Byzantium 330-1453, Royal Academy, London Oct 26, 2008
Now, it was the East that called the shots in what became Italy, a fact most famously attested to by the mosaics at the church of San Vitale in Ravenna ... A curious result of all this is that, while we can look at, say, Indian or African art with the impassive eye of aliens, the art of Byzantium seems archaic: the relic of a civilisation we long ago outgrew, a thing all the more foreign for being inexplicably found in Ravenna and Cordoba and Berz-la-Ville. (Independent)
Moreno leaving Bolivian team Oct 21, 2008
Iuliano, who played for Ravenna last season, failed a test after a game with Cesena on June 1. Iuliano appealed after the Olympic body, known as CONI, issued a two-year ban on Aug. 1. (News & Observer -- Sports)
* Book Review: Terry Tempest Williams finds hope in dire times Oct 5, 2008
Williams takes us from the breathtaking, Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna, Italy X a city she has spent time in X and uses them as a metaphor for two communities, a besieged prairie dog colony in Utah and a village in Rwanda, where she helped build a memorial to victims of a 1994 genocide that killed 1 million in that African country. Thats quite a juxtaposition, all delivered against the not-so-tacit backdrop of the Iraq war and the Bush administrations foreign-policy adventures. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The pursuit of leisure and the rise of the Roman villa Sep 13, 2008
Superintendency, Pompeii A fountain of a child with a dolphin from the 1st century is one of the objects showing at the Complesso di San Nicolo in Ravenna, Italy ... How the pursuit of "otium" became a way of life for the leisured Roman classes and gave birth to the classic Roman villa is the rewarding subject of "Otium: The Art of Living in the Roman House of the Imperial Age" in Ravenna, where the doors are thrown open to the Roman private house. (International Herald Tribune)
* World News Quick Take Aug 25, 2008
Soldiers have defused an unexploded World War II bomb that forced the evacuation of 15,000 people from their homes in Ravenna. Officials said everyone who lived within 800m of the bomb was moved. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Italy holds five on terror charge Aug 10, 2008
Police raided houses and apartments in Bologna, Ravenna on Italy's Adriatic coast, and Como near Milan. The North Africans are also charged with fraud. (BBC News)
Formula Future team emerge champs again Jul 22, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia emerged as the overall winners of the Formula Future world championships for the fourth time in Ravenna, Italy, on Sunday ... Well done: International Motorboat Union (UIM) president Dr Raffaele Chuill presenting the overall trophy of the Formula Future world championships to Ahmad Firuz, the Malaysian team manager, in Ravenna, Italy, on Sunday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Like watching a car crash, in slow motion May 15, 2008
It was rush hour on top of it, masses of cars pushing almost at the verge of colliding into this circular maelstream from which i was to emerge towards the road leading to Ravenna. Fist politely trying to edge my way in or out did not help at all, then seeing how the locals forced themselves into any crevice, almoust hitting, yet still no damages, i adapted and finally after white knuckle expectations of impeding low speed bumping made it out of there. (Globe and Mail)
Illinois volleyball bound for Italy May 9, 2008
May 20 vs. Team Belluno and Team Seico @ Belluno, Italy May 21 vs. Slovenia National Team @Ljubljana, Slovenia May 22 vs. Ok Rejika @ Rejika, Croatia May 23-24 Rogla International Tournament (six teams) @Rogla, Slovenia May 26 vs. Italian Junior National Team @ Ravenna, Italy May 27 vs. Italian Junior National Team @ Ravenna, Italy May 28 vs. Teodora @ Ravenna, Italy. (Fightingillini.com)
Illinois ends spring season, looks forward to Italy Apr 15, 2008
The Illini will travel to Venice, Maribor, Ravenna and Rome before returning to Champaign May 31. Besides a great international experience, the Illini will play a competitive schedule, including the Italian Junior National Team. (Fightingillini.com)
Airtel Launches Internet Portal Apr 3, 2008
com", claimed to be an all-in-one Internet portal for its customers. This makes the company the first telco in the country to launch such a portal, it said. The portal is looked upon as a milestone for Airtel; it builds upon the existing Broadband ecosystem to establish an Internet destination for Web applications, said Atul Bindal, president of Airtel Telemedia Services during the launch. Airtel's move is expected to give its customers easy access to Google's simple yet powerful applications... (Techtree.com)
Showcasing the spoils of war in Sweden Mar 15, 2008
The Czechs longed for the Silver Bible, produced around 520 in Ravenna, Italy. It had wended its way to a monastery in Essen, Germany, before ending up in the hands of Rudolph II in Prague, from whom Sweden's Queen Christina grabbed it in 1648. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
At Venice's Palazzo Grassi, a fragmentary view of barbarian times Feb 16, 2008
At Venice's Palazzo Grassi, a fragmentary view of barbarian times - International Herald Tribune. Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia Jean-Paul Laurens's "Honorius," 1880, depicts the last emperor of the West. (International Herald Tribune)
The Chikungunya Question Feb 7, 2008
Before the summer of 2007, Castiglione di Cervia, Italy, was known as a quiet village near Ravenna. In July, however, doctors noticed complaints of excruciating joint pain, fever, headaches, and rash. (Slate)
Developing a Coating Complex Feb 6, 2008
Similarly, Danieli recently took a contract from the Marcegaglia group for two new coating lines at a complex in Ravenna, Italy. This is described as the largest order for a flat-products finishing operation in Europe. (33Metalproducing)
Bad microbes on the move Jan 1, 2008
In the Italian outbreak, about 300 residents in towns near Ravenna fell ill. Investigators traced the virus to an Italian who had brought it back from a visit to the state of Kerala in India. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Fever Outbreak in Italy Linked to Climate Change Nov 30, 2007
Officials believe the virus arrived when an tourist brought the virus to the Italian province of Ravenna. The Asian tiger mosquito, which can spread the disease, had reached Italy nearly two decades earlier. (National Geographic)
Italy hit by obscure African disease Nov 29, 2007
Officials believe the virus arrived when a tourist from India brought the virus to the Italian province of Ravenna. The Asian tiger mosquito, which can spread the disease, had reached Italy nearly two decades earlier. (Globe and Mail)
Italian outbreak of rare African disease linked to globalization, climate change Nov 28, 2007
Officials believe the virus arrived when a tourist from southern India - where a chikungunya outbreak was already under way - accidentally imported the virus to the Italian province of Ravenna. The Asian tiger mosquito, which can spread the disease, had already landed in Italy nearly two decades earlier. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
* Economic official calls for increased Italian business ties Nov 17, 2007
Speaking at an Italy-Taiwan investment prospects seminar held in the northern Italian city of Ravenna, Chen Tsung-chieh (o), chief of the Taiwan Representative Office in Italy's Economic Division, said Italian manufacturers have strong assets in terms of industrial design and creativity, while their Taiwanese counterparts are known for their manufacturing prowess. Chen said that although two-way trade between Italy and Taiwan surged 17 percent in the first six months of this year to US$2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Muti's young cast brings fresh new vigor to 'Don Pasquale' Oct 30, 2007
That dry spell came to an end last December, not with the glamour one might perhaps have expected, but happily enough nonetheless, when he led a new production of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" in Ravenna with a cast of young singers and the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra. Last weekend the production, by Andrea De Rosa, came to Moscow for two performances at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater presented by the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center and the city's Cherry Orchard... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Health Highlights: Sept. 9, 2007 Sep 11, 2007
According to BBC News, 160 cases of chikungunya, which is caused by a mosquito bite, have been confirmed in northern Italy in the villages of Castiglione di Ravenna and Castiglione di Cervia. The name chikungunya is derived from Swahili, meaning "that which bends up," the BBC reports, because most of the symptoms are arthritic-type and leave victims stooped over. (Forbes)
Italy Battles Imported Viral Epidemic Sep 8, 2007
Cassone said researchers identified a man from southern India as the possible source of the virus, which started spreading in July in the small northern Italian hamlet of Castiglione, in Ravenna province. Mosquitoes bit the man while he was staying with relatives in Castiglione. (MEDLINEplus)
Mosquito virus arrives in Europe Sep 7, 2007
The Ministry of Health in Italy has confirmed about 160 cases of chikungunya in the Ravenna region in northern Italy ... The villages of Castiglione di Ravenna and Castiglione di Cervia have reported most of the cases ... He suggested that the very high density of mosquitoes in and around Ravenna had fuelled the outbreak. (BBC News -- Europe)
Russia bans Italian poultry to stop bird flu Aug 22, 2007
An outbreak of low pathogenic bird flu strain H5N2 and antibodies to the H7 strain had been detected in northern Italy, near Ravenna, earlier this month during regular bird flu checks on farms and birds culled, Health Ministry said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) The strains are less dangerous than the H5N1 virus which has globally killed nearly 200 people. (Scientific American)
New evidence: modern civilization began in Iran Aug 11, 2007
"People didn't think you could have large settlements this early without large rivers emptying into an ocean. No one knew of these sites," reporter Andrew Lawler wrote in the Aug. 3 issue of Science magazine on the key findings, which were discussed at a recent archaeological conference in Ravenna, Italy. One site proved particularly important for convincing some scientists of the error of the accepted history. (Xinhuanet, China)
Prodi keen to revive medieval pilgrim routes Jul 29, 2007
It passes through Strasbourg, Basle, Como, Mantua, Ravenna and Assisi. "The pathways of our ancestors are a great heritage," Prodi said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Wine Tours of Italy Jun 10, 2007
Ravenna, Urbino & Marche ... Beginning in Emilia Romagna at the exquisite little town of Ravenna, then to Urbino in Le Marche enjoying excellent wines, gastronomy and extraordinary Roman, Byzantine and medieval architecture and works of art. (Suite101.com)
Last Post in Assisi for Spitfire flying ace who fell to earth Jun 9, 2007
Mr Venieri said they would go to a museum the Air Finders are creating near Ravenna. The idea, he said, is "to help recover the memory of these forgotten pilots and pass onto the young the stories of people who sacrificed themselves for their ideals". (Guardian Unlimited)
Italy: Stunning mosaics in Ravenna May 7, 2007
The brick facade of the mid-sixth-century Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, belies the opulence of the mosaics inside, including a treasury of Byzantine mosaics, the largest and best preserved outside Istanbul, Turkey ... A procession of apostles circles a central baptism scene in the Ravenna baptistery for the Arians, a branch of Christianity that didn't believe in the absolute divinity of Christ ... Ravenna, Italy These days Ravenna, once a capital of three ancient empires the Roman,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Princess Introduces Nearly 200 New Adventures Ashore(R) in Europe This Summer Apr 18, 2007
Commune with Italian Racing Legends Ferrari rghini (Ravenna) -- Fans of fast cars have a unique opportunity to visit the sacred ground of motor sports: the factory museums at Ferrari and Lamborghini. Visitors will explore the history of both premier automakers as well as view historic and exotic cars. (Canada Newswire)
Shell Says Italy Should Ease Energy Permits Regime Mar 29, 2007
RAVENNA, Italy - Italy should ease its permit regime for energy projects and boost domestic oil and gas exploration to diversify energy supplies, a senior executive at Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday ... "Italy needs to move forward, it needs a more flexible legal framework," Tom Botts, Shell's executive vice-president for European exploration and production said at an energy conference in Ravenna, northern Italy. (Planet Ark, United States)
Volleyball's European Trip Journal - Day 4 Mar 22, 2007
We are now on the road once again in the beloved vans that we missed so much and are headed to Ravenna, Italy. I never thought we would be in Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy all within a couple of hours. (Utahutes.com)
Celebrity Quest Presents Cruises Through a Europe Less Traveled Mar 16, 2007
The ship then presents a 14-night "Best of Italy" cruise from Rome that holds true to the itinerary's name, with overnight stays in Sorrento, Venice, and Livorno (Florence/Pisa), and visits to Monopoli, Ravenna and Sardinia, Italy, as well as Split, Croatia, and Taormina, Sicily. An early-season, special-interest cruise allows film enthusiasts to pair the pleasure of the silver screen with the sheer beauty of the Mediterranean on Celebrity Quest's Cannes Film Festival cruise round-trip from... (PR Newswire)
Volleyball Preseason Trip Takes Utes to Italy Mar 16, 2007
After the match, the Utes go to Ravenna, Italy, to play Teodoa (an Italian B1 team) and the Italian Youth National Team on March 21. The last match is in Peruggia, Italy, on March 22. (Utahutes.com)
See the Other Side Mar 8, 2007
A hot day in May in Ravenna, the small Italian city where Dante is buried ... Ravenna is famous for its mosaics; hordes of tourists move from one church to another, craning their necks to glimpse the dim lustre of tiny multicolored smalti high up under dusky vaults ... Once, long, long ago, almost forty years back, he passed through Ravenna and sent me a postcard of one of these famous mosaics. (New Yorker)
Ravenna, Italy, is a mosaic of splendid treasures Feb 19, 2007
RAVENNA, Italy -- These days Ravenna, once a capital of three ancient empires -- the Roman, the Goth and the Byzantine -- all too often takes a back seat to Bologna and Parma, its better-known neighbors in the Italian province of Emilia Romagna ... Travelers who don't make time for Ravenna miss what is probably the most splendid treasure trove of early Christian mosaics in the world -- yes, even including those in Istanbul ... Getting around Ravenna: A "Visit Card" covers admission to five... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A reverence for history's art Jan 27, 2007
RAVENNA, Italy -- This city, ancient and new, feels as if it is by the sea it is in the air, the mist in which large umbrella pines, oleander and bougainvillea thrive but the Adriatic no longer laps at Ravenna's door ... The base was in Classe Classis to the Romans about three miles southeast of Ravenna ... Now the road from metropolitan Ravenna to the rural setting of St. Apollinare in Classe passes through flat farmland, with shopping areas and large apartment buildings clustered beside the... (Washington Times)
Scientists create Dante's 'true ... (Malcolm Moore) Jan 12, 2007
The team worked from measurements and photographs of Dante's bones collected by Fabio Frassetto, a professor at Bologna University in the 1920s who was given permission to open up his grave in Ravenna. Although Mr. Frassetto was not allowed to make a cast of the skull, he did create a replica from his measurements. (Washington Times, DC)
