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The next candidate for "Euroflation"? Slovenia

I think that' I've seen that economists deny the concept of Euroflation, but consumers don't always buy that. I'm sure it will still be a topic of conversation in Slovenia soon enough:

Slovenia begins euro entry countdown

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Slovenian euro coin production has begun as the EU finance ministers on Tuesday (11 July) gave a final formal go-ahead for the country's entry to the 12-member eurozone as of January 2007. 

The Slovenian central bank must distribute 155 million euro coins and 42 million bank notes by the beginning of the next year.

Cartoon from Metropole Paris

Yo, that dude eating lobster ... wasn't he on the Titanic? (What passes for celebrity gossip in Maine)

From the Press Herald:

Most visitors to the Old Port bring along a camera, a baseball cap and an appetite for lobster.

One visitor this past weekend brought along a Victoria's Secret model.

Star-spotters reported seeing Leonardo DiCaprio, the 31-year-old star of "Titanic" and "The Aviator," in the Old Port all day Saturday, one of the first major celebrity sightings of the summer season.

DiCaprio apparently learned what other high-profile celebrities such as Glenn Close and Bruce Springsteen already know - Maine offers a low-key atmosphere where celebrities can vacation without being bothered.