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- October 16th, 2009
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Human Rights Watch:: No Refuge-Migrants in Greece
Find out more at my vigilant friend's blog: "This Is Not My Country".
- October 15th, 2009
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- October 5th, 2009
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- September 17th, 2009
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Yup. I'm still ranting about the upcoming Greek parliamentary elections...
The British (if I recall correctly) have a saying about if you want to eat sausages never see how they're made and if you want to be part of politics never see how legislation is made. (If anyone know…
- September 14th, 2009
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My nephew in awe.
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- September 3rd, 2009
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- September 1st, 2009
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An a capella Africa
This is an 'a capella' version of the Toto song "Africa". The astonishing human-made storm will surprise you. This is too good to pass by and wait until Friday to to post on my feel-good-Friday featur…
- August 30th, 2009
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The Rite of Passage
...when your eldest calls you from her flat in Portugal and asks how long she should leave the toilet disinfectant she bought from the supermarket before she flushes.Ah, they grow up so fast.It seems…
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What Dreams May Come
When Helen, my best friend, watched this movie a decade ago she was deeply moved and told me her favorite scene was when Robin Williams' dead character reunited with his dead dog. Somehow imagining t…
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Για την Ελένη
For my friend Helen who would have turned 44 tomorrow(I apologize to my English readers, when I get a grip and stop crying I'll try to translate).Είχε φέξει και βρισκόμουν σε …
- August 29th, 2009
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Upcoming wanna-see movies
Over at my tumblr blog (I know I've been sleeping over there a lot lately) I've added these 3 movie trailers of upcoming films I hope to see:AmreekaAmreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single…
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The Cake Eaters
Because of the Twilight series hype, this film "The Cake Eaters" luckily has been spotlighted. There are some very fine performances and a wonderful soundtrack. Get the synopsis from the movie's offic…
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Excuse me while I bitch in Greek for a moment...
Σχετικά με την "συγκέντρωση / διαμαρτυρία των μπλόγκερς".Ηταν "πρωτότυπη διαμαρτυρία" μετά τις φωτιές και τους…
- August 28th, 2009
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- August 26th, 2009
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Sometimes all it takes is to close your eyes and listen to the music...
Χαρταετοί/Kites - Mikis Theodorakis
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BBC reporter's first hand account on the Greek fires and living in a forested suburb...
The BBC's Malcolm Brabant flees the firesI always felt a little guilty about living in Drafi.Like all the other homes dotted around the crags and wooded slopes, the construction of our small rented ho…
- August 25th, 2009
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- August 22nd, 2009
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We're on fire again
This woman's face sums up all the despair of the situation.The 2007 fires are stillburning in our minds.
- August 18th, 2009
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The Secret Life Of Bees
One of the movies I watched this summer was "The Secret Life Of Bees", based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. It is a heartwarming movie about girl-power, sisterhood and civil rights. It is not a great…
- August 17th, 2009
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- August 14th, 2009
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- August 7th, 2009
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Αύγουστος & Ελληνικό Δημόσιο
Διάλογος στην Δ.Ο.Υ του Δήμου μου:-Καλημέρα. Θέλω ένα παράβολο των 5€, παρακαλώ.-Γιατί είναι;-Έκαναν λάθος στην …
- August 1st, 2009
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The Greek church strikes again
The Greek church did not like the part in acclaimed film maker Costas Gavras' animation depicting the widely known fact that Christians and priests during the Byzantine hacked away at the Parthenon an…
- July 30th, 2009
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Happy sysadmin day
The last Friday of every July is System Administrator Appreciation Day. You don't have to shower us with gifts. A day free of stupid, whiny, smart ass remarks will be enough.
- July 26th, 2009
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Reforestation of Parnitha?
Two years ago, Parnitha, a Greek national park, was devastated by fires. I came across this Greek news snippet today:"More than 885 cannabis plants were spotted by the police helicopter at Parnitha. T…
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Welcome baby Ster!
Remember my expecting friend I threw a baby shower for? Yesterday she gave birth to a healthy, beautiful baby daughter!What's cuter than one baby? LOTS of them!
- July 24th, 2009
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Do you hear that?
That's right.Just the gentle wind and the waves lapping lightly on the shore.Nothing else.Pure bliss.[video link]
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- July 22nd, 2009
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- July 14th, 2009
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Italian bloggers: We do not want to be gagged!
Today, July 14, 2009, Italian bloggers are on strike against legislation to gag the italian Internet.The following English statement of the first ever blogosphere strike from dirittoallarete.ning.comI…
- July 12th, 2009
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- July 11th, 2009
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Wish you were here (then). A postcard odyssey.
Postcard arrives from Greece 22 years lateA woman received a postcard from a Greek island - 22 years after it was sent.
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Awwwwwww. Puppies!
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- July 8th, 2009
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- July 6th, 2009
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In Memoriam Michael Jackson
In a 2003 interview, Michael Jackson said his most honest and autobiographical song was "Childhood".ChildhoodWritten and Composed by Michael Jackson.Produced by Michael Jackson.Have you seen my Childh…
- July 2nd, 2009
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- July 1st, 2009
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And so it's begun. Or has it?
Greece has officially prohibited smoking in all enclosed spaces and public services starting today the 1st of July 2009.We Greeks are stubborn SOBs. The fact that someone tells us to NOT smoke doesn't…
- June 25th, 2009
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- June 23rd, 2009
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A must see
Spanish band, Labuat (note: the band opened for Beyonce Knowles in Barcelona last month), has launched a Flash-based music video for its single, "Soy tu aire." The video allows viewers to use their cu…
- June 22nd, 2009
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Slaves & ku klux klan methods in Greece.
An unprecedented act of racism in New Manolada. Two Greek farmers beat, tortured and robbed two Bangladeshi land workers, tied them with a roped behind a motorcycle and dragged them around in the vill…
- June 18th, 2009
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- June 17th, 2009
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The Cove, an examination of our oceans and our hearts
THE COVE, directed by Louie Psihoyos, tells the amazing true story of how Psihoyos, O’Barry and an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidd…
- June 16th, 2009
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Flubberwinkle has uploaded the photo Words to live by to flickr.
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"The Earth Laughs in Flowers" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- June 11th, 2009
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Plinky.com asked me "What summer food are you most looking forward to?"
I scream: ice cream!Doesn't everyone?
- June 1st, 2009
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Words on a Wall
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