Podcasts about Apulia

En Italia, la región de Apulia es el hogar de la Sacra Corona Unita, también conocida como la cuarta mafia. Aunque menos conocido que la Cosa Nostra, la Camorra y la 'Ndrangheta, este grupo criminal es, sin embargo, muy activo. Se ha infiltrado en todos los sectores de la sociedad, desde las empresas locales hasta la administración pública. Para luchar contra esta mafia, las mujeres se movilizan y se juegan la vida.

Propiedades, empresas, campos vitícolas, Ferraris, maquinaria agrícola, actividades turísticas, pinturas de Salvador Dalí.   Estos son los tipos de bienes que confisca a la mafia italiana la Agencia de Administración y Destinación de los Bienes Secuestrados y Confiscados a la Criminalidad Organizada. Creada en el 2010, las incautaciones de esta agencia han permitido que miles de bienes salgan del circuito ilícito y regresen a las manos de la sociedad civil transformando territorios asediados por la mafia. Este modelo es considerado como un ejemplo en la lucha contra el crimen organizado en Europa y más allá. La legislación antimafia en Italia remonta a los años 60 para tratar de frenar la violencia. Pero la verdadera revolución "llegó con la ley Latorre del 82, porque fue la primera que intentó dar una definición de asociación mafiosa y también confiscar los bienes de la mafia", explica la doctora en geografía especializada en el estudio del crimen organizado, Claudia Palermo.Al definir la asociación mafiosa se puede a la vez definir el proceso de confiscación "que es bastante largo y necesita pasar por diversas etapas". El proceso también puede ser preventivo "cuando se busca evitar que los bienes sean destruidos".Las autoridades se preguntaban qué hacer con todo lo que se recuperaba. Es ahí cuando la sociedad civil se movilizó para que esos bienes tan diversos pudieran ser nuevamente útiles. Todo cambió con la ley 109 86 "impulsada por la Asociación Libera, que se ocupa de antimafia"."Esta ley estableció que esos bienes tenían una importancia y tenían que volver a la sociedad, a la comunidad, para convertirse en algo positivo. Confiscar un bien no es solo una acción económica es una acción social", explica Claudia Palermo, que estudió de cerca el caso de dos ciudades: Bari en el sur y Lecco en el norte de Italia.Desde el 2010, la Agencia de Administración y Destinación de los Bienes Secuestrados y Confiscados a la Criminalidad Organizada rastrea las actividades ilícitas para pegarle en el bolsillo a la mafia. Existen diversas tipologías como bienes inmuebles, empresas y cada tipo de bien se procesa de manera distinta. En el caso de un terreno agrícola por ejemplo,  las asociaciones, tiene que presentar un proyecto de utilización social: "Tenemos ejemplos de campos donde dan empleo o servicio para la comunidad". Recuperar el territorio de las manos de la mafia"Lo interesante es que la confiscación no es solo un componente punitivo sino también simbólico, porque con la confiscación vamos a tomar el poder territorial de la mafia y de lo criminal. Francesco Inzerillo, un jefe mafioso en 2007, durante una conversación con su sobrino en la cárcel de Torino, dijo 'no hay cosa peor que la confiscación de bienes. Lo mejor es marcharse.' Esta reflexión muestra que la importancia de este dispositivo", agrega la investigadora, que insiste en la baja significativa de la violencia gracias a este método puesto que el control territorial es uno de los pilares de la estructura de las mafias.Las cuatro más conocidas en Italia -la siciliana Cosa Nostra, la calabresa  'Ndrangheta, La Camorra de Nápoles y la Sacra Corona Unita de Apulia- extienden sus redes en el territorio italiano y mucho más allá. Es particularmente cierto en el caso de la 'Ndrangheta, cuyos lazos con carteles latinoamericanos han sido establecidos. De hecho, recientemente Italia y México firmaron un convenio de cooperación para luchar contra el tráfico de drogas. Ante la internacionalización de las organizaciones criminales, el modelo italiano se exporta. Es el caso en Argentina donde a finales del 2024 organizaciones llevaron ante el congreso el proyecto de ley "Bien Restituido", inspirado en la distribución social italiana. "Es un ejemplo muy importante, dice Palermo, porque busca adaptar el modelo italiano al contexto argentino. Pero tenemos que decir que en Argentina no tenemos una legislación que quiere definir o dar una definición de asociación criminal o asociación mafiosa." Lo que es indispensable para legislar.La reutilización también se aplica en 19 países en Europa y en Colombia, cada vez adaptando el concepto a la realidad del país y al tipo de actividad de los grupos porque no es lo mismo una mafia, un cartel o el crimen organizado. Si los avances en Italia han sido gigantescos, el precio que ha pagado la sociedad italiana ha sido alto. Basta con enumerar a las personalidades que viven bajo protección policíaca o que han perdido la vida al oponerse al sistema mafioso. Ahora, Italia y toda Europa tienen el desafío de seguir el ritmo frenético de la actividad criminal que se adapta rápido y sabe borrar las fronteras entre las actividades lícitas e ilícitas. #EscalaenParís también está en redes socialesUn programa coordinado por Ana María Ospina, Florencia Valdés. Realizado por Yann Bourdelas, Souheil Khedir, Vanessa Loiseau.

Propiedades, empresas, campos vitícolas, Ferraris, maquinaria agrícola, actividades turísticas, pinturas de Salvador Dalí.   Estos son los tipos de bienes que confisca a la mafia italiana la Agencia de Administración y Destinación de los Bienes Secuestrados y Confiscados a la Criminalidad Organizada. Creada en el 2010, las incautaciones de esta agencia han permitido que miles de bienes salgan del circuito ilícito y regresen a las manos de la sociedad civil transformando territorios asediados por la mafia. Este modelo es considerado como un ejemplo en la lucha contra el crimen organizado en Europa y más allá. La legislación antimafia en Italia remonta a los años 60 para tratar de frenar la violencia. Pero la verdadera revolución "llegó con la ley Latorre del 82, porque fue la primera que intentó dar una definición de asociación mafiosa y también confiscar los bienes de la mafia", explica la doctora en geografía especializada en el estudio del crimen organizado, Claudia Palermo.Al definir la asociación mafiosa se puede a la vez definir el proceso de confiscación "que es bastante largo y necesita pasar por diversas etapas". El proceso también puede ser preventivo "cuando se busca evitar que los bienes sean destruidos".Las autoridades se preguntaban qué hacer con todo lo que se recuperaba. Es ahí cuando la sociedad civil se movilizó para que esos bienes tan diversos pudieran ser nuevamente útiles. Todo cambió con la ley 109 86 "impulsada por la Asociación Libera, que se ocupa de antimafia"."Esta ley estableció que esos bienes tenían una importancia y tenían que volver a la sociedad, a la comunidad, para convertirse en algo positivo. Confiscar un bien no es solo una acción económica es una acción social", explica Claudia Palermo, que estudió de cerca el caso de dos ciudades: Bari en el sur y Lecco en el norte de Italia.Desde el 2010, la Agencia de Administración y Destinación de los Bienes Secuestrados y Confiscados a la Criminalidad Organizada rastrea las actividades ilícitas para pegarle en el bolsillo a la mafia. Existen diversas tipologías como bienes inmuebles, empresas y cada tipo de bien se procesa de manera distinta. En el caso de un terreno agrícola por ejemplo,  las asociaciones, tiene que presentar un proyecto de utilización social: "Tenemos ejemplos de campos donde dan empleo o servicio para la comunidad". Recuperar el territorio de las manos de la mafia"Lo interesante es que la confiscación no es solo un componente punitivo sino también simbólico, porque con la confiscación vamos a tomar el poder territorial de la mafia y de lo criminal. Francesco Inzerillo, un jefe mafioso en 2007, durante una conversación con su sobrino en la cárcel de Torino, dijo 'no hay cosa peor que la confiscación de bienes. Lo mejor es marcharse.' Esta reflexión muestra que la importancia de este dispositivo", agrega la investigadora, que insiste en la baja significativa de la violencia gracias a este método puesto que el control territorial es uno de los pilares de la estructura de las mafias.Las cuatro más conocidas en Italia -la siciliana Cosa Nostra, la calabresa  'Ndrangheta, La Camorra de Nápoles y la Sacra Corona Unita de Apulia- extienden sus redes en el territorio italiano y mucho más allá. Es particularmente cierto en el caso de la 'Ndrangheta, cuyos lazos con carteles latinoamericanos han sido establecidos. De hecho, recientemente Italia y México firmaron un convenio de cooperación para luchar contra el tráfico de drogas. Ante la internacionalización de las organizaciones criminales, el modelo italiano se exporta. Es el caso en Argentina donde a finales del 2024 organizaciones llevaron ante el congreso el proyecto de ley "Bien Restituido", inspirado en la distribución social italiana. "Es un ejemplo muy importante, dice Palermo, porque busca adaptar el modelo italiano al contexto argentino. Pero tenemos que decir que en Argentina no tenemos una legislación que quiere definir o dar una definición de asociación criminal o asociación mafiosa." Lo que es indispensable para legislar.La reutilización también se aplica en 19 países en Europa y en Colombia, cada vez adaptando el concepto a la realidad del país y al tipo de actividad de los grupos porque no es lo mismo una mafia, un cartel o el crimen organizado. Si los avances en Italia han sido gigantescos, el precio que ha pagado la sociedad italiana ha sido alto. Basta con enumerar a las personalidades que viven bajo protección policíaca o que han perdido la vida al oponerse al sistema mafioso. Ahora, Italia y toda Europa tienen el desafío de seguir el ritmo frenético de la actividad criminal que se adapta rápido y sabe borrar las fronteras entre las actividades lícitas e ilícitas. #EscalaenParís también está en redes socialesUn programa coordinado por Ana María Ospina, Florencia Valdés. Realizado por Yann Bourdelas, Souheil Khedir, Vanessa Loiseau.

Welcome to another savory episode of Beats, Vines & Life with your boy, MJ Towler. We're diving back into the world of Italian food and wine culture with Bobby Rallo, our seasoned restaurateur, chef, and wine critic. After seamlessly transitioning from law to the restaurant industry, Bobby has become an expert on Italian cuisine and wines. This episode, we'll be exploring Italy's southern regions, focusing on the rich cultures and vineyards of Campania, Abruzzo, and Apulia. Whether you've got a taste for the bold flavors of Alianico or you're curious about the history and influence that shaped Southern Italy's wine scene, you won't want to miss this deep dive into the heart of Italian viticulture. Grab a glass, and let's get started!A Massive THANK YOU to BOBBY RALLO!!! For more information about Rallo Hospitality click the link!!Follow Birravino on IG!Follow Bobby on IG!____________________________________________________________Until next time, cheers to the mavericks, philosophers, deep thinkers, and wine drinkers! Subscribe and give Beats Vines and Life a five-star review on whichever platform you listen to.For insider info from MJ and exclusive content from the show, sign up at blackwineguy.comFollow MJ @blackwineguyFollow Beats Vines and Life @beatsvinesandlifeThank you to our sponsor, The Best Shake Ever. Fuel Your Body, Elevate Your Life with Shakeology! Looking for a delicious, nutrient-packed shake that supports your health and wellness goals? Shakeology is your all-in-one superfood solution! Packed with premium proteins, fiber, probiotics, antioxidants, and essential vitamins.For more information, go to The Best Shake Ever____________________________________________________________Until next time, cheers to the mavericks, philosophers, deep thinkers, and wine drinkers! Subscribe and give Beats Vines and Life a five-star review on whichever platform you listen to.For insider info from MJ and exclusive content from the show, sign up at blackwineguy.comFollow MJ @blackwineguyFollow Beats Vines and Life @beatsvinesandlife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An esclusive interview to Raffaella Delvecchio, International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission on competing with Greece and the shooting of "Swarm" at Focus London 2024. The post Raffaella Delvecchio, interview with the International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission at Focus London 2024 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An esclusive interview to Raffaella Delvecchio, International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission on competing with Greece and the shooting of "Swarm" at Focus London 2024. The post Raffaella Delvecchio, interview with the International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission at Focus London 2024 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An esclusive interview to Raffaella Delvecchio, International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission on competing with Greece and the shooting of "Swarm" at Focus London 2024. The post Raffaella Delvecchio, interview with the International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission at Focus London 2024 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An esclusive interview to Raffaella Delvecchio, International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission on competing with Greece and the shooting of "Swarm" at Focus London 2024. The post Raffaella Delvecchio, interview with the International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission at Focus London 2024 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An esclusive interview to Raffaella Delvecchio, International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission on competing with Greece and the shooting of "Swarm" at Focus London 2024. The post Raffaella Delvecchio, interview with the International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission at Focus London 2024 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Olive trees are an iconic feature of the landscape and cultural heritage in southern Italy. But a deadly bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, has left parts of the Apulia region looking like a wasteland. Is there any hope? Millions of trees are dead, and the bacterium threatens to spread further north, to other plant species too. What's being done to stop its spread? What lessons can we learn? Join us to find out how scientists are fighting back and how green shoots of resistance mean olives trees may return once more!  Your opinion matters! Please take this brief survey to share your thoughts on our podcast.

Vittorio Salvemini es un rico empresario inmobiliario de la ciudad de Bari, en Apulia. Cuando su hija, Clara, es encontrada muerta en un aparente suicidio, todos los secretos familiares que envuelven a los Salvemini comienzan a descubrise. Este es el argumento de 'La Ferocidad', del multipremiado escritor Nicola Lagioa, novela que ha sido publicada recientemente en España por Random House. Un libro que es el retrato de una tragedia familiar, pero en esencia también es un retrato de la corrupción, del machismo o de la ferocidad inmobiliaria presente en Bari, pero en tantos otros lugares.

Robert Guiscard returns to Apulia, Count Roger deals with his own issues back in Sicily, and Pope Gregory VII is driven into hiding. The period of 1082 - 1084 is a rollercoaster. Members-Only Series on Patreon: For only a dollar per month, you can hear multiple varying stories and storylines so far through the 11th century, including but not limited to the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, what's happening on the Continent while Duke William is conquering England, and, currently, our series called “The Book of Alexios” detailing all those details of the monumental medieval emperor, Alexios Komnenos, that didn't make it into the public podcast. Every dime donated will be put directly back into the show, so I hope you consider becoming a Patreon member!  Just follow this link to our Patreon page to peruse the right “subscription” for you: https://www.patreon.com/FortunesWheelPodcast.  Social Media: YouTube Page: Fortune's Wheel Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3  Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast 

Pope Gregory VII is stuck in Rome awaiting his knight in shining armor, Duke Robert Guiscard, who just returned to quell the uprisings in Apulia and Calabria. Henry IV is within reach of his life's ambition, and Emperor Alexios is broken but not finished. And there is one place that is at the center of it all: Castel Sant'Angelo. Members-Only Series on Patreon: For only a dollar per month, you can hear multiple varying stories and storylines so far through the 11th century, including but not limited to the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, what's happening on the Continent while Duke William is conquering England, and, currently, our series called “The Book of Alexios” detailing all those details of the monumental medieval emperor, Alexios Komnenos, that didn't make it into the public podcast. Every dime donated will be put directly back into the show, so I hope you consider becoming a Patreon member!  Just follow this link to our Patreon page to peruse the right “subscription” for you: https://www.patreon.com/FortunesWheelPodcast.  Social Media: YouTube Page: Fortune's Wheel Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fortunes.wheel.3  Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/WheelPodcast

Dr Salvatore Rossano is from the region of Apulia, Italy. He composed Tarantella Dell'emigrante on the accordion while completing his National Folk Fellowship on Italian folk music at the National Library of Australia. This song is inspired by the stories and traditions of migrants from Calabria, and is dedicated to those who have left their homelands for a better life. 

Juan de Matera, Abad, estuvo en el monasterio de San Jacobo de Foggia, en la Apulia, Italia. Insigne por su austeridad y su predicación al pueblo, instituyó la Congregación de Pulsano en la región del Gárgano, bajo la Regla de San Benito en el año 1100. En su vida tuvo muchas dificultades y obstáculos, pero él nunca perdió la fe y continuó siempre realizando lo que Dios le pedía.

Meer oor die herverkiesing van Cyril Ramaphosa as president, en die keuses van die land se nuwe Speaker en Adjunkspeaker. G7-leiers vergader sedert Donderdag in Apulia, Suid-Italië, om rente op Russiese bates wat bevries is, te gebruik vir 'n lening van aan Oekraïne. Vyf-en-negentig lande neem die naweek deel aan vredesgesprekke in 'n poging om die oorlog in Oekraïne te beëindig.

La reciente participación del Papa Francisco en la cumbre del G7 para debatir sobre la inteligencia artificial (IA) ha sorprendido a muchos y marcado un hito significativo en la discusión sobre tecnología avanzada.El Papa Francisco fue invitado inesperadamente a la cumbre del G7, celebrada en la región de Apulia, Italia, como asesor sobre IA.A primera vista, la presencia del líder espiritual de la Iglesia Católica, una institución con más de dos mil años de historia, puede parecer inusual en un foro tecnológico.¿Por qué el Papa ha abordado este tema? ¿Cuál es la relación entre la Iglesia y la IA? ¿Qué visión tiene el pontífice sobre la inteligencia artificial?En este episodio, conversamos con Arturo López Valerio para profundizar en estos temas y explorar las implicaciones de este sorprendente acontecimiento.

Este jueves inició la Cumbre del G7 en Apulia, Italia y se llevará a cabo hasta el sábado, tocando temas como la inmigración, la invasión rusa a Ucrania y la guerra entre Israel y Hamás. En esta ocasión están reunidos los líderes de Estados Unidos, Francia, Alemania, Japón, Reino Unido, Canadá y la Unión Europea, al igual que el presidente de Ucrania, y algunos líderes de Estados no occidentales como la India, Turquía, Brasil, Argentina y los Estados Africanos.Por la volatilidad del peso tras las elecciones, el Banco de México expresó que está preparado para intervenir si las cosas no mejoran, pero la Asociación de Bancos de México aseguró que no hay nada de qué preocuparse, y Sheinbaum anunció que la encuesta ciudadana sobre la reforma al Poder Judicial se realizará este fin de semana.Además… El Tribunal Electoral resolvió que AMLO cometió violencia política de género contra Xóchitl Gálvez; El fenómeno meteorológico “El Niño” desapareció para dar paso a “La Niña”; La Corte Suprema confirmó por unanimidad el acceso a la píldora abortiva mifepristona; Y hoy arranca la Eurocopa 2024 en Alemania.Y para #ElVasoMedioLleno… En el Reclusorio Preventivo Norte de la Ciudad de México, los internos hicieron carteles con frases, un espectáculo y hasta una marcha simbólica para conmemorar el mes del Orgullo.Para enterarte de más noticias como estas, síguenos en nuestras redes sociales. Estamos en todas las plataformas como @telokwento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The G7 Summit is currently going down in Apulia, Italy. Several subjects are being discussed including the Russia-Ukraine war. How effective is the G7 in shaping major issues?

Today on NOW with Dave Brown, British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide minimum-wage and basic protections for workers on platforms such as Uber. How do you feel about the regulations? A critical water main break in Calgary continues to affect water usage across the city. How prepared would you be in a situation like this? The G7 Summit is currently going down in Apulia, Italy. Several subjects are being discussed including the Russia-Ukraine war. How effective is the G7 in shaping major issues? Canada has announced two pilot programs that will give eligible international caregivers permanent residency when they arrive in Canada. Reporter Meagan Gillmore shares more on this story. The Crime Writers Canada Awards and Lambda Awards recently took place. Karen McKay from CELA highlights some of this year's winners!

On the eve of the 50th G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy, CSIS' Victor Cha joins the podcast to discuss a new CSIS report “Bending the Architecture: Reimagining the G7.”

NOTICIAS DE LA MAÑANA | Nuevo acuerdo de seguridad de Zelensky y Biden; Hamás busca cambios; y FEDEl presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, y su homólogo de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, firmarán este jueves en los márgenes de la cumbre del G7 que se celebra en Italia un acuerdo bilateral de seguridad, anunció este miércoles el asesor de Seguridad Nacional de la Casa Blanca, Jake Sullivan. "Los líderes firmarán un acuerdo bilateral de seguridad, dejando claro que nuestro apoyo perdurará en el futuro", explicó Sullivan a los periodistas que viajaban con Biden en el avión presidencial Air Force One rumbo a la cumbre, que comienza mañana en la región italiana de Apulia (sur).Estados Unidos dice que Hamás busca cambios en el plan de alto el fuego y los islamistas lo niegan.- El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, dijo el miércoles que Hamás había propuesto numerosos cambios, algunos inviables, a una propuesta respaldada por Estados Unidos para un alto el fuego con Israel en Gaza, pero que los mediadores estaban decididos para cerrar las brechas. El alto funcionario de Hamás, Osama Hamdan, negó que el grupo islamista palestino hubiera presentado nuevas ideas.El presidente de la Reserva Federal ha señalado que la inflación está bajando significativamente, añadiendo que el banco central está trabajando para estabilizar los precios. En este sentido, Powell ha reconocido que la espera hasta lograr el objetivo del 2% de inflación "será dolorosa para la gente, sin embargo, más doloroso sería un largo periodo de elevada inflación". "Es la gente con bajos salarios la que sufre las peores consecuencias de la inflación. #noticiasdelamañana #noticias #zelensky #biden #ukrainewar #ucrania #guerra #eeuu #hamas #israel #palestina #fed #economia #negociostv Si quieres entrar en la Academia de Negocios TV, este es el enlace:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwd8Byi93KbnsYmCcKLExvQ/join Síguenos en directo ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Ts9V3pSuscríbete a nuestro canal: https://bit.ly/3jsMzp2Suscríbete a nuestro segundo canal, másnegocios: https://n9.cl/4dca4Visita Negocios TV https://bit.ly/2Ts9V3pMás vídeos de Negocios TV: https://youtube.com/@NegociosTVSíguenos en Telegram: https://t.me/negociostvSíguenos en Instagram: https://bit.ly/3oytWndTwitter: https://bit.ly/3jz6LptFacebook: https://bit.ly/3e3kIuy

Este jueves, destacan dos importantes reuniones internacionales: en Madrid, Pedro Sánchez y Recep Tayyip Erdogan encabezan la VIII Reunión de Alto Nivel entre España y Turquía, enfocada en fortalecer la relación económica bilateral. Al mismo tiempo, en Apulia, Italia, los líderes del G7 iniciarán una cumbre centrada en la guerra en Ucrania, con el objetivo de establecer un fondo de hasta 50.000 millones de euros para apoyar a Ucrania utilizando activos rusos congelados. En el ámbito nacional, el PSC trabaja para investir a Salvador Illa como presidente de la Generalitat, mientras Renfe implementa cambios en las compensaciones por retrasos en los trenes AVE a partir de julio. Bruce Springsteen regresa a España con un nuevo concierto en Madrid, su primera actuación en ocho años.   Producción: Daniel RelovaRealización: Susana León Garabatos  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Scipio as the youngest Military Tribune in the largest army ever fielded by the Roman Republic, this incredible force descends upon Apulia where Hannibal and the Carthaginians await. Leading to the Battle of Cannae, fought on August 2, 216 BC, as we dive into the tactics and maneuvers that would ultimately produce Rome's greatest military disaster. Also leaving 8,000 soldiers trapped within the lone standing Roman encampment, the point at which Scipio arose to lead them to safety through a daring night escape, before crushing a plot among the despairing survivors to desert the Republic.    If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: patreon.com/warlordsofhistory Check out The Industrial Revolutions podcast: industrialrevolutionspod.com

Santa Lucia, in Corato, in the province of Bari, has been committed to the production of wines for over two centuries, with a family history that boasts four centuries of history. Among the most interesting varieties of Apulia, the Uva di Troia - locally called Nero di Troia - is the protagonist of the magnificent Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva Le More 2019, a wine of beautiful personality and excellent quality, an impeccable expression of the great Apulian grape and its DOCG denomination.

Muziek van Fabio Massimo Capogrosso voor de film Rapito - een drama van Marco Bellochio, gemaakt in Italië/​Frankrijk/​Duitsland in 2023. Het verhaal speelt zich af in de 19e eeuw. In 1852 was Bologna een onderdeel van de Kerkelijke Staat waarover de paus regeerde. Een van zijn kardinalen eist van een Joodse familie hun zesjarige zoontje op, omdat die in het geheim zou zijn gedoopt ‘en nu voor eeuwig christen' is. De waargebeurde ‘zaak Mortara' wordt een internationale rel, en een principekwestie voor paus Pius IX. De film is een goed vertelde, sociaal bevlogen, historische moraalvertelling van de Italiaanse regisseur Marco Bellocchio, in een epische cinemastijl die je niet vaak meer ziet. Met enkele sterke magisch-realistische, symbolische scènes. De ingetogen en mooi-traditioneel klinkende muziek is van Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, geboren in Perugia in 1984, de eerste componist in residence bij de Toscanini Philharmonic. Hij is winnaar van diverse internationale prijzen, vooral voor zijn klassieke concertmuziek, zoals van Discover America, de prestigieuze wedstrijd van het Chicago Ensemble, en hij won de eerste prijs op de Keuris Composers Contest 2018. Voor zijn soundtrack voor Esterno Notte werd hij genomineerd als beste componist bij de David di Donatello en hij won bovendien de titel "Componist van het jaar" bij de Apulia soundtracks Award.

The Scarlotta Twins have found massive success on Tiktok catching the attention of celebrities including Jimmy Fallon and Mark Wahlberg. On this podcast we discuss the twins upbringing in Staten Island. We also had the amazing opportunity to have the twins pop on his first podcast. Shoutout to Apulia in Hoboken for hosting us, if you like pizza Apulia is the place for you. Thanks for listening. Cheers!   ESPRESSO MARTINI CREW NECK: Espresso Martini Crew Neck Or our smoke kit: JOHNNY DRINKS SMOKE KIT CONNECT WITH US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnydrinks_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnrondi?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnny_drinksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abrimos echando unos merengues típicos dominicanos, para viajar después por músicas ibéricas, belgas e italianas, visitando, entre otros lugares, Cataluña, Mallorca, Salamanca, Apulia, Sicilia o Salento. Anunciamos el próximo concierto de Fetén Fetén en Madrid, que reunirá a numerosos amigos musicales, y saludamos a los oyentes y hacedores de Radioactiva Tx de Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, México, emisora desde la que empezamos a sonar este semana. We open with some typical Dominican merengues, and then travel through Iberian, Belgian and Italian music, visiting, among other places, Catalonia, Mallorca, Salamanca, Apulia, Sicily or Salento. We announce the next concert of Fetén Fetén in Madrid, which will bring together many musical friends, and we greet the listeners and makers of Radioactiva Tx in Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Mexico, a radio station in which we start to be broadcasted this week. Trío Rosario – Cuando yo me muera – Merengue típico, nueva generación! [V.A.] Bilo y sus Típicos – La negra – Merengue típico, nueva generación! [V.A.] Negrito Figueroa – Por la mañanita – Merengue típico, nueva generación! [V.A.] La Viu-viu – Al llindar del laberint – Flexūs Toc de Crida – Pep pinxo – Toc de crida Atairaos – Tres jotas «atairás» – Atairaos Fetén Fetén – He visto un oso en los Cárpatos [+ Kroke] – Bailables Ekko Trio – Chute de pierres – Ekko.trio² Brancaleone Project – Iundulu – Gradisca I Beddi – Vitti affacciari lu suli di notti – Ppi jocu e pp’amuri Maria Mazzotta – Nanna core + Pizzica de core 📸 Toc de Crida (Jaume Darder) #Mundofonews: Fetén Fetén & Amigos (Madrid)

Tras las guerras samnitas, Roma controla toda Italia menos unas pequeñas colonias griegas al sur, en las que tiene puesto el ojo.Al mismo tiempo, un joven y ambicioso general griego: Pirro, rey de Epiro ha puesto sus ojos en el oeste al ver imposibles sus ambiciones expansionistas en el este.Pirro desembarcará en Italia para ayudar a Tarento, una colonia griega del sur de Italia. Y aunque derrotará a los romanos hasta en tres ocasiones. Tras menos de diez años tuvo que volverse a su patria natal.

En 885, los vikingos, sin fe ni ley, se juntan en Ruan. Su objetivo es remontar el Sena, asolar la campiña y llegar a Borgoña, conocida por sus grandes riquezas. Pero para ello deben tomar París.El 2 de agosto de 216 a. C., 50.000 romanos murieron en el campo de batalla de las llanuras de Apulia, víctimas de la estrategia de Aníbal.

A conversation with Jan-Gisbert Schultze, a VC investor who turned into a regenerative enthusiast and bought a small olive farm, which he is turning into the first syntropic farm in Salento, in Puglia (Italy), a region battered by monoculture olive trees.After reading The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollen, Jan got bitten by the regeneration bug. He attended courses with Joel Salatin, Gabe Brown and Ernst Goetch where he went deep into syntropic agroforestry. That led Jan to buy a masseria, a small farm in Puglia, in a region where now more than 15 million trees are dying because of modern agriculture, ploughing, chemicals and, of course, the xylella fastidiosa, a virus which seems to be the last straw on the camels back for these poor suffering trees. Finally, Jan managed to convince Dayana Andrade and Felipe Pasini, the oldest students of Ernst Goetch, to come and help regenerate his farm Amadeco.The time of monoculture olives might be over in Salento, Puglia, but the future of olive trees as part of a diverse, extremely productive system seems just beginning, or coming back as there are records of the Romans already farming olive trees in a very diverse agroforestry system. Why is Jan so hopeful about the future, and what has accounting to do with it?---------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Support our work:Share itGive a 5-star ratingBuy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture----------------------------------------------------More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/jan-gisbert-schultze/.Find our video course on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course.----------------------------------------------------The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!

Ben Hayes says he can't fault Apulia ahead of the Victoria Derby. He joined Racing Pulse on Friday to chat about the stable's weekend team of runners.

“For me it was important to have this beautiful example of generosity from my family, from people in Puglia. And even if they have nothing, they always want to share what they have. And of course they always want to know everything about you.” We're in great company with Chiara Tommasino, who alongside her brother, Walter and parents, Maria Grazia and Paolo, steward Masseria Potenti, a 16th century farmhouse set on a 320 acre estate amongst endless olive groves and vineyards on the Apulian coast. As a family living two lives between the North and South of Italy, the Tommasino's dreamt of returning to a sense of home where they could share laughter and love with their guests paired with refined hospitality, a strong agricultural identity, and the culinary traditions of their region. In this episode, Chiara eloquently tells how Masseria Potenti is the realization of this dream -  passionately made with life's sweetest ingredients - her family's recipe for “La Dolce Vita” that they share with guests from all around the world.  Top Takeaways [1:45] Chiara grew up with her time and her heart split between Puglia and Milan. As a multi-passionate herself, she shares the beauty of that life enjoying the best of the North and South of Italy. [4:30] Puglia is full of authenticity and tradition - from the agriculture to the cuisine, the habits of the people to the festivities throughout the year. [8:30] “I always thought we dream if we are missing something. If you need to believe in something and push towards that idea.” Chiara explains how Manduria called her family home. [12:30] There are a lot of lively conversations and expressive arguments around the Tommasino's family table when discussing how to run the masseria, but one thing is for certain…no one sits down until everyone is in agreement.  [20:30] A day in the life as a guest at Masseria Potenti starts with a bountiful breakfast of fresh fruit cakes, a morning enjoyed by the sea, lunch exploring the surrounding area, and upon returning home, an al fresco dinner sitting under their iconic fig tree.  [24:15] There are many ways to discover a hidden Apulia, connecting to its traditions and terroir - from courses in mediterranean cooking to wine, cheese and olive oil tasting, from a stroll in the countryside to a picturesque setting for a yoga retreat.  [31:20] Chiara is cooking up a retreat and residency program for those slow travelers looking to stay, to refresh, to make, to learn and to connect with the local community. Notable Mentions  La Scarcedde Pugliese - traditional Easter bread with egg in the center Maisai Potenti Monastero dell'Incoronata  Mandarinetto Liqueur - Pugliese digestif made of mandarin oranges  Mirto Liqueur - Pugliese digestif made of the berries of the myrtle plant  Visit For Yourself Masseria Potenti Website  Masseria Potenti Online Shop @masseriapotenti Stay In Good Company Website

Welcome to Episode 1608, E-Commerce and Trade Communication in the US – How to Break Through With Your Brand In A Post-Covid World with Michael Preis and Vito Palumbo. This is the wine2wine Business Forum 2022 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals gather to develop and expand their wine business worldwide. Abstract: The global wine industry turned upside down in March of 2020 and the ensuing 30 months have been highly dynamic whirlwind of shifting consumer behaviors and trends in the US. E-Commerce became an overnight lifeline for many Domestic and International wineries and has remained a powerful tool in helping to tell brand stories directly to consumers in the highly complex 3 tier environment. What are some of the most impactful websites, technologies and platforms that emerged during this time period. And now that the world has largely returned to “normal”, how to do we re-engage with key trade partners in the On / Off-Trade / E-Commerce channels to help get our brands through to consumers? More about today's speaker: Michael Preis is a 20+ year executive with Taub Family Companies, a leading US based importer of wines and spirits. He has held a variety of roles including Marketing, Portfolio Development and most recently Sales leading the company's E-Commerce and Sales Innovation division where he has overseen relationships with key customers including Wine.com who named Taub Family Companies its 2020 Supplier of the Year. He has been a leading proponent of Consortium Trade Marketing efforts helping groups including Sicilia DOC, Prosecco DOC, Wines of Chile, Wines of Argentina and Vinho Verde DOC engage with key retailers and restaurant groups to share their program efforts with US consumers. Connect: Instagram: @vinoguy579 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.preis.94 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-preis-32b9143/ More about today's moderator: A native Apulian with a passion for spreading the gospel of his native soil, Vito Palumbo is the embodiment of Italy's blossoming wine region of Puglia. Sunny, breezy, sleek and soulful: all words describing both the man and the place. With his finger on the pulse of what is making Apulia a burgeoning wine travel destination, Vito is well connected to the art, music, literature and trending cultural vibrancy that is leading Apulia, with Tormaresca at the forefront, to become Italy's next top wine region. Vito Palumbo is one of the CEO of Tormaresca. His responsibilities include directing the sales and marketing strategy of the company. A former KPMG accountant and renewable energy consultant, Vito entered his family business (his father Giuseppe is the President of Tormaresca) of the Antinori-owned estate in 2010. In addition to running the wine sales strategy for Europe and North America, Vito oversees production, packaging creative (he implemented the colorful, edgy label design by artist Valeria Petrone on Tormaresca's popular Calafuria Rosato), and the opening of the proprietary restaurant “Tormaresca Vino e Cucina” in Milan. Connect: Instagram: @svitozz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vito.palumbo.7543 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vito-palumbo-6929726/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

The origin of the dish is claimed by the Southern regions of Calabria, Campania, Apulia and Sicily. Other variations found outside Italy may include chicken, veal, or another type of meat cutlet or vegetable filling.

Sto siedemdziesiąty odcinek z szybkiej serii ESPRESSO, w którym zwraca uwagę na nazwę włoskiego regionu. Apulia to po włosku PUGLIA.

Desde hace 10 años, los olivos de la provincia italiana de Lecce, en la región de Apulia, se secan y mueren. Comienzan secándose las hojas, a continuación las ramas y finalmente todo el árbol se marchita. La culpable es una pequeña bacteria que ya ha firmado la sentencia de muerte de más de seis millones de árboles, no solo en Italia, y no solo olivos, también vides, almendros, cítricos y frutales de hueso. Desde Córdoba se estudia cómo combatirla. Al frente está la ingeniera e investigadora del Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible del CSIC, Blanca Landa. 

 Bohemond, the giant from Apulia, leads the armies of Christ eastward. But is it for God or his own glory for which he fights? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I Robert, by the grace of God and Saint Peter, duke of Apulia and Calabria and with the help of both in future of Sicily, in confirmation of the grant and in recognition of fealty, promise to pay annually from all the land which I hold personally under my rule [a tribute]…to be paid to […]

When a couple of new Muckey Landing residents show up at the Market, Diner and Hardware Emporium with strange accents and a suspicious shopping list, Harmon jumps to all sorts of conclusions. Cast and Crew Virgil Slatter - Mike Polo Harmon Truesdale - Bruce Leister Nick Costello - John Zinzi Sal Bambino - Steve Caporiccio Mitch Pohunk - Kevin Smith Sound design and editing by Mike Polo Theme song and incidental music composed and performed by Jim Rezac of JimRezacMusic.com Sound effects by Pond 5 "Lox, Socks and Two Smoked Bolognas" was written and directed by Chris Polo Muckey Landing - a Sort of a Podcast: Outstanding Comedy Fiction Podcast and Best Theme Song, 2021 New Jersey Web Fest Gold Listening Selection, 2021 Hear Now Festival Selected by the 2022 New Jersey Web Fest, 2022 Miami Web Fest, and 2022 Apulia Web Fest in Apulia, Italy.

In questo nuovo episodio del podcast andiamo in Puglia, nel tacco d'Italia. Agata ci porta in viaggio alla scoperta di Otranto, una città ricca di storia e natura incredibile! Facciamo un tuffo nel passato e andiamo a scoprire tutte le curiosità di questo luogo.Agata su Instagram: @the_italianeffectLink per i Travel Journals di Italian Time Zone: https://www.italiantimezone.com/memberships-italian-explorer

Patreon... because you want to support our goofy asses www.patreon.com/accidentaldads  So thank you to a beautiful and wonderful listener, we decided to do an addendum to our top police stings and follow it up with the top most dangerous mobs/gangs of all time.  La Cosa Nostra One of the biggest threats to American civilization from organized crime is the Cosa Nostra, sometimes referred to as the "Mob" or the "Mafia," which sprang from the Sicilian Mafia. The term "La Cosa Nostra," used by the US government, and "Cosa Nostra" by its members literally translates to "this thing of ours" or "our thing." This international organization of criminals, made up of many "families," is committed to combating crime and defending its members. These organized and major racketeering activities are being carried out by these crime families or groups, which are connected by kinship or by conspiracy. A wide range of illicit activities, including as murder, extortion, drug trafficking, government corruption, gambling, infiltrating lawful enterprises, labor racketeering, loan sharking, prostitution, pornography, tax fraud schemes, and stock manipulation are also engaged in by them. The Cosa Nostra is most prevalent in the urban areas of New York City, New England, and portions of New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Chicago. The Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families are among the prominent ones in the New York City region. Sometimes, members and associates of one La Cosa Nostra family collaborate with members of other La Cosa Nostra families to carry out joint criminal activities.   Within these families, members collaborate on "crews" that are commanded by a "capo" or "captain," who is in charge of overseeing his crew's illicit actions and offering them assistance and safety. The crews are made up of trusted outsiders known as "associates" and "made" members known as "soldiers." An associate must be of Italian heritage, have proven their capacity to make money for the Family, and have shown a willingness to use violence in order to become a "made member" of the Family. The three highest-ranking members who manage the Family are the Boss or Acting Boss, the Underboss, and the Consigliere, or advisor. Cosa Nostra has its origins in Italian organized crime, although it has existed as a distinct organization for a long time. It still collaborates with many criminal organizations with Italian headquarters today in a variety of illicit operations.    Labor racketeering, in which it attempts to dominate, manage, and control a labor movement in order to have an impact on associated businesses and industries, is one of its main sources of income, power, and influence. Organized criminal organizations may profit greatly from labor unions, particularly their pension, welfare, and health funds. The mafia tries to regulate these schemes by giving businesses "sweetheart" contracts, cordial worker relations, and weak work regulations, or by manipulating union elections. Large cities like New York, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia that have robust industrial bases and labor unions tend to be the epicenters of labor law infractions. Additionally, there are several organized criminal characters in these cities. Labor racketeering costs the American public millions of dollars annually through increased labor expenses that are ultimately passed on to consumers, according to many FBI investigations.   In order to investigate potential violations of labor law, the FBI collaborates closely with other governmental organizations and uses methods such as electronic surveillance, covert operations, use of secret sources, and victim interviews. The passing of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in 1970 was the one event that helped more than anything else to deter organized crime. The agencies were able to work more effectively as a result of this action because they could target the entire corrupt organization rather than incarcerating individuals who might simply be replaced by other members or affiliates of organized crime.   The first known Sicilian Mafia member to immigrate to the United States was Giuseppe Esposito. After assassinating 11 rich landowners, the chancellor and vice chancellor of a Sicilian province, and six other Sicilians, he escaped to New York. In 1881, he was detained in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then sent back to Italy.    The nation's first significant Mafia event occurred in New Orleans. Police Superintendent David Hennessey of New Orleans was executed on October 15, 1890. Numerous Sicilians were detained, and 19 were ultimately charged with the crime. An acquittal spread allegations of widespread corruption and scared witnesses away. On March 14, 1891, a group of angry New Orleans residents formed a lynch mob and murdered 11 out of the 19 defendants. Eight managed to flee, nine were shot, and two were hanged.   As different gangs gained and lost power throughout the years, the American Mafia changed. The Black Hand gangs in the early 1900s, the Five Points Gang in New York City in the 1910s and 1920s, and Al Capone's Syndicate in Chicago in the 1920s were a few of the earliest.   The Italian Mafia factions started fighting during Prohibition for exclusive control of lucrative bootlegging networks. They struggled for dominance of bootlegging alongside Jewish and Irish ethnic gangs. By the conclusion of the decade, two Italian organizations were competing for dominance of the nation's criminal underworld. Joe Masseria, the head of the Genovese criminal family, oversaw one gang, while Salvatore Maranzano, who oversaw the Bonanno crime family, oversaw the other. The deadly Castellammarese War, which raged from February 1930 to April 15, 1931, was the result of the rivalry's escalation. When Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Masseria's senior soldier, and Salvatore Maranzano planned to have Masseria assassinated, the battle came to an end.   Maranzano eventually rose to prominence as the nation's most powerful Mafia leader, referring to himself as "Boss of Bosses." Maranzano designed the organization's code of conduct, set the conflict resolution processes, and split New York City into five families. Charles "Lucky" Luciano was designated as the leader of the Genovese family, as it eventually came to be known.   Maranzano's leadership position would, however, be transitory. Maranzano preferred to exclusively associate with Sicilians and upheld the traditions of the purported "Old World Mafia '' by refusing to cooperate with non-Italians. Younger Italian organized crime figures like Luciano believed that limiting their business dealings to Italians would restrict both the development of their individual careers and the possible expansion of their criminal empires. As long as there was money to be made, these men—known as the "Young Turks''—wanted to deal with Irish and Jewish gangsters.   Marazano quickly saw Luciano as a threat and gave the order to kill him. On September 10, 1931, Marazano was murdered by a group of mobsters at his office in the New York Central Building when Luciano learned about the scheme.   In order to prevent future Mafia battles, Lucky Luciano formed "The Commission," a coalition of five Mafia families of similar magnitude, with the aid of his lifelong buddy, Meyer Lansky. Vincent Mangano, Tommy Gagliano, Joseph Bonanno, and Joseph Profaci served as the commission's other leaders. After then, this panel made decisions about all organized criminal activity throughout the 1930s. The leaders of the Chicago Outfit and the Five Families of New York City reportedly still make up the Commission.   The organized crime groups quickly diversified into new businesses after Prohibition ended in 1933 because they were unable to maintain the high profits they had made throughout the 1920s. These new businesses included labor racketeering through the control of labor unions, construction, loan sharking, extortion, protection rackets, sanitation, transportation, prostitution, and drug trafficking.   In Las Vegas, Nevada's legal casinos by the 1950s, numerous Mafia leaders had made legitimate investments and were skimming money before it was recorded. It is assumed that the sum was in the hundreds of millions of dollars.   For years, the Mafia operated in secrecy with little opposition from the law because local law enforcement authorities lacked the tools or expertise necessary to successfully confront organized crime perpetrated by a covert organization they were unaware even existed.   It wasn't until 1951 that a U.S. Senate investigation concluded that this country was home to a "sinister criminal organization," subsequently known as La Cosa Nostra. Six years later, in the little upstate New York hamlet of Apalachin, The New York State Police discovered a gathering of important La Cosa Nostra officials from all across the nation. Numerous guests were taken into custody. The incident served as the impetus for altering how organized crime is combated by law enforcement.   Joe Valachi, the first Mafia member to turn state's evidence in 1963, divulged extensive details about the organization's inner workings and trade secrets. After then, the National Crime Syndicate of the Mafia was aggressively attacked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Although the Mafia came under additional pressure as a result, its illegal operations were not significantly reduced.   However, the Nevada State Legislature's passage of a measure in 1969 that made it simpler for companies to run casinos caused the Mafia's power in the Las Vegas economy to start to decline. A year later, the RICO Act was approved by the US Congress, giving law enforcement extra power to go after the mafia for its criminal operations. By the start of the 1980s, the FBI had achieved success when it was able to free Las Vegas casinos from Mafia rule and made a concerted effort to weaken the Mafia's grip on labor unions.   23 mafia bosses from all throughout the country were found guilty of violating the RICO statute between 1981 and 1992. By 1990, almost 1000 members of criminal families had been found guilty. While many Mafia organizations around the nation were severely damaged, the most powerful families continued to control crime in their regions.   The Mafia has persisted in engaging in a wide range of illicit operations into the twenty-first century, including extortion, government corruption, gambling, infiltration into lawful firms, labor racketeering, loan sharking, and more. Today, Chicago and the Northeast still account for the majority of its operations.   La Cosa Nostra's organizational structure has not altered since the 1930s, and Cosa Nostra has operated for more than a century in a variety of guises.   Camorra Mafia   Now We talked about the American Mob, and we hear about them a lot, so let's talk about the True Italian Mafia, The Camorra.   Due to that gang's effect on American organized crime, the term "Mafia" has come to symbolize all forms of organized crime in popular culture. However, that phrase is really the name of the organized criminal gang rooted in Sicily, according to Mafia historian Umberto Santino's study of Mafia and Mafia-type groups in Italy. The 'Ndrangheta, from Calabria, the Sacra Corona Unita, from Apulia, and the Camorra, from Campania, the area that includes the city of Naples, are further "Mafia-type" groups.   The history of the Camorra is "particularly discontinuous," according to Santino. Despite having origins that may go as far back as 15th-century Spain, sources like Britannica claim that the organization first rose to prominence in the 19th century. Santino, however, claims that the organization's current form dates back to the late 1950s, when local criminal organizations in Campania started using the term "camorra." In the 1960s, these organizations expanded and became increasingly effective at smuggling cigarettes.   In this decade, they also forged advantageous relationships with a number of Neapolitan Mafia factions, which in the 1970s led to the development of profitable black market drug trafficking. However, there is one key distinction between the Cosa Nostra, sometimes known as the Mafia, and the Camorra. While the Mafia has a top-down, pyramidal structure of authority, the Camorra has a more dispersed system of small organizations, or "clans," that hold power. The Camorra has found success with its organizational structure, and as a result, is currently more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia.   According to Santino, the Camorra has 7,000 members spread throughout its 145 clans. The Camorra is the most prosperous and feared criminal gang in Italy thanks to its domination over the trafficking in narcotics including cocaine and heroin. The Independent published a story in 2006 about an Italian author named Roberto Saviano who wrote a book that revealed a few more details about the Camorra than the gang would have wanted. He had excellent reason to worry for his life. "This sprawling network of criminal gangs, according to [Saviano]," wrote reporter Peter Popham, "now dwarfs both the original Mafia of Sicily, the 'Ndrangheta and southern Italy's other organized gangs, in numbers, in economic power and in ruthless violence."   The New York Times reported that Saviano's book Gomorra was a "literary sensation" that sold more than 500,000 copies, but it also resulted in death threats and compelled him to go into hiding because it depicted gang violence, drug trafficking, child soldiers, and other aspects of the Camorra's business that the gang would prefer to keep hidden from the outside world. Aspects like the rampant government corruption, which causes trash to pile up in the streets car-high, or the fact that the Camorra has killed much more people recently than the Sicilian Mafia and made Campania one of the most deadly regions in Europe.   Sicily is where the Mafia that we know and admire today originated. They first appeared at some time in the late 19th century, and over the next 150 years or so, they expanded all over the world and became involved in just about everything. It has long been a mystery how this highly ordered system came to be, but new study from the University of Nottingham suggests that it all began with lemons.   Sicily discovered they had the ideal mixture to develop a lucrative crop in the late 1800s. Despite having the greatest concentration of lemon trees in all of Italy, they also faced a particular set of issues. Lemon farmers eventually turned to hiring their own private protection firms to protect their investment and themselves because of factors such as a wealthy upper class that exploited the peasant class to the fullest, a glaring lack of public law enforcement, and a government that really wasn't keeping the peace. Add a few more elements now: Sicily's location on a key Mediterranean trade route, the rapidly expanding citrus industry, and the demand for private security forces to safeguard interests make it the ideal location for the Mafia to establish itself.   Don Calo Vizzini was at the head of the Villalba Mafia during World War II, and he may have said it best. He was quoted by the University of Nottingham paper as saying, "In every society there has to be a category of people who straighten things out when situations get complicated. Usually they're functionaries of the state. Where the state is not present, or where it does not have sufficient force, this is done by private individuals."   The roots of the Camorra have speculated that it originated from a secret 12th century organization of assassins.   The Beati Paoli were a Sicilian group that originated in the 12th century; no one knows why they were given that name, although it's presumably religious in nature. The tale claims that they formed in response to the persecution of the aristocratic class, and the majority of what we know comes from Francesco Maria Emanuele, Marquis of Villabianca. They not only attracted each and everyone to their cause, but they also created a hierarchy akin to a royal court. From there, they set up security services, employed themselves as paid killers, and... well, secrets prevent us from knowing what else. Since they obviously had an underground hideout, we do know that it was accessible through the crypt of a Palermo church.   There are even reports that the Camorra had a lot to do with helping the allies sabotage Mussollini in World War 2. Much information was originally written up as German control and sabotage during this time but many years after, with arrests of many members, documents were found that showed that the Camorra and other factions helped screw over Ol' Mussollini.   Crips   The Crips were only a social group, as one Original Gangster (OG) put it, and by most accounts, he is right (Kontos 99, 2003). While there are numerous uneven areas throughout the turbulent history of the Crips, there are also recurring themes. However, unlike the violent, frequently fatal incidents connected with the Crips, which are frequently portrayed with dramatic exaggeration, the genuine components of the narrative do not make for riveting television. Many OGs and gang members have voiced their shock and disappointment at how the Crips have been portrayed, while still admitting the group's flaws and its final transition from activism to gangsterism. Debra Addie Smith, a close friend of the founder of the Crips, once expressed that she “was wondering when someone was gonna finally tell the real story about the Crips”.   The Black Panther movement was being dismantled by the police, who were making "mass arrests, incarcerations, and deaths of black teenagers by the police," which led to the formation of the Crips, a grassroots group mostly made up of African-Americans. The CRIPS (Community Resources for Independent People) emerged in South Central Los Angeles, California, in 1969 with a message of resistance and justice during a period of despair and pessimism within the black community, following the ultimate dissolution of the Black Panther movement. Raymond Washington, a "fearless and strong 5-foot-8 fireplug who liked to fight and detested guns," is credited with founding the gang. He finally distanced himself and was killed as the Crips started using guns and formed a feud with the Bloods.   Stanley Tookie Williams met Raymond Lee Washington in 1969, and the two decided to unite their local gang members from the west and east sides of South Central Los Angeles in order to battle neighboring street gangs. Most of the members were 17 years old. Williams however appears to discount the sometimes-cited founding date of 1969 in his memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. In his memoir, Williams also refuted claims that the group was a spin-off of the Black Panther Party or formed for a community agenda, writing that it "depicted a fighting alliance against street gangs—nothing more, nothing less." Washington, who attended Fremont High School, was the leader of the East Side Crips, and Williams, who attended Washington High School, led the West Side Crips.   Williams recalled that a blue bandana was first worn by Crips founding member Buddha, as a part of his color-coordinated clothing of blue Levis, a blue shirt, and dark blue suspenders. A blue bandana was worn in tribute to Buddha after he was shot and killed on February 23, 1973. The color then became associated with Crips.   By 1978, there were 45 Crip gangs, called sets, in Los Angeles. They were heavily involved in the production of PCP, marijuana and amphetamines. On March 11, 1979, Williams, a member of the Westside Crips, was arrested for four murders and on August 9, 1979, Washington was gunned down. Washington had been against Crip infighting and after his death several Crip sets started fighting against each other. The Crips' leadership was dismantled, prompting a deadly gang war between the Rollin' 60 Neighborhood Crips and Eight Tray Gangster Crips that led nearby Crip sets to choose sides and align themselves with either the Neighborhood Crips or the Gangster Crips, waging large-scale war in South Central and other cities. The East Coast Crips (from East Los Angeles) and the Hoover Crips directly severed their alliance after Washington's death. By 1980, the Crips were in turmoil, warring with the Bloods and against each other. The gang's growth and influence increased significantly in the early 1980s when crack cocaine hit the streets and Crip sets began distributing the drug. Large profits induced many Crips to establish new markets in other cities and states. As a result, Crips membership grew steadily and the street gang was one of the nation's largest by the late 1980s. In 1999, there were at least 600 Crip sets with more than 30,000 members transporting drugs in the United States.   Funny side note: As of 2015, the Crips gang consists of between approximately 30,000 and 35,000 members and 800 sets, active in 221 cities and 41 U.S. states. The states with the highest estimated number of Crip sets are California, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Members typically consist of young African American men, but can be white, Hispanic, Asian, and Pacific Islander. The gang also began to establish a presence in Canada in the early 1990s; Crip sets are active in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto.   Bloods   The Bloods gang was first established in Los Angeles as a defense against the Crips. The Pirus street gang, which was initially a group of the Crips, split out during an internal gang battle, united with other minor gangs to create the gang that would later become known as the Bloods, which is where the Bloods' origins and their rivalry with the Crips begin. At the time, there were three more Crips sets than Bloods sets. Despite this disparity in numbers, Bloods sets became more aggressive, especially towards rival Crips members, in an effort to demonstrate their dominance. Therefore, it is believed that the Pirus were the original Bloods founders. The gang's concentration changed to drug manufacture during the emergence of crack. The United Blood Nation, a gang that started out on Rikers Island, is frequently associated with blood sets on the East Coast.   The George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC), often known as C 73, is located on Rikers Island and is home to the United Blood Nation, also known as the Bloods. Problem offenders were separated from the rest of the jail facilities using GMDC. The Latin Kings were the most prominent and well-organized gang in the NYC jail system before this time. The majority-Hispanic Latin Kings were violently abusing White and occasionally African American prisoners. These African American prisoners created a defense organization they named the United Blood Nation after being organized by some of the most aggressive and charismatic prisoners. This prison group, United Blood Nation, was copying the Bloods street gangs in Los Angeles. Eight initial Blood sets were formed by many of the leaders of this freshly formed prison gang to recruit in their local communities around New York City.   By 1996, the Blood street gang had grown to include thousands of members and was becoming one of the most powerful gangs in existence. It also kept up a regular recruiting push. The Bloods were at this point less organized and more vicious than other gangs. Numerous slashings (attacks with a razor blade or knife) that were recorded during robberies were later determined to be Bloods initiations. The Bloods' signature ceremony was the Blood ritual. Bloods found recruits all throughout the East Coast.   In addition to members of other races and ethnicities, African Americans make up the majority of the Bloods. Early adolescence to mid-twenties is the average age of members, however some continue to retain leadership roles well into their late twenties and, on occasion, their thirties. Although there is no one person who can be identified as the Bloods' national leader, each individual Bloods set has a hierarchical leadership structure with distinct degrees of membership. Status within a gang is indicated by these membership levels. Each set is managed by a leader, who is often an older person with a longer criminal history. A fixed leader is not chosen; instead, he or she exerts themselves through creating and overseeing the gang's illicit businesses, using their reputation for brutality and violence as well as their own charisma to do so. The majority of the cast members are "soldiers," and they range in age from 16 to 22. Because of their readiness to use violence to win the respect of gang members and to deal with anybody who "disrespects" the set, soldiers have a strong feeling of dedication to their set and are very dangerous. Although they are not full members, "associates" participate in a variety of illegal acts and identify with the gang. If any women are involved in the gang, they are often associate members and are frequently employed by their male counterparts to carry guns, store narcotics, or engage in self-prostitution in order to support their group.   The surroundings of a recruit frequently affects recruitment. Bloods actively seek for school-age African Americans in particularly impoverished regions. Youth might find security and a sense of belonging by joining a gang. Economically deprived children who observe the trappings of gang life—gold jewelry, cash, pricey sportswear—can likewise experience instant satisfaction.   Based on how long a person has been a part of a certain set, blood sets have an informal hierarchy of levels.   The ranks are only a symbol of respect for individuals who have been a part of the set the longest and have survived the longest; they do not indicate leadership or domination over the set. Bloods of lesser ranks are not subject to those in positions of authority. Bloods of lesser status frequently refer to Bloods of higher rank as "Big Homies." They also call one another "relatives." Once a person joins a Blood set, they cannot quit the set or flip (move to another set) for the rest of their lives.   Members of the Bloods frequently refer to themselves as dawgs or ballers, HKs (an initialism for Hoover-Killer), CKs (an initialism for Crip-Killer), and MOBs (an initialism for Member of Bloods) (meaning drug dealers). Contrary to popular belief, Bloods & Crips are typically friendly amongst sets. Although it is against the law, bloods sometimes engage in civil war with one another. For example, the deuce 2x Crips and tray 3x Crips are at war, and they frequently work with Crip sets to eliminate their fellow blood competitors.   The many gang indicators used by Bloods members to distinguish themselves from other gangs include colors, attire, emblems, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signals. Red is the gang's primary color. They like donning athletic attire, such as team coats that display their gang's colors. San Francisco 49ers, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Portland Trailblazers, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers, and Chicago Bulls are a few of their favorite clubs.   The most commonly used Bloods symbols include the number “5,” the five pointed star, and the five pointed crown. Despite common misconception Bloods are not a people nation (with the exception of a few) but they will however tie flags with the people for defense or mutually such as how the Crips & BGDs consider themselves cousins. These symbols may be seen in the tattoos, jewelry, and clothing that gang members wear as well as in gang graffiti, which is used by the Bloods to mark their territory. Such graffiti can include gang names, nicknames, declaration of loyalty, threats against rival gangs, or a description of criminal acts in which the gang has been involved. Bloods graffiti might also include the word “Piru” which refers to the fact that the first known Bloods gang was formed by individuals from Piru Street in Compton, California. Yakuza   During the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603–1868), two distinct groups of outcasts gave rise to the yakuza. The tekiya were the first of such groups; they were nomadic peddlers who moved from village to village selling cheap things at fairs and markets. Many tekiya belonged to the burakumin social class, which was essentially underneath the four-tiered Japanese feudal social order and consisted of misfits or "non-humans."   The tekiya started forming close-knit gangs in the early 1700s under the direction of bosses and underbosses. The tekiya began to engage in customary organized crime operations including turf battles and protection rackets after being strengthened by fugitives from the upper classes. In keeping with a long-standing custom, tekiya frequently provided security for Shinto festivals and, in exchange for payment for protection, assigned stalls at the associated fairs.   Between 1735 and 1749, the shogun's government appointed oyabun, or officially recognized leaders, in an effort to quell gang conflicts among various tekiya factions and lessen the amount of fraud they engaged in. The oyabun was given the privilege of using a surname and carrying a sword, which was previously reserved for samurai. The term "oyabun," which refers to the bosses' roles as the leaders of their tekiya families, literally means "foster parent."   The bakuto, or gamblers, were the second social group that gave rise to the yakuza. During the Tokugawa era, gambling was outright prohibited and is still outlawed in Japan today. The bakuto hit the highways and preyed on gullible prey using hanafuda card games or dice games. They frequently adorned their bodies with vibrant tattoos, which gave rise to the practice of full-body tattooing among modern yakuza. The bakuto naturally expanded from their primary line of work as gamblers into lending shady business and other illicit pursuits.   Depending on how they make the majority of their money, certain yakuza groups may still refer to themselves as tekiya or bakuto. They still use the rites that were a component of the initiation ceremonies of the older organizations.   Yakuza gangs have seen a rise in prominence since the end of World War II following a decline during the conflict. More than 102,000 yakuza members in 2,500 different families were reported to be employed in Japan and overseas by the Japanese government in 2007. Despite the burakumin being officially exempt from discrimination since 1861, many gang members today are descended from that marginalized group. Others are ethnic Koreans, who are also subjected to a great deal of prejudice in Japanese society.   The distinctive characteristics of modern yakuza culture bear traces of the gangs' antecedents. For instance, a large number of yakuza have full-body tattoos that were applied with conventional bamboo or steel needles as opposed to sophisticated tattooing guns. Even the genitalia may be tattooed, which is a very unpleasant ritual. Although they typically wear long sleeves in public, the yakuza members frequently take their shirts off while playing cards with one other and show off their body art as a reference to the bakuto customs.   The practice of yubitsume, or cutting off the little finger's joint, is another aspect of yakuza culture. When a yakuza member disobeys or otherwise offends his boss, he will perform a yubitsume as an apology. The offender provides the boss with the top joint of his left pinkie finger, which he has amputated. Subsequent offenses result in the loss of other finger joints.   This practice dates back to the Tokugawa era; the gangster's sword grip is weakened by the loss of finger joints, theoretically making him more reliant on the group as a whole for defense. To blend in, many yakuza members wear prosthetic fingertips today.   The three biggest yakuza organizations currently in existence are the Sumiyoshi-kai, which started in Osaka and has about 20,000 members, the Yamaguchi-gumi, centered in Kobe, with 15,000 members, and the Inagawa-kai, located in Tokyo and Yokohama, with 20,000 members. The gangs engage in illegal activities such the trafficking of people and goods, the exportation of weapons, and the smuggling of illegal drugs. They do, however, also own a sizable amount of stock in well-established companies, and some of them are well-connected to the Japanese financial, banking, and real estate industries.   It's interesting to note that the Yamaguchi-gumi were the first to assist victims in the gang's hometown after the tragic Kobe earthquake of January 17, 1995. Similar to this, many yakuza organizations delivered truckloads of goods to the afflicted area following the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. The yakuza also has the strange benefit of suppressing small-time criminals. Because small-fry thieves don't intrude on yakuza turf, Kobe and Osaka, with their strong yakuza syndicates, are among the safest cities in an overall safe country.   The Japanese government has clamped down on the gangs in recent decades despite these unexpected social benefits of the yakuza. A strong new anti-racketeering law known as the Act for Prevention of Unlawful Activities by Criminal Gang Members was passed in March 1995. All of the listed businesses with ties to the yakuza were removed from the Osaka Securities Exchange in 2008. Yakuza bosses have been detained by authorities since 2009, and businesses that support the gangs have been closed down.   Even though the police are currently working very hard to quell yakuza activities in Japan, it appears improbable that the syndicates would completely vanish. After all, they have endured for more than 300 years and are intricately linked to many facets of Japanese society and culture.   Mara Salvatrucha(MS-13)   La Mara Salvatrucha, also referred to as MS-13, is a ruthless, inhumane street gang. As many as 40 states in the United States are now home to MS-13 members who commit murder, rape, maiming, and terror. Legendary tales exist of their heinous crimes.   No one contests the veracity of these statements. MS-13, like many street gangs, actually takes pride in its well-deserved image. The U.S. Department of Justice claims that the group's motto is "kill, rape, control."   If you believe President Donald Trump and others, America's broken immigration system is to blame for MS-13. The belief is that the United States will be a lot safer if it can stop MS-13 gang members from committing all of their mayhem, deport them, and stop them from crossing the border.   Unfortunately, things don't work that way.   "Attention to gangs is valid. About 13 percent of the homicides in this country are gang related. That's far more homicides than from mass shootings or terrorism," David Pyrooz, a sociologist at the University of Colorado who specializes in gangs and criminal networks, says. "But let's remember this. The maximum number of homicides associated with MS-13 in a given year — gang-related homicides — is about 2 percent of the total ... gang-related homicides in the United States. That is, I hate to use this language, but that is in many ways a drop in the bucket when it comes to gang activity."   "MS-13 is sort of the perfect boogeyman," Pyrooz says. "They are the moral panic; the connection to immigration, the connection to Latinos, and then the heinous violence, makes it so they can function as this evil boogeyman."   It's frequently forgotten in discussions of MS-13 that the organization didn't start out in Latin America and then storm the border to wreak havoc on the American way of life.   The gang was founded in the United States in the 1970s. El Salvadoran immigrants went to Los Angeles in an effort to escape a devastating civil conflict. There, they lived in areas of the city that were already under the influence of other gangs, used marijuana, and listened to heavy metal music. La Mara Salvatrucha was created when the newcomers came together to socialize and to defend themselves from other groups.   A brief explanation of the group name is as follows: In El Salvador, the word for "gang" is "mara." Here is an explanation of "Salvatrucha" and the subsequent 13 (again, from the DOJ):   Salvatrucha is a slang term for "alert," "watch out," or "cunning," and it combines the terms "Salva," which stands for "Salvadoran," and "trucha." The "13" stands for the 13th letter of the alphabet, or "M," signifying the group's ties to the Mexican Mafia, an organization that operates inside prisons.   Police started to crack down as the new gang confronted more established organizations in Los Angeles and linked up with other gangs (including the Mexican Mafia), deporting some members to El Salvador, where civil instability remained rife.   However, some of those MS-13 members returned to the United States in the 1980s, and others from El Salvador joined them. However, it seems unlikely that there was a premeditated influx of gang members from Latin America into the country.   "Criminal migration is real," according to "MS13 in the Americas: How the World's Most Notorious Gang Defies Logic, Resists Destruction," a report by The Center for Latin American & Latino Studies at American University in Washington D.C., and Insight Crime, a foundation that studies organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. "But this does not appear to be part of a master plan, nor is it coordinated from some central headquarters. Gang members appear to move in the same patterns as the rest of the population, and many of them move to escape the gang and the violence associated with it."   Currently, MS-13 claims to have 10,000 members in the United States and 30,000 members worldwide. Thus, it ranks among the largest gangs in the entire world. The group is the first and only street gang to be listed as a global criminal organization by the American government.   Despite its size, MS-13 does not have a particularly significant criminal presence in the United States when compared to the total number of gang members in the nation. The National Gang Intelligence Center estimates that there are 1.4 million gang members nationally, and MS-13 is just one of the 33,000 gangs that the FBI has identified.   "What's interesting about them, what makes them different from other groups — partly in response to what the president has been tweeting and talking about them" Pyrooz says, "we can't think of an example in recent history of a single group that has attracted such attention on a national level."   According to news reports and those who have investigated the MS-13 gang, its members engage in money laundering, prostitution, drug trafficking, racketeering, and other illicit activities. They are extremely brutal in how they do their street business. The group has been implicated in numerous violent assaults, kidnappings, rapes, and most infamously, some horrifying murders.   "Gang violence is far more lethal than what it was four or five decades ago," Pyrooz says.   From "MS-13 in the Americas": "Violence is a major part of the glue that binds the MS-13. It is part of every stage of an MS-13 member's life: Potential members commit violent acts to be considered for membership and ultimately to gain entry; they are then beaten into the gang in a ritual that has left more than one permanently scarred; they move up the gang ladder by 'putting in the work' and showing 'commitment,' euphemisms for committing violent acts in the name of the gang."   According to the Washington Post, up to 10 MS-13 members lured a guy into a park in Maryland in 2017 before stabbing him more than 100 times, beheading him, and chopping out his heart. In vengeance for her boyfriend's murder, an 18-year-old Virginia lady admitted to taking part in the killing of a 15-year-old girl. The 18-year-old killed the younger girl by stabbing her 13 times and recorded it to show MS-13 leaders.   "It's hard to say that the attention is not undue or not deserved," Pyrooz says. "But it's hard to be able to focus specifically on them without paying more attention to what the problem of gang activity is in the United States as a whole." The 25 Best Gang Movies of All Time - IMDb

Avete già visto un Trullo dal vero o anche solo in fotografia? Questa costruzione tipica della regione Puglia non può lasciare senza sorpresa. Com'è stato costruito? E perché ha questa forma tanto particolare? Per meglio capire la sua storia, con questo podcast andiamo alla scoperta della zona di Alberobello, famosa per essere il maggior centro di trulli di tutta la regione ma anche dove si può fare un interessante safari e dove si trovano grotte vecchie novanta milioni di anni ... Have you already seen a Trullo live or even just in photographs? This typical construction of the Apulia region cannot leave you without surprise. How was it built? And why does it have such a peculiar shape? To better understand its history, with this podcast we are going to explore the area of Alberobello, famous for being the largest center of trulli in the whole region but also where you can go on an interesting safari and where you can find caves ninety million years old ...

Puglia in the south of Italy is becoming well known for its beaches, delicious food and interesting architecture. But what do we know about its ancient and fascinating past? Hear local guide Paulo Maragliulo share the stories and history of the pilgrim routes travelers followed that pass through Puglia on the way to Jerusalem. You'll be amazed at the connections forged over centuries through a tradition of travel and commerce along these important trails. Join us in Puglia in 2023! Discover Puglia's hidden secrets, incredible local cuisine and deep culture  with Untold Italy.  Our small group tours depart from Bari in May and October 2023 > Puglia tour detailsRead the full episode show notes, including places mentioned here > untolditaly.com/135Want a deeper connection with Italy and help to plan your travels? Join the friends of the podcast here > untolditaly.com/amiciThe Untold Italy podcast is an independent production. Podcast Editing, Audio Production and Website Development by Mark Hatter. Production Assistance and Content Writing by the other Katie Clarke - yes there are two of us! Support the show

Ciao!   today I am coming to you from the Amalfi coast and we're going to talk about the experiences I've had over the last 10 days at the yoga retreat in a Puglia, Italy. One of the biggest things I wanted to talk about was my last night in Rome and how I had a leak when I woke up and how I dealt with it while traveling. So, if you've had issues or you're scared that you may leak in a hotel room listening because I'll tell you exactly what I did.

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Despite the postcard image famous around the world, the sunny disposition of its inhabitants is just a clever disguise. Every Tuscan has been in mourning for a few centuries. Deep in our hearts we fear that we will never be able to rival the accomplishments of our ancestors and get back to the golden age of our land, when a perfect storm of financial power, brains and political savvy made our region the heart and soul of Western Civilisation. While there are tons of books dedicated to the Renaissance, not much is said about the fuel behind this amazing blooming of art and culture: money. Tuscany was rich, so rich that for the first time since antiquity was able to start producing regularly gold coins, the "fiorini d'oro". The coins with the Florentine fleur de lys and the icon of the patron saint of the city, Saint John the Baptist, became the universal currency of Christendom, where they were literally considered "good as gold". The story of the golden florin and how its availability was a game changer, allowing the explosion of trade that would transform Europe forever, is quite fascinating, which is why this week we've decided to talk about the "dollar of the Middle Age". From its birth fueled by a string of military victories to the constant fight against attempts of forgery, a crime that was punishable by death at the stake, the march of the coin that made Tuscany rich seemed unstoppable. Many tried to copy it but were unsuccessful. Its demise came when the Medici family started believing their own hype and considering themselves bigger than Florence. Their political ploy to build a cult of personality was probably one of the greatest own goals in history. Follow us as we tell you the tales around this remarkable coin and its surprising role in history. Let us know what you think of this story by dropping us a note on our social media accounts - every feedback is greatly appreciated:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larno.itTwitter: @arno_it / @WhatsupTuscanyLINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)http://www.ilgiornaledellanumismatica.it/dossier-speciale-il-fiorino-di-firenze-breve-storia-del-dollaro-del-medioevo/https://wordsinfreedom.com/come-nasce-moneta-la-storia-del-fiorino-doro/http://www.grandoblone.it/div/fiorino-oro.htmlhttps://www.florencecity.it/larte-del-cambio-e-il-fiorino/https://curiositasufirenze.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/san-giovanni-non-vuole-inganni/https://www.bpp.it/Apulia/html/archivio/1995/II/art/R95II004.htmlBACKGROUND MUSICTitle: Coffee And TimeArtist: Pipe ChoirLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicenseLinks: https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/p-c-iii-coffee-and-time-creative-commons-instrumentalhttp://www.pipechoir.com/

E se volessimo un panzerotto a Rio? Si a Rio de Janeiro è possibile trovare i tipici panzerotti pugliesi! In un'intervista a Rossella Speranza, già consulente del Ministero degli Esteri e della Camera di Commercio di Bari, siamo andati a scoprire il business del panzerotto, sul quale Rossella ha scritto pure un libro "Panzerotti e Samba".Da Bari a Rio, un viaggio gastronomico e umano incredibile, non vi resta che ascoltare e farvi venire un po' di fame e voglia di visitare Rio de Janeiro!