A new perspective: Italian beaches seen from above
When German photographer Bernhard Lange came to Italy and visited the Adriatic coast, it was love at first sight as he immediately understood the photographic potential of what he had in front of his eyes: a multitude of colorful beach umbrellas laying on the beach symmetrically, which could create a very strong visual impact if...shot from high ab...
A day in the life of the swiss guards
The guys in the striped balloon pants you see at the Vatican are part of the Pope's private army. They belong to the Pontifical Swiss Guard, the oldest and smallest active military unit in the world. They serve as personal escorts to the pontiff, and as guards for Vatican City and Castel Gandolfo. But it's not all standing around and looking g...
Juice, the mission to Jupiter with Italian solar panel
The "Made in Italy" will land on Jupiter. Leonardo-Finmeccanica, the Italian enterprise involved in the defense, aerospace and security fields, has been charged with designing of the biggest solar panel ever built for space explorations. It will join the mission "Juice", an acronym for Jupiter icy moon explorer, which will fly to the biggest planet...
Why Investing in Italy is a Good Idea: A Case Study
David MacNeil is spending more time in Bogolese (near Parma) these days. Mr. MacNeil is a great lover of Italian automobiles — he has a '67 Ferrari — and fashion, but that's not the only reason he's spending time in Parma. Instead, the fabled town in Emilia-Romagna is the new headquarters of WeatherTech Europe Srl, which Mr. MacNeil recently starte...
Ravello from Italy to America
Ravello, Costiera amalfitana Lunedi 6 ottobre, alle ore 10,30, presso le rinnovate sale di Palazzo Tolla, sede del Municipiodi Ravello, si inaugura la mostra dal titolo From Italy to America. In esposizione ritratti di uomini, donne e paesaggi immortalati dal fotografo italo-americano Anthony Riccio e protagonisti di un reportage che ha fatto tappa...
Seduced by Naples
It doesn't take long to understand Naples. Once you make your way through the unruly traffic, honking horns, locals shouting in thick dialect across alleys lined with wet laundry, past racy black lace garters on display in shop windows, shrines to the Madonna with blue neon and plastic flowers set into palazzo walls, churches decorated with carved...
Professional Development Course for Teachers and Trainers of Foreign Languages
The American University of Rome is pleased to announce that the graduate-level seminar New technologies and multi-disciplinary perspectives in foreign language teaching will take place July 4-18, 2014 in Rome, Italy. NEW THIS YEAR!! Modules in English and Italian Two complete 60-hour modules, divided between lab practicum, theory and practica...
Il successo di una start-up è misurato dalla exit
di Mauro Battocchi In Silicon Valley esistono due categorie di persone. Il discrimine è tra chi ha fatto la cosiddetta exit e chi prova a farla. Per exit s'intende la vendita di una propria azienda o idea imprenditoriale. Se hai una exit in rampa di lancio, hai dimostrato di saperci fare. Quando ti ripresenti con un nuovo progetto, i ventu...
The crisis is extremely healthy for Italy: interview with Fernando Napolitano
Since 2011 Italy has seen three prime ministers promise to reform the country and kick-start the economy. Yet with a return to recession earlier this year and unemployment at 12.3 percent, optimism in Italy has hit a new low. But for Fernando Napolitano, chairman & CEO of Italian Business & Investment Initiative (IBII), it's time outsi...
Bulgari Celebrates Anniversary Through YouTube Films
Italian jewelry house Bulgari is continuing to spread awareness for its 130th anniversary celebrations with a video series exploring different aspects of the brands identity. Given affluent consumers' rushed schedules, Bulgari focused on short films rather than a full-length documentary to share its message as to not bog down its enthusias...
Aziende italiane a caccia di investimenti in America
Una delegazione di imprenditori italiani verrà negli Stati Uniti a fine marzo, per una missione finalizzata a individuare opportunità di investimento in America. Il primo di una serie di importanti appuntamenti bilaterali, che potrebbero completarsi con la visita del presidente del Consiglio Renzi alla Casa Bianca nel mese di aprile, e forse anche...
Young Italians invent biomaterial
Engineers at young Italian start-up Mycoplast have developed a water- and fire-resistant new material that is light as styrofoam and 100% compostable, sources said Tuesday. The new bio-material – called Mogu, which is Chinese for mushroom – comes from mushrooms that have been "fed" on farm and food waste. "Mogu utilizes (waste such as) sawdus...