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Monday, September 26, 2016

10 Bundesliga Wonderkids to Watch This Season

At international level, he’s made 11 appearances for Greece and has one goal to his name. Stafylidis isn’t afraid to get in on the attacking side, so far he’s made 11 chances this season and had 8 attempts on goal himself, he’s also very capable ...


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James Reid Covers Inside Showbiz Weekly

Talking about how the photoshoot turned out, James admits, “I am so pleased with it. It was so fun shooting in Greece. Photographer Mark Nicdao was amazing. To the MEGA team, thank you so muchfor giving us that opportunity. It was so nice.” The young ...


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GREEK Fest preparations underway after series of financial setbacks

After a fire ravaged their church, organizers at the Saint George GREEK Orthodox Church say this year's festival is a way to say thank you to the many ...


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Greek kiwifruit growers avoid gold varieties to stay Psa-free

Greece has seen a notable rise in kiwifruit exports in recent years, and with it increased requests for the types of gold varieties that have yielded such strong premiums in the markets of Asia and the Middle East. But it’s no dice for the moment ...


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Inside the 2016 Athens Democracy Forum

Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate economist and columnist for The New York Times, repeated his views that Greece would be far better off if it left the euro currency and returned to drachma. He also moderated a panel on democracy and business, featuring Yanis ...


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Big fireworks show lights up the night

The competing countries in performance order were the Philippines, South Africa and Greece. The Philippines, whose fireworks show blasted off to American top 20 pop music, had fireworks featuring colors rarely seen in the U.S., detonating hues of purple ...


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Neuropsychologist develops dementia test for Greek Australians

and provide interventions specifically tailored to the ageing Greek Australian community. "I'm essentially bringing a whole series of tests from Greece and conducting a big study using 200 healthy people and 30 with dementia so we can see what the cut-offs ...


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Vegan Traveler: Greece

A land of endless historical riches, Greece is a feast for the inquisitive traveler. History and the legends of myth permeate every inch of this small, mountainous country of around 11 million people. The legacies of various civilizations have written the ...


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Russia to Conduct Observation Flights Over GREECE, US

"The flight [over GREECE] will depart at some point on September 26-30 from Nea Anchialos "open skies" airport," Sergei Ryzhkov, head of the Russian ...


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Watch Israeli Air Force helicopters train in Greece

The Israeli Air Force has completed a two-week joint training exercise with the Hellenic Air Force in Greece. Israeli CH-53s, UH-60s and Beechcraft King Air practice flying in uncharted, mountainous terrain together with Hellenic Air Force Apaches and ...


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From Mykonos to Lake Forbes! Sunrise's Samantha Armytage covers New South Wales' widespread flooding after celebrating 40th birthday in Greece

She celebrated her milestone 40th birthday just a week ago in Mykonos. But as Sunrise's Samantha Armytage returned to work on Monday, her setting was a far cry from a glamorous vacation in Greece. The blonde beauty took to Instagram to share several snaps ...


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Kent State sorority chapters experience bid day

Every year, college students decide whether they are going to rush, or in other words, “Go GREEK.” On Sunday, Kent State's Bid Day, women were ...


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Trump is a leader who LITERALLY embodies the American spirit! – Mike Pence

Mike Pence continues his Greek tragedy spiral descent into madness as he upped his Trump-worshipping game today and said that he literally… literally… embodies the American spirit. Watch at the end of this video: I mean, I don’t think you can ...


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Greek Style Roasted Mushrooms with Red Pepper, Herbs, and Feta

These Greek-Style Roasted Mushrooms with Red Pepper, Herbs, and Feta are perfect for a Meatless Monday side dish, and these amazing roasted mushrooms are low-carb and gluten-free. Click here to PIN these tasty Greek-Style Roasted Mushrooms. I make roasted ...


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IMF and Germany Clash Over Greece

The International Monetary Fund is calling for more debt relief for Greece, to the fury of the German government, which agreed to yet another bailout last year on the basis that Greece would pay of its loans and modernise its economy. read Nikos Pappas ...


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Big Business Is Killing Innovation In The US

Coming from the Greek word rhéos , meaning a flow or stream, the term describes plants with wide roots and flexible stalks, well adapted to strong currents rather than a pond’s...


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Business Briefs – September 25, 2016

ATHENS, GREECE (AP) – The International Monetary Fund on Friday painted a bleak outlook for bailout-dependent GREECE, where it said it expects ...


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How Long Can You Be Cute? For Helen Prest-Ajayi, The Answer Will Probably Go… ‘Eternally!’

The splendor of her womanhood and the earthly rind of her humaneness and poise resonate that ageless prettiness and élan characteristic of the loveliest of fabled Greek goddesses. But while you may be forgiven for associating Helen’s femininity with ...


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Paleo-Olympics showcase ancient activities at GVSU

23, 2016. With some help from the archaeological society, classics society, theta history club, anthropology club and Grand Valley State University History Journal, ancient Greek and Roman cultures jumped off the page of textbooks for three hours to ...


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Historical Commentary: Legend of a Fiend: John “Blackjack” Jerome

Sometime in 1905, Yiannis Pertolekas arrived in San Francisco. No more than sixteen years old, Petrolekas faced all the same prejudices and opportunities may other Greeks of his generation were... The post Historical Commentary: Legend of a Fiend: John “Blackjack” Jerome appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Olympic medalist Devetzis under inquiry, denies doping allegations

Greek veteran triple jumper Pigi Devetzis, who won the silver medal in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and the bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games, admitted on Sunday that she was under inquiry by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding her ...


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China's "Other Sea"

… systemic collapse -- as the Greek crisis so colorfully illustrated. Worse … ” of Greek debt had such a pervasive impact on the Greek economy … markets if China suffers a Greek-style crisis, one day? That could …


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Ben Needham police start digs in Greece

… police officers have appeared on Greek television to appeal for … Police and to press the Greek authorities. May 2011: BBC … segment on Ben. September 2011: Greek police on Kos reopen … test on another man in Greece proves negative. January 2015: South …


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Best Church Festival: GREEK Fest

Church member Tyler Luhm adds charcoal to the pit as he cooks chicken June 24 during the gyro lunch at the 51st annual GREEK Fest at the Kimissis ...


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President Anastasiades completely satisfied with tripartite meeting

The President added that “we are determined to work tirelessly to achieve a solution that will cover the concerns of the two communities, a solution that will be viable and lasting and will respect the human rights of all Cypriots, Greek Cypriots and ...


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Community group packs meals for refugees overseas

They had a similar event back in April. The food packed that day was sent to refugees in Greece. "The services in Greece were completely overwhelmed because this is the largest refugee crisis since World War II," Berman said. The meals packed from Sunday's ...


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Britain Analysis: Refugees -- London Fails the “Test of Our Humanity”

Research I have carried out with colleagues at the universities of Coventry and Oxford, which involved 500 interviews with newly arrived boat migrants in Greece, Italy and Malta, show that 77% of those arriving in Greece and Italy in 2015 had experienced ...


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Plan to Let Migrant Children Attend School Enrages Many Greeks

Citing health concerns and cultural differences, parents and officials in Greece want to keep refugee camp children out of local schools.


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ANCIENT – New Album Teaser Posted

The album was recorded in 7 different locations, in Norway, Denmark, Italy and Greece, mixed in Elfo Studios in Italy, and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The album was produced by Ancient. With Nick Barker behind the drumkit, the album is ...


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IMO ballast treaty news good for Greece’s ship repair zone

The ratification of the International Maritime Organization Ballast Water Management Convention is an opportunity for more business in Greece’s ship repair zone, according to the sector’s entrepreneurs, EKathimerini reports. The development emerged ...


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Secretary-General, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Leaders Brief Press on Cyprus

25 Sep 2016 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, and Mustafa Akinci, Leader of the Turkish Cypriot Community, brief journalists following their meeting.


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At UNT, parking spaces removed to make way for 3 frat houses

5 means more housing for UNT's growing GREEK life, but it also means less parking for the rest. More than half of the parking in lot 40 is being removed ...


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Thoughts after a taxi drive in Greece

“He should have been hanged in Syntagma Square, in Athens.


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The doomed Cyprus rendezvous

The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders were to come together on Sept. 26 with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the U.N. headquarters in New York.


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When temporary is permanent

Spain has the European Union's second-highest unemployment rate after Greece and its labour market is more reliant on temporary contracts than any other in the bloc bar Poland. The high jobless rate -- 20 percent of the workforce at the last count and ...


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Interesting Museums to Visit in Thessaloniki

The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki has an impressive collection of artifacts from prehistory and ancient times that come from Macedon and Ancient Greece as a whole. There are multiple floors here, so there is more than enough to keep you busy for a ...


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Meet the AH-64D Longboat

No, that wasn’t a typo. A Greek crew took their attack helicopter surfing. (NSFW warning: an obscenity, if you happen to know modern Greek). The pilots both survived, although their military careers might not. (Russia Today says that the Greek military ...


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Athens, Greece--transfer from airport to downtown hotel

We are two ladies arriving about 6 pm into Athens airport. Been reading about bus and metro but want to be safer than public transportation. Thinking taxi or private transfer to get to out hotel near Lycabettus hill. Recommendations please. Is there a flat ...


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A Seattle photographer's Visual Guide to the food & drink of Greece

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Firefighter injured, dog killed in Greece apartment fire

Greece, N.Y. -- A firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling a fire in Greece Sunday afternoon. No one was home when flames broke out at the Susan Lane apartment complex. A dog was killed in the fire. Firefighters tried to revive the pet, but they ...


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IAF helicopters hold two-week drill in Greece

The Israel Air Force held a drill in Greece over the past two weeks in which Israeli transport helicopters simulated several types of missions in the Olympic mountain range. Israeli CH-53 Sea Stallions and CH-60 Black Hawk squadrons, responsible for ...


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Men's national team makes Eurovolley play-offs

GREECE beat Moldova 3-1 on Friday, before producing its best performance in recent years to down host Belgium 3-0 on Saturday and Ukraine by the ...


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Sunday, September 25, 2016

UN chief praises Cyprus leaders for reunification efforts, pledges help for talks

GREEK Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı attend a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban ...


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Larissa beats Olympiakos 1-0 with injury-time goal

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Defending champion Olympiakos stumbled Sunday when defender Luca Milivojevic scored an own-goal in injury time to give Greek league newcomer Larissa a 1-0 victory. A sturdy Larissa defense restricted Olympiakos' chances and the hosts ...


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Gustie of the Week – Luke Israel

It is the beginning of a new semester with brand new opportunities. GREEK life, clubs, and organizations on campus have been capturing the interest of ...


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Foreign investors irked over GREEK banks' NPLs

GREEK and foreign shareholders are expressing their strong aversion to the course of Greece's four systemic banks' stocks in the first nine months of ...


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PanHellenic Council hosts National Hazing Prevention Week film event, Haze

This past week was National Hazing Prevention week. As such, The PanHellenic Council sponsored a viewing of the movie Haze: A GREEK Tragedy.


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Greece lightening

1 I have been to different parts of Greece many times, but my favourite area is the Cycladic islands. I try to go to different islands from this group. I visited Paros and Anti Paros — the smaller and less touristic sister islands of Mykonos — which is ...


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Does the IMF Not Understand Supply and Demand?

In a Staff Concluding Statement of the 2016 Article IV Mission just released on Greece, the report states (my emphasis): Recurrent political crises and confidence shocks associated with the inability to sustain the reform effort resulted in a high cost for ...


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British Police to Start Excavations on Kos for Boy Missing Since 1991

For 25 years his family has been searching for him as at least 300 alleged sightings of “the blonde boy” at different presumed stages of his life have been reported, on Greek islands and the mainland.


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