S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 906 February 21-27 , 2015 $1.50 Himonas is Despite the Impasse, Greece Foresees Debt Deal Happening Justice on Varoufakis Envisions “Honorable Solution” Supreme From Disagreement Ct. of Utah TNH Staff BRUSSELS, Belgium – Greek Fi - Greek Orthodox nance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is playing down the breakdown Becomes Only Non- of talks with the country’s Euro - Mormon on Bench pean creditors. Varoufakis said that, “We know in Europe how to deliber - On February 13 the Utah ate in such a way as to create a Senate unanimously confirmed very good solution, an honorable the appointment of Constandi - solution out of initial disagree - nos (Deno) Himonas to the Utah ment.” Supreme Court, the highest ju - His comments come after a ridical body in the state. meeting of the 19 finance minis - The confirmation of Himonas ters of the Eurozone over how as a Utah Supreme Court Justice to make Greece’s debts sustain - is historically significant not able broke down in seeming ac - only to the Greek-American rimony after barely more than community, but also to Utah’s three hours. history as he, a Greek Orthodox, European creditors issued becomes the only non-Mormon Greece with an ultimatum, say - on the state’s high court. ing it must accept a key condi - At his confirmation hearing, tion in bailout talks by Feb. 20 Himonas told the Senate: "I am or face having to meet its debt deeply, deeply committed to a commitments on its own. textual approach to legislation Many in the financial markets that comes out of this body and think that scenario would leave the House, and an originalist ap - Greece little option but to leave proach to both the constitution the euro. of this state and the Constitution Prime Minister and Radical of the United States,” the Salt AP PHOTO/EurOkiNiSSi, GiOrGOS kONTAriNiS Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras Lake City Tribune reported. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) welcomes conservative for - Mansion in Athens on Feb. 17. Pavlopoulos, 64, a law profes - and Varoufakis were staking Himonas worked as a trial mer Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Maximos sor, must be approved by Parliament in a special process. their bets on the belief that it judge in Salt Lake City since would be the Eurozone, fearing 2004 and prior to that practiced a ripple effect in the other 18 law privately for 15 years, the countries, that would blink, back Deseret News reported. He re - down and give Greece debt relief places Ronald Nehring, the Greeks in the NBA Honored at New York Consulate but it hasn’t happened yet so far. court’s Associate Chief Justice Varoufakis said he had ini - on the Supreme Court. The tially been given the text of a Court is comprised of five jus - NEW YORK – They may not all because we now have a long tra - given his by Matina Kolokotronis, jakovic. possible deal from European tices: the Chief Justice, the As - have been sports fans, but the dition, but because they excel at President for Business Operations Honorary plaques were also Economic and Monetary Affairs sociate Chief Justice, and three Hellenes who attended the re - it.” of the Sacramento Kings, said presented to Amb. Iliopoulos, to Commissioner Pierre Moscovici ception at the Greek Consulate The honorees included Kostas "This plaque is the least I take the Archdiocese of America for that Greece would have accepted in New York in honor of Greek Papanikolaou, Giannis Antetok - with me form here. I can feel only operating Greek-American youth but that the terms were changed players in the NBA were brim - ounmpo, Kosta Koufos and Nick joy and strong emotions…It's a basketball leagues – it was re - so he would not. ming with pride on February 12. Calathes. Papanikolaou and An - rare opportunity for us to find ceived by Stavros Papagermanos, ULTIMATUM LAID DOWN The event was presented by tetokounmpo were present in ourselves in a place with so many the Archdiocese’s press officer – Eurogroup President Jeroen the Hellenic Basketball Federa - New York because they were se - Greeks. Maybe it does not seem and to NGTV, received by Darilis, Dijsselbloem said if Athens does - tion and Yanna Darilis, president lected for the NBA All Star Game. important for some, but it is very for its contribution to the event. n’t accept an extension to what’s of New Greek TV (NGTV) was Koufos and Calathes had to re - big thing for us to receive this Also present were Fox NEWS left of 240 billion euros ($272 the emcee and event organizer main with their teams and could love." star anchors Ernie Anastos and billion) in two bailouts from the was Yanna Darilis. not travel to New York but Ante - The guests were also thrilled Nicole Petalides, representatives Troika of the European Union- Amb. George Iliopoulos, the tokounmpo was forced to miss at the chance to meet the legends of the New York fan clubs of International Monetary Fund-Eu - Consul General of Greece, told the event at the last moment be - of international Greek basketball Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, ropean Central Bank (EU-IMF- The National Herald, “we are cause of a previously unsched - like Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Brooklyn Nets executive, Abner ECB) that Greece would be on happily hosting this event. Bas - uled practice. Katsikaris, Nikos Philippou and Neufeld, and Greek-American its own. “Then, that’s it,” he said. ketball is a sport that every Greek Each will receive a plaque, the former star of PAOK and the “The general feeling in the has dear to his heart, not only however. Papanikolaou, who was Sacramento Kings, Peja Sto - Continued on page 4 Eurogroup is still that the best way forward would be for the Greek authorities to seek an ex - tension of the program,” he told a joint press conference with Cultural Foundation’s “Riddle of the Labyrinth” Moscovici and IMF chief Chris - tine Lagarde. Tsipras – who said he Utah Supreme Court Justice By Constantine S. Sirigos wouldn’t talk to the Troika nor Constandinos Himonas. TNH Staff recognize its authority but now has – also said he would not ac - other Justices. Himonas is now NEW YORK – The Hellenic- cept an extension although Varo - one of our non-Chief Justices American Cultural Foundation ufakis proposed a “bridge agree - until among them, a new Asso - presented a lecture by Margalit ment” which technically is the ciate Chief Justice is chosen. Fox, the award-winning New same but using a different term. State Senator Scott Jenkins, York Times senior writer. Fox fas - If a request for an extension Chairman of the Senate Judicial cinated the guests who filled the Confirmation Committee, told auditorium of the Rubin Mu - Continued on page 11 the News that the committee seum of Art on February 12 for a "spent a great deal of time" ex - lecture on her book, The Riddle amining Himonas' qualifications of the Labyrinth: The Quest to and "found him to be a wonder - Crack an Ancient Code. Fox’s book “recounts the half- Prof. Diane Continued on page 4 century-long quest to decipher Linear B, a mysterious script from the Aegean Bronze Age, un - Touliatos earthed on clay tablets at Knos - sos in 1900…this thrilling intel - Doctors of lectual detective story also brings Retires to light the forgotten history of Alice Kober the obsessive, over - the World looked American scholar whose By Constantine S. Sirigos work made the decipherment TNH Staff Writer possible,” according to the pro - Supported gram notes. ST. LOUIS, MO – Dr. Diane Fox emphasized that previous Touliatos is an internationally- histories focused on Michael Ven - renowned scholar in the areas By Aris Papadopoulos tris, the Englishman – his name TNH/COSTAS BEJ of Ancient Greek music, Me - TNH Staff Writer only sounds Greek – who ulti - (L-R) Ed and Diana Regan, Aris Christodoulou, Marilena Christodoulou, member of the Board dieval Byzantine and Western of the Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation and director of finance and administration of music, and women composers. ATHENS – Through the gener - Continued on page 3 the Rubin Museum and Nicholas Kourides, chairman of the board of the Foundation. The University of Missouri-Saint ous support of diaspora organi - Louis professor recently cele - zation like The Hellenic Initia - brated her retirement after 35 tive (THI) and individual years of teaching, but her work, Greek-Americans abroad, Doc - a labor of love combining music tors of the World – Greece have In Retrospect: Podesta Poised to Head “Hillary 2016” and history, continues. been able to continue and ex - It is a passion that extends pand their work, offering relief deep into her childhood. “I had to families that have been Greek Mothers TNH Staff Politico sees Podesta’s heading President Obama’s liberal to cry and cry for a piano…my harmed by the Greek crisis. Hillary’s campaign as an oppor - agenda, but it’s clear that’s what mom gave my dad the ultima - Through this assistance dur - Of WW Two Greek-American John tunity for her to connect with Hillary Clinton and John tum and he got me a piano and ing the last two years many Podesta, who recently stepped the progressive wing of the De - Podesta intend to give them.” that got me involved in music… Greek children were provided By Steve Frangos down as Counselor to President mocratic Party, a voting bloc Founder of the Center for and to this day I still play my with pediatric and dental care TNH Staff Writer Obama and served as Chief of with which she has had a rocky American Progress (CAP), piano.” and with vaccinations. Staff to President Bill Clinton, relationship in the past. Con - Podesta is an impassioned envi - She earned degrees in piano Specifically, Doctors of the CHICAGO- Little is known is rumored to be an early fa - versely, Podesta’s presence ronmentalist, for whom the performance in addition to mu - World, with the valuable sup - about the full spectrum of civil - vorite to become chairman of might deter swing voters who greener the politicians he serves sicology, and choosing among port of THI, has implemented a ian programs supported by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presiden - are not committed to voting Re - can be, the better. three job offers after her studies, dental check program for pri - Greek immigrants during World tial campaign, Politico reported. publican in every circumstance, Described by the New York she picked St. Louis for its cul - mary and secondary children War II. Some accounts do report The 66 year-old Chicago na - but would hesitate to pull the Times as the Democrats tural riches, to which she added and dental care for adults. on the Greek War Relief efforts tive, whose father John, Sr. was lever for a Democrat who is too “marathon man” – literally and with her piano performances. and the singular role of Greeks of Italian descent and whose liberal. figuratively, he is an avid runner She also enriched the educa - Continued on page 5 in the war bond drives. Still, mother, Mary (nee Kokoris) was According to the Times, Re - – Podesta is credited by the tional experience of more than that is not the full scope, by any a Greek-American, has long - publicans are delighted at the newspaper as “saving” Bill Clin - 4,000 students. means, of Greek immigrant war standing ties to the Clinton fam - prospect of Podesta heading ton’s presidency from scan - As a research scholar well work. Why such sustained and ily. Hillary wanted him on her Clinton’s campaign. “You’ve got dalous ruin and Obama’s presi - known to some of the world’s For subscription: diverse patriotic activities 2008 campaign team, Politico to admire someone willing to dency from fading into great libraries she has written 718.784.5255 should escape general notice reported. move from one sinking ship to irrelevance. over 60 scholarly research arti - [email protected] speaks more about those who Unquestionably a veteran of another that’s taking on water Long intrigued by Unidenti - cles and six books. She is fa - write history than any other set Washington Politics, Podesta is before it’s even left port,” Re - fied Flying Objects (UFOs), mous for the discovery of the of enduring factors. also an outspoken progressive, publican National Committee Podesta regretted, the Washing - earliest female musical compo - Complicating this set of cir - whose political viewpoints often spokesperson Michael Short told ton Post reported last week, that sitions that have been musically veer to the left of both President the Times. “Voters overwhelm - Continued on page 7 Obama and Hillary Clinton. ingly don’t want a third term for Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015

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n FEBRUARY 20 gested donation $150. For fur - Houston Rodeo: Yahoo! Yippie Kai Yo Kai Yay! MANHATTAN – You are cor - ther info, contact Dr. Olga Alex - dially invited to our annual Hel - akos at [email protected] lenic Medical NY Mardi Gras or 917-405-6833. By Dr. Constantina celebration on Friday, Feb. 20 at Michalos 7PM at the Cathedral Cultural n MARCH 13-15 Center at 337 E. 74th Street in SUN VALLEY, ID – The Greek In - HOUSTON, TX – Every year, for Manhattan. This year again in vitational Ski Race and Social several weeks extending from traditional Greek Carnival fash - Weekend will take place Friday the end of February into March, ion, "Apokries" with live music through Sunday, March 13-15 at Houston, the fourth largest city by Apollo Orchestras, traditional Sun Valley, ID Sponsored by in America – diverse, cosmopoli - Greek meats and wine, apokri - AHEPA, Seattle Chapter #177. tan international (not least of atika songs and other surprises. Enjoy skiing on Bald Mountain, all, home to a thriving Greek Make sure to make your table walking around Historic Sun Val - community) Houston trans - reservations since there is lim - ley Village, Ice Skate, Cross-Coun - forms itself into the back lot of ited space and availability. We try Ski, Shop, Dine! Please see a John Wayne western. Regular look forward to a pleasant www.eventbrite.com/e/greek-in - people, i.e., transplants from evening to warm up the winter vitational-tickets for more details, New York, wear boots and jeans chill of February before we head or call the Sun Valley Inn 208- and fringes and hats that rival into Lent. Bring your masks or 786-8259. any ugly Christmas sweater con - costumes, smiles and dancing test. And this stuff isn’t cheap! shoes. Contact the Apokries n MARCH 22 The Houston Livestock Show event Chairs Stella Lymberis, ASTORIA – The Athenians' So - and Rodeo is a very big deal in MD (917) 622-9269, and Roula ciety of New York is organizing the city that is now more asso - Lambrakis (917) 865-1682. the Second Book Exposition on ciated with oil and gas, medical Tickets and table reservations Sunday, Mar. 22, 3-7PM at the advances, and space exploration Evangelia Tsavaris hel - Petros G. Patrides Cultural Cen - than the wild West. The rodeo [email protected], Tel (718) ter at The Saint Demetrios is, in fact, “a Section 501(c)(3) 298-2440. Cathedral of Astoria, 30-03 30th charity that benefits youth, sup - Drive in Astoria. For more in - ports education, and facilitates n FEBRUARY 21 formation, please call Tassos better agricultural practices MANHATTAN – Join us for a ro - Mouzakis at (917) 859-5881 or through exhibitions and presen - mantic drama by Director/ Ac - email: [email protected] tation. Since its beginning in tor Christoforos Papakaliatis set 1932, the Houston Livestock in modern Athens against the n MARCH 29 Show and Rodeo has committed backdrop of the economic crisis. MANHATTAN – The Federation nearly $375 million to scholar - “ ‘An’/What if...” shows two op - of Hellenic Societies of Greater ships, research, endowments, Aah, Houston, often Greek, diverse, and cosmopolitan. But sometimes, just ride ‘em cowboy. posing perspectives in juxtapo - New York is proud to present calf scramble participants, ju - sition - one of a lonely bachelor, the 2015 Greek Parade, cele - nior show exhibitors, School Art rodeo. Try walking past one of Show the following year. The If, at any time, you’ve had Demetri, the other of a couple brating the 194th anniversary participants, and other educa - those suckers in a crowded student then shows in a special enough ridin’, ropin’ and in love…. and a decision that of Hellenic Independence, on tional youth programs” parking lot without impaling competition and receives a $250 ‘restlin’, there are plenty of con - may have Demetri unwittingly Sunday, Mar. 29 at 1:45PM on (http://www.rodeohouston.co yourself! bonus if program requirements certs to keep you entertained. standing on the precipice of a Fifth Avenue between 64th and m/AboutUs/WhoWeAre.aspx). A rodeo wouldn’t be a rodeo are fulfilled. More than $10.3 This year’s performers, at prices life-changing decision. In Greek 79th Streets in Manhattan. Pre- Weeks before the actual without some bar – b – cue. For million has been awarded in far more reasonable than in tra - with English subtitles. A sug - parade events include: The rodeo, the trail rides begin. three days, more than 250 certificates and awards to ap - ditional venues, include: Eric gested donation of $15 supports Grand Marshal Gala is held on Recreating the cattle drives of teams compete in brisket, ribs, proximately 20,240 students Church, Hunter Hayes, Miranda the philanthropic work of our the Saturday before the parade the old West, riders head toward chicken and Dutch-oven dessert since 1942, underscoring the Lambert, John Legend, Alan Philoptochos, sponsor of in one of the great Manhattan Houston from as close as Ander - categories. Teams also vie to use rodeo mission to support Texas Jackson, Fall Out Boys, Justin “Movies@ the Annunciation”. Hotels. At the Gala the Federa - son, TX (69 miles) and as far as the most unique pit, be the most youth and encourage agricul - Moore, Tim McGraw, Brantley Refreshments. February 21st at tion honors the Grand Marshals Reynosa, Mexico (386 miles). colorful, and present the most tural enterprise. Gilbert, Zac Brown Band, Pit 6:30 pm, Annunciation Greek of the parade and the Grand Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail entertaining skit. I really appre - Participants in the mutton Bull, Billy Currington, La Arrol - Orthodox Church, 302 W. 91st benefactors. The Pre-Parade ride leaves Reynosa on February ciate that they are also recog - bustin’ competition must be be - ladora Banda El Limon, La Street, (at West End Ave.) in Gala is held the Saturday a 7th. Try to imagine Houston dri - nized for having the cleanest tween five and six and not Maquinaria Nortena, Dierks Manhattan. 212-724-2070. week before the Parade at the vers, not the friendliest or most cooking area and recycling the weigh more than 55 pounds. Bentley, Ariana Grande, Florida Terrace on the Park in Queens. competent drivers in America, most. And, of course, they raise They spring out of a chute cling - Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, n FEBRUARY 25 – At the Pre-Parade Gala the Fed - as they negotiate daily traffic money for scholarships. ing onto a sheep or mutton. All The Band Perry, Brad Paisley, MARCH 27 eration honors all the volunteers complicated by horses and cov - So now that everyone is contestants are winners in mut - and Luke Bryan. Years ago, FAIRFIELD, CT – Under the Aus - of the parade. The Bowling ered wagons! Try to imagine dressed and juiced, what hap - ton bustin’, but the rider who when I was seven months preg - pices of the Consul General of Green Flag raising ceremony is opening your front door to re - pens? holds on the longest receives a nant and before he got fat, we Greece in New York, the exhibi - held the Friday before the Pa - trieve the morning paper, only The rodeo begins with a champion belt buckle and brag - saw Elvis Presley. He rode tion, “Photographs of the Cary - rade at the Bowling Green Park to be greeted by a wagon train Grand Entry into NRG Arena of gin’ rights. around the arena floor in a huge atid Hairstyling Project,” will be in Lower Manhattan. The Dance wending its way through your horses, buggies, carriages, hay Meanwhile, back at the pink Cadillac, glowing and glis - on view February 25 through Exhibition is held the Saturday neighborhood on its way to the wagons and fire trucks carrying ranch – really just another space tening in his white satin jump - March 27, Monday-Friday 9AM- before the Parade. All dance rodeo! It definitely takes some Show officials, dignitaries, spon - in the NRG complex – the Live - suit. Those eyes! That voice! I 2:30PM, at Fairfield University, groups are welcome. As the Pa - getting used to. By Friday, the sors, volunteers and special stock Show is going on. Pick an jumped so much with excite - 1073 North Benson Road in rade nears, more information 27th, 13 trail rides arrive and guests (the Astrodome, the 8th animal, even some you wouldn’t ment, it’s a miracle I didn’t go Fairfield. The project began as will become available, so please camp out in Memorial Park. The wonder of the world and origi - expect in Texas, like alpacas, into labor right then! an experiment in 2009, led by continue to check in for addi - next morning, everyone con - nal home of rodeo, stands pa - and there’s a competition. Last What self-respecting Live - Dr. Katherine Schwab, Professor tional details. For information venes downtown for the annual thetically nearby awaiting its year, more than 29,000 junior stock Show doesn’t have enough of Art History at Fairfield Uni - regarding the Parade and Pa - Rodeo Parade: colorful floats, fate at the hands of unsentimen - and adult livestock and horse carnival food to clog the arteries versity, to find out if the elegant rade-related events, please con - marching bands, horses, wag - tal Houstonians with a limited show entries were recorded, and of Rhode Island? Besides the hairstyles worn by the famous tact hellenicsocieties.org. ons, and more horses. But be - sense of architectural history). auction totals exceeded $14 mil - bar-b-cue, there are funnel Caryatids from the Erechtheion Phone: 1-718-204-6500. fore the parade, there’s the The American flag is carried lion. Remember that the next cakes, cotton candy, hot dogs (I on the Athenian Acropolis were ConocoPhilips Rodeo Run. Last around the arena by a profes - time you bite into a steak! use the term loosely) topped creative idealizations or based n MARCH 31 year, more than 13,000 runners, sional trick rider as a local Schoolchildren can also par - with anything and everything, in reality. Student models from CONCORDVILLE, PA – Paul walkers and wheel-chair partic - celebrity sings the national an - ticipate in one of five categories corn in a cup (in case eating Fairfield University had their Kotrotsios, founder of Hermes ipants contributed $400,000 in them, rousing the crowd to a in the rodeo School Art Compe - corn on the cob in public is hair arranged by a professional Expo International, has invited registration fees to the rodeo patriotic frenzy. “Nowhere Else tition: colored drawing, mixed gauche) pulled pork, stuffed hairstylist and the results proved Delaware County and Greater Educational Fund. Since 1988, but Texas” is more than a Cham - media, monochromatic draw - baked potatoes, younameit ona - that these ancient hairstyles Philadelphia businesses special - ConocoPhilips has contributed ber of Commerce slogan around ing, painting and 3-D. Each en - stick, and, of course, fried what - were based in reality. A short izing and or targeting in health more than $4 million. these parts. The competitions in - try receives a red, white or blue ever – Snickers, Twinkies, film of the project has been care and the hospitality industries While the cowboys are riding clude tie-down roping, bareback ribbon. From the blue ribbon Oreos, Nutter Butters, choco - screened in Athens several to participate in this year’s Her - toward Houston, the cowboy riding, team roping, saddle winners, the Best of Show, Gold late-covered bacon. I’m making times, as well as in numerous mes Expo, a trade show provid - wannabes are getting ready. bronc riding, steer wrestling, Medal and Special Merit awards myself sick just writing this. cities in the United States. This ing exceptional networking op - Area “Go Texan” days begin on barrel racing, bull riding, chuck are selected in each class: ele - I’ve lived in Houston for over exhibition, which is free and portunities for businesses in the January 30th and seem to con - wagon races, calf scramble and mentary, middle and high 40 years. I’ve watched it grow open to the public, has been or - Delaware County, Brandywine tinue well beyond the departure mutton bustin’. For the most school. All work by high school into a major metropolitan area, ganized by the Art History Pro - Valley and the Greater Philadel - of the last trail riders. Denim part, these events are self-ex - participants is eligible for the albeit with no public transporta - gram at Fairfield University. For phia area. It will be held Tuesday, and diamonds, fringes and for - planatory: professional cowboys Show's School Art Auction. Last tion to speak of. God forbid Tex - further information about the Mar. 31 in The Best Western Ho - mals, spangles and spurs – ride, ‘restle and rope horses and year’s Grand Champion sold her ans should give up their cars! I project, please visit www.fair - tel, 675 Conchester Highway in choose an alliterative oxymoron bulls. painting for $210,000, and the hate the endless summers, but I field.edu/caryatid. Concordville, 9:30AM-5:30PM, to describe the myriad auctions In the calf scramble, young Reserve Grand Champion sold don’t miss the blizzards. I have and is open to Trade and Public and galas that help to fund the Texas 4-H and FFA members hers for $196,000. My younger found New York-style pizza n MARCH 12 and with no admission fee. (Just rodeo charities. You know how chase and attempt to catch 15 daughter won the Best in Show from two brothers from Rego MANHATTAN – In Celebration bring your business card). The people decorate their cars with calves that are released into the purple ribbon with a colored Park, but I would kill for a of Women’s History Month, The Expo enables regional business reindeer antlers and red pom - arena. Each student who drawing of a Native American Sabrett. And I have rodeo – big - Officers and Directors of The As - owners to make connections with poms to simulate Rudolph’s catches a calf is awarded a when she was in middle school. ger, better and badder than any sociation of Greek American their counterparts from the nose? That’s nothing compared $1,500 certificate to purchase a She got dinner at her favorite celebration ever. Except for the Professional Women (AGAPW) Greater Philadelphia Area, North to the longhorns that people at - registered beef heifer or market restaurant and all the ice cream Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Pa - request the Pleasure of Your America, Southeastern Europe tach to the grills of their cars for steer to show at the Livestock she could eat. rade. Company at Our Signature An - and the Eastern Mediterranean. nual Greek American Woman of This year will mark the launching the Year Award Gala Honoring of The Ted Spyropoulos Seminar Ms. Paulette Poulos, Executive Series. Mr. Spyropoulos was an Pontian Society Director Leadership 100. An Ex - inspirational leader in the Greek cellence Tuition Scholarship will American community who be - Komninoi be Awarded in Honor of Ms. lieved that if we worked together, Celebrates Poulos. Thursday, Mar. 12, 7- we could move mountains. For 9PM, 3 West Club, The Lounge further info, visit the Expo’s web - 50th Anniversary Room 3 West 51st Street in site at www.hermesexpo.com. If Manhattan. Keynote speaker, Dr. your business has specific needs, Children in traditional Eleni Panzoures Andreopoulou, the Hermes Expo team can cus - costumes delighted MD. Emcee, Ms. Anthoula Kat - tomize a sponsorship package to the members and simatides. Wine and hors d’oeu - meet them. Contact Paul Kotrot - friends of the Pontian vres reception. Please RSVP. Pre - sios at 484-843-4984 or 610-202- Society Komninoi, registration is required by 4465 or e-mail: Paul@Herme - who filled the Astoria March 5th, 2015. Minimum sug - sexpo.com. World Manor catering hall in Astoria for the society’s 50th anniversary dinner- dance. In addition to QUESTION OF THE WEEK the children’s dancing, guests also If Greece strengthens its ties with Russia, what is more im - enjoyed performances portant to you – whether that is good for Greece, or harmful J E B

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By Constantine S. Sirigos When she finished her first set brought tears to the eyes of many TNH Staff Writer and invited Lazos to the stage, parents after announcing she was she thanked him for being “the not sure if she could get through NEW YORK – The Greek Cul - first foolish man to give me a job them herself without crying. tural Center (KEP) presented so - singing Greek music.” Paidousi brought the program prano Anna Paidoussi, pianist Lazos began with “ Αsteri to a dramatic end in a similar Areti Giovanou, and guitarist/vo - Mou, Feggari Mou” with words vein with Kate McGarrigle’s Pros - calist Serafim Lazos in a concert and music by John and Miki erpina, a lament by goddess the of “Songs of Love and Struggle” Theodorakis respectively. Demeter over the loss of her at the headquarters of the Kefalos The lyrics of Lazos’ final song daughter Persephone. Society of America on February were written by Paidoussi’s The delighted crowd called 15. mother, Eleni, which he set to back all three performers for an The guests who have waited music. It was the tragic tale of a encore. a long time to hear Paidoussi sing boy who left Mitiline when he Eleftheria Tourtoulis, KEP’s again were richly rewarded, but was 19 for America. Rather than secretary, presented the artists everyone who braved bitter cold thrive, he was among the many with flowers and invited the to fill the hall built by the who were devoured by the im - guests to remain for sweets and Cephalonians of Astoria shared migrant experience and who are fellowship. Iraklis Kremmidas, a heartwarming experience. not heard from. KEP’s president thanked every - The opening songs set the Paidoussi began the third part one for attending and Kefalos for tone for a night of music that ex - of the program with Cool river, hosting the event. pressed the great Greek passion with it lyrics “Cool river brush “It was superb. Awesome,” for Eros and Justice. my tears away to the sea, to the said Anna Mallis, whose family As the lights dimmed Gio - sea,” proving her voice thrills on is from Samos and Milos. “I’ve vanou played the bass opening operatic, jazzy and bluesy pieces. known Anna from the 1908s. She notes that accompany the lyrics The lyrical “Aspro mou Rodo is extremely talented, and so was (in Greek) “Ask me to tell you… – Μy White Rose” which fol - her mother. I remember her in about an old wound that still (L-R) Serafim Lazos, Anna Paidoussi and Areti Giovanou received flowers from the Greek lowed, once again demonstrated the Greek nightclub playing her bleeds, ” by the Greek composer Cultural Center after their concert at the Kefalos Society’s headquarters in Astoria. how her Greek repertoire shines. tambourine and singing with Attik. One guest said “I can’t wait to Grigoris Maninakis,” she said. Paidoussi then sang two ground of Epitafios, which was Each of the performers was themes. Paidoussi’s sultry yet hear her sing rebetika.” Eleni Kalogeras said she liked pieces from “Epitafios. ” With written by Yannis Ritsos and in - exceptional. Giovanou’s fine ac - poignant “We’ll Meet Again,” Paidoussi paused before the the children’s songs the most. great tenderness she told of a troduced “The Ballad of Mau - companiment often felt like a pi - which comforted millions in the final four songs to explain they ”They reminded me of my years mother cradling the head of her thausen” by Iacovos Kambanellis. ano recital, but without obtrud - darkest days of WWII sung by were all about a parent’s love for as a young mother singing lulla - bloodied son, a victim of the la - The latter is about a young man ing on the singing. Lazos’ guitar Very Lynn, was followed by her children – “I can’t decide if bies to them.” bor demonstrations of 1936 in whose beloved perished in virtually sang along with him, “Kane kouragio Ellada mou – they are about love or struggle… Terry Delis agreed “It was Thessaloniki. Hitler’s gas chambers. “Girls of and Paidoussi’s pieces were as Have courage my Greece,” which children are about fervent love phenomenal. It brought me back The guests appreciated Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, much dramatic readings as won - was sung by that country’s war and our most difficult decisions.” to the 1970s when all this great Paidoussi’s occasional commen - Dachau…have you seen my derful renditions of songs from angel, Sophia Vembo. Paidoussi’s John Lennon’s “Beautiful music was being played and we tary on the songs and their cre - love? Nobody knew how beauti - the audience’s youth. moving rendition of the beloved boy,” Abba’s “Slipping through were in the spirit of liberating ator and enjoyed her humorous ful she was.” Both pieces were The audience was also de - song was punctuated by ap - My Fingers” and especially Billy Greece from the dictatorship. banter. set to music by Mikis Theodor - lighted by the mix of English plause for both its performance Joel’s “Lullaby,” with its sweet We’ve come full circle – we need She explained the back - akis. songs that also reflected the and its meaning. lyrics “good night my angel,” another liberation.” The Cultural Foundation’s “Winter” from Greece, Imagination, Great Beyond

“Riddle of the Labyrinth” By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer

Continued from page 1 Cnossos. NEW YORK – Imagination and He eventually determined resourcefulness have character - mately deciphered the script in that Linear B was Greek after ized the Greeks in the face of 1952. years of believing that was not challenges for 4000 years, en - She makes clear, however, the case. abling them to survive – and to that is was Kober who “meticu - Fox said that Kober, who was create art even in times of trou - lously and brilliantly brought the born in Manhattan’s Upper East bles. That spirit lives on Kostas decipherment to the brink of Side Yorkville neighborhood to Koutsoliotas, the director of the fruition,” the notes indicate, “be - Hungarian immigrants, “was film O Xeimonas – The Winter, fore her untimely death in hungry to see the Pylos tablets” produced by his wife Elizabeth 1950.” but never did because WWII E. Schuch, who was also its art Some people become disap - caused them to be locked up in director. pointed when they learn that the the vaults of the Bank of Greece. Of course, challenges are tablets are mainly accounting Although Ventris made great harder if you are not sure they records, but Fox said, “They are progress, Fox said he panicked are real. still the records of how flesh and at one point because he could In the movie Niko, an aspiring blood people lived.” not find the word “the” in the writer and Greek expatriate in To whom – or what – is Niko, portrayed by Theo Albanis, talking to in the 500 year-old house The last chapter of the book text. Chadwick calmed him England, loses his job after the filled with memories in the film “The Winter” directed by Kostas Koutsoliotas? is a reconstruction of Mycenaean down by noting that even in financial crash and is having a life based on the tablets. Homeric Greek, “the” was rarely hard time getting his act together. house in mountainous Siatista in village life –tales of that grannies The Winter is a low budget, The third member of the team used. His focus turns to memories Northern Greece. tell…reading coffee cups, exor - self-funded film, shot in 18 days was John Chadwick. The three The lecture, which was fol - of his late father, who died mys - Koutsoliotas and his father re - cisms and ‘the mati’ are woven in Greece, and few days in Lon - made use of sophisticated statis - lowed by an enthusiastic Q & A, teriously and whose own issues galed her with the family ghost into one’s experience” and inter - don. “Our crew consisted of good tical techniques. Today the work was the first cultural event of the caused Niko’s mother to divorce stories, but the house also im - pretations of everyday life. friends and industry contacts of linguists is greatly assisted by year for the Hellenic-American him. posed its will. The end result is a thought- from Greece, England, the USA, computers, but Kober said “I Cultural Foundation. Nicholas The father planted ideas in the Beyond being a cheap loca - provoking movie that explores and Poland and INKAS is the pro - have no use for IBM machines.” Kourides, Chairman of the board son that in addition to ghosts, tion, Schuch realized “This place the nature and perceptions of re - duction company that assisted us of the Foundation, welcomed there was some kind of treasure needs to be filmed – it’s dying to ality, but it delves even deeper, with casting and advice,” Schuch Scholars need to everyone and introduced Fox, in their ancestral home. have a story told about it,” she into questions about evil – is it said. who holds degrees in both jour - Without telling anyone, in - thought. “We began to develop man made, a product of imagi - They feel fortunate to have address hunches nalism and linguistics. cluding his worrisome mother, he what kind of character would go nation, or elemental? Who can found artists like first-time actor cautiously: a wrong Asked how the Foundation returned to the centuries-old there and what would happen help us understand it? Is it rooted Theo Albanis, who fell in love came to invite her, Kourides told house in the dead of winter – to and we wrote the script to - in man’s nature but mediated with the script, and established turn could lead to TNH “We read the book and find himself, and to seek – God gether.” through corrupt or decayed in - Greek indie actor Vaggelis flawed hypotheses. were fascinated by it… we look knows what. Koutsoliotas heard the ghost stitutions that are not up to its Mourikis. at all aspects of culture and this “Surrounded by the ghosts of stories all his life, but he is a skep - challenges, like the Church? “We were also lucky to have Fox said the meticulous was an aspect we hadn’t pursed.” the past, Niko must uncover the tic, with a complex relationship The Winter also poses a prac - the music of Active Member… scholar was just right for her Coming up for the Founda - mystery of his father's death and with religion. His musing informs tical question to viewers: are Mihalis Mytakidis music was a time, however. For a long time tion is the third installment of retain his grasp on reality.” The Winter: “When there are no there two murders, or one (or second layer of characters …The there was no data to be fed into the Peter T. Kourides Lecture Se - Koutsoliotas and Schuch were people around, what is fantasy, none)? music is beautiful and comple - a computer. “It took 50 years to ries featuring a fireside chat be - born in their countries’ Northern what is reality – how can you The director used all his tools, ments the story line. It gives you even determine the character tween former CIA Director regions – he in Larissa and she in judge? And even with people most of all wonderful cinematog - an insight into the soul of Niko, set.” Among the challenges was George Tenet and Mike Chicago – and they shared a fas - around, who is to say who is right raphy, to keep the borderlines be - who is often seen alone with his to study enough tablets to enable Emanuel, the chief political cor - cination with ghost stories and and who is wrong…” tween different worlds and thoughts in the house.” them to determine whether respondent for Fox TV in Wash - fantasy. Asked if skeptics in his family worldviews blurry – but com - Koutsoliotas, who worked on some letters were the same or ington, DC on April 29 at the They took a class in 3-D ani - would tell the storytellers that pelling. digital composition for 300, was different. University Club. In June Joan mation at the Glasgow School of they were talking nonsense, he Schuch told TNH “Kosta is VFX supervisor for The Winter. Finding the truth sometimes Mertens, the curator of Greek Art in Scotland and soon worked said “of course – but then they amazing at the effects. He has a The film opened at the Thes - requires very sophisticated prac - and Roman art at the Metropol - together on school projects. A would tell their own ghost sto - fantasy oriented mind,” condi - saloniki Film Festival and the tices and Fox clarified a number itan Museum, will present the year later they were married. ries!” tioned by the graphics of novels New York Greek Film Festival in of issues non-experts need to un - essence of her book How to Read Schuch’s path to film making Schuch became intrigued by by his favorite writers like H.P. 2014 and it will soon open in derstand what the work entails. Greek Vases. began in theater design and his the contrast between the way Lovecraft and Edgar Alan Poe… Greece. After that, it will either Acting on the thought that In October the Foundation in psychology, and the film was Americans and Greeks would That kind of visual poetry and be made available online or dis - “this feels Greek” is problematic will again co-sponsor the New born of a blend of topics that in - share supernatural experiences. imagery had an effect on the tributed as a DVD. The trailer can and deciphering ancient texts il - York Greek Film Festival and terested them and practical con - In the Midwest, stories are about film.” be seen at: lustrates the limits of intuition. they also plan a recital by a cerns. wild over-the-top experiences, His favorite films include https://www.youtube.com/watc If a hunch steers scholars wrong young trio at Merkin Hall in No - The idea came to them during while in rural Greece, “the ghosts Brazil and Dark City, “that get h?v=K7Ob0w1wtg4#action=sh in the beginning, it leads to years vember. a visit to Koutsoliotas’s parents’ were part of the natural fabric of into your head,” he said. are. wasted driving towards dead ends as their ingenuity finds ways to demonstrate to their sat - isfaction that their intuition is right Fox said. Law Firm Premature reports that Linear A is also Greek illustrate the chal - POCKET-LESS G. Dimitriadis & Associates lenges. 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guessed that they were the a names of cities on Crete – like 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 The Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Support of Greece’s Music Schools

ATHENS (Press Release)– The nificantly enhance both the work Schools. identified by the schools them - cilitate the formation of public- educational benefits of musical of the teachers as well as the For the procurement of the selves. Furthermore, this partic - private partnerships as effective learning and the integration of 9,200 students currently en - musical instruments, an exten - ular grant directly illustrates the means for serving public wel - musical art into school programs rolled in these music schools—a sive research of the domestic effectiveness of proper coopera - fare. are well established and recog - number which is expected to in - market of professional instru - tion between the Public and Pri - From 1996 until today, the nized internationally. In Greece crease over the following ment makers took place. This is vate sector”. Stavros Niarchos Foundation has Music Schools cultivate and pro - years—in order for them to cul - a small sophisticated industry It is noted that the Founda - approved grant commitments of mote musical education and tivate their musical skills, to ob - which is particularly active in tion’s new grant to support mu - $1.57 billion / €1.20 billion, train students within a special - tain new educational and cul - building high-quality, export ori - sic schools across the country through 2,816 grants to non - ized educational framework that tural stimuli and to deepen their ented musical instruments, and complements the School Sup - profit organizations in 110 na - recognizes and promotes the tal - knowledge in European and who welcomed our initiative port Program which the Foun - tions around the world ent and music inclination of stu - Greek traditional music. with great enthusiasm. Further, dation has been implementing In 2012 and 2013, the Foun - dents. In light of the important The idea for this grant our collaboration with expert from 2007 until today, having dation announced two new ini - role of public Music Schools and emerged after a Music School musicians ensured the necessary provided support in technologi - tiatives of €100,000,000 ($130 their significance in promoting visit to the Visitors Center of the technical and quality control of cal equipment and educational million) each, to help the efforts creativity the Stavros Niarchos Stavros Niarchos Foundation all musical instruments, before materials to a total of 309 public to address the crisis in Greece. Foundation (www.SNF.org) an - Cultural Center (SNFCC) and delivery to schools and students. schools throughout Greece. While the initiative in 2012, nounced a new initiative aiming the initiative of a student to con - “Greece is strong in integrat - This latest grant is part of the which has almost been com - at providing direct support to all tact the Foundation and share ing music learning into sec - Foundation’s three-year Initia - pleted, aimed to provide imme - music schools in the country. his thoughts regarding the ondary education in public tive Against the Greek Crisis, diate relief against the adverse Specifically, the Foundation SNFCC and the future of music schools which have both com - which was recently completed. effects of the deepening crisis, approved a €940,000 grant to education in Greece. mitted teachers with a vision The online version of Out the one in 2013 aims to address support all 43 Music Schools of In order to ensure the in - and students with great poten - Here, a documentary about the the high percentage of youth un - Greece. With this grant, the SNF tegrity of the design and the ef - tial”, said Elina Klaridopoulou, Andreas Dracopoulos, co-Pres - Initiative Against the Greek Cri - employment, seeking to create seeks to cover the increased fective implementation of the program officer at the Stavros ident of the Stavros Niarchos sis, will become available Feb - better employment prospects needs of these schools in musical grant, the Foundation thor - Niarchos Foundation. “It is our Foundation. ruary 25. and new opportunities for the instruments. It will offer 1,201 oughly researched, documented hope that this new initiative will ABOUT THE FOUNDATION young.. high-quality musical instruments and examined the needs of each enhance the efficiency of the proached”, said Andreas Dra - The Stavros Niarchos Foun - The Foundation’s largest sin - of 54 different types, such as Music School; a process that music schools, wider the offering copoulos, co-President of the dation (SNF) (www.SNF.org) is gle gift ($796 million / €566 classical guitar, violin, saxo - lasted 7 months (June 2014 – for students and benefit the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. one of the world’s leading inter - million) is the Stavros Niarchos phone, tambouras, bouzouki, January 2015). Over this period, wider community. Further, with “Before today’s announcement, national philanthropic organiza - Foundation Cultural Center mandolin. Many will be hand - the Foundation contacted the this grant there is a small com - there was a systematic and care - tions, making grants in the areas (SNFCC) in Athens, which is ex - made by experienced Greek in - administration and staff of the munity of young instrument ful mapping of the landscape of of arts and culture, education, pected to be completed in 2016. strument makers. The tradi - 43 music schools and made visits makers which we wish to sup - music schools and their needs health and sports, and social The project includes the new fa - tional percussion instruments to their premises in order to gain port and bring it closer to the which lasted seven months and welfare. The Foundation funds cilities of the National Library of will be crafted by the members a complete picture of their indi - student, the end user of the mu - was conducted in close collabo - organizations and projects that Greece, and of the Greek Na - of the workshop of traditional vidual needs. At the same time, sical instruments”. ration with the Music Schools exhibit strong leadership and tional Opera, as well as the musical instruments KETHEA the SNF collaborated closely “This is a significant grant and their designated Governing sound management and are ex - Stavros Niarchos Park. The PAREMVASI under the guidance with the Ministry of Education’s both for the support it offers to body. The manner in which this pected to achieve a broad, last - SNFCC is a testament and a of professional instrument mak - Artistic Committee in an effort the Greek Music Schools and grant was implemented ad - ing and positive social impact. commitment to the country’s fu - ers. to better understand the opera - their students and also for the dresses the actual needs of the The Foundation also seeks ac - ture. It is also an engine of short- The grant is expected to sig - tional issues of the Music way it was designed and ap - music schools, as these were tively to support projects that fa - to mid-term economic stimulus. Catsimatidis Says Greeks Support New Government

TNH Staff

NEW YORK – John Catsimatidis – the Greek-American self-made billionaire, 2013 NYC Mayoral candidate, and host of Cats Roundtable on New York’s 970 AM Radio – told Bloomberg news that the people of Greece support their “new, strange gov - ernment.” When Bloomberg’s “In the Loop” host Betty Liu pointed out that the likelihood of Greece leaving the Euro has surpassed 50 percent and is trending up - ward, the veteran businessman A recent New York Times article credits Greek-American John replied: “it’s all about negotia - Podesta for saving the Clinton and Obama presidencies. Can tion, I think they’re going to he do the same for Hillary’s presidential aspirations? work it out [and remain].” “Greeks are very emotional people,” Catsimatidis said, who Podesta may Head “Hillary 2016” raise the issue that they never received reparations for Nazi atrocities during World War II Continued from page 1 didate Hillary Clinton remains from Germany, which is now John Catsimatidis says Greeks are backing the new government. He believes that all the talk is the odds-on favorite to win the taking a hard line in negotia - a negotiating tactic and “they’re going to work it out.” the White House has not been election, over every conceivable tions. transparent enough in disclos - Republican. Conversely, any “They’re going to work it out simatidis himself? “Look, I’m an mean we’re doing well enough “and I’m not sure that’s the right ing its UFO investigations to the other Democrat would be the because they can’t afford to American,” he responded. “I am to raise interest rates. thing to do.” public. underdog against most GOP break up the Eurozone,” Catsi - behind the Greek people as a Catsimatidis also believes “Are you saying the Fed[reral Amid all of the speculation, contenders. matidis said. “Next will be Por - whole.” that “as long as President Reserve] is politicized?” Liu few are mentioning the fact that John’s older brother, Tony, tugal and Spain,” which is why FINANCES AT HOME Obama is president,” the Federal asked. “Nobody wants to think Hillary Clinton has yet to de - also has a long and distin - he thinks that Greece’s tough Speaking of the United Reserve will hold the line on that,” Catsimatidis responded, clare her candidacy – though all guished career in politics, and stance at the moment is to make States, then, should we raise in - raising rates. but the Fed Chair “is a presiden - factors indicate that she will run is at least as left-leaning as his a point. “If you jump up and terest rates, Liu asked? No, he What does it have to do with tial appointment” and so the indeed. She has about a 40- brother. Tony has worked on the down enough, they believe that replied. “We’re not doing that who is president? “I’ve spoken person in that seat tends to go point lead over the next-highest political campaigns of liberal you’re serious.” well,” Catsimatidis said, com - to a lot of Republicans,” Catsi - with the trend. “It’s not sup - contender, and very well may standard-bearers George Mc - So the Greek people are be - paring the United States to Eu - matidis says, “and they think the posed to be politicized, but it is be the most crucial candidate to Govern, Edward Kennedy, and hind the new government, Liu rope, “maybe the Europeans are right thing to do is to trend more so than not.” a major party in decades. Can - Michael Dukakis. asks, but does that include Cat - doing worse,” but it doesn’t [rates] up.” Notably, he added: The New York Consulate Honors Greek of the NBA

Continued from page 1 said, adding that she is a basket - ball fan. “I also played for GOYA businessmen and journalists from and the Maids of Athena when I Greece, the diaspora and the was in college. My kids also play American news media. and this is the one event they Fasoulas was very satisfied came to without complaints.” with the event. He told TNH, Coach Kostas Katsikaris told “This is an important night be - TNH “This is my first time in New cause among the elements of York but it is also special for me contemporary Greek history is to meet and talk to Greeks who the story of Greek basketball… have been born and raised in Greek basketball has been a mark America…and basketball is one of excellence in Greece for many of the things that connects us. years.” Greek basketball has brought joy Emcee Yanna Darilis, Coach Kostas Katsikaris, unidentified Papagermanos, Coach Panagiotis Fasoulas, Peja Stojakovic and He added, “we are thrilled to to people all over the world. man, Kostas Papanikolaou of the Houston Rockets, Amb. Manos Koubarakis, Greek Consul. have four men in the NBA…And Tonight’s event is a beautiful George Iliopoulos, Consul General Yannis Kostalas, Stavros we hope that the 40-50 Greeks thing and I am glad to be here.” who play basketball on scholar - ship at American universities will By Constantine S. Sirigos also make their way to the NBA.” He is also part of a not-for- Utah Supreme Ct: Mostly profit organization that will pro - vide those student athletes with advice and guidance on all mat - Mormons, and a Greek ters of importance to them in the United States. “They come to a foreign coun - Continued from page 1 glo ancestry – which is Utah’s try at the age of 17 or 18 and of - largest ethnic demographic. ten they don’t know who to turn ful, delightful individual" who Some blasted the news for re - to for assistance. I experience that possesses the traits that exem - ferring to Himonas as a “Greek- myself and as father and I am plify a Justice. American,” emphasizing that concerned about my own daugh - Significantly, close to 60% of “we are all Americans, I don’t ter who will attend Boston Col - Utahans are Mormon – mem - call myself a Welsh-American,” lege on scholarship next year,” bers of the Church of Latter-day etc., while others praised Hi - Fasoulas said. Saints – the only state in the na - monas specifically, and also ap - Gus Costalas, the CFO of tion with such a high concen - plauded the advancement of a Lenox Hill Hospital, was pleased tration from that denomination. “Greek-American” to the state’s to attend and express his appre - In stark contrast, Orthodox high court. ciation for “the Consulate, which Christians (Greeks included) in Comments by Tribune read - has done a great job working Utah comprise less than 1/2 of ers were equally impassioned. with Lenox Hill…and we are 1 percent (.005) of the popula - One Greek-American wrote that here to support this wonderful tion. she was “extremely offended” event, which nog only makes me That Himonas now occupies that Himonas’ ethnicity was proud as a Greek-American but such an influential seat and even mentioned, and that his is also great for our presence here A Greek flag is held on the breaks the Mormon unanimity merits alone should be the topic in this country.” court before Milwaukee Bucks' on the bench is a significant of discussion. But another “I am proud Greek-American Giannis Antetokounmpo, of turning point in Utah’s history. reader, emphasizing the Mor - her to celebrate other Greeks and Greece, competed in the NBA THE PEOPLE REACT mon Church’s dominance in tonight shows the breadth of the All-Star Slam Dunk contest on An array of interesting com - Utah politics, replied: “I think The Utah Supreme Court was comprised entirely of Mormons success the Greeks have in every February 14 at Madison ments followed the News’ story it’s a miracle in our theocracy, until Constandinos Himonas, a Greek-Orthodox, was appointed industry and every place,” she Square Garden. online, by readers, most of An - so it is worth reporting.” to replace retiring Justice Ronald Nehring. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 COMMUNITY 5 LIU Announces George Polk Award Winners

By Constantinos E. Scaros George Polk. A few months following systemic failure in two federal Polk was an American jour - Polk’s death, the Polk Award was agencies, the Secret Service and BROOKLYN – The George Polk nalist who worked for CBS New established in his honor, and 65 the Veterans Administration, as Awards, established in 1949 by and was in Greece in 1948 cov - years later continues to be pre - well as journalists who exposed Long Island University (LIU) to ering the Civil War there, which sented by the Polk Awards Cen - brutal treatment of prison and commemorate George Polk, an - started in 1946 between the con - ter of Long Island University. jail inmates.” nounced their 66th annual servative Greek government’s The National Herald wrote The winners include Carol award recipients in a press re - army, which was backed by the an extensive piece on Polk last Leonnig of the Washington Post lease on February 15. United States, and the commu - year (George Polk Awards: a for National Reporting, Rukmini Dan Gillmor of PBS famously nist rebels. Concluded in 1949 Legacy of the Reporter Mur - Callimachi of the New York wrote in 2010, in his rebuke of with the government’s forces dered in Greece,” Feb. 22, Times for International Report - fluff media awards that are thwarting the rebellion, the 2014). ing, and Rania Abouzeid for For - based on cronyism and other Greek Civil War is widely con - This year’s awards went to eign Reporting on the Islamic questionable criteria, that the sidered the first significant post- “reporters who risked their lives State, published in Politico. New Polk is “one of only a couple of WWII battle that was a portend in 2014 to cover the Ebola epi - York Times journalists Adam journalism prizes that means to the decades-long Cold War demic, traced the rise of the Is - Nossiter, Norimitsu Onishi, Ben anything.” Ironically, the Polk that ensued. Polk was found lamic State, and revealed secret Solomon, Dr. Sheri Fink, Helene winners mentioned herein are dead – shot at point blank range ransoms paid for the release of Cooper, and Daniel Berehulak far more familiar to the public – on May 16, 1948, and to this hostages,” the press release shared the award for Health Re - than the man for whom the day there is great controversy stated. “Additional honorees in - porting, covering the Ebola out - A stamp in honor of George Polk, the U.S. journalist whose mur - award was created in 1948: about who killed him. clude reporters who uncovered break in West Africa. der while covering the Greek Civil War remains a mystery. The prestigious Polk Awards for journalism are named after him.

The Times was also well-rep - abuse of prison inmates. resented for Justice Reporting, The award for Commentary Diaspora’s Support of the Doctors of the World with two of its journalists, will go to Ta-Nehisi Coates of Michael Schwirtz and Michael the Atlantic. Winerip, along with the Miami The Awards Ceremony will Continued from page 1 Herald’s Julie K. Brown sharing take place at the Roosevelt Hotel the award for their exposure of in New York City on April 10. The dental care was made available to vulnerable groups of young people and adults through the Open Polyclinic of Athens and Perama, which are run by Doctors of the World, but also through schools in various locations. The provision of vaccines is of crucial importance and THI provided vaccinations for chil - dren who do not have access to the National Health System. Vaccinations were conducted through the pediatric depart - ment of Open Polyclinics in Athens, Perama, Thessaloniki, Patras, and Chania, as well as other various locations between February 2014 and 2015. The endeavor has also re - ceived vital funds from the Ja - haris Family Foundation. The Foundation demonstrated that members of the Diaspora appre - Boy Scout Troop 568, which is based in the St. Paul’s Cathedral ciate the importance of social community, celebrated in 55th anniversary in the sanctuary solidarity with the people of and with a luncheon which followed the Divine Liturgy. Greece and do not hesitate to show it in practice. Dr. Liana Maili, a pediatrician with Doctors of the World, Greece, checks the weight of seven- Specifically, during 2013 and month old Panagiota at the free Open Polyclinic in Perama, near Pireaus. 2014, the Foundation provided St. Paul’s Boy Scouts #568 important financial support to received funding from the of the World, which has been a drastic reduction of the state the Open Polyclinics. Stavros Niarchos Foundation recognized globally as a reliable budget for social services and As a result of this support, (SNF) for the purpose of creat - and effective organization. Hel - benefits have led to a collapse Celebrate 55th Anniversary there was an increase in the ing its first Mobile Eye Unit, lenes have come to know it as of the health system. number of beneficiaries in poly - which will provide free eye ex - an organization that promotes It has been reported, for ex - clinics of Athens and Thessa - ams in remote locations. The and supports the principles of ample, that ii 2013, the total By Kathy Boulukos tion of the past and present loniki and in Northern Greece mobile units are self-contained solidarity in Greek society. number of uninsured in Greece Special to The National Herald leaders, parents and clergy for through an increase in medical and equipped with modern The organization, originally reached 3,000,000 people, of working together to include visits by mobile units. medical equipment. Their staff active in third world countries, whom 250,000 are children HEMPSTEAD, NY – More than scouting as a viable part of the The principal beneficiaries of performs preventive and diag - mainly in Africa, became active (See: Greek Crisis Review, 200 scouts, leaders, dignitaries, parish youth program. the Foundation's aid where fam - nostic services for adults and in Greece when crisis began to “More than 3 million Greeks and friends were present for the Some of the speakers in - ilies with children who have ex - children. affect an explosive percentage have no access to public health celebration of the 55th anniver - cluded several of the past Scout - perienced social marginaliza - SNF aslo provided funding of the population. Its Greek care system”.) sary of Troop 568 at the Cathe - masters, including Peter Xan - tion. over the past two years to the members turned their attention The impact of the crisis on dral of St. Paul in Hempstead, thos, whose father-in-law was Doctors of the World directed Open Polyclinic of Patras. to the people at home and they the social fabric of the country NY. one of the founders of the troop funding to provide primary Doctors of the World has also continue to stand beside their is magnified when taking the The recognition began with in l960. medical care and vaccinations focused on the elderly. In 2014 fellow citizens who have been huge numbers of unemployed the formal observance of the an - Terry Perperis, Chris Co - for children. medicine was given to 313 el - weakened by the humanitarian who are without insurance. In nual National Boy Scout Sunday mack, who spoke in memory of The organization has also ac - derly people and 1,500 received crisis. July, unemployment stood at ceremony held within the his father, and the current scout - quired a solid network of coop - free medical consultations. Greece is in its seventh con - 26.4 percent for the general Cathedral. Awards were pre - master, Peter Paris. erating pediatricians. 2015 will mark 25 years of secutive year of recession as population and 50.7 percent for sented to the various Scouts for Each anecdote contained fas - Doctors of the World has aslo continuous service by Doctors austerity measures coupled with people under 25 years of age. their individual achievements. cinating insights into the pro - This was followed by a formal gram that continues to stimulate luncheon given at the Rev. and enhance each boy and how Nicholas J. Magoulias Cathedral scouting impacts each boy as he Center. matures into manhood. Renowned Professor Diane Touliatos Has Retired The 55th Anniversary cele - One of the guest speakers bration was given to recognize was George Boulukos, the head the accomplishments of this re - of the Eastern Orthodox Com - Continued from page 1 markable troop, which has a mittee on Scouting, who is a thriving Cub Scout and Boy lifelong scout, and a recipient notated, written by Casia Scout unit. It was chartered in of the highest BSA award, the (known among Greeks as 1960 and since its inception, 64 Silver Buffalo. He reiterated the Kasiane). boys became Eagle Scouts. importance of having scouting Touliatos was born in Mem - Many of these Eagle Scouts be an integral part of the youth phis, TN. She is the only child were present to participate in programs nationally for our of Greek immigrant parents. this program, which made it a parishes. He thanked all the in - “That’s why I am married to my great reunion since many came dividuals, past and present, for books and music, and to my from a great distance to attend. their ongoing support of the sweet husband, Gus Miles.” Guests remarked that the Scouting program. “A program They met when he became en - 55th Anniversary event was an like this one cannot function thralled with a presentation she excellent tribute to the dedica - without their dedication.” made at a conference in Florida and he interviewed her for his radio program. They have an adopted daughter who is pur - suing a business career. Her father, Nikos, followed the many Touliatoses from Grecian Look Cephalonia that settled in Mem - phis and her mother was from www.grecianlook.com Patras. “I didn’t learn English until I went to first grade, but it was a UNIQUE GREEK GIFTS wonderful place to be. I got a Gregory Laware RELIGIOUS ITEMS great education including going Dr. Diane Touliatos, author of six books and 60 articles, at a P.O. Box 541 to Greek school…I used that scholarly conference, above, and holding an award, left. In Wibraham, MA 01094 ALL YOUR FESTIVAL NEEDS Greek later on.” 2007 she was awarded the Rigas Feraios medallion. 413.626.9446 She didn’t think she would, [email protected] but when she got involved in For the past five years she Her studies often migrate the musicology of Byzantium, it has been working on her book into areas of historical rivalry as helped her ease into studies of on Casia. “I have found 53 of Greeks and Latins claim priority Byzantine Greek. her compositions and each one in certain practices and cre - When she was searching for is unique – the woman was bril - ations. “While I am there work - a specialization that was unique liant, far ahead of her time. Ca - ing in the Vatican libraries I she reached out to distinguished sia used musical techniques that keep my mouth shut,” she said. Byzantinists like Milos Ve - had never been done, she said. “I stay out of the political ramirovich, who pointed her in “Her poety was almost Shake - arena.” the direction of the 118th (119) spearean and her text always Touliatos noted that many psalm, the longest in the Bible. blended with the music… with practices were improvised and Among the places she trav - descriptive coloring: if there is thus not written down, giving elled to study manuscripts was a reference to going down to rise to controversy. She si among www.GreekKitchennyc.com the Patriarchal Institute for Pa - hell, the musical notes de - those who believe that he use tristic Studies in Thessaloniki. scend…the text becomes a pic - off the ison – the drone note – “They had microfilms from Mt. torial of the music.” by chanters long preceded tex - Athos, where as a female I could pages which included commen - Some of the texts are associ - tual evidence for it. not set foot,” she said. taries in Greek and English on ated with other names, like the Touliatos has served as Di - Her dissertation on the 118th the importance of each manu - Monk Germanos, but Touliatos rector of the Center for the Hu - psalm was very well received. script. said we know the writing is Ca - manities at the University of Among the notable aspects of That work contributed to her sia’s “because she was devoted Missouri-St. Louis since 1995, that work was studying the receiving the award she is most to defended women.” and she is proud that she and more than 40 composers who proud of, the Rigas Feraios Musicians can’t wait to re - her husband spearheaded the set one phrase or another to mu - medallion she was presented in ceive her work so they can fundraising that led to the cre - sic through the centuries. 2007 by Greek President Karo - record the hymns. ation of the Endowed Professor - Her magnum opus is A De - los Papoulias and the presidents Among the people she ship for Greek Studies at the scriptive Catalogue of the Musi - of all the other Balkan countries. worked with was the late histo - University of Missouri-St. Louis. cal Manuscript Collection of the She was honored for pioneering rian Eva Topping. “She was like The drive culminated with a National Library of Greece: work in Byzantine musicology. a mother to me.” Topping fo - generous gift from Nicholas Byzantine Chant and Other Mu - “It was totally unexpected and I cused on the poetry and Tou - Karakas of the Karakas Family sic Repertory Recovered, 660 am still in awe,” she told TNH. liatos on the music. Foundation. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 Vasilis Tsitsanis: Different Perspective of a Legend ANALYSIS By Grigoris Maninakis Alas, if Only There Were Perhaps there is no better time to write an article about Leadership in the Church Vasilis Tsitsanis, the composer and lyricist of “Synnefiasmeni Kyriaki,” the song most Greeks By Theodore Kalmoukos refer to as the “National An - them” of Greek music, than the The case of Fr. James Dokos, former presiding priest of the An - centennial year of his birth. Yet, nunciation Parish in Milwaukee, WI has brought to light once again in attempting to write this arti - a lack of leadership in the Greek Orthodox Church, on the Arch - cle, I have a humbling, prevail - diocesan and Metropolis levels. The Milwaukee DA has charged ing question, in my mind: could Dokos with theft of trust funds, and Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos I pay him a tribute, worthy of with attempt to interfere with the judicial process. his legacy and could I bring out First of all Fr. Dokos should not have been involved with finan - interesting, non-routine, anec - cial issues involving his parishioners including assuming the role dotal facts about the man, that of caretaker of the trust established by the Franczak family. people do not already know? Af - Undoubtedly, this entire unholy incident could have been dealt ter all Tsitsanis, having com - with from the very beginning some three years ago when it was posed more than 500 songs, is first made public, if there had been true leadership. the most prolific and very likely, The official charge by the authorities against Fr. Dokos proves musically speaking, the most in - very clearly that in this great country of law and order, nobody is fluential Greek composer of all above the law – not even priests. time, a fact that has been ac - Certainly, we all should keep in mind that a charge of a crime knowledged and frequently does not necessarily equate guilt. The accused, after all, are con - stated by everyone who wrote sidered innocent until proven otherwise. about him, no less so, by our Nonetheless, when a priest who is the “steward of the mysteries two most respected world of God” is being accused for theft, I think it should concern the renowned Greek composers: whole Church and especially those who hold official administrative Mikis Theodorakis and Manos positions and responsibilities. Hadjidakis. Finally I have de - Legend Vasilis Tsitsanis, who wrote "Synnefiasmeni Kyriaki," Greece's virtual "National Anthem." It is well-known that there are priests who, unfortunately, from cided to put aside any fears and time to time approach old and lonely parishioners, showing them proceed with a somewhat dif - his life, there is something A: I was neither influenced inspiration during and from the concern and pastoral care, in return for cash, cars, and even real ferent “Tsitsanis Story”. unique about this particular in - nor impressed by the Greek de - occupation. property, as did Margaret Franczak, who transferred her Florida A couple of years ago, a long - terview as he (Tsitsanis) insisted motic songs. In fact, I could say Q: How did you manage with home and car to Fr. Dokos. There are also cases that priests spent time friend and colleague, that he will only answer in writ - that I rather disliked them and the censorship that was period - hours and hours day and night in the hospitals at the bedside of aware of my long term involve - ing, a set of written questions, paid no attention to them. ically imposed (on songs) in old and childless individuals and become under shady conditions ment with Greek music, and in as he was “frustrated and tired” Q: With what other tradi - Greece? executors of their Wills and Trusts or, worse yet, beneficiaries. particular with rebetika, called of having his words twisted tional music styles you had con - A: During the Metaxas era, It seems strange as to how and why Bishop Demetrios of up and said that in his recent from his many verbal inter - tact with during that time? government censorship cut off Mokissos using his authority as chancellor of the Metropolis of Byzantine, Eastern, Euro - all the hashish songs. (Hasik - Chicago transferred Dokos from the Annunciation parish of Mil - pean, Rebetika? lidika). waukee after 22 years of pastorship there to the parish of Saints A: I had no clue what Byzan - For many ways I can say that Peter and Paul in Glenview, IL, in turn compelling Fr. Angelo tine or (Middle) Eastern music this had a beneficial effect, as Artemas to be transferred from Saints Peter and Paul to the An - was all about. I had a very “amanedes” and “crying-like- nunciation. It seems even more strange that Dokos gave money to strong dislike and distaste for musical notes” were all rejected. Bishop Demetrios from Franczak’s Trust since he is in a direct way “amanedes” (Middle Eastern (He is referring here to the Asia his ecclesiastical superior. Dokos also gave monies to Metropolitans song vocal improvisations). Of Minor middle eastern heavily Tarasios of Buenos Aires and Nikitas of Daranellia, Director of the the rebetika I was listening to modal melodies.) Athenagoras Institute of Orthodox Theology in California. at the time I liked very-very few. As a result of this practice our If there was Archbishopric leadership in the Archdiocese, this Q: When did you first come popular song was more “Hel - issue should have been alarming. Once again, ecclesiological and to Athens and how did you man - lenic-befitting” and in good taste. canonically speaking, there is only one ruling Bishop in this Arch - age at the beginning? Actually during the occupa - diocese, Archbishop Demetrios of America, Exarch of the Ecumeni - A: I came at the beginning of tion the censorship was a non- cal Patriarchate, simply because there only one Ecclesiastical 1937. (Tsitsanis was just 22 issue or functional, for there Eparchy, the Archdiocese. The rest of the Metropolitans are a years old then). I left my home were no recordings . The Ger - strange mixture between Titular Metropolitans and Auxiliary Bish - town after I had graduated from mans and the Italians had occu - ops. We are talking about an “ecclesiological travesty” here because high school. Poor and hungry, I pied the premises of the record the Metropolitans are commemorated in the Liturgy and in other had with me 35 songs and sev - producing factory building and Sacred Services as “shepherds” (Poimenarches) from Monday to eral instrumental compositions. had destroyed all recording Saturday, but when Archbishop Demetrios visits a Metropolis on a As it was impossible for me to equipment. That is why the first Sunday morning, only he is commemorating as “shepherd” and continue my education (i.e.: song records came out at least the local Bishop simply as “hierarch.” The Metropolises are not au - University studies), due to lack 18 months after our liberation. tonomous and self-sustained Metropolises having their reference of money, I was making the Q: As far as the way you cre - directly to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, although they commemo - rounds at various tavernas along ate your songs do you first come rate the Patriarch’s name in the Eucharist and in the Sacred Services with a guitarist, entertaining up with the lyrics and the music because if they commemorated the Archbishop’s name the Arch - customers and getting by col - next? diocese automatically would have been Autonomous. lecting tips. A: Usually, I first write the Proposals: 1) The archbishop should issue an order to prohibit Q: Many of your best songs music and then I try to come up all priests in getting involved in the finances of their parishioners were written during the years with the proper lyrics to fit the such as wills, trusts, etc. of the Nazi occupation. It seems color and the climate created by 2) The archbishop should recall immediately Bishop Demetrios that the occupation played a the music. This type of song cre - from the Chicago Metropolis to the Archdiocese in New York be - major role in forming your artis - ation is the more difficult one. cause in reality and canonically Bishop Demetrios is Archbishop tic personality. Vasilis Tsitsanis, was born in Demetrios’ auxiliary Bishop. trip to Greece he bought Elias views. It is thus reasonable to A: The occupation was for Trikala, Thessaly on January 18, 3) The archbishop should place Bishop Demetrios on Liturgical Petropoulos’ book, Rebetika assume that this unique inter - me an inexhaustible source of 1915 and passed away at the suspension until this whole scandalous issue is resolved in the Songs, which he graciously of - view brings out Tsitsanis’ precise inspiration. It was the great Royal Brompton Hospital in courts. fered to me to browse through. views on the various questions. bridge on which the Greek pop - London on the day of his 69th 4) The archbishop should direct Bishop Demetrios, and intervene The book, now in its 10th edi - According to Mr. S. ular song stepped on and took birthday, January 18, 1984. to Patriarch Bartholomew to the other two, Tarasios and Nikitas, tion, while occasionally a sub - Gauntlett, the interviewer, it off. It was the period when there There is no doubt his memory to return the money because essentially, it belongs to the Annunci - ject of controversy, is a 700-page took Tsitsanis six months to an - were no differences and distinc - and his legacy will be eternal. ation parish. classic of its kind. It was first swer the questions, as they were tions and everyone, rich and 5) The archbishop should invite Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago published in the late 1960s, and given to him in March and he poor, arms together, were Grigoris Maninakis, a vocalist, to retire due to his age, now with dignity before things get further very likely it represents the most completed the answers them in singing my songs. Even “Syn - is Professor of Engineering out of control. Certainly other Metropolitans should leave for rea - elaborate and thorough research September. Naturally, my inten - nefiasmeni Kyriaki,” which I ac - Technology at the State Univer - sons of age as well, and also because they have really destroyed write-up, on the history of re - tion is not to list every question tually recorded in 1949, was an sity of New York – Farmingdale. their Metropolises and have paralyzed many parishes. betika, to date. It has nearly 500 and answer of this unique inter - pages of historical text about re - view, but rather to selectively, betika, including interviews and bring out and highlight some of commentaries by other writers the least known aspects of his Greek American and researchers, followed by a life, views and personality. As a real treasure of more than 200 case in point, it was quite inter - Mothers of New York pages of original, rare photos esting and rather surprising, Host Valentines Party and hand written notes by most reading his experiences and of the protagonists, ending with opinions about traditional folk Fotini Voulgaris was a 12-page index. It was on page songs, byzantine music and re - honored by the Greek 273 of the book, that I came betika, as well as his non-critical American Mothers of NY at across a section headed by the opinion of the State’s censorship their Valentine’s Party and title: “S. Gauntlett: An interview on some songs during the pre - Riccardo’s Catering in with Tsitsanis.” This interview war years by the Metaxas dicta - Astoria. (L-R) Seated: was first published, in the torship. Here are some of the Fotini Voulgaris and Angie Spring and Summer of 1975, by questions and answers, interest - Korakis. Standing: Touula the Hellenic Society of Mel - ing and telling in my opinion, Pepelias, Eleni bourne, Australia translated from the Greek to the Tentolouris, Maria After reading through it, I best of my ability: Spentzouris, Evangelia had all the reasons I needed to Q: I know you were born and Katsouras, Koula Pappas, proceed with writing this com - raised in Trikala (Thessaly). Aglaia Panagiotakos, mentary about Tsitsanis. Could we conclude that you Fotini Toras, Eleni Goras While Tsitsanis has given a were significantly influenced by and Ekaterini Tsartsalis. great many interviews through Greek folk (demotic) songs ? Federal Probe Leads to Arrest of Dr. Nicholas Kaloudis for Drug Dealing

TNH Staff captures a confidential source charged hundreds or thousands forcement, CS-1 made a consen - asking him "what can you write of dollars in cash for “patient sual video and audio recording NEW YORK – Dr. Nicholas me for today?" referring to pre - visits” that involved little, if any, of a meeting with Nicholas Kaloudis, a Long Island endocri - scriptions. Kaloudis replied actual examination and resulted Kaloudis, the defendant, at Of - nologist, was arrested on Feb - "whatever you want." in the issuance of a prescription fice-1,” the defendant’s office in ruary 12 on charges of engaging The announcement of the for a large quantity of oxy - Manhasset. “in an interstate distribution unsealing of the complaint was codone, typically 30-milligram “During this meeting, CS-1 scheme involving more than one made by Preet Bharara, the tablets. Some of the oxycodone paid Kaloudis $5,000, provided thousand oxycodone tablets ob - United States Attorney for the illegally prescribed by Kaloudis to CS-1 for this purpose by law tained through medically unnec - Southern District of New York was subsequently resold, includ - enforcement, in exchange for essary prescriptions over a two- and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant ing in Virginia, resulting in the prescriptions for CS-1 and an - year period,” according to a Director-in-Charge of the New unlawful interstate distribution other individual for the follow - Department of Justice press re - York Office of the Federal Bu - of thousands of oxycodone ing controlled substances: i) lease. reau of Investigation. tablets.” Two prescriptions for 150 count “Oxycodone can result in ad - Bharara has been in the news “The defendant is charged oxycodone 30 mg, one in the diction similar to an addiction recently in cases related to po - with one count of conspiracy to name of CS-1 and one in the to codeine or morphine, and litical corruption in Albany, in - distribute and possess with in - name of another individual; ii) there is an illegal market for cluding the arrest of former tent to distribute oxycodone, One prescription for 120 count oxycodone, as a substitute for – New York State Assembly which carries a maximum sen - oxycodone/ acetaminophen or adjunct to – other illegal nar - Speaker Sheldon Silver. tence of 20 years in prison. The ("Percocet") 5/325 mg, in the cotics, such as heroin,” the press According to the press re - statutory maximum sentence is name of CS-1; and iii) One pre - release noted. lease: “Starting in approxi - prescribed by Congress and is scription for 90 count of Adder - The National Herald was in - mately 2013 and continuing provided here for informational all 10 mg, in the name of an - formed by the office of the U.S. through February 2015, purposes only, as any sentencing Dr. Nicholas Kaloudis was arrested on February 12 after an other individual,” during this Attorney’s office that Dr. Kaloudis operated out of med - of the defendant would be de - FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office investigation of allegation that meeting. Kaloudis was arrested on the ical clinics in Long Island, where termined by the judge.” he was involved in illegal distribution of pain killers. Community members who morning of February 12 and was Kaloudis, a Board certified, state WHATEVER YOU WANT spoke to TNH were disturbed presented before U.S. Magis - licensed doctor, wrote medically The Dept. of Justice made as “CS-1” named as a defendant herein but not shocked by the news. trate Judge Michael H. Dolinger unnecessary prescriptions for available to the press the official Wayne said “In or about ("CC-1"). CC-1 had previously One person said “he attended that afternoon, when he was re - more than one thousand oxy - complaint, which included tes - 2013, CS-1, who was not coop - assisted CS-1 with efforts to il - the Church of the Holy Cross in leased upon surrendering his codone pills in exchange for timony by Bruce Wayne, FBI erating with law enforcement at legally obtain oxycodone…On Whitestone, NY regularly,” while passport. cash payments. On multiple oc - Special Agent, who revealed in - the time, was introduced to or about February 4, 2015, now others acknowledged that he The evidence against casions over the course of this formation obtained through a Nicholas Kaloudis, the defen - acting at the direction and un - was wrestling with some inner Kaloudis includes FBI video that two-year period, Kaloudis confidential source, identified dant, by a co-conspirator not der the supervision of law en - demons. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY In Retrospect: the Greek Mothers of World War II, Unit 109 Incorporated

Continued from page 1 servicemen in Greece. Ever alert to the complex po - cumstances one degree further litical circumstances caused by is that unexpectedly, those in - total war Unit 109 members en - volved in these war time pro - listed the assistance of Gary grams came to enjoy their public mayor Eugene Schwartz (1950- service. How they expanded 1951) to come to the aid of the upon their war duties is yet an - children displaced by the Greek other untold tale. What follows Civil War. is an all too brief case study of Unit 109 was as active in lo - one such organization and it’s cal and national programs as under reported contributions to they ever were during the war. aid local and national life. One newspaper clipping dated On August 29, 1943, in Gary, simply as 1953 quickly itemized IN the St. Konstantine parish some of the Unit’s programing chapter of the Greek Phalanx of for that year: “they included World War I called a meeting. contributions to the Red Cross, These local Greek-American vet - the Cancer Fund, the Lake erans of World War I called County Crippled Children’s So - upon the mothers of those who ciety the Polio Drive, the Com - had volunteered or been drafted munity Chest and SS Constan - to serve in the new war to at - tine and Helen’s Church. Gifts tend. The purpose of the meet - were sent to Parramore Sanitar - ing ‘was to establish an organi - ium and to seven state veterans’ zation of these mothers to aid hospitals; to veterans overseas veterans and their families and and stationed in this country, to promote the serviceman’s and veterans’ orphans were as - general welfare whenever pos - sisted.” Unit 109 always seemed sible.’ It was unanimously de - to keep up with the changing cided to take steps in this direc - times as their gift of a television tion. At that time temporary June 1943 photo of the Gary, IN Greek Mothers of World War On the back wall are photos of then-President Franklin Roo - set to the Billings hospital at - officers for this new organiza - II taken inside the Sts. Constantine and Helen Church there. sevelt, and Greek-American WWI Hero George Dilboy. tests. tion were elected: Christina Har - Every Memorial Day Unit belis, was elected president; vide they were not shy, in the through Gary were met with sent all that they accomplished date their efforts to get citizen - 109 also held services each year Mary Anogianakis, 1st vice-pres - early days of their organization, endless dinners and temporary without reducing their efforts to ship papers have been to no for the four soldiers killed in ac - ident; Jennie Georgiadis, 2nd to call upon the advice and con - housing. In time, given the in - a long list. During Christmas avail. tion that came from their com - vice-president; recording secre - sul of local individuals such as creased traffic due to the war holidays Unit 109 members “Some of the women are munity: Jim Logan, George tary Katherine Glicofridis and Louis H. George, Nick Coveris Unit 109 made sure housing were known far and wide for blocked because they can nei - Panagiotopoulos, Franklin treasurer Mary Apostolou. and Dan Drakos. was always available to service - sending as much as 150 pounds ther speak nor write the English Saetes and George Cralis by On September 17, 1943, On Mother’s Day 1944, the men at the local YMCA. of chocolates at a time to ser - language. Others, although they placing a wreath of flowers at through the efforts of Demitrios new Gary, IN Mothers of World Unit 109 participated in nu - vicemen overseas. Among their have filed for citizenship papers the veteran’s monument in the Glicofridis, Gus Vasilatos, and War II Unit 109 (hereafter Unit merous benefits for hospitalized ongoing donations to hospitals several times, have been held church yard. Spiros Vlahos the mothers went 109) held a banquet to intro - veterans such as, but not limited Unit 109 provided monies ex - up by red tape and parliamen - The Mothers of World War II, through the procedures of ap - duce itself to the community at to, furnishing crutches, wheel pressly for new books. Aside tary delay.” In time these Unit 109 celebrated both their plying for membership, through large. The proceeds were used chairs, food, clothing and other from what we have described so women received “the prize” they twentieth and twentieth-fifth the stat e of Indiana, to the Na - to send various items of food badly needed supplies and far Unit 109 assisted with the had more than earned, Ameri - anniversaries in typical style; tional Chapter of Mothers of and clothing to servicemen in equipment requested by the war bond drives by sponsoring can citizenship. they gave a banquet for others World War II, Incorporated. On the United States and overseas. hospitals. Aid was also given to a local booth. And in typical At the end of the war Unit each time. I do not know when December 3, 1943, their request Hospitals in northeast Indiana the children of hospitalized vet - style such were their collective 109 planned and hosted a gala or even if Unit 109 ever dis - was granted and authorized by quickly heard of the new Unit erans. An undated clipping from efforts that the unit received a victory dance in honor of the re - banded. Unidentified news clip - National President, Gretta 109 and requested (and even - a scrapbook gives us specific de - citation from the Secretary of turning servicemen at the Hotel pings report that the Unit never Roush, as Unit 109 within that tually obtained from this group) tails on just such a donation: the Treasury Fred M. Vinson Gary ballroom. One would think numbered more than 64. organization. supplies and equipment for hos - “The Greek Mothers of World commending their accomplish - that this event would have also It is worth noting that the At their first official meeting pitalized veterans. War II, unit 109, at their recent ments in selling victory bonds. signaled the triumphant end of phrase ‘The Greatest Genera - 25 mothers became members Unit 109 engaged in numer - monthly meeting completed Before we go any further it Unit 109 but that was far from tion,’ coined by journalist Tom and elected permanent officers ous activities throughout the plans for sending a gift to the must be stated that some of the the case. Unit 109 did not dis - Brokaw, describes “the genera - Christina Harbelis, was elected war. Some of their activities in - Billings hospital in Indianapolis women in Unit 109 wanted band but continued in its work tion who grew up in the United president; Mary Anogianakis, cluded the donation of food and and since have made this dona - something for themselves for all to aid local hospitals as well as States during the deprivation of 1st vice-president; Jennie Geor - clothing to needy servicemen tion as well as a gift of seven their sustained efforts. And they other worthwhile projects not the Great Depression, and then giadis, 2nd vice-president; and their families. Holidays and one-half pounds of rayon, weren’t afraid to let others know just nationally but around the went on to fight in World War recording secretary Katherine were a special time of activity silk and nylon hose to the vet - about it or to petition for it world. II, as well as those whose pro - Glicofridis and treasurer Mary such that Easter, Christmas, erans’ administration in Marion. openly. From an undated news - A few of the projects to ductivity within the war's home Apostolou; color guards and New Year’s, and so on provided Serving a dinner recently at the paper clipping we read the fol - which Unit 109 offered its aid front made a decisive material color bearers Sirmo Spaliaras, times when these Greek-Ameri - service center was another part lowing: “Request for the grant - included, but was certainly not contribution to the war effort.” Georgia Maimonis, Helen Ko - can mothers sent food, clothing, of the contribution to the war ing of citizenship to 12 Gary limited to, were donations made The activities of Unit 109 does takis and Efthymia Georgiou; money, cigarettes and other sup - effort. mothers of World War II veter - annually to Queen Frederika’s credit not only to their commu - sergeant at arms, Stella Kaponis; plies to servicemen overseas. The addition made to ans is on its way to the house fund for the orphaned children nity but to all other Greek- chaplin Angeline Coveris and fi - Never forgetting the servicemen Billings’ hospital supplies in - judiciary committee today, in Athens. Contributions were Americans across the nation. nancial secretary Mary Pappas. stationed in area camps the cluded 14 bed sheets, 5 linen thanks to the help of Gary’s In - made to Patras, Greece for the More deserves to be known While most certainly this gath - ladies were careful to see that handkerchiefs, and 8 dozen tray ternational Institute. All the express purchase of books and about them and their dedicated ering of ladies knew their own these men received their atten - napkins.” women are of Greek descent school supplies for these or - service. minds and the types of local and tion as well. Unit 109 was so active in its and members of chapter 109, phaned children. 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DEATH NOTICES CLASSIFIEDS 274200/ 10709 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE n ACHI, DIMITRA GIA - Dance - the NCAA Final Four - bride, she came to the United tained and retold up to the day Notice of Formation of Sterling Sports, LLC. Notice of Formation of BONOMO DESIGN & COUMOPOULOS with his son Anthony. He trav - States in 1931 with her husband, he passed. Bowling was among Art. of Org. filed Sec'y of State (SSNY) ILLUSTRATION, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of PALMER TOWNSHIP, PA – (From elled throughout the region many Nickolas. They settled in Gheen, the most enjoyable activities of 5/20/14. Principal Office: 105 Stewart Ave Organization filed with the Secretary of State the Express Times, published on additional times for the Big East Minnesota, a very small commu - his golden years. The leagues NY, Nassau County. SSNY designated as of New York, (SSNY) on 12/16/2014. Office process agent. Process Service address: 105 location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as Jan. 26) – Dimitra N. Gia - Tournament and Eastern Re - nity of about 50 families in north - they played in and the resulting Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY. Purpose: agent upon whom process against the LLC may coumopoulos Achi, 33, of Palmer gional Tournament, even making ern Minnesota where her hus - friendships have been a source Any lawful activity. be served. SSNY shall mail process to:The LLC, Twp., PA, passed away on Satur - it back to the Final Four one more band worked as a section of great joy to both he and Laura. 274261/19386 61 Broadway, Suite #1405, New York, NY day, January 24, 2015 in her time when it was played at The foreman for the railroad. She His family thanks Dixie Bowl and 10006. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 274229/19351 home. Dimitra was born in Eas - Meadowlands. Closer to home, spoke no English, so the local Sunset Bowl for the loving care ton, PA, a daughter of Nick and Peter also was a regular fan at ladies in the town would have over the years. Nick is survived LEGAL NOTICE Susan (Karam) Giacoumopoulos Haverford College volleyball her come to their weekly sewing by his adored sweetheart and Notice of formation of GLIFN MEDIA LLC, a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of Organization filed LEGAL NOTICE of Bethlehem, PA. Personal: Dim - games - especially the away circle to listen to them as they wife, Laura Dalton Nackos and with the Secretary of State of New York MARY HOWARD STUDIO, LLC, Arts. of Org. itra was married to Elie "Ray - games, where he was often chatted. This was her English his five children: Lila Nackos of (SSNY) on 11/05/2014. Office location: filed with the SSNY on 11/04/2014, filed mond" Achi. She received her Haverford's only fan - to watch class. In 1936, they moved to Flower Mound, TX; Lorraine Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent with an exist date of: 01/01/2015. Office lo - upon whom process against the LLC may be cation: Kings County. SSNY has been desig - Bachelor's Degree in History and his daughter Alexis play in the Marion, Indiana with their young Nackos of Las Vegas, NV; Chuck served. SSNY shall mail process to: Legalinc nated as agent upon whom process against Education from Moravian Col - mid-80s. Afterward, he fre - daughters, where Nick joined his & wife Brenda Nackos of Enoch, Corporate Services Inc., 90 State Street, the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: process to: 505 Carroll St., Brooklyn, NY lege. She was known for her gen - quently drove Alexis and a few brother, John, and cousin, UT; Kelly & wife Patti Nackos of Any Lawful Purpose. 11215. Reg Agent: Mary Howard, 505 erosity, compassion, and kind - teammates back to campus, with George, in the restaurant busi - Draper, UT; and Scott & wife 274264/19390 Carroll St., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: ness. Most importantly she was a detour for ice cream or other ness. In later years she and Nick Julie Nackos of Windsor, CO. He Any Lawful Purpose. a loving mother of two beautiful treats on the way. In addition to opened their own restaurant, is also survived by brother Gust 274226/16818 young girls, her pride and joy. sports, Peter loved Greek music, Nick's Chile Bowl, which was a Nackos of Redondo Beach, CA, LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Memberships: Dimitra was a especially singer George Dalaras very popular place in Marion. Sister Mary & husband Tony Ca - Notice of formation of 17LEFT, LLC a BARRLAND HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of Organization filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/20/2014. member of Our Lady of Lebanon (whom he called the Bruce Nick passed away in 1961. Sia puto of Salt lake City, UT; sister filed with the Secretary of State of New Maronite Catholic Church and Springsteen of Greece). A true operated the restaurant for a Helen & husband Aristophani Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC York (SSNY) on 01/09/2015. Office loca - upon whom process may be served. SSNY Hellenic Orthodox Annunciation night owl, Peter travelled short time after that before retir - Delphos of Stanton island, NY; tion: Kings County. SSNY is designated as shall mail copy of process to 359 16th St., Church of Wilson Boro. Sur - throughout the region to see ing. Other survivors include and Sister-in-law Margaret agent upon whom process against the LLC Brooklyn, NY 11215, which is also the prin - may be served. SSNY shall mail process cipal business location. Purpose: Any lawful vivors: In addition to her parents Dalaras perform live and always great-grandchildren, Alicia Pres - Nackos of North Hollywood, CA. to: Abigail Kramer, 242 Leferts Ave #1, purpose. Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: Any and her husband, Dimitra is sur - managed to find out where the ley and Donovan McNeal of He is proceeded in death by his 274221/19138 vived by her daughters Aya band was dining after the show. Evansville, Ashton Bennett and father & mother Isadore and El - Lawful Purpose. Sophia Achi, and Houda Achi, Alexis and Anthony would find Jackson Bennett of Newburgh, a leni Nackos of Greece, Sister 274256/19383 both at home; a sister Anastasia themselves eating a second din - daughter, Zoe Smith, Indianapo - Peggy Nackos of Greece, his old - LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Giacoumopoulos of Philadelphia, ner at 1 a.m. at a table conve - lis, grandson, Jay Smith, Indi - est brother Jim Nackos of Notice of formation of INTERNATIONAL MIX Notice of Formation of TRI-LOX PA. She is also survived by uncles, niently located next to Dalaras anapolis, granddaughter, Lisa Springville, UT; brother Harry ARTIST GROUP ENTITY, LLC a (DOM. LLC). MILLWORKS, LLC a (DOM LLC). Articles of Ar ticles of Organization filed with the Secre - Organization filed with the Secretary of aunts, and cousins in the United and his bandmates. Peter was a George, Indianapolis, great- Nackos of North Hollywood, CA. tary of State of New York (SSNY) on State of New York, (SSNY) on 12/03/2014. States, Lebanon, Greece and Aus - great consumer of news. His tele - grandchildren, Jillian Smith, 07/31/2014. Office location: Kings County. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - tralia. Services: Calling hours will vision was always set to a news Nickolas Hargrove and Jake PIHIOU, RITSA SSNY is designated as agent upon whom nated as agent upon whom process against n process against the LLC may be served. SSNY the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail be held on Wednesday from 6:00 or sports station, and he read sev - Smith of Indianapolis, and 4 CANONSBURG, PA (From the shall mail process to: c/o United States Corpo - process to: The LLC, 125 Jericho Turnpike, pm - 8:00 pm with Prayer of the eral newspapers daily. He also great-great-grandchildren of Observer-Reporter, published on ration Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avnue, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: Any Lawful Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Incense at 7:45 pm. An addi - loved brain-teasers like cross - Evansville. Feb. 4) – Ritsa K. Pihiou, 74, of Purpose. 274218/19339 tional calling hour will be held word puzzles, cryptograms, su - She was a member of Holy Trin - Canonsburg, died Friday, January 274257/19384 on Thursday from 9:30 am - doku, and word find and would ity Greek Orthodox Church in In - 30, 2015, in Allegheny General 10:30 am in Our Lady of do all the puzzles in each day's dianapolis. Visitation will be from Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was FUNERAL HOMES Lebanon Maronite Catholic newspaper. In addition to his par - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday Feb - born February 26, 1940, in LEGAL NOTICE ITRAS Church, 4th & Ferry Streets, Eas - ents, Peter was preceded in death ruary 2, 2015 at Raven Funeral Rhodes, Greece, a daughter of Notice of formation of RIO GOODIE LLC. VASILIOS LITRAS Articles of organization filed with the Secre - ton, PA, followed by a Divine by his sisters, Theone Frangos Home in Marion, Indiana with the late George and Victoria Fo - OF THE ORIGINAL Liturgy on Thursday at 10:30 am and Constance Kakaroukas. He service time at 11 a.m. Fr. taras Kentros. Prior to her retire - tary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 10/27/14. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has ITRAS FAMILY OF in the church. Interment will be is survived by his children Alexis William Bartz from Holy Trinity ment, Mrs. Pihiou worked as a been designated as agent of the LLC upon in Gethsemane Cemetery, Palmer (Dave Gross) of Wilmington and is officiating. Memorial contribu - master seamstress. She was a whom process against it may be served. FUNERAL DIRECTORS SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 979 Port asil itras Twp. Funeral arrangements are Anthony (Debra) of New York, tions may be made to Holy Trin - member of All Saints Greek Or - Washington Blvd., Port Washington, NY under the direction of Morello his granddaughter Ella, nephew ity Greek Orthodox Church, 3500 thodox Church, where she was 11050. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Funeral Home Funeral Home, Inc., 3720 Nick Kakaroukas (Suzanne), for - W 106th, Carmel, IN 46032. active with Philoptochos, the 274245/19196 117 Washington Ave., Nicholas Street, Easton, PA mer wife and current friend Faith choir and the Pan Rhodian Soci - Pleasantville, NY 10570 (Palmer Twp). Memorial Contri - Andrianopoulos, dozens of n NACKOS, NICK ety. Mrs. Pihiou enjoyed design - butions: In lieu of flowers, con - cousins around the country, and HURRICANE, UT (From the ing dresses, gardening, baking LEGAL NOTICE Nationwide Toll Free tributions in Dimitra's memory friends dating all the way back Spectrum & Daily News, pub - and cooking. Notice of formation of THE MACSTERN 866-725-4872 GROUP, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of orga - may be made to Our Lady of to Eddystone High School. We lished on Jan. 22) – Nick C. On July 30, 1961, she married nization filed with the Secretary of State of Chapel Facilities Available Lebanon Catholic Church, 55 will miss his sense of adventure, Nackos, beloved and respected her husband, Andrew J. Pihiou, N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/07/2015. Office location: in the Metro Area Kings County. SSNY has been designated as South 4th Street, Easton, PA delicious cooking, unique sense gentleman, community icon, and who survives. agent of the LLC upon whom process for your convenience. 18042, or to Hellenic Orthodox of humor, late night escapades, American Patriot passed away Also surviving are two sons, against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Not affiliated with Annunciation Church, 319 S. and pop quizzes about sports and Saturday, January 17, 2015 in James A. Pihiou and his wife Tri - process to: Kristin MacQuarrie, 39 E 2nd Str., Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: Any any other Funeral Home 20th Street, Easton, PA 18042. music trivia. Friends may call St. George in the loving embrace cia of Canton, Mich., and George lawful activity. Online condolences may be of - Wednesday, February 4 from 6-8 of Laura, his wife of 73 years. A. Pihiou and his wife Dia of 274244/19368 fered at www.morellofuneral - p.m. at the Doherty Funeral Nick was born April 27, 1921 in Canonsburg; brother Michael LITRAS FUNERAL HOME home.com. Home, 1900 Delaware Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah. He went to Kentros and wife Lana of McMur - ARLINGTON Wilmington.. Services will be Greece when he was an infant ray; two sisters, Audrey Scoumis LEGAL NOTICE BENSON DOWD, INC n ANDRIANOPOULOS, held Thursday, February 5, at 11 and attended grade school in and husband Petro of Canons - Notice of formation of COCONUT FUNERAL HOME PETER A. a.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - Athens. He returned to the US burg and Gigi Kavalieros and COCONUT AND COCONUT, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of organization filed with 83-15 Parsons Blvd., WILMINGTON, DE (From the dox Church, 808 N. Broom Street and attend some school in Bing - husband Michael of Rhodes; and the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on News Journal, published on Feb. in Wilmington. Buriel will be in ham, Utah where he knew only several nieces and nephews. 1/02/2015. Office location: Kings County. Jamaica, NY 11432 4) – Peter A. Andrianopoulos July Silverbrook Cemetery. The family Greek. By the time he attended Deceased are brother Gus Ken - SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be (718) 858-4434 12, 1930-January 30, 2015. Peter would like to thank the caring West High School in Salt Lake tros and granddaughter Stella Pi - served. SSNY shall mail process to: Yair Ty - • (800) 245-4872 A. Andrianopoulos - father, staffs at Shipley Manor, Wilming - City, he was fluent in both Greek hiou. Friends will be received giel, 315 Seigel St., Loft 310, Brooklyn, NY brother, grandfather, uncle, bar - ton Hospital, and Compassionate and English, and "Determined to from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tues - 11206. Purpose: Any lawful activity. tender extraordinaire, veteran, Care Hospice at St. Francis Hos - speak perfect English with no day and 10 to 11 a.m., the time 274242/19364 APOSTOLOPOULOS and great friend - passed away pital. trace of an accent," he would tell of services, Wednesday, February Apostle Family - peacefully on January 30, 2015. later. Nick married the love of 4, in All Saints Greek Orthodox LEGAL NOTICE Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - The youngest of three children, n MANTzIARIS, IRAKLIS his life, Laura Edrie Dalton Jan - Church, 601 West McMurray Notice of formation of 216 PPW REALTY Funeral Directors of he was born in Chicago, IL, to HARTFORD, CT (From the Hart - uary 31, 1942 in Ely, Nevada. Af - Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of organization RIVERDALE Effie (Danos) Andrianopoulos ford Courant, published on Jan. ter becoming members of the with Father George L. Livanos of - filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/05/2015. Office location: FUNERAL HOME Inc. and Alex Andrianopoulos. After 25) – Iraklis Mantziaris, 84, LDS Church, they were sealed in ficiating. Burial will follow in Oak Kings County. SSNY has been designated as 5044 Broadway the family moved east to the beloved husband of Aristoula the temple in Alberta, Canada. Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg. agent of the LLC upon whom process New York, NY 10034 Chester/Eddystone area, Peter (Tzickas) Mantziaris died peace - Nick served valiantly in the US Trisagion services will be held at against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Robert Panza / 216 PPW REALTY (212) 942-4000 graduated from Eddystone High fully on Friday, January 23rd sur - Army, surviving two historical 7 p.m. Tuesday. Arrangements LLC, 205 Rumson Road, Rumson, NJ School and enrolled in classes at rounded by his loving family. battles that changed the tides to - are entrusted to Sollon Funeral 07760. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE the Wharton School of Business Born in Kaloni Grevena, Greece ward victory in World War II. Re - Home Ltd., 30 East College 274240/19363 CONSTANTINIDES at the University of Pennsylvania. he was the son of Christos and turning again, he would serve as Street, Canonsburg, J. David Sol - LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL PARLOR Co. He served in radio communica - Panagiota Mantziaris. He grew an MP in the Korean War. He was lon, supervisor, Phillip L. Sollon, VIRTUALIZE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ (718) 745-1010 tions during the Korean War as a up in Kaloni and moved to highly decorated, earned two sil - director, 724-746-1000. The fam - NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 8/12/14. Services in all localities - member of the United States Air Larissa before immigrating to the ver stars and four bronze stars. ily kindly suggests memorial con - Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated agent for service of process. SSNY shall Low cost shipping to Greece Force. Peter married Faith Prassas U.S. with his family in 1968 and In WWII he was a member of E tributions be made to All Saints mail process to Reg. Agent: U.S. Corpo - in 1965. Together, they had two settling in Hartford, CT. Iraklis company, 26th Infantry Regi - Greek Orthodox Church. Please ration Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Ste. children - Alexis and Anthony. Pe - spent his life in the U.S. working ment, who in Normandy visit www.sollon.com to leave 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any ANTONOPOULOS ter's kids were his pride and joy. as a mason. Religion was a major stormed ashore on "Omaha" condolences. lawful activity. FUNERAL HOME, INC. For 25 years, Peter owned and part of his life and he was a long Beach on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. 274233/18796 Konstantinos Antonopoulos - operated the Brandywine Village time parishioner of St. George The "Big Red One" pushed Ger - n SAVOPOULOS, ANTONIA Funeral Director Pub, a small but popular bar in Greek Orthodox Cathedral. One many eastward, Nick led his men ATLANTA, GA (From the Atlanta LEGAL NOTICE 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., the Brandywine Village section of his proudest accomplishments through Battle of the Bulge, 16 Journal-Constitution, published Astoria, New York 11105 of Wilmington. Known to all as in life was building the Three Hi - December 1944 through 25 Jan - on Feb. 1) – SAVOPOULOS, An - YOURMBR LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 1/20/15. Office (718) 728-8500 Pete's, the bar attracted young erarchs Greek Orthodox Church uary 1945. Finally, leading a tonia Antonia "Toni" Zachos in Kings Co. SSNY designated agent for Not affiliated with any professionals from downtown, lo - at the University of Connecticut prominent role as Staff Sergeant, Savopoulos of Charles Town, service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: Karina Mikhli, 1338 E15 St, other funeral home. cal politicians, and scores of law with his son Chris. He was also a he and his men cleared houses West Virginia, passed away on Apt. 3, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: Any students from the nearby long time member of the com - in bitter urban fighting in January 28, 2015 at the age of lawful activity. Delaware Law School. Peter munity's Macedonian society. In Aachen. He was wounded 80. Mrs. Savopoulos was a long 274232/18796 asked each patron to bring in a their 57 year marriage, Iraklis shortly thereafter, in the Battle time resident of Atlanta moving LEGAL NOTICE pennant from their college, all of and Aristoula enjoyed many trav - of Hurtgen Forest, tripping a Ger - to West Virginia in November of which he proudly hung. Known els and adventures, with espe - man booby-trap that caused an 2014 to live with her daughter OSTMANGROUP LLC, a domestic LLC, TO PlACE yOur for its overstuffed sandwiches at cially fond memories of their trips explosion which wounded him and son-in-law. Born in 1934 in filed with the SSNY on 12/11/14. Office ClASSiFiED AD, CAll: lunch and Peter's killer Bloody to Greece. He also enjoyed his and resulted in the Purple Heart. Mavromati, Greece to Michael location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process (718) 784-5255, ExT. 106, Mary recipe, Pete's was called weekly fishing trips always with Nick was an accomplished busi - and Eleni Vlassis Zaharogiannis, against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall E-mAil: "yuppie" when the term was first his wife by his side. A loving and nessman and entrepreneur. After Antonia immigrated with her mail process to The LLC, 251 Lee Ave., classifieds@ coined in the early 80s. With no devoted husband, father, and the war he strategically devel - family to the United States in Brooklyn, NY 11206. General Purposes . thenationalherald.com signs advertising it and picture pappou, Iraklis is survived by his oped and launched what would 1954 and married Savas "Sam" 274209/10709 windows filled with beautiful wife of 57 years Aristoula become a large supermarket dis - Costantinou Savopoulos in plants, Pete's was often mistaken Mantziaris, his daughter Pana - tribution company in Southern 1957. Toni proudly became a cit - for a florist instead of a pub. After giota Anagnostopoulos, and her California. He sold this business izen of the United States on July Pete's closed in 1985, Peter husband Nikos of Alpine, NJ, and to move to Utah so Laura could 4, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia and a.m. at The Greek Cathedral of Alexandra was a member of tended and managed bars at his son Chris Mantziaris and his be by her mom and started over, traveled to Greece most recently the Annunciation, Atlanta, Geor - Saints Cyril and Methodius Or - other local establishments includ - wife Marilyn of Wethersfield, CT, eventually working up to the po - in 2010. Since her move to West gia. thodox Church of Lorain. She ing the Greenery Too and six beloved grandchildren who sition of Vice President of Public Viginia, Toni became a football also attended St. Nicholas Greek Cromwell's. Many of his loyal pa - he adored Apostolos and his wife Relations for Zions Bank in St. fan. She cheered for whatever n SEKOULOPOULOS, Orthodox Church of Lorain. trons from Pete's followed him, Panagiota, Iraklis, Stavroula, George. Nick was involved in team her son-in-law Jim sup - ALExANDRA Alexandra and her late husband and he also had the opportunity Iraklis and Yianni. He is also sur - many community organizations ported. She loved watching old LORAIN, OH (From the Morning enjoyed traveling. Most of all she to meet new customers and make vived by his sister-in-laws, Geor - including Director of the Cham - movies, her soap opera "The Journal, published on Jan. 31) – loved spending time with her new friends. Peter's customers be - gia Giannakopoulos and her hus - ber of Commerce for St. George Young & The Restless", and most Alexandra Sekoulopoulos (nee children and grandchildren, they came like family to him, and he band Theofilos and Efstathia and Hurricane, President of the of all cooking Greek food for her Epitropoulos), 88, of Lorain, fell were the love of her life. She will often spent holidays with friends Tzickas and many cousins, Washington County American family. Antonia is survived by asleep in the Lord Thursday, Jan - be deeply missed by her daugh - he had met through tending bar. nieces, and nephews both here Cancer Society and was on the her daughter: Sophia Tallant of uary 29 surrounded by her family ters Asimenia (Dan) Eichler of At Cromwell's, Peter was known and in Greece. The funeral will board of directors of the State Charles Town, West Virginia, following a sudden illness. She Elyria Township, Dorothea for his daily sports trivia question, be Tuesday January 27, 2015, American Institute of Banking. son: Costa Savopoulos of was born May 27, 1926 in Agios (Todd) Redilla of Oberlin; son a testament to his vast knowl - 11:00 am at St. George Greek Or - He was in high demand as a mo - Winder, Georgia, daughter-in- Germanos, Macedonia, Greece. Athanasios (Linda) Sekoulopou - edge and love of sports. In fact, thodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield tivational trainer/speaker, deliv - law, Marsha Savopoulos, She immigrated to Lorain in July los of Amherst; grandsons, Peter's love of sports was so well- Ave. Hartford. Contributions in ering Key Note appearances for brother: Harry Zachos of Kenne - of 1960. Shortly after arriving in Daniel, Philip, Chad, Shawn, known and he was so loved at his memory may be made to: St. numerous business and educa - saw, Georgia, grandson: Grant the US. Mrs. Sekoulopoulos Corey, Nikolas and Stephen and Cromwell's that his employee George Greek Orthodox Cathe - tional organizations across the Savopoulos, nieces: Lisa Pierce, worked for John Christ Winery, one great grandson, Landon; number was retired and a banner dral, 433 Fairfield Avenue, Hart - country. He was also once chosen Elaine Taylor, Eleni Ware, Helen Avon Lake, along with other im - brother, Periklis (Maria) in his honor was hung on the ford, CT 06114. To share a mem - the "Total Citizen for the State Oakley, Sherri Adams and Eleni migrate women from her village. Epitropoulos of Lorain; sister-in- wall behind the bar when he re - ory with the family, please visit, of Utah.” Nick served in three Zachos, nephews: Dr. Obie Pow - Mrs. Sekoulopoulos retired from law Vasaliki Epitropoulos of tired from employment. While he www.dillonbaxter.com. different bishoprics for the ell, Stavros "Shane" Zachos, The May Company, Sheffield Toronto Canada and many nieces loved all sports, his favorites were Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Michael Zachos, Paul Zachos, Center after 20 years of service. and nephews. Alexandra was college football and college bas - n MIKOS, ATHANASIA day Saints, and has the honor of Costa Zachos, Christo Zachos preceded in death by her hus - ketball, especially the University MARION, IN (From the being the first person of Greek and Michael Zaharogiannis. An - This is a service band of 54 years, Petros Sek - of Delaware. In 1985, Peter had Courier Press, published on Feb. descent to be called to the office tonia is also survived by numer - to the community. oulopoulos in 2007; her parents the opportunity to fulfill a life - 1) – Athanasia (Sia) Michos of bishop. Nick also cherished ous great nieces and nephews, Announcements of deaths Sotirios and Neda (Genilandras) long dream and go to the Big Marion, Ind. Athanasia (Sia) Mi - serving as a counselor in the in-laws along with many friends may be telephoned to the Epitropoulos; sister Zoe (John) chos, 100, mother of Mary Ben - Southern California Mission all of whom she loved dearly. Classified Department of Seculopoulos and a brother Chris nett, Newburgh, grandmother of Presidency. One of the most trea - Mrs. Savopoulos is preceeded in The National Herald at Epitropoulos. Her family suggests Days and dates of funerals, Nikki Presley, Evansville, and sured times of his life was as death by her husband Savas (718) 784-5255, memorial contributions to Saints memorials, and other events di - Chad Bennett, Newburgh, passed Bishop of the Buena Park Ward "Sam" Costantinou Savopoulos, monday through Friday, Cyril and Methodius Orthodox rectly correspond to the original away January 28, 2015. Sia was in California. He would recall brothers: George, Paul "Pete", Pe - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Church, 3056 Reeves Ave, Lorain, publication date, which appears born in Kalion, Doridos, Greece many times throughout his life ter "Gus" and sister: Angela. Fu - or e-mailed to: OH 44052 or Saint Nicholas at the beginning of each notice. June 15, 1914 to Demetrius and the relationships, experiences neral services will be held Tues - [email protected] Greek Orthodox Church, 2000 Zoitsa Papandreou. As a new and friendships that were main - day, February 3, 2015 at 11:00 Tower Blvd, Lorain, OH 44053. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Young Cypriot Entrepreneurs Show the Way, Change People’s Mindsets

By Constantine S. Sirigos again.” ences run by the private non- nally paying attention. Officials TNH Staff Writer “Nobody would listen…they profitSapling Foundation, under are examining Theodotou’s said we were too young and in - the slogan "Ideas Worth Spread - KP&G study. Progress includes NEW YORK –According to experienced, that we didn’t have ing" that helps promote ideas being able to register a business economist Marina Theodotou the necessary gravitas,” she said. and generate support for worth - in three days. “That is good, but Cyprus has finally seen the light The media also dismissed while endeavors. it’s not enough. You need excel - after failing to appreciate the them. “We opened a window” for lent IT and wifi on the one entrepreneurial potential of it “So we looked beyond the world to look at what young hand, and a modernized legal talented youth. Greece…and we decided to Cypriots, are doing. People said and tax system on the other. Theodotou told TNH that build around the closed doors,” to me ‘TED came to Cyprus? For example “Israel has an during the past three years an she said. “I decided look and see Wow!’” angel law, a tax break for in - entrepreneurship community – what is happening around the They selected speakers from vestors in start-ups,” she said, an ecosystem – has been grow - world and see what such ecosys - the community “to show that all “and in late 2012, based on a ing in Cyprus. It now consists of tems need in order to thrive.” around us there are ordinary recommendation we made, the actual startups and various ini - She authored as study people doing extraordinary government tax department re - tiatives by individuals and or - funded by KP&G about Cyprus’ things.” viewed Israeli and EU law…I ganizations and is accompanied entrepreneurial ecosystem that “We proved,” she said, “that am now proud to say that by the elusive Hellenic unicorn: focuses on several sectors we can create something out of Cyprus amended its investment a change in people’s mindsets. benchmarked with best prac - nothing. We produced the TEDx law last July.” “The young have begun to tices in Denmark, Israel, Estonia event with in-kind contributions The government also re - shift away from the notion that and Ireland that includes a and help from small startups cently announced a 9 million the government must take the seven-year road map. and money from a few key peo - euro fund for women entrepre - lead in everything and take care She gave tourism as an ex - ple.” neurs and a youth program for of us,” she said, and they now ample. “The whole industry Some of the participants 23 million. reject their parent’s hopes for needs more customer and ser - have already branched off into Theodotou, who is a refugee them to obtain “paper-pushing vice-quality focused.” Young IT their own entrepreneurial or from occupied Kyrenia, has a jobs with the government.” geniuses can help by developing publishing initiatives. Master’s in economics from the Since habits die hard, how - Economist Marina Theodotou and her friends have been fo - aps that can be deployed around Theodotou helped create a University of South Carolina. ever, some took their tender en - cused on creating an entrepreneurship ecosystem on Cyprus. the world. Paphos Treasure start-up accelerator for clean She has worked for Bank of trepreneurial aspirations to the Hunt is already driving people technology endeavors. One of America and when she returned government, and were disap - tax code changes, pointed to - Theodotou helped found in to Cyprus. them, Chrysalis LEAP, “did so to Cyprus she established a con - pointed. ward government doors. 2010 had projects “that we sub - IDEAS + HOPE = WOW well that the EU selected them sulting firm and helped build Three things are required They brought their energy mitted to organizations like the They also created TedX to lead clean tech efforts in the Cyprus Investment Promo - Theodoratou told TNH “you and ideas but found that the Research Promotion Founda - Nicosia in 2011. “That broke the Cyprus and Greece through tion Agency as its COO from need people with brains, money doors were open for the well- tion, which receives EU funding pattern. We created a new plat - mentoring and training and di - 2007-2009. and guts – and a legal infra - connected but not for them. they are supposed to direct to form and proved we didn’t need recting them to EU-wide com - She is now a portfolio man - structure,” and some of those Groups like Cypriot Enter - programs around the country, the local media.” petitions.” ager in New York for the presti - elements – funding and struc - prise Link (CEL) and the Cyprus’ but it would only go to the few TED (Technology, Entertain - WE WILL SEE YOU NOW gious American Management tural programs, and certainly Junior Achievement chapter ‘usual suspects,’ over and over ment, Design) is set of confer - And the government is fi - Association. Hydrocarbons: Oil & Gas Exploration and Production, Case on Ioannina

TNH Staff ties and the local community. which the Canadian firm, That’s the agreement. We are More importantly, we want Bankers Petroleum, produces monitored on production only. [Tekmon Geomatics is a land to reassure the local community circa 20,000 bbls daily. Our ob - Hence we pay tax and royalties surveying consultancy based in that out work programme will jective is to discover carbonate on production. Ioannina. Its team shares the not have any consequences on rocks, such as limestones known TG: Today the price of oil has latest land development projects the natural environment. At En - as a ‘reservoir rock’ that contains reached historically low levels. taking place across Greece with ergean, we take environmental hydrocarbons. Granted, that is How will this affect Energean’s the Greek Diaspora. Tekmon issues very seriously. Our base - an additional challenge because activities? provided the following interview line environmental report and the tectonics of fold-and-thrust CT: There is an impact. How - to TNH, which it conducted with impact assessments are ex - belt regimes such as in Ioan - ever this will not affect our work Dr. Costas Tzimeas. For more tremely important to us and we nina, and Epirus in general, isn’t programme for the Ioannina articles on Land Development in take every measure possible to quite as straightforward. Similar block. Low prices hit our profits. Greece visit avoid conflict with the local landscapes exist in the In terms of the Ioannina block, http://www.tekmon.eu/monthly communities. We have an excel - Carpathian region of Romania we’re still at the exploration columnseries.] lent track record as shown with and in the Middle East such as phase. If we were to drill, it our exemplary Prinos block Iraq. It’s very difficult to reach would be no less than three In an attempt to boost the where we haven’t had any prob - our desired goal but deposits, years from now. At that point, country’s Oil and Gas Explo - lems for almost 35 years of oil as demonstrated in the afore - it’s difficult to predict what ration and Production (E&P) in - and gas production. We’ve re - mentioned regions, may be so prices will look like. Oil prices dustry, in 2012 the Greek Gov - cruited local companies and in - significant that they’ll reward have a cycle of 6-7 years. For ernment approved its Licence dividuals and have taken all the effort many times over. the Ioannina block, the current Agreement for hydrocarbon ex - measures to build a sound rep - There is still a long way ahead. drop in oil prices may be a ben - ploration and exploitation on utation. It’s all in good manage - TG: Upon discovery of Oil efit because we’re still exploring. the Ioannina block located in ment and it’s entirely our re - and Gas, how do you plan on For our other blocks, where North-Western Greece - a few sponsibility to raise awareness making it commercial? we’re producing, we’ve been af - miles away from the Albanian and inform the local area of any CT: As long as we pay our fected. border. This region, although possible risks to put their con - dues to the Greek government TG: The morphology of challenging in terms of mor - cerns at ease. on production, as we have been Epirus is not exactly flat. How phology holds significant poten - TG: Is the plot your exploring doing for the last 30 years with do you plan on building well tial according to the company lenge because of its geological dense with a rough relief. Now, private or public ownership? the Prinos block, the company site locations? whose assignment is to research and tectonic settings. There are it’s obvious that we will not ex - CT: It could be both. The is at liberty to market the prod - CT: There are solutions, ex - the region for what may be a many risks because commonly plore every inch of the plot be - government has leased the plot uct as it wishes - within or out - pensive ones, but they exist. If forefront discovery. used geophysical and non-geo - cause this isn’t financially viable. to us for exploration purposes. side the country’s borders or we have to drill on a rough We spoke with Dr. Costas Tz - physical methods have proved Our research will show which We don’t own the land that both. For example, we have topographic landscape we may imeas from Energean Oil & Gas, to be relatively unsuccessful in areas are worth exploring. we’re exploring. We pay rent per signed a 6-year off-take agree - drill from further afield, so at a a private E&P company with a similar environments. Phase 1 will allow us to focus square meter per year for per - ment with BP for the entire pro - distance. Drilling isn’t only ver - strong track record of over 30 TG: Despite the challenges on the areas we deem of interest mission to explore. There is leg - duction from Prinos. Of course, tical; it can be done horizontally years in the field. In 2014, En - due to the area’s land morphol - in other words, where we find islation that will entitle land it all depends on daily produc - as well, especially when we’re ergean was granted the license ogy, what opportunities did you evidence of trapped hydrocar - owners compensation for their tion. The Oil and Gas industry dealing with challenging topog - to explore the Ioannina block foresee that prompted you to bons. By the end of 2015 we’ll land if deemed fruitful. But in Greece is heavily regulated. raphy. for potential hydrocarbon dis - bid for the block’s exploration? have a better idea of worthwhile we’re talking about minute sized Our production is strictly moni - There are strict environmen - coveries. CT: Exploration in Ioannina locations for later seismic sur - areas, perhaps a few acres. tored by the relevant authorities tal laws around drilling and so TG: Tell us about Energean isn’t new. The Italians made an veys that will point us to the TG: What quantities do you so that all royalties incurred are the drilling itself does not leave and its main activities. attempt at shallow drilling after right reserves. any footprints. The only foot CT: Our main activity is to the Second World War. Follow - TG: How will the local area print that may exist, and that is explore and produce hydrocar - ing that, a consortium between benefit? if we reach a production stage, bons. Energean was established the Greek and French govern - CT: If we discover and are in will be on the few acres where in 2007 but our affiliate com - ments also drilled in the area a position to exploit deposits, we’ll have to install facilities. pany is Kavala Oil, which has and most recently (in the late the community will benefit from The foot print is minimal. Of been producing oil from the Pri - 1990s early 2000s) there was additional income stemming course, the company’s main re - nos block in Northern Greece Enterprise, a Canadian company from taxation and royalties, sponsibility is to keep the public for over thirty years now. Cur - later absorbed by Shell, which while new jobs will be created. well informed on all drilling rently, we’re actively involved in had also made an attempt but 25% tax on profits is standard techniques and their impact, E&P in Greece, Israel and Egypt to no avail. So the area is well national tax, among which 5% however minor, on the environ - and we’re always on the lookout known in terms of hydrocarbon goes to the local community. ment. That is assuming we even for new collaborations. We par - potential. There is even surface During the exploration phases reach that stage. ticipate in public tenders in evidence of hydrocarbons near we will require the services of TG: Would hydraulic fractur - countries like Montenegro and river beds and elsewhere. So, local businesses and labour, ing, also known as fracking, South-East Europe has become there is no doubt that hydrocar - therefore, creating work oppor - used religiously in the U.S., be a strong area of interest for us. bons exist. The challenge it to tunities for the local community. practiced? We’re optimistic about the fu - discover the correct subsurface It is estimated that, for each new CT: There is no legislation re - ture in this region. structures, find the right de - job that is directly created, three garding the use of hydraulic TG: For those of us who don’t posits, in sufficiently large quan - more are created in the wider fracturing in Greece. We will use know, what are hydrocarbons? tities and all this within budget economy. In turn, a new project conventional methods. CT: Hydrocarbons is essen - to make it worthwhile. builds new skills in the local TG: Are you optimistic? tially what we call ‘fossil fuel.’ TG: How did Energean gain workforce and local staff will CT: Yes. If you’re not opti - In other words, hydrocarbons exploration permission? benefit from professional train - mistic about a project of such are combustible organic mate - CT: The Ministry of Environ - ing, while there is also the magnitude then it would be best rials that we burn for energy. ment, Energy and Climate chance of discovering and pro - not to get involved. There is ev - Those in liquid form are known Change put forward an Explo - ducing natural gas in an area foresee in terms of oil and nat - paid to the state as agreed in idence of deposits so we’re not as crude oil and those in gas ration and Production tender for which is not approached by ural gas deposits? our contract’s terms and agree - going on a hunch. The question form are known as natural gas. the Ioannina block in 2012. The Greece’s National Transmission CT: It is really early to say, ments. It makes sense; the we need to answer is the one From a geological perspective bidding round, proposal assess - System. We also foresee En - but we are encouraged from the Greek government has to re - posed by the Ministry: Will de - it’s taken millions of years to ments, Greek Parliament ap - ergean sponsoring local events fact that in neighbouring areas ceive a piece of the pie, through posits be significant enough to produce hydrocarbons. The pri - proval and granting of all per - and community projects. We proven or even producing oil taxation and disbursement of prove that the area is worth in - mary material is always organic mits took a little under 3 years. look forward to long term col - fields exist, i.e. the Patos Mar - royalties. Otherwise we vesting in? That’s our assign - matter which stems from the re - Since October 2014, Energean laborations with local authori - inza field in Albania, from wouldn’t be able to produce. ment. mains of animals or plants. is the block’s official sponsor. It When adding exceptional cli - wasn’t quick but it’s been almost matic circumstances and under - 20 years since the area was last ground temperatures and pres - explored so the Ministry took sures, these decayed organic additional precaution, especially Samaras is under Siege by New Democracy Dissidents remains are converted to hydro - in terms of environmental pro - carbons that subsequently are tection measures. Right now, expelled from the rocks they we’re at the stage of implement - ATHENS – Former Prime Minis - Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is gotiation, we are above all Samaras did the bidding of the were initially buried in and mi - ing our technical and financial ter Antonis Samaras is under a said to be interested in taking Greeks.” She didn’t mention that lenders and imposed big pay grate into porous rock forma - work programme precisely as growing assault by lawmakers over the party from him. while serving Samaras, she fol - cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions tions. Hydrocarbons are even - stated in our bid. in his contentious New Democ - Greece’s new coalition, led by lowed his orders on how to vote and worker firings. Giannakou tually locked in these porous TG: Tell us about your work racy Conservatives who blame the Radical Left SYRIZA leader and supported the conditions he continued her attack on Samaras’ rock formations and hydrocar - programme? him for the party’s election loss and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras implemented. leadership of New Democracy. bon reservoirs are formed. As a CT: Our work programme to the Radical left SYRIZA. who unseated Samaras is locked Bakoyannis’s comment came “New Democracy must be a whole, we first need rocks rich will last 7 years and will include Ex-Foreign Minister Dora in tough talks with the Eurozone after sharp criticism from ex-In - European, democratic party,” she in organic material also known 3 exploration phases. Phase 1 is Bakoyannis joined other party over restructuring a debt deal terior Minister Yiannis told Real FM. She, too, didn’t as source rock, the right tem - research only. At the beginning officials in lambasting him and and trying to wiggle out from Michelakis and ex-government speak up before when serving perature-pressure circumstances of phase 1 we have to submit the European People’s Party for under the austerity measures the spokesman Evangelos An - Samaras who is now under siege and migration to a porous rock an environmental baseline re - a statement that Europe’s Con - former Premier imposed. tonaros, who accused the EPP of by the people who once followed formation that can trap hydro - port which will outline how we servatives put out calling on The EPP, and Samaras, said suggesting that Athens should him loyally. carbons. All these factors have will preserve and protect the en - Greece to accede to demands to in the statement that Tsipras not negotiate with its lenders but “It cannot be a party where to co-exist in order to offer evi - vironment. If drilling were to international lenders as Samaras should “respect all commitments give in, as Samaras did. the decisions are taken by two dence of existing hydrocarbons. take place, this would inevitably did. made by the previous Greek gov - Former Education Minister or three people. A small team of Hydrocarbons are then pro - happen in Phase 2. Bakoyianni had been an out - ernment” and not to be an “ob - Marietta Giannakou joined in the people cannot decide to take the duced and processed in refiner - The plot we’re exploring is cast from the party and formed stacle.” bandwagon attacks on Samaras party in one direction or the ies. 4,200 square kilometers. We’ve her own before Samaras let her “What a shame for the EPP,” and ripped his leadership after other,” she said in a shot at In terms of the Ioannina trekked the entire plot. I can tell back in. Her brother, Samaras’ Bakoyianni tweeted. “They un - SYRIZA walked all over the party Samaras who is facing a leader - block, exploration will be a chal - you that the terrain is quite former Administrative Reform derestimate that in a national ne - in the Jan. 25 elections after ship challenge. 10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015

From our Website’s Travel Section Taking Time to Smell the Apples: a Visit to Mount Pelion in the Winter

By Anthe Mitrakos beasts is Chiron the Centaur of the village where we were who coached and mentored greeted by a closed-for-the-sea - A friend and I wanted to take great heroes like Hercules, Ja - son café. Having been to that a trip outside Athens but since son, Achilles, and Theseus. café before (but in the summer - we had separately been to so For those longing for a bit of time), I was much looking for - many nearby mainland Greece adventure, (we went for some ward to visiting again as it is sit - destinations, where we would snow but it had pretty much uated among trees, vines, and head exactly was a rather diffi - melted into an icy slush) Pelion running stream water. cult choice to make. After giving is covered in rich forest, scat - In any case, we moved on to it (too) much thought and hear - tered with traditional villages stone-paved paths into ing a little advice from some and filled with stone paths and Makrinitsa. Left and right were friends, we decided on Pelion. trails that lead to fresh-water little shops all selling pretty Pelion is a mountain in Central springs. In the wintertime, it’s much the same things: classic Greece, in close proximity to the host to a ski resort that was not souvenirs (the donkeys, mag - port of Volos. open when we visited, sadly, as nets, and kompologia), tradi - In Greek Mythology, the the prospect of skiing in Greece tional pottery for home cooking, mountain, named after sounded rather exciting to me. locally-grown herbs, tsipouro Achilles’s father King Peleus, is Anyway…we decided to (the area’s trademark liquor) said to have been inhabited by head to the traditional village and an array of colorful translu - the half-man half-horse crea - of Makrinitsa. Zooming through cent spoon sweets, marmalades, tures called centaurs. The most mountainous terrain and count - and preserves in shiny glass jars. famous of these mysterious less trees, we arrived at the foot Soon enough, we reached

A winter visit to Mt. Pelion is living proof why Greece isn’t just for summertime travel.

the village center where we well as the Pelion Museum of travelled. It was a truly winding found a unique bazaar, the 18th Folklore and History where you road all the way downhill! century church of St. John the can see over 1,500 artifacts from In any case, we had already Baptist, and a very old tree everyday Makrinitsian life in - stopped in Volos for a quick whose history I don’t know, but cluding weapons, jewelry, art - walk before heading to you can walk through it. Imag - work, and more. Makrinitsa and we didn’t care ine a large tree trunk about 2.5 VOLOS much to go back for a night meters wide at the base com - On our journey, we passed visit. Volos has a pretty lengthy pletely empty to its core. It ac - by a flourmill and the atmos - waterfront lined with cafes and tually feels like you’re entering phere smelled of, well, flour. restaurants from one end to the a cave when you walk inside. When driving through apple or - other. The place makes for a I’m not sure how this tree has chards near Volos, the air was nice stroll during any time of survived in that form, but it is suddenly filled with apple-juice the day and from what I recall surely one of nature’s more smell. Olive groves smelled of during a past visit, the nightlife unique miracles! fresh-pressed olives, and at here is not too lively. In the sum - We took time out to smell the apples. Not these specific ones, but the abundant apple orchards I also noticed that Makrinitsa some point we smelled chips. I mertime, bars and mini clubs near Volos – filled the air with the sweet and pleasant aroma of apple juice. is filled with scattered fountains looked left and right and no - keep their music on the down with fresh running water. I don’t ticed a Chipita facility. At that low and close their doors to fur - know about you, but every time point, we laughed. I don’t re - ther block out the sound when I see one of these I simply must member having experienced so it gets late. touch the crisp ice-cold liquid (especially in the summertime), THE HERALD SQUARE if not drink it as well. So I did! Moving on, we were greeted TNH's Crossword Challenge by some friendly long-fur fe - lines. Their coat was perfect for the weather, which was just chilly that day, nothing too cold 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 Expressesto bear. A fter flipping a coin to 3 Netherdecid e which of the two nearby 14 15 16 restaurants with a view we 4 A Papandreouwould dine at, w e decided to go 17 18 19 5 Notto brightly the one lit t hat the coin sug - gested we skip, and it was in - 20 21 22 23 24 6 Rght.deed away! a great (abbrev.)choice. 7 FamousI am Irene? not o ne to suggest 25 26 27 28 restaurants unless the experi - 8 Egypt'sence is acapital worthy one, and at tra - 29 30 31 32 33 34 9 Oakdit inutona l tavern “Apolausi,” we had a mix of cozy atmosphere 10 Baseball(we cho sstat.e to d (abbrev.)ine inside), with 35 36 37 38 39 11 Mannerhome- style and well-prepared delicious dishes, and super clean 40 41 42 43 12 Northwas hAtlanticrooms ( aTreaty must). I had the Organizationlamb with le mon-flavored pota - many distinct (pleasant) smells Having visited Volos a sum - 44 45 46 47 toes and my friend had the on one journey before…that’s mer some three years ago after 13 Abuko kDhabiora (ro Stockoster) wExchng.ith toma to why I was so amused. a trip to the more buzzing 48 49 50 (abbrev.)sauce an d hilopites. Combined Anyway, after visiting the tra - Northern Sporades (mainly 21 Asnera col oandrful sSullivaneason sala d, drinks, ditional village of Makrinitsa Skiathos), I noticed the contrast 51 52 53 54 55 56 and a wonderful view, our din - with its grey slate roof houses in nightlife immediately. And 23 Concedeing expe rience was one of our and stone-paved paths, we there is something strange trip’s highlights. headed to Zagora. Accompany - about the place. The waterfront 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 26 Basic beliefs We decided to do just a little ing us on our way there through seems quaint, filled with sail - 28 Johnnymore s i___ghtse ofein theg in Makrinitsa, thick forest and what was left boats and smaller yachts. And 64 65 66 67 68 Godfather,which is fam Pt.ed f2o r its traditional of previous snowfall was a since no cars are allowed access homes built with a grey slate Zagorin Hellas company truck there, the stretch is perfect for 69 70 71 30 Rodentroof. F urther down the road was probably on its way to pick up walking and biking around, or 31 "Ultimate"a bench si twristwatchuated before a com - some apples. Zagora is appar - to sit and enjoy your favorite 72 73 74 memorative statue of a woman. ently known for its apples, drink with a calming view, brand?If you ’re visiting Makrinitsa, though we didn’t get to taste whatever be the season. On the www.CrosswordWeaver.com 33 Relativetake at least a moment to sit any during our visit – which was street just behind all that, how - down and enjoy the truly re - very short. The sun was about ever, the place takes on a dusty ACROSS 10 Baseball stat. (abbrev.) 34 Meetsmark able panoramic view from to start setting soon and we did - city look. With gas stations, fast 1 Baby's ACROSS"ball" 11 Ma nAustralianer (abbrev.) here. It is now clear to me why n’t spend much time at all in food joints, neon lights, cement, 35 Stone age abode 5 Capital of Bangladesh 12 44 No rAgainstth Atlant ic Treaty Organization Makrinitsa is known as the “Bal - this village. trash bins, and cars…you get 10 Gas burner 13 Abu Dhabi Stock Exchng. (abbrev.) 36 Excusecony o me!f Pel ion.” We turned back around and the essence you’re in an urban 14 Kiln 1 Baby's "ball" 21 46 As n Fueler and Sullivan 37 A SweathogWe didn’ t know any locals, headed to Volos, though we environment. The stark differ - 15 Abraha 5m ' sCapital son of Bangladesh 23 47 Co n Antescede so when we finished eating and must have missed some turn ence from one street to the next 16 Learn 26 Basic beliefs 39 Greektakin gSocialist a few pho Partytos, we hit the over conversation and ended up startled me the first time I ex - 17 Jewe l10ry m Gasetal burner 28 48 Jo h Firenny _ remains__ of the Godfather, Pt. 2 (init.)road for some more exploring. taking a much longer route perienced it and I cannot say I 18 Spee d14y A nKilndret ti 30 49 Ro d Perfumeent Though we did not see these back. I got dizzy on the way did not like it, for whatever rea - 19 Doings 31 "Ultimate" wristwatch brand? 41 Hospitalclose u pworker, there is a famous café down because this road seemed son. 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Investigative 47 Muscle builder 27 Whit e18 ve g Speedyetable Andretti 37 A S wReprtng.eathog (abbrev.) 29 Greek prefix pertaining to stars 39 Greek Socialist Party (init.) 50 Chinese dictator 32 Saint 19ho n oDoingsred on J uly 20 41 59 Ho s_____pital wo Gayrker 52 Beginning This Week in Greek History: 35 Taxis 20 Blasphemed 42 62 St a nBarackdard or average 38 Type of meat 45 Visualize 53 Authority 39 Awar d22 Deflect 47 64 M u sOperacle bui ldsoloer 55 The OsmondB Brothers'oxer Marios Kaperonis is Born 40 Expre 24ssio nGarden of surpr itoolse 50 66 Ch inSaberese dic tator sister 41 Tablet 52 Beginning 43 Univ. 25in A rSwedishmidale, A ucitizenstralia (abbrev.) 53 68 Au tEpochshority 56 TakeTN Hby S surprisetaff 44 Again 27st White vegetable 55 69 Th e Without Osmond Brothers' sister 57 House, to Fernando 46 Fuel 56 Tak Uncannye by surpri se This week in 1983, on Feb - 47 Antes 29 Greek prefix pertaining to 57 70 Ho use, to Fernando 58 Persiaruary 17, boxer Marios Kapero - 48 Fire rema istarsns 58 71 Pe r sMs.ia Minelli 60 Traditionalnis was bo knowledgern in Patras. After ex - 49 Perfu m32e Saint honored on July 20 60 72 Tr a dAfterition aawhilel knowl edge celling in bouts throughout 51 Famous fabler 61 Greek soccer team 61 GreekGree csoccere, Kaper oteamnis ac hieved in - 54 Fate 35 Taxis 63 73 Am eBraidrican Studies Assn. of Korea (abbrev. ) 63 Americanternation aStudiesl fame as aAssn.n amat eur, 57 Cntr. 38for I nTypevestig ofat imeatve Rep rtng. (abbrev.) 65 74 Am eScallionrican So ciety for Nutrition and competed in the 2004 59 _____ Gay 67 Dept. of Education and Science (abbrev.) of OKorealympic s(abbrev.) in his hom e country. 62 Barac 39k Award 65 AmericanThe 21 y Societyear-old l igforhte weight 64 Oper a40 so l o Expression of surprise DOWN was beaten, though, by Amir 66 Saber Solution to last week’s puzzle NutritionKahn of Britain, who went on 68 Epoc h41s Tablet Solution: to become one of the most suc - J I F A I D S O N C E 67 Dept. of Education and 69 With o43ut Univ. in Armidale, 1 Swamps cessful boxers of our time, hav - 70 Uncanny A R O B L E W W A I V E Scienceing won (abbrev.) an world ch ampionship 71 Ms. Minelli C A R M E L L A E N R I C O as a lightweight and then mov - 72 After awhile K N E E L H E R A T O N ing up to the welterweight divi - 73 Braid sion, where he currently holds F E E H I S V A N E 74 Scallion a world title. S O R T M I L E A G E Kaperonis did not turn pro, I P O U A P I D A R + E N and now, at age 31, is a boxing DOWN Z E N I T H S B A R B A R A coach, teaching the “sweet sci - 1 Swamps ence” to the next generation. E N T R E E G A M Y N I P 2 Expresses He recently spoke in his 3 Nether S P R A I N S E T N A hometown of Patras, explaining 4 A Papandreou U C L A D M S D A H that he has no regrets and that 5 Not brightly lit N R A S N O B E R O D E he considers boxing a good 6 Rght. away! (abbrev.) sport for today’s youth. He says E U B O E A E M M A N U E L 7 Famous Irene? the physical contact is boxing is 8 Egypt's capital X E B E C L A I R S E A “cleaner” than in other sports, 9 Oak nut L I M B S O D S A D M and so there is less of a chance of injury.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 11 SYRIZA’s Molon Labe to Troika Restores National Pride of the Hellenes

ATHENS – A side-effect of the Greece has so far found not a has made restoring Greek pride rise of the Radical Left SYRIZA’s single ally among the other 18 after four years of “national hu - to Greece’s Premiership has been Eurozone countries. miliation” at the hands of what that it – not the ultranationalists It’s a far cry from the panic, he paints as dogmatic foreign of Golden Dawn – has made despair and Jimmy Carter-like technocrats a cornerstone of his Greeks proud again after nearly malaise that dominated under rhetoric. five years under the boot heels former PASOK Socialist Premier “We declare categorically that of international lenders. George Papandreou, hounded we will not negotiate our his - They might be in the Greek out of office by relentless tory,” Tsipras thundered in par - equivalent of the Alamo – or like protests, strikes and riots, and liament to rapturous applause. King Leonidas faced the Persian New Democracy Conservative “We will not negotiate the might at Thermopylae in 490 BC Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ pride and dignity of this people.” – but Greeks are echoing his cry submission to the Troika. It was uplifting stuff to people to demands and SYRIZA’s an - Greeks felt since many had who’d been forced to their knees swer that they throw down their nothing, they had nothing to by their leaders. weapons: Molon Labe. Come lose, and were enraged that Greeks have long harbored and take them. politicians, the rich and tax conspiracy theories that foreign Since 2010, a succession of cheats escaped austerity and interests want to control the Greek governments controlled prospered while workers, pen - country, and particularly pecu - essentially by the once-dominant sioners and the poor were pun - liar beliefs that the United States twin powers of the New Democ - ished and forced to bear the bur - is lurking behind a curtain and racy Conservatives and the PA - den of generations of wild trying to victimize Greeks. SOK Socialists, together and in spending and runaway patron - It’s a sense that goes back coalition, had ceded the coun - age by New Democracy and PA - hundreds of years to being oc - try’s sovereignty in return for SOK. cupied by the Ottomans and a 240 billion euros ($272 billion) “We’d hit rock bottom,”Minas bevy of other foreigners, right in two rescue packages from the Kontogeorgopoulos, 59, who up to the Nazis and, more re - Troika of the European Union- works in a key-cutting shop in a cently, the Troika, seen as an International Monetary Fund- dimly lit arcade in central Athens economic occupier. European Central Bank (EU- AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS where some shops are boarded Many senior SYRIZA officials IMF-ECB). A Greek flag for sale waves as people walk in Syntagma square Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. up and others bear For Sale signs have spent years portraying The lenders demanded, and told Reuters. Greece as a victim of foreign in - got, humiliating austerity mea - fits, for now at least a lot of “Bankrupt but free” pro - them ‘Enough is enough!’” “The Europeans have humil - terests. New Foreign Minister sures that created record unem - Greeks feel like someone is claimed a banner at a pro-gov - Another TV feature on Varo - iated us. I don’t know if Tsipras Nikos Kotzias published a book ployment and deep poverty and standing up to banks and foreign ernment demonstration that ufakis had the pop hit “Can’t will succeed but someone had a year ago titled Greece: Debt made many Greeks feel like beg - politicians. drew thousands while hardliner take my eyes off you” in the to tell them enough is enough.” Colony. European Autocracy and gars dependent on foreigners for In an analytical feature, the motorcycle-riding Finance Min - background while women from PRIDE AND DIGNITY German Primacy - and he stud - their survival. Reuters news agency pointed ister Yanis Varoufakis - compared Spain to Germany swooned for In an emotional first speech ied and lived in Germany and SYRIZA, under its leader and out the stark difference, even if to Bruce Willis in Die Hard - is his rebellious stance and tough to Parliament as prime minister, speaks German. now Prime Minister Alexis warnings that the country will drawing rave reviews from fans guy talk even though he hasn’t Tsipras mentioned the word “They are the only ones stick - Tsipras, had fought ferociously go bankrupt unless it buckles as he stands up to the lenders, materialized a deal. “dignity” 11 times, a word ing up for the people,” Nikos against the big pay cuts, tax come true. particularly Germany, the biggest Two polls showed that over buried since the Troika came to Baltopoulos, a 47-year-old engi - hikes, slashed pensions, and “The message of impending contributor to the loans and the three-quarters of Greeks support down and essentially ordered neer told Reuters. “I didn’t vote worker firings and got rewarded doom appears to have gone demander of austerity. Tsipras line-in-the-sand position around Greek leaders who had for Tsipras because he seemed with a thumping victory in early largely unnoticed on the streets “For the first time in years I against the Troika and Eurozone to bow and curtsy, as Papan - too radical, but maybe this is national elections on Jan. 25. of Athens, where a mood of feel proud to be Greek,” said even if it alarmed markets. dreou did when he first went to what we need. Austerity had While SYRIZA is locked in a hope and optimism bordering on Lena Dousiou, a 32-year-old An opinion poll showed 79 them hat-in-hand asking for numbed us all these years, we struggle with the lenders over euphoria reigns as Greeks see who worked in a printing shop percent of Greeks backed money after he told voters there started accepting whatever we unfinished reforms, and Tsipras themselves finally shaking off before being laid off two years Tsipras’s policies and 74 percent was plenty. were told.” is backtracking on some of his foreign shackles to shape their ago. “We went to the Europeans believed his negotiating strategy A skilled orator with a keen It may not last, but it feels promises to better social bene - own destiny,” it reported. with our head held high and told will succeed, even though sense of the public mood, Tsipras good. Tsipras Nominates ND’s Pavlopoulos For President

TNH Staff as Prime Minister by trying to nis, who also had been an out - push through his party's Vice- cast for a while from the Con - ATHENS – Prime Minister President Stavros Dimas for the servatives and formed her own Alexis Tsipras, the Radical Left position but lost that battle, party, only to be invited back in SYRIZA leader, put forth the leading to early national elec - before turning on Samaras after name of New Democracy Con - tions which elevated SYRIZA. he lost. servative lawmaker Prokopis Tsipras had to pick a candi - Kathimerini said that SYRIZA Pavlopoulos to be the country’s date to replace Karolos Papou - officials told Tsipras the only symbolic President. lias, whose term is expiring and conservative candidates the Pavlopoulos served his party until Pavlopoulos was named party could accept were leader and former Premier An - the frontrunner was another Pavlopoulos, as he has been crit - tonis Samaras and occassionally New Democracy stalwart and ical of the bailout agreements, barked about some of the harsh the country's European Commis - and former Education Minister austerity measures that came soner and former Athens Mayor, Marietta Giannakou who has with international bailouts but Dimitris Avramopoulos. been snapping hard at Samaras supported them. But Avramopoulos didn't for the party’s defeat. Pavlopoulos, 64, is a lawyer back have the backing of ANEL The nomination is a defeat who was a former Minister of leader Panos Kammenos, now for some forces in SYRIZA the Interior and Public Order Defense Minister, who broke though who wanted a more AP PHOTO/PETrOS kArADJiAS and served his party leader and from New Democracy in a bitter Leftist-oriented choice, such as Bank of Cyprus Car Burns former Premier Antonis Sama - dispute and has been a fierce author Ioanna Karystiani, film - ras and occasionally barked critic of the party and Samaras. maker Costa Gavras, and former A man and a woman stand by a burnt vehicle in Strovolos, a about some of the harsh auster - Speaking to SYRIZA's parlia - Finance Minister Manolis Dret - suburb of Cyprus’ capital Nicosia, Tuesday, Feb. 17. Police are ity measures that came with in - Prokopis Pavlopoulos mentary group, Tsipras said the takis, who left PASOK in 1984 investigating the fire that destroyed a vehicle belonging to the ternational bailouts but sup - decision to nominate the former and later joined Synaspismos Bank of Cyprus, the country’s largest lender. The car was ported them. from the Leftist's bitter political conservative Interior Minister Left Coalition, the precursor to parked in a cul-de-sac, near the home of Bank of Cyprus CEO Pavlopoulos will need to get rival could be a hard sell to reflected the need for political SYRIZA. John Patrick Hourican who is currently out of the country. 180 votes in the 300-member some die-hard far-leftists in and social consensus even “The will of the Greek people Parliament in voting which be - SYRIZA. though it meant he had to nom - has to be completely satisfied gins on Feb. 17. SYRIZA and its Traditionally, a Premier picks inate someone whose political and this will come if the Presi - coalition partner, the Indepen - a compromise candidate from positions are anathema to him. dent is from the left,” said dent Greeks, (ANEL) have 162 another party for the job but ANEL had liked New Democ - SYRIZA veteran and MEP Mano - Cyprus Showing Signs and the choice of a lawmaker Samaras brought his downfall racy lawmaker Dora Bakoyian - lis Glezos, a WWII hero. of Looming Rebound

Despite Impasse, Greece Sees Debt Deal Coming NICOSIA – With President Nicos carry offshore natural gas to Anastasiades saying Cyprus is Egyptian processing facilities. on the road to recovery, in - Egyptian Petroleum Minister Continued from page 1 vestors are showing keen inter - Sherif Ismail and Cypriot Energy est in pouring money into the Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis is made, Greece can present al - country, while the country is agreed in Cairo on Feb. 16 to ternative measures but not roll working on a gas pipeline deal find a way to transport gas from back previous reforms or take with Egypt and easing money a field off Cyprus that is esti - “unilateral steps,” Dijsselbloem transfers abroad. mated to hold 3.6 trillion to 6 said, noting that Greece’s de - Fund managers from compa - trillion cubic feet of the fossil mand for a “bridge” agreement nies such as Goldman Sachs, the fuel. was essentially “just another Bank of America, Societe Gen - A statement said details will word” for an extension. erale, HSBC and at least 15 be examined with other compa - The Eurogroup chief under - funds from the Arab world, lis - nies involved in gas transport lined the need to “rebuild trust.” tened to officials during the and processing and a deal is ex - He suggested that a new pro - two-day Cyprus Investors Sum - pected to be hammered out gram would not differ greatly mit, trying to persuade them within six months. from the previous one. “The rules about stability and a looming Ismail said in November that and regulations talk about strict comeback. his country is looking to import conditionalities. It would still be Antenna TV reported that Cypriot gas both for domestic about fiscal sustainability,” he high on the list was the Mall of use and for possible re-export said. Cyprus in Nicosia and the Limni to other countries. Varoufakis insisted that he Bay Resort, both operated by the Meanwhile, coming up on was prepared to sign the text he Shacolas Group, the Venus Rock two years since Cyprus asked was shown by Moscovici “there resort in Paphos, the Nicosia the Troika of the European and then” but didn’t know why City Mall in Lakatamia, as well Union-International Monetary the wording was changed Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos, right, greets Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as other mostly property related Fund-European Central Bank He still said he believed a deal during a meeting of EU finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday. projects. (EU-IMF-ECB) for a 10 billion would be struck before what’s The investors Mohammed euro bailout that came with at - left of the rescue packages runs had put forth vague ideas during and demanded that Greece stick a series of economic reforms and Elqeheisi from Saudi Arabia and tached harsh measures, the gov - out on Feb. 28 and that Athens earlier talks with Troika envoys, to the deal that SYRIZA had spending cuts, which the Greek Colin Wright from the Buena ernment is letting up even more is confident of a four-month ex - leaving the lenders and the Eu - flatly rejected while campaigning government blames in large part Vista Group. capital controls that had been tension he said isn’t an extension rozone flummoxed about just and as soon as it took office after for the country’s ills. Other projects presented in - put into place to prevent a run an that the government was will - what Tsipras and Varoufakis the Jan. 25 elections. “It would be an act of sub - cluded the Makronisos Marina, on the banks. ing to relent on some conditions want as the SYRIZA team keeps “The next step has to come terfuge to promise we will com - Lord Byron Tower, Sandarosa In a further easing of restric - it had opposed. an eye on the electorate it from the Greek authorities,” Di - plete a program we were elected Tower, Neapolis Eco City in Pa - tions on money “I have no doubt that within promised relief from harsh aus - jsselbloem told reporters. “They to challenge,” said Varoufakis. phos, Vasa Gold Resort, Mace - transfers,Cyprus’ Finance Min - the next 48 hours Europe is go - terity measures imposed by ear - have to make up their minds Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head donitissa States, Pafilia Tower istry says it has raised the ing to come together and we lier governments on Troika or - whether they will ask for an ex - of the so-called Eurogroup, said and Limassol Landmark, St Eliz - amount of money individuals shall find the phrasing that is ders. tension.” the program should be extended abeth Gold Resort, Elea Estates, can now take out of the country necessary so that we can submit Varoufakis, who had said that Varoufakis said Greece had no to get more time to agree on a Pavilion Business Center and the at any one time to 50,000 euros it and move on to do the real Greece would reject the Troika choice but to refuse the state - lasting solution. “My strong pref - Delmar in Limassol. ($57,000). work that is necessary,” he said. memoranda outright now said it ment on offer. “In the history of erence still is to get an extension The Cyprus Investment Pro - The Finance Ministry an - Moscovici, however, stressed will accept 70 percent of it but the European Union nothing of the program, and I think it is motion Agency (CIPA) pre - nounced the increase from the that there is “no alternative to the lenders want it all or said it good has ever come out of ulti - still feasible,” he told a press con - sented 18 major projects and Fi - previous limit of 20,000 euros. the extension of the current pro - will be they, not Greece, who will matum,” he told reporters after ference after the talks ended. nance Minister Haris Georgiades Cyprus imposed the restrictions gram.” walk. the meeting. Malta’s finance minister, Ed - and Privatisations Commis - amid concerns over bank runs He called on the Greek gov - European Commission Presi - Greece is willing to extend the ward Scicluna, worried about the sioner Constantinos Herodotou when it required a bailout pack - ernment to request an extension, dent Jean-Claude Juncker made current aid program as long it’s implications of a failure by talked about the government’s age in 2013 that hit its financial adding that there would be “flex - a last-ditch effort at a compro - done on the right terms, Varo - Athens to request an extension: plan to sell state-owned compa - sector hard. The limits are being ibility over the short term.” “Dur - mise but Varoufakis said it was ufakis said. “Then we won’t meet. There nies. lifted gradually. ing the extension, we will have torpedoed by Eurozone finance A cornerstone of Syriza’s elec - won’t be anything. It will be a Cyprus and Egypt have tight - Last month, Cyprus scrapped time to work on details,” he said. chiefs playing hardball with tion victory was there would be disaster.” ened their energy cooperation a 2-million-euro limit on the “We have to be logical, not ideo - Greece. no extension. In return for bil - with an agreement to sort out amount of money businesses logical.” Varoufakis said it was Dijssel - lions of rescue money, successive (Material from the Associated the technical details of laying an can take out of the country. Moscovici said the Greek side bloem who changed the terms governments have had to impose Press was used in this report) undersea pipeline that would 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015

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We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in not happen, Pandora's Box will open and what emerges will hit collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: the people of Greece and the Tsipras government very hard. conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says that time is the most valuable commodity. It is an unrenewable resource. But the question remains, how much time is left? It is crystal clear by now that Prime Minister Tsipras, under Trans-Pacific Partnership: Government is Keeping Mum strenuous time constraints, is looking for a lifeline. Thus, he has begun his attempts to fool the people. For example, the troika has been re-Christened "the representatives of the insti - GEORGAKAS PRESENTS HIS tutions." Yet, a critical issue looms: to what extent can politicians POINT OF VIEW deceive voters before elections and what price will they pay Dino, I am wary when Presi - when the people figure out the fraud? dent Obama, Senate Majority In the Greek context, the current government appears to be Leader Mitch McConnell, Gold - fighting to keep its promises to the people, but is confronted man Sachs, House Speaker John with a different reality in Europe. It would certainly be a thou - Boehner, and the Bank of Amer - sand times better to tell the truth: “O fellow Greeks, we fought, ica all agree that an international we struggled, but in the end we did not get the desired results. economic agreement is just what So, instead of leading the country into adventures, we consid - the financial doctor ordered. My ered it our patriotic duty to retreat.” The people surely would skepticism is further roused by show more understanding if they were spoken to in that manner, the insistence this should be “fast rather than with a spirit of deception. track” legislation. That mass me - Germany has the support of all the other Eurozone countries, dia is virtually ignoring the issue each for its own reasons. also is troubling. I am referring The consensus is that changing the rules midstream for to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Greece would destroy the Eurozone’s credibility. Why make an agreement soon to be acted on President Obama and nine other TPP nation leaders. Why are both major parties, huge American exception in Greece and not, say, in Spain? by the Congress. banks, and a dozen countries trying to pass this deal on the fast-track, while the media has And if a compromise is not reached, the consequences would The Trans-Pacific Partnership kept mum about it? Scaros and Georgakas both call for more trasparency in government. be terrible. The logic of “don’t press us or we will jump of the agreement would be the largest cliff and take you all with us" doesn’t work. The Germans have trade agreement in history. It in - rations then could do as they within 90 days. One can easily I must admit – the notion of taken precautions. They will have to deal with real economic volves most of the countries bor - pleased. American laws would imagine the economic handouts any deal that does not involve turmoil and pain, but that will be temporary. What they are dering the Pacific Ocean (China be compromised. that would be embedded in the China or Russia sounds sweet. not prepared to do is to continue to deal every now and then excluded). These nations have I am reminded of the details of such agreements. Moreover, if even more nations with the effects of the ongoing Greek crisis. Simply put, they some eight hundred million citi - decades-long struggle by Ver - I believe the Trans-Pacific join the venture, I have read that are tired of that game. zens and account for 40% of the monters to close a malfunction - Partnership agreement will be the United States might enjoy an world’s economy. Some of the ing nuclear reactor. Even after very profitable for the 1% of additional quarter trillion dollars wealthiest companies in Japan, Vermont’s governor and legisla - America’s superrich and harmful in income every year, which may …then, Kick the Can the United States, and South Ko - ture voted to close the facility, for the rest of us. Moreover, fast- put the country on a whole other rea would be direct beneficiaries the federal government delayed tracking blurs the difference be - fast track…to a balanced budget. of an agreement that essentially the process for years under the tween the executive and legisla - Nonetheless, at the end of the It would surprise us if current negotiations do not result in a frees corporations from national rationale that it would harm the tives branches of government. I day these statistics are meaning - compromise ensuring that Greece, at least for the time being, regulation. provider’s balance sheet and am wondering how you perceive less if they do not translate to a will remain in the Eurozone. The agreement is touted as might result in insufficient en - the Trans-Pacific Partnership better quality of life for Ameri - No thanks to Yanis Varoufakis’ Game Theory, which delivered protecting intellectual property ergy. When the reactor was fi - agreement proposal and the de - cans. I am less concerned about no miracle. None either to the Germans being emotionally moved rights and allowing free enter - nally closed, no power shortages sire to enact it via the fast track a record-setting stock market by the solidarity the Greek people have shown in backing their prise to flourish. An example of followed and the utility remains approach. than I am about the continued new leader, Alexis Tsipras. They weren’t. what this means in reality is that profitable. An International Tri - wealth gap. And something tells Moreover, a compromise will not materialize because Euro - drug firms will be allowed to bunal of producers could easily SCAROS RESPONDS me more free trade will lead to pean Central Bank President Mario Draghi would lose any sleep hold exclusive rights to a drug thwart such citizen initiatives. Dan, it is a good thing that fewer American jobs, and more if Greece was out of the Eurozone. He wouldn’t. for a longer period than The International Tribunal you raised this issue because, as corporate fat cats getting richer The reason is none of the above: it is because of the role the presently which would prevent also would decide on any dam - you say, it has hardly been men - by using cheap labor overseas. United States is playing, albeit for its own geopolitical interests, low-priced generic drugs from ages to be paid due to oil spells, tioned in the mainstream media. Even as I respond to you here, in advocating for Greece’s cause. We remind that is why President being manufactured. Additional harmful products, personal in - You will notice that I am less I have good reasons to support Obama specifically pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel “protections” of patents will in - juries, and other legal claims committed to this issue one way TPP and equally good ones to about Greece in their recent joint press conference. And that he crease the costs of producing against corporations. Other pro - or the other than is usually the oppose it. Certainly more atten - encouraged her to develop a strategy for the Greek economy generic drugs even after they are visions are so hostile to standard case with our exchanges, and tion ought to be paid to this issue within the Eurozone. authorized. Another aspect of in - labor regulations in America that part of that is certainly because by the U.S. and international me - The United States continues to lobby intensely for Greece. tellectual property rights involves the swishing sound you will hear as these Trans-Pacific Partnership dia. That will help shape the de - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew spoke directly with Tsipras, instead the complex issues surrounding is that of more American jobs go - (TPP) negotiations continue in bate an alert a largely unaware of his Greek counterpart Varoufakis, while Secretary of State Internet access and control. ing overseas just when American secrecy, I am just as in the dark world to it. John Kerry spoke with his own counterpart in the Greek govern - A particularly outrageous as - manufacturing is starting to re - about what’s going on as most I have defended President ment, Nikos Kotzias. pect of the Trans-Pacific Agree - vive. everyone else. Obama often on the whole, but We can easily surmise that similar phone calls were made by ment is that disputes will not be Of equal concern is that Granted, I am not a conspir - his is probably the most secretive the Americans to Germany, and elsewhere. What did they talk handled at a governmental level Obama wants this legislation acy theorist, and when virtually administration since Richard about? It is not difficult to imagine. but by an International Tribunal passed by what is called fast the only websites that appear in Nixon’s. I am happy that you Essentially, that in a tumultuous world from the dangerous of private attorneys immune tracking. If that procedure it ac - a TPP Google search are the chose this topic for this week’s crisis in Ukraine, to a Middle East fast approaching the brink of from any nation’s legal system. cepted, Congress would cede to same ones that usually purport Agora, Dan, because at the very disaster – with a looming threat over Israel about a potentially This Tribunal would be man - the President its constitutional that 9/11 was an inside job, least, this article will now appear nuclear Iran – and an unpredictable Turkey under Recep Erdo - dated to protect corporations obligation to debate and modify Washington DC is an elaborate in future Google searches about gan’s leadership, the last thing the United States would need is from “unfair” national legislation trade laws. Although the Con - Masonic labyrinth, etc., I tend to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the destabilization of Greece and increasing influence by Moscow if it harms their profits. Getting gress would still have to ratify think there’s no real issue here. hopefully it will convey the mes - spreading in Athens and Cyprus. past moralistic linguistics, this any agreements a President ne - That said, however, I am leery sage that people ought to de - America’s strong support of Greece after World War II, as evi - means that laws regarding envi - gotiates, it could not make any of free trade in general, fast-track mand transparency from their denced by the Truman Doctrine, was not for naught. Certainly, ronmental protection, workplace changes in them. Moreover, Con - legislation specifically, and any government. the United States would not let those efforts go to waste and safety, and human rights could gress would be forced to approve type of secret negotiations that allow Greece to fall into Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s clutches, be deemed “unfair.” The corpo - or disapprove any agreement do not involve national security. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? over a few billion euros. That is why we believe that, even as the Germans will continue to insist upon the agreed-upon conditions, the Eurozone’s princi - Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris ples and values, and the need for reforms, in the end they will agree on a formula that will simply kick the can down the road, for now. A formula that both Tsipras and Merkel can present to Tsipras through Diaspora’s Lens of the past. The majority of experts with whom I their respective nations as a “win-win.” Until the next crisis. What is certain is that the business world have recently spoken believe it was wrong – among them Greeks and non-Greeks alike for Greece not to leave the Eurozone in Developments in Greece are once again –including those who have invested or were 2010. But once Greece decided to remain, The Way it Is monopolizing the Diaspora’s attention. planning to invest in Greece, are expressing they say, it had to endure any political sac - How will the situation develop under the disappointment in what they are seeing. rifice that was necessary in order to imple - new government? Will Greece remain in They believe it is essential not only to con - ment the most serious and complex reforms “That’s the way it is” was the motto of Walter Cronkite, the the Eurozone or not? Those are the usual tinue with the reforms enacted so far, but with vigor and expeditiousness. legendary anchorman who was touted “the most trusted person questions. to accelerate them. But since Greece did not do so, the coun - in America.” More so than with anyone else, Americans felt But first, let us look at how the Greeks If this unquestionably negative climate try is not competitive, and any accommo - confident that if Cronkite said it, it must be true. of Greece see it: the euphoria there with is not reversed soon, it will further compli - dations now have little significance. More - That is why we agree with NBC News’ decision to suspend the election of Alexis Tsipras and the patri - cate the situation in Greece. over, given that the current government without pay its popular and successful chief anchor, Brian otic tone of his Parliament address have As to whether Greece will remain in the presents an anti-reforms image – see the Williams, for not telling the truth. rekindled interest, but not one of great mag - Eurozone, I see a shift and a change of tone: most recent statements of Reconstruction Williams significantly embellished a story: while in Iraq in nitude. from "not under any circumstances" to Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis – that makes 2003, he said his helicopter was hit by a grenade and was As for Greek-Americans, the majority of "there is no alternative, no matter however things even worse. forced to land. Turns out, Williams was in a helicopter about them care about substance, not rhetoric. In painful it might be in the short and mid Regardless of what unfolds with the Eu - an hour behind. America, actions speak louder than words. term." ropeans, even if the government achieves a Though it is unfortunate that Williams’ career might be de - Accordingly, they are worried whether And most are expressing this view not great “victory,” it will not be long before stroyed because of a “fish tale,” by suspending Williams NBC the new government will be able to address in whispers, as they did before. Neither do the country will need to ask for more help sent a clear message: integrity trumps ratings. It is a sad day the major challenges facing the country. they consider valid the presumption that a – that is to say, a new memorandum. for Williams, but a great day for journalism. They worry that some top SYRIZA officials Grexit would demolish both the country and But how many times can this be re - are ideologically trapped in failed theories the continent. peated? THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 13 Is Merkel about to Pull the Lost in Space: Proposals for Cyprus Hydrocarbons Policy

Old Bait and Switch Routine? By Nic os A. Rolandis* omy and the incredible incidents escrow account in favor of the Special to The National Herald of corruption, the problem of Turkish Cypriots. This amount Cyprus and that of the hydrocar - will become payable either when At a conclave I emotional but ill- Nicos Anastasiades took over bons are stagnant. And it seems the Cyprus problem is resolved or had the luck to at - considered decision the helm of Cyprus, after an ad - that there is no way to break the after a period of, say, 15 years, tend last week, to undermine Sama - venturous and destructive course deadlock. whichever happens earlier. The about a dozen or ras on the eve of the of 50 years (1963-2013). We say: above arrangement was viewed more of the most elections by limiting So, where is Cyprus today? • There will be no talks unless positively by the Turkish Cypriots; distinguished the extension of the How do the powerful players of the Turkish Navtex is withdrawn our side did not even react. We names in American bailout to two the Cyprus chessboard view two and also Barbaros and the Turkish thought, in a naïve way as usual, and international months instead of of the pivotal issues, the Cyprus warships depart from our Exclu - that we would be able to use nat - finance discussed six. problem and natural gas? Are we sive Economic Zone. ural gas as a trump card. We the current Greek We should not hovering somewhere in the • Turkey refuses to comply, acted in exactly the same manner crisis. The discus - underestimate Mrs. Mediterranean Sea, or do we, in unless the drilling for oil and gas in the 1960s, again in a naïve sants divided them - Merkel. She must reality, sail lost in space? ceases. This is not accepted by us. way, when our leaders thought selves into three by AMB. PATRICK N. know that she can - 1. For the United States of • Furthermore, the Turkish that the Turkish Cypriots “would roughly equal THEROS not continue her America, the perennial position Cypriots refuse to come back to eventually boil in their own juice.” groups. One third present austerity expressed by former Secretary of the talks unless the drilling is dis - As a result we finally lost 37% of took the position Special to policies but needs a State Henry Kissinger in his book continued. the territory of Cyprus in 1974. that Greece con - The National Herald face-saving way out. World Order applies: “America • Turkey states in a very clear Nowadays, we risk losing the hy - tracted its debts Nick argues that she must play a leadership role to pre - language it will bring its own rig drocarbons. And nobody will ex - and had no choice but to pay could easily take a page out of serve world order – not as a mor - to pump the hydrocarbons of tend a helping hand, as nobody them off; to allow otherwise the way the Americans managed alizing global policeman, but as Cyprus and will not allow the ex - did in 1974. None of our many would encourage the other dead - the 2008 crisis. In early Septem - a hard-nosed great power…to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ploitation of the wealth in the sea “friends” showed up. None…. beats in the world to welch on ber of that year, Lehman Broth - maintain equilibrium and keep tenant of the palace of more by the “Greek-Cypriot adminis - Unfortunately, we do not fol - their debts. Forgiving Greek debt ers, one of the most important the threat of war within tolerable than 1000 rooms, appears to tration.” low Greece’s example, which for would open the floodgates of Wall Street institutions, effec - limits.” So, despite the goodwill be powerful, obstinate, and Based on my experience I be - the past 40 years has been cau - “moral hazard.” Former Prime tively went broke. The US Trea - of Vice President Joe Biden, unpredictable.” lieve that Turkey will not give in. tious in the Aegean Sea. Minister Antonis Samaras, they sury Secretary and the Federal Cyprus is in reality a small pawn After all, if it retreats from the If we want to stop history from asserted, was on the right track, Reserve Chairman decided after in the maelstrom of American mately $25 billion. above positions taken personally repeating itself – and I have no Greece had achieved a re - a series of all-nighters (not unlike strategic, political and economic 5. Greece, the mother-country, by Erdogan, it will destroy his doubt that history will be re - spectable primary surplus, priva - the current Varoufakis-EU nego - interests. is extremely weak financially. hegemonic image. So, are we peated if we are not cautious – I tization was well underway, and tiations) to let Lehman Brothers 2. Europe focuses its attention From a military and defense point moving to the direction of a head- would propose the following its GDP on the macroeconomic go under. Although Lehman’s col - much more on opening up its of view, Greece did not manage on collision? Plan, if it is not already too late: level had registered the best im - lapse did indeed threaten to gates to Turkey and to the large to be of help in the past and can - The impasse entails many 1. Commence Proximity Talks. provement in the EU. (For the bring down the rest of the Amer - Turkish market than on human not be of help today, either. questions and many risks: In this case the two sides would record, one can say Greece looks ican financial system, it also rights in Cyprus. The economy 6. The neighboring countries, 1. Shall we manage to sell the be talking to the United Nations good only because the rest of the scared the pants off all the fiscal (GDP) of Turkey amounts to $815 Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and gas in block 12 (Aphrodite) to and not to each other. Conse - EU looks so dismal.) Another conservatives (whose fiscal con - billion compared to $16 billion of Lebanon: They are all friends of e.g. Egypt? How shall we find an quently the position “I do not talk third argued with equal passion servatism includes protecting Cyprus. Furthermore, Turkey is a Cyprus and there may be good investor for the undersea pipeline unless…” is circumvented. (Such that the whole world knows that their own personal fortunes) in strategic partner of Europe in one cooperation with them in certain (cost approximately $2 billion), talks were carried out successfully German-imposed austerity has finance and politics. The Lehman of the hotbeds of the world. It fields. It is obvious and natural, once the investor will know that in the second half of 1984. Finally failed in Greece and no possible collapse provided excellent polit - should also be remembered that however, that none of these coun - Turkey objects to such a sale and we scuttled the whole process in scenario would allow Greece to ical cover for the GOP to find a Europe is not on the same page tries would be prepared to go to that before the pumping of the January 1985.) even lower its debt-to-GDP ratio, way to temporarily suspend its with us on a number of aspects war for our sake. gas commences Turkey may ar - 2. The Cyprus problem and let alone pay it off. They argued free-market rhetoric and opened of the Cyprus problem and on the 7. Finally, Turkey and her lead - bitrarily intervene and stop it? the hydrocarbons would be dis - that Mrs. Merkel’s policies repre - the door to TARP and other fi - hydrocarbons. This is why we are ership. This is how Turkey’s daily 2. What will happen if an in - cussed at the Proximity Talks. sented the real “moral hazard” nancial sector rescue schemes taken aback on many occasions Today’s Zaman presents Turkey vestor for the pipeline is found 3. Barbaros would depart, the because they threatened the in - that would have been politically by the decisions in Brussels. in an article of the 3rd February and at the end of the day Turkey drilling would continue and the tegrity and cohesion of the Euro - impossible a few weeks earlier. 3. For the United Nations, 2015 by Robert Ellis: “The rise of intervenes and stops the process? interests of the Turkish Cypriots zone and even the EU, so that The United States halted con - Cyprus is one of the dozens of the Turkish empire: Totalitarian 3. How will Turkey react, not would be protected through the she could continue to win elec - tagion by reversing course imme - problems in its agenda, smaller leaders of the 20th century were necessarily now, but at the stage escrow account described above. tions. The third cohort had a diately after making an example than the very large issues it has known variously as Der Fuhrer when the collection of funds from The Proximity Talks may more interesting take on the sit - of Lehman Brothers. Mrs. Merkel to address nowadays. Further - (Germany), Il Duce (Italy), Gen - the sale of hydrocarbons is prove to be a solution of a sort. uation. They argued that several has one dramatic option open to more, it is obvious that the UN is eralissimo (Spain) and El Maximo reached? Will it remain idle? Will Maybe…. simple and easily-applied solu - her to save both her political for - “tired” of us. We may believe that Lider (Cuba), and now neo-ot - it threaten? Will it intervene mil - Otherwise, the small boat of tions were available and known tunes and the overall German justice is totally on our side, the toman Turkey has its Reis itarily? poet Papantoniou will continue to the protagonists on both sides. and EU economies. Hold the line truth however is (and the inter - (Leader) Recep Tayyip Erdogan”. 4. Who will stop Turkey from its voyage, lost in space, expecting (In the interests of brevity, we on Greece, force it into bank - national community is well aware The tenant of the palace of more pumping, through its own rig the – I do not know what is left any - can summarize the solutions as ruptcy and do whatever possible of this) that we are not sinless. than 1000 rooms appears to be hydrocarbons of Cyprus? more – probably a divine inter - extending loan periods and lim - to publicly punish it for its insult - 4. Russia is a good friend of powerful, obstinate, and unpre - It should be remembered that vention, as the poem goes… iting interest repayment to a ing behavior, thus satisfying a do - Cyprus, but a good friend of dictable.” the Turkish argument about the “The Christ touches my helm.. small percentage of surplus GDP, mestic voter base screaming for Turkey, too, who will never dis - In the context of the above, protection of Turkish-Cypriot in - And Virgin Mary stands at my while giving the Greek Govern - Greek blood. Then, with enough regard its huge interests (strate - Cyprus reminds me of a poem by terests is in general terms adopted bow.” ment both breathing space and safety measures in place to give gic, financial etc.) with its neigh - Greek writer Zacharias Papanto - by the UN and Europe. meeting tough macroeconomic her a few weeks before the per - bor. Among many other niou: “Where do you sail small In a number of articles in re - Mr. Rolandis was the Cypriot criteria to implement its new pro - nicious effects of Greek default considerations, the Turkish boat, in such a stormy weather cent years, I underscored all the Government’s Foreign Minister grams, such as cracking down on and a “Grexit” spread across the Stream, which was announced by The sea is violently hitting above. And I proposed, when (1978-83) and Minister of tax evasion.) They generally EU, she can pivot dramatically Russian President Vladimir Putin you, are you not scared?” Mehmet Ali Talat was “president,” Commerce, Industry & agreed that domestic politics fu - and announce that she will save recently and which will replace Things are really extremely the following solution: We con - Tourism (1998-2003). He was eled by ugly bilateral rhetoric Europe and the Euro by taking the South Stream, will transport difficult. What makes the situa - tinue the process of drilling. We also a member of the Cyprus (e.g., lazy Greeks and Nazi Ger - strong emergency measures. from Russia to Europe via Turkey tion though even more intractable deposit a just and fair percentage House of Representatives mans) made it politically impos - Within a few weeks she can bring 2.2 trillion cubic feet of gas an - is that, in the negative atmos - to be agreed, of all net collections (1991-96) and chairman of the sible for either Mrs. Merkel or austerity to an end, reflate the nually, of a value of approxi - phere of the collapse of the econ - from the sale of oil and gas, in an Liberal Party (1986-98). Mr. Tsipras to accept such a com - German economy and tell her promise. minions on the troika to relax re - I recounted the events to a strictions on the other sinful Eu - close friend whom I shall call ropeans. Taking this action, she ANALYSIS Nick. He remarked that Merkel would probably have a willing has enlisted the support of some ally in Christine Lagarde, the very unhappy allies (Spain, Managing Director of the IMF. Precisionless Polls: Why the Pundits Haven’t Got a Clue France, Portugal) in staring down Ms. Lagarde has made no secret the Greeks. She no doubt argued, of her belief that the EU austerity that if Tsipras succeeds, the pop - programs, based on flawed as - A recent Washington Post the race. which apparently Besides, Iowa has not exactly ulist anti-austerity parties in their sumptions, have failed and need piece titled “Why is Ted Cruz The point is, it’s means the voters served as an accurate barometer own countries will probably reversal. Nor has she ever at - Doing So Poorly in the 2016 always fun to make don’t like anyone. for winning one’s party nomi - sweep them out of office and, as tempted to disguise her contempt Pre-Race?” reminded me of an predictions, but it is Except for Webb, nation, especially if that party has occurred in Greece, into the for the Greeks. If this works, and advanced political science far too early at this who has as much is the Republicans. Last time dustbin of history. Tsipras must it certainly has a fair chance of course I used to teach at New point to take them chance of leapfrog - around, Rick Santorum beat fail or European voters across the working, Mrs. Merkel could romp York University a few years ago, seriously. ging Elizabeth eventual nominee Mitt Romney, entire continent will understand to electoral victory at home and in the years between the 2004 The post cites a Warren and top - and in 2008, nominee John Mc - that all their current politicians bask in the glory of the savior of and 2012 elections. One of the Newport University pling Hillary Clin - Cain finished fourth. Perhaps are themselves a bunch of no- Europe. As a final bonus, she classroom activities was for the Poll featuring 11 ton for the Democ - most notably, far and away the good lazy bums. would satisfy her personal ani - students to predict who would presidential hope - ratic nomination as most popular Republican of our Nick noted that perhaps Mrs. mus by dancing on the grave of be the Democratic and Republi - fuls – 8 Republicans Dick Cheney does. time, Ronald Reagan, lost the Merkel does understand that aus - Greece. The Greek negotiators can nominees – first in 2008, and 3 Democrats – by CONSTANTINOS E. As for Ted Cruz, 1980 Iowa Caucus to George terity has failed, even in Ger - need to prepare for this scenario. and after that election, in 2012. and asks how favor - SCAROS a Republican U.S. H.W. Bush. many, and its continuation does The students – who semester in, ably or unfavorably Senator from Texas, At this point, poll responses in fact threaten the entire Euro - The Hon. Ambassador Theros semester out were the most po - they are perceived. Special to he is not doing any reflect the old adage: ask a silly pean project. However, she has is president of the U.S.-Qatar litically astute I’ve ever had in Only 1 of the 11 The National Herald more poorly than question, get a silly answer. so demonized the Greeks as a Business Council. He served in over 20 years of teaching college candidates, former most – it is just that worthless and parasitical lot as a the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 and university courses – didn’t U.S. Senator from Virginia he is down in a crowded pack of Constantinos E. Scaros’ latest key part of her electoral strategy years, mostly in the Middle East, even come close to the mark. In (where the poll was taken) Jim contenders, all of who are gazing book, about the 2016 presiden - that she dare not show any flexi - and was American Ambassador fact, each new crop of students Webb finished with a higher fa - up at current frontrunner Jeb tial race, will be published this bility in dealing with the hated to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. He would chuckle at the predictions vorable rating than unfavorable, Bush – the former governor of summer. It is titled Grumpy Old nation. Furthermore, Mrs. Merkel also directed the State Depart - their immediate predecessors and that was by a single digit: Florida and father/brother to two Party: 20 Tips on How the Re - probably hates Greece and ment’s Counter-Terrorism Office, made, about candidates who ei - 35 to 34 percent. Every other presidents – and Wisconsin Gov - publicans Can Shed their Anger, Greeks on a personal level as and holds numerous U.S. Gov - ther dropped out early, fizzled candidate was perceived more ernor Scott Walker, the GOP’s fla - Reclaim their Respectability, demonstrated by her arguably ernment decorations. right away, or didn’t even enter unfavorably than favorably, vor of the month. and Win Back the White House. LETTER FROM ATHENS What’s in a Name? Whatever You Call Them, Greeks Live with Legacy of Austerity

There’s an old axiom that you ($272 billion) in two rescue pack - zealots, a cuckoo Samaras. of words used by Papandreou cept for the 3.8 from the East can tell politicians are lying ages, a big chunk of which they mix of Communists, Tsipras said and Samaras and every other German judge named Merkel. when their lips are moving, so turned over to their banker bud - Anarchists, Ni - Greece would never politician no matter what alleged "(Greece) will not continue Prime Minister and Looney Left dies who still can’t balance the hilists, Maoists, accept an extension ideology they espouse because with a program which has the SYRIZA leader Alexis “Che” books. Stalinists, Radical - of the bailouts. in the end they’re all the same. characteristics of the programs Tsipras can drizzle all the honey Tsipras, sensing a good kill in ists, Activists, and Varoufakis said the There’s a lot of SYRIZA of previous governments,” Sakel - on his BS Baklava he wants and the making, opposed those terms people who’d like to government would, spielmeisters, including party laridis told Greek TV. Translation try to sell it to Greeks as pastry because while he hasn’t had much have all Greeks however, accept a spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis, for people who don’t speak Re - but it’s still the same old product of way of a real job, he can add earning the same “bridging agree - who bent himself into a word alpolitik: Greece will continue they swallowed under the PA - and figured a majority of people pay and driving ment,” which is an pretzel to explain why if Greek with a program which has some SOK Anti-Socialists and the New didn’t like being brutalized while 1957 Chevies, no - extension under an - gets a bridging agreement (ex - of the characteristics of previous Democracy Capitalists. politicians, the rich and tax cheats ticed his lips were other name no mat - tension) after talking (negotiat - governments. The only difference between skated, leaving the rest of Greeks moving when he by ANDY ter how much ing) with the Troika SYRIZA Sakellaridis also said that Tsipras and his predecessors, for - on thin ice hoping they’d fall rolled out that im - DABILIS wrapping you put doesn’t recognize that it won’t Greece has agreed with its Euro - mer PASOK leader George “The through and leave more for them. possible laundry list on that package. really be what it is, which takes pean partners that there needs Money is There” Papandreou and During his relentless onslaught because he’s using Special to Putting more the Marx Brothers to translate. to be a “national reform plan” to New Democracy’s maybe-to-be- against austerity, Tsipras vowed, more euphemisms The National Herald perfume on the Greece is committed to not deal with decades-long issues of ousted Antonis “Mr. Bean swore, promised, and pledged he to explain why he crap they’re ped - continuing an international the economy. We’re looking that Counter” Samaras is that the for - would refuse to negotiate with can’t do it than the CIA trying to dling, where Tsipras said he bailout similar to the ones agreed one up on the Political Dictionary mer Premiers didn’t even pre - the Troika nor recognize the sov - explain why assassination is just would never negotiate with nor with the Troika by previous gov - but so far it means SYRIZA, just tend they cared about workers, ereignty they seized from Greece; termination with extreme preju - recognize the Troika cross-his- ernments, Sakellaridis said, hop - like PASOK and New Democracy, pensioners, and the poor they that he would walk away from a dice. heart-and-hope-to-die, it took ing you wouldn’t notice that it’s will have to abide by some un - hammered with harsh austerity big chunk of the unsustainable At least Tsipras is smart less than two weeks for him to implicit in that sentence that pleasant measures and will not, measures on orders of interna - debt unless the lenders promised enough to have bought himself authorize Varoufakis to do just there will be a bailout extension as Tsipras vowed, walk the walk tional lenders. relief; that he would restore the a pit bull pet, the talk-the-talk- that, but say it was just talking, under a different name. and act unilaterally. Papandreou and Samaras minimum wage, and that he but-not-walk-the-walk econo - not negotiating. Yes, and vigorish And that it will come with Sakellaridis said that the new signed memoranda with the would halt and reverse privatiza - mist/blogger Yanis Varoufakis as isn’t interest, it’s just repayment some of the conditions candidate government would not clash Troika of the European Union-In - tions he characterized as the pil - Finance Minister. He’s in charge of a promise. Tsipras repudiated before he be - with the public based on orders ternational Monetary Fund-Euro - laging of Greece at bargain base - of using different language to Tsipras said he would restore came Prime Minister Tsipras and from outside so the Troika will pean Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) ment sales that he said was being disguise why SYRIZA will have the minimum wage but, chang - pulled a Samaras, an acrobatic have to slip Tsipras an envelope imposing big pay cuts, tax hikes, done to benefit private profiteers. to go along with at least 70 per - ing his tune, said that couldn’t trick named for the man who op - giving him his marching orders. slashed pensions, and worker fir - Apparently none of voters cent of what the Troika de - happen all at once, but that it posed austerity then accepted it, ings in return for 240 billion euros who backed him, nor the SYRIZA manded from Papandreou and would take time, the same kind then opposed it, a perfect 10 ex - [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2015

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