New Law Means Buy Local Firewood Nov 24, 2008
I just see too many big time stores, the Wal-Marts and everything taking over everything and the small businesses shutting down," said Ken Pruner of Penfield, who bought a pile of wood for his fireplace. "I think it's nice to keep local businesses and small community things going" Print Friendly Version Foils clashed this weekend at the Main St. Armory in Rochester. Ground strokes, serves, and volleys are all terms you'll need to know on a tennis court. Through the Tennis Across America... (R News)
Family Raises Money for Cancer Patient Nov 23, 2008
We're on her side and she can win," Hernandez added. Cattron had to leave her job in the Rochester City School District, and is home recovering from her latest treatment in Philadelphia. Donations are still being accepted. Checks for Renee Cattron can be sent c/o Lorraine Julian 28 Timarron Trail, Rochester NY, 14612. cjb Print Friendly Version It was an afternoon of music, laughter, and fundraising all for the benefit of a local cancer patient. Renee Cattron, 41, of Rochester is fighting stage... (R News)
Greece Officer Shoots Suspect Nov 23, 2008
Greece police are crediting an officer with saving a woman's life by shooting her husband who was threatening her with a knife ... " The woman was not hurt. Her two children were not home at the time of the incident. Burke will be charged with 1st degree attempted murder and first degree unlawful imprisonment. He will be arraigned when he is released from the hospital. Greece Police Chief Merrit Rahn was there when the officer fired and says he believes the officers actions were justified.... (R News)
Rochester Plans to Make 'Holiday Memories' Nov 22, 2008
At Paetec Park, Aquinas squared off against Greece Athena and unbeaten Victor met Canandaigua in high school football highlights this week ... In Class A, Greece Athena hosted fifth seed McQuaid and Batavia squared off against Notre Dame in a Class D semi-final ... Victor hosted Arcadia and the Greece Athena Trojans battled against Irondequoit. (R News)
Brace yourselves as democracy reshapes itself and remoulds us Nov 21, 2008
Assembly-based democracy in ancient Greece belonged to an era dominated by speech; messages were dispatched by foot or by donkey and horse. Representative democracy sprang up in the era of the book, pamphlet and newspaper, and telegraphed and mailed messages. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Resident an eyewitness to history Nov 21, 2008
According to Pfeffinger, Inez has visited all 50 states, as well as China, the Panama Canal, Japan, the Holy Land, Africa (where she took a hot air balloon ride above the Kenyan countryside), Rome, Greece and the Greek Islands. In Germany, she attended the world-famous Passion Play in Oberammergau. (Pekin Times, IL)
Bacchanalia! Revel like a true Greek Nov 21, 2008
Thousands of years ago, during the time of the toga, the ancient people of Greece and Rome would gather in groves and celebrate, often for days on end ... Revel like a true Greek 112008 ART 1 For the Juneau Empire Thousands of years ago, during the time of the toga, the ancient people of Greece and Rome would gather in groves and celebrate, often for days on end ... Thousands of years ago, during the time of the toga, the ancient people of Greece and Rome would gather in groves and celebrate,... (Juneau Empire)
Torture complaint filed against British agent Nov 21, 2008
A Greek lawyer said yesterday he had filed a criminal complaint against nine intelligence agents, including a Briton, for the alleged detention and torture of Pakistani immigrants in Greece after the July 7 London bombings ... Twenty-eight Pakistanis claim they were abducted from their homes in Greece and interrogated by Greeks and apparently native English-speakers. (Yahoo News -- Greece)
Passing the torch Nov 21, 2008
They have their roots in flame races called lampadedromia held in ancient Greece to honour certain gods ... It was organized by the Nazis who believed that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich and was intended to link the modern and ancient Games ... The relay covered 3,075 kilometres through Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Austria and involved 3,331 torchbearers. (Globe and Mail)
Sounds of the Season Return to Airwaves Nov 21, 2008
City leaders are excited about Jackie Ortiz's plan to move her State Farm Insurance office from Greece to downtown Rochester next year. Linens n Things is going out of business. (R News)
Oldest Nuclear Family Found Murdered In Germany Nov 21, 2008
At the time, 2500 B.C., we had already built advanced cultures in Egypt, Greece, and China. This is the era from which we get the great pyramids, the earliest oral legends about a great flood and god mythologies, and the first alphabet (not pictograms, but an actual letter-based form of writing). (Slashdot)
International friendly results Nov 20, 2008
In Piraeus, Greece Greece 1 (Gekas 50) Italy 1 (Toni 54). In Belfast Northern Ireland 0 Hungary 2 (Torghelle 57, Gera 71. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
'Christmas Truce of 1914' a chorus of peace Nov 20, 2008
" "We picked arrangements by Ray Vaughan Williams, who enlisted in World War I and was stationed in Greece. He wrote carol arrangements for his fellow soldiers and created choirs all over. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Off Africa's coast, pirates 'out of control' Nov 20, 2008
Participating nations include the United States, Denmark, France, Greece, India, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, according to Royal Navy Cdr. Stephen Chaston, a NATO spokesman. (USA Today)
U.K. Looks To Crack Down On Prostitution Nov 19, 2008
Prostitution also is illegal in Britain's closest neighbor, France, but it is largely tolerated in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and Greece. The sex trade is legal in many parts of Germany. (CBS News)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 18, 2008 Nov 19, 2008
")If you are not okay with Civil Unions then it pointless to answer these questions. Those in favor of Civil Unions I would like to know your thoughts on the above questions. hardtack wrote on Nov 18, 2008 11:13 AM:Personally, I would benefit with vehicle milage tax in lieu of gasoline tax; but, Dwain Deets is correct its a bad idea. Milage alone does not factor in vehicle weight. It is weight, not milage per se, that stresses roadway infrastructure. Fuel consumption is a fair tax and... (North County Times)
Eastman House to Host Weddings Nov 18, 2008
A judge set a trial date for the Greece police sergeant accused of crashing his car into another on Route 390 in June while allegedly under the influence of alcohol and cocaine ... At Paetec Park, Aquinas squared off against Greece Athena and unbeaten Victor met Canandaigua in high school football highlights this week ... In Class A, Greece Athena hosted fifth seed McQuaid and Batavia squared off against Notre Dame in a Class D semi-final. (R News)
A Review of Mogwai's The Hawk is Ho... Nov 16, 2008
Fri, Feb 20th 2009 8:00 pm Gagarin 205 Athens, Greece. Sat, Feb 21st 2009 8:00 pm Mylos Thessaloniki, Greece. (Suite101.com)
Green Is for Sissies Nov 16, 2008
If Exxon s revenue were stacked against the world s G.D.P. s, it would rank between Austria and Greece as the 26th-largest economy. As oil prices peaked this summer, the company once again set a record as the most profitable American corporation, earning $14. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Protestors Rise Against Prop. 8 Nov 16, 2008
Right now, in the United States, we have not been doing a great job of making sure that marriage is the commitment between two people that we believe it should be," said Neil Houghton, protestor. The protest in Rochester is one of several taking place across the country in a nation-wide effort to protest the passage of the new law. Other states also passed similar measures on Election Day. jme/rv Print Friendly Version Gates Chili took on Orchard Park and Leroy faced off against the Oaktan... (R News)
Three price points in St. Louis Nov 15, 2008
Eat: Dine at the suburban Araka on cuisine that combines southern European influences from Greece, Spain, Italy and France. Nibble on housemade sausages, pastas and flatbreads in a striking, cosmopolitan setting. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Forgotten art of French illustrator George Barbier is rediscovered at Fortuny Museum show Nov 15, 2008
Although Barbier's fashion plates in the 1920s inevitably reflected current styles of dress, his backdrops hark back to earlier, and in his eyes more elegant, eras and other worlds: the sacred groves and frescoed bedchambers of ancient Greece; the harems of the One Thousand and One Nights; the courts of imperial China and Japan; rococo Versailles and the carnivalesque frivolity of 18th-century Venice. One of the first works on display is a gouache and watercolor, "Les Dames Seules" (Single... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Eye of the tiger Nov 15, 2008
During the course of the bands tour for Send Away The Tigers (the bands eighth and most recent album) which began last year, the band took in several countries that were off the beaten track, including Romania, Latvia, Poland, Istanbul, Greece and Croatia, where they enjoyed the distinction of supporting Bob Dylan. To round off the tour in true Manics fashion, they will be venturing into the unknown once more for three dates in the region later this month, taking in (for the very first time in... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Palace birthday party for Charles Nov 14, 2008
Among the foreign royals who made the trip to London were Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and King Constantine of Greece. Entertainment. (BBC News -- UK)
Pianist with many honors to perform in Canton Nov 14, 2008
She has given performances abroad in Barcelona, the Canary Islands, Paris, Greece and Italy. Not only a pianist but a youth advocacy speaker as well, Simmons has spoken across the country to great acclaim. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
"Dead Parrot" Sketch Ancestor Found in Ancient Joke Book Nov 14, 2008
A direct ancestor of Monty Python's most famous sketch -- the "Dead Parrot" sketch -- has been unearthed in a joke book dating from Greece in the 4th Century AD. ... So, how does Bowen think he would have gone down in a comedy club in 4th Century Greece. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TWO SHOWS: Mireille Loup, Botto e Bruno Nov 13, 2008
This photographer, videographer, and writer has exposed in numerous galeries and institutions in France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Canada and the United States. You can find her photographs in public collections such as the French National Fund for Contemporary Art. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Victims of Unsolved Serial Killer Case Remembered Nov 13, 2008
" Greece police charged an elementary teacher and band director with endangering the welfare of a child. Police arrested Jeffrey Hoffman on Friday. The nation's second-largest electronics retailer has filed for chapter-11 bankruptcy. For the first time in two decades, the Peace Bridge border crossing in Buffalo is the busiest border crossing into Canada. Authorities are investigating an overnight car accident in Perinton. Troubled insurance giant AIG will be getting another handful of federal... (R News)
A Turkish Film Draws Fire for Its Portrait of Atatürk Nov 13, 2008
Mustafa tells the story of Mustafa Kemal, who was born in 1881 in Thessaloniki, which is now in Greece but was then part of the Ottoman Empire. He became a soldier and at 22, as a mere captain, rebelled against the Sultan. (Time.com)
Greece Teacher Charged With Endangering Welfare of a Child Nov 12, 2008
(Greece, N.Y.)-A Greece music teacher is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. On Thursday, November 6, parents of the student spoke to district officials about Jeffrey Hoffman's alleged inappropriate contact with their child. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Earthquake shakes southern Greece Nov 10, 2008
A strong earthquake has struck southern Greece, including the capital, Athens, but there are no reports of injuries ... 9 magnitude, shook buildings in the capital and was felt as far away as northern Greece, Jordan and Egypt. (Yahoo News -- Greece)
Hungary sets limits for GM crops Nov 10, 2008
Hungary, like Austria, Greece and Poland, already has a moratorium in place against one particular genetically-modified organism which is permitted elsewhere in the European Union. The Act is seen as a way of pre-empting expected pressure from the European Commission to end that moratorium. (Yahoo News -- Genetically Modified Food)
'To the Ends of the Earth' explores poles' mystery and majesty Nov 9, 2008
(Hodges's views of Pacific islands hark back to ancient Greece and Rome, producing at times hilarious anomalies. When it came to the polar regions, it would be almost 50 years before painters started to think differently. (Boston Globe)
Golden fleeces Nov 9, 2008
Her story continues to the present as Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt have begun to recover some of their greatest treasures from museums in the United States and Europe by means of lawsuits and carefully publicized disclosures designed to embarrass institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the British Museum, the Louvre, and others. (The Museum of Fine Arts, which returned 13 pieces to Italy in 2006, receives only slight attention, though it... (Boston Globe)
Racing for a cure for Will Nov 9, 2008
Patients come to Dr. Sholler s clinic from places as far away as Texas, California, England and Greece, he said. The VCC is also part of a consortium of eight hospitals across the country that provide access to these child-specific trials. (Weymouth News, MA)
Benefit for Family of Greece Man Planned Nov 8, 2008
Friends and family of a Greece man, killed in an electrical accident, are a holding a benefit in his honor Sunday ... Sunday's fundraiser will be held at McGinnity's Irish Pub on West Ridge Road in Greece ... Friends and family of a Greece man, killed in an electrical accident, are a holding a benefit in his honor Sunday. (R News)
New organist is also a world traveler Nov 8, 2008
While attending the Manhattan School of Music, she joined her roommate on a two-week tour of Greece. There, she met an illustrator who worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation and whose mother lived in Edinburgh, Scotland. (New Milford Times, CT)
Pucko: Stuck With Young People Nov 7, 2008
So did Greece Athena and Webster Thomas (both claimed two bowling titles), Bath-Haverling and Alexander of all places. As interesting as who won Section Five titles is who did not. (R News)
Jazz 90.1 Turns 35 Nov 5, 2008
"Jazz 90.1" WGMC-FM signed on November 1, 1973 from Greece Athena High School ... It can be heard within a 50-mile radius of Greece, as well as online at jazz901 ... The prescription for growth at Rite Aid is "open more stores." The chain opened its newest one in Greece the largest store they have built so far. (R News)
Slaughter Heads Back to Washington Nov 5, 2008
A man is in jail after he was tasered Sunday morning by Greece police officers ... At Paetec Park, Aquinas squared off against Greece Athena and unbeaten Victor met Canandaigua in high school football highlights this week ... In Class A, Greece Athena hosted fifth seed McQuaid and Batavia squared off against Notre Dame in a Class D semi-final. (R News)
European banks reflect weak sector Nov 5, 2008
In Greece, Emporiki Bank swung to a nine-month net loss of 121. 3-million ($156-million U.S.) from a profit of 76. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Airline investigates FACEBOOK comments about 'smelly passengers'... Nov 4, 2008
I thought it was only in ancient Greece where the bearer of bad news risked being executed. Perhaps BA should listen to its staff. (The Drudge Report)
The undecideds Nov 3, 2008
Gerovasiliou, who emigrated from Greece 35 years ago, said there were things he liked about both McCain and Obama ... He admires his service, patriotism, and grit, and also likes that Palin comes from a small town, just as he did from one in Greece. (International Herald Tribune)
Curious 'Creatures' Nov 1, 2008
But according to paleontologists, as we learn in the show, a likelier explanation is the discovery by the ancient Greeks of prehistoric dwarf elephant skulls in Greece and Sicily. These skulls, about twice the size of a human skull, have a huge cavity in the middle (for the trunk) which could easily have been mistaken for a single eye socket belonging to a giant. (Boston Globe)
Jeers! Hazardous levels of metals found in wines Nov 1, 2008
The wines in the review were from Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Jordan, Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain. The (TTB) uses a mass spectrometer instrument to measure heavy metals in wines not the THQ estimation formula when it receives reports of possible problems, says Art Resnick, a TTB spokesman. (Scientific American)
Getting a Handel on long voting lines Nov 1, 2008
Greece was not a nation, just like Italy was not a nation. You re a very intelligent man. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Review: David Byrne at Metropolis Nov 1, 2008
From the soft-sung ironies of the new song Home ("with the neighbours fighting... always so exciting) to the social malaise of the Talking Heads songs Crosseyed and Painless (which included knock-knee'd dance moves and a fiery guitar solo by Byrne).The encore brought a straight-up, and seriously groovy Take Me to the River. The second encore brought Burning Down the House - which brought down the house, with Byrne running backwards about the stage. And in the third and final encore came the new... (The Gazette (Montreal))
Wouldn't Miss It For The World Nov 1, 2008
I am not rich by comparison, but have personally seen the poverty of France, England, Ireland, Greece, China, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. The USA has the greatest opportunity for the underclasses to raise themselves up and is the reason why people want to escape their country's economic policies and reside in the USA.. (Slate)
Eros World Tapas Bar Oct 31, 2008
This kooky copulation concept is from restaurateurs Nikita Nik Panagopoulos of Fishmonger fame and George Karameros, who owned several restaurants in Greece ... Small plates from Italy, Spain, India, Britain and Greece are the highlights of a menu designed by Panagopoulos and chef Rafael Mendoza. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Heavy Metals Can Taint Wine Oct 31, 2008
Among wines from Portugal, Austria, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Serbia, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Jordan, Macedonia, Slovakia and Greece, only three countries had wines that posed no hazard from heavy metals. Based on the wines analyzed, only those from Argentina, Brazil and Italy had THQ values that were below 1. (Washington Post)
Cher Returns to Caesars Palace With Performances in 2009 Oct 31, 2008
Caesars Palace is the world's best known resort-casino, celebrating the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome, in an 85-acre destination location that sets the standard for entertainment, dining and luxury. Reigning at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Caesars Palace ranks among the world's top luxury resorts known for their originality and beauty and features 3,348 hotel guest rooms and suites, 25 unique restaurants and cafes, 4. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Torture complaint filed against British agent Oct 30, 2008
A Greek lawyer said yesterday he had filed a criminal complaint against nine intelligence agents, including a Briton, for the alleged detention and torture of Pakistani immigrants in Greece after the July 7 London bombings ... Twenty-eight Pakistanis claim they were abducted from their homes in Greece and interrogated by Greeks and apparently native English-speakers ... Sep 4 2007: Villagers in Livadaki are living in tents after fires destroyed their homes on Peloponnese, Greece. (Yahoo News -- Greece)
Dollinger, Robach Face Off on R News Oct 30, 2008
A former state senator and the one currently serving most of Rochester, Greece, Brighton and Parma debated the issues of the campaign on R News Wednesday night ... The district the two are running to represent covers most of Rochester as well as the towns of Parma, Greece and Brighton and the village of Hilton ... A former state senator and the one currently serving most of Rochester, Greece, Brighton and Parma debated the issues of the campaign on R News Wednesday night. (R News)
Entertainment Briefs Oct 30, 2008
He also will be chorus master for operatic performances at its Festival of the Aegean next July on the Island of Syros in Greece. Dr. Weston Noble, professor emeritus at Luther College, where he taught for 57 years, has been conducting the Wartburg Choir and Ritterchor on an interim basis as well as working with the music department faculty in coordinating Christmas with Wartburg. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Lack of buzz Oct 29, 2008
Josh Childress left to play in Greece ... Besides that, Greece payed him a lot more than he was worth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Hippocratic Oath Oct 26, 2008
However, abortion was legal at the time and the text only mentions pessaries (a soaked piece of wool inserted in the vagina to induce abortion), not the oral methods of abortion also used in ancient Greece. As pessaries could cause lethal infections, the author of the Oath may have had a clinical objection to the method, rather than a moral objection to abortion itself. (BBC News)
Athens' post-Olympic glow Oct 25, 2008
Greece s capital city basks in its post-Olympics years ... Athens, Greece - Not so long ago, many travelers dismissed Athens, with its scruffy streets, traffic pandemonium, and lackadaisical service, as mostly a jumping-off point for some really gorgeous Greek island ... Visit the National Archeological Museum, the largest archeological museum in Greece. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Alumnus resurrects ‘on-the-road’ journey of lesser-known Beat poet Oct 24, 2008
From Paris to Venice, Rome and Greece, Corso retraces the early days of Beats and his creative influence ... He had this great preoccupation with ancient Greece. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Holiday Special For Jazz Fest Club Pass Oct 24, 2008
The prescription for growth at Rite Aid is "open more stores." The chain opened its newest one in Greece the largest store they have built so far ... City leaders are excited about Jackie Ortiz's plan to move her State Farm Insurance office from Greece to downtown Rochester next year ... Police arrested a man and a woman after they stole from a store at the Greece Ridge Mall and led police on a chase through Rochester Tuesday night. (R News)
Neighbors from hell Oct 23, 2008
6) OLYMPIAKOS v PANATHINAIKOS -- Athens, Greece. This is the derby between the two giants of Greek football, although the rivalry between the two also exists in basketball, Greece's national sport. (CNN -- International)
Mass appeal: Choir, nearing 20th anniversary, attracts fans worldwide Oct 23, 2008
She's led the singers in concerts throughout the United States and in Japan, Spain, Italy, Greece and the Bahamas. After the choir's anniversary celebration in Jackson, it will embark on a tour in Spain. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Saving your cellphone after it takes a plunge Oct 23, 2008
Even Mike Lazaridis, co-chief executive of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., now carries his BlackBerry in a Ziploc bag when boating, after losing one to a salty sea splash in Greece. "You can just type right through it," he said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Dumped minister buys for his nation Oct 22, 2008
The register also revealed that the Nationals MP George Souris has nine properties in Singleton, Surry Hills, Redfern, Darling Point as well as farms in Kythera, Greece. Another MP, Richard Amery, owns five properties while the Transport Minister, David Campbell, owns six. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
RCSD Superintendent Proposes $45,000 Contract Oct 22, 2008
It's early in the year and we're seeing behaviors that we don't normally see until the end of the year and that's scary," East High teacher John OBrien said. O'Brien turns away 10 to 20 ISS students everyday. While he believes in-school suspensions are good, O'Brien does not feel equipped for the situation. "But we don't have the capacity right now to deal with some of the issues that we have at East," OBrien said. To better support teachers, Brizard will ask the school board to spend... (R News)
Shoplifters Arrested After Car Chase With Police Oct 22, 2008
Police arrested a man and a woman after they stole from a store at the Greece Ridge Mall and led police on a chase through Rochester Tuesday night ... The ride near Dewey Avenue in Greece is a little smoother, now that a bridge has reopened there ... Victor hosted Arcadia and the Greece Athena Trojans battled against Irondequoit. (R News)
