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. 17, ISSUE 849 January 18-24, 2014 $1.50 Beauty in and out: Miss Canellos Tells TNH about His Years at the SEC Colorado USA Eleanna Enforcement Co-Dir. Worked to Restore Livaditis Talks to TNH Faith to the Market

DENVER, CO – Eleanna Livadi - she will apply to law school. Her By Constantine S. Sirigos tis can be excused if her mind parents would not have it any TNH Staff Writer has been on next summer while other way. most of the country copes with Her father, Ilias immigrated NEW YORK – Last week winter. On the one hand, “we when he was 16 and met her brought to a close four-and-a- have been pretty blessed with mother, Roula, when he went half years of dedicated and dis - the winter we have had in Col - back for a visit – both are from tinguished service to the Secu - orado.” She is also Miss Col - Argos – and when they were rities and Exchange Commission orado USA, and in a few married they moved to Colorado (SEC) by George Canellos, Co- months, most likely late June in Springs, where he opened his director of its Enforcement Di - Las Vegas, she will be competing sheepskin products business. He vision. in the Miss USA pageant. runs it with her mother, who Canellos and his colleagues Beauty and poise are the also teaches in the Greek school. undertook no less a task than most obvious qualities pageant Livaditis is the youngest of the restoration of faith in the audiences see, but the winners five children. The eldest, U.S. financial industry in the possess other qualities that Natassa, who is 12 years older, wake of the Madoff and housing shine through, both God-given is the director of her parish market scandals and the finan - and developed by hard work. Greek school program, “and has cial crisis of 2007–2008. Environment plays a critical four children who also keep her Part of the job required Con - role, as does family, of course, busy.” Next in line is Steven who gress to make changes in the and in Livaditis’ case, her Greek is a set designer in Chicago, laws that regulate the industry, heritage and Orthodox Christian then Eleni who is an office man - and part entailed prosecution of faith. ager in Denver, and finally those who committed crimes And it is not about the glory Vanna lives in Utah and is a pub - under prior laws. The latter re - and glamour. In addition to the lic relations executive. quired the judiciousness and in - tiaras, she received a scholar - Livaditis agrees there is a tellect Canellos’ career reflected ships valued at $45,000 which nice range of talent there and is AP PHoTo/AlASTAir GrANT from the start. proud of them all. “My brother The President and the Prime Minister “George is highly respected is the most artistic, Vanna the for his intellect, prosecutorial in - most eloquent, and each of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades (right) and British Prime Minister David Cameron reaffirmed stincts, and commitment to them are leaders.” the strong bonds of friendship and partnership between Cyprus and the UK, during a meeting at Livaditis was born and raised 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Continued on page 3 in Centennial, CO, 20 minutes south of downtown Denver, and has lived in the state all her life except when she was attending the University of Wyoming. Mirto’s Mom Wants FHASNE Funds Loan to Slain Her close-knit family ex - tended into the tight commu - nity: “Greek school, dance By Theodore Kalmoukos Paros. on December 5 at Boston’s Chil - Slumlord Hurt group, church basketball. It was FHASNE decided to seek the dren Hospital, which are not gov - a good experience.” Her passion BOSTON, MA – Maria Kotrotsou, legal advice of the Massachusetts erned by the Greek Government. was soccer, however, which she mother of 17 year-old Mirto Pa - Attorney General’s Office before Bessie Pappas, head of the Greek’s Bank played for eight years, and she padomichelakis, who has been it convenes a general assembly in Hellenic Cardiac Fund, which is did a lot of biking. hospitalized since June at response to Kotrotsou’s demands. connected to the Children’s Hos - “Sports were a big thing but Spaulding Rehabilitation in All of the medical expenses in pital, guaranteed Mitro’s admit - TNH Staff Church was also an important Boston, is demanding funds that the United States, which amount tance into the hospital and the part of our lives,” she said. the Federation of the Hellenic into hundreds of thousands of operation, which will cost ap - NEW YORK – Chicago's Broad - She competed in the Arch - American Societies of New Eng - dollars, are not covered by the proximately $50,000. way Bank, which was owned by diocese’s St. John’s Oratorical land (FHASNE) has raised to Greek government. FHASNE of - Kotrotsou’s attorney sent a let - the family of Alexi Giannoulias Festival and although she never help her daughter. fered to organize a fund drive in ter containing many demands to and the demise of which in made it to the nationals, it was Mirto was brutally attacked in order to help with the purchase FHASNE attorney Demetris Ioan - 2010 contributed to his defeat helpful. “Any type of public summer 2012 by an illegal alien of a special communication de - nidis shortly before the Federa - when he ran for President Eleanna Livaditis, Miss Col - speaking is helpful in all aspects from Pakistan, Ahmed Bakas, vice called the Tobii Speech tion’s Board meeting on January Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate orado USA 2014, after she was while vacationing with her Recognition Device, and also to seat, was weakened by bad crowned. Continued on page 9 mother and her older sister on pay for a major operation she had Continued on page 7 loans to recently murdered Brooklyn developer, Menachem “Max” Stark, according to the New York Post. Stark’s corpse was found in Ex-CEO of AHEPA, AHI, Jewish Orgs on Historic Israel Visit a Great Neck, NY dumpster. The millionaire Hasidic real estate developer was kidnapped days Greek Bank TNH Staff earlier outside his real estate of - fice in Williamsburg. NEW YORK – The American “Two unpaid loans…were Is Arrested Hellenic Educational Progres - among 17 bad bets that spelled sive Association (AHEPA), led $104 million in losses for by Supreme President Anthony Chicago’s Broadway Bank be - In Turkey Kouzounis, the American Hel - fore it was shut down by the lenic Institute (AHI), led by its feds in 2010, court papers ATHENS – Greek prosecutors President, Nick Larigakis, and are trying to sort out what they two American Jewish organiza - Continued on page 9 allege was a bad loan scheme tions, B’nai B’rith International that used the failed state-run and the Conference of Presi - Hellenic Postbank to siphon dents of American Jewish Orga - some 500 million euros ($683.4 nizations, undertook a historic million) to people who didn’t visit to Israel, Cyprus, and Delakas Gets repay it and pocketed millions Greece from January 8 to 15. of the funds. The journey is the latest sign Twenty-five people were ar - of deeper and stronger relations To Keep His rested, including the bank’s for - among those nations and their mer chairman, Angelos Filip - respective Diaspora, and the pidis, who was apprehended in trip’s purpose was to analyze Newsstand Turkey after using his cell phone that strategic and emerging re - repeatedly to phone Greek TV lationship. stations to defend himself. In Israel there was a round - TNH Staff When taken into custody table discussion with ambas - with the help of Turkish police, sadors and several officials from NEW YORK – The City loves a authorities said he had 25,000 the ministry of Foreign Affairs winner, but there is special joy euros and a Swiss residency per - and the delegation also received when “the little guy” fights the mit in his possession. He was a briefing from the Israel De - powerful – including the sup - reported to be surprised at being fense Forces (IDF). TNH STAFF posedly invincible City Hall – arrested, claiming he was ready “The meetings in Israel have The historic trip taken by four of the leading Greek- and Jewish-American organizations began and wins. 64 year-old Jerry De - to fly back to Athens anyway. in Israel, continued in Cyprus, and concluded in Greece. Above, the 15-member delegation de - lakas, the Greek-American news During the calls to Greek me - Continued on page 6 parts from the Presidential Mansion in Athens. Full story on visit to Greece on p. 6. stand owner from Cephalonia is dia he denied any wrongdoing, Gotham’s latest everyman-hero. insisting that he would justify When the TNH visited him “each and every one” of the the evening of January 14, he loans under investigation. was selling lottery tickets and He was to be extradited and Cyprus Jail How Well Do We Know the Parthenon? bantering with neighbors who then to face a magistrate in were happy for him. Athens as officials continued to Ironically, help came ulti - examine the extent of the scan - Suicides; By Constantine S. Sirigos sages in the book is that the mately from City Hall itself. dal that has coincided with a TNH Staff Parthenon’s full significance has In December, a City agency widening probe into bribery and been obscured as a result of the finally put a padlock on the corruption at the defense min - Chief Quits NEW YORK – The title of the frieze’s dismemberment. Con - stand on Astor Place that De - istry, piling more woes on Prime book demands attention and nelly urges that the pieces be re - lakas has run for 26 years and Minister Antonis Samaras who, presages controversy – every - united “in order that what is per - which appeared in shows like like past Premiers, had vowed NICOSIA – The chief of Cyprus’ thing a scholar dreams of: The haps the greatest single work of “Sex and the City” and in TV to end corruption in Greece, central prison complex resigned Parthenon Enigma: A New Un - art surviving from antiquity may ads. which has the worst record in following a spate of inmate sui - derstanding of the world’s most be viewed more nearly as its Since 1987 he paid monthly Europe trying to control bribery cides that has refocused atten - iconic building and the people makers intended.” rent to a series of people who and graft. tion on conditions inside the who made it. When something is labelled held the license from the De - The charges the Postbank country’s lone correctional facil - The jacket for the book writ - “iconic” the implication is that partment of Consumer Affairs, suspects face includes money ity. ten by the NYU Professor of Clas - members of society, regardless but agency told him the laundering and corruption. Au - Senior police officer George sics and Art History prepares the of their level of education, know arrangement was illegal and in thorities are looking into the Tryphonides told the Associated reader for a fascinating intellec - what it represents. 2010 they rejected his applica - bank’s activity from 2007 to Press that he decided to step tual journey: “In this revolution - The fifth century BC building tion for his own license. down after five years as Acting ary book, Joan Breton Connelly “has been venerated for more Delakas’ luck changed as the Continued on page 11 Prisons Director but defended challenges our most basic as - than two millennia as the West’s New Year turned, “apparently his record and said the country’s sumptions about the Parthenon ultimate paragon of beauty and after Mr. Delakas attended an economic crisis had limited his and the ancient Athenians.” proportion…Since the Enlight - open house at Gracie Mansion ability to operate properly in the Connelly focuses on the mag - enment, it has also come to rep - on Jan. 5 and spoke briefly with For subscription: last nine months. nificent 525-foot long Parthenon resent our political ideals, the Mayor Bill de Blasio, said Mr. 718.784.5255 Five inmates have committed frieze, part of which can be seen Joan Breton Connelly chal - lavish temple to the goddess Delakas’ lawyer, Arthur Z. [email protected] suicide since July. But calls for in the Acropolis Museum and lenges many assumptions Athena serving as the model for Schwartz,” according to the immediate action reached fever the rest of which was famously about the Parthenon and An - our most hallowed civic archi - New York Times. pitch on Jan. 14 when another abducted by Lord Elgin and now cient Athenian society in her tecture,” the jacket notes con - Delakas told TNH: “This is a inmate took his own life — the resides in the British museum in new book that incorporates tinue. great victory and a great way to London. information from a lost play Continued on page 11 One the most important mes - of Euripides. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014

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STATEN ISLAND – The parish - ioners of Holy Trinity-St. n FEBRUARY 6-9 Nicholas Greek Orthodox SARASOTA, FL – Come join us Church of Bulls Head, Staten Is - at our 30th annual Greek festival land are thrilled to announce the from February 6 through 9, upcoming Gala Dance honoring 2014, at St. Barbara’s Greek Or - New York State Assemblywoman thodox Church, 7671 North Nicole Malliotakis for her extra - Lockwood Ridge Road, in Sara - ordinary recovery efforts follow - sota. The Festival, which is a cel - ing Hurricane Sandy, at the ebration of Hellenic Culture, fea - newly-restored Vanderbilt at 300 tures authentic Greek foods and Father Capodonno Boulevard in delicious pastries, Greek music Staten Island on Saturday, Jan. by the band Ellada, Greek folk 25. Cocktail hour begins at 7 PM. dancing by our Hellenic Dancers, The elegant evening will also in - bargain shopping at Yiayia’s At - clude an open bar and sit-down tic, and an Agora including an dinner. Live entertainment will eclectic variety of jewelry and also highlight the music of In - crafts. The festival is from 11AM- ternational Sounds and tradi - 9PM on February 6 through 8, tional Greek dancing by the Holy and from Noon to 8PM on Feb - Trinity Hellenic Dancers. The ruary 9. Our raffle, sponsored by program will include speakers Alex Karras Lincoln, features a from varied fields, friends and 2014 MXZ or MXK (car or hy - family of Nicole's who will help brid) as the first prize! Second to recognize and celebrate the prize is $7500 in cash and third uniqueness of this young, hard - prize is a roundtrip ticket to working legislator. This affair Greece and the islands, for two will be the first time Ms. Mallio - (a $5000 value). There are daily takis will be publicly honored church tours, as well as chil - and thanked for her efforts and dren’s’ activities from February her exceptional dedication to the 7 to 9. For more information, call people of Staten Island and (941) 355-2616. Brooklyn. For the entire year af - ter Hurricane Sandy, Nicole has n FEBRUARY 22-23 been the voice and face of the PALM DESERT, CA – Be Greek disaster relief push, ever present for a Day (or a weekend!) The at devastated locales and ever 18th Anniversary Palm Desert available to the public in need. Greek Festival 2014 will take Nicole is one of Staten Island's place on Saturday and Sunday, own having been raised in Great February 22nd & 23rd at the St. Kills, educated in the local public George Greek Orthodox Church schools and a graduate of Wag - of the Desert at 74-109 Larrea ner College's MBA program. As in Palm Desert. For directions, fellow parishioners of Nicole, the festival hours, and general infor - members of Holy Trinity-St. mation, please contact the Nicholas Church are filled with Church office at (760) 568- pride for our friend and repre - 9901. sentative and we are honored to stage this tribute to her. A com - n NOTE TO OUR READERS memorative album will be a This calendar of events section keepsake of the event. Friends is a complimentary service to the and associates along with non- Greek American community. All attendees may place their best parishes, organizations and in - wishes and congratulations to stitutions are encouraged to e- Nicole in the volume by creating mail their information regarding a page or pages of personal mes - the event 3-4 weeks ahead of sages. Album information and time, and no later than Monday tickets for the event are available of the week before the event, to through Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas english.edition@thenationalher - Greek Church at 1641 Richmond ald.com

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Continued from page 1 asked Canellos to illuminate the use it… if by inference you have itable insider trading scheme in shady issue. figured some things out because history and against S.A.C. Capi - tough and fair enforcement of “Insider trading is a form of you are observing things the rest tal’s founder Steven A. Cohen the federal securities laws,” said fraud, which is deceiving peo - of the public doesn’t observe for allegedly failing reasonably Robert S. Khuzami, Director of ple…for there to be insider trad - and is only available to you be - to supervise those fund man - the Division of Enforcement ing there must be a relationship cause you work at the company, agers.” when Canellos was appointed of trust and confidence,” he said. you are not supposed to use that Hedge funds are still a mys - Acting Director of the SEC’s Di - “If you are the insider trader for trading,” he said. tery to most people despite vision of Enforcement in 2013. you have to obtain the informa - “Information that a reason - widespread publicity. Canellos He earned a JD from Colum - tion from someone, who could able investor would not consider pointed out that “Clearly there bia University School of Law be your employer, with whom important is not actionable… are some hedge funds that have and graduated magna cum you have a relationship of trust Many reasonable investors problems and some that don’t… laude from Harvard College. Be - or confidence. Or it could be a would consider it important that I don’t think anyone would sug - fore joining the SEC, Canellos private agreement, or another a bunch of people in suits with gest that the whole hedge fund was a litigation partner in the party to which you owe a fidu - investment bankers have shown industry is corrupt.” law firm of Milbank Tweed ciary duty, like a lawyer working up at the company headquarters Canellos was born in Wash - Hadley & McCloy. for a client. When a client give and seem to be taking an inven - ington, DC and lived there for Prior to that he served nine you information, the implicit tory of all the employees and all the first ten years of his life years as a federal prosecutor understanding is that you are with the U.S. Attorney’s Office the receiving information…as for the Southern District of New part of the attorney-client rela - York. He was chief of the major tionship, or you are an em - crimes unit, deputy chief of ployee that is getting informa - criminal appeals, and senior tion from your employer …and trial counsel for its securities using it solely for the benefit of and commodities fraud task the person who owns that infor - force. mation and provided it to you,” After being named director Canellos continued. of the SEC’s New York office, In such cases, the person is Canellos was instrumental in its “making the implicit represen - response to the revelation of the tation as someone’s employee Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, that he will keep that informa - overseeing investigations and George Canellos’ official SEC portrait, where he was co-director tion tight...if secretly you are fraud charges against 22 indi - of its Enforcement Division. He was worked in both the public acting for yourself by taking viduals and entities. and private sectors prior to his SEC tenure. valuable information that be - PARENTS: AIM HIGH longs to someone else …and us - AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE conduct violated the law and our investigation and internally ing that information, or gifting He is one of the many indi - about whether or not to bring and with the commissioners that information for the benefit viduals, the children and grand - legal actions. who ultimately approve enforce - of a friend or a cousin or some - children of immigrants from Asked about Republican con - ment action…in which we dis - one else, you are committing a Greece and Cyprus, who have cerns about “overregulation” of cuss the law and the policy is - form of fraud because you are risen to the top of every profes - a vital American industry, Canel - sues presented,” he said. really deceiving someone sion, but he belongs to that sub - los told TNH “if you too easily In deciding whether to bring through the nature of your re - set whose families who not only pull the trigger, it does present an action for certain conduct, lationship with them. You are pointed them towards success, concerns…So when you regu - Canellos and his teams, whose betraying the trust you know The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but also inculcated integrity and late as opposed to prosecute, talent and hard work he deeply they have placed in you.” (SEC) is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and effi - the burning desire to make a you are dealing with a large appreciates, would ask “what “If your friend gives you a cient markets, and facilitate capital formation. better world. field that to some extent in - would be the consequences and tip, you are liable if you knew His father, George, is a hema - volves more morally ambiguous how would investors or other or should have known that the assets, because that could be except for one year when his fa - tological oncologist, a blood conduct, as opposed to out and participants in the market react? friend obtained the information consistent with a company be - ther took the family to London, cancer specialist and his mother, out fraudsters.” There is an overlay of policy - in such a fraudulently way,” ing about to be taken over – but which was then a leader in can - Jean, is a former science It is like Goldilocks’ choosing making in exercising our prose - Canellos said. “It gets more chal - that becomes an argument in cer research. Both his parents teacher. soup that was not too hot or cutor discretion.” lenging when you are not di - court on the margin,” Canellos are Greek-Americans from Flexibility and grasping sub - cold. “The decision to prosecute He emphasized that, “our rectly using information that said. Boston and there was always a tlety and a keen intuition for the has to be just right,” he said. principal goal in enforcing our someone like your employer He agreed that the commer - plan to return. They moved to consequences of actions seem to “You want to be extremely securities laws is to deter viola - gave you but are acting on a tip cial principle with the ethical di - the Boston suburb of Weston also be in the genes. His older judicious. I think the job of an tions.” According to an SEC your friend gave you,” he said. mension is the importance of when he was 10. brother is the editorial page ed - enforcement attorney at the SEC press release, Canellos’ achieve - Asked about a murkier situ - level playing fields for a market Canellos was named after his itor of the Boston Globe and his is 60 percent judicial and 40 ments include “The action ation, where someone’s contact economy to properly function. maternal grandfather, who c younger brother is an internet percent prosecutorial….many against former McKinsey & Co. is just acting on a hunch based Enforcement actions super - hanged his last name from Sper - marketing consultant. times we are acting as judge in global head Rajat Gupta for il - on behavior he observed, Canel - vised by Canellos also included onis to Speare, hence he is Attorneys will note that it is the sense that we are not going legally tipping Rajaratnam while los said a case is now pending “actions against Raj Rajaratnam George Speare Canellos. relatively easy to handle cases to court necessarily. We know if serving on the boards of Gold - that some people contend is like and more than 30 others asso - His grandfathers were born in which bad guys are engaged we bring the case, we will get a man Sachs and Procter & Gam - that. ciated with New York-based in Greece and his grandmothers in unquestionable bad acts, and settlement and will be able to ble.” “Generally speaking, if you hedge fund advisory firm in the United States of Greek- government officials know that secure a penalty and the ques - WHAT’S WRONG are getting information that is Galleon Management LP for born parents. “Every one of regulation is simple if all it en - tion is, ‘should we,’” he ex - WITH A STOCK TIP? not accessible to the public and widespread and repeated in - them, going back to the begin - tails is identifying major fraud - plained. 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TNH/coSTAS beJ TNH/coSTAS beJ Greek American Homeowners Association Presents Scholarships Federation Designates March Greek Heritage Month in New York Ten students were presented scholarships at the first general assembly meeting for 2014 of the The Federation of Hellenic Societies has designated March as Greek Heritage Month. It will Greek American Homeowners Association. Each student received $800, half of which was con - begin with a celebration of the organization’s anniversary and culminate in the Greek Parade tributed by businessman George Fakiris (back row, 4th from R) and the remainder was raised on Fifth Avenue on March 30. (L-R) Nancy Biska, George Pantelides, Fr. Nektarios Papazafiropou - by the Association. There was also a cutting of the Vasilopita – New Year’s cake. los, Elias Tsekerides, Christos Vournas participate in the Vasilopita cutting. Athenians’ Society Vasilopita-Cutting Event Heralds a Great New Year

By Constantine S. Sirigos ity and philanthropic endeavors ident Panos Adamopoulos also TNH Staff in the United States and in thanked her. Greece, and she promised “the Manos Koumbarakis, the ASTORIA – The Athenians’ So - best is yet to come.” Greek Consul in New York, on ciety invited the entire commu - The spirited gathering, which behalf of the Greek Consulate nity to join them for a dinner long outlasted its scheduled 4-6 offered wishes to the community and cutting of the Vasilopita at PM time, proved the truth of for a happy new year, “filled Stamatis restaurant on January Alexandropoulou’s words that with success, love and peace” 12, and from the way the back the Society’s philosophy is not and urged its members to con - room of the popular Astoria to cater to members but to bring tinue to do the things that make eatery was jammed, Greek- together friends. Greece proud. He wished the So - Americans in New York have Serafim Lazos, singer and ciety success in its cultural, so - learned from experience that the guitarist, entertained the group cial and philanthropic endeavors society’s events are not to be from start to finish, but he was and community activities. missed. also accompanied by the guests Koumbarakis expressed what Indeed the crowd overflowed ringing the traditional triangles was in the hearts and minds of into the main dining room and during the singing of the holiday many present when he hoped perhaps not all the guests heard kalanta – carols. 2014 would be a year of recov - them being welcomed by Katy Alexandropoulou thanked ery and development for Greece. Alexandropoulou. She offered a the attendees and all who vol - 2013’s highlights included review of the Society’s activities unteered for the Society’s en - the celebration in Washington, in 2013, which included social deavors throughout the past DC of the 150th anniversary of and cultural events of high qual - year, and later the Society’s pres - Constantine Cavafy’s birth at an

TNH/coSTAS beJ (L-R) Author Pauline Manos, her daughter Zan Manos, and Greek Consul General Manos Koum - barakis, enjoy the food and fellowship with the Athenians’ Society at Stamatis Restaurant.

event held in conjunction with was the keynote speaker, and ciety’s leaders are doing a great the Library of Congress, the they were co-organizers of com - job, including the wonderful Greek Embassy and Georgetown memorations of the 1973 stu - things they are doing to help University, and additional cul - dent rising at the Athens Poly - Greece.” tural events in New York and technic and a concert of music Adamopoulos wished every - fundraisers for the Society’s set to the poems of Nikos Gat - one a happy and healthy new charity of choice, the Vre - sos. year, filled with joy and hope, fokomio Athinon – The Munici - The Society also played a piv - and emphasized that the core of pal Foundling Home of Athens. otal role in the resurrection of hope is the community’s chil - A substantial donation was The Greek Writers Guild of dren. He thanked the officers also made to St. Basil’s Academy. America, and they closed out the and members of the Society for The Athenians’ Society has is year with a joint presentation their “exceptional work and finger on the pulse of the needs with the Ionian Cultural Feder - thanked everyone who through and future of the Greek-Ameri - ation of a program of Kalanta. greater or lesser efforts helps to can community though its policy Athanasia Sfyroeras, who maintain the organization.” He of continually reaching out for said she is “Athenian on one side also thanked the owners of the cooperation and coordination and the other side by marriage” restaurant, Anna and Stamati for with other organizations. is a public relations executive hosting the affair. In October they presented and the youngest member of the The Society plans new initia - their annual celebration of the Society’s Board. She was thrilled tives 2014, such as a book club Katy Alexandropoulou rings the triangle as Panos Adamopoulos, with Greek Consul Manos liberation of Athens in 1944, about the event: “You can see that will be centered on the li - Koumbarakis to his right, is about the cut the Vasilopita for the Athenians' Society. where Ambassador Lucas Tsillas this is a very packed room,” and brary that it is establishing at the noted “we strive as a Board to Greek Press Office in Manhat - deliver programing that brings tan. people together in different con - Among the upcoming events texts.” is the Apokreatiko Glendi – Car - And they do not only target nival they are hosting with the Athenians. Sfyroeras told TNH Hellenic Medical Society and the that since Athens is the capital Ionian Cultural Federation on of Greece and is thus the place February 22 at the Omonia – of “many people’s first step into Cretan House. Net proceeds will Knowledge without boundaries! and first step out of Greece, we benefit the Vrefokomio. feel an obligation to produce TNH was informed that there quality programming.” Her spe - will be another delivery of food cial personal mission is to reach by the end of February and they Subscribe today to our online edition out to the younger generations. are currently raising funds for Pauline Manos said the suc - cooking equipment. www.thenationalherald.com cess of the event demonstrate s The Society has a represen - that “the people love the society tative in Athens, Valia Argyriou, and stay informed throughout the year. – these are not just members you who helps to facilitate the flow see here – and I am very proud of assistance, but they would like of it.” to do so much more. The Society 12 weeks at 30% off! “Hellenism is alive and well has 501c3 tax-exempt status, but in the United States and New like many Greek-Americans, York City,” said Zan Zaharoula they are frustrated with the lack Manolakos Manos. “It’s happen - of progress in making charitable Give a gift subscription to a friend ing right her for everyone to see, donations tax exempt in Greece and take another 10% off. here in Astoria. People are work - – a matter that even Prime Min - ing very hard to present great ister Antonis Samaras expressed Offer expires Januray 31 , 2014. functions and perpetuating their sympathy about during his re - societies, and the Athenians’ So - cent visit to New York.

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When portable cooking grills come to mind – such as those used at picnics and tailgate parties – one might think they were in - vented only a few decades ago, and few might venture to say that they are older than a century. Those guesses are off. Far, far, off. For as researcher Julie Hruby revealed during the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) annual meeting on January 4, Live - Science reported, it was the Ancient Greeks – more specifically, the Mycenaean Civilization, that invented them about 3000 years ago. Apparently, they used these portable grills to cook souvlaki, and even developed nonstick pans in which to break bread, LiveScience reported. Hruby and Connie Podesky of the Oregon College of Art and Craft mixed American clay to replicate that of the ancient findings, and then conducted cooking experiments to gauge what the Myce - For information contact us at: 718-784-5255, ext 108, or email: [email protected] naeans had been cooking, United Press International (UPI) re - ported. There were holes on one side to ensure the even spread of cook - ing oil so as to prevent sticking, UPI reported the two researchers said. Hruby said that the chefs in question likely prepared the The National Herald meals for the ruling class, UPI reported.

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PHoToS: TNH/coSTAS beJ (L-R) Guy E.C. Maitland, Chairman of HAAC, John Stratakis, Costas Kellas, Judge Harriet Greeks and Philhellenes look forward to the Vasilopita event of the New York Greek-American George, Greek Consul General George Iliopoulos, HMA President Dr. Nicholas Mezitis. community's professional organizations. The 4th annual event was held at the Cathedral. Various Greek-Am. Orgs. Combine to Cut Vasilopita at Cathedral in NY

TNH Staff and a brief history of the tradi - the best light to the City of New that we do have solutions even another record braking year for who are working to bring us all tion whose origin is ascribed to York.” for the difficult problems.” tourism in Greece. together to continue the good NEW YORK – The professional St. Basil, the early Christian He echoed the words of Kellas acknowledged the Numerous conversations re - work that everybody is doing.” organizations of the Greek- saint whose establishment of guests who appreciate the an - presence of leaders including volved around plans to visit HABA member Esther Lainas American community in New hospitals, orphanages and other nual gathering as a vehicle for Elena Paraskevas-Thadani, Pres - Greece in 2014. is a banker with Capital One. York invited members and innovations that are that are strengthening community coop - ident of HLA, Michael Theodor - Longtime HABA member Ted She and her sister Maria en - friends to join them for their 4th now called the safety net earned eration. For HLA, Dr. Mezitis obeakos, President of HAAC and Klingos said “The wonderful joyed the event and said “it’s annual combined Vasilopita – him the title “Icon of social re - said “Such events also reflect the Nicolas Nicolaou, Vice president thing about all these organiza - great to see good friends and to New Year’s Cake cutting in the sponsibility.” HLA’s social responsibility and of the Cyprus-US Chamber and tions getting together is that we be able to wish each other a Ballroom of Holy Trinity Cathe - The leaders of the organiza - special obligation to the com - thanked the executive directors have an opportunity to see the happy New Year.” dral in Manhattan on January tions received the five Vasilopita munity, here in New York and and administrators who helped Hellenic community in its en - “We are able to see people at on January 9. cakes from Fr. Gounaris and dis - to Greece.” organize the event, including tirety, to see people you know least once a year that we can’t The guests who filled the tributed them to their members His guarded optimism for Evangelia Tsavaris and Despina and learn about different orga - see otherwise and I think it’s ballroom were welcomed by in the groups which included Greece was accompanied by an Axiotakis. nizations and see how we can part of the fabric of the commu - Costas Kellas, president of the the Hellenic-American Chamber expression of the community’s Among the dignitaries pre - support each other.” nity here in Manhattan and I’m Hellenic American Bankers As - of Commerce (HAAC), the Hel - responsibility. sent were George Iliopoulos, He is also happy the event is proud to be a part of it,” said sociation (HABA) on behalf of lenic Medical Society of New “We feel there are opportu - Consul General of Greece and held at the Cathedral. “We are Bod Scott, president of the the organizers, and Fr. Anasta - York, the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber nities for progress through ini - his wife Anthousa, the Greek thrilled to have it here and look Inkwell Solutions graphics com - sios Gounaris, the Dean of the of Commerce, and the Hellenic tiatives in the Greek-American Consul Manos Koumbarakis, forward to continue to have it pany. Cathedral, which provided the Lawyers Association. community and positive efforts Nikos Papaconstantinou director and expand it,” he said. Judge Harriet George told space for the food and wine and Dr. Mezitis, HLA president, happening in Greece. It will be of the Greek Press office, and Former HABA president TNH “I drove all the way from fellowship that fueled what has was pleased with the event be - a difficult period but our respon - Grigoria Kamaterou, the direc - Georgia Mouzakis told TNH “I Forest Hills. It’s nice to see all become the kickoff event of the cause “it’s an opportunity for the sibility is to show that good tor of the GNTO’ s office in New would love to wish all Hellenes these people, young and old, en - community’s social calendar. professional societies to network things can be achieved, that York whose busy start in the and Philhellenes and all the or - joying themselves. It’s a tremen - Fr. Gounaris offered prayers and represent our community in there is reason for optimism and new year bodes augurs well for ganizations and their members dous success.” The Key to Successful New Year’s Resolutions is Focusing on…Focusing

By Constantine S. Sirigos fresh start in life, including spir - plored. solved.” founded about 20 years ago by groups complementing the for - TNH Staff Writer itual renewal, presents people “There are different sides of Compromise might emerge. Zachmanoglou and evolved mal talks and seminars. with “a great opportunity to us pulling in different direc - Maybe a more moderate diet is from a support group initially For further information call NEW YORK – To paraphrase the pause and start getting in touch tions,” she said, but her practice adopted. held in Astoria. The Cathedral 212 873-0214 or email: dr - old saw about the weather, with yourself and begin to ask has shown her that “deep down The Agape Circle was ministry will include support [email protected]. “Everyone complains about the questions.” there is a part of us that knows failure of New Year’s resolutions And the questions she is talk - how to move forward – if we but nobody does anything about ing about are not what people get out of the way, or get our it.” The Agape Circle Ministry of imagine psychotherapy is like, conflicts out of the way.” Manhattan’s Holy Trinity Cathe - but basic, simple questions Some in the room noted they dral did something on January about one’s life situation which connect through prayer. Callias 8 by inviting Calliope Callias, will yield valuable and powerful added that she has learned to PhD, to present New Year’s Res - answer if people make an effort connect through the methodol - olutions: Is it possible to achieve to listen to themselves: “Who ogy called Focusing, which was Rev. Robert George Stephanopoulos them? What can get in the way? am I right now in my life? What developed by Dr. Eugene T. Can we dare to “Be There”? am I doing? How do I want my Gendlin, an American philoso - Being there entails learning life to be from here on?” pher and psychotherapist who to focus, and the guests took She said studies show that taught at the University of part “experiential workshop us - people who make resolutions Chicago. He devoted himself to ing imagery and focusing exer - are 10 times more likely to at - learning how exactly how peo - cises.” The process enables peo - tain their goals than those who ple are able to make changes in ple “to come close to what we do not, but unfortunately, most their lives, which led him to his ‘really’ want for the New Year. give up after six months. thoughts about “connecting to We will explore our possible in - Callias said one of the keys our deeper place.” ner barriers,” Callias explained. to success is to see if one really She invited the guest to visit She later she demonstrated that want the things on their lists, his website for The Focusing In - asking ourselves questions is a but the answers “will not come stitute, focusing.org, which has powerful tool, and showed how from reason and our brains that the comforting banner: What is we can find the answers within are overwhelmed by the world’s Focusing? We invite you to us. stimuli…We need to reach pause .. The guests who gathered in down in to a deeper place. Some Callias works with the insti - concentric circles of chairs in the call it heart, gut or soul and that tute and “I see changes in peo - Cathedral Ballroom were wel - place that has a lot more wis - ple that are deeper and faster comed by Fr. Anastasios dom than our brain.” than other methods. I use in my Gounaris and Maria Zach - She believes losing the con - practice and my life.” manoglou, PhD, to the year’s nection with that place of wis - She said the method entails first presentation of the Agape dom that everyone has is the “pausing, focusing, closing one’s Circle’s First Wednesday series major reason people have prob - eyes and bringing your attention of mini conferences and work - lems in our lives. It is literally inside yourself. Then we ask the shops at the beginning of each their problem solving mecha - questions we want to ask…and month. nism. then we listen.” The current round is about One of the key insights is that “And that inner place speaks relationships and Callias, who people must find out what is to us, maybe not directly with is a psychologist in private prac - getting in the way of achieving words…it may give us an image, tice and an adjunct professor at their goals. In some cases, Cal - or a bodily sensation that has Adelphi University, began by lias said, “there is another part meaning…and not right away – noting that the key to success is of us that is operating,” against you may need to connect time in relationships is to have a the goals we set. The part that and time again, but it does good relationship with one’s self wakes people up in the middle speak,” she said. – good inner communication. of the night and sends them to The group was then guided She likes the tradition of the refrigerator in the middle of in an exercise. She asked them making resolutions because the a diet.” to sit comfortably and to close goals people set imply commit - Dieting is a powerful exam - their eyes. ments to one’s self, and the New ple as eating can be a substitute “Now ask clearly…what do I Year with its atmosphere of a for other needs that must be ex - want this year for myself… what do I really want to see myself doing, being at the end of the year.” The next step was to break With gratitude and respect up into pairs of people who did not know each other and who for his wisdom, friendship and spiritual guidance. alternately shared what they just learned and listened to the other “without opinion, advice or judgment.” Father Robert’s ability The exercise is then repeated by meditating on what is getting to coalesce diverse communities globally in the way of that first resolu - tion. is an example to us all. But the important thing now, Callias said, is to “understand it, love it, accept it…the more we can become [comfortable] with the different part of us, the better we are.. We are complex, we are not just one thing…there are ideas in us that are at war with each other.” Callias concluded that when all the parts are in communica - tion with each other, “something happens and you can call it a miracle.” That is the power of Calliope Callias, PhD (4th from L) makes a point while Agape communication and good rela - Circle participants meditate on their main resolution. tionship. The conflicts are re - 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014 Greek, Cypriot, and Jewish Diaspora Community Leaders Meet in Greece

By Yiannis Sophianos propriate time, in a general con - ident, Allan J. Jacobs, Daniel S. TNH Staff Writer ference in Thessaloniki, a city Mariaschin, its Executive Vice central to Greek and Jewish his - President, Alan Schneider, the ATHENS – The historic joint trip tory. Director of the B’nai B’rith to Israel, Cyprus and Greece by He envisions the emergence World Center and William AHEPA, AHI, and two American of a memorandum of under - Bram, a member of the Board Jewish organizations, B’nai standing among the Greek and of Governors. B’rith International and the Con - Jewish Diasporas on matters of Papoulias told the visitors ference of Presidents of Ameri - mutual interest. that “Greece needs good friends can Jewish Organizations, has The delegation met with in this difficult period, and as come to successful conclusion Greek MP Dora Bakoyiannis at we say, good friends manifest in Athens. the Israeli Embassy, where she themselves in tough times.” The 15-member delegation signed a book of condolences Larigakis briefed Papoulias met with Greek President Karo - for the passing of former Israeli about the joint endeavor which los Papoulias, Prime Minister Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. aimed to “demonstrate that re - Antonis Samaras, the Israeli The AHI delegation consisted lations between Greece, Israel Ambassador to Greece Arye of its President, Nick Larigakis, and Cyprus are continually Mekel, the U.S. Ambassador James Lagos, Kosta Alexakis, climbing higher. They have David D. Pearce, Minister of De - and Peter Bota and AHEPA was reached a level where we can fense Dimitris Avramopoulos, led by Supreme President An - now help you from America.” Evangelos Meimarakis the thony Kouzounis, Executive Di - Hoenlein emphasized that Speaker of the Hellenic Parlia - rector Basil Mossaidis, Nick “these relationships are historic ment, and the Greek Deputy Aroutzides and Andrew Kaffes. and important for peace in the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kyri - Conference of Presidents was region, for American interests, TNH STAFF PHoToS akos Gerontopoulos. represented by Robert G. Sug - and for the interests of all three The representatives of AHEPA, AHI, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Or - Gerontopoulos said he would arman, Chairman, Richard countries. ganizations, and B’nai B’rith International, with Greek President Karolos Papoulias. like to see the cooperation of Stone, former Chairman, and Gerontopoulos’ one-hour those organizations and others Malcolm Hoenlein, its executive presentation at the Ministry of We wish that it could happen Mediterranean and for the ben - Jacobs said “I believe this trip institutionalized and invited vice chairman. Foreign Affairs focused on tomorrow, but these are long- efit of the three countries. will create and even greater en - them to participate, at the ap - The B’nai B’rith sent its pres - Greece’s relations with Israel term developments.” “We are also exploring areas vironment for common action and the United States and the He concluded by saying that outside the geopolitical sphere, between Greek and Jewish- Greek government’s initiatives the four organizations which such as culture, energy and American organizations… regarding regional peace and undertook the trip are commit - tourism,” Larigakis added. Greece, Cyprus and Israel are cooperation. ted to long-term cooperation. Sugarman told TNH “First of democratic countries and that is “We are committed to Larigakis emphasized the im - all we appreciate all the meet - why it is very important that strengthening Greece-Israel co - portance of being briefed in all ings we had with the leadership they cooperate, which makes operation in areas of common three countries on the latest de - of Greece. They confirmed the Greek and Jewish-American re - interest, among others, in the velopments, especially in very close relations between lations even more important.” energy and tourism sectors,” he Greece. Greece and the United States Jacobs reflected the feelings said. “It was also important for us and Greece and Israel. That is of the entire delegation when Before departing from the to learn about the challenges very encouraging for us, and we he said “We can do this. We can Ministry, the delegation spoke and issues facing the Jewish- are confident this will continue.” solve problems together and to with TNH. Kouzounis said “I am American organizations and to He was pleased that the del - have a common agenda. This is returning to America with the learn their views. The bottom egation had the opportunity to very important.” knowledge that we will be able line is, there is much common express the hope that Greece “This trip has generated to address all issues with coop - ground from which we can co - will use its six month EU presi - greater understanding about eration and discussion, includ - operate.” dency to strengthen EU-Israeli each other’s organizations, ing security in this region. I wit - He said the trip has enabled relations and concluded by say - about the problems of the East - nessed the deep desire of Israel them to establish friendships ing “this trip, undertaken by our ern Mediterranean and in for this three-state cooperation. which will facilitate greater co - organizations which have so Greece, Cyprus and Israel. Working for peace and stability operation and help them to much in common, is a very pos - When there is common knowl - in the region will enable Cyprus overcome any obstacles that itive development. I am certain edge about common problems, AHI President Nick Larigakis signed a book of condolences for to exploit their oil and gas re - might come up in the future, in they will continue, and I can’t it becomes easier to solve them. the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, at sources, and Greece will play a the name of promoting Ameri - wait for more trips in the fu - We hope to return soon,” Jacobs the Israeli Embassy in Athens. role as an energy link to Europe. can interests in the Eastern ture.” told TNH. AHEPA, AHI and Leading Jewish Organizations in Historic Visit to Israel

Continued from page 1 Naftali Bennett; Speaker of the CYPRUS VISIT HIGHLIGHTS ranging from the Cyprus issue, Knesset Yoel (Yuli) Edelstein; Is - CHALLENGES AND to Cyprus’s regional foreign pol - been excellent and substantive,” raeli Minister of Foreign Affairs OPPORTUNITIES icy, to Iran. Kouzounis said. “We thank all Avigdor Lieberman; Israeli The trip to Cyprus took place Also on January 13, the joint the government officials in Is - Deputy Minister of Foreign Af - in the context of renewed effort delegation met with His Beati - rael who have afforded us a fairs Zeev Elkin; and Israeli Min - to negotiate the reunification of tude Archbishop Chrysostomos generous amount of their time.” ister of Strategic Affairs, Intelli - Cyprus, and the bittersweet re - I. Kouzounis presented the arch - The delegation met with: Is - gence and International ality of an economic crisis and bishop with a $25,000 to help raeli Minister of Tourism Uzi Relations Yuval Steinitz. the discovery of huge hydrocar - feed the needy children of Landau, PhD; Israeli Deputy The groups also visited Yad bon deposits in the Republic’s Cyprus. National Security Advisor Dr. Vashem Holocaust Memorial Exclusive Economic Zone. AHEPA Executive Director Eran Lerman; Israeli Minister of and research center On January 13 the joint del - Basil Mossaidis attributed the Defense Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe AHEPA and AHI also had an egation had an extensive meet - initial donation to an event or - Ya’alon; Israeli Minister of Econ - audience with His Beatitude Pa - ing with Foreign Minister Ioan - ganized by AHEPA and chaired omy, Religious Services, triarch of Jerusalem and All nis Kasoulidis. A wide range of by Philip Christopher, an Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Palestine Theophilos III. policy issues were discussed, Ahepan, founder and president of the Pancyprian Association; PSEKA International Coordinat - ing Committee - "Justice For Cyprus" Nicholas A. Karacostas, AHEPA Chairman of the Board past Supreme President. The day before, the joint 15- member delegation visited Turk - ish-occupied Cyprus and wit - nessed the destruction and Supreme President Anthony Kouzounis presents Archbishop desecration of cultural and reli - Chrysostomos with a $25,000 donation to feed the needy chil - gious property in the occupied dren of Cyprus. AHEPA has also assisted the people of Greece. area. They also viewed and ob - served the virtual ghost town of Mediterranean. “Over the past stability to the region.” Varosha/Famagusta which is at few years, relations between He added, “we are excited to the center of the new discus - Greece, Cyprus, and Israel have be working in cooperation with sions with Turkey and the Turk - changed dramatically for the leading American Jewish orga - ish Cypriots. better. nizations and learning more That evening, the joint dele - During this time, several bi - about our common goals and gation was hosted to a dinner lateral agreements have been challenges as communities. We by AHEPA District 27 (Cyprus) signed between Greece and Is - are proud that this joint excur - where an evening of fellowship rael and Cyprus and Israel in sion, in and of itself, is a testa - and dialogue occurred between sectors that include security, cul - ment to the development of re - the Greek-American and Jew - ture, and tourism, among oth - lations between our ish-American communities). ers. We are here to applaud organizations and communities, AHEPA these measures and to learn and we are committed to main - Kouzounis summarized the more about how we can con - taining this relationship and tak - Greek-American and Jewish-American community leaders met with numerous Israeli high offi - remarkable transformation that tribute as Diaspora groups to en - ing it to greater heights by cials from January 8-11, including Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who is seen receiving a gift has taken place in the strategic sure relations continue to working on projects of mutual from AHEPA Supreme President Anthony Kouzounis and AHI President, Nick Larigakis. environment of the Eastern strengthen thus helping to lend interest.” Enigma: How Well do We Really Know Parthenon?

Continued from page 1 Parthenoi: A Mythical Interpre - frieze does not depict a fifth-cen - 1995 that the new interpretation tation of the Parthenon Frieze tury procession but rather the "encourages us to re-evaluate Democracy, the rule of law, offering a new reading of the myth of the founding of Athens our current understanding of the art and literature and science, Parthenon frieze within the full and King Erectheus’ sacrifice Panathenaic festival itself, an the power of reason, and the no - context of Athenian myth, when it was threatened by de - event which may have been tion that man is the master of topography, visual culture and feat. more than just the celebration his fate, in summary, all the ritual,” whose implications have In 1995 the New York Times of Athena's birthday." achievements of the Ancient been integrated into The wrote about Connelly’s work: “In The new book’s jacket notes Greeks and their legacy to Parthenon Enigma. a close reading of the legend of say “Connelly reveals a world mankind come to mind when Connelly challenges the most Erechtheus, Dr. Joan Breton that beggars our popular notions one encounters the image of the basic assumptions about the Connelly…came to realize that of Athens as a city of staid Temple of Athena, whether it is Parthenon and the ancient Athe - the peplos scene in the frieze philosophers, rationalists, and seen in a text book or in a Greek nians. She focused on the frieze could represent the sacrifice of rhetoricians, a world in which diner, and yet, there may be a that depicts a “vast enigmatic the young daughters of the king. our modern secular conception darker side. procession—a dazzling pageant This was the price required of of democracy would have been “How much do the values of of cavalrymen and elders, musi - him by the oracle of Delphi if simply incomprehensible.” those who built the Parthenon cians and maidens— that has for Athens was to be saved from its While devotees of Greek his - truly correspond with our own? more than two hundred years besieging foes.” tory – presumably including And apart from the significance been thought to represent a Connelly said at the time that America’s Founding Fathers – with which we have invested it, scene of annual civic celebration this "has far-reaching implica - could put the juxtaposition of what exactly did this marvel of in the birthplace of democracy.” tions for our understanding of bloody ritual and reason into per - human hands mean to those It was believed that the frieze the role of women in Greek spective, and students have long who made it?” Connelly asks. depicted the Panathenaic festival myth and culture," and the been exposed to E. R. Dodds’ clas - She is a field archaeologist that every four years marked the Times noted that “Greek writ - sic book The Greeks and the Irra - who has worked at Corinth, birthday of the goddess Athena. ings of the time were making tional, the jacket notes correctly Athens and Nemea in Greece, at At the conclusion of the ritual, much of the sentiment attrib - declare that “The Parthenon Paphos, Kourion and Ancient her statue received a new peplos uted to Praxithea that just as Enigma is sure to become a land - Marion in Cyprus, and on the is - – robe. boys go to war, girls go to sacri - mark in our understanding of the land of Falaka off the coast of The discovery of fragments fice -- both for the good of the civilization from which we claim Kuwait. Since 1990 she has di - of a lost play by Euripides a few polis, the city-state. Another fa - cultural descent.” rected the Yeronisos Island ex - decades ago shed new and mous example was Agamem - cavations and Field School in darker light on the revered im - non's sacrifice of his daughter Cyprus. ages of the frieze. The texts were Iphigenia, which enabled the The goddess Athena’s famous According to her NYU biog - found on papyrus in the wrap - Greek fleet to set sail for war temple is the subject raphy, “In 1996 Professor Con - ping of an Egyptian mummy. against the Trojans.” of a new book nelly published Parthenon and Connelly now believes the Connelly told the Times in by Joan Breton Connelly. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Laughing Greeks: Looking at the Artwork of Greek-American Cartoonists

By Steve Frangos ula, Stargate, Spawn, Godzilla, enough, Theofilopoulos also whose work appeared in the hor - TNH Staff Writer 10,000 BC, Live Free or Die Hard voices the character of Mandy in ror anthology Beyond the Wall; and many others. Tatopoulos was Thaddeus and Thor and Perry Steve Kanaras, a stand-up comic PART 11 born and raised in Paris, France, The Actorpus. She was also nom - and cartoonist; DJ Matheos who CHICAGO- It should not prove to a Greek immigrant and a inated for an Emmy Award in among many other things is iden - surprising that once one finds a French mother. At the beginning 2010 as a lyricist for the song tified as a cartoonist and Pete Pa - Greek-American cartoonist it of his professional career Come Home Perry. At the mo - paherakles a writer and political turns out they are among the Tatopoulos drew a wide array of ment, she is a writer and story - cartoonist for the American Free most hardworking individuals in comic book covers. Given board artist for the new Mickey Press. their chosen profession. As we Tatopoulos’ current Hollywood Mouse cartoons that began airing Another prolific cartoonist for have seen in this series dedication whom I could find little descrip - and attention to detail serve tion was “Elio.” Chris “Elio” Greek-American cartoonists as Eliopoulos, an adjunct professor much as innovation and creativ - at Columbia College Chicago, has ity. also worked (and continues to Cartoonists such as Nick Gali - do so) as a cartoonist for Walt fianakis, Steven Pastis and others Disney, Nick Jr., and a wide vari - see their work appear in over 200 ety of comic books. A short list newspapers across the country on of Elio’s other clients and pub - a daily basis. Cartoonists whose lishers would have to include work appears in comic books and (but is not limited to): Hall Mark, graphic novels such as Chris Simon and Shuster, Koyama Achilleos, Chris Eliopoulos, and Press, Capstone, and the Illinois Basil Gogos see their work pub - Library Association (see lished not only on a monthly basis [email protected]). but in compellation volumes, The Greek Star newspaper out posters, trading cards, and so on. of Chicago features a number of Even the most underground of Greek-American cartoonists. The the Greek-American cartoonists work of cartoonists such as Anthe Paul Mavrides and Kazimieras G. ABOVE: Cover art for an edition of New City, an arts a Chicago Mitrakos, Maria K. Petrovas, and Prapuolenis see regular publica - entertainment newspaper. Chris Eliopoulos is the artist. RIGHT: Alexandra Vlahakis can all be tion in not only ongoing strips or An image by Chris Eliopoulos. The adj. professor at Columbia found within any given issue of the Internet but also in collected College, Chicago works for Walt Disney and Nick Jr. the Greek Star volumes of their work. (http://greekstar.com). I urge Some of these cartoonists drawn by Kynn Bartlett. Since we dicated to newspapers by Tribune everyone who can to view the have even moved from the status are looking at the cartoon cre - Media Services from June 5, work of all these Greek-American of successful to full-blown leg - ators rather than their creations 2000 to December 25, 2005. It cartoonists. ends. Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, we will simply mention the Mam - was suspended because it was My original intent with this founders of the jibjab.com web - atos strip and move on. too controversial but the adven - series was to offer, in a chrono - site, crashed sites all over the In - Curiously, the first comic strip tures of Helen can still to be career, his work in comics will on Disney Channel during the logical manner, something about ternet with their July 9, 2004 re - said to have made the transition found on the Internet. only be remembered (if they are summer of 2013 the history and work of Greek- lease of their “This Land” from the Internet to newspaper The biography of two other remembered at all) as part of his ([email protected]). American cartoonists. Next week, flash-cartoon. Viewed more than syndication is “Helen, Sweetheart Greek-Americans artists/design - early efforts to establish himself. Curiously, any number of this series concludes with a sur - 80 million times online on every of the Internet.” This comic strip ers includes cartooning. John Now that we have identified Greek-Americans are self-identi - vey of the work of the first pro - continent (including Antarctica) conceived and drawn by Peter Vassos (1898-1985) was (and re - those Greek-American artists and fied as cartoonists for which little fessional cartoonist in America of this single animated cartoon pro - Zale centers around an extremely mains) an especially noted Amer - assorted others who are not public information is readily Greek descent. pelled the Spiridellis Brothers adept young woman who works ican industrial and graphic de - strictly speaking cartoonists let available. I wish I knew more from the category of cartoonist at a technology firm. Helen Ari - signer. Born to Greek parents in us attend those who most cer - about Gus Frangos, an artist [email protected] to Internet legends. anna Nichols, the strip’s main Romania Vassos moved when tainly are practitioners of this Still, as with all artists, character, is a Cypriot-American young to Constantinople. Vassos’ genre of art. worldly success does not always whose immigrant father (who first documented artwork was his Aliki Theofilopoulos (also follow hard work or creativity. owns a restaurant) and other political cartoons. Around 1919, known as Aliki Theofilopoulos Tom Stefopoulos, the artist who members of her family appear Vassos’ cartoons drew the atten - Grafft) was born on June 14, left his most notable work on from time to time in the strip. tion and anger of the Ottoman 1972 in La Jolla, CA of Greek im - concrete columns, died unrecog - As the storyline goes, Helen authorities and he was forced to migrant parents. She is most of - nized. Today, his artwork on is an “overachiever who while leave the country. Vassos went on ten described as a television three of these columns stands as brilliant never finished high to a design career in the United writer, storyboard artist, and public art in Portland, Oregon. school, Helen entered MIT at age States that includes (but is cer - voice actress. After graduating For many from that city Ste - 14 to study Quantum Physics. tainly not limited to) some of the from University of Southern Cal - fopoulos’ art today represents She left at age 15... because they most recognized designs in ra - ifornia, Theofilopoulos received their unique collective spirit. had no cheerleading squad. A dios, televisions and other now a training internship in 1995 to Our survey of Greek-American brilliant and beautiful techie, He - common items such as the turn - Walt Disney’s feature animation cartoonists is far from complete. len seeks nothing more than sim - stile. division. For next seven years she Given the oddities of Greek- ple fulfillment in a world made Patrick Tatopoulos is a Greek- worked on such Disney movies American history – who is the too complicated by her burgeon - Frenchmen who now lives in the as Hercules (1997), Mulan creator and who is the subject of ing intellect and passion United States. Tatopoulos is most (1998), Tarzan (1999), Fanta - creation – are often reversed or (www.peterzale.com/helen/in - known for his motion picture de - sia/2000 and others. Aliki is es - at best, blurred. Nick Mamatos, dex2.html).” This strip has had signs for such films as: Pitch pecially known for her work on the Greek-American writer, has an unusual history “Helen, Black, Underworld, I, Robot, The television series Phineas and Ferb (or had) a cartoon strip about his Sweetheart of the Internet” be - Chronicles of Riddick, Indepen - (2006) as both a storyboard artist life called “The Nihilistic-Kid” gan online in 1996 and was syn - dence Day, Bram Stoker's Drac - and writer. As if this were not Federation’s Legal Advisor Demetris Ioannidis informed the Federation of Maria Kotrotsou’s letter. Shown in the photo is Board Member Kyriakoula Patsaouras. GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Invitations Mirto’s Mom Wants Funds, Answers, from FHASNE By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos sorry for the bachelor who had dinner to celebrate the occasion. at work concocting a plan to Special to The National Herald few opportunities to enjoy a Dimos and George were the cho - bring it about. home cooked meal. She worked sen two – the manager making it At Dixon’s, therefore, sitting Continued from page 1 funds. Yiannis was irked when he as gourmet cook at a catering fa - a foursome. All occasions in - opposite George he asked him • Notification to donors that learned, through the “wife line” cility called Chateau Beaumont. cluded sumptuous dinners – din - how his wife was. “Fine!” George 8th at the Maliotis Cultural Cen - their contact information will be that Dimos had invited John, and John’s wife, Penelopi, shared the ners Yiannis couldn’t sample and answered, his curiosity raised. ter in Brookline. Kotrotsou and given to Kotrotsou so that she his wife, Penelopi, George and same birthday as George. So, enjoy; dinners that for some mys - He’d never asked about her be - her attorney did not attend the may send them a thank you let - his wife, Athena, to his house for they invited George and his fam - terious reason, always included fore.”Still working at the Chateau meeting, though they had been ter. dinner last month. The occasion ily to celebrate at their house George. Beaumont?” George nodded, scheduled to do so. The meeting, • A letter to Hellenic Cardiac was a piano recital his daughter with dinner, cake and sundries. It was a source of exaspera - quizzically, wondering what Yian - open to the public and the press, Fund saying that Federation’s Marianna gave, followed by a Yiannis was perturbed at not tion. Although their wives were nis had in mind. From the sly ex - contained 14 of the 15 FHASNE Mirto Funds will not pay the Chil - scrumptious dinner. He hadn’t in - being included to any of the close friends, he’d never been in - pression on his face George pre - Parish Council Members, and 32 dren’s Hospital and will instead vited Yiannis because he’d once above mentioned. Kipreos’ birth - vited to George’s house for din - pared for some kind of ulterior people in total, including some be used to pay other medical ex - mentioned that he didn’t relish day was celebrated at the hotel ner. So, it became his main am - motive from the cunning con - Federation past presidents. A de - penses. listening to piano poundings for where he worked since his bach - bition and mission to receive an niver. “Why do you ask?” Dimos, tailed financial report was given • A notarized agreement that any length of time. Then, elor apartment was out of the invitation – at any cost, for any John and Kipreos watched the to all those present, showing a the Federation or its advisors will George’s wife, Athena, had in - question. His manager allowed reason, to George’s house. He put two, closely. Yiannis leaned back, total of $133,000 collected attempt to obtain Mirto’s medical vited Kipreos for dinner, feeling him to invite two guests to a free all his powerful mental facilities stirring his coffee. “I’d, sure, like through the fund drive, including records of bills. to sample that talent, George. My proceeds from a December 7 din - • A notarized agreement that wife tries to imitate her expertise ner dance in Roslindale. the Federation and its advisors but I’m afraid she falls short of Ioannidis informed the Feder - will not publicly discuss any mat - the perfection I’m sure Athena ation’s board and the rest of the ters concerning Mirto or Kotrot - Dalakas Gets to Keep His Prized Newsstand excels in. Any chance of me being participants of the meeting about sou without authorization from invited to sample one of her fa - the letter and read the main por - her.” mous dishes?” There it was! Feel - tions of it. If these demands are not met Continued from page 1 The neighborhood and oth - York, toward the other New ing pressured as the others According to the letter, Kotrot - by January 31, Kotrotsou indi - ers rallied to his defense but he York, that have been reversed by watched and waited for how sou demands the following: cated that she will file a com - begin the New Year. The people was shut down for 11 months Mayor de Blasio.” George was going to be outma - • Copies of all bank state - plaint with the Attorney General’s showed strong support for me in 2013, and at the end of the Phil Walzak, de Blasio’s press neuvered by the manipulating ments throughout the account’s Office, a complaint will be sent and I want to thank each one of year a judge allowed Consumer secretary, said “We are glad we moocher, George made a split existence. to the IRS and possibly a civil ac - them.” He also thanked the Affairs padlock the stand. could reach an outcome that en - second decision to do the right • Authorization to the bank tion in Massachusetts Superior Greek-American community, in - Now Delakas has license and sures Jerry’s will remain a part thing. “Ok,Yiannis! I’m inviting to release all information to Court. cluding TNH for its support. he agreed to pay a $9000 fine. of this community for years to you and Areti to my house Friday Mirto’s guardian, Kotrotsou, or to Kotrotsou also informed On top of having his license “It wouldn’t have settled come.” for dinner.” Rubbing his hands her legal advisor. FHASNE that no bills will be sub - application rejected, NY1 re - without Bill de Blasio,” Schwartz On January 13 “Mr. Delakas together, Yiannis, gleefully and • Transfer until January 31 all mitted for payments from the ported that the agency also told the Times, adding, “I think stood outside the stand, where hastily, accepted, adding that the funds to a trust account funds collected. fined Delakas $37,000 for oper - we can say that this is the first he was joined by several well- Areti couldn’t possibly come due opened by Kotrotsou at a bank Maria Spyridopoulos, who or - ating the newsstand without a of the callous Bloomberg actions wishers from the neighborhood. to her many household duties. of her choice. ganized the December 7 dinner ‘It feels great,’ he said of the set - “Naturally,” muttered Dimos. “Of • Notarized conformation that dance, told TNH that “I am so tlement. Without this I would course, “John murmured, stirring FHASNE has given copies of all sorry because if someone else will stay home, lay down and want his coffee.”Too bad,” sympa - other accounts into which it de - need help in future he or she will to die’” the Times reported. thized Kipreos. posits funds. not be helped because of this.” His neighbors – and a sym - Friday came – too soon for • Authorization to PayPal to She also said that “the majority pathetic press - would not let George who greeted him at the give account information to of the donors wouldn’t give that happen door. Naturally, Yiannis came Kotrotsou. money to Mirto’s mother if the Yvette, an East Village resi - alone and empty handed, and sat • A formal letter of apology Federation wasn’t involved.” dent who was rushing to buy a down, savoring the hearty aro - from the Board to Mirto and Federation former president lottery ticket before the system mas emanating from the kitchen. Kotrotsou for any instance in Demetrios Tsoumbanos said at shut down for the day, was Salivating, he, quickly, placed which the Board or any member the meeting “Mrs. Kotrotsou happy about her neighbor’s vic - himself beside George’s daughter, assailed, slandered, or defamed wants the get control of the fund. tory. “What they tried to do was Maria, at the table. Helping him - the character of either of them. Are we going to do it? The deci - wrong and I am glad he got the self to the roasted potatoes, Also as statement that the com - sions should be made by all of opportunity to return… He is stuffed grape leaves and salad, ments made by First Vice Presi - us. It is proper to convene a gen - like an institution in New York… he poked at the hefty slab of meat dent Bill Kafkas do not represent eral assembly.” the newsstand is iconic…this is he’d forked onto his plate. Not FHASNE’s opinions and that the Theofilos Kamperides, a historic spot with Cooper sure what it was, he bent over letter will be given to the press. founder and first president of the Union in the background. He is and asked Maria what kind of • An apology letter from Federation said “we should pro - a fine gentleman… it’s good to meat it was. She looked at the Kafkas to Mirto and to Kotrotsou, tect the good name of the Feder - have him open and see him platter centering the table; then, and to be given to the press. ation. We should face the issue here. It’s beautiful.. and I wish at her plate and shrugged, “I • Contact information of all with prudence and seriousness.” him a happy New Year.” think its Gaidouri (jackass).” donors to Kotrotsou. Kostas Travagiakis said “Mrs. A very happy Delakas told Yiannis’ head came up, confused. • Notification to donors that Kotrotsou has put the Federation license. toward the little guy in New DNAinfo New York, “This is not “Gaidouri?” the donations are not tax de - on the defense. She is asking for Ny TimeS about winners or losers — this “Yes, I think so. I heard my fa - ductible. many things which can’t be given Jerry Delakas, the new stand operator who fought the power – is about emotional moments… ther tell my mother that come • Notification to donors that to her. The Federation should and won, is back in business. His stand’s gate is still covered Americans open their hearts for Friday we had to have the FHASNE will not be the escrow seek advice from the Office of the with the signs created by supportive neighbors. needs." Gaidouri for dinner.” agent or trustee of the donated Attorney General.” 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014 Economist Janet Yellen Appointed First Woman to Lead Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON, DC (AP) – omy this year. He contrasted economic bubble and even hy - or other assets. Janet Yellen will take the helm that with Bernanke, who he said per-inflation," which he said The bond purchases have of a Federal Reserve facing a sig - had to decide "when to step on could cause "real and lasting ballooned the Fed's holdings nificantly different economic the gas pedal and how hard" as damage to our economy." over $4 trillion. That leaves landscape from the one that the economy recovered weakly House Financial Services Yellen with decisions about how dominated Ben Bernanke's from the recession. Committee Chairman Jeb Hen - to wind down the central bank's tenure as chairman, confronting The Senate confirmed Yellen, sarling, R-Texas, announced balance sheet to a smaller, more her with different decisions as a long-time Fed official and that he will hold hearings on the normal level without destabiliz - well. economist at the University of Fed's bond buying program and ing financial markets used to the Bernanke's eight years lead - California at Berkeley, by a 56- on the "potential unintended huge cash infusions. ing the Fed were largely con - 26 vote Monday. Supporting her consequences" of the Volcker Yellen also will have to de - sumed with the Great Recession were all 45 voting Democrats rule. That rule, approved by the cide when and how to ease off and his efforts to cure it by and 11 Republicans, while all Fed and other agencies, is aimed short-term interest rates, which pushing down interest rates and opposing votes came from the at preventing many large banks the Fed has kept near zero since pumping cash into the economy. GOP. Many senators missed the from trading for their own profit December 2008. To assure in - Many economists think Yellen's vote because frigid weather can - in hopes of preventing practices vestors that those rates won't big challenge will be deciding celed numerous airline flights. that helped lead to the 2008 fi - precipitously rise, the Fed has how to ease off some of those Yellen begins her four-year nancial meltdown. repeatedly issued statements very policies, which Bernanke term Feb. 1, when Bernanke Lobbyists for the banking saying that policy will continue. took with Yellen's support. steps down. She has been Fed and financial services sectors is - Last month, the Fed said the "Circumstances may demand vice chair since 2010. sued statements pledging to low rates will continue "well more rapid tightening than peo - Nominated by President work with Yellen. Both indus - past" when the unemployment ple are expecting," said Bill Ch - Barack Obama to the top job in tries have led a fight to water rates falls to 6.5 percent. Unem - eney, chief economist for John AP PHoTo October, Yellen comes to the down restrictions imposed by ployment was 7 percent in No - Hancock Financial Services, Janet Yellen, of California, will take the helm of a Federal Re - post after a career in which she Obama's 2010 law overhauling vember and many economists who envisions a growing econ - serve. Yellen begins her four-year term February 1. has focused in part on unem - how the nation's financial sys - think the low interest rates will ployment and its causes. 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29 30 31 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walks past reporters as he leaves City Hall, in Fort Lee, N.J., after apologizing in person to Mayor Mark Sokolich, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Bridge Scandal May Hurt Christie’s 42 43 44

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"If anything, it to a second term that was de - TV 22 Angelic circle gized for the closing of highway serves to reinforce his image as signed to be a springboard to a 9 The1 "Show2 Aperti fMe" serv eStated with (abbrev.) mezedes 23 42Gro uBookp of is lidentifi.ands con t(abbrev.)aining Sko pelos lanes leading up to the George a strong and effective governor." national campaign. 10 Actrss.14 R ewhoside nplayedt intelle cWondertual on Ba Womanrney Mille r 24 43Me r cUnitedouri or KStat.anak a(bbrev.)redes Washington Bridge last fall, a Yet the issue is far from over Declaring victory on election 16 Actress Alicia 25 Denver's St. (abbrev.) move apparently orchestrated for Christie, an ambitious politi - night, Christie told supporters, (init.)17 Princess of Greece and Denmark 26 44Typ eGreek of red wprefixine (2 meaningwords) opposite by his underlings as political ret - cian already working to raise his "I know that if we can do this in 11 Jack,19 whoEmp loprecededyee at U.S. JohnnyCap. (ab bonrev .late) night 28 45Bat h Desroom Moines bars? St. (abbrev.) ribution. national profile ahead of the Trenton, N.J., maybe the folks 20 Canada's Continent (abbrev.) 29 ____ Arnaz The governor fired a top next presidential contest. in Washington, D.C., should TV 21 County abbrev. 33 4640, tBermano Caesar or Dawson aide, jettisoned his chief politi - Democrats in the New Jersey tune in their TVs right now — 12 Apertif24 O servedldest Br awithdy d amezedesughter 34 47NY C ___-Saw, DJ Don playground feature cal adviser and took responsi - Legislature could spend months see how it's done." 27 Reptile 36 Dionysus' drink bility for his administration's investigating the case, forcing In less than two weeks, 14 Resident29 Big Rintellectualed Machine 'son Co Barneynception Miller 38 49U.S . Orenthalintelligenc eSimpson's agcy. (init.) nickname connections to the traffic tie-ups Christie and his staff to defend Christie plans to celebrate his Actress30 W oAliciard on Power Switch 40 Yes, Charolottein Madrid of Facts of Life sitcom in September. themselves. U.S. Attorney Paul inauguration at Ellis Island, 16 31 White house? 44 52Tip s off Christie adamantly denied Fishman is reviewing the case gateway for millions of immi - 17 Princess32 61, ofto NGreeceero and Denmark 47 54Eig h Taxteen tagcy.h Gree k(init.) letter any personal "knowledge or in - and the Port Authority's inspec - grants and so a symbolic loca - 35 Tony Orlando's backup singers 48 Popular hospital-based TV show volvement" in the lane closures, tor general is also investigating. tion designed to showcase his 19 Employee37 Rowe atr's U.S.tool Cap. (abbrev.) 49 55"Ni c eSpeedy" cookie? Celtic Rajon a passionate pronouncement In Washington, Sen. Jay Rocke - inclusiveness and ability to ap - 20 Canada's38 Pred Continentecessor of d ig(abbrev.)ital image ry 50 57Me x Presidentican soda br aWarrennd ______that satisfied some critics in the feller, D-W.Va., chairman of the peal to a broad swath of voters. 39 Island in the Cyclades 51 Awl's goal short term but creates political Senate Commerce, Science and He will outline his second-term 21 County41 T habbrev.e Keysto ne St. (abbrev.) 52 59Per l mContactan of Ch elensers beneficiary risk amid an ongoing investiga - Transportation Committee, has priorities in the coming weeks 24 Oldest42 B Bradyook ide ndaughtertifi. (abbre v.) 53 60Mo t o"Peterrists' or Peterg. (init .Pumpkin) ______" tion. Democrats and Republi - demanded answers about the and begin an aggressive na - 43 United Stat. (bbrev.) 56 Italian pop singer cans said the governor's 2016 debacle. tional travel schedule as chair - 27 Reptile44 G reek prefix meaning opposite 58 61U.S . Bignarc McDonald'sotics agcy. (ab bsandwichrev.) presidential prospects could be Political strategists suggested man of the Republican Gover - 29 Big 4Red5 De sMachine's Moines St. (Conceptionabbrev.) 62 64TV cSturdyharact. p treelayed by Carroll O'Connor severely undermined, if not crip - the episode offers future oppo - nors Association. 46 Berman or Dawson (init.) pled, should new evidence nents a readymade line of attack Whether the traffic scandal 30 Word47 on___ Power-Saw, pl aSwitchyground feature 63 65Rea gOne,an go viner nGreeked this st. emerge that contradicts Thurs - — who likes a traffic jam? — will define Christie's future is 49 Orenthal Simpson's nickname day's denials. that strikes at the very heart of hard to tell. But it raises the 31 White house? 66 U.S.Solut ibeeron to namedlast wee kafter’s pu zfamouszle colonist 52 Charolotte of Facts of Life sitcom Solution: "Unless something new de - the inclusive political brand question of whether Christie can 32 61, 5to4 NeroTax ag cy. (init.) (init.) velops, I think he'll survive," said Christie has worked to cultivate. become a breakthrough figure 55 Speedy Celtic Rajon B A R B A R I N O M I former New Jersey Gov. Tom The lane closures clogged one in the Republican Party at a time 57 President Warren ______O O R R E L F A D A Y Kean, a Republican whom of the world's busiest bridges for when many Americans bemoan 59 Contact lens beneficiary O J T R E G I S E E L Christie has described as a men - days, delaying children from dysfunctional government or 60 "Peter Peter Pumpkin ______" M A T C H H A L P S S N tor. "But if there's a pattern of getting to school and first re - simply become part of the grid - 61 Big McDonald's sandwich W E U R O M A R I O these things, if other incidents sponders from emergencies. lock. 64 Sturdy tree emerge with similar character - Christie seemed to acknowl - "Abuse of power by govern - 65 One, in Greek S P Y R I D O N N P C istics, that's going to be a real edge the potential damage, say - ment officials is wrong, whether 66 U.S. beer named after famous colonist M E M M A M O A problem." ing he values bipartisanship and it's closing lanes in Fort Lee, us - (init.) O C H I O S S P A N O S David Axelrod, a top adviser compromise despite the political ing the IRS to target political 67 Lawyers' Org. (abbrev.) N A I M I I A U N N T to President Barack Obama's retribution his administration opponents, or waiving the law campaigns, said Christie han - may have exacted against a De - regarding Obamacare," said DOWN A D R P A O K R N O R dled the news conference "as mocratic mayor who didn't en - Jenny Beth Martin of the Tea 1 John, singer of "Candle in the Wind" O P A A S P S I O well as he could." dorse him. Party Patriots, lumping together 2 Charleston's St. (abbrev.) R E N A M E A L E X I A "Unless smoking gun turns "This is the exception, it is the New Jersey scandal with in - 3 American organic food certifier (init.) M A T T H E W A S M U up tying him to scheme, or oth - not the rule of what's happened cidents that have dogged 4 Cereal grain ers arise, he lives to fight an - over the last four years in this Obama's second term. "Gov. 5 Golf standard of measure A I G L O O K O S T A S other day," Axelrod wrote on administration," Christie said. Christie held some subordinates 6 Excellent grade feedback in Greece? C T U A L P H A A N N A Twitter. "I've worked with elected offi - accountable. Time will tell Christie said he was "blind - cials on both sides of the aisle." whether this is enough."

THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014 COMMUNITY 9 Under Gianaris’ Leadership, NY State Dem. Campaign Comm. Debt-Free

TNH Staff cember 2010, our campaign Cuomo to create jobs, reform back to that,” GOP spokesman committee was over $3 million government, protect reproduc - Scott Reif told the News. . ALBANY, NY – When Senator in debt. Since then, we've tive rights and provide a fair, Reif also cited recent Repub - Michael Gianaris was selected worked diligently to get our fi - equal wage to working men and lican gains in local races last to be the Chairman of the De - nancial house in order. Now, I'm women alike. I am excited about year as good signs. mocratic Senate Campaign pleased to report that we've en - the new candidates we will sup - Gianaris has a different per - Committee of the New York tered 2014 completely debt-free port this year who want to be spective: State Legislature, Party stalwarts and in a better position than part of that change,” Gianaris “The Senate GOP is strug - were pleased with the choice of ever to win the fight over our said. gling and their incumbents are the Dynamic Greek-American State's future.” However, five Democrats leaving the legislature in droves. from Astoria. The goal of New York De - broke away to form a coalition On New Year’s Eve, Senator This week the committee will mocrats has been to wrest con - with the Republicans, enabling Chuck Fuschillo announced his report that “over the past six trol of the Senate from the Re - the later to remain in control resignation and shortly before months, it paid off the remain - publicans, who have long led by another Greek-American, that, his Long Island colleague, ing $665,000 of what had been controlled it, and Gianaris and Senate Majority Leader Dean Senator Lee Zeldin, announced a $3.1 million debt in January his colleagues on the committee Skelos. he will not run for another term. 2011,” according to the Daily did their part, winning four There are many more De - Yet another Long Islander, Sen - News, adding that “State Senate seats that gave their party a to - mocrats than Republicans in ator Jack Martins may run for Democrats head into this year’s tal larger than the Republicans’. New York States, but Senate De - Congress and Senator Greg Ball, crucial fight for control of the “Even though we were out - mocrats trail the Republicans, a leader in charge of the Senate chamber debt-free for the first spent 3 to 1 last cycle, Senate who have more than $2 million Republicans’ 2014 reelection ef - time in three years.” Democrats picked up four new on hand. forts, is actively considering Any money the Democrats seats in an unprecedented land - Senate Republicans feel their walking away this year. Talk raise from this point on can be New York State Senate Republican Conference Leader Dean slide. We won each and every financial edge will enable them about jumping from a sinking directed to campaigns for the Skelos (C) and Michael Gianaris, Deputy Democratic Conference seat in which we invested your to prevail in November. ship!” elections in November. “We Leader, political rivals but community stalwarts, address guests contributions. These new legis - Their message will be that Even with Democratic gains, managed to win four seats in at a community event as Archbishop Demetrios looks on. lators are now bringing much when the Democrats were in however, the Republicans’ coali - 2012 with the debt still hanging needed change to Albany and, charge in 2009 and 2010 their tion with the breakaway Democ - over our heads,” Gianaris told our back, we’re feeling great Gianaris wrote in an official under the leadership of Senator tenure was dominated by scan - rats coalition may allow them the News. “While we had suc - about 2014, now that our finan - communication, “When I was Andrea Stewart-Cousins, we are dal, dysfunction and tax in - to stay in power. cess with one hand tied behind cial house is in order.” appointed DSCC Chair in De - working with Governor Andrew creases. “Nobody wants to go Bad Loans to a Recently-Murdered Developer Hurt Giannoulias Bank

Continued from page 1 Chicago Business reported it,” Mazurek told the Post, but Law-enforcement sources “Banking regulators seized he did not deny the paper’s re - found a smartphone attached to show,” according to the Post. seven Chicago-area banks late port that “Perlmutter said Stark the bottom of Stark’s car which Giannoulias served as the Illi - Friday, including Rockford- owed more than $1 million to might have been used to track nois State Treasurer and was the based Amcore Bank and loan sharks, saying what he told his movements. head of the Greek Americans Chicago's Broadway Bank, police ‘is for the purpose of ad - Hit men from abroad may For Obama Committee. owned by the family of Democ - vancing their investigation.’” have perpetrated the murder. Demetris and George Gian - ratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi noulias ran the bank where their Giannoulias.” brother Alexi was the bank's In a statement Demetris Gi - chief lender and vice-president annoulias said, "This is a diffi - from 2002 to 2006 before being cult day for bank employees, for elected state treasurer. my family, for this community Giannoulias was born in and for all those who built busi - Chicago. His mother, Anna, is nesses and protected their sav - from Chania, Crete, and his late ings with the help of this bank. father, Alexis, was from . . .We fought to carry out the Kalavryta. In 1979 the latter vision my father had when he founded Broadway Bank, a founded Broadway Bank 30 community bank in Edgewater, years ago, but our bank -- like a Chicago neighborhood. many businesses -- has struggled Giannoulias has been active during these challenging times." in professional and philan - IS BROOKLYN TOUGHER thropic organizations. He was a Police are speculating that foreign hit men may have murdered THAN CHICAGO? member of the board of direc - Brooklyn real estate developer Menachem “Max” Stark. Menachem Stark, 39, “had a tors of the Community Banker’s string of recent foreclosures and Association of Illinois Legislative oversight on Wall Street, hun - only loan was secured by a sec - owned some 16 mostly vacant Committee, the South dreds of community banks are ond mortgage on a 74-unit or run-down and drug infested Side/Wabash YMCA, and the struggling, and Broadway Bank apartment building in Williams - properties under at least a Edgewater Chamber of Com - is no exception. I have not been burg that Stark and Perlmutter dozen corporate names in merce. He was the founder and there for nearly four years. My bought for $29 million earlier Queens and in Brooklyn’s chairman of the AG Foundation, understanding is today's agree - in 2007, the Chicago federal Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bed- a charity that donated money to ment gives the business a plan court filing says…But Broadway Stuy and Bushwick neighbor - treat children’s illnesses, to fight for moving forward." lost any chance of getting repaid hoods,” the Post reported. “He poverty and to assist disaster re - The loans that ultimately when Stark and Perlmutter ‘de - owed a lot of people money,” a lief organizations. sank the Broadway Bank “in - faulted on the first mortgage,” source told the New York The Broadway Bank was cluded $1.5 million Broadway the suit says’” according to the tabloid, which said sources sug - badly buffeted, as were hun - gave Stark and Perlmutter in Post. gested “Stark may have been dreds of community banks December 2007 through their There another loan from targeted for a professional hit across the country, by the 2007- Southside House LLC business Broadway Bank to Stark and by one of his many unpaid cred - 8 financial crisis. In January ‘to provide working capital for Perlmutter they could not pay. itors.” 2010, two months before regu - the borrowers’ New York-based That $6.2 million loan was for The Post reported that a lators seized the bank, Gian - real-estate business,’ according construction money in February lawyer for Perlmutter, “blasted noulias told Crain’s Chicago to a 2012 suit filed by the Fed - 2007 to develop The Bedford a published report that said cops Business, "In the midst of a deep eral Deposit Insurance Corp,” Lofts in South Williamsburg, considered Perlmutter, 42, a recession brought on by bad de - the Post reported. Brooklyn. ‘suspect’ in Stark’s murder.” Chicago’s Broadway Bank was established in 1979 by Alexi Gi - cisions in Washington and lax It was a “one-year, interest- On April, 23 2010, Crain’s “He has nothing to do with annoulias’ father, Alexis. It was shut down in 2010. Beautiful in and out: Miss Colorado USA Eleanna Livaditis Talks to TNH

Continued from page 1 way you are. In order to do well in these competitions, you have of your life, teaching you to me to know exactly what you be - confident in what you are say - lieve in and what you stand for, ing.” how you feel on certain social She loves art and listening to issues,” she said, maturity shin - music, as well swimming – ing through. which she recommends as an Self-knowledge has addi - ideal exercise and workout. tional elements. She likes his - DREAMING AND WORKING tory and knows her heritage When she was in high school well. she wanted to compete for Miss One of the challenges of the Colorado Teen USA but she did - Modern Greek identity is to n’t push herself hard enough. blend cultures that are almost Later when she worked in a antagonistic in their approach restaurant a co-worker who had to something as basic as beauty. competed strongly encouraged The perfectionism of classical her. art glorifies the body while the “I decided to enter on a Orthodox and Byzantine tradi - whim, I didn’t have a coach,” as tion warn against the tempta - others do. tions of physical beauty and em - She finished third in Miss A most happy moment: Amanda Wiley, Miss Colorado USA Eleanna Livaditis, newly crowned Miss Colorado USA 2014, all phasized inner beauty. Colorado USA 2013. “I loved it, 2013, crowns a thrilled Eleanna Livaditis as she is applauded aglow as she waves to the audience with Miss Colorado Teen Both traditions continue to the whole process. Being on - by other contestants. Next Stop: the Miss USA 2014 pageant. USA 2014, Cindy Yan. Both receive $45,000 scholarships. inspire the world and yet it is a stage is addictive,” she laughed. challenge for an individual to “I said I’ll try it one more time,” harmonize them. Livaditis ap - again without coaching, adding, pears to have done just that. “I just learned from my experi - “My mom has always told us ences the first time and made that your looks are a gift from changes I thought necessary.” God to you, but what you do is She admitted that her par - your gift from you to God,” she ents “weren’t very into it.” Her said, noting that Panoria Liva - mother would always say “your ditis is a beautiful woman. “She beauty is something God gave is stunning. I don’t know how you. You will do something pro - she does it, she has not aged. ductive with it, you don’t have She looks better than any of us,” to keep parading onstage, but she said, but Livaditis inherited afterwards they were so proud more than great Greek genes. and so excited.” “Both my parents are huge And she will not lose her fo - inspirations in my life. My dad’s cus on family and future. She experiences of extreme compe - sees the pageants as “another hard word and determination, is preparing for law school and tition and intense friendships, journey to self-discovery and to only having a third grade edu - her first choice is the University she said she learned that “you be best person you can be…that cation level, is astounding to of Denver. should not be competing with is the part I’m most excited me. He is a true testament to “In high school I knew I anyone but yourself…when you about. I don’t think many people what hard work and dedication wanted to be a lawyer. I partic - compare yourself with others go through as an intensive can do. My mom was first in her ipated in mock trials and I loved you’ve already lost.” process for learning about them - class at the University of Athens it.” She chose criminal justice, “The friendships that you selves to that extent.” – total brainiac.” consisting of law, corrections, make in pageantry will last you BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT Her family values grounded and policing, as a major because a lifetime but I don’t think you The preparation for the big her, but so did growing up in she wanted her career to have will be able to make those day revolves about the basics of Colorado, where she plans to an active element, but although friends if you are trying to com - appearance, hair and makeup, stay. she found that aspect interest - pete against them,” she said, and being in shape. “The aes - “I moved out of Denver once ing, the “law side was incredi - noting that one can strive to bet - thetics are obviously very im - and it was a great experience, ble. I really love it.” ter one’s self without succumb - portant in beauty pageants… Eleanna Livaditis with her family at the 2013 baptism of her but if I had the option I would She cares about society and ing to jealousy. You need to look healthy and nephew Yianni. (L-R) Her mother Roula (Panoria), holding really love to stay because I love the people around her. Told that Her family and spiritual up - fit, but the biggest preparation baby Yianni, her father Ilias, siblings Steven, Vanna, Eleni, Colorado. “If you haven’t been from the outside the pageant bringing has enabled her to fo - is knowing yourself inside and Eleanna, and brother-in-law Bill. Nephews front and center: here you’ve got to visit,” she said community seems to combine cus on inner matters and she out, knowing how you are the Nikolas, Ilias and Demetri. “It’s amazing.” 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE n ANGELIDES, VASILIKI day, January 7th at 11:30 a.m. Holy Monastery of Simonos Pe - by his parents Chris and Georgia Sozo Consulting LLC Arts of Org filed ABUNDANT BLESSING LLC Articles of WEST NORRITON TOWNSHIP, at the Greek Orthodox Church tras, Mt. Athos, Greece. Also Stamatakos and his sister Espa - with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) PA (From the Times Herald, of the Annunciation, 1230 New - survived by many nieces, cia. He is survived by his wife 8/13/13. Office: Kings County. SSNY 11/22/13 Office in Kings Co. SSNY des - published on Jan. 8) – Vasiliki field Avenue, in Stamford. Rev. nephews and friends. Evelyn Jane Stamatakos, son Chris and designated as agent of LLC upon whom ignated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process may be served. SSNY shall mail Angelidis age 83 of West Norri - Father Evan Evangelidis will of - was a member of the Annuncia - Karen Stamatakos, daughters process to: 414 Albemarle Rd, #3A, copy of process to Qing Chen, Jin Tong ton, a devoted and loving wife, ficiate. Interment will immedi - tion Greek Orthodox Cathderal Georgia Margaritis and Mary Pe - Brooklyn, NY 11218. General Purposes. Chen 1012 60th St Brooklyn, NY 11219. mother and grandmother, ately follow at the Fairfield of Boston and its Philoptochos terson, grandchildren Nick and 273212/18351 Purpose: Any lawful activity. passed away January 6, 2014 Memorial Park Cemetery, 230 chapter as well as a trustee of Tyla Olson, C.J. Stamatakos, 273200/18588 peacefully in the care of her Oaklawn Avenue, in Stamford. the Hellenic Nursing Home of Jane and Trey Hurtig, and Maria LEGAL NOTICE family. Her husband, Simeon Donations in Eleni's name may Canton. Funeral from the Fag - Margaritis, and great grandchil - LEGAL NOTICE STUDIO TC, LLC, Authority filed with the Angelidis passed away in 2000. be made to St. Basil Academy, gas Funeral Home, 551 Mt. dren Casey, Katie, Hayden, Hud - SSNY on 08/26/2013. Office loc: Kings BRUTAL HONESTY LLC . Born in Florina, Greece, she was 79 St. Basil Road, Garrison, NY Auburn St., WATERTOWN, on son, and Eva. Those who had County. LLC formed in FL on 01/16/2013. Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). the daughter of the late Eleni 10524 or visit www.stbasilacad - Saturday, January 4th, 2014 at the pleasure of knowing him SSNY is designated as agent upon whom Name: Brutal Honesty LLC. Articles of Organization process against the LLC may be served. SSNY filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on (Youroukis) and Demetrios Kat - emy.org for more information 9 am followed by a funeral ser - will surely never forget his shall mail process to: Judy Karniewicz, Esq. 8/26/10. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has sias. She leaves behind her on charitable giving. The Apos - vice at the Annunciation Greek heart-warming smile, his infec - 1406 W Fletcher Ave., Tampa, FL 33612. been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process daughter, Anna Profrock (Ron) tolidis family has entrusted the Orthodox Church Cathedral of tious laugh, his calm, loving Address required to be maintained in FL: 1406 against it may be served. The post office address to W Fletcher Ave. Tampa FL 33612. Cert of For - which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against and son, Pantelis "Lucky" Ange - funeral arrangements to Bosak Boston, 514 Parker St., Boston, presence and mostly, his devo - mation filed with FL Dept. of State, Div. of the LLC served upon him/her is The LLC 1424 E 89th St. lidis to mourn her. She was the Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Av - MA at 10 am. Visiting hours on tion to his wife and family. He Corps, P.O. Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314. Brooklyn, NY, 11236. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Lawful Purpose. cherished grandmother of enue, in Stamford. If you care Friday, January 3rd, 2014 from lived a simple, yet proud, re - 273213/18891 Ronald Profrock IV and Alexan - to leave an online expression of 5 to 9pm in the Faggas Funeral spectable life. Family, friends 273198/16818 der Simeon Profrock. Vasiliki's sympathy you may sign the fam - Home. Donations in her mem - and loved ones are invited to LEGAL NOTICE sisters, Tina (Katsias) Avery ily guestbook on www.bosakfu - ory may be made to the Greek celebrate his life at a funeral ser - LEGAL NOTICE (Gerald) and Voula (Katsias) neralhome.com or visit the fu - Orthodox Metropolis of Boston vice which will be held on Notice of formation of KG CARROLL Tsipras (Elias) will miss her. neral home on Facebook at Monastery Fund, 162 Goddard Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at the VASCO REALTY HOLDINGS LLC Articles of GARDENS LLC, (DOM. LLC). Articles of Orga - Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/31/13 nization filed with the NY Secretary of State Vasiliki was a very active mem - www.facebook.com/bosakfu - Ave., Brookline, MA 02445 or Greek Orthodox Church of the Office in Kings Co. SSNY design. Agent of (SSNY) on 12/10/13. Office location: Kings ber of St. Sophia Greek Ortho - neralhome. the Annunciation Greek Ortho - Annunciation, 4121 Ohara Dr, LLC upon whom process may be served. County. SSNY is designated as Agent of LLC SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC upon whom process against it may be served. dox Church. Besides singing in dox Cathedral of Boston general Vestal, with Father Michael 1503 E 14th St Brooklyn, NY 11230. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to: Yun St. Sophia's Choir, she enjoyed n ATHANASIOU, STAMATIA fund. Burial in Forest Hills Bahlatzis officiating. Burial will Purpose: Any lawful activity. Sok Lee, 268 East Broadway, A505, New York, baking and dancing. She had a WORCESTER, MA (From the Cemetery. For directions and on - be in Riverhurst Cemetery. The 273197/18588 NY 10002. Purpose: General Purposes. very loving and tight-knit family, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, line guestbook please go to family will receive friends at the 273227/18900 and she helped to raise her published on Jan. 6) –Stamatia www.faggas.com Faggas Fu - Greek Orthodox Church of the FUNERAL HOMES grandsons whom she adored. (Tsilis) Athanasiou, 88, our neral Home 800-222-2586. Annunciation on Thursday from LEGAL NOTICE Relatives and friends are invited beloved mother, grandmother 9:00 A.M. until the time of ser - NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1Serv Realty, LLC. APOSTOLOPOULOS Arts of Org filed with the Secy of State of NY, (SS - to Vasiliki's Life Celebration at and great-grandmother passed n PARMAGOS, MARY vices. NY) on 11/14/13. Office location: Nassau Apostle Family - St. Sophia Greek Orthodox away peacefully Monday, Janu - JERSEY CITY, NJ (From the Jer - County. SSNY designated agent upon whom Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Church, 900 S. Trooper Road ary 6th in St. Vincent Hospital sey Journal, published on Jan. STAVROU, GEORGE, process against it may be served and shall mail n copy of the process against LLC to principal Funeral Directors of Jeffersonville, on Friday, Janu - with her family by her side. She 7) – Mary (nee: Abagis) Parma - TAMPA, FL (From the Tampa business address: 35 Debevoise Ave., Roosevelt, RIVERDALE ary 10, 2014 from 10-10:50 AM, is survived by her husband of gos of Jersey City passed away Bay Times, published on Jan. 8) NY 11575. Purpose: any lawful act . FUNERAL HOME Inc. followed by her Funeral Mass at 66 years, Nikolaos; her four at her home while surrounded – The world lost a renaissance 273188/18876 11 AM. Interment will be at sons, Athanasios and his wife, by her family on January 5, man on Jan. 4, 2014. George 5044 Broadway Riverside Cemetery in Norris - Roula, Pavlos and his wife, Gilk - 2014. Mary was born in Antissa, Stavrou grew up in a family of New York, NY 10034 town. In lieu of flowers, dona - eria, Petros and his wife, Oura - Mytilene, Greece, and moved to three, and he learned early on LEGAL NOTICE (212) 942-4000 MOVE IN BLACK LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE tions in Vasiliki's memory may nia, Achilles and his wife, Elly Jersey City shortly after her the true meaning of love of fam - Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/11/13 Office in Kings be made to St. Sophia Greek Or - all of Worcester; and her daugh - marriage to her beloved hus - ily. Kind, loyal, intelligent, com - Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom CONSTANTINIDES thodox Church at the above ad - ter, Lisa, and her husband, Vasil - band, Peter in April 1960. The passionate, and a strong work process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of FUNERAL PARLOR Co. process to The LLC 308 Eckford St Apt. 3E dress. To share your fondest ios Pashou of Shrewsbury; her family settled into the Evange - ethic were some of his great Brooklyn, NY 11222. Purpose: Any lawful (718) 745-1010 memory of Vasiliki, please visit brother, Vasilios; two sisters, lismos Greek Orthodox Church qualities. He grew up in Alexan - activity. Services in all localities - www.lifecelebration.com. Fam - Ekaterina and Maria. Stamatia Community where they were dria, Egypt and Paphos, Cyprus 273184/18588 ily Services provided by Boyd- was adored by her fifteen grand - surrounded by wonderful and became a worldly traveler Low cost shipping to Greece Horrox of Norristown, 1-800- children; Vageli who welcomes friends. Peter Parmagos was a by his twenties. His love for en - GIVNISH. her with open arms, Niko, Chris - key member of the Alps Restau - gineering, mechanics, and tools LEGAL NOTICE LITRAS FUNERAL HOME tos, Maki, Niko, Stefanos, Niko, rant family on Bergen Avenue found him as a young business THERASKILLS SLP PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/5/13. ARLINGTON n ANGGELOS, ATHENA Maria, Stamatia, Billy, Dino, while Mary raised their chil - owner of his very own air con - Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - BENSON DOWD, INC SALT LAKE CITY, UT (From the Lina, Katerina, Christina and dren. Mary was a devoted dition company. His hands had nated as agent upon whom process against the Deseret News, published on Jan. Eleni; nine great-grandchildren homemaker who pursued all the Midas touch and he was PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process FUNERAL HOME to: Shayndle Kleinkaufman, 1405 Ave. L, 8) – Our beloved Mother and and little angel Max. She was things creative with a passion. known to his friends and family Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: Speech Language 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Grandmother ("Yia- Yia") predeceased by two sisters She loved her family and ex - as being able to repair or build Pathology. Jamaica, NY 11432 Athena T. Anggelos, 88, passed Panajota amd Victoria. She was pressed that love while pursuing anything. George was relentless 273180/10709 (718) 858-4434 away on Sunday, January 5, born in Epirus, Greece the her creativity, showering her when he went after something, • (800) 245-4872 2014. She was born on March daughter of Konstantinos and family with her cooking, baking, and believed in being fair and LEGAL NOTICE 10, 1926 in Skotini, Argos, Eleni (Giakis) Tsilis. Family was crocheting, sewing, dress mak - just, which gained him the re - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company ANTONOPOULOS Greece. She married Thiros K. the center of our precious yi - ing and decorating. Though spect of all who knew him. (LLC)Name: TOBY'S ESTATE COFFEE RETAIL LLC Anggelos on November 9, 1947 ayia's life. She loved to travel to Alzheimer's diminished her George loved his family deeply, Articles of Organization filed by the Department of FUNERAL HOME, INC. and later immigrated to Salt Greece with her husband. Her memory over the last 10 years, and was a loyal and giving State of New York on: 10/16/2013 Office location: Konstantinos Antonopoulos - County of Kings Purpose: any and all lawful Lake City, Utah in 1955. She happiest times were spent with it never diminished her gener - brother, brother-in-law, cousin, activities. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) Funeral Director worked for ZCMI for over 25 her children and grandchildren ous, kind-hearted and loving uncle, husband, father, and pap - designated as agent of LLC upon whom process 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of years before retiring in 1991. whom she loved more than any - spirit. She is survived by her lov - pou. We will miss him now and Astoria, New York 11105 She was an active member of thing in the world. We will for - ing husband, Peter Parmagos, forever. George is preceded in process to: 125 North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11249. (718) 728-8500 the Greek Orthodox Church in ever miss our beloved yiayia son Kleamthes "Klem" Parmagos death by his parents, Peter 273167/18737 Salt Lake City, and a devoted and our lives will never be the and his fiance' Aida; daughter Stavrou and Avgousta Stavrou. Not affiliated with any wife, mother, and grandmother. same without her presence. We Efy Parmagos and her husband Survived by his wife, Katina other funeral home. She was proud of her Greek her - shall always remember her and Patrick McCarthy, JCPD; her sis - Stavrou; daughter, Tina itage and shared her love for she will always have a place in ter, Antonia and grandchildren, Stavrou-Klem; son-in-law, Dar - REAL ESTATE Greece through her cooking our hearts.Calling hours are Melissa and Jessica McCarthy ren Klem; grandchildren, Payton with her family and friends. She Wednesday, January 8th from and Maria and Cristina Parma - George, Laney, and Ari Klem. was preceded in death by her 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. in O'Con - gos. She was predeceased by Calling hours will be held from NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE husband, Thiros K. Anggelos; nor Brothers Funeral Home, 592 her sisters Panogiota and Vasi - 4:30-6:30 on Jan. 8 at Blount & daughter, Georgia Angelos; fa - Park Avenue. Her funeral service liki. Visitation will be at Curry Funeral Home - Carroll - ther, Peter Serroukas; and is, Thursday, January 9th at McLaughlin Funeral Home on wood Chapel 3207 West Bearss mother Katina Legonis Ser - 11:00 a.m. in St. Spyridon Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 Avenue, Tampa, FL 33618. Fu - roukas. Survived by: her sons, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 102 p.m. The Trisaigon service will neral Services at St. George Vicky Lewis Gus and Tom, and daughter, Russell Street. Burial will follow be at 6:30 p.m. Relatives and Greek Orthodox Church, on realtor Kathy; daughter-in-law, Geri; in Hope Cemetery. In lieu of friends are invited to assemble Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10 am 9426 and three grandchildren, flowers, please make donations for the mass at Evangelismos Little Rd, Port Richey, FL 34654. Athena, Mike, and Alexandra. to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church, Jersey www.blountcurrycarrollwood.c Funeral Services will be Friday, Cathedral, 102 Russell Street, City on Thursday, January 9, om January 10, 2014 at 11:00 am Worcester, MA 01609. 2014 at 10:15 a.m. Entomb - 7 at the Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - ment will follow at Garden of TZICKAS, SPIROS 2 n -

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to 8:00 pm, with a prayer ser - 4) – Athena Kyrou, 53, of Mans - to Evangelismos Greek Ortho - Wethersfield, beloved husband 2 vice at 7:00 pm at Deseret Mor - field, passed away Thursday dox Church. Mc Laughlin Fu - of Effie (Prountzas) Tzickas, DOWNING-FRYE REALTY, INC. Μιλώ Ελληνικά tuary, 36 East 700 South, Salt evening, January 2, 2014 at neral Home 625 Pavonia Ave died Thursday, December 29, Lake City. In lieu of flowers, do - Hospice House in Ashland. She Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 2013 at his home in which he nations may be made to the was born September 11, 1960 798-8700. built with his family at his side. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox in Kastoria, Greece. Athena was He was born in Trikorfo, Greece, Church. Condolences may be a people person, and never met n STAMATAKOS, son of the late Dionysios and ating. Burial will follow in Cedar great-grandsons, Costas M. sent to the family at www.de - a stranger. She greeted every - NICHOLAS C. Vasiliki (Karademos) Tzickas. Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Vis - Vasiliadis and Joseph Kavchok. seretmortuary.com. Funeral Di - one with a warm smile. She JOHNSON CITY, NY (From the He immigrated to the U.S. in iting hours will be Friday, Janu - Barbara was predeceased by her rectors: Deseret Mortuary. touched many lives throughout Binghamton Press & Sun Bul - 1956 and had lived in Wethers - ary 3, 2014, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at seven siblings: brothers, Stama - the years and her greatest love letin, published on Dec. 31) – field since 1980. Prior to his re - the Dillon-Baxter Funeral tis Bournias, of Chicago, Louis n APOSTOLIDIS, ELENI was that of her granddaughter, Nicholas C. Stamatakos of John - tirement he worked as a con - Home. A Trisayion service will Bournias, and Christos Bour - STAMFORD, CT (From the Athanasia. In her free time, she son City, NY, blessed with 95 struction supervisor for be Friday 6 p.m. at the funeral nias, both of Warren, Ohio, and Stamford Advocate, published enjoyed traveling and shopping. years on this earth, went to be Northington Builders for many home. In lieu of flowers, contri - sisters, Kyriaki Katos, of on Jan. 5) – Eleni T. Apostolidis, She was a member of Sts. Con - with The Lord on December years. After Spiros retired he en - butions in his memory may be Chicago, Irene Axiotis, of War - 75, a longtime resident of Stam - stantine and Helen Greek Or - 27th, 2013. Born on March joyed helping his son Dennis at made to St. George Greek Or - ren, Nikki Platon, of Chicago, ford, passed away peacefully at thodox Church and the Philop - 14th, 1918 in Lowell, Massachu - his store, Portland Liquors. He thodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield and Despina Spithogianis, of her home on the morning of tochos. Athena is survived by setts, Nicholas split his youth was a member of the Macedon - Ave., Hartford 06114 or the , 1 College Point, NY. Services: Fu - Saturday, January 4th sur - her husband of 37 years, Bill Ky - both in The United States and ian Society and a member of St. Union St., Suite 301, Rob - neral Service on Saturday, De - rounded by her loving family. rou; children, Amy (Bill) Hronis in Sparta, Greece with his sister, George Greek Orthodox Cathe - binsville, NJ 08691. To share a cember 28, 2013 at 10 a.m. in She was born in Greece on Au - and Pete Kyrou; granddaughter, after his parents passing. Early dral in Hartford. Spiros is sur - memory with the family, please St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox gust 21, 1938 to the late Dioni - Athanasia; mother and father, into his adulthood he returned vived by his loving wife of 57 visit www.dillonbaxter.com Cathedral, 1607 W. Union Blvd., sios and Amalia (Mihalopoulo) Penelope and Romilios Katsaou - to the United States and began years Effie Tzickas; his son Den - Bethlehem; viewing 9 to 10 a.m. Terzis. Helen, as she was affec - nis; brother, William (Tena) Kat - a legacy of hard work building nis Tzickas of Rocky Hill; he was n VASILIADIS, BARBARA M. in the Cathedral. Burial will fol - tionately known, loved to tend saounis; uncle, Jimmy Pappas; a life for himself. He began his a beloved papou to his two BETHLEHEM, PA (From the low in Cedar Hill Memorial Park to her garden and enjoyed all a niece, Constadina; and two journey traveling the East Coast grandchildren, Thaia and Lydia Morning Call, published on Dec. Cemetery in Allentown. Funeral of the beauty of nature. A reli - nephews, Romilios and Andoni. working for the Carnival before Tzickas he also leaves two sis - 26) – Barbara M. Vasiliadis, 94, arrangements are by the John gious and spiritual woman, she She was preceded in death by planting his roots in Johnson ters, Georgia Giannakopoulos of Bethlehem died on December F. Herron Funeral Home in had an open heart, a strong her grandparents, Thomai and City, NY with his loving wife and her husband Theofilos of 21, 2013 at the Hospice House Bethlehem. body and a great sense of hu - Stergios Papaioanou. The family Jane Stamatakos. Nicholas and Wethersfield, and Aristoula of St. Lukes in Lower Saucon mor. Helen loved, and was will receive friends from 2-6 Jane nurtured their love and Mantziaris and her husband Twp. She was the wife of the n ZANOUDAKIS, MARY loved by, her large circle of fam - p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2014 humble beginnings in a small Iraklis of Hartford; his former late Michael C. Vasiliadis who CLEVELAND, OH (From the ily and friends to whom she at the Diamond Street Home of home in Westover, NY and daughter-in-law, Marlene Tz - died in 1979.Barbara was born Plain Dealer, published on Dec. dedicated herself to without ex - Wappner Funeral Directors, 98 added 3 children to their family. ickas of Rocky Hill and several in Warren, Ohio, daughter of the 28) – (nee Kalucis) 52. Beloved ception. She was preceded in S. Diamond St., Mansfield with Nicholas worked 3 jobs to sup - nieces and nephews and great late Stylianos and Maria (Kas - wife of Emmanuel Zanoudakis death in 2010 by her beloved a Trisagion Service at 5:00 p.m. port his family, ever focused on nieces and nephews, among sos) Bournias. Her family immi - O.D. Most loving mother of husband, Nikolaos Apostolidis, The funeral service conducted living out the American Dream. them Mary, Angelo, Peggy, grated back to Chios, Greece Nicole, Victoria, and Michael. and is survived by her loving by Father Michael Ellis will be They later settled into their per - Chris, Pat, and Matoula; his when she was a young child. Loving daughter of Aristi (nee children, Isaac, Sophia and held Monday at 10:00 a.m. in manent residence in Johnson brother-in-law Sofoklis Vassili - She returned to the United Handaka) and John Kalucis Amalia and their spouses, Pina, Sts. Constantine and Helen City, NY where Nicholas and ades and his wife Irene of States at age 18. After marrying M.D. Dear sister of Chris (Su - Paul and Sotiri. She is also sur - Greek Orthodox Church. Burial Jane recently celebrated 62 Greece. The funeral will be held in 1942, Barbara assisted in her san) Kalucis D.O. and Yvonne vived by her four precious will follow in Mansfield Ceme - years of marriage. Nicholas' on Saturday, January 4th, 2014 husbands business, K&V Candy Kalucis (Emanuel Maniatis). grandchildren who she loved tery. Memorial contributions legacy is grounded in his strong at 11:00 a.m., at St. George & Tobacco Co., in Bethlehem, Niece of Anastasia (Daniel) with all of her heart and soul. may be made to Sts. Constan - work ethic, which he estab - Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 and later, until her retirement, Beyes, Todori (Marika) Kalucis The Apostolidis family will re - tine and Helen Greek Orthodox lished early in the family's be - Fairfield Ave., Hartford, with the was employed at B. Braun Med - of Athens, Greece, and Elli ceive the condolences of family Church, 265 W. 3rd St., Mans - ginnings with jobs such as a Rev. Dr. George Zugravu offici - ical, Inc., a locally headquar - (George) Kern of Athens, and friends on Monday, January field, OH 44903. Shoe Maker at the original En - tered medical device manufac - Greece. Cousin of Emily 6th from 4p.m. to 8p.m., with a dicott-Johnson Shoes. They turer. She was a member of St. (Kostas) Tambourakis. Funeral This is a service Trisagon service beginning at n NEARHOS, EVELYN both delighted in sharing in the Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathe - Services Monday, December 30, 7:30p.m, at Bosak Funeral BOSTON, MA (From the Boston joys of raising their children, to the community. dral in Bethlehem, and active in 2013 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Home, 453 Shippan Ave., Stam - Globe, published on Jan. 2) – grandchildren, and great-grand - Announcements of deaths the Churchs Ladies Philoptochos Greek Orthodox Church, 4548 ford, CT, 06902. A funeral ser - Evelyn Nearhos of Jamaica children. In his retirement, may be telephoned to the Society and the Senior Citizens. Wallings Rd., North Royalton, vice will be celebrated on Tues - Plain, who died on Tuesday, De - Nicholas and Jane enjoyed mu - classified Department of Survivors: Sons, Constantine M. OH 44133. Contributions sug - cember 31, 2013 at the Hellenic tual interests including the An - The National Herald at Vasiliadis, husband of Nikki and gested to St. Paul Church. Inter - Nursing Home of Canton. nunciation Greek Orthodox Stanley M. Vasiliadis, husband ment St. Theodosius Cemetery. Days and dates of funerals, (718) 784-5255, Beloved daughter of the late Church, the Senior Citizens monday through Friday, of Eugenia, both residing lo - Family will receive friends at St. memorials, and other events di - George and Lena (Catherine) Club, gardening, and most of all cally; three grandchildren, Paul Church Sunday 4 to 8 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eST rectly correspond to the original Nearhos. Sister of the late Peter spending time enjoying the sim - Michael C. Vasiliadis, husband Trisagion Service Sunday 7 p.m. publication date, which appears and Charles Nearhos. Cherished ple things with their friends and or e-mailed to: of Anne, George M. Vasiliadis, Arrangements by Yurch Funeral at the beginning of each notice. Godmother of Priestmonk Fr. family over coffee, cookies, and [email protected] husband of Emilie, and Barbara Home. 216-398-1010 Iakovos (William Bakos) of The good TV. He was predeceased J. Kavchok, wife of Joseph; two www.YurchFunerals.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 11 Battling Scandals, Samaras Promises Surplus Back to those Hit Hardest

ATHENS – A besieged Prime plus, Finance Ministry officials from seven years of a deep re - Minister Antonis Samaras – try - said, will exceed the 812 million cession and even return to the ing to deal with a host of finan - euros the 2014 budget had fac - markets it has been locked out cial scandals in banks, a chil - tored in for 2013, and compares of because of its debt and stiffing dren’s hospital and the defense with a primary deficit of 2.3 bil - investors with 74 percent losses ministry, said his shaky coalition lion euros anticipated in the in 2011. with return 70 percent of a big 2013 budget drafted in Novem - The surplus figure is impor - surplus to people hit hardest by ber 2012. tant because Greece had austerity measures his govern - SYRIZA said that said the gov - promised its bailout creditors to ment imposed. ernment had only managed to achieve a primary surplus in the With government figures improve the budget after impos - hope of qualifying for a debt re - showing a primary surplus of ing drastic cuts in public health lief deal this year. 691 million euros ($940.9 mil - and welfare spending. “After many years, and with lion) – which could go as high Efklidis Tsakalotos, head of fi - massive sacrifices made by Greek as 950 million euros ($1.29 bil - nancial affairs at the party, said society, the country has achieved lion), as much as 665 million eu - the government has managed to a primary surplus,” Staikouras ros ($903 million) could be re - find a primary surplus only by said. leased under the social policy agreeing to huge austerity cuts. “This is a very important re - program. “These measures pushed so - sult that was achieved by meet - With polls showing Samaras’ ciety to the limit, with tax hikes ing targets in revenues and ex - New Democracy Conservatives and spending cuts, mostly in wel - ceeding them in terms of and his partner, the PASOK So - fare … a surplus achieved this expenditures.” cialists are being hammered in way is unsustainable, ineffective, More comprehensive Greek Attica, which includes Athens, and socially unjust.” figures will be released in about the government said the money The figures presented by Al - one month, while the European would likely be given out as soon ternate Finance Minister Christos Union’s statistics agency, Euro - as the European statistics agency Staikouras showed that net bud - stat, will release its 2013 Greek confirms the final amount of the get revenues beat the target by budget data in April. primary surplus. 1.5 billion euros, amounting to When counting the cost of That is expected to be April 52.9 billion, largely thanks to the paying interest on Greece’s huge 23, only weeks before the Euro - AP PHoTo/cHriSTiAN luTz return to Athens of the Eurosys - amounts of debt, the govern - pean Parliament elections, which Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, talks with European Parliament president Martin tem earnings from Greek bonds. ment is still expected to be in could prove a boost for Samaras Schulz at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday Jan. 15. Expenditure also beat its tar - deficit. The country has been re - and Venizelos as voters decide get by 1.5 billion euros, amount - lying on international rescue who to send to Brussels to rep - a fraction of a month’s cell phone needed to win seats in Parlia - counting tricks because it in - ing to 52.2 billion against a fore - loans since 2010, when it lost ac - resent them. bill for some politicians. ment. cludes as revenue two billion eu - cast 53.7 billion. That was mostly cess to bond markets as investors The major opposition Coali - SYRIZA had been battling for The once-dominant PASOK ros ($2.72 billion) in profits on due to cuts in primary spending worried about its high debt. tion of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) the lead in surveys for a year now is essentially irrelevant with Greek bonds held by the central of about 600 million euros as Bailout inspectors from the party of Alexis Tsipras, which is with New Democracy but the Venizelos under attack in his banks in the Eurosystem - the well as to the Public Investments Troika are due back in Athens to opposed to the terms of two poll taken by GPO for Newcast own party for his incessant sup - European Central Bank (ECB) Program, of 200 million. review the country’s finances, bailouts of $325 billion from in - showed the Leftists with a 24.6- port of big pay cuts, tax hikes and the 18 national central Samaras and Stournaras are but a date has not yet been set. ternational lenders, has taken a 16.9 percent lead. and slashed pensions that are an - banks in the Eurozone. sticking to their story that the The discussions have been a 7.7 percent lead over New Despite the arrest and prose - tithetical to the party’s Socialist The government had earlier primary surplus means Greece wrangling affair, going on for a Democracy in the critical area of cution of its leaders on charges platform. Fearing repudiation in stated that reaching a primary will begin to recover this year number of months. the capital city and its environs. of running a criminal gang, the the May European Parliament surplus meant that it could seek Tspiras said he believes New ultra-far right extremists of elections, he is aligning his party debt relief from the $325 billion Democracy and PASOK will be Golden Dawn remain a steadfast with a new group, The 58 Initia - it owes the Troika of the Euro - repudiated in the European and third with 11.1 percent, even tive, which is trying to unify pean Union-International Mon - municipal elections and that his though its leader, Nikos Michalo - Greece’s fractured left for the etary Fund-ECB but Finance Golden Dawn Case Grows, party – which has yet to offer a liakos and four other of his euro polls. Minister Yannis Stournaras said clue as how it would govern party’s Members of Parliament PASOK is now dead last he will seek a restructuring in - without going along with terms are in jail awaiting trial. among the seven parties in the stead. Three More MPs Arrested of the rescue packages – will As bad as the results were for Parliament. The Communist The primary surplus doesn’t come to power this year. Samaras, it was worse for his party (KKE) is fourth with 4.9 account for interest on debt, the Samaras last year pledged to partner, the PASOK Socialists percent, followed by the Inde - cost of social security, state en - ATHENS – With more than majesty of democracy. “ set aside a big chunk of any pri - who got 44 percent of the vote pendent Greeks at 4 percent, the terprises, municipal budgets, and 10,000 pages of reported evi - The new arrests came after mary surplus for a social policy in 2009 when it won the elec - Democratic Left (DIMAR) – a for - some military expenditures or dence and digital tracks on com - investigators said they found ev - aimed at those who had suffered tions. Under current leader Evan - mer partner in the coalition – at the books would continue to puters, Greece has stepped up idence in the voluminous files the most under big pay cuts, tax gelos Venizelos, who gave Sama - 3.1 percent and also in danger show a huge deficit. The Troika its case against the ultra-extrem - against the party. hikes and slashed pensions. ras his votes to join the coalition of disappearing as a party next, said Greece should save its pri - ist Golden Dawn party on Samaras, who critics said Many elderly have seen their and was rewarded by being just ahead of PASOK. mary surplus for a rainy day but charges of running a criminal had gone soft on the party to benefits cut drastically with some named Deputy Prime THE MONEY IS THERE plans are now to spend it just in gang with the arrest of three lure some of its more moderate living on as little as 300 euros Minister/Foreign Minister, have As some critics said the pri - time for the elections. more of its Members of Parlia - types to his New Democracy ($408.47) a month before taxes, fallen to 3 percent, the threshold mary surplus is the result of ac - The final figure for the sur - ment. Conservatives, ordered a crack - The party, whose leader down in the wake of the murder Nikos Michaoliakos is in deten - in September of Pavlos Fyssas, tion awaiting trial, now has seen an anti-fascist hip-hop artist, for eight of its 18 lawmakers ar - which a man linked to Golden Ex-CEO, 24 More Arrests, in Postbank Scandal rested although its leaders com - Dawn was arrested. plained they are being unfairly HEIL HITLER persecuted and prosecuted New photographs of Golden Continued from page 1 TAKING IT TO THE BANK while the government has al - Dawn members posing with Greek officials planned to lowed terrorists and the corrupt guns and making Nazi salutes 2012, a year before it failed. grill a couple of the main sus - to run free. emerged after authorities It was alleged that the bank pects, including the bank’s for - Two of those newly arrested, awarded the bad loans to fa - mer vice-chairman Marios Giorgos Yermenis and Panayiotis vored people who didn’t repay Varotsis, to question him about Iliopoulos, testified for several them while chasing other the unsecured loans made by hours to two appeals court pros - debtors crushed under austerity the lender. Varotsis was arrested ecutors. Yermenis, also known measures imposed by the gov - last week after the completion as Kaiadas from his stint as a ernment to repay theirs. of an investigation into the bassist with Greek-Norwegian Most of the bad loans, some bank’s activities. black metal band Naer Mataron, 300 million euros, ($410 mil - The bulk of the bad loans, has been accused by witnesses lion) was given out on Filippidis’ some 300 million euros of training Golden Dawn mem - watch, according to Bank of ($407.89 million was issued be - bers to attack migrants. Another Greece inspectors, who said tween the fall 2008 and fall lawmaker, Efstathios Bouk - they also found that TT issued 2009, when Filippidis was at the ouras, was jailed later. loans without guarantees and lender’s helm, according to They will join Michaloliakos, with favorable terms to several Bank of Greece inspectors. deputy leader Christos Pappas companies, some over-indebted, Kontominas, who has hospi - and Yiannis Lagos, jailed since with much of the money ending talized with breathing problems late September, days after a left - up in the personal bank ac - when he was arrested, and wing rapper was murdered by a counts of some of the business placed under guard, said he’d Golden Dawn member. owners who benefited. done nothing wrong and that The coalition of Prime Min - Several prominent business - the case involved a credit card ister Antonis Samaras’ New man have been embroiled in the he said was being repaid. Democracy Conservatives and scandal, including Alpha TV The scandal is the latest in a his partner, the PASOK Social - eurokiNiSSi channel and Interamerican in - series of debacles, following cor - ists, said they want to dismantle Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias surance firm owner Dimitris Hellenic Postbank’s former chairman, Angelos Filippidis, was ruption charges brought against the party because it’s a threat to Kasidiaris said the political Kontominas, Kyriakos Griveas apprehended in Turkey after using his cell phone repeatedly. a children’s hospital chief; the democracy and has been ac - group is being politically per - and Lavrentis Lavrentiadis, who allegations of widespread cused of orchestrating attacks secuted while “terrorists and is in pretrial custody for embez - Griveas was traced to bank ac - nas was used by the latter to bribery in the defense ministry, on immigrants, all of which it crooked politicians,” are get - zlement at the Proton Bank. counts in his name and that of purchase a property for his and the escape of a second con - denies. ting away scot-free. According to prosecutors, 17 his wife while part of the 110 daughter in the United King - victed terrorist who walked Golden Dawn said the gov - million euros in loans given to million euros given to Kontomi - dom. away from a furlough. ernment is going after it while searched the computer of the doing little about growing finan - head of the party’s Nikaia cell, cial scandals and are soft on Giorgos Patelis, who has been crime, allowing two convicted linked to the murder of rapper terrorists to be given furloughs, Pavlos Fyssas in September. Cyprus Prison Chief Quits over Inmate Suicides which they used to escape. Further details of the night Golden Dawn spokesman Il - authorities said that Fyssas was ias Kasidiaris, among those fac - stabbed to death by Golden Continued from page 1 2010 of rape and was serving a year-old naturalized Greek citi - Syrian national of Kurdish de - ing charges, said the political Dawn member Giorgos 12-year sentence. zens who was jailed on drug cent committed suicide by using group is being politically perse - Roupakias were also made pub - third suicide in 17 days. At that time, before his resig - possession was suspected of at - his shoelaces to hang himself cuted while “terrorists and lic as the recordings of conver - Justice Minister Ionas Nico - nation, Tryfonides said prison tempting suicide after being hos - while isolated and on suicide crooked politicians,” are getting sations between the officers who laou announced a string of mea - wardens had inspected the in - pitalized for slashing his wrists. watch. away scot-free, referring to the were first called to the scene sures, including Tryphonides’ re - mates cell at 2 a.m. without He was pardoned by Anas - He had just been informed of escape of two convicted terror - and the police dispatcher were turn to his police duties as chief noticing anything suspicious but tasiades who now has another the death of his mother and two ists who walked away from fur - added to the case file. superintendent, prison guard half an hour later they discov - problem on his plate along with nieces in Syria, which is under - loughs and a growing scandal The newspaper Kathimerini suspensions, elite police unit pa - ered him hanging dead in his the economic crisis that has seen going a vicious civil war. He was in the defense ministry and the said conversations reveal that trols inside the facility and set - prison cell. He added that the capital controls clamped in place on suicide watch after having Hellenic Postbank. there was a delay in an ambu - ting up a wing for inmates diag - inmate had been examined by a to prevent a run on state banks tried to end his life only days be - Golden Dawn supporters lance arriving to take a nosed with psychological psychiatrist. and the breakdown of talks with fore even though he had only made their voices heard as three wounded Fyssas to the hospital. problems. KEEPING THE PEACE Turkish Cypriots in the hopes of one month left to serve. party members appealed against The first request for assistance Nicolaou told lawmakers There was no explanation for reunifying the island split since In August a 26-year-old con - accusations of belonging to a was made at 12.05 a.m. but by there were 50 suicide attempts the rising tension in the lone cor - an unlawful invasion by Turkey vict was found hanged in his criminal group. 12.26 no ambulance had arrived by inmates last year, compared rectional facility on the island, in 1974. cell. The man had been jailed “The terrorists are walking and with Fyssas having lost con - with 35 the previous year and in Nicosia, but earlier a crack An unnamed high-ranking of - for 12 years for killing his sister free, the scamming politicians sciousness, a decision was made 20 in 2011. police unit was sent in following ficer in the central prison played by hitting her over the head of PASOK and New Democracy to take him to the hospital in a Compounding concern over a riot by inmates, the gang rape down reports about the sus - more than 50 times with a lap - are walking free. Not a single taxi. Two minutes later, officers the suicides was the alleged of a prisoner and the suicides, pected suicide attempt, telling top in the family’s Nicosia home lawmaker or minister has been were informed that an ambu - gang rape of a 23-year-old Ro - according to Agence-France- the Cyprus Mail that the in - in January 2012. called to be questioned for the lance would arrive in a few min - manian inmate over the previ - Presse. The riot came on Jan. 12 mate’s wounds weren’t that se - On July 18 last year, a 42- scandals, the pay offs and the utes. ous weekend that prompted an after an Iranian committed sui - rious. year-old man who was in prison corruption. The only ones that The photos show Golden angry warning by President cide in his cell and a young Ro - “He merely scratched his awaiting trial on charges of ar - are dragged illegally to jails and Dawn members brandishing Nicos Anastasiades of “zero tol - manian male inmate was gang arm. He didn’t cut his wrists and son, fixed for that September, questioned are the lawmakers what look like AK-47 and M4 erance” for prison staff and po - raped. this wasn’t a suicide attempt. We also committed suicide in his of Golden Dawn. We hope that assault rifles, as well as hand - lice who fail in their job or are The government vowed to sent him to the hospital for cell. Greek justice will prevail despite guns although it wasn’t said if implicated in wrongdoing. stamp out corruption at the fa - stitches and now he is back,” the The Mail said that after a the illegal political pressures it they were genuine or copies. Tryphonides stood by his per - cility and as part of a shake-up prison officer said, adding that public outcry over the suicide at - is under,” he said, according to Patelis, currently in custody, formance, saying he has helped suspended seven prison guards the 22-year-old was merely imi - tempts, Nicolaou met with Om - Euronews. is shown holding what looks like reduce the chronically over - and one official before sending tating the actions of other pris - budswoman Eliza Savvidou to Lawyer Christos Gramatidis a Kalashnikov rifle in a photo crowded facility’s population in the police rapid response unit oners. “You see this all the time. discuss the problem. Nicolaou for human rights group Greek believed to have been taken at from 720 inmates a year ago — to keep order. Inmates mimic each other’s be - announced a series of measures Helsinki Monitor, accused a training camp organized by some 270 above capacity — to In an unusual step, an angry havior,” he noted. to be implemented by the end Golden Dawn of hypocrisy: the party next to the Neda River 560 now. Anastasiades visited the Roman - There has been an alarming of the month, including psychi - “Golden Dawn is party that sys - in the Peloponnese. Another Among the suicides was a 28- ian rape victim in hospital and rise in suicides and suicide at - atric care for those exhibiting tematically slanders … it is photo shows two of the far-right year-old Bulgarian who was vowed to restore law and order tempts amongst inmates at the suicidal tendencies, medication ironic that these people are now Party’s supporters along with found hanged in his cell. Author - to the prison system. central prisons, the newspaper and a review by a qualified med - invoking the protection of the some children giving a Nazi ities said he was convicted in In another incident, a 22- reported. On December 28, a ical board. European Courts, but this is the salute. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014

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It is certain that as we get closer to the May elections, the eco - nomic crisis will yield its spotlight in the news to something else. Where, Oh Where, Has the Good God of Cyprus Gone? The baton has been passed from the crisis to corruption, with arrests related to various banks and to arms purchases. We would all wish that there was a system in place that could have detected By Nic os A. Rolandis (ii) ELA transferred to the systematic corruption that has been operating for decades. Special to The National Herald Greece for loans €5 billion Is it all true, however? Let us warn you: beware the media re - (iii) Sale of Cyprus banks ports, which nowadays may be about as accurate as what they had I was 19 years old in 1954. I operations in Greece €4 bil - told us in the past, i.e., not very accurate. went to London to study. I was lion For example, are we certain that everything we hear about the thinking a lot of my country and (iv) Losses on local loans €10 Angelos Filippidis situation is true? Did he really embezzle so many I wrote: billion hundreds of millions of deposits in the Greek state bank Postbank? “Tell me, my brother, is it still €23 billions Suppose for argument’s sake that Filippidis really is guilty. Fur - springtime in Cyprus, Grand total €30 billion ther suppose that he would not have returned to Greece to face like in the past, and is it full of The above amounts cause as - justice, despite his own statements to the contrary, forcing the beautiful odors? phyxia in the case of a small Greek authorities to ask the Turkish government to capture and Are Gods still strolling in her skies country. The Troika is not needed extradite him. and nymphs haunt her forests? to assess. The figures speak of But if all the accusations are true, a big question remains: what Are people still so good? themselves. was George Provopoulos, the Governor of the Bank of Greece, does truth reside in their hearts? The situation for Anastasiades doing all these years? Were there no inspections of Postbank? Do mothers still send their sweet is not easy at all. He has to create As for the purchasing of the arms issue: The Greek Pentagon kisses pockets of air in a surrounding seems to have become a merry festival with bags of Euros being to the newly born babies they apnoea. He requires cash flow passed around in its corridors. Yet all those arms purchase decisions, carry in their arms?” for the economy but the banks as the almost-Greek Prime Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos has said, (“The tears of the Young do not have it. He must create were properly approved by all the relevant government bodies, in - People,” 1958) jobs whilst businesses are shrink - cluding Parliament by both major parties. A few days ago my memory ing. He must revitalize the mar - We do not recall any MPs voting against these decisions. The took me back to those years. The ket at a time when incomes are far-Left parties normally did, but it was for ... ideological reasons. beautiful, no-frills years, during curtailed and taxes increase. He Neither do we remember Parliament recommending that any com - which values were reflected in must bring life back to Cyprus, mittee investigate the armaments deals. Had they not heard of everyday life in a simple manner. which was destroyed by a coup anything suspicious going on? The years when, even through de grace carried out by others. In retrospect, all this seems obvious, even if at the time the rot obstacles – life is always full of In this deadlocked situation I we now see seemed unlikely. Yet now, after all of this, it is difficult obstacles – virtue, combined with would propose: for the Greeks to believe that the people gave who gave them this the human being, emerged as 1. To strengthen tourism, rotten system are the ones who will also get rid of it. the primary component of life. which is a goldmine. In the past In those years the God of 12 years tourism is staggering. Cyprus was smiling. Where has Whilst international tourism Shunning Diaspora Help he gone in our days? from 2001 to 2013 shot up by I am trying to escape from the 45%, the tourism of Cyprus mist, which covers this country shrunk by 10%, which is totally The following words are intended as a mild wakeup call because in recent years. I am trying to impermissible. In previous years five years after the onset of the great crisis, not a minute has been trace hope out of the rubble. I the Cyprus tourism was doing devoted to a review and repositioning of relations between the Di - think we must find the way to much better than the interna - aspora and the motherland onto a more sound basis. bring a smile back on the faces tional tourism. The relationship that has been problematic for decades is even of children who have gone Eleftherios Venizelos took over a chaotic situation in Greece 2. To fund as much as possi - worse because of the crisis, which has had a powerful impact through a “wounded Christmas.” in 1928 and he worked hard until 1932 for its resurrection. ble existing production units. abroad due to the negative image and the horrible odor that now The seventh President of the 3. To seek foreign investments comes out of Greece, portraying her in a negative light, especially Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anas - today. And nothing will change of the second High Level Agree - - not easy at all. as perceived by our children. tasiades, is the most unlucky of in the future either. Probably, ment, we had a similar impasse. 4. Hydrocarbons: This is the At least, the prime minister should have established a high- all his predecessors. He reminds Anastasiades arrived too late in The matter was finally resolved great bet, the vision, the hope. level committee comprised of members from Greece and the Dias - me of Eleftherios Venizelos, who the “life” of the Cyprus problem. through an “Opening Statement” Provided we handle the matter pora to analyze the situation. They would suggest measures to took over a chaotic situation in On the other side, the of the Secretary-General of the the correct way. better organize the state’s activities regarding Hellenes Abroad and Greece in 1928, a few years after “North,” the Turks and the Turk - United Nations on the 9th Au - “Tell me my brother, is it still propose legislation for better vehicles of communication and co - the Asia Minor catastrophe. He ish Cypriots have gradually built gust 1980. This is how the springtime in Cyprus operation, and could facilitate continuous consultation with the took over a country completely a world of their own, which ex - “Waldheim Evaluation” initiative like in the past, and is it full Diaspora’s more dynamic current leaders. ruined from an ethnic, political, ists and functions. They do not commenced. I do not know of beautiful odors?”…….. Sure, the Greeks in power have a lot on their plates, but they military, financial, and moral need us at all. Furthermore they whether something similar might The answer back in 1954 was need to realize they cannot succeed without the active participation point of view and he worked feel much safer than we do. apply at present. Yes. Today, 60 years on, the an - from Greeks abroad. hard until 1932 for its resurrec - They have changed every - Personally, I believe that if a swer is No. So, as they aim to emerge from the crisis, they should draw tion. In exactly the same way thing. The legislation, the streets, window of opportunity still ex - The Greek newspaper of New upon the Diaspora’s expertise and mindsets. here in Cyprus: in 2013, Anas - the names, the town planning, ists, it is to discuss the problem York, “National Herald,” has used For example, it is in Greece’s interest to appoint – on a merito - tasiades took over a crippled the character of the landscape, of Cyprus in conjunction with the in recent issues, very aptly the cratic basis – Diaspora Greeks to the appropriate ministerial posi - country. He has to bring her back the places of worship. The set - oil and gas reserves. I have stated following words to describe the tions, or to establish consultative bodies that can be plugged into to life. I wish and trust that the tlers from Turkey (300-500,000) this over and over again in recent situation in Cyprus and in the Greek policymaking and implementing process . That would good God of Cyprus will help have inundated the whole area. years. This was also repeated by Greece: finally break down the walls of self-pity, sending a message that him. (Is there a practical way for them the United Nations and many “Unemployed…unpaid… will be heard loud and clear in Brussels, Washington, and on Wall I have made some assess - to depart ever?), the Greek Governments, the Europeans, homeless…debts…poverty…cat - Street. ments for the year 2014: Cypriot properties have been oc - the Russians, the Americans. Do astrophe…crisis…depression… Moreover, such a committee could end the Greek’s disallowance 1. The national issue: Does cupied, the huge Turkish and we really believe that the Turkish misery… corruption…distress… of our community’s donations to be absorbed. We just reported such an issue still exist in real other foreign investments have Cypriot side will ever accept to deadlocks. The above words about two painful cases: 1) a donation of 100 computers by Dr. terms, 50 years after the debacle been multiplied, the Turkish solve the problem, whilst the must be expelled from our vo - Apostolos Tampakis to a school in Kalamata. But the delivery re - of 1963 and 40 years away from guarantees are considered as a huge hydrocarbons issue will be cabulary and from our lives. mained locked in storage at the airport of Athens for three months the 1974 Greek coup and the sine qua non, Morphou has been unresolved? The Government has a great because the Value Added Tax had to be paid! Eventually, the Mu - Turkish invasion? Usually na - deleted from the land adjust - In September 1983, 30 years task to achieve: the reconstruc - nicipality of Kalamata undertook to pay the cost to the state and tional problems are “frozen” as ment map, partition has been so - back, in the letter of my resigna - tion of the country and the pun - thus opened the way for their use by children; 2) the Athenian’s time goes by, they become inflex - lidified. tion from the post of Minister of ishment of all those responsible. Society in New York, which offered equipment to the Municipal ible and rigid like corpses. This These are the consequences Foreign Affairs, I had written that In parallel we must improve our - Foundling Home – Brefokomio – in Athens. Society’s President was proven in the cases of the of the long-term struggle. And “with the mentality we have, at selves. We must get closer to Panos Adamopoulos raised the matter of taxation on charitable “lost territories” of Hellenism, on our side many politicians an - the end of the day we shall be virtue as we did in the past. donations with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during his recent Asia Minor, Pontos, Byzantium. ticipate that they will solve the left with the U.N. resolutions and Then, springtime will be back visit to New York. Personally I devoted my life problem by harping on the same the occupation.” Taking into ac - again. Then the good God of Samaras agreed with him and asked him to communicate with to the reunification of this coun - tune for years and years. These count the quality of many politi - Cyprus will return. one of his close collaborators – someone who had even lived for try. When I was in power I did people should get on a bus one cians in Cyprus I would not years in New York – to look into the regulations. Adamopoulos whatever I could, when it was day and go and verify what is change even one iota of the contacted the official immediately, but now months have gone by not too late, when there was still happening on the other side. above statement. Mr. Rolandis was the Cypriot and he has not heard anything. a glimmer of hope. I shouted, I They will thus at least get to 2. The economy: We do not Government’s Foreign Shunning the Diaspora’s help cannot continue like this. warned, I argued. The scenery, know the facts. Truly, how, need many details. In five years Minister (1978-83) and Min - however, was always the same. where, when and who will ever (2008-2013) we piled up: ister of Commerce, Industry & Nobody would budge even by an change all the above? (angel) A budget deficit of ap - Tourism (1998-2003). He was Remembering “Uncle Nick” inch. The same words, the same Anastasiades has commenced proximately €7 billion also a member of the Cyprus stands, the same mentality, the some efforts. There are difficul - (beer) Bank losses approxi - House of Representatives same decisions, the same “long ties for the joint communiqué. mately as follows: (1991-96) and chairman of Although two years have passed since the death of Professor term struggle” from 1960 until In May 1979, after the signature (i) Greek bonds: €4 billion the Liberal Party (1986-98). Nick Stavrou, he nevertheless remains alive in the memory of his friends and in his writings, which are as relevant as ever. “Uncle Nick” lived a life of purity, honesty, family, and patrio - tism. You will remember that he dedicated his life to the promise to Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. find the bones of his brother and to bury them in Ioannina, next to his parents’ grave. His brother was an officer of the Greek intelli - It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have gence service KYP, who while on a mission in Northern Epirus during its faculties kept on the stretch. the rule of Albania’s strongman Enver Hoxha, was betrayed – prob - ably by a relative – and was killed in ambush by soldiers of the Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729 regime. British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor Ultimately, Nick Stavrou did not succeed in his mission, but not because of neglect or loss of heart, and not because he got drunk on the success he achieved in his life. Nick Stavrou did his duty – The National Herald Bookstore and more. He honored his family and his Greek origins. Exercise your mind... May God grant his beloved wife, Katerina, good health, courage, and strength. (718) 784-5255 • [email protected] Long live his memory. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 Let’s Try This out in 2014: Stewardship Mongering is Not a Substitute for Philotimo

Vote against Incumbents January, the month during faiths. And these This, of course, through their participation in which we celebrate The Three doctrines were ex - begs the question the holy sacraments and their Hierarchs and Greek Letters, is pressed not only in of whether such an personal relationships with one Imagine that lengers are quite of - a great time for some self-reflec - the theology of the unorthodox mode another and God, experienced you have a ten not born cor - tion. In our time, theologians Church, but in its can ever construc - with Christ as the reference- toothache, and rupt, they become like Fr. John Romanides and “mode” or “tropos” tively serve an Or - point. anything cold, hot, corrupt once they Christos Yannaras have high - or existence; a thodox purpose. Or Philanthropy and “min - or sweet that you taste power. They lighted the antithesis between mode that mani - will it, like, bureau - istries” are natural extensions of eat causes you pain campaign, quite faith and religion. Rather than fests itself artisti - cracy – another a life in Christ, and do not re - and makes eating sincerely, about rehashing the autosuggestive cally, architec - Western character - quire marketing tools and pro - more a chore than changing the sys - practices found in the “illness” turally, istic that has motion as if the faithful were a delight. Deep tem, and then once of religion (as Romanides terms administratively plagued modern customers at some supermarket. down, you know they’re elected they it), which seeks to create a psy - and organization - by Christopher Hellenism – end up The benefits that may be that a visit to the become part of it, chological illusion easing the in - ally. This mode, so TRIPOULAS becoming an end recorded through this undue dentist is in order, often rationalizing nate fears of the individual, the closely associated Special to in itself. overemphasis on stewardship The National Herald which will include by CONSTANTINOS E. their conduct, say - Orthodox faith seeks to cure this with all that the Naturally, non- marketing will likely be far out - being injected with SCAROS ing: “well, every - illness by helping the individual Greek people hold profit institutions weighed by the consequences, a local anesthetic, body does it, and leave behind their isolated shell sacred, also manifested itself in like churches and schools need not the least of which is the de - followed by hair- Special to there’s just no get - and participate in a “community other sectors of their communal donations and income to ensure basing of the ecclesiastical raising drilling into The National Herald ting around it.” of persons.” and political existence (i.e., proper operation. Of course, the event, where people may mis - one or more teeth! That’s when they It is in this community of per - preference for small administra - vast majority of Greek Orthodox guidedly end up believing that You continue to try to ignore the need the wake-up call, loud and sons where one can experience tive communities, rather than parishes and most all schools they can secure their own indi - problem by chewing on the clear: “Either stop taking special the activating life force of love large municipalities, etc.). were built and established well vidual “salvation” through do - other side of your mouth, avoid - interest money, or we will vote and exist as a true person, un - This month, rather than or - before the stewardship doctrine nations, rather than authentic ing overly hot, cold, or sweet you out of office, period!” bound by time and space, rather ganizing lectures and stressing ever made its way into ecclesi - relationships aimed at changing meals and beverages, or maybe Objection 1: But I’m a De - than as an individual, bound by this characteristic as part of our astical rhetoric. our mode of existence from “in - by following the Old Greek Tale mocrat (or Republican), That the biological rules of earthly “cultural otherness,” most The age-old concept of dividual” to “personal.” of putting a little Ouzo on the Would Mean I’d Have to Vote existence. There, people can dis - parishes will be dedicating their “philotimo” amply served all the The doctrines professed by aching tooth – and then swal - for a…GASP…Republican (or cover their unique otherness, resources towards promoting needs of Greek immigrants in the Three Hierarchs and other lowing the rest, of course! Democrat)! which allows them to enter into the new world, and if our com - Church Fathers represent their When all else fails, however, Not necessarily. First of all, meaningful, indelible relation - munity structures were better lived experiences and act as you finally reach that breaking not every election involves an ships that do not succumb to Churches are not organized by the generations roadmap towards a more au - point and begrudgingly trudge incumbent. Take 2016, for in - time or distance (i.e., we do not corporations, and succeeding those pioneering im - thentic life. over to the dentist’s office, deal stance: whoever wins the White cease loving our “sleeping” should not adopt migrants, our institutions would In today’s world, where the with your pain, and by the time House will not be an incumbent. loved ones, even though their be even more solidified today. dead-ends of consumerism and you get back home, you can eat, So, if you’re a Democrat, vote physical presence is no longer languages and The problem with steward - materialism have created wide - drink, and be merry and pain- for the Democrat, and if you’re among us), as well as to begin practices of ship lies not in the appeal for spread misery and unviable con - free once again! a Republican, vote for the Re - to empirically form a relation - funding, per se. It lies in the psy - ditions, these authentic experi - publican. You can do the same ship with God, who Himself ex - business. They are chological illusion it creates ences should be amplified If we vote out every thing in all elections that do not ists in a Trinitarian mode (i.e., communities of persons among the faithful that they can because of their ecumenical im - involve incumbents. God is not obliged to exist, oth - somehow individually earn portance, not diluted by prac - single incumbent Besides, you don’t have to erwise He would not be all pow - and marketing their annual “brownie points” with God by tices founded on the ones that over the next few vote for the opposite major erful. God chooses to exist as a stewardship campaigns – which aiding Church “ministries,” have contributed to today’s cri - party – try voting for a third Trinitarian community of per - seem to have been afforded doc - whatever this hazy term may sis. years, think about party, there are plenty of really sons, with the Father eternally trinal status by the Church in entail. Churches are not corpora - how much better our good ones out there. begetting the Son and sending America. From that standpoint, it tions and should not try to Objection 2: But I Really forth the Holy Spirit). Countless ink will be spilled comes dangerously close to tra - adopt the language and prac - country will be by Like the Incumbent. He (She) is These doctrines of faith, and marketing materials dis - ditional Western practices that tices of businesses. They are the election of 2020. One of the Few Really Good which are reemphasized patched to promote this stew - Orthodox has opposed, such as communities of persons. Rather Ones. I’ll Vote Everyone Else throughout our long historical ardship campaign, designed es - the Catholic practice of indul - than trying to manipulate the Well, along those same lines, out, but Not Him (Her). path as Orthodox Christians, sentially to secure financial gences to help free sinners from minds of the faithful and em - it may be time to take a little As Ronald Reagan would say: were laid down by the Fathers support to parish communities, purgatory or the Protestant fo - ploy corruptive psychological trip to the “political dentist.” “there you go again.” Chewing of the Church, including the to the faithful in much the same cus on moralism. ploys to meet their material re - Namely, to vote against every on the other side of your mouth, Three Hierarchs. It is this very way that a company markets its What it fails to mention is quirements, all that is needed is single incumbent – local, state, waiting for your morning coffee concept of God as love and this products to a consumer. that one could very easily be ag - a clear-cut vision of the commu - and federal – in 2014 and every to cool down before you sip it. Trinitarian mode of existence, The means by which this is nostic or atheist and still support nity goals (not some vague ref - subsequent year, until the pain Anything to avoid the pain of that defined the Hellenic under - accomplished are dangerously philanthropic causes. The differ - erence to “ministries”) and an goes away. First, let’s take a look the dentist’s drill. Making excep - standing of ontology and meta - removed from the traditional ence between a well-meaning emphasis on the virtue of “philo - at the main benefits of such tions here and there for your fa - physical meaning that separates Orthodox mode, resembling in - atheist and a conscientious ag - timo.” sweeping transformation, and vorite incumbents will not send the Hellenic Orthodox world - stead a very capitalistic ap - nostic is the presence of Christ, second, let’s overcome some an effective message. In order view from that of the Protes - proach, which makes full use of Whom the faithful cultivate a Follow me on Twitter common objections, one by one. for this plan to really have – par - tants or Latins, let alone other Protestant moralistic arguments. personal relationship with @CTripoulas Reason 1: Congress Ap - don the pun – teeth, citizens proval Only 9%! must be willing to sacrifice a few That’s right – your eyes are great politicians for the greater not playing tricks on you: Con - good. LETTER FROM ATHENS gressional approval has reached Objection 3: But the Chal - a record-low 9%. That means lenger is Even Worse! I Have to more 9 out of 10 Americans Vote for the Incumbent. Have think that Congress is doing a you ever been faced with the Greek Terrorists Using Their Get-Out-of-Jail Free Cards lousy job. And yet, we continue dilemma of “defensive voting,” to reelect the same people back i.e., voting for the lesser of two to office. Does that make any evils – so that the lesser evil will This was the choice that con - So far, no one PASOK Anti-So - get out of jail. Not just for a hol - sense? win, or more pointedly, so that victed November 17 terrorist has yet identified cialist chief Evan - iday, but until they were dead Reason 2: Newly-elected the greater evil will lose? On a Christodoulos Xeros, 55, serving the rocket scientists gelos Venizelos, in their cells. Members Will Listen to the Peo - national scale, we’ve all seen six life sentences for the mur - on a kind of parole who’ve been so Police and the Public Order ple, Not to Special Interests that over the years, most no - ders of six people, including of - board that granted busy chasing the Ministry are worried that Xeros Did you ever wonder why so tably in 2004 and 2012. In the ficials attached to the U.S. Em - furloughs, although whack jobs of the might help members of Conspir - many members of Congress do 2004 presidential election, the bassy in Athens, had after being Greek authorities super ultra-ex - acy of the Cells of Fire improve “such a lousy job?” Is it because main reason almost half the allowed to take vacations from said the law doesn’t treme (some even their knowledge and techniques, they are incapable of governing country voted for John Kerry his jail cell: walk away and keep differentiate from say neo-Nazi) particularly in the manufacture more the way the people want was because “George W. Bush is up with a young female teacher people jailed for too Golden Dawn of explosives. them to? Of course not. the worst president, ever!” Sim - he’d met on a Greek island with many parking tick - Party that they Despite that, they said that These elected officials are ilarly, very few of the near-50% all that offers, or go back to ets from serial somehow didn’t they don’t think, however, that not dummies. They are smart of Americans who voted for Mitt prison for the rest of his life. killers and terrorists by ANDY close the loophole Xeros and Maziotis would work and capable, but they have been Romney in 2012 did so because Why is anyone surprised? when they’re al - DABILIS that lets guys who together, but what would hap - corrupted by special interests, they really liked him – their But Greek authorities, starting lowed to have a few know how to pen if the 86 known terrorist and often do their bidding to main motivation was “we can’t with Prime Minister Antonis days off. Special to make bombs get groups in Greece decide to col - the vast majority’s detriment. survive four more years of Samaras, the tough-on-crime Beyond the sheer The National Herald away. laborate? That’s a bigger threat Suppose that a wealthy fellow Obama!” Did those folks ever law-and-order guy, were caught stupidity, incompe - Officials said than Golden Dawn or even – let’s call him Rich – tells a think that, maybe the things sleeping at the wheel when Xe - tence, gross criminal negligence, they believe Xeros developed a politicians stealing the country politician that he’ll fund that they most disliked about Bush ros vanished from his eighth fur - and naivete to the Nth degree close relationship with jailed blind. politician’s reelection campaign, or Obama might not have been lough on Jan. 6. shown here is the real danger: members of Conspiracy of the Public Order Minister Nikos if the politician will propose leg - so bad if they feared losing re - The first clue should have anti-terrorist officials believe Cells of Fire and believe the Dendias said 28 criminals, in - islation to turn a public park election a little more than they come when he and fellow ter - that Xeros, who’s more danger - guerrilla organization may have cluding terrorists, are roaming that all the townspeople cur - did? Granted, presidents are a rorists from the Conspiracy of ous than a crooked politician, provided him a hideout. Greece free because they didn’t rently enjoy, into an exclusive virtual open book in our 24/7 Cells of Fire, another bunch of had the help of organized crime The contacts between Xeros return from furloughs. Here’s recreational club with an exor - media culture. It is lesser-known anarchists who want to destroy in his escape and now will hook and the jailed guerrillas report - the third clue: after the first one bitant membership fee, that politicians, however, who often the country that created democ - up with gangsters as well as edly had one key goal: the re - didn’t come back, shut down the 99% of the townspeople cannot escape public scrutiny and kow - racy, were allowed to have a other terrorists and strike again. vival of “revolutionary vio - program. Victims don’t have fur - afford. The politician, not want - tow to special interests. New Year’s Eve bash in the al - If they do, it will be on the lence.” Security service officials loughs because they’re dead. ing to risk losing reelection THE ROAD TO 2020 leged high-security Korydallos heads of Antonis Samaras, the told Kathimerini a crime syndi - Apparently, Samaras didn’t without Rich’s funding, does If, beginning with this elec - Prison, which has seen more New Democracy Capitalist cate convict was in frequent follow the career of Massachu - Rich’s bidding and now every - tion, we vote out every incum - scandals and breakouts since leader and his coalition partner, contact with the jailed guerrillas setts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who one in town, except for Rich, is bent for the next few years, can the TV series Prison Break. with the aim of providing mem - lost the 1988 Presidential elec - miserable. By going to the polls you imagine how much better Here’s the second clue: an - bers of the organization who re - tions largely because of a fur - and voting against that politi - our country would be in 2020? other convicted terrorist, Nikos main at large with weapons to lough he granted to a vicious cian, however, you are taking It won’t matter who runs for Maziotis, who led the group help them resume attacks. killer, Willie Horton. back your country. The United president at that point because Revolutionary Struggle that Conspiracy of the Cells of That was in 1987 and less States of American belongs to all of us, when asked: “are you bombed an Athens courthouse, Fire conducted a parcel bomb than a year later Horton twice the people as a whole, not to better off now than you were in a Citibank office, a police station campaign in November 2010 raped a woman in Maryland af - Rich and his wealthy cronies. 2013?” would respond with a and a rocket attack on the that targeted embassies in ter pistol-whipping, knifing, ty - Keep in mind, political chal - resounding “Yes!” American Embassy, disappeared Athens as well as the offices of ing, and gagging her friend, after he, too, was allowed to European Union leaders in sev - courtesy of the leniency he was have a furlough that he – as did eral foreign capitals, but they shown. Xeros – promised and crossed were amateurs compared to No - After he was caught, a Mary - their hearts and hoped someone vember 17 and if they align with land Judge sentenced him to GUEST EDITORIALS else would die that they would each other it could create a new two life terms, plus 85 years, come back. level of violence. and refused to return him to The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of Let’s see…hmm, freedom, Already, other disparate Massachusetts, saying: “I’m not views for publication. They should include the writer’s name, address, young women, making bombs groups said they were planning prepared to take the chance that and telephone number, and be addressed to the editor, The National and attacking yellow running to go after politicians, business - Mr. Horton might again be fur - Herald, 37-10 30th St., long island city, Ny 11101. They may also dog imperialist capitalists or rot - men, journalists, judges and loughed or otherwise released. be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right ting in jail? Life is full of tough others on their long list of per - This man should never draw a to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or decisions unless you live in ceived enemies, so this threat is breath of free air again,” the otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of Greece and can kill people and real and wouldn’t have hap - words Xeros and Maziotis get holidays. Charles Manson AP PHoTo pened if Xeros and Maziotis sim - should have heard. space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. picked the wrong place for mass November 17 terrorist ply had not been allowed – ever, murder. Christodoulos Xeros. never until the end of time – to [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 18-24, 2014

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