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Name:

The lake's name in Latin is Larius, Italianized as Lario, but this name is rarely used; it is usually called Lago di Como (literally "Lake of Como"). In guidebooks the lake may be variously described as "Lake Como", "Lake of Como", or "Como Lake."

While the town of Como is referred to as "Como", the lake itself is never referred to solely by this name. (This is not true of another lake in Italy, Lake Garda, where "Garda" may refer to either a town on its shores, or the lake). 

Geography:

The lake is shaped like an upside-down “Y”. The northern branch begins at the town of Colico, while the towns of Como and Lecco sit at the ends of the southwestern and southeastern branches respectively. The small towns of Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna are situated at the intersection of the three branches of the lake: a triangular boat service operates between them.

Lake Como is fed in large part by the Adda River, which enters the lake near Colico and flows out at Lecco. This geological conformation makes the southwestern branch a dead end, and so Como, unlike Lecco, is often flooded.

The mountainous pre-alpine territory between the two southern arms of the lake—between Como, Bellagio and Lecco—is known as the Larian Triangle, or Triangolo lariano. The source of the river Lambro is here. At the centre of the triangle, the town of Canzo is the seat of the Comunità montana del Triangolo Lariano, an association of the 31 municipalities which represent the 71,000 inhabitants of the area.

 SOURCE: http://www.cpmitaly.net/index.cfm

My fellow citizens:  I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you've bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. 

     I thank President Bush for his service to our nation -- (applause) -- as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

     Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath.  The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace.  Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.  At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears and true to our founding documents. 

SOURCE:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/inaugural-address/

On Jan. 20, change will come to Washington. To part of it, anyway. Barack Obama will take office, but another Washington fixture, the press that covered George W. Bush, will still be there: a whole roster of newly minted network White House correspondents, yes, but the same apparatus behind them.

Come Jan. 21 and beyond--after nearly three months of offering the President-elect free advice and producing stories about his struggles to choose a puppy and keep his BlackBerry--the press will need to cover the fact, not the idea, of President Obama. As long as we're asking what he might do differently, it's only fair to ask the same of the media that cover him. Has the press learned anything from the past eight years? And if so, will those lessons stay learned? (See pictures of Barack Obama's college years.)

We have to go back, as with so much concerning Bush, to Sept. 11, 2001. After 9/11 the press failed in some big ways. Not everywhere, not everyone and not always. But there was too credulous reporting and cheerleading--from the erroneous WMD speculation to the cable-news screens festooned with American flags to the anemic press conference before the Iraq war in which Bush fielded hardballs like "How is your faith guiding you?"

By James Poniewozik

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1871916,00.html

None of which is to say the media need to pick fights with Obama just to prove their relevance. But they will have to work all the harder to cover the Obama Administration for what it is and not just what their audience wants to hear. For all the controversy over whether the press has a political bias, just as insidious is the bias in favor of being liked--and keeping an audience. Amid all the change, this is one thing that stays the same.

 

Diecimila soldati e 700 chioschi per hot dog
Ecco i numeri dell'Obama day a Washington

York, 15 gennaio 2009 - Continuano i preparativi per l’insediamento del quarantaquattresimo presidente degli Stati Uniti, Barack Obama, che si preannuncia come il più atteso e seguito di tutti i tempi. Ecco alcuni numeri e curiosità sull’avvenimento. A garantire la sicurezza, insieme agli agenti di polizia della capitale, ci saranno 10.000 soldati della Guardia Nazionale.

Nello storico Mall di Washington che dal monumento a George Washington porta al Capitol Hill la cerimonia sarà proiettata su 22 megaschermi dislocati lungo tutto il viale.

La piattaforma in legno costruita di fronte al Capitol in cui si terrà il giuramento misura quasi 1000 metri quadrati e ospiterà oltre 1600 persone, tra cui i membri del Senato e della Camera dei rappresentanti, i membri del governo di Obama, gli ex presidenti, i governatori dei 50 Stati, i capi di Stato Maggiore delle forze armate e i corpi diplomatici.

Sono invece 700 i venditori ambulanti di souvenir e hot dog che hanno ottenuto una licenza speciale per quattro giorni, dal weekend fino al martedì dell’inaugurazione. Le postazioni sono state attribuite mediante una lotteria. Per l’occasione è prevista una temperatura media di poco superiore allo zero.

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Fonte:

http://quotidianonet.ilsole24ore.com/

National Hot Dog & Sausage Council Says President-Elect Obama's Historic Trip to Famous DC Hot Dog Restaurant Reflects Excellent and All-American Tast

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President-Elect Barack Obama's visit to the DC landmark Ben's Chili Bowl for a half-smoke yesterday reflects his excellent and all-American taste in cuisine.

According to National Hot Dog & Sausage Council President Janet M. Riley, "His stop yesterday shows that while the most sophisticated chefs in America may be vying for his palate, American hot dogs and sausages were the 'wieners' this weekend in Washington."

As a result of the stop, the Council is optimistic about hot dog and sausages' potential places on the White House menu. "Hot dogs have a rich and bi-partisan history at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," Riley said. President Franklin D. Roosevelt served hot dogs to King George VI in 1939. Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush also served them.

Because President-elect Obama seemed confused about the half-smoke on the menu at Ben's Chili Bowl, the Council offers a clarification about this local DC delicacy. A half-smoke is a sausage that is similar to a hot dog but is larger in size, contains more coarsely ground meat and is slightly spicier.

Given Obama's Chicago home, the Council is optimistic that he will adhere to one of the Councils' -- and the Windy City's -- cardinal etiquette rules: no ketchup on hot dog after the age of 18. Under Council rules, First Children Malia and Sasha are exempt from the ketchup restriction -- at least for a few more years.

For more hot dog and sausage facts and figures -- including the Council's highly rated hot dog etiquette video -- visit www.hot-dog.org or www.YouTube.com/hotdogcouncil.

SOURCE National Hot Dog & Sausage Council/American Meat Institute