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About me - Aldo Bonincontro

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I'm Aldo Bonincontro, I'm 44 and was born in Genoa, Italy,
My father was an engineer, but he died when I was 15, letting me and my mother (housewife) in a difficult economic situation.
Despite this situation, I could graduate in Chemistry in Genoa in 1990.
Then,

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Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice How to tell if someone's a real friend: 3 of 42
It's not easy to really know whether somebody is a good friend for you or not; in many cases, you must wait long time and verify this friendship in the occasions and problems created by life. So, the best friend is just who stays by your side in your most difficult moments, when you make difficult choices that are not accept... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Causes of the Cold War: 1 of 14
The Cold War was similar to the condition of an explosive volcano emitting only few vapours after its last violent eruption before unchaining the next one, even more destructive (a nuclear war). This situation of international tension was the protagonist of all the world's life since 1945, at the end of W.W. II, until 1991, ... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) The history of the clock: 1 of 14
Time measuring has always been important for humans to study natural phenomena, to record events, to program machine's work, go in hour to meetings and so on. Here is a concise time-line of clock history: - The most ancient clock and also the simplest was the sundial that measured the hours of the day by the shadow created ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Latin America Assessing the future of Cuba: 1 of 14
The Communist regime in Cuba is celebrating just in 2009 the 50th anniversary of the Revolution, led by Fidel Castro, that overthrew the dictatorship ruled by Batista. This celebration occurs after having seen the end of the personal power owned by the Cuban leader, retired in 2006 for a serious intervention of abdominal sur... More..
Pets & Animals > Rodents Tips for keeping hamsters as pets: 2 of 27
Hamsters are very sweet animals able to create a good relation with adults and children, but I well know that they must be kept in a cage like birds inside our houses. Without this fundamental precaution, the house could be too dangerous for animals of these dimensions if a heavy book or box fell on them and it would be very ... More..
Education > Secondary School (Other) Should school districts provide cash rewards for high grades and test scores?: 5 of 67
I'm personally contrary to the idea of paying students for their performances at school. The first reason is psychological because I consider it devastating for students' mentality during their study courses and afterward, when they will have to work, create a family or even build a political or administrative career. It wou... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Lifestyles & Trends Does Hollywood have a negative impact on the world?: 5 of 65
Hollywood means "The great industry of American cinema"; it produces I don't know how many hundreds of films, cartoons, fictions, serials and so on every year and distributes them in all the world.So, hundreds of millions of people of all continents, if they have money enough to pay a ticket and go to the cinema or buy and wa... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) How are fossils formed?: 1 of 13
Fossils are for us the main witness of the past life on our planet and are fundamental for its study, given the great amount of information they show us, but we shouldn't forget that the process leading to the fossilization of a living being is long and complex and it takes place only on a very little percentage of animal or... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Why do moms get fat?: 1 of 13
The cause of the slow fattening of many women with babies and house to care is the sedentary life they have in these situations; their work outside house doesn't improve their situation given that, in most of cases, they pass many hours at work on a seat behind a PC or writing, phoning, serving clients in a shop, etc..These a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Governments finance terrorism: 1 of 13
I read the first answer to this question by James Kester; surely, U.S. are using their secret services to destabilize some enemy governments, but I think that it's necessary to distinguish between the "normal" activity of secret services (spying, paying and training clandestine parties or movements not practicing te... More..