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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 www.italoamericano.com L'Italo-Americano 15 Mar. 15, Sat.- OCAIW Fashion Show, 11 AM at Oak Creek Country Club,1, Golf Dr, Irvine 949-653-5300. $35 includes buffet. Call for reservations: Lucy Gallo 949-472-8218 Mar. 15 & 16, Sat. & Sun.-ICF Br. 111 17th Annual Feast of St. Joseph Table at St. Benedict Church (1022 W. Cleveland Avenue, Montebello) Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m and Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Italian Catholic Federation, St. Benedict, Branch 111, will be commemorating their 17th annual Feast of St. Joseph Table. Blessing of the Table will be held on Saturday, March 15th at noon. Free pasta meal to everyone on both days. Everyone welcome. For information call Franco Salomone at (323) 888-2074. Mar. 16, Sun.-St. Joseph's Table at Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (870 W. 8th St., San Pedro, CA) begins at noon in the Parish church followed by a celebration in the Parish Auditorium. For information contact (310) 833-3541. Mar. 16, Sun.-Cinema Italiano offered by Italian Cultural Arts Council, Film: Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti) (2010). Where: Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. In the state-of-the art, ultra deluxe Norma Kershaw Auditorium. COST: Adults $10, Students: $5 (no need to RSVP). SCHEDULE: Arrival: 1:30- 2:00 pm, Reception/Refreshments; Seating in Auditorium: 1:45 pm, Program Begins: 2:00 pm. For information call (714) 567-3600. Mar. 18 & 19, Tues. & Wed.- Feast of St. Joseph at St. Peter's Italian Church. Mass 11:00 am each day; Blessing of the St. Joseph Table at noon at Casa Italiana. Complimentary spaghetti served each day noon to 8:00 pm. For information call 323-225- 8119. Mar. 20, Thurs. - Ennio Morricone in Concert for the first time in Los Angeles. The famed composer and conductor will conduct a 200 piece ensemble orchestra at the beautiful Nokia Theater 8:00pm. For tickets visit: http://www.axs.com/events/ 245467/ennio-morricone-tickets or call 888-929-7849. Mar. 22, Sat.-Charity Bocce Tournament, Bocce Tournament at Memorial Park Hawthorn Prairie Ave and El Segundo Blvd. Games begin at 7 AM. 50/50 and many great raffle prizes . $50/person in a team of 4 ($200); 1st place prize is $750.00 2nd Place is $250. Continental breakfast, lunch and soda/water inclu- ded. Non player lunch $10. Proceeds go to help fund three handi- cap accessible bocce courts at Columbia Park in Torrance. For information contact Bob Chiota 310-214-2014 Mar. 24, Mon.-ICF Branch 67 Polenta Dinner. 6:30pm at Casa Italiana (1051 N. Broadway, L.A. 90012). $20/Adults, $7/Children. For information/reservations contact: Teresa Thompson (323) 721-1673 mottino1227@gmail.com or Maria Teresa Bravo (310) 914-3186 mtbravo@ix.netcom.com or Lou Mages (805) 492-9858 pat.lou.mages@gmail.com or Nick M. D'Egidio (562) 947-2819 san1nicola@yahoo.com Apr. 4, Fri.-San Trifone Society General Meeting. Mass at 6:00pm, 7:00pm at Casa Italiana (1051 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012). For information call Angela Gallidoro (323)255-2163 or Mike Foschetti (323) 257-0302. Apr. 13, Sun. – Mother Cabrini Chapel and Library Open House, 9 am to 1 pm hosted by ICF/LAADC/San Fernando Region. 3801 Scott Road, Burbank, CA. Groups may schedule visit to Mother Cabrini Chapel and Library by contacting Carmelo Sabatella at (626) 372-7812. April 13, Sun. - ICF Mother Cabrini Chapel & Library Committee Meeting at 1 pm. 3801 Scott Road, Burbank, CA. For information, call (626) 372-7812. Apr. 19, Sat.-OCAIW Meeting - 11:30 AM IL Fornaio (18051 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, CA 92612, 949-261-1444). $25 program to be determined. For information call Lucy Gallo (949) 472-8218. Attention Clubs and Organizations! Your Calendar item submissions are welcome. Items are due no later than three weeks prior to the date of the event. They may be emailed to linda@italoamericano . All submissions must include: Event, date, time and address of the event, brief description, as well as a phone number or website for additional information. Subject to editor's review and space availability. Not all items submitted will be published. Ferrari, designated the strongest brand in the world, has Apple technology on the newer models After years of recession, Italy finally begins to come out of the crisis taking the prize ahead of interna- tional colossi such as Coca-Cola, Google, Hermes and Disney. "I am pleased and proud of this recognition, which we have been given for the second consecutive time" said the president of the group Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, in Modena for the reopening ceremony for the Museo Casa Natale Enzo Ferrari di Modena. "I am particularly pleased the announcement was made today, as we remember the anniversary of the birth of our founder and just as we are approving at the end of our Board Meeting, record financial results for 2013, and great efforts in terms of technological investment". But this is only one of the top news items related to Ferrari. The second one speaks the lan- guage of high technology. Seven months to plan what the car of the future will be. Software with vocal commands to manage email, music, satellite and phone calls. Standard in the new model, the Ferrari FF: Siri integration and a pair of iPad Minis mounted in the headrests. The car is the company's first four-seater and four-wheel-drive car. The vehicle supports Siri Eyes Free voice commands, and includes two iPad minis for rear passengers to use. The new fea- ture allows car-makers to inte- grate Siri voice control when connected to an iPhone. Ios in the car will use Siri to allow access to many of the functions of iPhone and Ipad without removing hands from the steering wheel. The idea is to change the way we drive, to pro- duce a "connected car" able to transmit data, to communicate with other cars or even with traf- fic lights. The news was revealed by Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo at the Geneva motor show, though the first signs of a poten- Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 tial alignment with Apple were already apparent last November, when Eddy Cue, Apple's head of Internet software and services, joined the Ferrari board of direc- tors. More details will be revealed in the coming months. Apple and Ferrari look set to expand their in-car entertain- ment partnership as well. "We build cars, they build computers" Montezemolo said. "But Apple and Ferrari are connected by the same passion, the same love for the product, maniacal attention to technology, but also to design". The president of the Prancing Horse, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo secutive drops in GDP, and rose by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary esti- mates from the national statistics agency LSTAT. But the new year opened with 440,000 work- ers staying home and receiving unemployment benefits: in the first month of the year, the coun- try lost 311 million euros of gen- eral income, which translates to 700 euros per worker. The leader of Confindustria, Italy's industrial employers' asso- ciation, Giorgio Squinzi, railed against Italian bureaucracy and called for an overhaul of the pub- lic administration. Without a reorganization of the public administration (in 2015 taxes increase will be of another bil- lion), firms will still suffer from oppressive rules that stop the economical restarting and the creation of new occupation. Italy is always in the lower-ranking positions in international classifi- cations regarding the administra- tion companies have to deal with. Italy also needs to cut political expenses, costed 2,5 billion euros in 2012. According to Confindustria it can be saved up to 1 million reducing of 30% the emoluments of the deputies (the most paid in Europe), reducing their number, reforming their pensions and abolishing the con- tributions to the parliamentary groups. The leader of Confindustria, Italy's industrial employers' asso- ciation, Giorgio Squinzi, railed against Italian bureaucracy and called for an overhaul of the pub- lic administration. Without a reorganization of the public administration (in 2015, tax increases will be another billion), firms will still suffer from oppressive rules that stop the economy from restarting and cre- ating new occupations. Italy is always in the lower-ranking posi- tions in international classifica- tions regarding the administra- tive bureaucracy companies have to deal with. Italy also needs to cut political expenses, which were 2,5 billion euros in 2012. According to Confindustria, the country could save up to 1 million by cutting 30% from the emoluments of deputies (the most highly paid in Europe), reducing their number, reforming their pensions and abolishing the contributions to the parliamentary groups. Giorgio Squinzi, president of Confindustria asks to reform public administration

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