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Fame, 81 By Theodore Kalmoukos this latest revelation by the FBI has done harm to Clinton? BOSTON, MA – David Paleolo - DP: It is too early to tell. We Beloved Pittsburgh- gos, the Director of the Suffolk are at the point where actually University Political Research in the field we are asking that native passed away Center in Boston, an acclaimed question in our next poll, what polling expert and political an - is the status of independent vot - on October 26 alyst spoke to The National Her - ers? Most Democrats and most ald in an exclusive interview a Republicans that we poll will PITTSBURGH, PA – Stella few days before the election. He say it doesn’t matter. So that Kalaris, beloved wife, mother, believes that “the momentum 60% or 70% is an inflated num - and grandmother, known for right now is with Donald ber because Republicans would her bright smile that greeted Trump.” say “I was not going to vote for customers at Gus & Yia Yia’s ice Asked about how much harm her anyway,” and Democrats ball cart, passed away on Octo - was done by the latest revela - would say “I would always vote ber 26. She was 81. Three years tions about Hilary Clinton by for her anyway.” So what is im - ago, due to illness, Stella had FBI Director James Comey, he portant is that 30% or 40% stopped working alongside her said “it is too early to tell,” but among independents, that’s re - husband Gus, but the loyal cus - also thinks that it comes down ally where the race lays. tomers in Pittsburgh who knew to “the undecided.” The entire TNH: Do you have an expla - her as Yiayia still asked after interview follows: nation why at this very late her. Stella and Gus were both TNH: A week before the elec - stage of the campaign the FBI North Side natives who met at tions, where do you think this came out with this announce - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox presidential campaign is ment and without giving any Church. At age 21, Gus Kalaris headed? specifics? married 18-year-old Stella Bis - DP: Well, right now the mo - DP: I don’t know the answer tolas on Valentine's Day in 1954. AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis mentum is with Donald Trump. to that, but I do know that In the summer, the orange It’s a Question of Survival The James Comey announce - Comey under oath did say to ice ball cart stood next to the ment has energized Trump’s the Congressional Committee tennis courts in West Park, near Protesters shout slogans during a rally in Athens on November 3. About 5,000 pensioners took supporters, a few among the that if any further information the intersection of West Ohio part in an anti-government rally in the Greek capital to protest a new round of cuts introduced still-undecided, and among that he thought related to the Street and Ridge Avenue. The under the country's international bailout program. Gerry Johnson voters who are case was revealed that he would famous flavored, hand-shaved looking to the Democrat or Re - immediately report that infor - ice is a fixture of the neighbor - publican. So, I think what you mation to the Committee. So he hood, offering cool treats on hot are seeing and will see in the of kind boxed himself in, in a days. Gus’ father George bought next couple of days some of the way. If he had documented in - the ice ball cart from a retiring The Oxi Day Foundation Gala in DC national polls trending to formation sent to him from an vendor in 1934 for $175. At age Trump, which will tell people FBI office in New York and it 8, Gus began helping his father one story, but the electoral map was found that he sat on that at the cart. Then, when his fa - TNH Staff The vice president attended Congress, Senior White House, is a different story and it is a lit - information and didn’t act like ther passed away in 1951, Gus the event and wiped tears from Defense and State Department tle a bit complicated because he promised to the Committee, took over the business. The cart WASHINGTON, DC – The Oxi his eyes during the presentation. officials, World War II veterans you have early voting in states then he himself would be re - was renamed Gus & YiaYia’s for Day Foundation 6th Annual Every year, honorees who coura - and officials and ambassadors like Florida and North Carolina sponsible for that action and Gus’ mother Pauline, the origi - Black Tie Gala took place on Oc - geously battle Goliaths for free - from Greece and other nations. and at least on the surface look would be accountable to Con - nal Yiayia, who passed away in tober 27 at the US Institute of dom and democracy are nomi - Vice President Biden and encouraging for Hilary Clinton gress. 1992. Stella inherited the title Peace in Washington. The event nated by America’s Beau exemplify courage today: and those are must-win states TNH: You have covered and as she began helping her hus - brought together a diverse policymakers and opinion lead - Beau for the courage he showed for Trump. So the question re - polled many presidential races. band after their two daughters group of people to honor those ers to be honored before inter - in risking his life for our country, ally is, is there enough support What is the unique characteris - grew up. who exemplify the ideals of Oxi national and national leaders in fighting for the protection of for Trump on next Tuesday to tic of this campaign? “My mother became the new Day and the Greek spirit. This convening in Washington, DC children, and in his fight against head off that early lead that DP: There are several, but Yia Yia,” her younger daughter year Vice President Joe Biden each October for the Annual cancer. The courage and grace Clinton had in some of the must the first two are number one Christina Avlon said as reported and his son Beau Biden (posthu - Washington Oxi Day Celebra - Biden has shown in the loss of win states like North Carolina both candidates Democrat and mously) received the Oxi Day tion. Some of the dignitaries in - and Florida? Continued on page 8 Award. clude senators and members of Continued on page 2 TNH: Are you convinced that Continued on page 4

WITH THIS ISSUE How Two Greek-Americans Will Vote on Nov. 8 Time and Joseph Kelly Levasseur for Donald Trump Prof. Nick Tzimopoulos for Hillary Clinton Cosmos

By Theodore Kalmoukos By Theodore Kalmoukos Exhibit Opens

MANCHESTER, NH – Joseph Kelly Levasseur is a multitalented BOSTON – Distinguished professor Nick Tzimopoulos was 16- Greek-American in the city of Manchester, NH. He is an attorney years-old when he immigrated from Eptahori, Kastoria, Greece to TNH Staff and an alderman now running for the Executive Council, and he is the United States with his parents and siblings. in search of the also a businessman. American dream. NEW YORK – When someone Levassuer and his restaurant Theos, on 102 Elm Street in Man - His first love was music, but he studied chemistry and exceled obsessively checks the time on chester, were in the spotlight last February during the preliminary in a very prominent way. He taught at many colleges and universi - their watch, cell phone or mo - elections because CNN chose his place for the live broadcast of a ties, including Boston College, Boston University, and Harvard Uni - bile device, you can say the an - Town Hall meeting with Donald Trump. versity. Prof. Tzimopoulos is also the author of many textbooks cient Greeks invented that. Of Levassuer told TNH “I am 75% Greek. My father was Greek and and has received many distinguished honors and awards. all the ancient civilizations, An - my mother French-Canadian. I grew up little further down on Elm Today, he is semi-retired and resides with his wife in Massachu - cient Greece and Rome are Street. My roots are from Pentalofos, Macedonia, Greece.” setts. He is a solid supporter of Hillary Clinton. more responsible for our obses - Levassuer has met and spoken to Trump during his campaign In an interview with The National Herald, he said “never in my sion with being on time than visits to New Hampshire and he is one of the candidate’s most dy - life, since I emigrated from Greece to the States, could I have imag - any others. With ideas borrowed namic and dedicated supporters. ined that a more evil, spineless, and dangerous individual as Donald from the Egyptians and Babylo - He told TNH that “I support Mr. Trump, as you know. I look at Trump would surface to run for president of the United States.” nians, the ancient Greeks and the vision that Hillary Clinton has for the country and I look at the When asked to explain his harsh criticism of Trump, Tzimopoulos Romans divided their days into vision that Trump has for the country and I like his better. He wants said: hours, and then invented more to build the wall along the Mexican border to stop the flow of drugs “Don’t you listen to all his despicable rhetoric? Extremism, racist complex instruments, tools and that affect New Hampshire very much; we have a serious drug crisis comments, dangerous policy proposals, the mocking of people with machines for keeping track of here. He wants to get us out of the Middle East. He wants to be able disabilities, of blacks, of Latinos, and women, calling them pigs time. Time and the Cosmos in Bareburger to put Putin down; I don’t think Hilary will be able to do that. If you and worse. He is changing the tone and tenor of history in our Greco-Roman Antiquity opened see what Hilary has done to this country when she was the secretary country and in the whole world.” on October 19 and continues Opens in of state, she has done more damage to Libya, she should have left He added: “My wife and I have had enough from the Republican through April 23 on Manhat - Union Sq. Continued on page 4 Continued on page 4 Continued on page 3

By Flavia Sgoifo Honoring Oxi Day: Contos Memorial Program The Health NEW YORK – Bareburger part - ner Michael Pitsinos spoke with By Michael Kakias Benefits of The National Herald about the chain restaurant’s success, on NEW YORK – The 11th Annual the occasion of the grand open - Demetrios Contos Memorial Pro - Olives ing of a new location at 103 W. gram in celebration of Oxi Day 14th Street near Union Square took place on October 28 at the in Manhattan. Archdiocesan Cathedral Center By Eleni Sakellis The first Bareburger was in Manhattan, with the partici - opened in Astoria in 2009 by a pation of His Eminence Arch - Olives have been cultivated group of Greek friends who bishop Demetrios, Geron of in Greece for thousands of wanted to produce and serve su - America, and a large number of years. How someone decided perior quality burgers at reason - guests. that this usually bitter when able prices. The response was The event took place under freshly picked fruit would make huge and in less than a year, a the auspices of the Consulate a tasty snack after the curing second Bareburger opened in General of Greece in New York, process remains a mystery. Manhattan. Today the company the Hellenic Lawyers Associa - Olives, though high in fat, are counts more than 38 restaurants tion, the Hellenic Medical Soci - good for you. Their fat is mo - in New York, Connecticut, Ohio, ety of New York, the Hellenic- nounsaturated, the kind that New Jersey, Toronto, Tokyo, and American Chamber of Com - lowers bad LDL cholesterol lev - Frankfurt. merce, the Hellenic American els and raises the good HDL cho - Over six months ago, Bare - Leadership Council, the Order of lesterol. Also high in antioxi - A.H.E.P.A. (Delphi 25) Manhat - dants, phytonutrients, copper, Continued on page 6 tan Chapter, Pan Gregorian En - iron, dietary fiber, and vitamin terprises of Metro New York and E, olives are one of the typical Long Island, the Association of foods in the Mediterranean diet. Greek American Professional They can be enjoyed almost any For subscription: Women, the Hellenic American time of day on their own and 718.784.5255 Association for Professionals in help flavor a variety of dishes [email protected] Finance, the Holy Trinity Cathe - from spreads and salads to main AP Photo/ChArlie riedel dral and the family of the late courses. Cubs Win the World Series, Break Curse of Billy Goat Demetrios Contos. Among the health benefits, Archbishop Demetrios besides lowering cholesterol, In part thanks to Fr. Jim Greanias a Greek Orthodox priest who blessed Wrigley Field in 2008, noting in the Chicago Tribune it took 8 years for the holy water to spread over the entire field. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 The Oxi Day Foundation Gala in Washington, DC- A Resounding Success

Continued from page 1 his family members is remark - able and his David vs. Goliath battle against what will soon be the number one cause of death in the US, cancer, is truly inspi - rational. At the gala, Vice President Biden spoke about the heroism of the Greeks in World War II, and noted the special relation - ship he has developed with the Greek American community. “I never found in my personal re - lationships any other group of people who are more loyal and courageous than Greeks,” he said. The Vice President men - tioned his many friends in the Greek community, and praised former Senator Paul Sarbanes recalling how the two worked closely together in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Photos: bill Petros ABOVE LEFT: Mike and Laura Manatos, ISIS survivior and Oxi Day Battle of Crete honoree Nadia Murad, Tina and Andy Manatos at the 6th Annual Washington Oxi Day Celebration. ABOVE RIGHT: Granddaughters Kailen and Kristen, Jaharis Service Award honoree John Payiavlas, center, with wife Marisa, and daughter Patsy Kouvas on right. LEFT: Oxi Day honorees Vice President Joe Biden and Isis survivor Nadia Murad at the Oxi Day Gala on October 27. BOTTOM LEFT: Oxi Day honoree Vice President Joe Biden. CENTER: Ted Pedas, Senator Paul Sarbanes, Jim Pedas BOTTOM RIGHT: Honoree and Jewish Museum of Greece President Makis Matsas, Jim Chanos, honoree Vice President Joe Biden, and Oxi Day Foundation Founder and President Andy Manatos.

to protect the Jewish community and an invitation to the Gala as third place winners, each of Supreme Allied Commander Eu - of Zakinthos. well. whom will receive a $500 schol - rope. Former NASA Administra - Among those in attendance Greek-American students arship are Vasiliki Frantzis of Po - tor and Navy Secretary Sean O’ - were His Eminence Archbishop across the country were asked tomac, MD and Konstantina Stil - Keefe introduced the award for Demetrios who gave the invo - to watch the Foundation’s ianesis of the Bronx. The American WWII veteran Senator cation, Ambassador of Greece to “Greek Secret” video on the sub - winners of the 2016 Philotimo Ted Stevens (posthumously). the US Haris Lalacos, Founda - ject of philotimo and answer Scholarship Competition schol - Catherine Stevens accepted the tion Founder and President one of the following questions: arships were announced on Oc - award for her late husband. The Andy Manatos, his son Mike, Ex - What does philotimo mean to tober 21. Jaharis Service Award went to ecutive Director, Kynikos Asso - you? What are some extraordi - Earlier in the day, the Great - John Payiavlas introduced by Ja - ciates President and Founder nary examples of philotimo that est Generation Awards were haris Family Foundation Execu - Survivor of ISIS atrocities and ceived the Metropolitan Chrysos - Jim Chanos, The National Her - you have seen? What are the presented to World War II vet - tive Director Peggy Nicholson. sexual slavery, Nobel Peace Prize tomos Award in recognition of his ald Publisher-Editor Antonis H. things you can do in your daily erans. Greek WWII veteran Dim - The events celebrating Oxi Nominee and UN Goodwill Am - courageous action against anti- Diamataris, and the Honorable life to exhibit philotimo? How itrios Itsios (posthumously) was Day concluded with a wreath- bassador Nadia Murad was also Semitism and discrimination. The B. Theodore Bozonelis, Trustee can philotimo improve your introduced by Greek Defense At - laying ceremony attended by honored at the gala with the Bat - award is named in memory of of the Nicholas J. and Anna K. life? tache Panagiotis Kavidopoulos, Ambassador of Cyprus to the US tle of Crete Award. Amal Clooney, Metropolitan Chrysostomos, the Bouras Foundation, who pre - Along with first prize winner and the award was accepted by Leonidas Pantelides on October who nominated Murad for this Greek Orthodox Metropolitan on sented the winner of the 2016 Looney, the two second place Lieutenant Colonel George 28 at the Tomb of the Unknown award, introduced her by video. the island of Zakinthos during the Philotimo Scholarship Competi - winners, each of whom will re - Vergidis. The award for Greek- Soldier at Arlington National Nick Logothetis presented the German occupation of Greece in tion at the Gala. Theodore ceive a $1,000 scholarship were American WWII veteran George Cemetery. More information award to Murad at the event. WWII. Metropolitan Chrysosto - Looney of Santa Clara, CA sub - Katarina Alexander of Roseville, Stavridis (posthumously) was about Oxi Day Foundation is Makis Matsas, President of the mos has been honored for the ex - mitted the first prize essay. He CA and Grace (Xara) Fitzwilliam accepted by his son, Admiral available at Jewish Museum of Greece, re - traordinary courage he showed received a $2,000 scholarship of Fort Lauderdale, FL. The two James Stavridis- former NATO oxidayfoundation.org. The 11th Annual Demetrios Contos Memorial Program Celebrates Oxi Day

Continued from page 1 etched in my memory is that a forms the Hellenism of America, large city like Thessaloniki sud - and not only, of course." thanked the Contos family for denly changed appearance and Dr. Ioannis Efthimiopoulos, providing the opportunity to character in merely a few hours. the Director of the Greek Educa - honor the memory of a great The city was left without men, tion Department of the Archdio - man in the context of the Octo - as those who were between the cese told TNH that October 28th ber 28 Greek national holiday. ages of 20 to 50 left for the front; is a day which symbolizes hero - “I personally had the oppor - it was left without buses because ism, altruism and love for free - tunity to experience October they had been recruited to trans - dom. 28th as an elementary school port troops and ammunition. "A small nation became a gi - student in Thessaloniki,” he said. Everything had changed. But at ant and resisted the Axis powers. “It is a memory that cannot be the same time there was the im - We condemn violence, fascism compared to any other. age of unity among the people. and Nazism, from wherever it “Those of us who woke up At that time, Thessaloniki was may come. that morning witnessed some - home to about 60,000 Jews and “The Greeks must be always thing unbelievable. The feast of about 150,000 Greeks and this united and always say ‘Oxi’ (no) St. Demetrios had been on Sat - population found itself united. It when the national and sovereign urday, and Sunday was a sunny was a city with people who had rights of their homeland are day. On Monday, while we slept very strong political disagree - threatened,” Dr. Efthimiopoulos before school, the sirens of war ments but were forgotten, and emphasized. woke us up very early. The Ital - who rushed to enlist in the army Dr. George Liakeas, President ians presented Greece with an as volunteers all together. of the Hellenic Medical Society ultimatum demanding the un - The Epic of '40 is an absolute Among the guests at the well-attended event were Consul General of Greece in New York Kon - of New York and son-in-law of conditional cession of Greek ter - progression of our glorious his - stantinos Koutras, Dr. Ioannis Efthimiopoulos, the Director of the Greek Education Department the late Demetrios Contos, told ritory, the Greeks answered ‘Oxi’ tory. At Marathon, the Athenians of the Archdiocese, and Dr. George Liakeas, President of the Hellenic Medical Society of New TNH he thanked everyone who (no) and so an epic, also known faced the Persians. The numeri - York and son-in-law of the late Demetrios Contos. attended the prestigious event. as the Albanian epic, begins. cal difference between the two "A big thank you on behalf of the “I will never forget the terri - armies was huge, at least one to of Persians. And yet, they were In an emotional and moving to the struggles and bloody sac - entire Contos family to Arch - fying sound of the bombs drop - ten, one Athenian fighting ten all victorious. They won due to speech, Consul General of rifices of the Greek people. bishop Demetrios of America, to ping from the airplanes. When Persians. their will, which was stronger Greece in New York Konstantinos Through The National Her - Consul General Konstantinos the bombing was over, we went On the island of Salamina, than steel, as well as for another Koutras referred to the heroic ald, Koutras sent “my best wishes Koutras and to all the distin - out on the streets and every - Themistocles had a small fleet reason, their incredible genius. epic of 1940 while sending the to the entire Greek-American guished guests who have come where around us we saw ruined and took on a huge Persian fleet. “The combination of strong message that the integrity of community and to the historical here today to honor the memory buildings and people who had At Thermopylae, King Leonidas will and genius is what distin - Greece is indisputable, not only National Herald newspaper, of the late Demetris Contos, a been killed. had 300 soldiers and attempted guishes the Greek people over because it is guaranteed by in - which has continuously provided great patriot and a good Christ - “What remained deeply to stop hundreds of thousands the centuries,” Demetrios noted. ternational treaties, but also due its services for 101 years and in - ian," Liakeas said.

Honoring All Greeks on Oxi Day Celebrating Oxi Day Among those at the Oxi Day event at the Greek Consulate in New York commemorating the ef - forts of Greek Jews were Consul-General Konstantinos Koutras, Rabbi Dr. Martin A. Cohen, Left to right- Emmanuel Dritsas, Nicholas Gage, Konstantinos Koutras, Fr. Nektarios Pa - and Solomon Asser, president of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece. pazafeiropoulos, Nikos Xidakis, Dr. George Patoulis, Alexander Patoulis, and Marina Stavrakis THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 COMMUNITY 3 HANAC Honors Famed Architect Saky Yakas at 44th Annual Gala in NY

TNH Staff HANAC for its 44 years. sul General of the Republic of “I happened to know very Cyprus Vassilis Philippou, New NEW YORK – Famed Greek- well the founder George Douris York State Assemblywoman Ar - American architect Saky Yakas and it is significant that his wife avella Simotas, New York City was honored as Person of the continues this work," said entre - Council member Costas Con - Year at HANAC’s 44th Annual preneur Mike Angeliadis. The stantinides, and businessman Gala, held at the Mandarin Ori - presenter of the evening, popu - John Catsimatidis with his wife, ental Hotel in Manhattan on Oc - lar comedian Basile Katsikis ob - Margo. tober 21. served that HANAC was Work will soon begin on Born in then-occupied founded by Greek expatriates, HANAC’s two new buildings Athens in 1944, Yakas earned but eventually “embraced the which will include affordable the Certificate in Architecture entire community.” housing. The first will be built and Diploma in Architecture at Nassau County District Attor - in Corona with 68 units for the the Polytechnic of Central Lon - ney Madeline Singas has been elderly. The new HANAC don School of Architecture. He an active member of the orga - Corona Senior Residence at 54- is a partner at SLCE Architects, nization. She said, “I grew up 17 101st Street groundbreaking LLP with professional registra - with HANAC, participated as a ceremony took place on October tion in New York, New Jersey, counselor in the summer camps. 25. Greece, and Great Britain. Yakas I am very proud of the organi - The second building will be designed the George Douris zation.” built in Flushing, with 207 units Tower, and two buildings soon The need for public support for families and seniors. The to be built for HANAC among of HANAC was pointed out by groundbreaking will take place many other buildings world - Greek-American former FBI Di - in January. wide. Chairman of HANAC rector in New York, George When asked about the chal - Evangeline Douris noted that Venizelos, who also attended lenges facing HANAC and its Yakas is “not only a talented the event. work, the Director of Social Ser - professional, but also an out - Evangeline Douris said that vices Nikos Nikolaidis said, standing person.” HANAC President Nikitas Drakotos, Lisa Keller wife of award recipient Saky Yakas, son Ben more than 400 people attended, “Every year there are difficulties Yakas was introduced by his Yakas, and HANAC Chairman Evangeline Douris. observing that this support with financing, but HANAC is wife, Lisa Keller, who mentioned demonstrates “the impact of always there." Thanks to the ef - how they met and praised her buildings, including some of the to the excellent care of his doc - for their support in difficult HANAC’s efforts to help social fectiveness of HANAC’s social husband’s work ethic and pro - most impressive structures in tors. times. groups such as the elderly and programs and the efforts of fessional achievements. midtown Manhattan. Eileen Baker received the The guests were entertained young children.” Evangeline Douris, the organi - In his speech, Yakas noted At the same time, he re - Volunteer of the Year award and with a dance performed by the Also present were US Repre - zation is able to maintain its SLCE Architects’ productivity vealed that in the last five years also moved the audience when children from various HANAC sentative Carolyn Maloney, the state funding as a supplement and how in recent years the firm he fought two different battles she referred to the loss of her programs. Many of the atten - Consul of Greece in New York to the generous support of its has designed more than 3,500 against cancer and won, thanks daughter. She thanked HANAC dees have been supporters of Emmanuel Koubarakis, the Con - funders. Priebus Congratulates Bartholomew

TNH Staff steadfast vision of hope.” Priebus presiding at the Divine Liturgy continued, “The dedication you in the Venerable Patriarchal Republican National Commit - have shown in fighting against Church. Many hierarchs of the tee Chairman Reince Priebus religious persecution, pushing Church attended as well as dig - who is of German and Greek de - for the reopening of Halki Semi - nitaries from around the world. scent, (his mother Dimitra was nary, and the reconciliation Following the Divine Liturgy, His called Roula for short), wrote a among Christian Churches has Eminence Elder Metropolitan letter congratulating His All Ho - promoted the Orthodox faith and Constantine of Nicaea addressed liness Patriarch Bartholomew for set an example that all humans, the Ecumenical Patriarch on be - his twenty-fifth anniversary as from world leaders to ordinary half of the Venerable Hierarchy. Ecumenical Patriarch. Priebus members of society, should strive The Patriarch responded by re - quoted the Bible in his letter, to emulate.” Priebus is an Archon calling the major events in the “Blessed is the man who trusts of the Order of St. Andrew and life of the Mother Church during in the Lord” (Jeremiah 17:7). He expressed his gratitude for the his Patriarchal tenure and thank - also noted that in recent times, Patriarch’s service and dedication ing his brother hierarchs and the members of “all different reli - to the Orthodox Church. He ob - officials present for their prayers gious groups have been plagued served that the Patriarch is an in - and wishes on this occasion. by violence, contempt, and divi - spiration to him and many others On this auspicious day, His sion.” Patriarch Bartholomew’s “to defend and promote the Or - All-Holiness officially received in “inter-religious dialogue, promo - thodox Christian faith and tradi - his office the Venerable Hierar - tion of religious freedom and hu - tion.” Priebus concluded with chy of the Throne in this City, tnh/CostAs beJ man rights for the last twenty- wishes for many more years of who offered their festive congrat - Remos Performs Benefit Concert in New York five years has provided members success for the Patriarch, adding ulations together with an icon of the Christian faith with a “Axios!” at the end. depicting all the saints that have Multi-platinum artist Antonis Remos performed with the philharmonic band Omonoia at The Elected Chairman of the Re - been canonized during his Town Hall. Funds raised went to the humanitarian organization Lifeline Hellas, founded by publican National Committee on twenty-five-year ministry. His All- Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, to help the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of the public January 14, 2011, and reelected Holiness then received the Hier - children’s Hospitals of Greece. on January 25, 2013 and on Jan - archy of the Church of Crete led uary 16, 2015, Priebus will be - by His Eminence Archbishop come the longest serving chair - Eirenaios of Crete for an ex - man in modern history with a change of greetings and wishes. total of three terms. Afterwards, the Patriarch of - October 22, 2016 was the fered an official luncheon for the twenty-fifth anniversary since, by guests. At the luncheon, His Ex - the Grace of God, His All-Holi - cellency Ioannis Amanatidis read ness was elected to the First a letter of congratulations from Throne of Orthodoxy. The Patri - Prime Minister of Greece Alexis arch celebrated this anniversary Tsipras and presented the Patri - Reince Priebus in doxology and thanksgiving by arch with an engolpion. Time and the Cosmos in Antiquity Opens

Continued from page 1 main themes. The Tools of Time portable sundials became avail - Reckoning demonstrates the able like the six examples in the tan’s Upper East Side at the In - material resources for structur - exhibition. The Rolex of its day, stitute for the Study of the An - ing time in the daily lives of in - the portable sundial was for the cient World (ISAW), affiliated dividuals in private and in the elites who could afford to travel. with New York University. community through the public Keeping track of time cycles also Exploring the ways the spheres of religion, commerce, captivated the people of antiq - Greco-Roman world organized and law. Reflections of Time and uity. Using the parapegma, a its time, the exhibition also ex - Cosmos delves into ancient rep - stone slab with holes represent - plores how time was thought of resentations of time, the uni - ing the days and with carved in - in relation to the Cosmos. The verse, and how they had the scriptions or images to interpret artifacts on display demonstrate power to shape the environment the days. A peg was moved the technology involved in time- and human destiny. every day from one hole to the reckoning for the ancients. The Jennifer Y. Chi, ISAW’s exhi - next one. The patterns discerned exhibition also delves into how bition director, said, “the recur - through observations of the con - time was perceived and visual - ring sight of people checking the stellations in the night sky could ized, and what the social signif - time on their cellphones or re - be used to predict the weather icance of time and cosmos was sponding to a beep alerting changes in the solar year of 365 for the people of antiquity. The them to an upcoming event are or 366 days. Favorable times for objects “will also highlight the only a few modern-day re - planting and reaping, as well as contrasting formative roles of minders of time’s sway over good or bad luck, could also be indigenous Greek and Roman public and private life. Yet while predicted using the parapegma. cultural practices and contact rapidly changing technology Time and the Cosmos in with the civilizations of gives timekeeping a contempo - Greco-Roman Antiquity opened Mesopotamia and Egypt as well rary cast, its role in organizing to the public on October 19 and as the peoples of northwest Eu - our lives owes a great deal to runs through April 23 at ISAW, rope,” as noted on the ISAW the ancient Greeks and Ro - 15 East 84th Street in Manhat - website. mans,” as reported in the New tan. The exhibition is open With over 100 objects on dis - York Times. Wednesday to Sunday from play, ancient sundials, calen - A rare Greek sundial from the 11AM to 6PM and closes late on dars, jewelry, and surveying in - 3rd century BC is among the ar - Fridays at 8PM. A free guided struments among them, Time tifacts on display. A few cen - tour is offered each Friday start - and Cosmos is organized by two turies would pass before ing at 6PM.

A modern sundial, tells time just like the ancient examples on display at the Time and the Cosmos exhibition at ISAW. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 Trump Foreign Policy Advisor Papadopoulos on Why Candidate is Best

TNH Staff rum in Paris, France,” Pa - the regions.” ergy. It is not in the interest of Israel. Israel has replaced Greece first with Russia, and padopoulos shared with TNH TRUMP AND PUTIN the West to align China and Rus - Turkey with both Cyprus and then Israel.” CHICAGO, IL – Questioned by via his LinkedIn page, “I have Another negative that sia in a geopolitical alliance that Greece as a prominent military HERCULEAN TASK many in the media about the been invited to participate in Trump’s detractors attribute to can have unpredictable conse - partner in the eastern Mediter - As the Washington Post re - details of his foreign policy, Don - policy and oil and gas confer - his foreign policy platform is too quences for U.S. interests in the ranean. That is a very important ported, Papadopoulos wrote in ald Trump, who would go on to ences in the U.S., Europe and cozy of a relationship with Russ - South China Sea, Eastern shift. That is very under the the Chicago Examiner about the win the Republican Party nomi - Middle East. In Washington DC, ian leader Vladimir Putin. But Mediterranean and Middle East. radar. Two to three years ago, Herculean task to resolve nation for president shortly I have spoken at the Washington in the spring while on a trip to I believe both the United States there were discussions of send - Afghanistan, citing Ancient thereafter, announced a team of Times forum on the geopolitics Israel, Papadopoulos reassured and Russia should consider ing gas [from Israeli natural gas Greek folklore. foreign policy experts who ad - of the energy trade from the China as an emerging super - fields] to Vasilikos, Southern “As history has explained to vise him. Among them, Greek- eastern Mediterranean. Papadopoulos believes power threat that will have to Cyprus. The security question its readers, the Ancient Greek American George Papadopoulos. During the trips and confer - be dealt with over the next fifty that emerged from that was that mythological hero Hercules With the Trump campaign fo - ences, Papadopoulos continues both the US and Russia years. Israeli military [has to] protect fought the mythical hydra, cusing on the impending elec - in his profile description, “I was should consider China GREECE/CYPRUS the facility in Cyprus, consider - which was said to have sprouted tion just days away, Papadopou - able to utilize my analytic skills If Donald Trump emerges ing Cyprus has no real military, additional heads for every head los was unavailable to expand by exchanging ideas with promi - as an emerging victorious on November 8 and and the answer was "no". that was cut off by Hercules, on his message about how a nent leaders of the Middle East superpower threat Papadopoulos remains a foreign Cyprus, from my meeting with and only until the heart of the President Trump can help to and Europe on how to improve policy advisor, we can glean them--I am speaking with the beast was struck did it fall. The make the world – including strategic relations with the the skeptics that there was not some of the advice he might president and his people--I think United States and its other Greece – a better place, but he United States. anything to worry about, convey based on his perspective they see Russia as more of a se - NATO allies appear to be in a has had plenty to say on the Furthermore, I obtained pol - through comments published in on Greece, Cyprus, and security curity guarantee than any other similar quagmire in topic over the past few months. icy information from primary the Jerusalem Post. vis-à-vis his comments to Nat - country in the world. Of course, Afghanistan. Unfortunately, for “Along with the U.S. State sources on the ground regarding This fall, he told Interfax that ural Gas World, a few weeks be - they have very good ties with the United States and NATO as Department nominating me as the social, economic, and polit - “sanctions have done little more fore he joined the Trump cam - Israel, and Greece, of course, a whole, the hydra was a myth, a top five finalist to represent ical dynamics of the Middle East than to turn Russia toward paign: “Since 2010 the Greek dictates many things that hap - while the Afghanistan conflict is the United States at the 2011 and Eastern Mediterranean and China as a primary market for Greece, not Cyprus, has been pen in Cyprus. So when it comes real and present and will require emerging leaders UNESCO fo - how they affect U.S. policy in Russian goods, services and en - conducting military activity with to security I would rank it a similar Herculean task.” What the Election Looks Like from the Pollster’s Point of View

Continued from page 1 Comey. There is a process. level. SUPRC primary polls and TNH: How and why does this bellwethers have predicted out - Republican are not seen as hon - great country of ours the United comes in many key battleground est and trustworthy, both of States fail to produce one, two, states, and its cutting-edge sur - them. Number two, both candi - five, ten thousand decent, edu - vey research has gained both dates are not seen as likable. cated, balanced, honest candi - national and international at - There is a difference; you can dates, instead of ending up with tention for its high degree of ac - be not liked by some people but Clinton and Trump? curacy. still trusted. In this case, you’ve DP: There is a void among In 2014, Paleologos and got both Hillary Clinton and young people because of the SUPRC were selected as the Donald Trump who are seen as scrutiny. polling partner for USA TODAY’s not honest and trustworthy by TNH: How do you explain coverage of the 2014 midterm 60 percent of likely voters. Sim - the Trump phenomenon? elections. In Massachusetts, ilarly, you’ve got unfavorable DP: I think it started with the SUPRC predicted a 3-point mar - ratings for both candidates that Brexit and I think a kind of per - gin of victory for Republican Gu - are above 50 percent and that fect storm of people believing bernatorial candidate Charlie hasn’t happened in the polling that the country is not going in Baker; he won by 2 points. In that I have done ever. The third the right direction. When Trump Louisiana, SUPRC correctly pre - is that this time around you speaks about that, there is dicted a 1-point victory for De - have those so-called persuad - movement, there is a movement mocrat Mary Landrieu in the US ables, because you have a block and it is not necessarily that Senate Open Primary. In New of voters maybe 5 or 6 percent they like or trust him, but they Hampshire, SUPRC also cor - who are undecided and then don’t like what they see in rectly predicted Democrat you have another block of voters Washington, DC. Jeanne Shaheen’s 3-point win of 5 or 6 percent who are third- TNH: Do you have any idea over Republican challenger party voters, and therefore you how Greek-Americans are lean - Scott Brown. will see a bigger fluctuation in ing? As of the 2016 elections, Pa - the polling probably all the way DP: I think it really depends suffolk university leologos is the polling partner to the end. on their party affiliation and the David Paleologos Director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston. for The Boston Globe (regional TNH: Speaking about the is - state. polling) and USA Today. Paleol - sue of trust, what does this say TNH: Do you agree that a ogos is also the author of a pro - about our political system in the third party is needed? ton and the Trump campaigns weeks, but generally the people Political Research Center prietary bellwether model that US? DP: We do the polls for USA are preparing for recounts and accept the verdict of the voting. (SUPRC), where he has worked has an 89% record of accuracy DP: It tells me that there is a Today and many times we put legal challenges. It could be a David Paleologos is the Di - since 2002 conducting polling in predicting outcomes through flaw in the primary nominating the question do you think the somewhat stressful couple of rector of the Suffolk University at the local, state, and national November 2016. process and this is a comment United States should have a addressed to both political par - third party or multiple parties ties. When you have potentially and the majority of people say two flawed candidates in terms we should. of trust and favorability it TNH: Do you worry about Professor Nick Tzimopoulos for Hillary Clinton speaks to the process of the pri - the day after the election? mary. I am not saying that DP: I don’t. We ask the ques - Bernie Sanders is a better can - tion do you think it is going to Continued from page 1 unprepared for the office. He left in this campaign, and I in - didate than Hillary Clinton, or be a peaceful transition of likes to talk tough, but he’s tend to fight my heart out during Marco Rubio than Donald power and most people say it Party, who have stubbornly op - spent most of the time refusing every last moment, just like I did Trump, I am just saying that the will be. We ask the question are posed the progress that our coun - to take responsibility for his ac - on the debate stage... I need my process rewards candidates who you worried about violence on try needs, from immigration re - tions and complaining to the best supporters like you, have flaws and I don’t know if Election Day? About half of the form to gun control to climate moderators. In a similar fashion, Nicholas, fighting beside me all that is indicative of the human people are very concerned about change to financial reform and he complains that the election the way to the finish line.” side of who we all are to nomi - that, but people generally be - exorbitant college costs to support is ‘rigged’ and blames the media Tzimopoulos said “I am so nate those people to the highest lieve that the United Sates will for and improvement of Oba - for that, rather than looking at proud to vote for Hillary, and office of the land. I don’t blame have a peaceful transition of macare, I could go on and on.” his own behaviors that have that would be true no matter the media, I don’t blame the power, however it goes. I read When asked if he trusts that turned so many people from who she were facing in this elec - pollsters; I don’t blame James this morning that both the Clin - Clinton will address all these is - voting for him. The other is the tion. She has dedicated her life sues, he said, “I have followed most qualified person to run for to public service. She has been Secretary Clinton since her days the presidency. a tireless champion for children as first lady and I have always On October 10, Donald and families. She has been a admired her leadership and her Trump said that if he were first lady in Arkansas and the Maloney Condemns judgment. President Obama’s elected president, he’d target first lady of the country. She has praise of Hillary in his Democ - Hillary and said she would be been a two-term senator from ratic Convention speech rings tnh/theodore kAlmoukos in jail if he were in charge. New York State. She has served Erdogan Claims to Islands true: ‘I don’t think there has ever Greek-American professor “Threatening to jail political as secretary of state for Presi - been someone more qualified to Nick Tzimopoulos. opponents is not what we do in dent Obama. She is smart. She hold the office of president.’” America. Those are the words is reasonable. She listens to peo - TNH Staff States must remain steadfast in Tzimopoulos is a leading vol - “We are facing a once-in-a- of totalitarianism. We are a ple. No matter how big the chal - our support for our regional ally, unteer for Clinton’s campaign. generation opponent: someone democracy. And we can’t afford lenge or how daunting the task, Following news reports of Greece, and continue to con - He said, “I have been blessed to who almost gleefully rejects the to let this man anywhere near she has always been willing to Turkish President Recep Tayyip demn flagrant acts in violation be able to give something back fundamental values that define the White House.” roll up her sleeves and do what Erdogan's claims that the Greek of international law while hold - to our great country, and more who we are as a people, and ea - In one e-mail, Clinton wrote she can to help. When times get Islands of the east Aegean be - ing these actors accountable.” than the contributions that I gerly ignores the norms of how to Tzimopoulos: “Nicholas, I can tough, Hillary doesn’t back long to Turkey, Congresswoman First created in 1995, the continue to make in education, we've practiced our democracy take whatever Donald Trump down, she just works harder. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), co- Congressional Caucus on Hel - I seek some way to contribute for decades.” wants to throw at me; I know Every day she makes us all so founder and co-chair of the Con - lenic Issues is a bipartisan group to and positively impact the Speaking about the three how to deal with a bully. But proud. gressional Caucus on Hellenic of concerned Members of Con - election of Secretary Hillary presidential debates, he said what I cannot and will not ac - “So, I’m going to keep on Issues, offered the following re - gress working to foster and im - Clinton to the presidency. I hope “we have seen two very differ - cept is the way this man goes pouring everything I’ve got into buttal: prove relations between the that many fellow Greek-Ameri - ent paths for our future. One after entire groups of Ameri - making sure she becomes our “Under the auspices of the United States and our important cans will join me. candidate is simply unfit and cans…We have only a short time next president.” Lausanne Treaty, for the last 93 allies, Greece and Cyprus. The years, the islands of the east Caucus brings congressional at - Aegean have been rightfully tention to key diplomatic, mili - Greek. For Turkish President Er - tary, and human rights issues in dogan to now lay claim to these a critical part of the world. Joseph Kelly Levasseur Supports Donald Trump lands is egregious and inflam - The provocative statements matory. I condemn this outra - made by the Turkish president geous and false claim and urge were made at an event celebrat - Continued from page 1 ecutive councils we have what is chester and the surrounding the international community, es - ing the 93 years since the cre - called a weak form of govern - towns. Every executive council pecially the signatories of the ation of the Turkish democracy. [Libya’s leader] Moammar Kad - ment. The governor can nomi - member is responsible for treaty, to do the same. These is - Erdogan said outright that the hafi alone, and she created a nate a judge but it has to be ap - 250,000 people. The debt at the lands are Greek and have been islands of the east Aegean, un - nightmare all over the world.” proved by three of the Executive state level is getting to be so high for nearly a century and Turkey der Greek ownership according Levasseur also said that “jobs Councils. And there is the an - that they are starting to down has no legitimate claim to them to the terms of the Treaty of are important to me and remem - other issue, if there is any con - shift a lot of that money to cities whatsoever.” Lausanne, belong to Turkey, as ber it was Bill Clinton who tract over $10,000 it has to be and towns and when they do Congresswoman Maloney reported in the Greek Reporter. signed NAFTA. He killed all the approved by the Executive Coun - that we end up with a lot of represents one of the largest “I am giving a history lesson coal mining jobs and those were cil; it is a very powerful posi - taxes.” Hellenic communities in the here. I spoke of the Lausanne strong blue color, good-paying tion.” How does he think the vote United States and outside of Treaty and people were both - jobs. Trump cares about the He explained the decision to will go? “It is a Republican dis - Greece and Cyprus. ered. Why? The islands under country as a whole.” run “because I am an attorney trict,” he told TNH, “but we have On October 31, co-Chair of our noses, I am shouting that When asked what type of per - and one of the important posi - to see what happens at the top the Congressional Caucus on these are our islands,” said Er - son Trump is, Levassuer said, tions the governor appoints is the of the ticket. If Hilary Clinton Hellenic Affairs and the Con - dogan. “I am yelling that these “when I met with him he was a judges. I have a strong interest wins by 6 to 8 points or more, gressional Hellenic-Israel Al - are our islands. At these islands gentleman, he listened to me in making sure that we select that means that more Democrats liance Congressman Gus Bili - we have our history, our monu - very intently and attentively levAssuer fAmily very good judges. Generally, may stay and go Democratic all rakis (R-FL) released the ments, our mosques. They are about everything I had to say.” Joseph Kelly Levasseur with what happens is if you are a the way. If Trump wins the state following statement regarding still bothered when we say it. Asked about those tapes in Donald Trump. prosecutor it is a better position I have a better shot.” the rising tensions in the Aegean Why?” which Trump spoke disparag - to become a judge. I believe that So, does he think Hillary Clin - over recent Turkish provocation. “Those who signed are re - ingly of women, using street lan - tape of what the other guy was we need people that are more ton will win the state? “I don’t “President Erdogan contin - sponsible,” he said, insinuating guage, he said: “the fact that saying. I think it was unfair that well-rounded, not just prosecu - know if she is going to win. I ues to test the resolve of the in - Kemal Ataturk, the founder of somebody tapes you without he was taped without his knowl - tors but to have experience doing don’t know what is going on in ternational community to hold the Turkish state, the Greek Re - your knowledge is very discon - edge. I think the minute Trump civil cases instead of just criminal this country. The polls show tied Turkey accountable for actions porter noted. Erdogan’s rhetoric certing to me. Someone who gets into the Oval Office you will cases.” in many of the states and very in the Aegean that undermine may be intended for a Turkish would hold those tapes for see people around the world Asked if the position is close but there is a poll every day and threaten the sovereignty of audience only, but the provoca - eleven years.” coming to him.” salaried, he said, “I think it is that says something else, so you Greece. Turkey’s frequent viola - tion has received an interna - But should a presidential can - Levassuer told TNH about his $16,000 per year, it is not about really can’t tell. If you believe the tion of Greece’s airspace and ter - tional response including the didate use that type of language? candidacy for the Executive the money for me but it is about media Clinton is going to win, ritorial waters and renewed in - condemnation of Rep. Maloney “I agree, I never use that type of Council. “There are five districts really learning how the state but if you listen to the people on flammatory rhetoric is cause for and the comment of Rep. Bili - language. What bothers me is in the state of New Hampshire works and that try to work that the street it sounds like Trump is serious concern. The United rakis. that NBC cut out a lot of that and there are five different ex - in the community. I work in Man - going to surprise everybody.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 COMMUNITY 5 Pet: Greek Short Film by Chris Moraitis on Track for an Oscar Nomination

By Eleni Sakellis contained. At first, it isn’t even clear how they are related to The award-winning short each other and when it finally film PET by Chris Moraitis (alias is clear, you hope somehow they of Christos Liakouris) is one step will find a way to connect with closer to an Oscar nomination, their son. according to Nektarios Kalo - Moraitis noted that Pet has gridis, Executive Producer of the participated in 40 international film. He spoke to The National festivals, 30 of those in the US. Herald about PET, “the first Os - Among the film festivals are the car-qualifying Greek indepen - Cannes Film Festival- Short Film dent short film.” Kalogridis said, Corner, Las Vegas Film Festival, “We are thrilled the film has Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, made it to this point considering and Australia Greek Film Festi - the challenges… of making an val. independent film in Greece.” Among Pet’s awards are Best After garnering attention on Foreign Film at the Ridgewood the film festival circuit, and Guilt International Film Festival racking up several awards and (USA), Best Director at the Sky - nominations, PET is in the run - line International Film Festival ning for a nomination for Best (USA), Best New Director at the Short Film at the upcoming London Greek Film Festival (UK), Academy Awards. Writer/direc - and Best Short Film at the North tor Moraitis also spoke to TNH Carolina Film Awards (USA). about the film. Roberto Grosu as Dimitris with his pet guinea pig in the short film PET by Chris Moraitis (alias of Christos Liakouris). Kalogridis said, “I'm really In his director’s statement he happy to help a filmmaker from noted, “It is clear that the vio - that often leads to losing our - itris in order to survive, ‘cripples’ needs of their own son. The film and their child is disturbing. Per - Greece, who literally gave it all lence we suffer socially in recent selves and our children. We lose the most pure side of himself.” poses some difficult questions haps we’ve grown accustomed to make this film. And now he's years was the impetus for the living in the moment and sub - Moraitis observed that the about what it means to be a par - to sugar-coated fantasies about one step from being nominated, creation of Pet, without, never - sequently we lose the future.” film “is about childhood and ent and what a tremendous re - the nuclear family, the quaint and possibly winning an Oscar!” theless, it being a film that fo - The film focuses on a young that moment that you are sponsibility it is to raise a child. portrait of domestic bliss with The two filmmakers met at cuses on current events. I com - boy who has just lost his grand - obliged to leave your innocence It seems as if the parents in the mom and dad and the kids shar - the LA Greek Film Festival mitted to this story because it mother. She was his primary forever to survive in a cruel film wanted a child merely as ing stories about their day where both were screening their concerns me very strongly that caregiver and Dimitris is now world.” an accessory, another possession around the kitchen table at din - films this past June. Kalogridis a child can be emotionally dam - alone except for his pet guinea Though only about 11 min - to show off their affluence as ner time. In this film, we see observed, “Meeting Chris felt aged due to the treatment of his pig. His apparently successful utes long, the film is profound someone might buy a designer how far removed this family like I met a childhood friend and parents. I am also concerned (in terms of career) parents dis - in its comment on the family watch or handbag or an expen - unit is from even functioning as I'm really happy to help him in about the consequences of ma - cuss his future without consult - and society today. The parents, sive car. The emotional discon - a unit. There is a level of hostil - any way I can.” terialism. The rat race— accu - ing their son. so concerned with their own nection between the parents ity in the parents’ interactions, More information about Pet mulating wealth and power, As the director noted, “Dim - wants, fail to recognize the themselves and between them a seething resentment barely is available at petshortfilm.com. Simple Gestures, Lifelong Lessons

By Dr. Constantina out any fanfare, I announce to Star Wars trivia that the students Michalos the class that we will be spend - can’t keep up with. Then he an - ing a Saturday morning at The swers every sports trivia and HOUSTON, TX – The University Center, then I will take them to movie trivia question they come of St. Thomas, like every other lunch, and they will write a re - up with. Suddenly he stops, university in the country, re - flective essay about their experi - wraps his arms around himself quires its freshmen to take a ence. I am talking to the and rocks back and forth. The course alternately called The Googlingest generation in his - students are startled. They stop Freshman Experience, The tory, and yet no one looks up The talking and just wait. After a few Freshman Symposium, or some Center, even though they all con - minutes, Robert is back, working version of a Freshman some - fess a little anxiety. I deliberately on another puzzle. We bring gifts thing. Whatever it looks like in keep it vague, and I very delib - - slinkies, glow wands, bracelets, its various iterations, the course erately push them out of their tiaras – and one of the students is an extended orientation, help - comfort zones. makes balloon animals, crowns, ing students adjust to college in The Center used to have the flower bouquets and Jedi general and their schools in par - unfortunate name of The Center swords. Robert doesn’t want a ticular. Lectures and discussions for the Retarded. It is a residen - balloon sword. He doesn’t like cover issues like financial aid and tial facility for adults with devel - the way it feels. general financial well-being, that opmental delays and differences. Larry wants to sing, so we what they were going to do in the smallest gesture inspired advantages, and how the joy of is, how to avoid drowning in stu - When we arrive, the residents gather around The Center’s pi - there; they were annoyed at how all of these kids to reflect on the residents in the simplest dent debt; academic advising, slowly make their way toward ano. Two students sit and play vague I was; and then – like what they took for granted, how things taught them a valuable that is, how to choose a major, us. After all, it’s Saturday, and while Larry chooses a hymn. Un - clockwork – the residents ap - shallow they could often be, how life lesson. how to change a major without they are sleeping late. There’s fortunately, no one else recog - peared and their sheer energy, they whined and complained It happens every time. I don’t being disinherited by your par - Larry, tall and slim and middle- nizes the hymn, so we stop and excitement, honesty, and delight even though they had so many know much, but I know that. ents, how to graduate in a timely aged. He is excited about our be - start over with “Amazing Grace.” manner instead of proudly de - ing there and immediately Larry is thrilled. Sean does an - claring yourself a “super senior,” changes from a maroon A&M T- other moonwalk to “Thriller,” which has nothing to do with be - shirt to a bright red UST shirt and everyone applauds each ing super-anything. It just means emblazoned with the Celtic lion other. It’s time for lunch. The res - you have been at it for six years. in our honor. Sean is probably idents say a quick “thank you, The Archangel Michael When I greet my freshman as the in his 40s, has Down syndrome, come again, see you at Best Bud - class of 2020, 2021, and 2022, and dances like Michael Jackson, dies,” and they disappear. The Church of Port Washington, NY they don’t get it! hat and all. Jody is much students look lost. I reassure At St. Thomas, our Freshman younger and loves puzzles. Mary them that they did nothing Symposium provides an intro - is probably in her 60s. She smiles wrong. It’s lunch time, and the 100 Fairway Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050 •Tel: (516) 944-3180 duction to the university’s mis - as she shows us pictures from a residents are hungry. The Direc - sion, which is “to educate leaders recent trip she took with her sis - tor thanks us for coming, but be - IOANNIS K. LARDAS, Priest of faith and character” through ter. She does not speak. She fore we leave, she compliments “a commitment to the Catholic grunts her approval and appre - the students for their patience, The Archangel Michael Church of Port Washington, NY intellectual tradition and the di - ciation and is very happy to selflessness, and sincere pleasure alogue between faith and rea - share. Then she shows us pic - they communicated to the resi - celebrates the Feast Day of Archangel Michael and Gabriel son.” UST was founded by the tures of her magnificent handi - dents while spending a few Basilian fathers (our St. Basil is work in leather that is showcased hours at The Center. and all the Bodiless Powers and honors its protector, the patron saint of this Catholic by exclusive shops in Houston. Now it’s our turn for lunch. I Archangel Michael on the occasion of their Feast Day, university), whose core values John-Paul is their age, strikingly take them to a New York-style are goodness, discipline and handsome, and almost paralyzed pizza place (the guys are from Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the following events: knowledge. Like any other liberal by anxiety. He stands in the mid - Queens) and order four extra arts university, we “educate stu - dle of the room, his chin quiver - large pizzas. The only condition dents to think critically, commu - ing, and just watches us. – they must eat with their hands! nicate effectively, succeed pro - We start off playing Frisbee; They are all talking about their Monday, November 7, at 7:30 pm fessionally, and lead ethically.” then Jody suggests Duck-Duck- morning. Two girls have brought DISCUSSIONS & Goose, and everybody is laugh - their boyfriends, and these Great Vespers ASSIGNMENTS ing, running in circles and plop - young men are equally excited To that end, we design dis - ping in the grass. It’s October 1st, about their day. Celebrated by His Eminence cussions and assignments to il - but by 11, we have to go inside ESSAYS luminate the various tenets of because the sun is blazing. We I can’t wait to read their es - Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America the mission statement. For ex - color, play board games and do says. I tell them not to censor ample, to get them to think crit - puzzles. Mary happily drags a themselves, to be straightfor - Chanted by the Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir ically in this election year, I ran - pull toy around while we set up ward and honest. And everyone domly assigned them to a BINGO. It wouldn’t be a Catholic wrote exactly what I expected. The Ladies Philoptochos of Archangel Michael will offer a traditional reception political party, and they were re - group without a rousing game They were annoyed about hav - in the Angeliades Family Felllowship Hall following the Great Vespers quired to download an article of BINGO. One of the residents, ing to get up early on a Saturday; that argued a particular position Robert, completes a Star Wars they were apprehensive about in that party’s platform. They puzzle as he recites a litany of what The Center meant and The Feast Day, Tuesday, November 8 had to evaluate the argument based on a series of guidelines Orthos 8:15 am and, most important, they had to remain objective in their eval - Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM uation. Not easy for a group that The Original Pocket-Less Pita® is voting for the first time in un - Celebrated by His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela precedented political environ - ment. The Ladies Philoptochos of Archangel Michael Another assignment involved them creating a photo montage will offer a traditional reception in the Angeliades Family of elements on campus that rep - Felllowship Hall following the Divine Liturgy resented faith and another that represented reason. The chapel of St. Basil stands directly oppo - We Are Flatbread TM Tuesday, November 7:30 pm - Vigil for the Feast of St. Nektarios site the library on the academic mall. That’s easy. 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Identifying closely with Parishioners Matthew 25:40 – “If you have done this for the least of my and faithful of the greater area brethren, you have done this for b me” – we are definitely moti - are invited to participate b vated by social justice. There are in the Services and receive the blessing many service-learning initiatives a available to students, and I have of the Archangels and St. Nektarios. incorporated one such project in find us on Kontos Foods, Inc. | Po box 628 Paterson, nJ 07544 a my Freshman Symposium course / Kontos Foods T: 973.278.2800, F: 973.278.7943 | www.kontos.com On behalf of the Community since I began teaching it. With - 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 An Interview with Dr. Ioannis Hatzaras of NYU Lutheran in Brooklyn

By Eleni Sakellis NYU Lutheran: “NYU became af - where it doesn’t exist under the diseases and there are many cer. What I try to do first is give filiated with and then merged auspices and protection that variables that determine how them as much hope as I can BROOKLYN – Dr. Ioannis with Lutheran Hospital, roughly only great hospitals like NYU the disease will ‘behave,’ how without, of course, taking away Hatzaras, Surgical Oncologist two years ago. The goal was to can offer. Our service is not de - aggressive or not it will be, how from the seriousness of the sit - and Director of the Surgical On - expand into Brooklyn and offer pended on stand-alone physi - fast it will grow or not. As a re - uation. I tell them that we can cology Outreach Program at very high quality medical care cians, but rather, on multi-dis - searcher, it is fascinating to me fight this together. If we don’t NYU Lutheran spoke with The to the neighborhood. NYU Lan - ciplinary teams of doctors and to understand these variables, do anything, perhaps you will National Herald about his work, gone Medical Center is one of other providers, all focusing on to identify what are the key ele - live, let’s say X amount of time. research, and the advancements the pillars of healthcare in New a single patient. This is the first ments that will predict how ag - If we do a comprehensive man - in treating patients with cancer. York City and one of the best time that this service is provided gressive the disease will be. As agement of this disease you may As he was growing up in hospital systems in the country, on a systematic, comprehensive a clinician, I am fascinated by live 2X, 3X, God knows how Thessaloniki, did he always so for an institutional giant to way in Brooklyn. the challenge of how we can tai - much, and with that net in - want to be a doctor? “I wanted come to Brooklyn, I think it’s Secondly, the second-highest lor treatment to each individual crease in survival time, who to do something scientific, very beneficial to the commu - concentration of Greeks in the patient. Ideally, it should be a knows what else will come up. something that was challeng - nity here. The population in metropolitan region is right bespoke suit, if you will, a tai - I go to 3 or 4 national and in - ing,” he told TNH. “I come from Brooklyn now has access to here, and I happen to be very lor-made treatment plan per pa - ternational meetings every year a family of doctors and engi - tremendous resources and very honored and privileged to be of tient, since two patients with the where a lot of very good re - neers. My mother is a physician, high quality physicians as well. Greek heritage. However, not same disease likely will require search is presented. Once or retired, infectious disease spe - The vision that our dean has only Greeks but many other eth - different treatment. So it’s fas - twice a year something is a ma - cialist and my father is an engi - laid out is that the NYU Brook - nic minorities live in Brooklyn, cinating to try to understand jor leap forward which means, neer, so I was always drawn to lyn campus, NYU Lutheran is a and the borough’s population is what the differences are that if we can provide a net increase the sciences. In high school, I natural continuation of the cam - growing. Brooklyn is an excel - Dr. Ioannis Hatzaras make each person’s disease in the overall survival of a given was an athlete, I sailed, so I be - pus in Manhattan. As such, NYU lent representation of what New unique and trying to exploit patient, he or she may then ben - came fascinated with how the Lutheran will offer the same York City stands for in my mind, I investigate gastrointestinal ma - these differences for therapeutic efit from the latest scientific leap human body works and wanted very high quality of service that which is a melting pot of all cul - lignancies (cancer of the stom - opportunities in such a way that forward. Then we can perhaps to learn more and more about we offer in Manhattan, down tures, heritages and beliefs. To ach, liver, pancreas) and I write an aggressive disease will have increase the net survival gain to it.” here in Brooklyn, so that it is me, it was and still is a very in - papers that try to answer the a better outcome.” 10X. So the idea is to use all the Regarding the demanding ca - easy for the patients and, per - teresting challenge, to build an fundamental question- how will Surgery plays a key role in research success to treat our pa - reer of a surgeon, he said “you haps more importantly, for the oncology service and offer the patients do long term based on the treatment of cancer, the doc - tients, aiming to cure cancer. are sort of always on call and patients’ friends and family, highest quality care to this very the characteristics of their ill - tor noted. The added knowledge But even if we can turn cancer but that’s a good thing also, I their support system, to access diverse population.” ness? We’ve been successful in of epidemiologic and genetic in - into a chronic disease, one that wouldn’t want a nine-to-five- this very high quality care net - Dr. Hatzaras, who is also As - writing papers on this question formation and the use of im - doesn’t kill patients, but requires type job, I like the fact that my work. In this framework, oncol - sistant Professor at NYU’s De - which is based on another fun - munotherapy allow the surgeon frequent checkups and perhaps profession keeps me plugged in ogy is one of the priorities for partment of Surgery, spoke damental principle- that not all “to offer better treatment op - interventions, that’s extraordi - to my patients, my associates, the institution.” about his research: “Every NYU cancer is the same. Under the tions such, and determine how narily meaningful progress.” even my friends and family, they He continued: “when I was faculty member has to do re - heading cancer, there are nu - aggressive to be in the operating What advice can he offer to know that I’m always there if asked to lead this new effort, I search. My affiliation with the merous diseases. Even for ex - room. reduce the risk of developing something health-related hap - was thrilled for two reasons; school of medicine is tied to re - ample, under the heading “pan - “A lot of people come to me cancer? #1 stop smoking, #2 pens to them.” first because I like the idea of search and education. I have a creatic cancer”, i.e., cancer of and they’re really scared, terri - eat healthy, and #3 exercise reg - Hatzaras then spoke about building a new service in a place background in clinical research. one organ, there are numerous fied, about the diagnosis of can - ularly. Marios Papadopoulos Conducts the Oxford Philharmonic Performing its Debut on American Soil

TNH Staff Anna-Sophie Mutter, Renee Sonata for Violin in D minor by ond work of the evening, the Fleming, Martha Argerich, Johannes Brahms, was per - "miracle" in Marios Papadopou - NEW YORK – A rare musical ex - Valery Gergiev, and Anne Sofie formed with Papadopoulos as los words, of Felix Mendelssohn- perience reserved for the distin - von Otter. pianist and with this year's OPO Bartoldy: the Octet for strings. guished guests as the Oxford The special concert was Artist in Residence, one of the The OPO soloists literally shone Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO) merely a taste of the upcoming leading soloists on the violin, with flawless coordination in made its debut on American soil visits of the orchestra to New the Russian-born Israeli Maxim the sometimes demonic tempo, on Monday night October 31 at York, which will begin in 2018. Vengerov. led by Vengerov. the Metropolitan Club in Man - The event was in honor of those With excellent technique and The slow movement was hattan. who helped in this effort, the lovely touch Papadopoulos ac - mysterious and the scherzo was During the long history of the Friends of the Oxford Philhar - companied Vengerov with sen - a rare beauty. institution, great composers of monic. The reception and din - sitivity and passion as well as a The impressive performance the Western tradition including ner also included a speech by slow tempo conducive to the was a gift to the audience in at - Photo Courtesy of bAreburGer Handel and Haydn have per - Marios Papadopoulos on the his - evocative atmosphere of the tendance. It was almost too dif - Partners of Bareburger Michael Pitsinos and (R) George Hatzi - formed at Oxford. The OPO is tory, quality, and ambitions of Adagio, liveliness and grace in ficult to take your eyes off of panagis at the grand opening of a new location at Union Square. the first Orchestra in Residence the orchestra. the Scherzo, and amazing syn - Vengerov, not only because of at the University of Oxford. Among those in attendance chronization, quick tempo in the the unique musicality, but also The orchestra was founded were the Princess and Prince finale. The two musicians because of the chance to witness in 1998 by the distinguished Michael of Kent and the UK am - worked and recorded together his playing one of the most im - Bareburger Opens in Union Sq. Cypriot pianist and conductor bassador to the United Nations before, most recently at the Vi - portant (and expensive, if price - Marios Papadopoulos, who was Matthew Rycroft, who along enna Musikverein. less instruments can be valued fortunate to see his vision real - with April Gow Senior Advisor Vengerov, although he took in terms of money) instruments Continued from page 1 immense.” ized and is the permanent mu - to the OPO gave the opening re - some time to warm up, proved of all time, the Kreutzer-Stradi - What makes Bareburger so sical director. The orchestra has marks at the event. that his arm is completely varius from 1727. burger opened in Los Angeles, special is the high quality of the won many international awards. Also in attendance were Am - healed from an injury that had The audience, who in the in - specifically in Santa Monica. ingredients being used in meals The orchestra collaborates with bassador Loucas Tsilas and Am - briefly paused the career of the timate setting at the Metropoli - One is due to open shortly in . All the meats and vegetables the world's leading soloists and bassador and Mrs. Andreas Ja - great 42-year-old soloist. tan Club savored the experience Miami. are organic and all natural. Also, conductors and this year's covides. The unparalleled technique of the "magical" violin and the One of the Bareburger’s six variety is key. schedule of appearances at Ox - The purely musical part of and the highly refined sound excellent music performance, partners, Pitsinos left his home - The Bareburger customer has ford contains a galaxy stars, the evening included two works with beautiful distinctive vibrato praised the musicians highly at town Athens about 19 years ago the choice of beef, chicken, among them: Sir Andras Schiff, of the romantic period. The emerged even more in the sec - the end of concert. for New York in order to go to turkey, bison, elk, duck, or wild college. boar meat for a burger. All Bare - "I got my BA in business-ori - burger meats are free-range, ented industrial psychology and pasture raised, humanely raised, my MBA in finance and business antibiotic, and gluten- and hor - administration,” he told TNH. mone-free. There are also many “Immediately after I graduated, vegan options on the menu like I worked at the United Nations, sweet potato and wild rice, at the Security Council and Gen - black bean, and farmers quinoa eral Assembly. I was striving to patty. become tenured and get a per - Customers have further op - manent position, but ultimately, tions in building their burger by I was dissuaded by the bureau - choosing from among an array cracy of the UN. Consequently, of buns, patties, cheeses, veg - I became a banker at JP Morgan gies, and extras. and Citigroup. The money at the As for beverages, organic big corporation was great ini - shakes, beer, wine, and more tially, but the value system and than 20 specialty cocktails are satisfaction was diminishing served. year after year. Organic and healthy ingredi - “Before joining Bareburger,” ents, great food quality and su - he continued, “I was looking for per reasonable prices are the a different kind of challenge, reasons why Bareburger is con - something outside of my com - sidered to be one of the most fort zone as I think it is the best successful and popular burger way to grow wiser. The Bare - chain nowadays. burger opportunity came and In fact celebrities like Ashton along with it the risks and re - Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Leonardo sponsibilities multiplied. DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Uma ©PAtriCk mCmullAn Nonetheless the reward of fac - Thurman, and John Travolta are Marios Papadopoulos on piano performs at the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra's US Premier Performance with Artist in ing the daily challenges became some of the regulars. Residence Maxim Vengerov on violin at the Metropolitan Club in New York on October 31 Chicago Honors Metropolitan Iakovos with Burton Place Co-Naming

TNH Staff n founded new Youth programs, Beginning his higher educa - Metropolitan Iakovos, Bishop A m

established various local dia - tion in Athens and continuing Demetrios of Mokissos, r e

CHICAGO, IL – The City Coun - logues with other faith commu - his studies and service in the Chicago Alderman Michele k C A cil passed an ordinance officially nities, and continues to work Boston area, Metropolitan Smith and Metropolis of n adding the honorary title “Met - with area religious leaders in Iakovos was appointed Arch - Chicago leadership at the h o ropolitan Iakovos Way” to Bur - promoting justice in our society. diocesan Vicar of the Diocese of unveiling of Metropolitan J ton Place in downtown Chicago Other programs of the Metrop - Detroit by Archbishop Iakovos Iakovos Way on October 27. in recognition of Metropolitan olis established by Metropolitan in February 1968. One year Iakovos’ years of service to Iakovos include the Bishop later, he was elevated to the Chicago’s citizens. Iakovos Scholarship Assistance rank of Bishop by the Holy See was enthroned by His Eminence This recognition, a surprise Program, the Bishop's Task- of Constantinople. He was con - Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek to Metropolitan Iakovos, was Force on AIDS, the Metropolis secrated Bishop of Apameia (an Orthodox Archdiocese of North unveiled at a private gathering Jr. Olympics, the Festival of Or - Auxiliary Bishop of Archbishop and South America on May 1, at the Metropolis of Chicago of - thodox Books, and numerous Iakovos) on Christmas Day of 1979 as the Bishop of Chicago fices at 40 East Burton Place on programs in religion and Greek 1969, and appointed to the Dio - at the Annunciation Cathedral. October 27. Later it was an - education. cese of Detroit as Bishop of that On October 22-23, Iakovos nounced during the yearly Met - Eastern Orthodox Christians district. visited Saint Iakovos Greek Or - ropolitan Iakovos Name Day are the second largest Christian In 1971 he was appointed thodox Church in Valparaiso to Dinner before an audience of faith tradition worldwide. The President of Hellenic College celebrate and lead the Saturday clergy and parishioners from all Metropolis of Chicago oversees and Holy Cross School of The - services marking the beginning areas of the Metropolis of all Greek Orthodox Parishes ology in Brookline, MA, while of the Feast of the Metropoli - Chicago. within Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, remaining as administrative tan’s Patron Saint and then stay - Metropolitan Iakovos has and Minnesota, as well as east - overseer of the Diocese of De - ing to officiate Sunday services. served as the spiritual leader of ern Missouri and northwest In - troit. He simultaneously served Father Andrew Georganas of St. the Greek Orthodox Metropolis diana. More information on His as the Bishop of the New Eng - Demetrios Greek Orthodox of Chicago since May 1979. Un - Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos land area during his five-year Church in Elmhurst, IL, said in der his leadership the Metropo - and the Greek Orthodox Me - tenure as President of Hellenic his sermon on October 23, “Met - lis has increased its efforts to as - tropolis of Chicago is available College and Holy Cross School ropolitan Iakovos continues to sist the homeless and all those at chicago.goarch.org. The leg - of Theology. lead with faith, humility, and in need, especially through the islative action by the City of Following the reorganization dignity. His love is uncondi - whose door and heart is always children, to the well of our faith. efforts of the Metropolis Philan - Chicago is available at of the Archdiocesan Districts tional, nurturing, guiding, bless - open to us all. A man of Christ, Many years to you, our dear thropy Committee. He has chicago.councilmatic.org. into Dioceses, Bishop Iakovos ing, building-up. A shepherd who continuously gathers us, his spiritual father and shepherd.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 fEATURE 7

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Κυριακή and the Religious Origin of the Weekdays The Health Benefits of Olives:

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou accusative declension the masculine article becomes τον, the fem - inine becomes την and the neutral remains the same like in the Lower LDL & Higher HDL Levels Greek word Pronunciation Meaning nominative declension, το. Τον κύριο, την Δευτέρα, το σουβλάκι. Η εβδομάδα EE evdoMAda week The endings change slightly only in the masculine gender nouns, olives also help keep weight un - green and flavored with garlic Δευτέρα defTEra Monday by omitting the final - ς. Ο κύριος /τον κύριο, ο Ιανουάριος /τον Ια - der control, and reduce inflam - and lemon wedges. Wrinkled Τρίτη TREEti Tuesday νουάριο, ο Κώστας, τον Κώστα. When we want to indicate the mation, which may help to black olives are another Greek Τετάρτη teTArti Wednesday place we say στον, στην, στο (= at, in, on ). Τρώω στον παππού lower the risk of cancer. The favorite often from the islands Πέμπτη PEmpti Thursday μου. Είμαι στην Ελλάδα. Μένω στο Λονδίνο. anti-inflammatory quality of of the Aegean, like hamades Παρασκευή paraskeVEE Friday The accusative declension. Singular number. olives may also relieve joint pain from Samos and Chios, and Σάββατο SAvato Saturday Τον -ο associated with certain types of throubes from Thassos which Κυριακή kiriaKEE Sunday Την -α, -η arthritis. The fatty acids, anti- are left on the tree to ripen and Πρώτος, -η, -ο PROtos first Το -ο, -ι oxidants, and vitamin E help then are salt-cured. Δεύτερος, -η,-ο DEfteros second skin and hair look great, mois - Here is an olive-themed ap - Τρίτος,-η,-ο TREEtos third EXERCISE turizing from the inside out. Mo - petizer to enjoy. Τέταρτος, -η, -ο TEtartos fourth 1. Answer the questions. nounsaturated fats may help Πέμπτος, -η, -ο PEmptos fifth Ποια είναι η πρώτη μέρα της εβδομάδας στα ελληνικά; lower blood pressure as well, Έκτος, -η, -ο Ektos sixth Ποια είναι η δεύτερη μέρα της βδομάδας; another benefit that can reduce Marinated Olives Έβδομος, -η, -ο Evdomos seventh Ποια είναι η έκτη μέρα της εβδομάδας; the risk of heart disease. A re - Όγδοος, -η, -ο Ogdoos eighth Ποια είναι η έβδομη μέρα της εβδομάδας; cent study also suggests that and Cheese Ένατος, -η, -ο Enatos ninth Σε ποιον όροφο μένεις; olives, in the form of olive ex - Δέκατος, -η, -ο DEkatos tenth Σε ποιον όροφο μένει η θεία σου; tract, may function as an anti- • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Ενδέκατος, -η, -ο enDEkatos eleventh Ποιος είναι πρώτος στην τάξη σου; histamine, relieving allergies. • 2 tablespoons red wine Δωδέκατος, -η, -ο doDEkatos twelfth Ποιος είναι ο τρίτος μήνας του χρόνου; This aspect is most likely con - vinegar Δέκατος τρίτος, -η, -ο DEkatos TREEtos thirteenth Ποιος είναι ο δωδέκατος μήνας του χρόνου; nected to the anti-inflammatory • 1 clove garlic, crushed Εικοστός, -η, -ο ikoSTOS twentieth Ποιος είναι ο ενδέκατος μήνας του χρόνου; nature of olives since allergies • 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed Εκατοστός, -η, -ο ekatoSTOS hundredth Πόσα εκατοστά έχει ένα μέτρο; are often associated with inflam - • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground Εκατοστό ekatoSTO centimeter Πόσα χιλιοστά έχει ένα μέτρο; mation. pepper Χιλιοστός, -η, -ο hilioSTOS thousandth, Ποιος αιώνας είναι τώρα; When buying olives, it is al - • 2 cups olives of your choice Χιλιοστό hilioSTO milimeter Ο αιώνας O eOnas century 2. Make up your own week’s menu by adding a dish for every day of the week like in the given example. 1. Την Κυ - Unlike other languages where the names of the weekdays come ριακή: σουβλάκια με πατάτες τηγανητές from planet names or ancient gods, in Greek we follow the Christian Keep in mind that in Greece we usually fasten on Wednesday tradition. The Sunday is the first day of the week, which is called and Friday and we don’t eat meat these days. Κυριακή, the day of the Lord, because it is dedicated to our Lord, Το μενού της εβδομάδας Κύριος. Monday is the second day. Therefore it is called Δευτέρα, 1. a word that derives from number two, δύο. The days that follow 2. till Friday are accordingly the third, η Τρίτη >τρία, the fourth, η 3. Τετάρτη >τέσσερα, and the fifth, η Πέμπτη >πέντε. These are the 4. words for the ordinal numbers as well. Η Παρασκευή is the prepa - 5. ration day for Σάββατο, and this is the actual meaning of the word. 6. Σάββατο comes from the Hebraic calendar and means day of rest. 7. Η εβδομάδα comes from έβδο - μος and means the seven days. 3. Write the ordinal numbers in Greek The ordinal number first, ο Fourth: πρώτος is found as a first com - Ninth: pound word in English words Tenth: like proto+type, proto+plast, Eleventh: proto+zoa. In order to form the Seventeenth: ordinal numbers from 13-29 we Eighteenth: use the word δέκατος, εικοστός Twentieth second: followed by the ordinal number: 18= δέκατος όγδοος, 23=εικο - PRONUNCIATION KEY στός τρίτος. i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo- While the names of the t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap - months are of masculine gram - italized syllables are accented. matical gender, the weekdays are of feminine. Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at When we want to say on a the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She weekday (on Monday) we use has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in the accusative declension. In the Archaeology and Homeric Philology.

LITERARY REVIEW New Book Highlights the Greek Influence on English

By Eleni Sakellis languages in use today, to its in - [and] the same applies to a corporation of so many Greek Greek speaker realizing he/she English Words Deriving from words. The author observed that knows English as well. the Greek Language by Matina Greek is “unique, productive, vi - English Words Deriving from Psyhogeos is an impressive vol - able, incomparable to any other the Greek Language by Matina ume that demonstrates the in - language,” and “an inex - Psyhogeos is available online on fluence of the Greek language haustible linguistic source.” Amazon and through her web - ways a good idea to shop where • 8 ounces kasseri or on English. While many of us The book provides an exten - site for U.S. orders only: thep - there is a high turnover to en - kefalograviera, cut into 1/2 are familiar with Mr. Portokalos’ sive list of prefixes and suffixes syhogeosprogram.com. sure the olives haven’t been sit - inch cubes etymologies in My Big Fat Greek borrowed from Greek. The com - Matina Kokolis Psyhogeos ting in the store too long. With Wedding and its sequel, there is bining forms have truly enriched was born in Krokees, Laconia, dozens of varieties available, it In a bowl, whisk together the actually a plethora of English the English language. Hardly Greece. Upon her graduation is worth it to try as many as pos - olive oil, vinegar, crushed garlic words with Greek origins. Psy - anything described in medicine from Teacher’s College, she mar - sible and find the one you like clove, fennel seed, and pepper. hogeos, a well-known educator or science in general could be ried and moved to the United best. All olives start out green Add the olives and the cheese and author, has written a com - named without the many pre - States, where she continued and then darken as they ripen and stir together. Cover and prehensive guide with this lexi - fixes and suffixes listed. “This graduate studies in education some left to turn black and ripen place in the refrigerator to chill con/dictionary. This educational list, really a word toolkit, will and linguistics, and raised her on the tree before they are har - until ready to serve or for up to and culturally significant book benefit anyone, be it any pro - family. vested and cured. three days, stirring occasionally. showcases the contribution of fessional, word lover, world- She taught in many Greater Most Greek olives are known Before serving, allow the mari - the Greek language to English. puzzle enthusiast, spelling-bee Boston schools and spent most by place names like the famous nated olives and cheese to stand It presents the origin and the double or triple if derivative candidate, or students taking of her teaching career at Hel - Kalamata olive with its charac - at room temperature for about true definition/etymology of the words are included such as part any kind of tests/exams such as lenic College/Holy Cross, Brook - teristic purple-black color and thirty minutes. Serve with tooth - English vocabulary. The book is Greek and part Latin, or part the SAT, MAT, or LSAT,” as noted line, MA. almond shape. They are often picks and toasted pita wedges a well-researched educational French words. in the new release. A substantial She developed her own com - preserved in red wine, red wine or slices of fresh bread. If pre - aid to the history, origin, usage, Psyhogeos concentrated ex - number of these compounded prehensive program (The Psy - vinegar, and/or olive oil. Amfisa ferred, you may pit the olives and modern day evolution of clusively on words of Greek ori - words are often found on such hogeos Program) for the teach - olives are rounder, plump, black before adding them to the mari - both Greek and English. gin with only a few part Latin exams. Psyhogeos also intro - ing of foreign languages, olives are brine cured. Amfisa, nade. As Psyhogeos noted in the words as examples. The extra - duces the twenty most impor - especially the Greek language. Volos, Agrinio, Atalanti, and Simply set each olive on your news release on her book, the ordinary number of Greek origin tant Disciplines/Fields of Study She has written 13 books all to - Stilida olives are all of the work surface or cutting board, objectives of this Lexicon/Dic - words demonstrates how signif - which have heavily borrowed gether, eight of which are based Conservolia variety of olive give it a whack with the flat of tionary are to give “a more ac - icantly English has been influ - from the Greek language. She on her program. which can be cured successfully a chef’s knife or a meat pounder, curate testimony to the influ - enced and enhanced by the notes that readers will “discover The last few years she through all its stages of ripeness, and remove the pit. Continue ence and contribution of the Greek language. Psyhogeos that, whoever knows part of all moved, temporarily, back to and color variation, from green until all the olives are pitted. 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GREEK AMERICAN STORIES What are Friends For?

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos them for a while, he said.” John around as Kipreos, hoping to asked, “Was it about someone Special to The National Herald looked up. “Fact is, I’m going change the mood, told everyone we all know?” Again, George there Friday. Look at my hair! about the celebrity who had nodded. Yiannis entered Dixon’s with My wife gives me hints – hand - come into the patisserie in the Waiting for the punch line an attitude. “Uh oh!” uttered Di - ing me a hair clip.” Yiannis hotel tea room. “I was the first that wasn’t forthcoming, Dimos mos watching their friend move scowled, slurping his coffee in to recognize him. He came and asked could he please tell them towards them with a disgrun - tune to his irritation. George sat asked for orange juice. Imagine! who Mihalis was berating. Giv - tled expression. John shrugged. back, preferring to let Yiannis I expected him, a famous musi - ing it some hard thought, “Well, whatever it is we’ll be steam off. Yiannis shook his cian, to order a gin and tonic or George decided to reveal what hearing about it, soon.” head. “Look at him! He argued a whiskey sour.” Mihalis had said. Yiannis stirred his coffee with with Mihalis so loud the other But nobody was curious With bated breath, all eyes a vengeance and glared up at customers stared up at him.” about who the famous musician and ears were glued on George. George, saying, “You’re the most Pointing a stern finger at him, was. He began, “Well, I went in for infuriating person I’ve ever he advised, “You’ve got to go Then, in a quiet moment, Di - my haircut and waited until I met.” George grinned. “When back and apologize to Mihalis, mos, his curiosity on George’s was called. Then, I listened as did you discover that? Took you hear me? I demand it!” Dimos argument unsatisfied, asked Mihalis, agitated, decided to long enough.” Yiannis slammed turned toward George. “Was ar - what, exactly, caused the argu - complain to me about a friend. down his coffee cup. “Never guing so important, George?” “I ment with Mihalis. I let him talk. But, he continued mind the humor! I saw you ar - thought so at the time, George George, leaning back, waved getting real mean as I got up to guing with our barber, Mihalis, shrugged. “But, now that I think out his hands and said, “Well, I pay. Then, he added a few more Wednesday. He was a little about it, maybe, I was too don’t like it when someone talks things. That’s when I blew up!” rough doing my hair. We may hasty.” Appeased, Yiannis sat about friends or customers. If George paused. have to find another barber be - back and took up a donut with you have a complaint – tell The suspense was tight as a cause of you!” Kipreos blinked. the expression of a victorious them. Don’t talk about them be - stretched out rubber band. John “I was there Thursday for a gladiator, telling his advisory, hind their backs.” demanded, “Well? Who was he haircut and Mihalis was very po - “Well! Now you’re being more I think on it, I was wrong! Any - man. So, yeah! I’ll go back and Their attention riveted, John talking about, f’r cris sake?” lite to me.” He shrugged.“He intelligent.” way, I heard that the man who apologize to Mihalis. In fact, I’ll asked him, “Was he saying George told them, “He said that didn’t seem any different. In John asked George if he in - can step away from a mistake do it tomorrow when he opens something nasty about someone Yiannis is the cheapest, most fact, he asked me how Dimos tends to go back to Mihalis and and have the courage to admit up.” you knew?” George nodded. Cu - conceited, laziest, the most irri - and John were. Hadn’t seen apologize. “Why not? Now that it and apologize is the better Expressions of ease spread all riosity reaching a peak, Dimos tating SOB he’d ever met.” 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIfIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 James Galanos, fashion Designer for the Elite, Was 92 CLASSIfIEDS

HELP WANTED LEGAL NOTICE James Galanos, a fashion de - as a journeyman selling sketches signer who spent decades dress - to design houses, a common LINE COOK/SAUTEE MAN/ BROIL - Notice of formation DARK SQUARE MAN πεπεραμένος για πλήρη απα - BISHOP, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of ing America’s social elite, most practice in the days before dress - σχόληση σε Diner στο UNION, NEW Or ganization filed with the Secretary of notably Nancy Reagan, died on makers automatically pitched State of New York, SSNY on 07/06/2016. JERSEY . Μισθός $45,000-$50,000 Office located in Kings County. SSNY has Sunday at his home in West Hol - their ambitions toward universal τον χρόνο για το κατάλληλο άτομο. been designated for service of process. SSNY lywood, Calif. He was 92. name recognition. Τηλ.: (908) 687-1680 shall mail copy of any process served His death was confirmed by For a time Mr. Galanos 118584/20160/11-5 against the LLC to: Matthew Cassara, 1026 Rosina Rucci, the sister of Mr. worked as an assistant to the de - Bay Ridge Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity . Galanos’s friend and fellow de - signer Hattie Carnegie. He de - LEGAL NOTICE 27 5439 /20135 signer Ralph Rucci. camped at age 20 for California, Notice of Formation of GLOBAL During his long career, Mr. where he apprenticed himself to ALTERNATIVE MARKET / GAMA LLC. LEGAL NOTICE Galanos earned the most acco - the costume designer Jean Louis (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, Notice of formation GUDONE LLC (DOM. lades his industry had to offer, at Columbia Studios. With the (SSNY) on 10/03/2016. Office located in LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the including several Coty Awards exception of an unpaid yearlong Kings County. SSNY has been designated for Secretary of State of New York, SSNY on 07/20/2016. Office located in Nassau (he was the youngest designer internship with the Parisian cou - service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: County. SSNY has been designated for to win one, in 1954), a lifetime turier Robert Piguet and a brief GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE MARKET /GAMA service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of achievement award from the stint as a ready-to-wear designer LLC, 1928 Schenectady Ave., Brooklyn, NY any process served against the LLC to: Sasha 11234. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Shabaldin, 1334 Park Avenue, Merrick, NY Council of Fashion Designers of in New York, he remained in Cal - 1156. Purpose: Any lawful activity . America and a bronze plaque on ifornia for the rest of his career. 275481/20164 27 54 38 /20134 Seventh Avenue’s Fashion Walk Yet he was never allied with of Fame. He dressed the famous his more adventurous West Coast LEGAL NOTICE and the socially prominent — the competition, the designers from LEGAL NOTICE ladies who lunched, from Park what is called the Golden Age of Notice of foreign LLC: CIRKERS, LLC. Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue California who laid the ground - Authority filed with the Secretary of State, Notice of formation JAMIE LEVINSON SSNY, on 09/01/2016. Office location: Kings CONSULTING LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of — and outfitted Mrs. Reagan on work for the athletic, sportswear- County. LLC formed in DE: 5/13/2013. SSNY Or ganization filed with the Secretary of four inaugural occasions, twice inspired styles that became a po - has been designated for service of process. State of New York, SSNY on 07/06/2016. Of - after Ronald Reagan was elected AssoCiAted Press tent cultural export of postwar SSNY shall mail copy of any process served fice located in Kings County. SSNY has been against the LLC to: c/o Corporation Service designated for service of process. SSNY shall governor of California and twice James Galanos and Nancy Reagan in 2007. America. Company, 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207- mail copy of any process served against the after he became president. While Los Angeles contempo - 2543. Purpose: any lawful activity. LLC to: Jamie Levinson Consulting LLC, c/o “Ronnie liked Jimmy’s clothes luxury clothing. onded that opinion. “We don’t raries like Rudi Gernreich ex - 27 5476/20154 Ms. Jamie Levinson, 40 Prospect Park West 3J, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful very much,” Mrs. Reagan said in “There was an establishment make them this well in Paris,” he plored futurism with topless activity . a 2007 interview with Vanity Fair quality to Galanos, a sense of said. swimsuits, thongs and monoki - LEGAL NOTICE 275441/20136 magazine. “Wearing Jimmy privilege around his clothes,” When Mr. Galanos was given nis, Mr. Galanos stuck to supply - Notice of Formation of URBAN WAG, LLC. meant never going overboard or Harold Koda, a former curator a career retrospective at the Los ing the “little nothing” dresses (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on FUNERAL HOMES to extremes. Jimmy really set the of the Metropolitan Museum of Angeles County Museum in that were his trademark to a co - 05/17/2016. Office location: Kings County. standard.” Art’s Costume Institute, told Van - 1997, his work was reviewed by terie of celebrity loyalists like SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon APOSTOLOPOULOS On another occasion, she re - ity Fair. “A Galanos projected art critics, a sign of how success - Marlene Dietrich, Rosalind Rus - whom process against it may be served. SSNY Apostle Family - shall mail copy of process to: Minchul An, 205 marked of a Galanos dress that knockout glamour, absolute lux - fully he had bridged the gulf be - sell and Diana Ross, and to the North 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - “you can wear one inside out, ury, but the lightness of his hand - tween the fine and applied arts moneyed elite of both coasts. Any lawful activity. Funeral Directors of they are so beautifully made.” iwork prevented the clothes from in creating designs that de - Shortly after he established 27 5475 /20153 Mr. Galanos was in many ever looking like costume.” manded to be taken seriously as Galanos Originals, Saks Fifth Av - RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. ways as renowned for what he Mr. Galanos authorized just cultural totems. enue in Beverly Hills and LEGAL NOTICE 5044 Broadway declined as what he embraced. two licenses — one for furs and A critic for Artforum maga - Neiman Marcus in Dallas placed Notice of Formation of WINDOWS OF New York, NY 10034 More than any other American one for perfume — between zine went so far as to inventory orders. Influential fashion editors PERCEPTION LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of (212) 942-4000 designer, he embodied the con - 1951, when he opened Galanos the component parts of a simple soon championed his work, and Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/04/2016. Office Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE cept that elegance is refusal. Originals in Los Angeles, and his evening dress from 1969: his reputation was established. location: New York County. SSNY is designated as He evaded celebrity, never retirement in 1998 from a busi - “Bodice of black over yellow silk Among his early clients was agent of the LLC upon whom process against it CONSTANTINIDES sought a broad clientele and ac - ness he believed had become ir - chiffon, vertically pin-tucked; Grace Kelly. Stanley Marcus, the may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Corporate Filings of New York, 90 State FUNERAL PARLOR Co. tively shunned the fashion estab - retrievably crass. bead embroidery by D. Getson; chairman emeritus of Neiman Street, STE 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. (718) 745-1010 lishment and its press. He did “How many women can wear Eastern embroidery; skirt of Marcus, once recalled that with Purpose: Any lawful activity. Services in all localities - not stage fashion shows and con - just a patch over their crotch and white silk and printed matelassé her wedding to Prince Rainier of 27 5477 /20155 tented himself with providing bra?” he asked in an interview (double weave), printed in yel - Monaco approaching in 1956, LEGAL NOTICE Low cost shipping to Greece precisely executed, chaste and with Women’s Wear Daily at the low, pink, pale green and brown she decided that “she didn’t have ingeniously cut clothing to a time. “Aren’t you embarrassed with a black ground by Staron the right thing to wear, so she Notice of formation of 1572-49 LLC. ANTONOPOULOS small and unswervingly devoted when you see a young girl walk - with a self-belt by Winton.” called Jimmy and said she (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed FUNERAL HOME, INC. group from what was once ing down the street practically Although Mr. Galanos said needed one of his beautiful chif - with the Secretary of State of New York, termed “the luxury niche.” naked?” when he retired that he had “no fon dresses” — within a week. SSNY on 09/14/2016. Office located in Kings Konstantinos Antonopoulos - County. SSNY has been designated for “I’m only interested in design - Exposed is something no plans except to relax,” in recent He delivered. service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of Funeral Director ing for a certain type of woman,” woman ever felt in a Galanos de - years he had turned his attention Information on survivors was any process served against the LLC to: Abra - 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., ham Weisel, Esq., 4309 13th Avenue, Suite Mr. Galanos once said. “Specifi - sign. The simple shapes he fa - to photography, shooting both not immediately available. Astoria, New York 11105 cally, one that has money.” vored were as much engineered black-and-white landscapes and When Mr. Galanos retired 200, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Any lawful activity . (718) 728-8500 Although his name was for as designed and were, for all abstract works in color. from fashion in 1998, he was 27 5453 /20 143 decades among the best known their technical complexity, not Mr. Galanos was born on asked what he considered to be Not affiliated with any and most revered in American ostentatious. Sept. 20, 1924, in Philadelphia, the highlight of his career. other funeral home. fashion, he did not transform “Like a master craftsman, Mr. to Gregory Galanos and Helen “The highlight of my career himself into a mass-market Galanos is constantly seeking Gorgoliatos, immigrants from is simply existing for 46 years,” brand, as his contemporaries Bill new ways to achieve different ef - Naoussa, a town on the island of he answered. “The most impor - to PlACe your ClAssified Ad, CAll: (718) 784-5255, Blass and Geoffrey Beene did. fects, to extend the range of Paros in Greece, who ran a tant thing I have done is to main - ext. 106, e-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com While others developed less ex - dressmaking techniques,” restaurant in southern New Jer - tain what I started out to do.” pensive collections and long lists Bernardine Morris, The New sey. He was raised in Bridgeton, “I never deviated,” he added, of licensees manufacturing prod - York Times fashion critic, ob - N.J., and, after graduation from “from what was most important, ucts under their names, Mr. served in 1993. The French cou - the Traphagen School of Fashion which was quality.” www.thenationalherald.com Galanos stuck to designing costly turier Hubert de Givenchy sec - in New York in 1943, found work NY Times Stella Kalaris, Yiayia of Shaved Ice fame, Passed Away at 81

Continued from page 1 ers, attended the visitation. stopped to pay their respects, the spring.” Gus said of Stella, “the way including Pittsburgh Steelers Stella Kalaris is survived by in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. she treated people, everybody owner Dan Rooney. Avlon was another daughter, Penny Pefa - “Everybody knew my parents loved her. They more or less overwhelmed with the number nis, 61, a brother, John Bistolas, from being down there, seven came to see her before they of well-wishers and the stories four grandchildren, two step- days a week, April through Oc - came to see me. Every day, we they had to share. She noted, “I grandchildren and three step tober.” loved dealing with people from can't believe the outpouring. great-grandchildren. So beloved in the commu - all walks of life.” One woman told me about a hot The funeral service was held nity, the Pittsburgh City Council In recent years, Stella suf - day when my mother took her on October 29 at Holy Trinity declared April 25, 2012, to be fered from spinal stenosis and child into the car to turn on the Greek Orthodox Church, Mc - Gus and Yia Yia Day. chronic leukemia and could no air conditioner. She said, ‘Come Candless. Stella was known for her longer help her husband at the on, your child is overheating.' The family requests contri - smile, her warmth, and her ice ball cart. Patrons still asked Stories like that exemplify how butions to honor Stella Kalaris’ Greek cooking skills. “She was a after her, according to her hus - kind my parents were to every - memory be sent to Pittsburgh mother to all of my friends,’’ band, though it was about three one.” North Side Leadership Confer - Avlon said. “She was the ultimate years ago that she stopped The shaved ice cart will open ence Scholarship Fund, 2nd Greek mother. Food was flying working. in April in the same location, Floor, 1319 Allegheny Ave., all the time. There was always a At the visitation at Calvary Gus said. His daughter ob - Pittsburgh, PA 15233, or Holy party at this table,” she noted at United Methodist Church on the served, “He's already asking me Trinity Philoptochos, 985 Provi - the family dining room table. North Side on October 28, fam - if I think it's going to be a rough dence Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA A steady stream of well-wish - ily, friends, and customers winter. He plans to be there in 15237.

DEATH NOTICES n COVELLIS, ANNA GLENOS pendence, elegance and grace. voted mother and grandmother, ours. She always looked forward Charlotte, NC in 1979. Pete Nuero Muscular Center and the BIRMINGHAM, AL (from The She enjoyed cooking and bak - sister, aunt and friend left this to her social group and friends worked at Lance Inc for 40 Jo Martin ALS Foundation,100 Birmingham News, published ing, especially Greek pastries. world peacefully Wednesday, she made while working at years, working hard to help N. Tryone St., Suite 3420, Char - on Oct. 16) — July 1, 1917 ~ Her grandchildren frequently October 19, 2016. She is sur - Costco as a demo lady. She en - raise his family, which he lotte, NC 28202. In lieu of flow - October 13, 2016 Anna Glenos squabbled over the last serving vived by her Daughter Pamela joyed her home, gardening and adored. He believed in family ers, the family requests dona - Covellis, age 99, of Birmingham, of her famous rice pudding! She and Grandsons; Shane, Cory taking care of a multitude of hard work, faith and his parea tions be sent to the Joe Martin a beloved mother, "Yia Yia" was a remarkable and dear and Brandon, sisters, nephews pets throughout her life. of friends. Panagiotis, enjoyed ALS Association, 100 N. Tryone (grandmother), and great- woman who will be missed by and nieces. Christina was born Christina being a strong lady all his time with friends and family. St., Suite 3420, Charlotte, NC grandmother passed away her family. She is preceded in January 31, 1927, in the midst throughout life endured obsta - He never missed a moment to 28202. peacefully on October 13, 2016. death by her parents, Paul and of a blizzard by midwife to Louis cles and hardships even being reminisce about his beloved vil - Anna was born on July 1, 1917, Melba Anastasia; her son, Nick Korakis and Stella Frankos Ko - called a "miracle lady" overcom - lage, never missing a moment n RENDZIPERIS, ASPASIA in Birmingham, Alabama. She L. Glenos; husbands, Louis N. rakis. She was the seventh of ing a severe illness in her middle to tell stories of his child hood. ROCHESTER, MI (from The Ma - was the first-born child of Greek Glenos and Tom G. Covellis; eight children born in Magna, years. Her Love, Devotion and This mostly occurred when vis - comb Daily, published on Oct. immigrants, Paul and Melba brother, James Anastasia (killed Utah. Both of Christina's parents Strength was known to all that iting his friends at the “kafenio". 16) — Aspasia Rendziperis of Anastasia, from Mytilene, in WWII); brother-in-law, Au - emigrated from Greece to make knew her and is what we all felt Panagiotis, is survived by his Rochester, Michigan; passed Greece. She grew up in the En - gustus Kavalos; and sister-in- a better life for them, her father and will carry with us in her beloved wife of 37 years, Dia - away on October 15, 2016. Born sley neighborhood, and married law, Sylvia Anastasia. She is sur - immigrating first and settling in memory and pass through to mando; son Nikolaos and his fi - in Athens, Greece to George and Louis N. Glenos, from Andros, vived by her daughter-in-law, Magna, Utah; then sent for a her future generations. Viewing ance, Michelle; daughter Eleni, Catherine Souyias, she came to Greece, at the age of eighteen. Kay Glenos; grandchildren, proxy bride, Stella, to start their services will be held Monday and her husband Peter; sisters the United States in 1967. She The couple owned and operated Chris Glenos (Amy), Monica family as many of the Greek im - October 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm Alexandra and Athina, grand - was married on September 15, several Birmingham restaurants Glenos, Nikol Gaut (Scotty); migrants did. She was born and through 8:00 pm at Holy Trinity children Yianni, Georgia and 1968 to William Louis together, including Anne's great-grandchildren, Katherine raised Greek Orthodox in their Greek Cathedral, 279 south 300 Diamando and many nieces and Rendziperis, deceased July 1, Steakhouse and the Patio Griffin, Nicholas Griffin, Christ - family home in Magna and at - West, SLC with Trisagion Ser - nephews. The Trisagion Service 2012. Aspasia loved family, her Restaurant to name a few. The ian Glenos, Sophia Glenos, tended Cypress High School. vice at 7:00 pm. Funeral Service will be at at the Cathedral. The faith, to help others and to cook couple was married for twenty- Frances Gaut and Philip Gaut; Christina met and married will be held at 11:00 am Tues - Funeral Service will be Eleven delicious greek food. She is sur - six years and had one son, Nick brother, Pete Anastasia; sister, Wayne Clark where they mar - day October 25, 2016 at Holy o'clock in the morning, the 12th vived by her sons, Aris and L. Glenos. Her husband, Louis, Helen Kavalos; and nieces and ried in Las Vegas, one of her Trinity Cathedral. She will be day of October 2016 at Holy George (Kelley); along with her passed away in 1960. In 1978, nephew, Debra Delaney, Alexa most favorite places to visit; laid to rest at Mt. Olivet Ceme - Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - grandchildren, Riley and Anna remarried, to Tom G. Cov - Horowitz; and Michael Anasta - then moved to California for tery. Online condolences may be dral, 600 East Blvd, Charlotte, William. Her grandchildren were ellis. She was married to Tom sia. Funeral services will be held several years with Wayne until made at www.cityviewmemo - NC. Burial will follow in Ever - truly blessed to receive the un - for fourteen years, until his at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek his untimely passing. She riam.com. green Cemetery. The family conditional love and adoration death, in 1992. Anna very much Orthodox Cathedral, 307 19th moved back to Utah where she would like to thank Dr. Brooks of their Yaya. Also surviving is enjoyed working with people Street South, Birmingham, AL, met her 2nd husband George n PEROULAS, PANAGIOTIS and the nurses at Carolinas her brother, Socrates (Gloria) and, after retiring, continued to on Wednesday, October 19. In Pappas, they had one daughter CHARLOTTE, NC (from the and her sisters, in Greece, Mi - work part time for many years lieu of flowers the family re - together and divorced later. Charlotte Observe, published on this is a service randa and Vivi (Sakis). Funeral in retail at Pizitz and then as a quests that memorials be made Christina was devoted to her Oct. 11) — Panagiotis Nick Per - to the community. Service Tuesday, October 18, cashier at Leos' Restaurant. to the "Greek Orthodox Church family and friends and enjoyed oulas 67, passed away a his Announcements of deaths 2016 at 3 p.m. at St. George Anna was known for her inde - AHEPA 420 Scholarship Fund," being involved in Church, aux - home the 10th of October 2016 may be telephoned to the Greek Orthodox Church, 43816 307 19th Street South, Birming - iliaries and functions. Her fa - surrounded by his family. He Classified department of Woodward Ave, in Bloomfield ham, AL 35233. vorite pass time was being in - was born in Ditiki Fragista, the national herald at Hills. In lieu of flowers, the fam - days and dates of funerals, volved with her family helping Evrytania, Greece, the 4th of (718) 784-5255, ily would greatly appreciate that memorials, and other events di - n PAPPAS, CHRISTINA and being there in all ways she May 1949. Pete lived in Dussel - monday through friday, contributions in her name be di - rectly correspond to the original SALT LAKE CITY, UT (from the possibly could. She made great dorf, Germany prior to moving 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est rected to the American Cancer publication date, which appears Salt Lake Tribune, published on friendships throughout life, to the US. He initially went to or e-mailed to: Society or the American Diabetes at the beginning of each notice. Oct. 23)— Christina Korakis many that felt she was part of Chicago, IL , but decided to set - [email protected] Association . 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TNH Staff Russian Foreign Minister that lie ahead, the Mail re - use its geographic location and Sergey Lavrov, right, wel - ported. contribute to stability in the re - NICOSIA – Repeating his comes his Cyprus' counterpart After the Economist confer - gion, provided that it was totally mantra, United Nations special Ioannis Kasoulides ahead of ence, in Nicosia, they were independent. envoy Espen Barth Eide said a their meeting in Moscow, Rus - joined by the leaders of three Responding to a question re - Cyprus unity deal could be sia, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. parliamentary parties; DISY, garding the use of revenue from struck by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) AKEL, and DISO to discuss the natural gas in implementing a He has been saying that for Cyprus issue. settlement, Kasoulides said rev - the last 18 months but Cypriot gotations to a Swiss resort to In his speech, Kasoulides said enue from natural gas exploita - President Nicos Anastasiades bar news leaks and get away the Treaty of Guarantee, which tion was not expected before and Turkish-Cypriot leader from the fervent attention on gave Turkey the pretext to in - 2020 but he said the prospect Mustafa Akinci haven’t been the divided island as hopes build vade in 1974, must be consid - of the income was the collateral able to seal it. this time there really could be ered obsolete. Cyprus needed in order to with - They have agreed on minor an answer. “We have learnt in the EU to stand economic difficulties in concessions but the big obsta - Citizens on both sides have respect the principle of propor - the first year after a settlement. cles, such as Turkey’s insistence to ratify any deal. In 2004, Turks tionality, but armies react dis - Eide said no round of nego - on keeping a 35,000-strong approved the so-called Annan proportionately,” Kasoulides tiations had ever been even army in the northern third it has Deal, named for the then-UN said. “Don’t give armies the right close to a deal, referrig to the unlawfully occupied since a Secretary General Kofi Annan, to resolve problems, they create trade potential post-reunifica - 1974 invasion, and the return but Cypriots rejected it. bigger ones,” he added. tion and the idea of Cyprus be - of stolen homes and properties Eide is also keen to get a deal “If we accept either the pres - coming an energy hub in the to Cypriots are unresolved. before UN Secretary-General ence of foreign troops, or that eastern Mediterranean. Despite that, “we are way Ban Ki-moon, who has failed to one party in the federation has Turkey is also eying the same ahead of what has ever hap - make a dent in the problem for the right to ask a third country resources and Erdogan previ - pened before,” said Eide, ac - than two dozen envoys and to recognize Cyprus – a Euro - 10 years, ends his term at the to intervene, then we are not ously sent a research vessel and cording to the Cyprus Mail. “No diplomats over the decades and pean Union member – and bar end of the year. talking about an independent warship into Cypriot waters, negotiations on Cyprus have a big bugaboo is the intransigent its ships and planes as he hopes Eide and Foreign Minister and sovereign country,” he taking them away only after come close to the level we are stance of Turkish President Re - to get into the bloc. Ioannis Kasoulides on Nov. 1 added, according to the paper. Anastasiades walked away from at now,” he added. cep Tayyip Erdogan, who last Anastasiades and Akinci are discussed developments in the Kasoulides said that the is - the negotiating table. The hope An answer has eluded more the last word for his country, not due next week to move the ne - talks, particularly the challenges land had a very big potential to this time is the table is set. On Athens Visit, Obama Will Cite Greece’s Legacy, Address Crises

TNH Staff relief from its international tesy, the highlight will be racy, the President will… reaf - forms that they committed to from where Erdogan let human lenders, the newspaper Obama’s meeting with Prime firm the resilience of democratic make,” Earnest said, according traffickers operate to flood ATHENS – President Barack Kathimerini said. Minister and Radical Left values, which have done so to Kathimerini. Greece and the EU with Obama’s visit to Greece on Nov. The tension is building as SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras. much to deliver peace and pros - “He will also encourage them refugees until agreeing to the 15 will see him praise the coun - Turkey, a fellow NATO partner The Premier came to power perity to Europe and the wider to continue the path of reform swap deal which is in limbo. try’s ancient glory while also with Greece, is dealing with the on the back of anti-austerity world,” White House Press Sec - that is good for the long-term The White House previously talking about its crises. aftermath of a failed coup at - promises but reneged on them, retary Josh Earnest said last economic and fiscal situation in said Obama would not be a go- Greece’s leaders are prepar - tempt that has its President, Re - and who is anxious to get week. Greece.” between with the EU nor try to ing to greet a US President for cep Tayyip Erdogan, coveting Obama on board to get Greece DEBT DEAL DOWN Obama’s message will be di - broker a deal but Tsipras is look - the first time since Bill Clinton Greek islands and sending in a break from the 326 billion eu - Earlier, Earnest downplayed rected at America’s allies as well ing as much for symbolic sup - came in 1999 and apologized fighter jets and warships to vio - ros ($357.12 billion) owed for hopes in Greece that Obama as foes. His working visit will port from the world’s most pow - for American backing for the late Greece’s territory. three bailouts. would broker a debt relief deal. also focus on migration, re - erful leader who has shown brutal military junta rule from American security personnel But Obama is also expected “The President is not traveling gional stability and Greece’s some sensitivity toward the 1967-74. are already in the Greek capital to deliver a parting speech to Greece to go and negotiate troubled economy, the paper country’s plight. With Greece whacked by a 6 to arrange the logistics of the heavy in symbolism, including some sort of new financial said. Speaking to Kathimerini a 1/2-year-long economic crisis visit, and more staff are ex - the country’s status as the cradle arrangement between Greece But it’s unsure whether he few weeks ago, US Treasury and now with 64,000 refugees pected to arrive in the next cou - of Western civilization. and the EU,” he said. will visit the refugee-overrun is - Secretary Jack Lew underlined and migrants after suspension ple of weeks, the newspaper The address will be delivered Obama is expected to “spend land of Lesbos, as did the Pope, the need for Greece’s debt to be of a European Union swap deal said. from an emblematic location, some time on this trip compli - and where tensions are building restructured as soon as possible. with Turkey, Prime Minister Besides talks with the coun - most likely with the Parthenon menting the Greek government over delayed asylum applica - He emphasized the “deep Alexis Tsipras is expected to try’s symbolic President, in the background. for the success that they have tions. cultural ties between our two seek Obama’s support for debt Prokopis Pavlopoulos as a cour - “In the Birthplace of Democ - had in implementing the re - Lesbos is close to Turkey, countries,” as well. Returned Refugees Say EU, Greece Ignored Claims Tax Evasion, Capital

Greece has illegally returned tention to claim asylum, but were tled, but failed to consider their Haji Mohamad told the newspa - Controls Drove Down Greek at least eight Syrian refugees to returned to Turkey on Oct. 20, protection needs at all.” per by phone from a detention Turkey without considering asy - the human rights group said, The British newspaper The camp in southern Turkey called lum claims, Amnesty Interna - claiming they were falsely told Guardian said it saw documents Düziçi. Tourism Revenues Hard tional charged. that they were being transferred indicating the refugees were ini - After boarding a plane with Greece is stuck with some to Athens. tially given the chance to apply officials from the Greek govern - 64,000 refugees and migrants Instead, Amnesty said, they for asylum after landing in ment and the EU border agency, TNH Staff ernment did in 2016. with the suspension of a Euro - were flown under escort of offi - Greece on Oct. 9 but that on Oct. Frontex, the Syrians say they According to the trade asso - pean Union swap deal with cers from the EU border agency 20, before their applications were were not provided with any fur - ATHENS – Tax evasion and di - ciation, per capita spending by Turkey because of the over - (Frontex) to Adana, Turkey in a fully processed, they say they ther information. rect deposit of tourism monies visitors through July 2016 is es - whelming number of asylum ap - violation of international and EU were tricked by EU and Greek of - EU WON’T SQUEEZE out of the country badly hurt timated to have dropped by 3 plications. law. ficials into returning to Turkey. TROUBLED GREECE Greece’s tourism revenues in to 4 percent year-on-year, in all With the EU closing its bor - “The Greek authorities and “I never knew I was (going to The European Commission 2016, the country’s largest em - European Mediterranean desti - ders to the refugees, they are ask - the EU have repeatedly insisted be) deported to Turkey,” said will not send an ultimatum to ployers group SEV said. nations – Greece, Spain, Italy, ing to stay in Greece because the that all Syrian refugees arriving Lawand Haji Mohamad, a 33- Greece concerning its handling The group – Federation of Croatia and Cyprus. bloc’s laws require asylum can in the country are having their year-old from Kobani, Syria, who of the asylum procedure for State Enterprises – said the cap - DOESN’T ADD UP only be sought in the first country asylum claims properly assessed, arrived in Greece with his wife refugees, the EU’s Commissioner ital controls imposed in July, The business newspaper in which they land. but the evidence we have now and four children, all aged under on migration Dimitris 2015 by Prime Minister and Naftemporiki said significant de - The Syrians, including four seen clearly strongly suggests five. Avramopoulos told journalists in Radical Left SYRIZA leader viations have appeared so far children under the age of five, otherwise,” said John Dalhuisen, Instead, police told his family Strasbourg, France, adding Greek Alexis Tsipras led Greek compa - between unofficial data and of - were rescued in Greek waters Amnesty International’s Europe that they were being flown to the authorities are doing their best. nies to collect tourism monies ficial figures collected by the when their boat travelling from Director. Greek mainland. “The policemen The Commission proposed the in other countries, the business Tourism Ministry over the num - Turkey to Italy encountered prob - “These refugees have been be - said leave your dinner, get your extension of the temporary inter - newspaper Naftemporiki re - ber of visitors and how much lems and they were taken to the trayed by a system which not stuff, we will take you to a police nal border controls in five mem - ported. they spent. island of Milos on Oct. 9. only failed to offer them the pro - station for the night and [then] ber-states for an additional three That claim came on the heels All eight registered their in - tection to which they were enti - tomorrow morning to Athens,” months. of the Bank of Greece (BOG) re - porting that tourism revenues fell 750 million euros ($823.95 million) in the first eight This Week in Greek History months, through the critical summer season, and didn’t go Compiled by paign. Sofoklis resigned from the Army and up as the government said. Eraklis Diamataris was elected a Member of Parliament with That gap came despite an in - his father's Liberal Party in the 1923 general crease in the number of visitors, On this day NOVEMBER 1, 1968 former elections.During the Nazi occupation of who spent far less than ex - Greek Prime Minister and founder of the Greece Sofoklis Venizelos served as Greece's pected, hurting Greece’s econ - Centre Union party, Georgios Papandreou Ambassador in Exile to the United States. omy which relies on tourism as passed away at the age of 80 in Athens, Venizelos would serve three short stints as its biggest revenue engine. Greece. Papandreou was a long-serving pub - Prime Minister chiefly in the early 1950s. Besides payment overseas for lic official in Greece whose career spanned He would die at the age of 69 on the pas - tour packages in Greece, many five decades and he is the founder of the senger ship Hellas travelling from Chania businesses – such as hotels, Papandreou a political Dynasty. Georgios to Piraeus. Following Sofoklis’ death his restaurants, shops in holiday ar - Papandreou would serve three terms as body was returned to Crete where he was eas – often used credit card ter - Prime Minister of Greece (1944-1945, 1963, buried alongside his father in Chania. minals linked with foreign The ministry had said 1964-1965) and he was the Deputy Prime banks, SEV said. tourism arrivals in the country Minister in the governments of Sofoklis On NOVEMBER 4, 1883 Greek General The group also said the gov - increased by one million over Venizelos and Nikolaos Plastiras (1950- and 135th Prime Minister of Greece, Niko - ernment has still not been able the first nine months of the year 1952). Georgios Papandreou was born in laos Plastiras, was born in Karditsa, Greece. able to consolidate, under one compared to 2015 but the bank Kalentzi, Achaea in Western Greece. During Nicknamed the “Black Rider” during his ex - entity, all of the services neces - said that wasn’t so. the lead up toto World War I Georgios Pa - ploits of the Greco-Turkish War Plastiras sary to better attract cruise ship Figures have been collected pandreou was one of Eleftherios Venizelos’ served in the Greek military from 1904- tourism: port facilities, docking, up to and through the summer closest supporters against King Constantine (1911-1996) was born in Heraklion, Crete. 1924 and attained the rank of Lieutenant towing, customs, immigration, peak holiday season and differ - I. His loyalty to venizelos would almost cost Elytis gained international fame when in General from his history in the Macedonian and transportation despite well- ences were noted for the domes - 1979 eh was awarded the Nobel Prize in Struggle, the Balkan Wars, WWI and the publicized campaigns to lure tic market and foreign visitors Literature. From 1948 to 1952 and again visitors. as many Greeks crushed by aus - from 1969 to 1972 Elytis lived in exile In Tsipras’ government was terity couldn’t vacation in their Paris so that he may focus on his beloved hoping for a big boost in tourists own land. poetry. in Paris he ordered it feel allergy and expenditures to offset Alternate Tourism Minister and literature at the sorbonne and was her - lower-than-expected tax rev - Elena Kountoura told the news - alded by Picasso Matisse, Francoise Gilot enues despite a big in hike in paper the discrepancy between and Giacometti. Elytis’ writing Consisted of taxes he ordered to appease in - what her ministry and the bank a blend between Byzantine and ancient ternational creditors. said was “troubling” and re - Greek writing bridging in modern Greek as Greece’s association of quired further investigation. well. This unique hybrid allowed Elytis to tourism enterprises also showed Tourism-related revenues appeal to every facet of Greek history and that while the number of visitors were also said to be down in emotion in his writing. In addition to writ - was up what they were spend - July from the previous year ing his poetry and making manuscripts of it ing went down. while the government was say - , Elytis also worked with renowned Greek The association’s (SETE) Oc - ing otherwise, which the news - composer Mikis Theodorakis, setting a few tober 2016 bulletin refers to a paper said bewildered the of his poems to the latter’s music. Elytis is reduction in European holiday- Tourism Ministry. known as one of the greatest writers in makers’ purchasing power and “We can’t proceed with a safe Modern Greece’s history and one of the a still anemic, in terms of assessment on where the most important international romantic mod - growth, European economy. tourism revenue (figure) will ernist writers of the 20th century. Additionally, SETE’s analysts end by the end of the year,” Asia Minor Campaign. Nikolaos Plastiras cited a delayed entry by Greek Kountoura said. On NOVEMBER 3, 1894 : Sofoklis was one of Prime Minister Eleftherios tourism into the so-called “last- She is from SYRIZA’s coali - him his life when he narrowly escaped as - Venizelos, the second born son of Greek po - Venizelos’ most trusted commanders on the minute” holiday packages sec - tion partner, the pro-austerity, sassination from extremists who supported litical hero Eleftherios Venizelos was born battlefield.Plastiras would then serve as tor, the business newspaper far-right, jingoistic Independent the monarchy. During the regime of the in Chania, Crete. Sofoklis would go on to Prime Minister from January 1945- April Naftemporiki said. Greeks (ANEL) which party colonels and following his death, Georgios craft a notable career of his own filled with 1945, April 1950- August 1950 and Novem - Another factor cited, al - leader Panos Kammenos gave Papandreou was affectionately known as public service just like his father. The ber 1, 1951- October 11, 1952. Due to his though not linked directly to Tsipras his nine lawmakers in the old man of the democracy. younger Venizelos served with great dis - lifelong devotion and public service for his falling revenues juxtaposed with Parliament so a government tinction in World War I for Greece and rose country Plastiras died at the age of 69 on increased arrivals, is a trend to could be formed and he was NOVEMBER 2, 1911 : Greek poet ,critic to the rank of Captain of Artillery during July 26, 1953 having been a public servant raise taxes on business profits named Defense Minister in re - and Nobel Prize Laureate, Odysseas Elytis the initial phases of the Asia Minor cam - his whole life and therefore in poverty. in the country, which the gov - turn. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016

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The presidential in line is the President Pro Tem - individuals as well as families. The quality of life is suffering. Karambelas, Esq. vice presidential on whose slate and vice presidential candidates pore of the Senate. Then the The “Many Returns” cease to also be “happy” for large numbers the elector appears. The voter who have received a majority of cabinet secretaries are in line of people. [The full version of this article must vote for only one slate of the electoral votes become pres - according to when the cabinet This huge problem is even more acute for countries such as is available at ngklaw.com] electors. The public ignores the ident and vice president when department was established. Greece, which are suffering from a severe economic crisis, but The debates, the obsequious electoral college after Election they are inaugurated on January That a candidate would not are also being tried by a chronic dysfunction of state and social surrogates, and allegedly scien - Day. But the election process 20. receive at least 270 electoral institutions. Youth unemployment levels are rapidly increasing, tific polls will intensify as we continues under the Electoral If, due to disputes over the votes can occur by pure arith - while pensioners, although living longer, are unable - due to approach November 8, 2016. Count Act of 1887. state popular vote, a state certi - metic (for instance, each of two bankrupt insurance funds - to live with dignity and are simulta - But the only vote that matters The Constitution does not fies more than one slate of elec - candidates receives 269 votes a neously the easy target of the state’s desperate attempt to raise is that of the Electoral College. state how the electoral votes are tors, the Act sets forth a proce - piece, or a third candidate de - taxes. The only number that counts is counted or who decides which dure for choosing one slate. The prives anyone from achieving an Characteristically, the recent prophecy by an existentially 270 – the number of electoral electoral slate to count if a state procedure is ambiguous and the electoral majority), or because desperate Greek journalist was tragic, but perhaps not entirely votes necessary to elect a presi - submits more than one slate or Act may not even be constitu - of election results that are sub - unrealistic. In addressing the issue philosophically, particularly dent. Each state is allotted a an uncertain slate of electors. tional. sequently challenged and for the Greek society, he spoke gloomily about the possible need number of electoral votes that The Constitution states only that WHAT IF NO MAJORITY? changed in favor of another can - in the distant future for societies to not only protect the right to equals the number of represen - the electoral votes “shall be If no candidate receives a didate. life, but to also recognize the right to end life when it cannot tatives it has in the House of counted.” majority of the electoral votes, If there are two candidates, continue with social dignity. Of course, these prophecies are Representatives plus its two sen - BEFORE BUSH-GORE the House elects the president it is possible that each candidate extremely pessimistic and foreign to our values, but the ratio - ators. The total number of elec - The Rutherford B. Hayes- and the Senate elects the vice receives 269 electoral votes. nale, although exaggerated, expunges the range of deterioration toral votes is 538. If no candi - Samuel Tilden Election of 1876 president. Such elections are This can happen as the result of of living standards if there is a lack of balanced and socially date receives 270 electoral votes revealed the electoral system’s called contingent elections. Ex - how the state popular votes sensitive provisions for the consequences of the ever increasing out of the total of 538 electoral flaws. Tilden, the Democrat, cept for the 1824 election be - align or if a third party candi - longevity. votes, the House elects the pres - won a majority of the national tween John Quincy Adams and date wins the popular vote in ident and the Senate elects the popular vote. But neither can - Andrew Jackson, there has enough states to deny either of vice president. didate won a majority of the never been a contingent elec - the other candidates 270 elec - Greece-Cyprus-Russia Alliance Americans know less about electoral votes. The Democrats tion. toral votes. how presidents are elected than challenged the state popular The process is as follows: the The losing candidate could just about any other constitu - votes in Florida, Louisiana, and House elects the president from challenge the result of the state As US President Barack Obama will be visiting Greece in a tional issue. The reason is that South Carolina; which candi - the list of the three candidates popular vote in key states be - few days - on November 15 - and as the Cyprus issue is heading, elections have followed a con - date had won the electoral vote who received the most electoral cause: once again, for the green hills of Switzerland, we are witnessing sistent pattern since 1916. The in those states was uncertain. votes: 1. The state election laws diversionary activities toward Russia, which deserve to be noted candidate who receives the ma - Congress set up an electoral 1. The House must imme - are unconstitutional; because they are likely to cause problems that are more serious jority of the electoral votes on commission to resolve the mat - diately choose the president 2. There was voter fraud; than they seem at first glance. Election Day became president ter. The commission chose 2. Each state casts one or And, in any case, immaturity or the conducting of foreign even if that candidate did not Hayes, but the manner in which vote 3. The way the votes policy for domestic purposes should not be considered intelligent win a majority of the popular it did so was considered unfair. 3. A quorum of two- were counted was unlawful. or multi-faceted, as the government claims and therefore ben - vote. It is rare, though such a Congress subsequently thirds of the states must be pre - These challenges would go eficial to the country. phenomenon last happened passed the Electoral Count Act sent, which is 34. to the courts, and possibly to Specifically, a Russian warship arrived at the port of Piraeus with the Bush-Gore election of of 1887, which is the law today. 4. A candidate must re - the United States Supreme a few days ago within the framework, supposedly, of a friendship 2000. The Act addresses two issues: ceive a majority of the votes of Court. The nation would be program between the two countries. HOW THE ELECTORAL the procedure by which the elec - all of the (50) states, which is without a president until the Note that Russia is striving to secure refueling ports for its COLLEGE OPERATES toral votes are counted and the 26. courts resolved these issues. fleet, as it has been increasingly provocative toward the NATO Leaving aside jokes about the method by which competing or 5. The House meets in “FAITHLESS” ELECTORS Fleet in the Mediterranean. Electoral College not having a uncertain slates of electors are closed session. The “faithless elector” is an Meanwhile, Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannnis Ka - football team, the electoral vote resolved. 6. The House must con - elector who does not vote for soulidis visited Moscow a few days ago where he held talks is the single most significant DETERMINING THE WINNER duct the contingent election and the presidential and vice presi - with his Russian counterpart. event in presidential elections. Between Election Day and not any other business. dential candidate on whose The purpose of his trip was, apparently, to inform his Russian How the Electoral College op - December 19, 2016 (because 7. Each state delegation slate the elector was selected to counterpart on what has been agreed upon so far between the erates is set forth in the Consti - that is the Monday after the sec - chooses a candidate for whom vote. Twenty-nine states and the two sides and to seek Russia’s cooperation, if not its blessing. tution. ond Wednesday in December), it casts its one state vote. District of Columbia impose On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Minister arrived in Athens, The state legislatures decide the governors of each state cer - If a contingent election is penalties on faithless electors. where he met with the Greek political leadership. how the persons to be the elec - tify the names of the electors necessary, the new Congress has There have been 157 faithless How random is all this? tors are chosen. The political who were elected based on the from January 6 to January 20, electors in history. No election Regarding our Cypriot brothers, it is an old story. It goes parties select their respective results of the state popular vote. only 15 days, to conduct the result has ever been changed be - way back to the era of Archbishop Makarios, the first President electors. The persons who are On December 19, the electors contingent election. If the House cause of the vote of a faithless of Cyprus. While they are aware that their issue can only be re - selected to be electors are loyal meet and cast one vote for pres - does not elect a president and elector. solved by the West, they have been steering towards the Soviet party members, such as state or ident and one vote for vice pres - the Senate does not elect a vice Union and now Russia, so as to satisfy the communist party local elected officials. ident. president by January 20, the Nicholas G. Karambelas AKEL as well as pretend to be... independent. On Election Day the voter On January 3, the Congress Presidential Succession Act of ([email protected]) is a found - But what is the Athenian government seeking from the Rus - does not vote for the president that was elected in November is 1947 takes effect. The Speaker ing partner of Sfikas & Karam - sians? The current government has particularly tried Vladimir and vice president. The voter ac - sworn in. On January 6, that of the House becomes president belas, LLP and practices law in Putin’s intentions and received nothing in return. Nor was Putin tually votes for a slate of elec - Congress tallies the electoral at least until a president is cho - Washington (DC), Baltimore, willing to print drachmas and, to top it off, he leaked the secret tors. Each elector is pledged to votes (both of those events are sen and inaugurated. The next and New York City, with corre - to French president François Hollande. It is also noteworthy that the Greek government, the only one among the 28 governments of the European Union, has Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris blocked sanctions against Iranian Bank Saderat, which Wash - ington and Europe accuse of financing terrorists. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew had warned that any firm Time to Utilize Tourism by which tourism has increased. As if the But that requires, just as with every busi - that deals with Bank Saderat would lose access to the American issue is the actual number of tourists and ness and every industry, that tourism be market. not the country’s revenue from tourists per taken seriously: for professionals to be ap - Greece proceeded to lift the measures against the bank, de - I do not think there is a greater injustice capita. pointed in key positions, personnel to be spite calls from the US and Europe to not do so. perpetuated against Greece and its people And so, this year, for the period from trained, for the product to be advertised in It is not exactly clear what the purpose of this action on than the failure to utilize its tourism. January to July, the revenue per tourist de - markets of one’s choosing. Greece’s part is, except to bite the hand that feeds it. It is more or less the equivalent of Saudi creased by 6.3% and amounted to 542.1 And surely one of these markets – the And, in any case, it would be wise for Greek Foreign Minister Arabia pumping only as much oil as is euros, down from 578.8 euros last year and most significant – is the United States. For Nikos Kotzias to tread carefully because a multi-faceted foreign needed for its residents to light their lamps 609.2 in 2014, and even the latter number the reason that every study that has been policy also demands skills... in the evening and be proud of their was low compared to Cyprus’ statistic of conducted on behalf of the Greek National achievement on top of it. 958 euros that year. Tourism Organization over the years has For entire decades, Greek governments We often say that Greece is the most shown that Americans on average spend Do Not forget to Vote have been harping on that tourism is the beautiful country in the world, meaning its more than double that of any other tourist. country’s “heavy industry.” And yet, instead islands, sun, sea and culture. Those consti - And yet, the luminaries of tourism sys - of handling it with the professional manner tute Greece’s comparative advantage. tematically ignore this market, apparently The National Herald endorsed Hillary Clinton for president that it requires, they either take it for Those are the “product” that could make for political reasons. last week. granted at best, or use it as a vehicle for ap - a big difference in the Greek economy and Furthermore, when they do happen to We do hope that you vote for her. We believe she is the pointing failed politicians. The results are fairly soon. It could create tens of thousands appoint a competent representative in New better of the two candidates. evident. of well-paying jobs. It could attract high-in - York, as is currently the case, how often do However, its equally, or even more, important that you vote For years, they have also harped – with come tourists who could afford to buy jew - they provide the tools necessary for the job? no matter whom you vote for. the media helping to “sell it” to the people elry, rent yachts, stay in good hotels, get The time has come to give tourism the So please take the time to vote this Tuesday, November the – that the increase in tourists is a great suc - married, visit religious and cultural monu - appropriate attention it deserves, because, 8th. cess. Each year, the respective ministers and ments, play golf, and leave a lot more to the once again, one should never let a serious their sidekicks proudly tout the percentage Greek economy than what they leave now. crisis go to waste. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 VIEWPOINTS 11 More Silent Institutions, China and the Superpower Challenge in Asia

More Anomaly Grows The next American president Will America go But China is close to This strategic has given China is going to face serious challenges to war with China Pakistan and Russia 80% control over sea-lanes One of the most tarianism within in the Middle East, the crisis of over Taiwan? This is Beijing’s military through which pass five trillion frustrating phenom - the Syriza party refuges and immigration, prob - is as much relevant partner in Central U.S. dollars of trade. U.S. war - ena in Troika-occu - than the World lems in Eastern Europe, and as will an American Asia thus checkmat - ships, soon to be joined by Japan - pied Greece (but not Council of Russian aggression in the president commit to ing India’s potential ese naval forces, patrol the sea- only domestically) is Churches, and Ukraine, as well as a fragile world a military conflict to assist the United lanes, but it is of little use against the lack of any insti - probably greater economy, global warming, etc. over the Baltic States in Asia. the concentration of overwhelm - tutional leadership to dogmatisms in but the critical factor is the South states? The response of ing Chinese regional military help the country es - their worldview). China Sea and the slow burn con - The Chinese are the Obama Admin - power. Ultimately, this could cape the lethal choke - As constitu - frontation with China. not in a hurry. They istration to the bring about a confrontation with hold its Lernaean Hy - tional court deci - While the United States has have prepared me - China’s soft aggres - the Chinese. dra of lenders has it sions are being bla - been focused on the Middle East thodically to accom - by DR. ANDRE sion was the Trans- Furthermore, Russia’s success - in. tantly ignored by and terrorism, as well as on one plish their ambi - GEROLYMATOS Pacific Partnership ful intervention in the Middle Over the past by Christopher ministers and leg - of the more contentious and elec - tions in stages. The (TPP). TPP, which East will alter the military-politi - seven years, the na - TRIPOULAS islators and the ju - tions, China has emerged as the first phase was eco - Special to excluded China, was cal-economic dynamic in that re - tion’s constitution has Special to dicial branch world’s second superpower. The nomic penetration The National Herald intended to gion. The Russians have proved been trampled count - The National Herald comes under in - Chinese government has em - and creating a de - strengthen Amer - they are ruthless albeit decisive. less times, and yet creasing pressure barked on an ambitious program pendence on Chinese trade par - ica’s Asian alliances by increasing Vladimir Putin’s ongoing sup - many of the country’s major in - to turn a blind eye to all the black - of building up its armed forces ticularly in South Asia. Indonesia, trade and enhancing Washing - port of Bashir al-Assad has stitutions have remained complic - mail of the citizenry associated and at the same time positioning the Philippines, Vietnam, South ton’s military posture in the re - demonstrated that the Russians itly silent. Not that the constitu - with the memorandum, as Lil - the country to establishing an Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore gion. are reliable and loyal allies. The tion wasn’t being circumvented liputian party cadre after party Asian-Pacific sphere of influence. are all exposed to potential Chi - This was Mr. Obama’s so- Americans, however, have in prior years, for largely populist cadre continues to ignore the China’s military expenditure nese economic pressure. called rebalance or pivot to Asia proven on more than one occa - reasons, but perhaps the material structural reasons that brought in 1990 was about ten billion A few, like Japan, are prepar - in order to contain and redirect sion to be fickle and lack staying abundance, like the infamous lo - Greece to its present sorry state American dollars. But in 2014 in - ing to defend against Chinese en - China’s ambitions. Unfortunately, power. This may be the case, but tus plants in Homer’s Odyssey, and shift the agenda by provoking creased to $129 billion, second croachment. Japan is expanding the TPP failed. Congress refused all major powers pick and choose lulled the populace to sleep in the public through statements only to the U.S. itself. If the cur - its military capability and re - to ratify it and both Hillary Clin - their allies and commitments de - peaceful apathy. Now that the lo - and actions, that moment of truth rent in Chinese economic expan - markably is considering develop - ton and Donald Trump have con - pending on self-interest. tuses – aka euros – have become has yet to arrive when the people sion continues by 2035 it will be ing nuclear capability. Hanoi, demned it. The United States may be go - scarce, the population has been will rally round a figure or insti - one third larger than that of however, initially an American The failure to implement the ing through a phase of uncer - roused to a waking nightmare. tution visionary enough to de - America. ally, is now hedging its bets by TPP is a major setback for the tainty, yet these periods end. The It’s worth examining whether nounce the current state of affairs The grand strategy of the Chi - establishing closer ties with Bei - Obama presidency and without danger is that in the interim pe - the silence is a result of the occu - and enact sweeping changes nese government is to achieve jing. a new strategy, a serious decline riod, the Chinese as well as the pation or the cause of it, but the needed to heal the wounds. unification with Taiwan – by South Korea, a staunch Amer - in America influence in the re - Americans are becoming increas - fact remains that the nation’s ju - Unfortunately, institutions – force if necessary, control the ican ally, is more afraid of North gion. ingly nationalistic. There is a dan - diciary, universities and acade - even when they are right – seem South China Sea and dominate Korea and is maintaining friendly The TPP was critical, accord - ger that in a future confrontation mies, professional organizations unwilling or unable to communi - Asia-Pacific. President Xi has relations with China because Bei - ing to Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime Beijing may not be able to back and syndicates have remained cate authentically with people warned the Taiwanese that uni - jing has the ability to contain Kim minister, “Success or failure will down and the United States will conspicuously absent from their anymore. A perfect example is the fication cannot be delayed indef - Jon-un. Effectively, China is (could) sway the direction of the have to enforce its sphere of in - duties to society. transit strikes that plagued Greece initely. In response, the govern - North Korea’s only ally. global free trade system and the fluence. During Greece’s last junta this past summer, during the ment of Taiwan has been The government of the Philip - strategic environment in the Asia Whoever occupies the White (which, sadly, in some ways, was heart of the tourist season, leav - enhancing its defenses. pines, on the other hand, has Pacific” region. Sadly, the TPP ef - House has to use trade to check less oppressive than the current ing the suburban railway and Meanwhile, China has given up on the U.S. and Presi - fort has collapsed and China is China’s influence in Asia-Pacific; regime of banksters, eurocrats, metro linking Athens’ airport to mounted an economic assault by dent Rodrigo-Duterte, has gone proceeding to dominate Asia Pa - the alternative is ongoing military and domestic lackeys managing the city shut for days. The work - curbing the lucrative tourist trade over to China announcing that cific. escalation, which under the certain issues), prominent literary ers were in the right, because the from China as well as investment, Manila will terminate maritime Indeed, China’s controversial wrong circumstances can lead to figures and artists led the moral railway was auctioned off to a which combined with increased cooperation with Washington. island program is giving that war. resistance against the colonels foreign entity for a fraction of its defense spending will has hit the The other Asia-Pacific coun - country effective control over the who had usurped power. actual price and privatization is country very hard. President Xi’s tries are choosing neutrality, South China Sea. The Chinese André Gerolymatos is Director of Who can overlook Nobel Lau - probably going to hit commuters strategy is to compromise Tai - which plays into Beijing’s strategy are essentially building up reefs the Stavros Niarchos Foundation reate George Seferis’ declaration and tourists where it hurts sooner wan’s economy and if that fails a of diminishing America’s influ - and by establishing airfields on Centre for Hellenic Studies at Si - entitled “This Anomaly Must rather than later. However, the military option will effect reuni - ence in the region. Washington’s them are using these islands are mon Fraser University in Van - Stop?” Some of his languages is inconvenience caused by “just an - fication. only other powerful ally is India. mini aircraft careers. couver. particularly telling: “It has been other strike” to countless private- almost two years now that a sector commuters and tourists far regime has been imposed on us worse off did more harm to the which is totally inimical to the cause than good. After all, misery LETTER fROM ATHENS ideals for which our world —and loves company. One wonders how our people so resplendently— much more effective this cam - fought during the last world paign would have been if the war… Everyone has been taught strikes were replaced by 10- Greece’s Coming 4th Bailout Really Won't Solve the Crisis and knows by now that in the minute mid-ride stoppages where case of dictatorial regimes the be - union officials could brief riders ginning may seem easy, but and explain how privatization There’s no story more of a 2010, and on May 2 all the interna - got warm SYRIZA and the De - tragedy awaits, inevitably, in the would be affecting them as well. MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over) that Greece got its first tional banks and pendent Greeks fell victim to the end. The drama of this ending Of course, this problem does anything dealing with the econ - bailout – some 110 investors smelling creditors and agreed to more aus - torments us, consciously or un - not appear to be limited exclu - omy. It will have people tuning billion euros ($143 blood, a bad car - terity in July, after closing the consciously — as in the immemo - sively to the domestic affairs of out faster than if they saw Donald billion) with cass and high inter - banks for three weeks and im - rial choruses of Aeschylus. The Greece proper. Hellenes abroad Trump in a speedo or Chillary promises resounding est rates to bleed posing more austerity in return longer the anomaly remains, the are facing a similar set of chal - Clinton screeching like an air raid this would solve the Greece further. for the third Tsipras Bailout, for more the evil grows… I am a man lenges. With Greek Education in siren. But – especially in Greece’s problem and all They didn’t 86 billion euros ($95.64 billion) without any political a ffi liation, the US confronted with indiffer - case – they are important, even would be well. It know that then-Fi - he swore he would never seek and I can therefore speak without ence or even opposition from if ignored, overlooked or set aside wasn’t, of course, be - nance Minister and nor accept before doing both. fear or passion. I see ahead of me within the organized community, in File 13, the waste paper bas - cause he didn’t know PASOK non-leader This is what happens when the precipice toward which the teachers and administrators re - ket, the circular file. that the Administra - Evangelos Venize - amateurs run into stone-cold oppression that has shrouded the main self-servingly but shortsight - Greece has, for the last 6 ½ tion of his predeces - by ANDY los, serving in a killer Capitalists and bankers who country is leading us. This anom - edly silent, offering no collective years been relying on what sor, then-New DABILIS coalition with run the world, always have, al - aly must stop. It is a national im - response to the growing trend of turned into three bailouts from Democracy Capital - Samaras, would hit ways will and count so many perative.” Seferis returned with school closures. While educators its international creditors, the Eu - ist leader Constan - Special to them with 74 per - Leftist scalps you’d need a Cray one final blow against the regime air petty complaints in the press ropean Union, International tine “The Invisible The National Herald cent losses, wiping supercomputer to tally them. – the poem “Over Aspalathus and social media, pointing fingers Monetary Fund, European Cen - Man” Karamanlis, out the life savings At least the 3d package, the Bushes,” published three days af - at one another over largely per - tral Bank and European Stability just pretty much made up bogus of fools who bought Greek bonds, Tsipras Bailout would really, re - ter his death, but whose powerful sonal differences and overinflated Mechanism, who basically own numbers about the economy, ly - including those in the Diaspora ally, really solve Greece’s eco - message continues to resonate egos, none of them have man - the country. ing all the way out the door. believing in their homeland and nomic problems. Except that it until today. Similar causes for aged to successfully cultivate a They put up 326 billion euros The Papandreou Bailout led to heritage without knowing it was didn’t and won’t and has seen the popular demonstrations of dignity wider movement contributing to ($360.4 billion) to save Greece violent riots and the deaths of run on avarice. debt ratio soar to 180 percent of occurred during other moments any substantial organizational re - from itself, a country ruined by three innocent Marfin Bank work - During both of those cata - Gross Domestic Product with of tyranny, such as Kostis Palamas’ form, increased funding, and a four decades of successive New ers killed when cowardly anar - clysmic bailouts, Alexis Tsipras, SYRIZA’s allegedly Marxist econ - funeral during the Nazi occupa - real investment commitment Democracy Capitalists and PA - chists threw Molotov Cocktails head of the then-marginal Looney omist Finance Minister Euclid tion, where thousands of his from leading benefactors and or - SOK Anti-Socialists plundering into their office, smoking them to Lefty SYRIZA party, a Che Gue - Tsakalotos crushed too by the starving and suffering country - ganizations. Internal divisions, the treasury, spending like death before running away. vara freak running a group of lenders and the third bailout pay - men came out to follow the pro - sink or swim attitudes of yester - drunken sailors and packing pub - Two years later, after the pre - Maoists, Stalinists, Leninists, Trot - ing the second bailout which is cession, defiantly singing the Na - year undercutting collective ac - lic payrolls with patronage hires dictable failure of the Papandreou skyites, anarchists, terrorists, ecol - paying the first bailout. tional Anthem. Seferis’ funeral in tion, and failure to incorporate of people who didn’t want to Bailout to slow an economic slide ogists and wackooists, ridiculed If you’re still awake, this brings 1971 was very similar, with thou - other stakeholders and clearly lay work, only collect their pay - toward bankruptcy, oblivion and the goverments while insisting us to the inevitable conclusion: sands on hand to sing the banned out the abysmal danger surround - checks. being kicked out of the Eurozone, one day he would come to power Greece will likely need a fourth songs of the self-exiled composer ing continued neglect and negli - Such is the cost of political came the second bailout, this one and reverse the harsh austerity bailout, suggested Zolt Darvas, a Mikis Theodorakis – many of gence in this vital area have left greed and profligacy except that for 130 billion euros ($170 bil - measures that came with the senior economist at the Bruegel which featured Seferis’ poems. educators in a position of power - it’s workers, pensioners and the lion) under interim Premier Lucas bailouts, and lead a revolution. Institute in Brussels, because it’s Theodorakis is one of the few sur - lessness, when instead, they could poor who picked up the tab while Papademos, serving after Papan - He got his chance in January, unlikely to return to the markets viving cultural legends who has have had a much-deserved lead - the politicians, the rich and the dreou resigned ahead of elections 2015 when an impasse over by 2018 as Tsipras predicted. spoken out against the tyranny ing role in community affairs. tax cheats have largely escaped won by new New Democracy electing Greece’s symbolic, pow - With anger making early elec - imposed by the IMF and EU and The first step of any oppressor with impunity, as they always do leader Antonis “Mr. Bean Counter erless President and austerity tions likely, Tsipras will be swept the interests they serve, but also does is to undercut education in and always will because that’s the “ Samaras. anger saw SYRIZA topple the aside like the crumb he is and be against the practices of complicit order to keep the people in the way is. Still paying attention? There was glad-handing and New Democracy-PASOK two- replaced by new New Democracy Greek governments – including dark. The first step to combat This is where the math crosses back-slapping all around with headed monster, only to be re - leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who the current one, which fancies it - tyranny and overthrow one’s op - path with politics. confidence this would really, re - placed by one even worse: opposed austerity, accepted it and self leftist with its only shallow pressor is revolution through ed - After then-Premier and PA - ally solve a debt crisis that the SYRIZA’s bargain with the far- now opposes it again until he also claim to fame being the bad fash - ucation. But like Greece’s politi - SOK Anti-Socialist leader George first bailout only really would right, jingoistic Dependent asks for more loans: let’s call it ion sense of its cadres and their cians, educators must ask “The Money is There” Papan - solve. Greeks (ANEL) to get their votes the Mitsotakis Bailout. It won’t apparent opposition to organized themselves if their current stance dreou found it wasn’t he went on It was an illusion, of course, to form a government. work either. religion (something quite ironic – or lack thereof – isn’t really con - his knees, hat-in-hand to the because the 2nd bailout was ANEL was also vehemently considering that there’s more sec - tributing to this problem. lenders begging for money in meant to pay back the 1st and anti-austerity but before the seats [email protected] Thucydides’ Ancient Quotes Shed Light on Donald Trump’s Appeal to Voters in 2016

While many Europeans are esty is the cloak of cowardice. Not defend the virtues less series of wars and achievement is the human tect women from harassment in ready to condemn Americans for a professional politician, Trump that have made throw populations rights democracy. The evolution the workplace, and innumerable the nomination of Donald Trump acts spontaneously and repeats America great. into crisis, widen the of the human rights culture organizations that support as a promising presidential can - expressions that are often heard Nevertheless they economic divide be - among the general population, women in need. Seldom has a didate, his success is no wonder, when citizens angrily discuss the don’t agree in their tween countries, and which has not been the gift of en - Western World woman been of - if one delves into the current sit - current political and economic sit - priorities. Trump deepen the cultural lightened leaders, but the result fended in public as brutally as uation of many American house - uation. It is easier for many to suggests investing alienation. Much of of the citizens’ struggle. It is the Hillary Clinton has been. Persis - holds. Trump as a political figure identify to him than with Hillary in the military the subsequent unrest most promising development in tent, decent, decisive, prudent embodies the anger and the Clinton. power, on strategic and violence is di - America and a paradigm to the and a well-taught political actress, worry of the middle class, whose Being a successful professional decisions that will rected against Europe, world. she uses a fake smile whenever members, hardworking to begin politician, Clinton’s political mask support America’s and American voters A country that celebrates di - her opponent verbally attacks her. with and now working even is so obvious that many find it hegemony, on the speculate on what the versity has invited people of dif - Thucydides adds that during re - harder than before, struggle to hard to believe that she will truly deportation of ille - by DR. DIMITRA development of the ferent origin, has provided them cession and war, the furious mis - survive and to pay their bills. accomplish what she promises: gal aliens and the KAMARINOU hegemony fight may opportunities to develop their behavior is a mark of a real man. Moreover, they can hardly af - prudent ways out of the problems banning of new - add to their house - skills and their creativity, and has Indeed, this is Donald Trump’s at - ford their children’s education without many deviations from the comers from Mus - Special to holds. supported them to unravel their titude in many cases, such as and secure a decent amount of precursors’ policies. lim and Latin The National Herald As it is true that if diversity. They have learned to when during the debate he calls money for their retirement. My impression is that neither American coun - American citizens had team up, to work together despite his opponent “a nasty woman.” The issues Trump raises are Trump nor Clinton would have tries, while Clinton supports the to pay a fair price to the Latin their differences, to respect each In Europe, we are holding our real and, due to past wrong deci - advanced so far had they not had inclusion of all citizens, despite American producers for their cof - other. The results being their sig - breath waiting to see how Amer - sions, difficult to solve. Had he the other as an opponent. Many religion, color, race, gender, sex - fee and multiply its price, many nificant contribution to the mul - icans will cast their votes. used milder tones, he probably of their voters do not agree with ual, and other preferences and household economies would suf - tifaceted development of the na - wouldn’t reach the number of vot - their attitudes. Many Americans the creation of opportunities for fer, how wise is it today to drive tion and the awareness that they Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has ers he does now. will vote for president not out of everyone, although the how is not tax revenues to military expenses all deserve to have a descent studied philology and As Thucydides said, in times preference, but to prevent the very clear. instead of social care, education, place in the American society. archaeology at the University of of depression it is the outraged “disastrous” other from gaining Unfortunately, the fight for the and health, particularly for the Though things are not ideal, this Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum politiciand who is trusted and the office. global hegemony does not iden - middle class citizens? notion unifies American citizens. in Germany. She has been one who objects to him is suspect. Despite their differences, there tify to the struggle for peace. As a European in an agonized The United States has played honored with the Academy of Inconsiderate boldness counts as is one thing Donald and Hillary Though the issue is complex, the European Community I see that a leading role in the gender equal - Athens Award in Archaeology true-hearted manliness, and mod - share in common: they claim to results are predictable: the end - America’s indisputable strength ity movement, has laws that pro - and Homeric Philology. 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 5-11, 2016 Donald Trump, the Candidate of Hoi Polloi, for President of the United States

Contrary to the widespread ter exiting the crowded field of tol. Peggy Noonan, that Trump’s them), and even his comments jobs, because their bottom line is suggestions that this is a lose-lose 17, Huckabee aptly concluded: comparatively rhetoric hurts the on that hidden mic only prove the CEOs, not the workers. Don - presidential election because of “America didn’t want a nice guy kinder, simply calls feelings of Mexicans, that he can be offensive – but ald Trump, in stark contrast, is two deeply flawed candidates, this time, if they did, they would him “a nut.” African-Americans, they neither constitute sexism the true voice of American labor. thus forcing a choice between the have nominated me.” Former Presi - and Muslims? Re - nor sexual assault. Don’t believe me? Just listen to lesser of two evils, this is actually The candidate who steam - dents George Bush ally? Can you really He won’t have his “finger on their words. a moment to celebrate, because rolled through the field en route Sr. and Jr., the only see Romney sipping the nuclear button.” No one does. Hillary will continue meekly the voice of the people – the hoi to the Republican nomination living Republican Rob Roys with Not even the “trustworthy, calm” fighting wars that have no end polloi – roars louder than it has was Donald Trump. “I don’t have former chief execu - George Will as they presidents, like Jimmy Carter and but should have been over with in 118 years! time for tone,” he says. “Let me tives, did not attend discuss: “we’ve got Barack Obama. Because they, too, years ago, whereas Trump un - This populist resurgence al - get in there, fix things, and then the Party’s Conven - to do something could snap at any moment – derstands how to leverage Amer - most enjoyed an even greater you can elect a nice guy again.” tion. Neither did about Donald they’re only human, after all. ica’s power on the world stage – burst, but the establishment Trump lets no one walk all John Kasich, Gover - by CONSTANTINOS E. Trump. If he’s There are layers upon layers of not to be bullies, but to be treated forces muffled the groundswell over him. Carried to the extreme, nor of Ohio, the SCAROS elected, little Con - people that must ascent before with respect, by everyone. for Bernie Sanders, a democratic it makes him seem petty to many, state that hosted the suela from San Jose such an action would ever be Finally, Hillary Clinton will ap - socialist independent who particularly when he engages in event. Special to will feel like less of taken. To think Trump can blow point activist Supreme Court Jus - hitched a ride on the Democratic late-night Twitter wars about is - The National Re - The National Herald a person!”? up Paraguay if he were offended tices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Party wagon in his attempt to win sues irrelevant to the election. view, the longstand - To those who by its leader is absurd. Besides, who will change whatever laws the White House, only to be given But the advantage to defending ing “bible” of conservative question whether Trump is really there are numerous people in they don’t like, whereas Donald the boot by that party’s machine, oneself at every turn is not giving thought, published an entire edi - a man of the people – the hoi and out of government, including Trump understands that the which caters to the elites and political rivals an inch. That’s tion titled “The Case Against polloi – a populist the likes of top military leaders and politi - court’s role is not to make law, shuns ordinary Americans even why Trump was able to beat Trump.” which this country hasn’t seen in cians, who support Trump’s can - but rather to apply law made by as it purports to be the party of down the bullying, berating, and USA Today, noted for its con - over a hundred years, because he didacy, including Rudy Giuliani, the legislative branch – just as the people. defamatory sabotage of the Re - spicuous refusal to endorse a is rich, consider these notions: 1) Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, and the Constitution clearly indicates. But just like Michael Dukakis publican establishment. presidential candidate, made an the two families most associated countless others. Even if you dis - The media has done a success - in 1988, Sanders would not sac - Typically, the Republican can - exception for the first time this with helping the poor over the agree with their politics, do you ful job making this election about rifice decency for victory. He re - didate is at a 2-on-1 disadvan - year. It’s endorsement: “not Don - past century are the Roosevelts really think they would support personalities. It’s not. It is not sisted the temptation to fight fire tage: he has to simultaneously ald Trump.” Trump’s detractors and Kennedys, both part of the a dangerous person? about Trump’s tone or Hillary’s with fire. He treated the forces fend off the Democrats and most claim this is because Trump is aristocracy; and 2) if Trump On immigration, Hillary likes corruption. 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HISTORICAL COMMENTARY Antonio Panay: The Wonder of the Nineteenth Century and his Grand Greek Circus

By Steve Frangos his fellow Greek performers pro - sistent in their descriptions and cus was his open challenge. TNH Staff Writer vided the American public upon even the very name of the circus Panay billed himself as the their arrival. This entertainment itself. Across any number of ad - wrestling champion of Central In the early spring of 1876, form was one based on physical vertisements, Panay’s circus and South America and was Antonio Panay, an ethnic Greek strength by individuals who name changes from Grand ready – in the very first adver - despite his name, brought a cir - were, compared to the average Athenian Circus, to the Royal tisement I have been able to lo - cus troupe to the United States. man, quite literally muscular gi - Greek Circus then to the Elenico cate – to “pay $500 to any one Whether or not Panay arrived ants. Aethna’s Grand Hippodrome being able to vanquish him in with very first Greek-owned cir - In the decades immediately and Circus (Evening Post May Roman wrestling (San Francisco cus to perform in this country is following the Civil War, the 1), then, inexplicitly as the Royal Chronicle March 17).” This kind a matter of future research, but movement known as “physical Italian Circus and then back of challenge was voiced by each we know that from March culture” developed. Exercise again to one of the other names and every one of the Greek through November 1876, Panay programs, specialized diets, and in no apparent order. It only strongmen giants of the 1870 and his troupe entertained non - unique equipment were all grad - seems logical to assume Panay to1890 eras. It became a main - stop any and all residents and ually perfected; they focused on was attempting by this odd jug - stay for all the Greek immigrant visitors to San Francisco. physical health and muscular de - gling of names to stimulate in - strongmen who followed these Panay and company per - velopment. What we now call terest and excitement in his cir - earliest of pioneers. formed for the public three bodybuilding had its origins in cus. An especially curious aspect Various Greek-American fam - months before George Arm - this period. Just as Jack Lalanne, to this quite literally daily use of ilies continue to own and run strong Custer and the seventh Joe Gold, Steve Reeves, Arnold newspaper advertisements was circuses and carnivals that their cavalry were massacred at the Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester that conflicting names were pub - strongman ancestor founded or Little Big Horn on June 17, Stallone are prominent propo - lished in say the San Francisco purchased. Among their number 1876. Furthermore, it is now an nents of bodybuilding and pop - Chronicle and other name in ad - were Andrew Spheeris who accepted point of history that the ular entertainment in our time, vertisements running in the owned and operated the Majick “Wild West” of American lore, so too in the late 19th century Evening Post on the very same Empire Carnival. Spheeris was ended in 1890 – a full fourteen were Panay and the rest sought- day! Mention is made in passing the father of the late Jimmie years later still – with the closing after public performers. of “posters” so we must assume Spheeris (1949 -1984) the now- (or enclosing really) of the na - In the published accounts, that Panay also had advertising legendary American singer-song - tion’s entire frontier region. Panay is always named as the bills and other broadsheets writer who released four albums Panay was no simple circus circus’ owner and lead per - passed out and pasted on any in the 1970s on the Columbia owner/promoter. It seemed he letic performers toured the U.S., Entertainment forms have former. Unfortunately, given the and all surfaces across San Fran - Records and Epic Records labels. was the very first of the Greek including Theodore George changed so fundamentally over time period and nature of cir - cisco. Jimmie’s older sister is film di - strongmen performers to reach Costaky, Panaghis Coutalianos, the last 100-150 years that it dif - cuses, the newspaper articles Published accounts report rector and producer Penelope American shores. From the George Heraklides, Antoni ficult from our perspective to and advertisements document - that on April 15 Panay and his Spheeris. These Spheerises are 1870s throughout the 1890s, an Pierre, Nicholas Protopapas, and even comprehend the novelty ing Panay’s nine months in San circus first performed before the cousins to both Chris Spheeris elite group of massive Greek ath - John Muhler. and stunning impact Panay and Francisco are anything but con - American public on at “the hip - the well-respected New Age mu - podrome lot, corner of Mission sician, and film director Costa and Seventh streets (Evening Gavras. Anna Fox, Penelope Post April 14).” Panay places Spheeris’ daughter is currently, himself at the very center of the working on a movie about Pene - initial advertising accounts. lope Spheeris and her mother, Don’t miss our November 19-20, 2016 annual Panay’s act promised to exhibit: Gypsy. Gypsy was a travelling “all the hitherto known feats of circus performer so Spheeris wonderful strength and agility… spent her early life travelling being charged with enormous with the circus. Penelope weight (1,200 pounds) with Spheeris will produce the film. which he will move about, dance According to the James E. and walk. An iron bar he bends Strates Carnival Midway web - Food & Wine Issue by striking it against his naked site, Strates Shows, Americas arm. A heavy cannon fired from only railroad carnival, travels the his shoulder...The athlete offers United States during a seven- Deadline for placing your ad: November 11, 2016 to pay $500 to any one being month season, transporting per - able to vanquish him in Roman sonnel and equipment with 61 wrestling (March 17).” Later rail cars and 34 trucks. Traveling Panay added other features to with the show are some 400 em - his act such as having fourteen ployees and families who oper - men stand on a board placed ate the many rides, games and across his shoulders. concessions. The circus’ other performers “Strates Shows has a history were initially described simply dating back to 1923 when James as “European artists” (Evening E. Strates, a Greek immigrant, Post April 14). Later advertise - began his first show. Mr. Strates ments report quite a grand en - came to America in 1909 and, semble of performers: “Largest, like many immigrants, worked Best and Most Extensive in the at a number of odd jobs. In World. Gives the Grandest Pro - 1919, he joined a carnival ath - cessions. Has Herds of Wild An - letic show as a wrestler taking imals. Myriads of attractions. on all challengers. In 1923, Multitude of Marvels. Money In - James E. Strates acquired South - vested Sufficient to Ransom a ern Tier Shows and in 1932 Prince. Great Congress of Bare - changed its name to James E. back Riders. Miraculous Gym - Strates Shows. Mr. Strates con - nasts. Fearless Four-horse Rid - tinued to build and manage the ers. Wonderful Performing carnival until his death in 1959. Animals (San Francisco Chroni - At that time his son, E. James cle April 18).” As the months Strates, assumed responsibility went on “pantomimes” are for the carnival and still operates added to the advertising copy. it today (strates.com).” Other Very quickly the name of such Greek-American families Sakaikichi as director of the could be named. Prince Satzuma Royal Japanese After November 18, 1876, I Troupe are added as being a part can find no direct reference to of the overall performers consti - Panay in the United States. Yet, tuting Panay’s circus. Champion throughout the nine months of vaqueros trick riders were also advertisements, Panay made a added to the bill (San Francisco special note of having his troupe Chronicle May 7). In these ex - referred to in the press specifi - tremely quick additions to the cally as “His Grand Greek Cir - circus troupe I can only presume cus.” Antonio Panay, master The National Herald that Panay, once he became showman and Man of Iron,

T H D E L N A aware of the sheer numbers of blazed a performance trail few AT ER www.thenationalherald.com IONAL H Japanese and Mexicans in the now know even existed. All we San Francisco region, the can hope is that future research Greek’s awareness of the diver - brings his contributions to sity of local entertainment tastes. Greek-American studies back For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 101 Admission costs were consistent, onto to the pages of history. ranging from 50 cents to $1.50. Another aspect to Panay’s cir - [email protected]