Earth Day 2008 in Milan 
Today is Earth Day 2008. A day for awareness on environmental issues, energy and sustainable development on the planet. A creature survived the death of its founder, Gaylord Nelson. Of all the things I heard about it, I liked a lot of analysis on Radio24 Mila Bass (now the only radio I listen to the morning). In essence, the message was about the energy problem, and claimed that one can not hope for anything sustainable without a number of factors and "elements of consciousness": - need to harness the economies of developing a protocol within the environment (a Kyoto that includes India, China and the United States, essentially)
- return to nuclear power (which is not enough but it could be a good percentage of energy)
- Renewables: good investment, but again do not you do it for now. With current technologies, not all the sand in the world would be enough to build enough solar panels for electricity
- Until then, it must cope with the difficult economic situation with energy, oil, gas and clean coal.
Being a big picture that I share a lot, I like so much more than other things I heard on the subject. And I have a suggestion always valid, the usual: we can all do something, through the actions of energy savings (estimated to contribute 20% of national expenditure if implemented seriously - twenty percent! ! ), the collection well done the education of others, and the knowledge that teach that certain actions of high environmental impact are wrong represents at least half the effort needed to change things. Meanwhile, the price of Oil rose over $ 118 a barrel. Each $ 10 per barrel more cause losses 500 000 000 000 
dollars the world economy.
PS: We conclude with a thought a bit 'happier, as a good sales pitch;) ... but it is nice that the Google logo today? :)
Overwhelmed 
Hello. I know that ultimately that information here languishing, but what can you do ... usually write with regularity when they are not too committed, but lately I've been the a CASINO. I do not know exactly why the situation escapes me always to hand. Usually commitments tend to overlap until I end up devoting the time to switch between a commitment and one that I spend more time to focus on a topic. It is also not too healthy, but so be it. Every time I make the point about what to beasts, lately I feel bad. It's not that I can not, is that there is no time. Sometimes I tell myself I'll make it, I've always done, but hell, at what price? Saturdays at home to work? No. I have 4
undergraduates and a graduate student to follow at this time, in addition to the work I do on my own. Reduces me to come up PD in the morning because no one asks me anything for a couple of hours from 8 to 10. When at home the feeling of rebellion against fatigue is such that I do almost anything. And of course, the work accumulates. Probably not even be able to go a little 'holiday in this month-end to the bridge on May 1. He says: What are you complaining for? It 's your job, you know it would be. Very true, I knew. I also try the lesser evil, so that the graduating students and student work on the above innovative things, at least in the end they pull out some scientific input. But clearly I can not help but ask, but I am not suitable? It's me that I can not aconcentrarmi like many others, I believe this is too much "work" instead of a "passion," I'm tired? Or anyone in my position would behave the same way? Boh. When the day escapes me out of the hands as has happened today (solo work from 8 to 10:40, hearing care from 10:40 am to 11 am, meeting from 11 to 13, lunch, graduating students burst from 14 to 18:15) I really think that there is no escape. Boh. What can I say, is the year of change. Or I realize that the efforts of my work has been fruitful and have served to something, or I end up soaking the job seriously. It makes me feel even write such a thing, but when enough is enough.
dollars the world economy. 
