Why Giannis Antetokounmpo had 50 bank accounts
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo had more bank accounts than the letters in his name before Avenue Capital Group founder Mark Lasri intervened.
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Global Educational and Maritime Leaders Sign Significant "Blue Frontiers" Agreement at ACS Athens to Champion Ocean Stewardship (0)
ACS Athens proudly hosted the signing ceremony for the Blue Frontiers Program, an inspiring international partnership between Roger Williams University, the International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus, the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, and ACS Athens. This collaborative initiative establishes a strategic alliance dedicated to advancing maritime education and ocean stewardship for the next generation of leaders.
The program, centered on a commitment known as "Our Pledge," offers students a real-world summer exploration of the Earth’s oceans and the burgeoning global Blue economy. By combining academic rigor with scientific research and industry networking, the partners aim to inspire youth to protect and sustainably manage marine environments.
The event featured impactful remarks by ACS Athens President Dr. Peggy Pelonis and Mr. Costis Frangoulis, President of the International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, whose vision and leadership continue to champion environmental stewardship and youth opportunity. The ceremony also welcomed Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Greek Prime Minister’s Envoy for the Ocean and Chair of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, who underscored the national and global importance of such initiatives.
A significant highlight of the partnership is the generous scholarship support provided by Mr. Frangoulis and the Propeller Club, which helps make this transformative experience accessible to students. Additional insights were shared during the ceremony by Ms. Carla Tanas, Dean of the Institute, and Ms. Beatriz Tintoré of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, who both emphasized the vital intersection of research, sustainability, and experiential learning.
Through the Blue Frontiers summer program, students are challenged to embrace Conscious Global Citizenship—applying their skills, compassion, and learning to protect the oceans and improve life and living for future generations.
The official agreement was signed on May 13, 2026, at ACS Athens, marking a new chapter in international educational collaboration for the benefit of the global maritime community.
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Freedom for Cyprus to be Featured at World's Oldest and Largest Marathon
In just two weeks, when over 20,000 runners hit the streets of Boston before 500,000 spectators in Boston and thousands more around the world watching on TV and online, to race in the 126th Boston Marathon, "Freedom for Cyprus" will be passing before their eyes.
On April 18, Dr. Miltiadis Mitsias will be running in the world’s largest, oldest and best-known marathon wearing a “Freedom for Cyprus” shirt. He is a charity runner for the Alpha Omega Council and sponsored by the International Coordinating Committee — Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) and its President Philip Christopher.
Mitsias will be inspired by one of the greatest figures in the history of the Boston Marathon, a fellow Greek-Cypriot and the race's first charity runner, Stylianos Kyriakides.
In 1946, after barely surviving the Nazi occupation of Greece as part of the Greek resistance, and with thousands of his countrymen still dying from starvation during the Greek Civil War, Kyriakides felt compelled to run the Boston Marathon to draw America’s attention to Greece’s condition.
He sold his furniture to buy a ticket to Boston, and when he arrived he was so emaciated from the lack of food in war-ravaged Greece, doctors forbid him from running in the race because they were afraid he would die in the streets.
Nevertheless, he started the race. At the end of the race, he was neck and neck with legendary Boston Marathon winner John Kelley, when an old man shouted from the crowd, “For Greece, for your children!” Kyriakides pulled away and won the race in 2:29:27, a new record time. According to Life Magazine Kyriakides shouted, “For Greece!” as he crossed the finish line.
Nearly a million people greeted Kyriakides when he returned to Athens with 25,000 tons of food, medicine, clothing and other essentials, including $250,000 in cash, donated by generous Americans who read of his cause and victory.
When Mitsias crosses the one mile mark of the marathon in Hopkinton, he will pass by a sculpture of Kyriakides called 'The Spirit of the Marathon.’ It depicts Kyriakides being shown the way forward by the winner of the first modern Olympic marathon in 1896, fellow Greek Spyridon Louis.
An identical statue was placed in the City of Marathon, Greece, sister city of Hopkinton, along the seashore near the ancient battle site, to mark the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
In 2018, Greek-Americans Jimmy Pantelidis, a pancreatic cancer survivor, and Mike Manatos ran in the Boston Marathon as Alpha Omega charity runners wearing replica’s of Stylianos Kyriakides’ jersey. They crossed the finish line holding a Greek flag and, like Kyriakides but 72 years later, shouted “For Greece!"
Support for Mitsias
Those who wish to support Dr. Mitsias’ run for Cyprus can make a contribution online through the link below, or send a check to the address below. Please note when making your contribution that you are doing so in support of charity runner Miltiadis Mitsias.
contribute online here: https://www.alphaomegacouncil.org/community/donors/
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Send a check payable to "Alpha Omega Council" and mail it to:
Alpha Omega Council
C/O Chris Brathas, CPA, Treasurer
P.O. Box 752
Foxborough, MA 02035-0752
(617) 877-7129
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Greek-American NCI Researcher: By September we may have 2-3 more epidemics
"By September we may have 2-3 more epidemics," warned Greek American doctor and NCI researcher George Pavlakis, who told SKAI channel that most respiratory viruses do not provide adequate immunity to stop the infection. This results in re-infection.
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