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How the world sees Greece
Friday, May 2, 2014
Greek Theatre Summer Concert Highlights
Each summer the Greek Theatre always has a spectacular lineup and this year the Greek offers one of their best lineups. Here are a few highlights to look for. May 3 Los Lobos and Ozomatli May 8 David Byrne with Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Pat Mahoney (LCD ...
Coastal development bill under fire
A draft law on coastal development prepared by Greece’s Finance Ministry that has come under fire from environmental activists was also slammed by a conservative deputy on Friday who said she would vote against the “monstrous” bill in Parliament.
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Cells of Fire group claims precinct bomb
The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, an urban guerrilla group that has seen a number of its members jailed, claimed responsibility on Friday for sending a parcel bomb containing half a kilo of explosives to a police station in Itea, central Greece.
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Greek Fraud Cops Bust Black Market Scam by Recycling Crew
Greece’s financial police on Friday said they had arrested the owner of an Aspropyrgos-based recycling company and his daughter on charges of dodging tax among
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Jennifer Lopez soars high with Greek Goddess look
Daily MailJennifer Lopez soars high with Greek Goddess lookDaily MailAlthough it was mostly hidden behind the judges desk on American Idol this week, Jennifer Lopez was dressed in heavenly attire like a true Greek Goddess. Wearing a long-sleeved white mini-dress that was truly divinely inspired, it featured gold lacing ...and more »
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Greek Market Vendors Continue Protests
Greek ReporterGreek Market Vendors Continue ProtestsGreek Reporteropen-air market Five thousands farmers' market vendors held a rally on Friday blocking circulation in central Athens. The vendors, who closed their street markets indefinitely this week, are protesting against the Ministry of Growth's draft bill which ...
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Greece's NBG to open book on $3.5 bln share sale on May 6
Greece's NBG to open book on .5 bln share sale on May 6ReutersATHENS, May 2 (Reuters) - Greece's largest lender, National Bank (NBG), will launch the bookbuilding process for its 2.5 billion euro ($3.5 billion) equity offering on May 6 and announce the pricing of the new shares on May 9, an NBG official told ...and more »
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Greeks struggle to escape debt crisis
The eurozone may be emerging from the debt crisis -- but life is still a struggle for most.
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Greek anarchists claim failed parcel bomb attack on police station, pledge greater efficiency
ATHENS, Greece - A Greek militant anarchist group has claimed responsibility for sending a parcel bomb to a regional police station, which was intercepted and destroyed without causing injuries or damage.
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Dead Whale Washes Ashore In New Jersey, Is Immediately Tagged
Police tell The Press of Atlantic City the purple markings are not gang-related and appear to be Greek letters.
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Four Greek jets to join NATO exercise in Germany
Four Greek fighter jets will take part in a NATO exercise in Germany later this month, it was announced on Friday.
Greece will send the F-16 Block 52+ planes to join other aircraft from NATO countries as part of the JAWTEX exercise, which will take place ... ...
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Volos, historical and elusive
A few months ago I had gone running in the foothills of Mount Pilio, near Volos in central Greece, when I came across Fotis. Fotis is said to live in a cave somewhere in the area – driven to the hermetic life by heartbreak – though no one knows exactly wh... ...
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Expert laments lack of measures to protect children from poverty
Greece has not been doing enough to fight child poverty, Deputy Ombudsman Giorgos Moschos told a parliamentary committee on Friday.
He told MPs on the equality and human rights committee that a panel of experts at the National Center for Social Research h... ...
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One in Four Greeks Owes the State a Total of €62.5bn
New data released by Greece’s Finance Ministry shows that one in four citizens owes money to the Tax Bureau, which is now due a total 62.5
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Greek anarchist group claims police parcel bomb
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek militant anarchist group has claimed responsibility for sending a parcel bomb to a regional police station, which was intercepted and destroyed without causing injuries or damage.
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Tourism in Greece beats competition
KathimeriniTourism in Greece beats competitionKathimeriniGreece has in the first months of the year recorded far greater growth rates in foreign tourism arrivals and in travel revenues than its direct competitors in the region, according to official data. Civil Aviation Authority figures suggest an 11.8 ...
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Austin entrepreneur to represent U.S. government in Greece
Austin entrepreneur to represent U.S. government in GreeceAustin Business JournalAlicia Marie, founder and managing director of Austin's People Biz Inc., is heading to Greece as part of a U.S. State Department delegation to help that struggling country nurture economic growth by focusing on entrepreneurs and startups. The ...
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Greeks Feeling (a little) More Confident
Four years into a crushing economic crisis, Greeks are feeling a little better about spending what they have left in their pockets.
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North Central College play explores women in Greek myths
Greek ReporterNorth Central College play explores women in Greek mythsNaperville SunWouldn't it be nice to know what the women in sprawling Greek tragedies were thinking? Now there's a chance, as a play that examines popular Greek myth from the women's point of view comes to Naperville. “Iphigenia and Other Daughters” is a play by ...Play at NCC Explores Women's Role in Greek MythsGreek Reporterall 2 news articles »
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Greece in Wax
The ghosts of figures key to Modern Greek history eerily come to life in the form of wax models by renowned sculptor Pavlos Vrellis at his museum in Bizani, Ioannina. Construction of the museum, built in traditional fortress architecture, dates back to 1983. Eventually opening to the public in 1995, the Vrellis Museum houses 150 […]
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New Jersey Frat Bros Tag Dead Whale With Greek Letters
New York MagazineNew Jersey Frat Bros Tag Dead Whale With Greek LettersNew York MagazineWhen a dead whale washed up in Atlantic City near the Central Pier, it was just asking for some purple graffiti on its belly, like the guy who falls asleep at the kegger and gets Sharpied. The local press noted that the symbols "were not gang-related ...Greek Letters Spray Painted On Dead Whale In Atlantic CityHeadlines & Global NewsDead whale in Atlantic City tagged with graffitiPhilly.comBeached Whale in New Jersey Becomes Frat Graffiti MuralTIMEDanbury News Times -Complex.com -Huffington Post UKall 77 news articles »
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Stranded Whale In Atlantic City, New Jersey Gets Graffitied
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A dead Minke whale that washed ashore in New Jersey suffered some further indignity: someone tagged it with graffiti.
The whale, which was roughly 12 to 15 feet long, was discovered Thursday morning below Atlantic City's Central Pier. Police tell The Press of Atlantic City the purple markings are not gang-related and appear to be Greek letters.
The letters appeared to be Tau Epsilon Phi, a fraternity that has chapters at several area schools, followed by what looked like "94."
Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the whale appeared to have been dead for several days and washed up during a strong storm. It had no sign of trauma. A state pathologist will try to determine the cause of death.
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Greece set to soar at Eurovision with 'Rise Up'
With "Rise Up," Greece is taking another shot at winning Eurovision with a party anthem. But there's more beneath the surface of the pumping track. Do you think the song has what it takes to win over voters? "Rise Up" is all but guaranteed to get the ...
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Free Greek and Turkish Lessons in Cyprus Language Transfer
Greek ReporterFree Greek and Turkish Lessons in Cyprus Language TransferGreek ReporterNGO 'Language Transfer' will offer free workshops and downloadable audio courses in Greek, Turkish and the Cypriot dialects in the 'Cyprus Project', which starts at the Cyprus Community Media Centre in the Nicosia buffer zone on Saturday, May 10.Turkish Cypriots vie for EP seatsToday's ZamanFree language courses as the Cyprus Project launchedCyprus Mail61 candidates in Cyprus vie for 6 MEP seatsFinancial MirrorBeaumont Enterpriseall 25 news articles »
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Play at NCC Explores Women’s Role In Greek Myths
A new play that was produced by North Central College in the U.S. will be examining various ancient Greek tragedies through women’s point of view. The play entitled “Iphigenia and Other Daughters” is written by American playwright Ellen McLaugline ...
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Greek Week beckons in Wilkes-Barre
Greek Week beckons in Wilkes-BarreWilkes Barre Times-LeaderIf you're part of the food-festival crowd this year, salivating as you anticipate savory stuffed grape leaves, olive-studded salads and syrup-sweetened cookies from Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, it might be hard to be patient. But ...and more »
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Bet you never thought you could find ancient Greece – in Italy
Bet you never thought you could find ancient Greece – in ItalyThe Globe and MailImmediately we knew that Pompeii could wait, for a Roman ruin is almost a modern thing when compared to that of ancient Greece. We hopped a southbound train and spent the next few hours poring over our guidebook in hopes of learning something about ...
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Retail sales volume up 0.6 pct in February
Greek retail sales by volume rose 0.6 percent in February compared to the same month last year, statistics service ELSTAT said this week.
The reading had dropped at a revised annual pace of 0.4 percent in January, less than previously estimated. [Reuters]... ...
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Baskin-Robbins jumps into Greek frozen yogurt space
Baskin-Robbins jumps into Greek frozen yogurt spaceQSRweb.comBaskin-Robbins has introduced its first-ever Greek frozen yogurt, Super Yumberry Greek Frozen Yogurt. As the latest addition to Baskin-Robbins' BRight Choices lineup, Super Yumberry Greek Frozen Yogurt features a blend of yumberry-flavored Greek ...Baskin-Robbins adding Greek frozen yogurt to its early summer line-upBoston Globeall 2 news articles »
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Parliamentary Budget Report Questions Greek Success Story
A report by Greece’s Parliamentary Budget Office for the first quarter of 2014 contests the key points of the country’s economic “success story” and claims the government’s
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Eurostat: 26.7 Percent of Greeks Unemployed
The European Union’s statistical service Eurostat published on Friday the recent numbers on the unemployment rates across Europe, revealing that 18.91 million
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Anxious Tsipras Says He’ll Keep The Euro
Major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras is fending off criticism he would take Greece out of the Eurozone
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Beached Whale in New Jersey Becomes Frat Graffiti Mural
The whale was discovered with graffiti letters of a fraternity that has chapters at nearby schools
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'Road open' for Greece debt relief talks
Greece is expected to ask its fellow euro zone countries for debt reduction at Monday's meeting of the region's finance ministers in Brussels.
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Putin Changes America’s End Game
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been getting the upper hand against US President Barack Obama and America all around the world.
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Yale Celebrates SNF Relationship
NEW YORK – Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale School of Art, welcomed guests at the Edgewood Gallery on May 1 for a celebration of the university’s relationship with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Andreas Dracopoulos, SNF Co-President, noted that the event, which formally recognized the Foundation’s $5 million donation in February, 2014, was a “new […]
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Euro crisis: Voices from Greece
The eurozone is emerging from its devastating debt crisis but life on the ground in Greece -- where the bloc's financial meltdown began -- remains a struggle for many.
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Euro zone unemployment rate edges down to 11.8% in March:
Unemployment in the euro zone eased, with the rate edging down to 11.8% in March, according to official data today, with small signs of improvement in Greece's high jobless rate. But the ravages of economic crisis on job prospects for young people were ...
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This Argentine Rug Artist Is Changing Everything We Ever Thought About Carpets
You know it's a good day when an artist manages to transform an everyday object you've taken for granted into a creature as mysterious as it is gorgeous. Today we're feeling that way about rugs, thanks to Argentine artist Alexandra Kehayoglou, our new Instagram obsession. With her tactile artworks, Kehayoglou transforms rugs from measly givers of burns into a field of bizarre bottom-dwelling barnacles, comforting and alien all at once.
Kehayoglou's artworks mimic the green pastures of her native Argentina, her hand-tufted rugs resembling surreal, shrunken hills and valleys of the Latin American landscape. Kehayoglo combines her passion for Argentina's landscape with the textile tradition bestowed upon her by her grandparents, immigrated from Greece to Argentina. “I grew up surrounded by rugs,” she explained to Instagram. "I realized that the knowledge of rugs I had was in my genes. Using it as an artist became inevitable."
Some of Kehayoglou's rugworks -- landing somewhere between Claude Monet and Anna Betbeze -- dwell solely on the ground while others creep up onto canvases, chairs, stools and walls, mimicking mutated organic growths or conventional hanging artworks. "I would like everyone that looks at my pieces to feel that they are entering a new context," she wrote. "The pieces are big and feel infinite. They are meant to be portals that have the power of taking you where your memories are."
There's something about Kehayoglou's mix of youthful playfulness and deep-rooted cultural tradition that has us feeling all kinds of emotions. It's safe to say we'll never look at a rug the same way again. Follow Kehayoglou on Instagram to stay updated with her latest and furriest creations.
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‘Thalia’ a Book on Greek Immigrants of Australia
A new book, entitled “Thalia,” written by Greek-Australian author Nikos Piperis, talks about one of the most tragic aspects of immigration revealing violent details of young people who were forced to uproot from their homeland against their will.
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Greek voices: Crisis not over for us
The eurozone is emerging from years of devastating debt crisis but life on the ground in Greece -- where the bloc's financial meltdown began in 2010 -- remains a struggle for many.
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Voices from Greece: Europe may be recovering, but crisis not over for us
Voices from Greece: Europe may be recovering, but crisis not over for usCNNCNN has tracked a group of Greek citizens since 2012, and revisited them* for an update on life in the country after years of austerity. They told CNN wages continue to be cut, healthcare is suffering and that leaving the country can seem the only option.
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Greece: Striking farmers market vendors hand out free food, hold large rally
ATHENS, Greece - Some 5,000 farmers' market vendors have blocked traffic in central Athens and continued giving away food as part of anti-government protests.
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Greek workers say crisis not over yet
London (CNN) -- The eurozone is emerging from its devastating debt crisis but life in Greece -- where the bloc's financial meltdown began -- remains a struggle for many.
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Greece is emblematic of Europe's unemployment crisis
When Eleanna Malemi graduated with a degree in European and international studies in Athens in 2010, she did not expect to be working in a bar four years later. But after countless job interviews and unpaid internships, she was forced to take work as a ...
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In decor, Greece is the word
Washington - It’s no secret that Greece has recently been in the news for misfortunes no country could possibly be happy about. Although the Greeks are undeniably responsible for many of the world’s most iconic cultural masterpieces, their status as ...
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Tsipras seeks televised debate with Greek PM
The spokesman for leftist opposition SYRIZA, Panos Skourletis, on Friday relayed to government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras' proposal for a televised debate with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
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Baskin-Robbins adding Greek frozen yogurt to its early summer line-up
Baskin-Robbins, the sister chain of Dunkin’ Donuts, said it is adding its first-ever Greek frozen yogurt to its ice cream line-up. Super Yumberry Greek Frozen Yogurt is “a refreshing blend of yumberry-flavored Greek frozen yogurt swirled with a super ...
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Factories in Greece Show Rise in Manufacturing Activity
In April, the seasonally adjusted PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) of Markit, closed at 51.1, for the Greek manufacturing sector, a higher rate
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Euro Doubts Plague Tsipras
Major opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is trying to fend off criticism that he would take Greece out of the Eurozone if he comes to power.
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