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How one Kiwi family traded New Zealand winters for summers in Greece
Call for action on 'shocking' trade in fake crash helmets - ITV News Investigation Experts have described new evidence of a trade in dangerous and counterfeit crash helmets as "shocking" and "a tragedy waiting to happen".An investigation for ITV News found evidence of an illegal market in poor quality imports being sold cheaply online, which the authorities seem powerless to halt. Many are counterfeits using the logos of reputable brands, while others are simply low quality imports.Mark Mayo of the British Standards Institution - the place that literally sets the helmet standard - explained to ITV News how to spot a fake:
Home sales on Greek islands jumpHoliday home transactions on selected islands of the Cyclades recorded a 54 percent annual increase in the first half of the year, according to an analysis of data from the Property Transaction Value Register of the Finance Ministry’s General Secretariat of Information Systems.The analysis, conducted by Geoaxis Property & Valuation Services, notes that the majority of buyers originated from other countries and that some of sought not only to acquire a holiday home in Greece but also to secure a residence permit for non-European Union citizens (Golden Visa).
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: the new Greek PM hits the ground runningNew Democracy leader appoints cabinet of established politicians, technocrats and reformers to lead first post-bailout governmentAssuming power on Monday, the New Democracy leader announced parliament would not be going into recess for the summer: there was no time to waste, and bills had to be drafted.By Wednesday, as his cabinet of established politicians, technocrats and ex-socialist reformers convened for the first time, the philosophy of his centre-right government became clearer still: ministers would not only set targets, they’d be monitored too. Placed before them were blue folders containing benchmark goals. As in any good business, progress reports would have to be kept.Police vans and barriers – which had come to represent the Tsipras government’s fear of protest – have been removed from the road approaching the prime minister’s office.Cronyism, nepotism, political patronage and profligate spending have all been blamed for the nation’s inexorable slide towards economic collapse. Aware of his own party’s role in that drama – New Democracy and the social-democratic Pasok party alternated in power for decades – one of Mitsotakis’s first acts this week was to ban the appointment by government officials of relatives to posts, a rule, he said, he would be the first to adhere to. Mitsotakis himself is the son another former prime minister and towering figure of the party, Konstantinos.
Swordfish Killed by Swimmers on a Beach in Chalkida, GreeceA swordfish which swam its way to the shallow waters of a beach in Chalkida on the island of Evia, was killed by beachgoers.The swordfish went to the shallow water to give birth and was stoned to death by bathers on the beach.At first, the bathers panicked as they thought the fish was a shark and immediately ran out of the water. However, when it was discovered that it was a swordfish, they began to chase it and throw objects at it which resulted in its death.
Greek Hachiko Waits in Vain Next to Owner’s Roadside ShrineA modern day Hachiko in Nafpaktos found a new home next to the shrine that was placed on the national road where his boss was killed.A shrine is built to act as a remembrance of a traffic accident victim, but they are often also made to publicly thank a saint for a benefit.The story of Hachiko is known all over the world. The dog who stayed for years waiting for his boss who passed away, even inspired Hollywood. They are not called man’s most loyal friend, for no reason, as they constantly demonstrate how much love they have for their owners. The same thing is happening with the dog in Nafpaktos town.According to nafpaktianews.gr, 40-year-old Haris found a tragic death on the Old Ring Road on the River Evinos about a year and a half ago. It was also mentioned that a while ago his brother had lost his life in a car accident as well.Residents of the area report that Haris’s dog was at the point of the accident, 12 kilometers from the man’s home, and has remained there since. For one and a half years and despite the efforts of some to accommodate him, the dog returns to the point of the accident.The residents in the surrounding area bring him food and water, and they are touched by the dog’s persistence of staying beside his boss.
Swordfish Killed by Swimmers on a Beach in Chalkida, GreeceA swordfish which swam its way to the shallow waters of a beach in Chalkida on the island of Evia, was killed by beachgoers.The swordfish went to the shallow water to give birth and was stoned to death by bathers on the beach.At first, the bathers panicked as they thought the fish was a shark and immediately ran out of the water. However, when it was discovered that it was a swordfish, they began to chase it and throw objects at it which resulted in its death.https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/07/13/swordfish-killed-by-swimmers-on-a-beach-in-
they should all be shot for taking videos in portrait mode, when will people learn, turn your bloody phones into landscape mode, for christ sake you play with your phones all day, learn how to take a video!
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