DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ They quit their jobs and sold the house. Now this family of four is touring the US in an RV
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Since leaving their jobs last year, the couple has sold their home and is now living in a comfy 45-foot RV as they tour the US. Before setting out on the road, the family trialed camper life for a full year in Phoenix to allow the children to finish elementary school. Coming home late from work every day, she says she was no longer able to spend quality time with her family. They are now spending much less than when they had a house, roughly $1,200 per month for gas, food and basic needs. We have no schedule, no agenda.”Last stop: Latronico, ItalyAfter their RV adventures come to an end, the family plans to head for the Italian village of Latronico, where they purchased an old house.

Persons: Wendy McGrath, – Brady, Ainsley –, Steve McGrath “, ”, Steve, “ Wendy, ” Wendy, they’ve, it’s, We’ve, Steve McGrath, Brady, Ainsley, Wendy, “, ” Brady, Little Ainsley, McGrath, Shephard, Latronico, “ It’s Organizations: CNN Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, German, Phoenix, They’ve, Maine, American, Illinois, Italy, Latronico, Italian, Basilicata, Germany, iPhones

☆ This family is moving to Italy because they’ve had enough of the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In 2019, the Dawkins family – Nadine, 59, her husband, Kim, 61, and their children Lorenzo, 29, and DeNae, 27 – bought a charming home in the town of Latronico. Reading the article at her home in El Paso, Texas, Nadine Dawkins, a retired former soldier and businesswoman, felt the pull of her ancestry. The family will be shortly moving to Panama before taking the final leap across the Atlantic to Latronico. Clint Jeffrey was Dawkins' Italian ancestor. Nadine DawkinsOnce in Italy, Nadine hopes to be able to start tracking down the real identity and origins of her Italian ancestor.

Persons: Dawkins, Nadine, Kim, Lorenzo, –, Nadine Dawkins, ”, Clint Jeffrey, Nadine doesn’t, Lucinda, Jeffrey, “, ” Nadine, Kim Dawkins, George Floyd, Vincenzo Castellano, ‘, casalatronica.eu, Latronico – Castellano, Mariangela Tortorella –, Castellano –, ’, Castellano, “ We’ve, Lucinda –, Latronico Organizations: CNN, Reading, CNN Travel, USA Locations: United States, Latronico, Basilicata, El Paso , Texas, Italian, America, Italy, States, Arkansas, Panama, –

☆ Opinion: ‘A nasty smell that lingers in the nostrils.’ What it’s really like inside Italy’s hellish heatwave
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Opinion Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But this year the usual “solleone” (an Italian term used to indicate the hottest summer days) is overwhelming. The dizzying heat is expected to peak early this week, with temperatures climbing above 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). It’s not just Italy suffering, with the giant oven of hot air blasting other parts of southern Europe, like Greece and Spain. Experts are warning temperatures might even break the continent’s record of 48.8 degrees Celsius (118.4 degrees Fahrenheit), set two years ago. A sign outside a pharmacy in Rome displays 45 degrees Celsius (118.4 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures as Italy -- and southern Europe -- braces for even higher numbers this week.

Persons: Silvia Marchetti, Read, it’s, Silvia Marchetti Silvia Marchetti, It’s, Guglielmo Mangiapane, –, Riccardo De Luca, ’, Dante, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Italy CNN, Anadolu Agency, Twitter, Facebook, Housewives Locations: Rome, Capena, Italy, Europe, Greece, Spain, Italian, Roman, UAE

☆ Inside Solo Per Due in Italy, 'world's smallest restaurant'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Solo Per Due – “Just for Two” in Italian – is no ordinary restaurant, and not just because of its tiny size. Its owners claim it is the smallest fine-dining establishment not only in Italy but in the world, too. Guests are required to arrive at a specific time agreed by the owners, who prepare and serve the elaborate food. “This is not a restaurant – we offer a unique, intimate experience which is at the core of our decades-long reputation. Upon request, a private driver can be arranged to pick up guests, and fireworks can be staged in the garden.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, –, Silvia Marchetti, Antonello Nusca, you’ve, That’s, it’s, ”, Mr, Remo, he’s, Horace, “, He’s Organizations: CNN, intel Locations: Italy, Vacone, Rome

☆ The Italian beaches putting a daily cap on summer visitors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We can no longer afford thousands of daily sunbathers all squeezed in one spot as in the past, it’s unsustainable.”Four beaches are affected. Cala dei Gabbiani and Cala Biriala both now have a daily cap of 300 visitors in place, while Cala Goloritze has a limit of 250 visitors per day, and Cala Mariolu, the largest of the beaches, has a daily limit of 700 people. Visitors to Cala Goloritze, which is only accessible by foot or boat, will be charged an entrance fee of six euros (US$6.5.) The entrance fee for Cala Goloritze can either be paid online, or with cash at the entrance to the inlet. Beach towel banBeach towels will not be permitted at La Pelosa Beach in Stintino, Sardinia this summer, according to local authorities.

Persons: ” Stefano Monni, Cala Biriala, Cala Goloritze, Cala Mariolu, Beachgoers, Legambiente, it’s, ”, Monni, Cala Mariuolo, he’s, pelosi, We’ve, Stintino’s, Rita Limbania Vallebella, they’d, ” Keen, Alberto Pizzoli, Filippo Mannino, Martello, Mannino, Isola, “ Organizations: CNN, Cala Locations: Sicily, Sardinia, Orosei, Baunei, Ogliastra, Cala, Italian, sunbathers, La Pelosa, Stintino, La, Isola, Italy, Pelosa, Saline, Isola dei, Lampedusa, Pelagie, AFP, Martello, Giglio, Isola del Giglio, Tuscany

☆ The German couple who moved to Italy and opened a pizza restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Living la dolce vita in Italy isn’t just about snatching a cheap dwelling in a charming rural village. Making pizza in Italy and satisfying Italian palates is not the simplest of missions. Only one other place to eat is open year-round – a restaurant serving regional dishes but no pizza. Marco MolinariPaying homage to her Germanic origins she makes pizza with sauerkraut, sausages and veal shin, with tomato salad, pizza kebabs, pizza with goat cheese and pizza with salmon – the latter being the most wanted by clients. There’s Pizza Irene with mozzarella, gorgonzola, arugula and mushrooms.

☆ They bought a huge rundown Italian castle and transformed it into a luxury retreat
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“And to think that we never wanted a castle, never wanted to own one.”Castle homeMax and Joy Ulfane spent years renovating neglected Tuscan fortress Castello di Fighine into a luxury retreat. Although it was dilapidated and filled with rubble, the Ulfanes saw huge potential in Castello di Fighine and felt it was the right place for them. Castello di FighineThe Ulfanes later decided to purchase some of the rundown houses in the surrounding hamlet, and began renovating them once they’d completed most of the work on Castello di Fighine. They went on to purchase the hamlet’s old village school, and have since transformed it into a high-end restaurant, Ristorante Castello di Fighine. Built in the 11th century as a military lookout, Castello di Fighine is connected to the main road by one single unpaved public path.

☆ Irsina, the Italian village being repopulated by Americans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

More than 15 families from the US and Canada have bought old properties in this remote village, known for its premium wheat fields and olive groves. The first foreign “pioneer” to buy a house in Irsina was Sandy Webster, a 63-year-old writer from San Diego. The couple fell in love with the village, bought an old house with thick stone walls, antique furniture and ancient maiolica-tile floors, and spent four years renovating it. “When we got here in 2016, over 80% of the population had fled to the newer district of Irsina, the old Irsina was empty and we loved how it looked. Their house, built into the old village walls, was on sale for 70,000 euros ($77,000).

☆ Italy's ski industry fires cannon against climate change
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Stefano Bernabei | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/7] Skiers pass on an artificial snow slope as end of the ski season nears, in Monte Cimone, Italy, March 31, 2023. "The ski-lifts were closed, the ski instructors and seasonal workers had nothing to do and we lost 40% of our revenue for the whole season," said Luciano Magnani, head of the local consortium of ski tourism operators. Some 90% of Italy's pistes rely on artificial snow, compared with 70% in Austria, 50% in Switzerland and 39% in France, according to data from Italian Green lobby Legambiente. Italy's ski sector directly or indirectly employs 400,000 people and generates turnover of 11 billion euros ($11.92 billion), according to Anef data, equal to about 0.5% of national output. Some economists and climatologists argue that trying to keep low-altitude ski resorts in business is destined to fail, and snow-making merely delays the inevitable.

☆ Trainer plane crashes in Philippines, killing 2 air force pilots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Rescuers retrieve the bodies of two Philippine military pilots killed in a plane crash during a training flight, in Pilar town, Bataan province, Philippines, January 25, 2023. Bureau of Fire Protection Region III Pilar Bataan/Handout via REUTERSMANILA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Two Philippine military pilots were killed when their plane crashed during a training flight on Wednesday, the air force said. It said it has temporality grounded its fleet of SF-260 TP trainer planes. The Philippines' U.S.-allied military has suffered previous accidents involving its aircraft, much of which are old and date back to the Vietnam War era. In 2021, a military aircraft carrying troops bound for counter-insurgency operations crashed with 96 onboard, killing 53 people, in its worst military air accident in nearly three decades.

☆ Italy’s Friuli region is one of Europe’s best kept secrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

With 13 natural reserves and the pristine park of the Friuli Dolomite Mountains, the region lures tourists seeking to connect with nature or explore the outdoors. There’s also the spellbinding Grotta Gigante, or Giant Cave, one of the world’s largest tourist caverns. Golden beachesThe Grotta Gigante is one of the world's largest tourist caverns. Trieste boasts an unusual segregated beach, with origins dating back several centuries. “Residents are very fond and proud of this place,” says Trieste local Maria Bonacci.

☆ Bayern Munchen, campioana Ligii Campionilor, a anunțat oficial că nu se va alătura Super Ligii
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Campioana en titre a Germaniei şi a Europei, Bayern Munchen, a anunţat oficial că nu se va alătura proiectului Super Ligii, care a generat o adevărată polemică în fotbalul european. „Bayern Munchen nu a dorit să participe la crearea Super Ligii. Bayern Munchen salută reforma Ligii Campionilor cu mult entuziasm, deoarece credem că este abordarea corectă a dezvoltării sale în următorii ani. Antrenorul lui Liverpool, echipă fondatoare a Super Ligii, a spus că „oamenii nu sunt bucuroși, pot să înțeleg asta”. Noul format al Ligii Campionilor este inspirat de „sistemul elveţian”, inventat la un turneu de şah de la Zurich în 1889.

Persons: Herbert Heiner, Karl, Heinz Rummenigge, James Milner, Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, Giorgio Marchetti, Aleksander Ceferin, Florentino Perez, Ceferin, Tottenham Organizations: Bayern Munchen, FC Bayern Munchen, Liga Campionilor, UEFA, Agerpres, Bayern, Ligii Campionilor, Liga, Ligii Campionilor -, Liverpool, Leeds United, CNN, Uniunea Europeană de Fotbal, Real Madrid, Cupa, Campionatul, AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, Inter Milano, Juventus, Manchester City, Manchester United Locations: titre, Germaniei, Europei, german, Superliga, Leeds, Montreux ( Elveţia, Florentino, Franţa, Zurich, disidenţilor, Liverpool

☆ Italian food: Classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-17 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

CNN —Think of Italy and you’re likely to think of food first and all the beautiful places to see second. The original ancient recipe is protected by the Azdore, “pasta priestesses” who prepare fresh tagliatelle for clients each day across the region at fresh pasta boutiques. Malloreddus alla CampidaneseMalloreddus alla Campidanese is a tasty gift from the Italian island of Sardinia. ShutterstockHand-made squared ravioli with zig-zag edges filled with roasted meat, these are usually eaten either with veal broth, a rich meat sauce or with butter and sage. Pasta, meat, cheese, vegetables, tortellini, eggs, sausages and even fish are mixed together with besciamella sauce and placed inside the dough, which is then folded and cooked in an oven.

☆ Ghinion pentru Federico Marchetti. Portarul echipei "rossoblu" şi-a găsit Ferrari-ul distrus
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Ghinion pentru colegul lui Daniel Dumbravanu de la Genoa, Federico Marchetti!Portarul echipei "rossoblu" a avut surpriza de a-și găsi distrus Ferrari-ul, prețul căreia este de 300 de mii de euro.Jucătorul, în vârstă de 37 de ani, s-a dus la spălătoria auto și și-a lăsat "bijuteria" pe mâna unui angajat, care a dat dovadă o tragică neîndemânare pentru că la o manevră obișnuită a parcat automobilul direct într-un zid.Presa din Italia a scris că bărbatul nu a avut nevoie de îngrijri medicale, iar poliția a sosit rapid să facă primele cercetări la locul accidentului. Norocul lui Marchetti este că bolidul său Superfast 812, care ajunge în trei secunde la o viteză de 100 kilometri pe oră, avea asigurare.Acum, fostul portar al naționalei Italiei, va merge la antrenamente cu taxiul sau probabil își va cumpăra un alt automobil de lux.Chiar și așa, sportivul va trebui să renunțe deocamdată la această ideea. Cel puțin până la meciul cu Juventus din Cupa Italiei.Miercuri, 13 ianuarie, gruparea antrenată de Davide Ballardini va juca la Torino cu "Bătrâna Doamnă".

Persons: Daniel Dumbravanu, Federico Marchetti, Marchetti Organizations: Ferrari, Juventus Locations: Genoa, Italia, Italiei, Cupa, Torino

Search resuls for: "Marchetti"

14 mentions found