The afternoons in the city of David located in the western region of Panama are getting hotter and hotter and those who decide to train at that time of day at the La Basita Gymnasium are living a real hell you don’t need to make much effort to sweat A few seconds of calisthenics are enough for the body to immediately start sweating and boxer Teresa ‘La Polla’ Almengor is a faithful witness of that 30-year-old Almengor has been doing all her preparation for what will be the most important fight of her life On October 20 at the Las Vegas Theater in Madrid Almengor will be fighting for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim featherweight (126 lbs.) world title against local fighter Jennifer Miranda 1 KO) will be part of the Road to the World event Almengor spoke about how excited she is about this great opportunity that has come her way in her career “Thank God I have been given this opportunity to fight a title happy for this fight and I have prepared well to give my best who is against me,” Almengor commented with marked firmness Reaching a world title is the dream of every fighter and in Almengorno’s case it is the exception She knows that achieving it could change many things for the good of her own and other people.  “I know that being crowned would make my family and my people of Chiriqui (province where she is from) very proud I want to be world champion to be able to help many people who have no resources I want to win it and keep it for a long time” the Panamanian said she has some references “I have analyzed her very little because she has few fights but my trainer (Carlos Núñez) will take care of the plan He will say what I have to do (in the ring) I’m going to me and I’m going to my hand,” Almengor emphasized Almengor made her debut in professional fights in April 2018 drawing after 4 rounds with Karla Mendoza They met again 4 months later and also drew Her only defeat came in October of that 2018 by unanimous decision in 4 rounds against fellow countrywoman Jehiny Gallardo After that she added her 9 wins in a row before drawing in her last fight held in April 2023 against former world champion Laura Ledezma after 8 rounds Almengor will be fighting her first fight outside Panamanian territory but that is something that does not seem to daunt her intentions of becoming the third Panamanian woman to be crowned a world champion in the world in the paid boxing “It is the first time I will fight outside of Panama but I am going with my best preparation ready for whatever comes and God first I will return with that victory” In a night of mixed emotions at the ANB Arena.. Usage of Content   Confidentiality Clause and brainstorming over coffee with his colleagues — this is what physicist Stefano Polla enjoys most His success shines through in his nomination for the C.J Kok Jury Award 2024 for PhD thesis of the Year but we do not know yet what quantum computers will be useful for,’ says Stefano Polla ‘We only know they can solve very different problems than classical computers That is enough to convince us that we will find important applications across various fields.’ Simulation helps researchers to find solutions to problems more quickly the performance of new airplanes is first tested on computers Only the most promising designs are then tested in wind tunnels Isn't it premature to start designing software for a computer that hasn't been built yet By preparing smart algorithms for future quantum systems we ensure that investments in building quantum computers will pay off in the future ‘Probably it has something to do with my character but I tend to approach research questions creatively he started tens of research projects during his PhD many of the paths I explored didn’t perform as well as I’d hoped.’ However Polla sees this as a valuable outcome of scientific research: understanding what ‘does not work as expected’ is extremely valuable His approach also led to significant successes Five of his new design principles passed rigorous testing and characterization and are therefore included in Polla's thesis Polla even proposes a new application area for quantum algorithms in chemistry While collecting his research results for his thesis Polla realised that a common thread connected the design principles he proposed ‘I suggested assigning a specific role to one of the qubits in the computer can have the power to drive complex algorithms if used carefully.’ this single qubit is tasked with specific functions such as assisting in cooling the system to almost absolute zero measuring and extracting information from the quantum system using only a single qubit rather than many for these operations affects the system’s overall capacity you don’t lose much capacity,’ Polla notes ‘The biggest challenge during my research was working through COVID,’ says Polla ‘We often think of theoretical research as a solitary activity The development of ideas is usually a collaborative process This made both research and the learning process Polla’s nomination for best PhD thesis of the year 2024 at the Leiden Institute of Physics is the second step in his already successful scientific career. In 2019, he received the Lorentzprijs for his master’s thesis and graduated summa cum laude After completing his bachelor’s degree in Italy he came to Leiden to deepen his knowledge of experimental physics drawn by the vibrant atmosphere and his colleagues and everyone is very social,’ Polla says with a smile And I’ve also learned to write more effectively – something most people don’t think much about Once those quantum computers are finally built the hope is to use them to design new materials and drugs or to help solve open questions in physics (WKBW — White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary will soon open its new home for senior dogs in Western New York Polla Milligan founded White Whiskers in 2019 and has since helped re-home more than 200 dogs in the Western New York area she's opening the sanctuary on Lewis Road in Akron in the fall which will accept senior dog rescues seven years and older Polla tells me this initiative to rescue senior dogs has been in the making for a while "I've retired from the Niagara SPCA and the next day I started this because I saw how many old dogs come to the shelter and no one adopts them," said Milligan which I understand but nevertheless it's very sad so I said okay something must be done so that's what started it." Other animal rescue organizations that participated in Sunday's open house event say they're glad to take part in Polla's dream of saving senior dogs "She has such a passion for the senior dogs as well as any dog in general and we're here to give her support whether we can pull a dog for her into our rescue Vice President of Paws Inn the Falls Animal Complex "I'm going to be living here and we're waiting for a certificate of occupancy but as soon as I can move in then the dogs can move in,” she says “And we need the back area completed so we're thinking by the end of September we're going to start bringing in dogs." Click here to learn more about White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary. We want to hear what’s going on in your community. Share your voice and hear from your neighbors. © 2025 Boise State University Athletics Accessibility Statement © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices In March 2015, Iakovidis released his debut single “O erotas mou gine” (Become My Love) Iakovidis has been involved in music since his early years as a student His career in Greek music began to rise steadily in 2015 not only as a performer of his songs but also as a composer and lyricist He has penned major hits for renowned artists such as Konstantinos Argiros he followed up with several successful tracks: “Vale” (Pour) and “Koritsaki mou” (My Little Girl) was launched in June 2017 and achieved gold certification within months Iakovidis released his second studio album Sou Ta ‘Dosa Ola (I Gave You Everything) The album features 10 tracks with music composed by Iakovidis and lyrics by Olga Vlachopoulou and Vicky Gerothodorou Notable singles from the album include “Gela mou” (Laugh for Me) “Vradia aximerota” (Nights Without Dawn) “Min tolmiseis” (Don’t You Dare) “Sou ta ‘dosa ola,” and “Paraferesai” (You Are Behaving Poorly) Iakovidis released the single “Fovamai” (I’m Scared) he put out “Koimisou apopse edo” (Sleep Here Tonight) “S’agapao sou fonaxa” (I Shouted to You ‘I Love You’) and “Mi thimoneis” (Don’t Get Mad) he won the Best Video–Elliniko Horeftiko award at the MAD Video Music Awards for “S’agapao sou fonaxa.” That year he also released “Tatouaz” (Tattoo) “Mou ‘leipses poli” (I’ve Missed You So Much) “Mou ‘leipses poli” earned him the Best Laiko Song award at the MAD Video Music Awards 2022 Summer 2022 saw the release of his third studio album he was honoured by the mayor of Thessaloniki with a special plaque for his contribution to the city’s iconic Odos Tsimiski Street he released the successful single “Na na na (Tragoudo gia sena)” (I’m Singing for You) followed by “Ah kardoula mou” (Oh My Little Heart) and “Sikose to Telefono” (Pick Up the Phone) he was a lead performer at the Fantasia Live show with Josephine he returned for another season at Fantasia Live and back-to-back records for YouTube views and social media engagement have solidified his status as one of his generation’s top and most influential artists When she mentioned recently that her Swiss beauty company was celebrating its 20th year, I recalled that it was precisely two decades ago that I met Ada Polla. I was working at Capitol File magazine where she was introducing the launch of Alchimie Forever We’re good friends who talk or text almost every day but I was still a bit curious (not about her favorite Georgetown restaurant) and thought it was a good time for Ada to share with all of us One of my favorites and a wonderful memory of an all-day shoot I moved to DC in 2002 from Boston for school (Georgetown Business School) and I immediately fell in love with this city it felt like “the beginning of the South.” It had everything I loved in Boston (lots of colleges and universities an international and well educated population a feeling of being “old by US standards,”) but with nicer weather and a tiny bit of that Southern hospitality the restaurant offering has grown so much (although I still basically go to the same places The same has happened in the beauty industry - we now have multiple Heyday Silver Mirror Facial Bar and Glo30 locations amazing dermatologists and medical spas (I can’t wait to go to PeelHaus!) Some of these beauty brands even originated in the DMV This was unheard of when I moved here - it was just Alchimie Forever and Bluemercury (which has since moved its HQ out of the region) I think DC is now less perceived only as a politics-only city I started getting Botox injections in my mid 20s (my dad is a big proponent of micro doses of Botox for preventative purposes) and that is still what I get done every time I go home to Geneva (2-3 times per year) My father is the only one who has ever done my Botox I have started doing Picosure treatments on my décolleté area Even though our Firming Gel for Neck and Bust was the second product we created it took me too long to embrace the treatment of the neck and décolleté and I have some uneven pigmentation that bothers me I know it’s time for me to find a Forever Institut-like place in DC as 2-3 medical spa treatments per year is no longer sufficient… this is one of my 2024 goals How do you maintain that fresh-faced look when you often spend much of your week in flight and at airports I love to use our Kantic Brightening Moisture Mask on the plane I take one EmergenC every morning in a tall glass of room-temperature water (and have done so for 15+ years) And I use the hotel treadmills even though I hate treadmills In addition to staying out of the sun and using sun screen what beauty tip is most essential to your daily routine and youthful skin is to reduce inflammation While inflammation is a natural defense reaction in our body which accelerates various aging processes - hence the term “inflammaging.” How do I minimize inflammation which contains sugar - but I never have soda pre-made salad dressings (you’d be surprised the amount of sugar in them) I exercise five times per week (running or SoulCycle) I am just ending a 21-day no sugar cleanse (basically and am embracing  “damp January” for the rest of the year What do you see as the biggest difference between how European women and American women treat their skin and their preferences in make-up the European (Swiss) look is still a bit more natural Makeup is thought of as color (eyes and lips) rather than as a tool to cover the skin And the eyelash craze that has taken over the US has not yet reached Switzerland AF’s Kantic Brightening Mask just received an award Tell the readers a little about what makes this mask so special Yes! Our Kantic Brightening Moisture Mask just won the Think Dirty “Dirty Thinkers’ Choice Award” it recognizes the first product my father created the “oldest” product in our brand (the first iteration of this mask was created in 1989) and the product that started it all for us as a brand In an industry where newness and product launches are considered as necessary to keep the consumer and our industry interested I love that the original product continues to be used it recognizes our continued efforts to bring effective What are some of your favorite places to dine and shop in Georgetown Fashion: I still miss the Barney’s Co-op so much I have been shopping at Rag & Bone a lot I just discovered Ann Mashburn (I don’t know how I did not know about this boutique for so long!) I am excited to start shopping there as well And every time I walk on Wisconsin Avenue I tell myself I should stop in Wolford and Veronica Beard but then I remember my resolution to wear everything in my closet at least once before buying new clothes And I would love an indie book store in Georgetown Copyright ©2024 The Georgetown DishAll Rights Reserved Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Forbes ranked Menegaki as the top female in the country she participated in the MEGA Channel morning show “Proino Cocktail.” A year later she and Giorgos Polichroniou hosted the highly successful game show “MEGA Banca.” she starred in the successful ANT1 channel comedy TV show “Pater Imon” portraying a radio producer she began hosting ANT1’s morning show “Proinos Kafes,” which was a huge success and had very high ratings in Greece and was watched by many Greeks abroad  She continued hosting the show for 10 years with great success and soon the media named her “Queen of the morning zone.” she left ANT1 and signed with Alpha Channel She became the hostess of the morning show “Kafes me tin Eleni.” Despite low ratings in the first season especially in the commercial target group 15–44 years of age Menegaki’s show changed its time slot to 1 p.m and aired under the new title “Eleni it remains the most successful show in its time slot she announced that this would be her last season on the show as she had decided to take a break Mega Channel announced that Menegaki would present a new show on their channel The blonde bombshell married ANT1’s program manager Menegaki announced her divorce from Latsios She married businessman Mateo Pantzopoulos in 2015 Menegaki has become one of the most successful and most loved celebrities in Greece Menegaki is in the final year of her three-year contract with Mega and she had already requested a meeting with the network’s management at the end of the previous season Mega Channel announced that Menegaki would host a new weekday show titled “Εleni” at 13:00 she chose to end her career in daytime television The midfielder started his career in 2006, playing for Panachaiki F.C., where he made 37 league appearances and scored three goals. In 2007, he signed his first professional contract with the club, where he was coached by Ange Postecoglou a former soccer player and now former head coach of the Australia national soccer team Samaris debuted with the Greece national under-19 football team first appearing on the field at the 2008 European Under-19 Championship qualifier against France the talented player joined Olympiacos but spent the season on loan at Panionios he scored his first goal with the club in an away game Samaris ended the league with 38 appearances manager Fernando Santos called him up to The Greece national football team He made a substitute appearance in the final group qualifier against Liechtenstein and also in the two play-off matches against Romania Santos selected Samaris to his final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in his first appearance in a final tournament of the World Cup where Greece was versing  Ivory Coast Samaris replaced injured Panagiotis Kone and led the team to victory 2-1 Samaris moved abroad and joined Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €10 million and with a €45 million release clause One of his highlights from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga season the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs after an assist from Greek teammate Kostas Mitroglou scored with a right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner His goal led the club to win 3–2 against Moreirense The midfielder is contracted with Benfica until 2023 HistoryNet bright is the dewSorry I am that I can’t get to youUntil our next meeting here’s what we’ll doWe’ll change that red Sun, to the Red Hector Polla now seemed much more real to me and meticulous checklists—he had penciled in the months after he was captured by the Japanese on Bataan in April 1942 and his wife Jane had read my book and wanted to share with me the journals Polla had kept while in the infamous Japanese prison camp at Cabanatuan in the Philippines I copied them and returned the originals to the family the kind that are easy to conceal—which almost certainly was what he did while imprisoned Others were regular-sized school notebooks with the logo of the Philippine Commonwealth Bureau of Education on the front that the Japanese had probably pilfered and then sold to prisoners at the camp commissary Polla used them to record the rules of card games in great detail and to jot notes in the Japanese language classes he took He also recorded most of his poetry in the larger notebooks were Italian immigrants; Vico worked as a gardener Hector was an average kid: He had a paper route and liked to go fishing Hector spent two years at the Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington before earning an appointment to West Point later told John Giorza: “I think it went through Vico’s mind that here I am a gardener…and my son is graduating from the U.S arrived in the Philippines and joined the 57th Infantry Regiment on November 20 With its tropical setting and low-cost off-base living the Philippines had been a prize assignment during the prewar years Polla dropped off a few dress uniform items at the Sanitary Steam Laundry in Manila to be cleaned and pressed and settled in to savor the life of a young officer in the exotic Orient But he and his two classmates had little time for this. On December 8, as the attack on Pearl Harbor was underway across the International Dateline, the Japanese struck the Philippines Filipino and American defenders were knocked reeling and within a few weeks the trio was among the outnumbered troops cornered in doomed Bataan Cheaney and Nininger both lost their lives in January 1942 Cheaney was awarded a posthumous Distinguished Service Cross and Nininger’s posthumous Medal of Honor was the first to be awarded to a U.S Army soldier in a ground action during World War II For Polla—promoted to first lieutenant on January 16—the Battle of Bataan continued two months to the day after he had risked his life to hold the American line The American and Filipino defenders of Bataan surrendered and Polla became one of some 60,000 men to face the 60-mile Bataan Death March enduring unspeakable atrocities along the way Men were beaten or shot for stopping to get a drink of water or aiding failing comrades Polla and the others faced an uncertain future with no idea of how long they’d be confined Polla’s earliest notations in the small notebooks—generally undated—include lists of names and addresses of fellow inmates quotes from radio news reports listened to surreptitiously and random thoughts: “Be sure roll calls are accurate”; “Camp Comdr objects to assembles (illegal)”; “Excess rice in garbage pits to be reduced day-by-day diary entries would not begin until the first day of 1943—by which time he knew he was in for a long haul POLLA’S EARLY ENTRIES paint a mundane picture of camp life at odds with virtually all postwar accounts of survivors who told of conditions at Cabanatuan as being miserable beyond measure Traded Old Golds for Camels.” February 18 was marked by bridge and a “Jap inspection of clothing…worse than at school.” But it all turned out okay: he was issued “two new shirts and a pair of pants.” He ended his day by listening to the radio the Japanese passed out fish oil for shoeshining and a ration of tooth powder “for every three men.” Polla goes on to say that there was “a drawing for drawers and towel between the bridge game and an afternoon nap Polla notes being “issued three limes.” That evening there was a “Musical Show” of the sort that alternated with movie nights several times a week through 1943 and Looking at what he wrote—and where he wrote it—raises questions that will never be answered and citrus fruit toned down for fear of what punishment might ensue if his diaries were discovered some of which contained descriptions of cruelty and abuse Were his bland descriptions simply factual details recited by a benumbed man who had accepted his circumstances Was the man who “lightened many tasks with his cheerful manner” just trying to maintain his own sanity John Giorza suggests that Hector undertook his writing projects and diary-keeping as a means of maintaining his mental acuity Polla’s diary entries rarely ebbed on the darker side he mentioned that he had learned from a guard that two men had escaped One rare graphic description of his captors’ strong arm came just a few days later when he wrote tersely about a man who had been caught attempting an escape He “was supposed to be shot — Head shaved — spared,” Polla wrote he added: “Rat crawled on my head.” Is Polla perhaps telling us that he was the man whose head was shaved he pulled no punches as he wrote in verse about 10 men executed for the transgressions of one altho’ for truth they knew not why,” Polla wrote They were paying the debt of another man.” POLLA’S POETRY is often wistful in tone— such as when he wrote Army chain of command had repeatedly promised the POWs that help was on the way Those making the promises knew it was impossible but those in Cabanatuan at first thought that their incarceration might be short Polla ended “Scuttlebutt” by writing that the gossip of “old maids…couldn’t keep up with the rumors in Cabanatuan.” a fixation common to people on greatly reduced diets and the prisoners were also often served lugao the rice porridge common to the Philippines probably from captured American food supplies As the men of Cabanatuan neared their first Christmas in captivity but the Japanese allowed gifts to reach the prisoners Polla recalled that a delegation of “Manila Women” came to the camp with such treats as cigars He does not say who these women were—although had they been from the Red Cross because he notes on the same page that International Red Cross packages with candy bars and canned goods also reached Cabanatuan ahead of Christmas 1942 Polla wrote of eggs being served frequently for breakfast and Red Cross sugar often being distributed he savored “the first mango of the season.” Into 1944 and canned corned beef arrived in Red Cross parcels The men also maintained a farm outside the main prison compound Polla recalled raking cornstalks and being in charge of the camote (sweet potato) planting detail in the spring of 1943 as an indication of his level of nourishment declined from 163 pounds in October 1942 to 156 in February 1943 and stabilized in the low 150s through July 1944 There was a hospital of sorts at Cabanatuan Army Medical Department historian George Cressman has written that it “lacked the supplies and drugs to effectively treat patients.” However Polla wrote at length about an early 1943 malaria affliction and that he received quinine routinely he received a cholera vaccination and a month later he was back on quinine for another bout of malaria “Valentine’s Day but no Valentine,” Polla wrote on February 14 Got 2 aspirins from Knopping.” This was his first mention of Warrant Officer Joseph Knopping who would play an important part in Polla’s story two years later THE JAPANESE regularly paid the prisoners small sums in Philippine pesos which had a prewar value of about two cents in American dollars The funds were kept in Japanese Postal Savings accounts According to Polla’s running total—which reached 470 pesos by October 1944—he started out receiving five pesos monthly company grade officers like himself got a raise to 40 pesos the prisoners were able to shop at the camp commissary Polla was a regular consumer of sugared peanuts Eggs fluctuated at a little less than one peso a dozen he reported having “had a very good supper.” Both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in 1943 passed congenially with “cake and coffee.” On April 29 the men were served hotcakes for breakfast in celebration of Emperor Hirohito’s birthday Polla did not mention his own birthday in 1943 he reported eating cornbread and peanut butter Easter 1943 was celebrated with a cup of sugar in the ration allotment he “attended sunrise services” and “broke out my new uniform.” Performances by the camp theater companies and glee club occurred regularly in 1943 He deemed the glee club show on February 21 “very good,” while the variety program on March 6 was merely “pretty good,” and the film Tobacco Road on March 30 was “not too good.” from the Marx Brothers to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs—probably 16mm prints captured from American bases—were shown several times a week often interspersed with Japanese newsreels Polla wrote “Movie — Judy Canova in Puddin’ Head enjoyed by all even though it was a second rate movie.” Ten days later the 1931 Charlie Chaplin film City Lights earned a “very silly” from Polla he wrote: “Movie all in Japanese except a cartoon ‘Looney Tunes.’ Cartoon only thing worthwhile.” like reading page upon page of a “bridge and citrus” lifestyle is perplexing: it’s hard to square his journals’ account with the unanimously hellish stories of treatment at Cabanatuan that have emerged since the war Was he trying to focus on the few glimmers of a bright side Perhaps an answer to this question can be found in his penmanship and his language Polla’s handwriting had become more careless Letters from home reached the prisoners at Cabanatuan only sporadically at first with a Christmas letter from Polla’s mother finally arriving in February 1943 noting that he received two letters in a day—one from his parents and another from a friend named Kay it was a “Usual day” when 250 letters arrived at camp inmates were permitted to mail postcards with a 50-word message limit Among those to his mother that survived the war said: “Don’t worry about me…send sunglasses when you can.” Perhaps his sanguine descriptions of Cabanatuan were in part designed to shield his mother from the anguish she would feel if she were ever to see his notebooks EVEN AS THE MAIL for the men started flooding in the prisoners themselves began flowing out The Japanese started pulling men out of Cabanatuan to be sent to Japan in “work details.” The most able-bodied of the men were and were transported on vessels aboard which the conditions were so cruel and unsanitary that they came to be known as “hell ships.” Polla first mentioned a detail leaving for Japan on March 6 the departing work details became more frequent with the men often rousted around midnight to leave in the wee hours of the morning those left behind had no idea what they’d undergone this was best recalled in his September 21 entry “One Jap plane shot down — Excitement running wild…two planes flew low overhead at a high rate of speed They seem to fly unmolested and at will… [I’m] Confident of early freedom.” He optimistically added “Probably have birthday dinner in Manila,” but that was not to be it was Hector Polla’s turn to join a departing detail Giving [my notebooks] to Knopping to send on to you,” he told her the man whose name had first appeared in his diary 20 months earlier I don’t believe that we will leave the islands but if we do you may rest assured that I will get along all right I have been able to so far and I will continue to do so.” Five days later, General MacArthur waded ashore on the island of Leyte at the head of his Sixth Army and the liberation of the Philippines began Based on eyewitness accounts later compiled by the U.S a reasonably accurate picture of Polla’s subsequent experiences can be pieced together After two months at Manila’s Bilibid Prison Polla was crammed into the filthy hold of the Oryoku Maru in Manila Harbor along with 1,555 other Americans and 64 prisoners of war of other nationalities like many Japanese ships in Philippine waters Polla was among the survivors who were reloaded aboard the Enoura Maru on December 27 and was still docked in port on January 9 when American bombers attacked it heavily damaging—although not disabling—the ship and killing more than 400 POWs “God rest ye dead and rest ye well; T’is best ye be free’d from hell.” Vico and Maddelina Polla received a letter from Major General Edward F who wrote that their son had died in the sinking of the Oryoku Maru in December amending his earlier report to tell them that Hector had survived the December sinking But this was not to be the end of the Pollas’ emotional roller coaster ride Official documents and letters to Vico and Maddelina show that the army had a difficult time sorting out the details of the men who died aboard the hell ships The date of Hector’s death was amended several times in the years after the war as more and more eyewitnesses were located and interviewed and as more Japanese records were located and cross-checked with other information The final determination finally came on March 28 It was concluded that Hector had died in an attack on the Enoura Maru in port on January 21 that killed some 400 additional POWs and permanently crippled the ship it was noted that his remains “could not have been recovered.” A grisly handwritten note added that after the disabling of the Enoura Maru [were] impossible to segregate satisfactorily.” the uniform items that Hector had left to be cleaned at the Sanitary Steam Laundry in Manila in 1941 were picked up by the U.S Army’s “Effects Quartermaster” and delivered to his parents Maddelina Polla had taken her son’s death terribly John Giorza was only four when she died in 1954 She never left the house.” As for Hector’s father John told me that “Hector was his hero.” Vico Polla carried the weight of his son’s loss until his own death in 1978 Hector Polla’s journals had their own distinctive journey home Late in 1944 Joseph Knopping learned that he was about to be transferred to Bilibid Prison where many more able-bodied prisoners were being consolidated ahead of the imminent American landings on Luzon he handed the dozen various-sized notebooks to artilleryman Private Arthur Hilshorst Army freed Knopping from Bilibid in February 1945 and Hilshorst was one of those liberated by U.S Army Rangers in the “Great Raid” rescue mission at Cabanatuan on January 30 that released the last of the camp’s inmates Army’s Letterman Hospital in San Francisco in March 1945 and on April 2 he mailed the journals in a large single envelope to Polla’s home in Missouri Vico and Maddelina were still holding on to hope about the fate of their son along with General Witsell’s letters and Polla’s dry-cleaning into the footlocker their son had brought home from West Point in June 1941 There they would remain for more than half a century John Giorza told me that after his mother passed away in 1995 Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance how Wild Bill Donovan shaped the American intelligence community If you needed some motivation during the war years “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” HistoryNet.com is brought to you by HistoryNet LLC, the world’s largest publisher of history magazines photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter with top stories from master historians sign me up! Franca Polla has held patience within her for a long time and it wasn’t always meant to be used on the golf course Before becoming a strong piece on the Bronco women’s golf team the Boise State sophomore had been sent through numerous ups and downs in her life From moving across the world and starting a new life to attempting a whole new sport patience and persistence would hold values in the future for Polla Polla emigrated from the Netherlands to Oregon when she was 11 years-old Tennis and field hockey were two sports that Polla loved in the Netherlands but they weren’t big enough in Oregon for Polla to play competitively yet initially it was tough for her to reciprocate her appreciation for the game “I started playing with my twin brother and it was fun but I hated it at first,” Polla said “I couldn’t stand it and I wanted to quit … but I kept with it and here we are.” What was once a chore turned into a special occasion “Why are we going to the driving range so often?” quickly turned into “When can we go to the range next?” What made Polla stick to the links stems back from her first golf coach who created a group of lifelong friends for her and contributed heavily to who Polla is today both on and off the course “He created this amazing community that ended up making me fall in love with the sport,” Polla said “We text each other every day and even though everyone goes to school at different places we’re still like a family and that’s what made me fall in love with the game even more.” playing the sport in high school and then at Portland State University Polla had found a space where she felt comfortable and had nothing to worry about until the one who recruited her was no longer going to be her coach Kailin Downs would leave Portland State for Boise State to become head coach of the women’s golf program “When she told us that she would be taking this job (at Boise State) my heart sank to my stomach,” Polla said “I felt like I wouldn’t find a connection with another college coach besides her.” Polla asked Downs what she needed to do to go with her to Boise Downs knew she couldn’t recruit Polla to become a Bronco unless she was in the transfer portal Polla entered the portal the next morning to get the ball rolling After a long wait of transferring classes and enrolling at Boise State Polla eventually became a Bronco – and with success “Obviously it makes me feel good that she wanted to pursue coming to Boise with me,” Downs chuckled “We have a really good coach to player relationship and she takes coaching very well … She instantly fit in with the team and they got along really well.” Franca Polla finishes up a par on the eighth. She’s +4 through 15 holes. pic.twitter.com/TuN8f7ZMwp — Bronco Nation News (@BNNBroncoNation) April 4, 2022 Polla continued the trend of loyalty and commitment to her mentors on the course throughout the highs and lows After penciling in a triple bogey on her third hole of the 54-hole Cowgirl Classic in early April Not only did Polla cool her composure after a flustering third hole the sophomore brought herself back to place second individually in the tournament and her second round score of 67 was the fourth-lowest individual round in Bronco history “To have her support through it was incredible,” Polla said “I came off the course on Tuesday almost in tears – I had been through a lot recently with mental health and creating that confidence believing in myself and being able to show my true potential on the golf course.” The potential of the team rose in round two as Polla’s energy was transmissible over the course The team went on to post the lowest second-round score of any team in the Cowgirl Classic etching a 291 stroke total Over the second round Polla had five birdies which included making birdie on her final two holes of the day “I made everything inside of 12 feet and it was kind of like I blacked out for a little.” Polla couldn’t continue that success Monday and Tuesday at a course many struggle at tying for 72nd at 25 over par at the Redhawk Invitational at legendary Chambers Bay Boise State placed 12th out of 18 teams in the tournament and the conditions early this week didn’t give any breaks with significant wind blowing out of the North towards the direction of Fox Island Elena Castanon led the way for the Broncos shooting +17 throughout the 54-hole tournament Polla and the Broncos will travel to Rancho Mirage next week for the Mountain West Championships hosted by Mission Hills Golf Club April 18-20 And the Netherlands native knows to have success 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 🧳➡️ for round one views. #BleedBlue | #WhatsNext pic.twitter.com/PHMEMj6Gqb — Boise State WGolf (@BroncoSportsWGF) April 11, 2022 You must be logged in to post a comment Already have an account? Log in here Sophomore guard Hannes Pölla gets surrounded by defenders during the game against Baylor Jan Junior center Hannes Polla has entered the transfer portal Oklahoma sophomore Hannes Polla has entered the transfer portal Students pay about $14 in fees that support the Daily If you're not a student and value our work The Finland native didn't find a whole lot of playing time in his two years with the Sooners Polla's career high is six points against Ball State in his freshman year 9.3 rebounds with Helsinki Academy in 2016-17 34 center of the 2017 class by ESPN before coming to Norman Two Sooners have transferred before Polla reportedly entered the transfer portal — Ty Lazenby went to Oral Roberts and Matt Freeman committed to UC Santa Barbara Students pay about $14 in fees that support the Daily. If you're not a student and value our work, please disable your ad blocker or click here to match that if you can. COLUMBIA, S.C. — The chanting of "Polla, Polla, Polla," rang out as the final few minutes ticked away in Oklahoma's 95-72 win Friday against Ole Miss.  Hearing such a thing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament signaled a blowout was on hand. It happened to be in the Sooners' favor.  Polla scored on a reverse layup with 1:35 left, and the Sooner bench erupted as if he had nailed a game-winner.  "Hannes just works so hard in practice," point guard Aaron Calixte said. "We damn near beat him up every single time, fouling him and stuff like that. When he gets in the game and he gets a bucket, it's really a feeling you can't explain. We're so appreciative of him. No one would know how hard he works."  Polla appeared in 15 games this season, mostly in mop-up time. He's scored 17 points with 11 rebounds and six blocks.  "It's so cool that I have such great teammates supporting me that way," Polla said. "Hearing the student section chanting my name, it humbles me." This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is evolving,the newly emerged Omicron variant being the dominant strain worldwide, and this has raised concerns about vaccine efficacy. The purposes of this survey were to examine the extent to which healthcare workers (HCWs) intend to receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors that influence their willingness to accept it. The study was conducted among HCWs who were randomly selected from four public hospitals in the Campania region, Southern Italy. This study's findings highlight the necessity for designing and implementing educational interventions for improving second booster dose uptake and beliefs among HCWs and their capacity to recommend the vaccine to the patients. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1051035 Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is evolving,the newly emerged Omicron variant being the dominant strain worldwide and this has raised concerns about vaccine efficacy The purposes of this survey were to examine the extent to which healthcare workers (HCWs) intend to receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors that influence their willingness to accept it Methods: The study was conducted among HCWs who were randomly selected from four public hospitals in the Campania region Results: A total of 496 HCWs answered the questionnaire (a response rate of 61.2%) regarding the usefulness of a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose HCWs who believed that COVID-19 was a severe disease and those who have acquired information about the second booster dose from scientific journals were more likely to have this positive attitude Slightly more than half of HCWs self-reported willingness to receive a second booster dose Respondents who believe that HCWs are at higher risk of being infected by SARS-CoV-2 those who have a higher belief that COVID-19 is a severe disease and those who have a higher belief that a second booster dose is useful were more willing to receive a second booster dose The main reasons for those who had a positive intention were to protect their family members and patients the main reasons for not getting vaccinated or for uncertainty were that the dose does not offer protection against the emerging variants and the fear of its side effects those who have a higher belief that a second booster dose is useful and those who were willing to receive a second booster dose were more likely to recommend the booster dose to their patients Conclusion: This study's findings highlight the necessity for designing and implementing educational interventions for improving second booster dose uptake and beliefs among HCWs and their capacity to recommend the vaccine to the patients HCWs also play an important role in transmitting the virus to their patients while providing care extremely important and crucial to understand and assess HCWs' willingness to have the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; no literature is available on this topic the purposes of this present survey were to examine the extent to which a large sample of HCWs in Italy intends to receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors that influence their willingness for accepting it The study was carried out from 12 July to 9 September 2022 The source population included all 4,000 HCWs who worked in different wards in four randomly selected public hospitals The sample for the present study included 496 HCWs who had been selected by a simple random sampling technique A sample size of 384 HCWs was estimated assuming that 50% of the study population would intend to receive a second booster of the COVID-19 vaccine the research team asked for permission from the health director of each hospital to conduct the study the team identified in each ward an HCW to distribute the questionnaire to the HCWs who were randomly selected from the list of those present at that moment in each ward and to collect the filled questionnaires within an envelope to maintain anonymity and to return the envelope The questionnaire contained a brief introduction about the objectives that the information provided will be used only for research purposes and that the participant was able to withdraw at any moment HCWs gave their informed consent to participate by handing in the questionnaire The participants received no incentive to complete the questionnaire All data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire adopted and modified from previously published studies of the research group (11–20) The questionnaire required 5–10 min to complete and capture the following information: a) sociodemographic and professional characteristics (14 questions) duration of employment in the healthcare profession and previous COVID-19 infection; b) source(s) from which they receive information related to the second booster dose and whether they would like to get additional information (2 questions); and c) attitudes and behaviors (7 questions) The first comprised 5 items concerning attitudes toward COVID-19 and the second booster dose using a 10-point Likert-type scale with a response format ranging from 1 = not at all to 10 = a great deal and a 5-point Liker-type scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree assessing whether the responder had been/had not been vaccinated with a second booster dose and the related reason(s) Those unvaccinated were asked to indicate whether they were willing or unwilling to receive a second booster dose and the underlying reasons in favor of or against receiving this vaccination The survey was first piloted and tested by the research team to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the questions Ethical approval of the study protocol and questionnaire was received from the Ethics Committee of the Teaching Hospital of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli.” All statistical analyses were conducted using the software STATA version 15.1. Descriptive statistics were used with frequency, mean, and standard deviation to describe the principal characteristics of the participants, as well as behavior and attitude toward having a second COVID-19 booster dose. Multiple logistic regression models were built using the strategy suggested by Hosmer et al. (21) Each variable was examined by univariate analysis using the chi-square test and Student's t-test to evaluate predictors of the different outcomes of interest Only those variables with a p < 0.25 in the univariate analysis were entered into three multivariate logistic regression models to assess associations between the main dependent variables and the several independent variables multivariate logistic regression analysis with backward elimination of any variable that did not contribute to the model on the grounds of the Likelihood Ratio test (cut-off at p = 0.05) was performed Variables whose exclusion altered the coefficient of the remaining variables were kept in the model Backward stepwise selection has been used with a threshold of p = 0.2 and p = 0.4 for the entry or removal of the variables from the final models Odds ratios (OR) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated in the models Three outcomes of interest have been identified: a) belief that a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was useful (1–9 = 0; 10 = 1) (Model 1); b) willingness to receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (no/do not know = 0; yes = 1) (Model 2); c) recommendation of a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the patients (no = 0; yes = 1) (Model 3) The following potential determinants were included in all models: gender (female = 0; male = 1); age in years (continuous); marital status (unmarried/separated/divorced/widowed = 0; married/cohabitant = 1); physicians (no = 0; yes = 1); length of practice the variables belief that the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was useful (1–9 = 0; 10 = 1) and belief that the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was effective (1–9 = 0; 10 = 1) were included in Models 2 and 3; and the variable willingness to receive the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (no/undecided = 0; yes = 1) was included in Model 3 two-tailed tests were used and statistical significance was determined with a p-value equal to or less than 0.05 A total of 496 HCWs, out of the 810 selected, answered the questionnaire with a response rate of 61.2%. The main sociodemographic, general, and professional characteristics of the respondents are summarized in Table 1 almost two-thirds were female participants almost one-third have had working experience in a COVID-19 ward the mean length of working activity was 13.7 years only 15.1% self-identified as having a chronic medical condition almost all had a family member/colleague/friend who tested positive for COVID-19 and only 25 of the 52 eligible has been vaccinated with a second booster dose Main sociodemographic and general characteristics of the sample The first model showed that a score of 10 regarding the usefulness of a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was more likely to be observed in physicians (OR: 1.99 in those who have a higher belief that COVID-19 was a severe disease (OR: 4.47 and in those who have acquired information about the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from scientific journals (OR: 2.24 Results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis showing determinants of the different outcomes of interest Almost all HCWs had received information about the second COVID-19 booster dose (96.6%) and scientific journals (41.5%) were indicated as primary sources for this information More than one-third of the respondents expressed an interest in acquiring additional information about the second booster dose (36.3%) this is the largest survey of HCWs' willingness to have a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors associated with this decision conducted in Italy The major findings can be summarized in the following five points slightly more than 50% of the sample would accept a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine the main reasons behind the willingness to have a second booster dose were to protect family members and patients the main reasons for the intention to not receive or uncertainty toward the second booster dose were the belief that it does not offer protection against the emerging variants and the fear of side effects scientific meetings and journals were among the primary sources of information on the second booster dose several determinants have been observed to be significantly associated with the different outcomes of interest Addressing these concerns is of crucial importance to improve the uptake of a second booster dose also at the population level through evidence-based messages considering the pivotal role of the HCWs in community health The results from the present survey should also be considered with some potential methodological limitations no causal relationships between the independent variables and the different outcomes of interest can be established the survey was administered to HCWs in a single geographic area the findings may not necessarily apply to other areas of Italy a self-reporting questionnaire may have introduced social desirability bias and the surveyed HCWs may tend to have more positive attitudes that lead to an overestimation of their intention to have a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine an anonymous questionnaire has been used to reduce this bias this study was the first to assess the willingness to have a second booster dose among HCWs in Italy and it thus provides an important picture with important implications for health policymakers this survey reveals a low willingness to receive a second booster dose the facilitators and barriers influencing this willingness and the factors associated with this choice The findings have important implications and highlight the necessity for designing and implementing targeted education interventions for improving the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine uptake among HCWs and their capacity to recommend the vaccine to the patients investigations are expected to quantify the coverage level in HCWs and to evaluate whether they can promote this vaccination with special attention toward more vulnerable people San Giovanni di Dio Ruggi D'Aragona Hospital Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano Hospital The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by Teaching Hospital of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study and AN participated in the conception and design of the study and contributed to the data collection was responsible for the statistical analysis and interpretation All authors have read and approved the final version of the article and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work This work was supported by a grant of the Regione Campania (Executive decree n.75/2017 Strategic and nationally relevance objectives indicated in the National Health Plan The authors are extremely grateful to all healthcare workers who completed the questionnaire The authors would also like to thank each hospital for its collaboration during data collection The 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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited in accordance with accepted academic practice distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms *Correspondence: Italo Francesco Angelillo, aXRhbG9mLmFuZ2VsaWxsb0B1bmljYW1wYW5pYS5pdA== Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher 94% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or goodLearn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish Oklahoma junior center Hannes Polla has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal an OU spokesman confirmed to The Oklahoman scoring 17 points with 17 rebounds in limited minutes Finland native is the third Sooner to enter the transfer portal this offseason Guard Ty Lazenby transferred to Oral Roberts and forward Matt Freeman transferred to UC Santa Barbara Oklahoma won't return a center from last year's team after Polla's expected departure and Jamuni McNeace's graduation Kristian Doolittle and Brady Manek will lead the front court OU's 2019 class included commitments from four players listed at power forward or center: Victor Iwuakor one of the world’s most successful singers was born on the 13th of October 1934 in the Cretan city of Chania Mouskouri had displayed exceptional musical talent from a young age and listened to radio broadcasts of singers including Frank Sinatra She began singing lessons at the age of 12 she was accepted at the Athens Conservatoire She studied classical music with an emphasis on singing opera Mouskouri was encouraged by her friends to experiment with jazz music Mouskouri later left the Conservatoire and began singing jazz in nightclubs with a bias towards Ella Fitzgerald repertoire in both Greek and English for Odeon/EMI Greece By 1958 while still performing at the Zaki club in Athens who was impressed by her voice and offered to write songs for her In 1959 Mouskouri performed Hadjidakis’ “Κάπου υπάρχει η αγάπη μου” (Somewhere my love exists) at the inaugural Greek Song Festival she performed two more Hadjidakis compositions “Τιμωρία” (Punishment) and “Κυπαρισσάκι” (Little cypress) She later went on to sign a recording contract with Paris-based Philips-Fontana In 1961, Mouskouri performed the soundtrack of a German documentary about Greece. This resulted in the German-language single “Weiße Rosen aus Athen” (White Roses from Athens) The song was originally adapted by Hadjidakis from a folk melody The song was later translated into several languages and it went on to become one of Mouskouri’s signature tunes She also represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1963 with the song “À force de prier” she hosted her own TV show produced by BBC Her popularity as a multilingual television personality and distinctive image turned Mouskouri into an international star She scored a worldwide hit in 1981 with “Je chante avec toi Liberté” which was translated into several languages after its success in France Mouskouri returned to Greece and performed to a large audience at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus her first performance in her homeland since 1962 Mouskouri was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in October 1993 mission took her to Bosnia to draw attention to the plight of children affected by the Bosnian war She went on to give a series of fund-raising concerts in Sweden and Belgium She was also elected to the European Parliament as a Greek deputy from 1994 to 1999 she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve different languages Mouskouri gave her two final ‘Farewell Concert’ performances at the ancient Herodes Atticus Theatre In 2015 she was awarded the Echo Music Prize for Outstanding achievements by the German music association Deutsche Phono-Akademie READ MORE: Emotional last farewell to Stamatis Kokotas – “You were an amazing father” (PHOTOS)  Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors His name is listed among the younger Greek creators and artists with the largest fan clubs the most active presence on social media pages His official involvement in singing began in 2009 as a creator and in 2011 as a singer and he has penned the lyrics and music for many successful songs that well-known artists have chosen to perform The young singer’s musical journey started in 2009 writing the lyrics to Vegas’ (a Greek group) song “Giati.” he also worked with Bo for the song “Tha’thela” Claydee Lupa & Dimension-X for “Call Me” Sakis Rouvas for the song “To Allo Sou Miso” and Katerina Stikoudi for her song “6 Ekatommyria” STAN officially debuted as a singer with his single “An mou Ftanan ta Lefta.” Some of STANS well known and loved songs include “Paraxeno Paidi” “Kati Teties Nixtes” and “Eisai aparetiti” With nearly 13 years in the music industry he has proven his talent and endurance in the field of music His successes and continuous groundbreaking sound have established him as one of the most successful artists of his generation Released by Panik Records and Icon Music Records ” Overload ” features 12 exciting songs Mouskouri performed the soundtrack of a German documentary about Greece This resulted in the German-language single “Weiße Rosen aus Athen” (White Roses from Athens) On this day, September 14, 2001 Stelios Kazantzidis dies Xronia Polla to Nikos Vertis who turns 44 years old today The Greek-Dutch singer was born in Gorinchem before moving to Thessaloniki with his family at the age of five Nikos temporarily moved back to the Netherlands he returned to Greece for his military duties He started singing in small clubs in Thessaloniki and other areas around Macedonia when Nikos started to build a name for himself singing at the popular club “Rodon” until the summer of the following year the talented young singer with such an amazing voice signed with Universal Music Greece and released his first album titled ‘Poli Apotoma Vradiazei’ Nikos has released five studio albums along with one CD single single Some of his well known and loved songs include “Thelo Na Me Niosis” Last year, the talented performer also made history on YouTube as his hit track “Θέλω να με νιώσεις” (Thelo Na Me Niosis) became the first Greek song to exceed 100 million views on Youtube His lyrics and angelic voice have impacted Greeks all around the world Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the measures imposed by the government, Nikos Vertis is currently performing every Friday and Saturday night at ‘ORAMA The Music Show’, Thessaloniki. ‘ORAMA The Music Show’ announced that with respect to the government measures he will sure put on a show you won’t forget the Swedish born performer’s artistic talents were apparent as she attended classes at the Art Performing School where she studied theatre Helena said that her parents had no musical background and the only person in her family who sang was her paternal grandmother Helena determined to fulfil her dreams of being an entertainer joined her childhood friend Nikos Panagiotidis and formed the band ‘Antique’ Their debut single “Opa Opa” became a hit in Sweden and Norway eventually entering the top ten in both countries making ‘Antique’ the first act to reach the Swedish top five with a Greek song Not to mention the hit song also gained gold status following its release in August 1999 Despite Antique’s continued success with lots more singles released Helena decided to part ways in 2003 to pursue a solo career She signed with Sony and debuted her first single “Anapantites Klisis” in 2004 In the same year she released her debut solo album ‘Protereotita’ which earned Helena her first Arion Award for Best Female Pop Singer in 2005 Helena was selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest a show watched by billions across the world Her hit “My Number One” was a crowd and fan favourite from the beginning with her performance scoring 230 points and the maximum 12 points from ten nations taking out the number one spot in the Eurovision Contest and becoming the first Greek singer to win Her Eurovision victory transformed her from a relatively minor celebrity to a notable music act on an international level Helena has changed her musical style from laiko Forbes listed Paparizou as the 21st most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece She has released so many hits we love to blast through the speakers like “Mambo” The star has also recently released her new album Apohrosis! This article was researched and written by a GCT team member. AustraliaType of home: Single-story houseSize: 1,615 square feetYears lived in: 4 years Keep up with our latest house tours each weekday with our House Tour of the Day newsletter By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy It took a long time to rebuild my life and identity he was a recent divorcee with a long history of moving regularly due to his former work in the military Both of us bonded over an enthusiasm for home ownership and DIY coupled with a deep longing to grow new and firm roots and together we renovated the sprawling suburban house I bought after my late husband had passed but we had a desire to create something of our own together We made the radical decision to flee the suburbs for a “tree change” and chose 7 1/2 acres of bush in Chittering an area of the Wheatbelt just beyond the outskirts of Western Australia’s capital city of Perth The house is a single-story brick farmhouse surrounded by verandahs and gum trees but both the house and grounds were very plain So began our project changing every last inch of our home Aside from engaging legally required trades and a flooring contractor from gutting and reinstalling the bathrooms my subjects have commonly been local birds and flora I see every day My paintings and photographs feature strongly in the house and the current pale green palette is inspired by the leaves we see out the window We also use elements of natural timber — ideally Australian natives ethically sourced — in every room We juggle working on the inside with managing the property beyond these walls The land and outbuildings have needed a lot of care and development as well Fire management is an essential part of living in rural Australia and we have taken great care to start revegetating bushland encouraging the local wildlife to make their homes and develop our own more sustainable lifestyle The house is off-grid except for electricity and maybe we will be able to go completely off-grid one day It was originally listed on the plans as a bar area but after knocking out a slit window and replacing it with a large picture window My specialist watercolor easel sits on one side and my computer on the other side on a long desk we designed and made to fit the space perfectly I have the best view in the house where I can see birds and kangaroos passing by We work to a small budget and like to recycle so we are constantly on the hunt for secondhand gems Our most recent find was a pair of timber doors on Facebook Marketplace which we converted into barn doors that divide our living and dining space They have glass panels depicting splendid wrens which are my favorite birds living on our property original art that will not only be more meaningful to you than a mass-produced print but will also add meaningful layers to your home’s interior design It also won’t be the same as anyone else’s If you are not planning to sell your house in the near future don’t be afraid to make it your home with colors and finishes that speak to you keep a reasonably consistent palette and style taking care to visually balance your spaces Don’t be afraid to wait to find that perfect piece This submission’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity Share Your Style: House Tour & House Call Submission Form Read the commentsFiled in:House CallKitchenRenovating The home you love starts here The home you love starts here Apartment TherapyThe wordmark for the Apartment Therapy brand.More From Us By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Modern Mississauga is about exploring Mississauga through the lens of the 21st century We cover everything from a uniquely Canadian perspective - culture and community - and aim to represent the diverse blend of interests and experiences of Canada's sixth-largest city Click here for the directory of Mississauga businesses open during COVID-19 VAM’s new exhibition Now Streaming will be on exhibition February 4-17  VAM will host artists working in experimental processes using a combination of traditional and new media This year’s exhibition will be co-curated and exhibited by VAM’s Creative Residents (VCR) Join us for music and art at the Reception on Friday February 8 from 7-9 pm we feature Visual Arts Mississauga Creative Resident Jenna Polla I have been painting since I was a toddler and I was lucky enough to have the time and resources to experiment artistically I’ve been painting pretty consistently ever since It’s difficult to pinpoint what inspires me creatively—anything from a decrepit wall to reading a great book can provoke different images and ideas to pop into my head While creativity is largely elusive for me I find that I am most productive when I’m feeling restless Seeing “Now Streaming” come to life is one of my major goals for 2019 I hope to create art in new media and travel to new places.  Where would you like to be creatively in the next three years I aim to hone in on a unique artistic style that transcends different media I wish to keep engaging with my creative community taking every opportunity to meet and collaborate with other artists I also hope to overcome my tendency to downplay my creative ambition I have a bit of impostor syndrome that results in me not articulating how seriously I take my art What's your preferred creative medium and why Acrylic paint’s quick drying time satisfies my fickle nature and the relatively painless cleanup is great since I like to get messy and I find that acrylic paint lends itself to being mixed together with other texturized paints quite well What attracted you to the Now Streaming exhibition While “Now Streaming” is the culmination of our residency it is ultimately a manifestation of local youth talent Something about young talent is really enticing—it’s always exciting to find people with fresh eyes seemingly endless supplies of creativity and unwearied eagerness “Now Streaming” aims to showcase the talent and enthusiasm of young artists in the GTA jennapolla.com The VAM Creative Residency is generously funded by the Community Foundation of Mississauga 2025 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid - Value Leader a much beloved and passionate advocate of the preservation and our stories The new and improved Marina Park in Port Credit has gone from bland to grand and reopens on May 3rd Welcome to the May 2025 Mississauga Music Notes; get ready for a marvellous month of music I’ll share some lesser-known attractions that are certainly worth visiting as you road trip in Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador Deep Cleaning: Creating a Commercial Cleaning Schedule That Works Learn about Mississauga’s Newton’s Grove School and their philosophy of “Classrooms that Think.” Voters in Mississauga can use the code 'WECANVOTE' to access two free 30-minute rides to help them get to and from their polling location Subscribe To Our NewsletterAboutContact UsMedia KitTestimonials © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED MODERN MISSISSAUGA MEDIA LTD Greek Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios was born on the 27th of April 1995 40 in the world in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is the second highest-ranked Australian in the ATP rankings He has won six ATP titles and has reached eight ATP finals Kyrgios played basketball in his early teens before deciding to focus solely on tennis when he was 14 years old he gained a full scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport where he was able to further develop his tennis Kyrgios won the boys’ singles event at the 2013 Australian Open and the boys’ doubles event at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships Kyrgios reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships—upsetting then world no 13 Richard Gasquet en route—and the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open after Dominik Hrbaty and fellow Australian Lleyton Hewitt and Novak Djokovic the first time he played each of them Despite his on-court conduct in his early days, Kyrgios has a big heart. He recently took to the streets of Canberra, to deliver food to anyone going hungry during the pandemic. *Image by Nick Bourdaniotis/Bourdo Photography (Copyright) Vandi signed with Minos EMI and released two albums Gela Mou (1994) and Esena Perimeno (1996) She then began an exclusive collaboration with songwriter/producer Phoebus and struck commercial success with her third album followed by the multi-platinum Profities (1999) as she established a more “pop” stage performance style and image becoming one of the most prominent portrayers of the laïko/pop genre Her single “Ipofero” (2000) became the best-selling single of all time in Greece Following Phoebus’ departure from Minos EMI Vandi followed him to the newly formed independent label Heaven Music and released Gia (2001) which became and remained her biggest commercial success and one of the best-selling albums of all time in Greece and Cyprus Vandi also released the album abroad and the self-titled single “Gia” topping the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay and making her the first Greek artist to top a Billboard chart She returned with Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (2004) which was certified multi-platinum and became her fourth album to achieve six-figure sales a ten-year celebration of her collaboration with Phoebus followed by her eighth studio album C’est La Vie which was certified 2x platinum sales and has been her first double platinum record since 2005 becoming the first Greek artist recording in Greece ever to win the award Alpha TV ranked Vandi the fourth top-certified Greek female artist in the nation’s phonographic era (since 1960) with 11 records having been certified platinum or multi-platinum and three gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece Vandi has sold one million records in Greece Vandi gained the title of the “queen” of Greek music Despina Vandi starred in the Greek version of the musical “Mamma Mia!” which surpassed 300 performances and set a ticket record she starred in another sold old-out theatrical success she premiered her own travel TV show and was also the presenter of “The X Factor” she has one older brother and an older sister her dream was to become either an actress or a singer but she always knew that she should have something more solid as a background and education at the University of Thessaloniki she used the stage name “Elli Mara” before adopting the “Vandi” moniker to hide that she was singing from her parents Despina Vandi and former footballer Demis Nikolaidis decided to divorce after 18 years of marriage The news was announced by the manager of Despina Vandi we made the decision to proceed with the end of our marriage Our absolute priority is the care and protection of our children and we ask for respect for our decision and priority Many fans of the singer had noticed for some time now that even though she was very active on social media she did not share anything related to her husband while he seemed to be completely absent from her day-to-day activities their relationship has been in crisis for a long time Despina Vandi and Vassilis Bisbikis started dating late last year and the couple has been active on social media Vassilis Bisbikis and Despina Vandi are undoubtedly one of the most in love couples in the domestic show biz The couple does not hide their love at all even if it has only been a few months since Vandi separated from her ex-husband former football star and ex-president of AEK football club READ MORE: James Bond candidate Tom Hardy is on vacation in Corfu Popular Greek singer Despina Vandi was born as Despina Malea on 22 July 1969 in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany After moving to Athens in the early 1990s Vandi signed with Minos EMI and released two albums Gela Mou (1994) and Esena Perimeno (1996) She then began an exclusive collaboration with songwriter/producer Phoebus and struck commercial success with her third album, Deka Endoles (1997) followed by the multi-platinum Profities (1999) Vandi followed him to the newly formed independent label Heaven Music and released Gia (2001) topping the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay and making her the first Greek artist to top a Billboard chart She returned with Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (2004) which was certified multi-platinum and became her fourth album to achieve six-figure sales.  followed by her eighth studio album C’est La Vie In 2012 she released the album Allaxa Vandi has won three Arion Music Awards On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Vandi the fourth top-certified Greek female artist in the nation’s phonographic era (since 1960) with 11 records having been certified platinum or multi-platinum and three gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece Xronia Polla to Nia Vardalos who turns 58 years old today She is the daughter of Greek Canadian parents Doreen Christakos and Constantine “Gus” Vardalos a land developer who was born in Kalavryta Vardalos wrote a book about the experience and donated all proceeds to adoption groups social workers estimate the information from the book has placed 1700 children in permanent homes Vardalos had many small roles in television shows such as The Drew Carey Show and Two Guys and a Girl; in addition she provided voices for the 1996 radio adaptation of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi which Brian Daley had written for National Public Radio She gained fame with her movie about a woman’s struggle to find love in My Big Fat Greek Wedding The film was a critical and commercial success The film earned Vardalos an Academy Award Nomination for Best Writing a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination Vardalos made her directorial debut in 2009 with the independent feature I Hate Valentine’s Day was made for less than $400,000 and on only a limited release grossed $1,985,260 at the international box-office about a misguided tour-guide traveling around Greece and featuring Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss The film was the first American production given permission to film at the Acropolis; Vardalos personally sought the approval from the Greek government and credits her years of Greek School for helping her be fluent in the language Vardalos starred in and wrote My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 It earned over $60 million domestically from an $18 million budget and much more internationally and in home box office sales Vardalos announced that she had filed for divorce from Gomez after 23 years of marriage Superstar basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo also known as the “Greek Freak” was born December 6 Giannis is a Greek professional athlete who is currently playing in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks Nicknamed the “Greek Freak” due to his athleticism he primarily plays forward but is also capable of playing guard with his ball-handling skills he became the Bucks’ primary playmaker he led the Bucks in all five major statistical categories and became the first player in NBA history to finish a regular season in the top 20 in total points Antetokounmpo grew up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia and while his parents struggled to find work Antetokounmpo and his older brother Thanasis helped out by hawking items such as watches Antetokounmpo started playing basketball and by 2009 was playing competitively for the youth squad of Filathlitikos Antetokounmpo represented Greece for the first time in July 2013 with the Greek under 20 national team at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship He helped Greece to an 8–2 record and a fifth place overall finish while averaging 8.0 points He finished the tournament ranked second in defensive rebounds (7.0) and seventh in blocked shots Antetokounmpo officially made himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft He fulfilled his draft projections as a first-round pick by being selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks he signed his rookie scale contract with the Bucks He also became the first player in NBA history to finish in the top 20 in the league in each of the five major categories in a regular season Antetokounmpo was named to the All-NBA Second Team He was also named the recipient of the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2016–17 season becoming the first player in Bucks history to be named Most Improved Player He was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for October and November It marked the second Player of the Month honor of Antetokounmpo’s career (his first came in March during the 2016–17 season) and became the first player in Bucks history to win Player of Month multiple times Giannis officially gained Greek citizenship on May 9 Veronica gave each of her five sons both Greek and Nigerian names Giannis and his brother Thanasis began their mandatory military service in Greece The two brothers served a reduced three-month military service as prescribed for Greek citizens who are permanent overseas residents Antetokounmpo is an avid fan of the Greek club Olympiakos For world-famous basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo Because of his love and passion for the country invited Giannis to become an ambassador of Greek tourism and help promote Greece to the world Xronia Polla to Giannis who turns 24 today one of the most successful and popular artists in Greece today was born on the 21st May 1986 and turns 33 today his brother Pavlos and sister Katerina are the first triplets to be born in Greece by IVF Stroking the keys on the keyboard was natural for him as he had a talent for performing songs on that instrument which improved and flourished everyday as he played on the piano his parents had at home That is when his ‘relationship’ with the piano began Konstantinos started his own band “Blues brothers” with his classmates where they performed at school events and at other events representing the school The talented artist first started singing in a night club in October 2005 He later went on to perform with huge names in the Greek music industry including Giannis Ploutarhos The single was produced by Nikos Nikolaidis composed by Christoforos Germenis and lyrics written by Panos Falaras His musical collaboration with Universal Music began in May 2010 when he released the song “Ερωτευμένος και τρελός” he released his first album “Μάλλον κάτι ξέρω” which topped the Greek airplay charts for many weeks That summer he also toured for the first time in Greece and Cyprus October 2012 was another important year for Konstantinos in his musical career as he collaborated with Giorgos Theofanous for the song “Ποτέ Ξανά” This song was awarded ‘Song of the Year’ at the 2013 Mad VMA he completed his second album titled “Παιδί Γενναίο” the young artist performed at ‘Posidonio’ in Athens he released his third album “Δέυτερη Φορά” with songs we all love including “Πάρε Με Αγκαλιά” Konstantinos also completed his time in the army while being allowed to perform at selected areas in Greece It was in April 2016 when his appearances at ‘Fantasia’ after his record album “Οσα νιώθω” was released The songs on the album were success after success including “Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη” His song “Το συμπέρασμα” from that album was named the ‘Best Greek Mad Song’ at the 2016 Mad VMA and ‘Best Airplay Song of the Year’ at the Super Music Awards of Cyprus His song “Ξημερώματα” was the massive summer 2017 anthem It dominated the top of the Greek Airplay Chart for 15 consecutive weeks was viewed more than 53 million times on YouTube and was heard everywhere That year he was also rewarded the ‘Best Male Adult Singer’ at the MAD VMA and a few days later ‘Best Folk Singer of the Year’ and ‘Favourite Song of the Radio Producers’ for “Οσα νιώθω” at the Super Music Awards of Cyprus His latest hits that continue to dominate the airways around the world include “Τα Μάτια Σου Ερωτεύτηκα” one of Greece’s most loved and talented singers/songwriters was born on the 1st August 1987 and turns 34 today The young singer’s musical journey started in 2009 writing the lyrics to Vegas’ (a Greek group) song “Giati.” At the beginning of his career he also worked with Bo for the song “Tha’thela” STAN made his official debut as a singer with his single “An mou Ftanan ta Lefta.” “Everything Will Go Well”- Dionisis Sxoinas and STAN Antipariotis (VIDEO) most widely recognised for his portrayal of Kostas “Gus” Portokalos in the film ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ was born on the 22nd May 1927 and turns 93 today Constantine was born Gus Efstratiou in Reading the son of Andromache Efstratiou (née Fotiadou) and Theoharis Ioannides He began his career on the New York stage and in the mid-1950s as understudy to Paul Muni in ‘Inherit the Wind’ he met and married actress Julianna McCarthy on October 5 the same year that Constantine began his role on ‘Room 222’ He studied acting with such prominent mentors as Howard Da Silva He was playing character roles on and off Broadway in his mid-twenties supplementing his income as a night watchman and shooting-gallery barker Constantine appeared on ‘Perry Mason’ He played the role of wannabe private eye Dillard in ‘The Case of the Blonde Bonanza’ then he played Pappy Ryan in ‘The Case of the Runaway Racer’ he appeared in the first part of ‘The Judgment’ the two-episode conclusion of The Fugitive Constantine played a long-suffering anti-organized-crime agent in Walt Disney’s caper film ‘The North Avenue Irregulars’ (1979) where he appeared alongside Edward Herrmann and Cloris Leachman he enjoyed an unexpected comeback as the Windex-toting Gus Portokalos in the hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding a role he reprised on the short-lived television series My Big Fat Greek Life was born on the 19th of June 1970 in Düsseldorf Later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki he got involved with music and learned to play the guitar in 1995 Antonis Remos had his first live appearance in Athens This same year he signed his first contract with Sony Music Greece The first album which was released in 1996 and was titled after his name ‘Kairos Na Pame Parakato’ (Time to Move On) was released some of the most-prestigious Greek composers had given their songs to Antonis Remos Remos performed the title song of the movie ‘I Agapi Einai Elefantas’ (Love is an elephant) written by Minos Matsas which was titled ‘Fly with me’ It is actually a remix of the big hit ‘Meine‘ (Stay) having Danish artist Remee Guitar’s rap-ing vocals Remos and Sakis Rouvas performed live together at Diogenis Palace he released a double live CD titled ‘Mia Nihta Mono’ (Only for a night) Antonis Remos performed live next to Giannis Parios Remos released the new album ‘Kardia Mou Min Anisiheis’ (Don’t worry Its songs were written by Giorgos Theofanous becoming one of the most-popular albums through the years the Mikis Theodorakis orchestra presented the composer’s music written for theatrical plays and movies He released a live recording of the appearances next to the 5 big composers Antonis Remos appeared live with George Dalaras Antonis Remos celebrated his 10 years in discography by releasing a triple Best Of album with Sony BMG Greece which went platinum giving 25 sold-out concerts for the first time after 10 years He had with him a new band from Thessaloniki named “Onirama” Antonis Remos and Onirama met at MAD TV’s secret concert that was in February and released a new album from that night Hit songs of Antonis Remos were “retouched” by Onirama gaining gold status under the title ‘Antonis Remos in Concert feat In 2010 he released a new song called ‘Terma i Istoria‘ and presented it live through his show “Love Stories” at Diogenis Studio Antonis Remos has travelled all around the world and is loved by Greeks all around the globe who pack out his concerts and are eager to hear him perform live He has also performed live with huge names of the international music scene Gloria Gaynor (New York & Athens 2014) Zeljko Joksimovic (Belgrade & Athens) and Gipsy Kings (Mykonos 2016) On a personal note, Antonis married his long-time partner Yvonne Bosnjak in September 2018 celebrating their beautiful wedding in Greece The couple has a young daughter named Eleni In April, the popular Greek singer collaborated with MEGA TV, to give audiences a special “Μένουμε Σπίτι” (Stay at home) performance. Χρόνια Πολλά to Antonis on this special milestone birthday Popular Greek singer Paola Foka was born on the 25th June 1982 and turns 39 today Born in Thessaloniki and raised in Sykia Halkidiki Paola began singing at 14 years old at the suggestion of a shopkeeper and with the approval of her parents she was singing in the nightclub Weevil in Thessaloniki and then moved to Athens to work with Stamatis Gonidis Paola worked with Soti Volanis on a duet titled ‘Giagia kai pappous’ (Grandma and Grandpa) which enjoyed great success The following year she released her second album ‘Perasame me kokkino’ she released the album ‘Gine mazi mou ena’ which went gold with tracks including Ftes she released the live album ‘Meta ta mesanihta’ which went platinum within three days she released the album ‘H Moni Alitheia’ containing the successful songs: Tha se sviso Her song ‘Krata Me’ was the 10th biggest radio hit of 2013 foreshadowing the next disc ‘Krivo alitia’ *Images by Nick Bourdaniotis/Bourdo Photography (Copyright) Nordic News and Business Promotion in Asia Pornkanok Kiattichaikorn (Polla) from Thailand has combined her dream of cooking with the desire to meet people with her new food truck ‘Kao Thai by Chef Polla’ that drives around the Triangle Region of Denmark: Kolding – Fredericia – Vejle With all the travel restrictions currently in place combined with new Covid-19 restrictions in Denmark the Danish people can not go anywhere at the moment But Pornkanok Kiattichaikorn who lives in Middelfart in Denmark has a solution that fixes both problems and that can satisfy all craving for exotic food Polla and her Danish husband Stig Petersen have invested in a Food Truck from where she serves classic Thai food Her selection is adapted to Danish taste buds and less spicy than classic Thai food in Thailand but some customers who are regular travelers to Thailand prefer their food spicy and that is possible too rice and noodles and prices are between DKK 45 to DKK 100 Polla has made a fixed timetable available on her Facebook page, Kao Thai by Chef Polla to make it easy and convenient for customers to know where ‘Kao Thai by Chef Polla’ will be on what days The interest in the local community have been fantastic as some small towns only have one other option for take away food and together with stores and the local customer associations Polla plans her route every 14th day Read the full article from JydskeVestkysten here  Polla and her Danish husband Stig Petersen have invested in a Food Truck from where she offers typical Thai food Her menu is less spicy than traditional Thai food in Thailand and tailored to Danish taste buds but some clients who frequently visit Thailand enjoy their meal spicy and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" currently one of the top Greek professional footballers was born on the 13th June 1989 and turns 32 today where he made 37 league appearances and scored three goals for the club he signed his first professional contract with the club former soccer player and now former head coach of the Australia national soccer team Samaris made his debut with the Greece national under-19 football team first appearing on field at the 2008 European Under-19 Championship qualifier against France on November 23 he scored his first goal with the club in an away game with a 4–1 victory against Panthrakikos he was called up to The Greece national football team by manager Fernando Santos He made a substitute appearance in the final group qualifier against Liechtenstein and also in the two play-off matches against Romania Santos opted to select Samaris to his final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Samaris moved abroad and joined Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €10 million and with a €45 million release clause Xronia Polla to Nikos Vertis who turns 45 years old today To date, Nikos has released five studio albums along with one CD single single Nikos released his latest single on July 2nd and the official music video has already reached almost 11 million views on YouTube Bouzouki Extraordinaire. Bouzouki on Fire. The Legendary Thanasis Pylarinos. Popular Greek singer Paola Foka was born on the 25th June 1982 and turns 38 today Panagiotis “Notis” Sfakianakis one of the most successful singers of his era He was discovered by Sony Greece and released his debut album ‘Proti Fora’ in 1991 his most notable release was “Opa Opa” which was written by Giorgos Alkaios and later covered by Despina Vandi and Antique in a more pop-oriented manner He followed this with high-profile tracks such as “Den Se Hreiazome” (I Don’t Need You) “Na Hareis” (Cherish) and “Oi Skies” (Shadows) Sfakianakis released a series of multi-platinum albums that are among the best selling albums of all time in Greece including: ‘Notioanatolitika Tou Kosmou’ (1994) (Southeast of the World) which included “O Aetos” (The Eagle) This acclaimed single was the catalyst that propelled him to domestic superstardom and remains his signature song until today Sfakianakis was the best selling artist of the 1990s and stands as the best selling Greek artist of his generation in the 2000s he faced a significant commercial decline The songs which have become hits are “Ta Klemmena” (The Stolen) a grim reflection on the hardships faced by Greeks in Asia Minor and “Par’ Ta” (Take Them) Sfakianakis released ‘Kinonikon’ the first part in a proposed trilogy of seven-song discs called ‘Matomeno Dakry’ The most popular songs from Kinonikon are “Den Ypohoro” “Akou file” and “Mpogias” Erotikon was released in early 2010 and includes several successful songs “Esti Ine O Erotas” and “Akouse Me Kala” focuses on upbeat dance songs which were released in December 2010 The most popular songs are “Ellinas” and “Den Yparxeis” One of the more popular of his 21st-century tracks is “Genethlia” (or “Gennethleia” as it was spelled when it featured on later albums and compilations) This song (the title of which translates as ‘Birthday’) was originally performed by Cretan Lyra player and singer Stelios Mpikakis In 2018, GCT was at Sfakianakis’ concert where he paid tribute to Solomos Solomou. Solomos was a Greek Cypriot refugee who was murdered on 14 August 1996 after being shot in the head by a Turkish officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone near Cyprus The killing occurred in the aftermath of the funeral of Solomou’s cousin Tassos Isaac who was also murdered a few days earlier by Turkish nationalists Sfakianakis released the song “Itan Trelos” to pay tribute to Solomou who is considered a national hero in Greece and Cyprus and protested against Turkey’s military occupation of northern Cyprus Last December the artist was pulled over from the authorities on Sunday evening in Vouliagmenis Avenue small amounts of drugs (two grams of cocaine) were found He also had a firearm and it is not confirmed as yet if he had a licence for it (some sites say he had it illegally)