S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCAtioN www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 16, ISSUE 803 March 2-8, 2013 $1.50 Rightwing Mediterranean Diet an Candidate Excellent Preventer of Wins Big Heart Disease, Stroke

In Cyprus By Gina Kolata Rachel Johnson, a professor of New York Times nutrition at the University of Vermont and a spokeswoman New President Nicos About 30 percent of heart at - for the American Heart Associ - tacks, strokes and deaths from ation. “And the really important Anastasiades Talks heart disease can be prevented thing — the coolest thing — is in people at high risk if they that they used very meaningful About a Bright Future switch to a Mediterranean diet endpoints. They did not look at rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, risk factors like cholesterol or NICOSIA (AP) – Nicos Anastasi - fish, fruits and vegetables, and hypertension or weight. They ades was elected president of even drink wine with meals, a looked at heart attacks and Cyprus in a runoff held on Sun - large and rigorous new study strokes and death. At the end of day, February 24. In the midst has found. the day, that is what really mat - of an economic crisis, moribund The findings, published on ters.” re-unification talks, threatening The New England Journal of Until now, evidence that the noises from Turkey - but also Medicine’s Web site on Monday, Mediterranean diet reduced the with the promise of a brighter were based on the first major risk of heart disease was weak, future fueled by a natural gas clinical trial to measure the based mostly on studies show - windfall - the Conservative can - diet’s effect on heart risks. The ing that people from Mediter - didate won by one of the widest magnitude of the diet’s benefits ranean countries seemed to margins in 30 years, startled experts. The study have lower rates of heart disease Anastasiades declared he ended early, after almost five — a pattern that could have would do what it takes to years, because the results were been attributed to factors other quickly secure a financial rescue so clear it was considered un - than diet. package from international AP Photo/NikolAs GiAkoumidis ethical to continue. And some experts had been creditors and prevent the coun - Three Down, More to Go? Ex Thessaloniki Officials to Jail The diet helped those follow - skeptical that the effect of diet try from sliding into economic ing it even though they did not could be detected, if it existed oblivion. Former mayor of Thessaloniki, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, who was also previously a junior lose weight and most of them at all, because so many people The new president appears government minister, is escorted by police officers to a police van in Thessaloniki on Wednesday were already taking statins, or are already taking powerful to have hit the ground running. Feb. 27, 2013. A court in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has convicted three of the blood pressure or diabetes drugs drugs to reduce heart disease He has already named a for - city's former top officials, including Papageorgopoulos, and sentenced them to life imprisonment to lower their heart disease risk. eign and a finance minister to for embezzling more than euro 17 million from the municipality. (See story on page 9). “Really impressive,” said Continued on page 6 his Cabinet. Anastasiades an - nounced Monday that he has chosen Michalis Sarris to the fi - nancial post and Ioannis Ka - soulides to oversee foreign af - Learning Greek in the NY Metro Area fairs once the president begins his 5-year term on March 1. Anastasiades also appointed By Constantine S. Sirigos ing a place to learn Greek in by the Cathedral Fellowship, the the 65-year-old Christopher Pis - TNH Staff Writer America should not be an issue program is currently being run sarides, a Nobel Prize winner in in 2013. as a Cathedral ministry, while economics, to head a national NEW YORK – Few people will The key appears to be for efforts are being undertaken to economics advisory body. deny that knowledge of a for - communities as a whole or a revive the Fellowship. "A message of peace" was eign language confers many small group of champions to be Classes are offered on three sent by Anastasiades to to Turk - benefits ranging from making committed to devoting the time levels: Beginners Greek 1A: ish Cypriots, expressing a "sin - one a more interesting person required for administration and Sundays 1:30-3:30PM, Modern cere intention" to achieve a re - to making visits to foreign coun - any necessary fundraising, and Greek 1B: Wednesdays 7-9PM, unification deal with the tries more satisfying. However, the patience to weather the pe - Modern Greek 1C: Thursdays 7- support of the EU and "other although Greek-Americans take riodic downturns in attendance. 9PM. The 12 sessions cost $450 friendly countries." special pride in the language of The emphasis in the success - per semester. For more informa - He struck an optimistic note their forefathers, it does not ap - ful program is on conversational tion call 212-288-3214 or visit pear that offering Greek lan - Greek. A good program can turn www.thecathedralnyc.org. Continued on page 9 guage classes to adults is a pri - the community’s intermarriage In New Jersey, the church of ority in many communities. rate, which exceeds 80 percent St. Nicholas in Wyckoff has a In this article ,TNH surveys – with the concomitant fact that program that was founded by the offerings available in the Greek is simply not spoken in James Giokas seven years ago. WITH THIS ISSUE New York Metropolitan area and most homes – from a perceived There are spring and fall semes - raises the question why an af - communication tragedy to a ters, and classes meet on 10 fluent community with access to chance to fill America with Phil - consecutive Fridays. The price Publication Recalls the Mitsotakis Years 21st century technology cannot hellenes. for a student’s first semester is do more. The stories about the The Archdiocesan Cathedral $400 because it includes a num - Former Prime Minister Constantinos Mitsotakis speaks at the “krifa scholia – hidden schools” of the Holy Trinity has held ber of textbooks. Continuing launch of a publication regarding his premiership days, Ahead under Ottoman captivity may be adult classes for more than a of its Time: The New Democracy Government 1990-1993, in more myth than reality, but find - decade. Originally established Continued on page 3 Athens on February 25. (See story on page 9). Evripidis Gavathiotis Explores Life and Death Samaras

By Constantine S. Sirigos sion, he and his colleagues hope search Institute, its director teins in the cell that control the Considers TNH Staff Writer to design new drugs and thera - Richard N. Kitsis, MD (he is not decision between survival and pies for cancer and other dis - Greek), announced “some death. NEW YORK – Life is the ulti - eases. prized recruits have arrived…. In that decision, a protein Downsizing mate mystery this side of the There are times when a doc - Among them is Dr. Evripidis Ga - called BAX “has the last word… Mind of God. If death and dis - tor wants the cell to die – as in vathiotis, a stellar chemical and BAX does its deadly work fol - ease is the enemy, however, the cancer – but in other situations structural biologist and inventor lowing heart attacks, by orches - By Andy Dabilis fountain of wisdom and the you want to stop the cell from of new drugs for heart disease trating the killing of heart mus - TNH Staff Writer biggest battle lies in the cell and shutting down – the heart mus - and cancer.” cle…This ‘executioner protein’ understanding war and peace at cle’s response to a heart attack Indeed the lab where he attaches to a cell’s mitochon - ATHENS – With $69 billion in that level is the key to healing of massive cell death is cata - works has his name on it, and dria, the energy ‘power plants international loans coming in as many diseases. Scientists like strophic. its own website, contained in cells,” he was part of a second bailout of $325 Evripidis Gavathiotis are on the Gavathiotis is an Assistant gavathiotislab.org, a tribute as quoted in an Einstein newslet - billion, and with foreign in - front lines. Professor in the Department of much to the urgency and ter, which added, “Dr. Gavathi - vestor confidence returning, Sophia Nibi, His goal sounds almost po - Biochemistry and the Depart - promise of its work as to his otis had succeeded where many Greek Prime Minister Antonis etical or philosophical, but it is ment of Medicine at Albert Ein - own achievements. had failed: he had identified key Samaras now has to deal with a hard science on the cutting stein College of Medicine. When Gavathiotis has a back - spots on BAX where the protein long-delayed and dreaded re - 70, Asst. to edge: trying to understand how he moved from the Dana Farber ground both in researching the can be turned off plants’ con - form: firing public workers. a cell decides whether to live or Cancer Institute/Harvard to Ein - biological processes and in de - tained in cells.” He is meeting strong resis - die. By understanding the basic stein in 2011, also joining the signing drugs. The drugs are tance from labor unions whose Methodios mechanism behind that deci - Wilf Family Cardiovascular Re - supposed to manipulate the pro - Continued on page 2 members have so far largely es - caped being let go as unemploy - ment in the private sector, TNH Staff spurred by harsh austerity mea - sures, has hit a record 27 per - Sophia (Efthimiou) Nibi of RESTAURANT REVIEW cent, some 61.7 percent for Newton, MA, retired Adminis - those under 25. trative Assistant to His Eminence Greece’s lenders, the Troika Metropolitan Methodios of the Avra Estiatorio in Midtown: Popular and Elegant of the European Union-Interna - Greek Orthodox Metropolis of tional Monetary Fund-European Boston, died of cancer last week Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) at Brigham and Women's Hos - By Penelope Karageorge want the hugely bloated public pital in Boston. She was 70. Special to The National Herald sector reduced by 25,000 work - Born in Neo Irakleio, Attica, ers by the end of the year but a suburb of Athens, Greece, in Avra has always been consid - so far only 2,000 have been put 1942, she immigrated to the ered one of the jewels in the in a reserve capacity, to be paid United States in 1956, settling crown of Manhattan’s Greek 75 percent of their already-re - in Brooklyn. She then moved to restaurants. Located at 141 East duced pay and then let go in a Massachusetts and lived in Sher - 48th Street off Lexington Av - year if new positions can’t be born and Wellesley before mov - enue, it’s a convenient place to found for them. ing to Newton in 2005. join friends for a meal or just to But the German news agency Nibi graduated from Hunter stop at the cozy bar. Der Speigel reported that Greek College with a degree in chem - On the second Monday of the courts are quickly overturning istry and worked as a researcher month from 5:30 to 7:30PM, the the firings, which are against for the Lederle Labs division of American Hellenic Institute the Constitution that guarantees American Cyanamid. In 1964, (AHI) Business Network gath - civil servants jobs for life even she married Nick Nibi and a year ers here. Hosted by the gracious in the case of serious discipli - Col. Andonis Neroulios, they are nary infractions. Half of the Continued on page 8 popular monthly gatherings. 2,000 put in reserve have al - There is a cash bar and compli - ready returned to their old jobs mentary hors d’oeuvres, includ - and of 500 municipal workers ing perfectly-browned kefte - affected, 300 have won their For subscription: dakia (succulent tiny jobs back by court order or in - 718.784.5255 meatballs); delicate smoked terim measures. [email protected] salmon on slivers of toast; Samaras, the New Democ - chicken skewers; and delectable racy Conservative leader, is also bits of haloumi cheese. meeting resistance from his un - tNh/CostAs BEJ We had dined at Avra early easy coalition partners, the PA - Notable for its design by architect Yannis Skordas, Avra Estiatorio is one of the most elegant and popular Greek restaurants in NYC. Despite its size, Avra creates the feeling of a private club. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 9 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 Catsimatidis is Outraged about Bridge Toll Hikes GOINGS ON... n MARCH 2 Society will honor the women of By Paula Katinas FLUSHING - This year the Pan - our parishes who have served Brooklyn Daily Eagle cyprian Women’s Issues Network Philoptochos for 50 years or celebrates their 18th Anniversary more. The event will be held on Saying that there should be with a dinner dance on Saturday, Sunday, at 1PM Terrace on the “fairness and rational in the toll March, 2, 2013, at Terrace on the Park, in Flushing. The proceeds system,” Republican mayoral Park, 52-11 111th Street in Flush - of this fundraiser will be used to hopeful John Catsimatidis came ing at 7PM. We are thrilled to an - assist over 100 Greek Orthodox to Brooklyn on Monday to call nounce this year’s honoree, Ms. families that have been devas - for a freeze on the tolls on the Nicole Petallides, Anchor for Fox tated by Hurricane Sandy, as well Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Business Network, 2013 Woman as benefiting the newly acquired Catsimatidis, a billionaire su - of the Year. We hope you can join Philoptochos Center of Philan - permarket mogul who hopes to in honoring Nicole. Dinner and thropy at 126 East 37th Street in win the GOP primary for mayor, dancing will follow the awards Manhattan. For luncheon reser - stood at the entrance to the Ver - ceremony. Dress to impress! Tick - vations $65 per person, contact razano-Narrows Bridge in Bay ets are $90 per person. For infor - Marina Katsoulis at 516-627- Ridge to make his point. The mation please contact:Dr. Flo - 0580 or [email protected]. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge toll rentia Christodoulidou at (718) has gone up 400 percent since 932-3100 office hours or after n MARCH 13 the bridge opened in 1964, he 8:00 PM (917) 402-8127;. Niovi MANHATTAN –The PC of the said. What was once a 50 cent Philippou at (718) 428-0588 af - Church of the annunciation in toll is now an eye-popping ter 6:00 PM, or Maria Botsios at conjunction with the Philopto - $15.00, or soon will be when (917) 301-7283. chos Society invites you to a con - the new toll rates officially go versation with Klaus Kenneth, au - into effect on March 1. CHICAGO, IL – The National Hel - thor of the best-selling book, “How do they say it in New lenic Museum will host its annual “Born to Hate, Reborn to Love”. York? Give me a break!” Catsi - Ambrosia Ball at 6:30PM on Sat - It is an opportunity to hear and matidis said. “A 400 percent in - urday, Mar. 2, in the Grand Ball - speak with Mr. Kenneth about his crease doesn’t make common room at the Palmer House. The remarkable spiritual odyssey. sense,” he said. Museum will invite guests to cel - Wednesday, Mar. 13, 6:30PM in The toll increases, like those ebrate Apokries, the Greek car - Demas Hall; a reception will fol - on the Verrazano-Narrows nival season, associated with rev - low. Annunciation Greek Ortho - Bridge, are “taxing the lifeblood John Catsimatidis, business mogul and Republican primary candidate for mayor of New York elry, mischief and satire. Mr. dox Church, 302 West 91st out of people who live and work City, and New York State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis George Stephanopoulos is the Street, (at West End Ave.) in in the outer boroughs like Ball’s honorary. The Museum Manhattan. 212-724-2070. Brooklyn and Staten Island by to raise the debt limit. Catsima - manner. She charged that the the toll increases. “I’m not here will honor Dr. Anthony S. Pa - forcing them to subsidize the tidis said that decision should MTA uses the excessive bridge to go after a competitor,” he padimitriou, Esq., President of n MARCH 16 rest of the system,” Catsimatidis be on the hands of voters. tolls to fund capital projects, said. “I’m just here to criticize the Alexander S. Onassis Public WASHINGTON, DC – The Athe - said, The MTA’s financial plan for some of which are not neces - the system,” he added. Benefit Foundation with the nians’ Society of NY in collabo - If the Metropolitan Trans - 2013-2016 calls for biennial fare sary. “In 2011, the MTA made a A mayor’s job is to fight on Award for Excellence. The event ration with the Embassy of portation Authority needs a toll and toll increases of 7.5 percent, profit of $251 million from the behalf of the public, Catsima - is black tie preferred. Tickets are Greece, the Dept. of Greek Stud - hike, then those increases Catsimatidis said. The plan Verrazano Bridge at the expense tidis said. “The mayor has to on sale for $350 per ticket. Call ies at Georgetown University, and should never go up more than takes on an additional $3 billion of my constituents. Let’s be re - where his size 12 shoes and put 312.655.1234, email events@ the Library of Congress presents the rate of inflation, according in debt this year and an addi - sponsible. Let’s look at the cap - his foot down,” he said. “Voters hellenicmuseum.org, or visit “A Festival of Greek Literature to Catsimatidis. tional $2 billion more in debt in ital projects we need,” she said. are interested in who is going www.nationalhellenicmuseum.or and Books” devoted to Constan - In addition to holding the 2014, he said. “We need to find a more eq - to defend them,” he said. g/events/ambrosia-ball. tine Cavafy on the anniversary of line on bridge and tunnel tolls, Assemblywoman Nicole uitable plan so that the burden Catisimatidis, a Greek-born his birth. Saturday, 10 AM to 3 the mayoral hopeful said the Malliotakis (R-C-Bay Ridge- of the MTA’s fiscal woes does businessman, is the president, n MARCH 3 PM at the Bunn Intercultural MTA shouldn’t be allowed to Staten Island), who endorsed not fall on the shoulders of chairman, and CEO of Red Ap - MANHATTAN – The George Center Auditorium of George - borrow money so easily. He Catsimatidis’s bid for mayor, Staten Island and Brooklyn res - ple Group as well as the Grist - “Best” Costacos Foundation Walk town U. For information contact called for a referendum on the joined him at the press confer - idents,” she said. edes chain of supermarkets. of Hope will take place on Sun - Panos Adamopoulos at 7180721- ballot to let voters decide if the ence. “John has the right ap - Joe Lhota, the former MTA He said he is prepared to day, March 3 at Riverside Park, 1111 or [email protected]. MTA should be permitted to proach,” she said. chairman, is also running in the spend between $10 million and 86th street and Riverside Drive raise its debt ceiling. Under cur - Malliotakis said she is partic - Republican Party primary for $20 million of his own money in Manhattan. Registration n MARCH 18 rent law, the state legislature de - ularly concerned about the bur - mayor. But Catsimatidis refused on his mayoral campaign. 10AM, walk 11AM. Join us as we MANHATTAN – Kellari Taverna cides if the MTA will be allowed den being shared in an equitable to blast his political rival over walk to raise funds to help find a is pulling out all the stops for the cure for brain cancer. Proceeds annual Kathara Deftera (Clean to benefit the lab of Dr. David Ly - Monday) dinner to benefit the den at New York Presbyterian- renowned Gennadius Library of Weill Cornell Medical Center. the American School of Classical Evripidis Gavathiotis Explores Life and Death Bring your friends and form a Studies in Athens on Monday, team. Suggested minimum reg - Mar. 18 at 6:30PM. Executive istration: $20 Adults; $10 Stu - Chef Gregory Zapantis is serving Continued from page 1 dents For more information and a spectacular menu of Mediter - to RSVP, please call (212) 252- ranean dishes There will be an The search for valuable mol - 2181 or visit the Foundation’s open bar from 6:30 to 7:30PM ecules now entails a computer website www.georgebestcosta - and Greek wines and beer will as well as a microscope. “On the cosfoundation.com/events. be served throughout the computer, we can screen thou - evening. Music will be provided sands of molecules that poten - n MARCH 4-30 by Gregory Maninakis and his tially will bind to our target… MANHATTAN – The community trio. For reservations call 609- Once the computer’s mathemat - is invited to the new exhibition: 454-6814. ical algorithms and functions re - “Lilia: Revealing Moments,” at veal molecules with BAX-bind - Elga Wimmer Gallery, 526 W. 26 n MARCH 23 ing potential, the next task is to Street, #310 in Manhattan. 212- NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – “Mano - confirm in the laboratory...If so, 206-0006. Lilia’s new series of los Mitsias Sings for Greece” is a we’ll test those molecules in works combines physical media benefit concert in support of cells and in rodents to see if they -stone, plaster, rope- and digital charities working to alleviate the can prevent death of heart-mus - media – 3d printed sculptures, suffering of children in Greece cle cells,” he told the newslet - photography- to explore the con - and Cyprus. Presented by the ter. cept of the female body. P.G.E.I of American Charitable The BAX protein has a Jekyll Foundation, The Hellenic Feder - and Hyde character: A villain is n MARCH 8 ation of NJ and members of Pan the context of a heart attack, MANHATTAN – Internet Dating: Gregorian Enterprises. Saturday, BAX may be a hero in the fight The Good, the Bad and the Out - Mar. 23 at 7PM and the Nicholas against cancer. “Cancer cells rageous will be the topic of a pro - Music Center of the Rutgers Uni - have found a way to prevent gram sponsored by the Hellenic versity Douglass Campus. For BAX from doing its job of induc - University Club (HUC) of New tickets and info call 201-981- ing cell death… Since we had York and the Greek American Be - 5764 or 908-624-0250. discovered the places on BAX havioral Institute. Teacher Alexis that we could target to turn it Kiriazides and journalist Dean APRIL 11 off, we then started seeking a Sirigos will address the pros and MANHATTAN – The 2013 Annual molecule that can turn BAX on cons of the 21st century phenom - Career and Internship Fair spon - and induce cancer-cell death,” A snapshot captures a scien - enon. Psychologist Tom Mallios sored by The Cyprus-U.S. Cham - he said in the newsletter inter - tist as he assesses a substance will then weigh in and Fr. Anas - ber of Commerce will be held on view. . that could be the key to heal - tasios Gounaris will present his Thursday, April 11,from 4:30 – Drug discovery is a multidis - ing millions of people. Evri - views leading into a lively give 6:45 PM at the Holy Trinity ciplinary science and it helps to pidis Gavathiotis arrived at and take with attendees who are Cathedral Center Ballroom, 337 have a background in more than the Wilf Family Cardiovascu - encouraged to bring their “war East 74th Street (between 1st & one field, Gavathiotis told TNH. lar Research Institute the Al - stories” and questions. Reception 2nd Aves) in Manhattan. Guest He also agrees that successful bert Einstein College of Medi - follows. ADMISSION FREE. Speaker Maggie Stavrianidis Hu - people in the field have a good cine in 2011. 6:30PM, Friday, Mar. 8 at the man Resources Business Partner. balance between theoretical ex - Born in Athens, Evripidis Ga - Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. 337 Job seekers should come with pertise and lab skills. “There are vathiotis, PhD, is at the fore - East 74th Street in Manhattan their resume. Company represen - people who are very smart, but front of the effort to unlock (212) 661-8026. tatives will be available to discuss you need to be able to make the mysteries of cell death. career and internship opportuni - things work in the lab,” he told n MARCH 9 ties. Companies in the fields of TNH. MANHATTAN – The Hellenic Insurance, Banking, Accounting, He said “It’s one thing to a pull – his mother asked him if Medical Society will re-create a Attorneys, Trading, Finance, and have a hypothesis that might be he wanted to become a doctor traditional Macedonian Apokries many others will be on hand to good, and another to know how – he knew that that he did not – Mardi Gras celebration with meet with job fair applicants. Ad - to prove it and would move sci - have a future treating individu - costumes, traditional meatfare ditional companies interested in ence forward.” als as a physician. He wanted to and other delicious Greek spe - participating, contact: Despina Theoretical insights and in - practice healing on a massive cialties, and live music with Lef - Axiotakis, Executive Director 201- tuition are also important for scale, and realized if you invent teris Bournias and the Kavala 444-5609 or e-mail: determining what paths to take a drug you can help thousands Brass Band and the Greek Choir [email protected]. and what experiments to con - of people. of Folk Songs with Athanasia Fil - Admission is Free. Refreshments struct. It is one of the ways that Gavathiotis was born and ios.7:00 PM Saturday, March 9th will be served. science requires creativity, and raised in Athens and has an at the Ballroom of Holy Trinity being creative is very important older sister who works in a Cathedral Come dressed for the n NOTE TO OUR READERS to him. “You see a problem, you bank. festivities! Our Society plans to This calendar of events section is read the literature and you When he was 18 he attended support relief efforts in Greece a complimentary service to the come up with,” ideas about the University of Crete in Her - through a silent auction and do - community. All parishes, organi - what he should focus on and aklion and earned a PhD in Eng - nations at this celebration. For zations and institutions are en - how to approach a given scien - land. His father’s roots are in tickets contact Evangelia Tsavaris couraged to e-mail their informa - tific problem. Andros and his mother is from at 718-398-2440. tion regarding the event 3-4 “What methods should be Peloponnesos. His father had a weeks ahead of time, and no later used requires creativity and factory that produced shoes – n MARCH 10 than Monday of the week before imagination,” – and wrong perhaps the source of Gavathi - FLUSHING – The Direct Arch - the event, to english.edition@ paths are not just disappoint - otis’ lab confidence and dexter - diocesan District Philoptochos thenationalherald.com ments. They cost institutions tors. Modern science is all about vailed. ity. precious time and money. the team. Playing basketball was an ex - He came to the United States Experience is important, and He loved sports growing up, tremely valuable experience in 2003 looking for post-doc - what methods one has been ex - especially basketball. He had however, teaching teamwork. toral work. He had not previ - QUESTION OF THE WEEK posed to, but scientific achieve - professional aspirations but at “My colleagues find me to be ously thought of the United ment also requires courage and one point he realized he had to very collaborative.” His greatest States because he wanted to be Vote on our website! a desire to want to move beyond choose between sports and aca - successes were in collaborative close to his family, but could not your comfort level, and a will - demics. It was one or the other efforts where he could also draw find interesting work in Europe. You have the chance to express your opinion on our website ingness to seek out collabora - and his love of science pre - on people’s expertise in multiple When he came for his inter - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - fields. views, he fell in love with New lished in our printed edition next week along with the question It was during his time in high York, and chose to work at Rock - for that week. school at the renowned Proto efeller University when he dis - The question this week is: Would you like to see Olympia Peiramaitko Lykeio that he be - covered it was a unique place Snowe run for president of the United States? Expa nd your mind... gan to dream of discovering for learning biology. “They had o Yes drugs that would heal people. five Nobel laureates on campus o No He loved to read as a child and it was a very inspiring en - o Maybe The National Herald but was not drawn early on to a vironment,” being able to work The results for last week’s question: Do you think conditions particular field. Math was not with the most brilliant people will improve in Cyprus as a result of a new leader? Bookstore his passion or strong suit, but in his field. Gavathiotis is one 33 % voted "Yes" (718) 784-5255 he excelled in chemistry, of many devoted Greek scien - 44 % voted "No" [email protected] physics, and biology. When the tists who may also have a Nobel 23 % voted "Maybe" biomedical world began to exert future. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 COMMUNITY 3 Epirotes of Florida Society Honors Ethnikos Kirix and The National Herald

By Stavros Marmarinos April 2, 1915 until today, it has good, but what is the future of TNH Staff Writer also kept the torch of Greek pro - the paper? My answer is as that fessional journalism.” it has nothing to fear, as long as TAMPA – Every day Ethnikos Alahouzos said it was a joy for the operation continues to rely Kirix and every week TNH high - him to celebrate the great an - on the principles outlined above light noteworthy community niversaries of the Epirotes and and if we continue to apply new events. This week, the banquet said he was delighted at the de - technologies. " hall of the Church of the Holy cision of the Association to honor The well-known benefactor, Trinity of Clearwater, FL was Diamataris, a great Greek who Alexandra Lazidou, also praised filled to capacity when the Soci - ety of Epirotes of Florida Epirus turned the spotlight on both newspapers. On the occasion of its annual Gala the Society hon - ored the newspapers and its pub - lisher, Antonis H. Diamataris. Numerous speakers expressed their appreciation for the Kirix’ 98 years of contributions, which set the standard for service in the Greek-American community while it also defended and pro - moted Hellenic issues.They noted ABOVE: The banquet hall of the Church of the Holy Trinity of Clearwater was filled with guests that the preservation and incul - attending the annual gala of the Society of Epirotes of Florida Epirus. Entertainment was pro - cation through the generations vided by the Bobby Koulaxizis Orchestra. RIGHT: Antonis Diamataris (center) Publisher-Editor of Greek culture and values con - of TNH, holds the plaque he received from the Society of Epirotes of Florida Epirus as Voula stitutes its legacy to the Hellenic Patridis and Michael Servos look on. Diaspora and homeland. One of the reasons why it has of the Federation of Hellenic eration of Florida, honorary pres - cated to honoring the praisewor - survived and thrived for so long American Teachers; Stanley ident of the Hellenic Community thy Greek, Mr. Antonis Dia - – in two years Kirix will celebrate Matthews, founder of the charity Florida, founder of the Interna - mataris, and Ethnikos Kirix, its centenary – is the fact that op - Greek Children's Fund; George tional Coordinating Committee which in two years will be cele - erations are founded on strong Markakos; Theodore Tsafatinos; Northern Epirus Struggle brating its 100th year. We thank principles, accompanied by a president of the Laconian Society (PSEVA), and founder of the you for honoring us with yours powerful sense of duty and mis - of Florida, Effie Vasiliou, presi - Epirotic Association of Florida. presence, and coming to see our supports the ideals of freedom the work of the Kirix and TNH sion to make its contribution to dent of the "Prometheus" cultural The president of the Society community and its endeavors in and fighting for human rights for and offered a gift of $1000. Dia - the community and the home - center; Helen Kariofilis, president of Epirotes, Voula Patridis, behalf of Hellenes, up close.” the Greeks of Northern Epirus. mataris thanked her and said it land, Diamataris said in his ac - of Athenian Society Attiki; Presi - thanked the guests and noted Sgouropoulous, the Consul Poullas also conveyed the will be used to donate five news - ceptance speech. dent of the Pancyprian Associa - that the organization has been General, declared that Ethnikos greetings of the Pan Hellenic Fed - paper subscriptions to persons The dignitaries and other tion of Florida Angela Georgiadis; celebrating the anniversary of the Kirix is inextricably linked to the eration and was also pleased with designated by the Society of guests welcomed Diamataris with Eleanor Michopoulou, represen - Liberation of Ioannina and the history and activities of the the decision to honor Diamataris. Epirotes. warmth, and many of TNH’s sub - tative of the Panepirotic Federa - short-lived Autonomy of North - Greek-American community. He Diamataris expressed his deep The program began with the scribers greeted him and were tion; Dimitris Giannaros, former ern Epirus for 24 years. She added that for 100 years it has appreciation for the honor, and familiar Epirotic lament: "We excited to be able to meet him president of the Association of thanked the members of the worked hard to preserve and pro - for their support of the newspa - Epirotes cry in order to sing and personally and convey to him Northern Epirus "Pyrrhus" of New Board of Directors for their co - mote the Greek cultural heritage per, for himself and in behalf of sing so we can cry." Servos said, their love for the newspaper. York; Euripides Kontos; and Gus operation and all who helped in amid the diversity and ethnic mo - all who make the Kirix and TNH "The first song is always the They thanked him for its com - Vetsas, businessman and former the success of the event, and saic of American society, adding possible. He said “Many of you lament, dedicated to those who prehensive and quality coverage president of the Pangregorians of added: "Tonight's event is dedi - that "From the first edition on are thinking, well this is all very left." of Florida’s Greek community. New Jersey charitable founda - Among the honored guests tion. who were present were: Anthony The guests were welcomed at Sgouropoulos, Consul General of the start of the event with delight - Greece in Tampa; Vice-Mayor of ful presentations off by Michael Tarpon Springs Chris Alahouzos; Servos, who was the evening’s Maria Poullas, president of the Emcee. He is president of the Pan Hellenic Federation of Foundation of Hellenes and for - Florida; philanthropist Alexandra mer president of Panepirotic Lazidou; Stella Kokolis, president America and the Panhellenic Fed - Greek Classes Offered in NY Metropolitan Region

Continued from page 1 students from people who work for Greeks in various fields – students pay $200 per semester. and not just restaurants. Giokas is motivated by his They also attract academics, commitment to keeping the artists, and others who want to Greek language alive in America connect with Modern Greece tNh/CostAs BEJ and by his wish to be able to of - through its language. Others are KEP Concert in Honor of Cretan Music Legend Xylouris Fills Astoria Auditorium fer those services to mixed mar - attracted by their love of Greek riages. food and still more by Greek Panos Bousalis presented songs popularized by Nikos Xylouris, ter's Vocal Ensemble at the Tony Bennett Hall of the Frank Their philosophy is that each popular music and Greek danc - known as the Archangel of Crete, with the Greek Cultural Cen - Sinatra School of Arts. student should be able to take ing. something home after every Kokkinos said that the high - class. During the two hours in light of the year – the classes the classroom, there is complete run from September to June, immersion. No English is al - cost $500 and meet one day per lowed. week from 6:30 to 8:30PM – is It has worked very well for the annual party after classes the community. “We are very conclude. Students make or buy happy and proud that we have Greek food and bring their fam - been able to keep it going” and ily and friends to meet (and he said “recently there is a new talk) with their classmates. phenomenon. Teenagers are Some students make presenta - taking the classes because they tions in their freshly polished or believe it is good preparation blooming Greek. The memo - for college. “ rable event is attended by the For more information, Giokas can be reached at 201-664-7002 CCoossttuummeess rreeccoommmmeennddeedd,, MMaasskk mmaannddaattoorryy or [email protected]. There are many Holy Trinity of New reasons to learn Rochelle’s six year-old program has beginner, intermediate, and Greek, and many advanced classes. The cost is Greek-Americans $225 for 15 sessions per fall and and non-Greeks spring semesters and each class meets once a week. that want to learn it. The program tries to strike a balance between conversational community’s clergy and leaders. ability and reading and writing. At this time there are mixed Evangelia Rououdi, who is the classes for people at the begin - principal for the afternoon ning and intermediate levels school for children, also runs the and an advanced class. For more adult program. information call the parish office Information and registration at 718-728-1718. forms can be obtained on the GET ON LINE BUT NO parish website htgocnr.org un - WAITING der the “education” tab. The New York Public Library The program is designed so offers its patrons a number of that it can function as a re - Greek language options. The fresher for parents who grew up Pimsleur Approach is available speaking Greek, and/or at - on books, tapes, and DVDs, and tended Greek school, and as an the online language learning introduction to for people of database Mango is available free ΑΑPPOOKKRRIIEESS Greek descent who do not speak of charge at libraries or to any - the language, and non-Greek one with a library card from any spouses who want to learn. computer. In Connecticut, the Church A library representative told WWIITTHH OOUURR DOCTORS of St. George in Hartford has TNH “Our patrons seem to like DOCTORS been holding Greek classes for it…once you register, you can 10 years. Students attend progress as far as you like in its classes for one term that lasts 100 lessons, stop and return and from October to May at meet on the system remembers where Saturday from 9AM to 12Noon. you were. “ The cost is $300 for members, A user goes to the articles $350 for non-members. The and databases page at dedicated teacher Dimitra Ballis www.nypl.org and selects travels all the way from Spring - Mango. There are three levels, field, MA to share her love of including Basic for practical the Greek language with her skills such as common polite students. conversation. The next two lev - A SERVING OF GREEK IN els are Complete 1.0 and Com - GREEKTOWN plete 2.0. There is also a valu - For the past 10 years the able pronunciation function that Community of St. Demetrios allows students to record a Cathedral and St. Katherine in phrase and then receive an ac - Astoria has a year old program curacy rating. that attracts a variety of stu - She told TNH that in their dents. Timoleon Kokkinos, who experience, people use Mango is also the principal of the after - up to a point and then pro - noon school for children, told ceeded to classes or private in - TNH that in addition to Greek- struction. Americans who want to brush Mango also provides ESL up their Greek skills, or who are learning and a complete course married to Greeks, they draw in Classical Greek. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 Greek-American Olympia Snowe, Former U.S. Senator, Speaks with TNH

[In our February 16 issue, we veyed to me was how strongly European Union. of change this country deserves published excerpts of the interview he believed in the value and the TNH: What advice would you in terms of confronting our prob - Olympia Snowe, the recently- importance of education in give to the Greek-American com - lems. retired Greek-American U.S. achieving the American dream. munity on how to organize in or - As I write in the book, that is Senator from Maine with our He was always telling me: der to matter politically in Wash - why I left the Senate. I left it be - writer Theodore Kalmoukos. The “Olympia your school is your pri - ington? cause we don’t realize its fullest full-length interview appears ority.” My father was only 15 Snowe: I think by working potential, regrettably. I am telling below. ] when he arrived in America. with members of the Congress my side in trying to build public When he first came, he settled that are on the various commit - support and how people can be - TNH: Did the Greek-Ameri - in Lewiston, ME and he owned tees that are important to the is - come more engaged to influence can community’s support make a shoe and hat cleaning store. It sues concerning Greece. Main - the process to achieve positive a difference in your career? was in Greek-American Directory taining the lines of results, which the country rightly Snowe: Absolutely, always of Businesses of 1920 and some - communication either with the deserves. the Greek-American community body gave it to me from the members directly or their staffs, TNH: Can you recall if your has been supportive, obviously church. Then, he owned a and with the White House and father used to read the National throughout my life. I always restaurant for a while in Au - the Secretary of State. I think Herald? have been a member of the gusta, ME when I was born, and some members of the Greek- Snowe: I cannot recall be - Greek Church, where I grew up so many politicians used to come American community have cause I was so young, but my in Maine and I still belong to this to the restaurant. My father died worked hard over the years in aunt did and uncle did. I read day. The Greek community there when I was 9. maintaining those relationships the English version [TNH], and has been extremely supportive TNH: What was your mother and those contacts so when an as a matter of fact my Office re - and of course the Greek Arch - like? issue of Greece that comes before ceived it in Washington. diocese from the time I went to Snowe: She was very encour - the Congress, they are able to TNH: Why hasn’t America St. Basil’s Academy which pro - aging and worried about both work those channels of commu - elected a woman as President? vided enormous supportive en - my father and me, even as she nication and address those is - Snow: I think it will come. vironment and I got to appreci - was sick with breast cancer. She sues. Hillary Clinton was an example ate my heritage, my religion, the was one of the first Greek-Amer - On the issue of Cyprus we are of a woman candidate who ran culture and so it was very instru - ican women to graduate from now talking about four decades, for the presidency and the way mental for me in the course of the Lewiston High School. She and it is disheartening that this she conducted herself during the my upbringing and most espe - used to write poetry, even some question of human rights and campaign, I think it is achievable cially since I had lost my parents in Greek as well as in English. justice remains unresolved. and doable for women. in an early age and spent six She was born in the United Retired Senator Olympia Snowe told TNH the support of the There are so many friends in TNH: Why not Olympia years at St. Basil’s that had a States. Her brother and sister community made a great difference in her life and career. both the House and Senate. Just Snowe for President? great and profound influence on was born in Sparta. keep working with them. Never Snowe: It’s not something my life… TNH: What would you con - from the real world. I went home litical environment might turn give up and never lose patience. that I had planned on. Just win - TNH: Would you tell us some sider one of your biggest suc - and conducted some Main Street off people entering the public TNH: What does Washington ning primaries it’s a very difficult of your experiences at St. Basil’s cesses as a senator? tours so I had a chance to talk to arena. I have always encouraged think about the Greek American part. Academy? Snowe: What Jay Rockefeller people informally and get their young people to consider public community? TNH: If you were to start Snowe: I arrived when I was and I did the developing of the responses and reactions to what service at some point in their Snowe: In very positive your life today, what would you 9 years old. I was already at the e-Right which is to wire all the is happening and what isn’t hap - lives because it is important to terms. I was not in Washington do differently? third grade, my father decided classrooms in America to the In - pening in Washington, in addi - contribute in that fashion. We during the time of the inaugura - Snowe: It’s an interesting in April of 1956 to send me to ternet. At the time we when tion to understating their day-to- should think in Washington that tion, but I noticed the reception question I haven’t thought about. St. Basil’s and I returned home passed that initiative, we faced day struggles and challenges. It the manner in which we conduct that was held in honor of the The way I look at my life now I to Maine in June for the summer considerable opposition, but we seemed to me that what I heard ourselves does have a great in - archbishop, which the vice pres - feel very blessed and grateful and then I returned in Septem - drove it because we felt very pas - on Main Street compared to fluence on the younger genera - ident attended, as well as Sena - that I had the opportunity to ber and I was there until my 9th sionately about making sure all Washington was a disconnect be - tions. I think so many young peo - tors Schumer and Menendez. I serve the people of Maine in Pub - grade. The Director of the Acad - of America’s schools should be tween the reality at home and ple are turned off by what they think that’s an indication of the lic Office for more than three emy was Dr. Xenophon Diaman - in the right position to embrace what we were doing in Washing - have witnessed in Washington kind of support and respect the decades. In spite of some hard - topoulos. At that pointed I de - this new technology. ton to solve those problems. Out about our capacity to solve prob - Greek-American community has ships that came my way at a cided that it was best to return TNH: Did you have any dis - partisan divisions ceased our lems. I am encouraging young won over the years. It’s never young age, I was able to over - to Maine and to live my aunt and appointments? ability to solve these problems at folks to get involved because it easy, but you always keep work - come them and survived because uncle who became my guardian Snowe: Yes, the reason that I time our country deserved the is crucial. What I have discovered ing on that, bringing to their at - of the support of family and and with my five cousins and so left the U.S. Senate was the lack highest levels of leadership, and by talking to young people is tention the facts about an issue. friends, community, church, and I established my roots in Maine of bipartisanship and the level of that is so disappointing to me, they want to know what they can I know from my own experience, faith, all of which made a pro - again. polarization and dysfunction that because we are not focusing on do to help build those bipartisan I always welcomed and appreci - found difference that gave me TNH: Do you plan to visit has really inhibited the ability of what the people want in their bridges and to create consensus. ated when people were trying to this life of public service. So, I your father’s island? the Congress and the president daily lives. TNH: Are you satisfied as a communicate any given issue or don’t think I am going to change Snowe: Yes, my husband and to solve the country’s problems. TNH: Who actually governs senator of Greek origin about the problem to me, that they pro - anything in terms of what I was I plan to visit. When I first came to Congress in this country, the elected officials U.S. reaction to the Greek eco - vided the facts and their ratio - able to do in my life that way, I TNH: What do you remember 1979 in the House of Represen - or the lobbyists? nomic crisis? nale. am very grateful. most from your parents? tatives, I was really able to work Snowe: The elected officials. Snowe: I know that it is a Being able to get their ear to TNH: What are going to do Snowe: The values of hard across party lines despite some Obviously, the lobbyists are try - very difficult situation for Greece convey those issues is critically now? work, family, and education. strong disagreements. We were ing to influence their positions, and to the people of Greece, and important, and I think the Greek- Snowe: I am going to be giv - Both my parents were very en - able to reconcile those differ - but in the final analysis, the I had the opportunity to visit American community has done ing a number of speeches, com - couraging and influential about ences. Today, it is all about the elected officials respond to the Greece in August with my col - that. Also, it is important in plete the book, of course, which receiving a good education. I can differences and ultimately there issues facing this country. league Ken Conrad, who is chair - meeting the elected officials on is scheduled to be published in even remember that my father is no desire to bridge the divide TNH: Would you encourage ing the Budget Committee. On a a local level. The Senators, the May, and I am also going to serve was concerned when I was in and to get beyond those differ - a young Greek-American man or bipartisan basis, a group of us governors, and the Representa - on some boards. I will be part of Kindergarten and it was only half ences and to develop solutions woman to enter public life to - went to visit six of the countries tives. I know here in Maine, for a bipartisan policy center in days, I returned home from facing this country. day? that were in the front lines of the example, we are a small Greek- Washington, which will allow me school and he didn’t understand TNH: Is Washington out of Snowe: Absolutely. What euro crisis, so we had the oppor - American community. We have to contribute on how to build bi - why it was only half a day. I had touch with reality? concerns me overall, given what tunity to visit Greece. We met Greek events and elected officials partisan support for initiatives to to tell the teacher to write him a Snowe: Washington appears is taking place in Washington, is with the prime minister and with are invited to those events, we move this country forward and note to explain. What it con - to be detached and disconnected that such a harsh polarizing po - the finance minister, and we become acquainted with them, engage the public in that effort. heard the challenges, particularly thereby building bridges and re - In addition to that, I am found - the high unemployment. We had lationships. ing a women’s institute in Maine the opportunity to hear firsthand TNH: I understand that you and also Olympia’s List, an Insti - that they are working on these are writing a book, would you tute to help young women in issues. At that time they were give us an idea what is about? high school. working on an agreement with Snowe: It is more about de - TNH: Is President Obama do - the European Union concerning scribing my experiences when I ing ok? their debt. first arrived in Congress and the Snowe: Yes, obviously he will THN: But the question is has ability to build bipartisan support be able to work on a bipartisan the United States done anything for initiatives and to demonstrate basis and to focus on the econ - substantial to help its dedicated how we were able to create so - omy, which is the key issue. ally and friend Greece during lution to problems and build con - TNH: Did he offer you any this economic crisis? sensus, despite of the differences position for his cabinet? Snowe: I cannot say that I that might have existed at the Snowe: No, he did not. know specifically what we did, time, how much has changed, TNH: Would you accept in but I think overall the U.S. Trea - and what we can do about it as case he does? sury Secretary worked with the a people to bring about the kind Snowe: No.

NiCholAs mANGiNAs His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is welcomed by Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel at Turkish Prime Minister’s Tagip Erdogan’s residence in Ankara, Turkey. Patriarch Bartholomew and Germany’s Merkel Meet with Turkish PM Erdogan

By Theodore Kalmoukos from the Patriarchal announce - Ankara, and associates of the TNH Staff Writer ment: prime minister. “On Monday, February 25th “Patriarch Bartholomew ex - ANKARA, Turkey – Ecumenical His All Holiness Ecumenical Pa - pressed to both prime ministers Patriarch Bartholomew met in triarch Bartholomew traveled to the greetings and the gratitude Ankara with German Chancellor Ankara upon the invitation of of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Angela Merkel and Turkish the Prime Minister of Turkey, and the Greek-Orthodox Com - Prime Minster Tagip Erdogan. His Excellency Regep Tagip Er - munity for the invitation and he The meeting took place at the dogan and participated in a one spoke about the problems and Prime Minister’s residence dur - and a half hour-long meeting at the requests in the area of hu - ing Merkel’s official visit to the Prime Minister’s Residence man rights, especially freedom Turkey. behind closed doors. of religion and religious educa - Bartholomew was invited Present at the meeting was tion. along with other Turkish reli - the visiting Chancellor of Ger - He also pointed out the ne - gious minority leaders by Erdo - many Her Excellency Angela cessity for practical respect of gan, but no publicity was given Merkel and her entourage, as the equality of all the citizens, at all by the press about the well as spiritual leaders and rep - laity, and clergy of Turkey with - meeting or its context. resentatives of non-Muslim out any discrimination against The only information came communities, the Mufti on them and injustices of the past.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 COMMUNITY 5 Parents of Arizona Suicide Monk Nevins Give Exclusive Interview to TNH

By Theodore Kalmoukos the person they knew before. left the monastery? good book written by men, but TNH Staff Writer TNH: How sure are you that Diane: Very quiet, he didn’t they study Ephraim. Scott committed suicide? talk a lot. There was a long si - TNH: Did you write a letter MODESTO, CA – Nine months Diane: We are sure. We had lence between the time you to Archbishop Demetrios of after Scott Nevins, their smart, one question: we wanted to asked a question and he an - America and ask to meet with handsome, happy boy, full of life know which hand the gun went swered. him in person? and promise committed suicide in because and it was in the left TNH: Did he tell you why he Diane: He said “you should outside of the monastery of St. hand. left? talk to Gerasimos.” Anthony in Arizona where he Ashley: He left no note. Diane: He went to confession Ashley: He told me in a letter had spent more than six years TNH: Did you do your own with Ephraim through an inter - “you should talk to Gerasimos as a novice, his parents, Ashley investigation or you just were preter and he continued to ask because he has a psychological and Diane from Modesto, CA satisfied what the police report Ephraim “are you holy, are you degree.” broke their silence and spoke to stated? holy?” Ephraim said “no I am TNH: At some point you met TNH. Ashley: We did not. not holy,” and that was the last with Gerasimos. Would you tell They are still grieving the loss Diane: The main question thing which broke the chain. It us about that meeting? of their son and they alert other was which hand the gun was in. didn’t make sense to me, partic - Ashley: We told him that we parents to be careful. Anything else on the autopsy ularly. It was sometime after were concerned about what is TNH notified Archbishop made sense and didn’t give us 2009 that he wrote a letter to us going on in that monastery. We Demetrios America, Metropoli - any major reason to seek a sep - saying “I can’t write any more don’t think is safe there. We tan Gerasimos of San Francisco, arate investigation. letters to you. I am not going to don’t think it’s good there. What and Abbot Paisios of the TNH: How old was Scott take any more phone calls. I am do you think? He went on to tell monastery of St. Anthony in Ari - when he went to the monastery? not going to call you, I am going us a story about two sisters in zona about this interview, but Diane: He had turned 19 to work on my prayer more,” Greece that had run away in the they did not respond. years old before he went to and we thought that’s it, and it’s middle of the night to join a The interview follows: monastery. He was a sophomore over. We are never going to hear nunnery. He told us he was go - TNH: How are you feeling? in college. from him again. ing to make changes to oversee Ashley: Our hearts are bro - TNH: Did Scott propose to thE NEviNs fAmiNly TNH: Did you visit him at the the monastery but none of them ken. These are difficult times. you to convert to Orthodoxy? Ashley and Diane Nevins embracing their son Scott after he monastery? would be retroactive. He didn’t We have faced a lot of opposi - Ashley: Not us. had left the Monastery six years later. Ashley: Yes and I spent the like the fact that I spoke out and tion. We have been tremen - TNH: How did you react night there one time just to get I spoke out boldly for my son. dously frustrated and we griev - when he told that he was going had taken him to an emergency there were no mirrors in the the feel for the place. He didn’t care. He wasn’t helpful ing over the loss of our son. to become a monk? room. Scott could see that the monastery and Paisios came up Diane: We took our daugh - at all and at the end I told him Diane: It has been hard. It Diane: First, he said he elder had a different lifestyle. He to him and said something in ters there once, they wanted to “you can’t help us.” has been a long eight years. It wanted to go and visit and stay had different food, he had a re - Greek asking him if there was see. TNH: Recently you sent a started a long time ago. for six months. Our reservations frigerator with his own food in sperm of his beard, i.e., as if he Ashley: He had become a demand letter to the Archdio - TNH: Do you have any other were that he was not going to it. He had special gifts from peo - were giving oral sex. weak person. He couldn’t keep cese, to the Metropolis of San children? school. He got very upset about ple. Scott had told me that the Ashley: Maybe that is going a conversation. He would go Francisco, and to the Monastery Ashley: Yes we do. We have that, he said “I have decided that place was set up for the glory of on down there. dead after 15 minutes. asking for a settlement. What a daughter who is in school get - I am not going to go to school, I elders Ephraim and Paisios. TNH: Did he say if any sexual Diane: Also, he didn’t give us type of settlement are you talk - ting a marketing degree and an - am going to go there and stay Everybody was working for the activities were taking place in much to talk about after a few ing about? other daughter who is in nursing for six months because I think I glory of those two people. It was the monastery? minutes. He fell silent and Ashley: We are not at liberty school. am going to become a monk,” like a tourist center. He had just Ashley: No, in fact it was the started chanting under his to talk about it. TNH: What type of a child and we were very much against started seeing these things. He opposite of healthy sexuality. breath. He never asked us: “how TNH: Are you talking about was Scott ? Was he the normal, that. had a confrontation with the el - You can’t look at a girl. You can’t are you? How are the girls do - money? happy young man as I saw him Ashley: He came to us and der asking him “are you holy, are have any thoughts like that. He ing? How is school for them?” Ashley: We are not at liberty smiling in photographs? asked us our blessings to go and you holy?” He said there was was 19 years old. They were He never had an interest in any - to talk about that. Ashley: Scott was a very con - become a monastic. We did tell something wrong with the clamping down his normal emo - thing. TNH: Did the Archdiocese, genial person, very laid back if him no and he cried. He was money, he couldn’t figure out tional sexuality, his emotional TNH: Did he embrace you as the Metropolis, and the you will, easygoing. He had a very upset. We told him this is what it was, he just knew that well-being. a son would his parents? Monastery respond to your de - very good sense of humor, he al - the wrong decision for his life there was something wrong. Diane: Scott at times said all Diane: No, no. mand letter? ways had a big demeanor about that it will not lead to anything TNH: Did he ever say that of the monks were using drugs. TNH: How did Ephraim and Ashley: Yes, they did. himself, He was a joy to be good. He didn’t really under - Ephraim or Paisios or anybody I don’t know if that included Paisios treat you at the TNH: What message do you around. Scott was the kind of stand what he was getting into. else had made any kind of at - drinking. After he escaped and monastery? send to those parents whose guy you met and you just loved He listened to the monastery tacks or insults towards him? he was at the airport, he was Diane: We didn’t see them. children have gone to the him, he was such a cool guy, he and not to his parents. Diane: He had said that petrified because he was afraid Scott wanted us to meet them, monastery? was always kind and generous TNH: Did he change his be - charges had been trumped that he was going to be repri - but we didn’t want to. The other Diane: Don’t go. Be aware. with the family. havior? charges on other monks and manded by the elder. monks were very kind and po - Watch out. It’s not healthy there. TNH: What pushed him to do Ashley: As soon as he went they were arrested. He had told Ashley: He left around 2AM lite. Save your children. what he did? to the monastery for the first us that there were monks in dis - and walked for four hours until Ashley: They wouldn’t talk TNH: Has the American Me - Diane: He was very idealistic. time, he started to become more agreement and they would take some ladies gave him a ride and to you unless they had permis - dia shown interest in this story? He was looking for perfection deceptive, more elusive, and those monks out in the desert some money and he got to the sion. I was at bookstore and Did any major networks com - here on earth. He was contem - more reclusive of what he was and bury them alive. After airport. there was a monk and I asked municate with you? plating. He was looking for talking about. Barack Obama became president TNH: Did he say what kinds him which one out of these Ashley: There are people in - God’s will on earth. He was look - Diane: He was saying one Scott called us and said that “I of drugs were used at the books is probably the best book terested in talking to us. ing for the perfect Christianity. thing and then he was saying am hearing that martial law will monastery? I can read? He spent some time TNH: If you had an opportu - We let him to go and check out another. govern the United States.” Ashley: He might have exag - looking at the books and he said nity to meet with Ecumenical Pa - different churches. TNH: Did he ever talk to you Ashley: He was in conspiracy gerated. Maybe some people these are all good books. I triarch Bartholomew, what TNH: Did he show any sign about problems at the theory environment and that were on medication. picked up a New Testament and would you tell him? that he was going to do what he monastery? made his mind thinking in those Diane: He didn’t give any I told him this is my favorite Ashley: We want our son did? Ashley: Not until the end. terms. specifics at all. book. He became red-faced. back. Will you please bring him Diane: No. We had talked to TNH: What did he say at the TNH: Did he tell you what TNH: How was he after he Diane: He said the Bible is a back to us? many of his friends that he met end? type of insults he experienced in after he came back from the Ashley: He had some physi - the monastery? monastery and so they saw him cal problems at the monastery, Diane: One time he had before and after, and he was not his diet and so forth, and they toothpaste on his beard and Journey to Greece Through Dance

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Bread and olives arranged near the grilling station at Avra Estia - Like a Greek oasis in Midtown Manhattan, Avra offers an ex - The feeling that guests experience, from the moment the unique torio form a culinary picture that could inspire a Greek artist as cellent place to meet friends for drinks and conversation. The façade is glimpsed, with its latticed wooden door and rough well as diners. A tiered dish holds an assortment of mouth-wa - comfortable seating area by the bar creates the relaxed feeling stone walls that evoke the feeling of Greece in Manhattan, is tering confections. Rustic copper pots and wooden tables echoic of a living room. It is the ideal setting for monthly gatherings that they are welcome. Avra also includes a patio, which pre - of hand-made island furniture add texture to the display. of the American Hellenic Institute Business Network. sents a charming setting for diners in good weather. Located on Manhattan’s East Side, Avra Estiatorio is Popular and Elegant

Continued from page 1 have found it to be mixed bag. Rating: ** ½ doubt the most enjoyable fish The restaurant is always travelers from the area’s many The meal begins a selection of they had ever eaten! The lithrini crowded and the noise level can hotels including, the Waldorf As - on – shortly after its opening in olives, crisp sliced radishes and (Note: Restaurants are rated: was pleasant, but served with - soar, but one is able to carry on toria and Marriott. 2000 – but not lately, so looked humus, served with good bread. Good*; Excellent**; Superb out ceremony and with many a conversation here. A variety Says Chavez: “Avra features forward to rediscovering what The humus is light, lemony, and ***) small bones clinging to it. It ar - of tables welcome both large traditional Greek food, with a was remembered as exceptional tasty, as are the olives. Score rived with a quarter of lemon and small parties. few Avant-garde dishes such as food in an interesting setting. points for Avra. and a sprinkling of herbs and Except for the desserts and the tuna tartare. The emphasis Designed by architect Yannis Moving on to appetizers, we dressed with parsley, dill, ca - olive oil. At those prices, we an - spinach at Avra, we could not is on the freshest fish and Skordas, Avra shows its Greek decided to experiment with the pers, onions, and olive oil. ticipated perhaps two slices of point to anything that evoked a seafood.” roots with imported limestone Yemista Kalamarakia, grilled About half of the octopus had lemon, and a touch more olive “Great!” Of course, we did not “We hold an Easter celebra - and distressed wood floors, ex - calamari stuffed with four Greek been grilled to perfection, the oil dressing…. sample everything on the menu, tion with lamb roasted outside posed wooden beams, and a cheeses and fresh herbs. The outside crisp, the inside white A side order of spinach but our meals did not live up on a spit and two bands,” feeling of sophisticated but calamari comes in three pieces, and tender, with the other half sautéed in olive oil with garlic to the exquisite hors d’oeuvres Chavez said. “It’s a wonderful earthy authenticity. With win - lightly-grilled and oozing with underdone and spongy in the was first-rate, and we highly that we had enjoyed at the bar. party!” dows facing out onto the street a combination of manouri, goat middle. At $24.95, we thought recommend the coffee and The food lacked a certain ele - Avra offers a Sunday brunch and a courtyard for summer din - cheese, feta, and kefalograviera. that appetizer deserved more at - dessert. The coffee is excellent ment of seasoning and prepara - with an excellent jazz group, ing, although the restaurant can We enjoyed the cheese, al - tention from the chef. and the two desserts were quite tion that can elevate a dining Christos Rafalides and the Jazz have the feeling of a private club though the calamari flavor was Avra is known for its seafood fantastic. The first was Avra’s experience beyond the ordinary. Vibes Trio. even as it is situated in bustling lost and the texture not terrific. and, according to aficionados, own yogurt served with honey, We expected more from one of The brunch selection sounds Midtown. Nonetheless, we admired the ranks up there at the top among nuts, and vissino – the beautiful New York’s most expensive and tempting and exotic: pancakes The display of fresh fish on daring combination of seafood Greek seafood restaurants. We Greek cherry preserve. It was respected Greek restaurants. with figs; French toast made ice and the open kitchen where and cheese. We had not encoun - first dined on the charred absolutely scrumptious and had We enjoyed a conversation from tsoureki; and eggs bene - the sounds and sights of fish tered that before among Greek swordfish in a lemon sauce, the flavor of Greece and our with Avra manager Arturo dict served in filo cups. grilling add to the atmosphere. cuisine, although the French do with capers and a touch of fresh grandmother’s own preserves. Chavez, a native of Spain with Avra has an extensive menu Although the restaurant is large, it with dishes such as Coqilles dill. The sauce was lovely, al - We also plunge our spoons an affinity for Greece and and offers a three course prix it maintains a feeling of inti - St. Jacques. though the fish was a tad on the into Avra’s Molten Chocolate knowledge of the cuisine and fixe lunch at $29.95. This might macy as it winds around the Next, we turned our forks to hard side. It came with an enor - Cake served with fig ice cream. language. According to Chavez, be a good way to introduce back, almost like two connected the Avra Octapodi, grilled octo - mous serving of greens. Avra’s chocolate cake is utterly the name Avra translates to “sea yourself to the restaurant. Din - rooms. We found the circular, pus with onions and red wine On another occasion, we or - delicious, the chocolate center breezes.” ner is a la carte. elevated pit of heated sand – a vinegar. The menu promises dered the filet of lithrini for two. warm and melting, touched He points out that the restau - Avra is open seven days a Turkish sandpit stove for mak - “charcoal grilled to perfection.” We had been lured by the so - with a hint of cherry preserves. rant caters to loyal repeat cus - week, with brunch served Sat - ing coffee – an intriguing touch. The octopus arrived as a salad, phisticated couple at the next The fig ice cream was the per - tomers, as well as corporate ex - urday and Sunday from 11AM But what about the food? We chopped into bite-sized pieces, table who said it was without fect complement. ecutives and sophisticated to 4PM. Mediterranean Diet a Great Way to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes

Continued from page 1 how to follow it. products and processed meats. dent of the nonprofit Preventive people who otherwise did not The other two groups would To assess compliance with Medicine Research Institute, have it.” risk, while other experts hesi - be counseled to follow a the Mediterranean diet, re - have influenced many to try to Others hailed the study. tated to recommend the diet to Mediterranean diet. At first the searchers measured levels of a become vegan. Former Presi - “This group is to be congrat - people who already had weight Mediterranean dieters got more marker in urine of olive oil con - dent Bill Clinton, interviewed ulated for carrying out a study problems, since oils and nuts intense support. They met reg - sumption — hydroxytyrosol — on CNN, said Dr. Esselstyn’s and that is nearly impossible to do have a lot of calories. ularly with dietitians while and a blood marker of nut con - Dr. Ornish’s writings helped well,” said Dr. Robert H. Eckel, Heart disease experts said members of the low-fat group sumption — alpha-linolenic convince him that he could re - a professor of medicine at the the study was a triumph be - just got an initial visit to train acid. verse his heart disease in that University of Colorado and a cause it showed that a diet was them in how to adhere to the The participants stayed with way. past president of the American powerful in reducing heart dis - diet, followed by a leaflet each the Mediterranean diet, the in - Dr. Esselstyn said those in the Heart Association. ease risk, and it did so using the year on the diet. vestigators reported. But those Mediterranean diet study still As for the researchers, they most rigorous methods. Scien - Then the researchers de - assigned to a low-fat diet did had heart attacks and strokes. have changed their own diets tists randomly assigned 7,447 cided to add more intensive not lower their fat intake very So, he said, all the study showed and are following a Mediter - people in Spain who were counseling for them, too, but much. So the study wound up was that “the Mediterranean ranean one, Dr. Estruch said. overweight, were smokers, or they still had difficulty staying comparing the usual modern diet and the horrible control diet “We have all learned,” he had diabetes or other risk fac - with the diet. diet, with its regular consump - were able to create disease in said. tors for heart disease to follow One group assigned to a tion of red meat, sodas and the Mediterranean diet or a low- Mediterranean diet was commercial baked goods, with fat one. given extra-virgin olive oil a diet that shunned all that. Low-fat diets have not each week and was in - Dr. Estruch said he thought been shown in any rigor - structed to use at least the effect of the Mediterranean ous way to be helpful, 4 four tablespoons a day. diet was due to the entire pack - and they are also very The other group got a age, not just the olive oil or nuts. hard for patients to combination of walnuts, al - He did not expect, though, to maintain — a reality monds and hazelnuts and was see such a big effect so soon. borne out in the new instructed to eat “This is actually really surprising study, said Dr. Steven E. Nissen, about an ounce of the to us,” he said. chairman of the department of mix each day. An The researchers were careful cardiovascular medicine at the ounce of walnuts, for to say in their paper that while Cleveland Clinic Foundation. example, is about a the diet clearly reduced heart “Now along comes this quarter cup — a disease for those at high risk for group and does a gigan - generous handful. it, more research was needed to tic study in Spain that The mainstays of establish its benefits for people says you can eat a the diet consisted of at low risk. But Dr. Estruch said nicely balanced at least three servings he expected it would also help diet with fruits and a day of fruits and at people at both high and low vegetables and least two servings of risk, and suggested that the best olive oil and lower vegetables. Participants way to use it for protection heart disease by 30 percent,” were to eat fish at least three would be to start in childhood. he said. “And you can actually times a week and legumes, Not everyone is convinced, enjoy life.” which include beans, peas and though. Dr. Caldwell Blakeman The study, by Dr. Ramon Es - the Harvard lentils, at least three times a Esselstyn Jr., the author of the truch, a professor of medicine School of Public Health several week. They were to eat white best seller “Prevent and Reverse at the University of Barcelona, times to consult Dr. Frank M. meat instead of red, and, for Heart Disease: The Revolution - and his colleagues, was long in Sacks, a professor of cardiovas - those accustomed to drinking, ary, Scientifically Proven, Nutri - the planning. The investigators cular disease prevention there. to have at least seven glasses of tion-Based Cure,” who promotes traveled the world, seeking ad - In the end, they decided to wine a week with meals. a vegan diet and does not allow vice on how best to answer the randomly assign subjects at high They were encouraged to olive oil, dismissed the study. question of whether a diet alone risk of heart disease to three avoid commercially made cook - His views and those of an - could make a big difference in groups. One would be given a ies, cakes and pastries and to other promoter of a very-low- tNh/CostAs BEJ heart disease risk. They visited low-fat diet and counseled on limit their consumption of dairy fat diet, Dr. Dean Ornish, presi - Cypriot Fare Stands Out By Stephen Yang In Picking Secret Code Names, Bankers Look to Greece Wall Street Journal Kopiaste Taverna tries to separate itself from the Greek es - tablishments in the Astoria area by also offering cuisine from By Patrick Fitzgerald pher whose name sends terror Airlines, which is currently in network. Cyprus. Wall Street Journal into law students, was an apt Chapter 11, and US Airways Manning said code names Co-owner George Georgiou is no stranger to the cuisine or choice by investment bankers at chose the code name “Tetris,” should be easy to remember. the space, which opened in December. He's a native of Cyprus, At a recent bankruptcy-court Perella Weinberg, because it al - according to Bloomberg. Tetris, Some firms use randomly gen - and owned a restaurant, Taverna Vraka, in the same location hearing for School Specialty Inc. ludes to—without giving of course, is the videogame in erated names, while he and oth - between 1980 and 1988. , it came out that the investment away—the nature of the com - which you have to move various ers prefer names relevant to the Traditional Cypriot fare uses more pork, Mr. Georgiou said. banker hired to explore the pany that sells classroom sup - blocks—some square, some transaction. For example, pork is used instead of beef in its pastitsio, a dish struggling company’s options plies, curriculum and furniture. shaped like Ls, others like Ts or For instance, he recalled one made out of layers of pasta and meat, topped with béchamel used the code name “Socrates” “Code names are good ‘deal- Zs—into place to create a solid client who had been urged to sauce ($7). to keep the project under wraps. craft,’” Jeffrey R. Manning, a wall. The game’s creator, Russ - sell for many years but de - Lunch customers can try the combination souvlaki (grilled One investment banker found managing director in investment ian scientist Alexey Pajitnov, murred. When the client finally pork tenderloin) and sheftalia (pork sausage) platter, served inspiration in Greek poet bank BDO Capital Advisors LLC, supposedly came up with the agreed to a deal, Manning and with salad and the choice of delicious lemon potatoes, french Homer’s “The Odyssey.” And the told Bankruptcy Beat in a recent name by combining tetra, the his colleagues looked to “The fries or bulgur for $9. Other options: spanakopita (spinach pie) reported code name for the email. “It allows the deal team Greek prefix for the number Odyssey” when it came time to for $8 and moussaka made out of eggplant, potatoes, zucchini planned merger of American to discuss issues in the office or four, with his favorite sport, ten - choose a code name. They set - and ground beef topped with béchamel sauce ($8). Airlines and US Airways refers on the road without disclosing nis. Bloomberg said Tetris re - tled on “Penelope” in honor of The elegant dining room is decked out in Greek and Cypriot- to a videogame whose name confidential information.” flected US Airways executives’ Odysseus’s wife, “who ignored inspired items like blue drinking glasses, traditional wares and also owes a lot to the Greeks. The dealmakers behind the views that the airline could fill the advances of many suitors scenic portraits. Socrates, the Greek philoso - impending tie-up of American the spaces in American’s flight during his long journey home.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Role of Greek Performers in American Circuses, Carnivals, and Rodeos

By Steve Frangos appear at/as sideshows, vaude - tacts, and the tastes of the com - wrestling...ride help...top early 1927 to late 1929, he also TNH Staff Writer ville houses, fairgrounds, and vir - munities in which they worked wages...twenty weeks in New wrestled all across Australia. tually wherever else audiences and most often lived. Kilonis was England Defense spots [nearby Such was Kilonis' popularity that PART 4 could be found along the tour just one of the Greek showmen factories dedicated to war work, various wrestling trading cards CHICAGO- After 1936, John route. Over the course of his ca - who eventually ran an annual thereby providing some guaran - of him were issued in Australia. Kilonis retired from professional reer, Kilonis appeared as a sideshow at a lake resort, fair - tee that there would be attendees The Crystal Lake Park festivals wrestling. The utter disaster of wrestler, actor (or so he claimed), ground, or public park, and then at that particular festival sea - were added to Kilonis' existing his venture with the Bockus and manager of sideshow troupes, also arranged performances in son].” At all times small show appearances as a wrestler and his Kilonis Wild Animal Circus can - and even the manager of a lake other venues as well. By offering partnerships and/or other kinds athletic shows. Documents also not be ignored as having con - resort concession area. Kilonis some outline of Kilonis' career, of collective arrangements were report that Kilonis would venture tributed to that decision. Still, at was by no means an isolated in - we can provide at least a kind of not unheard of, and so from sea - into various roles in local and that pivotal moment in time, dividual. first report on this specific collec - son to season a flexible and state fairs. Kilonis was only in his late 40s, A whole generation of Greek tive of Greek showmen. changing array of deals were It is important to note that married, and with a 12 year-old immigrants offered a vastly di - By 1920, Kilonis had perma - struck. Kilonis was much more than a daughter to raise. While Kilonis verse array of entertainment to nently settled in Manchester NH. In 1944, the Playtime Amuse - wrestler. His efforts to secure per - was careful enough to invest his American audiences all across the In 1922, he married Isabelle ments Corp announced its open - formers for his annual festivals, earnings, public entertainment nation. The difficulty in writing Burchell in Chicago, IL. Then, in ing at the Kilonis Spring Festival. for instance, required daily atten - was really all he had ever known. about those early Greek promot - 1924, Kilonis' only child, Gloria John Kilonis’ career could be By the late 1940s this company tion and considerable economic One season's failure, no matter ers is that they often worked a Ann, was born in Manchester, tracked from 1925 to the early moved but by 1958 Playtime and social skills. how spectacularly gruesome and number of performance venues where she attended local schools 1960s through advertisements listed in its advertisements that John D. Kilonis died on March tragic, had to be accepted and simultaneously. So far, we have and Mt. St. Mary's in Hooksett, Kilonis owned a percentage of 26, 1965 in Manchester. Funeral placed in the past. discussed circuses, carnivals, and while the family lived in and less an annual basis from at least their show. services were held at St George's For over 20 years, Kilonis had rodeos (and we will continue that managed Crystal Lake Park. That 1925 until the early 1960s. Given As time progressed, Kilonis Greek Orthodox Church, and he assembled and starred in "athletic discussion soon) but a number park still exists on Bodwell Road the local audience, the "Kilonis had less and less to do with man - was buried at the St. Paul Ceme - shows," as they were called at the of those Greek promoters also in Southern Manchester. At the Spring Festival," as that advertis - aging the annual Crystal Lake tery in Macomb, IL. time. From one season to the used their skills in managing mid - time the Kilonis Family lived ing attests, became a fixed an - Park festival. By 1944, Mrs. Isabel In attempting to understand next, Kilonis toured the country way sideshows at lake resorts. there, it was a 38- acre (today it nual event beginning in early Kilonis is listed (and from that Kilonis' involvement in profes - with those shows and also wres - Leasing annual concession rights is only 16.7 acres) amusement April and running between 10 year onward) as the manager of sional sports, the American cir - tled in other venues. Aside from from cities across the nation lead facility with sections for picnics, and 20 weeks. The pattern that the Crystal Lake Park midway. Af - cus, and other performance the principal performer, known to a kind of subcategory of Greek- sporting events, and a sizable soon emerged was that this festi - ter 1936, Kilonis is credited in venues, it is easy to stumble upon as the headliner, there were other run seasonal shows. beach. Various documents report val included three rides, eight various documents as being "in a sizable group of other Greek performers, rides, and conces - Those independent Greek that Kilonis, and later his wife, concession games and a string of real estate." What was taking immigrants that were also di - sions in touring athletic shows. managers proved so reliable that annually applied to the Manches - free attractions. While the rides, place was that Kilonis was estab - rectly involved in American en - Curiously, although Kilonis ini - small cities and large metropoli - ter Committee on Licenses to run performers, and games would lishing and managing new busi - tertainment. The sheer number tially showcased women athletes tan centers would accept and the concessions at this park. change from year to year, there nesses. Among these new ven - of those individuals and the vari - as either boxers or wrestlers in grant lease applications to the Yearly advertisements in Bill - were certain entertainment forms tures was the Kilonis Grill, Kilonis ety of entertainment venues they his early shows, by the 1930s his promoters year after year. The board magazine indicate that and performers that Kilonis Trailer Park, and even the Crystal managed is a topic of popular advertising specifically noted no independent Greek businessmen Kilonis was managing a midway would not hire. A 1943 Kilonis Lake Variety store. American culture that is only such acts would even be consid - never gathered together into any of concession stands, carnival advertisement in Billboard reads: From the 1920s until 1936, waiting to be fully explored. ered. All of Kilonis' touring shows sort of collective. They drew rides, and games, as well as host - "Want legit. concessions Kilonis was a champion wrestler were self-contained and could upon their own experiences, con - ing live performances on more or only...shows other than girl or who toured the country. From [email protected] Athens Foundling Home Has Needs, NY Athenian Society to the Rescue

By Aris Papadopoulos meals each day at two facilities, officers have stressed to TNH Staff Writer one in Sepolia and another on Adamopoulos that he had to Kifisias Avenue, but the chal - demonstrate that the money ATHENS – Every bit of assis - lenges mount. During a brief they raised was being well- tance helps. That is the message visit by TNH to the Home, the spent, which is a general con - from Greece from entities like staff received a new telephone cern among Disapora Greeks the Brefokomio request to feed 15 children in a who want to help the homeland. Athinon/Foundling Home of Primary School in the Thision Contributions can be sent to: Athens, run by the municipal district of the city. Athenian's Society Children's government, whose needs are This year, the timely prepa - Fund; Αthenian’s Society of New constantly growing. ration of food was not a prob - York; PO BOX 5725, Astoria NY Last year on a daily basis lem for the city. Through com - 11105. they fed about 5500 children petitive bidding, they procured The Society, which is known and 1500 homeless adults, and food supplies at good prices, for its cultural presentations in this year over 2000. Requests spending up to 1,800,000 euros. New York, is very excited about for assistance also come for They were also able to obtain its upcoming event in Washing - needy pupils from 69 schools in the heating oil they required. ton, DC. In collaboration with the Municipality of Athens, to Last year oil was donated by the the Embassy of Greece, the which the city does its best to Latsis Foundation. Dept. of Greek Studies at respond. Drimalas told TNH "fortu - Georgetown University, and the One of the groups from the nately this year we had no prob - Library of Congress present “A Hellenic Diaspora that has re - lems. We acted promptly and Festival of Greek Literature and sponded to the calls for help is were prepared. Unfortunately, Books” devoted to Constantine the Athenians’ Society of New we fear that the growing needs Cavafy on the anniversary of his York. Last year it made a com - will eventually pose a problem. birth, March 16, 10 AM-3 PM at mitment that the Home would Even if there are sufficient sup - the Bunn Intercultural Center be one of its recipients of regu - plies, there is a limit to how Auditorium of Georgetown Uni - lar support. Recently, the vital many meals can be prepared in versity. children’s’ institution received our facilities, but we cannot ex - ATHENIANS ACROSS U.S. 111 kilograms of prime quality clude anyone who is hungry ... tNh stAff URGED TO CONTACT NY meat worth more than $1400. ". The state of the art kitchens of the Brefokomio Athinon/Foundling Home of Athens feed thou - SOCIETY The vice president of the The Athenians’ Society’s sands of children and adults every day. Diaspora support is deeply appreciated. Adamopoulos urges Greek- Home, Alexander Drimalas, and meat delivery was brought by Americans of Athenian descent, other officials were more Dimitris Astin, a member of its Athens’ Deputy Mayor for Vol - Adamopoulos told TNH the they carefully research the especially the officers of their touched by the second delivery Board, who was thanked by Dri - untarism, Angelike Antonopou - group’s Board of Directors is groups they donate to and also societies in other cities, to con - from the Society than by the malas. The latter explained that los, and ultimately with Mayor dedicated to raising more funds because the “Athenians’ Society tact him through their website first because it signifies the con - given the mounting needs, any Giorgos Kaminis. He was then for the people of Greece. A por - Children’s Fund” established by www.atheniansociety and at tinuation of their commitment assistance is both necessary and introduced to the Home. tion of the net proceeds of all the Society at Investors Bank is 718-721-1111 so they can pool to a public benefit institution appreciated. TNH staff was impressed its upcoming events will be di - tax exempt. their philanthropic and cultural which is struggling during the The decision to assist the with the Home’s kitchen and rected to worthy causes there. The Society’s members and efforts. crisis to continue its mission Home was the result of equipment, which would be the He told TNH contributions which dates to its establishment Adamopoulos’ efforts to imple - envy of much larger institutions, made by individuals and funds in 1859. ment the decision of its Board and with its scrupulous obser - raised at the Society’s events go The Home prepares 9,000 of Directors to get in touch with vance of the sanitary code. a long way in Greece because Ekali the most "exclusive" GREEK AMERICAN STORIES suburb of Athens, lovely villa about 24.000 s.f. for sale. Doctor’s advice Can be used as is or as 4 independent homes depending on By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos ing it, then.” the needs of the owner. 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“Fifty years!” broke in you think she loves you?” Dimos ing. “Must have aired about five consuming sugary products af - a Kipreos, the youngest of them. teased. Yiannis sputtered that years ago. I remembered hear - ter fifty.” 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 Irene Macris, 92, Lived through Greece’s 1920 War with Turkey and 1953 Earthquake

By J.E. Geshwiler Zakynthos and other Ionian Sea Sandy Springs. “My aunt and un - ents moved to Alpharetta the of children there, some of whom he earned a Ph.D. and was a Atlanta Journal Constitution islands, killing 470 and injuring cle were living in a large tent people there were “so welcom - recalled her fondly in recent Face - teacher and administrator in the 2,500. there with other families, and I ing. The ladies there taught my book messages, said her daugh - Fulton system, and that her four For someone whose first Life finally became more tran - was impressed immediately by mother to cook Southern-style. A ter, Ellen Young of Roswell. grandchildren were all college name is the Greek word for quil for her, husband Dennis and her intensity, her ingenuity, her neighbor would drive my father Young said her mother ac - graduates. peace, Irene Macris endured a their two children once they im - willingness to work. I felt she had to work and back. At the begin - quired skills in Greece that She was a member of the An - lot of armed conflict and hard - migrated to America in 1956 and what it takes to make it in Amer - ning, we received donated helped augment the family’s in - nunciation Greek Orthodox ship during the first third of her settled in Alpharetta. ica.” clothes and home furnishings, come. “Word got around that Cathedral, then became a found - life. Dr. Allen Macris, a nephew Irene Macris, 92, died Tuesday but once my parents had steady Mom was good at sewing,” she ing member of the Holy Trans - Born on the island of Zakyn - who was a Greek native and had at the Dogwood Forest assisted work, they thanked those who said, “and people often brought figuration Church in Marietta. thos on Oct. 20, 1920, she lived put down roots in metro Atlanta living community, Alpharetta. helped them and made it clear their things to our house for re - There, she sang in the choir, was through Greece’s war with previously, sponsored his aunt Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. they did not want more assis - pairs and alterations, which she a volunteer with the women’s Turkey in the 1920s, the brutal and uncle’s family. Monday at Holy Transfiguration tance.” did for a modest fee.” charitable group and cooked tra - occupation of Greece by Nazi “After the quake, my wife Greek Orthodox Church, Mari - Mr. and Mrs. Macris eventu - Irene Macris originally had ditional Zakynthos dishes for Germany and fascist Italy in the Etichia and I brought several etta. Northside Chapel Funeral ally got long-term custodial jobs hoped to become a teacher, but church festivals. 1940s, and a nasty civil war af - trunks of supplies donated by At - Directors is in charge of arrange - with the Fulton County school had to leave school in Greece af - Her husband Dennis died in terward between Greek Commu - lanta department stores to people ments. system. She worked in the Al - ter sixth grade in order to help 1984. Surviving besides her son, nists and royalists. Then a great in need on Zakynthos,” recalled Her son, Bobby Macris of Al - pharetta Elementary School’s support her parents and siblings. daughter and four grandchildren earthquake in 1953 devastated Allen Macris, now a resident of pharetta, said that when his par - lunchroom and became a favorite Her son said she was proud that are three great-grandchildren. Sophia (Efthimiou) Nibi, 70, Admin. Asst. to Methodios John Kambouroglou, Friend

Continued from page 1 fice,” he said. “The only thing day that I got up and said, ‘I wish To Thousands of Immigrants she did not do is put on the robe I didn’t have to go to work,’” she later became a stay-at-home and do the services. She was at had said. It seemed that every TNH Staff mom when her daughter her desk when I arrived in the time she thought of retiring Met - Theresa was born. In 1970, she morning and still working when ropolitan Methodios would start John H. Kambouroglou, of earned a master’s degree in ed - I left at the end of the day.” a new ministry. “And I would Upper Darby, PA died on Febru - ucation from Boston State Col - “She knew how to handle want to be a part of it!” Nibi had ary 23. He was born to the late lege and taught high school people” Methodios said. “But said. Among the ministries were Haralambos and Parthenope chemistry and physics. what stood out most was her tal - the Philoxenia House, the St. Kambouroglou on February 20, Turning to her love of writ - ent and sterling character as Methodios Retreat Center in 1936, in Drama, Greece. John ing, she later changed careers seen in the way she has cared in Contoocook, NH, and youth moved to Athens when he was and worked as a reporter and the people who stay in the ministry. four years old at the outbreak columnist for the Dover-Sher - Philoxenia House, the Metropo - Nibi accepted Metropolitan of WWII. In 1955, he immi - born and Medfield Suburban lis home for families from Methodios’ invitation to be his grated to the United States. Press. She then was responsible Greece who come to be treated administrative assistant back in He returned to Greece to for public relations for Hellenic at Boston area hospitals. She 1984, she had said she would serve in the Royal Greek Army College/Holy Cross Greek Or - bought the food, took people to do it for one year. After over 27 in 1957, and once he resettled thodox School of Theology from the hospital, found doctors for years, in 2011 Mrs. Nibi officially in the United States, he began 1981 to 1984 before joining the patients, and dealt with families retired from a job that was also to build his family and commu - Greek Orthodox Metropolis of -sometimes eight or nine under her passion, in order to spend nity, and serving on the building Boston office, where she worked the same roof.” more time with her daughter committee of St. Demetrios for over 27 years. The job never seemed like and granddaughter. Greek Orthodox Church in Up - Metropolitan Methodios had work to Nibi, even during her Nibi was a parishioner of St. per Darby. In 1966 he began John Kambouroglou high praises for Mrs. Nibi. “She husband’s illness (he died in Demetrios Greek Orthodox Apollo Tours, a leading travel oversaw every aspect of the of - 1997). “There was never one Sophia (Efthimiou) Nibi Church in Weston. agency in the Philadelphia area. at AHEPA’s National Conven - John was a visionary com - tion. munity leader, assisting tens of John is survived by three thousands of Greek Immigrants. children: Harry, Joanne Stork, John was very active in the and Alex, all of Broomall, PA, DEATH NOTICES AHEPA, serving as Chapter 445 and by eight grandchildren and President for many years. In two great-grandchildren. n BALDAS, PETER Greek Civil War. He had been em - on Jan.18) – Pavlos Bourgos rial Hospital board for 15 years. 2011-12 John served as the In lieu of flowers, the family MUSKEGON, MI (From the ployed as a baker for Table Talk passed away on Monday Jan. 14, He was involved in the leadership AHEPA District Governor of the is requesting that donations be Muskegon Chronicle, published Pie for 27 years, retiring in 1984. 2013. He was born in Volos, of several other organizations in entire state of Pennsylvania. He made to AHEPA Educational on Jan. 25) – Mr . Peter Theodore Mr. Bamihas was a member of St. Greece in 1931 where he met his Yuba City, including the Rotary also served on many committees Fund. Baldas, age 88, passed away Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathe - wife Eleni. They were married on Club and Beale Air Force Base. peacefully Wednesday evening, dral and the Order of AHEPA. He April 20th, 1958. Pavlos learned He served Beale Air Force Base January 23, 2013, surrounded by will be remembered as a loving his trade by serving in the Greek since its establishment in 1942. family. Peter was born Dec. 25, husband, uncle and friend and Air Force as an airplane me - He received the first BAFB High CLASSIFIEDS 1924, in Evangelismos, Greece to will be missed by those who knew chanic. He then proceeded to Flyer award in 2000 recognizing Theodore and Christina (Psiharis) him. In lieu of flowers memorial work as an automobile mechanic him as a community leader hav - Baldas. He was a P.O.W. during contributions may be made to St. and he and Eleni had two daugh - ing provided exceptional long- HELP WANTED FUNERAL HOMES WWII and served in the Greek Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathe - ters Heidi and Pam. In 1974 Pav - term support. To his thrill, the LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Army during the Civil War. On dral, 102 Russell Street, Worces - los, Eleni, and their girls moved award included a "fly over". Journalists, women and men, to ARLINGTON ter, MA 01603. to Astoria, New York to provide a James was instrumental in lead - Sept. 7, 1959, he married the for - work part-time at The National BENSON DOWD, INC mer Stavroula (Voula) Kyri - better opportunity for his family. ing a successful battle to keep Herald. Send resume to: pub - FUNERAL HOME akopoulos and she survives him. BLOND, GEORGE His family was his life and they BAFB from being closed down, [email protected] n 83-15 Parsons Blvd., He moved his family to Muskegon DEARBORN, MI (From the TC were always put first and fore - when the government was ratio - 117039/2/03-19-13 Jamaica, NY 11432 to take care of his Uncle George Palm, published on Jan. 18) – most. But another passion he had nalizing the number of bases it LEGAL NOTICE Baldas, the original owner of G&L George P. Blond of Dearborn, from the time he was a teenager operated. He was a friend and (718) 858-4434 • (800) 245-4872 Hot Dogs. Peter worked for Michigan passed on January 15, was his love for Greek music, and mentor to many, valued for his 411 JOHNSON LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. Muskegon Public Schools for 20 2013 in Florida at the age of 86 playing the accordion. That led integrity, intelligence, insight and of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/14/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is des - years, becoming head of mainte - with his family at his side. He was him into several bands through - tenacity. James enjoyed many ignated as agent upon whom process APOSTOLOPOULOS nance at Hackley Public Library. preceded in death by his beloved out his life with which he enjoyed hobbies including golf, tennis, against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall Apostle Family - Peter was a member of the An - wife of 62 years, Helen, in 2009. playing on the weekends, includ - hunting, fishing, poker, and mail process to: Eaton & Van Winkle LLP, Attn: Robert N. Swetnick, Esq., 3 Park Ave., Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - nunciation Greek Orthodox He is survived by his son Peter ing Alpha Omega Sound, who he dominoes, but his favorite hobby 16th Flr., NY, NY 10016. General Purposes. Church and AHEPA. To everyone and his wife Maria of Palm City was with for 11 years here in At - was his children and 12 grand - 272451/10709 Funeral Directors of who knew him, Peter Baldas was Florida and their children George lanta. In lieu of flowers please children. He was creative in de - RIVERDALE a master storyteller and a won - and Christine; his daughter Vicki send memorial gifts to a trust veloping his children's interests FUNERAL HOME Inc. derful cook. He had a story for Padlo and her husband Larry of fund set up for his wife, Eleni in sports, including snow skiing LEGAL NOTICE 5044 Broadway just about every occasion in life, Naples, Florida and their children Bourgos to Bank America 3577 and water skiing (sports he never New York, NY 10034 and all of his stories had some John and Helen; his brother Steve Chamblee Tucker Rd. Suite A, tried himself) and golf. He loved MERMAID UNITED LLC, a domestic LLC, sort of point to make, whether hu - Xantheas of Dearborn, Mi; his sis - Box 103, Atlanta, GA 30341. He the family annual summers at Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on (212) 942-4000 morous or serious. Next to his ter Potula Spanopoulos of Bloom - is survived by his wife Eleni, Aptos Beach, CA with all the chil - 8/13/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE family, his biggest passion in life field Hills, Mi.; his brother-in-law daughters Heidi Fortner and Pam dren and grandchildren. The process against the LLC may be served. CONSTANTINIDES was gardening. Peter lived for Nickolas Kalergis and his wife Pitts, son-in-law Bill Fortner, family rented the same house in SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 381 FUNERAL PARLOR Co. summers, when he could plant his Amalea of Dearborn Heights, Mi; grandson Jesse Fortner, and Aptos from 1962 until 2008 Park Ave. S, Ste. 1001, NY, NY 10016. General Purposes. (718) 745-1010 vegetables and water them and and a large extended Greek fam - granddaughter Danielle Pitts. where memories were created 272486/10709 tend to them all day long. He also ily of nieces, nephews and their each year. The family had a Services in all localities - enjoyed poetry, history and phi - children. He was close to his en - n CHANGARIS, JAMES blessed and privileged time as a LEGAL NOTICE Low cost shipping to Greece losophy. Peter is survived by his tire extended family. Mr. Blond CARLSBAD, CA (From the Ap - large family. James instilled a wife of 53 years, Voula; 2 daugh - was born in Tseria, a small village peal Democrat, published on love of God in his family. He and Notice of Formation of BRMED Capital LLC a NYS ltd. Liability Company. Forma - ANTONOPOULOS ters, Christina Achterhoff of N. in southern Greece that had no Feb.10) – James Gus Changaris his wife Lois set an example in tion filed with SSNY on 11/7/2012. Muskegon, and Tresa (Michael) electricity, water or road to it until aka (Popou) or (Judge) passed worship and in life. He was very Office location Kings County. SSNY des. as FUNERAL HOME, INC. agt. of LLC, upon whom process may be Elrick of Detroit, MI; 5 grandchil - the late 1970s. He came to Amer - away peacefully surrounded by committed to the Greek Ortho - served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process Konstantinos Antonopoulos - dren, Jacob, Alex and Abby ica after World War II with no ed - his wife Lois and loving children dox Church and, to that end, es - c/o Lynch & Associates, 464 New York Av - Funeral Director Achterhoff, Emily and Sophia El - ucation, no money, no friends and and grandchildren, Sunday Feb - tablished a scholarship fund for enue, Huntington, NY 11743. Purpose: All lawful purposes. 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., rick; a brother, Stavros (Ellen) Bal - no English language skills. His ruary 3, 2013 in his residence at seminarians at the Holy Cross 272469/15477 das of Sydney, Australia; a sister, story was both the American Glenview/ La Costa Glen, Carls - Greek Orthodox School of The - Astoria, New York 11105 Maria (John) Karamitsos of Mon - dream and the typical America bad, California. He had battled ology in Brookline, MA, in mem - LEGAL NOTICE (718) 728-8500 treal, Canada; and many nieces immigrant post war success story. dementia the past several years. ory of his deceased youngest son NOTICE FORMATION OF DOMESTIC Not affiliated with any and nephews. He was preceded He was a successful restaurateur He was 86 years old. James was Tom. There are many things the LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Take other funeral home. in death by his brother, Dimitri and investor in Detroit. He was born in Marysville, CA to immi - family will miss about James. notice that Folksbier Brauerei, LLC was formed as a domestic Limited Liability Baldas and his sister, Georgia Tsa - Greek and he was Orthodox and grants from Thana, Greece. He But the thing that will be missed Company on December 13, 2012. The tas. In lieu of flowers, MEMORIAL he was American and he was very was the second of four brothers. most by his family is the uncon - LLC office is located in Kings County. The CONTRIBUTIONS may be made proud to be all three. Though his He grew up in Marysville, CA. He ditional love that he poured out New York State Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of the LLC to PlACE your to the Annunciation Greek Ortho - businesses and personally he gave had a brief stint in 1942 playing on them. James is survived by for the purposes of service of process. ClAssifiEd Ad, CAll: dox Church. generously to Saints Constantine baseball for the semi pro team Lois, his sweet wife of 62 years, Copies of service shall be sent to Travis Kauffman at 195 Luquer Street, Apt. 4R, (718) 784-5255, Ext. 106, and Helen Greek Orthodox the Yuba City Bears. He joined his four adored children Georgia, Brooklyn, NY 11231. The purpose of the E-mAil: n BAMIHAS, ELIAS Church of Westland, Mi, St. John the Navy in 1944 and on his dis - Michael, Andrea and Jami and LLC is any lawful purpose. classifieds@ WORCESTER, MA (From the Chrysostom in Palm City, Fl and charge attended Yuba College as their spouses, and his twelve 272456/18448 thenationalherald.com Worcester Telegram & Gazette, St. James in Port St. Lucie, Fl. He well as UC Berkeley. He attended grandchildren and one grandson- published on Jan.19) – Elias also gave generously to Wayne the University of San Francisco in-law, as well as several nieces, "Louie" Bamihas, 86, of Worcester, State University. He helped many Law School where he earned his nephews, and many dear friends. REAL ESTATE died Friday, January 18th in St, people. Most of all, he helped his JD in 1951. He married Lois The family is collecting stories Vincent Hospital, with his wife of family. He brought his brothers Shingle in 1952 and together about James's life. If you would 33 years, Judith A. (Corder) Bami - and sisters to America and helped they had five children, Georgia, like to share an experience or NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE has by his side. He is survived by them start productive and happy Michael, Andrea, Jami and story involving James, the family two nieces, Victoria Stavropoulos lives here. He got great satisfac - Thomas. Sadly, Thomas died at would welcome hearing from of Athens, Greece and Eileen M. tion out of knowing their success age 24 in 1985 of testicular can - you. The address for mailing sto - Wood and her husband, James of and happiness, and the success cer. James established a legal ries or condolences is Lois East Brookfield; three nephews, and happiness of their children, practice in Yuba City in 1953 Changaris, 2075 Lemonberry Vicky Lewis Lawrence A. Corder, Jr. and his was his success and his happiness where he practiced all areas of Lane, Carlsbad, CA. Notes can realtor wife, Michelle of Warren, Timothy too. He was a great sportsman. law until 1972. He was one of also be emailed to lois - B. Corder and his wife, Kim of He hunted and fished around the the most respected attorneys in [email protected]. In lieu of Ware and Michael P. Corder of world. His trophy room included Northern California. In 1972 flowers, donations may be made North Brookfield; two great- a full body mount of a lion he Governor Ronald Reagan ap - to the Thomas W. Changaris nieces, Hannah Wood and Riley shot in Africa. He was a 32nd de - pointed him as judge to the Su - Foundation, a 501c3 organiza - 7

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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — 65, denied any wrongdoing. ardship. Popular sentiment runs Panagiotis Saxonis were also for himself, forwarded the rest Presiding judge Giorgos The former mayor of Greece's "I declare that I have nothing hot against mainstream politi - given life sentences. to Lemoussias — who allegedly Apostolakis said that the former second-largest city and two for - to do with this case," he told the cians seen as responsible for the All three appealed their con - split it with Papageorgopoulos. mayor was clearly involved in mer top municipal officials were Thessaloniki court, which con - crisis, which has led to repeated victions. They were to be jailed The funds were allegedly ini - the embezzlement. sentenced to life in prison victed him of direct complicity income cuts and tax hikes amid later Wednesday. tially banked in a joint account "Papageorgopoulos was in Wednesday, after a court con - in embezzlement. "Some people a six-year recession and record- Two former financial direc - in the names of Papageorgopou - charge, and without his approval victed them of embezzling more will go to their graves weighed high unemployment. tors were sentenced to 10 and los and Lemoussias. Lemoussias could have done than €17 million ($22 million) down by remorse." Papageorgopoulos, a dentist, 15 years each, and were released A judicial probe was ordered nothing," he said. "His silent in city funds. He claimed his trial had was a lawmaker with the now- pending their appeal. after one of the funds involved stance on the sidelines showed The court ruled that Vassilis turned into a "political process," governing New Democracy party Saxonis was responsible for noticed that it had not been re - that he knew everything." Papageorgopoulos, a former conducted "to satisfy the general from 1981-2008, and served as forwarding to social security ceiving contributions. Papageor - Papageorgopoulos was a champion sprinter who was mood that calls for politicians' a junior minister for sport in the funds the contributions withheld gopoulos has also been charged Greek 100-meter sprint cham - Thessaloniki's mayor from 1999- blood." early 1990s. from municipal employees' with alleged money laundering pion in the 1970s, holding the 2010 and previously a conserv - Greece is in the throes of a The municipality's former salaries. The court found that he and has been indicted to stand national record in the discipline ative politician, was a key part major financial crisis after years general secretary, Michalis Le - allegedly kept that money and, trial over another case of missing for 21 years, and took part in of the scam. Papageorgopoulos, of inept public financial stew - moussias, and former treasurer after retaining a 10 percent cut municipal funds. the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Mitsotakis Says Greece Needs Downsizing

By Andy Dabilis Highlighting the need to re - with the exception of a portion TNH Staff Writer duce the size of the public sector of the first part of the premier - as well as bureaucracy, Mitso - ship of PASOK Socialist Costas ATHENS - Former Prime Minis - takis noted that “You can’t have Simitis which led to Greece's ad - ter Constantinos Mitsotakis, a smaller state without fewer mission in the Eurozone, al - speaking at the launch of a pub - employees.” though with economic numbers lication about his time in office, The coalition government of that critics said were mislead - said Greece must reduce its Prime Minister Antonis Sama - ing. bloated public sector and keep ras, now the New Democracy Mitsotakis, 94, also spoke of pushing reforms if it wants to leader, has yet to begin laying the dangers associated with the exit a crushing economic crisis. off public workers as demanded rise of extreme right party Ahead of its Time: The New by international lenders who Golden Dawn. He led the coun - Democracy Government 1990- said the government has been try from April 11, 1990 until Oc - 1993 describes his tenure and dragging its feet. tober 13, 1993 when his party, the honorary president of the Mitsotakis argued that had accused of allowing the use of Conservative party said the cri - his government completed its the name Macedonia for the sis hasn't pushed Greece to the term the country would not Former Yugoslav Republic of EurokiNissi edge of collapse but that its re - have taken a route toward dis - Macedonia (FYROM) was weak - The throngs of dignitaries and citizens who turned out this week to mark the publication of his covery is painfully slow, the aster. ened by the departure of Sama - book amounted to a vindication of Constantine Mitsotakis’ political vision, which many now newspaper Kathimerini re - He also criticized the admin - ras, who was his foreign minis - see could have spared the Greece much of its current suffering. ported. istrations that came after him, ter. More Austerity is Planned by Samaras: Reducing Public Sector Workforce

Continued from page 1 policies and relented. and riots and that he believes terprises. that money will never be col - technical experts sent to Greece PLAYING FOR TIME that if the government manages And where it seems to be on lected because companies have by the Troika said that is largely SOK Socialists and tiny Democ - Samaras is also reportedly to do so through the summer the verge of being successful – gone bankrupt and it takes up because the tax collection sys - ratic Left, who don’t want the keen to show Greece has made that an economic recovery can selling off states in the state gas to 10 years for court cases to be tem is in disarray and mired in firings. New Democracy and PA - progress so that he won’t be begin. company DEFA and its sub - heard. the last century, with many SOK have largely created to - pressured to speed the pace of Talking with Members of Par - sidiary DESFA, EU and American And despite the life sentence workers not having desks or day’s crisis by packing public layoffs before Eurozone officials liament over lunch, he said that, officials are alarmed that the after his conviction on charges computers and offices being un - payrolls with hundreds of thou - in March decide whether to re - “if we hold on tight and make it leading bidders are the Russian of embezzling 17.92 million eu - derstaffed. Worse it said, the in - sands of needless workers for lease the next loan installment to the summer, in September we companies Gazprom and Sintez, ros ($23.53 million) from city ternal affairs department has generations in return for votes. of 2.8 billion euros, some $3.67 will liftoff.” A record number of which could give Moscow key coffers, former Thessaloniki found evidence that some 130 With Troika inspectors back billion. Another six billion euros, tourists are expected in Greece energy resources in Europe. Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopou - tax inspectors are among those in Athens to check the pace of $7.88 billion is due in April, and this year and Samaras is hoping With so much at stake, the los - a member of Samaras’ New who have foreign bank accounts reforms, including long-delayed with tax revenues far off expec - that a good summer season will government still hasn’t gone af - Democracy party – tax evasion that haven’t been vetted for pos - privatizations of state enter - tations because of austerity, the boost the economy. ter tax cheats who owe $70 bil - and corruption remain rampant, sible tax cheating at the same prises and the sale or lease of government won’t be able to op - He is also seeking conces - lion and have largely escaped another challenge for the gov - time the inspectors are sup - state properties, the government erate without continued loans sions from the Troika, including prosecution despite Troika pres - ernment. posed to be checking foreign ac - is under pressure to meet fiscal as it can’t borrow from the pri - being allowed to lower the sure and reports that most of A 106-page report by foreign counts for tax evasion. targets to stave off immediate vate markets after imposing 74 Value Added Tax from 23 per - firings and more pay cuts, tax percent losses on investors last cent because it has backfired hikes, and slashed pensions that year to write down debt. and led to a sharp drop in ex - Samaras promised would not be Stournaras admitted that the pected revenues as Greeks have repeated. firing of civil servants could not slowed spending. Restaurants The government is hoping to be ruled out, leading the major have been especially hard hit persuade the Troika that retire - opposition party the Coalition and the government wants a ments and attrition in the public of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) to lower VAT for those businesses sector, along with letting go of say Samaras is getting to renege by tourist season, as well as Eu - disciplinary problems and those on yet another promise. ropean Union funds to fight un - convicted of corruption will be The government has argued employment and is working on enough to prevent layoffs and that civil servant numbers are a law to allow households to re - firings that Samaras fears could falling faster than expected be - duce their debts through re - stoke more social unrest. cause of a spurt in early retire - structuring so there will be more Troika envoys are to meet on ments with some 37,000 people disposable income. March 3-4 with Finance Minis - leaving their jobs last year, al - GOING PRIVATE ISN’T EASY ter Yiannis Stournaras and Ad - though they won’t get their pen - The government, however, ministrative Reform Minister sion benefits in cases for one to also has to deal with the lagging Antonis Manitakis to discuss the two years and aren’t allowed to pace of privatization and expec - government’s position on the work in the meantime. tations that the economy will downsizing of the public sector. Responding to a question in shrink another 4.5 percent this The newspaper Kathimerini Parliament, Manitakis said that year, the sixth of a deep reces - reported that the coalition is the total number of Greeks em - sion. worried about having to sack ployed in the civil service stood Greece is supposed to gener - public sector workers amid fears at 667,733 as of October, 2012. ate 2.5 billion euros ($3.28 bil - it could push unemployment to Greece has agreed with the lion) in privatization proceeds 30 percent or more. Democratic Troika that by the end of 2014 by the end of the year but is AP Photo/thE CANAdiAN PrEss, AdriAN wyld Left chief Fotis Kouvelis is it will employ 150,000 fewer woefully far behind, even with Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos visits Canada strongly opposed to firing bu - civil servants than in 2010. plans to sell its gambling mo - reaucrats but he has often spo - Samaras said he wants to nopoly OPAP, which is one of Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, left, hosts his counterpart, Dimitris Avramopoulos, ken out against government keep a lid on protests, strikes the few money-making state en - Greece's Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa, Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. Anastasiades, Elected in Cyprus Wide Margin, Promises Brighter Future

Continued from page 1 missing the opportunity to se - critics of whichever actions and ... calls for privatizations and he cure a bailout earlier. decisions that we deem not to will probably have to agree to on Wednesday., saying that PRESIDENT SEEKS serve the country's best inter - sell a stake — ideally for him, wariness among some euro area NATIONAL UNITY AND ests." not a controlling stake — in countries over bailing out debt- EUROPEAN COOPERATION European Commission Pres - profitable government enter - saddled Cyprus is gradually re - Anastasiades, who leads the ident Jose Manuel Barroso con - prises," Cyprus University polit - ceding. main opposition Democratic gratulated Anastasiades, saying ical science professor Antonis El - Anastasiades said his govern - Rally party, has boasted of his Cypriots had given him "a strong linas said. "The question is ment will move quickly to connections with Europe's cen - mandate to implement his pro - whether lenders think that this counter allegations that Cyprus ter-right leaders and seeks to gram of reform and to do what would be enough to make the is a haven for money-laundering spend political capital he's built it takes to ensure fiscal and fi - debt sustainable. so that it can secure full support up over the years to convince nancial sustainability." Anastasiades will have some for a financial lifeline that the Europe that Cyprus deserves Barroso said he spoke to heavy hitters in his cabinet country needs to stay afloat. help. Anastasiades "and I have as - lineup. Sarris, 66, helped usher "It's something that without "When facing great chal - sured him that he can count on the country into the eurozone doubt must be done to eliminate lenges, we want Europe by our the continued commitment of as finance minister in 2008. Ka - all these reactions," Anastasi - side," Anastasiades said. the European Commission to as - soulides, 64, served as foreign ades said after naming his new Anastasiades, who takes of - sist Cyprus to overcome the minister in 1997-2003 and Cabinet. "Consequently, the as - fice March 1 for a five-year- challenges it faces." played an important role in surances I've received are that term, promised to create a gov - NO MORE AUSTERITY? steering Cyprus toward Euro - we will have the full solidarity ernment of "national unity" STAY TUNED pean Union membership. of our European partners." though it was unclear what its Outgoing Finance Minister Cyprus' new finance minister The finance ministers of Ger - composition would be. Vassos Shiarly said Cyprus has says spending cuts and tax in - many and France are calling for "My government of national enough money to pay bills until creases agreed with interna - efforts to reach agreement on a unity will make all the necessary the end of May. tional creditors and included in rescue package for Cyprus by AP Photo/PEtros kArAdJiAs structural reforms and, through Last year, Cyprus sought fi - a draft bailout agreement are the end of March following con - Newly-elected Cyprus' president Nicos Anastasiades waves to dialogue with our European and nancial assistance of up to €17 sufficient to get the country's fi - servative candidate Nicos Anas - his supporters at Elephteria stadium in Nicosia, Feb. 24. international partners, will safe - billion ($22.7 billion), a sum nances under control. Sarris tasiades' victory in the country's guard the longstanding roughly equivalent to its annual said on Wednesday he would be presidential election. sustainable growth and to fiscal snub to left-wing rule that many strengths of our economy and gross domestic product, which "surprised" if more austerity was In a joint statement Monday, and financial stability, which are feel is responsible for the coun - serve the desired goal of growth has raised concerns about demanded. Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble in the interest of Cyprus and the try's sorry economic state. and jobs," Anastasiades said. whether the country would be Sarris says the faster a rescue and France's Pierre Moscovici euro area as a whole." Anastasiades has capitalized Malas, his defeated rival said able to pay back any loan. The package is finalized with the welcomed the result of the elec - Anastasiades, 66, won the on what many feel were five the new president could count country has been unable to bor - other 16 European Union coun - tion. They say: "Discussions runoff election with 57.48 per - years of failed left-wing rule un - on his support if his actions row from international markets tries that use the euro and the should resume shortly with a cent of the vote, well ahead of der outgoing President Dimitris were deemed to be beneficial since mid-2011, and turned to IMF the better. view to reach an agreement be - left-wing rival Stavros Malas, Christofias and his communist- for Cyprus. long-time ally Russia for a €2.5 He added that he would fore the end of March." who nabbed 42.51 percent, final rooted AKEL party that caused "We will stand by the new billion ($3.3 billion) loan to move quickly to tap the coun - The ministers stressed the results showed. Cyprus' economic troubles. president if we assess his actions keep it afloat in 2012. try's newfound offshore natural need for a "significant financial, The wide margin of victory Christofias was widely be - and policies to be for the good But Anastasiades' won't have gas deposits and apply to fiscal and structural adjustment" in favor of Anastasiades indi - lieved to have waited too long of the country because the unity an easy time negotiating a NATO's Partnership for Peace in Cyprus. They say they are cates Cypriots are prepared, to to respond to the crisis and to of our people is what's most im - bailout without possibly more program, which allows for co - "confident that the forthcoming a degree, to stomach what could curb spending. He was also seen portant right now," Malas said austerity pain for Cypriots, ana - operation between the military government will significantly ac - be painful austerity measures at - as dragging out negotiations as he conceded the election. "At lysts said. alliance and non-member coun - celerate the pace of reforms to tached to a bailout, as well as a with international creditors and the same time, we will be strong "It will be difficult to resist tries. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013

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Florida’s Greek Village COMMENTARY It is a unique phenomenon in the history of Greeks in the United States, perhaps in the entire Hellenic Diaspora. But it should not exist in just one city, but it should be emulated The Orthodox Faith is the Oldest Christian Denomination in ten cities across America. In Pinellas County, FL, in the Greater Tampa area just North of Clearwater, there is a "Greek village," named Tarpon Springs, mostly By Rev. Dr. Miltiades B. tist, you owe the tenets of your churches were one in the same. Apostles, with an absolute link known for an annual Epiphany celebration that draws thousands Efthimiou religion to John Smyth, who Lamentably, in 1054, the Pope to our Lord, the second Person of people. launched it in Amsterdam in of Rome broke away from the of the Holy Trinity, born in a The other great attraction is that it is literally a Greek place. This is a historical response 1606. If you are of the Dutch other four Apostolic Patriar - place and time over 2000 years Most names of streets and avenues, are Greek. Indeed, on Do - to the recent declaration of Pope Reformed Church, you recog - chates (which include Constan - ago. The catholicity of your decanese Boulevard, the main thoroughfare in Tarpon’s historic Benedict XVI who, in reference nize Michelis Jones as the tinople, Alexandria, Antioch, church, be it Lutheran,, the Ro - Sponge Docks neighborhood, almost all of the shops are Greek. to his document “Dominus Founder because he originated and Jerusalem). He created this man Catholic, Anglican, Congre - In the middle of the village stands a proud symbol of the Greek Iesus” written when he was pre - your religion in New York in break by tampering with the gationalist, Dutch Reformed, immigrant-merchant seaman presence: the Church of Saint fect of the Congregation for the 1623. If you are a Methodist, original Creed of the Church, Methodist, Mormon, or Christ - Nicholas, a sanctuary that even Athenians would envy. Doctrine of the Faith, stated that your religion was founded by ian Scientist, must truly identify Sponge divers from Kalymnos were the first Greeks to settle the Christian denominations were John and Charles Wesley in Eng - with “Catholic.” This word is a area, around 1905. Thousands followed mainly people engaged in not true churches but merely ec - land in 1774. If you are Mor - Greek word used in the Creeds sponge fishing. clesial communities. Pope Bene - mon (Latter Day Saints), which means that your church The recipe for success of the Greek village is this: in a relatively dict referred to the Orthodox Joseph Smith started your re - identifies with those early small area many shops and restaurants are concentrated where churches as having “many ele - ligion in Palmyra, New York communities of Antioch, visitors can find everything related to Greece. ments of sanctification and of in 1829. If you worship Corinth, Alexandria, For great authentic Greek food, there is Andreas’ Magirio truth” but were “wounded” be - with the Salvation Army, Jerusalem and Rome Mykonos. Another good one is Hellas. cause they did not recognize the your sect began with that existed more than Add to that the various gift shops, featuring an array of Greek primacy of the Pope. William Booth in Lon - 2000 years ago. It items including, of course, sponges – Tarpon Springs, after all, is If you are a Lutheran, your don in 1865. If you are must include the ad - known as “The Sponge Capital of the World” – and the names religion was founded by Martin Christian Scientist, you herence to orthodox painted on the small boats docked in the harbor, and there is a Luther, an ex-monk of the look to the year 1879 doctrine and belief definite sense of being on a Greek island. Catholic Church in the year as the year in which that those early com - That recipe on a street or in a mall, for example, in Astoria, 1517. If you belong to the your religion was born munities held, and for - Flushing, and Brooklyn, or in Boston and Chicago, would have Church of England, your reli - and look to Mary Baker mulated later in Coun - great commercial success and also enhance the image of Greeks in gion was founded by King Eddy as its founder. If cils. This then should America. Henry VIII in the year 1534 be - you belong to one of the be the format for all cause the Pope would not grant religious organizations meaningful ecumenical di - him a divorce with the right to known as the “Church of the alogue, in the spirit of He, re-marry. If you are a Presby - Nazarene,” “Pentecostal who once said “that they may Gold Standards terian, your religion was Gospel,” Holiness Church,” or be one” (John 17:21). founded by John Knox in Scot - “Jehovah’s Witnesses,” your re - land in the year 1560. If you ligion is one of the hundreds of Rev. Dr. Miltiades B. Efthimiou When forty masked men overpowered the guards at a gold are a Congregationalist, your re - new sects founded by men thereby making the pope infal - is a retired priest of the Greek mine in Halkidiki and caused major damage many thought it was ligion was originated by Robert within the past hundred years. lible. The idea of infallibility Orthodox Archdioceses of North the end of the project. However a few days ago, Antonis Samaras Brown in Holland in 1582. If However, if you are Roman became a dogma of the Roman and South America, a Protopres - announced that he will ensure the safety of the facility. you are a Protestant Episco - Catholic, your church shared the Catholic Church in the 19th cen - byter of the Patriarchate of Con - The prime minister’s decision is very important because it signals palian, your religion was an off - same rich apostolic and doctri - tury at Vatican I Council, thus stantinople, has served as Ecu - the reversal of the lackadaisical attitudes that have prevailed for shoot of the Church of England, nal heritage as the Orthodox separating the Church from the menical Officer for SCOBA, and too long in Greece not only regarding investment, but in recognizing founded by Samuel Senbury in Church for the first thousand tenets of early Christendom. was co-convener of the the real possibility of such masked men undermining the rule of the American Colonies in the years of its history, since during It is not enough to claim that “Catholic/Orthodox Metropolitan law in the country. 17th century. If you are a Bap - the first millennium these two your church began with the Dialogue of NY and NJ.” The debate over the operation of the mine has divided the people in that region. Indeed there are positive aspects, but there are also drawbacks. PRESS CLIPPING When unemployment reaches such great heights in the region, as in the rest of Greece, the creation of 1,200 new jobs is no small matter. Opponents of the project argue, however, that the promises Too Many Immigrants, or Too Few High-Tech Workers? made by the company have been exaggerated, that the benefit would be less than expected, and that it will destroy the environ - ment and pollute ground water. Their concerns are not irrelevant. [Economic Policy Institute States is failing to keep substan - already almost guaranteed a visa. reform. But let’s not break any - There have been many negative experiences around the world President Ross Eisenbrey recently tial numbers of foreign students If anything, we have too thing else in the process. with similar investments for both the environment and the econ - wrote an op-ed piece in the New in the country. As a result, our many high-tech workers: more Ross Eisenbrey is the vice omy. York Times, arguing that the position as the world’s leading than nine million people have president of the Economic Policy The results, however, depend on the investment agreement ne - United States already has more high-tech economy is in danger. degrees in a science, technology, Institute. gotiated by both sides, the government and the company. than enough foreign hi-tech Fortunately, they argue, H-1B engineering or math field, but It seems Greeks are still consumed by the notion that the private scientists and engineers. One such visas — our guest-worker pro - only about three million have a sector is simply satanic and must be fought by all possible means. engineer, Michael Lampis, wrote gram for high-tech workers — job in one. That’s largely because Genius Deficit While no one is an angel, that is just not reality. And in any a letter to the Times’ editor, brings us “the best and the pay levels don’t reward their event, that is why we have governments: to safeguard the interests taking the opposite view. Both brightest” in the world. We just skills. Salaries in computer- and By Michael Lampis of the people. opinions follow ] don’t give out enough of them. math-related fields for workers And Samaras decision is certain to encourage those who are But America’s technology with a college degree rose only To the Editor: thinking of investing in Greece. leadership is not, in fact, endan - 4.5 percent between 2000 and I read Ross Eisenbrey’s article America’s Genius gered. According to the econo - 2011. If these skills are so valu - with great interest, having re - mist Richard B. Freeman, the able and in such short supply, cently spent four years in New Glut United States, with just 5 per - salaries should at least keep pace York as a foreign student (from Mitsotakis is Vindicated cent of the world’s population, with the tech companies’ profits, Greece) obtaining my Ph.D. in By Ross Eisenbrey employs a third of its high-tech which have exploded. computer science. One of the pil - researchers, accounts for 40 per - And while unemployment for lars of Mr. Eisenbrey’s argument Finally, Constantine Mitsotakis has been vindicated. The throngs While genuine immigration cent of its research and devel - high-tech workers may seem low is that foreign students who ob - of people, loyal friends and old rivals, but mostly the masses, who reform has the potential to fix a opment, and publishes over a — currently 3.7 percent — that’s tain advanced degrees in the rushed to see and hear him, leave no interpretation other than seriously broken system, four third of its science and engineer - more than twice as high as it United States will usually find a that it was a vindication. senators have introduced a bill ing articles. And a marked new was before the recession. way to stay. But many prefer to We know the last thing in the world Mitsotakis wanted was to to solve a problem we don’t crop of billion-dollar high-tech If there is no shortage of leave rather than go through a be justified as a result of the Greek economic collapse. It was have: the supply of high-tech companies has sprung up in Sil - high-tech workers, why would long and painful immigration exactly what he fought against with all his might. He was a cham - workers. icon Valley recently, without the companies be pushing for more? process. I know, because I am pion, in fact, of the policy of fiscal responsibility, for which he paid The bill’s authors, led by Sen - help of an expanded guest- Simple: workers under the H-1B one of them. a very high political price. ator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican worker program. program aren’t like domestic Though I’d rather live in New For many years, he had been the voice crying in the wilderness. of Utah, argue that America Nor are we turning away for - workers — because they have to York, upon graduation I moved He was the political leader who saw most clearly, in an almost would benefit from letting more eign students, or forcing them to be sponsored by an employer, to Sweden where, as a European prophetic way, the oncoming disaster, and struggled to prevent it. immigrants trained in science, leave once they’ve graduated. they are more or less inden - citizen, I didn’t have to worry Most importantly, his action was not limited only to warnings: technology, engineering and According to the Congressional tured, tied to their job and what - about unreasonable immigration As prime minister he fought against the political climate of the math work in the country, with Research Service, the number of ever wage the employer decides rules. As the economic opportu - era, and which succeeded to a great extent, only to see the country the sponsorship of high-tech full-time foreign graduate stu - to give them. nities in China and India con - returning to it after his overthrow. companies like Microsoft and dents in science, engineering and Moreover, too many are paid tinue to improve, more and Rarely has a politician been attacked with such fury and inde - I.B.M. health fields has grown by more at wages below the average for more foreign students will make cency as Mitsotakis was by “entangled interests,” as he put it, But the opposite is the case: than 50 percent, from 91,150 in their occupation and location: the same choice I did and refuse which did not want to lose the golden shovel with which they rav - the bill would flood the job mar - 1990 to 148,900 in 2009. And over half of all H-1B guest work - to jump through the hoops of a aged the national treasury. ket with indentured foreign over the 2000s, the United States ers are certified for wages in the dysfunctional immigration sys - Mitsotakis’ political philosophy had been revolutionary in the workers, people who could not granted permanent residence to bottom quarter of the wage tem. following sense: the implementation of his policy would have led switch employers to improve almost 300,000 high-tech work - scale. In the United States, more to the overthrow of the elites who controlled their wages or working condi - ers, in addition to granting tem - Bringing over more — there than a third of doctoral degrees economic power to the benefit of their own interests. He would tions; damage the employment porary work permits (for up to are already 500,000 workers on in the sciences and more than have liberated the country from their suffocating influence, leveling prospects of hundreds of thou - six years) to hundreds of thou - H-1B visas — would obviously half of those in engineering are the playing field, leading to a deepening of democracy and to the sands of skilled Americans; and sands more. darken job prospects for Amer - awarded each year to foreign creation of conditions that would have the country more competi - narrow the educational pipeline The bill’s proponents argue ica’s struggling young scientists students. Congress needs to al - tive by shrinking the government and increasing productivity, that produces these skilled work - that for the sake of our global and engineers. But it would also low American society to reap the thereby ultimately multiplying Greece’s productive wealth. ers domestically. competitiveness, we shouldn’t hurt our efforts to produce more: benefits of the American higher Moreover, Mitsotakis insisted on telling the unvarnished truth. The impetus for the bill, train and then return the tens of if the message to American stu - education system. He believed that truth is the essence of the relationship of trust which would give six-year visas thousands of Chinese and Indian dents is, “Don’t bother working Forget about the H-1B pro - that must endure between a leader and the people, and that people to as many as 300,000 foreign students who come here every hard for a high-tech degree, be - gram, whose problems are cor - can help their country and themselves only when they know the high-tech workers a year, is the year. But almost 90 percent of cause we can import someone to rectly pointed out in Mr. Eisen - truth. longstanding lament by business the Chinese students who earn do the job for less,” we could do brey’s article. Simply let science, That is why he said, the other day: “Nobody can deny that we leaders that they cannot find the science and technology doctor - significant long-term damage to technology, engineering and tried with sincerity and honesty, and that we did not try to deceive talent they need in the American ates in America stay here; the the high-tech educational system mathematics, or STEM, gradu - the people”. labor market. In their version, number is only slightly lower for we value so dearly. ates with advanced degrees stay The Greek people realize this. They understand that Mitsotakis, there is a shortage of scientists Indians. If they’re talented There is no question that the by giving them green cards. despite the tons of mud thrown at him, was an honest leader. and engineers, and the United enough to get a job here, they’re immigration system needs major Stockholm, Sweden THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 VIEWPOINTS 11 Barack Obama has Been a Greeks and Jews Extend Their Long History of Bonding

C Plus President Thus Far “They (the Greeks and Jews) ings over the years ters. If he were • Metropolitan Chrysosto - have survived in spite of all that have been mostly able to travel and mos of Zakynthos, Iaokim of Vo - the world could do against positive in tone, be part of this del - los, and citizens across Greece, Before delving took a painfully them…and each of them from this delegation visit egation, he would including one of my great uncles into the pros and long time – a angles so different has left us made it clear that have been very in Crete, risked or lost their lives cons of Barack decade, in fact – to the inheritance of their genius each side welcomes pleased with the trying to protect the threatened Obama’s first four bring America out and wisdom. No two cities have with open arms ex - result of some of Jewish people of Greece. years in office, it is of the Great Depres - counted more with mankind pressions of friend - his efforts. • Greeks in Thessaloniki important to note sion. The difference than Athens and Jerusalem,” ship from the other. An extremely were able to save only a few of that historians between Roosevelt Winston Churchill wrote this in Other such man - negative tone to - it’s 65,000 Jewish community widely agree that and Reagan on the his book Closing the Ring. ifestations of the ward the delega - because the head rabbi assured the proper point at one hand and Greek Prime Minister Anto - bonding include tion visit was taken that community that the Polish which to begin Obama on the nis Samaras was recently pre - the Samaras’ sched - by Andy by the Golden camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau evaluating a presi - other, however, is sented with this Churchill pas - uled speech before MANATOS Dawn Party in re - were work camps with better dency is 20 years that those two ex- sage by David Harris, the the AJC’s Global Fo - Special to action to the Greek conditions instead of the death The National Herald after the president by CONSTANTINOS E. presidents inspired Executive Director of the Amer - rum on June 3rd in government giving camps that they were. in question has left SCAROS confidence. The ican Jewish Committee (AJC), Washington, DC, high-level access to From the Washington policy office. By that mea - American people, who reacts to it as favorably to the recent establishment of the an international Jewish organi - perspective, Greek-Americans sure, we should Special to by and large, felt re - the statement’s meaning as does Congressional Hellenic-Israel Al - zation. It said: “The time will and the Jewish community lead - now only begin The National Herald assured that things our community. He made the liance, and our two communi - come when the nationalists of ers have supported each other evaluating George were going to get presentation on behalf of his ties on this delegation trip to the Golden Dawn will take re - fully at all times. Virtually all H.W. Bush, his son, and even better. Not so with Obama. premier Jewish organization in Greece making a $100,000 con - venge like the horsemen of the Greek-American U.S. Senators Bill Clinton are far too current Most Americans would probably America during a late January tribution to Doctors Without storm and all of them, being the and House Members receive A+ to withstand objective scrutiny, describe the economy as slug - AJC delegation trip to Greece, Borders in Greece. The $50,000 absolute evil, will pay.“ ratings from the Jewish commu - and Obama’s reign has not even gish rather than dismal, but they of which I was a part. The dele - contributed from our commu - This Golden Dawn reaction nity. And there is no other na - ended yet. That said, who can do not see an end to the slug - gation met with, in addition to nity was made by the Archdio - puzzled some in the Jewish tionality in the House or Senate resist jumping the gun? gishness coming anytime soon. Samaras, six major Ministers as cese and the Philoptochos. community who have learned in who has supported our issues This column has issued Beyond economic stagnation, well as with PASOK leader Evan - Ninety-two-year-old Andrew recent years very good things more than those who are Jew - Obama a grade at the end of Obama inherited another gar - gelos Venizelos and the Ambas - A. Athens began in Chicago, about the Greek people. They ish. It is very pleasing for us to each of his first three years in gantuan problem – a multitril - sadors from America and Israel decades before it occurred to learned that when it counted see this degree of closeness in office: 2009, B Minus; 2010, B lion dollar one, to be exact: the to Greece. anyone else, a brotherly rela - most, during the holocaust, the relationships existing today Minus; and 2011, C Plus. And national debt. Rather than tak - The bonding of the Jewish tionship with the leaders of the Greek people’s protection of among Greece, Israel, and for 2012: another C Plus. Nu - ing the necessary steps to re - delegation with the leaders of Jewish community. He began their Jewish community was Cyprus. merically, these would average duce it, however, Obama has Greece was far greater than I such AJC delegation trips to second to none. to 79.5, a very high C Plus and added to it, in record numbers. have ever seen it during my over Greece many years ago and I • Greece had the only na - Andy Manatos is President of just a half point shy of a B Mi - The president, of course, is not 30 years of working closely with helped him work on Greece’s tional religious leader under Manatos & Manatos and Presi - nus. But the half point is not the Marxist/Leninist/Socialist the AJC on matters relating to recognition of Israel and on nu - Nazi occupation to publically dent of the Coordinated Effort of what keeps Obama from rising that the rabble-rousers brand Greece. While previous meet - merous other important mat - oppose the holocaust. Hellenes. to a B Minus. Rather, it is that him to be, but there is no ques - the past two years have yielded tion that he believes in the C Plus marks, with no realistic virtues of big government solu - improvement in sight, despite a tions to big problems. Ronald LETTER FROM ATHENS rather commanding reelection Reagan famously said: “govern - victory this past November. ment is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem.” Obama has demon - Greeks Give Up Smoking: Mark Twain-Style, That Is Some might view a strated, unequivocally, that he “C Plus” as too soft disagrees. a grade for Obama, Finally, there is Obamacare, In the last decade, Greece legislation that pro - arette-loving society, but the truth is they died the moniker the president’s de - has passed five No Smoking hibited puffing in French, who are from smoking and they didn’t others at too harsh. tractors gave to the Affordable laws designed to ban the can - all enclosed public only eighth at 33 fall asleep in the Lord or pass Extremism fueled by Care Act. In the debates last fall, cer-causing pastime in enclosed and private work - percent. With an away. They died from smoking, Obama said he has grown to like public and private places, in - places that was average of 21.4 cig - as Greece’s smoking ban will die emotion is the enemy the term. In that case, he should cluding Parliament, restaurants, passed in 2010. arettes a day, from a lack of political will, ap - of objective critique. receive any credit, or any blame tavernas, bars, hospitals, courts, “There is no respect Greeks are second athy, and giving in to drug ad - that is due. The problem with post offices, government build - for the law or the in the EU only to dicts who smoke because that’s Surely, by this point, some Obamacare is not the intention: ings and schools. It’s a wonder health problems Cypriots, at 21.7 what tobacco is. readers might say: “C Plus? That most everyone agrees that it was barred in operating rooms some non-smokers percent, so maybe No argument is going to is being far too kind – he de - healthcare in America, good given how much doctors like to face,” lawmakers, the common de - change anyone’s mind: not serves an F!” Others, in turn, though it has been, has much light up. including former nominator is the politicians who don’t care, and will say that a C Plus is too room for improvement. The It was for political show, a Health Minister An - by ANDY common language. not smokers who don’t care if harsh, and if Obama has not problem was a rushed and woe - pretense that the government dreas Loverdos DABILIS A Greek law they die as long as they have a earned an A, then at least an A fully confusing piece of legisla - cares about people’s health said. passed in July 2009 cigarette in their hand when Minus. That, of course, is part tion that few, if any of the legis - when all it wants is the revenues Now, to con - Special to banned smoking in they do, even if they’re hooked of the problem: extremism fu - lators actually read. Even more smoking brings in, especially tinue the charade The National Herald public places, in - up to an oxygen tank. eled by emotion is the enemy of significantly, it is a law that with the tax hiked to 23 percent. that Greece cares creased taxes on Many good people have tried objective critique. A C Plus many employers fear and, as a None of these laws have been about stopping smoking, the cigarettes and imposed fines of to turn Greeks away from smok - more accurately represents result, might actually take cost- enforced, which should come as Health Ministry said that three up to 500 euros for violations ing, including Boston-area busi - where Obama has succeeded cutting measures that ultimately no surprise as many laws in years after the last smoking ban but had no noticeable impact on nessman George Behrakis, a for - and failed to this point. might give their employees less Greece are ignored if people was passed that it’s going to try public smoking, the website mer pharmaceutical company Surprisingly, foreign policy access to healthcare, thereby don’t like them, which is most to enforce it again. That, of Southeast European Times re - owner who uses much of his has been the young senator- forcing them into a government of them, starting with paying course, is a sham because after ported. largesse to fund anti-smoking turned-president’s forte. He left option. taxes. an initial public relations flurry Said one bar employee at the conferences in Athens, along many of his predecessor’s poli - Taking all of these factors The biggest violators of the of inspections (none in the Par - time: “Just one look around and with his cousin, Panagiotis cies unfettered, but made them into account, and a few other No Smoking laws are the people liament and if there are any at you’ll see that no one is obeying Behrakis, a University of Athens a notch or two better: more suc - ones of lesser consequence, who passed them, the Greek all) it will be back to business this law ... you see restaurants professor who specializes in cessful use of drones, more pru - Obama’s record is a mixed one. Parliament, where lawmakers as usual and smoking will go on with their non-smoking areas to - health care and is now teaching dent use of the military, Osama Not an A, not an F. But a C Plus, light up whenever they want almost everywhere and any - tally empty and the smoking at Harvard. bin Laden killed, one war con - at least to this point. without having to worry about where. area packed with tables moved While there may be a fake cluded, and another in its final The good news in all of this, an inspector stopping them. So Russia, where 70 percent of from the non-smoking area to crackdown for a while and stages. On the other hand, the however, is that this may just be many MPs smoke that 88 of the men and 26 percent of women accommodate clients.” health inspectors will scour Benghazi debacle may hamper as bad as things are going to 300 of them asked the Parlia - smoke, has just adopted a ban According to health ministry restaurants and taverns and his standing more so than Abu get. Sure, rightwing pundits ment Speaker, an invertebrate on smoking in public places. data, an estimated 20,000 of bars and issue a few citations Ghraib did for George W. Bush, practice daily fearmongering named Evangelos Meimarakis, With Vladimir Putin as President Greece’s population of 11 mil - that will be torn up and forgot - and two of the three Bush-la - about how Obama will “ruin” to put a stop to it. He’s still in a country where dissident lion die each year from tobacco- ten, they won’t go into the Par - beled Axes of Evil, Iran and America, obviously not realizing laughing. journalists are killed off like related ailments. liament where the smoking ban North Korea (prewar Iraq hav - that America is too resilient to “This image being presented flies, smokers had better beware Another 600 die from sec - was passed and ignored because ing been the third) remain collapse because of a less-than- by Parliament of lawmakers be - because he wants them to snuff ond-hand smoke, or breathing this is all about politics and not rogue and dangerous. spectacular presidency. ing indifferent to the laws they out their butts and his enforce - air fouled by a nearby smoker, health. It is his governance of the If the economy gains steam, themselves vote for and even ment policies are just a little numbers that now total 70,000 The government is going to home front, however, where Obamacare does not eradicate worse violating them by smok - tougher than Greece’s. annually in the EU. take the Mark Twain route to Obama loses most of his points. private health care in America, ing everywhere has to be re - The agency Eurobarometer When people die from smok - stop smoking because he put it Granted, he inherited an eco - and the government takes bold versed,” the non-smoking MP’s said that Greece has the highest ing-related illnesses, such as best: “Giving up smoking is the nomic mess but, by many ac - steps toward long-term fiscal re - stated in their letter that was smoking rate in the European Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary easiest thing in the world. I counts, so had Ronald Reagan – sponsibility, however, then promptly filed in a trash basket. Union, with 42 percent of peo - Disorder (COPD) or emphy - know because I’ve done it thou - but he managed to turn things Obama has a chance to raise his Greece has repeatedly failed ple choking themselves to death sema, the cause is always listed sands of times.” around more quickly. Like average grade to one that is very to implement laws banning slowly, even higher than Bul - as something else to make it Obama, Franklin Roosevelt also good, or even excellent. smoking, including the latest garia, at 39 percent, or the cig - more palatable to the family and [email protected] From Prime Minister to Professor: Papandreou is a Modern-Day Herostratus at Work

Columbia University's deci - newspaper Proto Thema reports for the people of more — and I halfway across town, etc. bearably harsh punishment im - sion to hire ex-Greek premier that Columbia is paying Papan - Greece, who saw know our students Economists would most def - posed upon the country by its George Papandreou as an ad - dreou a compensation of their salaries and and faculty look initely be interested in learning European allies and creditors. junct professor to teach during $30,000, in addition to provid - pensions shrink to forward to learn - more about the memorandum With such a wide array of the Spring 2013 term was rather ing him with a swanky high- hopelessly inade - ing about decision- Papandreou signed and man - topics to stimulate faculty and disconcerting. First and fore - priced apartment on the Upper quate amounts as a making at the very dated that his party's deputies students, it is understandable most, Columbia looks like it is West Side. direct result of Mr. highest level.” He pass – many of whom (including why Harvard and Columbia copying Harvard, which is not This sizable compensation Papandreou's could have just as cabinet members like the Econ - would be interested in Papan - exactly the best trendsetter (much more than an average choices. well substituted omy and Development Minister) dreou. And on the one hand, these days, considering its re - adjunct with more advanced de - What is even “living laboratory” admitted not reading due to a while many in Greece would cent student cheating scandal. grees could ever dream of) is more frustrating is with “guinea pig.” lack of time. The same memo - probably thank these universi - More importantly, The Greek tantamount to a slap in the face that the ex-premier It occurs to me randum had estimated that ties for keeping him away from accepted this ap - by Christopher that if the students Greece would be back on the the country that he steered into pointment (and the TRIPOULAS and faculty at Co - road to growth by 2012 and re - the reef, they would also be one offered by Har - Special to lumbia wanted to turning to markets in 2013, most averse to his gaining fame vard) while still The National Herald learn more about when, in fact, nothing could be (or infamy) at the expense of serving in the Hel - the decision mak - further from the truth. The al - others. lenic Parliament as a deputy ing in Greece, they would have leged manipulation of Greece's While it is true that one year (from where he enjoys immu - been better off speaking with deficit figures in 2009 by Papan - during Papandreou's term his nity from charges that could the Greek citizenry – 30 percent dreou’s newly elected adminis - education minister failed to have been brought against him of whom are currently jobless tration, which spiked the deficit send out textbooks to the na - for allegedly bloating Greece’s (including 60 percent of the from an estimated 9 percent all tion’s schools (opting to send deficit as a pretext to inviting young people) and 3.5 million the way to 15 percent and out copies instead, for triple the the IMF). of whom (one-third of the coun - paved the way for the country's cost), the old story of Herostra - Now, unless Papandreou is try) are living below the poverty exit from the markets and en - tus still lives on to stigmatize going to lecture on quantum level as a result of this “deci - trance into the chokehold of the those who would seek notoriety physics or some new discovery sion-making at the very highest poly-headed hydra known as through indecent acts. that would allow him to faith - level.” The 3,000-plus families the troika – a beast even Her - As a leading academic and fully perform his duties as a par - of persons who committed sui - cules himself could not slay – is research universities, we ex - liamentarian and academician cide as a result of the crisis, (de - currently being investigated by pected more sensitivity from simultaneously, despite the spite the fact that Greece, while Greek prosecutors. Harvard and Columbia. After 5,000 miles separating him from traditionally among the poorest Finally, aspiring journalists all, membership in the Ivy his election base, Columbia and of European states previously would surely love a chat with League may carry a certain pres - Harvard find themselves in the enjoyed one of its lowest suicide renowned filmmaker Costa tige, however, ivy also happens precarious position of serving as rates) might also make for an Gavra, who recently stated on to be a favorite staple of goats accessories to this politically excellent psychological study. television that while the damage (in Greece at least)... and al - reprehensible display by an Meanwhile, medical students to the state caused by the thiev - though the Greek may have elected official. might be interested in learning ery enacted by Greek politicians been dubiously turned into In announcing Papandreou's about Papandreou's contribution could always be recovered global scapegoats by their for - arrival to Columbia, Dean to the Greek health care system, through the seizure of their as - mer premier, they know better Robert Lieberman remarked including leaving insured par - sets, the damage caused by Pa - than to eat up everything he that “Greece today is a living ties without adequate prescrip - pandreou, when as prime min - serves. Hopefully, so do the folks tNh ArChivEs laboratory for some of the key tion drugs, hospital closings, ister he lambasted the Greek in the Ivy League. Columbia University's decision to hire ex-Greek premier George global public policy challenges 900 numbers that bill already people as corrupt and lazy, Papandreou as an adjunct professor to teach during the Spring of our time — including eco - bankrupt households to sched - could never be undone, and is Follow me on Twitter at 2013 term was rather disconcerting. nomic policy, social policy, and ule appointments for them partially to blame for the un - @CTripoulas 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 2-8, 2013 A Look into the Parallel Universe of Greece and Cyprus: Where Will They Go from Here?

The dream became a night - employment rate, which is ex - sets (especially the ability to incen - one else (respective govern - tage over the last several years mare for both Greece and pected to exceed 31% this year losing-money public tivize the private ments) could not pay, the banks has been its services (account - Cyprus. Who is to be blamed for (given that GDP is projected to sector enterprises, sector to jumpstart collapsed and were nationalized ing, legal, banking, insurance, this? The purpose of this brief is decline by over 5%); and the liq - hopefully at decent the economy based by a state that itself needed a trust, etc.). At the same time is not to present an outline for all uidity issues of the Greek econ - prices) is good but on its natural ad - bailout! endowed with natural gas and the causes. The objective is to omy. It is my opinion that unless the hole is so big vantages. At this point Cyprus needs a oil. If the new Cypriot govern - identify the root parallels that these two issues are addressed and the business cli - The declining bailout of more than 100% of its ment starts thinking out-of-the- have created a universe of un - the cosmetic surgeries will con - mate so depressed Greek competitive - GDP and politics in the EU make box and exploits a combination certainty for both countries, and tinue so in the end we may end that requires dra - ness is a symptom it very difficult. I am encouraged of its competitive advantages, to suggest a way forward. up with nice marbles on a grave, matic measures and of the cause called by the new Cypriot leadership then it can overcome its difficul - We could have started with but a grave is always a grave. out-of-the-box solu - inability to exploit and especially the economic ties. Here are some measures the usual suspects like govern - It is quite absurd to hear well- tions, such as debt the nation’s advan - team that I met in Cyprus a cou - that could be undertaken: ment waste, inefficient opera - known Greek personalities to cancellation, mas - by JOHN tages. The figure ple of days after the election. • Separate good and bad tions, massive tax evasion, too proclaim victory because the sive foreign invest - CHARALAMBAKIS below shows that However, they have a Herculean assets in the banks much public spending, misallo - trade deficit disappears! Of ments based on decline which re - task that requires them to move • Create a good bank cation of resources, corruption, course it will disappear when well-designed in - Special to flects the absence mountains. Talks by ECB and EU and sell either its assets or the misbehaved unions, incompe - people don’t have money to centives and inde - The National Herald of fiscal prudence, officials of deposits’ haircuts in whole good bank while delever - tent leadership that could not spend. On the other hand, the pendent - from the the tied hands of Cyprus could trigger a banking aging the sector plan for the future and/or exe - declining government revenue ECB – monetary policy. Unless local monetary policy, and the crisis in the EU unlike any other. • Align more closely with cute plans, etc. However, I prefer point to a divergence from the those things happen the money disintegration of the Greek econ - Let’s not forget that the EU-wide the US and re-brand its image to concentrate on two things, austerity program’s goals, and from the tranches will be wasted omy. banking system is a disaster and while securing strategic alliances namely: debt and the inability the insistence on taxing every - and a year from now Greece The situation in Cyprus re - resembles a house of cards. that will target both banks and to develop the competitive ad - thing can only backfire and in - may be searching for new fund - flects its own parallel universe Once a card falls, the whole sys - the Turkish threat vantages of the respective na - crease the instability and the un - ing. The EU monetary integra - where banks were encouraged tem may collapse. I believe that • Identify alternative tions. certainty. When in just five years tion ties the hands of fiscal pru - and bought government bonds if the banking issues are ad - sources of funding besides the I will start with Greece. The the country’s GDP has declined dence given the absence of fiscal (Cypriot and Greek), and loaded dressed the rest of the issues are ones offered by the troika graph to the left shows that de - by almost 25%, we are talking transfers within the EU. Fiscal up on paper that was someone pretty manageable. • Create an energy bank spite the significant haircut on about depression. Selling off as - prudence in that sense is the else’s liability! When that some - Cyprus’ competitive advan - that does not exist in the whole Greek debt last year, the debt EU region (via collateralizing continues to be unbearable, and and securitizing future income the repayment issues have been cash flow from the energy fields exacerbated and extended for and offer those securities as the next 30+ years. Therefore, guarantees to investors) unless a substantial haircut is In closing, I believe that the implemented for the public in - parallel trajectories of Greece stitutions that hold the Greek and Cyprus require a firm ap - debt, the Greek economy will proach that liberates from debt work like a slave to pay off a and advances the competitive debt that the troika and its mis - advantages of the respective na - management has made it worse. tions. Despite the good intentions and efforts by the new Greek Dr. Charalambakis is Chief Econ - government in the last several omist, Blacksummit Financial months, the core issues of the Group Inc.,and Adjunct Professor crisis have not been touched, of Economics, Patterson School of namely: realistic programs to re - source: ECB, morgan stanley, and John mauldin Diplomacy, University of Ken - duce the unacceptably high un - tucky. The Arizona Monastery Depitcs a Larger Problem: the Perpetuation of Cultish Mentalities

By Theodore Kalmoukos tempted to pull the trigger, and no difference between a monk a liability to the Greek Orthodox teries belong? To whom are the that an “anti-church” has been Analysis when I told my wife about it she and a married person with the Archdiocese and the Greek- monasteries financially account - created. broke down and we took the exception that the married per - American community, and I able? Why they have not Here is a proposal: Since our The revelations made by gun and turned it in. I had to son has a spouse. A monk think that the vicissitude has al - adopted all these years the reg - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is David Smith in his interview in overcome the thought that God doesn’t have sex, a married per - ready begun. ulations established by the Arch - essentially headless, Ecumenical last week’s edition of TNH about wanted me dead.” He also said son doesn’t have sex. A monk Here are some questions: diocese and ratified by the Ecu - Patriarch Bartholomew must in - his ordeal at the Monastery of that “[Abbot] Paisios told me to stays up all night in prayer, a Where did Ephraim find the menical Patriarchate since tervene dynamically now. He Anthony in Arizona were really make a whip out of an electrical married person stays up all money to build 21 monasteries 2005? Who is going to pay the should summon Ephraim to the chilling. It was proven once cord and whip myself with it night in prayer. Your career damages from all of the pending Patriarchate and order him to again that a perversely distorted and do it in an inconspicuous doesn’t matter. Your marriage lawsuits? Who is going to as - return back to Mt. Athos, taking religiosity has been introduced place so people wouldn’t notice. doesn’t matter. You kids don’t David Smith almost sume the responsibility for those all his monks and his nuns with into the ecclesial life of our He recommended on chest or matter. You have a spouse and killed himself because parishes that have been indoc - him, and to leave the Greek- Greek-American community. Ac - my back or on the shoulders. I you live in the same space with trinated by certain clergy and American Church and commu - tually, it is an extreme funda - chose the upper part of my body. her as a monk would if there he was under the laity into Ephraimistic cultish nity alone. The properties of mentalism that has nothing to That was part of the daily rou - was a nun staying with him.” impression that God mentality, as revealed in Smith’s those monasteries belonging to do with the true and authentic tine. He even showed me how For God’s sake, this is not Or - astonishing interview? the Archdiocese should be sold Monasticism that should be the thick the whip should be. I went thodox spiritually, it is sick Tal - wanted him dead. If the Archbishop and the hi - and the funds to be used for the joyful sadness of the Church. to Walmart and I was describing ibanism. Who in his right mind erarchs were more involved in advancement of the Hellenic Besides the publicized sui - it to the salesperson, who asked even with limited knowledge using St. Anthony’s in Arizona, these types of concerns, the Paideia. We need paideia, cide of novice Scott Ioannis me for what purpose would I about Orthodox spirituality described as “holy resort,” as his problem of Ephraim and his schools, education, not monas - Nevins, another tragedy was use it, and I couldn’t come up doesn’t realize that what Smith headquarters? With whose monasteries would have been teries with Dark Ages obscuran - about to happen with Smith with an answer.” was taught was a twisted cultish canonical permission has he resolved years ago. tism and self-flagellations, be - which, thank God, was avoided Here is another symptom of teaching? brought over from Greece and I have the sense that our cause those practices have the very last minute. Let us re - extreme Nicolaitism: “Paisios I had written many years ago Canada monks and nuns? Church in America will suffer nothing to do with Orthodox call Smith’s chilling account: “I was saying to us repeatedly that that at some point Ephraim and Where or to whom do the real and be confronted with schisms spirituality. They are ridiculous had a 9 millimeter and I was in Orthodox spirituality there is his monasteries would become estate properties of the monas - because it is very conspicuous and truly, truly sick. If You Build it, They Will Come, but if You Don’t Have a Plan in Place, They Will Leave

By Ambassador Gianna plan, they will leave. And imagine doing all that an example, we built a commu - Angelopoulos Major events like an in Athens where each shovelful nications center that could have Huffington Post Olympics often prompt overdue of dirt might have turned up a been taken over by the state or investments in a city's infrastruc - priceless ancient artifact -- two city government as a turn-key I am addicted to American ture. Done well, they are rare millennia older than Fenway crisis control center. Instead, it movies, and one of my favorites opportunities to reshape the Park, if you can believe it. was dismantled. is the classic Field of Dreams, in destiny of a city and the people That's what the Athens Just as every battle should which Kevin Costner's character who inhabit it. Olympics operation looked like: have an exit strategy, every in - famously hears a voice whisper - Unfortunately, when cities an enormous, complicated un - frastructure investment should ing to him in the middle of an don't plan for the long-term, dertaking, with correspondingly begin with clarity about how Iowa cornfield: "If you build it, they tend to fall short. high stakes for the future of the that investment will pay returns they will come." It's a promise: I had the honor of leading city. And that's what big infra - over the course of its useful life. build a baseball field, and peo - the Athens Olympic bid commit - structure projects are: big risks, There is no shortage of cau - ple will come -- to play, to tee, and, when Athens efforts to big responsibilities, and above tionary tales when it comes to watch, to buy tickets, hot dogs, prepare for the Games fell be - all, tremendous opportunities. infrastructure investment, and beer. hind, of returning to run the Or - Unlike the Big Dig, we were whether it is highways that iso - If only all infrastructure in - ganizing Committee. able to complete the projects on lated neighborhoods in cities, or vestments were that simple. The Athens Olympics spurred time. "bridges to nowhere." London is finding out the much-needed and long overdue But while controlling spend - The defining feature of most hard way that successful infra - investments in the city's trans - ing and completing the projects infrastructure projects is that structure investment takes more portation infrastructure, includ - on time might have guaranteed they are permanent -- so deci - than good intentions and hope. ing a new airport and several success for the Athens Olympics, sions we make today will have As the New York Times recently new subway and rail projects, it could have done so much lasting effects that will be diffi - reported, the stadium con - at a total cost of $4.5 billion. more to guarantee success for cult to alter in the future. structed in London for the 2012 That's a once-in-a-generation Athens itself. Whether we're planning an Olympics is currently empty, level of infrastructure invest - Yes, Greece's economic Olympic Games or a new inter - and its future prospects remain ment. growth was among the highest state highway, policymakers uncertain. As the centerpiece of To get a sense of the scope in Europe in the years leading need to look past the short-term the $14.3 billion investment of the Olympic operation, think up to the Olympics, and in the budget and scheduling con - poured into the London back to Boston's "Big Dig," the Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulos, with former president Bill three years following. But ulti - straints, and have a clear vision Olympics, 80,000 empty seats most expensive highway con - Clinton, warns about the dangers of ill-thought-out infrastruc - mately, an opportunity was of how what is built today will are both a frightening symbol -- struction project in American ture investment, whether in Greece or the U.S. missed to fuel even greater be used tomorrow. If you build and a shame. history. The Big Dig ultimately growth. it, they will come. Plan correctly, London is learning a slightly took 25 years to complete. adding two new lines to the city streets; repaving Storrow One of my great disappoint - and they'll stay. different version of the mantra Now imagine that with the city's downtown subway system Drive; and trying to maneuver ments is to see, as I drive around from Field of Dreams:If you Big Dig's shovels in the ground, and two more light railway lines a seventeen-thousand-ton, Athens, venues shuttered, pad - Ambassador Angelopoulos is build it, they will come for a Boston was also busy building a out to the suburbs; widening 269,000-square-foot steel and locked, and decaying. And it's Convening Sponsor, Clinton while -- but if you don't have a new airport to replace Logan; more than a hundred miles of Plexiglas roof onto Fenway Park. not just the Olympic venues. As Global Initiative.

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