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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Baking secrets: Greek yogurt, ice cream combine for cool, summery pie


Baking secrets: Greek yogurt, ice cream combine for cool, summery pie
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Pope visiting Brazil's shrine to 'black Mary'

APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — The image of Brazil's patron saint, the dark-skinned Virgin of Aparecida, emblazons bumper stickers, presides over shops and dangles from gold chains around women's necks all over this continent-sized country.

Standing atop a crescent moon adorned with an angel, Aparecida lifts her hands to her chest in prayer, a slight smile on her upturned lips and several flowers in her hair.

The diminutive statue stands just 39 centimeters tall (15 inches tall), though the gold crown and blue velvet cape she now wears give her a bit of added height and bulk.

Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary, known as Marian devotion, is common in much of the Christian world, popular in the Greek and Russian Orthodox churches as well as in Catholic southern Europe, where major shrines such as Lourdes in France and Fatima in Portugal are dedicated to the Virgin.

According to church lore, the Virgin of Aparecida surfaced on Oct. 16, 1717, as the town of Guaratingueta, an inland hamlet about halfway between the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, prepared for a visit by Sao Paulo state's governor.

A fleet of fishermen plied the nearby Paraiba River to catch fish for a banquet in the official's honor, but after 12 fruitless hours in the normally well-stocked river, all but three of the fishermen gave up.

[...] many have made offerings to the saint there's a room in the sprawling church where the gifts of famous devotees are on display, with a helmet once belonging to the late Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna next to a soccer ball from celebrated striker Ronaldo.

David Gibson, a New York-based reporter for Religion News Service, called Marian devotion the church's "connective tissue," which "binds people together."

The clay used to make the statue has been traced to a pit in Sao Paulo state, and it's thought she might be the work of a Benedictine monk and sculptor who lived nearby.

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Briton killed in Crete resort after row with other holidaymakers

Police arrest 17 people after man, identified as 19-year-old from London, died "within minutes" of being stabbed in heart in Malia

A British tourist, celebrating his 19th birthday in Crete, was fatally stabbed on Tuesday following an apparent dispute with other holidaymakers.

Party-goers in the resort of Malia looked on horrified as the teenager collapsed in a pool of blood in the first such incident since the tourist season began.

"There was a row, and then a fight, outside a bar in Malia," said Superintendent Constantinos Boukakisspeaking from Crete. "A lot of people were involved and a lot of alcohol was consumed. Already, there have been 17 arrests including the man who has been singled out as wielding the knife."

The victim, identified as Tyrell Matthews-Burton from London, died "within minutes" of being stabbed in the heart, despite efforts by paramedics to revive him.

"He was stabbed once in the back and once in the chest," Manolis Michalodimitrakis, Crete's coroner, said. "He was clearly pinned down and killed execution style, there were no defence wounds only a few bruises to the lower lip where he had obviously been punched."

The coroner, who examined the body at Crete's main hospital in the capital, Heraklion, said the Briton would have died almost instantly. "The knife punctured his lung and heart. There was massive and abrupt bleeding on the left side of his chest and he lost almost half of his blood."

The body is expected to be repatriated this week. On Tuesday night, flowers were spotted outside his parents' home in Forest Gate, north-east London.

Malia, with its bars, discos and clubs, is popular among young Britons.

Like Laganas, Europe's self-styled party capital on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, the Crete resort has developed an unwelcome reputation in recent years, with marathon pub crawls, often organised by holiday reps acting on commission.

"Every day we hand out pamphlets explaining the risks of such behaviour," said Zacharias Doxastakis, Malia's mayor. "We really want to improve the quality of tourism and we've shut down bars and businesses that don't obey certain rules.

"Our country is in crisis and we love all holidaymakers, especially the young. But there is a limit and they have to know that self-respect, and respecting the society that is hosting them, is one of them."

Shortly after he assumed the post two years ago, Doxastakis said officers from Scotland Yard also visited the town to advise local police as part of a wide-reaching Foreign Office campaign to rein in "bad behaviour" by Britons on holiday.

A visit to the resort was one of the first priorities of the new British ambassador to Greece, John Kittmer.

"Local authorities are working very closely with the British embassy," said the mayor. "Until today's unfortunate incident, the campaign had been very successful. Incidents of rape and violence have gone down. Malia had been quiet."

On Tuesday night, police said 12 other Britons were still being sought.

Those already detained, including the main suspect, also British, are expected to be brought before a public prosecutor on Wednesday.

A "sports disagreement" is believed to have triggered the row although investigators refused, officially, to divulge the cause of the fight.

Adulterated alcohol has also contributed to the ill-repute of resorts in Greece following revelations that bars frequently mix cocktails with pure spirit in a bid to make servings go further.

"The smell of alcohol was so strong it pervaded the room," said Manolis Michalodimitrakis, the coroner. "Nationals from every country visit Crete but in Malia it is always Britons who drink and become so aggressive. It is very sad."


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Greek Cypriot leader seeks more EU aid

The cost of bailing out Greek Cypriot Administration has exceeded estimations. Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades asked for more money from Brussels ahead of a key meeting by Eurozone finance ministers.European Union finance ministers adopted a 10 billion Euro bailout package for the Greek Cypriot Administration. According to the EU sources, the Greek Cypriot leader asked the Bloc to provide ...

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Greek FM pledges support to Cyprus

Supporting Cyprus and helping Nicosia find a viable solution to the ...

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Greeks Don?t Trust Their Government

Greek PM Antonis Samaras on election night 2012 In another of the eternal Greek contradictions, a survey by Eurobarometer carried out for the European Commission has found that 90 percent of Greeks tend not to trust their government, but they would vote back in the same two parties, the New Democracy Conservatives and PASOK Socialists, who created the country’s crushing economic crisis and ...

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Athens mayor vows to stop another Golden Dawn food handout on Friday

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis looks set for another confrontation with far-right Golden Dawn after he said he would prevent the party handing out free food in Attikis Square, near the city center, on Friday afternoon.The handout, open only to Greek citizens, is due to take place at 6 p.m. but Kaminis issued a statement saying that Golden Dawn did not have permission from the City of Athens to hold ...

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Greek president decries ?hate and violence?

President Karolos Papoulias admitted on Tuesday that the emergence ...

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Police: Greek teen shot self in foot to impress girl

KATO AMBELIA, Greece, July 23 (UPI) -- Greek police said a 16-year-old boy who claimed to have accidentally shot himself admitted he injured himself on purpose to impress a girl.

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Berlin delays decision on next aid for Greece to Monday


Berlin delays decision on next aid for Greece to Monday
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will postpone signing off on the disbursement of Greece's next 2.5 billion euro ($3.3 billion) tranche of bailout aid until next Monday to ensure conditions are met, a government document shows. According to a letter sent by ...


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Greek shipowner Restis arrested on money laundering charges

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen to be detained by police since Greece sank into crisis.



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Survey shows lack of trust in Greek government and Parliament


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Survey shows lack of trust in Greek government and Parliament
Kathimerini
Faith in the European Union was slightly higher, with 19 percent of Greeks saying they tended to trust the Brussels- and Strasbourg-based institution. The survey found that disappointment about the current state of the Greek economy continues, with 98 ...


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Starbucks to introduce Greek yogurt parfaits next spring


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Starbucks to introduce Greek yogurt parfaits next spring
Chicago Tribune
The Seattle-based coffee chain has partnered with package-food giant Danone to develop a line of Greek yogurt parfaits that will be rolled out in the coffee chain's U.S. stores next spring. The parfait, to be known as “Evolution Fresh, Inspired by ...
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FYROM must implement political agreement EU says



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Enlargement Commissioner Stepha Fule said today that the Former Yuroslav Republic of Macedonia must implement a political agreement he brokered in March between the ruling party and opposition and highlighted the importance of improving freedom of expression if the country wants to stay on a course to accede to the bloc. 


 


It is important that "outstanding political issues be addressed, in order to create a positive climate later this year when the Member States will next make decisions about the enlargement process," Fule said following a meeting on FYROM's EU membership bid held today in Brussels. 


Fule's concerns regard an incident that took place on December 24 during which the opposition and the press were ejected from the parliament and then the government went ahead to push through a contriversial budget with just over half of FYROM's MPs in the chamber. 


Following the incident the main opposition party, the Social Democrats (SDSM), boycotted parliament and demanded that the government call early national elections. The government rejected that call, prompting the SDSM to threaten to boycott local elections scheduled for 24 March. 


The crisis was resolved with the intervention of Fule and two MEPs, Richard Howitt and Jerzy Buzek, a centre-left British MEP and a centre-right Polish one. 


The agreement stipulated that after the local elections that were held on March 24, with candidates from the opposition eventually taking part, there would be talks that could lead to early national elections, that an independent commission would investigate what led to the parliamentary showdown on 24 December and that the inquiry would include a review of he parliament's security system and rules of procedure. The launch of a formal dialogue with the media was also be launched was also agreed to. 


But Fule said that he regretted hearing that the head of the in depended commission has resigned and added that implementing the deal fully is essential.  He also repeated that freedom of expression, in particular in the media, is a priority area for the EU. 


FYROM has been a candidate for membership since 2005, but Greece has blocked the start of formal accession talks. The two countries are involved in a dispute over the aspiring member's name. FYROM has styled itself as Macedonia which Greece says is unacceptable. But FYROM also has a troubled relationship with Bulgaria, another neighbour and EU member.  


The EU's Council of Ministers today noted in a statement issued after the meeting that "steps have been taken in bilateral relations with Bulgaria and Greece, as well as on the name issue."


 







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EAS ELVO LARKO To Be Restructured

k government will undertake the radical restructuring of troubled state companies, Greek Defense Systems (EAS), Greek Vehicle Industry (ELVO) and mining and metallurgical company LARKO and in this context the government has announced that it has decided to seek the assistance of specialized independent consultants. ';With the help of consultants and in collaboration with the management and ...

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Samaras Tells Ministers To Get Cracking

Greek PM Antonis Samaras With Greece’s international lenders looking over his shoulder and pressing him to meet fiscal targets or face a cutoff in funding, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told key cabinet members in the two-party coalition to speed up structural reforms in the state sector. Meeting at his Maximos Mansion headquarters, Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader and his ...

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IFO Chief Urges Greece To Quit Euro

Hans-Werner Sinn, a German professor of economics at the University of Munich and President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, has recommended that debt-crushed Greece’s best option, despite international bailouts, still is to get out of the Eurozone. He said other European Union countries with similar economic problems, such as Portugal, should also follow suit or they ...

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Greece Bailout Payment to be Delayed, Germany Says

Greece Bailout Payment to be Delayed, Germany Says

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Starbucks, Danone to sell co-branded yogurt starting in 2014

A man carries a Starbucks logo sign after a corporate event at a hotel in ShanghaiBy Lisa Baertlein and Martinne Geller (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp and Danone SA said on Tuesday they agreed to sell a co-branded yogurt through Starbucks cafes and in grocery stores as yogurt makers battle for dominance in the $7 billion U.S. market. The partnership comes as Starbucks pushes into the "health and wellness" category and as Danone, owner of the Dannon brand, and other yogurt makers seek to conquer the U.S. market, where yogurt consumption lags Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed. The first product will be ready-to-eat Greek yogurt parfaits, to be sold in U.S. ...



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Starbucks teaming up with Dannon to start selling Greek yogurt

NEW YORK — Starbucks wants a taste of the Greek yogurt craze. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it's teaming up with French food and drink company Danone to sell Greek yogurt parfaits.

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Starbucks jumping into Greek yogurt craze

Starbucks wants a taste of the Greek yogurt craze. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it's teaming up with French food and drink company Danone to sell Greek yogurt parfaits. The ready-to-eat cups will ...

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Starbucks to Sell Greek Yogurt at Cafes, Supermarkets


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Starbucks to Sell Greek Yogurt at Cafes, Supermarkets
Bloomberg
Coming soon to a Starbucks near you: Greek yogurt. In a partnership with Danone SA (BN), the world's largest coffee shop operator will start selling the dairy product in its cafes next year and in food retailers in 2015. The plan helps address two of Chief ...
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Greece under pressure


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Greece under pressure
Socialist Worker
German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble flew to Athens on Thursday of last week to make a statement alongside his Greek counterpart Yannis Stournaras. Schauble was desperate to show that the situation was under control in the run-up to elections in ...


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DINING: Daphne's California Greek adds seasonal items


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DINING: Daphne's California Greek adds seasonal items
Press-Enterprise (blog)
The Mini-Pita Trio features three mini-pitas, each with its own flavor like the Greek Mini-Pita with gyros, red onion and tzatziki sauce, Cali-Greek Mini-Pita with grilled chicken Daphne's sauce, salsa fresca, feta cheese and kalamata olives, and ...


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Briton stabbed to death: 18 British nationals arrested in Malia bar crawl


Greek police confirmed they have arrested 18 British nationals suspected of being involved in a brawl at a resort on Crete in which a Briton was stabbed to death.



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Young Briton stabbed to death on Greek island of Crete

ATHENS, July 23 | Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:31am EDT
ATHENS, July 23 (Reuters) - A 19-year-old British tourist was stabbed to death by a fellow Briton on the island of Crete on Tuesday, police said.
The death occurred after a fight broke out among a group of Britons on holiday in the popular tourist village of Malia, police said in a statement.
The Briton suspected of the stabbing has been ...

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A Million Tourists In Greece In Q1

While 2012 was a disappointing year for tourism with people staying away in the face of protests, strikes and riots against austerity, the year 2013 – which could set a record of 17 million arrivals – began with a bang in the first quarter with some one million visitors. The news came in a survey carried out by the Bank of Greece and published by the Greek Statistical Authority ...

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Hollande Juncker Vacation On Ithaca

French President Francois Hollande and former Eurozone chief and current Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker have chosen the Ionian Greek island of Ithaca for their summer holidays, joining a long list of celebrities choosing to come to Greece during what looks to be a record tourist season. Juncker was reportedly on Ithaca and was seen in the capital, Vathy, which has one of the ...

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Teen admits to shooting self in foot to impress girl

A teenager who shot himself in the foot with his father's pistol on Sunday night has admitted to investigators that he did so in order to impress a girl.The 16-year-old from Kato Ambelia in Serres, northern Greece, had told officers responding to reports of a gunshot on Sunday that he accidentally injured himself in the foot while trying to scare off an intruder. The gun he used belonged to ...

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Greek TERNA wins $36.8m Iraq hospital contract

Greece’s TERNA S.A., subsidiary of the GEK TERNA Group, has been awarded a turnkey contract to construct a 100-bed hospital in Basra, Iraq, equipped with a further 22 rooms for special care. The design and build project consists of a general hospital covering a built area of ...

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