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Teenaged dancer asked Berlusconi for 5 mn euros for her silence

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio BerlusconiThe teenage Moroccan nightclub dancer whom Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi allegedly paid for sex, asked the premier for five million euros in exchange for her silence, according to tapped phonecalls. Karima El Mahgroug, now 18, and Berlusconi deny they had sex over several months in 2010 when she was 17. Berlusconi is being formally [...]

2011: The Year Cities Go Bust?

As the Guardian noted last week:More than 100 American cities could go bust next year as the debt crisis that has taken down banks and countries threatens next to spark a municipal meltdown, a leading analyst has warned.Meredith Whitney, the US resea…

The New Mastersounds: New Comp Halloween at Tip’s w/ Art Neville

THE MODERN DESCENDENTS OF THE METERS PLAY WITH ONE OF THE ORGINALS!

The New Mastersounds and Sundazed Music have announced the compilation album Masterology: The Pioneers of new British funk sounds and an upcoming tour whose highlights include an opening slot with Widespread Panic on October 30 at the UNO Lakefront Arena and a headlining show featuring the legendary B3 stylings of Art Neville at Tipitina’s on Halloween night.

Years of being compared to the music of The Meters has paid off, this year, The New Mastersounds lead a workshop at High Sierra Music Festival entitled “Funkify Your Life: A Look Into The Music of The Meters.” After Art Neville, founding member of The Meters, caught wind of the video he could barely contain his excitement and reached out to form a funk alliance. Catch them on October 31 for their first time ever performing an entire night of music together.

Funkify Your Life: A Look Into the Music of The Meters from Tony Harrison on Vimeo.

The tour will continue through the Southeast hitting hot spots like Naples International Film Fest, Bear Creek Music Fest, The 8×10 and more. The Southern states tour will feature support from The New Majority featuring members of The Dynamites. The New Mastersounds will then make their way North hitting the hottest venue in New York for two nights the Brooklyn Bowl.

After an 11 year career creating original, dance worthy funk, soul & jazz, the band will release the album Masterology via Sundazed Music, who created the track listing based on gems from all seven previously released albums plus one previously unreleased track. The band will be announcing unique pre-order fan bundles including signed limited edition copies, tickets, meet and greets and more soon.

The New Mastersounds Tour Dates

Sat Oct 30 UNO Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA (opening for Widespread Panic)
Sun Oct 31 Tipitina’s New Orleans, LA (featuring Art Neville)
Wed Nov 03 Workplay Theatre Birmingham, AL*
Thu Nov 04 Proud Larry’s Oxford, MS*
Fri Nov 05 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA*
Sat Nov 06 Engine Room Tallahassee, FL
Sun Nov 07 Naples Film Fest Naples,FL
Tue Nov 09 Crowbar Tampa/Ybor City, FL
Thu Nov 11 The Social Orlando, FL
Fri Nov 12 Bear Creek Music Festival Live Oak, FL
Sun Nov 14 Bear Creek Music Festival Live Oak, FL
Mon Nov 15 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC*
Tue Nov 16 The 8×10 Baltimore, MD*
Thu Nov 18 The Note West Chester, PA*
Fri Nov 19 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA*
Sat Nov 20 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY*
Sun Nov 21 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY*
Tue Jan 04 Jamcruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wed Jan 05 Jamcruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
Thu Jan 06 Jamcruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fri Jan 07 Jamcruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sat Jan 08 Jamcruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sun Jan 09 Jamcruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

* w/ The New Majority (feat. Members of The Dynamites)


Italy: Liverpool supporters “hunted”

Gangs of hardcore football fans went out to hunt down and attack Liverpool supporters in Naples, police have said.
There were several incidents on Wednesday night, ahead of Liverpool’s Europa League tie at the Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo on Thursday.

“Security, economic situation in Kosovo better”

NATO’s Allied Joint Force Commander in Naples Admiral Mark Fitzgerald was in Kosovska Mitrovica on Friday. There he said that the situation in Kosovo has improved in the fields of security and economy.

United States Joint Forces Command Warns that Huge U.S. Debt Might Lead to Military Impotence, Default or Revolution

As I have repeatedly pointed out, the American military and intelligence leaders say that debt is the main national security threat to the U.S.As I noted in February 2009 and again last December, a number of high-level officials and experts are warning…

KFOR gets new commander

The new commander of KFOR is German General Erhard Buehler, and he will take over from his predecessor General Markus Bentler today. Commander Allied Joint Force in Naples U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald will attend the handover of duties in Priština.

The New Mastersounds: Coals To Newcastle Screenings

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT UK FUNKANAUTS

The New Mastersounds

Coals to Newcastle: The New Mastersounds: From Leeds To New Orleans will have several screenings this fall, beginning on the West Coast and heading for two premieres along the East Coast before traveling to Leeds for the film’s European premiere:

Sep 15-19, Temecula Valley Int’l Film and Music Festival, CA
Oct 14-17, Royal Flush Film Festival, New York City NY
Nov 4-7, Naples International Film Festival, Naples FL
Nov 4-21, Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds UK

The New Mastersounds Tour Dates :: The New Mastersounds News :: The New Mastersounds Concert Reviews


Julia Roberts ‘struggled eating masses of pizza, pasta for new film’

Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has admitted she struggled eating masses of pizza and pasta for her new film ‘Eat, Pray, Love.’ The star admitted while she enjoyed the eating, after several takes, the novelty wore off. “It was hard on take 10 on a giant plate of pasta,” the Mirror quoted Roberts as telling The [...]

Julia Roberts gained weight while shooting ‘Eat Pray Love’

Actress Julia Roberts has revealed that she has gained weight while shooting for her new drama ‘Eat Pray Love’ in Italy, as she refused to spit out bites of food when the director called cut. Roberts even confessed that while shooting scenes in Rome, she couldn”t resist tucking in to hearty plates of pizza and [...]

“More Empires Have Fallen Because Of Reckless Finances Than Invasion”

While Eric Margolis’ entire comment in the Toronto Sun is a must-read, the following two quotes really hit the nail on the head:More empires have fallen because of reckless finances than invasion…If Obama really were serious about restoring America 

Paul Sorvino Pasta Sauce

Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino is cooking up a treat for fans — he’s launching his own line of pasta sauces using an old family recipe.
The 70-year-old celeb came up with the idea after sampling some of the bland sauces available on supermarket shelves. He decided to launch his own product with the help of Paul [...]

Å utanovac, Fitzgerald on security in Kosovo

Commander of Allied Joint Force in Naples Admiral Mark Fitzgerald met on Wednesday with Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac. The MoD said in a statement that Fitzgerald “assured that KFOR troops, regardless of their numbers, will guard the safety of non-Albanians and Serb cultural and historic sites in Kosovo and Metohija”.

New VS base “no risk to Kosovo”

Commander Allied Joint Force in Naples Admiral Mark Fitzgerald says that the new Serbian Army (VS) base near Bujanovac posed no risk to Kosovo’s security. Fitzgerald spoke in a news conference in PriÅ¡tina on Tuesday after a meeting with KFOR Commander Gen. Markus Bentler, Fitzgerald.

America Is Repeating the Mistakes Which Led to the Fall of the Hapsburg Empire

William R. Hawkins (formerly an economics professor at Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina-Asheville, and Radford University) argues that America is repeating the mistakes which led to the fall of the Hapsburg empire:Spain wa…

Beguiling beauty

A young damsel and Old Masters await in Naples

It might seem odd for the Museo di Capodimonte to conclude our summer series about hidden-gem museums. How is it that this national museum, in a former royal palace at the top of a mountain (or sizeable hill) with grand views of Naples below, is not among the most visited fine-art galleries in Europe?

After all, the Capodimonte is filled with masterpieces from the world famous Farnese Collection, some 800 paintings by such artists as Titian, Raphael, Masaccio and Mantegna. Caravaggio’s searing “Flagellazione” stands out among the dramatic pictures in the Neapolitan Galleries. And then there is Parmigianino’s beloved “Antea”, an arresting portrait of a beautiful young woman (pictured). In Italy images of this woman, whose identity is not known, can be found on everything from fridge magnets to tea towels and Christmas ornaments. …

Aug. 24, A.D. 79: Vesuvius Buries Pompeii

A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius erupts on the Bay of Naples, raining down fire and death from the skies. Thousands die, including one of Rome’s greatest scientists.
The eruption buried the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae. Though the eruption came without warning, it lasted more than a week and did not kill all at [...]

Confusion over cruise flu claims

Voyager of the Seas at Villefranche-sur-Mer (31 July 2009)

A cruise ship carrying dozens of victims of swine flu among its 5,000 passengers and crew has docked in the south of France, officials have said.

Sixty crew members have so far been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, while 70 of their colleagues were also showing signs of being infected, they added.

They will be treated on board the ship while it docks at Villefranche-sur-Mer.

On Thursday, officials said a 14-year-old girl infected with H1N1 had become France’s first fatality from the virus.

However, they cautioned that it did not appear that her death, at a hospital in the north-western city of Brest, had been directly linked to the virus.

"This young girl suffered from a serious illness, complicated by a severe pulmonary infection," the Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) said.

Neighbouring Belgium also reported its first swine flu death on Thursday when a 34-year-old woman passed away after developing "a double viral pneumonia".

Deaths have now been recorded in five European nations – Belgium, France, Hungary, Spain and the UK, where 31 people have died.

The cruise ship docked at Villefranche-sur-Mer – the Voyager of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises – had travelled from the Italian city of Naples as part of a Mediterranean tour.

The ship’s 3,600 passengers have been allowed off to visit the town before the boat leaves on Friday night for Marseille, officials say.</p


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Italy PM ‘offered escort EU seat’

Silvio Berlusconi in Milan (20 July 2009)

The escort at the centre of a sex scandal involving Silvio Berlusconi has said the Italian prime minister offered her a seat in the European Parliament.

Patrizia D’Addario told the BBC the plan was abandoned by his party, People of Freedom, after his wife complained.

He also did not pay her to sleep with him, but instead promised to resolve an issue over a building permit, she said.

The allegations follow the release of audio recordings purportedly of their liaison in his official Rome residence.

Mr Berlusconi has not denied that Ms D’Addario attended a party at the Palazzo Grazioli, but insists he did not pay for sex.

Mr Berlusconi’s personal life has been under scrutiny since his wife, Veronica Lario, filed for divorce in May.

She said she could not stay with a man "who consorts with minors" after he attended the 18th birthday party in Naples of an aspiring model, Noemi Letizia.

The prime minister faced further scandal when photos were published of topless women and a naked man at his villa on Sardinia, and also of a celebrity using the prime minister’s official jet to fly to the island.

‘Construction project’

Ms D’Addario has said she was paid 1,000 euros (£855; $1,413) by Giampaolo Tarantini to go to a party in October 2008 at the Palazzo Grazioli with 20 other women.

Mr Tarantini, a businessman from Bari, is being investigated on suspicion of corruption and abetting prostitution.

She alleged that she had been asked to return the following month and had spent the night with the prime minister, but was not paid.

In an interview with the BBC World Service’s Europe Today programme, Ms D’Addario said Mr Berlusconi had instead promised to help her "get a construction project moving" in Bari by resolving a problem with planning permission.

"There was an issue that was close to my heart and because of my father’s death, because of his suicide," she said.

"It needed speeding up," she added. "The prime minister said he could help me and that’s why I stayed."

Veronica Lario (file)

But Ms D’Addario said nothing was done to resolve the planning issue and that she was instead offered the chance of being a candidate for Mr Berlusconi’s political party in June’s European parliamentary elections.

The proposal earlier this year that the People of Freedom field a string of female candidates with little political experience, including an actress and a reality TV show contestant, caused widespread criticism throughout Italy, led by Mr Berlusconi’s wife.

"They asked me for my CV, I gave them my CV. Giampaolo Tarantini took my CV," Ms D’Addario told the BBC.

"The next day, Giampaolo Tarantini’s secretary called me and said: ‘Look, right now Tarantini is with the prime minister and there’s been a problem with the prime minister’s wife, Veronica Lario. You can’t be a candidate anymore.’

"’Veronica Lario is angry, so let’s postpone this whole thing with the European Parliament and the actresses and starlets,’" she added.

Tape recorder

Ms D’Addario said she had decided to record her conversations with Mr Berlusconi independently because since enduring a "negative experience" with a former lover she never left home without a tape recorder and thought it would be prudent.

Palazzo Grazioli (file)

She denied that she had been paid for the recordings published by left-wing Italian newspapers, as has been suggested by the prime minister’s allies, including Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.

"I have never been paid by the press to make any kind of interview or revelation," she said.

"When Frattini accused me of being paid, then I said he should go to the magistrates and prove it. And if he can’t do that, then to stop making those accusations," she added.

Neither the Italian foreign ministry nor the prime minister’s office were available on Friday for comment on Ms D’Addario’s allegations.

Mr Tarantini’s lawyer, Nicola Quaranta, told the BBC: "We are not going to comment on interviews that Patrizia D’Addario is giving to the media.

"It is strange that during a criminal probe she is even talking to the media about the allegations she made with the judicial authorities in Italy."

"We do not know until the investigations are completed what Giampaolo Tarantini is accused of. We don’t think Patrizia D’Addario is telling the truth," he added.</p


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5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast

ROME (AP) — Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said Friday.
The ships are submerged between 100 and 150 meters (about 330 to 490 feet) off Ventotene, a tiny island that is part [...]