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By Constantine S. Sirigos gress, including Hellenic Caucus and Andy Dabilis Co-Chairs U.S. Representatives TNH Staff Writers Gus Bilirakis and Carolyn Mal - oney; and U.S. Representatives It was not the showing they’d John Sarbanes, Shelley Berkley, hoped for, especially with and Niki Tsongas. We look for - prospects for at least a couple ward to their continued unwa - of wins looming, as Democrat vering support of Greek Ameri - Alexi Giannoulias narrowly lost can issues in the 112th his bid for the U.S. Senate seat Congress. “We regret that U.S. in Illinois once held by now Representatives Zack Space, President Barack Obama, Dina Titus, and Suzanne Kos - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s bid mas were not successful in their as an Independent candidate af - re-election bids to Congress. ter bolting the Republican party They were champions of Greek in a bid to gain a Florida U.S. American issues and their en - Senate seat came up empty, and thusiasm and steadfast support Republican Harry Wilson fell a will be sorely missed. We wish little short in his campaign to them the best in their future en - become New York State’s comp - deavors. In addition, we were troller in last week’s elections. disappointed that Dean Scontras But even as they consoled their was not elected to the House of staffs and did some ruminating Representatives. We also regret on what went wrong, Greek that Illinois Treasurer Alexi Gi - American Congressional candi - annoulias and Florida Governor dates across the country fared Charlie Crist were not elected better, with four wins and six to the U.S. Senate, which would losses, and the community have augmented the commu - made gains in New York State, nity’s voice in that hallowed where Michael Gianaris won his chamber. We look forward to bid for a State Senate seat and their future endeavors and wish AP Photo/M. SPencer Green Aravella Simotas and Nicole them the best. Karacostas noted Illinois Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias hugs conceding the race for President Obama's former seat to Re - Malliotakis were elected to the his mother Anna Giannoulias after addressing supporters and publican challenger U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, Tuesday in Chicago. State Assembly. Continued on page 4 Other losses came for two- time House Rep Zack Space of Ohio, along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives Running With Pheidippides, 2,500 Years Later Dina Titus of Nevada, Suzan PASOK Kosmas of Florida, and Dean Scontras in Maine, the lone Re - By Sylvia Klimaki tale oft repeated and an event And so on Oct. 31, the yet. Raymond Bett, from Kenya publican. Winners included Sweats Out TNH Staff Writer which led to the first modern Athens Classic Marathon, a sec - finished first in the men’s cate - House Reps. Gus Bilirakis of Olympic marathon run in ond-tier event, had the limelight gory with a course record at Florida, Shelley Berkley of ATHENS- The marathon – the Athens in 1896, a distance race to celebrate the 2,500th an - 2:12:40 while 2:31:06 was the Nevada, John Sarbanes of Mary - Elections, run that is – takes its name from now the most famous in the niversary of the real marathon women’s race record by the land, and Niki Tsongas of Mass - the aftermath of the Battle of sport of running. The Boston trek and a field of 21,000 par - Lithuanian Rasa Drazdaukaite. achusetts. Of the four, only Bili - Marathon in 490 B.C., in which Marathon, and now the New ticipant traced Pheidippides’ The classic marathon traced rakis is a Republican. Early Call? an Athenian army beat back an York Marathon, as well as those footsteps, although on asphalt the legendary route Phillipides The Order of AHEPA found attempted invasion by Persians in Chicago, Fukuoka and places roads past rows of stores. It was or Phedippides, as scholars dis - some reason to be optimistic as at that seaside spot, the news like Rotterdam have taken the a race to note nonetheless be - agree on the spelling. At the fa - National President Nicholas A. ATHENS – Little more than a carried back, the story goes, by mantle away from Greece as the cause of its heritage and mean - mous battle a few thousands Karacostas stated: “We congrat - year after he took office only to the soldier Pheidippides, who world’s most popular ing and besides the runners it Athenian and Plataean soldiers, ulate our fellow Greek Ameri - discover Greece was sinking like ran the 25 miles back to tell his marathons, but none could take 1,700 volunteers, 30,000 for - led by the General Miltiades cans and champions of the a stone economically, Prime countrymen “Neneekikamen,” away its most important impri - eign visitors and 50,000 specta - Greek American community Minister George Papandreou that “We are victorious.” It’s a matur – where it all began. tors to be the most successful Continued on page 7 who won re-election to Con - has hinted that if his Socialist PASOK party does not fare well in Nov. 7 municipal elections that could be a bellwether on his tough austerity measures, he Patriarch Sends Exarchy may be forced to call early na - tional elections as well. His party’s popularity, already bat - Team on Paisios Probe tered by months of protests and strikes by public workers and the private sector too, has been By Theodore Kalmoukos of Mt. Athos and Archimandrite falling like the economy re - TNH Staff Writer Kyrillos of the Monastery of St. cently. Papandreou has insisted John the Forerunner (Podro - he had no choice but to cut the BOSTON – The Holy Synod of mos) of Essex England to inves - pay of civil servants, raise taxes the Ecumenical Patriarchate has tigate the matters at the St. and reform pensions in order to decided to send to the United Irene Chrysovalantou Patriar - get a $146 billion bail-out from States a three member Patriar - chal Monastery in Astoria, New the European Union (EU) and chal Exarchy team of official York and its dependencies. The International Monetary Fund representatives headed by Met - Exarchy is expected to arrive in (IMF) in the form of loans over ropolitan Nikitas of Dardanelia, New York on Nov. 6. The Na - three years to save the country Archimandrite Petros Abbot of tional Herald reported in last from defaulting, and to reduce the Monastery of St. Dionysios week’s edition that the Abbot of its 15.1% deficit to the EU ceil - the Chrysovalantou Monastery, ing of 3%. Metropolitan Paisios of Tyana “I am not bluffing and the submitted his resignation to Ec - crisis we are facing is not a bluff. umenical Patriarch Bartholo - There is an existing risk for the March of mew on Oct. 1 and also Oct. 5 country if we subscribe to the for “health” reasons, but The main conservative opposition National Herald has learned it New Democracy, since the dan - Dimes Honors really involves alleged improper ger of turning back would mean relations with young adult male our sacrifices going to waste,” and female parishioners at St. Papandreou said. He won office Voutsinas Irene’s Church. from his opponents partly on a The Greek language sister pledge to help workers, only to publication of TNH, Ethnikos be forced to renege on the By Constantine S. Sirigos Kirix, revealed on Oct. 30, also promise and some political an - TNH Staff Writer posted on the website of the AP Photo/PetroS GiAnnAkouriS alysts said he and PASOK might English edition of TNH, that Package Bomb Scares Rattle Greece now pay the price, although vot - NEW YORK – The March of Federal and local authorities in ers are equally as disenchanted Dimes, one of the world’s lead - New York have received public Anti terrorism Police escort mail bomb suspect Gerasimos Tsakalos to a public prosecutor's with New Democracy. Papan - ing charities devoted to the complaints against Metropolitan office in Athens on Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010. At least 13 mail bombs were detected sent from the dreou has been talking casually well-being of children around Paisios. TNH has learned that Greek capital on Monday and Tuesday — one addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy about early national elections, the world, will honor Greek these allegations, made to the and eight to the Athens embassies of Bulgaria, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Chile, but even that whispering has af - American businessman Spiros J. FBI’s central New York office in the Netherlands and Belgium. Greece stopped all outgoing airmail packages on Wednesday. fected confidence in the coun - Voutsinas, the President & CEO Manhattan and the local 114th try’s economy, right at a time of Atlantic Bank, as Man of the Police precinct in Astoria, in - when he’s trying to woo inter - Year at the charity’s annual Sig - volve serious charges, which if national investors and get nature Chefs Auction On No - proven true may subject Paisios Greece back into the open mar - vember 8th, at Oheka Castle in to criminal prosecution. At least Orfanos Will Sing Theodorakis’ 85th kets again after having had to Huntington, New York. The one of the accusers who testified turn to the EU and IMF because unique event, will feature top to the authorities has lived for there were few investors outside chefs who will offer Long Island years at the St. Irene Chryso - By Constantine S. Sirigos pretive perfection.” She met him tan” when they lived there, in of prohibitive interest rates. De - area diners an opportunity to valantou Patriarchal and TNH Staff Writer though her father, Dr. Spyros Or - their country house in Pennsyl - spite his Draconian stance, he enjoy a fantastic dinner and Stravropegial Monastery, where fanos, who met Theodorakis in vania. She was told, however, has remained relatively popular, night out while raising funds for Metropolitan Paisios was the Ab - NEW YORK – To give expression 1995 and, since then, she said, that when her mother was preg - with supporters attributing to the critical work of the March bot, and claims to hold great to beauty and genius is an art. “We have drawn closer to him nant, “My dad would put his his telling the truth about the of Dimes to help all babies be knowledge of the events in To be selected by a brilliant mu - and his family and his orchestra. headset on her belly and play economy, although his main op - born healthy. In addition to sam - question. TNH contacted one of sician to be his voice is every I feel like I have a personal con - Theodorakis’ music and I would ponent – and former roommate pling signature dishes, guests the persons who filed claims singer’s dream. If you are Greek nection with him and it’s won - start moving when he played it,” at Amherst College – New will be able to bid on many with the FBI and the police in and the man is renowned com - derful.” She added modestly: she said, laughing. Democracy leader Antonis unique auction items graciously Astoria, N.Y. who said, “I gave poser Mikis Theodorakis, the “He just likes my voice, so I’m Her other favorite Greek Samaras has not attracted broad donated by local businesses. an account of everything,” after music gods are smiling on you. honored to sing for him.” For an composers include Manos Hatzi - support in Greece’s widely-frac - Funds raised by Signature Chefs claiming to be an eyewitnesses Singer Lina Orfanos has fre - 85 year-old-man, “He is so full dakis and Stavros Xarhakos, and tured populace where there are Auction support lifesaving re - to several events and situations. quently been chosen to perform of life,” she told The National George Dalaras is one of her fa - multiple parties and allegiances. This individual did not want to with the Popular Orchestra of Herald. “He is still so mentally vorite male singers. “I love his In his own stumping, Samaras Continued on page 5 go into details to ensure that Mikis Theodorakis, most re - sharp, and for all the trauma he voice,” said Orfanos. And she has spoken out against the “the investigation would not be cently at the 85th birthday cele - has been through, you would likes Dimitris Basis, with whon memorandum between Greece compromised,” and spoke to bration that was held at Mt. Ly - have thought he’d want to forget she has sungg in Greece. She and the EU and IMF, calling for TNH under the condition of cabettos in Athens this past the past, but every time I talk to also loves listening to the music voters to reject it indirectly by For subscription: anonymity, for the time being. summer. She will next star in an him he brings up something fas - of Haris Alexiou, especially the voting against PASOK. He ap - 718.784.5255 This latest turn of events 85th birthday tribute to the cinating about his past. It’s an music the singer has written. pealed for a “vote for a change [email protected] came to the attention of Metro - renowned Greek composer on honor to talk to him.” Asked about writing music in policy. For an exit from the politan Paisios, and according Sunday, November 7 at Flushing Orfanos was first exposed to herself, she told TNH: “I wrote crisis, with growth, not with suf - to observations made by people Town Hall in New York City. the great Greek’s music when a song once in my life,” but the focation.” Samaras criticized who are aware of the events this Theodorakis calls the third gen - she was a child, as her dad reason behind her decision to Papandreou for his policy, while eration Greek American “a played it continuously “in the Continued on page 3 thrilling performer” with “inter - car, in the apartment in Manhat - Continued on page 3 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 6-12, 2010

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n THRU NOVEMBER 17 women and children playing the TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. – Dr. Mary beloved game of Tavli. Known Coros, director of the Levendia in the west as Backgammon, Dance Troupe, will be providing Tavli is played mostly for fun and Greek dance lessons divided into sometimes for money. A Tavli nine different sessions until No - workshop will be held from 10 vember 17. Learn to dance popu - a.m. – 12 p.m. and the tourna - lar Greek dances and also learn ment will begin at 1:00 p.m. Par - about the origin of and traditions ticipation fee is $10.00 (for all surrounding each dance. Dances ages). Lunch is available for practices will be held every $5.00. There will be prizes for Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at expert, intermediate and begin - the Tarpon Springs Cultural Cen - ners. To register, email: velven - ter. Prices for the dance classes [email protected]. For further in - are: $75 for 9 week session, $50 formation, call: (503) 858-8567. for any 6 classes and/or $10 drop tnh/coStAS beJ in rate. Register online at: TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. – The City Mt. Sinai: The Hellenic Medical Tradition Continues www.tarponarts.org or call: (727) of Tarpon Springs will present, 942-5605. The Tarpon Springs Night in the Islands, on the world Dr. George Dangas, Director of Cardiovascular Innovations at tnh/coStAS beJ Cultural Center is located at: Cul - famous Sponge Docks on Octo - Mount Sinai, who will be spending part of his time at Mount St. Demetrios Marks 83 Years, Honors Betsy Sideris tural Center, 101 S. Pinellas Ave., ber 10 from 6:00 to 11:00 pm. Sinai Queens, poses with the hospital’s advisory board. (L-R) Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. Enjoy Greek music, dancing, and Amb. Loucas Tsillas, Executive Director of Onassis Foundation Betsy Sideris is honored at the dinner dance marking the 83rd dining. The event features live (USA), Antonis Diamataris, Editor/Publisher of TNH, Dr. Dangas, anniversary of the Church of St. Demetrios of Astoria at Terrace n THRU JANUARY 3 music by Odyssey, an exciting Angie Douris, HANAC Chairman of the Board, Caryn Schwab, on the Park. Appearing in this photo: Betsy and Gary Sideris, NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Onassis Greek musical group with three Executive Director of Mt. Sinai, Queens, and Spyros Voutsinas their children Amalea and Andoni, Betsy’s parents George and Cultural Center explores the role of the best Greek musicians in President of Atlantic Bank, to whom he was introduced. Amy Pankas, and her sister Stephanie Pankas-Zeremenko. of heroes in society in the exhibi - Florida. Odyssey will perform ni - tion, Heroes: Mortals and Myths siotika, the lively traditional mu - in Ancient Greece, on view in sic of the Greek islands, as well Manhattan from October 5, 2010 as some old and new Greek fa - to January 3, 2011. The exhibi - vorites. Odyssey will feature Em - In the Spotlight: Dr. Theo Diktaban: NipTucker tion is supported by an indemnity manuel Gonatos on bouzouki from the Federal Council on the and vocals, George Boulahanis Arts and Humanities. Highlights on guitar, and Rhodell Fields on By Constantine S. Sirigos and science to achieve the opti - cerating infection of her left foot. of the exhibition include a bronze keyboard. Prior to the main TNH Staff Writer mal form and function for the Other consultants recommended Corinthian helmet from 700-500 event, there will be live Greek human body. I have seen it re - an amputation of her foot. She B.C.; a black-figure amphora de - music by the Bouzouki Boys be - NEW YORK - One thing that be - peatedly in my practice that could not accept the fate of an picting Achilles and Ajax playing tween 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. on Do - comes clear very quickly in the when people look better, they feel amputation and in her own des - a board game outside Troy (late decanese Blvd. at Riverwalk, interviews that appear in this better and they perform better in peration, I remember her vividly 6th century B.C.); a black-figure west of Hope Street. The event newspaper is the importance of life. telling me that she would take column krater (c. 510 B.C.) de - is free. For further information, teachers and mentors in the lives TNH: Has your life path been her own life if an amputation was picting Odysseus escaping from call: (727) 942-5605. of successful people. Dr. Theo influenced by your ancient performed. I spent an enormous the cave of the Cyclops Polyphe - Diktaban is a double board certi - and/or Modern Greek and Or - amount of time discussing vari - mos; and a gold medallion with n NOVEMBER 9 fied plastic surgeon who main - thodox heritage? ous difficult options with her. To the bust of Alexander the Great NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Arch - tains a private practice in Man - TD: My life’s journey has been fast forward, I wound up per - (c. 218-235 A.D.; among many diocesan Cathedral of the Holy hattan and on Long Island. He strongly influenced by my an - forming a successful 15-hour mi - more. Guided tours of the exhi - Trinity is hosting a private cul - could get away with calling him - cient and Modern Greek heritage. crosurgical operation that saved bition will be offered to the public tural and entertaining evening on self a self-made man. He com - The ancient Greek philosophers her entire foot. Saving her foot every Tuesday and Thursday at Tuesday, November 9th at the pleted all of the necessary classes, like Plato and Socrates, and of was the first step but the next 1:00 p.m. Tours can also be or - Rubin Museum of Art. The event requirements and board exams course, the ancient Greek scien - hurdle was to see if she could ganized upon request for school will showcase the Museum's to become a doctor first and then tists like Hippocrates, Pythagoras eventually walk on it again. She groups. A comprehensive newest exhibit on the art of Or - a fully trained plastic surgeon. and Aristotle have influenced my tolerated the grueling physical brochure will also be offered free thodox and Buddhist iconogra - His practice required a 14-year medical, cultural and spiritual therapy over several months and to visitors. For additional info, phy: "Embodying the Holy: Icons year commitment and those life. Their teachings have stood the multiple customized foot de - contact: Lillian Goldenthal at in Eastern Orthodox Christianity classes and exams had to be gru - the test of time. So much of the vices. The real celebration came (212) 593-6355 or email: gold - and Tibetan Buddhism". In addi - eling at times, but the first thing philosophy, science, and artistic when she was able to wear a nor - [email protected]. tion, all the Museum's galleries he told The National Herald was principles that are intertwined in mal shoe and then the next week will be open and curators and that his successful career in med - my life and in the specialty of she attended my wedding where n NOVEMBER 5 guides will be available. There icine was fostered by his 10th- Dr. Theo Diktaban plastic surgery are rooted in the we danced together merrily with - ASTORIA, N.Y. – The Federation will be a cocktail reception with grade biology teacher, Francis X. teachings of the ancient Greeks. out her missing a step. of Hellenic Societies of a Greater an abundant array of hors d'oeu - Korber. “His intellect, discipline the Internet, newspapers, etc. To - This carries over to today where TNH: What’s the greatest les - New York and CYPRECO of vres, drinks and desserts and live and insight motivated me in the day, there is so much information I promote and nourish my Mod - son you've ever learned? America, Inc, are hosting, The Greek music by Grigoris Mani - right direction,” Diktaban said. and misinformation. My consul - ern Greek heritage as an active TD: In a complex world, I find Everlasting Songs of Yiannis Pa - nakis and the Microcosmos En - TNH: How do you help the tations take more time then in member of numerous Hellenic myself often resorting to tried, paioannou,” a one of a kind mu - semble. Donation is $75 for the people you work with/for? the past in order to sort out the and Orthodox organizations. true and tested basic principles sical performance dedicated to benefit of the Cathedral's many TD: I work diligently and tire - plethora of options. However, the TNH: What has been your taught to me first by my father. Rembetika (Greek Blues) on No - ministries and programs. To re - lessly to offer my patients safe, time it takes to have my patients greatest achievement so far? He would tell me to follow the vember 5 at 8:00 p.m. at the serve and purchase your tickets, effective and cutting edge plastic achieve an understanding of ex - TD: A few years ago, I was KISS principle: “Keep It Simple Stathakion Cultural Center in As - call the Cathedral Office at: (212) surgery. The general public is pectations and results is well asked to examine this young di - Son.” Then I remember my col - toria. The concert will benefit the 288-3215 or email: info@the - bombarded on a daily basis with worth it in the long run. The spe - abetic woman by the name of Va - lege physics professor teaching non-profit public service Greek cathedralnyc.org. The Ruben plastic surgery on reality shows, cialty of plastic surgery blends art lerie who developed a severe ul - me that, “Confusion precedes un - American radio AKTINA FM- Museum of Art is located at: 150 derstanding.” I learned to be pa - WNYE-91.5FM. The perfor - West 17th Street, New York City. tient and persevere until I en - mance will feature a group of Visit: www.rmanyc.org for fur - countered that level of clarity. leading musicians comprised by ther information. Lastly, life’s experiences will lead Leda Maniatakou, vocals; Chris - to knowledge which should then tos Papadopoulos, bouzouki/vo - n NOVEMBER 13 lead to wisdom. cals; Megan Gould, violin/ LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Amer - TNH: Do you have a role baglama and Mathias Kunzli, per - ican Hellenic Council and the model? cussion, under the direction of Leonidas Loizides Theatrical TD: My late yia yia, Alexan - the renowned composer/guitarist Group is proud to present to the dra, was one of the most inspir - Spiros Exaras. To purchase tick - Los Angeles Community, a world- ing people in my life. She was ets and for further inquiries, call: class live theatrical production of, one of many Greeks who luckily, (718) 545-1151, or e-mail Oresteia, by Aeschylus, on Sat - safely and hastily evacuated [email protected]. Admis - urday, November 13 from 7-9 Turkey just before the 1923 mas - sion is $25. All major credit cards p.m. Tickets for AHC members sacre in Smyrna. Her family accepted. A $3 credit card sur - are $20 and $30 for General Ad - sought safe harbor and a new be - charge and processing fee applies mission. The play will be per - ginning in America. As an uned - for every ticket purchase. The formed in Greek with English ucated immigrant, she relied on Stathakion Cultural Center is lo - subtitles. The performance will her inner strength to support her cated at: 22-51 29th Street, As - be followed by a cheese and wine family, educate her family and toria, NY 11105. reception and an opportunity to support the church, which she meet the cast and director. To thanked for providing her with a n NOVEMBER 5 - 21 purchase tickets, call: (323) 651- second life. Her values were NEW YORK – Flower Power Pro - 3507 or email: info@american - passed on to her children, to her ductions LLC Proudly Presents hellenic.org. The Downey The - grandchildren and her great OPA! The Musical, a new musical ater is located at: 8435 Firestone grandchildren with many suc - about life and love on a forgotten Blvd, Downey, CA 90241-3843. cessful outcomes. Greek isle directed by Sam Viver - TNH: What’s your ultimate ito, Musical Direction by Elise n NOVEMBER 20 goal in life? Moris and Choreography by An - HOUSTON, Texas – The Hellenic TD: My ultimate goal in life thoula Katsimatides. OPA! 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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ec - tional Commander of The Order to send a letter expressing his vania town, where he was very works very hard behind the umenical Patriarchate in Con - of St. Andrew, said: “Basil Mos - commitment to the Orthodox active, including stints as Presi - scenes so that AHEPA and the stantinople is the center of saidis has demonstrated himself Church and the Ecumenical Pa - dent of GOYA and responsible Greek American community are world Orthodoxy and the sec - to be a role model in his com - triarchate. In September, Lim - for coordinating the annual fes - projected in the right way and ond oldest institution in Europe, mitment to the Church and to berakis wrote to confirm that he tival’s youth volunteers. He was with respect for the Church. It’s but in many ways it is a “church living an exemplary life charac - was a candidate and that his ap - only an altar boy for a little about time he was recognized.” in captivity” struggling to sur - terized by giving of his time, tal - plication would be further re - while, because of the future Ea - Last year, Karacostas and Past vive in Turkey. The support of ents and treasure to church, viewed by His Eminence Arch - gle Scout’s Sunday responsibili - Supreme President Ike Gulas the Greek Orthodox community community and country.” Mos - bishop Demetrios and the ties for parish-sponsored Troop joined a long line of previous in the U.S. is vital to its survival, saidis said, “I am thrilled, hon - Ecumenical Patriarch. He finally 302, but he did sing in the choir. supreme presidents who became and those efforts are spear - ored and humbled to have been was informed by early October Even 20 years later, the now- Archons. AHEPA is the largest headed by men the Church hon - given this recognition. The title that he was a candidate-elect Washington D.C.-based Mos - Greek-American association in ors as Archons, members of the carries with it an awesome re - and that he would become an saidis said he feels a strong the world. In 2003, AHEPA pre - Order of St. Andrew. Basil N. AHEPA Executive Director sponsibility and serves as a re - Archon. sense of family with the parish. sented The Order of St. Andrew Mossaidis of Washington, the Basil Mossaidis, who became minder that religious freedom Mossaidis said he was AHEPA’s Supreme President the Apostle with its Medal of Executive Director of the Order a Arcchon of the Ecumenical must be supported at all costs thrilled to join so many fellow Nicholas Karakostas said, "It is Freedom Award for the Order's of AHEPA, joined their ranks on Patriarchate on October 31, to ensure the continuation of AHEPANs and personal friends truly an honor for AHEPA to championing of religious free - Sunday, October 31, along with receives a blessing from Arch - our rich and beautiful 2000-year in the ranks of the Order – a have so many of its members dom and human rights for the 14 other AHEPANs. Archbishop bishop Demetrios. old Christian Faith.” vast network of friends comes become Archons" – 15 were se - Ecumenical Patriarchate. AHEP - Demetrios of America presided Mossaidis explained the se - with the territory of Executive lected this year.” He added ANS who joined Mossaidis in the over the installation ceremony greatest responsibilities. A man lection process to The National Director - but was also proud of that,"It solidifies the historic Archon class that totaled 42 in - at the Archdiocesan Cathedral is chosen, according to official Herald. Earlier in the year he the fact that his selection this bond that exists between AHEPA dividuals were: Peter T. Arbes, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Web site, “for his outstanding received a letter from Limber - year, along with that of Demos - and the Ecumenical Patriar - John J. Blazakis, Paul G. Chili - In being named an Archon service to the Church,” and must akis, informing him that some - thenes Vasiliou, doubled the chate. I congratulate all the new giris, Jimmy Daskalos, George J. by His All Holiness Ecumenical “be willing and able to give ...to one had nominated him to be - representation of the Upper inductees and wish them well. Kallins, Arthur Labros, Frank Mi - Patriarch Bartholomew, Mos - the best of his ability, in advo - come a candidate. He filled out Darby, Pennsylvania parish he Axios!” halopoulos, Nicholas Nichols, Dr. saidis was given the highest cating the cause of religious lib - and returned the enclosed forms grew up in, joining his uncle, He said he was also pleased Spiridon Spireas, William S. honor a layman can receive in erty for the Ecumenical Patriar - which were reviewed and ac - Judge George Koudelis. Mos - by the honor bestowed upon Stavropoulos, James Tasios, the Orthodox Church, but he si - chate...” cepted, resulting in a second let - saidis attended the Church of Mossaidis, telling TNH that Mos - Demosthenes Vasiliou, James B. multaneously took on one of the Dr. Anthony Limberakis, Na - ter in August which invited him St. Demetrios in that Pennsyl - saidis is “someone who always Zafiros, and Leonard Zangas. Paisios in Greece while Church Debates Fate And Sends Exarchy Team

Continued from page 1 that they put their positions ands made recently, when news St. Irene Chrysovalantou in As - statements in writing, which broke of Metropolitan Paisios’ toria, and spoke with the appears to be one of the primary they did, and their reports were resignation and his ensuing de - Monastery’s Chief Secretary Dr. reasons that led him to submit presented to the Holy Synod on cision to leave permanently for John Kotsaridis, who stated that his resignation. Nov. 3. The Synod went Greece. Metropolitan Paisios “Metropolitan Paisios is in Both hierarchs Paisios and into session on the Chrysovalan - had cited “health reasons” and Greece,” and agreed to pass Vikentios were summoned to tou Monastery issue at 2 p.m. his “protest” over the fact that along TNH’s message to him. the Ecumenical Patriarchate to and met for five hours but no his associate Bishop Vikentios of Metropolitan Paisios did not re - provide explanations. On Nov. decision was reached. The Holy Apameia criticized him in an in - turn TNH’s phone call. In a 1 Metropolitan Paisios and Synod, which is chaired by Ecu - terview with TNH and distanced statement to TNH, Deputy Ab - Bishop Vikentios of Apameia ap - menical Patriarch Bartholomew, himself from the Metropolitan’s bot Bishop Vikentios said that, peared before the Committee includes the following hierarchs handling of administrative mat - “The matter is personal and it for the Patriarchal Institutions as members: Athanasios of Chal - ters in the Monastery’s Depen - concerns the Abbot. I have no in Constantinople, chaired by cedon, Germanos of Theodor - dency in Florida, where a split comment.” Metropolitan Athanasios of oupoulis, Germanos of Tra - occurred. The same source al - TNH has also learned that Chalcedon and including Met - noupolis, Kyrillos of Imvros and leges that the cases being inves - the individuals who filed claims ropolitan Iakovos of the Tenedos, Theoleptos of Iconium, tigated by the FBI and the Police with the authorities have also Pringiponisos, Metropolitan Apostolos of Moschonision, Pan - involve young adult males and informed the Ecumenical Patri - Demetrios of Sevasteia, and teleimon of Tyroloi and Seren - females who have been parish - archate in great detail. There Metropolitan Meliton of tion, Nicholas of Detroit, Tara - ioners at St. Irene’s since child - are intense discussions in the Philadelphia as members. sios of Buenos Aires, Andreas of hood, had Metropolitan Paisios Phanar and reports that a major The Patriarchal Committee Arkalochorion, Kastellion, and as their confessor, and enjoyed scandal is about to break. There on Institutions heard them sep - Viannon, Polycarpos of Spain close relations with the are also reports that Sister arately. TNH has learned that and Portugal, and Nathanael of Monastery. Members of the St. Christonymphi, one of the Paisios and Vikentios accused Kos and Nisyros. Irene’s Monastic Community younger nuns in the Monastery, each other regarding issues re - The complaints with the FBI who joined Paisios’ order ever is planning to resign as director lated to the administration of the were filed over the summer, since they were children are also tnh ArchiveS of the Kindergarten, and will Monastery and its Dependen - while the complaint to the said to be involved. Patriarch Bartholomew (C), is seen with Archbishop Demetrios proceed to leave the Monastery cies. The Committee requested 114th precinct in Astoria was TNH contacted the Office of of America (L) and Metropolitan Paisios of Tyana at St. Irene. altogether soon. Lina Orfanos Will Sing at Theodorakis 85th Birthday Celebration

Continued from page 1 sang in Spanish. game. I’m sure if I wanted to, I and sing Theodorakis, she will Orfanos said she loves could delve into the musical the - be working more with Dimitiri write it, and the “eeriness of the singing in Joe’s Pub, which was ater realm but I just love what I Maramos and singing more process” was not pleasant. “I created by theater impresario sing now. Why change if you Spanish music. She will be don’t think I want to write again. Joseph Papp at New York’s Pub - love what you do?” Hearing the studying Spanish and exploring It was a very creepy feeling,” lic Theater, which he also story about Theodorakis in the Spanish culture, assisted by her said the woman whose powerful founded. “I would love to own a womb, one might imagine that fiancée, who has a Latin back - interpretation of dark and dra - place like that but that requires her life was programmed from ground, and next summer she matic music is obviously also money, but as long as I can sing the start, but those who know will be singing in Madrid. After rooted in her ability to feel for the rest of my life and be her know she is quite the free she finished college, her mother, deeply.” But then she hesitated happy, that’s all I want,” she spirit. “I just love his music. It Sophia Richman, was concerned and said “Maybe in the future, said. Her performances have a has nothing to do with my fa - about her future and urged her but not now. Now I just enjoy “magical” character, but Orfanos ther, he encouraged it, but it to go graduate school for a de - singing other people’s music.” credits her audiences for it. stopped there.” gree in a different field. She ROOTS OF ARTISTRY “They bring a lot of life to the Her father still has an impor - feared that the music world was Orfanos is half Greek, half musicians,” she said. Her rich so - tant role as he manages her ca - very difficult and that she might Polish-Jewish, which might ex - prano voice has surprising ver - reer. “He’s a wonderful manager. not make it. But Lina said that plain her ability to render satility that serves her well in all He get me incredible jobs, intro - when she sang at Mt. Lycabettos poignant songs tinged with genres, including jazz, show duces me to amazing people. at Theodorakis’ 85 birthday con - tragedy. She sings in Greek, tunes, standards and classical. Some of it I do on my own but cert, her mother hugged her and Spanish, French, Italian and Ger - She said she listens to just it’s mainly due to my father that told her, “You’re going to make man, despite not speaking those about everything but likes Sond - I have a career. “I love him,” it as a singer. You didn’t need languages fluently. She started heim and Gershwin very much. she said, but then admitted it the graduate school.” Lina told singing in Greek at Westminster Lina Orfanos performs Theodorakis’ Asma Asmaton - Song of “I don’t really know the com - can be difficult to work with TNH that was a very powerful Choir College in Princeton for Songs at the Herodes Atticus Theater at the Acropolis in Athens. posers of all the songs by name. one’s father “because there is a moment in her life. She gives her senior voice recital and since I know Andrew Lloyd Webber’s personal and a professional many performances of Greek she has come to know Theodor - She said, “It was overwhelming. Got Talent” in the Spring of music, but I’m not so fond of level,” that sometimes clash. music to mainly non-Greek au - akis personally, she sings mostly I stood on line for five hours for 2011. him.” Among her favorite tunes “But he doesn’t charge me,” she diences. After the Theodorakis his music. Although listeners to 10-15 minutes of taping, which She took the experience in is Summertime from Porgy and said laughing. If he pushed her celebration, she will sing on Sun - her singing believe she is fluent was cut down to about three stride as she loves going to Bess, Children of the Wind and to do something she is not into, day, December 5 at the Mont - in Greek, she is striving for per - minutes, but I sang for them and Greece and is focused on her up - Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man from she is not shy about saying no. clair Art Museum in New Jersey fection, so she is working with a was accepted to the next round coming performances. She is go - Jerome Kern’s play Showboat. She said: “He’s very proud of at 7 p.m. She sang in Greek at a coach on her Greek accent. and ended up going to Greece.” ing to Greece more often now The woman whose personal - me, and I’m very proud that he’s concert there last April and they When she visited the offices of She auditioned and was told her because she is working with an ity makes an immediate connec - very proud of me. He’s proud asked her to come back. You can TNH, Orfanos was fresh from voice is “angelic” – they got that up-and-coming composer Dim - tion with her audience said, “I that I’ve learned over 90 hear why. Her X Factor audition her encounter with X Factor, the right - but added that it was too itris Maramos and performed don’t do musical theater well. I Theodorakis songs – that’s a lot can be seen on YouTube. Greek television music talent “classical” for X-factor, and ad - one of his songs in the X Factor sing it, but doing it on stage, per - of music,” she said.” show for aspiring pop singers. vised her to try out for “Greece auditions, Adalina, which she forming, is a whole other ball - Besides continuing to learn [email protected]

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Continued from page 1 tant issues we raised during this campaign are addressed for the that the Congressional Caucus benefit of the people of New on Hellenic Issues will lose at York State,” Wilson continued. least 28 members, and depend - Wilson, 39, a graduate of ing on the outcome of a few out - Harvard University and the Har - standing election results, as vard Business School, is a na - many as 32 members. tionally recognized expert in GIANNOULIAS HEARTBREAK corporate restructuring. His Giannoulias’ loss in particu - first foray into public service lar was a major heartbreaker, as was in 2009, when he crossed polls showed him running neck party lines to serve on the Pres - and neck with his Republican ident’s Auto Task Force and led opponent. Crist, who was run - the restructuring of General Mo - ning as an Independent, had a tors. He said he would remain tougher challenge in Republican active in public affairs. ”I am Marco Rubio, who enjoyed the hopeful that our new leaders, backing of the Tea Party. The whom I congratulate across the most closely-watched race was board, will address in the one of the most antagonistic in months and years ahead the is - the country, where Giannoulias, sues we raised throughout this who seemed to be cresting, was campaign. As you all know, I am beaten by Republican Congress - a big believer in accountability, man Mark Kirk after some in - so I plan to remain involved, to tense personal wrangling in make sure that they do address which they swapped charges the problems of our state,” he about their military back - said. grounds or lack thereof. Gian - CRIST’S DOWNFALL noulias is an Obama protege In Florida, Crist never recov - who was burdened by the fail - tnh/coStAS beJ ered from his decision to bolt ure of his family’s bank and State Senator-elect Michael Gianaris, (C), and State Assembly - on Nov. 2, 2010. Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. is seen on the the GOP and run as an Indepen - charged by critics with having woman-elect Aravella Simotas celebrate their election victories left, while State Senator George Onorato is right. dent after it seemed he would dodged service in the Greek army while playing professional basketball in that country. Kirk is a Navy Reservist who made false claims about his military record, and the defeat of Gian - noulias was seen in some polit - ical quarters as an embarrassing repudiation for Obama in his home state, especially after the President and his wife Michele stumped there for Giannoulias. It was also bad timing for Gian - noulias as the President took what he said was a “shellacking” at the hands of voters across the country who swept Democrats out of the Congress and took control of the House of Repre - AP Photo/chArlie ArboGASt sentatives. U.S. Senator-elect Republican Mark Kirk (R) and his Democratic Kirk won in a narrow 48-46 opponent Alexi Giannoulias have a beer at the famed Billy vote, in a state that typically Goat Tavern in Chicago on Nov. 3, the day after Kirk narrowly votes Democratic. “A tsunami won the heated race, keeping a campaign promise to meet just hit the heartland,” Kirk said there no matter who won. in his victory speech. Until the last minute, the race for his fists in mock triumph and not have gained his party’s nom - Obama’s seat looked like a shouted “yay New York State Re - ination against Rubio, 39, a son tossup, and both candidates publican party,” on a night of former Cuban exiles and a were betting on victory. “Losing where other candidates for former Speaker of the House in is not easy. Losing is not some - statewide office were also de - Florida who immediately thing you expect, which is prob - feated, included Carl Paladino’s emerged as the so-called Great ably why I didn’t write a Republican candidate for N.Y. State Comptroller Harry Wilson put on a brave face as he lost his controversial if not bizarre bid Right Hope for conservatives. In speech,” Giannoulias said. bid, but had his family by his side. to become governor, leaving a an interview with Tampa Bay Still, a day after the election, once-proud party in disarray on Online the day after losing, and Giannoulias and Kirk met at not have a prepared speech, be - form in a corrupt and dysfunc - serving on President Obama’s a night when Republicans tri - after spending the day on his Chicago’s famed Greek Ameri - cause he had not expected to tional Albany an important part automotive task force “he has al - umphed from coast to coast. boat fishing in Tampa Bay – can Billy Goat Tavern for a beer lose. “Proud of you,” a woman of his campaign. Wilson was an ready shown his ability to work Wilson won every region of catching nothing but seeing lots summit to swap drinks and try with a thick Greek accent called expert in restructuring bankrupt with people across the aisle.” the state, except New York City, of porpoises -- Crist said he to bury the hatchet. Kirk out repeatedly and Giannoulias, companies and for most of the With Wilson still in the lead where he made his fortune. In doesn’t know what he’ll do next. quipped to Billy Goat Tavern his eyes brimming, said Illinois race he trailed far behind Di - early in the evening, Attorney his concession speech, he said, He gave an answer that anyone Owner Sam Sianis, “Some peo - should embrace the victor of the Napoli, but persuaded many vot - Mark Demetropoulos said that “I am enormously proud of the who has followed his career for ple are calling this the Beer evening, Kirk. ers that he could transfer his Wilson was going to bring fiscal substantive race we ran, but, at a while probably could have Summit. It’s actually the Billy WILSON FALLS SHORT skills to Albany and help rebuild responsibility through profes - the end of the day, we fell just a predicted, word for word, with - Goat Summit.” Sianis, owner of Wilson, a rich former Wall the state. Many of the people at sional management. He said little bit short. We take enor - out hearing him say it:” I don’t the legendary subterranean wa - Street trader, charged into elec - the Hilton said they were proud Wilson has the guts to make mous solace in the knowledge know. The only thing on my tering hole and restaurant that tion day riding an advertising to support a fellow Greek Amer - across the board spending in so - that we left not a single stone mind right now is to work very spawned a Saturday Night Live campaign fueled by an impres - ican who made such a powerful cial programs that he believes unturned in our effort. I am for - hard for the next 60 days for skit, was a Giannoulias sup - sive treasure chest and an un - and positive impression on the are need to avert New York’s fis - tunate to have the best family the people,” he said. “The future porter during the heated cam - precedented string of endorse - media throughout the state. cal collapse. As the night wore and friends a man could ask for, will take care of itself,” the news paign that Kirk narrowly won. ments from more than 30 They looked forward to the good on, it became clear that those and I cannot thank enough the service reported. But Sianis said Kirk has been at newspapers, including the New his integrity and expertise would hopes and others would not be 1.8 million New Yorkers across Crist said he was disap - the tavern before. Kirk chose it York Times, the Daily News and do in a state capital whose po - realized, at least not as a result the political spectrum who re - pointed but not depressed by his for his shake-hands-and-make- the New York Post, but it was litical atmosphere in recent years of Wilson’s first race for public sponded to my call for fiscal ac - loss to Rubio, his first defeat up meeting the day after the not enough to overcome the in - had become an embarrassment, office. countability in Albany. I congrat - since 1998 but the only one that election. When Giannoulias de - cumbent, Thomas DiNapoli. The with partisan bickering blocking One frustrated guest did not ulate my opponent, Tom ever appeared to threaten his scended into the tavern wearing race was too close to call for attempts to clean up the mess. blame Wilson. As he bolted DiNapoli, for his win yesterday. political career. “My whole fam - a cap of the National Hockey most of the evening, but Di - His supporters believed that by through the exit doors he raised I hope that the critically impor - ily’s disappointed – but we’re League Stanley Cup Champions Napoli finished with a near 4% doing fine,” said the governor, Chicago Blackhawks, he gave margin of victory after Wilson who has long relied on his fam - Kirk a man-hug.” Congress - seemed to be galloping to a last- ily, particularly his father, as man,” Giannoulias said. “Con - minute win. Indeed, even on close political advisers. His sister grats!” election night, the mood in his managed his campaign after he Surrounded by a sea of cam - headquarters at Manhattan’s left the Republican Party in eras, reporters and onlookers, New York Hilton hotel was up - April. Crist seemingly hadn’t lost Giannoulias moved his chair beat. the personal appeal that drove close to Kirk’s chair, leaned for - When the polls closed his political success, but lost the ward and the two spoke so softly throughout New York State at 9 political base that translated his that the assembled mass of me - p.m. many excited supporters appeal into a meteoric career dia could not hear them. Kirk joined the candidate. An ebul - starting with a state Senate seat held a Miller Lite bottle; Gian - lient and confident Wilson greet - in 1992 and finishing with the noulias a draft.” How ‘bout dou - ing guests at the hotel’s Mercury 2006 governor’s race. After run - ble-cheese?” Sianis leaned in Rotunda flashed a thumbs up ning as a no-party candidate and asked the two men in the and told TNH “I think we are and bashing his former Repub - Greek accent Saturday Night going to do it.” Business mogul lican Party in this year’s Senate Live actors have mimicked, The John Catsimatidis, following the race, and after having opposed Chicago Sun-Times reported. returns in a neighboring room Democrats for years before that Siannis brought out double was less optimistic. “We’ll see,” as a Republican, he doesn’t have cheeseburgers, a plate of pickles, he told The National Herald. For a home politically. Close politi - onions, ketchup and mustard. a number of hours Wilson’s op - cal confidantes say Crist hasn’t Still, it was bitter for Gian - timism seemed to be closer to discussed with them what he’ll noulias who seemed to be crest - the mark as he led his opponent do after he leaves the governor’s ing toward a victory. He waited almost until midnight, but after office, but some said they hope until late in the night on Election being tied at 48% of the vote, he’ll stay in politics. Day Nov. 2 to come out of his DiNapoli slowly pulled away. “I doubt if even he knows yet hotel room and deliver the The 56 year-old DiNapoli, what he wants to do, but I dreadful news personally to his who was selected to replace would never count out Charlie supporters in the ballroom. Alan Hevesi, who resigned in a AP Photo/Mike cArlSon Crist as far as politics is con - Emerging from the lifts, he scandal, had previously served Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an Independent, and his wife Carole, approach the cerned - he might relax for five kissed some hands and walked as a former assemblyman from podium as he conceded to Republican Marco Rubio in the Florida Senate race, Nov. 2, 2010, in or six months,” said state Rep. straight to the podium. He did Long Island. He made ethics re - St. Petersburg, Fla. Peter Nehr, R-St. Petersburg.

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By Maria Micheles Zouganellis, Takis Spyridakis however, and are pushed down Special to The National Herald and Alkis Panagiotidis. This further. They observe the power movie breaks the barriers of our of the vendors and organizers perceptions of death, as it pokes of the fair to defeat the others The 2010 New York City fun at parts of the mortuary in - who happen to be bereft like Greek Film Festival came to dustry and provides comic relief themselves. It’s only when they close on Sunday, October 31 at for a depressing topic and takes finally meet an older woman, the theater of the School of Vi - the air out of outdated supersti - Titika Sarigouli, someone who sual Arts in Manhattan with tions and beliefs. The story ac - represents honesty, integrity, tra - many of its patrons, Greek and tually shows that a living man dition and love, that the pure - non-Greek alike, impressed with can end up in greater despair ness of their spirit resurfaces the development of the Greek than the dying man who ends and we see that these are the film industry. The fourth annual up being the one the funeral is things that help one to go on… festival was made possible held for, but regardless, must go The one disappointing ele - through the efforts and dona - on. ment in this well-organized and tions of many, but was spear - Even though the four men in well-publicized festival was the headed by James DeMetro, the black suits embarked in pursuit relatively small audience festival’s director, and Stamatis of money, we soon see the true turnout, which was shocking for Ghikas, the Chamber’ s Execu - purpose of their odyssey is to a festival that showcased great tive Director and the Festival break free from the roles they’ve films viewable only on few Manager. The festival took great attached to themselves and so - nights. One expected to see a care in the selection of the ciety has attached them to. They packed house. Funny enough, a movies and the organization of may also have a thirst for some - South Asian film festival was be - festival, which resulted in the thing else, perhaps to escape the ing held in the same theater, public’s exposure to a variety of dead town and enter the vast and long lines of people waited quality films that put the Greek countryside, there being able to inside and outside to be able to film industry in a positive light. explore what it means be in the get in. Yes, there are a billion Some films delved deeper into middle of nowhere. They end more Indians and Pakistanis issues prevailing in Greece and up in a number of different ad - than Greeks in the world, but is the rest of the world today, ventures and experiences that that the case in New York City shedding new light upon them. Popular actor Renos Haralambides co-stars in his fourth directorial production, Four Black allow them an escape from their also? It is something to be con - Many of the films surpassed in Suits. He broke onto the scene first with film No Budget Story. daily lives. cerned about, when a society or content and form many of the The film takes a surreal turn community doesn’t support art big budget films playing in the - ing to provide binoculars to get caring about selling the mer - need in order to sit around do - when the characters happen to that deals with one’s experi - atres now. Moreover, the movies in sight those who are for some chandise. In fact, we see that ing nothing. What awaits pass through a carnival in which ences in it, but flocks to films were unpretentious in commu - reason down and out, in order the men have never really Stavros is what awaits many everything is being sold, from that are imposed on it and are nicating important messages, to give exposure to the less-seen grown up, traveled outside of bigots, which is that his own ex - merchandise to gambling to nonsensical and devoid of hu - which often are forgotten and elements in society. their neighborhood, received traction turns out to be that of need to be stirred again. With a name like Plato’s meaningful schooling, or mar - the group he’s making fun of, In the film, Plato’s Academy, Academy, a film cannot go ried and started a family. They and digesting it doesn’t come contemporary Greece’s work wrong. The modern moving pic - spend their time watching or easy. But these four pals dis - concerns were brought to light ture, with its intriguing echoes playing soccer in the streets of cover something that’s more in a comedic fashion under Fil - of Plato’s definition of time as their locale. meaningful than nationality or ippos Tsitos’ eye-opening direc - “a moving picture of eternity” There is one line that Stavros race. There script takes lots of tion. One of the great things allows us to create powerful re - says to the Albanians who the unexpected turns, which make about some movie is when it sponses to the original Platonic city sends to build a public it a pleasure to watch and see does not aim to be anything ideas by shedding light on mod - statue in the intersection where how the natural world, with its more than it is - does not stretch ern un-Platonic values present they play ball. Resistant to the “time and chance” so abhorrent to attain glamour or romance in a society and its subgroups: change in his environment and to Plato, makes a mockery of and adventure or a more beau - bigotry rather than our common taking the law into his own everyone. tiful setting, if none of it is in its humanity, injustice vs. justice, hands, at least his interpretation Indeed, it seemed that all the vicinity, but rather, delves into and generally espousing the bad of it, he shouts “…who voted films chosen to be in the festival what there is. Another word for rather than what’s good, all in for this? We didn’t vote for had unique stories to transmit this is realism, an artistic style an environment that brings out it!...You can build if you like but in strikingly different ways. In that depicts subjects as they ex - the ugly rather than the beauti - we’ll be destroying it at night,” Renos Haralambidis’ “Four Black ist in objective reality without ful. which is reminiscent of Pene - Suits,” a modern existentialist embellishment. Realism has had This is the kind of reality one lope’s weaving her father-in- tale unfolds where four men Antonis Kafetzopoulos faces off with Maria Zorba in one of the a resurgence in recent films, es - experiences by following the law’s burial shroud by day and who are broke from the profes - scenes when Plato's Academy shifts from male bonding and pecially American ones, which camera lens around these four unraveling it at night to ward sions/jobs they’ve chosen, and racism to examining other relationships in today's Greece. try to capture its own landscape, tough-looking burned-out soc - off her suitors as she waits for are bereft of meaning in their of middle America, where police cer fans played by Antonis Odysseus’ return. lives, decide to hoist a coffin in freak shows. At the fair, people man meaning. One wonders if cars tread to capture those who Kafetzopoulos, Anastasis Koz - The movie deals with small- order to break the Guinness are also brought closer to one the people in that society have infringed on the law amid the dine, Giorgos Soukses and Kon - minded Greeks’ fear of change, record for the greatest distance another, temporally and spa - the chance ever again to pick up homes of the disadvantaged. stantinos Koronaios. Through but there’s an even greater les - for carrying a coffin. tially, so the characters feel that on the knowledge the films pre - Plato’s Academy reminds audi - the eyes of the protagonist, son to be learned. Stavros is one It was the lead character, their chances for attaining sent, another time and else - ences of these films, and specif - Stavros, (acted by Antonis of the four Greeks making fun who was to get the lion’s share something have returned, and where, or is that knowledge lost ically the recent Mickey Rourke Kafetzopoulos), one enters a of the Albanians and Chinese of the money, unbeknown to his that they hold some power forever? film, The Wrestler which ex - street corner in an almost who are actually working, colleagues, who tried to glam - again, believing they have These wonderful filmmakers poses the graffiti, garbage, loose unidentifiable Greek city, and watching them and making fun orize it through the Guinness di - things at their disposal again. created films steeped in our his - ends and ugly buildings in our through his life and those of his of how each group works, com - mension - but the media cover - But everything is blurred even tory, existence and visions of the cities with camera shots always three pals, one sees the laziness paring their speed and produc - age never materialized. there, for there’s nothing for the future. One hopes that they con - looking at the underneath. In and ignorance that is brought tivity as they sit and sip their The parts were wonderfully taking in this world. tinue to be shown in other fact, much of contemporary cin - on by idleness, by sitting outside coffee, and partaking in the acted by the director, Renos The men end up losing venues because their works ema and theatre seems to be vy - of one’s shop all day, not even small-world-mindedness they Haralambidis, Yiannis rather than gaining once again, should be seen by everyone. March of Dimes Honors Atlantic Bank CEO Voutsinas

Continued from page 1 western Greek island of Bank a Greek bank, just like it Roslyn Bancorp, TR Financial Cephalonia and studied ac - has always been, and in fact, we Corp., and Apple Bank search and educational pro - counting and finance at Brown are planning on increasing its The March of Dimes said it grams aimed at giving every University, told TNH he was activities within the Greek com - is the leading nonprofit organi - baby a healthy start. Erin Lea - humbled to be honored by the munity.” He continued by point - zation for pregnancy and baby hey, the 2010 volunteer chair, organizations that helped erad - ing out that, “We are embedded health. With chapters nation - said: “I am grateful that volun - icate the scourge of polio that in the Greek American commu - wide and its premier event, teering for the March of Dimes cast a shadow over so many nity. We are dedicated to serving March for Babies, the March of gave me a chance to work with families when we was growing our community, and that is Dimes works to improve the phenomenal business leaders.” up. He said he is committed to proven by the fact that 90 per - health of babies by preventing Generous donations of sponsor - making a contribution towards cent of our capital - and we are birth defects, premature birth ships and must-have auction the betterment of society at talking about billions of dollars and infant mortality. For infor - items have been given by: New large and the Greek American - have been invested in the com - mation, visit marchofdimes.com York Community Bank Founda - community. He currently serves munity,” or nacersano.org. tion, Bender Insurance, Mega on the boards of Mt. Sinai Hos - Voutsinas became President March of Dimes declared Funding Corp., Essex Capital pital of Queens, which is located of Commercial Bank’s Atlantic that the most urgent infant Partners, Ltd., MSC Industrial in Astoria, and the New York Bank Division on April 28, 2006 health problem in the U.S. today Direct, Skyliner Travel & Tour Community Bank Foundation and has been on the boards of is premature birth, affecting Bus Corp. and the National Her - (formerly the Roslyn Founda - directors of five banks. Accord - more than half a million babies ald. tion) whose mission is “provid - ing to Forbes magazine, he was each year, with the number Voutsinas was nominated by ing grants designed to further the President of Omega Capital, growing every day. Babies born March of Dimes board member community development, ex - Inc., a real estate development too soon are more likely to die Michael fisher, who is also a Se - pand home ownership opportu - and syndication firm from No - or have disabilities. nior Vice President of New York nities,” and which “supports lo - vember 1988 to March 2007, The March of Dimes is com - Commercial Bank. Annette cal community organizations, and a general partner of Omega mitted to reducing this toll by Kosar, Executive Director of the such as those in the health, ed - Partners LP, a money manage - funding research to find the an - March of Dimes of Greater New ucation and culture categories, ment firm specializing in bank swers to premature birth and York told The National Herald which contribute to the quality stocks from 1991 to 2005.” providing comfort and informa - that Voutsinas was chosen for of life.” Forbes also noted his prior ex - tion to families who are af - both his philanthropic work and Once an affiliate of the Na - tensive banking experience with fected. his status as a pillar of the com - tional Bank of Greece, Atlantic munity. Rocco Sacramone, the is now a Division of New York owner of restaurant Trattoria Commercial Bank. In an inter - L’Incontro in Astoria, will also Spyros Voutsinas, CEO and President of Atlantic Bank and well- view with the National Herald be honored as Chef of the Year. known for dedication to the Greek American community is named in 2006, Voutsinas said, ““We Voutsinas, who was born on the Man of the Year by the N.Y. Chapter of the March of Dimes. have decided to keep Atlantic POCKET-LESS PITA BREAD George Delis, LLC Kontos Foods Consultant, Public Relations The Leading Company in Flat Breads Land Use Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita Manufacturers of Authentic ethnic hand Stretched Flat bread. kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. www.GreekKitchennyc.com Fillo kAtAiFi, bAklAvA, SPAnAkoPitA, tyroPitA 1-917-696-0975 nut roll, MeloMAkAronA and the trADitionAl MeDiterrAneAn DeSSertS. excellent quality and service.

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DEATHS n ANAGNOSTIS, JOHN Greek Church, she was honored Visitation was held at Salerno's (Serafim) Pistiolis, Angelo (Fo - made to St. Spyridon, 102 Rus - away peacefully with her family PORTLAND, Maine – The Port - by the Holy Trinity Church and Rosedale Chapels and funeral tini) Pappas, Serafim (Voula) sell St., Worcester, MA 01609. by her side on October 26 at land Press Observer reported by the Greek Orthodox Metrop - services were held at St. Pappas, Theo (Mary) Pappas and Richard L. Rosenthal Hospice that John Efstratios Anagnostis, olis of Boston. She was also a Demetrios Greek Orthodox Demetra (Steve) Georgoulias; 20 n VALALAS, ANN Residence. She was born on De - 80, passed away peacefully. He member of Holy Trinity Philop - Church. In lieu of flowers, dona - grandchildren and 24 great- ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. – The St. cember 2, 1943 in Sparta, was born on November 19, 1929 tochos Society, member of the tions in her name to St. Basil grandchildren. A Trisagion Petersburg Times reported that Greece to Kantoula and Sotirios in Biddeford to Katherine and Ef - Daughters of Penelope and a Academy, 79 Saint Basil Rd., Gar - prayer service and funeral ser - Ann Valalas, 77, passed away Papadogiannis. Elefteria was a stratios Anagnostis. His Greek member of the Eastern Star. Be - rison, NY 10524 appreciated. vices were held at the Holy Trin - peacefully on October 19. She Quality Control Inspector with heritage, along with his devotion sides her parents and her hus - Arrangements by Nicholas M. ity Greek Orthodox Cathedral was born May 2, 1933, in Sparta, Pitney Bowes for twelve years and compassion of being a life- band, she was predeceased by Pishos, Funeral Director, LTD. with the Reverend Michael Var - Greece. Ann was a beloved and before her retirement in 1990. long teacher and student, were her two children, John and Eula For further information, call: varelis, Reverend Philemon Patit - well respected member of the She was a master gardener, hav - some of his defining identities. Chrissikos. She is survived by her (630) 889-1700. sas, Reverend Tommy Vlahos Greek community and the ma - ing one of the best gardens in He earned an undergraduate de - grandchildren, Maria (David) and Reverend George Vlahos of - triarch of her family. Known for Springdale. She was best known gree at Gorham State Teachers Kelly and Loucas Chrissikos. n LOURIDAS, IRAKLIS ficiating. Her grandsons served her generosity, unselfish nature for her generosity to all. She is College and his Masters Degree Strong in her faith, a loving MONTREAL, Canada – The Mon - as pallbearers. Memorials may and constant giving of herself to survived by her mother, Kan - at the College of William and mother and grandmother and a treal Gazette reported that Iraklis be made to the Holy Trinity others, she was a reliable source toula; her beloved husband, Mary. He was a member of the faithful friend, Persefone will be Louridas, 87, passed away peace - Greek Orthodox Cathedral Build - of stability and strength to every - Christos; her children, Tasia Masonic Fraternity-serving as greatly missed by all who knew fully at Sacre-Coeur Hospital. He ing Fund, 600 East Blvd., Char - one she knew. She will forever (Craig) Valiotis-Currier, Kandi - Grand Master of Maine; the Ma - and loved her. Visitation and a was predeceased by his parents, lotte, NC 28203 or Panagia be remembered as one of the anna Valiotis and Peter sons-as the Grand Secretary for Trisagion prayer service were Nikolaos and Georgia and his Prousiotissa at Elatos Park c/o most adored members of her (Efthimia) Valiotis; her siblings, the State of Maine; a member of held at the Jones, Rich & brother-in-law, Evangelos Tour - Evrytanian Association, 121 family and community. She was Theodore Papadogiannis, Mary St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Hutchins Funeral Home. Funeral nas. He is survived by his Greenwich Road, Suite 212, preceded in death by her mother, Glekas, Panagiota Alexopoulos, Church where he served as a services were held at the Holy beloved wife of 62 years, Geor - Charlotte, NC 28211. Arrange - Kostantina; her son, George and Peter Papadogiannis, Janie Ka - Sunday school teacher and Su - Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. gia; his children, Tom (Cheryl), ments for the Pappas family are her nephew, Albert. She is sur - naras and Helen Dennis; and perintendent of Christian Educa - Visit: www.jonesrichand - Effy, Pota (Steve) Tournas and in the care of Hankins & Whit - vived by Menios; her children, her cherished grandchildren, tion; a trustee of SMMC, as well hutchins.com for additional in - Stella (John) Papadolias; his sib - tington Funeral Service, 1111 Alex and Elianna; her grand - Erismia and Alexandra Valiotis. as a corporator of Saco Biddeford formation and to sign Persefone's lings, Panagiota Tournas, Eleni East Blvd. Share condolences on - daughters, Alexandra and Nina; Funeral services were held at the Savings Bank; member of Saco guestbook. In lieu of flowers, (Apostolos) Kafetzis, Vassiliki line by visiting: www.hankin - her sisters, Irene, Foula, Deme - Annunciation Greek Orthodox Bay Rotary and more recently, contributions may be made to (Panagiotis) Papazois and Con - swhittington.com. tra, Tasia; her brothers, Pano and Church. Visitation and a Trisa - President of the Board of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox stantina (Elias) Markos; 12 George; 11 nieces and nephews; gion prayer service were held at Trustees for the Dyer Church, 133 Pleasant St., Port - grandchildren; two great-grand - n TELLIOS, BESSIE and many great friends. Visita - the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Library/Museum. John authored land or the Holy Trinity Emer - children; and many nieces, ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. – The St. tion was held at the Curlew Hills Home & Crematory with the a book entitled '49 Storer St.' and gency Relief Fund. nephews and friends. Visitation Petersburg Times reported that Memorial and funeral services Rev. Fr. Constantine Mathews wrote a weekly column for the was held at Urgel Bourgie and Bessie Tellios, 67, passed away were held at the Holy Trinity officiating. Memorial contribu - Journal Tribune called 'Anagnos - n ELIOPULOS, ELAINE funeral services were held at St. peacefully on October 18 in Greek Orthodox Church. tions may be made in Elefteria's ticisms'. He is survived by his GRAND JUNCTION, CO - The George Greek Orthodox Church. Greece. She is survived by her name to the Leukemia and Lym - children, Kate Anagnostis, John Daily Sentinel reported that In lieu of flowers, donations to beloved husband of 49 years, n VALIOTIS, ELEFTERIA phoma Society, 372 Danbury Anagnostis, Sam and Sharri Elaine Eliopulos, 98, passed Hospital Sacre Coeur and Iera Steve Tellios; her children, STAMFORD, Conn. – The Stam - Road, Wilton, CT 06897. To Anagnostis; his stepchildren, away peacefully in Elk Grove, Moni Ambelakion (Greece) Efthemios (Maria) and Dimitrios ford Advocate reported that leave online condolences, visit: Lara and Jeff Favreau and Chris California. Elaine was born in would be greatly appreciated. (Stephanie); her grandchildren, Elefteria Valiotis, 66, passed www.cognetta.com. and Sue Howe; his grandchil - Alikambos, Crete, Greece on July Steven and Demi; and her sib - dren, Nicholas, Sara, Arianna & 3, 1912. Elaine was a member n MAKIARIS, MARIA lings, Roula, Leta, Freda, George Alexandra Anagnostis, Catherine of Annunciation Greek Orthodox NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Day and Effie. She was preceded in CLASSIFIEDS and Cole Favreau and Alexander, Church, Greek American Pro - reported that Maria Makiaris, 88, death by her parents, Eleni and Zoe, Tyler and Tatum Howe; gressive Assn., American Hel - passed away peacefully on Oc - Vasilios. Bessie was born in multiple cousins both in the lenic Professional Society, tober 25 at Lawrence Memorial Droumades, Northern Greece FOR RENT FUNERAL HOMES United States and in Greece; as GSREH, Cretan Club, Ladies Hospital in New London. She and immigrated to the United well as, his siblings, Irene and Philoptochos Society and Annun - was born in Gennadi, Rhodes, States in 1947. Over the years, LONG ISLAND CITY CONSTANTINIDES James (Dolly) Macos. A Trisa - ciation Senior League. Elaine Greece, to the late John and she resided in Detroit, St. Louis Beautiful second floor OFFICE FUNERAL PARLOR Co. gion prayer service was held at loved the outdoors, was an avid Anastasia Efthimiou. She immi - and Patra, Greece. In 1998, she SPACE for rent. Has 10 offices, 3 405 91st Street the Dennett, Craig & Pate funeral reader and sports fan. Her pride grated to the United States in moved to St. Petersburg, to be bathrooms, server room, lounge area, reception area etc. Spacious, Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, home with Father Basil Arabatzis was in her children, grandchil - 1940. Prior to her retirement, near her children and grandchil - NY 11209 officiating. Visitation was held dren and great grandchildren. Maria worked for Royal Type - dren. Family traditions and val - modern, freshly painted, close to all amenities. Some offices are already (718) 745-1010 at the First Parish Congregational Elaine was preceded in death by writer for many years. She was ues were most important to her furnished with custom desks and Church of Saco. Funeral services her husband, James Eliopulos a communicant and active mem - life. She unselfishly sacrificed her Services in all localities - matching cabinet files. Easy move Low cost shipping to Greece were held at St. Demetrios and son, George Eliopulos. She ber of St. George Greek Ortho - needs to care for her family. She in. Great for Electrical contractors, Church. Those wishing to make is survived by her children, Chris, dox Cathedral in Hartford and loved to cook and spoil her fam - Architects, Engineers, Lawyers, Ac - memorial contributions in John's Alex (Martha), Nick, Shirley later at St. Sophia Hellenic Or - ily with wonderful meals and countants, etc. Call Demetrios at ANTONOPOULOS name may make a contribution (Paul), George (Linda) and John thodox Church in New London. baked treats. She enjoyed life (646) 732-9572 or email: con - FUNERAL HOME, INC. to: Thornton Academy, c/o the (Stella); her siblings, Steve Gril - She was a treasured wife, and was a friend to all her knew troller@ekirikas. com for a walk Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Development Office, 438 Main los, Hope Katakis, Kathryn Am - mother, grandmother, great- her and will be deeply missed by through. 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COLUMBIA, S.C. - The State re - Gazette reported that Athena Matthew (Brenda) Makiaris, Ja - Donations may be made in her LEADING GREEK AMERICAN ported that Georgia Chamberas, Geanopoulos, 68, passed away son Makiaris and Rhea Makiaris; name to Holy Trinity Greek Or - APOSTOLOPOULOS 95, passed away peacefully on unexpectedly on October 26. She her great-grandchildren, Davis thodox Church. Visit the family's NEWSPAPER SEEKS Apostle Family - October 24. She was born in was born in Skoura, Sparta, and Carson Brown and Jamie personalized online guestbook Full-time AD sales representa - Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Sparta, Greece, to the late Greece and immigrated to the and Mara Makiaris; and her sis - at: tives for both GREEK and ENG - Funeral Directors of Stavros and Christine Antonakos. United States in 1952. She was ter, Irene Hadjidimitriou. Fu - www.AndersonMcQueen.com. LISH language publications. 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She most of her life before moving husband and her son, George. is survived by her son, James n KALLAS, PANAGIOTA to Texas three years ago with her She is survived by her sons, (Kathy) Konduros; her grandchil - VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Van - daughter, Maria. She worked in Philip and Paul Triffen; as well dren, Dr. Gregory (Cindy) Kon - couver Sun reported that Pana - the garment industry and in the as family in Greece. A Trisagion duros, Samuel James giota Kallas, 84, passed away cafeteria at Fort Lee High School prayer service and funeral ser - (Aphrodite) Konduros and Gia peacefully on October 23. Pana - before retiring. She was a mem - vices were held at St. Demetrios (Pete) Diamaduros; and six giota was born in Greece in Au - ber of the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church. great-grandchildren, Ann and gust 1926 and immigrated to Greek Orthodox Church. She Arrangements entrusted to Ley - James Gregory Konduros, Kon - Montreal with her husband and was predeceased by her beloved den’s Funeral Home, Reception stantine and Eleni Diamaduros, young children in 1962. In 1970, husband, Alfred in 1998. She is and Cremation Centre. (403) Kathleen Gwyn Konduros Duffee they moved to Vancouver, where survived by her daughter, Maria 228-4422. PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD and Henry Shelor Konduros Duf - they have lived for 40 years. She (Patrick) Franzese; her sisters, VIA THE POST-OFFICE: fee. Dunbar Funeral Home, enjoyed life and lived each day Mary Kourkoulis and Arhon - n TSANTINIS, BASILIOS o1 Month $11.00 o3 Months $22.00 Devine Street Chapel, is assisting to the fullest always willing to doula Kourkoulis; and her grand - The Worcester Telegram-Gazette o6 Months $33.00 oone year $66.00 the family. Visitation, a Trisagion try new hobbies and activities. son, Nicholas Franzese. Visita - reported that Basilios N. Tsanti - VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): prayer service and funeral ser - The family would like to thank tion and funeral services were nis, 85 of Worcester died peace - o1 Month for $14.00 o3 Months for $33.00 vices were held at the Greek Or - the wonderful staff in Palliative held at the Freeman Funeral fully November surrounded by o6 Months for $48.00 oone year for $88.00 thodox Cathedral. In lieu of flow - Care, at Lions Gate Hospital for Home. In lieu of flowers, the his loving family. Survived by his ers, the family requests taking such good care of their family would appreciate memo - wife Helen, daughters Eugenia VIA HOME DELIVERY memorials be made to the char - mother while she enjoyed her rial donations to the Alzheimer's and Barbara, granddaughter (New England, Pennsylvania, ity of one’s choice or the Holy room with a view. Panagiota is Association. 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Army veteran and emigrated to 3 Months for $18.95 Persefone Chrissikos, 100, passed Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Mrs. Pappas was born in Stefani, the U.S. in 1951. He owned Bill's o

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Continued from page 1 fully at least on the Greek end the way giving us olive leaves,” there will be an increase in par - around the 30th kilometer managed to preserve the con - ticipation.” Stamatis “saw (his) faith when cept of democracy in the West - She said she thinks the main he had to dig really deep into ern world. The legend says Phei - reason Greeks are not avid sup - (his) soul” to find the courage dippides supposedly collapsed porters of the marathon is that to continue the race despite the and died upon delivering the it is not impeded into their cul - anomalies of the trek. Toward news, although most scholars ture. “When I first moved in the end around the 40th kilo - believe that to be apocryphal. Greece,” the athlete recalls, “I meter the runner said he was But the original 600 years af - would go for a ran on Easter amazed by “the volunteers - the ter the battle occurred says that day and people would scream young generation of 700 euro, the messenger first went to out of their windows: ‘Trelli, Ei - that stood there, still encourag - Sparta to ask for help, was re - sai trelli (crazy, you are crazy).” ing the athletes after so many buffed, and ran back to She says “Greeks prefer to go hours and finally when I run Marathon, before going to for a coffee or watch soccer than down Irodou tou Attikou Street Athens to announce victory. Af - actually participate into athletics and entered the stadium I met ter a three-day long round trip (…) there has been an increase my culture,” Stamatis said. of around 500 kilometers across of people exercising for fun in rough, hilly terrain, death is dis - recent years but historically this tinctly possible. This combat is is not the case this is why there considered by all scholars to hasn’t been that much of in - have great significance on the volvement in events such as the Athenian unity and the flourish Classic Marathon.” of democracy during the Golden COMPARED TO BOSTON Age. It seems that the poet and Stamatis Astra, 40, a Boston dramatist Aeschylus who fought entrepreneur, who run his first at the battle of Marathon (his ever marathon, finished in 5:28. brother was one of the 192 dead He said he saw his participation Hellenes, compared to thou - in the event as “a great oppor - sands of Persians) considered tunity to promote the Greek cul - this –and not his world famous ture and help Arion magazine plays- to be his highest achieve - to survive.” In January 2010, ment in life. At his tombstone, PhotoS: AP Photo/DiMitriS hAtZiMoiSiS) Boston University, cut down all it was written: “This tomb the Kenya's Raymond Bett approaches the finishing line to win the Athens Classic Marathon at the funds to the Classics depart - dust of Aeschylus doth hides, Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. The race coincides with the 2,500th ment, so Arion Euphorion's son and fruitful anniversary of the battle of Marathon, where Athenians and their allies repelled an invading army (www.bu.edu/arion ) one of the Gela's pride, how tried his valor, of Persians. A messenger ran to Athens after the battle and died after announcing the victory. most distinguished classics jour - Marathon may tell (…)” Out of nals and undoubtedly the most that story, the marathon race for the last part it goes downhill won such a race in women’s cat - in all areas, psychologically and original, published by Boston was born. Throughout the cen - all the way. The course is so egory. At the Athens Classic economically while Mrs. Patty University since 1990, is now turies the marathon legend con - tough it has deterred many Marathon she was 5th, but the has been very generous of let - threatened to stop being pub - tinued becoming stronger and world-class runners from even first Greek woman to finish, in ting me stay in her apartment lished. To promote that cause stronger. trying it. 2 hours 40 minutes and 36 sec - in Athens.” the editorial team of the maga - THE RUN “Along the course people onds. On a phone interview As for the coordination of the zine embarked on a fundraising The elite race has been rela - were giving us a boost, helping with The National Herald, she event, she said it was excellent, campaign named Save the Clas - Greek-American actress and tively low-key until recent years, us run faster,” runner Konstan - said, “I thought it would be nice with “plenty of toilets, very good sics and when Doctor Golder US television presenter Maria getting a pre-Olympic boost in tina Kefala, said. “I got very to participate at the classic water supply and bananas along Herb, Arion’s Chief Editor, ap - Menounos, holds a Greek flag 2000 by sponsorship from Alpha emotional towards the end marathon which was my first the course.” She said she thinks proached Stamatis to support after finishing a 5-kilometer Bank, who still remains its prin - when I entered the Kalimarmaro marathon ever (…) Competing the greatest challenge for next their cause, “he simply could not race at the Panathinaiko Sta - cipal sponsor. The number of Stadium, it brought out great traditionally at the open track year “is to continue having the turn down such an offer.” He dium. Besides the marathon, marathon participations is still emotions” the athlete confessed, season where I run the 5km and same support from international added that, “Doctor Golder about 8,000 runners took part limited, due to restricted space “it was a very good experience 10km, I have an endurance athletes as we had this season Herb is a true Philhellene who in 5- and 10-km races. at the start area in Marathon, overall.” Kefala, 32, is a Greek background, and although the for the 2,500 anniversary.” This translates ancient Greek and for safety reasons at the fin - American athlete who moved to training is not exactly the same, year the marathon runners al - tragedies into English. ” Having lived in Boston for ish line at the marble Panathi - Greece seven years ago. She I managed to adopt to this type most doubled since 2009 and “I “It was extraordinary, every many years, he has seen many naiko stadium, built back in. Af - now trains and competes pro - of training really fast. Without think it will drop again in the five kilometers I would find Boston marathons. With such a ter a relatively flat first 10 fessionally for the Greek Na - the support of (her) sister and next years but at least I am hop - something that touched my strong point of reference Stama - kilometers, which takes runners tional Team and AEK. Her most brother-in-law as well as (her) ing it wont go back to 6,000.” soul,” Stamatis confessed. “After tis strongly believes the Classic on a detour around the tumulus important victory so far was her family friend Patty Theodoridis, This time, she said, the event the Marathon tumulus I faced marathon “was extraordinary” (burial ground) of the Athenian gold medal at the 2009 Balkan this effort would not have been “had really good publicity both the ancient culture, then I saw pointing out that in the States dead, the course goes uphill un - cross-country championship, possible.” She added that, “My domestically and internationally the Greek senior citizens who “the brand image of Greece has til around 32 kilometers, and which was the first time Greece family is extremely supportive so in the years to come hope - cheered and applauded along been distorted, “we need to change that, this is why we are doing this effort and I strongly believe Athens can host next AHEPA Runners to the Front of the Marathon Line year much more American run - ners” Stamatais concluded. Cordelia Madden-Kanel - By Sylvia Klimaki added, “And these are steps that led to lopoulou, 35, having partici - TNH Staff Writer Winston Churchill saying that ‘Greeks pated in Athens classic don’t fight like heroes, heroes fight like marathon back in 2008, said she ATHENS- “When you cross a marathon Greeks,” pointing out that from the was a little concerned about line the feeling is great but when you AHEPA team, 30 runners don’t have number of participants having cross THE marathon’s line it changes Greek roots. quadrupled. As she explained, you for ever,” Demetrios Kirkiles, Gov - He pointed out that, “This marathon at the start line in Marathon ernor of the Order of AHEPA of District should be bigger by right. The Marathon there is very limited space but 2 and a member of the 2010 AHEPA expo was the tip of the iceberg they can “they organized it extremely Athens Marathon team told The Na - have so much more profit here,” he said, well, lots of volunteers every - tional Herald about the importance of “we have one member here who spend where, really fantastic support participating in the event in his family’ 350 euros on a specific watch he had to from spectators, it was amaz - homeland. He was part of the 70 run - buy for the race. If you are a runner you ingly done!” she said. ners who participated at the Athens are going to buy your food, pay for your She runs with her husband, marathon representing the AHEPA char - lodging, and also explore the area you Pavlos Kanellopoulos, and they itable foundation that raises money for are staying at. Each marathon runner is were running for charity sup - various Hellenic causes internationally going to spend money here and visit porting the Nine Lives Founda - making funds available to assist indi - museums, go to the islands (…) This is tion (www.ninelivesgreece.com) viduals of all races, color, and creeds. going to be the must run marathon for which main aim is the humane This includes scholarships for students every runner in the world. If you go to reduction of the stray cat over - who demonstrate excellence and service Boston you run a marathon same in Ve - population in Athens. The cou - to their community, the cure for Cooley's gas or Berlin but here you run THE ple has participated so far in Anemia, a bone marrow registry, Pene - marathon if you want to consider your - four marathons, two in Athens, lope House Women's shelter, Journey to self a serious amateur runner you must one in Rome and in Rotterdam. Greece Hellenic Studies Programs and do the marathon in Marathon.” She said she thinks marathon Senior Housing. With 70 runners from As he said after the end of the race, participation “is a great getaway Japan, Brazil, Dubai, Canada, and the AHEPA runners from around the world met for a team photo and had time “the inaugural AHEPA Marathon Team for a couple of days” and said, United States, the AHEPA marathon to tour Athens and see the classic sites before running experienced lasting memories, new “We are not athletes we are av - team had all ages and abilities. friendships, and the filoxenia (hospital - erage people with full-time jobs Kirkiles said, “If you agree to help to work and they show the same riots tory of Greece, they learned the story ity) from the people of Greece (…) mak - and responsibilities, but it is a raise money for the AHEPA charitable every morning they send their reporters behind the Marathon, there are very few ing this marathon stand out from all great form of tourism.” This foundation you earn the right to partic - at the Grand Bretagne balcony video - modern civilizations that can boast a others in the world.” Adding that “many year the Greek authorities un - ipate to the marathon, so we ap - taping the protesters, then they go home history of 2,500 years.” George Vassilas, are looking forward to running this derstood how important for the proached marathon runners and asked and win a free trip to Greece, that is so the AHEPA District 23 District Governor, event next year and others have already local economy the race is, de - them to go back to their communities frustrating,” he said. added. “Through events like this we told their running friends they should voting 25 million euros during and ask for support showing what This is the first year AHEPA team ran raise awareness showing the signifi - join this team for 2011.” the period of the marathon AHEPA Charitable Foundation does (… the Classic marathon, and “A few of us cance of the history (...) we were even So far the foundation has managed events, hoping that Greece’s in - ) and as a result we had a phenomenal were suppose to come anyway and we able to show people the OXI day and to raise $225,000.00 for Hellenic Char - vestment in events like the Clas - success.” Adding, “hey, there is much said why don’t we do it for a cause,” he explain to them that Metaxa is not only ities. They continue to raise money and sic Marathon will promote the more going on in Greece than what we explained. a drink but also the name of the person donations can be made online at Hellenic civilization abroad and just see on news (…) I watch the finan - With this trip to Athens, “We did who said NO to the German occupation http://www.active.com/donate/athens - give a great boost to the collaps - cial news every morning before going charity and also people learned the his - of Greece” he said, laughing. Kirkiles marathon/DemetriosKirkiles. ing Greek economy. Pheidippi - des would have run for that too. PASOK Sweats Out Elections, Could Force Papandreou’s Hand

Continued from page 1 Greek people to speak, to con - have been calling for changes in him a mandate to continue, thus Nouriel Roubini that Greece will demn policies of destabilization the policy mix to help the econ - blunting continued opposition be forced to default on its oblig - speaking of a “secret agenda” of and decide on the country’s fu - omy recover from a downward from labor unions as well. The ations, if only through a restruc - the government, on the occasion ture course.” spiral. well-respected newspaper turing of paying back its loans of the statements by Govern - Financial markets are wor - Papandreou also told the pa - Kathimerini was especially for longer than the three years ment Vice-President Theodoros ried that a new general election per that despite an expected up - harsh on him. “It is notable, and granted by the EU and IMF. “If Pangalos on the restructuring of could hurt efforts to resolve the ward revision of last year’s proof of amateurism that the you don’t want to call it default the debt. “I have come to bring crisis. Although his party still deficit by EU statistics office Eu - PM imposed political blackmail or bankruptcy, call it a restruc - a message of struggle and a leads in opinion polls, belt-tight - rostat, the government would on his constituency in a wrong turing under pressure, but it’s message of victory,” he said at ening and rising unemployment meet key fiscal targets without communicative way … the first going to happen,” said the New one appearance, adding that he may inflict damage in the up - new measures that would bur - account of reactions shows that York University Professor, Chair - was touring Greece and seeing coming local polls, when Greeks den wage earners and pension - Papandreou’s maneuver falls man & Cofounder of Rubini that “Greece is also turning a elect mayors and local gover - ers. Papandreou has ruled out into the void. Some voters will Global Economics in an inter - page. It is finding itself again nors. In another interview with further wage cuts or tax hikes surely be influenced but accord - view published in Kathimerini. and is rejecting the government Sunday’s Eleftherotypia news - but some analysts said they ing to estimates so far, they Roubini, who has been dubbed extortions.” paper, Finance Minister George could resurface if PASOK does won’t be enough to change the Dr. Doom for his pessimistic eco - THE PM’S APPEAL Papaconstantinou said stable well in the municipal elections atmosphere,” the paper editori - nomic outlook, has described “If our course starts to be political support was key to con - or if he gets a mandate in a na - alized. Greece as “the Lehman Brothers doubted and if we show that we tinuing the task of leading the tional election. Recent polls taken by PASOK of Europe” – a reference to the are losing resolve mid way on over-borrowed country out of TELLING SIGNS have shown it was losing sup - US investment bank whose col - this road this will be destabiliz - its fiscal crisis. “It is not our in - There were indications that port fast, with gains being made lapse in 2008 triggered turmoil ing and confidence in the coun - tention to go to early elections. PASOK was slipping, particularly by New Democracy and the So - across the global financial mar - try will be lost,” Papandreou The prime minister’s message in the key regions of Attica and cialists now are talking about kets. He said the austerity mea - said. “In such a situation there was clear: the outcome of (mu - Macedonia, along with Thessa - victories in only three periph - sures – chiefly tax increases and will be no other solution than AP Photo/PetroS GiAnnAkouriS nicipal) elections will be taken loniki. Those are a key for PA - eries. The biggest fight in seen cuts to civil servants’ salaries – for the Greek people to speak Greek Prime Minister George into account to see whether the SOK and if they are lost it could in Attica where there is also sup - had helped to plug a gaping and decide on the country’s fu - Papandreou. government can continue its undermine the party’s case. port for Green ecological candi - budget deficit but had caused ture course,” he added. He did course to save the country with Some newspapers called Papan - dates growing, although Athens’ other problems. “As was ex - not give a benchmark as to what year of his government’s life. In the support of the people,” he dreou out for even hinting at New Democracy Mayor Nikitas pected... tax increases and re - he would consider a sufficient an interview with Sunday’s Re - said. The opposition conserva - national elections, which they Kaklamanis seems safe. duced spending have curbed de - enough poor showing for PA - alNews paper, he said, “In such tives, who voted against the called a ploy to try to force peo - Adding to Papandreou’s woes mand and caused gross SOK to take debt laden Greece an eventuality, there will be no bailout memorandum Greece ple into supporting his unpopu - are the continuing predictions domestic product to shrink,” he to national polls after only a other solution than for the signed with the EU and the IMF, lar austerity measures and give by noted American economist said. 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 6-12, 2010

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True, not enough to make a dent on the become a member of UNESCO’s Joseph Heller, by Dr. ALEX orary Chair) re - val, presented by the Hellenic- unemployment front, but again considering the depth of the great prestigious Global Creative Catch-22 is a black PATTAKOS vealed elements of American Chamber of recession, not a bad turnaround. Cities Network (Montreal is the comedy and anti- their character that Commerce, just completed its That this has been eclipsed from peoples' minds in such a short second North American city to war satire revolving Special to will be cherished. fourth year aspiring “to bring the time, is not their fault. It is the fault of Obama, the man who was be awarded this designation.) around some lu - The National Herald The festival ex - best work of Greek filmmakers supposed to be the greatest communicator since Ronald Reagan New Mexico is also a center of natic characters perience means to New York City audiences.” but who in these two years seems to have all but lost his voice. the movie industry —nicknamed during the later stages of World much more than the screening Many attendees of this festival The Republicans have won a major victory, even a historic one. Tamalewood —and its efforts to War II. In a distinctive non- and recognition through awards have been fans of Greek cinema The question now is what they do with it. We hope that they will advance film production are chronological style, the plot cen - of film products seeking distribu - for years while others turned out use this opportunity to prove that they can do what they promised viewed as integral parts of the ters on a bombardier and his tion. It is important since in many to support the festival as a way the voters, but we also hope they will work together with the State’s economic development colleagues based on a Mediter - ways the production of a movie to present a positive face of White House and the Democrats on the Hill, in a spirit of unity, to strategy. This year’s festival was ranean island west of Italy. It is marks just the beginning of a Greece during its troubles. While tackle the problems facing the country. Now that they control the also different from previous the notion of Catch-22 most rec - filmmaker’s journey. Too many not all of the films were positive House, we hope a spirit of cooperation will prevail instead of one years, undergoing a major re - ognize. A Catch-22 is a logical films don’t receive the exposure in their message, the gestalt of of opposing everything the other side puts forward. design of its aim and mission. paradox arising from a situation they deserve even if their mes - the overall festival experience The people, as the elections proved, expect results in the form Still focused primarily on the in which an individual needs sage is compelling. In the age of was intended to be positive and of the improvement of their standard of living, not politics as usual. screening of independent films something that can only be ac - the Internet with its awe-inspir - meaningful. 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The festival has this kind of no-win situation? a venue for both filmmakers and ers and Hollywood.” Then campaign trail let alone in debates, about foreign policy. With the become a unique edutainment You know, where you had film audiences to experience the there’s the annual International country spending the blood of her youth and trillions of dollars in venue and vehicle for personal knowledge of being or becoming linkage between movies and Health Film Festival on the two wars one would be excused if he believed that these issues growth, providing a much- a victim but had no control over meaning that otherwise might go Greek island of Kos, the birth - would be at the epicenter of the election campaign. needed mirror to remind us of it occurring? You were in a unnoticed. Also, viewers have the place of Hippocrates in Septem - Unfortunately they were not. In fact they were not even men - who we are. Through slices of Catch-22. good fortune of seeing many so- ber. Our initiative, The OPA Way! tioned. Not a word. And that does not serve the best interests of life and stories that depict and The opportunity to discuss called independent films that (www.theopaway.com) is a the country. challenge the human condition, the deeper meaning of this no - convey a meaning-centered mes - sponsor, consistent with our phi - the value of film, especially tion, after seeing it played out on sage, and can make a positive dif - losophy of “living a happy, through the lens of the festival the movie screen, with members ference in the world. I was able healthy, meaningful life” in - Greek America candidates experience, cannot be overesti - of the cast of characters was an to see an advance screening of an spired by and based on Greek mated. occasion to remember. In addi - eye-opening documentary called culture. What I recently experienced tion to Arkin’s uniquely-branded Bag It about our crazy-for-plastic- We had great hopes for this elections cycle. Instead, many of the in Santa Fe provides an instruc - sense of humor (he played the world and what to do about it. Dr. Pattakos, author of Prisoners major Greek American candidates, those who were running for the tive and case. Besides the show - central character,) the insights Funny and serious at the same of Our Thoughts, is co-founder of Senate and the House, went down to defeat. A disheartening out - ing of a number of excellent, and experiences of co-stars Ben - time, this film influenced me in a a new business initiative on how come. award-winning, feature docu - jamin, now a highly-respected deep and profound way (see: to live a happy, healthy, mean - However there was a bright spot: on the local level in New York mentaries and shorts, the 2010 director, and acclaimed actress, www.bagitmovie.com.) I also was ingful life inspired by Greek cul - we did much better. Festival celebrated the 40th an - Prentiss (also his spouse of 40 introduced to a unique distribu - ture. He can be reached at There are many reasons for the defeats ranging from the new po - niversary of the 1970 satirical years,) added dimension to the tion channel, Spiritual Cinema [email protected] or his litical wind blowing in the country to the candidates themselves. war comedy, Catch-22, with a movie and its message that Circle, that positions itself as web site www.theopaway.com. Especially painful is the failure of Alexi Giannoulias to get elected to the Senate for the seat once held by Barack Obama. Giannoulias was apparently the victim of the anti-Obama vote even in the Presi - COMMENTARY dent's own state, even by the same people who voted for him two years ago. We hope that Giannoulias will try again in the future for another high position because he seems capable of going far in the political arena. Greece’s Centuries-Old Mentality Is Difficult Too One thing is certain, however: The community itself came through once again for Greek American candidates. Many Greeks went out of their way, disregarding even political affiliations, to contribute money By John Chrysochoos place Ikaria was liberated in Parliament - are the only ones and anarchists, take advantage and to vote for them just because they are fellow Greeks. There is no 1912 - bad habits and a mental - whose annual income is well es - of such peaceful demonstrations doubt that we could have done more, given what this community is Nearly every Greek American ity of bribing and cheating re - tablished and therefore subject and bring about chaos and de - capable of doing. But what it did was not inconsequential. living on the American continent mained rooted in the minds of to fair taxation. It is bad, on the struction. The main problem Unfortunately, as in the past, these fundraising achievements were must have been stunned and em - many Greeks. It suffices to men - other hand, because it leads to a confronting Greece, however, is not broad based, but rather, individual efforts undertaken by people barrassed by the recent events in tion that one of the main reasons very counterproductive bureau - associated with all those well- who fully understand the value of one Greek helping another, who Greece, and saddened as well as Ikarians decided to rebel against cracy where the same action is connected individuals, those are proud of their own kind and want to see more Greeks serving in infuriated by unflattering and in - the Ottomans in 1912, and be repeated by four or five different who own several mansions, sev - high public office. sulting comments in the media united with Greece, was the rise individuals who do nothing else eral luxury cars and yachts, The question sometimes arises whether the candidates themselves regarding Greece and its inhabi - of Young Turks in the govern - but countersign the action of the claiming annual incomes less understand and appreciate or take the community for granted, as tants. However, those of us who ment of the Ottoman Empire other; bureaucracy leads to than $50,000 if they are that many people believe. were born in Greece and have threatening to eradicate corrup - waste. Visitors to Greece must “honest;” in addition, business We noticed, for example, with interest the exuberant enthusiasm spent a number of years there, as tion and implement efficient col - have experienced the fiasco as - owners who get away with with which Marco Rubio, the Senator-elect from Florida, spoke about well as frequent visitors to lection of taxes. It would have sociated with public banks in bribes to tax collectors, avoiding his Cuban roots, declaring that for as long as he lives he will always Greece, have a better understand - caused havoc to the lives of Ikar - Greece as well as with govern - their fair share or paying nothing be "the son of the exiled Cuban community" of the country. ing of the prevailing mentality in ians who were quite happy un - ment offices. The visitor to a pub - at all. Finally, all those extremely How come we do not get the same outpouring of pride about Greece, although we don’t con - der the Ottomans, virtually free lic bank in Athens is stunned by corrupt and obscenely enriched their background from our sons and daughters running for public of - done it. Centuries of Ottoman oc - and independent with an occa - huge lines of people waiting for individuals, whether they are fice? Why do some even try to hide their Greek roots? cupation had taught Greeks an sional kaimakames and about a two to three hours to be served. members of the government, Are they ashamed or afraid they will lose votes? If they are, first unpleasant lesson: In order to sur - dozen castellanoi (gendarmes), In the meantime, tellers in the members of private and public they are mistaken, and two, are they not betraying themselves, and vive under the claws of a disor - and governed by the local Coun - bank take their time, talking sectors, or professionals bribed who they really are? ganized and poorly governed Ot - cil of Elders (demogerontia). about soccer, smoking, exchang - under the table (phakelaki), are And if that is an indication of their thinking, would they make for toman Empire whose government With repeated bribes to the oc - ing jokes, as if the customers unquestionably responsible for good political servants? officials, from the Sultan, Grand casional Turkish official on the have all the time in the world. the current sorry situation in Admiral, Pasha, zampetis (gover - island, Ikarians had always man - When time comes for the teller Greece. If Prime Minister George nor), tsautes (judicial official), aged to pay very little of the to take a break, forget those poor Papandreou is really serious Hello Barack, this is Giorgo... down to lower-ranking taxes levied upon them. devils that have been waiting in about solving the fiscal problem kaimakames were mostly corrupt Obviously, life in modern line for more than an hour. It of Greece, which I doubt since and interested only in enriching Greece is not much different. happened to me once while I was most if not all politicians are cor - The people of Greece are also going to the polls this Sunday, in themselves, there was no other Non-Greeks get stunned when in Athens and I exploded: “If you rupt, he better start implement - municipal elections. These elections took on much greater signifi - choice but to bribe. Unfortunately they hear that at least half of the were working in a bank in the ing sacrifices from the top down; cance from the moment the Prime Minister made them a litmus bribery, most commonly referred working force in Greece consists United States you would have reductions in spending across the test for the performance of his government so far. to among Greeks as rousfeti, had of civil servants or workers in the been fired immediately,” I yelled board from the President, the Calling new general elections, just a year after this government become an integral part in the public sector, attributed to the at him. He looked at me as if I Prime Minister, all cabinet mem - was elected, might quickly push Greece over the cliff. The most thinking of many Greeks. Its un - corrupt way of securing votes in were from another planet. bers, all parliament members likely outcome will be no clear-cut winner, resulting in dangerous desirable impact upon life in national elections. That is both The problem confronting and down to lowly-paid janitors. political uncertainty - unless PASOK and ND decide to join forces. Greece has been bitterly obvious good and bad. It is good in the Greece is not associated primar - Sources are telling us that this is a likely scenario given the dire nowadays. sense that workers on a monthly ily with the workers, in spite of John Chrysochoos, Ph.D. is Pro - state of the financial situation. Despite the liberation of part salary - never mind the two extra the pictures painted on TV every - fessor Emeritus of Chemistry at In any event, the preparation of public opinion in Greece - and the of mainland Greece at the end monthly salaries of civil servants day regarding demonstrations the University of Toledo, Ohio markets abroad - for a possible restructuring of the debt has begun. of the uprising for Independence and the four extra monthly and rallies; obviously some un - and an author. He can be reached Time will tell. that began in 1821 - my birth - salaries of the Members of the desirable elements, extremists at: [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 6-12, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER TO ATHENS Hold The Election Horses, Elephants and Donkeys

The View from America Is Make no mistake, the mid- at the dawn of a pings: cronyism, way around. term election results are a huge new beginning in back room deals, More quietly, others simply victory. Huge. After Democrat America? Or as half special interests, deregistered from their parties Just As Grim As Greece Barack Obama clobbered Re - empty – that they corruption, scan - and became independents. publican John McCain in the are on the fast dal, and deception, Many live in states that will not 2008 Presidential race, on the track to their next or at least to con - allow independents to partici - NEW YORK- Apart nient when they heels of the trouncing that the inevitable demise? vince the voters pate in major party primaries. from a few days want to drive on Republicans endured in the And should De - that they will ab - But those voters sacrificed that emergency visit to federal highways 2006 midterm elections, it mocrats go home solutely take no privilege in favor of a greater my dad in Florida and get the mail seemed that the Democrats to lick their part in any such one – to make a statement that 18 months ago, I delivered or need a were on the verge of building a wounds, wonder - chicanery. could do some good for our na - hadn’t been back in library … wait, decades-long empire, all at the ing where they Every inter- tional political discourse. The the U.S. for 3 ½ they can’t read.) GOP’s expense. By all accounts, went wrong - or by CONSTANTINOS E. party power trans - independent trend that started years until a couple What can you then, Republicans across the na - should they merely SCAROS fer was less about long before the election tran - of weeks ago, re - expect though tion should be giddy with de - bide their time un - the challengers scends the Tea Party movement, turning this time to when America is light about their monumental til the next immi - Special to having won than or the rise actual third parties. our company’s now the land of comeback, while Democrats can nent incumbent The National Herald about the incum - It is the mass exodus from the headquarters in Paris Hilton and only wallow in their impending implosion material - bents having lost. two major parties that is the real Long Island City, by ANDY Lindsay Lohan, doom. But hold on, not so fast izes? Actually, instead of worry - The big winner in the elections newsmaker – not how the new N.Y., with a swing DABILIS idols to young – big wins are not all they’re ing about what will happen was the independent voter. The Congressional makeup will af - up to my previous women who can’t cracked up to be nowadays. Just next, both major parties should Democratic and Republican fect legislation. home in Boston Special to wait to make their ask the Democrats of 1948. Hav - try to understand why they can’t faithful have been disassociating The last time the voters ven - and then back The National Herald own porn tapes ing won four straight Presiden - seem to hold on to power. It is themselves from their parties in tured outside the box was in down to Florida to and be seen all tial elections, they tried to re - because of trickle-down eco - droves. Most notably, many 1992, when 19% of the country see my dad and sister who are over the Internet, shamelessly cruit the rather apolitical nomics versus government-led turned to the Tea Party – which went for independent Ross living there now, transplanted prostituting themselves because Dwight D. Eisenhower who, as priming of the economic pump? is really not a party at this point, Perot, because he planned to from Massachusetts and Boston. … it’s good for business. Greece the Supreme Commander of the Not really. Is it a referendum but a protest movement. Sure, balance the budget. Perot didn’t Most of this year I’ve been writ - has its share of them, of course Allied forces during World War on Obama himself, as it had that movement aligned itself win, but his message did; the ing about how Greece is sinking and that’s something it shares Two, was an international war been a referendum on Bush in overwhelmingly with the Re - budget was balanced before the into the abyss, a political suicide with the United States. But in hero and probably the most 2006? To some extent, yes, but publican Party, and thus secured decade was over. Before that, really, the country’s leaders and talks to Greek American groups popular man in America. If they there’s more to it. It is our its triumph. But that was only third parties helped to spread working class at war with each in Florida, there was a profound had managed to land Ike in elected officials’ inability to re - because the GOP aligned itself other messages that have be - other, the rich living high above sense of disappointment from their camp, the Democrats could sist some of their jobs’ trap - with the Tea Party, not the other come historic breakthroughs, it as they always do, Greece al - them toward Greece, even as have put the Republicans out of such as the abolition of slavery most falling apart with strikes, they struggled to find ways to commission for good. But the and guaranteeing women the protests, riots, package bombs defend their heritage. They coy general sat out for four right to vote. and now a flat-out rebellion couldn’t believe, for example, years, joined the GOP, and This year’s elections was a against the most unlikely that some Greek ships fly a presided over a remarkable Re - huge victory, indeed: for the in - seemed offense on its people, Turkish flag to save money and publican resurgence. dependent voter. The one who defying the fifth all-out smoking because ….. it’s good for busi - Or ask the Democrats of the realizes that a wasted vote is not ban in 10 years because …… ness. What isn’t good for Greek 1970’s, who led the charge to one cast for the lesser-known and it’s always this bottom line business in the United States is run Richard Nixon out of town candidate, but for the two major …. it’s bad for business. That’s the pathetic way in which good in 1974, along with his succes - party nominees - who spend the just the way it goes, whether in Greek companies don’t market sor, Gerald Ford, two years later, entire campaign telling you how Greece or the United States or themselves or their products. In for pardoning Nixon. A little- different they are from one an - any other country, apart from a supermarkets laden with watery known peanut farmer turned other, only to reveal that they few hellholes like Somalia, Zim - alleged yogurt, there is an op - Governor, Jimmy Carter, be - are, by and large, a slight varia - babwe, Yemen and places that portunity for real Greek yogurt, came President in 1976, and the tion of the same. They are not are no longer countries but gang thick and rich and creamy – and Republicans seemed dead in the the difference between night enclaves. America was a place I expensive in Greece where dairy water. But four years later, and day, but rather the differ - barely recognized, shorn of ci - cartels jack up prices – to estab - Ronald Reagan came to town ence between the degree of lish a dominant niche, but they and – well, you know the rest. darkness at 3:30 in the morning don’t, apart from a few self-ag - But the Republicans wasted and 3:45. Talk about throwing Greek Work Ethic grandizing campaigns. So 42% some opportunities of their away a vote. of Americans say don’t even own, too. After regaining con - is a kind of oxymoron, know if they’ve seen Greek trol of Congress in 1994 follow - Constantinos E. Scaros is a pub - belying the statistics products on the shelves of local ing a 40-year exile, they man - lished author and expert in that Greeks spend more supermarkets and only 1% can aged to squander their power American presidential history, associate Greece with a specific rather than to build on it and with a background in Ancient time AT work than product, according to a poll by by 2006, as George W. Bush fa - Greek history. He has taught most Europeans the poll institute Kairos Con - mously said, they took a history, political science, and sumer. The analysis was con - thumpin’. law at New York University, and ducted on behalf of the Panhel - THE CYCLE AP Photo/Ann heiSenFelt served as an Academic Dean at vility, television ceded to lenic Exporters Association and Does this mean, then, that Tea Party Patriots celebrate at an election night party in Wash - two other colleges in New York. screaming nutcases, reality was focused on four traditional Republicans ought to look at the ington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2010 with the news on television that Re - He welcomes comments at his shows, politicians attacking Greek products of the food in - glass as half full – that they are publicans gained the majority in the House of Representatives. blog at scaros.blogspot.com each other not for righteousness dustry – olive oil, feta, olives or cause but for personal rea - and wine - little of which you sons, throwing words like “liar” can find without searching in around with ease, no real de - the U.S., a crying shame, so bate about issues, just scurrilous Americans are left to buy feta In This Tiny N.Y. Town, Mrs. Katsivella Ruled The Roost assaults for personal gain, not made in places like Wisconsin for the common good. But then and Vermont, great cheese Greece has transmogrified itself states on their own but not for By William Mentsas the stockings rolled all the way To feign enthusiasm for an - would be shared by his own too, the ugliness of public dis - feta, although 39% of Ameri - Special to The National Herald down to her ankles. Whatever other’s good fortune, she would wonderful pet, would come to course as hard to take as looking cans say they love it. Greece and the occasion, she could always emit a siren-like sound, which severely limit his constitutionals at the grey, concrete buildings wine are synonymous with each On Hellenic Hill, the tiny be counted to ruffle a few feath - had all the neighborhood dogs both far and near. That is one of Athens, a city that could, with other but few Americans even Greek enclave of vacation ers as her individuality had a barking within seconds. Her se - risk he dared not take. Only vision, re-invent itself by remod - think of buying it because Greek homes in the Catskills, there style all its own. riousness one minute would im - once did the duo attend a Greek eling its neo-classical buildings, companies won’t spend a real was one strange little white Yet if anyone for a moment mediately give way to bursts of Wedding, mostly to gather putting in some grass and flow - nickel promoting themselves. house with the blue shutters thought that this poor old gal hysterical laughter - pitched up scraps and bones for their dog. ers to cover the dirt pathways Can Americans name a Greek that always stood out. A did not know any better, think one octave - then she would They arrived laden with two and empty lots, and perhaps beer? Some only 3% could, and makeshift garden out in front again. Caliope could at times be burst into Sophia Vembo’s clas - massive cartons but were reti - even some real public art, stat - the only one they knew was was distinguished by hand- an opinionated, intractable, sic old song - Maro, Maro Mia cent to purpose in doing so. ues in a country which practi - Mythos. When you think of painted stones and discarded bossy, meddlesome, self-styled Fora Ta Niata (Mary, Mary - When the guests finished their cally invented the art form. olives you think of Greece, ex - rubber tires with red, white, and specialist in practically every Youth Comes But Once) deliv - meal and went off to dance, the You expect more from Greece cept in America, where they get blue stripes strewn hopelessly topic one could name, medicine, ered in a wobbly and dizzying twosome hastened to make the and the U.S. of course because mixed up with those puny green about. A huge dog house and politics, psychiatry, and patrio - out-of-tune soprano. rounds as in an assembly line they have been long-time allies things with something red in nearby tool shed had picked up tism, even though she had never Her way with the neighbors by picking up all the leftovers in war, but not in peace because them that come from Spain, on the general patriotic theme - cared to read a newspaper. With oddly alternated friendliness from the dishes, emptying all that’s the time when the U.S. which promotes itself while the colors of Old Glory were her strong and devout religious with some aloofness. Although the scraps, and grabbing what - doesn’t need Greece so chooses Greeks shoot at each other in sloppily and haphazardly beliefs, it was a Cardinal Sin to there was always a consistent ever morsels they could find. instead to favor places like the lifeboats, and even Die Hard painted, the stripes uneven, read anything but the Bible. All stream of visitors, especially Over the years, the couple Turkey because …. it’s good for Greek Americans are turning splotchy, and placed every these aspects were offset by her during the summer months, built up a friendship with Tubby business. And for politics, of their back on their family’s which way as the number ‘76 abundance of extroverted per - Caliope issued two main direc - The Builder who had worked on course. But Greece has its ad - homeland because they just for the American Bicentennial sonal warmth. She had assumed tives in which one could remain their home as well as the other vantages: wonderful weather can’t face the barrage of bad or Paicentenio as termed by the in her good graces. “Don’t visit houses in the area. Tubby’s and the laid-back sense you news, to which was added the artist was prominently embla - me in the afternoon between daughter was getting married don’t have to work yourself into package bomb mania that led to zoned on both. At the front was She had assumed the two and four when I have my and so an invitation was forth - the ground, although some international mail delivery be - a large open porch facing the mantle of a Greek Dear meditation” and most impor - coming to his Black Sea pals - Greeks take it too far and don’t ing cancelled by Greece for a narrow country lane where tantly, ”When my family and in fact, the only one’s on Hel - work at all. Greek Work Ethic is couple of days, putting the trees, sky, and open space would Abby, offering unsolicited relatives are visiting me - I don’t lenic Hill to be graced by this a kind of oxymoron, belying the country in company with the vie for the human senses as the advice as a Dutch Uncle wish to see anyone else” ! momentous honor. They were statistics that Greeks spend terrorist-owned place called Stars & Stripes rustled in the On Labor Day weekend her thrilled to say the least because more time AT work than most Yemen. wind. This was the humble to all. “Listen To Thea for entire clan of upwards of 50 it was to be an all-American Europeans. If only more of them My dad’s 85 now, ailing but domicile of an elderly couple, she knows all,” people or more from various wedding, with lasagna. would work at work instead of raging against the dying of the Avram and Caliope, who were parts of the country would as - Caliope ceased considering smoking, drinking coffee, gos - light and this trip we spent some natives of the Turkish shore of the mantle of a Greek Dear semble at the tiny house, pitch- herself to be Greek the minute siping and generally waiting real hours together, talking the Black Sea with roots they Abby, offering unsolicited advice up their tents or bring out the her US citizenship papers were around to retire from the Civil about how he fought in Europe claimed descended from as a Dutch Uncle to all. “Listen sleeping bags, gab or play Tavli finalized. Service, starting from the day and the Phillippines both in Alexander The Great. Certainly To Thea for she knows all,” is (backgammon), and converse in In fact, she proudly boasted they are hired. So while Greece World War II, winning two a more eccentric and idiosyn - how she would always preface their own unique dialect so that to all her friends that her grand - has taken a bashing – particu - Bronze Stars, representing the cratic pair in a town brimming her socializing. The woman no eavesdroppers could compre - children could not speak a sin - larly in this space - it was more best of both America and the with vivid and interesting inhab - liked nothing better than to hold hend what was being said. gle word in Greek. As the old than disenchanting to find that Greek spirit he carries within itants could scarcely be imag - court on her porch - eagerly and Caliope herself was not big on couple were eagerly anticipating the U.S. is coming apart at the himself proudly, even though he ined - though they were not enthusiastically expounding on paying any visits on her own. If the big event over a game of Gin seams too, surrendering itself to shrugged and shook his head without their special brand of her lofty ideals in Christian she did venture out, there was Rummy- the phone rang. It was the lunatic fringe of the Tea when I described how Greece charm. ethics mixed with an unusual a rigid maintenance of a five- their kids who had decided to Party, Republicans to the right was coming apart from within. The neighbors would often assortment of personal observa - minute limit and she preferred pay one of their sporadic visits of Attila the Hun and with their To make ends meet, he sells revel eyeing Caliope trudging tions that somehow were often not to accept anyone’s hospital - on the very day of the Tubby leaders like Sarah Palin, who pieces of pastitsio and spanoko - into town daily with her red- quite valid though expressed in ity. If there was a pending chris - Wedding. ”No matter”, Caliope couldn’t spell cat if you spotted pita at Greek church festivals, wicker baby stroller to fetch a her own inimitable way. “Listen tening or wedding, she would said, “the entire clad can tag her the C and the T and couldn’t and we laughed boldly about quart of milk and a loaf of bread to me”, she often said, ”You find an excuse to avoid attend - along - after all what’s six more find Europe with a GPS, all of life even as we couldn’t bear to at the Agora as she liked to call must never do ‘sociable’ with ing by promptly taking the next people including the dog” ? which qualifies her to maybe be watch the sludge on television. it. No one’s day would be anybody” - especially with one’s available bus into the city to When advised by her friends President. But, as in Greece and And this time, when I left, he deemed complete unless they colleagues at work. She would “pick up our Social Security that was not the proper thing to other places where voters get did something I’d never seen could catch a glimpse of this also assertively proclaim, ”I checks.” do, Caliope merely fluffed off angry at incumbents, it was him do. He cried, and then I did consistent ritual. In a tiny town don’t like it the ‘Gospel’, her er - Privately, she expressed little the comments as she was always President Barack Obama and his too a bit, both at our parting with far too little excitement to roneous substitution for the enthusiasm in Hellenistic Kefi adept at dismissing dissenting cronies, particularly the inver - and for the losses our two coun - commend to it, any trivial detail word, ‘gossip’. that she felt was at odds with voices. tebrate Speaker of the House tries have suffered at the hands would be met with much inter - Yet in such a tiny rural town her spiritual views. Wanting to The day finally arrived. It Nancy Pelosi, who handed this of our own people. But you still est. gossip had become her conver - become more Americanized - was a hot and sticky mid-August victory to people whose plat - can’t beat his spanokopita. It’s Caliope could be described sational lifeline. She thrived on she much favored Square Danc - afternoon and the entire clan form is to deport all immigrants, Greek, made by an American. as a puzzling individual who it and liked to spin her own un - ing which no longer was to be piled into the station wagon shut down government (which had more than her share of de - substantiated tales without found even in the rural towns with the four grandchildren and they will find a little inconve - [email protected] tractors and not without justifi - much basis of fact. Her candid while her favorite entertainer the dog. All were casually cation. She acquired the nick - appraisals of her fellow man was Dean Martin. dressed as if they were attend - name, Mrs. Katsivella, and were often brutally frank, skep - Her husband Avram was an ing a picnic. Avram and the seemed intent on living up to tical, callous, and arbitrary. No unassuming old gent who was other guys in the family wore that uncomplimentary reputa - one was any good; sincere in - often being chastised and no neckties because according GUEST EDITORIALS tion. Facially, she could easily tentions could be a sham. With bossed around by the Mrs. He to Caliope, “people don’t wear pass as the twin sister of the late age, she envisioned herself as liked nothing better than to tend ties in the country” ! Merrily the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of American comic Danny an Oracle, all-seeing and all-en - his garden and care for his they arrived at the event, which views for publication in its view Points page. they should include Thomas. Her messy and di - compassing. But she charmed beloved dog. Tomatoes, cucum - they proceeded to enjoy with the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to sheveled appearance clearly her listeners and kept them en - bers, mint, zucchini, and scal - much gusto. the view Points editor, the national herald, 37-10 30th St., lic, ny matched her inept paint job on tranced and captivated due to lions as well as his nightly game Little did they evidently care 11101. they can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - the grounds of her house. Her her highly dramatic and author - of solitaire were his only outlets what the others might have herald.com. Due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- often worn housedress and itative oratorical utterances in the rather dull rural town. thought about them. The ends apron were notable for their reminiscent of Katina Paxinou Once a few dogs were stolen justified the means for they word upper limit. we reserve the right to edit. deeply imbedded coffee stains. and the Ancient Greek Dramatic from a neighboring house so were very much their own peo - She always wore slippers with School. Avram fretful that the same fate ple with a style of their own. 10 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 6-12, 2010