Fiat denies merger rumors. Board not examining plan for union with Peugeot
ANSA. Italian automaker Fiat on Friday denied press reports that its board was reviewing a plan to merge with French rival PSA (Peugeot-Citroen). (Read the article)
Italy in Alzheimer's breakthrough. Beta- protein 'can stop development of most common dementia'
ANSA. Italian and United States researchers have discovered a mutated form of beta-protein that can prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. (Read the article)
March 14, 2009
Sharks and Mobsters: 2 Oft-told Tales
Jerry Krase
Tony's Macaroni and Mama Soprano's Gravy were given to me some years ago by an Italian American somebody in the business in California. They were promotional materials for the Sopranos HBO series. As with so much else about negative Italian and Italian American stereotyping it is self-inflicted and in this case at least, maybe you are what you eat.
Seeing the Pattern of Italian Stereotypes in slights, sites, and sights of all kinds
Italian weddings at "Juliet's House"
EXAMINER. A 14th-century house in Verona, Italy known as the “House of Juliet” may be offered for weddings as early as next month if a proposal by Veronese city official Daniele Polato is approved. Local legend links the home to Shakespeare’s doomed lover Juliet Capulet, and Polato would like to enhance Verona’s tourist traffic by making the house available for local and destination weddings. “We have inherited this splendid reputation and we want to promote it,” says Polato. (Read the Article)
March 14, 2009
Thinking Neapolitan
Courtesy: Mark Pezzano
Logo of Edizione Pennino, Brooklyn, New York, 1927.
The Canzone Napoletana as Transnational Subject
Ellis Island a Roma - Italiani d'America: un esercizio di memoria
Roma. Si è svolta una mostra fotografica con un ciclo di incontri e convegni per ricordare i migranti italiani che lasciarono la loro terra per inseguire condizioni di vita migliori e riscatto sociale. Si è trattato di un importante contributo per la conservazione della storia del 900. Intervista con il Professor Alessandro Portelli che ci ha illustrato lo scopo e l’importanza dell’iniziativa
March 12, 2009
St. Joseph's Day in Sicily
Charles Scicolone
St. Joseph Day Table in the Village of Vallelunga
St. Joseph's Day celebration is unlike any other in Sicily
Silvana Mangione. Orgogliosissima della Prima Post-Conferenza di Roma
Abbiamo chiesto alla vice presidente del CGIE, Silvana Mangione, il suo punto di vista sulla “Conferenza dei giovani italiani nel mondo” che si è svolta a Roma lo scorso dicembre e riflettuto con lei sui suoi prossimi sviluppi con particolare riferimento alla realtà americana e alla "Prima Post-Conferenza di Roma a Philadelphia”.
Programma. Conferenza 2009 della Commissione Giovani – U.S.A.
Sheraton Society Hill Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13-15 Marzo 2009
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