Sequoiadendron giganteum at New Forest, Hampshire, England, one of the tallest in the UK at 52.73 m (173.0 ft). Numerous giant sequoia were planted in Italy from 1860 through 1905. Several regions contain specimens that range from 40 to 48 metres (131 to 157 ft) in height.
Maria Schell. Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 â 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She ranged among the stars of German cinema in the 1950s and '60s.
The Brighella. The cunning servant of the Commedia dell'arte or the so-called first zanni is traceable to Upper Bergamo and, for this reason, different from the Lower Bergamasque Arlecchino. His full name is Brighella Caviechio da Val Brembana, a name which gives the impression of one who can always find a way out of a difficult situation. Brighella probably comes from briga and its verb, brigare meaning in this case to hoodwink, as indeed. he did. Always up to some mischief, avid and astute, he is the servant who aids and abets his master in all his basest intrigues and he is every bit as capable of turning his back and pretending he just doesn't know, if danger threatens or his master finds himself in a tight corner.