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  Paiania - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Paiania, also, rarely, Paeania or Peania (Greek: Παιανία), is a town in Greece east of the Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens.
Until the late 20th century, the area was known as Liopessi.
You can find it there under the keyword Paeania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeania)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paeaniaandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Paeania   (297 words)

  
 Planned Athens mosque puts Islam too much in spotlight: Greek Othodox Church
The airport at Paeania, the town outside Athens chosen to host the Greek capital's first mosque, "is the first part of Greece visitors get to see.
But Paeania's conservative city council has objected to the location of the mosque, calling the decision "arbitrary".
Paeania's council has proposed the mosque be built in western Athens instead -- a working class area hosting the bulk of the city's Muslims.
quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/bn/Qgreece-religion-islam.R5uG_DS3.html   (418 words)

  
 ekathimerini.com | Athens is set to build its first mosque — but where?
The promoters of the project, which is being funded by Saudi Arabia, are therefore hoping that the Games will provide the needed impetus to get the building up, but the mayor of the suburb selected has in effect declared that he doesn’t want it in his backyard.
In 2000, with Athens already selected for the Games, the Socialist government announced that it had granted a large plot of land in the town of Paeania, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the city center and near Athens’s international airport, for the project.
At that time the mayor of Paeania, close to the Socialists, accepted the plan, but his conservative successor Paraskevas Papakostopoulos, elected last year, has said the choice of his town was “arbitrary,” and got the local council to reject it.
www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_7697891_15/07/2003_31889   (688 words)

  
 Mega Channel
It will probably be known as ABC Kids to some audiences even though it will still have the same channel (Mega Channel) name.
The station is located on the side of Mount Hymettus in the Greater Athens town of Paeania.
It is broadcast on channel 7 in Athens.
www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Mega_Channel   (447 words)

  
 The Athenian Constitution, Part Three [Free Republic]
Under their administration, and with their active and zealous cooperation, the treaty of reconciliation was made and the populace returned to the city.
The most prominent members of this board were Rhinon of Paeania and Phayllus of Acherdus, who, even before the arrival of Pausanias, opened negotiations with the party in Piraeus, and after his arrival seconded his efforts to bring about the return of the exiles.
For it was Pausanias, the king of the Lacedaemonians, who brought the peace and reconciliation to a fulfillment, in conjunction with the ten commissioners of arbitration who arrived later from Lacedaemonian, at his own earnest request.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a5384255cd7.htm   (3285 words)

  
 A.I.T. - News
“The Academic Oasis of Paeania“ “Η ακαδημαϊκή όαση της Παιανίας“
Greece: Intracom - The Academic Oasis of Paeania
There is great debate over non-state Universities in Greece and even greater over the connection between knowledge and production.
www.ait.gr /news/news_data.asp?news_id=149   (1187 words)

  
 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 345 (v. 3)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
On one occasion, when called on to submit to the evdvvn, he was condemned to pay a fine of 100 minae.
Not being able to do so, he was made an/Acs, and retired to Paeania.
While here a re­quest came from the Acarnanians that he might be sent out as commander to them.
www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2679.html   (1027 words)

  
 Demosthenes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Demosthenes, younger than Isocrates, was born in the deme of Paeania (Attica) in 384.
He died in 322 in sanctuary at the temple of Poseidon on Poros, committing suicide by hemlock rather than fall into the hands of the political enemies who had hunted him down.
He died before he reached it -- of a posion he'd kept in his pen.
idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /AncGreece/demosthenes.htm   (782 words)

  
 ekathimerini.com | Responsibility for issue lies with the state, Church brass says   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
And it stands by the Paeania residents who objected to the state’s decision to establish the mosque in their neighborhood on the grounds that “the first thing tourists see when they set foot in Greece will be a minaret.”
And it is not the first time the church hierarchy has objected to the government’s handling of the mosque issue.
“In spite of that,” he added, “Paeania is the worst solution, both for practical reasons — the site is not suitable — and for reasons of image and impressions.
www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_3964570_17/04/2006_68746   (542 words)

  
 ekathimerini.com | In Brief
Greece was among six EU states — along with Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Luxembourg — found to have violated European legislation governing waste disposal.
Although Greece appears to have made some progress in curbing waste disposal in Paeania, “problems with illegal disposal continue to exist,” a Commission statement said.
A petition to the House of Commons for the return of the Elgin, or Parthenon, Marbles to Greece was signed yesterday by more than 50 British MPs.
www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100020_16/01/2004_38484   (616 words)

  
 Muslims' Unanswered Prayer: A Place to Worship in Greece
On Wednesday, local officials in Paeania, a suburb of Athens that was chosen for the mosque, will meet to try to block the plan.
The plan was a response to earlier objections by the Greek Orthodox Church to a mosque within Athens itself.
Muslims in Greece note that there are Roman Catholic and Protestant churches in Athens, and they say the choice of Paeania for the proposed mosque is a clear-cut example of discrimination.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/899204/posts   (1295 words)

  
 A Mosque for Athens - New York Times
The Greek government, in keeping with the law passed by Parliament and in close cooperation with Muslim countries, has made the political decision to create an Islamic Cultural Center of Athens, which will include a mosque.
Greece has made available, free of charge, a site in Paeania, a suburb of Athens, for the building of the center.
The Islamic center will also promote and enhance cultural and scientific cooperation between Greece and the Muslim countries.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E1D9133DF93AA15757C0A9659C8B63   (150 words)

  
 The B.C. Catholic Newspaper - International
It should also serve spiritual needs, not the prestige of Saudi Arabia," he said.
The archbishop spoke as engineers prepared to begin building the mosque at Paeania, on the outskirts of Athens, near the new international airport.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope John Paul II, suffering from an intestinal disturbance, did not return to the Vatican Sept. 24 for his weekly general audience.
bcc.rcav.org /03-09-29/intl.htm   (882 words)

  
 Plutarch: Lives of the Ten Orators (2)
The lives sometimes date events by the name of the archon, the chief Athenian magistrate, who entered office in the middle of the summer; the equivalent years B.C. are shown in
DEMOSTHENES, the son of Demosthenes by Cleobule, the daughter of Gylon, was from the deme of Paeania.
He was left an orphan by his father, when he was but seven years old, together with a sister of the age of five.
www.attalus.org /old/orators2.html   (4458 words)

  
 Peania Village Travel information, Peania Village Hotels, Peania Village tours, accommodation, holidays in Peania ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
With beautiful natural landscape, clean fresh air, and good access to the airport, the city of Athens, and the ports of Piraeus and Rafina, this is a good area to explore while staying in or around Athens.
One of the main attractions of the village is the newly discovered (1926) Koutouki cave, which is situated on the eastern slope of Mt. Hymettos, only four kilometers from Peania, also spelled Paeania.
It is one of the best vertical caves in Greece, of approximately 4,000 square meters in size.
www.windmillstravel.com /destination.php?id=180&type=city   (497 words)

  
 Phaedo by Plato
He was quite overcome; and I myself and all of us were greatly moved.
Of native Athenians there were, besides Apollodorus, Critobulus and his father Crito, Hermogenes, Epigenes, Aeschines, and Antisthenes; likewise Ctesippus of the deme of Paeania, Menexenus, and some others; but Plato, if I am not mistaken, was ill.
Yes, there were; Simmias the Theban, and Cebes, and Phaedondes; Euclid and Terpison, who came from Megara.
www.4literature.net /Plato/Phaedo   (836 words)

  
 INTRACOM S.A. - News, Press Releases, Events and Sponsorships
Digital pioneer updated on the Group's research programs during his visit to INTRACOM headquarters in Paeania
Nicholas Negroponte, renowned professor and co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, visited the INTRACOM Group installations in Paeania on May 12, where he was updated on the Group's research programs and business activities.
During his visit, the digital pioneer, who is of Greek origin, presented the $100 laptop, a revolutionary project he has been developing that will become instrumental to spread technology to the world's poor and bridge the digital divide in years to come.
www.intracom.gr /intracom_holdings/en/news/press/press2006/2006_5_15.htm   (466 words)

  
 WorldWide Religious News-Parliament shuns talk of Church separation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
PASOK also failed to support the separation proposal, saying the time was not right to adopt some of the suggestions, which include requiring the Church to pay the wages of its clergy and making civil weddings compulsory.
Giannakou also conceded that the construction of a mosque in Paeania would not be enough to cover the needs of the Muslim community in Attica and that more places of worship were needed.
Disclaimer: WWRN does not endorse or adhere to views or opinions expressed in the articles posted.
www.wwrn.org /article.php?idd=20846&sec=59&cont=5   (297 words)

  
 Paiania also rarely Paeania is a town in Greece Greece...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Paiania also rarely Paeania is a town in Greece Greece...
"Paiania", also, rarely, "Paeania", is a town in Greece Greece east of the Hymettus Hymettus and Athens Athens and is a suburb of Athens Athens.
A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
www.biodatabase.de /Paiania   (165 words)

  
 INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION HOME PAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This laboratory will carry out quality control and suitability tests for the ornamental stones.
The LITHOS laboratory, located at Paeania of Attica area, is under the supervision of Marbles and Aggregates Section of the Economic Geology Department of I.G.M.E. and will function with highly experienced and qualified scientific personnel and technicians.
For the time being, the installation works are under completion, whereas the procedures for the procurement of modern and fully automated and computerized equipment, are in progress.
www.igme.gr /enlith.htm   (251 words)

  
 Milena Mihail Homepage
(1)In the antiquity Paeania was a ``demos'' (meaning group of people, same root as ``democracy'') belonging to the larger urban area of Athens.
(3)Today in Paeania there is major telecommunications and software industry, namely Intracom and the Athens Information Technology Research Center, the Mega TV channel, the Panathinaikos sports club, and, most recently, the new Athens International Airport.
One can also visit the Vorres Museum, and an Ornamental Stone Laboratory.
www.cc.gatech.edu /~mihail   (918 words)

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