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Bill Gates: digital revolution against hunger
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called for a “digital revolution” to alleviate world hunger. “We have to think hard about how to start taking advantage of the digital revolution that is driving innovation including in farming”, Microsoft founder said in a speech at the UN rural poverty agency IFAD in Rome. Gates also defended [...]
Read moreMilan Fashion week: GUCCI autumn/winter 2012
Gucci’s opening show today in Milan, captured “A dark glamour”. This is how Frida Giannini, Gucci’s designer-in-chief described the collection she hopes women will yearn for next winter. In roughly-tied back Pre-Raphaelite hair, morbidly heavy make-up, ripe-red lipstick and large-print and jacquard florals were glummed up by placement on a black background. This is set [...]
Read moreRome: free wi-fi is available on the taxi
From Monday Feb 20th 2012 Samarcanda cooperative will offer totally free wi-fi connection in all their 350 cabs in Rome. The other advantage is also that Samarcanda cooperative members also accept payment by credit car or bankers card/bancomat. Customers need only to ask the driver for the password to connect their laptop or tablet [...]
Read moreRome’s 18th charity marathon
Athletes or just fun seekers can study the course, learn about the refreshments and sponging-down points along the 42 Km route. Inside the website is possible to find a richly illustrated guide available as a PDF file or as a street view in Google Mapsor 3D (armchair marathon) on Google Earth. The organizer have already attracted 93 [...]
Read moreColiseum restyling finally approved!!!
A contract between the culture ministry and shoe king Diego Della Valle to restore the Coliseum is ‘regular,’ Italy’s Authority for Public-Works Tenders said Thursday. The authority said that the contract with Diego Della Valle the owner of the Tod’s footwear group, “does not appear in contrast with the principles of legality, propriety and transparency [...]
Read moreRome: the capital of tourism in 2011
Rome is still the capital of tourism. According to the latest figures published at BIT (International Tourism Exchange) in Milan, in 2011 there was an increase of 8.4% of visitors and 7.5% of admissions. Also in the beginning of 2012 is in line with the positive trend. In January there was a 6.6% in arrivals [...]
Read moreValentine's Day initiative: state museums offer half price for couples but not for gay/lesbian couples. What a shame!!
As reported by ANSA, Gay advocacy association Equality Italia has asked that gay and lesbian couples will be allowed the same discount during the cultural initiative discounting entrance for Italian state museums on Valentine’s Day.The website of the Italian Culture Ministry published that February 12th and February 13th Italians and foreigners alike can take advantages [...]
Read moreDo you love piano concert?
Do you love piano concert and you are in Rome? The Hungarian pianist Andràs Schiff magically brings life into pieces, makes them breathing and swinging and keeps up almost forgotten ideals of piano playing. Today, Feb 10th 2012 8.30 pm Auditorium Parco della Musica (euro 37/18).This program, include the series of Bach’s six French suites, [...]
Read moreRome under the snow again!!!
According to the Civil Protection weather forecast, Rome will get no more rain but just persistent snowfall from late afternoon until tomorrow morning. Temperatures are expected to drop, so it will be very cold with risk of ice from early evening. Are you visiting Rome in the next 48 hours? Pay attention, drivers in Rome [...]
Read moreSex abuse cost church $2 billion
A wave of clerical sex abuse scandals have cost the Catholic Church over $2 billion (1.5 billion euros) but the real price is the blow to its reputation, two US experts said on Wednesday. The cost could be much higher though as at least some dioceses in the Church “made many confidential settlements over the [...]
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