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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Larry Hurtado’s Destroyer of the Gods– Part Eight

Later (as I judge it), Christians took up questions about “ontology”, using Greek categories of “being”, and this entailed controversies such as the “Arian crisis” of the fourth century. But I try to confine my discussion of NT discourse to the ...


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Anicent Greek Home Decor

'Sophia' is the name of a home decor company that crafts its products through a Greek-inspired perception. With its 'Eternity Today' collection, the company looks to take consumers back to ancient times by revitalizing the classic sculptures that were so ...


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My kind of Greek life!' Bethenny Frankel shares bikini snap and gets a massage while topless during island getaway

Bethenny Frankel is getting away from it all on the Greek island of Mykonos. The Real Housewives Of New York star shared a bikini snap on Saturday posing on the beach with the sea behind her. The 45-year-old sported a black and white two-piece that ...


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Technology is killing the myth of human centrality – let's embrace our demotion

The stories we tell around technology shape our understanding and the future of technology itself but as we grow up as a species we must rethink our position One of my favorite technological myths is, like all the best stories, both ancient and urgent. It’s about usurpation and seduction. In Greek mythology, the sculptor Pygmalion falls in love with his own supremely beautiful creation, Galatea. In Ovid’s telling, there’s a happy ending. The goddess of beauty, Aphrodite, takes pity on him and breathes life into the marble. The statue’s lips grow warm under his kiss; they fall in love, marry. The tale has an unhappier classical cousin: that of Talos, the artificial man. Created by the divine smith, Hephaestus, Talos is often depicted as a bronze giant striding through the seas around Crete. Immensely strong, almost invulnerable, Talos renders all human might redundant. Continue reading...


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Emily Ratajkowski's Greece Vacation Is Seriously Stunning

Emily Ratajkowski's latest vacation is what dreams are made of. The 25-year-old model is relaxing in Greece at the moment, and her Instagram pictures of the scenery are giving us serious FOMO. Ratajkowski has been showing off on social media all week.


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Steemit.gr Is open and revised.HOW TO MAKE A WHOLE COUNTRY JOIN STEEMIT

Promote Steemit.com to Greek speaking people.You must have heard about the situation in Greece and i am 100% sure that each and every Greek under 35 will embrace it the moment he/she visits it. Since i could not get an official endorsement i have a ...


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Negotiations on GREEK bailout program to resume after summer lull

GREEK protesters take part in a rally on first anniversary of GREEK referendum on the third bailout in central Athens, Greece on June 5, 2016.


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One in Four GREEK Taxpayers Unable to Meet Their Tax Obligations

One in four GREEK taxpayers were unable to pay the first installment of their income tax, mainly as a result of the dramatic drop in their income as a ...


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Drop in of joblessness as unemployment in EU falls 15%

In another EuroStat report relating to the summer of 2016, it shows that high unemployment still persists in GREECE and Spain. “Among the member ...


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For Hillary Clinton and Democrats, a Public Shift Toward ‘God-Talk’

The very title of the spot could well have been “Agape and Chesed.” “Agape” is the Greek word for the Christian ideal of “the love of God operating in the human heart,” as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once put it. And “chesed” is the ...


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Must-try Authentic Greek Restaurants in New York City

New York City has been home to a healthy population of Greek immigrants as far back as the 1870s. Nowadays, the Greek diaspora is most centrally located in Astoria, where some 20 Greek restaurants are open for business. However, Greeks have lived in ...


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Times Are Changing… More Greek Consumers Go Digital When Shopping

A study by PayPal and GfK showed that cross-border trading was embraced by Greeks with 95 percent making online purchases from stores located abroad. The data showed that 54 percent of Greek buyers prefer online stores in the UK, followed by China (47 ...


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5 Greeks Abroad Honored by Hellenic Post With Stamps

He has bought attention to numerous international issues. Indeed, “Z” was an account of the undermining of democratic government in Greece in the Sixties. Rita Wilson: The Greek-American actress, wife of Tom Hanks, is very proud of her Greek roots.


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Must-Read: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas et al.: The Greek Crisis: An Autopsy

Must-Read: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas et al.: The Greek Crisis: An Autopsy: The Greek crisis is one of the worst in history, even in the context of recorded ‘trifecta’ crises – the combination of a sudden stop with output collapse, a sovereign debt ...


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Europol Deploys 200 to Greece to Stop New ISIS Waves to Strike at EU Civilian Targets

These will be similar to attacks that have already been carried out in Paris and in Brussels. “The officers will be deployed to the Greek islands, maybe in Italy. There will be a second line of defense. We hope to assign some officers in the refugee and ...


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27,500 Migrant Children ‘Suspended’ in Greece

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) states that there are nearly 27,500 children of migrants and refugees trapped in Greece, a number that is expected to increase. The child migrants and refugees in Greece make up the 40 percent of the ...


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Greece PM Says EU Sleepwalking Toward Cliff

Greece said on Sunday the EU was “sleepwalking towards a cliff” by sticking to austerity rules that created huge inequalities among members, and it expected a debt relief deal for itself to be honored by end-2016 so that its economy could recover.


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Religion notes

My Big Fat GREEK Festival -- 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Annunciation GREEK Orthodox Church, 950 N. 63rd St. Homemade GREEK cuisine and desserts, ...


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New Fear: Fake Passports Made By Organized Crime Help ISIS Infiltrate Europe

Those tactics include using fake passports at Greek refugee camps to allow ISIS terrorists to travel freely and aggressively recruit new members who are penned up in refugee camps in either Greece or in Balkan nations. Europol director Rob Wainwright ...


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Greece PM says EU sleepwalking toward cliff, wants debt relief by end 2016

Athens, facing a second bailout review entailing an unpopular loosening of labour laws in the autumn, is keen to show that painful tax rises and pension cuts as part of its 86-billion-euro bailout deal last year will bear fruit. "Greece has kept its part ...


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Unlikely hero Knight leads C-M past Kiski

After Ross GREECE'S second touchdown run of the game for the Cavaliers put Kiski up 22-21, Knight made his mark again when he took the ensuing ...


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Flashback: Reconstruction – Theo Angelopoulos examines the relativity of truth in 1970 debut

GREECE'S most famous filmmaker, and a leading light in world cinema until his death in a traffic accident in 2012, Theo Angelopoulos is known for ...


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A Gorgeous Road Trip Around Naxos Island, GREECE

“How much for that one?” I asked, eyeing the black and red sport buggy. To be honest, I didn't hear what the man said. It was under $100 and that was ...


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Different ways to get involved on Tech's campus

Perhaps the biggest and most impactful plunge one can take at Tech is joining the GREEK community. Tech, like many larger state schools, boasts a ...


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Maria Loi's Finger-Licking Good Fanouropita Recipe: Bake it Today and Find your Lost Items

Although it's not on the menu at her signature Loi Estiatorio in Midtown Manhattan, the GREEK-born chef remembers the tradition every year and bakes ...


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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...


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Littell's legacy in Eastman Museum

The other two portray street scenes in Colombia and GREECE. From the mid-1980s to 2010, Littell contributed photographs to The Sunday Spectator on ...


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Third-quarter kickoff return puts Canon-McMillan ahead for good in win over Kiski Area

With the passing game struggling, Kiski Area turned to junior Ross GREECE as a wildcat quarterback. GREECE rushed for 156 yards on 20 carries, and ...


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English Championship rendezvous now a regular fixture for Socceroos

Anastasios Bakasetas of GREECE and Australia's Bailey Wright vie for the ball in a friendly at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on June 7. Photo: Quinn ...


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August 27, 2004: USA falls to Argentina in Athens Olympics semifinals

... States Olympic men's basketball team fell to Argentina, 89-87, in the semifinals of the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, GREECE, on Aug. 27, 2004.


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Costly arguments

The director of GREECE'S Public Power Corporation (PPC), Manolis Panayiotakis, has written a letter addressed to the National Confederation of ...


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July bank deposits drop by 160 mln euros

GREEK bank deposits fell again in July after rising for the previous two months according to data released by the Bank of Greece on Friday. Business ...


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Tourists enjoying GREEK capital

A tourist wanders through the archaeological site of the Roman Agora at the foot of the Acropolis, in central Athens, on Saturday. After an uncertain ...


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Juniors decide who will be in the finals at Rotterdam

This left the real race to go on behind them and what a race it was. Belarus slotted into second before they began to tire and slip back as Greece overtook them. Then the Italians showed that they had very good stamina and in the second half of the race ...


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Greek Salad with PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Greek Vinaigrette Chicken Skewers

Grilled chicken tossed with crisp lettuce, cucumber, and red onion plus tangy cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts and olives makes an amazing Greek salad when everything is doused in PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Greek Vinaigrette. It’s not only the zesty, herbal ...


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The Beaches And Beauty Of Milos Island, Greece

When it comes to beautiful islands, Greece has a lot of them. A lot. You could spend a year just hopping from one to the next. But if you don’t have that kind of time, you’ve got to pick and choose. The famous ones like Santorini and Mykonos are ...


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Greek High Court Backs SYRIZA’s TV License Sale Plan

A request by Greek TV stations to halt a sale of licenses has been set aside by the country's highest court, refusing an injunction now.


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Rio 2016 silver medallist O’Donovan goes one better at World Rowing Championships

Among the other winners today was the German foursome of Patrik Stöcker, Florian Roller, Johannes Ursprung and Cedric Kulbach, clocking a time of 6:23:09 to win the men’s lightweight quadruple sculls ahead of France and Greece. France went one better in ...


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Ghost refugees eke out life on Greek border

… IDOMENI, Greece: Inside the sleepy canteen of Idomeni, the Greek railway post … migrant who spent years in Greece and handles the language well … every day and returned to Greece, a Macedonian army officer told …


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Melpomene – Greek Mythological Muse of Tragedy

In Greek mythology, there was a muse who created the inspiration for every aspect of artistic and scientific thought. The Ancient Greeks believed that with the muses, they could achieve great things. Melpomene, the ancient muse responsible for tragedy ...


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Asylum Claims in Europe

In exchange for 3 billion euros (with the possibility of 3 billion more by 2018) and the promise of visa-free travel in the EU, Turkey said it would accept returned migrants from Greece. Before the deal, more than a thousand refugees were arriving in ...


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What Greek Goddess Are You?

As all the cultures the ancient Greeks had their deities. Each one of those was symbolizing a quality. Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty, Athena was the wisest among gods and so on. Of course, just like us the gods and goddesses had also flaws.


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3D-Printed Cigarettes Expose the Dark Side of Greek Island Rave Culture

For some, Greek islands are associated with picturesque beach vacations, but for others, like the hundreds of thousands of refugees that have entered Europe through Lesvos, Chios, Sanos, or other Mediterranean islands, they mean something much different.


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Greek ministers to meet Moscovisi on Monday to prepare Eurogroup

The Greek ministers of finance and economy will meet with Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici in Brussels on Monday, to prepare for the Eurogroup meeting on September 9. The meeting of Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Economy ...


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Europol sends 200 officers to GREECE to detect ISIS extremist recruiters

In an interview to newspaper Standard, the head of the European police force said Europol is preparing to dispatch 200 officers to GREECE over the ...


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Entrepreneurship by necessity: Greek businessmen lost in “zombie” cafes & souvlaki grills

In the years of the crisis, Greeks have turned into entrepreneurs by necessity – if not by desperation. Lack of job opportunities sends more and more unemployed Greeks into “micro-entrepreneuship” of high risk and uncertain outcome for the sole purpose of survival. Wanting to ensure a minimum income and given […]


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Rio 2016 Olympic Games gold medalist Korakaki targets Greek government

Greek shooting gold medalist Anna Korakaki lashed out at the Greek government after she missed out on Thursday's special ceremony honoring the Rio Olympic team. The 19-year-old, who won two of Greece's six medals this month, a gold in the 25-metre pistol ...


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Hellenic American Leadership Council: Olympics to be held permanently in Greece

The Hellenic American Leadership Council has petitioned for the Olympic Games to be held permanently in Greece and is collecting signatures to be sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In a letter sent to the IOC, the three main arguments are ...


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Greek Bank Deposits Plunge 160M Euros, Anxiety Grows

With capital controls still in place and political uncertainty rising, Greek bank customers are yanking money out again fast amid worry.


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Minister Says Greece Can Easily Handle Refugee Hordes

Deputy Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas said Greece can easily accommodate the near 60,000 refugee and migrants in the country


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