Photo caption: A BOY AND A GIRL stand in front of a makeshift memorial near where Tanaja Stokes, 8, was fatally shot and her 7-year-old cousin was shot in the head while they were jumping rope on August 10, 2010, attheir neighborhood in the far south. Part two of two I suspect that it is not racial lines that divide us internally, but class lines. That the combination of race, class, and gender allows many of us to see this as a “them” versus “us” issue, evoking Zora Neale Hurston’s description of black women as the “world mule” . They’re…
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The Zagorochoria of Mount Pindos, in north-west Greece, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, it was announced at the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh. The expanded session takes place in Saudi Arabia from September 10 to 25. “This is the first time that a cultural area of Greece that constitutes an exceptional example of our modern cultural heritage has been included in the list,” said Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. “So far, all Greek inscriptions are linked to ancient Greece or Byzantium,” she added. Mendoni said UNESCO “recognized the exceptional ecumenical value of…
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Entrepreneur of the Year honors ambitious entrepreneurs building a bolder futureAURORA, sick., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Rob OnoratoCEO of Shorr Packaging Corporation, has been named a finalist for the 2023 Midwest Award for Entrepreneur Of The Year®. The Entrepreneur of the Year award, now in its 37th year, is one of the most successful business awards most prestigious awards given to transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for all. Rob Onorato, Shorr Packaging Corporation, CEO Rob was selected by an…
Published August 8, 2023 at 7:51 a.m. ET Updated August 8, 2023 at 3:43 p.m. ET Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, after leaving Libya to try to reach European soil aboard an overcrowded rubber dinghy, north of the Libyan coast, on May 6 2018. (Felipe Dana/AP Photo) ATHENS, GREECE — The Greek coast guard on Tuesday rescued 52 people huddled on a sailboat anchored off an uninhabited island far from the mainland, authorities said.A private vessel initially spotted the sailboat off the small island of Falconera, officials said. The island is…
One of Europe’s oldest grudges is ready to be mended. This time last year, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan exchanged barbs. Three years ago, these countries were on the brink of war. Today, the two feuding allies on NATO’s southern flank are making a historic effort to become friends.
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After just a few days on the road, Maia Toenies ’26 knew this would be no ordinary group trip. Flute player and member of the University of St. Thomas Symphonic wind ensemble, Toenies jumped at the chance to join the ensemble’s 2023 international tour of Greece. She expected to perform at concerts and see iconic sites. What she didn’t expect, sandwiched between her trips to the Parthenon and three different Greek islands, was the opportunity to slow down and socialize with new Greek musician friends. Maia Toenies ’26 touring with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Greece. “Even though we come…
By Cherylann MollanBBC News, MumbaiJune 19, 2023Image source, Avani WinesLegend, Rohit Singh (left) and his sister help their parents run Avani WinesRohit Singh speaks with a distinctly different accent from his mother.He is a second-generation Indian immigrant living on the Mornington Peninsula, a seaside cape about an hour’s drive from Melbourne.For the past two years, he has helped his parents run Avani, a winery they founded after emigrating to Australia in the 1990s.Mr Singh says over the past decade Melbourne’s South Asian community has grown, which is why Avani began hosting wine pairing events highlighting Indian dishes: the meen pollichathu…
UDaily Staff Article Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson September 22, 2023 For the Record provides information on the recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Recent presentations, awards and publications include the following: Presentations Heinz-Uwe Housetheater professor, presented under his pseudonym Jean Bodin his first collection of poems in Greek (lulu edition, Mayenne, France) under the title Mouths of the Wind, translated by Marianna Papastephanou, on February 8, 2023 at the Diachroniki Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus. The reading, featuring prominent Greek actors Despina Bebedeli, Erika Liras, Dinos Liras, Stelios Kafkarides and Neophytos Neophytou, brought…