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• Electronic stability control
  ...keep traction while accelerating but unlike ESC it is not designed to aid in steering. ...function enables better traction on slippery surfaces or during cornering. In addition to the TCL system's individual effect, it also works together with
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• Fiat
  ...al]] group based in [[Turin]] in the [[Piedmont]] region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including [[Giovanni Agnelli]]. Fiat has also ...ng its products to other countries. [[Joint venture]] operations are found in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Turkey]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[China]], [[Se
  39 KB (5,921 words) - 11:29, 14 April 2012
• Sicily
  ...al statute (Italy)|autonomous region]] of [[Italy]] and the largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with an area of [[1 E10 m²|25,700 km²]] and 5 ...tania]], is 3,320 m (10,900 ft) high, making it the tallest [[volcano]] in Europe. It is also one of the world's most active volcanoes.
  36 KB (5,047 words) - 14:06, 29 March 2010
• Vatican City
  ...ectare|hectares]] (108.7 [[acres]]), it is the smallest independent nation in the world. See [[microstates]]. ...ee (the [[Basilica of St. John Lateran]]) is located outside of its walls, in Rome, the Vatican City can be said to be the governmental capital of the Ca
  36 KB (5,648 words) - 08:49, 8 October 2009
• Ancient Rome
  ...st]] and [[assimilation]], but eventually succumbed to barbarian invasions in the [[5th century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the be ...o the development of law, war, art, literature, architecture, and language in the [[Western world]], and its [[history of Rome|history]] continues to hav
  37 KB (5,640 words) - 08:03, 1 October 2009
• Rome
  ...sed area of Rome, as represented by the province of Rome, making it second in population to [[Milan, Italy|Milan]]. The current [[Mayor of Rome]] is [[Wa With a [[gross domestic product]] of €97 billion in the year 2005, the ''comune'' of Rome produced 6.7% of Italy's GDP, which i
  31 KB (4,633 words) - 07:09, 1 May 2012
• Bicycle
  ...gions, are a popular form of [[recreation]], and have been adapted for use in many other fields of human activity, including children's [[toy]]s, adult [ ...ologies; more recently, bicycle technology has, in turn, contributed ideas in both old and newer areas.
  53 KB (8,173 words) - 09:32, 25 September 2009
• Travel in Italy
  ...king minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) The '''Regions of Italy''' were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the [[Italy#Politics|1948 constitution]], which states that the constitutio
  30 KB (4,846 words) - 15:03, 15 October 2010
• Max Mosley
  ...echnologies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the British press. Despite the controversy, Mosley retained his position. ...e briefly worked for the [[British Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] in the early 1980s.
  41 KB (6,582 words) - 09:58, 27 September 2009
• Fiat Panda
  ...in [[Italian language|Italian]]), and was the [[European Car of the Year]] in 2004. ...the [[Fiat 126]]. The drive for a mechanically simple car was also evident in the rear suspension, which used a [[dead axle]] suspended on [[leaf spring]
  37 KB (5,681 words) - 09:17, 18 November 2009
• Barcelona
  ...tecture and has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe during the 1990s. ...ations in the city. Live music during all the day and night, theatre, life in the streets, ''castellers'', and most of it for free!
  56 KB (9,123 words) - 09:23, 7 October 2009
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  ...ing film, ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' ([[1971 in film|1971]]). This is the first and only Bond film to be directed by [[Pete ...mes Bond films, [[Sean Connery]] quit the role to pursue other film roles. In his place Albert R. Broccoli initially chose actor [[Timothy Dalton]], howe
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• Vienna
  ...rlamento a Vienna - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, genn 2004 03.jpg|thumb|Statue in front of the Parliament]] ...e correlated with their higher suicide rate when compared with the rest of Europe.
  96 KB (15,449 words) - 08:13, 5 May 2010

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