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Italians serve as Editorial Board Members for the 26th Annual University of Bath and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Symposium on Fluid Power & Motion Control (FPMC 2013) October 6 – 9, 2013. Italian institutions such as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia are sending professors Massimo Milani, part of t...

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Presentation about the Reggio Emilia educational method by the pedagogical specialist and Reggio Emilia educator Claudia Giudici and the architect Michele Zini, who designed the Italian International School (La Scuola) in San Francisco and specialises in architecture for young children. Please register here for the presentation at the IIC.  ...

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by Paolo Bricco   Innovation doesn't always start in a garage. The story (too little credited) of innovation —not just ofEmilia Romagna but of Italy as a whole — can sometimes start in a rabbit hutch like it did for Marco Astorri and Bio-on, who set up his company in one nearBologna, seven years ago.   "When we launched the busin...

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by Ilaria Vesentini   In the manufacturing triangle between Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia where biomedical, ceramic and food excellences intertwine, the long recession has resulted in a healthy natural selection of the market by weeding out the weakest players.   Today there are fewer companies in this heartland of the Emilia...

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"Ciao, bello," yells a young, Italian man in my direction. "Hello, beautiful," he's saying, as his friends crane their necks and loosen their jaws in awe. They're not aiming their ardor at me but at the car I'm riding in — a vintage 1962 Alfa Romeo.   In gleaming, tomato red, it's a finely-curved marvel of style, history, technolog...

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di Giancarlo Scarpa   E' custodito in una grande scatola di legno dove nessuno lo può vedere né tantomeno toccare. Nemmeno se la Galleria Estense riaprisse domani. Così, per poterlo esporre di nuovo, è partita un'autentica petizione mondiale; una mobilitazione che unisce Modena e gli Stati Uniti. E' questo l'obiettivo dell'iniziativa di racc...

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by Maria Guardado   It's been a big year for Mets great Mike Piazza. In January, Piazza was elected to the Hall of Fame, and he'll be formally enshrined at Cooperstown (with a Mets cap) during a special ceremony on July 24. Shortly therafter, the Mets will honor Piazza by retiring his No. 31 during "Mike Piazza Weekend" from July 29-31...

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by Claudia Astarita   During recent years, many preschools around the world have been adopting the so-called "Reggio Emilia Approach", an education method that originated in the town (and surrounding areas) of Reggio Emilia in Italy out of a movement towards progressive and cooperative early childhood education. The first preschools to use t...

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After making a showing at Bologna's ArteFiera, Guttuso, the "Maestro di Bagheria," has more of his work exhibited in the Region of Emilia Romagna, this time at Reggio Emilia's Galleria de' Bonis, an important point of reference for the studies and market revolving around Renato Guttuso. The exhibit – running February 22nd to March 13th, 2014 – pic...

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The last monarch of Italy passed away in 1983, but for the past 900 years another king has been ruling in the kitchens of almost every household on the Italian peninsula-Parmigiano Reggiano.   Owing to its ease of use and appreciation by almost all palates, Parmigiano Reggiano perfectly lends itself to any sort of party or festive occasion....

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