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A young local walks...
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EDITORIAL |
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Greeks eating badly
Recent studies on Greeks' eating habits confirmed a longstanding theory: Nutritional patterns follow rapid changes in lifestyles, the working environment and public attitudes. Unfortunately, the change is not always for the better. A more rapid pace of life and greater stress is having an effect on our eating habits: We eat out, quickly, mechanically and, often, too much.
The ritual of the midday meal round the family table has been abolished because of the incompatible timetables of the family members. |
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COMMENTARY |
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Illegitimate power
When the media sector was deregulated amid political turmoil in 1989, few objected to the unchecked growth of this new and politically sensitive market. Even fewer noticed the power shift from politics to the business sector. The assent to this change by all parties, including those on the Left, altered the politico-economic system dramatically over the next decade.
Private television was gradually able to impose its own rules on politics. Before they knew it, politicians found themselves hostage to the TV screen. Only a few strong spirits managed to remain unfettered. |
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