including the application for post-doctoral fellowships for research in Rome, Italy, application from colleges and universities for grants to expand the horizons of minority students in the U.S. and proposals for possible presentation at the national conference of the Council for International Leadership in Washington.

Focuses on the efforts of the Italian government to decrease official corruption in that country, and highlights the investigation of former prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, known for his `Clean Hand' investigations, in relation to bribery. Information on police raids at over 58 locations; Perceptions of the public on the actions of the government; Comments from Sergio Romano, a former diplomat and leading editorialist.

Remarks on the obsession that Italians have with Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo Luis Nazario Lima, who was signed to Milan's Internazionale team in June of 1997. The money that Ronaldo was paid to play for Italy; Comments from Antonio Dinacci, a sports consultant; The impact that Ronaldo could have on professional soccer; The ability of Italy to acquire star players like Ronaldo.

The article discusses various issues associated with the higher education system in Italy including limited job opportunities for college professors and researchers, rising tuition costs, and university budget cuts. According to the article, government efforts to reform the system have focused on budget cuts, resulting in job losses for scholars and increased financial burdens for students. Concerns regarding the potential abuse of power by tenured professors and academic department heads are explored and reforms based on ideas by former Italian education minister Mariastella Gelmini are highlighted. Comments are also provided from unemployed researcher Andrea Bordi, student Enrica Saraullo, and professor Renato Bozio.

The article features Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart nun Frances Cabrini who was canonized as saint by Pope Pius XII in 1946 for establishing orphanages and hospitals and helping Italian immigrants in the U.S.

The article focuses on former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Sabrina De Sousa, who was convicted for her alleged role in the abduction of radical Egyptian Muslim cleric Abu Omar in Milan, Italy on February 17, 2003. De Sousa was registered as a State Department officer at the U.S. consulate in Italy and denied any involvement with the CIA. Furthermore, some at CIA believed that Omar was plotting an attack in 2002 against a bus loaded with students in Milan.

The article focuses on the rediscovery by hoteliers of Matera's Sassi limestone cave dwellings in Italy.

The article reports on the renovation of four railway lines in Italy for sustainable tourism model in the country.

The article reports on the reopening of the Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii to the public after two year of restoration, and the commitment of Italian government to end the era of neglect in Pompeii.

The article reports that high-speed trains in Italy has started traveling directly to the Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy which is potentially the first step in a plan to integrate the airport into the country's rail network.

Discusses Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. The exhibition `The Inventive Hand: A Selection of Works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi,' at Columbia University's Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery; Comments from curators of the show; Biographical information; Artistic style; Observations on his works.

The article states that a court in Venice came up with a decision by Italian authorities to expel David Duke, former Ku Klux Klan Leader from the country, who planned to form an organization which aims to exterminate Jewish and black races in Europe.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of traveling to Florence, Italy.

The author discusses the broad diversity of Italian wines including the 2011 Abbazia di Novacella Lagrein, the 2010 La Scoloca Gavi di Gavi Black Label, and the 2009 Matteo Correggia Rosso Roero.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience while leisurely driving a Ford Crestliner automobile in Italy in 1951.

The article informs that Italian Premier Mario Monti has declared that issues regarding gay rights and marriages should be decided by the parliament members.

The author reflects on the issues of importance to Catholics in Italy including a political demonstration in Piazza Navona, the sex scandals involving billionaire Silvio Berlusconi and the retirement of Catholic News Service's Rome Bureau chief John Travis.

The article evaluates several Italian wines including Mastroberardino Sannio Falanghina, Zenato Pinot Grigio, and Zenato Valpolicella Superiore.

MILAN -- The setting can seem a lot like quarantine. The entrance, through several holding pens and sets of automatic doors, leads to an enormous, vaulted, semiprivate room, the patient stretched out to the right. A bedside crowd coos appropriately. Occasionally I have joined that crowd, before Leonardo da Vinci's ''Last Supper,'' in the former whitewashed refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, checking in on a beloved, hospice-bound but faded relative, expecting to make the most of the allotted 15 minutes tourists are permitted. Jesus delivers his message of betrayal, as always, and the shock wave disperses his apostles above the broad white tablecloth like bowling pins. It was a rainy, cold morning the last time I stopped in to see the picture, whose fuzziness and fragility don't altogether obscure the flashes of coral, blue and pink. I started daydreaming about waves on a Caribbean beach. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

J. M. W. Turner's final painting of Rome, ''Modern Rome -- Campo Vaccino'' (1839), above, was bought by the J. Paul Getty Museum at a Sotheby's auction in London on Wednesday evening for $44.9 million. The price, which includes Sotheby's fees, is a record for Turner at auction, outstripping an 1841 view of Venice, ''Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio,'' which sold in April 2006 at Christie's in New York for $35.9 million. ''This painting transcends even Turner,'' Scott J. Schaefer, the Getty's curator of paintings, said in a telephone interview from London after the sale. ''It's his best. It's Turner at the top of his game. Turner often suffers from condition problems, but this painting has been behind glass for about 150 years. It's never been touched.'' The painting, which is in its original frame and had been on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1978, depicts the Italian capital bathed in a cloudy light. It has been on the market only once before, in 1878, when it was bought in London by the fifth Earl of Rosebery, who briefly served as prime minister after Gladstone. It has remained in the family since. (One of the earl's descendants, Harry Dalmeny, is deputy chairman of Sotheby's in Britain.) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's visit inside the Vatican Observatory at Castle Gandolfo in Italy.

The article reports that Pope Benedict XVI will serve as the first reader on the Bible-reading marathon entitled "The Bible, Day and Night" on the Italian state television RaiUno on the evening of the opening of the world Synod of Bishops on the Bible on October 5, 2008. About 1,200 people will read for between four and eight minutes and the only pause will be a musical interlude. The satellite channel RaiEdu will broadcast most of the readings. Rabbi Riccardo di Segni will read those assigned to the pope in Hebrew.

The article focuses on a cover story in "The New York Times Sunday Magazine" which stresses that much of Southern Europe is facing what some experts see as imminent disaster of unprecedented proportions. It cites that countries like Italy have a fertility rate of 1.3, a rate at which a country's population will be cut in half in 45 years. It mentions that the author of the article sees more fertility success in countries that make it easier for mothers to work. According to Pope Benedict XVI, Europe is infected by a strange lack of desire for the future.