Omiros D. Zacharatos, 49, of Broomall, an electrician who loved working with his hands and reading ancient Greek texts, died at home Sunday, Dec. 29, following a brave yearlong battle with brain ...
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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Omiros D. Zacharatos, electrician and reader of ancient Greek texts, dies at 49
Greece, Israel, GREEK Cypriot Ad. sign EastMed project
ANKARA. Greece, Israel, and GREEK Cypriots on Thursday signed an Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) pipeline project, planned to run from Israel to ...
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GREEK tourism ad campaign set to start
The GREEK National Tourism Organization's new advertising campaign is set to get under way with the aim of boosting early bookings, which generally ...
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GREEKS keep eating out despite crisis
The financial crisis may have diminished GREEKS' disposable incomes, but not enough for them to give up the popular pastime of eating and drinking ...
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Fast-casual GREEK restaurant headed to downtown Mountain View
Three cousins, each named Nick Tsigaris, started Nick the GREEK together in 2014. They all grew up with parents in the restaurant business in San ...
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Emergency number 112 becomes fully operational in GREECE
The European emergency number 112 became fully operational in GREECE on 1 January, according to local paper Ekathimerini citing the General ...
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National Library of GREECE provides users access to 200 million electronic documents
The National Library of GREECE (NLG) has entered very successfully into the digital era, giving users access to more than 200 million electronic ...
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Will new gas deal fuel regional rivalry in east Mediterranean?
Greece, Cyprus and Israel sign a pipeline deal in eastern Mediterranean, angering Turkey.
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Greece, Israel, Cyprus, move to build East Med gas pipeline
East Med would stretch some 1,900km from gas fields in Israel and Cyprus to the east Mediterranean to Italy via Greece.
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Potbelly Joins Jet Tila, GREEK Chicken, and California Fish Grill in Spring Valley
An under-construction Spring Valley retail center is preparing to host four new-to-Las Vegas, casual-dining options, creating a real estate template for ...
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Cuomo says work to resume at long-stalled Greek Orthodox church destroyed on 9/11
ALBANY — Work is slated to resume on the long-stalled replacement of a Greek Orthodox church destroyed on 9/11. Gov. Cuomo on Thursday unveiled the formation of the Friends of St. Nicholas, a new ...
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Turkish Parliament Passes Libya Deployment Bill, but Troops Unlikely for Now
The maritime agreement between Ankara and Tripoli has ended Turkey's isolation in the eastern Mediterranean, where it is at odds with GREECE over ...
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Putin vs EU: Why Erdogan row hands Moscow initiative in Brussels feud
EU member states GREECE and Cyprus have agreed a deal for a gas pipeline with Israel. This will see the EastMed pipeline connect Israel's gas fields ...
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Girl, three, who won backing of thousands of online followers as she battled blood cancer died on ...
Esme Handley was diagnosed when she was just 22 months old after developing a large bruise on a family holiday to GREECE. Her parents Rebecca ...
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GREECE'S law to curb migrant arrivals kicks in
GREECE'S new asylum law, which allows the country to detain refugees in closed camps came into effect on 1 January. It is part of a move by the Greek ...
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All-Inclusive Atlas Ocean Voyages Opens Inaugural 2021 Season
World Navigator embarks on her inaugural voyage on July 17, 2021, departing from Valletta, Malta, to Athens (Piraeus), GREECE. The special 11-night, ...
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Augusta’s First Baby of New Year of Greek Descent
AUGUSTA, GA – Jack Ares Godwin, the first son for Tricia and Jeff Godwin, was born at 3:10 AM on January 1, 2020 at Doctor’s […] The post Augusta’s First Baby of New Year of Greek Descent appeared first on The National Herald.
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Female warriors' tomb suggests basis for Amazons of Greek mythology
The Amazons, a mythical race of female warriors that inspired fictional heroes such as Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess, may have been more than ancient Greek lore. The Institute of ...
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First EastMed commercial deal signed between Greece’s Depa and Energean
The first commercial deal for the EastMed pipeline was signed in Athens on Thursday between Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (Depa) and Energean, ahead of the intergovernmental agreement between Cyprus ...
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Israel inks mega gas pipeline deal with Greece, Cyprus
Israel, Greece and Cyprus on Thursday signed an agreement for a huge pipeline project to ship gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe despite Turkey’s hostility to the deal. The move comes amid ...
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GREEK Steamed Mussels
It's time to eat clean again, after the indulgences of the holidays. And why not mussels grown right her in British Columbia? Mussels from Vancouver ...
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GREEK-American Family's Home Burns Down on New Year's Day in Illinois
CHICAGO – A fire destroyed the home of the Georgakopoulos family in Lincolnwood, IL early on New Year's morning, CBS 2 Chicago reported, ...
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Local GREEK Restaurants and Bars Ring in the New Year
NEW YORK – With fine menus, champagne, and a festive atmosphere, the local GREEK restaurants and bars rang in the New Year with their customers ...
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Phantom of the Opera
... as part of the Christmas Theater cultural program from February 1 to March 8, with the original West End cast appearing for the first time in GREECE.
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GREECE Powerball Results on Thursday, 2 January 2020
The Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. indicated that the jackpot for the GREECE Powerball, or its official name, Joker, for Thursday, ...
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The life of Michael Bloomberg: How an unemployed 39-year-old banker became a billionaire, 3-time mayor of New York, and presidential hopeful
[Newly announced Democratic presidential candidate, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a press conference to discuss his presidential run on November 25, 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia.] * MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, A 77-YEAR-OLD BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST, IS RUNNING TO BE THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. * HE SPENT 15 YEARS WORKING IN FINANCE, BEFORE GETTING FIRED WHEN HE WAS 39. WITH THE SEVERANCE CHECK, HE CO-STARTED HIS OWN IT FIRM, WHICH HE CALLED BLOOMBERG LP. * IT WAS A SUCCESS, AND HE EXPANDED IT TO COVER THE MEDIA. FIFTEEN YEARS LATER HE WAS A BILLIONAIRE. BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, SO HE ENTERED POLITICS. * IN 2002, HE WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, AND KEPT THE POST FOR 12 YEARS. * VISIT BUSINESS INSIDER'S HOMEPAGE FOR MORE STORIES. Michael Bloomberg is not your typical billionaire. From modest beginnings in suburban Boston, Bloomberg rose up through the ranks of New York's financial world only to get fired at the age of 39. That same year, using his IT expertise and a healthy chunk of his severance pay, he started Bloomberg LP, which provided data to financial traders. The service was a success, and 15 years later, along with starting his own media company, he became a billionaire. But that wasn't enough for Bloomberg. He entered politics and served as New York City mayor for over a decade, earning only $1 a year. Forbes values his net worth at $56 billion, and he has pledged half of that fortune to charity after his death. Bloomberg Philanthropies says he's already donated more than $6 billion to various causes over the years. As Chris Smith wrote for New York Magazine, "Instead of using his money to withdraw from the messiness of the everyday world, Bloomberg has thrust himself ever more into it." Now, he's running to be the Democratic presidential candidate. He's previously identified as a Republican and an independent. Smith wrote that while Bloomberg was a liberal, his "real religion has always been pragmatism." Here's a look back at Bloomberg's life to date. SEE ALSO: MICHAEL BLOOMBERG BUILT A $54 BILLION COMPANY. FOR 2 DECADES, WOMEN WHO WORKED THERE HAVE CALLED IT A TOXIC, SEXUALLY CHARGED NIGHTMARE. DON'T FORGET: WALL STREETERS ARE SPECULATING THAT MICROSOFT COULD BUY BLOOMBERG. HERE'S WHY A DEAL MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE. MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 14, 1942. HE GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF FOUR IN MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, A BLUE-COLLAR SUBURB OF BOSTON. His Polish immigrant father worked seven days a week as an accountant, while his mother worked as a secretary. IN 1964, HE GRADUATED FROM JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. DURING HIS STUDIES, HE WORKED PART-TIME AT A PARKING LOT, AND WAS PRESIDENT OF HIS FRATERNITY. IN 1966, HE RECEIVED AN MBA FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY. _Sources: Politifact, MichaelBloomberg2020, Politico _ IN 1966, HE MOVED TO NEW YORK AND STARTED WORK AT SALOMON BROTHERS, AN INVESTMENT BANK. HIS FIRST ROLE WAS DOWN IN A VAULT KNOWN AS "THE CAGE" COUNTING STOCKS. He didn't stay down for long. By the time he was 30 in 1972, he had made partner working in sales and trading. IN 1976, WHILE WORKING HIS WAY UP, BLOOMBERG MARRIED SUSAN BROWN. _Sources: The New York Times, The New York Times_ THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS — GEORGINA BLOOMBERG, NOW A PROFESSIONAL EQUESTRIAN RIDER, AND EMMA BLOOMBERG, WHO WORKS IN NON-PROFITS. THE COUPLE LATER DIVORCED IN 1993. According to a 2001 interview in The New York Times with Emma, her parents remained best friends. IN 1979, BLOOMBERG WAS MOVED TO THE IT DEPARTMENT. IT WAS NOT A PROMOTION. IT WASN'T A GLAMOROUS SECTOR, SINCE IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE GLORY OF TRADES AND DEALS. BUT IT WAS THERE HE LEARNED ABOUT COMPUTERS. _Sources: The Gentleman's Journal, The New York Times _ IN 1981, WHEN SALOMON MERGED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY CALLED PHIBRO, BLOOMBERG WAS FIRED. HE WAS 39 YEARS OLD. HE HAD SPENT 15 YEARS WORKING 12-HOUR-DAYS, SIX-DAYS A WEEK. BUT HE HAD TO WALK AWAY. He was helped along by a $10 million payout. "Afterward, I didn't sit around wondering what was happening at the old firm. I didn't go back and visit. I never look over my shoulder. Once finished: Gone. Life continues!" he wrote in his memoir titled "Bloomberg", which was published in 1997. According to the biography on him "Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics" by Joyce Purnick, at one point he told his bosses, "I could run the goddamn company better." BLOOMBERG WASN'T EMBARRASSED ABOUT BEING FIRED, BUT HE WORRIED HIS WIFE WOULD BE ASHAMED ABOUT THE LOSS OF STATUS, OR HIS ABILITY TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. SO THE WEEK HE WAS FIRED HE ORDERED HER A SABLE FUR COAT FROM THIRD AVENUE. "A sable jacket seemed to say, "No sweat. We can still eat. We're still players," he wrote in "Bloomberg." THAT SAME YEAR, USING $4 MILLION FROM THE SALOMON PAYOUT, HE CO-CREATED BLOOMBERG LP, A FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY. HE KNEW THAT TRADERS NEEDED RELIABLE DATA, AND DECIDED HIS COMPANY WOULD BE THE ONE TO PROVIDE IT. He saw that computers would revolutionize Wall Street, and was one of the first to capitalize on it. According to his website, the provision of this information was a way to "democratize financial information, empowering investors and smaller firms and result in dramatically improved returns for pensioners and retirees." The company's first customer was Merrill Lynch. Bloomberg still owns 88% of the company. In 2018, it bought in $10 billion in revenue, employing nearly 20,000 people in 120 countries. IN 1986, HE BOUGHT A FIVE-STORY TOWNHOUSE IN THE UPPER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN FOR $3.5 MILLION. IT BECAME HIS HOME BASE AND A VENUE FOR DINNER PARTIES. According to New York Magazine, these dinner parties "were often pretentious in their unpretentiousness." Bloomberg served things like fried chicken and coleslaw. At one point in 2013, Bloomberg owned 14 properties worldwide, with homes everywhere from New York to London to Bermuda. DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY, HE BRANCHED OUT INTO THE NEWS MEDIA. IN 1990, HE LAUNCHED BLOOMBERG NEWS, WITH 50 REPORTERS SPREAD OUT IN KEY CITIES LIKE TOKYO, LONDON, AND TORONTO. IN 1994, HE LAUNCHED BLOOMBERG TV. _Sources: Politico, The Gentleman's Journal_ IN 1995, BLOOMBERG JOINED THE RANKS OF BILLIONAIRES. MONEY WAS FLOWING. AS WELL AS HIS PROPERTY PURCHASES, BLOOMBERG WAS DONATING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO SATISFY HIM. That same year he donated $55 million to John Hopkins, a sizeable chunk of the $1 billion he has donated to the university, according to Politico. The John Hopkins School of Public Health was renamed after Bloomberg, because of the donations. According to New York Magazine, Bloomberg told the school's dean Alfred Somner that he needed another challenge, and it wasn't building another company. "I don't need any more money. Where can I make a difference?" he said. NEWS ANCHOR BARBARA WALTERS, ONE OF BLOOMBERG'S CLOSE FRIENDS, TOLD NEW YORK MAGAZINE, "THIS WAS NOT A MAN WHO USED HIS MONEY BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO TAKE US ALL OUT ON A YACHT." _Source: New York Magazine_ ACCORDING TO BOSTON COLLEGE PROFESSOR PAUL SCHERVISH, BLOOMBERG HAD "CONQUERED THE BUSINESS WORLD, BUT HE STILL HAD IN HIS SOUL THIS COMMAND TO USE HIS TALENTS AND HIS WILL IN ANOTHER ARENA." _Source: New York Magazine_ IN 2000, BLOOMBERG, UNTIL THEN A DEMOCRAT, REGISTERED AS A REPUBLICAN. A MONTH LATER, HE HOSTED AN ELECTION NIGHT PARTY WITH MAGAZINE EDITOR TINA BROWN AND (NOW DISGRACED) MOVIE PRODUCER HARVEY WEINSTEIN. They invited hundreds of friends to a restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side. When The New York Times asked at the party if he wanted to spend his 60s standing over wounded New York police officers as mayor, he responded, "I'd like to prevent cops from getting shot." According to The Times, he became a Republican because if he'd remained a Democrat he would have lost in a mayoral primary. HE ALSO MET DIANA TAYLOR IN 2000. TAYLOR WAS THE UNOFFICIAL FIRST LADY DURING HIS TIME AS MAYOR AND LATER SERVED AS THE NEW YORK STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS. BOTH PARTIES HAVE SAID MARRIAGE WON'T BE IN THE CARDS. _Source: The New York Times _ IN 2000, HE BOUGHT HIS DAUGHTER, GEORGINA, A $3.6 MILLION EQUESTRIAN ESTATE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY'S NORTH SALEM. IT WAS ONCE USED AS AN EXERCISE GROUND FOR CIRCUS ELEPHANTS. Adjacent to his daughter's house is a $4.55 million home he purchased in 2012. He bought the house so his daughter Georgina, a competitive horse jumper, could keep her horses there. But when he tried to extend a special-use permit from six horses to 20, several neighbors complained, arguing renovations could harm the environment, property values, and "bring a pervasive smell" to the neighborhood, according to The New York Times. BLOOMBERG CAMPAIGNED FOR MAYOR. BUT IN AN UNUSUAL MOVE, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE WHERE FORMER REPUBLICAN GOV. GEORGE PATAKI ENDORSED HIM, BLOOMBERG REPEATEDLY SAID, "I'M A LIBERAL. I'M A LIBERAL. I'M A LIBERAL. I'M A LIBERAL." _Source: The New York Times _ IT DIDN'T MATTER. IN 2002, HE WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK, NARROWLY BEATING DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE MARK GREEN. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM RUNNING HIS COMPANY, AND OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS EARNED $1 A YEAR. _Sources: Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Times_ HE HELD MORE THAN 80 PUBLIC FORUMS DURING HIS FIRST THREE-YEAR TENURE AS MAYOR, AND SEEMED TO BE, ACCORDING TO NEW YORK MAGAZINE, "A ONE MAN COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT." _Source: New York Magazine_ HIS TENURE HAD A NUMBER OF POSITIVES — HE LED THE CITY THROUGH ITS RECOVERY AFTER 9/11. HE HELPED THE CITY'S FINANCES BY RAISING PROPERTY TAXES AND CUTTING DOWN CITY SERVICES. HIS ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCED CITI BIKES AND BANNED SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS. _Sources: The New York Times, City & State NY_ ONE OF HIS BIG FOCUSES WAS GUN CONTROL. IN 2002, HE ANNOUNCED A GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAM. ANYONE WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT AN ILLEGAL HANDGUN WOULD BE REWARDED $1,000. In 2006, he also co-founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which later became Everytown for Guns Safety. THE ENVIRONMENT WAS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES. TO PROTECT THE CITY'S DRINKING WATER, HE HAD THE CITY BUY A LARGE PIECE OF LAND IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS TO ENSURE DEVELOPMENT DIDN'T CONTAMINATE WATER. His administration also spent billions cleaning waterways and wetlands, creating parks, and planting trees. HIS TENURE HAD ITS NEGATIVES. ONE OF THE THINGS HE'S MOST OFTEN CRITICIZED FOR WAS DEFENDING POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY KELLY'S PUSH TO GET POLICE TO "STOP AND FRISK" PEOPLE. The policy has been called racist, because the police did stop and frisks primarily in high-crime areas, disproportionately impacting African American and Hispanic people. In 2002, there were about 97,000 stops; by 2011 there were 685,000. A district court declared the methods unconstitutional in 2013. HIS POLITICS WEREN'T ENTIRELY TRADITIONAL. ACCORDING TO NEW YORK MAGAZINE, ONE "ENDEARING HABIT" OF BLOOMBERG'S WAS TO EXPLAIN SOME "SPIN" AND THEN A MOMENT LATER UNDERCUT THAT SPIN BY EXPLAINING HOW IT MIGHT NOT BE AS ACCURATE AS IT SEEMED. _Source: New York Magazine _ BUT SOMETHING WAS WORKING, BECAUSE IN 2005, BLOOMBERG BEAT FORMER BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT FERNANDO FERRER BY NEARLY 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS. BLOOMBERG WON IN ALL OF THE BOROUGHS EXCEPT THE BRONX. _Sources: The Guardian, Gothamist _ IN 2005, HE ALSO HAD ONE OF HIS BIGGEST LOSSES AS MAYOR — THE STATE LEGISLATURE WOULDN'T APPROVE THE WEST SIDE STADIUM, A PROPOSED MASSIVE STADIUM IN MANHATTAN. _Source: The New York Times _ IN 2007, BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCED HE WAS LEAVING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT. THE MOVE TRIGGERED SPECULATION THAT HE WOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008. In a statement released about his change, he said, "Any successful elected executive knows that real results are more important than partisan battles and that good ideas should take precedence over rigid adherence to any particular political ideology." INSTEAD, HE RAN AGAIN FOR MAYOR. BEFORE BLOOMBERG, THERE HAD BEEN A TWO-TERM LIMIT FOR NEW YORK MAYORS, BUT HE CAMPAIGNED TO CHANGE THE LAW, WON, AND WENT ON TO SERVE A THIRD TERM. The New York Times said he "strong-armed" the city council into letting him have a third term. And while he was re-elected in 2009, he only beat the city comptroller Bill Thompson narrowly, winning with 50.7% of the vote. DURING HIS TENURE AS MAYOR, HIS WEALTH PLAYED A DEFINING ROLE. IT ALLOWED SOME THINGS TO HAPPEN THAT OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. For instance, police commissioner Ray Kelly said after a meeting in Miami, one of Bloomberg's planes had a problem, so they simply got on his other plane. Bloomberg also spoke to New York Magazine about readily using his wealth to achieve his end-goals, including to help win elections. "If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets—not to have a fair fight." ANOTHER INTERESTING ASPECT OF HIS WEALTH WAS HOW HE ALLOWED IT TO BE SCRUTINIZED. BLOOMBERG LET REPORTERS REVIEW HIS ANNUAL TAX RETURNS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES, BUT NOT COPY THEM, BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH WOULD BENEFIT HIS COMPETITORS. _Source: The New York Times_ IN 2011, HE PURCHASED A HAMPTONS HOME, CALLED "BALLYSHEAR." THE ESTATE'S 35 ACRES AND 22,000-SQUARE-FOOT HOUSE HAD AN ASKING PRICE OF $22.5 MILLION. HE ALSO OWNS A NEIGHBORING HOUSE AND ANOTHER 4.8-ACRE PLOT OF VACANT LAND. _Source: Business Insider_ IN 2012, BLOOMBERG TRIED TO COMBAT OBESITY BY BANNING SODA AND SUGARY DRINKS IN CUPS MORE THAN 16 OUNCES — AT LEAST IN RESTAURANTS, CINEMAS, AND STREET CARTS. It would have been the first city in America to enforce such a ban, but it was struck down by the New York Supreme Court, and again on appeal in 2014. The idea was widely derided on late night talk shows. THOUGH NUTRITION WAS ONE OF HIS SIGNATURE ISSUES AS MAYOR, HE HAD BEEN CHIDED FOR NOT FOLLOWING HIS OWN ADVICE. HE LOVES CHEEZ-ITS, PUTS SALT ON EVERYTHING (EVEN PIZZA), AND DRINKS THREE TO FOUR CUPS OF COFFEE A DAY. The manager at Viand, a Greek diner near Bloomberg's Upper East Side townhouse, told The New York Times he liked so much salt on his bagel, "it's like a pretzel." He also made headlines for recommending going to the toilet less to get more done. IN 2013, AFTER THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING, BLOOMBERG CALLED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTIONS TO BE WEAKENED, ACCORDING TO THE ATLANTIC. "We have to understand that in the world going forward," he said, "we're going to have more cameras and that kind of stuff. That's good in some senses, but it's different than what we are used to. And the people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry, but we live in a complex world where you're going to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution I think have to change." THAT SAME YEAR, HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY CURRENT MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO. THE NEW YORK POST WROTE THAT HIS IMPACT WOULD BE MOST-FELT THROUGH HIS PRO-HEALTH POLICIES. "In his three terms, Nanny Bloomberg waged war on salt and soda, banned smoking in parks and pushed breast-feeding by having hospitals hide the formula," the Post wrote. The New York Times was less critical, and said after Bloomberg left he would "bequeath a litany of record-shattering statistics on crime reduction, sidewalk safety and skyline-altering construction." It also noted that while usually "the city paid its mayor; Mr. Bloomberg paid to be the city's mayor." It estimated he had spent $650 million of his own money on things related to running the city, like campaigning and travel costs. A PORTION OF THAT WENT ON KEEPING FISH ALIVE. BLOOMBERG LOVES MARINE LIFE. WHILE HE WAS AT CITY HALL, HE HAD TWO ENORMOUS TANKS INSTALLED, AND SPENT $62,400 OF HIS OWN MONEY A WEEK TO MAINTAIN THEM. _Source: The New York Times _ IN 2014, EIGHT MONTHS AFTER STEPPING DOWN AS MAYOR, HE RESUMED CONTROL OF BLOOMBERG LP. WITH HIS RETURN, FORMER CEO DANIEL DOCTOROFF STEPPED DOWN. Doctoroff told The New York Times, "Mike is kind of like God at the company. He created the universe. He issued the Ten Commandments and then he disappeared. And then he came back. You have to understand that when God comes back, things are going to be different. When God reappeared, people defer." IN 2014, QUEEN ELIZABETH II MADE BLOOMBERG AN HONORARY KNIGHT FOR HIS "PRODIGIOUS ENTREPRENEURIAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS." SINCE HE'S NOT BRITISH HE CAN'T CALL HIMSELF "SIR." _Source: The Telegraph _ HE OWNS TWO HOUSES IN LONDON — A CITY HE'S REFERRED TO AS HIS SECOND HOME. THE FIRST, WHICH BLOOMBERG HAS OWNED FOR A WHILE, IS IN THE EXCLUSIVE BOROUGH OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE. IT'S REPORTEDLY FILLED WITH AMERICAN ART. _Sources: New York Magazine, New York Daily News_ HE BOUGHT A SECOND LONDON HOME WAS FOR $25 MILLION IN 2015. IT SITS ALONG THE RIVER THAMES AND WAS ONCE OWNED BY NOVELIST GEORGE ELIOT. _Source: The New York Times _ ALTHOUGH HE WAS OUT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, BLOOMBERG CONTINUED TO DONATE. BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES SAYS HE HAS DONATED MORE THAN $6 BILLION TO A VARIETY OF CHARITABLE CAUSES OVER THE YEARS. In 2015, he gave $100 million to Cornell's technology campus on New York's Roosevelt Island. The university won a competition put on by the city while Bloomberg was still mayor to build an applied sciences campus on the island. It was named "The Bloomberg Center," after his daughters. HE'S AN AVID SKIER AND OWNS A TOP FLOOR UNIT IN THE MOUNTAIN HAUS SKI RESORT IN VAIL, COLORADO. HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THE EXCLUSIVE GAME CREEK CLUB, A RESTAURANT LOCATED MIDWAY DOWN A SKI SLOPE. _Source: New York Magazine_ ANOTHER OF HIS INTERNATIONAL ABODES IS IN BERMUDA, WHERE IT'S NOTORIOUSLY HARD FOR NON-NATIVES TO PURCHASE A HOME. IN THE COMFORT OF HIS PRIVATE JET, HE CAN GET TO HIS BERMUDA HOUSE FROM NEW YORK CITY IN TWO HOURS. Cab drivers in the area often compete to drive him, as he is a very good tipper, according to The New York Times. BLOOMBERG HAS HIS OWN PRIVATE JETS — INCLUDING A TRIJET DASSAULT FALCON 900B. _Source: Wall Street Journal _ HE'S ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT HELICOPTERS. HE OWNS A SIX-SEAT AGUSTA SPA A109S — WHICH HE IS FOND OF FLYING — WORTH $4.5 MILLION. BLOOMBERG IS SAID TO BE AN EXCELLENT PILOT AND RECEIVED HIS FLYING LICENSE IN 1976. _Source: The New York Times_ HIS LOVE OF AIRCRAFTS DOESN'T STOP THERE. HE'S ONE OF 50 WHO HAVE "EXPRESSED INTEREST" IN OWNING AN AGUSTA WESTLAND AW609 TILT-ROTOR, A FUTURISTIC PLANE AND HELICOPTER HYBRID. THE COMPANY PLANS TO DELIVER THE FIRST UNITS IN 2020. _Sources: The New York Times, Airway1_ AS FOR SUITING, HIS CLOSET IS FILLED WITH THREADS MADE BY LEGENDARY BROOKLYN TAILOR MARTIN GREENFIELD. _Source: New York Daily News_ IN 2016, BLOOMBERG'S POLITICAL ROOTS RE-EMERGED WHEN HE SPOKE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. _Source: Politifact_ IN 2017, HE PUBLISHED "CLIMATE OF HOPE: HOW CITIES, BUSINESSES, AND CITIZENS CAN SAVE THE PLANET." HE HAS DONATED $650 MILLION TO FUND THE SIERRA CLUB'S BEYOND COAL CAMPAIGN, AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AS A GLOBAL LEADER PUSHING FOR CLIMATE ACTION. _Sources: Politifact, InsideClimate News, The New York Times_ IN 2018, HE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED AS A DEMOCRAT. IN THE ELECTIONS THAT YEAR, HE WAS THE SECOND-LARGEST DONOR, CONTRIBUTING ABOUT $95 MILLION, ALMOST ENTIRELY TO DEMOCRATS. _Sources: Politifact, OpenSecrets_ IN NOVEMBER, HIS ADVISER HOWARD WOLFSON TOLD THE GUARDIAN THAT BLOOMBERG THOUGHT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS AN "UNPRECEDENTED THREAT" TO AMERICA, AND THE DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DIDN'T HAVE WHAT IT TOOK TO BEAT HIM. _Source: The Guardian_ AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCED HE WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. IT WAS A LATE ENTRY — FIVE DEMOCRAT DEBATES HAD ALREADY BEEN HELD. "Defeating Donald Trump — and rebuilding America — is the most urgent and important fight of our lives. And I'm going all in," Bloomberg told The New York Times. "I offer myself as a doer and a problem solver — not a talker. And someone who is ready to take on the tough fights — and win." He's previously contemplated running in 2016 while he was an independent, and earlier in 2019. Within the first week of entering the race, he spent $30 million, the most a candidate has ever spent in a week in a primary, and by the end of the first month, he had spent over $100 million on TV ads alone. AFTER HE ENTERED THE RACE, HE APOLOGIZED FOR SUPPORTING THE "STOP-AND-FRISK" POLICY WHILE HE WAS NEW YORK'S MAYOR. _Source: The Nation_ HE ALSO ADVISED BLOOMBERG MEDIA NOT TO INVESTIGATE ANY DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE, INCLUDING HIMSELF. HE TOLD CBS NEWS, "THEY GET A PAYCHECK. BUT WITH YOUR PAYCHECK COMES SOME RESTRICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES." _Source: NBC News _ IN NOVEMBER, BUSINESS INSIDER PUBLISHED A REPORT DELVING INTO DECADES OF COURT RECORDS ABOUT THE CULTURE OF BLOOMBERG LP, WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A SEXUALIZED, PREDATORY ENVIRONMENT. The reporting showed that Bloomberg permitted his company to become — in the words of one former employee — a "reckless playground" for male senior executives to "target young, female, naive employees" for sex. Bloomberg's spokesperson said the comments were unfortunate episodes from decades ago, but the company faces five active discrimination complaints. READ THE FULL STORY HERE » IN DECEMBER, BLOOMBERG MOVED HIS EXPANDING CAMPAIGN TEAM, OF 300 STAFFERS, TO A NEW SPACE IN TIMES SQUARE. HE HAS 200 MORE STAFF MEMBERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. He said when he was president he'd turn the White House's East Room into an open plan office, where he'd work beside his team, and that he'd never use the Oval Office for tweeting. The new office also has countdown clocks ticking down to Super Tuesday and the General Election. This is because he's skipping the first four states in his unusual campaign to be the next president of the United States.
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EastMed gas pipeline flowing full of troubling questions
Greece, Cyprus and Israel all have the political will to sign a deal on a gas pipeline in the eastern Mediterranean. But is the project worth the money?
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These female warriors were once just Greek mythology. Now, archeologists say they're real
These female warriors were a part of ancient Greek mythology, but an archeological expedition in a Russian village may prove otherwise.
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Greece, Cyprus, Israel sign EastMed pipeline deal
Greece, Cyprus and Israel on Thursday signed an agreement for a huge pipeline project to ship gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe despite Turkey's hostility to the deal. The move comes amid ...
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Energean signs deal to sell Karish gas to GREECE'S DEPA
The plan is to export Israeli gas to GREECE through the projected undersea natural gas pipeline to Europe, construction of which will cost an estimated ...
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Fraport GREECE Priorities: Extending Tourism Season, Promoting Destinations
With upgrade works completed on nine of 14 regional airports run by Fraport GREECE, the company says it is committed to extending the tourism ...
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Lone Inhabitant of Kinaros Who Went Missing Found Safe and Sound
Irene Kotsatourchi, the lone inhabitant of the GREEK islet of Kinaros who has been considered missing since the beginning of the week was found safe ...
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Erdogan's desperate gambit in Libya
The deal was denounced as a violation of international law, while also sparking the anger of at least four countries in the Mediterranean Basin: GREECE ...
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Why is Turkey taking up its Libya deal with the UN?
Greece, Egypt, Israel, and the GREEK Cypriot Administration (GCA) have previously signed maritime agreements, excluding Turkey, and have drawn up ...
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GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Visit Tarpon Springs for Epiphany Celebrations
GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will participate in the 114th annual Epiphany celebrations in Tarpon Springs on Monday, January 6th, joining ...
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Israel must prepare to confront Turkey in Mediterranean, says journalist
... with its primary mission to protect its territorial waters, making use of its alliance with Egypt, GREECE and Cyprus,” the Israeli columnist concluded.
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A 19th-century book helped lay the foundation for gay rights. A Hopkins researcher just found a ...
“The book's premise is that British Victorians based their whole culture on the world of ancient GREECE,” said Ryan Warwick, a doctoral student in ...
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Netanyahu meets Greek PM ahead of gas pipeline deal signing
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with his Greek counterpart, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the latter’s office in Athens Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Netanyahu is due to ...
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Thessaloniki to Celebrate “Happy Chinese New Year” with Dance at Vassiliko Theatre
The northern Greek city of Thessaloniki will usher in Chinese Year of the Rat on January 6 with a performance by one of the major […] The post Thessaloniki to Celebrate “Happy Chinese New Year” with Dance at Vassiliko Theatre appeared first on The National Herald.
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Trikala Synagogue in Greece Defaced with Anti-Semitic Graffiti
Jewish community leaders in Greece said the stone fence of a synagogue that had recently been restored in the central town of Trikala was painted […] The post Trikala Synagogue in Greece Defaced with Anti-Semitic Graffiti appeared first on The National Herald.
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Greece Wants to Make Wine Tourist Magnet, World Favorite
With Greek wines until recently frequently ignored and criminally underrated around the world – despite the country’s ancient tradition of producing some of the world’s […] The post Greece Wants to Make Wine Tourist Magnet, World Favorite appeared first on The National Herald.
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This week in History: January 3rd to 9th
January 3rd: On this day in 1911, Alexandros Papadiamantis, the influential Greek novelist, journalist, short story writer, and poet died of pneumonia on his native […] The post This week in History: January 3rd to 9th appeared first on The National Herald.
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DEPA, Energean sign letter of intent to supply EastMed with gas
Greece's gas distribution network DEPA and GREEK refiner Energean Oil & Gas signed a letter of intent which envisages the supply of two billion cubic ...
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46026 refugees, migrants arrived at GREEK islands in 2019
About 46,000 refugees and migrants arrived at the islands of the northern Aegean in 2019, according to figures released by the North Aegean's ...
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Many Ferries Docked Due to Strong Winds in GREEK Seas
Ferries remain docked at most GREEK ports on Thursday due to strong northerly winds of up to 9 on the Beaufort scale in the GREEK seas. There were ...
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Israeli, GREEK and Cypriot leaders set to ink natural gas pipeline deal
The presidents of Greece, Cyprus and Israel were expected to sign an agreement on Thursday to build the Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline ...
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Pair of Turkish Fighter Jets Infringe Athens FIR, Fly Over GREEK Islands
ATHENS – A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) on Thursday without submitting flight plans and then ...
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TurkStream begins pumping Russian gas to Bulgaria, bypassing Ukraine
At present, Russia ships natural gas via the Trans-Balkan Pipeline (TBP), through Ukraine, Romania and then Bulgaria to Turkey, GREECE and North ...
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GREECE Trying to Secure Release of Crew Abducted off Cameroon
ATHENS – GREECE'S Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said “all necessary measures” were being taken for the release of a Greek crew abducted ...
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GREECE Finally Activates 112 EU Emergency Call Number
ATHENS – It took years, but GREECE on Jan. 1 began operation of the European Union's 112 emergency number that can be called for help and also ...
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