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The first Greek known to set foot on U.S. soil was Don Teodoro or Theodoros, a sailor and ship caulker serving aboard the expedition of the Spanish explorer, Panfilio de Narváez, who anchored off what is now Pensacola, Florida, in 1528. Offering himself as a hostage in presumably killed by the Indians on the land. In 1763, as Florida passed from Spanish to British hands, 1,403 people from the Mediterranean, 500 of them Greeks mostly from Mani, were recruited to establish plantations near present-day New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Andrew Turnbull, a Scott, married to Maria Gracia Rubini, the daughter of a Greek merchant in London, born in Smyrna, Asia Minor, secured land about 75 miles south of St. Augustine, Florida, which he named New Smyrna in honor of his wifes birthplaceAs the colony was unsuccessful, the Greek remnant of New Smyrna, no more than 100 people, found a new life in St. Augustine, Florida in 1776. A census in 1783 reports that most of the Greeks in St. Augustine were prospering and some had established themselves as merchants, but eventually became assimilated with the local Spanish population. The first significant Greek community to develop was in New Orleans during the 1850s. By 1866, the community was numerous and prosperous enough to have a Greek consulate and the first Greek Orthodox church in the United States. Immigration picked up in the 1890s, and 450,000 Greeks arrived to the States between 1890 and 1917, many as hired labor for the railroads and mines of the American West; another 70,000 arrived between 1918 and 1924. Less than 30,000 arrived between 1925 and 1945, many of whom were picture brides for single Greek men. Greeks again began to arrive in large numbers after 1945, fleeing the economic devastation caused by World War II and the Greek Civil War. After the 1981 admission of Greece to the European Union, numbers fell to an average of less than 2,000 annually. In recent years, Greek immigration to the United States has been minimal; in fact, net migration has been towards Greece. Over 72,000 U.S. citizens currently live in Greece (1999); most of them are Greek Americans.Today, Greek Americans can be found in every state of the Union, with a heavy concentration in New York City and Chicago, with smaller communities in the greater Detroit, Cleveland, Boston and Baltimore areas. North & South Carolina, as well as Tarpon Springs, Florida are also home to a large Greek-American community. FIRST IMMIGRANTS The flood of Greek immigrants who arrived in America before 1920 can be traced along three major routes: 1. Greeks going to Western states to work on railroad gangs and in mines. As early as 1907, it was estimated by the Greek Consul General in New York that there were between 30,000 and 40,000 Greek laborers in the American West. They found work in the mines and smelters of the Rocky Mountain region, especially Colorado (see Buried Unsung: Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre by Zeese Papanikolas) and Utah, and on the railroad throughout the west. Greek railroad laborers were especially concentrated in California, where in 1910, there were more Greeks proportionate to the total state population than anywhere else in the U.S. Though Greeks came to the West as manual laborers, many began to move into the middle class early on. Even before World War I, but especially in the 20s, many Greeks began to leave the mines and railroads to become storeowners, establishing restaurants, bars, candy stores, or confectioneries, hotels and other businesses at a rapid rate. Though many remained blue-collar workers, the main development was toward the emergence of a Greek American bourgeoisie. Eventually, women arrived from the old country and a normal life was made possible, which further attenuated middle class aspirations 2. Greeks going to New England mill towns to work in the textile and shoe factories. New England was a second major destination of Greek immigrants, where they worked in textile and shoe factories. Although they settled in many towns in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts, the foremost mill town was Lowell, Massachusetts, a community that has a special significance in the history of Greek Americans. In 1906, Holy Trinity, the first Byzantine style Greek Orthodox Church in America, was erected in Lowell. By 1910, Lowell, with a total population of 100,000, had 20,000 Greeks. By as late as 1920s, Lowell had the third largest Greek population in America, trailing only New York and Chicago. Greek towns appeared in all parts of the U.S. wherever a sufficient number of Greek immigrants were located. Lowell, Massachusetts, had one of the first and most extensive Greek towns. Greeks who went to the large Northern cities, principally New York and Chicago and worked in factories, or as busboys, dishwashers, bootblacks and peddlers, mostly in the big cities of the Middle Atlantic and Great Lakes states. By the eve of World War I, there were at least several thousand Greeks in large cities such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, Gary, Indiana, and Milwaukee, with Chicago and New York the preeminent Greek American cities. Many Greeks in Chicago worked in meatpacking plants, steel mills and factories. But many others took the entrepreneurial route. It was in this capacity that the Greek immigrant was to make his most distinguishing mark on American society. Newly arrived and often still boys, Greek immigrants, who started out as bootblacks, busboys or peddlers of fruit, candy and flowers, somehow managed to set aside a portion of their meager profits, their mercantile future almost predestined. Once they settled in, the immigrants began developing a social life initially based around Greek coffee shops. Soon schools and churches were set up followed by the first Greek newspapers. 4. Tarpon Springs, Florida The first Greek immigrants arrived to this city during the 1880s, to work as divers in the sponge harvesting industry. In 1905, John Cocoris introduced a new technique of sponge diving to Tarpon Springs and recruited Greek divers from the Dodecanese Islands and Halki in particular. By the 1930s, there was a very productive sponge industry in Tarpon Springs, generating millions of dollars a year. After a red tide algae bloom in 1947 that wiped out the sponge fields, most of the sponge boats and divers switched to fishing and shrimping. Today, the town is mostly shops, restaurants, and museums dedicated to the memory of Tarpon Springs' earlier industry. BECOMING AMERICANS 1920–1960 The 1920s marked the start of a new age for Hellenism in America. The American government curtailed immigration policy and quotas, commencing an extensive campaign to 'Americanize' the immigrants and assimilate the millions of immigrants who had arrived in the previous two decades, particularly those from Eastern and Southeastern Europe. In general terms, the Greeks reacted positively to assimilation. For example, the primary objective of the AHEPA organization was to assist Greeks integrate better into American society. There were other similar organizations that worked to achieve a balance between Americanization and preserving Greek identity such as GAPA and the Archdiocese, which acquired considerable prestige from the 1930s onwards following the enthronement of Archbishop Athinagoras. Around the same time various other organizations also helped Greek overcome the financial crisis of 1929. When the Greek-Italian War started in 1940, Greek-Americans mobilized in support of Greece, and Greeks were viewed in a particularly positive light by American popular opinion. The 1950s saw the coming of age of the second generation of Greek-Americans, and with it social improvement for them and further integration of the Greek Diaspora into American society.HE REVIVAL OF ETHNICITY 1960–1980 The beginning of the 1960s saw the so-called revival of ethnicity, which entailed the widespread dissemination and acknowledgement of the cultural roots and traditions of each ethnic community, including the Greek-Americans. At the same time, the climate of radicalism and reflection in America at that time helped thenew generation of Greeks abroad, and in particular women, break free of traditional, patriarchal family structures within the Greek-American family. The turn towards Hellenism became all the stronger with the arrival of new immigrants after World War II while the reputation acquired by Greeks in America strengthened the sense of pride in their Greek roots. Among the best-known Greeks from that time were Elia Kazan, the soprano Maria Callas, the conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos and the doctor George Papanikolaou. Immigration flows increased in the period from 1960 to 1974 leading to the establishment of 'Greek town' in the Astoria area of New York. The two-sided development of the Greek presence in America – assimilation coupled with a retention of Greek identity – found its perfect form of expression in the demonstrations over the Cyprus question after 1974. All the Diaspora organizations participated, including the Church led by Archbishop Iakovos, who had made the Archdiocese even more powerful after assuming the throne in 1959, never hesitating to express progressive views, such as his public support for the Civil Rights Movement in the Southern States. A key element in the success of these demonstrations and the imposition of sanctions on Turkey by the USA in the period 1975–1978 was the role of the Greek-American members of Congress such as Representative John Brademas and Senator Paul Sarbanes. The 1980s can be characterized as the start of a return to historical memory, a review of the path taken by Greeks in America. It was during that decade that many publications were released and the archive of photographer Leon Pantoti was rediscovered. This was yet another opportunity for Greek-Americans to honor their unique heritage.>After the 1981 admission of Greece to the European Union, annual U.S. immigration numbers fell to less than 2,000. In recent years, Greek immigration to the United States has been minimal; in fact, net migration has been towards Greece. Over 72,000 U.S. citizens currently live in Greece (1999); most of them are Greek Americans. RE: http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/AuthoritiesAbroad/North+America/USA/General ConsulateNewYork/en-US/ BIBLIOGRAPHY Moskos, Charles C., "Greek Americans: Struggle and Success", 1989 Panagopoulos, E. P., "New Smyrna – An eighteenth Century Odyssey" Saloutos Theodore, "The Greeks in the United States", 1964 Iliou, Maria, and Kitroeff, Alexander, "The Journey: The Greek American Dream", film, 2007
This iList Of well known Greek-Americans.
Jennifer Aniston – Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film/television actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends, daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.
John Aniston – Born Yannis Anastassakis, father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
Hank Azaria – One of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons.
Dennis Boutsikaris
DeAnna Pappas
Paula Cale
Gabrielle Carteris – Actress, best known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
Paul Cavonis – TV and movie actor
George Chakiris
Michael Chiklis
Tim Considine – Actor, writer and photographer, grandson of vaudeville and film producer
Alexander Pantages.
Michael Constantine
Nick Dennis
Nancy Dow – Actress, mother of actress Jennifer Aniston.
Olympia Dukakis – Academy Award and Golden Globe- winning actress.
Tina Fey Michael Flessas – Actor, Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) winning film Dancer in the Dark at the Cannes Film Festival. Paternal grandparents both born in Greece.
Zach Galifianakis
Christopher George
Angie Harmon Lindsay
Hartley Marilu Henner
Ant (Anthony Steven Kalloniatis) – Last Comic Standing comedian
Andreas Katsulas
Zoe Kazan – Actress, granddaughter of Elia Kazan
Nick Kiriazis
Elias Koteas – Canadian/US movie actor
George Maharis
Constantine Maroulis
Maria Menounos
Andy Milonakis
Nico Minardos
Alexa Nikolas
Elizabeth Perkins
Ryan Pinkston TV and movie actor
Chris Sarandon
George Savalas
Alexander Scourby – Actor and narrator, played 'Old Polo' in Giant, James Dean's last film
Marina Sirtis – Played Counselor
Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Mena Suvari – Actress, best known for her roles in the films American Pie and American Beauty.
Tiffani Thiessen Actress, best known for her role as Valerie Malone on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
Rita Wilson – Actress, film producer and singer.
Shanelle Workman – Voice actress for various video games and animated TV shows
Billy Zane – Actor and director, best known for his role as Caledon Hockley in the film Titanic.
Lisa Zane – actress and singer, sister of actor Billy Zane.
Jason Mantzoukas Greek American actor, comedian, and writer.
Architects Costas Kondylis
Nicholas Negroponte – Architect and computer scientist
Artists Criss Angel – Illusionist
Thomas Chimes painter Chryssa – sculptor
Peter Forakis – abstract geometric sculptor
George Stavrinos – illustrator (Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame)
Peter Voulkos – sculptor, ceramics art innovator
Electros Vekris – Sculptor kinetics Business
Kary Antholis – senior vice president for miniseries at HBO
George Argyros – founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates
Jason Calacanis – entrepreneur & founder of Weblogs, Inc.
John Calamos – founder of Calamos Investments
Michael Capellas – terminal CEO of MCI and Compaq
Tom Carvel – founder of the Carvel franchise
Christos Cotsakos – co-founder of E-Trade
Zoe Cruz – ex co-president of Morgan Stanley
Nickolas Davatzes – president and CEO of A&E Television Networks
The Demoulas Brothers – founders of the DeMoulas' Market Basket J
amie Dimon – (Papademetriou) – CEO of JPMorgan Chase, grandson of Smyrna broker
Peter Diamandis – magazine entrepreneur, founder of the International Space University
Jim Gianopoulos – Fox President
Bill Jemas – former publisher of Marvel Comics & former executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment Group
Lazaros Kalemis – founder & CEO of Alpha Card Services
Peter Karmanos, Jr. – founder, president & CEO of Compuware and owner of the NHL team Carolina Hurricanes
Alyssa LaRoche – founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
Ted Leonsis – vice chair of AOL
George Lycurgus – developer of hotels on Waikiki and the Volcano House
George P. Mitchell – original developer of The Woodlands
Peter M. Nicholas – co-founder of Boston Scientific Corporation
Alexander Pantages – vaudeville and early motion picture producer and impresario
Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University
Greg Papadopoulos – senior vice president and Chief Technical Officer of Sun Microsystems Inc.
Peter Peterson (Petropoulos) – ex-CEO of Bell & Howell, Lehman Bros, Chair Council on Foreign Relns, chair BlackStone, Nixon Commerce Scy
Ted Phillips – president and CEO of the NFL team the Chicago Bears
Harry Markopoulos – independent financial investigator
John Rigas – founder of Adelphia Communications Corporation
Stratton Sclavos – president & CEO of VeriSign
Charles Skouras – movie magnate, president of Fox Coast West and National Pictures
George Skouras – movie magnate, president of United Artists
Spyros Skouras – movie magnate, president of 20th Century Fox
Alex Spanos – California realty magnate, chaired Amer Bible Society
Leo Stefanos – inventor of the Dove Bar
William Tavoulareas – president of Mobil Oil Corporation
Angelo Tsakopoulos – real estate developer and founder of AKT Developments in Sacramento, CA
George Tsakopoulos – real estate developer and founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, CA P.
Roy Vagelos – M.D. and former chairman and CEO of Merck "Most Admired USA CEO"
Harry Wilson – former investor and restructuring expert
Ed Zander – CEO of Motorola and former president of Sun Microsystems
Mark Ballas – professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars
Steve Condos – tap dancer
Homer Ladas – Argentine tango dancer and teacher Hermes Pan – choreographer for Fred Astaire
Natalie Fotopoulos – dance teacher, contestant on the FOX reality show, So You Think You Can Dance
Designers Patricia Field – fashion designer James Galanos – fashion designer Basil Gogos –
illustrator Peter Speliopoulos – vice president, DKNY design
Patrick Tatopoulos – special effects and creature designer
Dean Tavoularis – Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction (The Godfather Part II) J
ohn Varvatos – fashion designer
Nick Verreos – American fashion designer
Directors Alexandra Cassavetes – director, daughter of John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes – movie director Nick Cassavetes – movie director
George Pan Cosmatos film director, Tombstone, Rambo: First Blood Part II
Milton Katselas – director,
Hollywood acting teacher
Elia Kazan – movie director, two-time Academy Award winner for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata, East of Eden
Gregory Markopoulos – film director, New American Cinema of the 1960s
Paolo Marinou-Blanco – film director and screenwriter
Andrew Moskos – producer/owner of Boom Chicago
Alexander Payne – Academy Award winning movie director
Phedon Papamichael – director, cinematographer
Harris Savides, Cinematographer
Andy Sidaris – film director of cult B-movie films
Penelope Spheeris – director (Wayne's World)
Billy Zane – actor, director Military LTG
Peter G. Burbules – retired United States Army Lieutenant General. U.S. Army Ordnance Hall of Fame.
Matthew Bogdanos – colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves Alden Partridge Colvocoresses – USA (Col. Ret.), developer of the first satellite map of the United States
George Colvocoresses – commander of the Saratoga during the American Civil War
George Partridge Colvocoresses – led a distinguished military career rising to the rank of Admiral
George Dilboy – first Greek-American to receive US Army Medal of Honor
Charles Moskos – leading military sociologist in the US Military. Author of Greek Americans: Struggle and Success.
William Pagonis, retired three-star U.S. Army General & Chairman of the Board/Director for Railamerica, Inc.
George Sirian – served in the US Navy with distinction for nearly fifty years
James G. Stavridis – USN is the current Commander, United States Southern Command
Peter G. Tsouras – retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army
Models Kristi Lauren Glakas – Miss Virginia 2006 J
oey Hart – Penthouse model Patricia Kara – model, actress, TV personality
Maria Lekkakos – Miss Massachusetts USA 2004
Becky and Jessie O'Donohue – American Idol contestants and models
Ryan Pinkston – actor and model
Suzi Simpson – model, actress, aspiring screenwriter
Musicians Maurice Abravanel – conductor Teddy Andreadis – keyboardist
The Andrews Sisters – singers
Art Alexakis singer/songwriter/guitarist, member of Everclear
Johnny Antonopoulos- singer/guitarist
Annette Artani – singer/songwriter
John Cacavas – composer, conductor
Maria Callas – considered one of the greatest opera sopranos of all time
Kelly Clarkson – American Idol (Season 1) winner
Greg Dulli – musician The Fiery Furnaces – indie rock band Alexander Frey – conductor, pianist, organist and composer
Diamanda Galás – performance artist, vocalist, and composer
Nick Gravenites – blues, rock and folk singer-songwriter Kalomoira – pop singer
Steven Karidoyanes – composer, broadcaster and conductor with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra
Wayne Kramer – guitarist for Motor City Five
Tim Lambesis – Lead singer of Metalcore band As I Lay Dying
Tommy Lee – heavy metal drummer
Paul Lekakis – singer
Jessie Malakouti – singer
Athan Maroulis – singer, producer, musician, older brother of American Idol Season 4 finalist Constantine Maroulis
Constantine Maroulis – singer, stage actor, American Idol (Season 4) finalist
Dimitri Minakakis – original singer and founding member of the band The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dimitris Mitropoulos – world-renowned symphony conductor
Becky O'Donohue – singer and American Idol (Season 5) semi-finalist
Tony Orlando – singer
Johnny Otis – rhythm and blues musician
Shuggie Otis – rock, blues & funk guitarist and songwriter
Vangelis Papathanassiou (aka "Vangelis") (born 1943) – composer, performer Basil Poledouris – film composer J
im Sclavunos – drummer for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Derek Sherinian – virtuoso rock and jazz fusion keyboardist
Chris Spheeris – new age multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, collaborated on several albums with Paul Voudouris
Chris Trousdale (born 1985) – singer, former Dream Street member
Tatiana Troyanos – mezzo-soprano The Vanity Set – alternative/rebetiko rock band
Alex Varkatzas – Lead singer of Hard Rock/Metalcore band Atreyu
Jim Verraros (born 1983) – singer, entertainer, one of the top 10 finalists in the first season of American Idol
Yanni – new-age musician
Frank Zappa – composer – see The Real Photographers
Chris Hondros
Christopher Makos – photographer for Calvin Klein, Esquire and Andy Warhol
George Tames – photographer for the New York Times from 1945–1985
Dimitris Theocharis
Popsie Randolph Politics Federal level
Spiro Agnew – former Vice President of the United States, Governor of Maryland, first Greek-American governor in U.S. history
George Argyros – US ambassador to Spain
Shelley Berkley – member of Congress
Gus Bilirakis – congressman, Republican co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Michael Bilirakis – Congressman from Florida Director,
George Tenet – former CIA director
Dina Titus – Congresswoman from Nevada Frances Townsend – assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor
Paul Tsongas – former Senator from Massachusetts
Niki Tsongas – Congresswoman from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
Gus Yatron – former Pennsylvania Congressman and boxer State level
Elaine Alquist – California State Assembly
Phil Angelides – state treasurer of California, 2006 democratic candidate for Governor of California
Dean Alfange – Deputy New York State Attorney General and founding member of the Liberal Party of New York.
Jim Aslanides – former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Demetrius J. Atsalis – Massachusetts House of Representatives
James Bacalles – New York State Assembly
Susan Bysiewicz – former Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Gale D. Candaras – Massachusetts Senate
Larry Chatzidakis – former New Jersey General Assembly
James C. Condos – former Vermont State Senate and is currently the Vermont Secretary of State
Charlie Crist – former Governor of Florida
Mike Haridopolos – Florida Senate
Ted Gatsas – Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. former member of New Hampshire Senate
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis – former Illinois State senator, former Naval Officer
Michael N. Gianaris – New York State Assembly
Alexi Giannoulias –
Frank Skartados – New York State
John Catsimatidis New York Buisines Man CEO of Apple Group
Constantine Papadakis – president of Drexel University Christos
Papadimitriou – professor of computer science at University of California, Berkeley
George Papanicolaou – created the Pap Smear, and more generally, the field of cytopathology
Athanasios Papoulis – engineer and applied mathematician
John Allen Paulos – mathematician
Nicholas A. Peppas – Chaired Professor in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Symeon C. Symeonides, current dean of Willamette University College of Law George Tchobanoglous – civil and environmental engineer, professor at University of California,
Davis Marius Vassiliou – Computational scientist and aerospace executive
Tom Ypsilantis – physicist
Panayiotis Zavos – geneticist Sports Harry "the Golden Greek" Agganis college football star and professional baseball player for the Boston Red Soxs
Tom Anastos – Head Hockey Coach, Michigan State University
Peter Angelos – MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Annastasia Batikis – played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945
David Batista (Bautista) – WWE SmackDown!, professional wrestler (Greek mother)
Clay Bellinger – MLB player of the Baltimore Orioles
Adam Burish – NHL player with the Dallas Stars
Nick Calathes – former Florida Gators basketball player
Al Campanis – MLB player and executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Jimmy Carson – NHL hockey player (original family surname Kyriazopoulos)
Chris Chelios – NHL hockey player
Anton Christoforidis – professional boxer, NBA World Light Heavyweight Champion 1941
Zach Collaros – quarterback for the University of Cincinnati football team
Ria Cortesio – professional baseball umpire
Tara Dakides – pro snowboarder and champion from California
Chris Farasopoulos – NFL player, played for the New York Jets
Nick Fotiu – NHL player, played for the New York Rangers
Danielle Fotopoulos – soccer player, US women's national soccer team
George Kottaras – catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
Nick Galis – basketball player, played in Europe (where he is known as Nikos Galis) and is regarded as one of Europe's all-time basketball greats
Alex Grammas – MLB manager and infielder for St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs.
Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Zerfas) surfer
Alex Holmes – NFL tight end for the St. Louis Rams, mother is
Greek George John Soccer player, currently with Major League Soccer club FC Dallas
Maria Kanellis – professional wrestler with WWE Smackdown
Alex Karalexis- professional fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Chris Karamesines – racecar driver
Dean Karnazes – ultramarathon champion, writer, businessman
Mike Karakas – NHL player for the Islanders 1935–1946
Alex Karras – NFL player with the Detroit Lions, wrestler and actor
Lou Karras – NFL player with the Washington Redskins, older brother of Alex Karras
Ted Karras – NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, older brother of Alex Karras
Gus Kartes – former Chicago Storm footballer
Eric Karros – former MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and now a baseball broadcaster
George Kastrinakis – former professional basketball player in Greece
Michael Katsidis – (born in Australia) current boxer
Bobby Kingsbury – MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Frank Klopas – retired soccer player, formerly of AEK, Apollon, Kansas City Wizards, Chicago Fire and the U.S. national team
Chris Kontos – former NHL player known for his prolific scoring in the play-offs
George Kontos – MLB pitcher with the San Francisco Giants
John Korfas – former Greek pro basketball player.
Tom Kostopoulos – NHL hockey player.
Niko Koutouvides – NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kosta Koufos – player for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA and the Greece national team
Alexi Lalas – soccer player for the L.A. Galaxy, U.S. national team
Steve Lappas – former college basketball coach at Villanova and UMass Themistocles Leftheris – American pair skater, 2007 U.S. National Pairs bronze medalist
Kay Lionikas – played in the All-American Girl s Professional Baseball League from 1948–1950
Billy Loes, MLB Pitcher for the Dodgers and other teams
Jim Londos – champion wrestler during the 1930s
Greg Louganis – Olympic diving champion (Greek by adoption; ethnically Samoan and Swedish)
Christina Loukas- Olympic diver
Nick Markakis – MLB outfielder who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles
Tino Martinez – former MLB first baseman for the N.Y. Yankees (Greek mother)
Aaron Miles – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Colorado Rockies (paternal grandmother)
David Nelson – former professional Greek basketball player
Gus Niarhos – MLB Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox, Phillies
Joe Panos – NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills 1994–2000 (birth name Zois Panagiotopoulos)
Petros Papadakis – Host of various sports shows on radio, former college football tailback and team captain at USC 1996–2000.
Milt Pappas – MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds and other teams
Tom Pappas – Track & field decathlete, 2003 world decathlon champion and 2-time Olympian. J
une Peppas – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1948–1954
George Parros – NHL hockey player
Tony Pashos – NFL lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Lonnie Paxton – NFL New England Patriots long-snapper 2001–2003
Peter Philipakos – Soccer player, formerly of Olympiacos F.C., currently with Ethnikos Piraeus.
Pete Pihos – NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Joseph Pilates – inventor of Pilates
Dawn Marie Psaltis (Dawn Marie) – former WWE diva
Kurt Rambis – former NBA player, won 4 championships with the L.A. Lakers (birth name Kyriakos Rambidis)
Chris Roupas – Former Greek American Professional Basketball Player, First Penn State Nittany Lion to play professional basketball in Greece
John Sitaras – fitness professional, creator of the Sitaras Method and founder of Sitaras Fitness in New York City
Pete Sampras – tennis player, considered one of the best tennis players in history
Peter Skouras – retired soccer player, formerly of Olympiakos Pireaus, PAOK Thessaloniki, San Diego Sockers | North American Soccer League, and United States Youth National Teams
Fred Smerlas – NFL player for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots
Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder – sports commentator
Alex Spanos – NFL owner of the San Diego Chargers
Trish Stratus – WWE diva
Matt Stover – NFL player, kicker for Baltimore Ravens
George Theodore – MLB outfielder for the New York Mets
Craig Titus – American bodybuilder
Gus Triandos – MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles and other teams
Lou Tsioropoulos – former NBA player with the Boston Celtics
Garo Yepremian – NFL player (Greek Cypriot origin)
George Zaharias – sports promoter and professional wrestler in the 1930s (birth name Theodore Vetoyanis)
Gust Zarnas – NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers 1938–1940
Clint Zavaras – MLB pitcher with the Seattle Mariners in 1989 TV/journalists
Ernie Anastos – WNYW-New York co-anchorman Thalia Assuras – TV reporter, CBS News (born in Canada, moved to U.S.)
John Bolaris – WCBS-New York meteorologist
Jimmy Cefalo – sportscaster
Alexis Christoforous- CBS News Early Show
Chris Clark was the lead news anchor at WTVF in Nashville, TN. He also gave Oprah Winfrey her first television job Bob Costas – NBC sportscaster
Spero Dedes – Los Angeles Lakers sportscaster
Stefan Fatsis – National Public Radio
Mike Galanos – CNN/Sports Illustrated anchor
Paul Glastris – editor in chief of The Washington Monthly
Nick Gregory – WNYW New York meteorologist for over twenty years
Chris Hondros – photojournalist Soterios Johnson – WNYC- morning anchor Harry Kalas – sports announcer
Demetria Kalodimos – anchorperson for WSMV-TV Nashville, Tennessee
Bill Lekas – sports announcer
Ernie Manouse – TV anchor/producer, PBS
John Manuel – co-editor in chief, Baseball America magazine
Rory Markas – sports announcer
Debbie Matenopoulos – journalist, talk show host
Maria Menounos- correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood
John Metaxas – WCBS New York radio correspondent
Bob Papa – sports anchor and announcer
Greg Papa – sportscaster
Petros Papadakis – former USC Trojans running back, sports talk show host Ike Pappas – former CBS News correspondent
Ted Sarandis – sports announcer
Andrea Stassou – reporter for WCBS-TV in New York
George Stephanopoulos – Host of ABC's This Week
Jason Terzis – sports anchor and producer for WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, MI.
Maria Stephanos- weeknights anchor–WFXT-TV (Fox 25:Boston) Writers
Chloe Aridjis – writer (daughter of Greek-Mexican Homero Aridjis and American Betty Ferber de Aridjis)
Aliki Barnstone – poet and translator, author of The Collected Poems of C.P. Cavafy: A New Translation (W.W. Norton, 2006)
A. I. Bezzerides – novelist and screenwriter
Demetrios Constantelos – priest and academic scholar
Rae Dalven – author and academic (Romaniote – Greek Jewish)
N. A. Diaman – novelist and artist
Jeffrey Eugenides – novelist and short story writer
Tina Fey, comedienne, former head writer of Saturday Night Live and creator of 30 Rock
Christos Gage – DC/Marvel Comics/Wildstorm and Law & Order writer Nicholas Gage – reporter for the Wall Street Journal
Dan Georgakas – writer, critic and member of the editorial board for Cineaste
Panio Gianopoulos – writer and editor for Bloomsbury Publishing
Vanessa Grigoriadis – contributing editor for New York magazine and Rolling Stone magazine
George Gregoriou – William Paterson University professor,
Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos) – columnist, pundit and founder of the popular liberal website The Huffington Post
John Kass – columnist, Chicago Tribune
Zoe Kazan – screenwriter and playwright
Paul Kemprecos
Nick Mamatas
Markos Moulitsas, blogger and political columnist, founder of the influential liberal blog Daily Kos
George Pelecanos, crime novelist and television drama writer (The Wire)
Stephanos Papadopoulos, poet, translator
David Sedaris, essayist and radio contributor
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Byron Vazakas – poet (nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1947)
Criss Angel – magician
Pete Athans – mountaineer Constantino Brumidi – important artist of the Capitol
Yiorgos Caralambo – one of the eight men hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
Philip Tedro, or Hadji Ali, hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
Cat Cora – Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America
Nick "the Greek" Dandolos – gambler
Gracia Dura Bin – early settler, wife of Dr. Andrew Turnbull
Iakovos – former Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, Harvard professor, Selma marcher, President World Council of Churches
George Lois – advertising executive (ESPN, USA Today, Xerox, MTV, Wolfschmidt, Tommy Hilfiger), "Fizz Fizz What a Relief it Is", "No Dancing in the Isles" "Crazy People" (Big break hired by Rossides for Javits 1960)
Jack Pierce – makeup artist
Jenni Pulos – On show Flipping Out
Dino Stamatopoulos – television comedy writer, actor and producer who has worked on Mr. Show, TV Funhouse, Mad TV, Moral Orel, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien Michael Symon – Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America
Paul Vallas – CEO of the Chicago Public Schools
Nick Venet – record producer P etro Vlahos – Oscar-awarded Hollywood special effects pioneer
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Artist John Brademas – former member of Congress, former president of New York University, former chair of Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Michael Dukakis – former Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 Democratic presidential candidate
Nick Galifianakis – former Congressman from North Carolina.
George Gekas – former Congressman from Pennsylvania
Ron Klink – former Representative from Pennsylvania
Tom C. Korologos – U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Reagan lobbyist
Nicholas Mavroules – former Congressman from Massachusetts
Andrew Manatos – former Assistant Secretary of Commerce under Jimmy Carter
Sylvia Mathews – National Economic Commission staff
John Negroponte – United States Director of National Intelligence, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Peter Peterson – first Greek American Cabinet Officer, head of Blackstone Group
John Podesta – White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton
John Sarbanes – eldest son of Paul Sarbanes, Congressman, Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Paul Sarbanes – former Senator for Maryland; co-sponsored the Sarbanes–Oxley Act on corporate accounting T
asia Scolinos – Justice Department Director Of Public Affairs
Olympia Snowe – Republican Senator from Maine
Zack Space – member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio
George Stephanopoulos – political commentator, former White House Communications
George Harlamon – former mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut
Bill Saffo – Mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina
Harry Scolinos – attorney, businessman and politician Science/Academia
Diogenes Allen – professor of philosophy Gust Avrakotos – political adviser
Saul Amarel – artificial intelligence pioneer
Paul Alivisatos – nanotechnologist
Chris Argyris – distinguished lifetime contributor to theory and practice of management
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou – biomedical engineer
Constantine A. Balanis – electrical engineer
D. James Bidzos – VeriSign Vice Chairman of the Board (previously CEO of RSA Data Security)
Lambros D. Callimahos – NSA cryptanalyst
George Canellos – renowned oncologist and cancer researcher Leda Cosmides – psychologist
Michael Dertouzos – innovator and director of the M.I.T. LCS
Persi Diaconis – mathematician
George A. Economou – optical systems expert
Menas Kafatos – quantum physicist
Paris Kanellakis – computer scientist
Peter Liacouras – former president of Temple University
Nicholas Metropolis – physicist
Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos – NASA astrophysicist
Tom Maniatis – biologist
Dimitris Nanopoulos – professor of theoretical physics at TAMU
Nicholas Negroponte – scientist, MIT Media Lab founder and director; architect
Alexander Nehamas – professor of philosophy
Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou – chemist
C. L. Max Nikias – engineer and president of the University of Southern California
Alexi Giannoulias – Illinois State Treasurer
Theodore Kanavas – Republican senator from Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Phyllis Katsakiores – New Hampshire House of Representatives
Joseph M. Kyrillos – New Jersey General Assembly
Phil P. Leventis – Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate
Nicole Malliotakis – New York State Assembly
Sandy Pappas – Minnesota State Senator representing St. Paul
Aravella Simotas – New York State Assembly
Costas Constandinidis New York City Council Member
Theodore J. Sophocleus – Maryland House of Delegates
Joyce Spiliotis – Massachusetts House of Representatives
Theodore C. Speliotis – Massachusetts House of Representatives
Bruce Tarr (Tamvakologos)- Massachusetts Senate and the Minority leader
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Art Agnos – former mayor of San Francisco
Helen Boosalis – former mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
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The Devil's Rain
The Devil's Rain (1975)
Joan Prather as Wife
Ernest Borgnine as Satanist
Ida Lupino as Mother
Eddie Albert as Professor
Tom Skerritt as Husband
| Roger Ebert
I walked into "The Devil's Rain" a few minutes late and thought maybe I'd stumbled onto a Sergio Leone Western.
Vast empty spaces baked under the midday sun. There were distant whistles and moans on the sound track, the desert shimmered and there was eerie music sounding vaguely like the wails of a short-winded harmonica player. A ghost town stood starkly outlined in the wasteland, and the steeple of its church reached for the lowering sky. All that was missing was Clint Eastwood shooing flies.
But, no, here came a new Chevy. At the wheel, one of the men of the Preston clan. His mission: To track down a cult of the Undead, test his faith against their Satanist ceremonies and rescue his kidnapped mother.
She'd been taken in the latest chapter of a feud going back 300 years, when men of the Preston family stole the book all of the Undead had signed with blood. Until the chief Satanist (Ernest Borgnine) could get the book back, he wouldn't truly control the souls under his command.
But he doesn't just want the book. No, he wants the Prestons, too: He won't rest until all of them have embraced Satan and given him their souls. Then they'll be able to spend eternity standing outside in the Devil's Rain.
But . . . what IS the Devil's Rain? This is a question frequently asked in "The Devil's Rain" and, believe me, frequently answered. Picture it this way: All the good things of life are on one side of a sheet of plate glass, and you're on the other, and it's raining on your side, bunky. You pass the time by scratching the glass and pleading to be allowed back in.
All of this would be good silly fun if the movie weren't so painfully dull. The problem is that the material's stretched too thin. There's not enough here to fill a feature-length film. No doubt that's why we get so many barren landscapes filled with lonely music and ennui.
There are, however, a few good scenes, especially those in which Ernest Borgnine appears. He wears his official Satanist suit, all red velvet and quite a contrast to the hooded black robes of his disciples. They have empty eye sockets, and when you shoot them, it turns out they're full of a milky green substance that looks like gelatin that didn't set.
Borgnine occasionally disappears in great puffs of smoke, only to reappear as the Devil himself, complete with goat's horns, a beard and fierce eyes. One imagines Borgnine reading the script and telling his agent: "This is a part I must make my own!" He works up a fine fiendish cackle and a passable obscene growl and goes out in style, failing down a manhole into Hell.
Then there's a big explosion, the Devil's Rain starts to fall and the Undead all start to melt. Five minutes later, we're wondering if they'll ever finish. The filmmakers apparently spent a lot of money on the special effects, and to justify their investment they have the Undead melt, and melt, and melt, until if we get one more shot of green ooze, we'll feel like an exorcised popsicle. If only they'd melted just a little, just enough to give us the idea.
But, no, we have to wait about five minutes for the surprise ending, in which guess who doesn't have sense enough to come in out of the Devil's Rain?
#331 June 26, 2018
by Matt Fagerholm
Ebert's Most Hated

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Is Snapchat Getting New E-Commerce Features?
Snapchat is rumoured to be investigating commerce functionalities that will allow businesses to sell products directly via its recently launched store, Discover.
Speculation is circling that Snapchat has new commerce features in the works, as the multimedia-messaging app strives to compete with the likes of Facebook.
Since its release in 2011, Snapchat has become a useful tool for online retailers by increasing accessibility to relevant marketing channels. But, up until recently, the social media app has lacked the features necessary to turn it into a direct sales funnel. Recent talk within the industry, however, suggests that this might be about to change.
It's rumoured that Snapchat has started discussions with a handful of Snapchat Discover publisher channels, to enable businesses to sell products directly through the app in a function that's expected to be similar to Facebook's shopping network.
Talk first began circulating back in early 2016, when then Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief and Snapchat board member, Joanna Coles told the media that Snapchat was ready to move into the e-commerce space.
However, at the time of the statement, the social app didn't have the technology to make the shopping feature a reality, and the company's plans were vague.
Jump forward to 2018 and sources close to Snapchat have hinted that Snapchat has been testing shopping functions with its Snapchat Discover publishers' network. According to these publishers, users will potentially be able to swipe up to buy a product from the recently launched store in Discover. Presently, this store only allows users to purchase Snapchat merchandise such as sweatshirts and hats.
At this stage, Snapchat has declined to comment on the record but told Digiday that commerce is a big priority for the company. This was illustrated when Nike became the first brand, other than Snap, to sell a product via Snapchat, with the special pre-release of its Air Jordan III Tinker shoe.
This news comes after Facebook's algorithm updates earlier this year saw publishers' content de-prioritised in users' news feeds, in Mark Zuckerberg's effort to return Facebook to its social 'roots'. This has already seen companies like Buzzfeed and The New Yorker take a big hit in terms of referral traffic.
The company's first step towards putting its advertisers first came last month when the app took the leap into branded content.
"Starting now, Discover publishers are allowed to distribute branded content within the Snap Ads that run in their Publisher Stories," a Snapchat spokesman said in an emailed statement.
Snapchat's inevitable move into e-commerce sees the messaging app following in the footsteps of the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Whether or not the company's move to meet the needs of its publisher and advertising networks will pay off and reap rewards for e-commerce businesses using the app is still unknown.


Daily Waqt News is a Pakistani famous urdu newspaper owned by Nawa-i-Waqt media group founded by Hameed Nizami. Nawa-i-Waqt is considered to be one of the most vocal media groups in Pakistan. This group has a long history for being critical of the Federal Government.
There are many Newspapers published in Lahore containing local and international news. Daily waqt is very popular among all those newspapers published in Pakistan. People like it due to its fast and trustworthy news.
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title: "Wireless mobile technology adoption over the years"
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date: 2019-12-12 18:53:00 +0600
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  - Wireless
  - Mobile
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  - 4G
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As the World slowly ventures into 5G era, I think this is a good time to trace the trail of wireless cellular technology adoption by countries over the years. Hence, this visualization charting the adoption of 3G,4G and 5G.

Few Notes:

* By 3G, I picked only 3GPP standard of WCDMA. So, you may see China missing 3G up till 2009 as they were using TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000 etc. until China Unicorn launched WCDMA
* Bangladesh 4G adoption is shown as 2015 as Ollo claimed to launch LTE that year in some sites. But mass adoption occurred in 2018 February when Grameenphone, Robi Axiata and Banglalink launched LTE.
* Field trials or proof of concepts are excluded.

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Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press
MADRID — Spain said Tuesday it has canceled the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs purchased by Saudi Arabia, amid fears that the weapons could be used against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The arms deal was originally signed in 2015 under Spain's former conservative government, but the new center-left administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to return the 9.2 million euros ($10.6 million) already paid by the Saudis, Cadena SER radio reported on Tuesday.
A Defense Ministry spokeswoman confirmed the report, but declined to elaborate. She was not authorized to be identified in media reports.
International rights groups have blamed a Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes and other attacks in Yemen for the killing of civilians, including children. U.N. human rights experts say all sides, including militias backed by the United Arab Emirates, may have committed war crimes in the conflict raging since March 2015.
The Saudi embassy in Madrid did not immediately respond to emailed questions and follow-up calls.
Sanchez's Socialist party had promised to revise the country's arms deals before the new prime minister ousted his predecessor, Mariano Rajoy, in a parliamentary vote in June.
As a longtime commercial ally of Saudi Arabia, Spain is the fourth largest provider of military equipment and weapons to the Gulf state, according to Amnesty International. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an independent global security database, says the United States, Britain and France are Riyadh's main suppliers.
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, visited all four countries in April this year. Two months later, his government signed the purchase of five navy corvettes that a Spanish state-owned military shipbuilder has pledged to deliver for 2 billion euros ($2.31 billion). The contract had been in the works for years.
The sale was sharply criticized by Weapons Under Control, a campaign seeking to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia over its role in Yemen. The campaign, backed by Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Intermon Oxfam and Spain's FundiPau, also wants to end exports of weapons to Israel, a country they accuse of violating international laws in Palestine territories.
The group's representatives were meeting with Spanish trade officials on Tuesday to deliver thousands of signatures in support of their campaign, which also advocates for greater transparency in the sales of military and defense equipment that Spain shields under state secrecy laws.
A U.N. experts committee urged the international community last month to refrain from providing arms that could be used in the Yemen conflict, in reference to Western countries selling sophisticated weapons systems to the Gulf States.
The U.N. says the conflict in Yemen has become the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 22 million people in desperate need in what was already the Arab world's poorest country.


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All Foxed Up
By Emma Dean
Read by Mia Madison
Emma Dean Tantor Audio
The Chaos of Foxes Series
Kenzie made a deal with the foxes to live with them for six months in exchange for the potion that saved her sister's life. What she didn't expect was how much it felt like home, more than the house she'd lived in her entire life. But this agreement doesn't change the one she made with the Alpha of the West Coast Pride—and it isn't humans breaking into his warehouses, but something much, much worse. Contains mature themes.
Kenzie made a deal with the foxes to live with them for six months in exchange for the potion that saved her sister's life. What she didn't expect was how much it felt like home, more than the house she'd lived in her entire life. But this agreement doesn't change the one she made with the Alpha of the West Coast Pride—and it isn't humans breaking into his warehouses, but something much, much worse.
Contains mature themes.
Author Bio: Emma Dean
Emma Dean is the author of the Draga Court series, the Blue Mountain Wolf Pack series, and the Chaos of Foxes books. Emma lives and works in California with her husband and son. When she's not writing, she's reading or spending time with her family.
Category: Fiction/Romance


This entry was posted in Investment and tagged Business Needs, First Quarter, Real Estate Needs on February 1, 2019 by Linda Miskho.
Fresh starts to your new year should go beyond unfulfilled resolutions about diet and exercise. To really get ahead on improving your life, start with taking a long, hard look at your current commercial property portfolio. Is it performing to expectation or falling short? Having to assess your holdings isn't easy, in fact; it could be painful, especially if getting a grip on reality has been put on pause for the past year. So set some time aside for this reality check. Grab a pen, paper or your favorite screen and keyboard because you'll want to take some notes. First quarter 2019 is the right time to revisit your real estate and design a game plan that meets your goals.
We've all done this. Investors and real estate brokers alike – boasting about the deal they got on a property purchase. In fact, we love to retell that story as often as possible, even when enough time has passed deeming it old news. But if your real estate holdings are truly screaming "What have you done for me lately," it might be time for a change.
Did the market change? Did the market value change? Did the rent roll take a nosedive instead of an increase? Did your property management company raise their rates or provide lackluster service? These are just some of the many questions you should be asking yourself when reevaluating your real estate as they all affect the financial balance that defines whether keeping real estate or obtaining more is worth the risk.
Put emotions and stress aside. It's time to establish the next steps.
Most people engage in acquiring commercial property as the means to increase their worth through somewhat passive income (somewhat because it can require hands on attentiveness in dealing with tenants) and increasing value which, over time, equates to equity. However, things can happen beyond your control that can make a solid plan turn sour.
Did you have a life event happen that affected financial security or overall asset value?
Are there unexpected financial obligations that put more stress on monthly expenses?
Time changes everything, for the good and not so much. This is why it's crucial to review commercial property value (perceived, intrinsic and potential) in the first quarter each year to allow for adjustments to be made with minimal consequences.
For example, if after assessing your personal situation and weighing the strain that real estate may be putting on you and overall goals, you decide that the time may be right to sell the property and reallocate some or all of the gain into other property(s), there's still time to entertain a 1031 exchange.
It's important to keep a constant watch on what current rental rates are within a mile or two in proximity of your subject property and classification. As supply wanes, and demand increases, you could be missing out on additional income when current leases are set to expire. This can also be a sticking point in negotiations that can go in your favor, should your tenants want to discuss a relocation or tenant improvements.
Time has a strange way of changing our perspective. If you've been in real estate for some time, chances are, you like a good challenge with an upside. But there's often a cost, which has little to do with money.
The price of owning real estate can bury a person's mental health. What seemed worth the risk of one's psychological wellbeing at 45 years of age can seem very different at 62 years young. The financial gain, each year, may not be worth the headache. Diversification of portfolio could be appearing as the best option. For those who own real estate, say a handful of small properties, and self-manage and/or take care of the maintenance and repairs needed on site, relief may not necessarily come in the sale or reallocation of assets but in hiring a third party to take the burden off, and free up time to be able to enjoy life more.
Commercial property investing has embedded itself into the digital marketplace. It's easier than ever to get a piece of real estate ownership, without the overriding stress than accompanies the responsibility.
Many people new to real estate investing are getting involved in REITs or crowdfunding for real estate. REITs allow you to buy shares of real estate, similar to how you purchase stocks. If you buy low and sell high… you know the rest. The types of REITs are based on rental properties (residential and commercial) or mortgage debt.
Crowdfunding real estate provides the perfect vehicle for the small investor to step into bigger shoes, sharing the risks exponentially. Like REITs, crowdfunding real estate comes in two options: equity or debt based investments. Crowdfunding of properties has only been available to the larger public since 2015, leaving success rate analysis scant. The key here is the longer the hold, the more likely the profit, especially with the equity crowdfunding.
Think of the first quarter of 2019 as your commercial property wake up call. Dust off your old ways of thinking and be open to lines of opportunity that could minimize time vested, and expand cash flow and long term gain. COBE Real Estate brokers, agents and property managers can help give you a refresh on your current portfolio and provide recommendations to help you achieve your goals for this year and into the future.
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Nomination forms for Parish Council are in the pews. Please make your nomination and return to church office by May 6th. Voting will take place on May 19th.
First Communion will be held on Sunday, May 5th at the 8:30 Mass. A reception will follow Mass. All are welcome.
There will be a work night at St. Mary Church on Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Your help will be appreciated.
Saturday, April 27, 2019 – Stutz Hall 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Come celebrate spring at our 4th Annual Craft, Vendor, and Garden Show. Crafters/vendors will be set up at St. Mary Social Hall on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 9:00 – 4:00 p.m. Please fill out and return the application if you would like to be a part of this event. Lunch will be available for purchase. There will also be a Chinese Auction, Bake Sale, Used Book and Puzzle Sale, and 50/50 raffle.


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Power Rangers (Film)
2nd April 2017 by Polenth
Alternate Titles: Saban's Power Rangers
Genre: Young Adult Superhero / Film
Main Creative Team: Dean Israelite (director); John Gatins (screenplay); Matt Sazama (story); Burk Sharpless (story); Michele Mulroney (story); Kieran Mulroney (story)
Main Cast: Dacre Montgomery; Naomi Scott; RJ Cyler; Becky G; Ludi Lin; Bill Hader; Bryan Cranston; Elizabeth Banks
First Shown: 22nd March, 2017
Available: Cinemas
Five teenagers find coloured coins, which lead them to an alien spaceship. It turns out they're Power Rangers and only they can save the Earth from Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks).
This reboot of the franchise shows the formation of the first team of human Power Rangers. Jason (Dacre Montgomery) is the Red Ranger and the leader of the group. Kimberly (Naomi Scott) is the Pink Ranger and a former cheerleader. Billy (RJ Cyler) is the Blue Ranger and is a nerdy tech genius. Zach (Ludi Lin) is the Black Ranger and is a carer for his sick mother. Trini (Becky G) is the Yellow Ranger and a loner. They come together by being in the same place at the same time, where they find the coins that give them their powers.
Consequences are important in this story. Jason is introduced with a prank gone wrong, which leads to animal abuse and reckless driving. It's lucky that no one dies. Kimberly has also behaved badly towards others. Initially, it looks like her former friends are being randomly mean to her, but it becomes apparent that she did something to cause that reaction. There's no magic to put things back how they were, but it is possible to rebuild. It also shows a more grey approach to characters, where generally decent people can do awful things.
The rangers all start out as strangers to each other. There's a lot of friendship building going on. Jason and Billy get the most development time. I also liked that Kimberly and Trini are shown hanging out, and offering each other support, after Trini's initial distance from the group. It's interesting to see how different friendships develop within the group.
There's some suggestion of romance between Kimberly and Jason, but it felt natural that they'd identify with each other, given their situations. It also doesn't go beyond a few looks and comments. There may be a kiss in the trailer, but this isn't in the film, which is a good choice. I'm all for a bit more slow building in relationships.
I had mixed feelings about the camera angles used. There's a lot of switching around views on things like car chases. It does create the feel of confusion, and the difficulty in staying aware of surroundings, when in such a situation. I did generally like the sets and shooting choices, but this one was a little difficult for me as someone who gets motion sickness.
There are a number of differences in the casting compared to the original series. Jason is the only remaining white character in the new team, though I'd note that he's also the leader and the one set up as the initial character the audience meets. I realise this can come from a place of trying to get through the system, where a film with an apparent white lead is more likely to get funding, but it'd still be nice if this wasn't needed to play the system.
In general though, the group is more diverse than the original series. The positive is that the new casting means Billy is African American, Trini is Mexican, Kimberly is South Asian and Zack is Chinese. This does broaden it out from the source material, and avoids having the Black Ranger as the black character, and the Yellow Ranger as Asian. The negative is that Trini used to be played by a Vietnamese actress, and there are no new East Asian girls in any role, so that's an area where representation was lost. This is always a difficult issue, as the change will mean some people will see themselves who wouldn't have before, and some won't see themselves the way they did before. It's a problem with media in general lacking diversity, that any such changes can have a big impact. This film is what it is in terms of who is shown, but I'd hope they'll consider continuing to reimagine characters. I would love to see them consider an East Asian girl for the new ranger hinted for the sequel.
Billy is autistic and states directly that he's on the spectrum. He describes himself as having a different way of thinking, rather than describing himself in negative ways. There's a lot that I related to with Billy, from the tendency to monologue during difficult tasks, using scripts to introduce himself, and not liking to be touched. It's also notable that he's black, as portrayals of autistic people are often white people. This relates to wider problems, such as the underdiagnosis of black autistic people and issues faced dealing with groups like the police. It's important for people to realise that autistic people can be anyone.
Trini is queer of some description. Zack guesses she might have girlfriend problems, based on her reaction to him assuming she has boyfriend problems. It's uncertain exactly how she identifies, and the feeling I got was she was questioning. She's figuring out labels, which aren't the ones her family want for her. There are arguments both ways for having a clearer statement. On the one hand, films often avoid using the words, so it's nice when it is made clear. On the other, this is the first section of a longer story, so it's possible they'll pull off questioning turning into figuring things out.
There were bits I didn't like. The opening scenario with the prank was my least favourite part, because it felt like I was supposed to find it funny. It's pretty hard to find something funny when it involves an unhappy animal.
Another part I wasn't fond of was Kimberly stripping down to a bikini as Jason watches without her knowing. This is so she can swim, and if she'd later shown her awesome swimming/diving skill, it might have fit. But this isn't shown again. I'd compare that to Trini, who is a hiker, being the first to figure how to use her powers to move quickly across terrain. There isn't a similar swimming/diving moment with Kimberly. There could have been, given the locations used. So she appeared to be in her bikini in order to be seen by Jason.
There's some throwing around of terms like crazy and lame, though the crazy part is more a description of the rangers rather than their opposition. Rita is mainly described as evil, rather than crazy.
The armour designs do have the thing where the girls get rounded breast plates and the boys get angular ones, though at least their armour covers them equally. The exception is Rita's armour, as apparently the more evil a person gets, the sexier their armour and the less skin it covers.
There's a little bit of swearing, some sexual references, and violence. It does take care to have monsters raised by Rita as the main opponents. In other words, opponents that aren't sentient. The scariest parts are down to Rita, who threatens and murders people. That could be a little heavy for younger viewers, though most in the suggested range of tweens and up should be fine. I'm noting this because the original series was aimed a little younger, which some may not realise when deciding on this film.
I was pleased they did actually say, "It's morphin time!" It may be a small thing, but I will never forgive Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for not including, "To me, my board!" Some catchphrases really need to be there.
It was a fun film. It had the colourful action expected from the franchise. The serious aspects covered a range of issues that teenagers can face, without getting too heavy. Combined with the diverse cast, it means a lot of children and teens will be able to see themselves, as well as enjoy the action. There were some scenes I didn't like very much. There are also a few things I hope they develop in the sequels, such as Trini's identity story, and how they cast future rangers. I will be on board to see where it goes next.
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Жёлтый земляно́й мураве́й, или жёлтый садо́вый мураве́й () — вид муравьёв рода Lasius. Является одним из самых распространённых видов муравьёв Центральной Европы.

Распространение
Встречается в Европе, Азии и Северной Африке.
В Северной Америке проживает схожий родственный вид — Lasius brevicornis, который ранее считался его синонимом.

Описание
Муравьи ярко-жёлтого или светло-коричневого цвета (самки и самцы темнее, коричневые). Рабочие имеют длину около 2,2—4,8 мм, самцы — 3,5—5,0 мм, а матки — 7,2—9,5 мм.

Биология

Жизненный цикл
Жёлтый земляной муравей ведёт подземный образ жизни, строя гнёзда на открытых лугах. Гнёзда зачастую находятся в густой траве или под камнями. Муравьи питаются мелкими членистоногими, а также падью подземных тлей, которых они разводят в своих гнёздах на корнях растений. Зимой, некоторые из этих тлей могут быть съедены. Из-за подобного образа жизни, рабочие муравьи редко выходят за пределы гнезда, в связи с чем у них отсутствует пигментация. Данный вид не проявляет особой агрессии и зачастую при угрозе попросту баррикадирует своё гнездо.

Брачный лёт происходит в июле и августе. Колонии зачастую основываются несколькими самками (плеометроз). Позже, когда в колонии появляются первые рабочие, самки вступают в драку между собой в результате чего остаётся одна королева (моногиния).

Жёлтый земляной муравей является хозяином для социальных паразитов Lasius carniolicus и Lasius orientalis.

Смешанные семьи
В 2017 году муравьи Lasius flavus и Formica lemani были обнаружены в плезиобиотической ассоциации в пустоши в западной Норвегии. Колонии были обнаружены в гнездовых камерах, расположенных под камнями, в них присутствовали как личинки, так и куколки обоих видов.

Это первый подтвержденный случай плезиобионтных взаимоотношений F. lemani с другим видом муравьев, что является дополнительным доказательством для более ранних утверждения мирмекологов (1979) о том, что повадки F. lemani сходны с Formica fusca — наиболее часто регистрируемым плезиобионтом в Палеарктике. Рабочие Formica lemani и Lasius flavus заметно различаются по размеру и поведению в поисках пищи. В то время как F. lemani — активный хищник, разводящий тлей, нектароядный и живущий открыто вид, L. flavus в основном подземный и питается более мелкими членистоногими и падью корневых тлей. Таким образом, ресурсы, используемые каждым видом, практически не перекрываются, что позволяет сосуществовать без конкуренции. Это следует общей схеме, изложенной для плезиобиотических отношений. Размеры колоний этих двух видов указаны в литературе от нескольких сотен до нескольких тысяч для F. lemani и до 100 000 рабочих для L. flavus.

Паразиты
На муравьях паразитируют нематоды Oscheius dolichurus и Pheromermis villosa, а также гриб Aegeritella tuberculata.

Мирмекофилы
В гнёздах жёлтого земляного муравья было найдено 24 вида мирмекофильных акариформных клещей из надсемейства Pygmephoroidea (Neopygmephoridae, Scutacaridae и Microdispidae).

Систематика
Вид был впервые описан в 1782 году датским энтомологом  Иоганном Фабрицием под названием Formica flava Fabricius, 1782. В 1861 году он был впервые включён в состав рода Lasius. В 1955 году североамериканские близкие формы (Lasius flavus claripennis, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius brevicornis microps, Lasius helvus) были с ним синонимизированы американским мирмекологом Эдвардом Уилсоном (Wilson 1955). Однако, в 2018 году с помощью молекулярно-генетических методов исследования было доказано, что в Северной Америке настоящего европейского Lasius flavus нет, но там есть отдельный от него сходный вид Lasius brevicornis.

Галерея

Примечания

Литература
 Wilson, E. O. (1955). A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius, Ph.D. dissert., Harvard University, 105 p.

Ссылки
 Жёлтый луговой муравей. — Архивная копия
 Описание Lasius flavus

Лазиусы
Животные, описанные в 1782 году
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1st Week (Top 20) – February 8, 2015

See also
Dance on television

Similar shows
 The Ultimate Dance Battle
 Live to Dance/Got to Dance
 America's Best Dance Crew
 Superstars of Dance
 Dance India Dance
 Se Ela Dança, Eu Danço

References

External links
Official Page
Facebook

So You Think You Can Dance
Dance competition television shows
2010 Portuguese television series debuts
2010 Portuguese television series endings
Portuguese television series based on American television series
Sociedade Independente de Comunicação original programming


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It was quiet the pool was not crowded and the water was topped up.
The gym is well equiped and seemingly not over subscribed. A pool at the same venue gives you a choice of exercise options.


The earth lies amid the heavenly firmament, is round in shape, and has no edges. All things exist as nature dictates. Thus, our Divine Realm is at the top of the world. Though not a very large country, it reigns over the Four Quarters because its Imperial Line has never known dynastic change. The Western barbarians represent the thighs, legs, and feet of the universe. This is why they sail hither and yon, indifferent to the distances involved. Moreover, the country they call America is located at the rear end of the world, so its inhabitants are stupid and incompetent. All of this is as nature dictates.
The translation is by Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi.