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  Yeni Turk Lirasi: the New Turkish Lira
The New Turkish Lira (Yeni Türk Lirasi, YTL or TRY), introduced on January 1, 2005, is how the bill for your Istanbul hotel, your rental car, a nargile (water pipe) or just a glass of Turkish tea will be denominated.
Old Turkish liras were withdrawn from circulation during 2005.
The New Turkish Lira (usually called yeh-teh-leh or yeni lira) is equivalent to one million (old) Turkish Liras (TL).
www.turkeytravelplanner.com /details/Money/yeni_lira.html   (325 words)

  
  Lira
Lira is the name of the monetary unit of a number of countries, as well as the former currency of Italy, San Marino and the Vatican City.
Before the lira, the monetary unit used by the Ottoman Empire was first the Akçe, later to be replaced by the Kurus (Piastre), with the Para as a subunit.
The Maltese Lira, known in the Maltese language as the Lira Malti, is the currency of Malta.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/l/li/lira.html   (940 words)

  
 Lira (Encantadia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lira (known as Mila or Milagros in the mortal world) is a major character in the Philippine television series Encantadia which was aired in GMA Network from May 2, 2005 to December 9, 2005.
Lira triumphantly returned to Lireo and was met by her parents and ash’te Danaya alongside Aquil.
Sang'gre Lira is a member of royal houses of two kingdoms, being the sole daughter of Amihan of Lireo and the first-born of Ybrahim of Sapiro, not to mention the only one to experience a natural growth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lira_(Encantadia)   (1489 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | So long to the lira
The word "lira" is derived from the Latin "libra", meaning pound, which makes it a distant cousin of the British pound sterling, whose Roman roots are reflected in the L-shaped £ symbol.
The lira was a unit of account long before it existed as a coin or a note.
Instead of attempting to conduct business there in the lira, Mussolini acquired the dies of the silver thaler produced under the Habsburg empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780) and began to mint them in Italy.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1627437.stm   (508 words)

  
 Lira Ensemble
The mission of the Lira Ensemble is to help acquaint Polish Americans with the richness of their thousand-year-old heritage of music and dance, and to help other Americans learn about and appreciate Polish culture and traditions.
Lira performances also include authentic American music, in order to introduce immigrant audiences to various aspects of American culture and to truly reflect Polish-American heritage.
THE LIRA SINGERS, the female ensemble which is the core of the company, is made up of eight to fourteen young women, and is one of the few professional, fine arts female vocal groups in the
www.liraensemble.com /Lira-Ensemble.html   (601 words)

  
 BBC News | Europe | Euro Cash | Spent currencies
Though coins known as the lira had been minted in Italian cities in the Middle Ages, it fell out of use until Napoleon reintroduced it to the island of Sardinia.
When the unified Kingdom of Italy was formed in 1860, the lira was chosen as the currency to which all the other hotch-potch of Italian currencies should be tied.
He announced the "battle of the lira" and reined it in with an unrealistically low exchange rate against the British pound, which forced steep wage cuts.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/in_depth/business/2001/euro_cash/spent_currencies/lira.stm   (313 words)

  
 POLISH NEWS - Culture / Kultura - Lira Ensemble - Artistic quality and Good Taste   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Lira is the only professional performing arts company in the United States that specializes in Polish music, song and dance.
Lira's holiday Gala is a spectacular revue of beloved Polish and American carols and spirited folk songs, exciting folk dances and audience sing-alongs performed by 45 to 65 talented young artists in constantly changing, colorful folk and historic costumes.
Lucyna Migala of WCEV Radio/1450am in Chicago is co-founder, artistic director and general manager of the Lira Ensemble and narrates the Gala concerts in English, explaining the traditions and history behind Polish songs and dances performed.
www.polishnews.com /kultura/lira/lira.htm   (1796 words)

  
 amw.com | Cesar Lira - Capture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Lira was convicted of several crimes surrounding the police chase, including second degree murder for the death of his girlfriend in the crash.
Even though Lira would be spending 20 years in an Oklahoma prison, Wisconsin officials did not forget that Lira had escaped their custody back in 2004.
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, the paperwork that accompanied prisoner Lira from Oklahoma never clearly stated that the convict was to be returned to prison in Oklahoma after his Wisconsin court appearance.
www.amw.com /captures/case.cfm?id=32775   (641 words)

  
 Boxing News : Groves : Johnny Lira, 'The World Class Pug', Wants to be a Contender- Again
Lira is seeking to become part of NBC's boxing reality series "The Contender" so that one of his passions – a boxers' union with post-career pensions and benefits – can have a nationwide platform.
While Lira won his case and went on to drop Espana before suffering a broken jaw during a 9th-round TKO loss, his bigger fight is still being fought not only by Lira but many other prominent figures in the sport.
Lira favors a ranking system not unlike the one used†by The Ring magazine in the 1960s and 1970s in which every active fighter is denoted as 'A', 'B,' 'C,' and 'D' fighters as well as a baseball-style minor league system in the amateur ranks.
www.maxboxing.com /News/Groves040804.asp   (1997 words)

  
 Lira
LIRA, picture moulding and frame manufacturer, is a Czech legal entity and joint-stock Company, established on March 18, 1991, with its residency in Český Krumlov, Tovární 117, Czech Republic.
The building of a new Plant in Domoradice in 1967 and gradually the completeness of a Plant in Horní Planá, which was performed in three steps in course of the 70's and 80's and finished in the year 1995, were considered to be the significant moments for the development of the Company.
The Lira Český Krumlov Joint-stock Company's Representative Shops serve as sale and made-to-measure sections, bringing up the products and services of an important industrial regional enterprise into the form of final goods (particularly picture frames and framed artistic masterpieces) closer to inhabitants and a wide visiting public.
www.ckrumlov.cz /uk/mesto/firmy/t_lira.htm   (1720 words)

  
 Locked-In Retirement Account   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The LIRA owner may purchase a life annuity at any age, or transfer their pension funds to a LIF or to a LRIF at any time prior to the end of the year in which she/he turns 69 years of age.
If the LIRA owner is married or has a common-law partner as defined by the Act, at the time of retirement, the spouse or common-law partner must receive a pension for life that is at least 2/3 of the amount of pension the owner was receiving.
A LIRA contract may provide for a cash payment or series of payments to the LIRA owner only if, as certified by a qualified medical practitioner, the life expectancy of the individual has been significantly shortened, due to a mental or physical disability.
www.gov.mb.ca /labour/pension/brochure/lira.html   (592 words)

  
 LIRA Soft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
LIRA software enables the user to perform static and dynamic analysis both at linear and nonlinear stages, take into account the changes in design model of the structure and perform stability analysis of the structure.
New release of LIRA 9.4(November 7, 2006) is presented in the Download Centre.
New release of LIRA 9.2(April 28, 2006) is presented in the Download Centre.
www.lira.com.ua /eng/index.php   (435 words)

  
 New Turkish Lira law - All About Turkey
The Council of Ministers is empowered to remove the expression of "New" used in the "New Turkish Lira" and the "New Kurus" and to establish the principles on its application.
Provisional Article 1- The Turkish Lira banknotes and coins that are currently in circulation shall be circulated along with the New Turkish Lira banknotes as well as the new coins to be issued between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2005.
It is decided that principles related to dual circulation and replacement of banknotes shall be determined by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey whereas principles related to dual circulation and replacement of coins shall be determined by the Under secretariat of the Treasury.
www.allaboutturkey.com /ita/ytllaw.htm   (1270 words)

  
 Some Italians longing for revival of lira
Indeed, as improbable as it may seem, a kind of lira nostalgia has surfaced here more than three years after the euro was introduced in Italy and throughout most of the European Union as the common currency and a key symbol of continental unity.
The idea of reviving the lira started with Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni, who told an Italian newspaper that he wanted to hold a referendum to let Italian voters decide the matter.
Bringing the lira back, or at least circulating it alongside the euro, was not a "farfetched" proposal, he said.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/0612italty-lira12.html   (263 words)

  
 New Turkish Lira - NewLira.com: Money Tips for Turkey
The New Turkish Lira (the YTL) was released on 1 January 2005.
One of the simplest ways to convert from the new lira to the old and vice versa is to print and carry the Lira Conversion Chart from the FAQ section of NewLira.com.
As Turkey lacks 2 or 2.5 million lira notes and 5 million lira notes are relatively scarce, it is very easy to run out of change.
newlira.com /2004/12/money-tips-for-turkey.html   (519 words)

  
 Lira da Braccio, National Music Museum
Lira da braccio by Francesco Linarol, Venice, 1563.
One of the most important stringed instruments of the Renaissance, the lira da braccio was used primarily by courtly poet-musicians in Italy to accompany themselves while reciting poetry.
A Latin motto or saying is painted on the carved ribs of this lira da braccio and describes the playing of the instrument.
www.usd.edu /smm/braccio.html   (176 words)

  
 PONTE da LIMA PORTUGAL STORY OF THE SURNAME LIRA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
D. Teresa was the daughter of Pedro Dias de Lira, "Alcaide-mor" (militar governor) of Braga and Ponte de Lima, baliff of the provence of Entre-Douro e Minho, and lord of a very large estate.
Her paternal grandfather was Lopo Gomes de Lira, who had been deprived of all honors and exiled to Coimbra, because he would not surrender the town of Ponte de Lima to John I of Portugal (who was then fighting for the independence of Portugal against Castile).
The "Lira Story," was supplied by Senior Luis de Sousa Mello, retired Director of the Funchal Madeira Archives.
www.geocities.com /papagaia2/lira.htm   (626 words)

  
 Lira, Uganda
Lira has seen a massive influx of refugees in the past two years with a resurgence of LRA activity in the north of Uganda.
Lira Hotel: For those en-route to Kidepo valley National Park with camping equipment you can camp within the gardens of the hotel for Ush4,000- per person.
If you are proceeding north from Lira or to other remote locations along Lake Kyoga you should consider obtaining small denomination monetary bills.
traveluganda.co.ug /lira.asp   (565 words)

  
 Inflow Alone Won't Stabilize Lira - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Even so, there was a glut of foreign currency, the lira was extraordinarily strong by historical standards and the foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank rose by $18 billion.
The lira has recovered to around 1.62 to the dollar, and typical domestic government bond yields have retreated slightly, at about 22%.
In the medium term, the value of the lira and Turkey's ability to run a current account deficit will also be determined by movements of capital other than portfolio capital.
www.forbes.com /home/business/2006/06/29/turkey-fdi-investment-cx_0630oxford.html   (737 words)

  
 Felipe Lira Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Felipe Lira was born on Wednesday, April 26, 1972, in Santa Teresa, Miranda, Venezuela.
Lira was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1995, with the Detroit Tigers.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Felipe Lira baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=lirafe01   (300 words)

  
 CNN.com - Political fears rock Turkish lira - July 9, 2002
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The Turkish lira has plunged to an all-time low against the dollar amid fears that a $16 billion IMF rescue may be sidelined by elections.
Battered by political turmoil, the lira, which halved in value amid last year's financial crisis, sunk to a low of 1,706,000 versus the dollar in early trading on Tuesday.
The IMF-backed plan is seen as crucial to the country's bid to save the economy from its worst recession since 1945, and progress with the EU is considered vital to lure foreign investment.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/07/09/turkey.lira/index.html   (482 words)

  
 CNN.com - Turkey encourages joy of lira - August 27, 2001
The Turkish lira has fallen so far it is now worth about 1.5 million to the U.S. dollar after a financial crisis sparked by a row between Ecevit and the country’s president, Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
The lira was traded at 70 to the dollar in 1980, and has fallen 50 percent against the U.S. unit since it was set free to float amid crisis in late February.
Research by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter says the share of foreign currency deposits rose to 48.2 percent of total deposits at the end of May from 39.2 percent at the end of last year.
edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/meast/08/27/turkey.lira/index.html   (434 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Turkey knocks six zeros off lira
The new lira is the symbol of the stable economy that we dreamed of for long years
The Turkish economy teetered on the brink of collapse in 2001 when the lira plunged in value and two million people lost their jobs.
The slimmed-down lira is likely to be widely welcomed by the business community.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4137469.stm   (476 words)

  
 U.S. Department of Labor — Office of Small Business Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
José A. Lira was appointed Director of the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) as a career member in the Senior Executive Service by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao in April 2003.
Lira serves as the Department of Labor's representative to the Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel (FSIDP) of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Prior to his appointment, Lira served as President of Lira and Associates, a Texas-based business development, consulting and marketing group providing assistance and counsel to minority-owned small businesses.
www.dol.gov /osbp/Lira.htm   (426 words)

  
 La Lira D'Oro
The Italian Lira is both one of the strongest symbols of national unity and of supranational evolution in Italy.
This is an initiative, which aims at reconstructing the key chapters in Italian history, and at representing the emotions and the memories that Italians have associated to the Lira through the artistic reproduction of our national currency.
It will be followed by the creation of a monument to the Italian Lira in which children from Italian schools will be invited to participate.
www.laliradoro.it /eng/celebrazioni.htm   (347 words)

  
 Lira Ensemble Home Page
Lira vocalists, violinists and other instruments are available to perform at your Wedding ceremony, party, special event and for funeral services.
Lira artists can present standard classical and jazz repertoire as well as Polish specialties.
Lira is seeking volunteers to help at concerts, in the office, and with the children's chorus.
www.liraensemble.com /lira.html   (490 words)

  
 Calculator for New Turkish Lira (TRY) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion
The New Turkish Lira is the currency in Turkey (TR, TUR), and Northern Cyprus.
The New Turkish Lira is also known as the Yeni Turk Lirasi.
The New Turkish Lira is divided into 100 new kurus.
coinmill.com /TRY_calculator.html   (604 words)

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