Italy vote boosts media law. Parliament's upper house votes through a controversial law favouring the interests of the prime minister. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition] 
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Manuel de Pedrolo: Catalan Master. A translation languishes, an undiscovered country awaits. [Blogalization Community] 
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Moblogging the Tour de france. Jean-Luc in Paris says:

Xeni, do you remember Patrik, the Swedish postman who bicycled from Sweden to Gibraltar, moblogging his adventures daily with a Nokia 7650 phonecam and reporting his GPS Position with a Benefon GPS unit? Well, he moblogged live from the famous Tour de France race in the Alps on July 17. Here at the end of the 8th stage point: a live image of the Basque racing cyclist Iban MAYO who won this day, and another live pic of famous and popular racing cyclist Richard VIRENQUE. And on July 18, Patrik (the bicycle mologger) followed the 9th stage point of Tour de France and here, it's the leading racing cyclist of Tour de France (with a Yellow Jacket), he is american and his team is "US Postal" -- Lance AMSTRONG in Galibier pass. And here's a shot of the Swedish postman moblogger in the Alps.

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Havel Steps Back Into a Familiar Role: Czech Dissident. Six months after he retired from 13 years as president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel is once again his country's foremost political dissident. By Peter S. Green. [New York Times: International] 
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The Lost City of Venice. For centuries, St. Mark's Square has been slowly slipping closer to Atlantis. Here's how a massive system of floodgates could turn the tide. By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine. [Wired News] 
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