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The Third edition of the ‘Lo scattone 2010′ photo contest is ended, this contest was opened to all photo enthusiasts of every level of experience and age.
The event, whose theme was “The Square”, was organized by the Association ‘Pro-Loco Dama In Casentino‘ in collaboration with the Municipality of Chiusi della Verna, the Province of Arezzo, the Mountain Community of Casentino and the AVIS Photographic Circle of Bibbiena. The contest was also sponsored by Nikon, leader of the international photography scene. The high frequence of partecipation to the contest and the support of agencies and companies that have promoted and sponsored the event are signals that show how, year-by-year, ‘Lo scattone’ photo contest has evolved thanks to a great spirit of iniziative and the will to involve always more people in this ambitious project.

This year 116 photographs were in the race that has been received from all over Italy and also from Europe.

A succession of emotions and colors to look imagining sounds and aromas of places to discover toghether. A virtual vacation between the most amazing squares of the world, framed in the ancient village of Dama that as usually has offered its streets to the itinerant photo exhibition of the works in race.

All photos were choosen by a Selection Jury and then by a Popolar Jury to assign the following awards: ‘Best Photo’, ‘Best Composition’, ‘Dama In Casentino Award’ (Assigned by the popular Jury). The ‘Best Photo’ award has been won by Alexandra Danciu from Romania of the ArtImage.ro Photoclub with the photo called “Summer in the city” taken in the town of Cluj Napoca: moments of relax from the muggy town between splashing water and colors.
Alexandra Danciu has also won the ‘Dama In Casentino Award’ with “Hide and Seek”, a black and white photo dedicated to childhood and to the desire to live. Finally the ‘Best Composition’ award has been assigned to Egle Bianchi thanks to the photographic triptych where was inserted a tribute to Dama in Casentino titled “Childhood memories”. The “Special Jury Mention” for the best photo of Casentino went to Silvano Rossi from Poppi with “Castle Square”, photo depicting the Conti Guidi Castle in Poppi.

Further informations are available at web site: www.damaincasentino.it/loscattone

GINGER new design lamp by Micron, italian design lighting : what a luxurious light effect … as a sparkling waterfall made of crystal rings. Seeing is Believing. When you switch on a GINGER hanging light you see with your eyes what a luxurious light effect it can create: lights and glasses sparkle in an elegant waterfall creating a perpetual brilliant motion.
The rings quantity and position makes unique any of the composition you may choose  for this design chandelier. Each crystal ring hangs in a circle scheme that falls from the ceiling and floats in the air. The colour chosen for some of the rings will add a drop of life here and there (maybe ruby red or warm amber or trendy purple or black).

Ginger is available in 3 sizes:
- with 140 crystal rings, 42 lights and diameter of 80 cm (M6480);
-  with 54 rings and 27 lights (M6460)
- 18 rings and 9 lights (M6410).
The wires are supplied with maximum height of 150/130/100 cm.

Ginger is perfect in hi-tech design locations as well as in decor contest. For more information, visit Micron lighting blog.

A TV trivia revolution is happening over at Spreety.

Los Angeles, CA –

Q. How old is Wonder Woman?

A. 2,500 years old (The New Original Wonder Woman, The Return of Wonder Woman)

Q. In Bewitched, why didn’t Darrin want Samantha to user her powers?

A. Darrin was scared, had an ego, and was concerned for Samantha’s well being. (I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha; Mother Meets What’s His Name; A Is for Aardvark, I Confess)

Q. In Star Trek, what ancient, advanced race transplanted humanoids across the galaxy?

A. The Preservers (The Paradise Syndrome)

Answering these questions can be fun, but appreciating the context of the answer makes it more meaningful. That is why Spreety TV Online started a TV Trivia revolution by adding links to watch the pertinent episodes online. In the context of seeing the answer, a simple click will launch the full episode, when available online for viewing.

The trivia questions focus on plot based material, leading to a deeper appreciation of the character’s motives. For example, Wonder Woman was effectively an Immortal, but ran the risk of reverting to a mortal when she spent time away from Paradise Island.

Some of the questions are more technical, such as how Sam could see Al in Quantum Leap (a subatomic agitation of carbon quarks were tuned to the mesons of Sam’s optic and otic neurons). The depth of the fake science in certain shows can help us believe just a little more.

The TV trivia challenges at Spreety so far are Friends, Seinfeld, Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate SG-1, Bewitched, Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Jetsons, I Dream of Jeannie, Star Trek, Quantum Leap, Arrested Development, Everybody Loves Raymond, The A Team, Monk, Lost, 24, and Mad About You. A new one is added every other week.

For those concerned about spoilers, clearly testing one’s trivia knowledge is intended for after the viewing.

The TV Trivia is under the “Fun” tab on the Spreety.com site. Tell your friends how well you do.

A new Spreety video provides tips on where to watch news online.

Los Angeles, CA (TransWorldNews) June 12, 2010 –

Spreety TV Online is pleased to announce the latest in the video series of how to watch TV online. The new video focuses on where to watch live news online. Among the featured places to watch news online are ABC News Now, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, CNN Live, MSNBC, and FOX News.

ABC News Now is a live ABC news feed with a library of original news programming, including brand name shows, like 20/20, World News, Nightline, This Week, Primetime, and Good Morning America. In addition, featured segments are online, such as Good Money, Job Club, Top Line, What’s the Buzz, Now You Know, Popcorn, Moms Get Real, Nature’s Edge, Chef’s Table, and more.

For financial news, Bloomberg has live, free news feeds online for U.S., Europe, and Asia / Pacific. CNBC also has the same type of feeds online, but for a subscription.

CNN Live has multiple streams of their news feeds online. The multiple stream approach is particularly useful when the main CNN channel switches to something else, the online CNN continues to provide in depth coverage of the topic of interest.

MSNBC has brand shows online, such as TODAY, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and more. In addition, categories of current news stories are available, such as Politics, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Travel, and Weather.

For FOX News, segments are added 24×7, categorized by latest, hot topics, business, entertainment, health, sports, and opinion.

Local new stations are also available. A search on Spreety for “local” will lead to clickable maps to find local news sites.

Possibly most compelling about online news is direct news from the source. A perfect example is the White House website which streams the live press events.

“There is an amazing amount of free TV online. The challenge in enjoying is simply knowing where to look”, according to Spreety co-founder Ron Laughton. “We created Spreety to help people discover the right places to watch TV online.”

The Spreety video is on YouTube titled “News Online”. Spreety TV Online : Watch TV Shows Online Free is a free television guide for the Internet, located at http://Spreety.com .

A new series of articles from Spreety features top, young entertainment talent online.

Los Angeles, CA - Are you in the mood for a surreal, artistic escape?

The films of Robyn Yannoukos might be a perfect fit. As an animator, puppet fabricator, and painter, Robyn is also a student academy award winning director. Her award winning short films available online include Africa Parting and Alice’s Attic, both of which create surreal worlds through the painstaking artistry of stop motion animation.

Robyn’s roots are from Greece and Africa. Her undergraduate degree is a BFA from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. After completing her Masters (MFA) in animation from UCLA, the transition to a filmmaking career has been a challenge. “You have to promote yourself,” Robyn explains.

Interestingly, self promotion and online video can sometimes be at odds. The path Robyn chose was the film festival route, which thrives on exclusivity for fresh content. For example, the Oscars has a rule preventing entries from being online during the process, with the exception of password-protected Internet screenings for press review or film festival submission. Once aware, Robyn quickly removed her films off the Internet to comply.

Of course, the benefits of the traditional film festival circuit are worth following the rules, mainly due to the caliber of people a young filmmaker meets. Once the film festival circuit is complete, the fresh artistic works can be made available online to help promote budding careers. To see award winning short films from Robyn and her peers, check out Very Short Movies Cinema at http://www.vsmcinema.com/.

Robyn’s patience and diligence in following the rules seems to be paying off, as she is now working on a few projects for Disney and the NFL. To follow her rising career, go to http://www.robynyannoukos.com/.

The “Spreety Rising Stars” series is to raise awareness of fresh, original entertainment talent. For more information, please see Spreety TV Online at http://Spreety.com

Le Stanze dei Medici is a new and elegant bed and breakfast located in the center of Florence, Italy. Opened in 2009, this beautiful guest house in Florence has only 5 rooms: 4 double bedrooms and 1 suite with sitting room. All the bedrooms have their own bathroom, air conditioning and LCD Tv.

Its fantastic position in the city center, close to the most important monuments, art galleries, different kind of restaurants, stores, pubs and night clubs, makes it one of the best bed and breakfast accommodation in Florence Italy as well as the most suitable address for your next weekend breaks in Florence.

To have further information, view the photos of this bed and breakfast in the center of Florence, make a reservation or just send an e-mail to Sam and Laura, the owners, you can now use the website Lestanzedeimedici.com. The website has just been realized and has all the info you may need on the b&b, the events in Florence and much more.

In addition, through the newsletter and the special offers, the website is also a tool that Sam and Laura want to use to get in touch with their guests. We strongly suggest you to stay at Le Stanze dei Medici bed and breakfast in Florence Italy if have decided to make a business trip or a holiday in Florence. You’ll fell at home.

Andrea Paoli - Seo Specialist of Kuna Web Agency and marketing consultant for Le Stanze dei Medici

Software Technologies is an Italian based company committed to develop new software and tools for the business market like the exchange migration tool. In the latest years their work has been mainly committed to create and realize software who could improve the productivity and efficience as well as reduce the time and, consequently, the costs.

The latest tool in order of time is, as previously said, the exchange excel exporter, an exchange migration tool which allows users to export public folders and other data from Microsoft exchange to excel. This is a powerful and useful tool that ease the migration of your data such as the public folders and the global address lists.

All the users who are interested in this software can find a lot useful and complete information by visiting the Exchangeexcelexporter.com website created by Software Technologies. The website contains all the technical specifications and the features on how you can migrate exchange public folders and export global address list.

We are sure that most of Exchange users will find this tool very very interesting. It’s easy to use, cost effective and very powerful. Three good reasons to download the demo version and see how it works. Export public folder, global address list and other data from exchange has never been so easy.

New models of lifts Halsten. The Tuscan company, leader in the design and construction of platform lift and electric hoists uniques in style and materials, launched new models on its website.

Halsten is a leader in the market for elevators and offers full service for design, construction and maintenance of lifts made entirely in Italy.

Halsten is an Italian company that creates lift design with leather or
glass, luxury homes or luxury yachts. Use quality materials to make the refined and exclusive