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“Who Killed the Dog at Midnight;» at the Concert Hall

Mark Haddon's novel live from the England National

A 15-year-old autistic boy, mathematical genius, decides to discover the killer of his neighbor's dog and in the course of his investigation unravels the disorders of "normal" people while at the same time confronting his own demons through his personal view of reality.
All this in "Who Killed the Dog at Midnight;» by Mark Haddon. A touching one, tender and humorous portrait book of young Christopher's life, which has sold more than two million copies worldwide and is a reference text for anyone trying to understand the conditions and manifestations of autism. Award-winning author Simon Stephens brings the novel to the stage of England's National Theater in a performance that can be watched live by Athenians on 6 September (at 21.00) on the screen of the Athens Concert Hall (Alexandra Trianti Hall).

The play "Who Killed the Dog at Midnight;" is the first of the broadcasts of this year's series from the National Theater of England, which the Concert Hall offers for the third year in a row to the Athenian audience in collaboration with the British Embassy and the British Council. The show is directed by Marianne Elliott and stars Luke Trendaway.

Source : tovima.gr
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"Green Ring" from 3 September

Without any delay and according to what was planned by the previous government, from Monday 3 September the "Green Ring" is implemented (KYA 16229, GAZETTE 1467 of 3.5.2012) in the center of Athens.

The new ring modifies the current meter system, with the main intervention being the traffic ban on old trucks and buses in Athens, with the aim of improving the quality of the atmosphere. For the implementation of the KYA, the HYPEKA was preceded by a consultation with the co-competent Ministries, Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transportation & Networks and Public Order & Citizen Protection, which expressed their agreement.

In detail, the main measures implemented are the following:

– The rotating entry of vehicles into the small ring applies as usual without any change (with the odd-even system).

– In addition, the traffic on the small ring is allowed without restriction of cars and trucks below 2,2 tons, as long as it is of Euro technology 5 or later – whether simple or hybrid- and since they emit less carbon dioxide than 140 gr / km. Especially for hybrids and gas vehicles from construction, the circulation of those with Euro technology is also allowed 4, as long as they emit less carbon dioxide than 140 gr / km.

– Traffic on the big ring is prohibited for buses and trucks over 2,2 tons, first marketing authorization in Greece before 1 January 1990. For a transitional period of one year (from 1.1.2012.-1.1.2013) the above-mentioned prohibition applies to the above vehicles first registered in Greece before 1/1/1984.
This ban does not include the New Athens-Lamia National Highway, Kifisou Avenue and Athens Avenue, from Kifisou Avenue and further west.

– The date of January 1st 1990 is automatically increased by one year, each new calendar year, so that vehicles that are older than are prohibited each time 22 years.

Vehicles that are allowed to circulate freely in the "Green Ring" will be controlled by the traffic authorities exclusively on the basis of the registration license that states the emission limits, the violation of which will incur the penalties of violation.

The specific decision of the HYPEKA is taken in a spirit of respect and trust in the responsibility of the citizens, whom he calls to implement and guard the "Green Ring". The HYPEKA is in close cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation & Networks in order to issue the "green badge" electronically. The issuance of this auxiliary mark will be done in such a way that time-consuming procedures are avoided and the citizens of the whole country can obtain it immediately and easily. The procedures of the free issue of the special badge will be completed in a month and there will be a relevant announcement.

In any case, the certification of the "green ring" violation will be based on the "green vehicle" registration license, which remains the legal control criterion of the Traffic authorities.
Anyway, it is noted that from 3 September when the "green ring" will be applied, the penalties for violating it will be the same as the penalties for violating the existing ring.

Source : sport-fm.gr
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A premiere for Porsche 911 Carrera 4

The first official photos of the youngsters, all-wheel-drive Carrera versions 4 and 4S, of the evergreen 911 were made public, a month before the car's presentation at the Paris show.

The family of the new 911, with internal code 991, grows up. The reason for the addition of four-wheel drive versions to its range, Carrera S and 4S, which will be offered both in closed, as well as in its convertible version. As with previous generations of Carrera all-wheel drive, the main way they stand out from the rear-wheel drive versions is the logo on the back and the reflective tape that connects the taillights.

So far no information has been made public regarding the cars and, mainly, with the four-wheel drive system they carry. However, they are expected to use a retuned-improved suspension that will add some weight. On the part of the engines, in any case, there will be no differences. The Carrera 4 χρησιμοποιεί το μοτέρ των 3,4 liter, με άμεσο ψεκασμό και ισχύ 345 ίππους ενώ η Carrera 4S το μεγαλύτερο 3,8 σύνολο με 394 horsepower. Μέσα στις επόμενες εβδομάδες θα επανέλθουμε με περισσότερες πληροφορίες και φωτογραφίες από την τετρακίνητη 911.

Source : autotriti.gr

Technopolis

Imany in Technopolis for a concert

Sunday 2 September 2012, Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens

A true music star, or Faith returns to Athens for another sensational concert at the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens on Sunday 2 September 2012.

Guest Οpening Acts: Imam Baildi, Marietta Fafouti, Penny & the Swingin’ Cats

The beautiful French woman who enchanted the audience with the two sold out performances in the winter at gazArte, returns to Greece and appears in Athens, at 2 September, as part of a short tour that will include stops at 3 still cities.

Imany (Nadia Mladjao, her real name) or Nadia who became "İmany", proved to us on stage in two amazing concerts that small... miracles can happen when you believe in your dreams. Her name means "faith" in Swahili. A similar miracle was experienced by all of us who were at gazArte in February, he promises us something similar now that he is returning to Athens again. Public and media, they bowed to her beauty and performance discovering in her more than the success of a single song. "You will never know" may have made her famous overnight but Imany is not just that. So beautiful that you can't take your eyes off her. So rhythmic, so that she can seduce you with her dance in an endless rocking (and this is something you don't expect). So confident on stage as she is surrounded by a strong group of musicians who give it their all playing with passion and fun. But also so communicative, she seems to befriend everyone who has come to see her, he tells them stories and "conspires" with them for many hours of music… Imany with her bass and sensual voice takes off with her interpretation of the songs from her unique album, το soul – folk «Shape of a Broken Heart».

For the record, a few words about how the French beauty got here:
Imany was a model who decided to leave the glamor of New York and pursue another dream, more complex and more introverted. He returned to Paris, having beautiful clothes in her luggage, a portfolio with photos as well as a demo CD with six songs that she herself had edited. Then, decided to be more actively involved in music and try her hand on stage. Her first appearances in Paris quickly created a loyal core of fans.  Reviews made special mention of the melancholy sweetness of her voice, while comparisons with Tracy Chapman and Billie Holiday were not lacking. The name Imany began to be discussed outside of Paris. He gained fame, he also had ready-made songs, the road now seemed open. She immediately recorded her first album, managing to surprise Europe with the sincerity of her songs. Soon most noticed her voice despite her beauty. He had won the bet…A bet that won in her first appearances in Athens, and it remains to win it again in the same city, inviting all Athenians in the wake of summer on 2 September in the open area of ​​"Technopolis".

Welcome Imany to Athens, at 2 September, in "Technopolis" live, for another sensational appearance. You will never know..for those who saw her and for those who didn't get to see her, it's worth getting to know a real star up close at the moment she is born!

The concert will open with guest appearances 4 popular names of the Greek music scene, thus giving a "festival" tone to Imany's big concert:   Imam Baildi, Marietta Fafouti, Penny &The Swingin’Cats

"Now, so we saw her live, i can say that: Rightfully so. Imany, the beautiful French singer with one big hit - for now- song, του «You Will Never Know», it's here to stay. It's worth it. She was amazing. We saw, one of the best concerts of the year. He got the whole club fired up, the audience won it over easily, first time I saw Gazarte standing up at the end, to dance and sing… Imany was a star!” www.e-tetradio.gr

Source : culturenow.gr

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Lazopoulos in Toronto in September

Lakis Lazopoulos will travel to Toronto in the first ten days of September.

Λίγο πριν ανοίξει το «Τσαντίρι» του- η ημερομηνία της έναρξής του «παίζεται» για την ώρα- will go there for the official premiere of Yannis Smaragdi's new film "God Loves Caviar" in which he plays a key role.

Source : newsbeast.gr
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Christos Dantes :The sharp statements about his ex-wife

In an interview with EGO Weekly magazine, The Christos Dantes he spoke, among other things, about his marriage to Flora Theodorou, not hesitating to declare that "My previous marriage is a very dark spot in my life".

"Some of my marriages I considered wrong. They were done at the wrong time or should not have been done at all. This is also true in my relationships. There are people in my life who disappointed me a lot and I let them make mistakes in order to see their behavior" he pointed out saying that in the field of personal life he has made several mistakes.

Referring to the period of his divorce with Flora Theodorou, Christos Dantes said that at that time his current half-wife was already pregnant with their child, and then the two received an incredible war: "I was afraid many times that during that period Jenny could lose the child. She didn't show me her fear. I know she was very upset and hurt. What had happened had burdened her. The attacks we received were expected. I knew what kind of people I was dealing with. I just felt an emptiness because I was expecting to be rejected, to be wrong, let things not be so. I also thought this whole story was about a woman who had a child in her womb. This behavior was very ugly and cowardly and masculinity has nothing to do with gender" he concluded.

Now that all that is in the past, he himself declares himself calm and happy - and the return of his 13-year-old son contributes to his happiness (from his marriage to the singer Katerina Topazi) from America. His son lived there with his mother, but now he returns to Greece to live with his father: "I missed my son so much. The last three years have been difficult without my son, because the very happy moments, at the time his sister was born, but also the difficulties we had when Jenny was pregnant, I wanted to have shared them with Christoforos. But this year he will stay here in Greece and I will have him close to me" he concluded

Source : yupiii.gr

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The Roman triliza below Thessaloniki

You imagine a wide road (latitudinal 10 and more meters), layered with thick, heavy marble slabs, bordered by marble curbs and colonnades, and on this road move chariots and pedestrians and animals and soldiers and emperors and…

And on a street corner – of the not so crowded despite the "maximus" of his character – to be engraved, almost artificial, a huge frenzy; Yes, the famous game that is still played today. And... I was thrilled to see Roman soldiers and centurions playing in the middle of the street;

The oversized trill of decumanus maximus (ancestor of today's Egnatia street) was located at the height of today's Agia Sophia street, just a few meters below the pavement of the polypath – and from the subway opening works – Egnatia street and has a diameter of about two meters.
Archaeologists working as part of the excavations to open the subway tunnel have not arrived at the exact dating of the impressive find, as the street on which it was located was allegedly "carved" after the 3rd AD. century and was preserved for at least three centuries later (until the 6th AD).
It is a monumental road of Roman character (decumanus is the Latin term that referred to large streets of Roman cities that were oriented from east to west and were usually decorated at the beginning and end with piazzas). The revelation of the excavations concerns a section of the length of the road 82,5 and width 10 meters.

The "birth" of the street dates back to the 3rd BC. century – when the city was founded by King Kassander. The traces of the ancient Macedonian road are about two meters below the cobbled and obviously wider and more luxurious Roman road that was "built" on top of it around the 3rd AD. century.
For more than four centuries the road, which is re-engraved with the Hippodamian system of town planning, turns into a main thoroughfare of the city.

THE the greatest decumanus of Thessaloniki is paved with thick marble slabs 15 centimeters and is bordered by wide marble curbs 4,7 meters. In its southern part (the northern one was not excavated as it 'approaches the limits of the station pit) the ruins of buildings are preserved, while between the road and the buildings it intervened, as is the case today in cities, dense network of built clay and lead pipes, which served the needs of water supply and drainage. It is even characteristic that the perfectly insulated water supply pipes passed through the sewer pipes without ever leaking. The road changes shape (width, length, use) throughout the centuries. The Roman road, after its earthquakes 620 A.D. and the destruction of many monuments of the city, "narrowing", during the Turkish occupation it became a path again, in the 19th century it is paved with Italian cobblestones and on it are laid the lines of the tram which also passes under the arch of Galerius, as seen in photographs of Thessaloniki from the beginning of the previous year (20uh) century.
The excavation was carried out as part of the archaeological work carried out by the 9th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities alongside the work for the opening of the Thessaloniki metro. During the same excavation (jurisdiction of the 9th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities) who started it 2007 and continues, a number of mobile finds were uncovered (jewelry, Christian symbols and church utensils, tools etc. of Byzantine Thessaloniki) and hundreds of gold and copper coins.

Source : tanea.gr