Tempo fa discussi con Bacco riguardo questa classifica. La notizia non e' recente tuttavia voglio parlarne lo stesso.
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Tempo fa discussi con Bacco riguardo questa classifica. La notizia non e' recente tuttavia voglio parlarne lo stesso.
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Continuo a riportare notizie in caso che a qualcuno possano far comodo.
Aprira' prima di Natale l'estensione della LUAS fino alle Docklands. Oltre due anni per un progetto che ne richiedeva meno di uno.
Ad ogni modo, questa estensione dovrebbe continuare a ripulire una zona che in passato era praticamente un bronx, ma che adesso e' tranquilla e carina, direi.
Dovrebbe anche aiutare economicamente quella zona, portando piu' gente, quindi aumentando il business.
Dovrebbe poi aprire anche il ponte in Macken Street, sempre prima di Natale. Eccolo in foto:

Per le ferrovie, raddoppiano i binari da Heuston fino a County Kildare (Hazelhatch per la precisione). Passano da due a quattro, di fatto raddoppiando il numero dei treni e migliorando la vita per chi vive nelle commuters towns in County Kildare.
Sul Fronte strade invece, copio ed incollo:
"N25 Waterford City Bypass
The N25 Waterford City Bypass was officially opened by Mr. Martin Cullen T.D., Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, on 19th October, 10 months ahead of schedule. The 23km scheme commences at Kilmeaden, west of Waterford City, crosses the River Suir and ties in with the existing N25 (Rosslare to Cork route) east of Slieverue in Co. Kilkenny. One of the project’s main features is the cable-stayed bridge crossing the River Suir at Grannagh.
N52 Tullamore Bypass
The N52 Tullamore Bypass was officially opened by Taoiseach Brian Cowen T.D.on 23rd October, 10 months ahead of schedule. The road is expected to remove 10,000 cars from Tullamore town every day. The scheme involved the design and construction of approximately 11.5km of standard single carriageway and 2.5km of wide single carriageway. The route commences at the existing N52 in the townland of Heath and heads in a north-easterly direction crossing the Clodiagh River, then continuing north to cross the Tullamore River before proceeding in a northerly direction through the Ardan Hills where it terminates in Gormagh, County Offaly.
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Entrambe le opere terminate con 10 mesi di anticipo. Circa 40km di strade.
Aperto un altro Terminal al West Knock Airport.
Ritornando alla classifica (a me i numeri piacciono tanto) scaricatevi qui la tabella.
Dalla regia mi chiedono un' analisi.
Cominciamo con l'elencare le prime 20:
1 New Zealand
2 Denmark
3 Singapore
3 Sweden
5 Switzerland
6 Finland
6 Netherlands
8 Australia
8 Canada
8 Iceland
11 Norway
12 Hong Kong
12 Luxembourg
14 Germany
14 Ireland
16 Austria
17 Japan
17 United Kingdom
19 United States
20 Barbados
Dunque. L'Irlanda recupera una posizione. Mi chiedo dove sarebbe arrivato questo paese senza il ben noto binomio politica/costruttori che ha mandato il paese quasi in bancarotta, ed un bel po' di costruttori e qualche politico locale in galera. Qualcuno si e' suicidato (tra i costruttori).
Come sempre, le scandinave nelle prime posizioni. Tanto di cappello a quei paesi che tanto amo.
La Svizzera quinta. Lussemburgo dodicesima. Preferisco non commentare.
Veniamo a noi.
Per trovare l'Italia dovete scorrere un bel po' la tabella. Siamo al sessantatreesimo posto (63). Dopo la Turchia. Dopo Cuba. Namibia, Malesia, Butan, Corea, e qualche repubblica delle banane.
Ma fortunatamente, stamattina scopriamo che la corruzione non e' un reato grave.
Lascio a voi i commenti, io mi metto a lavorare.
Bacco1977
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Ultimamente non parliamo molto di politica italiana sul blog, io non lo faccio per non intossicarmi ulteriormente e perche' sembra proprio gli avvenimenti si commentino da se, non c'e' nulla da aggiungere. Probabilmente i miei coautori hanno le stesse motivazioni. Tuttavia oggi rompo questo silenzio. Non scrivo una invettiva, niente post lunghi. Giusto un cappello ad un articolo che e' in prima pagina sull'Economist. Un articolo a cui credo non ci sia nulla da aggiungere. Concordo con tutto. Evidenzio solo alcune frasi che secondo me sono davvero profonde e sui cui tutti dovrebbero riflettere. Il sistema giudiziario italiano e' lento e non per colpa dei magistrati. Si da' la colpa a loro. Se questa legge passera' si cancelleranno molti processi e molti futuri crolleranno. In un paese dove la giustizia non e' garantita perfettamente, questa legge porterebbe ad un'ulteriore aberrazione di cosa sia un paese civile, un paese che protegga gli interessi dei deboli.
Buona lettura
A bizarre attempt by Silvio Berlusconi's government to constrain Italy's courts
The proposed law, which is backed by Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government, suggests that the charges against defendants would have to be dropped two years after they were laid unless, by then, trial has been completed. The same two-year limit would be applied to both of the appeals to which defendants (and prosecutors) are subsequently entitled under Italian law, meaning that the complete legal process would have to be complete within six years.
In a court system that is overloaded, underfunded and renowned for inefficiency, the chances of completing each of the three stages in less than 24 months are low. The proposed law, which would apply to trials already being held, excludes from its provisions defendants with a criminal record, offences for which the penalty is a jail sentence of 10 years or more, and certain serious crimes such as those related to terrorism or the mafia. But the corporate body that represents Italy's judges and prosecutors says the law’s effects would be “devastating”. It estimates that more than 100,000 trials would have to be scrapped.
In addition, the proposed law would have effects beyond Italy's borders. It would apply, for example, to copyright violation, bribery, the marketing of counterfeit goods and the defrauding by Italians of EU funds. One of the trials it would halt stems from the 2003 Parmalat fraud whose victims include foreign as well as Italian bondholders.
The law sounds like madness, yet Mr Berlusconi has self-interested reasons to support it. Last month the constitutional court overturned a law that had been introduced by his government that gave him (and three other senior officials) immunity from prosecution. Italy's prime minister is already a defendant in two trials, for tax fraud and bribery, and other investigations are ongoing. If the bill were approved by parliament, where his coalition has a substantial majority, it would cancel both the trials and make it very likely that any charges brought against him in future would be 'timed out'.
In any case Mr Berlusconi appears not to be taking any chances. On Wednesday, one of his MPs tabled another bill that would restore the immunity that all Italy's national lawmakers enjoyed until 1993. Either or both of the proposed laws could run into stiff resistance if referred to the constitutional court. But their introduction makes it ever more likely that the rest of Mr Berlusconi's time in government will be dominated (as was his previous spell) by his legal struggles.
All this will prove to be an unhelpful distraction from more important matters, such as trying to get Italy out of recession and to deliver much-needed economic and social reforms. Mr Berlusconi's supporters argue that introducing time limits will promote swifter justice. Maurizio Gasparri, the leader of his party in the Senate and the bill's main sponsor, suggests that “if the magistrates worked harder, trials would be quicker”. But he acknowledges that they also need better resources and says that funding for the courts will be increased in the 2010 budget.
Even if the government were to deliver on that promise, it will take years to undo the decades of neglect to which Italian justice has been subject. In the meantime, if Mr Gasparri and his leader have their way, Italy would become an even more lawless society than it is already.
Fonte
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14885947&source=features_box_main
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