Last Saturday, in Lugano, took place the final swiss contest for youth (sjmw)... the guys were very good and received a second prize in the II° class. The award ceremony and final concert took place at the Palace of Congresses. The music is very important in our family... but any child and teenager, with the …
AVAAZ International need your help in Nepal!
Whole villages have disappeared swallowed by landslides caused by the quake. Thousands of Nepalese have died, maybe 10 thousand, and no one knows how many are missing. There are hundreds of small isolated communities with no water, food and shelter. In the midst of this devastation, an amazing local organization is doing the impossible to …
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Please… SAVE Venice! * una petizione per salvare Venezia
Who does not know Venice? Piazza San Marco, the Canale Grande, the Rialto Bridge, its carnival, its Biennial and the Golden Lion... Not only Venice, located in a lagoon, is literally sinking due to the holes in the seabed at depths of up to 500 meters... there is also the rising waters due to global …
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Congratulations to the string quartet “I Fulmini”
It was a tough fight... è stata una dura lotta... but we are three reckless girls and ready to do anything (the boy Antonio this time didn't fool around with us)... ma siamo tre ragazze temerarie e pronte a tutto (purtroppo Antonio non è nella foto) Thanks to the magic of our music (Merlin gave …
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Presentazione letteraria * literary presentation
. Un'occasione da non mancare: ascoltare dal vivo il quartetto d'archi "I Fulmini" (Francesca, Sara Luna, Valentina e Antonio) che ha conseguito un primo premio al concorso svizzero di Neuchâtel lo scorso mese di marzo. Con la presentazione del mio ultimo romanzo "Il Segreto degli Annwyn" che attualmente viene trasformato in una sceneggiatura per film... …
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The High Atlas and the desert * L’Alto Atlante e il deserto
I was dreaming about this trip since a very long time... Sognavo questo viaggio da molto tempo... Read about it and see the pictures! * Leggi qualche emozione dal mio diario e guarda le foto... .
We all have a choice… but still is only yours! * Possiamo scegliere…
When I speak of vegetarianism and veganism, my interlocutor wrinkles his/her nose (most of the time)... I realize that unfortunately are still few to embrace this choice that not only shows respect and compassion for other living creatures, but it is also the only solution to safeguard the planet Earth. The issue I resume it …
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They did it again! * L’hanno fatto nuovamente…
Fortunately emotions follow one another constantly: those sad that leave us helpless and the joyful ones that allow us to dream of a better world! This was a long weekend really exciting, with a music competition in Neuchâtel with my daughter Sara Luna and the string quartet I Fulmini (The Lightning - Francesca, Sara Luna, …
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Getting ready: with the Torino Film lab #AdaptLab#
I admit it: I'm quite intrigued and curious. It is the first time that I face, on a professional level, the idea of seeing my novel transformed into a film scenography. Metaphorically I can compare it to a mother who brings her son for the first time to a birthday party... Chrysalis is a young …
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about frogs and toads * sulle rane e rospi
. Not only in our country there is this issue! When the rain arrives, this trigger the migration of frogs and toads. Like every year specimens of toads and frogs are on their way to their breeding grounds, usually ponds, but also lakes. After spawning, the batrachians remain few weeks in this places, and then …
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Me and my teddy bear * c’era una volta Orsetto
More than half a century ago, I made the acquaintance of "Teddy Bear", the faithful friend that still accompanies me in my sleep and dreams! My confession may seem a bit misplaced... but I'm sure that many of my readers have special and sweet memories linked to the existence of a particular stuffed animal... From an …
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The snow came back last night * ieri notte è tornata la neve
The snow came back and the thermometer's mercury reads O° celsius (32° Fahrenheit). I look around... women in fur coats, young people wearing jackets with hoods decorated with fur, men with thick padded goose down jackets ... Everyone should know the truth behind these items of clothing! . The farmer in this video casually describes ripping the bloody …
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The Annwyn secret: the thrill to maybe become a movie
to help children in need, if it will take off... AdaptLab: from page to screen This year L’immagine e la parola (Images and words) (19 – 22 March) will be joined by a session of AdaptLab, a workshop on the adaptation of literary works for the screen, developed by TorinoFilmLab and addressing industry …
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Tito Bassi: a writer of visceral emotions * scrittore d’emozioni viscerali
I was not even twenty when I first met Tito: he was a fascinating person, singular and unreachable. Or at least if I considered all the stories and rumors going around about him! He was emanating a strange aura, his smile was captivating, and his strange accent made me smile. I saw him again on an …
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an act of Love * un’azione amorevole
I'm helping care for koalas burned by the bushfires by pledging to make mittens for injured koalas. As an IFAW supporter, I’m making a lifesaving difference for animals. You can help too. Visit this link to lear how to do it too! °°oOo°° Mi impegno a confezionare dei guantini/muffole per la cura dei koala feriti e …
Claudine Giovannoni 