Me & My Mother
Region: Greece
Permitting me to float upon my sea, Although well within the headlands of your fears. Prior to I was myself you made me, me Through dreams sufficient of what I was to be Plus hopes that would be sculpted by the years, Next bit by bit stepped back to set me free, Relinquishing your powers gradually To let me shape myself among my peers. Prior to I was myself you made me, me, With... more
Views: 1333Wave of Albanian, Bulgarian and Romanian Beggars Enters Thessaloniki, Greece
Region: GreeceGreek authorities in Thessaloniki face a wave of beggars from Bulgaria, Romania and Albania, Greek daily Macedonia reads, quoted by www.focus-fen.net. The main reason is the holidays approaching, when beggars work their way near churches, big shops or cross roads. Victims of organized crimes, beggars received, after a day of work just a plate of food, while all money go to those coordinating the actions, the Greek ... more
Views: 2131Interview with Dr. Giorgos Kosomopoulos from StopCartel TV
Region: GreecePosted by greydogg, 99GetSmart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbz4GPtmbok&feature=player_embedded Dr. Giorgos Kosmopoulos from StopCartel TV speaks about the social and political situation and the current humanitarian crisis in Greece. StopCartel TV broadcasts live from Athens, Greece weeknights at 6pm Athens time @http://www.livestream.com/stopcarteltvgr more
Views: 541APOLLO, the Greek God of Light and Prophecy
Region: Greece
APOLLON (or Apollo) was the great Olympian god of prophecy and oracles, healing, plague and disease, music, song and poetry, archery, and the protection of the young. Apollo's birthplace was the sunny Greek island of Delos, where he was born along with his twin sister, Artemis, being the son of the supreme Greek god Zeus and Leto, a nymph. The goddess Themis assisted in raising him by feeding him ambrosia, the sacr... more
Views: 9279Tod Papageorge in Black and White
Region: Greece
Tod Papageorge's photographic eye is as fierce as his reputation as the head of Yale University's graduate photography department. Regarded as the bridge between Henri Cartier Bresson's school of the 'decisive moment' and the American school of photographic realism exemplifed by street photographers Gary Winnograd and Diane Arbus, his highly-anticipated exhibition at the Xippas Gallery, featuring photographs taken at N... more
Views: 1510Guy turned to the internet as his last hope for salvation
Region: Greece
When you are in trouble, where do you turn to? Well, a web developer from Greece managed to get himself into huge trouble, trouble the size of US $1,200,000. He've done all the wrong things one could do in order to create that huge debt to friends, family and banks. When realized he was going down fast, he saw the internet and the power of the global kindness as his last hope. He created a website called www.savemef... more
Views: 764Residents of Lesvos Want LGBT Community To Quit Using The Word 'Lesbian'
Region: GreeceRecently, it would look as if the residents of Lesvos and the international LGBT community may clash with each other soon enough. But, it would not be on the issue of sexuality and sexual preference. Some of those that live on Lesvos want the LGBT community to quit using the word “lesbian.” On a geography note, Lesvos is a Greek island. Some of those have already taken action. They have filed a suit bar... more
Views: 1429How Tibet and Palestine Are Fighting for Freedom
Region: Greece
23-04-08 On international TV channels, the Tibetans and the Palestinians are demonstrating against their respective occupiers and oppressors, China and Israel. Both peoples are fighting for their freedom, but what else do the two conflicts have in common? China is one of the largest countries in the world, Israel still one of the smallest. Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, where the majority of Palestinian... more
Views: 2764To avoid cancer live a monk’s life.
Region: GreeceThe average day of a monk begins with an hour of prayer before dawn and meals time are conducted in silence. The monks normally have to eat at great speed as once the reading is over the meal is officially completed. Living like a monk may have more than spiritual benefits, with a recent study into one of the world’s most isolated monastic communities in Greece revealing that such dietary and healthy living hab... more
Views: 850Carving Beauty
Region: Greece
In the 1990s, there was a surge in cosmetic surgery amongst western women. I blame this on Baywatch. Suddenly, a caricature of what it was to be a woman was becoming a very real and everyday reality. Today, it is nothing short of common, with everyone and their sister going under the knife for one reason or another. In fact, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported t... more
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