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Contents
Servizi Speciali
Per chi votare?
Gizzi Customer Service
The Itali~n Wing
Veritatis Splendor
Linguaggio e Sessismo
Face to Face
March - Marzo
p. 5
p. 10
p.14
p.27
. p.29
p.32
Regular Features
Due Parole
The Hill
Pensione ridotta di piu'
Cronaca della Comunita'
Dall'Italia
In Cammino con Carmelo
Eurofocus
For a Rainy Day
Pausa Poetica
p. 4
p. 8
p.ll
p. 16
p.21
p.22
p.26
p.28
p.33
Entertainment7 Leisure & Sport
Cinema
Sportlight
Italsport
Tempo Libero
Mamma's Ricetta
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p. 36
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p. 42
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"The Italian Wing" - see p. 14
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Due:Parole
Cari Amici,
Siccome questa edizione di
BACKHILL esce proprio durante la
Quaresima.·~ci:rchiamo di scambiarci
qmlJche 'penslero:cIie ci'P9ssa; ai!1ta~e
a vivere la Quaresima.
E' chiaro,che dobbiaino cominci~.
are sempie da: 'noi . stessi. quando
vogliamo migliorare tulto. cioe'
quando vogliamo essere piu' buoni
noistessi evogliamo aiutare gli altri a
diventare piu' buoni.
Quindi comin'ciamo a considcrarci
persone nuove. trasforrnate e pacificate interiormente e cosi' potremo
contribuire· a trasfonnare e pacificare
I'ambiente intorno a: noi. Ce'. un solo
posto dove posso cr",~re e trovare' la
pace: ed e' in me stesso con la grazia
che Dio mi ha dato
nel baltesimo. Pero',
non facciamo subito i
faciloni. ,Nella mia'
vita 'quot~diana c'e'
sempre iI peccato. ;la
grazia e la COllVcr"
sione - questo e' i1,
mio pane quotidirino.
Ce 10 dice Gesl(
stesso. Nel Vangelo
ci dice che' i malfat~
tori e le prostitule
saranno i primi nel
Regno dei Cieli.
Cioc' e' stato iI ""mmino del peccato.
della grazia e della
Padre Roberto Russo
conversione. Non sono !re momenti
diversi.
Noi viviamo sempre. fino al momento della morte. con peceato.
graiia e conversione. Noi non diciamo
.mai addio ill pecCato. alia grazia e alia
.conve,rsione. Ogni· mat>tina ricomin·ciamo..
Cerchiamo quindi di' ricominciarc
in questo 'tempo di Qmiresima. C-lmminiamo verso ,la Pasqua guidati da
Gesu'; la via di Gesu' c' la'via della
spernnza e dell'amore. La via di
Gesu' e" scoprire la presenza di Dio.
in me stesso per primo. Ci siamo delli
che dobbiamo ricominciare da n'oi
stessi. Noi non siamo delle persone
bult.,te nel mondo. noi siamo persone
chiamate da Dio nel mondo per
portare una vera accoglienza di pace e
Am I a Christian?
Lord. can.we talk? It is about my r.,ith. my belief. You
see. as a Christian I'm supposed to "spr""d the Word",
tell the Good News. bring people to Christ. To be honest.
Lord. I don't (well. at l""st. not very well). I'm nervous.
scared. embarrassed. What will people think? I can'l lell
them. they'lI laugh at me. It's qnile a problem because for
some r""son people ask. "Are you a Christian?" YES.' I
proclaim out loud! But then they ask" "Why?" And that
finishes me. I'm done for. trapped. a stUltering mass of
confusion. lost for words. and unable 10 answer. Huh!
Some Christian!
I don't know why I believe. (Honest!) It's just
explaining it that's the problem. Can you give me some
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di amore ai nostri fratelli.
C'e' tanto deserto intorno noi. la
Quaresima ci parla del deserto. C'e'
tanto deserto nel cuore di tanti uomini. C'e' terra bruciata. terra bruciata nel cuore degli uomini e terra
bruciata veramente. con case distrulte.
'terreni devastati. C'e' tanta miseria
mornie e: materiale. Noi siamo chiamati essere sorgenti' di aci}ua viva.
Noi sianio chiamati"a portlii-e I'aequa
~iva che c' la vita di GcsU', Noi
s.,ppiamo che. con i1. nostro impegno.
'''sc.:;turiranno acque ncl dcscrto, scar';'
reran no torrenti nelle terre sccche. la
term bruciala diventera' un giardino.
iI luogo assetato diventera' un luogo
meraviglioso u •
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Fratclli can, cominciamo e continuiamo: prcghiere. opere di carita' e
penitenia.. Andiamo
a Messa. accostiamoci ai ,Sacramenti della Comessione. e della
Comunione. accogliamo iI p'rOssimo. mortifichiamoci nel mangiare,
nel bere. hel fumare. nel lusso stupidei.
B U 0 N A
QUARESIMAI
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c 'c ' tanto miscria
morale e materia/e
help. Lord? How about a job description. guidelines for
nervous Christians. things to do. and, not to do; when
confrouted by that "why?"
I really wish I could hold my ground. auswer their
every questiou. speak your trulh. proclaim your Word.
Areu't I good enough? Am·I a bad .design? A faulty
product? Wllal alll I doing wrong? Lord. (are You still
there?). could you give me a hand. pl""se. I do find it hard
10 speak OUI. SO help me when someone asks. "Are you a
Christian?" Because maybe ifthey are asking. their rcason
for doing so might be me. my life. and the. way I live it
with ·you. So who k,lows. Lord. maybe I.m gelling There.
after all!.
(Extractftom ··Can wc talk. b.m/?o••
Cop)'righl Kcvin Mcyhcw; licence no. 295031)
March 94
Per chi votare?
27 marzo, iI conto aUa rovescia e'
incominciato e per milioni di Italiani
si' avvicina iI momento di recarsi alle
urae, ma iI problema, come accennato
neU'articolo del numero preccdente,
·c' sempre 10 stesso:, per chi votarc?
Anzi, mai come quest'anno si avverte
iI vuoto, l'incertczza, la scnsazione di
csserc stati traditi, Anche gli clcttori
piu' fedeli, ehe avevano dato iI prop·
rio voto .agli stcssi partiti per anni,
sono ora costretti a rivedere le proprie
posizioni.
Ma come fare a districarsi nel
complcsso labirinto dia alleanze e
secessioni, .di . nuove idee e vecchi
atteggiamenti? Una sola 'eosa sembra
certa: gli Italiani deUa nuova Repub·
blica si informano, si intercssano
come mai in· precedenza, in breve,
acclamano cambiamenti.· Le reccnti
rivelazioni di corruzione hanno instil·'
lato neU'Italiano deUa strada iI desi·
dcrio di reagire. Ottimismo? Forse,
Comunque vada, peggio .di quanto
c'e' stato finora non poll'a' succedere"
Tante speranze c molteplici aspettativ~ dunque nei confronti delle
elczioni; l'atteggiamento e' invece
alquanto diverso, scettico, per non
dirc pessimist.'\, riguardo ai candidati.
non e' certo la mallcmlza discelta che
preoccupa gli Italiani;
quella, nello scenario po·
litico italiano, non manca
ma;, E' piullosoto la
mallcanza di un elemento
indubbiamenle positivo,
sicuramente al di sopra
delle parti e lI!agari do·
tato delle capaeita' ncc·
cssarie per eurare da solo
e scnza coalizioni i can-,
cri anccstrali della nostra
Repubbliea. Ma forse
questa e' utopia.
E ehe dire degli at·
tuali "pretendenti"? Destra, sinistrn 0
centre?
Umbcrto Bossi, 1C<1der della Lega
Lombarda, sta guadagnando voti e
notorieta', grazie ad aleuue idee senza
dubbio positive cd' allellanti (soprat·
tutto pcr gli elettori del Nord), quali i
deccutramento del potere politiCO dal
Governo ccntrale di' Roma a quelli
regionali. Ma come regolarsi nei con·
frouti della mancanza di programmi
politici conereti e dellagliati che car·
atterizza qucsto partito? Criticare c'
facilc, costmire un po meno. Senza
Minicoalizione,di Martinazzoli?
nuovo 'partiJo "Forza Ilalia"., incarna
I'emblema dcIl'Italia-ehc-funziona, iI
contare. le nuove ondate di razzismo
che stanno. ora piu" ch~ mai -,' dila·gando in Italia.
Silvio Berlusconi, erC<1tore del
.. simbolo della meritocrazia. Ma e' pili
vero? La FININVEST, societa' finan·
ziaria patrocin3ta da "sua -emiuenza";
e' allnalmentc obcrata dai debiti e il
fmtello di Berlusconi e' coinvolto
nello· scandalo tangcnti inrclazionc
alia C1riplo.
.Gli oppositori di Berlnsconi fhnno
inoItre notatrc chc, nel caso in cui
"'Forza Italian oltcncssc un JlUlllCro di
voti sufficientc ad entrare nel pros·,
simo Governo, si verrcbbc a crcMe un
vero e proprio monopolio dcll'infor-
mazionc. Parte dcll'1impcro'" di Bcelusooni e' infatti constituita da trc
cmlali TV e due casi cditrici (tra cui
la Mondadori).
Di rcccllte, iI p.1norama dei p.1rtiti
di destrac' cambiato: Forza Itali" si
e' inf:llli coalizzato al Nord con La
Lcga Lombarda c al Sud con I'AI1c,1n711 Nazionalc (MSI) di Fin;'
Quest'ultimo partito, nonostante I'cccessivo estrclnismo di gran parte dellc
suc idee, sta r,acquistaudo popolarita'"
G. Zanetti
Possibilila' di successo per Occhello
soprattutto al Sud' con la nipote di
Mussolini. l!ordine cd iI rigore propugnali dai seguaei del MSI posseno
apparire a migliaia di italiani I'unica
soluzione adeguata all'attuale caos
(ho i miei dubbi).
Le schicramento della sinistra, che
come comprovato' daUe recenti
elczioni amministrative sembra avere
buone possibilita' di suoccsso, corn·
prende oltre al PDS di Occhetto e a
Rifondazione Comunista (I'ala piu'
rigorosamentc marxista), iI Partito So'
cialista, la Rctc (Partito Crisliano
della Sinistra, capeggiato da Leoluca
Orlando), i Vcrdi ed infine I'Alleanza
Democratica. Quest'ultimo partito
sembrava in procinto di allcarsi con i
Popolari per la Riforma di Seglli, ma
di recente le aspettativc sono state
del use. Vicine al naufragio sembrano
anehe le traltative pcr una mini·'
coalizione ccntrista tra Segni cd il
Partito di Martinazzoli (partito Popolarc Italia'no). In particolarc pare che
non si sia potuto raggiungere un
accordo a propostito delle sorti dei
candidati inquisiti.
Prcvisioni'/ E' difficile fame, Non·
ostantc alcuni reeent; sondaggi
rivelino clic iI 25% degli cleltori
sembra simpatizzare per Berlusooni,
gli espcrti ipolizzano un possitible
succcsso del ccntro parzialmentc do·
vuto allo stato confusionale dcll'cleltorato.
Un cosa comunqlle e' certa: se la
siluazionc non cambia rapidamente,iI
lIostro Parlamento colltillucra' ad es·
sere un folcloristico mos,1ico multicolore.
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Famiglia Menozzi
_ This month's article deals with
the life and times of Elisa Menozzi,
(nee Zaneiti) and _her brother -Victor
Zanetti known professionally as
(Victor Barrat), he was a world class
ballroom dancer.
Our story begins- in, Northern
Italy in. the year 1900, when, in the
little village of Maniago up in the
Friuli region, Giuseppina Dehllistro
married Dimitrio Z.1netti (a mosaic
worker). The couple cmigrated to
England, 'making their way on foot
across Italy and France. It is not
clear how -long the jourlley took
them, but suffice it to say that,- the
year 1904 found them established in
'I1 Quartiere Italiano', ClC"rkenwcll
and it was here in No 8 Monnt
Pleasant that Famiglia Zanetti spcnt
the rest of their YC.1rs. Elisa their
first child arrived in the first year
followed two years latcr by another
daughter TiIli, Vittorio in 1908 and
Antonio (Tony) 1906.
When Elisa was only cightcen
she met and marricd a yonng fnrniture maker Gioacehino Men07,zi \vho
hailed from Bardi (Parma).
Gioacchino ,vas a tall handsome,
like.1ble yonng man, well thonght of
by all who knew him. They married
in St Pcter's Italian Church in the
ye.1r 1921 (see photograph), Lisa
made her own wedding dress; ,IS yon
e.1n see she was alre.1dy showing her
skills with the needlc, a tr,ldcthat
stood her in good stcad in the 'ye.1rs
to follow. They livcd in the housc
with Lisa's parcnts, a happy arrangement, which was the normal way, in
the life of the immigrants in that
era. The loss of her ll1ther· Dimitrio
was a bitter blow when he dicd in
1922 within a ye.1r of thcir marriagc.
Her mother was Icn to bring up
three youngsters. Tony was only 12
ye.1rs old at the time and TiIli and
Victor were in their teens.
The two, boys were outstanding
athletes and represented the borough
of Holborn in the London Schoolboys Athlctic Championships. Usa
Olive Besagni
gave birth to her first son Renato
(ROImie) in '1924. For three years
life was good for the family,
Gioacchino, was working , Lisa was
dressmaking. The family had plenty
of friends, 'Usa was a very ,livcly
young woman, quick to 1e.1rn, always
ready to listen to her neighbol!rs'
problems and help them, if possible.
Fate ,dealt the family a 'terrible
blow; in 1927, at the tender age of
17, Tony, her handsome, athletic
young brother was showiiig signs of
a mysterious debililating illness. The
final diagnosis was shocking, "'Par-,
kinson's Disease" a progressive. in-,
curable illness,' exceedingly rare' in
the young.
LiS<1, with Gioacchino, was her
mother's rock at this bad time for
them all. At first it wasn't too bad,
Tony could get around and with the
help of the rest of the family they
coped: Life went on, Victor ended
up in the United States where he
stayed" for five' years. TiIli married
and lived ne.1rby. Lisa's second son
Giuseppe (Pippi) was born in 1931.
Victor returned from his travels
- in 1933. LiS<1 and Gioacchino had
finally moved into' their own place,
just across the road from her mother,
illtO -the rooms above the Comitti
Bllsiness premises. By 1937 young
Victor was lio'rn and the Famiglia
Menozzi was complete. The thirties
Giacchino and Elisa Menozzi on their
wedding day in /92/ '.
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were a relatively happy time for
most of our' Paes.1ni, although there
was a period of general unemployment for many, in the main, men the
like of Gioaechino who had a good
trade were working. He was also at
this time working as a part time
steward in 'the Mazzini Garibaldi"
working men's clnb in Rcd Lion
Street. Lis.'1 supplemellled their in·
come with her dressmaking. She
made the wedding drcsses or many
of her neighbours and friends. Rannie and Pippi were allending St
Peter's Italian School.
The rooms in No 49 wcre always
buzzing with activities of, one kind
or another; her sons ,,'Crc growing
up and their friends wcre always
welcome. The neighbours ,children
all loved "Auntie".. as she was
known to' ihem. If any or the chil-,
dren tore their clothes, (hey wonld
go to Lis.'1, and she wonld mend
them, so that their mothers remained
unaware, thus saving them rrom the
kind of chastisement that the Mammas dished out in those days.
Clothes cost money, and some of the
families w~re loathe to be spending
on garmenls that still .. had some we.1r
in them. '
Their happiness, was short livcd.
In 1941 Italy entercd the war.
Gioacchino, her husband. quict. gcn·
tle soul., loved and rcspCClcd by his
family and all who knew him. disappearcd from their lives. All the Ital·
ians were naturally worricd aboul
their situation, they had become :11iens overnight. The authoritics
started to round up the men., who
could never have expected what was
to follow.
When the news of the tragedy
began to seep through the community, no onc had any idC<1 how many
Italians were lost" the filCt that their
husbands or sons may be on the
'Arondora Star' the ship tlmt had
been sunk by the Germans, I'm sure.
never entered their heuds. 11 wasn't
until several days Imer that Lisa
finally hc<ud that her husband had
been on the ship und th:1I he' had
-been reported as missin!;, Lisa and
the family were stunned. lIer brother
Victor allempled to find anI what
was gain!; on. He \\'Cnt to Ihe Admi·'
ralty where they confirmed Ihat. ".
Giaechino had becn on the ship and'
that there were slllvivors. bm that so
far, nothing was dcfi~lilC and that hc_
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right: Eliso. Antonio. Giuseppino (mamilla)., ViI/aria and Tilli
was considered to be missing." One
ean't possibly imagine the torment
that Lis.1 must have suffered. not
knowing. hoping and praying for
news. Onc or ,two of the men who
were reported missing did turn up al
a later dale. Ten months went by
before the official confirmalion ar·
rived. Gioacchino had perished along
wilh 700 others.
I mcl Lisa in 1948 whcn I was
lakcn 10 Ronnic's fiunily by my
husband Bnllio .\0 whom I had re·'
cenlly become ellgaged. I was stlllck
by the almosphcre ill the home. Hcr
sister Tilli was Ihere ~vith hcr lillle
daughter Slephany. Tony" who by
now was scriously handieapped. was
se.1ted at Ihe lable. He was now
living witli Lisa as his illness was
too much for Nonna to handle. Tony
still handsome in spite' of his :ld,'Crsity bad a S:llIc)' look ill his eye and
was inclined 10 Oirt. The atmosphcre
was so fricndl)' and Imls made so
welcome. LiS:1 mlS an excellent con·
vcrsatiOll:lfisl. she was :1Il avid lislener to ihe r:Idio and was well np
in Ihe field of 1Y0rld :Iffilirs and
politics. She had firm opinions and
as onc or hcr sons once remarked
"Shc wonld have made a good
Prime Minisler". She also had :1
good ' scnSe ,or humonr., she recounted
10 me, Ihe star), or Pipp;. who was a
strong lusl)' child, bnt he had a
secret. Whcn he \\~IS abonl si~ ye:lts
old, he IIQnld dcmand a babies bot-
lie of broth, (possibly he was a bit
jealous of the new baby Victor),
anyhow, "hen he fancied his botlle,
if there happened to be any visitors
in the room he would start ordering
them to go. "Tell her to go" he
would say in no uncertain terms.
The visitor would leave not knowing
why this normally well behaved litUe
boy had turned on them. Having
dismissed any outsiders he would lay
on the sellee and indulge himself., If
you ever S.1W Pippi in later life, you
will understand how he came to be
such a big strapping fcllow. (Sorry
Pip).
Lis.1 was a remarkable lady. She
continued to support her family with
her dressmaking, she looked after
her children they were always impeccably turned out. The boys
helped her with Tony, who had put
on quile a bit of weight as a result
or his immobilily. When the weather
was fine they were able to help
Tony down the stairs onto a chair
outside the housc, where he would
happily watch the world go by, the
passers by all knew him and they
would stop and chat with him.
I've nm out of time and space,
sorry, but you will have to wait until
next ' monlh to hem about Victor
Z.1nelli and the rest of famiglia
Menozzi's story.
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Gizzi Customer Service
Giuscppe Gizzi, my latc grandfathcr immigrated to Scotland around
·the 1930s. Likc most Italians at that
timc hc camc to "cscape" thc povcrty in Italy and start a ncw Iifc, a
ncw career. Hc becamc'sclf-employed
and started to produce and scll his
homc~madc ice-crcam. The "GizzP'
ice-crcam ,vas a deliC<1CY at that .timc
and it quickly cre.1ted a name for
·being one of the "best" 'in Scotland.
Giuscppe decidcd that Scotland
was his gateway and Icft his quaint
village, and vincyards in San
Giuscppe, near Picinisco in southcrn
11.11y. His new Iifc inGlasgow.began.
The production of the ice-crC<1m
started. It attractcd thousands of peoplc from all over the city. Sclling
ice-crcam from April to Scptcmber
from his authcntic ice-cream barrow,
in all the many famous landmarks
ovcr thc city.' His main sclling points
werc the famous'Gcorge'Square, Saltmarkct, Glasgow .Green and thc South
Sidc. In the wintcr he switched to hot
roasted chestnuts. Giuscppe, bcllcr
known as "Joe thc Gclato Man" was
most sucCessful in his career due to his dcdiC<1tion
to 'his work. Hc· rctircd at
thc ripe old agc of 74 and
was featured on the front
page of thc "Glasgo\v
Evening Ti!Ucs" ·.&1ying "good-bye" to Glasgow. In
I!lSI he died at thcagc of
94 but the mcmory of
Giuseppe'livcs on.
.I have turned full circle
and have choscn a different
type of career. I work for
·British Airways as a stcward on the Boeing 747
fleet, serving thou&1nds of
passengcrs from all over
thc globe. Wc do scrve
ice-crcam but only in our
First Ciass C<1binsl Thc"flying lifc'" is a carecr that
evcry young person wants
to do. It is very glamourous
and for me it is a dream
comc true. Scrving food
and drink is not all wc do.
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The job also entails ensuring the
safety and comfort of the passengers
and constant customer care. AlIention
to detail in thc cabin service is taught
on the six weeks intensivc traiJ]ing
coursc, which is regarded as tile finest
in the airline industry. You sec, it is
quite diffcrcnt to selling·ice-cream but
the main theJ]1e is tile same; the
delivery' of 'an 'excellent customcr service
is' important in any
jo~ if you want to
Sl.1Y ahead and be
successful.
My grand-fathcr's
Icgacy and teaching
wcre somcthing special that moncy couid
not buy, but will rcmain with me for the
rest of my days.
Enzo Gizzi
How can I &'IY thanks to Nonno?
Thc most wondcrful pcrson known to
mc in my ycars of learning. Thc sced
of my grand-fathcr continucs to· grow
in me.
Grazic, Nonno!
Scc pagc 33 for onc ofEnzo's poem'
Right: Nipote Gizzi
with a somewhat
larger "bar,row"
Below: Nonno Gizzi
serving his customers
from his barrow.
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Pensione ridotta di piu'
Pietro Molle
Numerose .sono le telefonate che
I cambiamenti di legge ehe si sione inglcse e riliquidava la dif·
stiamo ricevendo "dai pensionati ital· sono succcduli a rilmo serrato dal ferenza che mancava per raggiungere
iani che in questi· giomi hanno rice· 1990 avcv1ll10 pero' in qualehe modo. I'importo dell'intcgrazione al minimo
vuto la prima rata di pensione.
garanlito che chi aveva gia' chicsto "fissato dalla legge ilaliana.
La doinanda e' sempre la stesS.1:
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Ogni anno, il D.S.S. comunica
"Perche' la mia pensione e' stata
all'lNPS I'importo della pensione a
ridolta ancora di piu'?"
proprio carico e siecome gli aumenli
La risposta non e" rassicurante.
della prestazione britannica fine ad
Dopo le restrizioni dell'articolo 7
oggi sono slali mollo bassi, I'islituzi~
della 407, quella che io chiamo iI
one iialiana, pensando che fosse piu'
primo regalo di Natale 1990 da parte
la spcsa che .I'impresa, non ha cam·
del Govemo agli italiani residenti
bialo di conseguenza I'importo della
all'estero, dopo iI regalo a SOrpres.1
pensione italiana. Questo fine a ieri.
del Regolamento CEE 1247/92, dopo
Oggi le cose sono cambiale.
la strigliata comune della legge 438
L'I.N.P.S., nclli sua inunensa sa·
del 1992, dopo iI lavaggio alia varipienza ha deciso che nel 1994, an·
china dell'lRPEF, dell'lLOR, del·
che se gli aumenti della pensione
I'ISI, dell'ICI e di quant'allro iI
brilannica hanno conlinuato ad cssere
diavolo se Ii.-.. studia contro noi' che
irrisori, la pensionc ilaliana va rivista
abbiamo sempre pagato ma mai rice·
e diminuita 10 stesso perche' la Lira
vuto, il 1994 ha esordito con questa
ha subito un importante calo rispetlO
novita'.
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alia Sterlina.
Vediamo di focalizzare il prob·
In questo modo I'aumento della
la pensione prima dei cambiamenti Sterlina costa due volte per chi si fa
lema cosi' ,tUlti ci pos~ono scguire.
Negli anni pass.1ti chi poteva non fosse toccato. Le pensioni quindi arrivare la" pensione in Inghilterra: la
contare su almeno un anno di assi" venivano messc in freezer, cioe' prima volta, nel calcolo della inte·
curazione in "Ilalia (da lavof()" 0 da vcnivano conservate e liquidate con grazione al minimo e la scconda nel
militarc), faccnd'o iI cumulo con i I'importo in p.'gamento al 1.1.199J.
cambio di quelle ormai poche Lire
contributi .versat; in" Inghilterra,
Quando. poi I'interessalo raggiun. che vengono pagate all'intercssato.
poteva c!liedere la pensione italiana geva i 65 anni di eta' cd il D.S.S.
La caparbiela' dell'lNPS nel
iI cui importo vcniva integrato al pagriva la sua parte di pcnsione,_ colpire g1i emigrati e' patetica e
minimo finehe' non si aveva dirilto I'I.N.P.S. rifaccva i propri conti, ten· oramai rischia I'inverosimile.
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The Italian Wing
it you walk across Queen Square'
today you will sce the name The Ilalian
Hospital. It was there in 190 I when, 1
suppose one could say, my relationship
with the Italian Hospital began for that
was the year and ihe place my nonno,
Domenieo Servini, spent his first
Christmas in this country.
Since that time I have had strong
connections with the Italian HospiiaJ.,
Not only have family members needed
its facilities but we were also involved
in various Hospital activities. i always
found it a community rather (hml: a
building. A family rather than a hospital. Those of you reading this article
that were involved with the Hospital
Anna Giacon
yourSelves ,viiI know what'I mean. It
served its role with care and attention.
It fulfill<:d its need \vith thoroughness
'
,and dedication.
As much as I cling to the days of
old, to the values of yesterday I also
,belie~e every
. fruit has its season and
the Hospital's sc.~son eame to an end.
With'the pass.~ge of time the Italian
iJiunigmnt had integrated to the exteni
that'the Hospi131 no longer served its
'original need. That need no longer
e:dsted. I am also aware of the huge
aillounts of money it takes to filn a
hospital in these 'expensive times and I
understood the financial predicament
the Hospital was in; I was not, in all
'
.
fairness, surprised when the Italian
Hospital closed.
However, I must add that although I
was fortunate enough to be aware of the
situation I do not believe the Italian
commuuity as a whole were well informed. The Italian Community, for
whom the Hospital had been built and
into' which 'they had' poured' rimch of
their mouey 'and labour deserved a
more thorough explanation.
Be thai as it may' ihe fact still
remained that the Italian Hospital was
no longer a viable proposition. The
decision to sell the property was taken
and I believe there were limitations as
to whom it could be sold. Eventually it
was sold to The Hospital of Sick Children, Grc.~t Ornlond Street.
When I heard 'the news I was
plc.~sed for I was aware of Grc.~t Or-mond Street Hospital's' reputation as
onc of the world's leading children's
hospitals. Since the s.~le I have been
privileged to be more closely connected with Grc.~t Ormond Street Hos,pital and cannot speak highly enough
of all ihat they do. Not 'only is the
patient care second to none but so is the
support and help for the patient's families.
Great Ormond. Street Hospital
,(GOSH) has ree<;ntly ,oPened a new
building as a result of"an enormous
fund raising campaign: the "Wishing
Well Appc.~I". All funds were raised
by private and ~mmercial donations.
Ai the same time GOSH est.~blished a
separate charity for their ·It.~lian Hospital wing". The old Italian Hospital
building in Queen Square has been
completely refurbished and, I was recently invited by Michelle Davis, the
Family Welfare Manager at GOSH, to
visit the Italian Hospital after the restoratiOlI work.
Of all that I s.~w two things touched
me the most. First, they have kept the
With the crest· still proudly emblazoned at
the entrance, the first family, the first
ltalian :fami~Y" are allowed in early.
Photo: Druno Medici
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Mario and Beniamino
Di Conza wilh their
proud mother.
Photo courtesy of The People
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The Italian Hospital name
and crest outside the
building and in fact it is
referred to by GOSH as
the "Italian Wing". Secondly, the chapel in the
hospilal has remained int.1ct and' furthe'rmore has
undergone extensive restoration yet has lost none
of the atmosphere and
warmth created by the
spirit of all those people
who in the pasI have
sought solace and given
thanks there.
The building today no
longer holds patients but still accomplishes a vital role. The Italian Wing
has been converted to accomodate up
to 50 parents. free or' charge. whose
children are in the main buildili g a
stone's throwaway. They have laundries. kitchens. ensnite bathrooms and
lounges available to them. There arc
also fonr self·contained nats for transplanl patients to help them adjust to life
outside a hospital. All the fnnd raising
offices are also 10 be fonnd here along
with the Press Office. Finally there is a
creche for np to fifty children for
members of the hospital staft
Typic.11 of the allention 10 detail of
GOSH and the manner in which they do
things.lhe first people 10 move into The
Italian Wing. two days ahead or' the
official opening. was an Italian filluily.
Look out
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next
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Rosa and Angclo Di Conza arrived
from Avellino with their Siamese twins
Beniamino and Mario in June last year.
In September surgeons successfully di·'
vided the boys. With,the opening of
The Italian Wing Rosa and Augelo's
other three children were able 10 visit
their brothers aud sec Ihem for Ihe first
time inscven months.
There was a danger amongst some
of us in the Italian Community., especially thosc who felt an attachment 10
the Italian Hospital. or' harbouring a
eertain rescntment at its demise. I can
assureaH of you. and myself. that these
feelings arc completely groundless.
Rather I believe it is serving a beller
purpose today than it did' towards its
cnd.
What is most important for me to
know is that not only is it being put to
use but to good use. I now sec the
hospital as it once was. The care. the
attention. Ihe dedication. the service.
the spirit arc all as vigorously pursued
as they were in yesteryc.1r. I have no
doubt that people like nonno who gave
so much to and received so much from
the Hospital will now look down and
smile with approval and delight.
Ifyou wish to make a donation please
send it to:)oanKearns
Great OrmondStreet
Childrens Hospital Fund
./0-./I Queen Square
London WCIN 3AJ
or telephone 07/-9165678
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Cronaca
attivita' della comunita'
As~o(:. Italiana
~acciatori
AI Marriolt Holcl si c' svolto it
grandc Dinncr-Dance dcll'Assoeiazionc dei. Caccialori. Lo chiamo
grande perehc' c'c' "stata' molta
amicizia c'molto divertimento. ,GIi
orgimizzalori si sono impegnati vcmmenlc con gioia "cd cnlusiasmo.
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E' una festa spceiale perchc' si
consegnano le coppe ai vincilori
dellc ga're aI piallello e ci" sono
anziani e giovani, quindi famiglie
riunile nel'scgno della fesla che c'
Photo: Salvatorc Maneuso
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ciale ,in qucst"anno dedicalo alia
Famiglia.
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Classification for 1994
A. Class: 1. Remo Gianesi, 2. Claudio Capaldo, 3. Bruno Isidoro
B Class: I. Joo Sperooi, 2. Nicola CnStiglionc, 3~ Mailro Inzani
C Class: I.'Joo Marcnghi, 2. LiIl6 Alu, 3. Antonio Bracaliello
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L. Rastelli
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P. Fcnocchi
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R. Satasi
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N. Castiglionc
J. Mai"cnghi
B. Bertorclli
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A. Bracaliello
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G. Marazzi
M.Inzani
S. Schia
G.F. Guselli
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Roberto e Maria
Cardinali
Roberlo c Maria Cardinali,
duranle it Dinner-Dance dei
Caccialori, sono slali fesleggiati
in occ.1sione del loro Anniversa-, '
rio di Malrimonio: piu' di lrcnla
anni.
E' slala una coppia che ha
porlalo i suoi frnlti nella vila:
frnlti di figli c di nipoli; frnlti
che sono malurali nel sole c
nella pioggia della loro vita
quotidiana, sorrcnn dall 'urnore
fra di loro e dalla fede in Dio
E' ·I'anno della Famiglia,
qucslo c possiamo dire che i
coniugi C1rdinali hanno 5.1pulo
dare vila a una fmuiglia vera..
mcntc cristiana.
69.7
69.0
67.2
67.2
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Le mille luci del Capodanno '94 si sono accese la
nolle di San Silvestro sulla prcsligiosa ribaIta del !toyal
Lancasler HOlel di Londm offaeciato su Hyde Park.
Emno di. scena gli emigmnli bardigiani riuniti SOllo
I'egida dell'associazione Amici di Casanova VaJeeno,
sponsor di un sonluoso Dinner e Dance.
11 sipario si e' alzalo sull'lmmensa saIa Nine Kings
Suile riccamenle addobbala,. sui lavoli predisposli ad
aecogliere seiccnlo persone. Alle note deU'orchestra
Vesuvio ehe avvolgevano I'ambienle si sovrapponevano
le voci gioiose di amiei. Le donne in abilo lungo e gli
uomini in smoking hanno rilrovalo I'almosfera di casa
allmverso iI cocktail di lingua italiana, musica italiana,
vino illlliano.
AI tavolo d'onore la presidenza del comitato e gli
ospili Veituli dall'IL1lia per cclcbrare iI ventesimo anniversario della nascita dell'associazione. Da Londra i1'
Sopra: 11 Sindaco Eridano (sinislra) consegna una
targa a Genia 'Maccinl. membro del Comitalo.
Sol/o: iUaglio della ,torta, clei venl'anni
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COMUNlTA'ITALlANA
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11 Comitato dell'Associazione
presidente Bruno Lusardi, iI vicepresidente Eugenio Mae'cini, iI presidente onorario Luigi Orsi, iI presidente. deUa
Fasfa Commendatore Ginseppe Giacon. DaU'ltalia iI sindaco di Bardi, professore Giancarlo Eridano, iI parroco di
Casanova don Pio Ferrari, il direllore deUa filiale di Bardi
deUa Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piaeenza ragioniere
Renato Tosehi.
Un momento di ufficialita' ha viSlo lulli i convitali in
piedi per aseolatre I'esecuzione del "God Save the Queen"
e deU'lnno di Mameli, e la festa e' subito entrata nel vivo.,
A seguire i saluti degli ospiti d'onore deUe due comunita':
un pensiero augurale di don Pio anche ai nuovi parroci di
Bardi, il 5.11u1o del sindaco a nome deU'amministrazione
comunale"e di luui i bardigiani residenti, come pure ,queUo
del ragioniere Tosehi. Da parte del comitato iI presidente
Lusardi e iI "past president" Orsi hanno riseosso applausi
nel riepilogo delle iniziative di carallere bcnefico che
I'associazione ha promosso nei vent'anni lraseorsi. Il
presidente Cav. Bruno LU5.1rdi annuncio'. che iI ricavato
della 10lleria sara' devoluto ai bambini di Bosnia.
AI brindisi di mezzmlolle, quando la festa aveva
raggiunto la temperatura piu' alta, b.1ci e abbracei a non
fiuire e "a vcry happy New Year" a IUlli, di qua e di la'
della Mauiea, con l'apertuCa del tumiel, unira' piu' Slreltamente le isole britanniche e gli emigrali al continente. La
chie5.1 italiana di ClerkenweU non e' soltanto luogo di
eulto ma anehe ceutro di aggrcgazione degli italiani che
ogni domenica dopo la meS5.1, nell'anneS5.1 Casa ltalia, si
ritrovano per le rituali quallro ehiacehiere, le partite a
carte, le diseussioni suI calcio italiauo di cui ogni scUimana
la C4 lrasmeUe una partita di scrie A in dirella.
Anehe in questa sode SOUO paS5.1li gli ospiti bardigiani i
quali, dopo gli incontri di rito si sono ritrovati con la
direzione di Amici di C.15.1nova Valeeno per iI convivio di
comllliato e la premiazione dei membri del comitalo
particolarmeute Illeritevoli per la loro assidua opera svolta
nel eampo deUa solidarieta' ehe e' e rimane seopo prceipuo
dell'associazioue.
Il pranzo, prep.1rato al Kingsley Hotel dal bravissimo
chef bardigiauo Piuen BeUoni deUa Gerra; ehe ha rinunciato al lumo di riposo per curare persOnalmente iI ricco
menu', ha coueluso iI breve ma iutenso inconlro londincse.
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Ambasciata d'lialia,
14 T.hree Kings yard, Oavies
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London W.1.
if 071 639 8200
Consolato Generale d'ltalia
38 Eaton Place,
London S.W.1
2 071 235 9371
E;N.I.T.
1, Princes Street,
London,W.1
if 071 408 1254
ltalian'Trade Centre
37 Sackville Street,
London W.1.
if 071734 2412
Istituto dl Cultura
39 Belgrave Square,
London S.W.1
if 0717342412
Camera di Commercio
Walmare House" Room 418,
296 Regent Street,
London W.1.
if 071 637 3153
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.205 Holland Park Avenue,
London W.11
if 071 7592510
CHIESE
EMISSIONI
ASSOCIAZIONI EOALTRE
INSTlTUZIONI
St. Peter's Italian Church
4 Back Hill,
London E.C.1.
if 071 8371528
Villa Scalabrini,
Green Street,
Shenley, Herts.
if 081 207 5713
Scalabrlni Fathers
20 Brixton Road,
London S.W.9.
if 081735 8235
F.A.I.E.
248 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1Y 1AH
if 071·8342157
Xaverlan Fathers,
260 Nether Street,
London N3
if 081 346 0428
F.A.S.F.A.
5 Southern Str~et,
London N.1.
if 071 837 1966
Consolata Fathers,
29'North, Vil!as,
London N.W.11.
if 081 485 5097
Ufflci Scolastici
,4 Upp~r Tackbrook Street,
London S.W.1.
if 071 828 1605 Dir.Didallica
if 071 828 1813 Presidenza
Stigmatine Fathers,
5 Hanover Road,
London N.W.10
if 081 451 1408
Missione Cattolica Italiana
197 Durant!; Road,
Enfield, Middx.
if 081 8042307
A.C.L.I.
134 Clerkenwell Road,
London E.C.1.
if 071 278 0083/4
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Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1 1AH
if 071 834 2157
Centro Giovanile Italiano
SI. Patrick's School,
24 Great Chapel Street,
London W.1.
if 071 734 2156
Verona Fathers,
Comboni House,
16 Dawson Place,
London W.2.
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Dall'ltalia
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news from Italy you may have missed
A school for Fellini studies will
open next year in the mercurial
movie-maker's home town of,Rimini.
Benedelto ~enedelti, an ex-collc.1gue
of the director, is fed up with Rimini's
reputation as the Adriatic's Sodom and
Gomorrah for. spaced-out nightclubbers. Beller, perhaps, that the town
be linked with a man obsessed by
rotund women, balloons and surreal
priests and nun scenarios.
The new Fellini foundation will offer
Italy'S first honours degree in
cinematography.
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Italian authorities have uncovered
a massive. money laundering operation
in which Colombian ·'drugs c.1rnings
were exchanged for tonnes of Italian
goldjewellery.
Police swooped on Italy's biggest
jewellery trade t1ir in Vicenza and
made eight arrests. Among those taken
into custody were Gustavo del Gado, a
senior member of the C11i drugs c.1rtel
and a fonner associate of the drugs
baron Pablo Escobar, who was killed
last yc.1r in shoot-oul. The others
arrested were two Panamanian gold
traders and five Italian jewellery
manufacturers.
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"Via Iibera" al Parco Nazionale
dell'Aspromonte: iI Consiglio dei
Ministri ha infalli approvato iI 7
gennaio - I'istitnzione dell'ente parco,
ultimo alto dell'iter costitutivo della
nuova area protctta.
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A 52-year-old Italilm gave birth
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to twins after trying to become
pregnant for more Ihan20 yc.1rs. Maria
Chiacchio gave birth to a boy and girl
at a hospital in L1gonegro, 100 miles
south-e.1st of Naples. There were no
details of how she bec.1me pregnant.
Unions at Italian c.1r gimlt Fiat
began a series of strikes in protest :11
company plans to. lay off thousands of
workers
after
talks
between
management and nnions broke down
without agreement. A three-year
restructuring plan by Fiat will inC:\IIjob
cuts of some 12,000 of which 5,000
would be permanent and 7,000
temporary.
Marzo94
Federico Fellinl
Quinti corne potenza industriale,
ma primi ncl risparmio familiare, gli
it.1liani si confermano sempre piu'
come un "popolo di formiche".
Dopo un lieve '''rilassamento'' nelle
spese in coincidenza con la fine degli
anni '80; I'Italia e' infatti di nuovo in
testa alia c1assifica Ocse del risparmio
calcolato sui Ieddito disponibile delle
f.1miglie. Primi, davanti a belgi e
danesi, gli italiani hanno messo "sotto
il materasso" nel '93 il 18.9% del
proprio reddito famil!are: una
percentuale che distanzia notevolmente
inglesi,
francesi
e
tedeschi
(rispettivamente all'lI, al 12,7 e aI
12,4%) e addirittura quadrupla rispctto
agli statunitensi che, conservando solo
iI 4,5% del proprio reddito, sono meno
"spendaccioni'" solo degli olaitdesi
(2%).
In a recent referendum, aJmost
56 per C(lnt of voters rejected a proposal
to sejXIrate, the industrial town of
Mestre from the Venice administration.
It was the third abortive attempt since
Luciano BeneUon, one of Italy's
1979 to force a divorce.
most f1aniboyant and successful
businessmen has decided to quit
Vale circa 3 mila miliardi di lire iI politics. The chairman of Benetton
fallurato delle aeque minerali italiane. clothing group announced in a letter 10
Nel jXIese ne esistono in Commercio the Ilewspaper "Corriere della Sera"
242 marchi ehe avendo origine da una Ihat, two years after being elected as a
Ihlda 0 da un giacimento sotterraneo Seuator, he will nOI sland in nexl
provengono da una 0 piu' sorgenti month's general election.
naturalio perforate.
La Regione chevanta piu" marehe, e
quindi piu' sorgenti, 'c' la Lombardia The government passed a decree to
con 29, seguita da Emilia Romagna e c.~tend landmark general elections on
Toseana con 28 e, al terzo posto, 27 March inlo 28 March after a Jewish
dall'Abruzzo con 19. AlI'ultimo posto outcry at having (0 vote on PaSsover.
si colloea il Friuli Venezia Giulia Con The election date of Sunday March
effectively disenfranchised many of
una ~1a sorgente.
Italy's 30,000 Jewish volers because
observant
Jews do not lravel, write or
Three skiers died and two others
ca'rry
out
any
task defined as work by
were injured in an avalanche in the
Jewish
law
during
Passover.
northern town of Bergamo in the Italian
Alps. The vietims were believed to
have ventured off a marked slope.
The English I:mguage edition of
the C1tcchism has now been approved
It's musical chairs time in the and may be available by Easter. The
Italian .iewspaper world. The dance controversy-strewn English translation
was set in motion by veteran Indro was delayed by arguments over
,Montanelli, 84" who deCided it was inehisive language and is now the last
time he left "n Giornale" to found a major Western language to appear.
new p.1per, "La Voce". Vittorio Fellri,
editor of "L'lndipendente" - the only Student Francesco Gennaro,
national paper to support openly the 22, who S.1yS he is suffering
Northern
Lc.1gue
replaced psychological violence over his
Montanelli. Into f.ellrl's shoes stepped girlfriend's decision to have an
his sidekick, Piahiis.1 Bianco, 36. She is abortion, has written to Ihe Pope and
only the second' Italian woman since President Scal/ilro aSking them to
1945 to edit a national paper.
intervene to bloek the operation.
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In CamminoCon Carmelo
Carissimi Fr~te1li e Sorelle,
, Siamo, nel periodo deUa
QiJaresima. Mercoledi' delle Ceneri la
Chiesa cf"ha ricordato: "Ricordati che
sei polvere e in polvere ritorneraj".
E' la verita' della nostra vita, di ogni
eSsere umano, sia che rieco 0 povero,
che abbia tanti soldi in banca 0 che
viva miseramente, che abbia famiglia
ono, che venga dal nord 0 dal sud
eec.
Troviamo un po" di tempo per
fermarci qualche volta e rillellere:, la
nostra vita e' sempre una corsa veloce!
Quest'anno e" I'anno della,
famiglia e vogliamo preparere meglio
le giovani coppie a ricevere iI Sacramento del matrimonio. Faremo un
pellegrinaggio a Lourdes dal 13 aL 16
maggio.
Uniamoci anche alia preghiera e al
dolore del Papa per quest.'\ guerra
assurda e disumana.
Queste sono le parole del Papa:
"Vorrei invitarvi questa sera a
recitare iI Rosario per la pace in
Bosnia-Erzegovina.
Col cuore spezzato sono costretto
ad evocare davanti a voi la
carneficina avvenuta oggi a Sarajevo.
Mani criminali continuano sistematicamente a distruggere ed a massacrare.
Nessuno e nessuna causa possono
giustificare simili esecrabili azioni.
Supplieo gli autori di atti cosi' in:
'degni dell'uomo di porre termine, a
quest crimini; Ne dovranno rispondere
'
dinanzi a Dio.
Scongiuro i responsabili politici a
Iivello nazionale ed internazionale:
tentate tutto, anche a prezZo dei piu'
grandi sacrifici, affinche' si giunga
subito ad un elfellivo' cessato-i1fuocol
I Balcani precipitano verso I'a'bisso. L'Europa non puo' tollerare di
veder popolazioni intere private dei
beni piu' fondamentali, cilta' annientate, i suoi figli sterminati.
Basta con la guerra! Devo,no trionfare la ragione e la fraternita'! Cio' si
impone se vogliamo evitare che iI
fragore delle armi solfochi tulle le
altre vocil '
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Eleviamo le nostre preghiere verso
I'Altissimo, per intercessione della
Vergina Maria, affinche' apra ai
popoli schiacciati da solferenze indicibili, nuove vie verso la riconciliazione e'la pace!
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Pace e' una parola e un desiderio
vicini al cuore, di lulli 0 almcno
dovrcbbe esserlo poiche' essa e' un
bene' essenzi,ale da cui dipendono iI
benessere degli individui e iI progresso della societa' e della civilta'.
Ma se ci guardiamo inlorno non
possiamo fare a meno di rimanere
sconvolti di fronte allo spettacolo, di
cosi' tanta violenze, con la relative,
grave responsabilita' da parte di
coloro che hanno portato i popoli a
conflitti credeli e disumanizzanti. In
molli casi, in primo luogo nella ex
Repubblica di Jugoslavia, ci viene
'detto che gli. orrori indescrivibili che
vengono perpelrati ogni giorno ai'
danni di persone innoccnti sono i1
risultato inevitabile di ostilita' e odio
etniei di lunga data - I'odio di un
gruppo per un altro. Ma questo non
puo' essere la sola spiegazione. La
guerra non e' inevitabile: e' iI risultato di una serie di decisioni e' di
politiche concrele. Qualcuno, da qualche parte, prende le decisioni che
,portano a terribili conseguenze di
morte, di rovina, di distruzione e di
dolore. L'agitazione e .il conflillo
sanguinoso che stanno scuotendo
l'Europa non le permettono alfatto di
essere ,sicura di se' stessa. L'Europa
deve ricordarc che iI suo destino non
dipcnde soltanto da intcrcssi economici 0 strategici. Essa deve sopratutto recuperare la sua anima, per
rinnovarsi nella vita civile, morale e
spiriluale."
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giuslijicare simili azioni.
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COMUNlTA'ITAlJANA
La Vita della nostra Parrocchia
Sono nati alia "ita di Dio con il Santo Battesimo
Rosanna Maria Libera ZeOlla: Michelangelo e Angela Zeolla
Adam Peter Maeri: Carlo Macri e Sarah ]oslin
Luca Pietro EmiIio.Gunby: Ross Gunby e Anna Frascarolo
Antonia Grace Divito: Antonio Divito e Carol Rossall
Monica Bertorclii: Bruno BellorelIi e Maria FiIippi
Mieltele Piergiuseppe Dellapina: Pietro Dellapina Cl TercS:i Lcmos
Giorgia Tirabosehi: Adolfo Tiraboschi e Patricia Bellh
Luisa Avery: David Avery e Giovanna Millo
Hanno unito le loro vite davanti a Dio nel Matrimonio
Shibani ]aiswal - Mario Ballolomei
Maya Thiyagalingam - Christopher O'Donoghue
Riposano nella Pace del nostro Signore
Lorenzo Fabbri
AIfonso Romano
FiJomena Stefanoll;
Orsola CaIIi-Fcccia
Giuseppc Salvoni
Maddalena Schia
Celesta AlbcllelIi
Giuseppc Maggi
I Nomi preferiti del 1993
We have compiled a list of the favourite names for children baptised in SI. Peter's Italian
Chruch in 1993•. The results are as follows:
Omelli
1. Daniele
2. Anthony/Antonio
]ointthird: Alcssandro
Dominie/Domenico.
Francesco, Luca
Mareo, Mallco
Stef.1no
Donnelle
I. Daniela
2. Franccsca
]ointthird:
Gabriella
Giorgia
Sara
Sofia
Pasqua 1994 - Orario Messe
31 marzo - Giovcdi ' Santo
Messa8.00 p.m.
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laprile - Vcncrdi' Santo
. Celebrazione 3.00 p.m,
2 aprile ~ Sabato Santo
Messa 11.00 p.m.
3 aprile - Pasqua dclla Risurrczione
Messe 9.00 a.m., 10.00 a.m:, 11.00 a.m., 12.15 p.m., 7.00 p.m.
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Eurofocus
Media
,11 segre~o professionale
,Con una ,Iarga .maggioranza il,
europeo ha chicSto a tutti
gli Stati "membri dell'Unione europea
di riconoscere il segreto professionale
come un diritto giuridico per tutti i
giomalisti. Attualmente, solo le
legislazioni dj;, quattro paesi (Greci,
Spagna, Portogallo e' Danimarca)
prevedono questo diritto; negli' altri,
.la facolta' ,di'non rivelare le proprie
e'
prevista
dai
codici
fonti
professionali, m'a assai spesso viene
rifiutata dalla magistratura.
Come sottolinea il rapporto del
vicc-presidente
del
Parlamento
europeo, 'Georgeos Anastassoupolos,
sono molti' i giornalisti europei
arrestati per non aver voluto· rivelare
le fonti delle loro informazioni. La
siut:izione e' particolarmente grave in
Italia: nel paese sono st.~ti segnalati
numerosi preccdenti di questo tipo e
per giimta scmpre piu' spesso, viene
evocata la possibilita' di ridurrc ancor
piu' un diritto gia' poco ammesso e
rispettato. E' anehe vero ehe talvolta
si ha I'imprcsione che per sostenere
tesi impossibili da verific<~re (e quindi
pregiudizievoli per la ricerca della
verita' da, parte della Giustizia) i
giornalisti si mettano al sicuro dietro
Parhime~to
una "ronte"
notizie daJla CEE
Anche se in questo eampo i poteri
della Commissione europca sono
Iimitati, essa tuttavia condivide i
,timori espressi dal Parlamento:' e'
quanto ha afl'ermato in un suo
intervento J6ao de Deus Pinheiro,
eommissario responsabile dell'informazione. Ha inoltre aggiunto che il
Consiglio dei ministri dell'Unione
europca ha dcciso di rcdigere un
codicc di condotta ehe permette, di
semplificare e di estendere I'acccsso
al pubblico alle informaizoni e ai
documenti del COIisiglio e delhi
Commissione:
EEE
Spazio economico europeo
"EEE": aneora una sigla. 'Dietro
queste tre lettere si nasconde 10
uspazio
economico
' eu'ropeo",
un'assoeiz.~ione tra,('Unione europeil
dei ,Dodici e altri sci paesi
dell'Europa
ocidentale:
Austria,
Finlandia; Islalida, Norvegia, Svczia e
Lieehtenstein. 'pacsi ehe insieme alia
Svizzcra fanno parte dell'Associazione europea di Iibero scambio
(EFTA). Dal I gennaio 1994, i'Dodiei
e i sei - escluso il Liechtenstein formano .in linea di massima uno
Media
Concentrazione
inesistcntc, ma questo
non
puo'
legittimare
misure
110 voti a favore, sessanta contro
gravemente ridutlrve della Iibert.~' di e due astensioni: dopo lInacccso
stampa.
dibattito, ilParlamento europeo ha
11 Parlamento ellropeo, che a approvalo il' rapporto Fayot-Sehinzel
ragione si .preoccupa per qllesto sui "Libro verde" della Commissiolle
rischio, si c' rammaricato non solo ellropc<~ "Pluralismo e COllccntrazione
dell'assenza
di
disposizioni dei media nel merc<~lo interno".
legislative; ma anche della malic<~nz.~ L'Unione europC<~ dovrebbe quindi
di un codicc deontologico adottato dotarsi di poteri per intervenire "in
dalle associazioni professionali, che c<~so di conccntrazione nefasta per il
definisca le condizioni di rispetto del pluralismo su scala europc<~". 11
segrcio giornlistico e le ragionevoli Parlamento ha allspicato che la
cccczioni (ehe comunque devono Commissione proponga una dirclliva
restare Iimitate), 11 Parlamento ("Iegge europC<~") "che armonizzi le
sotlolinea
inoltre
che
la rcstrizioni
nazionali
sulla
giurisprudenza
della
Corte
di conccntrazione dei media e che
Giust.izia europC<~ sull'applic<~zione pcrmclta all'Unionc di intcrVcnirc" in
delle disposizioni della Convenzione caso di neccssita'. L'intervento
'europea dei diritti dell'uomo potrcbbe dovrebbe essere esteso a tutto
crc<~re le coiidizioni di un approccio
I'insieme del settore, eioc' anehe alia
comune, anche se indiretto. in materia stampa c ai media audiovisivi.
di tutela della liberta' di stampa e dCl
L'Associazione europC<~ degli
scgreto giornalistico.
edilori di giornali si 0ppolle fin d'ora
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a questo approccio: ha deplorato ehe
il Parlamento europeo abbia rifiutato
di awiare un, approfondito dibattito
con gli editori, come essa avcva
ehiesto.
Secondo
I'Associazione
questo approccio e' un "ruI10'
compressore"
,ehe
ignora
la
complessita' redazionale, cultura1e,
cconomica e tccnologica di un settore
in piena mutazione e che rischia di'
mettere in difficolta' la stampa
euroPca di fronte, alia' con'correnza a
Iivello mondiale.
spazio in cui personc, mcrci, scrvizi e
c<~pitali possono circolare Iibcramente.
Cio' non significa che l'Europa senza
frontiere formata dai Dodici si
estenda tal quale agli aUri sei pacsi
deIl'EEE: quindi, ad csempio, non si
parla aflhtto di eliminare it controllo
alle frontiere tra l'Unione europca cd
i suoi sei partners. ne' di concedere ai
cittadini dei sei Stati it diritto di voto
alle c1czioni europee.
Tuttavia. I'EEE offre nuove
opportunita' ai cittadini cd alle
imprese dei diciotto paesi: innanzi
tllttO la possibi1i.ta' di lavorare 0
stabitirsi in UIIO qualsiasi dei pacsi
assenz.~
di
ogni
membri
in
aUlorizz.~zione;
poi la facolta' di
vendere prodotti 0 scrvizi senza
bisogno di spcciali Iiccnzc, e infine la
capaeita' di trasferirc capitali senza
rispettare un tello massimo. L'EEE
costitllisee
dllnqlle
una
zona
eeonomic<~ integrata di 372 milioni di
abitanti - 346 milioni dei quali
appartengono all'Unione europca.
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Veritatis Splendor
In my last two articles on this
encyclic.1l, I have discusscd the grc.1t
love of God for us, how important we
arc to God, the role of the Church in
our lives and our way. to salvation. I
hope that all of what I have discnssed
so fadlas been c1c.1r to all of you. If
there is a, point that you arc not sure
of plcase SPc.1k to your 'Parish Priest,
or,. you may contact .rrje directl{ by
gOlllg to St. Peter's 111 London and
asking for my address in Rome.,
Chapter 2 of the encyclic.11 begins
with the words: "Do not be conformed to this world". I have previously explained that a follower of
Christ does not live "according to the
flesh", but rather' by the gospel and
the hope that Jesus has given. Christ
has eSl.1blishedthe Church here on
earth to act as a physic.11 guide for us.
I! is important that we follow the
teachings of the Church and observe
all of her precepts. Tlie Church has
the responsibility that \vas given' to
her directly by Christ to discern \vhat
is right and wrong. From the earliest
times, the Church has been fnllillilig
this responsibility. An example of this
is found in scripture. St. Paul in .his
leUer to Titus (chapter I" verse 10)
tells the contemporaries of his time:'
"And, in fact, you have there a
great many people who need 'to be
disciplined, who talk nonsense and tly
to make others believe it... inen of this
kind ruin whole families, by tc.1ching
things that they ought not to"•
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St. Paul calls those who go against
the doctrines of the faith '''people who
are no longer interested in the Truth".
From this discourse' of St. Paul, it
would appc.1r 'that ,those who have
opposed what the Church tc.1ches
have always been around - even from
the very beginning, of the Church's
history. Dissenters are therefore, not
to be considered a recent phenomenon. In this encyclical, our Holy
Father is trying to tell us that those
who try to sway us away from what is
the Tmth c.1n 1c.1d us to our very owil
spiritual ruin.
It was St. John who spoke those
thmous words that arc found in chapter 8 verse 32 of his gospel: "You
will know the Tmth, and the Tnith
will make you frcc", Here the Pope
will make a link between the Tmth
and our .Freedom. Indeed, in order to
exercise our free will, to make judgements of what is right and wrong, we
must be free. For example, if sOllleone
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is holding a gun to my he.1d and tells
me to steal something valuable, am I
commilling a sin? The answer is
obviously no since it was not my
intention to steal and, I was forced
iuto doing it. God \vill not hold me
accountable for that offence.
If wc remember our catechism, the
three things necessary for,a mortal sin
are: grave maller, full consent of the
will, and sufficient relIection. If one
of these conditions is not met, no sin
has occurred. Grave maller me.1ns that
'the action that is in question is 'against
the moral law. It would be something
that'has'bccn defined' by the'Church
as a sin. Sccond, full consent of the
will nie.1ns that I am 'totally in control
of mysclf and my situation. I andree
We decide what is good and evil?
.to choose whether or not I will
commit .lhe particular act. Sufficient
,relIection for lIIe means tying the
other two together and realizing that
if I should commit this act, I will be
severing my rclationship with God
and will, in effect, be' selling mysclf
up as my own god. Of course if I
don't know that something'is a sin, I
also cannot be hcld accountable be·'
fore God for it.
If you relIect for a moment on the
concept that I have just given you, the
ide.1 of the absolute necessity of your
free will (frcedom to choose) becomes
very appareut. Our Holy Father, in his
relIeclion on our freedom will go on
to say tlmt the power to decide what
is good and what is evil does not
belong to man, but to God Himself.
God has defined for us what is good
:md what is bad. Man is certainly free,
inasmuch as he can understand and
uecept God's commands. Man pos·
sesses an extremely fhr re.1ehing frcedom - but his Freedom is not unlim·
ited. We ure all called to aCcept the
moral law that has been given to us
by God. In fact, Humim freedom finds
its authentic and complete fulfilment
prccisely in the aeceptance of that
law. God, who alone is good, knows
perfectly what is gOO\l for Man, and
by virtue of His very love proposes
this good to man.
God's law does not reduce, 'much
less do away;, with Human freedom;
rather" it protects and promotes that
Freedom. We. must, however, be careful that we.ao,not become convinced
that what we decide is good and evil
is the criteria that wc use for our
lives.
All of our f.1culties - reason and
intelligence included - depend upon
God who is the Crc.1tor of all things.
There is only onc set of Truths. It is
not that ·c.1ch man must decide what is
true for him and another decide what
his truths will be. In thinking about
this, the words of Christ become very
clear; "I am the Way, the Truth and
the Life". This is also a very explicit
statement that must be taken very
literally. Therefore, if Christ· is the
Truth, our obligation is to' try to
understand Him as best we can.
In writing this relIection on the
second ehaptcr of the encyclical, I
thought of the story of the exodus of
the Jews from Egypt: Moses was their
spokesman before God. When they
were in the desert, Moses left them
for 40 days to receive the law that
God had wanted to give them • the
Ten Commandments. When the Israelites 'were left on their own, what
happened? They fell into a state of
anarchy and f.1shioned a golden calf an idol. They lost their direction and
sense of decency. They became slaver
- yes slaves - to their lawlessness.
When Moses returned and found them
in their miserable state, he was ques·
tioned by onc of the Jews who
,challenged his authority. He told Moses that the group had become selfsufficient without him and had, no
need of God's law. To this, Moses
responded: "There is no Freedom
without the Law". Seeing how the
Jews'lmd strayed serves as a reminder
to us that wc arc not self·sufficient
but depend totally npon God.
Next month' I will wrile my last
article on this encyclical. I hope that I
have shed some light on the concepts
that the Pope has set forth. Until,next
time, I wish yon well and hope that
God blesses you ull abundantly.
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Private and Further
Education
Continued from last month
B: Funding from Capital
In most cases, parents will be
unable to pay the fees from their own,
existing resources in the form' of a
sufficient lump sum. As a more likely
alternative, the following options arc
available:Bl) School Fees Composition
Schemes: are operated by the school
tp which parents propose to send their
children. The schemes consist of
annuities which allow a lump sum to
be paid, in advance, which is less than
that total fees to be
funded. The size of
the' discount whieh
the schoof' is able to
offer will depend on
the length of the
period before the fees
become due imd the
level of ,interest rates
at the time the lump
sum is paid. In' order
to
operate
the
scheme, the 'school to
whom the lump sum
is paid obtains the
status'
of
an
educational charity.
This
makes
the
scheme particularly
attractive to higher
rate taxpayers, as
they would not be liable to either
Income Tax or C1pital Gains Tax
arising from the investment' of the
lump sum by the school.
B2) Educational ,Trusts: previously
outlined in (A4) and, effectively, anindependent version of (BI) with the
exception that it is the trust rather
than the school which, will purchase
the annuity from, the insurance
company. The annuity payments will
be made payable to the school and
sent via the trustees to meet the
school fces for the child concerned.
B3) Fixed Interest Schemes: use
fixed interest investments such as
gilt-edged
securities,
corporation
stocks
and
national
savings
certificates to fund the school fees.
generally
less
volatile
than
equity-based investment schemes,
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given that the purpose is to ensure (as
fhr as possible) that the investments
maturing before the fees fall due for
payment are sufficient.
It is preferable, as a prudent
measure, to choose underlying
investments which have conservative,
but steady, growth potential. This
reduces the possibility (compared to
equity-based investments) of the
investment having a very low value at
the time when the school fees become
due:
B4) Temporary Annuities as a
source of funding: c.1pital c.1n be
applied for school fee purposes' to
purchase a" temporary annuity to,
provide the required amounts to pay
the regular premiums for the various
options oullined in (A2) to (A4).
B5) Investment Bonds as a source
of funding: the withdrawal facility of
the bond eml be used as in (B4)
above. You arc allowed to withdraw
up to 5% of your c.1pital C<1ch YC<1r
without any liability to Income Tax.
Alternatively, you could simply'allow
your capil,,1 to grow in order pay the
school fees sometime in the future.
c: Funding from
Other
Sources
Apart from meeting the cost of
school fces from their own C<1pital or
personal income, the following
alternatives arc available to parents:Cl) Lump Sum gifts from
grandparents/relatives: requires ihe
formation of either an Accumulation
and Maintenance Trust or a
Discretionary Trust in order to enable
the trustees to make the necessary
payments from the trnst at the
relevant times to pay the school fees.
C2) Secured Loans: either in the
'form of a "top-up" to an existing
mortgage, a remortgage or a bank
overdraft secured on your property.
C3) Unsecured Loans: usually in
the fOrnl of a personal loan or a bank
overdraft.
C4) Moving House: this requires
the parents to "trade down". I.e.
move to a house with a lower value
and utilise any c.1pital released, from
the sale of the original property, for
the payment of school fees.
For many parents, considerable
sacrifices, will
have to be made
in,order, to, send
,their children, to
a private school.
These sacrifices
can~
hO\Vevcr"
often be mitigated' by ritaking
the best use of
available financial
resources.
Given that the
vast majority of
parents will not
have, the ability
to pay the school
fees from their
own
personal
nieans as and
when they fall
due, it is importa'nl to' effect an,
investment plan for this purpose. The
best results will. generally be achieved
by taking action emly - ideally, as
soon as possible after the child is
born. Any sehelile, irrespective of the
course of action that is required to
implement it, ,viii need to have a
considerable amount' of in-built
flexibility in order to overcome the
inevitable uncertainties that ,vill arise.
(J'he bJ{ormalion above is based on' our'
understandillg , of currelll legis/a/ion and tax
regululions whic'h art both subject /0 change.
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.Linguaggio e Sessismo
Qual'e' la posizione della donna
nella soeieta' d'oggi? Che molo
svolge il linguaggio nell'influenzare e
consolidare iI modo di pensare della
genic che 10 usa? Le donne italiane e
quelle inglesi affrontano questi problemi in modo simile? Chi c'· piu'
discriminante e' sessista, nei coluronti
della donna, I'uomo inglese 0 quello
italiano?
Sugli inglcsi se ne sono dette di
tutti i colori: se ne c' enfalizz.1ta la
l1emma c I'autocontrollo, 10 spirito
tradizionalista, ma anche la loro tolleranz.1 e rispctto vcrso i molti gmppi
etniei che si sono s!.1biliti nel loro
pacse. Sui fronleinglese, l'llalia e"
vista come la culla dell'arte c della
creativita': il paese delle passioni,.
della buona cucina, dell'allegria c
della confusione polilica. Oli uomini
italiani. pai, hanno la
fama di cssere grandi
corteggialori c amatori. Si crede anche
che I'uomo ilaliano
sia piu' maschilisla
di qucllo inglese,
spesso inclinc a
preferire :chc la
donna
rimanga
a
casa a badarc alia
famiglia. Questi sono
solo banali stercotipi,
mn quanta c'c'
di
vero?
Qggi stiamo sicurmncntc assistcndo
ad una fase di cam..
biamcnto dei ruoli
soeiali che uomini e
donnc
hanno
t rad izi 0 na I mente
rivcslilo: la donna
cscc dall'ambicnlc
domcstico cd cnlra in
queUo pubblico.
Quesla inarrcstabile modifica dci costum; c' palese nell'uso inccrto di
alcune forme che si riferiscono ai
titoli dellc profcssioni che la sloria cd
iI prcstigio hanno assegnalo all'uomo
ma che oggi divcntano ambito anehe
fcmminile. Aprendo un giornale, una
donna ei c' prcscnlata come "iVla
presidenle della commissione'" 0 "iV
la neosegrctario dcl partito", Qucsta
inccrteZz.1 d'uso c' Ic~a!a al. fatto. che
spcsso la forma fcmmuule dl On IItolo
ha connolati ncgativi. Qualsiasi buon
dizionario d'ittlliano, alia voce awo-
catessa tra gli altri significali, riporta
"donna dalPcIoqucnza f:1cilc chc 3ma
la polcmica c la discussione"." Campanile, in un suo dizionario &1tirico..
grottcsco, accanto alln<,vocc scriltrice
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riporta "donna che non sa scrivere",
. Problematico e' diventalo anche iI
distinlo uso che si fa di signora e
signorina: signora e' comunemente
usato anche nei casHn cui e' cbiaro
cbe la donlla in questione non e'
sposata.. Signorina e' usalo su speciflca richiesta dell'inlerloculore, 0 per
clfelti ironici. Quesle due tendenza
Iinguisticbe ci rivelano che.la donna
sla conquistando spazi preltamenle
mascbili e cbe mira ad eliminare
quegli aspelti del linguagio cbe contribuiscono a fare inulili dislinzioni
tra i scssi. Percbe' si deve fare un
dislinlo uso delle forme signora/signo-.
rina, che inveitabilmenle rivela 10
stalo civile della donna, quando una
tale dislinzione non. esiste nel caso
dell'uomo?
E' stalo iI movimento femminista
degli anni '60 cbe ha
preso picde a far nascere un forte inleresse
per iI rapporto tra
uoma, donna, linO'.
guaggio e sessismo. 11
Iinguaggio e' stalo
accusato di con'tribuirealla. supre-'
ma'zia inaschilc e
sminuire I'importanza
del ruolo femminiIe
che passa quasi del
tulto in secondo pi-.
ano. In entrambi i
casi la figura fernminiIe e' scomparsa.
.La religione cristiana
c' slala una delle
forze che maggior-.
menle hanno influenzalo .11 civilta' oceidentale. L1 Genesi riporta che Dio ba
creato Eva da una
costola di Adamo.
Paolo Apostolo ribadisce che "I'uomo
non e' della donna, ma la donna
dell'uomo poiche' I'uomo non e' stalo
cre.1to per la donna ma la donna per
I'uomo (I, Cor. 11:8·9).
Sin dai lcmpi di Aristotele si e'
crcduto che la donna fosse un essere
fisicamenle e biologicamente mcno
cvoluto dell'uomo c pertanto moralmenle ed intellcttuahnente infcriore.
Oggi c'e' cbi vede la donna colpevole
della rottura dell'equilibrio sociale
fondalo sulla famiglia e I'emancipazione femminile, e' stala visla come la
causa principale della messa in crisi
dcl rapporto di coppia e dell'aumento
del numero dci divorzi.
Dal punto Iinguistico questi nlUtamcnti sociali si manifcstano con una
Monica Pellegrini
tendenza alia neutralizzazione della
dilferenza tra i scssi. Tuttavia, alcune
proposle di modificarc alcune strutture della .lingua non sono mm stale
presc in considerazione. Ad escmpio,
nessun parlante penserebbe mai di
dire "Marco, Luisa e Lucia sono
arrivate", dala la prevalenza fernminile nel gru'ppo. Giulio Lepzscby ba
falto notme che parole come i1libro 0
la penna, rionostante iHoro genere,
non lrasmettono alcuna essenza mascbile 0 femminile.
Oggi, aleune femministe inglesi cd
americane soslengono che per cambiareil modo di pensare della genie e
necessario agire direttamenle sui Iinguaggio - vocabolario e slrutture.
Hanno proposto dei manuali che offrono forme d'uso alternative a quelle
considerate sessisle e discriminanli. I
loro sono dei propositi molto buoni.
Tuttavia, la genIe. quando parla 0
scrive non si fenna per consultare
quello cbe questi manuali dicono in
proposilo, ma lende ad esprimersi
seoondo quello che sente e perce~isce
della re.1lta' circostanle e quindl per
cambiare iI nostro modo di pensare e'
importanle Illodificare i 'Iuoghi
comuni e i 'fatti che ci circondano.
Solo quando ci renderemo conto che
la reaIta' sta elfcttivamenle cambiando, cercheremo forme alternative
per esprimere' quello cbevediamo.
Non bisogna dimenticare, pero', che iI
linguaggio verbale svolge I'imporlanle funzione di dilfondcre idcologie
e pensiero.
.
L'azione Iinguistica non e' cbe
una delle strategie a disposizione
della donna che si impone sui panorama sociale. Un'altra e I'assimilazione .11 gruppo dominante - nel noslro
caso quello maschile - assumendone
atteggiamenti fisici e psicologici e
mirando alIa pari!.1' assolula. Un'altra
ancora mira all'uguaglianza tenendo
in menle cbe c'e' un'indiscutibile
dilferenza Ira i dne sessi. Un'esempio
d'assimilazione e' riscontrabile in
L.1dy Thalcher che per avere un
maggiore impatto sui pubblico ha
volutamente abbass.1lo il lono della
voce per evitare quegli elfetti di
stridnlila' che, spesso, sono comicamcnte attribuiti a persona~i fernminili. AlI'occhio italiano, PIU' auslero sembra il modo di vestire della
donna inglese. Invcce un inglesc, mi
ha detto di non apprezzare il modo di
vestire degli italiani perche' usano
troppi colori. Un'altra mi ba delto cbe
le donne italiane veslono in un modo
troppo vistoso e spesso cnfalizz.1nte la
loro fenuninilita', Beh! In fondo e'
solo queslione di guSli.
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Face to Face
The Lord Hears the
Cry of the Poor
Often in our lives, we have
wondered about the problem' of
injustice on the Earth. It is all over
our newspapers. In this particular
country, we sce political oppression.
In that particular country, we 'see the
sufferings brought about, by tile
ravages of war. If, however, 'we look
a 'little closer, we see this problem
of injustice in our own lives.
'
A very common queStion I think
we all ask ourselves is: why do the
good suffer and the evil ones
prosj>cr? This is, a question that has
been asked from the beginning of
time. Wc live in an'imperfeet world'
and there ,is seemingly no 'end to
suffering. I want, to offer two points
that nmy solve this question', and
inspire in all of us the desire to trust
always in the Lord.
God knows very initimately our
lives hcre on the 'Earth. He knows us
'better than we know ourselves. He
,truly'understands wlmt wc are going
through in our lives and will help us
because He is rich in mercy and in
love. Therefore,' my two point are:
1) God will punish those who persecute others
2) God will save all who cry to Him
'
for help.
There are those who carry their
malice and their uneharitableness to
such a point that they become guilty
of calumny and rob thcir neighbour
of their honour and even their
possessions. Acting in such a way is
a violation of the Law of Love
which God has given to us.
In c<~eh man, God has instilled a
conscience and a way of living in an
upright manner. To go against this is
to sin not only against our ncighbour
but also against God Himself. Christ
Himsclf stated in the that: "He who
receives you, receives Me. And, he
who despises Me, despises Him who
sent me". In another pass.~ge it is
written: "Whatsoever you do" to the
least of my people, that you do unto
Me".
These
arc
very
clear
statemcnts and have no need of
elarific.~tion. God
never fails to
punish those, sooncr or later, who ill
tre.~t their neighbour or deal in an
unjust manner. Even on the Earth,
there is some evidenCe of this. How
often does it happen ,that a man
prepares a pitfall for another and
falls into it himsel17 How often has
a man in the process of slandering
another loose his own rc"utation?
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Having said' all this, wc must
also look at ourselves and make sure
that we are not the one being "high
and mighty". We must have a clean
conscience and be filled with the
love of God. 'We must forgive the
wrongs that others do to us. If they
continue, we should not retaliate, but
rather pray for them.
, Of all the creatures on the Earth,
men are the highest. God loveS all
men so much so that He allows us
to always exercise our free will.
There is a very beautiful song that I
hear sung every once in a while
during Mass' that states: "The Lord
hears the 'ct}' of the poor, blessed by
the Lord". According to Scripture,
,those who are sorrowful and unjustly
persecuted arc numbered among the
friends of God. Therefore no matter
how severe the persecution, if he
only trusts, in God and relies upon
Him. He is one of God's friends and
is under His special protection. The
innocent man may have many
to understand ourselves better and
we grow strongcr. We become more
compassionate and we can identify
more with Christ who was the
"suffering scrvant". If we go
through life without having any,
problems, we are not really livin$.
When we look at suffering in this
light, perhaps we can call sufferin$in some scnse, a gift form God. This
is a strange way to look at this
problem if wc are only "mcn and
womcn of the world". With Christ,
suffering has taken on a whole new
dimension and a whole new value. It
can be a tremendous source of grace
as wcll. We must always remember'
that this world is not the one that
we arc living for., It is the world to
come that really counts. When we
look at the lives of the Saints, we
See how much suffering they truly'
did. Since we are all called to be
saints in Heaven" perhaps it is truly
a gift that God is giving us for our
own sanctification. Or, it can also be
considered a tool for God to use to
teach us with. Eilhcr way, it is a
very positive and rc<~listic approach
to all of our difficulties.
One day our sUfferings will end
and God will show us why we
suffered. I think we will then all
realize that it truly made' sense for
us to suffer at that point in our
lives. Remember too, that each one
of us will be judged for what we
have done on the Earth. Nothing will
remain hidden from God. His justice
will be the measure by which things
\vill
be decided. Let us all take
With suffiring we grow
comfort in this and at the same time,
enemies, he may be poor and remember that we must be careful
despised, but God will take care of with what we do in our lives.
I hope that this reflection that I
him an,d will onc day turn his
sufferings into joy! What could be have given touches you in some
way. Perhaps it will spark in us a
more consoling than this tllought?
Why, you may ask, does it scem dceper awareness of the difficulties
that not all who are suffering unjust of those around us. Perhaps it will
persceution receive this special help even hclp us to make sensc of a
from God? To this I can offcr two difficult period in our lives. In any
solutions. First, the individual is not case, my last Gospel quot.~tion
really trusting in God. The pcrson (t.~en from St. Matthew) would now
may be too impaticnt to wait until be best used as a spiritual measuring
the time comes when He will hclp stiek to make a determination of just
and bring dcliverance. Also, if we how good we arc.
"A good man draws good things
seek to avenge the wrongs that are
done to us, we Imve taken the mattcr from his store of goodness, a bad
into our own hands. By ,trying to act man draws bad things from' his store
like God, we offend Him. Not only of badness".
To put it simply, if you are a
may the persecution continue ,but it
may actually gct worse. God will act good person, you will look for the
in His good time. Second, perhaps goodness in others and try always to
God wants us to suffer. There is a do good. If your are an evil person,
great positive in the sUfferings that you will always look for the evil in
we endure both on a spiritual Icvel others and will always try to do evil.
I hope I, have made my point!
as well as a" physical levcl. We get
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Primavera
Aldo Davighi
Quando vien Primavera sulla lerra,
aneora verde, lingenle della brina
poi sole, Ira pappaveri fiammanli
sole con le lue spighe, al sole andanti.
Finehe" divenla c.1ndida farina
e con I 'acqua, ti mcscola a dare pane
il pane ehe per IUlli a buon sapore
di lulle le sudale, 0 pere umane
amieomio qui' nella valle non d sei
se non sei qui dove sei " non li vedo
maL"
Memories in the Air
Aurora
Enzo Gizzi
See Enzo'S article on page 10
As we euler Ihe aircraft as one special crew.
We are slrangers you know, who we never knew.
We are part of one special leam,
Who will do our job wilh greal self esteem.
When off dUly nexl morning il's different you know.
The brc.1kfasl is greal, and we relax this is so.
We lell all our problems, I'm sure Ihis is fair,
For we;re down on Ihe ground and not up in Ihe air.
.
Yes life has ils problems, I'm sure you'll agree,
There's Ihe mQrtgage, Ihe bills or jusl watching T.V.
Yel my Ihoughls still relurn to Ihe crew in the air,
JUSI a card or a phone call 10 say we really care.
My Dream
,
\
t'
We all have drc.1ms of Ihal I am sure,
I had onc Ihal was so very pure.
To lravel Ihe world and make people smile
Would be Ihe answer and make life worthwhile.
Wilh Brilish Airways my ans\yer did come;
Dressed in my blue my life had begun.
To make euSlomers happy as Ihey lravel by air
Was my answer complelely and lhey had no cares.
Our company mollo is surely Ihe besl;
We all love our work so .we don'l lake a rest.
To plc.1se all the people. yes out on lhi: street
It gives some folk headaches. bUI 10 'us il's a IrCo1t.
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Elisabetta Puglisi Gissara
ll_risveglio. del mondo, dopa le ore not/umt, it bula che si dirada
plan., piano, per ,/asclare spazlo aI/a IUCf. e" la pennel/ala di un
-··Gran..de A{aestro" che mos/ra ;n ogni aspel/o della natura, il suo
sp/mdore.
Si sehiude il delo.
emerge la luce.
come un:ostrica per mostrar la sua perla.
diafana,
poi pin' fulgida.
immenS<1...
Una piccola sfera di crislallo rosso vivo appare.
e' iI sole.
raggi accccanti. si stendono. si diramano.
come i lenlacoli di un rosso ragno.
ehe si stende all'esterno...
Sono raggi infinili, violenti.
di un colore aeuto, intenso
e la luce si sp.1nde.
nello spazio eCIcste,
irraggiuugibile a noL.
E' luce,
e'luce nel mondo.
la natura si desta qnei raggi inccsS<1nti, prorompenti...
Luce sui ranli degli allieri spenti.
lucc sui fiori.
Ince sui nidi,
sulle case di pietra grigia.
sulla gente.
.
luee sulle stradine di campagna.
awolte nel buio.
luce sui monti cretti alia furia del venlO.
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Caro Direttore,
'dai nostri Lettori
sociale che I'anziano ha, emerge cd
urge la ncccssita' di stabilire un
Con la prcsente esidero allirarc la ponte, una iillegrazione tra le diverse
lua attcnzione sull'anno appcna gencrazioni, per Invorare assieme
trascorso, con rammarico constato che ccrcando di .risolvere i problemi che
non ha prodOllO nulla di utile per affiiggono la societa'.
I'anziano:
LOllare per iI bene comune, sfidare
Tin tulli i cilladini Euopei che la sofferenza, la miseria, I'oppressione
popolano . l'Europa I'anziano puo' dei deboli e superare gli egoismi
consic!erarsi la risorsa maggiore che la individuali.
socicta' ha.
Oli anziani sono ormai
La ricchezza di una nazione divcntati, L"lnli, numcricamentc,
proviene dagli anziani,. che sOlio le in Europa, essi cercano, una voce
radici stesse ,della societa', per i loro che gli unisca, per 101lare contro
valori, le loro espcrienze, I'impegno I'ndividualismo aggressivo che
morale e la fhtica lavorativa di una ci nega la solidariela' delle
intera vita spesa per costruire un generazioni che prenderanno il
futuro migliore ai propri figli.
nostro posto,
Il
futuro
dell'Europa
sta
Tullo
qnesto
affinche'
nell'anziano, perchc' esso e' iI I'anziano possa godere di una
conteriitore morale, iI modello di vita alliva, serena e dignitosa,
S<1crificio, di pazienza e di volonta'tenendo iI cappcllo in testa e
per la societa' presente e futura.
nou in mano, in alleS<1.
Bisogna smellcrla di parl~re degli
Questo mi aspellavo quale
anziani in' modo negativo, parlare impeguo· di solidariela' dalle
. "Istituzioni Europec, che ancora
soJamente di costi e di spese.
I tempi esigouo una polilica .ina voila hanno deluso le giuste
aggressiva di rivalutazione del nlOlo aspcllative dcgli·anziani.
Tanto ti dovevo, con gentile
preghiera di pubblicazione colgo
I'occasione per inviare cordiali saluti.
Pietro Mabea
London SEl5
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Cinema
The King is dc.1dl Long live the
Kingl
Until his dc.1th a few yc.1rs ago
David Lean was probably the grc.1test
film maker around. He, had the capacity to, make" a big film' inlimate
(Lawrence of Arabia) and 'a small film
expansive (Grc.1t Expectations) and he
rarely missed the mark when crafting
his films.
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But who is 'his heir? He once
referred to Steven Spielberg as his
"spiritual younger brother". But has
he grown up enough to take his
place?
Unlike his Hollywood collc.1gues,
I have always, had an enormous
respect for Spielberg. Whatever film
he has approached he lias absorbed
himself entirely in the subject maller
with no' holds barred. Indilllia Jones
\vas the action packed film'; when you
think of' a Crc.1ture from outer space,
does'it resemble E.T.? And don't tell
me you didn't believe those dinosaurs
were real; He also showed promise
with The Colour Purple and now" for
me, has come of age wilh Sehindler's
List.
.
Almost wilhout doubt, his previous
films have been a hindrance to having
his mIents recognized. He commilled
the cardinal sin of gelling himself a
repUl.1tion for a ccrtain genre of film.
(How many aClors have suffcred Ihe
same fate?). The other sin he commilted was to make things look simple
and true and therefore 10 make them
look easy - a sure sign of a genius.
But what of Sehindler's List? Wcll
let's kecp this direct and to the point.
It is quite simply onc of the finesl
films cver made. Regardless of the
subject maller '(or maybe because of
it), regardless of the accuracies (or
inaccuracies) as a piece of cinema it
is stunning - literally. Those of you
who do not Ic.wc Ihe cinema feeling
as if you ,have been kicked in the
hc.1d should make a careful examination of your sensibililies. Conversely,
those Ihat go to sce the film a number
of times have something definitely
wrong wilh' them. It is .iot a film onc
would chose 10 sce but must sce.
I have rc.1d and seen much of the
debate wilhin the Jewish 'community
of this film. There is Iillle I <:'1n
comment on this. I· am not a Jew. I
was not in a conccntration c.1mp. I
was not alivc in World War 11. Yct
how am I to 1c.1rn of the atrocities; the
mindless killing? Who is to warn me
off repc.1ting history? How clse am I
to recognise the frightening similarities into today's sociely?
Looking beyond the Jewish ques"
Marzo:94
AgrifogIio Boseo
tion I found myself thinking of God's Ihat magical chcmistry betwcen leadselcclion proccss. Dcfinitcly not ing man and lady didn't quite sparkle.
Man's. Schindlcr i~ no glorified hero.
Should you have any doubts about
He cuts no cloth as a saint. He did not the abilities of Anthony Hopkins then
set about to aid the Jews but 10 abuse I would recommend' you put yourthem. He was a womaniser, a gam-.. selves through the.(most pleasurable)
bIer, a Nazi, a virtual slave lrader,. a experience of watching Remains of
'persecutor. NeVertheless he had a last the' Day and. Shadowlands. In the
minute reprieve. Selling off on Ihe hands of a lesser Ialent, the grey'area
fO<1d home he. threw it all in and between Ihe iwo performances,would
bought over 1,100 lives. I was some- have been immense but instead' you
.how reininded of a certain mainvithare left \vith two distinct personalities.
similar characteristics, on the rOad to
In any other year (especially in the
Damascus. There is hope for us all.
company of last' year's dire selection)
The ways of God or Fate, which- Shadowlands'''would probably, h3ve
ever, you believe, is also a primary picked up an ·Oscar or ,two and
mover in Shadowlands. I first remem- 'deservedly so. But Ihis wholly' enjoyber shedding a lear when I sa\V' Ihe able film will be lucky if it doeSn't
play a few yc.1rs ago. (If you tell leave Oscar, night empty ,handed.
anybody I said Ihat I'll deny it!!) Nevertheless it should leave you \vilh
William Nicholson has done marvels something to think about.
\vith'the rewrite and Richard' Allen-,
For those who arc interested here
borough has assembled a
strong ensemble C.1St. He also
scc,us to' have 1c.1rnt his lesson
Right: The heir apparent
Below: lVinger am/Hopkins in
Shadow/ands
from A Chorus lineAl is onc of the
few films adapted from a play Ihat
isn't claustrophobic:
The story dcals with the 52ycar-old C.S. Lewis (he not only of
Ihe Narnia books but numerous Christian writings) who mects American
Joy Grcsham. It is only when she falls
ill with c.1ncer and he is about 10 lose
her that he realises how much he
loves her. I suppose, Ihercfore, on onc
level it is a simple but lrue love story
- (as opposed to a sc.~ and hormone
romp!)
I am not sure if I was entirely
convinced by Debra Winger's performance as Joy. Competent, certainly, bul I would have gone more
for a yonng Anne Bancrofi type. And
is my seleclion:
Best Film: Schindler's List
Bcst Dircctor: Steven Spielberg will they darc have Ihe audacity to
ignore him,once again?
Best Actor: Tom Hanks. A good
perforn\ani:c in Philadelphia augmented by Demme's dirccting.
Best AClress: Holly Hnnter. She
spoke not a word in'The Piano, but
who did not undersland whal she said.
Best Supporting Actor: Ralph Fiennes. I still refuse to believe he is a
British', actor and not some t\\1Sted
Nazi camp commandant.
Best Supporting Actress: Can
someone explain how Emma Thompson got her name on the list?
Sce you next monlh.
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Richard Evans
The major international sporting being i1t5.1ne, the attacker had known herself, however, was leaving nothing
event of the monUi must be the prccisely what he was doing. Indeed to chance. She promptly brought proWinter Games, in Lillchammcr" Nor- he had been paid by Miss Harding's ceedings seeking a typically astroway. But there can be little doubt that estranged husband to eliminate Kerri- nomic figure through the American
a major cloud hangs over this event. gan and hopefully put Mr Gillooly Courts for compensation if shc was
The tragic death, a fortnight ago of (for that is his' name) back in matri-' prevented from eomj>eting. A deal has
Austrian Ski Champion Ulrike Maier moniallhvour \vith Miss Harding. The now bccn struck. The PoliCe are still
should remind us all 'of the dangers eritie.11 qucstioit is did' Mrs Gilloolyl continuing with thcir enquirieS and
and risks competitors take ;and no Harding kno,,, anYthing about this or ,have not charged Miss 'Harding. Ac'
,
world championship or gold medal not?
cordingly, the Arncricim' Authorities
can ever be worth' more
.
, , have allowed, her to
,than life itself. I remem~
travel to Lillehammer
ber John Arlott saying
and compete, in remuch the same whcn
turn for her dropping
presenting the awards at
her civil claim.
the BBC Sports PersonBut I' would like
ality of tlie Year shortly
,to pose onc qucslion
after Johnny Owen had
to Miss Harding. Rebeen killed in the boxgardless of whcther
ing ring. It was the love
she knew or not,
of their, sport wl)ieh
what is more impordrove these sportsmcn
tant, the sport of ice
a,nd women on in spite
'skating, the Olympic
of and in full knowlideal, or you? It
edge of the risks they
would appear that
were taking. It is importhis 'young lady has
tant that thcse h'croic'
acquired a fan club,
sacrifices arc not t<1Csigned . up a Hollynished by others who
~wood de.11 and admit~,
appear to have lost all
ted
that her interest
L-, :--::
sense of, proportion
in the Olympics is
about the importance of
the money she can
~?:~~~~
winning.
make out of it. Peri
- -,
I am sure, like many
haps those facts 5.1y
k .."--'-"_. -.. . . . ~
of you, I have been
more than I could
reading with inere.1sing
ever do: My immediNaney Kerrigan: a victim along with de CouberJin's ideals
disbelief the talcs from
ate rcaction was that
the American Ice Skatas soon as the news
ing World since the KerriganlHarding
She has made a public' statement" about her husband broke, I 'would
episode first broke e.1rly in January.
seeking forgiveness, not' for having have expected her honourably to have
In e.1se all this excitement (if that been instnullcntal' in initiating the withdrawn from the American Te.1m
be the right word) has passed you by, original act, but for having 1e.1rned of on grounds there was no possible ,way
let me bring you up to date. Miss certain filcts afterwards and conce.1led in which she could compete without
Kerrigan is the Amerie.1n number onc them. Her husband, presnmably by tarnishing the image of all sport.
and holds the Olympic' Bronze Medal now having re.1liscd that his little ploy Baron'de Coubertin's philosophy that
from Albertville. two ye.1rs ago. had not been immediately successful competing was more important than
Whilst giving a' press interview she in winning back his wife's favours winning appe.1rs never to have been a
was attacked by an apparent lunatic and lhced with a long prison sentence. consideration.
with an iron' bar and her subsequcnt started 5.1ying Miss Harding was
For the worst and most tragic
knee injury caused her to '\vithdrmv aware of the original plan. A full re.1sons, the events of last month have
from the Amerie.1n Championships. blown police iuquiry has been set up shown, that sport re.111y is now a
Strictly, this me.1nt that she would no aud the American Skating Authorilies matter as important as life itself.
longer qualify for the Olympic Team obviously had the difficult decision
but, sensibly, because of the bizarre about whcther to expel Miss Harding
circumstances, the authorities made :111 from the tc,1m. Onc could immediexception and she was picked along- ately sce their dilemma. The only re.11
side the eventual Amcriean Cham- ground for exclusion was if they were
,pion, Tonya Harding.
satisfied that she had bccn aware
Slowly, it emcrged that far from bcforeliand of' the allael<. The lady
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Italsport
Sandro Pratolj,
Calcio: Come se non bastassero gli
innumerevoli probleini che gli sono
piombati addosso'daquando e' stalo
elelto sindaoo di napoli, Antonio Bassolino si rilrova om fm le mani la
patata bollenie 'delhi Societa' Sportiva
Calcio Napoli. La crisi eCorioinica del
Napoli e' giunta dunque ad ,un punto
moUo difficile. Ogni possibile soluzione dovm'essere percorsa in brevissimo tempo e portera' inevitabihnente
ad una svolta decisiva per i destini del
club, il piu' glorioso derSud, cOn.GO
anni di storia.
"
Calcio: Quaranluno minuti per battere un record che resiste dal '73, 903
minuti senza subire gol, qucl fanras-.
tico primato stabilito da Dino loff
con la maglia della ]uv~. Questo e~ iI
destino che aspelta, Sebastinao Rossi,
porti.ere rossonero, 30 anni; di Ccsena
il quale c' arrivalo a 8G3 'minuti in
Serie A senza subire una rele.
Per Rossi; Dino loff e' sempre stato
il milo, iI re, I'unico. "Giocando nelle
giovanili del Cesena - ha raccont.,to,
in uno dei poehi momenti in cui si'
concede ai giornalisti • per due,volte
ho falto iI raccallapalle contro la Juve.
Che emozione guardarlo da 'vicino:
Ciclismo: Sulla'pista della Cilta' di loff
il, piu' grande di IUlli, un
Messico dove' nCl'luglio scorso I'in- mostro di bravura. Agli altri port!eri
glese Chris Boardman aveva percorso ·Ia palla la liral'o, a lu' la consegna·
chilometri 52,270, Fmnccsco Moser si vo''.
e' affidato al cardiofrequenzimelro, al
cronomentro e al' computer ,per stabilire se ern in condizioni di detronizzare I'inglese che ha vent'auui meno
di lui. Non cc I'ha fatlo, pero' c'
riuscito egualmeute a migliorarsi ris-,
pelto a dieci anili fa passando da,
51,151 a 51,840.
Ecco dunque per un tipo testardo
come lui prospeltarsi I'evenlualila' di
un tcn~at,ivo su -pista coperta, rinun..
ciando ai van,taggi lcgati all 'altum.
Avendo dOVuto rinuuciare a 'Stoccarda
perche' la pista tedesca era indisponibile, Moser ha puntato suBordeaux.
ma il responso non e' stato favorev-'
ale, da qui la sua onesta a~nmissionc:
uRinuncio aI rccord u .
cm
Calcio: In una partita amichevole
contro la Francia aRoma, gli n~2urri
hanno perso 0-1. Delusione per Sacchi; previsione per le Mondiali'l Speriamo di no.
Dina ZaJf: un recard di 903 minuli
Basket: Squalific., per due mmi al
ccstista Macio Boni c mnmcnda di
cinque milioni alia Montecatini, sua Tl'otto: Doping nell'ippiC:l, il copersocicta" d'appartcnCIl7..fl: cosi' s'c' ehio e' stato tollo. La Commissione di
pronuncialoil. giudice sportivo Gio- diseiplina di prima iSlanza dcll'Ente
vanni Pulialti, dopo le indagini che nazionale Corse al Trollo ha giudicato
hanno acccrtalO la presenza di agenti 'lre c.,si di cal'alli risullati positivi ai
anabolizzanti ,nell'organismo del- test.
I'atleta, SOltoposto a controllo allli- Si lralla deUa punta di un fenomeno
doping (e successive controanalisi) diffusissimo e colpevole ch.: sta
dopo lagara di serie A .Molllecatini I'cnendo alia luce ora, dopo chc le
Bialelti-Onyx Caserta, dispUlala iI 2 aulorila' sportive hanno dcciso di
gennaio scorso,
intensificare i controllL
Marzo!14'
Basket: Puguo duro in casa Benet,
ton. L:l sconfilla Casalinga adoj>era
della Baker Livorno, ultimo allo'di
risultati insoddisfacenti, ha determinato una pesanlemulta: 'Ia squadra
subira' il congelamento del 20% degli
stipendi. '
Calcio: Pauia per Fabrizio Ferron,
po'rtiere deU'Aialanta: dopO uno sCOn~
tro fortuito con' Padovano del Rei;giana, il suo' cuore ha rallentato il
ballito per .15 secondL Ricoverato in
ospcdale, i mediei gli hanno riscontrato 'uno stato commolivo. Le condizioni del portiere, comunque, non'
,destailo preoccupazionL
'
Olimpiadi Invernali:. E' stata
Manuela di.Ce·nta, friulana di Paluzza,
.n conquista~e la prima'm'edaglia d'oro
per.I'lIalia.3 Lillehammer.. Ad assis"
tere al trionfo di Manuela neUa ISkm
dci fondisli c'cra' anehe 'Mario PesCante, presidenti del Coni. Di Centa
Itii j>oi vinto una medaglia d'argento
nella combinata.
Boxe:A Madrid, eulOpco dei medi
jr. in p.,lio, I'ilalitino Santo Colombo
e' stalo balluto per k.o.1. al lerzo
round dal C,stilleji>.
Formula 1: Si chiama 412Te IUlta
IOssa, il suo -segrcto sara' il prima
cambio lrasvers.1le "scatolato"'. E.' la
nuol'a Fcrmri che disputera' la sta·
gione 1994/1995. Si chiama "412 T"
perehe' la prima cifra indica il numero delle valvole adollate nella
motorizzazione aspirata seguita al
tnrbo, le scconde due il numero dei
cilindri, la lellera "T" iI prima
C:lIl1bio ImSVers.1le scatolato.
Calcio: Non c'e' pace per ('Inter. La
squadra non dccolla, eliminata dalla
Coppa lIalia e onnai fuori dal girosendello; la contestazione dei tifosi
cresce; la societa' e' altravers.,ta da
una nuol'a bufcra. Se ne va Piero
Bosehi,
ingegncre, amministratore
delegato deU'lnter, daU'1 sellembre
'91, il grande lessitore deU'operazione
Bergkamp·]onk, legali da un contralto
in scadenz., nel '96.
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I
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WHAT IS IT?
DAVVERO? NON Cl CREDO!
L'orologio piu' compIicato e
piu' esatto del ,mondo e' queIlo
installato nel municipio di Copenhagen, per la costruzion,e'del quale
occorse dieci anni. Ii suo,meceanismo e' composto dli 14,000 peZzi.
La sfera che indka iI movimento
del polo terrestre impieghera'
25,753 anni per compiere un giro
completo. Essa e' quindi dotata' del
meccanismo piu~ iento sinora realizzato.
Le antiche legioni romane in
marcia erano sempre procedute da
numerosi esploratori, ed accompagnate da un tribuno e da due
centurioni, oltre che" da un augure,
ossia da un sacerdote che
,il futuro.:
questLdoveva
prediceva
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sorvegliare che ,l'accampamento
venisse realizzato secondo ,leprescTizioni di un apposito riro religioso.
Nel 1906 in Inghilterra era
possibile comprare, cori;ul}a cifra
relativamente contenuta (considerando che a quel tempo le auto
avevano prezzi proibitivi) ,una
«Leader 60 HP», una'vettura
costruita da un'oscura fabbrica di
Nottingham. Essa era dotata di un
motore ad otto ciIindri con una
ciIindrata totale di ben 15,000'
centimetri cubi.
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CHE RISATA!
L'insegnante chiede agli scolari:
- Qual, e' iI personaggio chevi
ha piu' colpito?
- Napoleone! - risponde un
frugoletto.
- Mio padre! - ribatle un altro. Quando gli ho mostrato I'ultima
pagella...
You idiot! That was the last of
it's species l
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
There are 20 differences beta'een the /Wo pictures
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Solution to last month's
"Le Assicel/e"
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Mamma's Ricetta
Tagliatelle con Prosciutto Cotto
e Avocado
Ingredienti :
500 gf tagliatelle
1 avocado
250 gr fette di proseiutto cotto tagliato in,strisce lcm
1 piecola eipolla tritata'
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1 s~ieo d'aglio pestato' (a piaeerc)
20 gr burro
180 gr di frungm tagliati a fette
1 cueehiaino di erbe secehe
1 mandata di prezzemolo tritato
bollente
1 dado seiolto in mezza tazza di acqua
220 gr di panna 0 fromage 'frais
pepe e poco sale
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Metodo:
Fate, friggen: la cipoila e I'aglio nel burro. Aggiungete i funghi e continuate a friggere pcr altri' 5
minuti. Unite il prosciutto, le erbe, il prczzemolo, il
dado sciolto, iI sale e il pepe. Cueinatc per altri 5
mil1uti. ' Toglietc la pelle dall'avocado. Tagliatelo in
tante fctte pcr il lungo, poi tagliate ogni fctta a
meta". Aggiungctc Ic fettc di avocado e la panna al
proseiuito. Rimettete, suI fuoco e, sempre mescolando,
fatele appena sealdare. Cucinatc, al dente, la pasta in
abbondante acqua salata. Scolatela. Conditela con la
salsa C?servitela calda.
N.B.Potete sostituire iI proseiutto con gamberetti.
Avocado al Forno
Ingredienti:
3 avocado
200 gi" di gamberetti
120 gr di formaggio grattugiato (gruyere 0 Cheddar)
1 piccolo porro (solo la parte bianca) tritato
120 gr di panna
sale e' pepe "
Metodo:
Fate bollire i gamberetti per circa 5 minuti. Scolateli
etagliateli in pezzetti. Tagliate gli avocado in due
per il lungo. Togliete le ossa. Lcvate la ,polpa
'Iaseiando la pelle intera. Pestate la, polpa. Aggiungete
i gamberetti, iI formaggio, iI porro ed iI pcpe.
,Mettete un quarto del com{iosto in ogni pelle di
avocado. Metteteli su una placca da fomo imburrata.
Cucinate in fomo pre-scaldato 190/no..5 per eirca 20
Iminuti.
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N.B. Potete sostituire i' gamberetti con, saloriie, merluzzo' 0 granehio. Se desiderate potetc' anehe usare
pesee in seatola.
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Tagliatelle with Ham & Avocado
Ingredients :.
lib tagliatelle
1 avocado
1121b sliced ham cut into 112" wide strips
'I small onion finely ehopped
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1 crushed clove of garlic. (optional)
1 oz butter
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6 ozs sliced mushrooms
1 tcasJl,oon mixed dried herbs
1 h!Uldful chopped ,parslcy
1 stoek cube diluted in 112 cup of boiling water
8 floz double cream or fromage 'frais '
pepper and a little salt
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Method:
Lightly fry the onion and garlic in the butter
until soft. Add, the mushrooms and fry for about
5 minutes.
Add the ham, herbs, parsleY"diluted stock cube,
salt and pepper. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
Remove skin froin avocado.
Slice the avocado lengthwise then cut caeh slice
in half. Add the avocado and cream to ham
mixture. Stir gently over heat .until heated
through. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling
salty water until just tender. 'Drain.
Pour mixture over the pasta and serve hot.
N.B. Prawns can be substituted for ham.
Baked Avocados
Ingredients:
3 avocado pears
7 oz prawns
4 oz grated cheese (gruyere or Cheddar)
I small leek (white only) finely chopped
4 fl oz double cream
salt and pepper
Method:
Boil the prawns for about.5 minutes. Drain and
cut into small pieces.
Halve the, avocados. Remove stones. Scoop out
the flesh without damaging the skins. Mash the
avocado flesh.
Add the prawl1s cheese, leek, salt and pepper.
Mix the mixture into caeh avocado skin.
Place the skins on to a greased baking tray.
Bake in prc-heated oven 190/no.5 for about 20
minutes. Serve hot.
N.B. The prawns can be substituted with cooked
salmon, eod or. crab or canned fish.
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Italian Conversation Club
26 April to 30 June
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Tel: 071-235 1461 for details
WEEK-END IN ITALIANO
Italian Language Intensive Course
18,19,20 March 1994
Italian Cultural Institute
Tel: 071-235 1461 for details
VERDI : REQUIEM
Sunday 10 April at 2.30pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street
Tel: 071-638 8891
FLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT
directed by Franco Cristaldi
In original Italian with subtitles
Rupert SI. Metro, 11 Rupert Street, Wl
Tel: 071·437 0757 for times
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
by Giuseppe Verdi
15,18,21,24 March
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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DANTE AND POPULAR SOVEREIGHTY
Seminar given by Prof. Peter Armour
16 March at 6.30pm
Italian Cultural Institute
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VENICE
Paintings and works on paper
by Sander Ort
Until 19 March 1994
at Le Chat Noir Gallery
35 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, Wl
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Mon-Fri 11.00am to 7.00pm
Sat 11.00am to 6.00pm
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9,13,16,19,24,27 May 1994
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Tel: 071-240 1066
GRAND CLASSICAL GALA
BLOODLINES
A photographic exhibition
by ScottishlItalians
Cultural ties and traditions of Italian
immigrant communities in Britain including
the sinking of the SS Arandora Star
Including excerpts from Rossini, Verdi,
Albinoni and Leoncavallo
Sat 12 March at 7.30pm
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4th February to 19th March.
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Mon 4 April at 2.30pm
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Madonna della Neve Lunch
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Tel: Padre Blanda 071-734 2156
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