Word: greeks
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...renowned Greek physician Galen wrote about the beneficial health effects of yogurt back in the 2nd century A.D. It took nearly 1,800 years before Americans turned it into a health-food staple. While such old standbys as Dannon and Yoplait continue to feed most of the yogurt demand, offbeat yogurts--many of them made from different kinds of milk--have been popping up on gourmet and health-food store shelves. One longtime favorite of yogurt aficionados--the Greek-made Total, which has both cow's-milk and sheep's-milk varieties--was introduced in New York City ethnic groceries...
...Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, persuaded a 20-year-old Turkish draft dodger to surrender and release 200 hostages after hijacking an Istanbul to Ankara flight and forcing it to land in Athens. The hijacker used three razor blades and four candlesticks to commandeer the aircraft. A Greek prosecutor charged him with a string of criminal offenses; authorities did not immediately respond to Ankara's request for extradition to Turkey. Arming the Iraqis RUSSIA George W. Bush complained to Vladimir Putin about Russian firms' alleged sale of military technology to Baghdad. Antitank missiles used to knock...
Charles Hulse, an Arkansas native and a Galle real estate agent, for years split his time between Paris and the Greek isle of Hydra before settling in a tastefully restored Galle house with interiors fit for Architectural Digest. Hulse notes that the cost of restoring a fort house usually runs more than half the purchase price...
...lesbian groups have gained acceptance on most college campuses, but becoming part of the conservative Greek system has happened more slowly. Shane Windmeyer, co-editor of Out on Fraternity Row (Alyson Publications), estimates that 10% of men in traditional U.S. fraternities are gay--but that almost all of them stay in the closet for fear of reprisals from the brothers with whom they share the shower room...
...Matthew was in many ways a wake-up call" for college homosexuals, Windmeyer says. He argues that allowing gays to become Greeks may be the best way to combat campus homophobia. What's more, he adds, since many politicians cut their teeth in frats, a place at the Greek table can't hurt gay graduates in the job market and the political arena...