Posts from Roberto Ballerini - traveling

Buenos Aires

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:15:39 +0000

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I was in Buenos Aires for work, during 2009 World Gas Conference.

An awesome metropolis, full of contradictions.

Seeing cartoneros in the center of BsAs, seeing protests from Malvinas (Falklands) war soldiers in Plaza de Mayo, seeing sciuscià (shoeshines) as in De Sica's movie about Italy of the 50s, seeing an apocalyptic traffic jam in the 20 lanes part of Avenida 9 de Julio: all of these experiences left a big emotion inside me and now I have a new idea of what are the effects of our absurd Way of Life.

During this week in Baires there were also the funerals of Mercedes Sosa, the day for the victims of terrorism and the 42nd anniversary of Ernesto Che Guevara assassination.

Click for the album slideshow.

Autumn spleens

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:29:42 +0000

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And the winner is...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:58:42 +0000

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mcommemarie

Merci à tous por vos visites

Thanks all for your visits

Gracias a todos por sus visitas

Danke Ihnen allen für Ihren Besuch

Grazie a tutti per le vostre visite

Canon 7D

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:15:33 +0000

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The first post, on dpreview as always ;-):

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090105canoneos7d.asp

18MP on an APS-C sensor @ 12800 ISO... mmmh... what a noise!!

99089... 99544... 99664... 99741... 99839... 99965...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:23:09 +0000

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Let me know ;-))

In leave of absence (again...)

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:25:22 +0000

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Dear friends,

as someone of you noticed, my presence on ipernity is very limited.

I'm ready to start my vacations: two weeks of mountain views, in Sudtirol, as always.

Returning home, the work vortex will bring me to new highs: the Company I work for had a two-fold increase in turnover and I have to run thru Europe to make my share in this increase, promoting and presenting our solutions (please: don't be shy if you have contacts in gas distribution/transport companies! thank you! ;-) ).

I also decided to give my share in politics, trying to have a better Italy for my children (I know... only Titans can undertake it!!!).

So don't take your breath while waiting for my return ;-)

A special thanks goes to [op] and all the friends that are keeping "Best of the Week" alive!

ITALIAN BLOGGERS STRIKE

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:18:53 +0000

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On July 14, 2009, Italian bloggers will muzzle themselves in the Web as well

as in Piazza Navona in Rome, at 7PM where they will meet to protest against

an Italian government bill (the Alfano decree) introducing a number of new

rules which will limit the freedom of expression in Italian internet.

The so-called "obligation to rectify" imposed to the manager of an information

site (blogs, social networks such as Facebook, Twitter etc) clearly appears to

be a pretext. In fact such imposition, in termsof bureaucratization of the network

and of very heavy penalties for users, shall make of the new decree an

internet-killer.

The practical effects shall be to cause the independent sites and blogs to

cease or materially reduce their publications. The apparent intent of introducing

criteria of responsibility hides the attempt to make life difficult or impossible

for bloggers and users of shared sites (for example: You Tube...)

The fact is that bloggers are already entirely liable, from a penal standpoint,

in the event of crimes such as insults, defamation etc: there is no need to

introduce unbearable penalties for "citizen-journalists" who do not intend to

submit themselves to the bureaucracy and the burdens contemplated in the

Alfano decree.

The plurality of information, regardless of the media, internet, newspapers,

radio and tv networks etc, is a fundamental right of men and citizens, on

which democracy and freedom are based. The Alfano decree is an attack to the

freedom of all media, from the major newspapers to the smallest blog.

For this reason we invite all Italian blogs and sites to a day of silence, in the

day in which newspapers and tv networks will also remain silent. It is a message

of all operators in the media world, who jointly shout to the political

world: "we don not want to be gagged".

We therefore invite all citizens with a blog or a site to publish this logo and

mantain it for the entire day of July 14 next.

Defending the press, the tv and radio networks, the journalists and the Web,

we firmly defend the basic freedom of information and the future of our

democracy.

Alessandro Gilioli

Guido Scorza

Enzo Di Frenna

List of forthcoming trips...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:51:59 +0000

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July: Trento, Milano, Bruxelles, Athens (?)

August: Alto Adige

September: Ferrara, South of Italy, Tunisi (?)

October: Buenos Aires, otros paises de LatinAmérica

16 july: one day trip to Bruxelles

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:13:01 +0000

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Je serai à Bruxelles dès 11.15 jusqu'à 18.15. J'ai un rendez-vous à Anderlecht. Je ne sais pas encore exactement à quelle heure, mais de toute façon j'aurai quelques heures livres. Envoyez-moi une ipermail s'il y a la possibilité de se rencontrer. Je vous donnerai mes numéros de mobiles.

Microsoft Photo Context

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:52:44 +0000

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Bing is the new Microsoft search engine.

The context is through a Facebook application: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=191639540074

One of my preferred tunes...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:37:56 +0000

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The song I was hearing when falling in love with my wife:

Troy

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:29:04 +0000

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In 1988...

20 years later, different arrangement, same energy...

She payed too high a tribute for ripping Pope's photo... (embedding disactivated: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5SRwuo3fOk)

Blood of Eden

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:12:03 +0000

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LOL! I didn't understood 'til now that second voice was Sinead's: I thought it was Peter's "falsetto"

Amazing piece of ART

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:05:30 +0000

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Forget-me-not...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:37:38 +0000

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Still busy with business, 5000 km of car travel and an avion travel in the last two weeks, visits to customers, conferences, workgroups... no time to take a single shot (and no time to repair my 350D...).

See you soon!

Bye bye baby...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:54:10 +0000

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This is what remains of my beloved EF50f1.8:

and I don't know what happened to the body lens ring : I'm unable to remove the lens from the body.

Incidentally it was my preferred lens and the one with whom I took this shot:

"Monochrome summer 37286 little jewel" by Roberto Ballerini - traveling [?]

and many more... SIGH!!!

Hey guys... what's happening?

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:44:47 +0000

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[EN]Too many of us have disappeared from ipernity in the last days: azephalia, maanavi, voix-ci voies-là, Franck *oO**, Sylvie Bel, perle, Blanche, phrixtothrix, ...

What on Earth is happening?!?

[FR]Beaucoup de nous on disparu d'ipernity pendant les derniers jours:azephalia, maanavi, voix-ci voies-là, Franck *oO**, Sylvie Bel, perle, Blanche, phrixtothrix, ...

Qu'est-ce qui se passe?!?

Summer Jamboree 2009 Preview

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:43:16 +0000

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To the website...

10th Edition, 10 days and 10 R’n’R pioneers

36 live concerts!

all exclusive

CARL MANN USA

DALE HAWKINS USA

HAYDEN THOMPSON USA

JOHNNY POWERS USA

MARVIN RAINWATER USA

RAY SHARPE USA

RODDY JACKSON USA

SLEEPY LA BEEF USA

SONNY BURGESS USA

SONNY WEST USA

plus the Italian legend

CLEM SACCO ITA

Special event: the 22 piece Big Band

ABBEY TOWN JUMP ORCHESTRA ITA

with international singers

and

BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS USA

KIM LENZ AND THE JAGUARS USA

ROSIE FLORES USA

NICK CURRAN USA

THE KEYTONES UK

KITTY DAISY AND LEWIS UK

RAY COLLINS’ HOT CLUB GER

THE CRYSTALAIR GER

THE JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER TRIBUTE SHOW USA/EU

ROCKIN’ BONNIE AND THE ROT GUT SHOT ITA

SMOKY JOE COMBO FRA

JUMPIN’ UP ITA

MARS ATTACK AUT/CH

DOWN HOME ES

ROB RYAN ROADSHOW USA/GER

WHEELS FARGO AND THE NIGHTINGALE ITA

THE BRICATS GER

HONOLULU HULA BOYS ITA

ADELS ITA

CAPONE BROS. ITA

LOS TERRIBLE DE TIJUANA ITA

WELCOME TO THE DJANGO ITA

LUKY LINETTI & THE WESTERN SPAGHETTI ITA

ROCKINGO ITA

featuring the official backing band of the fest

THE GOOD FELLAS ITA

and the hottest Burlesque Show of

POLLY RAE UK

Call me stupid...

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:40:10 +0000

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... to see my daugther on ipernity Front Page!!!

Big Thanks to Lea and all the Team!!!

88883

nobody@ipernity.com (Roberto Ballerini - traveling) — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:32:31 +0000

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Waiting to know!!!