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Special to TNH ATHENS – Five of the best- This year’s Entrepreneurship known and most influential award winner is John Catsima - SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The Greek-Americans are being hon - tidis, brought to the United white tents evoking sailboats ored by the Greek government States from the island of Nisyros amid the deep blue sky and wa - this year in a most prestigious by his parents as an infant, and ters of the Mediterranean over - way: each will have his or her grew up in very modest means flowed with love and family likeness commemorated on a to become a self-made billion - feeling during the 6th annual Greek postage stamp. aire – the owner of several busi - Blue Dream Gala of the Greek The five are also recipients nesses including the Gristedes Orthodox Church of the Hamp - of the International Foundation supermarket chain and the real tons Kimisis tis Theotokou on of Greece (IFG) awards, pre - estate Red Apple Group. In the evening of August 27. sented every three years at the 2013, he ran for Mayor of New The proceeds benefited the Acropolis Museum in Athens. York City, and came very close Beau Biden Foundation for the The award in Media recipient to capturing the Republican Protection of Children, which is George Stephanopoulos, who nomination in a very tight race. was “created to honor the life gained national recognition as Dr. Peter Diamandis is the re - of Joseph R. “Beau” Biden, III, an advisor in the Clinton White cipient of the Science award. His and to continue his life’s work: House, and currently serves as long and distinguished career ensuring that all children are ABC News Chief Anchor and includes an education from Har - free from the threat of abuse.” host of the Sunday morning po - vard and MIT, co-Founder of In - Biden, who championed chil - litical show This Week. ternational Space University and dren’s causes, especially as At - Winner of the award for Film International Microspace, and torney General of Delaware, is & Theatre is Rita Wilson, an ac - other entities regarding space the son of Vice President Joe tress best known for her roles studies. A physician, Dr. Dia - Biden, who along with his wife in films like Sleepless in Seattle, mandis is also a prolific author; Dr. Jill Biden thrilled the guests That Thing You Do! and Run - his book Abundance: The Future by joining the rest of Beau’s fam - away Bride, and who along with is Better than You Think is a ily for the event that honored husband/actor Tom Hanks pro - New York Times bestseller, hav - John Mindala/goarCh both his son and the foundation ing risen as high as #2 on the VP Joe Biden, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, and businessman Dennis Mehiel at the Blue created to perpetuate his legacy. list. Dream Gala in the Hamptons on August 27. Also attending, Maria Allwin of the Host Committee. Beau Biden’s wife, Hallie, Finally, the Arts & Letters and his siblings Hunter and Ash - award winner is producer/di - ley Biden were honorary chairs rector Costa-Gavras, best known of the event. for the films Z, Family Business, Father Alexander Karloutsos, and Betrayed. Born in Loutra Fraudulent Article about Patriarch Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - Iraios in Greece as Konstantinos cal Patriarchate, said of Beau Gavras, he attempted to shorten Biden, “although far too brief, his name to Costas Gavras, but By Theodore Kalmoukos that the patriarch, whose see is and attributed it to me. I have he lived his brilliant life in the the last “s” in Costas looked like in Constantinople, was con - subsequently learned that this service of others, especially for a hyphen. In the credits of the An article was written at - nected to the failed military article has been submitted to innocent children.” first film he directed, The Sleep - tempting to falsely implicate His coup in July against the govern - other journals. On behalf of his family the ing Car Murders, in 1965, his All Holiness Ecumenical Patri - ment of President Recep Tayyip “I can state categorically that vice president expressed deep name appeared as Costa-Gavras. arch Bartholomew and the Pa - Erdogan. I did not write this article, con - appreciation for the tribute to It would have cost too much to triarchate against the Turkish Ambassador Hughes emphat - tribute it to Oriental Review or his beloved son and spoke of the change it, and coupled with the government. ically denied that he is the au - elsewhere, nor do I have any love and gratitude he feels for positive reception of its unique - The opinion piece, titled thor of the article. In a letter to knowledge of the statements al - the Greek-American community, ness, he retained it, and he has “Will Ankara Take Aim at Patri - His Eminence Archbishop Geron leged in the article. Mr. Andrey not only for the support it has been Costa-Gavras ever since. arch Bartholomew?” first ap - of America Demetrios on August Fomin, Founding Editor of the given him for the very start of As described on its website, peared on the website of Orien - 30, Hughes wrote that “on Au - Oriental Review, has acknowl - his public service career but be - if-gr.org the IFG was founded tal Review and it reprinted by gust 16, 2016, an organization edged by email that they did not cause so many of its members by George and Aspasia Leventis other sites. known as Oriental Review (ori - verify whether I in fact had sent have stood by him in some of “with the aim of developing an The article, falsely attributed entalreview.org) placed on its the article, expressed regret and his most difficult moments. to retired U.S. Ambassador website an article concerning John Catsimatidis Continued on page 4 Arthur H. Hughes, purported the Patriarch of Constantinople Continued on page 5 Continued on page 2 Natsios and Negropointe Belle Chèvre Owner Malakasis Speaks to TNH Among 110 GOP VIPs By Eleni Sakellis Greek-American Tasia Not Voting for Trump Malakasis whose father’s side is from the Ionian island of Lefkada and her mother’s side TNH Staff Times listed the over 110 influ - from Alabama, produces goat ential and highly-respected Re - cheese which combines Greek The controversial remarks publicans who will not vote for tradition with local products made by Republican presiden - Trump along a timeline indicat - and the gastronomy of Alabama. tial nominee Donald Trump ing the date of Trump comments She owns Belle Chèvre in Elk - have led many leading Republi - that prompted the voicing of op - mont a creamery that produces cans to publicly state they will position to his candidacy. The delicious cheeses and promotes not vote for him. The New York Times reported, “more than 100 the dynamic culinary commu - Republican national security nity of Alabama. Malakasis gave leaders, many of them former up her lucrative career in web Republican administration offi - technology to follow her passion cials, signed a letter stating they for food. She spoke with The Serandis, at are ‘unable to support a party National Herald in a phone in - ticket with Mr. Trump at its terview about following her pas - head’.” Among them, Greek- sion and doing “what Greeks 90, Rides on American Andrew S. Natsios- have been doing for millennia” former administrator of the making goat cheese. United States Agency for Inter - "I learned from my Greek Motorcycle national Development (USAID), grandmother and my American current Director of the Scow - grandfather that food is a cele - croft Institute of International bration. We do not work to pro - TNH Staff Affairs and Executive Professor duce cheese, we work to make at the Bush School of Govern - people happy," she said in a MACON, GA – It took until ment and Public Service, a grad - Conde Nast Traveler “Meet the her 90th birthday, but Stella uate school at Texas A&M Uni - Makers” video showing how the Sarandis of Macon, Georgia fi - versity named for former stephanie sChaMban nally got a lifelong wish – albeit President George H.W. Bush. Continued on page 5 Tasia Malakasis, owner of Belle Chevre, with her son Kelly in the kitchen. a big surprise – riding aboard a Natsios is also an Archon of the Harley Davidson motorcycle, Ecumenical Patriarchate of the getting out on the highway, Order of Saint Andrew. looking for adventure, whatever John Dimitri Negroponte, came her way, a true nature’s former Director of National In - Ted Giannoulas: Beloved San Diego Chicken child, born to be wild. telligence, Deputy Secretary of Getting up there in age a bit, State, Deputy National Security she was working her way Advisor under the George W. TNH Staff the country regardless of their troit Tigers and Washington through a list of what she Bush administration, and for team affiliation. His classic Capitals mascot, added, “We wanted to and accomplish while many years a distinguished am - SAN DIEGO, CA – The San comic antics include the Velcro wouldn’t be doing what we do still around. She’d already gone bassador having served in Diego Chicken is an iconic mas - bases routine and the Baby today if it wasn’t for him.’” on hot air ballons, at 80 and 85 Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, the cot, a beloved fixture at Padres’ Chicks routine which still keep Giannoulas, at age 63, shows and wanted to go skydiving, but Philippines, and Iraq also signed baseball games since the 1970’s, the fans in stitches. Giannoulas no sign of slowing down. He the motorcycle ride was the big the open letter along with 50 and only one man has ever also came up with idea of using continues to travel across the one for her and she finally got other former Republican na - donned the famous brightly col - recorded pop music at the ball - country, making appearances, it. tional security officials voicing ored chicken costume- Ted Gi - park. In the past, games were and signing autographs for fans. It came courtesy of her son, their opposition to Trump. He annoulas. While studying jour - accompanied by live organ mu - He has signed over two million, Billy Sarandis, as she thought is currently the J.B. and Maurice nalism at San Diego State sic, since the organ was one of according to his website. The she was being taken to the Holy C. Shapiro Professor of Interna - University in March 1974, fate the earliest instruments that preparation that goes into what Cross Greek Orthodox Church tional Affairs at the George found Giannoulas in the form could be amplified. Since then, seems so exuberant and spon - until he took a detour and she Washington University. On Au - of a radio station searching for every sporting event uses taneous is actually a planned wound up at a nightclub park - gust 10, the lifelong Republican someone to don a chicken cos - recorded pop music to entertain comedic performance that has ing lot filled with a group of mo - announced that he would be tume and hand out candy at the fans. His dedication and work been honed over time with the voting for Hillary Clinton. He zoo for one week. Giannoulas ethic have earned the respect of consummate skill of Giannoulas. Continued on page 4 stated, “I have personally known agreed and as noted on his web - all mascots who followed in his His natural comedic timing and Hillary Clinton as First Lady, site, he “was hired on the spot large footsteps. As the New York rapport with the crowd is what Senator and Secretary of State. with a handshake. There was no Times reported, “David Ray - makes the interactive perfor - She will bring to the Presidency audition, no interview and no mond, the original Phillie Pha - mance so entertaining. For subscription: the skill, experience, and wis - job application.” After his week natic, said of Giannoulas, ‘He Giannoulas who immigrated 718.784.5255 dom that are needed in a presi - was over, he volunteered at just created actual entertain - to the United States from Lon - [email protected] dent and Commander in Chief. Padres’ games eventually sever - ment for the fans, and did it in don, Ontario, Canada, told The Having myself served in numer - ing his connection to the radio a way that was just sponta - National Herald about his Greek ous diplomatic and national se - station and becoming the first neous, interactive and unre - roots and his late parents. He curity positions starting in 1960, professional sports mascot. His Chris Vaughan Via FliCkr hearsed.’ said, “My mother, Helen, who comedy and tremendous energy Ted Giannoulas, the San Erin Blank, the owner of Key - Continued on page 3 bring smiles to fans’ faces across Diego Chicken. stone Mascots and a former De - Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 Texas Proud: Perpetuating the Ancient Greek Olympic Spirit of Arete in Rio

By Dr. Constantina Timothy Wang, and taekwondo are inspiring to watch, not just Michalos star Steven Lopez. And then because they are physically be - there are the Simones – Manuel, yond comprehension, but be - The Ancient Greeks knew from Sugar Land, where I live, cause they have compelling what they were doing when and Biles, from Spring – who back stories of discipline, sacri - they established the Olympic made Olympic history. And we fice, tenacity and faith. The sup - Games in 776 BC, though they are rightfully proud. port network that must nurture never could have anticipated Led by the minor league and sustain these athletes is, in curling or dressage as competi - Skeeters mascot, Sugar Land many ways, as awesome as they tive sports. What they did ex - residents celebrated Steven are, in the truest sense of this pect was that the best of the best Lopez and our Simone on Au - often overused word. would gather quadrennially to gust 25 in a ceremony on the Sam Kendricks is not from express human excellence and steps of City Hall in Town Texas, but I would be remiss if I perfection – arête – through the Square. City and county offi - didn’t include him in this mod - demonstration of idealized cials honored the two est homage. The Mississippi physical prowess and mental Olympians with proclamations pole vaulter, representing the discipline. So every four years, and Texas state flags. Lopez is United States military in the alternating between winter and a two-time gold medalist and a Olympics, stopped in mid-run to summer extravaganzas, we wit - five-time Olympian. A member stand at attention when he ness astonishing achievements of the famous Lopez taekwondo heard the national anthem that make our bones ache and family, he is a fourth-degree while he was competing in a our hearts swell. black belt and a multiple-time qualifying round. The video This year, the athletes gath - lightweight and welterweight shows him looking around try - r ered in Rio de Janeiro, a venue world champion. Manuel, who e ABOVE: Simone Biles flies ing to identify the origin of the n s plagued by obstacles that threat - is the first African-American s through the air with the great - sound, but that doesn’t matter. i e

ened the success of the Games. woman to win an individual M est of ease. LEFT: Simone He stopped and stood. And

n The Zika virus, street crime, Olympic gold medal in a swim - i Manuel celebrates after win - then he went on to win a bronze t doping scandals, swimming ming event, also came home r ning the gold medal in the medal in the men’s pole vault a M pools carpeted by algae, and with silver medals in the 50-me - / women's 100-meter freestyle with a jump of 19 feet 2 inches, o

Ryan Lochte notwithstanding, ter freestyle and the 4X100-me - t final. becoming the first American to o the 558 American athletes did ter freestyle relay. She set an h medal in the event in 12 years. p very well at the 2016 Rio Olympic record in tying p He stopped and stood again, on a Olympics. Canada's Penny Oleskiak in the the podium this time, knowing The U.S. medal count sub - women's 100-meter freestyle years old. In a proclamation, full well where the anthem was stantially exceeded our competi - and also helped the U.S. take the mayor declared Simone coming from and why. tors’, with 46 gold, 37 silver and gold in the 4X100-meter medley Biles Day; her mother, Nellie, One wants to believe that all 38 bronze. Texas sent over 100 relay. spoke with gratitude about the hostilities ceased for the dura - Olympians to Rio, and their But her gold medal also rep - village that it took to raise Si - tion of the ancient Games in or - medal count – 28 gold, 6 silver, resents a reminder and an re - mone to the level she has der to focus on the brilliance of 11 bronze - would have placed sponsibility we often lose sight achieved; and then Simone – men, not their depravity. The Texas 5th after Russia if it were of: “this medal is not just for gold-medal winning, history- 2016 Rio Games gave us a sim - a country. The athletes came me; it’s for a whole bunch of making, gravity-defying Simone ilar respite. For two weeks dur - from all over the state, from people who have come before – giggled her way through a ing this unprecedented refugee towns and cities I’d never heard me, and been an inspiration to brief thank you, admitting, like crisis, terror threats, devastating of. Where is Colleyville? me, and it’s for all the people any other 19 year old, that she floods, and a disgraceful, de - Idalou? Sturgis? Who cares? after me who believe they can’t didn’t know what else to say. meaning presidential campaign, They sent athletes who con - do it. I want to be an inspiration For this remarkable young we were provided a distraction tributed to that medal count! to them that they can do it,” she woman, her moves on the mat, that restored our faith in our fu - Of course, the athletes also said. “I’m happy that I bring di - breaking records, winning and other officials, the Houston the beam and the bars say it all. ture. The discipline, skill, came from the Houston area: versity to the sport, but I also medals.” Texans cheerleaders, a drum - Though the two mayors sportsmanship, and patriotism diver Kassidy Cook, golfers wished that there would be At the other end of metro - line, and aspiring young gym - probably did not coordinate demonstrated by more than Stacy Lewis and Patrick Reed, more of us and that I wasn’t al - politan Houston, Simone Biles nasts who had watched Simone their remarks, it is significant to 11,000 athletes from 207 Na - swimmer Cammile Adams, gym - ways ‘Simone, the black swim - was welcomed home on August compete throughout the observe that both Turner and tional Olympic Committees re - nast Chris Brooks, shooter mer.’ That gives the impression 24 at Intercontinental Airport Olympics on TV screens set up Zimmerman called their respec - mind us that our potential for Glenn Eller, sprinter Kerron that I wasn’t supposed to be by Mayor Sylvester Turner, Con - in her parents’ gym, where she tive Olympians ambassadors to excellence need not wait four Clement, table tennis athlete here, nor that I am capable of gresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has trained since she was eight the world. These young people years to manifest itself. VP Biden Attends Blue Dream Gala Honoring Late Son Beau’s Legacy

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Biden often notes that his Greek friends call him “Joe Bidenopoulos” and that “the Bidens consider the Greek com - munity family.” CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo said he was honored to serve as emcee and declared “before we begin the program I think we should remember who we want to thank most of all tonight” and invited Archbishop Demetrios of America to offer the invocation to God, assisted by Father Con - stantine Lazarakis, Kimisis co- pastor with Fr. Karloutsos. Archbishop Demetrios also called down God’s blessings on the Biden Family “and to give rest eternal to Beau and to bless the foundation in his name, and to keep our children as safe as possible.” He noted that given the focus of the foundation that was being honored, he felt com - pelled to note “a message full of pain an anxiety,” referring to photos: John Mindala/goarCh news reports earlier in the day Fr. Constantine Lazarakis, VP that children of refuges have Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill been attacked sexually in Greece. Biden, His Eminence Arch - Echoing Karloutsos, who said bishop Demetrios, Hallie- Beau Biden “called us all to be - Beau Biden’s widow, and his come children’s guardian angels siblings Hunter and Ashley on Earth” Demetrios concluded Biden- honorary chairs of the “So if we are involved in such a event, Emcee Chris Cuomo, wonderful and noble and ab - and Fr. Alexander Karloutsos. solutely admirable effort, we VP Joe Biden made moving re - have to trust that God is with us marks at the Blue Dream Gala, and God will help us.” his daughter-in-law Hallie, When Cuomo later intro - daughter Ashley, and son duced a video about the work Hunter look on. The event of the Foundation, he referred raised funds for the Beau to the reality in the United Biden Foundation. States, where 1 in 4 girls and Michael Karloutsos, VP Joe one in 6 boys are sexually Biden, and Fr. Alexander Kar - abused before the age of 18. As loutsos at the Blue Dream horrific as those number are, Gala held at the Muses, Kimi - they do not begin to tell the sis tis Theotokou Greek Ortho - story, so he urged those present dox Church of the Hamptons to join in the battle to protect on August 27. children by citing the great 6th century theologian St. Maximus “this is the first time we attended the Confessor: “We shall not Blue Dream as a family. We are only be judged for the evil we here tonight in support of the have done, but for the good we Foundation, a truly wonderful have neglected.” ering a “proof of the legacy” of foundation dedicated to the pro - The governor noted that Beau Biden that “this is the tection of children. “Beau’s life was not only dedi - biggest and the best Blue Dream Kay Halikias, whose son Dr. cated to protecting and defend - gala ever,” with 510 people in John Halikias served on the ing the innocent from evil doers, attendance under the tent and committee, was very pleased but also to inspiring the do- in The Muses Hall of the with the event’s success given gooders amongst us to be even Nicholas S. Zoullas Hellenic Cen - how complicated the planning more good than we ever thought ter. was for the honor of having the possible. You see, for Beau, ‘av - He said “I want to thank all Vice President attend, “but aside erage’ goodness was just not of you who made this night of from that, we just like being good enough.” beauty and benefaction possible, here,” she said. The diplomatic corps was and to single out our co-chairs The Beau Biden Foundation represented at the event by Emily Chen Carrera, dynamic for the Protection of Children Greece’s UN Ambassador Board member of the Beau was established in June of 2015 Catherine Bouras, its Consul Biden Foundation, Angela Gi - “as an operating non-profit to General Konstantine Koutras, annopoulos, whose imagination continue Beau Biden’s commit - and Consul Manos Koubarakis. created the magic moments,” ment to protecting the most vul - Representatives Carolyn Mal - and presented the award, “Karen nerable among us, especially oney and Ed Royce, and Lee Mehiel who reflects the ancient children who have fallen victim Zeldin, Nassau County District Greek adage that ‘that which is to abuse and neglect.” Attorney Madeline Singas, Suf - virtuous is both beautiful and Through the Blue Dream folk County Executive Steve Bel - good,’ my much-loved wife of Summer Gala, the parish has lone, Peter and Mary Kallikow, 46 years Presbytera Xanthi, and made significant contributions John, Margo, and Andrea Catsi - our cherished daughter Olga Pal - to the Children’s Tumor Foun - matidis were also present, and ladino, for her founding vision dation, Wounded Warriors dignitaries included actor Matt and passion” for the Blue Dream. Through Sports, Amani Global Dillon, who emceed past Blue Palladino thanked her co- noble causes supported by the Karloutsos and the Beau Biden community.” Works, and Refugees Interna - Dreams, Mica Ertegun, designer chairs, Chris Cuomo, and “the gala through the years. Foundation for the wonderful Justin Bozonelis, who co- tional. Since Blue Dream’s in - Beth Buccini, David Peterson, tireless volunteers who worked AHEPA’s new Supreme Presi - work they are doing and I am chairs Holy Trinity’s upcoming ception in 2011, more than and Anna Throne Holst. countless hours, and the cheer - dent Andrew Zachariades said pleased to be representing Cathedral Gala in New York $650,000 has been given to Fr. Karloutsos called the gath - ful givers” who have helped the “We are here to honor Father AHEPA and the wider Hellenic looked forward called BBF said charities. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 COMMUNITY 3 Future of Time Capsule and Penteli Marble Monument Remains Uncertain

TNH Staff said, for the small property monument and the time capsule to the Bluefield Civitan Club. sikos observed how hard her fa - where the time capsule and that her father and the local The chamber leased the Civitan ther, with roots in Evrytania, BLUEFIELD, WV0 – As The monument were installed. community worked so hard to Club 40 years ago a small area had worked for the installation National Herald recently re - Chryssikos also said that the install in 1976. Chryssikos said in front of the chamber, the of the time capsule and monu - ported, patriotic Americans cel - Chamber of Commerce made that her father taught for over point where we have flowers ment out of his love for both the ebrating the bicentennial in excuses for the removal with hy - 20 years at Concord University and bushes. I have contacted United States, which was then Bluefield, WV buried a time cap - pothetical situations like what in Athens, WV, which is another Civitan International and they celebrating its bicentennial, and sule in 1976 to be opened in if the building was sold and location where the marble mon - have not been receptive about Greece, petitioning the Greek one hundred years for the na - some construction workers ac - ument might be installed as it taking over the responsibility for government for the marble. tion’s tricentennial (“Parthenon- cidentally bulldozed the marble was stipulated in the lease that it.” In response to Meachum’s Then, he led AHEPA in trans - Like Marbles Used in Time Cap - monument and time capsule, if moved it should go to a mu - comments, Chryssikos said the porting the marble from the port sule, Aug. 27). The effort to and what if there was no money seum or educational institution, time capsule belongs to the peo - of Baltimore, MD to Bluefield. secure the marble from the Pen - to open the time capsule in though her hope is that the ple of the town. She also spoke Of the interest in the monu - teli quarry in Greece was led by 2076. monument and the time capsule with Keith Sheffield, Vice Presi - ment, Mossaidis said, “I just the late Paul Chryssikos, a proud Chryssikos contacted the lo - would be kept together. dent of Development and Cor - wanted to make sure the stone Greek-American, Ahepan, and cal paper, the Bluefield Daily As reported in the Telegraph, porate Counsel of Civitan Inter - was preserved,” the Telegraph member of the Civitan Club. On Telegraph, intending to write a Marc Meachum, president of the national, to find out if the reported, although if it ever August 12, the time capsule and letter to the editor, but the paper Greater Bluefield Chamber of organization could take care of needed a good home again, its unique marble monument decided to write an article on Commerce said, “Its only con - the monument and time cap - AHEPA would be interested in were removed by the local the situation instead. Chryssikos nection to the chamber is that sule, but there was no definite taking it to Washington, DC and chamber of commerce with the noted that she might still write it’s on our property. It belonged response at press time. Chrys - displaying it, he added. intention of opening the time a letter to the editor concerning capsule nearly 60 years ahead the way the removal was han - of the planned opening on July dled and reiterating her opinion 4, 2076. that the time capsule should re - Chryssikos’ daughter Virginia main sealed until July 4, 2076. spoke with The National Herald Virginia Chryssikos She spoke with AHEPA Execu - about the time capsule and the The Bluefield Bicentennial tive Director Basil Mossaidis, monument made of marble Time Capsule's Penteli marble who mentioned that marble is quarried from Penteli. She said monument rests by the library no longer quarried from Penteli she was disheartened and dis - parking lot. which she did not know and appointed that the time capsule adds to the special nature of this and marble monument were re - seemed, she said, that once the unique monument. moved. Chryssikos noted that chapter of the club her late fa - Chryssikos is hopeful that the she wasn’t informed about the ther belonged to was disbanded marble monument will be safely removal until after the fact and within the last year, the Greater moved to another location she believes the time capsule Bluefield Chamber of Com - where it can be appreciated by should not be opened until 2076 merce took the opportunity to the public. She noted the fact as originally intended by the lo - remove the marble monument that there are only three Greek cal Bluefield Civitan Club who and the time capsule. Civitan In - families left in the town. It was responsible for the monu - ternational and the Chamber of seems especially important ment and time capsule. It Commerce are on the lease, she therefore to preserve the marble Natsios and Negropointe Among 110 GOP VIPs Not Voting for Donald Trump

tnh/Costas beJ Continued from page 1 NYS Assemblymember Aravella Simotas denounces rent increase for Astoria homeowners.

I am convinced that Secretary Clinton has the leadership qual - ities that far and away qualify Astoria Denounces Amtrak Rent Hikes her best to be our next presi - dent,” as quoted on Hillary Clin - ton’s official website. Negro - TNH Staff though he was unable to attend garbage and a convenient loca - ponte’s father was Greek the press conference. tion for drug addicts to congre - shipping magnate Demetrios NEW YORK— Rep. Joe Crowley Simotas spoke with the Na - gate, among other negative phe - Negropontes and the family is (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice tional Herald, pointing out that nomena. Astoria is such a safe originally from Chios. Chair of the Democratic Caucus, it is unacceptable to ask long - and clean area of Queens due The open letter from GOP of - along with New York State As - time residents who were paying to property owners who are ficials who “all served in senior semblymember Aravella Simo - $25 to $50 a month to pay $25- hard-working people." national security and/or foreign tas (D-Astoria), and New York 30,000 a year to rent the space. Hell Gate Bridge is one of the policy positions in Republican City Council Member Costa "Instead of thanking the res - oldest railway bridges spanning Administrations, from Richard Constantinides (D-Astoria), idents of Astoria for taking care the East River and connects Nixon to George W. Bush” criti - were joined by local residents of the space under the bridge, Queens to the Bronx via Ran - cized Trump and stated that at a press conference to de - keeping it clean, and protecting dall's and Wards Islands. The “none of us will vote for Donald nounce Amtrak’s exorbitant rent it, Amtrak decides to impose un - first leg of the Queens section is Trump.” The letter continued, increase for homeowners who acceptable rent increases,” in Astoria Park. The elevated “from a foreign policy perspec - live adjacent to the trusses of Simotas said. railway line passes over Astoria tive, Donald Trump is not qual - the Hell Gate Bridge, which is President of the Greek-Amer - and the spaces under the arches ified to be President and Com - Cherie a. thurlby, operated by the agency. ican Homeowners Association, of the bridge are rented by the mander-in-Chief. Indeed, we are Deputy Secretary of State John Dimitri Negroponte testifies For decades, Amtrak has George Kitsios expressed his dis - residents of Astoria. convinced that he would be a before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, leased the property underneath gust at Amtrak’s decision and In a statement to the Na - dangerous president and would Sept. 26, 2007. the trusses to homeowners for a said, "Their decision to increase tional Herald, Amtrak said: nominal fee which releases the the rent by up to a hundred “As good business practice, agency from the burden of main - thousand percent is unaccept - Amtrak’s Real Estate Depart - taining the premises. Residents able. As you know, the City of ment reviews all leases in its as - were given a 30-day notice to ac - New York for the last two years set portfolio. During a recent re - cept an unconscionable annual froze rents on lease renewals for view, Amtrak identified several rent increase – in some cases as a year consistently property lease holders (in the Hell Gate much as 100,000 percent or tens owners cannot bear the same Line Right-of-Way) who had not of thousands of dollars. tax increases, along with rising seen property increases in more Politicians who spoke said water, insurance, and heating than 70 years. To ensure rea - that the exorbitant increase is costs. It is unacceptable for a sonable leases at fair market unprecedented and would place federal authority to impose as - value, these lease holders, who a heavy burden on the budget tronomical increases on the currently pay approximately of households of up to tens of rental space." $25 a year, can expect to be thousands of dollars a year. Simotas added, "The Greeks charged a fraction (less than Politicians and residents of and others Astoria residents 1%) of the fair market rental Astoria asked Amtrak to recon - who rent the space under Hell rates. Those lease holders who sider the issue, as the astronom - Gate Bridge clean and protect are using the property for com - ical rent increases are unaccept - the bridge and at the same time mercial purposes, will be noti - able to tenants. Astoria enhance the quality of life of As - fied that Amtrak is requesting Assemblymember Aravella toria. Imagine what would hap - rates equivalent to the commer - Simotas noted that New York pen if the owners of adjacent cial fair market value. Amtrak State Senator Michael Giannaris properties stopped taking care has been, and will continue, to also supports the fight against of the space under the bridge? work with all lease holders on the Amtrak rent increases, It would be a place to dump an individual basis.” usMC/usaid Then USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios, center, meets with Afghan Interim Chairman Hamid Karzai and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002. put at risk our country’s national Bush and former Chairman and on Clinton’s website, “I support security and well-being. Most CEO of Kellogg Company, was Hillary Clinton because she has fundamentally, Mr. Trump lacks quoted in the Times article, “I the steady temperament and the the character, values, and expe - haven’t heard an economic con - experience to serve as president. rience to be President. He weak - cept come out of Trump’s mouth She has shown her commitment ens U.S. moral authority as the except for protectionism and to strengthening U.S.-Cuba re - leader of the free world. He ap - lower taxes. If you put those two lations, immigration reform, pears to lack basic knowledge together, that is a recipe for dis - and America’s role in today’s about and belief in the U.S. Con - aster.” competitive global economy. I stitution, U.S. laws, and U.S. in - Gutierrez is another Repub - look forward to supporting her stitutions, including religious lican who has endorsed Hillary progress on these important is - tolerance, freedom of the press, Clinton for president. He said sues.” and an independent judiciary.” The concerns were delineated precisely, “He is unable or un - willing to separate truth from falsehood. He does not encour - age conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetu - ously. He cannot tolerate per - sonal criticism. He has alarmed our closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dan - gerous qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commander-in-Chief, with com - www.GreekKitchennyc.com mand of the U.S. nuclear arse - nal.” The officials noted that Trump “lacks the temperament to be President.” The August 8 letter followed another one from March 2 signed by 121 for - mer GOP national security offi - cials expressing similar con - cerns. Republican presidential nom - inee in 2012 and former Massa - chusetts Governor Mitt Romney said of Trump, “He has neither the temperament nor the judg - ment to be president,” as the Times reported. Carlos M. Gutierrez, com - merce secretary for George W. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 Niarchos Centre a “Jewel” in Athens; Greeks’ Embrace of it a “Pleasant Shock”

TNH Staff ANA-MPA reported. "We are here to continue to ATHENS – At an August 31 help as much as we can...Before meeting to return the Stavros the end of the year the final Niarchos Foundation Cultural transfer will have begun and we Centre (SNFCC) to the Greek will continue to be nearby and state, Prime Minister Alexis help with the project." Tsipras called it a “jewel” in the Emphasizing optimism that urban landscape, and an impor - SNFCC would create a new be - tant legacy for arts, education, ginning for Greece, Dracopoulos and the environment. ANA-MPA described the warmth with reported. which the Greeks embraced the Co-chairing the Special Ad - project as a “pleasant shock,” visory Committee with SNF Di - ANA-MPA noted. rector and co-President Andreas Especially heartening that Dracopoulos, Prime Minister SNFCC attracts the youth of Tsipras thanked him and the Greece, the 41,000 members Foundation for turning “this registered for the events held in great vision into reality. For us June, approximately 25 percent this is a wager, to prove that the were 17 or younger, he noted. Greek state can seriously and As ANA-MPA wrote, “the responsibly manage such an im - meeting was attended by Edu - portant multi-purpose space. cation Minister Nikos Filis, Cul - “It is a wager that we have ture Minister Aristidis Baltas, Fi - already started to win since we nance Minister Euclid have acted promptly so that eurokinissi Tsakalotos, Environment and everything is ready, both on the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (Left, fourth from the front) co-chairs a meeting with the SNFCC Special Advisory Committee. Energy Minister Panos Sk - day when these spaces are made Directly across the table from him is SNF Director and co-President Andreas Dracopoulos. ourletis, Transport, Infrastruc - available to the public and in ture and Networks Minister the immediate future, so that MPA reported. As to specifics, have twice the amount of space won" insofar as the "amazing" might be, would not be a suc - Christos Spirtzis and govern - we can have the services that Tsipras pointed to raising the Li - available for the Opera. joint effort with the current gov - cess for us unless people had ment spokeswoman Olga meet the high requirements of brary staff to 187 and the col - Dracopoulos said SNFCC ernment and ones from the past. embraced it. But people have al - Gerovasili, in addition to repre - such spaces," he added, ANA- lection to 70,000 books, and to "was a wager that we have all "The project, however good it ready embraced it," he said, sentatives of the SNF.”

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Continued from page 1 IFG aims to “buy medical that help can reach its target civilization and the benchmark of roots, but who also showcase other prominent Greeks affili - equipment, acquire ambulances quickly and effectively.” every modern democratic society. the Greek ideal within their ated with the organization as international network of sup - and other high speed vehicles At its side are “people from “The IFG Awards were cre - work. honorary patrons are former port for groups of people facing and to provide heating for the arts, letters and financial ated during these difficult times “They honor personalities Greek Prime Minister Antonis serious problems during this dif - schools and charitable organi - world who internationally pro - that our country is facing to and foundations which have Samaras, and internationally ficult period of the economic cri - zations throughout Greece. It is moted their work and whose ac - honor Greeks who live beyond been distinguished for their ser - renowned singers Andrea Bo - sis that our country is endur - also developing a means for tions remind the world that the Greek borders, who not only vices.” celli, Mario Frangoulis, and Van - ing.” whoever wants to contribute, so Greece was and is the cradle of have not forgotten their Greek Politicians, entertainers, and gelis. Giannoulas: 42 Years as SD Chicken

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was 80, was from Athens itself, in the Palaion Faliron region. My father John, who died at 59 in 1979, was from Trikala.” Giannoulas went on to say, “I inherited the trait of humor from my mom---who always sat me down with her by the TV for photos : Clay teague films with the Marx Brothers, Stella Sarandis at 90 years young, rides on a mo - Laurel & Hardy and other come - torcycle for her birthday. Her family and friends dies. From my dad, I took his attended the celebration and can’t imagine what incredible work ethic as a car - she will do for her next birthday. penter and then later as an ex - cellent restauranteur---probably the hardest working man I ever Stella Sarandis Finally Gets Her Motor Running – at Age 90 saw. My youngest memories of Greek heritage always seemed to involve festive gatherings of torcycles. her off the track, the Macon in the car. shrinking violet, Stella was ea - big red bike, wearing a black family and friends for dancing, What was the one thing you Telegraph said in a report. “She “She was excited,” her grand - ger to hop on the Harley, driven leather jacket-clad Papa Smurf music, food and of course, wanted to do … skydiving freaked out,” said her grandson, son said. “She was stunned by Air Force veteran David stuffed animal on the back. laughter. What I learned from right?” her son asked to throw Stephen Sarandis, who also was more than anything.” Not a Owen, who was waiting with his Owen said he and his wife that upbringing was a simple Donna, who usually rides be - value: no laughs, no life. Upon hind him, like to help charities reflection, the adults were all and said they were glad to pro - proud immigrants who arrived vide Stella with the ride, and by boat, yet humbly respectful time, of her life. of their new adopted homeland POCKET-LESS Donna outfitted Sarandis as well. In my irreverent work with a pair of black wraparound and career, I merely try to chan - sunglasses, a black do-rag and nel the spirit of a smile as a car - PITA BREAD a black helmet with a pink, toonish reminder that sports are braided pony tail sticking out just a game to be enjoyed by all the back. who gather to watch them.” Kontos Foods Nick Zoumberis, who told As the Times reported, Gian - The Observer he’s known Saran - noulas is unsure about the fu - The Leading Company in Flat Breads dis most of his life enlisted the ture. With thoughts of retire - help of a friend who helped ment looming, he may appoint Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita arrange not just for Sarandis to a successor or retire the charac - ride, but for her to have an es - ter he originated. His wife Jane Manufacturers of authentic ethnic cort of several motorcycles. told the Times, “For over 40 hand stretched Flat bread. The delighted grandmother, years, every single thing you kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. looking for all the world like she planned and every single ounce was in the movie Easy Rider, of energy you have goes to Fillo kataiFi, baklaVa, spanakopita, tyropita held on as she was wheeled on something — and then you sud - nut roll, MeloMakarona a route that took her up to the denly get to have your own life. and the traditional Mediterranean desserts. church where she was a charter It’s a whole different life. It’s a excellent quality and service. member in the 1970s. whole new world.” So far, the A crowd came outside as the San Diego Chicken is still going We distribute in USA and Canada. motorcycles circled the parking strong. Giannoulas noted in the special prices for communities, schools, churches lot. Times that the crowd gives him festivals and other events Many of the people gathered life “and I give them back a few clapped and snapped pictures of laughs.” His live shows continue Sarandis, the paper said. to delight fans. With perfor - She opened a gift, a minia - mances at more than 8,500 ture motorcycle, before being games, never missing one due helped off the bike and led in - to illness or injury, and more Kontos Foods, Inc side where a cake was waiting. than 17,000 parade, trade show, b box 628, paterson, nJ 07544 “It was wonderful,” she said. “I banquet, convention, TV and ra - tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 never thought it would happen.” dio appearances, the San Diego Asked what she wants to do Chicken is a legend among mas - kontos.com a for her 95th birthday, Sarandis cots. It’s hard to imagine the said, “I don’t dare say.” Chicken ever retiring. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 COMMUNITY 5 Boundaries Featuring Papatzanaki’s Artwork Opens in New York City i TNH Staff k Antonia Papatzanaki's art - patzanaki was educated in the 2010; Antonia Papatzanaki, Re - a n

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on Thursday August 25 from 6- F prestigious awards and winner rope, Asia, and the United o 8 PM. The exhibition features were viewed on their own. Art of Panhellenic and international States, including Whispers, Mu - y s work by renowned artist Anto - e lovers should not miss this won - competitions for public art in - seum of Contemporary Art of t r

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Gallery d’ Arte artists Daesun C a limited time at the Gallery light installation Agora was ex - tory-Irony, Vorres Museum, Pa - Choi, Christopher Fraser, Minho d’Arte in the Chelsea neighbor - hibited at Battery Park during iania, Athens, 2015; Harmony, Hong, Eelkwon Kim, David hood of Manhattan. 2000-2001 as part of the Tem - 22nd Seoul International Art Park, Kisook Lee, Taegyu Lim, When asked what inspired porary Public Art Program of Festival, Chosunilbo Museum, Gahae Park, Hyunjoo Park, her sculptures, Papatzanaki said New York City. Several of Pap - South Korea, 2014; New: Illu - Sungsoo Park, Hyunhye Seo, Xin the idea was to give shape to atzanaki’s outdoor public works sion or Reality, 4th Biennial, Song, and Byunghak Yoon. light, to create luminous forms are permanently installed Tashkent, 2007; and Artistic The line is central to the since light surpasses all. She throughout Greece, including Fragments, Katonah Museum of work of the artists presented in noted that light has a lot of sym - her sculpture Lighthouse in the Art, Katonah, New York, 2005. the show, allowing them to ex - bolism for Greeks, it carries square of the Kato Patisia Metro Further work has been acquired plore worlds and highlight the memory, and light is also truth. Station, Athens. Papatzanaki has by the National Museum of Con - unique vision of each artist and The curved forms of the sculp - exhibited widely—notable temporary Art, the Copelouzos each piece on display. The jux - tures change as you move among her many solo exhibi - family collection, the Vorres Mu - taposition of the various works around them, capturing how in tions are Refractions, Ekfrasi – seum, the Museum of Contem - of art creates a dramatic expe - physics light is both matter and Υianna Grammatopoulou, porary Art of Crete, and the rience for the viewer, offering a a wave. Athens, 2013; Robust Matter American College of Greece. She richer meaning from the group Born in Chania on the island and Image, Museum of Contem - currently maintains studios in as a whole than if the objects of Crete in Greece, Antonia Pa - porary Art of Crete, Rethymnon, Athens and New York City. Komninos Wins Pinellas Co. Judge Seat by a Landslide

TAMPA, FL – On August 29, Dora Komninos and I have appreciated every single thing won her election for Judge in Pinellas everyone has done for me. County, FL, in a landslide victory over Curtis “A big shout out and thank you to Marc Korsko. Komninos won overwhelmingly, Pelletier for believing in me and honoring capturing 71% of the vote to Korsko’s 29. me in agreeing to take on such a huge role An exuberant Komninos thanked her and the responsibility of my treasurer! supporters on her Facebook page, declaring “And an even bigger thank you to my she was “overwhelmed at the outpouring family for taking this journey with me and of love, support, encouragement and con - sacrificing for me to succeed in life!” gratulations for winning the election! “Finally, the biggest and most special “Thank you to everyone who helped than you to my rock, my love, my #1 and along the way whether it was putting a sign my campaign manager Spiro Komninos! in your yard, donating to my campaign, You are and have been so amazing in telling your family/friends to vote for me, your support that I could not have won inviting me to events, giving me words of without your love, creative campaign ideas, advice and listening to me during the social media savvy, and exceptional bril - His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew process, and just being there for me! liance in handling every aspect of every - “Words cannot describe what a humbling thing! I love you! process this has been. I've met a lot of amaz - “With sincere gratitude, thank you every - ing people along the way who have helped one!” False Accusations Against Patriarch Re Turkish Coup

Interview with Tasia Malakasis Owner of Belle Chèvre Continued from page 1 among the heads of the other Autocephalous Churches, the removed it from their website. Ecumenical Patriarch of Con - Continued from page 1 15. She was to move there and should be able to make it at cessible, approachable, and not Despite my repeated requests to stantinople can affect the whole live with her father and Greek something you love.” The idea so exclusive. Finding Belle Mr. Fomin, Oriental Review has Orthodox world. And, obviously, concept of “terroir” is alive in stepmother. In spite of the lan - is one that hasn’t quite taken off Chèvre cheese on sale at a Dean not posted a statement indicat - the U.S. intelligence couldn’t Alabama’s culinary community. guage barrier, Malakasis spoke in the United States, she ob - & Deluca in Manhattan, she no - ing that this article in question have missed such a chance.” Her Greek and Southern her - no Greek at the time and her served, where she finds people ticed it was made in her home and my alleged authorship were The article made reference itage might seem completely stepmother no English, but the come up to her after a talk she’s state of Alabama which sparked indeed a fabrication. Also, as I to Patriarchate Protopresbyter disparate at first glance, but food her stepmother set down given to comment on how brave her return to the state to pur - have told Mr. Fomin, even a cur - Fr. Alexander Karloutsos that food is the common denomina - on the table in front of the she is to follow her passion. chase the creamery, and follow sory check of my work stated on “thanks to his ties with high- tor. The “half Greek and half Al - teenaged Malakasis expressed Malakasis recognizes that most her passion for food. Belle various websites would have level officials and Greek-Ameri - abaman” Malakasis told Coun - how much she cared. Food tran - people are often held back by Chèvre cheeses have won over confirmed that I have never can billionaires, he is basically try Living about the similarities scends language and culture fear when it comes to following 100 awards and are available been engaged in either Turkish the only person who controls in the food culture of both sides, and brings people together. their dreams. She said her suc - all across the US, but Malakasis or church matters.” the money flows from the U.S. “At any kind of gathering, you're When Malakasis gets together cess has to do with belief more is not one to rest on her laurels. Hughes added: “the fabrica - to the Phanar”. offered something to eat or with her two half-sisters, one than bravery. With inspiration In Greece, she observed, cheese tion and false attribution of the The article claims that “Pa - drink before you're even asked lives in New York, the other in from both sides of her family, is eaten at every meal, not only article in question are of great triarch Bartholomew personally how you are.” Food is so central Athens, they cook and argue Malakasis believed she could for special occasions. Cheese is concern to me. I have conse - has met with Gülen (a rival of to both cultures whether it’s en - about who makes the best make it, spending a year study - a part of the healthy Mediter - quently conveyed these facts to Erdogan and associated with the tertaining with food, celebrating moussaka. ing cheesemaking, then buying ranean diet which Malakasis is all who have inquired or, with - July coup attempt), or Hoca with food, or showing you care Malakasis said that she is at the Belle Chèvre creamery in trying to bring to the American out proper due diligence, used Efendi, as he calls him, quite a with food. Malakasis grew up in her happiest when she’s cooking 2007 and making French-style table. Americans don’t eat the article.” number of times. For instance, Alabama and then visited and decided to follow that pas - cheese in rural Alabama. The cheese at breakfast, she said, in Among other things, the arti - they met on 6 April 1996 to dis - Greece for the first time at age sion for food, noting that “you goal was to make good food ac - spite of the fact that it is a cle stated that “at least since cuss the prospects of interfaith healthy, protein- and probiotic- Mustafa Kemal’s time, Orthodox dialogue. This was before Gülen packed food. Belle Chèvre Christians in Turkey have wit - fled to the US…The Patriarch of breakfast cheeses are among the nessed repressions from the state. Constantinople praised Gülen in fastest growing products for the Thousands of Turkish-tongue 2012 when he took part in a company. The soft, spreadable, Christians had to emigrate. In meeting of Journalists and Writ - fresh goat cheese is a tasty, 1971, the Halki Theological Sem - ers’ Association (GYV) founded healthier alternative to boring, inary was closed down. The dis - by the Turkish preacher.” not particularly nutritious, semination of Orthodox literature The article asks whether the cream cheese for your morning and missionary activities of any Turkish government realizes “its bagel. The goal, Malakasis said, kind are banned.” failure after the recent coup at - is to see cheese become a staple In another part of the article tempt? Would they try to win for American households as it was written that “it’s no won - the Orthodox patriarch over or common as the milk and eggs der that such a situation in - crackdown on him? Obviously, purchased every week. Malaka - duced the Patriarchate to estab - it would be much easier for Er - sis is also the author of two lish close ties with the American dogan to cut off the foreign fi - cookbooks, Tasia’s Table and political elite. Congregations in nancing of the tiny Turkish Or - Southern Made Fresh, which are the U.S. and the donations from thodox community to get rid of available online. When asked if American businesspersons of it for good. On the other hand, there is another cookbook on Greek origin are the main the cooperation with its own Or - the way, she said not at the mo - sources of income for the Ecu - thodox Patriarch could give ment, but she would love to do menical Patriarchate. In its turn, Turkey new possibilities to im - a Greek cookbook, noting that Washington considers the con - prove its reputation and expand it’s in her blood to do it. Belle dition of religious minority in its influence in the Orthodox Chèvre cheeses ship nationally Turkey an ace in the diplomatic world. Should the authorities and are available online and at game to put pressure upon recognize the Ecumenical status Whole Foods. More information Ankara. Moreover, being primus of the Patriarchate of Constan - can be found at bellechevre.com inter pares (first among equals) tinople at last?”

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Hristos greatly enjoyed spending time filed with the Secretary of State of New FUNERAL HOME, INC. Aug. 30) – Persephone (Persis) lies in helping build the Church. was past member of the board with his many friends at the York, SSNY on 07/19/2016. Office located in King County. SSNY has been designated for Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Capis, 97, of Acampo, California She is survived by her three chil - at Saint George Greek Orthodox Hellenic Soccer Club in Roslin - service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any passed away on Friday, August dren, George (fiance Rebecca) Church, Piscataway, N.J. Surviv - dale and the Greek Political process served against the LLC to: KW Devel - Funeral Director 19, 2016. She was born in Beni - Danusis of Atlanta, Paul (Linda) ing are his wife Argyro (nee Club in Cambridge. Family and opment, LLC 1323 64th St., 2 FL. Brooklyn, NY 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., cia to parents who emigrated Danusis of Minneapolis, and Skarakis) Kapasakis of Edison; friends honored and remem - 11219. Purpose: Any lawful activity . from Samos, Greece. The family Mary (George) Cooper of Fort children Evelyn Minto and her bered Yanni's life by gathering 27 5345 /20080 Astoria, New York 11105 moved to Los Angeles and fol - Wayne; brother, Sam (Toula) husband Richard of Middle - for calling hours at the Andrew (718) 728-8500 lowing the untimely death of Mangos of Canada; sister, Eleni town, N.J.; Konstantinos Ka - J. Magni and Son Funeral Not affiliated with any both of her parents when Percy (George) Tassas of Athens; four pasakis of Metuchen, N.J.; Eleni Home, 365 Watertown Street, LEGAL NOTICE was a teenager, she came to live grandchildren; and four great- Wahba and her husband Hany Rt 16, Newton on Wednesday other funeral home. with her Uncle in Lodi. Here she grandchildren. Service is 10 of North Brunswick, N.J. Grand - July 27, 2016, from 4-8 pm. A Notice of formation of BLUE KINGS ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Ar - raised a family and devoted her - a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 at children Costa, Katerina, Chris - funeral service was held Thurs - ticles of Organization filed with the Secre - self to the welfare of her chil - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox tos and Sofia. Great grandchil - day, July 28 at 10:30AM in Tax - tary of State of New York (SSNY) on dren and her community. She Church,110 E. Wallen Rd., with dren Evangeline, Emmanuel iarchae/ Archangels Greek Or - 05/04/2016 Office located in Nassau to plaCe your was deeply involved in the PTA calling one hour prior and Entry and Maria.Relatives and friends thodox Church, 25 Bigelow County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy ClassiFied ad, Call: that supported her children's Prayers at 8:45 am. Calling also are invited to attend the funeral Avenue, Watertown. Internment of any process against the LLC to: c /o (718) 784-5255, ext. 106, schools, served as an Officer of from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, on Saturday 10:30AM from the at Newton Cemetery. In lieu of United States Corporation Agents , Inc ., e-Mail: the Lodi Women's Group; an or - Aug. 25, 2016, at D.O. McComb Selover Funeral Home, 555 flowers, donations may be made 7014 13 th Avenue , Brooklyn , NY 11228 Purpose : Any lawful activity . classifieds@ ganization dedicated to civic im - and Sons Pine Valley Park Fu - Georges Road, North Brunswick to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foun - 27 5335 /20070 thenationalherald.com provement, served as a volun - neral Home, 1320 E. Dupont services will be at Saint George dation, or the charity of your teer at Lodi Memorial for over Rd., with a Trisagion Prayer Ser - Greek Orthodox Church, Piscat - choice. 25 years, delivered meals on vice at 7 p.m.. Burial at Green - away, N.J. at 11:30AM. Friends wheels, shepherded Lodi Travel lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of may visit on Friday from 2-4 n MARTIGOPOULOS, HARRY Calling hours are on Monday, 23, 1979. Melissa is the only Club members to exotic parts of flowers, preferred memorials and 7-9PM. WALNUT CREEK, CA (from the Aug. 29, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. child of John A. Pappas and Nilza the world, and she helped are gifts to Holy Trinity Greek East Bay Times, published on with Trisagion at 7 p.m. at Hig - da Rosa Pappas. Melissa was a fundraise for her Church by ne - Orthodox Church, 110 E. Wallen n KOUVLIS, IOANNIS Aug. 28) – Harry Martigopoulos gins & Bonner Funeral Home, member of the St.Nektarios and gotiating the use of the Cottage Rd., Fort Wayne, (IN 46825) or CENTERVILLE, MA (from the passed away peacefully on Fri - 582 Springfield Ave., Westfield, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Bakery kitchen in Lodi to bake Visiting Nurse, 5910 Homestead Needham Times, published on day, August 19, 2016. Harry was N.J. Funeral services will be Church. She was baptized in and sell pastry long before the Rd., Fort Wayne, (IN 46814). To Aug. 11) – Ioannis (Yanni) Kou - born November 26, 1924 in held Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 11 Whitestone, NY and her godpar - Greek Food Festival was estab - sign the online register book, vlis of Needham and Centerville Tacoma Washington to parents a.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Or - ent (Nounos) was her cousin lished in San Joaquin County. visit MA on July 24, 2016 at the age Nick and Evriclia of Turkey. thodox Church, 250 Gallows Constantine K Papadopoulos. She is survived by her son James www.domccombandsons.com of 69 after a long- fought battle Harry was predeceased by his Hill Road, Westfield, N.J., fol - Melissa was a happy child in A. (Carolyn) Capis, grandchil - with pulmonary fibrosis. brother George Marty, wife Con - lowed by interment at Fairview spite of her medical problems. dren Harry J. (Whitney) Capis, n GLINOS GEORGE Beloved husband of Andrea J. stance, and son Nick. Cemetery. Harry was born in She was a residence of the Angel Terri Anderson, Kristi Fraser, nu - NAPLES, FL (from the Naples DePasquale Kouvlis. Devoted fa - Harry's brother Gus Marty was Youngstown, Ohio, to Andrew Home of UMAR and an artist of merous great grandchildren and Daily News, published on Aug. ther of James Kouvlis of Need - a Marine recruiter during WWII and Angeline Panagos, immi - the UMAR Arts Center of Char - great, great grandchildren. She 7) – George Glinos 84, of Naples ham, George and his wife An - and needed to fulfill his quota, grants from Patras, Greece. He lotte. She was very artistic; ex - was preceded in death by her passed away on August 2nd, dromahi Kouvlis of West thus began Harry and his served in the US Army in Korea tremely creative and versatile. husband Harry, daughter San - 2016 at home surrounded by his Bridgewater, and Spiro Kouvlis younger brother George's mili - and was awarded the Purple Melissa loved to paint, make jew - dra, son-in-law Henry, and family. Mr. Glinos was born in of South Boston. Loving brother tary careers. Harry qualified as Heart. He spent 45 years on elry and ceramics, as well as grandson Steven Anderson. Andros, Greece in 1932. He to Maria (Lili) of Evvia, Greece, a Riffle Marksman and Aircraft Wall Street and was a founder other crafts. She also enjoyed Viewing will be Friday, August came to the United States when and Leonidis of Voulos, Greece, Engineer, and was a Gunner on and innovator in the mortgage- photography, loved music and 26th at Cherokee Memorial Park he was 22 years old and shortly and the late Demetrios of Evvia, a PBY70. He fought as part of backed securities marketplace. singing. She traveled to Greece and Funeral Home from after became a US citizen. In Greece and the late Panagiota The Asian-Pacific Theater, Oki - Harry was a loving husband for and to Uruguay, SA several times 10:00am to 4:00pm. Trisaquion 1955 he married his wife Esther of Voulos, Greece. Beloved son nawa Operation, Borneo Land - 61 years to Kay, and brother to and she was loved by all she met. Service will be held at 6:00pm, in New Jersey. They were Mar - of the late George and Evaggelia ings, Philippine Liberation and Helen, proud father of Susan She had a talent for languages Thursday, August 25th. Funeral ried for 44 years they had three (Halva) Kouvlis of Evvia, Fast Carrier Striking Force Russon (Manuel), Gregory and besides English, she could Service will be held at 11:00am children Katina Kapayiannidis Greece. Devoted Papou to against Japan. He left The Panagos, and Pamela Holland converse in Greek, Spanish and on Friday, August 26th at St. (Alex), NiKo (Maribel) and grandchildren Agapi and Sofia Marines in 1946 and re-enlisted (Joe). His greatest joy was to Portuguese. She liked to visit Basil's Greek Orthodox Church, Sofia Glinos. Mr. Glinos was the Kouvlis. Yanni was born the in 1950 to fight in the Korean spend time with his grandchil - museums and historical places 920 W. March Lane, Stockton. former owner of the popular youngest of 6 children in Evvia, Conflict, where he flew a Dou - dren, Samantha, Alyssa, and was very keen in history and Burial will be held at Cherokee Grecian Gardens Restaurant in Greece, on April 5, 1947. His glass R4D Skytrain, delivering Alessandra, Anna, Charlotte, modern American music.Melissa Memorial Park, Hwy 99 and Naples. His mission in his later twin sister died at birth. At the mail and supplies. Harry mar - George and Harry. A devoted worked for Banana Republic for Harney Lane, Lodi. Lunch will years was to beat Alex in Bubble age of 17 he joined the Greek ried the love of his life in 1954. member of Holy Trinity Greek 7 years and she loved it. She was be served at Greek Orthodox IQ His passion was he loved to Army. At the age of 24 Yanni They resided happily in Corte Orthodox Church, Harry served very caring and loving and vol - Church after the Memorial Ser - travel to Greece. He spent six travelled the world working on Madera for 54 years. Most re - on the Parish Council for 30 unteered at an early age and vice. In lieu of flowers, please months a year there visiting cargo ships. Yanni migrated to cently he lived at The Kensing - years and twice as president. For played the violin for the resi - submit donations to a charity of friends and family from his Massachusetts in 1972 and re - ton in Walnut Creek. Harry was over 40 years, he was the "em - dents of Sharon Towers Presby - your choice. youth. Family was his most mained here for the rest of his in the grocery business most of cee" of the Sights & Sounds terian Home and until recently prized possession. All his family days. Yanni was Well-known as his life. He and his wife loved Youth Arts Festival, a great bas - at Southminster Retirement n DANUSIS, AFRODHITI reside in Naples, Fl. Mr.Glinos an excellent finish carpenter; his to travel; they visited Greece ketball coach, and was honored Home. She loved animals and FORT WAYNE, IN (from the Fort is predeceased by his loving fine skills can be seen in many many times and took yearly as both Father and Grandfather enjoyed reading. Melissa was not Wayne News-Sentinel, pub - wife. He is survived by his three of the finest Boston hotels and trips to Hawaii and Cabo San of the Year. Harry was a lifelong only curious but extremely ob - lished on Aug. 21) – Afrodhiti sisters from New Jersey the Jewelers Building in down - Lucas with friends. Harry was Tigers fan and founder of the servant and had an unusual Danusis, 91, went home to be Marika,Stella and Evangelia. His town Boston. Yanni taught his an avid fisherman, a great cook, legendary ROMEOs. In lieu of great memory. She attended with our faithful and loving 8 Grandchildren Efstathia sons George, Spiro and James and a wonderful storyteller. He flowers, memorial donations Sedgefield Elementary School Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Knapp (Tim), George (Angel) & many life lessons that they loved a glass of Ouzo before din - may be made to Holy Trinity and graduated from Myers Park Born in Vevi, Greece on March Niko (Danielle) Zertopoulis, learned well and will in turn ner and a Turkish Coffee after. Greek Orthodox Church Youth High School. She enjoyed life 22, 1925, she was the daughter Christopher & Estathia Velez, teach their children. Solving He was known for his ability to Programs, Westfield, N.J., or the and her hearty laugh still rever - of Dimitrios and Magdeline Jenna, Giorgio and Gianni Gli - problems came naturally to read your fortune in the mud Military Order of the Purple berates in the air. Melissa en - Mangos. She was married for 44 nos. 9 great grandchildren Zeek, Yanni, and nothing surprised his left in the bottom of your cup. Heart Service Foundation. joyed participating in the Joy years to Dimitrios Danusis, who Katerina, George, Kiera , Eva, always-calm personality. In ad - He had a unique sense of hu - Class of the Providence United preceded her in death. Afrodhiti Demetri, Jaydah, Tayten and Al - dition to family, Yanni had a joy - mor, was warm, welcoming and n PAPPAS, MELISSA Methodist Church with her "sis - and her husband immigrated to isaundra. In Lieu of flowers con - ous love of many things: playing a generous host. He loved get - CHARLOTTE, NC (from the ters" of the UMAR homes for Fort Wayne in 1951 with their tributions in George's memory and watching soccer, shooting ting together with his big fat Charlotte Observer, published on over ten years. Melissa is sur - first born child, George. She en - may be made to St. Katherine billiards, Greek music and tra - Greek family. He will be missed Aug. 16) – Melissa Pappas, 37, vived by her parents John A. Pap - joyed gardening, her family and, Greek Orthodox Church, build - ditions, teaching his boys to fish, by all. Harry is survived by his of Charlotte, passed away on Au - pas and Nilza da Rosa Pappas, most importantly, going to the ing fund 7100 Airport Rd. North and especially great finish car - brother Gus Marty, his daugh - gust 11,2016. She was born in and her maternal grandmother Greek Orthodox Church. Afrod - Naples.. pentry. Yanni worked on many ter-in-law Mary, and grandchil - Winston-Salem, NC on March Zaida Techera of Uruguay, SA to hiti also enjoyed cooking and buildings in Boston's Back Bay, dren Nicholas, John and Olivia; whom she was very close. She shared her culinary skills when n HAPASAKIS, HRISTOS and one of his favorite carpentry and by many nieces, nephews, this is a service was predeceased by her mater - she worked at Win Schuler's and EDISON, NJ (from the Home projects included the entire godchildren, cousins, relatives to the community. nal grandfather Agripino da Rosa the Rib Room as a salad maker. News Tribune, published on build-out of son Spiro's Uburger and friends. announcements of deaths and her paternal grandparents She was a member of Holy Trin - Aug. 4) – Hristos Kapasakis died Restaurant in Kenmore Square. may be telephoned to the Athanasios and Maria Pa - Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Yanni brought those same great n PANAGOS, HARRY Classified department of padopoulos of NY City. She is Robert Wood Johnson Univer - carpentry skills to renovating BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ (from the national herald at survived by a lot of uncles, aunts days and dates of funerals, sity Hospital, New Brunswick, son George's apartment complex the Star-Ledger, published on (718) 784-5255, and cousins in Uruguay, Greece memorials, and other events di - N.J. He was 93. Born in Crete in Taunton and building a beau - Aug. 28) – Harry A. Panagos Monday through Friday, and New York. In lieu of flowers, rectly correspond to the original Greece, he came to the United tiful addition to his family 'Beloved husband, father and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est donations can be made to Prov - publication date, which appears States in 1966 and has lived in homes in Needham and Center - Papou' Harry Andrew Panagos, or e-mailed to: idence United Methodist Church at the beginning of each notice. Edison since 1972. He was the ville. In later years he worked 87, of Berkeley Heights, N.J., [email protected] or the UMAR Arts Center, 1025 president of the local Cretan Or - side-by-side with his wife An - passed away on Aug. 25, 2016. E.36th St, Charlotte. NC 28205. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 COMMUNITY 7

GREEK GASTRONOMY OUR EVERYDAY GREEK Tasia Malakasis’ Recipes with Belle Chèvre Goat Cheese Review: Καλημέρα or By Eleni Sakellis καληνύχτα? Ώρα for βόλτα Made for thousands of years, goat cheese is probably one of the earliest dairy products made by humans. In many regions of the By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou world, goat’s milk and goat cheese are the preferred dairy products. The simplest way to make goat cheese is to allow the raw goat’s AROUND THE CLOCK milk to curdle naturally and then drain and press the curds. Goat Let’s move around the clock from seven o’clock to eight o’clock. cheese can also be made by adding an acid like lemon juice or Keep in mind that παρά is to, και is past, και μισή is half past. Re - vinegar, or rennet to curdle the milk. Salt is often added to preserve member to write the number of the hours first and then the number and also flavor goat cheeses that are aged. In many cultures, goat of the minutes. cheese is a staple at almost every meal. A good source of protein and probiotics, goat cheese is a health - Greek word Pronunciation Meaning ier option than many other cheeses and dairy products. Tasia Επτά epTA seven o’clock Malakasis, owner of Belle Chèvre, told The National Herald that Επτά και πέντε epTA KE PEnte five past seven she is at her happiest in the kitchen and those of us who love to Επτά και δέκα epTA KE DEka ten past seven cook can relate. Επτά και τέταρτο epTA KE TEtarto a quarter past seven With Greek and Southern roots, Malakasis draws on the best of seven fifteen both worlds to create delicious recipes using goat cheese. The Επτά και είκοσι epTA KE EEkosi twenty past seven Greek and Southern influence in her cooking is evident in the fresh seven twenty and flavorful recipes in her first cookbook, Tasia’s Table. The fol - Επτά και είκοσι πέντε epTA KE EEkosi PEnte twenty five past seven lowing recipes by Malakasis use tasty Belle Chèvre goat cheese for Επτά και μισή epTA KE miSEE half past seven delicious flavor. Οκτώ παρά είκοσι πέντε oKTO paRA EEkosi PEnte twenty five to eight Οκτώ παρά είκοσι oKTO paRA EEkosi twenty to eight Οκτώ παρά τέταρτο oKTO paRA TEtarto a quarter to eight Belle and the Bees Stuffed French Toast Οκτώ παρά δέκα oKTO paRA DEka ten to eight Οκτώ παρά πέντε oKTO paRA PEnte five to eight Goat Cheese with Grilled Eggplant and Roasted Οκτώ ακριβώς oKTO akriVOS eight o’clock • 4 slices (about 2 inches thick) dense bread, like challah (or tsoureki for more Greek flavor) Peppers on Olive Bread 1. TIME FOR VOLTA • 4 ounces Belle & The Bees Breakfast Cheese 1.1. Try to understand the time and your friend’s suggestions. • 8 strawberries, sliced • 1-2 ounces Belle Chevre goat cheese (herbed or plain) Translate the dialogues in Greek. • 2 tablespoons butter • 2 slices olive bread or any rustic country bread Τι ώρα είναι; • 1 cup buttermilk • 3 1/4 inch grilled eggplant slices Καλησπέρα. Η ώρα είναι επτά και μισή το απόγευμα. Ώρα για • 3 large eggs • 1/2 large roasted red pepper σουβλάκια. • 1 tablespoon sugar • 1 teaspoon lightly salted butter Η ώρα είναι δώδεκα και τέταρτο το βράδυ. Ώρα για ύπνο. Κα - • 1 teaspoon lemon zest • Extra virgin Greek olive oil ληνύχτα. • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Καλησπέρα. Η ώρα είναι οκτώ το βράδυ. Πάμε σινεμά; • 1/8 teaspoon salt To grill eggplant, slice thinly, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with Καλημέρα. Η ώρα είναι εννέα και μισή το πρωί. Ώρα για καφέ. salt and pepper to taste and grill or broil for 4-5 minutes. Πάμε βόλτα; Cut the bread slices almost in half, leaving one edge intact to To roast peppers, hold pepper over a flame until blackened, form a pocket, similar in appearance to pita bread. Spread the place in a paper bag, allow to cool, then peel and discard skins. 1.2. Try to answer your friend’s question about the time and cheese on the inside of each piece. Follow with a layer of strawber - Spread goat cheese on one side of bread. ries and close the bread. Heat pan over medium-high heat. Melt Place eggplant and pepper slices on the other slide of bread. butter in pan. Whisk the buttermilk and the remaining five ingre - Close sandwich. dients in a flat bowl. Dip the bread into the mixture, soaking sides Spread evenly with 1/2 teaspoon of butter on each slice of and edges. Fry in pan until each side is golden brown. Keep warm bread. in a 250-degree F oven while preparing remaining French toast in Grill over moderate heat for approximately 3-4 minutes. Makes the same way. one sandwich. Serve warm.

LITERARY REVIEW Educator Stella Kokolis Presents Her Books on Andros

By Achilleas Kouremenos The recitations and songs from John Filias, Stella Markou, In a packed room at the George Liakos, with Kostas Rek - Gavrio Elementary School in litis, added a special touch of Andros, Stella Kokolis presented emotion to the event. her new book My Journey and Kokolis expressed her enthu - the poetry collection Mist of siasm about the event, and par - Memory. With roots in Andros, ticularly thanked the Mayor for suggest an activity in Greek. Kokolis, the President of the granting permission to use the -Good morning. What time is it? Is it time for coffee? Federation of Hellenic-American hall at the newly built Gavrio -No, it is time for swimming. It is ten o’clock in the morning. Educators and Cultural Associ - Elementary School. "I am -Is it time for souvlakia? ations of America, logically touched that after 51 years I can -Yes, it is nine o’clock in the evening. It is time for souvlakia. chose “the diamond island with tell my story to the people of -Is it time to sleep? the lemon and the vines,” as she my island. How I left as a -Yes, it is a quarter past twelve. Goodnight. said, for the presentation of her schoolgirl from my homeland latest book and her poetry. and always kept it in my 2. COUNTING FROM 30-60 Kokolis, who has been a thoughts and loved it, and how Cover the Greek words and try to guess them. teacher for years in the US, was I got here today," she said. at home in the school setting. Kokolis went on to express Number Greek word Pronunciation Among the honored guests at - Federation of Hellenic-American Educators and Cultural Asso - her gratitude to Dr. and Mrs. 30 τριάντα triAnta tending the event were locals ciations of America Stella Kokolis on her native Andros. Efthimiopoulos, who made the 31 τριάντα ένα triAnta Ena and members of the expatriate event possible, and thanked 32 τριάντα δύο triAnta DEEo community, including Dr. Ioan - tive soil for the event," Mayor President of Piraeus Bar Associ - Vasiliki Filiotis, her son Spiro, 33 τριάντα τρία triAnta TREEa nis Efthimiopoulos- the Director Sousoudis said. Efthimiopoulou ation, the actress Tania Kapsali, who briefly left patients for the 34 τριάντα τέσσερα triAnta TEsera of the Greek Education Depart - noted the great turnout and the Vasiliki Filiotis- President of the event in Andros, all who came 35 τριάντα πέντε ment of the Archdiocese of "dedication of the attendees and Hellenic PAIDEA of America, from America, and those who triAnta PEnte America, Athanasia especially the young people.” and via telephone US Senator attended from the local commu - 36 τριάντα έξι triAnta Exi Efthimiopoulou, Mayor of An - Politou concluded that the event Leonidas Raptakis from Rhode nity. Finally, she thanked the Na - 37 τριάντα επτά triAnta ePTA dros- Dr. Theodosis Sousoudis, "contributes to the development Island. tional Herald, "which is always 38 τριάντα οκτώ triAnta oKTO and City Councilor for Tourism of education on the island" and Particular mention was made beside me," she said. 39 τριάντα εννέα and Development in Andros- that it is important for the ex - by the speakers of Kokolis’ close Stella Kokolis, distinguished triAnta eNEa Lena Politou. patriates of Andros to be a "bea - association with the late Arch - and honored for her educational 40 σαράντα saRAnta "A trip with dreams and a con for the local culture." bishop Iakovos, former presi - and charity work, and for her 41 σαράντα ένα saRAnta Ena destination for Hellenism in Also in attendance at the dential candidate Michael church, community, and politi - 42 σαράντα δύο saRAnta DEEo America," Dr. Efthimiopoulos event, prominent Greeks and Dukakis, current Democratic cal activities, was born in An - 43 σαράντα τρία saRAnta TREEa told the National Herald about Greek-Americans, including presidential candidate Hillary dros, and studied at Panteion 44 σαράντα τέσσερα saRAnta TEsera Kokolis’ work, noting the jour - New York State Assembly - Clinton, and Antonis Diamataris University in Athens. Subse - 45 σαράντα πέντε saRAnta PEnte ney made crossing the Atlantic woman Nicole Malliotakis, a publisher and editor of the Na - quently, she immigrated with 46 σαράντα έξι saRAnta Exi to reach Andros for the event. "rising star” in American gov - tional Herald, in the context of her family to the United States, 47 σαράντα επτά saRAnta ePTA "It is an honor for Andros ernment as Kokolis described Education, Orthodoxy, public settling in New Jersey, where 48 σαράντα οκτώ saRAnta oKTO that Stella Kokolis chose her na - her, Vassilis Venetis- Honorary policy, and the media. her father had already settled. 49 σαράντα εννέα saRAnta eNEa 50 πενήντα peNEEnta 51 πενήντα ένα peNEEnta Ena 52 πενήντα δύο peNEEnta DEEo GREEK AMERICAN STORIES 53 πενήντα τρία peNEEnta TREEa 54 πενήντα τέσσερα peNEEnta TEsera 55 πενήντα πέντε peNEEnta PEnte A Cure for Headaches 56 πενήντα έξι peNEEnta Exi 57 πενήντα επτά peNEEnta ePTA 58 πενήντα οκτώ peNEEnta oKTO By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos work in this instance.” Looking if his headache got any better 59 πενήντα εννέα peNEEnta eNEa Special to The National Herald at his suit, Dimos said, “Yiannis, and had he followed Kipreos’ 60 εξήντα eXEEnta I thought you gave that suit to suggestion. But, when Yiannis Yiannis complained he had a Good Will.” Yiannis looked up. strode in they noticed his right 3. THE ACCURATE TIME headache. “Think it’s a sign of “I did! But, when they had it hand was bandaged like a box - Write the time in Greek. Remember that we use the feminine something serious?” he asked cleaned and pressed I bought it ing glove. “What happened?” gender forms of the numbers one, three and four: μία, τρεις, τέσ - the others who had just seated back. Cheaper than taking it to asked John as Yiannis sat, his σερις. themselves at their familiar the cleaners,” he sipped his cof - coffee in his left hand. Face con - Twenty past one= table. “Depends!” said Dimos, fee and reached for a donut. You’re jealous because you don’t torted Yiannis didn’t want to say Half past three= adding sugar into his coffee. Dimos asked him if anything get to nap.” “You’re right, there, anything with George around. Ten past four= “Headaches come and go. annoyed him, especially, lately. pal,” said George, taking a swig Dimos persisted. “Well? Did you 03.55= Sometimes it’s a sign of some - “That could trigger a headache.” of his coffee. “I couldn’t nap – fall or cut yourself?” “No!” be - 04.33= thing serious; sometimes it’s just Setting his coffee down, Yiannis because I work all day – like the gan Yiannis, hesitantly, eyeing 05.45= stress or a cold coming on. How paused, trying to recall what rest of us here.” the donuts. Then, with hesita - 06.51= long have you had this had bothered him, lately. “Well, Kipreos thought of some - tion, he told them, “As I bent 07.59= headache?” Yiannis thought a reading about what’s going on thing. “Wait a minute! I remem - over to borrow my neighbor’s moment. Then, said, “A couple around town, I get so agitated ber an old man in Cyprus who newspaper that neighbor 4. HOW OLD IS HE/SHE? of days.” John asked him, “Did that I might stop borrowing my made special potions. Lots of opened the door and his dog 1. Πόσων χρονών είναι ο αδελφός σου; anything happen, lately, before neighbor’s newspaper.” George people went to him for any ail - jumped out, sniffed the pork fat Ο αδελφός μου είναι … χρονών you got this headache? Some - said, “You borrow your neigh - ment. They worked like mira - round my neck and bit my 2. Πόσων χρονών είναι η αδελφή σου; thing may have triggered it.” bor’s newspaper?” “Why not? cles, too, I remember. When my hand.” Kipreos looked up feeling Η αδελφή ………………………… George, keeping a straight face, He gets up later than me. When mother went to him he told her guilty. “I’m so sorry, Yiannis. It’s 3. Πόσων χρονών είναι ο ξάδελφός σου; said, “Like realizing you had to I finish reading it I just put the to smear some pork fat, place my fault! That ‘pork potion’ was - Ο ξάδελφός μου ………………….. dig into your pocket to pay for newspaper back in front of his them on her neck and tie her n’t for headaches, I remember 4. Πόσων χρονών είναι η ξαδέλφη σου; something.” Scrunging his face, door.” John suggested, “Why neck with a wool scarf for 24 now. It was for sore throats! My Η ξαδέλφη μου …………………… Yiannis told him, “Knowing I’d not try taking a nap in the af - hours.” Yiannis, curious, asked, mother sang because her voice 5. Πόσων χρονών είναι ο Γιώργος; (39) be seeing you here today would ternoon.” George pointed out, “Around her neck?” Kipreos was better.” John nodded. Ο Γιώργος ………………………….. give me a headache.” “Nap! If sleeping was an event nodded. “How did she feel after “Guess your neighbor’s dog was 6. Πόσων χρονών είναι η Ελένη; (52) Kipreos looked up from his at the Olympics Yiannis would 24 hours?” he asked. Kipreos re - just hungry.” George didn’t Η Ελένη …………………………….. plate. “I read that in ancient get a gold medal. Only a corpse membered that his mother sang agree. “Or, your neighbor was 8. Πόσων χρονών είναι η Δήμητρα; (46) times a headache was cured by stays in a horizontal position with joy afterwards. “Worth try - hoping you’d buy your own Η Δήμητρα …………………………. running in a circle three times longer than Yiannis.” Telling ing,” shrugged Kipreos, adding, newspapers.” Ignoring him, 9. Πόσων χρονών είναι ο Κώστας; (60) and saying, ‘I don’t have a him that he does a lot around “It’s free!” George nodded. Yiannis shrugged. “I’ve still got Ο Κώστας ………………………….. headache. I don’t have a the house until Areti gets home “That’s Yiannis! Carefree. He a headache.” Kipreos, still feel - 10. Πόσων χρονών είσαι; headache. I don...” “We get the from work, Yiannis growled, “I doesn’t care - as long as it’s ing responsible, said, “Maybe, Είμαι ………………………………. point, Kipreos,” John held up take out the garbage, fix the free!” The others said nothing, you should do what a million his hand. “That’s using mental beds, wash the breakfast dishes, hoping that advice put an end people do in that case, Yiannis.” Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at suggestion. It doesn’t work on and go shopping for tonight’s to the wearying subject. Yiannis wearily asked, “What?” the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She intelligent people.” George dinner – I do a whole lot, The following Sunday all Kipreos shrugged, “Take an as - has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in looked up and said, “Then, It’ll George, if you want to know! were anxious to see Yiannis, and pirin!” Archaeology and Homeric Philology. 8 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

TNH Staff thodox faith and share views NEW LONDON, CT of Eastern Orthodox Christian - and ideas on the role of Christ - The St. Sophia Greek Ortho - ity. SAN FRANCISCO, CA ian formation and education. dox Church in New London wel - It remained an important At its annual Meeting, to be Speakers and topics pre - comes noted author Foti Fotiu cosmopolitan metropolis, even held November 13 through 18 sented at the workshop in - on September 17 to discuss his after its conquest by the Ot - in San Francisco, the American cluded: Dr. Anton Vrame, Direc - book Constantinople: the Beau - tomans, and its inclusion into Institute of Chemical Engineers tor of the Department of tiful City and the Destruction of the present Turkish state. The (AIChE) will present the 2016 Religious Education of the its Greek, Armenian and Jewish author was born in Constantino - Computing in Chemical Engi - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, Ethnic Communities. A descrip - ple, renamed Istanbul, and in neering Award to Dr. Marianthi who spoke on the value of tion of the book on amazon.com this book he wove together the Ierapetritou, reported Rutgers studying scripture, Ruth Faklis, reads: “Constantinople was the city's wider historical and polit - University, where she serves as Metropolis of Chicago Choir great center of learning, culture, ical background, and his own Chair of Chemical and Biochem - Federation President and retired and religion - capital of the experiences, leading up to the ical Engineering Department. librarian, demonstrated story Byzantine Empire and the seat Turkish pogrom of September Over the past 20 years, other telling techniques for all ages, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 5-6, 1955. Greek-Americans have won the Presvytera Nichole Boznos, He analyzed and linked the award, including Christos Geor - MTS, a graduate of Holy Cross complexities on the regional and gakis, Chris Floudas, Yannis Seminary, discussed the chal - international scale, that initiated Kevekridis, Nikos Sahinidis, and lenges and blessings associated the destruction of the Greek, Ar - Stratos Pistikopoulos. But Ier - with teaching the Bible to chil - menian, and Jewish ethnic com - apetritou becomes not only the dren 2-8 years old, and Jan munities in the great city. He first Greek-American woman to Kolyvas, of St. Spyridon Hellenic then examined the varied and win the award, but the first Orthodox Church, showed her conflicting responses and reac - woman overall. unique approach in teaching the tions to the pogrom, which af - The prestigious award, spon - Parables to teens. Finally, a spe - fected and influenced the local sored by the Dow Chemical cial presentation by Gordana and international sphere even Company, “recognizes outstand - Trbuhovich of the Orthodox unto the present day. The final ing contributions in the appli - Dr. Marianthi Ierapetritou of Rutgers University Christian Coalition for Healthy chapters of the book deal with cation of computing and sys - Youth, gave attendees informa - both his own outlook and the tems technology to chemical process industries or emerging tant to the Food and Drug Ad - tion on drug and substance global state of affairs prevailing engineering,” Rutgers reported. areas, such as translational med - ministration. abuse among Teens In the Or - when the author revisits the AIChE, as it self-describes on icine.” thodox community of the land of his birth and updates the its website, aiche.org, “is the Ierapetridou completed her ELMHURST, IL Greater Chicagoland area, Pre - city's and the region's chronicles world's leading organization for undergraduate work at the Uni - The Fall 2016 Sunday vytera Alikakos wrote. to the present.” chemical engineering profes - versity of Athens, earned a PhD Church School Teacher Work - sionals, with more than 50,000 from the Imperial College of shop, Bible Basics for the Ortho - members from over 100 coun - London, and conducted post - dox Church School Teacher was tries. AIChE has the breadth of doctoral research there as well held on August 20 at the Greek GOINGS ON... resources and expertise you as at Princeton University. She Orthodox Church of Saint need whether you are in core also serves as a special consul - Demetrios in Elmhurst, IL, Presvytera Georgia Alikakos re - n SEPTEMBER 3-5 land and start construction on prominent guests will discuss ported to TNH. Over 130 Ortho - MONTEREY, CA – St. John the their new church to be located the Hellenic American Project dox Sunday School teachers and Baptist Greek Orthodox Church at 247 Washington Street a few (an expansion of the previously directors, representing seven in Salinas will hold its annual miles away from the Boswell Av - announced Oral History Pro - QUESTION OF THE WEEK Orthodox jurisdictions, from festival at 250 Scott Street Next enue church. All the hard work ject), other archival initiatives throughout the Chicagoland to Old Fisherman's Wharf in by the parishioners and volun - between Queens College Library Do you think the polls about the presidential race are gen - area attended this event, she Monterey, on Labor Day Week - teers paid off and, on April 7, and the National Library of the erally accurate? wrote. This program is designed end, Saturday, Sept. 3 through 1974, we were blessed to have Hellenic Republic. Presentations to afford Sunday Church School Monday, Sept. 5. The Monterey Archbishop Iakovos dedicate by: Dr. Alexander Kitroeff, Asso - Please email your response to teachers the opportunity to Bay Greek Festival has been a and open the doors of the ciate Professor of History, Haver - [email protected] We may publish some re - come together, in faith and fel - staple of the peninsula’s for 30 church to a new generation of ford College George Tselos, Su - sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. lowship, to learn about the Or - years now. Established and worshippers. For more informa - pervisory Archivist and Head of maintained by Saint John the tion about the festival, please Reference Services of the Statue Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, call: (860) 887-1458. of Liberty and Ellis Island; and the festival aims to serve up a Dr. Nikos Alexiou, Sociology Pro - helping of Greek culture along n SEPTEMBER 10 fessor at Queens College on the with authentic cuisine, wine, TARPON SPRINGS, FL– Tarpon Oral History Project. Event Host: THE HERALD SQUARE and pastries. As a small parish, Springs’ annual Night in the Is - Louis Katsos, President/Founder our goal with the festival is to lands tradition continues on the EMBCA, President AHI New TNH's Crossword Challenge preserve Greek culture and historic Sponge Docks once a York, Director of Hellenism share it with the Monterey month from 6-11PM on the AHEPA District 6. Please RSVP Peninsula. Join us Labor Day City’s historic Sponge Docks, early as seating is limited! To 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 We ekend at Custom House Plaza along Dodecanese Boulevard. register for the event, please visit near Fisherman’s Wharf in beau - Food, drinks, and the street is the EMBCA website, embca.com.

12 13 14 15 tiful Monterey, California! Sat - closed off for live dancing: 6- urday and Sunday 11AM- 11PM on Saturdays, Sept. 10. n OCTOBER 14-15 7:30 PM and Sunday Sponsoring restaurants include TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Join us 16 17 18 11AM-3PM. For more informa - Costa’s Hellas, Mama’s and on Friday, Oct. 14 at the Tarpon tion, please call (831) 424-4434. Mykonos. Springs Cultural Center, 101 S. 19 20 21 22 23 Pinellas Ave. and Saturday, Oct. n SEPTEMBER 8-11 n SEPTEMBER 16-18 15 at the Heritage Museum, 100 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NORW ICH , CT – The Holy Trin - VALPARAISO, IN – “For a man Beekman Lane, both in Tarpon ity Greek Orthodox Church, 247 whose kinship with Jesus Christ Springs, for what promises to

31 32 33 34 Washington Street in Norwich, was so close that he was referred be a unique and educational invite s you to its a nnual Greek to as the Brother of the Lord, event, the Hellenic Genealogy 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 festival , Thursday, Sept. 8 when actually it is generally be - Conference! Scholars from thro ugh Sunday, Sept. 11. It will lieved that he was a cousin to throughout Florida and the na - take place 11AM-9PM each day the Savior, surprisingly little is tion will gather to discuss vari - 42 43 44 e xcep t Sun day, 1 2 Noo n-4PM. known to detail a full account ous aspects of Greek genealogy In addit ion to partaking in food of his life.” Such begins the de - research and the history of 45 46 47 48 and d rink and e njoying the mu - scription of St Iakovos, the pa - Greek immigration to the sic, the Church invites you to ex - tron saint of the St. Iakovos United States. All members of

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34 Facial twitch 41 Nap 35 Egress 46 Arm pa rts This Week in Greek History: 36 Promi ses 47 Fix e d in pla ce , ear lier 38 Tides 50 Deo xyribon ucleic ac id (abbr.) 42 Assistant 52 To be in debt Embirikos, First Greek Psychoanalyst 43 Behold 53 Sal u tation 44 Cook 54 Wh i te veget ab le 45 Shallo w a rea 55 Jus t This week, on September 2, 46 Pup 56 Tie in tennis 1901, Gr eece’s first psychoana -

48 Giant 61 A s pinning toy (2 wds.) lys t, And reas Embirikos, was 49 Forme r p r esident of U.S. 63 Pin e tree p roduct born to Greek parents in Roma - 51 Hydrogen ___, clean 65 Some nia. 53 Prima te 67 Sev enth Greek L etter His f ather was a wealthy 57 Pristine 69 Chinese sauce shipowner, and the family’s 58 Extra- senso ry per ceptio n 70 Do wnw ind bus iness, coupled with his par - 59 Card g ame 71 N ot yo ung e nts’ d ivorce, led Embirikos to 60 At sea move arou nd quite a bit as a 62 Part of a m in. So lution to la st wee k’s pu zzle you ng man: the family moved 64 Italian currency Solution: to Syros, then Athens, and then 66 Scholar D A D F A I T H E U L E R he went to live with his mother 68 Capital of Norway A C E A N N I E U S A G E in Switzerland. 72 Lend U M P O T T E R G A M I N But it was in Paris where Em - 73 Francis __ Key birikos began to study psycho - 74 Carol B E T A H O R A C E P S T analysis. 75 Just L E O D N A He is best known for his po - 76 Environmental protection agency (abbr) C I T R U S S T I N K S etry, which was surrealistic, and 77 Ogled D A N A S P I C A N E N T his lengthy novel Megas Anato - likos. He was a driving force in A C T S A U R A S A L A S DOWN the poet “generation of the 1 Cutting tool T H E T A D E L H I L I P 1930s,” which brought mod - 2 Fish eggs E R A S E S D A C T Y L ernism to Greek letters. 3 Loose gown worn at mass R P M B E N Also a prolific literary critic, 4 Smudge B P M H U B B U B T Y P E Embirikos’ most acclaimed work 5 Wing in that genre is The Hidden ings of Personal Mythology, poet Matsi Hatzilazarou; they 6 __ and span (very clean) L L A M A L Y R I C M A T Necrophilia in the Word of Argo or Aerostat Flight, Oktana, divorced four years later. He re - 7 Not here V O C A L A T S E A C O N Edgar [Allen] Poe. Zamphyra, and Every Genera - married, in 1947, to Vivika Zisi. 8 South southwest D W E L T B E A R D A K A Other notable works include: tion. Embirikos died in Kifissia, a Last Furnace, Hinterland, Writ - In 1940, he married fellow suburb of Athens, in 1975.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Greek Government’s Media Crackdown to Halve Broadcast Licenses i

TNH Staff s s Greek Minister Nikos Pappas, and freedom of speech. late an archaic sector. i n i a close aide to PM Tsipras, is The auction, which cuts the “For 27 years, television chan - k

ATHENS – The Greek govern - o in charge of the auction of number of TV licenses in Greece nels operated without licenses,” r u ment says it plans to address a e media licenses. in half, from eight to four, was he declared. “The result was the “triangle of corruption” in the seen as a risk to media indepen - creation of a closed oligopoly of country’s media by auctioning off dence by the European Commis - established interests in a market only a limited number of media to the market or instead an at - sion, the Times reported, even that should have opened from licenses on August 30, the New tempt to further control the me - though the Commission has not the beginning. Taxes weren’t York Times reported. dia for political expediency has formally objected. paid, borrowing was excessive Since privatizing the media in sparked intense debate, the The government, meanwhile, (nearly €1.5 billion in debts) and the 1980s, the market has been Times noted. contends that eight channels are there was a lack of transparency.” almost entirely unregulated, the The main opposition party, too many for a small nation such He said the media is in its Times reported. Licenses are is - the New Democracy (ND) con - as Greece. worst state in history, and “yet sued randomly, leading to a servatives, cite it as an effort by The channels themselves, all we are talking about is who chaos resulting in millions of dol - Tsipras to gain “absolute control” which for the first time will have is going to get the licenses.” lars of debt, and undue influence of the media, the Times reported, to pay for their licenses, with bid - While the government says its by the government, the banking and the PASOK socialist party, ding beginning at $3.4 million, goal is to create more trans - industry, and media barons. which until the emergence of have appealed in court. parency in the advertising indus - But whether this stance taken SYRIZA earlier this decade was Minister Nikos Pappas, a close try and to combat tax evasion, by the ruling SYRIZA, party led along with ND one of Greece’s aide to Prime Minister Tsipras broadcasters see this as a stran - by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, two major parties, called this an and in charge of the auction, gulation of an already hampered is really an effort to restore order act of disrespecting democracy deemed this as an effort to regu - industry. Channeling Hephaestus: a Live Concert inside Active Nisyros Volcano

By Constantinos E. Scaros comfort in the fact that its last as well as sample loops, and tra - activity – an eruption of steam ditional eastern Mediterranean The island of Nisyros in the – took place in 1888, i.e., 118 instruments like the oud and the Dodecanese is so small, the run - years ago. kanonaki.” ning joke is that its appearance Perhaps that is why on Au - The concert took place inside as an unnamed dot just south gust 18, three days after the the Stefanos Crater, which at of Kos on a paper placemat fea - Panagias Feast that usually turns nearly 1000 feet is one of the turing a map of Greece – com - sparsely-populated Nisyros into largest hydrothermal craters in monly found in Greek restau - the Docecanese’s “Mardi Gras,” the world, and in which this rants – that is its actual size. with people flocking to the cel - writer stood a few years ago. But its history is long and il - ebration from numerous neigh - That no artificial lighting was lustrious: not only in terms of boring islands, Athens, and used made it difficult for the the number of descendants that Nisyrians returning from all event to be photographed by have immigrated to parts over the world, fifteen musi - cell phone cameras. But that throughout the world, particu - cians gathered at the volcano was by design. As six d.o.g.s. larly to the New York Metropol - for a 10 ½ -hour concert “lit by owner/operator Konstantinos itan area – causing many unfa - a glowing August full moon,” Dagritzikos told the Times “I miliar with the island’s size to the New York Times reported. wanted it to be such a raw and assume it is much larger – but “Titled ‘634 Minutes Inside a primitive experience that no also in its references in litera - Volcano,’ the event was orga - documentation can capture it.” ture. Homer referred to it in the nized by six d.o.g.s, an Athens Dagritzikos, the Times wrote, Iliad, and according to Greek arts space, and the Onassis Cul - was one of the many who be - mythological legend, the An - tural Center,” the Times wrote. came enthralled by the volcano cient God Poseidon cut off a “The musicians, mostly Greek and Niisyros as a whole a few piece of Kos and threw it at the and in their 20s and 30s, came years ago. “It’s completely FaCebook giant Polybotes, and that chunk from improvisational back - unique, basically the closest you People gather inside the active crater Stefanos inside Nisyros’ volcano on August 18 for 10 ½ is Nisyros (originally called Por - grounds, including jazz, classi - can get to the center of the hours of live music. phyris). cal, avant-garde and electronic, earth. And if you realize where Mythology aside, Nisyros has and many met for the first time you are, that around those walls High atop the volcano is opened there in 2008. land enjoys around 500 visitors a very real volcano at its center, at the sound check. Their instru - lava erupted 20,000 years ago Nisyros’ northernmost village – In total, approximately 2000 per day during peak season – and it is an active one. Though ments included electric guitar, and this whole island was cre - the island only has four – Nikia. people – about double Nisyros’ attended the 634-minute con - residents and tourists can take piano, clarinet and synthesizer, ated, it’s just mind-blowing.” The Museum of Volcanology yearround population, the is - cert. Tsipras: Austerity Not Working, Wants Debt Relief Akinci Seeks 5-Power Meeting

TNH Staff that won't be repaid for decades At UN on Cyprus Unity Talks and Tsipras has said he wants ATHENS – Greek Prime Minis - lower interest, a lower time to TNH Staff “Certainly there is no one ter Alexis Tsipras said the aus - repay and a "haircut" for the hundred per cent guarantee of terity he imposed isn't working creditors, which would force Turkish-Cypriot leader that. But we see very clearly that and demanded the country's taxpayers in the other 27 EU Mustafa Akinci hopes to get there is this possibility,” he said. lenders provide debt relief, even countries to pick up the bill for Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and “To this end we will continue to though he agreed not to talk decades of wild overspending Great Britain to discuss Cyprus work,” The Mail reported he about it until 2018. by Greek governments. unity talks at the United Nations said. With his star fading after The IMF, which has yet to de - General Assembly in September. But Cyprus has also said that reneging on anti-austerity cide whether it will fund the Akinci has been in talks with no joint meeting with Ban could promises, and his Radical Left third bailout, has said that sur - Cyprus President Nicos Anastasi - take place on the sidelines of the SYRIZA party falling into disfa - plus targets of 3.5 percent be - ades as well as teams from both UN General Assembly sessions vor, Tsipras is trying to regain yond 2018 are not realistic and sides, the UN’s envoy Espen as Anastasiades would be in ground he gave up to the Quar - while wanting to be repaid in Barth Eide and diplomats for a New York as a Head of State and tet of the European Union-In - full wants its European partners year and a half amid predictions not the Greek Cypriot leader, ternational Monetary Fund-Eu - to take a hit on Greek debt. there could be a breakthrough splitting hairs finely. ropean Central Bank-European Tsipras and the central bank this year or next year or some - Akinci said that if there were Stability Mechanism (EU-IMF- want lower primary surplus tar - time. enough convergences in the up - ECB-ESM) that put up an 86 bil - gets, arguing this will lead to Cyprus has been divided coming six meetings it would lion euro ($96.19 billion) third tax cuts and help recovery. The since an unlawful 1974 invasion open the way for both the meet - bailout. economy has shrunk by a quar - by Turkey, which still keeps a ing with Ban and the five-party He said the EU was “sleep - ter in six years and the jobless 30,000-strong standing army in conference. walking towards a cliff” by stick - rate is 23.5 percent. the northern third it occupies “This is the goal in New York ing to austerity rules that cre - Tsipras told Realnews that and as Anakara refuses to rec - where the three guarantor pow - ated huge inequalities among the European Union was “sleep - ognize Cyprus and bars its ships ers will be and I hope the Greek members, and it expected a debt walking towards a cliff” as the and planes even while seeking Cypriot side is ready for this be - relief deal for itself to be hon - Stability Pact’s tough fiscal rules European Union entry. cause I believe that from now ored by end-2016 so that its had engendered deep inequali - Akinci also said that Turkish on such an opportunity will not economy could recover, Reuters ties among member states, es - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavu - be easy to come by,” he said. reported. pecially in the wake of England's soglu would be in Cyprus in the “At the moment we walk the Tsipras earlier had agreed vote to leave the bloc. coming week, the Cyprus Mail path of the solution. This process not to ask for debt relief until assoCiated press “Brexit will either awaken reported in an update on the is the last effort of our genera - 2018, after the German elec - With austerity not working, debt relief may be the answer. European leaderships or it will long-simmering failed efforts to tion and quite possibly could be tions. Germany is the biggest Tsipras and the central bank want lower primary surplus tar - be the beginning of the end of reach a resolution. the last effort for a federal solu - contributor to the bailouts but gets, arguing this will lead to tax cuts and help recovery. the EU,” he said. CNA, citing Turkish Cypriot tion, for a Federal Cyprus,” he Chancellor Angela Merkel in - He criticized Germany for newspaper Kibris Postasi, said said. sisted on big pay cuts, tax hikes, “Greece has kept its part of is on that path and as the econ - acting as Europe’s “savings that if the next six meetings with Eide says everything is up for slashed pensions, and worker the agreement and expects the omy keeps shrinking. bank” with excessive surpluses, Anastasiades made progress, the discussion in an intensified firings that Tsipras once op - same from its partners. We are Greece has committed to at - frozen wages and low inflation, next step for the leaders would phase of ongoing talks aimed at posed, implemented, and now not simply seeking, we are de - taining a primary budget sur - when the EU’s deficit-ridden be a joint meeting with UN Sec - reunifying ethnically divided says he opposes again even manding and expecting specific plus – excluding debt interest, southern members have broken retary-General Ban Ki-moon, fol - Cyprus. though he agreed to them. measures that will render debt the cost of running cities and records for unemployment. lowed by a five-party conference Eide said it’s the first time Quartet envoys are due back sustainable as part of the deal towns, the military, social secu - “If (German Finance Minister with the guarantor powers. since he took over as peace talks this autumn and will ask for we are implementing,” Tsipras rity and state enterprises – of Wolfgang) Schaueble’s dogma Anastasiades and Akinci have facilitator two years ago that more tough conditions, includ - told the newspaper Realnews. 3.5 percent of Gross Domestic for a multi-speed Europe and restarted stalled talks. Cyprus even the toughest issues, includ - ing diluting workers rights. With “This (debt relief) will be fol - Product (GDP) output by 2018 economic zones of low-cost la - does not want guarantors – es - ing military intervention rights tax revenues far off expectations lowed by reduced (budget) sur - as part of its third bailout pack - bor is not abandoned, Europe pecially Turkey – which says it Cyprus’ existing constitution despite big hikes, an automatic pluses after 2018, which will age. will be brought to the brink of wants to keep a hand in the is - grants to Greece, Turkey and cutter Tsipras agreed to could open the way for the economy’s Greece owes its creditors 326 dissolution,” Tsipras was quoted land, creating a roadblock that Britain, will be discussed. also kick him and cause him recovery,” he said even though billion euros ($364.63 billion) by Realnews as saying. has been insurmountable so far. Turkey understands the need more damage. there's no evidence the country for the three rescue packages Akinci, according to CNA, for a Cyprus solution and sup - said the Turkish Cypriots need ports the process to solve the some sort of guarantee. “How - problem, US Vice President Joe ever if you want a solution, you Biden told Anastasiades, during cannot say you will never discuss a telephone conversation the Idle Migrants at Lesbos Camp Sit, Simmer, Rage this,” he said. Cyprus News Agency reported. “Our people feel the need for The telephone conversation safeguards. We see this and our between Anastasiades and Biden With Nothing to Do at Lesbos lessons,” Mohammad, who cedures sparked riots last month. Moroccan and Iranian men who people reflect this. The impor - held at the initiative of the US Camp, Migrants Just Sit, Simmer, worked in a garage in Iran before With Greece struggling to han - are likely to be classed as eco - tance of Turkey for the Turkish Vice President, was announced Rage heading for Turkey and taking the dle the numbers – although one nomic migrants and deported, the Cypriots is very clear. We are government Spokesman Nicos With a European Union swap boat journey to Greece told The minister suggested the refugees paper said. talking about the only country Christodoulides via his twitter deal with Turkey in limbo, frus - Financial Times. “I play games on could be spread out among vir - “The Greek police officers in that has supported the Turkish account. He said they talked tration – and violence – is grow - my cell phone but some people tually every city and town – it charge here don’t get the num - Cypriots for years,” he said, re - about the long-running problem ing among nearly 60,000 just quarrel and fight.” could take a year or more to han - bers [of residents] right so the ferring to his homeland which and Biden’s visit to Ankara, six refugees and migrants stuck in In a feature, the British-based dle the asylum applications. caterers bring too few meals,” is the only country in the world weeks after a coup attempt Greece, still hoping to move on business newspaper outlined the In the meantime, only 500 says Juan Carlos Galvez, a team to recognize the occupied terri - failed to remove President Recep to other European Union coun - problems faced by Greece – which have been returned to Turkey, leader for SOS Remar, a Spanish tories. Tayyip Erdogan. tries or be granted asylum. is getting little EU help – and which is still demanding six bil - charity, as volunteers hand out The UK, he added, was not Nicolas Papadopoulos, leader Those at the Moria camp on those most affected, the refugees lion euros, fast-track entry into extra bread and fruit to hungry interested in being a guarantor of the opposition DIKO party, Lesbos, close to Turkey from and migrants who fled mostly the EU and visa-free travel for its boys in the camp. “We’re trying power and only wanted to se - said Anastasiades has to bring where most of the refugees have war-ravaged Middle Eastern citizens, warning that otherwise to fill the gap.” cure the status of the British details to the Parliament, adding come on rickety craft and over - countries and are using Greece as it will again allow human traf - Moria is a “closed camp” — bases. Greece also might not that he didn’t trust the President. crowded dinghies, have come to a springboard to try to move on, fickers to flood Greece. only a few aid agencies are al - want to be a guarantor but is in - He repeated accusations symbolize the frustration felt on although Europe has closed its Moria camp, a former army lowed to work there and visitors trinsically linked to the Greek Anastasiades was engaging in se - all sides as they sit and wait, and borders to them. barracks refitted with steel mesh are banned. New arrivals from Cypriots, he noted. cret diplomacy and kept parties sit and wait, and sit and wait for At Moria, there are several fences topped by coils of razor Turkey are normally detained for The coming months were and the people in the dark over their asylum applications to be burnt-out shipping containers and wire, typically hosts about 3,000 at least one month in a closed crucial, Akinci said. He has said his talks with Akinci. “This is a processed. a new double-fenced compound people living in tents and ship - camp. Unaccompanied minors if there’s no deal by the end of crime and it must stop,” he said. “The worst thing at Moria is for alleged “troublemakers” Poor ping containers with poor elec - are also held there because of a the year that the talks could be there’s nothing to do — no bas - living conditions and the slow tricity and water supplies. Many shortage of accommodation for scuttled for good, leaving Cyprus (Material from the Associated ketball, no football, no language pace of Greek and EU asylum pro - of its residents are young Afghan, them. divided and in permanent limbo. Press was used in this report) 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016

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Meanwhile, a diabolical attempt to involve the Ecumenical Patriarch in the coup suddenly manifested, something poten - By Dan Georgakas and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are tially fatal to the Patriarchate, given the hatred between Erdogan Constantinos E. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. and Gulen. to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two Specifically, someone planted an opinion piece on a website From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look (euractiv.com), purportedly written by retired U.S. Ambassador inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion Arthur Hughes, who is actually uninvolved in Turkish and reli - odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in gious issues, claiming that Bartholomew supported the coup collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: against Erdogan. conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com Of course, it is unrealistic to assume that an experienced and intelligent leader of Bartholomew’s stature would ever con - template doing something like this. But this is a serious accusation and could provoke Erdogan’s Raising Kaine – all the Way to Oval Office, and Soon? wrath against the Patriarchate, to the latter’s peril. Fortunately, however, Greek-Americans responded: retired U.S. Ambassador and TNH columnist Patrick Theros reacted SCAROS PRESENTS HIS this time next year, our president sheik who is a head of state and immediately and tracked down Amb. Hughes, who strongly de - POINT OF VIEW could very well be Tim Kaine. runs a charity but also has do - nied writing the article. Dan, with Labor Day upon us, Here’s the scenario: 1) Hillary nated to the Clinton Foundation. But the question remains, who was behind the false infor - the presidential campaign has of - wins the election on November Clinton is only doing business as mation? That is hard to prove; even website operators admit ficially kicked into its final 8 and is inaugurated on January usual. not having checked the article’s authenticity. stretch, with debates just around 20. But rumors of her poor health WHICH IS A PROBLEM It could have been a number of culprits: Russians, reacting the corner and candidates’ last turn into facts, and she has to re - Trump has his own dubious to the Holy and Great Council, wishing to besmirch the patri - minute scrambling to do what - sign the presidency – either tem - connections. Various advisors arch, Gulen supporters and other anti-Erdogan forces, or even ever they can to make the differ - porarily or permanently – and have been involved in multimil - Turkish government agents seeking to thwart the reopening ence, and the theories and sce - Vice President Kaine is thrust into lion dollar deals with question - the Halki Seminary and to generally harm the Patriarchate. narios abound. the top spot. able Ukrainian and Russian offi - At least the plot was exposed in time, and any measures There is, of course, the current To be clear, I don’t wish ill cials. Trump himself has against the Patriarchate would not be justified in the least. conventional wisdom position: health upon her – or upon any - negotiated with foreign politi - that undecided voters ultimately one. But I think there is more to cians in the developing world in - will favor safety and predictabil - the questions about her ability to volving low-cost labor and other My Greek Sources ity over high-risk, high-yield hold the world’s most stressful benefits of manufacturing in their change, and will elect Hillary job than sabotage by the anti- nations. He is only doing business By Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris, Clinton president. The other Hillary forces. There are in - pedro portal/MiaMi herald Via ap as usual. Which is a problem. who recently returned from Greece. prevalent theory is that Trump stances that taken in isolation are Democratic vice presidential Trump’s refusal to release his has finally “pivoted” to presiden - not a big deal, but considered candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine. taxes is his right, but all recent tial mode, and considering that collectively give one cause for presidential nominees of both Today I will commit a very serious journalistic misconduct. I Hillary is a severely flawed can - concern. I think far more signifi - here. Never bothered by bad parties have done so. Can it be will reveal my sources to you. I will tell you to whom I turn in didate (not nearly as strong as cant than Donald Trump releas - health. She never vomited at a that Trump uses the very tax order to learn what actually takes place in Greece so that I can Barack Obama or Joe Biden, for ing his tax returns is Hillary Clin - state dinner as President George loopholes he critiques? Does he keep you well informed. example), just about any Repub - ton releasing her medical Bush did in Japan. Her state - pay any income taxes? Has he I do not turn to politicians. Or to the Greek media, which, lican could beat her. If Trump be - records. ments were never muddled. actually made significant chari - incidentally “is in the worst state in its history,” according to comes more “Republican” or And President Kaine makes Immediately after the Demo - table contributions to say vet - the New York Times. even just more presidential, there me nervous. Not in a “he might crat convention, Clinton under - eran’s organizations? Is he as rich Instead, I turn to those who have their ear to the ground, is hope among the Hillary-bash - be a lunatic” kind of way, as took a bus tour throughout Penn - as he claims? Does he make his who listen to the voice of the people, who know how much a ers that on January 20, 2017, she many people feel about Trump, sylvania, speaking formally money through bankruptcy liti - loaf of bread costs, what the economy needs, what the cost of won’t be the one taking the oath but in a “he seems like another several times a day and making gation rather than construction? lies and corruption is, and who is or isn’t suitable to be the of office. Walter Mondale.” I never really the usual handshake stops. Be - Is he, in fact, the kind of eco - country's leader. Because of both candidates’ had to worry about a Mondale fore then she had done consider - nomic “insider” that he rails I turn, therefore, to taxi drivers and waitstaff, whether ac - unusually high negatives – based presidency in 1984, because he able traveling and public appear - against in public? The only way quaintances or strangers. on different sets of circumstances was so far behind in the polls the ances in the primaries. Handled to answer such questions is for So, let us begin: a taxi driver picks me up from Venizelos – there are other theories which, whole way. Sure, those of us who all easily. him to release his taxes. I don’t Airport in Athens to take me to the newspaper’s offices in the though less prevalent are tossed supported Reagan had a momen - Trump charges Clinton hasn’t believe he can afford to do so. city’s center. about frequently in conversations tary scare during the first debate, the mental or physical stamina The tragedy of our electoral “From where did you arrive?” the driver asks. of political speculation. One is when he seemed to have aged to be president. He specifically system is that specific solutions “New York,” I reply. that Trump will self-destruct be - 20 years overnight. But he states she hasn’t the strength to to real problems rarely get He turns around to examine me. “Been there for many years, fore November 8. That he will ei - quickly bounced back and pro - deal with ISIS. He seems to be voiced. Mass media mainly fo - huh?” ther say something so outrageous ceeded to route Mondale in a 49- hinting a woman cannot be com - cuses on the personalities of the “Yes, many.” – even for him – that it would states-to-1 landslide. mander-in-chief. Senator Eliza - candidates and their campaign “Tell me something,” he continues, “what is this mess? It is cause all but his truly fringe sup - But I think a Mondale presi - beth Warren expressed the views strategies. Interviewers usually true that you Americans will vote for Trump who will bomb us porters (which is what those who dency, like a Jimmy Carter presi - of many women by tartly com - allow candidates and surrogates in order to destroy us? What do you think? Will he win?” have been reading the main - dency, like a Dennis Kucinich menting that Trump doesn’t like to speak with few follow-up ques - “It is too soon to judge,” I answer. “At this point, however, stream media think represents all presidency, like a Hubert losing to “a girl.” tions or significant challenges re - the polls point to Hillary.” of this supporters) to bail. In fact, Humphrey presidency, is not Regarding your horror of Sen - garding facts. Trump, for exam - “But is she any better?” Trump may even bail himself. He what we need. But the question ator Tim Kaine: conservatives ple, promises to revive coal “Those are the choices.” may drop out at the last minute, here is not so much whether need not fret. To paraphrase Sen - mining? How? Is that even a wise “And then they talk about us. Since you do these things, proclaiming: “naah, this isn’t for Kaine would make a good presi - ator Lloyd Bentsen’s famed com - choice? Hillary proposes to re - what can we say?” me, I don’t want to do it.” Of dent, but how concerned should ment, “He’s no Mondale, much build our infrastructure. Will this “Tell me,” I ask, “how is the situation here?” course, that is extremely unlikely, we be about Hillary’s health, and, less a Kucinich. Kaine is a centrist involve public work projects as “Listen, my friend,” he replies. “I am not a supporter of but then again, Trump is the most consequently, how likely is it that Democrat to the right of Clinton. in the New Deal or trickle-down SYRIZA. But I was a contractor and I lost everything because unpredictable major party presi - Kaine may have to step in and Just examine his record. corporate relief? the building trade is dead. Nothing is happening. Absolutely dential candidate to emerge in a take over? Far more problematic is Most Americans resent the nothing. very long time. Hillary’s connection to the Clin - present system of economic “Meanwhile, my son got his college degree two years ago As for Hillary, the focus is on GEORGAKAS RESPONDS ton Foundation. Let’s start by not - cronyism and its media accom - and cannot find a job, so I had to get him involved with the taxi her emails and the Clinton Foun - Hillary Clinton’s health is a ing, even her severest critics rec - plices. Neither Trump nor Clinton so that he is not simply sitting around, So I decided to vote for dation. It is a race against the bogus concern mostly voiced by ognize the Foundation has done are interested in changing that Tsipras last year, he sounded good during the campaign. Of clock as she tries to make it to extremist Trump surrogates led excellent work. The problem is system. It has made them course, I didn’t believe everything he said, but I thought if he the finish line without enduring by commentators on Fox news. I not conventional graft or corrup - wealthy and powerful. Only a did half the things he said, then that would be something. But federal indictment which, even don’t know why you take it seri - tion but the routine behavior of mass movement angrier and this guy is something else. He is an even bigger liar than for her, would be a campaign- ously. The strongest indication of the economic elites. People who stronger than that generated by (George) Papandreou. No joking.” breaker. Clinton’s health is the arduous contribute to campaigns and Bernie Sanders can address the “What do you mean?” I asked. Yet there is another theory not schedule she maintained as Sec - charitable causes have their calls task of fundamental reform. “What do I mean? Are you serious? He fed us a bunch of lies discussed nearly as much, which retary of State. She was out-of- answered. Moreover, it would be in order to get elected and now he is doing the exact opposite I think is worth mentioning: at the country as often as she was foolish to deny a meeting with a WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? of what he promised. Instead of getting rid of the memoranda, he and (Yanis) Varoufakis brought on another one. Wait until the people return from their vacations and receive the new Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris property taxes, and then you’ll see what will happen. “I still owe the previous taxes. Where am I supposed to find the money? I make (the equivalent of) forty dollars a day and I Lingering, Loving Images with even greater intensity to distinguish On the other hand, few Greeks in Greece work 15 hours. And I am not the only one. All of us – all of us something, apparently a piece of herself that could understand these feelings; they might – have the same problem.” On the evening flight from Athens to the she left behind. deem them overdone. “And how did the people vote for him three times?” island of Lemnos recently, an elderly woman While holding her husband’s hand, she And yet, this is what the country needs “What people? Have you not gotten wind of the situation sat next to her husband in a front-row win - remained glued to the window until the more than anything else: love. yet? We act smart but we are fools. dow seat. plane landed. Only out of love can one accept placing “Listen to me. There has never been a worse government in The couple caught my attention earlier It was obvious that they were expatriates. national interests above personal ones. Only this country than the current one. They are clueless, incompe - in the airport lounge because they stood out. “Do you live In America?” I asked her out of love does one throw the empty bottle tent, and liars. They had a lot to say to each other, all the husband when we stood up to deplane. of water into the trash can, not onto the “They are destroying the country. Not every month, but every while politely and affectionately. “No, in Sydney,” he replied. road, or politely answer the questions of a hour that they remain in power, they do even more damage. Suddenly, the woman literally stuck her That tightly glued face on the airplane tourist. “I have no clue how Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be able to clean face to the window with such intensity and window for a first glimpse of the ancestral And only out of love do pensioners re - up this mess.” attention that it will remain embedded in land, this indescribable love for her home - ceive only the pensions to which they are “Perhaps you are exaggerating? Maybe the situation is not my memory. land, although she has lived many years in entitled, not the ones belonging to their dead as bad as you present it?” Far beyond the horizon, which was illu - distant but now-beloved Sydney, Australia, relatives too. That is when he became outraged. minated by the starry sky, we could see the this image more than almost any other, It is love, in extremely large doses, in “Am I exaggerating? Are you kidding? I am not exaggerating first lights on Lemnos. The shiny, spruced- stands out in my mind – and it shall remain fact, which we expatriates have for Greece. one bit. In fact, I am describing it better than it actually is, up Aegean Airlines plane approached the is - with me – from my recent vacation in the Love that we generously give back to our since you live abroad. land with rapid speed. homeland. homeland, both in good times and bad. “Exaggerating! I am telling you,” he concluded, “all hell will The lights could now be seen much more And I am recounting it for the first time Whether we expatriates are understood, break lose this fall.” clearly. Entire villages were now distinct. here to you, our readers, because I am sure and by how many, does not matter. After Now, the woman’s anxious eyes are trying that so many of you can relate to it. all, this soil is also ours. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 VIEWPOINTS 11 NATO: its Past Certitudes Turkish Politics Today: the Sequel to Game of Thrones?

And its Future Insecurities An old colleague suggested an end to the Kur - of thousands of ker in the region, using every that we should watch the back dish-PKK insur - judges, prosecu - diplomatic, economic and mili - seasons of Game of Thrones to gency. He earned tors, policemen, tary tool at his disposal. He has There is no been hostile and he get our minds around what is the overwhelming journalists, educa - available a first-class diplomatic doubt that Russian has been imple - going on with Turkey. Levity support of Turkish tors and military. service, a large and (on paper) President Vladimir menting an aggres - aside, the comparison is apt. voters, a place at So many have powerful military machine, the Putin has helped sive foreign and The convoluted plot, the vio - the table with lead - been arrested that threat to unleash millions of initiate discussion military strategy lence, treachery, intrigue, and ing economic pow - the Turkish gov - refugees, and control of strategic on what is the role aimed at breaking changing alliances and religious ers of the world and ernment freed geography that he can use to of NATO. More re - NATO’s strangle - undertones all fit. However, we candidate status to 38,000 felons to leverage Turkey’s neighbors. He cently, Donald hold over Russia’s were unable to decide which join the EU. We make room in the may believe that he can play Trump, the Repub - periphery. character best resembles liked him. prisons. The purge Putin better than Putin can play lican presidential There is, how - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip When the Arab by AMB. PATRICK N. lists are so long him. He has discovered that Is - candidate, has fu - ever, an historical Erdogan. Spring broke out in THEROS that they must rael’s Netanyahu needs him eled this discussion context that haunts What is going on? Is Erdogan 2010, Erdogan have been pre - more than he needs Bibi. Greece by indicating that as by DR. ANDRE the Russians as desperately trying to hang on to moved quickly to Special to pared long before cannot cope with a fresh wave president he would GEROLYMATOS well as their neigh - power in the face of political re - position Turkey as The National Herald the coup. It now of refugees and no one will come not go to war to de - bors. Russia has verses and bad decisions? Or did the example of a appears evident to her assistance. The EU is at fend the Baltic Special to traditionally domi - Erdogan masterfully provoke a Muslim democracy and (with a that Erdogan provoked the coup best feckless and at worse on the states of Latvia, Es - The National Herald nated and in some series of developments that he virtuoso performance of histor - attempt by leaking the promo - verge of disintegration. He used tonia, and Lithua - periods incorpo - has cleverly exploited to cement ical revisionism) to sell the tion and retirement lists for the his Syrian incursion to force the nia. rated the Baltic States as well as his control and make Turkey the dream of a revived Ottoman Turkish Armed forces scheduled Americans to side with him Article Five of the North At - parts of Poland, Finland, regional power broker and/or Empire. A lot went wrong. for September. against the Kurds. lantic Treaty that established Ukraine, Crimea, and parts of resuscitate the Ottoman Em - Turkey got caught up in the Syr - Erdogan now believes he can Erdogan does not have a NATO on 4 April 1949, stipulates the Caucasus to secure its fron - pire? Or is he simply the ulti - ian civil war, refugees flooded call the shots. Other than the in - completely free hand. Turkey is that an armed attack against one tiers by establishing a defense in mate opportunist? Finally, how the country and terrorism surgency in the southeast, he nowhere near containing the or more of its members will be depth. do Greece and Cyprus formulate wracked it. But Erdogan nimbly has complete control of the Kurdish insurgency. Having de - considered an attack against In turn, most of these coun - policy to deal with this new regained his footing. He ex - country. Bloody terrorist acts, no capitated the Turkish Armed them all. Following such an at - tries: Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Turkey? ploited the crises to make his matter how horrific, do not Forces and concentrating them tack each Ally would take “such Lithuania, Finland, Ukraine, and Good policy formulation re - bid to become Turkey’s uncon - threaten his control of the coun - on the southeastern fronts, he action as it deems necessary, in - Georgia see Russia as a past and quires several elements; the tested ruler. He turned on his try; in fact they strengthen it. can saber-rattle with Greece and cluding the use of armed force” future aggressor. Polish history most important: having the in - ally, Fethullah Gulen, who had He holds Europe hostage by Cyprus but dare not trigger an in response. is replete with Russian invasion formation needed to predict helped him tame the Turkish threatening to release a new armed confrontation, at least for In effect, if Russia invaded and there are bitter memories of what the other players will do. Army. Determined to get a big wave of refugees into Greece at the short term. The Greek polit - any one of the Baltic States, the Soviet-German partition of President Erdogan has made un - enough parliamentary majority a time when EU unity is already ical leadership has only a short Poland, the Czech Republic, Slo - Poland in 1939 as well as the predictability into an art form, to change the Constitution, Er - cracking under the strain. He breathing space to set aside its vakia, Hungary, or even Iceland, Soviet occupation after 1944. giving him enormous leverage. dogan broke the truce with the has sent the Turkish Army into childish competition for power NATO would go to war. If Russia There is considerable comfort Dealing with Turkey requires Kurds, rallying Turkish nation - Syria to attack his principal en - and come together to formulate attacked Bosnia, Bulgaria, Ro - in the capitals of the Baltic knowing whether Erdogan’s un - alism to give him an over - emy, the Kurds, under cover of a national security strategy. mania, or Slovenia (the birth States, and in Central and East - predictability is calculated or whelming majority in snap elec - fighting Islamic State. He has place of Melania Trump) NATO, ern Europe that NATO’s bases simply loss of control. Recent tions. repaired relations with Russia The Hon. Ambassador Theros is according to Article Five of the are both a deterrent and include history argues for the former. At that point, fate (or per - and Iran so as to decrease EU president of the U.S.-Qatar alliance’s charter, would commit first strike weapons systems to President Erdogan came to haps genius) handed Erdogan and US leverage on him. He has Business Council. He served in to a ground or nuclear war preempt a Russian invasion. power as a pragmatist, disman - the gift of an incompetent mili - also partly repaired relations the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 against Russia. Yet, the critical question is tled the oppressive Kemalist tary coup attempt. Crushing the with Israel. This could cast years, mostly in the Middle Consequently, Trump poses a will NATO ultimately commit regime, drove the Turkish coup in hours, Erdogan in a doubt on Israel’s commitment East, and was American Ambas - fundamental question: should ground forces to defend its Armed Forces out of politics, masterstroke conflated the Gu - to protect Cypriot gas fields sador to Qatar from 1995 to NATO counter a Russian aggres - newest members in the Baltic and overhauled Turkey’s econ - lenists with the military coup from Turkish encroachment. 1998. He also directed the State sion, even against even a tiny and in Eastern and Central Eu - omy. He initiated a policy of “no plotters (never mind that they Erdogan has defined his goals Department’s Counter- country, with a military response rope. Does membership in NATO problems” with his neighbors, hated each other) and has be - and objectives. He will centralize Terrorism Office, and holds nu - that could degenerate into a give these countries a false sense ceased violating Greek air and gun a purge of unprecedented power in his hands. He intends merous U.S. Government deco - long war? of security and thus the inclina - sea boundaries and negotiated size, arresting or dismissing tens to make Turkey the power bro - rations.

LETTER FROM ATHENS Excellence in Education No Longer a Virtue in Greece

If you scour the list of the top dards and tougher that perfected crit - ucation and Religious Affairs. universities in the world, you’ll courses and require - ical thought and The implementation of these de - have to go deep into the agate ments than Greek universities and cisions is strictly monitored by fine print to find one or two that universities. philosophy and an Athens bureaucracy, leaving are Greek, and they’re lucky to The saddest part educational de - little space for innovation. “ be as high, or low, as they are. is that this has hap - bate now relies on It was bad enough under the It’s because, as former Lack pened in the coun - rote memorization New Democracy Capitalists and of Education Minister Aristides try which pretty in high schools the PASOK Anti-Socialists but President Truman signs the NATO treaty in 1949, at the onset “Ignoramus” Baltides said with much perfected ed - and discourages now it’s in the hands of the of the Cold War. But what is the role of NATO today? pride, “Excellence in education ucation and excel - students who want Looney Left which thinks edu - is not a virtue.” lence and virtue in to achieve, instead cation has no value. Looking at From 1941 until 1945 the tion to push the alliance towards That’s especially true of his the days when peo - creating political the party members, you can see German Army fought the Red aggressive policies towards Rus - ruling Looney Left SYRIZA party ple in togas were by ANDY robots who use why. Army and lost. The Russians, as sia? which wants to open the doors sitting under olive DABILIS college to push It’s also why so many stu - they have demonstrated in the Although NATO has gone be - to Greece’s troubled and failing trees lecturing to radical ideals on dents, despite the cost, prefer to past even against Napoleon, yond its geographic sphere to universities and admit anyone. rapt students about Special to both sides of the go to colleges in England, have the ability to take heavy take part in operations in Well, at least anyone who life and philosophy The National Herald spectrum. Canada, Germany, Australia and losses and drag their enemies Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, thinks like they do, which is to and critical think - For years, especially the United States into a military quagmire. What these were limited endeavors espouse Maoist, Guevarian poli - ing. Greece has – in violation of Eu - where a diploma is valued. would happen if an American- against minor military chal - cies at the coffee house and bow Of the U.S. News and World ropean Union law – also has American colleges kick you out led NATO ground force was pre - lenges. The Taliban and to Capitalists and bankers once Report’s annual listing of the neutered private universities, re - if you’re failing. Greek colleges pared to fight the Russian Army Khadafy’s Libya presented in - they took office. Wake me when 750 Best Universities in the fusing to recognize degrees don’t even require you go to in a drawn-out campaign for the significant conventional military the revolution’s over. Oh wait, world, the first from Greece to earned there – even from class, show up at all and there sake of Estonia, Latvia, or Slo - obstacles but have been in - it is? Damn, slept right through appear – generously at 292 – is Princeton or Harvard, MIT or are cases where students en - vakia? tractable conflicts. it. the National and Kapodistrian CalTech – if a graduate wants tered after high school and The Alliance’s creation was NATO played only a limited Under SYRIZA, and its al - University of Athens. A break - to work in the public sector. stayed until retirement age part of a broader effort that role in these regions because the leged leader, Prime Minister down of its score though shows The Greek constitution re - without graduating or getting a aimed to serve three purposes: alliance’s forces are trained and Alexis “The Great Reneger” its Global Research Reputation quires that higher education be degree, taking up space and air to deter Soviet expansion, to for - equipped for a traditional war Tsipras, Greece’s coalition gov - is 632 and it ranks only 126th entirely public, and Article 16 better suited for people who bid the revival of nationalist mil - with tanks, warplanes, artillery, ernment – which includes the in Europe. states that the "formation of uni - matter. itarism in Europe through a etc. Perhaps, that is why the mil - far-right, pro-austerity, jingoistic The next appearance by a versities by private individuals It’s been eons since students strong North American presence itary leaders of NATO are so fix - Co-Dependent Greeks, has be - Greek school is Aristotle Univer - is forbidden,” which puts it in sat at the feet of Plato in his out - on the continent, and to encour - ated on Russia. come a cesspool of hypocrites, sity of Thessaloniki, at 432 with the hands of politicians and bu - door academy, actually learning age European political integra - Unlike the quagmire of guer - phonies without principles, and the University of Crete at 435. reaucrats, not educators. something, a practice shunned tion. rilla warfare and operations a legion of liars. The University of Cyprus is The Woodrow Wilson Center and ridiculed in modern Greece. The Soviet Union has since against terrorist organizations It’s a wonder the curricula in 505th while the University of noted: “Greece represents an in - As Socrates noted, “the unex - disappeared, but under these such as ISIS, preparing for a po - Greek universities, if they can Ioannina is at 526. The National teresting anomaly. Despite its amined life is not worth living,” terms, NATO may yet still have tential conventional battle is be called that, doesn’t include Technical University of Athens traditions of classical education a lesson lost on SYRIZA and to go to war to overthrow a mil - within the expertize of most only Leftist courses because is 552nd so you can see the kind and Aristotle's dictum that ‘state Greek politicians whose whole itary dictatorship in Poland or NATO commanders. Also for that’s really what Tsipras and of subterranean territory we’re education is not worthy of free life is geared toward money and Bosnia for example. In 1967 a over half a century they have his lackeys want. They’re sure in here although they’re head of citizens,’ the modern Greek ed - power, not virtue. military junta imposed a dicta - been focused on the Soviet to find plenty of recruits from Istanbul University at 560 and ucational system is highly cen - torship in Greece and yet NATO Union and afterwards Russia. the students who got into some Ankara University at 562. tralized, with all decisions made [email protected] did little. Which begs the ques - These sentiments are compli - technical school universities It’s such a pity that the count by the Ministry of National Ed - tion how serious is the North At - mented by the insecurities, his - with exam scores of 7.5 out of lantic alliance about fulfilling its torically underscored, by NATO’s 20, or 37.5 out of 100 on an mandate? Baltic, Eastern, and Central Eu - American scale. NATO’s defense posture in - ropean members’ insecurity over That’s an F so deep and so cludes a series of military bases potential Russian aggression. far off the charts you’d need the that include air and missile as - The end result is NATO’s fixation submersible which discovered sets that have the capability to with Russia and policy of encir - the Titanic to find it. But failure reach Russian territory, in some clement that will soon include in Greece is a virtue, apparently, parts of Europe, in a matter of Albania and FYROM – once that because apart from the too-few minutes. In fact, American, and country resolves its name issues best and brightest young stu - subsequently NATO, strategy has with Greece. dents and entrepreneurs and been to surround Russia with It is incredible to assume that those who stolidly strive to bases in the Balkans, Central, Albania and FYROM would en - achieve and make something of Western, and Eastern Europe. hance NATO military capability, their lives there are more whose American and NATO leaders yet their inclusion into the al - aspirations are to just get into a have further encroached into liance will further deteriorate re - college and land a job sitting on what has been historically Rus - lations with Russia. their hands in a public office. sia’s security sphere of influence A university professor in by entertaining notions of in - André Gerolymatos is Director Greece a few years ago had the cluding Georgia and Ukraine in of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - gall to say the schools were the alliance. tion Centre for Hellenic Studies among the best in the world. Putin’s reaction, as well that at Simon Fraser University in There are high schools in the of any other Russian leader, has Vancouver. United States with higher stan - The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2016 Faltering Foothold: North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Constance Douris the West’s response to the at - South China Sea is far away to conduct high volume mis - tempted coup in Turkey and has from the Mediterranean, the re - sions without the need of exten - Greece and Turkey are North increased cooperation with hearsed strategies and tactics sive refueling compared to Atlantic Treaty Organization Moscow on a variety of fronts. could be applied in the Mediter - planes that come from longer (NATO) members that are Trading sanctions between ranean as China and Russia seek distances. In Iraq, Incirlik Air geopolitically important to the Turkey and Russia are being re - to protect their interests. Base was valuable for U.S. refu - West. One thing Athens and moved with a trade volume goal Not only are the locations of eling missions and troop move - Ankara have in common is that of $100 billion. The two coun - Greece and Turkey important to ments, and U.S. warplanes used their domestic challenges have tries plan to accelerate progress NATO, but both nations host im - the base during the invasions of motivated them to look to Bei - on the Akkuyu nuclear power portant military facilities critical Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, In - jing and Moscow for help. But plant, and the Turkish Stream to mission success. Souda Bay cirlik hosts dozens of B-61 nu - if Greece and Turkey become pipeline project, that will carry in Crete, Greece, is home to the clear bombs intended for deliv - too dependent on China and Russian gas via the Black Sea U.S. Naval Support Activity ery by aircraft, and is critical to Russia, Western security may be and Turkey to southeastern Eu - Souda Bay that provides services U.S. airstrikes against the Is - impaired. rope, will be initiated soon to for combat readiness and for the lamic State in Syria and Iraq. Athens’ internal struggles in - increase future deliveries to Eu - security of ships, aircraft, and Athens and Ankara have clude the European debt and rope. Turkey and Russia will es - personnel to extend fighting ca - looked to Beijing and Moscow refugee crises. Greece suffers tablish a joint military, intelli - pability, and the NATO Maritime to further their interests. While from over 20 percent unemploy - gence and diplomacy NATO Defense Ministers Meet in Brussels. Interdiction Operations Training these relationships are embry - ment and has to borrow money mechanism, and both nations Center there educates maritime onic, the West should keep a to pay off loans. While financial have agreed to introduce a Cavusoglu has already made will not be because of Turkey’s law enforcement. The NATO close watch on such develop - resources are slim, Greece has cease-fire, provide humanitarian some worrying remarks about relations with Russia, China or Missile Firing Installation on the ments. Since Greece and Turkey provided shelter for over 57,000 aid and find a political solution Turkey’s NATO membership. the Islamic world, but rather be - island is the only place in Europe are NATO members, their deci - refugees, even after other Euro - in Syria. Cavusoglu has publicly justified cause of themselves.” The West where missiles can be test fired. sions to support alliance action pean countries stopped accept - While China and Russia are Turkey’s growing relationship must address Turkey’s concerns In Operation Enduring Freedom, could be influenced by China ing them. In March of this year, providing Greece and Turkey with Russia by stating, “Turkey to prevent the loss of a geopo - Souda Bay served as a forward and Russia as they are providing a deal was made between Eu - with much needed support, wanted to cooperate with NATO litically significant ally. logistics site and its air base sup - the resources the countries rope and Ankara aimed at end - their involvement could com - members up to this point. But Russia and China have also ported allied aircraft. In addi - need. The military assets pro - ing the flow of migrants into the promise Western security. the results we got did not satisfy increased their bilateral cooper - tion, the naval base at Souda vided by both countries, facili - continent from Turkey in return Athens and Ankara may side us. Therefore, it is natural to ation. Russian and Chinese Bay served as a forward logistics ties in Souda Bay and the Incir - for visa-free access for Turkish with Beijing and Moscow when look for other options.” This is navies conducted a military ex - site to support Operation Iraqi lik Air Base in particular, are travelers and potential member - it comes to NATO security con - concerning because NATO rela - ercise in the eastern Mediter - Freedom. Permanently basing an important in addressing future ship in the European Union. cerns involving China, North Ko - tions with Russia have been ranean last year, Joint Sea 2015. aircraft carrier, destroyers and security threats in the region. The attempted coup in rea and Russia, for example, if strained since Moscow invaded In September, Russia and China amphibious ships at Souda Bay The West should pay special at - Turkey this summer demon - they become too dependent on Ukraine and increased its ag - will take part in Joint Sea 2016 would counter crises, reinforce tention to its relationships with strated the fragility of Ankara’s Chinese and Russian assistance. gressive behavior on the al - where they will practice land allies’ perception of American Athens and Ankara so that democracy. Rogue soldiers took It would take just one country liance’s eastern flank. A NATO and sea maneuvers in the South might, and provide more stabil - Greek and Turkish cooperation possession of tanks and war - withholding support to prevent member making such state - China Sea. The drills will im - ity in the region. with NATO is not compromised planes to overpower the Turkish an action by NATO that is not ments suggests that Turkey finds prove the strategic partnership Turkey is the only majority in the future. government, and over 240 peo - in the interest of China or Russia more value in a closer relation - of Beijing and Moscow and en - Muslim member of NATO, and ple died. President Recep since NATO only takes action ship with Russia. Minister Cavu - hance the capabilities of the two is home to Incirlik Air Base. Be - Constance Douris is a vice pres - Tayyip Erdogan has purged the when every member agrees. soglu also warned that “if the navies to jointly confront mar - cause of the base’s location in ident at the Lexington Institute, state by detaining, suspending, Turkish Foreign Minister West loses Turkey one day, it itime security threats. 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