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Isdemir sale flops.(Iskenderun Iron and Steel Works)(Brief Article)
MEED Middle East Economic Digest
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September 1, 2000
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The Privatisation Administration (OIB) has cancelled the tender for a 100 per cent stake in integrated long steel producer Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works (Isdemir) due to lack of interest.
Only one offer had been submitted for the country's second largest integrated plant when bidding dosed on 18 August, a deadline that had been extended twice. That was from Eregli Iron & Steel Works (Erdemir), the country's sole flat steel producer, which is seeking to double its capacity to 6 million tonnes a year (t/y) by 2005 (MEED 5:5:00). Under Law 4046, tenders are subject to ...
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Lord of the strings; Antonio Stradivari.(The violins of Antonio Stradivari)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...book about a man with magical hands. When Antonio Stradivari set up his workshop in the small northern...without men's hands. He could not make Antonio Stradivari's violins without Antonio." The real delight of Mr Faber's book...
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Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737 ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) may be forever, but...Strads wear out," says Toby Faber in Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello...he argues, "attempts to copy Stradivari seem doomed to failure. There are...
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A new world record.(ON THE LOOKOUT)(Antonio Stradivari violin sets auction record )(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Antiques Roadshow Insider
; They call it "The Hammer"--a 1707 Antonio Stradivari violin that ranks as one of the most desired musical instruments ever. It was named after its first recorded owner, 19th-century...
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The resonance of the instruments made by master violin-maker Antonio Stradivari may have been due to a change in climate 500 years ago.(News)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today
; The resonance of the instruments made by master violinmaker Antonio Stradivari may have been due to a change in climate 500 years ago. Scientists analysed the wood used at the Italian's craft shop in Cremona...
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Faber, Tony: Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books
; Faber, Tony Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello...Date: April 2005 In Tony Faber's Stradivari's Genius, the histories of five...of the celebrated instrument maker Antonio Stradivari are cleverly spun. An arcane topic...
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A Stradivari wins her court fight to protect name of the maestro
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...Italian master violin-maker, Antonio Stradivari, has embarked on a mission...even seemed funny," said Ms Stradivari, 50, a seventh generation...In his Cremona workshops, Antonio Stradivari - who lived from 1644 to 1737...
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Swedes Go High-Tech to Crack Stradivari Code
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...the genius of violin-maker Antonio Stradivari shines brightly as ever. So...have their own names. Today, Stradivari's instruments are still coveted...Each violin, whether built by Stradivari or Tinnsten, is unique, and...
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Stradivari's secrets
Newspaper article from: Wilmette Life (IL)
; ...and players still work in the shadow of Antonio Stradivari. Living from 1644 to 1737, Stradivari remains one of the greatest makers in history...and reproduce whatever it is that makes Stradivari's instruments so special. Many seem to...
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Stradivari's secrets still elude experts
Newspaper article from: Niles Herald-Spectator (IL)
; ...and players still work in the shadow of Antonio Stradivari. Living from 1644 to 1737, Stradivari remains one of the greatest makers in history...and reproduce whatever it is that makes Stradivari's instruments so special. Many seem to...
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Stradivari's craft secrets still a mystery to experts
Newspaper article from: Norridge News (IL)
; ...and players still work in the shadow of Antonio Stradivari. Living from 1644 to 1737, Stradivari remains one of the greatest makers in history...and reproduce whatever it is that makes Stradivari's instruments so special. Many seem to...
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