S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 16, ISSUE 797 January 19-25, 2013 $1.50 Project Hope for Greece Greek Police Fear New Terrorist Groups Forming Fundraiser Underway by Shots at ND Offices and Violence Toward Greek Am. Foundation Media Spark Worry

By Constantine S. Sirigos tonakopoulos, and Chris Pa - By Andy Dabilis TNH Staff Writer pavasiliou. The Consuls general TNH Staff Writer of Greece and Cyprus, respec - NEW YORK – Because nobody tively, George Eliopoulos and ATHENS – The gunshot attack knows how much more the peo - Koula Sophianou, were also pre - on the ruling conservative New ple of Greece can withstand, or sent. Democracy Party headquarters which act of solidarity and phil - TRIAGE FIRST, THEN BUILD in which a bullet was fired into anthropy will convey to a critical A NEW GREECE the office of Prime Minister An - mass of Greeks that the diaspora Pappas said the Project was tonis Samaras, and a spate of stands at their side and that created “with three distinct ar - bombings at the homes of jour - there is hope, every new initia - eas of funding that we will sup - nalists and political parties has tive from the Greek-American port. He calls the first he calls Greek police reportedly fearful community is more than wel - “‘triage,’ helping the sick, the that new terrorism enclaves are come. homeless, the hungry, and the assembling. At Manhattan’s Stix restau - desperate.” Authorities did not say what rant on January 10, Gregg Pap - He said that people are liter - the motive may have been for pas, the founder and President ally dying for lack of medicine, the attack on New Democracy’s of the Greek American Founda - like a four-year old boy in Cha - building, but that of nine shots tion, one of the community’s nia where his parents come apparently fired only one hit the newer organizations, made a from, because the hospital ran structure, landing in an office passionate plea for the commu - out of insulin. For lack of funds, that Samaras no longer uses. nity to help at a fundraising re - he added, a suicide prevention “The bullet from the Kalash - ception for Foundation’s latest hotline is only staffed two hours nikov may have hit the prime initiative, Project Hope for a day. The Project will support minister’s office but we doubt Greece. it. whether the perpetrators knew The guests, who donated a “The Church of Greece is al - where it was and had targeted minimum of $100 to attend, ready doing a great job feeding AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS it,” an unidentified police offi - filled the sleek new restaurant the hungry” and the Archdio - Greek Police forensic experts search for evidence after an unknown attacker fired an automatic cial told the news site Proto and the hosts included Stix cese has sent more than rifle at the building on the capital's busy Syngrou Avenue, Athens, on Monday, Jan. 14. A Thema. “This is why the remain - owner and creator Stathis An - $500,000, Pappas noted, but he gunman fired a spray of bullets at the headquarters of the governing center-right New Democracy ing eight bullets never reached want to find all the organiza - party near central Athens early Monday, with one hitting an office occasionally used by the the building. Which means that tions that are doing good work. prime minister, officials said. No one was hurt. their inexperience made them The second and third cate - miss.” gories constitute their long-term Police said they believe two concerns. They are working men fired the shots in a hurry with a number of entrepreneur - and sped away in a stolen vehi - ship incubators who are helping Greece’s Gold May Overshadow Green cle driven by a woman, and au - Greeks get back to work, includ - thorities were scouring CCTV ing prompting them to think cameras to see if the perpetra - outside the box. By Suzanne Daley 1,500 jobs by 2015, is a blessing the economic gain. tors could be seen. Authorities The Project is one of the cen - The New York Times that could pump some life into “This will be a business for 10, said they are trying to determine ters of action and models for the dismal economy of the sur - maybe 15 years, and then this whether the assailants may have other groups that are finally IERISSOS, Greece – In the forest rounding villages in this rural company will just disappear, leav - been acting on the orders of oth - popping up here and there in near here, bulldozers have al - northeast region of Greece. ing all the pollution behind like ers who devised the assault. the community. ready begun flattening hundreds But for hundreds of others, all the others did,” said Christos Police said the modus Individual business persons of acres for an open pit gold mine who have mounted repeated Adamidis, a hotel owner here operandi of the attack didn’t are also showing the way to di - and a processing plant, which protests, the new mining opera - who fears that the new mining match that of previous terrorist rectly stimulate the Greek econ - Canada’s Eldorado Gold Corpo - tion is nothing more than a sym - operations will end up destroying groups who have been shut omy. Pappas said Manos Sifakis, ration hopes to open within two bol of Greece’s willingness these other local businesses, including down by law enforcement. The a Foundation board member, years. Eldorado has reopened days to accept any development, tourism. “If the price of gold anti-terrorist squad estimates runs Custom Media Labs a PR, other mining operations around no matter the environmental drops, it might not even last that those terrorists no longer have marketing and advertising firm here, too, digging for gold, cop - cost. Only 10 years ago, they like long. And in the meantime, the an arsenal or exist, but were re - in Philadelphia. He outsources per, zinc and lead from nearby to point out, Greece’s highest dust this will create will be killing portedly worried that new “not to India, but to Larissa, hills. court ruled that the amount of off the leaves. There will be no groups are rising to replace For some residents, all this ac - environmental damage that min - Gregg Pappas Continued on page 5 tivity, which promises perhaps ing would do here was not worth Continued on page 8 Continued on page 9

Greek Opposition Leader RESTAURANT REVIEW Tsipras to Visit Washington Uncle Nick’s for Greek Comfort Food in Midtown and New York By Penelope Karageorge Special to The National Herald

By Constantine S. Sirigos in the Greek Parliament includes Who doesn’t have an Uncle TNH Staff Writer what is billed as “a conversation Nick? In the film My Big Fat WASHINGTON – The leader of about Greece and the economic Greek Wedding, a scene that the Greek opposition, Alexis challenges ahead,” at the particularly resonates with me Tsipras, departs Athens on Jan - renowned Brookings Institution is the father’s introducing his ex - uary 20 for a visit to the United – which is respected for its in - tended family to the future States. The itinerary of the head dependence, and a seminar at WASP in-laws: “Nick, Nick, Nick, of the SYRIZA political grouping Columbia University in New Nick, Nick and Nick.” Visiting York City. Uncle Nick’s Restaurant on Tsipras will also be the guest Ninth Avenue and 51st Street in of honor at a dinner in Wash - what was once Hell’s Kitchen – ington hosted by the American the home of Greeks and Irish Greek-Amer- Hellenic Institute (AHI) on Tues - Westies – I could immediately day evening. The guests will in - relate. Photographs of the late clude Greek-American leaders Nick Manatakis, replete with a icans Mourn and Washington officials, their wonderful black Cretan mous - first encounter with the political tache, adorn the walls to create firebrand whose first trip to the the authentic taverna atmos - Kastanas, 70 Western Hemisphere since his phere. Uncle Nick was the father rise the precipice of power took of the restaurant’s founder, Tony him to Latin America. Manatakis. “My father was a TNH Staff Although details are sketchy, true lover of tavernas and at Tsipras is likely to have meeting home in them,” says Manatakis. NEW YORK – Dimitris Kastanas, with policymakers in Washing - “He contributed his special the founder of the Greek Na - ton, including State Department recipes to the restaurant.” tional program NGTV, passed officials. Uncle Nick’s offers a friendly, away on January 14 in a Man - He has taken public positions relaxed atmosphere, good food, hattan hospital, after having un - both against the reforms and and large portions. Small tables TNH/COSTAS BEJ dergone his second open heart austerity measures demanded Uncle Nick’s on 9th Avenue and 51st Street in Hell’s Kitchen, the original Greektown. surgery in 16 years. His death by the so-called Troika, which Continued on page 4 was due to postoperative com - consists of the Washington- plications. based IMF, the EU and the Eu - Kastanas is survived by his ropean Central Band, and in fa - wife, Nomiki Papamichael-Kas - vor of Greece remaining in the tanas, his children Matina and Eurozone. Mouyiaris Donates $600K for NJU Greek Studies George, his granddaughter Although he hopes to be with Mary, and other relatives in various Greek-American busi - Greece and the United States. nessmen, it was not known at TNH Staff Pan Cyprian Association and is phy, literature, and political sci - His mortal remains will be press time whether he will speak active within a number of orga - ence.” taken to the Church of St. with representatives of the fi - NEW YORK – Four decades af - nizations and is one of the Thomas Papathomas, who Catherine and St. George in As - nancial industry in New York re - ter earning his Master of Science founders and the major bene - has been a full Professor since toria, where the funeral will be garding his alternative proposals degree in chemistry at Rutgers factor of a new grass roots pub - 1997 in the Department of Bio - held on January 18, with Arch - for creating a more favorable University, Nikos Mouyiaris re - lic advocacy organization, the medical Engineering and is the bishop Demetrios of America business climate in Greece in or - turned and gave his alma mater Hellenic American Leadership Associate Director of the Labo - presiding. der to facilitate attracting cru - a gift of $600,000 to support Council (HALC). ratory of Vision Research, told TNH Publisher-Editor Anto - cial foreign investment. creation of the Elytis Chair of Rutgers University informed TNH “we are very fortunate that nis H. Diamataris expressed his The Global Economy and De - the New Jersey University’s TNH that “The Elytis chair fund because Mr. Mouyiaris’ gift sorrow for the untimely death velopment program at Brookings Modern Greek Studies program. promotes the study of Modern came at a critical moment and and offered condolences to Kas - will host Tsipras on January 22. The donations for the gift will Greek language and culture at encourages our hope that Greek tanas’ wife, children, and rela - According to the Brookings web - be made within three years in Rutgers, the State University of Studies at Rutgers will advance site, “his remarks will touch on three installments. New Jersey and…was estab - from a simple program to the Continued on page 6 themes including: economic and Rutgers officials told TNH lished to honor the accomplish - permanent Elitis Chair.” social prospects for his own that “through his generous con - ments of Odysseas Elytis who The idea for the gift was born country; the relationship be - tribution, Mr. was awarded the Nobel Prize in when Mouyiaris learned about tween Athens and the rest of Eu - Mouyiaris…hopes to inspire Literature in 1979. The program Papathomas from a friend who For subscription: rope, including what reforms are other members of the larger today educates over 100 under - met the latter at the private din - 718.784.5255 needed in Greece and Europe to Greek-American community to graduate students who minor in ner that followed the March [email protected] address the crisis; and what role, support the program at Rut - Businessman-Scientist-Philan - Modern Greek studies each 2012 piano recital of Vassilis if any, the U.S. can play in as - gers.” thropist Nikos Mouyiaris. year…Students may choose Varvaresos at Carnegie Hall. sisting Greece and Europe tackle Mouyiaris, a chemist, is the from elementary and interme - That led to dinner meeting their current problems.” founder and president of Mana Island City, and which he estab - diate Greek language and at the popular Avra Restaurant Products whose, headquarters lished in 1975. courses on Modern Greek his - Continued on page 9 and factory are located in Long He is the vice president of tory, arts and culture, philoso - Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013

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n JANUARY 18 velopment workshops. For infor - Y0NKERS, NY – Saint Vladimir’s mation contact: Maria Frantzis Orthodox Theological Seminary: (516) 216-5414, Mfrantzis@hel - Join us as Dr. Peter Brown, lenicprofessionalwomen.org, or Princeton University's Philip and Alexis Repole at Beulah Rollins Professor of His - [email protected] tory, Emeritus, presents the 30th annual Father Alexander Schme - n JANUARY 26 mann Memorial Lecture. In his FLUSHING – The 18th Annual talk, titled "Constantine, Euse - Phidippides Award Gala dinner bius, and the Future of Christian - and dance has been rescheduled ity," our erudite and inspiring for Saturday, January 26, at Ter - speaker will focus on how Chris - race on the Park, 52-11 111th tians approach the study of his - St. in Flushing at 7PM. Celebrat - tory. 575 Scarsdale Road in ing 25 Years of Broadcasting Ex - Yonkers. 914-961-8313. cellence at Hellenic Public Ra - dio- Cosmos FM 91.5, they will MANHATTAN – AGAPW invites also be honoring world- you to its New Year’s Celebration renowned composer Yannis TNH/ STEliOS lAmBrOu with Vasilopita and Songs on Fri - Markopoulos with The 2012 Concert of Love Benefits Victims of Hurricane Sandy day, January 18, 6-9 PM at Phidippides Award for Passionate Trump World Bar – 845 United Advocacy of Hellenism. Tickets The Federation of Hellenic American Societies of Philadelphia dience of 750 people, including Dr. Spiro Spireas at far left. Nations Plaza at East 48th Street $200, $100 for students under and Greater Delaware Valley hosted a fundraising concert fea - Above right: Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, who was in Manhattan. Eleni Andreou will 21 years of age. For information turing the band “Atlantis” in the St. Demetrios community cen - also in attendance, is seated next to Anne Michaels, the Presi - perform songs by Theodorakis, and reservations: (718) 204- ter in Upper Darby, PA. Above left: Some of the enormous au - dent of the Philoptochos of the Metropolis. Hatzidakis and rebetica. Nancy 8900 [email protected]. Goudinaki, Jazz vocals and gui - tar. Nancy will perform songs n JANUARY 27 from her about to be released MANHATTAN – As part of its cel - CD "I Want To Be Your Star" Cash ebration of 25 Years of Broadcast - Greek-Am. Bankers, Doctors, Esqs, Cut Vasilopita Bar with special drinks for this ing Excellence, Hellenic Public evening. Suggested minimum Radio-Cosmos FM 91.5 is proud donation: $25. All proceeds from to present Yannis Markopoulos: By Constantine S. Sirigos Capital Link told the TNH “I am this event will be allocated to Live in New York. Special Guest TNH Staff Writer very happy today. It is wonder - AGAPW’s Excellence Tuition Artist: Mario Frangoulis with Vasi - ful to see the Greek community Scholarship to be awarded in liki Lavina & Alexandros Belles NEW YORK – The members of working together. The idea of March 2013. For info and to and a 15-Member Orchestral En - the leading Greek-American all these organizations working RSVP: [email protected] or semble conducted by the com - professional associations and together to do an event is en - 917-405-6833. Applications are poser. Sunday, Jan. 27 at The their friends packed the ball - couraging. Greeks need be now being accepted for Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St in room of the Cathedral of the united and to support each AGAPW’s Excellence Tuition Manhattan at 4:00 PM. Tickets: Holy Trinity for the annual cut - other. And they can play a role Scholarship at its website: $50 $75 $100 $125. For info and ting of the Vasilopita – the Greek in coming together to coordi - agapw.org/site/awards. reservations: (718) 204-8900; New Year’s cake – on Wednes - nate the Diaspora’s assistance to [email protected]. day evening, January 9. Greece and Cyprus.” n JANUARY 19 The Dean of the Cathedral, Vassiliou echoed his words CHICAGO, IL – The Annual Din - n FEBRUARY 9 Fr. Anastasios Gounaris, wel - about the importance of the ma - ner Dance, New Year Celebra - MANHATTAN – The next Greek comed everyone and blessed the jor organizations working to - tion, and Scholarship Awards of American Writers Association po - Vasilopita. Costas Kellas, the gether, but he added “it’s para - Hellenic Link-Midwest will be etry reading will be held on Sat - President of the Hellenic Amer - mount for the leaders and held on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the urday, Feb. 9, 6-7:30 PM and will ican Bankers Association members of the major organi - Four Points Sheraton Hotel, feature Matthew Brailas, Andri - (HABA) was the Master of Cer - zations to come together so - 10249 West Irving Road at ana Rizos, Shelley Hainer, and emonies and the president of cially, and it should be more Schiller Park, starting at 6:30PM. Carl Rosenstock at the Cornelia each of the organizations in turn than once a year.” The proceeds from the Annual Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street wished their members and all “We can find reasons to come Dinner Dance are used to sup - in Manhattan. (212) 989-9319. the guests a Happy New Year. TNH/COSTAS BEJ together quarterly or even more port the scholarships, cultural The purpose of the series is to George Eliopoulos and Evange - Organizational presidents prepare to cut the Vasilopita. (L-R) often,” but he is not referring to and educational programs, and support creative voices from los Kyriakopoulos, respectively, Costas Kellas of HABA, Elena Paraskevas-Thadani of HLA, things like lectures and other all other activities of our organi - Greek, Greek-American, and the Consul General and Consul Michael Theodorobeakos of HACC, and Vassos Vassiliou of the formal presentations that the zation. For tickets in advance at American writers of all genres. of Greece, were present. US-Cyprus Chamber of Commerce. host organizations such as $65 per person ($25 for children The hosts included The HABA do so well. up to 12 years old), please call MONTREAL, CANADA – The Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Com - of New York. pressed the belief that greater “There is a difference be - 847-498-3686 or contact any of Montreal AHEPA family presents merce, represented by its presi - The happy gathering, a cooperation and coordination tween a social event like this the Board members. If you wish its 14th Annual Saint Valentine’s dent Vassos Vassiliou, the Hel - much-anticipated annual occa - are also crucial because the Hel - and a commercial or business to purchase tickets at the door Ball in support of the Phrixo B. lenic-American Chamber of sion for reviving old friendships lenic diaspora is in a period of event, where people just sit on the night of the event, the Papachristidis Chair of Modern Commerce (HACC) and its pres - and creating new ones, contin - transition, where the passing of down and listen…This is what price will be $70. Greek and Greek Canadian Stud - ident, Michael Theodorobeakos, ued the recent but welcome the torch to younger genera - it’s all about,” meaning such ies at McGill University on Sat - the Hellenic Lawyers Associa - trend of cooperation among the tions and the development of events are powerful catalysts for n JANUARY 20 urday, Feb. 9 at Palace Reception tion (HLA), whose president is community’s organizations, new organizations and innova - the community. “This event has ASTORIA – The Hellenic Relief Halls; 1717 Boulevard Le Elena Paraskevas-Thadani, and which is especially crucial dur - tive programs is long past due. grown over the years and we Foundation "Preserving Dignity Cobusier Laval Qc. Cocktails Nicholas Mezitis, the president ing times of crisis in Greece and Nicolas Bornozis, the can find excuses to come to - in Crisis" is celebrating it's ONE 6:30 PM and Ball Opening 8 PM. of the Hellenic Medical Society Cyprus. Numerous guests ex - founder, President and CEO of gether more often,” he said. YEAR Anniversary on Sunday Entertainment by Vassilies Paraskevas-Thadani, whose January 20. We will be cutting Galatasis & Co. Price $150, $`25 members came out in force, but the Vasilopita to honor all those for students under 25. For thir - it must be noted that everyone that have contributed to the mis - teen years the Montreal AHEPA looks like an attorney at such sion of the Hellenic Relief Foun - Family (American Hellenic Edu - gatherings, said “there is some - dation. Please join us for deli - cational Progressive Association) thing special when you get a cious luncheon at 3PM at the has held its St. Valentine's Ball bunch of Hellenic professionals Cretan House "Omonia" 32-33 to benefit various children’s together to celebrate both our 31st Street in Astoria. For reser - causes in the Greater Montreal ethnicity and our religion.” vations call 347-201-1821 or area. To date we have raised She is looking forward to the email [email protected] or $525 000. This year we have annual HLA kickoff event on mail your RSVP to the Hellenic shifted our focus to embrace yet January at a venue to be an - Relief Foundation, PO Box 735, another tenet of AHEPA’s raison nounced soon and to which Mineola, NY 11501. Donation is d'etre, that of supporting Educa - everyone is welcome. $40 per person. (children up to tion and Hellenism. To that end Attorney Andrew Tsunis en - 12 years old $20 each). All net we have chosen the Papachris - joyed the Vasilopita event, but proceeds will be used to buy food tidis Chair as the recipient of the added “of course, there’s always from the local merchants in 2013 Ball’s donation proceeds. the added benefit of being the Athens to feed the needy in Contact: Olga Psolopoulou at lucky recipient of a coin in your Greece. Remember, $40 will pro - 514-739-3826 or Frank Anto - slice,” as he held up his auspi - vide the basic food for two fam - niou at 514-594-1148 and at cious piece of pita. ilies for approximately one [email protected]. But he noted everyone is a month. winner at the popular event. n MARCH 2 "The Annual Vasilopita cutting n JANUARY 22 CHICAGO, IL - Save the date: at Cathedral Hall is always a ASTORIA - Hellenic Professional Saturday, Mar. 2 for the Am - great opportunity to catch up Women Inc. (HPW) will host its brosia Ball of the National Hel - with old friends and meet new first networking event of the year lenic Museum at the Palmer ones… it reminds us how we on Jan. 22 featuring a discussion House in Chicago. More infor - are all connected with our with Christina Rozeas, author of mation will be available soon on strong faith and tradition. “ “Greeks in Queens.” The event the website: www.nationalhel - And because of those connec - will be held at the Grand Café, lenicmuseum.org. The Museum’s tions and commitments, Vassil - 37-01 30th Avenue in Astoria 6- main current exhibit is: Ameri - iou is confident the people who 9PM. Using archival photographs can Moments: The Legacy of filled the room to overflowing from the 1900s, the book traces Greek Immigration illuminates can accomplish great things to - immigrants' journey from Greece the Greek immigrant journey gether: “I think we can help to America and shows how the across America. It traces the Greece and Cyprus help our - Greeks developed their largest Greek path towards becoming selves by working together.” community outside of Athens in American and showcases the He pointed out the knowl - Astoria, Queens. A first-genera - Greek presence in definitive mo - edge and experience possessed tion Greek-American, Rozeas is a ments of American history. From by the people all around him graduate of St. Johns University, the Civil War, to the Abolitionist who are at the top of all their New York, and resides in Queens movement, to the American La - professions. “Without us getting with her husband. For more in - bor and Civil Rights Movements, together, that goes to waste. The formation about the event and to the exhibit celebrates the contri - information leaks out. The more make reservations, visit www.Hel - butions of Greek Americans to events like this we have, the lenicProfessionalWomen.org. Hel - the American mosaic. more the knowledge will stay lenic Professional Women Inc. is within the community, we can a not-for-profit organization that n NOTE TO OUR READERS leverage it more, and we will all supports professional growth by This calendar of events section do better.” providing mentorship opportuni - is a complimentary service to the For example, tonight he was ties, education and networking Greek American community. All speaking with Dr. Stella Lym - events that enhance business and parishes, organizations and in - beris, the Vice President of the career opportunities. The organi - stitutions are encouraged to e- Hellenic Medical Society. He zation’s primary mission is to en - mail their information regarding told TNH “she gave me an idea courage mentorship relationships the event 3-4 weeks ahead of about a project. This wouldn’t between its members. HPW pro - time, and no later than Monday have happened if we didn’t have grams include regular meetings of the week before the event, to this event. Social interaction is with guest speakers in all areas english.edition@thenationalher - how things happen. Ideas will of expertise and professional de - ald.com be generated and exchanged and they will generate prospects for people here and ultimately that transfers to Greece and QUESTION OF THE WEEK Cyprus. He is not just talking about financial wealth but “in - Vote on our website! tellectual, social and cultural wealth and it transfers both You have the chance to express your opinion on our website ways.” on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - Such endeavors especially lished in our printed edition next week along with the question benefit the younger generations, for that week. to which the Chamber is com - The question this week is: Do you think President Obama’s mitted through activities such gun control measures are a step in the right direction? as it annual job fair which will o Yes be held in late March. o No The Vasilopita event was o Maybe catered by Zenon Taverna of As - The results for last week’s question: Do you think Congress toria, whose delicious food pre - will raise the debt ceiling? sentation went far beyond the 76 % voted "Yes" “Wine & Meze Reception” that 24 % voted "No" was advertised. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013 COMMUNITY 3 Johnides Cultural Center at Kimisis Church in Southampton Has Opened

By Constantine S. Sirigos tional president of Philoptochos, TNH Staff Writer came from Connecticut with her husband Peter. “We are not mem - SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The bers of the parish, but we hear grand opening and blessing of about what they accomplished the Johnides Family Cultural here and we wanted to be pre - Center of the Church of the Kimi - sent, but in my wildest dreams I sis tis Theotokou in Southampton did not expect it to be so spec - on January 13 seemed to follow tacular.” a divine script that appears to set Told that one child turned to the scene for many of the Greek- another and said “wow! These American community’s great mo - are real classrooms,” Skeadas re - ments. A damp morning, with sponded: “they are joyful. The dangerous fog all along the Long colors in the rooms, the floors Island Expressway for guests who tiles, everything makes it warm drove all the way from New York and joyful. All the people will City and New Jersey, yielded to benefit.” a break in the clouds and early- She said the net effect of the winter sunshine just as Bishop complex and the cultural and Andonios of Phasiane began the spiritual programs it will house blessing of the water service. will be that lives will be enriched, The parishioners were thrilled even saved.” to learn from their Pastor, Rev. At the “Appreciation Lun - Alexander Karloutsos, Protopres - cheon in Honor of Coula byter of the Ecumenical Patriar - Johnides,” the complex’s archi - chate, that the thyranixia service tect, Edmundo Lopez, was also that will open the magnificent thanked by Karloutsos. It is his new sanctuary that adjoins the Left: Guests gather for the Agiasmos service presided over by fifth Orthodox Church. He was center is scheduled for Sunday Bishop Andonios assisted by Fr. Alexander Karloutsos and Con - raised Roman Catholic but be - Apr. 21. stantine Lazarakis. Right: The library’s stained glass window came immersed in the Byzantine Until then, parishioners will wall looks into the Center’s lobby. architectural tradition through bask in the warmth of their hum - his studies and visits to Constan - ble but beloved Church that has Brook University; and Dr. Chris - pleted church. tinople and the great early Chris - been their home since 1986. Sur - tios Ioannides, Director of the The complex is built of lime - tian centers of Torcello, Venice, rounded by the Aegean blue and Center for Byzantine and Modern stone and granite and marble, and Ravenna. white of the nave that is topped Greek Studies at Queens College. but throughout the celebration it The luncheon was held at the by a dome of the same colors, He then instructed everyone on was clear that the parishioners’ famous Old Stove Pub, which the Bishop Andonios, the Chancellor the procession form the church faith and love of their church and Johnides Family opened in 1969 of the Archdiocese, who repre - to the courtyard in front of the of each other is the glue that and was recently purchased and sented Archbishop Demetrios, re - Johnides Center which was led holds together and drives their re-opened by the Makkos Family. minded that the Church deems by the altar boys and the Byzan - great endeavor. Karloutsos noted Dr. Peter Michalos offered the the day The Sunday After tine choir of seminarians who “we began project with Mr. Hag - toast “to Coula for realizing her Epiphany, making the liturgy an journeyed from Brookline, MA. istavrou as president and it will dream and making the Johnides extension of the celebration of After the Agiasmos, Nikiteas be complete under Pater Nikiteas, Family Foundation and the Cen - the Great Feast that marked thanked all those who undertook but ultimately, when basking in ter a reality.” Christ’s baptism in the Jordan the “great journey which has their accomplishment, the parish Paul Maus, the building com - river. been long. Many people deprived must acknowledge “ultimately, mittee chair, summarized the his - His Grace later noted of the their families and their businesses the Lord is all.” tory and noted a few of the key day’s honoree, the Center’s grand of their presence to make the Addressing everyone present, people such as the chairman of benefactor, Coula Johnides, that dream come true. I thank you all Johnides then declared “in honor the construction subcommittee, her family’s original name is Jor - for a splendid job, and now we and in memory of my family I George Gavalas, a noted Long Is - danides. He and Johnides have have these magnificent struc - would like to dedicate the and soul, and “seeks to minister Even before the installation of land residential builder. He said roots in the same part of the Pon - tures….The new complex will Johnides Family Cultural Center to all aspects of person, the phys - the all the parish’s treasures and the Church was blessed by the tos region of the Black Sea and serve not only those present to - to serve our Church, and com - ical needs, his psyche, his cultural the precious icons of the new people who came along at critical shared the experience of geno - day, but our children, and our munity. My family foundation and his emotions needs. We bless sanctuary, the Center has been points in the process, but Coula cide, being refugees, and building children’s children. “ will also sponsor programs to the soul in the Church, fellowship decorated with priceless works became involved just as the a new life in America. Karloutsos then turned to help the young and the old….I activities meet the emotional of art: the drawings and paint - fundraising need to move forward, After the liturgy assistant Pas - Johnides and told her "we learn hope the Center will serve as a needs, and now there is a cultural ings of its children. when “it takes someone to step tor Fr. Constantine Lazarakis wel - from our Lord that the cross of beacon of faith and learning, and center,” to feed the mind. Alexander Miral, the principal up, and Coula did that for us.” comed the parishioners and sacrifice is the ultimate gift that Hellenic culture. God bless you Johnides then cut the ribbon of the Miral Shipping Corpora - Numerous speakers thanked guests to what he called “a big we can give to our brothers and all.” to a great burst of applause and tion, has been coming to the Karloutsos for fulfilling the cat - day, a celebration of our culture our sisters. You made this great After Andonios conveyed the joy. parish with his family since the alytic role he is famous for, while and heritage and he offered sacrifice on behalf of your family. blessings and congratulations of When guests entered the 1980s when they bought a house Andonios acknowledged Pres - “deep and sincere thanks to It’s a living testimony to their the Archbishop “on this great ac - lobby to attend the reception in nearby. He told TNH, “it’s a bytera Xanthi, and by extension, everyone, who gave to make this presence among us, and to your complishment and his deep ap - the new Center, they encoun - hugely important day. It’s a beau - the work and dedication of all day a reality.” sacrifice and love for our com - preciation to Coula and all who tered a beautiful, modern build - tiful facility and the culmination the community’s presbyteres, Karloutsos welcomed the munity.” Then on behalf of the made this possible,” he summa - ing whose well-designed social of so many years of hard work. when he reminded that “behind guests, which included Stelios parish, he asked Lazarakis to be - rized the purpose of the center and library spaces and gleaming The people on the committees every successful man there is a Vasilakis representative of the stow upon her a cross that is a by noting that in the Orthodox classrooms will soon be brought have done a wonderful job seeing woman.” Some guests echoed Niarchos Foundation; Dennis N. replica of the cross that tops the faith sees humans as “a psycho - to life through the energy of it through to this day. Karloutsos’ praising the Lord by Assanis, new Provost of Stony dome of the soon-to-be com - somatic being” and unity of body parishioners of all ages. Aphrodite Skeadas, the na - also crediting the Theotokos. Old Florida Charm and Greek Culture Make Tarpon Springs a Fun Visit

By Walt Belcher Restaurant, home to more than trickle of tourists, but soon the a small aquarium, the Sponge "In the early 1900s, Tarpon explores domestic traditions, Tamba Bay Online 80 types of Greek pastry. town will swell with winter vis - Factory and the kitschy Sponge - Springs was a vacation spot for food, religion and celebrations. "We have generations of fam - itors. January brings thousands orama Museum, which has been the wealthy who came down The 1883 Safford House Mu - On a chilly Sunday night, ily-owned businesses here," he for the annual Epiphany Day on closed for renovation but is ex - here by train," she says. "There seum has been restored and is belly dancer Mari Lewis sways adds. Many gift shops, Greek Sunday, sponsored by the St. pected to be open this month. would be opera and concerts on open to the public Wednesdays to the music of the bouzouki, a restaurants, sight-seeing cruises, Nicholas Cathedral. Stroll along the docks district floating barges. Today we have and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 melodic Greek string instru - bakeries and attractions along It's part of a three-day cele - and you may hear locals speak - become a mecca for artists." p.m. Admission is $3. ment. Dodecanese Boulevard are bration that includes the annual ing Greek or see them playing Antique shops and art gal - The city also has a small She moves around the tables owned by second- and third- blessing of the fleet at noon on social card games in pubs and leries can be found downtown. beaux arts style Performing Arts at Mama's Greek Cuisine entic - generation residents of Greek Saturday. At about noon on Sun - There are Victorian-era homes Center located in a former ing customers to join her in heritage. day, the priest will lead a pro - and the impressive St. Nicholas school that was built in 1925. some hip-jiggling moves. A bald - A mix of Old Florida and cession from the cathedral to Tarpon Springs, FL, Cathedral, a replica of St. The center offers theater pro - ing middle-aged man tries to Greek culture, Tarpon Springs nearby Spring Bayou at the edge a spongediving town Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul, ductions, jazz and folk concerts. keep up but appears to be doing is celebrating its 125th year as of town. 30 miles northwest of where the ornate Byzantine in - Performing tonight is Jewish a slow version of the twist. A one of Florida's unique trea - A cross will be tossed in the terior is open to the public. folk singer Lil' Rev. See www.tar - young blonde shimmies up and sures. chilly waters, and dozens of Tampa, is as close to Also in the historical district ponarts.org for information. is greeted with cheers and clap - From the aging sponge docks young men will dive for it. The a Greek coastal village is an early 1900s railroad sta - "We also work to help pre - ping all around. along the Anclote River to the one who brings it up gets a year tion that has been converted serve the Greek culture here," The ever-smiling Mari con - small historical downtown with of good fortune. Hundreds of as one can find outside into a free museum. It's located says Monahan. The city's Center tinues her exotic movements its Victorian homes and the St. spectators line the shore to of Greece. on the Pinellas Trail, which also for Gulf Folk Life sponsors with flowing grace. Equally dra - Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathe - watch, and a day-long festival runs through Tarpon. classes in Greek cooking and matic across the room, a wait - dral, the town has maintained of food, drink and fellowship cafés off the main drag. The city The city's Cultural Center is music. "You can learn to play ress carries in a pan of saganaki, a quaint, laid-back atmosphere. follows the dive. sits between a stretch of Anclote in the historical former town the bouzouki," says Monahan. a flaming cheese appetizer. Memisakis says "Mama's is "We have many Greek tradi - River and several bayous and la - hall built in 1915 and houses The Folklife Center also "We like to keep the Greek the only restaurant on the docks tions here," says Karterouliotis, goons. Manatees can be found exhibits. It is open 9 to 4 p.m. sponsors festivals and concerts. traditions going," says Georgia that has belly dancing now, and who spent much of December in Spring Bayou at the edge of weekdays. Friday, for example, violinist Memisakis, owner of Mama's, it's only on Sunday nights." overseeing the baking of hun - downtown. The Heritage Museum in Michalis Kappas and bagpipe which was named after her Lewis, who hails from Panama, dreds of loaves of the traditional "A lot of people come to Tar - Craig Park on Spring Bayou player Manolis Choullis will pre - mother, Maria, who opened a is not Greek, but she looks the Christmas Sweet Bread and the pon Springs for the food," says traces the development of Tar - sent music and dance from the restaurant in the Sponge Docks part. "I like it when the cus - New Year Bread (with a coin in - Memisakis. On or near Dode - pon Springs with vintage pho - Dodecanese Islands at 8 p.m. in District here in 1961. tomers get up and try to dance side each loaf to bring good for - canese Boulevard are Hellas tography. A permanent interac - the Kalymnian House, another Tarpon Springs, about 30 along," she says. tune). Bakery and Restaurant, Yanni's, tive exhibit, "The Greek performance venue for art and miles northwest of Tampa, is Come spring, there will be Greek divers from the Dode - Dimitri's Mykonos, Costas Greek Community of Tarpon Springs," culture, located downtown. about as close to an authentic belly dancing on the streets here canese Islands first came here Cuisine, Cage Greko, and Plaka. Greek coastal village as one can during the monthly "Night in the in the late 1800s to harvest Seafood is served at the popular get outside of Greece, says Nick Islands" weekend street festi - sponges from the Gulf. The Rusty Bellies, Paul's Shrimp Karterouliotis, who runs the vals. docks have since become a House and Capt. Pappas Fish town's famed Hellas Bakery and In December there is only a tourist attraction that includes House. Beer lovers can quench their thirst at the recently opened An - POCKET-LESS clote Brew where owner Tommy Koulouris, 27, a third-genera - PITA BREAD tion Greek resident, stocks brews made in the area, such as Tarpon Springs-based St. Some - where. Kontos Foods Tarpon Springs also is home The Leading Company in Flat Breads to Castle Winery, in the historic downtown district. The winery, Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita which makes one bottle at a time, has a romantic garden and manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic courtyard. The building was Hand Stretched Flat bread. constructed to resemble the kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. 1820 Federal-style found in such coastal towns as Savannah and FillO kATAiFi, BAklAVA, SPANAkOPiTA, TyrOPiTA Charleston. For information on NuT rOll, mElOmAkArONA tours and tastings go to and the TrADiTiONAl mEDiTErrANEAN DESSErTS. www.tscwinery.com. It's only a short drive or long Excellent quality and service. walk from the Sponge Docks We distribute in USA and Canada. District to the Historic Down - Special prices for communities, schools, churches town District. A trolley circu - lates through both districts on festivals and other events weekdays. Parking near the docks runs $2 to $3. There is free parking in town and a lim - ited number of free spaces in the blocks near the docks. Kontos Foods, Inc "The docks are a draw, but b George Poniros and Irene Angelakis Tie the Knot in Flushing there is so much more to do in Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 Tarpon Springs," says Kathleen Tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 kontos.com

St. Nicholas overflowed with joy during the nuptials of George Poniros and Irene Angelakis. Monahan, director of cultural a Guests came all the way from Crete and Archbishop Demetrios presided. and civic services for the city. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013 Manatakis: Imagination and Food Equal Success at Uncle Nick’s in NYC

By Penelope Karageorge Greek restaurant. “I was always transform the backyard with have a life. I decided that it’s Special to The National Herald watching my father cook, and plywood and props. “We had quality of life that counts. Don’t my mother. In Greece they had wonderful statues that an Asto - be afraid to take off. Some Tony Manatakis is a high a couple of tavernas. In 1990 I ria guy brought in from Greece. Greeks worry too much about school dropout turned floral de - realized there were few Greek We had kerosene heaters. It was money and go crazy if somebody signer turned restaurateur and restaurants in Manhattan. Most really beautiful.” robs a shrimp. If you’re going to founder of Manhattan’s Uncle of them had moved to Astoria. Greene wrote the review for be like that, then you don’t de - Nick’s restaurant. Its 20th an - Many Greeks were afraid to New York, including high praise serve to be in the business. It’s niversary is next year, but it open up on the West Side be - for the red snapper. Manatakis, going to happen anyway. You seems like it has been on Ninth cause this was the Hell’s Kitchen still learning the restaurant have to enjoy your life.” Avenue and 51st Street forever. area. The East Side was trendier trade, had put it on the menu He sometimes spends a “We’ll have a big party,” says at the time.” at $12.99. “I used to buy the red month in Crete. “I didn’t return Manatakis, the sole creative force Manatakis took the plunge, snapper at the Fulton Fish Mar - until I was 32, 18 years after I behind Uncle Nick’s. He deco - naming the restaurant in honor ket for $10.00, not realizing that left.” Would he retire there? “I rated the restaurant taverna- of his father, who was on the I was barely making a profit. But love Greece – most of us have style, planned the menu, and scene in the early days. “I had people started flocking to it, so an Odysseus complex – with the wrote the entertaining bill of no formal education in food, but I said let’s keep it going.” urge to get back to the island. fare. it runs in the family. I like to Today, Manatakis says the se - But my home is the United He arrived in the United eat, and said even if I fail, I’ll cret to the restaurant’s contin - States. Actually I’m a New States via Crete and Athens at have my friends come and eat. ued success is “quality, quantity, Yorker. When you leave New age 12 and soon found himself We’ll run it like a club, a Greek and consistency. We cook with York and you’re anywhere in the confused by John Adams High club. But two months after we olive oil, not butter. People are world, you can’t forget it, be - School in Ozone Park. “The opened the door, it was unbe - more knowledgeable today than cause you’ll see New York in the school system in New York was lievable, the success. We got a ever before. They like the news, and you’ll start to miss it. a zoo. The kids had a lot of free - write-up in New York magazine. Mediterranean diet. They like to I was in Greece, up in the moun - dom, but they didn’t know what The write-up did it.” eat fish, greens, and vegetables. tains, and picked up an Ameri - they were doing. They were Gael Greene, a celebrity in A vegetarian could happily eat can station on the radio, and screaming at the teachers. They her own right, known for her here. We have good, fresh, clean heard a theater review, and I ac - were fighting in the hallways. I perceptive and witty food re - food, and we don’t decorate it. tually started tearing, because I told my mother: ‘I must leave views, had discovered Uncle When I was in the flower busi - said ‘I’m here but my heart is in and go back to my country.’” Nick’s. She called Manatakis and ness, I saw a lot of decorations. New York.’” Instead, Manatakis went to left a message. “I thought it was So when you eat here, you Manatakis is married to his work at Rigas Florists in Rich - a joke. I called her back but I won’t find any floral arrange - childhood sweetheart, Pamela, mond Hills, and within a year was sort of ragging her. She said ments on your plate. We just whose background is Sicilian was a full-fledged floral de - I’d like to give you a write-up give people good food.” and Italian. They met at age 15 signer. “I enjoy working,” Man - because you have great food, but He has broken the rules of and are the parents of two atakis says. “I like business, and you don’t have enough tables. I the Greek restaurateur by taking daughters. Their oldest daugh - like many Greeks, I went out at asked her how many chairs I a month off every year, as well ter, Sophia, just graduated from a young age and worked hard.” needed to qualify. She said, ‘At as the holidays of Easter, Christ - the French Culinary Institute, Manatakis eventually opened least forty.’ I said ‘The other mas and New Year’s. “When I and will be “the third generation his own flower shop, Robin Hill room is opening next week. It came into this business, I spoke at Uncle Nick’s.” He is consider - Florist, “but then a vacant store will be ready on Tuesday.’’ TNH/COSTAS BEJ to a very dear older Greek lady. ing opening another Uncle became available around the Manatakis used his floral Owner Tony Manatakis says: “My father was a true lover of She said the restaurant business Nick’s in New Jersey, or in Del corner.” He decided to open a decorating skills and friends to tavernas and [felt] at home in them.” is great but restaurateurs don’t Ray Beach, FL. Uncle Nick’s, Home of Greek Comfort Food and More

Continued from page 1 Rating: ** ½ can be separated or pushed together to accom - (Note: Restaurants are rated: Good*; Excel - modate two or four people or a larger group. lent**; Superb ***) Sharing is encouraged, with no extra charge for splitting dishes, and portions are large. You might end up taking some food home with you. Instead good even without a celebrity chef in residence. of napery, you will dine off a paper placemat with It is fresh and tasty, and sparked with those vital a map of Greece. This affords some interesting Greek flavors of olive oil, lemon, and oregano. dreaming and trip planning. You make your se - Among the cold appetizers, I give high points lections from a varied menu that I found enter - to the tzatziki – yogurt, garlic and cucumber, taining on several levels. I enjoyed the descriptions and a first-rate rendition. Definitely addictive. I of the dishes. “Avgolemono – traditional Greek also thoroughly enjoyed the melitzanosalata, the ‘penicillin’ – a zesty lemon chicken rice soup.” eggplant dip. This was fresh, beautifully sea - “Frappe – the Greek conversation drink.” soned, and sparkling with fresh parsley. It had a The prices are entertaining, as well. Uncle zesty flavor and nice bite. Nick’s offers a wide range of kebabs for $11.00 I did find the taramosalata too salty and lack - at lunch, with the price going up at dinner to ing the important lightness, and the scordalia – $18.00. An appetizer for two but could easily potato and eggplant dip – was pleasant although serve more – the Inopikilia—is $22.00, the high - perhaps not in the four star category. The mixed est price on the menu. This includes “hot and grill of zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes served cold appetizers – octopus, sausage, keftedakia, with scordalia was nice, although the vegetables A table filled with the fruit of the sea and the good earth. Meat fare also entices. dips, pita bread, olives, feta cheese, peppers, could have been a tad crisper. tomatoes, and cucumbers.” Another intriguing appetizer I recommend: delicious, offering a delightful respite from the cinnamon pattern on top. I had planned to just Uncle Nick’s has all the Greek comfort foods the feta and tomato saganaki, baked in the oven totally different canned variety without meat try it – and check out the flavor – but found it including spanakopita, moussaka, and pastichio, with a sprinkling of oregano. This offered an in - that I occasionally partake of when the need for irresistible and consumed it down to the last as well as grilled fish – a favorite – also at rea - teresting variation on the traditional saganaki that special flavor of vine leaves strikes. grain or rice. It’s rich, creamy, and not too sweet. sonable prices. The lunch menu features fried with kasseri cheese. The feta and tomato works The Cretan meatball and sausage sautéed in You can also enjoy traditional yogurt with honey calamari, $13.00; fried flounder filet, $12.00; well together, with the sharp feta offering the a wine sauce is described on the menu as “Papa and walnuts, or galaktoboureko, Greek custard grilled salmon steak, $13.00; and swordfish ke - right counterpoint to the sweet tomatoes. At Un - Ponai”. This refers to the delicious pain of the wrapped in filo, or baklava. All desserts are made bab marinated and skewered with onion, toma - cle Nick’s, one can also order “Saganaki with hot sausage. This was a tasty treat, with the well on the premises. toes and peppers, $14.00. All are served with Egg” – feta over tomatoes and sausage topped seasoned meatball crisp on the outside, succulent Uncle Nick’s puts out the welcome mat seven rice and salad, as are the meat selections from with an egg! This sounds like one of the more on the inside, and the sausage well-cooked. days a week. The restaurant is at 747 Ninth Av - the charcoal grill, including a variety of tasty ke - exotic Cretan dishes that could be a personal We also enjoyed the bifteki, “chopped sirloin enue, between 50th and 51st Street, with lunch babs. favorite – the kind of restorative dish one might spiced Greek style and grilled.” served from 11:30 to 4PM, Monday through Fri - I had been to Uncle Nicks on earlier occasions, order after a night out on the town. The octopus was pleasant, if not superb. I day, and dinner 4-11PM. Saturdays and Sundays but not lately. This time, I was revisiting Uncle As for the dolmades filled with rice and meat, found the underside a tad gelatinous. the restaurant is open 11AM-11PM. There’s also Nick’s with a critical eye and palate. I must admit and served with avgolemeno sauce, I’m banging I rounded off a meal with Uncle Nick’s Fa - an Uncle Nick’s at 382 Eighth Avenue at the cor - that I enjoyed dining here. The food is basic but my fork for more! The dolmades were fresh and mous Rice Pudding. It arrives in a bowl with a ner of 29th Street. Take Five With Petros Klampanis

By Petros Klampanis ternational Jazz Concourse and to enjoy it and sing it, dance it bum. I am very happy with that What are some of the essen - All About Jazz Amersfoort Jazz Competition and get inspired by it. album and I am really looking tial requirements to keep jazz both in 2007. The bass sound is a combina - forward to the recording process alive and growing? Bassist, composer, and In 2008, Klampanis moved to tion of percussion and human for the next one. Like Thelonious Monk said, arranger Petros Klampanis grew New York City to study, eventu - voice. Sometimes during a per - The first Jazz album I bought once you groove make sure you up on the Zakynthos Island in ally earning a Masters in jazz formance the bass sound is either was: groove more. This quote could Greece, a place with a very rich performance from the Aaron percussive or approaches the role Dave Brubeck's Time Out be interpreted in terms of musi - musical heritage, where Italian Copland School of Music. of the voice, depending on the What do you think is the most cal quality. Musicians should al - and Balkan music traditions melt Today, Klampanis performs in musical needs of the moment. important thing you are con - ways try to keep the music level together. various venues in New York, Your teaching approach: tributing musically? as high as possible. This music amalgam was Pet - sharing the stage with many top My approach to teaching con - A proposition of combining Schools should support music ros' first major influence and musicians from the New York sists a lot of playing, singing, jazz, classical and world music and encourage young individuals seed of inspiration to pick up the jazz scene including Greg Osby, even dancing and generally sounds. to be exposed to various musical piano and guitar, and start Gilad Hekselman, Jean-Michel learning on the spot. My good Did you know... genres. singing in local choirs at a very Pilc, Ari Hoenig, Shai Maestro, friend and wonderful percussion - I really like visual arts. I make What is in the near future? early age. Sara Serpa, Paul Bollenback, ist, Jamey Haddad, calls that ap - most of the posters for my I am planning to release my After finishing high school, he Gretchen Parlato, Antonio Hart proach contextual learning. I shows. second album with music for moved to Athens in order to at - and Michael Mossman, to name think young people, especially CDs you are listening to now: string quartet and a jazz quartet, tend the city's Polytechnic school. a few. Additionally, Klampanis nowadays, have an amazing Fred Hersch, Plays Jobim consisting of Jean-Michel Pilc on It wasn't long before he realized serves as a guest teacher at the learning capacity and I try to (Sunnyside Records); the piano, Gilad Hekselman on that the ship engineering course Oberlin Conservatory and the take advantage of it when I am Tomatito, Agua Dulce (Uni - guitar and John Hadfield on per - was not as desirable as it Ionian Music University of Corfu, given the role of teacher, either versal); cussion. I am also working on a seemed, so he decided to take Greece. privately or at workshops Tigran Hamasyan, A Fable tour with my trio, Gilad Heksel - exams for the Music department His first album as a leader, Your dream band: train departures, a night sleeping (Verve); man and Bodek Janke, in Europe of Athens University. His life Contextual—featuring Gretchen Miles Davis' second great on a bench at Zurich's Central Brad Mehldau, Highway during May/June, 2013. would take another positive turn Parlato, David Berkman and Paul quintet, with Wayne Shorter, train station and traveling with Rider (Nonesuch); I am also currently recording when he was accepted in 2001. Bollenback performing original Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and probably the oldest ship in exis - Dhafer Youssef, Digital a duo album with vibraphonist During Klampanis' time in material for string quartet and Tony Williams. tence from Ancona to Kerkyra, I Prophecy (Enja). Christos Rafalides. This new pro - Athens, he had the chance of solo double bass—was released Road story: Your best or worst ended up hitchhiking in Greece Desert Island picks: ject is called Point 2. playing with some of the finest in 2011 by Inner Circle Music la - experience: for a ride to Athens. Finally, a Keith Jarrett, Live in Tokyo What's your greatest fear Greek jazz artists today. bel and has received rave re - During the Icelandic volcano track driver accepted me, my (ECM); when you perform? From 2005 to 2007, Kampa - views. eruption I had to travel from Am - bass and my stuffed suitcase and Radiohead, OK Computer My greatest fear is not being nis continued to pursue a formal Instrument(s): sterdam to Athens in order to he eagerly started sharing his ex - (Parlophone); able to project the sound that I education in music by joining the Double bass. meet my friend Gilad Hekselman periences from his road travels Elis and Tom, Tom Jobim have in my mind. double bass department of the Teachers and/or influences? and percussionist Bodek Janke from the past 20 years, while I (Philips); What song would you like Amsterdam Conservatory, where Jean-Michel Pilc, Ari Hoenig, for a series of concerts in Greece. was trying to get some rest. The Cleveland Orchestra, Pre - played at your funeral? he got his BA degree and gradu - Antonio Hart and Michael Moss - It was impossible to fly, so I When I finally arrived to Athens lude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune "Blame it on my Youth." ated with distinction. man are some of the teachers I had to use ground transporta - it was just a couple of hours be - (Deutsche Grammophon); What is your favorite song to From there, Petros toured in had in the past. tion. The only problem was that fore the first concert. Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (Co - whistle or sing in the shower? Europe (Germany, Holland, Lux - I knew I wanted to be a mu - the whole of Europe was facing Favorite venue: lumbia). Hard to believe, but: "Ain't emburg, Belgium, France, Spain, sician when... the same problem. It was a time Carnegie Hall. How would you describe the Nobody," by Chaka Khan. Monaco, Portugal, Switzerland, My parents bought a key - of chaos and I had to deal with Your favorite recording in state of jazz today? If I weren't a jazz musician, I Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, board for my older sister and I it carrying my double bass and a your discography and why? I think that there are many would be a: Lithuania, and Estonia) and took spent most of my time figuring suitcase full of CDs and effect My favorite recording in my creative musicians nowadays, A Cook. I think composition part in many major European out the chords and melodies of processors. I still remember a discography is my album Con - maybe more than any previous and music delivery is a very sim - jazz festivals. During this time, songs from the '80s Greek TV poor guy missing his train at the textual. I learned a lot by doing time of jazz history. What occurs ilar process as the preparation of he received many awards and programs. Frankfurt central train station, that CD. I worked with wonder - to me is that one of the hazards a dish. Both processes demand honors in major music competi - Your sound and approach to when he walked out of the track ful musicians, I composed and that Jazz music is facing is the creativity, fantasy, skills, instinc - tions, most notably the music: to make a quick question to a arranged extensively and discov - extreme growth of intellect in tual decision making and always Hoeilaart/Brussels Jazz Compe - I want my music to flow, person working at the station. ered new things on the bass and comparison to the musical in - keeping in mind the ones you tition in 2008, and the YPF In - breathe and sing. I want people After two days of delayed how to capture them on an al - stinct and emotion. are feeding. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013 COMMUNITY 5 A Call to Arms: Greek American Foundation’s Fundraiser at Stix in NYC

Continued from page 1 “Guys we are talking about “Those just a few examples Greece,” Pappas appealed, “the “of what our community is ca - where he is fueling a little Sili - country where our parents and pable of,” he said. “I want you con Valley…there are 32 pro - grandparents come from, where all to think outside the box, to grammers feeding 32 families.” we spend our vacations. The leave here tonight thinking He said Innovation Acceler - people of Greece are suffering.” about what you can do.” He said ator, the company of board He said “That’s why we took his goal is to find 300 Ambas - member John Pirovolakis has a stand and created Project sadors of Hope who will commit also hired programmers, and Hope for Greece, because hope to raising $1000 dollars each. declared “we want to inspire is the last things to die. As long He began his own New Year’s more of these types of projects.” as hope exists, good things can party and Vasilopita. The am - The third area is education happen.” Pappas wants to help bassadors will be provided “we have identified three ac - by generating innovative ideas. brochures and a video to pro - credited schools in Greece, the He emphasized that the or - mote their event. American College of Athens, the ganizations they support are Demetra Maheras told TNH American College of Thessa - carefully examined. The Niar - she attended because “what’s loniki and the American Farm chos Foundation has given them happening in Greece is heart - School of Thessaloniki, whose the catalogue of organizations breaking.” She wants her chil - campuses are the site of innov - they have vetted and he added dren to experience the good the ative and dynamic programs.” that “100 percent of the money she had during her childhood “Because they are U.S. ac - we raise is going to Greece,” be - visits.” Thea Fournaris, a VP at credited, there are checks and cause their administrative costs Morgan Stanley, attended to balances,” and we know their have already been covered by “raise awareness as to what is money will be properly spent.” major donors. happening in Greece and the To learn more about the new The Foundation website Community.” She said watching dimension developed in re - bears the coveted GuideStar the news from Greece breaks sponse to the Greek crisis visit: USA distinction which reports her heart too. www.greekamerica.org/pro - on U.S. nonprofit companies. Pappas means to give those jects. The Greek America Foun - “Transparency and sustainability emotions direction and purpose. dation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit are two things we are very “We will all come together and organization that Pappas TNH/COSTAS BEJ proud of,” Pappas told TNH. create a critical mass of good founded in 1997 because he (L-R)The hosts of the fundraiser “Happy Hour for Hope” that launched “Project Hope for People have picked up the and philanthropy to help the wanted “to change the status Greece” in NY: Gregg Pappas, Chris Papavasiliou, and Stathis Antonakopoulos. ball from Pappas and are run - people of Greece and the coun - quo in our community.” ning it. He told of Broadway en - try that we love so much.” It focuses, he said on Greek is their commitment to excel - “We call ourselves Greek- sounding the alarm. tertainer George Psomas’ 30th The Project is one of the cen - ideals, but not what usually lence, to be the very best at Americans,” he continued. “If The city that hosted the glit - birthday party. ters of action and models for comes to mind. “Other people what they strive for – as indi - we don’t care about what’s hap - tering 2004 Olympics now has “In lieu of gifts, he told his other groups that are finally do food, faith and family much viduals –where they stumble is pening in Greece right now then 20,000 homeless people. Pappas 200 invited guests to bring a do - popping up here and there in better than I do,” he said, and in their collective endeavors. we are not good Greek-Ameri - then said he is working with nation to Project Hope for the community. added the Foundation focuses At Stix, the focus was on the cans…and by no means are we Doctors Without Borders. Its Greece. The third-generation Who knows what will next on the three “Ps”: philotimo, ideal of philanthropy, the spot - good Greek Orthodox Chris - Athens director told him “We Greek-American with few rela - emerge from inside or outside philanthropy and paideia. What light on the Greek crisis. He and tians, he thundered. need your help and we need it tives in Greece told Pappas he the box? Pappas announced that he call the “lost ideals” of excel - his colleagues had asked them - “Are we just using the Greek fast, because we have a tuber - wanted to help” because this the day after this year’s May 25 lence that slip when Greeks de - selves, “now that we have cre - tag to look at a credit in a movie culosis epidemic on our hands country gave me so much. It’s Gabby Awards in Hollywood fine themselves exclusively ated this amazing network of and say ‘ooh, that’s Jennifer in Athens.” The same group re - what defines me and flows there will be a big Greek cele - through the three “Fs.” successful Greeks in America Aniston. She’s Greek, you cently spent $185,000 to stop a through my veins.” bration at Disneyland. Its presi - Everybody does the Ps, he and Canada, what are we doing know.’” Malaria epidemic near Sparti. The proceeds of the next pro - dent, George Kalogridis, has said. Chicago has food festivals to help Greece? Greece is burn - THIS IS GREECE? “The last time we dealt with duction of actress Anthoula Cat - asked his friend year round. He said what ing,” Pappas declared, “literally He had their attention and malaria was in southeast simatides’ one woman show will Mickey Mouse to appear makes Greek-Americans special and figuratively.” would not let go. He kept Africa,” he was told. also go to Project Hope. wearing a fustanella. Athenian Agora Digs at NY Arts Club

By Constantine S. Sirigos 1931, undertaken by the Amer - He highlighted the continu - TNH Staff Writer ican School of Classical Studies ing work on the 5th century BC at Athens (ASCSA). Stoa Poikile, which is famous as MANHATTAN – Like the United According to www.agathe.gr, the source of the name of the States, the city-state of Athens the ASCSA website devoted to Stoic school of philosophy had humble origins, being the the agora: “On any given day founded by Zeno of Cyprus. Its poorest of the Mycenaean the space might be used as a renowned but now vanished states. Dr. John McKesson market, or for an election, a dra - paintings also marked it as the Camp II, the Stavros Niarchos matic performance, a religious world’s first art gallery. Foundation Professor of Classics procession, military drill, or ath - A number of earlier candi - at Randolph-Macon College, re - letic competition.” dates for its remains had been flected on its rise through his Camp said the agora, which rejected by archaeologists. discussion of the recent Athen - he called the site of the world’s Camp discussed the importance ian excavations Agora at the Na - first democracy, was designed of different kinds of evidence in tional Arts Club in Manhattan’s as a large open space. Statues identifying what is uncovered, Gramercy Park on January 10. and small monuments including coin finds, and literary And as is often the case, the abounded, but Hellenistic and sources such as Pausanias fa - truth requires some digging. Roman authorities later filled mous “Description of Greece” Camp currently directs excava - much of the area with large from the 2nd century AD. TNH ArCHiVES tions, which commenced in buildings. Much of the stoa is still under Dimitris Christofias, President of Cyprus, greets Nikos Mouyiaris during a visit to NY last fall. a modern building. Eventually, no modern structure will remain at the agora site, but Camp noted their owners will be fully Mouyiaris Gives 600K for NJU Greek Studies compensated. Camp began his presentation by stressing that such endeavors Continued from page 1 ready raised $700,000. he attended St. John’s Univer - are privately funded in the “The goal for the overall ini - sity prior to Rutgers. United States. “There is no min - in Manhattan and further con - tiative through the Our Rutgers, He started Mana Products istry of culture in Washington,” versations and meetings with Our Future campaign is to raise with $6,000 that he borrowed he said. They depend on private key people involved with the up to $3 million, which will fully from his brother, Apostolos. To - citizens, whom he took the op - Elitis Chair. By October, the endow the chair and the pro - day, it is a very successful en - portunity to thank, along with Mouyiaris gift was announced, gram,” according to Rutgers. To terprise employing more than the dozens of unpaid students with the proviso that for every date, $1.7 million has been col - 600 people. who participate in the digs. $200,000, Rutgers must raise lected or committed. A fundrais - Mouyiaris received the Ellis S100,000. ing dinner dance for the Elitis Island Medal of Honor Award The Elitis Chair Foundation, chair has been scheduled for and is a member of Leadership Left: John McKesson Camp, along with the Greek and Phil - April 20, which will also be the 100. “He never forgets his place Michele Kidwell of the Na - hellene students of the Hellenic occasion for honoring and of birth, the small town of tional Arts Club, and Mary Cultural Association, will assist thanking Mouyiaris. Athienou. He helps support the Emerson, Exec. Director of the the Rutgers University Founda - According to his biography Old Age Home,” helped build a ASCSA; Its director, Jim tion in seeking donors and rais - on the website of the US-Cyprus Day Care Center and financed Wright, was also present. Be - ing the matching funds. The Chamber of Commerce, archeological digs. “He is mar - low: A restoration of the Poik - Elitis Foundation, which was es - Mouyiaris was born in Athienou, ried to Carol, and they have two ile Stoa. tablished by professor Efstathios Cyprus. He attended elementary adult children, Alexis and Ari - Bourodimos soon after the poet and high school in Nicosia, ana,” according to the Chamber won the Nobel Prize, has al - Cyprus.” In the United States, bio.

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TNH Staff and performances. cessful Aegean Isles restaurant people, and all the musicians panded in its later years) and Regardless of the report, his in the Flatbush Junction section who worked in his place who filled it with kefi and fellowship. MANHATTAN – “What else can doctors, friends, and family de - of Brooklyn. were struggling.” He added that He made it a multicultural I give you?” the filmmaker, clared the man with the big Bakakos’ wife, Diana, was unlike other establishments, place, but Bakakos tried to pre - restaurateur, and proud Spartan heart that that was open to born and raised in Staten Island most of the time the Bakakos sents the works of as many Dino Bakakos would often say everyone died of heartbreak. In into a family that also were family left all the money tossed Greek artists as possible on the when the deal was closed for an recent years he endured the loss givers. Her grandfather was one on the floor to the musicians. walls, and for many, the event to benefit Greece, the Or - of his parents, Vasiliki and Fotis, of the founders of the Staten Is - “The first thing he said when Lafayette was a veritable revival thodox Church, or the Greek- and his older brothers Peter and land parish and her father of the I arrived for rehearsal was ‘are of the Greek night club scene on American community. Babakos George. The loss of the Lafayette AHEPA chapter. you hungry? Can I get you Eighth Avenue, in New York’s has now given all he could. The lease was the final blow. Christopher, is an operations something to eat? There was original Greek town. beloved Lafayette Grill and Bar One friend said it is a famil - specialist with the financial firm always food at the rehearsals for Comedian Ellen Karis also closed last year after losing its iar story in Manhattan: a greedy Dreyfus, and Babakos’ daughter, the artists,” Bournias said. experienced his warmth and lease, and on January 13 the landlord insisted on doubling Vikki, a registered nurse. He is Ironically, the man whose support. “Dino was so support - generous heart of the man who the rent, turning a successful es - also survived by his grandchil - name become synonymous with ive when it came to the Arts- so loved people and the arts tablishment that made great dren, Diana and Kostas the recent Greek music scene in Music, Dance and Stand-Up drummed its last loving beat. contributions to the community Stoupakis. Manhattan was not into music Comedy...Every time I walked in Bakakos was taken to the into an untenable proposition. Fellow Laconian Timoleon in his youth. He was a visual –whether it was for a show or hospital with a brain hemor - He said “Dino was a unique Kakouros informed TNH that person, and after taking classes not – before I could walk to the rhage on January 12 and died man,” and noted another com - Bakakos was the current presi - film making became his passion. end of the bar he would say of an aneurism the next day. His mon phenomenon, especially dent of the Petrida Brotherhood Dino Bakakos Throughout his life he loved art, "Eleni, what do you want to eat" son Christopher told TNH that among Greeks: “he was a pillar and was a former vice president poetry, and history. Among the and fight with me until I or - Babakos was active to his dying for his family but he forgot to of the Federation of Associated echoed by many. Bournias documentaries he produced, he dered a Greek salad and day looking for a new location take care of himself.” Laconian Societies. He was clas - added, “he had a big heart, a distinguished himself with his spanakopita, which was deli - for the Lafayette. Bakakos and There were four brothers, all sically Laconic, but he was ac - great soul. There was usually at film on the life of Alexander the cious...I could tell in the brief his brothers turned the down - born in Petrida of Laconia. Pet - tive in numerous community en - least one person who had be - Great. time I knew him, he loved life, town Manhattan bar and grill ros was the oldest, followed by deavors. Leftheris Bournias, a come homeless living in the When the opportunity he loved people and he loved to into an informal cultural foun - George and Dino. Vasili the virtuosic clarinetist who knew spaces beneath the restaurant… emerged to buy the Lafayette in feed them...He respected me as dation. youngest – Billy – now mourns him well, said: “he was not a So many people went to him 1996, however, he had a chance a Greek Woman Stand-Up Co - Almost every month a new them all, but still hopes to res - man of many words but he al - who needed help. He tied to to make his mark on the Man - median, which is not always the artist would have his work dis - urrect the Lafayette. They ar - ways spoke from the heart. Kak - help anyone in need.” hattan music scene. Customers reception I get...I have this feel - played in the restaurant, Friday rived in America at different ouros noted “He was a wonder - Bournias expressed the ap - and the band, often with as ing Dino will be opening up a night was Greek night, which times, invited by relatives. Dino ful person. Always giving and preciation felt by his colleagues. many as eight or nine musicians club in heaven.” also included delightful servings immigrated in 1969 and pur - encouraging to people. For me “He was the only clubowner I – Bournias said he hired more The funeral is scheduled for of Armenian and Arabic music, sued different lines of work, and he was a relative and a good have ever known who put per - than was usual to support the January 17 at 9:30AM at Sts. and there always seemed to be ended up in the restaurant busi - friend.” sonal relationships and artists musicians – packed the origi - Constantine and Helen Greek Tango and bellydancing classes ness, co-owner of the highly suc - The same words were before profit. He helped many nally narrow space (it was ex - Orthodox Church in Brooklyn. George E. Soffos, Widely Considered Best American-born Bouzouki Player, Passes at 59

By Tina Bucuvalas Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, in order to be near family, Soffos was a musician of the highest ceived the broader recognition Nashville, Detroit, San Jose, and became the most sought-after caliber. And beyond the technical that he deserved. He received a George Soffos was the most recently, in the Tarpon performer at local Greek mastery, he infused his playing Florida Folk Heritage Award and youngest of five children who Springs area. Internationally, he bouzoukia clubs and at festivals, with exquisitely expressed emo - a Florida Individual Artist Award grew up in Warren, OH. His fa - performed in Montreal, Toronto, and thus was a highly significant tion. Soffos’ repertoire was ex - in Folk Arts. In addition, he was ther was from Asklipio, Rhodes, as well as numerous Greek cities. person in an area with a strong tremely wide; as a professional designated a master artist in the and his maternal grandparents He also played at countless fes - Greek cultural presence. He also musician he played to the tastes Florida Folklife Apprenticeship were from Katavia, Rhodes. All tivals and other special events became a mentor to and sup - of the audience. Thus, he played Program. More than that, he three of his older brothers be - throughout the United States. porter of many younger musi - not only the nisiotika (island mu - was universally loved for his came professional musicians. Soffos performed on several cians. He taught bouzouki classes sic) of the Dodecanese islands kind, generous, and humble When he was 15, his parents sent recordings for Greek and Greek- through the City of Tarpon from which his family came, but character. him to study with John Tata - American artists, including Nikos Springs, which encourages the other traditional Greek genres Soffos is survived by three sopoulos, the most highly-re - Kritikos, George Evagoras, Hrach preservation of Greek commu - including, but not limited to, re - daughters, Eleni, Anastasia, and garded bouzouki player of his Yacoubian, and Grigoris nity arts. betika, smyrneika, and demotika. Cassandra; and siblings Zane day, in Washington DC. Soffos Maroulis. He frequently provided But this information is just the In addition, he flawlessly played and James Soffos, and Mary Hi - spent two years studying and the instrumental back-up for framework for the most impor - Greek popular (laika) and even las. He brought great joy to playing with Tatasopoulos in Greek singing stars, such as tant things to know about Soffos art music (entekhno), as de - many. His death is a tragic loss clubs in the DC area, then at 17 Marinella and Rita Sakelariou, and his music. Soffos had an manded by the performance con - for us all. he began his career as an inde - when they toured in the United amazing mastery of his instru - text. Many considered him the pendent headliner in bouzoukia States. ment. Combined with excellent best bouzouki musician born in Tina Bucuvalas, PhD, is Curator clubs in cities such as Washing - After settling in the area near phrasing and a repertoire that the United States. of Arts and Historical Resources ton, Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Tarpon Springs in the late 1990s George E. Soffos included thousands of songs, he In recent years, Soffos re - for the City of Tarpon Springs. 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The following Property will be sold at Public designated agent of LLC upon whom a good Greek, Dimitris Kastanas, “Greece, especially then, did Auction On: Thursday. February 21, 2013, at 2:30 process may be served. SSNY shall mail who for four decades, through not offer many opportunities, pm., on the premises of Premier Storage Solutions Of copy of process to: THE LLC, 359 BROAD - WAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11211, which is also broadcasts and writings gave even though I attended law West Islip, 175 Union Blvd., West Islip, New York, the principal business location. Purpose: 11795. Premier Storage Solutions Of West Islip Any lawful purpose. voice to Hellenism in America. school and worked in the Ion - reserves the right to cancel the sale at any time, for He presented the American pub - ian-Popular Bank. When I ar - any reason whatsoever. Unit/Rv # RV9989, One (1) 272384/18402 lic with ‘an image of Greece rived in New York I worked at 1994 Ford, F350XL, VIN#2FDKF37H1RCA57362, be - longing to: Kurt C. Richter By: KENNETH FRENCH, which would make us all proud various jobs: at a gas station, at AUCTIONEER. FUNERAL HOMES of our history and culture,’ as a florist, and several others. I 272438/18149 APOSTOLOPOULOS he would always say. Dimitris Kastanas passed through a number of Apostle Family - “His departure entails great stages, like hundreds of thou - LEGAL NOTICE Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - loss for Ecumenical Hellenism, owner, and director of National cans and I am extremely opti - sands of immigrants, and I am NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability Funeral Directors of which he served with passion Greek Television (NGTV). On mistic. They are young people proud of that part of my life. For company (LLC). Name: 327 14TH STREET RIVERDALE and devotion, through the August 2 he sold his company who will do very well. Their me, it was like a college educa - LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed FUNERAL HOME Inc. with: with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) world's first private Greek tele - to a group of Greek-American hearts beat with a love of Hel - tion. Then, within six years, on 09/26/12. Office location: Kings County. 5044 Broadway vision station that he founded, investors who appointed film - lenism and their future is with hard work, I managed to SSNY is desiganted as agent upon whom New York, NY 10034 process against the LLC may be served. recording in a direct, honest, in - maker and Greek television per - promising.” establish some restaurants.” SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC 327 (212) 942-4000 tensely personal and experien - sonality Yanna Darilis as Presi - Kastanas was for many years Kastanas’ first break in tele - 14TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11215. Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE tial way the odyssey of the Di - dent and CEO. The group then president of the Association vision happened on September Purpose: Any lawful activity. CONSTANTINIDES aspora in America and their made a number of changes in - Fthiotidos Thermopylae and 25, 1975, when a station inau - 272439/18436 FUNERAL PARLOR Co. accomplishments as they built a cluding renaming the endeavor had been a member of the Fed - gurated a weekly Greek show, (718) 745-1010 dynamic, successful communi - New Greek TV. eration of Hellenic Societies of opening new horizons for the LEGAL NOTICE Services in all localities - ties in every corner of their new Kastanas told TNH he sold Greater New York and other or - Greek-American community. In Low cost shipping to Greece RUADHAN DESIGN LLC, a domestic LLC, homeland. the channel because “every - ganizations. He was honored by 1987, he took another impor - Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on To his beloved wife Nomiki thing in life goes through cycles numerous groups, including the tant step by signing a contract 11/9/12. Office location: Kings County. ANTONOPOULOS and to his children I express – there is a beginning and an Arcadian association Geros tou with the Time Warner Cable SSNY is designated as agent upon whom FUNERAL HOME, INC. process against the LLC may be served. Konstantinos Antonopoulos - deep condolences and heartfelt end. After exactly 37 years in I Moria, the Pan Lemnian Broth - company. During that time, he SSNY shall mail process to: E.R. Mestecky, sympathy at this difficult time,” have reached the end, but the erhood Hephaestus and its also published the bilingual 23 Cambridge Pl., Apt #3, Brooklyn, NY Funeral Director 11238. General Purposes. 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Avramopoulos added. endeavor continues. It’s time for women's auxiliary, Maroula. 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Pur - FUNERAL HOME west Herald, published on Dec. chos; two sisters, Maria (the late hori, Greece and was the son of his new business in Concord, pose: Any lawful purpose. 83-15 Parsons Blvd., 11) – Dean Archos, 78, of Peter) Bourlokas and Georgia the late Athanasios and Anastasia Mass "New London Style Pizza". 272372/10801 Jamaica, NY 11432 McHenry, died Sunday, Dec. 9, (the late Andrew) Gianakopou - (Sioutis) Bottos. Minas is sur - It opened in 1967 and was one (718) 858-4434 2012, at his home. He was born los; a sister-in-law, Demetra Ar - vived by his loving daughter, of the few pizza shops in the • (800) 245-4872 Oct. 14, 1934, in Greece, to chos; and many nieces and Anastasia M. "Daisy" Wernick and area. Thus he started his new life Demos and Ageliki (Mellos) Ar - nephews. He was preceded in her husband Alan J. Wernick as an entrepreneur. The family REAL ESTATE chos. On Sept. 4, 1960, he mar - death by his daughter, Angelique, both of Shirley; his son, Christos would like to thank Nashoba Park ried Paula Anastopoulos in on Nov. 1, 2006; his parents; and M. Bottos of Liverpoole, NY, and Assisted Living and Vista Care Athens, Greece. Dean arrived in a brother, Evans Archos, on Aug. seven beautiful grandchildren, Hospice, as well as all his doctors NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE the United States through the 9, 2010. The funeral service will whom he adored, Michael C. Bot - and nurses and aides for the lov - Port of New York in 1955 with be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, tos, Aaron P. Wernick, Adam N. ing care they gave him during his brother, Evans. He worked in at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Wernick, Alyssa C. Wernick, An - the final weeks of his life. They restaurants as a food server the Church, 525 Church Road, Elgin. tonio M. Bottos, Kitso C. Bottos, have been so caring and nurtur - majority of his life. In 1989 he, Interment will be in Crystal Lake and David C. Bottos. Minas came ing, not only to our father, but to Vicky Lewis along with his family, became the Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal to this country in 1951, to the family as well. We are forever realtor proprietor of Bimbo's Ristorante Lake. For information, call the fu - Philadelphia, PA. He later grateful. As per Minas' request in McHenry. He is survived by his neral home at 815-385-2400 or brought over his three sisters and there will be no calling hours, but wife, Paula, of 52 years; a son, visit www.justenfh.com. five brothers: Eleni, Maria, Kiki, you are welcome to attend his Demos "Jim" (Alison) Archos of Elia, George, Nick and Phillip. He funeral service at 10:00 A.M. McHenry; a granddaughter, n BOTTOS, MINAS moved to Worcester in 1958 and Tuesday, December 18th, in St. WORCESTER, MA (From the began his life as a carpenter/cab - Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathe - 239-777-4904 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, inet maker while he ran a fruit dral, 102 Russell Street, Worces - Days and dates of funerals, published on Dec. 16) – Minas stand with his brother-in-law, ter. Burial will follow in Hope [email protected] memorials, and other events di - A. Bottos, 79, known better to Paul Economou. He worked for Cemetery, Worcester. In lieu of 3 www.VickyLewisNaples.com 1 - 5 -

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December 12, 2012, surrounded where he learned the pizza busi - Orthodox Church, 1319 Main St., 5 1 7 by his family, after a long illness, ness. On his way back to Massa - Fitchburg, MA 01420. 2 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013 COMMUNITY 7 Before McDonald’s and Burger King, a Greek Creation: Burger in a Basket

By Harry Mark Petrakis Air Force and we spoke of be - and me like a Christmas Carol. room,” the owner had told us. lunch. and when customers com - coming partners in some busi - Before turning over the keys, the “He sleeps in the storeroom I geared myself for a final of - plained about the smell I told As a youth I recall hearing ness. Each of us had about a honest owner issued us a warn - back of the kitchen and gets up fensive against impending cata - them a gas main had broken. the reassuring aphorism that “all $1000 (my $1000 comprising ing. “We’re busy now because at four to put coal in the stove. strophe. I kept the waitress, a I served the turkeys all that a Greek had to do to make my wife’s dowry), which wasn’t the factories and railroad are All day long he washes dishes, sturdy Norwegian lady named week, varying the menu slightly money in a restaurant was stand enough for a coffee dealership jammed with holiday help,” his cuts the meat, scrapes vegeta - Maude, and relied on George in each day. Monday: Roast young by the cash register and smile.” OR a jukebox franchise. We kept voice turned somber. “After bles, scours pots and pans. He the kitchen. He worked double Tom Turkey. Tuesday: Turkey There was also the frequent returning to restaurants. Christmas, business will fall is worth three men in the shifts that began at four a.m. and Noodles. Wednesday: Hot question, “How did so many One of the places we visited abruptly. Then you must take kitchen.” when he first stoked the coal- Turkey Sandwich. Thursday: Greeks end up in that business?” was a small lunchroom owned care in what you buy and in At the end of our first week, burning stove. For the following Turkey Croquettes. Friday: One of the most tenable ex - by an older Greek man. The how you use leftovers.” after all expenses were paid, sixteen hours he managed the Turkey Hash. Saturday: Chicken planations is that the early part place had ten stools at the there remained $300 profit for kitchen. I survived only as long a la King. of the 20th century brought an counter and four tables. A dingy each of us, a huge sum in those as I did because of his Herculean Despite showing a profit that influx of young Greek immi - weathered sign reading “Art’s Restaurants and days. My partner and I were labors. week for the first time in grants into the coalfields and Lunch” hung over the door. Art Greeks surely go elated that we’d have our down Predating McDonalds and months, it could not stave off railroad camps of Utah and Col - was the lunchroom’s first owner payment back in a few weeks. Burger King, I devised a meal my collapse. In the early spring, orado. They were conscripted and none of the four successive hand-in-hand, but The first intimation of trou - called “Burger in a Basket,” after a futile effort to sell the by a "padrone" or labor boss, owners had been motivated I realized that I was ble came right after the 1st of which consisted of a burger, a lunchroom came to naught, I who signed them into bondage enough had the money to January. Except for a modest few fries, and a slice of pickle. tore out fixtures and furnishings in return for providing them change the sign. the wrong Greek. surge at lunch, the stools and To add an aesthetic flourish, I that I then sold to a restaurant passage to and a job in the U.S. The lunchroom was located tables remained empty. At added a sprig of parsley. Our supply house. The sum I re - These young men lived in at 13th and Indiana in a shabby Anticipating a multitude of week’s end, we threw away a customers responded with en - ceived was just enough to cover railroad cars and shanties. The but bustling commercial area patrons, we overlooked the fact considerable quantity of unused thusiasm, but burgers alone the hospital bill my wife and I cooking chores were rotated. that contained a potato ware - that the stove was a huge coal- meat and produce. couldn’t pay our bills. incurred with the birth of our Men who proved more skilled house and an armature factory. burning behemoth that had to The trickle of business con - Desperate times required first son. at their rudimentary cuisine It was in proximity to the busy be loaded and stoked in the tinued through January and into desperate measures. We had In the decades that have probably decided that cooking railroad yards at 12th Street and middle of the night so it would February. A major problem was been approached in the past by passed since then, whenever I was less hazardous than mining truck traffic also flowed through be ready for breakfast. The ice - that we lacked knowledge and a scurrilous meat salesman we enter a restaurant owned by a or laying track. The first Greek the neighborhood. box was a three-tiered, six com - experience in how to reduce our knew only as Sam. His rock-bot - Greek, I watch closely to see if lunchroom was born. The owner who had spent al - partment monster that looked purchases to match the dwin - tom prices and the wretched ap - the owner exhibits any of the My experience in restaurants most fifty years in the business as if it might have seen service dling number of customers. We pearance of his products sug - anguish my own experience pro - came in the late 1940s. I had and wished to retire, adjusted in the Civil War. also lacked the ability to utilize gested a slippery slope to food duced. They all seem untrou - been married in 1945 and for his price to fit the cash we had The sinks were two great leftovers for soups and stews. poisoning. (Once when we bled while spending an uncom - the first few years had an erratic available and we bought “Art’s iron tubs that were the domain We let go of our cook and asked Sam why his chickens mon amount of time at the cash work record. A year in U.S. Steel Lunch. of an older black man named one waitress. After trimming our looked so dark, he reassured us register. South Works and another year The first few times we visited George who had served as a bu - menu to meet my unexceptional they had been raised on a farm The forlorn conclusion I fi - working a triad of jobs that in - the lunchroom in early Novem - gler in the Spanish-American skills as a chef, I retreated to the in Florida.) Our own somber as - nally came to was that Greeks cluded a package liquor store, ber, the stools and tables were War. He was wiry with alert kitchen to handle the cooking. sumption was that his creatures and restaurants belonged to - pressing clothes for a cleaner full. Two waitresses worked the eyes, strong arms, and shoulders In this time, coming to real - had died a natural death. gether. I was simply the wrong and delivering prescriptions for front, while a cook, and a dish - stooped from years of bending ize that the restaurant could not Frantic as I was, for the first Greek. a pharmacist. washer handled the kitchen. over the tubs. sustain two of us, my partner time I bought a crate of turkeys A good friend had just been Every time the cash register bell “George has served here and I flipped a coin. I lost and from Sam at 15 cents a pound. Harry Mark Petrakis is the discharged from service in the rang, it sounded to my partner since Art opened the lunch - became sole owner of Art’s I boiled those turkeys for hours author of numerous novels.

ALL HISTORY A Preliminary Review of the Formation of Greek-American Political Clubs

By Steve Frangos given and the children, on ap - Chicago Tribune news report of tended to counteract the work TNH Staff Writer pointed days, would go with a political rally at the First Ward of the Democratic ward heelers, their parents and be fitted for Republican club we learn: "Just who had started a Democratic PART 1 the right sized shoes. To receive before adjournment, John Po - Greek club, and held several all this clothing the parents had lites said he wished to put in a meetings [boldly claiming] 90% CHICAGO- Direct involvement to go out and get the vote by word on behalf of the Greeks of the Greek vote. At the brief of Greek immigrants in Ameri - hanging political brochures on residing in Chicago. He said meeting held last night, it was can politics began the moment door handles, attending rallies they now want to vote the Re - demonstrated the claim was they stepped onto these shores. and other such election work. publican ticket. This is the first false. J. C. Palamaris, who Charting the exact forms those As I have been told if a Greek time the Italians and Greeks presided, said all the speeches individual and collective politi - worked for the city of Chicago have showed [sic] a desire to made at the meeting in the cal actions took can be read in then this kind of volunteer po - affiliate with Republicans." Po - Greek language had been in fa - a surprising number of articles, litical work was mandatory. lites was an early leader among vor of the Republican Party, and books, doctoral dissertations, For the moment, within the meetings were Democratic and most certainly full-length It was not always the case in American newspapers, but an Greek-American Studies we do in name only. The Greeks were academic studies. The enduring April 7, 1895 full-page story in the Chicago Tribune with the not even have the bare outlines almost solidly Republican, and problem here is not the quality above title illustration and the headline “Greece in Chicago" of these kinds of Greek political a careful canvass had shown of thought evident in such pub - was intended to present the Greeks in a fair light. clubs or groups. Part of this can there would be 500 votes cast lications, but rather one of over - be due to a form of community by them for the straight Repub - all integration. One explanation tifying Greek political groups. Biddeford and Saco in Maine). amnesia where an in depth his - lican ticket." might be that the apparent scat - By at least 1893, independent Certainly, that is just a thumb - torical knowledge is simply not Since the 1880s, the Greeks tered nature of these studies Greek-American Political Clubs nail listing over a 50-year plus known or available. Vanity and in Chicago had become a grow - simply reflects the inherently di - began to form all across the period. personal ties certainly also play ing presence along the streets verse nature of modern politics. United States. The clubs were a More clubs and similar orga - into the kind of historical tele - and waterways of the city. As Another take on this lack of mixture of incorporated organi - nizations undoubtedly formed scoping which leaves out, for would be the custom for Amer - overall integration is that spe - zations and informal society among Greek communities whatever reasons, various his - ican newspapers around the na - cialists are hard at work produc - gatherings. It is striking how around the nation. torical events and figures. tion once the local Greek immi - ing thoughtful reflections, on many of those groups over time It would seem from reading This, then, is only a prelimi - grants had reached a certain say, the Greek Junta, the inva - specifically chose the name the available newspaper ac - nary review of these Greek- level of prominence in the city, sion and ongoing occupation of Greek-American Political Club counts that the Greek immi - American political clubs. Future a full-page story or series of sto - Cyprus, the Greek Lobby in or an extremely close variant. grants were merely following research will undoubtedly bring ries would appear. Washington, the status of the A quick chronological listing the established order of becom - more of those organizations to On April 7, 1895, the Tribune Patriarchate, and other critical of just a dozen of these docu - ing a voting bloc and thereby light. It appears that Greeks in ran the full-page story, “Greece issues. mented organizations includes: gaining a collective voice in lo - Chicago were the first to form a in Chicago.” Five line-drawings, From that perspective, those 1893 Democratic Greek Club cal politics. American political Greek political club. duplicating photographs in who would synthesize this spe - (Chicago IL); 1894 Greek-Amer - slang reflects the formation of On October 14, 1892, a snide newspaper was not possible in cialized material have not as yet ican Independent Political Club these voting groups within ma - reporter for the New York Sun 1895, accompany the lengthy folded it back into the broader (San Francisco, CA); 1905 jor urban areas. The various po - passed on the following: "It is This illustration from the April account. Demographics, neigh - field of Greek-American Studies. Greek American Political Club litical parties would gather these said that there is or is to be a 7, 1895 article was labeled: borhoods, occupations are all And for all intents and purposes, (Los Angeles, CA); 1905 Greek clubs together into one large po - Greek Republican club in “A Modern Spartan.” presented. Also, politics and a this seems the most accurate Republican Club (Philadelphia, litical machine that “got out the Chicago. A Greek in Chicago good deal of denigrating Wop- view of current events. PA) 1908 Greek-American Polit - vote” for specific candidates. must feel blue enough to do the Greeks of Chicago, but his English so often reproduced by That said, we are still left ical Club of Lowell, Massachu - This was most assuredly a two- anything. Think of a son of the full involvement within the native-born American reporters with fundamental questions setts; 1912 Greek and Macedon - way street. Hellenes compelled to breathe community has yet to be offered during this era. Still, in the end about how Greek immigrants ian Political Club (Ft Wayne, I still hear stories, from vari - soot and smoke instead of 'ever in full detail. this news report is intended to learned about and became in - IN); 1913 Greek-American Po - ous elderly Greek Americans, delicately marching through Then on November 6, 1894, present the Greeks in a fair light, volved in the American political litical Club (Seattle, WA); 1916 how the system worked. In most pellucid air.' A Greek in "The meeting of Republican no matter its failings in that re - system. If their primary focus The Demosthenes Club (Omaha, Chicago the Ward Bosses would Chicago must be about as Greeks at No. 144 Michigan gard. Without question, Greeks was to earn money and return NE); 1921 Greek-American Club go to the apartments/residents wretched as a Parisian of the street was adjourned early last involved in Chicago politics in - home as quickly as possible, (Bisbee, AZ); 1928 American of the faithful e.g., those within boulevards would be among the night owing to the sudden death fluenced the new views held of why bother to learn more than Hellenic Republican Club of the machine and ask the clothes Esquimaux (Eskimos) or a can - yesterday morning of John the local Hellenes. This was a was necessary for that specific Massachusetts; 1934 The Greek- sizes and shoe sizes of the chil - nibal at a vegetarian banquet." Williams, the most prominent fact not lost on other Greek purpose? Tracking individuals American Political Club (Butte, dren. After the election boxes But the Greeks of Chicago al - leader of his countrymen in communities scattered around and their actions is conceivable, MT) and 1945 Biddeford-Saco with clothes inside would arrive ready might have become part Chicago. There were 300 Greeks the nation. given public records, but it is Greek Political Club (the joint at the residents of the faithful. of the Democratic Party. present. The meeting was called much easier to locate self-iden - society for the nearby cities of For shoes slips of paper were On November 26, 1893, in a by Mr. Williams and was in - [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Barbered

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos neat. My barber is excellent - Yiannis to go first. “No, no, I’ll looking like a layer cake. Look - Special to The National Herald graduated from an Athenian go last.” Yiannis insisted. George ing in the mirror John grimaced. school,” Yiannis assured, seri - sat in the swivel chair first. “I don’t care for the…height.” The subject among Dixon’s ously, noticing Kipreos’s full “I studied in France the coif - Pouting, the Monsieur told him regulars was grooming. “Very head of dark brown, curly hair. fure.” he informed in broken to wash it out at home and mo - important to look nicely dressed “Look at you, Kipreos! You work English, circling George, criti - tioned for Kipreos who, hesitat - but grooming is the most impor - in a fancy hotel. If you had your cally. Rubbing his chin he said, ingly, took John’s place. tant,” said Yiannis, studying his hair shaped and trimmed by the “Tsk, tsk, tsk. I don’t perform “I don’t want height! All I buddies, closely. Kipreos re - expert your boss would be miracles. But, I’ll try to do… want is a trim.” And, that’s what marked that people dressed up pleased.” Kipreos thought about ‘something.’” The others he got – a quarter of an inch – for church or to see a play or it. Next, Yiannis spoke to John, watched as he snipped a few hardly enough to show he’d movie. whose graying hair fell in soft hairs and hardly more. By way been to a barber, hoping he’d “That’s true!” agreed John. waves. of conversation George said, come back soon. Demos’ turn “Most people have to dress well “I’d bet your wife would pay “Why the Monsieur Pierre? Why came and went. He, too, was for work.” Yiannis insisted that you more attention if that hair not κυριε Πετρο? The barber not satisfied and had made up hair caught people’s attention. of yours got shaped. You have smirked. “Too common! The his mind Yiannis would hear “Hair is the first thing noticed.” nice hair and should pay it more French have a certain… class about his magician barber – es - Kipreos wondered how Yiannis attention.” the Greeks don’t have.” George pecially the exorbitant fee ex - could say that when his hair was “Hah! My wife wouldn’t no - twisted around, staring up at pected from each. Gathered in wispy and needed a barber, but, tice if I grew horns. But, maybe, him and taking offence jerked a corner, waiting for Yiannis, said nothing. “I bought a new you’re right about getting my out of the chair. “That’s it! Class they discussed the nervy, arro - pair of pants – was twenty dol - hair shaped.” ber.” voted to go if the others went, is something you give yourself.” gant, temperamental, inept, lars reduced to twelve,” George “Doesn’t she go to the beauty George’s eyes narrowed, too. Kipreos, running his fingers He tossed the nylon cape aside. egotist. When Yiannis emerged, boasted. parlor weekly?” John nodded. thinking, here it comes – the ul - through his thick hair opted to “No Frenchman gives it to you. George noticed that Yiannis “But, look at your hair, “Why, then, can’t you go to the terior motive. The barber is, join them. The others followed You either have it or you don’t!” hadn’t paid anything. Being as - George.” Yiannis pointed out. best there is? I tell you you’d probably, a relative of his and suit. Yiannis smiled broadly. He The barber shrugged, unper - sertive, George asked, “ Κυριε “It doesn’t look so good.” look like a prince once this ma - wants to drum up business. set up appointments for next turbed. Next, John sat in the Πετρο, why didn’t you take “I don’t have much of it, any - gician works on it.” They all “What’s the reason, Yiannis?” Wednesday evening. Yiannis in - chair emptied by George. Mon - money from Yiannis?” way. My wife cuts it.” He stroked wondered on Yiannis’ pursuing “He’s a πατριοτι. One of us! troduced the barber, Monsieur sieur Pierre, wisely, said nothing With pomp, the barber told the sides with his hand. the subject of hair and his bar - Besides being a master barber. Pierre, who, scissors in hand, while he lacquered the waves him that after every fourth cus - “That’s why it looks the way ber. “There’s another reason What do you say?” George, looked dubiously at the four on John’s head. Barely three tomer the fifth gets a haircut it does. Hair in back should be why we all should go to my bar - wanting to be a good sport, new heads. Dimos motioned minutes later had John’s hair FREE. 8 GREECE CYPRUS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013 Interview with Cyprus Foreign Minister Shiarly: Nation not a Tax Haven

Cypriot Finance Minister Vas - country. We assume that our in your country, please explain that today. sos Shiarly, 64, defends his coun - growth will pick up again and to us why a small country like SPIEGEL: Where does one try's request for billions of euros our budget deficit will shrink in Cyprus is by far the largest direct draw the line between tax com - in European bailout funds. He the coming years. investor in Russia. petition and dumping? denies accusations that Cyprus SPIEGEL: After a debt hair - SHIARLY: It's very simple. SHIARLY: No one can tell encourages worldwide money cut, your country would have to We have traditionally had very you that for sure. But I can as - laundering and is attracting in - pay much less in interest. good and close relations with sure you of one thing: Cyprus is vestment by means of tax dump - Wouldn't that make your life as Russia. A double-taxation treaty no tax haven. Tax havens have ing. finance minister much easier? has existed for a long time, of - two characteristics: a tax rate SPIEGEL: Minister Shiarly, SHIARLY: No, because the fering investors legal certainty. close to zero, and no one asks considerable opposition is taking Cypriot government bonds are We also have a simple and at - you where your money comes shape against Cyprus's request mainly held by Cypriot banks. If tractive tax system. As a result, from. Both are not the case in for billions in aid from the Eu - there were a debt haircut our Russians like to invest money Cyprus. ropean bailout fund. Do you banks would be in serious trou - with us, which they later invest SPIEGEL: But the equivalent think that your European coun - ble, and we would have to sup - at home again. tax rates in many EU countries terparts will approve the funds? port them with government SPIEGEL: Almost every well- are at 30 percent or more. Ten SHIARLY: I have a very good funds. This wouldn't help us, be - known oligarch in Russia has percent is relatively low by com - relationship with God. I spoke cause we would have to borrow companies in Cyprus. And you're parison. with him for a long time, but he the money. saying there isn't any illegal SHIARLY: We have no indus - didn't give me an answer. But SPIEGEL: Cyprus has a money there? try to speak of, so services are seriously, we have done every - bloated banking sector, whose SHIARLY: The Russians aren't all we can count on, and we thing in our power to bring total assets are more than eight the only ones who have discov - have to attract capital for that. about this decision. times the size of the country's ered Cyprus as a financial center. The entire EU benefits when the SPIEGEL: How exactly did economic output. How do you But we shouldn't immediately as - Russians or the Chinese set up you do that? intend to shrink them back to sociate this with illegal activities. companies in Cyprus. Besides, it SHIARLY: We spent months health? Russians also engage in business isn't the nominal tax rate that in difficult negotiations with the SHIARLY: The financial in - activities and have invested large counts but the actual tax burden. troika, consisting of the Euro - dustry is the core of our service Cypriot Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly. fortunes in other countries, but Many countries with seemingly pean Commission, the European sector, and it remains important no one is indicting those coun - high rates offer their taxpayers Central Bank and the Interna - to us. The banks don't have to implemented all required rules Cyprus and in Germany alike. tries. There is no doubt that the many loopholes and exceptions, tional Monetary Fund. Our par - shrink domestically. Instead, and regulations to fight money The point is to fight it resolutely. charges against us are exagger - so that 30 percent quickly turns liament has already approved all they should divest large portions laundering. Cyprus has received SPIEGEL: But that's exactly ated. The important thing is that into 10 percent or less. That's the conditions for the aid pro - of their foreign business. They've good marks in all assessments the reproach: that you are in fact the problem is taken seriously, not the case in our country. In gram that were agreed upon in invested a lot of money in places by various international organi - not resolutely fighting money and we're doing that. Cyprus, 10 percent is 10 percent. those negotiations. And it did so like Greece, Russia, Ukraine and zations in recent years. laundering. SPIEGEL: Nevertheless, oth - SPIEGEL: The EU finance with substantial, cross-party even Australia. We are already SPIEGEL: So why did the SHIARLY: We have to ers describe what you call an at - ministers plan to wait until unity, which is especially impor - reducing these investments, and BND make the accusations? demonstrate that we are really tractive tax system as tax dump - March to decide on your request. tant to me, in light of the up - we expect to make a lot of SHIARLY: So far no one has serious about this. We are famil - ing. German politicians from How will you get by financially coming presidential elections in progress this year. been able to prove that we are iar with the critical perception almost all political parties are until then? February. SPIEGEL: In a report, the violating the rules or even en - abroad, and we want to make it making their approval of aid de - SHIARLY: All short-term SPIEGEL: The aid would cat - Bundesnachrichtendienst, the couraging money laundering. go away by implementing the pendent on you increasing your obligations for the coming three apult Cyprus's national debt to German foreign intelligence This also applies to the exchange international agreements more corporate income tax signifi - months are funded. The deficits well over 120 percent of the agency, alleges that Cyprus is a of information with foreign tax effectively and quickly than cantly over the current rate of will be small in the first quarter gross domestic product. This is money-laundering hub, mostly authorities and law enforcement other countries. We envision our 10 percent. of 2013. They're also covered by seen as the critical limit, above for the benefit of Russian oli - agencies. We have responded to future as a credible financial SHIARLY: Our tax system is domestic banks and govern - which countries can no longer garchs. Will you also divest your - all inquiries so far. I have per - center, which is why we want to one of our few competitive ad - ment-owned companies. In light finance themselves. Don't you self of this business? sonally asked my European be a step ahead of our European vantages. That was already the of the uncertain situation, a need a debt haircut, like Greece? SHIARLY: We encounter counterparts several times to cite partners in the future when it case when we joined the EU. It quick decision by the Euro SHIARLY: There is no magic these rumors again and again, specific cases in which we didn't comes to regulating financial was a topic of intense discussion Group is necessary to stabilize threshold at which a country can but repetition doesn't make help. No one could present me markets. at the time, but no one accused confidence in the markets. no longer repay its debts on its them any truer. When we joined with a single case. Money laun - SPIEGEL: If money launder - us of tax dumping. If it wasn't own. It differs from country to the European Union in 2004, we dering exists everywhere, in ing is supposedly not a problem tax dumping then, it can't be Spiegel Greece’s Gold Supply: an Economic Boom, or an Environmental Hazard?

Continued from page 1 ecosystems. environmental impact reviews to “We see laws changing, poli - plans for increasing coal use and goats or olives or bees here.” cies changing,” said Theodota the likelihood that 95 percent of Tensions over new develop - Nantsou, the policy coordinator Greece’s environmental fund — ment schemes are being felt else - in Athens for the World Wide more than $1 billion collected where in Greece, too, as the Fund for Nature. “We see things for projects like improving en - country stumbles into its sixth getting rolled back under the ergy efficiency and sustaining na - year of recession, eager to bring guise of eliminating impedi - ture conservancies — will be ab - in moneymaking operations and ments to investment. But over sorbed into the general forced by its creditors to stream - the long run, all these things will government budget. line approval processes. Environ - have a heavy cost.” In June, the fund issued a re - mentalists are objecting to plans The fund says standards are port saying it was witnessing an that would sell off thousands of widely being ignored or lowered, “avalanche of serious environ - acres for solar fields and allow affecting air, water and land use, mental losses.” It said some roll - oil exploration near delicate from the reduction of mandatory backs were an attempt to fulfill

AP PHOTO/kOSTAS TSirONiS Demonstrators carrying a tree trunk, shout slogans as they march in central Athens on Saturday Jan. 12, 2013. About 2,000 protesters have marched in the Greek capital in protest against what they claim are environment-threatening gold mining projects in the Halkidiki peninsula.

the demands of the trio of credi - Until recently, environmental - tives expect mining activities to tors, the International Monetary ists were beginning to feel opti - last 15 years or more. Fund, the European Central Bank mistic about Greece. Environ - But some opponents question and the European Commission, mental issues dominated the that too, noting that right now that have been sustaining Greece political agenda after George Pa - the price of gold hovers around in recent years. But it said that, pandreou was elected prime min - $1,700 an ounce, making even to an equal extent, the losses ister in 2009. He established an the tailings left behind by past were because of initiatives put Environment, Energy and Cli - mining efforts valuable. Eldorado forward by various ministries. mate Change Ministry and ap - is already at work reprocessing No project, however, appears pointed a noted environmentalist those tailings, which still contain to have elicited more of a public to head it. He talked with enthu - about 300 grams of gold per ton. outcry than the resumption of siasm of eco-tourism and renew - But the new open pit mine is ex - mining operations in the min - able energy. pected to produce only 100 eral-rich hills here, where legend But as Greece’s financial prob - grams per ton. What will happen has it that Alexander the Great lems snowballed, the head of the if the price of gold drops? also mined for gold. Past mining ministry was replaced by the for - Eldorado officials say the vil - operations here have been mer finance minister, George Pa - lagers need not worry because boom-and-bust enterprises, their paconstantinou, who is now em - the open pit mine will also yield fortunes swinging with the price broiled in a scandal over whether copper. But the villagers are not of metals, leaving behind ugly he removed family members so sure. piles of sandy gray tailings. Vir - from a list of Greeks with Swiss The new mining operations tually everybody in the area has bank accounts. Shortly after his have divided the region, in some stories about the runoff from old appointment, the permit for El - cases setting brothers against mining operations, which turned dorado’s mining plans was is - each other. Most often it is those the sea yellow at times. sued, though it is still under re - that live close to the sea, where But perhaps as much as any - view in the courts. tourists arrive in the summer, thing, the anger over the mines Officials of Greece’s environ - who oppose the project. Those is a reflection of the fundamental ment ministry, responding in that live in the hills where there distrust many Greeks feel toward writing to questions, acknowl - is little work generally support it. their government: a firm belief edged that they were overhauling “These jobs mean that the bar - that most officials are busy en - regulations with a view to mak - ber and the doctor will have work riching themselves, their friends ing “modern environmental poli - too,” said Kostas Karagiannis, and their families at the country’s cies” go hand in hand with much who has been working clearing expense. Nick Malkoutzis, a needed investments. But they the forest. “It is not just the min - columnist for the conservative said the WWF report was “exces - ers who benefit.” daily newspaper Kathimerini, sively negative” in its conclusions. But opponents worry about wrote that it was hard to blame They also defended the deci - dust and ground water pollution. villagers for their distrust, when sion to reintroduce mining in the In the last year, opponents of the so often companies had been al - Chalkidiki area, saying that projects, many of them retirees, lowed to ignore regulations. “Per - northern Greece constituted a have staged more than a half- haps in another country, locals “wealth reservoir” of metals dozen demonstrations, some of would feel more comfortable worth more than 20 billion euros which have been broken up by with the project because the based on current prices. The of - police shooting tear gas and rub - process for awarding public con - ficials said the permit was issued ber bullets. Both sides point fin - tracts or environmental certifi - after an eight-year period of gers. Mining officials say the vil - cates is transparent and trustwor - preparations, evaluations and lagers surrounded city hall and thy,” he wrote, adding that in public consultations that ensured kept the mayor imprisoned for Greece, that was not the case. that the mining activity would eight hours at one point. Opponents complain, for in - not damage the environment. But the villagers say that at stance, that while making the In fact, the officials said, the one particularly large demonstra - deal with Eldorado, the govern - new activity would ensure that tion at the end of October, when ment failed to make sure that the acidic runoff from aban - 21 villagers were arrested, the Greece received a percentage of doned mine operations would be police used brutal tactics. the earnings, a common practice averted and modern practices of Rania Ververidis, 62, said that in mining contracts. waste management imple - she had been ordered out of her And they believe the 50 mil - mented. car and told to kneel. At that lion euro letter of credit the gov - The ministry officials said they point, she said, a police officer ernment got as a guarantee were unable to explain the 50 had stomped on her ankle. She against any problems is not million euro letter of credit be - was still limping three weeks nearly enough. cause the official in charge of that later, she said. But she said she A spokesman for Eldorado, was on vacation. intended to protest more. She Kostas Georgantzis, said the Eldorado has big plans for the fears that Greece is in the process Canadian mining company had region. It intends to invest one “of selling everything.” “We can’t actually offered more, but that billion euros in various mining let that happen without doing was all the government wanted. operations there, and its execu - anything,” she said. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013 GREECE 9 Tough Love Running a Greek Company Says Cement CEO Papalexopoulos

ATHENS – When Titan Cement deed, a number of Greek firms pany's factory just outside Co. TITK.AT -1.31% Chief Exec - are still considering moving Athens. In recent weeks, it has utive Dimitris Papalexopoulos their headquarters abroad to re - welcomed prospective clients found out how much a backup new their access to international from Romania, Qatar and generator for the company's capital markets or bank lending, Oman, where the government is kilns would cost last year, he bankers and lawyers say. Until looking to light its military acad - told his staff to think creatively. recently, it has been practically emy. Titan's engineers responded impossible for Greek firms to "The visitors want to see that by converting a car engine into sell bonds to international in - we are actually functioning," a generator. vestors. says Mr. Vasiliou, who adds that "We've spent the last two But some companies say the nine out of 10 clients who have years now adapting to a very stigma of being Greek makes it come for a visit have signed con - brutal cycle," says Mr. Papalex - tough to look abroad for relief. tracts. opoulos. Amid an 80% drop in Very few foreign banks will lend The strains on Greece Inc. cement volume since 2006, he to Greek companies. Many for - mean that even the hardiest is doing everything he can to cut eign suppliers demand upfront companies lack the resources to costs, including using free wire - payments, while others refuse invest in new projects, either at less connections to check his to work with Greek companies home or abroad. Indeed, capital email while traveling and ban - at all. investment in Greece has ning paper at meetings to save Constantine Michalos, who plunged 70% in five years, ac - on printing costs. owns a maker of rubber prod - cording to Credit Suisse, But even after selling assets ucts such as pacifiers and gloves, CSGN.VX +1.33% while manu - and cutting its workforce 35%, has had the same Malaysian la - facturing activity fell in Novem - Titan, one of Greece's biggest tex supplier for more than 60 ber for the 38th consecutive companies, will probably post a years. The supplier had always month. loss for 2012. "I don't think any - allowed Mr. Michalos to pay 90 Intralot S.A., INLOT.AT one expected it to be this bad," days after the latex arrived. But +1.46% a Greek gambling com - Mr. Papalexopoulos says. AP PHOTO/THANASSiS STAVrAkiS recently, it demanded to be paid pany with just 10% of its busi - Greece's troubles have dealt A sign in a metro station announces the 24-hour strike held by the unions of Greek capital's up front. "I need to finance this ness in Greece, will attempt to a devastating blow to the na - metro services, in northern Athens, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Metro workers are protesting out of my own cash resources, sell a €150 million bond to in - tion's business community. This salary cuts after the new austerity measures. which are running out," says Mr. ternational institutional in - year will mark the sixth year of Michalos. vestors in early 2013. If it fails, recession. With Greek banks all country is unlikely to pull itself about 50% of Andromeda's cost that are owed millions have Bright Special Lighting, the company may split off its but insolvent, 70% of Greek out of its downward spiral. The base, and the spy cams enabled threatened to stop working with which provides lighting for ho - Greek operations to ensure it businesses say they lack access result is that Greek companies' the company to cut its feed costs the government health service tels, department stores and can get funding in the future, to bank lending, according to already desperate drive to cut about 10% last year. altogether. prominent locations such as says Finance Director John Pan - the Greek Institute of Commerce costs is likely to escalate this Many people had hoped the And while €24 billion of the Dubai's international airport, taleon. and Services. Meanwhile, for - year, and for many it will deter - economy would improve this new EU and IMF money is ear - has faced questions from wor - Intralot's prospects got a bit eign suppliers and clients are mine death or survival. year. In November, Greek Prime marked to recapitalize the na - ried clients about whether it can of a boost this month, when Ti - cutting their ties to Greek firms. "I don't think there is a cost Minister Antonis Samaris hailed tion's banks, it is likely the banks deliver amid Greece's turmoil. tan, the cement company, be - The toxic mix has forced item that we haven't looked at," the agreement to release the will be reluctant to lend in such "They want to know what came the first Greek company about 68,000 Greek businesses says Dimitris Valachis, chief ex - €44 billion in new aid as the a dire environment. "The bank - our backup plan is if, say, there to complete a bond sale since to go under since the start of ecutive of Andromeda, a leading start of "a new day for all ing sector won't return to its for - is a strike at the ports," says the start of the crisis three years 2011, and 30,000 more will die fish farm. The company is bat - Greeks." mer shape any time soon," says Managing Director Nikos Vasil - ago. But the company will pay by spring, according to the tling distressed competitors that Yet today, few expect any re - George Koulouris, deputy chief iou. "Ultimately, they want to as - interest of 8.75% on the bond, Athens Chamber of Commerce. have been dumping their fish lief. The government said last executive of Marfin Investment sess whether the company is ca - many times the rate that rivals Given the severe situation, stocks at low prices to generate month it would take up to a year Group Holdings Inc., which pable of executing an order." in Northern Europe pay. even the €44 billion ($58.72 bil - cash. In response, Andromeda to pay off the more than €9 bil - owns such firms as Olympic Air - A year ago, to allay these Meanwhile, Greek compa - lion) of emergency aid Greece has cut salaries 20% and re - lion it owes the private sector. lines and the food company Vi - concerns, the company began nies are factoring in little im - is getting from the European viewed the price of such items The delay means some con - vartia. paying for prospective clients to provement in business condi - Union and the International as printer paper. The company struction companies, for exam - Most critically, the bailout visit it in Greece rather than dis - tions any time soon. "Hope is Monetary Fund is unlikely to even installed underwater cam - ple, are on the brink of insol - hasn't erased fears that Greece patching sales people abroad. not a strategy," says Marfin's Mr. restart private investment, ana - eras in its fish pools to monitor vency waiting for back will exit the euro zone, execu - Bright spends roughly €3,000 Koulouris. lysts and managers say. Yet until how much feed the fish were payments for public-works pro - tives say, leaving foreigners skit - for airfare and accommodations private money returns, the eating. The feed accounts for jects, while private health clinics tish about Greek companies. In - and takes visitors to the com - Wall Street Journal Greek Police are Concerned that New Terrorism Enclaves are Assembling

Continued from page 1 cluding a ban on leaving the a “given,” although he didn’t prefecture of Attica, but walked add to it. He accused New them, fueled by rage against the away under the nose of the po - Democracy of trying to polarize government’s austerity policies lice. Among other attacks, the the political climate in order to and the removal of squatters organization has claimed the fir - draw attention from austerity from abandoned favored by left - ing of a rocket-propelled measures and the state of the ist groups. grenade at the U.S. Embassy in economy. Police said they believe they 2007. He referred to the assailants are also used to house trouble - Anti-terrorist officials said as “useful idiots” and said that makers who infiltrate otherwise they believe terrorist groups are ND was creating a “civil war cli - peaceful protests to start riots reorganizing and rearming mate.” SYRIZA leader Alexis and attack authorities. Thou - themselves and that there could Tsipras is reported to have sands of protesters gathered at be more guerilla acts against the called Samaras to ask for an in - the buildings earlier this month government. Police believe there vestigation into the attack on to demonstrate against the re - is a new nucleus of groups aris - ND's headquarters. moval of squatters in the so- ing because of political policies That fueled new disputes. called Villa Amalia building, of the government, particularly New Democracy spokesman which also hosted concerts and the recent removal of squatters Giorgos Mouroutis blasted Sk - anti-government conferences. from abandoned buildings fa - ourletis for saying that Samaras Police moved to evict more vored by leftist and anarchists. had some “far-right aides,” and squatters from another aban - That comes as the Global for mentioning Failos Kranidio - doned building and detained 16 Terrorism Index ranks Greece tis and Chrysanthos Lazaridis. people at the Lela Karayianni 26th among 158 countries for An angry Mouroutis fired back building, named after a Greek incidents of extreme violence via Twitter: “When Chrysanthos resistance organizer who lived and the likelihood of growing was thrown into prison by the at the property until 1944, when terrorism, second in Europe be - junta, Skourletis was hiding be - she was executed by Nazi occu - hind only neighboring Turkey. hind his mother’s skirts.” piers. COALITION STICKS AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS Government spokesman The detainees were later re - TOGETHER Greek Police forensic experts search for evidence after an unknown attacker fired an automatic Kedikoglou said SYRIZA, which leased and the property’s keys The three parties in Greece’s rifle at the building on the capital's busy Syngrou Avenue, Athens, on Monday, Jan. 14. has been vehemently opposed were returned to them. Police ruling coalition, often divided to austerity measures that have sources said two buildings were over how to deal with the coun - and even participating in beat - racist violence and terrorist vio - brother, and a series of other ar - triggered protests, strikes and taken back from squatters last try’s crushing economic crisis, ings and with the government lence and even flirting with vio - son attacks. The authors linked riots, has been fueling violence week because the owners – the have come together to de - under intense pressure to keep lence. We have to overcome the incidents to recent attempts with its rhetoric. City of Athens and the Seamen’s nounce the rising tide of politi - hitting economic targets that this.” He called for a “constitu - by authorities to evict squatters. He said that Tsipras, “Must Fund – had asked for help from cal violence. Samaras, the New have worsened the country’s re - tional arc” of forces to unite to Some analysts said they also first of all bring to heel the an - authorities. There was no such Democracy conservative leader, cession. There is a record high oppose violence, what was seen fear that the terrorism could rise archist deputy that he still has request regarding the Lela met with his partners, PASOK 26.8 percent unemployment as a clear challenge to the major in Greece in the wake of frus - in his fold, and the cadres and Karayianni squat, they said. Socialist chief Evangelos Venize - rate and continuous protests, opposition party the Coalition tration over austerity and for po - youth party members who brag Police have been hunting for los and Democratic Left leader strike and riots have wracked of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) litical and extremist reasons. about the sticks and masks that eight months for Nikos Maziotis Fotis Kouvelis, amid fears there the government. which the government accuses Bombs were also set off out - they keep in their houses,” ac - and Panayiota (Paula) Roupa, could be more attacks as Greeks The newspaper Kathimerini of implicitly supporting vio - side the homes of several promi - cording to the newspaper two alleged leading members of are angry over more coming pay reported that the three leaders lence, which the party denied. nent journalists and several New Kathimerini. the Revolutionary Struggle or - cuts, tax hikes, and slashed pen - were briefed by Public Order There were two anonymous Democracy and PASOK offices The paper said the statement ganization, who vanished after sions. Minister Nikos Dendias that claims of responsibility on the around Athens were also fire - appeared to be a reference to serving 18 months in pretrial There has also been growing there could be more attacks Indymedia website for the bombed over one weekend this SYRIZA MP Vangelis Diaman - custody. tension over the immigrant is - soon as rage and frustration are bombing of the home of Giorgos month in which 17 incendiary topoulos, who has come under They had been released from sue, with the far right Golden growing across the country. Kedikoglou, government attacks, including on the main fire after publicly slamming the prison on strict conditions, in - Dawn Party accused of backing Venizelos said, “we have spokesman Simos Kedikoglou’s opposition Coalition of the Rad - recent wave of squat raids and ical Left (SYRIZA) office in Irak - emboldening protesters. lion, Crete, were recorded. BATTLE LINES DRAWN A group called Militant Mi - Greek Opposition Leader Tsipras to Visit DC and NY nority-Lovers of Lawlessness claimed responsibility for the at - 2 Arrested for tack on the journalists and on Continued from page 1 the home of ex-Finance Minister Yiannos Papantoniou in Decem - Fatal Stabbing Tsipras’ opposition to the Eu - ber, 2012 but there has been ropean austerity measures “have claim for the shooting at New of Immigrant led to a surge in public support Democracy. for both the SYRIZA coalition The spate of attacks, as well and for Mr. Tsipras personally, as police operations to clear ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police placing either at, or near, the squats in Central Athens, have in Athens are holding two Greek top in various Greek opinion been at the center of a full- men as suspects over the fatal surveys in recent months. Mr. blown political row between the stabbing early Thursday of a Tsipras is the youngest person coalition parties and SYRIZA, Pakistani immigrant worker ever to lead the official-opposi - which denied fostering violence. near the city center, and are in - tion party in the Greek Parlia - “The difference between in - vestigating whether the attack ment,” according to Brookings. flammatory statements and in - was racially motivated. During his time in New York, flammatory attacks is very A police statement said the Tsipras will be hosted by the small,” government spokesman 26-year-old Pakistani man was Workers' Rights Student Coali - Kedikoglou said. “There has to attacked on his bicycle by two tion at a “Special Event: An be a clear denouncement of vi - men on a motorbike before Evening with SYRIZA on Greece olence and verbal violence.” dawn, in the Petralona district and the Eurozone.” The gather - Kedikoglou said he had been of Athens. ing is part of the 2012-2013 receiving threatening phone The two suspects, both in Seminar Series on Contempo - calls as the government said their twenties, were arrested rary Issues in Law and Political SYRIZA, made up of a loose col - shortly afterward in the city cen - Economics and will take place lection of Leftists, Maiosts, Trot - ter, and police said they were at 6PM on January 24 in Room skyites, Communists, ecologists, carrying switchblades. 104, Jerome Greene Hall, Co - AP PHOTO/miCHAEl SOHN and other diverse philosophies Police say the motive of the lumbia Law School. Alexis Tsipras, Greece's leftist opposition leader, speaks during a press conference as part of a hadn’t denounced the growing killing was not immediately The organizers describe the meeting with representatives of the German left wing party 'Die Linke' in Berlin, Germany, violence in politics as the gov - clear. event as: an evening with top Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. ernment imposes more harsh Anti-racism groups will hold leadership of SYRIZA, Greece's austerity measures. a march to the spot of the killing leading opposition party, to dis - SYRIZA's vision for economic ing is first come, first served for streamed and live-tweeted by SYRIZA spokesman Panos later Thursday. A major anti- cuss the challenges facing and financial reform. students and members of the @thepublicmoney under the Skourletis said the party’s con - racist protest has been planned Greece and the Eurozone and Attendance is free and seat - public. The seminar will be live- hashtags #mmpp and #syriza. demnation of recent attacks was for central Athens on Saturday. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013

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Postmaster send change of address to: THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 PRESS CLIPPINGS Terrorist Attack? Turkey Sees Promise in Pivoting North, to the Black Sea No matter how one looks at it, any kind of attack on the office of the prime minister of a country is a major event. By Catherine Stupp was founded, Turkey launched Economic Policy Research Foun - complicated by territorial dis - It is certain, therefore, that Athens will rally and work to locate Christian Science Monitor its foreign aid program for de - dation (TEPAV) in Ankara. Ac - putes. Russia has proposed that the perpetrators, although the sound of the bullets will be heard far veloping countries, the Turkish cording to Mr. ahbaz, the ring the highway pass through Abk - away from Athens, and it will certainly have far-reaching implications. International Cooperation and highway would make transport hazia, which Russia recognizes But not because of any risk to the physical security of Prime Min - ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Its pro - Development Agency (TIKA), of goods faster and more effi - as an independent state, but ister Antonis Samaras. Rather, because the reappearance of terrorist tracted bid to join the European which, in its early phases, fo - cient. "Over the years maritime Georgia and the international groups will disrupt any progress the country might have made along Union remains stalled and its cused on assisting the newly in - transport has declined in rela - community consider it Georgian the path that leads out of the crisis and, in fact, will worsen the situ - "zero problems" policy in the dependent Central Asian and tive terms, and railway and territory. Moldova and Ukraine ation overall. Middle East is cracking over Caucasus states. highway transport have re - have had similarly fraught dis - Obviously, whoever is behind the attacks chose the offices of New support for Syria's opposition. Today, the Black Sea states gained importance. If you ship putes over whether the highway Democracy to ensure the widest possible publicity. But one foreign policy front re - are hoping that projects like the from China to Europe, it takes should cut through the disputed It is also apparent that their real goal is derailing the implementa - tains promise for Turkey: the Black Sea Ring Highway will 1-1/2 months, whereas if you area of Transnistria. tion of the memorandum between Greece and the Troika. Black Sea. further stimulate trade and eco - use highways or railways, it But Chebeleu insists that These thoughts could be groundless, if not premature, but for the Nowhere is it more evident nomic cooperation. Trade takes 10 days or so." there is a willingness to find so - attacks against journalists and the brother of the government than the busy industrial city of within the region rebounded Although BSEC organized lutions, not only because of the spokesman that just preceded the attack on the ND offices. Trabzon in northeastern Turkey, rapidly from a decline in 2009, the Black Sea Ring Highway potential economic benefits of But against this backdrop, it is reasonable to wonder whether a regional trade hub because of while trade with the EU recov - Caravan in 2007, a kind of “test BSEC’s projects, but because of Greece is likely to enter a new era of terrorist attacks which, combined its location on roads that con - ered at a slower rate. Countries run” in which industrial-sized the political benefits of eco - with the economic crisis, can be an explosive mix that will test the nect it to both Istanbul and here may be beginning to see trucks traveled more than 4,660 nomic cooperation for a region strength of the country as nothing from the times of the Greek Civil other cities to the east. The cob - interregional outreach as more miles through most member dealing with a number of inter - War. blestone streets of the city cen - beneficial than looking outward nal conflicts. “Of course it de - So now, after we all believed that Greece had been delivered from ter are bustling with buses and to their less stable neighbors. pends on what the member the curse of terrorism, it seems to have made its reappearance at the private cars carrying passengers While road travel between BSEC Turkey could very states want, and that nobody in - worst possible moment. to Georgia, only 125 miles to states grew at a rate of 40.8 per - well emerge as terferes in their decisions, but Yet, everything will depend on the reaction of the people. the northeast, as well as trucks cent between 2007 and 2011, we all want to accept whatever Will these acts resonate among a frustrated and frightened popu - shipping goods across the region travel between BSEC states and geographic and decision they find appropriate lace, or will the overwhelming majority see the attackers as part of via the highway that cuts the EU lagged behind some - economic core of for themselves.” the problem that led the country to its present state? through the city. what, growing 36.3 percent. As a major trade partner for Surely, what must be avoided at this time is the far greater com - If plans for a highway con - The highway project is still new trade network many Black Sea states with com - plication of the situation in Greece through the simultaneous ap - necting the 12 countries border - in development stages, but four parably smaller economies, pearance of economic and terrorism crises. For that reason, the gov - ing the Black Sea go forward, lanes of traffic wrapping states, not all routes of the ring Turkey's participation is critical. ernment has the responsibility to proceed without further delay on Trabzon's growth – and Turkey's through 12 countries would be highway have been built, nor The transport route can only di - the reforms that will give impetus to the development of the country. growing stance as a regional a boon for trade and tourism — have they been agreed upon. rectly connect the Caucasus The opposition parties have a parallel responsibility: to control leader – is poised to surge. or at least that’s what BSEC, the The construction of roads is states to the EU and Balkan the substance and tone of its statements, so as not to provide justifi - Turkey’s Black Sea coast, far initiator of the project, hopes. already complete in Turkey and countries if it runs along cation and encouragement to the diseased brains of people such as from its tumultuous southern The partnership holds both the Greece, but the other 10 mem - Turkey's northern coast. With the terrorists. border, offers a promising con - promise of bolstering existing ber states have yet to build their the promise a new transporta - trast its more troubled efforts to alliances and testing lingering parts of the highway. At the mo - tion network along the Black join the EU and to expand net - tensions. ment, road transport between Sea holds for Turkey, its role Tsipras’ Travels works in the Middle East. TRADE ALREADY BOOMING the Black Sea states is hampered would seem almost assured, but Ankara has emerged as the Although BSEC attempts to by long waits at border crossings it is pursuing other avenues for dominant initiator of regional harmonize trade regulations of and high fees or other bureau - bolstering its regional economic SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has made a number of international cooperation, institutionalized by its different member states, it's cratic hurdles for truck drivers influence as well. visits recently. the Black Sea Economic Coop - difficult to measure what direct applying for visas. "While promoting the Black It started with South America during the Christmas holidays, con - eration (BSEC), which was effects the organization has had Mr. Chebeleu, the deputy Sea Ring Highway on the one tinued in Germany, and will continue in Washington and New York. founded on the heels of the col - on trade within the region. secretary, says that the organi - hand, Turkey also endeavors to It is the right thing to do. The better he knows the outside world, lapse of the Soviet Union. For Turkey, the construction zation hopes to agree on a time establish its own transportation the better for him and the rest of us. He is, after all, the leader of the FILLING THE SOVIET project could be the first step in frame for construction by 2014. network consisting of bilateral main Greek opposition party. He could , just could, become a prime VACUUM a realignment of its foreign pol - In his office in the seaside villa units," extending its regional Minister some day. Although Turkey was one of icy. Its northern border along that houses the BSEC secre - flight networks and increasing Regarding his meeting with the German Minister of Finance, it is 10 founding members, it played the Black Sea coast is vast, and tariat, tucked away in the afflu - its oversight of marine trans - clear that it went as expected: he was confronted with the cold, hard a leading role in BSEC's estab - recent efforts to repair strains ent Istanbul neighborhood of portation in the Black Sea, says realities firsthand: either implement the agreements the Minister lishment, and the organization's between Turkey and Russia sug - Emirgan, Chebeleu talks about Selcuk Colakoglu, adviser to the said, or find money elsewhere to pay the salaries of your civil servants. permanent headquarters is still gest that this region is becoming the challenge such conflicts pose Turkish Ministry of Foreign Af - It is this kind of conversation that turns blood cold, jars national located in Istanbul. increasingly important for to their work. fairs' Center for Strategic Re - pride, and forces one to look beyond petty politics. BSEC's early years were dom - Turkey. REGIONAL RIVALRIES search. In an interview a few days ago, he made another big step towards inated by “Turkey’s initiative to After Russia, Turkey is the re - Russia and Georgia pose the If ongoing disputes among the political center. It was not the first time, but for the first time he offer these countries an alterna - gion's biggest exporter. While biggest challenge, although the BSEC members can be quelled spoke so clearly about it. Not only did he clarify that he favors Greece tive” to their socialist economic Russia and some other BSEC 2008 war between the two has and construction of the highway remaining in the euro, but he even went a step further: he asked for systems, says Traian Chebeleu, members like Azerbaijan and been far from the only hin - goes forward, Turkey could be all talk of a possible Greek exit from the euro to stop. a former Romanian ambassador Ukraine primarily export oil, drance. The war, Chebeleu says, well-positioned as the geo - At the beginning of next week he will visit Washington, where he and current deputy secretary of Turkey's main exports are tex - only “added to the problems.” graphic and economic backbone will have the opportunity to «see and be seen». BSEC’s transportation activities. tiles and machinery, says Ussal Determining a route that can of a lucrative new trade net - The first "test" will be at the highly respected, Independent Brook - In 1992, the same year BSEC ahbaz, an economist at The connect the two countries is work. ing Institute, the world’ s top think tank according to a recent ranking. There, in the presence of major players in the U.S. capital, and under tough but fair questioning from top professionals he will have the opportunity to reiterate his position on Greece future. He will probably be challenged to detail the strategy that would Economic Insanity: Will Greece Tax Itself into Oblivion? allow him to remain in the euro, if he comes to power. That is, would he implement the necessary reforms? Would he create a business- friendly climate? What would Greece’ s relationship with the United Wall Street Journal the EU first intervened. Nearly who feel no compunction about We keep hearing that Greece States be? all of the debt is owed to not filing a return today are un - needs to make its economy One thing is certain: the more he knows about our country and Can a country tax itself into Greece's European neighbors likely to shrink from filing a more competitive, which is true. our Greek-American ccommunity, the better it will be for everyone. economic oblivion? An outside and the IMF. false or incomplete return under But it won't do that by making So welcome Mr. Tsipras. observer might well conclude Understandably, those credi - even higher tax rates. Athens its tax code more punitive. that Greece is running an exper - tors expect and want to be paid says it expects the new taxes to Greece needs to break out of the iment to find out. The Greek gov - back. They have repeatedly raise €2.3 billion euros this year. EU-IMF austerity trap, and one The Tragedy of Syria ernment imposed another big tax eased the repayment terms and Here's betting that these latest way to do that would be with a increase Saturday to appease the lowered the interest rates on measures, like Greece's earlier flat-tax reform. Its current road European Union and the Inter - those loans. But their insistence rounds of tax hikes, come up will only lead to more hardship. They are the ones to blame. They should have avoided a civil war. national Monetary Fund. The lat - on ever-higher taxes won't im - short. They, the people of Syria, should have resisted the installation of est measures will raise the cor - prove their odds of seeing their Meantime, Greece's neigh - the Assad Dynasty four decades ago. They, the Syrians, should have porate income tax to 26% from money again. The Greek econ - bors seem to understand the secured the option of choosing their government through ballots 20% and push the top individual omy has been shrinking for five benefits of lower rates. Bulgaria CORRECTION rather than bullets. rate to 42% from 40%. years straight, and Athens has a 10% corporate income tax But that did not happen. So there they are, in the living hell of Nearly three years after started out with a huge budget and a 10% personal-income tax, in last week’s article concerning civil war with tens of thousands dead, while the rest of the world re - Athens was first bailed out, it deficit and bloated government and it expects 1.5% growth this the Archon trip to Cuba on mains a spectator amid the inexpressible and ongoing carnage. remains dependent on the EU when the crisis first erupted. year—not thriving, but not in page 2, in the picture of the The solution will come by itself. Whoever are left standing will and IMF to fund its budget One of the measures passed free-fall, either. Turkey's stan - procession, the man in the declare themselves the winners. But the photos published almost deficits and roll over existing Saturday is a requirement that dard corporate income-tax rate foreground carrying the icon of daily in the press are chilling. Recently, for example, two explosions debt. That debt, by the way, has nearly every Greek citizen fill is 20%. Growth there is ex - St Nicholas is Dr. Nicholas lout - in the university of the city of Aleppo resulted in the deaths of 82 gone to 170% of gross domestic out a tax return, in a bid to cut pected to come in at around 4% sion and not Dr lewis Assley. young people, and 192 more were wounded. product from about 120% when down on tax evasion. But those this year. Who is responsible for this barbarity? One side accuses the Syrian Air Force, while the other blames terrorists. And the days roll by and the blood continues to flow. On top of that, this winter is the worst in the last ten years. Disease is mowing down the population, particularly babies. And what does the rest of • Mail Delivery service is available from • Classified services available with a wide the world do? As we said, they are spectators. Services to our readers: coast to coast. 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Greek-American Version The real estate sector was one tion of Pricewater - reached and an up - shrink by 3%, while the debt-to- of those that suffered signifi - HouseCoopers) swing will follow. GDP ratio will remain above cantly in the United States in the shows that the av - It is also expected 175%. The latter is the burden The phenome - of administration. aftermath of the 2007-08 finan - erage expected re - that net capital in - that keeps Greece’s prospects low non of Groupthink Parish administra - cial crisis. In Greece, too, the turn in 2013 will be flows to real estate and the depression alive and occurs when a tion has remained real estate sector has experi - close to 7.5%. in the United States well, with unemployment at un - group of people en - pretty much the enced modest – thus far – de - Moreover, with will continue and acceptable rates, and business gage in an incorrect same since the days cline, and it is expected to de - artificially subdued probably strengthen confidence at record low levels. decision-making of the then Arch - cline more during 2013, due to rates due to mone - throughout 2013, a Therefore, I would agree with outcome for the bishop Athenago - the ongoing depression, lack of tary policy – which fact that will boost Jeffrey Sachs who recently made sake of harmony or ras, without too spending, cost cutting, and lack are expected to stay returns to the sector. the comment that unless there is conformity. Group many amendments of investments. However, the very low for all of When we combine a significant members try to or reforms to cor - prospects for real estate invest - 2013 and possibly by JOHN the above facts with reduction/seisachthia of Greek minimize conflict rect systemic or en - ments in the United States are beyond – both bor - CHARALAMBAKIS the most recent data debt (especially its odious part) and reach a consen - demic problems much brighter. I believe that real rowers and lenders - without of course Greek economic prospects will sus without critical by Christopher arising along the estate will outperform most – if seem to gain. Hence Special to denying that the remain depressed. Greece resem - evaluation of alter - TRIPOULAS way. not all – of fixed income invest - while one of the The National Herald housing excesses are bles Latin and S. America in the native ideas or Special to Yale University ments in this environment of fi - biggest risks in the still around - that mid 1980s. That region did not viewpoints for fear The National Herald psychologist Irving nancial repression. The anticipa - economy is the normalization of show increases in housing starts, start recovering until the US of being branded Janis described tion is that all real estate sectors interest rates, I do not anticipate in building permits, in home eventually abolished part of their disloyal. As a result, individual some common symptoms indica - (and especially the multifamily that process to start until mid sales, in rising home prices, and debt. I expect the same thing to creativity suffers, as does tive of Groupthink, including i) housing sector, downtown office 2014. Regarding the U.S. real es - in declining inventories then, we happen to Greek debt in 2014, uniqueness and independent illusions of invulnerability, ii) un - space, and industrial properties) tate market, I believe that not could only conclude that with at which point the Greek econ - thinking. questioned belief in the morality to perform well in the United only has it bottomed, but also that careful selection a REIT, ETF, or omy will start recovering with its If one can criticize many Eu - of the group, iii) rationalizing States throughout 2013. Of it has already started experienc - mutual fund in the real estate sec - real estate sector exhibiting prob - ropean politicians of suffering warnings that might challenge course, problems will remain in ing a healthy and steady increase tor should prove to be a good ably very good prospects. from Groupthink because of the group's assumptions, iv) the legacy-loan portfolios, and in terms of prices and returns, as place to park part of the portfo - their failure to break ranks with viewing those who are opposed maturing loans in the next cou - graph #2 shows. lio. Dr. Charalambakis is Chief German/EU policies that will in - to the group as weak, evil, bi - ple of years may raise red flags, In addition, as graph #3 Now, as for the Greek overall Economist, Blacksummit Finan - evitably lead to financial ruin to ased, spiteful, impotent, or stu - however the overall assessment demonstrates, the delinquency economy, the anticipation is that cial Group Inc.,and Adjunct Pro - any place south of the Sudeten - pid, v) self-censorship of ideas for this year is positive and pretty rates have been following a the negative economic growth fessor of Economics, Patterson land, then one can equally ques - that deviate from the apparent optimistic, given the low inter - steady downward trend, a fact will continue, but hopefully at a School of Diplomacy, University tion the decision making of the group consensus, vi) illusions of est-rate environment, yield-hun - which is very important in assur - slower pace. The expectation is of Kentucky. Greek Diaspora when it comes unanimity among group mem - gry investors, cash-rich real es - ing that the bottom has been that the Greek economy will to organizational issues. bers and viewing silence as tate funds, and foreign investors This month, most of the agreement, vii) direct pressure who seek opportunities in safe 500+ parishes in the Greek Or - to conform placed on any mem - heavens with decent returns and thodox Archdiocese of America ber who questions the group and prospects. On a separate inter - will be welcoming new parish viii) mind guards – self-ap - national note, it is my opinion councils and swearing in new pointed members who shield the that the real estate market in members. Some priests may group from dissenting informa - Latin and South America will even decide to hand out the Uni - tion. also perform well in 2013, due form Parish Regulations booklets In their quest to reach a con - do the rising role and size of the to new members, the majority sensus, Janis warns that mem - middle classes there. of whom will not read them – bers may not survey alternatives Graph #1 (from the Emerging not that the priests read them, and objectives completely, fail to Trends in Real Estate, a publica - Graph #1 Graph #2 Graph #3 either. examine risks of their preferred In the event that an adminis - choice, fail to reevaluate previ - trative impasse arises within the ously rejected alternatives, en - LETTER FROM ATHENS council, opposing parties will re - gage in poor information search, fer to these same regulations, present a bias in collecting in - which leave them indifferent on formation, and fail to work out most other days. The next step contingency plans. The Lagarde List, as Explained by Abbott and Costello will probably be to appeal to the But Janis also devised ways local Chancery, which will prob - of preventing Groupthink, like Unless you can explain The the list from Lagarde, Abbott: Who or body checked it for tax evaders ably not deign to even acknowl - the role of the "critical evaluator" Big Sleep, so convoluted that then said he lost it? what? to find out who was hiding edge receipt of the appeal/com - (allowing each member to freely even Raymond Chandler, who Costello: Yes, it be - Costello: What and money and why they did it and plaint in the hope that the air objections and doubts), en - wrote the book and the screen - came the Lost La - who? when claimant will forget about the couraging leaders to refrain play said he couldn’t figure it out, garde List. Abbott: Who knew Costello: When what? whole thing or decide that it’s from expressing opinions when you will not be able to follow the Abbott: Lost? Who’s what or what hap - Abbott: You mean why? not worth the trouble. This will assigning a task to a group, or labyrinth of the so-called Lagarde lost? pened when? Costello: Why what? in turn lead to festering and sim - even absenting themselves from List, the 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 Costello: I am al - Costello: When are Abbott: When? mering, further dissention many of the group meetings to billion in deposits in a Swiss bank ready we talking about? Costello: When Papaconstanti - within the group, and perhaps avoid excessively influencing the that still hasn’t been checked for Abbott: Who had the Abbott: How do I nou knew the names of his rela - even splintering. outcome. Other suggestions in - tax evaders after more than two list? know? You asked me tives had been erased and when And if this is the usual modus cluded setting up several inde - years while the government is Costello: Who didn’t Costello: I asked Venizelos knew the list was doc - operandi in terms of parish ad - pendent groups, working on the putting punishing austerity mea - have it. Papa con- by ANDY you what? tored and why Diotis didn’t check ministration, the picture is not same problem, where all effec - sures on workers, pensioners and stantinou did, then DABILIS Abbott: No, you it for tax evaders or when altogether that different when it tive alternatives are to be exam - the poor. Venizelos, Papandre - asked me who? Kapeleris got it from Diotis. Or comes to the administration of ined, discussing a group's ideas As a public service, TNH has ou, Papa demos, Dio - Special to Abbott: Just now was it Venizelos? Greek secular societies, with the with trusted people outside of brought back Abbott and Costello, tis and Kapeleris. The National Herald Costello: Now or Abbott: Who? difference that there is perhaps the group, inviting outside ex - the only ones who really under - Abbott: What? when? Costello: What? greater homogeneity among the perts into meetings, and assign - stood their classic “Who’s On Costello: What do you want to Abbott: Not when, who and Abbott: Why? members because of common ing at least one group member First?” dialogue about baseball to know? what? Costello: That’s what I’m talking regional extraction or similar the role of devil's advocate (a try to decipher an issue that Abbott: I want to know who Costello: You mean who knew about! I want to know who knew professional interests. different person for each meet - makes The Da Vinci Code looks knew what when what and when? what and when they knew it and For the most part, the orga - ing). like connect the dots and Rubik’s Costello: So does everyone else Abbott: Yes why they didn’t do anything nizational architecture of the This is not to suggest that Cube seem like Tic Tac Toe. I in Greece Costello: Yes, what? about it! Greek-American Community has change should be an end in itself. could figure out Fermat’s Last Abbott: Greece is where this hap - Abbott: And when? Abbott: About what? remained the same for decades After all, some reforms only Theorem and how to make my pened? Costello: Yes, what and when Costello: About who! (more like a century), despite serve to make a bad situation old VCR stop flashing 12:00 eas - Costello: It happened first in and who? Abbott: You just said what the fact that the Community life worse (i.e., the Kapodistrias and ier than following this twisted Switzerland. Then it moved to Abbott: About what? Costello: I said who has changed markedly over this Kallikratis plans – the last two yarn. France Costello: (rubs his face in an - Abbott: Who what? same period of time. After all, reform bills reshaping Greece’s For the uninitiated, former Abbott: What? guish) About what Papaconstan - Costello: Who knew what and many if not most first-generation local system of governance). On French finance minister Christine Costello: Greece tinou knew first. He said he never when and how? Greeks did not plan on staying the other hand, there are coun - Lagarde – now the head of the Abbott: You said Switzerland. No, looked at the list Abbott: Who’s how? in the new country. Early 20th tries and large organizations that International Monetary Fund, one France Abbott: What list? Costello: How do I know? century Greeks most likely envi - change entire constitutions or of Greece’s Troika of lenders – Costello: You said you wanted to Costello: (slaps his face in exas - Abbott: Know what? sioned working for a few years charters every couple of decades. said she gave the list to former fi - know who knew what when peration) The Lagarde List! Costello: What Papaconstantinou in order to raise the necessary Can the Greek-American Com - nance minister George Papacon - Abbott: What happened when? Abbott: The first list or the lost knew, what Venizelos knew, what funds to alleviate financial pres - munity really argue that its sys - stantinou in 2010. He said it van - Costello: You mean when Papa - Lagarde List, or the list that Diotis knew, what Kapeleris knew, sures at home, and then repatri - tem of administration is so per - ished and then his successor, now constantinou had the list or when Venizelos copied or the list that what Papandreou knew, what Pa - ating to enjoy the fruits of their fect it doesn’t warrant review? current PASOK Socialist leader he said it disappeared or when Diotis copied or the list Diotis said pademos knew! labor with their family back After all, the UPR don’t even ac - Evangelos Venizelos, had a copy Venizelos got it or when Diotis he gave to his secretary to copy? Abbott: They said they didn’t home. This model eventually knowledge the existence of and so did the previous heads of had it or what Papandreou knew Costello: What? know anything changed, with Greek immigrants “communities,” only “parishes” – the Financial Crimes Squad or what Papademos knew Abbott: I already answered that Costello: About what? considering their host country despite the fact that the former (SDOE) Yiannis Diotis and Yian - Costello: Who knew what when? Costello: You answered what? Abbott: How do I know? You just their new home, and the Dias - exist as the traditional Hellenic nis Kapeleris, all of who have de - Abbott: I already answered that Abbott: I don’t know what I an - asked me pora becoming a permanent fix - administrative unit. nied doing anything and knowing Costello: Papaconstantinou said swered Costello: What? ture. This created a whole set of There needs to be more en - nothing about the removal of the he didn’t remove the names and Costelllo: Why? Abbott: You mean why? new challenges, like the need for gaging, acknowledging, and re - names of three of Papconstanti - Venizelos said he didn’t check the Abbott: Why what? Or why who? Costello: Why would I ask that? education, language retention, alistic discourse than merely the nou’s relatives. No one knows list for tax evaders. Why? Or why when? Abbott: Ask what? organization of communities, mandatory annual parish coun - what former Prime Ministers Abbott: Why do you want to Costello: Who knew what when Costello: What I just asked demographic shifts, managing cil seminars. Their beneficial ef - George Papandreou and Lucas Pa - know? and why and who? Abbott: When? heterogeneous relationships, etc. fects to those attendees suffering pademos knew so let’s leave to Costello: Everyone in Greece Abbott: Oh, that’s easy, nobody Costello: When what? However, within this ever- from insomnia make only a neg - Abbott and Costello to do the rest. wants to know. knew who had the list when and Abbott: I don’t know fluctuating situation, the one ligible contribution to the com - Abbott: So let me get this Abbott: Know what? why the names were removed Costello: Neither does anyone constant seems to be the system munity at large. straight. Papaconstantinou got Costello: No, who and when they were or why no - else! Only 2 Months after the Election, the Democrats Continue Empty Politics of Symbolism

The Republicans certainly make, and therefore ultimately it were likely to to burn a small strikingly similar to the lopsided the problem. have embarrassed themselves have a credit card bill to pay, there achieve a desired re - chunk of their ratio of new tax hikes to deficit Granted, the Democrats would with their petty and childish are two ways to solve that prob - sult, but sacrifice money in their fire - reduction. say – and to some extent, quite tantrums, particularly in the past lem: either make more, or spend merely for its own places, instead. At The message of empty sym - rightfully so – that given the several months about their spite - less. Or both. Increasing taxes ad - sake is foolish, par - least that would bolism, then, is the same in both bunch of stubborn baby Republi - ful and relentless obsession to dresses the “making more” part, ticularly when gov - have made for some cases, and becomes more evident cans they have to deal with, prevent President Obama from and raises the age-old debate: ernmentally im - cozy Yuletide gath - when applying actual numbers to they’ll take whatever little dent winning reelection, and more re - would the higher tax rates bring posed. For instance, erings. it: if the annual deficit continues in the problem they can get. cently over the past few weeks by in more money, as a result of if an individual As for the De - to be $1 trillion, and the new tax Maybe that is true, but the De - turning against their own leaders some taxpayers paying a greater chooses to under - mocrats’ insistence hikes bring in an extra $45 billion, mocrats’ behavior reminds me of – namely, House Speaker John percentage of their income, or take a three-day fast on banning semiau - then the annual deficit remains a funny story from my teenage Boehner – during the fiscal cliff less money, because the higher so as to appreciate tomatic weapons, $955,000,000,000, which means days: a bunch of my friends and I fiasco. rates would be a disincentive that the suffering of by CONSTANTINOS E. particularly in the that we continue to borrow – i.e., were hanging out when another And although the Democrats would discourage people – starving people on SCAROS recent aftermath of spend what we don’t have, just friend, a 16 year-old girl, joined might not be smoking the same namely business owners and other side of the the horrific mass put it on the card – a little over us and happily produced a fake brand of crazy as their rivals other entrepreneurs – from work - world, that is quite Special to murder of school - $1.8 million every single minute ID that she had just had made, across the aisle, they continue to ing more to generate more tax - noble. But if the The National Herald children in Con - of every day of the year. that showed her age to be 19. She prove that they barely have a clue able income in the first place? government were to necticut, there is As for annual homicides, ban - wanted the fake ID so that she as to what it takes to run the But the Democrats’ stance on mandate a three-day fast that nothing inherently wrong, or un - ning assault weapons would still could enter bars and clubs in or - country. Instead, they keep on this issue doesn’t even give rise would not put even one addi - constitutional, about imposing mean that about 14,450 innocent der to be served alcohol. When I practicing the failed model of the to that debate, because the tax tional morsel of food on those limitations on the right to bear victims would be killed every reminded her that the drinking empty politics of symbolism. increases for which they argued starving folks’ tables, then it arms. Such a ban, however, might year, almost 40 per day, and 4 or age was 21, and they still would The two most recent examples – restoring the Clinton-era tax would be yet another example of prevent someone like the mother 5 of those will continue to be not let her in even with the fake of that are their insistence on rais - rates for annual income over symbolism over substance. of Adam Lanza, the Connecticut sweet, wonderful, angel-faced ID, because it claimed that she ing taxes and banning semiauto - $250,000 – probably would have You want shared sacrifice, De - shooter, from acquiring such as - children, like the ones viciously was only 19, her response was: matic weapons from private pur - impacted, by Obama’s own ad - mocrats? Raise the top tax rate sault weapons in the first place shot down last month. “yeah, but I know I don’t look 21, chase. Don’t get me wrong, I am mission, a mere 4.5% of the an - to 50% and close all loopholes. which, in turn, would have made See what’s going on? It is not so I figured at least they’ll believe not categorically against either of nual deficit. Obama and the De - At least then we would see which it more difficult for her son to get that the rich ought to be immune that I’m 19.” those measures. Rather, I think mocrats fully understand that side of the debate has more merit his murdering hands on one. But from paying more taxes, or that And that is exactly what the they are largely symbolic and do such miniscule tax hikes would – whether overall tax revenue will of the more than 15,000 murders Americans can possess whatever Democrats have done with their not meaningfully address the real barely make a dent in the deficit, rise or fall. But going from 35 to that take place in the United destructive device they so choose empty politics of symbolism. problems: the national debt and and instead argued for the policy 39.6%, on what ultimately turned States every year, how many of – whether it be a slingshot, a ma - They’ve made a tiny, symbolic gun violence, respectively. so that restoring fiscal responsi - out to affect only annual income them are committed by the type chinegun, or a nuclear bomb – dent, but hardly one that in the Common sense reveals that if bility will be a “shared sacrifice” above $400,000, and with the of weapon that Lanza used? with no restrictions. It is that the world of problem-solving will al - we, collectively or individually, for all Americans. Shared sacrifice loopholes intact, they might has Maybe about 3% or so. An ex - Democrats’ proposed measures low them in the door so they can spend more money than we would be absolutely acceptable if well have ordered the rich folks tremely low percentage rate, and do not even come close to solving buy a drink. 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 19-25, 2013