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Victims NEW YORK – In a message to It was Rudy Giuliani that supporters, New York City May - spoke in Lhota’s commercials, oral candidate John Catsima - Catsimatidis said, describing Coptic Christians tidis, a Greek-born, Manhattan- the race as “Rudy v. Cats,” be - raised, self-made billionaire cause Lhota “never spoke in one Cope with Chaos and entrepreneur, confirmed that af - radio or television commercial.” ter having mounted a strong A 3000-vote swing would have Attacks in Egypt challenge to Joe Lhota in the made it an even race, he said, Republican Primary last week, explaining how he lost by only By Constantine S. Sirigos he has decided not to extend his 6000 votes: 23,000 to Lhota’s TNH Staff Writer campaign as a third party or in - 29,000. “There are 16,000 un - dependent candidate. counted absentee ballots, we’ll NEW YORK – The images of Former Governor George see where that goes,” he added, church bombings and funerals Pataki and other Republican conveying the slightest glimmer are heartbreaking, but when for - leaders requested of him not to of hope that his mayoral bid is eign affairs is the subject, Amer - run as the Liberal Party ticket not 100% over. icans’ attention spans are often candidate, Catsimatidis said, “I will never forget the notoriously short and selective, and he has honored that people that have helped me and even when it comes to the vital request. He cited an impressive the new friends I made,” Catsi - but explosive Middle East. 65:15 favorable-to-unfavorable matidis said, and reminded that Few are aware of the once- rating, and that he spent a great he won Staten Island, finished large and thriving Christian deal of his own money on the virtually even in Brooklyn, and communities that have been en - campaign. “I was not owned by lost a close decision in the during abuse for decades and any special interest groups, cor - Bronx. “I found it strange that are now literally under attack – porations, or unions,” he we only received 3000 votes out and at risk of extinction in the proudly proclaimed. “I only of the 11,300 cast in wake of the so-called Arab wanted what was best for New Manhattan, he added, “very spring. AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris York taxpayers and the workers strange.” Although he did not Two bishops in Syria – where Murder of Anti-Fascist Singer Provokes Violence in Greece for the city. My interest was to directly accuse anyone of voter Christian villages and neighbor - maintain and reach new heights fraud, he said that there were a hoods are in constant danger – Policemen escort a 45-year old man accused in the fatal stabbing of a musician in Greece. The in the quality of life of all New have been kidnapped and re - killing has been linked to Golden Dawn. See related story on page 11. Yorkers.” Continued on page 8 main captive, and Coptic Chris - tians in Egypt have been mur - dered and had their churches wrecked. Closer to home, Coptic churches in the New York Met - Greek’s Pizza in Seaside Survives Fire ropolitan area are under police guard 24/7. Greek Orthodox Christians By Demetris Tsakas Papoutsakis moved to Canada tracting tourists that made a can help in many ways, includ - with his parents when he was a small dent in the financial im - ing charitable contributions and SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – small child. pact suffered as a result of helping to make their members George Papoutsakis and his As an adult, he relocated to Sandy. Seaside Heights is a of Congress aware of the An - wife, Angela, anxiously watched New Jersey, where he opened tourist haven during the sum - cient Copt communities and firefighters attempt to extin - the restaurant. He married An - mer months, including not only about what is going on in Egypt. guish the flames that engulfed gela, who is from Colombia, and a sprawling beach but a board - Egyptians were among the the boardwalk in Seaside the couple has three children: walk filled with amusement very first Christians, but prior to Heights last week. They were Aristides (13), Sophia (9), and park attractions and restaurants. the schism between Eastern and extremely lucky, as their restau - Marcella (4). That last week’s fire destroyed Western Christianity, circa 1054, rant, George’s Pizza, only suf - “Words cannot express the much of what had been rebuilt an earlier rift unfolded between fered minor damage. Through pain and grief here,” Papout - only recently was particularly the 5th and 7th centuries in the the extraordinary efforts of 400 sakis said, particularly because devastating, and the Papout - Eastern church when the major - firefighters, the raging fire was the area had suffered tremen - sakises are especially grateful ity Armenians and Egyptians – brought under control within 8 dous damage a year earlier, due that they escaped this year’s the latter became known as hours, and the pizzeria was to Hurricane Sandy, and even lethal blow. Copts – did not accept the deci - saved. though many buildings and The new pizzeria is smaller sions of the 4th Ecumenical Nonetheless, Papoutsakis is businesses had been restored, than the one that had been de - Council. concerned that collateral dam - the emotional trauma of that stroyed by Sandy, and with Theological differences age, not discernible at the mo - storm was still on inhabitants’ fewer seats, but the flavor of the aside, which reportedly have ment, might become evident as minds. food has not changed, to the de - been resolved in recent years, the smoke clears. Damage such The summer was a difficult light of loyal customers. members of the churches under as to the electrical grid and the one for the couple and their fel - Papoutsakis has gotten very the Ecumenical Patriarchate refrigeration system, he told low Seaside business owners, as little financial assistance thus far The original George's Pizza in Seaside Heights, NJ (above) would easily recognize the tra - TNH. the community attempted to sal - was wrecked by Hurricane Sandy. The new store was saved by ditions and services of Copts Born in Karpathos in 1960, vage the latter part of it – at - Continued on page 8 400 firefighters, who put out the recent boardwalk fire. and Armenians. Fr. Michael Sorial is a Coptic priest. He just moved to New Jersey to begin a new commu - nity in Princeton after serving Why John Catsimatidis Should Stay in the Race 6 Greek-Am. at the Church of Sts. Mary and Antonios in Ridgewood in Queens. He was born in the ANALYSIS able sports figures in history, seemed virtually unstoppable. and had also easily disposed of Billionaires on United States but his parents are By Constantinos E. Scaros dominated the boxing world Many might know Foreman another tremendous fighter, Ken from Egypt. from the early 1960s through based on his second immersion Norton, who at the time was the He explained that the head Styles make fights, but they the late 1970s. Ali’s chief rival into popular culture – in the late only other fighter, besides Fra - Forbes List of the Coptic Church is Pope also make elections. And even during much of his career was 1980s he made a boxing come - zier, to have beaten Ali. Accord - Tawadros II (Theodoros in though Republican nominee for Joe Frazier. The saga of the Ali- back, and also heavily promoted ingly, conventional wisdom sug - Greek) is based in Cairo, Egypt, mayor of New York City Joe Frazier rivalry was a trilogy of his George Foreman Grill, by gested that Foreman would TNH Staff and that there are about 200 Lhota has virtually no chance of incredibly hard-fought battles, which point he seemed as gentle have an easy time of it against defeating his Democratic coun - more like trench warfare than and lovable as an oversized Ali as well. Not so. Not only did Forbes magazine's annual list Continued on page 6 terpart, Bill De Blasio, the per - boxing matches. All were close stuffed animal – but that was Ali hand Foreman his first loss, of the 400 richest people in the son that could give De Blasio far fights, with Frazier taking the not the Foreman of the Seven - but he knocked out the bigger United States finds six Greek- more trouble – and even beat first and Ali the second and ties. and stronger man in the process. Americans with hair products him – because of contrasting third. Foreman fought the mighty So much for conventional wis - and tequila maker John Paul De - styles, is the one Lhota defeated Meanwhile, a ferocious pow - Joe Frazier twice and soundly dom. Joria the highest with $4 billion, Philoptochos in the GOP primary: John Cat - erhouse named George Foreman thrashed him both times. He A similar example involves in 110th place. Microsoft owner simatidis. was emerging, and took the knocked him out in two rounds another boxing legend, in a Bill Gates remained number one A look at some of the epic boxing world by such force, the first time, and dismantled smaller weight class, Sugar Ray overall for the 20th consecutive Acquires its boxing matches over the last reminiscent of the days of the him in five the next time. Leonard, as well as the elite year and at $72 billion regained few decades reveals the logic be - seemingly-invincible Joe Louis When Foreman was sched - among his peers: Roberto Du - the top spot as the world's rich - hind that theory. Muhammad or Rocky Marciano. Foreman’s uled to fight Ali in 1974, he had est man as well over Mexican Own Facility Ali, one of the most recogniz - power was so staggering, he already beaten Frazier once, Continued on page 8 telecommunications company owner Carlos Slim. Second in the United States By Theodore Kalmoukos is Nebraska investment guru Warren Buffet, with $58.5 bil - NEW YORK – For the first time Niarchos, JHU, and Anatolia Launch CTY Greece lion. since Philoptochos was estab - DeJoria, known for his Paul lished – in 1944, by then-Arch - Mitchell line of hair products bishop Athenagoras, who later TNH Staff and Patron tequila brands, did became Ecumenical Patriarch – not finish college, but he is one the organization, which is the BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hop - of the richest people in Amer - philanthropic arm par excel - kins University hosted a recep - ica. lence of the Church in America, tion on September 16 to mark He was followed by New has acquired a building, at 126 the launch of CTY Greece, a York businessman John Catsi - East 37th Street in Manhattan. partnership between the Univer - matidis, whose bid for the GOP Previously, it had been housed sity and Anatolia College in nomination for Mayor just fell at the Archdiocesan headquar - Thessaloniki made possible with short. His fortune is estimated ters or at the Holy Trinity Cathe - a generous grant from the at $3.1 billion, placing him at dral tower, and in rental space Stavros Niarchos Foundation 161 overall, tied with Jim Davis, another building, all three also (SNF). owner of the New Balance shoe in Manhattan. The program is designed to company. George Argyros, a Cal - The new Center of Philan - identify, inspire, and nurture ifornia real estate magnate and thropy of the National Philop - bright, precollege students from former owner of the Seattle tochos of the Greek Orthodox Greece. Mariners baseball team was Archdiocese of America was The SNF grant “is rooted in 260th at $2.1 billion. Michael blessed by Archbishop the Foundation’s January 2012 Jaharis of Chicago, founder of Demetrios of America at the initiative designed to make Kos Pharmaceuticals, was 273rd grants of $130 million over at $2 billion, while Connecticut Continued on page 7 three years to help ease Greece’s businessman C. Dean Metropou - continuing socioeconomic cri - los, owner of Pabst Brewery sis,” according to the University among other ventures was release. 386th with $1.3 billion. (Tech - For subscription: Andreas C. Dracopoulos, co- nically, DeJoria, Jaharis, and 718.784.5255 president of SNF, told guests Metropoulos were also tied at [email protected] “we are big believers that in to - their respective rankings of day’s complicated, and very de - 110th, 273rd, and 386th, with manding world we all need to other billionaires [non-Greek]; work together in order to be Argyros is the sole occupier of Ten students and five educators from Greece spent three weeks this summer at Johns Hopkins CTY summer academic programs in the United States for academically advanced students. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 8 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 Greek Teen’s Idea Will Do away with Receipts GOINGS ON... n SEPTEMBER 19-22 banquet will support programs TNH Staff New York City, this October. BROOKLYN, NY – Commemora - to support recovery and renewal The Challenge is organized tion of the Asia Minor Holocaust in Greece. George Stephanopou - Georgia Kyriakidis, 16, a ju - by the Network for Teaching En - honoring the sacrificed victims los will be the Master of Cere - nior from New Bedford High trepreneurship (NFTE) and is of Thrace, Asia Minor, Pontos by monies. The honorees include School in Massachusetts, may sponsored by e-Trade Financial, the Young Turks and the Kemal - Andreas Dracopoulos on behalf seem like an ordinary teenager. MasterCard, and Southwest. ist. A memorial service and ob - of The Stavros Niarchos Founda - Except when we look at her in - The event has 38 participants servance of the Megali tion; Muhtar Kent, chairman and novative idea about how to rev - from underprivileged areas Katastophe.” Sunday. September CEO of The Coca Cola Company; olutionize the way we keep re - across the country that will pre - 23. Three Hierarchs Greek Or - and Andrew N. Liveris, chairman ceipts. sent their pitches online in order thodox Church; 1724 Avenue P, and CEO of The Dow Chemical Kyriakidis’ idea is to establish to promote their businesses and in Brooklyn. Divine Liturgy Company. We are delighted to the E-Karta, the “E” of course, gain votes. Also, all the students 10:30AM, Memorial Service celebrate their longstanding easily recognizable in the age of will be responsible for introduc - 12:00PM. Coffee Fellowship to commitment and many contri - technology as meaning “elec - ing their business plans to a new follow in Whitehall. butions to Greece, especially in tronic,” and “Karta,” the Greek panel of judges at the National response to the economic crisis. version of the word “card.” If Competition. GREENLAWN, NY – The St. John Catsimatidis, Dennis her vision becomes reality, then The grand prize is $25,000, Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Mehiel, George Stamas, George costly and messy paper receipts which students can use to ex - Church presents its Greek Festival Svokos are the event Co-Chairs. will become a thing of the past. pand their business ideas or pur - 2013, Sept. 19. Come join us for Visit THI’s website to register to The E-Karta is a simple con - sue a college education. Those a little taste of Greece and enjoy attend at: www.thehellenicinitia - cept that will work as follows: a who wish to vote for Georgia homemade Greek specialties tive.org. Hotel Accommodations person goes to, say, Macy’s to can do so at: http://www.ele - such as gyro, souvlaki, mousaka, in Manhattan: Rooms have been buy a pair of shoes, pay for them vatorpitch2013.com/nomi - spanakopita, Greek beer and reserved at the following hotels using a Macy’s card, and then nees/entry/georgia-k. That link more! Also featuring traditional in Manhattan for Oct. 2-4. If you will swipe the E-Karta (which opens a one-minute video Greek dance performances, would like to make a reservation, would be available in the size demonstration that reveals how guided Church tours, flea market please phone the hotels directly of a credit card, or a key fob). easy E-Karta is to use. The poll and vendors and Grand Raffle! and ask for the Hellenic Initiative Already having an E-Karta ac - closes at midnight on October Hours: Thursday, Sept. 19, 6 – Banquet rate. The Renaissance count, the shopper’s purchase 3. 10 PM, Friday, Sept. 20 and Sat - Hotel ($369 per night) Phone: will automatically be retained. Georgia Kyriakidis is the urday, Sept. 21, 11 AM–11 PM, 212-753-8841; The Fitzpatrick Next, that same shopper pulls youngest of four daughters of Sunday, Sep 22, 12 noon–9 PM. Hotel ($329 per night) Phone: up to an Exxon station to fill up John and Poppie Kyriakidis. She Where: Parish Grounds, 1 Shrine 212-355-0100. Banquet tickets the car, and pays for the gas us - was born in New Bedford and Place, Greenlawn, NY. For more are $500 each, with packages for ing an American Express card. attends St. George Greek Ortho - information call 631-261-7272. hosts at $2500, supporters at Again, a simple swipe of the E- dox Church of New 15k, patrons at 25k and vice Karta records that transaction Georgia Kyriakidis won the New England competition for her e- Bedford/Dartmouth. She at - n SEPTEMBER 25 chairs at 50k. as well; no need to bother with Karta idea, and will now compete against students from all over tended Greek School and speaks FLUSHING – The Cyprus Feder - a paper receipt. Finally, before the United States. She is only 16, but if her idea becomes reality, fluent Greek. Recently, she was ation of America invites you to n OCTOBER 11-12 heading home, the shopper it will make the lives of billions of shoppers much easier. elected President of the local its 2013 Testimonial Dinner “A FORT PIERCE, FL – The St. stops at Home Depot to buy a Greek Orthodox Youth Associa - Philanthropic Event to Benefit Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church drill, and pays for it with cash. penses) and even sub-categories their income tax returns to the tion (GOYA) chapter, advised by The Needy Children of Cyprus” Ladies Philoptochos Society is The E-Karta will keep track of (food, lodging, travel, apparel, Internal Revenue Service. Archimandrite Constantine S. honoring Mr. George A. David, having a rummage and home - that purchase, too, and the ac - etc.). That ought to make things Kyriakidis first conceived this Bebis and George Tsonis. OBE and Mr. and Mrs. Michael made Greek/American pastry count will even classify those a lot easier around April 15 each notion while shopping with her Kyriakidis is on the student and Mary Jaharis. In Recognition sale on Friday and Saturday, Oct. any other purchases into specific year, when taxpayers and their mother and sisters at a local re - honor roll and is in the top 2% of Their Love for Cyprus and 11 and 12, 8AM-2PM at 2525 categories (such as business ex - accountants have to submit tail store. She noticed that con - of her junior class. She is also Their Dedication to Hellenism South 25th Street in Fort Pierce. sumers often times have to fum - on the girls’ varsity tennis team and Orthodoxy. Honorary Chair - Clothing, household, kitchen, ble through their wallets or at New Bedford High School as persons: His Eminence Arch - and decorative items donated by purses looking for lost receipts. well as a member of the Key bishop Demetrios of America and parishioners will be available, as She also realized that while re - Club and Entrepreneurship His Excellency, the President of well as Greek and American pas - QUESTION OF THE WEEK ceiving receipts via email is Club. She enjoys spending time the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nicos tries baked by the ladies. The helpful, people still have to or - with her family and friends, Anastasiades. Event Chairman: mission of the Philoptochos So - Vote on our website! ganize the receipts into specific kayaking, reading, being out - Mr. Peter Papanicolaou. Wednes - ciety is to aid the poor, the desti - folders. Email receipts also take doors, and giving back to her day, Sept. 25. Cocktails: 7PM; tute, the hungry, the aged, and You have the chance to express your opinion on our website up storage space on personal community by volunteering for Dinner: 8PM. Terrace on the the sick, and to offer assistance on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - online accounts. The E-Karta local charities (such as Special Park, 52-11 111th Street, in to anyone who may need the lished in our printed edition next week along with the question will alleviate the everyday nui - Olympics). Flushing. RSVP: Despina Axio - help of the church through for that week. sance of having to store and or - In addition to her family and takis (201) 444-8237 or de - fundraising efforts. The question this week is: Do you think John Catsimatidis ganize receipts. friends, the entire Greek-Amer - [email protected] should stay in the NYC mayoral race as an independent or Georgia was determined to ican community can be proud n NOTE TO OUR READERS third party candidate? present her vision at the New of Georgia’s ingenuity. And if n OCTOBER 3 This calendar of events section o Yes England Youth Entrepreneur - her idea becomes standard prac - MANHATTAN – Please join us at is a complimentary service to the o No ship Challenge, where she com - tice throughout retail stores in the Inaugural Banquet for The Greek American community. All o Maybe peted against 47 other students, the United States and all over Hellenic Initiative on Thursday, parishes, organizations and in - The results for last week’s question: Should chemical winning the regional Massachu - the world, then billions of peo - Oct. 3 at 583 Park Avenue in stitutions are encouraged to e- weapons be considered to be Weapons of Mass Destruction setts prize. The success of her ple who now have to fumble Manhattan. “Investing in the Fu - mail their information regarding (WMDs)? E-Karta business plan at both through pockets and purses to ture of Greece” featuring Presi - the event 3-4 weeks ahead of 81 % voted "Yes" the local and regional level has retrieve faded, crumpled re - dent Bill Clinton will honor time, and no later than Monday 11 % voted "No" allowed her to compete on a na - ceipts – sometimes even having three outstanding individuals for of the week before the event, to 8% voted "Maybe" tional platform: the National En - gone through the washing ma - their service to people of Greece english.edition@thenationalher - Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com trepreneurship Challenge in chine – will be grateful to her. and all funds raised through the ald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 3 4 THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013

the order of AhePA’s fundraising event to assist the people of cyprus is fast approaching Friday, october 4, 2013 - 7Pm terrace on the Park Flushing meadow Park, ny

chairman Philip christopher along with members of his committee are pleased to announce that we will have many celebrities join us t o entertain and support our endeavor.

Guests include: the nikos nikolaides orchestra Diamantis Dionysiou Aphrodite Daniels & basile

$50 per person Donations can be made to the AhePA charitable Found ation

committee nicholas A. karacostas, Demetris kaloides, nikos mouyiaris, Peter Papanicolaou, Andy Zachariades, savas tsivicos

sponsorships available For more info or to make table reservations email: [email protected] All proceeds will be sent to the Archbishop of cyprus’ aid efforts THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 COMMUNITY 5 Cyprus’ Gas Deposits at the Core of Optimistic but Pragmatic Recovery

By Constantine S. Sirigos sources and the first project they vent the development of those TNH Staff Writer will pursue is an electricity cable, fields. He also noted the dangers which is expected to be com - posed by Turkey. NEW YORK – Yiorgos pleted by 2017. Lakkotrypis replied that Lakkotrypis, Minister of Energy, He was most excited however, “while we are cautiously opti - Industry, Commerce, and about the news from the day be - mistic we are also pragmatic, so Tourism Republic of Cyprus, fore that Noble began the pro - as an economy we are not de - made a presentation titled “op - duction test in the Aphrodite pendent on this for our recovery. portunities and challenges re - Field, which he illustrated with We have to make the structural lated to the exploration of an image of the test flame. changes that are long overdue.” Cyprus’s hydrocarbon resources “For those who did not believe He said that in addition to at - and the impact in the Eastern we had gas, certainly what is tracting regional headquarters for Mediterranean region,” in Man - burning here is not water,” he more companies, Cyprus will fo - hattan of September 12. said to laughter and applause. cus on the tourism sector, which The guests were welcomed by He also piqued the audience’s he called “a gem that needs to Vassos Vassiliou, the President of interest by noting that there are be re-polished,” and informed the the Cyprus Federation of America (CFA) on behalf of the board of directors of that organization and the three others which sponsored the event: the Cyprus-U.S. Cham - ber of Commerce, the Interna - tional Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA), and the Hellenic American Bankers Association (HABA). Vassiliou introduced Among the guests who heard Yiorgos Lakkotrypis’ presentation were Cyprus’ UN Ambassador Lakkotrypis, whose purpose was Nicholas Emiliou (3rd from L) and Greece’s Consul General George Iliopoulos (far L). Former to update the guests on the gas ambassadors Andreas Jacovides and Clay Constantinou, and Cyprus Consul General Koula and oil prospects in Cyprus. Sophianou were also present. “We just came from Washing - ton where believe we had some in a sustainable way – with an ing despite the damage the bank - that there are memorandums of really great meetings,” he said. eye to future generations. “We ing sector has sustained. understanding with Nobel and “We came to the United States cannot be sidetracked by the Cyprus has completed its ex - the Israeli company Delek. with a story to tell and it seems problems that we face today;” 2) amination of the choices the me - He anticipates that agree - that we had good listeners in A monetizing strategy, though the dia has speculated about, he said, ments will be signed that call for Washington for the story,” which construction of an LNG liquefac - including a pipeline to Turkey deliveries of gas in 2019 or 2020 included government officials tion plant on Cyprus. “that will and floating LNG facilities and and he expects the final invest - such as Energy Secretary Ernest serve the various discoveries that decided to build an LNG plant ment agreement for the LNG to Moniz and Senator Robert we will have – and we will have onshore that will initially accom - be done in 2015. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Minister of Energy, Industry, Commerce, Menendez, think tanks, and other plenty – in Cyprus’ Exclusive Eco - modate three streams of gas, but They are now negotiating and Tourism, Republic of Cyprus, during his presentation. influential groups there and in nomic Zone (EEZ) but could po - that is expandable to more. with Nobel for the first stream. New York. tentially also serve discoveries in The plant would constitute The May 2013 statements of good prospects for oil too, which guests that arrivals from Russia Lakkotrypis began his presen - other countries such as Israel; 3) the biggest investment in the his - Jose Manuel Barosso, President may have already been validated alone rose 28 percent this year. tation by describing “our vision To make Cyprus a center for lo - tory of Cyprus and will cost $6 of the European Commission, by exploration off Israel. He ex - He insisted that the problems as a country…we want to be - gistics and services for offshore billion to start, and $20 billion at which identified the Eastern plained that if there is oil in one with Turkey and even the Cyprus come an energy center in the activities in the Eastern Mediter - full scale. It has been decided that Mediterranean corridor as an im - part of a larger geographic re - talks that are set to resume in Eastern Mediterranean, facilitat - ranean; and 4) Encouraging en - it will be funded through project portant supply route for gas to gion, it is likely to be found in November “are not related” to ing geopolitical stability and eco - ergy companies to base their liq - finance, with supply contracts Europe “put Cyprus on the En - the entire region, unlike gas, the energy developments, “be - nomic development. Geography uid fuel tanks in Cyprus to take over period of 10 to 20 years, al - ergy map,” he said. The EU is try - which exists in pockets that may cause we cannot be held hostages is the name of the game here… advantage of its proximity both though there will be some debt ing desperately to lessen its de - not be duplicated elsewhere. for another 39 years to develop while geography may have to Europe and the Suez canal. and equity financing at a later pendency on Russian gas. He then took questions from our hydrocarbon resources.” played against us many times in Lakkotrypis said the trend of stage. To show how “closely Cyprus the guests, beginning with David Asked how Greek- and the past, I think this time it is big multinational corporations To show that he was not is already working with the Is - Michaels of the Foreign Press As - Cypriot-Americans can help, playing in our favor.” basing their operations out of speaking in the abstract and that raeli government and how strate - sociation, who asked what alter - Lakkotrypis said “tell the story, He then laid out Cyprus’ “four- Cyprus to serve as a platform for the endeavor is already on track, gic the relationship has become,” native plans were for Cyprus eco - because we have a new story to pillar strategy” for pursuing that their operations in neighboring he said the master plan is in place he spoke about the MOU be - nomic development if the tell…you can each individually its energy vision: 1) Exploring countries, such as Israel, and the land for the facility has tween Israel, Cyprus and Greece situation in the Eastern Mediter - be an ambassador to Cyprus in and exploiting offshore resources Lebanon, and Egypt, is continu - already been mapped out, and about energy and water re - ranean and the Middle East pre - the United States. Queens Congresswoman Meng Continues Her Predecessor’s Philhellenic Approach

By Constantine S. Sirigos following in the footsteps of a woman Meng can be a major im - TNH Staff Writer great friend of the community, re - pact player on our issues." tired Congressman Gary Acker - Christopher thanked Sophia ASTORIA – Greek- and Cypriot- man, but she looks forward to Cotzia, PSEKA’s Executive Direc - American friends and supporters “working to make sure the needs tor, for organizing the event, and of Grace Meng, who was elected of the Greek-American commu - acknowledged the other members to Congress last year to represent nity are taken care of.” She is a of the event’s host committee, in - Northeast Queens, gathered for a member of two committees cru - cluding Markos Marinakis of the reelection fundraising dinner at cial to the community, The For - Chian Federation, Nikos the Pancyprian Kopiaste Restau - eign Affairs Committee and the Mouyiaris of HALC and Peter Pa - rant on September 16. Small Business Committee. panicolaou, former president of Philip Christopher, president Nicholas Karacostas, President the Cyprus Federation of Amer - of International Co-coordinating of the St. Nicholas of Flushing ica. Committee "Justice for Cyprus” (which is in Meng’s district) and GREEK AND CYPRIOT HARD (PSEKA) Founder and President former Supreme President of the WORK AND PRIDE of the Pancyprian Association of Order of AHEPA, told THH that it Christopher noted the commu - America, welcomed the Congress - is very important for the commu - nity has been gathering in the woman and the guests. nity “to have events like this on Kopiaste space for 39 years and Christopher also took the op - behalf of our Representatives in that struggle for Justice and free - portunity to express the commu - Congress who support Greece, dom for Cyprus still continues, nity’s pride in the rise of three of Cyprus, and the Ecumenical Pa - but Gianaris pointed out the good its members in the political world, triarchate,” and he look s forward things that have come of the New York State Senator Michael to working with her on many is - many meetings and fundraisers Gianaris, Assemblywoman Ar - (L-R) Nicholas Karacostas, Nikos Mouyiaris, Peter Papanikolaou, Costas Constantinides, As - sues. held there since his first visit 27 avella Simotas, and Costas Con - semblywoman Aravella Simotas, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Senator Michael Gianaris, Markos Simotas agrees that it is im - years earlier. stantinidis, who had just won the Marinakis, and Philip Christopher at the Kopiaste restaurant in Astoria. portant for the Greek and Cypriot If Constantinides wins the gen - Democratic primary for Astoria’s community to support Meng. She eral election – and as the Democ - City Council seat. with household matters. They learned a lot about our issues … napped there, and she is also told TNH “We have similar back - rat he is the heavy favorite – the Meng began by thanking the “helped us get a great start in but these issues are American is - monitoring the situation of the grounds…the same American im - community will gone from zero people present for their friendship America and in Queen,” she said sues: Justice and human rights.” Coptic Christians in Egypt, and migrant story…working hard and to three elected representatives, and support. She also congratu - of her best friend Margo’s par - At one point he also spoke about noted there is a large Coptic com - placing an emphasis on educa - Gianaris said, fulfilling the lated Constantinides, expressed ents. the suffering of Christians munity in Queens. tion.” They became friends in the promise he made to help more her appreciation for her friend - Meng, who speaks Chinese throughout the Middle East. She said, “I am a proud mem - assembly. Where they often dis - Hellenes get elected after he be - ship with Simotas, and urged Gi - and whose husband speaks Ko - “What’s happing to Christians in ber of the Hellenic Caucus in the cussed Greek and Cypriot issues came an Assemblyman 13 years anaris to ever-higher achieve - rean, said they are teaching both Syria and Egypt is unbelievable,” House of Representatives,” and and religious freedom in Turkey.” before. ments. those languages and English to he said. said she has signed on to two pro- I think she will continue to be a Constantinides thanked the Meng’s ties to the community their children, “who are very con - She later addressed the situa - Cyprus resolutions. strong voice,” on those issues people in the room for supporting are rooted in childhood. Her fam - fused right now,” eliciting laugh - tion in Syrian and expressed hope Meng thanked Simotas and Simotas said. Meng, whom he said will be a ily moved to Bayside when she ter from her the multi-lingual that diplomatic solutions will Gianaris for educating her and Ioni Gliati, Regional Coordi - great advocate for the commu - was four. Her parents worked guests. work. She informed the group her colleagues in the State legis - nator of the Hellenic American nity, and expressed his personal long hours in the restaurant busi - There were serious notes too, that she joined her colleagues in lature about the struggles of the Leadership Council told TNH appreciation, saying “I could not ness and she deeply appreciates apropos of the current situation writing a letter to the State De - Ecumenical Patriarchate. Almost "HALC looks forward to working have done this without the amaz - her Greek next-door neighbors in the Eastern Mediterranean. partment urging the United States all of their colleagues singed the with Congresswoman Meng… ing people in this room…and I whom she remembers teaching Speaking to Meng, Christo - to stay focused on the fate of the letter they circulated. Having a seat on the House For - look forward to making you her to ride a bike and helping pher acknowledged “You have two bishops who have been kid - Meng said she knows she is eign Affairs Committee, Congress - proud.”

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(L-R) CTY Exec. Director Elaine Hansen; Congressman John Sarbanes; Panos Vlachos, president Andreas C. Dracopoulos, co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, spoke about the of Anatolia College; Andreas C. Dracopoulos, co-president of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Foundation’s role in alleviating the effects of the Greek crisis and about the Johns Hopkins Uni - and Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels. versity’s Center for Talented Youth (CTY) and its new program for Greece. Johns Hopkins, Anatolia, and Niarchos Foundation Launch CTY Greece

Continued from page 1 Paul Sarbanes, Peter Maroudas, ideas,” that he said will yield from all over Greece. The three- year, more than 9,000 bright, the very edge of what’s known. and Congressman John Sar - great benefits for Greece and week program will be held at precollege students participate These are universal ways to dis - able to improve our societies banes. humanity as a whole. Anatolia College. in CTY summer programs, cover and develop the leaders like the one in Greece.” Daniels illustrated the signif - Vlahos, whose career in - The first five members of the which are held at 24 sites in the of the future.” Dracopoulos continued, icance of the initiative by citing cludes tenures in Greece and the faculty were trained over the United States and Hong Kong The Greek government will “thanks to the Johns Hopkins the Ancient Greek mathemati - United States, told TNH that the past summer, and there was a on campuses ranging from fund the dissemination of infor - CTY program, we at the Stavros cian Archimedes, who said “give September 16 gathering was the pilot program with ten students Johns Hopkins and Princeton to mation about the program to Niarchos Foundation are very me a lever and a place to stand kickoff event for the establish - with CTY U.S. at Franklin and Stanford and Berkeley. Another other schools in Greece. happy to collaborate on such an and I will move the earth.” ment of CTY Greece at Anatolia Marshall College in Lancaster, 13,000 students take CTYOnline Georgina Kypriotaki, 15, who amazing effort. It can bring both He explained that CTY and College, although he said that PA. courses annually, and more en - lives in Crete, was one of the certain relief and as important, its international partners pro - has already begun. Vlahos said that “the creation gage in family programs. students that traveled to the real hope for the future, espe - vide both the lever and the place “We have an administrative of CTY Greece is a milestone in Elaine Hansen, Executive Di - United States thanks to the SNF cially to youth, with CTY Greece to stand to help gifted young structure to run it and we are the history of the Greek educa - rector of CTY, says that “while grant. becoming an incubator of ideas students. in the process of identifying tal - tional system…. not all high ability students She took a three-week course and innovation.” “We know, only too well, ented young people all over It does not only address a learn the same way, there are in the history of disease and The more than 100 partici - how critical this leverage is… Greece…including students longstanding need, by providing common practices that develop said, “This has been such a great pants featured many prominent it’s more important than ever from remote areas.” unique educational opportuni - talent in any culture – a curricu - opportunity. members of the Greek-American that we identify our most excep - The first age group they are ties to talented young people in lum and a pedagogy focused on “Even though I go to a model community. The speakers in - tionally talented young people targeting is from 13 to 16 years Greece and the region, but also inquiry, encouraging creativity school, we don’t learn as much cluded Johns Hopkins President and nurture their exceptional old, and eventually will reach aims to educate teachers, par - and curiosity, rewarding en - in a day as we do at CTY. I love Ronald J. Daniels, CTY Execu - gifts by bolstering their abilities, down to 7 year-olds. ents and the society at large on gagement and collaboration, having a roommate. I love stay - tive Director Elaine Hansen, engaging them early in intellec - The first summer program how to pay close attention to and giving the freedom to pur - ing on campus. And I love con - Anatolia College President tual problem solving, igniting in will commence in 2014 and exceptional talent.” sue ideas beyond the conven - necting with people from all Panos Vlachos, former Senator them a passion for the world of they expect 100 to 150 students According to CTY, “every tional certainties and limits to over the world.” The Coptic Christians: Oft-Forgotten Victims of Violence in Middle East

Continued from page 1 Egyptian priest Samuel Zaki EACF “Have been incredibly views the damaged church helpful.” He recently partici - parishes across the United inside the Virgin Mary and pated in a press conference with States and Canada overseen by St. Abraam Monastery that a woman dressed in her black dioceses of the South, of Los An - was looted and burned by Is - hijab who told him “my heart geles, and of Canada. There are lamists, in Dalga, Minya breaks for what is happening to two general bishops, Bishop province, Egypt. the churches in Egypt and the Michael and Bishop David. More community…I want to apolo - diocesan bishops are expected pening thought the Egyptian- gize to you because this is not to be appointed. American clients he represents. the way it should be.” He told Parishes in the United States He said the issues and situa - TNH “that, to me, says it all.” have autonomy in day-to-day tion have not changed from It is vital, however, for offi - operations, but the pope has a prior to the revolution that top - cials and media outlets in Amer - direct say in pled Hosni Mubarak, “but the ica to be more aware of the decisions such as coordina - attacks are happening on a plight of the Copts. tion among churches and the more widespread basis, more He participated earlier this appointment of priests. frequently, and a lot more vio - summer in a number of high The Copts in America get the lently.” level meetings in Washington latest news about the homeland “If you were to ask more following the ouster of President through websites. Attorney Copts today what they want, Mohamed Morsi. Mark Morgan, however, who is they would ask for uniform “American officials,” he said, president of the Coptic Lawyers houses of worship law that “are concerned about the vio - Association and is active with would allow us to construct lence on the streets, whether it’s other organizations, has per - churches and practice our faith coming from the military, or the sonal knowledge of what is hap - as freely and equally as our non- Moslem Brotherhood or other Christian brothers and sisters factions, but they are not willing do. to take sides and they were hes - “But today, first and foremost itant to categorize what hap - they want a democratically pened,” whether as a coup or elected government that is sta - not. ble and an economy that is func - Nevertheless he believes Welcome Fall with The National Herald! tioning….If we create a genuine “that things continue to move democracy and a pluralistic so - forward and there have been ciety, and with elections that enough positive steps that sug - brings a national reconciliation gest the military will back off forward,” then the elements of and that the interim govern - religious freedom should come,” ment is doing what it promised which he said history shows is it would do, including constitu - an essential part of any func - tional reform.” tioning democracy. He will not venture a forecast In the immediate future, se - in general, or even about the curity concerns are paramount. Muslim Brotherhood because he “Copts have long asked for some said “nothing of this magnitude form of security, either the mili - has ever happened in history, so tary or the police protecting it’s unpredictable.” their churches…putting the mil - He was not familiar with de - itary in the places where tails of the police presence at churches have been destroyed,” Coptic Churches in the United Morgan told TNH. States but he noted that there There is debate in the Coptic have been a number of threats community over whether they in recent years to the Coptic Or - should call for American aid to thodox Church here, and that a be conditioned on the treatment number of parishes were listed of Christians in Egypt. Morgan on Muslim extremist websites. says that by releasing the aid in installments, he thinks Washing - Asked what Greek-Americans ton has already done that, but can do, Wasses said “first and he notes Egypt needs aid for sta - foremost prayer, but joining us bility. in making members of Congress Many Copts here want to know about concerns for the stop focusing on conditioning safety of Coptic Christians… aid and concentrate on what the and increasing awareness of United States can do to help what is going on,” is vital. build up the Egyptian economy. Among the recommended “Getting people employed, es - English websites with news as pecially given that 60 percent well as information regarding of the electorate is under 30 charitable giving are years old,” is crucial he said, www.aghapy.tv, the official 30% OFF PRINT SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDING FREE ONLINE ACCESS FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS!* adding “you have to get those channel of Coptic Orthodox people educated and em - church of Egypt, www.copticsol - ployed….it’s the best investment idarity.org, and www.ctvchan - Subscribe or give a gift subscription to The National Herald now! we can make.” nel.tv/Pages/en. Mark Wasses is also a CLA Also, Bless USA is an inter - Every day you’ll find thought-provoking editorials, columns and special inserts member, and a deacon in the national charity under the aus - relevant to the Omogeneia, Greece, Cyprus, the U.S.A., and the World. Coptic Church. 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ALL HISTORY Mathon Kyritsis – Great Lakes Fish Whisperer, Chef to Ichthyophagists

By Steve Frangos In 1962, various unidentified degradation in the Great Lakes. TNH Staff Writer persons threw tomatoes at Kyrit - News reports from the late sis’ restaurant when his weather 1940s well into the 1960s con - PART 4 predictions were off. Kyritsis re - tinually moved back and forth sponded in surprising good spir - in their coverage of the recovery CHICAGO- Mathon Kyritsis’ its, “you will note that no one is of various fish populations fol - claim that he “talked with fish” throwing tomatoes at the perch, lowed by another array of stories has unquestionably obscured his but at me. This is correct be - on the decrease of life within the considerable accomplishments cause the winter prediction was Great Lakes. It sorting all this as an environmental activist. a human error and not the fault out it was clear that certain pro - Kyritsis credited his ability to of the perch.” Although he did grams of restocking the lakes gauge the weather to his daily point out, “that he had never worked. That prevention pro - experiences as a fisherman. The heard of persons attacking hu - grams and strategies against par - general fish population in the man weather men with throw - ticular invasive species also suc - Great Lakes decreased precipi - ing tomatoes when their predic - ceeded when they were tously after World War II. As tions got slightly awry (Chicago systematically maintained. So, each year passed, commercial Tribune Jan 25, 1962).” the fish and their natural envi - fishermen were forced to travel All this weather forecasting ronment could be brought back farther afield to make their daily aside it must be understood that to a marked degree and main - catch. Given that those fisher - Kyritsis was unquestionably a tained. For various observers the men set nets, it was not only a commercial fisherman. What is underlying problem was nothing question of how far from shore less certain, even given the more than the failure of political they traveled, but at what depth number of public documents will to enforce existing laws cou - they anchored the miles (liter - and news reports readily avail - pled by the financial mainte - ally) of nets. able, is exactly when and with nance of established stocking Commercial fishermen, espe - whom Kyritsis owned his vari - programs. As we observe in one cially on the Great Lakes, were ous fishing vessels. Over a 40- report: “the fish and wild life ser - and remain extremely conscious to 50-year period, Kyritsis vice, which is charged with con - of the weather. Operating small owned outright quite a number serving and developing the na - fishing tugs, on average at least of different fishing boats and tion’s inland fisheries, has 20 to 25 miles off shore; these seems to have been in partner - neglected this problem shame - hardened professionals knew ship with other fishermen on an fully. The lake states also have a that even a hint of bad weather irregular basis. duty to protect the fisheries off could spell danger. According to In 1920, Kyritsis had fol - their chores; they have permit - Kyritsis, it eventually came to lowed his brother Louis to ted wasteful fishing practices his attention that the depth, to Waukegan, IL where he prac - and have ruined spawning which the fishermen were ticed the trade he had learned grounds by allowing careless forced to set their nets (particu - Mathon Kyritsis (right) of Waukegan, IL, president of the Illinois Commercial Fisheries Associ - from his family back on his dumping of industrial wastes… larly for perch), in a given year, ation, shows a sea lamprey to Rep. Clark Thompson (D-TX), Chairman of the Merchant Marine home island of Milos. Mathon Criminal negligence of the past coincided with the severity of and Fisheries Subcommittee, March 8, 1949. and Louis were certainly not the is no excuse for continued ne - that given winter’s weather. The only commercial fishermen glect of a great national resource lower the nets, the more severe bune. As reported by the Tri - uary 26, 1961).” The Tribune general state of the environmen - based in Waukegan, nor even (Chicago Tribune August 11, the weather and the reverse bune, “Kyritsis’ “readings” of the was later forced to correct itself tal conditions of the Great the only Greek fishermen. At 1949).” when the more temperate. As perch migrations have been cor - by reporting that Kyritsis was Lakes. Much of this forecasting least two other Greek immi - By the summer of 1949, “a Kyritsis explained, “The deeper rect 19 times since 1940. He hung in effigy for a second time was reported tongue-in cheek as grants, Peter E. Prevanas and lamprey was discovered in water is not affected by air tem - was wrong in 1948 and 1952; in Libertyville (a small town with “This is the latest word Mike Vehos, were also commer - Channel Lake, in the Lake peratures as much as shallow both mild years which he said west of Waukegan) as that par - from Mathon Kyritsis, Waukegan cial fishermen. That these men County Chain-o-Lakes region.” water, so when the fish move would be cold. He was hanged ticular winter worsened. In fisherman, who translates the both hailed from the island of The fourth such report Kyritsis, into deeper water, it means that in effigy in Libertyville in 1961, 1969, the Chicago Tribune con - language of the perca flavescens Milos suggests chain-migration warned the public, that lam - cold weather is coming.” It was when severe weather shattered tinued its coverage of Kyritsis’ (Latin for yellow perch) into among a group of fishermen preys had been previously in this sense that Kyritsis “spoke” his prediction of a mild winter weather predictions by noting Greek, and finally into English- from a specific Greek island. caught in the Fox River in to the fish. Before one brushes (Chicago Tribune September 30, that he had been wrong only --then predicts the weather This is an important point for McHenry County which meant all this aside as mere folklore 1963).” It should be noted that five times. (Chicago Tribune January 15, future researchers since chain- that these invasive predators Kyritsis’ notoriety, as a weather in 1961, very same Chicago Tri - By the late 1950s, Chicago’s 1961).” Still, over the years en - migration among Greek fisher - were spreading from the Great forecaster, in the Midwest can - bune when reporting on his largest television station WGN tire columns were devoted in men was also experienced, if on Lakes into inland lakes (Chicago not be over emphasized. “hanging” remarked “The shiv - annually featured Kyritsis in a Midwest newspapers with exact a decidedly larger scale in both, Tribune June 23, 1949). Also in As tales about Kyritsis relate ering citizens of Libertyville series of live winter weather details on how many days were Tarpon Springs, FL and New - 1949, Kyritsis was named “Man his weather predictions based have displayed lack of fore - predictions. Wally Phillips, one cold or warm and how all that port, RI. of the Year” by the Waukegan on the actions of fish began over thought in hanging Mr. Kyritsis of the most notable radio per - supported or disproved Kyritsis While Kyritsis’ weather pre - Chamber of Commerce. the counter of his small restau - in effigy instead of burning him sonalities ever to broadcast out and his fish. Looking back in dictions gained him a certain Whether Kyritsis spoke to hu - rant in 1939. By 1940, Kyritsis’ in effigy. The burning would of Chicago, regularly had Kyrit - time it is surprising how many level of notoriety he continued mans or fish, they listened. weather predictions were an an - have provided some comfort sis appear on his program about people followed these predic - to champion his far more serious nual feature in the Chicago Tri - against the numbing cold (Jan - the weather, fishing and the tions. message of environmental [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES The Beginning of the End

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos mental calculations, looked up, “I guess Father Constantine Special to The National Herald nodding, “That means heaven is believes in the ‘Pay- As- You – Go’ going to be a vacuum.” system,” George quipped. Then, “I read in the newspapers that “The eighth? Hey! That’s my pausing, he raised a dark brow. the world is coming to an end,” birthday!” Yiannis protested. “How did you know the church said Kipreos, seriously, stirring his “Areti makes me my favorite din - was so crowded?” John blinked, coffee for ten minutes. ner and Barbara always has a and sputtered, “My...uh, wife “Ahhh, some religious nut al - present for me. My sister brings dragged me there. I didn’t want ways says that every few years,” her kids and a cake and we all to go.” George waved his hand. “Then, celebrate. They can’t do that to “Well, guess I’ll do the right that day passes and nothing hap - me!” thing before that day,” Dimos pens.” Seriously, he said, “Very “Maybe you’d better celebrate said, a smile on his face. “I’ll burn disappointing!” earlier,” Kipreos suggested. Di - all my unpaid bills; get rid of my “But this time it’s not from a mos replied, “Nothing’s going to nephew who’s been parked in my religious nut; it’s from an accoun - happen. The day will come and house since last month, eating tant who does serious mathemat - go and that prophesying idiot and sleeping. Then, I’ll order a ics in some astronomy lab,” won’t even apologize for incon - case of the finest Greek wine and shrugged Kipreos, his coffee now veniencing us.” tell them I’ll start payments after cold. “He withdrew all his money “I remember the last time the October eighth.” Kipreos sensed from the bank, sold his house, end was predicted,” John re - that no one was taking the end and packed his things.” called. “It grew dark – real dark seriously enough. He told them, “When is this supposed to at noon. Then, thunder was “I’m going to take a bath and happen, Kipreos?” asked Dimos, heard. Hail fell in chunks and wait. I want to go clean. But, quizzically. “October eighth, at people ran to church. Boy, Saint should I pay my rent?” Dimos told next Sunday, George taking in - newspaper.” Yiannis, leaning thousand dollars from his com - three in the afternoon, said Demitrios church sure got him to pay it. “You’ll want some - ventory. “Well, all present and ac - back, wearing a very satisfactory pany and fled the country. It was Kipreos. “He says all those who crowded. I guess everybody where to sleep after the eighth – counted for, I see. Gotta say, I’m grin said, “I did as you suggested, all a distraction!” lived honorably and never com - wanted to be in the right place in case doomsday is a little late.” grateful to Zeus that we survived Kipreos, and had my birthday “God! Rain, winds, Yiannis mitted a sin will go straight to at the right time, for a change. The week went by with noth - that terrible rainstorm. I lost an earlier. So, now I missed my real had an early birthday, George lost heaven and the others will go – Father Constantine didn’t forget ing more serious happening than umbrella. That’s when I got wor - birthday.” Dimos explained, his umbrella...Did anything good uh, to the other place – where to pass the collection basket,” he a heavy rainstorm and high ried.” Kipreos, looking embar - “And, do you know why that id - happen on the eighth?” asked it’s hot as hell.” George, making chuckled. winds. They met at Dixons that rassed, explained, “The world iot predicted the end of the John. Dimos, all smiles, said, “Ab - didn’t come to an end, after all.” world?” They all looked across at solutely! That Greek wine arrived “Now, how do you know him with wonder and curiosity. and I’m inviting everyone to my that?” George chided. Timidly, “It was in the newspapers; he em - house to celebrate the beginning The Inauguration of Philoptochos’ Center Kipreos said, “I read it in the bezzled one hundred and sixty of the end.”

Continued from page 1 “initially, we had a great bene - accept men as auxiliary mem - factor who wishes to remain bers without the right to vote.” opening ceremony, at which also anonymous, and who not only Philoptochos employs five per - present were National Philopto - helped us with a huge donation sons. “We are going to hire an - chos President Aphrodite when we first announced that other person to help in social Skeadas, who was instrumental we were going to purchase a services,” Skeadas said. in the fulfillment achieving this building, but he also helped us Philoptochos is one of the longtime dream, Bishop Sebas - by paying the rent for two years most generous Greek-American tian of Zela, spiritual advisor to in our rental offices.” Though organizations. Last year, it do - Philoptochos and also Chief Sec - Skeadas honored that benefac - nated $1.62 million to organi - retary of the Holy Eparchial zations and to those in need. Synod of the Archdiocese, mem - Above that, $210,000 to Greece bers of the Philoptochos Board Philoptochos gave through the Archdiocese of of Directors, personnel, and Am - over $1.62 million Athens, the Metropolis of Thes - bassador Suzan Jonson Cook of in donations to those saloniki, the Church of Crete to the International Religious Free - help those in need due to the dom, who spoke at the United in need last year. economic crisis. Skeadas said Nations that same day. that on “September 22 we are Skeadas told TNH that “it tor’s wishes to remain anony - going to have a philanthropic was a fabulous day, it is unbe - mous, she provided information drive in all of the parishes of the lievable that we opened the about another extremely gener - Archdiocese in order to collect doors in our own building, our ous gift: “Mary Jaharis gave us funds to help Greece and Center of Philanthropy.” a big donation by matching our Cyprus.” Skeadas declined to take the collected funds up to $500,000.” On November 1, the Feast credit for the fulfillment of the The sustenance of the build - Day of Saints Cosmas and Dami - dream, saying “that isn’t impor - ing according to Skeadas “will anos, the Philoptochos’ patron tant. The Center is something cost approximately $80,000 per saints, there is going to be an that had to be done. We had to year and would be covered open house at the Center for all plant our roots and to have a mostly from the rents from the to come and see it. Skeadas said permanent center.” apartments on fourth and fifth “we are going to start with a Di - In her remarks at the Bless - floors.” vine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity ing ceremony Skeadas said “it Philoptochos is comprised of Cathedral and then we are go - has given us the opportunity to 475 chapters throughout the ing to have an all-day open expand our mission through country with a total of 27,000 house. It is the first time that love in action.” members. One of Skeadas’ aims we will celebrate in our own The nearly-$3 million cost is is “to increase the membership” building and having a reception. almost paid for, Skeadas said: and said, laughingly, that “we All are invited.” 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 Many Reasons Why John Catsimatidis Should Not Quit Mayoral Race

Continued from page 1 three hundred dollars – no big deal at all. ran, Thomas Hearns, and Mar - The stigma of changing po - vin Hagler. An up-and-coming litical parties and thereby be - superstar in 1980, Leonard lost coming unlikely to run and win to the veteran Duran in a high- four years from now? profile match. He later avenged That doesn’t matter in local the loss, and then went on to politics. It’s not as if Catsimatidis defeat Hearns. But a couple of would ever run for president, or years later, when Hearns fought Congress, or governor of New Duran, the pundits expected a York State. tough battle, but forgot that In local politics, parties mat - styles make fights. It took a ter less, because they are not mere two rounds for the much particularly about ideology – taller Hearns to annihilate the and that’s exactly why a Repub - aging but still-game Duran who, lican like Catsimatidis earned in turn, had fought a wonderful the Liberal Party’s endorsement fight against Marvin Hagler only nonetheless. Testament to that a few months earlier, losing a is that former Mayor Ed Koch very close decision. Hagler, in ran one time as the candidate turn, also lost to Leonard by a of both the Democratic and the close decision, but crushed Republican Parties. Hearns inside of three rounds. What, then, the stigma of Styles make fights. having lost an election? That is Turning to politics, styles of - more of stigma in races that are ten decide those contests, too. national than local. For instance, And that’s why Catsimatidis, former Republican presidential even though he lost to Lhota, John Catsimatidis, shown here drawing a crowd on the campaign a plain-spoken populism that attracts voters of any party, and frontrunners like John McCain has a better chance of beating trail for NYC mayor, decided to end his bid when he lost the Re - he could mount a formidable challenge to the Democratic and or Mitt Romney have less of a De Blasio in November than publican Primary to Joe Lhota. But the self-made billionaire has Republican nominees by staying in the race to the finish. chance to be nominated in a fu - Lhota does. Here’s why: the De - ture race than, say, Mike Huck - mocrats turned out to vote on tune on his own, and thereby to win, and I’d be throwing mayoral race, de Blasio is the some objections: why wouldn’t abee, Herman Cain, or Newt Primary Day at the astonishing appealing to the have-nots to a away my vote,” in this case they fresh pot of coffee (he’s the De - Catsimatidis stay in the race and Gingrich, none of which rate of ten times that of Repub - far greater extent than Romney would have a secondary goal in mocrat in a Democratic town, run as a third party candidate, achieved frontrunner status. licans. Ten times – not two, or did – or than Lhota does. mind: if not to win, then to gain after all), Lhota is the reheated or as an independent? Too ex - Besides, there was a fellow – three, or even four, but ten! That’s why Catsimatidis out - enough votes to garner addi - coffee, and Catsimatidis is the pensive? Certainly not. He spent a Republican – who ran for That means, all other things be - performed Lhota not only tional respect and recognition hot chocolate. If there is any $4 million out of his own pocket mayor of New York, who was ing equal, a Democrat should among Greek voters – as would for Greek-Americans as a whole. chance at all that the favorite – to this point, how much more also endorsed by the Liberal have no problem beating a Re - be expected – but also among It is that mindset that caused the fresh coffee – could be over - could he possibly spend, an - Party, and who also lost the elec - publican in the general election. various immigrant groups and many Greeks to exclaim with taken, that chance would come other $3 million, at most? He is tion to a Democrat. Four years And in a De Blasio-Lhota race, voters on the lower socioeco - delight the day after the primary not from the reheated coffee, worth $3 billion. That would be later, that fellow ran again and all other things are about as nomic rungs. Many of those that “John didn’t lose, he won,” but from the hot chocolate. like asking someone worth did rather well for himself. His equal as they can be. Both are same voters on the Republican because he captured 40% of the Finally, let’s take a look at $300,000 to spend an extra name? Rudy Giuliani. NYC political insiders – their side not only would vote for him Republican vote. Moreover, names, prior to this campaign, again over Lhota, but many De - buoyed by Catsimatidis’ unex - known more by those that fol - mocrats – and many of them pectedly strong showing against low local politics closely than by Greek, in fact – would have the Lhota, they might be more con - the general public. What differ - chance to vote for Catsimatidis vinced that he has a realistic Catsimatidis Says He Will Not Stay in Race entiates the major party nomi - in the general election, too. chance, and thus be tempted to nees more than anything else, Second, there is the “anti- work harder to get him elected. is on the surface: appearance, Weiner” factor. Because former Then, there is style. Catsima - Continued from page 1 polish, delivery. Not that de Bla - Congressman Anthony Weiner, tidis is politically raw, plain-spo - sio is necessarily a naturally- once a rising young liberal ken, extremely blunt, and lot of “dirty tricks” going on. gifted campaigner, but com - champion, fell from grace a cou - wholly unpretentious: the quin - Nonetheless, he hinted about pared to Lhota, he is John ple of years ago when he admit - tessential political outsider, thus poll workers having been intim - Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and ted to tweeting sexually explicit providing a stark contrast to de idated and it being “an active Bill Clinton rolled into one. And photographs to random women Blasio, something Lhota cannot case that I cannot talk about.” it cannot be overemphasized or he did not know, and then ad - do. Though, he made clear that “for repeated often enough: de Bla - mitted to continuing that behav - Imagine for a moment that the record, I do not blame Rudy sio is a Democrat and Lhota is a ior even as he publicized his re - breakfast is being served in the or Joe for this.” Republican, and in last week’s morse and reform, voters dining room of a large resort ho - The self-described “anti-es - primary voting, Democrats out - became so disgusted with his tel to over 200 guests at a time. tablishment candidate,” Catsi - numbered Republicans ten to very existence, and even the There are only two choices of matidis wears his rejection by one. Those factors taken to - New York Times called for him beverage: 1) coffee that was the establishment New York gether render it virtually to drop out of the race. Perhaps brewed a few hours earlier and City newspapers – the Times, unimaginable that, absent a ma - Democratic voters showed up in would be reheated; or 2) hot the Post, and the Daily News – jor intervening cause – such as droves on Primary Day mainly chocolate. Most of the hotel as a badge of honor. “They at - a devastating scandal – Lhota to vote against him, making de guests probably would prefer tacked me for visualizing a could win the election. Blasio an incidental beneficiary the coffee – even if it not partic - better New York,” he said. Why, then, would it be more of their outrage. Now, with ularly fresh – to the hot choco - “I will stay active in politics, feasible that Catsimatidis, who Weiner out of the race for good, late, to start their day. There - demanding honesty and did not even do as well as Lhota some of those voters might turn fore, the reheated coffee would integrity in government as well did in the primary, would have away from de Blasio and toward get more “votes.” But now, let as demanding truth in media a better chance of beating de Catsimatidis. us add a third choice: freshly- without skewing the facts,” Cat - Blasio? There are many reasons. Third, there is the voting be - brewed coffee. Suddenly, that simatidis promised, adding that First, there is populism. As I havior of Greek-Americans. If a becomes the top choice, and hot the press will “have to learn pointed out on the front page sizeable number of them were chocolate moves into second that they have a responsibility of our August 7 issue, I call Cat - Democrats and therefore did not place, whereas the reheated cof - to tell the truth to their read - simatidis “YENMOR,” which is vote for Catsimatidis in the pri - fee falls to last. That’s because, ers.” “Romney” spelled backward, be - mary, they wouldn’t have that while there is some logic to He described his campaign cause despite that both men are obstacle to deal with on Election choosing coffee over hot choco - experience as “good lessons very wealthy Republicans, Cat - Day in November. And though, late, or vice versa, there is ab - learned for the next time,” hint - simatidis is the anti-Romney in like Americans in general, they solutely no reason to prefer cof - ing that a future mayoral run terms of being very down-to- are often hesitant to vote for fee that is reheated to a fresh might be in store. “This is not John Castimatidis issued a message to his supporters confirming earth, not forgetting where non-major party candidates be - cup, instead. goodbye,” he said, it is “see you that he will not continue his mayoral campaign, thanking them came from, having made his for - cause “he doesn’t have a chance Applying that example to the later. for their hard work, and hinting at a future politican run. Six Greek-American Billionaires on Forbes’ List of World’s Wealthiest 400

Continued from page 1 ceived a Bachelor of Science in He has made charitable con - biology and chemistry from tributions to the DePaul Law, his slot.) Middlebury College in 1966. Columbia University Medical The community lost another While in college, he played col - Center, the Weill Cornell Med - billionaire on the list with the lege football. ical College, the Tufts University death this July of Texas oilman He started his career as a School of Medicine, the Metro - George Mitchell, who had been sales engineer at the LFE Cor - politan Museum of Art, the Art 236th. poration in Waltham, MA and Institute of Chicago, and the The six Greek-Americans all as marketing manager for the Metropolitan Opera. shared the same penchant for Applied Geodata Systems Divi - He is the founder of Faith: hard work and a drive to suc - sion of Techven Associates of An Endowment for Orthodoxy ceed which marks the commu - Cambridge, MA. In 1972, he and Hellenism. He also serves nity. They parlayed intelligence bought New Balance, then only as Trustee Emeritus of Tufts Uni - and vision into making a for - a 6-employee firm in Boston, versity and Chairman of the tune, along with smart business and turned it into a 4,000-em - Board of Overseers for the decisions. ployee global corporation with School of Medicine of Tufts Uni - DeJoria was born the second revenues topping $1.6 billion. versity; member of the Colum - son of an Italian immigrant fa - MR. AMBASSADOR bia University Medical Center ther and a Greek immigrant Argyros was formerly U.S. Board of Visitors. mother on April 13, 1944 in the Ambassador to Spain and has HIPSTER FAVORITE Echo Park neighborhood of Los made his fortune in real estate Perhaps he didn't know it, Angeles, CA. His parents di - investments. He originally but when Metropoulos, 66, ac - vorced by the time he was two started his business career run - quired Pabst Blue Ribbon beer years old, and at nine he began ning a grocery store and moved for $250 million, it had become selling Christmas cards and on to buying and selling real es - a cult favorite driven by hipsters newspapers with his older tate to gas stations. He also was in the Williamsburg section of brother to support his family. involved in buying and selling Brooklyn. Long before that, As a youth, DeJoria was a property in Southern California. Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet, member of a street gang, but He was born in Detroit, MI scorning Heineken, shouted, decided to change his life after and raised in Pasadena, CA. Ar - “Pabst Blue Ribbon!” being told by his high school gyros is a second-generation His company also acquired math teacher that he would American citizen; his grandpar - Twinkies after its parent com - "never succeed at anything in ents emigrated from Greece. Ar - pany went out of business, and life". gyros graduated from Chapman Metropoulos is known as a He graduated high school in University in 1959 with a major savvy entrepreneur with a keen 1962 and spent two years in the in Business and Economics. eye for value. He has specialized United States Navy, after which He is the Chairman and CEO in purchasing struggling brands, he held a series of jobs ranging of the board of trustees of Cali - such as Chef Boyardee and from a janitor to an insurance fornia Institute of Technology, Bumble Bee Tuna and turning salesman. and also a board-member for them around. DeJoria entered the world of the Center for Strategic and In - hair care as an employee of Red - Clockwise from top Left: Uber-successful Greek-Americans on Forbes list: John Paul DeJoria, John ternational Studies in Washing - ken Laboratories. He was fired Catsimatidis, Jim Davis, George Argyros, Michael Jaharis, and C. Dean Metropoulos. ton, D.C. from this position, he claims BORN PHILANTHROPIST over a disagreement on business had been a lighthouse operator able to open his first store of his ple had 27 stores in the Bronx Jaharis graduated from Car - Greek Pizza strategies. In 1980, he formed in Greece but worked as a bus - own and then bought another, and Manhattan and annual sales roll University and earned a JD John Paul Mitchell Systems with boy in New York. Catsimatidis naming it Red Apple. Among his of around $40 million. These from DePaul University College in Seaside hairdresser Paul Mitchell and a graduated from Brooklyn Tech - business innovations were stay - grew to $110 million in sales in of Law. He has worked for Miles loan for $700. nical High School in 1966 and ing open late seven days a week, 1985. In 1986, Red Apple pur - Laboratories and was President Survives Fire THE CATMAN COMETH studied electrical engineering at offering free delivery, and cash - chased 36 Gristede Brothers su - and CEO of Key Pharmaceuticals Catsimatidis, 65, was born New York University but left just ing checks for customers. permarkets and 11 affiliated from 1972 until its merger with Continued from page 1 on the island of Nisyros and short of graduation. Catsimatidis has stated that Charles & Co. specialty-food the Schering-Plough Corpora - came to the United States with While in college, Catsima - by the time he was 24 years old, stores from the Southland Cor - tion in 1986. for the reconstruction, the only his parents when he was only tidis worked for the uncle of a "I built up ten stores and the poration. In 1988, he founded Kos help having come from FEMA. six months old. friend in a small supermarket business was doing $25 million A GOOD SENSE OF BALANCE Pharmaceutical and he created “But the tragedy brought the The family moved to West on 137th Street before buying a year, and I was personally Davis, 70, is the son of Greek the cholesterol-battling drug Ni - people closer together – they Harlem, where Catsimatidis half a share. earning a million dollars a year." immigrants. He attended the aspan, which he sold to Abbott joined forces to overcome their grew up. Catsimatidis' father In 1971, Catsimatidis was By summer of 1981, Red Ap - Worcester Academy, and he re - Labs in 2006 for $4.2 billion. difficulties,” Papoutsakis said. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 COMMUNITY 9 Deans of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Theology School Speak to TNH

By Theodore Kalmoukos ful students. They are getting a good education and they are BOSTON, MA – Hellenic College growing in an Orthodox environ - and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox ment.” All-inclusive tuition is School of Theology began the about $36,000 per year, but “we new academic year with a Great have a very generous scholarship Vespers on September 13, offici - program and each student pays ated by Archbishop Demetrios of approximately $17,000 per year,” America, who spoke to the stu - Katos explained. dents and the congregation about Could the College potentially the meaning of the cross. The ra - become the most prominent ac - soforia (wearing of the cassock) credited center for Hellenic stud - took place for the senior class of ies in the United States? Katos Holy Cross and also the stavro - replied: “you asked me the same foria (wearing of the cross) for question three years ago and the the seminarians. answer remains the same – we Present at the Vesper Service will never become a major center were Metropolitan Savvas of of research and scholarly ad - Pittsburgh, Bishops Andonios of vancement of Hellenic studies, Phasiane and Elias of Filomilion, but will become a very [impor - Greek Consul General Iphigenia tant] center for dissemination, Kanaras, National Philoptochos and we are already doing it. We President Aphrodite Skeadas, retooled the Modern Greek lan - Leadership 100 Executive Direc - guage Program that we offer tor Paulette Poulos, the School’s here. All seminarians are re - Vice-Chair of the Board of quired to take 24 credits of Mod - Trustees and former President ern Greek and also to undergo Tomas Lelon, students, their rel - proficiency testing.” atives from across the country, What about a program to help and various folks among the educate teachers to teach in Boston area faithful. Greek day and afternoon One September 12, a testimo - schools? “We are not ready to do nial dinner was organized at the Annunciation Cathedral Center ABOVE: Students and faculty pose for a commemorative photo in Brookline, which marked the at the seminarians’ rasoforia (wearing of the cassock) cere - School’s 75th anniversary. The mony. RIGHT: James Skedros, Interim Dean of The Holy Cross School was established by Arch - School of Theology (L), and Demetrios Katos, Dean of Hellenic bishop Athenagoras of America, College. who later became Ecumenical Pa - triarch. Fox News Correspondent fications to become the new of Boston could not attend be - Mike Emmanuel Emceed, and dean, is not a candidate. He said cause he is a member of the Ecu - more than 300 guests were on that he was encouraged to apply, menical Patriarch Bartholomew’s hand. but it was not the best time for entourage visiting Estonia and TNH spoke with Drs. James him to do so right now, profes - Finland. Most of the faculty Skedros and Demetris Katos, the sionally. Skedros said there are members were absent as well. well-educated and capable Deans three finalists, but did not reveal Skedros said: “the metropolitans of the School and the College, re - their names. are busy, that’s all I can say. They spectively. Skedros, serving as In - The College’s president, Rev. are on the Board of Trustees. I terim Dean, is a professor of Nicholas Triantafillou, was not don’t have an answer as to why Byzantine and Church history, present at the ceremony. He was they are not here; I know Metro - and said “things are good, we injured in May when a man and politan Methodios is away.” have 35 new students, out of 110 his luggage fell on him at the air - A proponent of retaining the total. About 25 of the new stu - port. He has not been in his office Greek language in worship ser - dents are Master of Divinity stu - since that time, though Lelon told vices, Skedros believes that the dents.” The students are a bit TNH that Triantafillou is doing people like it, and it is consistent younger than usual, on average, fine and is expected to return to with Church tradition. Regarding Skedros said, around 26 or 27 work by the end of the month. the students’ point of view, he years old, as opposed to being in Appealing to the Greek-Amer - said “I can’t make a blanket state - their 30s. ican community, Skedros said ment for the entire student body. He added that “Fr. Tom “this is your School, thank you There are some students that re - FitzGerald stepped down after for the support. This school is the ally love the Greek language. population is up to 95, which is interested in one of our six ma - anything in terms of distance seven years and now we are fol - lifeblood of the Archdiocese and They want to learn, and master the highest it has been in a long jors: classics, literature and his - learning. We do have a certificate lowing our procedure to appoint of the Greek American commu - it. They see the value of it.” And time.” tory, elementary education, hu - for Modern Greek Language in - a new dean; we have a search nity, and we need all the support there are students that never He spoke about the College’s man development, management struction, but there is no incen - committee. The search closes on we can get. We are here to serve.” used liturgical Greek, he said. uniqueness, stating that “there are and leadership, and religious tive to bring people to come and 15th of September and will move Except for Savvas, the other Katos said that “Hellenic Col - a lot of small Colleges, but there studies.” He emphasized that “the study here for several years and forward.” members of the Eparchial Synod lege is doing very well. We have is [only] one that is accredited uniqueness is the formation in an then to go back into a parish to Skedros, who has all the aca - were absent from the Vespers 32 students this year, they seem and Christian in nature. The stu - Orthodox Christian Community,” have a part time job in teaching demic and administrative quali - Service. Metropolitan Methodios to be very nice, and the school dents come here because they are and said “we have some wonder - Modern Greek.” Appointing Priests to Parishes Requires Openness and Parish Participation

By Yiannis Pappas get a call from the metropolitan this priest has written? It’s pos - tans, and (as Roussias pointed The introduction of Ephraimite tropolis? What is the total saying “I have the perfect priest sible that his articles may give out) with the patriarch himself. beliefs and mannerisms, the amount of stewardship money There is an informal network for you.” Unfortunately this us an insight as to “who” he is. With no protocols or objec - change to the Charter, and collected per year? What is the of faithful parish council mem - phrase is used regardless of who Wouldn’t it be nice if this infor - tive systems of measured ac - many other factors, are not car - rate of mixed marriages? What bers and parishioners that are is actually sent. The evidence is mation was readily available? A countability, our state of affairs rying the faith forward in a is the average tenure of priests in touch with one another clear that there is a lack of open - valid argument could be made will remain in the subjective healthy transition into the fu - in the Metropolis? How many throughout the Archdiocese of ness and transparency when a that these are just numbers and whims of an untouchable and ture. Instead we have a system priests are from abroad and how America. They include various priest is sent into a parish. The may not be reflective of the unaccountable few. seemingly redesigned to take us many are from the United generations of families, lifelong parish council and its leaders priest’s vision, sincerity, and pro - ACCOUNTABILITY back in time. States? Are there more priests friends, business and other ac - are asked to trust that he will fessionalism (we realize that our AND REFLECTION What are the mechanisms in from abroad coming into this quaintances, all communicating be great. Generally things do priests are, by and large, holy In the local parish, there is a place for analysis and account - Metropolis than those born and about various topics. One of work out, but there are many and good men). Each priest has vital need for accountability and ability within our local parish, raised in the United States? these topics has been, and will factors that diminish the chance a different skill set and different self-examination. But this is as well as the Metropolis? How many converts are coming remain, the Greek Orthodox of a positive result. In a Metrop - personality. It may be that it was sometimes accompanied with Should there be such mecha - into the faith? How many have Church. olis heavily influenced by the just the fact that it was a “bad finger pointing and diminishes nisms and strategies? We be - left the Greek Orthodox How we feel about our Ephraimite movement, the odds match” for a particular parish. into a blame game. People may lieve there should. How and Church? Why are people leaving Church is often accompanied by are against the parish council. This is a difficult and multifac - forget the cliché that says “in - what they should be is some - the Church? How are our num - strong emotion. This is why When the priest arrives the eted task. But some of these stead of pointing fingers, lend a times difficult. bers trending? there is a polarizing quality to “honeymoon” begins. The priest measures suggested may be a hand.” A company called “Part - Too often problems get Standardized and objective discussions of Church politics or and the parishioners give each start. ners in Leadership” blamed on others – the priest, measures must be put in place problems. Those on either side other the “benefit of the doubt” (http://www.ozprinciple.com) the hierarch, this person, or that in order to provide a mutual of the debate feel that they have and see only the best in each Standardized, objective has brought valuable informa - group. In the case of priests, it sense of accountability and fo - the best interest of the Church other. But as time progresses, tion to various corporate enti - is not until there is a major cus. This should be done at the at heart. So, the arguments will each begins to manifest the true measures must be put ties. The word “corporate” is problem that action is taken. By local level, as well as the Me - be heated. Nothing can disrupt colors of one’s character, or, phi - in place at both the local from the Latin root word “cor - that time, lives have been dev - tropolis level. If you ignore these a parish community more. losophy. In some cases it is not pus” which means “body”. In astated. Many of these problems problems (or transfer them else - When laymen serve as leaders what each expects. The period and Metropolis levels, this context, the Church is “cor - could have been prevented if we where), they won’t go away, but of a community because they of assessing and honeymooning in order to provide an porate” and might benefit from had better methods of examin - our Laity will. Some already are on the parish council, how are ended when an action tran - these studies and contributions, ing, reflecting, and being ac - have. can they find out the truth of spires thereby revealing ones environment based on much the same way the Church countable. Too often, the minor - People won’t stay on a ship any circumstance? Hopefully, deeper motives or philosophy. A accountability and focus. benefits from sound accounting ity of priests that have problems they perceive as sinking. Some this will serve as a primer for crisis emerges when they are principles (developed by non- get shifted from one parish to say that the current condition continued conversation and di - not congruent. The same goes for the Me - Orthodox). There are various the next. Why do we allow this? of the Church “it is like our lead - alogue. Parishioners and coun - tropolis and Archdiocese. Each pieces of information on its These issues should be ad - ers are moving deck chairs on A key deliberation of the cilmembers attempt to be proac - Metropolis should have avail - website that really stand out dressed. the Titanic after it has hit the parish council is the selection of tive about this and research the able to them the proven track and give an idea of the depth In the case of the ruling hi - iceberg!” a priest. Our Church teaches us name given to them by the rul - record of the proposed new hi - and breadth of its valuable erarchs, there seems to be ab - These are not solutions, but that the priest is the head of the ing hierarch. A track record is erarch to be assigned to them. work. Strategies for energizing solutely no accountability or sys - rather food for thought and en - local parish; in some respects sought after by the parish coun - How many years has this hier - an organization and creating ac - tem of self-examination and couragement of continued dia - much like a chief executive offi - cilmembers before they agree arch served as a parish priest? countability for results are reflection in order to assess the logue. We must also pray, and cer (CEO) that leads a corpora - and say “I do.” What tangible measures are among them. The focus of this direction a Metropolis is head - know that Divine Grace will tion. But every corporation also There was a time when it there that are indicative of his positive sort of accountability is ing. What are the yearly num - show us the way – if we really has a board of directors that is was common to conduct a priest effectiveness? What do his arti - to believe that everyone wants bers of stewards in a given Me - want it to. actively involved in the selection interview and be interviewed by cles say? Does he write articles? to succeed as eagerly as you do, of the CEO. Their purpose is to the parish council. Our ecclesi - Should there be more expecta - and to ask the question “what select the individual who will ology and hierarchical structure tions than just the ability to could we have done to prevent best advance the mission of now prohibit this. Researching speak Greek and to chant? We this or that failure from happen - their vision. If the parish council the track record of the priest has believe so. ing?” Addressing the issues and is doing its job they seek a priest taken its place. This action is TNH published a letter in its empowering is the focus here. that can share their vision. not perfect. It might be subjec - August 17 edition, by Irene Our Church can benefit from In a for profit corporation, tive. If the wrong person an - Roussias, that called for the re - this. the board also serves as a vehi - swers the phone (for example), placement of Archbishop Naysayers would say “this is cle of accountability that the he or she might not give an ac - Demetrios. She agreed with not the work of the Fathers of CEO must consider. When curate picture. After all, this is TNH’s August 10 editorial “To - the Church. What do they know everyone is in sync, harmony a volunteer organization. Not ward a Better Community,” about the Church?” Both of and progress follows. If the every volunteer gets his or her which states that turning the these statements might be true. board is simply a bunch of “yes- way, but they certainly all do bishoprics into independent me - But stopping there would be www.GreekKitchennyc.com men”, or if their voice is muted have their opinions. So how tropolises has been an “abject quite shallow. The fact is that from addressing the missed does one assess the truth about failure.” Roussias writes that the Church is comprised of peo - marks of the CEO, the mission the caliber of the priest they are while Demetrios is a good ple. We are all universally and and vision are handicapped. getting? scholar/theologian, he has not inescapably human. As such, There are similar and distinct Some indicators might be of managed the 500 parishes in the there are hundreds if not thou - dynamics of this in a local help. How long has a priest been United States well. She says that sands of studies done to give us parish, and in the higher admin - in a parish? What is his average if the patriarch does away with insight into ourselves and em - istrative levels of the Church. tenure? What is the average this “failed experiment,” we power us to grow and excel. Re - SELECTION AND VISION tenure of priests as a whole would need a stronger arch - quiring the members of this Priests are appointed by the within the Archdiocese? What bishop to lead us. group (or any other organiza - ruling hierarch of a region. Usu - do the financials say throughout That letter speaks volumes of tion) to be “Orthodox” in order ally the metropolitan will ask each year of his service at a the Church’s condition in the for it to have any validity is as the parish council (as a whole given? What about the number United States. She has touched ridiculous as saying that you or from select executive leaders) of stewards? How have various upon the pulse of the sad state should not go to any doctor that the environment in the parish ministry groups like GOYA of affairs within the Church in is not an Orthodox Christian. and what are they looking for fared? What were the numerical America. But the problem is not Let us not forget what happens in a priest? As time passes by, trends in this or that? What are simply with the archbishop. It to anything that does not evolve parish councils will eventually some of the various articles that is primarily with the metropoli - while everything around it does. 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013

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Msgr. George Parnassus, 86, Longtime Southern CA Pastor Falls Asleep in the Lord

LOS ANGELES – (From the Tid - diocese of Los Angeles. “He was dained on May 30, 1953. by Pope John Paul II. gone.’ This is certainly true ings) – George J. Parnassus, pas - a gifted, zealous and generous While obtaining a master’s After serving as administra - about Msgr. Parnassus.” tor emeritus, who died on Au - priest, and an inspiration to degree in history and then pur - tor of St. Barnabas Church, Long “Msgr. Parnassus revitalized gust 17 at age 86. me.” suing doctoral work at the Uni - Beach, Msgr. Parnassus was the parish, helping to instill a Msgr. Parnassus was also the “What you saw was what he versity of Southern California, named administrator (in 1976) sense of reverence that is still longtime head of the Archdioce - was — a good priest, a faithful he began his parochial, admin - then pastor (in 1977) of St. Vic - palpable today,” said parishioner san Commission for Life Issues, ambassador of Christ, a reflec - istrative and educational work. tor’s. During his 23-year pas - Maite Saralegui. “His legacy, an early sponsor of the West tion of the Good Shepherd,” Starting in 1953, he was an as - torate, he commissioned many though, is much more than the Hollywood Food Coalition, and added Msgr. Francis J. Weber, sociate pastor at Our Lady of liturgical embellishments in the physical. Msgr. Parnassus was the founder of an outreach pro - archivist emeritus for the Arch - Mount Carmel, Newport Beach; church, among them the 14 about challenging the spirit, gram for the disenfranchised in diocese of Los Angeles. Our Lady of the Rosary, Para - stained glass windows created whether one was Catholic or the area. At St. Victor, he was A Los Angeles native and the mount; St. Monica, Santa Mon - by Isabel and Edith Piczek, re - not.” one of the first pastors to cele - son of boxing impresario George ica; and SS. Peter and Paul, furbishing the pipe organ and A rosary service was held brate bi-yearly Masses for those Parnassus Sr., who was born in Wilmington. reinvigorating the music. Aug. 22 at St. Victor. In lieu of who suffered from AIDS as well Methone, Greece in 1897, and In addition, he taught at St. “My sister Edith and I had flowers, donations may be made as establishing an AIDS chapel Rosalie M. De Oca Parnassus, Pius X-St. Matthias High School the privilege of sharing with him to Catholic Relief Services for for private prayer. George John Parnassus was in Downey for eight years, serv - the grandeur of this world — a the rehabilitation and drilling of “It was a privilege and a born May 9, 1927 in Pasadena, ing as principal (1964-67). For world filled with the beauty of wells in East Africa. The purpose grace to work closely with my and graduated from Loyola the next four years, he taught God, saturated with hope — of the wells is to bring water to friend Monsignor George Par - High School, Los Angeles, in and was the spiritual director at George Parnassus creating many artworks with drought-prone and drought- nassus for a number of years,” 1945. Recognizing early on in St. John’s Seminary, also serving him or just visiting and listening stricken areas, a cause Msgr. noted San Francisco Archbishop life that he had a calling to the as chair of the western division berlain (monsignor) in 1968 by to him,” said Isabel Piczek. Parnassus strongly supported in Emeritus George H. Niederauer, priesthood, he entered St. of Seminary Spiritual Directors. Pope Paul VI, and elevated to “When a great man passes away, honor of Our Lady of the Well originally ordained for the Arch - John’s Seminary and was or - He was named a papal cham - prelate of his holiness in 1988 people say, ‘With him an era is of Nazareth.

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n BOUTSELIS, CONSTANTINE husband Bill, and Dena B. Sten - day, Aug. 20th from 2-4 PM and LeAlexander (Alexi); his his son, Peter G. Grigorakakis and LOWELL, MA (From the Lowell house, both of Dover, MA. Five 7-9 PM. A funeral mass will take nephews, Paul Georgantzoglou his wife, Cindy, of Manchester; Sun, published on Aug. 14) – grandchildren, Emily (Greene) place 10 AM Wednesday Aug. and his wife Patricia, and Dimitri; one brother; four sisters; and Constantine J. (Charles) Bout - Kahn and husband Josh, Alex 21st at St. George Greek Ortho - his niece, Elaine Lavitola and her many nieces, nephews and dear selis, 84, died peacefully Sunday and Abby Greene, and Charlie dox Church of Piscataway fol - husband Tony; grand-nephews friends. Services: Calling hours morning, August 11th, sur - and Jack Stenhouse. He was the lowed by interment at Van Liew Christian and Vangelis and are Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at rounded by his loving family at brother of the late Mary Sampas, Cemetery in New Brunswick. grandniece Michele. Nick was the Connor-Healy Funeral Home Massachussets General Hospital James Ellis, and Aristides "Ted" also predeceased by his parents and Cremation Center, 537 after a brief illness. Known as Boutselis. Brother William and n GONGOPOULOS, GEORGE and brother Vangos. A Funeral Union St., corner of Concord and Dino to family and friends, he wife Judy Boutselis reside in Dra - SIOUX FALLS, SD (From The Ar - Service will be held Friday 10:30 Union streets, Manchester. The was a lifelong resident of Lowell, cut. Loving niece Marina (Sam - gus Leader, published on Aug.10) AM, at the Greek Orthodox Trisagion service will take place the son of the late John and Efti - pas) Schell, husband Peter, and – George A. Gongopoulos, Sr, age Cathedral of St. John the The - Thursday at 6 PM in the funeral heia (Papleacos) Boutselis, and many wonderful in-laws, cousins, 79, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed ologian in Tenafly with burial to home. The funeral service will be the husband of the late Iris nieces, nephews and friends. Rel - away Tuesday, Aug. 6, at a local follow at Geo. Washington Mem. held Friday at 10 AM in the As - (Stathis) Boutselis, the love of his atives and friends may call at the hospital. Funeral Services are Park in Paramus. Visiting hours sumption of the Virgin Mary life. After losing his father at the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME, 2159 scheduled for 2:30 pm, Monday, will be Thursday, 3-8 PM at the Greek Orthodox Church, 111 Is - age of 11, Dino became the man Lakeview Ave., Dracut, MA August 12, at Transfiguration Moritz Funeral Home, 98 Route land Pond Road, Manchester, of the household and took on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 4-8 PM. Greek Orthodox Church, 1936 303, Tappan, NY, 845-359-0890, with the Rev. Athanasios Nenes jobs to help the family while at - A Funeral Service will be held at So. Summit, Sioux Falls. Visita - www.moritzfh.net. Memorial officiating. Burial will take place tending Lowell High School. the Hellenic Orthodox Church- tion will be Sunday, Aug. 11, contribution to the American in Pine Grove Cemetery, Man - Upon graduation at the age of Holy Trinity, 62 Lewis St. in Low - from 4:00-6:00 PM, followed by Cancer Society , www.cancer.org chester. In lieu of flowers, memo - 17, with the permission of his ell, MA on Friday, Aug. 16 at a Trisagion Service, at Miller Fu - would be greatly appreciated. rial donations may be made to mother, he enlisted in the Army 10:00 AM. Please meet at the neral Home, 13th and Main, the Assumption of the Virgin Pantelis Tournas and served his country in Korea. church. Interment a 3 pm in Sioux Falls. George Andrew n GRIGORAKAKIS, Mary Church, 111 Island Pond After his return he was a prison Highland Cemetery, Dover, MA. Gongopoulos, Sr. was born June KONSTANTINE Road, Manchester 03103. Cour - guard in Concord, and later a Donations in Dino's memory can 1, 1934, in Athens, Greece to An - MILTON, NH (From the Union tesy local transportation for call - Management Analyst for the fed - be made to the Greek American drew and Eleni (Gavaras) Leader, publisehd on Aug. 14) – ing hours will be provided on re - Pantelis, 71, eral government at Fort Devens Legion, 228 Worthen St., Lowell, Gongopoulos. He attended Konstantin "Kostas" Grigorakakis, quest by contacting Daniel J. where he retired. Dino and Iris, MA 01852, or the Hellenic Amer - schools in Athens, graduated 65, of Milton, died Aug. 10, at Healy at 622-8223. For more in - who were childhood sweathearts, ican Academy, 41 Broadway St., from High School, and later, his home, surrounded by his lov - formation or to sign the online Was Brother married in 1953. The family was Lowell, MA 01854. To leave an joined the Greek Air Force. ing family, after a period of de - guest registry, please visit his universe. He cherished his online condolence, story or mes - George met and married Priscilla clining health. Born in Haria, www.connorhealy.com. Of Methodios daughters LeeAnn and Dena who sage, please visit www.dracutfu - Huhn, on July 27, 1970 in Sioux Lakonias, Greece, on Sept. 18, were taught one thing above all neralhome.com. Falls. They would be blessed with 1947, he was the son of Nikolaos n KARAMANOS, ELIAS others, family first. His five two children, George, Jr, and and Aimelia (Arnaouti) Grigo - PORTLAND, OR (From The Ore - By Theodore Kalmoukos grandchildren were his pride and n CATSOULIS, ANTHOULA Christa. George was a small busi - rakakis.He immigrated to the gonian, published on Aug. 11) – joy. He loved the numerous fam - EDISON, NJ (From the Home ness owner in Sioux Falls. United States from Greece in Elias Peter Karamanos, at the age BOSTON, MA – Pantelis Tour - ily gatherings in Dover and News Tribune, published on Aug. 1971 and settled in Manchester, of 78, passed to be with our Lord nas, 71, beloved brother of Met - Woods Hole, and never missed a 19) – Anthoula Catsoulis, 88, n GEORGE, NICK where he lived for many years. due to heart failure. Elias was ropolitan Methodios of Boston milestone in their lives. He would died at her home on Saturday SPARKILL, NY (From the Later, he resided in Rochester be - born on April 17, 1935, to Peter and Fotini Tournas, died on Sep - brag incessantly about all of their August 17th surrounded by her Record/Herald News, published fore moving to Milton in 2004. and Marina Karamanos, in a tember 15. accomplishments to his lifelong family. Born in Galaxidi, Greece, on Aug. 7) – Nick George, a resi - Mr. Grigorakakis served in the small town Manesi Nafplion, Metropolitan Methodios told friends every morning at their she became a proud citizen of the dent of Sparkill, NY, passed away Greek Army. He was a master Greece. On March 14, 1964, he TNH that “we lost Pantelis, he coffee group. An avid sports fan United States and a longtime res - on Aug. 5, at Englewood Medical electrician as well as an entre - married Cleopatra Damis to was a beloved brother, may God and Count Basie fanatic, Dino ident of Edison. Anthoula was a Center. He was born in Athens, preneur in the Manchester and which they enjoyed a long and rest his soul.” He also said “I also enjoyed playing craps at Fox - parishioner of St. George Greek Greece on September 14, 1929 Rochester areas. He especially en - fruitful marriage of nearly 50 thank all the people who send us woods Casino and returning to Orthodox Church of Piscataway to Paul and Helen Georgant - joyed spending time on the porch years. Elias and Cleopatra owned their wishes and condolences.” the family's homeland of Greece. where she was a member of the zoglou. Nick came to the US in of his home listening to the loons many grocery stores in NW Port - Pantelis was for many years His storytelling was legendary. Ladies of Philoptohos Society-St. 1950 and worked as a head on Milton Three Ponds. He will land as well as taverns and apart - a successful florist, specifically, He was on the board of the Hel - Barbara #1033. She was prede - waiter at Sherry-Netherland Ho - be missed by all who knew him. ment complexes. Elias was loved he was the owner of Hackensack lenic Orthodox Church-Holy Trin - ceased by her loving husband tel and eventually as a hair - In addition to his mother of by many; his sense of humor and Florist in New Jersey. He lived ity, a board member of the Hel - Michael and her daughter-in-law dresser at John's Parisian Beauty Greece, family members include business was top notch. Elias in Chestnut Hill, MA during the lenic Cultural Society and played Karen. She is survived by her sons Salon for 35 years in Manhattan. loved his family most of all. He last few years. a leadership role at the Greek James of Edison, Gus, and wife He was member of the Greek Or - this is a service is survived by his wife, Cleopatra Pantelis’ Funeral Service was American Legion. Eileen of Spotswood, Paras and thodox Cathedral of St. John the to the community. Karamanos; sons, Peter and chanted at the Annunciation He is survived by his two daugh - wife Diane of East Brunswick, Theologian in Tenafly, NJ and Announcements of deaths Frank Karamanos; and a grand - Greek Orthodox Cathedral of ters, LeeAnn B. Greene and her Nicholas of Allentown and John AHEPA, and the Thorpe Senior may be telephoned to the son, Christopher Thomas. A fu - Boston and his burial took place of Edison; her grandchildren Ja - Center in Sparkill. Nick was an classified Department of neral service will be held on Mon - in the Gardens at Gethsemane clyn, Cheryl, Michael, Nicholas, avid swimmer and enjoyed the the national herald at day, Aug. 12, 11 AM, at Holy Days and dates of funerals, Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA. Jonathan, Peter and Stephanie as beach and ocean. Nick was pre - (718) 784-5255, Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - memorials, and other events di - Donations in his memory well as her brother George Hat - deceased by his wife, Costadina, monday through Friday, dral, 3131 NE Glisan St., Port - rectly correspond to the original may be made to any local parish gen of Burlington, VT. Family and who died in 2009. He is survived 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est land, OR. Elias will be interned publication date, which appears of people’s choice or to the friends may pay their respects at by his daughter, Helene Georgis- or e-mailed to: at Rose City Cemetery. Arrange - at the beginning of each notice. Philoxenia House, 162 Goddard the Boylan Funeral Home, 10 Corey and her husband Lee; his [email protected] ments are being held through Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445. Wooding Ave., Edison on Tues - grandchildren Nicole and Omega Funeral Services. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 11

GREEK NEWS AROUND New Turmoil as Greeks React to a Golden Dawn-Linked Killing

THE WORLD By Andy Dabilis would not allow the “successors sidiaris, whose parliamentary im - TNH Staff Writer of the Nazis” to destabilize munity has been stripped so he Greece. can be tried on criminal charges, Tribute to Maria Callas ATHENS – Just as Greece was “Democracy is much stronger denied his party’s involvement in enjoying the fruits of a record- than its enemies realize,” he said the incident and said that the with Promenade breaking tourist summer and adding that there should be calm party would respond with law - Concert in Athens Prime Minister Antonis Samaras as an antidote to the troubles. suits. He told SKAI TV that there said he saw an economic recov - “Violence is a downhill slide were no political motives behind ery on the horizon, the stabbing that destroys any chance of the attack and that opponents ATHENS (AMNA)- A tribute to death of an anti-fascist, for which Greece achieving what it de - were unjustly accusing the party Greece's great soprano Maria a suspect linked to the extreme serves, in other words growth, of creating “a climate of polar - Callas has been organised by the rightwing Golden Dawn Party prospects and prosperity,” he ization and war”. Greek National Opera on Sun - was arrested, disrupted the coun - said. The party, which admires day evening to mark the 36th try's fragile political scene and “This is not the time for inter - Adolf Hitler although they deny anniversary since her death (on brought international attention. nal disputes or tension,” added being a neo-Nazi group, won 16 September 1977), with a Samaras, fretful that the mur - Samaras with a reference to the nearly 7 percent of the vote in 'promenade concert' held in five der would cause more social un - damage being inflicted on general elections last year. Sup - stages in the neighbourhoods of rest after angry protests against Greece’s image abroad. port has since risen to around 12 Athens. the extremists broke out in "This government is deter - percent according to recent opin - Between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 Athens and across the country, mined not to allow the heirs of AP Photo/John D. cArnessiotis ion polls. p.m. the streets where Callas appealed for calm and said the the Nazis to poison our social life, Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas on stage. His stage name was Killah Before police announced that government was trying to find to commit crimes, to terrorize P and he was described as an anti-fascist activist. the suspect had identified himself some way to outlaw Golden and to undermine the founda - as being in the party, Kasidiaris Dawn, which won 18 seats in tions of the country that gave must be treated as a criminal or - fascist groups, it will be an unac - described the stabbing as a Parliament last year. birth to democracy," he added. ganization. It has now gone be - ceptable presidency and not “heinous crime” that had nothing He said in a televised address While he said there should be yond all limits. The state must likely to bring any progress, ei - to do with Golden Dawn. that his government, made up of no political rivalries, his advisor intervene.” ther for Europe or for Greece,” Later, party lawmaker his New Democracy Conserva - Chrysanthos Lazaridis lashed out Austrian MEP Hannes Swo - added Swoboda. Michalis Arvanitis said the inci - tives and the PASOK Socialists, at the major opposition party the boda, who heads the Socialists THE KILLING dent was just a bar brawl and not will no longer tolerate violence Coalition of the Radical Left and Democrats group in the Eu - Witnesses said the murder of political. by the extremists as it has done (SYRIZA) and also blamed ropean Parliament, suggested Fyssas came after he and six “Yes, this man, as it turns out, for more than a year, and urged Golden Dawn for political vio - that Greece now might have friends were watching a soccer (Roupakios) has declared himself there be no bitter reactions. lence and suggested that the left - given up taking on the rotating game on TV at a tavern in the to be a member of Golden Dawn. He condemned the killing of ist party was not part of the “con - EU presidency in January. southern Athens neighborhood But Golden Dawn has one million Pavlos Fyssas and said that “the stitutional axis." SYRIZA was “It is crucial that the Greek of Amfiali and words were ex - supporters. If in a restaurant, two government is determined not to among the first, however, to de - government and Parliament draw changed with Golden Dawn drunken idiots have a fight and grew up will resound with the allow the Nazi descendants to nounce the killing and the politi - clear conclusions and come up members. someone is stabbed, should we famous arias that singled her out poison our social life, commit cal atmosphere it said had al - with solid proposals on how to They said the extremists look at their ideology and blame as one of the greatest singers of murders, terrorize and under - lowed it. stop these violent extremist at - called for reinforcements, as is that?” Arvanitis said. her time, performed by members mine the foundations of the Council of Europe Secretary tacks, including the possibility of their pattern, and a gang of about The killing overshadowed of the National Opera and sup - country that gave birth to democ - General Thorbjorn Jagland he banning the party altogether,” he 40 showed up and attacked, with economic news during the coun - ported by the National Opera or - racy.” was worried the murder could be said. Roupakios identified as the man try's three-year crisis which has chestra, conducted by Artistic Di - Police quickly arrested a 45- the trigger for more violence. “If the Greek government and who stabbed Fyssas three times dominated the media, just as Fi - rector Myronas Michailidis. year-old suspect, Giorgos “This murder stems from an ex - Prime Minister Samaras fail to after being unable to get the bet - nance Minister Yannis Stournaras The 'five-stage musical prom - Roupakios, who said he belonged tremely dangerous development put a stop to the hate-filled be - ter of him physically. said the indicators were getting enade' has been designed in to Golden Dawn, and raided the we are seeing in Greece and also havior of Golden Dawn and other Golden Dawn MP Ilias Ka - much better. such a way that the audience Party's headquarters before other parts of Europe,” he said. will be able to watch all five con - protests raged into the night of "Sections of society are be - certs, moving from one location the killing on Sept. 18. coming more radicalized and to the next on foot. Samaras said it was no time there is a real risk that hate for domestic or political conflicts speech turns into violence and although critics said he has cold-blooded murder,” he added. turned a blind eye to Golden A CRIMINAL GANG From Both Sides Dawn’s antics so as not to offend Coalition leaders, who gained of the Aegean at the rightwing constituency that the support of their political rivals he also seeks. in the Parliament who unified Benaki Museum “We all know that our country against Golden Dawn in the wake is at an exceptionally crucial mo - of the killing, tried to find some ATHENS (AMNA)- Director ment and that our people are suf - legal basis to control the extrem - Maria Iliou and historian fering the biggest sacrifices to ists, although the Constitution Alexander Kitroeff who, in 2012, conquer the crisis and succeed in does not allow banning a political presented the documentary its financial rebirth. Any political party. Smyrna the Destruction of a Cos - disagreements should be solved Public Order Minister Nikos mopolitan City 1900-1922, now with a democratic dialogue, not Dendias suggested that the gov - present Part II entitled From with incendiary arguments nor ernment could look at ways of Both Sides of the Aegean, which with violence anywhere it may changing the law on what con - deals with the Expulsion and Ex - come from and, what is more, stitutes a criminal gang. “I am change of populations between not with blood which divides us shaken by the event,” said Den - Turkey and Greece in 1922- and exposes us abroad,” he dias. He said the killing and re - 1924. The documentary pays added. cent violent incidents involving tribute to the people who lost Samaras, who set aside a bill the party, along with name-call - their homes in the period 1922- earlier this year that would have ing in Parliament, “shows in the 1924 and, at the same time, ho - increased the penalties for hate clearest possible way the inten - AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris nours the science of history. His - crimes in an attempt to corral the tions of the neo-Nazi creation.” More Jobs to be Cut; Greeks Protest Again torians from America, Europe, extremists, said the shocking PASOK leader Evangelos Greece and Turkey discuss the murder had forced him to finally Venizelos said, “Golden Dawn Thousands of civil servants march outside the Greek Parliament in central Athens on Wednesday, greater history of the period act against them and that he uses violence as its main tool and Sept. 18., during a two-day nationwide strike against planned job cuts. while first, second and third gen - erations of refugees from both sides of the Aegean tell their per - sonal stories. The screenings will take place at the Benaki Mu - Cyprus Government: Capital Controls Will End in January seum on September 15 and for the three following Sundays. The documentary is corrobo - Unable to take out more than the financial system,” Anastasi - Cypriots and account holders rated by rare photographic ma - 300 euros ($390) a day from ades said. have been slowly bleeding the terial and film footage culled their bank accounts – and losing “What is important, too, and banks of whatever money they from archives in America and 47.5 percent of their deposits of a good sign is the behavior of can take out. Europe. For the first time un - more than 100,000 euros Cypriots, a responsible stance, Confidence in the banking known images of the Expulsion ($130,000) – Cypriots in Janu - without reactions, without sector has not recovered, with and the Population Exchange ary will again be allowed to ac - strikes, labor peace,” he said. “I net outflows of deposits since from the archives of the Library cess their money in state banks. believe that sooner than ex - March reaching €8 billion equal of Congress, Princeton Univer - The government of President pected we will again be in a po - to 12 percent of deposits in the sity, the Red Cross, the Save the Nicos Anastasiades imposed sition to go to markets, but also system. Businesses are squeezed Children Fund, as well as some strict capital controls in March to create encouraging prospects for liquidity with corporate of the lost photographs of the after accepting the terms of a for the country.” credit shrinking by 9 percent in great American photographer deal from international lenders The controls, however, have June on an annual basis. Lewis Hine and many more will putting up 10 billion euros ($13 dried up equity that businesses The country's bank restruc - be screened. billion) in rescue loans that in - need to keep operating and the turing program is running sev - cluded bank account confisca - confiscations, while said to be eral months behind schedule tions to help raise another 13 aimed at rich foreigners, partic - and the Troika of the European billion euros ($17 billion). ularly Russians, have also wiped Union-International Monetary Memorial Events on Once that was done, Anas - out much of the accounts of Fund-European Central Bank Asia Minor Disaster tasiades – who reneged on a small-and-medium-sized busi - (EU-IMF-ECB) have not set a campaign promise not to seize nesses and the life savings of timetable for resuming normal Anniversary bank accounts – said he was people who trusted their money banking operations. forced to put on controls to pre - was save in state banks. It was - The decision comes as the THESSALONIKI (AMNA)- A vent a run on the banks that n't. IMF said that the country’s re - memorial service for the victims could have emptied the vaults. Despite the still-shaky condi - form program is on track, but it AP Photo/Petros kArADJiAs, File of the Genocide of Hellenism of “The goal right now is to cre - tion of the banks, Anastasiades still faces “substantial” risks and Cyprus’ Central Bank chief Panicos Demetriades. the East and the laying of ate the conditions for growth said it was time to try to instill that the government would wreaths by refugee organisa - and tackle the serious problem some confidence in investors, at have to stick to reforms, includ - sent unemployment soaring and trols could be phased out by tions and agencies took place in of unemployment, to stabilize least the ones who are left, as ing austerity measures that have shops closing. January, given the amount of the northern city of Thessaloniki Anastasiades said in an in - work still to be done on restruc - on Sunday morning on the oc - terview with Bloomberg news turing of Bank of Cyprus, the is - casion of the 91st anniversary of agency that controls are being land’s biggest lender, and con - the Asia Minor disaster. lifted and “will end within a solidating more than 90 poorly The religious service held at timeframe of January 2014.” supervised co-operative credit the Saint Sophia Church was of - However, Finance Minister institutions into about 20 units ficiated by Thessaloniki Metro - Haris Georgiades said the by next March. politan Anthimos. process of lifting controls could “Given how long it’s taken to The memorial events were at - take longer to complete. resolve Bank of Cyprus it’s hard tended by Alternate Environ - “The President has raised the to see how the co-operatives can ment Minister Stavros Kalafatis, stakes for us . . . (the lifting of be restructured before the who represented the govern - controls) will certainly be done March deadline,” Fiona Mullen, ment, local officials, representa - in the early months of 2014,” Director of Sapienta Economics, tives of all parties represented Georgiades told the FT. “Things told Bloomberg. in Parliament, refugee organisa - are starting to stabilize . . . the Cyprus’ economy shrank by tions and city agencies. intention of the government is 5.2 percent in the second quar - to maintain the momentum so ter from the year-earlier period, far that has enabled us to lift while unemployment jumped to controls gradually,” he added. 17.3 percent in June from 11.7 The tight controls are tough per cent a year earlier, marking THANK YOU on businesses as well as smaller the highest yearly change in the special thanks to the hotel in - individual account holders, and Eurozone. ternational on the island of any transactions of more than Imports fell by 20 percent in 500,000 euros ($650,000) have the first half after the euro’s first rhodes, and on the island of to be reviewed by bank officials capital controls were imposed chios to the blue note café at before being approved, a te - to avert a massive flight of cap - Agia Fotia (Fotini) beach and to dious and cumbersome process ital. Economic output is pro - the Armyliki hotel at lithi that is making it difficult to do jected to shrink by 9 percent this beach, all of which provided business in Cyprus. year and another 4 percent in wonderful accommodations Cyprus’ second-largest bank, 2014. The Fund expects the that facilitated the editing of AP Photo/Dimitri messinis Laiki (Popular Bank), was shut country to return to growth in the national herald in June, Kicking the Kids around down and its healthy assets 2015. transferred to Bank of Cyprus Alongside dismantling capi - July, and August. A local store owner pushes a young Roma busker, playing the accordion, with her foot on a under terms of the island’s tal controls, Anastasiades said pedestrian walkway near the ancient Acropolis, in Athens, on Monday, September 16. The Athens- €10bn bailout by the EU and In - his priority is to give fresh im - constantinos e. scaros based human rights group, Greek Helsinki Monitor, in a July report, discrimination is still wide - ternational Monetary Fund. petus to failed attempts to unify executive editor spread for many of Greece's estimated 400,000 Roma, with schools often yielding to pressure Economists in Nicosia his island, the last divided coun - from local communities to exclude Roma children from the mandatory education system. sounded skeptical that all con - try in Europe. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013

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We hope you enjoy them, and we look One of those is Putin, who tries to project himself as the wise, inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion moral ruler of the world, despite that fact that he treads on ethically odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in thin ice and oversees a second-rate economy. collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: He attempted to circumvent Obama by communicating directly conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com with the American people in an article in the New York Times. He addresses the president in a condescending tone, as is Putin were an ethics professor admonishing a mediocre student. The article is noth - ing more than a monumental piece of cheap propaganda. Is Abortion Murder Depending on Who Does the Killing? Putin stressed the necessity of presenting every major foreign policy consideration, such as the authorization of the use of force, to the UN Security Council. Conveniently, that is the only context in 1. CONSTANTINOS E. a human being. crimes result in the death of un - born as having equal status. which Post-Soviet Russians can exercise a veto. SCAROS SHARES HIS POINT Later on, some experts said born babies, least of all Welden. They almost always believe a He makes the memorable statement: “We are not protecting the OF VIEW that the prosecutor would have I maintain that he should be human being has a soul and ap - Syrian government, but international law. We need to use the United Dan, a recent and heart - a difficult time proving murder, prosecuted to the fullest extent parently that soul comes into Nations Security Council. The law is still the law, and we must follow breaking news story has because it would be nearly im - of the law. Not for murder, being when a sperm fertilizes it whether we like it or not.” prompted me to reexamine the possible to determine, scientifi - though. an egg. I am not a theologian, He seems to threaten that, “the potential strike by the United abortion issue from a different cally, that the pill had been the A murder conviction would but I wonder how that concept States against Syria,” risks “potentially spreading the conflict far be - perspective. A Florida man murder weapon. But no men - establish precedent that all applies to miscarriages and fatal yond Syria’s borders. A strike would increase violence and unleash a named John Welden pleaded tion has been made about the abortion is murder, and there - premature births. If these are new wave of terrorism. guilty to tricking his then-girl - fact that the seven week-old fe - fore illegal and punishable by humans with souls, why is the Of particular interest is his purported assailment of American ex - friend, Remee Jo Lee, into tak - tus was considered to have been severe penalties, such as life in divine force that gave them that ceptionalism. He wrote: “I would rather disagree with a case [Obama] ing a pill in order to terminate a human being. prison or even death. And in soul taking it from them before made on American exceptionalism, stating that the United States’ her pregnancy. Welden’s plan To put it another way, sup - that case, if pregnant women they are even viable entities, policy is ‘what makes America different. It’s what makes us excep - succeeded, and the seven week- pose that Lee’s child was not and doctors were not convicted much less beings capable of tional.' It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see them - old fetus died. seven weeks old inside the for murder, but killer expectant making moral decisions? selves as exceptional.” Lee had been overjoyed womb, but seven weeks old af - fathers were, then that would I am not so arrogant as to as - Apparently, spy school did not teach the former KGB head much about the pregnancy, but, unbe - ter being born. Suppose, further, raise a whole different Consti - sume I have the definitive an - about American history. knownst to her, Welden wanted that Welden – whether or not tutional issue altogether: a vio - swer about the nature of the Though he makes a valid point when he says “it is alarming that no part of it. Accordingly, he was the father – killed it. lation of the Equal Protection soul or when conventional life military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has be - Welden forged the signature of Surely, that would be murder. Clause of the Fourteenth begins. What I do know is that come commonplace for the United States,” we realize that even a his father – who is an OB-GYN Even if Lee, the baby’s mother – Amendment. unwanted pregnancies have broken clock can be right twice a day. – in order to fill the prescription killed her own child, that too, Where do you stand on this, been with us since the onset of It is true that Obama is taking his time, to the point of appearing for the ulcer pill, Cyotec, which would be murder: the inten - Dan? recorded human history. Before indecisive, regarding the use of the America’s armed forces, and that is used to induce labor. He then 2. DAN GEORGAKAS RE - modern times, abortions for is good. Reportedly, he deliberated for three months regarding the relabeled the bottle “amoxi - SPONDS most women were quite danger - capture of bin Laden, the operation that ultimately killed America’s cillin,” falsely claiming it was an Biology or ideology: Dino, there has been an up - ous and the fate of most un - foremost enemy. antibiotic that his father had Should the killer of date since you wrote concerning wanted children was not envi - And it is true that he risks appearing naive by considering the prescribed for Lee. an unborn child be the murder charge faced by able. I am troubled that the Putin-Assad duo to be trustworthy negotiating partners, but he is The Daily Mail reported that James Welden. He has pleaded anti-abortionists that like to call acting like a rational thinker. He did well to stop the clock on the at - Welden carried out this plan be - charged with murder? guilty to tampering with a con - themselves pro-life offer no vi - tack against Assad, and it must be noted that the initial threat of an cause he did not want his other sumer product and conspiracy able programs to care for the attack is what created the diplomatic opening. girlfriend to find out about his tional killing of another human to commit mail fraud. He faces unwanted children once they But when the diplomatic maneuvers run out of room, if no agree - relationship with Lee, let alone being. a sentence of 15 years in prison. are born. Many of these children ment is reached, Obama will have gained international legitimacy that he was the father of her un - Consistently, that Welden The bigger issue you raised will have serious medical prob - for an attack, and he will have more domestic popular support than born child. And, if the story pos - killed that same “human being” remains relevant. Assistant U.S. lems. Moreover, the parents of he had before, and then not even Putin will be able to accuse him of sibly could become any worse, inside the womb is also consid - Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow unwanted children are usually being a militarist. Welden handed the pills to Lee ered murder, but if Lee had wanted to charge Welden with confronted by severe economic, on (Western Christian) Good gone to an abortion clinic to murder. Muldrow arrogantly social, and psychological pres - Friday and directed her to keep have a doctor kill her unborn took it upon himself to decide sures. Wait ‘Till Next Time! on taking them; Lee went to the child, neither Lee nor the doctor when life begins. His intent was Given that it is virtually im - hospital complaining of abdom - would be prosecuted for murder clearly political, even if it possible to agree on when hu - inal pain on Easter Sunday. – or for anything, for that mat - stemmed from genuine religious man life begins, I think the de - John Catsimatidis has sent a thank you note to supporters of his Lee was devastated to begin ter, because abortion, particu - belief. He wanted to establish a cision of whether it is best to mayoral bid, and it contained quite a bit of news. with when she miscarried, and larly at that early stage of preg - legal precedent. Once we have abort or not should be made by It reveals, for example, that he spent his own money for the cam - became even more so when she nancy, is perfectly and entirely defined when life begins, judg - the parents, not the state or a paign – reportedly, a total of $9 million has been spent for the cam - learned that her boyfriend, and legal. ments on whether an act is mur - religious doctrine imposed on paign – which seems like a lot of money to most folks, though con - father of her child, was behind Whether or not abortion der or not become a matter of them. In any dispute between sidering Forbes Magazine estimates his fortune at $3.1 billion, it it. should be legal is a different fact rather than speculation. the male and female about what might not seem that much, in perspective. Obviously, any civilized and matter altogether – and it is an Many Americans believe that to do, the female should have Nonetheless, current New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, compassionate human being issue that I find to be far more life begins when a sperm suc - the final word as it is her life for example, who is 10th on the Forbes list with $31 billion – ten would agree that Welden’s ac - complex than most. But the nar - cessfully unites with an egg. At that may be endangered in any times that of Catsimatidis – spent $17 million in his first election tions were despicable. Certainly, rower question, namely, how least as many other Americans action taken. That makes me campaign, pocket change for that range of wealth. we all hope that justice is deliv - can an intentional act to kill, not have different views. Some be - pro-choice with the woman hav - But the note’s most significant news was Catsimatidis’ message ered soon, and that he receives done in self-defense, be consid - lieve that only a full-born infant ing the deciding vote. that he intends to continue to pursue political office. "This not good - an enormously stiff penalty for ered murder in one instance and should be defined as an inde - Returning to the case you bye, but see you later,” he said. this horrific crime. not in another, seems very sim - pendent human being. Others spotlighted, the sentence given He could not be clearer about his intentions. Readers might won - The issue that has piqued my ple to me. If abortion is murder, identify a time period that they John Welden seems just and we der: did he catch the political bug? The answer seems to be, yes. interest, however, is that the then every mother that consents believe determines when a fetus can be relieved that Asst. U.S. Objectively, there is a very strong logical basis for Catsimatidis to prosecutor charged Welden with to one and every doctor that has independent life. Scientists Attorney Muldrow did not get a continue to seek office: He received 40.7% percent of the vote, a big murder. The crime of murder – performs one are murderers. note that the sperm and egg are chance to establish his belief percentage and it impressed many, including Greek-Americans and in Florida and everywhere else And if it is not, then no one who also living organisms. Does that unilaterally as a legal precedent non-Greeks alike. in the United States, no matter kills a fetus is a murderer – even make masturbation or inducing binding on others. Abortion, He won in Staten Island and in Brooklyn, and lost by a narrow what some differing nuances a mugger in a dark alley. menstruation murder? thankfully, remains a right guar - margin in the Bronx. He did very well in Queens and gained the might exist from state to state – Granted, I have absolutely no The anti-abortion movement anteed by federal law. overwhelming majority of the Greek vote in every borough. involves the unlawful killing of sympathy for those whose speaks of the born and the un - 3. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? His votes suffered in Manhattan, of which he said: “I found it strange that we only received 3000 votes out of 11,300 cast. Very strange.” Clearly, he was alluding to the possibility of irregularities at the polls. We are told that some members of his team were so convinced • Mail Delivery service is available from • Classified services available with a wide about it that they tried to persuade him to contest the election. Cat - Services to our readers: coast to coast. Delivery is dependent on category selection and well read world - simatidis refused to follow their advice, however, and rightly so. Oth - Post Office and region. Any unforeseen de - wide. 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THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 VIEWPOINTS 13 Howard Dean: the Return The Battle for the Middle East: U.S., Russia, and Turkey

Of the Antiwar Candidate? Ever since the Crimean War against Syria. Both a degree of control cast the United States as the (1853-1856), Russia has at - factors have through regional protector of Muslims and the tempted to establish a sphere of skewed how the strongman like world’s policeman. Equally im - By Maggie Haberman A number of operatives agree influence in the Middle East. White House has Hosni Mubarak and portant, the Obama Administra - Politico with Dean that Clinton would The recent Syria crisis is an op - responded not just Saddam Hussein. tion continues to believe that it face a primary challenge of portunity for that Russian am - to the ongoing Syr - The withdrawal can establish a relationship with A decade after his presiden - some kind if she runs. But her bition. Many in the international ian crisis, but also from Iraq and the a new generation of leaders who tial aspirations ended with a left flank is far less exposed now community and in the Arab to the upheavals in pending pullout out are both devout Muslims and hair-raising scream, Howard than it was four years ago, when world believe that at the very the Middle East. of Afghanistan sig - liberals. Dean is making noise about run - the Democratic base suffered least Russian intervention in The United naled that the The United States initially ning again in 2016. from deep Clinton fatigue and Syria is a welcome counter to States has to de - United States is re - applauded the election of Mo - It’s eliciting more than a few remained outraged over her perceived ongoing American ag - velop a policy for linquishing its hege - hamed Morsi, a Muslim Broth - guffaws out of Washington. But vote authorizing the Iraq war. gression – a continuation of the the region that is by DR. ANDRE mony over the Mid - erhood leader, as president of Dean backers say he could be There is far less resistance to her wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. not held hostage GEROLYMATOS dle East. Spasmodic Egypt but then relented and ac - the one laughing last. among a Democratic base that Immediately after 9/11 few by the so-called reactions such as cepted his overthrow by the The ex-Vermont governor- spurned her for Barack Obama could chastise America for strik - Arab Spring and Special to the destruction of Egyptian military. Perhaps, sup - turned-liberal pundit was back in 2008, in part because of dis - ing against the Taliban and al- must overcome the The National Herald the Moammar porting the Muslim opposition in Iowa in August giving a talk appointment with the current Qaeda in Afghanistan. The mistakes of the Gaddafi regime as to Syria’s secular Assad was a to labor activists. He’s heading president. United States had suffered a ter - Bush presidency in the Middle well as the threat to launch mis - means of compensating for to New Hampshire soon to de - “I don’t think Howard Dean rorist attack with tragic conse - East. sile strikes against Syria not abandoning Morsi? Maybe two liver a speech about health care. is serious about a run, and he quences for thousands of Amer - It is wishful thinking to be - withstanding, the Obama Ad - years ago, when the Syrian op - And as if on cue, Dean will tell certainly wouldn’t have the trac - icans, but the invasion of Iraq lieve that democracy and liber - ministration gave every indica - position was in the hands of sec - anyone who asks that Hillary tion today that he did back in had lukewarm support from alism will sprout out of the mass tion that it was losing interest ular moderates that may have Clinton is bound to face a pri - 2003. It’s a much different De - U.S. allies and even less in the demonstrations that have swept in the region. been a useful gesture, but now mary challenge if she runs — not mocratic Party today, one that international community. cities like Cairo and more tragi - But this is not the case. The jihadists, al-Qaeda and other him, necessarily, though feel free is no longer bereft of voices The rhetoric of the Bush Ad - cally have led to civil war in Obama White House, instead, Muslim extremists dominate the to speculate — but someone. from the Democratic wing of the ministration that “you are either Syria. The Middle East is not a has tried to find a means of movement. Whether these are the moves Democratic Party,” said Daily with us or against us” under - cohesive entity but more than coming to terms with the Is - Unfortunately, these policies of someone seriously mulling Kos founder Markos Moulitsas mined America’s moral ascen - just a geographic entity. It is a lamists and reach out to organi - have created a great deal of con - another national campaign or in an interview. dency after 9/11. This was com - confluence of competing visions zations such as the Muslim fusion and uncertainty. Moscow looking to keep himself in the “Clinton is also a different pounded by the failure to find of Islam (Shia, Sunny and Wah - Brotherhood in Egypt. The sen - fears that the Syrian opposition political conversation isn’t to - politician today than she was the “weapons of mass destruc - habi to name a few), cultures, timent was not reciprocated; to would turn the country into a tally apparent. The smart money back in 2007, and there is cer - tion in Iraq. The United States history, and languages. many Muslim militants America radical Islamic republic that seems to be on the latter, espe - tainly a growing, and justified, was seen as an international It was once colonized by the remains the Great Satan. To oth - would reject Russian interests cially since Dean says he’s back - desire by women for a female bully, taking advantage of the British, French, and Italians and ers, American values of democ - in that country. President Putin ing Clinton at the moment. nominee. And I’ve got to say, if fact that America was the only dominated after the Second racy and liberalism are incom - is less concerned with keeping But if the goal is to get peo - not Clinton, there are several superpower and inflicting hun - World War by the United States patible with the tenets of Islam. Assad in power than preventing ple talking, the onetime voice other women that could mount dreds of thousands of deaths in and the Soviet Union. After the Nevertheless, the White a militant Muslim state. At the of the anti-war left is once again credible challenges in her stead. Iraq and Afghanistan. collapse of the USSR, America House overreacted to the same time, Putin has exploited proving to be quite adept — Dean was seen as a historic fig - The withdrawal from Iraq, was the sole hegemon in the re - killings and use of chemical Obama’s awkward policy moves even if he’s prompting some ure in 2003, breaking the mold abandoning the country in gion and Washington exercised weapons in Syria by trying to in Syria and is casting Russia as eye-rolling in Washington of a party gone bad. Today he is shambles, and the expanding a credible powerbroker alterna - among those who remember the history, fondly remembered for the conflict in Afghanistan tive in the Middle East. spectacular collapse of his last his role in helping revitalize the demonstrated for many in the In this respect, Putin is carv - campaign all too well. party.” Muslim and international com - ing out a Russian sphere of in - “I just don’t see an urge right Still, the anti-war sentiment munity that U.S. policy was fun - fluence – an ambition that now within the party to find that’s been resurgent amid Pres - damentally driven by war. In the eluded the Russian Tsars and someone else,” said Joe Trippi, ident Obama’s contorted push absence of a creative and subtle the Soviet leadership. Indeed, who helmed Dean’s campaign for limited military action in method of addressing the ongo - Obama’s failure to deal with that year. Dean, he added, is Syria is a reminder of where ing political upheaval in the Syria, both domestically and in - one of the few people who could Dean’s base of support was Middle East, the United States ternationally, has forced the spark such a candidacy. within the party. could only respond with military United States to share the future Indeed, it’s not clear that His campaign, in large mea - force or the threat of military disposition of that country, and there would be room for a seri - sure thanks to Trippi, presaged force – at least this is the im - possibly the future of the Middle ous alternative to Clinton – or the social media movement that pression that the Obama Admin - East, with Russia. This has been Barack Obama successfully rode istration is presenting to the a major American concession in 2008. He was seen as a cham - world. and one that has elevated Russ - pion of gay rights after signing One factor is that President ian prestige both in the Middle a bill as governor legalizing civil Obama has not explained that East and in the rest of the world. unions. (Dean detractors say he there is more at stake for the was not the decisive voice on United States than Assad’s bru - AP Photo/sAnA Andre Gerolymatos is the Direc - gay rights he has been made out tality. Another is that the media, In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, tor of the Stavros Niarchos to be, but his supporters give while sympathetic to the Obama Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets Russian deputy Foundation Centre for Hellenic him enormous credit.) Administration, have been the Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, left, in Damascus, Syria, Studies at Simon Fraser Univer - “All [people] remember is drumbeaters for a military strike Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. sity in Vancouver. the scream,” said Ethan Geto, a New York lobbyist who ran Dean’s effort in the state and LETTER FROM ATHENS was a key leader of his fundrais - ing among gay donors. “That was the most unfair thing amongst many.” Perks of Greek Workers: Extra Pay for Using Computers One Democrat who was close to Dean when he was at the DNC was blunter: “I don’t think Much has been made – deri - leader Andreas Pa - one see if you're a ministration is print the New he’ll do this and I don’t think he sively, I might add – of the six pandreou, who good worker who Democracy logo above your should, but anybody who un - extra days a year holiday bonus hired so many peo - has no political name on your resume and you'll derestimates Howard Dean is a Greek workers receive if they ple he had to ship in connections but have a job before you can say Howard Dean fool.” use a computer. Where's the Greeks from the Di - can do the job, Evangelos-Venizelos-is-an-op - Dean does have some things compassion? aspora to hire even even without a portunist. whether Dean, who went on to going for him. The outside True, workers that have to more. computer. Samaras will let nothing become the Democratic Na - group he helped found, Democ - sort through the traditional fil - Papandreou, The public stand in his way to cut the work - tional Committee chairman dur - racy for America, has remained ing system of piles of papers who could see twice workers union AD - force and take away privileges ing the party’s out-of-power active at the grassroots level, in - stacked in corners, in shopping as far into the future EDY said it would from those who aren't his years and who is now a frequent cluding in legislative fights in carts, in boxes, and stuffed in as anyone else and fight the decision friends. The government has presence on TV, will ultimately Iowa and New Hampshire. His cabinets probably deserve 12 ex - was a double vision - in court. "Accord - limited pensions for unmarried pull the trigger. idea for a 50-state strategy tra days of vacation a year just ary, implemented by ANDY ing to the Euro - daughters they get when their “The truth is I’m not ready while he was the national party for heavy lifting. this rule before DABILIS pean regulation, fathers die, small letters in the to get into all of that yet,” Dean chair has also been credited as I was agog to read the thinly- there were even any those using a com - contract that many a dad should told POLITICO in a recent inter - a precursor to Obama’s 2008 veiled sarcasm rising to ridicule computers in Special to puter should take have read before tasting his view, insisting it is “too early” campaign. in stories that mocked the perks Greece, anticipating The National Herald a 15-minute break food. to talk about another campaign. Yet Dean would also have Greek civil servants receive. You the day he would every two hours," Public workers have more to “At this point I’m looking at sup - some major liabilities, include a think it's easy being the only real need one himself to count how the General Secretary Ermolaos fear than losing a computer porting Hillary … so none of lack of deep ties within the party worker pounding away at a much money he was stealing. Kasses said. "It is not easy to bonus. Under pressure from in - those questions can be an - — starting with the Clintons, computer in an office of dead - It was prescient and applied have all those breaks during the ternational lenders, Samaras is swered.” who tacitly backed former Gen - beats asleep at their desks or to workers whose job involved day, so it was decided back then moving to transfer or fire Still, he added of the media: eral Wes Clark’s candidacy as a smoking, drinking coffee, and sitting in front of a computer for that it should be given as a day 40,000 of them over the next “I think they’re all having fun stop-Dean effort in 2003. In fact, refusing to answer the phone more than five hours a day, even off every two months." two years, and once word got with it, as I knew they would. it was Dean’s tenure at the DNC unless they get a pick-up-the- though the work day wasn't that He's right, of course, because out some of them actually got “The press, they love these sto - that sparked an outside effort, phone bonus? long. Over time, as Greece dis - using a computer for two hours up from their desks and tried to ries. … I knew very well that led by Clinton ally Harold Ickes, Instead of satirizing Greek covered computers, virtually is even harder than being an air walk toward the counter to help this would cause a big stir.” to create a voter database called workers that use computers, everyone had one atop the desk, traffic controller or surgeon who someone, for which they used Calling out the press has Catalist. It was a model of sorts they deserve our praise, espe - although it was hard to see with has to stand on his feet for 10 to get bonus. There's nothing been something of a hallmark for what the Crossroads groups, cially if you're in line at a public all the papers piled on it. hours without a break trying to like the prospect of being for Dean, since he felt the press co-founded by Karl Rove, be - office and desperately need Administrative Reform Min - find a politician's heart. hanged in the morning to focus turned on him during his 2003 came to the Republican National someone to print out something. ister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the Prime Minister Antonis your attention. run. The bulk of the negativity Committee. Using a computer is very benefit was long outdated. “It Samaras, a master of manage - Gone, too, now is the perk came after his infamous Clinton allies remain disdain - hard work, starting with push - belongs to another era. Today, ment, is the real driving force that we should all have and that “scream” into a microphone on ful of Dean, seeing him as a gad - ing the power button. Do that in the era of crisis, we cannot behind reforming Greece, ex - Greek public workers enjoyed: Iowa Caucuses night, when he fly and a nuisance. every day and pretty soon you maintain anachronistic privi - cept for hiring back the hacks a bonus for showing up to work came in a dismal third, after be - Most of Dean’s former advis - could get carpal finger syn - leges,” he said, except for pay - he let go when he closed the na - on time. It was a wasted move, ing the frontrunner for much of ers have gone on to other work, drome or even hurt your wrist, ing Parliament workers huge tional broadcaster ERT in June however, as no one in Greece the year. He rode a wave of anti- and much of the party is waiting which, of course, means you salaries to hand out glasses of and promised transparency and ever collected it. war sentiment that appealed to to see what Clinton does. can't answer the phone. water and open doors for law - meritocracy in recruiting staff. young voters, but many of them “I’m one of those who thinks Not to mention how much makers getting 150 euro ($195 All you have to do in his ad - [email protected] were unregistered or were too that she’s formidable and I … your eyes hurt reading Facebook bonuses) for attending commit - young to vote. expect if she wants the nomina - and sending Tweets when you tee meetings that's part of their Several Democratic strate - tion I think she’s going to get it should be working. The glare job. gists, who didn’t want to be and I think she’s going to cast a can cause a headache that But that's an incentive for GUEST EDITORIALS quoted on the record, scoffed at large shadow over the field,” means you'd need another six them to show up at all, so who the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of Dean’s latest moves. said Trippi, who also made clear days a year leave, so now you're am I to argue with a political views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, One veteran Democrat said he is not looking to run another up to twelve and deservedly so. and management genius such and telephone number, and be addressed to the editor, the national the notion of someone running presidential campaign. Soldiers don't suffer this kind of as Mitsotakis, who said that be - herald, 37-10 30th st., long island city, ny 11101. they may also for president to promote a book “I think actually Hillary’s trauma even standing guard fore any workers would be fired deal or get a TV show has al - probably the only person I duty in the cold and rain on the in the crisis that they would be be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right ways seemed implausible, but might go work for,” he said. “I border with Turkey waiting for evaluated. They weren't, so to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or “in this case I’m more sympa - just don’t see an urge right now the next invasion. right there he eliminated an - otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of thetic to that [idea] than other within the party to find some - This benefit was initiated 20 other useless benefit, that of space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. times.” one else.” years ago under PASOK Socialist having the right to have some - 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013

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