The charming Tuscan town of Castiglion Fiorentino played host this weekend to the opening round of the 2025 Vintage Enduro European Championship delivering a day full of adrenaline and classic two-stroke magic engines and passion: the event offered fans a unique opportunity to witness high-level competition featuring vintage motorcycles and determined riders Three main categories were featured: Expert each divided into classes based on engine capacity The racing action kept the audience on edge throughout the day with dramatic duels and nail-biting finishes The Italian round showcased the magic of vintage enduro racing: a perfect blend of showmanship skill and a passion for historic motorcycles setting the tone for an exciting season ahead | Copyright 2025 FIM Europe | Terms of use - Privacy statement | this program is temporarily paused pending guidance from public health officials Department of Landscape Architecture is partnering with the College of Environmental Design to sponsor an incredible week in Castiglion Fiorentino Castiglion Fiorentino has been home to students of landscape architecture for 25 years and is the location of the longest running international program in the college This spectacular trip will provide an opportunity to go slow connecting with the community and a landscape that has been fundamental to education of generations of landscape architecture students. While this tour is based in the relationships Cal Poly Pomona Landscape Architecture has nurtured in Castiglion Fiorentino across the past 25 years it is a tour that will take a deep dive into place and community with some occasional discussion around design The program's planned events are wide ranging but very local in context This trip is an opportunity to explore Italy well off the beaten path The Amici di ENV is limited to 20 participants The tour will begin and end in Castiglion Fiorentino This trip will call Castiglion Fiorentino home for nine days and eight nights of creative exploration hyper-local food and- of course- local wine Accommodations will be provided at a local agriturismo where we will stay for the duration: no packing and no moving meet many local artisans and makers of all types and take a couple day trips to some truly extraordinary nearby sites and cities The tour will highlight the landscape and community of Castiglion Fiorentino Our trip will take its time and go deep into the experience of place- no hustle and bustle of tours here just a slow week-long sojourn into the landscape of rural Italy Some days participants will have the opportunity to choose between activities offered and there will also be time to explore the settings individually or take a rest day Planned events include workshops in print-making We will always appreciate the time we have Our trip will include an in-depth introduction to the Santa Chiara Study Center Santa Chiara and its dedicated team are the reason our study abroad program has been able to introduce more that 600 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Davis students to the culture and history of Italy across the past 25 years Our program's presence in Castiglion Fiorentino is not by chance; this relationship is tied to the history of the center and the mission of the founder Paolo Barucchieri Over the past 30 years, Barucchieri and his team have built and devoted immeasurable energy to the creation and continuation of this center our landscape architecture program and other institutions continue to enjoy an Italian experience in a nurturing and efficient environment as true members of the Castiglion Fiorentino community Phil Pregill will join with the Department Chair artisans and friends of the program will join the tour and deepen our shared experience We look forward to your time with us in Castiglion Fiorentinio The commitment to offer Texas A&M University students educational and cultural experiences abroad remains a top priority Aggies have been gaining international experiences in Italy for more than three decades at the 500-year-old ex-convent and chapel of Santa Chiara in Castiglion Fiorentino the medieval town is located between Arezzo and Cortona in Tuscany On a visit to Castiglion Fiorentino this fall Vice Provost and Chief International Officer Michael Benedik led a team of administrators from Texas A&M through successful partnership discussions with local Mayor Mario Agnelli and the international service provider Italart which has organized and led cultural experiences in Italy since the early 1980s “We look forward to continuing our partnerships with new agreements that will be beneficial to everyone,” Benedik said “I was impressed by the hospitality of the people of Castiglion Fiorentino and the warmth and welcome they give to our students.” Mayor Agnelli expressed the mutual respect and spirit of collaboration that continues between his city and Texas A&M after three decades of study abroad visits by A&M students “The positive experience American students have brought to the community of Castiglion Fiorentino is now part of our story Having facilitated faculty-led study abroad courses at Castiglion Fiorentino for decades Italart was uniquely positioned to broker the recent agreements Although the convent and chapel on the grounds owned by the municipality of Castiglion Fiorentino and rented to Italart are temporarily closed in order to bring them up to new earthquake compliance standards our programs in Castiglion Fiorentino continue uninterrupted The five year partnership gives the university preferred rates and scheduling for students A&M will provide financial support for facilities assessments and program enhancements at the facility Italart will temporarily transition the international experience from the convent to the Hotel Park in Castiglion Fiorentino while new building codes are implemented and structural improvements are planned and executed Associate Vice President for External Affairs Chad Wootton and Professor of Architecture and Global Faculty Advocate for Italy Elton Abbott teamed with Benedik during negotiations and joined with Italart Administrators Garnette Gott and Sharon Jones to plan for the center’s reopening after it is shored up to better resist the earthquakes that dot the region “We are pleased to renew commitments with Texas A&M which we view as the principal and most important partner since our founding,” Jones said Wootton expressed the leadership team’s commitment to preserving the study abroad experience in Italy and described how the partnership represents a vital part of Texas A&M’s mission of education and service “The concept of ‘connected communities’ is fundamental to Texas A&M students “The partnership with Italart is not just found in one facility; it is found in the streets sites and in connecting with the people of Castiglion Fiorentino These new agreements articulate that more clearly and allow us to build on our history together.” Spring graduations will be celebrated May 8-10 across nine ceremonies at Reed Arena The annual awards recognize individual staff members teams and student employees for their contributions to the university community The Friars honor their beloved dachshunds and support Texas A&M’s veterinary hospital through a heartfelt gift that reflects their love for animals and the Aggie Spirit watch videos and discover how Texas A&M University is shaping an innovative more secure future for the citizens of Texas and the world A BRAND NEW NAPOLEONIC MUSEUM IS BORN IN ITALY On March 24th the Museo Medagliere dell’Europa Napoleonica (Napoleonic European Medallion Museum) was opened in Castiglion Fiorentino Tuscany Italy The collection is from the private collection of Alain Borghini and consists of original commemorative medallions minted in several European countries during the period from the French Revolution to the Restoration Hosted in the just restored medieval dungeons of the castle of city the Medallion Museum exhibits more than nine hundred historical medals and jetons with which visitors and scholars can make a journey in the past as it is depicted by these small metal masterpieces still growing with continuous additions and not completely displayed in the current layout is one of the most important worldwide due not only to the number of pieces stored but also by the fact in it it’s possible to find medals minted all around Europe so to appreciate the different monarchs’ points of view There are not just historical medallions but jetons calendar medals and box medals to show a full spectrum of not only political events but also the whole European society of that time Medallions are displayed in more than 30 showcases placed in four scenographic halls according a diachronic layout and accompanied with musical arrangements and screens showing historical movies so to assure an historical full immersion The grand opening was presided over by Mayor Mario Agnelli President of the International Napoleonic Society Knight of the Order of the French Academic Palms who gave gold medal recognition awards to Mayor Agnelli and Borghini Part of the festivities included a Saturday mini-congress of the INS with speakers from Canada Ireland and France joining those from Italy There was also a concert on Sunday evening The exhibition is completed by a fully illustrated 2 volume book (600pp) where all the displayed pieces are pictured and described not only from a numismatic point of view but also from historical and sociology viewpoints Nel Segno dell’Aquila has the aim to become a fundamental reference book for anybody wants to approach the Napoleonic historical medallions’ world this work is a real mine of information and details that are often generally unknown The museum is open from Thursday to Sunday throughout the year Museo Medagliere dell’Europa Napoleonica Facebook page Whether you are a private individual or a company, if you are a tax payer in France, you get tax benefits on donations to the Fondation Napoléon. Find out more. © Fondation Napoléon 2025 ISSN 2272-1800 Skip to contentPartner content forItaly’s water CrisisGabriele Galimberti is a National Geographic photographer from Florence On assignment for Finish and National Geographic Gabriele created this series on water with photographs from the severe drought of 2017 and the summer of 2019 that saw one of the hottest heatwaves on record With extreme weather events becoming more frequent his images are a stark reminder of our fragile relationship with water and the urgent need to better manage this precious and finite resource.Words by Jon HeggiePhotograph by Gabriele GalimbertiPlease be respectful of copyright Unauthorized use is prohibited.Five roads meet in the Tuscan hillsParched fields stretch into the distance near Pienza This was Italy’s driest for sixty years with rainfall an alarming 80 percent below the historic average Summer 2017 saw agriculture suffer as fields dried up Satellite data showed that although Tuscany regularly experiences drier than normal conditions the situation in 2017 was particularly intense and persistent Northern Italy receives twice as much rain as the south with central Italy receiving around 22 percent of Italy’s total precipitation—around 31.5 inches (800mm) per year Most Italian cities have public drinking fountains that have provided free drinking water for hundreds of years some of these fountains are being switched off Public drinking fountains often run continuously whether people are drinking from them or not pouring into storm drains to be carried away rather than recycled This beautifully crafted water fountain stands dull and dry in a side street of the small walled city of Castiglion Fiorentino Such fountains were once symbolic of public service and plentiful water The Chiana Canal was dug to drain swampland this river was in full flow and had an abundance of fish but now it often dries up completely during the summer months A typical tap delivers around 3.5 gallons (16 liters) of water every minute while it’s estimated that a leaky tap can waste around 4,000 gallons (20,000 liters) of water a year Pre-rinsing dishes under a running tap remains a widespread practice despite being largely unnecessary thanks to dishwashers It’s an act that wastes up to eight gallons (38 liters) of water each time we do it using on average 2.6 gallons (12 liters per load) compared to nearly 27 gallons (122 liters) for handwashing in the sink Copyright © 1996-2015 National Geographic SocietyCopyright © 2015-2025 National Geographic Partners Parched fields stretch into the distance near Pienza You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed saw and conquered a decent list of Enduro World Championship riders at first round of the 24mx Enduro European Championship Verona took part in this European event to train for the world championship which begins in Portugal next week and went away with a double victory across two days in in Castiglion Fiorentino The Italian flag was flying strongly in this opening round with the factory GASGAS pilot bettering Honda RedMoto’s Samuele Bernardini on day one by a minute and a half adrift with third place overall going to Davide Soreca a few seconds behind Un post condiviso da Davide Soreca (@davidesoreca) Soreca recovered to take the win in E1 class ahead of Davide Mei (Diligenti Racing) and Jacopo Traini took the E2 victory ahead of Bernardini and Daniel Mundell (TNT Corse) in third place returning to the European championship after a year In E3 the French national anthem echoed thanks to the determination of Anthony Geslin (Atomic Moto) who won by 14 seconds ahead of Mattia Capuzzo Day one in Castiglion Fiorentino proved a good one for the return to the European stage for Killian Lunier The Frenchman won the Junior1 category ahead of his compatriot David Scheid Guillemot (Atomic Moto) and the British Yamaha rider Charlie Charter protagonist of the top of the standings all day long and youth world champion but relegated due to a TC penalty In Junior2 Riccardo Fabris and Matej Skuta were protagonists of this first day of the championship The winner after nine special tests was the 2023 champion Fabris who managed to take home the victory by less than three seconds over Skuta The Finnish flag flies on the third step for Samuli Puhakainen who placed just two seconds ahead of Matyas Chlum The young guys from Youth class gave an intense day with the top three all within seven seconds Riccardo Pasquato (Fantic Specia) took his Fantic to the first step and fifth place scratch Luca Piersigilli (Diligenti Racing) finished in second place while third place went to Valentino Corsi (Fantic Specia) first place still has the signature of Maurizio Micheluz The Italian rider won ahead of the German Nico Rambow and Martin Gottvald 10 female riders began their 2024 Enduro European Championship with Tanja Schlosser setting the best time on day one.The young German knows no rivals and won the class with 1 minute and 17 seconds ahead of Team Atomic Moto rider Mauricette Brisebard Closing the podium was Argentine rider Carla Scaglioni Overall victory again for Andrea Verona on the second day but with a gap of just 25 seconds on Samuele Bernardini The two Italian riders battled throughout the day giving the large crowd a great spectacle with Verona making the difference on the 10-minute Enduro test each lap giving the 186 riders Spring conditions to complete the three special tests Making amends for missing a time control on day one Kevin Cristino took home third overall and first in the class – the Team Fantic motor rider winning the J1 classification ahead of Killian Lunier In J2 Czech Republic Matej Skuta won his class by 21 seconds (and fourth overall) over Diego Haution (Atomic Moto) Day one winner Ricardo Fabris could only muster P6 Team Specia teammates Valentino Corsi and Riccardo Pasquato claimed a one-two on the podium ahead of Simone Cagnoni In the seniors Davide Soreca conquered the E1 class ahead of a battle for second position between Jacopo Traini and Davide Mei who fought until to the last special Traini took the second step of the podium and over Mei by less than a second Andrea Verona and Samuele Bernardini claimed the first two positions in the E2 standings with Mundell closing the podium in third position (and fifth overall) a worry-free victory again for Team Atomic Moto’s Anthony Geslin ahead of Mattia Capuzzo by over a minute and a half and Robert Riedel third It was a double victory also for Maurizio Micheluz in the Senior class in front of Nico Rambow and Martin Gottvald The Women’s class was won again by Tanja Schlosser who was in a class of her own in all the special tests In second place we found Sara Traini and in third Mauricette Brisebard The 2024 season continues on June 15-16 in San Marino which will host a European championship race for the first time with the MiniEnduro European Cup opening their 2024 season in Aviano More information and full results: www.europeanenduro.com Create a personal Enduro21 account to access our new forum receive exclusive competitions and money saving offers Enduro21 is all about motorcycle enduro and off-road riding. Read more Donations to Enduro21 can make a huge difference to what we do Learn more We're on the lookout for writers, photographers, videographers and enduro enthusiasts, from all around the world. Read more This website uses cookies that are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the privacy policy By accepting this OR scrolling this page OR continuing to browse Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Note: This story deals with serious themes please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 (TALK) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741 Fifteen years ago, Salon's then-advice columnist Cary Tennis received a letter that posed a troubling question. The writer, who gave the name "Ready for the End," was a 36-year-old in the throes of deep depression. The writer asked, "What's the best method for a painless suicide?" Tennis' reply has over the years become a kind of "Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus" for a struggling and largely invisible audience Salon staff spotted its enduring readership a few years ago and discovered that it's a top search result for the phrase "painless suicide." This story comes up almost immediately underneath the number for a suicide prevention lifeline Tennis' column is a conversation between two strangers "there really is no future for me" and one of whom has to craft an empathetic response to that statement I've long wondered about what became of the anonymous letter writer as well as the effect the experience had on the person who received it and responded where he is writing a book about an Italian engineer who rebuilt the medieval convent next door to his house "and how a chance meeting on a train from Orvieto to Milan in 1952 set off a chain of events leading to our coming to live in Castiglion Fiorentino." I spoke to him recently about that "Since You Asked" letter and what he would say to the writer of it today For those who don't know the context, can you give some history of "Since You Asked," and what happened when you received this particular letter "Since You Asked" was the successor to Garrison Keillor's "Mr. Blue" column and I wrote it from October 2001 to September 2013 Out of all of the thousands of letters you received and you answered what did it feel like when this one came in I got a lot of letters from people in pain I got used to people who were writing and were desperate one of which was to always take people at their word I would try to bring a perspective that was not the normal perspective and was my own You don't really know that suicide is going to work You don't really know that it's your best option through various recovery groups and just observing life that people in really desperate situations sometimes do get better I've seen people come out of all kinds of hell — out of prison My opinion about people's assertion that it's never going to change and that it's always going to be like this What I see is people who change and get better That's my background; that's my approach to it People complain that it's false advertising "I thought you were going to give me a painless suicide method And here you are with this crap." I wonder if what people are really looking for when they say "a painless method of suicide" is something other than suicide I took delight in just weighing the options and arguing the case I picked up my sharpest knife from the kitchen I didn't think I had the stomach to finish myself that way So I started looking for an easy way to commit suicide and instead found a blog post by you from 2006 You described suicide as an incredible gamble I had never looked at it through that lens before Taking my own life forfeits that agency for random chance Today I'm deciding to not take that chance Here in the U.S., the Anthony Bourdain documentary just came out, and there's a lot of very public conversation about suicide. There's also been an increase in suicide and suicidal ideation It's really entered a different phase of our of our public understanding Has anything changed in the way you understand suicide or the way you think about it We left America five years ago, and we live in a different country now This has really crystallized my feeling that there's something wrong with American life Because I live now with people who don't have much money and whose job prospects are poor and who live with a corrupt government The town that we live in is full of happy people who have stable families and good food and health care And there's no question that if you get sick There are just so many uncertainties in American life and so much fear I'm not surprised that people are going a little crazy do you think you would give the same advice A thing I often did in the column was focus on external conditions I see people talking about mental illness as a pathology But I think a lot of it is political — that because of political and economic conditions meaning because of adults in power making decisions — people's lives are bad They don't know it because everybody's life is bad in the same way So you have this focus on suicide and depression, but not enough focus on the political conditions that give rise to civic organizations, unions They they're not as strong as it used to be Life is scary. Life is really f**king scary. I can't imagine having shelter in place drills. The fact that "active shooter" is a normal phrase You're living under harsh conditions." That's one way I would try to address it I think part of what makes that column so unique is that what the letter writer says is such an intimate and vulnerable and candid assessment So you never heard back from that person again Sometimes when people write to me personally I don't know precisely who it is because I was very scrupulous about not finding out who they are not knowing who they are when I answered them the letter writer reading this conversation now is there something you'd like to say today I'd like to say I didn't mean any disrespect That's been my process out of depression through cognitive therapy to see that many of the things I thought were true And that my thinking about what was possible in life It brings tears to my eyes just to think about it and remember which you have got to claw your way through to find I hate all this life gets better stuff." It doesn't necessarily get better I don't know if it's the Grateful Dead or the people in AA who say "Don't quit before the miracle happens." That sounds corny as hell "Don't quit before the miracle happens." But I would share my own experience which is that I've been in the darkest and most hopeless places If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 (TALK) This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity Mary Elizabeth Williams is a senior writer for Salon and author of "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles." Follow her on Bluesky @maryelizabethw Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press 2022  /PRNewswire/ -- Intense emotions and immense satisfaction were in the air during the final event of the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award the award ceremony for the winners of the 2022 edition in Castiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo) drew an enjoyable end to this celebration of the values of sportsmanship organised by the Fair Play Menarini Foundation loyalty and respect once more took centre stage to be celebrated through the sporting personalities who have officially become ambassadors for the message of the Award This prestigious accolade once again provided an extraordinary opportunity to acknowledge  and share the best of sporting culture whilst flying the flag for universal ideals "We are pleased to have rewarded champions who have been the standard bearers of very important principles loyalty and respect" – stated Lucia and Alberto Giovanni Aleotti shareholders and Board Members of Menarini – "Inspired by these past few days we look forward to seeing you at the next edition so that we may continue to elevate the values of fair play ever higher." The wonderful final evening of this celebration of fair play hosted by Lorenzo Dallari and Rachele Sangiuliano and broadcast live on Sportitalia was made all the brighter for the dazzling light of "la Divina" Federica Pellegrini winner of the first Olympic gold in Italian swimming history and the eternal pride of the national sport scene A trio of football giants stepped out onto the stage in Castiglion Fiorentino including former heroes of the pitch Roberto Donadoni and Massimo Ambrosini Those present in the piazza gave an unforgettable welcome to record-breaking Australians Casey Stoner and Ian Thorpe champions of the race track and the pool respectively winner of the Paolo Rossi Special Award in the "Youth Role Model" Category presented by the wife of "Pablito" himself Also taking their turn in the Fair Play limelight were diver and champion of the water Tania Cagnotto volleyball star Marco Bracci and Olympic target-shooting champion from San Marino Alessandra Perilli as well as this edition's rising young stars: taekwondo champion Vito Dell'Aquila and Stefania Constantini Italy's first-ever Olympic medal winner for curling in the mixed doubles Two plaques were awarded in the "Sport beyond Sport" category to the super-duo of Paralympic Alpine skiing: Giacomo Bertagnolli and Andrea Ravelli Completing the roster of new Fair Play Menarini Ambassadors journalist Giorgio Porrà who was presented with the Franco Lauro Special Award "Narrating Emotions" "With the conclusion of this latest edition which was managed entirely by our Foundation we are advancing a mission that we believe to be crucial: using the world of sport to spread ideals that we hope will gain more and more ground in all of our everyday lives," remarked Antonello Biscini Board members of the Fair Play Menarini Foundation as we already turn our attention to the next edition we want to thank the award-winning champions and everybody who contributed to the success of the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award." The categories and winners of the XXVI Fair Play Menarini International Award are: In honor of Mother’s Day, share a photo on Twitter or Instagram of your grandmother or her signature dish using the hashtag #grandmacooks. Check out our submissions here. If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!” Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures “In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!” The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes Galimberti said many of the subjects for the project were selected serendipitously, picked while he was working on a project about couch surfing that explored the global phenomenon of staying in other people’s houses Since Galimberti never slept in hotels while working on the project he was able to come into contact with people who introduced him to grandmothers in the area Galimberti acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him “I always do the arrangements by myself,” he explained I don’t remember why I took the first photo like this My photos are always geometric so it comes natural for me to make order I like the idea of showing all the single ingredients in the first photo in a way that everybody can recognize and in the second photo I show the result of the recipes where all the ingredients are mixed together!” “I like to photograph people and I always like to tell their stories Every single of my portrait goes together with a story I always try to put in the photo some elements with a connection with the story that I will write I always need hours to make a portrait because I’m a slow photographer I always talk a lot with my subjects; I need to know something about their life and I need to get some inspiration from them.” The final images in the series also include the recipes for the dishes so the series doubles as an international cookbook “It seems like everybody loves this project,” Galimberti explained “I think it’s because it’s a simple project Something that everybody can understand and read people doesn’t need to have any king of specific knowledge to understand it I think this is why I had success with it.” In honor of Mother’s Day, share a photo on Twitter or Instagram of your grandmother or her signature dish using the hashtag #grandmacooks. Check out our submissions here. News UWinnipeg’s Chelsea Bonan is in Italy this summer on a full scholarship from the Italian Cultural Institute Toronto and an Italian Canadian Foundation of Manitoba Scholarship These scholarships allow her to attend an Italian language school in Florence thanks to her love of everything Italian. While in Florence Bonan will be fully immersed in Italian culture and language while adapting to the Italian way of life.  This summer’s Florence trip is a result of Bonan wanting to reconnect with her Italian heritage.  A few years ago she traveled to the small medieval village of Castiglion Fiorentino in Tuscany where she was an Au-Pair for a family for a year During this time Bonan immersed herself in the Italian way of life and traditions while teaching English to her neighbours This adventurous educational and cultural exchange allowed her to fall in love with all things Italian Since this Castiglion Fiorentino adventure she has continued her full-time studies at UWinnipeg and is in her third-year of an interdisciplinary linguistics degree the UWinnipeg Italian language program exposed me to opportunities I would not have seen otherwise,” said Bonan ‘I had tremendous amount of support from my professor which makes my love for languages grow even stronger Taking a language course at the UWinnipeg with small classes ensures a lot of engagement and offers many opportunities outside of school.” Bonan makes time for her Italian community She volunteers weekly at the Dante Alighieri language school as well as being a part of the executive board for the Italian pavilion at Folklorama.  “These scholarships are a testimony of the importance and support of Italian studies at the UWinnipeg,” said Moretti-Lawrie and Dr faculty in UWinnipeg’s Modern Languages and Literature.  “Organizations such as the Dante Alighieri Cultural Society; The Italian Canadian Foundation of Manitoba; the Sons of Italy; and the Italian government enable students to pursue their studies in Italian and even take part in summer exchange programs in Italy like this Italian Cultural Institute scholarship given to Chelsea This portrait is of a little boy named Lucas who lives in Sydney particularly his set of miniature trains and wooden railroad tracks The wealthiest children were more possessive of their belongings refusing to let Galimberti touch the toys at first Building rapport with those kids took longer The poorer children were much more receptive to Galimberti and were more generous with their fewer belongings and therefore spent most of their time outdoors with friends Galimberti’s portraits are very revealing of the children’s worlds — their personalities You can find the entire set of Toy Stories photographs over on Galimberti’s website Toy Stories by Gabriele Galimberti (via American Photo) Image credits: Photographs by Gabriele Galimberti and used with permission Become a PetaPixel Member and access our content ad-free and director who has a net worth of $15 million Robert Benigni was born in Manciano La Misericordia He first acted in 1971 and acted and directed experimental theater shows in Rome Benigni directed and starred in the films You Upset Me He also starred in the films Il minestrone For Life is Beautiful Benigni won 12 Best Actor Awards including an Academy Award He also won 26 screenplay and directing awards for the film including an Academy Award and Cesar Award For Pinocchio he won a Razzie Award for Worst Actor and was nominated for three other Razzies including Worst Director He also won Best Actor awards for Il Minestrone © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved Castiglion Fiorentino honors the memory of the New Zealand major who fell in war recently awarded honorary citizenship to Major John Robert McGruther a New Zealander of Maori origin who sacrificed his life during the Second World War fought valiantly against German forces in the hills between Lignano and Cavadeno an act of courage that marked the history of an entire nation McGruther was part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Italy whose headquarters were located in Castiglion Fiorentino His decision to leave as a volunteer to fight tyranny was motivated by a strong sense of justice and freedom demonstrating a deep attachment to the cause of freedom was a tragic epilogue to a life dedicated to service and sacrifice McGruther was described as a “hero from the other side of the world,” a man who crossed the ocean to fight in a land that was not his This gesture of recognition is not only a tribute to his memory reminds us that freedom has never been a given gift McGruther had a promising future ahead of him the call of duty led him to leave school to help his family on the farm and but his determination took him back to the front in Italy where he continued to fight in crucial battles such as Monte Cassino and Sora but his sacrifice will remain etched in the collective memory Notizie.it is a newspaper registered with the Court of Milan n.68 on 01/03/2018 Impara come descrivere lo scopo dell'immagine (si apre in una nuova scheda) Lascia vuoto se l'immagine è puramente decorativa