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☆ I was born and raised in Greece. These are the 11 best luxury resorts in the country that are actually worth the money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Fani Mari | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I'm from Athens, Greece, and I travel around the islands all the time staying at luxury resorts. Some of my favorite spots in Crete are Stella Island Resort and ACRO Suites. And if you're looking for luxury, I've found some of the best resorts in the country. One&Only Aesthesis Resort, AthensOne&Only is a global brand, but the chain's first luxury resort in Greece is located in Glyfada, right by the sea. AdvertisementStella Island Resort, Heraklion, CreteStella Island is an adults-only resort that's great for solo women, couples, or honeymooners.

Persons: Sani, —, I've, Mari, Cavo, Fani Mari, Halkidiki Sani, Milos Cove, Milos, Milos —, Aphrodite, Porto, Sven Hansche Organizations: Service, Delta Air Lines, UNESCO, Cavo, Porto Heli Porto Heli, Porto Cheli Locations: Athens, Greece, Crete, Stella, Mystras, Mykonos, Glyfada, Kea, Antiparos, Heraklion, Crete Stella, Maldives, Agia Pelagia, Kiev.Victor, Zakynthos, Peloponnese, UNESCO, Spetses

☆ Parthenon sculptures were once elegantly painted with ‘Egyptian blue’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But they weren’t always that way, according to a new study, which found the famous 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures were colorful, painted with floral patterns and other elaborate designs. Researchers found microscopic traces of paint by using infrared light that is absorbed by the blue paint and appears on camera as a glowing white (right). By illuminating the sculptures with the red light, a pigment known as “Egyptian blue” absorbs the light and appears on camera as a glowing white. “Egyptian blue” was a popular pigment of its time that was made using calcium, copper and silicon, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. Verri said he hopes that further imaging will soon be developed to find other colors present on the sculptures.

Persons: Giovanni Verri, ” Verri, “ It’s, Lord Elgin, Verri, Dione, Aphrodite, Kekrops, Demeter, Persephone, Dione ,, ”, Michael Cosmopoulos, Louis, William Wootton, conservators Organizations: CNN, British, —, King’s College London, Art Institute of Chicago, British Museum, Royal Society of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Acropolis Museum Locations: Greece, Athens, Ottoman Empire, Verri

☆ Sunken ancient temples were found in a mysterious underwater city, with Egyptian and Greek treasures
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Archaeologists uncovered a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian and Greek artifacts. They were found on the site of the sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion, which was lost until 2000. Christoph Gerigk ©Franck Goddio/Hilti FoundationA temple to the king of ancient Egyptian godsThe latest excavation located a precious site: the sunken temple of Amun. Ancient Egyptian artifacts were uncovered in the remains of the Amun temple. Christoph Gerigk ©Franck Goddio/Hilti FoundationThe excavation also uncovered another sacred site, but this time, it was devoted to ancient Greek rituals.

Persons: Franck Goddio, Christoph Gerigk, Heracleion, Goddio, Amun, Silver, Aphrodite Organizations: Service, European Institute for Underwater, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of, Hilti Locations: Thonis, Wall, Silicon, Egypt, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, Alexandria, Greece

The Chevron office is pictured after the U.S. government granted a six-month license allowing Chevron to boost oil output in U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2022. The Chevron-led (CVX.N) consortium proposed connecting the Aphrodite gas field via a subsea pipeline and existing infrastructure to Egypt, where the gas can be sold in the domestic market or liquefied and shipped to Europe, which has largely been cut off from Russian supplies. The partners have engaged in a new round of talks with the Cypriot government, Israel's NewMed (NWMDp.TA), which is a partner in the Aphrodite field, said earlier this week. Chevron is a partner in the field with NewMed and Shell (SHEL.L). "We believe it is important that Aphrodite is expeditiously developed for the benefit of Cyprus, the Eastern Mediterranean region and European and other international markets," Chevron said.

Persons: Gaby Oraa, George Papanastasiou, Papanastasiou, Israel's, Biden, expeditiously, Chevron, Mark Potter, Leslie Adler Organizations: Chevron, U.S, REUTERS, Washington, Cypriot Energy, Reuters, Cypriot, Shell, Cypriot Government, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, Cyprus, U.S, Egypt, Europe, Republic of Cyprus, United States, Ukraine, Nicosia

☆ The secret side of the Mediterranean – by boat in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Rob Hodgetts | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Tropez of Turkey,” but there are plentiful nooks and crannies to discover away from the crowds. Jetties jut into the emerald water enticing boat crews to dine at the small tavernas, including Captain Ibrahim’s and Rosemary Restaurant. Across the gulf on its own peninsula is pretty waterfront town Bozburun, known for its thyme honey, sponge fishing and traditional boat builders. Bestas Limani is known as Cold Water Bay as it's fed by chilly mountain springs. To the south of Fethiye is Bestas Limani, more commonly known as Cold Water Bay because of the cold springs that flow from the mountains.

Persons: Ada, Tropez of, Captain Ibrahim’s, Rosemary, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Aphrodite, Sleepy Selimiye, Marmaris, Bükü, Mattia Sobieski, St, Nicholas –, – Organizations: CNN, Baba, Q Locations: Coast . Gulf, Gökova, Yalıkavak, Gümüşlük, Kalymnos, Fenerci, Kos, St, Tropez, Tropez of Turkey, ”, Bodrum, Orak, Maldives, North Africa, Kedrai, Değirmen, Knidos, Hisarönü, Simi, bougainvillea, Turkey, Palamut, Bençik Bay, Loryma, Hellenic, Çiftlik, Marmaris, Ekinçik, Kaunos, . Gulf, Fethiye, imageBROKER.com, Telmessos, Turkish, Tersane, Ottoman, Ruin, Wall, Kayaköy, Lausanne, Gemiler

CNN —Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome, the city’s mayor has revealed on social media. It said that the head was found on the eastern side of the area currently being worked on. “The newly found head, of elegant craftsmanship, sculpted in Greek marble, probably belongs to a statue of a female divinity, perhaps Aphrodite, of natural dimensions. He explained that the head was unearthed, intact, in the foundation of a late antique wall. The head was found to be in the foundations of this wall.

Persons: Roberto Gualtieri, Roma, Piazza Augusto Imperatore, ” Gualtieri, Augustus, Aphrodite, ”, Claudio Parisi Presicce, Parisi Presicce, conservators Organizations: CNN, Roma Press, Roma Locations: Rome, Piazza, ”

☆ ‘Rear View,’ a Show About Butts, Is Forward Thinking
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Jason Farago | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The four art dealers who trade together as LGDR have opened a gallery on East 64th Street with a preposterous inaugural exhibition — but before you take that the wrong way, remember the etymology. Preposterous, adjective: from the Latin prae-, meaning “before,” and posterus, or “coming after.” Something preposterous is turned the wrong way. …I had better stop; “Rear View,” with more than 60 paintings, sculptures and photographs of human figures facing the more interesting way, invites a preposterous amount of wordplay. Many of the artists in “Rear View” channel their backward glances through the classical ideal. Michelangelo Pistoletto, the Arte Povera artist, places a concrete copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos in a pile of trash.

Kaye Hearn, a justice on South Carolina’s Supreme Court, wrote the majority opinion this month that struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban. Two women, Court of Appeals Judges Stephanie McDonald and Aphrodite Konduros, were initially in the running for Hearn’s seat but withdrew Tuesday. (The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest court for criminal cases, also has an all-male bench; the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, has both female and male justices.) In 1988, Toal was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court. Hearn, who was elected to the state’s Court of Appeals in 1995, joined her on the bench in 2010.

☆ Archaeologists have discovered full-color portraits of Egyptian mummies in ancient Philadelphia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Archaeologists have uncovered the first full-color portraits of mummies in over a century. Researchers found the two full portraits of Egyptian mummies and fragments of others at the Gerza excavation site in Fayoum, Egypt, making these artworks the first of their kind to be discovered in over 115 years. English archaeologist Flinders Petrie was the last to find similar artwork when he discovered 146 mummy portraits at a Roman cemetery in 1911, Artnet News reports. The collection of paintings, known as the Fayoum portraits, portrays some of the wealthiest people that existed in these ancient communities. A statement from the Egyptian government explains that pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309–246 B.C.)

☆ A filmmaker sees rising fame, but grapples with his future if DACA ends
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

LOS ANGELES — Under a string of golden street lights, the directions roll off Jorge Xolalpa’s tongue interchangeably in English and Spanish as he paces the sidewalk with a cameraman by his side. Moments like these are precious to Xolalpa, whose eyes dart with excitement as he describes his love of film. Xolalpa was nine in 1998 when his mother collected him from school in Mexico and took him to catch an airplane bound for Los Angeles. He said his mother was escaping his abusive father, and that she sold toys and T-shirts in Los Angeles’ densely packed downtown streets to make ends meet. Xolalpa said he didn’t initially apply for DACA, fearing his family could be deported if he handed his personal information to immigration authorities.

☆ I made $500,000 in revenue in under 2 years from my candle business. Here's how I did it without any paid ads.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-10 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gaby Jones, 26, made her first candle in 2020 after she and her partner bought $725 of materials. Here's how Jones grew her business by scoring major department-store deals, as told to Kiera Fields. I made a basic website for "Caia Candle" on Squarespace and put the website live in June 2020. We hired our operations manager in January 2021 to oversee the London studio so I could focus on the business side of things. We want to develop deep DTC branding, so we are using the money to get content creation, paid ads, website updates, and more staff.

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