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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

New This Week: In Crime, A Kat Makris, Greek Mafia Mystery by Alex A. King

Omnimystery News is pleased to present a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during August 2016 and priced $5.99 or less. Visit our New ...


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NPLs held by GREEK banks post drop in H1

The amount of nonperforming loans (NPLs) held by GREEK banks in the first six months of 2016 has dropped due to payment schemes but ...


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Home Sports Rio Olympics: 470 Dinghy Sailing Race Postponed for Thursday as GREEKS Eye...

The 470 Dinghy Sailing race has been postponed for the second time in three days. GREEK crew members Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis will ...


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Fifth Jysk store to open in GREECE

Danish retail chain Jysk, which sells household goods such as mattresses, furniture and interior decor, will open its fifth store in GREECE on August 25.


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GREECE: 8 refugees sent back to Turkey

Baku-APA. GREECE has sent eight Syrian refugees to Turkey on Wednesday after they gave up their right to asylum, APA reports quoting Anadolu ...


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Olympic Update- Another Medal for Greece and Helen Maroulis Poised to Make History

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — The Rio Olympics are already into their second week and have provided thrilling moments for the athletes and viewers alike. Anna Korakaki with her two...


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Forensic teams in Greece struggle to identify drowned migrants

Greek authorities are calling for a worldwide database to share information as lack of funds and poor coordination have hindered the identification of the ever-rising number of migrant shipwreck victims. Nathan Frandino reports.


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‘That's going in the f****** sea’: Sir 'Shifty' Philip Green clashes with a reporter as he's questioned over the BHS collapse outside his £100million superyacht in Greece

Sir Philip Green has reacted angrily to a reporter's attempts to question him over the collapse of BHS – pushing away a camera and shouting 'that's going in the f***** sea.' The 64-year-old threatened to throw the cameraman's equipment into the water ...


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8 incredible black sand beaches around the world

[puerto rico black sand]Jaume Escofet/Flickr When it comes to finding the perfect beach, folks are usually drawn to pristine white sand and crystal-clear waters. But there's another unsung sandy hero that deserves some praise and Instagram love, too. Black sand beaches, which are typically created by volcanic activity that occurs nearby, feature millions of pieces of glistening black basalt. And while many of these spots aren't meant for traditional activities like volleyball or sunbathing (the shores tend to be hotter since black absorbs more sunlight), they offer impressive, larger-than-life views. So where exactly can you find these stunning geological gems? We sifted through several black sand beaches around the world and compiled a list of our favorites, from the Big Island of Hawaii to the glacial shores of Iceland. No photo filters necessary. 1. PERISSA BEACH, GREECE Andrew Fysh/Flickr Positioned on the southern coast of Santorini in the shadow of Mount Vouno, Perissa Beach plays host to the ruins of Ancient Thira. It's also home to restaurants that come with umbrellas and sun loungers that are set directly on the sand and can be used free of charge when ordering food and drinks. Take a seat and watch the sunset or marvel over the mountain that separates Perissa Beach from the bigger and more crowded Kamari Beach.  2. STOKKSNES BEACH, ICELAND jen robinson/Flickr Arriving at the spectacular Stokksnes beach in Iceland feels a lot like stepping onto the set of a sci-fi movie. Here, you'll find black sand dunes and the looming and majestic Vestrahorn mountain. Photographers and tourists tend to visit around sunrise and sunset to snap photos of this beach, which is constantly changing due to shifting sand dunes. You won't be far from the town of Hofn -- about a 20-minute car ride away -- and the famous Vatnajokull glacier as well.  3. PUNALU'U BEACH, HAWAII gail/Flickr Bordered by palm trees on the Big Island of Hawaii, Punalu'u Beach is a popular tourist destination. For starters, the millions of black granules that make up the area dazzle as the clear Pacific Ocean laps on the shore. Here, you'll also likely stumble upon honu (or green Hawaiian sea turtles) and hawksbill turtles, which rest on the shores. If you do spot the creatures, look but don't touch. It's against federal and state law to harass the animals in any way. And while it might be tempting to bring a bag of the black sand home as a souvenir, be careful. Locals believe a curse falls on those who take lava outside of Hawaii. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER


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GREECE plans new migrant facilities amid claims of 'dirty' and 'unsafe' conditions

GREECE is reported to be planning new shelters, to help ease increasing pressure on overcrowded migrant camps. More than 10,700 people are ...


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Upen Patel turns down an offer to play Greek God

A leading general entertainment channel, that has aired a few trend setting mythological and supernatural shows in the past, approached the good-looking actor Upen Patel to play a Greek God in their upcoming big budget project. The show will go on air from ...


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Skala Sikaminias Journal: Greek Villagers Rescued Migrants. Now They Are the Ones Suffering.

The island of Lesbos was ground zero for refugees flooding across the Aegean. A year later, the imprint of that experience still affects one village that tried to help.


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Greek Lighthouses Open to Public on Sunday

Greece’s Navy is opening 30 lighthouses around the country to the public on Sunday (August 21) as part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW). During the day, visitors will be informed about the importance of lighthouses and the other nautical aids in navigation, as well as the contribution made by lighthouse-keepers. Opening hours […]


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The Rhodian Village Where the Locals Speak Cypriot

Have you ever wondered why Rhodians appear to have a slight Cypriot twang when they speak? Greeks on the island of Cyprus date back to around the 14th century BC. The island rapidly became an important center of Greek culture with the arrival of Mycenaean and Achaian colonists between the 13th and 11th centuries BC […]


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What Does Ancient Human Sacrifice Look Like?

Human sacrifice is an ancient practice, but archaeologists caution against premature interpretation of skeletons from Greece and Italy.


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Delicious Food, Fun & Live Entertainment for the Entire Family Awaits Visitors at the 58th Annual Pasadena Greekfest Outdoor Festival

… for fabulous homemade Greek food delicious Greek pastries, and live Greek music and … the 58th Annual Pasadena GreekFest at Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church set … entertainment by the Greek band The Olympians, and Greek dancing, including hourly …


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Greek PM: Whoever is considering early elections 'can only be a fool'

Whoever is considering early elections for Greece in September “can only be a fool”, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during a visit to the village of Kommeno, at the regional unit of Epirus, western Greece, to participate in official ...


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Greek Police Probe Refugee Document Forgers, ISIS Ties

Greek police reportedly have discovered possible links between document forgers and supporters of ISIS, the Islamic State.


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SYRIZA Whacks Greeks With 23.296 Billion Euros Tax Bills

The cost of the Radical Left SYRIZA's reneging on anti-austerity promises will surpass 23.296 billion euros ($26.22 billion) in new taxes.


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Greek Tax Odyssey: ENFIA Icing on Government’s 23.3-Bln-Euro Tax Hunt

Greek taxpayers will need to brace themselves over the next few months for a total of 23.3 billion euros to be squeezed out of them in the form of income tax, priority taxes, car registration fees and other duties. This means that hundreds of thousands of ...


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Greek American Daren Metropoulos Buys Playboy Mansion

Greek American Daren Metropoulos has purchased the famous Playboy Mansion for 100 million dollars, according to an ABC News report. However, Hugh Hefner, the man responsible for creating the name of the iconic mansion and resident for decades, will remain ...


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1ST LEAD Syrian children at risk in crowded GREEK migrant camps, group warns By Takis Tsafos ...

Athens/London (dpa) - Overcrowding in GREEK migrant camps is putting thousands of Syrian children at risk after the number of new arrivals more than ...


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GREEK coastguard: More than 300 migrants rescued over last nine days

Athens (dpa) - More than 300 migrants have been rescued from the Aegean Sea over the past nine days, the GREEK Coastguard announced on ...


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GREEKS to pay 23.3 billion euros during next months in taxes

Hundreds of thousands of GREEK taxpayers will be forced to pay a total of 23.3 billion Euros over the next few months, either in the form of direct ...


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Greek PM Tsipras Returns to Roots, Dances Kangelari at the Village

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, having learned from last summer’s mistakes, chose to vacation in a traditional Greek way rather than on a businessman’s luxury yacht as had been the case just 12 months ago. On Tuesday, he was photographed dancing at ...


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Greece’s culinary awards

1.35 p.m. – A stop at Pantopoleion is also a must. It’s a sort of small version of Eataly with the best products from all around Greece, carefully selected and sourced mostly from small producers, including many PDO products. They have dozens of ...


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Three Out of Four Recent Asylum Seekers in Greece are Economic Migrants

Greek authorities have found that out of the 1,950 asylum seekers who reached the Greek islands from Turkey in July and August, only 500 were Syrians qualifying for refugee status. According to the Hellenic Coast Guard who rescue the passengers of the ...


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Greece opens ancient water clock in Athens to visitors

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek heritage authorities have opened up to the public, for the first time in decades, a landmark 2,000-year-old clock tower in a major Athens archaeological site.


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Greek PM steps up threat to take Germany to COURT over £230bn WW2 payments

In a threat to Berlin, the left-wing leader vowed to do “whatever is necessary” to extract the staggering sum of money - including taking legal action. A group of Greek MPs, who have looked into the issue of compensation payments linked to the Nazi ...


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Delek Sells Gas Fields to GREECE'S Energean for $148.5 Million

Israel's Delek Group Ltd. removed another regulatory hurdle to developing its prized Leviathan natural gas field after agreeing to sell two smaller ...


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Steve 'Greek' Antonopulos is the Broncos' 12th man

Discussing his knee rehabilitation, Gotsis at the time said, At the moment it is week-by-week. I don’t have an exact set deadline on when I’m coming back. It is still early in the process. For me I want to be back early August, September, ready to go ...


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Upstart ‘Greek Plays’ Takes on a University of Chicago Press Classic

For more than 60 years, students of Greek drama have turned to the University of Chicago Press’s “The Complete Greek Tragedies.” Now, like Sparta challenging Athens, two classics scholars are setting out to topple the long-time incumbent of Greek drama.


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Road trip through Greece and Italy

Hi, this is my first post here on steemit. I 've been into the cryptocurrency world for around 2 years now mainly interested in the technical side of certain algorithms but just discovered steemit last week. I don't really like writing about myself, and I ...


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First Taste Of GREECE

This was the first of about a dozen trips to GREECE. From Athens to Epidaurus to Crete ... There is something about the country's history and its people ...


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Migration crisis: Greece plans new shelters to reduce overcrowding on islands

Government data shows more than 10,700 people are sheltered on five islands with capacity for 7,450, fuelling frustration and tensions Greece plans to reduce overcrowding at migrant camps on its islands to ease growing tensions and improve conditions, a government official has said. More than 10,700 migrants are now sheltered on five Greek islands that have capacity for 7,450, according to government data. Save the Children said they were living in “dirty, unsafe conditions … with no end in sight”. Continue reading...


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Greece Approves New Renewable Energy Law

Greece’s parliament has approved a new law governing the renewable energies sector. The new law, which allows for feed-in premiums, competitive tenders and virtual net metering, comprises a significant rearrangement of the country’s energy sector.


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Philotimo in Sport

  BY SAMSON SOLEDAD Greeks are quick to credit their ancestors with founding the Olympic Games, a tradition that survives to this day. They’re also quick to lament over the...


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Greek silver medalist in 10km swimming, ‘golden’ champ in fair play

In a dramatic finish of the 10km open swimming marathon, Spyros Gianniotis picked up the silver medal at the photo finish, after registering the same time as Dutch swimmer Ferry Weertman (1:52:29). Gianniotis, who was leading a pack of 50 swimmers in the ...


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Greece secures fifth Rio 2016 medal in Yachting

Greece has secured its fifth medal (likely a sliver) at the Rio 2016 Olympics, after the two-member crew of Panayiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis that took part in the 470 yacht race heats have effectively ‘wrapped up’ second spot in the overall ...


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Greek main opposition: Elections 'only solution' to government deadlocks

Greek main opposition New Democracy has asked and is asking for elections as the only solution to the unresolved problems and deadlocks created by the government, party spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos said in a statement on Tuesday, responding to the Prime ...


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GREEK company to buy rights in two Israeli gas fields

The GREEK energy company Energean Oil & Gas has agreed to buy the Delek Group's drilling rights in the Karish and Tanin gas fields for a reported ...


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Serbian, GREEK interior ministers discuss migrant crisis

Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic met on Wednesday in Athens with GREEK Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Panagiotis ...


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Turkey attacks Greece’s President over alleged anti-Turkish remarks

Greek President Prokopis Pavloppoulos urged Turkey to apologize for the genocide of Pontus Greeks in 20th century. In his speech on the occasion of the Virgin Mary celebrations on August 15th, Pavlopoulos reiterated the Greek claim that Turkey should apologize for the Genocide of Pontus Greeks and noted that this […]


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Greece plans new migrant facilities to cut overcrowding on islands

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece plans to reduce overcrowding at migrant camps on its islands, a government official said on Wednesday, to ease growing tensions and improve conditions that campaigners have called "disgraceful". More than 10,700 migrants are now ...


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Europe Refugee Crisis: Arrivals Rise In Greece Amid Deteriorating Camp Conditions

The Greek coast guard rescued 59 refugees attempting to cross the Aegean Sea Wednesday. Refugee arrivals have again surged putting additional strain on overcrowded camps and facilities. The refugees, who were traveling in an inflatable boat, were stopped ...


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Greek minister: No cuts in September's pensions for 80% of pensioners

The minister was responding to criticism by political parties that pensioners are in for a shock as of September, as their pensions will suffer further cuts. “As I have said, the truth is in the ATMs – neither in statements, nor in misinformation.


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Four people died at tourist boat accident off GREEK island Aegina

Aegina collision Four people died and another five are seriously injured at tourist boat accident west off GREEK island Aegina. The scullery with at least ...


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GREEK police investigating murky ties between document forgers and ISIS supporters

A covert investigation by the GREEK Police (ELAS) in downtown Athens has revealed possible links between document forgers and supporters of the ...


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Al Pastor-Influenced GREEK Food in Hollywood

Like many successful restaurants, the Good GREEK Grill owes its existence to a delicate balance of careful planning and fortunate mishaps. Co-owner ...


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The representations of cetaceans in ancient Greek culture

From Canada to China passing by Australia, dolphins and whales are portrayed in so many ways that denote the beliefs and representations of each society. Most of the time, they are described as divine, having supernatural powers. Thus, in Australia ...


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