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WTI Magazine #58    2015 April, 17Author : Unioncamere      Translation by:   In the Oristano area, as in many Sardinian towns, the craft of weaving has always been the prerogative of women, at first mostly for domestic purposes and later as a business activity. The first type of production was mainly to provide for girls' dowries and was woven a...

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"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". The words immortalised in the United States Declaration of Independence remind us that the desire to be happy is a fundamental part of everyone's life. Along with GDP, wealth and political freedoms, the degree of happiness that people enjoy is also worth taking into account in any measure of democracy's...

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by Claudia Astarita   The European Commission has recently approved the 2014-2020 Operative National Programme devoted to 14 metropolitan Italian cities. The main goals the intervention pursues are in the field of digital agenda, energetic efficiency, sustainable mobility and social inclusion.   The targeted cities are located in the...

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Italy is famous the world over for its wines, so even if you are not a serious wine enthusiast you will surely appreciate the beautiful scenery and tradition of a trip through the fine producing wine regions of Italia! Almost every region in Italy produces wine. In fact, Italy claims 20 major growing regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sar...

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by Mark Bona   For the second consecutive year, Ballet in Cleveland will offer private-label, dance-themed wines in conjunction with Firelands Winery of Sandusky. The wines are from Firelands' Italian collection - Vermentino, a white wine, and Cannonau, a red also known as Garnache. Both are commonly grown in the island of Sardinia off...

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  WTI Magazine #84    2016 October 17Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   A quick, easy and light way to prepare a delicious antipasto(appetizer) with eggplant or aubergine, a staple vegetable of the Italian cuisine (for more info about eggplant see melanzane alla parmigiana). Eggplant is a very versatile vegetable, you can...

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Cagliari president Massimo Cellino has agreed to sell the Serie A club to an unidentified American consortium. Cellino, who recently took over Leeds, has been in charge at Cagliari for 22 years but has been frustrated in his efforts to build a new stadium for the Sardinian club.   "I am very happy," Cellino told Italian news agency ANSA on...

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La Sardegna è una terra che possiede alcuni dei Murales più belli del mondo. Una forma artistica nata da movimenti di protesta, come libera espressione creativa della popolazione contro il potere, che nell'Isola ha trovato largo spazio per il loro valore non solo estetico ma anche sociale.   Alcuni paesi della Sardegna sono noti per i loro m...

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In the mountainous villages on the Italian island of Sardinia, there are 21 centenarians in a population of 10,000. Only about four in 10,000 Americans reach the 100-year mark. In addition, on Sardinia men live longer than any other place on earth. Clearly, the Sardinians could teach the world a thing or two about what it takes to live a long and h...

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Italian Cultural Foundation of South JerseyPhysical Address: 468 Wheat Road, Vineland, NJ 08360   October 8, 2015, Thursday at 7:00 pm: Cultural Presentation by Dr. DeMaio on the Island of SardegnaSardegna, the second largest island in the Mediterranean. Sardegna's history goes back centuries, and includes many structures and customs not see...

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