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Sommario
Servizi Speciali
L'Italia non condivide
The Rock and the Roof
The Fourth Tenor
Dove inizia e finisce?
The Young Criminal
Londra-Roma in 10 ore
My Lourdes Experience
Letters
A Terrible Crime
Raleigh International
Una Nuova Storia
COMUNlTA'ITALIANA
- Contents
DicembreIJanuary
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Regular Features
Due Parole
The Hill
Cronaca
Dall'Italia
In Cammino con Carmelo
For a Rainy Day
Face to Face
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p. 14
p. 18
p.25
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p.39
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Entertainment, Leisure & Sport
Cinema
Sportlight
Italsport
Seria "A" Fantasy Football
AI.F.L.
Tempo Libero
Mamma's Ricetta
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Calendario
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Due Parole
CariAmici,
stiamo gia' eamminando nel·
I'Avvento: ei avviamo ad incontrare
Gesu' nel Natale: veramente Gcsu' 10
abbiamo gia' incontrato .nella nostra
vita. Infatti"con iI Ballesimo abbiamo
la vita di .Dio dentro di noi: con iI
Ballesimo partccipiamo alia vita della
Chicsa: sono pensieri molto forti:
questi. Non siamo solo delle persone,
siilmo anehe una societa': e la soci·
eta' non e' un mucchio di persone ehe
sono accatastate come dei sacehi di
patate; la societa' e' una unione .di
singole persone concrete che hanno
un cuorc, un'anima. un doIorc, un
Padre Roberto Russo
coraggio, insomma una vita da portare
avanti: singolannente ed insieme. E
queste singole persone siamo ognuno
di noi: ehe portiamo avanti la nostra
vita ,personale e privata, e portiamo
avanti la vita della ChicSa: perche'
noi siamo la 'Chicsa, voluta da'Dio,
naia dalla 'morte e risUrrezione di
Gesu'. E cosi' Dio ci ha voluto nella
sua chicsa: siamo tanti, ognuno con la
propria vocazione fino ad arrivare aI
Papa; e la Chicsa e' dove noi viviamo
i Saeramenti di Gesu' e dove noi Ii
melliamo in pratica nella vita di ogni
giorno: noi melliamo in pratica i
Saeramenti con la nostra vita person·
ale, perche' la nostra vita porta i doni
della Sl'irito Santo: 10 Spirito di Dio
ci' ha dato i suoi doni nel giorno del
nostro Ballesimo: sono tanti e diversi
i doni di Dio che portiarito nella
nostra anime e che sono la nostra vita:
,per questo .noi viviamo e viviamo
insieme: perche' insieme risplendono
tutti i doni cbe' Dio ci ha dato: ognuno
porta i suoi: e insieme creiamo iI
Regno di 010 che e' un Regno di
pace, .verita', grazia. amore: quesia. e'
la nostra vita di ogni giomo: e ognuno
aluta I'altro. Siamo pcccatori, ma non
ci fenniamo sui nostri pcccati: ab·
biamo i nostri dolori e i nostri
problemi: sono la crace che noi
port.iamo con. Gesu': la Croce di
Gesu' e la nostrlLCroce sono iI nostro
cammino di morte e di risurrezione: iI
cammino che crca la nostra Chicsa, iI
cammino che ci prepara al nostro
Natale; iI cammino della nostra
preghiera, affinche' iI Signore \?.io,
rispondendo alia nostra umile preghiera, ci possa aprire cuorc, mentc,
anima, alia fede, cioe' a credere che
noi portiamo i doni dello Spirito
Santo e Ii portiamo per noi e per gli
altri. E' grandiosa la nostra vita: non
sciupiamola. Faceiamola rinascere ancora nel giomo del Natale di Gesu';
sara' anche iI nostro Natale.
Sara' anche il nostro Natale
Advent
And here are a few ideas:
Advent· is here again. It's the same every yc.,r. And
we are so used to it that it's c.'sy to let the significance of
the season pass us by.
Literally Advent mcans "the coming": for Christians,
it is the coming of Christ. It's a time to look baek to his
first coming and forward to his sceond. So it's a mixture
of celebrating and gelling rc.,dy. The Old Testament
voice that cried "Comfort. comfort my peoplel" also
cried "Prepare the way for the LOrd." We certainly have
something to celebrate. God's coming to our world in the
person of Christ is a powerful sign that He has not given
up on us. It all happened a long time ago, but it is a fhct
(well documented) that is worth hanging on to in the
chaotic; frightening world we live in. Advent is the
beginning of the Church's yc.,r, so it is a good time to be
making resolutions!
You and God
If you don't do it alrc.,dy, spend a few minutes with
God c.,ch day. Say a prayer. slowly and thoughtfully.
Read. a part of the Christmas story, or reflcet on a
particular word or phrase. For example, you might choose
"Emmanuel"·"God with us"' and let your mind and hc.,rt
consider what it means for you.
You and Your Family
Sit down with your family and ask c.,ch member \vhat
they sce as most important for a good Christmas.
Are you ready?
"Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight in the
wilderness a highway for our God",
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COMUNITA'ITAUANA
L'ltalia non, condivide
L'Italia non Sla facendo ab- dunque, le filosofie deU'Unione eurobastanza per ridurre iI debilo pubblico pea e quella degli esponenli del
e occorrono misure aggiuntive per iI govemo italiano sono apparsc diverrisanamenlo deUc finanze deUo Stalo genii. NeUa sua rclazione, infalli, la
sccondo gli obicltivi coneordati Ira Commissione punla sulla necessila' di
Roma e l'Unionc euroapprofiltarc della buona
pea al momenlo deUa
congiunlura economica
concessione del prcstilO
per risanarc le finanze
comunitario. E qucsto
pubbliebe. migliorarc la
I'ammonimenlo che viconvcrgenza delle
ene da BruxeUes. dove iI
economie e prcscnlarsi
commissario agli affari
Cosi' con le carte in
economici c ·finanziari,
regola in visla delle
Henning Christophersen.
scadenzc prcvisle per
ba prescntalo a noveml'Unione monelaria. "u
bre Ic previsioni ecomessaggio cbe mannomicbe aUlunnali deldiamo a tulli e' ebiaro:
I'csecutivo comunilario.
applicale i programmi
Ma I'invilo rivolto al
di convergenza. Per
govemo ilaliano non
quanlo riguarda in pardcve lrarrc in inganno:
licolare iI caso ilaliano
la relazionc di Cbristog1i obieltivi proposli dal
pbcrsen e' stata tulta ncl
govemo sono inferiori
scgno deU·oltimismo. La
alle noslrc previsioni.
riprcsa economica. dicc
La differenza va elimila CommissiOllc. e' ornala e iI modo per ragmai un dalo di falto
giungerc queslo risulconsolidalo. E grazie ad
lalo e' quello di inlroessa un buon numcro di
durre misurc di bilaneio
paesi polrebbe arrivarc
aggiunlive". ha dello
Henning
gia' ncl '96 a rispeltare i
Christopherscn.
Christopherson
parametri di Maaslricbl
La lesi sostenula inper I'avvio dell'Unionc
vece dal minislro degli
monelaria, 0 quanlomeno ad avvici- Esteri italiano, e' che "la disciplina
narsi in modo significalivo.
finanziaria e' innegabilmenle auspicaLa prcsa di posizione deUa Com- bile di per c'.. ma riesce difficile
missione c iI ricbiamo aU'Italia arriv- comprcnderc per quale molivo la
ana proprio ncl giomo in cui. scmprc convergenza dovrebbe coslituirc una
a BruxeUcs. iI ministro degli Esleri precondizione per la rcalizzazione
Anlonio Manino sfida l'Europa ccr- della monela comune". Secondo Marcando di riaprire iI dibaltilo sull'Un- lino; ,"qualora continuassimo a perscione monelaria c sui crileri di conver- guirc I'altuale slralegia basala su una
genza economica soltoscrilti dal nos- graduale convergenza sccondo i paraIro paese con iI traltalo di Maastricbt: melri di ,Maaslrichl. sara' improbabile
crileri cbc Manino definiscc "arbi- raggiungere I'obiellivo di una monela
lrari". L'idea che la convergenza unica europea", e si ollerra' I'unico
deUe economic sia un prercquisilo per risullalo di dividere l'Ue ·"lra paesi
I'unione monelaria. sosliene iI nOSlro "virtuosi", che sono riusciti a soddis..
minislro degli Esteri in un saggio lelto fare i crileri arbilrari di Maaslrichl, e
aU'Inslilul Royal dcs Relations Inter- gli allri paesi presumibilmenle inadnalionales. ·"c' polilicamenle perico- alti ad csscre ammcssi al club esclulosa cd economicamenlc fhUacc". e sivo dei virtuosi".
"porta aUa divisionc deIl'Europa".
Quello che il minislro non dice.
L'approccio deciso dai Dodici a ma che invece la rclazione economica
Maaslricbl, comunquc, scmprc scc- della Commissione spiallella in modo
ondo Manino, "non sembra averc mollo chiaro, e' che I·Ilalia. a meno
grandi probabilita' di portare ad una di una radicale correzione di rolta, e'
maneta comunc curopc<'l".
destinata a divenlare scmpre piu' iI
Mai come in queslo momenlo, fanalino di coda dell'Europa. E iI
Dicembre 94/Gennaio 95
Andrea Bonanni
"club esclusivo dei virtuosi"
polrcbbe alia fine aprirsi a lulli 0
quasi lulli i membri dell'Unione,
lranno che aU'Italia e alia Grccia. U
nostro deficil pubblico, oggi pari aI
9,6%del ProdollO Inlemo Lordo (pi I),
sccndera' solo di un punlo nel '95 e
arrivera' aI 7.9% nel '96: ben aI di
sopra del 3% stabililo a Maaslrichl. A
parte la Grecia, lulli gli allri europei
fanno mollo meglio di noi.
La siluazione dell'indebilamenlo
pubblico, poi, c' ancora peggiorc.
L'Ilalia si prcscnla quest'anno con un
debilo pari aI 123.7% del Pi I, I'anno
prossimo salira' al 126.8 e nel '96
dobrcbbe loccarc iI 128.6%.
Nel suo saggio su "u fuluro
monelario deU·Europa·.... Anlonio
Martino non enlra in quesli deltagli.
Lo scopo deUa sua relazione e' dimostrarc la ·"faUaeila'" e I'arbilrariela' dei crileri di. Maaslrichl e spezzare una lancia in favorc di una
"Costituzione monctaria" che sotlragga il govemo di una fulura mono·
ela unica alia banca cenlrale europea
Slabilendo, per accordo inlergovernalivo. una scrie di paramelri prcdclerminali che la banca cenlrale dovra"
seguire in modo vincolanle per un
periodo di alcuni anni.
Le previsioni per I'Italia..,
Prodolto Inlerno Lordo
1994 1995
Crcscita PiI (%) 2.4
3,0
Inflazione (%) 4,0
3,5
Disoecupazione
1996
3.2
3.5
11,8
11,1
10,4
Deficil (% Pi I) 9,6
Bilancia pagamenli
(% Pil)
2,0
8.6
7.9
(%)
2.6
2,9
,..e queUe per I'Europa
(Deficil pubblico in % suI PiI)
1994 1995 1996
G. Bretagna
6,3
4,6
3.4
Francia
3.9
5.6
4.9
Germania
2,9
2.4
2.0
Grecia
14,1 13,2
12.9
Italia
9.6
8,6
7.9
6.2
5,8
4,8
Portogallo
Spagna
7,0
6.0
4,7
da -11 Corriere dell. Sen,-
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Th'e Rock and the Roof
In the early 19th Century the potential benefactors who were prcvi-,
Emancipation·Act was passed in Eng- ously suspicious were now won over.
land - the emancipation of the Catho-, The fund raising was no miracle 'but
Iies,that is. Therefore in the 1850s sheer hard work. The Pallottine Fawhen Vineenzo Pallotti's close col- thers sought finances from as far
league R3ffaelc Melia wanted. to, es- afield as Poland.
t:lblish a church forJtalians in LOndon·,
New plans were drawn up ami
it was vie\Vcd' upOn as: very;:ical 'building commencCd on"St. Peter's
Church of All Nations. Even the name
missionary work."
was both, provocative and diplomatic. Provocative beCause
St. Peter's could only denote a
Catholic church; St. Peter's
heir being the Pope. Diplomatic because the title Church
of All Nations would not appear to exclude any part of the
Catholic communiI)' - though
everyone knew it was primamy for the Italian community
in whose heart it was built. Yet
over the years it has also
opened its doors to the Polish,
Irish, Spanish and Chinese
communities.
'Like all ground breaking
ideas the building works went
enormously over budget. So
much so, that the size of the
church had, to be curtailed clear evidence of this is that it
is onc of. the few churches with
no back entrance. With Fr.
Meliainvolved in the dayto-day building works plans
changed drastically. Sirnplieity
gave way to something more
The danger is from above
expensive. But aftcr writs, I~w
suits, and a various recriminaAt first not all was well. There
was still centuries old suspicion of the tions St: Peter's, '
Catholics: so-called Papists \Vcre' not was finafly mi~
popular in England. More importantly, opened in 1863.
In the interEnglish Catholies were not comfortable with priests, from Rome. With vening years
all this to contend .with, it is not changes have
surprising that the original plans taken,. place. The
drawn up in the early 1850s for a new SI. Joseph
3000 plus seater church, '\vith 'a mar- arid SI. Vincenzo
ble front, large piazza and upper altars were biJilt
gallery sC<1ting had to be scrapped and about, 30 years
temporarily put to onc side whilst a ago; carpeting
miracle eame to hand and a way of was laid; a .new
organ and choirfunding the project could be found.
The miracle came in the shape of
C1rdinal Wiseman, primate of the Some tiles grimly
hangi,ng on but
Catholic church in England: He wel:
with holes
corned Fr. Melia and his aide Fr. Faa'
appearing
the
di Bruno and recognized a. need for a
evindence seems
spiritual base for the growing Ilalian
quite obvious
community. With his support many
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loft added; the mosaic of Christ and
t1ie Apostles on the front of the
Church arranged. Memorials to the
war dead and to those who perished
on the Arandora Star erected. Redecoration has occurred intermittently
throughout the years, most. recently in
,the 1980s.
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, Yet esseniially for 130 years nothing has been, done, to the structure of
the' Church. Nothing h3s had to be
done - until now.
Jesus referred to "the sensible
man who built his' house on rock".
Perhaps he did not say a house with
no roof is rio house at all bCcausc it
was so obviousI But this is the
problem that is facing St. Peter's.
Numerous'surveyors have examined the roofs condition and all have
stated that if it is not completely
renovated in the next few years all or
part of it will collapse. The reason for
its condition is something that most of
us ,will 'come to terms with in our
lives - old age. When sitting in the church you
will sce a flat ceiling. This ceiling is
the floor for a triangular "loft". The
roof itself is an inverted '''V'' shape.
The original 1C<1d tiles were nailed
onto strips of wood which were
themselves attached to' the main battens. As you can imagine the tiles
themselves have taken 'a considerable
battering over the years. Winters can
be unkind to roofs. But this is not the
primary problem. The mairi trouble is
that the nails attaching the tiles to the
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battens (and therefore keeping them
in plaee) arc quite simply rusting.
Good going for 130 years, certainly
but nevertheless action must be taken.
Look in the church today and you
will sce clear enough evidence of the
paint peeling. This is where tiles have
slipped out of position and the rain
has found its way to the ceiling.
Under the supervision of the surveyor of the Diocese of Westminster,
the plan is to strip the entire roof
(which of course includes the Youth
Club and the Social Club), rebatten
the roof, place a layer of felt (which
does not currently exist), examine the
quality of the tiles and relay them or
replace them where necessary.
All this work will be done under
the supcrVision of the Lead Development Council and, since St. Peter's is
a listed building, there" is a legal
obligation to satisty English Heritage.
Though this may sCcm a daunting
task it is, if done carefully and
sensible, only a question of hard
work. There is, how.' '.'
ever, the question of
a miracle. All this
costs moneyl The
roof has to be renovated and then' the
interiOl" has to' be
redecorated. Fees
have to be paid and
building.costs met ~
an estimated
£150,000 in total. .
St. Peter's Italian
Church was origi~
nally built for the
Italian Community
by money from' 31most . all over the
world, Despite its Part ofthe roofthat covers the cuppola where tile are
age it seems that the
beginning to slip out ofplace
Italian Church is
Please send any donations to:
still needed and used
today. However, now the church beSt.Peter's Italian Church
longs to the Italian Communily and it
RoofRenovation Fund
is for us to save her.
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The Fourth Tenor
In my last article I wrote about a
pcrformance of La Boheme that I had
seen at La Scala, In particular I
praised the performance of both
Mirella Freni and the young tenor
Roberto Alagna. My impression has
been co!illrmed by the recent PCr7
formanccs of Goundod's Romco et
Juliette at the Royal Opcra' House,
here in London.
For many years' now the famous
three, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo
and Luciano Pavarotti have ruled the
roost. At last another tenor has arrived
to challenge their supremacy. His·
name? Robcrto Alagna:
Having now heard him twice at La·
Scala, Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata
and Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bcheme
and now twice at the Royal Opcra
Hose, Rodolfo again and now, as I
write, appc.1ring as.Romeo ·in Gounod's opera, Romeo et Juliette; I am
more than convinced. that. he is the
natural successor, particularly to Pavarotti. We have bccn .\Vaiting a Jong
time for the emergence of another
tenor to stand beside the three and
now, at last, in .Roberto Alagna we
have a tenor .who .has steppcd out
from their'" shadows to. take his place
alongside. From' now on we' are able
to refer to "The Four Tenors" f
Dicembre94/Gennaio 9S
As Romco it would be impossible
to imagine any other tenor who looks
and sounds so young. He has a
beautiful Iyrie voice that he uses with
considerable artistic maturily, employing all the dynamie shading and
colour that is. the hallmark of the
great singers. At the top of the'range·
The challenge to the ruler?
the voice, is full and ringing, (what
you lialians· refer to as 'squillo'.).
Also. he is not afraid to sing with a
beautiful inezz:i. voce. I have to go
back to the de~.ui, of Pavaiotti as
RegSuter
Rodolfo at the Royal Opera House in
1963, to recall being so impressed
with a lyric voice.
The only danger that I can sce is
that he \\ill be offered cvery tenor
role in the popular repertoire and it
would be a great shamc if he were not
to stay with the lyric rcpertory for
another ten years. Let us hear him'in
roles such as the Duke in Rigoletto,
Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor"
Nemorino in L'Elisir d' Amorc, Oronte
in I Lombardi etc. Let Aida, Ballo,
Trovatore, Tosca wait a while, Ihey
will always be therel We have Seen
many young singers tempted by
money or glamour into singing the
wrong roles too early. Alfrcdo Kraus
is still singing loday because he has
deliberately kept to a restricted repertoire, he is now reaping the benefit.
Still singing when many of his conlemporaries have been forgotten.
1. look forward hopefully to hearing Roberto many times in the future.
For any of you wishing for an
example of his singing I suggest lhat
a very fine Christmas present would
be the recording of La Traviata from
la Scala with Alagna as Alfredo. The
conductor is Riccardo Muti and I can
recommend the vidco 10 all overs of
opera.
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Dove ,inizia e finisce?
Un anno fa, avevamo fallo pervePer questo, ,e' necessario' che iI
nire al Ministero delle Finanze una Govemo con~ I'amnislia completa .
nota con la quale si evidenziavano per gli errori di' forma commcssi in
alcuni dei problemi incontrati dai passato e la eliminazione delle mulle
nostri connazionali residenti all'estero dovute sia per. i ritardi nei pagamenti
per qUanto riguarda. sia le;·dichi- cbe per precedenti' errori di sostanza,
arazioni ai fini1:IRPEF e ICI' che iI scoperti 'anehe in fase di eontrollo, nei
pagarilento di queste due imposte.
caSi' in cui iI comPctente ufficio
In questa occasione vorrei ricord- fiscale acccrti' la buona fede del
are ai ·nostri lellori' alcune delle cose ,contribuente.
ehe erano state delle allora e, riproE' necessario, inollrc estendere
porle, sperando nel dellO "if at first I'applicabilita' delle norme della
you don't succeed, try and try and try legge 75/93 anche ai fini IRPEF la'
and try... later". .
dove riconoscono come abitazione
C'e' da riconosccrC che alcune principale, I'unica casa a disposizione
difficolta' incontrate 10 scorso anno cbe iI connazionale resident': all'essono state superate, come per esempio tero possicde in Italia.
I'obbligo di allegare
'
Le 'recenti
alia dichiarazione iI .------.,....------. scadenze 'dei pagaMod. 201 oppure le
menli delle imposte
ci 'fanno ricordare
riccvute dei pagaancora la grande
menti che dovevano
difficolla' riseoncssere elfelluate entrata dai connazitro il mese di
onali ai, memento
giugno. E: questo un
del pagamento sia
fallo positivocbe
pero' non elimina le
dell'lRPEF cbe delnc/.
.
sanzioni previste
dalla. normativa per
11 pagamento
del sccondo accogli errori commcssi'
nel pass.1lo.
'
nto IRPEF imdava
Nella magfallo entro il' 30
gioranza dei casi innovembre scorso e
falli, i cilladini resistando alia 'nOrmadenti all 'estero
tiva 31luale, poteva
hanno commesso eressere effettuato
rori ed irregolarita"
tramitc Bonijico
non percbe' volBancario intestato
alia scde centrale di
evano fare i .furbi,
ma per difficolia'
una banca italiana.
oggelliye e per genuina ignoranza
L'ICI, l'lmposta Comunale Immo"
biliare, deve invecc essere pagalo dal
della specifica nomativa.
Inolire, iI ciltadino ilaliano resi- primo al venti dicembre.
Vi ricordo cbe licr iI pagamento di
dente in Gran Bretagna paragona e si
adegua al sistema di questo Pacsc questa imposta erano stale impartite
dove non esiste la prassi dell'auto- delle regole precise,verso la fine dello
dicbiarazione: iI Comune invia al scorso anno cbe prevcdevano due tipi
contribuente I'importo dovuto in di versamenti: Bonijico bancario da
tempo utile mentre trallandosi di irre- versare in favore del Consorzio Nazigolarita' venute a galla durante i onale tra i Conccssonari del Servizio
conlrolli da parte del, fisco, una voila di riscossione. prcsso la scde ccntrale
acccrtatane la' mancanza di dolo, vi- della Banca di Roma 0 Vaglia pos/ale
ene cbiesto ,all'interessato quanto do- in/ernazionale in favore dello' stcsso
Consorzio localizzato prcsso l'Ulfccio
vulo maggiorato degli inlercssi.
Del resto, la drastica azione di P.T.' di Roma- EUR Inollre, iI concoscienle evasione da parte del cit- tribuente dovcva inviare, per raccotadino residente all'esteronon e' mandata, al Consonio Nazionale tra i
fheilme!1te giustificabile se si i>ensa al 'Coneessionari del' Servizio' di r;'scossione, eOpia dellariccvuta del pagamodesto importo de1'tributo dovuto.
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PietroMolle
mento ed iI modello di bollellino
dcbitamente compilato. '
Ci giunge ora la notizia che queste
regole non sono state rhtnovate per i
pagamenli di quest'anno.e quindi
I'unico modo per poter pagare.questa
imposta e' quello di rccarsi in ltalia
cd effelluare iI pagamento di quanto
dovuto direttamente, al conccssionario
del comune in cui e' situaio I'immobile.. Nei casi in cui si hanno piu'
immobili in diversi comuni e' necessario rccarsi in ogni comune, fare la
coda tipica italiana cbe non si sa mai
dove 'inizia e dove finiscc; 'e 'sperare
nella buona sorte.
E' questo un comportamento non
acccttabile da parte di un govemo ebe
da umi, parte melle iI contribuenle
residente all'estero nella impossibilita' di elfelluare :i1 pagamento e
dall'allo strombctta su tUlli 'i versanti
la guerra alia cvasione.
Ma 'ammcsso ·che, come, si suol
farc; iI Ministero decide all'ulliJria ora
di rinnovare le normi di pagamcnto in
vigore 10 scorso anno, sin da ora
ribadiamo cbe i predelli tipi di versamento sono estremamente onerosi per
iI contribuente residente all'estero e
in molli casi iI costo'delle opernzioni
bancarie (tassa di spedizione, tassa di
cambio, cambio maggiorato) aggiunto
a quello delle spesc postali (costo
delle raceomandate) e' superiore alI'importo dovuto al Fisco ed ai
Comuni.
"
Per questo riproponiamo le seguenti richieste:
I. riconoscimento di tulle le spcse
relative al versamento, quale onere
detraibile nella' misura del 100% sia
dall'lRPEF cbe d.,II'ICI; oppure
2. possibilita" di versare tulle e
due le imposte (IRPEF cd ICI) ad un
ente bancnrio operante a Londra cbe,
opportunamente . convcnzionato, non
ehicde al contribuente iI pagamento
delle spesc,bancarie.
3. in ogni caso, e' ·necessario
portare il Iimite di esonero dal pagamento 'delle imposte da Lire 20.000
(IRPEF) e da Lire 4.000 (ICI) ad
almeno Lire 60.000.
Questa proposta non tende ad
ell':nere nuovi, privilegi per gli emigrati masolo 'i1 dirillo di non essere
discriminati 'ncL confronti del 'contribiIente residentc in Italia.
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Y Dung Criminals
SirJohn Smith
This month we begin a series of extracts from a speech given recently entitled "Young Criminals
- are they born or made? How far can we predict and prevent the development of juvenile crime"
given by Sir John Smith, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
Recent evidence suggests that "Yummy'" Sandifer. According to a
more of our young people arc turning local shop keeper he had always been
to erime at an earlier age. Many of in trouble:"He stood there on the
the crimes are drug-related and often corner", he said '''and strong-armed
involve the use of knives or, even other kids. No onc is sorry to sec him
occasionally, firearms. Though these gone".
children arc presently in a very small
Though onc of the more harrowminority, I am very distressed by the ing, this event was not unique in
developing. trend.
America or even in Chicago during
that week at the end of August - nor
is
it in any other week.
The US Picture
Every two hours an American
What eaused me to focus on this
child is killed by a bullet. Homicide
problem was an incident that hapvictims and killers are gelling
pened when I was in Ameriea reyounger eaeh year. The 'Justice Decently. I found the story shocking and
partment talks of "a crisis of violence
its implieations very worrying.
by and against juveniles". More and
One Sunday night in August, 14more American children are now
year-old Shavon Dean was running an
errand near her home in Chicago's
sough side when she was shot in the
head. She died almost instantly. Another teenager, Sammy, was playing
football nearby. He fell to the ground
when he felt a bullet enter his hand.
The shots had been fired from close
range by ll-year-old Robert Sandifer,
armed with a semi-automatic weapon.
He was on a mission of gang revenge
when he mistakenly killed young
Shavon and injured Sammy. It is
likely he shot his victim from such
close range to colleet points and gain
rank within his gang.
"Yummy" as Robert Sandifer was A liability disposed of
know, because of his love of chocolate bars and biseuits, spent the next involved in violent acts -' they are
three days on the run being shullled .killing and being killed in record
from house to house by fellow teen- 'numbers.
age gang members. Before he could
The' trend has been developing
give himself up - which he had over the last decade. Since 1981,
intended to do - they took him out of hon*ide arrests of juveniles in mettown. His body was found lying in the ropolitan areas have tripled and, overmud in a railway underpass with two all, violent crimes committed by juvebullet wounds in the back of his head. niles in America have shown a 47%
'''Yuminy's'' notoriety had made him increase in the last ten years. Figures
a liability to his gang, so Ihey got rid for younger children show the same
of him.
gro\\th: arrests of children younger
His funeral in mid-September at- than ten for violent crimes have
tracted mothers illld cider brothers jumpcd50% over the same 10 year
bringing little children to view the period.
Wcapons are now being confissmall corpse and 'teddy bear lying in
their .coffin. They hoped the sight cated in significant numbers in
might haunt the children long enough American schools. Some are employto keep them safe. But few mourned ing seCurity guards to keep students
Dicembre 94/Gennaio 95
moving in school corridors and to
prevent loitering, Pupils must produce
ID cards on demand. Schools in the
urban districts of New York, Atlanta,
Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington are scanning pupils for fireanns
each morning.
A Family Division Judge commented Kids kill because somcone
looked at them the wrong way or
someone told them to shoot - and they
did".
There is· growing pressure on
American courts to try some juvenile
offenders as young as 14 in adult
courts. And the US now has more
young people in jail than ever before,
Many of these young offenders
belong to urban gangs.
Gang leaders
called "ministers" - usually
in their 30s
and 40s - recruit children
to use as drug
runners and
hit-men because they are
too young to
be seriously
punished if
caught.
Homicides resultinB from gang
activity have increased sixfold in the
four ycars to 1993 in Phoenix, Arizona and the city has now introduced
a nightly curfew for teenagers.
Of course I am not saying that
these matters dominate all life on the
other side of the Atlantic or that they
affeet every citizen. But they are
happening and American people are
aware of them. I do not wish to be
alarmist but I believe it is possible to
sec similar, albeit slowly .~ng,
trends to those already present in the
United States starting to develop in
the UK, even though the so-called
gun cullure and re.1dy availability of
firearms does not exist here.
Continued next issue
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Final Episode
Well dear readers, Christmas is
almost upon us, and I'm sure' that
most of my generation will be enjoying time spent with families and grand
children. I hope 'like myself that you.
have discovered the joy of growing
older and wiser together. When in the
years gone by you viewed the dreaded
approaching milestones ('God I'll be
thirty on my next birthday'), with
apprehension, you would go the mirror,
your face for the signs of the
ravages of time, breathe a sigh. of
relief, nothing yet.
You may be wondering what I' am
going on about! I just want to share
with you the knowledge that cach
passing decade is as wonderful as the
last. Merry Xmas & A Happy New
Year to you all.
At the conclusion of last months
article we left Giuseppe, Franccsco's
fhthcr, in France where during the
Great' War his artistry was put to use
painting the epitaphs on the crosses of
the fallen.
With the war behind him he
returned home, to his wife and thrce
little girls, Agnese, Teresa and Margherita. His parents celebrated the
annistice with the birth of Franccsco,
our story teller. I leave the rest to
him.
"My father as an artist, self taught
by regular visits to the library in
Holloway Road, mastered water-<:olours, oil-painting, tempcra (colours
mixed with the white of an egg)
portraits, etching, lithography, wood
carving, fresco (painting on fresh
plaster as in the 'Capclla Sistina',
almost every aspect of art.
My father although born here in
England, was ardently drawn towards
Italy, cradle of his religion and his art.
He encouraged me to learn a poem. I
recall the first stanzas:
L'csula colla, lontano suI orizzontc
Ovc, tingendo di Rosa iI Monte,
Pur ora iI sole nel mar disccse
Et il mio Paese
VornS pos,1nni coll'aura molle
Sui primi fiori del natio colic
Baciar con dolce 'malinconia
La TerraMia
IJ tempio e I'ara ove primiera
scan
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Olive Besagni
Feci al Signore la prima pregWera,
,E' come puro raggio de stella
I'almit era bella
In our garden in Beresford Road,
Highbury Papa built a swing decorated with trellis ,work and a seesaw,
although, the street was the great
attraction with all the other boys and
girls - and the games: skipping,
cricket, football, whipping-tops, spinning tops, tin- can- copper, five sticks,
marbles, conkers, ,Jimmy, Jimmy
naeko.. various games played with
cigarette cards - all had their seasons.
. I Went to Italy for the first time in
1929, With the Colonic Estive.
The faseio at that time, was at 98
Gt Russell St, by the' British Museum.
We lined up outside in the road and
marched to Victoria Station to entrain
at 22.00 hours. My father and some of
my sisters, with other 'families, came
along. I was particularly glad of this
because Papa' carried my "zaino"
(rucksack)..
We were two nightS and three
days on the train. The train chugged
through Belgium, France, Germany
and Switzerland, picking up boys and
girlS from the various towns. The train
became longer and ,1,onger: engines at
front, centre and back. Between the
carriages there were observation platforms, open, like verandas, so that onc
could feel part of the countryside.
At around 05.00 hours, on the
second morning wc arrived at Chiasso. The sun was not up, it was a
cold, grey and misty morning. In a
daze I heard "Lurati" being called up
and down the platfonn. I peered out
of the window and became aware of a
crowd of people calling for ME!
Upwards of fifty relatives: Pap's Zio
Eugemio, 81 years old, down to
Cugino Flaviano, 4 years old, in a
black velvet suit with a frilly blouse:
Cugino Giulio, ten years my sen-
Francesco on his wedding day
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COMUNtTA'ITAlJANA
During the
Procession
ior, lined me down
from the high 'carriage window
the doors were
locked. I was shivering, half awake:
Non hai qualehecosa calda da: metterti?" Of course" I
had been well fitted out but had not
thought of putting
on the thick grey
'woollen pullover
that nestled in my
"zaino". Giulio
called for my "za·
ino"- and .discovered my pullover,
meanwhile these
wonderful people plied me with gifts,
chocolate, cakes, uva, peaches, pere ...
I handed them up to my companions
hi the carriage and was taken to the
station buffet where I was given warm
goat's milk, the goats having just
come down from the farm.
I remember the great marble halls
of "La Stazione di Milano" where
we were all welcomed with a colazione of caffelatte etc. and divided into
groups, to be sent to various mountain
or sea resorts. I still have one of my
arm bands which we wore during our
stay, I was nine years old, I wept
many tears of homesickness during
those first days, but the warmth of
hospitality and sun soon dispersed
as
..
,,
,these tears. My first memories of my
Palria ,L'Alabandiera with a prayer
each morning, and the ensuing 8
weeks of a wonderful holiday are
,indelibly etcheQ' forever 'in my
memory. This was the first of many
such holidays with the Fascio (A fact
which sealed my fate during the last
war).
When I arrived home, I was
greeted 'with "We have a surprise for
you!" • "What is it?". '''Something
live'" - A rabbit" _·'·'Where is it?"
- "Upstairs". I went up to my parents
bedroom and, there, at last, was a
brother Eugenio!. So ignorant? ....
rather so innocent we were in those
days that this was the first that I knew
tt',
of what was happening. Prior to this
in 1926, my bed was by the side of
my parents'; One night I was aware of
a bit of a stir and'my bed was moved
to the far corner of the rooin, behind
the washstand - In Ihe morning I
awoke to find that Maria had joined
our happy band, on the 2nd February
Candlemas Day.
In 1945 I just skipPed ,"All fools
day" and married Delfina Maria Rossolti on the 2nd April • she had
waited for me - I don'i'know why throughout the four years of my
internment - we are still living Happy
Ever After".
Francesco, Lurati... thank you..
We wish all
our readers a
Very Merry
Christmas
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Cronaca
attivita' della comunita'
Allravcrso un accordo con 1'1Association of. the British Italian Pensioners
NAS, iI Sindacato Pcnsionati ltaliani
ha dcciso di CSSCrc operativo sui
tcrritorio italiano c su qucllo inglese.
Si c' quindi formata l'ABIP'con iI
Cav. Biasi alia Prcsidcnza c MrGiimni !)earpa.comc 'Scgrcatrio 'Nazionalc FNP-CISL-UK.
Qucsta Assoeiazionc'vuolc csscrc
I'appoggio moralcdcll'Anziano c
ncllo stcsso tcmpO difcndcrc i suoi
dirilli. 11 Scgrctario Scarpa ha affcrmato' chc i governi devono considerarc i pensionati come i cittadini che
piu' di tutti hanno contribuito alia
cassa. della Stato, costruendo quel
bencssere di eui la Societa' alluale gode quotidianamente.
Dalla sinistra: Sig. Scarpa, segL'Anziano, ha continuato iI Segretario Scarpa, e' un elemento vivo e operante
retario Generale FNP-CISL; Sig.
in tutti i sellori della Societa': ed e' determinante nella vita della Societa' con iI
Rapa. Direttore INAS; Jack
patrimonio di csperienza e di profcssionalita', mcsso a disposizione delle nuove
Jones,del Trade Union NEP;
generazioni.
Comm. LonginoW; Cav. Biasi
L'ABIP ha fallo sentire subito la sua prcsenza conereta con la protcsta dei
dellaMAIE; Sig. Spaczinski del
pensionati iialiani, rcsidenti in Inghilterra, comtro i tagli alle ,pensioni proposti dal
.
DSS; e C,:,mm. Rizzi
Governo. L3 protcsta c' stata organizzata venerdi' 14 ollobre 1994.in coneom~­
tmiza alla'.sciopero generale dituttc le ciltegorie, in Italia. Iiisieme allo.~iopero
generale in Italia del 19 novembre, si svolgeranno qui altre manifetazioni di
Foto: Salvatore Mancuso
protcsta. L.' ABIP difende la dignita' dei nostri pensionati.
[Catholic WoDi.en Association)
Sabato 22 ollobre vi e' stata la solita
fcsta delle C.W:k. Quando dico la solita
fcsta" intendo .dire che.lo spirito di queste
nostre Signore non tramonta inai.
Non conoscono' la fatica, e, con iI
passare degli amii, diventano sempre piu'
pimpanti. La fcsta e" stata un succcsso sotto
tulli i punti di vista: quello che a me piacc
di piu'," e' la gente ehe si diverte e si
rasserena e si uniscc· nell'amicizia, con la
bencdizione di Dio.
Foto: P. Russo
[
An Outing with Don Carmclo
)
On Saturday 29th October, Don Carmelo and friends
went for an outing at Villa Scalabrini. A convoy of cars
len the Italian chureh and trailed up the A I.
As we,arrived ,we were greeted by Padre Vico. We
had a get-together filled with' talks and discussions
.follo\vcd by a Buon Appetito lunch cooked by our very
own Chef Vincc.
The group sOcialised.,and, dcispite "the rain outside,
turn'cd the day into an memorable' family event.
•
We hope to organise another, outing in the near
future:..
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[
)
Bruno BergOlliied Amici
11 nostro caro Bruno Bcrgonzi ha organizzato una festa per
sostcncre i lavori che si fanno ncl Club. E' un vero arnico ed
e'stalo aiutato da altri earl amici: tutti banno contribuito con
entusiasmo
e diverti"
mcnto.
Grazie,
cari Amici,
'non' solo
pc r I a '
somma rac.colla, ina anchc'
perehe' avete
sapUlO creare fra
di noi un arnbicntc
di scrcnita' e', di
festa, ncl nome dcr
Signore.
"
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'Viola Club '-'-'--,--'--'......)
--''-_ _....:...,..;.;:--'
Viola Club: Mareello Maneini, Presidenle; Poolo
Biscioni, Consigliere; Kevin Tempeslini•.
Viee-Presidenle;' MassilllO Cregul, Tesoriere.
Folo: Dennis Ralllsey
Oggi, 2? ollobrc 1994, qui a Londra si c' dato formalmcnte
iI via alia costituzionc dcl primo Viola Club per I'lnghillcrra
grazie all'idea di due fiorentini residenli nclla capitatc britannica, Kevin Tcmpcstini e MarceIlo Mancini, 'c ealorosamcnte
sostcnuta da allri tifosi dcl)a Fiorenlina in gran partc attivi nel
.cenlro finanziario della City. Questa fondazione vuole rapprescntare la palpitante cert= di vedcre quanto prima la
Fiorenlina di nuovo protagonista nelle coppe curopce.
Nella riunione con i soci fondatori sono state decisc le
cariche sociali ehc saranno operative appena espletatc le
formalita' previstc. il Presidente sara' iI Sig. Marcello Mancini, Vice-Presidcnte iI Sig. Kevin Tcmpcstini, Scgrctario iI
Sig. Carlo Posarelli e Tesoricre iI Sigo" Massimo Cregul.
'La scdc sociatc c' loealizzata prcsso iI prestigioso albergo
Hyde park Hotcl per gentilc concessionc dcl suo fiorcntinissimo Dircllorc Paolo Biscioni nco-Consiglicre del Viola Club
Londra.
La cerimonia di inaugurazione e' prevista per la sceonda
meta' di novembre all'auspicata prescnza dcl Console Generale, DOll. Luca Brofferio, socio onorario, nonche' di esponenli della Socicta' Calcio Fiorentina e con iI patrocinio dclla
Cassa di Risparmio di Firenzc.
A mille miglia da Fircnze un allro Viola Club si unisce ai
numerosi gia~ esistenti ovunque per incitarc appassionatamcntc
la Squadra: Alc' Viola!lI
Catholic Police Guild
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requiem mass for all deceased Police Officers' in the
United Kingdom took place at Westminster Cathedral.
In the photograph we sce Fr. Carmeto \\lth Conor
Dunne, a parishioner at SI. Peter's, and a senior Police
officer,
Foto: Robin Ilumphreys
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Mazzini-Garibaldi Dinner & Dance
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This memorable and important annual event took place in the deluxe
setting to the Napoleon Suite at the
Cafe' Royal on the evening of the 12
November 1994.
There was a large gathering of members and friends who combined the youth
•and experience of the' club and its
present membership.
The 'guest of honour was ,Dott. Luea
BrolTerio, the Italian Consul General
who attended with his lady wife,
Manucla and other special guests were
Lord Charles Forte, the Patron of the
Club with Lady Irenc also in attendance:
the 'Club's Hon. President Comm. Lino
, Q u a r a d e g h i n i ' and wife lole, with Mrs
'Tcresa Preston, Mr Brett McLean and MrScrgio, Viggiani and his daughtcr Franccsea adorning the top table with Padre
RObCrto Russo of St.Pcter's Italian Church and Padre GiaJldomenico of the Sealabrini Centre.
A splendid meal WaS accompal)ied by delightful 'music performed by Caludio Allodi and his orehestra and the Club
,President Gino'Bastiani"who attended with his wife Rita, Welcomed the guests with a review'of the past years' event
,and a fOCus of'the future.
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, Dott.Luea BrOlTerio made an impressive speech on behalf of the guests during which he announced the launch of
the "Mazzini-Garibaldi Club Flood, Appeal'" which has been set up with the Istituto Baneario San Paolo Di Torino,
Wren House, 15 Carter, Lane, Londn, EC4V SSP for the victims of the flood disaster which has swept through Italy in
! recent weeks. The :Vice-President of the Club, Avvocato John Zani who attended with his wife Cinthia, supplemented
the, Consul's speech by 'expanding on the flood tragedy and by encouraging people who were in attendance not to
forgeUhose less fortunate than thcmselves.
During the course of the evening £4,600 was raised' for the, fund' from generous donations to the Auction. The
Committee wish to thank all of those who supported the Appeal so generously. Particular thanks go to Lord Charles
Forte, Mr Brett McLean and Mrs Teresa Preston in their generosity in relation thereto.
It was a truly memorable evening for those who attended and a happy cordial atlllosphere was created,and enjoyed
by all who stayed dancing through to the early hours.
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For those who wish to donate to the Flood Appeal please contact:
Isiluto Btlncario SanPaolo Di Torino. Wren House. 15 Carter Lane. London. EC4V 5SP
Tel: 0171-2/4 8000
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Account no. 38120000/
All proceeds will be going to the Italian Red Cross and the appeal will be closed at the end ofDecember '/994.
Above from leflto right: Lord
Forte, Sig.ra Bastiani, Doll.
Brofferio. Gino Bastiani
(president). Sig.ra BroJferio and
John Zani (Vice-President).
Right: Guests ofHonour
- .foto: Salvalore Mancuso
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Backhill Golf Tournament
Congratulations to Vinccnzo Vietro, a member of
Hampstead Golf Club and the London Italian Golfing
Society with a handieap of 9, who became the winner of
the inaugural BACKHILL Matehplay golf knockout competition in aid of Leukaemia Research, beating Giovanni
Romagnolo in a close final. Vietro, Romagnolo and the
losing semi-finalists Victor Deritis and Nello Benaeei
were presented with their prizes at the London Italian
Golfing Society Meeting held at Walton heath Golf Club
on Thursday 3rd November.
The tournament, which attracted entrants from a variety of clubs has so far raised £450 for Leukaemia
Research. The organiser, Peter Cicconc, would like to
express his thanks and gratitude to the competitors for
.their co-operation in cnsuring the competition ran
smoothly, and those kind people who were unable to
participate but made generous donations 10 this
worthy cause. Anyone wishing to contribute to
this cause is requested to' send their donation 10
BACKHILL.
Details of the 1995 tournament, when Vinee
will be defending his title, will be published
carly in the new year.
Top: Vinee Vietro. winner ofthe tournament, with
runner-up Giovanni Romagnolo.
Right: Semi-jinalist Nello Benaeci. Giovanni
Romagnolo. tournament organiser Peter Cieeone.,
Vinee Vietro and semi-jinalist Victor Deritis
Foto: Salvatore Mancuso
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Domenica 6 novembre, alia presenza dell'Ambasciatore d'ltalia Giacomo Allolico, delle
autorita' militari e civeili italiane e di numerosi
rapprcsentanti dclla collctivita' italiana in Gran
Brctagna. si e' celebrata al Cimitcro Militare di
Brookwood la solcnnc cerimonia di commcmorazione tradizionale e dedicata agli italiani
caduti in gucrra.
FOIo: Salvatore Mancuso
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Sabato 12 novembre nella Bishops Douglass School, vi e' stata una festa: come al solito bella e grandiosa,
accompagnata dalle notc dell'orchestra Vesuvio. E' stata organizzata da Mr. Lipizzi e dai suoi Amici: gcnte allcgra,
dinamica, simpatica, c.~pacc di organizzare feste in cui tUlli si divenono ed in cui si raccolgono soldi per opere valide.
Quella sera la festa era per sostcncrc le spesc dclla squadra sponiva AC Italia e per le spcsc del tello della Chiesa.
-11 nostro Lipizzi,- aiutato dalla generosita' degli Amici, ha raccolto £1925 per la AC Italia c altre £1925 per la
Chiesa Jtaliana. E' veramentc un notcvole aiuto che ci commuove c ci incoraggia. La nostra comunita' italiana e'
sempre fantastic.~.
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'Londra-Roma in 10 ore
L'Europa Eurostar viaggia a
oltre 300 km all'ora••• e
Londra-Roma in meno di died
ore di treno diventa realta'.
"Dope I'allacciamento ferroviario
a gran velocita' Ira Londra e Parigi, c
Londra e Brussels, c' la volta di
acccllerare la viabilita' della commu-.
nieazioni su strada ferrata tra Londra
c Roma." 11 viaggio in treno tra le
due ultime metropoli che attualmcnte
non c' infcriore allc ventidue ore,
dovrcbbc aggirarsi intomo allc nove
orc cntro i prossimi quindici anni;.
Qucsto quanto ha affcrmato il ministro dci trasporti italiano I'onorevolc
Publio Fiorc, in visita ufficiale a
Londra per incontrare il ministro dei
trasporti britannico. L'onorcvolc Fiorc
ha approfittato dcll'occasionc per vedere il tcrrninale intemazionale della
stazione ferroviaria dfWaterloo.
Londra-Roma in J0 ore: sara " una
realta' 0 rimarra un sogno?
Attualmentc, il pregetto. per la
costruzione di una linea fcrroviaria a
gran velocita' che unisea Londra c
Roma c' ancora in attesa di ottcnere
I'approvazione definitiva. Una volta
approvato, si dara' la via alia crcazione di un tunnel alpino della lunghezza di SO km per metterc in
comunicazione la Francia e ('Italia
all'altezza di St Jean de Maurienne e
Suse. La cos!Juzione del tunnel durcra' all'incirea sei anni. Pcr qucst'opera sara' ncccssario l'intcrVcnto di
fondi privati per un ammont.1rc
cquivalcntc al 60% dcl totale eapitale
richicsto. Visto che talc progctto vcdc
protagoniste alcunc delle aree piu'
industrializzatc d'Europa, la raccolta
Dicembre 941Gennaio 95
di fondi non rapprcsenta un prob·
lema. L'onorevole
Fiore ha infatt
puntualizzato che
gli investitori sono
disposti a rischiare
le loro disponibilita' economiche
qualora queste g1i
possano fruttare
un rcddito sicuro e
le zone 'in ques·
tione sono zone di
investimento si·
ciuo. 11 progetto e' .
gia' al centro dell'interesse di piu'
paesi della Comunita' Euorpea
poiehe" costiluisce un punlo d'incon·
tro Ira due importanli assi transeuropei: da1 canale della Maniea aWl·
talia meridionale e dalhi penisola
ibcriea all'Austria e ai paesidell'Europa dell'est, attraverso iI ,corridoio
ferroviario dell'ltalia scttentrionale,
11 termine ·"a1tavelocita'" e'
comunemenle usalo per dcscrivere i
scrvizi ferroviari che, negli ultimi
deccnni, hanno miglioralo la velocita'
operazionale e ridotto i tempi di
viaggio. La velocita' massima raggun-'
gibile • attualmente ollre i 300 kmIh •
dipende dalle caratteristiche geografiehe, demografiche cd economiche della regione che questi treni
attraversano.
I primi treni ad alta velocita"
iniziarono a operare in Giappone nel
1964 cd in Europa nel 1981. In
Europat i treni ad "al13 velocita""
sono il TGV - vanlo delle ferrovie
franc;esi (SNCF), la linea "diretissi·
ma" che unisce Roma e Firenze c,
nalurahnenle, la nuova linea dell'Eurostar c!>e dal 14 novembre copre le
distanze .Londra-Parigi e I.on4ra-Bruscls in tre ore cirea:
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Secondo alcune statistiche, iI traffico e' triplieato negli ultimi 20 anni e
la erescita scmbra inarrestibile. Le
opportunita" di far fronle a questo
volume di traffico sono gia" immense
e l'Eurostar ne e' la prova. 11 tramco
aumentando ulleriormenle alimenta
una cresccnle domanda del servizio
ferroviario destinato a migliorare
nella qualita' e ad espandersi in tutti i
paesi europei,
.
Monica PeJligrineJli
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MinsiriJ Fiore relax suI Eurostar
L'allo sviluppo tecnologico delle
infrastrutture ferroviarie dei prossimi
aimi accorcera' ulteriormenle 10
spazio e i tempi, di viaggio per i
passeggeri. E soprattutto, iI viaggio su
rotaia rappresentera' un importanle
mezzo di transito delle merei destinato a prendere il sopravvenlosul
trasporto su gomma. Tutto questo
andra' a beneficio dell'ambienle, delle
comunita' coinvolle nella costruzione
delle nuove strade ferrale, e di tUlta
I'industria che vcdra' una diminizione
dei costi di produzione.
L'Eurostar marca 1'1nizio di una
nuova epoca del viaggio su rotaia:
l'Europa fa un a1tro passo verso la
scoperta delle diversi lingue, abitudini
e costumi delle genti che la popolano,
e ognuno di noi ha ulleriori possi·
bilita' di conscere e arricchirsi culturalmenle.
EUroJtar Londra·Parigi offre al pubblico
Ire combinazioni Ji \liaggio:
"Discovery Gold", £/95.00 - viaggioandata
e n'loma in prima classe comprensivo del
pasta e della possiblUta°di combiare le date
dellaprenotazione.
"Discovery"'. £155.00· viaggio andala e ri·,
toma in stconda clone con la pos.sibilita'"
di cambiare la data dipreno1azione.
"Discovery Special"•. £95.00 '. \';oggio an..
data e n'tomain second clane con l'obbligo
della prenorazione flssa della data di viag.
gio almeno 14 giomi prima della data di
portemo.
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Opera lover Armando Botelli's
glass eye cracked when a soprano hit
a top note at La Scala, Milan.
The mayor of Pieve di Curtarolo in
north-east Italy has banned residents
ncar the local church from drying
their
underwcar
on
balconies.
"certain families had no shame. They
were hanging out all sorts of things
and it wasn't fair on people walking
past," said a spokesman. '
Dopo una lungamaalllia, e'
morto in una casa di cum di Torino,
Secondo Martini, fondatorc, assieme
al fratello Luigi, e presidente della
Fratelli Martini, ditta produllrice del
noto Asti Spumante. Era nato a
Coss-'mo Belbe (Cuneo) 71 anni fa.
Alleged Sicilian underworld boss
Salvatorc Ferraro Was in an Italian jail
following his expulsion from Canada
where authorities tracked him down.
Authorities Said Ferraro, 47, was
believed to have headed the Cosa
Nostra crime syndicate in the central
Sicilian town of Caltanissella and was
wanted for racketeering, arms and
drug trafficking. He was arrested in
Toronto, where he had been living for
ne;lrly three years on the grounds that
his temporary visa had expired.
Italy's mobile phone users have
been told to pipe down or hang up in
a new 30-page guide from Telecom
Italia. After a ban on using mobile
phones in Italy's parliamentary
chamber the guide tells the rest of the
nation how they can kecp their voices
down, too. Discretion is advised in
trains, buses cinemas, restaurants and
bars. On the trend for using mobiles
in churches the guide's advice is: wait
until you've left - patience is a virtue.
Two more cases of cholera were
confirmed in Bari on the Adriatic
coast, bringing the number of victims
to ten in a week. For the first time,
one case was believed to have been
c.,uscd by c.,ting vegetables, raising
fears that irrigation has contaminated
10c.,1 fields. Previous victims of the
c.,ten
intestinal
infection
had
contaminated seafood.
Diccmbre 94/Gcnnaio 95
COMUNITA'ITAIJANA
news from Italy you may have missed
Smokers are outraged at the
government's latest clampdown on
smoking in public places. A draft law,
modelled upon legislation already in
force in other European counties,
would prohibit smokers from lighting
up in hospitals, sehools, shops,
restaurants, museums, theatres and on
public transport. Fines for violators
could be as high as £90. \
L'universita' si veste di rosa.
Nello seorso anno aeeademico, la
presenza femminile negli atenei ha
superato, per la prima voila, iI Iivello
del 50% sia tra gli iseritti (50,5%) sia
tra i alureati e diplomati (52,8%).
Serial killer Pietro Paceiani, the
"Monster, of Florence" was sentenced
to life for.!he murder of 16 people in
and around Florence betwcen 1968
and
1985.
The
69.year-old
smallholder from Tuscany shot his
victims with a .22 Beretta pistol. All
but two were courting couples. '
Balzo in avanti per i risultati di
Telccom Italia, gruppo Stet, nei primi
sei mesi del '94. I dati della
semestrale, contenuti nella lellera
inviata agli azionisti, confermani che
il risultato lordo, prima delle imposte,
e' creseiuto del 119,3% rispello allo
stcsso periodo del '93 at!estandosi a
2.174,9 miliardi. In aumento anche i
ricavi, creseiuti del 25.1% a 14.276
miliardi, mentre gli oneri finanziari
netti sono calati dei 38,2%. Nel
semestre
sono
stati
ralizzati
invcstimenti per quasi 3.680 miliardi.
Police raided an express train
dubbed '''The Love Shut!/e'" and
detained 120 suspected foreign
prostitutes on their way home after a
night's work in Milan. The \\'Omen
were stopped as JI,ey boarded the
Turin-bound dawn express at Milan's
main railway station. The women, Michele Calo, 68, is searching the
who were mostly Mrican, could be rubbish tip in Savona, for a cushion
containing his £40,000 life savings.
expelled as illegal immigrants.
"My wife decided it was too old and
A Venezia, le campane della chicsa threw it out," he said. ,"She didn't
parrocchiale di San Pictro di Castello know I kept the money in it."
hanno suonato per festeggiare iI
recupero della pala d'a1tare di Luca Eduardo Castilli, 55, stopped
•Giordano compiuto dagli uomini della while hobbling suspiciously through
squadra mobile veneziana. II furto Milan airport, ,vas found to be
dell'opera seicentcsca dalla navata wearing an incontinence nappy sinistra del tempio, che non dispone filled with 1611b of cocaine.
di impianti di sicurezzza, .risaliva alia
nolle del 3 ot!obre.
Two priests took to fisticuffs in the
town square of Caltanissella, Sicily,
People are most likely to try to when one aceused the other of
kill themselves by poisoning in 'the stealing his flock. "He's jealous of
early evening, say Italian researchers. my full church,'" said Vincenzo
A study at the Institute of Internal Romano, 40. "When he punched me I
Medicine in Ferrara suggests that this had to defend myselr'.
is due to the effect of biological
rhythms on body temperature, Alfredo Toti, 48, abandoned by his
heartbeat and the hormone cortisol. parents at the age of three, has
They hope that this might lead to received an u",vanled inheritance.
treatment with drugs which peak Police in Modena have served notice
during the high.risk period. Italy has on him to pay a £200 debt left by the
father he has not seen for 45 years.
the EU's lowest rate of suicide.
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InCammino Con Carmelo
Carissimi Fratelli e Sorel/e,
sulle martoriate popolazioni della
Bosnia-Erzegovina e della vasta reAbbiamo vissuto insieme, nel gione del sud-est dell'Europa, dove la
mese di novembre momenti di preghi- violenza pretende di imporre la proera, riflcssione e contemplazione nei pria legge senza aleuna. pieta' e cosi'
eimiteri e in ehicsa. Ora esplode .1.1 pure in Mrica.
L'annuncio gioioso del Natale, che
gioia e la luee senza tramonto del S.
Natale. Ci siamo preparati a ricevere quest'oggi risuona nel mondo, riporquesto Bimbo nella Nolle Santa, con pone I'arcano progello divino: fare
dell'intera umanita' un'unica solidale
le qUallro domeniehe dell'avvento. .
·Quonte volte 01 giorno?
Possa giungere nei nostri cuori iI
grido degli Angeli: Non abbiate paura
vi annuncio una grande gioia, oggi e'
nato per noi iI Salvatore.
In questo mondo pieno d'imbrogli,
incertezzc c precarieta', abbiamo tulli
bisogno di questa buona notizia. Dio
c' con noi, non c' contro di noi, ci
ama di un amore intenso c profondo.
Ma spcsso questo immenso amore di
Dio' non 10 vcdiamo da nessuna parte,
perche' tra di mezzo ci puo' esserc
I'incrcdulita' e la nebbia.
Questo' Bimbo piccolo cd umilc
viene a levare' questa tenebra dai
nostri Ocehi, per farci contemplarc la
Luce.· '
II Papa ci ricorda: "Rifulga .11I'orizzontc del nostro tempo la luce di
Be!lemme"c.Icchi' conforto c screnita'
soprallullo alia ,yiltime delle umanc
tragcdie della gucmi, dell'esilio, della
fame, dell'ingiustizia. dell'odio c
della paura. Risplenda. quella lucc.
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vogliono sopprimere e far morire
bambini. 'Ecco alcuni dati dell'UNICEF, soltanto 'alcuni, allualissimi
che riguardano direttamente' la
famiglia:
- 6.000 bambini muoino ogni
giorno per mancarnza di vaceinazioni.
- 7.800.000 bambini muoiono ogni
3nnO per malattic che c' possibile
curare e prevenire a costi basissinii;
- la mancanza di vitamina A,
causa di cecita' e di morte prernatura
per 10 milioni di bambini potrebbe
essere tenuta sollo controllo con sole
120 lire I'anno per ogni bambino.
'Negli ultiini dieci anni, 20 milioni
dibambini sono stati in qualehe modo
colpiti dalla guerra:
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- piu' di un milione e mezzo sono
morti;
- quallro milioni hanno subito
mutilazioni;
- 12 milioni hamio perso la casa;
-, cinque milioni vivono in campi
proflighi. .
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In America, Latina ci contano 14
rnilioni di "mennos de man 0 "bambini di. strada", spcsso uccisi per
servirsi dei loro corpi per iI tralIico di
organi 0 avviati alia delinquenza, alIa
prostituzione, alia droga.
Infine nel mondo circa SO milioni
famiglia. Si aprano le braceia c iI di bambini vengono abortiti ogni
cuore ad acc<iglierc l'aUro, chiunque anno.
Tullo qucsto, evidentemente non
egli sia. Abbandoni le armi chi Ic
brandiscc minaceioso; provvcda .11 c" pace, non e' vita e non c' nemmeno
fratello' nel bisogno chi ha mezzi in famiglia.
Possa questa famiglia di Nazareth,
abbondanza;, si dilati in ogni angolo
della terra 10 spazio della fratcrnita'. Giuscppe. Maria Gesu' inscgnarci iI
II Natale', qucsto giorno bencdello c rispellO della vita spccialmente nei
'
familiare. diventi per 'ciascuno giorno riguardi di ogni bambino.
Carissime
mamme
e
papa"
insegdi speranza e di pace. Questa Luce
viene ad iIIuminare ,i nostri cammini nale ai vostri figli I'amorc di Dio c iI
rispello per ogni uomo. La vita non c'
confusio"
II Bimbo Gesu' nasce in una solo lavoro e cose materiale, ma
famiglia. Quest'anno e' I'anno della anche rc.1Ua' spirituali.
Stringiamoci tulli inlorno .11
Famigla cd oggi piu' che mai urgenle
riscoprirc iI valore della famiglia, prescpe C contempliamo il Vcrbo di
qualc comunita' basata suI inatrimo- Dio fallo carne per te c per me.
Un grande abbraccio a tUlli c
nio indissoiubile di un uomo c di una
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donna che nell'amore fondono, in- Buon Natale.
sieme le loro esistenzc c si aprono .11
dono della vita.
Noi dobbiamo conosccre iI mondo
in cui viviamo c s,1per disccrnere iI
bene dal male, con I'aiuto di Dio e
del magistero della Chicsa.
Ci sono sempre degli' Erodi che
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I have just come back from, Lourdes;" it 'has been one of the, most
moving experiences of my life. My
journey started at' London Heathrow
at 6.30 am. wherel L caught th~ first
British Ainvays flight to Paris' Orly
and arrived at 7.35 a.m., reclaimed' my
suitcase and proceeded to Orly'sWest'
Terminal and waited, for a few hours,
enough time to have a cOffce and one
of the famous "petit
pan au ehoeolat"
and also time to
think why I was going to Lourdes. The
little town of Lourdes is situated in the
extreme south west
of France in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
I had been before
to this beautiful town
but it was a rather
'rushed' day trip was
o'n 8th December
1990. However, but
in the short time I
was there it still left
me with an unexplainable feeling. It
made me realise I
had 'life' and a very
happy 'life. What I
saw around me confirmed just that. I
was fortunate to have the gift of life
and most of all the five senses whieh
we all take very much for granted.
I checked in for the flight to
Lourdes daily service operated by Air
Inter the domestic arm of Air France.
The flight is the only seheduled
service to LourdeslTarbes airport; it
takes approximately one hour from
Orly. We arrived at Ossun-LourdesTarhes airport with a ground tempera-
ture of 21C and surrounded by a
mountainous and very picturesque.
scenery. The coach awaited the few of I
us who were heading for Lourdes
ceif!fal. I quickly found my hoi'el,
'Hotel de la Chapelle' on 27 rue
Bemadette Soubirous even' the street
name gave me a' cOnfident fceling! I
visited the Grotto as soon as I amved
and the next few hours were some-
what special for me. Who could
believe that 5 million visitors come to
this little town year in and year out!
The atmosphere was quiet and still,
but the surrounding pilgrims were
absorbed in deep prayer even after
travelling thousands of miles from
every corner of the world, in search of
a cure or an answer to a prayer. I had
with me dozens of petitions from
friends and relatives who eaeh had
'hope' in what their petitions held.
The petitions are burned un-<lpened
after a period of time. As each pilgrim
passed the Grotto I watched closely
how their confidence was once again
restored as, fervent prayers passed
their lips, this in itself was an experience for one' to sce, and gave me an
inner peace and most of all a unique
strength.
,
I waited around until 8.45 p.m.
this was the start of the famous
'torchlight procession'. It commenced
promptly with organisation that led
thousands of lost souls into a procession whieh left me wondering. I didn't
really know what to expect in a
procession as big as this; thousands
gathered and groups assembled with
candles that fliekered .with hope.
From a distance all that could be seen
was one mass of little lights that
glowed an atmosphere that I simply
cannot desCribe in words in this
article.
The Rosary preceded and each
decade was recited in a different
language, in betWeen each decade the
Hymn to Our Lady of Lourdes was
sung and the 'electric' atmosphere
remained. The proceSsion lasted about
an hour and left each one of us with
even, more hope and a 'glowing'
Sensation.
I left next morning to continue
with my journey through life; being in
,Lourdes for this short time was
enough to make me realise how
important life really is and especially
to have the gift of contentment. Please
try to visit Lourdes for yourself some
time in your life and I am sure then
you will realise why I have written
this short chapter of my Lourdes
experience.
Look out for the next issue of
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Letters
dai nostri lettori
Caro Direttore,
bocce, dalle mangiate associative (pranzo a st 17-25, cena
Ti giunge il lamento di un italiano ehe da quarantaeinque anni vive e lavora a Londra, un italiano ehe
domenica 13 novembre ha vissuto aleune ore di estremo
disagio e grande delusione, giungendo alia conelusione
che forsc i suoi connazionali qui vogliono dimenticare iI
retaggio che abbiamo di cultra: pillura, seullura, musica,
Commedia del'Arte, ed altro ancora.
La F.A.I.E. aveva ivilato la Filodrammatica lIaliana di
Leicester a mellere in sccna un pezzo teatrale presso la
Greycoat Upper Sehool in Westminster, con presentazione
di Filippo Dc Marco e regia di I1de Crociani Serra,
annunciando I'avvenmento quotidianamente per ben quindici giorni alia Radio Spectrum e su La Voce degli
ltaliani, ollre ad inviare un volantino ai Presidenti di tulle
le Associazoni e i Circoli italiani di Londra e dintomi.
I nostri connazionali evidentemente hanno preferito
starsene a casa a guardare la partita, oppure a digerire iI
pranzo, 0 magari recarsi in qualehe altro poste a
consumarlo. Nella bella 5.11a spaZi05.1 poche erano le sedie
occupate.
Perche" non scntiamo il bisogno di un qualcosa di
diverso dalle solite partite alle care, al biliardo 0 alle
a SI. 35-60) e rileniarno che nonvalga la pena spcndeme 3
per un po' di teatro italiano? Perche' non sentiarno iI
bisogno di nutrire anche la mente? Erano a disposzioni iI
skelch scclti con oculatczza, un mix prodigioso di autori e
di"mcssaggi", di vividi quadri di vila italiana, interprelati con slancio e compenetrazione dai nostri amici di
Leicester.
Cosa vale vantarci, spcsso e volentieri come capita,
dei tangibili contributi dell'llalia alia cullura mondiale in
tulle le sue forme, quando poi, aI momento di dimostrare
ehe erediarno in quello ehe vantiarno, brilliamo per
I'assenza?
.
E' morto in noi iI fuoco sacro che in passato ha
iIIuminato, ha animate i grandi artisti della nostra terra?
In fin dei conti, cssi erano, come noi, figli del popolo, ma
un popolo che "sentiva" I'arte e percio' ha potuto dare i
nalali a qucsti geni. Un popolo che· non sente I'arte,
indipendentemente dalla forma ehe cssa assume, e' un
popolo sterile. E' questo che vogliamo csscre?
Prof, Roberto Matteoda
Segratartio F ALE.
Mia Cara lsabella,
Sento il dovere di rispondere alia tua lellera pubblicala iI mcse di sellembre e debbo dirti ehe non posso contcstare
afTallo la veridicita' dell'allro lato dell'amore che una delusione cocente 0 un improvvisa lacerazione possono produrre.
E chi ti dice che io non 10 abbia provato? Tutlavia non dobbiamo mai fermarci, cercare sempre quel '''Iui'' ehe abbiamo
sognato e dobbiamo rengire alle delusioni. L'amore e' la porta alia felicila', intcso in un senso completo, e Dio vuole
vederci tutli feliei, quindi non disperare, non cssere piu' codareda. affidali aI Signore e pregalo e ama gli altrc con tutla
te stessa; non ti inaridire nella tua sofTerenza e ti scntirai rinala e appagala.
Anehe tu trovarai quello che il tUG euore dcsidera, forse prima di quanto tu possa immaginare, Dio legge nel nOSlro
cuore, sente le urla innrticolate della nostra anima e ei e' sempre vieino.
Elisabetta Puglisi Gissara
Cara Isabella li dedico quesle poesie con la speranza che I'allesa non sia lunga... sii felice...
L'Attesa
Ti ho aspellnto
ogni giomo
dnll'nlba .11 tramonto,
I'ardore del sole
Ti cercavo
nel biancore del ciclo
nell'azzurro del mare
nei cotori dell'arcobaleno.
sccmava~
la mia spcranza svaniv3.
GIi anni di solitudine
sono scomparsi
I'allesa febbrile
ehe mi faceva soffrire,
ungiomo...
un raggio di luce
mi ha bacialo...
mi ha comptelamenle iIIuminato...
Ancora una voila si celebra if mislero delJ'alllore, faccialllo si' che un lIIiracolo awenga nella nos/ra anillla per
ricompensare Dio del bene grande che ci vuo/e.
11 Veeehio Barbone
In quell'nngolo neascosto
sogni un c.1re7.7.a
che ti risc.11di iI euore,
pcnsi a tua madrc
perdutn per scmpre
che dovevn esscre belln,
Dicembre 941Gennaio 95
sogni unn casa
nnche una spelonca
ma pieno di amore.
La gente C<1mmina incurante
occhiale di sfuggita
ti raggiungono.
le,luci natalizie
iIIuminano iI portone,
iI v=hio cane
ai luoi piedi
fedele al suo padrone
ti gtL1rda negli occhi
mestamenle,
la neve secnde dal cielo
Icntamenle
in fiori bianehi immacolati,
si posa sulla lua mano
leggermenle,
iI freddo
le lue membra pervade,
chiudi gli occhi e ti appare
un paradiso fclice
col tuo cane.
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A Terrible Crime
Archbishop Amigo and 1940
Archbishop Peter Emmanuel
Amigo, Bishop of Southwark, is still
remembered as the prelate who was
never,afraid to speak out in ,a forthright manner on such diverse subjects
as Ireland, the sChools, or refugees,
even,though these issues were often
viewed differently, by some of his
flock thereby earning him much opprobrium.' Until, ,the appearance of
Michael Clifton's Amigo, Friend of
the Poor, few were aware of the
numerous' exchanges between the
bishop and the government during the
second world war 'which included among other concerns - the quesiion
of internment.
Sir John Anderson, the, Home
Secretary, was the' minister: popularly
supposed to be, responsible for the
the
adoption and implementation
detention policy, even though it is
n,?w known he was personally against
the wholesale internment drive, having been overruled by the majority of
his Cabinet colleagues who were
acting at the bidding of the Army and
security forces. In July 1940, in the
wake of the round-up of Italians and
the loSs, of the Arandora Star, Amigo,
wrote to the Home Secretary:
"Italian men have all been interned and matters were made worse
by suddenly shipping off a large
number to America. No adequate
protection for their s:if"ety was taken.
At a time, when we especially need
the blessing of God, we commit what
other Nations will call a terrible
crime. When we should be making
friends instead of increasing' our enemies wc, unfortunately send excellent
oc.
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RIVJSl'A DELLA COMUNlTA'ITALIANA
men to an undeserved
dcath. I beg of you to use
all your powerful influence
to obtain that those Italians
who have bOrne good character in England for some
years be allowed to remiin
with their families and to
go on earning their living
instead of being interned.
The wholesale internment
of foreigners will be a huge
burden for the Nation and
will unnecessarily irritate
those who could assist us in
these very critical' days. I
have been, in contact with
many Italians among' my
flock' and I know that the
greater part are thoroughly
reliable and' worthy' of esteem. We shall never regret
showing mercy to those
who through no fault of
their own belong to a Nation dragged into war with
us".
.
Such sentiments, which at this
distance in time seem to be levelheaded and 'reasonable, were not
made public in 1940. An examination
of the Catholic press of the time
reveals hardly' any public utterances
regarding internment. It should be
remembered that large sections of the
secular press had been' urging an
"intern the lot" policy for some time.
More is now becoming known of the
allilude of individual bishops who did
not go along with public' opinion in
this respect.
. Salford's Bishop Marshall, for instance, attempted unsuccessfully to
secure the release from detention Fr.
JP. Dunleavy
;t~
Archbishop Peter Amigo
Gaetano Fracassi; who' becanie an
Arandora Star victim; while Glasgow's Archbishop MaeIntosh, after
strenuous representations managed to
persuade the authorities to free Fr.
Gaetano Rossi. Cardinal Hinsley and
the Apostolic Delegate, Mgr. William
Godfrey, were drawn into these efforts, though the extent of their involvement has still not been determined. For these reasons the appearance of Fr. Clifton's study of Archbishop Amigo is to be welcomed and
deserves a ,vide readership.
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Raleigh International
Raleigh celebra iI decimo
anniversario della propria
fondazione all'italiana
Per coloro che gia' consocono
Raleigh International fara' piacerc
sapere che, iI 18 oltobre 1994, I'organizzazione ha costituito un fondo
monetario per permeltere i giovani
italiani di far parte alle spcdizioni che
sono periodicamente messc in alto da
Raleigh, nelle parti piu' recondite del
mondo..
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diversc parti del mondo, culture e
religioni, di impararc gli uni dagli
altri mentre operano per iI benefieio
di comunita' bisognosc' del loro aiuto.
Nel solo 1993, i membri di questa
organizzazione hanno operato in Russia (Siberia), Guyana, Namibia, Mauritins, Cile e Zimbabwe. Oltrc 1000
miliziani di buona ventura hanno·
preso parte in queste spcdizioni che
hanno visto la costruzione di ospedali,
ponti 0 scuole, come pure 10 sviluppo
di progelti per la salvaguardia delI'ambiente, a beneficio delle comunita' indigene che Ii hanno ospitati.
Ma chi sono questi giovani che
deeidono di andare, cosi',. all'avventura? Lasciamoli parlare e sentiamo
che cosa hanno da dirci.
Lorenzo Neltuno e,. un giovane
ingegnere (29. anni) che nel 1993 ha
parteeipato alia spcdizione in Cile.
Questo evenlo 10 ha visto protagonist."l
nella ricostruzione di un villaggio del
luogo. Tulto cio' che lui ricorda e' "i1
profondo scnso di amieizia cd espericllza umanu iI cui valorc va ben
oltre iI piacere di una spcdizione in
una delle parti piu' belle, esotiehe e
misteriosc che iI mondo". R."lleigh gli
ha faUo capire che la fiducia nelle
proprie capaeita' e'· una qualita' e
risorsa che ogni giovane puo' colti·
vare in se stcsso, con I'aiuto delle
persone ehe gli stanno aUomo e la sua
collaborazione con la comunita' cd iI
gruppo di eui e' partccipe. Paolo de
Rienzio, un cconomista di 24 3nni, ci
ticnc a soltolincare I'importanza di
potcr aiutare I'un I'altro in situazioni
difficili.
Moniql Pellegrini
loporsi ad un breve corso di addestra·
mento di gruppo ehe meUera' alia
prova le capaeita' fisiche e mentali
dell'aspirante awenluriere. Superata
questa prima fase, iI giovane eandidato, con I'ausilio degli altri parteci·
panti e 10 staff della Raleigh, dovra'
ccrcare una· sposorizzazione di circa
£2,200 presso aziende cd imprenditori
disposti a sostenere la sua causa. A
questa sponsoriizazione, vanno ago
giuntc le spese del viaggio a1luogo di
destinazione. Finita questa seconda
fase, tuUo e' pronto per la partenza.
La spcdizione, che durera' circa 10·11
scuimane, permcuera' al nostro
awenturiere di contribuire ad un
eslimabile lavoro di sviluppo e ricos·
truzione dell'ambiente con organizzazioni mondiali.
NcI 1992·93, 88 International
Venturers, provenienli da 28 diversi
paesi si sono uniti alia Raleigh per
portare avanli ben nove spcdizioni.
Forse vale la pena di finire con le
parole di !.orenzo NeUuno: "La cosa
peggiore che mi e' capitata .e' stata
·'!'infezione da Raleigh' che mi sono
preso. Soltanto· un anno dopo iI mio
ritomo dalla spcdizione in Cile, iI
'virus Raleigh' mi ha spinto a chiedere di divenire parte del personale
ehe organizzera' un'altra di queste
spcdizioni nel 1995, a dispcuo degli
effeUi negativi (0 i benefici) che
questa decisione avra' sulla mia carri·
Quello chc !.orenzo c Paolo
vogliono dire e' che .Ia loro cspcrienza
con la Raleigh ha rapprcscntato·un
profondo momento di crescita sia
individuale che collettiva; un'es·
perienza di vita die Ii accompagnera'
per iI resto della loro vita.
Raleigh, fond.1ta con iI partrocinio
di Sua Altezza iI Principe di Galles,
e' un'organizzazione di beneficcnza iI
cui scopo e' di aiutare i giovani a tirar
fuori iI rneglio di se stessi. Jamie
Robertson·Maclcod, direUore dell'or- era."
ganizzazione, precisa che i parteci·
Chi volesse avere ulteriori infor·
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"Desidero grandemente ~ diCe San
Vincenzo • di amare Dio;, ma .vorrci
avedo amato e amar con perfezione
infinita, infinitamente, per tutta I'eternita' e da tutta I'eternita'. Vorrci stare
contemporaneamentc in eielo e in
terra; in eielo, per amare Iddio som~
mamente, e in" terra, per"patire'sommamente per suo amore. Conoseo la
mia" incapacita'; eppure io' voglio
amare Dio, com'egli merita di' cssere
amato, e come io desidero ch'egli sia
amato. Intendo che tutte le creature 10
amino, come io desidero; con perfezione infinita, ciascuna con I'amore di
tutte le creature e con I'amore di
Gesu' e di Maria. Vorrci fare io cio'
che farebbero tutte le creature, e piu"
ancora~' ~
."
-
E' pronto a rinunziare 31 Paradiso,
per iI piacere di rimanere in terra per
tlitta I'eternita' a'testimoniare la MiseJ:icordia di Dio, poiche: e:" sicuro di
L'approvazone pontificia deii'Opera
cssere iI Prodigio' della misericordia,
come Maria e' iI Prodigio della
Grazia.
,
Pubblieo' tre versioni del "Mese di
Maggio"; la prima per i Religiosi,
perehe' vivcssero iI messaggio delle
Beatitudini; la seeonda per i Sceolari,
perehe' divenissero tutti santi, presto
e grandi santi; e la terza per i
Sacerdoti, perche' vivcsscio e" diffondcsscro I'amore dei Scrafini. Tutte
e tre le versioni andarono a ruba,
videro varie edizioni' e' quella per i
Sacerdoti fu giudieata Aurea' Opella,
'
operelta d'oro.
Fondo' laSocieta' dell'Apostolalo
CattolicO sotto la protezione di Maria
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RIVISTA DEU,ACOMllNITA'ITALIANA
Francesco Amoroso SAC
SS. Regina degli Apostoli, partendo
dal prineipio che, se Maria, ehe non
predico' ne' disse rilcssa, e' Regina
degli Apostoli, non e'e' laico, che non
possa csscre apostolo; e apri' le porte
a tutti, uomini e donne; la Societa'
volcva essere la Tromba Evangelica
ehe chiama tutU, invita tutti, risveglia
tutti, perche' eolaborino con I'apostolalo di Gesu' Cristo; come posSono:
con ..opera personale, con la preghi-'
era, con una offerta.
'
La sintesi del suo spirilO la troviamo in una preghieralofferta ehe
egli lascio' come ispirazione ai suoi
seguaci, 0 come espressione delI'anima apostolica; e ci ieneva,
perehe' la trascrisse fedelmente nei
suoi tre Manuali della Regola, composti nel 1846, 1847 e 1849; La
ehiamo' Sagra Offerta, e non e' una
preghiera da recitare, e' uno stile di
vita da assimilare. E' I'esprcssione del
suo modo d'intendere la santita' e
I'apostolalo. La sua 'aspirazionc, infatti, era quella di dare a
Dio tanta gloria, quanta gliene
diede Gesu' Cristo;, quando era
tra noi; di vivere iI sacerdozio,
come se fosse stalo affidato,
anehe a lui, iI sacerdozio
elerno e universale di Gcsu'
Cristo. C'e' una premessa, ehe
non si puo' tralasciare.
"Etemo Padre, sebbene la
mia indegnita' sia misurata
solamente dalla vostra infinita
perfezione, e sebbene io innanzi a voi sia tanle volle
abominevole, quante volte ho
peceato, e quanti peceati ho
fallo commellere con i miei
scandali, e quanle volle non ho
profittnio, delle vostre grazie
seeondo le mire santissime
della vostra ,infinita misericordin" pure, con fidueia nelln stessa
vostra misericordia e nei meriti di
Gcsu' Cristo, unito a tutte le creature
passate, presenti, future e possibiJi,
immaginandole ncl numero, santita' e
merilo infinitamenle molliplicate, a
ogni momento, da tutta I'etemita' e
per tuttn I'eternita', e soprallullo unilo
n Gesu' e a Mnria Immncolnta, vi
offro iI s.1ngue preziosissimo dello
stcsso Gesu' Cristo, In sua vita san-tissima, i suoi ncerbissimi dolori mentali, la sua dolorisissima passione,
agonia e morte, i suoi merili infinili e
quelli della Sua chiesa, passati, presenti e futuri, in 'conto dei mici
peceali e 'di quelli, di tutto iI mondo;
per i bisognL della S. Chiesa e di tutto
iI mondo; per la perfetta dilatazione e
progrcsso della Congregazione e della
Societa'; per la istantanea liberazione
di tutte le Anime del Purgatorio; per
rimediare a tutti i mali di tutto iI
morido; per iinpedire tutti i mali
futurl; per risareire tullo iI bene non
fatto da me e da tutte le creature; per
compire in me e in tulti ,la vita
perfelta di Gesu' Cristo; per vivere la
vita di perfetta e perpetua crocifissione, di perfetto e perpetuo saerifiei,
condividendo tUlle le sofferenze di
Gcsu' e di Maria; per vivere la vita di
amore di Dio e di tulle le virtu'; per
vivere e morire nell'esercizio delle
opere buone; -per vivere e morire per
la violenza dell'amor di Dio e delle
virtu' nel grado piu' perfello; perehe'
in me e in tutti sia distrutta la nostra
vita e la vita di Gcsu' Cristo diventi
la nostrn vita in ringraziamento dei
doni 'concessi alia B.ma Vergine
Maria nostra Madre e a tutte le
creature; e in ringraziamento come se
a me,ea,tulli aveste concesso i doni,
ehe 'ci aveste conecsso, se avessimo
corrisposto con la corrispondenza
della Umanita' santissima ,di Gesu
Cristo; e come se gia' si fossero
effieaeemenle compite totalmenle e in
tutti le mire della vostra infinita
misericordia, come se aveste gia'
fortificato tutli con la vostra infinita
potenza, ilIuminato tutti con la vostra
infinita sapienza, santificato tutti con
la vostrn infinita carita" trasforrnato
tutti nei vostri divini attributi e in voi
stcsso, Padre, Figlio e Spirito Santo;
per vivere e morire nella S. Fede della
S. Chiesa romana; per vivere e morire
nella piu' perfetta osservanza delle
nostre SS. Regole e in ringraziamento
come se gia' I'nveste conecsso a me e
a tutli, presenli e futuri".
San Vincenzo Pallotli non vide
coronnta da successo la sua oPera; iI
suo appello ai Laici non fu eompreso,
ma la sua era la voce dello Spirito
Santo e la sua eco non si spense.
Leone XIII, che aveva nel suo studio
un busto del Santo, avvicino' la
Chiesa .11 temporale, come Gesu' che
guariva tutti i malati, e penso' alia
falica, alia famiglia, .11 salario degli
operai..Pio XI 10 saluto' Antcsigitano
dell'Azione Callolica, e iI ConciJio
Vaticano '11, proprio nel senso concepito dal nostro Santo, emano' un
decreto sui Rinnovamento della Vita
religiosa e un altro su' L' Apostolalo
dei Laici. La luce che Dio ha profuso
inecssantemente sulla nostra Nazione
e' immensa, altretlant.1 e' la rcsponsabiJita' dell'ItaJia di fronte a Dio e agli
altri popoli.
December 94/January95
I
Rainy Days
What would you go with your
money if you inherited one million
pounds or became a millionaire overnight on the National Lollery? I am
certain that sueh thoughts have entered your mind in the last week or
so. My mother-in-law was "fortunate" enough to win £10.00 last week
on the .National Lottery - which' was
quite an achievement given the odds
and the fact that she did not pay for
her tieket in the first placel
Whether you admit it or not (and I
have certainly given the matter a lot
of thought) a .. Windfall" of this
nature could, potentially, have a tremendous impaet on your lifestyle.
You would have to rearrange your life
and seriously consider how you were
going to make the best use of your
fortune. Besides contemplating the
possibility of early retirement, I would book an
exotic holiday for a couplc
of months in order to formulatc somc kind of strategy as to how I could put
my moncy to good use.
My first course of action
would be to payoff all my
debts such as any outsk1nding mortgage, eredit card
balance or bank overdraft
facility that may exist. It
costs more to borrow moncy in this
way thcn thc relurn you can expect to
receive by investing an equivalent
amount of,money.
Secondly, I would engage the
services of: a financial adviser,- an
accounlant, a solicilor,. a stockbroker
and an estate agent. Each will be able
to advise along the following lines,
depending on thc course of action you
wish to take:(a) Financial adviscr: will assist
you in fornlUlaling your iuvestmcnt
strategy, taking into aceount your
short-term, medium-tcrm and longterm goals and aspirations as well as
your attitude 10 risk. He will be ablc
to formulate a financial aetion plan
and recommend investment vehicles
10 suit your personal profile.
(b) Accountant: will be' ablc to
advise you on various aspects of tax
planning relating to your incomc,
c.1pital gains and estate.
(c) Solicitor: c.1n advise you on
such mallers as drafting a will, effecting a trust or conveyancing.
(d) Stockbrokcr: will advise and
act on your behalf in the buying and
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selling of shares and gilts as well as
offering you the possibility of managing your portfolio of stocks and
shares.
(e) Estate Agent: will be able 10
assist in the purehasing of properties
for privale and commereial use, advise you on the drafting of lelting
agreements and offer a management,
service for any property that is purchased forlelling purposes.
Thirdly, I would ensure that.iJiere
would al\vays be an emergenCy;'cash
fund in reserve to cover any immediate short-term or unforeseen expenses.
this cOuld be with either:a bank of
building society provided lhat I could
obtain the money immediately should
an emergeney arise. Beyond this basic
provision, I would probably also place
some money in a 90 Days' Notice
->;
Account in order to cam more interest. As such accounts are deposit
hascd Ihe amount you invest (your
capital) is guaranteed and, therefore,
does not grow (appreciate in value).
You will only gel income in the form
of the interest you cam from your
deposit. the real value of your money
(i.e. what you can actually buy with
it) \\ill diminish each year in line
with the rate of inflation.
Lastly, I would have 10 seriously
consider the various alternative investment vehicles available and decide Ihe amounl of risk I am prepared
to accept. This would depend on
whelher I was investing for income,
capital gro"th or a combination of the
IWo.
Gills will probably produce a
higher income than deposil based
investments - but the capital value is
not protected and could go dO\\n.
However, fixed intcrest securities
such as gilts are generally the best
way of providing a higher income.
ShareS probably provide the best
long-Ierm .prospeclS of capital appreciation and, therefore. protection
against the eroding effects of inflation. By implication, they will produce little income in the form of
dividends. It should be noted that
shares arc volatile, particularly in the
short-term, and can give rise 10 the
polenlial for a substanlial capital gain
(as well as a loss) in the long-term.
Investment Trusts and Unil Trusts
'arc safer than dealing dircctly on the
stock market, is is the case with
shares. Unit Trusts are a form of
collective investmerit, whereby various investors pool their resources
together to ereate a fund that is
managed by a professional fund manager who is responsible for making
investment decisions. As sueh funds
tend to be very large in size, the fund
manager will invest in the shares of a
large number of different companies,
thereby spreading the risk involved.
Investment Trusts are limited companies who specialise in investing in
the shares of other companies. An
interested investor' would purchase a
share in an Investment Trust, ori the
Stock Exchange dircctly, in the normal way.
The allraetion of investing in commercial properties is that income can
be generated in the form of rents and
there is always the possibility lhatthe
properties will inerease in value.
Liability to income laX and capital
gains laX will always be a problem. It
is Iherefore sensible to take full
advantage of various laX free investments sueh as Tax Exempt Special
Savings Schemes, Personal Equity
Plans and certain National Savings
produets in order to benefit from the
allowances available. Certain other
investment vehicles, sueh as Investment Bonds, offer higher rate income
tax payers the opportunily to make
tax free withdrawals wilhin prescribed
limits. Also, offshore investment vehicles will provide the investor wilh laX
frce gro"th in a designated laX haven
and defer any income laX liability
until the money is brought baek
onshore.
11 may well be Ihat you would
want to leave a proportion of Ihe
"windfall" 10 relatives when you die.
If so, you should make a "ill and
seek expert advice upon Ihe use of
trusts in order 10 miligate any inheritance laX liability on your estate. ,
I did not \\in the jaekpol on the
National Lollery. However, I look
forward to doiJig so in the future! .
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Face to Face
A certain priest was teaching a
theology class to a group of freshman
studcnts in a certain university .in
America. It was the first day of class
and the whole crew came shuffiing.
into thc room. The priest sized them
alI up the first Clay as individuals and
he was pretty much correct on the
assumptions he made about each onc
of them.
'
Onc boy was a troublemaker right
from the start and gave the priest a
hard time alI year long, It was
apparent he did not. want to be in the
class. Even worse was the fad that
the boy professed himsclf to be a
quasi-atheist.
Every day he
would shake his
head in disgust at
what the priest
said. The· priest
made him stay
after class onc
day and tried to
discuss the situation with him.
The boy's response to the
priesi was, "I
can't find God so why should I
believe that He
exists?" After debating with him for
half an hour, the priest finalIy gave up
and told "Tommy" that he would
pray for him. Tommy responded:
"Save your breath Father, it's no
usc". Tommy was 18 years old at the
time.
He attended the university for 4
years and even though he did not
realIy talk to the priest, they still
managed to say helIo when they
passed onc another on the Campus.
When Tommy was 22 years old he
developed leukemia. Unfortunately
they were not able to control it since
it had gone undetected for so long.
Tommy found himsclf in great crisis.
He started to pray.
and
Tommy began to attend
he truly began .to seck. God. He felt,
however, .very empty and discouraged
becausc he felt as· though God was
not answering his prayers or, even
worsc, that. he just did not exist. He
felt that there was nothing inside of
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him. He began to become very depressed.
Something began to happen to
Tommy over the next few weeks. He
began to realize how short his life
would be. So, he began to appreciate
all the experiences that he had or was
having - every moment became precious to him. He began to really
treasure the gift of his family. He
realized how important they were to
him and how much he loved them.
One afternoon while his father was
reading the paper, Tommy walked
into the room and told his father that
he wanted to talk to him. His ,father
He tought He didn't exist at all
acted somewhat interested and asked
him what he wanted. Tommy said, "I
love you Dad". His father was
shocked becausc his son had never
said thosc words before to him. His
father also had a reaction that Tommy
did not expect - he started to cry and
hugged his son. They then sat down
together and began to talk. They
spoke so profoundly. The two of them
rcalIy felt something good inside.
Then Tommy went to his mother and
told her that he loved her as well.
They also had some beautiful things
to say to onc another. Tommy realIy
began to feel something vastly different inside of him. It was something..
that he had. never had before.. It was
something that he found that he truly
did lack in his life. A scnsc of peace
and joy came over him that made him
rejoice. He had found God. He -had
opened 'himself up to love and to the
things that really mattered in life.
Indeed, Jesus was truly right beside
him.
He began to sce that his illness
Was necessary for him to come to this
Teatization. He then began to think
about all the people in the world who
were like himsclf. They were too
wrapped up in themsclves to really
care about the things that truly did
matter in life.
The next day, he went back to the
university and looked for the priest
When he finally found him; they sat
down and' talked. Tommy told -the
priest everything and the priest's eyes
filled with tears. Tommy's faith experience had really touched him. He
could not get ovcr how many times
Tommy kept repeating, "I found God,
I found God!" "Tommy,". the priest
finally said. "God was always there,
He was waiting for you. He was
waiting for 'you to be open to Him".
Then the priest asked Tommy if he
wanted him to pray for a physical
healing. "Gee father," Tommy responded, "I've already had my miracle and I won't stop praising God for
it all the days of my life."
As Tommy left the room, father
could not help but think how that
little troublemaker had now become
such a happy man - indeed - even a
living saintl "I guess miracles do
'happen", he muttcred to himsclf.
In this story is a wonderful lesson
for all of us during this Advent
season. Arc we preparing ourselves
for the coming of Christ? Will He
find our hearts open (Jr closed· when
He tries to knock? Let us keep in
mind the real meaning of Christmas
this season and be ready to welcome
into the world the King of Kings and
keep in mind too that miracles really
do happen. Anything is possible with
faith in God's presence always with
us and a little love. It certainly
changed Tommy's life.
I hope I have made my point.
¥e~ry Christmas and God bless
you all.
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Cinema
Dear Diary,
Managed to catch some films at
the London Film Festival. One ,was by
an Italian Nanni Moretti. He's known
as the Woody Alien of Italian cinema.
He produced, directed, wrote and
starred in Caro Diario (Dear Diary)
winner of Best Director at Cannes
Film Festival. It was divided into
three main. Sections. On his Vespa
around Rome, travelling the Acolian
Islands and an illness he discovers.
An amusing film taking a satirical
look at why Italian families seem to
have only one child, the deserved
reputation of Italian medicine and
what effect Flashdance has had on the
Italian psyche!
I enjoyed it. Not rolling around
funny but ccrtainly for those who
understand the Italian mentality. Onc
word description? Carino.
Somewhat more perplexing was
Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle.
Dorothy
Parker could be vicious
enough herself. As she said of Katherine Hepbum in a Broadway play:'
,"She ran the whole gamut of emotion
from A to B".
A distinclly atmospheric' film but
what atmosphere director Alan Rudolph was trying to create, I am not
sure. Fine performances from Matthew Broderick, Campbel Scott and
most especial1y Jennifer Jason Leigh
asD.P.
What was ultimately disappointing
about the film was that other than the
line ""Please God let me write like a
man" it did not real1y let me get to
know Mrs P." the mind behind the
words, yet I suspect that was the
whole intention.
Agrifoglio Boseo
technology, in which an actor's features are scanned and combined with
a three-dimensional skeletal "body
map". Without gelling too technical it
then records every nuance of their
onserecn activities and transfers them
to computer.
Richard Allenborogh In Miracle on
34th Street. At last a film that won't
Irreprably damage the children!
Complicated stuff but the system
works in such a way that the computerised images actual1y look every bit
as lifelike as the actors themselves.
, One major advantage is that the
film's stars will not be physically
involved in special cffects scenes in
any way. This will mean that the
whole FX process will be extremely
cost-effective, cut down film budgets
and save a lot of time. The actors may
not even have to be there.
The next step is to ask why have
the actors act at all. Why not turn up
day one, get scanned and the let the
Quote ofthe Month
computer do the rest?
"'It's now cal1ed The Madness Of
On the plus side I wonder if it will
King Gcorge. There were worries that mean that the new James Bond will
American audiences would have been be debonair, charming and classy? Be
put off if they thought they had serious, it's a computer not a miracle
missed The Madness of Gcorge I and worker!
the Madness Of Gcorge 11." Channel
4 film chief David Aukin on the
Backlot Gossip
Just to confirm Ihat the three
retilling of The Madness of George
Ill. (Every word is true!)
musketecrs are onc for all. In October
Jeffrey Katzenberg (former Wait DisSpecial FX update
ney studio chairman), Steven SpielAcclaim Entertainment· Inc: have berg and David Geffen (music mogul)
joined forces with Warner Bros. to joined forces hoping to create the first
create ground-bre:lking special effects successful major studio from seratch
sinee Disney in the 1920s.
for next summer's Batman Forever.
The effccts for the Val Kilmer!
The three men who have E.T.,
Nieole KidmanfJim Carrcy film will Jaws. Jurasslc Park, Schind!er's List,
utilise a tcchnique unsccn in the The Eagles, Guns N' Roses, Pretty
cinema, known as Motion C:lpture Woman, Aladdin, The Lion King on
their C.V. seem to find that the
hardest decision is what to call themselves. It is not expected that the $2
billion capital to kickstart the company which will preduce animated
films, TV programmes and interactive
entertainment will be difficult to find.
Since the first project will not
reach the public for about two years,
it's a good job :each will be allowed
to work outside the company.
Films In Production
I've got such a pile to get through
that we will keep to hare facts.,
Cracker. The best programme on television is currenUy only at the planning stage for, a, full movie version
with Robbie Coltrane as FilZ.
Forgd Paris finds Billy Crystal as a
basketball referee who falls in love
with Debra Winger, an American living in Paris.
The Twelve Monkeys stars Brad Pill,
Madeleine Stow'e and 'Bruee Willis.
Terry Gilliam directs this story about
a deadly virus that threatens humankind in Ihe21st eentury.
Star Man. Giuseppe Tomatore directs
this story about a 1950s con man who
poses as a talent seout for "Hollywood on the Tiber", Cinecitta·.
The Dam will, if Stallone can be
coerced, see him reprising the role of
mountaineer Gabe Walker in Cliffhanger. This time he is rescuing the
Hoover Dam.
Sabrina marks the remake of this
Billy Wilder classic. This time Julia
Ormand will play the female lead
alongside Harrison Ford.
E=MC' finds Lord Atlenborough doing his bit for British cinema by
lending his weight behind Benjamin
Fryc's £700,000 feature debut. This
romantic drama deals with a US
physicist who must overcome professional hostility to complete Einstein's
unfinished work.
Assassins marks victory for Sean
Connery at beating Westey Snipes,
Schwarzenegger and Michael Douglas
to Ihe plum role of a killer of some
years standing forced to fight for his
life when a younger hitman decides to
knock him off. Richard Donner directs.
But the one to look out for is Tom
Cruise in Interview With The Vampire. Good stuff apparently. Opens 20
January.
In the meantime have a Merry
Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.
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It is said that the British love a
loser. Dear old Frank Bruno is ,cited
as an example. The great domestic
public have taken him to their heartS
and yet, to date, 1)e h3S failed in his
three attempts to become world champion. You would have to say his best
-shot is now behind him but with
George Foreman acquiring one of the
various world titles at the grand old
age 'of 45, I suppose, nothing is
imixJssible.
.
On the other side of the coin,
when' an Englishman becomes successful, his hard nosed, committed
attitude is criticised and he is not
warmly looked upon. Nick Faldo may
bean example of someone falling
within this category.
Of course, gencralisations are dangerous and I, for one,' would not Want
to categorise, Damon Hill, aftcr the
final race at Adelaide in which we
narrowly failed to land the World
Motor RaCing Drivers Championship.
Hill himself was quoted as saying
(admittedly before' the race began)
that the only people who remember
the person finishing second are his
wife and the dog.
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I do not intend to do a millisecond
by miilisecond' analysis of what happened on the 36th lap. Schumacher
was ahead in the championship ,by
one point and was in the lead in the
race closely pursued by Hill. If the
English driver finished in front of his
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Genitan rival then the World Championship would be his. Schumacher lost
the car on the bend' bounced off a
wall"went across the road, and as Hill
attemptCd to pass ,on the inside there
was a collision which ultimately ruled
both drivers out of the race. Should
Hill have been more patient? Did he
not realise the damage' Schumacher
had done to his ear? About the only
thing one can say with absolute
certainty is that the answer to that
latter question must be no.
The great problem with any post
race analysis is that' one tends" to
forget the speed at which these cars
are travelling and the fractional moments in time in which the drivers
have to make career, and even worse,
life, determining decisions. I will
simply say that I know what my gut
reaction was when I saw the incident
for the first time. What has impressed
me most of all, however, has been
Hill's reaction to this setback. No
·formal complaint was lodged by' the
Williams team. .
I have at home a book written
about the life of Graham Hill, who is
one of my great sportIng heroes and
there are pictures of his son who was
aged 'only 15 at the time of his
fathcr's tragic death. I have also
visited, admittedly during the course
of a round, the plaque which marks
the spot where Hill's planc crashed on
a foggy night nearly 20 years ago on
Arklcy Golf Course. So I wanted
Damon Hill to win but if I am being
truthful, it may have been as much for
the memory of his fathcr as for the
son himself.
The 1994 World Champion is
Michael Schumacher. We should not
forgct that Schumachcr had been, so
far ahead in the championship that it
had taken a suspension to enable Hill
to get close enough for everything to
dcpend upon Adelaide. That final race
.has illustrated clearly for me, however, the. standing and integrity of
Damon Hill. In defeat he has grown
out of the shadow of his father and
like many others I want him to win
the 1995 Championship for himself.
He should take great pride in
being called a truly great sportsman
and I, for one, will be voting for him
as the 1994' BBC Sports Personality
of the Year.
As reliular readers of this column
will· know, loyalty and sportsmanship
are' standards which I think it is
important our authorities. fight to
retain: I must admit, therefore, that I
was disappointed when Ron Atkinson
left Sheffield Wednesday for Aston
Villa and Mike Walker dcparted from
Carrow Road to go to the "bigger
club" at Everton. Thcir recent respective demises indicate that perhaps
they may have been better off to stay
where they .were after all. At the
moment of dictating this note, Brian
Little haS just handed in his notice at
Leicester and it looks as if he is going
to IX: appointed the new Villa Manager. Again, a vcry disappointing
devclopment. I have much'more sympathy with Gerry Francis who seems
to have been given the runaround by
his chairman at QPR and frankly thc
Spurs defensive record effectively left
Sugar with no !Illernative than to part
company with Ossie Ardiles.
After a year of relative stability, it
would secm that the managerial
merry-go-round is alive and kicking
in the premier league.
Finally, 1 have yet to read the
world exclusive in the Daily Mirror
about the sad news concerning one of
my club's home grown stars, Paul
Merson. Let us hope that he can sort
his problems out because there is
nothing worse than a burgeoning
,talent which withers on the vine.
Have a happy Christmas.
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Sandro Pratoli
Volley: Volley azzurro piglialtttuo. Nell'anno della villoria
mondiale, la nazionale di Velasco ha conquistalo I'unico alloro
che le mancava. il lomco del Super Four, competizione fra le
prime tre squadre e1assificale nella rassegna iridata piu' la,
squadra del Paesc ospitanle. Nella finale di Tokio, g1i azzurri
hanno ballulo per 3-1 l'Olanda (15-lI, 9-15, 15-4, 15-4),
guadagnando il premio di 250 mila dollari, vale a dire 400
milioni di lire.
n lrionfo e' stalo completalo dalla mcssc di riconoseimenti
piovuli sulla squadra italiana. Velasco e' stalo nominalo miglior
allenalore, Papi si e' preso addirillura Ire riconoseimenti
(schiaccialore. difensore e giocalore piu' speltacolarc), Zorzi ha
avulo la soddisfazione di csscre slalo VOlalo come miglior
giocalore assolulo.
La villoria nel Super Four conscnte all'Ualia di consolidare iI
primo poslo nella classifica della Fcdervolly inlemazionale: ora
ha 318 punli, al secondo poslo il Brasile con 215.
Basket: Milano ha il nuovo americano alposlo ,dell'infortunato Slokes:
e' Aloe Kessler,' 27 anni, bianco, 2.09,
I'anno scorso nella Miami Heat.
Turismo: Dopo l'lnghilterra I'Alfa
conquisla anche la Spagna. La 155 TS
ha bissalo il litolo di Tarquini nel
lurismo brilannico con I'ex pilola
della Minardi, Adrian Campos. NelI'ullima gara di Jerez Campos ha
chiuso quinlo, davanli al rivale Ferte'
(Bmw).
Sci: Manuela Di Centa ha subito
I'asportazione di una. parte dell'inleslino cicco infiammato e perferalo. I
mcdici sono ollimisli ma resl:mo i
misleri sulle quale del malanno. Problemi anche per Deborah Compagnoni:
sulle condizioni di salule della campionessa, La Fise ha diramalo un COIllUnicalo. In esso si a1ferma che ·"a
scguilO del risconlro dell'alterazione
di alcuni paramelri emalici e urinari.
l'atleta Deborah COlllpagnoni e' slata
ricoverala in via prccauzionale presso
una nOla casa di cura milancsc csclusivalllenle per esscre solloposla a
ulteriori e piu' approfondite analisi. II
sospello diagnoslieo e' di una
glolllemlonefrile di probabile nalura
acuta conscgucntc a una infczionc
delle vie aeree superiori. ·.Le alluali
coudizioni dell'allela solio buone e la
lendenza a una norlllalizzazione dei
paralllenlri alterali depone per una
lhsc di risoluzione della malallia. I
tempi e i modi della rispresa dell'attivila' sportiva saranno stabilili dopo
la valutazone dei prossillli c&1mi"
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Calcio: A Brcscia, un vicequestore
gravissilllo, Giovanni Selmin, ae-'
collellalo all'addome e SOllOposto ad
intervento chirurgico: e' in prognosi
riservata. Un ispellore colpilo da una
bomba carta, Angelo De Rosa: gnarira' in Irenta giomi. Sono le due
villime prinCipali di una giornata di
gnerriglia. GIi ultra' della Roma si
sono prcsentali a Brcscia con un vero
arsenale: bolllbc, coltelli, persino ascc
e picconi.
Kiekboxing: A Milano, davanti a 8
mila speltatori accorsi a Kickboxingmania 2, I'italofranccsc Francois Pannacchio ha conquistato ai puiiti contro
I'olandcse· Ramon Dckkcrs iI mondiale - 67 kg. Pari iI match lullo italiano
Ira iI detentore del litolo inlercontinentale Iska Micbele Araldi (-72 kg) e
10 sfidante Davide Carli.
Velasco con if migHor giocatore Zoni
Sei: E' partita male la Coppa del
mondo masehile di sei e per Scstriere
e' subito delusione: tradita dalla neve
che non c'e' la locaIita' piemontcse
non ha ospitato. il suo weekend di
garc.
Calcio: II Malera, sccondo in C2
(girone C), ha un nuovo allenatore:
Pino Raffaele. E' iI quinto dall'inizio
della stagione.
Boxe: A Cardiff, nell'europeo dei
mosca, Camputaro ha perso mateh e
tilolo conlro iI gallcse Regan, vinei·
lorc con verdello scandaloso.
Calcio: 11 jolly del P<1rma, Tomas
Brolin, e" stato operato alia caviglia
sinislra, dopo I'infortunio occorsogli
in Svezia·Ungheria (frallura all'arti·
colazione del collo del piede). 11
Seherma: Terzo POSIO per Gio- dOllor Jan Ekstrand ha applicalo una
vanna Trillini nella gara d'csordio placca con ollo viti di acciaio. Sembra
della coppa del Mondo di fiorello ad ehe per Brolin la stagione sia definitiAlene. La Trillini e' stata sconfilta vamente conclusa.
dalla Fieblel per 15·8 in semifinale e
ba diebiarato: "Sono soddisfatta Seherma: Salvatore Sanzo campicomunque della gara, e' appena I'i· one europeo di fiorello a Cracovia
nizio di stagione, la slrada e' lunga". negli under 20, ha vinto a Londra
Meno positivo iI risultato degli l'Eden Cup di fiorello, prova della
seiabolatori cbe sempre ad Atene coppa Mondo under 20. In finale ha
hanno dispulato la scconda prova di balluto il ledcsco Scbiccbweg per
Coppa. n' inigliore degli italiani e' 15·12.
stato Tarantjno, Scslo alle spalle di un
quintello di russi: .
Boeee: La De Merolis Teramo (D'AIcssandro, Castagna, Formicone, Di
Calcio: n laziale Gascoigne, in fase DOlllenico) ha conquistato a Toronto
di convalcsccnza, wole laseiare l'Ita· (Canada) iI litolo mondiale di club
lia: "Le cose vanno nlo11e, non vedo (spccialita' raffa), succedendo alia
squadra eincse delle Shaanxi.
!'ora di tornme in Ingbilterra".
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Mamma's Ricetta
Tacchino 0 Pesce con Verdura
.Ingredienti:
4 petti di tacehino
4 ceucehiai di olio
1 cipolla trillata
1 melanzana tagliata a cubetti
1 peperone verde tagliato a quadrctti
1 peperone rosso tgaglato a quadretti
250 gr di passato di pomodoro (pomi')
sale, una prcsina di pepe di Caiene
succo di Y, limone,
1 cucehiaino do zucehero
100 gr vino bianco
eiuffo di prezzcmolo mtato
Ripieno:
60 gr briceiole di pane
60 gr parmigiano grallugiato
1 eucehiaio di erbe sccche
sale, pepe, 1 uovo
Amalgamate insieme tutti gli ingredienti
MrsM.G.
Turkey or Fish with vegetables
Ingredients:
4 turkey breasts
4 tablespoons of oil
1 onion finely chopped
I aubergine cut into cubes
1 green pepper cut into small squares
1 red pepper cut into small squares.
9 oz sievcd tomatoes (pomi')
salt, a pinch of eayenne pepper
1 teaspoon of sugar
Juice of Y, lemon
3 fl oz white wine
handful of chopped parsley
Stuffing:
2 oz bread crumbs
2 oz grated parmcsan
1 tablespoon of mixed dried herbS
1 egg, salt, pepper
Mix all the ingredients together
Metodo:
Method:
Cucinate la cipolla, i peperoni e la melanzana nel olio per Fry the onion, peppers, aubergines in the oil for 5 minutes.
5 minuti. Aggiungete iI passato di pomodoro, 10 zucehero, Add the sieved tomatoes, sugar, salt and pepper and
iI sale cd iI pepe e continuate la coUura per aIm 10 minut;, continue cooking for a further 10 minutes. Make a cut into
Fate un taglio in ogni peUo di tacehino e riempitelo con un the turkey breast and put some of the stuffing in each.
po' del ripieno. MeUete i peUi di tacehino in una profila Place the turkey breast into a greased oven dish. Pour the
imburrata. Spruzzotevi sopra iI limone cd iI vino bianco. lemon juice and wine over thcm. Cover with the
Coprite con la verdura.
vegetables. Place in pre-heated ovcn no.5/190' for 30
Cueinateli nel fomo pre-scaldato no. 5/190' per 30 minut;, minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve.
Con iI Pesce:
4 filetti di pescc
100 gr gambereUi
MeUete i gamberetti sui pescc e piegatelo. Continuate
come per la ricetta del tacehino.
Fish Dish:
4 fillets of fish (plaice, sole etc.)
4 oz prawns
Place the prawns on half of the fish, fold forming an
envelope. Continue as for the above recipe.
Semi-freddo di Marroni
Chestnut Iced Dessert
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Ingredienti:
.30 amarctti
100 gr marsala sccco
250 gr marroni 0 ercma di marronni
60 gr cioccolato fondente graUugiato
300 gr di panna
Ingredients:
30 amareui biscuits
4 floz dry Marsala
9 oz marrons glace"
2 oz dark chocolate grated
10 oz double cream
Metodo:
Foderata uno stampo con pellicoJa trasparente. Bagnate
leggermente 24 amarcUi nel Marsala. Rivestite fondo e
pareti dello stampo con gli amarcUi.
McUetc in una terrina i 'marroni sminuzzati, i restanti
amareui sbriceiolati, iI cioccolato grauugiato cd iI marsala
rimasto. Mcscolatele tuUi insiemc. Montate la paura cd
amalgamalcla ai marroni.. Versale iI composlo nello
stampo e coprile con la pellicola. MeUetelo nel freezer.
Lcvatc dal freezer I~ minuti prima di servirlo. Immergetc
iI stampo in acqua tiepida per qualchc minuto, e sforriatclo
nel piauo di portata.
Spargete un po' di eioccoJato grauugiato sui dolce.
Method:
Line the lib loaf tin \vith cling film. Lightly dip about 24
amarcUi in the Marsala. Lone the boUom and sides of the
tin \vith the amareUi. Chop the marrons into thin pieces.
Put thcm into a mixing bowl, add the remaining 6 amareUi
which you have crushed, the chocolate and the rest of the
marsaJa. Mix them all. together. Whip the cream and
gently blend it into the chestnut mixture. Put it into the
loaf tin and cover with cling film.
Place in freezer. Remove from frcezer about 10 minutes
before serving. Put tin into a bowl of warm water for a
few minutes. Turn dessert onto scrving dish.
Cover \vith a Iiule grated chocolate. Serve
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