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ATHENS – Pumped up by up - loans over three years to keep risings in other countries, more the country from going bank - than 30,000 protesters furious rupt. Prime Minister George Pa - over government-imposed pay pandreou has acknowledged cuts for public workers, tax that generations of profligate hikes and an international cadre overspending by different gov - of lenders who have nearly ernment administrations has taken control of the country’s fi - created the crisis he said left nances, clashed with riot police him no chance but to seek in - on Feb. 23 during a day-long ternational help, but at a price general strike that shut down many citizens said is too heavy businesses, services and trans - and has exempted the rich and portation. Graffiti calling for a politicians they blame for the “Day of Rage,” the calling cry of dilemma. Protesters chanting demonstrators who overthrew “Don’t obey the rich — Fight the Egyptian government and back!” marched to Parliament set off a spate of uprisings in as the city center was heavily Yemen and Libya and unease in policed. northern Africa and the ISLANDS NOT FOR SALE Mideast, was sprawled on walls The assault on Parliament, in the capital city and the anger which lasted only a few hours of a cauldron of protesters, in - and came in the midst of other - cluding workers, pensioners, im - wise peaceful protests by people migrants and a mix of anarchists who marched past the building, and Leftists, was palpable, many covering their faces and demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs at police and Continued on page 9 swinging wooden staves at their shields, and police retaliating with scores of stun grenade tear - AP PHOTO/DIMITRI MESSINIS gas canisters exploding over the WITH THIS ISSUE A motorcycle policeman burns as his colleague tries to help after clashes broke out during a mass rally taking place as rioters heads and on the streets, him after protesters threw a petrol bomb in Athens, Feb. 23, part of a general strike against government austerity mea - the smoke choking them as they as scores of youths hurled rocks and petrol bombs at riot police sures. fled to side streets seeking cover. A police officer was at - tacked and his uniform caught fire in the city’s main Syntagma Square, and his motorcycle was Real Tragedies Taught Anthoula Katsimatides burned. One group of rioting youths smashed paving stones in front of the central Bank of By Constantine S. Sirigos tacks of Sept. 11, 2001 when “on” for her students: “When Astoria enjoying a performance, Greece, but there were no im - TNH Staff Writer she appears onstage, but says you are a high school teacher when she was saddened to hear mediate reports of any serious she was not the type of person you are definitely a performer the theater was going to be torn damage, and squads of heavily- NEW YORK – When we sit who grew up wanting to be an and of course in politics, that is down. She had a powerful feel - armored and armed riot police down in a theater, to see a actress. It was never her dream, the quintessential stage.” ing that, “I needed to perform stood guard outside, although movie or a play, we take it for but she was always involved in Chance and fate seem to play a in one of those plays before the protesters in other places granted the actors and actresses the arts and somehow was al - role in every actor’s career. After theater was gone. The woman smashed the signs of bank, fa - will bring to life something dis - ways given the longest poems earning a BA in Business Admin - seated next to her was Director vorite targets of anger, espe - turbing or interesting or funny, and the biggest parts in school istration and a Masters degree Joanna Xanthopoulou, who told cially in the wake of the gov - but how many of us think about plays. And she says she always in Secondary Education at her, “Oh my God I have a part ernment austerity measures how they do that? Anthoula Kat - felt that, no matter what she Queens College and serving as for you.” Katsimatides then ap - required by the Troika – the Eu - simatides draws upon a range was performing, whether “sell - former Governor George peared in the production of A ropean Union, European Central of personal and professional ex - ing the creative” in her adver - Pataki’s Community Affairs Spe - Doctor in Spite of Himself a Bank and International Mone - periences, including family tising days or teaching fidgety cial Assistant, she found herself tary Fund (IMF) - as a condition losses related to the terrorist at - adolescents. She was always at the Greek Cultural Center in Continued on page 6 to get $150 billion in rescue St. Nick’s Church Cause Bishop Elias Picked Up in Congress Met Alleged

By Constantine S. Sirigos Nicholas, destroyed during the Sex Abuse TNH Staff Writer Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at what is now called Ground NEW YORK – Hope has been Zero. Nicole Malliotakis, elected Victim raised that New York’s Governor last November to the New York Andrew Cuomo may intervene State Assembly, told The Na - to help resolve the dispute be - tional Herald that earlier this By Theodore Kalmoukos tween the Port Authority of New month Cuomo said that the THN Staff Writer York and New Jersey over the question is on his agenda, and rebuilding of the Church of St. he acknowledged that he wants Bishop Elias of Philomelion, to play a greater role in resolv - Interim Abbot at the St. Irene ing the problem. So far, the Port Chrysovalantou Monastery in Authority has not responded to Astoria, N.Y., met on Feb. 18 Science Series the lawsuit filed in Federal with an alleged victim of sexual Court by the Greek Orthodox misconduct of the former Abbot, Archdiocese of American and Metropolitan Paisios. The man, Alivisatos: the parish of St. Nicholas that identified only by the initials charges violations of their prop - A.G., reportedly recalled, in de - erty rights and the free exercise tail, what he said was sexual Approaching of their religion. John abuse beginning when he was Couloucoundis, the President of 11 years old. The man brought the St. Nicholas Parish Council, his attorney, Irwin M. Zalkin, Democritus and Archdiocesan officials in - while the Monastery’s attorney formed The National Herald George Tsougarakis, was also By Mark N. Lardas that as of press time they had present. Bishop Elias, in an in - heard anything from the Port TNH/COSTAS BEJ terview with The National Her - Dr. Paul Alivisatos was not Authority since the suit was Archons Honor Ambassador Kaskarelis in New York ald, verified that he met with supposed to be a chemist. His filed. That there has been no di - the alleged victim, but declined parents expected him to become rect communication from the PA The Order of St. Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, honored Greece’s Ambassador to comment on what was said. a doctor, like his father. Follow - in more than 18 months was a to the United States, Vassilis Kaskarelis at New York’s famed Carlyle Hotel on Thursday, February He said, “There are victims and ing his own path was not easy principal motivation for the 17 “for his extraordinary support of religious freedom for the Ecumenical Patriarchate and for when someone is a victim, he for Alivisatos. Like many other Church finally taking legal ac - his valuable contributions to Greece and the Diaspora”. From left to right: Alex Pritsos, John suffers, and on that pain we as Greeks in the years after World tion. In the meantime, the issue Halecky, Archbishop Demetrios, Ambassador Kaskarellis, Dr. Anthony Limberakis and Jim Foun - clergy and spiritual fathers War II, Alivisatos’ father had is commanding attention in the tas. Mr. Kaskarelis expressed his gratitude for the honor and said religious freedom is a funda - should show the necessary sen - come to the New World from nation’s capital as Congressman mental and universal human right. He referred to the Ecumenical Patriarchate as “the symbolic sitivity.” A letter written by Za - Thessalonica as a young man, Gus. M. Bilirakis, a Florida Re - custodian of our collective Orthodox conscience, which, continues to guide Orthodox Christians.” lkin charging that Paisios had with little money, and even publican, has circulated a letter sexually abused their client was fewer connections. Yet informing members of the sent to Ecumenical Patriarch Alivisatos’ father became a doc - House of Representatives of Bartholomew and to the mem - tor and a professor of physiol - what he said is a violation of bers of the Holy Synod by The ogy at a medical school in the Church’s constitutional An AHEPA Coming to Constantinople Zalkin Law Firm New York on Chicago. Alivisatos ended up, in rights and what was called the Jan. 10, which also claimed that his words, as a medical refugee. disrespectful behavior of the Church officials did nothing to “I did not want to be a doctor,” Port Authority and its Chairman, WASHINGTON – In a tribute to abroad, and we are proud our costas. “However, chartering a prevent alleged sexual miscon - he explained, “so when I went Chris Ward, toward the human the importance of leadership mission, which is rooted in com - chapter requires person-to-per - duct or help the victims. “This to college, I took classes that fit and institutional losses of the and the power of modern com - munity service and volun - son interaction, and it is impor - letter is written on behalf of An - a pre-medical program and Orthodox Christian and Greek munications technology to knit teerism, resonated with them. tant to have that one individual drew G., survivor of repeated looked for something I really American Communities. together Hellenes worldwide, This is a landmark moment in who is the ‘sparkplug’ to orga - acts of sexual abuse inflicted by liked. That was chemistry, and I The letter begins: “Dear Col - the Greeks of Constantinople our organization’s history and nize it.” A final approval of the your brother and servant Met - stuck with it.” He received a leagues: On that black day in will be joining the American really for the entire community.” petition will occur at the next ropolitan Paisios Loulourgas,” it baccalaureate in chemistry with 2001 when the Twin Towers fell Hellenic Educational Progres - Karacostas told TNH a num - Supreme Lodge meeting on said. honors from the University of in New York, one other tiny sive Association, the largest ber of Greeks in Constantinople March 4, 2011 and Karacostas It also added that: “Andrew Chicago in 1981, and earned a building fell with them, the membership-based association “were anxious to join and we will preside over the ceremony has already shared the details doctorate from the University of modest, historic, and much- for Hellenes and Philhellenes in are very happy to have them to swear in the new chapter’s of the abuse in a letter to Ecu - loved Greek Orthodox Church of the United States. AHEPA’s join and we build on [our rela - officers when he visits Constan - menical Patriarch Bartholomew Continued on page 5 Saint Nicholas, right across the Supreme President Nicholas A. tionship] in that beautiful and tinople in April, 2011. I. Andrew also met with the Pa - street.” Bilirakis continues: Karacostas announced the for - historic city.” He said they The Greek population of triarchal Exarchy team headed “Sadly, just about the only mat - mation of a chapter in what reached out to Supreme Lodge Constantinople which was as by Metropolitan Nikitas that ter that has been altogether once was one of the world’s in late 2010 when 11 individu - high as 150,000 after WW II, was sent to New York to inves - For subscription: stalled is the rebuilding of Saint great centers of Hellenic culture. als petitioned to charter an has shrunk dramatically as a re - tigate allegations against Met - 718.784.5255 Nicholas Church, a building that “We are excited that the Hel - AHEPA chapter. Past District 25 sult of Turkish ethnic cleansing ropolitan Paisios.” It further [email protected] had stood there and had given lenic community in Istanbul pe - Governor Tassos Mastroyannis through the decades, especially stated that, “As you must be spiritual sustenance, to New titioned our Supreme Lodge to was instrumental in helping to during the Cold War when aware, the acts inflicted upon Yorkers and visitors alike, for charter a chapter,” Karacostas organize the chapter. “AHEPA is Greece’s ability to defend them Andrew resulted in substantial decades before the World Trade said. “We believe it speaks vol - growing internationally thanks was limited. Recently, however, damage,” and it said that, “An - umes about the community’s de - in part to social media,” and Continued on page 6 sire to connect with Hellenes other Internet tools said Kara - Continued on page 4 Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011

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n THRU MARCH 13 day, March 4 from 7-9 p.m.; Sat - TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. - The City urday, March 5 from 12-2 p.m. of Tarpon Springs is presenting a and Sunday, March 6 from 12-2 series of free Greek Bouzouki p.m. The Tarpon Springs Cul - workshops for beginning and ad - tural Center is located at: 101 vanced students. Lessons will be South Pinellas Avenue, Tarpon taught by George Soffos, who is Springs, Fl. 34689. considered by many as the best bouzouki player born outside of CAMPELL, Ohio – Archangel Greece. His repertoire includes Michael Greek Orthodox Church folk genres such as, rembetika, is hosting their annual Greek Fes - nisiotika and other regional tival from March 4-6. Enjoy the styles, as well as popular and best traditional Greek foods rang - classical Greek works. Since he ing from authentic gyros and sou - was 16-years-old, he has enter - vlakia to lamb on the spit. There tained audiences in Greek night will be traditional Greek music clubs and large venues through - and performances by Greek folk out the world. When top vocalists dancers. For further entertain - TNH/COSTAS BEJ TNH/COSTAS BEJ from Greece tour North America, ment, there will also be auctions, Megarians Dazzle in Brooklyn Canadian Blessings From AHEPA George Soffos often accompanies games for the kids, art, religious them. Soffos will give workshops items, jewelry and CD’s. Admis - The young women of the dance troupe of the Society “Byzas” The Montreal AHEPA family met its pledge to raise $250,000 on Sundays from 2-4 p.m. at the sion is free. Festival hours are: spectacularly arrayed in their region’s traditional costumes, for the Shriner’s Hospital and a school named for the organi - Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman March 4th, 3-10 p.m. and March perform at the Megarians’ 36th annual dinner dance which zation, raising $58,000 at its 12th Annual St-Valentine's Char - Lane in Craig Park -except for the 5th and March 6th, 12 p.m.-10 was held at Rex Manor on Saturday, February 19. itable Ball. workshop on February 27 which p.m. For further info, call the will be held at the Cultural Cen - Church office at: (330) 755-3596 ter, 101 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon or the community center at: Springs. There will be several (330) 755-9072. Archangel bouzoukis available for students Michael Greek Orthodox Church who do not have one. Please call is located at: 401 12th Str (be - (727) 937-0686 to reserve a tween Porter and Blossom), place in the workshop and a Campbell, Ohio 44405. bouzouki if needed. The work - shops are supported in part by a n MARCH 5 grant from the National Endow - TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. - The City ment for the Arts. of Tarpon Springs presents the second Gulf Maritime Festival on n FEBRUARY 25 March 5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. As NEW YORK, N.Y. – The American one of Florida's few remaining Hellenic Institute, in cooperation downtown working waterfronts, with the Cyprus Federation of Tarpon Springs is the best venue America, is hosting a viewing of to showcase Gulf Coast maritime the documentary, “Cyprus Still folk-life. Demonstrators will ex - Divided: A U.S. Foreign Policy plore sponge diving and sponge Failure,” on February 25 at New processing; making diving hel - York University. The viewing will mets, mullet nets, shrimp nets begin at 6 p.m. and will be fol - and cast nets; food ways; mullet TNH/COSTAS BEJ PHOTO/STEllIOS lAMBROu lowed by a panel discussion at 7 fishing, grouper fishing, clam More Than Blue & White at Greek Carnival The Akrites are Coming! p.m. lead by John Metaxas, An - farming, boat building and much chor/Reporter for WCBS TV and more. The free festival will also Arab despots and bishops on the run were popular costumes Young dancers of the The Pontian Society Akritai delight guests WCBS Radio. Featured speakers present music and dance associ - at the annual Carnival of the Kefalos society of Greek Americans at a dinner dance to benefit The Holy Institution Panagia also include, Nick Larigakis, AHI ated with Gulf maritime commu - from the beautiful island of Cephalonia on Sunday the 20th of Soumela in America at the community center of the Church of President and COO; Dr. John nities, as well as interviews with February, but as always, the young ladies stole the show. St. Demetrios in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Brademas, former US Represen - those involved in maritime ac - tative and President Emeritus of tivities. Among the many partic - NYU; Nicholas Karambelas, ipants will be National Heritage founding partner of Sfikas & Fellow Nicholas Toth (sponge Karambelas; and Eugene T. Ros - diving helmets), as well as sev - Spotlight: Director Vilka Tzouras, Fly Fishing sides, Assistant Secretary to the eral Florida Folk Heritage Award United States Treasury. A recep - winners: Taso Karistinos (sponge tion will follow at 7:45 p.m. For diver/captain), Wayne Martin By Angelike Contis to 2009, I lived and worked in when you wonder: “Why am I additional information, contact: (bateau boats & old-time fid - TNH Staff Writer Athens and New York. The back doing this anyway? Is this what AHI at (202) 785-8430 or via dling), George Saroukos (Greek and forth seems to have aggra - I really should be doing with my email at: [email protected]. boatbuilding), Mike Berg (duck NEW YORK - Vilka Vasiliki vated my bi-cultural split per - life?” Well, I lose all doubt the decoys) and Stuart Pacetti (cast - Tzouras. Look for that name in sonality. When I am in New York moment I step onto a film set. I, n MARCH 1 nets). The Florida Maritime Mu - future film credits. It belongs to I feel very Greek and when I am especially, thrive on having to NEW YORK, NY – The seum in Cortez will bring several a New York-based Canadian di - in Greece I feel very American. creatively solve problems that Philoctetes Center is hosting a Florida boats they have reno - rector who has made a name for TNH: How would you de - pop up - which is almost all the poetry reading and discussion, vated or built in their workshop. herself already in both the U.S. scribe your film style? time. In Greece we shot in some Homer to 2011: Greek Poetry The event is located at the and Greece with films such as VT: Don’t ask me why or very old houses so we often had through the Millennia, on March Sponge Docks on Dodecanese her award-winning NYU student how – other than the obvious to find new ways to cover a 1 at 7 p.m. Greek poetry between Blvd, between Athens and Roo - film, Soldier’s Bride, about mass fact that I am a woman – but so scene because the floors were too the Classical period and the 20th sevelt Streets. The Gulf Maritime rape in Bosnia, and two medium far all of my films revolve bumpy and couldn’t accommo - century is largely a blank to most Festival is supported in part by a length films, Shadowboxer, around women’s issues. Other date our dolly, ha! poetry lovers. Yet what Robert grant from the National Endow - about female teenage violence, people say my films’ aesthetic is TNH: Where are your par - Hass has called "the silence of ment for the Arts. For further in - and When Fish Fly, about the a cross between an American In - ents from? Do you visit often? those two thousand years be - formation, visit: www.tar - relationship between an elderly die style and a European sensi - VT: My mother is from Con - tween Callimachus and Cavafy" ponarts.org. Greek woman and her Russian bility. stantinople and my father is actually consists of a rich and un - housekeeper. She started out as TNH: What are you working from Greece. I relate quite broken poetic tradition that con - n MARCH 5-7 a ballet dancer before studying on now? deeply with my mother’s her - tinues to thrive in the new mil - TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. – The City film. Film prizes followed, in - VT: My production partner, itage – must be the food and the lennium. In this poetry reading of Tarpon Springs is hosting free cluding a New York Foundation Shani Lewis, and I are currently fact that my mother’s mother and discussion, Peter Constan - Kalymnian Tsabouna (Bagpipe) for the Arts Fellowship in 2003, developing a series of short doc - helped raise my sister and me. tine, Rachel Hadas, Edmund Kee - Workshops with Manolis as an emerging film director. Af - umentaries on women, disabil - The last time I went to Constan - ley, and Karen Van Dyck will read Choullis on March 5-7 at the Tar - ter spending more than four ity, and the body. All the films tinople was 20 years ago but I excerpts of Greek poetry (often pon Springs Cultural Center. years in Greece, where she Vilka Tzouras has directed tell the story of women who will never forget the hamam nor in new translations), ranging worked as an editor and camer - films both in the U.S. and have suffered some form of life- the food. Like many Greek chil - from the 8th century BCE awoman and her state-funded Greece. changing injury and trace their dren, I was named after my Yi - through the Byzantine and Early When Fly Fish took the Drama journey toward recovery. The ayia (Grandmother) Vasiliki. Modern periods, to the 19th, International Film Festival by moved to New York. Later I first film is about a former police However, my Yiayia was not too 20th, and 21st centuries. The storm, Tzouras returned to New started dancing in the corps de officer who was shot and is now keen on the name so my family four panelists, who co-edited The York a year and a half ago. ballet of the Miami City Ballet paralyzed from the chest down. nicknamed me Vilka. Yiayia Greek Poets: Homer to the Pre - Here’s what Tzouras says about but it was while working for the The film explores the taboo is - Vasiliki passed away but she sent, an anthology of Greek po - her films, her Asia Minor roots Kiel Ballet in Germany that a re - sues of intimacy and sexuality continues to be a source of in - etry in translation, will also dis - and why she loves shooting. curring knee injury brought an and challenges traditional defi - spiration. She raised my mom cuss the salient thematic and TNH: Tell us about yourself? abrupt end to my ballet career. nitions of womanhood. as a single mother at a time stylistic continuities characteris - VT: I was born in Montreal, That’s when at 22 I decide to TNH: How do you compare when women were not empow - tic of the Greek poetic tradition. Canada. I studied ballet from the pursue film at New York Univer - making films in Greece vs. the ered in the same way we are to - The Center is housed on the third age of six. At 13 I went to the sity. At NYU I made Soldier’s U.S.? day. floor of the New York Psychoan - National Ballet School of Canada Bride, a seven-minute dialogue- VT: Forget film school. If TNH: Any future goals? alytic Institute. It is located at: for a year but the experience was free film of a Bosnian woman anyone wants to learn how to VT: I would love to make 247 East 82nd Str, NYC, NY disappointing so I left, vowing alone in her apartment who make a film, go to Greece. It re - comedies. It’s a leap but hope - 10028. For further info, call: to quit ballet. But when I got wrestles with the memory of her quires a lot of patience, a lot of fully it won’t prove deadly. (646) 422-0544 or email: back home, I couldn’t stop danc - recent rape. The film played at perseverance. Having said that, TNH: Do you have any [email protected]. ing. I knew the School of Amer - the Human Rights Watch Film I was impressed and moved by words of wisdom? ican Ballet in New York was one Festival and won best film the level of dedication my crew VT: Enjoy the small things! n MARCH 4-6 Kalymnian tsabouna player of the top schools so I made a awards at festivals in the US and on When Fish Fly showed to the It’s the little moments in life that TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. – The City Manolis Choullis. deal with my parents that if I Europe. Starting in 1998 I film. They gave their everything. matter the most in the end – en - of Tarpon Springs presents Tra - got in I would move to New York worked as a camera operator, It was very motivating to me. joying a warm cup of coffee on ditional Greek Percussion Work - Manolis Choullis has been play - and live with my sister who was editor and producer in New What’s different in New York? a cold winter day, a stroll in the shops with Panayotis League on ing tsabouna in the style of his studying at Parsons at the time. York. I produced video ethno - Things get done faster. park with your loved one, laugh - March 4-6 at the Tarpon Springs native Kalymnos for over 20 If I not, I would quit ballet for graphies for Ogilvy & Mather for TNH: What are some of your ing about nothing with a Cultural Center. Musician and years, and is a leader in the good. My parents agreed, confi - four years and completed my favorite behind-the-camera mo - friend... ethnomusicologist, Panayotis movement to preserve the instru - dent I would not get in (laughs.) second award-winning short ments in Greece? League, will explore playing ment. In addition to Kalymnian I passed the audition. So at 15, I film Shadowboxer. From 2003 VT: You know those moments [email protected] techniques and styles for the tou - music, he has studied and per - berleki (dumbek), daouli (two- formed bagpipe music from headed drum), defi (tam - Chios, Kythnos, Crete, and bourine), frame drums, snare Karpathos at events in France, drum, and other instruments Italy, Turkey, and throughout the used in traditional Greek music. United States. Choullis holds a Students will learn dance graduate degree in archaeology. rhythms from various regions, Workshop hours are: Saturday, the role of percussion instru - March 5 from 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, ments in Greek ensembles and March 6 from 2-4 p.m. and on improvisation within traditional Monday, March 7 from 7-9 p.m. Από το 1915 rhythmic structures. All percus - The Tarpon Springs Cultural για τον Ελληνισμό sionists and percussion instru - Center is located at 101 South ments are welcome to the free Pinellas Avenue, Tarpon Springs, event. Workshop hours are: Fri - Fl. 34689.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Vote on our website! You have the chance to express your opinion on our website on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question for that week. The question this week is: Is St. George's Church of Lynn right in refusing to pay its annual allocation to the Archdiocese? ΤΟΤΕ και ΤΩΡΑ o Yes o No Εγκυρη και έγκαιρη ενημέρωση με μέτρο o Maybe The results for last week’s question: Should Greece sell its ancient monuments to raise money? (718) 784-5255, 888-547-9527 ext. 108 - 109 • Fax: (718) 472-0510 4% voted "Yes" e-mail στο [email protected] • www.ekirikas.com 94 % voted "No" 2% voted "Maybe" Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011 COMMUNITY 3 Hellenic-Holy Cross Looks to Sell More Land – The Same Land Again

By Theodore Kalmoukos respond to the National Herald’s sion, find themselves increas - plained that, “There are several funding base is consistent and TNH Staff Writer written request for a comment. ingly challenged to meet their scenarios, one it includes it, an - stable. The trustees have a fidu - Last July, Hellenic College and current and future funding other one it doesn’t include it,” ciary responsibility to explore all BOSTON- Hellenic College and Holy Cross had attempted to sell needs. The trustees and admin - and he added: “We just want to options. You can’t look at certain Holy Cross Greek Orthodox the property but it was taken off istrations of these educational explore the possibilities.” Asked options, you have to look at all School of Theology has put part the market after strong opposi - enterprises are constantly seek - to make it clear if the school in - of the options. But then when of its real estate property up for tion from members of the Greek- ing creative and pragmatic so - tends to sell the property, he the Trustees come to together sale again. The property consists American Community. Also, dur - lutions to these challenges.” said: “That is an unfair question, and they discuss things they are of 12.5 acres of undeveloped ing the tenure of the late Lelon also said that, “Hellenic I told you we are looking at our trying to do their best and what land at 156-222 Prince Street Archbishop Iakovos, the school College, Inc. faces similar cir - options; we have not made any is best for the Church, for the looking towards the Jamaica had made another attempt to cumstances. Hence, cognizant of decision to sell. We put the prop - Faith and for the School.” To the Pond. It includes a parcel of land sell part of its real property to a its obligation to fulfill its fidu - erty up for sale because different question of whether the Arch - at 150 – 156 Prince Street of 6.9 construction company, which ciary responsibilities, the Board real estate people give different diocese gives its monthly alloca - acres with a house on it called was planning to build apartment of Trustees, through its Execu - estimates and all those estimates tion for the school regularly, he the Barletta Property. The prop - buildings and a nursing home. tive Committee, is exploring a are just estimates and the only said, “Yes we are up to date.” erty was purchased in 2005 for The deal fell through at the last variety of options to secure the time you can get a real price is About the strong vocal opposi - $5.4 million and consists of 6.9 moment after The National Her - long-term health of its college, when you put the property up tion of citizens in the area who acres of land and a house adja - ald revealed that the construc - theological school and seminary. for sale and then somebody says do not want to see the property cent to the campus of Hellenic tion company had filed for bank - Recognizing that any path se - they are going to give so much sold and developed, Lelon said, College and Holy Cross toward ruptcy in a nearby state. lected to secure the institution’s money. We have not received “For 63 years, since its relocation the direction leading to Jamaica Speaking to TNH, Thomas long-term future takes time, the any buyers. When that time in 1948 to Brookline/Boston, the Plain, a mostly working-class Lelon, Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and ad - comes we will review and deter - Hellenic College/Holy Cross neighborhood in Boston. The Board of Trustees of Hellenic ministration are currently re - mine what we want to do.” community has been a respon - house was going to be used as College and Holy Cross, who viewing a number of viable op - Lelon also said, “I hope you sible neighbor and a prudent the President’s residence or a also served as its President for tions. Among the options under quote in a way that doesn’t in - steward of its campus and sur - Student Union. The news about 10 years in the past, said that, consideration is the selling or furiate our people because we rounding environment. Indeed, the selling of the school’s prop - “As has been well documented, TNH ARCHIVES leasing of the institution’s excess are trying to save our institu - Hellenic College, Inc. has not im - erty came through the real estate many faith-based small colleges Thomas Lelon, Vice Chairman undeveloped land”. tion.” To the question “is the in - pugned the integrity of its pres - listing Service known as MLS. and graduate schools of theol - of the Board of Trustees of FOR SALE OR NOT? stitution in danger”, Lelon said, ence in the greater community Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - ogy in the United States in the Hellenic College and Holy To the question if the Barletta “No, what I am trying to say is in the past and it will not do so ica, Chairman of the Board of last several years, a period ex - Cross, who also served as its property, with a house on it is that you have to think about the in the future.” Trustees of the school did not acerbated by the Great Reces - President. included in this sale, Lelon ex - future and to make sure our St. Matthew’s Passion Soars for St. Vladimir’s and Orthodox Faithful

By Constantine S. Sirigos cectuated by changes pitch and young man. “I took an interest TNH Staff Writer volume. At times, however, it in the Church and I became in - was the power of almost whis - volved with the visit to America NEW YORK – The Orthodox pered words that was over - of Patriarch Alexei of Moscow.” Church is still something of an whelming. After the intermis - Alexei told him, “Our country exotic creature in the US, but sion, the oratorio resumed with has been decimated, we have no events such as the performance a soft rumble of low notes played resources and our children are of St. Matthew’s Passion, a mu - on the double basses, and when dying.” Rangos went to Iakovos sical setting of bible passages and the chorus joined them, softly, and told him that the Orthodox hymns that describe the events the music painted the words, Church should be involved in in - leading to the crucifixion of “Let all mortal flesh keep si - ternational charitable work like Christ, composed by one of the lence.” The performers and the other churches. “I got involved world’s leading Orthodox hier - audience shared a musical expe - in the discussion about what we archs, help to bring the faithful rience of the Crucifixion, which can do for Russia and we formed of different denominations to - continued through the words of International Orthodox Christian gether and Orthodoxy into the the great Holy Thursday Hymn charities (IOCC).” As Rangos be - cultural light of day. On February of Simeron Kremate: “Today He come became friends with peo - 7 more than 1,000 people filled who suspended the Earth upon ple of Russian descent in the the Church of St. Paul the Apos - the waters is hung upon a tree”. U.S., he learned that St. tle near New York’s Lincoln Cen - The air on the Virgin’s Lament Vladimir’s was working to build ter to hear orchestra and chorus was heartrending, the words of a new library. “When they asked perform the work of Metropoli - the soprano literally echoed by me to support it, I did, and all tan Hilarion of the Patriarchate the strings as if reflected by all the Orthodox jurisdictions gath - of Moscow. The concert was to the sentient beings in the uni - ered to celebrate its opening and raise funds for St. Vladimir’s Or - verse, to which the men in the I think it was a good thing some - thodox Seminary, one of the en - chorus finally responded. one of Greek heritage was sup - gines for Orthodoxy unity in The music turned turbulent porting it also.” America, and with its famed to describe Christ’s descent into Music can be a unifying force, especially when it has the grandeur of St. Matthew’s Passion, Rangos said he believes it’s vi - Press, one of the world’s leading hell before the piece’s uplifting telling the story of the Crucifixion of Christ, performed here at the Church of St. Paul in New tal for the Orthodox in America institutions for the promotion of ending with, “Thy resurrection York to benefit St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary. to “cooperate and spread our the Orthodox faith. we confess, Alleluia, glory to faith and become stronger by co - Maestro Greg Hobbs drew thee.” the beginning, which is reflected Orthodox Church to emerge, all wards.” He explained that in the operating with each other. To - sublime music from the The Sa - The Very Rev. John Behr, the by the diversity of people on the different Orthodox groups in Orthodox world, “You’ve got to gether we have strength, apart lomé Chamber Orchestra, a new Dean of St. Vladimir’s called Met - their board of Trustees. There is this country have to come and start slowly at the highest level we are far weaker.” Regarding ensemble of recent graduates of ropolitan Hilarion’s musical cre - a formal student exchange be - work together, and that starts and make sure the foundations the rebuilding of St. Nicholas at New York’s leading schools of ation a work of musical apolo - tween St. Vladimir’s and the with the bishops meeting to - are secure. It will take time be - Ground Zero, he said, “I’m as - music who are preparing to au - getics, presenting the Orthodox Holy Cross School of Theology gether. Then you must form cause “Everybody has certain tounded this has not been put to dition for the world’s great or - Church to the rest of the Christ - in Brookline, Mass. Each encour - committees, which address par - challenges to overcome in this rest a long time ago.” Noting the chestras, backed by a group of ian world. “He’s taken a musical ages their students to spend a ticular topics of our life together, process. If we are going to be - lawsuit that was just filed, he top soloists, including Protodea - form that belongs to western cul - semester at the other school, education, clergy, monastics. come one body together every - said, “This is a case that should con Fr. Vadim Gan and The New ture and infused it with orthodox usually in the second semester When TNH pointed out that rel - body’s identity has to be broad - be brought before all of America. York Virtuoso Singers. Over the hymnography, liturgical piety, of their second year,” Fr. Behr atively few of the people in the ened.” To have that church be treated hush of the overflowing crowd, musical ethos.” Bishop Savas of told TNH. One of St. Vladimir’s pews on any given Sunday are A GREEK BENEFACTOR the way they have is terrible,” the oratorio began when the cho - Troas of the Greek Orthodox treasures is its press. Founded in aware of these efforts, Fr. Behr The process began on the per - but he added, “I think we han - rus, backed by strings intoned: Archdiocese of America has 1968, it has published more than said, the process must begin that sonal level decades ago. Greek dled it poorly and we must be “Come, let us sing a holy lament served on the Board of semi - 500 books, many of them spiri - way. Bishops will establish com - American industrialist John Ran - more aggressive and let all the to Christ, marking the beginning nary’s Trustees for three years. tual classics and is arguably the mittees, which will recruit clergy gos told TNH about how Arch - American people know the in - of the piece that blended western Fr. Mark Leondis and Fr. premier English language Ortho - and laity as representatives and bishop Iakovos placed him on justice that has been done there.” form and content with tradi - Nathanael Symeonides also dox press in the world. Fr. Behr then information and under - the board of Holy Cross School tional music from the Orthodox teach there, rounding out the pointed out that it amounts to standing “percolates down - of Theology when he was a very [email protected] world, especially Russia. In some strong Greek presence. The missionary work, given the num - sections the chorus sang accom - Bishop was moved by the air ber of people who have become panied by the strings, in others sung by Mezzo Soprano “Make Orthodox by reading their books. they alternated with recitatives the robe of by soul to shine O Much of the faculty is at work – where the singer uses the giver of Light.” He said, “It felt developing programs in online rhythms of ordinary speech – like time was suspended.” and long distance courses. The sung by the soloists. In between, ST. VLADIMIR’S ROLE school also plans increasing col - the passages from the Gospel of An OCA institution, St. laboration with overseas institu - Matthew were read, honoring Vladimir’s relationship with the tions. Orthodox church practice, by Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and Fr. Behr said he is also very Protodeacon Gan. the Ecumenical Patriarchate goes excited about the next gathering VOICES OF HEAVEN back through generations of of the Assembly of Bishops of all The whole was a sea of rising renowned deans and scholars. the Orthodox jurisdictions in the and falling waves of musical It’s had a multi-jurisdictional, United States that is scheduled compassion, the holy words ac - pan-Orthodox orientation from for May. “For a genuinely local

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featuring TV commercials including the one Small Takes above, billboards, social media, and a revised website writes Stuart Elliott in the Times, is de - signed “to encourage ‘real’ fans of the brand to share their ‘real love stories’ by submitting video It’s All Greek to America’s clips, photographs and comments.” Agro Farma selected consumers who told Greek Yogurt Lovers them stories about their love for Chobani via so - cial media to feature in the campaign. Peter Americans are having a love affair with Greek McGuinness, CEO at Gotham, the ad agency that yogurt. Nielsen reported last October that, “De - developed the Chobani campaign, commented spite the 121% higher average equivalized price to Elliott, “We did not want a ‘corporate-out’ of Greek yogurt compared to non-Greek yogurt, campaign. We wanted a ‘consumer-up’ campaign, sales continue to skyrocket. Over the past 52 to tap into and extend the ‘Chobani love’ that is weeks ending October 2, 2010, Greek yogurt rapidly spreading across the country.” Kraft will dollar and unit sales are up 160% and 203% re - counter with a campaign breaking the end of spectively, while non-Greek yogurt dollar and this month for its new Athenos brand Greek yo - unit sales are up 3% and 1%.” Nielsen attributes gurt, including a major Facebook push. Kraft the popularity of Greek yogurt to health, conve - markets hummus and other Greek products un - nience, and taste. So get ready for the Greek yo - der the Athenos brand name but only recently gurt brands to start fighting it out for superiority. introduced a “Greek strained” non-fat yogurt Agro Farma’s Chobani, the top seller in the U.S., line. spent only $209,000 to advertise the brand in Other Greek yogurt brands currently on the market include Fage, Oikos, and Yoplait Greek. (L-R) Hellenic University Women’s Club scholarship recipients Katerina Rallis, NBC Reporter According to Symphony IRI, a market research Kim Vatis, club President Litsa Dalageorgas, recipients Elaine Kandalepas and Deana Kokinis, firm, Chobani had $257.3 million in sales, ex - club Vice President Regina Kulidas. cluding Walmart, for the 52-week period ending January 23, 2011. That was an increase over the was the club’s annual luncheon, Celebrating 80 tice may be a tool for terrorists, the glitch in the same period a year earlier of almost 226%. Fage Years – Promoting the Arts, Culture and Educa - Illinois Tollway’s I-PASS system that showed how had sales of nearly $142 million (up more than tion. The winners were Nicole Azemopoulos, Au - some tollway users may have been overcharged, 66%) followed by Oikos at $55 million (up al - rora University; Elaine Kandalepas, the Chicago and the murders of the young Zion girls. Besides most 54%.) The success of Greek yogurt has School of Professional Psychology; Konstantina her numerous responsibilities as a general re - even led to sub-categories. Last month, for ex - (Deana) Kokinis, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, porter and weekend morning anchorwoman, ample, Chobani Champions was launched as the and Katerina Rallis, Elmhurst College. During Vatis also produces and hosts the Smart Money “first Greek yogurt for children.” Clearly, when her inspirational talk, Vatis congratulated the re - segment, giving viewers financial information it comes to yogurt, Americans want to go Greek. cipients for taking the risk of applying. She used that will help them as they navigate through the (WWW.BRANDCHANNEL.COM) quotes from recommendation letters that the re - ups and downs of the current economy. She also cipients had provided that she said illustrated said that she enjoys visits to Greece, especially these young women already had the qualities to the picturesque town of Molyvos on Mytilini Chobani is now the biggest and fastest-selling that will lead them to success: hard work, a pas - where she has paternal relatives. Greek yogurt in the United States, but other Vatis Tells Illinois Scholarship sion for their fields, and enthusiasm. Vatis told The event included a book drive. More than Greek companies want a share too. them that luck comes with preparation, deter - 60 new children’s books were donated by atten - Winners: It’s Not Just Luck mination, and enthusiasm. Identifying herself as dees for distribution to underprivileged children 2009. Now the company is launching an esti - “Greek through and through,” Vatis described and young single mothers who are wards of the mated $13 million integrated media campaign. CHICAGO - Kim Vatis knows about success. As the high standards her Greek parents set for her Department of Children and Family Services Greek yogurt — “thicker, creamier, less sweet an anchorwoman for the NBC affiliate in with a sign that was hung in her bedroom in her (DCFS) system. Book Drive Chairperson, social and with more protein,” says the New York Times Chicago, NBC5, the award-winning and two- childhood home in Connecticut “Make it happen, worker Barbara Javaras, said this was part of an — is perceived by American consumers to be time Emmy nominee, who grew up in Connecti - on time and correctly.” effort to encourage young mothers to read to healthier than ordinary yogurt. Phil Lempert, cut, has taken a star role on a major television Using anecdotes from her career, Vatis gave their children. The GWUC’s President is Litsa Editor of a food industry newsletter, told the station in one of the country’s biggest markets. examples of how one creates luck through per - Dalageorgas. The event Chairwoman was Vice- Times, “Consumers are finally discovering what And she got there through work, something sistence, problem solving, and establishing the President Regina Kulidas. The Scholarship Com - yogurt is supposed to taste like, without all those which she reminded the four winners of schol - reputation of a person who is accountable and mittee included Maria Kallis, Elaine Alex, Deme - sweeteners, coloring and preservatives, and are arships from the Greek Women’s University Club gets things done. Some of the stories she re - tra Giannis, Nancy Canellis, and Gia willing to pay more for it.” Chobani’s campaign, is their real common denominator. The event ported on were “car cloning” and how this prac - Georgeou-Maniscalco. Bishop Elias Met With Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim of NY Monastery

Continued from page 1 in the monastery’s accounts former Abbot Paisios were in - haven’t been released, he said, valid and that Metropolitan The - drew must be provided a rem - “Because we have not finished oliptos’ resignation as Chairman edy for what he endured,” with - our job.” Asked about what was of the Legal Corporation has out stipulating what was being discussed and agreed on in a re - complicated the issue even sought, although similar cases cent meeting he had with more. Bishop Elias also in - have cost the Church consider - Bishop Vikentios of Apameia, formed the Patriarch that the able monies. Zalkin told the Pa - Bishop Elias said, “We agreed State of New York recognizes as triarch and his Synod that his that we want to resolve the valid the previous Corporation, office specializes in sex abuse problems with the best possible which consisted of Metropolitan cases. “Our office has substan - way for the Church and the Theoliptos as Chairman, Paisios tial experience representing sur - Monastery for which Bishop and Vikentios. He also stated in vivors of childhood sexual Vikentios has worked.” As to his letter that the lawyers who abuse, including people abused why it took three months for the had come to the Special Meeting by clergymen. In this case, our two to get together, Bishop Elias of Jan. 21 to advise the board preliminary investigation has re - said, “It was also in the devel - did not specialize in Religious vealed allegations that Metro - opment of things.” As to who is Corporation Laws. It was said politan Paisios routinely crossed Chairman of the Legal Corpora - in the Synodal meeting that the the physical boundaries of oth - tion of the Monastery he said, only way to change the Legal ers and inflicted great harm “I am the interim abbot and that Corporation of the Monastery upon the faithful of all ages and has a meaning from an ecclesi - was for the three hierarchs - genders.” astical view point. Also to the Theoliptos, Paisios and Viken - The letter alleged that while Corporation and all the papers tios - to hold a meeting and de - directives have been given for it has also a significance and at cide accordingly. TNH reported the reorganization of the this time we are trying to re - on Jan. 27 that Metropolitan Monastery by the Patriarchate, solve the issue and do whatever Nikitas of the Dardanelles nothing had been done about the law requires, we are on the chaired the meeting, represent - Paisios’ alleged victims. “Press process.” In terms of the fi - ing by proxy the corporate Pres - reports indicate that Ecumenical nances he said, “I think we can ident, Metropolitan Theoliptos Patriarch ordered Metropolitan meet our obligations. People of Iconium of the Ecumenical Paisios to leave the United continue to support the work of Patriarchate in Constantinople. States. It has also been reported Bishop Vikentios during an interview with The National Herald where he laid out allegations the monastery.” Bishop Elias represented Paisios that the Patriarchate is planning against Metropoolitan Paisios, his co-founder of the Chrysovalantou Monastery in Astoria, N.Y. The National Herald has by proxy. to reorganize the Monastery in learned that Bishop Vikentios Five attorneys for the Astoria and its Dependencies in is reportedly preparing an ex - in progress in order to avoid New York. Also, the First Central met for more than three hours monastery were present. Bishop the U.S. administratively, finan - tensive article on the Chryso - misunderstandings. These are Savings Bank in Astoria where on Feb. 10 with Bishop Elias. It Vikentios refused to attend be - cially and legally. Yet nothing valantou monastery and Paisios. sensitive issues.” He reminded the monastery’s accounts are was the first meeting between cause his attorney George Razis has been done to respond to the Bishop Elias told TNH that, “I that he is the interim abbot “and held has not released the funds the two hierarchs since Viken - was barred from entering. The human suffering. It is fair to in - cannot talk yet because the issue I always respect my superiors.” from the frozen accounts be - tios, who, along with Metropol - names of those elected members fer from these reports that the is in its process and it is not right Bishop Elias also said that, “We cause the new corporation that itan Paisios, was removed as one of St. Irene’s new Corporation Church to date has been more to say anything now.” Asked if are trying to protect the Church was put in place during the spe - of the monastery’s leaders, and which now has been declared worried about the possibility of the meeting was at his initiative and the sensitivity of all those cial meeting is not recognized, it was done at Bishop Elias’ ini - invalid were: Metropolitan Niki - scandal than responding to sur - or if he was following Patriarch involved.” so the monastery cannot pay its tiative. In a telephone conver - tas of the Dardanelles; Dr. An - vivors and their families.” Bartholomew’s directive, he The decisions that were financial obligations towards its sation with Bishop Vikentios, he thony Limberakis, Commander The National Herald has said, “These are our inner made at the special meeting of vendors and personnel. Bishop verified the meeting with Bishop of the Order of the Archons of learned that Zalkin made clear things” and he added that, “We the Legal Religious Corporation Elias said in response to that, Elias but said, “I will not make the Ecumenical Patriarchate; at - to Bishop Elias that he is deter - are trying to help the situation. of the Patriarchal and Stavrope - “We are going step-by-step and any comment about the meeting torney Nick Matthews, son of mined to press the case. There When we finish you will be in - gial Monastery of St. Irene we want the cooperation of at this time.” Rev. Constantine Matthews from are at least two more alleged formed.” Chrysovalantou in Astoria, N.Y. everyone,” and he added that, Bishop Elias in a letter to the the Annunciation parish in victims who are getting ready When he was told that peo - on January 21 to put new lead - “I think we are on the right track Patriarchate explained that the Stamford Connecticut; and Pres - to join in suits against Paisios, ple have the right to know, ership in place at the scandal- and we are waiting to finish all proxies of representation that byetera Anthi Katsoulis, whose the Monastery and the Patriar - Bishop Elias said, “I do not want scarred institution do not com - the process that the law re - were given by Metropolitan husband was killed in a car chate, and New York magazine to comment on issues that are ply with the laws of the State of quires.” As to why the monies Theoliptos of Ikonioum and the crash a few years ago in Cyprus. AHEPA POCKET-LESS Will Open PITA BREAD Chapter in Kontos Foods Constantinople The Leading Company in Flat Breads www.GreekKitchennyc.com Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita Continued from page 1 people from Greece seeking op - Manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic portunities – even prior to the Hand Stretched Flat bread. Greek economic crisis – have kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. migrated to The City, joining the mere 2-3,000 who remained FIllO kATAIFI, BAklAVA, SPANAkOPITA, TyROPITA from the original population. NuT ROll, MElOMAkARONA Karacostas told TNH the new and the TRADITIONAl MEDITERRANEAN DESSERTS. chapter will reach out and be - Excellent quality and service. come a resource and gathering place for the new Greeks. Kara - We distribute in USA and Canada. costas added that the establish - Special prices for communities, schools, churches ment of the Constantinople festivals and other events Chapter comes soon after the establishment of an AHEPA Dis - trict (comprised of at least three chapters) in Cyprus and the re - activation of a chapter in Puerto Rico. There are 13 chapters in Kontos Foods, Inc Expa nd your mind... Greece and there have been in - b Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 quiries from England, Germany Under Supreme President Tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 and Panama. “We are excited Nicholas Karacostas, the The National Herald Bookstore about the prospects of expand - Supreme Order of AHEPA has kontos.com a (718) 784-5255 • [email protected] ing AHEPA into other parts of been expanding its influence, the globe,” added Karacostas. including around the world. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011 COMMUNITY 5

COMMUNITY SPORTS Manesis Helps Show the Way for Greek Youths in Athletics And Life

By Dinos Avlonitis ing successfully for many years at confident about that at the same portant to bring their children to taught, avoiding traps that year Special to The National Herald the newly-built Greek League. time. How? “Through sports play together. It was for them after year are increasing and Then followed the founding of matches. And I don’t only mean something strange. Now things more difficult, but he said it must NEW YORK - At the closed gym - A.O Corfu of New York. In con - football and basketball. There are have changed a lot. Parents give be done, especially during these nasium of the Bronx community tinuation, I was President for 10 also other sports to which we can time to their children. They watch times of economic crisis. Some with the Germankou siblings as years in the once glorious Doxa attract more children. There is them and take joy in it. That is say it can’t be done, but just ask hosts, tens of athletic agents and of Washington Heights, which baseball. How will this dream why I believe the needs have mul - him. “I disagree! Of course it is others in the community - par - was founded in 1962. We did a come true? With suitable athletic tiplied and we must do what we feasible. I will give you an exam - ents, children, young girls and very good job. I remember, when spaces. Toward this, everyone can have to cover them. I know from ple. When the delegation of boys basketball players - the Chil - taking over, we had over 80 chil - and should contribute. Primarily my own experience from the Olympiakos came here in New dren’s Basketball Championship dren in five teams. With this, and the church. It can afford to squan - Olympiakos union that a lot of York tens of thousands of dollars went on. Heading the event was after the children had grown up, der millions of dollars for other people are willing to help if we were gathered within no time at Yiannis Manesis, a prominent we created the big professional things … it’s time it invested in give it a chance. I want to point all and we overrode the expenses. leadership figure, a man who was team. With Themi Katechi the our children! Let it begin with a out that I absolutely agree with I’m certain that for such an im - born into athletics, with many coach we won the championship group of people, unions, federa - the highly regarded former bas - portant and remarkable cause years of experience in the sports in the Greek League. At that time tions and the Church to make ketball player of Aris, and present there will be people to embrace happenings of the Diaspora, and Greek football in America was in something necessary for our coach at Flushing, Nikos Davatzis, and support it because it will with an athletic resume anyone its glory. It was the best period. youths. I am sure many private who suggested the creation of a serve many real needs. The Dias - would envy. Manesis, apart from For the last years I’ve been staff individuals will follow and will committee by professional agents pora has the financial means to being a founding member of the of the union of friends of Yiannis Manesis wants sup - contribute to such an important and volunteers to make a start. accomplish this. Football, basket - Ereikoussa football team in New Olympiakos New York, and the port for Greek American chil - cause. We have the power, We That is how it should begin. Only ball, baseball and other sports. York andan agent of A.O. Corfu last two years a radio producer dren in sports. can do it. I am sure we have the this way the dream can come We need space, otherwise our N.Y., was for 10 years president for a sports program.” power, we can do it, the church true. For years now we’ve been children will abandon us when of the Doxa Washington Heights Spending so much of his life could benefit youths as much as must help,” phrases he uses with working by ourselves. It is time they grow up. They will leave our football team, and a recent in stadiums and with teams, those now, although they had resolve and passion, especially we saw this collectively and seri - communities. We speak every - cashier of the union of Manesis said what he got from it gained a foothold in athletics. “It when the issue is as important as ously on the right bases”. where of the continuation of Hel - Olympiakos friends in New York was helping young people espe - was never so organized and with children and how they can benefit His words that stir and create lenism. Great! How can we as well as a sports producer for a cially, teaching them so much such a plethora of children. At from participating in organized and invest in a sector Greek achieve this if we don’t create the closed circuit Diaspora. He has about the games and how to con - this point, I would like to express sports. Americans love, their children, prerequisites now, so that the chil - strongly influenced the story of duct themselves. “We had over my sincere congratulations to The “Athletics for the young is a show a good future for them if dren be together and in har - the Diaspora athletics, mainly that 80 children,” he said, a number National Herald , which covers very serious issue … and, if you they adhere to the values they are mony?” of football, and has offered much which he said showed the value the games of the Greek-American may, something else, maybe in both respects. “Athletics is in of investing in youth, especially practicing sports youth. I’ve never funny … we will reduce mixed my veins. It is one of the highest in athletics, so that they could remembered such big coverage and interracial marriages with Calling All Greek American Athletes! achievements of human thinking have role models and aspirations, of our children by any other me - such a move … you understand and I’ve been serving it with pas - and learning what team sports dia. This effort really contributes what I mean. Here at the com - The National Herald is featuring a new Sports section and sion for many years,” said Mane - could teach them. “We have been and at last the time has come to munity, right now you can see is looking for stories and photographs of Greek American sis, adding that he remembers ivesting ever since in the children give our children of our commu - 150 parents. Later on more will athletes of all ages in all sports. If you’ve a good story those difficult yet essential for to - who are the future of everybody nities the chance to smile!” come. Hundreds will gather. They about someone’s achievement or exploits: high school or day periods of the Diaspora foot - and everything,” he said, citing it Manesis perhaps constitutes a bring their children. They partic - college, amateur sports particularly, we’d like to know ball landmarks that comprised a as an important movement for man who unites the principle of ipate. They do not leave them to about it. Photographs should be good quality, large high- good start for the future. “I came Greek American youth. He noted a hard effort for the Diaspora ath - temptations that lurk, alienation, resolution JPEGS and can be headshots, group shots, or to America in 1974. A few years that sporadic sports movements letics of today, with the crucial bad company, drugs, They give athletes in action. Please include your name, address and after 1977 with other fellow com - with children had existed previ - and important crossroads it now time to their children. Further phone number for verification and send information or sto - patriots we founded the Erikoussa ously, but not with the kind of or - faces, with a view of the difficult back, this did not happen. Our ries to [email protected] football team. We had been play - ganization and continuity that road to the future, but said he’s parents did not consider it so im -

Science Series Approaching Democritus: Alivisatos and Nanocrystals Studies

Continued from page 1 philosopher, Democritus came tal – whether a photovoltaic sil - to do. I do not second-guess. would you be? up with the theory of atoms. It icon crystal or a diamond – the This seems like the path I was PA: I honestly do not know. I California, Berkeley in 1986. He was a mental experiment for price of making it goes up as the going to follow. feel that the luckiest thing in went on to become one of the him. You take a piece of some - square of the crystal’s volume. TNH: What is the best part every sense of the word is that I world’s leading authorities in thing – gold, for example – and Double the size and the price in - about being Greek? found the thing that I love do - the new field of nanocrystallog - you chop it in half. Then in half creases by a factor of four. Right PA: I have a lot of apprecia - ing. raphy – the study of the struc - again. And again. Eventually you now, the size of the silicon crys - tion for Greek culture. It values TNH: Where do you see ture of very small crystals, a sci - get to something that cannot be tals used in solar panels is such, knowledge. It is a warm, person - yourself going in the future? ence that is part of the exciting divided – an atom of gold. The that as Paul Alivisatos states, “It able society. I do not keep as PA: It is hard to say. There new world of nanotechnology. term comes from Greek for in - is like coating a rooftop with di - close to it as I ought to, but it is have been so many twists and It emerged in the last 15 years, divisible.” As things get smaller amond rings.” Alivisatos’ re - important to me. turns in the midst of what has and holds both great puzzles, – if they are made up of the search team is trying to turn that TNH: What is the best part been a good journey. When I was and great promises. If this same element – chemistry ex - problem on its head. “We are about being American? a young professor I shared an sounds like an unconventional pected their properties to stay trying to find what is the tiniest, PA: This is an amazing coun - office with Ken Pitzer. He was a career, it fits Alivisatos. He fol - the same. Yet it was not just the least-expensive, nanoparticle try. I think about what my dad theoretic chemist. He had been lowed a different path than band gap that changes. Material that can be used in a solar cell,” accomplished coming here. In in the Manhattan Project and many Greek Americans, includ - hardness changes. Melting tem - he said. “We do not have one this country, what you can was President of Rice University. ing scientists. He was born in peratures drops. Even light be - that works well enough yet, but achieve depends upon what you He had retired and was a pro - Chicago and lived there for the haves differently in nanocrystals. we are getting closer.” Alivisatos do, not who you are. It is hard fessor emeritus at Berkeley, hav - first 10 years of his life before Since then, Alivisatos kept fo - is not exclusively focused on his to imagine having the career ing come back home. He was in his father moved the family to cused on nanocrystals. In 1988 work. He has been married for that I have had, as the son of an his eighties back then, but he Athens, to take an academic po - he accepted a position as Assis - 16 years to his wife, Nichole, immigrant in any other country. came in every day and did re - sition in Greece. For Alivisatos, tant Professor of Chemistry at and they have two daughters, TNH: What do you feel is the search. That would be a great it was a shock. Like many Greek the University of California, Stephanie, 16, and Clara, 13. He key to success in your field? ending for me some day. Americans, he experienced the Berkeley, where he has re - is also a dedicated amateur pho - PA: I think it is the willing - TNH: What advice would you dislocation of living in a foreign mained. He became a full pro - tographer and has been playing ness to have some kind of dream offer anyone starting out in life culture where few spoke his na - fessor since 1995, and in 1999 with digital cameras since his and to follow it – even if it has today – people in their late tive language. “I did not speak he joined the Department of Ma - Bell Labs days. “My first digital Dr. Paul Alivisatos some implausible aspect to it. It teens? Greek,” he said. “The schools terials Science as well as remain - camera had only a 120 Kilopixel would not be a dream if it were PA: Find something interest - were ahead of what they would ing in the Department of Chem - capacity,” Alivasatos stated. He your choice. not implausible. You have to find ing that they can believe in and have been in the United States istry. He continued his research has a Canon 5B today. “It is the PA: That is a hard question something that you want to do that they can do for with their for the grade level, and the work in nanotechnology, concurrently one place I can fiddle around, to answer. At each stage along that others have not done. life. There is no substitute for was harder.” He said: “I was un - serving at the Lawrence Berkeley play with the lenses. It is incred - the way of my education I fol - TNH: If you could not be a finding what you like to do. Find comfortable at first, but it was National Laboratory. ible technology.” Alivisatos may lowed something I really wanted professor or a scientist, what it and stick with it. a good experience. I had to Nanocrystallography stops have to put laboratory work on learn how to deal with the chal - short of getting to one atom. In - hold in the near-term, and de - lenges. I had to play catch-up stead, it sees how close you can pend more on his staff of tal - during my formative years, and get to Democritus’ limit – how ented researchers for the exper - found that that is a good thing.” small you can make a single imental work. Alivisatos is not He also found that move enrich - crystal of anything. Alivisatos’ only a gifted scientist; he is also ing. “The culture was so differ - work takes him pretty close. “We a gifted administrator. In 2001 ent. How people operated was have made crystals as small as he was made director of the different.” Family was more im - 20 atoms across,” Alivisatos said. Lawrence Berkeley National portant and he found his was One of the first practical appli - Laboratory’s Molecular Foundry.. the most important influence in cations Alivisatos found for In December 2007, he was his life, and not just his parents, nanocrystals was to make use of named Deputy Laboratory Direc - as is typical in America. He said the changing way in which tor serving as the lab’s chief re - was profoundly influenced by nanocrystals excite light. They search officer, overseeing the the extended family he found in could be used to image biologi - discretionary research budget, Greece, including a parade of cal material. This technology, key research initiatives and tech - “uncles” that were frequently called quantum-dot bio-labeling, nology transfer functions. The cousins, or simply old family allows medical researchers to reward for a job well done is of - friends. look within a virus. Biodots can - ten another, more challenging He moved back to the United not just be used to “stain” an in - job. In January, 2009, Steve Chu, States in his late teens. While he dividual virus cell, but to resolve who had been the director of the loved Greece, he said he felt that details within a virus. Biodots Lawrence Berkeley National the opportunities were greater have proved valuable tools for Laboratory, accepted the posi - in the United States, and he practicing physicians, as well as tion of Energy Secretary in the wanted to “do something.” That researchers. Their ability to re - Obama Administration and proved to be chemistry. After solve detail on the cellular level Alivisatos was named to replace graduating from the University gives doctors a powerful new him. Alivisatos was appointed of Chicago, he moved to the Uni - tool in the early detection of dis - Interim Director of the Depart - versity of California, Berkeley, eases and cancer. “A pathologist ment of Energy’s Lawrence when he studied under Charles can use the information to refine Berkeley National Laboratory on B. Harris, today a member of the a patient’s therapy,” explained January 22, 2009, a position National Academy of Science. Alivisatos. By creating biodots, since made permanent. Alivisatos was then interested in Alivisatos has contributed more The National Herald asked photophysics as it applied to to the field of medicine than Alivisatos about his career: near metals like silicon and would have been possible for TNH: Which of your accom - semiconductors. After earning him as a practicing physician. plishments left you with the his Ph.D., Alivisatos went to Nanocrystals have broader ap - greatest sense of satisfaction and AT&T Bell Labs in New Jersey, plications than just medicine. pride? where he worked as a post-doc - Alivisatos’ recent work has been PA: Seeing the biodots being torate fellow with Louis E. Brus, researching the use of nanopar - used. It was a good feeling when who, in 1983, had discovered ticles to deliver renewable en - I saw the robot using nanotech - that the band gap – or the en - ergy by improving the efficiency nology. I saw that the research ergy divide an electron must of photovoltaic technology. had led to something that could jump – changed with the size of “Solar photovoltaic energy is help people. a particle. The larger the parti - so expensive today that we get TNH: What was the biggest cle, the greater the band gap. less than one-tenth of one per - challenge you ever faced, and This was unexpected, and com - cent of our energy from the how did you meet it? pelling. Brus assigned studying sun.” Alivisatos explains. “We PA: It has to be being 10 these phenomena to two new can get more energy from the years old and changing culture post doctorate fellows – sun, but we do not yet know overnight. It was hard. Yet it Alivisatos and Moungi Bawendi. how to harness it in a cost-ef - made me aware I could meet HOW CRYSTALS CHANGE fective way.” challenges. I learned to work Alivisatos explains why the HERE COMES THE SUN with other people. It was a good concept that as a crystal gets Solar panels today are basi - experience. smaller its properties start cally collections of convention - TNH: If you were just begin - changing flew in the face of ally-sized silicon crystals. One ning your higher education, what was then accepted science. basic rule in crystallography is back in the 1980s, would you “Back in ancient times, a Greek that the bigger you make a crys - choose a different path? Explain 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011 Real Tragedies Taught Anthoula Katsimatides How to Act in Life

Continued from page 1 Greeks associate anarchism with cures for mental illness that is not bring the person back and hooded Molotov Cocktail throw - not something people are able will not reverse the tragedy. You Greek translation of a play by ers, but she explained that Living to speak about.” She told TNH, can only go forward and try Moliere. “I had an incredible Theater actors and leaders “are “Because of my experience, I your best to make your life a time and then had this thirst to pacifists who try through their want people to know that some - better one and if that means learn more about this fascinat - art to send a message of com - one commits suicide every eight seeking help, whether it means ing field of acting. I started tak - munity concern and love and the seconds in America. That is an psychotherapy, or going to a ing classes and got engrossed in radical equality of all people.” astounding number and if we priest, or a self help group, I am the craft,” she said. The group’s current produc - were to pour money into mental all for that. When my brother She said actors must reach tion is Korach, about the follow - illness awareness the way they committed suicide I spent a lot down inside themselves and ers of the man who rebelled support other legitimate causes, of time in a survivors group.” draw out a wide range of against Moses. The play exam - it would help.” It’s vital, she said, for the Com - thoughts and experiences, many ines the question of why people She added: “When Michael munity to be able to reach out of which are painful and often were forced to submit to Moses, passed away it was a very pri - to people in need and to guides difficult to grasp, but says she and asks why couldn’t the peo - vate loss. About one and one friends and family members the has been told by people who ple of God just live together as half years later my brother John best way to help those in need. have been actors since childhood equals? Molina, who wrote it, died in the September 11 at - She noted that, “Some people that that she is lucky to have a examines the matter by explor - tacks, and that was a very public can be a little pushy. Everyone wealth of experience to draw ing the complementary but of - loss. All of a sudden you are part has his or her own timetable. upon, referring to her work in ten conflicting need for individ - of a much greater loss and I be - What my family and friends several fields and to the family ual freedom and authority. The came a member of this ‘club’ of have done is offer their support. tragedies she has endured. She play ran just as Egyptians re - families who lost members on I know they are there when I told The National Herald that belled. Katsimatides delighted 9/11.” She noted that the atten - need them. That goes a long life had given her tools and in the coincidence and the play’s tion that is paid to the 9/11 way.” depth for work on the stage, but relevance to current events. losses “is right and just, but she NEVER FORGET said acting also gave her an op - “There are performances where added that if half that attention She said she also thinks portunity to express and work people are so moved they are in was paid to mental illness, there about New York’s other on difficult issues and feelings tears. One night’s performance would be a little bit of a bal - wounded families. She serves that benefit her personal life. was dedicated to the people of ance.” She started an organiza - on the board of directors of the And it’s a wonderful world of Egypt.” tion in memory of her brothers official 9/11 memorial and mu - fantasy too. “It’s a powerful The Living Theater tries to Anthoula Katsimatides has endured a lot of heartache for a – The Johnny and Mikey Katsi - seum (its Web site is thing for actors to be able to act make the audience part of the young woman, but says it’s helped her deal with life and her matides Foundation for life - memorial.org). She loves the and express things they have performance, one of those professions, including acting. JAM for Life - whose web site is design, feeling that it is peaceful never done before. To live some - places where sooner or later an jamfoundation.org. She said she and does justice to the memory thing you’ve never lived before audience member is going to get her own family, she said, “It was and writers to be catapulted into did it to perpetuate her brothers’ of those who lost their lives. – there’s nothing more exciting a hug. “Yes that’s the signature OK for the arts to be a hobby mainstream American success. memories and to make people “There are two reflecting pools than that. It’s an opportunity to of the Living Theater. The audi - but to actually pursue the arts,” She says she’s realized that if more aware of mental illness that mark the location of the put on another face and gain an - ence is actually on stage. They was another story, though she she wants to contribute to the and also as a tribute to those Twin Towers,” she said, “and other outlook and be really break the so-called fourth wall sympathizes with parents’ con - community, she has to remove lost on 9/11. there is a wonderful waterfall rooted in another personality.” (the invisible barrier between cerns because, “It’s not feasible herself from it, achieve main - She produces fundraisers cascading down into the pools, It can be fun and it can get the actors and the audience.) At to have a career in the arts and stream success and come back each year that benefit those and on the perimeter of the complicated: “It’s very difficult the end we ask the audience to live on an artist’s salary in Amer - to help. She has been given that causes. She noted that The names of our loved ones are to separate the person that you stand and participate but every - ica. She said she’s proud of the sober advice by many successful Samaritans of New York works etched on a beautiful bronze are onstage from the person you one decides how much they two Greek cultural centers in As - people, and not just artists. to stop suicide. “They are a won - panel with light illuminating the are in real life. Sometimes the want to participate.” The ending toria but felt a Greek presence “That is the formula but it’s hard derful organization that has a water and its surrounded by a two mesh. That is most the case has to do with the Greek word in Manhattan would be valu - for me to leave the community,” 24-hour hotline” and there are grove of trees. It’s going to be in the technique called method “apokatastasis ton panton” but able. Greek American director she said. walks by the American Society absolutely beautiful.” She said acting where you become that if your priest is not an anarchist Stephan Morrow said he be - She is deeply rooted in the of Suicide Prevention that she she and the other families are character in real life in order to he might not like that idea. lieves that the Community can Greek American community and supports and was pleased to see grateful for the outpouring of portray it.” Asked if she likes to NEW GREEK ART? make a quantum leap in New has a wide-ranging perspective. their flyers in cafes in Astoria, support they received through - write, her face brightened: “I Asked about the state of art York City’s cultural conscious - She says her acting and life ex - N.Y. and she encourages Greek out their ordeal, and agrees that do.” She said her writing is con - and culture in the Greek Amer - ness by establishing a cultural periences have put her more in Americans to participate the memorial is not the exclu - nected to her acting because, ican community, especially in center in Manhattan that would touch with the different ele - through JAM events. “I don’t sive property of the families of “They say in New York that if New York where so much include a theater and exhibition ments of human experience, the want it to be only about the peo - the victims. After the attack, she you write your own piece and wealth is concentrated and space and noted that a number joys and tragedies, and have ple who knew my brother,” she went to work with LMDC, which you get to perform it, that’s the where there are so many other or struggling venues may be - given her a stronger voice, and said. is in charge of the rebuilding of way into the theater commu - ethnic and social communities come available. He added that no longer has a problem talking Thoughts of her brothers are the World Trade Center site. She nity.” She is now writing a one- which support their most tal - by also producing the works of about what her family has been never far from her conscious - described the complex process woman show. “Some of it’s ented and creative members non-Greek artists, such an insti - through. “My tragedies are ac - ness, but she said she knows she that was intended to bring to - funny and some of it is not,” through grants, fellowships and tution could become an integral tually the reason I am an actress must move forward. “When you gether and solicit the views of meaning it also touches on seri - scholarships, she invoked the part of the local cultural scene, now and that I’m in the arts. It suffer a tragedy you can choose the many kinds of stakeholders. ous and painful themes. the great Greek artistic heritage, thus benefiting Greeks in the was a matter of realizing ‘Wow, to do one of two things: You can She patiently explains to people ANOTHER GREEK hesitated when considering the arts and also bringing in rev - life is too short’ and I must do choose to just clam up and live who ask her about the state of ANARCHIST? current reality, but then said enue that could be used to sup - something that makes me a solitary life - and I can under - the rebuilding almost 10 years She said she is fortunate to with excitement: “The commu - port Greeks. happy, that makes me want to stand the people who choose to after the attack that it was not be currently involved with the nity has come a long way.” She Katsimatides said she the get out of bed each day.” When do that - or you can actually do an easy process. She said it was Living Theater, a legendary in - mentioned community theater Community could do a better Anthoula was 26, her younger something for the greater good difficult “to really listen to all stitution in the New York City and pointed out that the Con - job of approaching affluent brother Michael Katsimatides so that their loved ones will not those voices,” and she is happy theater scene. “The artistic di - suls General of Greece and Greek Americans about the committed suicide. “He was an have died in vain,” and she ex - it’s largely on track, except for rector is Judith Molina, who is Cyprus, Aghi Balta and Koula value of supporting Greeks in incredible young man. Very plained that “people’s initial in - the distress she said she feels 84 years old and her theater is Sophianou, “are doing an in - the arts, while playwright Maria smart and aggressive, but stinct is to keep it to yourself, over the rebuilding of her an anarchist theater company.” credible job trying to foster the Micheles echoed those thoughts, sweet,” she said. She realized in but once someone breaks that beloved St. Nicholas Church, She then says earnestly, “Most arts and display the artists as declaring that, “The best way retrospect that he had a mental little barrier and opens up to which was destroyed in the at - of my friends then look at me best they can.” Her experience for a community to be heard is illness. She said she’s discussing this sense of community assis - tacks. That is an ongoing story and ask what I have in common as an actress in the community through the arts.” it “because suicide in the Greek tance, then you can’t help but for her and the rest of us, for with these folks considering my has been positive: “I myself have Katsimatides continues to do community and the community accept it.” Does time help? which she works and prays for foray into the political world” – always been greeted with in - plays in Greek because she at large is not talked about. “What time does is allow a per - a happy ending. working for Pataki and then for credible support,” she said, wants to be part of the continu - Mental illness is not talked son to adjust their life to the the Lower Manhattan Develop - which is not usually the way it ation of the Greek language in about. People work hard to raise new reality. It’s not pleasant and To learn more about Anthoula’s ment Corporation, one of the goes given that in most Greek America, but as valuable as such money and try to find cures for there are people who respond performances and endeavors, agencies responsible for the re- households children are not en - endeavors are, she says that’s cancer every single day but by lying down and not getting visit www.anthoula.com. building of Ground Zero. Most couraged to go into the arts. In not the way for Greek artists when you talk about finding out of bed, but doing that will [email protected] St. Nick’s Cause Picked Up in Congress, But Port Authority Silent

Continued from page 1 The letter was sent to every with her Greek American col - lican. said is the injustice the Commu - dress other issues once the state member of the New York and leagues, fellow Assemblywoman LOVE-HATE nity is enduring: “The Port Au - budget has passed. World Trade Center had even been envi - New Jersey Congressional dele - Aravella Simotas and State Sen - The media has shown both thority and the State of New Center owner Larry Silverstein sioned.Indeed, while immigrants gations last week and Bilirakis ator Michael Gianaris. She has sympathy and disdain for the York have not done right by the has an interest in the resolution were still being processed into is now working on a second let - also spoken to New York State Church’s position. Gianaris, re - Orthodox Christians who wor - of such disputes but has yet to the United States through Ellis ter which will go to Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader, Greek flecting the Community’s impa - ship at Saint Nicholas. The State weigh in on the issue, although Island - actually within sight of to Governor Chris Christie of American Dean Skelos, a Repub - tience, is blunt about what he has gone back on its word and he could be an influential power this little church - immigrants New Jersey. In a statement sent the Archdiocese and Saint broker in helping determining who had come before them were to TNH, Bilrirakis said he took Nicholas faithful are right to development around the site already worshipping there.” his action because, “The Greek bring a lawsuit to enforce their where St. Nicholas once stood, The Congressman stressed Orthodox Archdiocese has been rights.” Simotas, who is travel - but he did not respond to in - the symbolic significance of the ready, willing, and able to re - ing abroad, told TNH that, “We quiries. A piece in the New York much-loved church: “I am much build its beloved church but has have reached a pivotal moment Observer last week asked: Why grieved that there has not been been met with persistent road - in our effort to rebuild St. has the authority reneged on a more progress on what should blocks by officials ... the govern - Nicholas at Ground Zero,” three-year-old deal with the indisputably be a healing mo - ment should cooperate with St. adding “it is a shame that legal church to give it a grand new ment for Ground Zero and for Nicholas Greek Orthodox action had to be pursued.” home at 130 Liberty Street, our country – the rising from Church and its rebuilding Malliotakis had the opportunity something promised personally the ashes of the little church process.” His words were to bring up the issue when the by Governor George Pataki back that was destroyed by the vio - echoed by U.S. Rep. John Sar - state assembly’s Republican in 2004? It also noted a lence and malice of 9/11. Saint banes, (D-Maryland,) who along Conference was invited by dilemma that has arisen, that Nicholas was always open as a with Representatives Carolyn Cuomo to a breakfast at the Ex - the church would have to re- place of worship and reflection Maloney (D-N.Y.); Mike Grimm ecutive Mansion earlier this built atop an underground se - to everyone in lower Manhat - (R-N.Y.); and Rodney Freyling - month. She informed Cuomo curity center. “It always seemed tan, irrespective of creed, and hausen (R-N.J.) have signed the that it’s a critical issue for the like it was a settled issue where that would be equally true now. letter. Sarbanes told TNH: Greek American community and it was going to be,” a former Moreover, as a symbol of tenac - “Along with Congressman Bili - he told her that he had met with Port Authority official said. “It ity and rebirth and universal rakis, I am asking my colleagues Church officials during his elec - just kept getting inherited and faith, it would take on new to urge the fair and timely reso - tion campaign and was in - passed off from one group to meaning to all people, Ameri - lution of the dispute so that re - formed about the situation. another. It wasn't until later cans and visitors alike. For that construction of this venerated TNH/C. SIRIGOS Malliotakis said she was pleased when they really realized what reason alone it must speedily be church may begin without any Congressman Gus M. Bilirakis of Florida at a conference in with Cuomo’s response and be - that would mean.” rebuilt. Such a symbol is sorely further undue delay.” In Albany, Washington, D.C. He’s asking Congress to help get St. Nicholas lieves that he will look into the missed.” Malliotakis has been working Church rebuilt near Ground Zero in New York. matter when he is ready to ad - [email protected]

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By Leonidas Petrakis tional scientific investigations to The mechanism’s time keeping ascertain its function. During the capabilities were useful for the Imagine Roman merchant gal - past decade the Antikythera prediction of agricultural and re - leys heading to Rome during the Mechanism Research Project, a ligious festivals, and also moni - First Century B.C. from Rhodes joint effort of universities (Cardiff, toring the dates of the four major and other ports of the economi - Athens, Thessaloniki) and high Panhellenic (Olympic, Pythian, cally and culturally rich Eastern tech companies in the United Isthmian, and Nemean) Games. Mediterranean, ferrying plun - States and the United Kingdom The reading by the Research Pro - dered goods for the obligatory (Hewlett-Packard, X-Tek Systems) ject of the hidden or previously triumphal parade following a vic - employed cutting edge technolo - unreadable inscriptions included tory against invaders or in the gies (X-Ray computed tomogra - the word ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ ( Olympia, ) Civil Wars being fought all over phy, 3D surface imaging) and ad - thus giving credence to the de - the Empire. The galleys would vanced significantly our vice’s monitoring capabilities; and have to navigate the often stormy, understanding of the mechanism. also the word ΙΣΠΑΝΙΑ ( Spain ) treacherous seas between Cape In 2005 they brought to the mu - testimony to the far sea-faring Malea, in Southeastern Laconia, seum in Athens a seven ton X-ray reaches of the ancients. Ancient and Crete. One, seeking tempo - tomography machine, and exam - Greek science, from the pre-So - rary refuge from a fierce storm, ined the mechanism in place so cratic natural philosophers of Io - is damaged and sinks near the that it would not suffer further nia and Magna Graecia, through small island of Antikythera, damage if transported. These in - the great Hellenistic centers of where it remains for almost vestigations with the most mod - Alexandria and Syracuse, to the 2,000 years. Fast forward to ern scientific tools established be - late antiquity, laid down the con - 1900. Sponge divers from the is - yond doubt the great ceptual and mathematical foun - land of Syme, returning home technological importance of the dations of modern science. But it from their sponge harvesting off mechanism, as the world’s first has also been criticized by some the Libya coast and facing an un - mechanical analog computer. that it was overly pure and theo - forgiving storm, seek safe harbor (Analog computers use mechani - retical, and not particularly con - in the same spot in Antikythera. cal or electrical properties shaft TNH ARCHIVES cerned with technological devel - While waiting for better weather rotations, electric voltage) to This modern model of the An - opments. The Antikythera they dive for sponges, and they model problems, and only in re - tikythera Mechanism, the Mechanism belies that con - discover by serendipity the Ro - cent years have they been super - world’s first known mechani - tention, as did the recent discov - man shipwreck, from which they seded in importance by digital cal analog computer, was built ery of the calculus in the bring up a wealth of ancient computers.) in 2006 for the Children’s Mu - Archimedes palimpsest. Jo Marc - Greek artifacts, now at the Ar - The Antikythera Mechanism, seum of Manhatttan by math - hand has written a delightful ac - chaeological Museum in Athens. a mechanical analog computer ematician Dionyssios Kriaris count of the Antikythera Mecha - The discovery, the earliest major fully in the modern sense of the (http://www.archimedesclock nism: Decoding the Heavens - A underwater archaeological exca - concept, was constructed proba - .gr) on the basis of the latest 2000-year-old Computer and the vation in history, attracted world- bly in Rhodes in the early research of the International Century-long Search to Discover wide attention. The ephemeral decades of the First Century B.C. Antikythera Mechanism Re - its Secrets. The Antikythera Re - and gaudy loot that was meant to perform astronomical calcula - search Project . search Project has a very useful to impress the Roman citizenry tions. These include determining web site: http://www.an - during the triumphal parade had and predicting the position and astronomer Meton. It is critical tikythera-mechanism.gr/pro - disintegrated, but the valuable motions of the sun, moon, and for fixing precise calendars; has ject/overview. A number of mod - and beautiful bronzes, glassware, the five planets known to the important modern technological els have been fabricated also, and pottery, and jewelry had sur - Greeks at the time; the prediction applications such as flight plan - they can be seen e.g. in the Ar - vived. An intriguing shoe-sized of solar and lunar eclipses; the ning for spacecraft missions; and chaeological Museum in Athens bronze box also had survived. formulation of calendars; the ris - forms the basis for calculating the and the Children’s Museum in Because of its prominent dials ing and setting of specific stars; date of Easter and the Hebrew Manhattan, and a working model and gears, it was dubbed the An - marking and keeping time; and calendar’s 19-year cycle. The is demonstrated in the UTube: tikythera Mechanism. For a long possibly serving as a navigation mechanism is truly remarkable http://www.youtube.com/watch time it remained a curiosity, lying aid. The mechanism has three for the sophistication of its fabri - ?v=4eUibFQKJqI piecemeal among the vast inven - main dials with the Egyptian 365- cation, miniaturization, and com - tory of the museum and essen - day and the Greek Zodiac calen - plexity to a degree that did not Leonidas Petrakis holds a PhD tially forgotten after the initial dar divided into degrees; and 30 appear in Europe again for 17 from the University of California, flare of intense interest. known gears with teeth in the centuries until the advent of ad - Berkeley, was Department All that changed in 1959 when form of precisely fabricated equi - vanced clock making. Its mathe - Chair man and Senior Scientist at Derek John de Solla Price, a Yale lateral triangles. It is inscribed matical sophistication is indicated Brook haven National Labor a to - University Professor of the History with an operating manual of by the fact that it corrects for ir - ry, has taught at various univer - of Science, published in Scientific more than 2,000 characters (as - regularities in the position and tions with reference to the ob - of the Greeks that planets moved sities, did research in the private American his investigation of the tronomical, mechanical, and ge - phase of the moon following the server’s position on the Earth, around the sun, as believed by sector, and is the author of se - Mechanism, which he labeled An ographical sections.) One of its theory of Hipparchus and in close and therefore it is a geocentric the Pythagorians and articulated veral books and of more than Ancient Greek Computer. Since dials can display the Metonic Cy - approximation of Kepler’s Laws. construct. However, since it pre - by Aristarchos of Samos long be - 150 peer reviewed scientific pub - then the mechanism has been cle. This mathematical concept is The mechanism records and pre - dicts planetary motions it could fore Copernicus re-stated helio - lications. He now resides in Oak - subjected to extensive interna - named after the famous Athenian dicts moon and planetary mo - very well reflect the awareness centricity. land, Calif. A Book’s Argument: I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be An Atheist

By Constantinos E. Scaros is great diversity in reaction to holding hands. Finally, he looks some of the toughest questions Special to The National Herald the proclamation that the Greek up and sees “Drink Coke” writ - about God and Christianity, they Orthodox religion is “the only ten in the sky, and thinks that it fail to reconcile the instances in Most of you reading this re - true religion.” Some Orthodox is an unusual cloud formation the Bible when Jesus and espe - view, are as I, Greek Orthodox upon hearing that, particularly probably formed by swirling cially the Old Testament God Christian. Most of us have been at a young and impressionable winds instead of a skywriter. seem not so godlike. The God so from the time that we were age, happily quip: “That’s great The authors are poking fun at of Abraham is portrayed in baptized as infants, when we – good thing I was born Greek!” the Big Bang theory, seeking to many passages as violent, were too young to even realize Others demand to know what attribute it to natural laws, in - vengeful, quick-tempered, jeal - what was going on, let alone re - is so special about their faith. stead of acknowledging the ob - ous, and inconsistent, all traits member the ceremony. As we Quite often, the answer they vious fingerprints of a designer. completely at odds with the per - grew older, the diversity in our hear from their parents, grand - To bolster their case, Geisler and fect Creator of the universe. If religious practice became more parents, or Greek School teach - Turek present two photographs, we believe God did indeed cre - evident. Some have become Or - ers sounds something like this: side-by-side, of Mount Rush - ate everything, both known and thodox clergy and others, while “Only Christians believe in Jesus more and the Grand Canyon. unknown, then every other ma - remaining civilians, have con - Christ, and only the Orthodox They explain that the Grand jestic Biblical act is a piece of ducted extensive scholarly stud - Church has retained everything Canyon’s formation looks as if cake: Noah’s Ark? Jonah and the ies of the faith. Some attend the way Christ taught it; the it could have been established whale? The parting of the Red Church regularly but are more Catholics and the other by the forces of nature, but that Sea? Child’s play for the immersed in the secular Hel - churches changed things. That’s Mount Rushmore – which con - Supreme Being. But a God who lenic rituals – their local parish’s why ours is the only true reli - tains the images of four U.S. is said to intentionally inflict dis - float in the Greek Independence gion.” Presidents – must have been ease, torture, and death upon Day Parade, for instance – than That explanation sounds carved by an intelligent being. entire civilizations – not just in the substance of the faith, plausible, except when the same Through a series of detailed ex - adults but toddlers and infants, such as the origin of the Holy young inquisitor grows a little planations, the authors explain too - does not sound like our Spirit as reflected in the creed. older and talks to some how long after Charles Darwin loving Heavenly Father. This is Others show up to church once Catholics. It is not as if Catholics unveiled his theory of evolution not just about rhetorical ques - or twice per year, if at all. There say, “Yeah, you’re right, we that scientists discovered a DNA tions that atheists often ask, changed some things around, code in the simplest of cells that such as: “If there is a God, why but you Orthodox are the only contains a message as long as is there so much suffering in the church that can trace its roots 1000 complete sets of encyclo - world?” Look at instances such to the Apostolic Fathers.” The pedias. If Take Out The Garbage as Lot’s wife, whom God turned GREEK POETRY Catholics, you see, believe that – Mom could not have been into a pillar of salt because she theirs, not ours, is the only written with an explosion, they dared to look back to see what church with direct lineage to the ask, then how could 1000 sets He had done to the cities of Penelope’s early Fathers, and therefore the of encyclopedias? The authors Sodom and Gomorrah. only true faith! So, now we’re point out that human beings Despair back to asking – who’s right? As If there’s a God, why was there a Hitler? know the difference between our hypothetical young Greek right and wrong. Even robbers We can still believe in explores these notions further, tion any religion or scripture beginning, which even Darwin - who knock down little old ladies what the Bible says about It wasn’t that she didn’t recognize he or she becomes even more whatsoever. Their point is that ists agree with in advancing the and steal their purses know that God and Jesus, but how him in the light confused when encountering while they believe deeply in the Big Bang theory. If something what they are doing is wrong. from the hearth; those who deny that Jesus Bible, they do not need the Bible had a beginning, the authors How do they know that? Be - do we know what the it wasn’t Christ was the Son of God (and to prove the existence of God reason, then someone must cause there is a moral law, say Bible says is true – the beggar’s rags, the disguise-- thereby invalidate Christianity and Jesus. The second half pro - have created the something, be - the authors, which inevitably no. The signs were clear: entirely) and, worse yet, who ceeds to validate the accuracy cause it is impossible to create must originate from a lawgiver. because God and Jesus the scar on his knee, the pluck, deny the existence of God alto - and authority of both the Old something out of nothing. When If there is no God, then, who say so? the cunning in his eye. Fright - gether! What’s a young Greek and New Testaments, that Jesus skeptics counter that the Big wrote that law in humans’ ened, her back against the wall, Orthodox to think? Does God is the Son of God, and that any Bang resulted from random ex - hearts? Moral law, not to men - As for Jesus, he was quite she searched for an excuse, exist? religion that contradicts Chris - plosions of molecules, the au - tion other human emotions, godlike in that he preached a little time, so she wouldn’t have If we are not afraid to ask tianity is false. Although the au - thors ask: who created those such as love, cannot originate about love and forgiveness, to answer, objective questions, then we can thors don’t go so far as to deter - molecules in the first place? from an explosion of molecules. about the Golden Rule and turn - give herself away. Was it for him, receive an objective explana - mine which Christian Moreover, evidence that the uni - THE HITLER CONUNDRUM ing the other cheek. But even as then, that she’d used up twenty tion. Answers such as, “I just be - denomination is the most accu - verse is expanding confirms that As outstanding a job as Jesus preached the Good News years, lieve there is a God, that’s all,” rate, they travel most of the way it must have been smaller yes - Geisler and Turek do in proving –anyone who believed in him twenty years of waiting and or, “Of course there is a God, to the finish line – refuting athe - terday, smaller the day before beyond a reasonable doubt that would be saved and promised dreaming, for this miserable the Bible says so,” aren’t ism, pantheism, Judaism, and that, etc., to the point when it God exists, they fall in establish - eternal life – did that mean that blood-soaked, white-bearded enough. We can still believe in Islam, and concluding that the started from nothing at all. ing the infallibility of the Bible. any doubters would be man? what the Bible says about God only true path to salvation is Although that argument is Through an extensive analysis doomed? Not just atheists who She collapsed voiceless into a and Jesus, but how do we know through Jesus. The book’s title convincing enough, the authors of historical writings by non- committed evil atrocities, such chair, what the Bible says is true – be - is the centerpiece of their argu - do not stop there. They describe Christians, the authors demon - as Hitler and Stalin, but also studied the slaughtered suitors on cause God and Jesus say so? ment, that although they can’t a scenario in which a boy strate that a man named Jesus folks who lived a good life, such the floor as though seeing And where do we learn that – confirm the existence of God named Johnny walks into his really did exist, and that his fol - as Mahatma Gandhi, yet who her own desires dead there. And in the Bible! with 100% certainty, they can kitchen one morning and finds lowers believed in his resurrec - did not believe that Jesus died she said "Welcome" to him, BECAUSE THERE IS prove it beyond a reasonable a message on the table, written tion and divine nature. They es - for all of our sins and rose on hearing her voice sound foreign, Norman L. Geisler and Frank doubt. It takes a lot more faith in Alpha-Bits cereal, which tablish why Jesus’ followers the third day. Had Geisler and distant. In the corner, Turek, two devout Christian not to believe, they argue, than reads: “TAKE OUT THE were neither mistaken in nor Turek focused on those difficult her loom covered the ceiling with scholars with a strong founda - to believe. They establish God’s GARBAGE – MOM.” Thinking dishonest about their beliefs and questions with the same schol - a trellis of shadows; tion in science and paleography, existence through reason, logic, that it was probably a sponta - the authors substantiate why arly approach by which they and all the birds she’d woven and superb analytical skills, and science, and contend that neous explosion that created the the resurrection happened, and convincingly professed God’s ex - with bright red thread in green have written what may be the by comparison, atheism requires message, rather than actually provide plausible answers why istence, perhaps their work foliage, now, finest book to date that substan - a lot of unsubstantiated blind having been written by his Jesus could not merely have would have been a more com - this night of the return, suddenly tiates the existence of God, I faith. The authors reach this mother, Johnny shuns the been a good and wise mortal: plete masterpiece. Nonetheless, turned ashen and black, Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be conclusion through an orderly garbage chore and goes to the he either truly had to be the Son I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be flying low on the level sky of her an Atheist. The first half goes pattern that they support with beach. There, he sees “Mary of God or by falsely claiming so, an Atheist remains fascinating final enduring. through an extensive, logical, mounds of scientific evidence loves Scott” written in the sand, either a liar or a lunatic. They and nothing short of a must- and easy-to-follow sequence and acknowledgments from but concludes it was probably proceed to reveal ample evi - read for anyone interested in ex - Yannis Ritsos (1909-90) that determines the existence of some confirmed atheists. They done by sand crabs or some un - dence that Jesus is in fact the ploring whom we are, where we (Translated by Edmund Kee - a good, loving, and personal begin by providing a great deal usual wave formation, not by Son of God. Although Geisler can from, and where we are ley) God, without needing to men - of proof that the universe had a the couple standing next to it and Turek provide answers to heading. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011 Perry Felecos, DEA Agent, Helped Greek Authorities James Giftos, of Detroit’s

By Hariette Condes- tion (DEA) and was first as - trips to Greece. He had explored National Coney Island Zervakis signed to the Chicago Field Di - many areas of the country and vision. Here he was involved in kept in touch with relatives in On January 10, during a trip major investigations that led to his mother’s birthplace in Tegea Detroit Free Press to Greece, Chicago native Perry convictions of various offenders, and the town of his father’s an - Felecos, age 54, tragically suf - from a cocaine kingpin to a cestry, Kosmas. When his passing For James Giftos, the recipe fered a series of heart attacks South Suburban mob boss. Fol - was made known, the church for success included an idea as and passed away. Felecos grew lowing four years in the DEA bells in Kosmas tolled to notify American as the hot dog. Giftos, up in the Roseland neighbor - Chicago Field Division, Felecos the townspeople. Funeral ser - the founder of National Coney hood of Chicago and attended was transferred to Athens, vices were held on January 26, Island, a chain of metro Detroit Plutarch Greek School at St. where he collaborated with the at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox restaurants, died Feb. 14 at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Greek authorities to arrest the Church in Palos Heights, Illinois. John Hospital and Medical Cen - Church. His parents were active masterminds of several elabo - Officiating were His Eminence ter in Detroit after an extended in the community and he main - rate illegal drug trading opera - Archbishop Iakovos, Reverend battle with multiple myeloma. tained close ties with many of tions – including one unexpect - Tilemahos Alikakos, and Revered He was 72. “Hard work and at - his Greek school classmates edly run by a street-smart Sotirios Dimitriou. His Eminence tention to detail were the cor - throughout his life. “I’m so up - 75-year-old yiayia. delivered the eulogy. Felecos is nerstones upon which Mr. Giftos set,” commented family friend Felecos worked out of the survived by his beloved mother built his business,” said Bob Patricia Katsenis. “Perry? This is American Embassy in Athens and Sophia (Nikolopoulou) Felecos, Nichols, Vice President of Na - a tragedy.” After obtaining a de - later served in Cyprus, but his dear sister Sylvia Felecos, and an tional Coney Island and an em - throughout Michigan and the gree from the University of Illi - area of responsibility included extended family of aunts, uncles, ployee with the company for 25 Midwest. In 1965, he opened his nois at Chicago, Felecos began not only unlawful activity in cousins, and friends both in the years. Nichols said it wasn’t un - first National Coney Island his career in law enforcement Cyprus, but also in the countries generous, with a genial smile United States and in Greece. He usual to see Giftos roll up his restaurant in Roseville at the as a police officer in Munster, of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, and and a pleasant sense of humor. was predeceased by his loving sleeves and begin washing the Macomb Mall. In addition to Indiana. Reporter Katie Drews Syria. He also served in the DEA A baby boomer who seemed not father, Demetrios Jimmy Felecos, dishes when he visited his Coney Island hot dogs that sold interviewed former policeman headquarters in Washington, to age, Felecos enjoyed riding his a businessman and U.S. Army restaurants. for 35 cents, the menu had Jim Valand who commented on D.C. as a coordinator of interna - Harley Davidson motorcycles Korean War veteran. Giftos was born in Kyparris - Coney-style loose hamburgers, a Perry, “He was always a very tional operations for Europe, the and driving sports cars. Always sia, Greece. He and his family few sandwiches, potato chips solid and loyal police officer.” Middle East, and Africa. Though one who demonstrated pride in (This is an expanded version of immigrated to the U.S. after and soft drinks. The chain now After nearly six years as a police Felecos was tough on lawbreak - his Hellenic heritage, Felecos a notice that appeared previ - World War II. He graduated has 23 locations in metro De - officer, Felecos joined the U.S. ers, to his family and friends he continued to keep a home in ously) from Cass Technical High School troit. “He was always quick to Drug Enforcement Administra - was friendly, affectionate, and Athens as he planned periodic [email protected] in Detroit and received a degree credit the success of the com - from Wayne State University. pany to the many loyal and Giftos, a one-time partner in the hardworking employees who National Chili Co. in Detroit, be - staffed his restaurants,” Nichols came the sole owner in 1964. said. After being diagnosed with Harry Courniotes, Retired President of A.I.C. The company recently began of - cancer two years ago, Giftos re - fering its retail products for sale tired. His son, Tom Giftos, is now in Kroger and Meijer stores the President of the company. By Suzanne McLaughlin Master’s Degree in business ad - Blake Child Development Center ministration from Harvard Uni - and Courniotes Hall, the health SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Harry versity, finishing in the top five science complex named to honor CLASSIFIEDS J. Courniotes, 89, who served percent of his graduating class. him and his late wife, Annette as President of American Inter - In 1958 he became the youngest (Giguere) Courniotes who died national College for 36 years, full-time professor in AIC’s his - in 1999. At his retirement FOR RENT retiring in 2005, died Feb. 18 at tory. He became Dean of the Courniotes said he planned to FUNERAL HOMES Wing Memorial Hospital in School of business administra - take a trip to Lagadia, a small LONG ISLAND CITY Palmer. 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The European Parliament has in an interview, Andrew Duff, a of the island’s northern part. A island. Cyprus has been divided adopted a report from its For - British member of the European UN Security Council Resolution since 1974, when Turkey in - eign Affairs Committee which Parliament, said accession will adopted in 1984 considers any vaded and occupied its northern calls on Turkey to withdraw its no longer be a topic to discuss attempts to settle any part of the third. occupation troops from Cyprus, for the European Parliament this Turkish occupied town of As a result of the invasion, stop the influx of illegal Turkish time next year if there is no Varosha (the fenced off area of 1619 Greek Cypriots were listed settlers in Cyprus’ northern ar - “dramatic change” on Cyprus Famagusta) by people other as missing, most of whom were eas it has occupied since 1974 this year. than its inhabitants as inadmis - soldiers or reservists who were and allow access to military ar - If Turkey does not bring a so - sible and calls for the transfer of captured in the battlefield. The eas for the exhumation of re - lution, he said, “There is no this area to the administration number of Turkish Cypriots mains of missing persons be - chance of a settlement in this of the UN, but, like others, has missing since 1974 and 1963/64 lieved to be buried there. The generation and there is no been ignored by Turkey. Fama - stands at 503. full report is expected to be chance that Turkey can continue gusta was captured by the ad - A constant stream of illegal voted on next month and the formal accession process.” vancing Turkish troops during Turkish settlers have been arriv - presages what could be the be - Duff, a strong supporter of the second phase of the Turkish ing in Cyprus since 1975 and are ginning of the end for any hopes Turkey’s hopes of getting into invasion, in mid August 1974. now estimated to be well over for reunification of the island the EU, added: “The reason why Since then, it has remained 100,000. Turkey does not recog - and Turkey’s hopes of joining I am so outspoken on this is that sealed off, under the control of nize the Republic of Cyprus and the European Union. It also calls I’m getting tired of pretending the Turkish military. refuses to comply with EU deci - “on the Turkish government and that everything is fine, while we The report also “encourages sions relating to Cyprus, with re - all concerned parties to actively CyPRuS PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE all know privately that it is not.” Turkey to intensify its support gard to Ankara’s accession ne - support the ongoing negotia - A Turkish soldier lights a cigarette for one of five Greek Cypriot The Turkish Cypriots main - for the Committee on Missing gotiations. Cypriot President tions, to contribute in concrete soldiers who surrendered to advancing Turkish troops near Ki - tain that direct trade between Persons in Cyprus, in particular Demetris Christofias and Turkish terms to the comprehensive set - ados or (Tziaos) village during the second phase of Turkey's in - the occupied areas and the EU by facilitating its access to mili - Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu are tlement of the Cyprus issue and vasion of the island that started on August 14, 1974. The remains will end what they describe as tary zones and archives and to engaged in UN-led negotiations on the Turkish government to of the five soldiers were identified in 2009 after being unearthed “isolation” of the Turkish Cypriot take all other appropriate action, with an aim to reunify the is - facilitate a suitable climate for from an abandoned well along with those of 14 other people. community. The government of in accordance with the findings land, but the UN has suggested negotiations by immediately Cyprus does not share this posi - of the ECHR, on the humanitar - it might withdraw its peacekeep - starting to withdraw its forces ports to Greek Cyprus continues able climate for negotiations by tion, saying that the “isolation” ian issue of the missing persons.” ers and let the Greeks and Turks from Cyprus.” to affect the negotiation process immediately starting to with - of the Turkish Cypriots is a direct The report also called on fend for themselves because the The report said that Turkey’s and urged Ankara to agree to draw its forces from Cyprus.” consequence of Turkey’s inva - Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to negotiations have yielded no refusal to open its ports and air - concessions to “facilitate a suit - Speaking to Today’s Zaman sion and continuing occupation stop any new settlements on the progress. “I Won’t Pay” Movement Grips Debt-Ridden Greece, Behind Unions

By Elena Becataros sengers from paying their fares, grained that many Greeks barely Associated Press to protest public transport ticket notice the myriad small, daily price hikes. Other activists have transgressions - the motorcycle ATHENS, Greece -- They block - taped up ticket machines on driving on the sidewalk, the car ade highway tollbooths to give buses and trams. And thousands running the red light, the bla - drivers free passage. They cover of people simply don’t bother tant disregard of yet another subway ticket machines with validating their public transport government attempt to ban plastic bags so commuters can’t tickets when they take the sub - smoking in restaurants and bars. pay. Even doctors are joining in, way or the bus. “The people Less innocuous is persistent and preventing patients from paying have paid already through their widespread tax avoidance de - fees at state hospitals. Some call taxes, so they should be able to spite increasingly desperate gov - it civil disobedience. Others a travel for free,” said Konstanti - ernment measures. freeloading spirit. Either way, nos Thimianos, 36, an activist “There is a general culture of Greece’s “I Won’t Pay” move - standing at the metro picket line lawlessness, starting from the ment has sparked heated debate in central Syntagma Square. In most basic thing, tax evasion or in a nation reeling from a debt one of their frequent occupa - tax avoidance, which is some - crisis that’s forced the govern - tions of the toll booths on the thing that Greeks have been ex - ment to take drastic austerity northern outskirts of Athens re - ercising since their state was measures - including higher cently, protesters wore brightly created,” said social commenta - taxes, wage and pension cuts, colored vests with “Total Dis - tor Nikos Dimou. and price spikes in public ser - obedience” emblazoned across But many see the “I Won’t vices. What started as a small their backs, and chanted: “We Pay” movement as something pressure group of residents out - Won’t Pay For Their Crisis!” The much simpler: the people’s re - side Athens angered by higher tactic has cropped up in the fusal to pay for the mistakes of highway tolls has grown into a health sector, with some state a series of governments accused movement affecting ever more hospital doctors staging a block - of squandering the nation’s fu - sectors of society - one that ade in front of pay counters to ture through corruption and many say is being hijacked by prevent patients from paying cronyism. “I don’t think it’s part left-wing parties keen to ride their five euros ($6.84) flat fee AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAkIS of the Greek character. Greeks, popular discontent. A rash of for consultations. Protesters of PAME, a Communist Party-backed labor union, raise the bars and let vehicles pass when they see that the law is political scandals in recent Critics deride the protests as through without paying at the toll stations of Afidnes about 12 miles north of Athens, Feb. 18. being applied in general, they years, including a dubious land yet another example of a free - will implement it too,” said swap deal with a rich monastery loading mentality that helped don’t hide. They appear publicly grassroots movement with legit - which we have in our country Nikos Louvros, the 55-year-old and alleged bribes in state con - lead the country into its finan - and proudly and act like heroes imate grievances for their own that the Greek people are pay - chain-smoking owner of an tracts - has fueled the rebellious cial mess. “The course from ini - of civil disobedience. Something political ends. “You think that ing for today.” Athens bar that openly flouts the mood. tial lawlessness to final wanton like Rosa Parks or Mahatma lawlessness is something revo - But there is something about smoking ban. “But when it isn’t At dawn on Feb. 18, about irresponsibility is like a spread - Gandhi,” Gousetis wrote. lutionary, which helps the Greek the I Won’t Pay movement that being applied to some, such as 100 bleary-eyed activists from a ing cancer,” Dionysis Gousetis “They’re not satisfied with not people,” Prime Minister George speaks to something deeper when there are ministers who Communist Party-backed labor said in a recent column in the paying themselves. They are Papandreou said recently, lash - within Greek society: a propen - have been stealing, ... Well, if union covered ticket machines respected daily broadsheet forcing others to follow them.” ing out in Parliament at Coali - sity to bend the rules, to rebel the laws aren’t implemented at with plastic bags at Athens Kathimerini. “Now, with the cri - Many accuse left-wing parties tion of the Left party head Alexis against authority, particularly the top, others won’t implement metro stations, preventing pas - sis as an alibi ... the freeloaders and labor unions of usurping a Tsipras. “It is the lawlessness that of the state. It is so in - them.” A Day of Rage in Greece as Debt Worries Mount, Drachma Return?

Continued from page 1 demonstrators marched on the city and tried to storm the Par - mouths to protect themselves liament while yelling “Thieves!” from the lingering and sporadic at lawmakers and officials hid - tear gas firings, came as Papan - ing inside. dreou was in Germany to meet State hospital doctors, am - with Chancellor Angela Merkel bulance drivers, pharmacists, to discuss the ongoing economic lawyers and tax collectors joined crisis, and as some analysts con - schoolteachers, journalists and tinued to insist that Greece can - thousands of small businesses not pay back its loans to the as more middle-class groups Troika or other investors and took part in the protest than may need to restructure and pay have in the past. Athens’ main only 70% of what is owed, and shopping district was mostly even return to the ancient empty, as many small business drachma, abandoned a decade owners shuttered their stores. ago for the euro. Greece is one Stathis Anestis, deputy leader of of 17 European Union countries Greece’s largest union, the who use that currency. The GSEE, said workers should not Troika has ordered Greece to be asked to make more sacri - privatize some of its debt-laden fices during a third straight year enterprises and sell off assets, of recession. “The measures such as land, to raise $68 bil - forced on us by the agreement lion, a task some officials and with our lenders are harsh and analysts said is impossible to at - unfair. ... We are facing long- tain, especially in the wake of term austerity with high unem - one think tank study that said ployment and destabilizing our about 45% of public lands have AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAkIS social structure,” Anestis told already been pilfered by land- Protesters take part in a rally in Athens, Feb. 23, 2011. More before clashes with police. Protesters chanting “Don't obey the The Associated Press. “What is grabbers. Papandreou also ruled than 30,000 attended demonstrations, which had been calm rich - Fight back!” marched to Parliament. increasing is the level of anger out the sale of some of Greece’s and desperation ... If these harsh fabled islands. Responding to a dreou said. Economic Advisory Group all its debts. Thomas Mirow, the tional Airport. The strike also the policies continue, so will we.” lengthy campaign by the popu - “We want to develop this (EEAG), a group of leading Eu - head of the European Bank for closed the Acropolis and other Elsewhere, about 15,000 lar German tabloid newspaper unique natural landscape care - ropean economists, has warned Reconstruction and Develop - major tourist sites. Hundreds of people rallied and minor scuf - Bild for Athens to consider sell - fully and ecologically -- that will that Greece may need another ment, said he believes a Greek demonstrators overcome by the fles broke out in Greece’s second ing some of its many islands, Pa - bring far more,” he said. Papan - bailout by 2013 at the latest. debt restructuring is unavoid - tear gas could be seen running largest city, Thessaloniki, while pandreou told the paper in an dreou said he understood why Greece’s current savings pro - able. “It is doubtful that Greece down side streets, holding their Anestis said around 60 demon - interview that the Greek islands Germans were unhappy about gram won’t suffice to cope with will be able to bear a debt ratio stinging eyes, gasping for breath, strations were being planned in were not for sale. “Anything like euro zone rescue packages and its debt problems, the EEAG said of more than 150 percent over mucus pouring out of their cities and towns across Greece. that is ruled out,” Papandreou thanked Germans for their part in a new report. Greece is un - the long term,” Mirow told the noses. He said the GSEE was in talks told Bild, when asked about sell - in the rescues. He also pointed likely to be in a position to refi - Süddeutsche. “The markets Outside the heavily-guarded with European labor unions to ing islands. “You’ve simply got out that Greece had received nance itself via the financial have been pricing in a debt re - Parliament, a man danced on a try and coordinate future strikes to understand how important loans, not handouts. “These are markets once the current rescue structuring for some time. The wall and tried to encourage with other EU countries. Earlier these islands are for Greece and loans and we’re paying interest package runs out, the econo - ratio should be lowered to 100 demonstrators to get past lines this month, international debt Greek history. We’ve spent enor - on them, they’re not gifts,” Pa - mists said, the German newspa - percent so that the country can of riot police he rushed, while monitors said Greece needed a mous sums in defense budgets pandreou said. “And we didn’t per Spiegel reported. The Greek overcome its problems.” an elderly woman holding up “significant acceleration” of to secure the islands near the want the loans so that we would government has so far stressed TROUBLES ROLL ON her identification guard and car - long-term reforms to avoid miss - Turkish coast.” Bild, Germany’s leave everything the way it was that it will “pay back every cent” While the politicians and an - rying a Greek flag tried to break ing its economic targets. It also best-selling paper, has been -- but rather to win time for nec - and will start reducing its debts alysts debated, Greeks were bat - the barrier, but both were urged the Socialist government campaigning for almost a year essary changes. “But I under - in 2014 at the latest. The EEAG tling in the streets and a brass thrown back, and when some to embark on a $68 billion pri - for Greece to consider selling is - stand some of the annoyance in recommended drastic steps to band, tractors and cyclists joined protesters started throwing ob - vatization program to pay for lands as a way to reduce its debt Germany. I can only say thanks prevent the EU from having to the rally outside Parliament, the jects and attacking, the police some of its mounting national mountain. Opinion polls show to them.” provide Greece with long-term first major labor protest this year rushed, pushing them back with debt that is set to exceed 150% Germans overwhelmingly op - Greece’s debts are rising aid: Greece should either return as Papandreou’s PASOK Socialist their shields. One police officer’s of the GDP this year. The IMF pose taxpayers bailing out rapidly despite radical austerity to its national currency, the government faces international shield was hit with a Molotov has said some of the frequent Greece and other euro zone measures. Now a group of lead - drachma, or launch even pressure to make more lasting Cocktail and he fell back, appar - demonstrations against the countries with huge debts. “The ing European economists has tougher austerity measures, in - cuts after the nation’s debt-crip - ently injured, helped by his fel - Greek government’s reforms islands are our cultural heritage, warned that creditors might cluding general cuts in wages pled economy was rescued. The low officers, and the violence were being carried out by and they’re also cherished by have to write off more than 30% and salaries. 24-hour strike halted trains, fer - continued sporadically, although groups angry at losing their “un - German tourists. If we were to of their loans. Greece might According to a Süddeutsche ries and most public transport not as heavy or frequent as the fair advantages and privileges.” sell our islands to a few super- even have to reintroduce the Zeitung article, leading banks across the country, and led to first major protest against the rich people, they’d be closed off drachma to overcome its debt are already giving up hope that the cancellation of more than government on May 5 last year (Material from the Associated for everyone after that,” Papan - crisis, they said. The European Greece will be able to pay back 100 flights at Athens Interna - in which an estimated 100,000 Press was used in this report) 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011

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As you on a construction project to Save Greek studies at Cornell surely know, every community build a new church entrance has the right to be represented could not find $20,000 to fulfill Cornell University one of the top universities in the country, by four delegates, its priest and their commitment. The meeting based in Ithaca, New York, has announced its intention to shut three laymen. Article 4, Section was ended abruptly by the down its program of Modern Greek Studies. This is sad news. And 15 of the Uniform Regulations Parish Council which made it not only for Hellenes and Philhellenes, but for everyone who values is clear: “Following approval, the clear that they were not going the knowledge, beauty and utility of the Greek language. decisions must be faithfully and to change their decision. 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Professor Matoula Halkiopoulos has offered to teach the course without compensation. “Whatever I do I do it because I adore ΛΟΓΟΣ Greece,” she told TNH. “For the program to be continued there have to be at least 15 students that will register for the course.” However the dean of the school of Arts and Sciences responded that the university cannot accept the offer from Professor Halkiopou - The Beat Goes On! ΛΟΓΟΣ Reaches Another Milestone los to teach for free, because the school does not permit anyone who is not paid to teach credited courses. Meanwhile a student committee headed by Alexander Orfanos It’s hard to believe that this to write about topics umn and look for - dignity of the person. To Frankl, is waging a campaign to convince the university to keep the program column is now beginning its third that were inspira - ward to exploring the search for meaning, i.e., the alive. More than 180 students have signed a petition on the web year! If, in the words of Plato, tional and life af - together ways to search for the logos, was the pri - site: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?smgac11. “Time is the image of eternity,” firming. Even if they discover the deeper mary, intrinsic motivation of all Unfortunately Cornell is not the only university that is cutting then on some level I’ve always were not always fair meaning in our per - human beings. The second key down on the Greek programs they offer. For a number of years now been writing for The National and balanced, I in - sonal and work concept that forms the basis and the teaching of Modern Greek as well as Classical Studies at both Herald and always will. I’m very tended the column lives, as well as our guides the direction of this col - the high school as well as university level is under severe pressure. proud and humbled to follow in to be somewhat of a broader commu - umn is dialogue, a word that also A country that once considered anyone not schooled in the the footsteps of Nicholas G. Pat - counter balance to nity. Logotherapy comes from logos. The various knowledge of ancient Greece to be uneducated, makes it all but im - takos, M.D., my pappou’s brother, the unending flood seeks to make us translations of logos reveal that possible for anyone who is interested to study it now, with immense who wrote a daily medical col - of negative news aware of our free - it has deep spiritual roots, which consequences. umn in ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ for 17 and commentaries dom of response to carries with it implications for In the case of Cornell, however, there is enough of an interest years. Uncle Nick’s mission was of the day. You seem by Dr. ALEX all aspects of our the word dialogue. The process both within the university and our community to make its salvation to improve the health and well to think I’ve been PATTAKOS destiny. In what is of dialogue takes on a new and possible. being of the members of the reasonably success - Dr. Frankl’s most deeper meaning when perceived The amount of money required is not that great, but once a pro - Greek community. He was pas - ful. Special to frequently-cited as accessing a larger pool of com - gram is shut down, it is all but impossible to restart it. sionate about this goal, which Besides drawing The National Herald passage from Man’s mon spirit through a distinctly was a manifestation of his will to upon all things Search for Mean - spiritual connection between meaning. Dr. Pattakos practiced Greek, the ideas and opinions ing, he advises us that, “Every - people. Syntagma and Tahrir Squares medicine in New York City for that are shared in LOGOS are thing can be taken from a man This suggests more than col - some 40 years. One story that he grounded in a school of thought but … the last of the human free - lective thinking, or simply arriv - loved to tell was about how he known as Logotherapy that was doms -to choose one’s attitude in ing at a common understanding As events in the Middle East unfold many people are asking if passed the State’s licensing ex - founded and developed by my any given set of circumstances, or shared meaning. Dialogue en - Syntagma Square (Constitution) in Athens can turn into Freedom amination. Having only limited mentor, the world-renowned psy - to choose one’s way.” Frankl is ables individuals to acknowledge Square ( Τahrir Square) of Cairo. ability to write in English, he re - chiatrist and Holocaust survivor, perhaps best known for practic - they each are part of a greater This question was especially urgent as a general strike was lied on the Greek language - from Viktor Frankl, author of the clas - ing freedom of will, especially in whole, resonate with others held in Greece this past Tuesday. which so many English medical sic bestseller, Man’s Search for terms of one's choice of attitude, within this whole, and that the We now know that this did not come to pass even though some terms are derived - to pass the Meaning, one of 32 he wrote, as a point of departure on the whole is greater than the sum of leftist Greek politicians were advocating such an outcome. test. A founder of the Hellenic and which was named one of the path to meaning, that no matter its various parts. I intend to fa - Still, the fact that the question was raised at all shows on the Medical Society of New York, he 10 most influential books in how desperate they may be, you cilitate this kind of authentic di - one hand the negative image of Greece and on the other, the cloud also wrote and published a home America by the Library of Con - always have the freedom to alogue and would like to see us of uncertainty that has descended over that country as a conse - medical encyclopedia in Greek gress. Frankl’s story of finding a choose your attitude. work together to discover the lo - quence of the financial crisis and the resulting despair and anger. that for many households was reason to live in the most hor - It was no accident that Frankl gos in our lives, at work, and the The answer to this question is our view is that Athens will not their basic reference, before the rendous of circumstances - Nazi named his approach to psy - world around us. By sharing become like Cairo. Internet. I must pay tribute to concentration camps - has in - chotherapy Logotherapy. He also your thoughts and feelings and Here is why: him for leading the way and spired millions of people, includ - chose to name his School of Psy - individual spirit, we will create First, the similarities between the two countries: The youth of demonstrating what the search ing me, and, I suspect, you too. chotherapy with direct reference opportunities to learn about and Greece, with an unemployment rate of 36% is at almost the same for meaning is. Writing for The The unique connection I had to the Greek word logos ( Λόγος ,) share what matters in our lives, dead end as the youth of Egypt. National Herald has been a with Frankl goes further as he for two reasons. Most obvious personally and collectively, and Also the national pride of the Greeks is very wounded by the meaningful experience for me urged me to write my book, Pris - was that the English translation build a community around a no - loss of part of its sovereignty to the troika (IMF, the Eurozone and just as he found writing his daily oners of Our Thoughts, which is of logos most frequently was “the tion that has intrigued our an - the Central European bank). medical column was. I’ve learned based on his wisdom and seeks meaning,” and best fit his para - cestors for millennia, and as Lo - In addition the Greeks are also angry at the level of corruption a great deal from the opportunity to bring his inspirational, life-af - digm of therapy through mean - gos starts its third year, to invite in their country, even though it cannot be compared with the ram - to share my perspective in this firming message into the 21st ing. On a deeper level, however, you to join the quest. pant corruption in the Arab world. unique forum and in the feed - Century. I’m sure that you will Frankl’s approach intended not The differences, however, are much greater: back from readers, for which I’m agree with me that our world and only to humanize psychotherapy Dr. Pattakos is co-founder of a Greece is a democracy where people can change their govern - grateful. I envisioned this column everyone in it could use and ben - by helping people find meaning business initiative based on ment by voting. to be a special place where we efit from such a meaning-cen - but spiritualize it by strengthen - Greek culture. Readers may In Greece, political opponents are not tortured. The rights of could have a dialogue on the tered message. This is why I’m ing trust in the unconditional contact him at: aleko@theop - freedom of speech, assembly and a free press are enjoyed as much search for meaning, and wanted so glad you are reading the col - meaningfulness of life and the away.com as in any other European country, if not more. Greek governments are not chosen by nor do they depend upon the armed forces for their survival. ANTILOGOS The only thing that can happen in Greece is that the anger and frustration of the people could lead to early elections and to a possible change of government. All this however, does not mean that the suffering and frustration Strikes, Suits, Pensions, Politics, and Arianna of the people cannot lead to unstable or weak governments result - ing in economic paralysis that could make the terrible financial conditions even worse, fueling more violence. PUBLIC TRANSPORT there. He should get on to the legally earned it and should be SALT LAKE CITY is suffering WORKERS STRIKE professional political commen - allowed to receive it. Let me ask from the priests and Isaiah! • Greek officials refuse to an - tators' shows to get the message anyone here to give up his or http://takeourchurchback.blogs Looking forward swer whether strikers are paid out there. I am sure that once her pension and see how they pot.com when they walk off the job for the American people learn would react!!! - Yannis Armaou these strikes, so we can assume about this whole situation, they - George Economides The Leadership 100 people are spending a few days in the warm that they are. One more exam - will be appalled at how the only RUMSFELD BEMOANS weather of Florida this week talking, listening to an impressive list ple of the absurd workers rights house of worship destroyed dur - • I, too, don't understand GREEK INFLUENCE of speakers, networking, having a good time. enacted in Greece that make it ing 9/11 has been treated by what is the problem. It seems to • Rumsfeld wanted to be just This is all for the good. a non-competitive nation. Good the Port Authority. Governor me, whatever the Archbishop like that blabbering idiot Henry We hope they are also talking about the future and the mission workers must be awful frus - Cuomo got plenty of Greek says on anything, it will be crit - Kissinger. Both are cold hearted of the organization. trated trying to do a good job American and Orthodox Ameri - icized. It reminds of the two ma - killers that should be tried for There is no question of the importance and need for an organi - when the deadbeats are always can votes so he needs to get his jor Greek parties who take dif - war crimes! zation such as Leadership 100. And if nothing else this organization, looking for reasons to walk off- act together and fix this prob - fering positions on the same - Niko Seretis as well as the Faith Endowment, prove the level of success and the there's no downside to it, they lem. If Cuome does not support subject depending on whether willingness of the community to fund and participate in organiza - get paid afterall! What a farce! the interestes of the Orthodox they are the Government or the AOL BUYS HUFFPOST FOR tions which it deems important. - Philip Vorgias Church, then none of us should Opposition party. Frankly speak - $315 MILLION It is also no accident that both of these organizations are church vote for him the next time ing, the Greek Church in the • You have to hand it to Ari - based. And that is because, no matter what, the Church continues • Extrodanary that Greeks around. Its that simple. In fact, USA has more serious problems anna, she's acquired wealth and to be the center of Greek American life. continue to strike which makes any politician that does not do to address, and not whether the influence very quickly. She has - One wishes that lay people and associations would also take no sense whatsoever. And can the right thing for St. Nicholas Archbishop takes or not takes n't let political philosophy get in the lead in establishing such organizations. However, even though it be true that they continue to Church, no Orthodox voter the Greek pension. Please, let's the way of that mission, switch - these organizations, like AHEPA, have been making impressive be paid? That would be just as should vote for that politician. get serious !!! ing from one end of the spec - progress the past few years, there is still more work to be done ludicrous as striking. After all Its time we all got serious about - Nicholas Papadopoulos trum to another depending on both on an individual basis and in coordination with each other. this time, can the workers still our interests. Casting or not circumstances. I don't condemn Given the situation today, the hope is that Leadership 100 will be in such a denial that ever - casting our votes is the most po - ST. GEORGE’S WON’T PAY it, but you have to accept that re-examine its mission and undertake a more active role in shaping thing can stay unchanged. Go - tent way to get these politicians ARCHDIOCESE her motivations aren't as altru - and promoting the community's agenda. ing back is finished. to pay attention to our needs. • PAY-PRAY-AND OBEY istic as she lets on-she's as dri - Having amassed a substantial amount of money, even though it - Emmanuel Caravanos - Dionysios Markopoulos Methodios will never be ven as any other capitalist and has not being spared damage from the volatility of the markets, it ashamed,because him and the probably a lot more than most. can be the source for much good for the entire community, includ - CHURCH WILL ABP. DEMETRIOS WILL rest of them they have forgotten Espouse the liberal causes if you ing the Church. SUE PORT AUTHORITY KEEP HIS PENSION what humility means!'' Ο Χριστός want to Arianna, but don't foul Thus lets hope that in addition to other work conducted this • Father Mark Arey needs to • What Archbishop έδιωξε τους έμπορους από τον your own nest. Let's be honest week at their annual gathering, there will also be a serious discus - get on George Staphanopoulos' Demetrios does with his Greek ναό. Οι έμποροι όμως έγιναν πιο to that point, at least. sion as to the mission of this very important organization. show and every other show out pension is his business. He έξυπνοι και φόρεσαν ράσα'' - Philip Vorgias THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS The Egyptian Crisis and Turkey’s Occupation of Cyprus

Germany Wants to Forget President Barack Obama has another article by Greek Cypriots and is bound by the UN Charter spoken out responsibly and Behceli, the paper against Turkey. Re - and the NATO treaty, both of forcefully during the past weeks detailed Turkish sponding to the ac - which it ignores. Turkey is also Distomo, Kalavryta Massacres regarding the Egyptian Crisis Prime Minister Re - cusation, the in violation of customary inter - and the Tunisian Crisis and on cep Tayypi Erdo - leader of the left- national law by its invasion and the situation in Lebanon, Jor - gan’s attacks on the wing New Cyprus occupation of 37 percent of There is, near the happened over 60 dan, Yemen and other countries Turkish Cypriots. Party (YKP) Murat Cyprus. Metro stop outside years ago, of honor - in the Middle East. He has spo - The headline was Kanatli issued a And, of course, Turkey vio - the University of ing the memory of ken out for the basic rights of Erdogan Lambasts press release say - lated the United States Foreign Athens, down a set Greek citizens who democracy -the right of freedom ‘Ungrateful’ North.” ing: “If efforts by Assistance Act of 1961 and the of stairs into a base - were sacrificed for of speech, the right of freedom Erdogan criticized Cypriots to reunite Foreign Military Sales Act and ment, a museum of their country.” of assembly and the right of the unions and their common US -Turkey agreements under Greece in World Under Nazi oc - peaceful protest. He has called NGO’s by saying by EUGENE T. homeland is those acts by illegally using US- War II. You won’t cupation from April for free and fair elections with “Who do you (Turk - ROSSIDES viewed as a crime, supplied arms to invade and oc - get in. It’s closed, 1941, 300,000 the peoples’ right to choose their ish Cypriots) think then this gives us a cupy 37% of Cyprus. Turkey has and that’s what the Greeks starved to leader by majority vote. He has you are.” Special to clear indication of an estimated 43,000 occupation Germans would like death, 130,000 basically called for the full pro - TURK VS. TURK The National Herald his nationalist troops on Cyprus with the illegal to see happen for were executed in tection of majority and minority Erdogan further character.” The use of American-supplied arms that sad episode in by ANDY reprisals, and most rights, that is the right of the said that the demonstration was party also renewed its call for and equipment in its occupa - their history, partic - DABILIS of the Jewish com - majority to rule and the right of “provocative” and that the Turk - Ankara to “remove your hand tion. Turkey has brought an es - ularly in Greece, be - munity was sent to the minority to the full protec - ish Cypriots were “fed and from our collars,” the Cyprus timated 180,000 illegal Turks cause the Greeks Special to the gas chambers. tion of their political and human maintained by Turkey” and had Mail reported. Turkey, a partial from Anatolia to the occupied gave the Nazis all The National Herald But the Nazis, led rights. Both the majority and mi - “no right to hold such protests.” democracy (see Freedom House northern part of Cyprus in vio - they could handle, by the particularly nority have the same rights, The Turkish Cypriots responded annual reports), invaded and lation of the Geneva Convention so German soldiers had to resort vicious Waffen-SS, especially freedom of speech, freedom of to Erdogan’s attack. Behceli occupied 37% of Cyprus in of 1949, and the United States to picking on women and chil - loved those easy civilian targets, assembly, freedom to protest wrote: “The 28 unions and 1974, going on 37 years, in vio - has not uttered one word in dren. It’s inarguable that the most so at Distomo, in reprisal for an and freedom of religion. These NGOs who attended last Fri - lation of the rule of law. The protest. Obama and Secretary evil presence the earth has ever ambush on German troops out - human and political rights are day’s rally … condemned Erdo - laws Turkey violated and con - of State Hillary Clinton have re - seen was the Nazis, who’ve had side the village, they killed men, fundamental to democratic gov - gan’s statements and said their tinues to violate are the UN peated the “do nothing” United a lot of emulators since World women and children and left ernment. They are all set forth representatives would hold a Charter article 2, paragraph 4, States position that we are avail - War II ended, tinpot dictators many of the bodies on the in our historic Bill of Rights small demonstration outside the the North Atlantic Treaty pre - able to mediate and will support who keep their people in line by ground, although many were which are the first ten amend - Turkish ‘embassy’ and ‘prime amble and article 1. These pro - any decision the Greek and killing them if they show any found dangling from trees by the ment to our Constitution. The minister’s’ office in Nicosia on visions oppose the threat of and Turkish Cypriots arrive at in signs of wanting freedom road when a Red Cross team events in Tunisia, Egypt, and the Monday (Feb. 7).” Erdogan also the use of force to settle inter - their negotiations. That position (Tiananmen Square, anyone?) came several days later. It’s Middle East are historic. Where “accused some Turkish Cypriots national disputes. Turkey is a is a position of appeasement of and a slew of slayers imitating largely been overlooked in WWII they will lead to is not known. of working in cahoots with member of the UN and NATO Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus. It the incalculable horror wrought history because it happened the Hopefully they will lead to more equates the aggressor Turkey, by a crackpot with a bad haircut, same day as the SS massacre of democracy, and not to any radi - with the victim, the Greek Cypri - Adolf Hitler, whose cruelty set in 642 civilians at Oradour-sur- cal Islamic governments. Obama ots. That position makes a motion the war that would lead Glane in France, including must continue to stress peaceful mockery of our position in to as many as an estimated 78 women and children burned change and democratic values. Egypt, Tunisia and other areas million deaths, as many as 52 alive in a barn. None of the com - The Egyptian crisis is directly throughout the world. million of them civilians. Hard to manders or soldiers involved was related to Turkey’s invasion and Obama needs to support top that for serial killing. Greece, ever prosecuted and some lead - occupation of Cyprus. The issue democracy and the rule of law which, with England, resisted the ers became successful entrepre - in Egypt includes the 30 years for Cyprus. He should, in the in - killing machine ferociously while neurs after the war, the Allies of autocratic rule by one man, terests of the United States and most of Europe rolled over faster knowing who they were. The Hosni Mubarak, contrary to the in support of his views regard - than the French could drop a ri - slaughters took place six days af - rules of democratic government ing Egypt and Tunisia, publicly fle, lost up to 35,000 soldiers – ter the D-Day invasion began at and the rule of law. In Cyprus, call for (1) the removal of and 200,000 to 700,000 civilians, Normandy in France, when the more 10,000 Turkish Cypriots Turkey’s 43,000 illegal occupa - not including 69,500 Jews, duly world’s attention was focused on staged a major protest on Janu - tion troops; (2) the removal and noted by the visit recently of 60 whether the beginning of the end ary 28, in northern occupied return to Turkey of the 180,000 American Jewish leaders, partic - was in sight for Hitler’s legions Cyprus against Turkey’s eco - illegal colonists/settlers from ularly in Thessaloniki, where the of Wehrmacht vermin. nomic austerity plan for the Turkey; and (3) a democratic Greek Jewish population was Greek Parliamentarian Mano - Turkish Cypriots. The Cyprus government based on majority decimated. The Nazis had plenty lis Glezos, who, in 1941, with his Mail, in a January 29, article by rule, the rule of law and the pro - of practice in killing civilians, friend Apostolos Santos, tore the Simon Behceli reported that the tection of minority rights as most of whom couldn’t fight back swastika off the Acropolis in an plan was dubbed the “destruc - called for by former President so the Third Reich’s best were incomparable act of bravery, said tion package” by a platform of George H. W. Bush on July 7, more than a little surprised the villagers of Distomo are seek - 28 trade unions and NGO’s. The 1988 in Boston when he was Greeks – including teenage girls ing $225 million in compensa - paper also reported specific Vice President and the Republi - and old ladies - fought them so tion. You can’t forget the victims views by named protestors that can Presidential candidate. The ferociously that British Prime because their remains are housed Turkey was “trying to wipe out community must remain in ac - Minister Winston Churchill said, in an ossuary there. Greece, for the Turkish Cypriots …. the pop - tion. Call and write to President ulation’s changing everyday. The Obama, Vice President Joe Turkish Cypriots are leaving and Biden and Secretary of State in their place come people from AP PHOTO/PETROS kARADJIAS Hillary Clinton with your views. Turkey.” Another protestor said Turkish Cypriot protesters shout slogans during a mass protest You can make a difference. “I’m against colonization by against an economic austerity package in the Turkish occupied Turkey. That’s why I am here.” area north of divided Nicosia, Cyprus, Jan. 28. Thousands of Gene Rossides is founder of the Banners were raised calling on Turkish Cypriots attended the peaceful rally to voice their American Hellenic Institute and Turkey to “get its hands off the anger at the breakaway government’s cuts to the state payroll former Assistant Secretary of Turkish Cypriots.” On Feb. 5, in that they say is threatening their future. the Treasury. Cyprus: Aphrodite’s Island of Love …and Natural Gas

By Nic os A. Rolandis barrels of oil, as estimated by ceed with drilling? held, he would take up the mat - Special to The National Herald the Egyptians, this would be The idea of inviting another ter with Ankara. If the Plan equivalent to 0.5% of the world country to jointly exploit our oil could be adopted, we might pro - The song was written some - oil reserves and would have a reserves does not make any ceed with the hydrocarbon ex - Some of the bodies of the 218 people massacred in Distomo by time ago and its subject was value at current prices (after de - sense and is not an easy task. In ploration without the risk of a the 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier Division, who ripped out the love and dream: “Cyprus, the is - ducting the cost of exploration such a case, Turkey may act clash and without delay. The intestines of a baby and splattered them on a close relative. land of love and dream.” It was and the share of the oil compa - forcefully and destructively Turkish Cypriots would take a written in the old days, when nies) of $400-450 billion. So, a against us (and not necessarily reasonable part of a potentially “From now on we will say that the first time, supports the claim poet Leonidas Malenis and com - small country, Cyprus, whose against the other country.) It enormous oil national wealth. heroes fight like Greeks.” German at the International Court of Jus - poser Mikis Theodorakis, as well Gross Domestic Product (GDP) should also be noted that im - We would also avoid the risk of savagery was particularly brutal tice, infuriating today’s German as the average man in Cyprus, is in the region of $23 billion portant countries (with which having our neighbors pump our on Crete, and successful only be - hierarchy, some of whom should knew how to sing for love and may be sitting on enormous we might wish to co-exploit,) own oil, because when our cause many Cretan men were on be wearing SS patches for their dream. It was when life in wealth or a volcano. and large oil companies are usu - neighbors are pumping oil and the mainland fighting the Nazi unforgivable contempt of the vic - Cyprus was not so much con - History has proven that most ally extremely conservative. natural gas and we are not, part hordes. It’s been said that in one tims and what their ancestors nected with huge financial in - wars were triggered by financial They avoid implications in trou - of the reserves will flow to their Cretan village, the Nazis took did. “I don’t have any under - terests, with oil, technology and interests, rather than principles. ble areas and will not jeopardize side on the basis of the physics away anything resembling some - standing of the Greek decision,” the stock markets. It appears Roman politician and philoso - their oil and other interests in a law of communicating vessels. thing that could be used against German Foreign Minister, Guido that today the “dream” is not pher Lucius Seneca stated that, large market like Turkey. In the If we are to jointly exploit our them and told the remaining Westerwelle, said. “We are em - the same anymore. And the sea, “In all wars, from the Trojan war light of that, I worked on a bal - hydrocarbons with other coun - civilians not to resist further be - phatically sticking to our position, about which so many lyrics have until today, the main cause has anced plan, which might consti - tries (which is extremely diffi - cause all their weapons were and are confident that our legal been written, is not so special been the snatching of property.” tute a way out. It would also re - cult) why should we not give a gone, whereupon an old man opinion will prevail in court.” nowadays for the reflection of That worry occupied my sult in long-term stability in the part to the Turkish Cypriots in - stood and tapped his mouth and In March 1960, Germany paid the beauty of the moon, but be - mind since the days when I was field of our hydrocarbons. stead, and secure long-term sta - said, “We still have our teeth.” Greece the equivalent of $80 mil - cause of Oil Block 12, the the Minister responsible for en - bility and an easy way forward. You can’t beat people like that, lion, chicken feed, in damages Leviathan of Israel and the bil - ergy. Turkey had always been The hydrocarbon issue will have even if you have tanks and sub - for loss of life, looting and steal - lions of barrels of oil it contains. catapulting threats against us. to be addressed by Christofias machine guns because you can’t ing gold from Greek banks, I have to confess that, despite The potential great oil wealth at a certain stage in the talks. kill an idea. which now is in German banks, my poetic nature, I was the first could have been a blessing or a The value of the offshore re - Germany doesn’t want to re - so Germany is just loaning one to introduce in Cyprus the disaster, depending on our wis - serves may well be quite higher member what happened in Greece its own stolen money. But subject of the offshore oil. In Au - dom. I had noted that Greece than the value of the onshore Greece, particularly in the vil - the villagers were never compen - gust, 1980 (I was Foreign Min - was handling the question of its properties, so, the hydrocarbon lages of Distomo, 115 miles west sated and Greek courts upheld ister at the time) I had a meet - own oil in the Aegean Sea with chapter may be thorny and dif - of Athens, and Kalavryta, in the their claims, including an order ing in my office with Mr. a lot of caution. Despite its Eu - ficult to resolve and Christofias Peloponnese, two of the worst from Greece’s Supreme Court to Ambrose, a senior executive of ropean identity, which dated should handle it with wisdom. massacres the jackboots perpe - seize German assets in Greece, U.S. oil major Standard Oil of back to the early 1980’s, and de - Poet Costas Montis, in his trated. They weren’t so tough which has never been enforced. Indiana. The company was in - spite its military capabilities, work, Feeling Bitter Within, when the Andartes were fighting Now what happened at terested in investing millions of which are by far larger than The plan, which I publicized made reference to the Turkish back or American soldiers were Kalavyrta six months earlier on dollars for oil exploration in the those of Cyprus, Greece has al - in the past as well, provides for invaders of 1974 and wrote: “It bulldozing them back to Berlin Dec. 13, 1943, could be forgotten sea south of Limassol. Judging ways displayed a lot of restraint. an ad hoc agreement between is difficult to believe that the and under the rocks from which again too. There was a German by what I was told, I realized Greek Prime Minister George the two communities, irrespec - beloved sea of Kyrenia has they came. But, hey, that was al - operation near the village that that Cyprus probably had within Papandreou, in his meeting with tive of the solution of the Cyprus brought them to us.” The pain most 70 years ago so we’re sup - was intended to encircle Greek its reach an incredible oil bo - Cypriot President Demetrios problem. In parallel to the of the poet is justified. The posed to forget what happened. guerillas, but they were too smart nanza. Then U.N. Secretary- Christofias on Feb. 3d, followed agreement a disclaimer would truth, however, is that it is not Greeks don’t, because they can’t, for that and captured 77 German General Kurt Waldheim dis - the same tactics. The same cau - have to be signed, making it the sea of Kyrenia that has and Prime Minister George Pa - soldiers and executed them. The suaded us from proceeding, tion is also displayed on oil is - clear that the plan does not con - brought them into Cyprus. They pandreou, who doesn’t have the enraged Nazi command stormed because Turkey had threatened sues by many other countries in stitute a legal or financial or po - came in because of Turkey’s guts to take on rich tax evaders, into the village, burning others that it would take further mili - the world. One wonders there - litical precedent. On the basis strategic plans, which became somehow screwed up the and killing civilians on the way tary action. President Spyros fore, how some of our politi - of that, out of the net profit of more feasible on account of our courage to be the first in his po - for practice. When they got to Kyprianou and I considered that cians and ministers proceed Cyprus from the hydrocarbon blunders and mishandlings as sition to support the claims of the Kalavyrta, they locked all the we should wait as in those days, with such confidence toward the exploitation, a percentage to be well, which happened at a time surviving families of the Distomo women and children in the only six years after the Turkish drilling process, invoking our agreed upon would be de - when we thought that we were Massacre of June 10, 1944, town’s school and ordered male invasion, the situation was po - sovereign rights. Greece has no posited in an escrow account in omniscient and that we could which left 218 people dead, in residents over 12 to a hill just tentially explosive. In 1998 I be - sovereign rights? Or is it that favor of the Turkish Cypriot rule the world. So, let us watch seeking compensation from Ger - overlooking the village, then ma - came Minister of Commerce, In - the Greeks are easily scared off, community. The amount in the carefully our future steps in the many. That comes even as Greece chine-gunned them. One German dustry and Tourism. Energy was while Cypriots are real patriots. escrow account would become field of oil. It is a potentially has to depend on German ap - soldier took pity on women and one of my portfolios. We con - And if, God forbid, we have a payable to the Turkish Cypriots huge and explosive subject. Let proval of a continuing line of children locked in a school that tacted Egypt and a number of military confrontation over our either upon solution of the us not proceed thoughtlessly credit for $150 billion in rescue was set ablaze and let them es - other countries with respect to offshore oil, what sort of sup - Cyprus problem or at a future and superficially. Let us not al - loans to save the country from cape, but 1,258 non-combatants oil. And it appears that the as - port do our politicians antici - date to be agreed, whichever low the tragedy to happen going bankrupt. As Helena were murdered, but no war repa - sessment of the Egyptians, dis - pate? Will Greece offer military happens earlier. again, and blame once more the Smith, the celebrated correspon - rations have been paid. What’s closed to me by Egyptian Minis - support? But Greece has Cyprus’ Communist AKEL beloved sea of Kyrenia. dent in Greece of the British that worth? ter of Petroleum Samer Fahmy avoided the clash over its own party took the stand in the past newspaper The Guardian wrote: So Papandreou has to decide, was correct. The experienced reserves. Will it extend military that the Turkish Cypriots are en - Mr. Rolandis was the Cypriot no previous administration has when the publicity subsides and Egyptians estimated that the re - help, especially when financial titled to a percentage of the oil Government’s Foreign dared touch the case for fear of the German loans keep coming, serves of oil and oil equivalent straits have forced it to substan - profits. The Administration of Minister (1978-83) and Min - tensions with Germany. So Pa - if he’ll forget what happened at (160 cubic meters of natural gas tially curtail its military budget? the late Cypriot President Tassos ister of Commerce, Industry & pandreou deserves kudos for Distomo and Kalavryta too. The are equivalent to one barrel of Our politicians rely on our Eu - Papadopoulos did not support Tourism (1998-2003). He was stepping up. “This is about his - Germans already know the an - oil) in the Exclusive Economic ropean identity, but then the my plan. Former Turkish Cypriot also a member of the Cyprus tory. This is not anti-German,” swer. Zone of Cyprus were probably question arises why Greece does President Mehmet Ali Talat had House of Representatives the Socialist leader told the Ob - five to eight billion barrels. So, not rely on its European identity viewed the plan positively and (1991-96) and chairman of server. “It is about something that [email protected] if we have an average six billion as well and why it does not pro - told me that if it could be up - the Liberal Party (1986-98). 12 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4, 2011 Shootout on Outlaw Hill Kills a Pappoulis Stalking a Genius

By Gail Schontzler she was 2 to 13. She said her The Bozeman Daily Chronicle mother beat her, angry because, “I looked like our father - ‘Sa - LIVINGSTON, Montana - She tan.’ I never met him. He drank lay on the cold ground, crum - himself to death.” pled and bleeding and defense - Her mother remarried to a less, as bullet after bullet hit her wealthy American, who sent body. Georgia Smith felt each Georgia at age 16 to America. bullet like the jolt of an electric She lived with aunts in New Jer - shock. The man with the gun, sey. In high school she won a just a few feet away, shot her history scholarship and started five times. “I asked God to let college. She married an Ameri - me die, because it hurt so can, and in 1983 became a U.S. much,” Smith recalled, tears in citizen. She said her husband her eyes. “Let me die, or take “threatened to cut my throat if I this dark terror away.” left - so I left him.” At 29, she Thomas Kyros, 81 years old, packed up her two children in a had traveled thousands of miles van and drove from state to from his home in Florida to this state, looking for a home. In windswept Montana hillside Missoula, she fell in love with with stunning views of the Montana for its “mountains, Crazy Mountains. Kyros, a re - people, air, energy, space.” She tired Greek-American who said settled in Livingston. he had worked in experimental Her next brush with death physics at Columbia University, occurred when she was thrown was obsessed. He was obsessed by a horse at the Crow Fair pow - with Smith’s daughter, 19-year- wow. Her head cracked open old Promethea Pythaitha, a and she was in a coma for seven young genius who had learned days. When she recovered, she calculus at 7 and became at age felt obsessed with getting a col - 14 the youngest person ever to lege degree. While attending graduate from Montana State SEAN SPERRy/BOZEMAN DAIly CHRONIClE MSU, she nearly died giving University. Kyros liked to think Promethea Pythaitha, daughter of Georgia Smith, locks the the gate with saving her life as the assailant was unable to get birth to Promethea. First named of Promethea as his adopted gate at the entrance of her Livingston home. Smith credited close enough to Smith to fatally shoot her. Jasmine Li, this remarkable granddaughter and called him - child started playing piano and self her “pappoulis,” Greek for Livingston, where the doctor cut “After that, fairly quickly he be - Yet Kyros refused to be quoted nally get the message that she learning science as a toddler. little grandfather. For years, he her open, found extensive in - came intrusive,” she said. Kyros in any news story that included really wanted nothing to do Smith was close to graduating sent her e-mails, books, money juries, and prepared her to be wanted to know where she was Smith. “I am a respectable per - with him. when social services threatened and flowers. He wanted airlifted to a Billings hospital. at all times, wanted her bank son,” he said. She walked to the sheriff’s to take her teenage son. So she Promethea to attend an elite Smith asked Promethea to tell account number. On the phone STALKING BEGINS department to file a complaint. ran away. At one point, Smith, university back East, and tried her two older children, Vanessa he harassed her older brother, Then in November, Kyros He followed. She signed a stalk - her son and 3-year-old Jasmine to get her away from the mother and Apollo, “I love you.” She who is developmentally dis - showed up in Montana for the ing order against him. Authori - were living in San Francisco in he blamed for thwarting that told Promethea she knew she abled, accusing him of lying first time. Promethea said the ties had Kyros sign it, she said. a car that had fleas. plan. Kyros refused to listen was going to be “strong enough, when Promethea wasn’t there. police in Livingston called her “The police said, ‘The young Smith nearly died again in when Promethea asked him by no matter what happens.” Then “I told my mother, ‘This guy is to say a man named Pappoulis lady does not want your atten - the 2007 car crash on Bozeman e-mail to stop harassing her. He she lost consciousness. starting to creep me out,’” she was looking for her address. He tions.’ And he said, ‘Yes, I know, Pass. She remembers dreaming decided it was her mother who Kyros missed killing her said. had flowers for her. “Don’t give that’s why I’m here.’” then of an old man, a prophet. really wrote the messages. He mother by a hair, Promethea Politely at first, she tried to him my address,” she said. Thomas Kyros “is the worst She asked him if she would ever accused Smith of brainwashing said. “I can’t forget the sound of get him to back off. But he got Promethea hoped Kyros would thing that ever happened to have to go through this again. the girl and making her “a his gun, my mother screaming, worse, accusing her mother of give up and return to Florida. me,” Promethea said. It’s the The man told her, “Your life will slave.” Finally, on Jan. 17, he the cold hatred in his eyes when having great wealth and fancy During finals week in December, first time she ever wished she be taken from you one more was ready to act. he shot her,” she said. “It was vehicles, of keeping Promethea she said, “I was always looking was “normal.” Her mother time,” but she would come back. It was almost noon on Martin the most cold thing I ever saw.” out of school. He sent packages, over my shoulder, fearing he shouldn’t have to pay for his “in - “You have more things to do.” Luther King Jr. Day. Smith, 56, DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD which Promethea returned un - would show up.” On Jan. 12, sanity,” she said. “I’d like to say HEALING a Greek-born artist who works Fame has brought Promethea opened. He sent flowers, which Promethea was sitting on a I feel sorry for him,” Promethea After three weeks in the hos - at housekeeping and other odd and her mother friends, finan - she told the delivery guy to give bench outside a Park County said, “but I don’t.” pital, Smith is back home, trying jobs, heard a noise at the edge cial help and threats. Promethea to his wife. courtroom, waiting as a witness NINE LIVES to recover from her injuries, of her property on Outlaw Hill made the front page of the “I got fed up,” Promethea in a civil suit. “This guy, this ugly If Georgia Smith has nine physically and emotionally. She Road. Someone in a pickup Chronicle when she graduated said. “I wrote to him to get lost. guy, shows up,” she said. He sat lives, she figures she has used can wiggle her left fingers, but truck was ramming the green from MSU in 2005, but she be - I said he needed a shrink. ... Af - down close to her. She said I’ve up more than half of them. Born the arm is paralyzed. Doctors metal gate across their drive - came truly famous among ter a while, I quit writing and got the flu, you probably want Evangelina, she nearly died had to remove a third of her way, trying to break it down. Greek-Americans and Greeks in ignored him.” to keep your distance. He twice as an infant from pneu - lower intestine, which makes it “Get the camera,” she told 2007 when she gave a speech “He was extremely pushy scooted closer, and she noticed monia and infection. She got hard to digest food. She has lost Promethea, who instead went in Chicago at age 15. One of and tyrannical,” Smith said. “He his Greek accent. No way, she TB. A chiropractor who did X- 30 pounds. She has bullet out to see who it was. several bright Greek-American didn’t have a right to tell thought. Could this be my worst rays of her back asked if she had wounds in both legs and a frac - DANGER SIGNS students awarded $10,000 Pan - Promethea what to do with her nightmare? been run over by a car as a little tured hip. She cannot button Promethea ran back, said it Hellenic scholarships, life, any more than I do.” By “Do I know you?” she asked. girl. There were no vehicles in her clothes, tie her shoes or was Thomas Kyros, grabbed the Promethea decided to use the 2009, Kyros had bombarded He pulled out a card that my Greek village, only donkeys, work to support her family. video camera and tried to get it awards dinner at the Ritz Hotel MSU officials with e-mail and read “Pappoulis.” she replied. “Somebody tried to Some things may heal in time. ready to record the encounter, to speak out about what she be - phone calls, hired a private in - “I don’t want to ever see you throw me against a wall,” she Others may never be the same. in case they might need evi - lieved was a great historic in - vestigator to dig up dirt on again,” she said. “You’re being said. Caring neighbors con - She is a sturdy woman. At dence. Just five days before, justice. Standing between two Smith, and harangued newspa - way too invasive.” tacted social services, and she age 55, she was pregnant, some - Promethea had signed a no- Greek Orthodox Archbishops in per reporters, demanding inves - She thought since she was and her older sister were placed thing she said wasn’t unusual stalking order against Kyros traditional black hats and long tigative reports on the mother. telling him herself, he would fi - in orphanages, from the time for women in her family. She with authorities in Livingston. beards, Promethea charged that declined to discuss publicly the Smith, a tiny woman barely five 16 centuries ago the Greek outcome of the pregnancy, say - feet tall with long, silver- Christian Church had slaugh - ing it’s a private matter. Since streaked hair, walked out the tered thousands of Greeks who the shooting, Smith said, “I feel driveway to talk to him. Without followed the old pagan gods or far more vulnerable. I didn’t re - a word, Kyros lifted his arm and, upheld traditional Greek learn - alize how easy it is to die. How from just a few feet away, fired ing. She called for an end to Or - deep hate runs. “You lose faith his handgun. Smith screamed in thodox censorship in society and in humanity,” she said, her eyes surprise and jumped back. The dogma in Greek schools. Some welling. “I feel I cannot trust first bullet hit her neck. She in the audience shouted angrily, anyone. All the ideals you had landed on her right side. She others applauded and her vanish in thin air. I think that is couldn’t move. Her left arm speech was cut short. The scene the greatest pain I suffer. By my seemed paralyzed. Promethea was posted on YouTube and nature, I’m a very naive person, heard the scream and gunshot, seen by Greeks around the artistic, idealistic. I like to ex - and saw her mother’s face cov - world. Promethea received hate press beauty in life. Now I don’t ered with blood. She ran back e-mail, as well as messages hail - believe in anything.” into the house to find a cell ing her as a heroine. Yet Smith is grateful for what phone to call 911 for an ambu - A few months later, after a she calls the “links of life.” If lance and police. crash on Bozeman Pass that every “link” hadn’t happened In shock, she saw Kyros shoot nearly killed her mother, Greek just as it did - if not for the her mother again and again. supporters sent checks to fence, Promethea shielding her, “I screamed at him to stop,” Promethea, which made it pos - the deputies, the ambulance, the Promethea said. “I called him a sible to replace their totaled doctors and nurses in Livingston bastard.” Promethea ran out truck. One who wrote admir - and Billings - she would not and shielded her mother’s body ingly was Kyros. From Florida have survived. “I’ve never met with her own. She told the 911 he sent Promethea e-mail, so much niceness before,” Smith dispatcher to hurry. “He was phone calls and checks. Mother said. How do you thank the saying all kinds of nasty things, and daughter used $9,000 from deputies who walked in the line speaking in Greek, saying, ‘This Kyros to visit Greece. Promethea of fire, she asked, or the doctors beast must die,’” Promethea figured he was an older, lonely and EMTs? “When events test said. “I told him he was a beast.” guy, who wanted to call her SEAN SPERRy/BOZEMAN DAIly CHRONIClE men, angels appear,” Promethea Her mother, moaning, could - granddaughter. Foolishly, she Georgia Smith sits in her Livingston home where she is recovering from being shot five times said. n’t see and was struggling to said, she called him grandfather. outside her home in January. Smith said she wants to keep breathe, Promethea guessed recovering and to join an organi - from a collapsed lung. “I was zation to support victims of losing my life, and I knew it,” Authorities said they believe Kyros bought began spurning his money and gifts. crime. For now, Promethea is tak - Smith said. “As I lay there, I How A Mom’s the gun in Montana. The Tampa Bay paper Kyros had been calling the Chronicle for ing care of her mother and not asked God to protect me. ... reported that Kyros was a slow, shuffling more than a year, demanding an investi - going to classes, which concerns When I couldn’t bear it any - man who, after shooting Smith at the gate gation. He blamed Smith for being shut her mother. “The only reason I more, I asked for death.” Obsession Led to of her home, sat in his car as deputies sur - out of the teenager’s life. He told the news - cannot study is because I can’t — Promethea saw her mother’s lips rounded him and ordered him to get out. paper he felt Smith was keeping Pythaitha I’m not over what he did,” turn blue. Deadly Standoff When he refused and fired his gun, they prisoner. “Promethea is a slave, she’s in Promethea said emphatically. On “He said, ‘Why are you weep - returned it, the Park County Sheriff’s Office bondage,” Kyros told the Chronicle. “I want a practical level, Smith can’t drive ing? You should be happy she’s said. He apparently planned the assault, to liberate Promethea.” He told the Chron - her to MSU with one arm, and going to die,’” Promethea said. It sounded like a Wild West shoot-out, coming to Montana and staying at a hotel. icle that Smith ruined Pythaitha’s future Promethea never got a driver’s li - “I told my mother to keep fight - an apparently crazed man pulling a gun “He was just a nice, little, old man,” said by sending her to Montana State University. cense, finding it “boring as hell. I ing to stay alive.” It seemed for - and shooting a woman five times because an employee at the Days Inn in Bozeman, She should have been at Harvard or an - like learning interesting stuff. ever until they heard two sher - he was obsessed with her brilliant teen- Mont., where he had been living since No - other Ivy League university, he said. “He Give me quantum mechanics or iff’s deputies arrive. The age daughter, and then the arrival of Sher - vember, two months before the shooting, kept writing, writing, harassing,” Pythaitha string theory.” If her mother had deputies walked toward Kyros, iff’s Deputies who exchanged gunfire with the Chronicle reported. “We all just loved told the Chronicle in a 2009 interview. “He died, Promethea said, “I wouldn’t telling him to get out of the him, killing him under the big skies of Mon - Thomas. He treated us like family.” did not know me from Adam. “He says I have had much reason to go on truck, to put down the weapon. tana. It included a tragic Greek twist, the Kyros hadn’t left his home on Putnam should leave home, move out. He’d come living.” The comment upset her “Drop your gun, sir!” one shooter an 81-year-old Greek American Circle in New Port Richey since 1986, a and oversee my life. … He said, ‘You’re mother. “I didn’t work all those deputy shouted. The women from Florida who traveled all the way to neighbor said. But, in November, he gave brainwashed, your mother’s this, your years,” she said, to have heard Kyros’ gunfire. One the western state after incessant email bad - his neighbor a key to his house, money to mother’s that.’ He called (the Montana Promethea just give up. What she deputy jumped to the side. “‘Did gering, and finally, stalking of the young pay the newspaper and lawn care and said State University Registrar) and started meant, Promethea replied, is “I he get you?’” the other deputy woman, whose mother was born in Greece he was going to Montana. He wouldn’t tell making crazy suppositions. Either the man wouldn’t have cared that much.” asked. “Drop your gun, sir!’” the and said she was the victim of abuse there her why, The Times reported. “Never has is disturbed, (or he’s) making horrendous During the interview, Promethea deputy shouted a second time. and had fled to Montana after coming to he left before,” Rosalie Maxey, 73, told the slanders and lies.” By 2009, Kyros had not got two phone calls she didn’t an - Again Kyros fired. Then Smith America and finding herself abused again Chronicle. “Never ever.” heard from Pythaitha for two years — but swer. She said they came from heard “a series of bullets in the by her husband. The Bozeman Daily Kyros, who had no criminal record in he couldn’t forget her, he told the Chroni - another American Greek, who air, like fireworks.” Kyros was Chronicle, the fifth largest newspaper in Florida, traveled 2,430 miles to Bozeman cle. A recent package sent to Pythaitha was feels any university in Montana dead. “I figured he wanted to Montana, which began in 1883 as a weekly to be near Pythaitha, who spurned his af - returned to Kyros in New Port Richey. It must be a “hick” college, and she take me with him,” Promethea and became a daily paper in 1996, dis - fection. Smith told the Chronicle in a 2009 weighed 50 pounds and is still in Maxey’s ought to attend a real university. said grimly. “He would have patched reporter Gail Schontzler to write profile of Pythaitha that she worked clean - home. She told the Chronicle that Kyros “He calls me three times a day,” tried to drag me away. One of about the events, which she told in a grip - ing houses and they struggled to come up was very upset about the return of this Promethea said. She said she’s us wouldn’t have survived.” ping narrative. with tuition money for her to go to Mon - package. beginning to wonder if she is “a Hands shaking, Promethea Also reporting, later, was the Tampa Bay tana State University, where she became “He was so mild-mannered,” Maxey told lunatic magnet.” unlocked the gate. The waiting Times, the newspaper covering Port Richey, its youngest graduate, a mathematics ma - the Chronicle. “It just boggles my mind. I ambulance crew drove in Fla., the home of Thomas Kyros, the man jor, at age 14. “Generous benefactors have can’t even see him having a gun. I can’t (Reprinted by permission of the quickly. The EMTs cut away charged with stalking Promethea stepped in to help,” the story said. That imagine him even threatening anyone. “I Bozeman Daily Chronicle. The Smith’s clothing and jammed a Pythaitha, 19, and going to Montana to included Kyros. “I promised as long as pap - just cannot see him in that role.” A fund original story can be found at big needle into her chest wall find her and then shooting her mother, poulis is alive, you’re not alone,” Kyros told has been set up to help the family pay for http://www.bozemandaily - so she could breathe again. The Georgia Smith, five times. She recovered Pythaitha, according to The Tampa Bay medical expenses. They’re looking for do - chronicle.com/news/article_c87 ambulance rushed down the but Kyros was shot dead by the deputies. newspaper. But, after some time, Pythaitha nations. a464e-3714-11e0-91fa- long dirt road to the hospital in 001cc4c002e0.html.