Romme stopt als bondscoach van Italiaanse schaatsers

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Gianni Romme stopt als bondscoach van de Italiaanse schaatsers. Dat heeft zijn management dinsdag bekendgemaakt.

Rommes contract liep nog tot en met de Winterspelen van Sotsji in 2014.

In gezamenlijk overleg is besloten het dienstverband te beëindigen. Romme zal bij de WK afstanden al niet meer de coaching op zich nemen.

”Ik heb met veel plezier in Italië gewerkt maar ben tot de conclusie gekomen dat mijn opvattingen over het bedrijven van topsport niet altijd overeenkomen met het gedachtegoed binnen het Italiaanse schaatsen”, verklaarde Romme.

”Ik mis over het algemeen de ‘drive’ waarin ik mezelf in atleten als Anni Friesinger en Enrico Fabris herken.”

Romme begon zijn trainersloopbaan als coach van Friesinger en maakte twee jaar geleden op verzoek van Fabris de overstap naar de Italiaanse schaatsbond. Fabris beëindigde echter vorig seizoen zijn carrière.

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Nasce a Firenze la Fondazione Ferragamo per promozione del Made in Italy

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di Elisabetta Vagaggini

Nasce a Firenze la Fondazione Ferragamo, presieduta da Wanda Miletti Ferragamo. Una Fondazione con lo scopo di promuovere e valorizzare l’artigianato e il made in Italy, rivolgendo la propria attenzione alla moda, al design, ai percorsi e processi creativi e culturali in genere, in linea con i canoni estetici e stilistici concepiti ed espressi nell’opera di Salvatore Ferragamo.

La Fondazione intende infatti promuovere la conoscenza e la memoria dell’opera e della personalità di Salvatore Ferragamo presso la collettività e far conoscere al pubblico di tutto il mondo le qualità artistiche di Salvatore Ferragamo e il ruolo che ha ricoperto nella storia non solo della calzatura del Novecento, ma anche della moda internazionale.

Per raggiungere tali obiettivi si punterà a valorizzazione dell’archi­vio storico di Salvatore Ferragamo, nel quale sono conservati i documenti, i brevetti, i prodotti che testimoniano l’intero arco della sua vita professionale. Nelle attività della Fondazione sono contemplate molteplici forme di collaborazione con il Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, che possano offrire significativi contributi alla realizzazione di mostre, semi­nari e attività didattiche conformi agli scopi della Fondazione.

Una delle finalità principali della Fondazione è infatti quella di offrire ai giovani opportu­nità di crescita e di formazione, prendendo ad esempio e testimonianza il percorso pro­fessionale di Salvatore Ferragamo e i valori su cui ha fondato la sua opera perfettamente espressi nell’ autobiografia, Il calzolaio dei sogni: la passione artigiana, la sperimentazio­ne continua, l’innovazione tecnologica e la creatività, l’apertura al mondo della cultura, il lavoro come vocazione irrinunciabile della vita, come scrive Ferragamo. Corsi di formazione, laboratori, iniziative culturali, pubblicazioni saranno ideati e orga­nizzati dalla Fondazione in collaborazione con enti ed istituzioni pubbliche e private che perseguano gli stessi scopi. Saranno istituiti premi e borse di studio che permetteranno ai giovani di sviluppare progetti creativi, originali e innovativi e intraprendere nuovi campi d’indagine.

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Italy for solo travellers: What is the best time to visit Italy?

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If you are a young foreign woman eager to make the most of a trip to Italy, here is my point of view:

Of course it depends of which kind of traveller you are, whether you want to meet the local people in the neighbourhood bar or prefer to wander the various sites, guide book in hand which is interesting but can be a little lonely.

Summer in Italy is great, don’t misunderstand me. Even the “deadly hot” time of August, especially in Rome has lot to offer because all the Italians tend to escape to the beach

Spring is a fantastic period to visit Italy in general, the Italian spirit wakes up from its winter drowsiness, breathes the air fragrant from spring flowers and puts the smile back on its face. Women start to dress in pretty outfits, shorter skirts and heels much to the delight of all the men!

The Mediterranean habit of sitting outside a cafe, watching the world parade past is reawakened, everyone gently enjoying the scene.

So I think it is a great time to perhaps encounter a romantic time, especially if you can find someone really interesting to accompany you to the museums, churches etc or even just a walk in the lovely countryside. Hills topped with castled villages are magnificent, there are fewer tourists and the locals are happy to make you welcome. Staying only in town will lose you so much of the beauty, charm and culture of any area.

After Easter the lidos reopen and it is possible to find great fish and seafood in the many excellent restaurants. Further inland the menus change to more local regional produce - all of it excellent.

Prices can be very attractive in this season and what you buy on your shopping adventures, especially the many discount outlets for Prada, Armani etc can be still worn for the summer at home to the envy of all your friends who haven’t had your luck in coming here.

April, May, June? They are so different. What a great responsibility it is to suggest the best time for an epic journey… May!!! Definitely May, it has all the joys of spring with less risk of capricious weather of the cooler months and is not yet the debilitating temperatures of high summer.

Come to La Bella Italia in May!!

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Panoram Italia - Blog - Zeppole the traditional sweet of San Giuseppe

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Zeppole the traditional sweet of San Giuseppe.

The Feast of San Giuseppe

While it officially started in Sicily, the Feast of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph) is now celebrated throughout Italy. According to legend, during the Middle Ages a terrible drought and famine plagued the people of Sicily. The catastrophe destroyed most of the crops of the island and many people died of starvation. The people began praying to St. Joseph and begged for his intercession to their plight. In return they promised to celebrate his feast day by having special altars abundant in food that would be shared with all people rich and poor as their thanksgiving to him. The Festa di San Giuseppe is celebrated every March 19.

The Zeppole

The tradition of eating zeppole for San Giuseppe is quite ancient. Traditional zeppole were originally made from fried flour-and-water dough dusted with sugar and powdered cinnamon or dipped in honey. The current, refined version of zeppole with sweet vanilla custard came much later, perhaps towards the end of the 19th century. It is believed that it was invented in Naples.

Today even though zeppole are different and the custom of frying them out in the open and giving most away has been lost, people still carry on the tradition of eating them for the Feast of San Giuseppe. The unanswered question remains do you like them plain, the traditional way, or stuffed with a piece of candied cherry on top?

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Over 200,000 gather for Pope Francis Inauguration Mass | Inauguration Mass | ITALY Magazine

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This morning, more than 200,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square in Rome for the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis.

The Pope marked the start of the new pontificate with a long tour around St. Peter’s Square on an open jeep. He waved and smiled at groups of people from all over the world, hoisting their banners in the square. He got out of the jeep to say hello to a disabled person, then stopped again to kiss two children held out to him from the crowd and, at some point, he also blessed the faithful, smiled and seemed to mouth the word ‘ciao’.

The religious celebration began at St. Peter’s tomb, where the Piscatory ring and the Pallium woolen vestment of the papal office were conferred to the new pope. Pope Francis, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, chose a model of Piscatory ring made of gold-plated silver, while in the past it was typically cast in gold for each pope. The ring served as the official signet to seal papal documents until 1842. The fact that Pope Francis chose to have a silver ring has been seen by many as a sign that he is aiming to be the “pope of the poor”.

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Piazza San Pietro saluta Papa Francesco: le immagini dall'alto - Repubblica.it

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Una folla composta di persone provenienti da ogni parte del mondo ha atteso fin dalle prime ore dell’alba, e salutato, l’arrivo di Papa Francesco nel giorno della messa per l’inaugurazione del Pontificato…

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Paus Franciscus bij installatie: geef meer aandacht aan armen en milieu

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Paus Franciscus is vanochtend tijdens zijn installatiemis op het Sint-Pietersplein officieel beëdigd. De paus werd eerder bij aankomst op het plein toegejuicht door honderdduizenden gelovigen. In zijn preek vroeg Franciscus aandacht voor de armen en het milieu.

Franciscus kreeg kort na het begin van de installatiemis het pallium om, de dunne stoffen band over zijn habijt die symbool staat voor het schaap dat door de herder wordt gedragen, en de pauselijke vissersring, een verwijzing naar Petrus als visser van gelovigen. Nadat een aantal kardinalen namens het hele college van kardinalen de belofte van gehoorzaamheid heeft herhaald droeg de paus de mis op, omringd door andere kerkelijke leiders.

In zijn preek riep de paus op tot het beschermen van de armen, volgens hem ten onrechte “de laatsten aan wie we denken”. Franciscus zei dat hij zich als paus door de armen zal laten inspireren. Ook stelde hij dat mensen de “vernietiging” van de natuur moeten voorkomen. Verder sprak de paus zich uit tegen haat en afgunst en riep hij zijn toehoorders op “goedheid en tederheid” te tonen.

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