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Markets in Rome

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FR Alatri Alatri Market – Every Mon Food and general market in Tecchiena. Every Monday morning. Read More… FR Atina Atina Market – Every Mon Food and general market in the centre of town, mornings only. Read More… FR Castro dei Volsci Campoli dei Volsci Market – Every Tue Food and general market in the centre. Mornings only. Read More… FR Fontana Liri Fontana Liri Market – Every Mon Food and general market in the centre of town. Mornings. Read More… FR Fumone Fumone Market – Every Mon Food and general market in the … more →

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Books about Italy and Rome

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Books I Read Four Seasons in Rome, Anthony Doerr The Twelve Caesars: The Dramatic Lives of the Emperors of Rome, Matthew Dennison Rome: An Empire’s Story, Greg Woolfe The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World’s Greatest Empire, Anthony Everitt Italian History Books | Hon. Gary K. Hart McCulough, Colleen: The First Man in Rome (as well as the other four volumes of her historical novels of ancient Rome) Freeman, Philip: Julius Caesar Unger, … more →

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Rome, Italy Adventure Notes

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Adventure List Andrea Baldi’s Favorite Experiences Walk through the center of Rome, everywhere. Have lunch at “da Tonino“: no reservations, tiny, crowded, steaming, cheap and authentic Roman cuisine in one of the nicest street of the center. Climb up the stairs to reach Michelangelo’s Piazza del Campidoglio (statue of Marco Aurelio), visit the Museo Capitolino if you have time, then facing the statue, walk for 100 m up the street to your right to Palazzo Caffarelli, … more →

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Data Sources

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (Worldometer) Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – Statistics and Research (Our World in Data) Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (US) (Our World in Data) Infection Trajectory: See Which Countries are Flattening Their COVID-19 Curve (Visual Capitalist) Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand (Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team) The Covid-19 risks for different age groups, explained (Vox) State-by-state COVID-19 projections assuming full social distancing … more →

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How to Fight the Coronavirus

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How to fight the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and its disease, COVID-19 Michael Lin, PhD-MDAssociate Professor of Neurobiology, of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems BiologyStanford UniversityLin Lab Briefing 2020-03-13Revised 2020-03-20 Regularly updated here by Michael Lin Warning: Contains factsBonus: Hand sanitizer recipe This is not a pretty powerpoint This is an informational document. This is not a TED talk. It is not meant to entertain or dazzle or push an idea with beautiful graphics. … more →

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The 100 best novels written in English: the full list | Books | The Guardian

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Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list Source: The 100 best novels written in English: the full list | Books | The Guardian   After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list Ten of the best … Some … more →

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Dean Martin – On an Evening in Roma

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Dean Martin – On an Evening in Roma Como e’ bella ce’ la luna brille e’ stretteStrette como e’ tutta bella a passeggiareSotto il cielo di Roma Down each avenue or via, street or strataYou can see ‘em disappearin’ two by twoOn an evenin’ in Roma Do they take ’em for espresso, yeah, I guess soOn each lover’s arm a girl, I wish I knewOn an evenin’ in Roma Though there’s grinin’ and mandolinin’ in … more →

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Coffee at Antico Caffè Greco di Roma near the Spanish Steps with Miki Groppi (Stanford ‘09, men’s volleyball), currently an Italian professional volleyball player and doctoral student in international security at King’s College, London. The Antico Caffè Greco (sometimes simply referred to as Caffè Greco) is an historic landmark café which opened in 1760 on 86, Via dei Condotti in Rome, Italy. It is perhaps the best known and oldest bar in Rome and within Italy only Caffè … more →

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