"It represents a fundamental piece of the national steel plan The project and investments will strengthen the role of the Terni site" The presentation of the industrial plan and an update on the definition of the program agreement for the industrial reconversion and environmental safety of the Ast production site in Terni with a view to sustainability and competitive relaunch: with these objectives the meeting chaired by the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy took place today at Palazzo Piacentini in the presence of representatives of the Arvedi Ast group “The Terni hub represents a fundamental piece of the national steel plan The project and investments will strengthen the strategic role of the Terni site enhancing an industrial supply chain that is essential for the productive autonomy of our country and for the technological and ecological transition of the entire sector,” declared Minister Urso which includes overall investments up to 2028 of over 560 million euros for the electrification of processes and the increase in the efficiency of stainless steel production as well as investments to ensure safety and environmental sustainability The ministry will contribute with a non-repayable loan of approximately 70 million euros reiterated its commitment to maintaining employment levels an essential condition for continuing the discussion and signing the agreement The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy together with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and the Umbria region is engaged in drafting the program agreement which will precisely define the commitments undertaken by the public and private parties The signature is expected within the month of May at the end of the evaluations of the industrial plan by the territory and the trade union representatives “It will be a crucial step for the relaunch of the Terni plant which we want to bring back to the center of the national strategy on the steel industry technological innovation and environmental sustainability” explaining that Ast steel will be used in high-tech sectors that are experiencing strong growth the first elements useful for creating a favorable context for the implementation of these investments were shared in synergy with the Ministry of the Environment and the Umbria region is working on measures to make steel production structurally sustainable incentives dedicated to energy-intensive companies are being studied as part of the renewal of hydroelectric concessions scheduled for 2029 and the introduction of incentives for the purchase of scrap for special steel strategic for the green and digital transition of the country Read also other news on Nova News Click here and receive updates on WhatsApp Follow us on the social channels of Nova News on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram OLYMPIA TYRUS(4-4-2): Federici C., Kola, Dita, Jobarteh, Federici A., Desantis, Siragusa, Grassi, Sugoni M.(41'st Angels), Poggi(43'st Giubilei), Sugoni N.(33'st Bernardini). (Available Singh, Chieruzzi, Sugoni A., Miliacca, Sbarzella, Nicoli). Coach Sugoni Marco TERNI FC (4-3-3): Iurino, Barrow, Flavioni, Leonardi(26'st Jaiteh), Gaggiotti(38'st Ravanelli), Rocci, Carletti, Mainardi(34'pt Pettorossi), Principi, Pucci, Rossi(33'st Desantis). (Available: Onelli, Fiaschetti, Virgilio, Pacilli, Neri) All.: Tozzi Borsoi Referee: Birds of Perugia (assistants Ricci, Alunno). networks: 12'pt Desantis, 19'st Principi, 26'st Poggi Footnotes: Ammonito Desantis, Kola, Sugoni N., Flavioni Close with one victory in front of the home crowd the season lOlympia Thyrus which also beats 2-1 Terni Fc since Derby. An extraordinary championship by the eleven of Sauces which closes in sixth place just one point away from the playoff zone. The home team takes the lead after 12 minutes with Desantis. In the second half another under, Principi, immediately scores the 1-1 goal. The goal that makes the Thyrus è Poggi who scored the final goal for 66-2 in the 1th minute. the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Terni e Narni presents at Palazzo Montani Leoni in Terni the exhibition Da Degas a Boldini A Look at Impressionism between France and Italy curated by Anna Ciccarelli and Pierluigi Carofano with the aim of celebrating not only French Impressionism but also the Impressionist period in Italy.On display for the occasion will be 44 works from prestigious national and international museums art collections of banking foundations and credit institutions sometimes remaining in the shadows compared to their more celebrated French colleagues among the most beloved avant-garde art movements in the history of modern art immediately attracting great attention and debate throughout Europe this style spread mainly thanks to artists such as Federico Zandomeneghi who shared with the French Impressionists an interest in natural light and en plein air painting the post-unification Italian context proved less receptive to the new artistic current prompting many painters to seek inspiration and opportunities in the lively Parisian scene dubbed Franco-Italian Impressionists because of their long stays in the French capital Impressionist influence in Italy continued into the early decades of the twentieth century a friend and collaborator of Monet who would move to Paris for a long time from 1879 who continued to develop the Impressionist language in an Italian key The exhibition opens with Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot one of the leading figures of the Barbizon School from important collections such as the Musée FAMM - The Levett Collection in Mougins and masterpieces by Edgar Degas from the GNAM in Rome One section is devoted to Les Italiens de Paris Italian artists active in the French capital during the Belle Époque Among the protagonists are Giuseppe De Nittis (with works from the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo) Vittorio Corcos (from the Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori in Livorno) Emilio Gola (from the Gallerie d’Italia) and Federico Zandomeneghi and Antonio Mancini (from private collections) Sculpture will also be an integral part of the exhibition with two bronzes by Degas from GNAM and a wax work by Medardo Rosso a leading exponent of modern Italian sculpture Closing the exhibition is a tribute to the French Impressionists through the works of two great contemporary Italian artists For info: www.fondazionecarit.it April 16 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.Free admission Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInPROSPECT CT (WFSB) - The use of deadly force in an officer-involved shooting that happened in Prospect last year was deemed justified Michael Strenk was shot by Prospect officer David Terni on Oct According to the Office of the Inspector General’s report Terni fired his duty pistol at Strenk inside Strenk’s home on Merriman Lane Terni and Officer Jonathan Slavin responded to a report of a woman yelling for help A neighbor heard the scream and called police Terni walked to the front door and spoke to a complainant inside Strenk was inside the home in the kitchen area Strenk armed himself with a knife and charged Terni The inspector general determined that Strenk was threatening imminent deadly force against Terni so Terni acted justifiably in stopping the threat 20 Apr 2017 – Gravel and historic cycling will be on the road this weekend in Pediluco The Umbrian hills will be the evocative backdrop for a series of events that are part of the La Valentiniana event Historic and gravel bicycles will be pedaling on spectacular but separate routes which starts with its first event right from the Umbrian stage and will continue throughout the season with other events that have been selected for their quality and organizational level so much so that they are partners of the Ciclo Club Eroica >>> Here is the Grand Tour Eventi website All Valentinian There are routes of different lengths for both types of bicycles Here is the official description of the event: a historical-geographical region of central Italy located between Umbria and Lazio is the territory that hosts the event and that will make the participants' stay an unforgettable experience enhanced by the goodness of the local food and wine: that of the two hydrographic basins of the Velino and Nera rivers joined by the famous and imposing Marmore Falls Terni with its jewels such as the Valnerina with its villages overlooking the Nera river the Marmore waterfall and the Piediluco lake and the Rieti plain with the Lungo and Ripasottile lakes nature reserve crossed by the Velino river will be the perfect setting for the 1st race of the Grand Tour Discovering the Land of San Valentino and the Holy Valley means entering an environment that bears witness to the essence of Italianness All information is available on the website: http://www.lavalentiniana.it Your email address will not be published. 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Home Wanted in RomeMagazine The 2025 edition of the Cioccolentino festival takes place in the Umbrian town of Terni The four-day event is designed to unite chocolate with eternal love and there is nothing casual about the choice of location: a third-century bishop from Terni was none other than St Valentine himself the four-day festival includes lessons in handmade chocolate and tastings as well as demonstrations and workshops by pastry chefs and master chocolatiers on the streets of the historic centre Visitors to Terni can even pay their respects to St Valentine whose relics are preserved in the city’s basilica under the sign “St Valentine Terni is about 75km from Rome and can be reached by train from the capital's Termini station. For more details see the Cioccolentino website Wanted in Rome ™ is member of the Wanted World Wide Ltd network.Click here to find out more about our Network or Follow us on social networks © 2025 / 2026 Wanted World Wide LTD Network 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 TERNI FC: Iurino, Barrow, Domiziani (32' st Dianda), Leonardi (43' st Virgilio), Ravanelli, Fiaschetti, Carletti, Mainardi (32' st Pettorossi), Principi, Rossi (32' st De Santis), Pucci. Substitutes Bonomo, Gigliotti, Gaggiotti, Pacilli, Neri. Coach Romano Tozzi Borsoi. UMBERTIDE AGAPE: Landi, Luchetti, Benedetti, Ndedi Rodrigue, Grilli, Montani, Nicoletti (19' st Altameni), Volpi (45' st Xhafa), Bigarelli (39' st Aversario), Corrado, Polidoro (35' st Giuliani sv). Pucci, Pazzaglia, Paciotti, Bennani, Capati are available. Coach Marco Sabatini. Footnotes: warned: Polidoro, Benedetti, Sabatini, Principi, Montani. One point for one between Terni Fc e Umbertide Agape which leaves a bitter taste in the mouth for Sabatini's team which, in the event of a victory, would have mathematically secured the playoff. Agape ahead in the 33rd minute when Corrado guesses the right diagonal. In the second half Principi appears and scores the equalizer 11' from the 90th minute. It ends 1-1. For Agape everything is postponed until next Sunday. Terni Fc is already thinking about next season. the heart of Umbria Jazz beats to the rhythm of good music in Terni including 46 events starting in the late morning and ending after midnight Nineteen bands will be playing (they are almost all residents) This edition’s formula is the result of the progressive modifications made to the previous ones It is also the most structured one and the closest to the idea of a city living on music for four days After the appropriate checks and the related modifications this is the formula that best describes the distinctive traits of Umbria Jazz The city center will have three stages: Piazza Tacito This thread almost connects with the Festival of the origins on the eve of its 50th anniversary Jazz music in the squares that never happened before at an Italian festival Many people remember that maybe the most beautiful concert of Umbria Jazz took place in a square in Terni: Miles Davis in 1984 Six clubs will be open in the afternoon and evening to enhance an experience of social and cultural aggregation that lasts all year round in these places and is a distinctive trait of the city The Roman Amphitheater is the main stage of the event a symbol of Terni’s history and an excellent place for entertainment but also a combination of past and present Baravai keeps being what it is all summer: an oasis in the heart of the urban fabric Its quality cultural proposal agrees with the desire to stay together outside Radio Monte Carlo is the official radio of the Festival The Roman Amphitheater is the perfect venue for prime-time entertainment he is one of the most stunning and expressive soul voices of the latest years His successful career came after a long and painful personal experience but culminated in an extraordinary artistic life MARIO BIONDI: “Romantic Tour” brings the most famous songs of the Sicilian soul man and those from his new album “Romantic” From TV to the stage: “Una serata tra amici” (An evening with friends) revolves around CHRISTIAN DE SICA’s multiple talents An orchestra supports him to play unforgettable Italian and American songs FABRIZIO BOSSO pays tribute to a music icon and one of his idols featuring the traditional quartet and a special guest an extraordinarily versatile and talented clarinetist and saxophonist Music is addressed to a wide and transversal audience: the Umbria Jazz program’s fundamental quality meets the show’s fun FUNK OFF can play enthralling and engaging music on stage they opened the last edition of Umbria Jazz THE GOOD FELLAS are a band of good musicians who know how to play swing and rock & roll our mind goes back to the happy days of the 50s  ACCORDI DISACCORDI’s original compositions combine jazz swing and blues influences with acoustic atmospheres and a cinema taste Their sound is rooted in the gypsy jazz style influenced by legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt  Jazz music is played in the six clubs in the city center This music finds its connection with the jazz club tradition one of the most original and creative Italian jazzmen the historic quartet including Francesco Bearzatti in which the existential contact with the value of life and experience becomes intense and almost physical OLIVIA TRUMMER TRIO: she is a German pianist singer and songwriter with a classical education and a great love for jazz music She will be performing in Terni with Rosario Bonaccorso and Nicola Angelucci JIM ROTONDI & PIERO ODORICI QUINTET feat JOE FARNSWORTH w/ PAOLO BIRRO & ALDO ZUNINO It is one of the most classical jazz lineups: a quintet with trumpet and saxophone and a rhythmic section This quintet is led by Montana trumpeter Jim Rotondi and Bolognese saxophonist Pero Odorici They have been playing together for a long time Rotondi has been among the most demanded trumpeters of the New York jazz scene for 25 years Odorici has long collaborated with Cedar Walton Hengeller takes inspiration from Renato Carosone both in his songs and the reinterpretation of the great classics of the Italian songbook of the 30s-60s ROSARIO GIULIANI QUARTET In Giuliani’s sound and phrasing there are explicit references to great jazzmen and the strong originality that identifies the creative musicians This is one of the reasons he is one of the most famous Italian jazzmen abroad GIANNI CAZZOLA QUARTET con SANDRO GIBELLINI Gianni Cazzola can be considered “the father of the Italian jazz drum” We are talking about the main protagonist of the Italian swing scene with more than 60 years of career behind The program of Baravai gives space to unconventional proposals devoted to research and innovation Belfi has built a sound world where acoustic instruments meet the never-ending possibilities of electronic music with great coherence XYLOURIS WHITE proves that sometimes musical paths are unpredictable and bridges between very distant artists can be created This is the case of this duo named after the musicians Georgios Xylouris is a Cretan singer and lute player and takes inspiration from the ancient popular traditions of his island Jim White is an Australian drummer who has played with rock bands since he was a teenager in Melbourne He was also a member of Dirty Three.  have created an intense collaboration in the name of the bravest and most original creativity MOSLEY & THE BLU ELEMENTS brings the heat of black music Angela can control this genre with her powerful and expressive soul voice which feels comfortable in the repertoire of the various traditional and modern strands one of the most eccentric bands of the latest years It is almost impossible to define this music since it does not refer to any codified genre An unconventional musical experience in the name of a happy crowd that entertains and engages ANGELANA (4-3-3): Buini; Dell'Orso, Tondini, Sallaku (15'st Akhigbe), Melillo; Brunetti, Myrtollari 6.5, Mendes 6 (38'st Ravanelli G. sv); Formichetti 6.5 (34'st Martiniello), Ndiaye B. 5.5, Riommi 5.5 (1'st Marocchi 6). Subs: Longo, Bocci, Roscini, Piermarini, Tofi. Coach: Recchi 6. TERNI FC (4-3-3): lurino 5; Dianda 6.5, Gaggiotti 7, Ricci 6, Flavioni 5.5; Carletti 5.5 (29'st Principi 6.5), Dida 6 (37'st Pacilli sv), Mainardi 6.5; Rossi 6 (29'st Pettirossi 6), Hernandez 6 (20'st Leonardi 6), Pucci. Subs: Bonomo, Fiaschetti, Barrow, Ravanelli M., Bordi. Coach: Tozzi Borsoi 6.5. REFEREE: Bartolucci of Città di Castello 5.5 (Conicella, Valentini) MARKERS: 20'st (aut.) Iurino (A); 47'st Principi (T), 49'st Pucci (T). NOTES: Ammonites: Melillo, Myrtollari, Riommi (A); Flavioni, Dida (T). Corners: 1-2t. February 14 has been synonymous with love and affection a 3rd-century martyr whose life and deeds are celebrated worldwide EWTN correspondent Colm Flynn journeys to Terni exploring how this small city honors its patron saint and the essence of love he represents in his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia calls on couples to look beyond the commercialization of Valentine's Day urging them to grasp the true essence of romantic love and the life of St drawing couples from across Italy and Europe to celebrate their love under the patronage of St is celebrated for his unwavering commitment to Christian marriage even in the face of Emperor Claudius II's ban His dedication led to his imprisonment and eventual martyrdom but his legacy as a defender of love endures Art historian Giuseppe Cassio explains how Valentine's martyrdom transformed a pagan holiday into a celebration of Christian love intertwining with the season's natural awakening The highlight for many visiting couples is the special blessing at the Basilica of St a tradition rooted in the saint's own acts of blessing Christian unions emphasizes the historical significance of these blessings rooted in Valentine's support for a Christian woman and a pagan soldier's love Couples like Olga and Federico seek the blessing for serenity and confidence in their commitment while Massimiliano dreams of peace and love The common thread among these couples is a deep understanding of love's enduring power a sentiment echoed by Monsignor Francesco Antonio Soddu He stresses that Valentine's Day embodies the selfless love and sacrifice at the heart of Christian doctrine it offers a poignant reminder of love's true meaning: a divine gift transcending mere emotion Valentine's story is not just history but a living testament to love's transformative power This article was updated on the 14th of February of 2024. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE Originally from Ireland, Colm Flynn is a reporter for EWTN News based in Rome. He brings viewers all over the world as he reports on incredible human interest stories of how faith inspires people in their lives. At the Vatican he covers major papal events as well as other news from the Catholic Church. Hungary's world champion Richard Osvath is in action at the European Championships in Terni The second of the major regional Championships of the year – the 2018 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Euros – gets underway on Monday (17 September). An important stop on the road to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, despite not being within the qualification period, the competition in Terni, Italy, has attracted some major names. A series of Paralympic, world and regional medallists and champions are expected to compete. The men’s field is stacked high with the region’s best fencers. Check out the main contenders for what is expected to be one of the most competitive events. The line-up for the men’s sabre category A is punctuated with stars. That includes Ukraine’s Paralympic and defending European champion Andrii Demchuk. But the Ukrainian has not topped the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing podium so far this season. In Eger, Hungary, he finished second to Hungary’s Richard Osvath, the man he beat for Paralympic gold at Rio 2016. In Pisa, Italy, Demchuk also lost out to home fencer Edoardo Giordan. With the Italian looking to convert that momentum and the support of a home crowd into a European gold, Demchuk could be on the ropes again. A host of other athletes who have finished on the podium at major Championships are also on the hunt for the title. These include Russia’s* 22-year-old world champion Maxim Shaburov, the owner of an impressive eight world titles from under 23 and senior competitions in the last two years. Great Britain’s Piers Gilliver also left the World Championships in Rome, Italy, with a silver medal under 12 months ago. And the French duo of Romain Noble and Ludovic Lemoine should not be forgotten, with a silver and bronze medal respectively to defend in Terni. The 2018 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing European Championships run from 17-23 September. *Editor's note: The International Paralympic Committee suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee on 7 August 2016 for its inability to fulfil its IPC membership responsibilities and obligations, in particular its obligation to comply with the IPC Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Code (to which it is also a signatory). As a result of the suspension, Russian athletes cannot enter IPC sanctioned events or competitions, including the Paralympic Games. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Italy's Bebe Vio defended her foil B European title in Tenri, Italy "The goal was to win this European Championship even if at the beginning of the season I had a hard time getting results" Italy’s Paralympic, world and defending European champion Beatrice Vio did not disappoint on her home piste at the 2018 Wheelchair Fencing European Championships, which wrapped up on Saturday (22 September) in Terni. The 21 year old captured the women’s foil category B gold medal for her third consecutive European title. The Italian beat three Russians on her way to gold, first overcoming Ludmila Vasileva* 15-8. In the semi-final it was Alesia Makrytskaya* (15-9) before a clash with Irina Mishurova* in the final – a repeat of the 2016 title match. Vio, buoyed by her previous results, then dropped just one point against Mishurova to take an emotional home victory. There was more home joy when Marco Cima won the men’s equivalent. Cima sailed through his opening match against Poland’s Zbigniew Wyganowski in the men’s foil category B 15-6 but faced a tougher challenge in the semi-final. Going up against British world champion Dimitri Coutya, Cima just pipped his opponent to advance by one point. Cima then beat Poland’s Jacek Gaworski with a thrilling 15-13 victory. "I trained really hard this summer, I never stopped practicing, even when the conditions where difficult,” Cima said. “In August it is really difficult to train properly, but I put holidays aside to chase this dream. The goal was to win this European Championship even if at the beginning of the season I had a hard time getting results. But I always knew that I was prepared for this competition.” The men’s epee category B final pitted world champion Coutya and Belarus’ Paralympic champion Andre Pranevich, with the British fencer emerging victorious. Pranevich endured some close ties in the build-up, winning two matches by just one point. Coutya was fresher having had a slightly easier path. The British fencer then executed an impressive display against Pranevich to win the gold with a score of 15-5, improving on his bronze medal from 2016. “The guy I had [Pranevich], he’s so strong,” Coutya said. “He’s the Paralympic champion, so to get to the finals with him at such a big competition and compete with him on the European stage is just incredible and it’s a huge honour.” Ukraine’s Paralympic and European champion Andrii Demchuk proved that he is still the man to beat in the men’s sabre category A. He went toe-to-toe with Hungary’s 2016 silver medallist Richard Osvath, and survived with a 15-12 scoreline. “This medal is really important for me because in previous years at European Championships I couldn’t win gold in sabre,” Demchuk said. “And now since two years [the last two editions] I’ve managed to do it!” Poland’s Adrian Castro and Russia’s Irina Mishurova* won their first European titles in Tenri. Castro had already secured the world title in 2015 and Paralympic bronze in 2016 in the men’s sabre category B but the Europeans win had eluded him. That all changed in Terni after he overcame teammate Grzegorz Pluta 15-11 in the final. In the women’s epee category B Mishurova showed grit and determination in her quarter-final match against defending champion and world title holder compatriot Viktoria Boykova. Boykova put up a great fight but Mishurova was on a mission, securing a semi-final place. Mishurova then got past Ukraine’s Olena Fedota to face Belarus’ Alesia Makrytskaya in the final. The 25-year-old Russian dispatched her opponent with a score of 15-6 to secure her first European gold. *Editor's note: The International Paralympic Committee suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee on 7 August 2016 for its inability to fulfil its IPC membership responsibilities and obligations, in particular its obligation to comply with the IPC Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Code (to which it is also a signatory). As a result of the suspension, Russian athletes cannot enter IPC sanctioned events or competitions, including the Paralympic Games. Despite making the semifinals in all four categories – longbow barebow and compound – it looked like the host nation would be held off the top spot of the podium But during the fourth of the four events to take to the four-target course, Irene Franchini and Marco Bruno stole gold at the last Trailing Austria – featuring World Archery Champion Nico Wiener – by two points arriving at the fourth target Ingrid Ronacher finished with a five – and Italy took the title a veteran of international field and 3D competition we shot until the last arrow but we didn‘t imagine anything like that would happen.” “I’m upset for her because I know she’s a good archer but that’s the game,” she added While the compound mixed team brought the lone gold medal on the day for the host Italy also picked up bronze medals in the barebow and traditional pairs events Spain took the first title of the day in the longbow event before Austria defeated a Spanish duo in the traditional final Claudia Weinberger who is also into the longbow women’s individual semifinals called the win “a dream come true” but said the last target while normally easy was “really hard on the nerves” None of the four targets set for the mixed team finals course which was much flatter than the last two days of qualifying Swedish archers are the undoubted world leaders in barebow archery Fredrik Lundmark and Stine Asell dropped the hosts – featuring reigning World Games Champion Cinzia Noziglia and multiple world champion Giuseppe Seimandi – in the semifinals, 72-70, and then France in the final, 79-72. “We knew on the last bear that if we shot well, we would win,” said Lundmark. The Swedes had a five-point advantage before the last target and finished with two 10s. “It was fine. I don’t get nervous about these things. It should be fun. So we just said, it’s 25 metres, just shoot – and it worked.” All distances at these 3D championships are unknown. Competition continues at the Rinehart World Archery 3D Championships in Terni with eliminations on Thursday. 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 All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising Italy -- The World Archery 3D Championships kicks off Sunday Team USA Archery is fielding a full lineup of two dozen archers competing in four disciplines - longbow More than 300 archers from 28 countries will be competing roster includes reigning barebow bronze medalist Dewayne Martin and 2019 women’s team bronze medalists Heather Gore-Smith and Fawn Girard who was also the 2019 world field silver medalist The Championship will take place over seven days starting with two days of qualification rounds followed by the mixed team event The competition starts at the Meadows of Stroncone situated outside Terni The natural terrain creates a beautiful and diverse backdrop for the competition Targets will be placed around the site providing a unique Gore-Smith will be sharing daily updates from the competition on USA Archery’s Facebook and Instagram. Results from the event will be available here Baseball Players: Jeremy TerniThe BulletinJEREMY TERNI “He was a two-time All-American at Avery Point and holds many of the records to this day could have gone to be a Division-I football player out of high school He was one of our all-time great players and he’s in our Hall of Fame at Avery Point” — Former UConn-Avery Point coach Roger Bidwell The passion for the game can be heard in Terni’s voice we won a lot of them and I loved everyone who played on the team,” Terni said He owns the program records for hits (148) “I had coaches who picked up on all the little things it was surreal hitting that high,” Terni said The Indians did not win a state title in Terni’s four-year stay but did go to their first championship game Terni’s teams captured three ECC championships Terni was drafted in the 30th round by the Red Sox He was a two-time second team Junior College All-American and left the Pointers after two years to play at Southern Connecticut State University He also was a two-time All-American for the Owls He played for the New Haven Cutters of the Canadian American Independent Baseball League and was Rookie of the Year in 2006 Terni works for the State of Connecticut as a correctional officer Valentine is pictured in a stained-glass window at the Basilica of St Valentine’s life are lost to history the local diocese believes he was the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Terni A special Mass was celebrated at the basilica Feb 10 for engaged couples in advance of Valentine’s Day removed from general church calendar in the late 1960s continues to be celebrated with special Masses which claims the saint as its former bishop While the Catholic Church remains convinced there was a third-century martyr named Valentine a lack of specific information and the possibility that there may have been more than one St Valentine led to the removal of the liturgical feast from the church’s general calendar But the feast still appears on the calendar of some local churches Narni and Amelia in Italy’s Umbria region The diocese says it has hard evidence that the martyred Bishop Valentine was known and venerated in Terni And history books report that Pope Zachary met Liutprand Valentine was built in the fourth century on burial grounds just outside the Terni city walls and Valentine was found there in the early 1600s “The head was separated from the torso confirming that the death was by decapitation,” says the diocese’s history The relics – not a complete body – were kept in the diocesan cathedral for a time but were moved to a newly constructed Basilica of St The diocesan website makes it clear that the connection between St Valentine and romantic love is the stuff of legend Valentine “the ability to protect those dating and engaged to be married and have a union gladdened by children.” heard a young couple fighting and carried a rose out to them but to do so tenderly because of the thorns He then explained to them what it meant to be of “one heart.” The main stained-glass window in the basilica shows St handing a rose to a young couple dressed in ancient Roman robes a beautiful young Christian woman who lived in Terni but Serapia’s family objected to her marrying a pagan so he went to Valentine for instruction to be baptized Serapia got sick in the meantime and Sabino asked Valentine not to allow them to be separated “A blessed sleep” fell over Sabino and the two were “united for eternity.” Valentine Cultural Association in Terni “It’s great that he is celebrated with chocolates 14 feast is more than that – it marks the martyrdom of our bishop; it is the feast of a Christian who gave his life for others.” “emphasize the feast of a saint and not just the occasion to exchanges kisses.” Arlington Catholic Herald200 N. Glebe Rd.Suite 615Arlington, VA 22203703-841-2590800-377-0511 Website Design and Development by New Target Scientists are testing a gene-editing technique called a gene drive to stop malaria mosquitoes from reproducing These test rooms are in a laboratory in Terni By Tina Hesman Saey In a large laboratory cage, a male mosquito carries a genetic weapon that could launch the destruction of his species. That loss could also mean the end of the parasite that causes malaria The weapon? A self-replicating bit of DNA known as a gene drive It’s one of the most anticipated tools being developed to stop mosquitoes from spreading diseases like malaria to humans The gene drive interferes with the insects’ ability to reproduce. In one small lab study, it wiped out captive populations of mosquitoes in just eight to 12 generations this gene drive could be ready to test in the wild Researchers are eyeing Africa for the first test release. There, malaria takes a huge toll. In 2020, it sickened close to 241 million people on the continent And most of the globe’s 670,000 malaria deaths that year were in Africa Many tools have been made to fight the disease. There are preventive drugs, insecticide-treated bed nets and even vaccines But mosquitoes are developing resistance to insecticides And some anti-malaria drugs may no longer work well we need to have something that is transformational,” says Fredros Okumu he means a completely new type of strategy He directs science programs at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania Gene drives might be the big change people are looking for. This technology was first devised in 2015 Researchers are still refining and testing it Other types of genetically altered mosquitoes have been released in Brazil those altered genes spread slowly among wild populations Gene drives could potentially spread to nearly every member of a species quickly So social considerations may play a big role in deciding whether gene drives ever get used Ramya Rajagopalan is a social scientist at the University of California “A technology doesn’t work by technical strength alone,” she says “It works because it embeds into a social context.” In the past scientists “developed a technology in the lab got it all set up and ready to go.” Then they would offer it up: “Hey But people sometimes reject that sort of offer Researchers often think this is because people just don’t know better “If [the public] only knew enough about the technology they’d be more accepting,” Rajagopalan says The failure comes because the researchers “don’t include community voices from the outset in the design and the implementation.” The European Union has already said “no” to using gene drives there That’s due to concerns about forever altering ecosystems But Africa is where a gene drive might one day help defeat malaria researchers are working with a nonprofit research group called Target Malaria They hope to eventually release gene drives on the continent scientists are looking for ways to involve community members in the research Those researchers need to learn about local priorities And they have to know how to talk about the technology in ways the public can understand No one is ready to let mosquitoes carrying gene drives out of the lab just yet researchers are doing tests with mosquitoes in captivity They want to get an idea of whether the technology will work as planned The study in Terni used cages that were almost 5 cubic meters — about the size of a small dressing room Each held hundreds of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes lighting and other conditions the mosquitoes might find in the wild Then they added males that carried the gene drive in their DNA The gene drive used for this experiment is built with the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9 This tool allows scientists to tweak nearly any gene they want It’s based on a DNA-snipping enzyme called Cas9 This gene drive targets a gene named doublesex It’s essential for the development of female mosquitoes “the mosquito itself doesn’t work,” says Ruth Müller She’s chief ecologist and entomologist at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp Male mosquitoes were engineered to carry the gene drive When such a male mates with an unaltered female the Cas9 snips the doublesex gene inside the fertilized egg the gene drive sometimes gets pasted over the copy of the doublesex gene inherited from the mother These offspring now get two copies of the gene drive any particular version of a gene has a 50 percent chance of being passed from parent to offspring But the copy-and-paste CRISPR system boosts that chance about 96 percent of male offspring inherited the altered gene That helps the gene drive spread rapidly through the population Most forms of genetic engineering follow normal rules of inheritance Usually a gene is passed on to only 50 percent of offspring But a gene drive can paste itself into a gene inherited from an unaltered parent That passes the genetic change to nearly all of the offspring Female offspring that inherit two bad copies of doublesex end up malformed The gene drive worked well in the cages in Terni. When males carrying the gene drive were added, the populations died out in 245 to 311 days the mosquitoes lived normally to the end of the experiment The researchers reported the results last year in Nature Communications The Terni results show the gene drive might work under almost real-world conditions says Müller at the Institute of Tropical Medicine But there is still much to learn about drives That includes how they will affect wild mosquitoes and ecosystems Several groups are mapping out what releasing a gene drive could do to the planet. No one has ever done this before. So it takes a mix of guesswork and data to predict possible outcomes researchers tried to dream up potential drawbacks That helped identify what they might need to plan for and test before releasing gene-drive mosquitoes into the wild They focused on four areas that African leaders said were most important to protect: biodiversity Might a gene drive even lead to more cases of malaria could thinning out less-troublesome mosquitoes allow better disease-spreaders to take over Malaria Journal published the full list of concerns in March 2021 Researchers then worked out a chain of events that might lead to each of the potential harms on the list scientists may now be able to start calculating how likely a harm is and how bad it could be He’s a senior regulatory scientist for Target Malaria He works in England at Imperial College London and helped write the report Keith Hayes leads a risk-assessment group at the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization’s Data61 Experiments and simulations are useful to a point There may be surprises.” So some questions won’t be answered unless and until gene drives get released any decision about a release will need to weigh risks against benefits The potential benefits for human health and their costs may far outweigh the risks Opponents of gene drives say the world should invest more in already-proven methods of curbing malaria, says Mareike Imken. Such measures include improving sanitation and the medical system, she says. Imken works as European coordinator of the Stop Gene Drives campaign. Her organization is calling for a global ban on the release of gene drives there needs to be worldwide agreement on whether gene drives are safe and necessary Countries also must decide how gene drives might be regulated Okumu notes that insecticides and other current approaches to malaria control haven’t been effective enough “The stuff we have been doing for years has been intentionally designed to eradicate mosquitoes,” he says He also notes potential upsides to gene drives Insecticides kill a lot of helpful insects gene drives target only the mosquito species that are dangerous Only a handful of species are responsible for most malaria spread the main disease carriers are Anopheles gambiae and its look-alikes An Okumu’s experience leads him to think the malaria carriers wouldn’t be missed much if wiped out They include prolonged dry seasons and use of both insecticides and bed nets Communities there haven’t seen any ecological problems since the species’ loss that there could be factors they didn’t measure The replacements might bite people less or be lousy at spreading malaria it could be worse if the newcomers bite more or more easily spread the parasites researchers must also get public support for releasing the technology even a gene drive that works perfectly could be a no-go Not everyone agrees on when and how to get input Okumu thinks it’s important to have more answers about the science first the true risks and gain a consensus around it,” he says scientists could “start engaging the communities.” She’s a social scientist at the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé in Bobo-Dioulasso That’s in the West African nation of Burkina Faso “We should listen to [the community],” she says The researchers reported this in Malaria Journal in October 2021 A Target Malaria effort engaged local residents in Bana in plans to use genetically modified mosquitoes Talks over five years cleared up some misconceptions about how malaria is transmitted Then Toe and her colleagues introduced the idea of genetics They talk about how researchers want to change mosquitoes to fight malaria People are generally fine with the uncertainty of research Residents can now pose specific questions about mosquito biology They might ask how researchers can possibly work with such small creatures They often ask whether the gene changes in mosquitoes will transfer to humans creative approaches are needed to get the science across Target Malaria planned to release a test batch of mosquitoes to see how they fared in the wild First, the organization wanted to ensure that Bana residents really understood what it planned to do. Local leaders suggested a play. The scientists wrote a script. Then the actors, a local storyteller and other community members revised it to improve storytelling This helped create an emotional connection with the audience She and colleagues described it this past April in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Talking with communities can also raise questions for researchers to think about. In 2019, Okumu and his colleagues talked with village leaders and residents in southeastern Tanzania. People had concerns about whether the altered mosquitoes would look and behave differently than normal ones They also said it would be better to get rid of all biting mosquitoes Targeting just one type might not have much effect on malaria And people might be less likely to support the project if they were still getting bit In a study in nearby Uganda, people asked what happens if the altered mosquitoes cross a nation’s borders Researchers may have to seek international permission to release gene drive mosquitoes it probably helps that they will first target disease-carrying mosquitoes “Do you know anyone who has sympathies for the mosquito It’s probably the most hated animal on the planet,” says Kimberly Cooper She studies genes and animal development at the University of California She is developing a gene drive to use as a research tool in mice the benefits of stamping out malaria could be enormous Do they outweigh potential environmental risks from gene drives Will the public buy into this new approach biodiversity: (short for biological diversity) The number and variety of species found within a localized geographic region The scientists who study them are known as biologists land-locked country in West Africa is an agricultural region that gets most of its money from cotton-growing Malnutrition (and stunted growth) is a big problem and life expectancy is only about 60 years Two in every three adults here cannot read carrier: (in medicine) A person or organism that has become infected with an infectious disease agent The infamous “typhoid Mary” was a well-known example — an individual who could infect others with a killer disease but showed no signs of disease herself Cas9: An enzyme that geneticists are now using to help edit genes splice in new ones or disable certain genes Cas9 is shepherded to the place it is supposed to make cuts by CRISPRs colleague: Someone who works with another; a co-worker or team member consensus: An opinion or conclusion shared by most CRISPR: An abbreviation — pronounced crisper — for the term “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.” These are pieces of RNA to cut through genetic material like a scissors they can edit — or alter — specific genes so that they can then study how those genes works crop: (in agriculture) A type of plant grown intentionally grown and nurtured by farmers Or the term could apply to the part of the plant harvested and sold by farmers develop: To emerge or to make come into being either naturally or through human intervention (in biology) To grow as an organism from conception through adulthood development: (in biology) The growth of an organism from conception through adulthood DNA: (short for deoxyribonucleic acid) A long double-stranded and spiral-shaped molecule inside most living cells that carries genetic instructions these instructions tell cells which molecules to make ecological: An adjective that refers to a branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings A scientist who works in this field is called an ecologist economics: The social science that deals with the production distribution and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems A person who studies economics is an economist ecosystem: A group of interacting living organisms — including microorganisms plants and animals — and their physical environment within a particular climate The term can also be applied to elements that make up some an artificial environment egg: A reproductive cell that contains half of the genetic information necessary to form a complete organism This is the first step in the development of a new organism entomologist: A biologist who specializes in the study of insects A paleoentomologist studies ancient insects eradicate: To deliberately eliminate or wipe out such as a population of vermin (rats or cockroaches for instance) inhabiting a particular site European Union: The confederation of 27 European countries that have agreed to work peacefully together Residents of EU can move freely between its member countries and sell goods to them Most members have also adopted the same currency factor: Something that plays a role in a particular condition or event; a contributor Offspring inherit genes from their parents Genes influence how an organism looks and behaves gene drive: A technique for introducing new bits of DNA into genes to change their function Unlike other such genetic engineering techniques becoming part of every unaltered target gene they encounter they get passed on to more than 50 percent of an altered animal’s offspring “driving” themselves quickly into populations generation: A group of individuals (in any species) born at about the same time or that are regarded as a single group Your parents belong to one generation of your family you and everyone within a few years of your age across the planet are referred to as belonging to a particular generation of humans The term also is sometimes extended to year classes of other animals or to types of inanimate objects (such as electronics or automobiles) The field of science dealing with these biological instructions is known as genetics People who work in this field are geneticists humidity: A measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere (Air with a lot of water vapor in it is known as humid.) insect: A type of arthropod that as an adult will have six segmented legs and three body parts: a head There are hundreds of thousands of insects invasive: An adjective that refers to something that can invade some environment (such as an invasive species) or alter some environment (such as invasive medical procedures) invasive species: (also known as aliens) A species that is found living in an ecosystem other than the one in which it evolved Some invasive species were deliberately introduced to an environment Some entered an environment unintentionally such as a fungus whose spores traveled between continents on the winds Still others may have escaped from a controlled environment What all of these so-called invasives have in common is that their populations are becoming established in a new environment often in the absence of natural factors that would control their spread Many have the potential to cause harm to wildlife journal: (in science) A publication in which scientists share their research findings with experts (and sometimes even the public) Some journals publish papers from all fields of science while others are specific to a single subject Peer-reviewed journals are the gold standard: They send all submitted articles to outside experts to be read and critiqued fraud or work that is not novel or convincingly demonstrated larvae: Immature insects that have a distinctly different form (body shape) than when they are adults caterpillars are larval butterflies and maggots are larval flies (Sometimes this term also is used to describe such a stage in the development of fish link: A connection between two people or things malaria: A disease caused by a parasite that invades the red blood cells largely in tropical and subtropical regions from elephants and plants to bacteria and other types of single-celled life parasite: An organism that gets benefits from another species but doesn’t provide that host any benefits Classic examples of parasites include ticks population: (in biology) A group of individuals (belonging to the same species) that lives in a given area predator: (adjective: predatory) A creature that preys on other animals for most or all of its food resident: Some member of a community of organisms that lives in a particular place resistance: (as in drug resistance) The reduction in the effectiveness of a drug to cure a disease (as in disease resistance) The ability of an organism to fight off disease risk: The chance or mathematical likelihood that some bad thing might happen exposure to radiation poses a risk of cancer (For instance: Among cancer risks that the people faced were radiation and drinking water tainted with arsenic.) sanitation: The protection of human health by preventing human contact with our own bodily wastes use of things like use of toilets or latrines separation of disposal of wastes from drinking-water sources and water cleaning water to get rid of disease-causing agents and disinfecting foods and materials that may be ingested or otherwise enter the body functions or appearance of a physical system A computer program would do this by using mathematical operations that can describe the system and how it might change over time or in response to different anticipated situations social: (adj.) Relating to gatherings of people; a term for animals (or people) that prefer to exist in groups for instance those who belong to a club or other organization for the purpose of enjoying each other’s company social science: A research field that deals with human society with organizations and institutions that people join or work for and with relationships between individuals and those organizations Economics and political science are subsets of social science that deal with how groups of people organize and make important decisions for the good of society People who work in all of these fields are known as social scientists species: A group of similar organisms capable of producing offspring that can survive and reproduce sterile: (in biology) An organism that is physically unable to reproduce strategy: A thoughtful and clever plan for achieving some difficult or challenging goal system: A network of parts that together work to achieve some function vessels and heart are primary components of the human body's circulatory system roadway signals and overpasses are among the potential components of a nation's railway system System can even be applied to the processes or ideas that are part of some method or ordered set of procedures for getting a task done tactic: An action or plan of action to accomplish a particular feat Tanzania: A nation in East Africa that sits just south of the equator It’s well known in science communities as home to the East African Rift valley The country is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east; Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo to the west; and Zambia technology: The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes processes and systems that result from those efforts tool: An object that a person or other animal makes or obtains and then uses to carry out some purpose such as reaching food uncertainty: (in statistics) A range of how much measurements of something will vary around an already-measured value unethical: An adjective that describes interactions with others or the environment in ways that would not be considered fair or just Examples of unethical behavior include cheating and taking or using more than one's fair share of resources (i.e vaccinate) A biological mixture that resembles a disease-causing agent It is given to help the body create immunity to a particular disease The injections used to administer most vaccines are known as vaccinations World Health Organization: An agency of the United Nations to promote health and to control communicable diseases The United Nations relies on the WHO for providing international leadership on global health matters This organization also helps shape the research agenda for health issues and sets standards for pollutants and other things that could pose a risk to health WHO also regularly reviews data to set policies for maintaining health and a healthy environment Journal:​ L.P. 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Seasonal malaria vector and transmission dynamics in western Burkina Faso Tina Hesman Saey is a senior staff writer and reports on molecular biology at Science News in molecular genetics from Washington University in St Louis and a master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University award-winning online publication dedicated to providing age-appropriate science news to learners a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education The festival's top awards went to Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers a Love Song was named the best documentary while Palestinian Mohammed Almughanni from the Gaza Strip won the best short film award for Jaffa Orange Both also received accolades for their screenplays recognized during a period of armed conflict in the Middle East underscored the symbolic significance of their films expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemned the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip offers a personal account of her journey to the Polish-Belarusian border adding a Polish narrative to the festival's theme of international dialogue and understanding Terni’s Piazza Europa saw the return of large crowds of jazz enthusiasts with more than ten thousand people turning out to listen to Miles Davis back playing in public after a lengthy absence His willingness to play was surprising: he felt good again after years away from the public launching into what was to become one of his classics a pop song taken from Cindy Lauper’s collection of ballads Then the Festival went back from Terni to Perugia with a list of famous names from the world of jazz the former members of Mingus’ band Don Pullen and George Adams together in a quartet There were also excellent jazz fusion groups led by Weather Report and the magnificent Steps Ahead featuring Michael Brecker and Mike Mainieri Learn more about this project after the break Courtesy of McDowell+BenedettiThe project is scheduled to be completed in 2015 You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Leading Italian steelmaker AST Terni manufactures stainless steel products, including semi-finished hot-rolled coils hot white band and cold-rolled stainless steel, for the European and global market. Over the past 130 years it has supplied more than 1 million tons of steel products from its facilities in Terni covering  the entire manufacturing cycle from melting to the surface finish treatment.  Highly skilled engineers from ABB’s Metals team seamlessly integrated the DCS880 and DCS800 drives systems at the mill ensuring a comprehensive solution that will help streamline operations, drive energy efficiency and reduce expenses for the Italian steel company.  The obsolete drives at the Sendzimir Mill were replaced within a mere three months from order and commissioning was completed in August 2019.  ABB provides customer service throughout the entire lifecycle of equipment and systems. The Metals team has in-depth experience and extensive technical expertise in modernization projects, ensuring that customers optimize ROI on existing assets and upgrade at the right time to promote the highest levels of operational efficiency.   “With years of experience in automation and engineering, ABB has the ability to effect modernization for metals producers across Europe and worldwide,” remarked Sachweh “Our goal is to bring together the best that ABB has to offer for the benefit of metals industry customers which is why we brought together two different ABB teams from Process Automation and Motion business areas for this project we provide our customers with in-depth access to well-experienced and highly skilled ABB experts to propose a competitive solution,” said Mukesh Jain Metal Systems for ABB’s Metals business  “This collaboration also ensured smooth delivery and completion of the cycloconverter upgrade project within the short execution time window including rapid start-up after installation and commissioning.” The pandemic situation presented several challenges during the project especially for factory acceptance testing (FAT) which generally requires ABB engineers to travel to the customer’s site.  However thanks to ABB’s proactive and innovative approach and excellent co-operation with AST Terni’s on-site personnel the project could be carried out remotely and completed on time and after a relatively short commissioning period the new drives were delivered to AST Terni in August 2020 “We were very satisfied with ABB’s professionalism and determination to complete this project successfully despite the many additional challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Luca Onofri “and we expect to benefit from the associated improvements in reliability and performance for years to come” part of ABB’s cycloconverter upgrade package provides high-control performance with better accuracy of motor model which can in turn  increase your production capacity lower energy consumption and maintenance costs and extend the lifetime of the equipment Application software improvements also enhance flexibility and come with new built-in safety features Cutting-edge software tools in the system boost usability while less control hardware enhances the reliability of the control platform The customer also has access to digital services such as remote assistance for fast troubleshooting allowing for a drastic reduction in unplanned downtime while lowering both operating costs and environmental impact by ensuring peak performance including control spares parts guarantee until 2034 we have a  network of field service engineers who can assist customers should any issues arise,” added Jonas Fritschy The Italian Championships which concluded tonight at the PalaTennistavolo “Aldo De Santis” in Terni hailed the victories of Marco RECH DALDOSSO (Aeronautica Militare) and Giorgia PICCOLIN (Centro Sportivo Esercito) The 28-year-old RECH DALDOSSO won his second title in singles; the first was in 2016 He was seeded number 4 and on the final day he defeated in the quarter finals no 5 Niagol STOYANOV (Centro Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre) in five games champion in 2014 and 2018 and Marco prevailed in the semifinals against the 20-year-old Matteo MUTTI (Milano Sport Tennistavolo) no MUTTI was the creator of the upset in the previous round after the elimination (3-2) of no In the final match RECH DALDOSSO prevailed over the 17 years old Andrea PUPPO (Tennistavolo A4 Verzuolo) 4-1 no 13 seed and the real surprise of the event thanks to 3-2 win against Jordy PICCOLIN (Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre) no 3 and 4-3 on the 18 year old John Michael OYEBODE (Il Circolo Prato 2010) no Bronze medalists are MUTTI and OYEBODE who reached the medal rostrum for a first time in the event as well as PUPPO Among the women the 25-year-old PICCOLIN who had already climbed the first step of the podium in 2018 in Terni and in 2019 in Bolzano reached the third golden medal in a row 5 of the seeding list and she justified the status by overcoming Le Thi Hong LOAN (Tennistavolo Castel Goffredo) 3-2 in the quarter finals no 4 seed in the reply of the 2019 final and 4-2 in the semifinals the 18-year-old Jamila LAURENTI (Gruppi Sportivi della Polizia di Stato – Fiamme Oro) no 10 seed in the repetition of the final act of 2018 In the match for the title PICCOLIN beat no 6 seed Chiara COLANTONI (Tennistavolo Norbello) who played the first final in her career She beat in the quarterfinals 3-2 Debora VIVARELLI (Centro Sportivo Esercito) no 3 seed and in the semifinals 4-3 recovering from 1-3 the 15-year-old Nicole ARLIA (Tennistavolo Castel Goffredo) no 2 by exploiting the sixth match-point after having canceled two of the opponent LAURENTI and ARLIA on her first podium were placed third Despite the difficulties related to Covid-19 Pandemic Italian Table Tennis Federation was one of the few European Federations to organize national championships It is great satisfaction for president Renato Di Napoli and everybody in the organisation The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions In 1971 a Catalan rose-breeder called Pere Dot introduced a little pink Polyantha rose called San Valentin What will you do for St Valentine’s Day but in quite an extraordinary way and I ended up knowing much more about St Valentine himself His legends turn around his being an early Christian martyr One has that he was the bishop of Terni at the time of the Emperor Diocletian’s persecution and paid with his life for his fidelity to his faith and its latter-day inhabitants haven’t forgotten him St Valentine is the patron of the city and his remains are an object of veneration in Terni’s basilica For a week around his feast day on February 14 Terni bustles with all the panoply of a small-town Italian festa: music Mention St Valentine to your average British male and red roses are one of the first things that come into his mind they’re flown in their millions from farms in Kenya and Colombia to satisfy a commercial demand that’s been fairly cynically developed over the past 20 years which proves not only that men in love are fools but also that a fool and his money are soon parted What I didn’t know is that there’s a rose called San Valentin It’s not red and it’s not at all pushy introduced in 1971 by a Catalan rose-breeder called Pere Dot but Terni thought it would make an excellent theme for last year’s February celebrations Dot bred three very popular and important roses nearly 100 years ago: the white shrub rose Nevada the popular climber Mme Grégoire Staechelin and Golden Moss I was asked to give the keynote lecture on his life as a rose breeder not so much because I knew anything about him but more because any Englishman who is happy to lecture in Italian is always in demand at horticultural events in Italy but the lecture came together fairly well and the audience San Valentin is nearly extinct – or was until the good and the great of Terni got involved They discovered that a plant was still growing in the magnificent collection put together in Tuscany by the Pope’s doctor His Roseto at Cavriglia has the largest collection of modern roses in the world – some 6,500 cultivars A local entrepreneur called Nicoletta Campanella who has embarked on a 12-part series of books about roses arranged for San Valentin to be propagated and for plants of it to be brought to the conference for a relaunch It would be given the new name of San Valentino di Terni and would my wife and I like to act as godparents at the baptism Brigid and I wrote an encyclopaedia of roses that has sold well in Italy and our hosts thought that nothing could be more romantic than a husband and wife travelling the world together to study roses Off we went and I duly discoursed on the Italian character (romantico) and the English (more riservato) and the story of St Valentine who is said to have intervened in a quarrel between lovers by giving them a rose (that was romanticissimo) we were fêted as guests of honour at a smashing dinner and a little plant of San Valentin is now growing in our Hampshire garden It flowers continuously and it seems very healthy It reminds me slightly of a smaller version of Ballerina I shall enjoy growing it and will start taking cuttings from it next autumn The charm of the Italians and their sense of style in everything connected to the San Valentino celebrations guaranteed our enjoyment As did the enormous bunch of scentless red roses from Kenya that greeted us in our hotel because one thing we did learn when writing our encyclopaedia is that there is no such thing as a bad rose Charles Quest-Ritson wrote the RHS Encyclopedia of Roses Blended into ice cream and served with chocolate tart or set into jelly: just two of our favourite rose petal Troy Scott Smith extols the joys of deadheading roses Country LifeCountry Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online The origins of the Valentine's Day are to be found in the famous Roman Lupercali The Lupercali were the celebrations of Luperco and they took place publicly around mid-February with rituals that explicitly praised sexuality recalling its tribal and ancestral spirit: from these choral events the Carnival party would also derive Obviously this ritual typology did not adapt at all to the less profane spirit of the incipient Christianity: it was therefore Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD to "Christianize pagan recurrence" by instituting the Valentine's Day the promoter of a more idealized and certainly less carnal love vision Various anecdotes refer to his figure that identify him as a defender and advocate of courtly love Valentino fell in love with the blind daughter of one of his jailers thanks to the intercession of the future saint it would seem that the bishop of Terni has sent his loved one some love cards with the inscription from your Valentine giving way to the tradition of the "valentine" still so fashionable today Saint.Valentine would have celebrated the union between a young Christian girl and a Roman soldier after having recomposed a quarrel between the two lovers thanks to the gift of a rose: another symbol tells of how the future saint would have given to a poor girl the sum of money necessary for her wedding The fact is that there are some historical testimonies that attest to the existence of the Valentine's Day already in remote times: such as the institution in Paris an organ that decided on love disputes; or written at the beginning of the seventeenth century a clear testimony to the existence of the feast of Saint Valentine But it is obviously in more recent times that the festival has seen its explosion especially thanks to the marketing of valentines a phenomenon that has exploded since the nineteenth century in Anglo-Saxon countries and then spread throughout the planet Today the Valentine's Day has become a fundamental date in the calendar of Western holidays maintaining its dual soul of pagan and romantic celebration at the same time or you are simply lovers of ethno-anthropological curiosities we can show you some cities in Northern Italy where the Valentine's Day is celebrated in a rather particular way the ancient cattle festival that once took place on February 14 has turned into a sparkling procession of cars and agricultural machines To frame the event a magnificent Luna Park accompanied by numerous food and wine stands oranges are rolled from a slope located near the church dedicated to San Valentino The aim of the faithful will be to grab the fruits the Valentine's Day lasts for a whole week with the organization of games for children and a picturesque parade of masked wagons all lovers are given an "apotropaic candle" to light during bad weather days to ward off lightning and storms.. One of the places where you can fully experience the atmosphere of San Valentino is definitely the city of Terni Here every year the Valentinian events take place an event that includes the organization of exhibitions shows and guided tours in honor of the patron Particularly important is the event that takes place on the Sunday preceding February 14: more than a hundred couples come to the Umbrian town to exchange a promise of eternal love in the presence of the sacred relics of the saint An unmissable event for all lovers of Italy Saint Valentine is ready to give you his loving blessing or continuing your Valentinian tour elsewhere Here the feast of lovers is celebrated in a rather singular way sprinkling the floor of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie with leaves: what better carpet for a future wedding in search of the most characteristic Valentinian traditions the feast of February 14th is particularly heartfelt also because the inhabitants of Vico have elected Saint Valentine their patron saint since the seventeenth century The citizens of Vico decorate the streets of the city with oranges and laurel to make easier the parade of the statue of the patron saint To the young couples who arrived there for the occasion we suggest drinking "the juice of the blessed oranges" and exchanging effusions in the "vicolo del bacio" to seal their union forever with the approval of Saint Valentine made in Puglia I collaborated with magazines such as Napoli Nobilissima and History of Art by Maurizio Calvesi publishing some essays on the Neapolitan Baroque and I wrote critical content for several contemporary artists Subscribe to our weekly Newsletter dedicated to the Italian culture Check your email to confirm your subscription and receive special offers Top Attractions Colosseum Santa Maria Maggiore Vatican Museum Uffizi Gallery Pompeii Ruins Milan Cathedral Pantheon Vesuvius Florence Cathedral Sant'Angelo Castle Doge Palace Verona Arena Experiences Positano,Sorrento&Pompeii Tour Chianti Tour& San Gimignano Lake Como from Milan Romantic Sunset Boat Tour in Naples Capri Private Motorboat Tour Private Electric Cart Tour in Rome Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marche Molise Piedmont Apulia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino-Alto Adige Umbria Aosta Valley Veneto Italy like a local Hidden gems How to go to Attractions and Tours Unesco sites Latest news Best Tours and Experiences Art and culture Food and Flavours Best Places to Visit in Italy Places and Tours Exhibitions, events and shows History and Traditions About us Advertise with us Contact us Work with us