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Sunday, January 1, 2017

New Year's Eve in Moffat County

The semi-formal dinner party featured GREEK dance lessons, a photo booth and a karaoke competition. Appetizers such as tyropitakia and a prime rib ...


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Can Trump Work Out a Deal or Two with the Democratic Leaders of Congress?

Vandenberg was adept at gaining financial backing for Truman for his Truman Doctrine to aid Greece and Turkey against Communist insurgencies, and also the massive plan to rebuild Europe, known as the Marshall Plan. These triumphs allowed Truman to assert ...


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‘When Ankara sneezes, Athens catches a cold’

Greece is looking at the developments in Turkey with a great deal of apprehension. Anything that may cause trouble in Turkey can be a cause of great concern for Greece.


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Michel Déon, Novelist Who Tapped the French Experience, Dies at 97

He continued to travel for much of the rest of his life, spending long periods in Portugal; in Greece, where he bought a house on the island of Spetsai; and in Ireland, where he settled in the western village of Tynagh in the late 1960s. With grants from ...


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Ambassador killed; wife questioned

… the government and people of Greece, in particular to the families … beginning," the statement said. Greece's Foreign Ministry issued … at the Permanent Mission of Greece to the EU, at the … and Rotterdam and at the Greek Embassy in Belgrade during the …


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Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” Celebrates the 2,400th Birthday of Aristotle

Photo1 – Presenters Mrs. M. Kyriacou (left to right), President D. Triantafillou, Dr. Peter Simpson and Dr. Spyridon Rangos. On December 11, 2016, the Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” celebrated the 2,400 birthday of Aristotle at the Hellenic ...


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Ancient Greeks: Everyday Life, Beliefs and Myths

The Ancient Greeks lived over 2,800 years ago in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but they also moved far further afield. Greeks could be found in Turkey, around the shores of the Mediterranean sea, in Italy, Sicily, North Africa and as far west as ...


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President Εxpresses his Αbhorrence for Τerrorist Αttack in Istanbul

The general secretary of the presidency, Ambassador Giorgos Gennimatas, expressed to Turkey’s Ambassador to Greece Yaşar Çevik the president’s abhorrence “for the barbaric terror attack”. Pavlopoulos also expressed the Greek people’s full ...


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We celebrate January 1 as New Year due to 1582 Gregorian calendar

Russia, however, remained on the Julian calendar until after the 1917 Russian Revolution (which is thus called the "October Revolution" though it occurred in Gregorian November), and Greece until 1923. What are the other calendars? The Hijri calendar is ...


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The Rare Beauty of the Boucharia Rocks in Northern Greece

A spectacular geological phenomenon, unique in Greece and the Balkan region, appears in the area between Mikrovalto and Livadero, near Kozani in northern Greece. The fascinating rock formations have been named Boucharia by the locals, thus rendering the ...


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Greek ambassador’s ‘cheating’ wife says she had nothing to do with his murder

All sides agree on two things in this fatal international love triangle: Kyriakos Amiridis, the Greek ambassador to Brazil, is dead, and his wife’s young police-officer lover killed him. But from there, the tales diverge, creating a salacious mystery ...


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Europe's identity problem: Tsipras, GREECE and the undesired agreement

The political odyssey of GREECE'S PM Alexis Tsipras and his cabinet during the Greek debt negotiations might light the way for Europe. The difference ...


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AFCON 2017 opponents watch: Egypt get training underway in Cairo; Mohamed Salah absent

Defenders Omar Gaber,(FC Basel, Switzerland) and Karim Hafez (Racing Club de Lens, France), winger Mahmoud Kaharaba (Itthad Jeddah, Saudi); midfielders Amr Warda (Panetolikos, Greece) and Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan (Mouscron, Belgium); and forward Ahmed ...


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WhatsApp Saved His Life, Now Syrian Lawyer Helping Asylum Seekers in Greece

In October 2015 Syrian Lawyer Mahmoud Alkuder was making the treacherous journey across the Aegean to reach Greece in hopes of seeking asylum in the European Union when the vessel that he and some 60 people were on ran out of gas. At first the 30-year-old ...


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'Patients who should live are dying': Greece's public health meltdown

Alexis Tsipras’s austerity drive has seen hospitals become ‘danger zones’, doctors say, with many fearing worse is to come Rising mortality rates, an increase in life-threatening infections and a shortage of staff and medical equipment are crippling ...


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In search of GREECE, ancient and modern

I can't say I ever had a true longing to visit GREECE but one day, while wasting time on the Internet, I decided to do some serious research concerning ...


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Greek Tzatziki Hummus

I love the fresh and vibrant flavors of tzatziki and Greek salad, and they make the perfect combination in this Greek Tzatziki Hummus! Not only is this hummus a delicious snack or appetizer, but it is healthy and a great source of protein! Roasted garlic ...


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Cornwall refugee group raises thousands to help resettle Syrian families

Richie Heard has been volunteering in an old RNLI lifeboat to save migrants and refugees attempting the crossing from Turkey to Greece. He said the initiative showed “just how much love this part of the country has to give”. The lifeguard, 32 ...


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Greek Cypriot side to fully utilise the time remaining until the Geneva talks, Spokesman says

The Greek Cypriot side will utilise fully the time remaining until the Geneva meetings between the leaders of the island`s two communities, in the context of the UN-sponsored peace talks for a Cyprus settlement, Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides ...


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Greek President expresses condolences to Turkish people over Istanbul night club attack

… Author: newsroom Extends support of Greek people to Turkey The President … extended the solidarity of the Greek people to Turkey. The statement …


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For Greece, Cyprus, 2016 Was the Continued Year of Living Miserably

The year 2017 will bring with it the seventh year of Greece depending on international bailouts to stay afloat – and the 43d for Cyprus divided, its northern third occupied... The post For Greece, Cyprus, 2016 Was the Continued Year of Living Miserably appeared first on The National Herald.


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The Top Stories of the Greek American Community for 2016… the year just passed

This year was a remarkable year on many accounts. Some have suggested 2016 was about twice the length of a normal human year, and with all the celebrity deaths and... The post The Top Stories of the Greek American Community for 2016… the year just passed appeared first on The National Herald.


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Commonalities Between Greek and Indian Mythology Uncovered

The well-known Indian writer, columnist, illustrator and speaker Devdutt Pattanaik has recently published the book Olympus: An Indian Retelling of Greek Myths, which ties Greek mythology to many common factors in Indian mythology. The book focuses on ...


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WESTERN EUROPE: A QUICK HISTORY

At the height of Classical Greece (500-400 BC), Athens produced the art, literature, and philosophy that have come to be hallmarks of Western culture ever since. The military might of the Romans eventually proved too great for these sons of Zeus ...


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Athens celebrates New Year despite debt woes

A few minutes before midnight, Athens Mayor Yorgos Kaminis gave the traditional countdown, which was followed by a fireworks show wishing a better future to Athenians, Greeks, foreigners living in Greece and the entire world. "Difficulties are not over ...


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Relics of Love: A Parthenon for Rhinebeck

"The inside was covered in mud and the roof leaked." Bringing the building up to something representing the glory that was ancient Greece, or even a working space in Rhinebeck, was a Herculean task, completed by Palaia with the aid of a handyman.


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Lauren Conrad Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband William Tell

After the wedding, she and her new husband traveled to Italy and Greece on their honeymoon. "My favorite thing about being married is knowing that I have a partner in life that I get to do so many wonderful things with," the LC Lauren Conrad for Kohl's ...


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The complex story of Hanukkah

Over the course of hundreds of years, the GREEKS developed a culture that achieved great advancements in science, philosophy, literature, art, ...


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New tourism site to rise in Sta. Rosa

The new tourism investment in Laguna will give visitors a tour on one of the important phases of world history- the Ancient GREECE which is deeply ...


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Green earthquake alert (4.5M,depth:10km) in GREECE at 1/1/2017 1:04:03 PM

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.


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Greece Weighs Extending Automatic Spending Cutter Plan

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos could offer extending automatic spending cuts past the 2018 end of international bailouts. The post Greece Weighs Extending Automatic Spending Cutter Plan appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Islands Still Awash With 11,000 Refugees

There are 10,938 refugees and migrants still being detained in camps and centers on northern Aegean islands near Turkey. The post Greek Islands Still Awash With 11,000 Refugees appeared first on The National Herald.


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After Complaints, Greek Company Removes Auschwitz Escape Game

A Greek company yanked an Internet escape game that put players in the room themed around the Auschwitz death camp. The post After Complaints, Greek Company Removes Auschwitz Escape Game appeared first on The National Herald.


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It's clear why even moderate Turkish Cypriots want guarantees

There is on the other side a feeling of fear similar to the one that exists among a large number of the GREEK Cypriots, which derives from the Turkish ...


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Wedding Demographics in Early 20th Century Athens

Before the 1940s, weddings were held at the Old Royal Palace, City Hall, the Lyceum Club of GREEK Women, but most of them were held in hotels.


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Classical to call New York sale

10-11, 2017, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel during the New York International Numismatic Convention, will feature 1,696 lots of ancient GREEK, Celtic, ...


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GREEK Foreign Ministry condemns deadly New Year's attack in Istanbul

The GREEK Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned an attack by a gunman on revelers at a nightclub in Istanbul in which at least 39 people were killed ...


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Ballers Sports Cafe by Andreas Petropoulos, Kalamata – Greece

“Ballers Sports Cafe” is located in the heart of the commercial centre of the city of Kalamata, near the central square and its purpose is to fulfil the wishes of sports fans and coffee lovers. The basic design principles for creating space resulted ...


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Death of Greek ambassador to Brazil seemingly a crime of passion arranged by his wife

Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, was assassinated in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, apparently in a “crime of passion” planned by his wife - of Brazilian origin - and her lover, a military policeman who is suspected of having actually ...


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Greek Cypriot volunteers struggle to feed soaring cat population

… seaside resort of Paphos in Greek Cyprus, British volunteers say they … axed and salaries slashed in Greek Cyprus as part of austerity … of just a few in Greek Cyprus with a small budget … with bigger impacts on the Greek side’s economy such as …


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Voices In My Head In The First Day of 2017

I am retiring myself from TBBing here in the weekends! At least until the end of tax season. At some point during the year I am going to go to Greece with my brother to help move our mother to a smaller place without lots of stairs. I have no idea how I am ...


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An ancient look back

There are two exhibitions coming up that have a very GREEK setting. The first, under the name Maniera Cypria: 13th Century Icons of Cyprus, starts ...


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Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Instant Analysis, Highlights

The Chicago Bulls remain winless against the GREEK Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks, this time losing 116-96. There were, however, a few silver ...


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Quick Cuts: 4 Easy Substitutions that Cut Major Calories

GREEK yogurt and sour cream both come in low-fat and no-fat varieties, so the number of calories you're shaving off will depend on what variety of sour ...


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I Guess I’m A Moron. I Picked SPG Suite Night Awards Again

I chose Suite Night Awards again in 2015 and 2016. I had more bumps and bruises in 2015, especially with some confusion at the Arion in Greece. We had another bump earlier this year when a property upgraded me using Suite Night Awards, but did so instead ...


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Development Process-Quickening Platforms

Based in Athens, Greece, Stolos.io was founded by Thanasis Daglis, Antonis Kalipetis, Dimitris Karagiannis, Paris Kasidiaris and Chris Kon. The new venture offers cloud-based development environments that work with the developers' local tools. It simply ...


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Evangelistria Monastery, The Cradle of Modern Greece

The Evangelistria Monastery holds the story of Modern Greece in the walls, hallways and courtyards. This historical structure, on the Greek island of Skiathos was first founded in 1974 by a group of monks from Mount Athos and played a crucial role in the ...


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Sad Science

In Copenhagen, The News Hour was told by a bemused but courteous scientist that he did not see how the GREEK scheme could work. He would ...


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Greece Condemns New Year’s Eve Massacre in Istanbul Nightclub

Greece on Sunday condemned the mass shooting that took place at a New Year’s Eve party in a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey. At least 39 people have been killed and at least 69 wounded by a man dressed as Santa that opened fire in the crowded Reina ...


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Terror threat advice for Britons travelling to popular destinations

Greece - general threat from terrorism 'and acts of political violence' The FCO states: "Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by foreigners. "High profile British interests in Greece should be vigilant and regularly review their ...


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