County considers changes to eastern growth plan
Source: Herald Tribune
Venice :: Italy | updated 2013-05-07 13:38:53 -0700 | technology-news
Battle lines are drawn again over Sarasota 2050, a growth plan years in the making that was designed to protect large areas of Sarasota County east of Interstate 75 from urban sprawl...What: The Sarasota County Commission will consider revising Sarasota...
Scientist at Work: Blaschka Glass Menagerie Inspires Marine Expedition
Source: The New York Times
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-06 11:18:47 -0700 | technology-news
Jeffery DelViscio/The New York Times Over the past 25 years, C. Drew Harvell has meticulously recovered more than 200 models in a mostly forgotten collection of 570 glass sculptures created by a pair of father-and-son glassmakers, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, in...
Sala to take sole charge of Expo 2015
Source: Ansa
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-24 07:13:59 -0700 | technology-news
Expo Spa CEO Giuseppe Sala was put in sole control of Expo 2015 in Milan on Monday, when Premier Enrico Letta made him the event's 'sole commissioner'. Letta announced the decision after a meeting in Milan with three ministers and...
Leonardo Da Vinci shows off his holy hand grenades
Source: io9
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-04 11:57:20 -0700 | technology-news
Last night's Da Vinci's Demons took us away from mad nuns and brought us back to the battle of wits and wills between Leonardo and Count Riorio. Leonardo's latest move in the defense of Florence involves a pomegranate and some...
Police seize 3 mln euros from Italian solar plant
Source: Ansa
Francavilla Fontana :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 10:38:35 -0700 | technology-news
Brindisi, May 3 Italian finance police seized funds and goods for a total of 3 million euros in southern from a solar power plant for allegedly acquiring public funds illegally. Authorities found 2 million euros in bank accounts and seized...
Italcementi quarterly revenue down 58.5 million euros
Source: Ansa
Bergamo :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 09:50:41 -0700 | technology-news
Italcementi recorded consolidated revenues of 964.8 million euros in the first quarter of 2013, down by 58.5 million compared to the same period last year, the Italian cement giant said Friday. In the first quarter of 2012, the company suffered...
Reviewed.com: Are frozen foods making a comeback?
Source: USA Today
Affi :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 08:42:34 -0700 | technology-news
The frozen foods industry is on a mission, and it's a mission of survival. With the rise in demand for organic, fresh foods in recent years, sales of frozen foods have declined. Even the fast food industry has attempted to...
Overcrowding at Italian prisons causing mental illness, suicides
Source: United Press International
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 08:12:33 -0700 | technology-news
Overcrowded conditions at Italian prisons are resulting in tragic consequences, the Council of Europe said Friday...The average overcrowding throughout Europe is 105 inmates for every 100 beds, the council said. Nearly 15 percent of the country's inmates have mental illnesses...
Sanremo casino introduces online roulette
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 06:20:55 -0700 | technology-news
The main casino in the Ligurian seaside resort town Sanremo said on Friday that it would be introducing online gambling for the first time ever in Italy. 'Live-roulette online' will let gamblers play the table from wherever they choose, as...
Italian teenagers who smoke marijuana remains 20%
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 04:04:15 -0700 | technology-news
Drug use among Italian teenagers remains relatively unchanged from the previous years at roughly 20% and is concentrated on marijuana use, according to a study released on Friday...Researchers found a 0.6% increase in marijuana consumption compared to the previous survey....
Facebook pictures help police identify suspected robbers
Source: Ansa
Palermo :: Italy | updated 2013-05-03 04:04:12 -0700 | technology-news
Pictures posted on the social network Facebook led to the arrest of four members of an alleged criminal gang in Sicily on Friday by helping police with identification. Investigators compared video surveillance images with photos the men posted on their...
Health workers union carries UPMC challenge to doorsteps
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-02 21:28:38 -0700 | technology-news
Healthcare official confirmed Thursday is a project of the union...So it's unclear what, if any, role Fair Share Pittsburgh intends to play in the mayor's race...Healthcare affirmed its link to Fair Share Pittsburgh, there's little else known about the group....
The surprising outcomes of a study about sex differences in learning
Source: io9
Pisa :: Italy | updated 2013-05-02 18:02:39 -0700 | technology-news
A new long-term study of 1.5 million teenagers in 75 countries has revealed some pretty fascinating things about the differences between male and female achievement in reading and math. The study, published in PLoS One , used an enormous data...
Iranians arrested for posing as Italian cops
Source: Ansa
Vicenza :: Italy | updated 2013-05-02 12:22:06 -0700 | technology-news
Five Iranians have been arrested after allegedly posing as police officers in order to rob motorists in northern Italy. Traffic police in the Veneto region arrested the men Thursday after a high-speed chase, during which an officer was injured. Police...
REMINDER: CEVA, Inc. First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release and Conference Call Set for May 2
Source: PR Newswire
Ceva :: Italy | updated 2013-05-01 04:49:38 -0700 | technology-news
Eastern Time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter. The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers: U.S. The conference call will also be available live via the Internet at the following link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?i
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