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ATHENS (Reuters) - A forest fire raged unchecked on Greece's Aegean island of Skyros for a second day on Sunday burning thousands of pine-trees but no injuries or damage to property were reported, a fire brigade official said."There are several centres of fire in the northern part of Skyros where there are no homes," said a fire brigade official who declined to be identified. "The fire is not unde

I go out of my way to taste wines from up-and-coming, out of the way, and generally obscure wine regions. I never know what I’m going to find, and sometimes I’m really surprised. Greece can hardly be considered any of those things, perhaps with the exception of up-and-coming, but if one were to be wholly accurate [...]

According to a report at: there was an attack with paints at the building of the department of public works, of the prefecture at Patras, during the night. There were also flyers in solidarity with the struggle of the residents of Lefkimmi, against the "XYTA" garbage dispocal centre and the degradation of their area.

It is said that is the greenest of all the many islands of Greece and once you have spent some time exploring this magical place it is a difficult claim to deny. With five million pines, fifty thousand olive trees and only five thousand inhabitants it is a place where the natural world dominates and the heat of the beaches is fringed by the cool of the forests. There are also many broad leaf trees

This is a photo taken from one of the roof of the many Santorini houses built on the edge of the caldera. You can know more about Santorini and the Cyclades looking at following links Cyclades and Santorini.

Today on Lucire: yesterday’s photo call in Athena, Greece for the cast and some of the crew of one of the summer’s most anticipated films, Mamma Mia!. At left, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan take time out to chat—one of the more personal moments during the launch. More at the article page.

We brought back several different bottles of olive oil from our honeymoon. This bottle of Kolimvari Extra Virgin Olive Oil was recommended to us by a store employee who seemed confident that this one was better than all the rest. It was made in Iraklio, Crete, Greece, where he believes the best olive oil comes from.We were ecstatic upon tasting it. It was indeed full and fruity, smooth, and could

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Group leaders Spain left it late again to pinch 3 points from the grasp of the Greeks and round up what was a dismal tournament by the defending champs. Both teams exchanged blows early on, but never really capitalised till Greece's '04 Golden-boy Angelos Charisteas popped his head up just before half time and buried one past Pepe Reina. That then pushed the Spaniards into action and 15 minutes in

First international goals for Rubén de la Red and Daniel Güiza earned a second-string Spain team a 2-1 comeback victory as Greece’s hopes of ending their UEFA European Championship title defence on a high were spoiled at the last. ComebackRCD Mallorca’s Güiza rose unmarked with two minutes remaining to head in Sergio García’s cross, and [...]

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EURO 2008 Group D Game 23 - Greece vs SpainScore - Greece [1 : 2] SpainMatch Summary: Spain continued their 100% winning streak even with a second string side beating departing European champions Greece (2-1).

Spain maintained their 100 percent record in Euro 2008 Group D with a 2-1 win over reigning champions Greece in Salzburg. Once again Spain struck in the closing moments to ensure the victory, Mallorca striker Dani Guiza notching his first international goal after Ruben de la Red had equalised Angelos Charisteas’s opener for Greece. Le Furie [...]

Greece vs Spain highlights Euro 08. Catch them soon after the match right here on 1000goals.com! Personaly I hope that Spain will have a good training against Greece and I go for Spain because they play total football like Holland or Croatia :), and Greece won Euro 04 in Portugal with scoring max 1 goal per game, [...]

Football Soccer Live Match EURO 2008 Greece vs. Spain Free Online Video Streaming Wednesday 6/18 14:45 ET Greece vs. Spain Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5 Link 6 Link 7 Link 8 Sopcast Link1 Link 2 Link 3

BreakfastBreakfast was standard. Lon ate another one of those chocolate almond pastries but I resisted the platter of donuts.Getting LostSantorini was by far my favorite stop, which is no surprise. Everyone raves about it and it is truly wonderful. Our boat anchored out in the water. We boarded tenders to get to shore, where we road the cable cars up the steep mountain side (while watching other

After upsetting the favourites yesterday are Croatia set to shock Europe and do what Greece did four years ago in winning the European Championships. No to blow my own trumpet too much but I did back Croatia to do well at this years tournament, although after their performance against Austria my confidence began to wane. [...]

Tutte le partite del giorno visibili GRATIS in streaming, sat e dtt degli Europei di calcio 2008 in Svizzera e Austria Mercoledì, 18 giugno 2008 20:45 Grecia-Spagna (Salisburgo - EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim) 20:45 Russia-Svezia (Innsbruck - Tivoli Neu)CLICCA QUI PER VEDERE I CANALI DELLE PARTITE IN DIRETTA GRATIS IN ITALIANO-spagna-russia-svezia-euro-2008/ Legenda: In Verde: i ca

Euro 2008- match no. 16June 14, 2008 - group DThe defending champion Greece even failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 as it lost to Russia 1-0 after a goal from Konstantin in 32 nd minute. The match was on of the most entertaining matches of Euro 2008 particularly the second half where both sides created and wasted a lot of chances. Anyway, Russia played technically excellent foot

Breakfast Nothing interesting about the buffet breakfast today.LunchRhodes is also very touristy, but at least there's more to see than just stores. We walked through the Palace of the Grand Masters, which exhibits ancient jugs, bowls, jewelry, etc. within beautiful stone and marble walls. We took plenty of great photos before looking for lunch, where we were at a loss. Every place looked the same

Russia beat Greece knocking them out of the Euro 2008. Konstatin Zyryanov scored the winner for Russia from close range on 34 minutes after Antonis Nikopolidis's mistake. Holders Greece didn't light up the competition and deserve to be going home early. Russia must now beat Sweden to qualify for the quarter-finals in a must win game for either side. Result Greece 0-1 Russia

Wow... Greece love breaking records. In 2004 they were the first team in Euro history to win their opening match and the final against the same opponent. In '06 they were the first team ever to have won the Euro and not qualified for the World Cup and now in '08, Greece are the first team to have come to the tournament to defend their title and lose both of their opening group matches. So going by

Euro 2008- match no. 16 June 14, 2008 - group D The defending champion Greece even failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 as it lost to Russia 1-0 after a goal from Konstantin in 32 nd minute. The match was on of the most entertaining matches of Euro 2008 particularly the second half where both sides created and wasted a lot of chances. Anyway, Russia played technically excellent

Spain won against Sweden and is the 4th team to qualify to Euro 2008 Quarters of Final joined to Portugal, Croatia and Netherlands.F. Torres 15' gave advantage to Spain but Ibrahimovic 34' put the draw back. When the draw was almost confirmed, Villa 92' scored the winning goal and put Spain on Quarters of Final without depending of the third game. Sweden / Russia will define the second team to get

Russia’s young stars had been urged to "learn fast" by their coach Guus Hiddink and they came of age in Salzburg as Konstantin Zyryanov’s solitary goal earned them a 1-0 win against Greece, thus ending Otto Rehhagel’s team’s reign as kings of Europe. After both sides had lost their opening matches in UEFA EURO 2008™ [...]

Otto Rehhagel spoke out after his teams opening defeat to Sweden four days ago and said that they played a game plan even unknown to himself. I mean he set up his team with 5 defenders and couldn't believe that they so conservatively... go figure!Guus Hiddink on the other hand came out and said:We took our wallets out of our pockets and gave them to the Spanish team... We need more experience and

Holders Greece were knocked out of Euro 2008 after a thrilling 1-0 defeat against Russia in Salzburg. Champions in Portugal four years ago, Otto Rehhagel’s side cannot reach the quarter-finals whatever the result of their remaining Group D game against Spain, who have already qualified. Russia must beat Sweden in their final game to reach [...]

Football Soccer Live Match EURO 2008 Online Free Video Streaming Saturday 6/14 14:45 ET Greece vs. Russia Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5 Link 6 Link 7 Link 8 Link 9 Link 10 SopCast Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 TVU Link 1 Link 2

Greece and Cyprus are among 14 EU member-states suspected of turning a blind eye to secret CIA flights taking terror suspects to countries where they could face torture, according to a report approved by a majority of MEPs in the European Parliament on Wednesday. The EU parliament voted to accept a resolution condemning member states who accepted or ignored the practice, according to Athens

One thing is sure: the looser is out! Both Greece and Russia was beaten in the first round, so an other defeat would mean journey to home. Titleholder Greece showed nothing against Sweden but the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Ανακοινώθηκαν οι τιμές του iPhone 3G από την Vodafone και Ω(!) τι έκπληξη είναι ίδιες με τις τιμές Ιταλίας τις οποίες αναφέραμε σε προηγούμενο post (iPhone 3G Vodafone Italy):   Από το Vodafone.gr: “Η τιμή της συσκευής χωρίς σύνδεση θα είναι 499 ευρ

Watch Euro 2008: Greece (GRE) - Sweden (SWE)Live.Match starts @19.45 GMT,MATCH LINKS ARE POSTED BELOW-->English Commentaries:------------------------Sopcast Link[English][Use Internet Explorer @ Sopcast installed]================================================= Other Commentaries:===========================Click Here to watch online LINK-3Click Here to watch online LINK-4Spanish Commentari

BreakfastI was excited to see an interesting variety of quiches at the buffet this morning. Unfortunately, they were ice cold, just pulled from the fridge. I couldn't eat it and I really wanted to. There were flavors like mushroom leek, artichoke goat cheese, sausage and potato, etc. Too bad...Shopping and Apple TeaKusadasi is known for shopping. It is the 2nd largest bazaar in Turkey and Lon call

Σύμφωνα με αξιόπιστη ανώνυμη πηγή, είναι πολύ πιθανό να δούμε το iPhone 3G από την Vodafone στην Ελλάδα, μέσα στον Ιούλιο !!! Υπήρχε η πληροφόρηση ότι οι προ-εγγραφές θα αρχίσουν από τα μέσα Ιουνίου (όπως και ήδη γίνεται!) ενώ από τ

BreakfastWe're about half way through the cruise and we're starting to feel full just about 24 hours a day. We actually wake up still full from the day before so we managed to avoid the donuts at the buffet this morning.LunchMykonos was really cute, although again very touristy. I loved the white buildings, the famous Pelican (who I took a photo with), the incredibly blue water, and most important

Defending Champions Greece came into the tournament to prove that their success in '04 wasn't a fluke, yet they approached this match with a very defensive way. They played deep unattractive football and resorted to pumping balls deep into the corners for their full backs to run onto. Only until they conceded a wonder-strike by Zlatan Ibrahimovic did they come out and play, but by that stage it wa

Greece and Cyprus are among 14 EU member-states suspected of turning a blind eye to secret CIA flights taking terror suspects to countries where they could face torture, according to a report approved by a majority of MEPs in the European Parliament on Wednesday. The EU parliament voted to accept a resolution condemning member states who accepted or ignored the practice, according to Athens News

A Clinical Case of Chicken Infectious Anaemia Disease and Virus DNA Detection in Naturally Infected Broilers in Greece P. A. BougiouklisA, M. SofiaB , G. BrellouC, I. GeorgopoulouA, C. BillinisB, and I. VlemmasC AClinic of Avian Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece BLaboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine,

Coach Otto Rehhagel defended Greece’s cautious approach after their 2-0 Euro 2008 defeat by Sweden on Tuesday.The champions fielded five defenders in a bid to keep Swedish strike pair Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic quiet.“If we had not played the way we played it would have been 5-0 against us in the first half,” Rehhagel told reporters.Greece next meet Russia here on Saturday before

BreakfastWe went to the buffet for breakfast again, mostly the same old stuff so I didn't bother taking pictures. We had the lemon almond pastry today (they do seem to serve different flavors daily) which was very good.LunchThe ship parks in Piraeus so we had to take the train into Athens, where we walked around Plaka, an area known for shopping and flea markets, and looked up at the Acropolis. We

Η Vodafone Hellas παρουσιάζει το iPhone 3G: Ας δούμε κάποια σημεία που μας ενδιαφέρουν όλους: Πως μπορώ να αποκτήσω τη συγκεκριμένη συσκευή; (για το διάστημα της προπαραγγελίας) Σύμφωνα με την ενημέρωση που έχουμε σήμερα, γνωρίζο

Defending chapions Greece got a great shock in the opening match of Euro 2008 as Sweden defeated them 2-0 on tuesday. In the Group D match of euro 2008 Zaltan Ibrahimovic and Petter Hansson scored two goals in second half of the match for Sweden. Sweden wh appereaded resistant in the 1st half but their strong mid-field shun up scoring 2 quick goals at an interval of 6 mins. Highlight Video of

After a poor first half, Sweden beat Greece 2-0 at Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim Stadion, Salzburg, in the second match of the 4th matchday of the EURO 2008.While Greece never tried to play good football, Sweden wanted a little more during the game. Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the match score in the 22nd minute of the second half. Zlatan is in a great moment after the championship won with Inter in Seri

Holders Greece already have a fight on their hands to maintain their grip on the trophy they won so memorably four years ago after second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimović and Petter Hansson gave Sweden all three points in their opening Group D match in Salzburg. On the back foot Otto [...]

Greece lineup: 1. Nikopolidis, 15. Torosidis, 19. Antzas, 5. Dellas, 16. Kyrgiakos, 2. Seitaridis, 21. Katsouranis, 6. Basinas, 10. Karagounis, 9. Charisteas, 17. Gekas Sweden lineup: 1. Isaksson, 7. Alexandersson, 3. Mellberg, 4. Hansson, 2. Nilsson, 21. Wilhelmsson, 19. D. Andersson, 8. Svensson, 9. Ljungberg, 17. Larsson, 10. Ibrahimovic 45′th minute - Half Time 0 - 0 67′th minute -

Four days since the start of UEFA EURO 2008 and Group D finally gets in on the action. Holders Greece take on Sweden in Salzburg while Spain play Russia in Innsbruck. Greece finished above Spain and Russia in the same section at UEFA EURO 2004 but who will come out on top this time? [...]

Euro 2008 Greece v Sweden Preview. Most likely lineups, starting 11. Greece (4-3-3) Antonios Nikopolidis, Giourkas Seitaridis, Traianos Dellas, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Vassilios Torosidis, Giorgios... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A stunning goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic set Sweden on their way to a 2-0 victory over defending champions Greece in their Euro 2008 Group D opening game at the Wals-Siezenheim Stadium in Salzburg. A header from Ibrahimovic and a skidding long-range effort from Greek captain Angelos Basinas were the nearest either side came to breaking [...]

As impressive as it seems, almost 88 years have gone by since the first – and only – time these two sides came up against each other in a competitive match. Sweden had won that August 28, 1920 game by nine goals to nil (!) in the Antwerp summer Olympics men’s football tournament, as Herbert Karlsson stole the show with five goals. But arguably a lot has changed since then… Past the group

In 1969 Bill Lefakinis a Greek born and United States bred businessman envisioned a dream, which has since become a reality - Greece, The Yachting Capital of the World.Bill left Greece at the early age of 13 to pursue a better life and future for himself and his family. Bill attended the H...

BreakfastWe had time for a leisurely breakfast in the dining room, which started with more donuts, still the best part of breakfast on the boat. I had a sugar donut, Lon had a chocolate almond pastry, and we shared a pretty good blueberry muffin. The Mushroom Fritatta was over-cooked, while the cheese on top was not even melted, but the sausage and polenta sides were better.Lon's pancakes were jus

EURO 2008 Match#8 Greece VS Sweden Date : Tuesday 10th June Venue: Salzburg - EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Time : 20:45 Local Defending champion Grece is sarting the EURO season of 2008 against the Sweden. Greece was the winner of EURO 2004 on Portugal. No one was aspecting such results of EURO last time. Greece and Sweden are on Group D with Spain and Russia. The group also seems to be tougher as

Ποιές είναι οι 22 τυχερές χώρες που θα δούνε το iPhone 3G στις 11 Ιουλίου; (Tip: Η Ελλάδα δεν είναι μία από αυτές!) Δυστυχώς ανήκουμε στον κουβά με τις άλλες χώρες…  Related posts iPhone 3G: Pay-as-you-Go from O2 iPhone 3G: Store activation only ! TomTom iPhone 3G naviga

BreakfastWe went for the buffet for breakfast again since I wanted to hop off the boat as quickly as possible. There was a selection of sliced meats this time. I had some prosciutto and black forest ham, which were ok (I know I've been wearing out the word "ok", but that's really the best way to describe most of the food on this boat). I had some fruit and decided to call that breakfast. Lon had o

If you are starting to plan your vacations and holidays for the summer, why not have a look at what Greece has to offer. Greece has a huge selection of beautiful destinations for your holidays and vacations, and is one of the most popular in Europe.With the magical Greek islands scattered all around the blue waters of the Ionian and Aegean Sea, you will easily find an island to suit your exact tas

The 25th armoured brigade of the Greek armed forces has put the first LEOPARD 2A6 HEL supplied by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) into service. Present at the tanks' commissioning in Xanthi were Greece's Deputy Minister of Defence Konstantinos Tasoulas, standing German representative in Athens Féaux de la Croix, high priests of the Greek Orthodox Church, and representatives of participating corpora

The Amateur Traveler talks to himself about a recent visit to (England and) Greece. Hear about the Beatles Magic Mystery Tour in Liverpool, Some updates on London and then about Athens, Santorini and Crete in Greece. Where is the history, the shopping and how can you survive the driving. News Board post about ytb YTB and Multi-Level [...]

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The state of Giorgos Karagounis’s knee has been the great drama within the Greece camp over the last two weeks, but on Saturday he declared himself fit for the holders’ UEFA EURO 2008 opener against Sweden. Getting betterKaragounis only returned to full training on Friday but the Panathinaikos FC midfielder, whose left knee was still [...]

 Key facts • The European champions were winners of Group C, qualifying with two games to spare thanks to Ioannis Amanatidis’s strike in a 1-0 win against Turkey in Istanbul. They finished the campaign with 31 points – more than any other team in qualifying. • Otto Rehhagel broke new ground as Greece’s longest-serving coach, [...]

It’s not everyone that can claim they’ve been making quality wine pretty much continuously since at least the twelfth century B.C. Most people also can’t say with authority that their wines were the favorites of people like Hippocrates. You know, that greek guy who invented, um, well. At least I know they named the Hippocratic [...]

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music concerts in Athens/Thessaloniki ||| summer 2008 “τα συγκεντρώσαμε και σας τα σερβίρουμε στο πιάτο ” δεν έβαλα μέσα James Blunt ( γκουντμπάααι μαι λόβερ.. σνιφ κλαψ σνιφ) και Χατζηγιάννιδες.. Αν είσαι και συ εχθρός της κλαψομπανιέρ

i just read that Jennifer is going to visit greece this summer... its a greek article, maybe some of our other greek fans can translate for u guys... Η Καλομοίρα "κατεβαίνει" με ρούχα Jennifer Lopez! Δύο ειδήσεις "βγαίνουν"...

On Sunday, worrisome performances showed three of the teams that will be at EURO 2008. Beyond the comfortable victory of the Netherlands, they were not good news about Poland, Greece and Sweden, six days to begin the competition.In Chorzov, Poland only could tie in a goal against Denmark. Martin Vingaard put in advantage the Danish whereas Jacek Krzynowek put the match 1-1. Maciej Zurawski had mis

New Delhi: Eight Year old Jay Shah of Jamnabai Narsee School, Juhu won the Under 9 section of International Open School Chess Tournament held at Hotel Athos, Halkidiki, Greece from 28th April to 5th May 2008. Jay-son of Industrialist Deven and Dentist Dr.Dimple Shah has achieved 1st place in the Maharashtra state level chess tournament [...]

Continuing the theme of vegetable oil as car fuel, I've just heard that a rally is being organised this August running from London to Athens - with cooking oil fuelling the participating cars!Londoner Andy Pag (on the left in photo below) will head a team of 30 cars travelling across Europe in the "Grease to Greece" rally powered only by chip fat and cooking oil and begging oil from restaurants al

The Conquest of the Hellenistic EmpiresWhile Rome was engaged in internal politics and the conquest of Italy, the Macedonian Greeks first conquered the Greek mainland and peninsula, and then, literally, the whole of the world. By 324 BC, when Rome still didn't control much of Italy and the city was still struggling with friction between the patricians and the plebeians, the entire world east of Ro

Hungary 3-2 GreeceErwin Koeman celebrated his debut at the helm of the Hungarian national squad by handing Greece their first defeat since last August. Second-half comebackThe Dutch coach saw his side play with greater vigour than their opponents in Budapest to turn the match around after they had fallen behind just before the interval to [...]

Greece allowed three goals in 16 minutes and Hungary beat the EURO 2004 champion 3-2 in Budapest. This was the first match with Erwin Koeman in the Hungarian bench and Greeks last match before beginning defense of its continental crown.Greek Ioannis Amanatidis opened the match in the last occasion of the first half. But Balazs Dzsudzsak, Roland Juhasz and Krisztian Vadocz gave to return the indica