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paulastourtalk.typepad.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Even though I spend many weeks in the spring and fall in Italy, and a great deal of time back home studying Italian art and culture, sometimes a fierce longing for that most beautiful country overtakes me. It happened today. Looking for something to ease my heart's yearning, I came across a lovely video that combines paintings by Botticelli with the music of Antonio Vivaldi, titled Botticelli con Vivaldi. I thought you might also enjoy taking a 5 minute break to feed your soul. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Most, though not all, of the paintings in the video are in Florence and we'll see them on the Tastes of Tuscany Tour: October 13th-26th. This tour gives an in-depth experience of Tuscany. You stay in a charming boutique hotel in Florence, see Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Fiesole, and the Boboli Gardens, and enjoy... [read full story]                    


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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola on Genesis

jandyongenesis.blogspot.com     Aug 13, 2008          

At his excellent blog Reditus, Artruo Vasquez, a reader of Just Genesis, has written an informative and interesting piece on the 15th century Neo-Platonist Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Here is what he has written:Like many...                    

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Announcing the Spring 2009 Tours

paulastourtalk.typepad.com     Aug 4, 2008          

We are so pleased to announce three tours for Spring 2009. There's the Tastes of Tuscany (April 26- May 7, 2009), an in-depth tour of this famous region with a special focus on food and wine. We'll make our base in Florence and...                    

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Paging 'Bill Clinton, Mr. Bill Clinton' and the 'self evident' truth about equality

es.wordpress.com     Jul 7, 2008          

***commenters, see end of entry*** For those of you 'attached to form' here I am : ) ...by the way, there is nothing inherently wrong with liking 'form,' as long as it isn't your highest priority in regards to me or yourself....                    

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Italian Mafia drugs king extradited

people.com.cn     19 mins ago   10 related          

One of Italy's most wanted fugitives and a leading member of the Italian Calabrian 'Ndrangheta criminal group was extradited from Canada to Italy on Wednesday to face international drugs trafficking charges, according to...                    

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