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Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium - 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, 94102. Co-presented by Type@Cooper West. Tuesday, March 6, 2018. 6:00pm–7:30pm. An unbalanced view of two millennia of lettering traditions on the Italian Peninsula and around the Roman Empire featuring calligraphy, signs, a tattoo or two, and inscriptions, inscriptions,...

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Visitors to the monumental Baths of Caracalla in Rome can now see them as they appeared when they were inaugurated in the third century AD, at the time the largest baths of the Roman empire, thanks to new virtual reality goggles. The special 3D visors recreate the atriums and chambers, swimming pools and gymnasiums, with their original opulent deco...

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Rome awoke under a blanket of snow on Monday morning, with some areas of the capital covered in five centimetres of the white stuff. It's the first snowfall in Rome in six years, and it looks stunning. Here are some pictures that capture the magic of snow-covered Italy. For anyone not currently in Rome, you can watch live-streamed footage of the sn...

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Planning a trip to Europe? Why not make a quick stop in Rome, the Eternal City. Alitalia, the flag carrier airline of Italy, is currently offering free stopovers up to three nights long for their passengers. If you’re wondering what a stopover is, allow me to explain. It’s basically an intentionally long layover so you can actually spend some time...

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Gli Stati Uniti e l’Italia hanno molto in comune, non solo la creatività della gente, ma anche il modo in cui siamo organizzati. Le piccole e medie imprese a conduzione familiare sono al centro della nostra cultura d’ impresa e apprezziamo sia lo spirito imprenditoriale che l’ innovazione. Gli affiliati delle aziende statunitensi in Italia assumeva...

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Domenica 18 febbraio 2018, in occasione del Gladiatori Day a Castel Giorgio (TR) presso lo stadio “Vince Lombardi” e il MUFA - Museo del Football Americano, verrà presentato il libro di Fausto Batella "GLADIATORI ROMA 1973 – 2013. 40 anni di football americano". Un volume di grande formato (cm. 21 x 29,7) di oltre 200 pagine e più di 150 illustrazi...

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During their meeting in Rome yesterday, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti discussed the close U.S.-Italian defense partnership that is built upon a long history of mutual respect and shared values, as well as robust cooperation bilaterally and through NATO, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said...

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Italy’s historic Istituto Luce–Cinecittà has selected WCPMedia Services to manage its massive catalog of Italian feature films and documentaries. The state-owned film producer, distributor and archive will use WCPMedia’s cloud-based platform to market, sell and distribute films to buyers worldwide. The catalog features hundreds of films including c...

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Believe me, it can be done!    Losing one’s luggage and trying to be cheerful without your “stuff” for more than 24 hours has been a never-ending fear of mine. Fortunately, it has never happened to me because I refuse to check anything.  I will go so far as to layer my travel outfit or eliminate shoes and outfits.   As a former public relations dir...

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The US - Italy Fulbright Commission is a bilateral organization, composed in equal measure by the Italian and American governments, which for decades has been linking Italy and the US, fostering cultural exchanges and helping Italians and Americans to get to know each other better, appreciating their skills and the possibility of join forces. Paola...

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