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Five centuries after his death in 1512, exhibitions in New York and Florence celebrate broker, explorer and writer, Amerigo Vespucci, who gave name to two continents.
The most obvious observation one can make, while visiting New York, is that not much, if anything at all, is named after the famed Amerigo Vespucci, other than America itself. No statues of him adorn the parks or the vast avenues; no bridges or main thoroughfares carry his name.
Americans and Europeans work together to create the exhibit Amerigo’s America – Florence and the Merchants of the New World, as the Florentines Around the World Association, the European School of Economics, the Assembly of Tuscans Around the World and St John’s University collaborate together to present an exhibition dedicated to Amerigo Vespucci on the anniversary of the fifth centenary of his death.
The Florentines Around the World Association and the European School of Economics, in collaboration with the Assembly of Tuscans Around the World and St John’s University, is organising an exhibition entitled “Amerigo’s America – Florence and the Merchants of the New World” dedicated to Amerigo Vespucci on the anniversary of the fifth centenary of his death.
This month marks five centuries to the day since the death of Amerigo Vespucci, a Florence-born explorer and writer largely credited with giving "America" its name.
Diana Fane discusses examples of edible ex-votos from Southern Italy and Mexico, regions in which Christian and pre-Christian traditions frequently co-exist. Comparing the Italian and Mexican traditions with each other and to ex-votos in durable metals, wood, and wax from the same areas, Fane examines why some offerings are made to be consumed while others similar or even identical in subject and style are permanently installed in the shrine or attached to the robes of the saints.
Iniziativa Italiana Segnalata a Beppe Severini:
Caro Beppe,
bella l’idea del digiuno digitale e poi farne un diario. Spero tu sia tornato ritemprato alla rete e sia gia’ riuscito a smaltire (quasi) tutte le email e le lettere di ITALIANS arretrate.
Questa mia e’ per segnalarti un’iniziativa che ho organizzato a New York – come volontaria dello Iace (Italian American Committee on education) – per attrarre piu’ ragazzi americani allo studio della lingua italiana. Se vuoi, e’ un’iniziativa nel filone – che tu hai suggerito su Italians – della diplomazia attraverso la cucina italiana.
NEW YORK, 6 marzo 2012 – Dalla First Lady americana Michelle Obama al sindaco della Grande Mela Michael Bloomberg, spopola negli Usa la lotta contro l’obesita’. Se si vuole vincere la battaglia e’ necessario insegnare, soprattutto ai piu’ giovani, ad abbandonare il cibo spazzatura e imparare a mangiare meglio. Spesso tuttavia i tentativi delle scuole di promuovere diete salutiste falliscono miseramente, scontrandosi con la reticenza degli alunni a consumare pesce, frutta e verdura al posto di panini ipercalorici e merendine.
Altro che algebra e letteratura. Questa mattina alcuni fortunati studenti americani sono andati a lezione di cucina italiana. All’International Culinary Center di New York circa settanta ragazzi tra i 10 e i 15 anni hanno imparato a preparare spaghetti alle verdure, gnocchi al pesto e ravioli al pomodoro sotto la guida dello chef Cesare Casella e di un’insegnante di italiano che, scandendo le parole “al dente”, “salata”, “insipida”, “scotta”, insegnava ai bambini come valutare e commentare un piatto di pasta.
The Culinary Center in New York City is hosting a series of six Italian cooking and language classes for kids, organized by The Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) and sponsored by the Italian food company Barilla.
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