Greece

Greece is frequently in the international news and therefore the blogosphere for a great many reasons; some good, some bad, some funny.

Modern Greece lays claim to the accomplishments of ancient Greece, the birthplace of western art and culture. This leads to conflicts with some of their neighbors such as Turkey and FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). On Yahoo Answers there is a regular battle waging between Greeks and FYROM people. Historians join in the arguments as well.

Anonymous quote: "Greece is the only country that has lost it's marbles and wants everyone to know about it."

Long a European Union country with a strong economy Greece is still out of step with most others in the integration of their economy, laws, and education system. This contributed to the major riots in Athens in 2008.

The Greek islands are a very popular tourist destination.  On the main land you can't dig a hole without uncovering something ancient.  Every year a popular movie is filmed here such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Greece”

• Just when you think this couldnt get any more ridiculous! Greece surprises.. this time with Iceland!

  
  Qwaider Planet — Authority: 169
  Greek-Macedonian spat splatters Iceland The ongoing Greek-Macedonian dispute has spilled over to affect Icelanders…in Washington DC and Norway. The issue came up when Hjalmar Hannesson, Iceland’s ambassador Read More......( read more )
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• In brief

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  WAITROSE WINE HOLIDAYS Being a supermarket wine buyer – touring the worlds vineyards and seeking out the best vintages – must be one of the best jobs going. But if you dont have the qualifications, Waitrose is now offering the next best thing – a holiday accompanying its wine buyers to Tuscany, the Loire, ...
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• Five Hours that Shook the World

  
  http://unprofessionalfoul.com/ — Authority: 600
  It’s been a few days now, so I thought it might be time to have a more measured look back at Wednesday’s games.  As I hope to prove in the opus that follows, it was a truly incredible day for world football.  The only shame, the only f****n disgrace, if you will, would be if we only remember November 18, 2009 ...
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• Tskitishvili.. the plot thickens..

  
  The Hoop — Authority: 136
  In Panionios they are planning ahead after Nikoloz Tskitishvili (2.10-PF/C) bailed out on them. According to sport-fm.gr , Panionios will be replacing Nikoloz Tskitishvili with Slovakian veteran Martin Rancik (2.05-PF). He had been another option in the past for Panionios but in the end they decided ...
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• Photo Hunt - Birds

  
  Jerry's Thoughts, Musings, and Rants! — Authority: 129
  This weeks Photo Hunt  theme is birds. Given that we do a fair bit of hiking and this area is on a migration flight path I had hundreds of pictures of birds in my collections. Then I thought about our recent trip to Greece where we saw many different birds over our two week visit. This one knew a good thing ...
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• Scavolini announced Branko Cvetkovic

  
  The Hoop — Authority: 136
  Branko Cvetkovic (2.00-SG/SF) didnt stay long with Zeleznik and he got a better offer from Scavolini. The Serbian guard/forward had a term in his contract that would allow him to move to another team if he had a better offer and that came from Italian team Scavolini Pesaro . The deal was announced via the ...
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• AO Kavala vs AEK Athens Soccer Live Streaming//Greece Super League//On Your PC

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 178
  AO Kavala vs AEK Athens Soccer Live Streaming Greece Super League Greece The Greece main league, called Super League. Watch AO Kavala vs AEK Athens Online TV Match scheduled:21-11-2009 from 15:45 until 17:45
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• AO Xanthi vs Levadiakos FC Soccer Live Streaming//Greece Super League//On Your PC

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 178
  AO Xanthi vs Levadiakos FC Soccer Live Streaming Greece Super League Greece The Greece main league, called Super League. Match scheduled:21-11-2009 from 15:45 until 17:45 Week 11 / 11e Agonistike :: Super League 2009/2010
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• Macedonia: Cease name change talks demands chairman of World Macedonian Congress

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 490
  FOCUS Information Agency - Athens’s demands and pressure of the European bureaucracy for change of the name of Macedonia is genocide over Macedonian nation, disgrace for the European democracy and crime against mankind. This is what chairman of the World Macedonian Congress (WMC) Todor Petrov stated during ...
  22 hours ago

• Greece windows 7 themepack

  
  Windows Tips Tricks — Authority: 128
  GREECE THEMEPACK FOR WINDOWS 7 a beautiful theme for your windows 7 desktop with 5 very awesome wallpapers from Greece. I hope you like it! Just double click it and your theme is installed ! have fun! Homepage : http://kafrosgr.deviantart.com/ Download : Greece_windows_7_themepack_by_kafrosGR.themepack
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• Orientation of ancient Greek temples

  
  Dienekes' Anthropology Blog — Authority: 423
  From the paper: One reason for the difference in results might be the context of their construction. Temples in Greece were frequently built upon sites that had been sacred for generations, reaching back into the Bronze Age at places like Thermon, where the later classical temples were built over the remains of ...
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• 2009-11-21 Kavala – AEK Athens 2-1

  
  Football Highlight Video — Authority: 160
  
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• Rambling Thoughts: Olympia – Greece not Washington

  
  Travel Blog — Authority: 159
  It seems that Greek travel just doesn’t ever happen smoothly. I had to make two transfers on my trip Follow this link: Rambling Thoughts: Olympia – Greece not Washington
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• If Youre Looking For A Toy That Sounds Exactly Like Someone Is Chopping Vegetables With A Very Sharp Knife...

  
  Blog con Queso — Authority: 494
  If thats what youre looking for, then here you go. Because as Im typing this, Harry is right next to me, playing with this little number from Jdeco, and if I didnt know better, Id say he was about to chop his hand off. Because someone figured out when you slice these wooden pieces (attached together with velcro) ...
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• Reading Homer as an anthropologist

  
  The Do It Yourself Scholar — Authority: 418
  What happens when you stop thinking of the Iliad as a work of fiction but instead see it as a primary text to help explain an ancient society?That’s what archaeologist Tara Carter does in lecture 21 and lecture 22 of her great UC San Diego course Prehistory and the Birth of Civilization (feed).She presents the [...]
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• Nikoloz Tskitishvili bailed out!

  
  The Hoop — Authority: 136
  Nikoloz Tskitishvili (2.10-PF/C) bailed out on the people of Panionios and he is probably heading to Spain ! According to greekbball.blogspot.com ,  Nikoloz Tskitishvili disappeared and the people of Panionios cannot locate him. He hasnt spoken to anyone since Thursday and he is not in the flat that the ...
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• Crime – Ninth and Tenth Months

  
  JOST A MON — Authority: 116
  Keen-eyed readers may have observed that the ninth month of roundups of translated crime fiction never appeared in these pages. The same readers may have then shrugged and moved on with their lives. A recent holiday interfered with the sequence of posts, so Im combining two months worth here. Camomile Street library ...
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• UEFA Confirm Involvement In Match-Fixing Inquiry

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 716
  European footballs governing body has confirmed that they are involved in an investigation into a high number of rigged matches covering nine countries...
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• "Sparta would conduct herself no worse if I were to die, for it would be shameful to flee!"

  
  Heresy and Usurpation — Authority: 431
  “Sparta would conduct herself no worse if I were to die, for it would be shameful to...
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• National Bank of Greece S.A. (NYSE:NBG) – Expected economic recovery and lower provisions to favourably impact bottom-line.

  
  ResearchOracle.com — Authority: 156
  Global financial markets have witnessed a robust increase since the beginning of the year, with the MSCI World Index increasing 28.5% and the MSCI Emerging Market Index increasing 74.2%, since the beginning of this year. Robust growth in financial markets was boosted by the cumulative efforts of central banks ...
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