Sunday, June 20, 2010

Track And Field Suits

"/ R" Festival of ecological

was held 2 to 6 June 2010 in Piombino
Enough", the Festival of ecological
which aims to highlight the paths environmental responsibility and eco-friendliness by to undertake further development and exploitation of eco-environment of our country, consistent with protection and preservation of these resources.
The festival, which had already received the medal to represent the President of the Republic
, has officially taken off the streets Wednesday, July 2 Greens when the mayor City Gianni Anselmi cut at 17 the tricolor ribbon, thus inaugurating the initiative before a fair number of citizens. A full program of events and conferences, as well as exhibitions and workshops, has characterized the initiative that took place along the roads and main streets of the historic city center and has received with immense satisfaction of the Mayor, a huge success among the population. Important and current themes have been the protagonists of the conferences and meetings of this edition Piombino 2010. Among them was definitely one of the main concept of the "knowledge economy
" and that is the awareness that every human should: be part of everything that every gesture, every wasted, every indifference play an essential role in the civil and social life. This awareness should stimulate cultural reflections on the relationship between man and environment, without which there can be no eco-innovation and environmental protection itself. Another key issue was the reflection on the "ecological economy " (ecological economics), current philosophy on the relationship between economy and environment that supports the idea of \u200b\u200beconomy other than that based on the two classical parameters of labor and capital and which recognizes the existence of three components: labor, capital and natural capital product. Finally, another important issue that could not be ignored by the event was that of
scientific research, specifically related to the concept of eco-innovation in biodiversity: an environment that is more durable if the genetic diversity of its biological components is greater, It is therefore important to preserve such diversity also through evaluation and monitoring, particularly in the fields of energy, water and waste management and transport. Particular attention was paid to this issue later in the dynamics of communication, both as communicational tools is all about ' "ethics of
communication "and more specifically of public communication . In view of the increasing importance of these dynamics are gradually assuming the
Enough About is to become the environmental communication, founded as a collective awareness, element substantial democratic life of all citizens, to be considered as a constitutive element of citizenship rights.

Margherita Hack
For all these reasons, the Festival saw the participation of many people from the world of communications, environmental, marketing and public communication, environmental engineers, educators, people of Italian politics, to scientists of international renown. Among them, there was certainly the most prestigious of
the distinguished astrophysicist Margherita Hack Italian in the evening of Thursday 3 June at the picturesque scenery of Piazza Bovio, Piombino has charmed audiences with the play "The soul of
Earth seen from the stars , accompanied by the famous singer Ginevra de Marco and Luca Boy Florentine musician, student of our Master.


(pupils of the seventh edition of the Master)
The food has made its contribution in this year's festival, to prove it was the success of the " panpiatto
" presented and served on the terrace of Castello di Piombino, which has demonstrated that it is possible to conceive of a dish in which the container can also become food and at the same time also be a totally zero impact on the environment.
Even biodegradable materials, in fact, include the use of industrial technologies with impact on the environment, having come within the chain of disposal of waste and also require detergents for cleaning. The panpiatto, however, is eaten with the content and in the case were not entirely consumed, may have a second life and become food for animals or very good product for the land. The Festival has since ended the day on June 6 with a large public participation in Piombino and great satisfaction of the municipal administration that believes it has brought into light through the initiative of the enormous potential of environmental resources in Tuscany but above the Val di Cornia

, and processes needed for their greater protection and a more profitable use, is already thinking about next year's edition.
Sara Minarini

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Gag And Cough With Blood

Santiago de Compostela, the legendary place near the "end of the earth" ...


I come from this city. Maybe some of you do not know but its importance has deep roots in time and history. Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous region of Galicia and is located in the north-west Spain. The rain caused by the wind coming from the Atlantic Ocean and the presence of the mountains surrounding the city, make it a very special place. The region of Galicia is famous for the fact its green landscapes and spectacular coastline - the type fjords - with beautiful unspoilt beaches. There are also many historical traces Celtic, Norse, Roman and medieval. But even good food.

In Legenda Aurea, that chronicles the lives of the saints, is said to

James the Greater,

one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, he was beheaded during the persecution in Jerusalem in 44 AD and became the first apostle martyr. Two of his disciples, however, managed to steal the body. They took him with a boat on the coast of Galicia and buried him secretly in a forest. Again according to legend, the hermit Pelayo in 813, a rain of stars appeared repeatedly quoting the precise point. Bishop Teodomiro, warned of this phenomenon, arrived on site and discovered three bodies in a headless and with the inscription: "Here lies Jacobus, son of Zebedee and Salome." After this miraculous event the place was called campus stellae (field the star), from which derives the current name of Compostela. miraculous event followed the discovery, like the appearance of James at the helm of the Christian troops Reconquista 840, during the battle of Clavijo and other plants subsequent war. The tomb became a place of great medieval pilgrimages, so that the place took the name of Santiago (from Sancti Jacobi, English Sant-Yago ) and in 1075 began the construction of the huge basilica dedicated to him. The cathedral has been subject to continuous transformations that culminated in the main facade Obradoiro (work of gold), a majestic baroque in

churrigueresque began in 1738 and completed in 1750. On either side rise up the two towers 76 meters high, and within the Capela Maior, is the baroque altar built on the tomb of . Ark silver, in three sections, includes the three bodies (James the Apostle and his disciples Athanasius and Theodore).


Copyright Manfred Zentgraf, Volkach, Germany



Santiago, before the year one thousand, gradually becomes an important center of pilgrimage visited by the first shipping routes. Very soon the news spread in Europe and emperors, popes, kings, knights, nobles, priests, peasants, beggars and sick people, they begin to walk towards the city from different places is a complex network of roads called the " paths of Santiago

" . Even now, as then, the long journey that starts at Roncesvalles (France) should be explored on foot or, alternatively, by bicycle or horse, and always ends with a visit to the tomb of St. James. For those who want, once you get to the Cathedral, you can receive a certificate in Latin certify that the journey made. To obtain this diploma "But we must demonstrate that they have run at least 100 km on foot or by bicycle 200. Each year the city receives millions of visits by people from all over the world who seek to do this walk is for religious reasons, for cultural interest or curiosity. The route is repeatedly pointed with modern signs of the yellow-blue sign that replaces the famous "shell Compostela" . There are cases of pilgrims arrived in wheelchairs, people who are sick, those who arrive with a vehicle built with his own hands. During the journey we meet, walk together, forge bonds, live experience in many ways a "unique". Some are known and love along the way and then married.

arrived in Santiago de Compostela, the journey continues for approx. another 100 km to the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Finisterra (Latin Finisterrae) in Italian which means the end of the earth

since it was alleged that there end of the world before the discovery of America. The pilgrims who choose to come here to burn their shoes to show the end of their "journey".

In 1985 the old town, which is the ttualmente third place of Christian pilgrimage in the world after Jerusalem and Rome

,

was declared a UNESCO World Heritage . In 1987 the Council of Europe has recognized the importance of religious and cultural routes Europe by declaring that cross the road to Santiago " European Cultural Route."

My city is also famous for its ancient 's Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , founded in 1495.

So now that you know a little 'more, those who are still undecided about where to spend your summer vacation? I'll be happy to welcome you (but remember that before ... you have to do a long walk!)

Beatriz Cebra Trenco