Karin S. Fester
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Articles by Karin S. Fester
March 05, 2011
How to grow tomato plants in poor soil and working with the biodynamics of your garden.
November 06, 2007
I am writing direct from the heart of the Monferrato truffle country in Piedmont province of northwest Italy. It is that time of year again when everyone gets crazy for the taste of the rare and famous white truffle Tuber magnatum pico. The locals here certainly know where to go and eat the prime q...
April 20, 2007
Teacher brutality in the classroom
In Milan, Italy, February 20, the newspaper headlines reported the horrible incident of a Milan school teacher brutally cutting a young Tunesian-Italian boy’s tongue with a scissors. The boy required five stitches in the hospital emergency room. Since then the ...
April 03, 2007
Today it finally happened much to my horror. This morning an elderly woman, in her 60’s, was run down by a car. The car that hit her as she was crossing the street, was driven by a woman. At the scene of the accident, the car driver broke down crying and was feeling great remorse for what had happe...
March 17, 2007
It comes as a relief to know that finally all the slaughter houses for horses in the United States of America will be shut down once and for all. Recently in the news are the cases of the two foreign owned horse slaughter factories in Texas which are being shut down as a result of the January 19, 20...
January 10, 2007
Tales of an Expat Living in Italy....
Once upon a time, in the city of Milan, one could buy a soft drink at a café for about 4.00 euros. That was one year ago. And, I used to think that was expensive. Already a year earlier, in the small town where I live in the Brianza, just north of Milan city...
January 04, 2007
What do the fashion savvy women do in Rome these days? They emphasize their legs. Yes, their legs. Legs are the focus of winter 2007. This winter season it is definitely boots, bold colored and patterned leggings, knee socks and thigh-high socks. Wow. Gone are the days when basic winter clothing, ...
November 07, 2006
More and more these days as tuition fees for higher education increases, it makes one wonder if it is worth the price to pay. When a public university demands anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars for annual tuition fees, not to mention the private universities' ast...
October 25, 2006
The white truffle might smell like earth, tree roots and old cheese, but this gastronomical object of desire, from Italy’s Piedmont region, is very famous for its aroma, taste and aphrodisiac qualities. For centuries people have travelled from near and far just to savor a little piece. It is a gast...
October 09, 2006
The works of Italian artist Gerardo Gerardi were exhibited in Como, Italy, from September 14 to October 1, 2006, at the Ex Chiesa di San Pietro in Atrio (Ex Church of Saint Peter in Atrio). Gerardi’s “Sentire L’Immagine” (Feeling the Image) is a celebration of artistic expression spanning forty yea...
Articles by Karin S. Fester From Other Sources
July 01, 2008
published in American Philosophical Association Newsletters
October 10, 2007
published in The Italian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science - Proceedings
November 01, 2006
published in LifeinItaly.com
November 01, 2004
published in Philosophy for Business
April 01, 2004
published in Pratiche Filosofiche [Philosophy Practice]
April 01, 2004
published in FAB Newsletter (Feminist Approaches to Bioethics) Spring 2003 issue, p.6.