The fourth case of the new H1N1 “swine flu” in Greece was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Athens on Friday. According to the national Health Operations Centre, the new case involves a 23-year-old woman that arrived from New York on Thursday night having flu-like symptoms, such as a cough, aching muscles and a runny [...]
Archive | May, 2009
Journalist Lambros Papantoniou Passed Away at age 63
Journalist Lambros Papantoniou passed away at age 63 in Washington, DC. Lambros was a constant fixture in Washington, having been a diplomatic correspondent for several Greek and Greek-American media outlets for nearly 35 years. Ian Kelly, State Department spokesman made the following statement “This is a sad day for all of us here. We learned [...]
Turkey Under Pressure by USA and Others to Reopen Halki Theological School
When U.S. President Barrack Obama visited Turkey last month, he raised the plight of a small religious school of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Halki seminary was closed by the government in 1971, and despite intense pressure by the church and diplomats the school has remained shut. But pressure is growing on Ankara to reopen [...]
FMYLIFE Moments in Greek Mythology
The fmylife posts and similar websites have become a recent sensation in the internet. McSweeney’s Quarterly has published a list with FMYLIFE Momnets in Greek Mythology. The stories are really funny and clever. Enjoy! Aeneas After the Greeks began to burn down my city, I was ordered to leave. I was hurrying out of Troy [...]
Monument for Greek-American Veterans
A beautiful plot of land on which to build a monument for Hellenic American Veterans has been purchased by Hellenic Post 343, Department of Illinois – American Legion. The monument will be built in the River Grove area of Chicago, IL in Elmwood Cemetery. The members of Hellenic Post 343 of the American Legion feel [...]
Duff is back and …”Loaded”
I was at the Blender Theater at Gramercy in New York on Tuesday night, where Duff McKagan who many of you know from Guns n’ Roses and the youngsters from Velvet Revolver gave an amazing performance with his new band “Loaded”. Duff was really loaded with surprises and a very entertaining night along with his [...]
Award Presentation to Hillary Clinton from CEH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met at the State Department with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios and National Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH) Cyprus Conference leaders. Secretary Clinton was presented with an award for unprecedented steps taken in the right direction on Hellenic and Orthodox issues as part of the 25th [...]
Professor Eugene Fama Given the first Onassis International Prize
Inventor of the efficient market hypothesis wins inaugural Onassis Prize Professor Eugene Fama honoured for his lifetime contribution to finance academia Professor Eugene Fama from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business is the first winner of the inaugural Onassis Prize in recognition of his work in finance academia. Professor Fama is recognized as [...]
Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund 18th dinner dance
The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund held its annual dinner dance which was attended by many outstanding personalities of the Greek-American community, politicians and persons from the art world. The 18th Anniversary Celebration was held at the New York Marriott Marquis in Manhattan (Broadway and 46th Street) on Saturday evening, May 16. George D. Behrakis, a [...]
First case of swine flu in Greece (from NY) now being verified
Greek authorities were currently in the process of verifying the first recorded case of swine flu in Greece, Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos announced in Geneva on Monday. According to the minister, the H1N1 virus had been detected in a Greek national recently returned from the United States and the Pasteur Institute in Athens was now [...]
A Greek Schoolmate Uncovers Zuckerberg’s Face(book) and its Roots
Alex Demas, a Greek schoolmate of the Facebook founder from high-school talks about Mark Zuckerberg and facebooks’s origins.
Presentation by Greek biotech companies in Boston
The opportunities presented by Greek biotechnology companies for collaboration with their US counterparts were outlined by representatives of the Greek companies at an event held at a Boston hotel on Wednesday night that was attended by senior officials of major American biotechnology companies, professors from the universities of Harvard, Tufts and Northeastern, and from MIT. [...]
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02 / 08 “Smith and Nephew” Medical Device Company Fined for Bribing Greek Public Doctors
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02 / 08 Greek-American Foundation to Support Vulnerable Groups in Greece
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02 / 08 Greek NGO Gains Consultative Status With the UN Economic and Social Council
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02 / 08 Greek Violinist and Pianist to Perform at the Morgan Library and Museum in NY
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02 / 06 Greek Theater Declared Best Outdoor Venue in the USA
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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