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POPSAs The Disc Turns I would make me quite sad if it turned out to be a fraud, but ultimately it is better to know the truth. I'm looking at you Greece.
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POPScrete the finest place to have a onetime rest
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POPSIs Phaistos Disc a forgery? If Dr. Jerome Eisenberg's claims are true, then it means the Phaistos Disc discovery of 1908 deserves to be recorded as "the biggest archaeological hoax of the century". Could it be possible? Could all the archaeologists and experts of the past 100 years who curiously examined the disc, fail to spot a professionally done forgery? I doubt it but we'll learn the truth soon.
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POPS"Zorba the Israeli" His most famous book, "Zorba the Greek," was published in 1946. Its appearance in English in the United States, in 1954, made its author a runaway success that exposed him to the rest of the world. Zorbas became an adored figure in Western culture, and his prescription for life, passions and animal instincts were idealized. He came to represent all of Greek culture. Kazantzakis wrote many books. "The Last Temptation of Christ" roused a storm of controversy when it appeared. (the film version of the book was released, directed by Martin Scorsese with a soundtrack composed by Peter Gabriel.) "It's the combination of the landscape and the people," Melzer a former philosophy professor says "Greeks have an endless ability to be happy, and we Israelis can only learn from them."
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POPSIncredible cold and snow in Greece I rarely snows in Athens. To snow in semi-tropical Crete is unheard of. And yesterday Crete and the other Cyclades islands were snowed in! Another example of the absurdity of global warming claims by liberals. What is actually happening is global cooling.
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POPS1st International CBGC Convention! Anyone else wanna come? (Well, it would be the first official convention, anyway. It doesn't necessarily have to be in 48 hours either. All that's figure-outable.) Hee hee hee. :p It's would be advisable not to bring kids or pets, but an entry fee of at least two beer game suggestions would be mandatory, I reckon. Debbyski and I can't be the only fun-loving, spontaneous, life-living, thirsty crazies 'round this joint? *LOL*
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POPSAnd The Times They Are Changing
Nonetheless, no matter which party controls government, Greece must push forward with the privatisation of Universities and a structural reworking of the Educational system. For too many years, public administration and services have been dogged by inefficiencies and inadequacies. To date, this has been Greece’s unhealthy image to both locals and foreigners alike. Thankfully, the European Union is now placing more pressure on Greece to comply with regulations ranging from environmental issue to health issues. This is a welcome order for a local government that seems keener than ever to remove the old image of unprofessional governance, to one of professional and rational administration. In a country where the simplest and most necessary procedures such as food safety are routinely ignored and corruption abounds, a strong government that is willing to push forward with change is urgently needed. Happily, the EU provides the perfect scapegoat for the current situation; because if
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POPSThera eruption was bigger still Some scientists have suggested that the eruption may be connected to the decline of the Minoan people, an ancient sea-faring civilisation living on nearby Crete. Others have even tried to link the event to the legendary disappearance of the island of Atlantis.
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POPSSF Author: Robert J Harris Odysseus believed the age of heroes was over. Then he and his friend, along with a spoiled princess named Helen and her cousin Penelope, are kidnapped by pirates! Their journey leads them to Crete, where Odysseus must face the secret at the heart of the Labyrinth. There was a time when the Minotaur devoured all who entered, but now an even deadlier monster roams the maze. There Odysseus discovers the hardest part of being a hero: living long enough to tell the tale. Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (The first book in the Young Heroes series)
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