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Air Nostrum is a regional airline based in Valencia, Spain, operating as an Iberia Regional partner. It operates a very extensive domestic network in Spain and a large network in Europe, as well as private charter flights. Its main base is Valencia Airport, with hubs at Barcelona International Airport and Madrid Barajas International Airport. Air Nostrum - Code Data. IATA Code: YW ICAO Code: ANS Callsign: Nostrum Air Air Nostrum - HistoryIncluding:

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The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv), commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Roman Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209. The viability of the Franciscan movement after the founder's death depended upon a thorough assessment of the Order's role within the social situation. At that time regular trade with foreign lands was not o­nly discovering new fabrics and spices, but also new ways of thinking and living. People were leaving the land and seeking the activit ...

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Mikołaj Kopernik (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543), more commonly known by the Latin form Nicolaus Copernicus, was a Polish[1] astrologer, astronomer, mathematician, administrator and economist. He is mainly remembered for developing a scientifically-useful heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory of the solar system. Copernicus worked in Royal Prussia as a church canon, governor, administrator, economist, jurist, physician, astrologer and, in con ...

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The Council of Basel was a council of bishops and other ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church that was held at Basel, Switzerland, away from territories of the Papacy, the Holy Roman Emperor or the kings of Aragon or France, whose influences the council hoped to avoid. The council was convened at a period when the Conciliar movement was strong and the authority of the papacy weak. In the pressure for reform within the Church, a decree of the Council of Constance (9 October 1417), sanctioned by Pope Martin V, obliged ...

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A music school or conservatory (American English) — also known as a conservatoire (British English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. Some music schools, such as the Yehudi Menuhin School, include other academic subjects in their curricula. Music school - Prominent music schools. Mus ...

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The Congregation for Catholic Education (in Seminaries and Institutes of Study) [Congregationis de Institutione Catholica quo ordo studiorum in Facultatibus Iuris Canonici innovatur] is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for: (1) seminaries (except those regulated by the Congregations for the Evangelization of Peoples and for the Oriental Churches) and houses of formation of religious and secular institutes; (2) universities, faculties, institutes and higher schools of study, either ecclesial or civil dependent on ecclesial persons; and (3) s ...

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Commedia dell'arte (Italian, meaning "comedy of professional artists" but has also been interpreted as "comedy of humors") also known as Extemporal Commedy was a form of improvisational theater which began in the 16th century and was popular until the 18th century, although it is still performed today. Traveling teams of players would set up an outdoor stage and provide amusement in the form of juggling, acrobatics, and, more typically, humorous plays based on a repertoire of establis ...

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Andreas Vesalius (December 31, 1514 - October 15, 1564) was a Flemish anatomist and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De Humanis Corporis Fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body). Vesalius has been often been referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. His name is also referred to as Andreas Vesal or Andreas van Wesel, depending on the source. Vesalius - Early life and education. Vesalius was born in Brussels, then in the Holy Roman E ...

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Valerio Evangelisti (June 20, 1952, Bologna) is one of the most popular Italian writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring Nicolas Eymerich inquisitor and the Nostradamus thrilogy, all bestsellers translated in many languages. Evangelisti's outuput has striking similarities to that of the New Weird writers. Valerio Evangelisti - Biography. Evangelisti earned his degree in Political Science in 1976 with a historical-political thesis. He lives ...

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Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Coventry is the ninth largest city in England with a population of 304,746 (2002 estimate). Coventry is famous for its involvement in the British motor industry, its Cathedral and the legendary exploits of Lady Godiva. Over the years Coventry has developed an international reputation as a city of peace and reconciliation and holds an annual Peace Month. [1] The current Lord Mayor of Coventry is Councllor Ram Lakha. His wife Meto Lakha (a former ...

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Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 - 10 November 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. He is usually referred to, especially in older literature, as Aldrovandus. Aldrovandi's noble family sent him to apprentice with merchants, but he found his vocation, after studying humanities and law at the universities of Bologna and Padua and becoming a notary. Successively his interests went out to philosophy and logic which he combined with the study of m ...

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De Brevitate Vitae is a song in Latin that is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries. In many modern Western nations it is sung as an anthem at University graduation ceremonies. The melody is inspired by a medieval hymn by Strada, bishop of Bologna in 1267. Although this sounds very dignified, the song has been adopted by students as a form of prank and the lyrics are in fact pretty cheerful. It has been known as a beer-drinking song in German and Dutch (and also United Kingdom and even Australian) ...

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A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. A university provides both tertiary and quaternary education. University is derived from the Latin universitas, meaning corporation (since the first medieval European universities were simply groups of scholars). University - History. Because of the above definition, the oldest universities in the world wer ...

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The University of Bologna (Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is the university of Bologna, in Italy. Its new name, since 2000, is Alma mater studiorum (Latin for "fostering mother of studies"), to remember it as the first university in Europe. The university received a charter from Frederick I Barbarossa in 1158, but in the 19th century, a committee of historians led by Giosuè Carducci traced the birth of the University back to 1088. The University celebrated its 900th anniversary in 1988, making it arguably the longest-lived university in the Western world. The University of Bologna is h ...

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Urban VIII, né Maffeo Barberini (April 1568 – July 29, 1644) was pope from 1623-1644. He was born in 1568 to an important Florentine family. Through the influence of an uncle, who had become apostolic protonotary, he, while still a young man, received various promotions from Sixtus V and Gregory XIV. By Clement VIII he was himself made protonotary and nuncio to the French court; Paul V also employed him in a similar capacity, afterwards raising him to the cardinalate and making him the papal legate to Bologna. On ...

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The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. A number of European cities have used the City of Culture year to completely transform their cultural base and, in doing so, the way in which they are viewed internationally. European Capital of Culture - History. Conceived as a means of bringing European citizens closer together, the European City of Culture was ...

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For English DJ duo, see Coldcut. Cold cuts are precooked meat, often sausages or meat loaves, that are sliced and usually served cold on sandwiches or on party trays. They can be bought pre-sliced in vacuum packs at a supermarket or grocery store, or they can be purchased at a delicatessen or deli counter, where they might be sliced to order. Most cold cuts are high in fat and sodium. Cold cuts are also known as lunch meats, luncheon meats, sandwich me ...

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The Villa d'Este is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and garden design. The chief painter of the ambitious internal decoration was Livio Agresti from Forlì. Situated at Tivoli near Rome, it is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. The Villa d'Este was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, who had been appointed Governor of Tivoli by Pope Julius III. From 1550 until his death in 1572, he created a palace surrounded by a fabulous terra ...

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Carpigiani, Italian industry, specialised in producing ice cream machines located near Bologna. Its history began in 1944, when the brothers Bruto and Poeri Carlo Carpigiani created the famous "Gastecnica S.a.s dei fratelli Carpigiani". They produced and patented the first ice cream machine, named "Autogelatiera". The technological growth in the 1960s brought Carpigiani to become the worldwide leader in the ice cream mac ...

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Johannes Bessarion, or Basilius (c. 1395-1472), titular patriarch of Constantinople, and one of the illustrious Greek scholars who contributed to the great revival of letters in the 15th century, was born at Trebizond, the year of his birth being variously given as 1389, 1395 or 1403. He was educated at Constantinople, and in 1423 went to the Peloponnese to hear Gemistus Pletho expound the philosophy of Plato. On entering the order of St Basil, he adopted the name of an old Egyptian anchorite Bessarion, whose story he ha ...

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Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to secure public funding. Two less well-known but equally important elements in every botanical garden are its library and its herbarium of dried and documented plant material; and a further expectation is that these as well as the garden itself are staffed by professionals. Not all botanical gard ...

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Dante Michaelangelo Benvenuto Ferruccio Busoni (April 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, music teacher and conductor. Ferruccio Busoni - Biography. Busoni was born in Empoli in Italy, the only child of two professional musicians: his Italian/German mother a pianist, his Italian father a clarinettist. They were often touring during his childhood, and he was brought up in Trieste for the most part. Busoni was a child prodigy. He made his public debut on the piano with his pare ...

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