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Ferrara

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ferrara , city (1991 pop. 138,015), capital of Ferrara prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. It is a rich industrial and agricultural center, located on a low-lying, marshy plain that has much reclaimed land. Manufactures include chemicals, machinery, food products, metals, and refined petroleum. In the early 13th cent. the Este family founded in Ferrara a powerful principality, and during the Renaissance commerce, learning, printing, and the arts flourished about the brilliant court. The 15th-century painters Cossa and Tura and the 16th-century writers Tosso and Ariosto lived in Ferrara, and... Read more
Ferrara, Abel
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers FERRARA, Abel Nationality: American. Born: The Bronx, New York ... Rose Hotel (+ co-sc) 2001 R-Xmas (+ co-sc) Publications By FERRARA: articles — Interview with Julian Schnabel, in Interview ... Visions (Victoria, Australia), no. 18, February 1995. "Abel Ferrara," interview with L. Bear, in Bomb , no ... . Read more
Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara
Encyclopedia of World Biography Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was Duchess of Ferrara, a renowned poisoner and political schemer who ... Alfonso d'Este, eldest son of Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. Cesare wanted to conquer the Romagna region ... Read more

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From urban culture to media culture: a case study of Ferrara.
Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society; 1/1/2003; Trasforini, Maria Antonietta; 2911 words ; ... increase of 58 percent). During that period, Ferrara's city council played a regulatory and conservative ... officially began in 1989 with the settling in Ferrara of the European Chamber Orchestra, led by ... performances were produced by the Teatro Comunale of Ferrara under the direction of Abbado, ... Read more
Growing up Jewish in Ferrara: The Fiction of Giorgio Bassani, a Personal Recollection
Judaism; 7/1/2004; Fink, Guido; 3440 words ; ... would have to do. This holds, no doubt, for the Ferrara he lived in, after his birth in nearby Bologna ... favorite city even if he often came back to Ferrara, to visit his mother and the family home. But even the older Ferrara, the Ferrara of a distant past, which he obviously hadn't ... still you ... Read more
La legazione di Ferrara del Cardinale Giulio Sacchetti (1627-1631)
The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/2007; Grendler, Paul F; 1087 words ; La legazione di Ferrara del Cardinale Giulio Sacchetti (1627 ... Ivi, 341. 75,00.) In 1598 the Duchy of Ferrara, which theoreticay had always been subject ... Sacchetti (1587-1663) to be legate to Ferrara. From a Florentine Republican family ... Read more
Ferrara knows how to inflate sales; hot-air balloon points way to B&T store. (Ferrara's Big and Tall Men's Wear) (Company Profile)
Daily News Record; 2/8/1993; Lloyd, Brenda; 960 words ; METAIRIE, La. -- Al Ferrara, owner of Ferrara's Big & Tall Men's Wear, is known in nearby New Orleans ... Tall store, located off a busy highway. The balloon, admits Ferrara, was the result of near desperation. When he opened his store ... Read more
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE OF CONVICTED MAFIA CAPTAIN CONTENDS FERRARA IN LONG ENOUGH; APPEAL EXPECTED
The Boston Globe; 5/14/2005; Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff; 544 words ; Rejecting the government's contention that Ferrara, 56, will resume a leadership position ... released, US District Judge Mark L. Wolf told Ferrara that he believed the prison time had taught ... return to it." Wolf, pointing out that Ferrara is a Boston College graduate, said he ... Read more
COLGATE LETS FERRARA HANG AROUND AWHILE; THE SCHOOL WILL RETIRE HIS NO.44 PRIOR TO SATURDAY'S GAME WITH HOLY CROSS.(Sports)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 2/17/2005; 654 words ; ... aspect of his life, Ferrara said of Duffy. Ferrara, 46, grew up in New Jersey and lives in Bozeman ... owns a mortgage company. Along with Duffy, Ferrara will share his special day with his daughter ... friends and former coaches from New Jersey. Ferrara's father, Joseph, died in 2000. His ... Read more
Digging for Dino-mite sales: licensing agreements and brand awareness bring Ferrara Pan into the park. (Ferrara Pan Candy Co.) (Rising Stars) (Cover Story)
Prepared Foods; 9/1/1993; Dyslin, John; 812 words ; ... agreements and brand awareness bring Ferrara Pan into the park. An astonishing technique ... What is all the excitement about? It's Ferrara Pan Presents Jurassic Park candy and fruit snacks, new additions to Ferrara Pan's candy portfolio and continued ... Read more
Q&A: CHRISTIAN FERRARA; SU NOSE TACKLE BRACES FOR COLLISION WITH CADILLAC.(SERIES: Orange insider)(Sports)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/27/2002; 543 words ; Byline: Staff writer Bob Snyder Christian Ferrara is a gym rat. Not the conventional kind ... suffered in the opener at Brigham Young kept Ferrara - whose high school strength coach was ... Snyder spoke recently with Christian Scott Ferrara about life on and off the field. Bob Snyder ... Read more
FERRARA AND FRIENDS LOST A `JOB,' BUT NOT THEIR SENSE OF HUMOR
The Boston Globe; 1/24/2003; Nick A. Zaino III, Globe Correspondent; 671 words ; As Adam Ferrara stood talking with Lenny Clarke backstage ... informing him that "The Job" - the sitcom that he, Ferrara, and Denis Leary had made into a critically ... success for ABC, had just been canceled. Bad news in any setting, but this call came just as ... Festival was getting underway, and Clarke and ... Read more
Pay-back time: Phyllis Ferrara helps others navigate murky waters of medical reimbursement. (Focus on Health Care).
Westchester County Business Journal; 6/11/2001; Campolongo, Marianne A.; 1083 words ; ... Persistence does make a difference, said Phyllis Ferrara, proprietor of Corren Medical Reimbursement ... not dealing with insurance claims, said Ferrara, who founded Corren Medical Reimbursement ... claims administration, and training. Ferrara said she founded her business because ... Read more

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