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Gijs van Hoecke has been sent home from the Olympics in disgrace after pictures surfaced of him looking like a sozzled mess after a night out in Central London.
The Belgian track cyclist was sent home by his national Olympic committee after the pictures showed him outside the nightclub Mahiki, also frequented by members of the Royal Family, with embarrassing wet patches on his trousers, being helped to walk by two friends, including his team-mate Jonathan Dufrasne.
The club had put on an Olympic night and invited a number of athletes who were plied with free booze.
Presumably van Hoecke's training schedule doesn't allow him to build up much alcohol tolerance
Belgian officials said in a statement that the pictures were "deplorable", and "this incident fortunately did not affect life in the Olympic Village and athletes trying to rest ahead of their competition"
The Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws quoted the regretful 20-year-old, who came 15th in the omnium.
He said: "I made a big mistake
"I'm happy my parents didn't tell me off. They understand that I needed this."
Saw this splashed across the front of a tabloid in the shop yesterday. The wet patch was indeed in an embarassing place. I did wonder what trouble it was going to cause.
That said, if they gave a 20-year-old free booze after being in a pressured environment for a while, what did they expect?
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
posted by notfastenough [3723 posts]
10th August 2012 - 9:35
Maybe they should check for traces of any banned diuretics - that's probably the cause...
posted by andylul [418 posts]
10th August 2012 - 10:09
Po-faced, miserable Belgian officials? Who'd have guessed it.
posted by paulfg42 [395 posts]
10th August 2012 - 12:34
Now that cycling is the new football, we'll start to see stuff like this on the font pages of the tabloids.
Wiggo goes off the rails..... Wiggo said he'd marry me and then dumped me by text.....etc
posted by Parkaboy [13 posts]
10th August 2012 - 13:41
Some nice pictures here. He seems to be covered head to crotch in wet patching....
posted by Gkam84 [9367 posts]
10th August 2012 - 14:04
The guy is twenty! So he got very legless and got hauled into a taxi showing his Borgs, I'm glad to see that he his behaving like most ordinary 20 year olds letting off steam. The pictures may not be pretty but he did not start a fight or commit an act of public indecency. The only truly stupid thing he did was carry his Olympic accreditation with him making him an easy spot for the paps.
After the pictures hit the press no doubt Belgian officials felt they had to act. Perhaps they could have thought more creatively, and insisted he attended the the morning session of the athletics 80,000 cheering fans and a hangover that would make anyone think twice next time
posted by lushmiester [165 posts]
10th August 2012 - 14:22
They sent him home for getting plastered offsite after his event had finished? Seems a bit pointless. He didn't disrupt preparation (his or anyone elses) and they're hardly the most embarassing pictures in the world (even with the unfortunate wet patch on his trousers). Let the boy get it out of his system, for goodness sake.
posted by step-hent [718 posts]
10th August 2012 - 14:24
From the pix he looks wet top to bottom...did someone pour water over him to wake him up from a drunken slumber? Who knows?
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posted by batch [60 posts]
10th August 2012 - 23:46
He was going home anyway and the only thing that was "deplorable" was that he smelt of stale booze on the carriage of the Eurostar. An easy cop out for the Belgians in charge although i don't doubt that he will suffer some ridicule for the pictures from his team mates perhaps a packet of Pampers in his locker .
posted by cidermart [493 posts]
11th August 2012 - 9:51
Poor lad all he was doing was following in the footsteps of one of their swimmers
posted by FATBEGGARONABIKE [734 posts]
11th August 2012 - 11:34
Can't have it all ways, can we? The sport is now popular and in the public eye, so a young rider going ouut and being plied with free drink (who is responsible for that daft idea??) then gets in a state and has to be helped home. It happens, big news when it is one bike rider, not news when it is many "athletes" who do it on a regular basis from another sport. Presumably the pressure of all that money being made is too much and they need to "let off steam" about twice a week...!
He was going home in a day or two anyway, and from what he said, his mum still loves him. I hope he looks back and smiles about this when he is a successful rider in a couple of years. Who can honestly say they never got a bit silly once in a while?
posted by doc [167 posts]
11th August 2012 - 11:48
He got drunk, so what? I hope he enjoyed himself before the hangover.
posted by kie7077 [800 posts]
11th August 2012 - 14:07
My mate Pete got smashed and made his own wet patch as I was trying to carry him home in a fireman's lift style the other day. Got my shirt wet too, the swine.
He's 49.
Sorry, I didn't get a picture for you. That would have served him right.
Pete is old enough to know better, but a 20 year old is expected to overdo it sometimes. Glad to hear Mr van Heoke enjoyed himself between training schedules.
posted by Chris [129 posts]
13th August 2012 - 12:32
I seem to remember when Mr. Wiggins was asked what he was going to do after the olympics He replied something on the lines of go out and get pissed/drunk. Nobody said tut tut young lad gets plied with free drink gets "tired & emotional" big ho-hah, was the press short of copy?
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This year at Thanksgiving, if I hadn't called off the plate-lickin' when I did, the dishes could've gone straight back in the cupboards. I had retired to the couch post-gorging and successfully unbuckled my pants before my button could begin orbiting, when up strolled our beagle, Chowder, who proceeded to do her best Karen Carpenter on the carpet. I'd say I sprung from the couch to clean it up, but my pace was more that of thawing lava.
Given the circumstances, I just assumed Chowder was making room for seconds. With her field of vision extending no further north than a kneecap, she has no way of knowing when there are no leftovers left over. Her recycled contribution of pureed Purina to the living room did little for the air quality, which was far from oxygen tank standards to begin with. Put politely, the boys' single entitled "That wasn't me" debuts on iTunes next week under intestinal acoustics. Current smog readings indicated anything short of Chernobyl would be an improvement, so I took Chowder outside for a walk.
Something was wrong. She did her business, but then she went all ninja like the Karate Kid does at the end of the movie. Clearly out of sorts, she was contorting in an assortment of unnatural ways. When she tried to go back to her business, the shelves were empty. When she started doing yoga moves, I got worried.
Dr. Google said she had a bladder infection, so the next day we took her to the vet. Dr. Google had not graduated at the top of his class. The news was not good, our girl Chowder had kidney stones. I figured we'd give her some pills or maybe go Silicon Valley and break 'em up with a laser. Admittedly, I was not as current on canine kidneys as I cared to be. Chowder passed three kidney stones while we were at the vet. She was not pleased, though she was getting damn good at yoga. X-rays revealed there were more on the way, some of the Stonehenge variety. If they were passed, the pain would be excruciating. Surgery was the only option. The vet gave me an estimate.The pain was excruciating.
Chowder gave me a look that said, "Hey! Write the freakin' check. I'm over here trying to squirt bowling balls through a bendy straw and you're pondering pennies? Just send one of the smog machines to junior college for crying out loud, I'm dying here!" She has a very expressive face.
I plan for a lot of things. I also believe in karma. I call Chowder a four-legged sausage, such is the svelteness that is her figure. You know those little rocks that you sometimes hit when eating sausage, the ones that instantly create the dichotomy of "Oh, God, what was that?" when you really, seriously, don't want to know? Karma told me those are Chowder's kidney stones.
I do not have a rainy-day fund or a change jar for Chowder's kidney stones. I checked into Obamacare, but Chowder made too much last year in table scraps to qualify. Damn table scraps. I contacted the Peanuts folks to see if maybe Snoopy had a charitable foundation for beagles in distress. Nothing. Damn Peanuts.
It was time for some belt-tightening, ironic in that at the time Chowder first conveyed her concerns about her plumbing predicament, my own belt had just retired to live out its days on a Butterball and gravy pension. The vet explained that Chowder would be anesthetized and opened up, her bladder accessed and flushed clean of the malicious masonry that plagued her so.
This was uncharted ground for us Healds. She was our first dog, a ridiculously friendly and harmless little sister to the boys and the spoiled, solitary daughter of the wife and I. If something were to go wrong, Christmas, the season that had six years prior brought us the original four paws, floppy ears and Tourette's tail, would never be the same.
The surgery was the Monday after Thanksgiving. I was to bring her in at 8a.m. and leave her. Dogs are way smarter than we think. I have reason to believe that Pavlov's dog was a plant, a double agent now legendary in four-legged lore for his work in tricking the humans.(Did you know the director's first choice for "Planet of the Apes" was a schnauzer?)
We got to the vet's office and Chowder, who normally snorts her sinuses silly from the Epcot of scents that is a vet's office, buried her nose in my ribs. Good things didn't happen at the vet's office and Chowder knew it. The assistant took her away, her paws in need of snow chains for the ice that was the linoleum floor. I left, but not before saying a prayer that I would see her again.
Thirty-six hours later, I returned. As I sat on the bench awaiting her arrival, she bounded through the double-doors and into my lap, the humidity suddenly skyrocketing as she treated me as if I were the last known popsicle in the universe.
Christmas came early at the Heald house this year. The sausage has no more rocks, and at our house, that's the best kind of sausage there is.
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Kevin is still not sure if Chowder is healed or going through a phase. He found her outside yesterday on a yoga mat with her paws behind her head. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com, unless you're writing him about a grammar mistake, then he asks that you contact him at email@example.com.


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LEXINGTON, OHIO, JULY 8 - Monster Energy Graves Yamaha's Josh Hayes went to the top of the time sheets early in qualifying and stayed there.The Superbike championship leader put in a fast lap, then backed it up with two more that were nearly as fast. His best of 1:25.639 was run on the tenth lap, and gave him more than half a second cushion. Though he'd complete a total of 25 laps, that lap would stand up as the best.Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Blake Young came at Hayes late in the 50-minute session, but was slowed by a lapped rider, which kept intact Hayes' record of being fastest in every qualifying session this year.
"We did our time fairly early in the session and we looked at the gap and I said, 'Hey, let's work on the motorcycle, let's continue on this tire and put race distance on it and see what happens,'" he said. "'If they catch us, that's okay, we'll just have to work on going faster tomorrow.' Sounds like Blake [Young] had a good lap going that was probably going to be good enough and got balked up a little bit. So fortunately for me, I was able to do a pretty good string of laps."That gave Hayes the provisional pole and put him on pace to take his sixth pole in six tries, and add a point to his championship lead.San Diego BMW's Steve Rapp was second fastest late in the session when Young put in his flyer that was only .074 of a second off Hayes' time. That put Young in second and Rapp third, from where he'd continue to drop. National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Roger Lee Hayden clocked his fastest lap in the final four minutes to take third and his brother, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Tommy Hayden, made a late run up the order to take fourth, nudging Rapp to fifth by .005 of a second.Foremost Insurance's Larry Pegram was just behind Rapp and in front of M4 Suzuki's Martin Cardenas. Jordan Suzuki's Ben Bostrom was at the end of the provisional second row.The final two riders in the top 10 were Team Iron Horse BMW-ESP's Chris Peris and Chris Fillmore in his Superbike debut on the KTM/HMC Racing KTM RC8R.
Superbike Qualifying:1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:25.639
2. Blake Young (Suzuki) 1:25.713
3. Roger Lee Hayden (Suzuki) 1:26.093
4. Tommy Hayden (Suzuki) 1:26.146
5. Steve Rapp (BMW) 1:26.151
6. Larry Pegram (BMW) 1:26.300
7. Martin Cardenas (Suzuki) 1:26.380
8. Ben Bostrom (Suzuki) 1:26.562
9. Chris Peris (BMW) 1:27.534
10. Chris Fillmore (KTM) 1:27.384
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When the alarm went off at 4 o'clock Friday morning, he popped up as if he'd been shot out of a toaster. Ninety minutes later, after a power bar and a banana and a protein shake, he was out the door.
Friday evening, Michael Manns called back home to report on his first day as an Oregon football player.
Yeah, says Barbara Manns, his grandmother, "He was pretty excited." It was a very good day, a walk-on being welcomed into his favorite football program. His very own jersey, No. 37. His very own locker, with his name on the plate. It was all overwhelming, and incredibly cool — but it was also more.
"It took the sting," Barbara says, "out of a hard day."
Timing is a funny thing, and sometimes hard to figure. What makes one guy decide it's time to leave, making room for someone else to take his place? Why make that choice at the precise instant rather than, say, three days before or two days later?
For the last couple of days, Michael and his grandparents have been pondering those kinds of questions, given Friday's significance.
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Ancient Paths is a prophetic ministry that serves to equip and train the Body of Christ in the spirit of prophecy. This is done by weekend training events as well as internships that give deeper training on:
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The vision of Ancient Paths is that His Bride (the church) would see Him, behold Him, know Him and love Him with all of their hearts, souls, minds and strength; that they would give up their lives and choose the narrow road. Our hearts desire is to see His faithful Bride fully embrace the covenant and partner with the Holy Spirit to see her come in to mature love.
Isaiah 40:3-4
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the Way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth; The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
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In the old covenant, the ancient paths referred to the law. In the new covenant the ancient paths refer to Jesus. He is THE WAY, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Him. (John 14:6)
The WAY is a journey that is leading us into our inheritance which is fullness in Him that opens the door to eternal life which is knowing the Father and Jesus Christ whom He sent (John 17:3). The WAY is a narrow road as Jesus stated in Matthew 7:14, "…narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." The narrow road calls us to deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow Him (Mark 10:21). This call is a call to LOVE. When we choose to follow Him, it's a choice to love Him. This choice leads us into agreement with Him and His ways which brings death to our flesh daily but ultimately brings us into life; the place of ABIDING (John 15).
We are all born in Egypt (the world of sin and death) and He calls us out of Egypt through the Wilderness (the place of testing and refining) and into the Promised Land (the place of abiding). Throughout the process, He is declaring His name. The spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus (Revelation 19:10).
In every season the Holy Spirit is intentionally revealing an aspect of God's nature to each of us and this is how we are changed; by seeing who He is. As we see Him, we become like Him (2 Corinthians 3:18). Out of this revelation, we come into our identity as sons and daughters (Ephesians 1:11) and grow into mature love with a bridal identity as we work in partnership with our bridegroom Jesus. He is returning for a bride without spot or blemish… and she looks like him!
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does anyone know if the 75c can be doubled…if so its better than 1.25?
Only at K-Mart
If anyone is by a kmart, they have the scott brand items on sale for $5.00 (not sure what all is on sale). They are also offering a $10 off your next trip coupon when you spend $30 on the scott brand stuff. Would be worth it if you could get some extra coupons from your friends.
i don't usually shop at kmart, eventhough it is literally right down the road from me….is the $30 based on sale price or shelf price? and is it before or after coupons? also, do they have a limit of how many coupons you can use and/or double? thank so much!!! we are in desperate need of TP…lol!!!
It is $20 not $30. It is sale price but all scott products are included & it is after coupons. I am not sure about the coupon limit. I don't go there too often.
Where is the share on Facebook for the higher value?
I shared it on facebook but it didn't give me the coupon :(
I just tried signing up again with another email…once again, it didn't take me to the coupon :(
same here, never gave me a coupon and only offered the 75 off.
Mine wouln't even print. The message said to click to print coupon and I clicked on it and a small window came up and said that it was printing the coupon. It never printed.
You have to share it in order to ger 1.25
Fudge– Just got home from Rite Aid after getting the Scott TP deal– $5.88 for 12 1000 sheet rolls (after $2 UP). Ugg. This would have made it even sweeter. :/ It was still 1/2 priced, as normally $13.
Thanks! Worked for me. No issues.
Thanks, I got mine! $1.25 off. Thanks Collin!
If you have a wellness account online with Rite Aid you could have possibly gotten a $2/1 Scott coupon emailed to you. So on sale for $7.88 – $1.25/1 – $2/1 = $4.63 and get $2 +up, so only $2.63 for a 12 pack!!! p.s. check your spam for the email that says $1 off Garnier or Rite Aid Offers, that's where mine was :)
12 pack of toilet paper :)
Do you remember which day the email came? Looking through spam…
Just checked my email. Scott coupon was mailed July 15, last Sunday. Expired already.
If it's the same email i got, then don't look for it, coupon was good until 7/18.. :(
Coupon expired 7/21. I live in SoCal where our ad starts Friday instead of Sunday so I was able to get the deal.
It worked for me. Thanks!
If you have a Food Lion,the BIG DEAL SALE~no q's needed,buy 30 get 15.00 off instantly at checkout…the angel soft 4 pack,sparkle and Brawny single roll paper towels are 1.00 each and are included..I'm restocked!
I am loving this collin this is my sec time doing it with the same email. It let me do it again. My first 125 printed with the exp date not showing ugh this happens to me often at.i printed two 125/1 1 with the exp cut off boo but 1 75/1 too so excited for triples.tammi thanks.
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Presented by Oberon and American Repertory Theater at OBERON, Cambridge
October 1 - October 10, 2015
Music and Lyrics by Todd Almond
Directed by Kevin Newbury
Choreography by Sam Pinkleton
Musical Directon by David Bloom
Starring Courtney Love and Todd Almond
A mystery told through flashbacks, the show tells the story of two lovers in small town America who separate when one goes in search of destiny and then disappears. Borrowing themes from ancient myth, Kansas City ...more
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October 15, 2015
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October 17, 2015
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October 19, 2015
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Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand Giving Thanks to the Godhead (In the Lydian Mode)
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October 15 - October 23, 2015
Inspired by the migraine diaries of the show's writer, Michael Yates Crowley and director Michael Rau conduct a wild ride through the history of ...more
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Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions. Billionaire philanthropist Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary elections and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Georgian Dream's Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. Georgia's recent elections represent unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals. Geography :: GEORGIA Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note - Georgia views itself as part of Europe Geographic coordinates: 42 00 N, 43 30 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 69,700 sq km land: 69,700 sq km water: 0 sq km country comparison to the world: 121 Area - comparative: slightly smaller than South Carolina; slightly larger than West Virginia Area comparison map: Land boundaries: total: 1,814 km border countries (4): Armenia 219 km, Azerbaijan 428 km, Russia 894 km, Turkey 273 km Coastline: 310 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast Terrain: largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland Elevation extremes: lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m Natural resources: timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Land use: agricultural land: 35.5% arable land 5.8%; permanent crops 1.8%; permanent pasture 27.9% forest: 39.4% other: 25.1% (2011 est.) Irrigated land: 4,328 sq km (2007) Total renewable water resources: 63.33 cu km (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 1.81 cu km/yr (20%/22%/58%) per capita: 410.6 cu m/yr (2005) Natural hazards: earthquakes Environment - current issues: air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them People and Society :: GEORGIA Nationality: noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian Ethnic groups: Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% (2002 est.) Languages: Georgian (official) 71%, Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia Religions: Orthodox Christian (official) 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census) Population: 4,931,226 (July 2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.73% (male 460,376/female 414,028) 15-24 years: 13.35% (male 344,179/female 314,321) 25-54 years: 40.93% (male 978,151/female 1,040,364) 55-64 years: 12.45% (male 275,586/female 338,524) 65 years and over: 15.53% (male 299,876/female 465,821) (2015 est.) population pyramid: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 45.7% youth dependency ratio: 25.2% elderly dependency ratio: 20.4% potential support ratio: 4.9% (2015 est.) Median age: total: 37.9 years male: 35 years female: 40.5 years (2015 est.) Population growth rate: -0.08% (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 204 Birth rate: 12.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 Death rate: 10.82 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 Net migration rate: -2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 176 Urbanization: urban population: 53.6% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major urban areas - population: TBILISI (capital) 1.147 million (2015) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.81 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2015 est.) Infant mortality rate: total: 16.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.95 years male: 71.85 years female: 80.36 years (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 Total fertility rate: 1.76 children born/woman (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 161 Contraceptive prevalence rate: 53.4% note: percent of women aged 15-44 (2010) Health expenditures: 9.4% of GDP (2013) country comparison to the world: 34 Physicians density: 4.27 physicians/1,000 population (2013) Hospital bed density: 2.6 beds/1,000 population (2012) Drinking water source: improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: 95.2% of population rural: 75.9% of population total: 86.3% of population unimproved: urban: 4.8% of population rural: 24.1% of population total: 13.7% of population (2015 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.28% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 86 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 6,600 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 HIV/AIDS - deaths: 100 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 22.1% (2014) country comparison to the world: 82 Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 1.1% (2009) country comparison to the world: 131 Education expenditures: 2% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 167 Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2015 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2013) Child labor - children ages 5-14: total number: 121,659 percentage: 18% (2005 est.) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 33.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 Government :: GEORGIA Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Georgia local long form: none local short form: Sak'art'velo former: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Government type: republic Capital: name: Tbilisi geographic coordinates: 41 41 N, 44 50 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) Administrative divisions: 9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika) regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli; note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti city: Tbilisi autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi) note 1: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses note 2: the United States recognizes the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be part of Georgia Independence: 9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 (Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III) National holiday: Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union Constitution: previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013) Legal system: civil law system International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (since 17 November 2013) head of government: Prime Minister Irakli GARIBASHVILI (since 20 November 2013) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister nominated by Parliament, appointed by the president election results: Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI elected president; percent of vote - Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (Georgian Dream) 62.1%, Davit BAKRADZE (UNM) 21.7%, Nino BURJANADZE 10.2%, other 6% Legislative branch: description: unicameral Parliament or Sakartvelos Parlamenti (150 seats; 77 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 73 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 1 October 2012 (next to be held in 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - Georgian Dream-led coalition 55%, United National Movement 40.3%, other 4.7%; seats by party - Georgian Dream 85, United National Movement 65 Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court (organized into several specialized judicial chambers; number of judges determined by the president of Georgia); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges) note - the Abkhazian and Ajarian Autonomous republics each have a supreme court and a hierarchy of lower courts judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Parliament; judges serve not less than 10-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president following candidate selection by the Justice Council of Georgia, a 12-member consultative body of high-level judges, and presidential and parliamentary appointees; judges appointed for 10-year terms subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; regional (town) and district courts Political parties and leaders: Alliance of Patriots [Irma INASHVILI] Conservative Party [Zviad DZIDZIGURI] European Democrats [Paata DAVITAIA] Free Georgia [Kakha KUKAVA] Georgian Dream (a five-party coalition composed of Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia, Republican Party, National Forum, Conservative Party, and Industry Will Save Georgia, plus two factions of independent majoritarians) Georgian Dream (a six-party coalition composed of Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia, Republican Party, Our Georgia-Free Democrats, National Forum, Conservative Party, and Industry Will Save Georgia) Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia [Irakli GARIBASHVILI] Georgian People's Front [Nodar NATADZE] Georgian Troupe [Jondi BAGHTURIA] Industry Will Save Georgia (Industrialists) or IWSG [Giorgi TOPADZE] Labor Party [Shalva NATELASHVILI] National Democratic Party or NDP [Bachuki KARDAVA] National Forum [Kakhaber SHARTAVA] New Rights [Pikria CHIKHRADZE] Our Georgia-Free Democrats (OGFD) [Irakli ALASANIA] People's Party [Koba DAVITASHVILI Republican Party [Khatuna SAMNIDZE] Traditionalists [Akaki ASATIANI] United Democratic Movement [Nino BURJANADZE] United National Movement or UNM [Mikheil SAAKASHVILI] Political pressure groups and leaders: other: separatists in the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia International organization participation: ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CPLP (associate), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-11, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Archil GEGESHIDZE (since 12 April 2013) chancery: 1824 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 387-2390 FAX: [1] (202) 387-0864 consulate(s) general: New York (closed) Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Richard NORLAND (since 25 July 2012) embassy: 11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131 mailing address: 7060 T'bilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521-7060 telephone: [995] (32) 227-70-00 FAX: [995] (32) 253-23-10 Flag description: white rectangle with a central red cross extending to all four sides of the flag; each of the four quadrants displays a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; sometimes referred to as the Five-Cross Flag; although adopted as the official Georgian flag in 2004, the five-cross design appears to date back to the 14th century National symbol(s): Saint George, lion; national colors: red, white National anthem: name: "Tavisupleba" (Liberty) lyrics/music: Davit MAGRADSE/Zakaria PALIASHVILI (adapted by Joseb KETSCHAKMADSE) note: adopted 2004; after the Rose Revolution, a new anthem with music based on the operas "Abesalom da Eteri" and "Daisi" was adopted Economy :: GEORGIA Economy - overview: Georgia's main economic activities include cultivation of agricultural products such as grapes, citrus fruits, and hazelnuts; mining of manganese, copper, and gold; and producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals in small-scale industries. The country imports nearly all of its needed supplies of natural gas and oil products. It has sizeable hydropower capacity that now provides most of its energy needs. Georgia has overcome the chronic energy shortages and gas supply interruptions of the past by renovating hydropower plants and by increasingly relying on natural gas imports from Azerbaijan instead of from Russia. Construction of the Baku-T'bilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus gas pipeline, and the Kars-Akhalkalaki Railroad are part of a strategy to capitalize on Georgia's strategic location between Europe and Asia and develop its role as a transit point for gas, oil, and other goods. The expansion of the South Caucasus pipeline, as part of the Shah Deniz II Southern Gas Corridor project, will result in a $2 billion foreign investment in Georgia, the largest ever in the country. Gas from Shah Deniz II is expected to begin flowing in 2019. Georgia's economy sustained GDP growth of more than 10% in 2006-07, based on strong inflows of foreign investment and robust government spending. However, GDP growth slowed following the August 2008 conflict with Russia, and sunk to negative 4% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers' remittances declined in the wake of the global financial crisis. The economy rebounded in 2010-13, but FDI inflows, the engine of Georgian economic growth prior to the 2008 conflict, have not recovered fully. Unemployment has also remained high. Georgia has historically suffered from a chronic failure to collect tax revenues; however, since 2004 the government has simplified the tax code, improved tax administration, increased tax enforcement, and cracked down on petty corruption, leading to higher revenues. The country is pinning its hopes for renewed growth on a determined effort to continue to liberalize the economy by reducing regulation, taxes, and corruption in order to attract foreign investment, with a focus on hydropower, agriculture, tourism, and textiles production. The government has received high marks from the World Bank for its anti-corruption efforts. Since 2012, the Georgian Dream-led government has continued the previous administration's low-regulation, low-tax, free market policies, while modestly increasing social spending, strengthening anti-trust policy, and amending the labor code to comply with International Labor Standards. The government published its 2020 Economic Development Strategy in early 2014 and former Prime Minister Bidzina IVANISHVILI launched the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, a $6 billion private equity fund that will invest in tourism, agriculture, logistics, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. In mid-2014, Georgia signed an association agreement with the European Union, paving the way to free trade and visa-free travel. GDP (purchasing power parity): $34.21 billion (2014 est.) $32.66 billion (2013 est.) $31.61 billion (2012 est.) note: data are in 2014 US dollars country comparison to the world: 118 GDP (official exchange rate): $16.54 billion (2014 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 4.7% (2014 est.) 3.3% (2013 est.) 6.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 GDP - per capita (PPP): $7,700 (2014 est.) $7,300 (2013 est.) $7,100 (2012 est.) note: data are in 2014 US dollars country comparison to the world: 149 Gross national saving: 15.6% of GDP (2014 est.) 19.6% of GDP (2013 est.) 18.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 96 GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 72.3% government consumption: 17.5% investment in fixed capital: 22.4% investment in inventories: 3.6% exports of goods and services: 46.3% imports of goods and services: -62.1% (2014 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 9.1% industry: 21.8% services: 69.1% (2014 est.) Agriculture - products: citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables; livestock Industries: steel, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese, copper, gold), chemicals, wood products, wine Industrial production growth rate: 8.5% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 18 Labor force: 1.959 million (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 55.6% industry: 8.9% services: 35.5% (2006 est.) Unemployment rate: 14.9% (2014 est.) 14.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 143 Population below poverty line: 9.2% (2010 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 31.3% (2008) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 46 (2011) 37.1 (1996) country comparison to the world: 32 Budget: revenues: $4.594 billion expenditures: $5.048 billion (2014 est.) Taxes and other revenues: 28.5% of GDP (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -2.8% of GDP (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 Public debt: 36.3% of GDP (2012 est.) 36.5% of GDP (2011 est.) note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities; Georgia does not maintain intra-governmental debt or social funds country comparison to the world: 109 Fiscal year: calendar year Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.1% (2014 est.) -0.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 Central bank discount rate: 3.75% (15 January 2013) 5.25% (31 December 2012) note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the National Bank of Georgia country comparison to the world: 100 Commercial bank prime lending rate: 12.5% (31 December 2014 est.) 13.59% (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 Stock of narrow money: $2.632 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $2.297 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 Stock of broad money: $4.72 billion (31 September 2012 est.) $4.249 billion (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 Stock of domestic credit: $8.007 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $6.634 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 Market value of publicly traded shares: $943.4 million (31 December 2012 est.) $795.7 million (31 December 2011) $1.06 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 Current account balance: -$1.593 billion (2014 est.) -$1.028 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 Exports: $4.493 billion (2014 est.) $4.191 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 Exports - commodities: vehicles, ferro-alloys, fertilizers, nuts, scrap metal, gold, copper ores Exports - partners: Azerbaijan 19%, Armenia 10.1%, Russia 9.6%, Turkey 8.4%, US 7.3%, Bulgaria 5.7%, Ukraine 4.9% (2014) Imports: $8.328 billion (2014 est.) $7.697 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 Imports - commodities: fuels, vehicles, machinery and parts, grain and other foods, pharmaceuticals Imports - partners: Turkey 20.1%, China 8.5%, Azerbaijan 7.4%, Russia 6.7%, Ukraine 6.4%, Germany 5.4%, Japan 4.3% (2014) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $3.283 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $2.823 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 Debt - external: $12.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $12.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $12.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $11.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 86 Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $1.642 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $1.482 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 Exchange rates: laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.763 (2014 est.) 1.6634 (2013 est.) 1.65 (2012 est.) 1.6865 (2011 est.) 1.7823 (2010 est.) Energy :: GEORGIA Electricity - production: 9.694 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 Electricity - consumption: 9.379 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 89 Electricity - exports: 930 million kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 Electricity - imports: 614 million kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 Electricity - installed generating capacity: 4.35 million kW (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 Electricity - from fossil fuels: 38.8% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 171 Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants: 61.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 Electricity - from other renewable sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 178 Crude oil - production: 1,000 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 Crude oil - exports: 531 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 Crude oil - imports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 190 Crude oil - proved reserves: 35 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 Refined petroleum products - production: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 Refined petroleum products - consumption: 16,790 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 Refined petroleum products - exports: 0 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 179 Refined petroleum products - imports: 18,500 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 Natural gas - production: 9.151 million cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 Natural gas - consumption: 1.776 billion cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 Natural gas - exports: 0 cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 Natural gas - imports: 1.77 billion cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 Natural gas - proved reserves: 8.495 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 6.258 million Mt (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 Communications :: GEORGIA Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions: 1.1 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 Telephones - mobile cellular: total: 5.4 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 109 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 Telephone system: general assessment: fixed-line telecommunications network has limited coverage outside Tbilisi; multiple mobile-cellular providers provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the country domestic: cellular telephone networks cover the entire country; mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 100 per 100 people; intercity facilities include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi international: country code - 995; the Georgia-Russia fiber-optic submarine cable provides connectivity to Russia; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are available (2011) Broadcast media: 1 public broadcaster in Tbilisi, 1 state-owned broadcaster in Ajaria Autonomous Republic; 8 privately owned TV stations; state run public broadcaster operates 2 TV stations; dozens of cable TV operators, several major commercial TV stations, and several dozen private radio stations; state run public broadcaster operates 2 radio stations (2012) Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998) Television broadcast stations: 12 (plus repeaters) (1998) Internet country code: .ge Internet users: total: 2.5 million percent of population: 50.6% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 Transportation :: GEORGIA Airports: 22 (2013) country comparison to the world: 135 Airports - with paved runways: total: 18 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 2 (2013) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2013) Heliports: 2 (2013) Pipelines: gas 1,596 km; oil 1,175 km (2013) Railways: total: 1,363 km broad gauge: 1,326 km 1.520-m gauge (1,251 km electrified) narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 km electrified) (2014) country comparison to the world: 78 Roadways: total: 19,109 km paved: 19,109 km (includes 69 km of expressways) (2010) country comparison to the world: 113 Merchant marine: total: 142 by type: bulk carrier 13, cargo 114, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 2 foreign-owned: 95 (Bulgaria 1, China 10, Egypt 7, Hong Kong 3, Israel 1, Italy 2, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Romania 7, Russia 6, Syria 24, Turkey 14, UAE 2, UK 5, Ukraine 10, US 1) registered in other countries: 1 (unknown 1) (2010) country comparison to the world: 40 Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Black Sea - Bat'umi, P'ot'i Military :: GEORGIA Military branches: Georgian Armed Forces: Land Forces (include Air and Air Defense Forces); separatist Abkhazia Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Forces; separatist South Ossetia Armed Forces note: Georgian naval forces have been incorporated into the Coast Guard, which is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rather than the Ministry of Defense (2015) Military service age and obligation: 18 to 34 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active duty military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months (2012) Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 1,080,840 females age 16-49: 1,122,031 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 893,003 females age 16-49: 931,683 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 29,723 female: 27,242 (2010 est.) Military expenditures: 2.7% of GDP (2013) 2.88% of GDP (2012) 3.25% of GDP (2011) 2.88% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 27 Transnational Issues :: GEORGIA Disputes - international: Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs: 232,700 (displaced in the 1990s as a result of armed conflict in the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; displaced in 2008 by fighting between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia) (2014) stateless persons: 770 (2014) Illicit drugs: limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for domestic consumption; used as transshipment point for opiates via Central Asia to Western Europe and Russia


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U.K. Stocks Decline Amid Concern European Economy Will Weaken
U.K. stocks declined, erasing last week's gains on the benchmark FTSE 100 Index, amid concern that the new leaders in Italy and Greece may not be able to push through the measures required to stem the debt crisis.
Majestic Wine Plc, which owns the U.K.'s largest chain of wine warehouses, fell to its lowest in seven months after saying its October sales were worse than expected. Schroders Plc lost 2.2 percent. Smith & Nephew Plc rallied 2.6 percent after Exane BNP Paribas advised buying the shares.
The FTSE 100 declined 26.34, or 0.5 percent, to 5,519.04 at the close in London. The gauge added 0.3 percent last week as Italy's Senate approved debt-reduction measures and Greece named a new national-unity government. The FTSE All-Share Index dropped 0.4 percent, while Ireland's ISEQ Index rose 0.1 percent today.
The new administrations in Italy and Greece "are likely to be short-lived and may lack the legitimacy to push through reforms," Dan Morris, a global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, wrote in a report. "With elections expected some time over the next six months, there will be ongoing doubt about the ability of the governments to pass and implement austerity and growth packages."
New Regime in Italy
Mario Monti, a former European Union competition commissioner, was named Italy's new prime minister, boosting confidence in the country's ability to cut the euro area's second-biggest debt. Silvio Berlusconi resigned after defections ended his parliamentary majority and the country's 10-year bond yield surged over the 7 percent threshold that prompted Greece, Ireland and Portugal to seek EU bailouts.
Italian bonds today fell for the first time in three days after the nation paid the highest yield since June 1997 at a debt sale, highlighting the challenge facing the new government to win over investors.
Bonds declined even as the European Central Bank was said to buy the securities today, according to two people familiar with the transactions who declined to be identified because the deals are confidential.
Spanish government securities also slid as ECB Governing Council member Jens Weidmann suggested the central bank should end its support of the region's most indebted nations.
"The concern instead is that growth will continue to weaken and even more countries risk falling back into recession," JPMorgan's Morris wrote in his report. "The danger of a euro zone breakup is low."
Greek Priority
In Greece, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said his priority is to ensure the country gets a sixth loan under an EU-led bailout after Prime Minister Lucas Papademos took charge of a new interim government.
Majestic Wine fell 3.9 percent to 400 pence, its lowest price since April, after saying its October sales were worse than expected. Revenue in stores open at least a year declined 1.1 percent in the six weeks ended Nov. 7 on "disappointing" two weeks in mid-October, the company said in a statement today.
Schroders slid 2.2 percent to 1,362 pence.
Highland Gold Mining Ltd. declined 5.7 percent to 181 pence after the company reduced its production guidance for gold this year.
Premier Foods Plc slumped 11 percent to 5.74 pence after UBS AG downgraded the shares to "sell" from "neutral."
Smith & Nephew climbed 2.6 percent to 572.5 pence after Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the stock to "outperform" from "neutral."
Purecircle Ltd. rallied 17 percent to 112 pence after getting regulatory approval for the use of steviol glycosides in foods and beverages in Europe.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. climbed 1.6 percent to 180 pence and Petroceltic International Plc rose 8.8 percent to 8.16 pence, leading gains among oil explorers operating in Kurdistan, after the region's government was said to agree on drilling contracts with Iraq's central authorities.


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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Andrew Maxwell is still Michigan State's No. 1 quarterback. Michigan punter Will Hagerup remains suspended.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio and Michigan's Brady Hoke spoke Friday in separate hour-long presentations at a clinic for the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. They both talked to reporters for a bit, as well, but didn't have any major news as the offseason begins.


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