PETA slams Giorgio Armani right on the nose over use of fur
DAILY NEWS. PETA is fur-ious with designer Giorgio Armani, saying he reneged on a promise to stop using animal pelts in his clothing line. The organization has taken out a full-page ad in Variety depicting the perma-tanned Italian as Pinocchio, and urging those attending this year's Oscars to shun the designer's duds on the red carpet. (Read the article)
Luxottica Group: contro la recessione benefici ed incentivi ai suoi lavoratori
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Il gruppo italiano Luxottica, marchio leader nel campo degli occhiali di lusso, è in attesa di dare il via al nuovo programma di benefici rivolto alla sua forza-lavoro. Un tentativo per alleviare le pene del Belpaese, dopo che la crisi economica globale ha colpito anche l’industria italiana del nord. Luxottica, che produce occhiali per brands come Prada e Salvatore Ferragamo, ha annunciato piani d’inserimento per circa 6.000 lavoratori…(Leggi l'articolo in inglese)
Dalai Lama Visits Italy, Germany as UN Reviews Rights in China
Bloomberg.com. Tibet’s Buddhist spiritual leader, will visit Italy and France next week to receive awards, at the same time as the United Nations reviews human rights in China. (Read the article by James Peng)
Little Italy theme proposed for Hertel Avenue
Buffalonews. Terry Ann Hayes, a graduate design student at Rochester Institute of Technology presents her proposal Wednesday for a new Little Italy identity system on Hertel Avenue to the Hertel Avenue Business Association. (Read the article by Brian Meyer)
When in Rome: Italian capital could host F1 street race
autoblog. Reports persist on the prospect of a street race in Rome, punctuated this week by news that prolific track architect Herman Tilke is in the Italian capital planning layouts. (Read the article by Noah Joseph)
Apple to open retail locations in Italy, Canada
MACWORLD. Macity, an Italian-language Mac news site, has a screenshot of a job offer from a Milan store, which seems to indicate that an opening is imminent within the coming months. (Read the article by Cyrus Farivar)
Staten Island's Savino elected president of Italian legislators group
silive.com. Staten Island's State Sen. Diane Savino has been elected by her colleagues in the New York State Legislature to a one-year term as president of the New York Conference of Italian-America Legislators. (Read the article by Judy L. Randall)
Italian doctors told to report illegal immigrants
Euronews. Tough new rules to crack down on illegal immigrants have been approved by the Italian Senate. The upper house of parliament has approved a law imposing a 200 euro charge for immigrants requesting residency permits. (Read the article)
Romantic and sexy Italian phrases for your special Valentine
Examiner.com. You can take inspiration from the 'country of romance' by learning some sexy Italian phrases to say to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. This will cost you nothing but a bit of time and effort and will sound sexy as all get out when whispered into your sweetie’s ear. (Read the article by Serenella Leoni)
Italy hosts talks over UN reform
AP. Italy has hosted talks in Rome to discuss reform at the U.N. Security Council. The ministry said the informal gathering was aimed at building consensus over guidelines and principles such as transparency and broad representation rather than at examining specific proposals (Read the article)
The Courage to Tell the Truth
Director Germano Maccioni presented at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò "Lo Stato d’Eccezione", the first movie shot in Italy about the Nazi massacre at Monte Sole that cost the lives of 770 civilians. Some Italian politicians tried to erase it from national memory, but Maccioni resisted.
Giving voice to “Memoirs and Memories” at the Calandra Institute
Each victim has a different experience of the Holocaust. The Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, welcomed four eminent speakers who shared their stories, sentiments, and memories with the large audience gathered for the last event of the week dedicated to Remembrance Day.
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