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Cheap Pandora JewelryMONACO (AP) — Monaco's reigning prince, Albert II, wed Charlene Wittstock of South Africa on Friday in a long-awaited civil ceremony that transformed the one-time Olympic swimmer into the Princess of Monaco. Wittstock succeeds Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, who wed Albert's father, Prince Rainier III in 1956, had three children with him but died in a car accident in 1982. Residents of the Riviera principality cheered and brandished Monaco's white-and-red flag when the couple appeared at a palace window following Friday's ceremony, the first of two days of royal events. The newlyweds waved back at the crowd and kissed each other shyly, sparking another round of cheers. Wittstock wore a silken blue jacket with ankle-length palazzo pants, an outfit press handlers said was made by famed fashion house Chanel, while the prince sported a sober dark suit and shiny white tie. pandora packages

When asked if they take each other in marriage, both quietly responded "Oui." The marriage became official — and Wittstock became a princess — when Philippe Narmino, president of Monaco's Council of State, pronounced "I declare you united by the bonds of marriage." Albert's sisters — Princess Stephanie in khaki, and Princess Caroline in an oversized straw hat — were among an audience of several dozen inside the throne room, the red silk-walled hall where Grace and Rainier once took their vows. The royal couple signed the marriage register with a specially created pen in gold and precious stones and adorned with their monogram made by the German luxury penmaker Montblanc for the ceremony. On Saturday, the new royal couple is holding an elaborate religious wedding ceremony and a star-studded wedding gala. Pandora Bracelet Charms

Although Albert, 53, was seen for decades as one of Europe's most eligible bachelors, he had long resisted marriage. Many in Monaco — known the world over for its lax tax laws and glamorous casinos — feared he might never tie the knot. With her bright blue eyes and delicate features, the 33-year-old Wittstock has often been compared to Kelly, an American movie star known for her iconic fashion sense. Monaco's 7,618 citizens and their partners were invited to follow the ceremony on oversized screens set up on a square in front of the palace.

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The palace dismissed the stories as "ugly rumors" born out of jealousy. A top aide to the prince, speaking earlier this week on Monaco-Info TV, said the couple were "affected" by the rumors but were concentrating on last-minute preparations. Still, the tensions were evident when Wittstock talked in a TV interview before the wedding about wanting to have her own children. "I love children and have always wanted to have children of my own," she said on BFM television, sitting next to Albert with a close-lipped, tense smile. "We'll see in the next couple of months or years." Wittstock also joked that she would bring South African barbecue traditions to Monaco. Pandora Beads

The guest list for Saturday's festivities included the kings of Spain, Sweden, Lesotho and Belgium, the presidents of France, Iceland, Ireland, Lebanon, Malta, Germany and Hungary, France's richest man, celebrated opera singers, top models and race car divers. The Catholic ceremony will also take place in the palace, followed by a gala dinner by three-time triple-starred Michelin chef Alain Ducasse. Besides the Champagne and the South African wines, everything served at the sumptuous buffet is being sourced in a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius from Monaco, Ducasse told The Associated Press in an interview. Pandora Charms

More than 1,000 journalists from around the world have been accredited for the festivities, which kicked off late Thursday with a free concert by the legendary Los Angeles band The Eagles. The prince and Wittstock attended the show, he in a dark suit, she wearing a strapless black pantsuit that was more rock-and-roll diva than royalty. Wittstock was born in Zimbabwe, but moved to neighboring South Africa as a child and swam for that country at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Albert met Wittstock during a 2000 swimming competition in Monaco. Wittstock then began appearing regularly at social events and moved to Monaco in 2006. Albert has been an International Olympic Committee member since 1985 and competed in five Winter Olympics as part of Monaco's bobsled team.

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ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) – The Greek parliament approved detailed austerity and privatization bills on Thursday in a crucial vote to secure emergency funds and avert imminent bankruptcy, but longer-term dangers still lurk. Lawmakers voted 155-136 for the implementation laws a day after backing a deeply unpopular 28 billion euro, five-year austerity plan, removing the last obstacle to the next slice of aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The euro and world stocks rose to three-week highs after the vote as investors expressed relief that the specter of a sudden summer default had been avoided, despite fierce public opposition to deeper pay and spending cuts.

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" In Berlin, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he had reached agreement with German banks on private sector participation in a new assistance program, based on a French plan for a voluntary debt rollover. German institutions were likely to contribute 3.2 billion euros through this scheme -- barely 1/10th of the sum sought from private bondholders. French banks and insurers have the biggest exposure among foreign holders of Greek debt. tiffany & co outlet

Greek banks have little choice but to roll over their own holdings. Prime Minister George Papandreou's socialist government may find it hard to enforce tax increases and state asset sales against massive public resistance, while a violent fringe always present in Greek politics has burst to the fore. Vasso Papandreou, a former European Commissioner and member of the prime minister's PASOK party who is not related to him, told parliament she would vote for the laws as a patriotic duty although she feared the economy would deteriorate as a result. "Germany is preparing the ground for our official bankruptcy as soon as this can happen without cost to the German banks," she said, venting a feeling widely shared among Greeks, who say they are suffering to save European bankers. tiffany rings

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This would mainly include speeding up the disbursement of EU regional policy funds already earmarked for Greece, as well as suspending until 2013 all Greek government contributions to EU co-financed projects. "Since our proposals do not imply an increase of the total sum of funding for a country and have the unanimous political support of the (EU) member states, they could be implemented quite soon," Papandreou said in a letter to Barroso, president of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm.

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Banks had received positive signals from ratings agencies that they would not call the rollover plan a default, the sources said. But officials cautioned that many details of the plan, including whether there would be any official guarantee, remained to be negotiated. Many investors and economists still expect Greece to default in the medium term, and one influential international official suggested on Thursday that might be better for Athens. "The current state of affairs where all the Greek taxpayers' money goes to the creditors cannot continue," said Angel Gurria, head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a rich nations' intergovernmental think-tank. tiffany necklace silver

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"There's still implementation risk over the next few months but for now the default risk has been taken off the table," said Lloyds Bank strategist Eric Wand. He forecast renewed pressure on the bonds of weaker euro zone countries on the edges of the single currency area after a temporary respite. "There should be a brief hiatus in the periphery-bashing we've had in the last few weeks, but there are other problems." Those included the prospect of early Spanish elections and squabbling within Italy's center-right coalition as the country faces a credit rating downgrade. tiffany charms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional lawmakers reached a deal Tuesday to propel three coveted free trade agreements toward a vote on Capitol Hill, though the ultimate fate of the pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama remained uncertain. Key lawmakers from both parties struck an agreement with the administration to extend aid for American workers displaced by foreign trade. Cheap Pandora Charms

The White House, acknowledging concerns from labor unions, had threatened to hold up passage of the pacts unless the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, or TAA, was renewed. But the process for ensuring passage of the trade deals and the assistance for workers was unclear Tuesday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said he planned to attach TAA to the Korea deal, the largest and most desirable of the trade pacts, when his committee began discussing the agreements on Thursday. Pandora Earrings

But top Republicans balked at that proposal. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, said it was a "highly partisan decision" that "risks support for this critical job-creating trade pact in the name of a welfare program of questionable benefit at a time when our nation is broke." Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he would oppose any trade deal in which the worker assistance program was embedded. Republicans generally support both trade and worker assistance programs, so Baucus' move could put GOP lawmakers in the awkward position of either having to vote against issues that traditionally have GOP support or handing President Barack Obama a victory on a top priority.

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White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday: "Now is the time to move forward with TAA and with the Korea, Colombia and Panama trade agreements." The pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce also urged lawmakers to move quickly to pass the pacts. "I urge members of both parties to seize a reasonable compromise and move the trade agenda forward," chamber president Tom Donohue said in a statement. "The time to act is now." The TAA program was expanded two years ago as part of Obama's stimulus package to include aid for more displaced workers, but the expansion expired in February. Pandora Beads

The extension agreed to in negotiations is smaller than the 2009 package and would continue through 2013. Administration officials said continuing TAA would be paid by spending cuts, though Camp's office said the details of where the cuts would come from were still being worked out. The U.S. signed the trade pacts with South Korea, Panama and Colombia in 2007 under President George W. Bush. But the then-Democratic-led Congress never brought the agreements up for vote, giving the Obama administration time to renegotiate areas it found objectionable. U.S. trade officials spent months negotiating outstanding issues on the pacts, reaching an agreement with South Korea in December. Pandora Charms

The pact would boost U.S. exports by $11 billion a year, according to the administration. Deals were struck this spring with Panama, one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies, and Colombia. The administration says a final pact with Colombia will boost U.S. exports by more than $1 billion per year. All three agreements need congressional approval. Labor unions and key Democrats continue to have deep concerns in particular over the deal with Colombia, a country considered extremely dangerous for union organizers. While Colombia has agreed to implement an action plan for protecting worker rights and ending violence against union groups, the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, said Monday that he would oppose the trade deal if it did not include specific language committing Colombia to carry out those steps. _____ Associated Press writer Jim Abrams contributed to this report. Pandora Jewelry

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Television ads for junk food really do make children hungry for those treats, especially if they watch a lot of television, according to a study. The findings, published in Pediatrics, come amid growing calls to ban junk food advertisements aimed at children in order to combat obesity -- most recently from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which issued a policy statement on junk food ads on Monday. In tests with 6- to 13-year olds, researchers led by Emma Boyland of the University of Liverpool in the UK found that a DVD featuring commercials for fast food and junk food seemed to whet children's appetites for sweet and high-fat fare. tiffany necklace silver

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This was especially true for children who usually watched a lot of TV in their everyday lives, with "a lot" defined by the researchers as over 21 hours a week. On average, kids wanted more high-carb, high-fat foods after watching food commercials. But researchers said the effects of the food ads were modest, making only a small difference in the average number of food items the children said they wanted "right now." In real life, as well, a lot of other factors would be at work, including parents' willingness to buy those foods. "It will never be possible to demonstrate in an experimental study that food advertising contributes to obesity. tiffany necklace white gold

There are simply too many variables to take into account," Boyland wrote in an email to Reuters Health. On the other hand, a number of studies have no shown that children tend to want more, and eat more, tasty treats after seeing ads for them. With older children, who often make their own food choices, that could translate into more french fries and chocolate bars. Even young children have "pester power," with studies suggesting they are more likely to use that power if they see a lot of food commercials. tiffany charms

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Apology over cardiology list accepted The National Health Board has apologised for wrongly claiming in a draft press release that Dunedin Hospital's cardiac surgery waiting times were "among the worst in New Zealand". The statement was withdrawn and did not appear in the final release after cardiac surgeon and Southern District Health Board chief medical officer Richard Bunton emailed the board expressing "considerable offence" and "dismay" at the statement.

tiffany and co outlet He said Southern's waiting list statistics were among the best in the country. Dunedin had the highest intervention for cardiac surgery in New Zealand, carrying out more public procedures per head of population than anywhere else. Its waiting list performance was well within what was set out in the Minister of Health's clinical network, performed to a high level, and was reviewed weekly, he said.

tiffany & co outlet This is revealed in material released to the Otago Daily Times under the Official Information Act relating to the lead-up to the announcement earlier this month that an NHB team was to assess systems at Dunedin Hospital. In a draft media release, the cardiac surgery waiting times were listed as one of the issues which had prompted the assessment.

In his email to NHB deputy director Michael Hundleby, Mr Bunton said systems reviews, "if correctly carried out for the correct reasons and if they result in better delivery of health care then there can be no argument".

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I'd like to personally apologise for our error." In response to Otago Daily Times' questions, Mr Hundleby said when the draft was being prepared the Southern board, on one booking indicator, was behind the other four cardiac centres and this had been translated in the draft to a broader statement. "Southern pointed this out and we changed it, which of course is the point about sharing drafts. tiffany rings

" Asked if the inclusion of the erroneous claim in two early drafts indicated the national board's own systems might be called into question, Mr Hundleby said it was legitimate to include an area where it appeared the board was performing poorly against other boards when a systems' review was planned. It would seem curious not to look at that, he said. tiffany earrings

However, it seemed there had been a " blip" where Southern's waiting list had peaked above the maximum number allowed and that was what had led to the statement in the draft. Mr Bunton had accepted his apology. What had been released to the Otago Daily Times showed the incomplete internal workings of both the national board and Southern on the joint terms of reference, he said. The material forwarded by Mr Bunton to Mr Hundleby showed that at the end of the first week in May, Southern District Health Board was the only centre to have carried out more cardiac surgery than planned. tiffany bracelet