The world's toughest sailing race is back!
The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 route will take in 11 cities in 11 countries and will require the teams to cover almost 40,000 nautical miles over nine months of racing.
Alicante - Cape Town - Abu Dhabi - Sanya - Auckland - Itajai - Newport - Lisbon - Lorient - The Hague (Pit stop) - Gothenburg
Expect more like this to be uploaded to the Official Volvo Ocean Race YouTube Channel in the future. Get all the latest updates on www.VolvoOceanRace.com
Τετάρτη 29 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Δηλώσεις του Πρωθυπουργού κ. Αντώνη Σαμαρά και του Προέδρου της Ρωσικής Ομοσπονδίας κ. Vladimir Putin
Ο Πρωθυπουργός κ. Αντώνης Σαμαράς συναντήθηκε σήμερα, στις Βρυξέλλες, με τον Πρόεδρο της Ρωσικής Ομοσπονδίας κ. Vladimir Putin. Ακολουθεί ο διάλογος των δυο ηγετών κατά την έναρξη της συνάντησής του:
«Α. Σαμαράς: Ήθελα να πω ότι συναντιόμαστε σήμερα με τον Πρόεδρο τον κ. Putin ως φίλοι. Ο Ελληνικός λαός και ο Ρωσικός λαός έχουν Ιστορία, θρησκεία και παράδοση που τους ενώνει. Και πάνω σε αυτό χτίζουν αυτή τη φιλία. Γνωρίζουμε ότι δεν υπάρχει σταθερότητα στον κόσμο χωρίς αναπτυσσόμενη σχέση συνεχή μεταξύ Ρωσίας και Ευρώπης. Γι’ αυτό άλλωστε έγινε και η συνάντηση προηγουμένως του Προέδρου Putin με τον κ. Rompuy, και τον κ. Barroso.
Ως Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος θα ήθελα να υπογραμμίσω ότι η Χώρα μου αυτή τη στιγμή ξεπερνά μια βαθύτατη, επώδυνη ύφεση έξι ετών και οι χαμηλές τιμές ενέργειας από τη Ρωσία είναι ιδιαίτερα καθοριστικές για τη δική μας ανάκαμψη.
Το ρωσικό ενδιαφέρον για τις ιδιωτικοποιήσεις που κάνουμε στην Ελλάδα είναι, επίσης, πολύ σημαντικά ιδιαίτερα για τους σιδηροδρόμους και για τα λιμάνια μας, ιδιαίτερα εκείνο της Θεσσαλονίκης.
Στο χώρο του τουρισμού έχουμε ήδη να επιδείξουμε πολύ εντυπωσιακά αποτελέσματα με τη Ρωσία ενώ ο καθένας καταλαβαίνει το πόσο σημαντικό θα ήταν να υπάρξει ένα σύγχρονο σιδηροδρομικό δίκτυο που θα μπορούσε να αξιοποιήσει τη ζήτηση που προέρχεται από την Ευρωπαϊκή ενδοχώρα για τα Ελληνικά αγροτικά προϊόντα.
Εύχομαι κάθε επιτυχία στους Χειμερινούς Ολυμπιακούς αγώνες του Σότσι. Την Χώρα μας στην τελετή έναρξης θα εκπροσωπήσει ο Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας κ. Παπούλιας. Σας ευχαριστώ άλλη μια φορά για αυτή την ευκαιρία που είχαμε.
V. Putin: Αξιότιμε κ. Πρωθυπουργέ, για μένα είναι μεγάλη χαρά και ευχαρίστηση να συναντηθούμε σήμερα. Είχαμε την ευκαιρία να γνωριστούμε νωρίτερα, είχαμε μιλήσει και τηλεφωνικώς. Συμμερίζομαι την εκτίμηση σας σχετικά με το κοινό μας θεμέλιο -υπόβαθρο πολύ βαθύ ιστορικό και παραδοσιακό- των φιλικών μας σχέσεων. Φυσικά ξέρουμε τις δυσκολίες που περνά τώρα η Ελλάδα.
Θέλω να σημειώσω ότι κατά την περσινή χρονιά οι συναλλαγές οι εμπορικές μεταξύ μας αυξήθηκαν κατά 16%. Πραγματικά είναι εντυπωσιακά τα αποτελέσματα στον τομέα του τουρισμού, 1.200.000 Ρώσοι επισκέφθηκαν τη Χώρα σας πέρσι. Υπάρχουν και επενδυτικά σχέδια. Με μεγάλη μου χαρά, με μεγάλη ευχαρίστηση θα συζητήσω μαζί σας οποιοδήποτε θέμα θέσατε στην ημερήσια διάταξη. Και φυσικά ευχαριστώ πολύ για αυτή τη δυνατότητα να συναντηθούμε και να τα πούμε σήμερα».
1500-year-old βασιλική εκκλησια ανακαλύφθηκε κάτω από τη λίμνη Ιζνίκ
1500-year-old basilica discovered under Lake Iznik
A 1500-year-old basilica was unearthed during excavations conducted on the bed of Lake Iznik.
A church which dates back to the year 500 CE was unearthed during excavations conducted under in the depths of Lake Iznik in Turkey’s western province of Bursa.
Professor Mustafa Sahin from Bursa Uludag University’s Archaeology department said that the first traces of the church was first seen 20 meters from the beach and that they have been conducting excavations to get more clues about the church.
Byzantine experts are still carrying out research to to find out who the church belonged to. They have predicted the ruins to remnants of St. Peters Church, which was mentioned in some Christian books, said Sahin.
It is not exactly known when the church was built, but archaeologists predicted that it must have been built in 500 CE.
The details of the church will be released along with the excavations.
Source: World Bulletin / News Desk
Δευτέρα 27 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Zuhair Murad Spring/Summer 2014 Full Show | Paris Haute Couture Fashion ...
PARIS - FashionTV checks out the Zuhair Murad Spring/Summer 2014 show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. Everyone here at FashionTV is still talking about the fabulous wedding gown Anna Martynova wore at the end of the fashion show. It was made up of 25,000 floral appliques. The rest of the collection was just as impressive and contained a multitude of delicate flowers: camellias, roses, peonies, and more that shimmered and shined gowns, jumpsuits and cocktail dresses.
Appearances: Devon Windsor, Anna Martynova, Josephine Le Tutour, Katya Riabinkina, Maud Welzen
Appearances: Devon Windsor, Anna Martynova, Josephine Le Tutour, Katya Riabinkina, Maud Welzen
Epic Whale Rescue In New Zealand
An epic whale rescue by dedicated volunteers in New Zealand has saved over 40 whales stranded on a beach.
Full story:
Dozens of pilot whales that have been stranded at Puponga Beach in New Zealand are being refloated.
Volunteers are pouring water over the whales, and clearing their airways so they can breathe.
[Haley Baxter, Project Noah]:
"I'm just draining, digging a channel, so we can drain all the water away from his face, so that it's not around his blow hole, so that he can breathe. Otherwise he will drown."
The volunteers say it is difficult to push the mammals back to sea.
But the tail-end of a cyclone is forecast to pass through Golden Bay, and this could be the last opportunity to refloat them.
[Project Noah Volunteer]:
"At the moment, they want to go back to the beach. They are pretty determined to go there. So, it's a bit of a handful trying to keep them going the right way out to sea, really."
Dozens of whales have already died and some had been euthanized from the 70 that were initially stranded.
But local media says 46 whales have been saved and are now swimming in deeper water.
The area of Farewell Spit is a classic whale trap, due to a large tidal flat, and hundreds of whales have died getting stranded in the past decade.
Syria's Christians In Deadly Battle With Islamist Persecution
Christian's Fight Back: Christians make up 10% of Syrians. They've been caught in the crossfire of the civil war, but now they're fighting back. This is an extract of a longer film - watch the full film free on Journeyman: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=66646&a...
As Syria's civil war rages, Christians, who make up one-tenth of the population, are being driven out. But in the Northeast, hand-in-hand with the Kurds, one group are beating back the Islamists' advance.
"They said they'd chop our heads off if we stayed. They said we were supporting the regime and they burnt one of my cousins." Mohammed Jelloud, a local Arab man, says of the oppression of rebel groups with ties to Al Qaeda. But now the Kurds have taken this region, which is split between Christians, Muslims and Kurds. For the Christians, the most vulnerable group, it is a godsend. Elsewhere in the country an estimated 450,000 have been displaced. "The extremists said the Christians and the Kurds were infidels and had to be killed!" Mahjoub, an elderly Christian, explains as he reveals the devastation wrought on an Orthodox church. This fanaticism is why so many Christians oppose the revolution, fearing it is controlled by radical and foreign interests. Now under Kurdish leadership, a fragile but tolerant haven has opened up here. Fadi, a young Christian, has thrown his lot in with the Kurdish police, because they offer a freedom that no one else can. "I have come to work with them because they are working to secure my lifestyle. I just want to have freedom."
As Syria's civil war rages, Christians, who make up one-tenth of the population, are being driven out. But in the Northeast, hand-in-hand with the Kurds, one group are beating back the Islamists' advance.
"They said they'd chop our heads off if we stayed. They said we were supporting the regime and they burnt one of my cousins." Mohammed Jelloud, a local Arab man, says of the oppression of rebel groups with ties to Al Qaeda. But now the Kurds have taken this region, which is split between Christians, Muslims and Kurds. For the Christians, the most vulnerable group, it is a godsend. Elsewhere in the country an estimated 450,000 have been displaced. "The extremists said the Christians and the Kurds were infidels and had to be killed!" Mahjoub, an elderly Christian, explains as he reveals the devastation wrought on an Orthodox church. This fanaticism is why so many Christians oppose the revolution, fearing it is controlled by radical and foreign interests. Now under Kurdish leadership, a fragile but tolerant haven has opened up here. Fadi, a young Christian, has thrown his lot in with the Kurdish police, because they offer a freedom that no one else can. "I have come to work with them because they are working to secure my lifestyle. I just want to have freedom."
Pope's peace doves attacked by crow and seagull
Two children joined Pope Francis for his weekly prayer from the papal apartments. The pontiff used the service to call for peace and reconciliation in Ukraine and to symbolise this the children released two white doves into the air. As they took off one was attacked by a passing seagull, while the other was repeatedly pecked by a crow. It is not known what happened to the doves after the incident. Report by Sarah Johnston.
A Year of Weather 2013
The visualisation, comprised of imagery from the geostationary satellites of EUMETSAT, NOAA and the JMA, shows an entire year of weather across the globe during 2013, with commentary from Mark Higgins, Training Officer at EUMETSAT.
The satellite data layer is superimposed over NASA's 'Blue Marble Next Generation' ground maps, which change with the seasons.
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