Switzerland takes on American Football

Football (the kind we have in America) as always been extremely unique to the citizens of the United States, and there aren't too many other countries that have organized teams for the sport.

Switzerland, a country known for its strong following of winter sports (e.g. cross-country, bobsledding, and ice hockey) has named football to be the third most popular sport in the country, behind ice hockey at number two and soccer at number one.

The Swiss American Football League has 16 member clubs, including one just across the border in Austria. According to the rules of the league, each team can have up to 6 players from America and Canada, and they may also employ American coaches to help them with the game. One of the stark differences between Swiss football and American football is that the season is played during the spring, when there's no snow on the ground.

The sport was introduced to the country only thirty years previously, but it has become known as a family event, as opposed to soccer when the players often go to drink beer when a match is over.

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Turkey Cultivates Sites of its Christan Heritage

Alasehir, Turkey. Fourth century chapels are found in the region of Turkey, once known as "Philadelphia," and was once one of the seven churches of Asia minor. Several cities in Turkey are being cultivated so that they may be visited for each of their rich Christian traditions.

Up until this point, faith tourism was solely limited to Muslim shrines, even though several Christian shrines have existed in these towns for thousands of years.

In the ancient city of Laodicea, Turkish archaeologists have unearthed a spectacular church dating to the early fourth century. This church, with 10 towering pillars and covering an area of 2,000 square meters, also has flawlessly preserved mosaic flooring with a walk-in baptismal fountain for mass christenings.

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Greece needs another bailout, but the UK's not helping

Greece is still in need of a bailout, according to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. It's been about a year since Greece agreed to the 110 billion-euro bailout package funded by the European Union/International Monetary Fund to finance its massive debt, none of which was contributed to by England.

According to the article, Chancellor George Osborne finds it inevitable that Greece will default on its loans that it owes to the rest of the Union. Greece will need to discover how it will be able to borrow money from the market as the European Union is "skeptical" about whether or not Greece will be able to repay its loans.

This news has come about the flurrying rumors that the Greek Government is looking to exit the euro (which has since been denied by Athenian officials).

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