http://www.buzzurro.net I might be wrong, but I doubt it Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:39:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In UCLA different groups graduate at different times. The university (UCLA) now has so many separate identity-group graduations that scheduling them not to conflict with one another is a challenge. The women’s studies graduation and the Chicana/Chicano studies graduation are both set for 10 AM Saturday. The broader Hispanic graduation, “Raza,” is ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/06/racial-segregation-is-back/ Tags: Immigration, Illegal_Immigrants, Glenn_Beck http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/06/the-history-of-illegal-immigration/ The whole Paris Hilton getting released from jail for some phantom medical reasons which nobody knows about, including the judge, and then her going back to jail has re-ignited the debate on whether her sentence was fair in the first place. Those people who argue that her sentence was too harsh say ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/06/paris-hilton-freed-from-jail-now-back-in-jail/ Tags: West_Side_Story, Musical http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/05/america/ Tags: Country, Carrie_Underwood http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/05/carrie-underwood-jesus-take-the-wheel/ The first part of the title is a question “Why I should be hired by the Italian Tourism Ministry ?” Simple. I spread the word to many people that Italy is a great place to visit. Great Italian food, really great Italian food and the scenery ain’t too bad either… Many of those ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/05/why-i-should-be-hired-by-the-italian-tourism-ministry-but-it-wont-happen/ Tags: Gary_Burton http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/05/autumn/ My enthusiasm towards all things American is at risk, if this is true. As you probably know, Paris Hilton was sentenced by a California court to 45 days in jail for violating multiple times a probation after being convicted for DWI. She drove with a suspended license at 70 mph in a ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/05/paris-hilton-parents-trying-to-have-their-daughter-pardoned-by-schwarzenegger/ …as you can see from all cases of bloggers arrested, or threatened from the police. My (obvious) advice to them is: quit blogging, move to a free country (like USA), and resume blogging from there. Good luck, Sandmonkey. http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/its-not-easy-at-all-being-a-blogger-in-egypt/ I don’t know how to explain this to our non-Italian readers. Annamaria Franzoni, an Italian woman who has been sentenced to 16 years of prison for brutally killing her 3-year old son, will not serve a single day in jail. In 2002, she bludgeoned multiple times her son’s head. In 2004, she ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/how-come-a-parent-convicted-for-killing-her-son-walks-free/ A few years ago when I was a resident of California I took a trip to New Mexico. While there I went to a restaurant and had my first taste of a sopapilla, or a ‘pressed dough, like a tortilla, made of flour, baking powder, salt, and a solid fat. This ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/sopapillas/ Many people know the name of the shooter at Virginia Tech. And many of those will also know some details about his days in high school and college, but what about the victims ? Some heroes were created that day. This post is written in tribute to one of ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/heroes-of-virginia-tech/ I watched this on TV a few days ago. In this clip, Bill O’Reilly is called racist by journalist Joanne Ostrow because he calls illegal aliens illegal aliens and not “undocumented immigrants”. PC at its extreme… Tags: PC, Bill_OReilly, Joanne_Ostrow, Undocumented_Immigrants, Illegal_Aliens, Denver_Post, Political_correctness, Fox_Derangement_Syndrome http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/calling-an-illegal-alien-an-undocumented-immigrant-is-like-calling-a-drug-dealer-an-unlicensed-pharmacist/ By now pretty much everybody has heard of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech. Today many people, both in the United States and abroad, have been saying that the awful incident was caused because there is no gun control in the US. The tragedy in Virginia Tech has been used by many ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/guns/ One thing I never worried about while living in the United States before I moved to Italy was getting paid by my employers my salary when I was supposed to, be it weekly paychecks or a bi-weekly direct deposit into the bank. Sure I kept records of when I did actually ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/04/getting-paid-on-time/ Tags: Albuquerque, ABQ, NM, New_Mexico, Balloon_Fiesta http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/03/albuquerque-international-balloon-fiesta/ Why Santa Fe is so special… Tags: Santa_Fe, NM, New_Mexico, Land_of_Enchantment, New_Mexico_Drivers http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/03/santa-fe-stops/ A thousand grazie mille to Cyndi of Reboot: A New Life in Italy for the package of food she so kindly mailed from Italy to us in the USA. I would have like to post a photo but one of the things she sent was chocolate. I have mentioned before how I ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/03/thanks/ That’s the beauty of communism ! Price controls, food shortages, communism… deja vu. (Hat tip to Sandmonkey). Tags: Venezuela, Chavez, Communism http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/03/venezuela-brands-grocery-customers-for-rationing-food/ In a nutshell… Positive aspects of living in the USA: - I earn 4 times what I was making in Italy for the same job - if I want to quit my job and find another one, I have realistic hopes to find it (instead of Italy, where, once you find whatever permanent ... http://www.buzzurro.net/2007/03/living-in-america/