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Volpe
Volpe means "fox" in Italian. As a surname, it may refer to: * Alessandro Volpe, Italian footballer * Anthony Volpe, American baseball player * Cristina Volpe, astrophysicist * Francesco Volpe, Italian footballer * John A. Volpe (1906–1994), former Governor of Massachusetts and U.S. Secretary of Transportation ** John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center * Joe Volpe (born 1947), Canadian politician * Joseph Volpe (opera manager) (born 1940), general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York * Justin Anthony Volpe (born 1971 or 1972), New York City police officer convicted and imprisoned for assaulting Abner Louima * Clams Casino (born 1987), musician born Michael Volpe * Paul Volpe (mobster) (1927–1983), Canadian mobster * Paul Volpe (poker player), American poker player * Petra Volpe Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing ''The Divine Order''.Cath Clarke"The Divine Order review – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Volpe
Giuseppe "Joe" Volpe (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He represented the Ontario riding of Eglinton-Lawrence as a member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 until 2011, when he lost his seat to Conservative candidate Joe Oliver. Volpe held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet from 2003 to 2006, and served as transportation critic when his party became the Official Opposition. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully for the Liberal Party leadership. Background Volpe was born in Monteleone, Apulia, in southern Italy, and migrated to Canada with his family in 1955. As a teacher, he taught in Stoney Creek from 1971 to 1974, headed the history department of a secondary school in Etobicoke from 1974 to 1979, and was head of multicultural studies in a college in Weston, Ontario between 1979 and 1982. He worked as a mortgage development officer in 1982–83, and was vice-principal of the James Cardinal McGuigan Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Volpe (opera Manager)
Joseph Volpe (born July 2, 1940) is an American opera manager and arts management consultant. He is noted for his long association with the Metropolitan Opera, in which he served as general manager from 1990 to 2006. In all, he spent 42 years working at the Met in various capacities, rising rapidly to managerial positions. Since February 2016 he has been executive director of the Sarasota Ballet. Early life Volpe was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an Italian family. While living in Long Island, he opened his own auto mechanic business in high school. After a fire at the auto garage, he worked as a theatrical carpenter on Broadway. In lieu of college, Volpe joined the Metropolitan Opera in August 1964 as an apprentice carpenter. Career at the Metropolitan Opera Rise from carpenter Volpe became the Metropolitan Opera's master carpenter in 1966, having joined the company's carpentry division in 1964 as an apprentice. He became technical director of the Met in 1978. In 1981 he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Volpe (mobster)
Paul "The Fox" Volpe (; 31 January 1927 – 13 November 1983) was an Italian-Canadian mobster and Toronto-based member of the Buffalo crime family. Criminal activities Volpe was born on 31 January 1927 in Toronto, to poor Italian immigrants. His father, a tailor, died when he was young. He had a sister Laura, and four older brothers, Albert, Eugene, Frank and Joseph, who owned a car wash together, while also being involved in rackets. In 1959, Volpe began operating a stock fraud scheme in Toronto and Hamilton through his connection with mobsters Jimmy Luppino and Harold Bordonaro, the son of Charlie Bordonaro, until he was run out by Hamilton mob figure Johnny Papalia.Schneider, ''Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada'', pp. 318 He started making strong connections with the Buffalo crime family and other syndicates, and started running a casino in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1963 until returning to Toronto in 1965. The same year, Volpe extorted stock promoter Richard Angle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Volpe
Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman in the New York Yankees organization. Amateur career Volpe attended Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, where he played for the school's baseball team and was a teammate of Jack Leiter. As a senior, he hit .488 with seven home runs, 34 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. He was named the 2019 New Jersey High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game. Volpe committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University. Professional career The New York Yankees selected Volpe in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed on June 10, receiving a $2.7 million signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie Advanced Appalachian League. Over 34 games, he batted .215 with two home runs and 11 RBIs. During the COVID-19 shutdown resulted in the cancellation of the 2020 minor league sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Volpe
Abner Louima (born November 24, 1966 in Thomassin, Haiti) is a Haitian American man who, in 1997, was physically attacked, brutalized, and raped by officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after he was arrested outside a Brooklyn nightclub. His injuries were so severe that he required three major surgeries. At first, the police attempted to cover up the attack. Officers responsible for the attack were charged and convicted in federal court, and one is still in federal prison serving a 30-year sentence. In 2001, Louima received a settlement (equivalent to about $M in ) in his civil suit against the city for police brutality, the largest civil settlement at that time for such abuse. He has set up the Abner Louima Foundation to establish a hospital and community centers in Haiti, Florida, and New York for Haitian residents, immigrants, and others in need. Background Abner Louima was born and grew up in Thomassin, a small community in Haiti. He immigrated to the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Volpe
Alessandro Volpe (born 4 January 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Born in Rome, capital of Lazio region and Italy, Volpe started his career at S.S. Lazio. In July 2004 Volpe left for Serie B club Ternana. In 2005, he was signed by Olbia. After a season in 2005–06 Serie C2, Volpe was signed by Empoli F.C. but loaned back to Sardinia for 2006–07 Serie C2. In 2007 Olbia re-signed half of the registration rights, and bought outright in June 2008. Volpe left for Lanciano in mid-2008. After half season in 2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Volpe returned to Olbia. On 31 August 2009 Volpe left for Monopoli. On 14 August 2013 he moved to Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978� ... club Salernitana in a 2-year contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Volpe (poker Player)
Paul Volpe (born 1981) is an American professional poker player from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Volpe began playing online under the nickname "paulgees81," amassing winnings of more than $5 million. He won a MiniFTOPs event on Full Tilt Poker in 2009, as well as two Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) titles and a World Championship of Online Poker title on PokerStars. Volpe's first cash at the World Series of Poker came in 2009. He has won three bracelets and made 11 final tables, earning nearly $3 million as of 2018. His first bracelet came in 2014 in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. He added another bracelet in 2016 in a $1,500 Mixed Game event and a third in 2018 by taking down the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship. Volpe has also made two deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, finishing in 20th in 2012 and 29th in 2016. On the World Poker Tour The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Volpe
Francesco Massimiliano Volpe (born 3 March 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Piacenza. Football career Volpe joined Juventus along with Domenico Criscito in 2004 in co-ownership deal, for €1.9M (both priced €1.9M in full ownership, but sold back 50% to for €0.95M and €0.95M, and paid via the transfer of Antonio Nocerino in co-ownership deal, priced €450,000). Volpe signed a 5-year contract. They went through the Juventus youth system. Volpe was bought permanently in June 2005 for another €250,000, as Genoa cut €700,000. In 2006, he joined Ravenna Calcio, on loan from Juventus with option to sign 50% rights for €450,000, which Ravenna did in June. In July 2007 he joined A.S. Livorno Calcio of Serie A in another co-ownership deal. Livorno paid Juve €1M and Juve paid the same amount to Ravenna to acquire him. But he just played twice at Serie A and followed the team relegated to Serie B. In 2008–09 season, he made 23 league appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clams Casino (musician)
Michael Volpe (born May 12, 1987), known professionally as Clams Casino, is an American record producer and songwriter from Nutley, New Jersey. Volpe is currently signed to Columbia Records and Sony Music. He has produced tracks for artists such as ASAP Rocky, Lil B, Vince Staples, Joji, The Weeknd, and Mac Miller and has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T., Washed Out, and Lana Del Rey. Career A resident of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, Volpe got his start in music tinkering with keyboards while he was a student at Nutley High School. Volpe's official debut EP ''Rainforest'' was released through Tri Angle Records in 2011. His '' Instrumentals'' mixtape was released on March 7, 2011, followed by the release of ''Instrumentals 2'' on June 5, 2012 and ''Instrumentals 3'' in 2013. The mixtapes were distributed for free through his website. Volpe contributed a score for ''Locomotor'', a work choreographed by his cousin Stephen Petronio released in 2014. He released his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Volpe
Maria Cristina Volpe is an astrophysicist specializing in the theory and phenomenology of cosmological neutrinos, including neutrinos from supernovae, the mass of neutrinos, and neutrino oscillation. She has also been involved in research on ground-based facilities for neutrino production via beta decay, producing so-called "beta beams". She is a director of research for the French National Centre for Scientific Research. Education and career After work at the University of Milan in Italy and Niels Bohr Institute in Denmark, Volpe became a doctoral student at the Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds and University of Caen Normandy in France, where she earned a Ph.D. in 1997 with the dissertation ''Etude des comportements anharmoniques et non-lineaires des vibrations des noyaux atomiques'' 'Study of anharmonic and non-linear behaviours of vibrations of atomic nuclei'' directed by . After research at the (IPN), supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Crime Family
The Pittsburgh crime family,CapeciChapter 5 "Mafia Families Poison the Northeast"/ref> also known as the LaRocca crime family''Organized Crime in Pennsylvania: Traditional and Non-Traditional''. Pennsylvania Crime Concession. April 15, 1988 or Pittsburgh Mafia, is an Italian American Mafia crime family based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.Jason Cato''Reputed mob boss linked to "old-time Mafia"'' (November 2, 2006) Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDevico(pp. 185–187)/ref> The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 mafia families in United States. In 2021, the last known made member Thomas "Sonny" Ciancutti died. History Prohibition era bosses In the city of Pittsburgh the Italian Mafia was divided into two ethnic factions the " Sicilian's" and the " Neapolitan's". Territory within the city was also divided as the Sicilian's controlled the North and South sides, while the Neapolitan's controlled the East End. In 1919, the United States government passed the Eighteent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Volpe
Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing '' The Divine Order''.Cath Clarke"The Divine Order review – Swiss suffragettes on the march in feelgood comedy " ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide ...'', 9 March 2018 (page visited on 29 April 2018). References External links * 1970 births Living people Swiss film directors Swiss screenwriters {{Switzerland-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |