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That game of magnets, that made us feel like engineers

Geomag, the famous construction game based on the rules of the magnetism, risks to disappear. A piece of toy history, that inspires adults on the web.

Novazzano

Geomag at failure’s door

The company, famous in the first years of the millennium for the construction game based on magnetic force, has received the rejection of the agreed preventive from the district court.

Varese

A lot of art but few authorities, at the funeral of Count Panza

The funeral of the great art collector and benefactor took place in the Church of “San Giorgio”. Relatives, friends, and artists from all over the world were there to say their last farewells. The only authority present was Varese City Council.

Sesto Calende

Spring, it is time to sail

Navigli Lombardi has reintroduced ferries on the Ticino and the Navigli; the link between Sesto and Porto della Torre through Miorina has become “regular”. Cattaneo stated: “By the summer there will new repairs on the locks”

Economics

Whirlpool reacts to the crisis

The corporation marked an increment in net profits (+ 141%) and turnover (+ 20%). Whirlpool Europe recorded in the first quarter of 2010 an increment of 6% in sales, but the result decreases by 2%.

Lonate Pozzolo

The Liberation of Lonate from Fascism, and from ‘Ndrangheta

The authors of “Polo Nord”, book that talks about infiltration of the mafia in the north, will be on stage at the commemoration of the liberation from Nazi-fascism, in the village where the anti-Mafia operation took place one year ago

Busto Arsizio

Small entrepreneurs give up on politics

Less than three weeks before the formation of the “Capranica Pact”, a meeting at MalpensaFiere centre, organised by Confartigianato and CNA

Letter to the Director

I buy bread, but who buys newspapers?

Claudio Del Frate reflects upon the press. “They are the traditional media, first of all the really insulted editors of the printed paper, guarantee “gratis et amore dei” contents to millions of blogs and web sites.

Ticino

In Switzerland one third of abortions is Italian

Out of a total of 628 abortions in 2008, 446 have used the pharmacological method, 229 the surgical method and 7 both the pharmacological and the surgical method. 206 Italian patients have crossed the border.

Ispra

Flight ban, JRC also affected

The ban on flights caused by the volcano in Iceland has also prevented many guests from coming to the conferences at the JCR; only ten out of 180 guests managed to come. Hotels and restaurants have also been affected.

Varese

A vaccine against Aids. Good news from Thailand

Four world experts got together at Insubria University. The guests of the Prof. Accolla took stock of the research on this disease, which is still too widespread.

Volleyball

Shocking Villa Cortese, but the Italia Cup is theirs

In Rimini, the newly promoted Mc-Carnaghi Team won the first trophy in their history, by beating Bergamo 3-2. Ahead by 2 sets, the blue-and-whites were in danger of collapsing, but they made a great comeback at the end.