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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Greece, and Now Ukraine: The Fallacy of Efficient Markets
Elliott WaveGreece, and Now Ukraine: The Fallacy of Efficient MarketsElliott WaveThe fundamental case for further losses to Greece's main stock index was airtight. The Elliott wave case, however, said otherwise. In the June 2012 European Short Term Update, our analysis identified a completed five-wave decline on the daily FT-ASE ...
17 Tips For Saving Time In The Morning
For many professionals, getting out the door in the mornings fed, dressed, and on time can seem like a constant battle.
A recent Today Show/AOL survey found that women spend an average of 55 minutes each morning on their appearance — or a total of 6.4 hours each week — while men spend a total of 4.5 hours a week getting ready.
How can you get out the door faster? Here are a few easy adjustments that will significantly shorten your morning routine:
The Night Before 1. Write the next day's to-do list.By planning out the following day, you can go to sleep with less on your mind and wake up on the right track.
2. Pack your bag.Don't spend the next morning scrambling to make sure you've got everything for work.
3. Make lunch.Preparing lunch the night before for yourself or your kids frees up your time. It's also good for your wallet, since going out for lunch every day costs you about ,000 each year.
4. Check the next day's forecast.Knowing the weather will help you prepare your clothes, as well as plan your commute. For example, if there's going to be a snow or rain storm the next morning, you should probably get out the door sooner than usual.
5. Pick your outfit.You can cut down a significant amount of preparing for the day if you wake up knowing what you're going to wear. (Don't save any ironing for the morning, either.)
6. Get to bed at the same time every night.By getting into a strict sleep schedule, you'll wake up feeling more refreshed and focused. Studies have shown that "better sleep is better than more sleep."
7. Prepare your coffeemaker.If you need a dose of caffeine in the morning, you're better off setting up the coffeemaker the night before and coordinating the brewing time with your alarm. A Keurig machine will save you even more time because it brews individual cups in under 30 seconds, and you can also set a time for it to turn on and warm up.
In The Morning 8. Lay off the "snooze" button.Any time you hit snooze and drift off, you're restarting your brain's sleep cycle, which will make you feel even groggier when you finally roll out of bed. If you consistently wake up tired, you may need to go to bed earlier.
9. Do some quick stretches.If you don't have time for a full-blown exercise routine, it's worth setting aside a moment for some easy stretches. You'll get your heart pumping faster and get the excess fluid out of your joints, ridding you of some lethargy.
10. Let the sun in.When light hits your eye in the morning, it taps into your brain's circadian rhythm and helps you wake up. Research suggests that the sun's orange light and the sky's blue light have a greater impact than the light bulbs in your ceiling.
11. Drink a cold glass of water.A glass of water first thing in the morning will give your metabolism a boost — and thus your energy level — without affecting your digestion. Some dietitians believe the energy used to process cold water enhances this effect.
12. Play some music.Not only can music improve your mood and energy level, but it can also serve as a way to track how much time has passed, especially if you use a playlist you made for the morning.
13. Ignore your phone, computer, and TV.If you're trying to save time, don't get caught up in emails, texts, or a TV show.
14. Set a strict time to leave the house.Determine a time to leave your home that has proven to get you to work early. Set an alarm if you have to.
15. Cut your personal-care products down to the essentials.Women, for example, can save time by using beauty products that multitask, like stick foundations that act as both concealer and foundation.
16. Have a fast, nutritious breakfast available.If you want optimal energy, then you need to eat breakfast. Foods like Greek yogurt, granola, and fruit are quick and nutritious, and you can take them along for your commute if you're running late.
17. Have set locations for things like your keys, bag, and coat.There's no need to spend 10 minutes hunting down your keys. Adding some order to your life will free you up each morning.
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Man United need to pass Greek test
TODAYonlineMan United need to pass Greek testTODAYonlineTheir only realistic hope of competing alongside Europe's elite next season would now appear to be by somehow winning the competition for a fourth time in May, starting by knocking out newly-crowned Greek champions Olympiakos. Their head-to-head ...Moyes: Players aware of size of Greek taskRTE.ieMoyes reign may end in Greek ignominyIrish TimesGreeks look to rewrite historyIndian ExpressThe Independent -shropshirestar.comall 563 news articles »
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Huffington Post Praises Greek Island of Rhodes
Paris, London, Rome and Venice are some of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations, but there are also some lesser-known spots that are just
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What is the Most Well Known Greek Hand Gesture?
Every nation has a different language, expressions and idioms, but a very essential part of communicating with people is the rich “vocabulary”
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Therese Sellers On How To Teach Greek To Children
Therese Sellers On How To Teach Greek To ChildrenWGBH NEWSShe also discusses how the artwork of the book not only reinforces the rhymes and the words, but the themes of Greek artwork in general and how they can be used to teach students Greek culture. This talk took place on March 17, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. ...
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Greek court questions where would be best for ‘Maria’
A court in Larissa, central Greece, on Tuesday questioned the Bulgarian Embassy’s second secretary, Lubomir Georgiev, about what conditions a young girl known as Maria who was found at a Roma camp in Farsala last year would be brought up in if she were ta... ...
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Greek prosecutor charges 6 with fraud over IKA scam
An Athens prosecutor on Tuesday brought fraud charges against a doctor working for the Social Security Foundation (IKA), four pharmacists and the representative of an unnamed pharmaceutical firm who are alleged to have caused IKA to suffer losses of more ... ...
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Thessaloniki priest charged with fraud set to defend himself
A 30-year-old priest from Thessaloniki who is alleged to have swindled tens of thousands of euros from 166 unsuspecting Greeks by promising them jobs that never materialized is to defend himself against fraud charges on Thursday before an investigating ma... ...
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Greek PM: Extension of sites' hours ‘should have happened decades ago’
Greece’s main museums and archaeological sites will remain open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., during the summer, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras confirmed on Tuesday.
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Athens urges diplomatic effort over Crimea
Greece’s prime minister and foreign minister walked a careful line on Tuesday between backing the European Union’s position on Crimea but also insisting that attempts should continue at reaching a diplomatic compromise with Russia over the Ukrainian regio... ...
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UK austerity measures likely to hurt society's poorest, OECD warns
Organisation says pace of cuts likely to intensify over next year and urges government to do more to tackle inequality
Poverty will become ever more entrenched in Britain if the government does not maintain social spending to protect the most vulnerable, the Organisation of Economic and Social Development has warned.
The Paris-based organisation said austerity measures and benefits cuts were more likely to hurt the poor in the UK than in most other OECD countries because its benefits system is more strongly targeted at low income groups. The pace of cuts will intensify between now and 2015, the OECD noted in its "society at a glance 2014" report.
A rise in youth unemployment and poverty in recent years also suggested the government needed to do more to help young people leaving education, the organisation said.
"The government has already implemented certain strategies for youth not in employment, education or training (NEET). Such programmes will need to be maintained and developed for the foreseeable future as high NEET rates persist."
All member countries were urged to take action to tackle rising inequality and social divisions. Angel Gurría, OECD secretary general, said: "The economic recovery alone will not be enough to heal the social divisions and help the hardest-hit bounce back. Governments need to put in place more effective social policies to help their citizens deal with future crises. They also need to avoid complacency and persevere in their reform efforts as the recovery takes hold."
There are 48 million people looking for work in OECD countries, 15 million more than in September 2007.
The number of people living in households without any income from work has doubled in Greece, Ireland and Spain since the onset of the crisis, and risen by 20% or more in Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia and the United States. Poorer households have lost greater shares of their incomes than the better-off .
The OECD warned there was risk that as the UK government rolls out its Universal Credit scheme and efforts to "make work pay", policies to stabilise incomes, such as child and working tax credits, should be considered.
It added: "Experience from earlier recessions suggests that there is a risk that many families could remain partly or fully dependent on benefits for extended periods of time.
"Freezing or capping benefit levels and changing the way benefits are adjusted over time means that living standards of people more dependent on benefits will fall relative to the rest of the population. This might entrench poverty for families who depend on income support."
While overall unemployment rates in Britain have been lower in recent years compared with other crisis hit countries, Britain recorded the fourth biggest rise among OECD countries in the proportion of people forced to take part-time work when they would prefer to work more, and wages have fallen faster than in other countries, the OECD said.
Average annual household disposable incomes fell to £19,900 in the UK last year from a pre-crisis level of £20,400. Over the same period average disposable incomes were flat in both the European Union and OECD at $22,900 and $23,100 respectively.
Relative poverty rates have fallen in the UK however to 10% from 11.3%, but rose slightly in the EU and OECD.
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Samaras: 500 million euros to 1 million Greeks as social dividend
More than 500 million euros of the nearly 3.0-billion-euro primary surplus achieved in 2013 will be distributed as a social dividend in May, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced on Tuesday. Speaking after the conclusion of talks at the finance ministry.
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Seven migrants found drowned in Lesvos island
The eight undocumented migrants rescued after the capsizing of their dinghy off Lesvos island early on Tuesday were transferred to the Mytilene port to receive first aid and medical care while Greek Coast Guard continues its operation to locate two.
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Greek public sector union ADEDY holds 48h strike on Wednesday and Thursday
Public sector union ADEDY on Wednesday 19-3-2014 and Thursday 20-3-2014 holds a 48hour nationwide strike against the mobility scheme and possible layoffs in the public sector. On Wednesday, workers will hold a rally at Klafthmonos square, Athens, and at Eleftherios.
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Banks' recapitalisation bill to be tabled in parliament this week
The Greek banks' recapitalisation draft law may be tabled in Parliament as soon as this week, according to Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) officials, following a meeting between the CEO of HFSF Anastasia Sakellariou with the heads of the troika.
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Samaras: 33 Greek Museums To Open 8-8 During Summer
Greek ReporterSamaras: 33 Greek Museums To Open 8-8 During SummerGreek ReporterWe have managed to ensure that Greece's most important museums will be open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week for the whole summer season,” said the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. “This initiative concerns the 33 largest Greek museums, ...Greek finance minister: deal on next bailout loans has been reached with debt ...BusinessweekTroika agrees next Greek debt aid payment: EU sourcesEconomic TimesMain Greek union calls April 9 strikeSBSall 160 news articles »
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Thieves pry off ancient fresco from Pompeii's walls in latest setback to popular tourist site
Thieves have pried off a chunk of an ancient fresco of the Greek goddess Artemis from the walls of Pompeii.
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Greek doctors, nurses to strike for second day on Wednesday
Doctors and nurses at Greek state hospitals are to walk off the job for the second day in a row on Wednesday in protest at government plans to put thousands of civil servants in a so-called mobility scheme of forced transfers and layoffs.
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Greece unlocks €10bn aid tranche
The agreement after an all-night bargaining session ends more than six months of gruelling talks that were slowed by resistance from local interest groups
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Fate of Roma girl ‘little Maria’ to be decided by Greek court
Just a few months ago, her story made headlines around the world. But as courts in Greece started mulling over her fate, the mention of her name has hardly raised an eyebrow.
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Panathinaikos, Olympiakos Hoop Wins
Greece's traditional basketball owners Panathinaikos and Olympiakos earned tough wins to keep their pre-eminence in the Greek league.
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Greece, Troika Come To Terms
Greece and its international lenders have reportedly reached a deal on reforms that could speed release of a nine billion euros ($12.5 billion) installment.
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Lenten Recipe 18: Quinoa with Scallions, Golden Raisins, and Aegina Pistachios
While the island of Aegina produces figs, olives, grain and some cotton, it is most known for its pistachio crop. You should be able to find these at your local Greek import store. If not, substitute regular pistachios. Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar […]
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More Worker Strikes Beset Greece
As Greece has reportedly struck a deal with international lenders, the country has been hit by strikes shutting down many essential services.
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Priest Charged Of Fake Job Scheme
Greek police say an Orthodox priest and an unemployed accomplice are under arrest on fraud charges, accused of running a bogus job placement.
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Manatos Explains the Misunderstood Profession of Lobbying
Which group in the workforce is the most reviled, ridiculed, and mistrusted? Doctors? Lawyers? Bankers? Advertisers? Used car salesmen? Members of Congress? They’re all up there (or is it down there?), but according to a recent Gallup Poll, worst of all are lobbyists.
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Greece clinches bailout review deal
Greek yields fell sharply today after Athens and international lenders struck a deal to unlock the next tranche of emergency loans following protracted negotiations.
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Greek Expats and Foreigners Can’t Vote in Local Elections
A new circular letter issued by the Greek Interior Ministry reminds all voters that expatriates and foreigners legally residing in Greece, as well as the citizens of the member states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland ...
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Greek Bank Issues Bond at 5.1%. Really
Wall Street Journal (blog)Greek Bank Issues Bond at 5.1%. ReallyWall Street Journal (blog)“Can you imagine a Greek bank issuing at such a yield a year ago? It would not have been possible,” said Panos Simos, a fund manager at NBG Asset Management in Athens, which has €1.6 billion in assets. The Piraeus bond deal underscores both the ...Piraeus kick-starts Greek bank return to wholesale fundingKathimeriniFirst post-crisis Greek bank bond sale launchedFinancial TimesGreek Bonds Lead Euro-Area Periphery Rally on Recovery OptimismBloombergall 14 news articles »
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Greece reaches bailout deal; Bank of England gets new female deputy governor
Prime minister promises €500m for poorest Greeks, after unlocking €10bn of long-awaited bailout loans after months of negotiations
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Tragedy off Greek Island of Mytilene
Seven immigrants were recovered dead from the sea north of Mytilene, Greece, when their boat capsized while they were on board. It
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Focus: Greece Will Never Be Out of Debt
The German magazine Focus published a rather harsh article which states that Greece’s situation is a “hopeless case.” The article continues by
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4.1 Richter Earthquake in Pyrgos, Greece
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale shook the city of Pyrgos, Greece. According to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics
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ADEDY Announces 48-Hour Strike
Greece’s largest trade union (ADEDY) has announced a new 48-hour strike on Wednesday, March 19 and Thursday March 20, protesting against the Greek
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Golden Dawn Boots An MP
Greece’s ultra right-wing Golden Dawn party is down to 16 Members of Parliament after ejecting one of its lawmakers, only days after
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French Film Festival Set To Open in Athens
The 15th French Film Festival in Greece is about to get underway, opening for the Athenian public on March 19th with Jalil Lespert’s
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OECD Report: 18% of Greeks Suffering Poverty
A recent OECD report on poverty revealed that the 17.9% of Greeks can’t afford to buy food – more than in countries
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Tsipras on New Greek Bank Recapitalization
The bill on the renewed recapitalization of Greece’s banks may be tabled at the Greek parliament as soon as this week, according
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Greece and troika strike deal to release €10bn in aid
PM Antonis Samaras says one beneficiary of deal with EU, ECB and IMF will be poorest 1 million Greeks, who will share €500m
After seven months of gruelling negotiations, Greece has finally struck a deal with its troika of creditors to release more than €10bn in aid, prime minister Antonis Samaras has announced.
After marathon talks that in recent weeks have rarely ended before dawn, the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund agreed to release the money, much of which has been outstanding since September.
Samaras announced the agreement on Tuesday as he visited the finance ministry where it was formally signed. But in a move understood not to please the troika, he also said €500m would be distributed to the poorest members of Greek society.
Samaras told reporters: "The long negotiations with the troika have been successfully concluded. When others doubted the economy's achievements or even tried to thwart them, this government, united, went on [with the business of] seriously pursuing its mission, to get the country out of the crisis."
Listing what he described as the 21-month-old government's achievements to date – preventing Greece's exit from the eurozone, ending the country's prolonged recession and attaining a primary budget surplus "earlier than the [financial assistance programme] foresaw" – Samaras said the time had come when austerity-hit Greeks could finally take back what they had lost.
With a primary budget surplus – ie, before debt interest payments – to be formally announced by the Greek statistics agency in April, he pledged that his administration would now act on its promise to help those most affected by the crisis.
"With great satisfaction I can announce that more than €500m will immediately be given to over a million Greeks on the basis of income and property criteria. That is to say to the poorest, to those who have suffered the most, to those who are most in need and of course to those in uniform whose monthly salary is less than €1,500. Just as we had promised."
But the troika has made clear that it wants the extra cash to be used for growth and development.
The policies are expected to be included in an omnibus bill to be put to the parliament in the coming days. MPs are already digging in their heels.
"We can expect a little bit of Greek drama in the next week," said veteran commentator Giorgos Kyrtsos.
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Teachers herald strike on Thursday, Friday, rallies on March 25
The Union of Secondary School Teachers (OLME) on Tuesday said it is organizing a strike for Thursday and Friday, as well as rallies on the March 25 national holiday celebrating Greek independence, in protest at the looming dismissal of 204 educators in in... ...
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Deal with troika finally reached, say FinMin sources
Finance Ministry sources on Tuesday suggested that a deal has finally been reached after seven months of negotiations between Greek government officials and representatives of the country's troika of international creditors.
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Event pays homage to Nelson Mandela in Athens
The Greek human rights and anti-apartheid lawyer who was part of the team defending Nelson Mandela at the landmark Rivonia Trial in 1963-64 will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday at an event organized by the Hellenic African Chamber of Commerce in Athen... ...
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Greece sells 3-month T-bills at cheapest cost since early 2010
Greece on Tuesday sold 3-month treasury paper at the cheapest borrowing cost since its debt crisis escalated in early 2010, with foreign investors buying up half of the issue.
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PM assures no new measures will be needed after deal is reached with troika [Update]
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday insisted that no new austerity measures will be required as part of a deal reached earlier in the day between the Greek government and troika inspectors following seven months of tough negotiations.
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Two children among seven dead in Lesvos sea tragedy
Two children, a girl and a boy, and three women were among seven migrants who drowned off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos in the early hours of Tuesday when the plastic boat that was carrying them from Turkey to Greece took on water, the ... ...
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Police find trove of antiquities in central Greece shed
The Larissa branch of the Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities in central Greece is trying to identify a large cache of relics found by police in a shed in a rural part of Elassonas on Tuesday.
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Greece to keep main museums and sites open 7 days a week
Tourists will be able to visit Greece’s most famous heritage sites seven days a week starting in April, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said today.
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Bourse builds on Monday's gains
The deal with the troika with the distribution of the primary surplus to bolster growth and assist sensitive social groups, the successful bond issue by Piraeus Bank and the growing prospect of Greece’s return to the money markets this spring in the words... ...
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Greece: Right-Wing Golden Dawn Expels Lawmaker
swissinfo.chGreece: Right-Wing Golden Dawn Expels LawmakerABC NewsATHENS, Greece March 18, 2014 (AP). Associated Press. Greece's extremist right-wing Golden Dawn party has expelled one of its lawmakers from its parliamentary ranks, calling on him to resign his seat and allow it to be taken over by another party member.Golden Dawn expels lawmaker as Greece tightens net on far-rightReutersall 28 news articles »
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