March 15, 2010
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Alessandra Grandi
Un passo indietro nel tempo...Dicembre 2009, quando stava per arrivare il Natale ed io scoprivo il prezzo dell'amore...e le follie newyorchesi
La Tv americana mette a nudo i vizi degli italiani
Italiani ed italo-americani nel mirino della Tv americana, perché dopotutto per Hollywood lo show é un business
So, you're Italian-American? Prove it.
On February 1, 2001, I had to prove that I was Italian-American. I brought this upon myself a month earlier when I made the mistake of boasting to an acquaintance.
L'Aquila. A Witness of No Rebuilding Efforts
"I am in L’Aquila from New York to visit my parents, who now live 6 miles from the historic center, where they used to own a beautiful old apartment. The apartment is still there, with just a couple of lesions in the living room, but is condemned like the rest of the town. There is no rebuilding effort in place (...) The hundreds of people gathered to remove the debris from the middle of the square in L’Aquila are no strangers to politics. Theirs is a form of protest against the decision to turn the town into a large landfill after the earthquake of last April 6."
March 14, 2010
Ban Ki-Moon with the Young Global Citizens of the Future
March 12. This year’s gala for La Scuola d'Italia “Guglielmo Marconi” was once again held at Cipriani 42. It was an important evening dedicated to investing in the future of our culture. Special guest: the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon
A Starlit Journey
Federico left Italy after years of success as the official hair dresser of well-known singers, actors, and VIPs. He arrived here in New York with courage and fantasy, but soon his passion led him to a path filled with stars, as he became the official artistic director of Hollywood productions and of several editions of the N.Y. Fashion Week
March 14, 2010
So, you're Italian-American? Prove it.
Video by Mark McGuire, 2/1/01
On February 1, 2001, I had to prove that I was Italian-American. I brought this upon myself a month earlier when I made the mistake of boasting to an acquaintance.
Immigration rules trump education. Impact on kids no reason not to expel illegals, top court
ANSA. Foreigners without permission to live in Italy must be expelled from the country, even if they have young children at school from whom they will be separated, the supreme court said. (Read the article)
Nun of Monza show in Milan. Woman who conspired in lover's deeds inspired Manzoni character
ANSA. The story of an infamous nun who took a lover, conspired in the murders he committed, and inspired a character in Alessandro Manzoni's masterpiece I Promessi Sposi is the focus of a exhibition here looking at the confinement of 16th-century noblewomen in Italy. The exhibition at the Castello Sforzesco reconstructs the life of Marianna de Leyva (1575-1650), better known as the Nun of Monza (Read the article)
Italy gives Google a million books to scan
EURONEWS. Up to million books are set to be given a new lease of life as part of a digital deal between Italy and Google.
The internet search giant is to scan the books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, in what is being described as the first partnership of its kind. (Read the article and view the slide show)
With Vinicio Capossela in the City
@ the Italian Cultural Institute, @ the Poisson Rouge and @ Kestè with i-Italy. 3 moments of last week Vinicio Capossela's marathon in New York. And stay tuned for our video too...
March 13, 2010
Contingency Planning: Doing Business in Africa
Bea Spadacini
Doing Business in Africa is Like Being a Juggler: You need Multiple Contingency Plans
If you can run a successful business in Africa, you can pretty much run one anywhere in the world...
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