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\"She'sSome Italians are outraged over the … well, not new, but revised <\/i>colors being used in the Italian flag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The row began when observers spotted that a new Italian flag flying outside Mr Berlusconi’s Rome office was subtly different from its predecessors. The green, they claim, is deeper, the red has taken on ruby hues, and the white has turned to ivory.
\nLast September the Italian Government set up a team to work out exactly what shades of the three colours should be used on Italian flags. Mr Berlusconi’s office, it is thought, may be the first to demonstrate the results.<\/p>\n

Actually, I think it looks kind of nice. And bear in mind that the world of Italian politics whirls hyperbole up to near-orbital speeds.<\/p>\n

Hmmmm. I assume <\/i>that, somewhere, there’s a Pantone definition of the official red, white, and blue on the US flag. This stuff is important, after all.<\/p>\n

In the newly-formed state of Serbia and Montenegro, the two republics have been rowing about how to reflect both their national tricolours in the new red, white and blue flag. Serbia has traditionally used dark blue, Montenegro light blue.<\/p>\n

Maybe they should try green, too.<\/p>\n

(via GoaF<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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