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by Andrea Carli   Cakes and candies, cakes and candies and more cakes and candies, and the diet can wait. At the end of the Easter holidays, families will have taken €400 million out of their pockets to buy confections, estimated Codacons, a consumer association.   Six out of ten Italians will serve the Colomba cake (shaped like a dov...

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L'Università di Udine diventa partner della Commissione Fulbright, il più importante programma di scambi culturali tra gli Stati Uniti e 155 Paesi di tutto il mondo.   Un accordo biennale (anni accademici 2014-2015 e 2015-2016) rinnovabile, prevede che l'Ateneo ospiti per 5 mesi l'anno un docente proveniente da università o enti di ricerca s...

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Vino OK      Translation by:   Friuli Annia and Aquileia is produced in Friuli, very fascinating region in northern Italy. More precisely, this wine is produced in a wide area including the towns of Carlino, San Giorgio di Nogaro, Marano Lagunare, Torviscosa, Castions di Strada, Porpetto, Bagnaria Arsa e...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia      Translation by:   The Fagagna village is actually made up of seven ancient and separate suburbs that construction development put together in a single urban centre over the last decades, extending spaces of the countryside to new buildings. Like other areas in the north...

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People with hearing impairments will soon be able to order a coffee more easily in bars in Trieste, thanks to a special menu in sign language. The menu is styled as a 'visual dictionary' that can be used as a clear and unambiguous tool for deaf people and bar staff to communicate with each other.   This is the aim of the project "Listen with...

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VivaBioCell SpA, a spin-off of the University of Udine and leading biotechnology company, has been acquired by LA-based privately-held NantCell, which focuses on discovery and development of innovative cell-based therapies for disease.   This deal – an amount unknown although speculated upon by online newspapers – comes on the heels of a $30...

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By Robert DraperMy love affair began dubiously one night at a restaurant in Venice 19 years ago when, as Americans are wont to do, I reflexively ordered a bottle of Pinot Grigio. The waiter returned with a bottle of his choosing and poured me a glass. Drinking it was like taking the first bite into a ripe golden apple, piercingly tart.   I g...

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Retailer LifeStyles Furniture is pleased to announce the addition of modern Italian made Calligaris furniture to its current contemporary European and American made home furnishing product lines. Calligaris is manufactured in Manzano Udine Italy and has a rich history of furniture manufacturing that dates back to original chair designs that be...

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Weighing in at 3,015 kilos, the giant coffee-flavoured dessert beats the previous Guinness World Record set in March by over 1,000 kilos. Around 200 people, including 30 pastry chefs from across the local area helped to make the creamy dessert on Saturday, which consisted of 250 trays of Tiramisù.   The dish was made as part of a compet...

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Two 20 years old Italian scientists, Massimo Cappelletto and Davide Zilli who just one year ago got their diploma at the ISIS "Arturo Malignani" Institute of Udine, reached the second award in the category Energy and Transportation at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the most famous scientific award for high school students fro...

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