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| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
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ABC's THE BACHELORETTE :: CASTING
By george @ 10:05 PM :: 468 Views ::
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DeANNA PAPPAS GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE WHEN SHE BECOMES
"THE BACHELORETTE" THIS SUMMER ON ABC
Millions of viewers watched DeAnna Pappas, 26, suffer through a painful, last-minute rejection by Brad Womack on the last season of “The Bachelor” -- earning her the sympathy of women everywhere. Now DeAnna will have the last laugh as the tables are turned and she gets to choose from among 25 bachelors in her own bid for true love, when “The Bachelorette” returns to the ABC lineup this summer. This is the fourth edition of the female version of ABC’s popular romance reality series.
The brunette, brown-eyed real estate agent from Neunan, Georgia, became an immediate fan favorite and she was the final woman remaining on the finale of “The Bachelor” in November. The ending proved to be a huge shocker, though, when Womack didn’t select any woman – the first time in “Bachelor” history.
DeAnna demonstrated her assertiveness and independent nature during the series, setting her apart from the other women. She also showed off top bartending and cooking skills, and additionally enjoys white water rafting and camping with her friends.
Also known as DeDe, the Campbellsville, Kentucky native has traveled all over Europe, putting her Greek ancestry to good use.
DeAnna Pappas, is of Greek descent and would love to have some male suitors who share the same heritage. ABC has contacted GreekLA.com to help with the search of a Greek male candidate who is 25+, successful, single, charismatic, looking to settle down, and family-oriented. If you or someone you know is interested please contact one of the following Casting Producers.
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| Friday, March 10, 2006 |
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Hagia Sophia
By george @ 8:59 AM :: 330 Views ::
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The European Union Parliament is pressuring the Turkish Government to restore Saint Sophia Cathedral from a museum into a Greek Orthodox Church. However the Parliament has set a requirement of 1.000.000 signatures on a petition before it makes this conversation a prerequisite for Turkey’s admission into the European Union.
If you believe that this symbol of Christianity should be reverted to its original role, you are requested to cast your vote by logging on to a link at: www.hagiasophiablog.com
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| Friday, December 30, 2005 |
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New Year's Eve - Los Angeles
By george @ 12:12 AM :: 396 Views ::
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Goodtime Productions Presents:
New Year's Eve 06' @ the Monrovian
Featuring DJ GUS SVERKOS spinning Greek Music all Night.
Filet Mignon Dinner and Wine $100 (9pm)
After Dinner $35 (10pm)
TICKETS / TABLES CALL:
Athina @ 626 375 9008
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| Thursday, December 29, 2005 |
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New Year’s Eve Gala - San Diego
By george @ 11:57 PM :: 353 Views ::
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Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church Present:
New Year’s Eve Gala
Bring your family and loved ones to join us in ringing in the new year with a night of good food, dancing and Greek entertainment, featuring the musical talents of DJ George Stavropoulos(sf) and live Greek music by “Greek Compania.”
December 31, 2005 - 8 p.m.
Marriott, Del Mar
11966 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
Admission: Adults - $115 / Children - $65 (12 and under)
For tickets e-mail: lukecpa@aol.com / wk@qualcomm.com
Tel: 760-942-0920 / Fax: 760-942-3603
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| Saturday, December 10, 2005 |
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Austin Lunch - Greek-American Recollections
By george @ 11:53 PM :: 319 Views ::
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Austin Lunch - Greek-American Recollections is a novel written by Southern California Greek author Constance Constant. Austin Lunch is a coming-to-America story about her family set during Depression-era in Chicago.
About Austin Lunch: In 1984, a trip to Greece and the ancestral home of Constance Constant’s mother yielded a home with little left standing after 50 years, but a bag full of letters hung undisturbed.
The letters were from Constant’s mother to her family in Greece after she’d left Greece for America in 1921 because her father had no dowry for her.
Thus began a 20-year writing odyssey to tell this tale of one Greek-American family, different, yet like so many other families in a time when stores and businesses all across the country closed due to the Great Depression and American families lived like nomads in public parks, huddled in doorways on cold nights – without money for food, let alone housing.
In this world, Vasiliki Limberopulos, Constant’s mother, moved her young family to cheaper quarters, put on a waitress’ uniform – unheard of at the time for a Greek wife – and began working with husband Paul in the Austin Lunch, a Chicago restaurant.
A “perceptive and moving account, reading almost like a novel … Constant … knows how to tell a good story,” according to Efthalia Walsh, author of “Beloved Sister.”
About the author: Born in 1939 Chicago to Greek immigrants, Constance (Connie) Constant didn’t begin to understand until the 1980s what an extraordinary life her ordinary family had lived coming to a country so different from the “Old Country” and surviving the Great Depression, hanging onto their restaurant at the edge of Skid Row. When she realized what was going to be lost, she began writing about the family and their times, drawing on memories of her brother and sister, in what turned into a 20-year exploration.
Previously, Constant brought Homer’s ancient Greek classics to students in seven Palos Verdes, California, schools after teaching for nine years in Skokie, Illinois. She also served on the arts commission for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Constant lives in Ranchos Palos Verdes with her husband, Bob, and currently is working on a book about an American family trapped in Greece during the German occupation in World War II.
Reviews: “It is the quintessential American story, and it is one of the reasons why we Greek-Americans are so proud of who we are and where we came from.” - Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and the 1988 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Presidency, on Austin Lunch
For more information contact Maria Fotopoulos or to purchase Austin Lunch visit Cosmos Publishing
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| Friday, November 25, 2005 |
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Greece Vows Legal Action Against Getty
By george @ 12:20 PM :: 265 Views ::
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Ending their long-standing diplomatic efforts, Greek authorities have decided to launch legal action against the J. Paul Getty Museum to force the return of four antiquities they say were illegally removed from their country.
Greek Ministry of Culture officials said Tuesday that they decided to take the legal route because they were tired of waiting for the Getty to respond to their written requests for the items, which include a gold funerary wreath and two other masterpieces of the antiquities collection. Greece first asked for the items in 1996 and most recently sent a follow-up letter in May.
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