Making in Italy-Making in USA
In San Francisco and the Bay Area for the 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the US, Fondazione Giannino Bassetti presents the culture, beauty and innovation of ‘Made in Italy’ design: exhibitions, debate and comparison between the cutting edge models of Italian production and the technology of Silicon Valley, towards a new economy of beauty.
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Berlusconi verdict opens volatile new phase for Italy government
The 76-year-old leader of the centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party, already fighting a four-year jail sentence and a ban on holding public office for tax fraud, meets Prime Minister Enrico Letta for discussions on Tuesday.
Confederation Cup 2013: Italy in Semi-final “Go Azzurri!!”
Confederation Cup 2013: Italy is in the semi-finals and on Thursday is going to face Spain again. The memories of the sad night of Euro 2012 when Italy lost 4-0 to Spain are still vivid. Italy is a very talented team and we wish it would win this time. As Balottelli twitted "Go Azzurri!Go Italy!Come on Italy."
Berlusconi is Convicted: Now what?
The news that former Premier Silvio Berlusconi had been convicted to seven years in prison and to lifetime interdiction from public office had Italians of every walk of life and every political persuasion excited today. But there are broader considerations. In past weeks a canny Silvio Berlusconi said again and again that, no matter what the courts decided in the case of the state vs his Bunga Bunga-ing with minors, it would have no effect upon the government. But can this be true? The answer is no.
Verità nere fra vita e letteratura. Con Dicker il giallo volta pagina
Da anni si dice che scrivere noir è un modo intelligente per aggredire il contemporaneo, raccontandone il lato oscuro ed il caso Larsson prima ed ora quello Dicker, ci dicono che è proprio così
The Restoration and Management of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Italian Cultural Institute of New York hosted a lecture on the materials and overall work that has being done on the Leaning Tower of Pisa to restore it to its original splendor and the principal technologies used in the restoration.
Gin & Genio. Le Liriche di Dan Fante
Dan Fante presenta la sua nuova raccolta di poesie "Gin & Genio".
Eataly planning mega food theme park
High-end Italian food market chain Eataly is planning to open an 80,000-square-meter theme park in Bologna to be called Eatalyworld, the company said Monday.''This is a feasible miracle'', said company founder and CEO Oscar Farinetti. Due to open November 1, 2015, Eatalyworld could draw up to 10 million tourists a year.
Groundbreaking Italian stem-cell research bears first fruits
Human stem-cell therapy could combat incurable degenerative neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Italian researchers announced on Monday.
Italy minister resigns over tax troubles
Italy's equal opportunities minister, a German-born, eight-time Olympic kayaker, has resigned over tax troubles in a case with both racist and sexist overtones.
Italy striker Mario Balotelli to miss Spain match
Forward Mario Balotelli will miss Italy's semifinal vs. Spain in the Confederations Cup due to a strained thigh, handing the team another major injury complication before facing the World Cup holder.
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Berlusconi Sex Trial Verdict: Italy's Former Prime Minister Convicted, Sentenced To 7 Years
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted in a sex-for-hire trial, the Associated Press reports on Monday.
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