The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission Science of the Total EnvironmentCitation Excerpt :Instead and potential risk of the aquifer being affected by SI Increasing water demand and intensive anthropogenic activities due to dense populations exacerbate the vulnerability of SI in coastal regions (Kramer et al. SI has led to the degradation of groundwater quality intensifying conflicts between freshwater demand and supply Marine and Petroleum GeologyCitation Excerpt :These chemical characteristics are probably acquired through short or relatively short water-rock interaction between meteoric waters and Ca-rich phases calcite is the most likely candidate involved in this process because it occurs in both crystalline and sedimentary rocks and has very high dissolution rates (Appelo and Postma probably due to the interaction with the serpentinites and ultramafic rocks outcropping in the Spezzano Albanese area All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. a rare white olive vari­ety in Calabria has been rec­og­nized by the regional gov­ern­ment as a sym­bol of the region lead­ing to renewed inter­est in research­ing and devel­op­ing it The ivory-white fruit-bear­ing tree is being stud­ied by experts and vol­un­teers to under­stand its his­tor­i­cal and reli­gious sig­nif­i­cance with plans to pro­mote its unique her­itage by plant­ing more trees and involv­ing young peo­ple in appre­ci­at­ing its cul­tural value The Leucocarpa cul­ti­var, a rare white olive vari­ety once widely spread in the south­ern Italian region of Calabria has been offi­cially rec­og­nized by the regional gov­ern­ment as a sym­bol of the region Its unique appear­ance, his­tory and the dis­tinc­tive oil that it yields have led to a renewed inter­est in fur­ther research­ing and devel­op­ing the cul­ti­var in the region “The deci­sion of the regional gov­ern­ment will pro­tect the Leucocarpa vari­ety and pro­mote Calabria’s roots,” Sergio De Caprio regional sec­re­tary for envi­ron­men­tal pro­tec­tion The announce­ment comes on the heels of the work of experts and vol­un­teers who recently began map­ping the pres­ence of the ivory-white fruit-bear­ing tree through­out the region “Those white dru­pes are fas­ci­nat­ing; their con­nec­tion to the reli­gious his­tory of our peo­ple comes imme­di­ately to mind The tree gives off a unique sense of purity and beauty,” De Caprio said “This tree is a sym­bol of Calabrian nature intro­duced by Basilian monks from the Greek island of Kasos in the 6th cen­tury A.D.,” he added we are recon­nect­ing with our past and pro­mot­ing the idea that our soci­ety was founded on peace among cit­i­zens and nations.” Environmental orga­ni­za­tions, such as Italia Nostra and the World Wildlife Fund are coop­er­at­ing with arche­ol­o­gists to under­stand bet­ter the role the white olive tree played in the region’s his­tory the local gov­ern­ment is work­ing to bring young peo­ple and stu­dents to appre­ci­ate its unique her­itage “We planted the first Leucocarpa tree in the San Luca vil­lage together with the local stu­dents,” De Caprio said. ​“Our goal is to involve them in dis­cov­er­ing their roots and pro­mote extra vir­gin olive oil cul­ture.” we will plant those trees with stu­dents through­out the region and the extra vir­gin olive oil qual­ity and cul­ture will be brought into the schools,” he added ​“Extra vir­gin olive oil is part of their her­itage Leucocarpa olives turn ivory-white when they are ripe due to chloro­phyll degra­da­tion when the syn­the­sis of antho­cyanins and other flavonoids do not acti­vate These polyphe­no­lic sec­ondary metabo­lites are respon­si­ble for the stan­dard darker drupe col­ors in other cul­ti­vars “There is so much we do not know yet about this tree such as how it was grown and per­ceived,” said Anna Rotella an arche­ol­o­gist work­ing on the project ​“But thanks to the work of the vol­un­teers we can already con­firm its pres­ence near many places asso­ci­ated with cults in Calabria.” Rotella and her col­leagues believe that the dis­tinc­tive olive oil derived from Leucocarpa played a role in cult activ­i­ties “In the past, tem­ples and churches could not count on suf­fi­cient ven­ti­la­tion, so the choice of the right fuel for using indoor lamps was vital,” she told Olive Oil Times. ​“Leucocarpa olive oil pro­duced only mod­est smoke emis­sions, unlike lam­pante olive oil.” The researchers believe the intro­duc­tion of elec­tric­ity ren­dered that spe­cific use of the Leucocarpa olive oil obso­lete, which led to many trees being aban­doned “We used to con­sider Leucocarpa a rare plant and while it is still quite rare it spread across our region more than we thought,” Rotella said ​“Some farm­ers still cut them down in their fields because they do not believe it can bring them a profit and wild­fires have also lim­ited the pres­ence of the tree in the ter­ri­tory.” many remem­ber those trees in the vicin­ity of churches,” she added ​“Others asso­ciate that olive oil to its ancient use in child nutri­tion.” Rotella explained that its pres­ence near tem­ples and grave­yards demon­strates the role of the tree in reli­gious rit­u­als “A beau­ti­ful tra­di­tion in the Spezzano Albanese vil­lage included a funeral pro­ces­sion which streamed through the streets of the town and ended up just in front of the white olive tree,” she said ​“As the cof­fin would become heav­ier for the bear­ers she added that the his­tor­i­cal con­nec­tion of the tree with the peo­ple must con­tinue to be inves­ti­gated “These white olive trees come with a spe­cific iden­tity which is why we need to gather all those streams of mem­o­ries before they fade away,” she added A renewed inter­est in the Leucocarpa tree could help estab­lish what Rotella described as the ​“white olive route,” a touris­tic and gas­tro­nomic project that would involve all of the 80 Calabrian vil­lages where the tree has been iden­ti­fied This project has piqued the inter­est of some local olive oil pro­duc­ers a grower who also oper­ates a mill in the Calabrian city of Vibo Valentia has planted 350 Leucocarpa trees in recent years “Propagating this olive tree by graft­ing can be a real chal­lenge,” Muzzupappa told Olive Oil Times ​“Whereas with the tra­di­tional graft­ing we have a very low per­cent­age of fail­ures – 50 of every 1,000 at most – with Leucocarpa Still we hope to add 150 more white olive trees in the next few months.” Muzzupappa remem­bers how his ances­tors prop­a­gated the tree by using the radial shoots result­ing in trees whose roots would often not be strong enough Muzzupappa focuses on grow­ing and trans­form­ing sev­eral dif­fer­ent vari­eties of olives which nat­u­rally led him to the idea of pro­duc­ing organic Leucocarpa extra vir­gin olive oil both for cook­ing and for blend­ing with other oils “This past sea­son, we already had a few olives to har­vest and we pro­duced a sam­ple of about 20 liters of Leucocarpa oil,” Muzzupappa said. ​“It is trans­par­ent and at first, it looks like seed oil. We hope this olive oil will be increas­ingly used for fry­ing as a sub­sti­tute for lesser-qual­ity oils.” “When used to this end, it does not pro­duce smoke and still encom­passes all of the good qual­i­ties of a true extra vir­gin olive oil,” he added Muzzupappa con­firmed that he is work­ing with other Calabrian grow­ers to expand the cul­ti­va­tion of Leucocarpa olives and to pro­mote it as a per­fect-for-fry­ing olive oil More articles on:  , , Study Shows Potential Health Benefits of Hydroxytyrosol a phenolic compound found in extra virgin olive oil can lower levels of oxidized LDL cholesterol and may have potential cardiovascular and neuroprotective benefits Spain Bets on Comedy to Boost Olive Oil Sales stand-up stars will be promoting extra virgin olive oil in major cities across Spain Hong Kong Barista Explains His Signature Olive Oil Sour Lorenzo Antinori uses extra virgin olive oil to add a smooth texture and complementary flavors to his Mediterranean take on the classic 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Lady of Good Counsel (IMR) the Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians made a brief visit to the Southern Province of Our Lady of Good Counsel (IMR) The intense days due to the long distance between one community and another in the vast provincial territory were marked by the theme was able to experience small “fragments of daily life” to know and breathe the breadth and intensity of the commitment of the Communities and of the pastoral life that animates every Sister Upon her arrival in the Provincial House of Naples on February 28 Mother Chiara was warmly welcomed by a beautiful representation of Sisters by the Sisters of the Resident Provincial Council and by the Provincial Sister Ivana Milesi who expressed with these words the joy of having her in the Province: “Dearest Mother We have chosen not to tell you how the Province is but to make you know the life that will be told to you live in the many encounters that you will have thank you for being the center of our house Mother Mazzarello today for each one of us!” in addition to the Educating Communities of various Houses she was able to have deep and vital sharing encounters with the FMA from 1 to 20 years of Profession answering their questions and reflecting together on the paths of hope and the future of the Institute and the Province with whom she first shared the paths of the Institute answering questions about the exercise of authority and government and subsequently giving each one the advice that only a Mother can give so that each one may live this task in self-giving for the good of the Sisters and the realities entrusted to them there was a time for celebration together in Taranto adults of the Educating Communities and the Salesian Family priests collaborators in different realities children and young people who were the first protagonists of this feast that in addition to telling the “fragments of life” covering her with affection and gratitude with the warmth typical and unmistakable of southern Italy was marked by the characteristic Salesian joy and allowed Mother to have a look at the entire Province and to meet many faces she addressed the assembly with these words: I knew that the Southern Province is a warm but today I have had a direct experience with all of you and to have the support of your prayer and encouragement a word that has come back many times today As long as we manage to live together moments like this – which are not random but built together with so much patience – as long as we are able to do this together we can be sure of being people of hope in a world that tends to individualism This living together the Salesian adventure is a sign of hope and light for all I wish you to continue this journey with courage seeking to interpret the Salesian Charism as we are focusing everything on the strength of giving ourselves to others the only power that can transform society and the world This was taught to us by Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello and we want to implement it today that you may continue to be light and hope in the various places where you live.” Mother crossed the different Regions of Italy belonging to the Province: from Campania – where in Naples she also met the Communities of Ottaviano Taranto  (together with the Communities of Corigliano d’Otranto and Spezzano) and Fragagnano (2 March) Martina Franca (together with the Community of Brienza Reggio Calabria  (together with the Communities of Villa St Lamezia Terme (with the Community of Spezzano Albanese) On 3 March she also connected online with the Communities of Sliema and Victoria-Gozo in Malta In the various communities where she has been and where there are Salesian Communities of Don Bosco she was able to meet them and share some of the mission carried out together in this part of Southern Italy There were many opportunities to meet the Bishops of the various dioceses in which the FMA are dedicated to the educative mission and who were present for the celebrations for moments of discussion on the pastoral journey of the dioceses of which they are Pastors or even just for a brief but heartfelt greeting Mother Chiara was able to meet the Sisters of the Provincial Council to whom she expressed her gratitude for these intense days and the dreams for the good of the Province encouraging all to continue with hope in the certainty of the Lord’s presence Photos: Flickr FMA and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. In its last issue "Hylli i Drita" brings an exchange of letters between Gjergj Fishta and the Albanian ambassador in Bari in 1934 and researcher Alessandro Serra's note about an unknown photo of Father Gjergj Fishta The letters exchanged between Fishta and Gjon Kamsi are part of the archive and library that the Kamsi family donated to the Franciscan Library according to Villy Kamsi's bequest that the members of the Kamsi family had a very developed way of exchanging letters with great importance for the exchange of opinions and solving the complicated problems of the time the exchange of letters has incalculable value If you are walking in the footsteps of Father Gjergj Fishta you will always discover new sparks that continue to shine from His genius because the path we took from the Friar-Poet is very long and untrodden.. This time it took us to the archives of the Kamsi family's wealth - which was recently generously donated to the Franciscans we found a letter and an unknown photograph of Father George He was a professor and researcher of history He was very interested in collecting and preserving documents related to the history and culture of Italian-Albanians He collaborated with "Shêjzat" and "Our Katundi" magazines as well as with a number of Italian newspapers leading with the Vatican newspaper "L'Osservatore Romano" with "Il Tempo"; "Illustrated history"; "Calabria Letteraria" etc...His most famous works are: "Spezzano albanese nelle vicende storiche sue e dell'Italia (1470-1945)" "Albania 1470 settembre '1945 – 8 marzo 43" [Albania 9 September '1944 – 8 March 43]; "I profughi dell'Albania verso l'Italia ospitale" and "Skenderbeu's Albania and the Popes for the protection of the Christian West" [L'Albania di Scanderbeg ei Pontefici per la difesa dell'ocidente cristiano"(9-1944)] published in Cosenza at the Casa del Libro" recalls the situation troubled Albania for centuries: "To the Albanians of Albania and those who live around the world with the wish that these pages bring some peace to their troubled hearts while teaching at the high school of Saint Dhimitër Korones (in Kozenza) I was called up and assigned to the Tirana Army Command I went to Shkodër to pay a visit to the poet Father Gjergj Fishta which I later published in newspapers and magazines from which it is learned that after the conversation Now I would like to know the relevant details the official fate of the remains of the great Poet during the ominous times of Enver Hoxha I am sure that I am doing something that you like I am also attaching a copy of the photograph as I am sending you my last book on Albania The National Library of Tirana has my books an interesting study on the relations of Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg with the Popes of his time I always wish all the best to my beloved Albania we pushed them in the weather - but still ugly Keep in mind that the last one is on her deathbed - with her fellow brothers and sisters by her side realized by the Jesuit friar Sala during the grand funeral which we hope will be searched for and found.. We are publishing some correspondence between Át Gjergj Fishta and Gjon Kamsi The correspondence has a special significance because it sheds light on the desire of our Poet to publish his works in Italy in the printing house 'La Terza' Át Gjergj Fishta begs for frames for his pinakoteka this information serves to build the biography of Át Fishta we have also placed the telegram that Gjon Kamsi sends to the Provincial of that time on the occasion of the death of Át Gjergj Fishta The letters are part of the archive of the library of John and Willy Kamsi donated by Myriam Kamsi to the Albanian Franciscan Province please send me the box to the address: Legazione Albanese-Roma: why did I deal with the secretary for this matter because I have the chance - to buy us 25 meters of gold frames for paintings that we put together for pinakateka (!) so that I can have a cup of coffee from my side.. Dishroj will publish - for peace with me - all my works in one measure and in one form All the works had a total of seven volumes in XVI° the paper letter as a tribute to Romagnoli's classic editions published by the "Laterza" printing house in Bari he had published a sedicesimo – poetry and prose in lingua albanese con tipi e carta identici alle edizioni classice del Romagnoli; il tempo che impiegherebbe per l'edizione dei sette volumetti e quali sarebbero le condizioni del versamento del denaro da parte mia Ogni volume dovrebbe esser tirato in mille copie Did you receive a letter to order that I sent you a few weeks ago which you sent me on the occasion of my birthday Sod afternoon I started the book - Anzat e Parnassi - about which you wrote to me in your last night's letter but don't be a little like a child for the Albanians - You know that it's more difficult to read between the two genders – If there was that printing press Corpo 11 Bodoni we will have mistakes in the date itself; Why didn't they post money before 7 km so that you can send me the message to your friends to write in a letter to order as well as the news you promised me in your letter I would like to thank you for taking care of the publication of my books In order to be successful in publishing my books in that printing house Benedikt Dêmen as a rebuke to stamp-yourself Pali wrote to me that you knew how to send the letters to Shkoder without the need to pass them through the Post Office: is this word correct since I have not received any response from you I would like to republish my literary works These works consisted of seven volumes in XVIo with 350 pages each Five of them are in poetry and two in prose Now I'm interested in knowing about the "Laterza" printing house: 1 Did they publish all of these works in Albania There was more begging for a sedicesimo in prose than for one in poetry on a paper like that of the classic editions of Romagnali; 4 What conditions are there to leave the old ones Please tell me how much money this job will cost me This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be used for commercial purposes without the prior permission of KOHA is prohibited The use of materials from any website or other medium without the permission of the KOHA Group on behalf of all the units that make it up (Koha Ditore is a violation of copyright and of intellectual property according to the legal provisions in force All violators of these rights will face the law The translation of contents into other languages ​​is done automatically and there may be errors Annex of the former Radio Prishtina (first floor) George Bush pn Notices are posted by 10 am Monday through Saturday Adjust Text Size: A+ A- our mother passed away at the age of 65 years at the St She leaves to mourn her beloved husband Rocco; her sons Francesco (Pamela) and Salvatore (Linda); her grandsons Angelina Cotroneo (Gino); brothers-in-law Michele Albanese (Grazia) Antonio Albanese (Francesca); sister-in-law Giuseppina Albanese Francesco and Anna Spezzano to whom she was greatly devoted and her brother-in-law Diego Bueti Santina left San Roberto to join her brother Antonino and sister Antonietta in Winnipeg she lived with Antonietta and her husband Diego for several years and it was through them In 1964 they married and together they raised three sons that were their pride and joy For our mom family was the center of her life It brought her great joy when we all gathered together; children She would look forward to each Sunday as she knew that this would be the day that she would be with her entire extended family Our mom was blessed to have a very special relationship with all of her brothers and sisters Each one of them was very dear to her heart She was especially close to her sister Antonietta and could understand each other without speaking Our mothers' love for her husband and children was expressed through her ability to place everyone's needs before her own When our father fell seriously ill many years ago mom helped dad through this very difficult period in his life She helped him overcome many difficult hurdles She was an amazing caregiver who was a constant source of encouragement and hope for our father no one expected that it would be our mother that would fall gravely ill As a family we have been blessed with many wonderful memories of our mother She always had an interesting story to tell that made everyone laugh Our mom was a beautiful woman who loved to dance with our dad She never hesitated to be the first one on the dance floor Our mother's Catholic faith was an important part of her life and she attended the Italian mass with her husband regularly on Sunday mornings We would like to thank all the family members and friends for their support during this most difficult time in our moms' life we would especially like to thank her brothers and sisters who lovingly cared for her daily during her illness Your selfless devotion to our mother shall never be forgotten Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday Sam Argenziano presiding at the Eucharist and entombment to follow at Waverley Memorial Gardens donations may be made to CancerCare Manitoba The Coutu Family in care of arrangements: E.J COUTU CO FUNERAL DIRECTORS 680 Archibald Street 2535086 As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 02 Share your memories and/or express your condolences below Unfortunately with the need to moderate tributes for inappropriate content your comments may take up to 48 hours to appear