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  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: Family members of the Melis family unfold their genealogical tree at Conosolata Melis' house in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013. The Melis family descendents now account for about a fourth of the village.<br />
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Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
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The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0187.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  A familiy portrait of Luigi Aceto's family in 1938 is here in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1264.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Marco Aceto, Luigi Aceto's son, prepares bottles of imoncello liquor in the family production site, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1280.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Bottles of limoncello liquor are prepared by Marco Aceto, Luigi Aceto's son, in the family production in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1276.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1343.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: Two lemons are here in the car of  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1228.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: Baskets used to carry lemons are piled up in Luigi Aceto's (78) lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1102.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: Lemons are ready to be picked in the lemon field of Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1075.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0747.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0703.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: Baskets used to carry lemons are piled up in Luigi Aceto's (78) lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0668.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0664.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: A view of the Amalfi Coast from Villa Maria Luigia, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0453.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: (L-R) Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, walks down the stairs with his son Salvatore in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1580.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1257.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: A basket of lemons is here in the back seat of the car of Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1244.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, carries baskets of freshly picked lemons in his field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1172.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field overlooking the Valle dei Mulini (Valley of Mills) in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1061.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  A basket carrying lemons lays on a platform connected to a funicular to ease the transportation of lemons, is here in Luigi Aceto's (78) lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_1035.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  A view of the Valle dei Mulini (Valley of Mills) from Luigi Aceto's (78) lemon field, in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0980.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0961.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0883.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013: A basket of lemons picked by Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0863.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0795.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0774.jpg
  • AMALFI, ITALY - 29 APRIL 2013:  Luigi Aceto (78), nicknamed Gigino, is here in his lemon field in Amalfi, Italy, on March 29th 2013...Mr. Aceto was born and raised in these lemon groves, where his family has been working for centuries, first as tenant farmers, then as landowners. In 1992, Luigi Aceto co-founded with his children the The Amalfi Citrus-Fruit Processing Co-operative, which initiated a campaign to increase awareness of their particular "Amalfi Sfusato" lemon, the quality and characteristics of which are unique in the world...Today, family businesses with fewer than 15 employees make up 90 percent of Italy's economy. The Acetos make a niche product ? world-famous lemons, prized for their low acidity and delicate flavor ? and like many small Italian businesses, they are reluctant to grow, preferring quality over quantity, tradition over expansion. Mr. Aceto wants the lemon groves and the business to stay in the family.
    CIPG_20130429_NYT_Amalfi__MG_0756.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Family and friends of the Melis gather to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_2295.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Family and friends of the Melis gather to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_2286.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Family and friends of the Melis gather to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_2250.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Family and friends of the Melis gather to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_2227.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Friends and family greet Claudina Melis (center) at the end of the mass celebrating her 100th birthday in St. Peter's church in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1774.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: (R-L) Flaviano Lai and his brother Francesco move a bench used by the Melis family for the lunch celebrating their grandmother Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1246.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Guests were invited to have lunch together with the Melis family to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1172.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Guests have lunch together with the Melis family to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1018.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: A table set by the Melis family for lunch to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0988.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: The door bell of Consolata Melis (106), the oldest of the Melis family, the day before her sister Claudina's 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_9918.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: A family picture dating 1936 of Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli with their nine children hangs in a bar in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_9893.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013:  Members of the Melis family outside Claudina Melis' house the day before her 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0700.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: The Melis family gathers at Claudina's house the day before her 100th birthday during an interview in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0605.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Family and friends of the Melis gather to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_2296.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: a guest pours oils in his salad during a lunch with the Melis family to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1179.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: The Melis family and their guest have lunch togeter to celebrate the 100th birthday of Claudina Melis (second from left) in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1148.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Four generations of the Melis family sit together for lunch to celebrate Claudina Melis' 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1073.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: Family pictures are here on Consolata Melis' wedding furniture from 1926 (including, from left to right, the portraits of her deceased son Adolfo, her deceased husband Giovanni and her deceased son Antonio) in her house in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0099.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: An Ape Piaggio (a three-wheeled light commercial vehicle) passes by the Mongillo's house, the closest family of Mayor Bill de Blasio in Italy, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_2165.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
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  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
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  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
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  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
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  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: Adele Mongillo (center), the sister-in-law Mayor of New York Bill De Blasio's uncle and closest relative in Italy, together with Fausto Iannotta (left, 56) who did a research on the De Blasio's, and Roberta Mongillo (right, 37), sit on a couch looking at family pictures of the De Blasio's at her home in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. “Billy was always a bright, attentive and affectionate boy,” Adele Mongillo said, sitting on her antique couch. “He is the right man at the right time.”<br />
“His love for this land comes from his grandfather,” she added. “He loved it here.”<br />
<br />
Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States. sits on her couch at her home in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. “Billy was always a bright, attentive and affectionate boy,” Adele Mongillo said, sitting on her antique couch. “He is the right man at the right time.”<br />
“His love for this land comes from his grandfather,” she added. “He loved it here.”<br />
<br />
Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_2275.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: Articles and campaign ads of Bill de Blasio hang on a wall of the General Register Office, where Fausto Iannota (56) did a research on the De Blasio family, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_2022.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013:  letter-size paper where Fausto Iannotta (56), an employee of the General Register Office, took notes for his research on the De Blasio family in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_2014.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: Fausto Iannotta (56) sits at his desk at the General Register Office where he did a research on the De Blasio family, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1995.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: Fausto Iannotta (56) sits at his desk at the General Register Office where he did a research on the De Blasio family, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1957.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: Fausto Iannotta (56) sits at his desk at the General Register Office where he did a research on the De Blasio family, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1936.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: The house that once belonged to the De Blasio family (Mayor of New York Bill De Blasio's relatives) is here in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1906.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: A woman hangs a Bill de Blasio campaign ad on the entrance door of the building that once belonged to the De Blasio family, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1851.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: The bulletin board of the former movie theater displays a 2-meter<br />
high picture of the de Blasio family - Bill, Chirlaine, Chiara and Dante – dressed in short sleeves, taken in the summer of 2010,  the last time they visited Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1838.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: The bulletin board of the former movie theater displays a 2-meter<br />
high picture of the de Blasio family - Bill, Chirlaine, Chiara and Dante – dressed in short sleeves, taken in the summer of 2010,  the last time they visited Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1823.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: The bulletin board of the former movie theater displays a 2-meter<br />
high picture of the de Blasio family - Bill, Chirlaine, Chiara and Dante – dressed in short sleeves, taken in the summer of 2010,  the last time they visited Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_2419.jpg
  • SANT'AGATA DE' GOTI, ITALY - 13 November 2013: Articles and campaign ads of Bill de Blasio hang on a wall of the General Register Office, where Fausto Iannota (56) did a research on the De Blasio family, in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy, on November 13th, 2013. Sant'Agata de' Goti is the town that Bill de Blasio’s maternal grandfather, Giovanni de Blasio, left over a<br />
hundred years ago for the United States.
    CIPG_20131113_NYT_DeBlasio__M3_1928.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Massimo Lai holds her newborn Benedetta Lai, born 100 years after her great-grandmother Claudina Melis, during the mass celebrating Claudina's 100th birthday in St. Peter's church in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130630_NYT_Sardinia__MG_1510.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: A group of elderly men chat in a square in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0436.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: (R-L)  Consolata Melis (106) talks with her brother Antonio (94) during an interview in her hourse the day before her sister Claudina's 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0248.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: The wedding dress of Consolata Melis from 1926 lays here in a bed in her bedroom in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0092.jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 29 JUNE 2013: A wedding picture of Consolata Melis (106, here at age 18) with her now deceased husband Francesco Lai, is here in her house in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 29th 2013.<br />
<br />
Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
<br />
The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
    CIPG_20130629_NYT_Sardinia__MG_0079.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here at the entrance of her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: An interior view of the boutique of Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: An interior view of the boutique of Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: A piercing earromg wotj pearl and white diamond (white gold) earring is worn by Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: A three floating diamond ring worn by Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: A wedding bracelet (double bangle of gold and diamonds) and a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring are worn by Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, are seen here in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: A wedding bracelet (double bangle of gold and diamonds) is worn by Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • PRIOLO GARGALLO (SICILY), ITALY - 31 JULY 2013: Family photos and albums with the missing and presumed dead Costa Concordia cruise ship passenger Mariagrazia Trecarichi, are here on a table of the living room of her home in Priolo Gargallo, Italy, on July 31st 2013. <br />
Mariagrazia Trecarichi is missing since January 14th 2012, the day of her 50th birthday, after the Costa Concordia shipwrekck at the  Giglio Island in Tuscany, Italy. Of the 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew known to have been aboard, 30 people died,, and two more passengers are missing and presumed dead, inclusding Mrs Trecarichi. Mariagrazia Trecarichi had survived two cancers and decided to celebrate her 50th birthday on the Costa Concordia.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, SARDINIA, ITALY - 30 JUNE 2013: Claudina Melis (center, sitting next to her siblings - from left to right - Antonio, Consolata and Vitalio) is about to blow the candles for her 100th birthday in Perdasdefogu, Italy, on June 30th 2013.<br />
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Last year, the Melis family entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest combined age of any nine living siblings on earth — today more than 825 years. The youngest sibling, Mafalda – the "little one" – is 79 years old.<br />
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The Melis siblings were all born in Perdasdefogu to Francesco Melis and Eleonora Mameli, who had a general store. Consolata, 106, is the oldest, then Claudia, 100; Maria, 98; Antonino, 94; Concetta, 92; Adolfo, 90; Vitalio, 87; Fida Vitalia, 81; and Mafalda, the baby at 79. Their descendants now account for about a third of the village.
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