Lionel Messi and Argentina celebrate after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup final

Lionel Messi and Argentina celebrate after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup final | FOX Soccer

Fox Soccer

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"If indeed this was Messi’s last World Cup. What a way to close this chapter in his life. Absolutely beautiful game. Congratulations Argentina"

 

-- Sal

 

 

"Even if you’re not from Argentina you have to admit this was emotional. God bless you Messi"

-- Juan Escalante

 

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"Although I'm not Argentinian, I almost cried when I saw they finally won. I love Messi, and have been longing for his World Cup for years. The final tournament is really a good match, the referee is fair to both teams. Congrats, Argentina. Congrats, our King of football - Messi"

-- Wei Sun

 

"A beautiful ending to Messi’s international story. LETS GO"

-- Yoshitatsu Matsuoka

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10 Italian-Argentine Actresses from Buenos Aires

Graciela Alfano

 

 

10 Italian-Argentine Actresses from Buenos Aires
 

Italian-Argentines are largely of Padanian descent, and make up a huge portion of the country's population. 9 seem to have Padanian surnames. The name "Alfano" is generally Neapolitan, but she looks Padanian and may have some of that ancestry as well. I like that 70s-80s looking magazine cover. Magazine covers were the "fancy websites" before the internet.

 

 

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Graciela Alfano

 

 

 

 

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Susana Traverso

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Carmen Barbieri

 

 

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Thelma Stefani

 

 

 

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Alicia Bruzzo

 

 

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Catalina Artusi

 

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Golde Flami

 

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Aida Alberti

 

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Melina Petriella

 

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Winter 2020

A.I. Is Making it Easier to Kill (You). Here’s How. | NYT

507,306 views - December 13, 2019

The New York Times

A tank that drives itself. A drone that picks its own targets. A machine gun with facial recognition software. Sounds like science fiction? A.I. fueled weapons are already here.


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Andrea Bocelli coming to NYC, LA, Bay Area this spring

Andrea Bocelli Tickets Information

Arguably one of the most well-known vocalists of all time, Andrea Bocelli has spent more than two decades in the spotlight building an international reputation as a powerful tenor. Bocelli has enjoyed an impressive crossover career since he was first discovered in 1992, from excelling in numerous operatic roles to earning mainstream success with adult contemporary hits like “The Prayer” and “Time to Say Goodbye.” This Italian virtuoso’s unbelievable talent shines through when he performs songs from his extensive repertoire live, making any plotted Andrea Bocelli tours a must-see affair. Vivid Seats agents are standing by to help you secure your Andrea Bocelli tickets for a show when you call 866.848.8499 or connect through Live Chat.

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Coronavirus Impact on Global Economy Explained

47,727 views - February 18, 2020

Valuetainment

In this video Patrick Bet-David talks about the coronavirus, how it spreads, the most deadly epidemics in history, and how viruses effect the stock markets around the world. Subscribe to Valuetainment for all new videos http://bit.ly/2aPEwD4

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How the rich get richer – money in the world economy | DW Documentary

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DW Documentary

Exploding real estate prices, zero interest rate and a rising stock market – the rich are getting richer. What danger lies in wait for average citizens?

For years, the world’s central banks have been pursuing a policy of cheap money. The first and foremost is the ECB (European Central Bank), which buys bad stocks and bonds to save banks, tries to fuel economic growth and props up states that are in debt. But what relieves state budgets to the tune of hundreds of billions annoys savers: interest rates are close to zero.

The fiscal policies of the central banks are causing an uncontrolled global deluge of money. Experts are warning of new bubbles. In real estate, for example: it’s not just in German cities that prices are shooting up. In London, a one-bed apartment can easily cost more than a million Euro. More and more money is moving away from the real economy and into the speculative field. Highly complex financial bets are taking place in the global casino - gambling without checks and balances. The winners are set from the start: in Germany and around the world, the rich just get richer. Professor Max Otte says: "This flood of money has caused a dangerous redistribution. Those who have, get more."

But with low interest rates, any money in savings accounts just melts away. Those with debts can be happy. But big companies that want to swallow up others are also happy: they can borrow cheap money for their acquisitions. Coupled with the liberalization of the financial markets, money deals have become detached from the real economy. But it’s not just the banks that need a constant source of new, cheap money today. So do states. They need it to keep a grip on their mountains of debt. It’s a kind of snowball system. What happens to our money? Is a new crisis looming? The film 'The Money Deluge' casts a new and surprising light on our money in these times of zero interest rates.

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Annie Jacobsen: "The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA" | Talks at Google

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Talks at Google

Journalist Annie Jacobsen visited Google's office in Cambridge, MA to discuss her book "The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA,  America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency".

Ms. Jacobsen has written the first history of the the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. She draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present.

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Links

Identity politics and the Marxist lie of white privilege - YouTube

The truth about global warming - YouTube

The Decay of the World Order As We Know It | A World on the Brink - YouTube

Documentary: A Glitch in the Matrix (David Fuller production) - YouTube



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2-23-20 ADDITION:

'Things Are Not Looking Good for Stopping the Coronavirus'

Ed Cara - Gizmodo.com - February 21, 2020

The prospect that the new coronavirus, whose outbreak has been so far largely confined to China, could become a pandemic is seeming more likely today. This week, several countries have reported local clusters of the disease outside of mainland China, suggesting the virus is freely circulating there. Meanwhile, a new report estimates that only a third of cases that have left China’s borders are being documented at all.

On Friday, South Korean health officials reported a dramatic jump in cases of COVID-19, as the disease is officially known. There are currently 204 cases, more than double the number reported the day before. Iran’s Health Ministry reported 13 new cases on Friday, bringing Iran’s total up to 18, along with four deaths. Italy reported six new cases, all of which were not connected to travel from China.

In total, there have been close to 76,000 cases of COVID-19, with more than 2,100 deaths, nearly all in China, since the outbreak began last December. There have been more than 1,000 cases outside of China, with the largest bulk of cases—over 600—involving people onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship now being held off the coast of Japan.

These newest waves of cases in South Korea and elsewhere indicate that we’re heading into a dangerous new phase of the outbreak. The virus (formally known as SARS-CoV-2) is now routinely showing up in people who didn’t catch it from recently traveling to China. In places like Iran, we’re also seeing cases where the chain of transmission is a mystery. That means there are almost certainly blind spots where the virus is spreading in communities without detection. The more unwatched sparks of disease there are in a country, the more likely they’ll erupt into a full-blown wildfire that will sustain the outbreak and turn it into a pandemic.

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There are--on average--10,000 germs on a human hand. It would always be a good idea, even aside from this concern, to have liquid hand cleaner handy during the day. Also, halo oral antiseptic spray is a good precaution to use prior to a lot of close contact, such as grocery shopping. Using latex gloves is an option as well. I think a box of 100 goes for about $11 at Lowes. Face masks can be observed occasionally in places like San Francisco. Think gas pumps, shopping cart handles, and door knobs/handles.

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Sergio Leone Greatest Western Music of All Time (2018 Remastered 𝐇𝐃 Audio)

Sergio Leone Greatest Western Music of All Time (2018 Remastered 𝐇𝐃 Audio)

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April 24, 2018

Ennio Morricone

Maestro Ennio Morricone and his timeless masterpieces.

NEW Video: Ennio Morricone “The Spaghetti Westerns Music”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7tIqEgRwJY

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#EnnioMorriconeMusic
#SpaghettiWesternMusic

Sergio Leone, one of the greatest movie directors of all time wonderfully soundtracked by his friend Maestro Ennio Morricone.

1. Watch Chimes 0:00
2. The Ecstasy of Gold - feat. Edda Dell'Orso 1:08
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4:28
4. A Fistful of Dollars - Main Theme 7:09
5. Once Upon a Time in the West - feat. Edda Dell'Orso 10:06
6. For a Few Dollars More 13:13
7. A Fistful of Dynamite - feat. Edda Dell'Orso 17:03
8. The Sundown 21:42
9. My Name is Nobody 23:00
10. The Wild Horde 26:08
11. Man with a Harmonica 28:49
12. A Fistful of Dollars - Prima 32:18
13. The Trio 34:07
14. The Strong 41:22
15. Farewell Cheyenne 43:46
16. Jill 46:24
17. My Fault? 48:10
18. Chapel Shootout 52:57
19. Good Luck, Jack 55:16
20. Chase
21. To el Paso
22. Cavalcata
23. Final Duel 1:00:19
24. The Bird's Tale 1:02:46
25. The Story of a Soldier 1:03:38
26. Father Ramirez 1:07:08
27. Two Against Five 1:10:46
28. Prison Break 1:18:08
29. My Name is Nobody - Version 2 1:20:50
30. A Dimly Little Room 1:29:40

Special thanks to Edgar ALEGRE (first comment below) for his kindness.

Sergio Leone Greatest Western Themes of All Time

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"Amazing. Ennio Morricone is 90-years-old and is still working for films today." -- Nick Jasper, YouTube user

"The best western music!!" -- Armando Ponce, YouTube user

"Ennio Morricone a legendery man!! Thanks for all Ennio!! Dont forget to make a statue in Rome for him. He deserves it!!" -- Dr3adKnight, YouTube user


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The Spaghetti Westerns Music - Greatest Western Themes of all Time 𝐇𝐃 Audio

1,403,770 views

November 21, 2018

Ennio Morricone

The Spaghetti Westerns Music – The Greatest Western Music of all time created and composed by Maestro Ennio Morricone. His acclaimed masterpieces all in one special collection.

More than 50 years ago Ennio Morricone revolutionized the concept of Cinema and Film Scores by giving a new and innovative chemistry between images and music. With his unique touch, Maestro created a new music genre, the “Spaghetti Western Music”, a legendary genre recognized worldwide and still inspiring generations.

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#EnnioMorricone
#ItalianWestern

1. Man with a Harmonica 00:00:10 
2. The Good The Bad and The Ugly 00:03:40 
3. The Ecstasy of Gold (feat. Edda dell'Orso) 00:06:22 
4. A Fistful of Dollars - Main Theme 00:09:45 
5. My Name is Nobody 00:12:44 
6. Once Upon a Time in the West (feat. Edda dell'Orso) 00:15:55 
7. A Fistful of Dynamite (feat. Edda dell'Orso) 00:19:06 
8. A Fistful of Dollars - Version 2 00:23:43 
9. Watch Chimes - Carillion's Theme 00:25:33 
10. For a Few Dollars More 00:26:47 
11. The Sundown 00:30:36 
12. The Wild Horde 00:31:55 
13. Face to Face - Titles 00:34:36 
14. Chase 00:37:49 
15. Tepepa viva la revolucion 00:40:17 
16. Un monumento 00:45:51 
17. L'arena 00:48:24 
18. Canto a mia tierra 00:53:09 
19. Libertà 00:56:24 
20. Run Man Run - Titles 01:00:40 
21. Father Ramirez 01:03:32 
22. La messicana 01:06:12 
23. The Trio (Extended Version) 01:08:53 
24. La loro patria 01:16:07 
25. Ricciolo 01:20:08 
26. Rosita 01:22:36 
27. To El Paso 01:24:59 
28. Il Pinguino 01:25:53

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Sophmore guard from Bologna shines for Texas Tech

'No. 3 Texas Tech Upsets No. 1 Gonzaga for First Trip to Final Four'

Texas Tech 75, Gonzaga 69

By Billy Witz - New York Times - March 30, 2019

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Texas Tech men’s basketball team carries around a mantra like a chip on its shoulder: The secret’s in the dirt. It is a particularly appealing message — that success is usually found by getting your hands in the muck — especially to the ears of basketball mutts and vagabonds, and a star whose own father questioned why he would want to stay home in Lubbock.

So when a moment of truth arrived on Saturday, and top-seeded Gonzaga — with its free-flowing offense and shotmakers all over the court — readied for a final charge, the Red Raiders found success by doing what they do best: digging in.

The Red Raiders, leaning on their defense as they have all season, clamped down on Gonzaga and rode a pair of ice-cold 3-pointers from Davide Moretti and some cool free-throw shooting to a 75-69 victory in the West Region final of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

The win sends No. 3 Texas Tech to the Final Four in Minneapolis, the first trip in team history.

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'Davide Moretti led Texas Tech to the Final Four after his family flew in from Italy'

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'Risen' (2016) - movie review

Risen Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Tom Felton Biblical Movie HD

Movieclips Film Festivals & Indie Films

RESURRECTION tells the epic New Testament story of the first forty days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ through the eyes of an agnostic Roman Centurion charged by Pontius Pilot to investigate rumors of a risen Jewish Messiah and locate the missing deceased body of Jesus of Nazareth in order to subdue an imminent uprising in Jerusalem.


Risen (2016 film)

Risen is a 2016 American biblical drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds; it was conceived from a screenplay written by Reynolds and Paul Aiello. The film stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, and Cliff Curtis, and details a Roman soldier's search for Jesus' body following his Resurrection. Columbia Pictures released the film to theaters nationwide in the United States on February 19, 2016.

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The film begins with the words "Judean Desert AD 33," and a revolt by Judeans against the Roman army. A rather gutty thing to do, as they were poorly armed. In the bigger picture, the Roman provincial prefect Pontius Pilate wanted things to settle down for a coming visit from the Emperor. In a separate early scene, the Crucifixion of "Yeshua" is shown, and the central character Clavius is introduced. He was a high ranking Roman military tribune; likely a fictional character. Roman and Hebrew leadership were portrayed as conspiring together against Yeshua's potential "Messiah" status after his death, and no doubt were doing so when he was alive as far as this movie's depiction.

When guards fell asleep, and the body of Yeshua comes up missing, this coalition goes in panic mode. There is an ambiguous aura around what actually occurred to these two guards, and it remained inconclusive. At one point, Clavius prays to the Roman god Mars in order to garner favor. I don't want to give away too much, although the trailer gives away much of this anyway, but Clavius comes face to face with the "risen" Yeshua and observes supernatural happenings which dramatically transforms his thinking. Later interactions between Yeshua and Clavius are moving.

There are no overzealous attempts by the filmmakers to make Yeshua "bigger than life" or to show him as overly humble or pious, as has been portrayed in past films. In some ways, this added to the character's sincerity, gentle nature, and strength. Yeshua is played by Cliff Curtis, a New Zealander of Maori or part Maori descent... who made a perfectly believable ancient Hebrew... a more accurate Jesus, sort've more Tony Shaloub than Brad Pitt. Clavius is played well by British actor Joseph Fiennes.

Basically, the Hebrews appeared as what we would perceive as like Russian Jews; while the Romans appeared more-or-less accurately as being something of like "Alpine types." There is at least some evidence to suggest that the early Romans were more of a proto-European outfit... rising up against the more Mediterranean Etruscans. Our own Cisalpine culture led the way, in terms of the artistic portrayals of Jesus, centuries later. Needless to say, this movie is very relevant to our culture.

While this film doesn't have a particularly expensive or elaborate setting, it likely shows a more accurate Judea of 2,000 years ago. It shows the characters the way they were to have been, without overstating the point. It's an easy watch; rough without displaying too much overt violence.

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Mary Magdalene is played by Maria Botto, an Argentine actress of Cisalpine descent; and whose family is well represented in the Argentine film industry as can be seen on her link.

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Close to the end of the film, Clavius--after observing numerous supernatual events--opens up to Yeshua. He finally confesses that he partook in the crucifixion, and Yeshua puts him at ease by reminding Clavius of something he had said perhaps the day prior. He had emphatically said something like "there will be no killing today" while defusing a situation. Of course, under normal circumstances, there would be almost no way or very unlikely that Yeshua would know this since he was not present. Sure it may have been possible that someone told him, although there would be no reason to do so. Regardless, Clavius just knew that he was amid a supernatural person... as he had already observed it first hand. This scene displayed the subtle style of the film.

The movie ends with Yeshua saying a few parting words as he walked towards the rising sun, and finally disappears into it. This at least suggests a connection with Horus, Egyptian mythology, and more ancient sun cult stories... and a symbolic tie-in with "the Sun," "the light of the world," or "our risen savior" (every morning). It's possible that this was a more subtle symbol. My guess is that the filmmakers displayed a clear tie-in with Horus. There was also the fish symbolism, which was not nearly as clear or dramatic as the sun symbology.

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Frank Sinatra - That's life

Frank Sinatra - That's life

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Frank Sinatra and Jr. 1969

Frank Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr. "All Or Nothing At All" (RARE) 1969 [Remastered] 

Scott Rogers

Very rare video clip of Frank and his son singing a duet and joking around. Fun and loving performance. This was at the Frontier in Las Vegas. The video and audio have been remastered in high-definition.

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I think the blonde was the sister, Nancy.

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