Old World Italian Cialde Wafer Iron Now Available Worldwide from Our Home Village
According to local Tuscan folklore, sickness convent nuns made Eucharistic hosts for local churches during the Renaissance period using an engraved wafer iron. During festival times, stomach they would add sugar and anise seeds for a unique sweet treat called "Cialde". An exact wafer iron replica is now available to pastry chefs, pharm home bake...
Dassù al seminario UE-USA sulle piccole e medie imprese nel contesto del TEC giovedì alla Farnesina
Giovedì prossimo, 12 luglio, dalle 16 alle 19 si svolgerà alla Farnesina la sessione plenaria del Workshop UE-USA sulle Piccole e Medie Imprese nel contesto del TEC (Consiglio Economico Transatlantico). A presiedere il seminario sarà il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri, Marta Dassù. Tra i partecipanti il Vice Presidente della Commissione Europea...
Sicilia: the Most Liked Region of Italy on Facebook
The world of social networking is so young and jam-packed with mystery that any analysis often ends up in riddles. However, certain things can't be denied: specifically numbers. They don't reflect opinions. And so, among all the Italian Regions, the page with the most fans is without doubt the one dedicated to Sicily (https://www.facebook.com/lasic...
Another Da Vinci mystery: Is a newfound 500-year-old painting his?
The steady gaze and beatific smile are reminiscent of the world's best known painting, the Mona Lisa.Those clues, along with carbon dating and other scientific tests, have led Italian experts to claim that they have found the holy of holies of the art world: a previously unknown Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. Experts believe that the newly discove...
Oldest Italy Bell Maker Avoids Death Knell via Exports
The process of making bronze bells hasn't altered much in 1,000 years at the Pontifical Marinelli Foundry. What's changing is where they chime, as Italy's oldest family business looks abroad to dodge the economy at home. The company in Agnone, a small town about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southeast of Rome, has increased exports to 20 percent of i...
Bto, in Italia 250mila posti di lavoro in più sviluppando il turismo online
"Con l'incremento di contenuti turistici online in Italia si potrebbe dare un impulso all'economia per 250 mila posti di lavoro in più". E' uno dei dati presentati oggi al 6/o BTO – Buy Tourism online a Firenze dalla ricerca realizzata per Google da "Oxford Economics" che ha studiato i casi di Grecia, Italia e Spagna sul tema del Travel 2.0. ...
Made in Italy agroalimentare, la mappa del tesoro
Dimmi come mangi e ti dirò chi sei. Ma dimmi anche come compri, perché, quando, con chi. "Noi esseri umani ci nutriamo nel ventre materno ancor prima di respirare. L'alimentarsi è certamente fattore vitale, ma non scordiamo che intorno al cibo ruotano da sempre anche aspetti connessi al piacere, alla socialità, alla convivialità". Lo...
Eni ranks first in "Corporate Transparency Reporting" according to Transparency International
Eni was ranked first in the world for transparency of corporate reporting. This result was assessed by Transparency International by examining the 124 largest listed companies in the world and analyzing their corporate reporting against three main metrics: anti-corruption programs, organization (e.g. relationship with subsidiaries and affiliates) a...
Italian startup makes clothes from oranges
Can you wear citrus, be fashionable and respect the environment at the same time? Now it's possible thanks to two Sicilian girls keen on fashion and sustainable development: Adriana Santocito, 36-year-old fashion designer, and Enrica Arena, 28-year-old communication specialist. Their adventure started in 2011, in a shared flat in Milan. Adriana an...
The crisis hit hard but manufacturing Varese relies on innovation and foreign markets
Every day a company shuts down. The impact of the crisis in the north-western province of Varese, in the Lombardy region, is evident in the declining number of businesses, fallen by 2,000 to little over 62,000 from 2007. The bleeding has doubled since the end of 2008. Back then it was another world. The authorized hours of short-time worki...
How can an American get Italian citizenship?
While many non-EU citizens have to live on temporary visas for years before having the chance to get Italian citizenship, a huge number of people can take another path. "I wanted to live in Italy; it made sense that I wanted to do it legally so I asked my mum if we could get citizenship," says Sisk, who made the move in 2012. Read...
Bolelli and Fognini capture Australian Open men's doubles
Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini won the men's doubles title on Saturday at the Australian Open. The Italian duo came away with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the French tandem of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final. They became the first Italian pairing to win a Grand Slam doubles crown since Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando...