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A Greek exit from the euro has become a bomb fizzling at the heart of the eurozone. What could happen if it explodes?
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This is still all speculation, but this speculation is grounded in the very real possibility that Greece may leave the Eurozone. This one possible scenario would have a profound ripple effect throughout the European Union and beyond. This interactive explores each of these 8 possible results. Tags: Greece, Europe, supranationalism, currency, labor, economic. 
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February 20, 6:57 AM
Articolo interessante sulle ripercussioni di un eventuale fallimento della Grecia (con uscita dall'euro a seguito) che ci ricorda (per chi ne avesse bisogno) che il debito pubblico non è frutto della fantasia di qualcuno ma piuttosto qualcosa di molto molto tangibile. Il debito, i tassi di interesse, lo spread, sono tutte variabili cui la nostra classe politica deve prestare una grossa attenzione. LA CREDIBILITA' SI PAGA IN EURO Delete the scoop?
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Thousands of Greeks walked off the job on Wednesday to protest a relentless austerity drive by a government that is struggling to avert a default.
To say the Greek economy is struggling is an understatement. Despite being the most educated modern Greek generation, the under 35 age bracket at 40% unemployment. Many feel that they are paying for the older generations mismanage and are bristling at austerity measures. Delete the scoop?
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The inhabitants of a small Greek island live on average 10 years longer than the rest of western Europe. So what's the secret to long life in Ikaria?
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As more countries have entered the later stages of the Demographic Transition, we expect people to live longer than ever. On this island and other "blue zones" they attribute their long life to a traditional diet and an unpolluted environment. Tags: aging population, medical, population, demographics, unit 2 population, Greece, Europe. 
Mary Burke's comment,
April 28, 6:31 AM
I think it's wonderful that this man knew enough to go back to his roots. He thought he was going back to die but he actually gave himself a new lease on life. It's funny how he settled in the US and did pretty well for himself, making a good living but the hectic pace in this country, especially in the New Jersy area, was too toxic for him. Living on that lovely island like he does I could see why he would get better. They say cancer is moslly strees related. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all retire to an island and eat olives and drink wine in our retirement.
Brittnie Helgerson's comment,
April 28, 10:40 AM
This article contains a fantastic story Stamatis, a man who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and was told he had nine months to live. He moved back Ikaria, where he was born, and forty-five years later he is still alive and healthy. While the timeline you are given when you have a terminal illness is not always correct, it is not often that a person lives almost fifty years longer than predicted. So is it the case that the island has magical powers or is it that the way of life on the island can have that big of an impact on your health. Based on the article, it’s obviously that the residents of Ikaria live healthier lives than many others. There aren’t many smokers are the island, there is a huge bustling city near-by, they eat a lot of fish and vegetables, and don’t have a lot of stress. So their way of life is as close to ideal as you can get. But it’s mind-blowing to me that changing the environment you live in could allow you so much longer than was expected. But given that there are studies and articles making it public that the lifestyles on cities like these, why aren’t there more people flocking to these places in hopes of living healthier lives? And what is “protecting” these places like Ikaria from turning into an average city with less healthy lifestyles?
John Peterson's comment,
April 30, 10:39 AM
In today’s society, it is very common for people to search for different things that will help them to extend their lives. This can include different practices, diets, and occupations, along with many other things. Once it is discovered that something can help achieve a healthier and/or longer life, people from all over will be drawn to this and attempt to utilize it for themselves. This makes it very interesting when there is an area of the world that is supposedly home to healthier people with longer lives and even more intriguing when there are healing properties that are claimed. The island in question in this article is supposedly home to wine that is special because of its natural aspects and the fact that it has no artificial additives. While it cannot be said for sure whether this wine is indeed special, or if it is just a matter of dumb luck, these claims will always draw the intrigue and attention of other places in the world.
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This is an old article, but a fascinating topic that cuts across many geographic issues. Uluru, the landform that that European explorers named Ayers Rock, was the key place that is at the center of a struggle between indigenous people and the government. Many feel that the government's course of action in the mid 2000's was paternalistic and racist. They banned alcohol and pornography in over 70 indigenous communities in an attempt to lower the rates of child sex abuse. Sex Abuse is high (and often hidden) in aboriginal communities where a child is 7 times more likely to be abused than in the rest of the Australian population.
Questions to Ponder: Would the government impose such measures on other populations within Australia? When crimes have a racial component, does a government have the right to limit a particular groups' actions? Why or why not?
Tags: Australia, indigenous, ethnicity, race, Oceania.