Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Tender notice for the development of the eCall emergency system

The procedures for the implementation of the eCall emergency project are being accelerated, an emergency service, in the event of a car accident.

The Deputy Minister of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, of Transport and Networks St. Kalogiannis, signed the announcement of the open tender for the selection of the contractor who will undertake the execution of the project, which is carried out in the framework of the European project HeERO.

HeERO (Harmonised eCall European Pilot) is the pioneering technological pilot application of the eCall system in nine European countries: Hellas, Italy, Germany, Romania, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Croatian, Finland, Sweden. With the consortium of nine countries, a common protective framework is created for the first time in Europe, for early detection and assistance in the event of a traffic accident using the eCall system.

Upon completion of the project, which is expected in approx 15 months, a mobile phone transceiver, built into the vehicle, automatically calls the emergency center for help.

The call is made through the Emergency Call Center (112) and contains data about the vehicle (type of vehicle, frame number, geographical coordinates of the location of the vehicle, direction of movement, etc.), in collaboration with the General Secretariat of Civil Protection.

The Ministry of Infrastructure, of Transport and Networks had from the 2005 sign with the European Commission, Memorandum of Understanding for the participation of Greece in the eCall program, the implementation of which was started by the European Commission on 2009.

Source : newsbeast.gr

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De Niro seeks refuge in Santorini

The Hollywood actor is looking for a house in Caldera

Robert De Niro is not only planning to go back to Greece for vacation, he is even thinking of getting his own "nest" in Santorini overlooking the Caldera, as the newspaper "Espresso" writes.

Since he was enchanted by the view and the unique sunset he asked, as stated in the publication, to find a plot of land or a house there to get his own place.

The Hollywood actor also pointed out that if this space is found, Robert De Niro, who feels "a little Greek", as he himself stated in his interview with Nikos Aliagas, he will definitely be naturalized Greek.

Source : newsbeast.gr

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Knife, Carotone, Starovas, Aranguren – Summer tour

The dynamic presence of Lavrentis Machairitsa continues this summer, since he will tour with Tonino Carotone among others, Piluka Arangure, while he will once again be joined by Dimitris Starovas in concerts throughout Greece.

Lavrentis Machairitsas, after the unique success of his new double CD entitled "Angels Still Live in the Mediterranean", which was released in April 2012 from EMI, and in which Lavrentis Machairitsas and Tonino Carotone perform two amazing duets, "Like an American" and "Bittersweet" – which have already experienced great radio success – and the big Concert that will take place at the Kallimarmaro Stadium on Monday 9 July (with the presence of great foreign and Greek artists, like Adamo, or Branduardi, o Christophe, etc.), has the honor and pleasure to tour for the first time throughout Greece, with an elite foreign artist, the subversive Basque troubadour, τον Tonino Carotone!

Ο Tonino Carotone, brainchild of Manu Chao, begins his solo career 2000 with the album Mondo Difficile and the success of Me cago en el amor that made half the world crazy, singing E un mondo difficile…and uncertain future… The gentleman in the amazing suit, the big hairdo and the floppy hat, is an authentic exponent of contemporary folk music that carries the spirit of the street, with humor and obvious social sensitivity. His songs exude something old-fashioned yet highly entertaining, and his lyrics are often ironic., sarcastic or even surreal. In his music, combines elements from punk with great mastery, will, reggae, latin, rock but also from Spanish, Italian, French, and Mexican folk music.

The versatile... "Agamos Thytis" Dimitris Starovas, whose humorous and artistic talent each time overflows with a unique combination of good music, subversive verse, satire and self-mockery! Each of his appearances takes on the dimension of an essential communicative explosion with comments, songs and laughter from everyone. Of the same, of the musicians and the audience! The group of men is graced with the presence of the impressive Spanish singer Piluka, former associate of Amparanoia and permanent partner of Tonino Carotone.

Lavrentis Machairitsas, ο Tonino Carotone, o Dimitris Starovas and Piluka, they promise a program full of twists and surprises! The audience will be able to enjoy a special musical performance with great performances and distinctive voices, as well as an exciting marriage of Greek and foreign repertoire, they will take us on a journey… throughout the Mediterranean, because "Angels still live in the Mediterranean".

TOUR SCHEDULE
03/8 Naxos– A’ Primary school
04/8 Paros – Parikia Municipal Stadium
06/8 Tinos – Baths
08/8 Kefalonia - Sami bathing beach
09/8 Ithaca – Gymnasium garden theater
13/8 Zante– Open Theater
18/8 Kassandra of Halkidiki – Amphitheater of Siviris
22/8 Sparta – Sainopouleio Amphitheater
17/9 Patras

Ticket Prices: 12 euro (presale) & 15 euro (fund)

Source : culturenow.gr

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Knife, Carotone, Starovas, Aranguren – Summer tour

The dynamic presence of Lavrentis Machairitsa continues this summer, since he will tour with Tonino Carotone among others, Piluka Arangure, while he will once again be joined by Dimitris Starovas in concerts throughout Greece.

Lavrentis Machairitsas, after the unique success of his new double CD entitled "Angels Still Live in the Mediterranean", which was released in April 2012 from EMI, and in which Lavrentis Machairitsas and Tonino Carotone perform two amazing duets, "Like an American" and "Bittersweet" – which have already experienced great radio success – and the big Concert that will take place at the Kallimarmaro Stadium on Monday 9 July (with the presence of great foreign and Greek artists, like Adamo, or Branduardi, o Christophe, etc.), has the honor and pleasure to tour for the first time throughout Greece, with an elite foreign artist, the subversive Basque troubadour, τον Tonino Carotone!

Ο Tonino Carotone, brainchild of Manu Chao, begins his solo career 2000 with the album Mondo Difficile and the success of Me cago en el amor that made half the world crazy, singing E un mondo difficile…and uncertain future… The gentleman in the amazing suit, the big hairdo and the floppy hat, is an authentic exponent of contemporary folk music that carries the spirit of the street, with humor and obvious social sensitivity. His songs exude something old-fashioned yet highly entertaining, and his lyrics are often ironic., sarcastic or even surreal. In his music, combines elements from punk with great mastery, will, reggae, latin, rock but also from Spanish, Italian, French, and Mexican folk music.

The versatile... "Agamos Thytis" Dimitris Starovas, whose humorous and artistic talent each time overflows with a unique combination of good music, subversive verse, satire and self-mockery! Each of his appearances takes on the dimension of an essential communicative explosion with comments, songs and laughter from everyone. Of the same, of the musicians and the audience! The group of men is graced with the presence of the impressive Spanish singer Piluka, former associate of Amparanoia and permanent partner of Tonino Carotone.

Lavrentis Machairitsas, ο Tonino Carotone, o Dimitris Starovas and Piluka, they promise a program full of twists and surprises! The audience will be able to enjoy a special musical performance with great performances and distinctive voices, as well as an exciting marriage of Greek and foreign repertoire, they will take us on a journey… throughout the Mediterranean, because "Angels still live in the Mediterranean".

TOUR SCHEDULE
03/8 Naxos– A’ Primary school
04/8 Paros – Parikia Municipal Stadium
06/8 Tinos – Baths
08/8 Kefalonia - Sami bathing beach
09/8 Ithaca – Gymnasium garden theater
13/8 Zante– Open Theater
18/8 Kassandra of Halkidiki – Amphitheater of Siviris
22/8 Sparta – Sainopouleio Amphitheater
17/9 Patras

Ticket Prices: 12 euro (presale) & 15 euro (fund)

Source : culturenow.gr

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Pioneering filmmaker Chris Marker has died

The "Farewell Station" from his classic films

At the age 91 years, a day after his birthday, the French pioneer filmmaker Chris Marker died, who was recognized as one of the most important documentarians of post-war cinema.
Born in Neigi on 29 July, Christian Francois Bouchet Villeneuve, as his real name was, began by writing poems and literary essays to later turn to cinema, with the first film "Olympia 52" filmed in 1952.
Marker's film that put him in the pantheon of top filmmakers is his 28-minute masterpiece Farewell Station («La Jetee d’Orly»), production 1962 , a sci-fi war thriller that etched itself into the memory of the cinephile audience and was remade 1997 by Terry Gilliam as the "12 Monkeys". 1978 his film The Deep Sky is Red was a rather negative critical account of the events of May 1968 in a film-memoir on recent political history.
At the end of his decade 1980, 13 Greek words/concepts on which philosophers discuss , mathematicians , artists and intellectuals ,prompted Marker to compose The Owl's Legacy (1989), an embroidery 13 thirty-minute documentary.
The pan-Hellenic premiere of the above composition took place at the 24th "Cinema and Reality" festival.
Source : tovima.gr
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What has Papakaliatis got to do with Kokovikos?

"If είναι" is a love story with a background of today's Athens and with central themes "love" and "loneliness" that remain from the time of ά Antonakis Kokovikos two of the most important chapters in human life.
It was released, Well, the trailer of the first movie of Christoforos Papakaliatis which is expected in the darkrooms on 29 November.

According to the launch of the production, it is "A fairy tale about relationships, starring two young people of today, Dimitris and Christina, and with narrators in this tale two of the most beloved heroes of an earlier era. Antonakis and Elenitsa Kokovikou. Antonakis and Elenitsa, the heroes of the movie "And the woman is afraid of the man" by George Tzavellas, is 45 years later still together, still in love and more relevant than ever. They become the two central narrators for the sake of our history and act as a bridge between the generation of then and today. One generation gives the baton to the next, at a time when everything seems to be violently returning to that time. A love story with obstacles and upheavals caused not by others but by life itself ".

The script of the film entitled "If…" is original and is not a remake or sequel of the film "And the woman is afraid of the man" starring Christoforos Papakaliatis, Marina Kalogirou, Maro Kontou, George Constantine, Themis Bazaka, Maria Solomou, Vassilis Charalambopoulos, Fanis Mouratidis, Takis Spyridakis, Tasos Iordanidis and Akillas Karazisis.

Watch the movie trailer

Source : pkool.gr

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Lewis Hamilton dominates the game

THE Lewis Hamilton with McLaren was the master of the game at the Hungarian Grand Prix and claimed an outright victory having led both free practice and qualifying.

Applying a "two pit stop" strategy, the Englishman won the mid-season race by one second, with nine rounds remaining on the F1 calendar. The Ferrari driver, Fernando Alonso, who finished fifth from sixth place in qualifying, extended his lead at the top of the drivers' standings at 40 points.

And the 10 first drivers started on soft P Zero Yellow tires chosen by Pirelli in combination with medium P Zero White for Hungary. Red Bull's Mark Webber finished eighth – the highest-placed driver to start on a medium tire since 11th in qualifying. The only cars to start with medium White were the two Marussia and HRT's Pedro de la Rosa.

Hamilton led from the start and made a pit stop on lap 18 handing the advantage of first place to the Lotus driver, Romain Grosjean – second in qualifying – but soon regained it due to the Frenchman's delay in the pits.

Hamilton's last stop for a change in the second set of intermediates came on lap 40, which brought Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) briefly at the top. After a very strong second stint 25 soft tire laps where he overtook three cars, Raikkonen's strategy earned him second overall ahead of Grosjean.

With 20 laps to go and the newest P Zero White medium tires, Raikkonen began a thrilling pursuit of Hamilton to the finish. Grosjean finished third, resulting in two Lotus drivers on the podium.

The top three drivers opted for a two pit stop strategy, with Hamilton doing one stint on softs and two on mediums, while the two Lotus drivers did two stints on soft and one on medium tyres. Ο Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) he was the highest-ranked driver of those who followed a three-pit stop strategy, finishing fourth and setting the fastest lap of the race in P Zero Yellow. Two other drivers who adopted a three pit stop strategy were McLaren's Jenson Button and Red Bull's Mark Webber, finishing sixth and eighth respectively.

Pirelli's racing director, Paul Hembery commented: “Due to the mixed conditions to date, the teams had not run enough on soft tyres, that's why everyone started with a lot of questions. Gradual wear of both compounds proved good with the difference between soft and medium tires limited to a few tenths of a second, which gave teams several strategic opportunities combined with remarkable flexibility".

"Lewis Hamilton's pace in qualifying allowed him to save a set of soft tires for the race in which he showed impressive dominance, fighting hard to keep it until the end. As always, overtaking was very difficult on the slow Hungaroring, meaning the teams attempted to overtake their rivals with appropriate pit stop strategies. Due to variety of strategies, the time differences were minimal, despite the fact that with the cars running within breathing distance of each other, tire wear increases, as they slide more due to aerodynamic vortices. The first part of his season 2012 it was unforgettable, with very tough competition where the tires definitely made the difference, that's why we're already looking forward to the rest of the year".

Pit stop summary – Hungarian Grand Prix 2012

Hamilton: SU MN (18) MN (40) 2
Räikkönen: They are They are (20) IN (45) 2
Grosjean: They are They are (19) IN (39) 2
Vettel: They are They are (17) MN (38) They are (58) 3
Alonso: They are MN (17) MN (43) 2
Button: They are MN (15) They are (34) MN (45) 3
Senna: They are MN (16) MN (42) 2
Webber: MN MN (20) SN (39) They are (55) 3
Massa: They are MN (18) MN (43) 2
Rosberg: SN MN (16) MN (40) 2
Hulkenberg: They are MN (15) MN (39) 2
Di Resta: SN MN (16) MN (38) 2
Maldonado: They are MN (15) MN (41) DT (52) 3
Perez: SN MN (21) MN (47) 2
Ricciardo: SN SN (14) They are (34) MN (47) 3
Vergne: They are SN (12) They are (30) MN (46) MN (64) 4
Kovalainen: SN MN (17) MN (36) They are (56) 3
Kobayashi: They are MN (8) They are (40) 2
Petrov: SN MN (18) MN (35) MN (51) 3
Pic: MN SN (20) MN (39) 2
Glock: MN SN (18) MN (40) 2
De La Rosa: MN MN (22) SN (41) 2

Karthikeyan: SN MN (18) They are (39) 2 NC
Schumacher: SN MN (1) DT (4) MN (32) 3 NC

Source : newsbeast.gr