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Sunday, February 18, 2018

SQLearn Sponsors e-Learning System in GREEK Academies

SQLearn has announced it will provide an integrated e-Learning system to all 10 Merchant Marine Academies (MMA) in Greece free of charge for the next three years, as part of a cooperation with the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy. The first step of the project was taken on January 25 with the ...


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“Baklahorani” then and now

Exactly, one hundred years ago, on “Clean Monday,” in one of the liveliest neighborhoods of Istanbul, Tatavla, today's Kurtuluş, people were also in high festive mood, a taste of which comes to us via the GREEK newspaper “Proodos” printed in Istanbul. In its 1918 edition, we read “GREEK bandits with ...


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Prophets of Persia ball looks towards 19th-century GREECE

As is tradition, the Prophets of Persia find a moment in history to illustrate its annual Carnival ball. On Feb. 3, the organization chose for its 92nd anniversary ball a reception hosted by Otto of Bavaria and Amalia of Oldenburg at the Royal Gardens of Athens in Athens, GREECE, honoring a visitor, Herr ...


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Iran-GREECE Trade Tops $1.5 Billion

Iran exported more than €1.26 billion worth of goods to GREECE in 2017, indicating a 68.8% surge compared with that of the previous year. Iran's imports from the European country during the same period amounted to nearly €32.1 million, showing a 5.86% rise year-on-year, according to the latest ...


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Greek PM tours air force combat group amid spike in Turkish military activity

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras toured a Hellenic Air Force combat group (135th) on Sunday on the central Aegean island of Skyros, a visit that received closer scrutiny amid the latest spike in Turkish military activity in the wider region of late.


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Patras Carnival Grand Parade Underway (Pics & Vid)

PATRAS, Greece – The Patras Carnival Grand Parade, the climax of carnival festivities in the port city, got underway at 14:00 on Sunday and is […] The post Patras Carnival Grand Parade Underway (Pics & Vid) appeared first on The National Herald.


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Thessaloniki in National Geographic Food as GREEK capital of gastronomy

The GREEK capital of gastronomy. Discover it. " The prominent magazine opens for the second time a window overlooking the gastronomy of Thessaloniki, which is a powerful asset for attracting tourists. "It is important and we expect to reap benefits from our promotion in National Geographic Food, ...


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Troy: Fall Of A City: Beware of 'sex in sandals' dramas bearing wooden characters

The former portrayed Helen as quite the minx, moving from one GREEK soldier in a short skirt (identifying as a woman?) to another, seemingly at a whim. This is mostly how she was presented by Troy writer and creator David Farr (The Night Manager). So it's historically accurate. That's a relief. We would ...


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Greek Women Take Marbles Campaign to London

Earlier this month members of the U.S. Congress' Hellenic Caucus requested the Committee on Foreign Affairs hold a hearing on their House Resolution saying the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to GREECE. “These sculptures are ancient symbols of Greek heritage, culture, and art. Greeks and ...


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Greece seeks to calm Brussels’ bailout fears

Greece’s finance minister has said his country will not need to be subject to tight monitoring once its bailout programme ends in August, insisting the concerns of EU partners are misplaced as it can be trusted to manage its finances safely. Euclid ...


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Letters: Move the Greeks

Move the Greeks I think most ETSU Greek-letter alums, myself, a Sigma … losing proposition for either side. Greek housing must be done fairly … for their neighbors or the greek organizations they claim to represent …


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Chobani stays on top by staying in front

Despite the GREEK yogurt maker's solid market-leading position, it has avowed to continue innovating both to maintain its place at the front of the pack as well as contribute to universal wellness. Among its recent innovations have been several new trend-setting GREEK yogurt formats, among them ...


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How the GREEK Freak's hustle shapes his story

Antetokounmpo's hustle won't let him change for anything. play. GREEK Freak continues to dazzle (0:56). In his fifth season, Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.9 points per game and finds himself in the MVP conversation. (0:56). Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger; Email; comment. 9:38 AM ...


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Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (GREK) Declines 0.82% for Feb 18

Feb 18 is a negative day so far for Global X MSCI GREECE ETF (NYSEARCA:GREK) as the ETF is active during the day after losing 0.82% to hit $10.86 per share. The exchange traded fund has 515.55M net assets and 1.95% volatility this month. Over the course of the day 1.09 million shares traded ...


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Emmanuel Karalis talks world junior record, World Championships

Earlier this month, the teenage pole vaulter set a personal best and a world junior record with 5.78 meters at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in GREECE. "That felt pretty good, especially since we had aimed for that height. To achieve it in GREECE was really huge," Karalis said.


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DAVID MURDOCK: On presidential trivia

Another fact that did absolutely fascinate with both its absurdity and impressiveness: President James Garfield was multilingual and could speak German, Latin and GREEK in addition to English. He also was ambidextrous. Two interesting facts in and of themselves, but here's where it gets truly cool — he ...


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Found in Translation! (Pt II): How Apostle Paul's “soft men” ended up as “homosexuals”

Let us then move on to 1 Corinthians 6:9 which reads: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (GREEK: malakos), nor abusers of themselves with mankind (GREEK: arsenokoites).” Photo: An ...


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Finding your people outside of GREEK life

Florida State University rush week is an overwhelming time for all students. Whether you decide to rush or not, your Instagram feeds, snapchat stories and all other forms of social media are revolving around how amazing it is to go GREEK. The GREEK organizations market themselves to be the perfect ...


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Box Office: 'Jumanji' Tops $900M, 'Fifty Shades Freed' Sits With $269M

Oh, and that ninth weekend is the ninth-biggest ninth weekend of all time, behind Slumdog Millionaire ($8.3m), Mrs. Doubtfire ($8.8m), Frozen ($9.1m), My Big Fat GREEK Wedding ($9.4m), ET ($9.5m), Home Alone ($9.8m), Avatar ($23.6m) and Titanic ($28.1m). Of those, Slumdog Millionaire, Frozen and ...


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The Greek city of Veria: 2.500 years of History (PHOTOS)

The third most important city of the Byzantine Empire, after Constantinople & Thessaloniki


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Akinci suggests interim solution could end EEZ standoff – reports

In order to end the current tension in the Cypriot EEZ, the GREEK Cypriot side should be forced to give up its intransigent stance. Akinci called on the GREEK Cypriot side to contribute to the solution. “What needs to be done is to turn this from an area of controversy to an area of cooperation,” he said, adding ...


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GREEKS Drinking to 'Escape Reality'

A senior GREEK medic has warned that the country is drinking too much, too regularly, compared to the rest of Europe. Athanasios Douzhenis, a professor of psychiatry at Attikon Hospital, told broadcaster FM Agency every GREEK consumes 10.3 liters of alcohol a year. Although, according to Douzhenis, ...


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Saint Sophia GREEK Festival Opens March 2

Saint Sophia's 40th annual GREEK Festival opens on Friday, March 2 and runs through Sunday, March 4. The Saint Sophia Cathedral is located at Coral Way (S.W. 3rd Avenue) and 24th Road, near Miami's historic Roads neighborhood. This annual tradition features such popular delicacies as mousaka ...


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GREEK foreign ministry expresses solidarity to Iran after fatal aircraft crash

The GREEK Foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed its solidarity to the Iranian government and to the relatives of the 66 people who were killed in an aircraft crash in Iran. The Iran Aseman Airlines plane went down near its destination, the city of Yasuj, a mountainous region of the country's southwest, ...


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As Greece Celebrates Carnival, Rioters Attack Athens Police

As carnival celebrations were being held in Greece on Saturday night, attacks on police by rioters in Athens made the headlines. The central Exarchia district saw its own routine ‘carnival’ with Molotov cocktails being thrown at riot police.


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Greek Opposition Head Meets Turkish PM in Germany

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) with Turkish premier Binali Yildirim Senior figures from Greece’s main opposition party met Turkey’s prime minister and foreign minister recently in Germany. New Democracy head Kyriakos Mitsotakis and shadow ...


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Irish President to Visit Refugee Camp During Greece Visit

Irish President Michael D. Higgins with Greek premier Alexis Tsipras (R) (file photo) The president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, will visit a refugee camp outside Athens during a three-day state visit to Greece this week. Higgins’ visit takes place ...


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GREECE will not give up its privatization plan after the end of its rescue program

The third rescue program of GREECE ends in August this year and the government has negotiated with its international creditors to raise 3 billion EUR by 2019 from the sale of state assets. GREECE has pledged to hand over shares in Athens International Airport, the gas company DEPA and the oil ...


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Greek-American Stories: Valentine’s Day Nightmares

The sun shone down brightly as Yiannis dressed and went out earlier than usual. He had a mission. First stop was a local pharmacy whose […] The post Greek-American Stories: Valentine’s Day Nightmares appeared first on The National Herald.


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EDITORIAL WVU is wise to put limits on fraternities

WVU's moves comes amid growing calls for GREEK systems to be extensively overhauled and for fraternities to clean up their acts. The university said it was motivated by recent national headlines about fraternity mayhem that has resulted in injuries and death, as well as behavioral issues with fraternities ...


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Paragon cafe business owner plans to close in May

The warmth of GREEK hospitality ran through the Paragon cafe in Katoomba for many decades before the Simos family passed the cafe, famous for its hand-made chocolates and art deco interiors, to new owners. The carved alabaster figures from GREEK mythology on the dining room walls are among ...


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GREECE: Vehicle Air Conditioners Market

This report presents a comprehensive overview of the vehicle air conditioners market in GREECE and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics, structure, characteristics, main players, growth and demand drivers, etc. The purpose of the ...


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GREECE: Non-Hydraulic Jacks and Hoists Market

The purpose of the report is to describe the state of the non-hydraulic jacks and hoists market in GREECE, to present actual and retrospective information about the volumes, dynamics, structure and characteristics of production, imports, exports and consumption and to build a forecast for the market in the ...


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US neutrality in Greek-Turkish disputes counterproductive, claims Greek journalist

A Greek journalist has criticized the longstanding U.S. practice of maintaining an equal distance in disputes between GREECE and Turkey. According to this policy, the U.S. refrains from taking sides or passing judgment in disputes between the countries. Nikos Konstandaras' comments, published in ...


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After Primary Surplus, Fitch Hikes Greece’s Credit Rating

… Abrams) On the heels of Greece posting a 2.7 billion … a recovery, but also said Greece can’t repay 326 billion … European Commission is predicting that Greece’s economy will grow by … flat growth but Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras, a former …


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AEK Beats Olympiakos, Wins Greek Basketball Cup (Pics & Vid)

… by Eurokinissi) HERAKLION, Crete – AEK won its fourth Greek Basketball Cup on … managed to pull away again, Kathimerini reports. Manny Harris, the final … for a Greek club ever. Read the full report here. Greek Basketball …


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GREECE: Market of Halogen Lamps for Motor Vehicles

This report presents a comprehensive overview of the halogen lamps for motor vehicles market in GREECE and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics, structure, characteristics, main players, growth and demand drivers, etc.


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8 things you can do to help you live to 100

Known as 'blue zones', they include specific regions in Californian, Costa Rica, Italy, GREECE and Japan. Expert Rafael Puyol* has collated eight simple ... In GREECE and Italy this involves having a nap; in Japan, it's something like a ritual tea ceremony. Try anything that helps your mind and body take a ...


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Best Meal Prep Idea: Healthy Greek Chickn Bowls

# Preheat the oven to 350 F / 180 C. # In a large bowl, mix the chicken with the marinade ingredients, stirring well to combine and coat. Let it marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (or overnight if you can). # Meanwhile, mix sliced red onion ...


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Today's entertainment picks:

v GREEK Festival, noon to 10 p.m.: Take a drive to Campbell for some tasty food and fun. It's at Archangel Michael GREEK Orthodox Church, 401 Twelfth St., 330-755-9072. v “Caroline, or Change,” 2:30 p.m.: An African-American maid in 1963 Louisiana struggles with her desires in this musical play ($15, ...


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Gas Drilling, NAVTEX Fuel Turkey-Cyprus Aegean Tensions

By Kostis Geropoulos/New Europe, ATHENS – The tensions between Greece and Turkey after an incident in the eastern Aegean appear to have been defused, but […] The post Gas Drilling, NAVTEX Fuel Turkey-Cyprus Aegean Tensions appeared first on The National Herald.


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Allegations against Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris

BROOKLYN – A written and signed allegation for “improper behavior” was sent by a woman to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America against Very Rev. […] The post Allegations against Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Orthodox Priest Brutally Attacked in North Carolina

SOUTH CHARLOTTE, NC – Rev. Steve Dalber, Presiding Priest of St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in South Charlotte, NC was brutally attacked by 17-year-old William […] The post Greek Orthodox Priest Brutally Attacked in North Carolina appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Wine Exports Soar, Catch World’s Attention, Not EU’s

ATHENS – Underappreciated and under-marketed, Greek wines are catching on around the world with everyone from sommeliers and connoisseurs and oenophiles to consumers learning of […] The post Greek Wine Exports Soar, Catch World’s Attention, Not EU’s appeared first on The National Herald.


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Tales of a family who came here via so-called chain migration

For generations, my ancestors traveled from Turkey and GREECE to the United States and usually back, but my maternal grandfather managed to become an American citizen. He died traveling from GREECE to the U.S. in late 1940, after GREECE had fallen to the Nazis but before Pearl Harbor. My mother ...


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Local traditions in Crazy Greek Carnival – Patras Carnival Live

Sunday is the peak of Apokries but also the end of  ‘crazy’ Greek carnival. The word Αποκριά literally means “off meat”, without meat and marks the beginning of Lent that starts on Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Easter Lent., where people are supposed to eat only cheese and dairy products. The largest … The post Local traditions in Crazy Greek Carnival – Patras Carnival Live appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Migrants reach in Bosnia via alternative Balkan route

Migrants in the pursuit to reach western Europe are now opting for an alternate route through Bosnia and Herzegovina as anti-trafficking forces clamp down on them. Earlier, the Balkan route — through Greece, FYROM, Serbia and Hungary or Croatia — was closed for refugees in March 2016. Now, the migrants are trying to cross into … The post Migrants reach in Bosnia via alternative Balkan route appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Bulgaria Stakes Claim in Greece-FYROM Name Feud

… /VERVERIDIS VASSILIS. SKOPJE, FYROM – Greece’s planned giveaway of the … Democracy Administration. That’s despite Greece, which has barred FYROM entry … acceptable to Greece, but FYROM irredentist claims on Greek territories is slowing …


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Turkey Fires Back at Greek Foreign Minister’s Warning

… Turkish ship raps a Greek vessel that Greece’s response won’t … of violating international law after Greece presented video evidence of the … Koumoutsakos, Mitsotakis reportedly repeated Greece’s established foreign policy positions, said Kathimerini.


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GREECE: Pneumatic Transmission Valves Market

The new report by the Automotive and Transport Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of automotive and transport industries. This report presents a comprehensive overview of the pneumatic transmission valves market in GREECE and a forecast for its ...


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