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Beautifying Florence
Students become Angels of Beauty
Getting
up early to clean a piazza probably does not rank high on anyone's priority
list-especially if you are a student enjoying a semester abroad. But when kids
from the Washington Community College Consortium studying at the American
Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) were approached …
Florence News
First to get a facelift
To mark 150 years of Italian unity, the city of
Florence announced it would spend 230,000 euro to restore six monumental
statues in five city squares. The first of the statues to receive a facelift
will be the large statue of Dante by Enrico …
Florence News
Careggi claims record
When doctors at Careggi successfully performed
open-heart surgery on a 100-year-old man, they not only saved the patient's
life but set a world record. According to the ANSA news agency, the procedure,
which involved inserting an artery-widening balloon and three stents, has never
before been …
Tuscany News
Permits to stay
Migrants temporarily legalized
In early April, officials from Tuscany set up refugee
camps throughout the region to hold some of the 20,000 refugees from North
Africa who have landed on Lampedusa since the start of conflict in North
Africa's Arab countries.
After much controversy, officials from Italy's regions
began …
Tuscany News
Pisa 'cools down' Japan
The Tuscan firm, Società Chimica Larderello a
Pomarance, will provide the boric acid needed to cool the nuclear reactors in
Japan plagued by the recent explosion at the Fukushima Nucelar Plant. The
Pisa-based company is the only certified foreign nuclear agency by Tokyo to
supply …
Tuscany News
Shame or snub?
Palio's bid for heritage status denied
In early 2011, the city of Siena announced its desire
to nominate the historic horse race to the UNESCO Representative List of
Non-Material Cultural Heritage, which protects events or traditions that
symbolize a populace or civilization.
Italy's minister of tourism, Michela Brambilla, recently
withdrew the Palio …
Tuscany News
Tuscany's green vigilantes
In defence of the regional ecosystem
A group of Tuscans have a green mission: defend the
local ecosystem and protect Tuscan crops from genetically modified (GMO) crops.
They work at the regional phytosanitary service and they will soon be on the
patrol in forests, agricultural fields and other naturalistic areas …
Tuscany News
Canova feted in Carrara
Casts of maestro to be restored
Three venues and one museum will showcase some of the
works of one of Italy's greatest sculptors, Antonio Canova. The city of Carrara
recently announced plans to restore the city's vast collection of plaster and
chalk casts, some of which belonged to Canova, and …
Tuscany News
Big-ticket politics
Tuscans shell out 541 euro a year
The region's political system comes at a high price:
1.16 billion euro a year, according to the regional chapter of the labour union
UIL, which has recently launched a campaign to reduce the costs of politics.
According to UIL, Tuscany's two million taxpayers dish
out …
Italy News
Saving Pompeii
New culture minister seeks sponsors for ancient site
When Giancarlo Galan was recently nominated Italy's
new culture minister after Sandro Bondi resigned from the position earlier this
year, one of his first priorities has been saving Pompeii from ruin.
Set to start immediately, a new phase of restoration
efforts will make use of …
Italy News
Rome's river rangers
Team to monitor the Tiber and prevent blight
The most navigated stretch of the Tiber River in Rome,
between Ponte Milvio and Tiberina Island, is also the most at risk for urban
blight and environmental damage. To address the problem, the region of Lazio
has formed a team of volunteers, the Tiber …
Italy News
Sneakers' second life
Old running shoes find new purpose
An industrial recycling firm, the Eso Group, has
launched a novel initiative to repurpose old running shoes that would otherwise
be discarded: recycle the rubber soles to make a race track and soft play
surfaces for children's playgrounds.
The project, Esosport: Recycle Your Shoes. Repave …
Italy News
Social trends in Italy
A recent
study from the OECD provides an overview of the social trends and policies in
Italy and other OECD countries. The study, Society at a Glance 2011: OECD
Social Indicators, includes a wide array of information on social issues that
range from demography and …
Italy News
St. Francis tomb restored
Pilgrims to Assisi can once again visit the grave of
St. Francis, which was briefly closed for restoration. St. Francis was buried
in a stone sarcophagus in 1230, but in 1818, the Roman Catholic church moved
his body to a bronze urn, which was …
Italy News
Ambassador goes green in Rome
When the first lady of the United States, Michelle
Obama, began growing vegetables at the White House, she started a gardening
trend that would later spread across the world. Recently, the U.S. ambassador
to Italy, David Thorne, and his wife Rose joined the green …
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Monday, May 20, 2013