Christodoulides confirmed the French President's visit in a tweet in GREEK, after an announcement from the GREEK Prime Minister's office said Hollande ...
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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, December 3, 2016
French president Holland to visit Cyprus on Friday after talks' restart
Little chance of deal at Monday's Eurogroup: lenders want measures for 2019-2020
An unnamed GREEK government official referred to "limited" chances of an agreement at Monday's Eurogroup meeting to conclude the second review ...
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Making Christmas a Unique GREEK Experience This Year
Our partners at GREEK Lessons On Line share this great list of ways to add a bit of GREEK to your holiday season. Christmas Holidays are on their way!
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Making fun weekend plans can actually ruin your weekend
[tourists greece]Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters Have you ever found yourself dreading a leisurely activity you had eagerly scheduled days or weeks in advance? I first caught myself doing this a few years ago when I was traveling home to Turkey. I had excitedly made plans to meet up with some old friends. But to my surprise, as the date approached, I started to feel reluctant and unenthusiastic about these long-awaited reunions. “I have to go get lunch with my friend,” I’d grouse to others, making it sound like a chore. We increasingly rely on scheduling to organize our lives: phone calls, appointments, dates – and, yes, fun social activities. But can planning leisure activities also start to feel like work, too? Why might they become a source of dread? As someone who studies consumer behavior and decision-making, I decided to explore this phenomenon with Gabbie Tonietto, a Ph.D. candidate in marketing. With Tonietto leading the investigation (the results would eventually become a part of her dissertation), we conducted a series of studies to see if filling out our calendars – even with fun activities – can have unexpected side effects. Across 13 studies, we found that the simple act of scheduling makes otherwise fun tasks feel more like work. It also decreases how much we enjoy them. For example, in one, we asked participants to imagine grabbing a coffee with a friend. [coffee tea caffeine glasses]Yiannis Kourtoglou/ReutersHalf of the participants imagined that they planned this gathering a few days in advance and put it on their calendar, while the other half were told that they decided to grab a coffee on the fly. We found that this simple, relaxing activity was associated more with work-like qualities (“obligation,” “effortful,” “work”) when it was scheduled, compared with when it was impromptu. In several follow-up studies, we found that simply scheduling something fun – like a movie or social outing – felt like work even if it was something you regularly did, was something new or special or when you had nothing else planned for that day. In another study, we set up a pop-up café on a university campus during finals that served free coffee and cookies. We flagged down students studying for their finals and gave them one of two tickets. The first asked participants to choose and schedule a time for them to take a study break and enjoy the free treats. The second simply told them that the café would be open during a two-hour window. After participants showed up and had their coffee and cookie, we gave them a short questionnaire that asked them how much they enjoyed their study break. As expected, we found that those who had scheduled the study break didn’t enjoy it as much. THE CONSTRAINTS OF A SCHEDULE So why can making set plans be such a drag? We think that it has to do with how scheduling structures time. Scheduling, at its core, is about allocating time to activities. There are set beginning and end points. Such strict scheduling, however, is at odds with how people think about leisure and relaxation, which are associated with unconstrained freedom. [Brunch, Outside, Dining, Patio, Al Fresco]Yiannis Kourtoglou/ReutersAs the saying goes: Time flies when you’re having fun. On the flip side, structured time is associated with work activities: Meetings start and end at specific times, deadlines loom and the specter of the clock is omnipresent. So when your weekend is structured and planned – even if the activities are fun – they start to take on some of the qualities we tend to associate with work. In another one of the studies, we asked participants to imagine that they’d just decided to spend their afternoon at a forest preserve doing a variety of activities, like canoeing and guided hikes. We told half the participants that they’d simply do two activates with a picnic in between. The other half were told they had signed up for activities at specific times (say, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.), with time reserved in between for a picnic. Basically all the participants were making a spontaneous trips to the park and all were going to participate in similar activities. The only difference was that some of the participants had strict schedules, while others didn’t. We found that structuring not only made the activity feel more like work, but also decreased participants’ desire to engage in them. In other words, even an impromptu leisure event starts to feel like work once it’s structured. A SOLUTION? But this doesn’t mean that scheduling will take the fun out of everything. After all, you can’t do everything on the fly. For those who do need to make plans days or weeks in advance, something called “rough scheduling” can work wonders. Because scheduling can make weekend activities feel like work, we reasoned that relaxing the structure might alleviate some of these negative consequences. To test this idea, we asked students to either schedule a get-together at a set time or by referring to a gap in their day (“between classes”). We found that eliminating specific boundaries not only increased excitement, but also worked as well as doing something spur of the moment. So next time you want to make plans, make them flexible. You’ll feel less constrained – and more likely to have fun, too. _Selin Malkoc is an assistant professor of marketing at The Ohio State University._ NOW WATCH: These Harvard-designed tiny homes are the future of weekend getaways
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Greece to make trial return to markets in 2017: deputy PM
ATHENS: Greece aims to make a trial return to capital markets in the first half of 2017, which will pave the way for a full market return in 2018 when its program ends, Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragasakis said on Saturday. In an article published in ...
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Traditional Greek music and Belly Dance
Enjoy an evening of traditional Greek Music and Belly Dance with Gypsy Caravan featuring Bouzouki, Vocals, Lauto and Clarinet from 6 to 9pm. For reservations call: 210-403-0565 John the Greek Restaurant 16602 San Pedro Ave 78232 (in Park Oaks Center at 281 ...
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The Unique Town In Florida That’s Anything But Ordinary
This town has the highest percentage of Greek-Americans in the United States, making a visit to Tarpon Springs the closest you’ll get to a vacation in Greece without leaving Florida.
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Obama Steps Off Private Jet – IMMEDIATELY Gets The Shock Of His Life
That’s why he was stunned by the reception he got when he recently landed in Greece for a visit. Obama definitely didn’t see this coming… Barack Obama and his supporters have attempted to portray him as “one of the most popular leaders in the world.”
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Discover Greece Blogtrotters Trip Chania: Five Senses, One Soul
Kach and I were invited on a press trip to Chania on the Island of Crete in Greece, where neither of us had set foot before. However, Kach had to go to Atlanta for a conference, so I decided to invite Lubos, our wedding videographer. After all, a ...
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Do the timewarp: Cypriot capital divided by politics and time zones
Turkey this year dropped daylight saving to stick to summer time. Turkish Nicosia is now an hour ahead of the GREEK side, with tragi-comic results.
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First license granted to company for managing 'bad debt' portfolio in GREECE
The first license granted to a private firm to manage "bad debt" portfolios in GREECE was reportedly granted on Friday to Aktua Hellas, a joint venture ...
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Greece protests Obamas visit
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the visit of President Barack Obama, in Athens, Greece. (Reuters) See more of : Greece protests Obama's visit Greece protests Obama's visit A riot policeman attacks protesters during a demonstration ...
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Time, Wittgenstein And Language Scaffolding
… 1940s required a return to Greek-style assembly democracy. “The fanaticism of … they are conceived. Anankē, Ancient Greek goddess of necessity. Platone Democracy … shows that Anankē, the ancient Greek goddess of necessity, compulsion and …
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Fraternities and Sororities at Berkeley Voluntarily Ban Greek Parties Amid Sexual Assault Reports
… ;relatively unprecedented" for the Greek system to suspend its own …
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5 Reasons Why We Could Live Happily Ever After in Crete, Greece!
We have been living a nomadic life for over three years and many people say that they would love to trade places with us. While we still enjoy living in various cities, hopping from one temporary home or hotel to another, there will always be a part of us ...
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Israel, GREECE, Cyprus to hold second trilateral summit
Energy issues and emergency rescue cooperation will top the agenda when leaders of Israel, GREECE and Cyprus meet this week in Jerusalem for ...
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Photo report: Rich Kids of GREECE flaunt their wealth on Instagram
In GREECE, ostentacious displays of wealth are so much of a phenomenon, that Britain's Daily Mail recently dedicated an entire piece to the topic of the ...
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Greek government source: IMF’s harsh demands will not be accepted
The Greek government will not accept the harsh measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a government source said on Friday, adding however that an agreement with the institutions is seen before the end of the year. “Not just this ...
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Iconography classes draw non-Orthodox in search of spiritual images
Students show off their finished paintings after the workshop at St. Sophia GREEK Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (RNS/Theodoros ...
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The Attic Collective presents GREEK classic as first production for 2017
The Attic Collective founded earlier this year is a unique talent development initiative from the Festival City Theatres Trust, and over the course of each ...
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US investor Kazarian: GREEK debt is 60% lower than calcuated
Well-known US investor and financier Paul Kazarian once again re-entered the GREEK debt fray with a "bang" over the weekend insisting that his ...
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Eder Solano: A Student Ambassador And Soccer Player
"I choose Greek life to network," Solano commented. Solano also said that he joined Greek Life to make something of himself and "eventually better [himself] as an individual." He chose Simga Beta Tau because "they welcomed [him] as if [he] was a part of ...
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A stringed wonder
Music occupies a special place in the history of any country. Greece is no exception. In fact, it is heartening to note that Greeks believe music to be a gift from the gods owing to its therapeutic effects on the wellbeing of its listeners. No celebration ...
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Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are quitting diesel
Citing millions of deaths linked to air pollution worldwide every year, four major cities – Paris, Madrid, New Mexico and Athens, Greece – made an agreement on Friday to remove diesel vehicles from their streets by 2025. The cities’ mayors made the ...
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Greek PM arrives in Abu Dhabi to take pat in UNESCO conference
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in Abu Dhabi shortly after 23:00 (Greek time) on Friday, as he starts his visit to the United Arab Emirates where he will participate in UNESCO's Safeguarding Cultural Heritage Conference, organized jointly with ...
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Eurobank's CEO: Greek banks fund every viable business plan
Greek banks are focusing on funding viable business plan and reiterate that they have the necessary capital to hep enterprises implement their business plans. At the same time, Greek banks continue supporting their consistent customers in the retail ...
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Lindsay Lohan Teases Her Return to The Big Screen With Trippy Movie Poster
In October, the former Parent Trap star opened her own nightclub in Athens, Greece. According to a spokesperson, the club will feature commercial and R&B music and a show of flying dancers. Though that sounds like plenty, there's one high-profile name ...
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Charity fight night to take place after teen involved in freak GREEK accident
A charity fight night's taking place in Doncaster tonight to help aid the recovery of a teenager who was involved in a freak accident in Greece.
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It's GREEK To Me – Serving You at Its Best
It's GREEK To Me has been serving its local people for almost 20 years now. The business started its operation in 1998 when the founder decided to ...
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Greek expat, Omanis to aid of Syria refugees
Originally from GREECE, Charalampidou happened to be on a short trip to her native country when the Syrian refugee crisis began, which she then ...
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Customs office at Greek-Skopje border closed by farmers
Speaking to Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the president of their union Thomas Karipidis, said the office will be closed until 15:00 unless "it is deemed necessary" to open it if traffic piles up. Around 50 tractors and 50 farming equipment have …
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Five sumbit binding offers for use of Greece-Bulgaria gas link
… said in a statement.Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (ICGB), estimated to cost 220 … regulators of the Balkan neigbours Greece and Bulgaria, ICGB said. Bulgarian … build the IGB pipeline, while Greek state energy firm DEPA and …
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700 New Cases of Oral Cancer Diagnosed in Greece Each Year
Oral cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in humans and 700 new cases are recorded every year in Greece, according to George Laskaris, Professor of Stomatology at the University of Athens and Visiting Professor of London University. Laskaris was ...
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Old Town Rhodes, Greece. Photo Credit: Linda Garrison
Rhodes (also called Rodos) is a GREEK island in the southeast Aegean Sea and is located less than 10 miles from the coast of Turkey. The largest ...
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German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to Visit GREECE on Sunday
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit GREECE on Sunday and Monday for talks on current issues and the inauguration of an ...
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GREECE-based startup GlobelMoney picks up more new sources
For the past two years, GREECE has been in capital control, an issue that has plagued both individuals and businesses that wish to extract their money.
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What are the Technical Charts Saying About Global X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF (GREK)
Shares of Global X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF (GREK) currently have a 14-day ADX of 22.27. The ADX was developed by J. Welles Wilder to help ...
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Tsipras, Hollande discuss Greek debt relief
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande agreed that a deal on Greece's bailout review must be reached by Monday, when euro zone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels, Tsipras' office said on Saturday. Greek Prime ...
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A significant statement
GREECE'S European partners have finally realized just how dangerous ... GREECE cannot be left to its own devices, especially during a period when ...
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ESM chief to present debt proposals at Eurogroup
Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels Monday are not expected to reach an agreement on concluding GREECE'S bailout review or on debt ...
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Farmers block border in northern GREECE
Farmers and livestock farmers in Kilkis, northern GREECE, blocked access to and from the Evzoni crossing on the border with the Former Yugoslav ...
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Tsipras, Hollande want Greek debt relief move this month
During the previous review of GREECE'S reform programme in May, the EU and IMF agreed to start discussions on debt relief by the end of the year if ...
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GREEK and Bahraini enterprises to appear in Crimea
Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Muradov said today that a delegation of entrepreneurs from Greece will arrive in the peninsula in the nearest ...
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Rutland, Vermont, Will Soon Be the New Home to 100 Syrian Refugees. How Will a Divided Community Embrace Them?
… Americans.” He then invoked his Greek grandfather, who had come to … opposite. In 1906, a young Greek named Nicolas Louras journeyed to … and Italians, Italians and Poles, Greeks and Vermont hill farmers. A …
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Farmers Protesting Tax Increase and Cuts to Social Security Close Greek-FYROM Border
The customs office at Evzones, near Greece’s border with FYROM, was blocked by farmers and from the municipality of Peonia on Saturday, who are protesting about the increase in taxation and changes in their social security fees. Speaking to Athens ...
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7 10-Minute Meals Nutritionists Eat on Insanely Busy Days
The best part about these (besides the fact they’re delicious) is that they’ll all be ready in 10 minutes or less. 3. Greek yogurt: Nutritionist and trainer David Goldman says to throw some mixed berries, nuts and a bit of honey onto plain Greek yogurt.
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Eide: More Meetings Are Being Planned to Resolve Cyprus Issue
“I very strongly support the idea of a meeting at the highest level between Greece and Turkey specifically on this issue. I have been in contact with both governments and I’m trying to inspire this to happen. The purpose will not be to resolve all ...
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Greek PM, France's Hollande to reach deal on Greece bailout
Athens: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande agreed that a deal on Greece's bailout review must be reached by Monday, when euro zone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels, Tsipras' office said on Saturday.
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Turkey asks for demilitarization of the GREEK Island of Kasos
Turkey continues its provocations in the Aegean by issuing a new NOTAM on Friday asking for the demilitarization of the GREEK island of Kasos.
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GREEK American named LA Galaxy General Manager
GREEK American named LA Galaxy General Manager The LA Galaxy announced that former captain Peter Vagenas has been named LA Galaxy ...
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