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By Constantine S. Sirigos fore arriving in New York last TNH Staff TNH Staff Writer October. His new responsibili- ties entail supervising more than YONKERS, NY – The Board of SOUTHHAMPTON, NY – The 2500 agents in the City’s five Trustees of St. Michael’s Home Federal Bureau of Investigation boroughs, eight counties of New have announced the purchase (FBI) has been in existence for York State, and La Guardia and and rehabilitation of an 11 acre more than 100 years, but it has Kennedy Airports. property located in Uniondale, undergone dramatic changes After earning a degree in ac- New York. The site includes a since 9/11. On July 27, George counting from Fordham Univer- 90,000 sq. ft. building which will Venizelos, the FBI’s Assistant Di- sity he worked in the accounting be the new location for the rector in Charge-New York Field industry and the DEA. He began Home. Independent and assisted Office, in a rare public appear- his FBI career fighting white col- living apartments, as well as de- ance, shared his experience and lar crime in Boston and was mentia and nursing care facili- perspective at the annual later put in charge of anti-ter- ties are planned. Sophocles N. and Louiza Zoullas rorism operations in New York. A $20,000,000 Capital Memorial Hellenic Lecture at Many heads nodded when Fundraising Campaign designed the Greek Orthodox Church of Michalos said “we are very for- to facilitate the purchase and the Hamptons. tunate that we have people like construction work was also an- Dr. Peter Michalos intro- that working Greek diner hours nounced by the Board. duced Venizelos and served as 14 hours a day keeping us safe.” His Grace Bishop Andonios, the moderator of the candid After offering thanks for the the Director of St. Michael’s question and answer period, honor of the invitation and the Home, said that “With the pur- which the latter welcomed. pleasure of his first visit to the chase of this property, we enter Venizelos was in charge of the Hamptons, Venizelos an- the most exciting chapter in the FBI’s Philadelphia Division be- nounced his intention to talk history of this wonderful Arch- about himself only to paint a AP Photo/NicolAs NANev diocesan institution. The need picture of the life of an FBI offi- Another Greek Summer, Another Greek Fire to expand our facilities and ser- cial before presenting a history vices and help even more of our of the FBI. On July 28 a firefighting helicopter dumps water on flames in Southern Rhodes, Greece. Author- elderly is a sacred mission. This The guests were fascinated ities declared a state of emergency on the holiday island after a weekend fire destroyed an esti- is an enormous undertaking, but by Venizelos’ description of how mated 4,000 hectares of forest and farmland. A 40-year-old Greek man was detained by police with blessings from above and “9/11 changed everything.” for questioning, accused of starting the fire by accident with an outdoor barbecue grill. the generous support of the On the personal front, community, we will achieve our Venizelos began with humor. Af- vision.” ter expressing appreciation for According to a press release the support of his wife of 29 issued by St. Michaels, “The years, Marina, and his four chil- Tradition Still Sells amid Greek Crisis property was purchased at a cost dren, he quoted one version of of $7,000,000, and the complex the old saw: “behind every suc- will include 27 one-bedroom in- cessful man is a surprised By Eleni Kritikou The old Athens used to be morale high,” Joseph Sakalak, dependent living apartments, woman,” before mentioning the Special to TNH combined with a great number who keeps up the operation of over 50 private assisted-living sacrifices made by the families of professions that it is now woolly and cotton knitting yarns bedrooms with private baths, of FBI officials, which in their ATHENS - A walk through aus- thought to be extinct such as the at Kolokotroni, told The Na- and a unit serving clients with case included six moves. terity-crushed Athens, during a shoeblack, the cobbler and the tional Herald. dementia as well as a section He grew up in a traditional crisis which has closed some barber. Nevertheless, the revival His grandfather created this with nursing care beds. The Cap- Greek-American home in New 110,000 businesses across the of some certain types of these kind of business in 1935 and af- ital Fundraising Campaign will Jersey. Venizelos said he was al- country in the last three years, professions shows history has a ter traveling all over the Europe, raise funds to pay off the pur- ways interested in the FBI and shows survivors, including a way of balancing with modern selected the most unique knit- chase price of the property, as sought the advice of his next- hidden gem of old stores carry- style, under hard economic con- ting yarns for his customers. well as completely renovate the door neighbor, who was a re- ing on a tradition of centuries. ditions. Knitting needles from wild rose current building on the site.” tired agent. Along the streets that lead “In an 80-year enterprise, or bamboo and wools by Kash- “For well over a decade, the He said working for the FBI you especially, to Syntagma and there are both periods of flour- mir are a cross-section of their Board of Trustees has been ag- was not just a job but a way of Monastiraki are some of Athens’ ishing a nd decline. I have read work that still attracts customers gressively searching for an ap- George Venizelos, FBI Assis- life. To illustrate the commit- oldest enterprises that travel inside my grandfather’s diary around the world. propriate site to expand our mis- tant Director in Charge – New you from antiquity until modern ‘Closed Because of War.’ The York Field Office. Continued on page 5 times. point is how you keep your Continued on page 8 Continued on page 4 Troika Says that Bailout Astoria’s St. Irene Chrysovalantou Holds its Feast Of Cyprus is on Track ASTORIA – The Sacred Patriar- chal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chryso- NICOSIA – International Fund-European Central Bank valantou is an important insti- lenders putting up a 10-billion (EU-IMF-ECB) in March shortly tution in the life of the Greek- euro ($13 billion) bailout to after President Nicos Anastasi- American community in Astoria, keep Cyprus’ economy and ades took office and discovered but it is also a parish. The an- banks from collapsing said after the state banks were nearly in- nual festival which was held an initial review the program is solvent after making bad loans July 18-21 and which culmi- satisfactory but that some hard to Greek businesses and taking nated in the moving annual pro- risks remain. 74 percent losses in their hold- cession of the miraculous icon Cyprus had to seek help from ings in devalued Greek bonds. of St. Irene brought the commu- the Troika of the European The deal brought in a bailout nity together and attracted Union-International Monetary but also required Cyprus to seize guests from as far as Boston in 47.5 percent of private bank ac- a beautiful expression of faith counts of more than 100,000 and fellowship. euros ($130,000) and forcing Under the spiritual leader- the depositors to pay for the ship of its new abbot, The Very Now, a Gap ba nks mistakes. That was part Rev. Archimandrite Ierotheos of a requirement Cyprus come Zacharis, the parish shows evi- up with 13 billion euros ($17 dence of healing and recovery Of $14 Bil. billion) in savings and revenue- from the scandals that led the raising because the Troika said Ecumenical Patriarchate to re- it did not want to lend all the move and discipline the In Greece money needed to keep the gov- monastery’s founding hierarchs. ernment from going broke, fear- His Eminence Metropolitan ing it would never be repaid. Evangelos of New Jersey repre- By Andy Dabilis Troika inspectors came to senting His All Holiness, Ecu- TNH Staff Writer Nicosia to check the book and menical Patriarch Bartholomew, progress on reforms. IMF official celebrated the Divine Liturgy ATHENS – Just as Greek Prime Delia Velculescu said Cyprus and the Blessing of the five tNh/ Minister Antonis Samaras was bailout deal is pr ogressing and Fr, George Anastasiou, and Fr. Ierotheos Zacharis lead the procession of the icon of St. Irene hoping for a recovery to begin that it’s an “ambitious agenda” Continued on page 3 Chrysovalantou. Greek Consul Evangelos Kyriakopoulos was among the participants. next year – and with more res- so that it can stick to the agree- cue loans pouring in – one of ment’s terms. the country’s international “Still, with large risks still lenders said there’s a gap of at clouding the outlook, fiscal pru- least 11 billion euros ($14 bil- dence and strong and timely George Mitchell, Pioneer of Fracking, Was 94 lion) that needs to be plugged policy implementation are criti- somehow. cal for the program’s success,” Samaras, who has largely es- Velculescu said at a press con- By Douglas Martin emic training as a petroleum en- was so prodigious that a com- caped massive protests, strikes, ference to mark the end of the The New York Times gineer and geologist with a petitor thought that the an- and riots against austerity mea- creditor’s first assessment. gambler’s cunning to become an nouncement was a practical sures imposed on the orders of The deal required an un- George P. Mitchell, the son influential businessman worth joke. The $6 million that Mr. the Troika of the European precedented seizure of private of a Greek goatherd who capped $2 billion. He was a petroleum Mitchell had put into the project Union-International Monetary bank accounts with the money a career as one of the most industry spokesman, then a per- was “surely the best develop- Fund-European Central Bank withdrawn against the wishes prominent independent oilmen sistent voice for “sustainable,” ment money in the history of (EU-IMF-ECB) had vowed to be- of the depositors being used to in the United States by unlock- or environmentally responsible, gas,” The Economist magazine leaguered Greeks there would replenish the state banks de- ing immense natural gas and pe- economic growth. On 27,000 said. be no more pay cuts, tax hikes pleted capital reserves, in effect- troleum resources trapped in piney acres north of Houston, The success enabled him to and slashed pensions. ing forcing them to pay for the shale rock formations, died on he built a town called The sell his company, the Mitchell But that was before the trou- bank’s mistakes. Friday in Galveston, Tex. He was Woodlands partly to demon- Energy and Development Cor- blesome black hole in the coun- No bank executive has been 94. strate his ideas. poration, to the Devon Energy try’s finances appeared. The IMF held accountable and capital His family confirmed the The most significant chapter Corporation for $3.5 billion in praised what it said was controls that were supposed to death. in his life came last. In the 2001. Included in the sale were Greece’s “exceptional” progress last a few days or weeks are still Mr. Mitchell’s role in cham- 1980s and ’90s, when many en- the results of years of drilling in place and seem set to last for pioning new drilling and pro- ergy analysts foresaw only irre- more than 10,000 wells, many Continued on page 9 years, some analysts have said, duction techniques like hy- versible declines in hydrocarbon of which still yielded hydrocar- to prevent a run on the banks. draulic fracturing, or “fracking,” supplies, Mr. Mitchell got busy bons. While Cypriot officials said it is credited with creating an un- George P. Mitchell was an oil poking holes in Texas dirt on the Fracking uses water and would most be wealthy and for- expected natural gas boom in and gas pioneer but he also hunch that they were wrong. chemical injections to force For subscription: eign depositors who had put the United States. In a letter to was an advocate for environ- Marshaling mostly existing tech- more oil from reservoirs. Both 718.784.5255 their money in Cypriot banks President Obama last year, mentally safe practices. nologies, he began fracturing the Gas Technology Institute, a [email protected] with the promise of big returns Daniel Yergin, the energy shale rock formations in fields nonprofit research organization, who are being burned, so too scholar and author, proposed can talk seriously about ‘energy where he had long pumped oil and the federal Energy Depart- are working-class citizens who that Mr. Mitchell be awarded independence,’ ” he said. (Mr. and gas at shallower depths. ment worked with Mr. Mitchell, saved for years for retirement, the Presidential Medal of Free- Mitchell did not receive the After 1 7 years of trying, Mr. giving him technical help and dom. award.) Mitchell finally hit pay dirt with Continued on page 9 “It is because of him that we Mr. Mitchell combined acad- gushers of gas in 1998. The flow Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 Giannikou Cranks the Laterna at Lincoln Center GOINGS ON... n JULY 13 – NOVEMBER 2 Grounds, 430 Sheep Pasture By Constantine S. Sirigos TARPON SPRINGS, FL - Night Road in Port Jefferson. Direc- TNH Staff Writer in the Islands also will be of- tions: LIE Exit 64 (Route 112). fered Saturdays, Aug. 3, Sep. 7, Go North to Port Jefferson (pass NEW YORK – Unlike some Oct. 5, and Nov. 2 from 6-11 PM Rt. 83, pass Rt. 347) Go over artists who have only their tech- the City of Tarpon Springs will Railroad tracks. 1st traffic light nical skill to offer, Greek musi- present Night in the Islands – a after RR tracks - make a LEFT cian Magda Giannikou res- free event on the world famous onto Sheep Pasture Road. Fol- onates soul along with sound. Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek mu- low Sheep Pasture Road to the Imagination also rules her sic, dancing, and dining! And STOP sign - make a LEFT and world. She delighted the Amer- we will offer an hour of free then a RIGHT (You are still on icans in the audience of Lincoln Greek dance lessons by the Lev- Sheep Pasture Road). After next Center’s Damrosch Park by play- endia Dance Troupe from 6-7 STOP sign, you will see the ing a mysterious instrument, but PM. The event features live mu- Church on the LEFT hand side... when she began to turn the sic by Ellada, an exciting Greek For more information call 631- crank of the laterna, the Greeks band composed of three of the 473-0894. Admission: $2.00, present were transported back most accomplished Greek mu- free under 18. to the their own childhoods or sicians in the state. Ellada will into the stories they heard from perform nisiotika, the lively tra- n SEPTEMBER 16 their parents and grandparents. ditional music of the Greek is- ROSLYN, NY – The Hellenic The unique musical machine, lands, as well as old and new American Networking Group in- technically known as a barrel pi- Greek favorites. Ellada includes vites you to their next gathering ano, was an important part of Leonidas Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias at Limani Restaurant, 1043 popular culture in Grece and Poulos, vocals; and Dino The- Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, Asia Minor for more than one Magda Giannikou stands in the midst of the Kronos Quartet with the laterna that is featured in ofilos, keyboard. The festival is NY on Monday, Sep. 16. There hundred years, transmitting her composition “Strophe in Antistrophe,” which was given its world premiere. supported in part by a grant will be a cash bar and Limani tunes to the populace before be- from the National Endowment will once again graciously pro- ing eclipsed by the phonograph. Greeks in the audience may portray the counterpoint and bourines. for the Arts. vide their delicious appetizers. The beloved laterna lingered have had warm memories of blending of two radically differ- The laterna awaited its turn The mission of this organization awhile, however – Meli na Mer- their homeland’s summer cine- ent sonic propositions.” patiently, knowing its piano-like n AUGUST 15-18 is to create an environment that curi played it in the 1960 film mas. The audience’s state of mind intonation of Greek folk tunes SOUTHAMPTON, NY – His Em- facilitates meaningful business classic Never on a Sunday. Giannikou, her colleagues may not have matched intellec- and cheerful popular songs, ac- inence Archbishop Demetrios connections with fellow Hel- International fans have come and the laterna then entered the tual mood of the program’s au- cented by its characteristic little will officiate at the Archieratical lenes. It’s about unifying the to expect such creative leaps stage for “Strophe in Antistro- thor, but they were immediately bell, would always be welcome. Divine Liturgy for the Hellenic professionals and the from Giannikou, the founder, phe,” the final piece performed stirred by the driving rhythms Giannikou, sporting her Thyranixia – The Opening of the Hellenic entrepreneurs, bringing leader, and lead singer of the by San Francisco-based Kronos, on percussion and strings. high-wattage smile throughout Doors – of the new sanctuary together our like-minded com- group Banda Magda. The July which includes David Harring- Then followed the response: the evening, saved the heavy pe- of The Greek Orthodox Church munity to create a platform for 26 performance was the world ton (violin), John Sherba (vio- a musical blossoming, a sweet rucssion and modern harmonies of the Hamptons – Dormition of the growth and advancement of premiere of her composition, and rhythmns for last, but it was the Virgin Mary-Kimisis tis Hellenes. “Strophe in Antistrophe” which the singing of the laterna that Theotokou, and the parish’s was comissioned by the Onassis will remain with the audience feast day on Thursday, Aug. 15. n SEPTEMBER 19-22 Foundation (USA) for the which rose with appreciative ap- Orthros at 8:30AM and Divine GREENLAWN, NY – The St. renowned Kronos Quartet. plause. Liturgy at 10AM. 111 St. An- Paraskevi Greek Orthodox She and the laterna joined The multi-talented Gian- drew's Rd. Southampton, NY. Church presents its Greek Festi- the quartet under the stars and nikou is a singer, keyboardist, Vespers will be celebrated val 2013, Sep. 19. Come join us beneath the Damrosch park accordion player and composer. Wednesday evening at 7PM for a little taste of Greece and bandshell during the “Kronos at She introduced the laterna to with a reception after the ser- enjoy homemade Greek special- 40” music festival that cele- New Yorkers at the recently ren- vice hosted by the Philoptochos. ties such as gyro, souvlaki, brated its anniversary. ovated, Josie Robertson Plaza, For information call 631-283- mousaka, spanakopita, Greek The evening concert’s serv- famous for Lincoln Center’s 6169, or email to info@kimi- beer and more! Also featuring ings, which included compos- iconic fountain. sishamptons.org. traditional Greek dance perfor- tions evocative of the Far East The ebullient Ginnikou, bare- mances, guided Church tours, played by Kronos, opened with foot, like the laterna players of SOUTHAMTON, NY – The flea market and vendors and a Celtic flavor with offerings yore of modest means, in a flow- Greek Orthodox Church of the Grand Raffle! Hours: Thursday, from the group “The Gloaming,” ing white dress dotted with Hamptons – Dormition of the Sep. 19, 6 – 10 PM, Friday, Sep. which the program said “has print flowers, stood by her in- Virgin Mary-Kimisis tis 20 and Saturday, Sep. 21, 11 given new sound to Irish tradi- strument as the fountain’s wa- Theotokou invites you to a spe- AM–11 PM, Sunday, Sep 22, 12 tional music. ” ters danced nearby. She chatted cial luncheon with Archbishop noon–9 PM. Where: Parish One of the pieces, ostensibly with friends and Lincoln Center Demetrios which will be held af- Grounds, 1 Shrine Place, Green- from India, had some musical visitors who were curious about ter the Archieratical Divine lawn, NY. For more information moments that might have it. Liturgy on Thursday, Aug. 15 at call 631-261-7272. sounded familiar to the Hellenes Magda Giannikou talks about the Greek barrel piano called The laterna looks like a big, Nammos restaurant; 136 Main of the Balkans or Asia Minor. the laterna at Josie Robertson Plaza in Lincoln Center. flat trunk. The players trans- St, Southampton, NY. Phone: n OCTOBER 3 Giannikou and two members ported it by strapping it onto 631-287-5500. $75 per adult. MANHATTAN – Please join us of Banda Magda, percussionists lin), Hank Dutt (viola), and its passage on the laterna, sound- their backs, like the porters of $25 children under 12. Reser- at the Inaugural Banquet for Marcello Woloski and newest member, Sunny Yang ing like the music boxes of child- Constantinople’s famed docks. vations must be made with the The Hellenic Initiative on Thurs- JamesWaiting, were waiting in (cello). hood’s sweetest moments. The first ones were made in that Church Office at 631-283-6169. day, Oct. 3 at 583 Park Avenue the wings, perhaps in the tents The program notes that But life’s demands – and ex- city by the Italian Giuseppe Tur- in Manhattan. “Investing in the accented with scalloped strings “’Strophe in Antistrophe,’ citements – interrupt all reveries coni and the Greek Joseph Ar- ST. CLAIR SHORES - Assump- Future of Greece” featuring of ligh bulbs that flanked the reimagines the ancient call-and- and the perucssion returned, mao, using piano parts. Some- tion's GreekFest Is Back! Aug. President Bill Clinton will honor chairs set up for the audience. response of Greek choruses to now accompanied by tam- times the name “rhombia” is 15-18. 10,000 people are ex- three outstanding individuals used. pected to experience a taste of for their service to people of Greeks and non-Greeks alike Greece at Assumption Greek Or- Greece and all funds raised were thrilled when she began thodox Church and there is through the banquet will sup- to turn the crank and out something for everyone. From port programs to support recov- poured favorites like “S’agapo, traditional Greek homemade ery and renewal in Greece. s’agapo,” “To Gelekaki,” “Matia food and pastries to live music George Stephanopoulos will be San kai ta Dika Sou,” and Manos and dancing, this Festival will the Master of Ceremonies. The Hadjidakis’ “Garifalo st’afti.” be one of the best parts of the honorees include Andreas Dra- The later na she played is a summer. Festival-goers will see copoulos on behalf of The HE WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD recent creation, specially built traditional Greek costumes from Stavros Niarchos Foundation; with loving care by piano de- many regions of Greece. Hours: Muhtar Kent, chairman and signer and builder Panos Ioan- August 15-17 11 AM to 11 PM; CEO of The Coca Cola Com- nidis. It was shipped from August 18, 11 AM to 8 PM. pany; and Andrew N. Liveris, Greece by the Onassis Founda- chairman and CEO of The Dow tion, and according to the pro- n AUGUST 22-25 Chemical Company. We are de- gram this is the first time in GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The lighted to celebrate their long- decades that new music was in- Church of the Holy Trinity hosts standing commitment and many stalled in one. The notes are its Yassou Greek Festival August contributions to Greece, espe- struck by pins that are arranged 23-25. We are thrilled to bring cially in response to the eco- on a rotating cylinder. Grand Rapids an event celebrat- nomic crisis. John Catsimatidis, Ioannidis told TNH that it ing the culture and traditions of Dennis Mehiel, George Stamas, took three months to set the the Greek Orthodox people. We George Svokos are the event Co- pins an d that it was the first la- look forward to sharing with Chairs. Visit THI’s website to terna produced in 80 years. you our music, dances, gifts and register to attend at: www.the- Giannikou was born in OF COURSE our FOOD! Visit hellenicinitiative.org. Hotel Ac- Athens and studied classical mu- yassoufest.com. commodations in Manhattan: sic at the National Conservatory Rooms have been reserved at of Greece, jazz piano and theory PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The the following hotels in Manhat- at the Nakas Jazz School in Greek Orthodox Church of the tan for Oct. 2-4. If you would Athens, and film scoring at the Assumption presents its annual like to make a reservation, Berklee College of Music in Greek Festival, August 22-25. please phone the hotels directly Boston. This festival is a community and ask for the Hellenic Initia- Her scholarships include the event put together by the fami- tive Banquet rate. The Renais- Georges Delerue Memorial l ies of The Assumption commu- sance Hotel ($369 per night) Scholarship Award for achieve- nity and we invite you to join Phone: 212-753-8841; The Fitz- ment in film scoring and she us in the festivities. For over 38 patrick Hotel ($329 per night) was the 2007 recipient of the years now, the Greek festival has Phone: 212-355-0100. Banquet BMI Film Scoring Scholarship. entertained the people of Port tickets are $500 each, with Giannikou is working on var- Jefferson and others from neigh- packages for hosts at $2500, ious film projects and although boring towns with glorious dis- supporters at 15k, patrons at film scoring is her main pursuit, plays of fireworks, musical 25k and vice chairs at 50k. she is active in many areas of sounds, and authentic tastes. music such as big band writing, This 4 day event will feature songwriting, concert music, pro- such culinary delights as gyros, duction, and engineering. pastitsio, moussaka, souvlaki, n NOTE TO OUR READERS Giannikou has performed as spanakopita & tyropita and This calendar of events section an accordionist/vocalist with much more. We look forward to is a complimentary service to various music ensembles rang- your participation in our Annual the Greek American community. ing from jazz, tango, Brazilian, Greek Festival/Raffle. Come see All parishes, organizations and and ethnic to folk and Greek tra- a spectacular fireworks show on institutions are encouraged to dition al music in Boston, New Friday and Saturday Aug 23rd e-mail their information regard- York, and Los Angeles. and 24th! Hours: Thursday, Au- ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead Banda Magda was formed in gust 22 – 5 – 10 PM, Friday, Au- of time, and no later than Mon- New York in 2010. They appear gust 23, 5 – 11 PM, Saturday day of the week before the A NEW YORKER FOR ALL NEW YORKERS regularly in New York City, and Aug. 24, 1–11 PM, Sunday, Aug. event, to english.edition@then- their performances, “blend 25, 1–10 PM. Where: Parish ationalherald.com French repertoire, original music, and songs from all over the world and singing in English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Greek, and JOHN CATSIMATIDIS Japanese. Banda Magda com- QUESTION OF THE WEEK pleted its first European tour in spring 2012, had a residence at Vote on our website! For Mayor of New York, 2013 Carnegie Hall in December 2012, and performed at the 2013 You have the chance to express your opinion on our website Namm Convention in California. on an important question in the news. The results will be pub- The group is planning a world- lished in our printed edition next week along with the question A proud member of the Omogeneia wide tour for their first album re- for that week. lease,” according to its website. The question this week is: Do you think stricter penalties and the FIRST Greek-American to ever run for that are actively enforced would significantly reduce the num- New York City’s mayoral seat. ber of forest fires in Greece? o Yes Together, we can make it happen! o No Correction: On page 2 of the o Maybe July 27-August 2 edition, The results for last week’s question: Do you think Anthony Martinos Kyprianou, who Weiner should withdraw from the NYC Mayoral race? presented Evangelos Kyri- 86% voted "Yes" akopoulos with a gift jer- 14% voted "No" sey, was incorrectly identi- 0% voted "Maybe" www.cats2013.com fied as Nikos Christopher. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 COMMUNITY 3

Attorney George Georgountzos, his wife, Effie, and their sons, Basil and Gregory, traveled all Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey reads the message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. the way from Boston for a special celebration of their daughter Chrysa’s nameday. To his right are Archimandrite Fr. Ierotheos Zacharis and Fr. George Anastasiou. Astoria’s St. Irene Chrysovalantou Church Celebrates with its Annual Festival

Continued from page 1 there is more, however, to the pressed the hope that His Emi- Irene and the large silver cask Dozens of dedicated volun- volunteer work and contribu- feast days of the saints. He nence will continue to visit and that contained her relics. Mov- teers prepared for weeks and tions they make,” but he noted loaves service on Sunday morn- urged them to take seriously pray with them in the future. ing west before turning north manned the booths over the that most of all they come to ing, assisted by Father Ierotheos, their responsibility to undertake The congregation over- on 31st avenue, the procession weekend so that guests could venerate and pray at St. Irene’s the rest of the monastery’s self-criticism, to strengthen the flowed the beautiful Byzantine- brightened a cloudy day and enjoy food, items for sale, and miraculous icon. clergy, and Fr. George Anasta- life of the parish, and to renew style basilica with its glowing the gloom that prevails every music and dance performances. Maria Haralambatou is a siou of the nearby Church of their spiritual zeal. icons that covered the entire in- day beneath the elevated sub- On Saturday afternoon member of the St. Eleftherios the Transfiguration of Corona. The Metropolitan then ner surface of the church, and way tracks. Parish Council member Nikos Church in Midtown Manhattan. On Saturday evening Metro- wished the congregation “Chro- its marble-clad exterior topped They turned right on the fa- Niakolas, whose roots are in La- She has friends in Astoria and politan Evangelos presided over nia Polla – Many years” with with twin bell towers. mous Ditmars Boulevard and conia, was assisting Panagiotis came to help at one of the fes- vespers and the blessing of the health and happiness. He spoke Hundreds more waited on then right again onto 36th Giannopoulos, the owner of tival’s booths on Saturday with apples of St. Irene. warmly of the spiritual leader- 23rd avenue for the conclusion street, making a circuit of one Henry’s Florist in Bay Ridge, in her friend Kanella Boskini and After the Divine Liturgy on ship of Fr. Ierotheos in “this of the liturgy and the com- of Astoria’s main commercial putting the final touches on the who has served at St. Irene for Sunday, the metropolitan read great task which is called Irene mencement of the sacred pro- districts. The non-Greeks, resi- decorations at the entrance of 40 years. a message from Bartholomew Chrysovalantou in Astoria,” and cession. dents and visitors alike, appre- the church. Niakolas lives in They will delight in watch- which expressed His All Holi- offered blessings to the mem- The participants in the ciated the annual expression of Brooklyn and is one of many ing the children enjoy the rides ness’ love for the monastery bers and leaders of the parish march through the streets of As- Hellenism and the Orthodox people who travel far to express and games throughout the day. and the faithful and encour- who support the holy task of toria included young girls ar- faith, adding their smiles to their love and devotion to St. Haralambatou said of the festi- aged clergy and laity alike in the preaching of the Gospel. rayed in white, young men and those of people with roots in Irene. val “It’s all for the children. Life their struggles with the chal- Ierotheos thanked the met- boys dressed as Evzones, and Greece, Cyprus, Asia Minor, and “We thank them for all the is for the children.” lenges of modern life, and ropolitan for the “special joy the members of the Greek Constantinople. The final left blessed their spiritual endeav- and honor,” of his visit and for American Folklore Society turn brought the throng back to ors. his love and solidarity for the dressed in traditional Greek cos- the blocked-off thoroughfare Wishing them a joyous feast, members of the community and tumes. The congregation exited that forms the church’s fore- the patriarch reminded the con- the monastery, and expressed the church and joined those court on such occasions. MARIA-TINA MINOAN JEWLERY CUSTOM MADE - HANDCRAFTED JEWLERY gregation and spiritual leader- appreciation for him as a spiri- gathered outside, preceded by The marchers were met by a 415.299.1442 ship of the community that tual father and brother. He ex- the bejeweled icon of Saint long line of people who re- mained behind. Their lingering WWW.GREEKISLANDHOUSE.COM had a purpose: After the pro- cession, the holy icon and relics are passed over everyone on Maria-Tina Minoan Jewelry™ designs Big Nick’s Burgers under Economic Assault line, some there to pray for are created by six time their spiritual and material Emmy Award Winning designer, needs, some seeking unnamed Maria-Tina Karamanlakis. By Alex Witchel nation of dishevelment (a burgers and slices of pizza, I blessings, others just to pray, or The New York Times cramped mishmash of counter can’t pay.” He is a tall, reserved to thank the Saint and the Lord and tables, walls festooned with man who spoke haltingly, chaf- for blessings already received. NEW YORK – For artists of all signs of specials and a silent ing at the unaccustomed atten- sorts New York is the city of loop of “The Three Stooges” tion. “I was expecting to finish dreams. You come here to hone running in the back) and excel- my lease in 2017,” he contin- your form, work day and night, lence (the bacon cheeseburger ued. “We asked for an extension make it big. That was no differ- with American cheese is an un- on the rent we’re paying now, ent for Nick Imirziades, who ar- derstated classic of the genre, and I’m waiting to see if it will rived from Athens in 1961. He and the char on every burger is be granted. But they’ve invested didn’t speak a word of English, exemplary) has made Big Nick’s in upgrading the hotel, and the but as he learned the language both local landmark and tourist real estate taxes jumped…” he worked as a dishwasher, then destination. If this place were in The Belleclaire has indeed a cook, at the snack bar of a Key West instead of on Broad- been renovated, and its lobby bowling alley in New Jersey. way it would be in the Smith- looks spiffy, in an ersatz W sort of way. The spiffiness — or if you’re feeling less charitable, corporatization — of the Upper West Side is a far cry from the early 1960s when Mr. Imirzi- ades arrived and the neighbor- hood was overrun with addicts. “I made a delivery upstairs,” he recalled. “I thought the peo- ple in the elevator were drunk, lying there. I realized they weren’t drunk, just dead, going up and down.” He rarely had partners in his restaurants. “I come from Athens,” he said. “A lot of peo- ple who run diners and coffee shops came here from small vil- lages. They preferred to work with their families or the people from their villages. I came from the city. They didn’t trust me.” In spite of working so hard he insisted on getting an educa- tion and received an associate’s degree in restaurant manage- ment from New York City Com- munity College in Brooklyn in 1972. Among the restaurants he eventually opened was the Pizza Joint in 1976; in 1986 it moved chester hiGGiNs Jr./the New york times to its current location next door Nick Imirziades, right, chats with one of his customers, Christo- to th e Burger Joint. The name pher Shelton, at Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint, a neighbor- changed officially to Big Nick’s hood institution that is open 24/7. after Mr. Imirziades called his quarter-pound burger the Big There he discovered his art sonian by now. Nick to evoke the Big Mac. He form, the passion that would But faced with a 50-percent increased the size to eight guide his life. Burgers. rent increase Big Nick’s is in ounces and also offers the Sumo The following year he made danger of closing, its fate in the Burger, weighing in at one it to New York as a cook at a hands of its landlord, the Hotel pound. coffee shop on Broadway at Belleclaire, owned by Lophijo So what will he do now? He 76th Street. Those were the bad Realty and operated by Shimmie and his wife, Sheri Kern, have old days of the Upper West Side, Horn. 10-year-old twin daughters. He its “Needle Park” phase. The de- In November 2011, shortly needs to make a living. “It’s in moralized owner was ready to after Mr. Horn signed a 40-year my blood to be a restaurant guy,” sell, and Mr. Imirziades bought renewal lease for the Belleclaire he said. “Owning a restaurant is him out in 1963 with money he valued at $33 million, he wrote like a disease. You don’t like the borrowed from a relative. In on shimmiehorn.com, “Just be- disease, but you have it.” 1965 he purchased the New cause you may be living it up in If he cannot make a deal Yorker coffee shop down the style at Shimmie Horn’s Hotel with his landlord, Mr. Imirzi- block and renamed it Burger Belleclaire does not necessarily ades said, he will try to move to Joint. Last year he celebrated 50 mean that you might not be in another location. “I can do years on Broadway — through the mood for a real New York- something simple in the new the years he has owned 15 style burger or pizza,” ending style,” he said stoically. restaurants in the city — at his with, “Reasonably priced and “Espresso, sandwiches, wraps.” remaining place, Big Nick’s uncompromising in quality, Big He pondered that plan a mo- Burger & Pizza Joint, a neigh- Nick’s might be just the thing ment before brightening. “I borhood institution that serves for slumming it on New York’s could do hamburgers and pizza 24/7. In addition to the epony- Upper West Side.” too,” he exclaimed. mous specials, there is every- Some slum. Mr. Imirziades Well, there’s a lot to be said thing from tofu omelets to pays $40,000 in monthly rent; for being who you are. Note the moussaka on the 27-page menu. Mr. Horn wants $60,000. “We signs on the walls beside each The place is a paean to time- have only 1,050 square feet table: “Big Nick’s is not a library warp Americana: part diner, with 40 seats,” Mr. Imirziades, or a place for open laptops. It is part coffee shop, part beach 71, said during a recent conver- just a SMALL STORE and a good shack. Its pitch-perfect combi- sation at the restaurant. “Selling place to eat! Since 1962.” 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 Nikolaos Caravasos’ Books Describe His Ordeals in WWII and Civil War

TNH Staff of the officers. He ordered the versity, but it was not enough. In- village burned to the ground and stead he attended West Virginia NEW YORK – When a country is they killed 21 people in retalia- University, but there was no at war, the trauma is manifested tion. school of architecture, so he stud- on a number of levels: in indi- Their house was saved by a ied mechanical engineering. Dur- viduals, in the population as a woman named Garifalia, who ing his last three years he had a whole, and in families. died a few years later at the age scholarship from Union Carbide. Nikolaos Caravasos and his of 114. She hid in a small build- Three companies recruited family survived two wars, WWII ing next door that was not him as a senior, and he chose to and the Greek civil war, “which burned because the Germans go to Boeing in Seattle in 1961, was worse than the Germans,” thought it had no value. After where he worked on the design but the happy ending in the land they set fire to the house, how- of the 727 aircraft. of opportunity have led him to ever, the old woman got buckets After a year he returned to write two books. of water from the cistern and put Greece to marry his sweetheart The first book, Xronia Katohis out the fire. Maria – they went to elementary - Recollections of Survival, is Conflict was simmering school together – and when he about how his family endured the throughout the war between left- returned he was able to transfer German occupation. The second wing and rightwing forces in to the helicopter manufacturer book, A New Life in America, be- Greece, but they were focused on Vertol , which Boeing had gins with their arrival in the the common enemy. After the bought. United States on Valentine’s Day German withdrawal, the Greek In 1998 the American Insti- after a stormy winter passage on Civil War exploded. tute of Aeronautics honored him the ship Nea Ellas. “My mother At one point his mother went for his work as a “pioneer and Evgeniki never left the cabin to to see what was going on with 30-year veteran of design and im- go to the dining room,” he said. their property and livestock after plementation of survivability im- Before they got to that boat, Zoupena was burned. When she provements to fixed and rotary however, they had to survive Ger- did not return, his father sent wing aircraft.” man rapacity and Greek fratri- Caravasos, who was the youngest A monument was erected to commemorate the people of the vil- He lives in Swarthmore, PA, cide. Even before the Germans at seven years old, because he lage of Zoupena that were massacred by the Nazis as they with- where he has been active in the arrived in their village of had to stay with the men guard- drew from Peloponnesos. Inset: Author Nikolaos Caravasos. Greek community and is very Zoupena, near Sparta, his father ing Sparta against communists. proud of their only child, had heard that they entered each He reasoned that the guerillas long to adjust to American life. lings in the States, the govern- the FBI “You can’t deport James; NiaLena, a top Federal criminal house and sent back anything would not take him because he In high school he won first prize ment would not give him a visa, he pays his taxes he is a good lawyer in nearby Philadelphia. valuable to their families. was too young to be of use to for building a model house. “It so he got on a boat working as a businessman.” Excerpts from Caravasos’ first Their only valuables were them. Sound reasoning or not, had all the details: a swimming cook and sailed to Havana. There Caravasos was 12 years old book will be included in the book brand new blankets, which they young Caravasos was a very pool and a fireplace and a garage. he jumped ship and after a while when life began anew Morgan- “The Sword of Zeus” by N.J. Slab- hid in the cistern. Angry when lucky boy. It was a three bedroom ranch he hired on as a cook on another town. His father was given a job bert about the contribution made they found nothing , German sol- In 1948, his father applied to style house,” he said. ship that was sailing to Miami. as a cook and he and his sister by Greece to the defeat of the diers put a knife under Caravasos’ come to the United States, but In his junior year he was se- After jumping ship there, he were also put to work in the fam- axis powers. neck – he still bears a scar – and they had to wait two years to ob- lected for the national honor so- made it to Morgantown, WV. ily businesses. He is the youngest It took Caravasos almost ten threatened his mother before she tain visas. A New Life in America ciety, but he acknowledged that “Ten years later they caught of four along with his sister, years after his arrival in America relented and told them about the begins with their arrival in New the transition was harder even up with him and were going to Christina, and brothers, Constan- to visit Greece, but he has gone treasure. York, where they were met by his for slightly older children like his ship him back, but by that time tine and George. almost every year since. This sum- His family survived the Ger- uncle Dimitrios. sister, who felt she was too old he and his brother owned a He excelled in High School. mer he will go again to the islands man occupation, but a guerilla “We went to Morgantown, to still be in school. She worked whole city block in downtown Caravasos wanted to study archi- – he was been to more than 30 – had taken a shot at the retreating where I worked and went to baking in their uncle’s restaurant. Morgantown,” he said. The tecture and he earned a scholar- and to visit his elderly godmother German forces and wounded one school,” he said. It did not take Even though his uncle had sib- mayor and chief of police told ship from Carnegie-Mellon Uni- in Sparta, who is 98. Johnides Family Foundation Lecture Emphasizes Well-Being of Mothers

By Eleni Kalogeras selves and talk about their ex- ment in emergency rooms and mation in a brief amount of TNH Staff Writer perience, the less severe is the other providers. However, as a time. "stigma," as has been the case reults of complaints, elected of- According to the program, SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The Se- with women facing breast can- ficials are moving forward by the purpose of the Foundation leni Institute provides “compre- cer. drafting legislation which would is to “offer educational pro- hensive reproductive and ma- When women open up about enable mothers to be treated for grams to enrich the lives of the ternal mental health care in a the disease publically, there are depression. younger and senior members of safe and supportive environ- benefits beyond the psychologi- Seleni is not government society, provide scholarships for ment on the Upper East Side of cal relief they experience. Again, subsidized, however, if a woman the education and formation of Manhattan,” according to its as was the case when medical in need of treatment is also en- the youth, the development of website. On July 13, The insurance companies were during financial hardship, the cultural and religious programs Johnides Family Foundation forced by the pressure of public Institute will review her finan- bringing young and old to- sponsored a panel discussion opinion to to cover costly pro- cial situation and offer discounts gether, and the promotion and about the work and objectives cedures for women such as up to 90 percent. advancement of Hellenism and of the institute at the Greek Or- mammograms and other kinds The event concluded with Orthodoxy…” thodox Church of the Hamptons of cancer screening, talking the impressions of Koula Ioan- Johnides presented Logo- – The Dormition of the Virgin about the depression encoun- nides, who said that the lecture thetis with a bronze icon of the Mary. tered by pregnant women and was amazing, that in a short Theotokos called “Glykofilousa After the guests were wel- new mothers will make treat- time listeners learned a lot and – the sweet kissing icon.” comed by the Assistant Pastor, ment more accessible and af- that his work Seleni is too im- The lecture is part of an ex- Fr. Constantine Lazarakis, the fordable. portant. tensive program of summer ac- moderator, Dr. Peter Michalos, Michalos, who is an ophthal- Coula Johnides, the head of tivities the church in Southamp- introduced the panelists. Nitzia (L-R) Andrew Stephanopoulos, Dr. Ellen Manos, Nitzia Logo- mologist, noted that there are the Johnides Family Foundation, ton whose pastor is Fr. Alexander Logothetis, the Institute’s co- thetis and moderator Dr. Peter Michalos partook in “A Con- cases where women suffering offered closing remarks. She Karloutsos, Protopresbyter of the founder, along her husband, versation about Motherhood with Seleni” in the Hamptons. from these ailments were not declared that the discussion was Ecumenical Patriarchate. Peter George Logothetis, Dr. Ellen covered by medical insurance “amazing,” and provided listen- Nikiteas is the President of the Manos, obstetrician and gyne- with Seleni, he and his col- to the infant to slightly older and have been refused treat- ers with much valuable infor- Parish Council. cologist, and Andrew leagues assesses the psycholog- children. Stephanopoulos, the Institute’s ical, psychiatric, and medical Manos said that medical re- Clinical Director. condition of the woman to de- search has shown that children The topic was “A Conversa- termine the best course of treat- of depressed mothers do not fol- tion about Motherhood with Se- ment. low the normal developmental St. Michael’s New Location on LI leni,” and the panelists focused Manos noted that the mod- path and fall behind their peers. on the impact of maternal de- ern woman, whether she lives The children also isolate them- pression during pregnancy and in the city center or in the sub- selves, either in the house itself Continued from page 1 to members of the St. Michaels Their newest facility, which motherhood and the treatment urbs, finds herself alone the or later, in institutions that are Board have also not been re- is called HANAC PCA, opened choices available to women, and morning after she gives birth. family substitutes like nursery sion and serve more elderly at turned at press time. for residents earlier this year in how they benefits them and Her husband goes off to work schools and kindergarten sta- higher levels of care. We are es- Seven years ago St. Michaels Astoria and there will be a cere- their families. for many hours and she finds tions. pecially indebted to a long-time received a donation in the monial grand opening in Sep- Stephanopoulos said, among herself in a state of loneliness The more women who expe- friend of the Greek Orthodox amount of $1 million from the tember. other things, that when a that often leads to depression, rience depression become so- community, His Excellency Stavros Niarchos Foundation. It Douris said “it’s a beautiful woman begins her relationship which can be transmitted both cially active and express them- Bishop Murphy of the Rockville is reportedly one of the biggest building, though it is not as op- Diocese, for his great assistance if not the biggest donation it re- ulent as the George Douris in making this purchase possi- ceived. Later that year the St. Tower near the Triboro – Robert ble,” stated Haeda Mihaltses, Michaels honored Andreas Dra- F. Kennedy Bridge. President of the Board. copoulos, the Co-president of Among the key people who The Rockville Centre Diocese the Foundation. helped make their highly re- THE NATIONAL HERALD BOOkSTORE of the Roman Catholic Church Evangeline Douris, Chairper- spected homes a reality are was the prior owner of the site, son of the Board of Directors of HANAC’s executive director, Exercise your mind with the latest books from The National Herald Collection which is located at 1220 Front HANAC, the social service orga- John Kaiteris, John Napolitano, Street in Uniondale, NY, near nization that runs a number of the Director of Community De- both the Nassau Memorial Coli- residences and other senior citi- velopment and Planning, and seum and Hofstra University. zens facilities, told TNH “this is the Asst. Director Genevieve Lee. The property is close to sev- wonderful news and long over- They are also proud of the re- eral parishes of the Archdiocese due.” She congratulated Bishop cent completion of the govern- FLAVOURS & DELIGHTS including St. Paul’s in Hemp- Andonios “for his untiring effort ment-financed renovation of Tastes and pleasures of Ancient & Byzantine Cuisine stead, St. Demetrios in Merrick, to bring this long and arduous their first residence for senior and the Church of the Resurrec- undertaking to fruition.” citizens, the Archbishop Iakovos the flavours of classical Greece tion in Glen Cove. Douris said “Any time senior Senior Residence, which opened Makedonisi(on). Parsley, the macedonian herb. For many years the facilities housing is developed, it’s good in 1993. byzantine diet and cuisine. in between ancient and modern gastron- housed the St. Pius X Residence omy. All in the cooking pot. Advances in the study of byzantine diet. for priests who were involved in eating flowers administration and teaching at byzantine aphrodisiacs & delicacies. the St. Pius X Prep Seminary, a liutprand of cremona. A critical guest at the byzantine emperor's high school that closed in 1984. table. Afterward, they were used as a Timarion residence for senior and retired hens, cockerels and other choice fowl. everyday food and gastro- priests. nomic pretensions in byzantium St. Michael’s, which opened Pallikaria of lentils. the "brave boys" of beans. in May 1958, “is the only Greek everyday food in the middle byzantine period Orthodox facility of its type in Dining with foreigners the United States and has been Food for saints a home away from home for FLAVOURS & DELIGHTS the emperor's salad countless Greek Orthodox el- "the raw and the cooked" way of cooking and serving food in derly. Self-sufficient since its in- byzantium ception, the Home sustains its $46.99 ministry on the boarding fees which residents are able to offer An overhead photo of the new home for St. Michael’s. The and on the generous support of 90,000 sq. ft. property once housed the St. Pius X Residence of the Greek American community. The Rockville Centre Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. The facility is licensed by the New York State Department of news. The need is so huge.” In addition to updating the ORDERFORM Health,” according to the press HANAC has developed three facility, which had a utilitarian release. senior residences with 350 units, appearance, Douris said “I in- Please return this form with your check or money order payable to: The National Herald, which but they have three thousand sisted on doing something more The National Herald, 37-10 30th street, Long Island City, NY 11101-2614 has not received information re- people on its waiting lists. Senior decorative outside.” There are or charge your credit card: American express master card visa Discover o o o o garding the timing of the new housing is a priority for the or- also new porcelain floors and αCCOUNT: εxPIRATION DATE: endeavors, contacted the Arch- ganization and they are seeking new coverings for the cin- ναμε: diocese for additional informa- new properties to develop in the derblock walls, and new win- αDDRESS: tion and was informed that future. dows and countertops in the CITY: STATE: zIP CODE: Bishop Andonios is on vacation. “We are in the predevelop- apartments. “The whole place PHONE / CELL: FAx: E-MAIL: The press representative of the ment stage for several properties was renovated, updated, and # BOOkS: Rockville Centre Diocese said in the Bronx and Queens but beautified,” she said. There is that she will provide answers to these things take a long time,” also new furniture, all in the a number of questions about the she said, referring to matters name of creating a warmer and SIGNATURE property and the transaction such as financing and zoning more attractive environment for that TNH emailed to her. Calls regulations. the residents. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 COMMUNITY 5

Left: The new sanctuary of the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin is almost ready for its Thyranixia. Right: The audience was fascinated by George Venizelos’ presentation. George Venizelos Explains How Everything at FBI Changed After Sept 11

Continued from page 1 our discussion we came up with the idea,” which is appreciated ment the agency requires, he by Greek-Americans frustrated noted J. Edgar Hoover’s policy by the fact that the community that “no agent could go back shuts down in summer on the home. The FBI became your assumption that everyone is in family.” Greece. Venizelos, however, has gone Michalos welcomed everyone home again, a tribute both to and thanked those who orga- his achievements and ability, nized the event. The distin- and the uniqueness of New York guished guests included Arch- City and the terrorism threat it bishop Tarasios, the faces. Metropolitan of Buenos Aires, He described the evolution and the Exarch of South Amer- of the Bureau from a simple to ica who was born in Gary, IN a very complex agency. “As the and grew up in San Antonio, TX. world becomes more complex Archbishop Tarasios, Fr. the mandate grows.” Alexander Karloutsos, Proto- Terrorism is now the top pri- presbyter of the Ecumenical Pa- ority, with counterintelligence triarchate and pastor of the and disrupting terrorists’ plans Hamptons parish, Fr. Lazarakis, crucial activities and coopera- and PC president Peter Nikiteas tion with local and international presented Mr. and Mrs. Venize- partners vital to the effort. “We los with a gift of the icon of the don’t want to investigate the Theotokos called “Glykofilousa next tragedy; we want to pre- (L-R) Fr. Constantine Lazarakis, Nicholas S. Zoullas, George and Marina Venizelos, Archbishop Tarasios, Peter Nikiteas, and Fr. – the sweet kissing icon.” vent it,” he said. Alexander Karloutsos. Mr. and Mrs. Venizelos were presented with a gift of the icon of Panagia Glykofilousa. The grounds of the Church of Adjectives can’t do justice the the Dormition of the severity of the threat and the constitutional responsibilities, trol, gangs taking over neigh- “but when something goes leagues at the FBI…and we are Virgin/Kimisis tis Theotokou will importance of their work. “The “but that cannot stop us from borhoods, international orga- wrong, the first people they try proud to have a Hellene such as be an elegant construction site challenge and responsibility are being aggressive. We have to nized crime groups,” are among to blame i s the FBI.” He appre- yourself doing the work that you for a while longer. The parish is off the charts…America cannot stay aggressive. Without a doubt his top concerns. “White collar ciates the work of the media, do.” very excited about the Thiranixia afford another 9/11,” he said. New York City is always the crime is very complicated but but he would say to them Before the lecture, Nicholas – the grand opening – of its To prevent it, the FBI has 60 of- number one target of terror- very important. It’s still the “sometimes you should let us do S. Zoullas welcomed the guests beautiful new sanctuary with its fices overseas, but Venizelos ists…the minute we let our biggest program in the FBI,” he our job instead of telling us how and spoke of his parents Sopho- Byzantine dome and details dur- gives highest marks to police guard down is the minute some- said, noting the economic play- to do our job.” cles N. and Louiza Zoullas and ing its upcoming feast day on commissioner Ray Kelly. “The thing will happen.” ing field must be level and the The words of Fr. Constantine the origins of the lecture series August 15, and the steel of the NYPD is the best local police de- Chills went through the au- markets must have accurate in- Lazarakis, the assistant pastor, named in their honor. He told final piece of the complex, the partment in the world – that’s a dience when he said that four formation. reflected the guests’ feelings: TNH, “I met father Alex at a din- Nicholas S. Zoullas Hellenic Cen- big part of why nothing has hap- years ago the FBI disrupted a The work done in those areas “We feel an immense amount of ner at Ithaka restaurant in Man- ter is rising next to the tent that pened here,” he said. potential New York subway at- sometimes generates leads in gratitude for you and your col- hattan 12 years ago and during was the site of the lecture. He admitted that the fact tack. terrorism cases, however. that America is a country of laws IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, NEXT STOP: CYBER and civil rights, is a challenge, SAY SOMETHING ATTACKS but “we take that very seriously. He emphasized that “it’s the But a “close second to terror- We are the ones that investigate public that is mo st likely going ism” as a concern, he said, is cy- civil rights abuses. We will not to prevent a terrorist attack…If bercrime. The world has be- target people without cause… you see something that’s not come so reliant on information We have to have information to right, call the police. Nine out technology that the possibility look at somebody,” he said. of 10 times it’s a tip from some- that the country can be para- “Stop and frisk” is an impor- one who sees something wrong lyzed through the disruption of tant part of keeping citizens that solves a crime. “ power grids and financial mar- safe, but he denied the FBI prac- Venizelos stressed that the kets is truly frightening. tices profiling. “We don’t profile new emphasis has not taken any After summarizing the Bu- but we definitely do our home- traditional missions off the reau’s tremendous responsibility work.” plate, however. “White collar – “everyone looks to them to They are mindful of their crimes, Wall Street out of con- keep America safe” – he said, New Yorkers Wish Theodorakis Happy 88th

TNH Staff night on his 88th birthday. that delighted the guests who Guitarist and composer filled the tables inside and out- ASTORIA – There are 88 keys Spiros Exaras and singer Lina side the Ovelia Lounge on 30th on a piano, the perfect symbol Orfanos were the featured per- Avenue in Astoria. for the milestone in the life of formers who presented some of Spyros Orfanos Clinic Direc- renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis’ most popular tor of NYU’s Postdoctoral Pro- Theodorakis, whose very name songs and their own personal gram in Psychotherapy & Psy- as a musician and political ac- favorites. choanalysis and the proud tivist is synonymous with Orfanos’ offered a passionate father of Lina, made a brief pre- Greece. On July 29 the Hellenic rendition of her beloved sentation on the life and work American Leadership Council “Omorfi Poli - Beautiful City” of Theodorakis. He said that he (HALC) presented a tribute along with other stirring pieces tells his American friends that Theodorakis, whose music has immortalized the words of 20th century Greece’s great poets, is best appreciated by imagining what it would be like if the Bea- tles had set Shakespeare to mu- sic. Ioni Gliati, Director, HALC- NY, welcomed the guests and later introduced the performers and HALC founder, business- man and philanthropist Nikos Mouyiaris, gave an overview of HALC’s mission. He reminded that these are critical times for Greece, Cyprus and the Dias- pora communities and said the challenges and opportunities demand both grass roots orga- Spiros Exaras and singer Lina Orfanos performed Mikis Theo- nization and efforts and paid darakis’ favorites on his birthday at Ovelia in Astoria. professional staffers, which are two of HALC’s characteristics. They are the keys, he said, to the success of the advocacy and cultural endeavors of other eth- nic groups in America. According to its website, Hellenicleaders.com, HALC was “established to chart a new course for the Greek-American community: to ensure the con- tinuity of a distinct and distin- guished Greek- American com- munity; to promote a renewed commitment to civic involve- ment…and to enhance the his- toric relationship between the United States and worldwide Hellenism.” Costas Constantinides, who is running to be Astoria’s City Council member, was also pre- sent. He would be the first Ioni Gliati, Director, HALC NY, and Nikos Mouyiaris, founder Greek and Cypriot to hold and president of Mana Products, welcomed the guests. elected City office. 6 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013

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George Mitchell, Hydraulic Fracturing Pioneer Who Advocated Safe Fracking, Was 94

Continued from page 1 conventional drilling can pro- woman in a local Greek news- pith helmet. The brothers did to solve urban problems, Mr. duce 700 with fracking. North paper, he headed for Florida, many of their early deals at a Mitchell visited the Bedford some financing. He also re- Dakota’s oil boom is one result. where she had settled, accord- drugstore counter. Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn ceived federal tax credits. Environmentalists and ing to family lore. He persuaded When a Chicago bookie of- and the Watts section of Los An- Techniques for hydraulic landowners worry that the new her to abandon her fiancé and fered the fledgling company a geles when planning the project. fracturing vary, but Mr. techniques will pollute ground- marry him. They lived above the deal for an area north of Fort In 1997, he sold Mitchell En- Mitchell’s involved drilling water and cause other environ- shoeshine shop. Worth known as “the wildcat- ergy’s stake in Th e Woodlands straight down, then making a mental problems, particularly as George Phydias Mitchell was ters’ graveyard,” they bit. They for $543 million. He said in 90-degree turn thousands of they are deployed in virgin ter- born in Galveston on May 21, quickly drilled 13 successful 2001 that it had not achieved feet underground to penetrate ritories. Industry promises that 1919. His mother died when he wells, and bet everything they the ethnic mix for which he shale formations horizontally. A good engineering practices will was 13, and he finished high had to expand their holdings in hoped, but recommended that high-pressure mix of chemical- curb abuses, and some indepen- school at 16. No college would t he area to 300,000 acres. That it be annexed by Houston to in- and sand-laced water was then dent studies support that view. accept him at that age so he became the backbone of a com- crease diversity. injected, releasing trapped gas. “We can frack safely if we went to another high school for pany that hit oil or gas on 35 to In his early 20s, Mr. Mitchell Fracking and other uncon- frack sensibly,” Mr. Mitchell and a year and brushed up on math. 40 percent of the 10,000 wells met two twin sisters, Cynthia ventional techniques have dou- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of At Texas A&M University, he it drilled. and Pamela Woods. He first bled North American natural New York wrote last year in an scrambled for tuition money un- In the 1960s, Mr. Mitchell, dated Pamela but married Cyn- gas reserves to three quadrillion op-ed column in The Wall Street til he started selling gold-em- looking to diversify, bought thia, with whom he created the cubic feet — the rough equiva- Journal. bossed stationery to students 66,000 acres of mostly undevel- Cynthia and George Mitchell lent of 500 million barrels of oil, Mr. Mitchell’s roots reached lonesome for sweethearts back oped real estate within a 50- Foundation. It has given more or almost double Saudi Arabia’s back to Greece, where his father, home. He finished first in his mile radius of Houston. In 1974 than $400 million to a variety crude inventory. The increase Savvas Paraskevopoulos, tended class in petroleum engineering he created The Woodlands, a of causes. Mrs. Mitchell died in came after four decades of de- goats before immigrating to the and was captain of the tennis 27,000-acre forested develop- 2009. clines. Gas is also being econom- United States in 1901, arriving team. ment 27 miles north of Houston, Mr. Mitchell is survived by ically produced in northern at Ellis Island at the age of 20. George Mitchell’s academic He worked for Amoco in the helped by a $50 million loan his sister, Maria Mitchell Ballan- states like New York, which had He worked for railroads, and achievements were comple- oil fields of Texas and Louisiana, from t he Department of Hous- tyne; three daughters, Pamela been considered barren of com- gradually moved west. When a mented by his having been before joining the Army Corps ing and Urban Development. Maguire, Meredith Dreiss and mercial hydrocarbons. paymaster got tired of writing tennis captain at Texas A&M. of Engineers and overseeing More than 100,000 people live Sheridan Lorenz; seven sons, The same techniques worked his long name and threatened construction projects. After his there today. The Exxon Mobil Scott, Mark, Kent, Greg, Kirk, for oil extraction. The O il and to fire him, Mr. Paraskevopoulos Galveston, where he ran a suc- discharge, he started an oil com- corporation is building a 385- Todd and Grant; 23 grandchil- Gas Journal reported this April took the paymaster’s name, cession of shoe-shining and pany with partners, including acre campus for 10,000 employ- dren; and five great-grandchil- that a well that would have pro- Mike Mitchell. pressing shops. When he saw his brother Johnny, who strolled ees there. dren. His wife’s twin sister also duced 70 barrels a day using Mike Mitchell settled in the picture of a beautiful Houston in jungle shorts and a Partly motivated by a desire survives him.

DEATH NOTICES

n LEOLEIS, GEORGE was predeceased by his beloved ragere, The Order of William plays brought many people joy menting the bravery and tenac- born March 24, 1928, in Crete, MARLBOROUGH, MA (From the grandson, Mark Leoleis in 1998. (the first non-Dutch unit to re- and happiness for over sixty ity of the American fighting Greece, to Theodore and Irene MetroWest Daily News, pub- Born in the town of Lechaina, ceive the Netherlands highest years. He enjoyed golfing bowl- man. Despite all of his accom- (Bonatakis) Lantzakis. Katina lished on Jun. 25) – George Le- Greece, on April 23, 1921, he decoration), the French Four- ing, and ishing. As an avid plishments and earning many married Nikolas Heretakis and oleis, 92, a highly decorated was the son of Dennis and Irene ragere, the Holland Fourragere, hunter, his astonishing feat of medals, George, a devoted hus- had four children. In 1967 she WWII Paratrooper | one of the (Kanelos) Kostopoulos. George the Netherland Lanyard, two felling two pheasant with two band and father, always felt his moved from Crete to the United original Devils in Baggy Pants- immigrated to the United States Bronze Stars, seven Bronze Bat- single shots from a bolt action, . six most important medals were States for a better life for her and longtime Marlborough resi- sailing on The Saturnia to Ellis tle Stars, one Purple Heart with 22 caliber rifle, was chronicled his wife and his children. Even family. She owned and operated dent, died peacefully on Mon- Island when he was nine years an Oak Leaf Cluster, the first Eu- by the Associated Press. In his to his final day, he was forever several restaurants including, J day, Jun. 24 in his home sur- old where he received his cher- ropean Presidential Unit Citation early years, George was an ac- the optimist, his spirits never & M Cafeteria, Lynn, Mass., San- rounded by his loving family. He ished citizenship. There, like with two clusters, WWII Victory complished athlete and played waned on his outlook on life; al- toro's Subs, Arlington, Mass., Re- joins his one true love, Diana many other mmigrants of that Award, Good Conduct Medal, on a semi-pro baseball team in ways saying, Any day you are gal Pizza, Natick, Mass., and (Giannakopoulos) Leoleis to time, his surname was inadver- the United States Freedom New York City, as well as hand- alive is a good day His funeral Guilford House of Pizza, Guil- whom he was married for 65 tently changed. He lived in New Award, the European African ball. One of Georges most trea- will be held Friday, Jun. 28 at 9 ford. Surviving is her husband, wonderful years before her pass- York City where he attended the and Mid East Award and the Oc- sured accomplishments as a AM from the John P. Rowe Fu- Michael Manelli of Arlington, ing in 2011. He is survived by Peter Stuyvesant High School cupation Award. After returning youth w as winning a music neral Home with services to fol- Mass.; his children in Canada; his children, Dennis G. of North before enlisting in the Army at home from the war, George mar- award at Wingate Junior High low at 10 AM. at the Sts. Anar- her four children, Georgia Grafton and his wife, Joyce, 18. George was a charter mem- ried his longtime sweetheart, Di- P.S. 40. George never lost his gyroi Greek Orthodox Church at Kisamitakis of Hampden, Vasiliki Nicholas G. of South Grafton, ber of the 82nd Airborne, 504 ana. Just like the old para- love of singing and would often 9 Central Street, Marlborough, Heretakis, Irene Bonatos and Christe G. of Marlborough and PIR, 3rd Battalion, Company I trooper saying, May all your regale his family with old stan- MA. Burial with Military Honors husband, Andrew, all of Greece, his wife Vera, George Jr. of Marl- during WWII. A Sergeant, he landings be soft ones, their love, dards, such as Lili Marlene, T to follow at Evergreen Cemetary and John Heretakis and wife, borough, and Anastasia of Marl- started out in Casablanca and was his soft place to land. They ake Me Out to the Ball Game, on Wilson Street in Marlbor- Charlene, of Dover-Foxcroft; 15 borough and her husband, Ray- was involved in campaigns in started a family and set down Let Me Call You Sweetheart and ough. Visiting hours are at fu- grandchildren; many great- mond Dilling. George was also Sicily, Salerno, Central Italy, roots in Marlborough. George You Are My Sunshine. George neral home on Thursday, Jun. grandchildren; two brothers, an adoring Papouli (Pa) to 7 Naples, Anzio, France, Holland, was a builder and developer of lived by the credo written in his 27 from 4:00 – 8 PM. 57 Main John and Andrew Lantzakis; grandchildren; Kimberly Leoleis, Belgium and Germany. George many beautiful homes in the Junior High autograph book by Street, Marlborough, MA. Dona- their wives; and sister, Koula, all was part of the elite unit that Marlborough area. As a lasting his teacher, Be friends with one, tions may be made in Georges of Greece; as well as many fought valiantly and tenaciously, tribute to his wife, he named be friends with all, but if the memory to the Wounded War- nieces and nephews and their Days and dates of funerals, at Hil l 950, Battle of the Bulge, two city streets in Marlborough crowd deserts you, stand just as rior Project at www.wounded- families both here and in Greece. memorials, and other events di- Denhuevel Woods, and made in her honor, Diana Drive and fiercely alone. Georges crowning warriorproject.org. A funeral service will be held 11 rectly correspond to the original the famous river crossing at Ni- Leoleis Drive. George was an ac- achievement is that of author at AM Monday, Jul. 15, at St. publication date, which appears jmegen Bridge in Arnhem, Hol- tive and contributing member of age 69, of the book , MEDALS n MANELLI, kATINA George Greek Orthodox Church, at the beginning of each notice. land which was immortalized in the community, serving as Pres- (1990) which is an autobio- ARLINGTON, MA (From The 90 Sanford St., Bangor, with the the movie, A Bridge Too Far. ident of Sts. Anargyroi Greek Or- graphical account of his experi- Bangor Daily News, published Rev. Ted Toppses presiding. Bur- Nicholas J. Leoleis and his wife Georges bravery and service to thodox Church, President of the ences as a paratrooper in WWII. on Jul. 13) - The light known ial will be at Mount Hope Ceme- Heather, Christe M. Leoleis and the United States with the 82nd local chapter of The Ahepa, and Although this was his story he as Katina Manelli left this world tery, Bangor. Condolences may his wife Becca, and Daniel, Airborne, earned him the follow- President of the Lyons Club. His strongly believed that he wrote Jul. 10, from Lahey Clinic, be offered to her family at George and Henry Dilling. He ing medals: the Belgium Four- annual Christmas lights and dis- the story of all soldiers docu- Burlington, Mass. Ekaterini was www.kileyandfoley.com. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Reverend George Patterson, Fine Grecian Gentleman of American South

By Steve Frangos of time. Each year, more and Turnbull, a Greek native of A Northern counterpart to TNH Staff Writer more is discovered and written Smyrna. both Patterson and Turnbull was about Greeks and those born of Robert Turnbull, writing un- Professor John C. Zachos. An- Greeks in the United States that der the name Brutus in a series other Greek immigrant of that PART FOUR were involved in the American of essays in the Charleston Mer- period, Zachos was the first su- Civil War. In Greek-American cury, argued for nullification: perintendent of the Parris Island CHICAGO-On July 13, 1828, Studies, we should always be the legal theory that a state has Experiment. In the mid-1800s, George (Papathakes) Patterson searching for two perspectives: the right to nullify any federal it was believed by many White was born, in Boston, MA to what did Greeks of any given law that it deems unconstitu- Anglo-Saxon Protestants that Louisa Miles and Petro Pap- period know and think about tional. Nullification is based on Negroes could not learn to read athakes. By the time he was 23, their collective presence in the idea that since the states, by and write. Zachos was among Patterson decided to become an North American and then what collective agreement, formed the Northern abolitionists and Episcopal minister serving ulti- did the average American actu- the Union, they were the cre- freed Negro slaves who proved mately in parishes in North Car- ally know and what did they be- ators of that Unio n and so had this belief a lie. olina, Tennessee, and Texas lieve about the Greeks living the final authority to determine In the 1960s, Father Alexan- where over time he became an among them? the limits of the power of that der Doumouros wrote of the Or- adopted Southerner. Patterson From published American ac- government. Turnbull’s essays thodox merchants, who by 1830 proved such a devotee of the counts we know that Patterson became the pamphlet The Cri- were in every major American South that in 1856 he wrote The was a venerated clergyman. sis: Or, Essays on the Usurpa- port. Later writers, such as Scripture Doctrine with Regard When Seraphim G. Canoutas tions of the Federal Govern- Michael Contopoulos and to Slavery, in which he posed contacted Bishop Gailor in the ment, which was described at Christopher Long, have elabo- the question: “is slavery a sin?” early 1900s, the latter wrote the time as “the handbook for rated in fuller detail on this He attempted to argue in the back saying that Patterson, “was nullification and resistance.” same generation of merchants negative by citing dozens of pas- very proud of his Greek descent” One would have thought that and their worldwide networks. sages from the Old and the New and that “he was a noble type some historian might have al- Among those individuals were Testaments that seemed to pro- of Christian gentleman.” Where ready realized that two of the Nicholas M. Benaki (1812- vide at least scriptural approval we need to do more research is principal arguments used by 1886) and his son-in-law of the practice. The piece be- in terms of what Americans Southern politicians for leaving Demetrious N. Bottasi, who to- came one of the most promi- knew or believed about Greeks the Union were written by indi- gether helped establish the first nently known defenses of slav- in general during that period. viduals that never denied their Greek Orthodox Church in New ery. Take for example Robert Greek ancestry. Orleans. In 1855, the New York Patterson’s acceptance of the James Turnbull (1775-1833), a It is often recalled that Mrs. Times carried a long and de- Southern way of life was no af- lawyer, planter, writer and Davis, wife of the President of tailed article on the Greeks then fectation. Early in 1862, h e vol- politician from South Carolina. the Confederacy, once embroi- living in New Orleans who were unteered and became the chap- Robert’s father, Dr. Andrew dered a stole with her own among this first parish’s congre- lain of the Confederacy’s Third Turnbull was the founder, in hands and gave it to Patterson, gation. North Carolina Regiment. Pat- 1768, of the New Smyrna which he kept as one of his most Direct Greek involvement terson is one of those persons colony in Eastern Florida. While treasured possessions. Alexan- with issues that led to the Amer- that many individuals in the exact figures are still a matter der Dimitry, the noted Greek- ican Civil War did not end in South that continue to recog- of disagreement clearly nearly American scholar and linguist, 1865. Photios Fisk, a Greek im- nize as both a true son of the half of the New Smyrna served with President Davis in migrant who became a Protes- South as well as a Greek. He is colonists 1,255 were Greeks. Richmond. Did Patterson and tant minister aided former abo- not the only Greek or person of This colony was named after Dr. Dimitry meet at some Confed- litionists. Many abolitionists had Greek descent who lived in the Turnbull’s wife (and Robert’s erate dinner party at President literally given everything to United States during that period mother) Gracia Maria Rubini Davis’s mansion? Long after the their cause and so died as pau- Civil War, Dimitry would inter- pers. The Reverend Fisk paid for act with another half Greek, the the burial (always providing ex- now internationally recognized pensive tombstones) for many writer, Lafcadio Hearn. of these individuals. Into this Much has been written about mix we must also place Con- Dimitry and his extended family, George Patterson is one of two Greek-Americans who developed stantine Brumidis who was but only recently have American arguments used by Southerners to justify states leaving the painting and otherwise decorat- historians considered the trial Union. In the above photo he is seen as an army chaplain. ing the Capital Building in involving Dimitry’s nephew, Washington D.C. before and af- George Pandelly. In early 1854, through marriage certificates, a diplomat to Central America. ter the Civil War. It was the mys- Pandelly was elected assistant baptismal records, notarized For decades, articles have ex- terious “Mr. Kimon, a Greek” alderman for New Orleans’s slave sales, and wills, it was isted on Greek soldiers and offi- who worked for the State De- eighth ward. Immediately after demonstrated that the Mon- cers in the Confederate army partment who introduced Bru- this election, one of his oppo- plaisir-Dragon-Dimity women (www.helleniccomserve.com,w midis to the first Greek consul nents, Victor Wiltz, charged that were referred to as “mulate- ww.orthodoxhistory.org). There Rangavis. We could go on by Pandelly could not hold the po- tresses” or “quateroons.” News- are also articles by Eva C. Top- discussing the early Greek sition because he was a “Negro.” papers across the nation covered ping on Captain George M. priests that served with the Rus- Wiltz was wrong, technically, that court battle. Colvocorreses and his son, who sians here in North America the Dimitry family did not have Politics being politics, Pan- served with his father aboard decades before the Greek Arch- African-American ancestors, but delly won the trial but Dimitry the USS Supply. Andrew Kopan diocese was established. rather American Indian. and many of his extended fam- lectured and wrote of the Civil Clearly, Greeks in the United Francoise Monplaisir and ily members spent years in the War veterans in Chicago who States from 1821 to 1889, no Michel Dragon, a Greek immi- North because of the shadow are cited in newspaper accounts matter what they accomplished HACC Young Professionals Pack Manon in NYC grant to New Orleans had a this investigation cast upon when public rallies were held to in life individually or what the daughter Maria Anna Dragon, them. Nevertheless, during the establish the first Eastern Ortho- average American may have The Young Professionals of the HACC held another fun and who in time married Andreas Civil War, Dimitry served the dox church in that city. Their thought of them, have been del- successful networking reception, this time in the sleek new Dimitry another Greek. George Confederacy as a diplomat while original citation was included to egated to the trash bin of his- Manon lounge on July 25. The group’s president, attorney Pandelly’s mother, Euphrosine, two of his sons served as officers underscore the longtime pres- tory. But why? Taso Pardalis, and his wife, Maria, were joined by many was born of that union in 1801. in the Confederate Army. After ence of Greeks in the nation and friends and new acquaintances. During the Pandelly trial the war, Dimitry would serve as their service to this country. [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Physically fit – to be tied!

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos quainted with the doctor that, again, shaking, his face as red opposite. She grabbed hold of Special to The National Herald regularly, saw Areti the welcome as a traffic light. “He’s got a Yiannis and delivered him back was cordial. “Good luck, Yian- glove on!” he whispered, inside threatening to stay if he Yiannis appeared concerned. nis,” said Kipreos, before joining hoarsely. “What’s it for?” Once didn’t behave. Silence reigned “Why the long face, Yiannis?” the others in the empty waiting again, Dimos, apologizing to the for a long three minutes – until asked Dimos, just settling down room, each taking up a maga- doctor who was losing his pa- a YIAAAAOOO was heard. John in his seat at Dixon’s cafeteria. zine. tience, emphasized, “It’s sani- looked up at Dimos who looked “Areti’s health insurance wants At one point they witnessed tary! Now, be a good patient at George who looked at me to get a physical in order to Yiannis coming out of the ex- and finish it up!” After a mo- Kipreos. They agreed, “It’s al- be included on her plan.” amination room wearing a gar- ment’s silence, a loud ‘OH, NO!’ most over!” Then, Yiannis, ad- “So?” shrugged John, “It ment that barely covered his was heard and they witnessed justing his tie, emerged fully means you’ll get to see a doctor pudgy body. “What th’ hell is an enraged Yiannis slamming dressed, trying hard to redeem whenever you need and be cov- this? I’m not getting baptized!” out of the room, not caring that his former masculinity. Kipreos ered. What’s the problem?” cried he, dismally, trying to his back side was now on dis- asked him, “What happened “I’m not sick! Why should I cover his back side. “Just do play. “What happened?” cried that made you so mad, Yian- see a doctor?” what the doctor says. Remem- John, observing that Yiannis’ red nis?” His face still scarlet, told “Nobody has a lifetime guar- ber! An office visit without in- hair and red face were one. them, “The glove scared me, antee on health, Yiannis,” said surance costs thirty dollars. “That glove! It’s BIG! He – he that’s all!” John. “The day you buy a car it With insurance it’s five,” Dimos looks strange! He told me to “We thought your tonsils begins depreciating. The day reminded. That bit of informa- turn around! I tell you he’s de- were being ripped out of your glove. “WAS it your tonsils, ing to retrieve his dignity said, you’re born you age.” Yianni tion helped usher Yiannis back ranged!” A buzzer sounded and neck,” said John, who pre- Yiannis?” asked George, who “Gentlemen, the next time a was unimpressed. Dimos inside with more resolve. 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The appointment was made b a for Saturday. Already ac- 8 GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 The German Elections are Coming, and they are a Remembrance of the Past

By Ari Christodoulou There are several ap- of the London Debt Agreement. asked for an 80% haircut. proaches to a Eurozone-centric However, in the current Euro- France was in favor of meeting NEW YORK, NY – With the “New Deal” for Greece which zone Debt Crisis, Greece’s abil- Poland’s request, but Germany important German elections have been proposed before, in- ity to pay its debts was never a disagreed and wanted a much due in late September, it is cluding resuming credit flows condition given to it by the lower level of debt forgiveness. tempting to simply update the via recapitalization of its dys- Troika. If we consider Greece’s Professor Jeffrey Sachs of schizophrenic Greek economic functional banks directly via debt problem today, Greece is Columbia University is consid- situation in light of recent the ESM mechanism rather disadvantaged to an extent at ered the author of the Polish events, balance the positives than via State borrowing, ac- least 5 times worse than the Debt Agreement, and was and negatives, and assess celerating EU structural funds treatment Germany received in working then on behalf of Sol- whether Greece has improved use together with providing 1953. Most of the Greek bailout idarity and the Polish Govern- its relative position versus one technical help in their absorp- funds now go to debt repay- ment in structuring and nego- or two years ago. This is a futile tion, using a dual-currency ment rather than for internal tiating it. In a recent private approach, as, despite the many regime (whereby salaries and needs, and, dependent on tim- conversation I had with Profes- positives recently enumerated pensions use the local currency ing, sometimes all of the funds sor Sachs in New York, he re- by German Finance Minister while debt remains in euros , go to debt service-----and since counted the impasse with the Schaeuble during his visit to thus accelerating competitive- the outstanding debt, after the creditors that he faced in 1991 Greece, the negatives are still ness via an “external devalua- PSI, is now mostly officially- as a result of Germany’s intran- largely predominant, Greece’s tion” while remaining in the held (by the Troika and its in- sigence. He told me that he re- debt is still stubbornly and un- Eurozone), adopting an “In- stitutions), this debt repayment minded the German represen- sustainably high, and no dustrial Policy” approach to accrues to these public entities. tative at the time that the 1953 amount of lesser steps, such as supporting key export indus- Greece does receive additional London Debt Agreement was further austerity, reinvigorated tries ( funded bilaterally and structural funds for infrastruc- strongly in Germany’s favor. privatization, improved com- EU-wide via the ECB, EIB), and ture development via its EU The German minister relented, petitiveness in certain sectors the panacea of Eurozone-wide membership, but these often and the Polish Debt Agreement (like tourism), better tax col- initiatives like debt mutualiza- have had to be returned be- was finalized with a compro- lection, further extension of tion (Eurobonds, partial mutu- cause Greece’s inefficient public mise 50% haircut, in two parts, debt repayment schedules and alizing public debt only up to sector lacks the ability to fully 3 years apart. further lowering of interest the Maastricht limits of 60%), absorb these funds. The above story exemplifies rates, more business-friendly monetary union, etc. Other, In addition to the help that for me the sometimes limited laws, improved efficiency in more radical approaches, like Germany received under the vision of German diplomacy in public administration (includ- Germany leaving the Eurozone, London Debt Agreement, it also the postwar era regarding its ing a new push to cut public or Greece leaving, come with received about 10% of the Mar- European neighbors. Unfortu- employees), some new foreign horrendous costs to the partic- shall Plan grants in the 1948- nately, this attitude continues investment (like the TAP ipants. Perversely, Greece’s re- 1951period in hard currency into the Eurozone Debt Crisis pipeline), and even counting on cent dramatic fiscal improve- (USD), as well as USAID as regards the insensitive treat- an apparently imminent Euro- ment in its primary accounts grants. It succeeded in paying ment of the indebted southern- zone recovery, can hope to re- and its current accounts have off most of its debt in well un- tier of the Eurozone. The recent verse the adverse statistics reawakened calls for Greece to der 10 years, and later also ab- decline of the French counter- quickly and adequately. leave the Eurozone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is favored to lead her party sorbed the costly union with balance to Germany’s postwar Greece’s spreading malaise in Greece’s public debt, at over to victory in September elections, but then she will be expected East Germany (an initiative strength appears to have made its social fabric as a result of 300B euros today, is simply too to do more to solve the European economic crisis. also supported by Greece). To- the Germans even more self- single-minded austerity sug- large for its economy. Despite day, Germany has become the centered. gests worrisome national two large writeoffs, in March massive help. Otherwise said, new German debt arising from world’s second largest exporter The upcoming Obama- fragility, and future political 2012 (the PSI) and December each action for Greece is inter- WWII; the totals were over 30 of very high-value goods, and Samaras talks next week in and social instability. In short, 2012 (the public debt buy- connected with the other pe- B DM, excluding interest. The is the “engine” of Europe. Washington provide an oppor- Greece is still on a downward back), the debt level remains ripherals---for example, a new Agreement cancelled over 60% The advantages that Ger- tunity to correct this wrong. I slope, with little hope of immi- unsustainably high, though debt writeoff for Greece (an of Germany’s outstanding debt, many received under the Lon- am not suggesting that the aus- nent sustainable improvement. now the creditors are no longer OSI, or Official Sector Involve- but because of generous provi- don Debt Agreement in 1953 terity-driven reforms for Greece We have argued in the past private but official Troika insti- ment), implies a further weak- sions on the remaining debt were not repeated to later re- and the indebted southern-tier that one solution to achieving tutions. In our opinion, a third ening of the Greek banks, thus portion (lower interest rates cipients of international aid by were all wrong----on the con- an enduring, sustainable Greek major debt writeoff is needed requiring additional recapital- and time extensions to 30 the IMF and World Bank. Skep- trary, they were overdue and economy within the Eurozone at this time, of at least 50%, or ization funds from those already years), the effective writeoff tics say that the reason for this generally correct. But austerity is, first and foremost, to con- over 100B euro value, in order provided Greece by the Troika. was well over 60%. is that creditors in the devel- without growth is as wrong as tinue, sustain, and build-upon to render future Greek To persuade Germany to (b) The remaining debt’s re- oped nations cynically do not austerity without reform, or the austerity-led reforms. How- debt/GDP ratios under 85%, support this new writeoff (or payment schedule included a want to eliminate debts of less- austerity without hope. A bal- ever, parallel with that, it has which we would deem sustain- one of the other more compre- formula tied to Germany’s abil- developed nations, to keep the anced approach is necessary to been imperative, for some time able. This type of action has hensive options above that ity to pay so as not to jeopar- debtors under some degree of avoid social injustice and pain. now, to add another compo- specifically been ruled out to would solve Greece’s debt sus- dize the German postwar re- control----especially if the It is simply unfair and bad pub- nent to the mix in order to pro- date by the Troika and by the tainability crisis), it is instruc- covery. If growth was impaired, debtor nation is resource-rich. lic policy that the Greek private vide hope and a new template German Government; but the tive to look at history as a Germany was permitted to stop Almost 40 years later, in sector was largely destroyed be- for growth---in effect, to break latter’s pronouncements, which guide. Following WWII, the payments and renegotiate the 1991, following the breakup of cause the public sector was in- the “death-spiral” that exces- have strangely been on both United States embarked on Agreement. In fact, its maxi- the Soviet Union, Germany got efficient and corrupt, while sive austerity has caused. The sides of this issue most recently, what proved to be enlightened mum debt service could not ex- a chance to repay the favor Germany just stood by. Prime ruling Troika, and especially have to be discounted totally, postwar bilateral reconstruc- ceed 5% of its periodic export granted to it by the Allies in Minister Samaras should re- Germany, have been unwilling because we believe they are tion grant programs beneficial revenue. 1953, by its participation in the mind President Obama of the to contemplate this second step generated by the pressures of to all affected parties (the vic- (c) Germany was allowed to Polish Debt restructuring, since foregoing history and the to date, despite the achieve- electioneering before the Sep- tors—e.g., U.S., the victims— pay back debt in its own na- it was the largest creditor na- lessons of 1953 and 1991 as re- ment of what they consider as tember elections. We will know e.g., Greece, and the van- tional currency, the DM, rather tion to Poland at that time. gards Germany, and President a significant level of reform, as Germany’s true revised posi- quished—e.g., Germany), via than the creditors’ generally Although Poland was not a Obama should then insist to re- highlighted recently by Minister tion, if any, only after elections. the Marshall Plan, and the stronger currencies. signatory of the 1953 London elected Chancellor Merkel that Schaeuble and Chancellor Thus, now is the time to bring more limited Truman Doctrine. (d) It was directed to reduce Debt Agreement, its transition that a newly-empowered Ger- Merkel . It is now high time to pressure to bear on Germany, In 1953, the victorious Allies imports and instead stimulate to a post-Soviet, pro-democ- many live up to its obligations create and adopt this new com- both to save Greece, and the continued in the same vein and domestic production, and it racy, market economy proved to make the Eurozone and the ponent---and it is the hope of Eurozone. implemented a multilateral was directed to aggressively ex- difficult, and it accumulated a European Union a healthy eco- many that a reelected Chancel- Our proposed new writeoff loan forgiveness program to ac- port its production of manufac- large $33 billion of public debt nomic and strategic bloc again, lor Merkel, no longer facing po- for Greece is easier said than celerate Germany’s post-war tured goods. plus $11 billion in private debt which will be beneficial to litical risk after September, will done – it might save Greece, but economy. This plan, the London The London Debt Agree- to Western banks. peace overall, and to its con- take a more aggressive stance represents huge risks for the Agreement on External German ment of 1953 was reflective of The US portion of the public stituents, the United States, and towards helping Greece at long Troika, all related to contagion. Debts, or simply the London the bitter lessons learned fol- debt was about 10% if the total, the world. last reach a sustainable trajec- For example, the ECB and ESM Debt Agreement, had the fol- lowing WWI, where stifling and because of political consid- tory in its debt repayments and do not have enough funds cur- lowing major provisions: reparations on Germany by the erations, the US agreed to write Dr. Aris Christodoulou is a re- in its management of the na- rently in case other large periph- (a) It addressed both unpaid Allies set the stage later for off 70% of its portion of the tired businessman and consul- tional economy. eral Eurozone nations require German debt after WWI, and WWII. Greece was a signatory Polish debt, whereas Poland tant. Amid Greek Crisis, from Fresh Omelets to Zipper Fixing, Tradition Still Sells

Continued from page 1 to the job although I wanted to said he wants to remind people get into university,” he said. the traditional way of haircut. “It is simple. When you cook He said he’s hasn’t regretted “If a hairdresser doesn’t use an omelet; all you need is fresh it because he’s been swamped a razor and a special scissor he eggs. We ensure the customers with orders for bridal shoes and is not ahairdresser,” he said. that we have these fresh eggs,” repairs while his friends are un- While classic barber shops have he said, laughing. employed. been reduced to a minimum, Panos Zenelis, who has dealt NOT SO LUCKY their revival can be seen at the in textiles from the same store- It’s a different story just a traditional Barber Shop En front since 1942, said that the few hards away at Plottas Athinais 1928 on Sofokleous economic crisis has led many Paraskevas’ shoe fixing store. Street. customers to seek him out for Paraskevas, who has been re- A young barber, Vasilis alternative shopping. pairing shoes for 30 years said, Monastirlis, decided to create “People usually say that us- “I have many shoes behind the his own traditional barber shop ing your hands in order to cre- counter as you can see because in Athens according to the ate your own scarf by spending people can’t afford two, five or American style of 1930 which only one euro for a ball of wool eight euros to get them back,” is, as he said, a combination of is a pleasant way to escape he said. Italian accuracy, French deli- from hard reality,” he said Savapile is one of these tra- cacy and English history of Different kinds of traditional ditional businesses that when hairdressing. businesses that are helped by you come in, makes you feel After a year-long research of economic crisis are knife- that you are spirited off to an- barber antiquities in America, grinders, watch repairers and other age. Liza Sarigiannidou he has put a number of old ob- zip-fastener menders. “People is continuing her father’s ven- jects and services with a dis- come here to fix their knives ture in producing straw hats, a tinct history, even a telephone and scissors because they can’t business he began in 1960. from 1940 in his barber shop. afford to buy new ones,” Yian- “They say that my father “In our days, men need nis Kontopidis, a 25-year em- was born inside a hat,” she eleNi kritikou something more than a simple ployee of an 87-year-old busi- mentioned with a laught. As for Panagiotis Grigoriadis makes and fixes repair bags at his little shop in Athens at 6 Agias haircut. People who come here ness, said. the effects of economic crisis, Theklas, in Monistaraki, and is getting many customers who can’t afford the new ones. He’s want historical haircuts, even Near Monastiraki station she said, “The import of ready- been working there since 1947. young people who listen to hip Konstantinos Kontos has fol- made hats in 1990 was a blow h op music,” he said, a sign that lowed his father’s shoemaking to our business but the latest Moving some steps further barber who is still trying to of traditional barbering cuts perhaps nostalgia is a selling job since 2009. “At first, my years, people show a tendency at Psiri, along a narrow path- keep traditions alive. Giorgos neighbors’ hair as a hobby al- point in any era, even during a parents pushed me to get used to Greek and quality products”. way, you come across the oldest Galitis, an 80–year-old votary though he is in retirement. He crisis. Facing Eviction, Some Monks from Mount Athos Turn Violent

By Costas Kantouris the incident, taken by the rebel over his efforts to improve re- safeguard the pious nature of monks and seen by the Associ- lations with the Vatican. The the site." THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) ated Press, showed the court- monks have defied court orders The Esphigmenou monks – A group of monks on Greece's appointed bailiffs using a small to leave the monastery and al- who argue that they are safe- monastic sanctuary of Mount earth-moving machine in an low church-appointed replace- guarding centuries-old Ortho- Athos who are facing eviction unsuccessful attempt to force ments to take over the site and dox traditions have refused to attacked court bailiffs with their way into the grounds of the Karyes offices about 25 leave the complex, and receive rocks and petrol bombs July 29, the office at Karyes, the capital kilometers (15 miles) to the food and other assistance from according to civilian authorities of the all-male sanctuary from south. supporters in other parts of on the peninsula in northern where its 20 monasteries are "According to the informa- Greece. Greece run. tion we have received from the "They came in the morning No one was injured in the About 100 monks in the police, explosive materials were and started banging on the incident outside the adminis- 1,000-year-old Esphigmenou thrown at the bailiffs," Aristos doors," Esphigmenou monk El- trative offices of Esphigmenou monastery have been involved Kasmiroglou, civilian governor der Savvas, who said he wit- Monastery, and no arrests were in a years-old dispute with the of Mount Athos, told to the As- nessed the incident, told the AP. reported. The bailiffs retreated spiritual leader of the world's sociated Press. "We had warned them that if from the site. Orthodox Christians, Ecumeni- "The law must apply to they provoked us, we would re- An Esphigmenou Monastery monk appears to be hurling a Cell phone video of part of cal Patriarch Bartholomew I, everyone. And all sides must spond." Molotov cocktail at officials, but this photo has been altered. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013 GREECE-CYPRUS 9 Defense Department Heads of United States and Greece Meet at Pentagon

WASHINGTON, DC – Greek De- “The secretary and fense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos discussed issues Avramopoulos paid a visit to of mutual strategic importance the Pentagon on July 30, where in the Mediterranean, Middle he was welcomed by Defense East, and North Africa, includ- Secretary Chuck Hagel. ing Egypt and Syria,” the Amer- According to Pentagon Press ican Forces Press Service re- Secretary George Little, "Secre- ported. tary Hagel thanked Minister Avramopoulos spoke about Avramopoulos for Greece's con- “the partnership between the tinued hosting of U.S. forces at United States and Greece and Naval Support Activity at Souda pledged to maintain the strong Bay…a key enabler of U.S. relationship between the two al- strategic objectives in the re- lies,” the press secretary said. gion, the importance of which Little also noted that, "Sec- became apparent during Oper- retary Hagel and Minister ation Unified Protector in Avramopoulos agreed to con- Libya.” tinue joint military training, ex- Little added that, “Hagel changes, and hi gh level defense praised Greece's contributions consultations, and committed to to regional security in the recognizing these activities Balkans and expressed appreci- through development of a U.S.- ation for Greece's support and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel welcomes Greek Defense cussions included developments and prospects in the Eastern Greece Defense Cooperation cooperation in NATO. Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos to the Pentagon. Their dis- Mediterranean, where the geopolitical sands shift constantly. Roadmap.” Troika Says Cyprus Bailout is on Track; Approval Expected in September

Continued from page 1 has now been fully recapitalized However, she warned shares. The country’s second under a restructuring plan is a Cypriot authorities not to let up largest lender, Cyprus Popular for college funds and medical “key step” for the lender to re- in their efforts and to keep im- Bank closed with its healthy as- expenses and will lose nearly turn to working normally. posing the same kind of auster- sets becoming part of Bank of half their money. But she warned that much ity that put Greece in a recession Cyprus. “The authorities have taken more needs to be done for the and is sending Cypriot unem- “While the authorities have decisive steps to stabilize the fi- bank to adapt to the country’s ployment soaring. started to implement the (eco- nancial sector and have already new economic realities. Cyprus’ Cyprus Finance Minister Har- nomic reform) program with de- been gradually relaxing deposit economy is projected to shrink ris Georgiades said despite the termination, risks remain sub- restrictions and capital con- by a cumulative 13 percent over good news, major challenges stantial,” said the Troika. trols,” said the Troika. this next year and a half. It has still lie ahead for the country The Troika said that the IN BANKS already seen the unemployment and that the government re- short-term economic outlook WE DON’T TRUST rate reach 17 percent. mains committed to meeting all “remains difficult and subject to The move crushed confi- Under the bailout terms, bailout targets. considerable uncertainty” as dence in the country’s banking Cyprus needs to ac hieve a bud- “Efforts will continue and economic output is set to drop sector, prompting Cypriot au- get surplus of 4 percent of gross will intensify,” Georgiades told by about 13% cumulativelyn i thorities to impose restrictions domestic product by 2018 in or- reporters. He said that although 2013 and 2014. The Troika said on money withdrawals and der to keep its debt under con- any more spending cuts aren’t growth is then expected to re- transfers for all banks to prevent trol. To achieve that, banks expected this year that more cover modestly beginning in a run. Christopher Pissarides, a need to pump money back into harsh measures are in store for 2015. senior economic advisor to a cash-starved retail sector for 2014. The Troika said in the state- Cyprus’ president, indicated that the economy to get moving Cyprus’ assessment will be ment it expects the IMF and the restrictions may not be fully again. approved by other euro area fi- college of Eurozone finance lifted for another two years. Velculescu said Cyprus’ ex- nance ministers and the IMF in ministers, the Eurogroup, to Velculescu said Cypriot au- tensive cooperative bank net- September. Approval will pave consider approving the review thorities are drawing up a work, which also being over- the way for the disbursement of in September. Approval would “roadmap” that will outline hauled, will be recapitalized €1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) open the door for an aid dis- when restrictions will be relaxed with creditors’ money loaned to from Europe’s bailout fund and bursement of €1.5 billion from in a way that it won’t trigger a Cyprus and won’t require depos- 86 million euros ($114 million) the Eurozone’s bailout fund, the massive outflow of cash. Some itors to take a hit. from the IMF. European Stability Mechanism restrictions have already been She also said that a bevy of Cypriot authorities an- and abo ut €86 million from the lifted to keep businesses going. tax increases and spending cuts nounced on July 30 that the IMF. The IMF had disbursed an She said the fact that the targeting the bloated public sec- country’s largest lender, Bank of equal amount in May. country’s biggest Bank of Cyprus tor already introduced have Cyprus had been fully recapital- — which merged with parts of yielded better-than-expected re- ized with 47.5% of deposits Material from the Associated the now defunct Laiki Bank — sults. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus. above €100,000 converted into Press was used in this report As Hope Continues for Recovery, Now There is a $14 Billion Dollar Hole in Bailout Saga

Continued from page 1 (GDP) has shrunk nearly 25 nance ministers from the 17 to an earlier pledge. tax that have unduly hit the pri- tigue. “I don’t see any economic percent in three years. euro countries have already be- “It is true that there will be a vate sector. “Unfortunately, the risk – it’s political risk and it has in implementing some reforms “The fiscal adjustment re- gun discussions on plugging fi- number of employees placed wrong choices were made three to do with the fatigue of MPs,” while blistering the government mains exceptional by any inter- nancing gaps. who will be placed in the mo- years ago,” he said. he said. for dragging its feet on others, national standard,” the IMF That was seen as an indica- bility scheme who will not be Greek Finance Minister Yan- “MPs just reflect the average particularly the lagging privati- said. The IMF described the tion that Greece may have to absorbed and they will have to nis Stournaras, who has been man or woman in the street - zation program and failure to country’s privatization program impose losses on the Troika the head to the exit ... we must be the country’s spin optimist, said they have to believe that there go after tax cheats who owe as being “painfully slow” and same way it did to private in- sincere about this,” Administra- he still believes Greece can man- is light a t the end of the tunnel. $70 billion. expressed concern that mass vestors, including small bond- tive Reform Minister Kyriakos age next year and fill the gap If they believe it they will con- That comes as Greece is staff transfers and firings holders in the Diaspora who Mitsotakis told private Antenna without having to resort to more tinue voting the few necessary locked deep in a six-year reces- planned in the public sector took 74 percent hits in 2011 and television. austerity and that a record measures left over, if they don’t sion with record unemploy- may not have the desired ef- lost most of their money. “Unfortunately the truth is tourist season will help fill the they are not going to. This is the ment of 27.4 percent and 1.3 fect. Germany, which foots much that the country was bank- country’s coffers. great risk.” million people out of work and “The (IMF) is concerned that of the bailout bills, has been rupted by its large state. And In an interview with Reuters, In contrast to the latest pro- readying plans to fire up to the focus is shifting significantly standing hard in opposition to now we are obliged under con- he said Greece was on track to jections by EU lenders who pre- 40,000 workers over the next away from ensuring the exit of the idea of a so-called “haircut” ditions of great pressure to produce a budget surplus this dict Greece faces a fiscal gap of two years in a bid to stop its redundant and unqualified staff because that means taxpayers make these changes,” he said. year before interest payments around 2 percent of GDP or long economic slide. to relocation of such staff within in the other 16 Eurozone coun- Mitsotakis said the country and said economic risk had about 4 billion euros over 2015- In a 207-page report pub- the public sector,” it said. tries would have to pick up the would be in a better position if abated. 2016, Stournaras said Athens’ lished July 31, the Washington IT’S NOT THAT BAD bill for generations of wild the public sector reforms had Instead, he said the biggest own forecasts, when updated in D.C.-based IMF also cautioned Poul Thomsen, the IMF’s mis- Greek overspending. started three years ago, instead challenge ahead was mainly a the fall, may show that there is that Greece needs to make ma- sion chief in Greece, said he was A DISSENTING VOICE of the cuts to pay and hikes in political one tied to austerity fa- no such gap to fill. jor structural reforms so its confident the recession would Offsetting Thomsen’s upbeat economy can grow in the long- end soon and that Eurozone prognosis, Paulo Nogueira Batista, a Brazilian member of the IMF’s board, said he op- posed continuing aid to Greece, believing the agency is throwing good money after bad. THE NATIONAL HERALD BOOkSTORE “Recent developments in Greece confirm some of our Exercise your mind with the latest books from The National Herald Collection worst fears,” he said. “Imple- mentation has been unsatisfac- tory in almost all areas; growth DEMETRIOS PROTOPSALTIS and debt sustainability assump- holds a doctor of education (EdD) degree from Nova tions continue to be overopti- University of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Chalkis, mistic.” Euboea, Greece. After graduating from the 3rd Gymnasium Batista released the state- of Athens, he migrated to Canada and re-ceived his bachelor ment after abstaining from a of arts at the University of Winnipeg, Mani-toba. vote authorizing the IMF to send He taught both English and history at the Whitemouth and another 1.8 billion euro ($2.4 Silver Heights collegiates for a number of years. He acquired billion) contribution to the Greek bailout but told the New his residency in the United States in 1966 and continued York Times he was speaking teaching both English and history in the Livermore and only f or himself and not the 11 Newark School systems. countries he represents. After receiving his doctorate in 1985, he also served as a Still, his public airing of un- principal of the language school in Oakland and acted as an happiness is rare for the IMF An Encyclopedic Chronology educational consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a and it became stronger when he of Greece and its History frequent visitor to the Mediterranean, where firsthand said the idea that the Greek gov- with Synoptic Presentation experiences in his native land deepened his interest and ernment can afford to pay back Author: D. PROTOPSALTIS its debts in full was “all but a enthusiasm for the ancient Greek world and Hellenic culture. delusion” an indication Greece He now resides with his wife in Hayward, California. will never get back on its feet Price: $27.00 without perennial foreign aid. The IMF’s mission chief in Greece, Poul Thomsen. ON THE FIRING LINE The Greek government, term. countries would make good on meanwhile, said it was finaliz- Greece’s coalition govern- their pledge to provide Greece ing a credit system for its new ment, made up of Samaras’ with additional debt relief after transfer-and-firing mobility New Democracy Conservatives Athens balances its state budget. scheme in the public sector – and his otherwise political ri- “I have no doubt we will see taking qualifications, work as- vals the PASOK Socialists, are a bottoming out of recession sessment and experience, as ORDERFORM struggling to meet staff reduc- next year, early next year. 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country’s still-staggering $390 The IMF – describing the ex- The government conceded that SIGNATURE billion debt and deficit and as pected shortfall as a “test of Eu- many of those suspended would the Gross Domestic Product ropean support” – said that fi- ultimately be fired – in contrast 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Spare us the Sob Stories of (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), country. The truth is that prof- lish. In Greek, through carefully skills. As importantly, my daugh- reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest Overtaxed Businesspersons itable businesses will survive designed arts and crafts projects ter was able to meet and make to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. taxation. This is how govern- children learn how to ask for friends with other Greek chil- ments provide essential services things and how to respond dren and developed a sense of Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris To the Editor: and maintain their infrastruc- when asked. Through singing pride and belonging to our cul- In your comprehensive and de- ture. Please spare me any more they are taught new words that ture and our community. Having Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. 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I realized article that featured the St. fers regularly well-conceptual- [email protected] that this summarizes the George Children’s Academy in ized and playful math and sci- TO OUR READERS essence of Greece's economic Hamilton, NJ and was com- ence activities that make these Subscriptions by mail: 1 year $66.00, 6 months $33.00, 3 months $22.00, 1 month $11.00 misfortunes. When she says "If I pelled to write to you and de- subjects enjoyable and popular the National herald welcomes Home delivery NY, NJ, CT: 1 year $88.00, 6 months $48.00, am taxed here and have to com- scribe my experience as a parent with the kids. As a result of letters from its readers in- 3 months $33.00, 1 month $14.00 pete internationally, I cannot at the school. Although I was these teachings, in a matter of tended for publication. they Home delivery New England States: should include the writer’s 1 year $109.00, 6 months $57.00, 3 months $41.00, 1 month $18.00 compete. Then, I close my busi- happy with the all-English weeks my daughter was singing On line subscription: Subscribers to the print edition: 1 year $34.95, 6 months $23.95, ness." school our daughter was attend- in Greek, effortlessly pronounc- name, address, and telephone 3 months $14.95; Non subscribers: 1 year $45.95, 6 months $29.95, 3 months $18.95 Does anyone really believe that? ing, I could not pass on the great ing her new words. Soon after, number and be addressed to: The people of Greece are being opportunity of a bilingual cur- she started asking for things in the editor, the National her- Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. asked to make great sacrifices riculum, especially given our Greek and attempting to put to- ald, 37-10 30th street, long Postmaster send change of address to: and are suffering extreme hard- daughter’s reluctance to con- gether longer sentences. Impres- island city, Ny 11101. letters THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 ship and then we hear these verse in Greek. sively, in just nine short months can also be faxed to (718) 472- disingenuous remarks. The bot- The school is run under the di- she could easily carry on a con- 0510 or e-mailed to tom line is the pervasive greed rection of Dr. Georgia Triantafil- versation with her cousins in english.edition@thenational- that typifies the upper echelons lou, a professor at Temple Uni- Greece and was even able to herald.com. we reserve the in the Greek business commu- versity and a dedicated write a few names in Greek. right to edit letters for publi- Happy Birthday, AHEPA nity. Perhaps she may have to educator, committed to bringing Meanwhile, thanks to her won- cation and regret that we are sacrifice buying any more Chi- Greek education to the children derful English teacher, she also unable to acknowledge or re- nese antiquities. We have heard of the Greek-American commu- expanded her English vocabu- turn those left unpublished. The longest lasting and most successful organizations are not that "I will close my business" nity. The school has a dual cur- lary, practiced finding her sight the product of scientific formulas, but there are common sense story many times, even in this riculum, in Greek and in Eng- words and worked on her math recipes for success: recruit aggressively among the more successful members of the community, select good causes to support such as the promotion of “Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Re- COMMENTARY sponsibility, and Family and Individual Excellence,” – or all of the above. In the context of the Greek-American community, it is also a good idea to reach out to non-Greek organizations, leaders and Mr. Samaras Goes to Washington politicians, and to take the lead on its major issues such as the re- unification of Cyprus, the strengthening of relations between the United States and Greece, the rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, WASHINGTON, DC – The long- century, Greece was for the region. means which the U.S. govern- and now, assisting the people of Greece and Cyprus as they endure anticipated visit of Prime Min- one of a few coun- Throughout the ment can make available to economic crises. As time goes by, the great organizations find ways ister Antonis Samaras to Wash- tries that allied with past decade, Greece that can potentially help to rejuvenate and reinvent themselves as the world as a whole ington to meet with President the United States in Greece has as- in this regard. Although I un- evolves and the needs and circumstances of their social or ethnic Barack Obama will become re- every major interna- sisted the United derstand that a number of these group changes. As their youth, especially those who do not have ality finally when the president tional conflict. A States to bring po- programs would have to be ini- two Greek parents, are tempted by shift their focus from their Hel- welcomes the prime minister to NATO member since litical stability and tiated or embraced by the Greek lenic identity to others pursuits, the dynamic groups create programs the White House on August 8. 1952, Greece is an economic develop- government, President Obama and initiatives to attract them back into the fold. It is not easy to secure an au- immensely valuable, ment to this should take the initiative to re- The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association dience with the most powerful proven, and reliable volatile region, view some potential programs (AHEPA), which was founded by visionary Hellenes in Atlanta, man in the world, especially for strategic American having invested that he could consider dis- Georgia on July 26, 1922, is a shining example of doing it right. In the leader of a country that has ally in the region, over $22 billion in cussing with Prime Minister the beginning, they served the vital needs of protecting Greek im- the geographic size of Alabama, especially because by NICk the countries of Samaras. A few examples in- migrants from racism and nativism on the one hand, and helping the population a little more than of key naval and air LARIGAkIS the region, clude: to integrate them into the larger American society. Over time they New York City (8.2 million, bases at Souda Bay, thereby creating • U.S.-Greece Tax Treaty. The became a vital network for mutual support and social and profes- 2011 U.S. census), and the GDP Crete. Greece is a Special to over 200,000 new current tax treaty between the sional networking in general for their members, and a vehicle for of Tennessee (In 2012, $277 bil- pivotal ally for the The National Herald jobs and contribut- United States and Greece was countless philanthropic endeavors. Congratulations and chronia lion, according to the U.S. De- advancement of ing over $750 mil- ratified in 1954 and has not polla, AHEPA, as you prepare for your Supreme Convention in Or- partment of Commerce; Greece: U.S. interests that include lion in development aid. Even been modified or amended since lando, Florida this month. $282 billion, according to the greater stability in Southeastern with neighboring Former Yu- that time. We advocate analyz- CIA World Fact Book). Europe, the Eastern Mediter- goslav Republic of Macedonia ing the treaty to ascertain Despite its geographic size, ranean, and the Middle East, (FYROM), a country that has whether the treaty can be mod- Greece’s defensive capabilities and adherence to the rule of not demonstrated good neigh- ernized to foster increased trade Tourism and Patriotism and its important geostrategic law. Recent examples include borly relations with Greece, and investment between the location make her what I would Greece’s support for sanctions Greece was the biggest source U.S. and Greece. characterize as a “mini super- on Iran, rapprochement with of foreign investment in FYROM • Bilateral Investment Treaty The recent news that tourism in Greece has rebounded signifi- power.” This is not a reach. Turkey, the NATO mission in at 12.3 million Euros in 2012. (BIT). The United States and cantly from last year – when potential visitors were tentative to Southeastern Europe and the Libya, and the significant Finally, the announcement that Greece do not have a BIT. A BIT travel there given overhyped rumors of rampant social unrest – is Eastern Mediterranean combine strengthening of bilateral rela- the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline would provide the mechanics of comforting. to form an important geopoliti- tions with Israel. (TA P) project has been selected economic cooperation between Yiannis Retsos, head of Greece’s hoteliers, told Reuters that the cal region for the United States As mentioned, a key element to transport natural gas from the two nations. A properly- news is a positive sign, indeed. But aggregate statistics do not nec- due to the significant energy, for advancing U.S. strategic in- the Caspian region to European drafted BIT may encourage essarily mean a boon to the economy in a far-reaching manner that commercial, and communica- terests in the region depends markets is a decision welcomed more direct American invest- would improve the overall financial well-being of the average Greek. tions resources that transit the heavily on the use of Souda Bay, by the United States and is in ment in Greece. Many of the larger hotels are offering pay-one-price packages at region. The recent Trans Adri- located on Crete. To illustrate the best interests of the United • Bi-national Industrial Re- tremendous discounts. That certainly fills their hotel rooms, but atic Pipeline (TAP) agreement Souda Bay’s importance, during States. The pipeline will start its search and Development Agree- does nothing for the restaurateurs, souvenir shop owners, and cab and the discovery of hydrocar- U.S. operations in Iraq and route in Greece. ment. The agreement would es- drivers. Nor for the smaller hotels that cannot afford to cut rates so bon reserves in the eastern Afghanistan, tens of thousands While Greece is a stable and tablish a foundation to provide dramatically. Mediterranean reinforce this po- of aircraft used over-flight ac- prosperous country, which is es- match-making services and Certainly, the big hoteliers have a right to earn a living any way sition. In addition, my numer- cess, including one two-year pe- sential to the interests of the funding for commercial ven- they choose, as long as it is legal and decent. Offering huge discounts ous briefings with top Greek riod where nearly 30,000 allied United States, it continues to tures between the United States on all-inclusive deals is certainly within the acceptable bounds of military officials and visitations flights traversed Greek airspace suffer from a crippling reces- and Greek high-tech or energy making a living, just as it is for Barnes & Noble and Amazon to to numerous military installa- • In 2012, 118 Ships of the sion. President Obama can assist companies. This agreement is exist in the United States, to the detriment of small, eclectic book- tions throughout Greece, includ- U.S. Navy and 102 NATO ves- further here by exploring sub- similar to a successful one be- stores. ing the crucial facilities at Souda sels visited Souda Bay, and 953 stantive areas where the U.S. tween the United States and Is- Therefore, while we certainly do not condemn the soup-to-nuts Bay, Crete, have led me to this U.S. Air Force aircraft and 148 can help stimulate the Greek rael that began in 1977. hotel packages – any news of increased tourism is good news – we “mini superpower” characteri- NATO aircraft landed on Crete. economy. While the Obama Ad- • Export-Import Bank Fi- hope to see a return of the type of tourist that ventures beyond the zation. For example, a quick In Afghanistan, Greece’s in- ministration was helpful by sup- nancing. Companies in Greece confines of a hotel complex to spend money at the taverna, see the glance at Greece’s military ca- volvement included offering porting the bailout package for are not considered for Export- sites by bus, cab, or rented car, and take home suitcases full of var- pability will reveal it has more personnel for security and train- Greece among its European Import Bank financing because ious types of souvenirs. than 280 military aircraft, 157 ing purposes. Greece also con- partners, it has done nothing to Greece is a member of the Eu- That type of tourist that will give the economy a deeper boost, of which are American-made F- tributed with donations of explore what might be available ropean Union. Under present one that will put more money in the pockets of more Greeks, and 16s. And would you believe equipment, millions of Euros, to assist Greece directly from circumstances, provisions ignite a positive cash flow throughout the country. Greece ha s eight submarines in and transportation services. the United States. I strongly should be considered that would For individuals, corporations, and public agencies that affect and its large naval fleet? I had a Greek forces have participated, contend that there are a number allow Greek companies to par- are affected by tourism, such a strategy would not only be practical chance to visit one of them in or are actively involved in, of U.S. government programs or ticipate. This would benefit U.S. from a financial standpoint, but downright patriotic as well. July, the Papanikolis. It is state- peacekeeping operations in exporters and commercial ven- of-the-art. Bosnia, Kosovo, and aforemen- tures in Greece. But these examples only tioned Afghanistan. It should For all these reasons and scratch the surface of demon- also be noted that Thessaloniki more, the opportunity is ripe on Rhodes’ Ashes strating why Greece is an ex- was NATO’s main sea a nd air- August 8 for President Obama tremely valuable ally for the port of debarkation during to openly thank Greece while at projection of U.S. interests in crises in the former Yugoslavia. the same time suggest tangible Another summer in Greece, another fire in Greece. It seems that the Eastern Mediterranean. In Finally, Greece is a top con- actions of support that would the burning of Greece’s dwindling green countryside is as much a fact, Greece’s value as an ally tributor to the defense efforts of go a long way toward helping part of life as a sunrise and a sunset. Except that those phenomena should warrant a “special rela- NATO, spending an estimated Greece recover from its eco- are part of nature, whereas the fires – contrary to what some might tionship” with United States 2.2% of its GDP on defense in nomic crisis. With its centuries- claim – are not. based upon Greece’s military accordance with NATO stan- long enduring presence, its close Theoretically, it is possible for some fires to ignite on their own, contributions and strategic lo- dards despite its dire economic cultural, political and economic particularly during periods of intense heat. Almost always, however, cation in the region where the condition. ties to the Mediterranean coun- forest fires are started either intentionally or negligently. We find it United States has important po- • Greece is one of three tries, Western Europe, the disconcerting that the discussion around such fires focuses on litical, economic, and military NATO allies to meet this stan- Balkans, Eastern Europe and the whether they were started on purpose, and if the consensus points interests. President Obama dard, which is exceptional given Middle East, Greece is an ideal to an accident instead, there is sort of a shoulder-shrugging c’est la needs to embrace Greece more its current economic crisis. strategic partner for the United vie attitude about the whole matter. by acknowledging the need for Greece is also an active par- States in this region. For more Greece would be wise to apply the example of drinking and dri- a “special relationship” when he ticipant in peacekeeping and than 100 years, Greece has been ving in dealing with the prevention of such fires. For every automo- meets with Samaras. peace-building operations con- a proven and reliable ally. It is bile crash caused intentionally by a crazed driver, there are a thou- The strong bilateral relation- ducted by international organi- time for the United States to ac- sand other ones that are purely accidental, many of them due to ship between Greece and the zations, including the UN, knowledge that. the negligence of drunks at the wheel. There are laws against drink- United States was established at NATO, the EU, and OSCE. Greek PM Antonis Samaras ing and driving, and stiff penalties for those that do not comply. the very founding of both coun- Despite its current fiscal cri- has much to discuss in Wash- Nick Larigakis is president of Similarly, there ought to be much harsher penalties for those tries, and throughout the 20th sis, Greece is a stabilizing force ington. the American Hellenic Institute. who dare to grill outdoors in the midsummer’s blazing heat, such as was the case on Rhodes last week. That fire, which destroyed some of Rhodes’ most precious forests, was started because a barbecue flame went astray. Perhaps if the laws were stricter, and more diligently enforced, no one would dare • Mail Delivery service is available from • Classified services available with a wide grill outdoors without having a fire extinguisher handy. If there Services to our readers: coast to coast. 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Modern Battle of Stalingrad It is almost impossible to that he did not. and find some- to make a living. In fact, I ad- spend a summer in Greece with- That a street ped- thing else.” I was mire their perseverance as they out encountering a particular dler in Greece in very civil through- toil in the blazing sun, even as The damage any chance of a type of foreign street peddler. 2010 would have out the whole ex- they realize their chances of be- caused to the Greek new haircut on They seem to be everywhere: at had a DVD of a po- change, even smil- ing turned down probably ex- economy by the mis- clearly unviable the beach, at the town square, lice/suspense televi- ing and wishing ceed 90 percent. What baffles calculations and Greek debt and to throughout large cities and tiny sion show that was him a nice day. me, though, is why do they sell failed measures im- dangle the possi- islands alike. Some Greeks call a hit in America in The reason I things that virtually no one posed upon the bility of a new them “Albanians,” the same way the 1970s – and of had been so averse wants to buy? Why not sell cig- country over the past m e m o r a n d u m a person in rural Middle Amer- which I happen to to his sales pitch arette lighters, cheap sun- four years by its (replete with new ica might hear Greeks speaking be a fan – was less had absolutely glasses, sunscreen, mosquito re- troika of lenders loans, more aus- in their native tongue and de- likely a possibility nothing to do with pellent, hats, and wallets? Those composed of the In- terity measures termine that it must be “Span- than if ten inches of by CONSTANTINOS E. his “foreign” sta- are items many more people are ternational Monetary and greater un- ish.” Others say the peddlers are snow were to have SCAROS tus. If anything, I likely to buy on the spot. What Fund, the European serviceable debt) Iranian, but it seems most locals fallen on the beach took it a little easy chainsmoking Greek at the Union (of bankers), by Christopher next year pro- identify them as Pakistani. on that hot August Special to on him for that kafeneio who se lighter ran out and the European TRIPOULAS vided the Greek Their skin, somewhat darker day. Nonetheless, The National Herald reason, having had of fuel wouldn’t say: “let’s flag Central Bank has cre- Special to people take their than that of even the most sun- the peddler insisted empathy for a man down a Pakistani” for one. Why, ated poverty and The National Herald bad medicine baked Greek, clearly distin- that yes, indeed, he had the outside his homeland trying to in that case, those foreign street misery that have only without any guishes them as being of a dif- Columbo DVD about which I in- make a living. I give my fellow peddlers would be as in demand been experienced during times protest and remain docile while ferent ethnicity. Generally, they quired – and specifically, Season American obnoxious salespeople as an empty taxicab during the of war and foreign occupation. contin uing to sustain unprece- are extremely polite, often ap- 5! a far worse time. peak of tourist season. The numbers are staggering and dented damage from their EU proaching potential customers Recognizing his motives – The main point of this piece, An important element of all irrefutable. Unemployment is at “partner.” sipping coffee or laying on a that I should search through his however, is not my general aver- this, of course, is these peddlers’ 28 percent (35 percent when in- At the same time, Schaeuble beach lounge chair with the si- entire collection, certainly not sion to pushy sales pitches. immigration status. If they are cluding undeclared jobs) for the flatly refused any discussion on lence and timidity of a mouse find any Columbo DVDs but be Rather, it is to comment about in Greece legally, then more general population and 60 per- the possibility of long overdue wearing velvet slippers. tempted to purchase a different how these generally benign for- power to them. But if not, they cent for young people. Natu- German war reparations to They are almost always one I might come across – I of- eign street peddlers can be more should be deported in a humane rally, for every extra percentage Greece (the only victim of Ger- male, and rarely appear to be fered to pay him 100 euro successful at what they do if but expeditious manner. point tacked onto the jobless man atrocities in WWII not to over 30 years of age, much less should I find the coveted only they sold the types of items Assuming they are here scale, add another 350 million have received restitution) or re- 40. And it is rare to find a pushy Columbo Season 5 product, if that their targeted customers legally, then, I hope for their in debt for Greece’s pension and payment of the loan Germany salesman among them, though he, in turn, would pay me would be interested in buying. sake that they acquire a better insurance funds, which must forced Greece to take during the a few years ago I was the victim merely one euro should my Their wares almost always collection of goods to peddle. support rapidly aging pension- occupation to finance the Nazi of the exception to that rule: my search be unsuccessful. “Yes,” include an oversized, manually- And for Greeks that have a prob- ers and insured workers with war machine. wife and I were at the beach said the peddler, “ok.” winding alarm clock, a glitzy, lem with their presence, I say: ever dwindling contributions With all these destructive with our cousins at a remote I searched, of course, found Mardi-Gras-type necklace, and “Go out and peddle some goods from a shrinking labor force. So policies being imposed upon Athenian coastal suburb, when no Columbo DVD, and, when he severely outdated toys that in the hot sun yourself. Other- far, troika measures are respon- Greece by its lenders (who are a particularly ambitious street admitted that he did not in fact might have been a big hit with wise, they are providing a ser- sible for about one million lost actually turning a profit from peddler approached us, pushing have any such item, I said to children of impoverished Greek vice that you refuse to provide. jobs. this crisis), there is little doubt his collection of bootlegged him: “you owe me one euro, but islands during World War II. For So, don’t complain.” Meanwhile, ancillary to ru- that the country is once again DVDs into our faces. When I I’ll let you off the hook. I won’t that reason, the vast majority of As for me, I have all the ining the lives of the citizenry, experiencing a new German “oc- waved him off and said “no ask you to pay me. But next folks that see the foreign street Columbo seasons on DVD now. austerity measures have also cupation.” There are troika offi- thanks,” he insisted th at he had time, when you know you don’t peddler approaching usually And I’ll probably be looking for failed to provide a solution to cials posted at every ministry DVDs that I would want to buy. have something, don’t say that wave him off and, with rare ex- Starsky & Hutch, next. the budget deficit. Despite all and critical government agency, “Do you have Columbo, Season you do, hoping someone will ception, the peddlers comply. the hullaballoo about the need overseeing the extermination of 5?” I asked, knowing full well search through your collection I do not fault them for trying to attain a budget surplus in the economy, and the prime 2014, the numbers already tell minister cannot so much as us that Greece will return to a lower the VAT tax without Ger- deficit in 2015-16 because the man approval. LETTER FROM ATHENS economy is not growing. In fact, In this respect, there are it has shrunk by nearly 25 per- many who compare the current cent since the onset of the mea- economic onslaught by the Ger- sures! mans to the military one they Greece’s Young are Overlooked in Samaras’ Success Story Over the past four years, at conducted some seven decades the behest of the troika, the gov- ago. This, in fact, does not seem ernment has been trying to cure to be incongruent with German Just a couple of months ago, team celebrating a cialist leader who ing the country of some of its Greek financial ills by slashing thinking. Their fellow country- American college graduates that season where it is now Deputy best and brightest, many college pensions, cutting salaries, and man von Clausewitz notes that enjoyed, for the most part, a real went 62-100 in- Prime Minister graduates among them who taxing citizens retroactively on “war is not merely an act of pol- education heard commence- stead of last year’s and Foreign Minis- don’t want to work as security their homes and salaries. The icy but a true political instru- ment speeches full of hope, even 44-118. You’re still ter in the coalition guards for $227.43 a week in first measure – cutting pensions ment, a continuation of political if they were not completely re- a stink bomb losing g o v e r n m e n t the same schools they attended. – is essentially breaching a long- intercourse carried on with alistic. cellar dweller and a headed by the There are more than 1.3 mil- standing contract between tax- other means.” The best of these things was deficit is a deficit by New Democracy lion people out of work in payers and the government (the While the Fourth Reich is Woody Allen’s 1979 piece My any other name. Conservative Greece in an economic crisis cre- same taxpayers who are now spreading its dominance across Speech to the Graduates, which In the United leader Samaras – ated largely by PASOK and New being expected to pay even the European continent and opened brimming with realism States, youth unem- even the poor pay Democracy hiring hundreds of greater contributions to help the plunging the entire south (not about what they would be fac- ployment is 16.2 taxes in Greece thousands of needless workers government meet its financial just Greece) into misery, it’s ing: “More than at any other percent, four times by ANDY while the rich pay for generations in return for obligations to its creditors). It worth remembering that while time in history, mankind faces a less than in Greece DABILIS little or none. votes. will be interesting the see how Germans are formidable ene- crossroads. One path leads to and there are good That minimum The jobless lines include the people of Detroit would re- mies in military combat, their despair and utter hopelessness. reasons, the first be- Special to wage was reduced many young people who lose act to something similar hap- success in scoring victories in The other, to total extinction. ing that in the a col- The National Herald when Venizelos their benefits, including health pening to their pensions. On its battles does not carry over into Let us pray we have the wisdom lege graduate in was serving under insurance, after a year and part, the U.S. justice system winning wars. Somewhere to choose correctly.” America is prized in many sec- former premier and previous aren’t counted anymore because seems to disagree with the along the way, they become too For Greek college graduates, tors. In Greece, it doesn’t really PASOK leader George Papan- the government is glad to see troika’s logic abou t the legality greedy, too drunk with power, he hit the nail on the head. His matter if you have a degree un- dreou, who feels no shame in them off the rolls because they of slashing pensions that have and they make a fatal mistake choices are their choices, a Hob- less you know one of Samaras’ resigning in 2011 after two don’t count. already been paid for. The last that allows their opponents to son’s Choice really, in that they friends because you’re not going years of protests, strikes, and ri- Until now – as the govern- measure – retroactive taxation strike back. have none. Greece’s young – to get a job. ots against austerity measures ment readies to fire some on homes – is arguably not even One wonders when the next those under 25 – seeing an un- There are PhDs working as he imposed on the orders of in- 40,000 public workers instead constitutional. In addition, it is Battle of Stalingrad will take employment rate of nearly 64 security guards at universities ternational lenders and is a of firing 150,00 0 of them three essentially unfair because the place in this new European eco- percent in which two of every instead of doing research and Member of Parliament knocking years ago as it should have done tax is not collected by munici- nomic war, which will turn the three are out of work or cannot development, trying their hand down the likes of $10,000 a – not a single public sector palities for the purpose of pro- tide and signal the end of Ger- find a job, have only two choices at startups or working in a month. That’s while taking worker had been dismissed, so viding legitimate services to the man dominance. As in WWII, now: despair and utter hope- garage to discover the next money to lecture at Ivy League those under 25 sitting at desks citizenry (schools, police, emer- the people of Greece have sac- lessness or total extinction. Google because Greece doesn’t colleges on his failed govern- and doing nothing could feel gency services, hospitals, etc.). rificed greatly and incurred far The government does not care about its young. It eats safe. It’s too late for Greece to In a nutshell, these are the higher losses proportionate to care which it is because Greece them. There are PhDs keep many of its best who have flawed policies of Greece’s their European counterparts. It holds down the young, stifles A few months ago, Samaras already gone. A study by the memorandum(s) with the remains to be seen whether their imagination, denies them pledged the government would working as security Aristotle University of Thessa- troika. However, what they Greece can muster any resis- upward mobility in a caste sys- have a program to hire 75,000 guards at universities loniki last spring found that probably will be most remem- tance and at least gain a moral tem in which political ap- young people – sometime 120,000 professionals with ad- bered for historically is a fun- victory against these tyrannical pointees and hacks get the best around next January when ben- instead of doing vanced degrees had left the damental truth that even fresh- Teutons. They have no choice jobs because they are the best efits for those lucky enough who research country since 2010. man economics students know: but to try. The numbers are at kissing heinie and when – if had a job but lost it will run out. and development, The news agency Bloomberg, you don’t raise taxes during a clear. To paraphrase another – a young person comes into a He didn’t say what kind of jobs in a story on the plight of recession because there is no German ex-general (Friedrich company or the public sector is but they won’t be the high-paid trying their hand Greece’s young, wrote about money to be had and the only Paulus), it’s not worth shooting viewed as a threat, the same jobs he hands out to consultants at startups... Nikos Bogdos, 34, was let go thing you’ll end up accomplish- yourself “for such a swine as this way Joe DiMaggio wouldn’t give who worship at his feet. from his position in the supply ing is making the recession Bohemian corporal” – and that a rookie a break if he thought it The young without educa- ment, and paid to speak on the department of a marine elec- more acute. goes double for a chemist would jeopardize his position. tion can look forward to a min- lecture circuit about his failed tronics company and is moving Earlier this month, German turned politician from Hamburg Greek Prime Minister Anto- imum wage of 683.76 euros a government. to London. “My country is going finance minister Wolfgang or a bean counter with bad tim- nis Samaras has been touting month, or $909.75. That’s Two years ago, a survey to be where there is work. Schaeuble visited Athens to get ing from Freiburg. what he calls Greece’s “success $227.43 a week – before taxes found that some 70 percent of Wherever there is employment, a firsthand look at the damage story,” under his stewardship be- because under former finance Greece’s young wanted to flee that’s where I’m going to live.” his misguided policies have Follow me on Twitter cause Greece’s primary deficit is minister Evangelos “Tax Man” their homeland to find a job and caused, only to publicly reject @CTripoulas falling, rather like a baseball Venizelos – the PASOK Anti-So- a better life elsewhere, depriv- [email protected] Austerity Put Greece on Disastrous Path, but a Marshall Plan Could Save it

By Ellen Freilich Troika, the group of interna- Using the Levy Institute continuation of austerity poli- sharply (to near 34 percent by recovery strategy centered on Reuters tional lenders who funded macroeconomic model of the cies would lead to lower GDP the end of 2016) than the troika an expanded direct public-ser- Greece’s bailouts, have failed Greek economy, or LIMG – a and higher unemployment num- contends they will. vice job creation program. The spectacular failure of and that continuing those pre- stock-flow consistent model sim- bers than those forecast by the The baseline scenario asserts Their projections show that, “expansionary austerity” policies scriptions will only worsen ilar to the Institute’s model of Troika. that deficit targets will not be using funds from the European has set Greece on a path worse Greece’s jobs, growth, and the U.S. economy, the Levy In their baseline scenario, the met, with the deficit-to-GDP ra- Investment Bank or other EU in- than the Great Depression, ac- deficit outlook. scholars analyze the economic authors contend that, based on tio reaching 7.6 percent by stitution, a modest fiscal boost cording to a study from the Levy “With joblessness in Greece crisis in Greece and recommend the Troika’s projections for 2016. Meeting the Troika’s of $30 billion (used at a rate of Economics Institute of Bard Col- now above 27 percent – a stark policies to restore growth and changes in government rev- de ficit targets, the LIMG model about $2 billion each quarter) lege. indicator of the Troika’s failure increase employment. enues and outlays, GDP will shows, would cause GDP and would fundamentally change the Using their newly-con- to accurately project the conse- Based on the LIMG simula- grow more slowly and the un- employment to decline even fur- outlook for Greece’s economy. structed macroeconomic model quences of their own policies, tions, the authors found that a employment rate will rise more ther than in the baseline sce- GDP growth would exceed for Greece, the Levy scholars it’s astonishing that (European nario – another example of the all previous scenarios. Jobs recommend a recovery strategy Commission) and (International “faulty thinking” used to sup- would increase more than similar to the Marshall Plan to Monetary Fund) officials con- port the Troika’s projections, 200,000 jobs over the baseline increase public consumption tinue to ask for more of the which the Levy scholars call too Troika scenario, and the govern- and investment. same,” Levy Institute President optimistic. ment deficit would be lower “A Marshall-type recovery Dimitri Papadimitriou and Re- “In addition to the errors in than their baseline and GDP-tar- plan directed at public con- search Scholars Michalis Niki- the values of the fiscal multipli- get scenarios. sumption and investment is re- foros and Gennaro Zezza wrote ers and the doctrine of ‘expan- “The simulations discussed alistic and has worked in the in their analysis. sionary austerity,’ there are im- show clearly that any form of past,” the authors of the report The Greek Economic Crisis plicit supply-side effects fiscal austerity results in output said. and the Experience of Austerity: emanating from market liberal- growth and employment falling Employment in Greece is in A Strategic Analysis, seeks an- ization and internal devalua- into a tailspin that becomes free fall, with more than one swers to Greece’s downward spi- tion, with all effects converging harder and harder to reverse,” million jobs lost since October ral of lost growth and employ- to produce higher output the Levy scholars write. 2008 — a drop of more than 28 ment combined with higher growth and employment, to- “We have shown that a rela- percent, leaving the “official” public deficits and debt. gether with lower deficit-to-GDP tively modest fiscal boost unemployment rate in March at That spiral is the conse- ratios,” Papadimitriou, Niki- fun ded by the appropriate Eu- 27.4 percent, the highest level quence of “foolish policy” en- foros, and Zezza argue. ropean Union institutions could seen in any industrialized coun- acted by the Greek government “These flaws help to explain not only arrest the further de- try in the free worl d during the as it tried to comply with the why, in the absence of any level clines in GDP and employment, last 30 years, the Levy Institute terms of a fiscal consolidation of economic stimulus, the troika but also reverse their trend and scholars said. program imposed by its inter- projections are so optimistic,” put them on the road to recov- The study argues the auster- national lenders, the economists President Harry S. Truman, surrounded by members of Con- they said. The study’s authors ery,” the authors of the study ity policies espoused by the said. gress, signs the legislation that created the Marshall Plan. conclude by recommending a said. 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 3-9, 2013

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