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Tristano

di Thomas Mann

(Germania 1875-1955)

Eccoci qui, al sanatorio “La Quiete”! Col suo lungo fabbricato principale e le ali contigue, si stende, bianco e rettilineo, in mezzo all’ampio giardino, che assai piacevolmente adornano grotte, pergolati e chioschetti rivestiti di corteggia d’albero; mentre dietro i tetti d’ardesia si ergono, imponenti, verso il cielo i monti verdi d’abeti e digradanti in piacevoli dirupi.

Ancora il dottor Leander dirige lo stabilimento: barba nera biforcuta, dura e riccia come il crine di cavallo di cui s’imbottiscono i mobili; lenti grosse, scintillanti; aspetto di uomo che la scienza ha raggelato, indurito e riempito di un calmo e indulgente pessimismo…

«Non avrò più fame»

Il primo film che le nostre nonne e le nostre madri andarono a vedere dopo la guerra fu Via col vento. Molte si identificarono in una scena: Rossella torna nella sua fattoria, la trova distrutta, e siccome non mangia da giorni strappa una piantina, ne rosicchia le radici, la leva al cielo e grida: «Giuro che non ... - LEGGI TUTTO

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Troubled by the present, we risk blurring the horizon and losing the direction of the road we are following. Looking "Beyond" - like the project that brought astronaut Luca Parmitano to the helm of the International Space Station - is ASI, the Italian Space Agency with its professional excellences who are daily committed to building the future.

«The Italian Space Agency – explain ASI operators - was born in 1988, is a national public body supervised by the Ministry of Education, University and Research that cooperates with several other departments. In less than two ...

decades it established itself as one of the most important global stakeholders on the scene of space science, satellite technologies and development of means to reach and explore the cosmos. Today the Italian Space Agency plays a leading role both at a European level, where Italy is the third major contributor to the European Space Agency, and at a global level. In fact, it has a close and constant working relationship with the NASA, which has led the Italian Space Agency to take part in some of the most interesting scientific missions in recent years. One of the most fascinating projects was the building and entering into service of the International Space Station, where Italian astronauts are by now at home.

Thanks to ASI’s efforts, the Italian scientific community has obtained unprecedented successes in the field of astrophysics and cosmology in the last decades and has contributed, among other things, to reconstruct the first moments of life in the Universe, taking essential steps towards understanding the phenomenon of gamma-ray bursts and the mysterious sources of gamma-rays.

Furthermore, the ASI contributed significantly to space exploration by building scientific tools which are aboard NASA and ESA probes to discover the secrets of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. And there will be a piece of Italy in all the major missions planned for the next few years – from Venus to the comets, up to the extreme limits of our solar system.

In addition to studying the Universe, from space you can observe Earth to prevent and predict – for example – environmental disasters, ensure fast interventions in crisis areas, measure the effects of climate change. Italy is at the forefront also in these areas, with systems such as Cosmo Sky-Med, the flagship of ASI programmes aimed at improving the knowledge of our planet.

Through the work of the ASI and the Italian industry, Italy continues a research tradition in spacecraft propulsion, in particular as leader of the European programme VEGA, the small rocket designed in Italy. Nowadays, space is no longer just an unusual sector of research, but it’s also an important economic opportunity. The market of telecommunication and satellite navigation – just to mention a scope of application – is continuously expanding and the ASI, with its experience in building and launching satellites into orbit, works so that Italy is ready to seize the opportunities.

From the essential questions on understanding the universe and the origin of life to experimenting new technologies, today, more than ever, space looks like the place to start in order for human beings to broaden their horizons, grow their awareness and guarantee a better future on Earth. Thanks to the ASI, Italy is in the front row in this exemplary human enterprise». (C.P.)

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Il gattopardo

di Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

(Palermo 1896-1957)

… Pochi minuti dopo quel che rimaneva di Bendicò venne buttato in un angolo del cortile che l’immondezzaio visitava ogni giorno: durante il volo giù dalla finestra la sua forma si ricompose un istante: si sarebbe potuto vedere danzare nell’aria un quadrupede dai lunghi baffi e l’anteriore destro alzato sembrava imprecare. Poi tutto trovò pace in un mucchietto di polvere livida.

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La Crusca per l'Italia

Una storica istituzione a tutela della lingua italiana, impegnata ancora oggi nelle nuove frontiere dell’evoluzione linguistica, è l’Accademia della Crusca, che ha sede a Firenze nella Villa Medicea di Castello. Il sito web (www.accademiadellacrusca.it) è un portale interamente dedicato alla lingua ... - LEGGI TUTTO

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