February 27, 2009
Why not an Israeli apology?
Thursday, 19 June 2008
THIS WEEK, the Prime Minister of Canada made a dramatic statement in Parliament: he apologized to the indigenous peoples of his country for the injustices done to them for generations by successive Canadian governments.
This way, White Canada tries to make peace with the native nations, whose country their [...]
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Greek Shipping Billionaire Sues Fortescue on Iron OreFebruary 27, 2009
ic Nightingale and Rebecca Keenan
Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Greek shipping billionaire John Angelicoussis is suing Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. for $130 million as a collapse in vessel-rental rates triggers an increase in industry lawsuits.
Fortescue, Australia’s third-largest iron ore producer, canceled a contract to lease the Angelicoussis-controlled Anangel Splendour, according to a Dec. 11 filing in [...]
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Ancient Greek homes doubled as pubs, brothelsFebruary 27, 2009
New interpretation casts a new light on the economy in classical Greece
By Rossella Lorenzi
updated 1:53 p.m. ET, Wed., Jan. 21, 2009
A new analysis of archaeological remains might have solved the mystery of the elusive kapeleia, lively Greek taverns that have long puzzled archaeologists.
Despite the kapeleia being featured prominently in classical plays, no tangible evidence of [...]
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Citizen journalism goes mainstreamFebruary 27, 2009
Twitter is the social medium of choice for many.One only needs to visit the website to post anything as ordinary as what they ate for breakfast to world-breaking news
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PRESS RELEASE: Pan-Macedonian Association USAFebruary 27, 2009
The ill-conceived decision by the previous administration to recognize FYROM as the Republic of “Macedonia,” clearly became the catalyst of a more aggressive stance by FYROM that can presently be perceived as hostile towards Greece, a NATO ally of the US for many years
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A Real Greek Tragedy: Repeated Amnesties Fail There TooFebruary 26, 2009
By: Ioannis Kolovos
Greece is situated in the southeast part of the Mediterranean Sea. In the north the country borders with Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of “Macedonia” (the name is disliked by Greeks, who consider it an attempt to appropriate the glories of Ancient Macedonia) and Bulgaria. The neighbor to the East is Turkey, with [...]
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Faith, Reason, the University, and DehellenizationFebruary 20, 2009
In light of the growing experience of “cultural pluralism, the synthesis with Hellenism was a preliminary enculturation which ought not to be binding on other cultures.
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Winston Churchill και Κύπρος: Ένα άγνωστο κείμενο του 1907February 18, 2009
Ύστερα από μυστικές διαπραγματεύσεις ανάμεσα σε δύο Αυτοκρατορίες, την Βρετανική και την Τουρκική, στις 4 Ιουνίου του 1878 υπογράφεται στην Κωνσταντινούπολη η λεγόμενη Συνθήκη της Κύπρου. Το κείμενό της αποτελείται από δύο άρθρα, θα συμπληρωθεί δε στις 4 Ιουλίου με ένα παράρτημα έξη άρθρων. Η Συνθήκη αφορά την αμυντική συνεργασία των δύο χωρών έναντι της [...]
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Παγκοσμιοποίηση, Τρομοκρατία, και ο ρόλος του Έθνους-ΚράτουςFebruary 14, 2009
Εξετάζοντας το Παρελθόν
Η έννοια του κράτους όπως το γνωρίζουμε σήμερα πέρασε πολλές μεταβολές. Το κράτος-πόλη της αρχαίας Ελλάδας αυτοκαταστρέφεται με τον Πελοποννησιακό Πόλεμο. Το κράτος πόλη διαδέχονται η Ρωμαϊκή, η Βυζαντινή και η Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία. Μετά τις καταρρεύσεις των αυτοκρατοριών, παρουσιάζεται πολυδιάσπαση της Ευρώπης σε κρατίδια, πριγκιπάτα, βασίλεια, φέουδα για να ξαναπάρουν και πάλι τη [...]
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Humans ‘will be implanted with microchips’February 13, 2009
All Australians could be implanted with microchips for tracking and identification within the next two or three generations, a prominent academic says.
Michael G Michael from the University of Wollongong’s School of Information Systems and Technology, has coined the term “uberveillance” to describe the emerging trend of all-encompassing surveillance.
“Uberveillance is not on the outside looking down, [...]
