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The Chieti Affective Action Videos (CAAV) is a new database designed for the experimental study of emotions in psychology
The main goal of the CAAV is to provide a wide range of standardized stimuli based on two emotional dimensions: valence and arousal
The CAAV is the first database to present emotional stimuli through videos of actions filmed and developed specifically for experimental research
444 young adults were recruited to evaluate this database
which consisted of a sub-set of 90 actions filmed in four versions
The four versions differ based on the gender of the main actor (male or female) and in the perspective in which each action was shot (first-person or third-person)
CAAV validation procedure highlighted a distribution of different stimuli based on valence and arousal indexes
The material provided by CAAV can be used in future experimental studies investigating the role of emotions
and memory in addition to the study of differences between gender and perspective taking
emotion/affect behavior trait • valence • arousal domain measurement
Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.11448795
also has pointed out that most movie clips activate both
and that they depict multiple actions using different emotional levels
The multimodal features of most video clips could result in a mixing of different emotional experiences for the observers
confusing the evaluation of the different actions and the recollection of them
the gender of the main actor and the point of view (POV) shot
The first-person POV allows the observer to take on the perspective of the actor
the CAAV (Chieti Affective Action Video) was created with the aim of solving
some of the issues that affect currently used databases
most of which rely on already existing video clips
the CAAV was developed to control for the following critical aspects: the camera angle
the number of stimuli included in the scene
and the POV with which the actions are carried out
Considering all the possible advantages that the use of the first-person POV can have on the observer; our movie clips were filmed using both
the third-person and the first-person point of view
Staging these two different perspectives allows to compare and analyze the different emotional aspects arising from both POVs
in relation to identification processes and emotional responses
the perspective dimension may further interact with the gender
using the CAAV also allows to compare and analyze the mixed emotional aspects arising from the manipulation of these two variables
444 healthy participants took part in the CAAV validation procedure voluntarily
the sample consisted of 217 young males and 227 young females between the ages of 18 and 30 years (mean = 22.58 years; SD = 3.71)
most of which were university students at G
They received no compensation and signed an informed consent before starting the experiment
(a) Action description: “Watering a plant”
(c) Action description: “Measuring one’s fever”
(d) Action description: “Measuring one’s fever”
the subject can select any of the 9 points on the continuum
with 1 corresponding to the lowest possible rating on each dimension (i.e.
negative valence/low arousal) and 9 corresponding to the highest possible rating (i.e.
all CAAV videos are reported in the file .zip named “CAAV_database”
eight sample videos of the CAAV are available for download on the Figshare platform as an overview of the CAAV stimuli
The eight sample videos include two different actions
“Losing hair” (low valence/medium-high arousal) and “Blowing candles”(high valence/medium arousal)
both presented in four different conditions (in relation to gender and POV variables)
All 360 videos are in.mpg format with a 1920 × 1080 resolution
the results of the CAAV validation are reported in a separate Excel file
This file is called “CAAV_dataset” and contains a dataset with the average scores
This table is accompanied by a legend that provides a detailed description of all the variables
The table reports the code assigned to each video
Each video was renamed with a corresponding code within the depository
this table reports a brief description of the action contained in each video
the type of perspective used (first-person POV vs
and the gender of the actor (male vs female)
The average values and the standard deviation for both valence and arousal dimensions are also reported
the mean ratings and standard deviation distinguished by the gender of the experimental subjects (male vs female) are also reported
in a second Excel file named “CAAV_rawdata” the raw data for all experimental subjects are reported
Scatterplot of the interaction between valence and arousal scores of each video
The average valence score is reported on the X axis
while the average arousal score is reported on the Y axis for each video
a further development could be to involve different age groups in the rating of the CAAV stimuli making the database more appropriate in studies on emotions and memory in aging
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We monitored electric and magnetic fields synchronously and continuously in an Italian area prone to moderate-to-high magnitude seismic activity
Identifying and monitoring of potential precursors may contribute to risk mitigation
A decade after the Central Italy Electromagnetic Network started
nine strong shakes with magnitudes between 5.0 and 6.6 occurred in Central Italy between August 2016 and January 2017
The events produced a fault offset of up to 2.8 m along a NNW–SSE normal fault system
75 km long and located NW of the fault system
which generated the destructive L’Aquila 2009 earthquake sequence
This paper describes the electric and magnetic variations in the extremely low frequency band recorded at the Chieti Station of the network
Meteorological and geomagnetic data were compared to the recordings of these electric and magnetic activities by statistical correlations
We recorded several abrupt increases in electric and magnetic activities not simultaneous to the main seismic events and presumptively related to them
Electrical signals consist in discrete electric field oscillations between 50 and 200 Hz
with time lapses lasting between 3 and 45 min
magnetic signals consisting of magnetic field pulses with time lapses greater than 10 m were recorded in the same time interval
Similar signals occurred during the 2009 L’Aquila
both electric and magnetic phenomena increased in intensity and number
Two physical models are proposed to describe and interpret electric and magnetic signal events
A number of hypotheses about the origin of recorded electric and magnetic signals may fit coherently with electromagnetic theory and are discussed in the light of a consistent dataset
and even though only Gorzano fault has been associated with large historical earthquakes
the whole of the area is known for repeated destructive earthquakes
(1) missing constraints on the various physical mechanisms and models of various processes that are imposed by data from other disciplines
or consistency with other geophysical data obtained in the area
(3) lack of the use of reference stations to quantify and remove common-mode noise generated in the ionosphere/magnetosphere and to isolate the most likely location of signal sources in the Earth’s crust
Recordings of coupled ELF electric and magnetic fields from the Chieti Station are presented in this work for the first time
while measurements of VLF electric fields and terrestrial currents are still not considered together with the aforementioned
Vettore and only 2 km in the western part of the fault system
all the main seismic shakes would be located in the crystalline basement
The uppermost unit is the Mesozoic sequence formed by 2,000 m of Triassic evaporates and a thicker cover of Mesozoic limestone
The terrains present in the western side of the Apennine chain and up to the coastal line are involved in a compression thrust and fold system which developed mostly in 6,000-m-thick Tertiary soft terrains such as sandstones
and clays having a depocentre in the foredeep area (deformed)
Below these sequences there is again the limestone-evaporites stratigraphic unit and then
at a depth of about 7–8 km in the Chieti-Pescara area
which is near the limit of the Adriatic foreland (near the undeformed area)
The figure shows the azimuth of the magnetic antenna
which was oriented mainly to reduce the 50 Hz noise coming from the local electrical power line as far as possible
the directions of wire electrodes are indicated by white segments
about 70–100 km from the areas of the main shocks (stars)
reflected variations in the power absorption of the power network line
A) Configuration of the connections of the electrodes and the loop antenna through the amplifiers A1 and A2 at computers IC1 and IC2
(B) Simplified block diagram of the laboratory view data acquisition software at IC2 only
consisting of three main blocks starting from the first low-pass filter; the second block is the voltage threshold discriminator
the next block measure the amplitude and the period of the signals
(C) The electric detector made up of electrodes converging in the A1 double amplifier box in the photo on the left
and a particular of the loop in the photo on the right
FIGURE 3. A) Dynamic spectra of both WSW and NNW electrodes recorded on January 2, 2016 during the afternoon. Recordings lasted 70 min and show several electric phenomena of natural and anthropological origin. The evident vertical lines covering the entire frequency band and characterized by high intensity are EM waves produced by lightning bolts not too far from the station (Barr et al., 2000)
The green band represents the numerous lightning strikes that occurred at distances of thousands of kilometres in the tropics
(B) A typical spectrum of maximum daily electric oscillations recorded at IC1 during several months by Spectrum Lab software before the main strike of Norcia
It consists of 81 events of electric oscillations
which are mainly above the noise threshold of –80 dB; all of them fall between 50 and 250 Hz
The Labview data acquisition software at IC2 allowed to test different settings of the threshold
as well as different filter configurations to evaluate the number of daily triggers
A search of the filter cut-off frequency was implemented
being so the 50 Hz influence coming from the electrical power line was almost completely excluded from data
The acquisition at IC2 had constant parameters between September 2
when the voltage threshold defined by the Labview data acquisition software was set to 110 mV; corresponding to about 2.5 nT at 10 Hz (see Appendix B)
while the filter cut-off frequency was set to 20 Hz
and the data acquisition ran for 24 h per day
Computers IC1 and IC2 for the electrical and magnetic recordings and analysis are located in the underground floor of the building
Dynamic spectra recorded on 26 October in the afternoon
Recordings lasted 175 min and show a train of magnetic pulses that started at 14:55 LT
indicated by vertical lines; horizontal lines are the traces of 50-Hz power supply harmonics
Analysis of the Chieti Station subterranean electrodes database showed impulse-like signals of ground electromagnetic field values measured up to 14 days before the strongest quakes in Central Italy
to compare micro-seismicity with electromagnetic acquisitions
an SR04 EDUGEO three-axis seismograph was recently installed at the same position
whereas seismic events are indicated by black circles
No clear correspondence between rain and electric potential measurements is apparent at Chieti Station
The distribution of WSW electric oscillations (A) and the distribution of NNW electric oscillations (B) are indicated by black vertical lines
Rain is indicated by vertical lines in (C)
Periods of lost data are indicated by gray shadows for both (A,B)
it is possible to see that sometimes several pulses were recorded even below 7 Hz and all were above the voltage threshold
the antenna received a pulse with a frequency of 4.4 Hz with an amplitude of 45 nT
while at a greater frequency of 16.8 Hz had an amplitude of 10 nT
the first with a frequency of 9.5 Hz and an amplitude of 20 nT
and the second with a frequency of 14 Hz and an amplitude of 31 nT
FIGURE 6. Two significant increases of the daily counting rate below 8 Hz were recorded, the first from 25 October to 23 November and then another that appeared from 16 to 20 January. Notice that the plot reports only the biggest daily earthquakes listed in Table 1. The plot reports only the daily biggest earthquakes listed in Table 1 by gray circles
the detector recorded an increase in the number of pulses below 10 Hz
The detector recorded some pulses with amplitudes near 80 nT between 2 and 3 Hz even though the gain of the preamplifier was lower at those frequencies
It is evident from the above graphs that the magnetic induction threshold is frequency dependent after that the limit of 110 mV was fixed
A day before the main shock in Capitignano (January 18
three pulses with amplitudes greater than 20 nT appeared in the band between 4 and 8 Hz and even during the day of the main shock in Capitignano a pulse and the day after two pulses between 3 and 10 Hz
which show no significant statistical correlations
The daily number of magnetic pulses recorded by IC1 for the time interval from the end of July 2015 to October 2017 is indicated by vertical lines in (A)
Vertical lines in (B,C) describe geomagnetic activity by means of Ap and Dst indexes
The occurrence of strong seismic events (M ≥ 4) is indicated by grey stars
Periods of lost data are indicated by gray shadows
Statistical correlations of ±5 days in time differences between magnetic pulses and Ap index time series
and between magnetic pulses and Dst index time series on the left
degree of freedom were 835; between NNW electrical oscillations and rain at Chieti Scalo time series
and between WSW electrical oscillations and rain at Chieti Scalo time series on the right
it seems that any possible physical model connected with charge separation which occurs during rock fractures or seismo-electromagnetic generation must be discarded in this discussion
Specifically, electric field excesses measured on the occasions of the L'Aquila and Modena earthquakes which occurred in 2009 and 2012, respectively, consisted in ELF oscillations whose intensities reached a maximum during the days around the main shocks (Fidani, 2011; Fidani and Martinelli, 2015)
Electric field oscillations in the ELF band with the same spectral pattern as the cited cases were also recorded around Norcia and Capitignano earthquakes
the intensity excesses of electric oscillations lasted weeks before and after the respective main shocks
with intensity distributions centered around the earthquake times
even if some excesses in electric oscillations cannot be excluded around the Amatrice earthquake when loss of data occurred
the recordings show that a distribution centered around the Amatrice earthquake time did not appear
the increased density in daily detection of electric oscillations which was observed weeks before and after the L’Aquila 2009
and Norcia 2016 earthquakes was also observed by the Chieti electric detector around the time of the Amatrice earthquake
Further properties are evidenced in this study concerning electric oscillations with respect to those observed for the L’Aquila and Modena earthquakes
as the intensity of electric oscillations was discriminated between the NNW and WSW directions in this work
Recordings evidenced that intensity variations increased significantly only in the WSW direction
while the density in daily detection increased for both the NNW and the WSW direction
electric phenomena recorded around the earthquake time represent oscillations lasting from few minutes to tens of minutes with a frequency dispersion of several tens of hertz
Magnetic phenomena recorded around the earthquake time instead represent pulses lasting several tens of milliseconds with a frequency dispersion that is very large
although they were both recorded in the ELF band
electric phenomena have a maximum power spectrum around 100 Hz while magnetic phenomena have a maximum power spectrum around and less than 10 Hz
the two phenomena observed for the strong earthquakes of both October 2016 and January 2017 did not seem to be directly related to one another
the Maxwell equations can be used to verify failure of electric and magnetic recordings at Chieti Station together
They can be used to start with two different electrodynamics models describing observations
and then an attempt will be made to verify if a common cause can be found
the frequencies of electric field oscillations were very well defined in repeated electrical recordings with a persistent behavior of up to tens of minutes
which suggested some relatively stable source
Electric field oscillations were recorded only by one electrode at a time and one station at a time
Measurements suggested localized floating sources in the atmosphere of limited dimensions able to create a local electric field
the source of electric oscillations measured above the ground was thought to have been produced by charged clouds floating in the atmosphere
To evaluate the electric induction on the electrodes due to charged clouds
a comparison with the magnitude of Schumann Resonances phenomena was carried out
Intensities of Schumann Resonances are well defined
for the first at f = 7.4 Hz their induced potential can be estimated to be around 55 μV Hz−½ (see Appendix A)
Potentials induced by charged clouds are evaluated by calculating the average potential along the electrode length as
Based on this model and the ratio between induced potentials
it is demonstrated in Appendix A that the electrodes are completely surrounded by negative charge density
with only intensities in the WSW direction having maxima around the Norcia and the Capitignano earthquakes
which was not evidenced for the L’Aquila and Modena earthquakes
could be linked to wind direction as wind is able to transport clouds of ions
WSW is the direction perpendicular to the Apennine chain
if a magnetic field detector is in the atmosphere and the charged cloud goes around it
then the instrument is able to see asymmetric charge movements and to measure variations in the electric and magnetic fields
the electric detector can be reached by charged clouds while the magnetic one cannot because it is located underground
at about 20 m from the position of the electric detector
it is clear that the Chieti magnetic detector is not able to measure the magnetic component of electric oscillations of charged clouds
With regard to electric signatures of magnetic pulse recordings
pulses were characterized by a threshold fixed at the Chieti magnetic detector which corresponds to pulse amplitudes exceeding 2.5 nT at 10 Hz
with many recorded pulse amplitudes that reached several tens of nT
To have an initial estimate of the minimal electrical current flowing in the Earth’s crust
a simple model using the Biot-Savart law which considers an infinitely long line conductor that is at some depth in the Earth’s crust was used
which was placed underground in a simple homogeneous medium characterized by its magnetic permeability μ
The generation of underground electrical currents that may account for the reported observations at large distances of many tens of km can thus be estimated for concentrated sources
The second Maxwell equation system which makes it possible to estimate the magnetic induction generated in a complex permittivity medium Є = ε + i σ/ω can be written as
at places eastwards from Apennines such as Chieti
provide skin depths δ = 0.2–0.4 km
Magnetic field intensities collected by means of the Chieti loop were calculated to be between 2.5 and 80 nT for the Castelsantangelo sul Nera and Norcia seismic events and between 2.5 and 50 nT for the Capitignano events
Following Bortnik’s work (2010) which is to be used directly in calculating the minimal current necessary to produce magnetic perturbations
a minimum of Bo= 2.5 nT to be observed at Chieti Station was calculated
Taking into account the further estimated loss due to the 6 km soft terrain
it should have required at least IΔl = 4.8 × 1018 A·m at a distance of 70 km
a 10-km-long radiating element requires a 4.8 × 1014 A telluric current at a source hypo-centre such as Capitignano
a minimum of Bo= 2.5 nT to be observed at Chieti Station should require IΔl = 2.1 × 1024 A·m at a distance of 100 km
a 10-km-long radiating element requires a 2.1 × 1020 A telluric current at a source hypo-centre such as Norcia
being minimal values due to the nodes of magnetic distribution
Even if the variable magnetic fields can enter into the atmosphere above the Apennines with intensity losses of 2.5 × 10−3 to 1.8 × 10−2
and considering only the geometric loss into the atmosphere
a minimum of 92 and 190 MA current variations would be required to induce signals above the threshold of the magnetometer at Chieti for Capitignano and Norcia
Supposing Io is able to extends under the Chieti Station
about 40 kA of distributed current variations are sufficient to create variations of Bo = 80 nT
with ho = 0.1 km and h = 6 km according to geological results for the conductive layer
About 1.3 kA of distributed current variations are necessary to create variations of Bo = 2.5 nT
The electric current density variations to create Bo = 2.5–80 nT can be calculated to about 1.5–44 μA m−2 at the position of Chieti and
considering the fault length of 20 km and the layer thickness of 6 km
as variations of about 0.011–0.3 mA m−2 around the epicentre position
The retrieved magnetic induction Bo was found to be little influenced by either h or ho
The same calculation can be repeated for the Capitignano earthquakes located at xC = −35 and yC = −55 km
where the difference between the Chieti Station coordinate and the WSW-ENE line position of such earthquakes was about xo − xC = −40 km
the distributed electric current variations can be calculated to create Bo = 2.5–50 nT as about Io = 0.7–14 kA with 1.4–28 μA m−2 of current density variations at the position of Chieti
The model of electrical currents flowing from the Apennines around the hypo-centre to the Adriatic Sea through the conductive clay layer with the system coordinates in (A); the Chieti Station is at xo = −75 km while Norcia is at yN = −65 km
The retrieved magnetic field Bo in the position of Chieti due to the total current Io
flowing through the conductive layer thickness h–ho = 5.9 km of width between -xi and xi
where δ is the skin depth and was evaluated above to be between 0.5 and 1.1 km and λ is the wavelength of the electromagnetic emission that is equal to 30,000 km at 10 Hz and 150,000 km at 2 Hz
Electric field pulse intensities are therefore calculated to be in the range between 2.5 and 4 μV m−1
for greatest pulses of Capitignano and Norcia earthquakes
These values are well under the noise level of the electric field and should not be revealed by electric detectors used in this experiment in accordance with the results
This ionization is provided by α-active radon released over active tectonic faults and tectonic plates borders
Pulses of electrified gases could be responsible for electric charged clouds in the atmosphere and electrical current variations in the crust
Continuous recordings of non stationary electric fields and magnetic fields with frequencies in the band (3–300 Hz) evidenced specific signals which were exceptional in number and intensity at Chieti Station between 2016 and 2017
Electric anomalies consisting of oscillations of up to a few hundred hertz did not correlate with meteorological lightning and rainfall
Magnetic anomalies consisting of pulses with characteristic frequencies up to 10 Hz did not correlate with Dst and Kp indexes
Nine strong earthquakes distributed in three main periods struck Central Italy in August 2016
Events that occurred in October 2016 and January 2017 were preceded by increases in electric oscillations weeks beforehand and were preceded by increases in the number of magnetic pulses 1 day before
It was discussed that the duration of electric oscillations and magnetic pulses lasted for several days and weeks around the earthquake times
the Amatrice earthquake in August 2016 seemed to be not accompanied by increased electric magnitude and pulse number even though the data from Chieti Station show gaps during the days around the time of that earthquake
The electric field components along the WSW and NNW directions showed a gradually increasing number of horizontal electric oscillations
the WSW component of the electric field perpendicular to the Apennine chain was characterized by an increase in intensity since mid-October 2016
a maximum in electric intensity occurred on November 2
and a second maximum of the same intensity on January 6
about 10 days before the Capitignano shocks
The number of days with electric oscillations also increased during the same period
the NNW component of the electric field parallel to the Apennine chain was not characterized by intensity increases but only by the number of days on which electric oscillations increased
from middle of October to the end of December 2016
These results are in agreement with observations made on the occasions of the L'Aquila 2009 (Mw = 6.3) and the Emilia 2012 (Mw = 6.0) earthquakes
when increases of electric oscillations were recorded by Fermo and Zocca stations
and should be considered to verify their recurrence in sufficiently large number of strong earthquakes
Spherically symmetric charged clouds are unable to radiate electromagnetic energy
according with the lack of corresponding magnetic components from the coil magnetometer
Diffused electric currents in the crust are able to describe the lack of corresponding electrical components from the electric field detector as energy was principally concentrated in the magnetic field near the conductive layer
Signal to noise ratio limits of two instruments are consistent with measurements of natural signals such as Schumann Resonances
Common-mode noise generated in the ionosphere/magnetosphere was quantified and considered through geomagnetic indexes
The two different models used for electrical oscillations and magnetic pulses have not yet assigned a common cause
although upwards migrating fluids offer some well-founded answers
The datasets generated for this study are available on request to the corresponding author
CF is the coordinator of the work and he interpreted the data
MO is the acquisition data expert of the work and helped the first author to interpret the data
GI and NV monitored the acquisitions and the laboratory
FS helped the coordination of the work and revised it
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest
The authors are grateful to Joerg Renner for his valuable comments
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once hailed as a great talent of Hajduk Split
The former rising star of Croatian football has signed for Chieti
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Validation of the Chieti Affective Action Videos (CAAV) database was replicated with a sample of older adults (age range 65–93)
When designing experimental studies of emotions
it is crucial to take into consideration the differences in emotional processing between young and older adults
the main goal of the present study was to provide an appropriate dataset for the use of CAAV in aging research
the CAAV administration and the data collection methodology was faithfully replicated in a sample of 302 older adults
All the 360 standardized stimuli were evaluated on the emotional dimensions of valence and arousal
The CAAV validation in an older adults’ population increases the potential use of this innovative tool
The present validation supports the use of the CAAV database in future experimental studies on cognitive functions in healthy and pathological aging
Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14992173
These characteristics make the CAAV a highly ecological and immersive tool
it is crucial that studies on aging utilize emotional stimuli rated by a sample of older people
Given the growing research interest on the role of emotions on cognitive functions in aging
the goal of this work was to replicate the CAAV validation with a sample of older adults
the appropriate valence and arousal scores will be provided for the use of an innovative
and immersive tool for experimental psychological research in aging
The test consists of 30 items referring to seven cognitive domains: orientation in time
The total score ranged from 0 to 30 points
The raw score is corrected according to the age and years of education of the participant
A corrected score below 24 indicates possible impairment of cognitive abilities
All participants achieved a corrected MMSE score of at least 24 (mean = 26.73; SD = 1.51)
Participants received and signed a written informed consent before starting the experiment
Ethical approval was obtained by the Institutional Review Board of Psychology (IRBP) of the Department of Psychological
the CAAV database comprises the same 90 actions performed by I) a male actor in the first person POV
III) a female actor in the first person POV
and IV) a female actor in the third person POV
Both actors were 24 years old and worn a black shirt and a pair of blue jeans in each video
different aspects were controlled when developing the CAAV such as: the presence of a few simultaneous elements in the scene
The four different lists were balanced among the participants of each group
The group that rated videos’ valence was composed by 141 participants (69 M/72 F)
aged between 65 and 89 (mean = 72.47 years; SD = 6.13)
with years of education between 0 and 18 (mean = 8.82 years; SD = 4.08)
and an average corrected MMSE score of 26.73 (SD = 1.54)
The group that rated videos’ arousal was composed by 161 participants (82 M/79 F)
aged between 65 and 93 years (mean = 72.84 years; SD = 7.01)
with years of education between 3 and 24 (mean = 9.07 years; SD = 4.79)
and an average corrected MMSE score of 26.73 (SD = 1.49)
Valence represents the horizontal axis and expresses the level of pleasure that ranges from negative to positive (left-right on the x-axis)
Arousal represents the vertical axis and expresses the level of physiological activation from low to high (down-up on the y-axis)
The SAM tool measures both these dimensions using two Likert scales
one group used the SAM to rate videos’ valence
where the value 1 corresponded to negative
The other group similarly used SAM to rate videos’ arousal
We would like to highlight that by using the same rating tool adopted in the previous CAAV validation it is possible to directly compare older adults’ scores with their younger counterpart
The file contains the mean scores and standard deviations for both valence and arousal of all the 360 videos
These scores are available both for the whole sample and separated by gender of the participant
a file containing the raw data of all the experimental subjects is available in an additional Excel file named “AgingCAAV_RawData”
In the current dataset the MMSE scores (raw and corrected) and years of education have been added
the file contains the following variables: subject ID
and the valence/arousal rating for each of the 360 videos
A shared age between the actors in the videos and the participants who observe the stimuli could modulate the assessment of the valence and arousal of the observed actions by further increasing the emotional involvement of older adult
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Leonardo’s SOC (Security Operation Centre)
an internationally recognised centre of excellence in cybersecurity that protects 7,000 networks and 100,000 cyber users in 130 countries worldwide.
cyber security is no longer an option; it is an essential need
any infrastructure that is exposed to the potential risk of attack has a direct impact on every aspect of peoples’ lives: from energy and telecommunications
right the way through to water supply and transportation systems
The SOC in Chieti relies on a powerful data processing supercomputer that manages every element of cyber protection in real-time: from open-source intelligence and the dark web
to protection against cyberthreats and the restoration of the damaged system’s functions
Inside the pilot training center born from a partnership between the Italian Air Force and Leonardo: Corriere.it's article on the center of excellence that employs the most advanced digital simulation techniques
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According to the latest news, the 64-year-old coach of Porto San Giorgio, who took over from the sacked Giovanni Ignoffo at the beginning of December, could be forced to give up the centre-half Emmanuel Casciano who have been doing differentiated work all week while both Traini and Di Paolantonio should find a place in the starting eleven in place of Oddo and De Grandis.
On the "front" instead of the troubles that are keeping the black-green fans on tenterhooks, an open letter from the President has arrived John Labio which, in short, invites everyone to look to the future with confidence and serenity, while at the same time expressing tranquility regarding the investigations underway by the competent authorities, to whom the fullest collaboration is provided. The letter concludes with an invitation to fill the stadium for these last decisive matches.
All this to say that Raparo and his teammates will not find a compliant or even unmotivated opponent and will have to show a great performance to snatch points from theAngelini. Furthermore, as feared, Bilò will almost certainly have to do without Peppe Bellusci who has not yet recovered from his foot injury and is also doubtful for Thursday's home match against Sora.
What will be the key to the match is easy to say: it will be necessary to put enormous pressure on the sources of the Chieti game because up front Ceccarelli, Vuthaj but also Forgione and Donsah can really strike at any moment. Maybe then we will rely on the counterattacks of Spagna and Zini with D'Angelo, a Lanciano doc who smelling "the stench" of a derby would do anything to upset his cousins.
Probable lineup. Del Bello; E. Ferrante, Cusumano, Marchegiani; D. Ferrante, Alfieri, Raparo, Mordini; D'Angelo; Spagna, Zini.
SAMB (4-2-3-1): Orsini; Chiatante, Zini, Pezzola, Paolini; Toure, Guadalupi; Kerjota (42's.t. Lulli), Eusepi (44's.t. Sbaffo), Battista (33's.t. D'Eramo); Moretti (48's.t. Fabbrini). Subs: Semprini, Orfano, Baldassi, Bouah, Tataranni. Coach: Palladini Chieti (3-5-2): Mercorelli; Caiazza (19's.t. Tourè), Donsah, Salto Lomba; Vuthaj, Ceccarelli. Subs: Servalli, Carrozzo, Marsili, Conti. Coach: Amaolo. Goals: 10's.t. Eusepi, 10's.t. Kerjota
Referee: Francesco Aloise from Voghera (Paolo Camilli from Roma 1 and Yassine El Hamdou from Novi Ligure)
Notes: 10.034 spectators, including 1300 from Chieti. Yellow cards: 32' Grandis, 18's.t. Kerjota. Corners 8-4. Injury time 0', 5'
Stephen MacLachlan has turned a great passion for cybersecurity and ethical hacking into a successful career at the Leonardo Global SOC in Chieti.
Stephen MacLachlan, Security Analyst in the Cyber & Security Solutions business area since 2020, uses his skills to detect and correct criticalities in computer systems. He acts as a hacker, but with the intent of improving security, rather than compromising it. In particular, at the Global Security Operation Centre (SOC) in Chieti
Stephen is responsible for providing public and private customers with “attacking” Red Team services
and both dynamic and static application security testing
“the main goal of these activities is to explore vulnerabilities
finding areas of risk and reporting findings back to our customers
in order to fortify their cyber security posture”
“working at the SOC allows me to share my ethical hacking knowledge with other teams that deal with Cyber Threat Intelligence
Real Time Security Monitoring and Incident Response
acquiring from them precious notions in the Blue Teaming field
which allows me to improve my Red Teaming techniques”
Stephen’s work allows him to operate in a “virtual” environment
while having an impact on the “real” world
identifying cyber attack points in a wide range of contexts
Stephen remembers a Red Team engagement conducted for a financial institution: an activity involving the simulation of a wide range of attacks to determine the effectiveness of security monitoring and alerting capabilities
as well as weaknesses in incident response procedures
Another example of his work was the hacking of a satellite that had actually been sent into Space
The occasion was the Hack-a-Sat 4 competition
in which Stephen represented the company alongside the Italian “mhackeroni” team
The activities of a Security Analyst not only bring benefits to the customer
but also have positive impact on the entire sector
helping the international community to keep risk profiles for all computer systems up to date
Stephen particularly recalls the discovery
of two vulnerabilities recognised and categorised by the US Government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology: “for a hacker,” remarks Stephen
“detecting unknown vulnerabilities is undoubtedly the best possible result”
Roman Catholics and Orthodox need to continue along a “dialogue of charity” on their way to restore the communion they enjoyed before the “Great Schism” of the 11th century
said Catholic and Orthodox members of an international theological dialogue.
The Churches in East and West should strive to purify their histories of mutual misunderstanding and mistrust in order to “embrace an authentic understanding of synodality and primacy in light of the ‘theological principles
canonical provisions and liturgical practices’ of the undivided Church of the first millennium,” the dialogue partners said.
before Rome and Constantinople suffered schism.
The joint international commission was established by the Holy See and 14 autocephalous Orthodox Churches and has issued a number of documents over the past four decades
conducting much of its discussions in the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Annunciation in Alexandria
Eighteen Roman Catholic members were present
Ten Orthodox Churches were represented: the Ecumenical Patriarchate
the Church of Albania and the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
The Commission worked under the direction of its two co-presidents
Metropolitan Job of Pisidia of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Cardinal Kurt Koch
prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
Absent from the list provided by the Vatican were the Russian Orthodox Church
the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
The Alexandria Document appears on the website of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
Reading it gives one an overview of how Church unity became more and more fractured over time and how a new appreciation in the 20th century of Scripture
and liturgical studies has contributed to a renewed quest for restoration of Communion between East and West
Synodality is a fundamental quality of the Church as a whole
John Chrysostom said: ‘"Church" means both gathering [systema] and synod [synodos]’
The term comes from the word ‘council’ (synodos in Greek
which primarily denotes a gathering of bishops
for common deliberation and action in caring for the Church
it refers to the active participation of all the faithful in the life and mission of the Church
The term primacy refers to being the first (primus
primacy belongs to her Head – Jesus Christ
the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence [protevon]’ (Col
within the synodal life of the Church at various levels
a bishop has been acknowledged as the ‘first’
Jesus Christ associates this being ‘first’ with service (diakonia): ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all’ (Mk 9:35)
communion was broken between East and West
The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
in its ongoing work to overcome theological divergences
has been considering the relationship between synodality and primacy in the life of the Church
Different understandings of these realities played a significant role in the division between Orthodox and Catholics
essential to seek to establish a common understanding of these interrelated
A stumbling block to restoration of communion has been the question of how the Bishop of Rome – the Pope – should exercise his primacy as Successor of St
The Alexandria document goes into some detail about times during the Second Millennium when the Pope has asserted his universal jurisdiction over all the Churches
That assertion has been rejected by the Orthodox Churches
which asserted the primacy of the Pope’s universal jurisdiction and papal infallibility
the Orthodox rejected “such an ecclesiology,” which they consider to be “a serious departure from the canonical tradition of the Fathers and the ecumenical councils
because it obscures the catholicity of each local Church.”
Alexandria calls for closer consideration of the work of both the Second Vatican Council and the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
Both gatherings had a lot to say about Church unity being based in the Eucharist
“One of the most important results of the 20th century ressourcement is ‘Eucharistic ecclesiology,’ which sees the local Church gathered around its bishop for the celebration of the Eucharist as a manifestation of the whole Church (cf
and as the starting point and central focus of ecclesiological reflection,” the document says
“The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) taught that such a gathering is ‘the principal manifestation of the Church’ (Sacrosanctum Concilium
and that the Eucharistic sacrifice is ‘the source and summit of the whole Christian life.’”
“stated that ‘the tradition of the Apostles and Fathers’ always emphasized ‘the indissoluble relation both between the entire mystery of the divine Economy in Christ and the mystery of the Church
and also between the mystery of the Church and the mystery of the holy Eucharist
which is continually confirmed in the sacramental life of the Church through the operation of the Holy Spirit’ (Encyclical
It likewise stated that ‘each local Church as she offers the holy Eucharist is the local presence and manifestation of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church’ (Message
Vatican II took up a question that could not be considered by the Fathers of the First Vatican Council
because the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War interrupted proceedings
how the episcopate is understood and how it is related to the papal ministry.
“Vatican II integrated and completed the teaching of Vatican I that the pope had supreme and full authority over the Church and that in certain circumstances he could infallibly proclaim the faith of the Church by saying that the body of bishops (‘college of bishops’) in union with its head
also exercises both of these prerogatives (Lumen Gentium
“A greater balance was thus established between the bishops and the pope
Pope Paul VI instituted the Synod of Bishops as a ‘permanent Council of bishops for the universal Church’
representative of ‘the whole Catholic episcopate’
which would assist the pope in an advisory and consultative capacity (Apostolic Letter
Vatican II also recognized that the Orthodox Churches “possess true sacraments
the priesthood and the Eucharist,” Alexandria notes.
“Major issues complicate an authentic understanding of synodality and primacy in the Church,” the new document concludes
“The Church is not properly understood as a pyramid
but neither is it properly understood as a federation of self-sufficient Churches
Our historical study of synodality and primacy in the second millennium has shown the inadequacy of both of these views
it is clear that for Roman Catholics synodality is not merely consultative
and for Orthodox primacy is not merely honorific.”
The document concludes in a spirit of continuing prayer
“Having reflected together on the history of the second millennium
we acknowledge that a common reading of the sources can inspire the practice of synodality and primacy in the future,” it says
“Observing the mandate of our Lord to love one another as he has loved us (Jn 13:34)
it is our Christian duty to strive for unity in faith and life.”
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the Trifoglio Arte Gallery in Chieti opens the solo exhibition Back to the future by Ugo Nesopolo (Mosso
one of the leading figures in contemporary art
never predictable artist who combines an insatiable artistic and intellectual appetite with the grit of someone who loves to do things his own way
His beginnings in the Italian art scene date back to the 1960s
to the future conceptualists and poverists.Never absolutely linked to a strand
Ugo Nespolo’s production is characterized by a pronounced ironic
by a personal sense of fun that has always represented a sort of trademark
In the 1960s Nespolo appropriated a second medium of expression cinema in particular the experimental artist’s cinema To his films have dedicated extensive reviews cultural institutions such as the Georgeus Pompidou Center in Paris
In the 1970s he won the prestigious Bolaffi Prize and made the Museum
a ten-meter-long painting that marked the beginning of a never-ending vein of rereading decomposition reinvention of other people’s art while also experimenting with new techniques
The 1980s represent the American period; Nespolo spends part of the year in the States: streets
lights and advertising signs become the protagonists of his paintings
Experiences in applied art accumulate during these years; Nespolo is faithful to the historical avant-garde’s dictate of bringing art to life
His art thus lends itself to children’s illustrations
museum interiors; he collaborates with RAI for which he makes video theme songs and with advertising agencies; numerous are his collaborations with Campari
he flanks his numerous activities with a commitment to theater; he creates sets and costumes
makes the Palio of the Giostra della Quintana of Foligno
of Ascoli Piceno and the banner of the Palio of Siena
In 2003 the pink jersey and the official poster for the Giro d’Italia and much more
which enjoys the patronage of the Presidency of the Abruzzo Region and the Municipality of Chieti
will be accompanied by a catalog with a critical text by Gabriele Simongini and a text by Monsignor Bruno Forte
with his introduction in the edition ofApocalypse
Simongini writes: “With his vocation for irony
with his artisanal love for the well-made ’object’ that stems from a work ethic typical of his native area
Nespolo exalts a direct immediacy of communicative impact that dialogues in full critical awareness with the mass media and advertising iconosphere in which we are immersed.”
Back to the future opens daily Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30 to 8 p.m., Sundays by appointment. For info www.trifoglioarte.it
How are we to reconcile the dogmatic fact of Vatican I’s universalizing claims with the now publicly admitted historical fact of regional limitations to the authority of the bishop of Rome in the first millennium
While this “Chieti statement”—the dialogue was held at the Villa Maria
about 120 miles northeast of Rome—is by no means as detailed as my own proposals
nor the definitive solution to current divisions
I think it is nonetheless a significant step along the path to full communion
and for that we must give thanks to the Lord by studying it carefully
it begins with the usual pious utterances about the desire for full communion and words of thanks at how far we have come in the past half-century especially
It then spends a good bit of time on early Church history
and how arrangements were set up and maintained for local churches to be in communion with one another
It briefly and rather generally defines both “synodality” and “primacy” in the life of the early Church
noting that both then and today both synods and primates remain necessary
each in necessary and healthful tension with the other
After offering a brief reflection on the relationship between theology and history
it then flatly asserts “the history of the Church in the first millennium is decisive” because it was then that despite certain temporary ruptures
Christians from East and West lived in communion during that time
the essential structures of the Church were constituted
The relationship between synodality and primacy took various forms
which can give vital guidance to Orthodox and Catholics in their efforts to restore full communion today
This is an unsurprising turn to anyone who has been paying attention for more than twenty years
the urge among hierarchs and scholars has been to look to the first millennium for models that may be of use to us today
Thus the Chieti statement ends laconically by asserting that our “common heritage of theological principles
canonical provisions and liturgical practices from the first millennium constitute a necessary reference point and a powerful source of inspiration for both Catholics and Orthodox…
and the interrelatedness between them can be conceived and exercised today and in the future.”
But they raise far more questions than they answer
and nowhere is this more cogently grasped than in considering the final clause of the antepenultimate paragraph
whose brevity belies what is arguably the most potentially revolutionary claim in the entire text: “the bishop of Rome did not exercise canonical authority over the churches of the East” (no
This is a demonstrably verifiable fact of history and so in one light completely unobjectionable
it raises the question of how to reconcile this historical statement about the first millennium with the dogmatic claims from the second millennium
that is Vatican I’s dogmatic claims that the “holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff hold a world-wide primacy” (Pastor Aeternus s.1); that the “Roman Church possesses a pre-eminence of ordinary power over every other Church…throughout the world” (s.2); and that such primacy is always over the “whole church” (a phrase repeated more than a dozen times in Pastor Aeternus)
How are we to reconcile the dogmatic fact of Vatican I’s universalizing claims with the now publicly admitted historical fact of regional limitations to the authority of the bishop of Rome in the first millennium
At once we can see what we cannot do: we cannot pretend that the historical evidence does not exist
And we cannot pretend that Vatican I is of no account and can be ignored or repealed
does not present an insurmountable obstacle because it is so sparing and apophatic in nature
This is seen most clearly when Vatican I says “the Holy Spirit was promised to the successors of Peter not so that they might…make known some new doctrine” (my emphasis)
constitutes “world-wide primacy,” or “pre-eminence of ordinary power.” So we cannot look either to the council’s theology (for there is none) or to the first millennium for guidance
for Chieti has already admitted there was no such world-wide exercise of papal authority over the East then
Here we need to turn to actual papal practices and canons from 1917 onwards
Here we can offer a friendly rejoinder to the great Byzantine Jesuit historian Fr
the “bad side of the good news.” Canon law can in fact offer us some good news by showing us several ways forward
Canons sometimes purport to translate into practice (however inadequately) the theology of councils
So the Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law was promulgated in 1917 after Vatican I
and the 1983 and 1990 codes after Vatican II
That is why it is only after 1917 that the bishop of Rome begins
to claim for himself the right of appointing all the bishops in the world
but the 1917 code of canon law interpreted Vatican I along these lines
inserting a canon claiming just such authority (a staggering innovation
as historian Eamon Duffy and others have recognized)
This canon is just an interpretation of a council
as canons often are changed for good reason
But note that the canons in the 1990 code (the CCEO) governing the Eastern Catholic Churches do not make this claim
we have evidence that canons purporting to implement the vision of a council can and do differ
Patriarchs and bishops in the Eastern Catholic Churches are—most of the time—elected by their brothers in synod (CCEO 63
Thus we find evidence of a different practice of governance
a practice of synodality common to the East throughout her history and still exercised today in some fashion in the Catholic Eastern Churches
nonetheless give us hope for the project of synthesizing the results of history
to consider the apostolic constitution (Sacri Canones) by which the 1990 Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches was promulgated
where it is expressly noted that all these canons “be in force until abrogated or changed…for a just cause
of which causes full communion of all of the Eastern Churches with the Catholic Church is indeed the most serious.”
In that pursuit of full communion with the Orthodox East
and in recognition of what Chieti has now admitted
it is clear that canons will have to be changed
the pope does exercise “canonical authority” over the Catholic East in ways that are problematic but changeable
the Eastern Catholic Churches often elect their own patriarch and bishops
but canon 149 of the CCEO claims that “outside the territorial boundaries of the patriarchal Church” the synod’s (reduced) role is to come up with the names of three men suitable for episcopal ministry and “propose them to the Roman Pontiff for appointment.” Thus the synod moves from being an electoral body to an advisory body for no good or compelling theological reason
This is an absurd double-standard whereby all churches have territorial limits to their patriarchal-synodal authority
No Orthodox Church on the planet would be prepared to put up with this
such claims to this kind of micromanaging authority are merely canonical
and the result of late-second-millennium interpretations by fallible churchmen claiming to interpret Vatican I
Their canonical interpretations and implementations are in no way infallibile
As the international Orthodox-Catholic dialogue moves forward from the first millennium into the second
such canons can and should be adjusted to conform to the normative historical reality Chieti has happily acknowledged
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The "Christ of the Abyss," the sculpture located in the seabed off the coast of Vallevò (Chieti)
was found this morning by a diver while on one of his usual amateur dives.Luigi Morgione
found the statue near the pier in San Vito (Chieti)
15-kilogram bronze sculpture made by sculptor Vito Pancella for theOrsa Minore Association of Lanciano
and is a symbol of the Costa dei Trabocchi seafaring industry
The sculpture had disappeared last June 4 from the bottom of Vallevò in Rocca San Giovanni
when a group of divers from the Orsa Minore Association noticed its disappearance
when they filed a complaint with the Carabinieri
it was thought that the statue had been stolen.Now that the statue has been found
the carabinieri will ascertain its authenticity and then hand it over to Rocca San Giovanni Mayor Gianni Di Rito
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Report by the Directorate for International Academic Cooperation –
To expand international academic ties and exchange knowledge and experiences between academics from Iran and Italy
Allameh Tabataba'i University and the University of Chieti-Pescara signed an MoU on academic cooperation
offers a wide range of international programmes in various academic areas in English
and this provides the basis for the exchange of professors and students between the two universities
the two universities will cooperate in the areas including the exchange of professors and students
publishing joint articles and conducting joint research projects
It should be noted that the Università degli Studi "G
d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara is a public university located in two main campuses in the two neighbouring cities of Chieti and Pescara
Advanced Institute of Medical Technologies (ITAB)
the Italian town of Bucchianico celebrates an age-old tradition that includes a parade of more than 300 women balancing colourful floral bouquets on their heads
Bucchianico is perched on a hill in the province of Chieti
from 46th in 2024 to 49th place in 2025 in the Press Freedom Index drawn up every year by Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders - RSF)
Researcher and lecturer Flavia Marcello explores the fascist influence on the architecture of Rome
the race for the fourth Champions League qualifying spot from Italy’s Serie A has become even tighter
Napoli didn’t allow flares and delays to affect their performance as Antonio Conte’s side ground out a 1-0 win at Lecce to take firm control of Serie A in Italy
Fiorentina have lost the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semifinal tie 2-1 away to Real Betis
Inter Milan’s Serie A title defence is on the line with the busy champions chasing a fresher Napoli side who have the finishing line in sight
Carlo Ancelotti has turned down the Brazil job and is mulling a mega offer to coach Saudi Arabia
Spanish sports daily ‘Marca’ said Wednesday
British director Ken Loach has blasted plans to tear down much of Milan’s iconic San Siro stadium to make room for a new home for Inter and AC Milan
Barcelona and Inter Milan have delivered a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final
One of the pillars of Italian culture is the union between music and wine
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Renfree-Marks is somewhat of an expert on both
FM Sharan Rao scored an unbeaten 6.5/8 to win 24th Grand Hotel Adriatico Open 2022
He finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Miragha Aghayev (ITA) scored sole 6/8 to finish second
FM Antonio Loiacono (ITA) was placed third according to tie-breaks
He gained 27 Elo rating points in the process and won €500 along with a trophy as his first prize
first Classical tournament victory of the year
He gained 17.8 Elo rating points at 26th HIT Open after this
The 21-year-old from Mangalore is final IM-norm and 50 rating points away from becoming India's next International Master
Sharan Rao started the year with one IM-norm and 2225 Elo rating
career high rating of 2350 and two tournament triumphs in 2022
He is certainly having a fantastic 2022 and well on his way to become an International Master
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France and India took part in the Open A (>1800) category
The tournament was organized by Circolo Scacchi R
Fischer Chieti from 10th to 15th September at Grand Hotel Adriatico in Montesilvano
The eight-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment
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Westminster magistrates today ordered the extradition to Italy of a British man suspected of murdering his partner there
Michael Whitbread is wanted by the Italian government for prosecution on a charge of murdering his partner
who was found stabbed to death at their home near the Italian town of Casoli
It is alleged she was killed on 28 October 2023
Within days of Ms Faiers’ body being found
the CPS helped an Italian judge issue a warrant for Mr Whitbread’s arrest under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the European Union
and he was soon after arrested in Shepshed
The extradition was the result of collaborative work between the CPS
Italian authorities and Leicestershire Police
Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor and Head of the CPS’ Extradition Unit
said: “The Crown Prosecution Service’s Extradition Unit has advised and represented the Government of Italy with impeccable professionalism in this serious and challenging case
which has resulted in a UK court order for the extradition of Michael Whitbread to Italy for prosecution on a murder charge
“Our thoughts are primarily with the grieving family of Michele Faiers
We ask that there be no speculation about the facts of the case which may be subject to appeal
and so that Michael Whitbread can receive a fair trial in Italy
“This is an excellent example of the CPS leading domestic and international co-operation in criminal justice.”
Mr Whitbread has seven days in which to lodge an application for permission to appeal the decision of the District Judge
Ghanaian midfielder Godfred Donsah has joined Chieti FC 1922
and the final steps to make the move official will be completed soon
who has played for top clubs in Italy’s Serie A like Bologna
he has already built an impressive international career
including playing for the Ghana National Team
This signing is an exciting moment for Chieti
as Donsah is expected to strengthen their midfield and help the team achieve great things this season
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