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In the year of 40th celebration to death in Naples of Nobel Salvatore Quasimodo, a reminder that even Wagner used lines from him as an epigraph. What follows is freely retranslated to avoid being it considered again “hermetic”. “Water and Lands” is a very little hermetic title of his book.:
Each of us stays, is, [...]

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Antonio Scarfoglio and his family, Edoardo Scarfoglio and Matilde Serao both writers and editors, would have been happy to see that endemic Napoli problems like wastes seem to have come to an end. (where did all the wastes go? Hope not in the Sea…or quickly burned or but into Vesuvio… or shipped overseas). In 1906 [...]

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Here we are some more pictures. Worth more than a thousand words, at least in my opinion. Reality went well beyond the WB Movie “The Great Race” of 1965. Some more samples. Enjoy.
Above: The “Racetrack” Below:

The Zust departs from Paris “Le Matin” to Le Havre.

The Europeans say bye to Europe.

Last recommendations before departing.

In Rochester [...]

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While awaiting to see if we can liaise to manage to take some of the cars of “1908 New York - Paris” to Pebble Beach, Concorso AND Monterey Historic here is some “new” pictures as a demo of documentation. Facts maybe helpful to rescue celebrate this exceptional 1908 International effort that had more than five [...]

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“Hony soit qui mal y Pense” see the “Great Britain Culture link to understand better together with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter. Instead of retyping them all (good for misspellings
training); you can highlight the web address then keys [CTRL+C] to copy and [Ctrl+V] to paste in your Browser window..if in Windows. Good if you are in a [...]

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Back from the 1908 New York - Paris Antonio Scarfoglio attended the 1908 Franco British Exhibition where he was seen as a hero and gave interviews about his experience.

Along with fine arts, the attempts to build helicopter can be seen although called “Ornithopters”. Fitted “beating wings” above, the De Hault model with a car [...]

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At the moment being, seen the needs, this blog is in English as a platform (foreign english so please pardon mistakes) but the Italian version of course will enter into activity soon. “Acqua alle corde!” (”DAGHE L’AIGA ALE CORDE!!!” in its right accent) is an idiom with an historic origin. “Water to the ropes!” the [...]

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An excavator, a bus, a train, a ship, after steam powered motion, before solar and/or wind one, Zust (with umlaut) can be seen everywhere. The engine. What will give energy to this engine it is up to really good scientists.
I recall an uncle, having his booth, growing large with Time, at local Torino “Porta Palazzo” [...]

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I guess this is the best song - I like very much - to describe an attitude. The one of observing with Human Feelings. Sensitiveness is it called? Not only for yourself I mean. If you had read the book of Scarfoglio with your Heart in your hand but also “Centomila gavette di ghiaccio” in [...]

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