Really, can the sagging south of Italy be far behind in this cavalcade?
The solution, he said, is to come up with a large-scale project like a Disneyland, for example in the south of Italy that will galvanize international visitors.
Second, the outcome undermined Mr Berlusconi's claim that, although the south and centre of Italy are against him, the north is on his side.
The Barbarians squad for the upcoming fixture includes Nick Evans and Joe Rokocoko of New Zealand, Dimitri Yachvili and Imanol Harinordoquy of France, James Hook, Duncan Jones and Dwayne Peel of Wales, Sergio Parisse and Mario Castrogiovanni of Italy, Francois Louw of South Africa, and Kahn Fotuali'i of Samoa.
It was carrying a cargo of ornate ceramics from Portugal and Italy when it sank south of Kinlochbervie harbour in the north west Highlands.
Particularly in the south, Italy has plenty of exotic places for novelists to explore.
For instance, Treviso province, home to the Benetton clothing empire (among others), has only about 770, 000 people, yet its exports earn more than those of the whole of Italy's south.
And reports are now surfacing of a ring supplying southern Spain and Italy with child prostitutes from the deep south of Morocco.
Maybe Carla Devade is from the South of France, or Catalonia, or Italy.
Sitting in his office above the glitzy Ferrari production line in Maranello, south of Modena, Mr Montezemolo says that Italy will pay a high price if it fails to introduce structural reforms.
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Large parts of the eastern economy have become so addicted to subsidies that he fears they may become a German version of Italy's poor south, the Mezzogiorno, whose economy depends on handouts from Rome and Brussels, and has been plagued by low growth.
Germany's Sandra Gal claimed third ahead of South Korea's Ilhee Lee, LPGA Championship winner Shanshan Feng of China and Italy's Giulia Sergas in fourth equal.
Last time Mr Tremonti left the job, in 2004, he was forced out at the insistence of the far-right National Alliance, another coalition member, which was seeking more influence over government spending in particular, for there to be more of it in Italy's poor south, from which the party draws its support.
Secondly, when seeking value it is tempting to look mainly to New World wines, since the best vintners of New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina and South Africa compete with the old heavy hitters like France and Italy mainly on the basis of value proposition.
Similar arrangements for American military personnel in South Korea, Japan and Italy have been the source of considerable resentment in those countries.
Now the permanent observers are being joined by China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore and Italy, meaning that all of the key Asian economies now have a seat at the Arctic table, even though they will not have a vote on the Arctic Council.
It was on a new track in the northeastern corner of Italy that the double-amputee from South Africa trained last year for his Olympic debut, running lap after lap on his Cheetah Flex-Foot blades in preparation for his trip to the world's biggest sporting event.
The governor of South Tyrol, a German-speaking province ceded to Italy after the First World War, said that it was unreasonable to expect his people to celebrate their subjugation to an alien culture.
China scored 39 out of a possible 100 points, behind countries like South Africa and Italy.
From the resort town of Forte dei Marmi in the north to the inland town of Montepulciano in the south, Tuscany encompasses 10 provinces in central Italy.
Also, the scenes of last night are nothing compared to violence in Italy or South America, for example, where leagues and games have been suspended.
Italy have more worries than simply the fitness of the South Koreans - key central defender Alessandro Nesta is an injury doubt for the game.
Italian striker Christian Vieri has said that South Korea are perhaps the toughest team Italy culd face in the second phase of the World Cup.
But the south is still corrupt and, across Italy, there have even been hints of old political crooks from pre-Tangentopoli days creeping back into action.
Happily, Tanzania's gasfield extends south to Mozambique, where Italy's Eni last month unveiled a find of 1.3 billion boe, matching similar finds by an American firm, Andarko.
In fact, Chinese manufacturers purchased more machine tools in 2010 than were purchased by all of the companies in South Korea, the United States, Germany, Japan, Italy, India and Taiwan combined.
Duarte also points to the physical prowess of Zagallo's 11, who helped shatter traditional preconceptions regarding the strength and fitness of South American players -- culminating in a thumping 4-1 win over Italy in the 1970 final.
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Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Italy have reportedly suspended further loan disbursements to the Soviet Union because of the unacceptable level of risk involved in any further business with Moscow center.
Although unemployment stayed high under Mr Prodi, the former prime minister held on to his brave conviction that small and medium-sized industries, which have made northern Italy one of the richest parts of Europe, can also take root south of Rome.
Fortunately for the coalition, however, Japan, South Korea and Italy have stood firm on their commitments, despite the high-profile kidnappings of their civilians.
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