Barack Obama re-elected President of the United States. Official greetings from Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic
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Graziano updated his Facebook status and wrote the following: “I'm available to help organize any kind of fund raising hurricane relief! Please contact me in private if you have any idea you want to share! We should all help!” Soon after he received a message from his friend Alina. “Would like to help as well. Let me know if you come up with something.” This brief exchange gave life to the following initiative “Rescue Rockaways.” Read is the full story. And “Rescue Rockaways” doesn’t end here, because the Rockaways, Queens still need our help. Find the agenda for this Sunday, 11.11
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Corruption costs. According to the Corte dei Conti, in Italy the costs here have become unsustainable, bringing from 25% to 40% in losses in industrial growth and business.
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In 1987, Matilda Raffa Cuomo, wife of the former governor of the state of New York, started a project named "Mentoring." Her mission was to drive children to gain success in their life, despite economical or social program. Now Mentoring found an allied in Letizia Moratti and her "San Patrignano."
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The painting is not bad at all. The soldier figure in the garb of an ancient Roman warrior astride a vigorous white horse holds out his arm in a stiff salute with a sword. What more appropriate than this to cover the wall of the main auditorium of an Italian high school?
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The program of "Amerigo to America," as theme for the National Italian Heritage and Culture Month was presented at CUNY's Hunter College secluded Poses Park.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 8, 2012, 2as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation.
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Paolo Gabriele was the pope's butler who risks a sentence of 4-1/2 years in jail after confessing to have leaked secret Vatican documents that wound up in a book. By the end of this week the Court will held the final decision on his case.
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Interview with Franco Maresco, director of Tony Scott, ovvero come l’Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz [I am Tony Scott: How Italy Got Rid of the Greatest Jazz Clarinetist]. The documentary tells the life story of Italian-American musician Anthony Joseph Sciacca who was born in Salemi, Italy and considered god of the clarinet between 1930 and 1950. He played in the clubs on 52nd Street with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Billie Holliday. The documentary, a true slice of American musical history, will be screened for the first time in the United States in New York City on October 2. The initiative was made possible by ANFE (National Association of Emigrants) and the Calandra Institute. The film will be introduced Antonio Monda (NYU), Anthony J. Tamburri (CUNY), and Gaetano Calà (ANFE).
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Natalia Quintavalle delivered her lecture, entitled “Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Euro and the EU: The Role of Italy,” to a packed house of about 200 students, faculty, and other invited guests.
