Zara was named after a bearded Greek man. The high street store’s namesake was the bushy-bearded boisterous peasant in the 1964 film ‘Zorba the Greek’, according to communications director Jesus Echevarria. Zara owner Amancio Ortega was allegedly struck with inspiration after watching the classic film in 1975 and decided to call his new shop Zorba, [...]
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Greek Captain of Prestige Denies Spill Blame
Apostolos Magkouras, 77, captain of the tanker Prestige, which wrecked and spilled oil into the Mediterranean, causing environmental damage, has denied any responsibility for the accident, although he was charged with failing to properly check the tanker before its trip. The wreck happened on Nov. 13, 2002 when the Greek-owned ship, under the flag of [...]
Amateur Astronomer Kardasis Maps Jupiter’s Moon
Amateur astronomers have proved time and again how much their contributions can help professionals promote progress in their field. A recent example is Greek amateur astronomer Emmanuel Kardasis, a member of the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association. Kardasis created the new Ganymede brightness map (or albedo map) by using a common “hobby” telescope, ordinary camera and [...]
A Spanish Song with Greek Lyrics
These musicians (Apurimac featuring Paspala Elli) are trying to remind us that there are thousands of Greek words in every language. As a result, they created this song entitled “My last tango in Athens” which has almost every lyric in the Greek language. Only the refrain is in Spanish which could be translated as following: [...]
Ferrari Driver Fernando Alonso Drives Germans Mad with His Greek-Designed Car
The Spanish Formula 1 pilot made Germans really-really mad with his victory, and dare I say with his witty comments–Fernando Alonso! The statements of the driver of Ferrari, Fernando Alonso, who after winning at Hockenheim declared their satisfaction at the podium by having won the Grand Prize of Germany as a Spaniard race car driver, [...]
12 Greek Teens at the World Junior Championship in Barcelona
Barcelona will host the 2012 World Junior Championship, and many people from all over the world will visit the Spanish city to watch the field and track event. Among the participants will be many young Greek athletes as well. On July 10-15, 12 Greek up-and-coming sports figures will participate in the world championship and will [...]
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