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2019-01-07 Thread Owen Densmore
Sorry to be late, lots going on here. Wed any time after 7:30? Or any other night this week? -- Owen On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 11:01 AM Fabio Carrera wrote: > Hey Owen! > > it's time we see each other! How about a grappa night? > > I'm available any evening. > > A presto > > > Fabio >

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2019-01-07 Thread Owen Densmore
On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 11:35 PM Jochen Fromm wrote: > Oh, nice. The Guardian has an article about Venice too > > > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/06/venice-losing-fight-with-tourism-and-flooding > Really good addition to the conversation. I love the wheely suitcase issue. We stay in

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2019-01-07 Thread Ron Newman
For anyone who hasn't seen it, the hilarious and thought-provoking movie "Where To Invade Next" opens with a portrait of Italian working life. Here's a link to a full-length copy (probably bootleg, so support it elsewhere wherever you can). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j7tuwH346Y Ron Newman,

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2019-01-06 Thread Jochen Fromm
Oh, nice. The Guardian has an article about Venice too https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/06/venice-losing-fight-with-tourism-and-flooding -Jochen Original message From: Owen Densmore Date: 1/6/19 23:08 (GMT+01:00) To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee

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2019-01-06 Thread Owen Densmore
And more importantly, Fabio's H3 palace in Giudecca https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xXk6EKWIBrZ-thmvvL5ACBpKbpVQssexJTcq4zKWevw/edit and the Birraria La Corte http://birrarialacorte.it/ near his shared office! -- Owen On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 1:40 PM Jochen Fromm wrote: > There are

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2019-01-06 Thread Jochen Fromm
There are far too many tourists in Venice, and the cruise ships are monsters that destroy the city. Clearly a step in the right direction.  Venice itself is quite beautiful. A lot of Vivaldi concertos, Cicchetti bars, and Vaporetti stations (a Vaporetto is a kind of water bus). Venice is famous

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2019-01-06 Thread Fabio Carrera
Hey Owen! it's time we see each other! How about a grappa night? I'm available any evening. A presto Fabio Fabio Carrera , Ph.D. Cell.: +1 508-615-5333 (USA) | +39 335 581-5292 (Italia) veniceprojectcenter.org | santafeprojectcenter.org SerenDPT: Serenissima

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2019-01-06 Thread Owen Densmore
The SF New Mexican has this interesting article on how Venice is trying to handle their overwhelming tourism. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/venice-to-charge-day-trippers-for-access-to-city-center/article_60b81701-d063-585e-b3e9-8c2cd4d89663.html This is just the first of several ideas to