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Friday, August 12, 2016
A 3,000-Year-Old Teen Skeleton Unearthed On Greek Mountain: Human Sacrifice To God Zeus?
A human skeleton believed to be that of a teen has been recovered at a site where sacrifices were made to the the chief Greek god, Zeus, archaeologists have announced. It is believed that the remains found on Mount Lykaion could...
Greece Detects Record Number of Endangered Sea Turtle Births
ATHENS – The loggerhead sea turtle is one of Europe’s most endangered marine species, but Greek beaches registered a record number of births this summer, experts said Friday. Greece hosts the loggerhead turtle’s (species: careta careta) main nesting ...
Endurance Starvation Was Once A Spectator Sport
While Greece and England were trying to revive the Olympics, the rest of the Western world was obsessed with hunger artists.
Spanakorizo- Spinach Rice
Spinach, the powerhouse leafy, green vegetable, is loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, calcium, and iron. While some may enjoy it juiced into a healthful beverage, Greeks usually enjoy their cooked spinach...
Authorities Padlock Euro Market in Astoria
NEW YORK– The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) put a padlock on the Greek supermarket Euro Market in Astoria for non-payment of New York State sales...
Demetrios Reports of Rapid Advancement in Rebuilding St. Nicholas at Ground Zero
NEW YORK – “It has come a long way,” Archbishop Geron Demetrios of America told The National Herald about the rebuilding of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground...
Ancient Greek legend to be performed at Thames River's edge
In the legend of Daphne, while fleeing from Apollo's passionate pursuit, the river nymph cries out to her father, Peneus, the river god, to save her, and he transforms her into a laurel tree. "Daphne" will be re-enacted in an original short dance and ...
Did the Ancient GREEKS Engage in Human Sacrifice?
The ancient GREEKS are associated with music, philosophy, logic and storytelling. So tales of human sacrifice in the works of ancient writers including ...
Peter Frampton Acoustic Album and Greek Giveaway!
One lucky winner could take home tickets to Peter Frampton's upcoming show at the Greek Theater as well as a signed copy of his new album, "Acoustic Classics." This package aired on the KTLA Morning News on Friday August 12th, 2016.
Ancient games, modern times: Anyone for a truce?
[Brazil's national security force officers move inside the Vila do Joao, part of the Mare complex of slums during a police operation in search for criminals during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. A police officer has died after being shot in the head when he and two others working security at the Rio Olympics got lost near a slum and encountered gunfire. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)]The games go back to ancient Greece,
Food Friday: Bham’s most popular Greek restaurants
It’s Greek week here at the BBJ, which means our newest Food Friday highlights some of the most popular restaurants serving up classic Greek dishes across the city. We’ve compiled a list of the top-rated Greek restaurants in Birmingham based on the ...
Archaeological finding could confirm gruesome GREEK legend
Archaeologists working on top of a GREEK mountain have made a sinister discovery: they found the skeleton of a teenager, amid several other bones ...
Was Skeleton Unearthed in Greece a Human Sacrifice to Zeus?
Archaeologists excavating a site atop Mount Lykaion in southern Greece have made a chilling discovery—the skeleton of a teenage boy. The find could confirm ancient legends that a sacrificial altar to the Greek god Zeus on the mountain was the scene of ...
Mystery bones from ancient Greece may be a teenager sacrificed to Zeus
The ancient Greeks and Romans wrote grisly legends about Mount Lykaion. The Arcadian peak, some would write, was where one of the first Greeks tried to trick Zeus by feeding him a sacrifice tainted with human flesh. In punishment, the legend goes, Lycaon ...
GREECE sends aid to FYROM after deadly floods
GREECE has contributed to the aid effort currently under way in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia following last weekend's disastrous floods ...
Canandaigua VA, Rochester VA clinic seek input from vets, community
GREECE Post · Classifieds · Jobs · Cars · HOMES. FEATURED ». NEWS NOW. Canandaigua VA, Rochester VA clinic seek input from vets, community .
The Ghosts of Ellinikon
For 15 years, Greece’s former Ellinikon international airport site on Athens’ southern coast has sat abandoned and decaying, plans to make it Europe’s biggest park set aside by greed to...
Greece Relieved Turkish Military Attaches Fled To Italy
ATHENS – A report two Turkish military attaches in Athens fled to Italy after a failed coup has relieved Greek officials. “Now the problem is on the Italian side,” an...
Greek Teen Playing Pokemon Walks Into Milling Machine
A 15-year-old Greek boy suffered a head injury after walking into a milling machine in a field in Trikala while playing Pokemon.
Camps Loaded, Greece Will Move 2,000 Refugees to Crete
With detention centers and camps overflowing, Greece plans to move 2,000 refugees to Crete as more keep arriving from Turkey.
Organic Farmer on Crete Welcomes Volunteers from Around the World to Help Grow Farm
Most 21 year old Greek girls don’t ask their dad to buy some land to start organically farming but Ioanna Dialyna did just that almost 15 years ago. “It was...
Michael Phelps breaks 2,000-year-old Olympic record held by ancient Greek “diety”
Michael Phelps has won 22 gold medals in his Olympic career, but on Thursday he won his 13th individual (non-relay) gold by claiming victory in the 200-meter individual medley. Before Phelps became the most decorated gold medalist in Olympic history, there ...
Phelps breaks ancient Olympic record by GREEK athlete Leonidas of Rhodes
He was also venerated in ancient GREEK literature. Pausanias described him as “the most famous runner”. In the 3rd Century, Philostratus the Athenian ...
GREEK government rejects early elections scenarios
GREEK Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili rejects scenarios of early elections in an interview with Efimerida ton Syntakton on Friday.
GREEK stocks end week on a high
Investors appeared relieved by the gross domestic product figures published on Friday, which showed that the GREEK economy had grown marginally ...
GREEK economy grows on quarterly basis but shrinks year-on-year
The GREEK economy contracted by 0.7 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second quarter of 2016, but expanded by 0.3 percent when measured on a ...
Top Greek clubs threaten to boycott 2016-17 season
Three of Greece's top clubs have threatened to pull out of this season's Super League in a dispute over refereeing selections, throwing the start of the new season into doubt. Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and PAOK Salonika all said they would refuse to take ...
No alarming refugee increase after failed coup in Turkey: Greek minister
ATHENS, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkey seems to remain committed to stemming the refugee flow to Europe and there is no "alarming" increase of refugees to Greek islands after the failed coup, Deputy Minister for Migration Policy Yannis Mouzalas said Friday.
The perils of competition
Source: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk - Friday, August 12, 2016 US swimmer Michael Phelps wins the Men’s 200m Individual Medley final on day six of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, August 11th, 2016 ©LUKAS COCH/AAP/PA Images Everyone knows someone, or perhaps several people, who gets upset while losing a supposedly friendly game of Monopoly. In fact, most games of Monopoly, or Scrabble, or Pictionary involve objections and complaints from players who fall behind, and smugness from the winners. Cue unfriendly accusations, raised voices and door-slamming. Games designed to be fun make people genuinely angry. Why? It boils down to an essential element of humanity: competitiveness. Recognised as an essential and healthy part of society, competition surrounds us. We might not want to admit it, but everyone possesses an urge to be special: to be the one who gets that university place, who gets that job offer, the one who [itals] wins [itals]. Success is a form of self-affirmation: our achievements make us the upwardly mobile individuals society teaches us to be. Two thousand years ago, Olympic athletes in Ancient Greece ran, jumped and wrestled their way to sporting glory. Today in Rio de Janeiro at the current Olympics, athletes compete with the same goals: to be the best, to earn a legacy. The dominant narrative of competition as necessary as well as beneficial is true in many cases: winning and losing are an essential part of living. Competitive sports are often used a All Related
Greek-led research team discovers why bananas smell and rot
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in the Netherlands have discovered how a group of three closely related fungal pathogens have evolved into a lethal threat to the world’s bananas, whilst an international consortium led by ...
Meet the ancient Greek Olympian who's 2,000-year-old record Michael Phelps just squashed
Michael Phelps is the most dominant athlete in Olympic history — and we mean all of Olympic history. The American swimmer bested a record that was previously held by an ancient Greek runner more than two millennia ago. When Phelps won the 200-meter ...
What to do: Summer fairs, circus and Greek fest
… years. www.navanfair.com The Greek Festival with its delicious food …
4 enterprises apply to Bank of Greece for management of NPLs
The Bank of Greece has received applications from four companies for a license to manage the non-performing loans of households and SMEs. According to a report in the Kathimerini newspaper, the applicants include a joint company set up by Alpha Bank and ...
Turkish citizens seek asylum in Greece, as more diplomats & military personnel refuse to return to Turkey
Turkish merchants, businessmen, civil servants and ordinary citizens are allegedly fleeing Erdogan’s purge mania and seek asylum in neighboring Greece. In an exclusive story, Greek private Mega TV reported Friday noon that “at least fifteen Turkish nationals entered Greece in recent days via the Kipoi crossing on Evros river at […]
World NewsIMF appoints new Dutch representative to GREECE
He will take up the role at a sensitive time for the Fund's relations with GREECE – its largest ever debtor country. Last month, the IMF's internal watchdog ...
Ancient Greek legend might be confirmed by uncovered 3000 year old skeleton
Discovered in the southern Peloponnese region of Greece it confirms that once, in order to appease Zeus, the ancient Greeks sacrificed humans at his altar. Sigma live reports that Greece’s Culture ministry stated that the skeleton was found in the heart ...
Mum wins payout after daughter drowned in Greece 13 years ago
A mum whose daughter drowned in a Greek boating tragedy has won a six-figure payout after a 13-year battle for justice against the holiday firm responsible. Tragic Laura Morgan was 11 when she died after the 15ft-long catamaran she was on was hit by a gust ...
GREEK Swimmer Who Tested Positive Pulled From 50 Free Start Lists
GREEK swimmer Theodora Giareni has been withdrawn from the preliminary heats of the women's 50 free on Friday morning after a the Hellenic ...
11 signs you're working with a narcissist
[Narcissus Caravaggio Narcissist selfish]Wikimedia Commons In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter with a beautiful face and a rotten heart. Coming upon a clear pool in the forest, he fell in love with his own reflection. All Narcissus could do was pine over himself until he withered away and died. Unless you took part in some seriously trippy weekend conference, I'd guess that nothing like that's ever happened at your job. However, that doesn't mean there aren't narcissists among us. In fact, most people have a bit of a narcissistic streak — it's really more of a spectrum than a dichotomy. Odds are, you probably work — or have worked — with one (especially if you live in a big city and work in an entertainment-based industry, according to Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman). Here are some signs that you are working with a narcissist: _Drake Baer and Vivian Giang _contributed to a previous version of this article. THEY HATE EMOTIONS The "very fact of having a feeling in the presence of another person suggests you can be touched emotionally by friends, family, partners, and even the occasional tragedy or failure," says Harvard Medical School psychologist Craig Malkin That's why narcissists abhor them. Feeling an emotion "challenges their sense of perfect autonomy," he continues. "To admit to a feeling of any kind suggests they can be affected by someone or something outside of them." As a result, narcissists tend to change the topic of conversation when feelings come up — especially their own. Depending on your office culture, you may or may not be pouring your heart out to your colleagues. If one of your coworkers seems unusually allergic to emotions, they might just be shy or reserved — or there might be something more going on. Macall B. Polay / HBO THEY REALLY, REALLY LOVE BEING IN CONTROL Narcissists typically enjoy leadership positions since they are able to dominate others and fulfill their need for constant positive reinforcement. Narcissists thrive in "leadership situations where they can dazzle and dominate others without having to cooperate or suffer the consequences of a bad reputation," psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman wrote at Psychology Today. So if you're on the hunt for narcissists in the office, you might want to look at your manager first. THEY ARE YOUNG AND MALE (AND POSSESS ALL THE OTHER TRAITS) After 34,653 face-to-face interviews, psychologist Frederick Stinson found that men tend to be more narcissistic than women across their lifespans. Narcissism is also believed to peak during adolescence and decline with age. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER
More Cypriots vacationing in Greece
According to the Travel Agents’ Association (ACTA), the vast majority of Cypriots travel to Greece, Britain, Italy, and Austria. “There are many charter flights to places like Athens, Thessaloniki, and Crete,” ACTA chairman Dinos Kakkouras told CNA ...
Chopped Greek Salad for the Beach
I’m on vacation this week and have a guest post for you guys from Ally Milligan, a Boston-based multimedia producer and salad-obsessive at Loveleaf Co., a site encouraging health and mindfulness through the simple habit of eating one salad a day.
Greek Yogurt Popsicles
If you need some different flavors to serve your kids breakfast this summer or desserts, here are some healthier Greek yogurt popsicles. These will be perfect ffor those rush mornings when school starts. These sound good for lunch and dinner on those ...
New record in Best Western Hotels in GREECE bookings
The results confirmed not only the forecast for the productivity of the system, but also the chain's strategy which is focused on the development of key ...
Greek Skeleton Linked to Human Sacrifice
Archaeologists discovered on a Zeus altar from Mount Lykaion a Greek skeleton that may have been sacrificed to the god. The discovery was announced by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs. This would be the first time human ...
Chilling find on Greek mountain may confirm dark legend of human sacrifice
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists have made a sinister discovery at the top of a Greek mountain which might corroborate one of the darkest legends of antiquity. Excavations this summer on Mount Lykaion, once worshipped as the birthplace of the god ...
Nazia back to work after Greece sojourn
Mumbai, Aug 12 : Actress Nazia Hussain recently flew off to Greece to get refreshed. Now, she is back to shooting for the sequel to the 2006 film "Tom Dick and Harry". "Life had become hectic. Before shooting, I wanted to rejuvenate myself. Hence, I took ...
Assistance from Greece to FYROM to deal with the destruction from the extensive floods of 6 August
Following actions on the part of the Greek government, the first portion of Greek assistance for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to deal with the destruction caused by the floods of 6 August 2016, will be delivered this afternoon.More specifically, the Secretariat General for Citizen protection, with the assistance of the Hellenic Fire Service, has arranged for the sending of five portable pumps and five generators to assist those hit by the floods.In parallel, consultations are under way between the Ministry of Citizen Protection and the FYROM Ministry of Interior for the granting of additional assistance requested by the...
New digs await BGSU Greek students
BGSU mascots Freddie and Frieda Falcon greet guests during an open house for the new BGSU Greek Village on Thursday. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one. Please click the button below to verify an ...
From the Athens Riviera to Zagorohoria GREEK Summer is Thriving: Our Favorite Reader Photos
Facebook and other social media have done wonders for GREEK tourism as millions of visitors throughout the world continue to share the beauty of the ...