The Vatican has issued a set of "10 commandments" for motorists to promote safer driving. The "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" call on drivers to respect speed limits, refrain from drinking before driving and avoid cursing.
Roman Catholics are also urged to make the sign of the cross before setting off on a journey.
This is said to be the first time the Vatican has specifically dealt with the growing worldwide problem of road rage.
'Occasion of sin'
The 36-page document was put together by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People.
We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each year on the roads
Cardinal Renato Martino
"Thou shalt not drive and drink", "thou shalt not make rude gestures behind the steering wheel" and "help accident victims" are among the 10 recommendations for motorists.
The document also warns that driving can bring out "primitive" behaviour in motorists, including "cursing, blasphemy, loss of sense of responsibility".
It says that automobiles can be "an occasion of sin" - particularly when they are used for dangerous overtaking or for prostitution.
Cardinal Renato Martino, who heads the Vatican's council, said it was important to address the issue because driving had become a big part of contemporary life.
"We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each year on the roads," he said.
"That's a sad reality, and at the same time a great challenge for society and the Church."
There is not much speeding going on in the Vatican City itself, the BBC's David Willey in Rome says.
A 30km/h (19 mph) speed limit has been enforced for years in the tiny state.
The last recorded accident there was a year-and-a-half ago, our correspondent says.
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Known in the trade as the 'architect of fashion', Ferre' rose to fame as the chief designer at the French maison Christian Dior from 1989 to 1996, when he left to dedicate
his talents to his own line.Ferre', who would have turned 63 this August, died from
the complications of a massive brain hemorrhage he suffered on Friday.
Ferre' was warmly remembered by his colleagues. Giorgio Armani said he was "a civilized man. I will remember him for his sense of dignity, calm and responsibility".
Valentino observed that Ferre' was "one of the greatest talents in Italian fashion and one of the sweetest and reserved people in the world of fashion".Donatella Versace was shocked by Ferre's death and said "I am very sad. Ten years ago I lost a brother (Gianni Versace) and today I lose a friend. He was a true gentleman who created forms, a fashion which was both grandiose and impeccable at the same time".
Born in the town of Legnano, outside Milan, Ferre' began his career in the 1970s designing belts, costume jewelry and other fashion accessories.He earned his title of 'architect of fashion' because of the degree in architecture he earned at Milan's Polytechnic Institute and the structured style of his creations.
Ferre' began designing clothing at the Sangiorgio rainwear company in Genoa. It was during this period that he developed the two most important relationships of his life: with Rita Airaghi, a cousin who left teaching and became his alter ego; and with Franco Mattioli, a clothing manufacturer from Bologna who became his partner for 25 years, from 1975 to 1999.
Together with Mattioli, Ferre' created his own fashion house in 1978 and began by designing ready-to-wear lines for women which earned him international recognition.In 1989 he was called in to be the chief designer at Dior, taking the place of Marc Bohan, and became the maison's first non-French designer.
Any doubts over the choice of Ferre' to design for Dior were erased when he presented his first collections with their simple yet grandiose structures.After eight years at Dior, Ferre' decided to dedicate his full attention to his own fashion house, which was now producing men's fashion as well as a number of accessory products, including eyewear in collaboration with Marzotto.
The Ferre' group later suffered some financial setbacks and in 2002 It Holding bought 90% of the group with the designer retaining a 10% stake and remaining as chairman and
chief artistic director.
In recalling Ferre', designer Roberto Cavalli observed that he had "represented the highest level of style, craftsmanship and creative mastery. He was a true artist, a pure, beautiful person who will be greatly missed in the world of fashion".
Preschooler, begitu Ben minta di panggil, bukan toddler, karena dia merasa sudah besar. Di usianya yg menginjak 4.5 tahun ini, ada- ada saja tingkah dan pertanyaan- pertanyaannya. Karena sudah beberapa kali Ben bertemu dengan Opa dan Oma dari pihak saya, maka suatu hari diapun bertanya kepada papanya yang kedua orang tuanya sudah berpulang:
Ben : " Where is your father?"
Papa: " My father died already, and his name was Benjamin like you"
Ben : " Died? What is that?"
Papa: " When some body is old or sick and they are not strong they will die, like sleeping but never wake up"
Ben: ..... bingung....
Setelah beberapa hari kemudian.
Ben: " Papa, are you old?
Papa: "Why?"
Ben; " Because if you are old wou will die"
Papa: " No, I am older than you but not so old and I am still strong"
Ben: " So will not die?" P
apa: " No..well.. at not very soon"
Ben: "And mama? Is she old?"
Papa: " Also mama is not so old"
Ben: " Me too I am not old. I am preschooler, preschooler is not old"
Kamipun ketawa ngakak.
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(ANSA) - A Ferrari made entirely of chocolate has been made by a confectioner here in this central italian city and will be auctioned off at Ferrari headquarters in Maranello later this month to raise money for charity.
It took Pietro Napoleone two weeks to make a copy of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti on a 1/5 scale, 120cm by 45cm, using bittersweet Perugina chocolate.
The car will be auctioned off June 23.Napoleone has been an instructor at Perugina's chocolate-making school since 2003 and is currently collaborating on a film about the treat.
Aside from its course on making chocolate, pastries and ice cream, the Perugina school also does research and development work on new products for its parent company Nestle'.
Perugina is one of Italy leading confectioners and is best know for its Baci (kisses).
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