Favolaschia è un genere di fungo molto strano, infestante, originario dei tropici. Ma la globalizzazione l'ha portato anche nei nostri boschi! Questo sito non parla di funghi, ma favolaschia mi sembrava un nome significativo e evocativo di qualcosa di simile a quello che qui viene raccontato...

23 luglio 2007

Anche in estate si trovano notizie...

Il corso per affrontare la timidezza (Co)
Dura un giorno intero, costa 39 dollari ed è nato due anni fa all'Harper College (Usa). Un modello vincente per il quale oggi esistono delle lunghe liste di attesa.

IDEA 2007 (Co)
Assegnati i premi agli 81 vincitori dell'International Design Excellence Awards

$100 laptop' production begins (M)
Five years after the concept was first proposed, the
so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass
production.
Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to
ramp-up production of all of the components needed to
build millions of the low-cost machines.

Victory for gay rights campaign as reggae star agrees to ditch homophobic lyrics (M)
· Buju Banton signs pledge after years of pressure
· Song advocated shooting and burning homosexuals

Alarm at US right to highly personal data (M)
Religion and sex life among passenger details to be
passed on to officials

Builder: Dubai high-rise world's tallest (K)
Developers of a 1,680-foot skyscraper still under
construction in oil-rich Dubai claimed Saturday that
it has become the world's tallest building, surpassing
Taiwan's Taipei 101 which has dominated the global
skyline at 1,667 feet since 2004.

Illegal immigrants to get ID cards in Connecticut (K)
As many U.S. cities and states arrest illegal
immigrants in raids and toughen laws against them, a
Connecticut city is offering to validate them under a
controversial, first-in-the-nation ID card program.

How to write your CV (K)
BBC News explains how to get a head start in the job
hunting race and make sure your CV is up to scratch.

Philip Morris lights up in Mexico (K)
Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris has spent more
than $1bn strengthening its presence in Mexico