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by Amelia Pang There's a misconception that pesto should have a strong garlic flavor. But, Chef Alfio Longo, executive chef of Circo Restaurant, feels pesto is best with just a light touch of garlic. "In order to appreciate the richness of the Italian extra olive oil, you can't use too much of any of the ingredients," Longo said. "It's about...

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The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), a leading center for computer science research, will host members of the Research Center on Computer Platform Engineering, or CIPI, to work on research initiatives related to end-user computing, big data and the Internet of things. CIPI is a joint endeavor of the Universities of Genoa and Padua....

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One of the most famous Italian songs in the world is dedicated to a funicular: it's "Funiculì funiculà" of course, composed by Giuseppe Turco and Luigi Denza in 1880 to celebrate the inauguration of the Vesuvio Cable Railway, the first cable railway to successfully ascend the slopes of an active volcano.   The song became so popular it was t...

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Big Latino acts such as Daddy Yankee and Don Omar should watch their backs, because David Ferrari is touring South Florida promoting his latest music video “In Miami.” Though he’s not a well-known artists in the Americas, Ferrari is a big deal in Europe, becoming the first-ever artist to record reggaeton in Italian language.   He was bo...

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Italians were some of the first European explorers and settlers in California. Religious work and the search for new fishing grounds were initial reasons for Italians to explore what later became the thirty-first state, but their reasons for staying, expanded after arriving in California.   Though we often associate Italians in California wi...

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La storia delle migrazioni italiane è un capitolo storiografico centrale e vastissimo, dato l'intreccio di esistenze, di vite, e la massiccia movimentazione di italiani che a partire dall'Ottocento migrarono verso l'Europa e le Americhe.Una migrazione di braccia, braccia da lavoro, ma che portava con sè tutto quel bagaglio culturale di tradizioni e...

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Author and Producer Pierette Domenica Simpson, who has written two books and a screenplay about surviving a deadly shipwreck while immigrating to America, has completed production of an international movie to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the catastrophe on June 25, 1956. The film, Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, will debut at a...

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by Hugo Mc Cafferty   If you want to spend All Souls' Day among the dead, there is nowhere better to do so than Italy. With such a complex and rich spiritual history, it is no wonder that Italy is home to some of the world's most hauntingly beautiful cemeteries. Here are 10 to visit on All Souls' Day.   English Cemetery, Florence...

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Dare vita ad un laboratorio di analisi e ricerca che produca un modello operativo per lo sviluppo dell'e-tourism in Italia. Questo l'obiettivo di "Web Social Team Italia", il progetto che Regione Liguria, su richiesta dell'ENIT, e con la collaborazione delle Regioni Abruzzo ed Emilia Romagna, si appresta a realizzare.   L'80% della domanda t...

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"Donne italiane negli Stati Uniti" è il tema dell'incontro che si terrà giovedì 6 marzo, alle ore 17.30, nella Sala Auditorium del Galata Museo del Mare di Genova per iniziativa del Cisei. Nell'occasione verrà presentato il libro "Italian Women in Chicago" di Dominic Candeloro, Kathy Catrambone e Gloria Nardini, dedicato all'emigrazione femmin...

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