First CEO Summit of the USA Pavilion
Giovedì 23 aprile, presso il Circolo del Commercio di Milano, AmCham Italy ha promosso un incontro riservato ai CEO delle aziende sponsor del Padiglione americano a EXPO Milano 2015 che ha visto la partecipazione, come Ospite d'Onore, dell'Ambasciatore David H. Thorne, attuale Senior Advisor del Segretario di Stato John Kerry. L'obiettiv...
Biblioteca vaticana, ecco i manoscritti di Dante
I manoscritti di Dante Alighieri saranno presto accessibili a tutti. Le opere del padre della lingua italiana potranno essere sfogliate da chiunque e gratuitamente, senza dover ricevere permessi speciali come Robert Langdon, lo studioso protagonista de "Il codice da Vinci" e degli altri libri di Dan Brown. Lo hanno annunciato la Biblioteca...
The challenge of TTIP, a conversation with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, also known as TTIP, has Europe torn between its need to be more competitive on the global stage and its desire to preserve its high standards – especially in food security and environmental and consumer protection. However, according to Anna Maria Corazza Bilt, it is possible to do both....
If you’re looking to appease a large group of people, Italian food is your best bet.
by Marcus Cagle If you're looking to appease a large group of people, Italian food is your best bet. Likely the most beloved of all cuisines, Italian food is hearty and characterized by its strong flavor and simplicity. The food is about passion and it comes out in every bite of an authentically prepared meal. Once divided into mo...
Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk
By Max Paradiso Silk is usually made from the cocoons spun by silkworms - but there is another, much rarer, cloth known as sea silk or byssus, which comes from a clam. Chiara Vigo is thought to be the only person left who can harvest it, spin it and make it shine like gold. Villagers stare as I knock on the door of Chiara Vigo's studio, o...
Italian surgeon develops free surgery app
An Italian surgeon has developed a free web app to support vascular surgeons around the world. Dr. Paolo Spada, vascular surgeon at the Humanitas Research Hospital in Milano, designed and developed the planning tool for endovascular procedures, which has received widespread appreciation from surgeons around the world. Endovascular mea...
Wall Street Journal, il formaggio del pastore abruzzese nella 'top 50' dei migliori regali
Dalla ricotta affumicata al ginepro al pecorino stagionato, l'Abruzzo conquista l'America e si aggiudica un posto di tutto rilievo nella 'top 50' stilata dal Wall Street Journal, per suggerire ai suoi numerosissimi lettori, i più esclusivi e graditi regali natalizi. A darne notizia è la stessa azienda Marcelli Formaggi, un'impresa familiar...
Brunello Cucinelli recognized as the best boss in the world
by Claudia Astarita According to the American magazine Drive, Brunello Cucinelli is "the greatest person on the planet to work for". Why? Very simple to answer: "the king of Italian cashmere makes his employees take a 90-minute break every day at 1 P.M., when many of them eat a subsidized lunch in the company cafeteria. (And this...
Some Italian Highlights from the Geneva Motor Show
Lamborghini Centenario, a $1.9-million monumental statement built specifically to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Ferruccio Lamborghini. The new hypercar packs a naturally aspirated V12 engine that will produce 770 horsepower. Don't expect to get your hands on a Centenario, or even hold out hope for spotting one on the road. Lamb...
Mets great Mike Piazza agrees to purchase majority share of Italian soccer club
by Maria Guardado It's been a big year for Mets great Mike Piazza. In January, Piazza was elected to the Hall of Fame, and he'll be formally enshrined at Cooperstown (with a Mets cap) during a special ceremony on July 24. Shortly therafter, the Mets will honor Piazza by retiring his No. 31 during "Mike Piazza Weekend" from July 29-31...
Ryanair ups its bet on Italy and will invest $1 billion next year
by Laura Di Pillo An investment of $1 billion, 10 new aircraft, 44 new routes and 2,250 jobs. Low cost airline company Ryanair ups the ante for Italy and announced a record investment in 2017 after Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government decided to cancel an increase in municipal airport taxes. "Today we have some good news, a huge d...
Il potere morbido della lingua italiana
Annamaria Testa L'italiano, lingua degli angeli per Thomas Mann, è la lingua più romantica del mondo secondo un sondaggio di qualche anno fa rivolto a 320 linguisti dall'azienda londinese Today translations, che offre traduzioni e interpreti in oltre 200 lingue. Questa è in sé una notiziola curiosa e niente più, ma ci aiuta a prendere in...