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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Stop Looking for Silver Bullets

By Amb. Patrick M. Theros Cyprus seems to have convinced itself that it found the silver bullet to keep Turkey at bay and make a lot of money through its alliance with Israel. Now a former USG senior official has thrown cold water on the concept. He recently crowed in a Washington think tank publication […]

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Get Your Greek Goodies At A Favorite Festival

WILKES-BARRE — The Greek food festival started Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on Ross Street. It's that time again — the Greek Food Festival in WB! It smells delicious in here! Open today thru Saturday. @wnep http ...

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Greek favorites executed with panache

Inquirer.netGreek favorites executed with panacheInquirer.netThe food at Greek Kouzina may or may not be authentically Greek, but most of the usual suspects from that repertoire are here: large chunks of meat roasted in a manner not far removed from that described in the Homeric texts; souvlaki (meat on skewers ...

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Ios Greek Kitchen preps for opening next week (PHOTOS)

Ios Greek Kitchen preps for opening next week (PHOTOS)Charlotte Business JournalThe menu features appetizers such as fried calamari, Greek crispy chicken wings and the cast-iron chihuahua cheese, a mix of cheese, sausage and roasted peppers served with warm pitas. Diners can pick a pita with grilled chicken or lamb or options such ...

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Greek PM Samaras Proposes Constitutional Changes

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras proposed amendments to the Greek Constitution at a Wednesday event organized by the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation. He also proposed setting term limits for prime ministers, regional governors, mayors and labor ...

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Greek banks give Paulson's Recovery Funds a boost in Q1

Gains in Greek banks' shares gave billionaire investor John Paulson's $3.2 billion Recovery Funds a lift during the first quarter, and future returns are expected to keep climbing as the housing and real estate markets continue to recover. The Recovery Fund LP gained 5.58 percent in the first three months of 2014, thanks in part to strong returns on Greece's Alpha Bank and Piraeus Bank, Paulson ...

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Huawei Ascend P7 Announced With 8MP Front-Facing Camera in Tow

Source: www.intomobile.com - Wednesday, May 07, 2014 Chinese manufacturer Huawei has just announced the Ascend P7, and it’s looking pretty sweet. The Ascend P7′s 5 inch screen comes covered in Gorilla Glass 3 and rocks an 8MP front-facing camera, ushering in the age of decent looking selfies. Android 4.4 KitKat can be found on board powering Huawei’s HiSilicon Krin 910T chipset, a 1.8GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU. The P7 has 2GB of RAM, and a Mali 450 GPU.The P7 comes with 16GB of internal storage which can be boosted up to 32GB via a microSD slot. As far as cameras go, the P7 is packing lots of pixels under its belt. As I mentioned before, the front-facing camera comes in at 8MP, while the rear-facing camera packs a wallop at 13MP. The rear shooter can capture 1080p video, and includes voice activation as well. The phone will be available from May in black, white and pink color options and will carry a price of €449. The Ascend P7 will be available in China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Serbia, Greece, Norway, Hungary, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and other markets in the coming future. via: GSM Arena The post Huawei Ascend P7 Announced With 8MP Front-Facing Camera in Tow appeared first on IntoMobile . Huawei Ascend P7 Announced With 8MP Front-Facing CameAll Related

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Handcuffs and Tears as Greek Parliament Lifts 4 MPs’ Immunity

Despite tears and tantrums, parliamentary immunity enjoyed by Greece ‘s Golden Dawn MPs Giorgos Germenis and Nikos Michos, as well as two former (now

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Thessaloniki’s Historic Caravanserai Touted To Turkish Buyers

Thessaloniki’s Caravanserai is one of 10 titles in northern Greece being listed at a property investment event in Istanbul this month. Among

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Greece's airborne firefighting fleet in 'borderline' state

KathimeriniGreece's airborne firefighting fleet in 'borderline' stateKathimeriniThe state of Greece's fleet of firefighting planes was described as “more or less borderline” by Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias on Wednesday as a wildfire broke out southeast of Athens. “Despite the major efforts by the air force to maintain the ...

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Greece names first headscarfed MP for European Parliament polls

Anna Stamou, a former yoga teacher and now an activist politician, seeks to ensure equality for Muslims in her country. ATHENS A Muslim, headscarfed Greek woman is running for a seat for her country at the European Parliament, with an eye on preventing ...

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Yevma Authentic Greek Cuisine in East Meadow: First bites

Yevma Authentic Greek Cuisine in East Meadow: First bitesNewsdayWhich sets it apart from most other blue-and-white Greek restaurants on Long Island. Chef Peter Mesaris, who hails from Greece, establishes his cred with an appetizer of grilled octopus ($15.95), big tentacles served, properly, uncut, bathed in olive ...

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Researcher with new book on digital lives of teens says parents need not fear technology

by  Associated Press Researcher: technology not to blame for teen woes by LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press - 7 May 2014 11:47-04:00

NEW YORK (AP) — Danah Boyd has made a name for herself at the research division of Microsoft for painstaking work examining social media, Big Data and the tension between public and private lives, but it's her teens'-eye view of the digital world that sets her apart.

Now, Boyd has written her first book, "It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens," out in February from Yale University Press and available for free on her website, Danah.org. Earlier this year, she added another accomplishment to her list: mom.

Boyd interviewed more than 150 teens from a range of backgrounds for the book, also relying on extensive research on all aspects of their digital lives.

Five questions for Danah Boyd:

AP: What do parents need to understand about the online lives of teens?

Boyd: They need to realize that young people are doing the same things online as we all did as kids in other places where we gathered with our friends. They're hanging out. They're messing around with each other. They're socializing. They're flirting. They're gossiping. They're joking around, and much of this is perfectly reasonable teen stuff. Some of it is problematic. Some of it is glorious.

But the kinds of places young people used to gather are no longer accessible for a variety of reasons. The first is a level of fear and anxiety that exists, the result of 24-7 news, where there's a sense that there's terrible things happening to kids everywhere. We've transferred all that fear and anxiety to their online lives, but to them it's a release valve, to finally find a place where they can hang out. It's not that they're addicted to the technology. It's that they want a place where their friends are.

AP: You write that too many young people live genuinely high-risk lives, but you conclude that most of those risks do not originate with technology. Can you explain?

Boyd: There are young people who are living high-risk lives, period, end of story. They are being abused every day at home. There are young people who are struggling with poverty, with addiction, with mental health struggles. They make that visible online.

One of the challenges becomes how do we intervene to help them? Unfortunately what we tend to do is we try to make the Internet go away instead. We hope that if we make the visibility go away, the problem will go away. But that's not true.

AP: Why do young people share so publicly?

Boyd: Young people are trying to be IN public, but that doesn't mean that they want to BE public, and that distinction is really important. There's a mistaken understanding that they want everything about themselves to be recorded forever, and that's not true at all.

They're really frustrated when all of this material is stored away and gets them into trouble. Young people face an unprecedented level of surveillance. Not just by the institutions of power, but by their parents. Most of them are sitting there going, 'Why do these people feel like they have a right to be in my business?'

AP: Can you explain social steganography?

Boyd: It's actually an old cryptography term. It basically is the notion of hiding in plain sight. So the old notion is that Greeks used to tattoo messages on the heads of their slaves, let their hair grow out and then send them off to places, and only if you knew where to look would you know where the message lies.

What's really funny is that young people have started encoding everything they're putting up online, so you can read it literally but you have no idea what it means. It's a song lyric but you don't know the reference because the reference is really about the friends who got together last weekend and they had a cool in-joke for which the song was playing and hahahahaha.

... Just because you have access to the content doesn't mean you have access to the meaning. It's never been the case that parents got to listen to everything, but the thing is parents have demanded now that they have the right to listen to everything. I think it's a little ironic that teenagers are using the same tactics as political dissidents.

AP: What is your best advice for parents struggling to understand the networked lives of their teens?

Boyd: Step back, try to stay calm and try to listen to your kids. What are they trying to achieve? How are they trying to go about this, and how can you give them the space to do it? We forget how stressed out this cohort of young people is. That's not because of technology. That's because of the amount of pressure that we put on them.

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Tracing Greek geography from Bayou Road to the banks of Bayou St. John

Census records from 1930 indicate 200 people of Greek ancestry lived near Holy Trinity. "New Orleans," wrote A. J. Liebling in 1961, lies "within the orbit of a Hellenistic world that never touched the North Atlantic." Each May, New Orleanians are reminded ...

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St. Sophia Greek fest returns next weekend

The annual Greek festival at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany will be held Friday through Sunday next weekend, May 16 to 18, at the church, 440 Whitehall Road, Albany. There will be a variety of Greek foods available for purchase, including a ...

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American Injured by Fireworks in Santorini Says She’ll Visit Greece Again

The 51 year-old American, who was seriously injured by homemade fireworks during an Easter celebration on the Greek island of Santorini, thanked all

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Cleaning Ladies Still Protest Outside Greek Finance Ministry

Striking cleaning ladies continue to camp outside the Greek Finance Ministry in their months-long protest at public sector suspensions. Many cleaning ladies who have been

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Astoria’s Historic Steinway Mansion Sold

ASTORIA – The Steinway Mansion a unique, a landmarked building steeped in the history of Astoria, has been sold for $2.6 million. The purchasers were described by the Daily News as “Two mysterious Astoria-raised investors,” and The National Herald has learned that they are Italian-Americans whose first names are Sal and Phil. “The unnamed owners […]

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UPDATE 2-National Bank of Greece sets price range for $3.5 bln share sale

Business RecorderUPDATE 2-National Bank of Greece sets price range for .5 bln share saleReuters UKATHENS/LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - The National Bank of Greece (NBG) has set the price range for a share placement worth up to 2.5 billion euros ($3.5 billion), which bankers said was the latest deal by a Greek lender to see strong demand from investors.National Bank of Greece prices share offer at 2-2.6 euros a share - sourcesReutersStocks on the Move - National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NBG), LeapFrog ...Techsonian (press release)National Bank of Greece's 2.5bn euro share offer oversubscribedBusiness Recorderall 9 news articles »

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National Bank of Greece prices share offer at 2-2.6 euros a share

Business RecorderNational Bank of Greece prices share offer at 2-2.6 euros a share - sourcesReutersLONDON May 7 (Reuters) - The National Bank of Greece (NBG) has priced its share offer at 2-2.6 euros($2.79-$3.62) a share, in a placing worth up to 2.5 billion euros, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. NBG is the latest Greek bank ...UPDATE 2-National Bank of Greece sets price range for .5 bln share saleReuters UKStocks on the Move - National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NBG), LeapFrog ...Techsonian (press release)National Bank of Greece's 2.5bn euro share offer oversubscribedBusiness Recorderall 9 news articles »

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What's for dinner tonight? Greek Bean Soup

What's for dinner tonight? Greek Bean SoupSTLtoday.comIf you are like us, you struggle every night (or perhaps every week) to come up with something new and different for dinner. So every weekday we are going to bring you a new recipe, something you can cook for dinner tonight, in less than 30 minutes. Or ...and more »

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Recession Takes its Toll on Student Politics in Greece

Elections Wednesday for management councils at Greek universities and for the National Students Union will surely be as partisan as usual, given each Greek political

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Dismissals Imminent at 14 Public Organizations

The Greek government is to accelerate its job-cutting measures so as to hit the Troika‘s target of 11,000 public sector dismissals by the end of 2014. Those at risk of

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Souvlaki and Barbera

It’s really starting to warm up here in the Northeast. May launches Greek festival season, and the grills are replete with souvlakia! If you’re firing up the grill and cooking up some lamb, chicken, or beef, with rustic Greek spice and flavor profiles, you may be in the market for a good red that will […]

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Jailed Golden Dawn Lawmakers Make Plea in Parliament

Two jailed Greek lawmakers granted special prison leave have appeared in Parliament to defend themselves against charges linked to the Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn party. Golden Dawn lawmaker Georgios Germenis, and Efstathios Boukouras — whom the party expelled this year — both deny illegal firearms or ammunition possession.

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Crete’s Iraklio Museum Reopens

The Archaeological Museum of Iraklio on Crete, home to the world's best collection of Minoan artifacts, has reopened after more than seven years of repairs.

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Greece: 30,000 Deceased Still on Voting List

The high abstention rate is not the only problem in Greek elections, but at least the 30,000 dead people still on the voting lists have a valid excuse. According to the Ministry of Interior, although 70,000 people died between May and December 2013, only ...

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The Last Days of Troy: Greek mythology and supermodel take centre stage at Manchester's Royal Exchange

There may be no Brad Pitt but theatre-goers will be treated to a mix of Greek mythology and supermodel hotness ahead of a Troy premier at Manchester’s Royal Exchange. Famous Greek poet Homer’s epic The Iliad has been adapted to stage and will star ...

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Jailed Greek lawmakers appear in Parliament

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two jailed Greek lawmakers granted special prison leave have appeared in Parliament to defend themselves against charges linked to the Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn party.

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EU 'window-dressing' Greece figures: Ifo

CNBC.comEU 'window-dressing' Greece figures: IfoCNBC.comAccording to an agreement dated November 2012, discussions on debt reduction would start once Greece reached a primary surplus – when the government's income exceeded its outgoings. Last month, Eurostat confirmed that Greece had reached a ...

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Town of Greece Challenges Liberal Religion Clause Dogma

The American ProspectTown of Greece Challenges Liberal Religion Clause DogmaAmerican Thinker (blog)The decision in Town of Greece v Galloway takes the Supreme Court one step closer to overcoming decades of liberal anti-Christian bigotry. Kennedy's opinion for the Court attacks head-on the longstanding liberal doctrine that nitpicking by means of ...At SCOTUS, Religion Creeps Toward the StateThe AtlanticRuling in Town of GreeceNational Review Online (blog)Justice Kennedy has us all in his prayersAllentown Morning CallThe American Prospect -First Things (blog) -ABA Journalall 19 news articles »

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New Automated Bus System to be Launched in Trikala

The city of Trikala, central Greece, will be the first European city to host the automated buses that operate without a driver.

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Venizelos Says Greece Needs Him

PASOK chief Evangelos Venizelos said regardless of the outcome of elections this month for municipalities and the EU Parliament the government needs his party.

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FYROM Talks Picking Up Again

United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz is to visit Athens and Skopje at the beginning of July to try yet again to settle a dispute over what to call FYROM.

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State Aid Decisions

by  KG/EUROPA

The European Commission announced a number of State Aid decisions on 7 May:

(i) The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Greek's map for granting regional development aid between 2014 and 2020. 

Commission Vice-President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: “The Greek regional aid map supports the Commission's cohesion policy and contributes to the objective of better targeted and more effective regional state aid. Greece will now be able to organise a smooth transition from the current regional aid system towards its regional development strategy for 2014-2020 for all its regions.''

(ii) The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Malta's map for granting state aid between 2014 and 2020 within the framework of the Commission's new regional aid guidelines adopted in June 2013.

Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: “Under the new guidelines, Malta's entire territory continues to be eligible for regional aid. This will allow the Maltese authorities to support regional investment in line with the objectives of EU state aid policy and in a way that also ensures the continuity of the Maltese regional policy.''

(iii)  The European Commission has approved France's map for granting regional development aid between 2014 and 2020.

Commission Vice-President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: “France's regional aid map supports the Commission's cohesion policy and contributes to foster well-targeted, more effective state aid. France will now be able to organise a smooth transition from the current regional aid system towards its regional development strategy for 2014-2020.''

(iv) The European Commission has found that a series of measures by the Dublin local authorities to participate in the Waste-to-Energy project in Poolbeg, Dublin, are in line with the EU state aid rules. 

The Dublin authorities will participate in the project through a series of measures, such as a waste revenue guarantee, a waste and electricity revenue sharing mechanism and a profit sharing schedule.

(v) The European Commission has found public financing for infrastructure renovations at the two UK airports St. Mary's and Land's End to be in line with EU state aid rules.

The investment project at Land's End airport is a good example of state aid that furthers the development of remote regions while keeping distortions of competition to a minimum. The guidelines encourage this type of aid.

(vi) The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Denmark's map for granting regional development aid between 2014 and 2020. 

Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquin Almunia said: “Denmark's new regional aid map allows national and local authorities to support investment where there is a need for it, in particular in areas undergoing major structural change. This will contribute to the development of these areas and support EU cohesion policy objectives.”

(vii) The European Commission has found that restructuring aid granted by Ireland to Allied Irish Banks plc (AIB) and its subsidiary EBS is in line with EU state aid rules. 

Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: "Today, the Commission closed an important chapter in the ongoing restructuring of the Irish banking sector. AIB is one of the two largest Irish banks. Its restructuring plan sets out the right measures for this bank to return to profitability without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market. In particular, AIB will implement market opening measures over the next three years to attract new entrants to the concentrated Irish banking market".

(viii) The European Commission has concluded that the financing regime of Belgium's French language public service broadcaster RTBF, in its amended form, is in line with EU state aid rules.

 

 

 


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Shipping: Greek merchant fleet one of the world's biggest

(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, MAY 7 - The Greek-owned merchant fleet remains one of the world's biggest, ranking first in tankers, second in dry bulk carriers, second in LNG tankers and container ships as GreekReporter website writes. The Greek-owned fleet has ...

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UAE to pump Dh36 billion into Greece projects

ArabianBusiness.comUAE to pump Dh36 billion into Greece projectsKhaleej TimesShaikh Abdullah also announced that the Abu Dhabi Investment Council had offered a bid to acquire the luxurious Astir Palace Resort in Athens, and that Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) and Greece's Terna Energy would sign a framework ...UAE launched Eu 7B project in Greecegulfnews.comAbu Dhabi Firm Signs Deal To Develop .7bn Project In GreeceGulf Business NewsU.A.E. Announces 7 Billion-Euro Athens Project With GreeceBloombergANSAmedall 17 news articles »

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The Ancient Greek Sandals That Won Over Hollywood

Ancient Greek Sandals, is a line of shoes by Greek fashion designer Christina Martini. They have been praised by the New York Times, Elle and Vogue Magazine and even the Financial Times, while many other fashion magazines and blogs are talking about the ...

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Perks and pitfalls of Greek life

They say you have to be in it to understand it, and luckily I have. I’m talking about Greek life, which 20 percent of student body is a part of. But is Greek life all it is cracked up to be? The stereotypical phenomenon is that Greek life consists of ...

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Greek organizations safe after recent incidents

After speaking with Adam Rosenkranz, president of Interfraternity Council (IFC), and Samantha Mraz, president of Panhellenic Council, some new developments have come forth in regard to the recent issues surrounding the Sonoma State University Greek life ...

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Say Yes to Yogurt: 6 Lightened-Up Desserts That Went Greek

Greek yogurt isn’t only for breakfast — it’s for dessert, too. Packed with protein, the thick, creamy dairy product has become a popular substitute in desserts, standing in for fats and creams to lighten up brownies, cakes, breads, and cookies.

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Ancient Greek Language Said to Reprogram The Brain

Several studies by Greek and foreign scientists have indicated that the Ancient Greek language, apart from being a living language, is also

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The wines of Santorini, just might be all Greek

The wines of Santorini, just might be all GreekThe News-PressI've been on an incurable white wine kick of late, so rather than bore you with the same old grapes I want to take you somewhere a bit more exotic. This week we're going to Greece. Specifically, to a little island that kept on making wine right through ...

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Greek tragedy takes feminist twist

If you prefer your Greek tragedies with a modern, feminist twist, you'll be intrigued by "Iphigenia and Other Daughters," a North Central College theater department production, taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. May 8 to 10 in the Madden Theatre, 171 E.

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From Souvlaki to Eggplant Salad, Greek Cuisine Is on the Rise in Israel

Israelis have long been drawn to Greek food. Many Israeli restaurants host occasional “Greek nights” or serve a few Greek items—mostly small dishes known as meze—as part of a broader menu. There are even a few Greek-inspired eateries, including ...

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Greek Fest continues tradition with generations-old recipes

Last week about a dozen people gathered in the kitchen at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church and in just a few hours turned out more than 2,500 kourambiedes cookies, but that's not even a tenth of the final pastry count for Greek Festival this weekend.

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Americans Now Get to Decide Which Religions We Want to Protect. Guess ...

Slate MagazineAmericans Now Get to Decide Which Religions We Want to Protect. Guess ...Slate MagazineWhen the Supreme Court handed down its decision Monday in Town of Greece v. Galloway, many commentators suggested that it was an overreaction to believe that it would impact religious freedom in America. If anything, they argue, we are all a little bit ...and more »

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Greek prime minister: No more austerity taxes or bailout money

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Tuesday that Greece would not seek additional support beyond the 240 billion euros ($335 billion) already granted in bailout packages.

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‘Odds are in our favor’: Greece’s biggest bank

Greece is finally emerging from its deflationary six-year recession and the odds are in favor of not just an economic recovery but also solid investment returns ahead, the CEO of the country's largest domestic bank told CNBC. "The opportunity in Greece has ...

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Recipe: Greek Piadine

Recipe: Greek PiadineSan Jose Mercury NewsGreek Piadine. Serves 1 to 4. 1 ball of pizza dough. Cornmeal for pizza peel. 2 tablespoons Kalamata tapenade. 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese. 2 tablespoons roasted red bell peppers, chopped. 1/2 cucumber, peeled, sliced. 1/2 very ripe tomato, ...and more »

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