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Friday, August 23, 2013

Greece to dilute homeowner protection

History's stingiest misersFrom a billionaire who installed a payphone in his home to another who wouldn't even bail out his kidnapped son, these penny-pinchers take frugality to the extreme. Greece's conservative-led government says it will water down laws ...

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Greece and the flight of dollars from Asia

KathimeriniGreece and the flight of dollars from AsiaKathimeriniThis country has benefited from fears that allowing it to sink would create unpredictable troubles for the rest of the eurozone, that instability here would undermine Greece's role as a pole of stability in an increasingly troubled region. Repeatedly ...and more »

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Ancient mound in Greece fuels heady speculation

ATHENS, Greece—Greece's Culture Ministry has warned against "overbold" speculation that an ancient artificial mound being excavated could contain a royal Macedonian grave or even Alexander the Great. Site archaeologist Aikaterini Peristeri has ...

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Robert Oppenheimer Did All The Work On Black Holes But John Wheeler Took All The Credit

Physicists, like the ancient Greek s, like to gossip about the gods.  A few days ago, three physicists* were talking on Twitter** about a review by a fourth physicist, Freeman Dyson,...

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Germans biggest tourism spenders in Greece

According to Bank of Greece data, Russian visitors accounted for the biggest rise in tourism for Greece. They spent almost 341 million euros, which was up 42 percent on the same period last year. Revenues from tourism in Greece reached 3.3 billion euros in the first half of this year, up by 17.8 percent on 2012. The next biggest increase was among French tourists (30.7 percent), followed by ...

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Orlando Photog Shows Ancient Greek Beauty

(Photo/ Isaac Babcock/wpmobserver.com) Florida photographer Josh Garrick will cross the globe to be the first American to have his art exhibited at what's been called the greatest archaeological museum in the world, in Athens. His works are printed on aluminum to catch the real magic. ORLANDO, Fla. - Fine-art photographer Josh Garrick has spent his life immersed in classical Greek history. ...

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Greek hospital staff to strike for four hours

Staff at state hospitals across the country are to hold a work stoppage between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday in protest at the ...

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