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Valentini (surname)
Valentini is a surname and, less commonly, a given name, of Italian origin. It is etymologically related to the name, Valentine.Vivian Welch Sharit, ''Welch: South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas'' (2001), p. 43. People with the name include: People with the surname * Valentini, an aristocratic family, at one time owners of Canossa Castle * Alfredo Valentini (born 1946), Sammarinese sports shooter * Andrea Valentini (designer) (born 1961), American designer * Andrea Valentini (pentathlete) (born 1977), Italian modern pentathlete * Andrea Valentini, drummer for Blood, Sweat & Tears since 2001 * Antonio Valentini, president of Central Bank of San Marino * Antony Valentini, theoretical physicist * Carlo Valentini (born 1982), San Marinese footballer * Federico Valentini (born 1982), San Marinese footballer * Frank Valentini (born 1963), American television producer, executive producer for the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', currently ''General Hospital'' * Gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine (name)
Valentine is a masculine given name, feminine given name, and a surname, derived from the Roman family name Valentinus, which was derived from the Latin word ''valens'', which means "strong and healthy." Valentine can be considered an English translation or adaptation of the names Valentinus or Valentinian. It was the name of several saints of the Roman Catholic Church. St. Valentine's Day was named for a third-century martyr. The usual feminine form of the name is Valentina. People with the given name * Saint Valentine, 3rd century Roman saint * Valentine of Passau (died 475), Catholic saint, monk, abbot, bishop and hermit * Pope Valentine (died 827), briefly Roman Catholic pope * Valentine Abt (1873–1942), American composer and mandolin player * Valentine Ackland (1906–1969), English poet * Valentine Berriochoa, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs * Valentine Colasante (born 1989), French ballet dancer * Valentine de Saint-Point (1875–1953), French poet, playwright and pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluca Luisi
Gianluca Luisi (born 1970 in Pescara) is an Italian pianist known for his interpretations of J. S. Bach. whose complete ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'' he recorded. Luisi studied at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro under the guidance of Franco Scala and, later, at the piano Academy in Imola with Giovanni Valentini, Boris Petrushansky and Piero Rattalino. Luisi now teaches at the Recanati Piano Academy of the Marche. Awards Luisi won many national and international Piano competitions including: the "Città dell’Aquila" and the Mozart prize (Italy) in 1996, the Genzano Competition in Rome (Italy) first prize, the Cesenatico Competition first prize (Italy), the Jeunesse musicales Competition (Italy) first prize (1998), the Torneo Internazionale di Musica, TIM (Roma), first prize (1999), and more. He also won the second prize at the "Casella" International Competition in Naples and in 2001 he won the first prize in the "J.S.Bach Piano International Competition" in Saarbrücken, Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evil Within 2
''The Evil Within 2'' is a survival horror video game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. It was released worldwide in October 2017 and is the sequel to 2014's ''The Evil Within''. The game received generally positive reviews; like its predecessor, it received praise for its visuals, atmosphere and gameplay but received some criticism for its story and characters. Gameplay Similar to its predecessor, the game is a survival horror game. Played from a Third-person (video games), third-person perspective or a First-person (video games), first-person perspective, the player assumes control of detective Sebastian Castellanos, who must descend into the world of Union to rescue his daughter, Lily. There are five difficulty modes, namely Casual, which producer Shinji Mikami recommends, Survival, Nightmare, which is the setting recommended for players who enjoyed the difficulty curve in the previous game, Classic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wise Guys (1986 Film)
''Wise Guys'' is a 1986 American black comedy crime film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by Aaron Russo from a screenplay written by George Gallo and Norman Steinberg. It stars Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo as two small-time mobsters from Newark, New Jersey, and features Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Lou Albano, Dan Hedaya, and Frank Vincent. Plot Italian American Harry Valentini and his Jewish friend and next-door neighbor Moe Dickstein occupy the bottom rung of Newark Mafia boss Anthony Castelo's gang. Making a living by doing Castelo's lowest jobs (such as looking after his goldfish, testing out bullet-proof jackets, or checking the boss's car for bombs) the two men dream of opening the world's first Jewish-Italian delicatessen. However, they get little to no respect from their boss or his subordinates, who frequently ridicule them. They accompany Frank "The Fixer" Acavano, one of Castelo's top men and a violent, heavyset psychopath, to Meadowlands Racetrack to place a bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Card Adventures
The ''Baseball Card Adventures'' is a novel series written by Dan Gutman. There are 12 books in the series, published by HarperCollins between 1997 and 2015. The books feature a boy, Joe Stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on the card. Later he discovers that this power also works on very old photographs. He tries to use this power wisely, and he attempts to change history several times, but the result is always something different from his original goal. The novels are typically illustrated with black and white photos from the time period in which the story takes place. For example, when Jackie Robinson steals second base in ''Jackie & Me'', a real photograph of Jackie Robinson stealing a base is pictured. Occasionally the books will also be illustrated with pictures taken ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Valentini
Vincent Valentini (died 1948) was a screenwriter in the United States. He wrote the musical score for ''The American Red Cross Nurse''. He wrote the 1928 theatrical production ''Parisiana''. An advertisement for the 1946 film ''Beale Street Mama'' includes the notation "Hit tunes by Vincent Valentini". Filmography *''Sex Madness'' (1938), co-wrote *''Paradise in Harlem'' (1939), from a story by Frank H. Wilson *''Sunday Sinners'' (1940), from a story by Frank H. Wilson *''Murder on Lenox Avenue'' (1941), co-wrote with Bryna Ivens *''Beale Street Mama'' (1946), wrote music *''Boy! What a Girl!'' (1946) *''Stars on Parade'' (1946) *''Sepia Cinderella'' (1947) *''Miracle in Harlem ''Miracle in Harlem'' is a 1948 American musical melodrama film, directed by Jack Kemp, and starred an all African American cast. It has been considered one of the best all-black independent films of the 1940s. Plot A businessman fakes his own d ...'' (1948), story and screenplay References 1948 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Valentini
Robert Valentine (c. 1671 – 26 May 1747), also known as Roberto Valentini and Roberto Valentino, was an English composer, recorder player, oboist and violinist, who moved to Rome and became a naturalised Italian. He is noted for his large number of compositions for the recorder. Biography Born c. 1671, he was baptized in Leicester on 16 January 1674.Lasocki (1999), p. 11 He was the son of Thomas Follentine or Follintine, who lived in Leicester from c. 1670 and worked as a town musician there accompanied by his elder sons Thomas and Henry. The family became a prominent one in the musical life of Leicester; descendants included John Valentine, who was the grandson of Robert's eldest brother Thomas, and John Valentine's daughter Ann Valentine.Drage. Robert Valentine seems to have spent little if any of his adult life in England before moving to Italy, where he became known by the Italian versions of his name. He settled in Rome and took a Roman wife, mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Valentini
Nicolás Valentini (born 6 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Boca Juniors. Personal life Born in Argentina, Valentini is of Italian descent. International career Valentini was a member of the Argentina national under-23 football team that played at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. On 5 March 2024, Valentini was called up to the Argentina national team replacing Marcos Senesi who was withdrawn from the squad due to an injury in the right hamstring. Career statistics Club Honours Boca Juniors * Supercopa Argentina: 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ... References 2001 births Living people Argentine men's football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Valentini
Michele Valentini (born 9 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Valentini spent his entire career between the Italian Serie C and Serie D with 399 appearances across the competitions. Club career He began his career with Bellaria Igea in 2005, and from there had stints with Pavia, Sangiovannese, Valenzana, and Giacomense. He helped Teramo get promoted to the Serie C for the 2011–12 season. He then had stints at Alessandria, Campobasso, Santarcangelo, and Imolese who he also helped promoted to Serie C as their captain. Finally, he moved to Mantova Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Europ ..., and Clodiense. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentini, Michele 1986 births Living people Footballers from Cesena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariella Valentini
Mariella Valentini (born 23 June 1959) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Valentini studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and in a mime school.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . In 1983, she made her film debut in the comedy film ''Come dire''. Prolific in film, television, and on stage, she was nominated twice in the best supporting actress category at the David di Donatello, in 1989 for Nanni Moretti's ''Red Wood Pigeon'' and in 1991 for Maurizio Nichetti's ''To Want to Fly ''Volere volare'' (''To Want to Fly'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film co-written, co-directed by and starring Maurizio Nichetti. It is a live-action animated film. The male lead is a man who dubs sound effects for cartoons and who is slowly turning ...''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentini, Mariella Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 1959 births Actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia Valentini Terrani
Lucia Valentini Terrani (29 August 1946 in Padua – 11 June 1998 in Seattle) was an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Rossini roles. Life and career Born Lucia Valentini, she studied first at the Padua Music Conservatory, and later at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello in Venice. She made her stage debut in Brescia, as Angelina in ''La cenerentola'', a role with which she would remain closely associated throughout her career. She made her debut at La Scala in 1973, again as Angelina, and quickly established herself in the Rossini repertoire, singing in ''L'italiana in Algeri'', ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', ''Il viaggio a Reims''. She also sang the many " trouser roles" such as ''Tancredi'', Malcolm in ''La donna del lago'', Pippo in ''La gazza ladra, ''Calbo in '' Maometto secondo, ''Arsace in ''Semiramide'', Isolier in ''Le comte Ory'', etc. She also sang a few roles of the baroque repertory, notably Medea in Cavalli's ''Giasone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Ivory Coast Toxic Waste Dump
The 2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump was a health crisis in Ivory Coast in which a ship registered in Panama, the ''Probo Koala'', chartered by the Singaporean-based oil and commodity shipping company Trafigura Beheer BV, offloaded toxic waste to an Ivorian waste handling company which disposed of it at the port of Abidjan. The local contractor, a company called Tommy, dumped the waste at 12 sites in and around the city in August 2006. The dumping, which took place against a backdrop of instability in Abidjan as a result of the country's first civil war, allegedly led to the death of 7 and 20 hospitalisations, with a further 26000 people treated for symptoms of poisoning. In the days after the dumping, almost 100,000 Ivorians sought medical attention after Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny opened the hospitals and offered free healthcare to the capital's residents. Trafigura originally planned to dispose of the slops – which resulted from cleaning the vessel and contained 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
