Cortina d'Ampezzo Trentino-Alto Adige announced that they are to commission a feasibility study to build a new line between Calalzo, Cortina and Toblach. Cortina has attracted many distinguished guests, often inspiring them in their creative work. They include the Italian novelists Dino Buzzati (1906–1972), author of "The Tartar Steppe", Goffredo Parise (1929–1986) and Fernanda Pivano (1917–2009). Ernest Hemingway, author of "A Farewell to Arms", also arrived in the area in 1918 as a young ambulance driver. Other notable visitors include John Ball (1818–1889), the Irish mountaineer and naturalist who climbed Monte Pelmo in 1857, the Italian mountaineers Emilio Comici (1901–1940), Angelo Dibona
St John Ambulance (England) support the statutory services in times of civil emergency or crisis. In peacetime, St John Ambulance is senior to the Red Cross however during wartime, the Red Cross would become senior due to an agreement with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. St John Ambulance, St. Andrew's First Aid in Scotland and the British Red Cross co-author and authorize the official First Aid Manual, the "de facto" UK guide for emergency first aid. St John Ambulance (England) St John Ambulance is a volunteer-led, charitable non-governmental organisation dedicated to the teaching and practice of first aid in England. Along