Daily Archives: April 20, 2015

Moscow was a cold blow

Panathinaikos raised its performance since Tuesday but still suffered a 20-point loss at CSKA Moscow on Thursday to find itself trailing 2-0 after Game 2 of the Euroleague play-offs.

Having lost by 27 points in Game 1, Panathinaikos tried to match its host in the second match but still lost 100-80 on the night and has a mountain to climb if it is to take the series to a fifth game, back in Moscow. That would require a double victory in the next two games to take place in Athens next week.

The Greens were more competitive and even led 14-11 at the start before CSKA took over to lead 21-14 after the first period and 47-35 at half-time.

Despite the Greeks’ efforts on the night there was no way back for them, with the lead exceeding 20 points on several occasions as CSKA’s Greek coach Dimitris Itoudis deployed an evergreen Andrei Kirilenko, scorer of 16 points in 18 minutes.

As the match went on defenses got more relaxed and Panathinaikos ended the game with six players reaching double figures in their scoring. They were led by the impressive youngster Vassilis Charalampopoulos who made 14 points in 22 minutes through an impeccable shooting rate: 2/2 free throws, 3/3 two-pointers and 2/2 three-pointers.

“We could have done better,” said the 18-year-old forward after the game.

Game 3 will take place on Monday in Athens.

source:Neos Kosmos

He claims the discovery of 143 digger graves on the Gallipoli peninsula.

A retired Melbourne schoolteacher who unearthed a mass grave of Australian soldiers in 2008 believes he has found another burial site on the Gallipoli peninsula.

Lambis Englezos has spent the past four years investigating what he claims is a mass grave holding 143 Australian soldiers.

In 2008, Mr Englezos discovered the ‘lost diggers of Fromelles’, uncovering more than 200 soldiers who had been hastily buried during the First World War.

The remains were subsequently exhumed and buried properly, despite government resistance. The Fromelles battle in July 1916 is believed to be among the “worst 24 hours” in Australian history, with the official Australian War Memorial listing the fatality number at 5,533.

Now, Mr Englezos has revealed to 60 Minutes how he is encountering the same bureaucratic hurdles as the news of the latest discovery unfolds.

Mr Englezos received the Order of Australia (AO) for his Fromelles work.

source:Neos Kosmos

Αίσθηση έχει προκαλέσει το βίντεο στο οποίο εμφανίζεται ο πρωθυπουργός της Αυστραλίας να «κατεβάζει» με εξαιρετικά καλό χρόνο ένα ποτήρι μπύρας.

Το περιστατικό συνέβη το περασμένο Σάββατο σε μπαρ του Σίδνεϊ, όπου ο Τόνι Άμποτ γιόρταζε μαζί με παίκτες ομάδας ποδοσφαίρου.

Το BBC που μετέδωσε το βίντεο μέτρησε και το χρόνο που έκανε ο πρωθυπουργός να «κατεβάσει» το γεμάτο ποτήρι: περίπου επτά δευτερόλεπτα.

Πηγή:in.gr

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop opted to wear a hat and headscarf in Iran to the disappointment of some. Picture: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi. Source: AP

AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been slammed for opting to don a headscarf in her historic visit to Iran, with women calling it “disappointing” she didn’t take a stronger stance on the issue.

Iranian political journalist Masih Alinejad who founded the My Stealthy Freedom page which shows women freeing themselves from wearing the hijab in public, wrote an open letter online saying “you were not brave enough to challenge the compulsory hijab rules yet. We hope you will soon.”

“You may say you were respecting Iran’s culture but compulsory hijab is not part of our culture,” she said.

The writer and activist had previously challenged Ms Bishop to eschew wearing the headscarf in the country calling it an insult to “human dignity”.

Other women joined in the criticism, with Australian-Iranian woman Moji Joon saying she was “quite disappointed Ms Bishop did not user her political position, to make a stance for her fellow females.”

Jeanie Mac wrote: “The moral support this would have given the women in Iran who are protesting the wearing of compulsory hijab could have been huge. Instead it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth that she cares so little for women’s liberation and human rights.”

Others said they were “disappointed” or “disgusted” with the decision, with some adding they were ashamed the foreign minister did not have the courage to challenge the rule.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks in a joint press conference with her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Source: AP

Ms Bishop opted to wear a hat and headscarf covering half her hair for the historic talks held over the weekend, saying they were a regular part of her “everyday wear”.

European Union policy chief Catherine Ashton was also subject to intense scrutiny over her choice of attire in Iran, while US first lady Michelle Obama made headlines when she opted not to don a headscarf in Saudi Arabia.

Ms Bishop’s visit marked the first official talks between Australia and Iran in 12 years and covered asylum seekers, intelligence sharing and the Islamic State.

While there, Ms Bishop brokered a deal in which Iran will hand over intelligence information to Australia to help track IS fighters.

However the two countries failed to reach a breakthrough on asylum seekers with Iran’s deputy foreign minister Hassan Ghashgavi saying Iran will not accept its nationals that have been forcibly deported from Australia.

Iranians make up nearly one quarter of the 1848 people held in immigration detention centres in Australia, according to official figures from late March. Human Rights Watch had urged Ms Bishop to press Iran on the human rights violations that force people to flee in the first place.

Ms Bishop holds a press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Picture: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi. Source: AP

source:news.com

A LUCKY group of ocean scientists have had a day they will never forget after a close-up encounter with a curious sperm whale.

The crew of a Nautilus Live ROV was working nearly 600 metres beneath the Gulf of Mexico when they captured the incredible footage.

“What the heck is that?” a shocked worker can be heard saying on tape when the whale first appears just outside their windscreen.

“Oh my goodness!” “He’s bumping into us,” said colleagues on board.

Footage of the whale circling the vehicle several times was caught on camera in what is thought to be an incredibly rare experience.

It was recorded as part of the Nautilus Live project which aims to map the Galapagos Rift on the sea floor under the Gulf of Mexico over a six-week period.

The project is funded by oceanographer Dr Robert Ballard and is streamed online to provide a “hands on” experience of underwater life and creatures to viewers. Watch the full video below:

source:.news.com.au

Πιλοτική εφαρμογή υπηρεσίας εξυπηρέτησης Αποδήμων από τη Γενική Γραμματεία Αποδήμου Ελληνισμού

Κατόπιν οδηγιών του Υπουργού Εξωτερικών, κ. Νίκου Κοτζιά, τέθηκε σε λειτουργία μια νέα, πιλοτική υπηρεσία της Γενικής Γραμματείας Αποδήμου Ελληνισμού, η οποία σε συνεργασία με το Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, τα Κ.Ε.Π., αλλά και τους φορείς της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης, θα αποτελεί, σε περιπτώσεις συναρμοδιότητας, σύνδεσμο με άλλα Υπουργεία και Υπηρεσίες, συνδράμοντας τους Απόδημους στην εξεύρεση λύσεων επί θεμάτων που αντιμετωπίζουν.

Στόχος της πρωτοβουλίας αυτής είναι, μέσα από την αξιοποίηση των ήδη υφισταμένων αλλά και των νέων, υπό ανάπτυξη υποδομών, να έχουν οι Απόδημοι Έλληνες τη δυνατότητα πρόσβασης και εξυπηρέτησης στους τόπους διαμονής τους.
Στον σχεδιασμό της υπηρεσίας προβλέπεται και η αξιοποίηση συναφών εφαρμογών που είναι ήδη σε λειτουργία όπως είναι το «ΕΡΜΗΣ» και το «StartUpGreece».
Η Γενική Γραμματεία Αποδήμου Ελληνισμού είναι ο κατ’εξοχήν αρμόδιος κρατικός φορέας που ασχολείται με θέματα του Ελληνισμού της Διασποράς και, μεταξύ άλλων, είναι επιφορτισμένη με την παροχή ενημέρωσης για θέματα που αφορούν την επαφή των Αποδήμων με τις Υπηρεσίες του Ελληνικού Κράτους.

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