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Smoked salmon & avocado terrines
By Sara Buenfeld
Cooking time
Prep: 20 minsSkill level
Serves 8A light, elegant make-ahead starter to ease you into the Christmas Day blow-out, or to kick off a dinner party menu
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Gluten-free
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 330
- protein
- 18g
- carbs
- 16g
- fat
- 22g
- saturates
- 5g
- fibre
- 0g
- sugar
- 10g
- salt
- 3.67g
- sunflower oil, for greasing
- 300g and 150g pack thinly sliced smoked salmon
- 100g pack Chevre or other mild goat's cheese, broken into small pieces
- 3 tbsp snipped chives
- 3 large ripe avocados, peeled, stoned and finely chopped
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- sweet chilli sauce, for drizzling
- salad leaves and vinaigrette, to serve
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- Lightly oil 8 small ramekins. Line with cling film, then the salmon (either 1 large or 2 smaller slices), allowing plenty of overhang.
- Gently mix together the cheese, chives and avocado with the lemon juice and plenty of seasoning. Spoon into the salmon-lined ramekins, press down, fold over the overlapping salmon, then cling film to seal in the mixture. Can be made the night before, but if making on the day they should be chilled for at least 4 hrs.
- On the day, gently lift the terrines out of the ramekins using the cling film, then remove the film. Place the terrines on plates with some baby salad leaves tossed in a little vinaigrette. Drizzle the terrine and plate with sweet chilli sauce. Serve on their own or with toast.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2008
Comments, questions and tips
I have made this a few times - first time I did it was for lunch for about 25 people - useful to be able to put a starter together the night before - the avacado was fine as long as sufficient lemon juice used. I made some in teacups as ran out of ramekins and handy for fridge space as could stack in the fridge.
Cooked this last night with a Baby Leaf Italian Salad and Balsamic reduction.. I added some lime juice as well as lemon juice, then garnished with lemon zest to serve.
Similarly to the last post, couldn't source Chevre Goats cheese and just used a welsh Goats cheese that I found in Sainsburys that I had used before.
Great starter and really helped the fact I could make the night before !
Very impressive looking starter for a dinner party & tastes lovely! I received many compliments from my guests when I served this for the first time!
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Dr. Youyi Zheng (postdoc, KAUST) |
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Dr. Dongming Yan (postdoc, KAUST, co-advised) |
Melinos Averkiou (PhD candidate, UCL) |
Bongjin Koo (PhD candidate, UCL) |
James Hennessey (MS, UCL 2012) |
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Tianjia Shao (visiting PhD, 2012-2013) |
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James McCrae (PhD candidate, Univ. Toronto, co-advised) |
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Han Liu (PhD candidate, KAUST) |
Suhib Alsisan (MS, KAUST 2012) |
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Ming-Ming Cheng (PhD, Tshinghua Univ., 2012) |
Dr. Hung-Kuo Chu (former PhD student, now Assistant Prof. National Tsing Hua Univ.) |
Nikhil Sawant (MS, now at Amazon India, 2008) |
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Generating and Exploring Good Building Layouts (Siggraph 2013) |
Learning Part-based Templates from Large Collections of 3D Shapes (Siggraph 2013) |
Constraint-aware Interior Layout Exploration for Precast Concrete-based Buildings (CGI 2013) |
Smart Variations: Functional Substructures for Part Compatibility (Eurographics 2013) |
Interactive Facades: Analysis and Synthesis of Semi-Regular Facades (Eurographics 2013) |
Acquiring 3D Indoor Environments with Variability and Repetition (Siggraph Asia 2012) |
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Structure-aware Shape Processing, Eurographics STAR 2013 |
Symmetry in 3D Geometry: Extraction and Applications, Eurographics Tutorial 2013 |
Symmetry in 3D Geometry: Extraction and Applications, Eurographics STAR 2012 |
Dynamic Geometry Processing, Eurographics Tutorial 2012 |
Computing Correspondences in Geometric Data Sets, Eurographics Tutorial 2011 |
Geometric Registration for Deformable Shapes, Eurographics Tutorial 2010 |
Acquisition and Processing of 3D Geometry (UCL, Winter 2012-2013) |
Image Processing (UCL, Fall 2012-2013) |
Image Processing (UCL, Fall 2011-2012) |
Recent Advances in Geometry Processing (TU Vienna, Summer 2010-2011) |
Geometric Modeling (KAUST, Spring 2010-2011) |
Computer Graphics (KAUST, Fall 2010-2011) |
Recent Advances in Geometry Processing (TU Vienna, Summer 2009-2010) |
Geometric Modeling (KAUST, Spring 2009-2010) |
Intro. to Computer Graphics (KAUST, Fall 2009-2010) |
Computer Vision (IIT Delhi, Spring 2008-2009) |
Intro. to Computer Graphics (IIT Delhi, Fall 2008-2009) |
Computer Vision (IIT Delhi, Spring 2007-2008) |
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July 2013 (scheduled): Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP), Genova, Italy |
March 2012: RIVIC workshop, Cardiff, UK |
Feb. 2011 (full talk): Trends in Mathematical Imaging and Surface Processing, Oberwolfach, Germany |
Sept. 2010: Pacific Graphics, Hangzhou, China |
June 2010: Curves and Surfaces, Avignon, France |
Sept. 2009: NORDIA in conjuction with ICCV, Kyoto, Japan |
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2014: Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) (planned) |
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2012: Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP) (cochaired with Prof. Eitan Grinspun) |
2011: Shape Modeling International (SMI) (cochaired with Prof. Olga Sorkine) |
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2012: Siggraph, Eurographics, ECCV, SGP, NORDIA, AAG |
2011: Siggraph, ICCV, SGP, NORDIA |
2010: Siggraph Asia, ACCV, SGP, NORDIA, AAG |
2009: Siggraph Asia, SGP, NORDIA |
23/08/2013: BBC to feature The Burrowers for which we helped with the 3D model analysis. |
22/07/2013: ACM Siggraph significant young researcher award announced for 2013. See also. |
20/07/2013: UCL Engineering announces ERC Starting grant Smart Geometry. |
19/07/2013: UCL Engineering You tube video: helping computers think in 3D. |
10/03/2013: Our paper on Saliency Detection listed as #2 most cited paper from CVPR 2011. |
18/01/2013: Interactive Images demoed to Rick Rashid, Microsoft at UCL DemoFest. |
22/12/2012: UCL Engineering blog features CACM article. |
31/8/2012: Animation supplement features Interactive Images. |
18/10/2011: Our 2010 Siggraph panelization algorithm used for the design of the upcoming viewing platform on the Eiffel Tower. |
6/1/2010: MIT Technology review features Emerging Images. |
23/11/2009: Gajitz features Shadow Art. |
11/11/2009: New Scientist features Shadow Art. |
3/11/2009: New Scientist features Emerging Images. |
9/11/2009: Gizmodo features Shadow Art. |
6/11/2008: Interviewed Bill Gates who was visiting IIT Delhi. |
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If Democrats -- put entitlement reform on the table Medicare Medicaid Social Security.
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The vote for gay marriage is a major setback for Archbishop Timothy Dolan and the Catholic Church in New York which fought the legislation tooth and nail.
However, it is clear that the church power has waned in the aftermath of the pedophile sex scandals which have plagued the church in recent years.
Until quite recently a 'belt of the crozier' from the Catholic church would have stopped any such gay marriage bill in its tracks, especially one actively promoted by a Catholic governor.
Not any more and the church now looks exposed because of its opposition and its failure to turn the tide,
Dolan and another leading Irish American, Michael Long of the Conservative Party, made last ditch efforts to overturn the legislation which passed 33-29 with four Republican votes.It was signed into law by Governor Andre Cuomo.
Afterwards the church issued a statement which read;
"We strongly uphold the Catholic Church's clear teaching that we always treat our homosexual brothers and sisters with respect, dignity and love. But we just as strongly affirm that marriage is the joining of one man and one woman in a lifelong, loving union that is open to children, ordered for the good of those children and the spouses themselves.
This definition cannot change, though we realize that our beliefs about the nature of marriage will continue to be ridiculed, and that some will even now attempt to enact government sanctions against churches and religious organizations that preach these timeless truths."
Regardless of the statement the church has been comprehensively defeated on one of their signature issues. The four Republican senators, two of them Catholic, who voted for the bill and the Senate leader Senator Dean Skelos who allowed the vote have made clear that it was a personal decision and they refused to be swayed by the Church lobbying.
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barneyjo | Jul 10, 2011, 06:55 AM EDT
I just love the fact that Arch-Bishop Dolan is the latest in a long line of pompus princes of the church that have been humbled by God, and yet they neither feel or show any sense of contrition for their pitiful and failing attempts to denegrate a section of humanity which God called them to love and minister to ( or maybe not!!!!!)
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Alicia ... Yes, according to the New York Times a group of libertarian Wall Street Republican bankers and big donors decided to back the gay marriage bill by donating to the public relations campaign. But only four Republican senators voted for the bill, the number needed to make it pass. The did not receive contributions from these billionaires. They gave well thought out reasons of conscience or law for their votes. ... The Republican party is split between libertarians (who want to return to the absolute rights of big property owners and corporations to do as they please in the name of "Liberty") and social conservatives who emphasize family values (of which most Republican leaders are poor examples).
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AliciaL. | Jun 27, 2011, 02:25 PM EDT
The Catholic Church did not even fight! It was only an "afterthought'. Obviously the GOP was bought off by wealthy donors.
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Suivness10 | Jun 27, 2011, 12:24 PM EDT
*Definitely* not the worst of Irish Central, au contraire. I am very proud of the decision and Cuomo's backing. I am on the heterosexual side of the issue and am happy that my gay and lesbian friends can now have the same choice and happiness that I have had.
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MikeRock | Jun 27, 2011, 10:56 AM EDT
Well, You must be in your glory! Worst of Irish Central.
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BishopSean | Jun 27, 2011, 10:52 AM EDT
Hhi, jnewnam. Thanks for your kind words. As believers in Jesus, we have the honor of "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine." 2 Timothy 4:1-3. We must love others with the love of Jesus Christ and not fall prey to the temptation of "being nice guys in the wrong way." Blessings!
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Gearoid4 | Jun 27, 2011, 10:14 AM EDT
Well, Lokionline, whether you give a damn or not, there are eye-witness accounts in the bible and other sources which give the necessary credence to the existence of a man called Jesus who wandered the hills, plains and deserts of Judea more than 2000 years ago. His presence and teachings are still with us in the global Christianity which we have today. The Bible, the main Christian handbook which is one of the main sources of God's Revelation, is the most influential book on this planet today. You can ignore these facts at your peril but they are verifiable. You pooh-pooh the Magisterium of the Catholic Church but it has withstood the test of time as a legacy of the Holy Spirit guiding her over the last 2000 years.
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CitizenWhy | Jun 26, 2011, 07:50 PM EDT
1. Dolan's statement can be construed as anti-Muslin - Islam allows for wives. .. 2. Dolan had a point about putting certain churches in harm's way through the passage of gay marriage - that is, if the bill were not carelessly structured to avoid these negative consequences. The law allows any religious organization to refuse to marry gays or to refuse to let their properties be used for gay marriages. The law also bans suing these religious organizations on the basis of gay discrimination. In addition, if a court declares any part of the bill invalid, then the whole bill is abrogated. Thus will discourage lawsuits against the religious organizations that cannot in conscience allow for gay marriages. Even if the religious organizations were to win they would have to tie up valuable financial resources and tine combatting these law suits. ... The bill was carefully constructed to respect the right and consciences of all.
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Redrowan | Jun 26, 2011, 05:28 PM EDT
This is a moot issue the law has been passed. Can we now get the lesbian gay community to fully support marriage between a human and an animal. in the eyes of PETA they have civil rights and are being discriminated against.
I give this about 5 years. to you nay sayers: Think about the concept of gay marriage 40 years ago.
To address the headline of this piece the only ones that lose out are those with the clear and precise knowledge of a loving Christ or the The avenging God of the Old Testament. Hey who knows. We'll find out after the last breath. Some may find out sooner as God doesn't pay every Tuesday
Have a nice day.
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casualMBA | Jun 26, 2011, 01:50 PM EDT
New York, which contemplated electing discredited former U.S. Rep Weiner to lead America's foremost city - even after his scandal broke, was denied in front of colleagues and the world, and subsequently proven to be as farcical as feared - now passes a gay triumph, AND simultaneously makes plans to elect and follow a popular lesbian politican as Weiner's implosion beneficiary. Is she (Ms. Quinn) to rise to John Lindsay walking the streets of Harlem the night Martin Luther King is shot; Rudy Guliani in the ashes of the World Trade; Mayor Bloomberg facing the lion's jaw of financial recession? These are standards I could point out to a grandchild, with pride. AengusOg, Thank you. Posted by AengusOg on Jun 25, 2011, 09:21 PM EDT
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lokionline | Jun 26, 2011, 11:16 AM EDT
Gearoid4, You are not paying attention...
I could care less what your legends and myths tell you about this man jesus. There are verifiable historical events and then there are 'stories' that fall into other 'catagories'. Even if you think the stories of the Jew "yeshua" or whatever his name was, are actually true - a very contentious claim by the way... that only puts back your "Jewish/Catholic" church origins 300 years or so. It does not alter my contention that your perception that catholic-ism is somehow 'ancient' and that therefore in some magical way this gives it credibility, is nonsense. The whole catholic magisterium concept is absolute nonsense. The Hindus have more of a claim to ancient veracity than Christians.
I and many, many, many, more of us have little time for the concept of reality found it in the pages of that curious collection of jewish stories called the bible. I would prefer to find my reality in stories of my own people, in the page of "Of gods and fighting men" by Lady Gregory for example and the ancient stories of my own people. At least these are Irish stories and every bit the match of those in the bible from a moral standpoint. The desert religions of the middle east are a poor fit for a race that grew up in the mists and green hills of Eire.
So... when you bring up your religious arguments to support your position on marriage, I and the majority of others who have thought long and hard about the role of catholicism in our lives and our history hear only an echo of a tired and bankrupt 'past due date' view of reality.
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Tomassotucson | Jun 26, 2011, 10:51 AM EDT
Bishop D, you can't be part of an organization that secretly moves pedophiles from parish to parish, then use billions of dollars of church funds without any accountability, then allow these sex abusers to leave the ministry without having to register as sex offenders and then expect anyone to have any trust in what you have to say. Your creditability is worthless. The bishops organization has critically damaged the church.Millions of Catholics have left the Catholic Church and are still leaving because bishops think they are above the law. Read my lips, you may fool the Justice Department but not God.
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jnewnam | Jun 26, 2011, 09:22 AM EDT
BishopSean on 6/25/2011, 01:05 PM EDT: Yes!!!!! Thanks so much for your insight and words and intelligence. I have always contended that most of the priest scandal could be laid at the feet of homosexual priests. As a mother of boys, I know how vulnerable teenage boys are and that those teen years are where true formation of lifelong character is cemented. I also know that it was a small percentage of priests who did this and that a vast majority of priest are good and true followers of Christ. Let them have there civil marriages/unions but it's like the Anthony Weiner's marriage 'officiated' by Bill Clinton, isn't it? Like my husband quipped, he (Clinton) must own a boat"! (as in captains of ships can marry at sea). But a real marriage, noooooooooooooo!
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barneyjo | Jun 26, 2011, 08:12 AM EDT
Re the Church's statement ""We strongly uphold the Catholic Church's clear teaching that we always treat our homosexual brothers and sisters with respect, dignity and love" It is quite clear that the church has not practiced what it preaches, however a new recognition on its part that it can no longer run roughshod over civil law can only be a good thing.
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BishopSean | Jun 26, 2011, 07:52 AM EDT
Hi again, SCVMalcolm. If you like, I will give you back-up citations for every statement I wrote below. They are from sources such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC, Atlanta) and police and FBI records, as well as statements from some gay activists. God bless you!
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It's also National Margarita Day. So those of you who are thinking about giving up liquor might want to pause and reconsider.
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- Walk the dog.
- Think hard about what you're giving up for Lent, if anything. (Hey — Downton Abbey is off the air for months…isn't that penance enough?)
- Be humble about your decision. (Translation: no need to mention it every day.)
- Have a drink.
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Serres Σέρρες/Σέρραι |
View of the modern city of Serres from the Acropolis. |
Location | |
Coordinates | 41°5′N 23°33′E / 41.083°N 23.550°ECoordinates: 41°5′N 23°33′E / 41.083°N 23.550°E |
Government | |
Country: | Greece |
Administrative region: | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit: | Serres |
Mayor: | Petros Aggelidis |
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1] | |
Municipality | |
- Population: | 76,817 |
- Area: | 601.5 km2 (232 sq mi) |
- Density: | 128 /km2 (331 /sq mi) |
Municipal unit | |
- Population: | 61,025 |
- Area: | 253.0 km2 (98 sq mi) |
- Density: | 241 /km2 (625 /sq mi) |
Community | |
- Population: | 59,376 |
Other | |
Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Elevation (center): | 50 m (164 ft) |
Postal code: | 621 xx |
Telephone: | 2321 |
Auto: | ΕΡx-xxxx |
Website | |
www.serres.gr |
Sérres (Greek: Σέρρες, older form: Σέρραι, Sérrai) is a city in Macedonia, Greece. It is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about 70 metres (230 feet), some 24 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of the Strymon river and 69 km (43 mi) north-east of the Macedonian capital, Thessaloniki. The Vrontous and Menoikio mountains rise to the north and east of the city, respectively. The city is the capital of the regional unit of Serres and is situated at the eastern edge of Central Macedonia. Its municipal population was 76,817 in 2011.
The Greek historian Herodotus mentions the city as Siris (Σίρις) in the 5th century BC. Theopompus refers to the city as Sirra (Σίρρα). Later, it is mentioned as Sirae, in the plural, by the Roman historian Livy. Since then the name of the city has remained plural and by the 5th century AD it was already in the contemporary form as Serrae (Σέρραι). It is known as Ser in both Macedonian Slavic and Serbian, while in Bulgarian it is known as Syar (Сяр) or Ser (Сер), which can be deduced from the spelling before 1947 as 'Сѣръ', thus capturing both the 'ya' and 'e' sounds. The Katharevousa form for the name of the city was Sérrai (Σέρραι). It was known as Serez or Siroz in Turkish. In the local Greek dialect, the city is known as "Ta Serras" (Tα Σέρρας), which is actually a corruption of the plural Accusative "Tas Serras" (Τάς Σέρρας) of the archaic form "Ai Serrai" (Αι Σέρραι).[2] Τhe oldest mention of this form is attested in a document of the Monastery of Docheiarion in Mount Athos from 1383, while there are many other such references in documents from the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
The city is founded before the Trojan war [3] and is mentioned for the first time by Herodotus. After the Roman occupation was an important city of province of Macedonia and seat of a confederation of five cities ("Pentapolis").[4] At that period several habitants had received the "civitas Romana" and occupied higher provincial dignities.[5] Serres became the site of a major fortress built by the Byzantine Empire[6] to guard the empire's northern frontier and the strategic Rupel Pass into Bulgaria. It was seized by the Bulgarians in the 10th century. In 1196 in the battle of Serres the Byzantines were defeated by the Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Asen I. Nine years later in 1205 the Bulgarian Emperor Kaloyan defeated here an army of the Latin Empire and incorporated the town in the Bulgarian Empire. In 1256 it was captured by the Nicaean Empire. Serres fell to Serbia in the 1345 and became a capital of Stefan Dušan, the Serbian King. Dušan was so satisfied with the capture of the third major Byzantine city that he crowned himself Emperor of Serbs and Greeks. After his death his Empire fell into feudal anarchy and the Empress Consort Helena continued to govern Serres area from 1356. In 1365 she was ousted by Despot Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević, who forged a tiny but powerful mini-state in Serres. After the 1371 Battle of Maritsa, the Byzantines retook Serres under their control. Soon, however, in 1383 the Ottomans conquered it. Serres became a sanjak centre in the province of Rumelia between 1383-1826, and afterwards of Selanik Vilayeti between 1826-1912. In the aftermath of the battle of Lepanto in 1571, Turkish reprisals were directed at the Greek populations who had shown sympathy and had sporadically risen up across Greece. The metropolis of Serres was looted along with seven other churches, while land and land titles owned by the Monastery of St John the Baptist were confiscated.[7] At the end of the 18th century, Serres was a cotton producing area, exporting 50,000 balls of cotton to Germany, France, Venice and Livorno.[8] The metropolitan (Greek Orthodox bishop) Gabriel founded in 1735 the Greek School of Serres which he directed until 1745. The school was maintained by donations from wealthy Greek merchants, among them Ioannes Constas from Vienna with 10,800 florins and the banker and tragic leader of the Greek revolution in Macedonia Emmanuel Pappas, who donated 1,000 Turkish silver coins. Minas Minoides taught Philosophy and Grammar in 1815-19. The school operated also in the period of the Greek revolution under Argyrios Paparizou from Siatista.[9]
In the early 20th century, the city became a focus of anti-Ottoman unrest, which resulted in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising of 1903. A Bulgarian army, which was commanded by Georgi Todorov captured Serres during the First Balkan War on November 6, 1912 but was forced to withdraw by Greek forces commanded by Constantine I during the Second Balkan War. The first to enter Seres was colonel Napoleon Sotilis head of the seventh regiment on July 11, 1913 (though the seventh regiment was not part of the Greek regular army, but was createded and trained by colonel Sotilis). It was reoccupied by Bulgaria in both the First World War and Second World War. In 1943, under German occupation its Jewish population was deported to the Treblinka death camp and exterminated. Since the war, Serres has benefited from government-led programmes to develop its economy with foreign capital.
The municipality Serres was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[10]
Serres is the capital of a primarily agricultural district and is an important trade centre for tobacco, grain, and livestock. Following the development of a government-sponsored manufacturing area in the late 20th century, it has also become a centre for the production of textiles and other manufactured items.
- Serres Public Regional Theatre
- Archaeological Museum of Serres
- Serres Ecclesiastical Museum
- Sarakatsani Folklore Museum
Probably the most well-known food from Serres is Bougatsa. Additionally, gyros and souvlaki are standard forms of Greek cuisine served in many restaurants and taverns. One delicacy that is truly unique to the region is akanes, which is a type of gourmet candy delight prepared according to a secret recipe since the beginning of the 20th century by the Roumbos family. Allegedly, Aristeidis Roumbos, the confectioner who invented this candy, disclosed the recipe to one of his loyal trainees, who then proceeded to establish a rival akanes business. Nevertheless, the Roumbos family, to this day, continues to produce this delight in their quaint workshop, which is reminiscent of life in the 1950s.
- Katakonozi is one of the most prosperous neighborhoods of the city, and it is currently experiencing a real estate boom.[citation needed]
Year | Municipal unit | Municipality |
1981 | 46,317 | - |
1991 | 49,830 | - |
2001 | 56,145 | - |
2011 | 61,025 | 76,240 |
Notable residents[edit]
- Emmanouel Pappas, leader of the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia
- Konstantinos Karamanlis (8 March 1907 – 23 April 1998), leader of ERE (Ethniki Rizospastike Enosis) and founder of Nea Demokratia party, four times Prime Minister of Greece, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic.
- Efstathios Tavlaridis, football player
- Giorgos Kapoutzidis (1972), scriptwriter and actor
- Glykeria, singer
- Stratos Dionysiou (1935-1990), singer
- Angelos Charisteas, football player
- Gazi Husrev-beg (1480–1541), bey in the Ottoman Empire
- Halil Rifat Pasha, 19th-century Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Hoca Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1713
Higher education[edit]
In the city of Serres there is the Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Serres. It has more than 14.000 bachelor and master students, three faculties and even more departments. In autumn 2012 there operated (for first time) two master programmes in English (MBA, MSc) and in 2013 a third one was added (MSc). Website
There is also a Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki that operates in the city of Serres. Website (in Greek)
In addition, in the Vocational Training Institute (Greek: Ι.Ε.Κ.) of Serres, various specialisations are being taught in programmes that last for up to two years of study. Website
Sporting teams[edit]
- Panserraikos - second national division(football league)( Website
- Ofka Serres - Omilos Filon Klassikou Athlitismou) [5]
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Serres is twinned with:
The Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
- "Sérrai." Encyclopædia Britannica, 2006.
- "Sérrai, Siris, or Serres." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 2004.
- ^ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
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- ^ [2] Dimitrios C. Samsaris , Ιστορία των Σερρών κατά την αρχαία και ρωμαϊκή εποχή, Θεσσαλονίκη 1999, σ.27-28 (Site of Municipality of Serres)
- ^ [3] Dimitrios C. Samsaris , Ιστορία των Σερρών κατά την αρχαία και ρωμαϊκή εποχή, Θεσσαλονίκη 1999, σ.113-116 (Site of Municipality of Serres)
- ^ [4] Dimitrios C. Samsaris, Ατομικές χορηγήσεις της Ρωμαϊκής πολιτείας (civitas Romana) και η διάδοσή της στη ρωμαϊκή επαρχία Μακεδονία. ΙΙΙ. Το ανατολικό τμήμα της επαρχίας, Μακεδονικά 28 (1992)
- ^ Dimitrios C. Samsaris , Το κάστρον των Σερρών, Σέρρες 1968
- ^ Vakalopoulos, Constantinos A. (1996). Ιστορία του Βορείου Ελληνισμού -Μακεδονία. Εκδοτικός Οίκος Αδελφών Κυριακίδη. p. 80. ISBN 960343017Χ Check
value (help). "The metropolis of Serres was looted along with seven other churches, the Monastery of St John the Baptist, while land owned by the monastery was confiscated." - ^ Vakalopoulos, Constantinos A. (1996). Ιστορία του Βορείου Ελληνισμού -Μακεδονία. Εκδοτικός Οίκος Αδελφών Κυριακίδη. p. 130. ISBN 960343017Χ Check
value (help). "At the end of the 18th C, Serres was cotton producing area, exporting 50,000 balls of cotton to Germany, France, Venice and Livorno ." - ^ Vakalopoulos, Constantinos A. (1996). Ιστορία του Βορείου Ελληνισμού -Μακεδονία. Εκδοτικός Οίκος Αδελφών Κυριακίδη. pp. 131–2. ISBN 960343017Χ Check
value (help). "The metropolitan (Greek Orthodox bishop) Gabriel founded in 1735 the Greek School of Serres which he directed until 1745. The school was maintained by donations from wealthy Greek merchants, among them Ioannes Constas from Wien with 10,800 florins and the banker and tragic leader of the Greek revolution in Macedonia Emmanuel Papas, who donated 1,000 Turkish silver coins. Minas Minoides taught Philosophy and Grammar in 1815-19. The school operated also in the period of the Greek revolution under Argyrios Paparizou from Siatista" - ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^ "Twinnings". Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serres, Greece. |
- Information about Serres (English) (Greek)
- Information about Serres by the Municipality of Serres (Greek)
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Another angle of the test spot which also shows how bad the hood was to begin with.
Holograms visible. I had to be careful on the hood because I wasn't sure how much paint the previous detailers removed.
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Rudi Gernreich (1922-1985) was a dancer and fashion designer. He revolutionized the acceptance of slacks for women's fashions, created the knit look, the topless bathing suit, the Unisex look, and the thong swimsuit. He also designed the sets and costumes for Bella Lewitzky's Dance Company. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, bills, photographs, family papers as well as clothing, accessories, products, and related items designed by Gernreich.
Gernreich was born on August 8, 1922 in Vienna, Austria; in 1938 he escaped Nazi persecution and came with his mother to the U.S.; in 1939 he joined Lester Horton Dance Company as both a dancer and designer, and finished his education at Los Angeles City College in 1940; took his first collection to New York in 1944 for Harper's Bazaar; revolutionized the acceptance of slacks for women's fashions, created the knit look, the topless bathing suit, the Unisex look, and the thong swimsuit; from 1976-82 designed sets and costumes for Bella Lewitzky's Dance Company; lover of Harry Hay at the time Hay founded the first modern American gay liberation movement, the Mattachine Society, in Los Angeles in 1950-51; Gernreich died in Los Angeles on April 21, 1985.
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Like any parent surviving uncertain economic times, many of the conversations with my two college-aged sons revolve around one pressing topic, the Holy Grail of today's graduates: Can you get a job, a decent-paying job, with that degree?
I'm embarrassed to admit to this singular focus because, for forever and a day, I've counseled my children to pursue their passions. They seem to have done that, and managed one more feat. Of the three older ones, only one, my daughter, has student debt from graduate school. The younger two will graduate with none.
"That's the best gift in the world," my middle son told me this week. Indeed.
Acknowledgements from our children tend to the rare, but I think he understands better than most. Many of his friends are burdened with student debt, a commitment that affects everything they do long after they receive their sheepskin. And while it's true that a college degree usually guarantees better wages, skyrocketing tuition may delay or stop some students from enrolling. That's an expensive mistake.
Remember hearing about that growing chasm between the haves and have-nots? It's not just about income. It's also about education.
At a time when the country needs a better prepared workforce, college is growing increasingly unaffordable for the middle class. If it weren't for community colleges — I'm a proud graduate of Miami-Dade — too many worthy students might not further their education beyond high school.
This isn't whining from the 99 percent. It's a worrisome reality about how we invest in our human capital. The average sticker price of a college education has soared by almost 140 percent in the past two decades, the non-profit College Board estimates.
But median income for the middle class? Down 5 percent in just the last decade. And total wealth dropped 28 percent. So says an August Pew Research Center report.
I'm disappointed how little attention college affordability has gotten from our presidential candidates, both of whom are highly educated. Their focus has been on jobs-jobs-jobs, and rightly so, but consider this: A report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce has estimated that the demand for educated workers may outstrip supply by 2018.
This week a national study reported that the average student-loan debt for borrowers in the college class of 2011 rose to about $26,500, a 5 percent increase from the previous year. The Institute for College Access and Success's Project on Student Debt also said that about two-thirds of those who earned bachelor's degrees last year had loans.
Someone had to move in with their parents because they couldn't afford rent after graduation.
Someone put off graduate school though it means better prospects.
Someone skipped taking a job at a small non-profit and "sold out" — his words not mine — to private sector work.
Someone figures her payments will extend "until I'm a grandmother."
These are the stories I hear from my children's friends and from my friends' children. They're true, and they're scary.
So sure, let our presidential contenders talk about jobs-jobs-jobs all they want, but let's remind them of what they should already know. We need to encourage our youth, not throw obstacles in their way, to receive training beyond high school. An educated workforce is the best way to compete in a global economy and build a healthy middle class.
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Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has promised to pay $200,000 towards his $750,000 fraud judgment by November 1, according to court documents.
Filed Friday, the documents show that Jackson has so far been unable to meet his financial obligations in the judgment and has promised to sell a property he owns in Washington, D.C. in order to start paying it off. Jackson pleaded guilty in February to misuse of $750,000 in campaign funds, money that went to personal expenses like vacations, fur coats and movie memorabilia.
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In addition to the fine, Jackson was sentenced in August to 30 months in prison, a term he is due to start in a matter of weeks. His wife, Sandra Jackson, was also caught up in the case and pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns that failed to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxable income. She was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
UNICEF ambassador and former war correspondent and independent MP Martin Bell, is to launch an election campaign by Isle of Wight independent councillors and candidates next month.
Mr Bell — famous for his anti-sleaze campaign that led to his election as an independent in 1997 — will launch the campaign on February 18, ahead of the May elections, and the group say they now feel confident they can make history and create an independent council.
Mr Bell became aware of the Isle of Wight's independents thanks to councillor Vanessa Churchman, who met Mr Bell through her work as an independent representative with the Local Government Association and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.
Ian Stephens, group coordinator, said: "A significant majority of seats now have a genuinely independent candidate committed to standing and this number will grow as the prospect of a majority independent group at County Hall is seen to be a real possibility."
He said: "Nine independent councillors have for the last four years shown that they can work together to bring forward realistic and workable alternatives to the disastrous policies forced through by the current Conservative administration.
"We now have sufficient candidates to remove the Conservatives and put in place an Independent council whose policies will truly reflect the views and needs of our residents and businesses, represented by independent councillors who have no party political axe to grind."
Fellow independent Cllr Chris Welsford said he thought this year could be independent candidates best chance of election success.
"With independent councillors people can see that you are genuinely trying to for the best for your community, without the pressure of party politics," said Cllr Welsford.
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KBJ, for once i find myself actually partly agreeing with you with regards to whos agenda will some of these Independents be representing, but surely there is more of a chance that some of them will do what they are supposed to do, and that is to listen to the majority and work for what they want, instead of just pushing through the EU forced policies that LABOUR/LIBERALs and conservatives have been paid to do, we all know that these three main parties are just ONE party in reality, therefore we weaken the power of the Lib/Lab/Con/EU pact to push through un-needed and unwanted policies that the majority disagree with
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Really....how many 'Independents' are Tories hiding there true colour, how many are LibDems who are aware they stand little chance of election this time round...Sandown has suffered and independent for 10 years and achieved nothing.It will take co-operation between Independents, Labour and Libdems combined to overthrow a much smaller Tory win next time round. Only by working together will this be achieved and by soley championing the Independents, whose credentials may be suspect, you weaken the chance of controlling the councils outrageous behavior
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At long last a credible alternative to the current regime. We need people to represent us and not just the few with hidden agendas.George Brown, David Pugh, Steve Beynon and Stuart Love have managed the assets of this wonderful Island ours with extreme neglect.
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BOZEMAN - A Gillette, Wyoming woman is behind bars after police stopped to check on her on Christmas day while she was sleeping in her car and reportedly found 9.5 grams of meth inside the vehicle.
Carrie McGrath, 30, appeared in Gallatin County Justice Court this morning via video from the Gallatin County Detention Center. She is charged with possession with intent to distribute meth and driving while her license is suspended.
A Bozeman police officer stopped to check on McGrath after receiving a welfare check request for a woman sleeping in a vehicle that had been running for several hours in an East Main Street parking lot. After several tries, the officer said in court papers that he was able to wake McGrath who said she was returning from Idaho where she had visited a friend. Court papers state that McGrath's vehicle had "numerous indicators of drug transportation."
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How Much Old Growth Forest is Logged for Toilet Paper?
Dear EarthTalk: I saw a TV ad for toilet paper with no cardboard core to save paper. I understand that green groups recently struck a deal with Kimberly-Clark to protect eastern U.S. forests from decimation for, among other things, toilet paper. Can you tell me if any efforts are underway to protect Canada's boreal forest, also long used for making tissue paper?
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In August 2009, Kimberly-Clark, the paper giant behind the Kleenex, Cottonelle and Scott brands and the largest manufacturer of tissue products in the world, gave in to pressure from Greenpeace and other environmental groups to clean up its act in regard to how it sources its wood fiber and how much recycled content it includes in its products. After various forms of public haranguing from Greenpeace, the company committed to sourcing 40% of its North American tissue fiber some 600,000 tons yearly from recycled sources or from forests certified as sustainable by the nonprofit Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Also, by the end of 2011 Kimberly-Clark will stop buying non-FSC-certified wood fiber from Canada's vast but fast-shrinking boreal forest the largest old growth forest on the continent.
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"I make this hummus all the time. It only takes a few minutes to prepare, and it's healthier without the oil. Increase or decrease the ingredients as desired, especially the jalapenos! Serve with pita chips or fresh veggie slices. Add more of the reserved bean liquid for a smoother dip."
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