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VOL. 26 NO. 307 CHICAGO, IL. APRIL, 2010 Greece bond issue clears Skopje’s Award for its Racist Behavior and the Treaty of test of investors' St. Germain-en Layé of 1919: confidence EU Application of Double Greece has raised 1.56bn euros ($2bn; dress Greece's fundamental crisis. £1.3bn) in an over-subscribed bond issue that "Markets have signalled that Greece was a key test of investor confidence in the debt- faces both refinancing, or liquidity chal- Standards on the Name Issue laden country. lenges, as well as stock of debt, or solvency By Marcus A. Templar The issue is Greece's first debt sale since challenges," Mr El-Erian said. Sunday's agreement by eurozone countries to "Based on what we know right now, we In Business Law, the principle nemo dat quod neighborly relations. Nevertheless, pertinent provide Athens with a financial safety net if it would not be a buyer [of the Greek bonds]. non habet means that no one may give what one to the matter, Skopje had not applied to join defaults. We are very cautious toward Greece and we does not have; nevertheless, this principle goes a NATO as FYROM, but as “Macedonia” in- However, Greece had to agree to pay a higher are in a 'wait and see' attitude and we would little further. This rule stays valid regarding sto- voking internal constitutional arrangements. Ac- rate of return to investors to get the latest bond like to see greater evidence of adjustment on len goods, even if the bona fide purchaser does cording to International Law, “no country may issue away. Greece," he said. not know that the seller has no right to claim invoke internal constitutional arrangements to Greece must raise about 11bn euros by ownership of the object of the transaction. Thus avoid its international obligations.” Besides, no the end of May to refinance maturing debt if goods are stolen, the buyer does not get own- organization, no country, and no court may and interest charges. Its overall 2010 bor- ership even if there was no indication that they force Greece to abandon its national rights, na- rowing need is 53bn euros. Some analysts were stolen. Accordingly, the consequence of the tional interests, and national security, as Greece believe the latest bond issue went smoothly above principle is that a person who does not understands them. because the treasury bills have short maturi- own property, that is a thief, may not confer the Officials of NATO and EU countries con- ties. stolen property to another person except with sider the name dispute that Greece has brought However, Greece is soon to raise another the true owner’s permission. The same applies up as preposterous, although they were the 10bn euros via longer-term bills, which will in International Law. same countries who were terrified by the name test investors' appetite for locking in their German thus depriving the Austrians of their money for a longer period. own German ancestry. When the UNSC en- On Sunday, eurozone countries and the couraged the two countries to negotiate an ac- International Monetary Fund agreed a 30bn ceptable by both countries name for the Greek firemen protesting euro standby aid package that Greece can FYROM, it did not create a precedent, but it The yield on 12-month bonds was 4.85%, call upon should its financial crisis worsen. employed one from the Peace Treaty of St. and on 6-month notes it was 4.55%. This com- However, legendary US investor George Germain-en-Layé of 1919. Upon the end of pares with a yield of 2.2% paid on 12-month Soros said on Tuesday that the move was "just WWI and the abdication of the Kaiser in No- bills, and 1.38% on 6-month bonds, in an issue a little step" and that Greece could still fall vember of 1918, the Provisional National As- it made in January.Greece's debt management into a "debt spiral". sembly of Austria, representing the new state agency had originally sought to raise 1.2bn euros 'Borrow freely' called Republik Deutschösterreich or “German- from the issue. The country's finance minister, George Austrian Republic,” formed the Provisional Ben May, an economist at Capital Econom- Papaconstantinou, said the government Government of German Austria. The allies, fear- ics, said the issue looked "pretty successful" and would continue to tap the markets for money, The legal status of each country is that of an ing future ramifications of the inclusion of the was likely to ease some immediate concerns rather than draw on the package. artificial person. In the case of the name dispute word German in the title of the new republic, among investors about Greece's financial health. "Our aim remains - and I believe we between Skopje and Greece, the UNSC resolu- insisted that Austria change its name removing "It's a positive endorsement of the will continue to do it - to continue to freely tions have indicated that because Greece com- the term “German” from it. Thus according to [eurozone] bail-out measures that went out over borrow from the markets, as we did today," plained that the name Macedonia, its derivatives, the provisions of the Peace Treaty of St. the weekend," Mr May said. "But clearly the he said. and its property – historical, social, and even Germain-en-Layé, signed on September 10, yields are still very high... so it does not really "I stress that the Greek government has spiritual- belongs to Greece by inheritance, Skopje 1919, Austria appears under the title Republik change the underlying position that Greece has not requested the activation of this [aid] may not bear the same name without the per- Österreich or Austrian Republic. The website very tough times ahead." mechanism, despite that fact that it is imme- mission of its owner. Since the owner does not of the Austrian parliament explains in detail Solvency challenge diately available if required," he added. allow any country to bear it, Skopje had to find the reasons and the fears of the allied powers It is thought that Pacific Investment Man- But many analysts believe Greece's heavy another name for the country and its derivatives. regardless of the fact that Austria did not con- agement (Pimco), the world's biggest investor in debt burden means it will eventually be forced Considering countries as artificial persons, we sider those fears valid (http:// bonds, may have shunned the issue. to call on the emergency funds. Capital Eco- may apply the above to relations among them. www.parlament.gv.at/EN/AP/PA/TURN/ Mohamed El-Erian, Pimco's chief execu- nomics' Mr May believes there is "a strong The UNSC agreed with Greece’s contention and GESCH_6/Gesch6_Republic-E_Portal.shtml ). tive, had earlier told the Reuters news agency chance" of this happening. proceeded to adopt resolutions that constitute The reality is that those countries, which that the eurozone's rescue package did not ad- legal documents. at present find Greece’s position on the name Resolution 817/93 urges the parties to con- issue ridiculous, were the same countries that tinue to work together to arrive at a speedy settle- objected to the term “German Austrian” in the ment of their difference while both countries carry title of the new republic being terrified of the out negotiations under the auspices of the UN consequences. On October 17, 1919, four days Secretary General, with the objective of finding after the Constituent National Assembly a mutually acceptable solution to the name is- adopted the treaty, the name of the state was sue. Skopje has accepted and it will use the pro- changed to “Republic of Austria.” The conse- visional name “The Former Yugoslav Republic quence of the name change, which the Allies of Macedonia” or “FYROM.” The Interim imposed on Austria, was that it affected any Agreement between Greece and the FYROM name derivatives. explains the relation of these countries in a form Conversely, the FYROM not only ignored of do’s and don’ts during the negotiation period. the UNSC resolution 817/93, it actively The Skopjans assert the right to self-deter- launched a vigorous diplomatic and lobbying mination allowing them to call their country campaign, oftentimes lying that the dispute was whatever they want. The right of self- determi- over and that Greece had accepted for other nation applies in terms of a country’s indepen- countries to call the new state “Macedonia” as dence, not in terms of its name, especially when it is in the case of Guatemala’s recognition. In the same name infringes on the human rights of some cases, Skopje’s newly found friends did other people. On September 8, 1991, Skopje its bidding as it is in the case of Kenya. Skopje exercised that right, which was never offered to even returned documents back to the sender About 700 people who died in a massive earthquake in north-west China recently have been Cyprus by its British occupiers. because their country’s name was “Macedonia” cremated outside the worst-hit town, Jiegu. After being blessed by chanting Buddhist monks, the Skopje has sued Greece alleging that Greece as in the case Hungary; and the list can go on bodies were placed in a trench and set alight.The number of people known to have been killed in is in violation of article 11 of the Interim Agree- and on. The fact that EU and NATO countries Qinghai province has risen to 1,144, officials say. Another 417 are still missing and 11,744 have been ment because she had persuaded other UN mem- ignore the principle nemo dat quod non habet injured, a rescue spokesman told the Xinhua news agency.Tibetans traditionally perform sky burials, bers that Skopje did not meet the spirit of good which involve chopping a body into pieces and leaving it on a platform to be devoured by vultures. (Continued page 3) 2 National Hellenic Free Press APRI; , 2010 ENTERTAINMENT LIVE NATIONAL HELLENIC By Denise Rekoumis In movie news, “Date Night,” a romantic ernor. And, well, don’t look for the ex-governor FREE PRESS comedy starring sitcom staples Steve Carell and to turn up anytime soon as a guest on 30 Rock. Tina Fey, narrowly claimed an early lead at the Wearing a classic Palin updo, a black leather PUBLISHER weekend box office in North America, accord- jacket, and an American flag pin, Fey previewed ing to preliminary sales data issued on Satur- a new slate of programming on the fake Sarah SOTIRIS REKOUMIS day Palin Network. The programs included Tea Party The 20th Century Fox film earned $9.3 mil- Wheel of Fortune, Are you Smarter Than a Half- EDITOR lion during its first day of release across the Term Governor, Dateline: To Catch a Levi DENISE REKOUMIS United States and Canada on Friday, just ahead Johnston, and Hey Journalist, I Gotcha!, which of last weekend’s champion “Clash of the Ti- used re-edited news footage to show Palin out- LAYOUTS tans” with $8.4 million, said tracking firm Box smarting Katie Couric. Office Mojo. And, in celebrity relationship news, Glee’s JOHN REKOUMIS The studios will issue estimates for the three- Jane Lynch has confirmed that she is engaged. day period on Sunday morning and Warner In January, the New York Times’ Carpetbag- CONTRIBUTORS Bros.’ “Clash of the Titans” could well repeat at ger blog reported that she and longtime girlfriend, psychologist Lara Embry, were tying the knot in May. But her rep shot down the report, telling DR. STAVROS BASSEAS, JHON REKOUMIS, Access Hollywood that “Jane is currently in a relationship and there is n But at a Glee event DENISE REKOUMIS, DR JORDAN TSOLAKIDIS, Saturday at the Grove in Los Angeles, Lynch, 49, told UsMagazine.com the reports are correct. CHRIS MERENTITIS “Yes, yes, it’s true!” she told Us. Actress Dixie Carter - best known for her role as Southerner Julia Sugarbaker on Designing THE EPLATFORM OF THE GREEK PRESS Women - passed away Saturday morning. She was 70. Her cause of death was not disclosed. Carter - who also appeared on Broadway - earned an 1.To applaud the achienvements of our ethnic group Emmy nod in 2007 for a guest role on ABC’s 2.To suppport the ideas of the Hellenic-Christian tra- Desperate Housewives. She is survived by husband of 26 years, actor dition Hal Holbrook, and two daughters from a previ- ous marriage. 3.To promote the preservation of the Greek lunguage No. 1 if male youngsters outnumber the couples And in Jersey Shore news, the second season targeted by “Date Night.” Both are on track to of “Jersey Shore” will kick things off in Miami 4.To encourage all worthy Community causes earn in the mid-$20 million range for the week- before the crew heads back to Seaside Heights - 5 To assist all the Greek-American fraternal, cultural end. but according to the New York Post, the return’s “Date Night” stars Carell (“The Office”) not entirely by choice. patriotic and religious organizations and Fey (“30 Rock”) as a suburban couple Is Miami a fist-pump-free zone? Mike “The pursued by crooks in a case of mistaken iden- Situation” Sorrentino, and the rest of the cast 6.To install Americanism in the Greek-American tity. The film was directed by Shawn Levy have been spotted out and about in the Florida (“Night at the Museum”) and generally liked hotspot over the last few weeks, but according to cvommunity by critics. the Post, they’re not winning over new fans. 7.To advance the just causes of Hellenism. “Clash of the Titans,” the latest action film And, in reality TV drama, a Los Angeles court to jump on the lucrative 3D bandwagon in the has granted temporary custody of the children of 8. To promote the ideals Greece has given to human- wake of the success of “Avatar,” has earned $92 former Survivor producer Bruce Beresford- million after its first eight days. Friday sales slid Redman to their grandparents, according to The ity. a hefty 68 percent from opening day, in line Associated Press. with expectations for the epic. Bruce Beresford-Redman is a suspect in the Rounding out the top five were former cham- death of his wife, Monica Beresford-Redman, who pion “How to Train Your Dragon” with $7.1 was found dead Thursday in Cancun, Mexico. million in its third weekend of release; and the Local authorities released Bruce Beresford- Miley Cyrus drama “The Last Song” ($3.6 mil- Redman from detention Friday, but he is still not lion), and filmmaker Tyler Perry’s sequel “Why allowed to leave the country as the investigation LAW OFFICE OF Did I Get Married Too?” ($3.5 million), both continues. in their second weekends. Custody of the two children, ages 5 and 3, Also, on her return to Saturday Night Live, was given specifically to Bruce Beresford- Tina Fey resurrected her Sarah Palin impres- Redman’s parents, a source tells the AP. MARIYANNA sion to once again lampoon the ex-Alaskan gov- SPYROPOULOS NEWSWEEK LIVE By Denise Rekoumis

In local news, a commercial airplane that uled to come to Chicago next month for Polish took off from O’Hare International Airport Constitution Day. had to return after a warning light in the air- In world news, the political standoff in Bangkok craft was activated, prompting another main- intensifies following the worst civil violence in nearly tenance check before it can be safely used for 20 years, with protesters standing their ground on travel. The plane, United Airlines Flight. No. the streets of Bangkok and the government ignor- 638, took off from O’Hare at 8:53 a.m. (Cen- ing their demand to step down and call new elec- tral Time) and was scheduled to arrive at Or- tions. lando International Airport at 12:34 p.m. In fierce running battles late into the night, the (Eastern Time), said United spokesman Mike military failed to dislodge anti-government dem- Trevino. The plane returned to O’Hare shortly onstrators who have been camping out for nearly a after takeoff. The plan was carrying 130 pas- month, leaving the administration with few options sengers, many of them children. to end the increasingly destabilizing confrontation. Also, Chicago police are investigating a The death toll rose to 21, with nearly 900 shooting in the Northwest Side’s Belmont wounded, after a night of chaos filled with tear gas, Cragin community that left one person gunfire and explosions in which both sides, armed wounded. and aggressive, ended weeks of scrupulous nonvio- The male victim was shot in his upper right lence. With both the military and the protesters leg about 6 a.m. in the 5700 block of West bloodied and angry, it was not clear what moves Belden Avenue, his condition wasn’t available would come next after three years of turmoil that but his injuries were stabilized, police said. He has included a military coup, months of competing was being treated at Advocate Illinois Masonic protests and the closure of Bangkok’s airports. Medical Center. And, Uganda enlists former rebels to end the The shooter is described as a short male war. In an unorthodox strategy that could help teen, wearing a gray sweatshirt. The shooter end this seemingly pointless war, the Ugandan Army remained at-large this morning. is deploying special squads of experienced killers And, Chicago’s Polish community — the to track down the L.R.A.’s leader, Joseph Kony, largest in the world outside Warsaw — reacted one of the most wanted men in Africa, who has in shock and horror to a plane crash Saturday been on the run for two decades. that killed 97 people, including Polish presi- These soldiers, like Commander Makasi, are 180 N. LASALLE ST. dent Lech Kaczynski, several Polish political former L.R.A. fighters themselves, and just about and religious leaders and a respected Chicago all of them were abducted as children. They re- artist. cently surrendered and are now wading through It’s devastating,” said Dr. Marek Rudnicki, black rivers and head-high elephant grass across SUITE 1801 who had friends on the plane who had fought three of the most troubled countries in the world — with him against Poland’s former Communist the Central African Republic, the Democratic Re- government. “Just imagine, half of the gov- public of Congo and Sudan — where the last rem- CHICAGO, IL. 60611 ernment of the country is gone in one second.” nants of the L.R.A. are believed to be hiding. They Rudnicki said the crash adds to Poland’s say they know all of Mr. Kony’s tricks. long history of tragedy. Some critics may not think this wise, putting so Zygmunt Matynia, Chicago Consul Gen- much trust in men whose moral compass had been PHONE: (312)456-8005 eral of Poland, called the crash “unfathom- turned upside down for so long. able.” But the Ugandan government is desperate to “I still cannot believe it,” Matynia said. finish this conflict, which ravaged northern Uganda FAX:456-8006 The president and his wife, Maria, were sched- and killed thousands. our website for Radio and newspaper: www.thechiccagogreekhours.com 3 National Hellenic Free Press APRIL, 2010 How Old Is Grandpa PROOF THAT THE Stay with this — the answer is at the dominiums. We never heard of FM radios, tape end. It will blow you away. decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys One evening a grandson was talking to wearing earrings. We listened to Big Bands, Jack WORLD IS NUTS? his grandfather about current events.. Benny, and the President’s speeches on our ra- (But of course!) The grandson asked his grandfather what he In Lebanon , men are legally allowed to have sex dios. And I don’t ever remember any kid blow- In Cali , Colombia , a woman may only thought about the shootings at schools, the with animals, but the animals must be female. ing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. have sex with her husband, and the first time computer age, and just things in general. Having sexual relations with a male animal is If you saw anything with ‘Made in Japan ‘ on this happens, her mother must be in the room The Grandfather replied, “Well, let me think a punishable by death. it, it was junk The term ‘making out’ referred to to witness the act. (Makes one shudder at the minute, I was born before:’ television ’ (Like THAT makes sense.) how you did on your school exam... Pizza Hut, thought.) penicilline polio shots’ frozen foods In Bahrain , a male doctor may legally exam- McDonald’s, and instant coffee were unheard In Santa Cruz , Bolivia , it is illegal for a ’ Xerox contact lenses ’ Frisbees and ’ the pill ine a woman’s genitals, but is prohibited from of...We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could man to have sex with a woman and her daugh- There were no: credit cards ’ laser beams or ’ looking directly at them during the examination. actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice-cream ter at the same time. ball-point pens Man had not invented: ’ He may only see their reflection in a mirror. cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a (I presume this was a big enough problem pantyhose ’ air conditioners ’ dishwashers ’ (Do they look different reverse) Pepsi were all a nickel. that they had to pass this law?) clothes dryers ’ and the clothes were hung out Muslims are banned from looking at the geni- And if you didn’t want to splurge, you In Maryland , it is illegal to sell condoms to dry in the fresh air and ’ man hadn’t yet tals of a corpse. This also applies to undertak- could spend your nickel on enough stamps to from vending machines with one exception: Pro- walked on the moon ers. The sex organs of the deceased must be cov- mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a phylactics may be dispensed from a vending Your Grandmother and I got married ered with a brick or piece of wood at all times. new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could machine only in places where alcoholic bever- first and then lived together. Every family had (A brick?) afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a ages are sold for consumption on the premises.’ a father and a mother. Until I was 25, I called The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is gallon. (Is this a great country or what? Well,.... not as every man older than me, “Sir”. And after I decapitation. (Much worse than ‘going blind!’) In my day:’ “grass” was mowed,’ “coke” great as Guam !) turned 25, I still called policemen and every There are men in Guam whose full-time job was a cold drink, ’ “pot” was something your Banging your head against a wall uses 150 man with a title, “Sir.” We were before gay- is to travel the countryside and deflower young mother cooked in and ’ “rock music” was your calories an hour. (Who volunteers for these rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having grandmother’s lullaby. ’ “Aids” were helpers in tests?) centers, and group therapy. Our lives were sex for the first time. the Principal’s office, ’ “ chip” meant a piece of The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, governed by the Ten Commandments, good Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly for- wood, ’ “hardware” was found in a hardware can pull 30 times its own weight and always judgment, and common sense. We were taught bidden for virgins to marry. store and ’ “software” wasn’t even a word. falls over on its right side when intoxicated. to know the difference between right and (Let’s just think for a minute; is there And we were the last generation to actu- (From drinking little bottles of ???) (Did wrong and to stand up and take responsibil- any job anywhere else in the world that even ally believe that a lady needed a husband to our government pay for this research??) ity for our actions. comes close to this?) have a baby. No wonder people call us “old and Butterflies taste with their feet.. (Ah, geez.) Serving your country was a privilege; In Hong Kong , a betrayed wife is legally confused” and say there is a generation gap. and An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. (I living in this country was a bigger privilege.. allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may how old do you think I am? I bet you have this know some people like that.) We thought fast food was what people ate only do so with her bare hands. old man in mind...you are in for a shock! Read Starfish don’t have brains. (I know some during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship The husband’s illicit lover, on the other hand, on to see — pretty scary if you think about it people like that, too.) And, the best for last? meant getting along with your cousins. Draft may be killed in any manner desired. and pretty sad at the same time. Turtles can breathe through their butts. dodgers were those who closed front doors as (Ah! Justice) Are you ready ????? This man would be only (And I thought I had bad breath in the morn- the evening breeze started. Time-sharing 59 years old. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool , England - but only in tropical fish stores. ing!) meant time the family spent together in the Bob Tisman evenings and weekends-not purchasing con- Skopje’s Award for its Racist Behavior and the Treaty of St. Germain-en Layé of 1919: EU Application of Double Standards on the

Name Issue In terms of geography, Mt. Athos, the east- life evolved: coenobitic, idiorrhythmic, and ern of the three ‘legs’ of Halkidiki, is not the solitary. The coenobitic rule is By Marcus A. Templar ‘heart’ of the Macedonian terra firma; in characterised by discipline, and the monks (From page 1) terms of culture, however, the Athonian mo- come together for worship and meals. In simple name Macedonia. The Slav inhabitants nastic community has been the spirit of the coenobitic monasteries, the monks rise is absolutely inconsequential to them. of the FYROM who have nothing to do with Macedonia for more than 1,000 years. an hour after midnight to pray, alone in The officially sanctioned Macedonism raise the ancient Macedonians, have changed the Since the Middle Ages this peninsula has their cells at first and then all together in Skopje ‘s nationalism to the highest level with names of streets to ancient Macedonian ones shared the fate of Macedonia: the glory of the main church, the katholikon, where every single day that passes. The “Macedonian” (i.e. Greek names), they have been erecting Byzantium, Ottoman domination, numerous they remain until daybreak. They then eat prayer written and produced by Niche statues of ancient Macedonian heroes (i.e. revolutions, defeats, disasters, looting, hope together in the refectory. The meal is fol- Dimovski, vice-president of the World Greek names) and they are building monu- and despair, and eventually Greek liberation, lowed by prayers, and the monks withdraw Macedonian Congress, was shown on national ments and naming them after ancient Mae- to occupy themselves with the TV (i.e. MTV) of the FYROM had God telling donian kings (i.e. Greek names). Another ab- tasks assigned to them by the the “Macedonians,” “[f]rom you, Mace- surd fact is that although they claim that monastery. No-one is exempt donians, descendants of Macedon I conceived Alexander the Great was not Greek, they con- from work, not even the the white race. All that stretches over to the sider him descendent of the mythical hero hegumen (abbot). After mid- Japanese sea is conceived from you [sic] gene.” Heracles concealing the fact that Hercules is day, the monks sleep or rest. Furthermore, in the prayer God said to his flock the Roman name for Heracles who was defi- In the late afternoon, they calling all the white men on the planet nitely an Achaean Greek! The penultimate gather in the church again for Macedonoids. To this day not one official of outlandish thing that remains is to change their the evening liturgy the FYROM or the Skopjan diaspora has con- own language to “ancient Macedonian” (i.e. (esperinos), and they then go demned this racist nine minute video. the language of the katadesmos of Pella), which to the refectory, if it is not a Besides the propaganda issue of was a mixed Northwest Doric dialect with fast day. The last liturgy of the “Macedonians in bondage,” the FYROM gov- Aeolic elements. day follows (apodeipnon). The ernment published the history book of the Instead of foreign governments pressur- monastery gates are closed, “Macedonian Military” that includes the his- ing Skopje to stop the violation of the letter and the monks retire to their tory of ancient Macedonia and an army associ- and the spirit of the Interim Agreement, they following the Balkan War in 1912. cells, where they read, pray, and sleep. ated with Skopje’s perception of ancient pressure Greece under the pretext of Skopje’s Throughout this lengthy period, in times The idiorrhythmic way of life came Macedonia. To be exact, the Military Academy instability! Have they forgotten that Skopje’s of war and peace, the Athos monasteries have about as a result of the Ottoman conquest of the FYROM funded the book, which after disregard for her own signature has become never ceased to strongly influence the cul- and the attendant imposition of harsh taxes Greece filed a demarche, the government of the the modus operandi of the country? Skopje ture and spiritual life of the orthodox world on the monks, as also the establishment of FYROM withdrew, but it is now on sale by the has done the same with the Ohrid Agreement and the region of Macedonia in particular. the sketae. In the sketae and the author. Simultaneously, the Slavic pupils and and in this manner it keeps contributing to its Within this site you will find a fully idiorrhythmic monasteries, the monks youth have been constantly bombarded with own instability. guided tour, not only to the past, but to a vivid organise their own time, dividing it between anti-Hellenic propaganda through their school- Would the same EU/NATO officials that and flourishing ecclesiastical community. prayer and work in accordance with their books, the Press, and its diaspora. In the course recklessly support the FYROM’s ultra-nation- Mount Athos is the oldest monastic re- personal needs. They come together for the of history of any institution of the country, any alistic path conclude a contract with someone public still in existence. Located on the Athos Divine Liturgy only on Sundays and feast argument of ancient Macedonians being Greek knowing full well that s/he negotiates in bad peninsula of Chalkidiki, in the Greek part days; on ordinary days, each fulfils his re- has been prohibited and it is punishable by law. faith violating pacta sund servanda? Foreign of Macedonia, it was officially established in ligious obligations in the chapel in his own Yet, not one Skopjan official or scholar has ever governments violate the principle nemo dat 963, when a monk named Athanasios the kalyva, or hut. provided a single piece of evidence, let alone quod non habet because they are indifferent Athonite built the Monastery of the Great The solitary life is the most difficult of proof, for their allegedly inherited Macedonism. and do not want to see the upcoming prob- Lavra. However, anchorites had been living all. The monks who have chosen to be her- The Falkland’s War started because of simi- lems which they will create when they sign at the northern end of the Athos peninsula mits live in complete solitude in caves or lar publications appearing in Argentina placing the document of Skopje’s ascension to the EU. since the middle of the ninth century. In the rudimentary dwellings on precipitous the mentality of the Argentinean people in a They politically equate the victim (Greece) to centuries that followed, twenty monasteries slopes or cliff sides. They eat as much as state that encouraged the regime to attack a Brit- the villain (Skopje) and then proceed to assist were built, together with a number of smaller they need to stay alive, work to keep their ish territory. A whole generation of schoolchil- the thief to keep the stolen goods, the name communities known as sketae. Nowadays, minds alert, and devote all their time to dren had been taught that the Malvinas i.e. Macedonia, along with its derivatives and its many monks live in kellia, kalyvae, prayer. Occasionally, they go to the nearby Falklands were Argentinean territory. The gov- heritage, stumping on the principle nemo dat kathismata, and hesychasteria, which are monasteries to receive communion. ernment had even issued postage stamps pro- quod non habet and Athens remains silent. various forms of small monastic communi- claiming the islands part of the Argentinean WHY? Perhaps Athens is unwilling to think ties or hermitages. The administrative cen- Republic. Argentine maps labeled the Islands as outside the box and consequently connect the ter of Mount Athos is the village of Karyes. www.thechicagogreekhours.com “occupied territory.” dots. As time went by, three forms of monastic Nonetheless, the problem is wider than the our website for Radio and newspaper 4 National Hellenic Free Press APRLI , 2010 APRIL, 2010 National Hellenic Free Press 5 Koraes Elementary School Celebrates Greek Independence Day! 6 National Hellenic Free Press APRIL , 2010 N E W S F R O M G R E E C E

Activation of EU support Countries unite for re- chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the The purpose is for the next round of country's Supreme Council of Antiquities exploratory contacts to take place before mechanism "not an issue" patriation of looted cul- (SCA). the Turkish prime minister's visit to Ath- Finance minister George Papacons- tural heritage For Greece, the priority continues to be ens in mid-May. tantinou on Friday stressed that there is no the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the Twenty-six countries, among them According to Greek officials, Athens issue of activation of the EU support mecha- British Museum, which it has been campaign- Greece, have joined forces in a coordi- reiterated that the framework for such nism for the Greek economy, in statements ing for over the past 30 years. nated campaign for the return of their talks is absolute respect for territorial to the press after a meeting with prime min- Announcing the expanded campaign at a stolen antiquities, during an interna- integrity, sovereign rights and interna- ister George Papandreou. joint press conference with the officials from tional conference in Cairo this week on tional law, referring to the latter as es- "No issue of activating the mechanism the US, Greece and Italy, Hawass noted that recovering stolen ancient artefacts from sential preconditions for the two coun- has been put forward. The mechanism is a "Greece was fighting alone, and Italy was fight- abroad attended by antiquities officials, tries' substantive rapprochement. very important safety net. These recent days, ing alone", but "now, for the first time, we are deputy culture ministers and museum It was also stressed in the talks that specification of the mechanism is taking united...we will fight together". directors. Turkey must fulfill commitments towards place, as had been planned, in a follow-up to Greece's representative Elena Korka, The first step of the initiative is to the European Union, as well as all its the EU Summit decision," the minister ex- who heads the country's cultural heritage pro- draft a catalogue containing the priority member-states, including the Republic of plained. tection directorate, told reporters that the Cairo stolen antiquities that the countries are Cyprus. conference "shows the importance many coun- Samaras blames gov't for demanding be repatriated, while the con- Droutsas also met with the chair- tries place on this matter and enables us to ference delegates also discussed propos- man of the Turkish national assembly's join forces". rising spreads als and recommendations that will be foreign policy committee, Murat Mercan. Main opposition New Democracy (ND) submitted to United Nations' cultural Gul, Erdogan receive leader Antonis Samaras sharply criticised the body, UNESCO, aiming at amendment of Tax bill ratified in government during an address at a regional a 1970 convention banning the ownership Droutsas meeting of his party in the northwest city of or export of stolen antiquities acquired Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime principle Kozani on Friday, held ahead of the 8th party after that date in order to facilitate the Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday The taxation bill was ratified in prin- congress. repatriation of the antiquities to their received Greek Alternate Foreign Minister ciple and for its articles at the Parliamen- He accused the government of being countries of origin. Dimitris Droutsas, following the conclusion tary Economic Committee on Thursday. responsible for the skyrocketing spreads and, Seven delegate countries -- Egypt, of the latter's working visit here. The main opposition New Democ- referring to his party, clarified that he will Greece, Guatemala, Libya, Nigeria, Peru The Greek delegation's contacts in the racy (ND) party voted in favour of about a not allow a return to introversion, while no and Syria -- of the 22 countries in atten- Turkish capital on Thursday aimed to ensure third of the articles, while it reserved disunity will be tolerated. dance at the Cairo conference, have al- the intensification of "exploratory contacts" judgement on some others at the Plenum. Nevertheless, Samaras admitted that ready submitted their lists with the an- with the goal of delineating the Aegean's con- The Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) when ND was in office it "made mistakes tiquities designated as "top priority" they tinental shelf within a "reasonable period of voted against in principle and for all, call- and omissions", stressing however, that "they seek to be returned, while the remaining time", and if this is not possible, then recourse ing in parallel for stricter clauses concern- were nothing compared to the performance countries have a month to submit their to the International Court at The Hague being ing living criteria and reserved judgement of the current PASOK government." own lists, according to Egypt's antiquities the next step. for each of the articles at the Plenum, af- ter examining the changes announced by Yiannis Papaconstantinou. The Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) party reserved judgement both in principle and on the articles, while the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stated that, although it agrees with some of the arrangements in the bill, it votes against all, expressing its opposition to the Finance ministry's bill that is "distinguished by the tax exemp- tions that it anticipates for the big capital and the big debtors." Environment Min. in Paris Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Tina Birbili met in Paris on Thursday with her French counterpar Jean-Louis Borloo. Their meeting focused on the pro- motion of bilateral cooperation in the sec- tors of environmental protection and en- ergy. They also expressed support to the efforts for a global agreement in the UN convention of climate change to take place in Mexico at the end of the year. Accompanied by the presidents of Public Power Corporation (PPC) and DE.PA natgas utility, Birbili had contacts with the representatvies of companies active in the energy sector, including GDF SUEZ, EDF Energy, AREVA, for talks on strategic cooperation issues. Trichet on Greek spreads

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Thursday declined to comment on the skyrocketing spreads for Greek 10-year bonds, while noting that a joint EU-International Monetary Fund aid programme for Greece outlined by euro-area leaders on March 25 was a "workable statement." He also emphasised that there was no issue of Greece not being able to make its payments, while it was up to Athens to activate the support mechanism. APRIL, 2010 National Hellenic Free Press 7 Slavomacedonian male names of Koraes Elementary School Celebrates FYROM-Skopje Greek Independence Day! Miltiades Elia Bolaris The Slavs begun arriving in the south Balkans "Roman, Slavic, Albanian or Turkish names sometime around the end of the 6th and the beginning common in Macedonia" at such and such of the seventh century AD. time period. A well orchestrated attempt is being propagated The names of the ancient Macedo- out of Skopje to portray the Slavic presence in Mace- nians were as Greek as any Peloponnesian, donia as eternal, going back to the ancient Mace- Thessalian, Ionian or Sicilian Greek name donians, who were a Greek tribe, and to the Paionians with some names being exclusively used in who were an ethno-linguistic group akin to the Greeks. their dialect, which is something common Their theory is that the Slavs are Macedonians, not to all other Greeks but also to all spoken the Slavomacedonians Slavs, and that the original and live languages around the world. Slavic homeland was not in the Pripjet marches of Biblical names, are names that appear Byelorussia and Ukraine but in Macedonia. This, ob- in the bible, and as such are traditionally viously has no bearing on history, archaeology and called the names that are Hebrew in origin. forensic linguistics and it makes a travesty out of The New Testament, besides Hebrew has everything that is commonly accepted by the aca- several Greek names and some Roman na- demic community world wide. mes too. Hebrew names start appearing in A famous or infamous proponent of pseudo- Macedonia with the arrival of Christianity macedonism is Mr. Aleksandar Donski, a self pro- in the first century AD and this is well docu- claimed "professor of History". He has written nu- mented in the funerary epigraphical record. merous books or should we call them propaganda trea- This is also the time that the Thracian tises, where his repeating motto is that the modern names start fading away and eventually they Slavomacedonians, the Slavonic speaking "Slavoma- disappear by the 4th c AD with only an- kedonci" of FYROM are the autochthonous Mace- cient Greek and Christian (Greek, Latin and donians who have saved in their language many of the Hebrew) names surviving. names of the ancient Macedonians. Let us now look into this list of names On Sunday March 21, 2010, Koraes Elementary School, affiliated with SS Constantine and In a series of articles under the general title: common among the Slavomakedonci and Helen Church in Palos Hill, celebrated Greek Independence Day. The students dressed in tradi- "Macedonian names and MakeDONSKI pseudo-lin- see how "Macedonian" they are. We clas- tional Greek customs, performed patriotic Greek songs, performed traditional Greek dances and guistics, we have time and again uncovered the faulty sify these names according to the original also told the story of how Greece won their Independence from Turkish Ottoman Rule on March shallowness of these claims that cannot hold their linguistic pool from which they are derived. 25th 1821. Pictured sitting from left to right, Mr. John Arvanetes (Parish Council President), own against any serious attempt to disprove them. Father Panteleimon Dalianis (Presbyter), Father Byron Papanikolaou (Protopresbyter), Father Whenever History is replaced by propaganda, the * Latin names: 18 names or 6.16% Nicholas W. Jonas (Pastor), Mrs. Mary Zaharis (Principal), Mr, Leo Bazanis, Koraes School people against whom propaganda is directed are on * Slavonic names: 128 names or 43.83% the losing side, intellectually and otherwise. * Hellenic/Greek names: 103 names or Board Chairman, Mr. Tom De Medeiros (Pastoral Assistant), pictured on stage the Preschool, A crime has been committed against the people 35.27% kindergarten, first grade, fourth grade and eighth grade classes. of the former Yugoslav Republic of Makedonija, a Instead of trying to "prove" an un- crime of the BIG LIE against their own self identity. provable and wholly fictitious Balkan and This may sound like a harsh statement, but it is pre- Macedonian autochthony, using the ancient cise. What makes this BIG LIE more unacceptable is Greek names of the ancient Macedonians THE WORLD IN PICTURES not that is merely portrays a false self image on the as a fake spearhead (foolishly attempting people of FYROM, which is bad enough in itself. What to explain them as Slavonic in nature), the complicates the Macedonian name issue is that by Skopian propagandists should at some point adopting a false identity, the pseudomacedonian Sko- make an effort to gain some crumbs of their pjans want to elevate what was the fringe of the an- long ago lost seriousness by sitting down cient Macedonian kingdom (and barely qualifies as and trying to explain the flood of Hellenic Macedonian geographically and historically) and pass names in their own onomastics: more than it as Macedonia proper, denying the Macedonian iden- one in three names, fully 35.27% of tity from the Macedonian Greeks who have all the Slavomacedonian names are Hellenic in reasons of history and language supporting them. origin. What is even more reprehensible is that by adopt- Instead of trying of claiming (un-his- ing a pseudo-Macedonian identity, the Skopians then torically) that the two Byzantine monks turn and "demand" the liberation of the rest of "their" from Thessalonike, in the imperial diplo- Macedonia. Irredentism, based on true or fake "his- matic service, the nobles Constantinos- toric rights" is what makes the volatile Balkans flare Cyrillos and his brother Methodios were up into eruptions of hatred and killing from time to Slavs, they should try to be as grateful to time. The use of Balkan ethnic hatred by "outsiders" the Greek nation (as all the other Slavs are, as it happened during the 1990's break up of Yugosla- starting with the Russians), for the gift of via, is what fuels the outlandish demands of Albanian Christianity and Graeco-Roman (Byzan- Kossovar-Tetovar and Slavomacedonian-Skopian ul- tine) civilization that their progenitors re- tra-nationalism. They can see that "anything" is pos- ceived from the Greeks. A whopping 35.27 sible, even the capture of Thessaloniki, Greece's mil- of the Slavomacedonian male names, pro- lion strong, second largest city as a capital of a Slavonic ves the point as to who influenced whom, "Makedonija". after all. In this light, pseudo-scientists in the pay of As far as onomastics go, Greek names Skopian propaganda, characters of the type of account for over 95% of the ancient Mace- Aleksandar Donski, Aristotel Tendov and Tome donian names, over 90% of modern Polish president's plane crashes Boshevski among others, do not seem as ludicrous as Macedonian Greek names and over over they firstly appear, but their pseudo-macedonism takes 35% of modern Slavomacedonian male Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and scores of others are killed as their plane crashes on its truly sinister irredentist flavor. names. Slavonic names account for almost in Russia after hitting trees in foggy weather. In this article we will not try to disprove the 44% of all modern Slavomacedonian male alleged "Slavic" character of some ancient Greek or names while there is not a single one, I Thracian name in Donski's pseudo-Macedonian candy repeat, NOT A SINGLE ONE Slavonic name box. We will instead look at the true character of the in the modern Greek (Macedonian or other) modern Slavomacedonian male names and what they onomastics whether ancient (that would be tell us about the true identity of the Slavic speaking a historical joke) or in the modern Greek inhabitants of FYROM. one. In the 1996 "Orthodox Calendar", published by Here we treated only the male Slavoma- the Synod of the so called "Macedonian Orthodox cedonian names. We will revisit this issue Church" we find the list of male names used in again with the female names common FYROM.It is inappropriately misnamed (something among the Slavomacedonians of FYROM- to be expected in this misnamed country). Skopje. As for the last names, the fact that "Macedonian names of Biblical Origin". As we will such well known Slavomacedonian names show, there is very little "Macedonian" and very little as Gruevski, Chervenkovski and Milososki "Biblical" in the names below. rhyme perfectly well with Jaruzelski, What is a "Macedonian name? Are we to call Brzezinski, Lempitski, Moskovski, Malino- Macedonian names the names that appear in ancient vski and Sibirski tells us volumes about the Macedonian history, after the Greek-speaking Mace- closest linguistic relatives of the Slavo- donians conquered this land sometime around 800- macedonians. I have not seen many Poles, 750 BC? If this is a proper description, then Mace- Czecks, Slovaks or Russians claim descent donian names, are all the names that appear in the from the Greek-speaking ancient Macedo- literary, historical and epigraphical record of ancient nians, after all: they are serious about their Macedonia, since this is the Greek tribe that gave self esteem and very much comfortable and their name to this land. Over ninety five percent of proud about their Slavic self-identity not these names are Greek, with some Paionian and some to play havoc with it. If only their Yugo- Thracian names appearing here and there. The vast slavian (= south Slavic) cousins from Skopje majority of these names appear in every other dialect would do the same, instead of acting like Who are the Taliban? of Greek speaking areas around the Hellenic speaking adopted Balkan orphans tragically search- world. Are the names Alexandros and Philippos and ing for their long lost roots, the Macedonian The Taliban are active in both Afghanistan and Pakistan Recent years have seen the Aristoteles "Macedonian" names? While the most fa- name issue would not be here. re-emergence of the hardline Islamic Taliban movement as a fighting force in Afghanistan mous persons carrying these names are unquestion- Pseudo-Macedonism, as we have pro- and a major threat to its government. They are also threatening to destabilise Pakistan, ably Greeks of Macedonia, these names also appear as ven time and again, is based on a Big Lie, a where they control areas in the north-west and are blamed for a wave of suicide bombings everyday Greek names in every other part of Greece, fake identity imposed on an esentially and other attacks. The Taliban emerged in the early 1990s in northern Pakistan following and the Hellenic speaking world and not only in Mace- Slavonic nation; Slavonic in language and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. A predominantly Pashtun movement, donia. Ptolemaios, Antiochos, Hephestion, Lysima- culture, though not necessarily in DNA or the Taliban came to prominence in Afghanistan in the autumn of 1994. It is commonly chos are not names exclusive to the Hellenic-speak- ethnic descent, which is mixed and it mat- believed that they first appeared in religious seminaries - mostly paid for by money from ing Macedonians. ters very little in identity anyway. Pseudo- With the arrival of the Romans, initially and with Macedonism is a transformational travesty Saudi Arabia - which preached a hard line form of Sunni Islam. The Taliban's promise - in the Slavs, the Albanians and the Turks in Macedonia in the most literal sense of the world and Pashtun areas straddling Pakistan and Afghanistan - was to restore peace and security and much later on, their Latin, Slavonic, Albanian and this is not an insult, it is a political descrip- enforce their own austere version of Sharia, or Islamic law, once in power. In both coun- Turkish or Arabic names arrive in Macedonia with tion. tries they introduced or supported Islamic punishments - such as public executions of them. Should these names now be re-named "Mace- convicted murderers and adulterers and amputations of those found guilty of theft Men donian"? My position is that if we are to be scientific were required to grow beards and women had to wear the all-covering burka. and precise then we must properly call these names 8 National Hellenic Free Pres APRIL, 2010 Vatican defends Pope in His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos Tonsures Young Men of Parish of Saints Constantine paedophile letter row and Helen to the Office of Reader The Vatican has defended the Pope against investigating sex abuse allegations against allegations that he was responsible for delaying priests. Church action against a US paedophile priest. The Vatican says the Pope is willing to A spokesman said the claims, which stem meet more victims of clerical abuse, while the from a letter signed by Benedict XVI when he Church is set to publish an internet guide as to was a senior Vatican official, had been taken out how bishops deal with accusations of sexual of context. abuse.

AP said Fr Kiesle was sentenced to three years of probation in 1978 for lewd conduct with two young boys in San Francisco. ALLEGATIONS FACING POPE In 1980 as archbishop of Munich and Freising, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger un- wittingly approved housing for a priest ac- cused of child abuse; a former deputy later said he made the decision. Cardinal Ratzinger failed to act over complaints during the 1990s about US priest Lawrence Murphy, who is thought to have abused some 200 deaf boys in Wisconsin AP published a letter, signed by Cardinal Jo- Cardinal Ratzinger allowed a case against seph Ratzinger in 1985, resisting Stephen Kiesle's Arizona priest Michael Teta to languish at the On Sunday, March 14, 2010, His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago tonsured 12 defrocking. The Vatican says he was exercising Vatican for more than a decade despite repeated young men as readers in the Orthodox Church. At the conclusion of the Divine Services on this due caution before sacking the priest. pleas for his removal. day, the young men were brought forward facing the royal doors, where His Eminence read the A leading British Catholic commentator said Cardinal Ratzinger resisted the defrocking following prayer over them: the issue had exposed an ongoing power struggle of California priest Stephen Kiesle, a convicted “O Lord God Almighty, elect these Thy servants, and sanctify them; and between senior Vatican cardinals that started dur- offender, saying "good of the universal grant unto them, with all wisdom and understanding, to practice the study and ing the papacy of Pope Benedict's predecessor, Church" needed to be considered. reading of Thy divine words, preserving them in a blameless course of life. John Paul II. The Pope's supporters say he has been Through the mercies and compassions and love for mankind of Thine Only- Series of scandals unfairly blamed for cases handled by junior begotten Son, with Whom Thou art blessed, together with Thine All-holy, Good, In the letter, Cardinal Ratzinger - who was at staff, and that he has been proactive in ad- and Livegiving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.” the time the head of the Congregation for the dressing child abuse. The position of reader in the Orthodox Church is a great honor for our young men to receive Doctrine of the Faith, which has responsibility It said the Oakland diocese had recom- – and is really the first step in the progression to the diaconate, and priesthood. We pray that for tackling abuse by clerics - said the "good of mended Fr Kiesle's removal in 1981 but that our new readers will heed the words of the prayer that is read over them and go forward to study the universal Church" needed to be considered in that did not happen until 1987. the words of Holy Scripture with greater zeal and application. Young Men receiving this honor: any defrocking, AP reported. A Vatican attorney said Kiesle was not Panayiotis Hasiakos, Telly Dionysios Visvardis, Demitrios Andrikopoulos, Athanasios Davelis, The Vatican claims the letter must be consid- accused of any misdemeanour during the pe- Andreas Skarpathiotis, Nicholas Jonas, Evangelos Theodoropoulos, Vasileios Vergados, Leonidas ered in its true context of a lengthy exchange of riod. Apostolos Bezanis, George Chialdikas, Antonios Kladis, Yianni Petropulos.For more informa- correspondence between California and Rome Cardinal Ratzinger took over the Congre- tion about this and other activities call the Church office at 708-974-3400. about defrocking an American priest who was a gation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1981. known child molester. AP says the 1985 correspondence, writ- The Pope's critics claim that he stalled and ten in Latin, shows the cardinal saying that KOSTAS KOUTSOGIORGAS FROM “THE GREEK ISLANDS” SUGGESTS left unanswered for years letters concerning al- Kiesle's removal would need careful review. leged cases of sexual abuse by priests. Cardinal Ratzinger urged "as much pater- Recipes from Chef MD’s BIG American bishops are coming under increas- nal care as possible" for Kiesle. ing pressure from their flocks to explain why the Kiesle was sentenced to six years in prison BOOK OF CULINARY MEDI- Church in Rome did not take more robust action in 2004 after admitting molesting a young girl or took no action at all. So they are releasing con- in 1995. Kiesle is now 63 and is on the regis- fidential documents which put the future Pope's tered sex offenders list in California. CINE, Author John La Puma,MD lack of action in a bad light. The Vatican insists Power struggle that the Pope was only exercising due caution While the scandal has prompted calls for and Rebecca Powell Marx before sacking a priest for sexual misconduct. the Pope's resignation, a columnist for Britain's ROASTED RED quently. Stir in the lentils to coat with oil. Stir A Vatican spokesman said the letter was part leading Catholic newspaper said Cardinal of a long correspondence and should not be taken PEPPER,WINE AND RED in the wine and water; bring to a boil. Reduce Ratzinger had actually wanted to crack down heat; simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir in out of context. "The press office doesn't believe it hard on paedophile priests in the 1980s. LENTIL SOUP is necessary to respond to every single document soup; return to a boil. Cover; simmer for 15 1985 letter with Cardinal Ratzinger's sig- minutes or until the lentils and vegetables are taken out of context regarding particular legal situ- nature. This court... deems it necessary to con- ations," said the spokesman, Fr Federico tender. Ladle into shallow bowls; top with yo- sider the good of the Universal Church together gurt. Yields: 4 1 ½- cup servings. 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Virtually all of Europe's major airports remain closed as a huge plume of volcanic ash drifts south and east across the continent from Iceland.Millions of air trav- ellers are stranded across Eu- rope after some 16,000 flights were cancelled on Friday.Britain and Ireland have re-imposed flight bans, warning of "worsening" con- ditions throughout Saturday.