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Recognized by UNESCO as a “Creative City for Design,” Turin is preparing for this fall’s big event by relying on the ideas of 350 young people, almost all of whom are students at IAAD (the Institute of Applied Arts and Design, located at the foot of the Alps). In fact, these young people themselves (in collaboration with the Turin city government a...

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What do you get one the most important photography agencies in the world for its birthday? Camera – Centro italiano per la fotografia is showing up at Magnum’s birthday with the best present we could imagine: Italy! To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the iconic cooperative’s foundation in 1947, an exhibition titled “L’Italia di Magnum. Da Henri C...

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The new season of exhibitions at Turin’s CAMERA Italian center for photography opens with a display of more than 200 pictures from the last 70 years of Italian history. Its title, “The Italy of Magnum. From Henri Cartier-Bresson to Paolo Pellegrin” aims to pay homage to 70 years of the Magnum photo cooperative agency and at the same offer the publi...

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Throughout his career, Gustavo Denegri has been defined by his flexibility. A chemist by academic formation, the Torino-based entrepreneur rose through the ranks to become president of Piaggio, a vehicle manufacturer that owns the iconic Vespa scooter brand. Denegri, though, left his mark as the lead investor in DiaSorin, a biotech firm that leads...

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Award-winning Italian chef Massimo Bottura on Wednesday said he plans to open two more of his unique soup kitchens in Turin and New York, following the success of the Refettorio Ambrosiano project launched for Expo. The Modena chef of 'La Francescana' fame made his announcement after accepting a special award from the Italian Farmers' Association (...

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By Sara Strippoli La nuova scoperta, un'altra tappa nella lotta alla Sla, la terribile sclerosi laterale amiotrofica, ha portato i ricercatori italiani guidato dal professor Adriano Chiò della Città della Salute di Torino sulla copertina di Nature Neuroscience, che ha dedicato la copertina al team italo-americano che da anni lavora per sconfiggere...

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Una tecnica mini-invasiva, senza circolazione extracorporea e senza aprire il torace del paziente, per il rimodellamento del ventricolo.   L'ha sperimentata con successo l'équipe del professor Mauro Rinaldi alle Molinette di Torino su un paziente di 54 anni che, dopo un infarto esteso, era affetto da cardiomiopatia ischemico-dilatativa e da...

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TONYC: come Torino e New York City. Questo il nome della società italiana con sede nella grande mela, che ha l'obiettivo di agevolare chi decide di trasferirsi a New York o di aprire un'attività oltreoceano.   Noi abbiamo intervistato le fondatrici, (torinesi doc) Marina Faelli ed Elisabetta Milan: Come quando è nata l'idea di fondare TONYC...

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  WTI Magazine #40    2014 July, 23Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   Located on the Via Francigena, a place of transit for travelers and pilgrims headed to Santiago de Compostela, the community of Alpignano chose probably since the High Middle Ages Saint Giacomo Maggiore as its patron saint, dedicating to him the old little chapel once...

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The Region of Piedmont's Carnival celebrations are historically-renowned, and they involve everyone with their traditional, fun and exciting events. First, Turin: if this city of the Savoys had its own mascot, it would certainly be the famous Mask of Gianduja, protagonist – along with his love, Giacometta – of the local Carnival parade. Known and...

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