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  Italian Automobiles for Italy with Kids
The Italy Discovery Journal is for kids to use to discover Italy for themselves.
The largest automobile museum in Italy is in Torino: Museo dell'Automobile Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffa.
It is also the nickname for a tiny Fiat that Italy began producing after WWII, the Fiat 500.
www.kidseurope.com /Newsletter/ItalianAutomobiles.htm   (834 words)

  
  Culture of Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The culture of Italy can be found in the Roman ruins remaining in much of the country, the laws and philosophy of the Roman Catholic Church, the architecture, and on the terraces of the many football clubs.
The highly urban provinces of central Italy are best-known for the medieval sung poetry ottava rima, from Tuscany, Lazio and Abruzzo.
Probably the most culturally distinct of all the regions in Italy, Sardinia is an isolated island known for the tenores' polyphonic chant, sacred songs called gozos, and launeddas, a type of bagpipes similar to the Greek aulos.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_Italy   (1474 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Italy has the characteristic shape of a riding hoot, of which the top is represented by the Alps, the seam by the Apennines, and the toe, the heel, and the spur, respectively, by the peninsulas of Calabria, Salento, and Gargano.
Italy was comforted by all the civilized nations, and especially the United States, which built a town in the beautiful district of Santa Cecilia, in the neighbourhood of Messina, with nearly 1500 frame houses, after the fashion of Swiss chalets, prettily finished, and painted in white.
In peninsular and in insular Italy the winter rains, on the contrary, are heaviest, and the absence of drainage causes the waters that overflow from the river-beds to inundate the lowlands of the coast and thereby to develop malaria.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/08208a.htm   (17934 words)

  
 Military history of Italy during World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Italy was a minor industrial power (one of the poorest in Europe), one might not consider Italian industry to have equalled more than 15% of what was seen in France or Britain should one compare the number of automobiles in Italy (~372,000) to those of Britain and France (~2,500,000).
Within a week of Italy's declaration of war, the British 11th Hussars had seized Fort Capuzzo and, in an ambush east of Bardia, the Tenth Army's Engineer in Chief, General Lastucci, was captured.
In October 1940, Italy invaded Greece from the Italian colony of Albania.
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II   (1677 words)

  
 Bahrain Country Analysis Brief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Italy's increase in carbon emissions--much of which has occurred since the Kyoto Protocol was agreed in December 1997--is mirrored elsewhere in Europe, with Spain (34% higher) and France (6% increase) having a higher level of carbon emissions in 2001 than they did in 1990.
Italy's energy intensity has been on a slight downward trend over the past 20 years as the country has developed and implemented energy efficient technologies in order to reduce the need for energy imports and to protect Italy's national security.
With Italy's carbon emissions set to continue growing over the next few years, the challenge for Italy's government will be to de-link the country's rising energy consumption from the growth in the country's carbon emissions if it is to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol by 2008-2012.
www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/itenv.html   (1969 words)

  
 Italy (08/05)
Italy's agriculture is typical of the division between the agricultures of the northern and southern countries of the European Union.
Italy was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 and is a member and strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization (GATT/WTO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Council of Europe.
Italy has worked closely with the United States and others on such issues as NATO and UN operations as well as with assistance to Russia and the New Independent States; the Middle East peace process; multilateral talks; Somalia and Mozambique peacekeeping; and combating drug trafficking, trafficking in women and children, and terrorism.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4033.htm   (4260 words)

  
 Italy Geography
Italy is a peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea.
Italy is also home to many ancient ruins from the ancient roman empire.
Italy is one of the largest wine producers in the world.
www.kidport.com /RefLib/WorldGeography/Italy/Italy.htm   (451 words)

  
 Italy
Italy is a developed democracy with a modern economy.
U.S. citizens traveling or residing in Italy should take commonsense precautions and follow news reports carefully in order to avoid demonstrations and to be aware of heightened security and potential delays when they occur.
Travelers in northern Italy, especially in winter, should be aware of fog and poor visibility, responsible for multiple-car accidents each year.
www.italy.com /Italy/italy.html   (4396 words)

  
 Italy map and information page by World Atlas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In the 6th century BC, the powerful Etruscans of central Italy were overthrown by the Latin-speaking peoples of Rome, and from there the Romans conquered most of the Mediterranean, and other lands from northern Europe to Africa.
Italy has so much to see and do - highlighted by skiing in the Alps, the popular Lake District of the north, the stylish cities of Florence, Milan, Naples, Siena, Turin, Venice, and of course Rome, and the Holy See (Vatican).
The world famous boot-shape peninsula of Italy, extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, is a rugged, mountainous country of stunning scenery that includes two major islands; (Sardinia) to the west, and (Sicily) off the southern coast.
worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/it.htm   (576 words)

  
 Italy, Holy See (Vatican City) and San Marino
Under Italian law, tourists are required to register with a local police station and obtain a “permesso di soggiorno” (permit of stay) within eight working days of their arrival, regardless of the intended length of stay.
U.S. citizens traveling or residing in Italy should take common sense precautions and follow news reports carefully in order to avoid demonstrations and to be aware of heightened security and potential delays when they occur.
This is particularly a problem for younger Americans visiting Italy, where the age limit on the sale of alcoholic beverages is lower than in most U.S. states.
travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1146.html   (2645 words)

  
 January 2005 Holidays - School of the Seasons
These fires were lit all over Italy at crossroads, in courtyards and on church piazze on the eve of St. Anthony.
In some part of Italy, the community buys a pig that belongs to the community and is allowed to run freely.
In Italy, this day was often called Festa del Porco, the day of the pig, because it coincided with the arrival of the special pig butcher.
www.schooloftheseasons.com /jandays2.html   (1689 words)

  
 Destinations: Turin
Having once enjoyed a brief stint as Italy's "showcase city", Turin was host to more than several progressive-minded intellectuals, including Nietzsche and Dumas, on their tours around the country, and at the same time acquired a fair bit of architectural extravagance (in the form of Baroque edifications and 18km of arcades in the city center).
It was in the city of Turin that Emanuele II and Camillo Cavour first forged a nation-and here that the Red Brigades also threatened to rip it apart.
The many palaces and offices located throughout the city are currently filled with antiques and some of the finest art collections in the world.
www.italiancookingandliving.com /travel/pf_text/turin.html   (588 words)

  
 Food Tours, Wine Tours - cooking, culinary tours in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Africa, Turkey, Australia, Belgium, ...
Italy - Rome - Fontana del Papa - Italian family run Cooking Courses, Wine Tasting and Tours.
Italy - Andiamo - Travel Italy with Andiamo Deluxe Escorted tours.
Italy - I Viaggi di Kipling - Food and wine tours in Italy and elsewhere.
www.foodreference.com /html/culinary-tours-gourmet-tours.html   (802 words)

  
 BMW automobiles - website of the BMW AG
BMW automobiles - website of the BMW AG Welcome to BMW.
The world of BMW automobiles and all about sheer driving pleasure.
Direct contact - BMW automobiles and services in your country or region.
www.bmw.com   (164 words)

  
 Italy Yellow Pages, Italy Yellowpages, Italy Exporters, Yellowpages Italy,Italy importers, Italy exporters directory, ...
Italy Yellow Pages, Italy Yellowpages, Italy Exporters, Yellowpages Italy,Italy importers, Italy exporters directory, Italy manufacturers directory, Italy b2b portal, Italyyellowpages, Italy yellow pages, Italy yellowpages, Italy manufacturers directory, exporters yellow pages, manufacturers directory,
Welcome to Italy Yellow Pages - The Italy Business Directory
Italy and Worldwide, Business and Services, Addresses and Phones, e-Mail Contacts and Links to websites.
italy.yellowpagess.info   (84 words)

  
 DolceVita Design: 100 Years of Fiat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Founder Giovanni Agnelli visited the States for the first time in 1906, and upon his return issued a general statement saying "we've got to do it like Ford." Agnelli learned to heed the impulse of innovation, to embrace the audacity of investment -- and the Ford concept that a big market calls for high salaries.
Agnelli realized that Italy, although still industrially backward, had the potential to become a center of automobile manufacture and distribution.
In the 1980's, the acquisition of Alfa Romeo and Lancia-Autobianchi, made Fiat the sole producers of non-luxury automobiles in Italy.
www.dolcevita.com /design/fiat100/fiat.htm   (425 words)

  
 'You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours'
It is important to Primo Nebiolo that you know that his birthplace, Turin, is in the north of Italy, that it is "the Detroit of Italy," where Fiat automobiles are manufactured, because he feels there's a perception that northern Europeans are "more efficient" than southern Europeans.
So desperate was he for a seat on the committee that the late Italian committee member Giorgio dé Stefani told friends that Nebiolo had offered him 50 million lire in 1985 to step down and create a vacancy.
Each IOC member nation was allowed two seats on the committee, and Italy's two allotments had already been filled.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /events/1996/olympics/daily/aug1/neb2.html   (1787 words)

  
 Exotic Sports Cars - MSN Autos
These high-performance automobiles are a feast for the eyes.
The best-known country of origin for these exciting automobiles is Italy.
Germany also is a prolific, historic source of exotic automobiles, and one of the finest ever offered is the Porsche Carrera GT.
autos.msn.com /advice/article.aspx?contentid=2903&src=msn>1=4166   (1274 words)

  
 Appianline -
Turin is the capital of the Province of Piedmont, it is situated on the western edge of the Padana Plain, between the Po hills and the Alps, where the Doria Riparia and Po Rivers converge.
An important economic center, its main industry is automobiles (80% of Italy’s entire production), along with subsidiary industries like steel and metal working, and motors for aeronautical and naval industries.
From then on the city became the center of the Italian Risorgimento and had the privilege of being the first capital of Italy (1861-1865).
www.appianline.it /torino.htm   (355 words)

  
 AutoAficionado.net - Preview Issue - Grace Over Power
To gaze at any of the beloved automobiles born there is to see more than function, and more than mere styling.
Some were large, most tiny, but all crafted automobiles that clearly sprang from the very air of Italy.
To look at them-so purposeful, so prideful, so mechanically ingenious - is to see reborn the masterworks of metalsmith Cellini, painter/engineer da Vinci, and perhaps even the unknown roadbuilders of the Roman empire, many of their famous routes remain in use to this day.
autoaficionado.net /pre_1.html   (1127 words)

  
 Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Vittorio Jano - Biography
Fiat at the time was one of the world leaders in automobile technology.
After the war there was a need for automobiles in Italy and Romeo turned to producing automobiles full-time as Alfa-Romeos.
Motor sport was seen as a proper avenue for the promotion of this "new" company and the former Darracq engineer, Giuseppe Morosi, was tasked to design a new race car.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/jano_bio.htm   (936 words)

  
 Communications Solutions (TM) Feature Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
While at first glance, all this appears to be bad news for the 40 percent of Americans who own cell phones — after all, 70 percent of all cell phone calls in North America originate from automobiles — it isn’t.
In order to accommodate the obvious desire of consumers to continue using telephones while commuting, automobile manufacturers and wireless service providers will need to deliver seamless speech controlled operation of cellular phones.
Whether GM, Ford, and other automobile manufacturers also decide to become wireless service providers or merely provide the hands-free hardware, the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association estimate of U.S. wireless subscribers will undoubtedly grow greater than its present 117 million as more cars come with wireless equipment.
www.tmcnet.com /scripts/print-page.aspx?PagePrint=http://www.tmcnet.com/comsol/1101/1101demers.htm   (2071 words)

  
 Automobiles | car in italy rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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 The New York Times > International > Europe > Vinci Journal: An Engine That Could? This One Took 526 Years ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
INCI, Italy, June 25 - In this era of S.U.V.'s guzzling ever more costly gas, and environmentalists battling to cleanse exhaust-polluted air, consider for one moment a car that is made mostly of wood, consumes no fuel and has steering that can be programmed before the journey.
In museums here and in Florence, Italian scientists have unveiled what they consider to be the first definitive version of a vehicle designed by a famed son of this Tuscan village, Leonardo da Vinci, more than 500 years ago, at a time when rapid transit came largely from horses.
While a scale model of the Da Vinci-mobile has been observed by Professor Nanni and others to move, change direction, start and stop - thus proving that the design works - the full-size model weighing hundreds of pounds is seen, even by its own builders, as too hazardous to set loose on an unsuspecting public.
www.nytimes.com /2004/07/02/international/europe/02ital.html?ex=1246507200&en=729f5616ba616028&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland   (907 words)

  
 List of Italian Automobile Sites
You may love Italian food and fashion, but automobiles are the passion of many men and women, and here we bring you the best sites.
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www.ciao-italy.com /categories/automobiles.htm   (195 words)

  
 Business Wire: Laforza Automobiles Begins Limited Production i... @ HighBeam Research
Laforza Automobiles Inc. (Pink Sheets:LFZA) announced the delivery of a special version of its 4 x 4 sport utility vehicle to the Italian Red Cross.
LaForza Automobiles Inc. manufactures and distributes a luxury-class Italian sport utility vehicle available in the United States and Europe.
The bodywork is styled by the renowned automotive stylist Thomas Tjaarda and is manufactured in Cherasco, Italy by Laforza International, srl.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:66999622&refid=ink_tptd_g1   (317 words)

  
 Bugatti - Cleveland Museum of Art - Absolutearts.com
Another of Carlos sons, Ettore (1881-1947) manufactured automobiles, working in Milan, Germany, and then at his own factory in Molsheim, Alsace.
Six automobiles will be included in the exhibition, including a 1930 Royale and a Type 57 SC, Atlantic.
Jean designed automobiles for his fathers company in the 1930s until his early death in 1939 in a car accident.
www.absolutearts.com /artsnews/1999/07/18/25518.html   (632 words)

  
 European businesspeople apply spiritual insights to economic problems -- ONE COUNTRY 14.4 January-March 2003
TURIN, Italy -- Eighty percent of the automobiles made in Italy are manufactured in this bustling northern Piedmont city.
Another recent development was the creation of a new chair at the University of Bari, Italy: the Chair for a New World Order, to which EBBF member Giuseppe Robiati has been appointed.
Indeed, the willingness of the business world to engage in discussions of about values is visible in the increasing participation of businesses and entrepreneurs in conferences such as those sponsored by the Spirit in Business Institute (SiB).
www.onecountry.org /e144/e14408as_EBBF_story.htm   (1698 words)

  
 Italy Vacations | Italy Travel | Rome | Venice | Tuscany | Florence
Here you'll find Italy vacations, Rome vacations, Tuscany vacations, Florence vacations and Rome travel guides; all from a Italy travel leader you can trust.
If you are planning a trip to Rome, where there is great sight-seeing, you may want to inquire about a Rome travel guide (the same goes for Florence, Venice and Tuscany to name a few hot spots).
Below you will find a few of the most popular facets of vacationing in Italy for which our customers request information.
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