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Manara 1 apartment - house in Trastevere
Anzahl von Gästen3
Größe58 m²
Stockwerk3(mit Fahrstuhl)
- Familien- / Kinderfreundlich
- Internet/WLAN
- Küche
- Klimaanlage
- Waschmaschine / Trockner
- Fahrstuhl im Gebäude
- Handtücher
|Via Luciano Manara, 00153 Roma, Italien
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The flat has 2 comfortable sofa beds futon, in the living room there is the main double and on the mid level of the flat there is the single, but I think you have seen these details by the photos of the advert and the description which are very clear.
There are not separated bedrooms, it has more levels inside.
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Dies ist definitiv ein Muss für diejenigen, die eine Reise nach Rom zu machen, die Wohnung sauber, gute Betten, Bad etc. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel und Restaurants in der Nähe ist ..
Dit is zeker een aanrader voor wie een trip naar Rome maakt; het appartement is netjes , goede bedden, badkamer etc.
Openbaar vervoer en restaurants dichtbij..
Besitzer freundlich und hilfsbereit, ist Wohnung absolut köstlich und vollständig sind. Qualität ausgezeichneten Preis. Great time!
Proprietario gentile e disponibile, appartamento davvero delizioso e completo. Qualità prezzo eccellente. Ottimo soggiorno!
Schöne Wohnung mit allem versorgt (Betten, Küche, Bad), sehr ruhig. Eine Bushaltestelle vor dem Palast und fast alles, was nahe an den Geschäften. :) Besser als ein Hotel! Schönes appartement avec le nécessaire fourni (lit cuisine salle de bain), très calme. A arrêt Bus devant l'immeuble et presque tout pour faire les courses assez proche. Mieux que l'hotel!
Bel appartamento con tutto a disposizione(letti,cucina,bagno) , molto silenzioso . Una fermata d'autobus davanti al palazzo e quasi tutto accanto per fare la spesa . :)
Meglio di un albergo !
Bel appartement avec le nécessaire fourni(lit cuisine salle de bain) , très calme . Un arrêt d'autobus devant l'immeuble et presque tout assez proche pour faire les courses .
Mieux que l'hotel !
Schöne Wohnung in sehr guter Lage. Alles super und unkompliziert.
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This is one of the WIMDU places where one is sorely tempted not to write too enthusiastically about, lest it is booked solid when you ever want to come back. The apartment is located in a very posh neighborhood of Northern Rome named Parioli (lots of embassies etc). No surprise that the quarter is packed with nice restaurants, shops and up market food stores etc.. Right across the street is an excellent pizza place called "La Parioli" that became our favorite. It is usually packed with Romans which is always a good sign (--> make a reservation, especially on weekends or eat well before 8 pm when the place starts to fill up). The many embassies also have the nice side effect that police is never far and I would rate Parioli one of the safest if not the safest and quietest neighborhood in central Rome. The great thing is that despite these obvious advantages, all the major sights of Rome are just a 30 minute walk away. A reasonably fit person can cross the Villa Borghese park (also great for running) and be on the Spanish steps in 25 minutes. If you don't like walking, there is a direct bus to Termini station (Number 223) or trams number 3 and 19 within reasonable walking distance (600 m/yards).
The place itself is something very special and unique. It looks as if it was originally a janitor's/caretaker's/chauffeur's apartment and is located in the inner courtyard of a classic Rome apartment block from the late 19th century. The best way to describe it is a free standing bungalow in the inner courtyard. It is only accessible by descending a stair, so it is decidedly not suitable for handicapped persons (but the owner points this out). If one opens all the shutters, the place is very light but the downside is that people have a clear view at you from the surrounding apartments. We were there in March but I would imagine that the place is also very cool during the stifling hot summer months. The furnishing is adequate, no-nonsense IKEA fare down to the brightly colored sheets. There is a small fully equipped kitchen (no oven) and a very small but sufficient fridge. To us, eating out quickly loses its appeal if you have to do it every day so it was nice to be able to occasionally make simple dishes like Spaghetti Aglio I Olio or cook some artichokes to be enjoyed with some wine after a long day of sightseeing. A particular PLUS for the place are three things that can –at least from our past experience- prove sore points in Italy. One: there is plenty of hot water for all occupants to have decent showers in the morning! Two and three: The heating system works in cold weather and the AC works in hot weather! The owner, Emanuela, is very helpful and will provide you with loads of useful information before you arrive. She also responds to e-mails and text messages within an hour at the most. Her assistant, Mauro, speaks good English and explained the workings of the place well. Our seven days have been an altogether memorable experience and we will definitely be back!
We absolutely felt in love with Emanuela's place! Best choise for staying in Rome - Parioli is a beautiful district, well-located, not very touristic, with great places for dinner and breakfast nearby (We loved a lot our breakfasts with fresh croissants in Il Dodo (2 mins from flat - just cross the street, and dinner in La Pariolina - same located just at the opposite side of the street). The supermarket is also in walking distance.
The flat itself is just terrific. First of all, it is a real "villa" inside the house :) If you will go there you will understand what I mean :) Very tidy, spacious, full of light, 2 comfortable bedrooms (although we were 2 couples and 1 room had 2 separate beds we had a comfortable sleep for 3 nights). There are even windows in the ceiling which we loved a lot! The bathroom is spacious and clean, the kitchen is very comfortable and well-equipped.
Emanuela's assistant Mauro was very polite and was waiting for us when we were late due to the tough traffic in Rome (if you travel in the evening by car from the Southern part of Rome - estimate your staying in the traffic for at least 2 hours, as the flat is located just in the opposite part of Rome). Although we've found a free parking near the home next day we dropped off the car as it is almost impossible to drive it in Rome - better choose a scooter :D
Villa Borghese is just 20 mins walking, the city centre - 40 mins by foot or 15 mins by bus. We have chosen walking and enjoyed the beautiful streets of Rome.
We did not meet Emanuela herself, but she communicates with us very responsibly and she is very reliable, she gave us all directions and a lot of tips before our arrival to Rome, which we appreciate a lot.
Emanuela, thank you for everything! We enjoyed our stay and definitely next time in Rome will come back to your place!
Grazie mille and buona fortuna!
We spent 3 nights at this apartment during a long weekend in Rome. The apartment is very nice and stays cool during the hot days. It has all the stuff that one could need and the location is just fantastic, right in the middle of Trastevere but remains very quiet and silent during the night.
Everything was really good organized by Emanuela and Mauro and we really think is an excellent solution for visiting Rom!
Just an information: you barely see the host, it is really just an apartment for you and maybe this is something slightly different that other Wimdu possibilities.
We hebben een hele leuke tijd gehad in Rome. De buurt rondom was prettig en een supermarktje en markt waren heel dichtbij. Het appartement was goed verzorgd, alleen helaas werkte de airco niet en was het appartement ook erg gehorig. De vriendelijkheid van Emanuela was echter fantastisch! Ze wilde oa ook online bestelde kaartjes voor ons printen. Ook was het erg fijn dat we de dag van vertrek onze koffers konden achterlaten op haar werk. Kortom: goede service!
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The boys who break Taylor Swift's heart are not all that different from cats when you think about it.
Charming, handsome, furry (we're looking at you, Jake Gyllenhaal), cunning, indignant … you get the point. So it's no surprise Swift, mom to a kitty named Meredith, loves both.
But it's her unabashed ability to turn said boys into hit songs that's sending her to Sunday's Grammy Awards, where the four-time nominee is hoping to add some more accolades to her name. Her album Red, in all its tear-stained, girl-power glory, is up for album of the year and best country album.
Until Sunday, we'll be listening to our favorite cat lady's Grammy contender. But instead of dissecting each lyric to figure out which famous ex she's singing about, we'll leave the interpretations, track by track, up to these felines.

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Agudas Israel Synagogue Sabbath morning services will be preceded by an hour-long discussion session led by Rabbi Philip Bentley, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. beginning Dec. 10. The topic each Saturday will be the Torah (Bible) portion designated for that Shabbat (Sabbath). This change is in response to attendees' enthusiastic participation in, and obvious desire for, more time than the current 15 minute interactive discussion.
The new schedule will provide ample opportunity for the Rabbi to field questions, interpretations and occasional arguments from the congregants, or anyone who chooses to attend, about the meaning of the day's reading from the Torah. It will be followed by the customary Sabbath Service from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
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Canada Matching China Profits at Discount Lure Cash
Investors are pouring more money than ever into Canada, drawn by earnings growth that almost equals China's and shares trading for 18 percent less.
International funds pumped in $2.7 billion over the last year as analysts forecast companies in the Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index will boost profits 42 percent and pay the best dividends relative to global equities on record. The market value of Canadian stocks has risen the most among the world's 15 biggest nations this year in U.S. dollar terms. Prices gained 2.8 percent and the Canadian currency strengthened 3.6 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Canada is becoming investors' favorite because its banks avoided bailouts and the budget deficit is less than half that of the U.S., compared with their economies. The benchmark index may beat global equities for a fourth year as the recovery lifts demand for energy and metals providers, which make up 46 percent of the market. The S&P/TSX's price-earnings ratio was 18 percent below China's CSI 300 Index before today, Bloomberg data show.
Peter Sorrentino, a senior money manager who helps oversee $13 billion at Huntington Asset Advisors in Cincinnati, said he's buying shares of Suncor Energy Inc. of Calgary and reducing a stake in Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp.
"I bought Suncor this morning," he said in an April 15 interview. "Canada is a more stable environment at this time and they have what India and China need: raw materials, energy, along with rational government and a stable currency."
Compound Growth
The S&P/TSX fell 0.9 percent last week, its first retreat since March. Concern that fraud charges against New York-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. signal an extended crackdown on banks sent the S&P 500 Index down 0.2 percent for the week, cutting the 2010 advance to 6.9 percent. The Canadian index gained 0.3 percent to 12,102.97 in Toronto today.
Profits in the S&P/TSX may increase 16 percent a year, the most among the world's 10 largest developed markets, according to long-term growth estimates from analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Annual earnings for companies in the gauge slipped 1 percent since 2005 on average, the smallest retreat for any country in the group except Spain. That compares with a compounded annual decrease of 3.2 percent for the S&P 500, Bloomberg data show.
The S&P/TSX paid 2.62 percent in dividends during the past year, compared with 2.30 percent for the MSCI World Index of 23 developed nations. The yield advantage for Canada of 2.65 percent versus 2.26 percent on March 26 was the most on record.
Economic Growth
Canada's economy is projected to expand by 3.1 percent in 2010 and 3 percent in 2011, compared with 3 percent in both years for the U.S., according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. That's the most for any Group of Seven nation. Canada gets 30 percent of its export revenue from commodities compared with 7.1 percent in the U.S., data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Oil, Canada's leading export, accounted for 12 percent of sales last year, and the country sold C$5 billion ($4.9 billion) of coal abroad, according to Statistics Canada. China uses more coal than any other country, and the International Energy Agency projects Chinese oil imports will almost quadruple over the 2006 level by 2030.
China's economy grew at an 11.9 percent pace in the first quarter, the country's statistics bureau said April 15. Efforts to hold down inflation may derail the rally in commodity producers, said Stephen Gauthier, a money manager at Demers Valeurs Mobilieres in Montreal, which manages C$150 million.
'Have to Slow Down'
"Inflation in China is going up, and they will have to raise rates at one point," Gauthier said. "They will have to slow down, and the U.S. is not picking up as far as demand is concerned for commodities."
Canadian stocks remain almost as cheap relative to earnings estimates as U.S. equities, even though the S&P/TSX beat the S&P 500 six years in a row. Canadian companies trade at 15.7 times the average 2010 profit forecasts of analysts in a Bloomberg survey. U.S. companies sell for 15.2 times projected net.
Chinese stocks traded at a 19.1 multiple at the end of last week, before equities plunged the most in eight months on concern a government crackdown on the property market will increase bad loans and reduce consumer spending. The CSI 300 retreated 5.4 percent. That cut its price-earnings multiple using 2010 profit projections to 18.1.
International investment is accelerating. Funds tracked by EPFR Global in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spent a net $549.1 million on Canadian equities in the eight weeks ended March 31, the most since July 2009. The S&P/TSX returned 31 percent in 2009 compared with 23 percent in the S&P 500.
'Won't Get Burned'
"It's a way to play in North America that you probably won't get burned on," said Michael Mullaney, who manages $9 billion at Fiduciary Trust Co. in Boston and may add to a stake in EnCana Corp. "It's a safe way to diversify away from your U.S.-based holdings without going to the riskier emerging markets."
EnCana, the country's biggest natural-gas producer, climbed 10 out of the past 11 years, increasing eightfold. The Calgary- based company retreated 16 percent in 2008 when the S&P/TSX plunged 35 percent, its worst slump since 1931.
Canadian financial institutions required no bailouts during the credit crisis that spurred $1.77 trillion in global losses tied to subprime loans. The World Economic Forum has said that Canada's banks are the world's soundest for two straight years.
Smaller Deficit
That helped the government hold its budget gap to half the size of the U.S. relative to gross domestic product and 22 percent below the average in Europe, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Ottawa's Finance Ministry projects the deficit, which reached C$53.8 billion last year, will shrink 97 percent by 2014.
The Congressional Budget Office in Washington says America's shortfall may reach $1.5 trillion this year.
Traders expressed their confidence by bidding up the Canadian dollar 22 percent against the U.S. currency and 17 percent against the euro over the past year.
"In terms of our dealings with a lot of the managers of these companies, they are very frugal," said Matthew McCormick, who helps oversee $2.8 billion at Bahl & Gaynor Inc. in Cincinnati. He owns at least 400,000 shares of Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia and visited with management in 2007.
"When we met with their executive team, they said, 'Would you like some water?' They gave us two plastic cups and asked us to share a bottle. That alone says to me that they're cheap, which is great," McCormick said.
Subprime Losses
Bank of Nova Scotia, the country's third-largest by assets, posted $1.8 billion in write-downs related to the credit crisis since 2007, 102nd among financial firms tracked by Bloomberg. Minneapolis-based U.S.Bancorp, which has about the same market value, reported $8.9 billion in losses from the collapse of the U.S. housing market.
Profits at S&P/TSX companies will jump 42 percent this year, compared with a 24 percent gain for the S&P 500 and 45 percent for China's CSI 300, analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg show.
Commodity and energy producers account for most of the advantage over the U.S. benchmark index. Analysts forecast earnings at S&P/TSX materials suppliers will double this year and earnings of energy companies will jump 81 percent.
Suncor's net income is forecast to grow 99 percent this year, twice as fast as Exxon, according to analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Canada's biggest oil and gas company may report first-quarter earnings of 17 cents a share on May 4, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
15 Times Higher
Yields for S&P/TSX stocks, based on dividends paid in the past 12 months, are 46 percent higher than those of S&P 500 companies, the widest gap in Bloomberg records dating to 1993. Royal Bank of Canada, based in Toronto, yields 15 times more than Bank of America Corp. of Charlotte, North Carolina. EnCana has a dividend payout triple that of Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Oklahoma City.
"We've been looking for higher-yield stocks in the states and are coming up more empty," said Blair Falconer, who helps oversee about C$19 billion as a money manager at HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. in Toronto. "You're seeing an enormous amount of money coming into Canada. People are running to our market."


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Shazam announced today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain that its media-engagement app now has over 300 million users worldwide. The big news, however, wasn't just about how many users the app has snagged, but that a significant update to the app is forthcoming in the next few weeks.
The new update will include a home screen showing what TV shows and music people are tagging, a mapping feature that shows what the most popular music is by country, state, city and town, improved tagging that can identify a show or song in as little as one second, and more sharing features.
Shazam notes that the company has seen triple-digit growth in downloads of the iPad app, primarily for use as a second screen while watching TV. The next version of Shazam for iOS will be universal, and will include the interactive mapping feature on the smaller screens of the iPhone and iPod touch as well.


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Cardinals QB Skelton: Team started grasping for straws
TEMPE — John Skelton began the 2012 season as the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.
A third-year pro, the former Fordham star appeared to be on a career path that was trending upward, with a chance to establish himself not only as a solid QB in the NFL, but as the Cardinals' quarterback of the present and future.
Skelton finished the 2012 season as a healthy scratch, inactive for the team's final two games as passers Ryan Lindley and Brian Hoyer shared the reps.
"It was disappointing," Skelton said Monday as he and his teammates cleared out their lockers. "To start as high as I did to be named the starter and then that first week to go down (with an ankle injury), then it kind of just up and down from there.
"These last few weeks have kind of just been a nosedive, I guess."
Skelton finished the season completing just 109 of 201 passes for 1,132 yards and two touchdowns. He was picked off nine times and compiled a quarterback rating of 55.4.
His numbers were not good — they were not even mediocre — which could lead one to wonder how a young player could get worse from one season to the next.
Yet, that's what happened, and Skelton said the great thing about the NFL is that he'll likely get another opportunity to prove himself.
"Next year and this offseason is a chance at redemption."
Redemption may not come in Arizona.
Skelton admitted there were times he felt he "got the short end of the stick" with regards to how head coach Ken Whisenhunt handled things, but figured it's just part of the business.
"When you're losing eight or nine in a row, everyone's going to be grasping for straws," Skelton said. "And I think there's times that we did that here in Arizona."
Whisenhunt and the Cardinals most certainly did, and nothing the coach did was able to turn things around or solve the team's problems at quarterback. Kevin Kolb, who like Skelton is still under contract for next season, provided some stability early in the season, but went down in Week Six and the team never recovered.
Then again, there were times during what ended up being a nine-game losing streak that the Cardinals appeared capable of getting a win. Skelton points to what happened in Atlanta — where he was pulled from the game with a 13-0 lead — as something that still irks him to this day.
"That one hurts," Skelton said. "Getting the pull that early, that kind of sucks.
"I haven't forgotten; I don't think I'll forget it anytime soon."
Skelton appeared to be not fond of the decision-making by his head coach, and even though the QB struggled this year, it's easy to see why. Being in and out of the lineup would not be easy for anyone to handle, and Skelton admitted this season has led to some resentment.
"There's some animosity, I think, sometimes it's just the way the business is," he said. "You can't always have it your way, you can't always have a good time, so you've got to take the good with the bad and just roll with it."
Skelton, who said he would welcome some kind of change at this point, knows that very well could lead to him being with a different team next season. It may have to.
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Do you know if there is a Kubuntu 12.10 Live CD or DVD, or any knd of other installation discs, for PowerPC?
I can't find any in the cdimage pages (just 12.04 for Kubuntu and 12.10 for regular Ubuntu).
Also, some time ago (some weeks before the official release) I tried to upgrade my Kubuntu to 12.10 (which was in the Beta stage yet) from the package manager and I ha booting problems. I ended up reinstalling Kubuntu 12.04.
It works great, but I wonder if it's still being supported for PPC (community-supported, I mean) and if I will be able tu upgrade to 12.10, 13.04 and so on.


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I have a list of approx 10 RSS feeds from different websites that I would like to view, using Feedly or something, but I first need to filter these RSS feeds for a specific keyword in the title.
What's the best way of going about this?
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This is a wrap up: Braves edition. A ton of rumors came through the wire today, most of them featuring the Atlanta Braves, and their potential trade partners. So, let's get started:
First thing's first: The Boston Red Sox are not interested in Braves' outfielder Jeff Francouer, as previously believed. The Red Sox have liked Braves' short stop Yunel Escobar for a long time, but the Sox and Braves don't match up well for a trade. Apparently, only Jacoby Ellsbury could fit, since JD Drew is owed a lot of money, and the Red Sox are not going to be trading Jason Bay anytime soon. However, this trade wouldn't work for the Red Sox, as they'd have to find a new centerfielder.
The Red Sox could use their prospects to entice another team into the deal. Josh Willingham of Washington, Shin-Soo Choo and Matt LaPorta of Cleveland, Fernando Tatis of the New York Mets, and Corey Hart of Milwaukee. They could all work very well for the Red Sox, replacing Ellsbury in center, while sending Ellsbury to Atlanta for Escobar. The Red Sox could eat the rest of Julio Lugo's contract. They could send him to Atlanta, with the Sox sending a prospect or two to the third team in the trade.
However, with Nick Green setting the world on fire this season, I still don't understand how the Red Sox could want another short stop,
Secondly: Atlanta and the Brewers have discussed a Javier Vasquez-for-Corey Hart deal, however the Brewers would likely have to add another player.
Thirdly: The Minnesota Twins could offer Delmon Young to Atlanta, but the Twins would also have to add another piece, like Michael Cuddyer (But I don't see him going anywhere) or Denard Span.
Penultimate: The Los Angeles Dodgers could give up bench player Juan Pierre, who played great in Manny Ramirez's suspension. The Braves could send Javier Vasquez, but the Dodgers would probably have to add a prospect due to Pierre's lack of power.
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MUMBAI -- JSW Steel has formed a team to acquire iron-ore and coal mines as it looks to increase self-sufficiency in feeding the Sajjan Jindal-owned group's steel and power plants, but analysts say this may not be an easy task.
"As we expand aggressively, we need to own mines to bring down costs," said Seshagiri Rao, joint managing director, JSW Steel, and chief financial officer of the JSW group.
JSW Steel, which announced the purchase of debt-laden steel maker Ispat Industries last year for 21.57 billion rupees, sources 40% iron ore from its own mines to feed its 14 million tons steel plants in Karnataka and Maharashtra. The company would like to expand the capacity of its iron-ore mines in Chile to five million tons from three million tons.
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Iron-ore costs account for 15% to 16% of the overall cost of steel production, while coking coal accounts for 40%. Coking coal prices have risen from $190 per ton last year to $350 per ton in the second quarter of this year. Iron-ore prices are around $170 per ton, up 15.63% from $147.20 a year ago.
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"We are looking at least 50% self-sufficiency in coking coal," Mr. Rao said.
The group's power arm, JSW Energy, has a current operational capacity of 1,730 megawatts. The company plans to build a 1,100MW lignite-fired power plants and an additional 2,000MW using coal as feedstock.
For this, the company needs seven million ton to eight million ton of coal, but it has about four million tons from coal mines in South Africa and through long-term sourcing agreements with mines, Mr. Rao said.
The company's consolidated debt stands at 164 billion rupees but 58 billion rupees in equity infused from Japanese partner JFE Holdings Inc. and Sajjan Jindal has lowered its debt-to-equity ratio, making it easier to raise more debt for funding acquisitions and expansions.
JFE invested 48 billion rupees in July to purchase a 14.99% stake in the company, while promoters have committed another 21 billion rupees. Cash flows from operations should take care of the debt, Mr. Rao said.
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Unlike rival Tata Steel, which purchased the UK's Corus, JSW Steel is betting on domestic steel-maker Ispat and plans to expand its capacity in Karnataka and West Bengal. Three months after its acquisition by JSW, Ispat reported a net profit of 701.8 million rupees for the quarter ended March 31, after a loss of 4.09 billion rupees for the quarter ended Dec. 31, as the company did away with importing pellets and coke. It procured iron ore from Bellary in Karnataka instead of Orissa, increased the local sales market in Maharashtra, and sourced pellets and coke from local suppliers.


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Here's a request I've had no luck in searching for myself, has anyone found any match footage of Terry Jenner or Ashley Mallet?
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And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
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The Adcock thing just got a lot funnier.
haha, Bruce Reid a comical bat but was decent with the wood in indoor cricket.
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McLaren & Merc should just quit F1...then Ferrari can win all the time..
That would be giving Ferrari what they want. Mclaren aint like that.
If they go a few seasons without doing well, they keep at it, work hard, with that famous word that has been banded about, integrity. Yes integrity, for all ferrari fans, explaination for the word integrity.
Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
The state of being unimpaired; soundness.
The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
Which is something Ferrari sadly miss out on.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
IronMaiden_RuLeZ IronMaiden_RuLeZ Sep 16, 2007 09:05 Flag
This is a nice conversation that Max Mosley had over the phone with Ms Integrity(Ron Dennis). You`ll find it very interesting Scratch.
The McLaren team boss said that after a heated conversation with Alonso in Hungary he phoned Mosley telling him that Alonso had information. However, half an hour later Alonso's manager told Dennis the information was "a load of old rubbish."
Dennis promptly phoned Mosley again, passing on the message. However Mosley only remembers one phone call.
"On the morning of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ron rang me and he said, 'I've just had Alonso in the motorhome and he says he's got information and he's threatening to give it to the Federation," he told ITV.
"So I said, 'What did you say Ron?' He replied, 'I said 'go on and hand it over'.
"I said, 'Ron, you said exactly the right thing.'
"And then Ron said, 'But there isn't any information.'
"So I said, 'So it's an empty threat?'
"And he replied: 'Yes, a completely empty threat. There's no information, there's nothing to come out; I can assure you that if there was something, Max, I would have told you.'"
Mosley also expressed his disappointment that someone he has known for roughly 40 years could mislead him about the truth in such a serious matter.
"Now this was a week after looking me in the eye in the World Council and telling me there was absolutely nothing wrong and everybody had done exactly as they should do, so I believed him," he continued.
"I've known Ron for 40 years; it's very difficult for me, when somebody I've known for 40 years looks me in the eye and says, 'Max, I'm telling the truth with complete sincerity' - you believe him.
"It was only when I got the list from the Italian police [showing] 323 SMS phone calls going over a three-month period between Coughlan and Stepney, [that I concluded] there had to be more to this.
"You don't get 300 messages arranging a visit to Honda. This is something serious.
"At which point I sat down and wrote the letter to the drivers, and the rest is history."
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I saw the interview, and accept what was said. But there are so many versions of the truth going around. The last bit should interest you ironmaiden.
"For the avoidance of doubt, Ron Dennis told me on the Sunday of the Hungarian Grand Prix that notwithstanding an exchange with Fernando Alonso there was no information held by anyone within the McLaren team which might cast doubt on the World Motor Sport Council decision of 26th July. He confirmed to me this afternoon that he did indeed say this and I entirely accept that he believed it to be true at that time."
bikesgonewild bikesgonewild Sep 16, 2007 10:02 Flag
...seems to me that mr. alonso had a convenient case of integrity when he was getting his butt kicked by a younger, less experienced teammate...over 300 messages, hmmm, i'm thinking they didn't all happen over a weeks time...
...sorry, ferdy, that thing looming over your shoulder is your own ego...mr. hamilton is already flat out up the road...


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this bed is amazing and is perfect for me as a college student and my roomate i realy realy recomend this bed.
I bought these beds for my grandaughters and to say they love them is an understatement! They have made for a fun and adorable bedroom that is fun and totally hip. They are comfortable and something they will outgrow before they get tired of them. I would recommend these to anyone . P/S I also found the twin zebra sheets at Walmart in twin size for $9.47. Made out of microfiber and awesome.
I purchased this bed for my girls, and its so cute and so girly they love it, infact since we got this bed my 2 yr old has slept in it every night. :-) its very sturdy and well built all metal except for zebra print sections which are something like plywood, that could have been better quality. But for the price its very nice and my girls love their new hot pink and zebra room ;-)
My daughters wanted this bunkbed so I bought it for them, what a mistake that was! I would have given a better review, but I had a problem with one of the corner bars being bent. I immediately called the company to have a new one sent to me, that was on 12/20/12 it is now 1/10/13! I have been waiting on this part for 21 days now! I sent numerous emails to Ameriwood to find out where this part is, and when somebody did finally answer me, well they didn't know! I called and was on hold for 27 minutes before someone picked up, the lady I spoke with said "I will find out and call you back, If I don't call today I will tomorrow", that was 3 days ago! I am giving them another day or 2 to to get the part to me and if it don't show up I am sending the bed back! BEWARE BUYING ANY PRODUCT FROM AMERIWOOD!!!
It's hard to build a bunkbed when multiple parts aren't included in the box. Repeated calls to the manufacturer to get them to send out the needed parts and fasteners, only to find out their 'fastest' delivery time is 10-14 days. The kid will be sleeping in my bed while her half-built bunkbed sits unused. Would have returned it if boxing back up a 130lb carton was all but impossible. Buy something else if you actually want to use the bed and expect all the parts to show up in the original box.
I received the bed right on time. It was a birthday gift for my oldest girl and she was so excited, and even picked this model out herself. I had hoped to get the bed assembled before her birthday, and even though the bed arrived right on time, some small metal parts were weakened and broke of during assembly. Even though this is a study bed, it is still an economical product, so I ordered replacement parts from the distributor. I am still waiting for the parts, it's been over three weeks and my daughters birthday has long passed, The distributor has stated that the order was placed and that is it. Wal-Mart did it's part quite well, a good deal, a timely delivery. This could just be bad luck, but it's quit sad for us. My girl sleeps with me as we wait for parts.
I order this bunk bed for my granddaughters and them love it The first dight I received it them wandted to put it together and sleep on it, but I did not have a mattress yet, They did not care. They just wanted it up so they could lay on it.
Great bed for the price. Sturdy and stylish. My 12 yr old and 14 yr old love it. I was a little concerned it would be too young of a style but it fits perfectly for their interest in zebra and cheetah. The pink mattresses that are optional are a perfect fit and very comfortable! Great purchase! The only thing that was a little irratating was having to put it together but every bed has to be put together, right?. We were actually missing 3 parts upon arrival. I emailed the manufactuer from their easy to use website and they over nighted the parts, no questions asked. Superior customer service.
i have the bed but i cant put it together because it didnt come with instructions.. so when i get some clue or instructions ill post another review on the bunk beds!
The zebra print boards are made out of some sort of wood that scratches easily. The screws have been coming loose too.
It's beautiful and very sturdy. My daughter is 9 yrs old and loves having sleep overs so it works well for her and myself for her and company to sleep comfortably. It definitely was a 3 hr job. I wouldn't advice the buying the mattresses online just because of many of bad reviews, so what I did was purchased two at a mattress store for a good price. Overall its a great buy. Hope you would consider.
I purchased this bunk bed for my two girls who share a room. They loved the zebra pattern. It didn't take too long to set up, took my husband a little over an hour. All the parts were there, nothing missing. There was a small dent in one of the sides, probably happened during shipping. The bed is plenty sturdy. Overall satisfied with the purchase.
The large heavy box was quit intimidating; however, the assembly was not an impossible task as my son and I completed it in about an hour and a half. We were both pleased with the finished product. The beds are adorable and I purchased the bedding which are sufficiant for children.
My daughter is thrilled with her new bunk beds! Lots of parts, but easy to assemble with a friend. The bed was a great value for the price.
Bed is exactly as shown which is nice. Very cute and sturdy. My 9 yr old loves her new beds and we purchased the matching bedding too.
Purchased this for my 9yr old daughter. We have cousins over all the time. Sturdy and super cute.
Works great for my girls they both love the look of it :)
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HallowZOOeen, October 27-31, is a premier spooky (but not-too scary) Halloween trick-or-treat event at the Tulsa Zoo for the whole family. The zoo offers an alternative to traditional Halloween activities and gives more than 15,000 children each year a safe place to enjoy the holiday. Activities include Goblin Stops full of treats, carnival-style games in the CommunityCare Pumpkin Patch Playroom, special themed activities in both the Burger King Royal Castle and the American Airlines Pirate Island, a Haunted Train Ride, and much more.
HallowZOOeen is an annual fundraiser to help build a better zoo by supporting zoo operations.
HallowZOOeen tickets are $8 for non-members and $7 for members. Haunted Train tickets are $5 and the Cross-Eyed Carousel is $1, both optional. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Tulsa Zoo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
No. Kids 1 year and older all pay the standard admission price. Proceeds from this event are used to build a better zoo.
Yes. All attendees EXCEPT children under 1 year old pay the admission price for HallowZOOeen. Proceeds from this event are used to build a better zoo.
HallowZOOeen is available rain or shine. We offer a number of indoor activities for the family. Some attractions close temporarily during lightening storms.
Yes, tickets can be used any night of HallowZOOeen. If you purchase tickets on our website, it will ask you to choose a night, but that is just to help us estimate attendance. We will not hold you to the decision.
Costumes are optional, but definitely more fun. This is a family friendly event. Please keep costumes appropriate for the family atmosphere.
No. This is a separate event from your donor membership. Tickets for the Haunted Train Ride are $5 each and the Cross-Eyed Carousel is $1 per ride.
Goblin Stop sponsorships range from $2,000 to $3,000, which includes candy; the zoo will stock and store your candy each night. It's so easy to be a sponsor, it's frightening! This event is supported by local media coverage, advertising and onsite signage. Exposure will include the Tulsa area media market, 15,000 member households of Tulsa Zoo Friends, more than 15,000 event attendees and up to 10,000 regular admission zoo guests the two weeks prior to the event.
Sponsorships are available now. Call (918) 669-6614 to find out more.
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HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus review
The interface isn't perfect, but it produces good output at high speeds, and running costs are low
In our last all-in-one Labs, the HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus strolled away with the top award thanks to its combination of a quality scanner, great document prints and very low running costs. It would have been easy to put out a barely changed annual refresh, but instead HP has totally redesigned the exterior for the Officejet Pro 8600 Plus.
Gone is the glossy black box, in favour of a matte grey finish and a flowing shape that looks like something out of Alien. Instead of a small door in the corner, the inks are now accessible by pulling down the main front flap, with memory card slots and a PictBridge port permanently accessible in the bottom-left corner.
The 4.3in touchscreen remains in its place to the right, and can be easily angled to eye level. Its icon-led approach is similar to that of the Lexmark OfficeEdge Pro5500, but compared to that device's slick interface, the HP's is often frustrating and unresponsive, requiring several presses for buttons near the corners of the screen.
This is a small office device so there are no separate photo inks, just the usual black and three colours. High-yield XL variants are available, and buying a set will net you mono and colour pages at 1p and 4.3p each - significantly cheaper than our A-Listed laser printer, the Lexmark C540n. The yields aren't quite as high - you'll need to replace your colour inks every 1,500 pages and black every 2,500 - but without all the other consumables a laser requires, this is a very cheap device to run.
The results are anything but cheap. The Officejet Pro 8600 Plus pushed out our normal-quality mono test pages at 18.2ppm and colour at 20.7ppm, and a top-quality 6 x 4in photo print took 56 seconds. Text quality was superb, and images and graphs on colour documents were solid and well defined. It can't match those results on photo paper - prints showed noticeable grain and some colours were darker than they should have been - but as a document printer with the odd photo thrown in it's fine.
The scanner is superb in the level of sharpness it can capture, although our scans were on the pale side, meaning some detail was lost in dark areas. Still, colours were generally accurate, and it works quickly and quietly. Copies were also speckled, but the quality wasn't far off standard prints. It produced a single mono copy in 14 seconds and colour in 18 seconds, fed our four-page colour document through the copier in 47 seconds, and produced a double-sided copy in a decent 34 seconds. It's a fast all-round device.
Next to the monstrous Lexmark, the HP looks a bit underwhelming - and, indeed, we much prefer the Lexmark's superb interface for environments where copies and scans are a high priority. But not everyone will want to spend more than £300 on a printer, and for a more reasonable £209 there's no doubt the HP remains a good value choice. It may not be as slick to use as the Lexmark, and it may not have the impressive photo capabilities of the Canon Pixma MX895, but it's fast, produces good results across the board, and it's extremely cheap to run. For a home office it remains the top choice.
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Atilla (clothing)
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The atilla is a fancy, braided Hungarian shell-jacket or short coat, decorated with lace and knots. It has become part of the official uniform of the Hungarian cavalry, hussar (or huszár), but was a part of the everyday wear of countrymen as well as nobility and officials.
It was made in many styles and many colors including black, gray, blue, green, red and white.
The origins of atilla believed to go back to the 16th century when Hungarians started wearing their short coats on one shoulder.[1]
One opinion is a romantic legend, explained by an English general to the effect that one night a Hungarian cavalry unit was attacked by the Turks and they had no time to dress properly. Instead they just threw on the short coat half shouldered and this is how they went to the battle. One of the deciding factor in their victory was the fact that the Turks, seeing the "flying sleeves of the short coats" thought that they are fighting men who had more than two arms, which in turn got them scared and made them run away.
Others believe that the cavalry wore their short coat on half shoulder to use it as a shield, like their ancestors did, wearing animal skins for the same purpose.
After 1850, the atilla worn by the cavalry men became longer.
In 1892, the atilla also became part of the Hungarian forester's ceremonial uniform. It was dark green or black with seven golden braids and golden buttons.
Mid 19th century it became the ceremonial tenue of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
An interesting fact is that Michael Kovats, the Hungarian hussar, who recruited, trained, organized, and led some of the first American cavalry into battle, wore an atilla as part of his uniform.


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He came out ablaze before some erratic play. But Roger Federer is off to an auspicious Aussie Open, defeating Andreas Seppi in straight sets.
Updated: January 23, 2009, 10:33 AM ETBy Kamakshi Tandon | Special to ESPN.com
MELBOURNE, Australia -- If this was Roger Federer's first step toward a record-tying 14th Grand Slam, it was a worthy one. The three-time former champion recorded a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-5 win over Andreas Seppi, a first-round opponent of decent toughness who last year made the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters as a qualifier.But Federer was well-prepared for the matchup, having also faced Seppi in the second round of the Qatar MobilExxon Open in Doha two weeks ago and winning in straight ...
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2009 champions
Women's singles: Serena Williams, United States
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Celestia and Luna © Hasbro
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This is absolutely gorgeous. Incredible work!
I love that their manes are transparent.
Aw... poor Luna... this looks so beautiful, though...
Wow it is so beautiful keep up the AWESOME work.
This looks amazing! Well done!
Auuu... So beautiful... It brings tears to my eyes ; u ;
A touching and intimate paintings.
but it is beautiful.
but it is beautiful.
How do you do all these wonderful pictures
That's very touching and heartwarming.
That's very touching and heartwarming.
I love it. It always touch me to see these two together caring so much for each other.
Wonderful work
Wonderful work
awe XD very sweet :3
Aww,this is just adorable!
awwwww, so sweet
Wow, this is absolutely wonderful, they look so beautifully adorable in this piece
Adorable Luna ! <3
Ow, elles sont adorables !!
Merci bien!
De rien ^^ jusqu'à maintenant je commentais en anglais mais je viens de me rendre compte que tu parles français, c'est tellement plus simple !
Awwwww soo cute togeather. I love so much Luna's and Celestias mane style.
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Report: Sales soar for premium U.S. wine
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The California wine industry continues to ask the question: Recession? What recession?
U.S. sales of domestic premium wine (more than $20 per bottle) shot up 26 percent vs. a year ago according to Symphony IRI Group (SIG), a Chicago-based market research firm that monitors wine sales at major U.S. food and drug stores.
Americans snapped up more imported wine, too, but the increase in the over-$20 category wasn't as dramatic: about 13 percent. And we're buying more than four times as much expensive domestic wine as imports.
This statistic is what's making American vintners happy: 19 of the 20 top selling wines in the country right now are domestic. Only one foriegn wine, Italy's Santa Margherita, is in the top 20, though it's in the top spot and sells more than twice as well as Sonoma Cutrer, the second-best selling wine label: $26.7 million over the last year vs. $12.7 million. (Santa Margherita now makes up more than half of all imported wines in the U.S. priced at $20 or more.)
The rest are American. Take a look at this chart, which shows annual sales through June 12.
A few figures jump out:
- The Wagner family is doing spectacularly well. They make high-end Caymus reds, the unique white blend called Conundrum that's been a longtime favorite, and Belle Glos, a line of superlative Pinot Noirs. Look at the year-over-year increase for Belle Glos: 175 percent. I tasted it at a dinner hosted by winemaker Joseph Wagner a few months back, and I can understand its popularity.
- Justin, a Central Coast winemaker that was at the forefront of that region's boom a decade back with its Isosceles red, is still popular. That surprised me as I've been unimpressed with their wines the last few times I visited. My impression has been that the winery's acquisition by Fiji Water in 2010 hasn't been good for them.
- I'm glad to see Decoy, Duckhorn's more affordable second label, scoring in the top 20. It's one of the best bang-for-the-buck Napa lines on the market.
It wasn't good news for everybody: Cakebread, Newton, Trefethen and Beaulieu dropped off the list.
What do you think? Does everyone on the top 20 list deserve to be there? Any head scratchers?
Paul Hodgins is The Register's arts critic and wine columnist. He pens the Booze on a Budget column focusing on beer, wine and Happy Hour news every Tuesday and Friday on the Fast Food Maven blog. Got a tip for Paul? Send him an email at: email@example.com
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