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About Athens
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Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: /a'θina/) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. Named after goddess Athena, Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world with a recorded history of at least 3,000 years. Full Article
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A worker walks inside the Athens stock exchange after a bomb explosion September 2, 2009. A powerful car bomb blew up outside the stock exchange on Wednesday, slightly wounding one woman, in what Greek police suspect was the latest attack by leftist or anarchist groups.
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A worker stands inside the Athens stock exchange after a bomb explosion September 2, 2009. A powerful car bomb blew up outside the stock exchange on Wednesday, slightly wounding one woman, in what Greek police suspect was the latest attack by leftist or anarchist groups.
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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 02: Emergency services arrive following an explosion outside the Athens stock exchange on September 2, 2009 in Athens, Greece.
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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 02: Emergency services arrive following an explosion outside the Athens stock exchange on September 2, 2009 in Athens, Greece.
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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 02: Police pick up debris following an explosion outside the Athens stock exchange on September 2, 2009 in Athens, Greece.
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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 02: Police esecure the area following an explosion outside the Athens stock exchange on September 2, 2009 in Athens, Greece.
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Investigators searche for evidence in front of the Athens Stock Exchange after a powerful bomb exploded there on September 2, 2009. Two homemade bombs went off early Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, causing material damage and slightly wounding a woman, police said.
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Firemen walk by the damaged Athens Stock Exchange building after a powerful bomb exploded there on September 2, 2009. Two homemade bombs went off early Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, causing material damage and slightly wounding a woman, police said.
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Police stands by the Athens Stock Exchange and a damged car dealershop after a powerful bomb exploded there on September 2, 2009. Two homemade bombs went off early Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, causing material damage and slightly wounding a woman, police said.
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Police experts carry debris following an explosion outside the Athens stock exchange September 2, 2009. A bomb in a car exploded outside the stock exchange on Wednesday, slightly wounding one woman, damaging the building and setting eight vehicles ablaze, Greek police said.
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Firebrigade trucks are seen by the damaged Athens Stock Exchange building after a powerful bomb exploded there on September 2, 2009. Two homemade bombs went off early Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, causing material damage and slightly wounding a woman, police said.
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Police experts carry debris following an explosion outside the Athens stock exchange September 2, 2009. A bomb in a car exploded outside the stock exchange on Wednesday, slightly wounding one woman, damaging the building and setting eight vehicles ablaze, Greek police said.
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The town of Nea Makri, northeast of Athens, is seen below charred hills, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Authorities said all fires north of Athens were put out or confined to tiny areas Wednesday, after the blazes destroyed an estimated 60 homes and damaged 150 more.
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A charred forest is seen at Rodopoli, north of Athens, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Authorities said all fires north of Athens were put out or confined to tiny areas Wednesday, after the blazes destroyed an estimated 60 homes and damaged 150 more.
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ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 23: Firefighters work to extinguish a forest fire in the Athens suburb of Dionissii on August 23, 2009 in Athens, Greece.
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ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 23: Residents of the Athens suburb of Dionissii look on as firefighters work at extinguishing a forest fire on August 23, 2009 in Athens, Greece.
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ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 23: Residents of northen Athens suburb Anthousa inspect damage after a blaze rips through the village on August 23, in Athens, Greece.
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ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 23: A general view of the blaze in the northern Athens suburb of Drafi on August 23, in Athens, Greece. Authorities have declared a state of emergency as the large wildfire has raged since Friday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee the inferno.
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ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 23: Citizens of north Athens suburb Anthusa inspect the damage after a fierce blaze ravages the village on August 23, in Athens, Greece.
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A helicopter loads water from Lake Marathon, north of Athens, with charred forest in the background Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. Thousands of local residents ere involved in evacuations in the area as the wind-driven fires destroyed homes and threatened several residential areas.
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A home catches fire in Varnava village northeast of Athens, August 22, 2009. A large wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, burning several homes and thousands of acres of forest.
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Lightning crosses the night sky over Athens, Ga. , in advance of a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2009.
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A worker stands inside the Athens stock exchange after a bomb explosion September 2, 2009. A powerful car bomb blew up outside the stock exchange on Wednesday, slightly wounding one woman, in what Greek police suspect was the latest attack by leftist or anarchist groups.
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Kazakhstan’s poor human rights record made it a controversial choice to begin with ... OSCE foreign ministers should use the Athens meeting to send a clear message that as Kazakhstan assumes the organization’s chairmanship it needs to bring its human rights record in line with OSCE standards.
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But it's an unwinnable battle. Repatriation costs thousands of euros. The trip from here to Athens, Athens to Kabul: unaffordable. And the Western embassies in Afghanistan don't give out visa to the bereaved to come pay their last respects to their loved ones.
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It's definitely up there with the sports things I've done ... It is the Olympic Torch. It started in Athens and has been all over. It's pretty cool knowing that I'm helping get it to Vancouver.
– Sid Smith SOURCE: Our Sports Central -
There’s no comparison to the preparation for Athens, which fell way behind schedule, and even Beijing had not got so far ahead (as London).
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I actually enjoy this way of doing business. It’s personally very exciting. It energises me. I like going to cities that I like and having a gallery there. It’s something that I’m comfortable with. I’m not opening a gallery in Athens or in Rome because the economy is slow. It doesn’t really have to do w...
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I was on the short end of the stick myself between Athens and Beijing with the pulling out of the 500 metre time trial and also the men's one kilometre time trial to bring in BMX
– Anna Meares SOURCE: The Daily Telegraph -
It’s no doubt the Buck Belue-to-Lindsay Scott pass against Florida in 1980 is the No. 1 play of all time, but it was fun trying to come up with nearly three dozen more ... There were a lot of big plays in my 25 years in Athens.
– Vince Dooley SOURCE: The Walton Tribune -
I also want everyone to know that all the live music came from the Loganville and Grayson area ... People need to know how much talent we have right here. They need to support the local places where these people play — keep those dollars here in the community — instead of heading to Atlanta or Athens fo...
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the differences between the status of even well-born women in, say Athens in the 5th century B.C. and those of women in Paris in the 18 century A.D., were far sharper than the distinctions between, the status of say, Madame de Staël and Ségolène Royal.
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Our starters have played a lot of snaps this season ... And I think it was critical that we got them off the field there late in that first half and the entire second half so that we’re running as fresh as we can be going into this point. Because we’re going to need everything we’ve got to go to Athens ...
– Ted Roof SOURCE: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer -
It probably would be beating Georgia [21-19 in Athens] on Brad Chambers' field goal [in '98] ... I remember I tried not to look up at the kick. After the game, it was great. Everybody was going to get a piece of the bushes, and I went and got mine. Most guys were just getting like a branch [off the Sanf...
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Our vision is to bring all ESCs in Southeast Ohio together including Perry-Hocking, Athens-Meigs, possibly the IT Center and the area office for ODE ... We want to reduce overhead and provide more effective services.
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U.S. embassies that were behind the overthrow of legal governments in Santiago, Athens, Prague and Tehran planned to topple the newly-established Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Georgia Skies has secured a gate in Atlanta, and they are screening bags here in Athens ... When (passengers) get to Atlanta, (they) don't have to go through screening again.
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The GOTV (get-out-the-vote) program that has triggered the false reports was an effort by the Athens County Democratic Party to compensate volunteers financially for their time spent canvassing ... This program was sponsored by the county Democratic Party, and was not originated by the College Democrats...
– Chris Mullen SOURCE: Michelle Malkin -
The Ohio Democratic Party had no role in this stupid idea, and I urge Athens County Chairwoman Susan Gwinn to suspend the program immediately and not issue any payments that may have been planned. I call for a complete investigation and prosecution for any wrongdoing in this case.
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I've wanted to bring an event to UGA since I turned pro in 2007 and after I played in Rock-n-Racquets last year I knew it was the event to bring to Athens
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The University of Georgia is proud to host these elite athletes for what should truly be one of the best events for Athens in 2009 ... Hosting an event like this on campus is a unique opportunity and we are excited to have our former Bulldog John Isner, who did so much for our tennis program back as a p...
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This race, Chicago '03, Athens and New York '04 were marathons where I felt like jogging the next day and I could go upstairs and downstairs comfortably ... When the training is done right, I recover much more faster.
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I know the Shoals has been sort of boxed in since Greyhound left in 2005 ... Before we started the rider service to Nashville, local residents had to drive to Athens to catch a bus. A lot of people who need bus service don't have the transportation to get to Athens. If we can get this grant, this would ...
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I know the Shoals has been sort of boxed in since Greyhound left in 2005 ... Before we started the rider service to Nashville, local residents had to drive to Athens to catch a bus. A lot of people who need bus service don't have the transportation to get to Athens. If we can get this grant, this would ...
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We'll have to play better than we did against them in Athens to give ourselves a chance. We knew there were a couple of different scenarios coming into the weekend of who we would play ... One through eight this is probably as good and as talented a group of teams going to Orange Beach that I've seen in...
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There are people out there [who hate me] who don’t even know me. That is something I always talked about but never believed until I came through the Athens Olympics [she failed to finish the marathon]. Why would I have entered [Birmingham] if I did not have that interest [in representing her country]? I...
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I actually remember running on this course back around 1985 and I am looking forward to our teams getting a chance to compete on it ... Our new home course and our training trails around Athens have helped prepare us for courses with tough footing and steeper hills so I am expecting some peak performanc...
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