S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON 1915-2016 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1010 February 18-24, 2017 c v $1.50 La La Land Germany Raises Oscar Greece Eurozone Nominee Prospects Again

Zophres TNH Staff would be to leave the Eurozone, although Germany doesn’t want BERLIN, GERMANY – German that either. Greek-American Finance Minister Wolfgang With German Chancellor An - Schaeuble said Greece is near - gela Merkel facing elections, costume designer ing an exit from the Eurozone she’s also under pressure to stay again over stalled reform talks tough on Greece with Germans talks about her work with its lenders. fearful Greece won’t pay back Germany is the biggest con - what it owes, most to German TNH Staff tributor to 326 billion euros banks, and leave taxpayers in ($346.88 billion) in three inter - the other 17 Eurozone countries LOS ANGELES, CA – Greek- national bailouts for Greece but footing the bill. American costume designer demanded, and got, big pay The German pro-business Mary Zophres is nominated for cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, party FDP (Free Democratic her work in the film La La Land, and worker firings in return and Party) also said that Greece the love story and homage to wants more tough conditions as should leave the euro zone and Hollywood and classic movie part of a third rescue package then receive debt relief, CNBC musicals, written and directed of 86 billion euros ($91.51 bil - said in a feature on Greece’s sit - by Oscar-nominated Damien lion). uation and Germany’s role. Chazelle. Prime Minister and Radical The International Monetary The film has received a total Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Fund, which took part in the of 14 Oscar nominations includ - Tsipras is resisting imposing first two bailouts of 240 billion ing Zophres' for costume design more austerity after agreeing to euros ($255.69 billion) has and acting nods for stars Ryan it after he saw his popularity go stayed out of a third for 86 bil - Gosling and Emma Stone. Zo - into a free fall and dissension lion euros ($91.51 billion) until phres has a long list of credits grow within his party he has be - more tough measures are im - when it comes to Hollywood. trayed its principles. plemented. Her incredible range as a cos - EurOkiNiSSi Schaeuble, who has been es - That has left the European tume designer is evident in just Mitsotakis in Berlin, Says “No” to Return of Drachma pecially harsh on Greece and re - Union-European Central Bank- a short list of the films she has jected debt relief, told German European Stability Mechanism worked on, including Oh New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to dis - broadcaster ARD that the only Brother, Where Art Thou?, No cuss his party’s position that Greece belongs in the “inner core” of Europe and the Eurozone. way Greece could cut its debt Continued on page 9 Country for Old Men, Interstel - lar, Iron Man 2, The Terminal, and Catch Me if You Can. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Zophres attended Vassar College Dr. Spireas’ SigmaPharm Laboratories Blessed in Bensalem, PA and graduated with degrees in art history and studio art. Her father was born in Ioannina. At By Dimitris Tsakas a new phase, we called Metro - asthai of God,’” he said. a young age, Zophres developed politan Evangelos to celebrate He then referred to Spireas a special interest in clothes. Her BENSALEM, PA – With a great the blessing and bless us. In the as a leader and benefactor of parents owned a store and she sense of pride for the commu - new phase we enter we need re - the Church and of the Diaspora, helped out with the clothing, as nity, SigmaPharm Laboratories newed blessing to achieve our observing that he donated the reported on ellines.com. Zophres was blessed by His Eminence goals,” he added. icon of Saint Charalambos and first job in film was as assistant Metropolitan Evangelos of New He then welcomed Dia - wished as he performed the costume designer on Oliver Jersey on February 10 in Ben - mataris, who noted that the his - blessing that the saint would Stone’s Born on the Fourth of salem, PA. Chairman of the torical newspaper of the Dias - guide and protect them. July. She spoke with The Holly - Board and CEO Dr. Spiro pora will celebrate its 102nd He also praised the charity wood Reporter about the unique Spireas and his wife Amalia wel - anniversary in about two of his wife and her parents Dr. look of La La Land and her cos - comed Metropolitan Evangelos, months. Anastasio and Vasiliki Kasapidis, tume designs. the clerical head of the commu - “Today, we celebrated the who at every opportunity speak When asked about her re - nity of St. George in Trenton, blessing of this institution,” he with pride about the achieve - search Zophres said, “I always NJ Fr. Jimmy Pavlow, TNH Pub - said. ments of their children and their do a breakdown of the script by lisher-Editor Antonis H. Dia - Evangelos expressed his grat - grandchildren, Maria and hand; it helps me by writing and mataris, and journalists. itude to the host for this “event Sotiris. repeating. In order to explain Dr. Spireas noted that “the of faith and love. God inspires Visibly moved by the gesture the film, Damien cut a montage blessing of the buildings and the the work you are doing. It is sa - of the Metropolitan, Spireas together of romantic musicals staff is a tradition with which cred work that contributes to said, “Saint Charalambos is the and movies. It was such an in - we grew up with and which improving the health of all peo - patron of our family to whom spiring piece, it got me in the continued at the opening. I ple regardless of faith. It is a we pray at every step. In my vil - mood, and it had everything think it gave us strength to re - work of faith, with love and sac - lage in Mani we have the church TNH/COSTAS BEJ from The Bandwagon (1953) to alize our visions.” rifice for your fellow man. I con - of Saint Charalambos and Metropolitan Evangelos blessed SigmaPharm Laboratories Singin' in the Rain (1952) to Baz “Now that we’ve grown, we gratulate you and thank you for with Dr. Amalia Spireas, Dr. Spiro Spireas, and TNH Publisher- Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet expanded, and we are entering the invitation, it recalls the 'arx - Continued on page 4 Editor Antonis Diamataris among those attending. (1996) and Strictly Ballroom (1993) to Boogie Nights (1997) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). I went to Vidiots [in Santa Mon - ica] and started renting all the Dr. Papadimitriou Addresses Leadership 100 Margaret films, and printed up freeze- frame images. Then I went through my books of actresses TNH Staff for many years and his wife Es - by the ignorant. I do believe that is not limited just to Ancient Georgiadis, from other time periods, modern telle and my wife Afroditi, for in these times, when our com - Greek as a language, but it has photography — anything that MANALAPAN, FL – Dr. Anthony inviting us to participate in this mon humanistic heritage is ques - to do with all of the humanities. had an interesting image that Papadimitriou, President of the meeting. tioned, we should return to these History, philosophy and art, in Mattel’s could be good for a scene. Then, Onassis Foundation, spoke at the I am not going to preach to sources. However I will remind general, are struggling when for three days, my team met 26th Congress of Leadership 100 the choir and I will not repeat you that during the Renaissance their field of study is more than with Damien and the production held at the Eau Palm Beach Re - how great is Greece and its civi - only a handful of scholars under - about 200 years back. So what New CEO designer and set decorator and sort & Spa in Manalapan, FL. The lization, what was our impact on stood Greek. we should concern ourselves focus of his speech was on two the world. My speech today will It was a privilege that only a with, is that the future leaders of TNH Staff Continued on page 5 issues: Teaching the humanities deal with two topics, seemingly few shared. In the late 19th cen - our communities are not ac - and the role of the Onassis Foun - unrelated but in fact with a sig - tury and in the 20th century it quainted with the knowledge EL SEGUNDO, CA – Mattel, the dation in the 21st century. nificant common ground. My first was again an elite that studied that will allow them to deal with company behind such iconic The full speech follows: point will have to do with the the classics and the humanities. the issues of our society today. toys as Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Distinguished guests and dear teaching of the humanities and It was a very small minority of We live in world of uncertainty, the Fisher-Price brand, has a Author Gus friends, the second will have to do with people but they were the leaders in a world where too much in - new chief executive officer, Mar - I would like first of all to ex - what is the role of an organiza - of their societies and they shared formation and disinformation or garet “Margo” Georgiadis. The press my deepest thanks on be - tion such as the Onassis Founda - a common culture. So, today we even fake news circulate. former Google Americas Presi - Constantine half of myself, my fellow Board tion in the 21st century. should not just wriggle our hands A world where business and dent is the second executive to Member Marianna Moschou, I do believe that the impact and moan about the fact that the political decision makers have to be appointed Mattel’s CEO since Ambassador Michael Sotirhos, of Greek thought, directly or in - university classics chairs are early 2015. Talks to TNH who was a member of our Board directly, cannot be ignored except struggling to survive. In fact, this Continued on page 2 For six years, Georgiadis led Google’s commercial operations and ad sales in the United By Eleni Sakellis States, Canada, and Latin Amer - ica. She took over the CEO po - Author Gus Constantine re - Priebus Says sition at Mattel on February 8 cently released his second novel, and also joined the board of di - a sequel to his debut Escaping rectors. Georgiadis follows Cyprus, following the characters White House Christopher A. Sinclair, the long- through their continuing trials time board member who led the and tribulations. Escaping toy maker since early 2015. Cyprus II The Final Chapter be - Staff Unified Besides her executive posi - gins forty-two years after the tion at Google, Georgiadis has end of the first book and in - also served as COO of daily cludes dramatic revelations and TNH Staff deals e-commerce website issues affecting the world today. Groupon and as chief marketing Acts of terrorism and horrific White House Chief of Staff officer at Discover Financial Ser - atrocities are still going on, the Reince Priebus, a Greek-Ameri - vices, as reported in Fortune. author reminds us as he men - can at the height of political She is also a board member for tions Syria, war, and the fight power, denied reports there is a McDonald's and renewable against ISIS. What seems clear schism between him and Chief products maker Amyris. is that forgiveness is the only Strategist Stephen Bannon, per - “Inspiring children through way forward. haps the two non-family mem - play and creativity is crucial to Constantine spoke with The bers closest to President Donald early development and no com - National Herald about his Trump. pany has done more in that books, his life, and his upcom - Ironically, the story that most space over many generations ing projects. He mentioned his agitated them and Trump ap - than Mattel,” Georgiadis said in peared in the conservative outlet, a statement, as quoted in For - Continued on page 7 Breitbart News, that Bannon ran tune. “As a parent, I have seen before leaving for the White this first hand and am honored House position, and one which to be joining the Company at has staunchly backed the Presi - this exciting time of renewed fo - For subscription: dent during the tumultuous cam - cus.” 718.784.5255 paign. Mattel is currently in a rela - [email protected] But it is played out against a tively stable position as Geor - TNH/COSTAS BEJ backdrop of near-chaos and giadis takes over as CEO. Sales Alma Realty & Queens’ Coastline sharp division in the White House are improving for the company’s as Trump’s first few weeks in of - core brands including Barbie Sophia Valiotis, CEO of Alma Realty, with her father and president of the company Efstathios Valiotis, holding a sketch of one of their building projects in Long Island City. Story on page 3. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 Manhattan DA Returns Stolen Ancient Sarcophagus Fragment to Greece

TNH Staff acquire a veneer of legitimacy very important part of our her - Office seized pursuant to a after the passage of time or itage remains scattered through - search warrant the ancient mar - NEW YORK – The Manhattan changes in ownership,” said out the world. ble sarcophagus fragment from District Attorney's office re - Vance. “Galleries, auction “The artistic expression of a gallery in Midtown Manhat - turned an ancient marble sar - houses, and art collectors, how - every human age and culture is tan, where it was displayed as cophagus fragment to Greece ever, should be on alert that my part of our global and perennial the centerpiece. Once presented that had been illegally trafficked office and our partners in law heritage. Art, culture, and tra - with evidence of the theft, the into the United States. Depicting enforcement are closely follow - dition transcend time and space. Manhattan-based art gallery for - a battle between Greek and Tro - ing the listing and sale of items This global, collective expres - feited the item willingly, and the jan warriors, the artifact dates of suspicious or dubious prove - sion should in no way be con - repatriation ceremony repre - to the year 200 AD. Stolen from nance. As looting becomes more fined within the physical bor - sents the return of the ancient Greece in 1988, it was then common, collectors must exer - ders of any country, as sarcophagus fragment to smuggled and transported out cise greater scrutiny when it regrettably is still the case today, Greece, where it will be dis - through Europe before finally comes to evaluating whether an especially with numerous an - played for public view and re - ending up in New York City. item may have been unlawfully cient Greek artifacts. search at the National Archeo - Prosecutors said it wound up acquired. To do otherwise is to “The fruits of the Ancient logical Museum of Athens. at a Manhattan-based art implicitly endorse an unaccept - Greek civilization, which have Assistant District Attorney gallery, which gave up the frag - able practice through willful ig - largely inspired and shaped the Matthew Bogdanos, Senior Trial ment once it was presented with norance. I thank our partners modern notions of democracy, Counsel, handled the recovery evidence of the theft. Manhattan for their commitment to ending philosophy, science and the arts, of the ancient marble sarcopha - DA Cyrus R. Vance Jr. held a the trade of stolen antiquities, should be shared and enjoyed gus fragment. The recovery was repatriation ceremony for the and today, I am gratified to re - Consul General of Greece in NY Konstantinos Koutras, Manhattan universally. It is, therefore, es - made possible by the efforts of item on February 10. turn another treasured artifact District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and ICE Homeland Security sential that they be exposed to Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis, Affili - Consul General of Greece in to its rightful owner, the Hel - Investigations Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Brett Dreyer. as large a public as possible. It is ate Researcher at the Scottish New York Dr. Konstantinos lenic Republic and people of imperative that they be shielded Centre of Crime and Justice Re - Koutras said at the ceremony Greece.” we proudly accept a part of our reference that will point out the from exploitation. They belong search, University of Glasgow, that he was grateful for the re - Consul General Koutras heritage. This marvelous marble decisive contribution of the to the world, and are not to be and lecturer for the Association turn. Also in attendance at the stated: “On behalf of the Hel - sarcophagus dated around the Manhattan District Attorney’s sequestered or used to serve or for Research into Crimes Against repatriation ceremony was ICE lenic Republic, I wish to extend 2nd century AD will now be re - Office for its repatriation. Sadly, safeguard private interests.” Art in Italy. Homeland Security Investiga - my heartfelt thanks to the Dis - turned where it belongs, to in the past, our country has suf - As part of an ongoing joint Vance thanked HSI New York tions (HSI) Assistant Special trict Attorney of Manhattan, Greece. It will be displayed at fered from cruel and continued investigation with partners in and the Consulate General of Agent-in-Charge Brett Dreyer. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., for his con - the National Archaeological Mu - smuggling of its antique arti - international law enforcement, Greece in New York for their as - “Trafficked antiquities often tribution to this achievement, as seum in Athens with a special facts, and even to this day, a in January, the Manhattan DA’s sistance with the matter. Dr. Papadimitriou, Onassis Fnd. President, Addresses Leadership 100

Continued from page 1 machean Ethics of Aristotle? idiot is derived. We at the Onassis The students of Harvard 50 Foundation continue to believe make up their mind ever more years ago would probably have that is our moral responsibility quickly on the basis of insufficient read Aristotle before being ad - to be active and concerned citi - data. The only answer to that is mitted to Harvard. This is the zens. We were granted this gift, to develop critical thought and to need that must be met by civi - and responsibility, to be finan - have a deep knowledge of prece - cally minded people. Not because cially independent. dents. It is useful for the Secretary we are Greeks. But because it is We must respond to this chal - of State of any democratic coun - important in order to have edu - lenge proactively. In today’s try to have read the Epitaph of cated, civilized, cultivated citi - word, non-state agents, in other Pericles and the Oration of the zens and opinion makers. Not words people and organizations citizens of Milos in Thucydides. Greek studies for their own sake that are not affiliated or rely on It is useful for any businessman but because they are relevant to state funding become ever more to understand how Ulysses navi - the average American or Euro - active. A number of them are act - gated the uncharted waters of the pean or Asian student. They will ing in ways that are not accept - Mediterranean Sea, how leader - then select better political lead - able. In this room there are a ship, risk-taking and teamwork ers, we hope. When we do that, number of non-state agents that can create great stories. we should insist that the course are doing a great work. The The question is how to con - is part of the curriculum of the Church, represented here today vince the business and political academic institution and not an by His Eminence, is the most an - leaders of today and tomorrow afterthought. cient one. The work of the that not only them, but the next At the Onassis Cultural Center Church in the spiritual field and generation of leaders they will in New York we have that very in the fields of social solidarity, nurture and chose, should be, for much in mind. Every year we or - education and culture over the lack of a better word, “cultivated ganize and present a major centuries is beyond belief, if I people.” Frederic the Great of archeological exhibition. It is may say so. Leadership 100 is Prussia, the famous general and scholarly and it is scientifically GOA/Dimitrios Panagos also in a certain sense a non-state founder of modern Germany, important. But it is visited by tens His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Afroditi Papadimitriou, Dr. Anthony Papadimitriou, George agent doing a wonderful job. could put to Bach, the composer, of thousands including tens of Behrakis, and George Tsandikos at the 26th Leadership 100 Conference in Manalapan, FL. A lot of people here have a difficult musical problem and schools. Why? Very simply be - made important contributions to understand how well Bach could cause people enjoy coming to see don’t just host Greek productions, erator of human values for any the Church, to their communities, resolve it. He wrote a book in An - it. They are for the time being but include them in their official and every society. It helps us pre - to universities, to hospitals etc. cient Greek entitled “Ta Are - mainly but not exclusively well artistic programming. serve our self-respect and sense are also non state agents. Be - sokonta tis Philosophis,” which educated middle class New York - After all, culture and art is of humanity. The crisis will not cause of our independence we means, “of those things that ers. The challenge will be to max - Greece’s premium goods. We be forever. When it ends, culture jointly have a responsibility to - philosophers like”. Eleftherios imize the number of the “others” build equal relationships and be - must have survived. It is part of wards society. To act rationally Venizelos translated all of the and this is what we are working come stake holders of the cultural what in Greek we call “ παιδεία ”, and having considered what is books of Thucydides. Churchill on in particular through our an - market, internationally. However, a term wider and more inclusive the best use of our funds and was a scholar. But we see around nual Festival. Our educational preaching the converted would than ‘education’. time. In this time of crisis, the us that many consider that this programs also move in the direc - not be an accomplishment. Our I do not know if we are born values we cherish are challenged is elitist and therefore undemoc - tion I have described. Bringing strategy complies with the Foun - good, if we have good thoughts by populism and undemocratic ratic. The question therefore be - the classics not only in universi - dation’s mission which focuses on and good feelings by nature. But forces posing under the mantle comes that the people as voters ties teaching the humanities but being close to the people. We I know that true, open education of free speech and freedom of are or will be selecting leaders also in business, medical, and sci - don’t stay in our beautiful ivory is the tool for an open mind and opinion. This is not the first time that are for all practical purposes ence schools. tower. We run cultural programs an open heart. And that makes it this has happened. We must rise not only deeply unfamiliar with In Athens we face similar is - that support the idea of co-edu - a necessity. It is the best invest - to the challenge and each one of culture but in fact distrust cul - sues. Our Cultural Center “Stegi cation, bringing together people ment that any government can us is able to bring his own smaller ture. tou Idrimatos Onassi” operates with and without special needs, do, that any of us can do. The na - or larger building block. So, should we assist the pub - in an environment of crisis. Un - we run programs for children tions that today thrive are those What I therefore propose is lication of a scholarly book of an employment, recession, poverty, with autism and their parents or that had for long time a high level that we should redouble our ef - excellent quality from an eminent immigration, brain drain are is - caretakers in more than 20 cities of education and were renowned forts in this direction. But we professor? Or should we rather sues that need to be addressed. and towns around Greece, we for their culture: the United States should do that wisely. We should spend the money to produce When we took the decision to es - work with more than 15 000 and China, Japan and Europe use our money and time in a way Antigone in a high school of tablish Steghi, the crisis was on Dr. Anthony Papadimitriou, teenagers that live in deprived, would not be what they are if that will have the highest impact. Harlem in New York? Should we its way. We wanted to create a Onassis Foundation President difficult neighborhoods in Athens, they did not share these ideals. Our mission is clear; support so - assist the survival of a chair in cultural center that did not exist, we try to add an element of qual - Japan and particularly China and ciety and release its potential. Hellenic studies with just a few that would add something to the tre, our Stegi in Athens, we ity in everyday life, to make it India still do. Witness the large Since 1975, the pillars of our students, many of them of Greek cultural map of the country. Yes, placed the word “contemporary” more worth living. And that cre - percentage of Asian students in public benefit work have been origin anyway, or should we try our cultural heritage is our strong at the heart of our mission state - ates change. That creates hope. U.S. universities. health, education, culture, as to embed a course in Ancient point. ment. And we went beyond great Questions are always more In Ancient Athens, one of the routes to social solidarity. Never - Greek Philosophy at one of the How about what Greeks pro - productions and shows. We put difficult than the answers. Is cul - worst accusations against a citi - theless, we keep on asking our - leading business, medical or sci - duce now? What is the art and major effort in exporting contem - ture necessary? It is a sine qua zen was that he did not partici - selves; how can we be useful for ence schools of this country? culture of today and tomorrow porary Greek culture to Europe non to exist? Maybe, not. But one pate in the life of the city. Such a the society? What are the best Why should Harvard be teaching that reflects and expresses con - and the United States, by estab - thing is for certain. It is a reason citizen who only cared about his practices? the thoughts of the Chinese gen - cerns and dreams of the days we lishing a network of affiliated in - for being. It is necessary to be own affairs, would be called an The word that keeps coming eral Sun Tzu and not the Nico - live? At the Onassis Cultural Cen - stitutions and organizations that and not just to exist. It is the gen - “idiotis,” from which the word up is “relevant.” Whatever we do, as much money as we spend, in - vest, give back to society, we must remain relevant. We must keep close to real life’s problems, not just hear but listen to the so - ciety before the problems become unsolvable. In Greece, we in - cluded the term “crisis” into our everyday vocabulary. But now is the time to think and find the so - lutions where they truly are; in the future. And this is what we do at the Onassis Foundation. We work hard in shipping and the world of business, in order to be able to invest in our country’s fu - ture. This is what 7.000 scholar - ships are all about, this is what 13.000 jobs in the last 6 years in the cultural field are all about, this is what more than 5.000 sponsorships for thousands of public schools in Greece, special education programs, depart - ments of Greek studies all around the world are all about. We are all here today because we under - stand that leadership comes with great responsibility. In the coun - try where “thinking big” is part of its DNA, we, coming from a small, great, country must re - main focused on what is impor - tant, what can make a difference. As a foundation born to support and present Greece at its best, I am very happy to be here today, feeling humble but also proud to represent the people of the Onas - sis Foundation. Yes, I am certain. The only way to do something good for oneself is to do some - thing good for the society. Thank you.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 COMMUNITY 3 Sports Radio’s Petros Papadakis Carries on the Family Tradition in Los Angeles

By Vasilis Papoutsis Angeles. from his days working as a waiter prior broadcasting experience. derstand that the Spanos family Did he dream of playing in the there “I was very good at it. We “As with everything else, I took a made a business decision that LOS ANGELES, CA – Petros Pa - NFL? “Yes but I decided to open all felt like we were part of a spe - less conventional path into they felt will be better for the padakis is a sportscaster and co - the taverna. My first year there I cial team. My dad will take us on broadcasting. The only way to team in the long run. The NFL is host, along with Matt “Money” made three times the amount of special occasions to Dan Tanas, learn broadcasting is by doing an elite club, everyone who be - Smith, of the nationally syndi - money I would had made as an a Hollywood landmark eatery to broadcasting. To be a success for longs in it is privileged.” cated Petros and Money Show NFL rookie. Of course, that celebrate. I was very proud of my a number of years in a major Papadakis’ biggest love is col - on Fox Sports Radio. For the last would not be the case today but dad,” he told TNH. market the show has to reflect lege football, not the NFL al - 10 years it has been one of the back then it was different.” Al - Petros Papadakis would even - your own personality. It takes though he also follows the latter top sports shows on AM 570 though far away from the Holly - tually join USC after a quick stop years of work and guidance to closely. He loves broadcasting col - KLAC radio in Los Angeles, in wood glitz and glamour, his at UC Berkley, but he was only establish your broadcasting iden - lege football games and to pro - large part to the variety of dif - restaurant was packed with Hol - there for a week. “I messed it up” tity.” Of course, it helps that Pa - vide analysis. “When I broadcast ferent subjects the hosts present. lOS ANGElES TimES lywood stars. Frank Sinatra, Eliz - he said. padakis is never afraid of poking college games, my focus is on the Papadakis delivers improvisa - Sportscaster Petros Papadakis abeth Taylor, Johnny Carson, At USC, Papadakis had suc - fun at himself or expressing his players. Many of them will not tional satire with the finesse of a Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg cess on the field and found his opinions candidly. He had even make it to the NFL, so this is their standup comedian, even if he is regarding University of Southern are among the many who came own identity becoming the team's proclaimed himself to be the moment in the spotlight and I not one. His humor is quirky but California (USC) football. to the Taverna to be entertained captain in 1999 and 2000. Up to “captain of the worst USC foot - want to highlight them. When I heartfelt and very entertaining. Both John and Papadakis' by John's Greek singing and that point he says “I was always ball team.” do my radio show I can make fun His improvisation of the fictional brother Taso played football for dancing. Frankie Avalon and Bev - Taso's brother, who played at of myself and talk about issues character Lance Romance, a re - USC and Papadakis’ maternal erly Sills burst out a song and USC before I did. We were very that matter to me.” lationship and love expert, is a grandfather E. Schultz played John on a couple of occasions ac - close, we went to the same high The Papadakis family His love for cultural issues are smash hit, especially with his basketball. Papadakis’ brother companied Tony Bennett. The school, the same parties, and had has a long history in the showcased in pop culture seg - Latino listeners – he refers to that Demetris, however, joined restaurant was also a destination some common friends. When I Los Angeles sports scene, ments on the third hour on Mon - segment as the Latino Loveline. crosstown rival UCLA and was a for USC recruits, coach Pete Car - was working at the restaurant I days and Wednesdays “I consider Smith also delivers a witty fic - member of the 2008 team. Inter - roll would bring them there and was John's son. Eventually, I be - most predominately myself a creative person and love tional character named Vance Fi - estingly enough, Papadakis al - John would extend the warm came my own man.” regarding University reading books, so the show had nance, a wealthy real estate ty - most joined UCLA but at the last welcome of the Trojan family. Papadakis describes himself as to reflect that part of my person - coon who delivers financial moment UCLA canceled the re - John's Zorba the Greek-like “a difficult kid, not always mak - of Southern California ality. It provides for stimulating advice to the listeners. cruiting trip. John was fine with personality and dancing, along ing the right choices. I did not (USC) football. conversations and keeps the On some Wednesdays, Pa - him being recruited by USC’s with his mother Angie’s home - have good grades and drove my show moving.” padakis assumes the role of a arch rival, Papadakis told TNH, made Greek specialties proved ir - father crazy. Luckily I became a Commenting on the recent His biggest satisfaction is film critic on the segment because “a scholarship is a schol - resistible to the recruits and their good football player later in high move of the Chargers football when callers tell him that while “Wednesday Night Film Fight,” arship. Obviously he was thrilled families with many of them sign - school and that was my vehicle team from San Diego to Los An - they have arrived at home, they whereby the two hosts choose when I joined USC.” ing right there while at the same to college.” geles and the negative reaction won't get out of the car until the two movies with similar themes, John, who was a linebacker time been introduced to dancing He missed the 1999 season from the local fans to the move, commercial break. “In a city analyze and review them, and for the USC Trojans, told TNH he hasapiko and breaking plates. due to injury that required a few he said that “part of the negative where we use apps to find the ask the listeners to determine the was “a top high school prospect Two Heisman trophy winners surgeries, was voted the Most In - perception is created by the me - fastest route to our home it is the “winner.” and got a lot of offers from col - quarterback Matt Leinart and spirational Player Award, an dia. The team with the largest ultimate compliment that the lis - One of the most popular seg - leges. But my heart was set to tailback Reggie Bush, among award his father had won as well, and most active fan base here are teners will stay in their cars a few ments takes place at the end of play for USC, the 1967 National many others, decided at the Tav - making them the only father-son the Raiders, and they never liked more minutes just to listen to the the second hour on Fridays, champions, and I was thrilled erna to join USC. No wonder it team to win the honor. the Chargers. The truth is if the conversation,” Papadakis said, when Papadakis' father, John, when they asked me to join their was known as USC's secret re - Papadakis majored in English Chargers start winning they will appreciatively. joins the show to discuss and de - team.” cruiting weapon. and American literature, not be the hottest ticket in town, if Papadakis, who along with bate current events. One recent Although he made his mark For his recruiting contribu - broadcasting. But as a football they don't, they will face difficult Smith was nominated for the segment focused on whether or on the football field winning the tions, John Papadakis received player, his unique style of humor challenges.” Marconi award, the highest radio not Chicago Bears Founder and Rose Bowl with USC in 1970, two championship rings that he made him an interesting inter - As for the Alex Spanos award honoring on-air personal - owner George Halas was Greek. John attained great success as the proudly wears. Most importantly, viewee in the Los Angeles area (owner) legacy, he said that “I ities for excellence in radio The Papadakis family has a owner of the Papadakis Taverna, the Taverna was a place for the media, and he got noticed. As a have a lot of empathy for the fans broadcasting, hopes to continue long history in the Los Angeles a landmark in San Pedro, a city family. Everyone worked there, result, one executive offered him of San Diego that supported the entertaining listeners for years to sports scene, most predominately that is home to the port of Los and Petros has fond memories a job even though he had no team for 56 years. But I also un - come. Alma Realty and the Now-Golden Coastline of Western Queens Real Estate

TNH Staff The high-rise buildings built side of the Hallets Point penin - The apartments are func - visitors once completed along for Astoria residents to reach on Vernon Boulevard and those sula comprising 1,701 apart - tional; each one has a washer- with other projects it will be con - 34th Street in Manhattan in 22 NEW YORK – Astoria and Long currently under construction ments of one, two and three bed - dryer and a private balcony over - nected to Astoria Park. minutes and the Financial Dis - Island City in recent years have caught the attention of the New rooms, shops and a school, as looking Manhattan, Long Island This complex is located, as trict in 38 minutes. undergone dramatic changes. York Times. The article, “Discov - well as parking for 940 cars. City, Astoria, and the bridge. Mavroudis noted during the tour, The ferry, combined with the High rise buildings and skyscrap - ering the Lost Coast of Queens,” The headquarters of Alma Re - The 404 families who will live next to two parks and near the expansion of Citibike rentals, ers have already radically highlighted the rapid residential alty in Long Island City is one in the apartments will have ac - area where a pier will be built should help with the congested changed the look of the coastline development in Astoria and the block from the headquarters of cess to the gym, saunas, and a for kayaking and for the new subway lines and make Astoria of western Queens. Continuing key role that the Greek-American the National Herald and is one, large swimming pool located on Citywide Ferry line linking Asto - even more tempting to young construction promises even more company Alma Realty has played if not the only one, of the few the west side of the building. ria and Manhattan. professionals working in Man - change. The Citigroup Building in transforming the Queens expatriate companies from the On the southern and western The new Citywide Ferry line hattan, and over time changing has already been deprived of its coastline on the East River from concierge up to the supervisors sides of the building there will is expected to reopen in the sum - the demographics of Astoria and status as the tallest building in in complex construction who be a promenade, which will be mer for the first time in 87 years Long Island City even more than Queens. Built in 1977, the glass speak Greek. open for Astoria residents and and will provide the opportunity they already have. skyscraper has 50 floors and a New construction is The company's president Efs - height of 658 feet. rapidly transforming the tathios Valiotis, daughter Sophia The residential development once “forgotten” coastline Valiotis who is the CEO, and of Astoria is comparable to Long John Mavroudis, financial man - Island City and the completion along the East River. ager, greeted TNH at their offices of projects on the east coast of and showed the sketches of their VISTA SKY LOUNGE and CATERING the East River will change and “forgotten” to “golden.” projects already built and those will allow residents and expatri - The National Herald has under construction in Queens ates to discover the once-hidden recorded the change in Astoria and other areas of New York and coast of Queens. in the pages of our Greek daily, New Jersey. At the Penthouse of the Four Points by Sheraton Until the late 1990’s, Astoria and in the Periodiko, especially Mavroudis led a tour of the Park was the only location where the recently published January building construction site at Ver - Astoria residents could enjoy the 16 issue, proving who holds the non Blvd which has 18 floors. Long Island City breathtaking views of Manhattan keys to Astoria. The building has six common and the East River. The Hallets Alma Realty holds the lion's floors and from the seventh and Point peninsula area up to the share of the “golden” coast of As - up two towers have been 59th Street Bridge (The Ed Koch toria, having built a complex of erected. There are 80 studio Ideal for WEDDINGS and All Your Events Queensboro Bridge) – with the twin buildings with 404 apart - apartments, 264 one-bedroom exception of two small parks, ments at 34-46 Vernon Blvd. and apartments and 60 two-bedroom Rainey Park and the Socrates it has already received the green apartments. Sculpture Park – was not acces - light for the construction of one The apartments have taken sible to the public except for of the largest building complexes their final form, with completed owners of industrial property on in Astoria. electrical and plumbing work, the west side of Vernon Boule - Astoria Cove, as it is known and plasterboard already being vard. will be built on the northwest installed.

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By Eleni Sakellis molecular pathways through sor of Motor Neuron Disorders and anxiety later in life. The pla - which early experiences shape at Columbia University Medical centa acts as a barrier, but not NEW YORK – The Stavros Niar - the activity of genes and the con - Center, gave the welcoming re - complete barrier, between the chos Foundation (SNF) Brain In - sequences of these effects for be - marks, noting the presence of mother and fetus, so that under sight Lecture Series continued havior. These “epigenetic” path - benefactor Mort Zuckerman and high stress, the gene keeping the on February 8 at Columbia Uni - ways are a fundamental link SNF representatives Rick Petty, stress hormone away from the versity’s Faculty House in Morn - between genes and environ - Sarah Needham, and Nancy baby is switched off, resulting in ingside Heights. ments that may account for both McKinstry. Dr. Jessell introduced even more stress passing to the “How Do Early Life Experi - risk and resilience to the effects Dr. Champagne, mentioning her baby. Studies on mice allow for ences Shape Behavior?” was pre - of early life adversity and the training in psychology, psychia - more multigenerational effects sented by Frances Champagne, “inheritance” of environmental try, and neuroscience, and to be observed including sex spe - PhD highlighted the brain’s plas - effects on the brain. Champagne’s current and future cific differences and inherited ticity and the effects of the envi - Champagne is an Associate research focusing on “investigat - epigenetic variation when the ronment on the brain’s develop - Professor and Vice Chair in the ing the epigenetic mechanisms mice are exposed to toxins like ment through epigenetic Department of Psychology at Co - via which individual variation in Bisphenol A, present in plastics, variation. Offered free to the lumbia, a faculty member of the reproductive, social, and addic - or subjected to food restriction. public to enhance the under - Columbia Population Research tive behavior can be induced via This dynamic view of devel - standing of the biology of the Center (CPRC), and a Sackler variation in early life experi - opment, the dynamic mind and the complexity of hu - Scientist within the Sackler In - ences, and investigating the epi - epigenome, silencing some genes man behavior, the lectures are stitute for Developmental Psy - genetic mechanisms via which while activating others at any hosted by Columbia’s Mortimer chobiology. Champagne’s re - offspring may overcome or be time demonstrates the brain’s B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Be - search integrates molecular, resilient to such early life expe - TNH/ElENi SAkElliS plasticity throughout a lifetime havior Institute and supported neurobiological, and behavioral riences.” Left to right: Tom Jessell, PhD- Co-director of Columbia's Zuck - and embraces a broader view of by SNF. approaches toward an under - Noting that one brain differs erman Institute and Claire Tow Professor of Motor Neuron inheritance. Champagne said, Brain development is a dy - standing of how a broad range from another, Champagne ex - Disorders at Columbia University Medical Center, SNF's Sarah “Not only genes but other varia - namic process that reflects the of environmental exposures can plained that epigenetic changes Needham and Rick Petty, speaker Frances Champagne, PhD, tions are also inherited,” though complex interplay between lead to long-term biological and can be seen on the molecular and SNF's Nancy McKinstry. they are not set in stone. During genes and environments. The behavioral outcomes. In partic - level, turning genes on and off a Q&A session, a teacher asked experiences occurring during ular, her work is examining the depending on a variety of fac - contributing to unique out - point with a study on the impact about his students who worried early life can have profound ef - epigenetic origins of variation in tors, so that even genetically comes. Stress, exposure to tox - of prenatal stress, when preg - that poor maternal care is an in - fects on brain development with mental health and the transmis - similar people can be so differ - ins, and nutrition are just a few nant mothers are under a great herited trait, a vicious cycle they long-term implications for be - sion of these epigenetic effects ent, for example, studies show of the environmental factors that deal of stress, their unborn ba - can’t escape. Champagne noted havior and mental health. How across generations. that identical monozygotic twins can lead to epigenetic changes bies are affected. The impact in - that studies are revealing hope does the environment achieve Thomas Jessell, PhD, co-Di - are epigenetically different. They with consequences for behavior, cludes risk of prematurity, low because of the dynamic nature such enduring effects? Dr. rector of Columbia's Zuckerman start out very similar, then vari - health, and future generations. birth weight, increased stress re - of brain development and the Champagne spoke about the Institute and Claire Tow Profes - ation emerges across a lifetime, Champagne illustrated her sponse and risk of depression brain’s plasticity.

Left to right: Dr. Amalia Spireas, Dr. Spiro Spireas, Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, TNH Metropolitan Evangelos blessed the offices and the new areas for research and production at Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris and Fr. Jimmy Pavlow with the icon of St. Charalambos SigmaPharm Laboratories accompanied by Dr. Spireas, his wife, Amalia, and honored guests. at the blessing of SigmaPharm Laboratories. Dr. Spireas’ SigmaPharm Laboratories Blessed in Bensalem, PA

Continued from page 1 throughout my life I felt and feel that St. Charalambos was al - ways beside me, inspired me, and protected me.” At the same time, he observed that the date of February 10th was chosen for the sanctification in order to honor Saint Charalambos. Evangelos and the guests then visited the offices and the new areas of the lab for research on new drugs, and the produc - tion areas as well. SigmaPharm Laboratories is one of the newer, emerging, and rapidly growing pharmaceutical companies in America. It is also one of the few founded by first generation Greek-Americans. Established in March 2005, PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ ABOVE: The state-of-the-art facilities of SigmaPharm Laboratories in Bensalem, PA. RIGHT: Dr. Spiro Spireas and his wife, Dr. Amalia Spireas.

T the company moved to privately H D E L N A AT ER IONAL H owned facilities in Bensalem, lo - company has so far thirteen li - plication process on other cated in the North East suburbs censes and already produces unique medicines. The company The National Herald DON’T MISS OUR of Philadelphia, early in 2006. twelve generic medications. is in an awesome growth and www.thenationalherald.com ANNUAL INSERT: During the eleven years that Most of them are available only regeneration stage and we are have passed since then, it has in America. The scientific plat - in a very good situation.” tripled its premises and com - form on which they are pro - Asked if he believed his pleted almost all of the work duced makes them more stable dreams and visions would be - and installation of the most than most available are on the come reality so soon, he said, “I The 50 modern equipment that exists market including brand-name always thought it would not be in the US and around the world. drugs. We have already submit - long before my dreams and vi - Currently, the company provides ted to the FDA application for sions came true. What counts work for more than 150 execu - approval of five other products. and determines the future wealthiest tives, scientists, and technicians. So we are talking about eigh - course of a company is the sci - Asked about the progress of teen different medications. At entific platform. We have the company, Spireas said, “The the same time, we are in the ap - tremendous technological plat - forms unlike anyone else. Greeks And we can easily overcome existing patents that serve as barriers. With this data the com - pany can only go forward. Now, in America we have even entered the branded medicine production process, whose results will be seen after three to four years at least. The company is develop - February 25, 2017 ing and expanding rapidly.” Asked about the drug ap - proval process by the Food & www.GreekKitchennyc.com Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Spireas said that it “remains the To advertise same lengthy process” and that please contact us at: “by June 2014 we started to pay a fee to have our products tested 718-784-5255, ext. 101 more quickly.” or Referring to generic medi - cines produced by the company, email: [email protected] he observed that “it is bioequiv - alent to the brand-name drug. They have exactly the same dose and the same properties and I can say about the stability of generics that they are perhaps more stable. We are interested in producing authentic brand- name drugs, as well as generic drugs produced by no other company.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 COMMUNITY 5

HISTORICAL COMMENTARY The Four Coins: On the Road to Shangri-La from Canonsburg, PA

By Steve Frangos venues such as the Fabulous Outside sold over 900,000 ried on their everyday life. TNH Staff Writer Palm Springs Follies, Greens - copies. By 1959, the group had In 2003 their families and burg's Palace Theater, the Silks charted seven times. In time they fans persuaded them reunite to The Four Coins, a popular Lounge at the Meadows and had 10 hit singles that each sold perform two reunion shows at harmony quartet of the 1950s Cleveland's Holiday Inn. They've 500,000 or more copies. Their the Pepsi Roadhouse in Hanover and 1960s, has never really dis - also worked the clubs in Los Ve - Billboard Hot 100 hits include Township near Pittsburgh, after appeared from the musical gas, the Copacabana and Latin Memories of You, One Love, One a 33-year hiatus. The response scene. Originally composed of Quarter in New York, and the Heart, Wendy, Wendy, My One of their fans convinced them to George Mantalis, James Grego - Copa and Twin Coaches in Pitts - Sin, and I Love You Madly. The reform. In 2004 they appeared rakis and brothers George and burgh, the Palladium in London, Four Coins eventually recorded in Atlantic City at the Trump Taj Michael Mahramas, then as now the Fountain Blue Hotel in Mi - 100 singles and threes album on Mahal performance of Shangri- the group was known for their ami and clubs in Atlantic City. Epic, MGM Records, Jubilee La for T.J. Lubinsky's PBS special great harmonies. The Four Coins The Four Coins also performed Records, Vee Jay Records, Magic Moments: The Best of hit the top of the music charts in New York with Tony Bennett Corona Records, and Roulette '50s Pop. In 2006, they taped in the late 1950s selling millions and toured the Far East with Nat Records They recorded songs an appearance on the PBS', My of records. Among their three King Cole. The quartet also written for them by composers Music at the Mountaineer Race - long-playing albums is Greek toured Japan five times and ap - O.B. Massingill, Richard Hay - track. They have continued to Songs My Mama Never Taught peared in South America, Mex - man, Burt Bacharach, Neil perform around the country. Me. ico, Canada, Taiwan, Korea, and Sedaka and Donald Costa. They remain Canonsburg fa - The Four Coins all grew up the Philippines. Michael Mahramas left the vorite sons. On July 4, 1987, in Canonsburg, PA. In 1952, The Four Coins performed on Four Coins in 1959 to become The City of Canonsburg hon - cousins George Mantalis, Jim popular television shows during an actor. He appear on the Un - ored The Four Coins making Gregorakis, and George Mahra - the 1950s and 1960s, such as touchables, Death Valley Days, them grand marshals in the 4th mas, played horns in a dance The Perry Como Show, The Ed The Virginian, and Have Gun, of July parade and holding a re - band at Canonsburg High Sullivan Show and many times Will Travel. Jack Mahramas took union concert at Canonsburg School. The trio joined with on Dick Clark's American Band - his brother Michael's place. Memorial Stadium. A road in their high school friend Bobby The Four Coins in Shangri-La vintage album cover. stand. They also performed on During the mid-1960s, the three Canonsburg was renamed Four Vinton to form the Band of To - The Patti Page Show, the Julius Mahramas brothers George, Coins Drive. The Four Coins, are morrow orchestra. Memory has lected winners by phoning in first singles in November, 1953 LaRosa Show, The Tonight Show Jack, and Michael formed the inducted members of the Vocal it that on their way to perfor - votes. The group won the top for Corona Records. George with Steve Allen, and several Original Three Coins. They later Group Hall of Fame and the mances of this band the cousins prize for a performance of Tell Heid liked their sound after times on The Mike Douglas changed their name to the Pittsburgh Music Museum. would sing in harmony to pass Me You're Mine. The ethnic mix hearing them cut a demo in his Show, the Merv Griffin and Joey Brothers James. Tommy How does one realistically the time. Eventually, George's in Canonsburg played a hand in downtown studio, and signed Bishop Shows. In the 1957, Richards and Ronnie Fiorento assess the professional experi - brother Michael would join this selection. The four sang part them to his Corona Records. rock and roll film Jamboree they were later members of the ences of a lifetime? For the Four them. As they began to merge of the song in Italian (aptly so Taking their cue from another performed the song, A Broken group. Coins such a process, as musi - as a singing group they devel - since Tell Me You're Mine was quartet, the Four Aces, the group Promise appearing alongside In 1970, tired of the constant cians, is easy to measure. Since oped a sound where George lifted from an old Italian bal - changed its name to the Four Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, traveling that kept them away their first recordings in the Mahramas sang lead vocals, lad). The show's viewers voted Coins. Heid released their first and Jimmy Bowen. from their families The Four 1950s, the Four Coins had ten Michael sang as a tenor, James them winners awarding them 45rpm record High Noon/Hot Their next hit was to become Coins disbanded. After coming hit singles that sold more than as a baritone and George yet an - the $1000 grand prize. After Toddy, in 1953 they released, I'll their signature song. In 1957, off the road the group members 500,000 copies each, a gold other tenor. By late 1952, the their amateur hour success the Make the Best Of It. the group released Shangri-La, rejoined their families and went record, and eight songs that hit four began to perform, in young men sought to strike out Canonsburg orchestra leader a powerful ballad that sold more into business careers. Jim Gre - the Billboard charts by 1959. venues and at events in and on their own. Lee Barrett took them to Cincin - than a million copies, earned gorakis became the owner of Shangri-La, which ranked num - around Canonsburg, under the The Four Keys signed a 54- nati for a contract-winning au - the group a gold record, and just several laundromats, gas sta - ber 11 on the charts earned a name The Four Keys. week contract with the Blue dition with Danny Kessler. He missed making the Top Ten, tions, and beer distributorships gold record, and is still avail - In January 1953, the group Ridge Inn on Saw Mill Run Blvd became their new manager, stalling at #11. It was the most- in the Canonsburg area. He also able. In fact, I'm not sure their performed on the Wilkins Ama - in the Overbrook section of Pitts - linked them to a Columbia played record of 1957 and has served as a Canonsburg borough music has ever gone out of teur Hour, a KDKA-TV talent burgh for the next year, at $250 Records deal, and they recorded become an all-time classic. The councilman. George Mahramas print. Their singles or albums contest in which listeners se - per week. They recorded their the group on Epic. The group’s follow-ups fared well, too. Nine - became the maître d' at Christo - are available at specialty outlets first Epic single was 1954's, teen fifty seven's, My One Sin pher's Restaurant on Pitts - and online. Another way to We’ll Be Married (In The Church reached #28, while 1958's, The burgh's Mount Washington. judge how popular a musician In The Wildwood), sold well fol - World Outside peaked at #21, Jack Mahramas became a paint may be is by the fan base. lowed by I Love You Madly, and just missing becoming their sec - store manager in Brentwood, Dozens of postings where nearly Greek-American Oscar Memories of You, which was the ond million seller, and Wendy PA. Michael Mahramas moved every record they ever released theme song for the movie The Wendy charted at #22. They to Pompano Beach, FL. where can be found on YouTube. The Benny Goodman Story. All three were so hot that they even he became a real estate ap - Four Coins are still singing, as Nominee Mary Zophres tunes cracked the Top Thirty on turned down the chance to praiser. George Mantalis relo - audiences still crowd to hear the charts. record The Lion Sleeps Tonight, cated to Palm Beach, Fla where them. As musicians who could The Four Coins toured 48 which became a monster hit for he became co-owner of a mobile ask for more? Continued from page 1 weeks a year for 15 years per - the Tokens. communications company. For forming in the nation's top Their 1958 single The World the next three decades, they car - [email protected] went page by page through the script exchanging ideas. That be - came the language of the film.” Zophres noted that the char - acter of Sebastian, played by Os - Margaret Georgiadis is the New CEO at Mattel car nominee Ryan Gosling, talks about keeping jazz alive and chose the two-toned shoes he Continued from page 1 sition.” wears to emphasize the point. Continuing to boost sales of She said, “Ryan loved them and with innovations started during Mattel brands including Barbie, they are so right for the charac - Sinclair’s tenure received well Hot Wheels, and American Girl ter. That’s how it happened. by the toy-buying. The major will be Georgiadis’ top priority. Dance necessitated it. There’s yOuTuBE makeover for the doll with new The challenge may grow in - also a moment when Sebastian Mary Zophres body types, hair styles, and creasingly difficult as youngsters and Mia are sitting on a park shades of skin added for more play more on mobile devices, bench, and their feet are going cause she’s at a different point diversity to the standard slender tablets, iPads, and cell phones. side-to-side, and I said, ‘They in her life. It’s a mature choice. Barbie was especially appreci - Other toy makers including Has - have to wear matching shoes!’ The white dress in the epilogue ated by consumers after decades bro and Lego also face the chal - So first, Ryan was wearing them is actually my favorite. It’s very of complaints about Barbie’s un - lenge of adding technology to and then Emma. They were on Fred and Ginger with the starry realistic body proportions. their toys while still encouraging the road in Griffith Park on an night background. Technology was also added traditional ways of playing. incline, so she takes her heels “The necklace Mia wears for in more appropriate ways to Speculation on mergers and ac - off and puts on the two-toned the majority of the film and her Mattel toys through Sinclair’s quisitions is also rife for the ma - shoes.” green necklace and earrings work with tech startups after in - jor toy makers with some sug - When asked about where the worn with the green dress are ternal efforts achieved only mid - gesting that potential merger inspiration for Sebastian’s cos - by Kyle Chan Design, based in dling results. Sinclair also tried talks may be going on between tume came from, Zophres said, L.A. The necklace, rings and to update the speed of the com - youTube Mattel and Hasbro. “[Jazz pianist] Bill Evans, Hoagy bracelet Mia wears in the five- pany’s decision-making process Margaret “Margo” H. Georgiadis, Mattel’s new CEO. Mattel’s appointment of Carmichael, and James Dean are years-later sequence was lent to to keep up with the pace of the Georgiadis adds another woman all people I looked at. And there us by the New York-based fine times. have dramatically transformed on a global basis and expertise executive to the list of only 27 were two French New Wave jewelry designer Monique Pean.” Formerly a PepsiCo execu - Mattel – reenergizing our cre - in effectively engaging con - female executives that run For - films in the montage in particu - About the opening freeway tive, Sinclair arrived at Mattel ative culture, restoring excite - sumers and retail partners in a tune 500 companies. According lar — The Umbrellas of Cher - scene, Zophres said, “we didn’t during a time when sales and ment to our iconic brand port - rapidly evolving digital world. to the latest Fortune 500 list, bourg and The Young Girls of build anything for that scene. It the company's stock price were folio and delivering on our She has successfully led efforts Mattel is ranked #450. Geor - Rochefort — that were most in - was 110 degrees the day in Oc - declining. Core brands including vision to make Mattel the rec - to deliver above market growth giadis becomes the second fluential. Damien didn’t really tober when we were shooting, Barbie seemed lagging behind ognized leader in play, learning and profitability by creating woman CEO at Mattel. Jill have anything specific in mind and everyone was dancing their in terms of innovation, so vital and development worldwide. I transformational partnerships Barad was the first woman to for his character. We thought he butts off at the interchange of in the competitive toy business. could not be more proud of the across content, media and tech - run the toy company for short could dress like a composer, but the 105 freeway. They were Sinclair succeeded Bryan Stock - organization and what it has ac - nology providers and through time in the late 1990’s until she it wasn’t romantic enough. I drenched. It was about 40 ton, who resigned after a few complished, or more excited innovation in product develop - was removed after the widely wanted women in the audience dancers, and they kept changing years of struggling with the about the Company's future ment and customer engage - unpopular $3.5 billion acquisi - to be wooed by Ryan, and the clothes in the car. We had cos - iconic toy maker’s troubles. with Margo Georgiadis as our ment.” tion of software company Learn - men to feel romantic about tumes in triplicate. It wasn't as In a Mattel news release Sin - CEO. Sinclair added, “as Executive ing Co. Georgiadis earned a Emma. We made all of Ryan’s difficult as some of those musical clair said of Georgiadis’ appoint - Margo is a proven and extra - Chairman, I will work with Bachelor's degree in Economics clothes. He wore pretty much numbers in O Brother, Where ment, “Over the last two years, ordinarily talented executive Margo, Richard Dickson, and from Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges one or two trousers the whole Art Thou?, but this was right up with the help of all of our col - with a deep understanding of the rest of the executive team and an MBA from Harvard Busi - movie, and they showed off his there.” leagues around the world, we how to build and scale brands on the smoothest possible tran - ness School. feet. They were learning the dance moves, so why not? He had one dress shirt, a couple ca - sual shirts and two or three blaz - ers, that was it. 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n FEBRUARY 17-19 ducing a lifestyle emphasizing LECANTO, FL – Archangel high nutritional meals to jump - Michael Greek Orthodox Church, start your mind and body. You 4705 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy SR44 will learn the philosophy of eat - in Lecanto invites all to St. ing and maintaining this clean Michael’s Greek Festival. We are and pure lifestyle. Tips and in - so delighted to be able to offer formation will be given on where our Citrus County Community an to shop, how to stock your pantry, opportunity for a “Touch of and how to prep meals ahead of Greece” right here at home. Come time. Menu: Demo: Making a enjoy our culture, our food, our Vegetarian Stock, Avocado Salad traditions. Festival hours: Friday, with Crisp Greens, Nutritional Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 Fresh Cabbage Soup. Visit with from 11 AM to 8 PM, Sunday, our local Artisan's and participate Feb. 19 from 11 AM to 5 PM. Info in a floral and food project to available online at take home and enjoy! Get Cre - Archangel michael Church website www.stmichaelgoc.org/festival.ht ative, Cooking and Crafty! We The Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church community in Port Washington, NY. ml and by phone: 352-527-0766. are located near the south end of Armstrong’s Nursery, look for PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – Port the white tent. Class is sponsored Charlotte Greek Fest at Holy Trin - by Melissa's Produce. Tickets are Archangel Michael Church Hosts Souper Bowl ity Greek Orthodox Church, $45 and can be purchased online 24411 Rampart Blvd. in Port at Eventbrite.com, search for Charlotte. Festival hours: Friday, Plant - Based Power Lunch/Culi - TNH Staff event, “Where else can you try enjoy the soups along with her the Souper Bowl. After more Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 nary Event in Carlsbad. 16 soups at once?” as reported parents. She mentioned the than 25 years, the Archangel from 11 AM to 9 PM and Sunday, PORT WASHINGTON, NY – in Newsday. Cooking for such a soups she had tasted including Michael community outgrew its Feb. 19 from 12 PM to 6 PM. Ad - n FEBRUARY 25-27 Archangel Michael Greek Ortho - large number of people can be the chicken noodle and a pizza- original home. On August 6, mission: $3 Donation, good all PALM DESERT, CA – St. George dox Church in Port Washington, tricky, as one chef noted, observ - flavored soup. Apolant said, “I’m 2004 plans for a new church weekend. More information is Greek Orthodox Church of the NY hosted the 9th annual ing that the larger proportion of having a fantastic day,” noting were realized with the purchase available online at www.greek - Desert Greek Festival, 74109 Lar - Souper Bowl on February 4, the ingredients can be difficult for that the Souper Bowl is a of 100 Fairway Drive in Port festportcharlotte.com and by rea Street in Palm Desert, CA, eve of Super Bowl LI. inexperienced chefs, and proper beloved event in the town. “It’s Washington. On September 25, phone: 941-629-3888. takes place on Saturday, Feb 25 The event brought out hun - planning is required. a very tightly knit community 2006, His Eminence Archbishop through Monday, Feb. 27. Admis - dreds of people to taste a variety Port Washington Chamber of and this is for a good cause,” Demetrios broke ground for the JACKSONVILLE, FL – St. John sion: $3, active US Military and of soups and raise funds for Commerce organizers said she said as reported in News - new church. Construction began The Divine Greek Orthodox kids under 12, always Free. The charity. Among the soups to try about 600 people attended the day. in the spring of 2007 and the Church will hold the Jacksonville Palm Desert Festival is a commu - were creamy chicken noodle event with a portion of the pro - John Lobachewski, 63, and first Divine Liturgy was cele - Greek Festival at the Morocco nity celebration of Greek culture soup, spicy Cajun seafood chow - ceeds going to the food pantry his wife, Barbara, 66, of Bell - brated on October 4, 2009. The Shrine Auditorium, 3800 St - from guided Church tours to der, beefy cheeseburger soup, at Our Lady of Fatima Social rose, attended the event for the Church opened its doors to its Johns Bluff Rd S in Jacksonville. Byzantine icons; live Greek music chickpea soup, cauliflower soup, Ministry in Port Washington. second year in a row. Their fa - new, permanent spiritual home, Enjoy Greek food and live enter - and traditional folk dancing; sou - Tuscan cabbage and bean soup, Among those at the event, vorites were the Cajun seafood ushering in a new era for the tainment by the Odyssey Greek venirs, ethnic groceries, and reli - and potato soup. The selections Anthony Pergola, age 75, of Port chowder and the Italian wed - community. Band, DJ Astatos, and our very gious items. But, the heart of our were perfect for warming up Washington, enjoyed bowls of ding soup. Both noted that the As the now-retired Fr. Dennis own Ta Adelphia Dance Group. festival is the wonderful home - from the frigid temperatures many of the soups and was trip was worth it to enjoy tasting Strouzas told TNH, “The parish Admission is $3, Free for children made Greek food and pastries outside. Participating restau - asked which one he liked best. delicious soups for a good cause. is doing fine, thank God. There ages 12 and under, and Free for created from generational, family rants from Port Washington He told Newsday, “I love them The Archangel Michael com - are about 600 stewards/families military. Festival hours: Friday, recipes. OPA! more information made their best soups for the all. It’s hard to pick.” munity continues to grow and who are supportive of the Feb. 17 from 11 AM to 10 PM, is available online event for the large crowd that His daughter Darlene Pergola its relatively recently con - church, the entire mailing list is Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 AM to http://pdgreekfest.org/about.ht lined up to sample the soups. Apolant, 49, of Jericho, brought structed space provides an ex - about 700.” 10 PM, and Sunday, Feb. 19 from m and by phone: 760-568-9901. One attendee said of the her son, Kolton Apolant, 9, to cellent location for events like 11 AM to 4 PM. More informa - tion is available online at n FEBRUARY 26 www.jaxgreekfest.com and by FLUSHING, NY – The Pan Gre - phone: 904-396-5383. gorian Fund of Metro New York and Long Island, Inc. invites you St. Photios National Shrine Celebrates 35th Anniversary WEST PALM BEACH, FL – St. to its Academic, Arts, and Com - Catherine Greek Orthodox munity Gala, honoring Mr. & Church festival, the 42nd Annual Mrs. Dimitrios and Georgia TNH Staff a volunteer, on recommendation of the 500 Greeks who came to West Palm Beach Greek Food & Kaloidis, on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 6 of the St. Photios staff, who goes America in 1768. In 1965, the Wine Fest, 110 Southern Boule - PM at Terrace on the Park in ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – The St. above and beyond the call of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of vard in West Palm Beach (corner Flushing. Please visit Photios Greek Orthodox Na - duty. This year, Nicholas Alifer - North and South America pur - of Southern Blvd and Flagler eventbrite.com for details. tional Shrine hosted its 35th an - akis stands above all others for chased the property with the as - Drive). Paid Parking available on nual St. Photios National Shrine the time, talent, and resources sistance of Olga and George Fo - festival grounds: $10 for main lot n FEBRUARY 27 Day Pilgrimage February 4–6. he has provided every week. tiou, Stella and James Kalivas, and $5 for grass lot. Free Parking MANHATTAN – The Manhattan The feast day of St. Photios is Niko began his work at St. Pho - Gerry and Steve Sarris, Despina available with shuttle service Chapter of AHEPA, Delphi 25, in - celebrated on February 6. The tios when he relocated to St. Au - and Tom Xynidis, and Martha from St. Juliana's - south of vites you to its Monthly Social & St. Photios Award was handed gustine from Gainesville, FL. He and Spero Zepatos. In 1982, the Southern Blvd on Olive Ave. Ad - Networking event on Monday, out as part of the banquet pro - then joined Holy Trinity Greek Shrine was dedicated after 17 mission: $4 Donation, on Friday Feb. 27 from 6-8 PM, which reg - gram commemorating the 35th Orthodox Church in St. Augus - years of diligent work by Arch - from Noon to 4 PM: Free. Festival ularly takes place every last Mon - Anniversary of the Dedication tine. Dr. Tissura stated, “The bishop Iakovos, the Archdioce - hours: Friday 12 PM-11 PM, Sat - day of the month, at Kellari Tav - of the Shrine at 1 PM at the Foundation thanks him for his san Shrine Committee, Shrine urday 11 AM-11 PM, and Sunday erna, 19 W. 44th St. in Casa Monica on February 5. steadfast and faithful service. Architect, Ted Pappas, and the 12 PM - Closing. Info available Manhattan.. All existing mem - Archon Dr. Manuel Tissura, Niko provides valuable mainte - Board of Trustees, headed by online at www.greekfestwpb.com bers and those interested in be - 1st VP of St. Photios Founda - nance and professional exper - Ted Johnson. The Synod of Bish - and by phone: 561-833-6387. coming members are invited to tion, announced the recipients tise. ops led the clergy and the laity attend. Complimentary hors of the 2017 St. Photios Award “The volunteer to staff ratio with the Mayor of St. Augustine, n FEBRUARY 21 d'oeuvres - cash bar. RSVP to and the Volunteer of the Year at St. Photios is conservatively Mayor Ramelle D. Petroglou. MANHATTAN – DCINY Artist Se - [email protected] Award. He said, “We thank the figured at 10 to 1. The staff at This year, Archbishop ries - The Music of Dinos Con - members of the AHEPA Daytona the Shrine are deeply moved by Courtesy of Polexeni maouris Hillier Demetrios, Geron of America, stantinides on Tuesday, Feb. 21, n FEBRUARY- MARCH 31 Speedway Chapter #410 for our volunteers’ deep love of Nick Aliferakis, one of the re - presided over the Hierarchical at 8 PM in the Weill Recital Hall MANHATTAN – Philo4Thought their commitment to history. Christ and His Church. The cipients of the St. Photios services which began at 8 AM at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan is launching a Fundraising Cam - They have maintained the New Trustees are volunteers who Award in St. Augustine, FL. on Monday, February 6 in the presents an intimate evening of paign this month for their 2017 Smyrna Odyssey Memorial, sup - share a fervent commitment and chapel of St. Photios. Rev. Dr. Mediterranean-inspired music. Spring Conference, "Greek Lega - ported the Shrine, promoted ed - dedication to the witness of Or - Beach Speedway Chapter #410 Nicolas G. Louh, Father Martin Greek composer Dinos Constan - cies: Dynamic Narratives in Film ucation and health in their thodoxy and Hellenism at St. President, was also among those Ritsi, and Archdeacon Pantelei - tinides has written over 250 & Performance Arts," at Colum - parish of St. Demetrios, and pro - Photios. The parishioners from who received the St. Photios mon Papadopoulos assisted works, which have been per - bia University, Broadway and vided scholarships to a number the surrounding Greek Ortho - Award. Archbishop Demetrios. Follow - formed throughout the United 116th Street in Manhattan. of students over the years. For dox Archdiocese parishes ensure The Shrine is one of the five ing services, His Eminence was States, Europe, and Asia. In this Please visit eventbrite.com or the past two years, they have that the Shrine exercises an ac - institutions of the Greek Ortho - then received at the Archbishop concert, faculty members from contact [email protected] for provided awards to Shrine Essay tive witness to faith and culture. dox Archdiocese. It is located in Anastasios and Archbishop the School of Music at Louisiana details. The campaign ends winners as well. It is fitting to It is an honor to pause and give St. Augustine and depends Demetrios Orthodox Christian State University perform his orig - March 31. Their Board thanks recognize this true partner of St. gratitude to this amazing heavily on the time, talents, and Mission Center, on Mason Man - inal compositions. More informa - you in advance for your gener - Photios Greek Orthodox Na - AHEPA organization and Mr. Al - resources of its volunteers. The atee Road, just off SR 207. A tion about the concert is available ous support! tional Shrine. iferakis.” Shrine is a witness of Orthodox presentation and reception was online: dciny.org. Tickets for the “The Foundation recognizes Tom Stratis, AHEPA Daytona Christianity and to the history held to honor His Eminence. concert are now on sale from $50 n MARCH 4 online at carnegiehall.org. MANHATTAN – Rebetiko Night with Rebet Asker at Drom(85 MOONACHIE, NJ – The Greek Avenue A between 5th and 6th American Chamber of Commerce Streets in Manhattan) on Satur - Tampa Bay Stars Showcase Talents and Hellenic Pride invites you to a presentation on day, Mar. 4 at 10:30 PM. General "Foreign Bank Account & Other Admission is free, Dinner tickets Asset Reporting" at The Graycliff are $35. Rebet Asker NY is a mu - TNH Staff Courialis said, a University of “This a very unique event in in Moonachie on Tuesday, Feb. sical group dedicated to playing South Florida (USF) student who that all the parishes come to - 21, at 7PM. Members: free; Non- authentic rebetika. Based in New TAMPA, FL – Some of Tampa will be performing his own com - gether to celebrate their youth members: $40. Includes dinner York and performing throughout Bay’s most talented young stars position at the show. and their God given talents,” said and open bar. Visit the US, the group presents fa - are coming together for the 3rd Courialis is one of over 115 Rousakis. www.greekamericanchamber.co miliar rebetika melodies from a Annual Greek Orthodox Youth performers from Greek Orthodox The production takes over a m for details. unique and contemporary per - Talent Show. Over 700 tickets churches across the area, includ - year to prepare, according to Er - spective. Among the performers have been sold ahead of the ing Saint Nicholas in Tarpon ine Koulianos, Chair and Founder n FEBRUARY 22 scheduled are Christos Pa - much-anticipated production, Springs, Archangel Michael in of the event. CARLSBAD, CA – Join Chef Mary padopoulos on bouzouki and vo - taking place at Palm Harbor Uni - Lecanto, Saint George in New “It was inspired to capture the Papoulias-Platis, Plant-Based Cer - cals, Rena Tsapelas vocals, versity High School on February Port Richey, and St. Barbara in youth within our Orthodox life in tified Chef for an informative Mavrothis Kontanis on oud and 19. Professional musicians will Sarasota. His Eminence Metro - a way that perhaps we haven’t culinary event in an casual out - vocals, and Costas Baltazanis on transport the audience to Greece politan Alexios of Atlanta, Con - yet seen,” Koulianos said. door farm setting on Wednesday, guitar. Online tickets will be on in a spectacular opening act, gressman Gus Bilirakis, Tarpon All of the proceeds from the Feb. 22 from 11AM-1PM at sale until 5PM on the day of the showcasing traditional music, Mayor Chris Alahouzos and other show will support the Panaghia Kitchen Gardens at The Flower show. If available, some tickets dance, and costumes from the is - dignitaries will be attending. Chapel building fund at the Di - Fields, 5704 Paseo Del Norte in may be purchased at the door. lands. COurTESy Of EriNE kOuliANOS “Last year’s show was a mar - akonia Retreat Center in South Carlsbad, CA. The Plant - Based Table reservations can be made “Words can’t describe how I Students performing in the velous program,” said Presbytera Carolina. More information via Power Lunch/Culinary Event is online at dromnyc.com or by feel when I’m at the piano,” Vacili talent show. Vosso Rousakis. email: [email protected]. Part 1 in a series of classes intro - phone: 212-777-1157. Priebus Insists There is No White House Power Struggle With Bannon

Continued from page 1 job,” Bannon told The Hill. “We amid reports he is almost a idea about the working relation - ing the hiring of Bannon and DIFFERENT WORLDS are executing on President Shadow President, to whom ship between the two or the in - Priebus last November, Trump Bannon and Priebus come fice have provided juicy fodder Trump’s agenda in record time. Trump leaves critical policy ques - ternal dynamics. said the two would work to - from drastically different back - for journalists he has attacked as That’s because Reince is getting tions while keeping Priebus out They said the story in Breit - gether as “equal partners.” Media grounds, with Priebus considered “Fake News,” and dismissed out- the job done.” of the loop, although the Chief bart – Bannon’s own site until reports contend that’s a cover for the most knowledgeable about of-hand, turning to Tweets for “It is a privilege to come to of Staff is the position considered now – was totally false, the cre - deep division and infighting be - the operations of governing and personal attacks on a range of work on behalf of President to be the most important and ation of rogue insiders bent on tween them. running staffs and Bannon the perceived enemies. Trump to serve the American closest to a President. bringing down Trump, leaving Bannon had gotten the lime - Wizard of Oz-like man behind Indeed, the scene in the West people,” added Priebus. “We are Washington insiders are the three in the embarrassing po - light despite trying to stay in the the curtain. Wing has seemed at times, ac - a completely united team dedi - shocked at the level of break - sition of criticizing the source shadows, with reports indicating At Breitbart, Bannon oversaw cording to the New York Times cated to enacting his bold agenda down inside the White House closest to them. he pulls even Trump’s strings and a publication that relished in tar - and other news outlets, like a to bring back jobs and keep this and nowhere is that being seen There was instant damage has tried to consolidate power geting GOP establishment figures Game of Thrones internecine country safe.” more dramatically than between control going on as the story and control over the White like Priebus and Speaker Paul struggle for power between dif - Priebus came to the job after Priebus and Bannon, despite came out with Jared Kushner, House, as indicated by his senior Ryan (R-Wis.) and challenging ferent factions against the melo - a widely-lauded stint running the what both have claimed is a good Trump’s son-in-law and his Se - position on the National Security traditional Republican orthodoxy. drama of Trump’s team unravel - Republican National Committee, working relationship, as The Hill nior Advisor, given a job critics Council in an unprecedented Priebus has long been seen as ing at the seams. rising from Wisconsin roots to reported, citing a joint phone call said he was unqualified for hav - move for a President. a voice for establishment Repub - Priebus and Bannon have help guide Trump, from a dis - interview with both. ing only a real estate background, “Reince has done an excellent licans and a calming force in scrambled to say they are not at tance, to the surprising upset ALL’S WELL? saying all is well. job,” Trump spokeswoman Hope Trump’s Administration. But that odds and are working together over Democratic candidate Allies of both men told The “I am a believer in Reince and Hicks told The Hill. “He works has made him a target for those despite the reports of tension, in Hillary Clinton. Hill that the press is being played the President continues to be well tirelessly to carry out the Presi - in the faction that want to shake a story for the Washington insider Bannon has tried to ward off by low-level staffers or former served by his leadership,” said dent’s agenda and the entire staff up Washington and attack the site The Hill. hanging criticism that he sup - campaign hands, now White Kushner. is grateful for his dedication and media and opponents to keep “Reince is doing an amazing ports anti-Semitic, racist camps House outsiders, who have no In a joint statement announc - leadership.” them off-guard. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 FEATURE 7

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Possessive and Demonstrative: Αυτά Είναι τα Γυαλιά Mου Greek Comfort Food: Beef

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou του Γιάννη; 2.7. Αυτά είναι τα σακάκια τους. 4. Put the correct grammatical gender Stifado and Hilopites In Greek we express the possessive: a. 2.8. Μου αρέσουν οι πιτζάμες τους. and number of the pronoun αυτός, -ή, - with the genitive case ( το σακάκι του Πέ - 2.9. Αυτά είναι τα παντελόνια τους. ό in the blanks. By Eleni Sakellis Hilopites τρου, τα γυαλιά της μαμάς ) b. with the pos - 2.10. Πού είναι οι φούστες της Μαρίας και 4.1. ….. είναι ο μπαμπάς μου. sessive pronouns. This is the simplest form της Ελένης; 4.2. ….. είναι η μαμά μου. Since apokries are here, now of the possessive pronouns. 4.3. ….. είναι το παλτό σου. is the time to enjoy hearty win - • 5 eggs Pronoun Pronunciation Meaning The demonstrative pronoun αυτός, -ή, -ό 4.4. ….. είναι οι παππούδες μας. ter meals that feature meat as • 5 cups milk Μου MOO my Singular 4.5. ….. είναι οι κάλτσες σας. the main ingredient. The follow - • 2 tablespoons salt Σου SOO your Masculine Feminine Neuter 4.6. ….. είναι τα παπούτσια τους. ing recipe for Beef Stifado is an • 5 cups whole wheat flour or Του TOO his Nom: αυτ-ός αυτ-ή αυτ-ό 4.7. ….. είναι τα γυαλιά μου. updated version of the recipe of - a combination of 2 1/2 cups Της TEES her Plural 4.8. ….. είναι οι παντόφλες σου. ten prepared with rabbit. The unbleached white flour plus Μας MAS our Nom: αυτ-οί αυτ-ές αυτ-ά 4.9. ….. είναι οι παππούδες μας. recipe for Hilopites a typical ac - 2 1/2 cups whole wheat Σας SAS your 4.10. ….. είναι οι φούστες τους. companiment to beefy stews flour, and more for dusting, Τους TOOS their 3. Fill in the blanks the pronouns and also follows. The flavors in this and as needed the articles in the correct form like in 5. If we are talking about one thing we meal are bold, so pair this dish • Olive oil for oiling hands and The possessive pronoun in the third per - the given examples. use the expressions μου πάει, μου αρέ - with your favorite Greek red bowl son Singular, his = του and her = της, are …. είναι η τσάντα … Ελένης. Είναι …… σει. If we are talking about countable, wine, especially Agiorgitiko or identical with the genitive case of the mas - Αυτή είναι η τσάντα της Ελένης. Είναι η or many things, or nouns in the Plural, Xinomavro varietals. In a large mixing bowl, com - culine (= του ) and feminine (= της ) articles. τσάντα της. we use the expressions μου πάνε, μου bine the 5 cups of flour, eggs, αρέσουν. milk, and salt, stirring with a 1. Τίνος ( TEEnos ) είναι; Whose is it? 3.1. …. είναι το μπουφάν … Γιάννη. Είναι Μου πάει; Do we use the Singular Beef Stifado wooden spoon. Add additional Answer the questions like ……. (πάει ) or the Plural ( πάνε )? Erase the flour and continue mixing until in the given example 3.2. …. είναι τα wrong one. the dough is stiff, but not dry. Τίνος είναι το φό - γυαλιά … 5.1. Μαμά, μου πάει/πάνε τα σακάκια; • 2 1/2 pounds beef for stew, Transfer to a clean work surface, ρεμα στο μπάνιο; γιαγιάς. Εί - 5.2. Δημήτρη, μου πάει/πάνε αυτό το φό - cut into cubes lightly dust with flour, and (Ελένη) ναι ….. ρεμα; • 24 baby onions knead the dough incorporating Το φόρεμα 3.3. ….. 5.3. Ελένη, μου πάει/πάνε αυτό το καλ - • 4 ripe tomatoes, or 1 (28 oz.) more flour to prevent the dough στο μπάνιο εί - είναι οι σόν; can chopped tomatoes from sticking to your hands. ναι της Ελένης. παντό - 5.4. Πέτρο, πάει/πάνε αυτά τα γάντια με • 1/2 cup Greek extra virgin Knead for about 10-15 minutes Είναι το φό - φλες … αυτό το παλτό; olive oil or until the dough is smooth and ρεμά της. μπα - 5.5. Μαρία, πάει/πάνε αυτή η τσάντα με • Greek sea salt elastic. Divide into three pieces. 1.1. Τίνος εί - μπά. αυτή τη ζακέτα; • Freshly ground pepper With lightly oiled hands, shape ναι το πα - Είναι • Water the pieces into three balls. Place ντελόνι ….. 6. Unlike English, in Greek we always in a lightly oiled bowl, cover στο μπά - 3.4. ….. use the definite articles ο, η, το νιο; (Θω - είναι το a. With possessive nouns: η ζακέτα μου, μάς) φόρεμα … ο μπαμπάς μου. 1.2. Τίνος είναι η μαμάς. Εί - b. With proper names: ο Πέτρος, η Μα - μπλούζα στο σα - ναι ….. ρία. λόνι; (Δήμητρα) 3.5. ….. εί - c. With expressions of time in accusative: 1.3. Τίνος είναι το ναι το παντε - την Τρίτη, στις 8, το πρωί. μπουφάν στην κου - λόνι … Πέ - d. In generalizations: οι γιαγιάδες είναι ζίνα; (Γιάννης) τρου. Είναι … καλές. 1.4. Τίνος είναι τα . γάντια στο μπά - 3.6. ….. είναι Put the definite and indefinite articles. νιο; (μαμά) το παλτό … Μαμά: … παντελόνι και … μπλούζα είναι 1.5. Τίνος είναι Μαρίας. Είναι στο μπάνιο. Τίνος είναι; τα παπούτσια στα σαλόνι; (Σταύρος) ….. Πέτρος: Στο μπάνιο είναι … παντελόνι 3.7. ….. είναι η ζακέτα … Ελένης. Είναι … μου και … μπλούζα … Μαρίας. 2. Translate in English . 2.1. Πού είναι το φόρεμά μου; 3.8. ….. είναι το κασκόλ … παππού. Είναι Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied For the marinade: with plastic wrap, and allow to 2.2. Πού είναι η φούστα της Ελένης; ….. philology and archaeology at the University • 1/2 cup Greek extra virgin rest for 30 minutes at room tem - 2.3. Αυτό είναι το σακάκι του Πέτρου. 3.9. ….. είναι τα σανδάλια … Αθηνάς. Εί - of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Ger - olive oil perature. Dust your work sur - 2.4. Μου αρέσει το παντελόνι σου. ναι ….. many. She has been honored with the Acad - • 1 cup dry red wine face lightly with flour and roll 2.5. Δεν μου πάει η φόρμα του Γιώργου. 3.10. …. είναι τα παπούτσια … Βασίλη. Εί - emy of Athens Award in Archaeology and • 4 tablespoons red wine out one of the balls of dough to 2.6. Πού είναι οι μπλούζες του Πέτρου και ναι ….. Homeric Philology. vinegar a large thin round, about 1/16 • 3 fresh or dried bay leaves inch thick. Allow the rolled out • 4 garlic cloves, sliced dough, dusted lightly with flour, LITERARY REVIEW • 1 teaspoon dried oregano to rest on a flat surface while • 1 (2-inch) stick cinnamon rolling out the remaining • 10 peppercorns dough. Roll up the rested and Author Gus Constantine Talks to TNH about Writing rolled out dough onto the Place the beef in a large non- rolling pin or dowel you used reactive bowl. Add the marinade to roll it out. Using a sharp par - Continued from page 1 losers” he keeps on his refriger - ingredients, then cover tightly, ing knife cut the dough length - ator that includes Harry Potter and refrigerate for at least 6 wise all the way through the background is not a literary one, series author J.K. Rowling. A di - hours, or preferably overnight. rolled up layers to form long no ivory tower for him, but in - vorced mother on welfare, Peel the baby onions. If using sheets of pasta. Remove from stead, he drove a truck for many Rowling considered herself a fresh, chop the tomatoes. Heat the rolling pin or dowel and years. Constantine told TNH “loser,” famously writing the the oil over medium heat in a slice into ribbons of pasta about that he attended college for only first Harry Potter book in cafes large saucepan and sauté the 1/2 inch wide. one year and took a creative while her baby daughter slept onions for 5 minutes or until Cut the ribbons into small writing course which influenced and receiving a dozen rejections softened. Remove with a slotted squares, the traditional shape of his writing life when he finally before the book was accepted spoon and set aside. Sauté the hilopites or leave as ribbons. decided to write his first book. for publication by Bloomsbury. beef, reserving the marinade, for Spread the cut pasta out on a The memory of the professor The rest is literary history. about 8 to 10 minutes, or until clean, flat surface to dry, which singling out his work in the class Besides his writing, Constan - browned on all sides. Return the depending on the temperature and comparing his paper to an - tine also teaches Sunday school onions to the saucepan, add the and humidity could take 5-6 other student’s stayed with him. and told TNH about the stu - marinade, tomatoes and enough days. Once dry, the hilopites can The professor handed out copies dents’ volunteer work at St. water to just cover the stew. be stored in an airtight con - of his paper and the other stu - Paraskevi in Greenlawn, NY, in - Season generously with sea salt tainer and kept in the refrigera - dent’s paper to everyone in the spired by the words of Jesus, and freshly ground pepper. tor for six months. class, asking which one of the feeding the homeless. Bring to a boil then simmer for Cook as you would any dry stories they liked best. Constan - He said, “It brought tears to 1½ to 2 hours, or until the beef pasta in salted boiling water and tine’s story had some issues with my eyes when they asked if they is tender and the sauce has serve with grated cheese, beef grammar and spelling, but it could do it again, but this time thickened. Serve with pasta and stifado, or other meat stews or was the overwhelming favorite they asked if they can supply grated cheese, such as kefalotiri. sauces. while the other student’s work, everything… all the food and the professor pointed out, gram - drinks and some clothing.” The matically correct and perfect in Bible passage is one of Constan - terms of spelling, was also not tine’s favorites, Matthew 25:35 a very compelling story. It was TNH/ElENi SAkElliS “I was hungry you gave me this professor’s encouragement, Author Gus Constantine visited the offices of TNH. something to eat. I was thirsty noting Constantine’s instincts as you gave me something to a storyteller that helped him re - drink. I was a stranger and you alize he was a writer. Writing, tion of Cyprus is still divided such a dramatic ending. Work - took me in.” Constantine said, is in his blood. and illegally occupied by Turkey ing on a new story, unrelated to Giving back to the commu - In his retirement, he decided to and the suffering of the families his debut novel, Constantine nity is important to Constantine write the story that had haunted of those missing and those who found himself inspired to write and his family. His wife, Geor - him for years, compiled from were killed continues even after the sequel. The election un - gia, is President of the Philop - the many eyewitness accounts 42 years. doubtedly also influenced his tochos at St. Paraskevi. Faith he had heard and read about Constantine told TNH he had imagination for the second book and forgiveness also figure concerning the invasion of no plans to write a sequel after as the story unfolds around the prominently in his books. Cyprus in 1974. The list of the finishing the first book, though election of a Cypriot-American Gus Constantine’s novels Es - missing included at the end of readers including his daughter president of the United States. caping Cyprus and Escaping the book is perhaps the most wondered what would have The author also finds encour - Cyprus II The Final Chapter are poignant reminder that the na - happened to the characters after agement in a “list of hall of fame both available online.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES It’s That Time Again

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos tax consultant will assist you. kidding, Heh heh!” puters I was told to ‘back off!” Special to The National Herald Due to the language in those Please be aware that there All we are required to do is send booklets, I do this every year. In are certain procedures that must in the money. In the New Year we have to fact, I’ve become acquainted be followed. So, I am listing Now, I am aware that in be vigilant about certain coming with the voice on the other end. them for you convenience – and Greece there are thousands of events. I am not talking about I know this because when he safety. 1. You must always place tax evaders. And, they’ve been St. Patrick’s Day or Easter or the hears my voice he says, “you your current address on the getting away with it for many, Greek Parade. The coming event again?” form. 2. Don’t list your pets or many years – It’s like a tradition. I have in mind is the approach - I’ve learned a few facts about your kid’s stuffed animals as de - So, I suggested to the voice on ing Income Tax time. the IRS that I’d like to bring to pendents. 3. Please try not to the other end of the IRS Tax As - Asking around, I had hopes your attention. There are certain deduct the phony business fail - sistant Program, that as a Greek, that maybe a Greek was on the facts you should be made aware ure. They will inspect the finan - I should be able to carry on that Internal Revenue Service this of. So, as I feel it is my duty, I cial records and, in the end, you tradition. After a long pause, he time around. I figured we could will list the few I feel you should will find yourself sharing a Fed - told me that Bugsy is preparing possibly deal reasonably with a be well informed about because eral cell with Bugsy “the shark” the empty bunk for me. I told patrioti. Well, after extensive as good patriotic citizens you Mullins. you the IRS has no sense of hu - checking, I found there is not don’t want to go to jail. I know We must be made aware of mor. one. So, we all have to be more I don’t! the fact that our government So, in closing, I beg you to aware of any new laws or old First, you must realize that needs our money in order to buy try and understand what is re - laws to which we have not been the tax people have absolutely computers that, for us costs a quired of you. Your duty is to attentive. no sense of humor. I discovered few hundred dollars but theirs send in that bag of money and I consider myself astute in that when I tried to call the cost millions. That’s because if you have any questions or the English language, yet when number listed on page 3. Then, they are specially made. They complaints, or if you decide you trying to read and understand due to the efficient automatic are kick proof, can be dropped don’t think you should be con - the instruction booklet, I get a service of electronic computers from the tenth floor without any tributing that bag of money to terrific headache. But, in that I get placed on hold for an hour damage and can even be oper - help erase the national debt call booklet it is suggested that if I listening to music designed to ated by the IRS Tax consultant your travel agent and book a have a problem, I should call make you hang up before I hear connected to that voice, I dis - kidding when I threatened them guy I speak to for information. trip to an Island as soon as pos - the IRS Taxpayer Assistant num - a human voice. But, I hang on! cover they have no sense of hu - with a terrorist act. I tried to When I questioned about the sible. I don’t mean Mykonos, ei - ber, where a reliable and helpful That’s when, after finally getting mor because, I swear, I was only prove it when I said, “I’m only costs of those specialized com - ther! 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 John Fagas, Marine Corps Veteran, Passes Away at 77 CLASSIFIEDS

HELP WANTED LEGAL NOTICE RIDGEFIELD, CT – John Fagas, City on February 3, 1930, a son years, he was a member of the on Saturday, February 11, 2017 87, of Ridgefield, formerly of of Vasili and Alexandra Ridgefield Men’s Club and a in the Assumption Greek Ortho - The National Herald Greek Arts for All Abilities Consortium LLC. Art. of American Newspaper is seeking Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/13/17. Office in NY Pearl River, NY, husband of (Sverkides) Fagas. He attended member of the Assumption dox Church, 30 Clapboard Ridge English – and Greek - speaking Co. SSNY designated for service of process Georgeann (Fondulis) Fagas, NY schools and earned his BBA Greek Orthodox Church of Dan - Road, in Danbury, with Father and shall mail to: The LLC, 262 W. 107 St. TELEMARKETING PEOPLE to sell Ste. 1C, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: Any lawful died on Friday, February 3, 2017 degree from the City College of bury. In addition to his wife of Peter Karloutsos officiating. In - subscriptions. Experience necessary. activity. at Danbury Hospital. He was a New York, and his MA from sixty four years, Mr. Fagas is sur - terment followed in Mapleshade Hours flexible. Please email to 275592/18796 U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Bucknell University. He was a vived by a son, J. Christopher Cemetery, Ridgefield. [email protected] or call 718-784- served during the Korean War. U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Fagas and his wife Kathleen of Contributions in John Fagas’ 522 and ask for Veta. LEGAL NOTICE Mr. Fagas, an educator, retired served during the Korean War. Foster, RI; a daughter, Alexandra memory may be made to the As - 118654/ 2/2-20 Notice of Formation of SYNVARO DEVELO- from Ardsley Public Schools as Fagas, an educator, retired from “Sandy” Clouse and her husband sumption Greek Orthodox PM ENT SERVICES LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of Director of Guidance. He en - Ardsley Public Schools as Direc - Joseph of Ridgefield,: and three Church, 30 Clapboard Ridge LEGAL NOTICE the Organization were filed with the Secretary joyed music, woodworking, tor of Guidance. He enjoyed mu - grandchildren: Lindsay, John Road, Danbury, CT 06811. Kane PLUSWORKS LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/23/17. reading, was a jack-of-all-trades, sic, woodworking, reading, was and Stephen. In addition to his Funeral Home, 25 Catoonah St., SSNY 2/10/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY Office location: New York County. SSNY has designated for service of process and shall been designated as agent of the LLC upon and was an avid fan of the New a jack-of-all-trades, and was an parents, Mr. Fagas was prede - Ridgefield was in charge of mail to: The LLC, 81 Prospect St, Brooklyn, whom process against it may be served. SSNY York Yankees. avid NY Yankees and Giants fan. ceased by a brother, James Fa - arrangements. (From the Ridge - NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful activity . shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: Cor - porate Filings Of New York, 90 State Street, Fagas was born in New York An area resident for over ten gas. The Rite of Burial was held field Press) 27 5639/18796 Ste 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE 275601/20264 Notice of formation of MAZARAKIS DEATH NOTICES CONSULTING LLC Articles of Organization LEGAL NOTICE filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/10/2017. Office location: Notice of formation of [IRONROCK CAPITAL n ALEXIOU, ASPASIA Parkway (16 Mile). In state Fri - came to the United States after vorite trips were visiting the Nassau County. SSNY has been designated MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC]. Arts. of Org. AKRON, OH (from the Akron day 9:00 a.m. until the 10:00 WWII in 1949. She was pre - family village in the Pelopon - for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) [ON Beacon Journal, published on a.m. Liturgy at St. John Greek ceded in death by her loving nese of Greece and traveling any process served against the LLC to: 01/23/2017 with an effective date of MAZARAKIS CONSULTING LLC, 175 High 01/24/2017]. Location: [New York County]. Feb. 3) – Aspasia Alexiou, 91, Orthodox Church (11455 Metro husband of 54 years, James with the Monacos on the Queen Farms Road, Glen Head, NY 11545. Purpose: SSNY designated for service of process and passed away on February 1, Parkway, just west of Dodge Fotieo. She is survived by her Mary II from England to New Any lawful purpose. shall mail copy of process served against the 27 5637/20286 LLC to Registered Agent: c/o [Corporate 2017 at Brookdale Montrose. Park). Interment Cadillac three sons Themis (Linda) York. Through his life and trav - filings of New York], [Ste 700, Office 40, She was born March 17, 1925 Memorial Gardens East. Dona - Fotieo, Deno Fotieo, and Peter els to some of these wonderful Albany, NY 12207]. Purpose: [For any lawful in Kalymnos, Greece to Michael tions preferred to St. John Greek (Liz) Fotieo, seven grandchil - places, he and Kathy amassed LEGAL NOTICE purpose]. and Margo Maglis. Aspasia sur - Orthodox Church. Share mem - dren Cristina, Ashley (Dwaine), many very special lifetime Notice of formation of 300SN LLC Arts. of Org. 275600/20263 vived World War II and immi - ories with the family at their Nicholas, Marisa, Leah, Steven, friends. He was truly devoted to filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/11/2013. Office location, County of Kings. LEGAL NOTICE grated to Tarpon Springs, "On-Line Guest Book" at Wujek - Eva and many nieces, nephews those he loved, especially his SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC Florida at the age of 22. In 1952 Calcaterra.com and cousins. Evanthia was a life - daughter, Jill and his beloved upon whom process against it may be served. BP BOERUM LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY shall mail process to: 500 4th Ave., #3, SSNY on 08/24/2016. Office loc: Kings Aspasia went back to Greece time and very active member of poodle Taki, who was often rid - Brooklyn NY 11215 now to 38 S. Station Plaza, County. SSNY has been designated as agent and married Kostas Alexiou and n CARAVOULIAS, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox ing shotgun wherever Sam Great Neck NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful act. upon whom process against the LLC may be they came back to live in Akron CONSTANTINE Church. She loved to cook and went. Sam's other favorite pas - served. SSNY shall mail process to: Blesso 27 5636 /11629 Properties, Attn: M. Blesso and D. Kessler, together. She worked much of MAYWOOD, NJ (from The garden and no one left her times were gardening, fine art, 32 Court St., Ste 1506, NY, NY 10021. Pur - her life managing restaurants Record, published on Feb. 7) – home hungry. Funeral service gourmet cooking and entertain - LEGAL NOTICE pose: Any Lawful Purpose. and she co-owned and ran the Constantine Caravoulias, 104, will be held on Saturday Febru - ing for friends who were always 146 HALSEY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. 275588/16818 Olympia Restaurant with her of Maywood, NJ passed away ary 11, 2017 at 11am at Holy thrilled to be invited to his of State (SSNY) 1/18/2017. Office in Kings sister. Aspasia was well known on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, home. Many thanks and praise Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom LEGAL NOTICE throughout the area for her home surrounded by his loving with Rev. Fr. James Berends of - to the amazing staff at the Edge - process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 146 Halsey St., Brooklyn, NY Notice of Formation of DAY TO DAY FITNESS Greek pastries and baking abil - family. Born and raised in ficiating. The family will greet wood Centre. Sam, like all their 11216. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization ity. She was a member of An - Sparta, Greece, he immigrated friends on Friday February 10, patients, was cared for with ex - Principal business location: 64 Washington were filed with the Secretary of State of New nunciation Greek Orthodox to the U.S. in 1925 settling in 2017 from 6 to 8pm, with a Tris - ceptional compassion, kindness Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205. York (SSNY) on 12/05/16. Office location: 27 5631/10801 Kings County. SSNY has been designated as Church. Aspasia will be deeply Paterson before moving to May - agion Prayer service at 7pm at and quality care. Services: A agent of the LLC upon whom process against it missed by everyone who knew wood 23 years ago. A proud vet - the Metcalf & Jonkhoff Funeral time of visitation will be held LEGAL NOTICE may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of her. Aspasia was preceded in eran of the U.S. Army serving Home. Memorial contributions on Wednesday, February 8, from process to the LLC at: Dwight Duval, 407 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABIL - Ocean Ave #2A, Brooklyn, NY 11226. death by her husband, Kostas during World War II, he was a are suggested to Holy Trinity 4-6 p.m., at J. Verne Wood Fu - ITY COMPANY. NAME: GEMSSD REALTY, LLC. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Alexiou, of 44 years; daughter- member of V.F.W. Post 7408 of Greek Orthodox Church. neral Home-Buckminster Articles of Organization were filed with the 27 5582/20254 in-law, Dicki Alexiou; and sister, Maywood. Constantine was a Chapel, 84 Broad St., Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/26/2017. Office location Nassau County. LEGAL NOTICE Olympia Maglis. She is survived faithful member of St. Athana - n JARVIS, SIMEON “SAM” Portsmouth, N.H. A funeral ser - SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC by her son, Dr. Solon Alexiou; sios Greek Orthodox Church in PETER vice will be held on Thursday, upon whom process against it may be served. Notice of Formation of HOLYRAD STUDIO LLC daughter, Margo Alexiou; Paramus where he served on the NEW CASTLE, NH (from Sea - February 9, at 11 a.m., at St. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were grandchildren, Dr. Kostas Alex - Parish Council, was a member coastonline.com, published on Nicholas Greek Orthodox LLC, 165 Chestnut Drive, East Hills, NY filed with the Secretary of State of New York 11576. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. (SSNY) on 12/19/16. Office location: Kings iou, Dr. Barbara (Charles) Alex - and past president of the Feb. 6) – Simeon "Sam" Peter Church, 40 Andrew Jarvis Dr., County. SSNY has been designated as agent of 275638/2 0229 iou-Manofsky, Natalie Alexiou Alexander Hamilton Chapter 54 Jarvis, 86, of New Castle, N.H., Portsmouth, N.H. Private burial the LLC upon whom process against it may be and Christopher Serfass; and of the Order of Ahepa and was died Sunday, February 5, 2017, to be held in the spring. Dona - served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LEGAL NOTICE the LLC at: Daryl Oh, 694 Hicks Street, Apt. great-granddaughter, Evange - a member of the Senior Citizen at the Edgewood Centre after a tions in Sam's memory may be 2F, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: For any Notice of formation of MVC CONSULTING line Manofsky. Services will be Organization. He enjoyed cook - long period of failing health. He made to: The Jarvis Family En - lawful purpose. GROUP, LLC Articles of Organization filed 275580/20253 held 11 a.m. Saturday, February ing and spending time with his lived and worked for almost his dowment for Lewy Body De - with the Secretary of State of New York 4 at Annunciation Greek Ortho - family who he loved immensely. whole life in Portsmouth in the mentia, Attn: Kathleen Duffy, (SSNY) on 11/29/2016. Office location: Kings dox Church, 129 S. Union Prior to retiring in 1981, he family's restaurant business. He Senior Director of Giving, The County. SSNY has been designated for service LEGAL NOTICE Street, Akron, OH 44304, with owned and operated Teddy's was predeceased by his wife Brigham & Woman's Hospital, of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process BABY DOLLAR, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the served against the LLC to: Corporate Filings SSNY on 12/22/16. Office: Kings County. Father Jerry F. Hall officiating. Lunch in Paterson for 27 years. Katherine, and brother and busi - Development Office, 116 Hunt - of New York, 90 State Street, Ste 700, Office SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon Interment will follow at Mount Beloved husband of 68 years of ness partner, Harry P. Jarvis. He ington Ave., Boston, Mass., 40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful whom process against it may be served. SSNY Peace Cemetery. Friends may the late Constance (Con - is survived by his only child, Jill 02116. To sign the on-line guest purpose. shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 553 Mor - 275619/20276 gan Avenue, #1, Brooklyn, NY 11222. call from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to standelis) Caravoulias. Loving Jarvis and her partner William book, please visit: www.jvwood - Purpose: Any lawful purpose. the service at the church. and devoted father of James Mouflouze, of New Castle, as funeralhome.com. LEGAL NOTICE 275577/17973 Memorial contributions may be Caravoulias and wife Mary and well as cousins and their fami - Notice of formation of 148 29TH STREET LLC. made to the Anthony Retikas Cheryl Andriulli and husband lies. Sam attended Portsmouth n KARALOLOS, VASILIKI Articles of Organization filed with the LEGAL NOTICE Scholarship Fund, 771 N. Angelo. Dear brother of the late schools and Manlius Military BROCKTON, MA (from the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Portage Path, Akron, OH 44303. Peter and George Caravoulias. Prep School, in Syracuse, N.Y. Boston Herald, published on 01/06/2017. Office location: NASSAU County. Notice of Formation of LAMALLORCA, LLC SSNY has been designated for service of (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were To share a Memory, Send a Con - Cherished grandfather of six He graduated from UNH and Feb. 2) – Vasiliki Karolos, 90, of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process filed with the Secretary of State of New York dolence, Light a Candle or Send and great-grandfather of nine. went on to serve our country in Brockton, passed away unex - served against the LLC to 148 29TH STREET (SSNY) on 12/07/16. Office location: Kings Flowers, visit the Tribute Wall The family will receive relatives the U. S. Air Force. After being pectedly Wednesday morning, LLC PO BOX 39 28 MAPLE PLACE County. SSNY has been designated as agent of MANHASSET, NY, 11030. Purpose: Any lawful the LLC upon whom process against it may be at and friends Wednesday 2-4 and honorably discharged, he re - February 1, 2017. She was the purpose. served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to www.billowfuneralhomes.com. 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat- turned to Portsmouth and devoted and loving wife of the 275578/20251 the LLC at: c/o United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, (Billow Fairlawn Chapel). Caggiano Funeral Home, 13-31 worked in the family restaurant late Kosmas Karalolos to whom Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn, business. First in Jarvis' Tea she was married for 63 years. LEGAL NOTICE purpose. n BALLAUER, ANGELIQUE NJ, 201-797-3500, www.vpfair - Room, then Jarvis' Restaurant, Born on June 15, 1926 in Ax - STENN USA LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 275579/20252 INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, FL lawn.com. A funeral service is The Market Square Pub and iokastro Kozani, Greece, Vasiliki 1/30/17. Office in NY Co. SSNY designated (from Florida Today, published planned for Thursday, February then in the mid 70's The Metro was the daughter of the late for service of process and shall mail to Reg. LEGAL NOTICE Agent: Thomas Law Firm PLLC, 175 Varick on Feb. 7) – Angelique Telema - 9, 2017, 10 AM at St. Athana - Restaurant. The Jarvis' restau - Georgios and Evgenia (Hasiotis) St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Project61 LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY chos Ballauer, 79, of Indian Har - sios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 rants were always known for Stergiopoulos. She married and 1/5/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY 275616 /1 8796 bour Beach, passed away on Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ their delicious homemade con - raised a young family in Greece designated for service of process and shall mail to: The LLC, 304 Boerum St. #41, Feb. 3, 2017. She was born on 07652. Interment will follow at fections, pastries and national until immigrating to Brockton, LEGAL NOTICE Brooklyn, NY 11206. Purpose: Any lawful Sept. 1, 1937 in Felco, Romania George Washington Memorial award winning New England MA in 1973 with her husband activity. Notice of Formation of HICKSVILLE to the late Nicholas and Maria Park in Paramus. In lieu of flow - Clam Chowder. Sam's love of and two children, Evmorfia and MITHAAS, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the 275575/18796 Telemachos. As a child, she fled ers, donations to St. Athanasios people and gracious hospitality Evangelo. Vasiliki was employed Organization were filed with the Secretary LEGAL NOTICE her home country of Romania Greek Orthodox Church would was common knowledge to all as an electronics technician for of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/30/17. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been during WWII. She lived as a be appreciated. Please write "re - who knew him. It was his "Meet over 20 years. After retiring, she designated as agent of the LLC upon whom Notice of Formation of BUY VINTAGE ADS,LLC refugee in a camp in Greece for stricted to kitchen and bath - me at the Metro" hospitality that cherished the time she spent process against it may be served. SSNY shall (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were five years. And finally, she emi - room remodeling fund" in the made him the local icon that he with her four grandsons, Elias mail a copy of process to the LLC at: Sukhmani filed with the Secretary of State of New York grated to America as a teenager, memo section of the check. was for many decades and even Sanopoulos and his wife Eleni Jasuja, 12 Pinedale Road, Smithtown, NY (SSNY) on 12/13/16. Office location: Nassau 11788. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. County. SSNY has been designated as agent of with hopes of a better life. She while residing at the Edgewood of Brooklyn, NY; Cosmo, Steve the LLC upon whom process against it may be received her master's degree in n DETSIS, STAMATIA Centre. Tireless and hard work - and Victor Karalolos of Peabody, 275614/20272 served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to chemistry from Florida Institute WASHINGTON, DC (from the ing, he was always the sophisti - MA; and her great granddaugh - the LLC at: c/o United States Corporation LEGAL NOTICE Agents, Inc., Suite 202, 7014 13th Avenue, of Technology. She taught Washington Post, published on cated gentlemen and kind phil - ters Evmorfia, Vasiliki, and Kon - Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful Chemistry for many years in Feb. 7) – Stamatia Venieraki anthropist. He loved seeing stantina Sanopoulos. She en - Notice of Qualification of DDK/WE HOTELS purpose. MANAGEMENT INDIANAPOLIS LLC both Palm Beach and Brevard Detsis passed away peacefully Portsmouth transform from a joyed cooking and baking her Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SS - 275573/20246 County. Angelique enjoyed on February 1, 2017 in Wash - small simple town into the des - specialty Greek dishes for family NY) on 01/24/17. Office location: Kings County. sewing, reading, and gardening. ington, DC. She was the beloved tination it is today. He was very and friends. Her tyropites, LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/06/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom FUNERAL HOMES She is survived by her husband wife of the late George Detsis, involved in Pro Portsmouth and pastitso, and finikia were among process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail of 53 years, John Phillip Bal - cherished and devoted mother the early days of Market Square some of their favorites. She was process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State APOSTOLOPOULOS lauer, daughter; Stephanie Pair of Phyllis Detsis Farrell (Paul). Day in the 70's. One of his fa - a devout Greek Orthodox Chris - St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: Apostle Family - (Bart), grandchildren; Sadie She was predeceased by her vorite, and most recent, philan - tian and lifelong member of the 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Blue, Luke, Ellis, and Tate, sib - daughter, Kaliope Detsis Flocks thropic activities was heading Annunciation Greek Orthodox Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Funeral Directors of lings; Nicholas Telemachos (her son-in-law, John Flocks sur - up the kitchen at the Common Church of Brockton, MA. She Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. (Lena), and Antigone Dieguez vives). Loving grandmother to Table on Thursdays at St. John's selflessly volunteered to bake Hotel Management. 275613/17976 5044 Broadway (Ramiro), nephew; Paul George Farrell, Stephanie Far - Church. Throughout his career, for church festivals and func - New York, NY 10034 Dieguez, and nieces; Maria Al - rell, and Stephanie Flocks. Sta - he received many awards in - tions. Vasiliki was the loving LEGAL NOTICE bertalli, Nichole Wolfrath, and matia will be greatly missed by cluding the Paul Harris Fellow mother of Evmorfia Sanopoulos (212) 942-4000 Notice of Formation of DENEX PROPERTIES Tina Telemachos. A visitation her many cousins, nieces, from Rotary and was inducted and her husband Konstantinos; LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE will be held from 6-8pm on nephews and friends in Greece as a Chevalier in the prestigious Evangelo Karalolos and his wife were filed with the Secretary of State of New CONSTANTINIDES Thur. Feb. 9, 2017 at Beach Fu - and in the United States, whom international gastronomic soci - Kathy. Predeceased by loving York (SSNY) on 01/06/17. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as FUNERAL PARLOR Co. neral Homes - East, Indian Har - she dearly loved. Stamatia was ety the Chaine des Rotisseurs. husband Kosmas Karalolos and agent of the LLC upon whom process against it (718) 745-1010 bour Beach. Funeral service will born in Naxos, Greece and was He received lifetime achieve - brothers Konstantinos and may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Services in all localities - follow at 12:30pm on Fri. Feb. one of six children. She was a ment awards from the NH Lodg - Michael Stergiopoulos. She is process to: Spiegel & Utrera P.A., P.C., 1 10, 2017 at St. Katherine Greek skilled seamstress by profession. ing & Restaurant Association also survived by her sister in- Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10038. Low cost shipping to Greece Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Orthodox Church, Melbourne. She married in Greece and came and the Portsmouth Chamber of law Panagiota Papadopoulos of 275603/20267 Burial will immediately follow to the United States. Sadly, she Commerce. Sam also served on Bethlehem, PA, sister in-law ANTONOPOULOS at Florida Memorial Gardens, was widowed at a young age, several local boards including Athena Stergiopoulos in Greece LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL HOME, INC. Rockledge. and raised her two daughters Portsmouth Regional Hospital, and brother in-law Sotirios Kar - PRIMA JEWELS USA, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ Konstantinos Antonopoulos - on her own. She loved to cook, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox alolos of Nurnberg, Germany, SSNY 1/25/17. Office in NY Co. SSNY Funeral Director BRICOLAS, IRENE but most especially she loved Church, the Portsmouth Music several cousins, nieces and designated for service of process and shall n 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., DETROIT, MI (from The Detroit spending time with her family. Hall and the Portsmouth Sav - nephews. 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THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Cyprus Peace Talks Meeting Ends Abruptly, the Blaming Ensues

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A of the meeting first and Anastasiades rebuffed Ak - history that he insisted threatens feud over Cyprus' troubled his - slammed the door behind him inci's claims, saying a "mere ref - to harm ongoing peace talks. tory on Thursday led to the after stating that he had nothing erence to historical fact" in no Mustafa Akinci said he wants abrupt halt of reunification talks more to say. way signaled a change in Greek the U.N. chief to get Greek between the ethnically split is - Akinci said the talks haven't Cypriot policy to reunify Cyprus Cypriots to rescind a recent law land's rival leaders, with confu - collapsed, but it's up to the as a federation. making the annual commemo - sion over who walked out on Greek Cypriots to get negotia - More than 95 percent of the ration of a 1950 vote for union whom. tions back on a solid footing. majority Greek Cypriots voted with Greece compulsory in their It's unclear what this means "We've reached this point, in favor of union with Greece in schools. He said the legislation to the 21-month-long process but I don't want to close all the the 1950 plebiscite. Some Greek "sows the seeds of division" that's made significant headway doors to the negotiations," Ak - Cypriot politicians criticized the among young people. on a deal reunifying the small inci told reporters. new legislation as badly timed He faulted a Greek Cypriot island as a federation. Anastasiades told reporters during sensitive peace talks, bid for union with Greece that Tensions have been running he would speak on the matter adding that it was unnecessary culminated in a 1955-59 guer - high this week following strong later Thursday. because the vote is already be - rilla campaign against British Turkish Cypriot protests against Turkish Cypriots see the ing taught in schools, colonial authorities as being the new legislation making the an - Greek Cypriot bid for union with Greek Cypriots celebrate the root of the island's current prob - nual commemoration of a 1950 Greece that culminated in a start of the 1955-59 guerrilla lems. vote for union with Greece com - 1955-59 guerrilla campaign campaign each year with school Turkey's foreign ministry said pulsory in Greek Cypriot against British colonial authori - parades on its April 1 anniver - Tuesday that the 1974 "Cyprus schools. ties as being the root of the is - sary, which is also a public holi - peace operation" aimed to end Cyprus gained independence land's current woes. day. "the humanitarian tragedy from British colonial rule in Akinci said the legislation on TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER caused by a mentality rooted in 1960 but was split 14 years later AP PHOTO/PETrOS kArADJiAS commemorating the event, pro - ASKS UN FOR HELP ON delusions" of union with Greece. when Turkey invaded in the U.N. Special Advisor of the Secretary-General Espen Barth Eide posed by the far-right party 'HISTORY' FEUD Some Greek Cypriot party wake of a coup by supporters of leaves the presidential palace after a meeting with the Cyprus' ELAM, "sowed the seeds of divi - Meanwhile, the leader of the leaders questioned the necessity union with Greece. President Nicos Anastasiades in Nicosia, Wednesday, Feb. 15. sion" among young people and breakaway Turkish Cypriots said of the law, since the vote in An official who spoke on con - called on United Nations Secre - Wednesday he has asked U.N. which more than 95 percent of dition of anonymity because he's ish Cypriot leader Mustafa Ak - Akinci, though, said Nicos tary-General Antonio Guterres Secretary General Antonio the Greek Cypriots voted for not authorized to discuss details inci who had first walked out of Anastasiades, the island's Greek to intervene and get the legisla - Guterres to step in and settle a union with Greece is already be - of the meeting said it was Turk - the talks. Cypriot president, stormed out tion rescinded. dispute over Cyprus' complex ing taught in schools. Human Error Blamed for Norman Atlantic Ferry Fire

ATHENS – Investigators said a trucks were loaded haphazardly point to a high possibility of hu - Questions remain regarding line of safety violations were the on the car deck and refrigerated man error,” the report says. why the vessel was towed to an cause of a deadly fire on the trucks were plugged into the Earlier, Italian investigators Italian port, as opposed to nearby Norman Atlantic ferry boat in central circuit by a junior trainee said the wrong fire extinguisher Albania. The daily also noted that December, 2014. instead of the ship’s chief elec - was used when a deadly blaze a crew member had testified that Eleven people were killed in trician although no reason was broke out on the ferry, which left the trucks in the garage were the fire on the ferry that was cited. Greece. parked very close to each other. sailing from Greece to Italy and After the fire started on Car The evidence was reported by Leased by ANEK Lines, the was caught in a combination of Deck 4, at least two members of the Italian newspaper Il Fatto vessel was heading from the flames and surging waves during the crew failed to take the first Quotidiano which said the details western Greek port of Patra to heavy seas that made rescues signs of smoke seriously, the ex - were in a preliminary report by Ancona in Italy via Igoumenitsa, difficult. perts found, and one engineer Italy’s Transport Ministry. Northwestern Greece. Over 500 Passengers were caught be - failed to notify the bridge after According to the newspaper, passengers and crew members tween the fire and the seas. A smoke entered the engine room. there is evidence suggesting that were aboard when the blaze be - 650-page report from an Italian The crew’s response after the the wrong fire extinguishing sys - gan in the Adriatic, amid high team also said there were an un - fire spread is described as tem was activated after the blaze winds and rain. known number of stowaways “chaotic.” It failed to direct started on the passenger ferry’s The investigation into the in - who likely died as refugees and panic-stricken passengers ac - car deck. cident has been extended for an - migrants sneak onto ferry boats cording to basic safety proce - The ship’s captain, Argilio Gi - other six months. from the Greek port of Patra dures or to make effective use acomazzi, was heard asking The rescue scene at the time where the investigators said the of lifeboats and the escape seven times in the space of a few was harrowing with 477 people AP PHOTO/virGiNiA mAyO chain of human mistakes began. chute. minutes whether or not the fire rescued, most by helicopters that NATO Meeting in Brussels The ship was Italian-man - “The entire emergency man - extinguishing system was oper - plucked survivors off the top deck aged. The probe found that at a agement system… shows obvious ating after the blaze was de - in gale-force winds and carried U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, and NATO Secretary second stop, at Igoumenitsa, and inherent defects that also tected, the newspaper said. them to nearby boats to safety. General Jens Stoltenberg, second right, greet Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, left, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednes - day, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is ex - Germany Raises Greece Eurozone Prospects Again pected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments.

Continued from page 1 alleviate its debt burden, but has Christine Lagarde said that the 326 billion euros ($346.52 been locked in stalled talks with Greek public debt stood at 179.4 billion) in three international in charge of the third package the lenders since agreeing to the percent of GDP in 2015 and it bailouts but that it can’t include but it has said the whole pro - third bailout in July, 2015 and is set to go up this year to 183.9 write-off of a big portion as Capital Link’s 8th Greek gram could collapse unless the imposing capital controls still in percent of GDP. Tsipras wants. IMF joins in. place. “Europe has made clear com - That would force the taxpay - BAILOUT BLUES “The German pressure is part mitments to support Greece ers in the other 17 Eurozone Shipping Forum in Athens “Germany has been against of these negotiations,” Vam - with additional debt relief after countries, including the biggest giving something significant be - vakidis noted. “There will be the European Stability Mecha - lender – Germany – to foot the fore the election and the end of more headlines, more risks (that nism program, under the con - bill for decades of wild over - TNH Staff topic. (the Greek bailout) program,” Greece will leave the euro) until dition that this is necessary and spending and runaway patron - The 2017 Capital Link Greek Athanasios Vamvakidis, global Greece runs out of money. This that Greece has implemented all age by Greek political parties ATHENS – Greek shipping con - Shipping Leadership Award will head of G10 forex strategy at is when they will reach an the agreed program reforms,” a and, critics said, give them in - tinues to be vital to the maritime be presented to Professor Costas Bank of America Merrill Lynch, agreement.” spokesperson to the ESM, the centive to do it again. economy, constituting approxi - Th. Grammenos, CBE DSc, LRF told CNBC. The IMF said that Greek debt euro zone’s loan mechanism, The IMF wants the EU-ECB- mately 20% of the world’s ship - Chair in Shipping, Trade & Fi - Greece has already received would become “explosive” after told CNBC. ESM Troika to provide relief ping fleet. In spite of the volatile nance, Chairman, Costas Gram - some short-term measures that 2030. The institution led by “As a result, we see no rea - while the Washington, DC-based markets and economic down - menos Center for Shipping, son for an alarmistic assessment agency insists on being repaid turn, Greek shipping profession - Trade & Finance, Cass Business of Greece’s debt situation,” the in full. als have consistently adapted to School, City, University of Lon - spokesperson added in a posi - The IMF also has stayed out changing conditions, seeking don. Prof. Costas Grammenos tive spin for a situation most an - of a third rescue package of 86 out growth and opportunity, has made a unique contribution alysts said is deteriorating. billion euros ($91.41 billion) in rather than yielding to their cir - to the global shipping industry “This time around both sides a dispute over the target for a cumstances. not only by providing scientific can contemplate Greece leaving Greek primary surplus and until Capital Link’s 8th Annual and academic thought leader - the euro,” Claus Vistesen, Euro - more austerity measures – Greek Shipping Forum took ship through his writings and zone economist at Pantheon which the agency said have place in Athens on Wednesday, teachings but also through the Macroeconomics, told CNBC. failed – are imposed. February 15 at Divani Caravel establishment of an educational HOW SWEET IT’S NOT Tsipras’ popularity has plum - Hotel. The Athens Forum con - institution that has become the IMF Managing Director meted after he reneged on anti- sistently draws over 1,000 del - must-attend university for those Christine Lagarde said the austerity promises and instead egates and is known for its large who aspire to careers in ship - agency isn’t willing to give buried Greeks with an avalanche attendance by public and pri - ping, energy, trade, and finance. Greece a debt break but that its of tax hikes and other brutal vate shipping companies' exec - More than 4,700 alumni belong European partners should. terms aimed squarely at the peo - utives and market participants. to a unique network of profes - In an interview with Reuters, ple he swore to protect: workers, This event offers a comprehen - sionals who today lead the in - Lagarde said the IMF had lim - pensioners and the poor. sive review of current trends dustry in new directions. Gram - ited room for maneuver. “We Tsipras said he would not and an outlook on the global menos has achieved a uniquely have been asked to help, but... give into “illogical demands” as economy and the main com - positive and transformational we cannot cut a special sweet the European Troika and IMF modity, energy and shipping impact on the global shipping deal for a particular country.” are demanding more pension markets. It will also discuss crit - industry. Dr. Anthony Papadim - AP PHOTO/THANASSiS STAvrAkiS She said Greece could get cuts – there have been 11 since ical issues and challenges the in - itriou- President to the Board of Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, listens to EU Fi - some relief from the Eurozone the bailouts and austerity began dustry faces, including geopolit - Directors of Alexander S. Onas - nance Commissioner Pierre Moscovici during their meeting at in the former of lower interest in 2010 – and as they want di - ical and regulatory sis Foundation and Dr. Nikolas Maximos Mansion in Athens, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. rates and a longer time to repay lution of workers’ rights. developments, technical and Tsakos- President & CEO commercial fleet management, Tsakos Energy Navigation, and access to capital. The forum Chairman, Intertanko, will in - will examine bank financing, troduce Prof. Grammenos. This Week in Greek History capital markets and alternative Participating companies and funding mechanisms, and organizations include: ABN Compiled by the nickname “geros tis demokratias- the was born in Heraklion, Crete. Considered strategies. AMRO Bank NV, Alexander S. Eraklis Diamataris old man of democracy” and he is buried at by many to be one of the greatest writers in A key topic will be the inter - Onassis Foundation, Anangel the First Cemetery of Athens. modern Greek literature Kazantzakis ex - nationalization of the Chinese Maritime Services Inc., Apollo FEBRUARY 13: On this day in 1888 in plored often taboo for the era topics and economy and Chinese shipping Management International, Kalentzi, Greece Georgios Papandreou was FEBRUARY 14: On this day in 1967, had a tumultuous and strained relationship and the impact of the "One Belt Berenberg Bank, BIMCO, Break - born. Papandreou was the founder of the Cypriot-British Entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji- with the Greek Orthodox Church as a con - – One Road" concept for the in - water Capital, Cass Business Papandreou family political dynasty that Ioannou was born in Athens, Greece. Haji- sequence. Additionally, Kazantzakis often dustry. Zhang Ye, President of School, Castlelake, Maritime would span from the 1940s to to the 2000s. Ioannou’s family left Athens when he was a inserted Cretan dialect in his writings which the Shanghai Shipping Ex - Strategies International, Tsakos Georgios Papandreou was Prime Minister teenager and has been a London and made him a controversial figure in the rest change will be the keynote Energy Navigation, and Wells of Greece three times from 1944-1945, Monaco resident ever since. Coming from a of Greece but a hero in Crete for sticking to speaker of the Forum on the Fargo Securities LLC. 1963 and his last term was from 1964-1965. long line of wealthy ship owners Haji-Ioan - his roots. Nikos Kazantzakis was nominated Papandreou’s son Andrea and grandson nou took a different path and is most known for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine dif - Giorgos would later on also become Prime for his creation of low-cost airline EasyJet ferent years including in 1957 where he lost Ministers of Greece. Georgios Papandreou when he was just 28 years old. Some other to the winner Albert Camus by one vote. Greek Soccer Hero was one of Liberal Prime Minister Elefthe - of his other “easy” pursuits are easyCar , Though his works The Last Temptation of Helps Refugees rios Venizelos’ most trusted colleagues. After easyBus and easyHotel among others. In Christ, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel, growing disillusioned by the leadership ex - June 2006, Stelios Haji-Ioannou received Christ Recrucified and Captain Michalis Players of Hope Refugee hibited by Venizelos’ son, Sofoklis, Papan - knighthood from Her Majesty Queen Eliza - were considered masterpieces Kazantzakis Football Club play with the dreou broke away from the Liberal Party beth II for his “services to entrepreneurship”. is probably most familiar to global audi - ball during a training in and created his own and named it Centre ences through his novel Zorba the Greek Athens. Former Greek Union. The Centre Union party was gener - FEBRUARY 15: On this day in 1923 and the subsequent film adaption of it. national soccer team ally comprised of Venizelos loyalists and Greece became the last European country Upon his death of leukemeia at the age of goalkeeper Antonis

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Our faith mandates Trump obviously gave him out of obligation for his services we are unable to acknowledge that we, our hierarchs, and his during the election campaign. or return those left unpublished. presbytera forgive him, regard - GEOrGE SArAfOGlOu / SPECiAl TO THE NATiONAl HErAlD At the same time, it is a positive development for Greeks less of how many children he has. and Philhellenes, given that Gen. Flynn was openly pro-Turk - ish. Flynn was forced to resign when it became known that he ANALYSIS lied to White House officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, about his discussion with the Russian ambassador in Washington about the economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama Administration shortly before Trump took of - The Next Archbishop: Process of Succession and Election fice. But the U.S. intelligence community recorded Flynn’s con - versations with the ambassador and leaked them to the press, By Theodore Kalmoukos I had written about this cese will be asked, nor the The bells of St. George mainly to the Washington Post, possibly in an attempt to get process in the past, but in a gen - Eparchial Synod, nor the Arch - church will toll, the “Minima,” revenge. The processes of succession eral sense. Now, a few days after diocesan Council, and certainly which is the acceptance an - In any event, Flynn was a bomb that would eventually ex - and election of the next Arch - Archbishop Demetrios cele - not the clergy or the laity. nouncement, will be read and plode. It was a matter of time. So, it is best that it exploded bishop of America has started brated his 89th birthday, I will Patriarch Bartholomew will accepted by the newly elected now, early on. to be discussed widely and more be more specific. convene the Holy Synod and tell archbishop, whom the Patriarch However, there are questions concerning Trump’s relation - frequently within the Greek- The election of the arch - its members that this is going to will have housed in a hotel in ship with Russian President Vladimir Putin that must be an - American community judging bishop of America is the exclu - be the archbishop of America Constantinople. He will be swered. We fear that something is not right. It is imperative from the many messages and sive privilege of the Ecumenical “we wish him to please God and brought to the Phanar just in that light be shed on this matter as soon as possible, because if questions I receive about the Patriarchate, because Greek Or - the people.” Immediately the time for the announcement. it is left to drag on, it will become, among other things, an ob - topic, particularly from readers thodox Archdiocese of America triprosopon (the three-ballot Shortly thereafter, an official stacle to Trump’s implementation of his key agenda items. of this newspaper. is an Ecclesiastical Eparchy of ticket) will be formed in which news release will be sent to the For example, the president would either be entirely unable Included among the inquir - the Patriarchate. Bartholomew will put his “cho - media announcing to the world to reduce taxes and repeal regulations that tie the hands of ers are many members of the If the Archdiocese becomes sen one,” and two more irrele - the new archbishop of America. businesses, among other initiatives, or he would face delays in Archdiocesan Council, of the “widowed” or if the patriarch vant hierarchs will be added as As far as who is going to be doing so. Leadership 100, of parish coun - decides at any point, he can con - “filler.” The Synod members will elected, the answer is simple: On another note, President Trump has made concessions cils (including presidents), vene a Holy Synod at the Pha - go to the St. George Patriarchal the one Bartholomew wants and on a number of foreign policy issues, such as NATO. Although prominent academicians, and nar and select a new arch - Cathedral and vote, just to fol - whoever is considered more he described the organization as "obsolete" during the cam - high-profile business leaders bishop. low the formalities. The election qualified “for the needs of the paign, he now embraces it, nonetheless establishing a basic – who are donors and great bene - That’s the way it happens, as will already have been decided Mother Church.” and correct – condition that all NATO members contribute their factors of the Archdiocese. it did in 1996 and 1999 with and the Synod will simply rub - We should never forget, fair share: 2 percent of their Gross National Product. There are also many priests the elections of Archbishops ber-stamp it unanimously. That though, that God has the last Currently only five countries out of 27 – the United States, who ask and wonder, though Spyridon and Demetrios, respec - in recent years most of the elec - word. UK, Estonia, Greece, and Poland – comply. Yes, Greece, which they insist on anonymity. tively. No one from the Archdio - tions were unanimous says a lot. has no choice, as it is threatened by Turkey. But why can’t rich countries, such as Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Japan, take on a greater proportion of the cost of defense COMMENTARY as Trump is so right in asking them to do? As Defense Secretary James Mattis recently stated, it is a "fair demand that all who benefit from the best defense in the world carry their proportionate share of the necessary cost to Trump’s Greeks and Hellenic Concerns defend freedom." But if Trump becomes entangled in a Watergate-like climate, he will not be able to do anything substantial. For that reason, The four Greek-Americans in Trump foreign pol - such hopes by in - the relationship to Turkey, how - it would behoove him to shed light on any remaining vagaries President Trump’s inner circle icy advisor is well sisting it will not re - ever, is National Security Advisor regarding Russia as quickly as possible, and to provide con - constitute the strongest Hellenic versed about this move troops what - Michael Flynn. vincing answers. presence in any American presi - multiyear pattern of ever agreement is This past election day, Flynn dency. What their presence will violations. Some of made. published a long essay that the mean in shaping Trump’s poli - his work at the President Trump United States should heartily cies regarding Greek, Cyprus, Hudson Institute in - could tweet that support Turkey’s foreign policy Utmost Demagoguery and Turkey remains to be seen. volved discussion of those 45,000 Turk - objectives. Rather than protest - Somewhat hopeful is that path - the status and be - ish troops would ing President Erdogan’s move to ways that would benefit the havior of Turkey. better deployed create a dictatorial state, Flynn Recently on Euronews, one of the top three stories was that long-term best interests of the Papadopoulos can fighting ISIS or pa - counseled extraditing Fethullah Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused German Finance United States, Greece, and also educate Trump trolling the Turkish Gulen, the man Turkey believes Minister Wolfgang Schäuble of "playing with fire." Cyprus are in accord with on the implications coast to discourage planned the recent unsuccessful Tsipras made the accusation, as well as other critical refer - Trump’s stated foreign policy ob - of Turkey’s ques - by PROF. DAN the flood of coup. If extradited, Gulen faces GEORGAKAS ences to the IMF, while addressing the SYRIZA Central Com - jectives. tioning the Lau - refugees into near certain death. mittee. “I want to strongly appeal to Chancellor Merkel to dis - Among the concerns of the sanne Treaty which Special to Greece. An addi - Flynn’s views are deeply com - courage her Finance Minister of this constant aggression against Christian conservatives who directly challenges The National Herald tional plus to a prised as he has worked for an Greece and of derogatory references. The election campaign in were a major base of electoral the sovereignty of united Cyprus is organization officially registered one country cannot affect life in another country," Tsipras stated. support for Trump, is defense of Greece. that in consort with Israel, an - as a Turkish lobby. Trump him - He also expressed his confidence that the German government Christianity against the assault A sweeping Trump statement other American ally, Cyprus could self has important holdings in “will not allow the pyromaniacs to play with matches in a of Islamic extremists. This con - about the region could note move more swiftly on developing Turkey as do several other mem - warehouse full of ammunition.” And he accused the IMF of stituency knows little about Greece is one of only 5 nations the gas and oil fields already bers of his inner circle. This fi - not having the courage of its convictions, and that he himself Turkey’s constant abuse of its Or - of the 28 NATO nations that al - identified in its territorial waters. nancial reality spotlights a major would not be afraid to state that some of the IMF’s members thodox citizens. Most obvious is ways meets its full military com - These and related actions can challenge to Trump’s adminis - prefer to play personal games. He noted that the IMF shies that Turkish authorities consis - mitment. Many of the NATO mil - produce the bipartisan support tration. Many of his appointees away from telling the truth to its European partners, and that tently disrupt the normal daily itary laggards are those who have that Trump will need to cultivate have international business re - it prefers to play a game of poker by dragging things along. activities of Ecumenical Patri - economically chastened Greece. for predictable future disputes lationships with countries they Good grief! arch Bartholomew. The Turkish They include Germany, Belgium, with fellow Republicans. The will be dealing with as political It is clear that Mr. Tsipras’ rant is aimed at the domestic po - government does not allow the Luxembourg, Holland, and Den - point man for that effort would representatives of the American litical market in view of what we believe are forthcoming elec - Church to reopen the Halki sem - mark. This would be an oppor - be Bilirakis, the most consistent people. Are they capable of plac - tions. It is designed to boost his "patriotic" image, which has inary and the Turkish parliament tunity for the United States to and energetic Congressional ad - ing public over private interests? apparently been damaged by the signing of the memorandum speaks of converting Hagia shame the EU for its meager as - vocate on Hellenic issues. Bili - Hellenic interests are not now – he had promised to “tear it up” – and the catastrophic steering Sophia into a mosque. sistance to Greece regarding in - rakis has built excellent across- in the forefront of Trump’s or of negotiations. Two of Trump’s inner circle, ternational refugees. Trump also the-aisle relationships with the public’s attention. Pa - One might wonder: "but doesn’t the prime minister have Chief of State Reince “Erakles” could deflect charges that he is similarly-minded Democrats. padopoulos, Gigicos, Marafatsos the right to criticize Schäuble?" Priebus and Director of Advance an Islamophobe by organizing Priebus, former head of the Re - and Prieibus proudly identify as Of course he does, but when it serves the country’s interests, Operations George Gigicos, are American assistance to Greece for publican National Committee Greeks and espouse Hellenic val - and on specific issues. Not to insult him just to score political archons of the Orthodox Church. housing the refugees who are could offer significant aid in ues. Will their having political points. Greece is facing the risk of non-completion of the bailout A clear message about religious overwhelmingly Muslims. building Republican support. influence overshadow their Hel - review on February 20, after numerous lengthy delays , with freedom could be sent to Turkey Now is also a good time to None of the above sugges - lenic concerns or will their Hel - unpredictable consequences, and the prime minister calls the by having the archons visit the object to the 45,000 troops tions or variations of them are lenic concerns help shape polit - German minister who is handling the issue a "pyromaniac"? leader of their faith. That trip NATO’s Turkey has stationed in likely to materialize. Greek ical power? While it is certain that this was welcomed by some of the could include a visit to Hagia Cyprus, an EU nation and Americans are not mobilized to people, it is not certain that it is in their best interests. Sophia with a courtesy stop at staunch American ally. The exert the necessary political Prof. Georgakas is Director of The use of foreign policy and, in this case, the economic the Blue Mosque across the mall. Greeks and Turks on Cyprus pressures on a Trump adminis - the Greek American Studies Pro - crisis – which is influenced by foreign countries – to serve po - Christos Marafatsos, who ad - have signaled that they have an tration swamped by initiatives ject at Queens College – CUNY litical objectives is never a good idea. After so many years of vises the Republican National agreement that could reunify the with higher priority. The most and Consulting Editor of crisis, it should be clear by now that demagoguery is wrong in Committee and the National Di - island, but Turkey has squashed formidable hurdle to rethinking CINEASTE magazine. every case, and especially in the case of major national issues. versity Coalition on issues im - But, unfortunately, when a political leader lacks successes portant to Americans of Greek to trumpet, he resorts to demagoguery, to which the people’s and Cyprus ancestry, could join judgment is vulnerable. them. Also wholly appropriate would be the presence of Con - gressman Gus Bilirakis (FL), who is also an archon. President Trump insists the GUEST EDITORIALS priorities of NATO need to be re - vised. Clearly unacceptable is The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of NATO’s Turkey daily violating views for publication. They should include the writer’s name, address, the airspace of NATO’s Greece. and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, The National There were 2,573 such incidents in 2016, including 22 in a single Herald, 37-10 30th St., long island City, Ny 11101. They may also day. In one week this past Janu - be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right ary there were 138 violations. to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or Such actions could easily set up otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of a military conflict involving one space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. NATO member battling another NATO member. Chief of State Reince “Erak - George Papadopoulos, a RNC and NDC adviser Christos George Papadopoulos, a les” Priebus Trump foreign policy advisor. Marafatsos. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017 VIEWPOINTS 11 It’s Not a Matter of Opinion, US Foreign Policy: Playing Off Russia against China

It is about the Rule of Law The only reasonable expla - slice of the shared communist against the United States. Putin nation for President Trump’s Ukraine, under - economic model has sold his population that Rus - seemingly unfathomable “bro - mine NATO the and party dictator - sia faces a threat of encir - There has been give him credit mance” with Russian President EU, and help ship. Although clement from the same powers a lot of “discus - when he remains Putin might be found in his Syria’s regime kill united by their that destroyed the greatness of sion” (actually, it’s consistent – as in “dissing” of China, at least until tens of thousands shared enmity of the Soviet Union. Russia may really more argu - this case – with his just a few days ago. Seducing of innocent civil - the United States, have little economic power but ing, shouting, and predecessor’s poli - Russia and antagonizing China ians. Trump has real geographic and still wields the most powerful bellyaching) about cies. makes sense only if Trump been notoriously power politics di - ground forces in Europe. President Trump’s So why did the hopes to use Moscow against tone-deaf to Re - vided them. Russia The United States and Russia executive order re - Obama and Trump Beijing. Nixon, after all, went to publican grandees feared that China have mutual interests in team - garding immigra - Administrations Red China in 1972 in a bid to such as Senators coveted the USSR’s ing up against Islamic State; tion. Whether or agree that those drive a wedge between the two McCain and Lind - by AMB. PATRICK N. mineral rich but rel - Trump seems as willing to give not it is a wise pol - seven countries in most powerful communist pow - say, who describe THEROS atively uninhabited Russia a larger share of influ - icy decision is a particular pose a ers. The ploy worked up to a Russia as our Far East and had ence in the region; a policy not matter of opinion. by CONSTANTINOS E. threat? Not because point; China embarked on poli - biggest enemy. Special to ground forces large much different than Obama and But whether SCAROS of the size of the cies sufficient to scare the then In fairness, one The National Herald enough to seriously Kerry. Getting Russia to line up Trump had the Muslim population Soviet Union. Trump may hope can argue that the threaten it. We did with the United States against right to issue that Special to there (again, most to do the same in reverse. American foreign policy estab - not fear China because it could China, on the other hand, would order, and that no The National Herald are not even close to Mr. Trump has long made it lishment foolishly made post- not realistically project power come at a mind-boggling price. court has a right to having the most clear he believes China to be communist Russia an enemy. against American interests. Lifting economic sanctions overturn it, is a matter of law. Muslims) or because those were America’s principal foreign President George H.W. Bush China lacked a credible nuclear against Russia are a drop in the The real issue here is not the native countries of terrorists threat economically and militar - (41) wisely adhered to his com - deterrent against either the bucket; losing China as a market whether the president is perpet - of 9/11 and subsequent acts ily. China, he declared, “raped” mitment not to expand NATO USSR or the United States. Eco - would dwarf the value of lifting uating a divisive climate or be - (they weren’t), but because due the American economy through eastward to Russia’s borders, a nomically, China was a basket sanctions a thousand-fold. At a traying American ideals. Again, to the political and civil instabil - currency manipulation and un - policy that infuriated Old Cold case. We hated the communist minimum, Moscow would de - those are matters of opinion. In - ity there, those countries are fair trade practices, invented the Warriors and contributed to his Chinese for emotional reasons. mand American recognition of stead, it is about federal judges hotbeds for terrorist recruitment climate change hoax to hurt the By contrast, American fear of the Crimean annexation and a running amok by legislating and training, and most likely to U.S. economy. He has railed the USSR was based on the re - Russian hegemony over from the bench in such an egre - deploy terrorists to the United against Chinese military expan - Trump has made it clear he ality of 25,000 Red Army tanks Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Ar - gious manner, in clear violation States and other Western na - sionism in the South China Sea believes China to be US’s in Eastern Europe. Playing menia and the Central Asian of a federal statute. tions. and called for a bigger Navy to principal foreign threat poverty-stricken China against “stans.” Possibly, Russia might First, the matter of whether Sadly and dangerously, far meet the threat. the USSR made sense. even demand that its former Trump’s policy is wise. As I said, too many on the left are so His closest economic advisor, economically and militarily. Fast forward to 2016. China Warsaw Pact allies withdraw that’s a matter of opinion, and blindly obsessed with criticizing Peter Navarro argues that China has become a first rank military from NATO. Enlisting Russia here’s mine: it is absurd to refer everything President Trump practices a perverse form of cap - electoral defeat in 1992. Unfor - power with the capability to against China could come only to the executive order as a “Mus - does to notice this very real and italism that undermines the U.S. tunately, Presidents Clinton and project military force into areas at a price we could not pay. lim ban.” The top ten countries present danger. But, again, this economy by corrupting U.S. cor - Bush 43 ignored history, relent - of vital American interests It could well be that Presi - in the world in terms of size of is a matter of opinion. Now, onto porations against America's in - lessly pushed NATO into Rus - backed by a credible nuclear de - dent Trump has come to the Muslim population are, in rank - what is unmistakable law. terests. Navarro rejects the no - sia’s front yard and supported terrent. China has become an same conclusion. Otherwise, The U.S. Constitution, from tion that economics will make German-led EU expansion even economic giant, our biggest how can we explain his backing which all of our nation’s laws China more open and less au - deeper into the same neighbor - competitor, our biggest foreign away from his challenge to Bei - Sadly and dangerously, stem, gives Congress the power thoritarian over time. Trump hood. To rub salt in the wound, investor and our rival for para - jing’s “One China” policy? too many on the left are to promulgate immigration law. National Security Advisor they explicitly excluded the pos - mount economic influence not obsessed with criticizing It did so. It is called the United Michael Flynn has repeatedly sibility that Russia might join ei - just in Asia but throughout the The Hon. Ambassador Theros is States Code – Title 8, to be spe - warned that an expending ther grouping. However, no world. In today’s globalized president of the U.S.-Qatar everything Trump does cific. The pertinent portion of Chinse military capability matter our mistakes that is wa - world, China does not need to Business Council. He served in that law states, explicitly, that: threatens the United States and ter under the bridge; Russia has occupy Russia’s Far East to get the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 ing order: Indonesia, India, Pak - “Whenever the President finds has bizarrely tied China to Is - become our enemy. the minerals; it just buys them years, mostly in the Middle istan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, that the entry of any aliens or of lamic jihadism. Flynn openly Trump and his advisors may for a tiny fraction of what it East, and was American Ambas - Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Algeria, and any class of aliens into the cultivates Russia. be as guilty of thinking we still would cost to go war to seize sador to Qatar from 1995 to Morocco. Only Iran is affected United States would be detri - President Trump repeatedly live in a 20th century Cold War them. Russia no longer fears a 1998. He also directed the State by the travel ban – the other mental to the interests of the praises Mr. Putin as “tough” and world as does Washington’s for - military threat from China, its Department’s Counter- nine are not. Along with Iran, United States, he may by procla - “very smart” and refuses to crit - eign policy establishment. In largest single customer in the Terrorism Office, and holds nu - there are six other temporarily mation, and for such period as icize Russia for using force to 1972, the USSR and China still world. Russia has grievances merous U.S. Government deco - banned nations: Iraq, Libya, So - he shall deem necessary, sus - seize the Crimea and a large believed in the validity of their against the West and especially rations. malia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. pend the entry of all aliens or Granted, all seven have Muslim any class of aliens as immigrants majority populations, but the or nonimmigrants, or impose on ban applies to non-Muslims from the entry of aliens any restric - LETTER FROM ATHENS those nations as well. tions he may deem to be appro - To put it another way, a priate.” Christian from Somalia and a Clearly, that is exactly what Jew from Yemen are banned President Trump has done. Greek Trillionaire Will Pay Your Debts, but Wants Your $ from entry for 90 days, but Mus - He has determined that entry lims from India, Indonesia, of aliens (meaning, non-U.S. cit - China, Russia, Luxembourg, and izens) from those seven coun - Who’s the richest man in the What he has think of hauling tonis told lawmakers a prosecu - every country in the world other tries would be detrimental to the world? Not Microsoft’s Bill done is convince his Sorass into an tor is looking through four cases than the aforementioned seven interests of the United States. He Gates or Mexico’s Carlos Slim minions and follow - audit and asking against Sorras but didn’t say if are not affected. has suspended them for a period nor investor Warren Buffet or ers to join his group where the money the probe was for an alleged To call this a “Muslim ban” is that he deemed necessary, and some unknown Chinese recluse. Convention of is. What’s the pay - scam. like calling it a ban on right- imposed any entry restrictions It is – if you believe him, and, Greeks – it’s a pay - off for letting Sorras said he has a trust handed people, because the ma - as he deemed to be appropriate. if so, deserve to be fleeced too – ing membership of someone not pay fund of $600 billion but can’t jority of the people in the af - That’s it – that’s the law, plain Artemis Sorras, a shadowy man course, begging the taxes on $115 tril - say where it is because you fected countries also happens to and simple. There is no room who could teach lessons to those question why he lion? Must be never know who’s going to be right-handed. here for whether some may dis - Nigerians who send out emails asks for money if he enough to afford a knock on your door at night Next, where was the outrage agree with what the president and scamsters who convince has $115 trillion boat and a sum - thinking it might be hidden in when President Obama imposed of the United States determines people to give them their Social and willing to pay mer house on 100 million cookie jars or under a similar ban on Iraqis, one that as detrimental, necessary, and Security numbers, passwords, his members’ debts by ANDY Mykonos for sure. a couple of million mattresses. lasted six months, but which was appropriate. PIN numbers and bank accounts but not club fees. DABILIS He doesn’t have With that kind of money you defined by the media as a “slow - Elections have consequences. online. That seems to to worry too much could even afford more than down” rather than a “ban”? That is exactly why President Sorras said he has a fortune have escaped them, Special to about being prose - one Coco-Mat. Or when President Carter im - Obama had a right to impress of $115 trillion – yes, trillion – along with the ques - The National Herald cuted because he’s Sorras is a follower of the posed a ban on Iranians? Or upon Congress his desire for which is $40 trillion more than tion posed by Grou - been written off as Greek gods too so watch out be - most drastically of all, when massive health care reform, es - the combined wealth of all the cho Marx when invited to a join a joke and a fraud – certified by cause with Zeus on your side, President Franklin Roosevelt in - sentially step back and let Con - countries on earth so why not a group saying he would never the Bank of Greece which could - and Hercules too there’s no get - carcerated over 70,000 natural- gress proceed, not object to pay off the planet earth’s debt belong to any club that would n’t verify how much money he ting near him without getting a born American citizens because then-House Speaker Nancy too? have him as a member. has but it’s sure not trillions. big ancient smite or taking Po - they happened to be of Japanese Pelosi’s infamous explanation of It could happen, right, espe - But as ruses go, this is even He’s bilked too many people seidon’s trident where it hurts. descent? the confusion over the Afford - cially since he said he got the better than Ponzi or pyramid with wild claims unheard of He has already been cleared If someone makes a consis - able Care Act (aka “Oba - money from the United States – schemes or those gypsies driving since Scientologists said Xenu by a lower court of some lesser tent argument that all such bans macare”): “we have to pass the which has a Gross Domestic around towns in pickup trucks 75 million years ago brought bil - charges but Kathimerini’s Yannis are wrong, at least such a posi - bill so you can find out what is Product of $18.56 trillion – for and offering to fix your roof or lions of his people to Earth – Palailogos posed: “It seems hard tion can be respected for its in - in it,” and not express particular inventing a fuel to take space - pave your driveway if you’ll just then known as Teegeeack but to believe that a man has been tellectual honesty. But to ignore concern over the fact that its ships to Mars, which is emptier give them $5,000 for the prod - confused with Teaneck, NJ – in allowed to spend the last seven what presidents have done passage was an absolute parti - than SYRIZA’s fan club. ucts and they’ll be right back. DC-8-like spacecraft, stacked years claiming to have so much throughout American history, san divide (Democrats voted yes, Sorras said he would use that You’d think in Greece, a them around volcanos and money that he would be at least dating back to the multi-decade Republicans no). fortune to pay off Greece’s country with more tax cheats killed them with hydrogen 100 times richer than the richest Chinese Exclusion Act, and pre - Though Americans have $371.3 billion, and climbing, than olive trees, that a trillion - bombs. man in the world and promising tend that this all started with every right to express satisfac - debt – including 326 billion eu - aire would be like the other This is pure Sorassian think - to pay off Greece’s public debt Trump is the epitome of tion or dissatisfaction with Pres - ros ($344.13 billion) to interna - smart wealthy Greeks and hide ing as if you have interplanetary and the debts of every citizen hypocrisy. ident Trump’s executive order, it tional creditors and pay off all his money in Switzerland or the aircraft they can’t be DC-8s be - without scrutiny.” Moreover, why those seven is disgraceful that any judge the debts of his fellow Greeks United Kingdom or Luxembourg cause the lavatories wouldn’t It’s not sooooo hard to be - countries in particular? Did the would so callously and willfully too. or Singapore or the Cayman Is - hold up in space, and if people lieve when you consider Donald Trump Administration simply ignore the eminently clear letter He hasn’t yet, although the lands. are around volcanos, why use Trump, or perhaps his daughter pull them out of a hat? Actually, of the law. gullible go into tax offices and The interest alone he’d earn hydrogen bombs? Ivanka, is President of the that list of seven was compiled say he’s picking up the check, a on $115 trillion would pretty Finally, he – Sorass, not United States. There’s room for by the Obama Administration. It Constantinos E. Scaros' latest trick I tried once at a biker bar soon make him a quadrillionaire Xenu, who has galactic immu - them on Xenu’s ship, and when is interesting that those who book, Grumpy Old Party (about in Mississippi and barely es - and able to afford Back to the nity and speaks through Tom it runs low Sorras has a patent squawk the loudest about Trump the 2016 presidential election), caped a bad beating until I said Future cars with a gazillion ji - Cruise – is being investigated for on fuel for that. It costs $115 being a rogue, renegade presi - is available for purchase on my last name was Harley and gawatts. using the claims to get people trillion. dent who lacks Obama’s tem - amazon.com and in bookstores would they like some spare mo - The tax inspectors, perhaps to pay to join his group. perament and judgment, do not nationwide. torcycle parts? too busy taking bribes, didn’t Justice Minister Stavros Kon - [email protected] Erdogan’s Road to Absolute Rule in Turkey – Then What?

There is no doubt that Presi - them in prison. Coupled with cultural identity the harsh purging Then came Erdogan. At first billion dollar presidential palace dent Erdogan is determined to the hasty arrests, torture has confined within of Greeks, Armeni - he was the darling of the West he has built for himself. make himself the absolute ruler been inflicted to extort confes - one country, the ans and other mi - and the paragon of Western Erdogan’s appetite for power of Turkey. His formula is nothing sions and, if the Turkish strong - Turkish strongman nority groups that style Muslim democracy. Euro - has not yet been satiated. This new or surprising: the combina - man has his way capital punish - is not concerned failed to meet the pean politicians fell all over is only the beginning. However tion of nationalism, religion and ment will be reinstituted. about ideologies yardstick of Turk - themselves in praise of Erdogan his excesses may drive Turkey fear. Naturally, in the footsteps To maintain the atmosphere but power. ishness. All the and the new Muslim liberal de - over the abyss into a civil war. of other dictators, he needs of terror as well as government Mustapha Ke - while the embers of mocrats in Ankara – the same The voices of European lead - scapegoats. The Turkish Kurds by emergency decree, the press mal, Ataturk, when Islam remained bunch, however, still refused ers are muted because they fear are conveniently near at hand has been effectively muzzled he established the dormant in Eastern Turkey into the EU. Western in - that Erdogan will once again and, of course, Greece. One and over one hundred journal - Turkish Republic Turkey. tellectuals gushed in admiration open the floodgates and drown poses a domestic threat and the ists are languishing in prison. out of the ruins of Since Kemal, over Erdogan as the new “mes - Europe in a sea of refugees. The other is the historic foreign ad - Indeed, Turkey is the only coun - the Ottoman Em - the Turkish state siah Muslim liberal” the poster EU, North America and the by DR. ANDRE versary. Perhaps, his most help - try pretending to be a European pire faced the chal - GEROLYMATOS has remained intol - boy for moderate Islam. other democracies around the less victim is the Ecumenical Pa - state in which an individual can lenge of creating a erant and occasion - Naturally Erdogan betrayed world have little choice and tol - triarchate, which he will be arrested for real or perceived secular identity for Special to ally inflicted savage them as well as Turkey’s liberals. erated dictatorships, but they torment to appease the Islamic insults aimed at the president. the new country The National Herald purges against its Once in power, he only wanted should not stand idly by while fanatics among his followers. In effect, Turkish democracy is and its citizens. To minorities yet the more and sought every dirty Turkey slips into the morass of To this end, Erdogan has on life support. some degree, he succeeded. but West rarely chastised Ankara for trick at hand to enhance his au - authoritarianism and tyranny. taken Turkey down the prover - Erdogan’s timing is impecca - the Turkey he created remained, it excesses. After all Turkey was thority and to imprison his op - The United States and the EU bial “rabbit hole” of authoritar - ble. Terrorism, the unraveling to a lesser extent, a multicul - part of NATO and a bulwark ponents, who in certain cases cannot afford for Turkey to slip ianism. of the Middle East, the rise of tural and multiethnic society. In - against communism during the were even some of his old allies. into chaos or become an ab - Taking advantage of the populism, world economic de - stead of embracing diversity, Ke - Cold War. Even after the col - He has emerged as another Mid - solute dictatorship. Erdogan is failed coup attempt last sum - cline and the disunity of the mal and his successors lapse of the Soviet Union, there dle East strongman and is in the a bully and bullies only under - mer, he has purged the state ser - West provide an ideal opportu - attempted to fashion a Turkish were many in Washington, Brus - process of dismantling the Turk - stand strength. vices of over 100,000 men and nity for Erdogan to reshape identity based only upon a sin - sels, London and Paris as well ish state and replacing it with women: military and police of - Turkey into a nationalistic Is - gle culture and language – it as Berlin who maintained that an autocracy. Slowly the West is André Gerolymatos is Director ficers, judges, prosecutors, and lamic state. Regardless of the failed. Turkey was a bastion of liberal beginning to realize that Erdo - of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - a variety of civil servants. An - fact that Islam has no state The Kurds remained a con - democracy in the Muslim world gan is less than an ally. A testa - tion for Hellenic Studies at other 36,000 have been arrested boundaries and that nationalism stant challenge to the hominiza - and a frontline state in the war ment to his ego and a monu - Simon Fraser University in Van - and many more will soon join is based on ethnic, linguistic or tion of Turkish society, despite on terror. ment of his ambitions is the one couver 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2017