So in return for the hope, if not the promise, of being allowed to remain, they signed up for 6am starts, bedroom inspections (when a poorly-tucked sheet earns you further cleansing duties), army-model musters (several times a day they line up at attention and chant "Thank you, Bergamo!"), a wardrobe that consists fully of three totally different uniforms (all emblazoned with "Thank you, Bergamo"), and the aforementioned "voluntary" work. Our equipment is continually up to date and at present consists of seven presses, from eighty to one hundred fifty tons of closure. Even if the margins for enchancment are getting slimmer on account of the extensive work accomplished by the Group during previous years, all environmental performance indicators in 2016 turned out optimistic. Moreover, air emissions have consistently improved, with a 68 percent drop in pollutants, principally because of the implementation of the latest generation abatement applied sciences, which have enormously contributed to the Group’s enchancment in general environmental performance. BERGAMO, Italy - October 6, 2016 - RadiciGroup emissions lowered by fifty one p.c during the final 6 years. “Our Group has the capability to create wealth for all its stakeholders, but, at the same time, we're committed to reducing the quantity of assets needed to generate it, “ pressured Maurizio Radici, vice president of RadiciGroup.

The document - obtainable in Italian and English - reviews on the objectives and goals achieved by the Group in the field of financial, environmental and social sustainability, units new challenges for the group and communicates its performance to all stakeholders in a transparent approach. In addition they supply other experiences resembling English classes, tea with associates or afternoons to try on red carpet dresses, taking pictures and dreaming of their Oscar evening! Their aesthetic cleverly combines Cavenati’s love of minimalism and clean strains with Capaldo’s penchant for crystals, sequins and all-out glamour; and initially their designs - all thigh splits, asymmetrical feather hems and beautifully cut sequined separates - grew fashionable by means of word of mouth, with friends dropping by their Soho apartment to borrow pieces before a night time out. I did not miss trying the ice-cream, it did not step again to the one in Milan - the Italians make scrumptious ice-cream with pieces of fresh fruits. Many parents and educators are rightfully involved about children’s psychological well being throughout these lockdowns, however when lockdowns end and colleges reopen, children’s psychological health could possibly be worsened with excessive social distancing measures that remove any of the probably enjoyable items of education, such as playground time, extracurriculars, and gathering with friends.

We should always care deeply about children’s well being and security, however like a lot about this pandemic, it’s important to make it possible for the response isn’t extra damaging than the virus itself. As photos emerge from nations around the world which have reopened schools, US parents are getting a glimpse of what excessive social distancing measures might seem like here, including the most recent from Chinese schools wherein social distancing “wings” are strapped onto children’s backs to make sure that they keep far other than one another. However as a society we additionally need to needless to say the risks to youngsters from the coronavirus are small, especially relative to others. ” But I've all the time proved them wrong and made them change their mind! PARKS AND Train: Parks have re-opened for jogging and train, although youngsters's playgrounds are nonetheless closed. “I assume we are trying to strip it back and just actually focus on gorgeous fabric qualities that feel superb on the body and that you would be able to lounge in, but then nonetheless having this contact of glamour with feathers and sparkle,” says Cavenati. Partners in work and love, the British-Italian couple (Capaldo was raised in London, while Cavenati is from Bergamo, near Milan) met throughout their time studying on the East London outpost of legendary Italian style college Istituto Marangoni, and started creating together from the flat on Arlington Road they rented after graduating.

” quips Cavenati jovially, including that disputes are frequent but short-lived. Face masks, latex gloves and hand sanitisers are the brand new hype; whoever owns them could be very fortunate, as a result of by this level, they are offered out in many pharmacies and the standing was probably to stay. The US Centers for Disease Management and Prevention (CDC) issued its recommendations for faculty reopening, including encouraging day by day temperature checks and/or symptom checking, face coverings for all employees and kids over two, desks spaced six toes apart, staggered schedules, no cafeteria or playground use, put in partitions and physical obstacles, no field journeys, no toy sharing, and restrictions on exterior visitors, together with mother and father. And many European parents are refusing to ship their kids again to school. Glossy persons are nonetheless gathering for the occasion, but that delicate thread of fear has turn out to be a thick rope. I do abbigliamento antinfortunistica bergamo not forget that at the primary commerce shows I did, people had been looking at me and considering “She is blonde, younger and female.

Warning: I'm about to go a bit link crazed. Specifically I'm dragging you in to what happens once I start googling and find things that interest me. (Translation: what I do on the internet at any time, on a daily basis.) Another warning, here's what I edited out of title of this post: May Contain Testicles, Teeth Removal from a Saint, A Cephalophore Reference and Tomb Artwork of a Famous Juggler. That was a bit too long.

Back in this post I told about rescuing this book - A Traveller in Southern Italy - from my family's Off To The Used Bookstore pile. I actually linked the wrong book - it's A Traveller in Italy - which makes a difference, because most of this book is about northern Italy. I'm totally not reading it...not really. ...Ok, not much. I do have at least a few examples of the problematic author I talked about in the last post - but that's to be in the review.

More interesting - for blogging purposes - is that what I have read has led to some really fun google searches for more about the country and the history. Of course I have quotes and examples! [Note: not enough skeletons in the book so far. I like my travel stories with skeletons, ghost stories, and a few ruins here and there. Also libraries. You'll note there is a link to some skeletons in artwork below, because that's just how my google searches lead me.]

The quote that started it on page 149 (but again, I'm not really reading this), about a chapel in the city of Bergamo, Italy:

"The gem of Bergamo is the building next to the church: the chapel to the memory of [Bartolomeo] Colleoni with money left by him for this purpose in his will. It was built at the beginning of the Renaissance, when architects erected the usual mediaeval church with a rose window and an open arcade, but, to be classically fashionable, covered it with medallions of ancient heroes strangely contrasted with scenes from holy writ. ...

...In another part of the little chapel is Medea, Colleoni's favorite daughter, carved in white marble, who died seven years before her father. She was not a great beauty, and the fashion of plucking the hair high upon the forehead did not suit her. Nevertheless she lives again in the resurrective art of sculpture in a marble gown of figured brocade, her head upon a tasselled pillow. Her delicate, intelligent face, and her slender neck, remain one of the memories of Bergamo."

It seemed a little odd (and insulting) to toss in that part about Medea not being a great beauty, because that's not the way other tourists describe her statue (that I've read so far, anyway). That's one of the many examples of the author using a tone which is...well, I don't much like the guy.

But I did want to see what these places look like, especially to find out more about the classical heroes bit, because that's vague. What I found was that there's a lot of interesting detail that A Traveller in Italy has left out - though of course that's after I've read many web pages of information.
 

Wikipedia page for the chapel: Cappella Colleoni, which has the following information about the art:

"Over the main portal is a rose window, flanked by two medallions portraying Julius Caesar and Trajan. The upper part of the basement has nine plaques with reliefs of Biblical stories, and four bas-reliefs with Hercules's deeds. The four pilasters of the windows flanking the portal are surmounted by statues of the Virtues."

What that doesn't tell you is that the reason Hercules was used was because supposedly Bartolomeo Colleoni felt he was a descendent of Hercules - in a sort of "I'm like him!" way instead of actual ancestry. I've only read bits about Colleoni online so far, so take that with a grain of salt.

There don't seem to be any photos of Medea's marble tomb-statue - here's an old black and white image on Pinterest, and the chapel's wikipedia page has something similar. This is probably due to restrictions on photographs inside the chapel.

What many sources online seem to agree on is that the Colleoni coat of arms has three testicles on it - in part as a joke because the Italian word for testicles (coglioni) sounds like Colleoni - and also because apparently Bartolomeo went around telling people he had three. Which is a real condition, but you can also imagine the type of person that would want to brag about this.

Google will now have forever in its files that I searched for Colleoni, coat of arms, and testicles. Fun, huh? I'll let you try that link to find out more - and I didn't have any one resource on this, it seems common knowledge. Of course it could be a bit of folklore always told to tourists - but then there is that coat of arms. [links: Time Out Venice, Veneto Inside, quote from book on Venice via Google books, etc. - keep reading, I link to a photo of that coat of arms...]