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by Michael Traversa   There's a saying that goes "when life gives you lemons", we've all heard it. Most of the times it comes as some sort of consolation or encouragement into turning things our way, stay positive through adversity. Finding somebody who really lives with that positive attitude is a whole other matter.   Academy Award...

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Nel 1950 le località di Resia e Curon vengono artificialmente allagate per creare un lago atto alla produzione d'energia idroelettrica. Tutti gli edifici vengono rasi al suolo eccetto il campanile della Chiesa di Santa Caterina, che ancora oggi emerge dalle acque del Lago di Resia, diventando una famosa attrazione turistica. Curiosità: Il vec...

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C'è Calabria, tanta Calabria anche qui in America. La racconta in un suo libro l'on. Giovanni Nucera, Segretario Questore del Consiglio regionale della Calabria. L'occasione è venuta da una missione istituzionale, come capo delegazione alle celebrazioni del Columbus Day del 2011. Da quella esperienza è nato il volume "Reggio NewYork- andataritorno...

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di Andrea Indiano   È stato il film più atteso dell'anno, se non del decennio: Star Wars VII - Il risveglio della forza non ha attirato solo i fanatici di Guerre stellari, ma è diventato un fenomeno cinematografico mondiale apprezzato dagli spettatori di ogni dove.   A una settimana dall'uscita primeggia stabile nei botteghini di tutt...

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  WTI Magazine #74    2015 December 11Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Miles and miles of untamed coastline that alternate with stretches of sand, suggestive villages facing the pristine sea, and lively, buzzing beach establishments are – in a nutshell – the elements of littoral Calabria on the Tyrhennian Sea. Ideal for every type of va...

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  WTI Magazine #26    2014 Apr, 18Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   While the procession with the statue of the Madonna Addolorata takes place, the "Vattienti" (the verb "vattere" in Calabrese dialect means "to hit": "the vattienti" are those who hit) through the streets of the small town, self-inflicting shots with a piece of cork whi...

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by Jonathan Bazzi   Italy's coastlines and seas are the setting of a large number of ancient stories, legends and myths. With tragic tales of love, revenge inflicted by capricious gods and miraculous intervention by saints, Italian popular culture has inherited and embraced many legends that come directly from ancient Greece, ancient Rome an...

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NIAF will host its annual gala weekend from October 12-13, 2012, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Foundation's 37th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening will conclude two days of activities offering the best of Italy in Washington, D.C. All conferences are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Visit www.niaf.org/gala...

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A broadcaster, politician, singer, saxophonist and entrepreneur, Victor John Tedesco began his career at age 9, selling newspapers in St. Paul during the Great Depression. Tedesco, who represented the East Side on the St. Paul City Council for 20 years, was recognized as one of the most colorful DFL leaders of his era. He died Monday at age 92...

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It is with great pride and enthusiasm that we introduce the first Southern Italian company participating in the UCLA Global Access Program: Personal Factory, founded in Calabria in 2004 by the Tassone brothers, is one of the most remarkable Italian STARTUP success stories of recent times.   In fact, Personal Factory has created a revolutiona...

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