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Il 6 aprile 2016 gli Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, la rivelazione swing americana già fenomeno di Youtube grazie alla cover di Miley Cyrus “We can’t stop”, saranno in concerto in Italia all’Alcatraz di Milano, per l’unica tappa italiana del tour.
Un fenomeno ormai mondiale, con 200 Milioni di visualizzazioni su Youtube e 1 Milione di iscritti al canale.
Un tour che parte nel 2015 dagli Stati Uniti passando per l’Asia ed approdando in Europa nel 2016 con oltre 80 date confermate. Immaginate canzoni di Beyoncé, Britney Spears or Taylor Swift riportate indietro di 70-80 anni…
Gli Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (o PMJ, come ormai vengono chiamati in tutto il mondo) sono una mini-big band swing a tutti gli effetti, ma con qualcosa in più: uniscono il perfetto stile “d’epoca” ai brani moderni di Beyoncé, Britney Spears, White Stripes o Taylor Swift rielaborandoli come se fossero arrangiati per Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland o Nina Simone. I PMJ colmano il divario tra le generazioni, suonando melodie a tutti familiari con arrangiamenti che intrigano tutte le età.
Tasselled
Photographer: Shavonne Wong/Zhiffy Photography
Model: Diandra Forrest
Hair: Wade Lee
Makeup: Tatiana Ward
Assistant: Marcus Teo
The new best selling Richard Ford novel with my book cover photo, has finally hit bookstores & libraries.
Phila., PA
Published in January 1894 by The Historical Publishing Company, author J. W. Buel, this book contains 300 photographs of every aspect of the fair.
The World's Fair: Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. At the core of the fair was an area that quickly became known as the White City for its buildings with white stucco siding and its streets illuminated by electric lights.
The Postcard
A postally unused Smart Novels Series postcard published prior to 1918. The photography was by the Dover Street Studios.
Mrs. Grundy
Mrs Grundy is a figurative name for an extremely conventional or priggish person, a personification of the tyranny of conventional propriety. A tendency to be overly fearful of what others might think is sometimes referred to as Grundyism.
Mrs Grundy originated as an unseen character in Thomas Morton's 1798 play 'Speed the Plough'.
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (16th. January 1853 – 6th. November 1937) was an English actor and theatre manager. He was considered the finest Hamlet of the Victorian era and one of the finest actors of his time, despite his dislike of the job and his lifelong belief that he was temperamentally unsuited to acting.
-- Forbes-Robertson's Early Years
Born in London, he was the eldest of the eleven children of John Forbes-Robertson, a theatre critic and journalist from Aberdeen, and his wife Frances.
One of his sisters, Frances (1866–1956), and three of his brothers, Ian Forbes-Robertson (1859–1936), Norman Forbes-Robertson (1858–1932) and John Kelt (Eric Forbes-Robertson) (1865–1935), also became actors.
He was educated at Charterhouse. Originally intending to become an artist, he trained for three years at the Royal Academy. He began a theatrical career out of a desire to be self-supporting, when the dramatist William Gorman Wills, who had seen him in private theatricals, offered him a role in his play 'Mary Queen of Scots'.
His many performances led him into, among other things, travel to the U.S., and work with Sir Henry Irving. He was hailed as one of the most individual and refined of English actors. He was a personal friend of the Duke of Sutherland and his family, and often stayed with them at Trentham Hall; he is known to have recommended to them various writers and musicians in dire need of assistance.
Forbes-Robertson first came to prominence playing second leads to Henry Irving before making his mark in the role of Hamlet. One of his early successes was in W. S. Gilbert's 'Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith'.
In 1882, he starred with Lottie Venne and Marion Terry in G. W. Godfrey's comedy 'The Parvenu' at the Court Theatre. George Bernard Shaw wrote the part of Caesar in 'Caesar and Cleopatra' for him. Shaw stated:
"I wrote 'Caesar and Cleopatra' for Forbes-Robertson,
because he is the classic actor of our day, and had
a right to require such a service from me.
Forbes-Robertson is the only actor I know who can
find out the feeling of a speech from its cadence.
His art meets the dramatist’s art directly, picking it
up for completion and expression without
explanations or imitations … Without him 'Caesar
and Cleopatra' would not have been written".
Forbes-Robertson's other notable roles were Romeo, Othello, Leontes in 'The Winter's Tale', and the leading role in 'The Passing of the Third Floor Back'; performed on Broadway in 1908.
-- Forbes-Robertson's Later Years
He did not play Hamlet until he was 44 years old, but after his success in the part he continued playing it until 1916, including a surviving silent film (1913). In a theatre review of Forbes-Robertson’s performance in Hamlet published in The Saturday Review (2nd. October 1897) George Bernard Shaw wrote:
"Nothing half so charming has been seen
by this generation. It will bear seeing again
and again. … His intellect is the organ of his
passion.
His eternal self-criticism is alive and thrilling
as it can possibly be. … Mr. Forbes-Robertson’s
own performance has a continuous charm,
interest and variety, which are the result not
only of his well-known grace and
accomplishment as an actor, but of a genuine
delight — the rarest thing on our stage —
in Shakespeare’s art, and a natural familiarity
with the plane of his imagination".
Forbes-Robertson was also a talented painter who did a portrait of his mentor Samuel Phelps that currently hangs in the Garrick Club in London.
Forbes-Robertson acted in plays with the actress Mary Anderson in the 1880's. He became smitten with her, and asked her hand in marriage. She kindly turned him down, though they remained friends. Later he and actress Beatrice Campbell enjoyed a brief affair during the time she starred with him in a series of Shakespearean plays in the mid-1890's.
In 1900, at the age of 47, he married American-born actress Gertrude Elliott (1874–1950), sister of Maxine Elliott, with whom he had four daughters. Their first daughter was Maxine Forbes-Robertson known as 'Blossom', who married the aircraft designer F. G. Miles and became a director and designer of the Miles Aircraft company.
Their second daughter Jean Forbes-Robertson became an accomplished actress. Their third daughter was Chloe Forbes-Robertson (1909–1947), an artist.
Diana Forbes-Robertson (1914–1988), their fourth daughter, was a writer who later wrote a biography of her aunt Maxine Elliott.
Johnston Forbes-Robertson was knighted in 1913 at the age of 60, at which point he retired briefly from acting.
He returned to the stage, however, for his first farewell tour of the US in 1914–1915. It began in with a three month run in New York, then traveled the country using eight rail road freight cars to carry the sets, costumes and properties for eight shows. There were also two passenger cars for the actors and personnel. His last appearance was at the Sanders Theatre in Boston with a performance of Hamlet.
A second farewell tour followed; it traveled to 122 towns, beginning in Detroit in October 1915, with four plays. The tour traveled to Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco — where he learned of the birth of his fourth daughter, Diana.
At this point they decided to reduce the itinerary to only three plays, by eliminating 'Caesar and Cleopatra' from the repertoire. In his autobiography he describes how, on one early morning, the set, including the sphinx, was piled onto a beach and set on fire.
The tour continued into Canada. His last performance as both Hamlet and as an actor, was in 1916 at the Sheldon Lecture Theatre of the University of Harvard, the stage of which had been made to replicate the stage of the Elizabethan Fortune Theatre especially for the Forbes-Robertson’s performance.
His literary works include The Life and Life-Work of Samuel Phelps (actor and theatre manager) as well as his own autobiography A Player Under Three Reigns (1925).
-- Forbes-Robertson's Death
On the 6th. November 1937 Forbes-Robertson died at St. Margaret's Bay, near Dover, Kent, and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, London on the 9th. November. Memorial services were held in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London.
A statue of Forbes-Robertson by Brenda Putnam (1932) can be found at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C.
Miss Gertrude Elliott
Gertrude Elliott (December 14th. 1874 — December 24th. 1950), later Lady Forbes-Robertson, was an American stage actress, part of an extended family of theatre professionals including her husband, Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, and her elder sister, Maxine Elliott.
-- Gertrude Elliott - The Early Years
May Gertrude Dermott was born in Rockland, Maine, a daughter of Thomas and Adelaide Hall Dermott. Her father was a sea captain born in Ireland, and her mother had been a schoolteacher.
Her older sister Maxine left the household for New York City at 16, and Gertrude soon followed. Both of them began using the surname "Elliott" as young women.
-- The Career of Gertrude Elliott
Elliott's career on stage began in 1894, with a role in Oscar Wilde's 'A Woman of No Importance', in a company that was touring New York state.
Both Elliotts joined a company in San Francisco that toured Australia in 1896. The company was run by Nat C. Goodwin, an actor who soon married Maxine Elliott.
Their company went to London in 1899, and the next year Gertrude was hired into the company of Johnston Forbes-Robertson; Gertrude Elliott and Forbes-Robertson married at the end of 1900, and continued to work together for much of their careers. She was, literally, Ophelia to his Hamlet, Desdemona to his Othello, and Cleopatra to his Caesar.
Away from the stage, Gertrude Elliott starred with her husband in a silent film version of Hamlet in 1913, directed by their friend J. H. Ryley. She also appeared in a 1917 silent film, Masks and Faces.
Gertrude Elliott was a co-founder and president of the Actresses' Franchise League.
-- Gertrude Elliott and the Great War
During the Great War Gertrude managed the "Shakespeare Hut" in Bloomsbury, a project of the YMCA for entertaining and raising morale among war workers. In 1923, New Zealand gave Gertrude Elliott an award for her work for ANZAC troops during the war.
-- Personal life of Gertrude Elliott
Gertrude Elliott married English actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson in 1900. They had four daughters, including aircraft designer Maxine (Blossom) Miles, writer Diana Forbes-Robertson, and actress Jean Forbes-Robertson.
Johnston was knighted in 1913, making Gertrude "Lady Forbes-Robertson" from that time. She was widowed when her husband died in 1937, and Gertrude died in 1950, aged 76 years. Her grandchildren include actress Joanna Van Gyseghem.
There is a plaque marking the birthplace of the Elliott sisters in the Trackside Station in Rockland, Maine.
First of all I am sorry for not uploading recently but my flickr was all messed but yahoo has fixed it know so I am back! Anyway I was published again this time with my toad shot this time in Digital SLR magazine!
A monograph of the pheasants
London, England :Published under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society by Witherby & Co.,1918-1922.
OK call me stupid, but i am happy to got my pictures published!
A photobook 'about the Dutch - by the Dutch', and out of the 4000 entries they picked 4 out of 4 entries of mine. And on the cover even!
Ti Lung and his wife Tao Ming-min arrive at the party. -- PHOTO: APPLE DAILY
Lin Ching-hsia's sweet 60: a star-studded bash with flowers, champagne and multiple dress changes
Published on Nov 4, 2014 4:23 PM
Hong Kong - Once a movie queen, always a movie queen. Lin Ching-hsia celebrated her 60th birthday in a pink gown and a tiara, holding court at a party attended by other beautiful people at The Peninsula Hong Kong on Monday.
Flowers formed a backdrop at the event planned by the former actress' stepdaughter, Claudine Ying, who is in the early education business and whom Lin raised after she married billionaire Michael Ying, said Ming Pao Daily News.
Celebrity couple Carina Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were among the guests who arrived at about 7pm - empty-handed. Leung said: "Sister Ching-hsia said no gifts, so we've come to congratulate her."
Former actress Cherie Chung attended the gathering, as well as casino heiress Pansy Ho, singer-turned-jeweller Cally Kwong, movie producer Nansun Shi, Mandopop legend Liu Chia-chang, actor Ti Lung and his wife, former actress Tao Ming-min.
Lin greeted her guests in a green gown, then changed into something more regal for the party proper, said Ming Pao.
The former actress, who has turned her hand to writing, is publishing a second book, Cloud To Cloud, which includes reminiscences of her late friends Teresa Teng and Leslie Cheung. Lin shared some parts of her book with her guests on Monday, said Ming Pao.
Twenty years after she married Ying and quit acting, she remains a highly visible presence in Hong Kong gossip pages. Besides Claudine - Ying's daughter with his former wife, fashion designer Flora Cheong-Leen - Lin has raised two girls of her own.
There has been tabloid talk of cracks in Lin's marriage, and newspapers said they did not see her husband arrive at the party. But Claudine later posted a photo of the couple at the banquet, raising their flutes of bubbly and flanked by their three daughters.
Today, Lin shared her thoughts on reaching her 60th birthday on Weibo, along with a photo of herself in a red gown at the party. She said she felt "complete". "I have all of you, friends who care about me; I have three well-behaved daughters; I have a good husband; they're always supporting and tolerating me silently," she wrote.
She said Cloud To Cloud was her birthday present to fans, a "significant" book in which she shares what she "sees, hears and thinks".
Three of my images have been published in a book about reed warblers, by Dr Karl Schulz-Hagen. If German scientific publications about the acrocephalus family of passerine birds become the next big thing, I'll be famous!
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La quinta edizione del festival organizzato da Wired Italia. Due lunghi fine settimana in cui vivere l’innovazione nell’economia, nella scienza, nella politica, nell’intrattenimento, nella cultura. Milano e Firenze si trasformano per un fine settimana nel luna park della scienza e della tecnologia. Oltre 150 relatori, performance artistiche, laboratori di stampa 3D, droni in volo, videogame, film, documentari, speed date sul lavoro, maratone di coding e workshop per tutte le età. A Milano da venerdì 26 a domenica 28 maggio ai Giardini Indro Montanelli.
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Come si combatte l’Isis (sui social)
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Abdalaziz Alhamza - Fondatore Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
Abdalaziz Alhamza, nato a Raqqa nel 1991, è un giornalista e attivista siriano, che oggi vive a Berlino. È fondatore e portavoce del progetto Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), gruppo di citizen journalism fondato dall’esilio in Turchia, che informa sulle violenze compiute da Isis in Siria, grazie alle informazioni passate da cittadini rimasti all’interno della città. Nel gennaio 2016 l’International Business Times ha descritto RBSS come “la più credibile fonte di informazioni dall’interno di Raqqa”.
Alhamza è laureato in biologia e da studente ha organizzato numerose proteste contro il governo siriano. È stato arrestato varie volte dal regime e più volte ha ricevuto minacce per la sua attività da Isis. RBSS ha vinto nel 2015 l’International Press Freedom Award dal Committee to Protect Journalists e il premio del Foreign Policy Global Thinkers Award.
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Tra calcio e futuro
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Diletta Leotta - Conduttrice Sky Sport
Giulia Diletta Leotta, 1991, è conduttrice a Sky Sport. Si è laureata in Giurisprudenza alla LUISS di Roma con una tesi dal titolo Il contratto di lavoro sportivo. Ha iniziato la sua carriera televisiva nel 2010, a diciannove anni, sulla rete locale Antenna Sicilia, affiancando Salvo La Rosa nella conduzione dell’11º Festival della nuova canzone siciliana e nel programma di intrattenimento Insieme. L’anno successivo è passata a Mediaset dove ha condotto la trasmissione Il Compleanno di La5 sull’omonima rete digitale. Nel 2012 diventa una delle conduttrici di Sky Meteo 24.
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Serie internazionale
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Salvatore Esposito - Attore
Salvatore Esposito nasce a Napoli il 2 febbraio 1986. Sin da bambino nutre la passione per la recitazione. Raggiunta la maggiore età inizia i suoi studi di recitazione presso la Scuola di cinema di Napoli per poi trasferirsi a Roma dove studia con l’acting trainer Beatrice Bracco.
Ha fatto il suo esordio televisivo nel 2013 con Il clan dei camorristi, interpretando il ruolo di Domenico Ruggiero. Nel 2014 arriva il successo al grande pubblico con Gomorra – la serie, Salvatore interpreta Genny Savastano.
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Lavoro e ricchezza nell’epoca dell’ Intelligenza Artificiale
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Jerry Kaplan - Esperto di Intelligenza Artificiale e Imprenditore
Jerry Kaplan è un esperto di Intelligenza Artificiale noto in tutto il mondo, un innovatore, seriael entrepreneur, educatore, futurista e autore di best sellers. Ha fondato quattro startup della Silicon Valley, due delle quali sono divenute società di fama, e insegnato alla Stanford University. Hanno parlato di lui tutti i principali quotidiani in lingua inglese e le riviste specializzate di tutto il mondo
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La strada della musica
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Michele Bravi - Cantante
Michele Bravi esordisce nel 2013 con la vittoria di XFactor Italia.
Portato alla vittoria da Morgan e presentato al grande pubblico con un pezzo scritto per lui da Tiziano Ferro e Zibba, Michele pubblica il suo EP di debutto “La Vita e la Felicità”. A Gennaio 2014 il primo singolo “La Vita e la Felicità” viene certificato disco d’oro.
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Il tocco vincente
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Mara Maionchi - Produttrice discografica
Mara Maionchi (Bologna, 22 aprile 1941) è una produttrice discografica e personaggio televisivo italiano.
Attualmente considerata la figura femminile di maggiore spicco nella discografia italiana, producendo sia per conto di major come Sony e Warner che come produttrice indipendente attraverso la sua etichetta, sostenendo tuttavia in numerose dichiarazioni che la vera scena musicale – intensa e multisfaccettata – è all’estero e che in Italia “si fa quel che si può”.
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Maniaca di SerieTV
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Miriam Leone - Attrice
Nasce a Catania. Ha frequentato il Liceo Classico Gulli e Pennisi ad Acireale e la Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell’Università degli Studi di Catania. Studia contemporaneamente recitazione. Nel 2008 partecipa e vince sia la fascia di Miss Italia che quella di Miss Cinema.
Nel 2010 debutta come attrice sia sul grande schermo con il film Genitori & figli – Agitare bene prima dell’uso, di Giovanni Veronesi, con Silvia Orlando e Margherita Buy, sia sul piccolo schermo con il film TV Il ritmo della vita, diretto da Rossella Izzo e trasmesso su Canale 5.
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Indie a chi?
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Lo Stato Sociale - Musicisti
Nel 2012 esce il loro primo album, Turisti della democrazia, al quale fa seguito un tour di 200 concerti in Italia ed in Europa. Nel 2013, ad un anno dalla prima pubblicazione, Turisti della democrazia viene ripubblicato in edizione deluxe, in formato doppio CD. Il primo CD presenta la tracklist originale mentre il secondo CD comprende tutti gli 11 brani del disco originale coverizzati da 11 artisti, oltre a tanti remix e inediti. Alla ripubblicazione dell’album, segue un lungo tour dello spettacolo di teatro-canzone Tronisti della democrazia, nel quale le canzoni dell’album d’esordio sono alternate a monologhi e sketch a formare “un minicorso in 5 atti di buone maniere”. Con Turisti della democrazia, tra i più discussi album usciti in ambito indie rock in Italia, la band bolognese ha ricevuto la Targa Giovani Mei e il Premio SIAE “Miglior Giovane Talento dell’Anno” e altri riconoscimenti.
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L’uomo che ha dato forma al pc
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Mario Bellini - Architetto
Mario Bellini è un architetto e designer noto in tutto il mondo. Ha ricevuto il Premio Compasso d’Oro otto volte e 25 delle sue opere sono nella collezione permanente del MoMA di New York, che gli ha dedicato una retrospettiva nel 1987. È stato direttore della rivista Domus (1985-1991). Ha progettato numerose mostre d’arte e di architettura sia in Italia, sia all’estero, l’ultima a Palazzo Reale con i capolavori di Giotto (2015).
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C’è risata e risata
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Saverio Raimondo - Stand Up Comedian e conduttore CCN
Saverio Raimondo, 33 anni, comico satirico, è stato definito sulle pagine di Repubblica “l’unico stand up comedian italiano che sembra vero” e “il comico più bravo in circolazione” da Aldo Grasso del Corriere della Sera. È il comico di punta di Comedy Central Italia (canale 124 di Sky) per il suo show CCN – Comedy Central News, striscia satirica di grande successo di pubblico e critica, giunta alla terza stagione – attualmente in corso, in onda tutti i mercoledì alle 22 – e per la quale ha vinto il Premio Satira Politica per la Tv Forte Dei Marmi.
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Il suono dal caos
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Levante - Musicista
Levante nasce a Caltagirone e cresce a Palagonia (Catania) in una famiglia affollata da menti creative. A nove anni scrive le prime canzoni e soltanto ad undici inizia a suonare la chitarra, rubandola al fratello, per la pura esigenza di musicare i propri testi. Dopo la morte del padre, lei e la madre si trasferiscono nella magica città di Torino. Qui tante sono le collaborazioni, i contratti andati male, i dischi mai usciti e gli anni di manifestazioni musicali, provini e gavetta.
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Non è bello ciò che è bello, ma che bello che bello che bello
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Maccio Capatonda - Attore e Regista
Nino Frassica - Comico e Presentatore
Maccio Capatonda, pseudonimo di Marcello Macchia, è un attore, regista e comico italiano. Ha partecipato ai programmi televisivi Mai dire Lunedì e Mai dire Martedì. Precedentemente aveva fondato a Milano la Shortcut Productions, insieme a Enrico Venti, suo storico amico, anche lui di Chieti. Ha lavorato per AllMusic e lavora stabilmente sul web, affianco all’attività televisiva. Nel 2013 è ideatore, regista e interprete principale della serie televisiva Mario. In un primo tempo si è dedicato (accompagnato dal suo inseparabile gruppo) alla produzione di finti reality televisivi, come il Divano Scomodo e il Gabinetto.
Nel 1985 Arbore coinvolge Nino Frassica nel varietà “Quelli della notte” nei panni di frate Antonino da Scasazza, organizzatore di un improbabile concorso a premi. Seguono “Indietro tutta” dove veste i panni del bravo presentatore e mette in scena una spassosa parodia del tipico conduttore televisivo. Partecipa successivamente a “Fantastico”, “Domenica In”, “Scommettiamo che…?”, “I Cervelloni”, “Acqua calda”, “Colorado Cafè” e “Markette” condotto da Piero Chiambretti. Nel 1999 inizia l’avventura della fiction televisiva “Don Matteo” con Terence Hill, Flavio Insinna e successivamente Simone Montedoro, giunta ormai alla decima serie. Nino interpreta il ruolo del maresciallo dei Carabinieri Nino Cecchini.
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Comicità all’italiana
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Herbert Ballerina - Attore e Comico
Maccio Capatonda - Attore e Regista
Herbert Ballerina, pseudonimo di Luigi Luciano, nato a Campobasso il 7 marzo 1980, è un attore, comico, conduttore radiofonico e produttore cinematografico italiano. Dopo essersi laureato al DAMS di Bologna si trasferisce a Milano entrando a far parte della Shortcut Productions di Marcello Macchia ed Enrico Venti (in arte Maccio Capatonda e Ivo Avido), inizialmente come assistente e poi come attore e autore. Con Marcello Macchia è protagonista, con lo pseudonimo di Herbert Ballerina, di numerosi trailer umoristici trasmessi all’interno dei programmi televisivi Mai dire Lunedì e Mai dire Martedì.
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La democrazia della rete
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Luigi Di Maio - Vicepresidente della Camera
Nato a Avellino il 6 luglio 1986, ha conseguito il diploma di liceo classico ed è giornalista pubblicista. Eletto nella circoscrizione XIX (CAMPANIA 1) nel 2013 alla Camera dei Deputati con il Movimento Cinque Stelle, diventa il più giovane Vicepresidente della Camera. È uno dei volti di punta del Movimento Cinque Stelle, per molti naturale candidato alle prossime elezioni.
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Non smetto più
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Sydney Sibilia - Regista, Sceneggiatore e Produttore cinematografico
Luigi Di Capua - Regista, sceneggiatore e attore
Francesca Manieri - Sceneggiatrice
Sydney Sibilia, nato a Salerno nel 1981, è un regista, sceneggiatore e produttore cinematografico italiano. Sydney Sibilia inizia a realizzare cortometraggi insieme all’amico Fabio Ferro nella loro natìa Salerno. Nel 2007 si trasferisce a Roma e successivamente realizza un cortometraggio che ottiene numerosi riconoscimenti, Oggi gira così (2010), prodotto dalla Ascent Film e scritto insieme a Valerio Attanasio.
Sempre con Valerio Attanasio, scrive la sceneggiatura della sua opera prima Smetto quando voglio. Il film, prodotto dalla Fandango di Domenico Procacci, dalla Ascent FIlm di Matteo Rovere e da Rai Cinema, viene distribuito nelle sale cinematografiche nel febbraio 2014, riscuotendo un successo sorprendente e ottenendo 12 candidature ai David di Donatello 2014. Nel 2017 è nelle sale il seguito, Smetto quando voglio – Masterclass, in attesa del terzo episodio.
Regista, sceneggiatore e attore. Insieme a Matteo Corradini e Luca Vecchi è il fondatore del collettivo The Pills, nato nell’estate del 2011. Il collettivo è diventato celebre grazie alla web serie omonima che ha debuttato su YouTube nello stesso anno, diventando immediatamente fenomeno del web. Dopo il successo ottenuto anche con la seconda stagione, nel 2014 la serie approda su Italia 1. Nello stesso anno, The Pills sono autori insieme a Matteo Rovere, Luca Ravenna, Sydney Sibilia e Daniele Grassetti della serie tv Zio Gianni in onda su Rai2. Il 21 gennaio 2016 esce nelle sale il loro primo film, The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare.
Sceneggiatrice tra le più apprezzate in Italia, è laureata in filosofia.
Tra i suoi lavori: Zanzibar. Una storia daAmore, di cui ha curato anche la regia, Passione sinistra, Il rosso e il blu, La foresta di ghiaccio, Vergine giurata, Veloce come il vento, Nemiche per la pelle, il corto Era ieri, Come fai sbagli e il successo Smetto quando voglio.
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L’identità della bellezza
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Samuel - Cantante e Musicista
Samuel Umberto Romano, conosciuto semplicemente come Samuel (Torino, 7 marzo 1972), è un cantautore e chitarrista italiano. È il frontman del gruppo dei Subsonica, in cui è anche compositore e autore dei testi delle canzoni insieme a Max Casacci e Davide Dileo, meglio conosciuto come Boosta.
Nel 2016 ha annunciato attraverso le proprie pagine Facebook e Instagram di essere al lavoro sul suo primo album da solista, anticipato il 9 settembre 2016 dal suo primo singolo da solista, La risposta, seguito tre mesi dopo da Rabbia.
First published on The Blog Herald this infographic looks at the history of Twitter and how the microblogging service became so popular.
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This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 29th of October 1915.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
Published 1965
Souvenir of Clairol Carousel at the New York World's Fair 1964-65.
Description of the Clairol Carousel:
Ladies can see themselves in various hair colors, view a film on beauty and talk with experts.
Designed for women only, the carousel encloses a revolving turntable, divided into 38 individual booths in which the film is shown. Elsewhere, ladies may peer into a mirrored device to see themselves in several different hair colors, and beauty consultants provide formulas for the colors desired.
The Postcard
A postcard that was published by F. Frith & Co. Ltd. of Reigate.
The card was posted in Farnham, Surrey on Monday the 18th. February 1907 to:
Miss Barnett,
'The Laurels',
Brighton Road,
Worthing.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"Pleased to get your
letter.
Shall be writing soon.
Best love to all,
Yours,
Will".
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st. Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was a British poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign, and remains one of the most popular British poets.
In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge University for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems Chiefly Lyrical in 1830.
"Claribel" and "Mariana", which remain two of Tennyson's most celebrated poems, were included in this volume. Although decried by some critics as overly sentimental, his verse soon proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Tennyson also excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears", and "Crossing the Bar".
Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as "Ulysses", although "In Memoriam A.H.H." was written to commemorate his friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and student at Trinity College, Cambridge, after he died of a stroke at the age of 22.
Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, "Ulysses", and "Tithonus". During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success.
Two thoughts from Lord Tennyson:
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all'.
'Knowledge comes, but wisdom
lingers'.
Aldworth House
Aldworth House, in Tennyson's Lane, Haslemere was designed by Sir James Knowles for Lord Tennyson and built in 1869.
It was occupied by Tennyson until his death, chiefly in the summer months when he wished to escape from the Isle of Wight visitors whom he found had become trouble-
some.
Tennyson died in the house on the 6th. October 1892. It is in semi-Gothic style, with two storeys and an attic.
The house is Grade I listed because of its historical associations.
Billy De Wolfe
So what else happened on the day that Will posted the card?
Well, the 18th. February 1907 marked the birth In Quincy, Mass. of Billy De Wolfe.
Born William Andrew Jones, he became known as Billy De Wolfe. Billy was an American character actor who was active in films from the mid-1940's until his death in 1974.
Billy De Wolfe - The Early Years
Billy was the son of a Welsh bookbinder who encouraged him to become a Baptist minister. Instead, Billy developed an interest in the theatre, and found work as an usher before becoming a dancer with the Jimmy O'Connor Band.
It was at this point that he changed his last name to De Wolfe, which was the last name of the manager of the Massachusetts theatre where he worked.
Billy went on to tour Europe with a dance team, appearing in a London revue called "Revels in Rhythm". He served in the United States Navy during WWII until he was discharged for medical reasons in 1944.
De Wolfe signed with Paramount Pictures in 1943 and became a comedian. His pencil-moustached and often pompous character contrasted humorously with the films' romantic leads.
His best-known role of his Paramount tenure is probably the ham actor-turned-silent movie villain in the 1947 fictionalized Pearl White biography The Perils of Pauline.
De Wolfe became known for his portrayal of fussy, petty men ("Never touch!," he would say imperiously whenever someone accosted him physically). The New York Times review of his 1948 film Isn't It Romantic? strongly criticized the way the other actors' material limited their performances, contrasting their performances with his:
"But Mr. De Wolfe is nothing daunted.
He rips up the place with great delight.
The material is at his mercy. Likewise
the scenery. And he chews it to bits."
He was a good friend of Doris Day until his death, from the time of their meeting during the filming of Tea for Two (1950), also appearing with Day in Lullaby of Broadway the following year.
After his Paramount contract lapsed, De Wolfe returned to the stage. He appeared in the revue John Murray Anderson's Almanac in 1953 and 1954, and starred in the last edition of the Ziegfeld Follies in 1957.
Billy appeared regularly in guest roles on television, including the first two episodes of NBC's The Imogene Coca Show. He portrayed Mr. Jarvis on CBS's The Doris Day Show, and co-starred with Larry Storch in a short-lived TV sitcom, The Queen and I.
He often appeared on talk shows and in TV commercials, doing his "Mrs. Murgatroyd" drag routine. Wearing a hat and a shawl (but still sporting his moustache), De Wolfe (as old maid Phoebe Murgatroyd) would claim to be an expert on romance and answered questions from the lovelorn.
De Wolfe's closeted homosexuality has been discussed by John Gielgud, author David Kaufman, and The Advocate.
Generations of TV viewers know Billy De Wolfe only by his voice: his is the voice of the inept magician Professor Hinkle in the 1969 Christmas special Frosty the Snowman. De Wolfe gave the role his usual fussy diction:
"Mess-y, mess-y, mess-y!
Sill-y, sill-y, sill-y!
Bus-y, bus-y, bus-y!"
In 1967–68 (one season, 26 episodes), he co-starred with Joby Baker and Ronnie Schell in the TV sitcom Good Morning World as Roland Hutton, the fussy manager at a radio station.
In 1972, De Wolfe was scheduled to return to Broadway portraying Madame Lucy in the musical revival of Irene starring Debbie Reynolds. However, during the early stages of rehearsals, De Wolfe learned that he was ill with cancer, and was replaced by George S. Irving.
The Death of Billy De Wolfe
Later that year, he recorded a vocal track for the New York cast album of Free to Be... You and Me, starring Marlo Thomas, reprising the role in the animated ABC Television special filmed a year later. The TV show aired on March 11, 1974, six days after his death.
Billy died just after his 67th birthday, from lung cancer, on the 5th. March 1974, at UCLA Medical Center where he had been hospitalized since February 26.
He was laid to rest in Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy.
Taken on 13 March 2014 in Angola near Catanda Serra-Da-Leba (DSC_0797)
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This photo was published in the Japanese magazine World JC Joint Club, in their fall 2009 issue on toilets.
How perfect is this toilet? You got the phone and bun gun water washer right there, and a FAN right close by to suck away all unpleasant smells. And it doesn't touch the floor, so you can clean under and around easily, and the water tank is hidden. Perfect.
Published!
The January issue (#223) of "Dolls House and Miniature Scene" magazine has my Briciolino Bear on the cover page.
Briciolino in italian means "little crumb" and it is really as small as a crumb, just 21mm from top of the ears to bottom of feet (without the hat)!
To make it I used DMC Medici wool and a 0.8mm hook (USA #11). You will find all the instructions step by step to crochet it on page 72 of the magazine.
This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle August 1916.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images and have any stories and information to add please comment below.
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Quidam
Quidam ha debuttato sotto il tendone ad aprile 1996 a Montreal. Da allora, la produzione ha visitato cinque continenti ed ha emozionato milioni di persone. Nel dicembre 2010, Quidam ha intrapreso un nuovo viaggio, presentare la stessa entusiasmante produzione nei palazzetti, partendo dal Nord America. Il cast internazionale comprende 45 acrobati, musicisti, cantanti e artisti di prima classe.
La giovane Zoé è annoiata; i suoi genitori, distanti e apatici, la ignorano. La sua vita ha perso qualsiasi significato. Cercando di riempire il vuoto della sua esistenza, scivola in un mondo immaginario - il mondo di Quidam - dove incontra dei personaggi che la incoraggiano a liberare la sua anima.
Cirque du Soleil
Dai circa 20 artisti di strada di cui la compagnia era formata al suo inizio nel 1984, il Cirque du Soleil, basato in Quebec, è oggi la società leader nel settore dell’entertainment. Il gruppo conta 4.000 lavoratori, di cui oltre 1.200 artisti di oltre 50 nazionalità diverse.
Cast
The cast of Quidam has over 50 acrobats, musicians, singers, and characters, some of which are detailed below.
Zoé: She is the principal character in Quidam. Although average in nature, she longs for excitement.
Father: Completely, though unwittingly, self-absorbed. His white shoes are the only indication of a hidden personality.
Mother: Conveys an air of absence and alienation. Inside her lie fear, frustration, and desire.
Quidam: The show's titular character, who is anonymous, everyone, and no one. He may have stepped out of a surrealist painting or been conjured up out of Zoé's imagination.
John: Part game-show host and part substitute teacher who is the guide through the world of Quidam. Also is represented as a father figure to Zoé hence him stepping into her father's shoes.
Target: A living human bullseye fired at by everyone but is always smiling.
Chiennes Blanches: The silent chorus, the nameless and the faceless, the dehumanized, mechanical crowd, simultaneously leading and following. They also accompany the principal characters as they make their entrances and exits.
Boum-Boum: Enjoys screaming at the audience and walking away proudly, but will run away if an audience member screams back.
Rabbit: A minor character who chases and gets chased by other characters.
Aviator: A character who has skeletal wings who looks like he is not ready to take off.
Les Égarés: Lost individuals who gather together in the streets and abandoned buildings of Quidam. They perform in the banquine act.
Acts
Quidam combines a mix of acrobatic skills and traditional circus acts.
German Wheel: An acrobat performs tricks within a German wheel.
Diabolo: A performer manipulates diabolos (i.e., Chinese yo-yo), which are two sticks linked by a string on which a wooden spool balances.
Aerial contortion in silk: Intensity, power and grace combine when a young woman becomes one with the column of red fabric which supports and cradles her.
Skipping ropes: Drawing inspiration from dance, acrobatics, and the art of manipulation, a group of 20 acrobats performs this familiar child's game in a steady stream of solo, duo, and group jumps and figures.
Aerial hoops: Two performers use hoops attached to the ceiling to perform tricks.
Handbalancing: Using strength and balance, a performer contorts into poses while on balancing canes.
Spanish webs: Artists fly over the stage, attached to trolleys on the overhead tracks. In turn or as a group, they occasionally perform a sudden drop, stopped only by the ropes looped around their waists or ankles.
Statue: Never losing contact, two strong, flexible performers move almost imperceptibly, assuming positions impossible without an impeccable sense of balance.
Banquine: An Italian acrobatic tradition going back to the Middle Ages that combines gymnastics and ballet. Showcasing the agility of the human body, up to 15 artists perform sequences of feats and human pyramids with their perfectly synchronized movements.
Juggling: Up to five balls fly through the air, with additional manipulation of a briefcase, umbrella, and bowler hat.
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La quinta edizione del festival organizzato da Wired Italia. Due lunghi fine settimana in cui vivere l’innovazione nell’economia, nella scienza, nella politica, nell’intrattenimento, nella cultura. Milano e Firenze si trasformano per un fine settimana nel luna park della scienza e della tecnologia. Oltre 150 relatori, performance artistiche, laboratori di stampa 3D, droni in volo, videogame, film, documentari, speed date sul lavoro, maratone di coding e workshop per tutte le età. A Milano da venerdì 26 a domenica 28 maggio ai Giardini Indro Montanelli.
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Quando la tecnologia diventa un linguaggio
Speaker
Federico Ferri - Direttore Responsabile Sky Sport
Federico Ferri è da fine 2016 Direttore Responsabile di Sky Sport. Torinese, 39 anni, Federico Ferri è stato autore di alcuni dei più importanti prodotti della rete, da Sky Sport Tech, che porta la sua firma, al rinnovato storytelling di programmi di punta come Sky Calcio Live, Sky Calcio Club e Sky Calcio Show, fino ad alcuni format di successo molto apprezzati dal nostro pubblico e dalla critica sportiva, come “Buffa Racconta” e “Mister Condò”.
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ore 12:30
Sempre in prima linea
Speaker
Nadya Tolokonnikova - Fondatrice Pussy Riot
Nadežda Andreevna Tolokonnikova, anche nota come “Nadya Tolokno” è una artista e attivista politica russa. È tra le fondatrici del collettivo Pussy Riot, uno dei più importanti gruppi artisti degli ultimi anni che ha focalizzato la propria attività sulla violazione dei diritti umani in Russia e altrove. Nell’agosto 2012 è stata condannata a due anni di carcere in seguito alla performance anti Putin alla cattedrale di Cristo il Salvatore a Mosca. La protesta ha attirato l’attenzione e il supporto internazionale e l’adesione di personaggi quali Peter Gabriel, Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, Bjork and Aung San Suu Kyi.
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ore 13:00
Sempre più in alto
Speaker
Gianmarco Tamberi - Atleta
Gianmarco Tamberi (Civitanova Marche, 1º giugno 1992) è un atleta italiano specializzato nel salto in alto, disciplina di cui è campione mondiale indoor a Portland 2016 e campione europeo ad Amsterdam 2016, nonché detentore del record italiano sia outdoor che indoor. In carriera vanta anche una medaglia di bronzo agli Europei juniores di Tallinn 2011.
È figlio dell’ex saltatore in alto e primatista italiano Marco Tamberi, suo attuale allenatore, e fratello di Gianluca, primatista italiano juniores del lancio del giavellotto, modello e attore.
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ore 13:30
10 cose da fare per fare prevenzione - In collaborazione con Airc
Speaker
Geppi Cucciari - Artista e Testimonial Airc
Ugo Pastorino -Dottore e Direttore Scientifico Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Geppi Cucciari (Cagliari, 18 agosto 1973) è un’attrice e comica italiana, nota sul piccolo schermo per la sua comicità e le capacità di recitazione.
Il dottor Ugo Pastorino nasce ad Albenga (SV) il 15 luglio 1954. Nel 1979 consegue la Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia presso l’Università Statale di Milano (110/lode). Dall’ottobre 2014 è Direttore Scientifico della Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori.
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Insta-star
Speaker
Beatrice Vendramin - Attrice
Attrice, cantante e modella sin da bambina Beatrice Vendramin è un vero e proprio punto di riferimento per la generazione Zeta. É una delle protagoniste di Alex&Co, la situation comedy di Disney dal successo strepitoso dove interpreta il ruolo di Emma. Nel 2016 debutta sul grande schermo a fianco di Giovanna Mezzogiorno e Margherita Buy in “Come Diventare grandi, nonostante i genitori” per la regia di Luca Lucini dove è un’adolescente alle prese con tutte le sfide che la sua giovane età porta con sè.
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Mediocrazia
Speaker
Alain Deneault - Docente e scrittore
Alain Deneault è un docente e filosofo canadese. Ha scritto saggi sulle politiche governative, sui paradisi fiscali e sulla crisi del pensiero critico. Insegna Scienze Politiche presso l’Università di Montréal e collabora con la rivista Liberté.
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EPCC@WNF
Speaker
Alessandro Cattelan - Conduttore Radio e Tv
Alessandro Cattelan (Tortona, 11 maggio 1980) è un conduttore televisivo, conduttore radiofonico, scrittore e attore e comico italiano. Presentatore di punta di Sky Italia, tra i suoi programmi di maggior successo vi sono X Factor ed E poi c’è Cattelan.
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Lo chiamavano cinema italiano
Speaker
Gabriele Mainetti - Attore e Regista
Nato a Roma nel 1976, è attore, regista e produttore cinematografico. Inizia come attore per cinema e fiction, è al contempo un compositore musicale e ha scritto le musiche per molti dei suoi lavori. Come regista inizia con il cortometraggio Basette. Nel 2011 fonda la Goon Films, che raggiunge il successo con Tiger Boy. Vince numerosi premi. Nel 2015 la sua casa di produzione realizza il suo primo cortometraggio: Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot che, con un budget basso, ottiene grandi incassi e vince 7 statuette al David di Donatello, tra cui quella di miglior regista.
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Lo strano caso dei TheGiornalisti
Speaker
Tommaso Paradiso - Cantante Thegiornalisti
Tommaso Paradiso è autore e cantante della band Thegiornalisti, ha scritto numerosi testi per artisti italiani. Nato 33 anni fa a Roma, ha iniziato a suonare con alcune band della capitale. Nel 2009 nasce Thegiornalisti. Dopo il debutto nel 2011 col primo album, Vol. 1, seguito dal secondo disco Vecchio, il gruppo ha raggiunto la notorietà grazie all’album Fuoricampo, pubblicato nel 2014. In particolar modo, si sono fatti conoscere nel 2015 con il singolo Fine dell’estate.
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La critica del giornalismo
Speaker
Ilaria D’Amico - Conduttrice Tv e Giornalista
Ilaria D’Amico è una conduttrice televisiva, giornalista sportiva italiana. Dal 2003 lavora in Sky. Ha frequentato giurisprudenza all’Università La Sapienza di Roma senza conseguire la laurea. La D’Amico raccontò in tv nel 2006 a Fabio Fazio che esordì, grazie all’amico di famiglia Renzo Arbore, in televisione nel 1997 con La giostra dei goal su Rai International, programma che ha condotto per sei edizioni.
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Tecnologici per caso
Speaker
Federico Russo - Conduttore radio e tv e Musicista
Francesco Mandelli - Attore, Comico e Musicista
Federico Russo nasce a Firenze il 22 dicembre 1980.
Negli anni del liceo, dopo aver abbandonato la “promettente” carriera calcistica, fonda con il suo compagno di banco gli “Scrabbles”, gruppo del quale è cantante, con cui si esibisce in giro per la Toscana sognando Smashing Pumpkins, Rolling Stones, Modern Lovers, Led Zeppelin e tutto ciò che c’è di irraggiungibile!
Francesco Mandelli (Erba, 3 aprile 1979) è un attore, presentatore, autore e musicista, noto per aver esordito nel 1998 nei panni del Nongiovane. Su MTV ha scritto e partecipato a programmi di successo quali Tokusho, Videoclash, BlackBox e Lazarus. Il grande successo è stato raggiunto, assieme al socio Biggio, con I soliti idioti, giunto alla quarta serie e trasformato successivamente in film e in un libro.
The Postcard
A postcard published by Coastal Cards Ltd. of Clacton-on-Sea. The artwork was by Trow.
The card was posted in Hastings, Sussex on Wednesday the 12th. July 1961 to:
Mr. Lacey,
51, Middle Park Avenue,
Eltham,
London S.E. 9.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"Dear Mr. Lacey,
Having a grand time, and
the weather has been great
up until now.
The children love the sea,
and we don't see them when
the tide is out.
Hope you are keeping well -
John sends his regards.
Best wishes,
Mr. & Mrs. Heath".
Trow
"Trow" has been claimed as the pseudonym of Frank Eric Smith, who was born in Salisbury on the 2nd. March 1908, and who lived most of his life in Dorset and Wiltshire. He died on the 5th. October 1985.
According to Smith's family, he drew many seaside postcards in the late 40's and early 50's, and derived his pseudonym from 'Trowbridge', the county town of Wiltshire.
However, Smith claimed to have stopped drawing in 1952, whilst new cards signed "Trow" continued to appear in large numbers until the late 1960's.
It seems that the cards prosecuted by the DPP for indecency in the 1950's were in fact drawn by Thomas Trow (1909-1971) of Stoke on Trent, whose address appears on the reverse of surviving artwork, as the Greyfriars Art Studio.
The Crash of ČSA Flight 511
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 12th. July 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashed near Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco. The 8 crew and 64 passengers who were on the Ilyushin II-18 were all killed. The flight had originated in Zurich.
The accident investigation determined that the crash resulted from a controlled flight into terrain, but the reason why the aircraft did this was never determined.
106 days earlier, on the 28th. March 1961, another Ilyushin Il-18 operating on the same flight, ČSA OK-511, crashed near Nuremberg, Germany, killing all 52 passengers and crew on board.
'Temptation'
Also on that day, the Number One chart hit in the UK was 'Temptation' by the Everly Brothers.
Their version was a re-working of the old standard that was first published in 1933, with music written by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed.
The song was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1933 film Going Hollywood. Crosby recorded the song with Lennie Hayton's orchestra on the 22nd. October 1933, and it reached the No. 3 spot in the charts during a 12-week stay.
The song was used in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952) and later in the 1983 musical based on the film.
The song is also prominently featured in Valerio Zurlini's Violent Summer (1959).
An interpretation was featured in the first episode of The Muppet Show, with Miss Piggy, four chickens, four frogs, and two male pigs being led by Kermit the Frog in the Muppet Glee Club.
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers were an American country rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing.
Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (born 1st. February 1937) and Phillip "Phil" Everly ( born 19th. January 1939), the duo combined elements of rock and roll with country and pop, becoming pioneers of country rock.
The duo was raised in a musical family, first appearing on radio singing along with their father Ike Everly and mother Margaret Everly as "The Everly Family" in the 1940's.
When the brothers were still in high school, they gained the attention of prominent Nashville musicians like Chet Atkins, who began to promote them for national attention.
They began writing and recording their own music in 1956, and their first hit song came in 1957, with "Bye Bye Love", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The song hit No. 1 in the spring of 1957, and additional hits followed through 1958, many of them written by the Bryants, including "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Problems".
In 1960, they signed with the major label Warner Bros. Records and recorded "Cathy's Clown", written by the brothers themselves, which was their biggest-selling single.
The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961, and their output dropped off, though additional hit singles continued through 1962, with "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" being their last top-10 hit.
Long-simmering disputes with Wesley Rose, the CEO of Acuff-Rose Music which managed the group, a growing drug usage in the 1960's, as well as changing tastes in popular music, led to the brothers' decline in popularity in its native U.S.
However Don and Phil continued to release hit singles in the U.K. and Canada, and had many highly successful tours throughout the 1960's.
In the early 1970's, the brothers began releasing solo recordings, and in 1973 they officially broke up. Starting in 1983, the brothers got back together, and continued to perform periodically until Phil's death in 2014.
The brothers were highly influential on the music of the generation that followed it. Many of the top acts of the 1960's were heavily influenced by the close-harmony singing and acoustic guitar playing of the Everly Brothers, including the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, and Simon & Garfunkel.
In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked the Everly Brothers No. 1 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class of 1986, and into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
Don was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019, earning the organization's first Iconic Riff Award for his distinctive rhythm guitar intro to the brothers' massive 1957 hit "Wake Up Little Susie".
The Deaths of the Everly Brothers
Phil Everly died at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on the 3rd. January 2014, 16 days before his 75th. birthday, of lung disease.
Phil's widow Patti blamed her husband's death on his smoking habit, which caused him to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and recounted Phil's spending his final years having to carry oxygen tanks with him wherever he went and taking 20 different types of medications per day.
Don Everly claimed in a 2014 interview with the Los Angeles Times that he had given up smoking in the late 1960's and that Phil had stopped too, but started again during their breakup and had continued until 2001.
Don said that weak lungs ran in the family, as their father, Ike, had died of black lung disease.
He admitted that he had lived "a very difficult life" with his brother, and that he and Phil had become estranged once again in later years, something that was mainly attributed to their vastly different views on politics and life.
Music was the one thing they shared closely, with Don saying:
"It's almost like we could read each
other's minds when we sang."
Don also stated that despite their differences, he had not gotten over Phil's death:
"I always thought about him every day,
even when we were not speaking to
each other. It still just shocks me that
he's gone."
Don added that he had always firmly believed he would die before his brother, because he was older. In a 2016 interview, Don said he was still coping with the loss of Phil, and that he had kept some of his brother's ashes in his home. He added that he would pick up the ashes every morning and say "Good Morning", while admitting that it was a peculiar ritual.
On August 21, 2021, Don Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 84.
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The Postcard
A Star Series postcard that was published by G. D. & D. of London.
The card was posted in Chatham on Tuesday the 16th. February 1909 to:
Mrs. Harmer,
No. 64, Providence Street,
South Ashford,
Kent.
The message on the divided back was as follows:
"Dear Sister,
We shall be very pleased
to see you. Hope all are
well, also hope Bert is
better.
I'm sorry to tell you we've
heard nothing about our
things yet.
I hope they do find them
and punish them well for
it.
Will tell you all the news
when I see you.
Love from all,
F".
Chatham Town Hall
Chatham Town Hall is a municipal building in Dock Road in Chatham, Kent. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Chatham Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Following the incorporation of Chatham as a municipal borough on the 10th. December 1890, civic leaders decided to build a dedicated town hall: the site they selected was a plot of vacant land which was owned by the War Office.
The site was acquired and construction of the new building started in 1898. It was designed by George Edward Bond in the Renaissance style, and opened its doors in January 1900.
The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Dock Road; the central section of three bays, which projected slightly forward, featured four round-headed widows on the ground floor.
There was then the borough coat of arms with three sash windows above on the first floor, a large round-headed window on the second floor, and a pediment containing a carving with the year "1899" above.
At roof level the architect erected figures depicting justice, Britannia, agriculture and music.
The section of three bays to the left, on the corner with Barrier Road, featured round-headed doorways on the ground floor, a loggia with round-headed openings on the first floor, sash windows on the second floor, flanked by Corinthian order columns which spanned the second and third floors, and a parapet above.
Beyond that, there was a three-stage clock tower with a domed cupola.
The principal rooms, which were on the first floor, were the mayor's parlour, the council chamber, and a large assembly hall with a proscenium arch.
In the 1930's, in anticipation of the Second World War, the local civil defence headquarters was established in the basement of the building.
The town hall was the venue for various scenes in the satirical comedy film, Left Right and Centre, starring Ian Carmichael, in 1959.
The town hall ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Medway Borough Council was formed with its headquarters at Gun Wharf in 1974.
With the promotional motto "Putting The Arts Back Into The Medway", the town hall became the Medway Arts Centre in May 1987. It hosted concerts by rock bands such as My Bloody Valentine in January 1988, and went on to become the Brook Theatre, with a focus on children's theatre productions, in April 1997.
Two Mine Disasters in County Durham
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 16th. February 1909, 168 coal miners were killed at the West Stanley Colliery in Stanley, County Durham, England.
The West Stanley Colliery opened in 1832 and was closed in 1936. Over the years several seams were worked through four shafts: Kettledrum pit, Lamp pit, Mary pit and New pit.
An earlier underground explosion at the colliery in 1882 killed 13 men.
The Colliery
The colliery extended over an area of 70 acres (28 ha). There were a number of seams, some of which were too thin to be economically worked.
The seams which were being worked in 1876 and 1909 were:
-- Shield Row (6'11" at 39 fathoms)
-- Five Quarter (4'0" at 52 fathoms)
-- Brass Thill (5'0" at 62 fathoms)
-- Low Main (4'6" at 93 fathoms)
-- Hutton (3'9" at 97 fathoms)
-- Towneley (4'5" at 123 fathoms)
-- Busty (10'1" at 139 fathoms)
-- Brockwell (2'0" at 163 fathoms)
-- Victoria (2'1" at 170 fathoms)
Two of the pits: Busty pit and the Lamp shaft were sunk the full distance. By 1882 they had both reached the Busty coal.
Between then and 1902 they were deepened to reach the Brockwell seam. Subsequently, the Busty shaft was further deepened to reach the Victoria coal, but this coal was only worked for the last few years of the mine's life.
The other two pits (Kettledrum and Mary) were the first pits, and were only sunk to the Hutton seam. Unaccountably the investigating officer Morley claimed that only one of these pits reached the Hutton coal, the other stopped short at the Shield Row.
However the Durham Mining Museum states that in fact both reached the Hutton coal, supported by documents from the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers.
Since 1862 collieries have been required by law to have at least two pits reaching any seams being worked.
The Busty pit was the downcast pit, i.e. the pit down which air passed to ventilate the workings. The Lamp pit was the upcast pit, i.e. the one up which the air passes.
At the time of both disasters the ventilation draft was provided by a 30 (later 35) foot diameter fan. Coal was drawn up the Busty shaft from the Busty and Hutton seams in 1882.
Firedamp
Mines in which there was a significant amount of firedamp came into the category of "fiery mines" and had special rules applied to mitigate the danger.
In 1882 the then-manager (William Johnson) would not admit that West Stanley was a fiery mine, however the rules applicable to such a mine were in force. The official enquiry stated that:
"The presence of gas had been reported
frequently during the four or five months
before the explosion".
The 1882 Disaster
The 1882 explosion occurred in the Busty seam at 1 a.m. on the morning of the 19th. April. It was localised in the Busty seam. The explosion occurred where two men had been working. From the position of the men and their food, they appeared to have been taking a food break.
A large stone measuring 4 to 5 yards in length, 2 feet in breadth, and 10 to 12 inches in thickness (4m x 0.6m x 28 cm) had fallen from the roof.
Above it was a large hole going up at least 15 feet (4.6 m), and possibly as much as 36 feet (11 m) to the coal seam above.
The report concluded that this fall released a large quantity of firedamp which had been under pressure within the cavity.
The inspector was unable to decide which of two things then happened:
-- Either that the outrush of gas was sufficient to blow the flame through the gauze of one of their safety lamps
-- Or that as the men started to move away from the fall
they snatched up their lamps causing a sufficient air
current to pass the flame.
There had been prior indications of a large quantity of gas in the area; not only had it already been detected, but also hissing and bubbling sounds had been heard. There had also been a heaving of the floor, and fissures had been seen.
The lamps in use were Clanny lamps which were known to pass the flame in a moderate current. The mine owner had tried to introduce Mueseler lamps (which withstand a greater current of air) but the men had resisted them since they gave a poorer light. The six lamps found near the seat of the explosion were tested. All passed, but some were slightly damaged, and three were unlocked.
The inspector reported that the mine management was somewhat deficient:
-- No certified copy of the rules could be found
-- One of the deputies was illiterate, so could not
have read and enforced the rules
-- Reports were not made in the correct books
-- Licenses for men who were permitted to carry
lamp keys and fire shots were not issued
-- Barometer and thermometer records were not
correctly kept.
However, in his final remarks Morley accepted that on this occasion, the management deficiencies did not contribute to the disaster.
The 1909 Disaster
The 1909 explosion occurred at 3:45 p.m. on the 16th. February. By 2 a.m. the downcast shaft was available for rescue parties to descend. They entered the Towneley and Busty seams, and went into the Tilley seam.
In the latter they found and brought out 26 men. From the Townley seam four men were found, but one died from the effects of afterdamp 30 hours later.
Eventually 165 bodies were retrieved, although two were unaccounted for when the search was called off. In 1933 later workings broke into the Busty seam and two skeletons were discovered. They were identified as the missing men.
Before the 1909 Explosion
By 1909 a significant amount of electricity was being used underground. Two electrically driven coal cutting machines were used in the Townley seam, and one each in the Tilley and Brockwell seams.
The largest motors underground were the 100 horsepower (75 kW) pump in the Busty seam near to the Busty shaft and the 100 horsepower haulage motor in the Townley seam.
There were also two smaller 25 horsepower motors and three 5 horsepower motors elsewhere in the colliery. To power these motors a 40 Hz 550 volt 150 amp three phase generator was installed on the surface which delivered the power through insulated (but unarmoured) cables down the Busty shaft.
As well as the motors, there were a few incandescent lamps around the shafts. All other illumination was from Marsaut and Donald type safety lamps. The lamps were lit and locked on the surface, and if extinguished had to be sent back to the surface for relighting.
However, following the discovery in 1933 of the two skeletons an inquest was held. At this inquest J B Atkinson attempted to present fresh evidence that another type of lamp was in use. This was the Howart's Patent Deflector lamp which was larger than the standard lamps.
Atkinson claimed that as a result of the increased volume the lamp was unsafe; an explosion inside it would be large enough to pass through the gauze and ignite the surrounding atmosphere.
The coroner allowed him to read the statement, but the jury were directed to disregard it in their determination of the identity and cause of death.
Other safety measures were watering, control of shot firing and inspections. Watering to keep coal dust damp was performed regularly, however the inspector cast doubt upon its effectiveness, having observed pools of water next to dry dust.
Shot firing to bring down stone and, in some seams, coal appears to have been tightly controlled. Inspections on behalf of the men were meant to be carried out every three months, although the reports from January 1909 could not be produced. However those from September 1908 were produced, and were all satisfactory.
The 1909 Explosion
Five minutes before the explosion, the man in charge of the large pump in the Busty seam advised the generator house that he was about to start the pump. This was normal procedure.
Five minutes later there was a "burring" noise from the generators indicating an electrical overload, followed by two of the three (one per phase) fuses blowing. Smoke issued from the downcast shaft, in other words moving against the air flow, followed fifty seconds later by a fireball and cloud of smoke. A few moments later the cloud was sucked back down the downcast shaft as the air circulation re-established.
Both main shafts were damaged by the explosion. The downcast (Busty) shaft suffered damage all the way to the surface, and then the casing between the pit top and the heapstead was blown down.
The upcast (lamp) pit also suffered damage, but fortunately the fan continued to run. Before the district inspector arrived the shaftmen had already started to clear away the debris from the downshaft.
A temporary hospital was established at the pithead. Medical and rescue stores were brought in, and by 2 a.m. the cages could be lowered down the pit. The men mentioned above were brought up, but there were no further survivors.
Recovery and exploration work went on "unceasingly" until 6 days after the explosion all but two of the bodies had been recovered and brought up. The search for these two (the ones found in 1933) was abandoned due to increasing danger to the recovery parties.
The Investigation Into the 1909 Disaster
The first step in investigating a colliery explosion is to determine where the explosion occurred. In the case of West Stanley the official report states:
"In no case that we [ie Redmayne and Bain]
have investigated has it been more perplexing
than the one under consideration".
The first thought was that the seat of the explosion might have been in or near the engine house in the Towneley seam, but further investigation rendered this unlikely.
The Brockwell seam was next considered. There was evidence of some burning; this being the only place in the mine where it was observed. No cause of ignition, accumulation of gas or the presence of a blower was found. Further damage to the props and the separation door indicated that the explosion had swept into the seam ("inbye") before sweeping out ("outbye").
There was no damage to the Tilley seam and the men working there had been saved, so it was not considered further. The only seam left was the Busty coal.
The onsetter, Matthew Elliott, was the only man to have survived from the Busty seam and his evidence is quoted at length. Critically the electric lights went out at the time the explosion was heard ("Yes, it was instantaneous"), some time before the cloud was observed by a safety lamp.
Two mining engineers who had arrived at 8 p.m. following the explosion were cross examined and agreed that the explosion occurred in the Busty seam and was due to a coal dust. Neither could say how the dust had been ignited.
The inquiry then considered how the coal dust might have been ignited. Four possibilities were considered:
-- Open lights (lamps or matches), shot firing, sparking
from friction and electricity. No evidence of faulty lights
or contraband was found (though there remains the
question of the Howart's Patent Deflector reported at
the 1933 inquiry).
-- All shots were accounted for, and every shot hole
inspected; none was fired at the time or shortly before
the explosion.
-- Friction from tubs (coal wagons) against the rails or following a derailment was considered and dismissed.
-- Electricity was then considered. The fuses within the
mine did not blow, but evidence from the colliery
electrician mentioned a previous occasion when sparking
had burnt through a cable and not blown the fuses.
Dr W M Thornton, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Armstrong College was then called as a witness. He considered three causes, but settled on one in particular
as the most likely; that a train of coal dust between the terminals of a junction box or switch caused arcing
between the terminals which ignited the coal dust
causing an explosion within the box. This explosion
raised enough dust to trigger a bigger, fatal, explosion
which spread throughout the mine.
The report concluded with a number of recommendations including better mechanical protection of electrical equipment (impact and ingress of gas or dust), trip coils in place of fuses and better cleaning.
Aftermath
A pit-wheel memorial was erected at Chester Road in Stanley. It records all the men who died in the incident.
Additionally a memorial service was held in 2009 to mark the centenary of the disaster.
Published by Ebal, Brazil 1967-1969
One of the 31 complete runs we acquired from the Pedigree collection Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil
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Published by Ebal, Brazil 1967-1969
One of the 31 complete runs we acquired from the Pedigree collection Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil