Cannavaro to miss Euros with ligament damage Jun 3, 2008
Defender Ciro Ferrara was hurt in Italy's final exhibition before the 1996 European Championship and was replaced by Nesta. Goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi missed the 1998 World Cup after getting hurt in one of Italy's final training sessions before departing for France. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Cannes 2008: The films May 26, 2008
Chelsea on the Rocks Director: Abel Ferrara. Sanguepazzo (Une Historie Italienne) Director: Marco Tullio Giordana. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
San Juan Islands Sans Passport May 22, 2008
"Giorgio Ferrara, the artistic director, has decided to give great attention to the French dramaturgy," said Marco Guerini, a Spoleto spokesman. Ferrara was installed in his post just in November, the festival having been in flux since the death of its founder, Gian Carlo Menotti, last year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Like watching a car crash, in slow motion May 15, 2008
francesco galassi from Ferrara, Italy writes: Oh, come on, you call that difficult. You haven't even started. (Globe and Mail)
* World News Quick Take Apr 20, 2008
Quest, 46, later appeared before State Court Judge Anthony Ferrara, who told him the case would be dismissed if he attends counseling, Quests lawyer, Alan Abramson said. Mr. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ferrara inaugurates a partnership with the Hermitage museum in exhibition of works by Il Garofalo Apr 19, 2008
That "Deposition," long-since recognized to be by the Ferrarese painter Benvenuto Tisi, known as Il Garofalo, is now back in Ferrara, along with more than 60 works from 40 collections, for a retrospective of the 15th- and 16th-century painter. "Garofalo: Painter of Ferrara of the Este," which continues at the Castello Estense, or Este Castle, until July 6, is the inaugural joint venture of Ermitage Italia, the latest outstation of the St. Petersburg Hermitage, which has similar operations in... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Miró: Driven by abstraction but tied to the Catalan soil Apr 18, 2008
The Land), at the Palazzo dei Diamanti, in Ferrara, Italy. (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Showman Berlusconi woos back voters Apr 12, 2008
"Berlusconi is perceived as a flag of freedom, and that is enough to make him a symbol, a very efficient symbol of something different from traditional politics," newspaper editor Giuliano Ferrara told CNN in February. The 71-year-old Berlusconi is not considered too old for the job, nor has his health been an issue, despite the fact that he has had bypass surgery since leaving office. (CNN -- World)
Drug-Eluting Stents Outperform Bare Stents in Heart Attack Mar 31, 2008
"These findings may provide a robust scientific rationale for high-dose tirofiban as an alternative to abciximab in patients with STEMI," said Marco Valgimigli, MD, PhD, a cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Opedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. "In addition, at mid-term follow-up our study did not confirm some of the safety concerns over the use of drug-eluting stents in patients with myocardial infarction. These findings are very reassuring, though we need... (PR Newswire)
Crowd-Free Costa Rica Mar 28, 2008
The celebrated ballet company will be on an Italian tour, performing "Swan Lake" in Parma (May 3-4, ), Modena (May 6-7, ) and Ferrara (May 10-11, ). And don't let the subject matter deter you: We're talking the Soviet-era, happy-ending, prince-gets-the-girl "Swan Lake," which will also descend on the Teatro La Fenice in Venice later in the year (Nov. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Police seize 1,000 hams with fake trademarks Feb 27, 2008
Among those under investigation were two companies in northern Italy and an artisan in the town of Ferrara who, Raimondi said, was asked to forge the branding device to fake the trademark. Police said that if the hams are still edible after prosecutors wrap up their probe they will be given to charity. (USA Today -- News)
Italian police raid sparks abortion controversy Feb 14, 2008
Giuliano Ferrara, a prominent conservative journalist and former Berlusconi minister, is running for parliament with his own "List for Life" party ... But some centre-left Catholics have sided with Mr. Berlusconi and Mr. Ferrara and threatened to defect. (Globe and Mail)
Abortion figuring prominently in early campaign for April elections Feb 12, 2008
In mid-December, a prominent conservative journalist, Giuliano Ferrara, reopened the debate on abortion in Italy by proposing a universal moratorium ... Ferrara, who is close to Berlusconi, launched his appeal on the pages of his conservative Il Foglio newspaper a day after the U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution, pushed by Italy, calling for a moratorium on the death penalty ... Ferrara reasoned that if the United Nations could approve a moratorium on executions, it should... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
England turn to Capello's psychology Dec 15, 2007
After a playing career with SPAL Ferrara, Roma, Juventus and AC Milan, he moved into management and won his first title at Milan in 1992, after taking over from Arrigo Sacchi. Capello built on that success with three more titles in the next four years, as well as lifting the 1994 European Cup. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Renaissance Art Book Gifts 2007 Dec 15, 2007
The career of this celebrated early Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman and portrait medallist is revealed through numerous works commissioned by some of the most important ruling families of 15th-century Italy, namely the Gonzaga of Mantua, Este of Ferrara and Visconti of Milan. more in suite. (Suite101.com)
* 'Diesel engine' Italian PM keeps going despite odds Dec 9, 2007
"Berlusconi is sex," said Giuliano Ferrara, editor of a conservative daily newspaper, Il Foglio, and a former Berlusconi spokesman. "Prodi is sport.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Prodi, despite all predictions, still is the prime minister Dec 8, 2007
"Berlusconi is sex," said Giuliano Ferrara, editor of a conservative daily newspaper, Il Foglio, and a former Berlusconi spokesman. "Prodi is sport." But endurance seems, for the moment, to be paying off. (International Herald Tribune)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Lung Cancer Patients Face a Void of Emotional Support Nov 29, 2007
"Emotionally, lung cancer patients have a particularly difficult journey because they are often diagnosed at a very advanced stage of their disease," says Dr. Luigi Grassi, President of IPOS and Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Italy. "It is, therefore, critical that we have programs and support vehicles that are designed with the specific needs in mind of lung cancer patients and their carers/families. IPOS is pleased to be involved with Roche in this first-of-its-kind... (Canada Newswire)
Libra "Libby" Carlucci Nov 24, 2007
Born in Santa Maria del Molise, Italy, February 6, 1922 a daughter of the late Antonio and Antoinetta (Ferrara) Evangelista, she lived in Franklin since coming to America in 1947. Until her retirement many years ago, Mrs. Carlucci worked in the cafeteria at Dean Jr. College in Franklin for 15 years. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Other deaths Nov 18, 2007
Matthew C. Ferrara, 24, of Torrance; first lieutenant, Army. Ferrara was among six troops who died when they were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in an ambush Nov. 9 while on foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province. (Los Angeles Times)
American deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan Nov 16, 2007
Two soldiers were killed on Nov. 9 in Aranus: First Lieutenant Matthew C. Ferrara, 24, of Torrance, Calif. Specialist Sean K. A. Langevin, 23, of Walnut Creek, Calif. (Boston Globe)
The urban jungle Nov 16, 2007
Sidney Lumet, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, John Cassavetes, Elia Kazan, Abel Ferrara and Spike Lee all made New York itself the star. In Scorsese's words: "The city has become the great studio.". (Guardian Unlimited)
Walnut Creek Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Nov 13, 2007
The four others who died were 1st Lt. Matthew C. Ferrara, 24, and Spc. Lester G. Roque, 23, of Torrance in Southern California, Sgt. Jeffery S. Mersman, 23, of Parker, Kan. (NBC 11, CA)
Hass: god of big things Nov 13, 2007
We met last month in the city of Ferrara in Italy at a conference organized by the Italian weekly Internazionale ... According to Roy, "Suddenly Delhi became the capital city of the new emerging superpower. It had to be dressed up to look the part. As Delhi was being purged of its poor, a new kind of city was springing up around us. A glittering city of air-conditioned corporate malls and multiplexes, where multinational corporations showcased their newest products." The city smoldered, as... (Zmag.org)
DoD Identifies Army Casualties Nov 13, 2007
1st Lt. Matthew C. Ferrara, 24, of Torrance, Calif. who died Nov. 9 in Aranus. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Read Indepth Article Nov 12, 2007
The Spirit in Art - Castello Estense di Ferrara - absolutearts ... "Spirit. The Spirit in Art" 2007-11-10 until 2007-11-18 Ferrara, , IT Italy ... The Spirit in Art curated by Paola Trevisan Contemporary Art will be exhibited in the Imbarcadero Rooms at Estense Castle in Ferrara, Italy from 10 to 18 of NOVEMBRE 2007. (AbsoluteArts.com)
The art of 15th century Ferrara, Italy, reassessed in a dazzling show Oct 26, 2007
Great and splendid is Florence, yet the worth of all her heaped-up treasures does not equal Ferrara's jewels," declares a character in Goethe's drama on the life of the Ferrara court poet Tasso. Of all Italy's glittering Renaissance city states, Ferrara suffered the most wholesale scattering of her locally produced moveable artworks. The prime cause was the fall of the house of Este, which had created this still architecturally impressive city in the unpromising marshlands near the mouth of the... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Half of Europe's bank robberies happen in Italy Oct 16, 2007
One Ferrara bank clerk, Stefano Bellettati, told La Repubblica that after being robbed nine times in 11 years, one heist stood out. "Four robbers with wigs and masks came in speaking English, French and Spanish among themselves to avoid identification and fled on bicycles.". (Guardian Unlimited)
Was John Paul II Euthanized? Sep 28, 2007
The author, who heads the anesthesiology and intensive care therapy school at the University of Ferrara, says she decided to revisit the events around John Paul's death after the Vatican took a hard line in a controversy last year in Italy over euthanasia. Indeed her accusations are grave, questioning the Catholic Church's strictly traditional stances on medical ethics, including the dictum from John Paul's own 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae to use all modern means possible to avoid death. (Time.com)
Train Times To Venice, Italy Sep 16, 2007
Ferrara, Italy to Venice, Italy: Travel time 1h14. Italy to Venice, Italy: Travel time 2h45. (Suite101.com)
Experts: Climate change puts sea at risk Sep 13, 2007
The change is also being felt at sea level, with a surface temperature increase of 1 degree every decade, said Vincenzo Ferrara, an Italian government adviser on climate. "The Mediterranean is becoming warmer and saltier" due to increased evaporation, Ferrara told the conference, which was held at the Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization ... Ferrara said this could disrupt the flow at the Strait of Gibraltar, a key gateway to the Mediterranean. (Yahoo News)
Funfest weekend defines a street party Sep 2, 2007
In addition, Funfest will present a first-of-its-kind kickoff concert on Friday night at the J.J. Ferrara Performing Arts Center featuring the doo wop oldies sounds of Pittsburgh's ownNew Holidays. "We are pleased to be providing a wide mix of music and entertainment once again at Funfest 2007," said Funfest Entertainment Chairman Tony Pacelli. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Soltera Mining Corp. Announces Appointment of New President and CEO Aug 20, 2007
Dr. Montanari holds a doctorate degree in economic geology from the University of Ferrara, Italy. Additionally, he is the author of a textbook on economic geology, which has been adopted by several major Italian universities. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Antonioni's museum shut Aug 15, 2007
Just two weeks after his death, helmer Michelangelo Antonioni's personal archives -- comprising several of his short films and thousands of photographs he took on set -- are in jeopardy due to plans to shutter the Antonioni museum in his native Ferrara, northern Italy. The Antonioni museum closed a year ago for refurbishment but will not reopen due to lack of coin, according to a statement from Ferrara's mayor, Gaetano Sateriale, posted on the city's website on Monday ... "We can instead... (Variety)
One of the century's most influential filmmakers Aug 6, 2007
The director was born on September 29, 1912 to a middle-class family in the city of Ferrara, Italy. He studied economics at the University of Bologna before moving gradually towards his eventual career. (People's Daily Online)
Enigmatic filmmaker known for innovative style Aug 5, 2007
The son of middle-class landowners, Antonioni was born in Ferrara, Italy. By age 10 he was designing puppets and building sets; as a teenager, he began oil painting. (The Age)
Italian filmmaker Antonioni dies at 94 Aug 5, 2007
From economics to filmmakingAntonioni was born on Sept. 29, 1912, in the affluent northern city of Ferrara ... ANSA said that a funeral would be held Thursday in Antonionis hometown of Ferrara in northern Italy. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Obituary: Michelangelo Antonioni, filmmaker Aug 5, 2007
Michelangelo Antonioni was born Sept. 29, 1912, into a well-to-do family of landowners in Ferrara, in northern Italy. He attended the University of Bologna and earned a degree in economics and commerce in 1935. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Films were driven by metaphor rather than action Aug 2, 2007
Antonioni was born into a middle-class family on Sept. 29, 1912, in Ferrara, north-east Italy. He attended the University of Bologna, where he studied classical literature and economics. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Italy's father of alienation in film dies Aug 1, 2007
Antonioni was born in 1912 in Ferrara, a small town in the north-east of Italy. He studied economics at the University of Bologna, but came to attention as a film critic when he savagely criticised the Italian comedies of the 1930s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Michelangelo Antonioni; known for his cool cinematic style Aug 1, 2007
Born in Ferrara, Italy, on Sept. 29, 1912, Mr. Antonioni grew up in comfortable circumstances (his family were local landowners). He majored in business and economics at the University of Bologna, subjects he chose because his girlfriend of the time was studying them. (Boston Globe)
The Eclipse of Antonioni Aug 1, 2007
Antonioni was born in 1912 to a prosperous family in Ferrara, a city in northern Italy that was the stomping grounds for such artistic talents as Mantegna, Alberti, Pisanello, and Piero della Francesca. Small wonder that after studying economics at the University of Bologna, Antonioni became permanently devoted to visual art, as a film student and critic in Rome. (New York Sun)
Italy mourns director Antonioni Aug 1, 2007
Antonioni was born in 1912 in the northern Italian city of Ferrara ... His funeral will be held on Thursday in his home town of Ferrara in northeast Italy, ANSA said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Legendary Italian Film Director Passes Away Jul 31, 2007
Antonioni was born in 1912 in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna in Northern Italy. He studied economics and commerce at Bologna University. (Sky News)
News in brief Jul 18, 2007
Temperatures yesterday reached 39C (102F) in the northern city of Ferrara, and 38C in Florence and Bologna, with high humidity across most of the country. Temperatures are expected to remain high and electricity demand is soaring. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Afghan Justice Conference Meets in Rome Jul 2, 2007
"The aim of the conference is to stress how the justice system represents a priority ... to consolidate democracy in Afghanistan," Pasquale Ferrara, Foreign Ministry spokesman, told reporters ahead of the conference. Afghani President Hamid Karzai, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema are scheduled to address the conference on Tuesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Painting, mathematics, and the work of Piero della Francesca Jun 29, 2007
The list of lost frescoes by Piero elsewhere, from Perugia, Florence and Ferrara, to Ancona, Loreto and Pesaro, makes for melancholy reading ... Piero was to take part in the intellectual and artistic life of all the principal surrounding courts - at Ferrara, Rimini and Urbino - not to mention the papal court at Rome ... Piero manifested a determination to master the use of oil painting, a technique he may have learned directly from a Netherlandish artist, possibly in Ferrara. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'I'm the last king of nowhere' May 24, 2007
Hoodlum poet: Abel Ferrara ... Abel Ferrara doesn't want to do the interview in the garden; he wants to do it in the bar, and this is fitting given the director's notoriously hard-living reputation ... It is a long time since Ferrara was hailed as the great champion of independent New York cinema; the hoodlum poet behind such debauched redemption fables as Bad Lieutenant, The Funeral and The Blackout. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
And Cannes created woman May 14, 2007
As well as featuring in the latest by Abel Ferrara and Olivier Assayas, she'll be going up the Palais steps for Catherine Breillat's sure-fire controversy An Old Mistress, as a 19th-century femme fatale. Although not in competition, Britain's own mercurial Samantha Morton also has three on show, including a role as Marilyn Monroe in Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely, so she'll no doubt be giving the cameras some boop-boop-be-doo. (Independent)
Europe and US shame Britain on cancer lifeline drugs May 13, 2007
Britain's iPod generation is becoming hooked on classical music. Europe and U.S. shame Britain on cancer lifeline drugs. (Daily Mail)
The Operas of Gioacchino Rossini Apr 24, 2007
There were two endings for this opera, the original tragic ending and a slightly happier ending for a performance at Ferrara. (The Italian Girl in Algiers, 1813, opera buffa) This opera was written in only 27 days and Rossini used an already existing libretto. (Suite101.com)
Origins of the Etruscans: Was Herodotus right? Apr 4, 2007
In 2004, a team led by Guido Barbujani at the University of Ferrara extracted mitochondrial DNA from 30 individuals buried in Etruscan sites throughout Italy. But this study quickly came under attack. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Obituaries - 3/28/2007 Mar 28, 2007
Banion, EvelynBevil, GuyBrazier, OpalCooper, CorinnaFerrara, LenaGeletka, AnnGlenar, PaulaGregg, M. LouiseJewell, RobertKersten, JoanLawson, DavidMoretti, PaulMunoz, Daniel Jr.Niemi, Shirley JanePulse, PaulineReal, RamonaRose, FredSelvaggio, GaetanoSolomon, AbrahamWarden, ClaraWiles, LeslieGeletka, AnnEmilio, RoxanneCallahan, AnneMoore, Carolyn ... OCEANSIDE ---- Lena P. Ferrara, 90, died of heart failure Friday, March 23, 2007, at her home ... Mrs. Ferrara was preceded in death by her husband,... (North County Times)
The elusive Symbolist movement Mar 17, 2007
FERRARA, Italy: Of all modern art movements, Symbolism remains the most difficult to pin down. Although it thrived especially during the last two decades of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th, its roots predated this period and the styles and subject matter it embraced were remarkably diffuse. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Potential new pain killer drug developed by scientists at Leicester and Italy Mar 16, 2007
A potential new pain-killing drug developed by medical scientists at the University of Leicester and Ferrara in Italy is to be discussed at a public lecture on 20th March. Professor David Lambert, who has been involved in the development the drug in collaboration with Dr Girolamo Calo in Ferrara Italy, believes the new drug called UFP-101 - avoids many of the side effects of morphine, currently the gold standard in pain reduction. (EurekAlert!)
Italy Seeks U.S. Help in Murder Case Feb 8, 2007
Foreign Ministry spokesman Pasquale Ferrara stressed that the Italian judiciary had taken an "independent and autonomous initiative," but said the two countries should cooperate under a treaty of mutual assistance. "All the opportunities for bilateral cooperation offered by the treaty of mutual judicial assistance that is in effect between Italy and the United States must be fully taken," Ferrara said during a briefing at the ministry. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Italian football reels after Sicily riot death Feb 4, 2007
The Ultras were not fighting against each other, they wanted us,' said policeman Alfio Ferrara, who was close to Raciti on Friday. The number of policemen injured at football games in Italy has increased by 42 per cent in the past year to 202, despite 2005 legislation to crack down on hooliganism, including more security at games and buyers' names printed on tickets. (Guardian Unlimited)
Love, Italian-style Feb 1, 2007
" In the end, it seemed an especially spicy episode in the long and complicated relationship not only between Silvio and Veronica, but between Silvio and Italy. The private drama of Italy's richest man, its shrewd, shady and irrepressible personification, became something public, possibly even relevant politically and psychically. "We have for eight months a notably boring government," said Giuliano Ferrara, an editor and informal aide to Berlusconi, referring to the responsible and restrained... (International Herald Tribune)
Tickets Are Now on Sale for the Cincinnati International Wine Festival Jan 31, 2007
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Principal Flutist, Randolph Bowman; David Ferrara, Guitarist, and members of the Azmari String Quartet will be performing. New this year is a fun-filled Charity Auction & Luncheon on Saturday, March 24, in the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza's regal Hall of Mirrors. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
