Lido Civic Club of Washington DC to Host Annual Past Presidents Night, November 23, 2013
The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC will hold its annual Past Presidents Night gala on November 23, 2013. At this event, the Lido Club honors its past presidents, the Lido Civic Club Man of the Year, and presents other awards to Italian-Americans of distinction. The gala will be held at the Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, DC. This year's M...
Harvard students go to NYC to learn about its startup community
by Maria Teresa Cometto We had a great fireside chat about Startups and innovative entrepreneurs, last night at the Dudley House at Harvard. The Harvard Italian Society and MITaly organized a presentation of "Tech and the City" that kicked-off the "Italian startup week" in the two campuses. It was the occasion for a very interesti...
Miami Philanthropists Celebrate Italian Fashion Designer Renato Balestra at an Exclusive Cocktail Reception Introducing the “Glamour is Back” Fundraiser and Fashion Show
Italian haute couture designer, Renato Balestra, was welcomed in style to Miami last week at a special cocktail reception held in honor of the upcoming Glamour is Back charity fundraiser taking place February 22, 2014 at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts. Wednesday's cocktail reception, held poolside at the residence...
Italian fashion: #Dieseltribute, a “capsule collection” for the 35th anniversary of Diesel
WTI Magazine #12 2014 Jan, 10Author : Francesca Favotto Translation by: Diesel is 35 years old and to celebrate it Nicola Formichetti, the new creative director of the brand, signs the first capsule collection: two lines man - woman, one devoted to denim, the other to skin. Are you ready to discover them? Nicola Formichetti is wa...
Lo yacht più grande del mondo? Progettato a Milano
Le copertine sono state tutte per Azzam. Un nome perfetto – in arabo significa "forza, determinazione" – per lo yacht privato più grande e costoso del mondo: 180 metri di lunghezza per 21 di larghezza, circa 600 milioni di euro come spesa. Sarebbe stato bellissimo se la "barchetta" dell'emiro al Walid bin Talal (membro della famiglia reale...
The Food Issue
The Flathead Valley's extensive suite of dining options has transformed this far-flung corner of Montana into an unlikely pleasure center for foodies, and this week the Beacon highlights some palate-pleasing eateries, from budget lunch options at an array of food carts to fine dining at acclaimed restaurants — nearly all of them emphasizing local,...
Il Global Access Program 2014 ai Nastri di Partenza
Fino a pochi anni fa scegliere di internazionalizzarsi era solo una delle varie opzioni strategiche disponibili ad un'azienda, poi col passare del tempo e l'acuirsi della crisi economica nazionale, e' diventata una scelta obbligata per sopravvivere. Oggi, le aziende esportatrici stanno soffrendo meno, inoltre tendono ad innovare, razionali...
L'Associazione Diplomatici porta alle Nazioni Unite dal mondo 1.500 universitari futuri leader, 776 sono italiani
By Riccardo Chioni Se il mondo ha bisogno di una nuova classe di leader, ieri alle Nazioni Unite 1.500 studenti e universitari hanno fatto la prova generale in veste di futuri diplomatici nell'appropriata sede dell'Assemblea Generale, dove si sono confrontati su diritti umani e infrastrutture tecnologiche. Per la terza edizione del "Change the Wo...
In 500 alla Sala Cipriani on 42nd Street per il gala di primavera della National Italian American Foundation
By Riccardo Chioni La sala ricevimenti Cipriani on 42nd Street ha registrato il tutto esaurito giovedì in occasione del tradizionale gala di primavera della National Italian American Foundation a New York, che ha richiamato 500 partecipanti. Ha fatto gli onori di casa la corrispondente della Cbs Alexis Christoforous che ha detto di non lasciarsi...
Blurring Boundaries without Burning Bridges”: Italian Contemporary Performance, the Theatre of Emma Dante and Beyond
Twenty years ago, in Nomadic Subjects: Embodiment and Sexual Difference in Contemporary Feminist Theory (1994), Italian theorist and philosopher Rosi Braidotti re-envisioned "nomadism" as a means of thinking about female subjectivity through a fluid, interactive exploration of identity that called for "blurring boundaries without burning bridges."...
Marchio Ospitalita' Italiana Award Ceremony
Come and join us for the consignment of the seal and certificate to the 15 selected restaurants in Miami, winners of the prestigious Q seal. The awards will be given by Hon. Adolfo Barattolo, Consul General of Italy in Miami and Mr. Eugenio Magnani, North America Director of ENIT (Italian National Tourism Board). An Italian food & wine...
Serena Scaiola (Italian Honorary Consul in Cleveland)
In times of spending review Italian institutions are trying, more or less, to rationalize their costs: we have to say, with mixed results. The complex system which belongs to the Farnesina, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs which performs many activities to represent our country all over the world, weighs on the state budget for a measly 0.2%...