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German MPs back Chancellor Angela Merkel's plan for no new money to be given for
bail-outs and no ECB involvement ahead of crucial meeting of leaders in
Brussels, while Italy struggles for a debt plan.
6:41PM BST 26 Oct 2011
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o German MPs back Merkel's plan to boost bail-out fund
o Markets slip back as EU leaders arrive in Brussels for summit
o IMF 'wants investors to take 70-75pc losses on Greek debt'
o Draft agreement: banks to raise money in markets, not bail-outs
o Berlusconi reportedly agrees to resign to push through reforms
o EU leaders meet in late afternoon to thrash out agreement
18.41 Interesting, though not surprising post from the FT's Peter Spiegel.
He's spotted an interesting omission from the eurozone leaders' draft
document (12.25) circulated earlier today. He writes:
Opinion After a long section praising Spain for reducing its budget
deficit, restructuring its banks, reforming its labour markets and
adopting a constitutional balanced budget amendment is a blank section
just labelled `Italy'. So far, there's nothing in the section. Clearly,
the eurozone leaders are still undecided whether efforts Silvio Berlusconi
has made to date are enough to warrant the same praise as Madrid.
18.26 Oh ye of little faith. A few highlights on Twitter re: this
evening's summit:
Twitter @PIMCO: Gross: This is no summit. It's a coffee klatch filled with
petit fours and empty promises.
Twitter @davidmwessel: All purpose headline. Can be used daily.
"@WSJEconomy: Europe Still Split On Crisis Packag
Twitter @FGoria: The questions are: who will buy Italian state assets? Who
will buy Italian BTP?
18.15 Credit markets followed equity markets today with a lacklustre
performance. Borrowing costs across Europe largely fell, with yields on
ten year German, French, Italian and Spanish bonds all edging down.
It was also relatively quiet in the credit insurance markets, although the
price of insuring Italian debt against default ticked up by 4 basis points
to 457bp.
This means it now costs -L-457,000 to insure -L-10m of Italian debt.
This compares with -L-86,000 for German debt, and -L-189,000 for French.
Gavan Nolan, at Markit credit research, said:
Quote Today's trading session was always destined to be the calm before
the storm and so it proved. Flows were light as the markets waited the
outcome of the EU summit held after the close.
18.00 Back to where it all started - Greece, where defence minister Panos
Beglitis and deputy infrastructure minister Yiannis Magriotis, were
confronted by protesters shouting abuse during a celebration mass.
Responding to the protesters, Mr Beglitis said:
Quote we are going through difficult times as a country but we should
realise that we are all responsible for its future
17.48 Lucio Malan, from Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party is up
next. On the Italian people's reaction to Italy's austerity measures, he
Quote We didn't have an especially negative reaction - of course people
want to have more money and less taxes but most Italian people understand
we need to do what is needed in order to keep Italy safe.
And in a jibe at French President Nicolas Sarkozy, he said:
Quote We accept advice, but not such gestures as Sarkozy as given. The
aggregated debt of France is the same as ours, so we have no lessons to
learn from them.
17:43 Former Labour Chancellor Alastair Darling has told the BBC that
members should be locked in tonight if necesasry to come up with an
Quote It's not hopeless, but Greece is not going to be able to service its
debts, which is why a default is likely. Tonight they must come up with a
solution and look the doors if necessary to sort it out. The last thing
Europe needs is a disorderly breakdown of the Euro.
George Osborne has had to annouce an increase in expected borrowing
because growth has slowed. If you don't have growth you won't get the
deficit down, it's simple.
17.30 You can follow a live streams from Brussels on the EU Council's
17.19 It's the schmooze before the storm in Brussels, with leaders
gathering for the first working session using the first twenty minutes to
say their hellos.
Greek PM George Papandreou is speaking with his Danish and Italian
counterparts Thorning Schmidt and Silvio Berlusconi, while David Cameron
speaks with Finland's PM Jyrki Katainen.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel also head to the meeting room together.
17:05 Deputy Political Editor James Kirkup asks whether today will come to
mark the end of an era:
Ah, Europe. Whatever else you say about it, there's no challenging the
continent's place in history. It may be unpardonably Western-centric and
culturally insensitive to say it, but this is where civilisation began.
The planet's dominant culture and political settlement (free markets, free
votes, the rule of law, separation of powers) is, in essence, European,
albeit a European culture pumped up on American steroids then splattered
around the planet by modern technology.
Why think about this today? Well, I think there's a good argument for
suggesting that we're approaching one of those epochal moment when the sun
sets on one era and rises on another.
17.01 While we've been star watching - EU government style - Europe's
markets have closed.
The FTSE 100 index in London finished up 0.5pc at 5,553.24, while the CAC
40 in Paris finished little changed at 3,169.62 and the DAX 30 in
Frankfurt ended the day down 0.5pc at 6,016.07.
16:55 Silvio Berlusconi arrives fashionably late as usual, with seven
minutes to spare before the summit starts. He doesn't seem to be in the
mood to answer questions, perhaps considering the Italian news reports
that he will resign by the New Year in order to push through important
16:45 International Business Editor Ambrose Evans Pritchard says today's
summit is quite a remarkable moment. He writes that never before - to his
knowledge - has a national parliament demanded and held a prior vote on an
EU summit accord.
Had this principle been established a long time ago, we might have avoided
much of the relentless Treaty creep and EU aggrandizement advanced by
secret deals at the Batiment Justus Lipsius. Thank you Germany.
Thank you too, judges of the Verfassungsgericht, for giving the Bundestag
a veto on EU encroachments on fiscal sovereignty. The court is seemingly
the only tribunal willing and able to defend the liberties of European
citizens against EU over-reach, and is therefore my supreme court too even
as a British citizen.
Dr Merkel has won her vote. She secured an "own majority" for proposals to
leverage the EUR440bn bail-out fund (EFSF) into the stratosphere, with the
support of some very sheepish looking law-makers from posturing Free
Democrats and Bavaria's Social Christians.
But what a price she paid. The credibility of her team is shattered.
Europe has all but destroyed her, even if she manages to limp on to the
next crisis.
16:38 Looking to the markets, the euro is plunging against other
currencies as European leaders and banks appear deadlocked over how much
of Greece's debt should be forgiven.
16:35 Greek PM George Papandreou is the latest to arrive, and gives an
earnest address to gathered press: "The Greek people are making a
superhuman effort to put our house in order and make our economy viable
and prosperous. Now is the time for the EU leadership, collectively, to
end the uncertainty and crisis and turn the page."
16:14 French Premier Nicolas Sarkozy has just arrived, but
uncharacteristically, has declined to speak to journalists.
16:18 Laura Kunessburg, ITV Business Editor on the Brussels red carpet,
says a new draft of deals has just been circulated - and she's told it has
"virtually nothing" in it on the size of writedown for private investors.
16:12 Luxembourg prime minister and Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker
arrived a little while ago, telling reporters:
Quote We have to take resilient decisions today. It probably won't be
possible to formulate every issue to the very last detail, but the overall
direction has to be ultra-clear by tonight.
16:08 Scenes now of leaders arriving at the summit in Brussels. Cameron is
one of the first, briefly stopping to talk to press, saying: "It is in
British interests to solve this crisis and what we will talk about this
afternoon relates to Britain."
16.00 It looks like the Greek debt write-down is going to be the biggest
problem. From Bruno Waterfield in Brussels:
German officials are pessimistic that talks with banks will deliver the
50pc headline haircut figure needed for a convincing deal.
15.50 It's like the Oscars - they're all arriving, but hopefully thinking
about more than what they're wearing. Courtesy of Laura Kuenssberg on
Christine Lagarde says there is a lot of will to get a deal done, and Mrs
Merkel says "the work is not done".
15.45 The leaders are now arriving - and the lobbying is getting more
persistent. ITV's Laura Kuenssberg tweets:
Twitter Leaders starting to arrive for summit - officials pushing line
that there will be a a deal - the question is what is in it
15:42 Perhaps the most vital indicator: Our correspondent in Brussels,
Bruno Waterfield, has it from bookmakers Paddy Power that the odds on a
euro break-up by 2015 are 6/5.
15:40 Lord Owen, former British foreign secretary, has just told Sky News:
"Fortunately we didn't have a Eurozone when I was in the job and I
wouldn't have accepted one. It is a flawed project... as it is currently
designed it will fail."
15:35 The issue of the EU is seen to be one of Left vs Right in domestic
politics. Author and Left-wing thinker, Owen Jones, writes on political
blog Labour List that as it stands, the EU is seen as that perennial
obsession of the Tory right-wing fringes: the sort of issue that excites
only bigoted, Daily Mail-reading Little Englanders. The Left must find its
voice on the EU, Jones says:
Opinion To begin with, Labour activists have to acknowledge that strong
hostility to aspects of the EU - if not the entire project - is
widespread. It is not confined to the lunatic fringes. A stronger argument
would be that - during an economic crisis which is destroying jobs and
living standards - voters have far more pressing issues to worry about.
We have to accept that there are real grievances about democracy that have
to be addressed. The EU is now a source of huge amounts of unaccountable
power in Britain. All real democrats should argue that power is only
legitimate when it is accountable.
The largely toothless European Parliament can either accept or veto a
slate of Commissioners put to it - but their source of power can hardly be
said to be the European people, most of whom wouldn't be able to name a
single Commissioner if pressed.
15.15 Back to those Greek haircuts - during her address earlier today,
Chancellor Merkel told German MPs the goal for Greece is to reduce the
country's debt to GDP ratio to 120pc by 2020. What does that mean for the
Bruno Waterfield reports:
Under scenarios put forward by Greece's 'troika' of lenders - the European
Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - that
would mean a 50pc writedown for private sector bondholders.
Which is better than the 70-75pc the IMF is looking for, according to
earlier reoprts...
15.10 It's journalism's equivalent of towels on deckchairs - Wall Street
Journal correspondent Matina Stevis can't get near the doors of the hall
where EU leaders will meet for German camermen. She tweets:
Twitter Trying to get in position at the doorstep for EU leaders' arrivals
made incredibly difficult by aggresive German TV crews. Elbows in action.
14.58 Ed Miliband, who was earlier called a "complete mug" by Cameron for
not wanting to reclaim powers back from the EU, has just tweeted:
Twitter @ed_miliband What we need from this afternoon's European Summit is
an agenda to help Europe and Britain's economy to grow and create jobs.
14.45 And back to the serious stuff - Bloomberg is reporting that talks
have stalled over one of the key negotiating areas for this evening's
summit - the size of losses on Greek debt which banks will have to suffer.
Yes, those famous haircuts.
As a result "involuntary" losses for banks on Greek government debt cannot
be ruled out, the news agency said.
14.40 A little bit of eurozone humour from Paul Mason, BBC Newsnight's
economics editor. Playing on this fine newspaper's work with a thermal
imaging camera at the St Paul's Cathedral protest camp, he tweets:
Twitter I have thermal imaged Justus Lipsius building in Brussels and can
confirm no Euro bailout deal in there at moment.
14.35 Wall Street is now open for the day, and markets are climbing
strongly after yesterday's declines.
The Dow Jones is up 1.1pc to 11,831.16 points, while the S&P 500 added
14.20 BREAKING German MPs have voted in favour of using the money in the
bail-out fund (the EFSF) as a form of insurance for loans taken out by
The Bundestag also backed Chancellor Merkel's opposition to using money
from the European Central Bank to increase the size of the EFSF.
14.15 Meanwhile, somewhere else in Brussels, the European Parliament has
just voted through a nice budget increase for itself.
According to Open Europe, MEPs votes for a 5.2pc increase in the 2012 EU
budget. Some 431 were in favour, 120 against ,and with 124 abstentions.
And setting a great example for Greece & Italy to follow when it comes to
Marina Yannakoudakis, Conservative MEP for London Region, who voted for a
pay freeze, had this to say:
Quote When the rest of world is forced to make cuts, for Europe to demand
more and more taxpayers' money is economic madness.
I am doing all I can to fight for a budget freeze. Unfortunately it seems
the majority of MEPs want to press ahead to build an ever-bigger European
bureaucracy and to protect their own salaries and benefits - and they have
no shame over sending ordinary taxpayers the bill.
14.00 The US markets are opening shortly, and are set to open higher:
Futures on the Dow Jones are pointing up 0.9pc to 11,771, while the S&P
500 is expected to climb 0.9pc too.
13:50 After three hours of protracted debate, the German Parliament is now
on voting on the EFSF enlargement. It has been predicted that Angela
Merkel is set to win majority support for the planned increase in scope of
the bail-out fund.
13:35 Tensions over the tough economic reform programme have proved a
little too much for a pair of Italian deputies, who just started a brawl
in parliament.
Two deputies from the Northern League, a member of the ruling centre-right
coalition, fought with members from the opposition FLI party speaker
Gianfranco Fini, grabbing each other by the throat as other
parliamentarians rushed to separate them.
The sitting was suspended for a while after the fight, which broke out
because of sarcastic remarks on television by Fini alleging that the wife
of League leader Umberto Bossi (pictured below) had retired at 39.
It was only last year tempers flared in the lower house of parliament in
Rome with one MP calling an opponent "a piece of ----" before several
ended up wih black eyes.
13.25 Louise Armitstead gives us an update from Germany, where debate in
the Bundestag is still going on after Merkel's speech and no vote has yet
been cast:
German vote update: Bundestag debate is still going, Merkel being
absolutely shredded, accused of misleading taxpayers etc. Punchy stuff.
13.05 Wow - the IMF wants Greek bondhlders to take losses of as much as
75pc on some of their loans to the country, Dow Jones is reporting.
No more detail yet, other than that they are getting the information from
an EU official.
12.55 The Telegraph now has a copy of the draft agreement on
recapitlaising European banks. See 12.25 post for details, which includes
Quote Banks should first use private sources of capital, including through
restructuring and conversion of debt to equity instruments.
Banks should be subject to constraints regarding the distribution of
dividends and bonus payments until the target has been attained.
If necessary, national governments should provide support, and if this
support is not available, recapitalisation should be funded via a loan
from the EFSF in the case of Eurozone countries.
1240As details of the bank recapitalisation plans emerge, countries are
moving to say they are not the ones with a problem.
Italy's banks are in a position to rise to the "new challenge" of
recapitalisation if necessary, according to Mario Draghi, the head of the
Bank of Italy and, as of next week, president of the European Central
"Italian banks are in a position to respond to this new challenge," Draghi
said. Most Italian banks increased their reserves at the start of the year
under pressure from the central bank, which is "confident" they will do so
again if necessary.
12.35 The details of the bank bail-outs may have surfaced, but there's no
details on Greece yet - because they haven't been agreed, Louise
Armitstead reports. She tweets:
Twitter Meanwhile in Brussels, reportedly no concl between officials and
private sector bondholders. Means Greek bail-out will be incomplete too.
12.25 Details from the draft agreement for this afternoon's summit are now
dripping out - European banks will be told to:
- Seek capital from the markets first and the bail-out fund only as a last
- Be subject to constraints on their dividend and bonus payments until
they meet capital targets -groans from investors and bankers alike.
- Sustain a tier one capital ratio of 9pc by June 2012.
Simon Nixon of the Wall Street Journal gives his view of these moves:
Twitter Recipe for credit crunch.
12. 20 Back in Blightly, a game of verbal tennis is going on at Prime
Ministers Questions, between David Cameron and Opposition leader Ed
Miliband over the EU referendum:
Miliband: We need immediate action for growth, not all these long-term
plans. We also have a case of a prime minister and deputy prime minister
contradicting each other on key issues, who's in charge?
Cameron: Coalition agreement talks about rebalancing powers. We have
already achieved the bailout power back that your party gave away.
Miliband: The PM has been too busy sorting out problems from within his
own side and has been distracted by backbench revolts to think about
short-term plans from growth in the country.
Cameron: The real split we have here is not in our party but between the
Right Honourable Gentleman and reality. When asked if he wanted to join
the Euro last year he said "it depends how long I'm PM for."
Miliband: We have a PM who has spent the last week pleading...not leading.
12.10 And naturally, the financial transaction tax gets a mention - Merkel
has said she will aim to get the tax agreed at the G20 meeting in
November. More popular than persuading your parliament to sign up to
bailing out other countries...
12.05 And after saying there will be no more money, the German Chancellor
puts the frighteners on. Dow Jones newswires reports that Mrs Merkel said:
Quote No-one should take another 50 years of peace in Europe for granted
11:45 Downing Street has said David Cameron changed his travel
arrangements to be in Brussels today (he was due to be visiting Japan And
New Zeland on the way to Oz) because he wanted to "feed in" Britain's
views at the summit.
Asked whether there would need to be further EU meetings to finalise
details of the rescue package, a spokeswoman replied: "Who knows? We know
that there are difficult issues. We are under no illusions about that."
The spokeswoman suggested the G20 summit in Cannes on November 3 and 4 was
the deadline for a deal: "There needs to be a package in place certainly
by the G20 meeting next week," she said.
11:40 Telegraph commentator Toby Young believes the European project was
doomed from the start and the collapse of the Eurozone crisis talks is a
perfect illustration of just how misguided the idea was:
Opinion The reason the talks have broken down is that the leaders of the
Eurozone are too limited in their room for manoeuvre by the domestic
politics of their home countries.
If those countries were single party states and their leaders dictators -
as they were at various points in the case of Germany, France, Italy,
Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Estonia, Slovakia and Slovenia - closer
political integration might at least be a possibility.
But given that all 17 nation states that make up the Eurozone are liberal
democracies, not to mention the additional 10 countries that sit alongside
them in the EU, the chances of them ever agreeing on a common fiscal and
economic policy are vanishing to zero.
11.40 One indication of a long night ahead. From Bruno Waterfield in
Twitter 'I have a clean shirt and 2 bananas to get me through tonight'
says diplomat
11.35 A few more lines are coming out of Merkel's address to the Bundestag
- she says EU treaties must be changed as the bail-out becomes more
comprehensive. She also says both possible models for expanding the EFSF
will be examined tonight.
However - whatever is decided on the EFSF, Germany won't be putting more
money into the fund, the German Chancellor confirmed.
11.30 Telegraph commentator Jeremy Warner is also listening in to Mrs
merkel's address to German politicians. He tweets:
Twitter #Merkel rules out use of the #ECB to provide more liquidity to
sovereign debt markets in her speech to the #Bundestag
11.25 And more from Germany - Chancellor Merkel says Greece needs
"permanent monitoring". From Louise Armistead:
Merkel says we must "respect" Greek ppl but says 3 month troika reports
not enough - need "permanent monitoring" of Greek economy. Achtung.
11.25 The European Commission is adding pressure to the situation. Bruno
Waterfield tweets:
Twitter Commission 'we need credible political answers to key questions
11.20 Here is a longer quote from Merkel:
Quote Three years ago, the insolvency of Lehman's bank helped cause a
financial crash, which led later to a crisis. We here in the German
Parliament prevented a deep recession. We have asked a lot of the German
people to be patient, and we came through the other end.
It's clear that Germany can't do well if Europe doesn't. It is therefore
important that Europe emerges from the crisis stronger than it went into
11.20 The Telegraph's Louise Armitstead is following Chancellor Angela
Merkel's address to the Bundestag now. She tweets:
Twitter Merkel says challenges facing Europe are "daunting". But there are
"positives" in developments of Ireland and Portugal.
Twitter Merkel starts speech with reminder of strength if Ger econ after
shoring up system post Lehman Bros. BUT warns Ger econ relies on EU econ.
11:10 Greek daily morning paper Kathimerini is reporting that Finance
Minister Evangelos Venizelos has presented Greek bankers with a plan for a
50pc writedown of state debt with cash payments as the main incentive.
For every 100 euros of Greek debt, private investors would be given 15
euros in cash and 35 euros in 30-year-bonds with a six-percent voucher,
although the ratio of cash and bonds could change, the daily said, citing
unnamed sources in Brussels.
11:05 Sky News economics editor Ed Conway says Europe has had to resort
to Anglo-Saxon capitalism to save itself.
He quotes Nicolas Sarkozy as saying in 2009: "I want the world to see the
victory of the European model, which has nothing to do with the excesses
of financial capitalism." He poured scorn on the complex financial
structures Americans had relied on to slice up their debt, disguise it as
something more attractive and sell it on to credulous investors. Conway
Opinion How ironic, then, that it looks highly likely that the "solution"
Sarkozy and his fellow Eurozone leaders are shambling their way towards
(and there seems to be an ever-decreasing likelihood that we'll see a
decisive plan emerge tonight) is bound up in precisely the kind of
financial complexity he was criticising two years ago.
I'm talking, of course, about the European Financial Stability Facility -
the bail-out fund which underpins the efforts to save the single currency
(for the other parts of the plan, see my previous blog).
The EFSF is a vehicle which, back in July 21, was given authority to help
troubled euro nations. It's funded by guarantees from euro members worth
around EUR780bn, although only EUR440bn of this is of AAA quality and can,
itself, borrow in the secondary market.
11.00 Bruno Waterfield reports from Brussels that a draft agreeement is
already circulating in Brussels:
Twitter #eurozone draft agreement given to EU permanent reps/ambassadors
in sealed envelopes this morning
10.50 Italy has successfully sold EUR10bn of short-term government debt
this morning, although it had to pay the highest interest rates for more
than three years to do so.
The country sold EUR8bn of six-month bonds at an interest rate of 3.5pc,
the highest since September 2008, when the market was rocked by collapse
of Lehman Brothers.
Italy also sold EUR2bn of two-year bonds at a yield of 4.6pc, the highest
since June 2008.
10.40 With Europe's press and politicians descending on Brussels, here is
a handy linguistic guide from Financial News commentator William Wright:
Twitter Just in case we don't get a big bazooka at summit today, the
German for 'peashooter' is 'ein Pusterohr' and the French is 'une
10.30 The BBC's Robert Peston asks why haven't markets melted down? And
why are we not seeing a wholesale withdrawal of vital finance from
Europe's banks?
Opinion Well, whether it's cold logic or hot naivete, investors are
persuaded that eurozone leaders will ultimately do the right thing - and
that the direction of travel to a solution is clear.
That confidence could evaporate if the political crisis in Italy makes it
less likely that there will be early moves in that country to reduce the
massive burden of its public-sector debt by shrinking the state: in those
circumstances German legislators will be hugely reluctant to use the
German balance sheet to provide emergency loans to Italy; Germany won't
want to throw good money after bad.
Even so, Germany's lower house of parliament is expected later today to
give Mrs Merkel the authority to approve an increase in the financial
firepower of the European Financial Stability Facility - presumably
because they have been persuaded that the consequences of doing otherwise
would rebound painfully on their country and economy.
Robert Peston also says the success or otherwise of tonight's crunch
eurozone negotations comes down to Germany.
Oh, and he also says there won't be a "comprehensive and ambitous
response", as promised by France and Germany last week, on the table by
the end of today...
Opinion There will be no stability for the eurozone without the bailout
fund, the EFSF, having the resources to do its vital job of demonstrating
to the world that there's no possibility of Italy or Spain going bust - or
at least not for a year or two, during which Spain and Italy ought to be
able to mend their finances.
And, right now, there is no certainty Germany will give the necessary
underwriting to the EFSF, so that it will have big enough boots to bash up
speculators betting on the collapse of Italy and Spain.
10.25 The Northern League, part of Italy's ruling coalition, has also
denied that a deal has been struck for Silvio Berlusconi to step down in
January. Still peculiar that two Italian newspapers are reporting the same
story - see 09.45 post - that he is...
10.20 The debt-reduction plan Italy is presenting in Brussels today
includes raising the retirement age for women, my colleague Louise
Armitstead reports. She tweets:
Twitter The Italian austerity deal incls raising retirement age for women
from 65 to 67. Small fry in face of Italy's EUR1.9trillion debt pile.
10.15 What does the market really want from today's eurozone summit?
According to John Kay in the Financial Times:
Quote The decisive action they seek is not really a European solution at
all. It is that the German government should write very large cheques - or
underwrite very large borrowings.
10.10 Closer to home for a second, The Sun has discovered that Vince
Cable, the Business Secretary, has been fined by the tax authorities for
failing to pay as much as -L-25,000 in VAT on his earnings from lucrative
book deals and media appearances.
Whither HMRC's cmapign to clamp down on freelancers who don't pay their
10.07 The great and good of British journalism are all on their way to
Brussels for tonight's crunch meeting - Jon Snow of Channel 4 News laments
the slightly tatty state of the Eurostar - a metaphor for what's happening
to the continent's economy? He tweets:
Twitter On a decaying Eurostar, no electric sockets, no internet, jaded
seats..pity 'cos it's a fab service and great staff
10:05 More bad news for Italy - Italian business confidence has fallen
this month to the lowest since January of last year amid concern that
austerity measures and Europe's sovereign-debt crisis will weigh on
economic growth.
The manufacturing-sentiment index dropped to 94, from 94.5, Rome-based
national statistics institute Istat said today. Economists had predicted a
reading of 94, according to the median of 14 estimates in a Bloomberg
10.00 Ambrose Evans-Pritchard explains how the political is massively
getting in the way of the economic imperitive as this crisis reaches its
In Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a tense vote in the Bundestag
after narrowly surviving such an ordeal in September, this time over plans
to leverage the EFSF to EUR1.4 trillion.
Once again there is a risk that a backbench revolt will force her to rely
on the opposition Left to carry the vote, undermining her grip on power.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy also told an Elysee breakfast meeting
held behind closed doors that "Europe has never been so close to
09.45 Conflicting reports on Silvio Berlusconi now coming in - the Italian
prime minister's office has denied he will step down in January 2012.
But Nick Squires, the Telegraph's Rome correspondent, has more from the
Italian press on the "secret pact" to resign in December or January that
has reportedly been agreed by Berlusconi and his coaltion partner Umberto
Bossi of the Northern League.
The embattled prime minister made the deal with his key coalition ally,
Umberto Bossi of the devolutionist Northern League, in return for Mr
Bossi's support for pension reforms, according to unconfirmed reports in
two Italian newspapers - La Repubblica and La Stampa.
Italy is under huge pressure from the European Union to reform its
pensions system and extend retirement ages as part of a plan to rein in
its enormous public debt and revive its moribund economy.
Mr Berlusconi reached agreement on Tuesday night with Mr Bossi and will
present a pension reform plan to the EU at a crucial meeting in Brussels
"Don't make a fool of me in Brussels, and I promise that we'll go to
elections in March," Mr Berlusconi told the Northern League leader,
according to La Repubblica.
09.35 China is also taking on an increasingly prominent role in the
eurozone crisis - the head of the EFSF, Klaus Regling, is is off to
Beijing on Friday.
As mentioned in the 08.40 post, plans to expand the bail-out fund by
tacking on a special investment vehicle which can sell debt and raise
money to buy up government bonds and offer loans will require the
investment of nations with a budget surplus - like China.
China Daily, the state-owned newspaper, is reporting today that China and
other big emerging economies had agreed to contribute to the EFSF bail-out
09:30 Domestic rows over Britain's EU referendum are also heating up
Tory MP Greg Hands has been called up on what his Labour rival calls
"outrageous political hypocrisy" following the referendum debate this
New government whip Mr Hands was the Commons "teller" for MPs who voted
against having a referendum to determine Britain's future membership of
the EU.
However, Labour MP Andy Slaughter has highlighted a campaign called "I
want a Referendum" which Mr Hands lent his name to in 2008.
David Cameron suffered the worst Tory rebellion of his time in office when
79 of the party's backbenchers voted in favour of a referendum on Monday
09:25 Jeremy Warner, assistant editor of The Telegraph, warns today that
whatever grand plan leaders come up with to solve the eurozone debt
crisis, it will create as many problems as it solves.
So far the Coalition government has gone along with Europe's pained march
towards fiscal union, even though this runs counter to the eurosceptic
instincts of its Conservative hierarchy.
There are, essentially, two justifications for their approach. One is that
the apparent alternative of disorderly default and break-up would almost
certainly plunge Europe, and very possibly the rest of the world too, into
prolonged depression. Whatever satisfaction those such as William Hague
derive from being proved right about the folly of monetary union, it
cannot be in our economic interests to see the project end in catastrophe.
Ergo, they must support what in opposition would have been anathema - ever
closer union.
09.15 ITV's Laura Kuenssberg reports via Twitter that there is a 14-page
document from Italy going round Brussels now, outlining its planned
spending cuts - but no more news on any of the other main issues to be
negotiated later (see 07.50 post).
09.05 The news that Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to setp down in January
(see 08.20 post) has prompted a fair bit of excitement on Twitter - a
couple of examples:
Twitter @catherine_mayer Just saw an Italian friend dance the #BungaBunga
at news #Berlusconi agrees to stand down. "He shamed me. He shamed Italy"
says friend
Twitter @gsmokeyjoe #r4today reporting that Silvio #Berlusconi gonna stand
down early ?!? first of the rats leaving the sinking ship maybe?
09:01 Former British chancellor Norman Lamont has warned this morning of
"great dangers" with the possibility of a haircut for Greece. He also
claimed some countries would fail to ever become "fully competitive" in
the future, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme:
Quote There's a very important aspect of this and that is something called
credit default swaps - the insurance policies that are taken out to
safeguard people, insure people, against default by sovereign authorities
like Greece.
One of the dangers of the haircut that is being proposed is that a severe
haircut will cause a credit event and will trigger credit default swaps
and will therefore affect banks who hold those credit default swaps.
I personally think the long-term future of the euro will be argued about
for some time to come because the strains there are so immense I don't
believe that the southern Mediterranean countries in the long run can ever
really become fully competitive.
Lord Lamont says some countries would fail to ever become "fully
08.40 The International Monetary Fund is considering taking part in the
bail-out fund via a special investment vehicle (SPIV), Reuters reported.
To increase the firepower of the EUR440bn EFSF without actually putting
more money into it, the SPIV (try not to laugh at the name) will be able
to issue debt and use the money raised to buy the bonds of indebted
nations in the secondary markets, or make loans to governments.
The SPIV would be able to raise money from private investors and sovereign
wealth funds, and the IMF could also contribute.
Of course, when the IMF is involved, it means British taxpayers are on the
hook because of the country's contribution to the fund.
08.30 The Daily Telegraph's Benedict Brogan says David Cameron will be
flying in to Brussels this afternoon, in time for the leaders' meeting at
4pm, and that talks are expected to go on all night. He will then be
whisked away by his waiting plane to Australia, for the Commonwealth Heads
of Government conference.
The PM may not be in Brussels too late, however - after Nicolas Sarkozy's
angry reaction to Britain's contribution to Europe at Sunday's summit, the
leaders of non-euro nations may not be asked to stick around.
08.20 Italy is very much to the fore again - the government is hanging by
a thread. Italian newspaper Repubblica is reporting that Silvio Berlusconi
has agreed to resign by January in exchange for agreement from his
coaltion partners on reform of pensions and government bureaucracy.
Italy, which has EUR1.9 trillion (-L-1.65 trillion) of debt, will try to
sell EUR10.5bn of government bonds today, even as it races to come up with
a credible debt-reduction plan in time for today's summit in Brussels.
Obviously if Italy is without a leader, or can't get agreement on debt
reduction, it will make getting a final agreement at this afternoon's
meeting all the harder - it is the eurozone's third-largest economy after
08.00 The London market is now open and traders appear to be sitting on
their hands:
The FTSE 100 traded flat, up less than 0.1pc at 5,525 points shortly after
07.50 My colleague Szu Chan has put together a round-up of the main issues
the EU and eurozone leaders will be trying to thrash out today. The
even-more edited version is this: there are three key issues which markets
need details on.
1) The bail-out fund: how can the EUR440bn European Financial Stability
Facility (EFSF) best be used? Who will pay to expand it?
2) What size of loss, or 'haircut', will banks have to take on their
holdings of Greek debt to get that country's borrowings back on a more
stable footing?
3) How much money do banks need to raise to shore up their balance sheets
once these losses on Greek debt (and possible write-downs on the bonds of
other indebted nations) have been acocunted for? Which banks does this
affect and where will they raise the money from - governments or the
07.30 Well, here it is - D-Day for Europe's leaders and another day of
waiting for the markets - the politicians will be thrashing out the final
details over dinner so there won't be any final announcement until after
markets close.
Here is the timetable as we have it, using London time - Brussels is an
hour ahead.
o 11.00 - Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the German parliament to get
backing for rescue plans
o 16.15 - EU leaders start to arrive, speak to the press
o 17.00 - All 27 EU leaders sit down to discuss euro rescue
o 18.15 - The 17 eurozone leaders start a working dinner.
European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, and European Council
president, Herman Van Rompuy, will announce the results of the meeting
once it ends.
According to Bruno Waterfield, our Brussels correspondent, French
reporters are bringing fresh underwear to work today on the expectation
they will be in for a long day...
07.20 The newspapers have chosen to lead with the turmoil in Europe on
their front pages as well as business pages.
The Telegraph: EU debt crisis talks in limbo after crucial summit is
The Times: Europe at mercy of the markets as Italy teeters
The Guardian: Indecision day: wrangles on euro bailout spook markets
The Financial Times: Italy coalition in fight for life
07.15 Trading in Asia overnight has been muted, with most of the major
indices trading flat ahead of this evening's key announcement of a plan to
solve the European debt crisis.
The Japanese Nikkei was off less than 0.1pc at 8757.09, while the Hang
Seng added 0.3pc in Hong Kong and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4pc.
Barclays Capital said in a note:
Quote The cacophony of voices, shifting timelines and complexity of the
problem lead us to remain cautious on the euro and risky assets until more
about the next steps is known.
In the US yesterday, shares fell after gloomy news on US consumer
confidence and uncertainties over Europe.
The Dow Jones lost 1.7pc to 11,706 points, while the broader S&P 500
declined 2pc.
07.10 Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the continuing
global debt crisis. Log on throughout the day for the latest news and
Read all our latest news on the financial crisis, or take an in-depth look
at events over the past month.
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RCIA is geared more towards people wishing to convert or experience Catholicism, are there any options for Catholics who have been away for some time and wish to learn and return?
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Sorry forgot my name. Adult Confirmation is an option at our parish for those fallen away Catholics that have not confirmed.
I did my confirmation when I was young, but I feel like I was away from the church for a while and need education. What would an option for me be?
I did my confirmation when I was young, but I feel like I was away from the church for a while and need education. What would an option for me be?
Bends, Welcome back home to the Church! There are tons of solid catechetical resources out there for faith formation. I find the Catechism of the Catholic Church to be user friendly. I've heard great things about Fr. Robert Barron's "Catholicism" series. You could also schedule a Confession & have some one-on-one meetings with your priest. Catholics Come Home has some great resources: http://www.catholicscomehome.org/. I would think that participating in your parish RCIA program for educational purposes would also be doable. May the Holy Spirit guide you!
Thank you! I will go over to catholicscomehome.com What a great resource!
Vinnie T and Bends, our parish has a program called "Landings" specifically for Catholics who have been away from the church. Perhaps you can check the websites of churches near you to see if any of them offer a similar program. Welcome back!
I am looking for guidance. My husband is a convert and long story short after a honeymoon with Catholicism is now better described as agnostic. Combination of very poor to non existent faith formation as child and severe time constraints as a med student and resident has left him totally dried up. I am looking for resources. Books. Devotions. And prayers please for our family. I want to understand him better. At this point, he is not even willing to consider thr possibility of anything beyond, "yes, got probablybisnout there, but doesn't have much to do with me." I think to him, God is more judgement less love. Our son is 5 and watches his father carefully. I know that my husband is uncomfortable with what he will learn about our faith leading up to recording the sacraments. It all seems very difficult to me. I don't want to create division in our family, yet I know Jesus says it will happen because of him. I know I'm not the only one out there struggling with this. Any of you who have been there and made it through. I'd love to hear from you. I'm called to love my husband through this but I can't help but feel a little betrayed. I have to remember that this is not about me but about my husband and The Lord.
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Laura, prayers for your family!! I would ask for the intercession of Saint Monica. It could be as preparation for the sacraments your husband will become reawaken to the graces out poured through them. It might not help, either. You are a Saint standing with the promises made in marriage. Prayers!


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Atwood Visitor & Information Center
Early trains made an "at-the-woods" stop, and in 1873 the town of Atwood was formed. Main Street today features split-rail fences, benches, grassy areas and country crafts, collectibles and antiques.
CITY: Atwood
Bishop Hill Prairie Arts Center
Enjoy watching the potter in an open air studio creating artwork on the potter's wheel. The center also features rug, broom, weaving and spinning artisans.
CITY: Bishop Hill
The Bishop Hill Gallery
Located at ground level below The Gallery Inn, the Bishop Hill Gallery specializes in artwork and framing. As you enter the gallery, you will notice a great selection of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War photographs and documents, as well as other artwork. You can purchase your art and have it framed by skilled crafts people in the same location.
CITY: Bishop Hill
Downtown Bloomington
The McLean County Courthouse, capped by a stately dome, serves as a landmark to identify the historic core of the city. Turn-of-the century buildings, many with interesting historical pasts, flank the courthouse square. A visitor can find museums, banks, a legal and governmental center, residential living, a large artists' community, plus an assortment of specialty retail businesses and supportive services in Downtown Bloomington. There is an abundance of restaurants and a lively night scene. Discover all that downtown Bloomington has to offer by shopping, dining, working and playing in this great historical district!
CITY: Bloomington
The Flower Shop- Java House
The Flower Shop- Java House is located on the North side of the historic Carthage Square. The Flower Shop carries a full array of flowers and gifts for any occasion. The Java House offers coffee, lattes, teas and smoothies in a homey relaxed atmosphere.
CITY: Carthage
Campustown Champaign
Discover Green Street and the heart of campus at the University of Illinois. Restaurants, bars, shops, bookstores and more await your presence in this Orange & Blue themed area.
CITY: Champaign
Midtown Champaign
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
CITY: Champaign
Jane Addams Book Shop
Jane Addams Book Shop in downtown Champaign offers more than 70,000 titles in fifteen separate rooms on three floors, plus ephemera (old photos, postcards, tickets, advertising materials), greeting cards, and bookmarks. Find rare, out of print, or hard to find titles or purchase a gift card for a book lover!
CITY: Champaign
Downtown Champaign
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
CITY: Champaign
Material Girl Fabric Shop
Material Girl Fabric Shop located in downtown Crystal Lake, formerly The Fabric Shop, features fresh and modern fabric designers such as Anthology, Free Spirit, Westminster Including: Amy Butler, Kaffe Fawcett, Riley Blake, Alexander Henry, Michael Miller - Including Anna Griffin, Moda, Henry Glass, Kaufman, Hoffman and more. We offer an extensive variety of fabrics, trims and notions for Crystal Lake and the surrounding McHenry County area. In addition, we continue to add more fabric lines and designers such as RJR, Batik Textiles, Red Rooster, Andover, Art Gallery, Lecien, Clothworks, Dunroven House, James Thompson & Co., Marcus Fabrics, Oilcloth, Intl., P & B Textiles, Quilting Treasures, Shannon Fabrics, Studio E, and Mary Flanagan Wools. We now offer Sewing Classes and Sewing Instruction right here in our Crystal Lake store. These classes will be for beginners as well as experienced sewers of all ages looking for new ideas and inspirations.
CITY: Crystal Lake
Downtown Crystal Lake/Main Street
Visit our award-winning Premier Main Street which is full of charming shops, delightful restaurants, quality entertainments and life-enhancing opportunities and events.
CITY: Crystal Lake
Poppy Seed Primitives
A simple gathering of all things primitive and country. Poppy Seed Primitives is a cozy place where you can find antiques, primitive home decor items and gift ideas. We strive to find products that are unique and sometimes one-of-a-kind. We are proud to offer many items that are made here in the U.S. Some are even locally hand-made. Our inventory is always changing for the seasons. That's just a sampling of what we offer, it's even better to experience it.
CITY: DeKalb
Glitter has over 100,000 different items in stock and new items added weekly. Choose from a wide selection of jewelry, cosmetics and clothing in sizes from youth girl to 3X. Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10am - 8pm and Sun. 11am - 5pm
CITY: DeKalb
Dixon Main Street
Stroll through downtown Dixon to explore a variety of dining options and unique shopping featuring art galleries, jewelry shops, antiques and more.
CITY: Dixon
Fairbury Downtown District
Fairbury's renovated downtown area features eateries, specialty shops, and consignment and antiques stores. There is also a vintage-style gazebo in the central park.
CITY: Fairbury
Napa Valley Salvage Company
Reimagined Vintage Furniture and home decor. California Shabby Chic. Join Napa Valley Salvage on Face Book, to see new reimagined furniture listed daily. Open: Monday thru Friday: 10 am 4 pm; Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm.
CITY: Freeport
Pretzel City Shop
All things Pretzel City! Your one stop Pretzel Shop featuring local vendors offering pretzels, clothing, cookies, souvenirs and more.Open: Tuesday thru Friday: 10 am to 2 pm; Saturday: 10 am to 2 pm
CITY: Freeport
Urban Krave
Made from scratch bakery items and deli sandwiches. Open every day 6am to 2pm Breakfast and Lunch: Under $10.00 Credit Cards Accepted
CITY: Freeport
Main Street Galena
Galena's historic Main Street -- named "Best Main Street in the Midwest" by Midwest Living magazine and one of America's Best Main Streets by Fodor's -- curves past nearly 100 19th-century storefronts. Galena looks much as it did during the time of the Civil War, although now the historic red brick buildings are home to charming boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. Galena is also known for its cozy lodgings, with quaint bed and breakfasts dotting the picturesque hillsides surrounding the town.
CITY: Galena
Seminary Street Historic District
Seminary Street is one of the Midwest's success stories in downtown restoration and revitalization, featuring historic Galesburg buildings that now thrive as restaurants and specialty shops.
CITY: Galesburg
Downtown Geneva
Nestled in the heart of the Fox Valley, and home to dozens of delightful shops, restaurants and galleries is Geneva – a picture postcard. Come stroll along the lush, tree-lined streets and visit a historic town with exquisite dining, boutique shopping, world-class lodging and award-winning festivals. Located 50 miles from downtown Chicago, Geneva is a quick getaway from the hustle and bustle by I-88, I-90 or Metra train.
CITY: Geneva
The Glen Town Center
This perfectly-planned town offers beautiful shop and restaurant-lined streets—just like a European town. A 10-screen movie theater, shops including Von Maur, Hot Mama and Dick's Sporting Goods as well as restaurants unique to the North Shore including RA Sushi, Jameson's Charhouse and Ted's Montana Grill. The Glen Town Center is also home to the Kohl Children's Museum, a leading institution for hands-on, interactive learning.
CITY: Glenview
Homer Soda Company
What started as a retail shop in the small farm town of Homer, has expanded into a national wholesale soda distributor. Shop hundreds of flavors of soda in this adorable little shop located on Homer's main drag. Pick up anything from the classic orange soda to bacon and cherry infused, so you get as creative as you like. While you'll see these sodas at restaurants and shops all over town, there's nothing better than picking these up right from the distributor.
CITY: Homer
Downtown Joliet
Downtown Joliet is experiencing an exciting resurgence in entertainment options and business opportunities. Downtown Joliet serves as the city's main municipal center.
CITY: Joliet
Downtown Lebanon
Stroll brick-paved St. Louis Street in the Lebanon Antiques District, where you'll find more than 20 antique and specialty shops in this historic town that was founded in 1804, during the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
CITY: Lebanon
Mainstreet Libertyville
Great shopping, dining and professional services are waiting for you in our picture-perfect downtown. Enjoy the turn-of-the-century buildings along Milwaukee Avenue or relax among the roses in Cook Park. Downtown Libertyville is a delightfully unique shopping and dining experience. With over 70 shops, boutiques, and restaurants, it's why we say "spend an hour, spend a day!"
CITY: Libertyville
Historic Downtown Lockport
The City of Lockport has a downtown unique in Chicagoland. With a history that drove the economy of Illinois and the Midwest through the early 19th century, Lockport has many historical markers, some visible, some hidden, that attest to its influence.
CITY: Lockport
Long Grove Historic Village
Long Grove is home to over 80 specialty shops and restaurants, set within historic buildings, cobblestone walks and colorful gardens. Visitors find unusual gift stores, art galleries, antiques, upscale clothing and diverse food and dining options.
CITY: Long Grove
Mackinaw Depot
Visit our enchanting store and each time you visit you will discover a whole new array of gifts and home accessories. We not only specialize in unique gift ware, but we also create custom floral arrangements and can come to your home to help accessorize.
CITY: Mackinaw
McHenry Riverwalk
The McHenry Riverwalk connects the city's shopping, dining and entertainment districts with the Fox River.
CITY: McHenry
Market Street Commons at the Kraft Building
Market Street Commons is located in the heart of the Mt. Carroll historic district, in the old Kraft Building. The Kraft Building houses the community Welcome Center and Chamber of Commerce, along with shops.
CITY: Mount Carroll
Main Street Promenade Naperville
Whether you are visiting for work or pleasure, Naperville has something to fit your taste. Come and experience big city styles with small town smiles! Discover the charming shops and distinctive restaurants along our tree-lined streets. Stroll the Riverwalk and enjoy the many pieces of public art, fountains and covered bridges.
CITY: Naperville
Mullen's Dressings
Watch these yummy dressings being made from the storefront in downtown historic Palestine, or go in and take a tour that includes samples.
CITY: Palestine
Princeton Main Street
Two and a half miles of magnificent shopping! Unique specialty shops, antique malls and services. So many shops...so little time.
CITY: Princeton
Hoffman's Patterns of the Past
Hoffman's Patterns of the Past (located in historic Princeton,Illinois) is home to the "Sea of China," a unique treasure trove of china and crystal patterns dating back to the 19th century; most of it new "store stock" patterns acquired directly from the manufacturer. Hoffman's has been a Princeton institution since 1944, when the J. A. Murphey family purchased the business, which had existed since the mid 1800s. Patterns of the Past also offers appraisals and has one of the largest gift shops in central Illinois, stocking over 75 of the major collectible lines, including Swarovski, Jim Shore, Fenton, Department 56, and Willow Tree by Demdaco. Store hours are 9 to 5, Monday through Saturday, with special holiday hours. Large or small groups are welcome; for best service, please call or e-mail in advance since the research process can take some time.
CITY: Princeton
Unique floral designs, exquisite silk florals enhance all decors and lifestyles. Accent lamps, framed prints, decorative home accessories all beautifully displayed.
CITY: Princeton
Victorian Grace Antiques & Accents
Offering a wide variety of antiques & collectibles and home accent pieces.
CITY: Prophetstown
Ancient Stone Inspirations/ Mac's Home Brew
Jewelry, books, gifts and home brew retail supply store for beer and wine making. Located in the Historic Quincy Business District. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm.
CITY: Quincy
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Christkindl Market
The annual Christkindl Market will be held in downtown Quincy's Washington Park. Visitors can shop in heated tents featuring booths from local merchants, authentic German food and drink, activities for youth, visits with Santa and much more!
CITY: Quincy
Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District
This district is the arts and entertainment destination of the Quad Cities. Located on the Mississippi River, the district ia a revitalized and vibrant area. You'll find art galleries, restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, casino, shops and a hotel.
CITY: Rock Island
Downtown Springfield
Stroll downtown Springfield and check out shops that carry everything from Lincoln souvenirs to one-of-a-kind jewelry and fresh-made fudge. Downtown is also host to many events and festivals throughout the year.
CITY: Springfield
Downtown St. Charles
Located on the banks of the Fox River, historic St. Charles is known for its great antique shops housed in turn-of-the-century buildings. Visit Century Corners Historic Shopping District and Old St. Charles, where you'll find landmark buildings, unique boutiques and nearly 30 restaurants.
CITY: St. Charles
Bend General Store
They are exclusively owned & managed by lifelong St. Charles residents. They have endeavored to embrace St. Charles past, and bring uniquely old world small town experience to our fellow residents.
CITY: St. Charles
Holland's Mercantile
Relive your childhood memories or visit and make new ones at Central Illinois' original old fashioned candy store and soda fountain. Featuring a huge selection of bulk, individual, and many hard to find candies, gourmet chocolates, and a full service soda fountain. Hollands also recently added a full line of unique toys, including Klutz, Melissa and Doug, Manhattan Toy, Schliech, learning resources, and many, many hard to find toys from your childhood.
CITY: Washington
Sentimental Journey
When looking for the perfect personal gift, adding to someone's collection or decorating your home. Sentimental Journey should be the place to shop. They carry a large selection of Vera Bradley, Isabel Bloom, Crabtree & Evelyn, Jewery, New Baby, Inspirtational and Specialty Occasion gifts, along with Wee Forest Folk, Dept 56 and Byers' Choice Carolers. Sentimental Journey also offers a large selection of pictures, decorating and home accessories to help you make your house a home!
CITY: Washington
Waukegan Main Street
Representing a variety of downtown restaurants, an array of shops and services and entertainment. Stroll downtown and enjoy shopping the unique stores, visiting the art galleries, eating at one of the many restaurants and end the day with a show at the famous Genesee Theatre, the new Clockwise Theatre or enjoy live entertainment at one of the downtown eateries. Join the fun at one of the many events throughout the year, including the monthly ArtWauk. Waukegan has something for everyone.
CITY: Waukegan
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Hello, What is the best digital scale that dependably measures items to 0.01 gram precision? I'm l looking for something food-safe, to be used in the kitchen. It doesn't have to be waterproof as such, but should be easy to clean with a towel. TIA! P.S. Most kitchen digital scales only measure to 1 gram resolution. I need higher granularity for measuring out small amounts of spices and cultures. asked Jan 14 '12 at 13:31 sairuh |
I'm an amateur cook, and baking is not my long suit. I've been baking sourdough bread regularly, one loaf at a time, using in part freshly ground flour. I'd been getting many "flying saucers" despite controlling the usual causes, till I read that "green" (not aged) flour can be a prime culprit in poor gluten formation. My sources Hamelman and Suas are indeed aimed at professionals, but contain actual information sorely lacking in home guides (many of which don't even assume scales). They both discuss the use of small quantities of ascorbic acid as a remedy. This has helped dramatically. Before reading these new posts, I had just started a new loaf of bread, using 40 ppm ascorbic acid. So imagine my amusement, reading about my "disingenuous" comment! This is a good example for explaining my "I can't imagine" remark, as I too couldn't imagine a reliable procedure until reading Suas; doing this reliably is an issue even in a commercial bakery. I measured 10 grams of ascorbic acid and 190 grams of white flour, and mixed these together as thoroughly as possible: many iterations of sifting and stirring. I labeled this jar "1:20 AA". I then measured 20 grams of this mixture and 380 grams of white flour, and mixed these together as thoroughly as possible: many iterations of sifting and stirring. I labeled this jar "1:400 AA". For today's loaf, I measured 10 grams of this mixture into the autolyse stage, with the freshly ground flour. The effect that I observe is pronounced and appears to scale with the ppm that I specify; I'd guess that my accuracy is within 30%. With a better scale I surely could do better. One needs a sense of humor and reasonable expectations with affordable tools, and one needs some cleverness to apply them to best effect. I was indeed here looking for information on better scales than I now own. linkanswered May 08 '13 at 08:10 Syzygies |
The approach you describe above is reasonable, but as you state you are probably easily off by 30% or more. Mixing well is a VERY complicated art (important in Pharma and food manufacturing). e.g. if the texture of the ascorbic acid is very different then the texture of the flour, and I am sure it is, then merely sifting, stirring, and re-sifting will not give you a homogenous mixture... but I am nerding out. You need a pinch of ascorbic acid to fix your bread recipe, and you seem to have achieved the desired effect. Excellent. linkanswered May 08 '13 at 12:18 |
@striperguy, I provided the details of my baking to illustrate that my comment wasn't disingenuous, nor was I fooling myself. Do you ever retract statements in light of new evidence? I'm aware of mixing issues; the cutoff phenomenon as observed in industrial mixing processes was first proved to exist in the paper "Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair", of which I am a coauthor. Another home application for the best scale one can readily obtain is mixing beverages. There's a current revival of old school sodas, for example. Try mixing a cola recipe without accurate methods for working with small quantities. The way to call shenanigans here is to empirically test the best reviewed affordable scale of this type. Is it worth the money, if one already has a scale one trusts to 2 gram accuracy? It is a freshman mistake to confuse precision with accuracy. I want a 0.01 gram readout, I dismiss the sales pitch without taking offense, and I'll work with whatever accuracy I can get. What's the best affordable scale out there? It's just a tool, and affordable tools generally make demands on the competency of the user. linkanswered May 08 '13 at 12:55 Syzygies |
I apologize for the "disingenuous" comment. Sounds like you could teach me a thing or two about mixing. I find often on teh internets there are folks out there raving about some nerd tech fetish object without really understanding the principles behind them. Clearly that is not the case here. I actually posted a review on an excellent scale for postal use etc elsewhere on this board, but not at all what you are looking for. Still not sure I understand the utility of the .01 gm readout if it is easily off by 50% or more. (Just for clarification, I'm not being disingenuous here ;-), how is it more useful than a scale with say a .1 gm readout that is in fact accurate? P.S. I just pulled your publication and will give it a read. linkanswered May 08 '13 at 13:29 |
I also occurs to me that you would get MUCH more reliable mixing by dissolving your ascorbic acid in water and using the water to make your bread. Use the same 1:20, and then 1:400 ratios and I bet you can get much closer to your desired amount. linkanswered May 09 '13 at 06:20 |
You don't need an analytic balance to do 0.01 grams. I regularly use one in my classroom. This one http://www.flinnsci.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=20596 sold by Flinn isn't cheap but I've used its equivalent for years with good results. The key idea for a scale is the ratio of precision and accuracy to capacity. Cheap scales can be precise but rarely have much capacity. More expensive scales are precise and can measure a lot of weight. linkanswered May 30 '13 at 21:25 |
Uhhh, to the most recent poster, from the specs of the scale you are advocating as a solution: Precision (g)- +/- 0.01 Click on the specifications tab of the product. Thus, it measures to .01 grams, give or take .01 grams. i.e. you can not measure with any reliability to .01 grams. You DO need an analytical balance to get that kind of precision. linkanswered Jun 04 '13 at 12:10 |
I've used a torbal BTA model. It has a 0.01g resolution which is what you are looking for, but only 200g capacity which sometimes is not enough, other than that the scale works really well. I've had it for over a year now and no issue. It's relatively easy to clean; it has a sealed front panel. I bought this thing on sale for around $300 - http://www.torbalscales.com/industrial/precision-general-purpose/precision.html linkanswered Sep 07 '13 at 20:04 |
In addition, you don't weigh ascorbic.
It comes in tablets on a carrier to increase its size.
You calculate the number of tablets based on ppm desired in the formula and pounds of flour in the batch size to determine the number of tablets required.
Scales with divisions of smaller than 1g are significantly affected, as others here have noted, by vibration and air currents. Another factor mentioned is absolutely true, you get what you pay for. Cost is based on number of divisions and accuracy of the scale. If something in scales is to inexpensive to believe, it is probably sacrificing quality and accuracy. answered Dec 25 '13 at 11:54 |
http://www.flinnsci.com/store/Scripts/ck_prodList.asp (and we got ours for kitchen use for several molecular gastronomy projects. Making juice spheres absolutely requires .01g accuracy.) linkanswered Jan 24 '14 at 06:27 |


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MLB Stars & Stripes Collection
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Product ID: 1249926
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As a proud American and a die-hard Yankees fan, you know that patriotism and team spirit go hand in hand. Give your Independence Day a boost of MLB pride with this Stars and Stripes 59FIFTY performance hat from New Era! Featuring an American flag-inspired team logo embroidered on the crown, a contrast-colored bill, and New Era's moisture-managing COOLERA and SOLARERA technologies, this fitted cap will show off your love for New York in classic Fourth of July style. Nothing will complement your annual fireworks and cookout quite like a little Yankees flair!
- 100% Polyester
- Contrast-colored bill
- Fitted
- New Era's COOLERA and SOLARERA moisture-managing technologies
- Officially licensed MLB product
- Quality embroidery
Special event items are produced by manufacturers only after the outcome of a game
or event. These are advanced sale items and will ship immediately after they are
received in our warehouse.
Manufacturer direct items are shipped directly from the manufacturer. These items
are not available for international or expedited shipping.
Customized items can be personalized with options such as your name, your favorite
number, and/or designs. Some options may be limited by league rules.


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For marinade, combine garlic, Jalapeno, cumin, cilantro, lime juice, vinegar, sugar and Habanero olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Spread flank steak in a large bowl or dish. Pour marinade over steak until well-coated, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
Preheat grill or skillet. Brush grill or skillet with Habanero olive oil. Remove steak from and gently shake off excess marinade. Salt and pepper both sides and place steak on grill or skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, until medium-rare to well-done, as desired. Let meat rest for 5 minutes on a cutting board before thinly slicing diagonally across the grain.
Serve with warm tortillas. Garnish with avocado and tomatoes, if desired.
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