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Italy PM Monti says confident in new government after vote

By James Mackenzie
Italy's technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti, appointed last year to steer his country through a debt crisis, said he was confident a stable government would be formed after elections in 2013, playing down fears of deadlock after he steps down.

Source: Reuters
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Italy passes market test after downgrade, concern persists

By Valentina Za and Lisa Jucca
Italian banks came to the rescue on Friday after the country suffered a ratings downgrade, but while Rome cut its three-year borrowing costs at auction, a rise in 10-year bond yields highlighted concern it may fall victim to Europe's debt crisis.

Source: Reuters

Nûr. In cerca di luce dalla Basilica di Collemaggio

Francesco Lenoci * e Goffredo Palmerini **

Quella dell’aquilano Marco Taralli, è un’opera nuova da camera, in un atto, ambientata tra i letti d’un improvvisato ospedale da campo allestito dopo il terremoto nel prato antistante la Basilica di Collemaggio, appositamente commissionata dal Festival della Valle d’Itria, che verrà eseguita per la prima volta sabato 21 luglio 2012 presso il Teatro Verdi di Martina Franca. La replica avrà luogo sabato 28 luglio e potrà essere ascoltata in diretta da Radio3 Rai

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Italy abuzz about possible political comeback by Berlusconi but some are shocked

ROME — When Silvio Berlusconi resigned after dominating Italy’s political scene for two decades, he left a country in financial shambles and a personal legacy tarnished by sex and corruption scandals.

Source: the washington post
July 12, 2012

IAWA Welcomes Kristine Gasbarre and Joel Allegretti on Saturday, July 14, 2012

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Brooklyn-based author, "Krissy" Gasbarre of How to Love an American Man: A True Story (HarperCollins, 2011) features this weekend.

The three rules of IAWA:
Read One Another,
Write or Be Written,
and Buy Our Books.

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Italian Americans in baseball exhibition

By Patricia Yollin
At least 454 Italian Americans have played baseball in the major leagues since 1897. It's the sort of statistic that even the most fanatical of fans would probably not know.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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Gelato museum to open in Italy

The Gelato Museum will showcase the first written recipe, 10,000 photographs and documents and around 20 old gelato-making machines, including primitive, hand-operated churns made out of wood and iron.

Source: the telegraph
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Italy faces another year of recession as capital drains

Italy will be stuck in recession for at least another year and is facing some of the developing problems that have pushed other European countries to request outside aid, the International Monetary Fund reported on Tuesday in its latest review of the country’s economy.

Source: the washington post

Italian Textiles to Lead the 25th Edition of Premiere Vision Preview New York

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With 30 participating firms Italy will be the most represented nation at Premiere Vision, the most important trade expo for textiles and accessories. The 25th edition of the fair will take place on July 11 and 12 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea. It will anticipate the collections that will be presented at the Milano Unica fair in Italy.

Raise Social Awareness with 4 Continents 4 Change

Natasha Lardera

The photography show held at the SOHO Gallery in Tribeca explores all aspects of the human condition through the eyes of over thirty photographers (more then half are Italian) including children, students, amateurs and National Geographic professionals.

July 9, 2012

Jersey Boys Visit Long Island

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Birthday Bash in Levittown

July 8, 2012

The “Naive Wooden Sculptures” of Theodore Santoro

Laura E. Ruberto
Theodore Santoro's "naive wooden sculptures"

An Italian American self-taught artist from Oakland, California, adds yet another chapter in the story of Italian Americans and material culture.

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