Autore: Gaspar Torriero

Ma poche ore prima, in Belgio:

Cycling News: Young Belgian dies

21 year old Belgian rider Johan Sermon has died in his sleep during the night of Thursday/Friday, February 12-13. His body was discovered by his mother on Friday morning at 11:00am – he had planned to go for an eight hour training ride that day.

Sermon, an U23 rider for the Daikin team, appears to have died of heart failure. His team manager and former president of the Belgian cycling federation Ernest De Vuyst was quoted on TV1 as saying, “The fact that his body was released from the autopsy on Saturday leads us to believe that it was sudden heart failure. He had been medically tested a few weeks ago, including a complete cardiovascular check up. The results were judged to be good. Doping? That appears to me to be excluded.”

C’è qualcuno che ha voglia di fermare questa follia? Quanti morti ci vogliono ancora?

ITALY : Coke eyes Parmalat bottling sites – report just-drinks.com – UK Coca-Cola Co is reported to be interested in acquiring a large part of Parmalat Finanziaria SpA’s non-European bottling sites.

Su Office Developer Center questo articolo dell’MVP Bill Coan ti spiega nel modo più semplice e chiaro possibile (come a un bambino di nove anni) cos’è e come funziona l’XML, e perché è importante che Office 2003 lo supporti.

L’ho capito persino io.

If I were a swan, I’d be gone.

If I were a train, I’d be late.

And if I were a good man,

I’d talk with you

More often than I do.

If I were to sleep, I could dream.

If I were afraid, I could hide.

If I go insane, please don’t put

Your wires in my brain.

If I were the moon, I’d be cool.

If I were a book, I would bend for you.

If I were a good man, I’d understand

The spaces between friends.

If I were alone, I would cry.

And if I were with you, I’d be home and dry.

And if I go insane,

And they lock me away,

Will you still let me join in the game?

If I were a swan, I’d be gone.

If I were a train, I’d be late again.

If I were a good man,

I’d talk with you

More often than I do.

Da qualche giorno, le lunghe file notturne di extracomunitari davanti alla Questura di Como non ci sono più. Sai come hanno risolto il problema? L’ufficio stranieri rimane aperto tutto il pomeriggio per la distribuzione dei numerini. Geniale, non trovi? Si scomoda un funzionario per non scomodare i 40.000 stranieri. Naturalmente, ci sono voluti i martellanti servizi di Striscia e della stampa locale (mi hanno riferito che tutte le notti c’era almeno un giornalista in coda a fare interviste).

Di questo passo, magari l’anno prossimo la Questura riesce a dotarsi di agendina e a dare i numerini per tutta la settimana. Nel frattempo mia moglie è andata in ospedale a fare un esame di routine e le hanno già fissato il prossimo appuntamento al 18 luglio 2005.