Category Archives: English

The Long Shadow of Salvatore ‘Totò’ Riina

Posted on December 14, 2017 by babbityjean

An impressive resume:  His “career” began in the ‘50s with a string of crimes.  After a prison term, he was on the lam for 24 years.  He was responsible for thousands of murders.  Then he was in jail for 24 … Continue reading →

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The Emerald of Sicily

Posted on December 8, 2017 by babbityjean

Every year at the end of September, in the streets and pizzas of centro storico of Bronte, the Fair of the Pistachio is celebrated.  Bronte is one of the 3 towns on the western slope of Mount Etna in Sicily … Continue reading →

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Progress in Alzheimer’s Research

Posted on November 30, 2017 by babbityjean

For decades researchers have been working to defeat the devastating disease that robs memories.  Now there is a turning point.  A research team from the Department of Physics at the University of Bari, together with Italy’s Institute for Nuclear Physics, … Continue reading →

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