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Encyclopedia > Agria

Agria is a small coastal village in Greece (Magnesia) on the Pelion peninsula about 7 km from Volos. In the summer months it becomes a popular tourist destination. The large beach at Agria and at nearby Soutrali beach are good for swimming. The chapels of Timios Stavros, Panaghia Goritsa and Panaghia Tripia, built within the rocks, are remarkable for their beauty and simplicity. At the end of July exhibitions of popular art and local dances take place. Also in the middle of summer when there is a new moon there is a celebration "in honor of the fishermen (psaradiki vradia)," where fresh kakavia (traditional fish soup) is served. Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. ... It may have been generated by a computer or by a translator with limited proficiency in English or the original language. ... This page is about a city in Greece. ...


From October 1943 until September 1944 Agria was in a minor way drawn into the WW2 events. During that period it was the home and base for operations of a company of Waffen SS field engineers, the 16th Coy SS Pz. Gren. Rgt 8. That time passed without any untoward incidents.


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Agria has performed professionally as an organist ever since she was a teenager growing up in Wisconsin.
Agria earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in literature and linguistics, then spent much of her career as a technical writer and counselor in the field of community development and work force issues.
Agria has traveled the globe extensively from Europe, to China, India and the ancient civilizations of Central and South America, tends their gardens, and enjoys quality time with friends and family at home in Michigan and New York.
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Agria is also in the process of acquiring additional land for future growth.
Agria may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties.
Agria believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective.
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