No need to sell Greek islands (Straits Times)
BERLIN - PRIME Minister George Papandreou said on Friday that Greece did not need to sell some its uninhabited islands to raise cash and plug its gaping budget deficit, as suggested by some German MPs. 'I think that more creative solutions exist to tackle the deficit than selling Greek islands,' Mr Papandreou told reporters in Berlin after talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Happenings (Press of Atlantic City)
LENTEN LUNCHES 11:55 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays to March 31 at First United Methodist Church, 6011 Main St., Mays Landing . Cost $6. Call 609-625-9446.
Happenings (Press of Atlantic City)
8 a.m. to noon second Sundays at Somers Point Volunteer Fire Company No. 2. Call 609-653-6503.
Happenings (Press of Atlantic City)
COUNTRY BREAKFAST 8 a.m. to noon March 27 by 79 Club at Trinity Masonic Lodge No. 79, 563 Zion Road, Egg Harbor Township . Call 609-927-7979.
Happenings (Press of Atlantic City)
DINNER AND JAZZ CONCERT hosted by St. Mary's Episcopal Church Outreach Committee, featuring Special Occasion, 3 to 7 p.m. at the Carriage House, 25 S. Pitney Road, Galloway Township.
After a trip around the world, Allen pedals home (Telluride Daily Planet)
Errant flakes danced through the cold afternoon air on Friday and clouds crouched lower over town.
Travel à La Carte Celebrates 25 Years On Paxos (OfficialWire)
Thirty years old as a company, Travel à la carte this year marks 25 years of bringing holidaymakers to the Ionian island of Paxos. Those 25 years have seen many changes in the holiday business but, happily, very few on Paxos itself.
Greece told to sell of Islands (BigPond News)
Debt-ridden Greece has been told it should sell off some of its islands to solve its debt crisis.
Greek Woes Show Swaps Must Be Curbed, Merkel Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Greece doesn’t need financial aid, as she turned her focus to restricting the use of derivatives to halt “speculators” from exploiting countries’ budget deficits.
The You Docs: Try these five top anti-aging foods from around the world (The Idaho Statesman)
From exotic juices to cans of cocktail peanuts, more and more edibles in the supermarket are being dubbed "anti-aging foods" by some marketer or media pundit. The real deal about munchies that keep you youthful? They come from the earth, not from a vacuum pack.
