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Monday, November 19, 2012

Greek PM to visit Merkel's Bavarian ally next month


Greek PM to visit Merkel's Bavarian ally next month
Chicago Tribune
BERLIN (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will travel to Bavaria next month to meet the leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative sister party whose officials have repeatedly called for Greece to be thrown out of the euro zone.


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Greece imposes spending controls to appease lenders


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Greece imposes spending controls to appease lenders
Reuters
By Lefteris Papadimas and Harry Papachristou. ATHENS | Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:45pm EST. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece approved laws on Monday to enforce budget targets and ensure privatization proceeds are used to pay off debt, seeking to appease ...
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Greek bailout and fiscal cliff hopes buoy NZ dollar


Greek bailout and fiscal cliff hopes buoy NZ dollar
TVNZ
... 20, 2012 Source: BusinessDesk. Email this article; Print this article; Text size + -. Greek bailout and fiscal cliff hopes buoy NZ dollar (Source: Reuters). Greek flags are seen as a man walks inside an arcade with closed shops in central Athens ...

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Sorting out the facts about Greek yogurt


Sorting out the facts about Greek yogurt
Fox News
Greek yogurt usually has more protein than regular yogurt, but that doesn't always mean it's more healthy – some kinds contain a lot of sugar and fat. So it's important to always check labels and compare if you have insulin sensitivity or need to ...

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Greek bail-out and fiscal cliff hopes buoy NZ dollar


Greek bail-out and fiscal cliff hopes buoy NZ dollar
TVNZ
... 20, 2012 Source: BusinessDesk. Email this article; Print this article; Text size + -. Greek bail-out and fiscal cliff hopes buoy NZ dollar (Source: Reuters). Greek flags are seen as a man walks inside an arcade with closed shops in central Athens ...

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Greece fine tunes its austerity as it awaits bailout

Athens is waiting for a $40 billion loan - part of international rescue packages worth $307 billion



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Euro Up on Hopes for Greek Funding, US Fiscal Fix


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Euro Up on Hopes for Greek Funding, US Fiscal Fix
CNBC.com
The euro on Monday leaped to its highest level against the dollar in nearly two weeks, buoyed by appetite for risk on optimism that Greece will receive more funding and signs of progress on resolving a looming U.S. fiscal crisis.
Greece May Seek to Buy Back Debt at Market RatesNew York Times (blog)
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Eurogroup to Decide on Financing Greece Through 2014, Not 2016 -Sources


Eurogroup to Decide on Financing Greece Through 2014, Not 2016 -Sources
NASDAQ
BRUSSELS--On the eve of a crucial meeting on Greece's bailout program, its creditors were edging toward consensus on how to reconcile the need to stop it from going bankrupt, and their reluctance to lend it more money. At a meeting of technical teams ...

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Royal Society of Chemistry creates perfume for Queen's diamond jubilee

Scent is 'inspired by classic fragrances' from era of coronation and made using essential oils from around Commonwealth

With odoriferous compounds extracted from across the Commonwealth, a unique scent has been created especially for the Queen to mark her diamond jubilee.

Possibly the most exclusive fragrance since the days of Cleopatra, the perfume is a gift from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

As to the pricetag? There are some things money cannot buy and Adamas, the name of the perfume, taken from the ancient Greek for diamonds, is one of them.

The RSC is keeping the formula under lock and key and pledge that the fragrance will never be offered to anyone other than the Queen.

The chemist and perfumer Angela Stavrevska, from CPL Aromas, the British-based international fragrance house which created the scent to an RSC brief, said: "The perfume was inspired by the classic fragrances available at the time of the coronation.

"Sensual florals were popular during this era, as were fresh and lively green accords, both of which feature in Adamas."

The perfume is described as "a beautiful green floral fragrance in a classical style with subtle modern twists".

Though the exact formula is now locked away at the RSC headquarters in London's Piccadilly, it can be revealed precious essential oils were sourced from around the Commonwealth.

"The green opening of the fragrance is sweetened by modern notes of pear and peach whilst a dew drop accord adds freshness and Canadian cedar leaf oil adds a warm edge," said Stavrevska.

"The blooming bouquet at the heart of the fragrance combines the freshness of lily-of-the-valley with classic touches of rose, Indian Jasmine oil and heady, exotic Indian Tuberose oil.

"Warmth at the heart is provided by a subtle spice accord of Indian black pepper, Jamaican pimento leaf and Sri Lankan cinnamon leaf oils whilst the enveloping base combines sweet amber, Australian Sandalwood oil and tonka bean with clean vetiver, musks and patchouli."

A red, gold and pink bottle was fashioned from recycled Dartington crystal by craftsmen David Sanders and Andrew Wallace at their Pateley Bridge workshop in the Yorkshire Dales.

The gift was presented to Buckingham Palace on Monday. And, once the bottle's contents have been used, the RSC will offer a refill service using custom-made test tubes.

The president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Prof Lesley Yellowlees, said: "The RSC, of which the Queen is patron, wished to mark Her Majesty's jubilee in a special fashion and, with her agreement, we set about creating something that would echo her own interests while having a unique aroma."

Royal perfumes

Queen Elizabeth I was said to have doused herself in a blend of musk, damaskwater, rose-water and sugar, which was boiled for five hours then strained, according to a recipe discovered in a book at London's Royal Horticultural Society.

Queen Victoria was, reportedly, a fan of the British perfume house Creed, and wore their Fleurs de Bulgarie, made from Bulgarian roses, with notes of musk, ambergris and bergamot. An updated version is still a bestseller.

Floris holds the royal warrant as perfumers to Queen Elizabeth II. In honour of the jubilee, it released the Royal Arms Diamond Edition, an updated version of the fragrance created to celebrate her birth in 1926.

The Duchess of Cambridge reportedly chose Illuminum's White Gardenia Petals for her wedding, to compliment her floral bouquet.


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Greek-Swiss Bank Tax Deal Hits Snags


Greek-Swiss Bank Tax Deal Hits Snags
Greek Reporter
Although Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' government has yet to check a list of 2,059 Greeks with $1.95 billion in the Geneva, Switzerland branch of HSBC for possible tax evasion, Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras said Greece is still hoping to reach ...

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Greece cuts spark town hall occupations


Greece cuts spark town hall occupations
Financial Times
Local government workers staged takeovers of more than half Greece's 270 town halls on Monday to protest against thousands of job cuts included in a €174bn bailout package the coalition government hopes will be approved at Tuesday's meeting of ...


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Germany Opposes Another Write-Down for Greece


Greek Reporter

Germany Opposes Another Write-Down for Greece
Wall Street Journal
Greece's official lenders—the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—have debated publicly how to put Greece back on track to meet the requirements of a €173 billion ($220.5 billion) aid package to 2014 and be ...
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Greece fine tunes its austerity as it awaits loan


San Francisco Chronicle

Greece fine tunes its austerity as it awaits loan
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A day before it hopes to secure release of a vital rescue loan payment, the Greek government has presented emergency legislation to tidy up the last loose ends in its austerity commitments to bailout creditors. Greece is still ...
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Greece Spent 8.5 Billion Euros for Olympic Games, Ministry Says


Greece Spent 8.5 Billion Euros for Olympic Games, Ministry Says
Bloomberg
Greece spent 8.5 billion euros ($10.9 billion), less than previously reported, to host the Olympic Games in 2004, the year its budget deficit jumped, according to a faxed statement by the finance ministry today. The games, the most expensive ever, cost ...

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Euro hits near two-week high on Greece, US budget optimism


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Euro hits near two-week high on Greece, US budget optimism
Reuters
By Julie Haviv. NEW YORK | Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:56pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro on Monday leaped to its highest level against the dollar in nearly two weeks, buoyed by appetite for risk on optimism that Greece will receive more funding and ...
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Germany floats idea of Greek 25-cent-on-euro debt buy-back

* Buy-back would be voluntary, cut Greek debt by 11 percent of GDP * Lawyers preparing briefing for euro zone meeting * Germany, others, support cutting interest on bilateral loans * Germany, others support raising Greek primary surplus target to 5.0 pct/GDP from 4.5 pct in 2016 By Jan Strupczewski BERLIN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Germany wants Greece to buy back half of its outstanding bonds from private investors at 25 percent of their value as one way to reduce its unsustainable debt, a source familiar with preparations for this week's euro zone talks said on Monday. The voluntary proposal would leave private sector holders of Greek debt who have already seen most of their investments wiped out...

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Fresh Greek Aid Debate Coalition Parties Demand Clarity from Merkel


Spiegel Online

Fresh Greek Aid Debate Coalition Parties Demand Clarity from Merkel
Spiegel Online
In Berlin, concerns have become widespread this week that, for first time since the start of the Greek crisis, German taxpayers may soon get stuck with a real bill for the debt disaster in Athens -- at least if, as many are suggesting, a second debt ...
Schaeuble Rejects Haircut On Greek Debt For Public SectorGreek Reporter

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