Em Rusciano

Emelia "Em" Rusciano (born 1 March 1979) is an Australian comedian, singer, and radio presenter. She is known for appearing on The Project and The Circle, and for competing on the second season of Australian Idol, where she finished in ninth place. In 2009, Rusciano left the 92.9 breakfast show in Perth after four years and returned to Melbourne. From August 2012 to May 2013, she co-hosted the radio show Mamamia Today with Dave Thornton on the Today Network.

Rusciano was born in Greensborough, Victoria, and grew up in Diamond Creek and Warrandyte. She attended Eltham College.

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Villa Rusciano

Coordinates: 43°45′34.98″N 11°16′40.53″E / 43.7597167°N 11.2779250°E / 43.7597167; 11.2779250 Villa Rusciano is a historic villa in the neighbourhood of Florence, central Italy, which includes work by Brunelleschi.

Description and history

Set in a hilly area on the outskirts of Florence, the Villa name is derived from the area, once an agricultural estate. The villa was cited by Franco Sacchetti in Trecentonovelle, and once belonged to the Salviati family.

In the mid-15th century, Luca Pitti bought the estate and had it restructured by Filippo Brunelleschi. Unfortunately the original project was not fully completed. Of this project only the huge staircase and decorative parts of the inner courtyard and interiors remain. Inside there is also a della Robbia sculpture with cherubs.

The garden has a panoramic terrace with cypress trees. It was in these gardens that Francesco Franceschi Fenzi first discovered his passion for plants.

In 1472 it was bought by the Florentine Republic and granted as residence to Federico III da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, Captain General of the armed forces. The villa had several other owners. Among other prestigious Florentine owners was Emanuele Fenzi and his family, later bequeathed to Leone and Ida Fenzi.