Peirene Fountain, Ancient Corinth The importance of water in ancient times as a central element of community beliefs and identity was the theme of a summer symposium in Athens, Greece, led by Associate Professor of History art. Betsey Robinson. Scholars from Albania, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States offered an interdisciplinary perspective during “Cult and Culture of water in the Mediterranean world of the first millennium BC. Professors Sophie Bouffier and Iván Furnadó Ortega from Aix-Marseille University worked with Robinson on the July 15-16 conference, which was held on schedule despite challenges related…
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Isom Lowman has owned an athletic shoe store in Atlanta for more than two decades and now wants more Black people to follow his entrepreneurial journey.Lowman and an employee at his Athlete’s Foot store spear a new program aimed at encouraging young African-Americans to become store franchisees, particularly in the sneaker industry. THE StAARTThe program, or Strategic African American Retail Track, is also designed to give budding entrepreneurs access to capital, business mentors and contacts at major suppliers. Owning a business with StAART’s help will hopefully push Black Americans to start building generational wealth, Lowman told CBS News correspondent Elise…
During a speech to Parliament on Thursday, Greek Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Sofia Zacharaki announced the immediate launch of the “Renovate-Rent” program, which provides for the renovation of almost 12,500 currently unused properties for exclusive use for long-term rental. .This measure appears in a bill from the Ministry of Finance relating to the exploitation of the public domain in coastal zones, submitted to the vote on Thursday. Zacharaki said that its adoption will allow the immediate launch of the “Renovate-Rent” program and the issuance of a relevant joint ministerial decision, as well as the activation of the electronic…
I generally hate criticizing other critics on these topics because everyone is entitled to their opinion, but, while it usually frustrates me, I always read reviews to gauge a film’s impact on general audiences, because I think that it is generally the most important. thing to consider.I just finished reviewing “The Rules of Attraction”, and it surprised me how many more positive comments there were on this movie than on this one. It also surprised me to see that most of the negative reviews of this movie were talking about how they were “bored” by this movie, or that Nia…
Alba Graduate Business School, American College of Greece “From the perspective of an Alba MBA alumnus, I nominate Professor Batsakis because his Entrepreneurship course was one of the most influential courses of my academic and professional career. The course gave me unique perspectives on the business world, showing me how it works, what laws govern it and, most importantly, giving me the opportunity to influence and improve it. Professor Batsakis designed the entrepreneurship course with the idea that students will have to come up with a product or service idea and pitch it to real venture capitalists. To this end,…
By: Catherine Tsounis, Contributor A professional woman visited us at the Greek Teachers’ Association “Prometheus” in the mid-1980s. Her smile and kindness impressed us. Athena Kromidas, principal, educator and teacher worked at the William Spyropoulos School and created a legend. She has helped generations of students. Director Kromidas retires on February 1, 2018. She will be missed by everyone. I wrote about and photographed the career of Principal Kromidas. I will cover some of the major events I attended in this article. since 1985. More than six hundred people attended a William Spyropoulos School PTA testimonial in his honor at…
Each year, this event brings together entrepreneurs, policymakers and other stakeholders to share best practices and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In 2022, SME Week recognized and rewarded many women entrepreneurs. In 2022, the winner of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) category 5 “Supporting the sustainable transition” was WEnCoop, an energy cooperative for Greek women entrepreneurs that aims to develop female entrepreneurship while combating energy poverty. The cooperative operates a photovoltaic park and the energy produced is used in electromobility actions, with free quantities allocated to vulnerable populations. “We have overcome so many…
As Subject continues to expand its catalog of intriguing and thought-provoking European series, the streamer has once again reached out to Collider to announce an exciting new addition to its platform. Silent road is a Greek investigative series that chronicles the kidnapping of nine children. Topic shared a trailer for season 1, and we can now reveal it and the premiere date: March 30, with three episodes straight away. Why would someone take a group of children hostage? This is the starting point of the Greek police investigation, as the trailer reveals. The first big indicator of the kidnapper’s motives…
On the Promoting Enterprise portal, we speak to the entrepreneurs on the 33 Under 33 list. This Secrets of Success initiative aims to highlight a selection of successful young entrepreneurs, documenting their stories with the aim of inspiring others to consider entrepreneurship as a career path. Today, it is the turn of the young Greek Stavros Tsompanidis. Stavros is originally from Greece and holds a BSc in Finance and Banking Management from the University of Piraeus. His heroes are his grandfather, Dimitris, who believed in him from the first day he presented his idea, and his co-founder Nikos Athanasopoulos, who…
During the last Christmas holidays, one of the most discussed topics among my friends – the book lovers that we are – was the long-awaited release of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series on Disney+. Although I have personally refrained from purchasing a Disney+ subscription, I have often come across and enjoyed reading insightful rants about the show’s casting, pacing, and dialogue while browsing Reddit. Even today, watching terms like “Master Bolt” and “Aunty Em’s Garden Emporium” resurface online brings to mind heated debates over the superiority of Harry Potter AGAINST Percy Jackson every English class, begging my parents…