Archaeologists excavating an ancient mound in northern Greece (picutred) have uncovered what appears to be the entrance to an important tomb.
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How the world sees Greece
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
'Extremely important' ancient tomb discovered in Greece: Ornate burial chamber may contain ...
Spanish Festival for Seniors to be held in Greece
The town of Greece is holding a Spanish Festival for Seniors at 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Community and Senior Center, 3 Vince Tofany Blvd. The lunch ...
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Greek Economy Shrinks Less
Greece's economy is shrinking at its slowest rate in nearly six years, figures showed, bringing hope a brutal recession will end. The post Greek Economy Shrinks Less appeared first on The National Herald.
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Foreign investment interest in Greek tourism gathering strength
There is a clearly rising trend in the number of foreign and diaspora investors looking for opportunities in Greek tourism, with the latest confirmed ...
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How the lessons of ‘Dead Poets Society’ can help us understand suicide and depression
Source: www.washingtonpost.com - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 As we have absorbed the news that Robin Williams committed suicide at the age of 63, the conversation about his life and legacy has starfished in any number of directions, some of them outrageously ghoulish, many of them thoughtful. I have been struck by many of the pieces that focus on two ideas: the greatness of Williams’ performance in the period private school drama “Dead Poets Society” and attempts to render suicide and depression more comprehensible. (Buena Vista Pictures) “I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way,” John Keating (Williams) told the boys in his high school English class in “Dead Poets Society.” But poetry does more than give us unique perspectives on familiar subjects. It can be a powerful pathway into the mind-sets of profound depression and suicidal ideation that are difficult to render rational to people who are trying to understand them from the outside, and that are flattened by all but the most incandescent prose writers . If we are to truly take Keating’s advice, we ought to examine the same medium that explains to us why we live for insight into why some people choose to die. Keating teaches his boys Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses,” with its injunction from the Greek hero, “How dull it is to pause, to make an end, / To rust unburnish’d, not to shine in use!” He might have reached back to Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” and the story of Ajax’s suicide. InAll Related
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EFSF Clears 1 Billion Euros Loan Tranche to Greece
The Board of Directors of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a 1 billion euros loan tranche to Greece, “taking into account the implementation of a set of milestones agreed in April 2014″. EFSF board’s decision reflected Euro Working Group‘s recommendation, earlier in the day. This is the third and final tranche of the total 8.3 billion euros instalment approved by the Eurogroup following the conclusion of the fourth review mission of Greece’s macroeconomic adjustment program. After Wednesday’s disbursement, total EFSF financial assistance to Greece will reach 141.8 billion euros, while another 1.8 billion euros will remain available. The Finance Ministry issued a statement in which it noted that EFSF’s release of the latest loan tranche follows new government legislation concerning “significant structural reforms with grave and long-term benefits for the Greek economy”, including anti-corruption and transparency in political parties’ funding measures, safeguarding of the sustainability of supplementary social security funds, as well as lowering of bureaucratic costs to entrepreneurship. (source: ana-mpa)
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Minister Blasts Home Business Tax Raids
ATHENS – Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou said he’s upset a Greek court is allowing the Financial Crimes Squad SDOE to raid homes and businesses and confiscate the cash and property ...
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National Bank of Greece (NBG) Risies on Strong State Fiscal Report
According to the Finance Ministry, Greece's budget deficit for January through July 2014 came in at €1.93 billion, versus estimates calling for a deficit ...
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Greece secures aid tranche of 1 billion euros after passing reforms
Euro zone countries have approved the disbursement of a 1 billion euro (£800.88 million) tranche of aid to Greece after it passed a series of reforms to qualify for the money, the Greek government said on Wednesday. The money - whose release was approved by the Euro Working Group - will help Greece meet bond payments later this month and precedes a major review of Athens' progress by the ...
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The reason behind this beautiful weather: It's all Greek to me
After our crazy winter, with constant slaps in the face from the Polar Vortex, the summer has to be just as brutal, right? Actually, getting our Jet Stream ...
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Tomb tied to Alexander
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a vast tomb that they believe is connected with the reign of the warrior-king Alexander the Great, who conquered vast areas of the ancient world between Greece and India.The tomb, dating...
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Greece reports first West Nile virus case this year
The virus first emerged in Greece in 2010, when 262 confirmed cases were recorded, among them 35 fatal. Last year there were 86 reported cases ...
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Mysterious 2300-year-old tomb found in Greece
AMPHIPOLIS, Greece -- Archaeologists excavating an ancient mound in northern Greece have uncovered what appears to be the entrance to an ...
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Soothsayers and realpolitik (in Greece)
Where does all this leave Greece? It would be premature, perhaps even foolish, to draw any conclusions. Some, back in the Cold War days, eyed an ...
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Greece receives final 1-billion-euro bailout tranche
Luxembourg (dpa) - Greece was granted a final 1-billion-euro (1.34-billion-dollar) bailout tranche on Wednesday, after implementing measures ...
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Tomb Connected With Alexander The Great The Largest Ever Discovered In Greece
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a vast tomb that they believe is connected with the reign of the warrior-king Alexander the Great, writes The ...
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Greece receives final 1-billion-euro bailout tranche
Luxembourg (dpa) - Greece was granted a final 1-billion-euro (1.34-billion-dollar) bailout tranche on Wednesday, after implementing measures ...
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“Greek Week” in Italy
The Philhellenic Society of Italy is organizing the first “Greek Week” from September 8 to 14, in Marina di Ascea, addressed to those who love Greece and especially to young people. According to the president and founder of the Society, professor Marco ...
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Greek archaeologists unearth ancient tomb, hopes of links to Alexander the Great
ATHENS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Greek archaeologists have gradually unearthed an “amazing” ancient tomb in northern Greece in recent months which ...
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Gods, monsters, and heroes take center stage as young thespians Go Greek!
This irreverent comedy offers witty fun for all ages, covering the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, Barbie dolls, and a hilarious ...
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Ex-North Central, Purdue standout Terone Johnson to play in Greece
Purdue guard Terone Johnson brings the ball up court against Butler during the first half, Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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Greece: Tomb unearthed from era of Alexander
A partial view of the site where archaeologists are excavating an ancient mound is seen in Amphipolis, northern Greece, Tuesday. Greece's prime ...
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Australia Gets Past Greece in U17 FIBA World Championship
Greece stumbled upon the Australian wall for the final 16, losing 84-76 and failing to reach the FIBA U17 World Championship quarter finals taking ...
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Greece pins hopes on subsea saviour
Greece's government is turning to foreign oil and gas majors in an attempt to unlock what it hopes to be significant hydrocarbon reserves and help turn ...
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Greece Tomb Unearthed; Archaeologists Stumped on Who's Inside
A Greece tomb was unearthed recently in the northern part of the country, but archaeologists are stumped as to who was buried in the funeral mound, ...
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Greek farmers hit hard by Russian sanctions against EU produce
A week after Russia banned European Union food imports in a tit-for-tat move for sanctions imposed over Ukraine, Greek farmers say the embargo has already dealt a devastating blow to the country's agricultural economy. At least 3.5m kg of peaches aloneare ...
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Greek farmers suffer in economic war between Russia and EU
Greek farmers say that they are innocent victims of the economic war between Brussels and Moscow. At customs in Veria on the border with Bulgaria, ...
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Abandoned Athens Olympic 2004 venues, 10 years on in pictures
On 13 August 2004, the Olympic Games came home to Greece for the XXVIII Olympiad at an estimated cost of approximately 9bn. A decade after the sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned. For many Greeks who swelled with pride at the time, the Games are now a source of anger as the country struggles through a six-year depression, record unemployment, homelessness and poverty, with many questioning how the nation has benefited from the multi-billion-dollar event Continue reading...
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Greek recession nearing an end: Data
ATHENS: The long-running Greek recession is easing, official data showed on Wednesday. The economy shrank by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter ...
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Bulgaria May Undo Struma Motorway Contract with Greek Co
Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) mulls terminating a contract with a Greek company tasked with building a section of the Struma motorway.
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Hundreds Call On Dartmouth To Overhaul Its Powerful Greek System
Hundreds of Dartmouth College students and alumni are proposing that the Ivy League school implement dramatic changes to, or even eliminate, the Greek system on campus. As part of its ongoing effort to address concerns about the social climate on campus ...
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Greek recession slows, records 0.2 pct contraction
13 (Xinhua) -- Greece's recession slowed to a six-year low by contracting 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2014, the Greek Statistical Authority ...
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Figures show Greek recession nearing an end
The economy shrank by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter from output at the same time last year. Although this marked the 24th quarter running of ...
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Purdue MVP Johnson signs with Greek team
24 to begin his professional career with KAO Dramas of the first-tier Greek Basket League. But Johnson believes his 72 games of Big Ten Conference ...
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Whole Foods Sued Over Greek Yogurt Sugar Content
A class action lawsuit has been filed against health food giant Whole Foods, alleging that the sugar content listed on their Greek yogurt has been ...
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OECD Recommends Exclusion of Big Companies from VAT
The first implementation phase of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommendations has been completed, the Ministry of Administrative Reform & Electronic Governance announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement, the most important intervention was the decision to exclude small businesses with gross revenues less than 10,000 euros per year from paying VAT or submitting a VAT statement, which was enacted recently into law (Law No 4281/2014). The particular intervention, one among several, is included in the OECD report drawn up in cooperation with the Administrative Reform Ministry on the assessment of administrative burden in laws and regulations in Greece in 13 selected sectors of the economy. One being the exclusion of big companies from VAT. The Ministry, in cooperation with related Ministries, legislated measures for the implementation of report recommendations mainly in the sectors of VAT, corporate law and public contracts, while it also introduced regulations simplifying procedures in the sectors of tourism, energy, telecommunications and medicine. However, changes in the pharmaceutical sector are just a small part of the 329 reforms the OECD recommends in order to make Greek economy more competitive. The OECD estimates the combined revenues of all these measures at around €5.2 billion or 2.5% of GDP and stresses that Greece must follow all recommendations to gain all the benefits. The authors of the OECD report note that “partial lifting of restrictions will yield only partial results.” And this last tenet is fully espoused by the Troika who are putting tremendous pressure on the government in this direction. In a report earlier this summer, the European Commission urged Greek Ministries for speedier privatizations, more effective tax-collection and anti-corruption measures, as well as the implementation of a series of structural reforms as prescribed in the OECD toolkit which, the report said, will help boost the country’s competitiveness. The Commission said Greece should continue to implement its convergence program in a complete and timely manner, and that full compliance with fiscal targets and structural reforms were crucial. Additionally, it sought spending cuts in the labor, social security and health sectors of the troubled economy. The recommendations also noted that authorities and banks must find a credible solution to deal with non-performing loans in order to strengthen the banks’ balance sheets and underlined that there are upside risks in the capital needs estimates in the bank recapitalization process.
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2nd Cretan Dance and Serenade Festival in Anogeia
On Sunday, August 10, more than 700 dancers from across Crete gathered in the village of Anogeia in Rethymno to celebrate the second Cretan Dance and Serenade Festival, one of the top cultural events in Crete and Greece. Singers and dancers of all ages gathered in the picturesque village to show the world that the Cretan tradition is still alive. The second Cretan Dance and Serenade Festival spread the message that Crete is united and the younger generations are following the path of Minoan and Curetes. Dressed in traditional Cretan costumes, dance and music groups crossed the village celebrating the rich Cretan tradition. The festivities continued in the village’s central square where local residents and tourists danced to traditional Cretan music. The party lasted until early morning while dancers, musicians and visitors promised to meet again next year and celebrate under the full moon of August.
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Greece to Offer Law on Restructuring Bad Loans Next Month
Greece's government will draft a new legal framework by early September for restructuring non-performing loans, Development Minister Nikolaos ...
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Greece Tomb Unearthed: Does It Belong To A Royal Family Member Of Alexander The Great?
Recently, a Greece tomb was unearthed in the northern part of the country that could potentially belong to one of Alexander the Great’s royal relatives. According to Reuters, the unearthed ancient tomb, dating to 300-325 B.C., contained two sphinxes and ...
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Living the high life! Blonde beauty Kimberley Garner suns herself in Greece in plunging cut-out ...
But that didn't stop 24-year-old Kimberley Garner from jetting off to Greece with a group of friends for yet more fun in the sun. The former Made In ...
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Greece's collapse is officially worse than the US Great Depression
Greece's GDP shrank by a mere 0.2% in the second quarter. While still a decline, it's the smallest drop since the third quarter of 2008—which means ...
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Alexander Tomb found in Greece a “Significant Discovery”
Macedonia in northern Greece has seen the recent discovery of a tomb that could be connected to one of the greatest empires the world has ever ...
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Spotted: ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Oracle ...
National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), which is unloading some of its assets to deal with the stress test, gained 2.62% to $3.13 during ...
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Personal Navigators: Disney Magic 12-Night Mediterranean Cruise
Personal Navigators from the 's 12-Night Mediterranean Cruise (with Greece) – Itinerary C from Barcelona to Venice June 14 - 25, 2014. This sailing ...
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Uninsured Labor on the Rise in Greek Islands
Social security fund IKA and Labor Ministry inspectors have recorded many “exceptional” incidents in checks they conducted in 25 tourist areas during the past few weeks. During checks, inspectors noted incidents where uninsured employees and workers tried to escape by jumping from windows or even swimming away. Uninsured labor is very common in Greece and the government, although increasing the checks, has not found a way to battle it yet. According to data released by the Labor Ministry’s electronic information system “Ergani,” it seems that employers are playing “hide and seek” with the authorities to avoid fines. Before the Ministry increased checks for uninsured employment, the number of hirings was very low, while nowadays the number of hirings is on the rise, apparently due to the increase in checks in tourist areas. In Rethymno, Crete, for example, from July 23 to 25, 19 layoffs were recorded, while in the next three days the number of hirings reached 198. In Chania, Crete, on the same period, there were 21 firings and 256 hirings, while on the island of Santorini, the number of hirings reached 541, when the previous days did not exceed 77. In Zakynthos, during a period of three days, the number of hirings rose from 47 to 190.
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Amphipolis Greek Tomb Discovery in Pictures: Could Alexander the Great Be Buried Here?
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras has visited the excavation site of Ancient Amphipolis in the northern Greek region of Serres, where Greek archaeologists have spent the last two years unearthing a massive burial mound complex at Kasta Hill. After two ...
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Greek economy heads for return to growth
Economists say that a 0.2% contraction in the second quarter, compared with 2013, suggests this year’s target of positive expansion will be hit
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UConn Bans 3 Greek Groups from Campus for Hazing, Enforcing its 'Tolerance Approach'
(Photo : Wikimedia Commons) UConn continues to crack down hard on Greek groups accused of hazing their members. The University of Connecticut (UConn) has kicked three more Greek groups off their campus for hazing violations. According to the Associated ...
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Just 10 years later, these Olympic venues are Greek ruins
ATHENS, Greece — In an obscure corner of a park sits a forlorn reminder that, 10 years ago, Athens hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics. The crumbling miniature theater is inscribed...
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Two Scenarios for the Great Tomb in Amphipolis
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, accompanied by his wife Georgia and Culture Minister Konstantinos Tasoulas, visited the excavation site of Ancient Amphipolis, in Serres, northern Greece on Tuesday morning. Samaras visited the Casta tomb and was guided through the excavation site by the archaeologist in charge Katerina Peristeri who briefed him on the discoveries. Archaeologists are very cautious in making assessments on who was buried in the tomb. However, it is believed that the tomb was built by famous architect Denocrates, who was a very close friend of Alexander the Great. There are two possible scenarios on who was buried in the tomb: The first is that the tomb belongs to the wife of Alexander the Great, Roxanne, and his son, Alexander the 4th. According to archaeologists, the date of the surrounding peribolos coincides with the period during which great historical events took place in the area of Amphipolis. Alexander the 4th (323-311 BC) was heir to the throne of Macedonia as he would be the king after his father’s death. However, he was arrested and kept prisoner in Amphipolis under General Kassandros’ orders. He was later murdered at the age of 12 along with his mother. The second scenario is that the tomb belongs to an important military figure of the time. Archaeologists base this scenario on the fact that many generals and admirals of Alexander’s army lived in the area of Amphipolis, and some of them were killed on site. “It is clear that we stand before an extremely important discovery,” Samaras said, adding that the land of Macedonia continues to reveal unique treasures that “weave the unique mosaic of our Greek history that all Greeks are proud of.” “This is a monument with unique features: A surrounding peribolos of 497 meters, almost a perfect circle carved in Thassos marble. The Lion of Amphipolis is 5.20 meters high; let’s imagine it as being on the top of the tomb,” said the Prime Minister while also referring to the wide path that leads to the tomb entrance and the two Sphinxes that appear to be guarding it. “I believe all these discoveries have allowed archaeologist Katerina Peristeri to be optimistic that this is a unique burial monument, which -–as she said — dates between 325 and 300 BC. Regarding the key question, the excavation will reveal the identity of the deceased. The excavation will continue at a pace dictated by the discoveries as well as scientific ethics,” he added congratulating Peristeri and her colleagues. Archaeologists, who began excavating the site in 2012, hope to fully explore the tomb by the end of the month to determine exactly who was buried there. Situated about 100 kilometres north-east of Greece ’s second-biggest city, Thessaloniki, the tomb appears to be the largest ever discovered in Greece, and probably belonged to “a prominent Macedonian of that era,” a Culture Ministry official said. The tomb, which consists of decorative white marble and frescoed walls, was partially destroyed during the Roman occupation of Greece. Amphipolis was founded in 437 BC as an Athenian colony but was conquered by Philip II of Macedon, Alexander’s father, in 357 BC.
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