"UK debt is 56% of national income, Greek debt is almost twice that about 115%... when it comes to growth the Greek economy is expected to be in recession to the tune of 2.5% this year and 3.5% next year, while the British economy is actually growing and... the UK current account deficit is less than 2% of GDP of national income, the Greek figure is about 10%".
If this is all Greek to you, well, lemme give you a brief explanation: Space Hulks are, essentially, planet-sized space crafts, comprised of multiple ships which were, most often, lost in the Warp or captured by aliens or Chaos forces.
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Nothing else is going to change, even the tax paid to the Greek Government is unlikely to change.
However, the index pared gains after Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras, whose party is expected to win the Greek election, said he could still seek to make modifications to the country's bailout agreement if elected.
However, the discussion in the paper relating to a potential unilateral Greek exit is relevant to the situation in Cyprus.
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In a bid to put pressure on the Greek government, Hall is calling on fans to write to Greek media outlets, correspond with local embassies, and of course, tweet.
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The answer to all problems of the Greek State is to find another place to steal money from.
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The message is that if - and it is still a big if - the Greek government is able to pass that austerity package in the next few days, the eurozone will fulfil its side of the deal by coming up with a structure for a second Greek bailout, which Germany and everyone else can support.
Across Athens, in a smarter suburb, recently qualified doctor Eleni Stamou is feeding Greek yogurt to her baby.
Nowadays, the income of the average Portuguese, Spaniard or Greek is three to five times that of his Turkish equivalent (see chart 1).
Long before my translator - who is switching form Greek to Arabic to French - gets it right, Mr Lamhoud's hand movements signal what happened.
Mr Papandreou told a meeting of his governing Socialist party that Greek people would have the final say on the package, which is designed to reduce Greek debt by about 100bn euros.
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The pledging of all these assets by Greek banks is a tragedy waiting to happen to Greek savers.
An alternative approach is to appeal to the classical Greek philosophy that views kindness through the lens of reason, emphasizing the positive effects acts of kindness have not just on the receiver of kindness but to the giver of kindness as well, not for the salvation of the soul in the afterlife, but in this life.
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What may turn out to be most important is that the Greek government moved nearer to a formal default on what it owes, as talks collapsed between the Greek premier, Lucas Papademos, and representatives of banks on a voluntary 50% reduction on what they are repaid.
As this is written, the Greek parliament is doing another austerity rain dance, seeking to appease the bailout gods and obtain a few billion more euros to shovel into the unionized money incinerator that is the Greek public sector.
But this is exactly the question the Greek finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, is having to fight over today, as are the European Union leaders, the Greek centre-right opposition and (in a weak echo) UK Chancellor George Osborne and his shadow Ed Balls.
European President Herman Van Rompuy is due to meet Greek leader Antonis Samaras on Thursday.
The Greek economy is likely to contract by at least 5.3% this year.
Quite simply, no one believes that the Greek Government is going to redeem its bonds in 12 months time.
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The Greek crisis is continuing to create unease is global financial circles.
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The Greek Government is planning to build a museum to house the marbles, to be be completed in time for the 2004 Olympics.
Even if it achieves those goals, or rather because it will enact such draconian cuts, the Greek economy is expected to sink deeper.
The Greek government is trying to reduce a national debt that stands at about 115% of its gross domestic output, and a public deficit that exceeds 13%.
Also on Wednesday, the Greek parliament is expected to approve the 2012 budget cuts that are necessary to ensure that the next tranche of aid gets paid.
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The BBC's Andrew Walker in Brussels says European leaders will be relieved that there is now a Greek government to negotiate with, but concern about what they will be asking for.
This contributed to huge and ongoing drops in Greek output: GDP is set to fall by around 5% this year.
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It is hard to say, as the Greek law is very strict about taking and publicizing polls two weeks before the elections.
One place where aesthetes and sceptics seem to have prevailed is the Greek island of Serifos, where plans were announced in 2007 to build 87 turbines of similar height to the ones proposed for Massachusetts.
None of this is to say that a Greek exit would be a good thing for the UK. But it is important, as ever to consider the alternative scenarios for Greece and the rest of the eurozone.
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