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Mercure Hotel Stuttgart City CenterMid-scale hotel for business trips or leisure
If you value a central location, the 4-star Mercure Hotel Stuttgart City Center is the ideal choice for you. All 174 rooms have air conditioning and free WIFI. Our meeting area includes six rooms that can be combined to hold up to 200 people, who have easy access to the hotel by train, as the main train station is 875 yards away. The nearest highway is the A81, just 1.2 miles away, while the airport and exhibition center are 9.3 miles away. You can park your car in our indoor car park.
Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, Ferdinand Porsche, Robert Bosch; all world-famous Stuttgart inventors who were instrumental in lifting Stuttgart and the surrounding region to prosperity - and whose companies remain successful to this day.
This hotel participates to Planet 21 and is acting in favour of Positive Hospitality.
Services in the hotel and nearby
Online check-in
Online check-in: Your arrival will be carefully prepared by our team
Fast check-out: Simply return your key
WIFI/Internet Access
- WIFI at the hotel
- WIFI in your room
- WIFI access
- Public indoor parking (Paying)
- Bus/coach parking area (Nearby)
Accessibility for people with reduced mobility
- Reduced mobility rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Reduced mobility facilities
- Accessible bathroom
- Pet allowed 15 EUR
- Fitness centre
Services and practical information
Online check-in
Online check-in: Your arrival will be carefully prepared by our team
Fast check-out: Simply return your key
WIFI/Internet Access
- WIFI at the hotel
- WIFI in your room
- WIFI access
- Public indoor parking (Paying)
- Bus/coach parking area (Nearby)
Accessibility for people with reduced mobility
- Reduced mobility rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Reduced mobility facilities
- Accessible bathroom
- Pet allowed 15 EUR
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- Air Conditioning
Languages spoken at the hotel
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
- Reception open 24 hours a day
- Dry cleaning / Ironing (Paying)
- Shoe shine machine
- Currency exchange
- Gift shop/newspaper shop
Leisure and activities
- Fitness centre
- 1 restaurant(s)
- 1 bar(s)
Room service
- Hot meals
- Cold snacks
- Opening hours : Week 11:00 - 22:00
- Opening hours : Week-end 11:00 - 22:00
Business services
- 9 meeting room(s)
- Copy/print service available
Hotel location
Heilbronner Str. 88
Tel: (+49)711/255580
Fax: (+49)711/25558100
- U5, U6, U7, U12 : U5, U6, Stadtbibliothek
- STUTTGART AIRPORT At 15km / 9.32 miles
- STUTTGART At 0.8km / 0.5 miles
Our rooms
The 4-star Mercure Hotel Stuttgart City Center offers a choice of Standard, Superior and Privilege Rooms. The Privilege Rooms offer luxury facilities and a quiet location by the courtyard. All 174 rooms are air conditioned and have WIFI and DSL.Two children aged up to 12 can stay in your room free of charge. Your pet is also welcome (charge of EUR 8/night).
Standard Room with queensize bed
Our Standard Rooms are ideally suited to your needs. In addition to a TV and telephone, rooms include a high-quality bed, seating, a functional desk space with high-speed Internet connection, free WIFI and air conditioning.
Standard Room with 2 single beds
Our Standard Rooms are ideally suited to your needs. In addition to a TV and telephone, rooms feature a high-quality bed, seating, a functional desk space with free WIFI and air conditioning.
Privilege Room with queen-size bed, inner courtyard location
Privilege Rooms with air conditioning in a peaceful location overlooking the courtyard. For added comfort: VIP bathroom including bathrobes, mineral water, tea and coffee facilities and free newspaper in the room. WIFI and late check-out also included.
Privilege Room with double bed, inner courtyard location
Privilege Rooms with air conditioning in a peaceful location overlooking the courtyard. For added comfort: VIP bathroom including bathrobes, mineral water, tea and coffee facilities and free newspaper in the room. WIFI and late check-out also included.
Standard Room with single bed
Our Standard Rooms are ideally suited to your needs. In addition to a TV and telephone, rooms feature a high-quality bed, seating, a functional desk space with free WIFI and air conditioning.
Privilege Room with 2 single beds, inner courtyard location
Privilege Rooms with air conditioning in a peaceful location overlooking the courtyard. For added comfort: VIP bathroom including bathrobes, mineral water, tea and coffee facilities and free newspaper in the room. WIFI and late check-out also included.
MyRoom by Ariam: Stuttgart's First Sea Breeze
With a view over the water, a light breeze and sand between her toes: for Ariam, this is the essence of relaxation and contentment. In her room, you can feel Stuttgart's first sea breeze and sail to sleep, surrounded by maritime decor.
Superior Room with a queen-size bed
In addition to a TV and telephone, our Superior Rooms overlooking the peaceful inner courtyard feature a high-quality bed, comfortable seating and a functional desk space with free WIFI access and air conditioning.
MyRoom by Linda: Feel Green
Linda links wellness with a calm atmosphere with "Feel Green". Being able to relax in a room that doesn't feel like a bedroom when you are traveling is important to her, and a cozy corner to read in is an essential part of that.
MyRoom by Fatma: Charm'in
You won't forget the Charm'in in a hurry - the hotel offers you pure relaxation. The retro style of the room will transport you back into the past. The bathroom holds Fatma's personal highlight: the rain forest shower.
MyRoom by Tabea: somewhere to relax
Productive meeting? Business appointments? Trade fair visits? Tabea's room is the ideal place to retreat after a demanding working day. Your room is inspired by Scandinavian style with the motto "less is more".
- 174 rooms
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 1 rooms for people with reduced mobility
- 5 connecting rooms
- Crib on request
- Air conditioning
- Data port in room
- Emergency exit map
- Safe deposit box in room
- Telephone
- Radio in room
- Opening windows
- Remote control TV
- WIFI in your room
- Direct dial telephone
- Work desk in all rooms
- DDI - Direct Dialing In
- Satellite/cable colour TV
- Crib on request
- High speed transmission line
- Shower
- Toilets
- Hair dryer in bathroom
- Make-up/magnifying mirror
- Keycard-operated door locks
- Audible smoke alarms in rooms
- Deadbolts and/or locks in rooms
- Smoke alarm in room
- Emergency info in rooms
- Message alert
- Operator wake up call
Our restaurants and bars
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ELEVEN BAR & LOUNGEType of cuisine: Bistro
At our restaurant "11", we will serve you regional dishes and international specialties until late in the evening in a contemporary setting. Why not come and try our team's creations and unwind in the comfortable surroundings.
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The air-conditioned Eleven Bar & Lounge is the ideal place to relax and enjoy good conversation with other guests over a glass of wine or a cold beer. We are open every day until 1am.
Your meetings and events
Our meeting rooms
- Number of meeting rooms: 9
- Maximum size: 167 m²
- Maximum capacity: 150
- Maximum banquet capacity: 88
Our customer reviews for Mercure Hotel Stuttgart City Center
Reviews collected from customers who booked on AccorHotels.com
The hotel is about ten minutes walking from the main station and 15minutes from the city center. The room is clean and average in size. No many amenities were available. I was not so happy with the reception up arrival. He was snobbish and reluctant to help. Breakfast average.
Dear Gshannan, thanks a lot for staying with us and taking the time for this feedback. For the impression you got during your check in I would like to express my sincerest apologies. I hope that you accept them and give us another chance in the future to convince you of our hospitality. Very best regards, Caroline Caroline Münter General Manager
We happened to stay at this hotel twice--once for one night then two nights prior to our return to the US. the first time our room was on the outside of the building on the side street. It was a noisy location. On the first night of our second visit, we were put in a room facing an incredibly busy street. It was a miserable night. Thankfully we were able to change our room to an interior type room for the remainder of our visit.
Dear Harley561, thanks a lot for being twice our guest. I am really sorry that you did not had a good rest at night due to the noise. In fact we are located in the city center of Stuttgart just next to one of the major streets. For any future stay I would recommend you to ask for our backyard rooms. They are really quiet. I would be very happy to welcome you again for any further trips to Germany. Best regards, Caroline Caroline Münter General Manager
We stayed one night, the staff were friendly and very helpful. Its a new hotel and the room was a generous size. We were given a complimentary glass of wine as we are members of the loyalty program, they also threw in a soft drink for our little girl which was a nice touch. Very handy for the new shopping development which is right next door. Bit of a trek into the old town (think we went the long way round) but its only 2 stops on the underground so that saves a lot of time. Would definitely recommend the hotel!
Dear Lucy1974, thank you so much for the kind feedback you give about your stay with us. It is always a pleasure to get positive feedback and it is a great motivation for the whole team. We would be happy to welcome you again for future stays you may have in Stuttgart, Caroline Münter General Manager
Warm reception, pleasant location, very close to the Hauptbahnof (Central Train Station) and Milaneo (Biggest shopping Centre in Stuttgart) and the Stuttgart Library. Makes it easy to tour the city with easy connections to other parts of the city. Generally, we had a pleasant stay, only kink was the air conditioner in one of the two rooms I booked didn't work well during the period. Apart from that we had a good experience.
Dear Guests, thanks a lot for this warm and positive feedback. For the not well working air condition I want to briefly apologize. I can imagine you felt disturbed during the night. I would be very happy if you could accept my apologies and I we could welcome you again for future stays you have in Stuttgart. Best regards, Caroline Caroline Münter General Manager
Easy access to the hotel. The room was comfortable and clean. It took a while to get served at the priority front desk. The wifi connection was great and easy to login. Missing kettle and require to swap for a new one, but the staff was friendly to organise it.
Dear Mercblack, thank you for taking the time to evaluate your stay with us. I hope that you accept my apologies for your waiting time at the priority desk. We would be very happy to welcome you again in our Mercure Hotel Stuttgart City Center. Very best regards, Caroline Münter General Manager
Booked the hotel on line as a convenient central base to explore the city and the car museums. Hotel was absolutly fine and the staff helpful. Breakfast was ok but slightly expensive for what you got, otherwise can't fault the experience.
Dear markpar20, thanks a lot for taking the time to write about your stay in our Mercure Stuttgart City Center. We would be very happy to welcome you again for your next visit in Stuttgart. Very best regards, Caroline Caroline Münter General Manager
There no longer seems to be a point in booking a privilege room at a Mercure hotel. The benefits used to be free wifi, free daily newspaper, dressing gown and slippers, and drinks and snacks from the fridge. Our recent experience was disappointing. Wifi is now free for all, the daily newspaper was never delivered to the door, dressing gown and slippers had to be requested, and a small bottle of apple juice and a bottle of water were all the fridge provided and like the toiletries were not replenished during our 3 night stay. Added to that, the room was tiny, uncomfortable, and extremely expensive for the value. We decided to review this online rather than take it up with staff who were helpful throughout.
Dear ChristianeH215, I am really sorry for the disappointing experience you had. You are right, that the wifi is free of charge in our hotel. With your privilege room you booked the premium version with a big band width, extended amenities in the bath room, a coffee machine in your room, the fridge, the late check out as well as the bathrobe the slippers and the daily newspaper. I apologize for the not given services you mentioned. Please be assured that this is not representing our standard in services. I would be very happy to get a second chance from your side for a next stay in Stuttgart in order to convince you of our professionalism and our hospitality. With very best regards, Caroline Münter General Manager
Overall, the hotel is very nice, really good breakfast, and great location to the centre of Stuttgart. The parking is conveniently located in the lower levels of the building. The breakfast included a wide array of selection, all the food was tasty with no surprises. Rooms aren't the biggest I've seen, but were adequate and well kept. The only issues we ran into during our stay, 5 nights, were around parking and hot water/communication. As this is a common, public garage, beware - the garage may be full. We encountered this on a saturday night, as we arrived back to the hotel around 4 PM. The hotel staff really offered no help or suggestions. They told us we can park by the cemetery - but there were no spaces there, either. We ended up driving to a garage further into the centre, and spent time at the christmas markets, and eventually headed back to the garage after 8 PM and got a spot. This only happened on saturday - so be prepared, especially during Christmas market season! There was also one morning with no hot water. The communication provided in advance was a card I found in the hallway - it looked like it had been dropped accidentally, and not slid under the door. This was also in German, so I thought nothing of it. Apparently that was the communication to tell us there was a hot water heater issue that would be resolved by noon the next day. So we enjoyed very cold showers in december. All said, minus those two nuisances, we would certainly recommend and stay at this hotel in the future. It is a quality facility and close enough to the centre to walk. Keep in mind, there is construction currently underway between the hotel and the centre. You are better served to cross the street, walk past the construction, and then cross back - we risked our lives a couple of times by walking on the street and also took the long way around in through the mall. Neither are suitable options.
There is a LOT of redevelopment going on in and around Stuttgart, and the Mercury City Centre hotel seems to be the epicentre. The hotel itself was clean although a little 'tired' in places. Our bathroom had a distinct musty smell, which was quickly eradicated with a splash of aftershave. On the plus side, the restaurant was excellent and the menu included a good range of vegetarian dishes (essential for my wife). Although not cheap, our dinner was beautifully prepared and tasted marvellous. Breakfast was quite expensive, but again very good. We felt there was little choice but to eat at the hotel as we did not like the idea of going outside into the building site. The staff were polite and efficient but (with the exception of the restaurant) not altogether friendly.
Dear DonPageDo, thank you for staying in our Mercure hotel. You are completely right, the construction areas in the hotel surroundings are big – but the good news are that already on the 9th of October the big construction directly next to the hotel will be finished as there is opening a big shopping mall. Thank you as well for the good feedback you give our restaurant and the service there. That you experienced the other services as not friendly is not representing our usual behave and I really want to apologize for that impression. Please be assured that hospitality is one of our most important values. I really hope that you give us another chance to convince you of our hotel for your next stay in Stuttgart. Very best regards, Caroline Caroline Münter General Manager
Very good hotel with a modern instalation. New and confortable Good location, walking distance to the city center. Nice hospitality and good "crew". Nice restaurant with outsanding service.....................
Dear Robert S, thank you very much for taking the time to write a feedback about your stay in our Mercure Stuttgart City Center. I will pass your feedback towards my team - as we continuously strive to improve our services it will be a great motivation. I am looking forward to welcome you again for your next stay in Stuttgart, Best regards, Caroline Caroline Münter General Manager
The only 2 positives is that the room was clean and you can purchase late check out until 6pm. The A/C is loud and doesn't do a good job of cooling the room We had been called twice to ask when we were going to check even though we had paid for late check out About a 20m walk to city centre with nothing near by I way of food or attractions towels are very small
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Ranking France: 2516 (all)
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The Patient Bridegroom(1995)
(Book 141 in the Camfield series)
A novel by Barbara Cartland
On his return from India, the Earl of Rayburne finds a greedy uncle has left his castle in shambles and his people in want. In order to set things right, the Earl agrees to marry--sight unseen--the daughter of his father's old enemy. Innocent of her father's schemes, Ansella Frazer is terrified of her new husband. But as peril threatens them, passion takes hold.
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|Title: Patient Bridegroom (Camfield No. 141)
Author(s): Barbara Cartland
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Puducherry,Aug 12: The Singaravelar Ilangargal Narpani Mandram on Tuesday, Aug 12 threatened to observe Saturday, Aug 16, the Independence Day of Puducherry, as a 'Black Day' to protest the alleged failure of the administration to construct houses for the tsunami victims of Periyakalapet, Chinna Kalapet, Kanagachettykkulam and Pillaichavady.
Mandram President Kumar told sources that the administration had promised to construct the houses for the tsunami-hit people of Kalapet Area several times, but nothing materialised so far.
If no positive steps for construction of the houses were taken or the true reason for the delay intimated, they would hoist black flags on the day.
He, however, clarified the agitation had nothing to do with the Black Flag demonstration already announced by a movement seeking to celebrate November one as the Independence Day instead of Saturday, Aug 16.


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Daily Forecast for Crosses: July 08
EURJPY Forecast
The EURJPY failed to continue its bearish momentum yesterday and now back to the upside, struggling around the trend line resistance as you can see on my h4 chart below. The bias is neutral in both nearest and medium term, still trapped in range area of 117.88 – 113.40. My wait and see mode is now activated. Immediate support is seen at 116.30 followed by 115.50. Immediate resistance is seen at 117.00 followed by 117.88. Aggressive intraday traders may activate their bullish intraday mode or short around 117.88 with a tight stop loss as a clear break above 117.88 could lead us to a new bullish phase.
GBPJPY Forecast
The GBPJPY was volatile but indecisive yesterday after found a good intraday support around 129.00 region. The bias is neutral in nearest term. The falling wedge bullish scenario remains intact but still need a clear break at least back above 130.20 to continue the bullish scenario testing 130.83 even 132.30. On the downside immediate support remains around 129.00 and the trend line support (white). A clear break below the trend line support could trigger further bearish momentum testing 128.20 which could be a threat to the falling wedge bullish scenario. I prefer to stand aside for now.
AUDUSD Forecast
The AUDUSD had a significant bullish momentum yesterday and now struggling around 1.0770 key resistance area. My H&S scenario has failed and this fact could create a bullish outlook. However, be patient and don't rush because from another technical perspective as you can see on my h4 chart below price is moving in a sideways mode (see the blue box). A clear break above 1.0770/90 could lead us to a new bullish phase testing 1.0877 even all time high 1.1010. Immediate support is seen at 1.0700 – 1.0680. A failure to make a clear break above 1.0770 and a break below 1.0680 could lead us to another bearish intraday view.
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Prezzo - Harpenden
15 Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HX +44 1582879255
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- Monday to Thursday: 11:30 - 23:00 Friday to Saturday: 11:30 - 23:00 Sunday: 11:30 - 22:30.
Had a very enjoyable meal with my daughter and 2 grandsons. Waitresses were very friendly and helpful. Food was very good. Nice restaurant
Yvette Hicks
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Prezzo Harpenden combines a beautiful Tudor-style exterior with a modern interior to offer fine Italian dishes in stylish surroundings. It also has a picturesque outdoor seating area.
The Prezzo menu presents a range of exciting dishes, crafted using the season's best ingredients. Sample meat & fish dishes like chicken Milanese or sea bass, along with classic pasta recipes, hand-stretched, stone-baked pizzas, and risotto.
All the favourite antipasti dishes are on offer, as well as speciality folded calzones, and piled-high 'la famiglia' pasta dishes, designed for sharing. Start your visit with a fruity, fizzy pre-dinner aperitivo from the Prezzo cocktail list, and finish with an indulgent Italian-style dessert.
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Had a very enjoyable meal with my daughter and 2 grandsons. Waitresses were very friendly and helpful. Food was very good. Nice restaurant
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Warm friendly service! Charming interior & great food. Highly recommend dark hot chocolate drink to wash down your meal. Will definitely come back again.
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A triple birthday celebration! We had a lovely evening. We chose Prezzo because of the voucher & this made it an affordable evening for all. We enjoyed the food - plenty of choice. We were well looked after & not rushed to order or finish.
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As always the food was excellent.
((((* 28 oktober 2015 av Pon Foster från Harpenden
We had a good meal last night. The service was good. We were in the Candle Room, which was by the front door. My friend could feel the draught on her back; perhaps something can be done about that. Apart from this we had a very enjoyable evening.
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Lovely doors, nice place. Had to wait quite a while for the food but as we were chatting it wasn't too bad.
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Such a different atnosphere as the restaurant is in an old house, lovely intimate rooms. Food was sublime and service very good.
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Thoroughly enjoyed our first experience of Prezzo last night. Delicious food and great atmosphere in the restaurant. Helps that we had a Tastecard.
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PES - South Africa 2010 is a mod for Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. This mod fixed hairs for : Samuel, Sergio Ramos, Pastore ( so they will look fine from distance ); World Cup Fixture fixed; Some new faces will be added ( Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Korea Republic, Korea DPR; fixed Gallery Replay crash;
PES 2016 Real Vision enhances the PES game by tweaking graphics. Besides graphics, the add-on also enhances the way the players look on the pitch, and the way the shadow is reflected from the light. The installer needs pointing to the installation directory in order for the mod to work properly.
PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) Tuning Patch 2016 lets you tune settings of PES 2016. You also get additional features such as 51 new balls, training kits with 5 teams (Mancherster United, Barcelona , Paris Saint-Germain, Internazionale Milano, and Dortmund), and many others.
International Online Soccer: Source is one of those modifications for Half-Life that takes you away from the shoot them-kill them type of game. With great models and stadiums, the game does offer a lot of fun. Specially if the players organize themselves to play as a team.
Back to the Finals is a mod for Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 which lets you replay 20 UEFA Champions League Finals, 8 UEFA European Football Championship Finals and 8 FIFA World Cup Finals. But the mod lets you play with actual teams and more! All the teams are playable directly.
DualSup is a unique professional Blu-Ray subtitle tool which designed to convert a single subtitle from SRT, ASS/SSA, SST, BDN to PES, SUP or BDN format and to transfer two arbitrary subtitles with different time line to a single subtitle.
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FIFA 09 Music Changer is a music management utility for FIFA 09. If you have FIFA 09 installed on your Windows computer, FIFA 09 Music Changer allows you to carry out several playlist management tasks. The soccer game comes with an excellent soundtrack every year.
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FIFA 08 is perhaps one of the best sports game ever created. As the name suggests, it is soccer game, and a good one if you ask me. The franchise started back in the year 1993 on the Sega genesis. Since then, this game has been improving in almost every aspect possible.
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This program can be used to to edit PES 2013 EDIT.bin file. It can be used to edit player's name, abilities, positions, motions, cards, etc. You can also edit team names, numbers, squads, formations, and strategies. Players and teams data can be imported/exported as CSV, XML, and other file formats.
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Abu Qatada's last-minute attempt to appeal against deportation will be considered today by the European Court of Human Rights.
A panel of five judges from the Strasbourg-based court will examine whether the radical cleric lodged his appeal in time.
Conflicting interpretations of when the three-month deadline ended for him to appeal against his return to Jordan provoked a fierce political row last month.
Theresa May, the Home Secretary, ordered his arrest early on April 17, hours after the Home Office considered the period had run out. Later that day, however, Qatada's legal team submitted an appeal, arguing it was within the court deadline.
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From the initial idea to SolarFountain gGmbH, a nonprofit organization
Siemens Stiftung and Solarkiosk AG have been working in Kenya for many years. While Siemens Stiftung focuses on clean drinking water, health and empowering people, Solarkiosk AG specializes in building and operating solar-powered kiosks developed by the Graft company. Solarkiosk AG has won multiple accolades for its innovative kiosk design, including Siemens Stiftung's empowering people. Award in 2013. The two organizations got to know each other during the award process and decided to break new ground together with the nonprofit joint venture, SolarFountain gGmbH.
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The kiosks' design and modular structure enable operators to sell other goods alongside solar electricity and clean drinking water, for example environmentally friendly cooking stoves, solar lamps and hygiene products. SolarFountain gGmbH will also offer its kiosk users specially targeted entrepreneurship training and hygiene courses. The courses will help local residents to take advantage of the benefits of a clean drinking water supply and clean energy, protect their health and put their own business ideas into practice.
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While there is great demand for everyday products in the target regions, lack of purchasing power means that this is not met by existing providers. Now, SolarFountain has developed an operational model to make supplying such communities viable: capital investments are funded by donors and social investors, while the sale of products and services at affordable prices covers the costs of operating the kiosk. This is a key aspect given the failure of many projects due to lack of affordable long-term funding.
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The business model of SolarFountain gGmbH enables a more flexible organizational structure and allows social impact to be multiplied on a scale that would not have been possible within the Stiftung itself. Siemens Stiftung provided the managing director in the first phase of the start-up and will continue to accompany and support SolarFountain's development and operational expansion in future. Establishing a joint venture together with a solar company is a first for the charitable sector.
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While I have been very critical of Ben Murdock recently (particularly after the Utah game), he did a tremendous job taking care of the ball against a pressuring Aztec defense. While the Cougars did not shoot the ball well, they did take care of the ball. They only had 11 turnovers against one of the most athletic, tough defenses in the Mountain West. This is a direct reflection of Murdock, who ended the game with zero turnovers. He also contributed three assists. You can't ask for anything more than your point guard playing 33 minutes against some of the quickest guards in the conference and having zero turnovers. While Trent Plaisted, Lee Cummard and Jonathon Tavernari all struggled from the field, Murdock was there to take care of the ball and give the Cougars an opportunity to win. At one point in the first half, Murdock had a steal on a pass that he turned into a fast break layup for the Cougars. Murdock ended the game with five points, hitting a three in addition to the fast-break layup. He also contributed five rebounds from the Point Guard position.
I knew that Murdock played well against the defensive pressure, but I did not realize how well he played until I saw the box score and saw he had zero turnovers. This is terrific and he deserves a ton of credit for being a great floor leader. Not only was Murdock great taking care of the ball, but he also did a fine job defending two very quick guards in Richie Williams and D.J. Gay. Combined, these two quick guards had zero points, five turnovers, and one assist. Congrats to Murdock for a phenomenal game.
Shooting Guard: B-
Sam Burgess simply did not shoot the ball well Wednesday. He had some open looks and some shots that rattled out, but at the game's end he was 0-8 from the field. While Burgess did not score from the field, he was 4-5 from the free-throw line, including two big free throws with 2.9 seconds to go to put the Cougars up by three and force the Aztecs to take a shot from behind the arc. Burgess also had a very difficult task in that he was asked to guard one of the best players in the MWC in Lorenzo Wade. Wade can flat-out score, and he proved that Wednesday by ending the game with 21 points. While Wade did get his points, I felt that Burgess gave 110 percent effort to stay in front of Wade, like he always does against who he is guarding. Burgess gave up four inches to the 6-foot-6-inch Wade, and this was a factor, as shown with Wade's 21 points.
Jimmer Fredette, the preseason pick for Freshman of the Year, showed why he was highly touted before coming to BYU. Even as a freshman, Fredette is such a smart player. He came off the bench and contributed 11 points, shooting 3-6 from behind the arc and 4-8 from the field. On one play, he got into transition and got to the rim. It appeared as if he was hacked, but with the poor refereeing, there was no call.
The entire arena was upset and booed. I felt that Fredette was hacked and should have been given two free shots from the free-throw line. Fredette played exceptionally well and was a major contributor to the victory.
Small Forward: B-
Consistent Cummard had one of his worse games in recent remembrance Wednesday, as he got into foul trouble and had to watch some of the game from the bench. While playing 28 minutes, he was still able to contribute 12 points and six rebounds. When Cummard sat on the bench in foul trouble, he was replaced with great play from Fredette, which allowed the Cougars to stay in the game. At the end of the first half, Coach Rose drew up a play for Cummard to post up one of the smaller guards that was attempting to guard him. Cummard got the ball on the block and hit a turnaround jumper to put the Cougars within one point before going into the locker room. This was a big bucket for BYU, as it was a big momentum swing for them heading into halftime.
Lee did make a bonehead play Wednesday. He attempted to make a pass that was stolen at half court by freshman Billy White. White took the ball into transition as Cummard trailed him. Cummard fouled White as he went up to dunk the ball, giving Cummard another foul and White a three-point play. It was not like Cummard, and I'm sure he was upset about it. He has been one of the most consistent free-throw shooters in the MWC this season, but he missed the front end of a one-and-one and was lucky enough that it didn't come back and bite him. I expect Cummard to be back to normal form on Saturday against New Mexico.
Power Forward: D
Tavernari was awful on Wednesday. While he ended with 10 points, it seemed like he shot the ball every time he touched it. In warm-ups, he shot back-to-back air balls from beyond the arc, and at that point I knew that it was going to be a long night for Tavernari. As most good shooters are taught, Tavernari tried to shoot himself out of his recent slump, but the problem was that he was doing so in spite of his team.
There were numerous times when an extra pass from Tavernari would have found a wide-open teammate, but he forced up one of his shots. Because of his poor shooting, he sat the last seven minutes in favor of Chris Collinsworth. Tavernari was 4-14 from the field and a miserable 0-5 from beyond the arc. Many of those three-pointers were wide open as well. It was a frustrating game for Tavernari, and it was frustrating to watch him play. Tavernari did contribute three rebounds in his 22 minutes of play.
While Collinsworth did not shoot the ball 14 times in his 18 minutes of play, he was not much better than Tavernari. He missed his only two free-throw attempts, ended the game with zero points, and had four rebounds. This was some of the worse play we have had from both of these two power forwards. We have had nights where one or the other played poorly, but Wednesday was one of those nights where they both played poorly.
Post: B
Plaisted ended the night with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and it's hard to be critical of those numbers. While he did end with 17 points, he continued his struggles from the free-throw line. He went 3-8 from the charity stripe, and that included some missing some big attempts down the stretch. He was 7-15 from the field. One play that was big for the Cougars was the charge that Plaisted took against the Aztecs' big man Ryan Amorso, forcing him to sit out the majority of the second half. One thing I have noticed about Plaisted is he is having trouble getting the ball on the block. I don't know if it is because he is not being physical enough, but when Chris Miles gets in he gets much better position. Plaisted is catching the ball so far away from the hoop that he has the opportunity to only make one move: his hook shot with his left or right hand.
Without Plaisted on Wednesday, the Cougars would have lost.
Bench: B
Fredette is the reason this grade is a B. Without his 11 points off the bench, the Cougars would have struggled to stay in and win this game. He came up big with three big three-pointers, and he played good defense against some tough players. Collinsworth did not play exceptionally well, but he did not hurt the Cougars.
Miles and Michael Loyd only played eight minutes apiece and were not big factors in the game.
Coach: B
While the Cougars pulled out a big win against one of the elite in the Mountain West Conference Wednesday, Coach Rose made some decisions that kept the Aztecs in the game. Leaving Tavernari in the game and watching him shoot anything that came his way let the Aztecs get rebound after rebound and an opportunity to stay in the game. While Rose did sit Tavernari the last seven minutes, I felt he left him in too long, and doing so is hurting the Cougars' chemistry. Rose did give Fredette plenty of minutes, and he contributed. Give Rose credit for a big win against a very good, athletic Aztec team.
Random Tidbits: The refereeing Wednesday was awful. There were numerous calls going in both directions that were never made. At the end of the game Cummard turned the ball over and tripped the Aztec player, but there was no call and the Cougars received the ball. This was a huge break for the Cougars. Also, during the last Aztec possession, one could argue that Kyle Spain was fouled on his second attempt to the hoop.
I think my favorite call of the night was when a ball was tipped near the Cougars' bench, and Tavernari was on the bench at the time and jumped up and pointed for the ball to go to the Cougars. The ref slowly blew his whistle, looked at Tavernari, and pointed in BYU's direction. It appeared as if it went off of SDSU, but it was still funny how unconfident the referee looked.
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Florida senior linebacker Ryan Stamper summed it up nicely this week. The starting WILL backer from Jacksonville's First Coast HS knows all too much what this game means.
"It's big time...this is a big time rivalry," Stamper said. "As far as Georgia and Tennessee, those are big, but this is Florida football here. I have three high school teammates that play for FSU. (Florida State receiver) Rod Owens and I are good friends. It is like you are playing against your friends and you want to beat them, but you have to learn to hate them."
Hate is probably the right word here. This game has been nasty in the past. Before Meyer showed, there were pregame brawls, post game brawls, and just about every kind of intentional foul in the book during the game.
It will be intense no matter that the Noles have already lost five games and the Gators are undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the land. There will be prospects from all over the country on hand watching this game and they will be entrenched and into it from the get go. Yet, it is the state of Florida prospects that will be scrutinizing everything. They know what all of this means and different prospects will have different views on what they see.
Stamper remembers back when he was being recruited. He was almost on the fence when it came to the rivalry.
"I liked both of the Florida teams," Stamper said. "Back where I am from Florida State was the team that a lot of people liked in my neighborhood. I watched Florida a lot more because I had Reggie Lewis and Kenneth Tookes from my high school that went to Florida. I watched the games to see if they got in the games. My mom was always a Florida fan. I liked the Gators, but I really started watching them as a freshman in high school."
Stamper also expects the best game of the year from the Seminoles.
"A lot of people say the rivalry has changed and if you look back to the '90s this game decided who was going to the national championship," he said. "Even though we have been the most successful in this rivalry in the last few years, it still doesn't change how we approach this rivalry. We know any team can be beaten in a rivalry game. Even though they haven't had a great season, we know it will make their season if they beat us."
Senior Gator receiver David Nelson is originally from Texas but he has come to understand the rivalry between the two schools. He knows that they have to have the right mind frame going in to the game. The fact that it is the seniors last game playing in The Swamp has also added a sense of urgency.
"There is a lot at stake," Nelson said. "There are a lot of thing we want to accomplish to end the season. Obviously finishing the season undefeated would be a huge accomplishment for us. It is always great to win a rivalry. There is something special to go into the locker room after winning a rivalry game, especially Florida State. It's senior day for us, our last day in The Swamp and our last chance to sing the fight song in front of the student section."
The winner of this game will also help in recruiting. The Gators and Seminoles have locked horns in recruiting more with each other than any of their other rivals. The list of players on each team that was very interested and recruited hard by the other school is huge.
For Florida, prominent players like Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, Deonte Thompson, Mike Pouncey, Maurkice Pouncey, Marcus Gilbert, Carl Johnson, Jaye Howard, Brandon Spikes, Dustin Doe, Ryan Stamper, Jon Bostic, Major Wright, Dorian Munroe, Ahmad Black, Will Hill, Janoris Jenkins, and Joe Haden all considered themselves Florida State fans or at least considered FSU a viable option in the recruiting process.
Others like Andre Debose, Jonotthan Harrison, Earl Okine, and Gary Brown haven't seen the field much if at all, but were big battles with the Noles.
The game on Saturday should have a hand full of Florida-FSU recruiting battles in attendance.
The nation's top middle linebacker Jeff Luc is expected in, as is the nation's top safety in Matt Elam. Five-star cornerback Lamarcus Joyner along with five-star receivers Christian Green and Chris Dunkley should be in Gainesville this weekend. Cornerback Cody Riggs, defensive end Darious Cummings, defensive tackle Louis Nix, receiver James Louis, and defensive end Lynden Trail are all four-star prospects expected in. All of these prospects are or were at some point a Florida-Florida State battle in this recruiting cycle.
Stamper and Nelson are two seniors from the 2005 class that redshirted as freshmen, but it is the 2006 class that the Gators would like to duplicate as much as they can for the class of 2010. This combined senior class is leaving Florida as the winningest senior class in school history. The class was heralded back in 2006, but Florida head coach Urban Meyer says you have to see what they accomplish before you can really grade a class.
"There is one way to evaluate recruiting is to watch where they are ranked three and four years down the road and how they did," Meyer said earlier in the week. "To win more games than any class in SEC history that is a testimony to the quality of that class."
That 2006 class was something special. Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, Brandon James, Percy Harvin, Riley Cooper, Marcus Gilbert, Carl Johnson, Jermaine Cunningham, Terron Sanders, Lawrence Marsh, Brandon Antwine, Dustin Doe, A.J. Jones, Markihe Anderson, and Wondy Pierre-Louis aren't all seniors but all were a part of that 2006 class.
Just like back then, Florida will have to recruit many of the 2010 prospects until the final whistle sounds on signing day. Some of the 2010 group may already even be committed to Florida, but Meyer knows he will have to stay on some to make sure they are a part of this class on signing day.
"Our guys are committed and you have to have a feel for them," Meyer said about the 18 prospects that have given a public verbal pledge to the Gators. "There are some guys that are committed that I don't have concerns about. There are others that are still making trips. You have to make sure that you hammer them and work them as hard as you can. With young players you need to do that because other schools are after them."
It also goes the other way around. Meyer has earned a reputation as a relentless recruiter and isn't scared to take on a prospect that may already be committed to another school. That may be especially the case this season as there is some ambiguity in how many spots are available for this class.
"We recruit committed players at the same tempo we recruit uncommitted players, you just have to do that," Meyer said. "We have some very talented juniors, so we have to keep pushing as hard as we can because we aren't sure how many spots we actually have available. We had a meeting this morning because we want to make sure we are on target with how many early enrollees we have available. After that we have to have solid numbers in place to replace guys that move on to the NFL. We have never had so many question marks around what spots will be available. "
The Gators will be losing a lot after this season. There will be an exodus to the NFL that the Gators haven't seen in quite some time. However, there are plenty of talented guy that will still be on the roster due to the way Meyer and his staff recruits. Stamper thinks the Gators of 2010 will be pretty hard to beat as well.
"I don't think it is going to be a totally different look," Stamper said of next season. "There are going to be a lot of big time players leaving, but Florida recruits very well and Coach Meyer recruited a bunch of great players. Even with a lot of players leaving, you are going to have a lot of great seniors Justin Trattou, Lawrence Marsh, Terron Sanders, Brandon Hicks, Lorenzo Edwards, A.J. Jones, Ahmad Black, Major Wright, there are still going to be a lot of seniors and a lot of veterans on defense and offense. There will still be a lot of big time players here."
Yet, there will be some openings as well. There are certain spots on the roster that a freshman can come in right away and make a difference, much like 2006. Florida has been fighting the deep roster for year, but they have to just keep after these prospects to want to fight for a job and win at the same time. Many schools just offer up playing time promises that the Gators aren't willing to give.
"If young guys are promised a starting spot, that is when it gets hard because we have an established program here," Meyer said. "We just have to continue that. In '06, a lot of those guys knew they could come in and play early. I think that now that we have a really good senior class and some top juniors I think we can get back to that because we will see more young players playing now."
Saturday could go a long way in ensuring that happens.
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Ex-police officer killed, a rebel arrested in Herat
Ex-police officer killed, a rebel arrested in Herat
HEART CITY (Pajhwok): A former policeman has been killed by two motorcyclists while a notorious Taliban rebel was arrested in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday.
Jelani Farhad, the governor's spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul Sami, a former police officer was killed in the limits of 1th police's district this morning.
Sami had left his duty as police officer about a month ago, he said, adding that the motive behind the incident was personal enmity.
According to another report, a notorious Taliban militant was arrested by police in Heart.
Provincial police spokesman, Abdur Raouf Ahmadi identified the arrested militant as Jalil Ahmad known as Nesha.
He said the arrested rebel was involved in terrorizing seven police officers, planting roadside bombs and collecting Usher from people. The rebel was first wounded ruing a clash with police and then arrested, Ahmadi added.
A number of pistols also seized from the insurgent, he said.
However, Ahmadi did not provide details about the location of the incident.
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This is how I see the 2nd line C battle being fought out.
Let's say Ebbett's performing at a 6 and Schroeder's performing at a 5 through camp. With Ebbett, you've got a 30 year old journeyman. A 6 is the best you can hope for him to accomplish. If the competition is close, I say you absolutely give it to Schroeder, because even if he's competing just a notch below, his potential to step up and surpass that is much higher than Ebbett. Schroeder could potentially reach a 7 or an 8, while Ebbett will always max out at 6.
I just don't see a reason to give Ebbett the job over Schroeder unless the latter completely bombs his camp.
A team should never be run in this way. Everyone should have to earn their position on a team, it keeps everyone honest. Ebbett has already earned the trust of his coach and teammates as well, Schroeder should have to really impress to beat him out.
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Worst cruise ever
Sail Date: January 17, 2016
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Traveled As: Couple
Room Type: Balcony
I recently went on a cruise with carnival which is not my first time and I have to say I am disgusted with it first off they said we was to get on the ship at 10am and they didn't start letting people on till 1pm then we get on the ship and the fire sprinkler out side are door was leaking and it took them 3 days to fix it I have video of it then that night we asked for pillows I would say around 12am and we waited and waited till we fell asleep and when we woke up the pillows was there yea that means while we were asleep they came in to are room that's creepy then a picture fell on us the last night of the cruise while we were asleep, the theater had technical problems all the time after this experience I would not recommend this cruise line to no one
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Broadway Cast Album "Sarava" signed Michael Ingram
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Broadway cast recording "Sarava" - signed by Michael Ingram and Mitch Leigh. The vinyl record is in mint condition. Winning bidder to pay for shipping and insurance. Good luck. See my other auctions for more signed records.


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Ice-cool Del Potro paves the way for Argentina's triumph
Juan Martin Del Potro's tennis career looked over after a second wrist injury sidelined him for the best part of two years in 2014 but the Argentine enjoyed one of his greatest moments when he led his nation to their maiden Davis Cup title on Sunday night
Born in Tandil, the 28-year-old Juan Martin Del Potro, whose injury woes started in 2010, staged an astonishing comeback from two sets down to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-7(4) 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-3 and haul Argentina back on to level pegging in the final against the Balkan nation.
Roared on by several thousand frenetic away fans in the Zagreb Arena, Federico Delbonis then blew away Ivo Karlovic in straight sets in the decisive rubber.
But all the glory went to Del Potro, who revealed after the match with Cilic that he had played through the fifth set with a broken finger and that he came close to hanging up his racket during a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
"My finger is broken but I won't mind one bit if we win the Davis Cup," he told a news conference while keep an eye on a big screen as Delbonis was in the middle of dismantling Karlovic.
"It happened in the fifth set when I tried to catch a serve from Cilic which was out.
"This was an emotionally exhausting match and one of the biggest wins of my career. Thanks to all those who prevented me from retiring; I was very close to never playing again and, well, here I am."
On-court nemesis
Cilic made the brighter start against his close friend and on-court nemesis, who has now won nine of their 11 meetings in all competitions, including the last six.
Looking weary and moving around with some difficulty, Del Potro looked out for the count after Cilic clinched the first set tie-break and then raced through the second set.
But the Argentine kick-started his astonishing comeback with a somewhat fortuitous shot between his legs early in the third set, when a Cilic lob appeared to be out of his reach.
He built up his momentum brick by brick, as he rediscovered his lethal forehand and started pouring in the aces, with a frustrated Cilic slamming his racket against the ground in the closing stages of the fourth set.
Having fallen behind again when he dropped serve early in the fifth, Del Potro hit top gear when he needed to most, blowing away the Croatian in a rip-roaring finish to set the stage for a thrilling climax.
"I started playing much better in the third set, my forehand got better and so did my baseline shots," he said, still showing no emotions after keeping a steely gaze throughout the titanic tussle with Cilic which lasted nearly five hours.
"I was positive all the time and did not let my head drop after going two sets down."
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Great cruise and itinerary
Sail Date: June 14, 2009
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Traveled As: Family (older children)
Room Type: Inside
Pros: itinerary and ship
Cons: price of excursions
Recommends Voyager of the Seas? Yes!
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The Cinque Terre excusion was excellent, but too much free time at the last town. The guide was absolutely supurb
Cinque Terre was and is always a major highlight of a trip to Italy. The guide was just fantastic. Florence is a disappointment for a day trip.
Don't Miss: Cinque Terre
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Used the train. Information about train schedules, etc. was not readily available and should be available much earlier in the cruise.
Don't Miss: Must see everything in Rome
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The onus of the safety of passengers is on the public transport operator
What is the liability, if any, of the an entity in charge of a public transport service, be it road, rail, water or air? In the context of the rape that occurred in Delhi recently, where the accused was a driver with the taxi service 'Uber', the question acquires greater importance. In this latest Delhi case, the taxi service is covered under laws for 'public carriers', which assigns the onus for any crime committed on the owners and operators of taxi services. Is there a precedent for something like this? Actually, in context with public services like transport, there is.
In chairman, Railway Board vs Chandrima Das case, a practising advocate of the Calcutta High Court filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the various railway authorities of the Eastern Railway claiming compensation for the victim (Hanufa Khatoon)—a Bangladeshi national—who was raped at the Howrah Station by railway security men. The High Court awarded Rs10 lakh as compensation. The State appealed arguing that:
a) The railway was not liable to pay compensation to the victim because she was a foreigner.
b) That the remedy lies in the domain of private law and not public law, i.e., the victim should have approached the civil court for seeking damages; and should have not come to the High Court under Article 226.
The Supreme Court observed: "Where public functionaries are involved and the matter relates to the violation of fundamental rights or the enforcement of public duties, the remedy would be avoidable under public law. It was more so, when it was not a mere violation of any ordinary right, but the violation of fundamental rights was involved—as the petitioner was a victim of rape, which a violation of fundamental right of every person guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution."
It is time the authorities and policy-makers take a harder look at the 'public duties' of yellow-plate commercial vehicle operators all over the country. Even in the Nirbhaya case, while the focus was rightly on the high incidence of rapes in Delhi, the subsidiary issue of safety in public transport was barely looked at by the authorities. This latest case shows up this very lack in India's policy-making and enforcement environment.
On the other side of the spectrum are people, who drive cabs or operate them. More than a few I know have a strict 'no drunks in taxi' policy, because of the risk of vomiting, fighting or public nuisance. I think that attitude by good fleet operators and drivers will start taking precedence soon.
Low Oil Prices Make It Cheaper To Pollute
Auto major Mahindra is trying its best to enliven the battery-powered vehicles market in India, for personal transport (with their offering called 'e2o') and for commercial vehicles in the three- and four-wheeler formats. Commercial success appears to have eluded them in India, for now; but the increased concern by the National Green Tribunal on removing older and more polluting vehicles from city roads may soon include solutions which make it more cost-effective for prospective buyers to go in for battery-operated vehicles.
However, the steep decline in global crude oil prices, may stymie these plans. The effect of oil prices will become clear only if some benefit of lower prices is passed on to consumers in the form of reduced taxation. For now, Mahindra has tweaked the 'e2o' to provide more mileage per recharge and better seating, as well as minor modifications in design, based on feedback from customers.
(Veeresh Malik started and sold a couple of companies, is now back to his first love—writing. He is also involved in helping small and midsize family-run businesses re-invent themselves.)
Odyssey's stock price has shot up 1443% in a little over a year. Where is SEBI?
Odyssey Technologies claims to operate in the information security industry with a focus on public key infrastructure (PKI) for payment systems in India. The company's latest annual report mentions that its main customers are from the banking & finance sector and the rest include government and defence agencies. Around 70% of Odyssey's revenue reportedly derived from product-related services and a little less than 28% comes from product licences implementing PKI. But Odyssey has recorded sales of only Rs1 crore-Rs2 crore each quarter since March 2011. However, such is the ease with which manipulators operate in the market that, in about a year, the company's share price shot up by 1,443%, or 15 times, to Rs39.05 on 9 December 2014 from Rs2.53 on 8 October 2013. To put it in perspective, an investment of Rs1 lakh would now be worth approximately Rs15 lakh. In as many as 128 of the past 270 trading days, the stock has closed with a gain of 2% or more. As usual, this will go unnoticed by the regulators.
According to SEBI, municipal bonds would add to instruments where provident funds, pension funds and insurance companies can also invest
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Tuesday proposed a new set of norms for listing and trading of municipal bonds on stock exchanges to channelize household investments for urban infrastructure development. This would also help government in its 'smart cities' programme.
Issuing draft regulations for such municipal bonds, also known as 'muni bonds', SEBI said that that issuing authorities would need to contribute at least 20% of the total project cost for which they wish to raise funds.
Besides, these municipal authorities would need to have a strong financial track-record and such bonds should have a minimum tenure of three years.
"Conservative Indian investor mainly invests in fixed deposits, small saving schemes or gold. Bonds issued by municipalities having good financial track record would be an good alternative investment opportunity for such conservative investors, as it provides reasonable return with less risk, which in turn may accelerate the capital markets," SEBI said.
Commonly known as 'muni bonds', these investment products are very popular among investors in many developed nations, especially the US, where muni bonds have attracted investments totalling over $500 billion and are among preferred avenues for household savings.
The market regulator has invited comments on the SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities by Municipality) Regulations, 2015, till 30th January.
Further, the capital market regulator said that municipal bonds would add to instruments where provident funds, pension funds and insurance companies can put in their money.
While such bonds have been issued by various municipal authorities in the country, the total funds raised through them stand at only about Rs1,353 crore.
The Bangalore Municipal Corp was the first municipal corporation to issue a municipal bond of Rs125 crore with a state guarantee in 1997.
However, the access to capital market commenced in January 1998, when the Ahmedabad Municipal Corp (AMC) issued the first municipal bonds in the country without state government guarantee for financing infrastructure projects in the city. AMC raised Rs100 crore through its public issue.
Among others, Hyderabad, Nashik, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Nagpur municipal authorities have issued such bonds, however, there is no provision as yet for listing and subsequent trading of muni bonds on stock exchanges in India.
As per guidelines of the Urban Development Ministry, only bonds carrying interest rate up to maximum 8% per annum shall be eligible for being notified as tax-free bonds.
However, SEBI's Corporate Bonds and Securitisation Advisory Committee is of the view that having a fixed rate of 8% might not attract investors.
There can be "flexibility in setting interest rate cap by linking it to a benchmark market rate," the concept paper said.


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1 February: The Duke of Edinburgh, Honorary Member, attended a Luncheon Meeting of the Rotary Club of King's Lynn, Duke's Head Hotel, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
1 February: The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children Fund, this morning attended the launch of 'Doughnut Week 1993', Bakers Hall, Harp Lane, London EC3, and was received by the Right Hon the Lord Mayor (Sir Francis McWilliams).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, afterwards visited the offices of the National Association of Victim Support Schemes, 39 Brixton Road, London SW9.
The Princess Royal, President, Animal Health Trust, this evening attended a Dinner for members of the Industry Committee, Buck's Club, 18 Clifford Street, London W1.
Mrs Charles Ritchie was in attendance.
1 February: The Prince of Wales this morning received the Premier of Victoria, Australia (the Honourable Jeffrey Kennett).
His Royal Highness afterwards received the Right Hon John Major MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury).
The Prince of Wales later attended a Luncheon with Commonwealth High Commissioners at Lancaster House, London SW1.
Mr Peter Westmacott was in attendance.
1 February: Princess Alexandra this afternoon visited Perth to view recent flood damage and meet members of the relief organisations.
Her Royal Highness was received by Her Majesty's Lord- Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross (Major Sir David Butter).
Rear-Admiral Sir John Garnier was in attendance.
The Princess of Wales, Patron, Help the Aged, visits the Refugee Support Centre Elderly Project, YMCA, London SW9. The Princess Royal opens the Horserace Betting Levy Board's fifth quinquennial Veterinary Conference at the Royal Society, London SW1; and attends the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple's Mixed Dining Night at the Inner Temple, London EC4.
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