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Re: Varoufakis Reveals Official Phone Calls Recorded by his Wife

smessinis — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 01:39:24 -0000

Gotta love Gianis.

Re: Greece Gets the Same Deal It Rejected Six Months Ago at Higher Cost

smessinis — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:16:59 -0000

Greece's Best ALTERNATIVE TO a negotiated agreement (BATNA) is a worse agreement. #NoHope. Seriously what does a short course in negotiation cost in a good school? Let's do a crowdfund campaign and send our negotiation team.

Re: LIVE VIDEO: Presidency budget vote

smessinis — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:34:20 -0000

I have to watch zuma at 1.5 x speed

Re: Online Auction Platforms for Repossessed Properties to Be Launched in Greece

smessinis — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:25:40 -0000

Is this a rumor or a fact? Which lenders?

Re: Ladd//roller: Το ελληνικό καινοτόμο αναπηρικό αμαξίδιο στην 81η ΔΕΘ

smessinis — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:31:58 -0000

Θα θέλαμε να το δούμε στην έκθεση Athens Mini Maker Faire - http://athens.makerfaire.com

Re: Beyond Hackathon 2017

smessinis — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:40:35 -0000

Hey Stavros. Thanks for the writeup. Glad you enjoyed it! i had a lot of fun and it certainly is one of the best hackathons I've had the privilege of being a part of. The Eurobank team is fantastic. I hope to see your project progressing in the coming months. If I can be of any help, please don't hesitate to reach out!

Re: The Bus Stop Bus

smessinis — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:12:33 -0000

Love it Stavros. No doubt we'll see it in action at ATHMMF '17 !! Can't wait!!

Re: Greek Entrepreneur Couple Starts the First Free Refugee Shool in Athens

smessinis — Wed, 18 May 2016 01:10:39 -0000

Hi @Tedi , I think they'll want to return to their homeland if the conditions allow for it. Nobody wants to be uprooted and displaced in a foreign country where the language and cultures are so different that life is very very difficult. In the meantime, we'll do what we feel needs to be done to the level that we can contribute to doing it. Who knows, we too may soon be refugees seeking support from others.

Re: The Bus that Spreads the Entrepreneurial Bug around Greece

smessinis — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:05:09 -0000

Thank you Gregory! We're running the next iteration of it right now and could use all the support we can get, especially sharing of the initiative on social networks! Take a look at our crowdfunding campaign here http://greece.greekreporter...

Re: My Week as a Itinerant Pirate

smessinis — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 02:41:54 -0000

Great article Bezdomny - thanks for coming into The Cube. I plan on putting on of these in our children's school next.

Re: CES

smessinis — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 06:55:51 -0000

Hey, don't sweat it. Those first 30 seconds are always hell in any public speech. My advice, get right back up there. Take deep, deep breaths just before starting and remember, talk from the heart.

Re: Can the digital revolution rescue Greece from economic crisis?

smessinis — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:36:53 -0000

Alex, none of the startups mentioned in the article have rich parents in the shipping industry or any other industry. They have all worked hard to prove they have sustainable, high growth businesses with global potential.

Re: Το Ψηφοδέλτιο Της Νέας Δημοκρατίας Είναι Ένα Ελληνικό Αριστούργημα

smessinis — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:04:09 -0000

Will you permit me to translate this article into English?

Re: 11100 (28)

smessinis — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:47:38 -0000

all the best - many more George.

Re: Quoted in Chicago Tribune - the story beyond

smessinis — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:54:25 -0000

George, your Brand Greece paper paints a rosy picture. I don't like to be a negative but have you taken a walk around Faliron or Hellinikon recently? I think the paper presents a position of "what could have been" not of "what is in place." I think we're much better off in some ways but much worse off in others. Let me give an example:

The only success in terms of venue utilization, if you can call it a success because it clearly depends on your point of view as regards the city we live in, is the Badminton Theater in Goudi Park. It is a false success in my view.

A little bit of background: Badminton is a non-existant sport in Greece. We needed a stadium to host the event and a prefab stadium was quickly built in the park as a temporary structure. The terms under which it was built clearly stated that it would be demolished at the latest 6 months after the games and thereafter, the various fenced off sections of the park would be unified to form a single metropolitan park.

Four years later, the fences remain, the stadium has been converted into "Greece's biggest theater" with a 30 year lease (which is currently being contested at the council of state). All this to the detriment of the residents of Athens who have less parkland than any other European city. True, the Badminton theater adds value in that it utilizes a venue that we have paid through the teeth for. If, however, we take into account the overall cost to the citizens of Athens, that value becomes negligible. In my view, there were many other venues that could have been earmarked for use in this way. There was no need to be so irresponsible and take away use of valuable parkland. More recently, plans have been presented to create a new multi-cinema entertainment complex within the park. We cannot allow this to continue. I'd like to encourage you and your readers to take a look at www.parkostogoudi.org or the Facebook group Parko Sto Goudi and to join in support of this worthy cause.