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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON 1915-2015 VOL. 18, ISSUE 927 July 18-24, 2015 c v $1.50 Greece Seeks Relief From Troika After Tough Bailout Te1st Passes Defections in Krugman: SYRIZA Ranks We Can be Number 38 ATHENS (AP) — Greece's trou - bled left-wing government was “Another seeking urgent relief from Eu - ropean lenders after it pushed a harsh austerity package through Greece” Parliament, triggering a revolt in the governing party and vio - lent demonstrations in central [Economist Paul Krugman Athens. writes in the July 10th edition of Finance ministers from coun - the New York Times that the tries using the euro currency United States may indeed become were planning a conference call “another Greece,” but not because to consider rescue financing for of irresponsible spending; rather, Greece, while the European because of irresponsible austerity Central Bank will mull a request measures coupled with the from Athens to increase emer - limitations of operating without gency assistance to troubled a self-generated currency. The Greek banks that have been article follows.] closed since June 29. The bill was the first step in Greece is a faraway country meeting requirements for nego - with an economy roughly the tiations to start on a desperately size of greater Miami, so Amer - needed third international ica has very little direct stake in bailout for Greece that will pre - its ongoing disaster. To the ex - vent it from crashing out of Eu - tent that Greece matters to us, rope's common currency, follow - it’s mainly about geopolitics: By ing a deal reached by Prime poisoning relations among Eu - Minister Alexis Tsipras and rope’s democracies, the Greek other Eurozone leaders after a crisis risks depriving the United marathon summit in Brussels States of crucial allies. last weekend. But Greece has nonetheless In a post-midnight vote, the played an outsized role in U.S. country's parliament voted 229- political debate, as a symbol of 64 to implement more austerity the terrible things that will sup - measures that include pension posedly happen — any day now AP PHOTO/THANASSiS STAvrAkiS reforms and sweeping sales tax — unless we stop helping the Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during a parliament meeting in Athens, Thursday, July 16. hikes. Approval came thanks to less fortunate and printing pro-European opposition parties money to fight unemployment. who voted in favor, and in spite And Greece does indeed offer of deepening dissent within important lessons to the rest of Tsipras' left-wing SYRIZA party. us. But they’re not the lessons Overlooked: Hardworking, Taxpaying Greeks Thirty-eight party lawmakers you think, and the people most defied Tsipras — nearly one-in- likely to deliver a Greek-style four — by voting against or ab - economic disaster here in Amer - By Constantinos E. Scaros Eurostat and other groups person I know,” say many about Dabilis often writes about them staining. They included Tsipras' ica are the very people who love Commentary over the years have conducted their Greek-American friends in his weekly “Letter from powerful Energy Minister, Pana - to use Greece as a boogeyman. surveys that reveal that Greeks and neighbors. Athens.” giotis Lafazanis, the speaker of To understand the real ATHENS – Having visited are among the hardest-working Then, there is the report And while the reports about Parliament, Zoe Konstan - lessons of Greece, you need to Athens and various Greek European people. about the wealthy Greek tax the lazy café languishers and the topoulou, and Yanis Varoufakis, be aware of two crucial points. islands this summer, I encoun - Americans who know the cheats, who take advantage of rich tax cheats are to a great ex - the former finance minister who The first is that the “We’re tered a class of Greeks often Greeks of the United States well a combination of corruption and tent quite accurate, Greece also Greece!” crowd has a truly re - overlooked by the media, par - are often surprised at the me - ineptness in the Greek system, has a sizeable population of re - markable track record when it ticularly the media outside of dia’s portrayal of Greeks being and avoid paying the much- sponsible, hardworking individ - comes to economic forecasting: Greece: Greeks in Greece who lazy and irresponsible, spending needed tax revenues that would uals, who have managed their They’ve been wrong about work hard, pay their taxes, have all day at the coffee shop play - help to make Greece solvent, household finances responsibly, everything, year after year, but saved their money responsibly, ing backgammon and sipping even thriving. paid their taxes, and saved a and now fear losing it because frappes. “I know (so-and-so), My colleague Online Editor Continued on page 12 of all the turmoil. and he is the hardest-working and Greece Correspondent Andy Continued on page 10 Factors Linked to Longevity on Ikaria

By John Chrysochoos longevity, and no one would dis - On the island of Ikaria the pute such a claim, there is no researchers have traced some Several studies carried out by doubt that lifestyle may repre - common traits leading to a number of institutions and sent an equal, if not greater, fac - longevity, linked to the diet, groups of scientists have at - tor affecting longevity. Lifestyle lifestyle and sleeping habits of tempted to identify possible fac - is, unfortunately, such a gray the inhabitants. Their findings tors linked to life longevity. Al - area, differing from region to gained great publicity in 2009 though many of such studies are region, even from person to per - when CNN reporter Anderson statistical in nature, checking son in the same region, to the Cooper presented a series of re - AP PHOTO the lifestyles of healthy octoge - extent that any attempt to quan - ports on Ikaria during an entire MP Panagiotis Lafazanis led narians, nonagenarians and cen - tify its impact on longevity may week. In spite of those observa - the revolt of SYRIZA’s left wing. tenarians, their results vary con - be met with rather limited suc - tions, however, there is no siderably from region to region. cess. Nonetheless, The National doubt that some other very sub - headed Greece's bailout strategy Some studies are a little more Geographic Explorer with Dan tle factors may affect life until his replacement 10 days scientific investigating the Buettner and an international longevity in Ikaria even more ago. chemical nature of some ingre - team of researchers have iden - profoundly that those factors The government described dients in the diet of those inter - tified five regions in the world identified by the researchers. the vote as marking a "serious viewed and their likely medical rumored to contain an unusu - One such factor may be linked division" among its lawmakers, significance, like their anti-oxi - ally large percentage of healthy to the so-called “Ikarian Time.” and indicated that dissenters in dant potency. Unfortunately, octogenarians, nonagenarians Scheduling an event on the Tsipras' Cabinet would be there are so many other subtle and centenarians. Such areas la - island of Ikaria at a fixed time swiftly replaced. factors that may be contributing beled Blue Zones are: Okinawa and observing its timing faith - "Today, Parliament took the TNH/COSTAS BEJ to life longevity, to the point of in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, fully is totally inconceivable. first important step for the deal, Athenian Night a Hit in Astoria rendering such studies mostly Loma Linda in California, Sar - People used to schedule events voting for the difficult mea - phenomenological and some - dinia in the Mediterranean Sea, with no time restrictions. Guests sures," government spokesman The Athenians’ Society’s President Panos Adamopoulos intro - what superficial at best. and the Greek island of Ikaria used to come and go as they Gabriel Sakellaridis said. duces “Athenian Night” musicians Dimitris Lambrianos, Eleni Although genetics may defi - in the Aegean Sea, the author’s Andreou, and Tassos Papaioannou at Cephalonian House. nitely play a significant role to birthplace. Continued on page 8 Continued on page 9 Penelope Karageorge’s New Eva Varellas Book: The Neon Suitcase Kanellis: She

By Constantine S. Sirigos sometimes with her times. Changes Lives TNH Staff Writer Karageorge’s “Island Inferno” grabs one with its title and with NEW YORK – For people who its opening line: “Greece makes By Barbara Harrison are not artists, creativity is you sweat for its beauty.” Special to The National Herald something between the finger - Of course it’s about the sum - painting they did in school and mer heat, but reading it today Plaudits and honors to Eva rocket science they will never evokes complex emotions as Varellas Kanellis, who retired in grasp. That is what makes it so Greece teeters on the brink. June after over 30 years of pas - enjoyable to hear from people Karageorge, a TNH con - sionate commitment as found - like writer Penelope Karageorge tributing writer, arrived rela - ing director of U.S. College talk about the process that leads tively late in the land of the po - Counseling and Special Pro - to such delights as her new po - ets. She loved poetry and wrote grams at Anatolia College, Thes - etry anthology, The Neon Suit - it on an off for years, she said, saloniki. case, published by Somerset but she didn’t concentrate on it. Earlier in the year, she was Hall Press. It wasn’t until she won a con - awarded the prestigious "Coun - Sometimes poems resonate test for poems celebrating New selors That Change Lives" Award with a reader’s memories, and York City in the New York Times presented by Colleges That Book Review that she took writ - Change Lives, Inc. The citation ing them seriously. states "Eva [Kanellis] has prob - The contest inspired one her ably done more to increase the For subscription: “instant” poems. “I wrote it right visibility of students and schools 718.784.5255 away. I Didn’t change a word in Greece than anyone else. [email protected] and sent it in and I came in third There is no doubt that she is a out of 2000 entries.” TNH/COSTAS BEJ counselor who changes lives." It was titled “New York Love NY Cathedral the Joyful Scene of Philotheos’ Elevation Under her guidance, hun - Letters – P.S. You’re Crazy.” dreds of Anatolia students have Metropolitan Philotheos of Meloa (C), the new title of the hierarch who has been part of the Continued on page 3 Cathedral family for decades. Archbishop Demetrios is seen with Archdeacon Panteleimon. Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015

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TNH Staff are feeling the effects of the on - don't know who to believe, n THRU OCT. 31 Madison Av. & Mt. Morris Pk. going financial crisis in Greece. which side to believe now. The CHICAGO, IL – The National W. 120-124 Streets. Minor TORONTO, CANADA – Greek Chicagoans, a community people are optimistic, but the Hellenic Museum, 33 S Halsted Latham Playhouse – 3009 Canadian-Greek actress Nia of more than 300,000, are try - people are pessimistic too." St., in Chicago, pays tribute to Broadway at 119th Street – Mil - Vardalos seems to have a lot to ing to adapt to the ensuing cri - the legendary actor and artist bank Hall – Columbia Univer - say about the citizens of Greece sis. Locals are worrying about WASHINGTON, DC – On Anthony Quinn, who brought to sity. For more information visit: and their hand in the financial their families and properties in Friday, Jul. 20, The Smithsonian life one of the greatest and most www.nycgovparks.org/events/k crisis. Vardalos just finished pro - Greece. Victoria Sdoukos and American Art Museum will be life-affirming literary characters eyword%20hecuba/ or duction on a sequel to the 2002 her mother have actually can - featuring one of the 19th cen - of our time – the irrepressible www.AmericanThymeleThe - blockbuster My Big Fat Greek celled renovations on their fam - tury's most famous sculptures as Zorba the Greek. The depth and atre.yolasite.com/news.php. Wedding. Just like anyone who ily home in Greece because of well as a new exhibition about breadth of Anthony Quinn’s cre - Just like in antiquity, all perfor - has something to say, Vardalos the crisis. Sdoukos says, “You artist Hiram Powers. One pivotal ative genius is showcased in an mances are free of charge to the took to Twitter to express her don’t know if the work is going piece is a life-size plaster model exhibition of more than 80 of public. disappointment. She tweeted to get done people are suffering of the "Greek Slave," the Wash - his emotive paintings and pow - that, “as a very proud Greek, I've right now and it may very well ington Post reported. The new erful sculptures. Visitors will see n AUGUST 1 encountered comments such as, be the case they’ll take the exhibition "Measured Perfec - reflections of Anthony Quinn’s Santa Barbara's Annual Greek ‘they should have paid their money and you won’t hear from tion" will reveal the inner work - life experiences, traces of his Festival is taking place from taxes.’ The ignorance of this them.” In Astoria, the Greek epi - ings of the artist and innovator, proud Mexican heritage, his 11AM-7PM on Saturday, Aug. 1 comment is profoundly upset - center, many are torn between Hiram Powers, who adapted love of cultures throughout the and Sunday, Aug. 2, in beautiful ting and selectively obtuse. I the decision to say yes or no to long-established traditions in world, and the impact of his Oak Park. The festival evokes would have hoped society the Referendum. Maria Kyprian - sculpture to new technologies long friendship with the Greek the sights, sounds and tastes wouldn't simply swallow the ides, a 29-year-old Greek resi - of the 1800s. The exhibit fea - people. The exhibit is being Pro - that define the traditional Greek jaded media's typical dissemina - dent who has family in Greece tures finished and unfinished duced in collaboration with way of life. Stroll through Santa tion of false information. Greece says, "People can't go on like this artworks and tools to reveal Katherine Quinn, the Anthony Barbara's beautiful Oak Park, is a beautiful nation of hard - anymore, it's like having a knife Powers' creative process and ex - Quinn Foundation, and the An - and experience the simple plea - working, loving people who to your throat." Neoklys Melis, Actress Nia Vardalos says “I perimentation. There are 15 thony Quinn Trust. It was orga - sures of life in a Greek village. would invite you into their 40, is now working at Café Bolis hoped society wouldn’t simply sculptures, plaster molds, casts nized and curated by Connie Dozens of volunteers enthusias - home and even give you their in Queens. Just weeks ago he swallow the jaded media’s and other tools, the Post re - Mourtoupalas, President of Cul - tically staff their booths, creat - bed. Please don't judge a coun - decided to close his mechanics typical dissemination of false ported. The Smithsonian ac - tural Affairs with assistance by ing a convivial, welcoming at - try's people based on the actions shop in Greece and move his information” about Greece. quired the materials from Pow - Chris Helms, Assistant Curator mosphere. Festivalgoers return of a government. This article ex - family to New York. Melis says, ers' studio in Florence, Italy in of Collections & Exhibitions. Ex - year after year for the food. De - plains the politics.” "You know, you just work to Konstantisnos Platis, the owner 1968. The sculpture was so fa - hibition installation assistance lectable festival favorites like gy - break even. You need to do of Tastee Corner, seems to be mous during its time that Pow - by Dimitra Alvazoglou, John ros and moussaka. And no ASTORIA – All across the something in your life, and I just as stuck as every other ers applied for a U.S. patent to Anagnostopoulos, Krista Bondi, Greek village would be com - United States Greek-Americans have a family, so I came here." Greek-American. Platis says, "I protect his design. Katerina Gailas, Stephanie Lar - plete without homemade pas - son, Nikolas John Mour - tries from Yia Yia's traditional toupalas, Katie Narayan, Kaitlyn recipes: baklava, melo - Peterson. This is exhibit was makarona, and kataifi are just a generously sponsored by John few of the sweet treats to de - Uniquity Enjoys Peanuts, Crackerjacks, and Fellowship S. Koudounis & Family, John light you. Listen to the distinc - and Martha Cannis, Chris P. tive sounds of the bouzouki and Tomaras-PanHellenic Scholar - other exotic instruments played By Constantine S. Sirigos ship Foundation, National Hel - by authentic Greek musicians TNH Staff Writer lenic Invitational Basketball who perform traditional and Tournament, National Hellenic popular songs. Delight in the BROOKLYN – The Uniquity Society, Angelo and Mary Cap - beauty of the elaborate cos - ministry of the Archdiocesan pas & Family, and Mr. and Mrs. tumes worn by performers as Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Ernest C. Karras. they share their carefully prac - had a blast – even before the ticed steps and intricate dances fireworks that followed the n THRU NOV. 1 with the enthusiastic audience. Brooklyn Cyclones baseball TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Night Take advantage of a free Greek game – at MCU Park off the in the Islands returns to the dance lesson, and enjoy partici - famed Coney Island boardwalk world-famous Sponge Docks of pating in the same dances you on July 11. Tarpon Springs for 2015! Satur - would perform in the traditional Friendships were deepened days, 6-11PM: Jul. 11, Aug. 1, villages of Greece. Relax and en - and formed as fellowship Sept. 12, and Oct. 3. A free joy yourself under the oaks in blended with the delight of event of Greek music, dancing, the warm embrace of the best baseball purists who revel in mi - and dining! And we will offer Greek culture has to offer. nor league ball and the curiosity an hour of free Greek dance of newcomers to the game – lessons by the Levendia Dance n AUGUST 9 marking the event a bit hit. Troupe from 6-7PM. The festival CHICAGO, IL – As an install - It is always more festive is supported in part by a grant ment in its summer film series, when the home team wins and from the National Endowment The National Hellenic Museum, even Yankee fans in attendance for the Arts. Come join us for 333 S Halsted St., in Chicago, appreciated the ‘Clones 2-1 vic - authentic island fun in the warm is showing Greek-American tory. Florida sun and mark your cal - Radicals: The Untold Story. The Pitcher Kevin Canelon’s fine endar and make this a regular film narrates the story of Greek- performance, limiting Aberdeen destination! And if you’re just American radicalism from the IronBirds to one run on two hits Five rows deep in this picture, members and friends of Holy Trinity Cathedral’s Uniquity group in town for a week or two, make era of mass migration till the over six-and-one-third innings, enjoy an evening of baseball, fireworks – and Star Wars skits – in Coney Island. sure to mark your calendar as McCarthy period in the 50s. A was backed up by Pedro Perez’s you will not want to miss this! history of collective struggles, two-run single early in the The baseball game was also Cathedral member Daniel York for a fashion internship at Tarpon Springs is a unique radical ideas, exciting journeys game. the occasion for Star Wars night, Padovano, is not from Brooklyn, Refinery 29. She is studying at Greek experience in the United and forgotten traditions inter - The first-place Cyclones im - with activities that raised money but having grown up in Ryerson University in Toronto. States, one unlike any other woven with the times of up - proved to 15–6 in the A-level for St. Mary’s Hospital for Chil - Yorkville, just north of the “I started attending the Cathe - Greek community. Come be part heaval, social and political summer league dren in Queens. Cathedra near what was known dral in New York because I go of this one-of-a-kind American movements, persecutions and Uniquity is the Cathedral's Fans enjoyed costumed peo - as Italian Harlem, he fits right to the St, George Orthodox experience that will make you collective disillusionments. Fo - ministry for single, widowed ple taking turns with the in in Brooklyn. He told TNH, Church in Toronto,” she said. feel as if, truly, you are back in cusing from the Great Depres - and divorced adults. ‘Clones’ cheerleaders, “The “Tonight is about good times, a John Paterakis, the English- the homeland! sion to the demise of ethnic rad - “We had a great night Beach Bums” – the old Brooklyn lot of nice people, good friends, language chanter at the Cathe - icalism in the 50s, the tonight and we had a great Dodgers’ nickname was Dem a lot of fun.” dral, is a minor league afi - n JULY 20 documentary Greek-American group of people in Uniquity Bums – performing on the field, Jimmy Sirris, is from Brook - cionado – he is a ‘Clones SALEM, MA – Please join us Radicals: the Untold Story Leah Hanlon, told TNH. The on top of the dugout, and in the lyn – a veteran altar boy from mini-season ticket holder – and Monday, Jul. 20, for the annual brings forth an alternative vision Uniquity committee is now stands. Three Hierarchs who grew up helped organize the event. “I en - Nicholas J. Bouras Memorial of Greek-American history that working on its fall schedule of After the game dozens of in nearby Sheepshead Bay, said couraged Uniquity to come and Golf Classic on the beautiful highlights the transformations activities, which could include Star Wars characters poured he has drawn to the event by “a I knew they would have a mar - Kernwood Country Club and multiple interrelations be - a talent night and a karaoke onto the field for a skit that cul - pretty good group of people velous time. There are 25 peo - course,1 Kernwood St, in Salem, tween ethnicity, class and radi - night. During the past year there minated in a massive light saber from the Cathedral.” He is also ple here.” designed by the legendary Don - calism. Tickets are $10.00 per were game nights and visits to battle – which the good guys a diehard Yankee fan. And they all would love to ald Ross. Start the day with an person and includes a museum the Met museum. won. Anna McCorriston is in New come back. early lunch, followed by sou - admission. The event is from 3- vlaki and loukaniko served 5PM. course-side. After 18 holes, en - joy hors d’oeuvres, complimen - n SEPTEMBER 5 tary cocktails, and a raffle. Tro - TOLEDO, OH – OPA! Join Holy phies and prizes awarded over Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - a steak or lobster dinner. dral for our 44th Annual Greek- American Festival, Sept. 5, 6 & This summer, no matter where you go, n JULY 25 7. Come and enjoy authentic POURTSMOUTH, NH – OPA! Greek Food, Greek Pastries & take The National Herald with you ! Come join us Sat, Jul. 25, for Greek Dancing. Browse through Greek Music Night at Café Nos - our Greek Boutique, Greek Cul - timo, 72 Mirona Rd., in ture, Greek Language & Reli - Portsmouth. There will be live gious Education Booths. 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T H D E L N A AT ER IONAL H The National Herald Are the lenders being too hard on Greece, or are they objec - th www.thenationalherald.com tively practicing sound fiscal stewardship? 10 0 Please email your response to an niversa ry [email protected] 1 9 1 5 - 2 0 1 5 We may publish some responses as Letters to the Editor in 1 a future issue. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015 COMMUNITY 3 How The Community Can Drive Investment to Cyprus and Greece

By Constantine S. Sirigos should take opportunities they TNH Staff Writer hear about to Greek and Cypriot chambers of commerce that NEW YORK – The idea that each those countries’ trade attaches. and every person of Greek and “But they should not just stop Cypriot descent can be economic there,” he said. “Follow up. Call ambassadors for the homelands the attaché a month later and received a boost when Cyprus’ ask ‘what have you done about House of Representatives ap - it; have you had you passed on proved ab bill paving the way to this opportunity to your ministry; for the island nation’s first what did you hear from your casino. ministry? They must tell them Diaspora Greeks and Hellenes ‘we cannot afford to lose this op - have been playing a catalytic role portunity.’” for developments ranging from His colleagues didn’t stop the casino project to the first with a conversation with Anas - business forum presented by the tasiades. “We spoke to other of - Republic of Cyprus in coopera - ficials and we kept stimulating tion the Cyprus Chamber of the idea,” Comodromos said. Commerce and Industry (KEVE) And he says that as troubled in February, 2016. as the economies are, they do of - The story of the role played fer excellent investment oppor - by Michael Karloutsos, entrepre - tunities. “If you do it in a way neur and community leader is that is organized, government both a cautionary tale about how sponsored, and targeted, it will the countries can squander vital EU-funded projects like the expansion of the Port of Limassol to make projects win-win for Cyprus and businesses and mem - be win-win for the investors and opportunities, and a model of make Cyprus attractive to investors. The government is working bers of the diaspora can also recruit investors. the countries.” how to seize them. Karacostas gave as an exam - He first spoke of Greece’s I can get to Larnaca airport in integrated resort – casino, hotel, “moutra – long faces.” People are ple who have the capability to ple of new opportunities the fumble. “I got a call from Con - 45 minutes. Can you set up a entertained, hotel, dining, gold, working and seeing the light at invest. I myself have that net - deepening relationships between gressman Gus Bilirakis, who was meeting with the president? the works, as opposed to what the end of the tunnel. work through 40 years of work Israel, Greece and Cyprus “which attending an AIPAC event. Bili - “We had an incredible meet - in Greece are called “boxes with Andreas Comodromos, hon - that I can make available to can be enhanced by joint events rakis put hotel mogul Sheldon ing with President Christofias,” slots”- hotels with slot machines orary chairman of the Cyprus- Greece and Cyprus,” he said with Israeli chambers and busi - Adelson on the phone and he TNH was told, but the AKEL with no character to them. U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and “Representatives can come to ness groups.” said he wants to invest $3-4bil - communist party voted not to Officials intend for the super current President Nicholas Kara - Cyprus from every country in the Karloutsos agrees regarding lion of his own money to build a support it and it all fell apart. casino, which will be built where costas, spoke with TNH about its Diaspora and the government of Israel. Tourism is way up, and casino in Greece.” Adelson shifted his attention the winning bidder desires, recent initiatives. Greece and Cyprus can present there more potential, “If we can Karloutsos spoke with the elsewhere, but “that meeting set hopefully by 2018, to be one of In 2015 the Chambers met to the extremely successful mem - help Cyprus build up its hospi - then-Prime Minister, who urged the stage” Karloutsos said, for the best in the world. with Anastasiades about groups bers of the diaspora what the tality infrastructure.” There is a him to speak with a cabinet min - the legislation that Cyprus Karloutsos said, “They are like their can promote Cypriot countries’ needs are, what invest - multiplier effect: Israeli tourists ister who was coming to the U.S. passed last week. thinking big in Cyprus and I like recovery and development, and ment opportunities exists, and will tell their friends and rela - A meeting was set up, but The opportunity returned to think we Greek and Cypriot- Karacostas the same can be done create working groups and busi - tives in America about their ex - nothing ever came of it. “I am when Nicos Anastasiades be - Americans had something to do for Greece. ness to business meetings…The periences. drowning in work,” the minister came president and he seized it, with that. We instilled in them Among the agenda items was Hellenic and Cypriot Diaspora He also agrees with the told Karloutsos, who pleaded sending to the U.S. people like this idea of getting beyond what using their relationships with combined with the business com - Chamber that the members of “you don’t understand...other in - Michalis Michael, Partner with they had done before.” congresspersons to revise those munities back home can create the diaspora are rich as a result vestors will follow his lead and KPMG Cyprus, to do a white pa - And he believes the govern - countries’ commercial treaties a powerful synergies and rela - of their networks, the people in we can stop the crisis dead in its per on the casino industry. The ment “is playing it smart. It is us - with the United States. tionships at the business and the homes or offices next door tracks.” report catalogued the errors ing the assets they have, they To promote tourism, the government level, ” said Comod - in New York and London and He had to tell Adelson that made in Greece where “nine casi - have not been fighting amongst Chamber suggested forming romos. Melbourne who are looking for Greece was not interested. nos were set up through patron - themselves, they took the initial teams of experts in social media After the Chamber presented investment opportunities. Sometime later he got a call age in the wrong places,” Kar - blow and plugged along.” to continually disseminate infor - its proposals, Comodromos said, What makes us rich is the from Adelson, who said “I am loutsos said, so “Cyprus decided “What you don’t see in Cyprus mation about tourism in Greece Anastasiades “went back home ability to take an idea and then here in Tel Aviv and my pilot says to build, a big, Las Vegas-style now that you see in Greece are and Cyprus. Karacostas said and he mobilized the responsible to use that wealth of connections groups like the Chamber’s agencies and in February 2016 and relationships to bring it to Cyprus Young Professionals we will have the first business fruition. That is what I am look - group, a powerful human re - forum,” Comodromos said. ing to do here.” source, could use material gen - Fotis Fotiou, Presidential “It’s not my job, but it be - Gems in Karageorge’s Neon Suitcase erated by the appropriate agen - Commissioner for Humanitarian comes my job to promote Greece cies in the two homelands. Affairs and Overseas Cypriots, is and Cyprus – but my last name They also want to see ideas spearheading the forum. ends in a “s” and it’s unavoid - Continued from page 1 she said, “so whenever I went that have proven very effective WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO? able,“ Karloutsos said. into restaurants of confectionary in the United States like incuba - The idea does not apply to His story demonstrates two “One poem, daughter of the owners would make a big tor programs adapted to Greece only businesspersons. People in important things 1) the vital im - Persephone, took 20 years to fuss over me and urged treats and Cyprus. other fields who do not have Co - portance of Comodromos’ em - write,” she told TNH, but the in - on me and not let me pay.” Comodromos is most excited modromos’ and Karloutsos’ con - phasis on persistence and follow stant poems “are wonderful, She wouldn’t let them do about the establishment of busi - tacts can come into contact with up, and 2) serious investors are spontaneous things. It’s pretty that – her father would not ap - ness forums. potential investors and direct aware of Greece and Cyprus remarkable.” prove. “If you invite 100 people, they them people to the right people commercial potential despite the It hasn’t happened to her that There was something won - are all ambassadors. Each one in Greece and Cyprus. horrific press they have been buf - many times. “You start writing derful about being at home in has a network of another 20 peo - Comodromos said people feted with in recent years. and it just keeps coming. I don’t so many places, but there was know if God is standing over an ominous dimension. you, helping out.” “There definitely was that She agrees that it is the result feeling of being watched. She of things percolating in the sub - remembered “that big eye,” on conscious mind for years before the iconostasis that looms above something triggers their release. Greek children in church. “Definitely. That’s it!” she said. The community’s vision for Many poems were written in talented women was also nar - her house in Lemnos. It’s a great row in those days, but Kara - place to write poetry she said. george’s father was progressive, “A wonderful two- story and he insisted both his daugh - stone house right on the square ters go away to good colleges. in the village of Lychna, five “They were wonderful people,” minutes from the water.” Author Penelope Karageorge, she said of her parents. It is a very meaningful place Director of the Greek-Ameri - “My mother Melpomene was because it was the home of the can Writers Association, a reader and probably would grandmother Sevaste – which is standing in front of her have been a writer with some Karageorge’s middle name – she beloved grandmother’s house encouragement,” she said. Her was very close to her as a child in the village of Lychna on sister Helen is a gifted pianist – growing up in Newburgh, NY. Lemnos. and is very good at languages. The Neon Suitcase is dedi - Karageorge’s readers can’t cated to Sevaste and her hus - women tell me they really ap - wait for the next book, and band Themistocles Xanthis preciate the book,” telling her when she goes to Lemnos she They ultimately separated, “you express the feelings that I plans to write a poem a day. “It’s and Sevaste went back to have.” like an exercise. It’s a great place Greece when Karageorge was She shares her thoughts and to write. ” about three or four. experiences about growing up She first visited Lemnos in “I remember watching the Greek, and American in her the winter. boat leave.” She said she never work. “Nobody told me you don’t forgot that scene. “I was crying, There are profound differ - go to the Greek islands in the my sister was crying…of course ences. 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By Constantine S. Sirigos “He was awakened in the Born in Hartford, Connecti - study to be a writer, but he bore and his biggest challenge was TNH Staff Writer middle of the night by the sound cut, Constantine moved to for years in the back of his mind learning Microsoft Word. of screaming, Help! Help! Help! Throggs Neck in the Bronx when an experience from his one writ - Constantine wrote about 120 NEW YORK – Achilleos Argyros. He thought he was dreaming. he was five. He is now retired ing class. After an assignment, pages for a second novel, on a Yiannis Zouvannis. Those are Suddenly he realized it wasn’t a after 29 years as a driver for the teacher told the class to read completely different subject, the first and last names on a no - dream.” UPS, but continues to be in - two papers – one was Constan - “But I stopped, because I had an torious list: the 1,587 men and When the Turks fled in fear volved in charitable organiza - tine’s. idea for a sequel,” he said. women missing after the illegal of approaching Greek Cypriot “The teacher asked, ‘Which Escaping Cyprus is dedicated Turkish invasion of Cyprus in soldiers, Rebecca helped him es - one did you like better’ and 99 to the Cypriots who did and did 1974. cape. percent liked mine.” not escape, to his wife Georgia, The names of every single one Constantine said “I don’t The teacher then pointed out whose roots are in Nisyros, their of those people whom the Turk - know,” when TNH asked why he that the other paper was tech - children Christina, Jackie and ish government has never ac - chose that topic. “I decided to nically flawless, but added “For Charlie, and to Constantine’s counted for – whether they were write, and I’m Cypriot.” me it was a boring story.” Then niece Eleni Lacas, who helped killed immediately, or after they The book is historical fiction. he held up Constantine’s paper him with the word processing. were dishonored or enslaved – It is based on accounts of actual and after pointing out its errors The pain and hope for are listed in the appendix of Gus events he encountered during said, “He knows how to tell a Cyprus continue 41 years later. Constantine’s novel about the his research, but the story and story.” During one trip to Cyprus, Con - horrors of the invasion and the the characters are his inven - At St. Paraskevi, Constantine stantine accidentally bumped fate of its Greek Cypriot victims. tions. Gus Constantine’s historical spoke to Gus Leodas – who is into Congressman Gus Bilirakis “I cannot and will not com - “It just came to me,” said the novel Escaping Cyprus, con - about to publish his ninth novel. – he sometimes does speak to plete this book without listing budding author with a great tains a list of all 1,587 people ”I like to write,” Constantine people not named Constantine their names. I owe them at least imagination. But some things he who went missing in 1974. told his fellow Gus. – who brought two Congress - that,” Constantine told TNH. He did not have to imagine. As PC President he loved men to see the reality of the oc - said he has begun to receive “The words ‘barbarian’ and us up and go to the diner for writing the monthly newsletter, cupied areas. phone calls from people in tears ‘atrocity’ appear in the book over breakfast, and he would have and when Leodas saw his writ - “They destroyed the northern who saw their relatives’ names. and over again,” he said, his half a day off a week.” ing samples, he told him, “You part of Cyprus,” Constantine The first sentence reads like founded on the historical record. It is the classic immigrant have the talent,” and began to said, and wiped out its historic a news flash being pounded on He knows Cyprus well for tions, including St. Paraskevi story: Not knowing English, his teach him the basic and finer Greek and Orthodox character. an old typewriter like a sledge family and visits. His parents Church in Greenlawn, N.Y. father began as dish washer, but points of the craft. “Famagusta, one of the great re - hammer: “Cyprus, 1974. The were childhood friends born the where he served as Parish Coun - eventually opened the Broad - Leodas coached him through sorts of the Mediterranean is Turkish Invasion.” village of Vavla in free Cyprus. cil President. way Diner in Astoria. He was the process of beginning the now a ghost town, still fenced The words that follow tell the “They never hooked up, but they His parents firmly planted hard working and successful, novel, but Constantine told off and untouched since 1974. tale of a 12 year-old boy, Haji, married when they accidently him, his older sister Alexandra, but ended up losing the diner. TNH: “Once I began to write Es - There are signs that say “Enter who was about to witness the met in America in 1950.” and younger sister Ioulia in the He never owned the property caping Cyprus, I’ve never once, at your own risk – you will be brutal murder of his parents and Looking for a better life, “My community. and the landlord burned him at for a second, had writing block.” shot on sight.” little sister in their kitchen, and father jumped ship, and my “We only had one car and my lease renewal; again, an old The approach that works for But the struggle continues, of his teacher, the beautiful and mother was brought over a few father worked on Sundays. He story. him is to wing it, no notes or and Constantine’s book is the courageous Rebecca, who like years earlier by her older would drop us of at St. A product of New York’s pub - outline. latest Greek declaration of his mother, was raped. brother.” Demetrios, go to the diner, pick lic schools, Constantine did not The story flowed naturally, “Never forget! Concert Supported by Hellenes Raises Funds for Cancer Research

By Constantine S. Sirigos lieves in giving back, but he also tiative on a program to help TNH Staff Writer “dealt with cancer first hand as save money and raise awareness well, since he lost his mother 13 for refugees in Africa as well as NEW YORK – More and more years ago to this terrible disease. meeting with a team in Miami individuals and organizations in Then when we spoke of the this week to help empower chil - the Greek-American and the idea, he had mentioned how dren from under privileged fam - wider community are discover - amazing Stand Up 2 Cancer ilies. ing how beautifully culture and was... Upon research, I fell in Travel comes naturally to philanthropy can blend, fueled love with their mission and their her. She is from Brazil with by the same love of life. On July dedication to creating aware - roots in Egypt and Lebanon. 7 fashion blog A Cosmo Life ness.” “But my late stepfather, struck a blow in the battle She told TNH that since the Gerasimos Colaitis, is from Ke - against cancer by presenting organization was founded in falonia,” Hazen told TNH. He “Music For A Cause” with a live 2008, supported by people in was a furrier, giving her an early performance by violinist Gre - the entertainment industry, taste of the fashion industry, and gory Harrington benefitting the more that $370 Million has been “he was the most amazing man research fundraising efforts of pledged, funding more than 825 in the world,” she said. Stand Up 2 Cancer. Clinical Trials. Harrington, a Entrepreneur Christo is one With a spectacular view of world-renowned solo violinist of her cherished Greek connec - Manhattan as the backdrop at who has played in Carnegie tions. When TNH ask him about 230 Fifth Avenue, dozens of Hall, and for people like Vice his presence at the event, he New Yorkers from all walks of President helped her organize said “First of all, I support any - life were thrilled by Harrington, the event. thing that has to do with who was backed up by a fine The two lived a classic New fundraising for cancer,” he said. jazz band. York experience. They met at a He also hosts fundraising events The mix of genres they per - wine bar one night and con - ant Christos Fifth Avenue. When formed included the upbeat, like International musician Gregory Harrington, wearing a vest, was the featured violinist at the nected on a very spiritual and I learned about the event and Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, and “Music for a Cause” concert organized by Jordan Hazen that raised funds for Stand up 2 Cancer. mental level. “We wound up was told Gregory Harrington the poignant, the Ashokan dating for 8 months which were was being featured I said ‘of Farewell from the soundtrack of ing the next new thrill, they are truistic that characterizes peo - But fighting for any cause is phenomenal. However, due to course I will be there,’ and I in - Ken Burns’ The Civil War. also hungry to contribute and ple’s response to cancer important to Hazen. differences, ended our relation - vited all my friends.” Wearing a dazzling blue make a difference in some way, tragedies. “I am a true believer that you ship and committed to a lifelong They came to support him, dress by Romance, The Label, and people like Hazen both pro - “The event came about be - must give back your time in or - friendship which is great,” she as he supports their charitable and Hazen’s spirit showed that vide the opportunity and inspire cause I have had lots of family der to truly be successful - in said. and cultural endeavors. ”One altruism can be fun. others to do the dame members both pass away from life, it's not just about gain... It's Hazen, who is a PR industry hand washes the other,” he said, In New York, young profes - Hazen’s motivations were as well as survive Cancer,” she always about giving! veteran, is now speaking to peo - which is true in business and sionals are not only always seek - that blend of personal and al - said. She said Harrington also be - ple in Germany to start an ini - charitable ventures. Pancretan Association of America Congress in Salt Lake City Glows with Pride

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By Kim Gregorios the name of Father Demetrios meet you next Friday at your Reporter Katerina who was assigned there about home. Would six work for you?” Katerina sat in front of her Karpakis returned to the twenty years ago. Would you “Yes, Yes. I cannot wait to see television. She had been there U.S. in the hopes picking know where I could contact you. I will prepare dinner.” Ka - for most of Saturday morning up some of the abandoned him?” terina said. reviewing the recording that her threads of her life. “Yes, Miss.” “He is still here. I “No! That is not necessary. I cameraman made of her having will connect you to his exten - will bring a bottle of wine.” the dinner with the helicopter pilot sion.” priest said. she met in Fallujah. Pressing On the first ring, Katerina Her son who is now twenty- play and minutes later rewind, hung up! She was not prepared three would be twenty-four in she repeated this process again to speak to the priest who could May. May seventh. and again. The tears and the cry - lead her to her son. Now, a week When the doorbell rang, ing were nonstop. But still she later, she would try again. there stood Father Demetrios continued to focus on the inter - “This is Father Demetrios. and another woman. view that was unused material Can I help you?” Father wasted no time.” “ Ka - she had recorded two years ear - “Yes Father. This is Katerina terina, this woman is my sister. lier. Karpakis” She raised your son as her own.” Katerina Karpakis was an “Could you repeat that?” the “Please come in and sit,” Ka - American reporter, one of a voice said! terina said. “I will get some wine handful of female war corre - “This is Katerina Karpakis. Do glasses.” spondents who traveled together you remember me?” Katerina poured the wine, her from one hell hole to the next. “Yes child, yes child. I do re - heart was racing. The priest pro - Her last report was from Fallu - days editing the piece, and on sister and he knew firsthand the guided her through the ordeal. member you and I have seen posed a prayer and the three of jah. She and her cameraman the third day it aired. Before pain she bore. He helped her Would Father Demetrios still be some of your work on TV over them joined hands. Then the Robert Brantley arrived a few leaving, she and her cameraman with the many excuses she at the school in Brookline, MA the years. I just knew this call Priest raised his glass in a toast days after the severe fighting had conducted many impromptu in - would need in the next nine after all these years, she asked would come someday. What are and said, “To the son of these ratcheted down. Marine heli - terviews with the marines that months to keep this matter from herself. As much as she wanted you doing and where are you liv - women.” They drank! copter pilot, Captain Michael were protecting them. On her her family. to call immediately her body was ing now?” He asked. With that, he sat down and Poulos, had taken the two in. Be - last night, they both had dinner Katerina returned home, filled with mixed emotions “I am now living in Boston. I reached for Katrina’s hand and fore boarding the flight Katerina with Captain Poulos. Katerina Pittsburgh, PA, in June after that which prevented her from plac - work at the University. I am looked her in the eyes and said, and Michael had acknowledged shared her bottle of Ouzo with first year of college. It had been ing the call... But a last she did! studying for my PhD. “Your son, Captain Michael Pou - their obvious common Greek an - the men. She always liked to the longest she had ever been The phone was ringing. I know I have no right to ask. los, was killed in battle one year cestry. They even spoke in Greek take a bottle with her while on away. Her stay was short but “Hello, Hellenic College.” But can you tell me anything ago.” and exchanged information assignment. during that time she told her “This is Katerina Karpakis; I about my son? “ Both women embraced and about each other. It was an en - After her “war days,” Katerina parents she wanted to be a jour - am trying to locate a priest by “Give me your address. I can tears began to fall. joyable conversation and the two still a single woman in her forties nalist and maybe, a war corre - treated each other like long lost returned to her alma mater, spondent, doing reports on tele - relatives. Katerina’s report would Boston University, to obtain her vision, from around the world. be a human interest story focus - PhD in journalism. It had been The second daughter of three ing on the surviving Muslim years since she was a student she was by far the most inde - women. These women had lost and many memories retuned as pendent, outgoing, and articu - husbands, sons, daughters and she walked the campus. Each late. While small in stature, babies during the fighting. As a week she would pass by a certain barely over five three, she was female reporter, she was treated bench on her way to a lecture. It athletic. She played competition with certain indifference from was on that very bench in her soccer and her Mediterranean the Muslim men. The women first month of college she meet beauty was a constant asset. and children, on the other hand, the boy who changed her life. She graduated with a masters felt comfortable talking to He was a grad student from degree in six years and landed women reporters because they Canada and a “nice Greek boy.” her first job with a local TV were not allowed to talk to men The family would have approved newsroom. After a while she be - outside of the family circle. of him. Marriage and a family came a fill in anchor on week - Captain Poulos would return was not an avenue she was go - ends. Then with all the battles in three days to pick them up. In ing to take. College was her goal. going on, CNN was looking for the meantime the two would In high school she was never new young talent who wanted stay close to the American sol - crazy about boys and now her to be war correspondents. Her diers and work on interviews lack of experience had placed good looks, talent, education with the women of the city. her in a gripping situation with and newly acquired experience This was to be her last assign - lasting consequences. Her first got her the break she needed. ment. Unlike the icons before year of school became nine Now, twenty fast years later her, Christiane Amampour, months of hell! She could not she returned to where it all Marie Corvin, and Janine di Gio - face her family. The drama and started! Her experience had vannie, she had seen enough shame was too much. She earned her a spot on the faculty and would be returning to the sought counsel from a young as she worked toward her doc - TNH/COSTAS BEJ security of home. The work went Greek Orthodox priest. He torate. And now the time had Tuesday Greek Nights Commence at Athens Square in Astoria smoothly. They recorded many agreed to help her and find come, she could no longer live interviews, and the pilot re - good parents for the baby she without trying to discover what Tuesday nights at 7 PM through Sept. 22 Greek Nights will be presented at Athens Square. turned in three days and rushed was now carrying. The priest had become of her son. Dancing erupted at the first one sponsored by the Greek American Homeowners Assn. featuring them to the safety of home base. confided in her that this very Her search would start by lo - the Yiannis Papastefanou Band. Among the organizers present were Petros Galatoulas, Christina She and Brantley worked for two same thing had happened to his cating the young priest who had Kostakis, Stavros Ziongas, Stavros Ziongas, George Kitsios, and George Delis. Eva Varellas Kanellis: The College Counselor Who Really Changes Lives

Continued from page 1 started the first adult education Allen, the White House butler quest in upcoming years. program in Greece headquar - who served several U.S. presi - Greek-American novelist matriculated in colleges and tered at the American College dents. Before retiring, she Gregory Maguire writes, “Eva is universities in every region of of Thessaloniki, where she hosted a dinner to celebrate the a bespangled force of nature, a the United States. “Our students taught sociology. contributions of Anatolia em - limited-edition, upright, ambu - are well prepared for academic Prior to her move to Greece, ployees, standard-bearers of latory earthquake of energy, am - success in an American setting,” she worked at Pine Ridge Indian their profession: the painters, bition, and empathy.” she says, “and they are winning Reservation in South Dakota gardeners, plumbers, house - Despite the devastating im - substantial placements and and headed an International keepers, and carpenters. Her pact of the economic crisis on scholarships.” Student Activity Center in Hous - world view is inclusive. institutions of higher learning Driven by her desire to find ton, Texas, and a half-way house Her friends remind her from in small embattled Greece, Eva the right match for each student, for young newly released pris - time to time to stop trying to Kanellis’ generosity of spirit and she has met with astounding oners. She also had a brief stint save the world, but Eva Kanellis her kefi – joy of life – buoys her success and has become a de at Amnesty International. pays no heed, and the word “re - ever-expanding circle of stu - facto "ambassador-at-large" for As a young person, active in tirement” in the traditional dents, colleagues, and friends. the college, city, and country for the civil rights movement, she sense will have no impact on At the American Farm which she has endless affection. was part of a consciousness rais - her chosen role as a "counselor School, Eva prizes a newly con - She counsels students at a ing program at the University of who changes lives." Her love of structed yellow-brick road lead - crucial juncture in their lives in Tennessee that brought black people, natural inclination to - ing to the just opened preschool a position that requires a multi - and white students together in ward friendship, and inex - and elementary school. It’s the plicity of skills. She is alternately equal numbers to share an in - haustible desire to make a dif - magical pathway that she like an educator, administrator, psy - tense learning experience. ference course through her Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, chologist, mentor, writer, In explaining her world view, veins. will follow as she continues to speaker, fund-raiser, traveler she points to The Butler, the film Eva’s commitment is to bring change lives. and inexhaustible advocate. that New Yorker critic Richard the world forward – in the rab - One of her most striking Brody called “a song of work - binic sense “tikkun olam” mean - Barbara Harrison, PhD, is Direc - qualities is her ability to listen ingman’s grandeur,” based on ing “to repair or heal the world” tor of The Examined Life: Greek thoughtfully and perceptively. the real-life story of Ernest – and she will continue her Studies in the Schools. She is never indifferent, and in Eva Varellas Kanellis making connections, she dares to transcend boundaries of age, loniki half-marathon. students to think a little bit race, ethnicity, class, profession, Her reach is global. She was harder, a little bit wiser. and gender. To “only connect” instrumental in establishing the In her work, she has blazed is her call to the world. first intergenerational program new directions in establishing An advocate for change, Eva for Elder Hostel, now known as programs that promote the kind Kanellis founded several Road Scholar in which she of critical and creative thinking pathfinding programs, including paired grandparents and grand - necessary to live in a complex, the exemplary “Anatolia Volun - children. Her initiatives reflect heterogeneous, and humane Nikitas Moustakas, Esq. teer Corps,” and “Anatolians at her affection for people of every global community. Work,” an internship program age and from every walk of life Recently with her husband that introduces students to suc - – and the history, literature and Panos Kanellis, president of the Attorney at Law cessful professionals eager to in - landscape of her beloved Greece. American Farm School and Per - troduce their occupations. Recently on a tour of the ex - rotis College, she toured Cali - As a part of her international cavated ancient site of Stagira, fornia State University/Fresno Greek-American Attorney summer study program, stu - the birthplace of Aristotle in and met many members of the My practice encompasses dents have traveled to China to Chalkidiki, she became visibly Greek community. The purpose study the Chinese language at moved, recounting the philoso - of the visit was to firm up a part - businesses, restaurant/hospitality industry, Hong Kong’s Summer School of pher’s youth and the journey nership with CSU/Fresno for an physicians, hospitals, and estate & trust planning. Nikitas Moustakas, Esq. Language and Culture and to that perhaps the greatest of all exchange of students and fac - M.B.A., LL.M. in Taxation Washington, DC to attend a Na - philosophers most likely made ulty focused on agriculture. Chair, Health Care and Dental Group; tional Student Leadership Con - by sea to Athens. Her home on the Farm Co-Chair, Business & Tax Group ference at Georgetown Univer - She loves nothing better than School campus is a folk art mu - [email protected] sity. discussing in spirited colloquy seum reflecting her world per - She created Rainbow Discov - questions raised by philoso - spective. In one corner an old WE SPEAK GREEK ery Camp, Anatolia's first Greek- phers, poets, and playwrights. – loom, in others early wooden English bilingual language themes of war and peace, anger school desks, antique wooden camp, for younger students. "My and reconciliation, heroism and trunks, African masks, original goal," she said, “is to offer young heroic possibilities. Can virtue expressionist paintings. Tradi - Mt. Laurel, NJ • Trenton, NJ • Holmdel, NJ children a unique life experience be taught? Do those who know tional Greek folk costumes that in which they'll have fun, be in - the good, choose the good?– she herself has worn adorn the Pennsylvania • New York • Delaware spired, become more creative, questions as vital today as in an - walls, and beautifully textured 856.813.4146 • www.capehart.com and come to know and love the tiquity. near Eastern killims are used as environment." Eva serves on the honorary both rugs and decorative wall She herself maintains an in - board of The Examined Life: hangings. fectious sense of wonder. To Greek Studies in the Schools, a Born in Los Angeles, Eva • Apellate • Banking and Financial Services • Bankruptcy/Creditor’s Rights • Business and Tax identify wildflowers found professional program for teach - Kanellis’ father was a Greek- • Commercial • Construction • Condominium & Homeowner Associations • Elder Low nowhere else in the world, she ers that takes as its theme the American and her mother Irish • Environmental/OSHA • Family Law • Franchising • Health Care • Hospitality Law climbed Mt. Olympus, Greece’s Socratic call to “the examined and Chocktaw. She is fluent in highest mountain, carrying Arne life” – a concept that she em - both Greek and English, and • Intelectuall Property • Insurance • Labor and Employment • Litigation • Public Finance Strid’s oversized 400 page mas - braces wholeheartedly as she in - holds an undergraduate degree • Real Estate and Land Use • Regulatory and Governmental Affairs • School Law terwork, Wild Flowers of Mount spires students to go one step in sociology and English from and Special Education • Transportation • Wills, Estates & Trusts • Workers’ Compensation Olympus, published by the further, one step higher in their Wake Forest University, and Goulandris Natural History Mu - thinking and in their lives. She’s graduate degrees in social work Capehart Scatchard is a regional business and litigation law firm seum. She has trekked on three always generating new ideas and urban development. An en - continents and run the Thessa - and possibilities and rousing lightened educator, Eva Kanellis 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015 Coffee Mogul John A. Vassilaros is Mourned by Community CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NEW YORK – On July 10, NYC coffee. His wife, Alexandra to his wife, Alexandra, and his EASTERN APPAREL LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ H & Z Associates LLC. Arts of Org filed with grace and in peace, John Frangos Gersten Vassilaros, was three adored and big-hearted SSNY 7/2/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY designated with Secy of State of NY (SSNY)on agent for service of process and shall mail to: The 10/03/14, Office located in Nassau Co. A. Vassilaros, “our beautiful and blessed to be his fourth cousin boys, Tonio John, Luka John, LLC, PO Box 1175, New York, NY 10013. Purpose: SSNY desig as agent of LLC upon whom admired Johnny,” in the words on her mother's side, and with and Stefano John, each of Any lawful activity. process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: H & Z Associates 274518/18796 of family members “passed in their family they share an undy - whom adored him to the fullest LLC, 150 George Street, Brooklyn, NY the soulful glowing love of his ing passion for the Greek Island for his love, generosity of spirit, 11237. Purpose: General. family at their home in Bridge - of Ikaria, where their respective sense of adventure, and joy. He LEGAL NOTICE 274457/ 19555 hampton, NY. families were born and where is also survived by his mother, Notice of Formation of LIMITED LIABILITY The obituary published by they enjoyed a small home on Irene; his sisters, Sophia, Ann, COMPANY RHD Electric, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Or - LEGAL NOTICE ganization filed with the Secretary of State of New the New York Times follows in the Aegean. Ikaria was their Irene, and Maria; his nephews York (“SSNY”) on April/14/2015. NY office 245 KINGSLAND LLC, a domestic LLC, its entirety. “Born in Manhattan simple paradise, and a founda - and nieces, Stephanie Kasselakis location: Nassau County. The SSNY has been desig - filed with the SSNY on 5/5/15. Office lo - nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process cation: Kings County. SSNY is designated on July 26, 1945 to Anthony tional part of their bond and Kyles, John Kasselakis, Zachary as agent upon whom process against the against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail copy LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail John Vassilaros and Irene Vassi - continuity. Johnny's motto was Vassilaros, Arianna Peterson, of process to: c/o RHD Electric, LLC, 237 Willard Av - laros, John was a devoted son, ‘Live hard, work hard, play hard, Paul Peterson, Anthony Boyer; process to The LLC, 11 Rolling Hill Rd., enue, Farmingdale, NY 11369. Purpose: Any lawful Old Westbury, NY 11568. General pur - brother, adventurer, sailor, and and love hard’ –all of which he and so many beloved cousins act or activity. Latest date upon which LLC is to dis - pose. solve: No specific date. pilot. He delighted in being a modeled with gusto, verve, and and best friends whom he held 274450/10709 deeply loving father; a tender integrity. For those of us who in his capable heart…A memor - 27 4506 /19576 and absolutely wonderful hus - knew and loved him he was a ial of Johnny's extraordinarily LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE band; and an extraordinary, shining presence. He loved life well-lived life will be forthcom - Maxine Blake PLLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ one-of-a-kind friend of friends. purely, and that spirit radiated ing. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Notice of Formation of FINFEED, LLC. (DOM. NY Sec. of State 6/2/15. Office in NY Co. As a young man, Johnny served from him so powerfully that one John A. Vassilaros, the revered Johnny's name can be made to LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the SSNY designated agent for service of Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on process and shall mail to 175 West 93 St, in the Green Beret Special couldn't help but be touched by businessman who reportedly The 52nd Street Project or Saint 03/03/15. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is New York, NY 10025. Purpose: Law Prac - Forces. Since 1964, he was Pres - it. In Greek we might describe made deals on a handshake, Basil Academy. Those who wish designated as agent of the LLC upon whom tice. ident of Vassilaros & Sons, a him as: ‘chrisos anthropos’ – a announced his 2013 candidacy to do so can leave messages and process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail 274457/18796 copy of process to: c/o United States Corporation third generation family coffee- selfless person who instinctively for Mayor with the slogan: The memories at Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, roasting business that is still puts his loved ones ahead of Right Man, the Right Coffee. CaringBridge.com.” A visitation Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful pur - FUNERAL HOMES thriving today. John was an in - himself. Vassilaros Coffee ac - was held at Frank E. Campbell pose. APOSTOLOPOULOS nately keen businessman who tively supports Greek charities, youth mentoring program, The Funeral Chapel on July 14 and 27 4502 /19575 Apostle Family - was dedicated to producing a and John served as longtime 52nd Street Project. He leaves the funeral took place at Holy consistently excellent cup of board member of inner-city behind a legacy of exquisite love Trinity Cathedral on July 15. LEGAL NOTICE Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Notice of Formation of AMARILYS Funeral Directors of FUSION EXTENSIONS & HAIRSTYLES, RIVERDALE LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of FUNERAL HOME Inc. DEATH NOTICES State of New York, (SSNY) on 03/25/2015. Office location: Nassau 5044 Broadway County. SSNY is designated as agent upon New York, NY 10034 n BALATSINOS, GEORGE made to The Greenwood Missis - and 6PM to 8PM. A funeral ser - ton, MA 02301. whom process against the LLC may be PHILADELPHIA, PA (from sippi Cemetery Association or to vice will be held at St. Nicholas served. SSNY shall mail process to: (212) 942-4000 Amarilys Fusion Extensions & Hairstyles, philly.com, published on Jul. 7) the Greek Orthodox Church in Greek Orthodox Church, 1160 n KALKANIS, MICHAEL LLC, 400 Garden City Plaza, Suite 110, Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE – George "Yorgo" Balatsinos, 63, Jackson, MS. Bridge St., Manchester on Satur - CENTERVILLE, MA (from the Fal - Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose: Any CONSTANTINIDES Lawful Purpose. of Berwyn, PA., Corfu, Greece day, Jul. 11 at 10:30AM. Burial mouth Bulletin, published on Jul. FUNERAL PARLOR Co. and Brigantine Beach, NJ passed n BEFAS, TED will follow in Last Rest Cemetery, 7) – Longtime Buzzards Bay res - 274481/18714 away on July 5, 2015 at Penn NILES, IL (from the Chicago Tri - Baboosic Lake Road, Merri - ident and businessman, Michael (718) 745-1010 Presbyterian Medical Center. bune Media Group, published on mack.For those who wish, memo - D. Kalkanis, age 78, passed away LEGAL NOTICE Services in all localities - Beloved husband of Karen Con - Jul. 7) – Ted Befas, Beloved hus - rial donations can be made in peacefully on Wednesday, Jul. 1, FROJO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Low cost shipping to Greece Sec. of State (SSNY) 06/03/2015. nor; father of George "GJ" of band of the late Helen, nee Liak - John's memory to Home, Health 2015 at his home in Buzzards Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of Philadelphia, Jennifer of Jack - ouras. Dear brother-in-law of & Hospice Care, C/O Community Bay. Michael was born on May LLC upon whom process may be served. ANTONOPOULOS sonville Beach, FL and brother Maria (the late Anastasios) Nezis, Hospice House, 7 Executive Park 12, 1937, in Malcan, Albania, the SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Comerford & Dougherty, LLP, 1122 FUNERAL HOME, INC. Vasilis of Athens, Greece. He was Vasiliki (Spiro) Karamoutsos and Drive, Merrimack NH 03054. son of Demetrios and Stamati - Franklin Ave., Garden City, NY 11530. known for his huge personality, the late Georgios (Demetra) Li - aKalkanis. He was educated in Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal Konstantinos Antonopoulos - business location: 502 Henry St., Brook - zest for life and devotion and love akouras. Dear uncle of Roula n HOUNTALAS, VASSILIKI Greece, and served as a young lyn, NY 11231. Funeral Director for his family and friends, and (Louis) Manis, Constantine SAN FRANCISCO, CA (from the man in the Greek Military. At age 274474/1 9138 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., love for cars, boats and extra-or - (Vicky) Nezis and many other San Francisco Chronicle, pub - 18 he moved to Germany where Astoria, New York 11105 dinary toys. He was very proud nieces and nephews in Greece. A lished on Jul. 4) – Vassiliki Houn - he lived with his younger brother LEGAL NOTICE (718) 728-8500 of his Greek heritage. He founded proud 45 year member of The In - talas, December 24, 1912 – Jun. Kosta for eight years. In Jul. 6, ANT BUILT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ and ran several businesses-a suc - ternational Association of Ma - 30, 2015, Loving, devoted wife, 1969, he married his beautiful SSNY 6/9/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY Not affiliated with any cessful restaurant equipment dis - chinists and Aerospace Workers mother, grandmother, great- wife Olga. In November of 1969, designated agent for service of process other funeral home. and shall mail to Reg. Agent: US Corp. tribution company and a com - Union and member of AHEPA. grandmother, sister, cousin and he and Olga moved to the U.S, Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, mercial real estate investment, Family and friends will meet aunt, Vassiliki Hountalas of San living in Cleveland Ohio, until Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any development and management Wednesday morning at St. Har - Francisco, California, passed eventually moving to Massachu - lawful activity. company. Friends and family are alambos Greek Orthodox Church away peacefully on Jun. 30, setts in 1972. Mike came to the 274473/18796 invited to call at Logan Funeral 7373 N. Caldwell Ave. Niles, IL 2015, surrounded by her family. U.S. with the intention of living LEGAL NOTICE Home , 57 S. Eagle Rd, Haver - 60714 for visitation from 9:30AM Vassiliki is survived by her doting the American Dream, to build town, PA. on Friday, Jul. 10 from until time of funeral service at children, Marie (John) Tourlos, and own his own successful busi - Notice of formation of KFS SALES GROUP, 7 to 9PM. Funeral Services on 10:30AM. Entombment Elm - Dan (Mary) Hountalas, and pre - ness, and raise a family. He was LLC a (DOM. LLC), Articles. of Organi-za - tion filed with the SSNY on 03/27/15. Of - TO PlACE yOur Saturday, Jul. 11 will be held at wood cemetery. ceded in death by son John the pioneer of his family, being fice location: Nassau County. SSNY is des - ClASSiFiED AD, CAll: St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church, Hountalas; four grandchildren in the restaurant business on the ignated as agent upon whom process (718) 784-5255, ExT. 106, 35 N. Malin Rd, Broomall, PA GEORGIADIS, ATHANASIOS Eleni Tourlos, Tina Thompson, Cape. He opened numerous against the LLC may be served. SSNY n shall mail process to: KFS Sales Group, E-mAil: 19008 at 11 A.M. Visitation pre - SYRACUSE, NY (from the Syra - Vickie Burgin and Michael Houn - pizzerias, eventually settling LLC, 86 Doyle Street, Long Beach, NY classifieds@ ceding the service will be at cuse Post Standard, published on talas; nine great-grandchildren down with Buzzards Bay House 11561. General Purposes. thenationalherald.com 10AM at the church. A memorial Jul. 10) – Athanasios Georgiadis, Alexander, Christopher, Eleana, of Pizza in 1987, and Minervas 274460/19557 service will be held in Corfu, 98, of Syracuse, passed away Fri - Phillip, Sarah, Max, Connor, Ja - Pizzeria in Cedarville, in 1993. Greece later in the year. In lieu day at James Square. He was son and Cole. She was prede - His hard work ethic made him of flowers, memorial donations born in Cappodocia, Asia Minor. ceased by her husband Michael the successful owner he was. Christopher (Kelly Huntington), tis, Jun. 26, 1926 – Jul. 5, 2015, in his name can be made to the Athanasios moved to Greece in John Hountalas and sisters Pene - Olga and Mike raised four sons. Murray; brother and best friend passed away peacefully on Jul. Meso-thelioma Applied Research 1922 and lived there until 1981 lope and Konstandina; she is also He was a very loving devoted Chris Katis (Midvale); grandkids 5, 2015, surrounded by her fam - Foundation, 1317 King St, when he moved to the United survived by many nieces, husband, father and grandfather. Lyndsey (Jerid Foster), Nick ily. Dimitra is survived by sons Alexandria, VA 22314. States. He was predeceased by nephews and cousins in the He loved nothing more than Katis, Ashley (Brady Baker), Carli Angelos and George, daughter his wife of 72 years, Chrisoula. U.S.A. and in Greece. Cecilia spending time with his family. (Michael Straub), Braxton Katis Maria, her 6 grandchildren, and n BALLAS, MIKE J. Athanasios is survived by his four Bonito and Emie Blanco - thank Those left to cherish his memory (Sierra), Gus and Niko Hunting - 6 great-grandchildren. She also GREENWOOD, MS (from the children, Savvas, Yiorgos, Mag - you for your years of loving care are his loving wife of 46 years, ton-Katis; great grandkids Haili, has three surviving siblings, An - Clarion Ledger, published on Jul. dalini and Menelaos; nine grand - and dedication to our mother. Olga, his sons, Demetrios, Hris - Alexa, Abi, Skylar, Jaxon, Jace , dreas in San Francisco, and 10) – Mike John Ballas, a resident children and four great-grand - Vassiliki was born in Kandila, Ar - tos, Thomas and his wife Kaydence; god daughter Sandy Thanasis and Eleni in Greece, in of Greenwood for the past 63 children. Funeral services will be cadia, Greece, to Demosthenes Gabrielle, Fotios and his wife Ulery; several nieces and addition to many cousins, nieces, years, died peacefully at home held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jul. and Maria Paisopoulos. She mar - Kerri, and his grandchildren Faith nephews; cousins in America and nephews and friends. Born in on Jul. 6. He was 97 years of age. 13, 2015 at St. Sophia's Greek ried Michael Hountalas in Greece and Mikhalis, all of Bourne. Mike Greece; and grand dog Skeelo. A Vrousti, Greece in 1926, she mar - Services will be 11AM on Mon - Orthodox Church followed by in January 1931. Vassiliki loved is also survived by his siblings viewing will be held at Goff Mor - ried her husband, the late Yianni day, Jul. 13 at the Episcopal burial at Oakwood Cemetery, raising her grandchildren and, Ted Kalkanis, Spiridoula Pappas, tuary, 8090 So, State, Midvale, Kintis, in 1952 and together they Church of the Nativity and visi - Syracuse. Family and friends may with her quick wit and infectious Ismini Stasinos, Jenny Kalkanis from 6 to 8PM. on Wednesday, their raised their family in Argos. tation will be 9:30AM. until ser - call from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, sense of humor, regaled her fam - and Irenih Bashadis, as well as Jul. 8. The Trisagion Service will In 1972, the family came to San vice time at the church. Burial Jul. 12, 2015 at the THOMAS J. ily with her life experiences in many brother and sister-in-laws, be held at 7:30PM. Funeral ser - Francisco and over the next 43 will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. PIRRO JR. FUNERAL HOME, Kandila and in San Francisco. nieces and nephews. Mike is pre - vices will be held Thursday, Jul. years Dimitra made it her home, Mike was born on February 19, 3401 Vickery Rd. (corner of Vassiliki was an active member deceased by his loving father and 9 at 11:00AM. at Prophet Elias working at 22nd & Irving Market, 1918 in Pensacola, Florida and Buckley Rd.) North Syracuse, NY. of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox mother, Demetrios and Stamatia, Greek Orthodox Church, 5335 faithfully attending liturgy every was one of eight children. His Church in San Francisco. Family and younger brother Kostas. The South Highland Drive, Holladay, Sunday and lovingly watching parents, John and Magdalini Bal - n HALVATZES, JOHN and friends may visit Tuesday Jul. family suggest in lieu of flowers, followed by interment at Mount her grandchildren and great las emigrated from Greece to MERRIMACK,NH (from the 7 from 5PM and are invited to that memorials be made in Olivet Cemetery. The family grandchildren grow. Donations Pensacola, Florida in 1911. When Union Ledger, published on Jul. attend the Trisagion at 6PM and Michaels name to the Artifacts wishes to thank Dr. Meg Skibit - in Dimitra's memory may be World War II was declared, Mike 9) – John Halvatzes Sr., 91, of the Funeral Service Wednesday Account / Narthex, in care of the sky, Pam, Jeannie, and Bonnie for made to Annunciation Greek Or - and his brother, George, enlisted Merrimack, passed away peace - Jul. 8 at 11AM all at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1130 their loving care of Gus. In lieu thodox Church Building Fund. and both were sent to the fully Jul. 6, 2015, after a period Greek Orthodox Church, 999 Falmouth Rd. Centerville, 02632. of flowers, the family suggests beaches of Normandy for the D- of declining health surrounded Brotherhood Way, San Francisco. donations be made in his honor n MANESIS, PANAGIOTIS Day invasion. George was killed by his family at the Community Interment will be private. Dona - n KATIS, GUS M. to the University of Utah's Kidney POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (from the in the first wave, but Mike suc - Hospice House in Merrimack. He tions may be made to Holy Trin - SLC, UT (from the Dearest News, Transplant Program, 50 Medical Poughkeepsie Journal, published cessfully landed in the second was born in Clinton, Mass. on ity Greek Orthodox Church Gen - published on Jul. 7) – Gus Mike Drive, SLC UT 84132. on Jul. 7) – Panagiotis Manesis wave. After the war, Mike re - Jan. 10, 1924, the son of Kostas eral Fund. Katis, our beloved husband, fa - (Papou Pente) of Othonoi, Corfu, turned to Greece to find his bride and Anna (Ganastiou) Halvatzes. ther, brother and papou, passed n KATSIKARIS, GEORGE P. Greece passed away Jul. 3, 2015 and married Deomi Liollio in Oc - He spent his childhood in Kozani, n KALIVAS, HARRY J. away Jul. 4, 2015. He was born WESTON,MA (from The Boston in Poughkeepsie, New York. He tober of 1948. They settled in Greece. He fought with the Greek BROCKTON, MA (from The En - on December 4, 1925 in Copper - Globe, published on Jun. 28) ¬– was 85 years old. In difficult and Mississippi where they co-owned resistance in the mountains of terprise, published on Jul. 7) – field, Bingham Canyon, UT, to George Peter Katsikaris pf We - humble surroundings, he was the well-known Delta restaurant, northern Greece from 1942 to Harry J. Kalivas, 97, of Brockton Greek immigrant parents Mike T. ston, Jun. 27, 2015. Beloved wife born on the small rural island of The Crystal Grill. He was pre - 1945. He returned to the United passed away Tuesday, Jun. 30, and Alexandra Mastoris Katis, the of the late Diane (Theophiles) Othonoi, Corfu, Greece. With lit - ceded in death by his wife of 59 States in 1946 after World War II 2015, at Signature Healthcare fourth of six children. He gradu - Katsikaris. Loving father of Peter tle chance at a education, he was years, Deomi Liollio Ballas; his where he relocated in Bridgeport, Brockton Hospital. He was the ated from Bingham High School Katsikaris and his wife Maria of sent away for work to support brothers, George Ballas and Jim Conn. Shortly after that, he met husband of Eftyhia Kalivas. Born in the class of 1944. After gradu - Wellesley and Paul Katsikaris and his family at 12 years old. He Ballas; and two sisters, Samoula the love of his life, Theodora Ha - in Skoriades, Greece, Harry came ation he joined the U.S. Navy, his wife Stacy of Medfield. Proud would start a family of his own, Ballas Panagiotou and Alkmini giadams of Hollis, whom he mar - to the United States in the late proudly serving aboard the U.S.S. grandfather of Diane, George, and for decades he worked long Karathanasis. He is survived by ried in September 1947, and forties and spent his life helping Cleburne in the Pacific Theater. Genna, and Charlie. Brother of hours daily as a restaurant em - his son, Johnny Ballas and his moved to Nashua.John had vari - his entire family obtain a better The ship was heading to Japan the late Kosta Katsikaris. Son of ployee, all to provide a better life wife, Beverly, of Greenwood; his ous jobs to support his growing life both here in the United States as part of a decoy invasion when the late Peter and Stamatina Kat - for his children and grandchil - daughter, Elaine Ballas Isaak and family, working at Purina Farms and back in the old country. the A-bomb ended the war. Dad sikaris. George was the owner of dren; first in Corfu, Greece and her husband, Yianni of Dallas, TX and Hampshire Chemical during Harry was the Patriarch of the spent the rest of his Navy career the Fells Market in Wellesley with then in the Bronx. Despite this and Athens,Greece; three grand - the 1950's. John and Theodora family. He was extremely dedi - on a great adventure visiting sev - his wife for over three decades. hard life, however, it would be children: Anastasia Ballas Jenkins owned and operated the Poultry cated to his family and his nu - eral countries and even playing George came to America from hard to find a more pleasant per - and husband, Dunbar of Oxford, Rama Drive In restaurant in Mer - merous friends who surrounded basketball at Tiensin University. Greece with the Greek Navy in son. He was a jovial person who MS, Leo Isaak and Alexia Isaak rimack from 1960 to 1972. Be - him throughout his life. Harry Returning home, he met and fell 1957. He fell in love with Amer - actively encouraged laughter of Dallas, TX . His surviving sib - fore retiring, John built a wood - was very proud of his wife Effy in love with Jean Abrams. They ica and saw opportunity and whenever possible. He was also lings are Nick Ballas of Volos, work shop and started another and his son Nick and daughter eloped on May 18, 1949. They lived the American Dream. He never shy in expressing how Greece, Antigone Polizos of business out of a hobby. They re - Becky. Harry especially adored later married at Holy Trinity was a hero to his family and he deeply he cared for his family, Athens, Greece, and Maria tired to Weare in the early 80's, his four grandchildren and loved Greek Orthodox Church. She was will be missed. In lieu of flowers and his hopes for them. He is Maroulis of Skopelos, Greece in moved to Florida in 1987, and spending time with all of them. his world. Together they raised expressions of sympathy may be survived by his wife of 60 years, addition to many nieces and returned to New Hampshire in In addition to his wife, he is sur - six children. Dad started working made in George's memory to St. Spyridoula, his two daughters, nephews in the US and Greece. 2014. He was predeceased by his vived by his loving children, Nick for Kennecott Copper when he Demetrios Greek Orthodox Joanna and Angela, son in-law The family would like to thank sister, Bessie Mavrokefalos, in and his wife Laurie, Becky and was just 15-years old, spending Church, Weston. Telly, and 4 grandchildren, Spyri - his wonderful doctors and care - 2000.Members of his family in - her husband George; his grand - 43 years at the mine. He was su - doula, George, Maria Panagiota givers over the years and a spe - clude: his loving wife of 68 years, children, Zachary, Evana, pervisor of the big truck shop n KINTIN, DIMITRA and Peter (Panagiotis); all seven cial thanks to our neighbor, Theodora (Hagiadams) Hal - Stephanie and Effie; his brother when he retired. An avid golfer SAN FRANCISCO, CA (from the of whom are college educated, James Johnson. We are so im - vatzes; four children and their and sisters and many nieces and he loved spending time on the San Francisco Chronicle, pub - a souce of great pride for him mensely appreciative of the time spouses, Anna and John O'Neill nephews. Funeral from the Rus - links. He was also an accom - lished on Jul. 12) – Dimitra Kin - and something he always talked and love he and all of our care - of Livonia, MI, Anthony and sell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 plished bowler, achieving two about. He is also survived by his givers shared to make Mike's final Linda Halvatzes of Bedford, Con - Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, 300 games in his life. He was a This is a service sister Agatha, brothers Giannis years so much more bearable. In stantine and Karen Halvatzes of Thursday, Jul. 9, at 10AM fol - life-long member of the Greek to the community. and Telemachos and his many lieu of flowers, the family would Merrimack, and John and Patri - lowed by a funeral service in the Orthodox Church. Preceded in Announcements of deaths nieces and nephews. His parents prefer that any memorials be cia Halvatzes of New Boston; 10 Annunciation Greek Orthodox death by his parents, infant may be telephoned to the Spyridon and Ioanna, son in-law grandchildren; 10 great-grand - Church, 457 Oak St., Brockton, brother Theodore, sisters Matina, Classified Department of Antonios and sisters Maria, An - children; a sister-in-law, Bessie at 11AM. Interment will follow Mary, and Amelia (John Kartch - The National Herald at gela and Elizabeth predeceased Days and dates of funerals, Myhr of Weare, and many nieces in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. ner). He is survived by his wife (718) 784-5255, him. Funeral services will be memorials, and other events di - and nephews. Services: Calling Calling hours will be Wednesday of 66 years, sons Michael, monday through Friday, held 10am Wednesday Jul. 8, rectly correspond to the original hours will be held at the Rivet from 4-7PM. In lieu of flowers, Theodore and daughter Alexan - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST 2015 at the Kimisis Greek Or - publication date, which appears Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Web - memorial gifts may be given to dria (Midvale); sons Dan (Mar - or e-mailed to: thodox Church South Grand Ave. at the beginning of each notice. ster Highway, Merrimack on Fri - the Annunciation Greek Ortho - sha), Omaha, John (Cindy Buck - [email protected] Poughkeepsie, New York 12603. day, Jul. 10 from 2PM to 4PM dox Church, 457 Oak St., Brock - les), West Jordan, and THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015 FEATURE 7

ALL HISTORY Composer Loukianos Cavadias: Something of a Recorded Life

By Steve Frangos broad outline of Cavadias’ mu - regular cast if musicians and sitive Greek record industry into TNH Staff Writer sical efforts as documented by that even the performers, one producing more songs for it’s lit - oral history testimony and mu - hears on the strictly instrumen - erally thousands of individual CHICAGO- Over the past twenty sical documents such as pi - tal pieces, may not have been members is more than especially years, the documentation on the anorolls, sheet music and com - ethnically Greek at all but sim - curious. At this same session, we early history of Greek music in mercial recordings. Now ply the record company’s studio find Cavadias also recorded Ta North America has increased something of an antiquated mu - musicians. Tragoudia Mou (Columbia past all expectations. In just this sical format piano-rolls were Beginning in 1926, Cavadias 566110-F); Xemyalistra (Co - short period of time public doc - once top-selling items. In this recorded under the title of Cava - lumbia 56092-F); Stin Erimi Re - uments dating from the 1890s regard Cavadias is known to dias Popular Orchestra for both matia (Columbia 56085-F) and onward have seen deposits in have composed and recorded a the Victor Talking Machine Gil-Gil-Gil (Columbia 56085-F). archives, historical societies, and number of songs on the pi - Company and Columbia All that company documents museums around the nation. anoroll format. Perhaps most Records. On April 8, 1926, provide beyond the titles and Included in that diverse body notable among these composi - Cavadias recorded four songs in the catalog numbers is that un - of material are musical instru - tions was The Ahepa Grand New York City Azapiko Syrto der Cavadias’ direction is a cho - ments, oral histories of musi - March found on the Alector pi - and Me Xehases a kalamatiano rus accompanied by a mandolin cians and their families, pho - ano roll number 332. For those (Victor 68756 A/B) and then orchestra. tographs, songbooks, music even only vaguely familiar with Zeibekiko Haves and Karsilama Then in October 1928, again boxes, pianorolls, business doc - Greek-American history can rec - Tekirdagh (Victor 68799 A/B). at Columbia Records’ New York uments inclusive of all matter ognize how important and po - Then sometime in May 1926, City studios Cavadias expanded of record catalogs, sheet music, tential successful issuing an Cavadias’ Popular Orchestra his performance repertoire. songbooks, advertising and Ahepa March would be recorded Amygdale Aside from syrta and/or haspika other such papers, as well as the in terms of total and Tatavliano (Co - Cavadias recorded polkas, deposit of literally hundreds of sales and the lumbia 56031-F mazurkas and even a waltz to original commercial records. notori - A/B). some considerable success. First Taken in total across over a ety Tatavliano, came the obviously popular dozen archives, historical soci - an instru - Marenka Polka which saw three eties and museums this scat - mental, different releases (c.f. Columbia tered documentation only be - 7043-F; Columbia 12094-F and awaits systematic appraisal. Seen here are pianorolls and a player piano into which came Columbia 3810-F). Next the two To be sure, not every single they fit. Loukianos Cavadias, a prolific musician, com - a smash instrumentals Glikia Anamnisis document or even class of doc - posed many songs in the early 20th century that were dance a mazurka (Columbia 7043-F) ument have as yet been col - available in pianoroll format. hit. Many and Kleo Thrino a waltz (Co - lected but nonetheless vast ar - senior lumbia 7048-F). Then, another eas, events and individuals once ular orchestra leader and com - genera - multiple release Cavadias’ ren - lost to modern Greek history are poser who had an extremely tion dition of To Tango Tou Thana - now better understood. Given successful career. Aside from the Greek-Amer - tou (Columbia 7048-F; Colum - that only a dozen or so re - recollections of Greek-Ameri - icans recall bia 12094-F and Columbia searchers are gathering, deposit - cans, the re-release of a number dancing to this 38010-F). ing and/or searching through of Cavadias’ compositions on extremely popular Four more songs were this assorted material means compact disks dedicated to the instrumental. It is per - recorded at this session: To Len that we are a long way from a history of Greek and Greek- haps no surprise to note E Kukoi Sta Vouna a syrto full chronological history. American music speak to the is - then that all of Cavadias’ (Colombia 56136-F); Er Yiaman Consequently, at this stage of sue of his initial and enduring record hits were dance instru - another syrto (Columbia 56130- our collective recalling of Greek popularity. mentals. F), the standard Hasapiko Lat - music in North America, we can Having said that, I make no A small point that may have erna Tis Polis Columbia 56130- begin to piece together the claims for providing a complete future significance is that Tetos F) and finally Maikokos yet available documentation and by career biography of Cavadias. for Demetriades, the renowned another Hasapiko (Columbia so doing not only come to a That is not the point. Before a the com - Greek baritone and music com - 56136-F). All four were released finer grained understanding of full and cumulative history of poser/per - pany executive can be heard on as deluxe 12 inch records. Then, Greek-American history, but also Greek music in North America former its is - Tatavliano. Demetriades, who after this incredible run of top- be in a position to ask better can ever be written we must suance promised. does not receive any credit on selling songs, Loukianos Cava - questions of this ever growing first examine, as best we can, Not to be forgotten, the record’s label, can be heard dias was destined to only re - body of documentation. As a the careers of as many individ - Cavadias also released clapping and shouting encour - lease one more instrumental for case in point, what is now avail - ual musicians, promoters and Bournovalio a smynes manes agements to the musicians. Not a major record label Hasapiko able on the career of Loukianos significant others in the wider on pianoroll (QRS-F 8861) to only did I find this particular Kavadia recorded on June 26, Cavadias can serve to illustrate community. This case study of The commercial success of great acclaim. record in many family collec - 1935 (Orthophonic S-322). how one talented musician Cavadias’ extremely successful Cavadias’ overall career make it From 1926 to 1935, in terms tions but I have repeatedly Loukianos Cavadias is not a fared in the prospects offered in but curiously short career, in all the more curious that I was of commercial recordings, Cava - heard how this song took Greek- lost figure of Greek-American North America. As many older terms of available documents, not able to locate any personal dias saw the release of thirty America by storm. This commu - musical history, just one whose Greek-Americans still recall, is meant as an effort towards or professional life details. Still, known individual songs. While nity memory is supported by the full biography and career details Cavadias was an extremely pop - that broader goal. it is possible to deduce the this is far from a number of action s of the Columbia Record are not now fully available. This records a truly popular musician executives. During October and musicians’ level of popularity of this time period might claim December 1927, Cavadias as and enduring fame can be several individual Cavadias leader of the Horodia L. Cava - judged by the most recent in - compositions were incredibly dia, recorded 12 songs that is 6 clusion of his Hasapiko Kavva - GREEK AMERICAN STORIES popular. And here is the rub. records. Beginning in October dia on the recent compact disc Not all of those hit-records were Cavadias and company recorded re-release: Greek Rhapsody - In - of Greek traditional or popular six songs: Tournene a rebetiko strumental Music from Greece Published, at Last, Almost! music. Loukianos Cavadias was (Columbia 56092-F); Sti Nioti 1905-1956 (May 2, 2013). a professional musician as such Mas (Columbia 56092-F); Gaiti But we must recognize the he played what the audience or To Theli E Manna Sou, a Syrto nature of this increase in Greek By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos dreary stuff and by the end of Gee! I told the whole story studio directors demanded. (Columbia 56089-F); Dourner - musical documentation. We are Special to The National Herald the reading you don’t know of the seasons and rhymed, too. Let us offer what we can in akia a Hasapiko serviko, then in a moment of generational what th’ hell they said. Anyway, I don’t care what Bill says. I terms of a historical survey of Xymeronai (Columbia 56084-F) change. Recently, I received a com - I waited to hear from the pub - could be a latent genius! Any - Cavadias’ commercial records. and finally Anamiseis (Columbia That generation of individu - puter printed letter from an out - lishers to ask when the book will way, by the end of the month One further layer. of complexity, 56084-F). als who were the children of the fit called, The National Poetry be on the market, how much do another letter came from that as if we needed one, is that In December 1927, the Horo - 1880 to 1920 wave of mass mi - Association. It informed me that I get, and, do I go on book sign - publishing house. They liked my Cavadias recorded for several dia L. Cavadia recorded E Pros - gration is all but gone. Due to my poem had been chosen, over ing tours. Then, I got another poem. I saw myself receiving different companies and under figopoula, as a Syrto for Colum - the new preservation movement the thousands submitted, to be letter from those publishers who awards – the 2015 Poetry Award a variety of names. Record com - bia records, appearing on one underway in Greek-America and printed in their next publication. wanted me to write one more and others. Bill, grinning, was pany documents reveal Cava - of the new deluxe 12 inch disks this clear passage from one gen - Well, I’d been waiting for cen - poem to add to the one I can’t reading the letter that I shoved dias was the orchestra leader (Columbia 56089-F). eration and it’s time to another turies to be discovered for any recall ever sending. I asked her under his bulbous nose as I was and/or choir director for (at At this same session the – historic materials of all sorts of my manuscripts. But, for the if there is a criterion that I must slicing his sandwich in half. least) three distinct named Cavadia group recorded the are being gathered with the ex - life of me, I couldn’t remember adhere to. She said it should “They’re asking how many groups of musicians. While Ahepa March (Columbia 56086- press intention of saving them ever having sent a poem to their have, at least twelve lines and books you want, Kiki – at Cavadias is always listed as F) which surprisingly enough is for the future. Much could be office. But, hey! I felt honored, it should rhyme. I sat for hours, $50.00, each.” “But! For me,” I composer or arranger no other but one of three songs I have lost as this transformation takes anyway. I remember having thinking, writing and scribbling, corrected, “because I am a con - musicians are mentioned by ever managed to locate with place. It is our duty to see that written a poem on a blank card trying again. Looking into my tributing author, each book will name on any of the record labels Ahepa as its theme. as much of our artistic collective to a friend who had just had overflowing waste basket I felt cost $49.98. That’s a pre-publi - or in the available company doc - That this nationwide organi - past is preserved as possible. surgery. I wrote: “I hope you feel guilt imaging how many trees cation price!” He looked at me umentation. This suggests that zation did not spur the ex - better without your gall bladder. were sacrificed for those sheets. with a smug grin. I asked him, Cavadias did not record with a tremely dynamic and hypersen - [email protected] If you hadn’t done it, you’d be a But, I kept plugging. I bet still holding the knife, “What’re lot sadder.” Homer felt the same way. Only you lookin’ at me like that for?” My husband, Bill, said, he had it harder. He had to write He paused, pulling the face he “Don’t be an idiot! They got his stories and poems on rocks! always wears when doing the your name off some mailing list. How do you erase the errors? bills, and said, “Let’s see! 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Continued from page 1 regarding the role of anti-oxi - dants in the diet of people living pleased. There was no such a in Blue Zones, although their ac - thing as an invitation list; every - tual medical significance has not one was welcome. There was al - been verified. However, a very ways plenty of food, plenty of common ingredient in the diet drinks, and endless entertain - of Ikarians is the so-called ment for everyone, regardless of “mountain tea” or sage (flasko - whether he or she had arrived milia), a type of mint tea (flisk - early or late. ouni), and sometimes wild- Although such an attitude grown dandelion leaves; they would have been viewed as very are all very rich in anti-oxidants. rude, at the very least, every - In addition, a lot of wild-grown where else in the world, many dark green vegetables (horta) Ikarians do not view it that way; used in the Ikarian diet are also it is considered as quite natural. rich in anti-oxidants. This type It is linked to the Ikarian men - of diet, together with legumes, tality that no matter how urgent nuts, olive oil and local honey a task is, it is never too late to EiriNi vOurlOumiS/GuArDiAN appear to play some significant take care of it. There is no rea - ABOVE: Gregoris Tsahas, 100+, has smoked 20 cigarettes a role in healthy aging on Ikaria. son to feel anxiety and frustra - day for 70 years. BELOW: The key to Ikarian longevity is not The weather is unquestion - tion for not completing some - simply a healthful diet; daily socializing may be just as crucial. ably another important factor thing right away. Tomorrow is From left: Christos Ploutis, 75; Konstantinos Sakoutis, 82; and regarding life longevity. People another day. Thanasis Kamperis, 62. in all Blue Zones enjoy sunshine In all fairness, however, such for at least 8 months per year. an attitude does not necessarily People working outdoors are ex - mean that Ikarians were lazy posed to the sun several hours per se. It does not mean that per day, enhancing production they used to waste their life as of Vitamin D. Such extensive ex - couch potatoes watching TV and posure to the sun would be drinking beer or wine from quite dangerous to people living morning to night. They simply in northern altitudes leading to carried out their everyday tasks skin cancers and melanomas. and activities in their own way. However, people who have been Although for many Ikarians day ANDrEA FrAzzETTA/luzPHOTO FOr THE NEw yOrk TimES exposed to the sun most of the activities used to start very early Stamatis Moraitis tending his vineyard and olive grove on year appear to be somewhat in the morning, not later than Ikaria in 2012. He passed away in February 2013. protected. Obviously, in the ab - 6.00 am, and they used to in - sence of appropriate protection volve walking up and down hills chore on time; tomorrow is an - processed food and unfortu - against the ultraviolet light, peo - for 4-5 hours every day, irrigat - other day. Life was to be enjoyed nately reduced physical activity, ple tend to develop extensive ing their gardens, harvesting rather than linked to anxiety! there are still individuals living wrinkles on their faces. This vegetables and fruit, gathering Although the type of lifestyle in remote areas of the island, seems to be a common feature greens and taking care of their that has become more prevalent particularly in areas not touched of several nonagenarians and domestic animals, they were nowadays on Ikaria involves by tourism, who continue to ob - centenarians in the Blue Zones. never in a hurry. Why worry if considerable dependence on serve the lifestyle of the past, There is also another com - you did not complete a certain cars, motorcycles, fast and spending a considerable part of mon factor in the lives of those elderly individuals living in Blue their time every day carrying and social aging, namely, aging Zones. Most, if not all, are out chores linked to horticul - within their family, extended or highly religious, although their ture, agriculture, animal hus - limited, or in communities sur - religious belief may be directed bandry, viticulture and apicul - rounded by friends. Whereas toward completely different di - THE HERALD SQUARE ture. The physical activity linked the former individuals may be vine concepts. They believe God to uphill and downhill walking suffering from lack of interest if or some other Divine Being will TNH's Crossword Challenge for several hours per day and not total boredom, the latter provide and take care of them. the deep breathing of clean air ones are active and happy el - The Adventists living in Loma outdoors have an unquestion - derly who derive enjoyment Linda, California live their life able effect upon their wellbeing from their families or groups rooted on very strong faith tra - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 an d ther he althy longevity. and from helping others. Such dition; they observe Sabbath It may be coincidental, but individuals have a reason to live faithfully. The elderly living in 14 15 16 the lifestyle of indi viduals living and unless their life is cut short Okinawa believe their deceased in both Barbagia, Sardinia and by some dreadful disease, they ancestors watch after them; 17 18 19 on som e m ountainous and in - are likely to become nonagenar - they pray to them and worship access ible pa rts of Ikaria de - ians and possibly centenarians. them. The inhabitants of Sar - 20 21 22 scribes peo ple wh o have been, A lot has been written re - dinia are devout Catholics; so by and large, isolated from the garding the diet of those healthy are the inhabitants of Costa 23 24 25 26 27 28 outsi de world for se veral cen - elderly. However, apart from Rica. As far as the Ikarians are tu ries, if not m illennia. Those some common components in concerned, they used to be faith - 29 30 31 inh abitant s retai ned their initial genetic makeup since they did

32 33 34 35 36 not intermarry with newcomers. Even the ir language did not change much from the language

37 38 39 40 of their ancestors. The Greek A cad emician and Linguist, G. N. 41 42 43 Hat zidakis, reported that the language of those isolated Ikar - 44 45 46 ians, partic ularly those living on the n orthwestern mountainous 47 48 49 50 51 pa rt of th e island, was closer to classical than Modern Greek.

52 53 54 55 Similarly, the language of the inha bitants of Bar bagia in Sar - 56 57 58 59 60 din ia is closer to Latin than Modern Italian. A lthou gh different diets and 61 62 63 diffe rent lifestyles may appear The Ikarian diet: Vegetables from the garden, legumes and to be con tributi ng factors to life greens, and plenty of olive oil. 64 65 66 longevity in different Blue Zones vi sited, most of those octogenar - their diet, namely, vegetables, ful Christian Orthodox, going to www.CrosswordWeaver.com ians, no nagenarians and cente - fruit, and various types of church every Sunday and on ACROSS 22 Entice narians interviewed in several legumes and nuts, the rest of every holyday. When an individ -

1 German composer 24 A Cartwright of those studies appear to have, their diet is more different than ual living in a Blue Zone relin - 5 Healing plant 25 Su p port in ad dition to thos e traits, some - similar. In some Blue Zones peo - quishes responsibility of what - 9 Nile's home 26 VC R needs thing els e in commo n regardless ple are strictly vegetarian ever is happening to a Higher 14 Evils 27 Remove of the Blue Zone in which they whereas in others meat is an im - or Divine Authority, life gets

15 Takes 28 Fourth Greek letter lived. Most of them appeared to portant component; in some di - simplified quite a lot. If some - 16 Encomi um 30 Ko j ak actor live in clo se-kn it extended fam - ets pork is used extensively thing bad happened, it was 17 Perform in g coup le 32 Bl o t (2 wd s.) ilie s, they were active members whereas in others, like in Ikaria, meant to happen; no reason 18 Skip 33 Va s sal of such families, and they en - goat meat and fish constitute struggling to avoid it and suf - 19 Dapper 34 First Greek letter joy ed s ocializing. In other considerable components of fering from such an effort. Ob - 20 Santa' s he lper 38 Af t er bath need wo rds, just liv ing a long l ife is their diet. In some Blue Zones viously, very few would agree 21 Brand of l aundry dete rgent 39 Ve n tilates no t p articular ly important if you people abstain from alcohol with such mentality. 22 Dull 40 Posttraumatic stress disorder do not enjoy and appreciate it. completely whereas in others,

23 Greek godess of wisdom 42 Tropical destination Lif e needs to b e meaningful, en - and notably in Ikaria, people John Chryschoos, PhD, is Pro - 25 Late 43 Dec ember 9th Saint joyable , and fu ll! drink one or two glasses of dark fessor Emeritus of Chemistry at 29 Fall m o. 46 Tr o pical frui t I n dealing with the aging red local wine with their meal. the Univerisity of Toledo in 30 Mexican sandwich 48 Cowboy leg wear process one can distinguish two Therefore, there appears to be Ohio. This piece is an excerpt 31 To be 49 St u dy differe nt ty pes: Biological aging, much more to longevity than from his book Longevity: The 32 __ and bu rn 50 Ca r go shi p namely, agin g of individ uals liv - diet. Blue Zones Effect (RoseDog 35 Econo mic s abr v. 51 Us e d pla y groun d equipment ing a lone o r in nursing homes, Much has also been written Books, 2015). 36 Crony 53 Type of cheese 37 Fats 55 Ba n d instru ment 38 Yappy 56 Am erican Kennel Club ( abbr.) 40 Annoy anc e 57 La w yer's t est This Week in Greek History: 41 Spiritedness 58 Environmental protection agency (abbr) 42 Simm er 59 Ra i ny mo. 43 Afloat (2 w ds .) 60 __ _ shot (2 w ds.) Soccer Star Leontiou is Born 44 Expre ssio n 45 Askew WORD BANK: Abeam, airs, akc, alar, aloe, alpha, 46 Nervo us s y stem al ula, anna, anoint, a pr, are, athena, atsea, This week, on July 17, 1984, 47 Fuzzy nec tarines awry, bach, back, bahamas, bar, belated, beta, Greek footballer Sotiris Leontiou 49 Ancient City on Rhodes bide, bleu, boil, chaps, citrus, cleft, cns, crass, was born. Leontiou is a native

52 Movie 2001's talking computer decoy, delta, dim, duet, econ, egypt, elf, epa, ep - of Ioannina. Like many Greek 53 Secon d G r eek lett er silon, erase, est, flu, flub, gamma, hal, hoss, children, Leontiou loved playing 54 The ot her half of Jima hst, il l s, iwo, ka ppa, lamda, learn, leno, liege, lin - soccer with his family and 56 Right angle to a ships length dos, nabs, obie, oboe, oct, oiler, oils, omit, friends. In his teenage years he 59 Like a wing pa ean, pal, pa r, peac hes, pe p, peru , pes t, pt sd, p layed i n the Panathinaikos FC 60 Blooper runs, slash, smart, sopup, swung, taco, talky, as a Defensive Midfielder or Left 61 Tenth Greek letter tape s, tec h, telly , tide , tnt, towel, u gh, urg e, yea . Midfie lder. After a few years as 62 South Americ an nat ion an a mateur in Panathinaikos he 63 Come dian Jay Solutio n to la st we ek’s p uzzl e w as loaned to GS Marko. He 64 Offensive played for them for two consec - 65 Takes off A J A X F L A K E L A B utive years. 66 Recom mend W I E L D J U L E P E L L From 2001 to 2003 he A B O V E O B E Y S V I A played a total of 38 league DOWN matches and scored 11 goals. In Y E N A C R E I D E A S 1 Remain 2003 he joined the Proodeftiki 2 Birds “thumb” A D H D M I L D E S T FC, played 26 matches and 3 Rabbet T A I P E I C A N O E scored only two goals. He re - 4 DDE's predecessor S A T I N A S S N Y E T turned to Panathinaikos for the 5 Apply holy oil 2005/06 season. He signed a Sotirios Leontiou A R E A F I R S T D O M E 6 Eleventh Greek letter five-year contract and became 7 Off-Broadway award R P M V I O L S I G M A an elemental force for the team. goal against PAOK, playing only and GS Marko U20. He has 8 Eastern Standard Time D E L T A F O R A Y S He tore a ligament and was out for nine minutes. At the end of competed in the Football 9 Fifth Greek Letter M A H A T M A M I L T for two seasons. 2009 he returned to his home League, Greek Super League, FL 10 Third Greek letter In January of 2009 he ap - team, Panathinaikos, and was Play-Offs, Football League South E L D E K A R O A L 11 Affirmative U A peared in training but still did then loaned out to Ilioupolis. and the UEFA Cup. He was play - 12 Golfer's goal N O T R O B O T N O M A D not play any games. After his Aside from Panathinaikos, ing for Fostira as a defensive 13 Dynamite S E C A B E L E G A M M A time with Panathinaikos he GS Marko, Proodeftiki, and Il - midfielder but will soon be join - 21 High __ A S H N I N N Y R O A M joined the Kavala FC. During his ioupolis, Leontiou also played ing the AS Thesprotos time there he earned his first for AO Kavala, Apollon Smyrnis, Igoumenitsas soccer club.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Cyprus Leaders Want Leading EU Role, Feud Over Rotating Presidency

NICOSIA – Rival Cypriot leaders a result of reaching a final set - State’s Parliament will consist of said they want any prospective tlement,” said Eide. two houses. deal to reunify the island to be NO, MR. PRESIDENT Citizens of Turkish and Greek based on European Union prin - Plans to reunify Cyprus for Cyprus will have equal repre - ciples and values. the first time in 41 years would sentation in the upper house, Cypriot President Nicos include Turkish-Cypriots sharing but Greek Cypriots will be rep - Anastasiades and his Turkish- in the government, although a resented with 70 percent of Cypriot counterpart Mustafa Ak - dispute remains over a rotating seats in the lower house, while inci made the declaration after Presidency. Turkish Cypriots will hold the meeting for a sixth time in the Greek Cypriot Foreign Min - remaining 30 percent. UN-controlled buffer zone in ister Yoannis Kasulidis said the A proposal granting four Nicosia with United Nations en - Cypriot side doesn’t want to let freedoms made explicit in the voy Espen Barth Eide. a Turkish-Cypriot be President laws of the EU to the citizens of “The leaders recognize the every other term, which was Turkish Cyprus – the freedom of importance of having the prin - part of a concession made by access, of travel, of investment ciples and values upon which former Cypriot President and of settlement — has met the European Union is founded Demetris Christofias. with disagreement from the upheld and embedded in the Kasulidis also said Cyprus – Greek side, the paper said. comprehensive settlement,” a member of the European The top court would com - Eide said, according to Agence Union – would not agree to prise four judges from Turkish France Presse. Turkey’s accession before the is - Cyprus and four from Greek “The leaders welcome the land is whole again. Cyprus has Cyprus. There will be also be European Union’s commitment been divided since an unlawful foreign member of the top to help the achievement of a 1974 Turkish invasion and court, a position intended to comprehensive settlement and Ankara maintains a standing mediate any contention that to prepare for the application of Army of 40,000 troops in the may occur between the two the EU acquis throughout the is - northern third it occupies in vi - sides. land,” he added. olation of international law. The implementation of the Anastasiades told reporters: Kasulidis told the Cypriot solution would be inspected by “What is being sought is to safe - newspaper Semerini, “A rotating a special commission to be set guard, through the rules of the Presidency determined by only up by the EU. EU, what has been agreed: the AP PHOTOS/PHiliPPOS CHriSTOu one community is not a fair so - The Turkish side in the ne - bi-zonal, bi-communal federa - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades lution. But it is also not right to gotiations has accepted Greek tion, and political equality…The (R), and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (L), shake hands before their meeting inside strip any citizen from any com - Cyprus’ pre-1974 rights to prop - role that the EU can play is be - the UN controlled buffer zone that divides the Cypriot capital, in Nicosia, July 16. munity of their right to vote for erty. The sides will negotiate ing intensified and upgraded in a President.” over terms of return, exchange the effort to reach a federal so - Turkey wants to join the EU, will be he – not Akinci – who United Nations-led process”. Anastasiades and Akinci have of property and compensation. lution to the Cyprus problem on of which Cyprus is a member, has the final word on any deal. Anastasiades and Akinci have been holding talks since May After progress regarding the basis of all that has been but still refuses to recognize the European Commission head also been discussing the eco - and are said to be making Cyprus’ internal disputes is agreed.” country or allow its ships and Jean-Claude Juncker is expected nomic dimensions of a reunified progress in talks stalled for four made, an international confer - Cyprus has been divided planes to enter. this week in Cyprus for talks Cyprus. decades. Their reaching out to ence will take place, with par - since Turkey unlawfully divided There was no explanation with both leaders. “In today’s global economic each other with olive branches ticipation from Turkey, Greece in 1974 and all attempts to get why a country that violates EU Eide, a Norwegian diplomat, climate it is essential that a func - instead of sticks imbued hope and the UK, to discuss the rights the two sides back together have principles now wants them used said Juncker’s mission would tional, federal Cyprus is finan - into a stalled process. of guarantorship, a point that fallen by the wayside with a raft in the reunification negotiations “provide a good opportunity to cially viable and committed to The Turkish newspaper To - had doomed previous negotia - of diplomats failing to make any although Turkish President Re - further underline the European capitalising on the economic op - day’s Zaman said that under the tions to become deadlocked. progress. cep Tayyip Erdogan had said it Union readiness to assist the portunities that will open up as proposals the new Federal Greece Seeks Relief From Troika After Vote Counting Cost of Crisis,

Continued from page 1 Greece Targets Tax Cheats "But the results of today's vote constitute a serious division ATHENS (AP) — Dimitris Bokas said in a statement last week. in the unity of Syriza parliamen - keeps meticulous records of the THE RICH STAY RICH, tary group," he said. "The Prime bathroom fixtures he sells from THAT’S HOW IT GOES Minister's and the government's his small shop in the quiet mid - But many cases go uninves - priority is the successful conclu - dle-class residential neighbor - tigated because of poorly sion of the agreement in the im - hood of Koukaki near the center trained tax investigators, per - mediate future." of Athens — just in case a tax sonnel shortages and politically Greeks have seen a dramatic inspector makes a surprise visit motivated appointments of tax decline in living standards since to ensure Greece’s 23 percent investigation supervisors, said the debt-plagued country lost fi - sales tax is being collected and Haris Theoharis, who was nancial market access in 2010 reported correctly. Greece’s top tax enforcer until and had to impose severe But Bokas also does installa - last year and is now a lawmaker spending cuts in exchange for tion and repair jobs — and half with the centrist To Potami bailout loans from Eurozone of those involve cash deals with party. countries and the International no receipts for his labor. The re - Theoharis said it’s too soon Monetary Fund. sult is that a job costing 250 eu - to tell whether the governing far Before the austerity vote, AP PHOTO/EmiliO mOrENATTi ros ($275) goes for 125 euros left SYRIZA party will mount an some 12,000 demonstrators had Riot police officers run away from the fire as anti-austerity protesters throw petrol bombs because he doesn’t charge the effective campaign against tax gathered outside Parliament in during clashes in Athens while Parliament debated on Wednesday, July 15. client sales tax and Bokas evasion because few specifics of the biggest protest against the doesn’t report the income for its plans have been disclosed. government since Tsipras won scribing the additional poverty Deutschlandfunk radio negotia - Greece's debt sustainable will be taxation. He argued that freeing the elections in late January. The it would cause as an act of "so - tions will determine whether a tough. Germany says a debt cut “I’ve got a receipt for every - system from political interfer - rally turned violent when sev - cial genocide." new package is possible given would be illegal. thing I sell in my shop,” Bokas ence is key: “Unless they de - eral hundred youths attacked The vote came after more Greece's increased needs. Schaeuble said: "No one said. But tax officials “don’t politicize the tax administration police, torched cars, and than two weeks of capital con - He added: "We will open ne - knows at the moment how it's know what my hands do.” and stop trying to interfere with smashed office displays. trols, with banks and the stock gotiations, we will make every supposed to work without a This kind of tax dodging is a who gets promoted,” he said, TROUBLE IN THE STREETS exchange shut since June 29 effort, but we must keep to the debt cut, and everyone knows Greek national pastime, costing “they will not have success.” Police said 37 people were and ATM cash withdrawals lim - rules because Europe is based that a debt cut is incompatible the state billions of euros in rev - Nikolaos Artavanis, a finance detained and 16 arrested over ited to 60 euros per day. on the principles of democracy with membership in the cur - enue. Greece promised last professor at the University of the hour-long clashes that in - Dangerously low on liquidity and the rule of law" rency union." week to get tough on tax eva - Massachusetts at Amherst, said volved youths hurling rocks and at banks and with the state prac - Schaeuble has taken a hard - TROUBLED BANKS sion in return for a third Euro - the government’s decision to petrol bombs outside parlia - tically out of cash, Greece des - line approach. Last weekend, a The head of the Eurozone's pean bailout expected to be ne - raise the sales tax for restau - ment, and riot police responding perately needs funds. It faces a paper from his ministry suggest - rescue fund says failure to con - gotiated over the next month. rants as part of its offer in return with tear gas and baton charges. July 20 deadline to repay 4.2 ing the possibility of a voluntary, clude a bailout deal for Greece The talks, expected to last for a bailout could prevent a tax Tsipras said he had little billion euros ($4.6 billion) to temporary Greek euro exit would lead to the collapse of the four weeks, will start if Parlia - evasion crackdown from work - choice other than to accept the the ECB, and is also in arrears emerged. The minister said July country's major banks, which he ment agrees by July 15 to Euro - ing. harsh terms offered by lenders on 2 billion euros to the IMF. 15 "it would perhaps be a better says would affect the rest of the zone demands including tax The rate is going from 6.5 for the new three-year bailout Negotiations on the new way for Greece, and many say Eurozone. hikes and pension cuts. percent to 13 percent for hotels worth 85 billion euros ($93 bil - bailout will take an estimated that — increasingly in Greece Greece wants to tap the Eu - But experts say Greece has and from 13 percent to 23 per - lion). four weeks, leaving European fi - too." ropean Stability Mechanism. To largely failed in previous crack - cent for restaurants and other "We had a very specific nance ministers scrambling to Germany's finance minister use the fund, officials must es - downs on tax evasion, which businesses that sell food. choice: A deal we largely dis - find ways to get Athens some says the Greek Parliament's ap - tablish the existence of a risk to has been rampant for genera - Many Greek restaurant and agreed with, or a chaotic de - money sooner. proval of an austerity package the financial stability of the en - tions. An estimated 10 billion hotel owners say they’ll be fault," he told Parliament ahead The European Commission is "an important step" but is tire Eurozone, which many euros in taxes never makes it forced to absorb the hike be - of the vote. has proposed giving Greece warning that talks on a final question. into government coffers annu - cause their clients can’t afford REBELS IN THE RANKS seven billion euros in loans from bailout deal will be tough — ESM chief Klaus Regling told ally. to pay more, and experts like SYRIZA won the January a special fund overseen by all and that an outright debt cut Germany's ARD television that THE BLAME SOMEONE Artavanis believe evasion could elections on a promise to end 28 EU nations so it can meet its would be incompatible with failure to reach a final agree - ELSE MANTRA skyrocket. bailout austerity, and the gov - upcoming debts. Greece keeping the euro. ment would mean collapse of Tax dodging among Greeks “The fiscal impact could be ernment's acceptance of more GERMAN HARD LINE Greece's creditors demanded Greece's banking system. started as a sign of patriotism zero or be negative because tax cuts drew an angry reaction Germany's Finance Minister the Greek vote before opening He said the four biggest Greek during nearly four centuries of evasion will increase,” he said. from many of its lawmakers — says the Eurozone must keep to full bailout negotiations. Euro - banks are "system-relevant," code Ottoman rule that ended in “They could get less in taxes.” though none of the attacks were its rules as it negotiates a new zone finance ministers must ap - for significant to the international 1821. It continues today amid More enforcement will be aimed at Tsipras. bailout with Greece, which prove opening those talks, as financial system, and that if they mistrust over government needed, but Artavanis said Parliament Speaker Zoe Kon - Berlin says rules out an outright must Germany's Parliament in a fail that would have "severe ef - spending and disdain over how many parts of Greece rarely see stantopoulou slammed the deal debt cut for Athens. vote expected July 17. fects not just for Greece itself ... the country’s various adminis - a tax inspector. as a product of blackmail, de - Wolfgang Schaeuble told Schaeuble said that making but for the Eurozone as a whole." trations have handled Greece’s His research focuses on tax financial mess after the econ - payments by Greek restaurants, omy imploded in 2009. and owners in some parts of the “A lot of Greeks believe it’s country have told him they have not only a way to cheat the in - not had tax inspector visits since Congresswoman Maloney Outraged By Troika Threats efficient Greek government, but last August. a way to exert small time resis - Bokas, the plumber and fix - tance to the bailout agreement ture vendor, said most of his By Constantine S. Sirigos ultimate outcome of debt nego - geopolitically, too. sis. “It proved very successful, and tax hikes,” said Aristidis customers who want no-tax jobs TNH Staff Writer tiations, Greece will continue to “According to two officials in and we were aiding our neigh - Hatzis, a professor of law and are apartment owners or small be an ally of significant strategic Brussels with knowledge of the bors in economic distress, not economics at Athens University. businesses. WASHINGTON – Congress - importance to both the United exchange, the specter was raised using a punishing austerity. “They do not perceive this as a Larger businesses and big woman Carolyn Maloney re - States and the European Union. of aggression from Turkey — a Maloney also pointed out kind of corruption.” apartment buildings with on-site leased a letter on July 15 con - Suggesting otherwise is Realpoli - neighboring nation viewed in that what she called the Contributing to the problem management always want a re - demning what her office called tik in its worst form, and those Greece as a historic antagonist.” hypocrisy of the EU and ECB, is an informal economy that ac - ceipt for the work so they pay “threats against Greek national making such suggestions should “These threat are unbeliev - who “have repeatedly and insis - counts for about 25 percent of the full price, and Bokas collects security that were reportedly know better.” able, Maloney told TNH. “Ger - tently sought regulatory relief in Greece’s annual gross domestic the sales tax and pays tax on made during Greek debt negoti - Another letter she penned in many and other political leaders the U.S. from reforms like Dodd- product. the work he does for those jobs. ations between Greek Prime support of Greece will be circu - should not be making global po - Frank we put in place,” after the Evasion is most common in He said would prefer to do Minister Alexis Tsipras and Ger - lating in Congress, and Maloney litical or military warnings and 2007 Wall Street crash. “They the services sector where cus - all of his work legally but man Chancellor Angela Merkel, told TNH that “Relations be - consequences for Greece. The should apply the same standards tomers don’t receive a physical doubted there will be much French President François Hol - tween Americans and Greeks are United States will not allow on leniency in dealings with product, and it’s not limited to change in Greece unless the en - lande and European Council deeper than any currency.” Greece to become isolated. The Greece,” she insisted. small businesses like plumbers tire country changes its habits. President Donald Tusk.” As background, Maloney’s of - threats are totally empty.” She said of Greece’s crushing and restaurants. Unlike Greeks who distrust Maloney wrote in her letter: fice quoted the July 13 edition Regarding the Greek financial debt that, “When the IMF ac - In monthly reports, Greece’s the government’s ability to ef - “As a Co-chair of the Congres - of the Washington Post: “The crisis itself, Maloney she said be - knowledges that Greece’s is eco - financial crimes unit lists final - fectively spend tax money, sional Hellenic Caucus, I moves are fostering a deep sense lieves, “The U.S. approach of nomically unable to pay the debt ized tax investigation cases and Bokas thinks officials should be strongly condemn the use of of resentment among Tsipras’s balancing stimulus, improved load as currently structured, it recent offenders include doc - given a chance to prove they threats against Greek national allies and a conviction that Eu - regulations, and patience has needs to be restructured.” tors, engineers, high tech firms, can. security as a coercive tool in ne - ropeans sought to humiliate yielded much better results than Maloney added that, “The construction companies, cloth - “Paying all the taxes we owe gotiations over Greece’s partici - him. During a pivotal meeting the five years of German auster - American government, and ing manufacturers, bakeries, ar - would be the right thing to do pation in the Eurozone. with Merkel, French President ity… I am concerned about the President Obama put a tremen - chitects and advertising agen - and it would help us have a “It is outrageous for anyone François Hollande and European real societal burdens on the chil - dous amount of pressure in cies. healthier country,” he said. “If to suggest that Turkish aggres - Council President Donald Tusk, dren and pensioners and Greek these negotiations and was re - Many cases involve unre - the tax were paid, the rich sion would go unchecked by the Tsipras at one point received a citizens. ported that the IMF debt analy - ported income of hundreds of wouldn’t be able to get richer international community under thinly veiled threat that if he She cited the example of sis be made public, with a need thousands of euros or more and by evading taxes and the poor any circumstances,” she said. walked away and left the euro, then-President Bill Clinton’s re - not only to forgive debt but to one lawyer failed to report 16 wouldn’t have to evade taxes so She added, “Regardless of the Greece risked going it alone sponse to the Mexican Peso cri - restructure it.” million euros in income, the unit they can just get by.” 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The National Herald Problems with Orthodoxy: Divine Liturgy show that he does not know fine denomination as a branch of a religion A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. The Debate Continues what it’s all about. Has he ever read The – such as Protestants, Catholics, and Ortho - (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Orthodox Church by Bishop Kallistos Ware dox all being Christian denominations). reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest To the Editor: or looked up Eastern Orthodoxy in the En - I am not quite sure where I am being ig - to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. Constantinos E. Scaros published an in - cyclopedia Britannica or any other reputable norant of the Orthodox faith, as you suggest. Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris teresting op-ed in the June 13 edition of encyclopedia? I say this because I do not recall citing canon - Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos The National Herald: “Problems with Or - I shall not try to teach Mr. Scaros the ba - ical doctrines in my piece, which would be thodoxy (and Christianity…Religion).” sics of the Orthodox faith. I hope that he’ll subject to being correct or incorrect. Nor did Executive Editor Constantinos E. Scaros He refers to the recent findings of the be motivated to do it on his own, seeing I refute the significance of the Divine Liturgy. Religion Editor Theodore Kalmoukos Pew Research Center that only 53% of peo - that he likes to participate on the subject. Instead, I said what churchgoing has meant Senior Writer Constantine S. Sirigos ple raised Orthodox stay with the church as Mr. Scaros, I wish you well. to me over the years, and reasons why I be - On line Managing Editor Andy Dabilis adults. By the way, I don’t know if Pew stud - John Lingas, MD lieve – having spoken to so many people ied how many people join the church as con - Portland, OR over the years – why more people who were Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros verts. baptized in the faith do not attend. The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by In our own city of Portland, OR we have Editor’s Reply Is that antagonistic to the church? Maybe. The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 two Greek Orthodox churches. One of them, And though my intention is not to be antag - Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, St. John the Baptist, is a thriving community onistic, if it is a byproduct of my spiritual e-mail: [email protected] looking to build or move to a larger building. Dear Mr. Lingas: journey, then so be it. By the way, one of the About one half of its parishioners are con - I wish you well, too, and I am happy to main reasons I attend my local church fre - Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece verts. In our parish, Holy Trinity, we have receive your letter. It provides me with an quently – Sts. Constantine and Helen in Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: many converts, including my wife and the opportunity not only to answer your specific Reading, PA – is because the priest there is [email protected] spouses of my children. I don’t know how questions, but even more importantly to con - open-minded, as all priests should be, and strong the convert trend is strong through - tinue the dialogue on a topic important to does not take offense to my sincere questions Subscriptions by mail : 1 year $66.00, 6 months $33.00, 3 months $22.00, 1 month $11.00 out the country. many of our readers. In fact, the demand for and criticisms. I’ve known some other priests Home delivery NY, NJ, CT: 1 year $88.00, 6 months $48.00, Mr. Scaros then proceeds to give reasons more questions and answers about religion who are like that as well, and it is a privilege 3 months $33.00, 1 month $14.00 for the decline of membership in the Ortho - and spirituality in general has inspired us to to know them. Home delivery New England States : 1 year $109.00, 6 months $57.00, 3 months $41.00, 1 month $18.00 dox Church. He cites no studies that have publish a quarterly edition on those matters. There are others associated with the faith, On line subscription : Subscribers to the print edition: 1 year $57.60, 6 months $39.50, researched this decline but gives his personal To begin, yes indeed, Greek Orthodoxy though – both clergy and laity – whose con - 3 months $25.00; Non subscribers : 1 year $90.00, 6 months $45.50 , 3 months $22.50 opinions on the matter. He is entitled to do has been a part of my adult life and continues duct is shameful and they ought to be criti - that, but personal opinions based on per - to this day. I was married in the Greek Or - cized. I cite such examples in our Easter 2015 Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. sonal experiences often say more about our - thodox Church, and my daughter was bap - Special Edition, in an article titled “Violations Postmaster send change of address to: selves than the matter under consideration. tized there. I attend Sunday services fairly of Anthropia: My Bad Experiences at Easter.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 He describes his personal experiences of regularly (at least once every three weeks, I have also attended – and continue to do going to church as a child and teenager and sometimes more frequently), and I enthusi - so – churches of other Christian denomina - his thoughts about the Divine Liturgy when astically participate in my local church’s an - tions, gathering the positive qualities of each he heard it in English as a teenager. Has he nual multiweek Bible study. I have read The – much like a bee gathers nectar from various continued to practice his Orthodox faith, at Orthodox Church and other books Bishop flowers – in continuing my lifelong spiritual least in the way he understands it, beyond Kallistos Ware has written, as well as count - journey The Provinces Watch and Hope his teen years? Does he have a personal less others not only on Greek Orthodoxy, but Again, I thank you for your comments faith? He does not need to believe in the also on numerous other Christian denomi - and am happy that you took the time to write Christian faith, that’s his free choice. But nations (by the way, to another of your them. I hope more of our readers do the From here, from the Northern provinces of Greece, on the please do not, Mr. Scaros, expand on a sub - points, some define “denomination” as a sub- same and continue the dialogue. Aegean island of Lemnos, Athens, as always, looks far away. ject that shows your personal ignorance. branch of a type of religion – like Lutherans Constantinos E. Scaros Here, the people do not participate in decisions being made One could label your comments as your an - as a denomination of Protestants, others de - Executive Editor in the capital on their behalf. And I learned that rumors are an tagonism to the Orthodox and I would be important source of information…and television. interested in knowing what your personal This does not mean that the decisions do not affect their philosophy of life is. I suppose that you have lives. a clearly articulated one. That is why the world is glued to the television set (newspa - Sadly, Mr. Scaros’ statements show rela - pers are read mainly by the well-educated). They are waiting to tive ignorance of his subject matter, the Or - see when they will “fix” everything. When life will return to the thodox Church (he chooses to call it a de - way it was in the good old days. When the state will resume nomination). His comments about the “giving.” Without state services, without pensions and subsidies, the income of most families is zero. They often no longer have TO OUR READERS enough money for cigarettes. Granted, that is a good thing, but perhaps there are other, better ways to quit smoking. The National Herald welcomes letters from Things went from bad to worse...the banks had been closed its readers intended for publication. They for two weeks and the island’s economy has dried out. should include the writer’s name, address, The island’s social life now takes place on the lines outside and telephone number and be addressed banks while people wait for their 60 euros a day, which is actually to: The Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 50 because there are no 20 euro notes. 30th Street, long island City, Ny 11101. Shops, cafes, and restaurants where you once needed an “in” letters can also be faxed to (718) 472- to get in….are now desolate. Places of entertainment, which 0510 or e-mailed to scaros@thenational - had been crowded, are now almost empty. The cash of their herald.com . we reserve the right to edit parents and grandparents has apparently run out. letters for publication and regret that we It is a very sad spectacle. Depressing. A condition no one in are unable to acknowledge or return those any country should have to experience. It is unbelievable. The left unpublished. image of a country in tatters. GEOrGE SArAFOGlOu / SPECiAl TO THE NATiONAl HErAlD We live in truly historic days. The sun, the sea, and the weather are still the best allies of the Greeks. And great sources of relief. But the summer will COMMENTARY give way to the days of autumn. And then winter comes. The effects of the summer’s economic weakness will then be felt all their fury. At this time, the people are dealing with the happenings with To See Euro’s Future, Take U.S. as an Example stoicism and fatalism. A taxi driver just spread the news that a solution was found. As he had predicted, when Prime Minister Tsipras made his By Constantinos E. Scaros Britain, or perhaps gone to an - shootin’ buddies can topple the expect that Germany would great historical and important revolutionary shift, the kind that other European power, in 1787. U.S. military if a confrontation make sacrifices for the good of only “left” governments can do. Just like “only Nixon could go Media pundits, particularly Game show questions such as indeed were to go down – they Greece? At least the states were to China.” rightwing (aka Obama-bashing) “what was the United States” should be more worried about already part of the same nation; After having led the country to the brink. And they feel proud. ones, relish in warning that would have yielded the answer: the guy from the looney bin the Eurozone, by comparison, is Let it be. It is fortunate that he did it. America will become “another “it was a country formed by re - holding a butterfly net ready to an assembly of vastly divergent Greece, therefore, shall remain in the Eurozone. For now. Greece” if we don’t curb our big bellious British colonists, which catch them with it and put them nations whose differences far In the provinces, the turnabout will be welcomed. The queues government appetites. And, lasted from 1776 until 1787, in a rubber room. But, I digress… outweigh their similarities. at banks will shorten, although the withdrawals will increase. aside from their dubious mo - when it collapsed and became The point is, our nation’s first UNITE OR DIVIDE The public trust in the system has now been shaken. And it tives – lambaste President part of (insert country here).” form of government failed mis - Again, European “Union” is will be shaken further when the impact of the solution will be Obama at every turn – they have It was only through the wis - erably because the “United a misnomer. There is very little felt. a very valid point. dom of the Founding Fathers – States” were anything but unity among the Eurogroup. But what else can the people in provinces do: the misin - On the other hand, we can who convened in Philadelphia united. They were an unlikely The only logical solution, then, formed, the abandoned, who follow the events in Athens and also look to Greece, and more in 1787, guided by Alexander assortment of 13 very diverse is to dismantle the euro, and hope that those who are govern them will be like them, and broadly, all of the Eurozone Hamilton’s, James Madison’s, colonies who wanted nothing to then each country can go back have some philotimo. countries, and warn that if they and John Jay’s Federalist Papers do with one another except join - to its own currency. Like it or continue to believe that they can – that the U.S. Constitution was ing in the common cause of de - not, that’s what’s going to hap - survive under a common cur - written and ratified. A docu - claring their independence from pen, sooner or later. Trump Trumps rency in the long run, well, they ment so far ahead of its time Britain. Once that was over and Or, if Europe really wants to should look at another failed that Barack Obama, in his book done with, they were perfectly be united, then its nations must country: the United States of The Audacity of Hope, and happy being their own “city- become states, and operate un - Just as numerous companies – not least of which NBC and America. much to the chagrin of his athe - state,” just like Athens and der one central government. Macy’s – are distancing themselves from Donald Trump because Oh, I don’t mean the current ist followers, proclaimed that it Sparta in ancient times. That’s right: a president of Eu - of his divisive and crass language about Mexicans, he has surged United States – not the one that, is no wonder it is widely be - Then, reality set in. They re - rope, with members of Congress in national polls to the top of a crowded field of Republican pres - with all its imperfections, has lieved to have been Divinely in - alized that as 13 mini-nations, proportionately chosen among idential candidates for 2016. thrived since the ratification of spired. they would be gobbled up by a the states (Greece, Italy, Luxem - We realize that the 16 months between now and Election Day the Constitution, and remains, We all know what happened. larger entity in no time. And so bourg, etc.) – just like it’s done is, in politics, an eternity. We also expect that the sudden euphoria as I often and proudly say: the The Constitution has endured – they attempted to come to - here in the good ol’ USA. over Trump is fleeting, and that the GOP will nominate a candidate kindest, most decent, most and is going strong after 228 gether as one, even as they had That also means those with more traditional political experience and less abrasive righteous (and mightiest and years. Except for a scant few, the no bona fide central govern - “states” with larger populations, rhetoric. Once the campaign season begins in earnest, essentially wealthiest, to boot) superpower overwhelming majority of Amer - ment (it was one on paper, not such as England and Germany, at the beginning of next year, and events such as the primary de - in the history of the world. icans do not believe that they in practice). The Founders, thus, will get a larger vote. Greece bates begin to narrow the oversized list of contenders, a more re - I mean the first United will wake up tomorrow and a realized that the only way to would suffer from “Rhode Is - alistic picture of who the serious candidates are will begin to ma - States. The one that attempted military contingent will have ar - survive and thrive as a nation land syndrome.” terialize. to function with its first post- rested and jailed the president was to join together, truly, under Those really are the two log - Nonetheless, it is important to note that, while Mr. Trump has Revolutionary War government, of the United States and the a common, strong central gov - ical solutions. Either dissolve the undoubtedly offended masses of Americans with his comments, based on the Articles of Confed - members of Congress, and im - ernment. European Union, or bring it all he says some things that make a lot of sense, too. eration, which miserably failed. posed martial law on the nation. Nowadays, the “European together as one big nation. But At the heart of his thoughtless words, more or less that “Mex - Most of you are reading this As for those scant few who do Union” is just as disunited. If let’s stop pretending that this icans are racists, but I guess there are some good ones, too” – from the United States. Keep in believe in that possibility, and are Virginia had no interest in what “euro thing” is going to with - which no doubt offends an entire nation of people and everyone mind that the land on which currently amassing a small arse - New Jersey’s needs were, or stand the wrath of hopelessly else who is interested in respectful dialogue – is a much-needed you stand right now very well nal of firepower – and think that Massachusetts vis-à-vis North incompatible nations within its conversation about illegal immigration. could have reverted to Great they and their 15 or so gun- Carolina, then how does anyone ranks. The poll respondents, then, who have propelled Mr. Trump, even if temporarily, to frontrunner status, most likely do not agree that the majority of Mexicans are rapists. What they do believe, however, is that the issue of illegal immigration is one that politi - cians on both sides of the aisle long have considered a “third rail” Overlooked: The Hardworking, Taxpaying Greeks issue and have looked the other way time and again for opportu - nities to achieve meaningful immigration reform. This newspaper has long championed legislation that would Continued from page 1 Athens, told me that no matter find a job.” greatest thing to happen to be favorable to continued immigration. And we – as well as you, what happens in the short run It is important to note that Greece in generations. Others, our readers, especially those not born in the United States – know good amount of money, which – even if the banks reopen with the Greek crisis cannot be solely equally fanatical, portray him as better than most what it is like to be considered “different” at they have deposited in the seemingly no aftereffects – plan blamed on the Greek way of life: an amateur whose inexperience times, and to feel like an outcast. Greek banks. to withdraw their savings and retiring before 60, taking after - is bringing the country to ruin. Therefore, we condemn the categorical denouncement of an Many of them rush to the move them to foreign banks. “If noon siestas, and having a The vast divisiveness in how the entire nationality. At the same time, though, we cannot ignore ATM machines on a daily basis, I had an account in America,” month off at Christmastime, people view their leader is not Mr. Trump’s message regarding our porous borders. In a recent seeking to withdraw their 50- one person said, “then I could with full pay. After all, Greeks at all unlike how Americans speech in Phoenix, for instance, he blasted the perennial GOP euro daily maximum allowance. withdraw as much money as I had been living that way for would answer the question: nominee favorite, Jeb Bush for being “weak” on immigration, to Not because they have no want to every day, with no re - decades upon decades, and the “How do you think President the eruption of cheers and chants to “build a wall!” money to live on otherwise – af - strictions.” And if the banks run country was not in danger of Obama is doing?” To that end, we hope that all of the 2016 candidates, no matter ter all, many are business own - out of money, their relatives in collapse. But one Greek told me: from which party, engage in meaningful dialogue based not on ers who continue to earn a good the States can always keep an Granted, many took out “Look, I don’t care about poli - insults but on solutions. living daily, despite the crisis. eye on their money, and make loans when it was trendy to do tics. It doesn’t matter why this Solutions to the simultaneous challenges of preventing eco - Instead, they fear that their nest sure they have access to it. so (“I have to borrow money happened, what Tsipras says, nomic and security ramifications associated with illegal immigra - egg will disappear if the Greek “I can’t believe Americans and do something with it – what the opposition says, and tion, while avoiding the painful displacement of hardworking il - banks collapse. think we’re lazy and don’t everybody’s doing it”) and did what the lenders say. All that legals, the dissolution of families, and the deportation of teenagers “Greece is not just about the work,” a recent college graduate not utilize their newfound capi - matters is the bottom line: “I or young adults who, brought here as children, may not even re - pensioners,” one resident of in Athens told me. “I graduated tal wisely. Certainly, that’s part worked hard for a number of alize they are here illegally, all the while ensuring that America Rhodes told me, “it’s about two years ago and I still can’t of the problem. years, saved a good bit of money continues to welcome the best and brightest aspiring immigrants those of us who are working find a job. Many people of my Another concern is politics. I that is now sitting in my bank from countries all over the world. now!” generation are looking to go have encountered many Tsipras account, and I don’t want to lose Others, on Chios and in abroad – the U.S., Australia – to fanatics who think he is the it.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 11 Europe at the Crossroads Should Greece Stay in the Euro for Utility’s Sake?

After Grexit is Avoided With the Greek crisis reach - And theirin lies erated no results; 2) tarily and impoverished, Greeks ing its climax after six long, bit - the essence of the the disrespect with somehow managed to retain a ter years of failed fiscal policies problem. Greece is which the Greek nobility and cosmopolitaness The Europeans miliation that is being forcefed down the coun - risking slow, government was arising from their capacity as cit - looked down from meted out to try's throat – as openly admitted painful death to re - treated by Euro - izens of the Roman Empire or the edge of the Greece. by the IMF – Greek citizens must main in a currency pean leaders was descendants of city-states that precipice and de - The European ask themselves if the narrow that does not suit interpreted by the brought civilization to the cided not to jump. Central Bank and confines of the utilitarian waste - its needs, and to people of Greece as world. In 1940, a glimmer of Greece will remain the European Com - land that is the Eurozone con - remain in a cur - a show of disrespect this pride and nobility appeared in the Eurozone, mission (mostly un - form to their needs. Despite its rency union whose to them as well; 3) once again, as the tiny Greek unless the Greek der German pres - record debt and years of wasted partners resort to the Europeans still army shocked the world by de - Parliament has a sure) declined to investment opportunities, the the lowest form of haven't figured out feating Mussolini's forces and meltdown. The consider restructur - greatest shortfall that Greece blackmail to en - by Christopher that they have delaying Hitler's plans for Euro - Greek debt crisis ing the unsustain - managed to make manifest in sure their interests, TRIPOULAS brought the Greek pean domination. and the response of able Greek burden. the European Union is the while offering no Special to people to the end of Back against the wall or not, The National Herald the Eurozone is a by DR. ANDRE The IMF, however, deficit in democracy. This deficit clearcut hope for their rope. The lat - Greeks always had a say about perfect example of GEROLYMATOS will only participate far outshines Greece's economic the future. Nobel ter now feel that their vision for Europe. Greece politics trumping in a future loan if woes and threatens to bankrupt laureate Paul Krugman touched they have nothing to lose. Sum - was never a wealthy country, economics. Twenty- Special to there is a reduction the entire European undertak - the essence of the matter in an ming it up, Friedman notes that but it boasted many spiritual two years ago the The National Herald of the Greek debt. ing. article published a few days be - the Greeks were asked to choose treasures and a timeless heroism European Commu - The German Gov - Regardless of whether the fore the referendum which between two forms of destruc - that captivated the world. It nity transformed into the Euro - ernment refuses, partly out of his - Greek Government had a fully questioned what future tion. An immediate one, which, generated proposals with a uni - pean Union and the Eurozone. torical amnesia, and partly be - formulated plan during the past prospects were Greece's Euro - nonetheless, offers an opportu - versal appeal that served as the After centuries of conflict, the Eu - cause it fears a backlash from its half year of negotiations, the ut - pean partners promising in ex - nity for rebuilding, or a basis for civilization. This was ropeans established a European voters. A Greek default, however, ter decimation of the Greek change for all the painful aus - longterm destruction leading to Greece's historic mode of exis - entity in 1993, that many be - means that no loans will ever be economy imposed by memoran - terity policies they are suffocation with no escape – the tence, thanks to which it sur - lieved, would herald a future fed - paid. dum policies over the past six demanding? Setting aside the latter being the European pro - vived the many challenges that eral European state. Perhaps, the current EU gov - years and this month's decision degradation from the loss of posal. it faced throughout its tumul - The critical flaw of this vision ernments are loath to bail out to suffocate Greek banks (essen - sovereignty, forced economic Once upon a time, Hellenism tuous history. was that they produced a cur - Syriza, the radical left-wing tially choking the life out of cit - migration, planned impoverish - symbolized the complete oppo - Six years into the memoran - rency without a central bank con - Greek government, for fear that izens and businesses) speaks ment of entire generations, and site of utilitarianism. The An - dum, implementing plans and trolled by a supranational min - such a move may encourage the volumes of today's Europe and the insults accompanying injury, cient Greek city-state operated proposals designed by others istry of finance. The result was election of similar radical regimes its priorities. Worse yet, tiny which are being ever hurled by in such a way as to ensure its who seek goals and serve inter - sustained growth for some EU in Europe. Certainly, the Tsipras Greece, which represents a pal - Greece's hypocritical puritanical citizens' search for truth, which ests radically different than states and debt for others. One Government played to these fears try 2 percent of the EU's GDP is European “partners,” even the was manifested in the direct those of the Greeks, every Hel - of the terms of the Maastricht and quickly lost the trust of its faced with the full onslaught of absolutely utlitarian promise of participation of the city admin - lene on the home front and Treaty, which spawned the Euro - negotiating counterparts. Indeed, Europe's “institutions,” which “economic prosperity” or the he - istration. Metaphysics trumped abroad needs to weigh the price zone, was to limit national debt they went out of their way to an - are desparately seeking to avert donistic promise of “increased utility. Similarly, the Greeks of of utilitarianism. Is it worth to 60% of GDP and annual tagonize the EU finance ministers similar developments in Italy pleasure, less pain” is nowhere the Middle Ages, as citizens of abandoning our historic lifeline deficits to no greater than 3% of – whether out of inexperience or and Spain – the next two mem - to be found in Europe's pro - the Roman Empire, preferred to and assenting to our suffocation GDP. Another obligation was to a deliberate negotiating tactic re - ber states about to head down posal. subject themselves to the for a currency that doesn't even keep inflation to 1.5% points mains an open question. the slippery slope of the Eurexit. In reviewing the reasons that tyrrany of the Ottoman Empire suit our needs, just so that we higher than the average of the The referendum whatever The IMF, in no uncertain terms, led 62 percent of Greek voters and maintain their Orthodox could say that we belong to three best performing EU states. support it provided for Syriza, spelled this out for the Italian to cast a “No” vote in the refer - faith rather than take the less some ritzy club in the Occident? These conditions were certainly was no to austerity and not to Government, whose debt to endum, Stratfor's George Fried - painful road and unite with the The answer will likely affect the ambitious, but – as underscored Europe. Unfortunately, it created GDP ratio is about to pass 100 man notes the following: 1) West, thus losing their spiritual future of Greece for decades to by the current crisis – unrealistic. a deep chasm between Greece percent. Meanwhile, like public opinion could not com - bearings. For centuries – even come. Few Eurozone countries could and many of its European part - Greece, Spain's unemployment prehend and justify the demand during the dark ages of Ottoman achieve, let alone sustain, these ners. The chasm, however, figures surpass 20 percent. for more measures after six rule – Greece's greatest export Follow me on Twitter requirements so they resorted to shifted from Greece and the Eu - Whatever the outcome of the years of cuts and taxes that gen - was its culture. Defeated mili - @CTripoulas “cooking the books.” Essentially rozone governments to one be - currency crisis in Greece, if but these states sold their debt to tween Germany and France. As only for a few hours, the citizens third party investors. Greece, Por - the negotiations dragged on, An - of Hellas were able to rediscover tugal, Spain, Italy, and Ireland gel Merkel stubbornly clung to a a bit of their lost dignity and masked their debts to keep the hardline position fixated on the sovereignty by resoundingly vot - illusion of solvency until the 2008 notion of trust. ing “No” to more austerity mea - economic crisis eventually ex - The Germans continued to sures. Of course, the victory was posed their economic juggling. pound Tsipras and making ex - only a moral one, inasmuch as the proposal posed in the refer - endum was no longer on the table at the time of the vote. In today's EU, which is democrati - cally bankrupt, referendums are not taken all that seriously any - way. In all likelihood, if Greece does stay in the Eurozone, it will be forced to pass an even harsher memorandum than the previous ones, sure to include sadistic austerity measures.

Greece was the first to collapse treme demands that in a single LETTER FROM ATHENS in 2009, and the first failure of weekend, they lost considerable the Eurozone experiment. Five political capital. Merkel has come years of remorseless austerity has out of the Brussels negotiations done little for the Greek econ - mean spirited and outright nasty. Saved Greece in Ruins: Tsipras, SYRIZA, Survey Damage omy. The only growth has been Tsipras, on the other hand, held the debt. Since 2010, the IMF, his ground and earned the re - European governments and the spect of many European leaders. “You want fries with that controls, and billion euros after reforms are implemented European Central Bank have lent He may have begun as a cocky crow, Mr. Tsipras?” wouldn’t ask for a ($262.79 billion) – and that an oversight board €252 billion (now 343) to radical left activist but has trans - In the end, Greek Prime Min - third bailout – all of and would never controlling privatization receipts Greece. Over the same period, formed into a center-left politi - ister Alexis “U-Turn” Tsipras did which he did. be able to repay it. will be in Athens – under Troika €232.9 billion has been spent on cian. the right thing, the responsible And instead of He’s still asking for supervision. He didn’t even get debt payments, stabilizing banks Albeit, Tsipras, from the be - thing – the only thing – he could negotiating in good debt relief on that a Pyrrhic victory. and giving “sweeteners” to spec - ginning of assuming power, mis - have done to keep Greece from faith for a deal he so why did he ask After the 19 Eurozone lead - ulators in order to get them to calculated and it quickly became dissolving off the map and to knew was coming, for more debt ers reached a tentative deal to accept the 2012 debt restructur - apparent that Greek negotiating stave off an economic and bank he dragged his since he and the keep Greece from financial col - ing. In effect, less than 10% of team was woefully inexperienced collapse and riots in the streets. heels, held a 60-mil - SYRIZANs believe lapse on July 13, Irish Finance the money went to the Greek and out of their depth. Varo - In the end – and that was the lion euro SYRIZA debt is the slave Michael Noonan said Greece economy. As a result, the Greek ufakis, in particular, may have problem. circle jerk referen - tool of the capital - could have been in a much bet - debt has grown from 133% of scored points with members of If he had dealt with the hated, dum to save face – by ANDY ists, bankers, ter situation had it clinched a GDP in 2010 to 174% today. The the radical left, yet proved a dis - heartless troika of the European promptly reneging DABILIS Americans, Jews, deal much earlier — like in Feb - IMF reported Thursday that aster for Greece. Grandstanding Union-International Monetary on it – and made Zionists and the ruary, when it faced a first Greece needs an infusion of 50 and arrogant he cost Greece con - Fund-European Central Bank pensioners and Special to anti-leftist conspir - bailout deadline and asked for billion euros over the next three siderable good will in Europe. (EU-IMF-ECB) immediately after tourists stand in The National Herald ators? a four-month extension. years to stabilize the economy. Undoubtedly, the former Finance winning the Jan. 25 snap elec - ATM lines in the The price of He said: "It would have been Debt restructuring is not new minister will go on the lecture tions instead of going on an ego heat for hours. procrastination is always double much easier to settle this last in European history. In 1953, the circuit, but he should be made to trip and dragging out the talks While politicans and the rich or more and people almost al - February, and it would have former Second World War allies, hand over all his fees to the for six months, it would have used their foreign bank cards ways put off doing what’s diffi - been much easier to settle this including Greece, at the London Greek treasury. The fear of the brought a far less costlier deal that were exempt from capital cult in life only to find that the a fortnight ago," when Greece Conference wrote off 50% of Europeans to hand Syriza a sig - for him and his merry band of controls to take out what they inevitable always comes. Tsipras shocked its Eurozone allies by West Germany’s debt of 30 billion nificant victory evaporated be - SYRIZA Communists, anarchists, want, suckers using Greek banks did too, but he put the hurt on calling a referendum and seek - US dollars from the First and Sec - cause the Syriza that will re - Trotskyites, Stanlists, Maoists, were allowed a skimpy 50-60 millions of people to assuage his ing to reject their latest propos - ond World Wars. More gener - merge in the coming weeks is not Che Guevera idolators, Cas - euros, up to $67. Try paying ego. als. ously, the allies allowed the Ger - the same party of extreme radi - troites, Chavezites, and lovers of your bills, buying food and liv - Do not ask for whom the "From an economic, financial mans to make payments for the cals. failed Soviet-style Republics who ing on that. cuckoo clock tolls, Mr. Tsipras, and social point of view it was remaining debt over a thirty-year At first, the choice came down wanted to turn Greece into Tsipras found out that, as it tolled for thee. This is how an absolute disaster, because we period out of trade surpluses. In to whether Berlin and Brussels Venezuela, bread lines and all. Johnny Cash informed us, “You delusional these people are: for - all know in democracies that po - effect, West Germany made its could have afforded to have a He knew he could never re - can run on for a long time, but mer finance minister Yanis “Dr. litical success and economic suc - payments using revenue it actu - shattered country on Europe’s verse austerity imposed by pre - sooner or later, God (the Troika) Strangelove” Varoufakis – who cess go hand in hand,” he said ally earned, rather than being southern flank? Ultimately, it was vious Premiers George “The is gonna cut you down.” was forced to quit just ahead of – except in Greece, which cre - forced to resort to new borrow - whether the Eurozone should re - Money is There” Papandreou He also learned that when the July 11 vote in which the ated democracy. ing, as is the case of Greece. main an indestructible union, or who was the then-leader of the you do business with the mob Parliament surrendered to the The third bailout – there’ll be At the time of the London one that will cast off recalcitrant now irrelevant PASOK Anti-So - you turn over the keys to the Troika – supported the same another – sealed the fate of 21st Conference the German debt was members and thus forfeit the cialists, and Antonis “Mr. Bean store and country and pay the measures he said he would Century Greece for decades be - 25% of GDP, in contrast to that unity of Europe. In the battle for Counter” Samaras, who paid the vigarish forever. never sign. cause the debt is, of course, un - of Greece that is now at 174% of Europe France has emerge con - price, forced to step down as The delay caused by the ref - Varoufakis said he would sustainable even if everyone GDP, while Italy, Spain, Portugal siderably stronger, while Ger - leader of the New Democracy erendum in which SYRIZA rather “cut my arm off,” than pretends it isn’t, and can never and Ireland are well over 100% many proved once again that it Capitalists. acolytes and the clueless backed sign the deal he now accepts – be paid back. of GDP. Today, Greeks wonder is too harsh a taskmaster to lead So repeat after me …….. his phony resistance to austerity, at the same time he’s criticizing But at some point, when that why the Europeans cannot ex - Europe. They’re …… all …….. the …… also meant that the cost of a it. Tsipras tried that dance too, happens, whomever is Prime tend similar equitable treatment .. same. Tsipras said he would third bailout – which would saying "We managed to avoid Minister can just call for another towards Greece. Certainly the Dr. André Gerolymatos is Profes - never negotiate with the troika, have been around 50 billion eu - the most extreme measures.” referendum and ignore it after 1953 treaty German tough talk sor and Director of the Stavros would reverse austerity, stop pri - ros – became as much as 86 bil - Like what? He agreed to al - finding out that Greece will exposes hypocrisy. The allied Niarchos Foundation Centre for vatizations, wouldn’t call a ref - lion euros, about $94.16 billion. most everything he opposed and need a fourth bailout. treatment of Germany was not Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser erendum, wouldn’t close the He said Greece couldn’t af - got the bones of the hope of applied with the degree of hu - University in Vancouver. banks, wouldn’t impose capital ford the first two bailouts of 240 debt relief being talked about – [email protected] 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 18-24, 2015

ECONOMY & POLITICS The Greek Drama, Now That the Chaos Has (Apparently) Subsided

The Greek drama has finally at the end of 2014. They were truly bizarre and leader’s late-night rates. Instead, as the Wall Street 8) Speaking of “allies”, come to an end – or hasn’t it? – the country’s government for all disproportionate speech in parlia - Journal reported a few days Mr. Schaeuble, Germany’s Fi - and soon enough the retrospec - of 2014 and for another year- German demands ment a few days ago, truth-tellers and reformers nance Minister, should be tive accounting of the situation and-a-half prior to that. The fail - is going to absolve ago, one which did like Ministers Yiannitsis and Pa - Ashamed of himself. He may is going to commence. ure to execute the Troika’s pro - him of any back - not garner much padopoulos were ousted from have more power than Ms. Having been in Greece since gram successfully rests squarely tracking on cam - coverage the fol - government. No leader asked of Merkel herself – he was after all the referendum took place, I on New Democracy’s shoulders. paign promises. lowing day, the public the necessary sacri - Helmut Kohl’s successor and a was surprised to see how calm, In particular, Mr. Samaras 4) Grexit is sounded surpris - fices I spoke to under my first nationally admired figure after serene, and peaceful the atmos - should not have halted or even very much on the ingly reasonable by point. Instead, the country al - the assassination attempt he phere was in Athens. Of course, retracted reforms after losing table. It does not avoiding bombastic most failed to carry out its 2004 survived – but he should not this was a direct result of retail the European Parliament elec - matter that Grexit personal accusa - Olympic Games and almost have treated others with indig - and commercial activity having tions in May 2014. And he cer - was not tions and instead failed to stay in the Euro, the nation and arrogance (including collapsed, but still, there were tainly should not have placed accepted as an by STEFANOS focusing on the latter by idolizing an egocentric Mr. Draghi, the European Cen - no anarchists taking advantage his successor in a bind by ac - option in the even - KASSELAKIS terms of a potential lecturer – Mr. Varoufakis – who tral Bank President). Mr. of the situation, something they cepting a 2-month program ex - tual deal; the mere deal, ending with a failed his country and his own Schaeuble joked to his American would have certainly done un - tension as opposed to a 6-month fact that it was pre - Special to call to return boss. So thank the Lord for some counterpart that he would swap der more normal conditions. I extension! Had he decided to sented as a viable The National Herald Greece to Greeks, of the reforms this new deal is Greece for Puerto Rico (and, not would like to offer a few look after his long-term legacy option and even as even if that meant finally mandating because they surprisingly, the joke fell flat). thoughts beyond what easily as opposed to his near-term po - the official position of several eating stones. I think it is more might be the only way to make Mr. Schaeuble should not have meets the eye, i.e., beyond the litical future, Mr. Samaras governments means it will al - likely that SYRIZA’s far-left Greece a modern nation and, joked about the livelihood of a recessionary impact of each new would have been hailed as a ways be lurking to return. splinters off and rebases around along with that, slowly change whole population, as if it were tax measure. true reformer. Instead, he is now Whether it returns depends on a pro-drachma platform, gain - a nation’s mentality from the a sub-human group of people. 1) The country desper - viewed as a political oppor - only one thing: execution, exe - ing more traction than Golden top-down. That said, wouldn’t that be the ately needs a conservative party tunist, who refused to resign cution, execution. Mr. Tsipras Dawn. A shift from one end of 7) This memory will last. dream: a dollarized Greek econ - that is able to convince from his seat even after deci - needs to execute the agreed the spectrum to the other might No matter what Greece’s faults omy supported by the Fed! and, more importantly, to in - sively losing the general election measures as swiftly and as ef - decide how big this voluntary may be, the overall I am actually quite optimistic spire. Former Prime Minister and whose endorsement of the fectively as possible. Only then Grexit fraction can become in a stance held by Germany and about Greece’s future, despite Antonis Samaras ran an election “Yes” vote in the referendum can he counter the recessionary new parliament. some of its friends will not be the rough road ahead and the campaign that was all about only served to push people to - measures with growth stimuli. 6) People elect the lead - forgotten. Albeit at a hefty price, political uncertainty that may fearmongering. He never made ward the “No” vote. 5) In fact, Greece de - ers they deserve. This truism Greece succeeded at exposing emerge, one that hopefully Mr. the case to the public that the 3) I am actually not too pends much more broadly on might as well be a the intrinsic design errors of the Trsipras will quash. The reforms measures he needed to imple - worried about the deceleration Mr. Tsipras than one might Mathematical axiom. How European Monetary Union. In about to be implemented are, in ment were necessary for young of the economy during realize at this point. While a this translates tangibly is not so the process, Greeks rekindled the end of the day, absolutely generations, for the elderly’s the first half of this year. The large percentage of the public much in the political views of a their deep, long-standing bonds necessary if Greece is to turn a grandchildren, to enjoy a life political uncertainly was an ex - has now seen up close what the population but in its culture. It with those nations they are cul - page (or a chapter). Now what full of promise. No generation ogenous factor, only a tempo - Grexit option might mean for its pains me to say this, but Greeks turally closest to, namely France we need is a population that is would throw its descendants un - rary suppression of economic fortunes, the societal fiber of the proved themselves unprepared and Italy. Who could have tangibly engaged in that future: der the bus if provided with the activity that can be quickly re - population has been so severely to act as Europeans. This is a thought François Hollande doers, risk-takers, and not just choice. covered. In fact, Mr. Tsipras is damaged over the past six years population susceptible to pop - could turn into Europe’s figure - casual economists. 2) New Democracy and now the undisputed king of (and this includes 2014, even ulism as a result of decades of head? Greece owes a lot to Numerous times over the Mr. Samaras’ aspiring successors Greek politics: he is able to pass though the country was not de - largesse. I actually blame the those two nations, and this will past ten days, while getting a had better not start tough reforms without any op - faulting on any one bond) that educated elites for this. They not be forgotten. Greeks were coffee before returning to my Monday morning quarter - position, to rid himself of intra- the pro-drachma platform is set had years and years to create a also reminded of one of their business affairs, I have over - backing, blaming SYRIZA and party dissidents (he needed to gain followers. Golden Dawn, business-friendly environment. staunchest allies, despite all the heard people at the cafes Prime Minister Tsipras for the them to get elected but not any - the nationalist party of the far They had an unprecedented op - widespread conspiracy theories lamenting, “We don’t produce nation’s current predicament. more), and to confront long-en - right, has been relatively quiet portunity to restructure the that have polluted society, and anything!” And I wonder – does - The fact is that they should have trenched business and media in recent months and is now set country after entering the Euro that ally is none other than the n’t anyone see the irony in that? passed the Troika’s evaluation elites. The way he countered the to become more vocal. Its and enjoying lower borrowing United States of America. Lessons in Assertiveness and Sales From a Cretan Father

By Lynn (Paitakes) restaurant it behooved you to Bobbie’s parents were happy, ever. I was used to just asking Lotkowitcz stay open 24/7). would be back next Sunday, and for things on an “as-needed” ba - The few hours he was awake Pop had a happy repeat customer sis with not much resistance. If you’re lucky enough to ex - at home, he would talk endlessly at the cost of a 25-cent candy But, peer pressure rules, so I perience great success in your to my mom about what was go - bar. Lesson: Every staff member’s approached my mom with the career, you wonder what the ing on at the business, constantly position is important and con - idea. She didn’t think it neces - conditions and influences are interrupted by waiters, cooks, tributes significantly. sary but gave me the ok to ask that impacted your path. vendors calling our house (no If it were slow day midweek, Pop. It wasn’t until many years into texting/ emailing or cell phones, Pop never sat down. If the dish - So, I practiced in front of the my career that I realized my dad, then) with a variety of issues washer was full and clean, he’d mirror a few times, worked up from age 7 through my early 20s, only he could resolve. empty it. If the expensive terrazzo the nerve to ask for 50 cents per was responsible for all that I The pelati (customer) wants floors had crumbs or dirt, he’d week (remember it was 1960). would accomplish in the world to see a clean, professional serv - start sweeping, wipe the counters, My best bud, Frank, was get - of business and much of life. ing and operation, if he’s having fill the sugar bowls, shine the nap - ting 25 cents. My father was born in Crete meal or if he is taking his family kin holders – nothing was too me - With nothing to lose, I ap - and came to the United States to Sunday dinner, a lesson in it - nial for him. When I asked him, proached him one evening while when he was 7. His goal was to self indicating that your appear - as president of this enterprise, he was emptying his pockets in be his own boss and, like many ance makes a statement about dressed in white shirt and gray the bedroom, a nightly ritual immigrants of that generation, you and your character. blazer embroidered with his with loads of coins, a wad of dol - to “have a better life and take Most days my dad would name on it, why was he doing lars and various other trinkets. advantage of all America had to come home to eat no matter how these menial tasks that were the ”What are you going to do with offer” – and he succeeded. late. My mother was an excellent responsibility of others, Pop the money?” he asked in his in - He hopped off the boat at El - cook and made elaborate meals would retort angrily, timidating tone. ”I’d like a mirror lis Island, went to school, and every day – roasts, grilled dishes, 1) You never sit idle at work, for my bike. Or, buy a Coke with - worked in restaurants from his baked treats – all with Greek flair 2) The better the place looks, the out having to ask for money...you teenage years. He eventually and all amazing. better impression you make 3) know what I mean, Daddy?” owned and operated the Spin - Pop would sit down and re - I’m making a point that every job I said, trembling inside but ning Wheel Diner and Cocktail view the day at the Spinning is important and we are all in trying to convey great confi - Lounge in New Brunswick, NJ. Wheel Diner, no matter how late. the success of the business to - dence. In the 1950s, roles were A lesson I learned (service gether. Respect your employees’ Smiling, he handed me $3 clearly defined, and my dad rules for the customer): Sunday efforts and don’t ask them to do and said: “What the heck can worked 70+ hours a week, while were my favorite day. My mom anything you wouldn’t do. you buy with 50 cents! Here, $3 mother cooked, cleaned, and and I would go to a quick church After a family finished their will be your allowance every The Spinning Wheel Diner and Cocktail Lounge in New managed the home and four chil - service, Then to Sunday lunch at meal, he’d always go up to them Wednesday.” Wow, I think, that Brunswick, NJ – which James Paitakes owned and operated, dren, ranging from 1-16 years of the Spinning Wheel Diner, where and ask is everything was good. went really well (sales training and where his daughter Lynn learned many valuable life lessons age. Pop, crisply dressed and If they didn’t order dessert, he has begun unbeknownst to me based on how well he treated his customers and employees. When my dad was home, he sparkling with pride, would seat might send over a piece of com - at the time.) was eating, sleeping or snoozing us at the family table. After a pat plimentary freshly-baked apple On the few days he had off, life at age 7, worked his way up tifully for me. in a recliner watching sports. He on my head, he’d run back to pie. “Jimmy [the house baker],” my dad enjoyed a day at the through the ranks of diners and I credit Pop for all the success seemed always to function in a seat his usual Sunday families. he’d say, “just took this out of the horse races. One day, prior to restaurants to own and run a I’ve had these last 25+ years. Lis - state of exhaustion but tried not Anyone with a small child oven. I thought you might enjoy leaving the house, he asked me very successful business that tening to his business stories to show it. He managed a staff was handed a jumbo Mars candy a taste.” to give him two numbers. My fa - grew under his astute manage - were the seeds of management of 40 in a business that operated bar (“a little something for little Around 9 years of age, I real - vorite number was three, so I ment to 40 employees, father of lessons, dealing with people and 24 hours. (In those days, in the Bobbie”).Little Bobbie grinned ized many of my pals were get - told him three and three. I forgot four who took care of a big fam - setting an example of how to industrial Northeast shift work from ear to ear, thus confirming ting a weekly allowance for var - about it and went about my 9- ily that included children, in- work both hard and smart. His meant people ate all hours of the he’d be well behaved through the ious trinkets, candy, Cokes, to year-old life playing with my best laws and his own parents. generosity and ability to share day or night, so if you ran a meal, anticipating the Mars bar. have their own money for what - friend the Atlantic to better his His vote of approval and con - his success were a joy to be firmation of me being “lucky” around and though he’s been was a basis for self-confidence gone for many years, I think that was further enhanced later about him every day. PRESS CLIPPING that night when he mentioned Some lessons in business and very casually that many good life really are never out of date. things had happened in his life How you treat your colleagues, after I was born. The restaurant customers and employees will al - Krugman: U.S. May Indeed Become “Another Greece” had taken off, he was able to ways dictate how successful you take my mom on some great va - are. cations and was a well-respected Even more important, what Continued from page 1 At that point Greek government everyone in the GOP demands entrepreneur of the community. your children hear from you and debt was near 130 percent of that we reduce government Of course many of these events how you treat them will dictate refuse to learn from their mis - gross domestic product, which spending, especially aid to were simply coincidence and who they become. takes. The people now saying is definitely a big number. But lower-income families. (They timing. But no matter, he said I My son and his beautiful wife that Greece offers an object les - it’s by no means unprecedented. also, of course, want to reduce was lucky....it must be true. Since and son live in Manhattan. I visit son in the dangers of govern - As it happens, Greece’s debt ra - taxes on the rich — but that my dad wasn’t a big talker. The often and walk my little grand - ment debt, and that America is tio in 2009 was about the same wouldn’t do much to boost de - things he said to us kids had son along the Hudson. They have headed down the same road, as America’s in 1946, just after mand for U.S. products.) great impact and stuck with you. successful careers and are able are the same people who pre - the war. And Britain’s debt ratio On the other side, leading My self-confidence soared. to enjoy all that life has to offer. dicted soaring interest rates and in 1946 was twice as high. Republicans like Representative Seven or eight years later, he How proud Pop would be to runaway inflation in 2010; then, Today, however, Greek debt Paul Ryan incessantly attack the sold the business. I was finishing know all his dreams have come when it didn’t happen, they pre - is over 170 percent of G.D.P. and Federal Reserve for its efforts to up the local community college true, as he must have envisioned dicted soaring rates and run - still rising. Is that because boost the economy, delivering and got offered an entry-level them on the boat to Ellis Island. away inflation in 2011; then, Greece just kept on borrowing? solemn lectures on the evils of position in NY media. My mother I am nearing retirement and well, you get the picture. Actually, no — Greek debt is up Canada in the ’90s drastically “debasing” the dollar — when was very nervous to let a naive have investigated some nonprof - The second is that the story only 6 percent since 2009, al - reduced interest rates, encour - the main difference between the 19-year-old take the train into its with which I’d like to become you’ve heard about Greece — though that’s partly because it aging private spending, while effects of austerity in Canada Manhattan every day and en - involved. One I’m particularly in - that it borrowed too much, and received some debt relief in allowing its currency to depre - and in Greece was precisely that couraged me to seek something terested in is Global Volunteers, its excessive debt led to the cur - 2012. The main point, however, ciate, encouraging exports. Canada could “debase” its cur - closer to home in very boring NJ. working in Crete with children rent crisis — is seriously incom - is that the ratio of debt to G.D.P. Greece, unfortunately, no rency, while Greece couldn’t. Pop was thrilled for me and the who want to learn English. plete. Greece did indeed run up is up because G.D.P. is down by longer had its own currency Oh, and many Republicans han - experiences I could have in NY I participated in their pro - too much debt (with a lot of more than 20 percent. And why when it was forced into drastic ker for a return to the gold stan - and said: “Go for it.” Thanks to gram in 2013 and will try an - help from irresponsible is GDP down? Largely because fiscal retrenchment. The result dard, which would effectively his support, I took the job, and it other trip in 2015. It seems like lenders). But its debt, while of the austerity measures was an economic implosion that put us into a euro-like strait - was, as promised, an amazing a great way to give back and high, wasn’t that high by histor - Greece’s creditors forced it to ended up making the debt prob - jacket. experience in the entertainment make a positive impression in a ical standards. What turned impose. lem even worse. Greece’s for - The point is that if you really industry dining in 5-star restau - child’s life. Greek debt troubles into cata - Does this mean that austerity mula for disaster, in other worry that the U.S. might turn rants, meeting celebrities and Maybe give them a little extra strophe was Greece’s inability, is always self-defeating? No, words, didn’t just involve aus - into Greece, you should focus having the time of my life. self-confidence, the way my Dad thanks to the euro, to do what there are cases — for example, terity; it involved the toxic com - your concern on America’s right. I married, moved to Florida did. countries with large debts usu - Canada in the 1990s — of coun - bination of austerity with hard Because if the right gets its way with my husband, had a son, and ally do: impose fiscal austerity, tries that slashed their debt money. on economic policy — slashing reset my career towards media Lynn Lotkowictz is Director of yes, but offset it with easy while maintaining growth and So who wants to impose that spending while blocking any off - sales. To be successful in sales Advertising at Florida Trend money. reducing unemployment. But if kind of toxic policy mix on setting monetary easing — it requires tenacity, perseverance magazine. She shared this Consider Greece’s situation you look at how they managed America? The answer is, most will, in effect, bring the policies and tremendous self-confidence. article with us for publication, at the end of 2009, when its this, it involved combining fiscal of the Republican Party. behind the Greek disaster to I learned all those things listen - which first appeared in the July debt crisis burst into the open. austerity with easy money: On one side, just about America. ing to Pop. It’s worked out beau - issue of Estiator.