It exposes them to competition from non-banks, and also sets a deadline of 2012 by which all payments in the euro zone must take no longer than one business day to the next.

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For Nate and for Federle, a love of musical theater is what sets them apart from their classmates, but it's also their life-saver.

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While third party conversion apps tend to incorrectly label shows as "Videos" on the Zune, ZTVW sets the metadata to group them as "TV Shows, " and also syncs to delete shows from the Zune when removed from Media Center.

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"It is not just the clawing greed of painstaking claims for such minor items as tampons, barbecue sets and bathrobes, but also the egregious way some have transferred allowances from one second property to another - enabling them to refurbish homes at public expense, then sell them for profit, " Lord Carey added.

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