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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Barkas Moves from Atromitos to AEK

AEK completed their first transfer of the summer, signing Vasilis Barkas from Atromitos. The young Greek goalkeeper agreed to a 3-year deal with the Kitrinomavri. According to aekfc.gr, the deal with Atromitos closed at €600,000. Additionally, Atromitos will receive a portion of money if Barkas is transferred from AEK to another club in the coming


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GREEK Minister: Provisions for migrants to invest in Greece

GREEK Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitris Mardas said provisions facilitating migrants and refugees to invest in Greece had been included in ...


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Ancient Gods – When Darkness Ruled the World

The best example is probably Erebus from GREEK mythology. His name comes from the GREEK “Erebos” meaning “deep darkness” or “shadow”. Erebus ...


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GREEK Shipping Minister meets EU official at 'Posidonia 2016' with record visits

GREEK Shipping Minister meets EU official at 'Posidonia 2016' with record visits In its last day of events, the “Posidonia” exhibition recorded a total ...


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Tucson Restaurant Tournament: (5) Greek Eatz vs. (12) Li'l Abner's Steakhouse

In a first round matchup in the Rincons Region, five-seed Greek Eatz will take on 12-seed Li'l Abner's Steakhouse. Be sure to vote in the poll at the bottom. You can also vote by tweeting the restaurant name with the hashtag #TRT. the place for you!


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Greece to recognize the state of Palestine 'soon'

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- Syriza, the ruling party in the Greek parliament, told Palestinian lawmakers Saturday that the government was set to officially recognize the state of Palestine, according to a statement by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).


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The Pan-Orthodox Council: A Greek Catholic Perspective

There was a time when I considered becoming Eastern Orthodox. The richness of the theology, its emphasis on mystery, the centrality of theosis—and a passion for Westerners like Eckhart and Eriugena—made “conversion” appealing, though only ever in ...


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Tension rises among asylum seekers as EU deportation plan falters

But nearly three months after the EU's controversial deal with Turkey kicked in, the camp at Moria on the GREEK holiday island of Lesbos is a scene of ...


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Greece says three parties interested in power grid operator stake

"The characteristics of the potential investors for the sale of a percentage of ADMIE are known ... We've already been approached by three parties," Skourletis was quoted as telling the weekly newspaper Ethnos. "The experience and knowledge of the ...


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Beating Turkey in court

A week after the European Court of Human Rights ruled for Turkey to pay over €14 million to a GREEK heir in an Istanbul inheritance case, Ankara's ...


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Opa! Get out to Grecian Fest

Grecian Fest Sts. Constantine and Helen GREEK Church 2160 N. Wauwatosa Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Satuday, June 11 & Sunday, June 12: ...


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Bob Dylan & Band Cover ‘Freebird’ At Berkeley Greek

Scott Bernstein is the current Editorial Director of JamBase. The New York City resident started with JamBase in 2013 after a seven-year run at Hidden Track, an award-winning website he co-founded in 2006.


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Nikos Kotzias: Greece Has Requested a Plan B from the EC Regarding the Refugee Issue

Greece has requested an alternative plan from the European Commision in case the EU-Turkey agreement regarding the refugee and migrant issue goes awry, Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias, revealed in an interview at Proto Programma. However, Kotzias ...


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Makeshift camps in northern Greece being evacuated

After clearing Idomeni, Greek police are now evacuating other unofficial camps. Yet refugees are still trying to illegally cross Macedonia to reach the EU, even setting records in doing so.


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Greek Life strengthens friendship, leadership

South Dakota State University offers a variety of women’s and men’s fraternities on campus. All of the Greek organizations on campus are part of national umbrella organizations that represent social fraternities, said Alan Haarstad, the Greek Life adviser.


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'Big Brother' 18: Former Winning House Guest Refutes Coach Rumors, As New Season Cast ...

Season 14 winner Ian initially posted a message around noon Friday that read, “'Vacationing in GREECE' is the new '(actually) vacationing in GREECE,' ...


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EU visa brake becomes top priority

The ministers pledged to proceed with existing agreements, such as relocating asylum seekers from GREECE and Italy and resettling refugees from ...


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Eurozone heads towards its next monetary crisis

The result in each case was hyperinflation. Truth is, the euro crisis, which provoked riots on the streets of GREECE in 2010 and on numerous occasions ...


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A tale of two debt write-downs

A tourist takes a picture from atop the Lycabettus hill as in the background the Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, GREECE June ...


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An End of Power? The Weakening of the Transnational Ruling Class

A demonstration against pension cuts in front of the the parliament building in Athens, GREECE, January 8, 2016. National elections have became less ...


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Desperate refugees turn to people-smugglers in GREECE

Refugees in GREECE say they are beginning to lose hope of ever being relocated to Western Europe. Following the closure of the Macedonian border ...


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Turkish companies take part in GREEK shipping fair

The unfavorable conditions of the GREEK economy as of late have reportedly not been an obstacle for Turkish businessmen in the shipping Industry.


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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Efstratios Efthymiou’s response to a journalist’s question ...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Efstratios Efthymiou stated the following in response to a journalist’s question regarding a provocative banner hung during the Albania-Switzerland soccer match:“The hanging of a banner with provocative and incendiary content at the Albania-Switzerland soccer match constitutes a brazen act. This provocation flagrantly violates the regulations of UEFA, which is responsible for preventing the hanging of slogans of provocative content, and which should take immediate measures to punish those responsible.The Greek government is already proceeding to stern expressions of protest to UEFA and the French organizers, from whom we expect explanations as to why, despite the increased security...


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Preserving History, Fighting neo-Nazism are Best Ways to Honour Victims of Distomo, Says Minister

The best way to honour the victims of the Nazi atrocities in the village of Distomo is to preserve the historical memory and stop neo-Nazism from spreading, Greek Alternate Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Friday, in a message to mark the 72nd anniversary of the execution of 218 villagers at the hands of German troops


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Russia, Serbia, Greece could launch European pilgrimage route

… route jointly with Serbia and Greece, Russian Deputy Culture Minister Alla … discussed this matter with the Greek tourism minister, she is all … agenda   18:15 Russia, Serbia, Greece could launch European pilgrimage route …


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Za'atar Grilled Vegetables with Herbed GREEK Yogurt Sauce

Description: This is more of a loose formula than a recipe. I figured about ¼ pound of vegetables (raw) per person. Grilling times will be longer for ...


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Greece, Creditors Still Labor Under Illusion of Recovery

While Greece and its creditors are patting each other on the back over yet another deal to save the cash-strapped country, the evidence is that it hasn’t. Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIA leader Alexis Tsipras caved in to the lenders to get release of more monies from a delayed third bailout of 86 billion


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Athletes from around the world re-enact ancient games in Nemea

Fifty-five days before the Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, athletes from around the world are taking part in very different kind of sporting tournament in southern Greece. Think of it as the no-frills Olympics: No national teams. No medals. No shoes. Wearing only white tunics and running barefoot, athletes competed Saturday in the Sixth


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Giannis Michalopoulos, One of the Greatest Greek Actors Dies at the Age of 89

Giannis Michalopoulos, considered one of the last of the greatest actors born during the Interwar period (1923-1940) lost his life at dawn due to cardiac arrest, on Friday, June 10. He was 89 years old. He was known for combining his theatre education ...


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Now We Can Focus on the ‘Great Enemy’ – Greek Govt spokesperson Olga Gerovasili

The old political system, represented by main opposition party, New Democracy and its former coalition partner PASOK, were unable to accept not being in power and had actively desired the programme review to fail, government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili ...


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Hope lost in Greece, some Syrians are risking their lives again, this time in the opposite direction, paying smugglers to take them back to Turkey

DIDIMOTICHO, Greece (AP) -- Europe seemed like the promised land, worth risking their lives to reach. But in a muddy field on the northern edge of Greece, their dreams died. Now, dozens of Syrian refugees are risking their lives again but in the opposite ...


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Former GREEK Minister feels ashamed by Kotzias' statements

Former GREEK Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dora Bakoyanis has commented on the relations with Albania saying that she is ashamed by the statements ...


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Candy history exhibit highlights Greek Americans in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — An exhibit about Chicago's candy-making history opens next week at a museum in the city's Greektown neighborhood. The National Hellenic Museum hosts the exhibit, which is titled "Sweet Home Chicago." It tells the stories of the Greek ...


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Hope lost in Greece, some Syrians pay smugglers to get home

[In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians gather around damaged buildings after a bomb attack at the Sayyida Zeinab suburb, Damascus, Syria, Saturday, June 11, 2016. Two bombs went off Saturday near the Syrian capital, killing at least eight people and wounding over a dozen others in the latest attack to hit the predominantly Shiite area in recent months, state TV and an opposition activist group said. (SANA via AP)]DIDIMOTICHO, Greece (AP) — Europe seemed like the promised land, worth risking their lives to reach. But in a muddy field on the northern edge of Greece, their dreams died. Now, dozens of Syrian refugees are risking their lives again but in the opposite direction — paying smugglers to take them back to Turkey, and heading home.


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Refugee agencies report shortfall of £500m in budget needed for Balkans crisis

AID agencies need more than £960 million to help refugees in GREECE and the Balkans this year – but have received only half of that sum. When the ...


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GREECE Detains Ship with Arms Supplies Sailing from Bulgaria to Uruguay

A ship sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda has been detained by Greek authorities at the port of Piraeus. Two containers with military ...


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Grexit to Brexit: “Be careful what you wish for!”

The GREEK referendum held on July 5, 2015 was the final chapter of over six months of largely fruitless negotiations between the recently elected left ...


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Turkish Cyprus expresses concern over deployment of 3000 additional troops by GREEK side

The foreign ministry of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) expressed concern over the decision of GREEK Cyprus to deploy 3,000 ...


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Former PM Warns of Possible GREEK-style Debt Crisis in Bulgaria

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski warned that Bulgaria is facing a possible GREEK-style debt crisis. In an interview for private NOVA ...


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Ahead of Rio, runners re-enact ancient games

[Barefoot runners wearing tunics take part in a footrace in the ancient stadium of Nemea, southwest of Athens on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Fifty-five days before the Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, participants from around the world are taking part in very different kind of sporting tournament. The races, only include a 90 meter sprint on a straight dirt course at the 2,300-year-old stadium and a 7.5 kilometer run through fabled olive groves and vineyards, where in ancient Greek mythology Hercules, god of strength, sport and fertility, slayed a fearsome lion. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)]NEMEA, Greece (AP) — Fifty-five days before the Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, athletes from around the world are taking part in a no-frills Olympics: No national teams. No medals. No shoes.


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If Grexit Meets Brexit

My mother is of both GREEK and German heritage, which could mean that my prejudices regarding the GREEK debt imbroglio should be perfectly ...


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Athens to Athenry... can GREEK doctors cure our chronic shortage of family GPs?

'GREEK doctors are so well suited to Ireland. Culturally we're very similar, it's an ideal place for a GREEK family to relocate to," says Edel Michailidou.


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Gringlish, Durrel and Cyprus

If British interaction with the GREEK world had to be reduced to a single schema, it would have to include its pertinent, dramatic and conflicting ...


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Nisyros Island a Moonscaped Aegean Hideaway!

Nisyros is a magical gem located in the Aegean. The island is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between Kos and Tilos and has an active volcano which is also the youngest volcano in Greece. Nisyros offers untouched villages, quiet beaches, hot springs and ancient walls of black volcanic stone. Top that off


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EU presses Greece to change asylum appeal committees that consider “Turkey is not a safe country”

How do Greeks dare say that Turkey is not a safe country to return Syrian asylum seekers? The Europeans in Brussels disagree and are frustrated that the deportations do not proceed with the fast pace they had in mind  and put pressure on Athens to replace members on its asylum […]


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We could be set for a 'brave new world' of stock trading

[Tron Legacy movie poster]Wikipedia Wall Street is excited about Blockchain. Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld has said his company needs to be a "rapid applier" of the technology. Autonomous Research has called the technology a "game changer." Goldman Sachs has said the use of blockchain technology in stock trading could result in $6 billion in industry cost savings globally. There's no shortage of hype, but widespread implementation is still a long way away in the highly regulated financial services industry.  While the rest of Wall Street watches, the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) is pioneering the attempt to implement blockchain technology in a large scale market. The exchange is looking at replacing its clearing and settlement system with a blockchain solution, and will make a decision on whether to go through with the change by mid-2017. "The securities industry is experimenting with blockchain across the post-trade market," Morgan Stanley said in a research note titled 'Blockchain - Is ASX set to shape a brave new world?' "Within equities, the most progressed of these is the ASX-planned replacement of the central depository (CSD) with a blockchain solution. If successful, the implications could be significant across the securities value chain." Blockchain uses computers with advanced encryption to keep track of transactions, and the use of a blockchain solution in clearing and settlement has the potential to reduce costs, save time, and cut complexity.  Goldman Sachs set out how this could work in a recent note. It said:  Essentially, by enforcing agreement at the time of entry, blockchain could eliminate some of the most common post-trade issues and errors, such as incorrect settlement instructions or incorrect account/order details. Today, these details are confirmed/affirmed by multiple parties (DTCC, custodians, broker/dealer, clients) and multiple times throughout the life cycle of the trade. If blockchain could be fully implemented across these parties, many of these attributes could be included in a smart contract, thus becoming a pre-trade requirement to execute an order rather than a downstream, post-trade check that requires multiple parties to agree. The US bank said this would reduce duplications in affirming and reconciling trades, and help save the industry $6 billion globally. There are challenges however. The size and fragmented structure of stock markets in the US and European Union could slow the adoption of blockchain technology for example, according to Morgan Stanley. There are regulatory concerns too. This will only work on a large scale if global exchanges decide to follow suit and adopt the same standards. Without this, the market risks ending up with multiple systems with similar cost challenges as those faced today. That means the world will be watching what happens in Australia. "If the ASX "flicks the switch", this would increase the pace of innovation and disruption risk to the post-trade securities market,' Morgan Stanley said. NOW WATCH: FORMER GREEK FINANCE MINISTER: How I dealt with stress when Greece nearly defaulted


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EU insists Turkey safe harbor for migrants despite Greek court ruling

PanARMENIAN.Net - European Union nations say Turkey is a safe country for migrants to be returned to despite some Greek court rulings that people should not be sent back there, the Associated Press reports. Dutch Migration Minister Klaas Dijkhoff said ...


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Yanis Varoufakis comes to town. But did he help GREECE?

Despite weeks of political pyrotechnics, GREECE had come full circle and had made no difference to the terms of the rescue package. Meanwhile, its ...


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Gilas Pilipinas arrives in Greece for Europe camp

The Philippine men’s national basketball team on Saturday (Manila time) arrived in Athens, Greece to begin the most crucial part of its buildup for the Fiba Olympic qualifying tournament. Gilas Pilipinas, which left Manila Friday night, will hold a 10 ...


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Wall Street’s finest are about to take part in an insanely competitive event to crown the ‘Best Athlete'

What are you doing this weekend? [Laura and Mark at last year's Decathlon] While you're sunbathing in the park, prosecco in hand, Wall Street's finest will be competing for the crown of Best Athlete.  Yes, it's that time of the year again, when the financial services industry comes together to compete and raise money for a worthy cause.  The Decathlon has been around for seven years. It was started in New York City in 2008 by Dave Maloney, then a banker at Morgan Stanley, as a competitive bet between friends, and has now grown into a top class athletic event taking place across five cities in America. While the event in other cities is open to amateur athletes from all professions, the New York Individual Decathlon is exclusively for Wall Streeters. This is the first year the event has expanded to other cities across America and also the first year the competition will be televised for NBC sports.  The event raises a ton of cash for charity, and all proceeds go to benefit pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center_. _Last year, it raised $1.4 million in New York. This year, Maloney expects the New York Decathlon to raise $1.5 million and each new market to raise $1.0 million.  Maloney's own mother is a cancer survivor, so the charity is close to his heart.  [mark rubin]Teams have to raise a minimum of $10,000 while the individual fundraising requirement is $3,000. As of Friday, the top individual fundraiser is Michael Bissmeyer, a director at RBC Cap Markets, who has raised $25,024.66. The top team fundraiser is BAML ECM at $34,324.00.  There's still time to donate, and there's also an option for a performance-based pledge, where the better a Decathlete performs athletically, the more money is donated.  Wall Street competitors take the event very seriously.  Mark Rubin, crowned Wall Street's top male athlete the last four years in a row, is entering this year's competition to defend his title for the fifth year. Rubin is a futures and options trader at ICAP and a former NFL player. He has been training 5 days a week and balancing his workouts to reflect the diverse events he will compete in. "The challenge is to prepare yourself for that range of activity," he said. Laura Placentra, a trader at Citigroup, is the defending champ in the women's category.  She's doing upper body training, pilates and boxing to prepare. She also plays a lot of flag football and competes in leagues in New York.  Her mother is a breast cancer survivor and her grandmother,  who passed away in 2011 from cancer, was treated at Sloan-Kettering. [Laura Placentra at last year's decathlon] "They gave her an extra few years of life due to their amazing capabilities," she said. "Also when I first arrived in New York, I wanted to volunteer and help with a few different charities. Given my fairly rigorous work schedule, It was not easy finding volunteer opportunities later in the evening," she said. "One great aspect about the Decathlon is that I can work out or train late in the evening and put some of my fitness training to work for good causes." Athletes compete in 10 events at the decathlon,  which were inspired by the NFL Scouting Combine and the Olympic Decathlon. These events are: 400m run, Football throw, Pull-ups, 40yd dash, Dips, 500m row, Vertical jump, 20yd shuttle sprint, Bench Press, and 800m run. _Inspired to watch? The Decathlon is taking place this weekend on June 11-12 at St. John's University from 8am, and is free to attend. Saturday is the Team Competition while individual athletes compete on the Sunday. _ SEE ALSO: 7 OF WALL STREET'S TOP ATHLETES SHARE THEIR INTENSE WORKOUT ROUTINES Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: FORMER GREEK FINANCE MINISTER: How I dealt with stress when Greece nearly defaulted


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