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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Looking for some hosting
I have to work on the set up of the web sites of three organizations. I decided to use Drupal. Although I do not know Drupal very well, I’ve seen quite a few communities using it. I tried some demo, … Continue reading
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(Google) trends of Mathematics
The Financial Times published a nice comments about James Simons (available here for free). Sixty year old, Mr Simons is a mathematician who is “the most successful hedge fund manager ever.” His hedge fund group (Renaissance Technology) has a name … Continue reading
Movimento Senza Terra: La storia non è finita (documentario)
L’immagine che arriva in Italia del Movimento dei lavoratori rurali Senza Terra (MST) in Brasile è a volte filtrata da un certo romanticismo, da una certa nostalgia da parte di chi auspica in Europa un risveglio delle coscienze capace di … Continue reading
Protest in Buenos Aires
A protest in Buenos Aires, September 2005. Images and music – at the end the police charged… I liked the town. Continue reading
Landless Workers’ Movement: History did not end.
The documentary, about the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement (Italian websites) was made in 2004. The final version was released in 2005 for the Filmar en Amèrica Latina in Geneva. Continue reading
Brazil, Canoa Quebrada. Not just the ocean.
NB Click on the picture to enlarge. After two months travelling North and South in the Brazilian inland I will take a break. Will go to Marino, who lives at Canoa Quebrada, Ceará. Everything has its price, even low-budget flight. … Continue reading
Santo Che Guevara
Ieri sono tornato a Santacruz, con questa moto tenuta su col fil di ferro, da la Higuera, luogo dell’esecuzione del comandante Ernesto Guevara, il Che. Complici anche due cene pesanti, non ho fatto altro che sognarlo. Ho letto il suo … Continue reading
Belfast pictures
Murals are modern frescos, but not all the towns seem to appreciate this artistic expression. Early April 2006, the minister for Social Development announced that £1 million (€1.5 million) would have been allocated to erase the murals, at least the … Continue reading
Foto Canoa Quebrada
Cliccare sulle immagini per ingrandirle Mi prendo dieci giorni di vacanza. Per poco piu` di una settimana la smettero` di viaggiare nella campagna brasiliana e me ne andro` a trovare Marino, a Canoa Quebrada. L’anno prima ero rimasto un mese … Continue reading