Conference "50 Main Street, The Face of America" by Piero Ribelli - November 12, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Italian photographer and author Piero Ribelli, will introduce the subjects of his latest book project: "50 MAIN STREET, The Face of America," 50 stories and 50 portraits of 50 people in 50 towns, one in each of the 50 states, all found at the same address: 50 Main Street. Accompanied by a comprehensive slide show that will include outtakes from the...
Enel Green Power completato impianto eolico da 250mln
Enel Green Power, attraverso la controllata Enel Green Power North America (EGP-NA), ha completato la costruzione del parco eolico di Origin, nelle contee di Carter, Garvin e Murray, in Oklahoma. Il nuovo impianto, detenuto da Origin Wind Energy, societa' controllata da EGP-NA, con una capacita' installata di 150 megawatt, porta la capacita' instal...
In Sicily, Market to Class to Table
There is plenty for tourists to take in at the Ortigia market in Syracuse, Sicily: the distinctly southern Italian hum of the crowd; spices and vegetables so diverse they could color a rainbow and the calm blue sea in the distance. But just wandering around this site, where Archimedes is said to have once helped the Greeks fight the Romans...
Italy-based Bonfiglioli USA opens first U.S. production line on Northern Kentucky sit
Bonfiglioli USA, a leader in power transmission for mobile and self-propelled machines, is opening its first U.S. production line in Northern Kentucky. The facility in Hebron, which also serves as the company's North American headquarters, is expected to create up to 42 new jobs, company officials said. Bonfiglioli has operated an 80,000-s...
Natale, lo shopping online dall'estero sostiene il Made in Italy
Grazie a internet le aziende italiane possono raggiungere consumatori in tutto il mondo. Dalla Germania il maggior numero di acquisti, ma gli utenti che spendono di più sono i cinesi. Quasi un italiano su due cerca ispirazione sulla Rete per scegliere i propri doni A pochi giorni dal Natale la corsa ai regali è anche su internet. Per le az...
APPLY: 2015-16 Fulbright BEST Scholarships Are Now Available
by Mauro Battocchi The U.S.-Italy Fulbright Commission has recently announced the 2015-16 scholarships offered for the Fulbright BEST program, a fast-growing program that exposes Italian talents to Silicon Valley culture and then sends them back to Italy to turn their innovative ideas and approaches into business ventures. Applica...
Here’s what happens after President Giorgio Napolitano resigns
by Francesco Clementi Once the outgoing President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, officially files his resignation, Italy will go through five steps to elect a new President. The most immediate steps will see the President of the Senate, Pietro Grasso taking on the interim role of President of the Republic. Then, within fifteen days...
The Horti Leonini in San Quirico D'Orcia: every beginning is an ending
The Horti Leonini in San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany, are home to a sculpture representing the head of Janus Bifrons, the Roman god of passages, from homes' thresholds to pivotal moments in history. In the late 16th-century park, the statue dedicated to the ancient pagan deity is placed at the border between the "wild" area and the well-groom...
NOVA Premiere "Colosseum - Roman Death Trap" - February 10, 2015 at 9:00 pm
The producers of the PBS science series NOVA and the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC invite you to a special sneak peek screening event featuring NOVA's upcoming film, "Colosseum – Roman Death Trap" (53 minutes) ( more info ) followed by a panel discussion and audience Q & A with experts from the film Including: Gary Glassman - Prod...
With Amalfi, an Italian star is born
by Alison Cook Several bites into the Dungeness crab salad at Amalfi, the svelte new Italian restaurant from former Arcodoro chef Giancarlo Ferrara, I hit something unfamiliar. Amid pearly hunks of crabmeat, gentle flecks of chive and perfumed lemon dressing hid a pale, stemmy green with a curiously supple crunch. It wasn't bitter...
MilanFashionWeek
The shop windows of Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, two of the main roads of the Fashion District (also known with the Italian words Quadrilatero della Moda), usually have "London – New York - Paris" written just under the brand logos. It's not surprising that the same brands, in those places quoted on the shop windows, have MILAN written a...
Italian good news: Noi Italia and We the Italians (part 2)
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: The National Institute for Statistics (Istat) has released its report called "Noi Italia. 100 statistiche per capire il Paese in cui viviamo" (Noi Italia. 100 stats to understand the Country we're living in"). The report provides an overview of the various economic,...