Douglas Anders: The HellenophileAbout Greece. Travel, history, archaeology, and culture.(Untitled)- July 12, 2004 Wired has a news article on Olympic offerings on the web. NBC will have video highlights available on-line and the BBC will have live coverage of the games. Both expect large spikes in visitors, particularly from workers who do not have access to television. NBCOlympics.com anticipates 20 million unique visitors in August, a record for NBC. The BBC Sport website, which averages 1 million unique users per day, also expects record traffic from the Games. "We are expecting big spikes in traffic.http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/theHellenophile/2004/07/12.html#a1099 Blackout- July 12, 2004 On Monday there was a widespread blackout over parts of Greece. Athens and the southern countryside and some of the cycladic islands were affected. Hundreds of passengers were caught in subway trains and elevators through out the capital. Though spokesmen from the government and the power company did not give a reason for the outage, heavy air-conditioner use may have been one cause. If so, this may be an ominous event--August is usually the hottest of the summer months and the Olympics will...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/theHellenophile/2004/07/12.html#a1098 Playbytherules.org- July 8, 2004 Despite the ideals of the international Olympic movement, the games are still firmly rooted in the world of professional sports. And because of that, they come with the full panoply controversial issues: rampant commercialism, doping, graft and short-sighted greed. And, just like other professional sportsmen, Olympic athletes are often wearing equipment manufactured by sweatshop labor. To change this, Oxfam America has established Playbytherules.org in an attempt to get Fila and other...http://playbytherules.org/ On Strike- July 7, 2004 Taking advantage of the looming Summer Games, hotel workers are demanding a pay raise, and are threatening to go on strike if their demands are not met. The union - which has called for a day-long strike on Wednesday - said it would take further action unless hotel owners agreed to a deal. There has recently been a rash of demands and strike threats by a range of workers in Athens. They all know they have great leverage at what is a critical time for the country. But the government itself...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/theHellenophile/2004/07/06.html#a1095 Victory News- July 5, 2004 Here is a handful of articles on the Breek's soccer victory on Sunday. Greeks See New Day for Nation After Soccer Triumph.Greeks woke up hoarse and bleary-eyed on Monday after all-night parties celebrating their Euro 2004 victory, the whole country high on a feel-good factor that lifted the nation's damp spirits ahead of the Olympics. Reuters: Sports Football: Greeks hail triumph. Greece coach Otto Rehhagel says his side made football history by winning Euro 2004. BBC News World UK...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/theHellenophile/2004/07/05.html#a1092 Suh-weet!- July 5, 2004 Football: Greece win Euro 2004. Angelos Charisteas scores the winner as Greece beat hosts Portugal 1-0 to win the European Championship. BBC News World UK Editionhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/theHellenophile/2004/07/04.html#a1091 |