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#21 ITALYSTL E-NEWSLETTER February 28, 2002
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In this issue:
ð The Portal is growing – 69,000 hits in January
ð Storia d’Italia appeals to Italian scholars
ð Italian language classes start in St. Louis
ð Informazioni letterarie from ANSA
ð Modena firm supplies Anthrax decontaminators to US Post Offices
ð Arnaldo Pomodoro exhibits in Chicago
ð Preparations for General DePinedo anniversary celebration
ð Germans hail the Sopranos, criticize Italy’s government
ð Where in the world is Laura Zolo?
ð Quote of the day: Walter Santi
ð Send this newsletter to a friend
ð Your comments
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THE PORTAL IS GROWING – 69,000 HITS IN JANUARY – The stats are in
and we are very pleased with the growing popularity of our www.ItalyStl.com
Portal.Early reports for February show the number rising by almost another
10,000 hits. Interesting that Italy accounts for over 15% of this activity. We
are definitely contributing to the “Return Information” sought by the
Ministero degli esteri to educate the Italian population on the whereabouts
of Italians in foreign lands. Which components of our Portal get the biggest
play? By far, Storia d’Italia (see following story), is in first place for
the 5th consecutive month. Check out the other pages that make up our top
ten attractions. See the rotating globe under “DEPARTMENTS” on our Main
Page.
http://www.italystl.com/stats.htm - top
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STORIA D’ITALIA APPEALS TO ITALIANS – Congratulation to Luisa Flynn for
having her Storia d’Italia column selected by an Italian educational portal.
Gianni C. de Martiis www.mondoscuola.it”
See [Main Page->DEPARTMENTS->Storia d’Italia] or
http://www.italystl.com/storia.htm
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ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES START IN ST. LOUIS – It’s official -
Sponsored by agrant from the Italian Government and the FIAO (Federation of
Italian Organizations) of St. Louis, 6 adult (3 beginning, 2 intermediate and 1
advanced) and 4 beginning youth Italian evening classes will begin March 4, 2002....
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INFORMAZIONI LETTERARIE
(ANSA) – ROMA - I libri più venduti della settimana:
= I PRIMI CINQUE IN ASSOLUTO =
1) Fallaci, 'La rabbia e l'orgoglio'
(Rizzoli).
2) Tolkien, 'Il signore degli anelli'
(Bompiani).
3) Rowling, 'Harry Potter e la
pietra filosofale' (Salani).
4) Cornwell, 'L'isola dei cani'
(Mondadori)
5) Rowling, 'Harry Potter e il
prigioniero di Azkaban' (Salani), ex
aequo con Allende, 'Ritratto in seppia' (Feltrinelli) .
= NARRATIVA ITALIANA =
1) Camilleri, 'Il re di Girgenti'
(Sellerio).
2) De Carlo, 'Pura vita' (Mondadori).
3) Maraini, 'La nave per Kobe'
(Rizzoli) e, ex aequo, Benni,
'Saltatempo' (Feltrinelli).
= NARRATIVA STRANIERA =
1) Tolkien, 'Il signore degli anelli'
(Bompiani).
2) Cornwell, 'L'isola dei cani'
(Mondadori).
3) Allende, 'Ritratto in seppia'
(Feltrinelli), ex aequo con ''Harry
Potter e la pietra filosofale'' (Salani).
= SAGGISTICA =
1) Fallaci, 'La rabbia e l'orgoglio'
(Rizzoli).
2) Vespa, ''La scossa'' (Mondadori).
3) Ben Jelloun, 'L'Islam spiegato ai
nostri figli' (Bomapiani).
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MODENA FIRM SUPPLIES ANTHRAX DECONTAMINATORS TO US POST
OFFICES - And you thought Modena only made balsamic vinegar…
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ARNALDO POMODORO EXHIBITS IN CHICAGO – The Italian sculptor born in
Morciano (Romagna), Italy exhibited in Chicago February 5 – 7.
See his
website for a listing of past exhibits and his works, some of which
are
displayed at the St. Louis Art Museum and St. Louis University.
http://www.wirtzgallery.com/pubs/pomodoro/pubs_pomodoro.html
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PREPARATIONS FOR GENERAL FRANCESCO DE PINEDO ANNIVERSARY
The preparations continue and the event is starting to shape up.
See the
latest and the extensive list of contributors at [Main Page -> Eroi
dell’
aria] or http://www.italystl.com/pride.
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GERMANS HAIL THE SOPRANOS, CRITICIZE ITALY’S GOVERNMENT
Gianmaria Spagnoletti in Italy, is sending us more venom from Germany.
Ulrich Rosenbaum of Hamburger Morgenpost goes as far as comparing Berlusconi
to Milosevic and terms the appointment of Gianfranco Fini to the European
Convention an outrage. We refuse to publish this trash.
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LAURA ZOLO? – Laura’s still anchored in Florence,
Alabama, busy writing her book and newspaper articles. We have
just
received some for our portal, which we will publish soon. Stay
tuned. The
following links summarize Laura’s progress thus far.
Quotidiano http://quotidiano.monrif.net/canali/7roses/ and
Medianova http://www.medianova.it/mareincognito
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QUOTE OF THE DAY – “God does work wonders in His mysterious ways. An
aging Italian population is now being re-stocked with young Argentines
going back
to Italy and their ancestral land for better job opportunities. They
will be
the ones taking jobs no one wants and they will bring new skills to
Italy
and they will re-stock Italy's cradles. One county's loss will be another
country's gain. Sempre avanti, Walter Santi”
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YOUR COMMENTS
Dear Franco:
It has been awhile since I visited your Italy St. Louis website.
I used it
this morning to get some information from the Corriere della Sera.
It seems
like each and every time that I visit ItalyStl it is even more informative,
useful, creative, professional and beautiful than the time before.
Hope you
can keep it up forever. Thanks for a terrific public service.
Eugene Mariani, President
Italian Club of St. Louis
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