Italian sportcars?

I don't speak or read Italian, but I do have fun from time to time looking at websites and reviewing them. Sometimes that can be a challenge, as in this case a website selling auto usate milano is designed to sell used cars in Milan. Yes, Milan as in Europe.

There was a time when you'd have to search for a dictionary to translate, or use one of the web translation tools out there. Which means if you saw vendita auto usate you'd at first wonder, then search it out. In this case vendita means "sale" so it's easy to guess that means "used car sale."

Google makes it fairly easy to translate faster than before giving you the ability to translate websites right from the search engine. This means in a few seconds I can discover that Garage Del Parko was created back in 1978 by Antonino Aldo and his son took over the business after spending time since he was very young being around cars. Alexander Aldo has not only his father's passion for cars but is moving towards using technology like the internet. Apparently even with computers Manuela Aldo keeps detailed hand written records. All of this was originally written in Italian that without easy translation, I'd only be able to pick a few words out.

Why is this important? Let's say you have had a life long desire for a particular Italian sportscar, knowing how to translate and how to navigate the internet creates more opportunities for you. That desire to compro auto usate buy a used car is no longer limited to just what is around your area. Of course there are more complications when it comes to picking up your dream car but? If it's really your dream car then for you it may be worth it. If nothing else? You can visit the websites, look at the prices and compare them to what cars cost here, using of course an online translator for euro into dollars...

:-)

Back and Bike Week is coming!

Here's your chance to dust off that bike...

May 17-22 is Bike Week

During Bike Week in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) is creating opportunities for people to explore their neighborhoods and cities by bicycle. Cycling is great exercise for the biker and is a whole lot less expensive than driving a car. Cycling has other social benefits. More
people cycling to work and errands means less air pollution and less congestion on the roads. Off-street recreational trails that accommodate bikes, rollerblades, and pedestrians make a city more attractive and increase property values. During Bike Week, please join in one of the planned activities, or just get out and enjoy our region's bike facilities. All Bike Week events are free, no registration required.


For more information visit here.

Bike to a Bus
All week, TARTA fare is only 25 cents for people using the bike racks.

Tuesday, May 18
Family Fun Ride & Safe Kids Bike Rodeo
Wildwood Metropark, 6-8 p.m.
Meet at the Wildwood parking lot labeled for the University/Parks Trail. The Safe Kids Coalition will have a bike rodeo set up to demonstrate safe cycling for the younger riders. Then we’ll enjoy a family bike ride around Wildwood, out to the University/Parks Trail, to UT, and back to the park. Experienced riders will lead the ride.

Wednesday, May 19
Ride of Silence
University of Toledo, 6:45 – 8 p.m..
Start and end at UT Parking Lot 1 North, at Bancroft St. and North Towerview Blvd.. This community ride, at slow speeds and with a police escort, raises awareness of the need to share the road safely. The ride is in memory of people who were killed or injured while riding bicycles on public roads. A map, poster, and more details are at www.biketoledo.com, or contact Keith Webb (keith@planetwebb.com) 567-703-6378.

Friday, May 21
Bike to Work Day
A bicycle is a realistic commuting vehicle for a lot of people. Try it this week. Riders can gather at Ottawa Park (on Kenwood, near the Police substation), and Walbridge Park (close to the Zoo). Experienced commuters will lead groups downtown, leaving the parks around 7:30 a.m. Organized rides are also scheduled in Bowling Green, Fostoria, Holland, and Oregon.

Friday, May 21
Bike to the Capitol 2010
Join Senator Teresa Fedor on her fourth annual bike trip from Toledo to Columbus. Senator Fedor and friends are leaving Friday, May 21 from Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. and arriving in Columbus on May 23. The trip will include stops in Findlay, Upper Sandusky, and Marion. Different groups will join in for different sections of the ride. All are welcome to ride. For more information call Senator Fedor’s office at 614-466-5204.

Saturday, May 22
Bike Extravaganza at the Farmer's Market
Bicyclists are invited to take a Saturday morning ride and meet up at the Farmers Market, Superior Street in downtown Toledo, at 10:30 a.m. Do a little grocery shopping and then we’re off to Manhattan’s on Adams Street for lunch.

All Bike Week events are free and open to all. No registration is required.

Delphi Oracle lecture at Toledo Museum of Art on April 16

This sounds like one I'd like to attend, in via e-mail:

Delphi Oracle lecture at Toledo Museum of Art

Free Lecture Slated April 16 at Toledo Museum of Art
The Delphic Oracle: Modern Science Examines an Ancient Mystery

In ancient times, the sacred oracle of Delphi was so influential that famous men from Alexander the Great and Roman emperors consulted the shrine in central Greece before making decisions. On April 16, a modern archaeologist will offer new insights into the mystery surrounding the oracle during a presentation at the Toledo Museum of Art.

John R. Hale, director of liberal studies at the University of Louisville, will discuss recent research confirming ancient descriptions of the sacred oracle of Delphi. His talk, titled The Delphic Oracle: Modern Science Examines an Ancient Mystery, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the Museum’s Little Theater. The free presentation is co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America-Toledo Society and the Museum. Hale is the 2009-2010 Norton Lecturer for the National Archaeological Institute.

Ancient Greek and Roman authors describe the sacred site at Delphi as containing unusual geological features and phenomena: a fissure in the rock, emission of sweet-smelling vapor and a sacred spring. The Pythia—the priestess who pronounced the oracles—sat above the fissure where she could inhale the vapor, thus triggering a trance in which she became the medium for the prophecies of the god Apollo.

Most 20th century scholars were skeptical of the ancient traditions. Then, in 1995, an interdisciplinary team began studying not only the archaeology of Delphi, but also related evidence from geology, chemistry and toxicology research. Hale and others on the team were able to validate the ancient sources. The team has gone on to study Greek oracle sites elsewhere in the Aegean and Asia and has found similar geological features.

Hale has been involved in archaeological fieldwork for more than three decades. In addition to studies of ancient oracle sites in Greece and Turkey, he has looked under the sea for lost fleets from the time of the Persian Wars in Greek waters. He has a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a doctorate from the University of Cambridge in England. His writings have been published in the journal Antiquity, The Classical Bulletin, the Journal of Roman Archaeology and Scientific American.

After the lecture, copies of the new trade paperback edition of Hale’s book Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy will be available for purchase and autograph.