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The specially trained operators speak Greek, English, and French. Depending on the caller's emergency, the operator dispatches the call to the appropriate emergency service.

 

It is worth noting that 112 operators cannot provide traffic or weather reports, road assistance, or other general information.

 

Calls to 112 can be made from landline telephones, public payphones, and mobile phones (even without a SIM card) and are free of charge. 112 works inside the range of any cellular network.

 

Callers can also reach 112 through the following alternative channels:

• Text message (SMS) or MMS to 112.
• Email contact@112.gov.gr
• Through the Gov.gr application. 

When dialing 112, the emergency call taker will ask for the location of the emergency and questions to determine whether you need police, fire, medical, or other assistance. When reaching 112 by text message or email please make sure to include the following information on your message:

• What is your emergency?
• What is the location of the emergency?
• Are there any casualties?

The public authority having jurisdiction for 112 in Greece is the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.

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On Thursday 24th of September 2020, at 19:00 YES FORUM celebrates this year’s World Maritime Day and invites H.E. the Ambassador and General Consul of Panama in Greece Mrs. Julie Lymberopulos, and the General Director of Merchant Marine of Panama Maritime Authority Eng. Rafael N. Cigarruista G. in an open e-dialogue with the young generation in shipping.

Participation is free of charge. Registrations will be open until September 22 at 22:00. The dialogue will be held online via Zoom. The number of participants is limited, so early registration is important. After the registration's closing date you will receive a confirmation email with further instructions for your smooth participation.

Discussion Moderator: Mrs. Danae Bezantakou, Concept Founder YES FORUM & CEO of NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD.

 

A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, recently sold at auction for $65,625.

 

The bronze medal was awarded to Georgios Tsitas, a Greco-Roman wrestling athlete who won second place at the Athens Olympic games in 1896. At the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, first-place winners received a silver medal, a certificate, and an olive branch, while runner ups won a bronze medal, a certificate, and a laurel branch.

 

The medals were designed by Jules-Clement Chaplain, a renowned French Art Nouveau sculptor, and feature a relief of Zeus holding Nike, the goddess of victory. On the other side, there is an elaborate representation of the Parthenon and the words “International Olympic Games in Athens, 1896,” in Greek.

 

The Boston-based auction house that made the sale noted that athletes’ medals from the 1896 Olympic Games are extremely rare to come across, and this is the first one they have ever sold.

To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com

With a high sense of responsibility for the safety of participants and attendees and due to the severe and extreme weather conditions that have been announced, the organizing committee of the Glyfada Maritime Golf Event has decided to postpone the shipping community tournament for Saturday, October 10, 2020.

From the tee and the par of the course to the birdie, the eagle and, why not, the hole-in-one…

Greek shipping executives will learn everything and apply them during the new Glyfada Maritime Golf Event that will be held at the beautiful Glyfada Golf course.

Tournament based on a detailed health protocol

The event will be held in accordance with the strict specifications set by the Greek General Secretariat of Sports and the Hellenic Golf Federation. Always having the safety and health of all participants and staff as a top priority, Glyfada Maritime Golf Event will be implemented based on the health protocol established by the experienced and certified by the World Health Organization Active Media Group staff, based on the guidelines of special scientists-collaborators of the General Secretariat of Sports as well as the epidemiological data and the suggestions of the General Secretariat of Sports’ Health Committee. This is the first golf tournament in Greece that will be held based on a strict health protocol approved by the General Secretariat of Sports, with a maximum total number of 100 attendees.

The schedule

The first golf tournament is expected to attract the interest of the Greek and international shipping industry as its senior executives will form teams of four.

Participants will have the opportunity to receive their participation kit from the registration area at the Clubhouse of Glyfada Golf course, which will be open from 08:00 am to 09:00 am on Saturday morning.

The golf action will start at 10:00 am in the morning with the shotgun scramble tournament. Golfers will compete at a team level, at the 18-hole golf course, par 72, of Glyfada.

Non-participants in the tournament will have the opportunity to attend golf lessons and take part in the golf clinic which will take place from 11:30 am to 13:00 pm.

The tournament will end with the awards ceremony at 16:30 pm, for the top three teams in the tournament’s overall standings, and the special awards that will be given to players who will achieve the best scores in the special categories of “Longest Drive” and “Closest to the Pin”.

To view the event's full schedule, please click here.

Lots of gifts will be given from sponsors and many surprises will be expected for participants. Specifically, after a draw, a lucky winner will have the opportunity to experience the Porsche Panamera Turbo S e-Hybrid Sport Turismo for a test-drive that will last an entire weekend. During the event, participants will be able to take a short test-drive in the full range of Porsche cars, including the new, all-electric Taycan.

Completion of Registrations

Registrations are now closed. All proceeds from entry fees will be allocated for the improvement of the facilities of Glyfada Golf course.

In the context of the 1 st Glyfada Maritime Golf Event, the recognized PGA Golfer, Mr. Thanos Karantzias stated: “With our experienced staff, we organize another golf tournament in a golf course of high international standards, for the people of the shipping industry, always having the safety of participants as our main priority. With our initiative, we promote the region’s golf tourism, we help to spread the sport of golf in Greece, and we contribute to the upgrade and improvement of this historic golf course’s facilities”.

The tournament is organized by Birdie Events, an initiative of the recognized Greek PGA golfer, Mr. Thanos Karantzias. The event is exclusively addressed to distinguished executives of the Greek shipping community.

Flux Laboratory Athens supports Persa Stamatopoulou’s Contemporary Dance Company and the new dance production titled "Traces". 

The project is negotiating the mapping of the human imprint in space and time through a sound installation, drawing material from events of world history.

A collage of sound stimuli triggers the creation of bridges between the past and the present assembling a narrative of a world that seems to be progressing through its repetition.

Audio documents refer to moments that have defined our adulthood or have been recorded in us as narratives, redefining our relationship with memory.

Traces that are lost in the oblivion of History come back as short, standalone stories and give feedback to the acoustic installation along with kinetic action, thus complementing each other.

Through minimalistic and abstract aesthetics, two bodies scattered in space are in a continuous flow, searching and developing a dialogue with each other that allows them to interact and move along together, accompany their listening. The people present and absent, the audience and the protagonists, are setting the stage of their own story within History focusing on the echo that is left behind.

In the particular condition being build, the audience is called upon to activate first the sense of hearing, in an era when image as a medium occupies our perception of the world, the audience can bring back memories and compose their own personal images and thoughts.

Performances: 09 & 10.10.2020 at 19.00 and 20.30

Duration: 40 minutes

“indeX 2”, an installation and performance with Panajotis Daramaras and Sania Stribakou  

FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to present “indeX 2”, Panajotis Daramaras’ second part of an ongoing trilogy investigating the symbolic and scientific dimensions of matter. In indeX 2, Daramaras creates an independent universe of sculptural compositions and installations featuring wood and books, as well as a performance by Sania Stribakou. To paraphrase independent curator Ira Papadopoulou, “In indeX 2, not only does Daramaras narrate his own relationship to the unspeakable language of objects, but he also attempts to convey the inner sound of the body of matter itself, and to peel apart its surfaces and portray its primal history –a history existing prior to the palimpsest of records that have transformed matter forever.” The performances will take place on the roof of Fokianou art space. Motion design: Sania Stribakou, Conception: Panajotis Daramaras. Masks and social distancing are required in all areas of the space, including the roof, halls, and elevator.

Panagiotis Daramaras is a visual artist who lives and works in Athens. He studied at the Stavrakos Film School, attended Modern Dance and acting lessons, and later graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Athens. He has designed sets for films and theater and has participated in many group art exhibitions. In 2013 he choreographed and interpreted the work "Traces" in collaboration with Aggeliki Papadatou. In 2018 he presented the first indeX at FokiaNou Art Space. In 2019 he curated the exhibition RememberingRemembered with Lia Petrou and participated in Supermarket, Stockholm Independent Art Fair. Most recently he participated in Ammophila Vol.1 Birth, in Elafonisos, 2020.

FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The space encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, thereby promoting and supporting the local art community. The space hosts exhibitions, workshops, and projects under the direction of two artists, Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris.

Opening: 26 & 27 September, 18.00
Duration: 26 Sept - 17 October 2020. Opening hours: Thursday to Saturday 17.00 - 20.00. 
Performances:  26/9, 27/9, 3/10, 10/10 at 19.00

 

A rare Mediterranean cyclone, named Ianos, will land in Greece today, and will initially impact the western parts of the country in the late afternoon, mainly the islands of Ithaca, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia as well as Ilia and Messinia in west Peloponnese, according to a statement issued by Deputy Civil Protection Minister, Nikos Hardalias.

On Friday, the cyclone is expected to hit the rest of the Peloponnese, Attica, Central Greece, and Evia. The Cyclades islands are expected to be affected by Friday night. Furthermore, it is also possible that Crete will also be impacted on Saturday.

Though his statement, Nikos Hardalias warned the public to be alert and take the necessary precautions. “We must be clear, the effects of Ianos will be similar to those of very bad weather, but with even greater intensity, extent, and duration. Material damage may be caused by strong winds and collisions with objects flying in the wind,” he said.

Article source: ekathimerini.com

 

Did you know that hydration levels affect your energy, stress levels, and overall mood? Water is your body's principal chemical component, making up about 60 % of your total body weight. Our body depends on water to survive; in fact, every cell, tissue, and organ needs water to work correctly.

Water gets rid of wastes through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements; it regulates our temperature, lubricates joints, and protects sensitive tissues.

To reap all the benefits that water has to offer you, here are some tips to help you stay hydrated throughout the day, every day:

 

Weave water into your daily routine; keep a large bottle of water with you when running errands or taking your kids to extracurricular activities. Try to make water and intuitive staple ibn your daily routine.

2. Add a dash of fresh lemon

Stay hydrated all day by dring a glass of water, followed by a warm lemon water glass. Try not to drink coffee before having at least one full glass of water. 

3. Eat water-filled produce

Try to eat fresh produce with high water content such as watermelon and cucumber. Follow through with this habit during the winter months, and your hydration levels will go up, and your skin will look radiant and refreshed too!

4. Download an App

There are various hydration reminder apps out there, so choose what suits you best and start fueling your body with water. Push notifications are also handy when the day begins to get busy.

5. Make fruit-infused water

If water tastes too bland to encourage you to dring more often, try cutting up fruit and adding it to pitchers of water. Berries, pineapple, basil, lime, and ginger are perfectingredients to add a refreshing flavor to water.

How Much Water Do We Need To Drink Every Day?

Every day we lose water through breathing, sweating, urinating, and passing bowel movements. For our body to function correctly, we must replenish its water supply by consuming beverages and water-filled foods.

So how much fluid does the average, healthy adult living in a temperate climate need? According to experts, adequate daily fluid intake is:

• About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids for men
• About 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women

These recommendations include fluids from water, other beverages, and food. About 20% of total fluid intake usually comes from food while the rest comes from drinks.

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This content has been sourced and prepared by Codico Lab

After a short summer break, YES Forum is back and invites you on Thursday, September 17, at 19:00 to watch the live presentation of the book "Winning Shipping Strategies". In their book, Paul Emmanuelides and George Tsavliris develop a comprehensive framework of winning shipping strategies, through the application of established Strategic Management theory in the Shipping Industry, drawing empirical evidence from case studies of leading firms from the thriving Greek shipping community. 

The presentation will stream live on YES FORUM's Facebook page. During the discussion that will take place, the authors will also answer questions posed by audience members. 

The discussion will be moderated by Antonis Papagiannidis, CEO of Economia Group, and Danae Bezentakou, Concept Founder of YES FORUM & CEO of NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD.