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N anniversa ry www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GREEk-AmERICAN PuBlICATION 1915-2017 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1031 July 15-21, 2017 c v $1.50 PBS Series This is Election of Chicago Metropolitan Canceled America Visits Greece Ecumenical Highlights NHS Patriarchate cites incomplete list of TNH Staff Marcus Family Foundation, the candidates National Hellenic Society WASHINGTON, DC – This is (NHS), American College of America & The World is a series Greece (ACG), and the Heritage By Theodore Kalmoukos hosted by Dennis Wholey, a Greece Program will be high - journalist and bestselling author lighted in Part II on Sunday, July NEW YORK – The election of with over 40 years of broadcast 16 at 10 PM. The episode will Bishop Sevastianos of Zela as experience. The weekly series feature interviews of several the new Metropolitan of covers international affairs and Heritage Greece student partic - Chicago was canceled by the is produced in Washington, DC, ipants and American College of Holy Synod of the Ecumenical featuring countries around the Greece President, David Horner. Patriarchate. The election was world. Greece Today – Part II fea - scheduled to take place on The series is broadcast na - tures Greece’s economy and Thursday, July 13 at the Phanar. tionally on public television and debt crisis along with the The National Herald has PBS stations, and it is distrib - refugee crisis which are dis - learned that the unexpected uted internationally by Voice of cussed during a visit to Athens. turn of events is due to the List America Television. Wholey ex - The American College of Greece of Candidates which was con - plores the cultural, social, and and NHS Heritage Greece Pro - sidered problematic and incom - political lives of people around gram, Stavros Niarchos Founda - plete. the world. tion Cultural Center, and the The List, however, had been The three-part series of This Acropolis are also featured in approved by the Ecumenical Pa - is America Visits Greece was the program. triarchate last March. Bishop shot in Greece and airs on three According to its mission Sevastianos of Zela had gath - consecutive Sundays: July 9, 16, statement, the National Hellenic ered 7 votes out of 8 who voted and 23. Society is an organization estab - for the triprosopon during the Thanks to the George & Judy lished to create a lasting net - selection on July 6 by the Holy work of Greek Americans that TNH ARCHIVES Eparchial Synod of the Greek will preserve our heritage His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople. The Holy Synod Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - through the sponsorship and ini - of the Ecumenical Patriarchate canceled the election of the new Metropolitan of Chicago. ica. tiation of programs that support The Ecumenical Patriarchate our Hellenic culture, benefit our has the right and privilege to members and their families, and cancel the selection of the three honor our ancestors. NHS mem - person ballot that is instituted bers represent accomplished Ageing Greece’s Future, Drop in Pop. by the Holy Eparchial Synod of men and women in our commu - America. The practice thus far nity and membership is solely was that the Synod of the Patri - by invitation. As is our tradition, ATHENS (ANA) – Demographic ses department Prof. Vyronas decades), the appearance after archate presided by His All Ho - fellowship and enrichment are trends in Greece – including the Kotzamanis told the Athens- 2010 of a new wave of flight liness Ecumenical Patriarch a prominent part of this society. latest wave of emigration start - Macedonian News Agency abroad, especially of young Bartholomew was to elect the Through the support of pro - ing after 2010 – paint a future (ANA) on Tuesday. Greeks of reproductive age, that candidates who receives the ma - grams that foster the preserva - of dwindling overall population, “Greece is currently marked is not expected to stop soon and jority of the votes during the se - tion of the Hellenic heritage in with an ever-decreasing propor - by an overconcentration of its whose result will be the appear - lection process of the triproso - the United States, NHS strives tion of working age and eco - population into an extremely re - ance of a negative migration pon (three person ballot). to be a beacon for the promo - nomically active individuals, the stricted section of its territory balance,” Kotzamanis said in an This development may create head of Thessaly University’s (the result of successive waves a crisis between the Ecumenical George Marcus Continued on page 2 Demographics and Social Analy - of internal migration in previous Continued on page 8 Patriarchate and the Archbishop Demetrios of America because this is a direct rejection of such an important recommendation of the Church of America ex - A Road Full of Greek pressed by its Holy Eparchial Synod. TNH was unable to contact Monuments in the Heart His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios at press time despite multiple calls to the Archdio - of Montreal cese. TNH has learned that Bishop By Zois Marinos and the Greek Immigrant,” says Sevastianos is in Cyprus visiting programmer Stelios Papaniko - family members. MONTREAL, CANADA – It is, laou, 47, from Kalamata. While His Grace Bishop Sevastianos perhaps, the only place in the Eleni Alexopoulou, 55, from of Zela came first during the whole world outside of Greece Preveza, an employee in a laun - process of the selection of the adorned by three different dry room, was the only one sur - three person ballot (trirproso - Greek monuments within about veyed who knew about the pon) on July 6 by the Holy a one-kilometer (less than 2/3 sculpture devoted to the Eparchial Synod of the Greek of a mile) radius. Olympic ideals. “But I did not Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - The uniqueness of Jean combine them. Yes, three Greek ica, presided by His Eminence Talon Street in Montreal was re - monuments on the same street, Archbishop Demetrios. inforced after the unveiling of one close to the other... It seems The triprosopon was com - the Sculpture of the Greek Im - migrant on June 30, the third Continued on page 4 Continued on page 4 in a series of Greek monuments imerazande.gr via AP in the Park Extension. Suspects Charged in American Tourist Death “As far as I know, there is no other place abroad which, Policeman lead suspects to court in Zakynthos. Eight suspects were charged with involvement within a few hundred meters, in the beating to death of a 22-year-old American tourist. See related story on page 8. hosts three Greek sculptures,” says journalist and writer Justin Frangoulis-Argyris, secretary of the Montréal branch of the Greek Lyceum. This shows the Matsikoudis for Jersey City Mayor temporal influence of Hel - lenism, a self-evident conclu - sion, but it is always useful to TNH Staff for mayor of that city, the sec - the city less affordable. point it out. ond largest in the state of New Jersey City was a destination The National Herald on July NEW JERSEY – Bill (Vasilis) Jersey. Matsikoudis, a Greek- for the first generation of Greek 6 made a small survey among Matsikoudis, was the chief at - American with roots in Thessa - immigrants and two historic expatriates in the shops, parks, torney for Jersey City for nine loniki, spoke with The National parishes are located there, Saint and streets of Park Extension. years, and is currently running Herald about his campaign and Demetrios and the Annunciation The area was once an emblem - the issues facing Jersey City. of the Virgin Mary. Although the atic district for the Greeks of Located just across the Hud - number of Greeks and Greek- Montreal. And it remains, For subscription: son River from Manhattan, Jer - Americans is about a thousand, though, with less Greek popu - 718.784.5255 sey City is rapidly developing the Greeks are thriving in the lation, as a large part of the [email protected] and in a few years may surpass community with real estate Greeks have moved over the last Newark in terms of population. holdings and businesses, includ - decades mainly to the Laval re - TNH/COSTAS BEJ Matsikoudis told TNH that the ing restaurants. gion. Art Works for Diaspora Exhibit in the Hamptons development in the last twenty Matsikoudis’ father, Elpido - Most are surprised by the years is similar to that in Brook - finding. Art lovers attended the opening reception for the Philip Tsiaras lyn and Astoria and has made Continued on page 4 “I know the statue of Athena exhibit at The Muses. See related story on page 2. 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 Greek-Australian Filmmaker Nicolaos Demourtzidis Talks to TNH

By Eleni Sakellis friend right before my eyes and hardest project we have done, I couldn't handle it. This is the when you are emotionally at - NEW YORK – The film Istoria part when the ‘bad news’ hit tached to a project it always follows Greek-Australian film - hard on me of his disease. I was makes it that one bit harder. We maker Nicolaos Demourtzidis, going to lose my Pappou like it had to stay professional and let his father, Peter, and grandfa - or not and his story…my story! the story unfold and not letting ther Elias, who suffered from This was the catalyst that made any tears get in the way. There Alzheimer’s disease, as they we want to do it, so many peo - were scenes where my Pappou travel from Australia to Greece ple told me it was too late, and was crying his soul out and rip - to help Elias find closure. it should have been done earlier, ping down walls from the pain The documentary is an im - but, of course, the stubborn in confronting his past, we had portant story not only for the Greek in me pushed on and to stay behind the camera and Demourtzidis family, but for all made it happen! I do have to let it unfold. Very tough. The families, and for anyone inter - add, a lot of prayer was going hardest part of working with my ested in Greek history and mem - on at the time; it’s quite hard to father was seeing him during ory, as it highlights the devas - get the clearance from a doctor difficult times, very rarely do tating toll of the Greek Civil War to let a sick, elderly man fly you see your father cry as they even to this day. The film won a across the other side of the need to be strong for the family, Best Documentary award at the world. I didn’t want to do this but him seeing his father go 2017 London Greek Film Festi - story necessarily to share Pap - through it all was just too val in May and the Hollywood pou’s story, his story is for me painful to watch.” International Independent Doc - and my children. What he went On what is next, he said, “we umentary Award in 2016. De - PHOTOS: BRAd HAlSTEAd are hoping Istoria will make it mourtzidis spoke with The Na - ABOVE: The Demourtzidis family and friends at a screening of into a handful of film festivals tional Herald about the film, his the documentary film Istoria. BELOW: The flyer for the docu - that are coming up. One in par - family, and his upcoming pro - mentary film Istoria. LEFT: Nicolaos Demourtzidis with his ticular is the New York Greek jects. grandfather Elias. Film Festival as well as my local When asked about the deci - Australian Greek Film Festivals. sion to share his grandfather’s in short, I decided to share the Once it’s done its film festival story, he said that “before my documentary and take it to the rounds I will focus on distribution grandfather was diagnosed with next level when I realized that to help fund my next project. The the Alzheimer’s disease, I didn’t we all need to find our Istoria in quality of Istoria has attracted so understand what the disease life. The world is one beautiful much attention I am being of - meant or what impact it had on mosaic, but it’s losing its color, fered other stories to produce, it’s families. Even when we were if we each can keep our piece quite exciting and humbling at told he had it, it didn’t have the colorful and bright, then our cul - the same time. I really do hope impact of bad news broken to ture will exist onto the ages.” we can get another Greek story me. Little did I know of what Demourtzidis noted, “My en - off the ground sometime soon, was to come. It came to a turn - tire father’s side is from Pelar - but again it all depends on the ing point that we started seeing gos. My Pappou Elia was born support you find earlier on. David the impact on his daily life and there, grew up in the orphanage Ockenden the Director of Istoria what affect it had on his family in Florina when both parents is a creative genius, how he man - and especially my Yiayia. My through for me and my family they are today. You can’t lose were killed during the civil war age to capture what he did with - Pappou was drifting away from is what needed to be shared. this. If we lose our story, our his - and then returned to Pelargos out speaking one word of Greek us, like a log slowly going down People need to know that their tory, then what legacy do we in his late teens.” amazes me and the audience till stream. Some days you wouldn’t Pappouthes and Yiayiathes went have to pass on? Collectively When asked what it was like this day. It’s professionals like him see the difference and other days through the same thing so the what culture will we have to working on the film, De - that make dream stories come to you would. I was losing my best next generation could be who share? To answer your question mourtzidis said, “By far the life!”

PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ The Art Works for Diaspora exhibition by artist Philip Tsiaras opened at the Muses/Nicolas S. Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, Greta Kamateros- Director of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Zoullas Hellenic Center of the Kimisis tis Theotokou Church in Southampton, NY. artist Philip Tsiaras, and Fr. Constantine Lazarakis at the opening of the exhibit. Philip Tsiaras Art Works for Diaspora Exhibit Opens in the Hamptons

By Theodore Kalmoukos attending were John Catsima - told TNH that “we are trying to that “on August 26 we are going comes from New Hampshire, he “is doing very well,” Karloutsos tidis and his wife, Margo, Dr. show the art of the Hellenes of to have the Blue Dream event, is famous; his works are at Met - said. “The church cost $23 mil - SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The George Korkos, and Greta Ka - the Diaspora projecting our Hel - during which we are going to ropolitan Museum. Very few can lion and now we are toward the “Art Works for Diaspora” exhibit materos. lenic roots and give the oppor - honor the Lonely Whale Foun - reach those heights that Philip end. We are in the process of by renowned artist Philip Tsiaras Tsiaras’ art is exhibited in tunity not only to the Greeks of dation and the Navy Seals who has reached.” painting the icons of the dome. was launched in the many galleries and also at New America but members of the protect us; it is going to be nice. Speaking about Tsiaras’ George Philippakis is the icono - Muses/Nicolas S. Zoulas Hel - York City’s Metropolitan Mu - broader Hamptons community We are going to donate $100 to works, Karloutsos said that “an grapher and it is expected to fin - lenic Center of the Kimisis of the seum of Art. to come and see.” each.” entire room is dedicated to the ish in April.” Mother of God parish in Rev. Alex Karloutsos, presid - The exhibit will run through Karloutsos praised artist Parthenon, in another one there The parish, Karloutsos said, Southampton, NY. Among those ing priest of the Kimisis parish, September. Fr. Karloutsos said Philip Tsiaras. He said that “he are works of horses because he “is comprised by 220 families, loves horses very much. He also and not all of them are Greek. has done the earth, the sun, and We have Russians, Romanians, he has an art piece called Blue Georgians. We have the support Dream, which is very nice. of many friends from through - Philip was a student of the great out the United States who are artist painter Lucas Samaras.” helping us and thus we can ac - This summer, no matter where you go, The parish of Southampton complish all these works.” take The National Herald with you !

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Continued from page 1 the American College of Greece. It is a trip that alumni have de - tion, understanding, and appre - scribed as a life-changing expe - ciation of the Hellenic heritage rience. in the United States, and pass The group met on June 8 for on the stewardship of Greek orientation in Washington, DC, heritage and shared democratic and a reception was graciously values and ideals to the next hosted at AHEPA Headquarters For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 generation. with the Heritage Greece 2017 Heritage Greece 2017 has of - class, NHS members, and Greek ficially begun with sixty-two stu - American mentors in atten - dents sharing a two-and-a-half dance. The students left the fol - week cultural and educational lowing day. The National Herald immersion experience at the Heritage Greece is about

T American College of Greece in “connections”– connecting the H D www.thenationalherald.com E L N A AT ER IONAL H Athens. It is a cultural, educa - students to their respective tional, and inspirational Greek roots, heritage, identity, odyssey, and participants are ac - and to one another as they forge companied by 20 students from lifelong relationships. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 COMMUNITY 3 Emotions Exhibition Set to Open at the Acropolis Museum in Athens

TNH Staff hibition at the Onassis Cultural Princeton and a member of the Center in New York, 129 arti - Board of the Onassis Founda - ATHENS – The Acropolis Mu - facts from the collections of tion's affiliate organization in seum joins forces with the Onas - great Greek and international the United States; Nikos Kaltsas, sis Foundation, an organization museums are on their way to Honorary Director of the Na - that has been contributing to the Acropolis Museum. Their tional Archaeological Museum; Culture and Education for 42 mission is the same: to help us and Ioannis Mylonopoulos, As - years, in a rare and significant empathize with the ancient sistant Professor of Ancient partnership. The end result is world and the emotions that Greek Art and Archaeology at co-staging in Athens the “emo - ruled it. The exhibition chimes Columbia University. tions” exhibition, which was a both with the Onassis Founda - The exhibition will be dis - great success at the Onassis Cul - tion's educational mission and played in a new tailor made set - tural Center in New York. with the current tendency in his - ting, developed by the Acropolis Exhibits from the world's torical research, which no Museum in collaboration with greatest museums tell stories of longer seeks to extract from the the architect, Eleni Spartsi. The emotions in ancient Greek art past ready-made teachings for general oversight of the updated through the gaze of the Acrop - the present, but strives instead display has been undertaken by olis Museum. As the Museum's to convey the visitors into the the President of the Acropolis President, Professor Dimitris past and expose them to the Museum himself, Professor Dim - Pantermalis, explains, “This is ideas that were prevalent in itris Pandermalis. an unusual archaeological exhi - given eras. It is, of course, a The exhibition will be a wel - bition which focuses on the por - great honor that our partner in come addition to the already ex - trayal of the 'ethos of the soul' this project is the Acropolis Mu - tensive works on view at the in 129 ancient artworks. Using seum, an institution synony - Acropolis Museum. Those in surprisingly simple but powerful mous with extroversion in Greek Athens this summer can view means, the ancient artists de - culture and the unique use of the powerful emotions ex - picted bright emotions like de - exhibits to inform and educate pressed in the ancient art on dis - sire, love, lust and shame, but TNH fIlE/COSTAS BEJ visitors.” play that impressed audiences also dark passions like madness, An image from the Emotions exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York. The show's curators are: An - in New York so recently. fury, revenge and heartbreak.” gelos Chaniotis, Professor of An - The exhibition opens to the The President of the Onassis padimitriou, expressed his joy bition transferred to Greece so ney through time and space cient History and Classics in the public on July 18 and runs Foundation, Dr. Antonis Pa - at seeing the outstanding exhi - successfully. He said, “The jour - goes on. After the impressive ex - Institute for Advanced Study at through November 19. Emmanuella Lambropoulos, the Youngest MP in the Greek Diaspora

By Zois Marinos

MONTREAL, CANADA – Born on September 12, 1990 and with parents from Naxos and Tripoli, Emmanuella Lam - bropoulos is the youngest MP of the Greek Diaspora. She was elected to the House of Com - mons on April 3 in the Saint- Laurent electoral district of Montreal, occupying the seat of former Minister of Foreign Af - fairs Stéphane Dion. Lambropoulos, as detailed in The National Herald, has man - aged to displace bigger names in the political life of Canada, and was elected to the federal parliament of the country with 59.1 percent, under the flag of the Liberal Party of Prime Min - ister Justin Trudeau. A teacher of French and His - tory at Rosemount High School, COuRTESy Of EmmANuEllA lAmBROPOulOS she received her degree in 2013 Emmanuella Lambropoulos, center, with her constituents in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the youngest MP of the Greek Diaspora Emmanuella from the renowned McGill Uni - Girouard Park in Montreal. Lambropoulos on the campaign trail. versity and specialized in the ed - ucation of children with learn - her electoral region, including bropoulos had developed a very age 26. Lambropoulos has not minister and presumed front- strongly and actively supported ing disabilities. actions on the environment, strong relationship as a volun - yet turned 27. In her speech af - runner Yolande James for the by Prime Minister Trudeau. As for her new life in Parlia - boosting employment and teer with Dion’s team and also ter winning the election she Liberal Party nomination only a Besides the Greek commu - ment? “Interesting,” Lam - tourism. as the president of the McGill spoke in both English and month earlier. nity, Lambropoulos enjoys sup - bropoulos told TNH and invited And to think that “everything University Hellenic Student As - French, “I will be an MP for all On July 2, wearing her char - port from other ethnic commu - us to the event she organized in started from grandma's living sociation. of you. My door will always be acteristic black-framed glasses, nities she represents. Girouard Park on the occasion room,” she said, which was her TNH discovered that Em - open to you,” thanking her team Lambropoulos was greeted by “We celebrate 150 years of of the 150th anniversary of the election base. And then, going manuella Lambropoulos follows and supporters, saying she was dozens of Greek expatriates in Canada together and join our founding of Canada. door-to-door to every house in the example of George Micha - “proud” to continue where Dion Girouard Park. The Greek com - voices in honoring this great Already in over three months the area, she announced her lakis, a northern Chios-native, had left off, as reported by the munity of the province of Que - country,” she said, and told TNH of her parliamentary term, she candidacy. who was elected a Member of CBC News in April. She beat for - bec feels great pride for Em - that she will probably visit has taken major initiatives for But with the public, Lam - the South African Parliament at mer provincial immigration manuella, whose election was Greece this summer. Loukoumi Make a Difference Foundation Awards 2017 in Eastchester, NY

TNH Staff Make A Difference Foundation don't have money to eat, so which now unites over 50,000 Melina will spend the day at Jon NEW YORK – Over 300 guests kids to make a difference with Bon Jovi's JBJ Soul Kitchen, a came together on June 23 to cel - Loukoumi each year.” restaurant that does exactly ebrate making a difference at Katsoris and guest host Elena that. Mara wants to be a chil - the Loukoumi Make A Differ - Kampouris, star of My Big Fat dren's book illustrator and she ence Foundation's annual event Greek Wedding 2, Before I Fall, will spend the day with famed honoring individuals and orga - and Broadway's Les Liaisons illustrator Laura Knorr; and Lau - nizations that truly do make a Dangereuses, also awarded ren Berg, the Facebook Dream difference. The Loukoumi Foun - eight Make A Difference Awards Day Contest winner, wants to be dation also presented its Inspi - and three new Dream Days. a chef when she grows up and ration Award to TEGNA, the Loukoumi All-Star award will get to spend the day with sponsors of National Make A winner Ava Tsapatsaris pre - Celebrity Chef extraordinaire Difference Day. Meg Kennedy, sented a check for $5,500 to Maria Loi in the kitchen at Loi Manager of the Tegna Founda - John Morytko of St. Jude Chil - Estiatorio. tion, was among those present dren's Research Hospital from Katsoris gave special thanks at the event. her fundraising efforts. to Loukoumi's Good Deed Spon - Loukoumi, Chef Maria Loi, actress and guest host Elena Kampouris, and Loukoumi Foundation “For over 20 years, National Children from across the sor: The Psaros Family, Louk - President Nick Katsoris at the Loukoumi Make a Difference Foundation Awards. Make A Difference Day has in - country entered the 2017 Louk - oumi's Gift Sponsors: Eileen Gill spired millions of Americans to oumi Dream Day Contest and Franklin/George's Angels, and do good deeds and through this congratulations were extended First American Title Insurance day TEGNA has also changed to Melina Kokkalas, Mara Cook, Company of NY, Jeff Mitzner, the lives of everyone in this and Lauren Berg as the latest and the Friend of Loukoumi room,” said Foundation Presi - Dream Day winners. Sponsors: Maria Loi/Loi Estia - dent Nick Katsoris to those in Melina wants to own her torio, Paul and Kelly Lountzis, attendance, “because TEGNA in - own restaurant when she grows Jerry and Bessie Drenis, and Dr. and Mrs. Roy Vagelos. The 2017 honorees: The Old Mill Road Elemen - «The reader is tary School, Merrick, NY was honored for hosting Interna - immersed into the tional Day of Happiness at their school & a 5k Walk for the Louk - oumi Foundation. emotions which Building Hope: The New Yonkers Animal Shelter was shape and drive Yanni honored for making a difference every day. through his life and The Philoptochos, GOYA, HOPE, and JOY at the Assump - bring him to the tion Greek Orthodox Church in Danbury, CT was honored for uniting their entire community realization that in countless projects on Make A Difference Day. destiny isn’t The Tina Doufekias Make A DIfference Award was presented something achieved to the St. Demetrios School, As - toria for their work for St. Jude in a single moment Children's Research Hospital The Holy Cross Turkey Crew, Whitestone was honored for but rather through providing seven families with a very special Thanksgiving. an entire lifetime » Irene Maris was honored for her work with the National The iRead Review Arthritis Foundation. Tommy Drenis was honored b for his work with FARE: Food Allergy Research & Education. spired us to start the Loukoumi up and open it to people that Ava Tsapatsaris received the Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble JIllIAN NElSON Loukoumi All-Star Award. a The Inspiration Award was presented to TEGNA, accepting the Alexandra Sakalis was hon - appointmentwithyesterday.com award- Meg Kennedy, Manager of the Tegna Foundation, with ored for raising charitable funds Loukoumi Foundation President Nick Katsoris. through her read-a-thon. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 Ellopia Films USA Celebrates an Award-Winning Year for Mt. Olympus

By Eleni Sakellis singing of some of the better known Greek hits while classic NEW YORK – Friends and col - Greek desserts were served. leagues gathered to celebrate an Among many awards, Mount award-winning year for Ellopia Olympus the Creation received Films USA, whose documentary the LA Hollywood International film series on Mount Olympus Independent Festival 2016 has garnered 12 international Award of Recognition, Global film festival awards in 2017. Music Awards Silver Medal Win - The celebration took place at ner 2016 Outstanding Achieve - the Korali restaurant on Man - ment George Chatzis Original hattan’s Upper East Side on July score, Soundtrack Film and 9. Television, Gold Movie Awards Among those in attendance London Award of Recognition were CEO of Ellopia Media 2017, Hollywood International Group USA and Director of Mt. Moving Pictures Film Festival Olympus the Series Athina 1st Prize Award Raleigh Studios Krikeli, Yanna Darilis- Director 2017, and the New York Film NGTV, George Kokkinos- Execu - Screening Festival Award of Ex - tive Producer NGTV, George cellency 2017. Alexiou- Editor Ellopia Films Mt. Olympus: Elassona the USA, Dimitris Filios- ERT Cos - Secret Path received the 2015 ABOVE: A few of the many mos FM, Panos Satzoglou- Di - Award of Excellence at the Best awards won by Ellopia Films. rector Cosmos FM, Xristos Shorts Competition in Los An - LEFT: The Ellopia Films Kostaras- Singer, Spiros Exaras- geles, Hollywood International poster. FAR LEFT: Xristos Composer and soloist, Maria Moving Pictures Film Festival Kostaras, Athina Krikeli, and Petrou- Executive Producer El - 1st Prize Award Raleigh Studios Spiros Exaras celebrating an lopia Films USA, Anastasia Kasi - in 2015, and the Indiefest Film award-winning year for matis- Producer Ellopia Films Awards 2015 Award of Merit. Ellopia Films USA at Korali in USA, Alex Agisilaou- Cine - Mt. Olympus EMAK in Rescue Manhattan. matographer NGTV, Greta Mode received the New York Buffinton- Ellopia Films USA, Film Screening Festival Award and Maria Christina Baklava- of Excellency 2017 and the Gold Director Ellopia Films USA Eu - Movie Awards London Award of rope. Recognition 2017. Election of New Metropolitan of Chicago Canceled Krikeli thanked all those in As Krikeli notes on the film’s attendance and noted the posi - website about climbing Mt. tive reception the film series has Olympus, “it’s not the view that Continued from page 1 the Bishop of Tropaiou Grego - received so far. She mentioned takes your breath away, or the rios who is currently the Arch - the response from viewers at precipitous rocks, the narrow posed of Bishop Sevastianos of bishop of Thyateira and Great screenings on college campuses strip of land under your feet at Zela, who received votes from Britain. He received the offikion in the United States who this highest peak of Olympus… seven of the Synod hierarchs of Archimandrite by the late thought Mt. Olympus was only You feel like sharing something (voters); Archimandrite George Archbishop of Thyateira a mythical mountain, the home grand, something imposing, you Nikas presiding priest at the Athenagoras. He has served sev - of the Olympian gods, and not have a sense that you are part Holy Trinity parish of Salt Lake eral parishes both as a deacon an actual mountain you could of a ritual, a holy ceremony, a City, UT, who received three and a priest in Cyprus, Greece visit in Greece. Certificates were part of a ‘Liturgy’ that does not votes; and Archimandrite and the United States. presented to those who helped really exist. Gerasimos Makris presiding As a Deacon, he served the make the documentary series It’s like having your DNA priest of the Holy Cross parish late Metropolitan Chyrsanthos possible as well as those who dancing at the rhythms of an - in Brooklyn, who also received of Morphou (1974), St. George helped promote the work of the cient ‘chorus’ repeating again three votes. Church, in Akadimia Platonos, talented Greek filmmakers and and again vows of faith and The Synod was comprised of in Athens (1975), St. Nicholas artists, including the production trust to Hellas (Greece). Your Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - Church in Kato Patisia, Athens team and members of the me - body simply operates like a ve - ica, presiding, and Metropoli - (1976-78), and as a priest in dia. hicle that you leave at the top tans Methodios of Boston, Isaiah Nottingham England (1978-79), The guests enjoyed the food, of the mountain once you get of Denver, Alexios of Atlanta, Holy Trinity-Holy Cross in Birm - drink, and lively conversation, there, to regain strength for the Nicholas of Detroit, Savas of ingham, Alabama, U.S. (1980- followed by Exaras playing his descent and the journey back. Pittsburgh, Gerasimos of San 82), Sts. Constantine and Helen guitar and Kostaras singing a Up there you don’t feel mortal Francisco, and Evangelos of – Holy Cross, Huntsville, Al - few well-known songs. Krikeli at all; the great Mt. Olympus New Jersey. abama (1982-84, 1989-93), the and the guests joined in the will not allow it.” All voted for Sevastianos ex - Cathedral of Panayia Catholike, cept for Gerasimos, who made GREEk ORTHOdOx ARCHdIOCESE Of AmERICA Limassol Cyprus (1984-88), clear to Demetrios and the other Archbishop Demetrios and Fr. John Vlahos at the Archdiocesan Holy Transfiguration, Marietta, Synod members his preference Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City. Georgia (1993-2004), and St. for a candidacy of Metropolitan Nicholas Cathedral, Tarpon Nikitas of Dardaneles. is going to ask from Archbishop of Athens, Greece (1978). He Springs, Florida (2004-06). He Sevastianos is the Chief Sec - Demetrios to add to the List all received a scholarship through was appointed Chief Secretary retary of the Holy Eparchial those eligible candidates includ - the World Council of Churches of the Synod by Archbishop Synod and the Spiritual Advisor ing those hierarchs who have to study in the United States at Demetrios of America on June to the National Philoptochos So - served at the Archdiocese of Columbia Theological Seminary, 1, 2006. ciety. He was ordained a bishop America and now serving in Me - Decatur Georgia (1982) where Bishop Sevastianos has been and given the honorary title of tropolises abroad such as Met - he received a ThM in Pastoral actively involved in the Admin - the city of Zela on December 17, ropolitan Athenagoras of Mex - Psychology. He has worked and istration Committees of the 2011. ico, Cleopas of Sweden, Tarasios received advanced certification Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of The result of the selection of Buenos Aires, Nikitas of Dar - in Clinical Pastoral Education at America serving as a Council process was sent to the Ecu - danelles. Also, the current Met - Caraway Methodist Medical member on the Metropolis and menical Patriarchate for the of - ropolitans of the Archdiocese Center, Birmingham, Alabama Archdiocesan levels; in the Ad - ficial election by its Holy Synod, could be place on the List if they (1980-1982), and furthered his ministration Committee of the Sevastianos was Demetrios’ desire to be transferred to the studies in Pastoral Psychology Archdiocesan Council where he choice. Metropolitan Nicholas Metropolis of Chicago. at Vanderbilt University, assisted in developing resources will preside in the interim until ABOUT BISHOP Nashville Tennessee and Middle for the training of Parish Coun - a new metropolitan of Chicago SEVASTIANOS Tennessee State University cils and in the Legal Committee is officially elected. Bishop Sevastianos was born (1982-1984). of the Archdiocese. He has The Synod decided that the in Ano-Zodia, Cyprus, he is the He was ordained Deacon on served as President of the Clergy List of Candidates was incom - first of three children born to January 17, 1974, by the late Syndesmos of the Metropolis of plete because not all the names Panayiota and Frixos Skordallos. Metropolitan of Morphou Atlanta for several years and the of those eligible for election He is a graduate of the Theo - Chrysanthos and Priest on Archdiocesan Presbyters Coun - TNH/COSTAS BEJ were included. The Patriarchate logical School of the University March 4, 1978 in England by cil. Greek-American Bill Matsikoudis, candidate for Jersey City mayor. Matsikoudis Running for Jersey City Mayor

Continued from page 1 campaign, he said that much and more will be needed in the foros, immigrated to Jersey City next four months leading up to from Greece and became a suc - Election Day. The issues facing cessful deli owner. His mother, Jersey City are similar to those Eileen, was born to a family facing many major cities in the with deep Jersey City roots nation, including affordability, which include a Congressional safety, and community policing. Medal of Honor winner and a Making the city more affordable veteran of the Battle of Gettys - is a top priority for the candi - burg. Matsikoudis’ maternal date who has plans for afford - grandfather worked for Jersey able housing, rent stabilization, City for more than 20 years, ris - and helping with the down pay - ing to the rank of Director of ments on homes for city workers Parks and Forestry, as noted on to keep them living in the city Matsikoudis’ website. they serve. Matsikoudis is the youngest Matsikoudis highlighted the of seven children and knows the importance of community polic - PHOTOS: ZOIS mARINOS value of hard work. At age 16, ing and for increased positive Olympic Ideals sculpture in Montreal. Sculpture of the goddess Athena in Montreal. he lost his father and worked in interactions between the com - restaurants while attending munity and the police. He noted school, eventually graduating the eight shootings just over the with honors from Seton Hall Fourth of July weekend that A Road Full of Greek University. Matsikoudis at - made the front page of local pa - tended Seton Hall Law School pers. As noted on his campaign and also graduated with honors. website, “Jersey City has seen a Monuments in Montreal He worked for one of New Jer - serious and sustained increase sey’s most prominent law firms in homicide under the Fulop Ad - but was drawn to public service. ministration and the Mayor re - Continued from page 1 the small park Gaia at Jean The number of candidates fuses to commit to community Talon and Rockland Street. The for Jersey City mayor, from a policing, only paying lip service almost unbelievable,” she told work bears the signature of high of 15, dropped markedly to occasional foot patrols. We TNH. Praxiteles Tzanoulinos and, on after incumbent Mayor Steven will change this and embrace The three monuments are: the base - in Greek - it is “dedi - Fulop announced he would not community policing.” At the corner of Jean Talon cated to the Olympic ideals, a be running for governor of New Matsikoudis mentioned the and Park Avenue, the Sculpture donation of citizens of Greek Jersey but would instead seek election includes the selection of the Greek Immigrant, the origin to the municipality of the reelection. Matsikoudis told of nine City Council members work of Professor Giorgos Hou - town of Mount Royal.” It was TNH that this is a non-partisan this year and that a slate is being liaras. The unveiling of the mon - unveiled on July 15, 2014 and election in which candidates are put together and will be final - ument took place on June 30, is made of stainless steel. It has not listed by political parties. ized soon. with Montreal Mayor Denis a diameter of 1.4 meters and The winner needs over 50% of In one of his campaign Coderre. was donated by the families of the vote on Election Day, No - videos, Matsikoudis says, “I The statue of the goddess Paul and Melpo Kamateros, vember 7, to avoid a runoff in hope to be elected your mayor Athena, made of granite, located Nicholas Tsatas, Jimmy December. The three candidates so that I can fully dedicate all in the center of the homony - Christopoulos and Nikolaos running for mayor are Matsik - that I have to offer to make Jer - mous park, on Jean Talon and Arkolakis. It was unveiled dur - oudis, the incumbent Fulop, and sey City safer, more affordable, Bloemfield Street. Project by ing the days of Thanos Kafopou - former New Jersey State Assem - more beautiful, and the truly Spyros Gokakis. Travel guides los as the General Consul of blyman Charles Mainor. world-class city that we know it in the province of Quebec de - Greece in Montreal. The spot Matsikoudis noted that the can be.” scribe the statue as one of the was not chosen accidentally, as campaign is “going well” but it More information is available 20 best sculptures in the city of the small park bears the name is still a “hard fight” to run on Matsikoudis’ website Montreal. of the goddess Gaia, from against an incumbent mayor. www.mats4mayor.com and on Finally, the sculpture dedi - which, according to Greek Having raised $360,000 for his Facebook. cated to the Olympic ideals, in mythology, the earth originated. The Sculpture of the Greek Immigrant by Giorgos Houliaras. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 COMMUNITY 5 Archbishop Demetrios Visits “Camp Hope” in Connecticut

By Theodore Kalmoukos

LINFIELD, CT – More than 700 children will enjoy a memorable camp session at Camp Hope in Linfield, CT this summer, ac - cording to His Eminence Arch - bishop Demetrios Geron of America. The archbishop spent an en - tire day with the children, coun - selors, and other camp staff. Demetrios told TNH that “we are here today with the campers, who this year have in - creased to more than 700, which means that we are going up, which means how valuable this ministry is for the children. “I had the opportunity to see the dance groups, the sports, and a very nice group of Byzan - tine musicians and liturgics and I was extremely pleased.” PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ Demetrios told the children ABOVE: Campers are having good time under the flags of their beloved countries, the United that it is a great blessing in be States and Greece. ABOVE RIGHT: His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Geron of America amid in such a camp, which gives the children – the future of the Church and the Greek-American community. RIGHT: The them the opportunity to learn children at the camp get to know one another and begin lifelong connections. many things regarding our Or - thodox Faith. Also, they learn years of age. They have the op - lake, and that is why they ask: Another child asked me ‘how about Hellenism by enjoying portunity to know each other, ‘why we can’t stay a little long have you been an arch - Greek songs, dances, and other to go beyond the area of the longer?’ When they sit down at bishop?’ Another asked how customs and traditions. parish and to realize that Ortho - home to have dinner they tell many churches we have and I He also told TNH that “the doxy is something more and their parents ‘we should say a told him that we have 540 children have the opportunity wider than their parish.” prayer, because this is what we churches all over the United to get to know each other and The archbishop praised the did at camp.’” States, and the boy said, ‘ah, that connect. We have a great num - physical environment of the Demetrios spoke of the inter - many!’ Another one asked me ber of children from the parishes camp. He said “the children are esting questions the children why the archbishop wears always of Port Washington, Flushing, in a very beautiful environment asked him. One child asked: ‘is it black and I answered because and Zoodohos Peghe in the with a rich number of trees and difficult to be an archbishop?’ black is cool. I’m telling you, it is Bronx ranging from 10 to 17 greenery and with a very big and I replied it is, but God helps. so enjoyable to talk with them.” National Philoptochos Sending $115,000 to Greece and Cyprus

TNH Staff Idryma- SS Anargyroi, an eccle - ity bills, housing and medical siastical entity under the care of expenses, etc. NEW YORK – The National the nuns from the convent of • $20,000 to the Holy Me - Philoptochos of the Archdiocese Holy Trinity in Mati, Attiki. tropolis of Mytiline to provide is sending $115,000 worth of • $10,000 to Demetreion assistance to the villages de - aid to Greece and Cyprus, bring - Center of Apostoli in Moshato, stroyed by the very recent earth - ing the total help since 2012 to Greece, an after-school program quake in Lesbos (Mytiline), $789,120. Greece for the care of under - Greece. The Philoptochos officially privileged children. • $15,000 to Syndesmos Gia announced that “as we celebrate • $20,000 to Apostoli, a non - Atoma me Aftismo (Association Independence Day and the governmental, nonprofit orga - for Children and Adults with ideals and principles of our nization founded by the Social Autism) in Limasol, Cyprus. homeland, a country of immi - Services Department of the Holy “Since the start of the finan - grants, we remain committed to Archdiocese of Athens for food cial crisis, the severe economic and supportive of our ancestral and support of families. conditions have continued un - homes. Accordingly, the Greek • $10,000 to the Ecumenical abated, causing food shortages Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Federation of Constantinopoli - and lack of housing and medical Society, Inc. is pleased to an - tans for humanitarian assistance care. These conditions have im - nounce that on July 3, 2017, its to deprived, expatriated Greeks pacted not only the physical Executive Board approved dis - of Constantinople. needs of the people, but also the bursements totaling $115,000 • $30,000 - $10,000 to each spiritual and emotional well-be - for aid to the people of Greece of three partially or entirely ing of our brothers and sisters and Cyprus, as follows: refugee Metropolises of Cyprus, in Greece and Cyprus. • $10,000 to Lyreio Paidiko for food and assistance with util - “The stewards of the Greek

Left to right: President of the Direct Archdiocesan District Philoptochos Jennifer Constantin, National President of Philoptochos Maria Logus, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, His LI Greek-Amer. Chamber 1st BBQ Grace Bishop Andonios of Phasiane-Director of St. Michael’s Home, and Katherine Boulukos- DAD Board Member. Photo by Barry Sloan

By Eleni Sakellis about his father’s business that the future, the organization may Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos “Heartfelt thanks go to the would not be possible. Working shared the name. The event as even support political candi - Society, empowered to make a more than 400 local Philopto - together, with the love and ISLAND PARK, NY – The Long originally planned was only sup - dates. One of the first speakers difference in the world, are lim - chos chapters across the US, blessings of God, we will con - Island Greek-American Cham - posed to be drinks and hors at a LIGACC event was Nassau itless in their compassion for along with their communities, tinue our work to lessen the ber of Commerce (LIGACC) held d'oeuvres with a small donation County District Attorney Made - serving the sick, the hungry, the without whose support the work pain, loss and suffering of the its first annual Summer Beach from those in attendance to line Singas. The success of the weary and the disenfranchised. of the National Philoptochos most fragile in our society.” BBQ on July 11 at Pop's Restau - cover the cost, but the Greek Greek-American community in rant, in Island Park. The event owners, George Voutsinas, Jr. so many different fields, Tsunis was sponsored by Gold Coast and his koumbaro Gus Potaris, observed, is good for America Bank (GCB), known as “Long Is - instead provided the food and and for the patrida. land's Community Bank” and drink for free. Voutsinas said The former altar boy at St. Advertisement the Chamber's President and they are proud of their Greek Paul’s in Hempstead, also re - Proving the Insanity of Atheism By Facts Founder John C. Tsunis- GCB heritage. The Greek tradition of called seeing the weeping icons Chairman and CEO. Additional hospitality, the friendly service, in the early 1960s when he was Physics has no foreknowledge, which is a fact. So physics could have never known in advance sponsors were the Holiday Inn and great food at Pop’s added about 8 years old and a visit by that man’s body could produce knowledge. By knowledge we take the proper food to eat which Express Stony Brook and Gus to the warmth and the convivial the late Archbishop Iakovos then by our organs becomes blood, and obviously we need this to live because life is in the blood. Constantine, author of the Es - atmosphere of the event. when one of the weeping icons Even if you eat or if the food becomes blood you are still dead. So what happened to evolution? caping Cyprus books. Among Tsunis also mentioned a was transferred by motorcade Who knew in advance that after food becomes blood you need veins all over your body, so the those present were the LIGACC meeting with the U.S. Ambas - to St. Paul’s. board members, family, and sador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, Tsunis said that as the 40 or blood can flow throughout your body and also that you need a pump to keep circulating the friends. Consul General of Greece in 50 cars began the drive from Is - blood? Is this a proven technology or a myth of physics? And also who knew the heart has to Tsunis spoke to The National New York Konstantinos Koutras, land Park to Hempstead, three keep pumping constantly otherwise you are dead? Do you put the food into your mouth or evo - Herald noting that the event Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, and white doves appeared in front lution does? You do. If you eat food you grow, but if you do not then you do not grow. What do was a way for the Chamber to businessman/political radio per - of the motorcade and flew along you see here, that food makes you grow or that evolution makes you grow? So physics puts the celebrate the start of the sum - sonality John Catsimatidis, with it until they reached St. food into your mouth or your knowledge puts the food in your mouth? mer season with all the mem - among others on June 28, not - Paul’s, a 20 minute drive, and For food to become blood, you must have different organs working to form it. Every organ has bers gathered together to show ing that whatever we can do to then flew away. The event their philotimo for the “oiko - help the community and the stayed with him all these years, a special workmanship in order to complete the foreknowledge of the personality, but again, not geneia” the family, because the homeland, the Greek business and though weeping icons may by physics because physics has no foreknowledge. The atheists claim it is by physics, however. organization and the Greek- community, Greek culture, to in - be scientifically explained, Tsu - So the atheists do not understand wisdom. We eat food, it becomes blood, and life is in the blood. American community really is a teract and support each other is nis noted the importance of This life is physical life or spiritual life? Here we have two different kinds of evidence. One is family. extremely important. He said in faith. blood comes through technology, which is foreknowledge and physics put together, but the food He noted that the LIGACC is by physics only. Here we have another proof, even though there is life in the blood, the blood was created as a way to connect itself cannot become a personality. We need something else and that something must produce people, business owners, and knowledge. I ask all the atheists worldwide, does physics understand that? So here we are talking the community in order to help about a perfect personality by foreknowledge, and this personality cannot come by the blood each other and to give back The Original Pocket-Less Pita® only, despite life being in the blood. This personality arrives by the brain, but the brain needs the through various philanthropic blood in order to work. Now here we have a super technology with a perfect personality from causes the organization sup - another personality who understands all of these facts. ports. Though only two years old, LIGACC is growing rapidly, Therefore, now we have the fact that life is in the blood, but without knowledge the life in the already doubled in size, and blood is useless. So now we go to the brain, a superior wisdom, which only God has, nobody with over 100 members. else. We know that God appeared to mankind many times since the beginning of the creation. Tsunis said that the organi - We have witnesses, the historic documents, archaeological evidence, and above all we have His zation is here to help any way wisdom. His wisdom is above life. His wisdom proves the perfection of knowledge and life. they can and mentioned the re - We Are Flatbread TM Through the perfection of knowledge we have safety in life, and without this, we kill each other. cent honor received from the Don’t you see it? So you do not see God created us? How about the perfection of knowledge, Ronald McDonald House New you do not see that either? Jesus came from heaven, and He proved it because we have the doc - York for the record-breaking uments. Have you ever checked them? If you do not check, then you do not know about the wis - fundraising effort that he and FLATBREAD dom of God. So why do you go against something you know nothing about, why don’t you check the Chamber were very happy MEDITERRANEAN FOODS them? What happened to your knowledge? It will take you to the grave. Can you walk out of to support, especially such a the grave? Jesus did it. He is the Only One, and He proved it. Millions upon millions of people good cause, assisting families • Over 50 Varieties of Flatbreads SPECIAL with children battling rare dis - keep seeing Him and talking to Him, even after 2,000 years. He proved there is life after death. eases. He observed that “it • Mediterranean Pastries DISCOUNTS Maybe there is no blood in the Spirit, and if so, then Jesus proved in life without blood. Can any meant so much to me, for a kid • Ethnic Meats & Imported Foods OFFERED TO: atheist come close to that???!!! When the Holy Spirit came upon His Apostles, He came in a dif - from Long Island.” Communities, ferent form by speaking languages of the world. Don’t tell me that was evolution too! Thus, the Noting his family roots in Organizations, day of Pentecost is historic evidence of that. Witnesses 100%, evidence 100%, history 100%...who Nafpaktos, Tsunis told TNH that Church Festivals can say no? You must be governed in your brain by heavy-duty insanity for sure! So we have 120 he was baptized at Three Hier - and Other Events witnesses plus another 3,000 that came after they heard the news, and you deny all that? archs Church in Brooklyn before the family moved to Island Park I have hundreds of more proofs, but no room to put all of them, that God exists. He proved in the 1950s. His father opened perfect and everlasting life that is free. If you accept it, everlasting life is free by repenting and a concession stand on the beach obeying Jesus, but if you reject it you have nothing. How can you say no? and named it Pop’s which hap - b

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Vieron, son of day- the third Monday of Janu - itage Center, 329 Camp Merri - music, dancing, and dining! An Leonidas and Ellas (nee ary- in honor of the fact that my mac Road in Contoocook, July hour of free Greek dance lessons Metaxas) Vieron, was born in students reflect a cross-section 10-16 for boys and girls ages 6- by the Levendia Dance Troupe New Orleans on November 13, of people, the kind of world Dr. 18. More information is avail - from 6-7 PM. The event features 1925 and lived across the street King envisioned.” able by phone: 617-277-4742, live music by Ellada, an exciting from the first Greek Orthodox The students’ reaction to the online at: www.metropolisof - band composed of three of the Church in the United States. class is moving. Student evalu - bostoncamp.org or email: mb - most accomplished Greek musi - Greek was his first language, as ations, as reported in 4Mem - [email protected]. cians in Florida—Leonidas noted in his biography. He grad - phis, include such comments as Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias Poulos, uated from high school at age “This class is the highlight of my n JULY 13-16 vocals; and Dino Theofilos, key - 16 and immediately went to week,” “Through your eyes, I SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Kimisis board. To reserve a table for din - Pomfret, probably the youngest have seen God,” and “The pas - Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox ner, please contact participating ever to enroll at the seminary. A sion you have for God and your Church, 111 St. Andrew’s Road restaurants Costa’s, Hellas, 1947 Holy Cross graduate, he homeland… have made me in Southampton, holds its an - Mama’s, or Mykonos. More in - was ordained to the priesthood more interested in Greek cul - nual Hamptons Greek Festival formation is available online at October 26, 1948, by Bishop ture.” on Thursday, Jul. 13; Friday, Jul. tarponarts.org. Germanos Polizoides, and As Sister Terry Starr said 14; Saturday, Jul. 15, 4-11 PM; served one year in Louisville, KY, when asked what she liked and Sunday, Jul. 16, 12 Noon-9 n JULY 21-23 and five in Huntington, WV, be - about Fr. Vieron’s class, quoted PM. Traditional Greek food and JOLIET, IL – All Saints Greek Or - fore being assigned in 1955 to in the class brochure, “Now I pastries, wine tasting, children's thodox Church holds its annual the Annunciation Church in Fr. Nicholas L. Vieron teaching his Adult Greek Class at the can tell God I love Him in rides and games, dance to live Greek Festival at St. Sava's Pic - Memphis, TN. He retired in Annunciation Church in Memphis, TN. Greek; I also enjoy your humor.” Greek music. More information nic Grounds, 3457 Black Road 1991 and is now Pastor Emeri - A senior citizen Memphian, is available by phone: 631-283- in Joliet. Traditional Greek food, tus of the Memphis church. The energetic “elder states - New Testament Language, an - Loretta C. Taras, wrote the fol - 6169 and online at: www.hamp - music, and dancing. Raffle. Free He earned a master’s degree man” in the Memphis Ministers' cient and modern Greek history lowing in a 2005 parish com - tonsgreekfestival.com. Admission. Free Parking and in history from Marshall Univer - Association, Vieron enjoys and art, as well as the Orthodox memorative album: Shuttle Service available. Hours: sity in 1955, and later, in 1970, teaching his Adult Greek class. Faith and Greek traditions, cul - “Fr. Vieron's ecumenical n JULY 14-15 Friday, Jul. 21, 5-11 PM; Satur - a JD from Memphis University Students from all walks of life ture, food, and dance. spirit is his hallmark. He made MISSOULA, MT – Annunciation day, Jul. 22, 2-11 PM; and Sun - School of Law. Though retired, enroll in the course, which is Showing no signs of slowing the Orthodox Church known to Greek Orthodox Church, 301 day, Jul. 23, noon-10 PM. More Fr. Vieron is still active in the not a fundraising effort, but a down, Father V, as he is affec - the entire Mid-South. His South 6th Street West in Mis - information is available by community and teaches an fun, educational program where tionately known, will be 92 prayer, 'Whether we worship in soula, holds the Montana Greek phone: 815-722-1727. Adult Greek Class which just all graduate “with honors.” The when he begins teaching his the Shadow of His Cross, or Festival: Athens under the Big completed its 45th year with a majority the students who take next session of the Adult Greek near the Star of David, or by Sky on Friday, Jul. 14, 5-10 PM n JULY 24-28 commencement ceremony and the 14-week course are not of Class on January 15. He said, some other symbol or by no and Saturday, Jul. 15, 11 AM- EAST MEADOW, NY – Holy Trin - dinner on May 25. Greek origin. They learn the 4Memphis reported, “ever since symbol at all, we all stand as 10 PM. All your favorite Greek ity Orthodox Church of East brothers and sisters under the food from baklava to gyros, Meadow, 369 Green Avenue, Fatherhood of our One God, a Greek Taverna for wine and will hold its Vacation Bible truth indelibly written in our beer options, Greek dance School July 24-28, 9 AM-1 PM hearts in black and white,' has lessons and performances, each day. The course is for chil - Maloney, Bilirakis Call to Stop Arms Sale comforted and uplifted people Greek music, family fun and dren in Pre-K through 8th grade. all over the city. One cannot for - kids activities. More information The cost will be $30 per child, get his role in the struggle for is available by phone: 406-543- but $75 maximum per family. TNH Staff month in front of the Turkish worth of semiautomatic hand - human rights during the turbu - 0792 and on the Montana Greek The theme will be “Take Me to Embassy. guns for the same security forces lent late 60s when he and a Festival Facebook page. the Water” a water-themed jour - WASHINGTON, DC – Represen - The Members were joined by responsible for the attack. small group of white ministers, ney each day through important tatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY- eight of their colleagues in the Preventing this sale sends a together with Dr. Martin Luther n JULY 14-16 Biblical stories filled with inter - 12) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), House of Representatives on a clear message that the U.S. will King, Jr., tried to heal a suffer - CAPE COD, MA – St. George active learning experiences, co-chairs of the Congressional letter to the Secretary. not turn a blind eye to such bru - ing Memphis community.” Greek Orthodox Church, 1130 games, and songs. For more in - Caucus on Hellenic Issues led a In light of actions by Turkish tality against unarmed protest - For 17 years, Vieron was the Falmouth Road in Cape Cod, formation, contact Dr. Nicholas bipartisan effort urging Secre - President Recep Tayyip Erdo - ers. editor of the Retired Clergy As - holds the 35th Annual Cape Cod Reeves by phone: 845-658-7435 tary of State Rex Tillerson to gan’s security detail against Such a sale must be contin - sociation’s monthly publication. Greek Festival on July 14-16 on or email: [email protected]. block a small arms sale that peaceful protesters last month, gent upon a resolution to the He and wife, Bess, have two the parish grounds. Greek foods, would benefit the Turkish Pres - the Members argue that Secre - May 16 incident that includes sons, Leonidas and Paul, four music, dancing, live entertain - n JULY 26 idential security guards who tary Tillerson should “reject the holding the guards involved grandchildren, and four great- ment on Friday and Saturday LONG ISLAND CITY – Socrates beat unarmed protesters last small arms sale of $1.2 million fully accountable.” grandchildren. evenings, indoor and outdoor Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon vendors. Admission is free for all Boulevard in Long Island City, ages and although we offer free and Film Forum, in collabora - parking, VIP parking is now tion with Rooftop Films, present available. More information is Outdoor Cinema 2017 this an - The Importance of Ancient Greek Music available by phone: 508-775- nual free international film fes - 3045 and online: www.stge - tival, now in its 19th season – orgegreekfestcapecod.com. one of the longest-running sum - By Dr. Anthony mer film festivals in New York Paraskevopoulos REDONDO BEACH, CA – St. City. On Wednesday, Jul. 26, the Katherine Greek Orthodox Greek comedy Chevalier There is no way we can ade - Church’s South Bay Greek Festi - (2016), directed by Athina quately describe the degree to val, 722 Knob Hill Avenue in Re - Rachel Tsangari, running time which music was important in dondo Beach, takes place on 99 minutes, will be presented Ancient Greece. Although most Friday, Jul. 14, 5-10 PM; Satur - with a pre-screening perfor - of us know them only as a na - day, Jul. 15, noon-10 PM; and mance that begins at 7 PM. Ad - tion of poets, philosophers, his - Sunday, Jul. 16, noon-9 PM. mission is free to the films and torians, mathematicians, sculp - Greek foods, pastries, dancing, performances throughout the tors, and architects – and hardly live music, games for the kids, festival with limited VIP seating speculate about their musicians church tours. Admission: $2, Se - available! contributors. More – the Greeks were as much in - niors: $1, Kids under 12: Free. info available: 718-956-1819 fluenced by musical ideas as we More information is available by and online at: socratesscult - today are influenced by the The - phone: 310-540-2434 and on - purepark.org. ory of Relativity and the line at: sbgreekfestival.com. achievements of nuclear n JULY 28-30 n JULY 14-16 NEWPORT, RI – St. Spyridon NILES, IL – Holy Taxiarhai and Greek Orthodox Church, 390 Saint Haralambos Greek Ortho - Thames Street, on the corner of dox Church, 7373 N. Caldwell Lower Thames and Brewer Avenue in Niles, holds the Big Streets in downtown Newport, Greek Food Fest of Niles on Fri - invites you to join us for our An - day, Jul. 14, 5 PM-12 AM; Sat - nual Hellenic Festival. We will urday, Jul. 15 and Sunday, Jul. be grilling up souvlaki, gyros, 16, 3 PM- 12 AM. Enjoy the au - loukanico and more. Stop by for thentic food, live music and a Greek Dance and an ouzo. dancing, kids’ corner, cooking Don't forget to enter our raffle. classes, free admission and free We can't wait to see you there! parking. More information is The loukoumades are calling available by phone: 847-647- your name. Free admission. 8880 and online: www.big - Hours: Friday, Jul. 28, 4 PM- greekfoodfestofniles.org Midnight; Saturday, Jul. 29, noon to 1 AM; and Sunday, Jul. n JULY 15 30, noon-6 PM. More informa - TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The tion is available by phone: 401- City of Tarpon Springs presents 846-0555 and online: Night in the Islands–a free event www.hellenicfest.org.

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OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY This Summer we Speak Greek to Move Around by Metro Greek Summer Fruit Salad By Dr. Dimitra Pontoporou and Cocktails to Enjoy In Athens there is a metro station next to the main touristic at - tractions Acropolis, Syntagma, Omonia Square, Monastiraki, even By Eleni Sakellis serve with Greek yogurt for ex - to Piraeus Harbor. In many cases we get faster to our destination tra protein. If preferred, top by metro than by car. Here are some common phrases and words The seasonal fresh fruits that with your favorite flavor of ice in everyday conversations, when using the metro. This summer are available in summer can cream and enjoy as a sundae. we speak Greek. make entertaining easy when it A diversity of fruits in your DIALOGUE comes to drinks and desserts. fruit salad adds complexity and Maria and Petros have arrived from New York to Athens and Fresh fruit is always a refreshing interest, not to mention vital have decided to take the metro to visit Acropolis and the New end to a summer meal and the phytonutrients to your diet. Use Acropolis Museum. This is a common dialogue in Greek at a metro bright flavors of fruit make a about a cup of fruit per person counter. (T: is the cashier). great backdrop for beverages to determine the amount of fruit whether or not alcohol is added. you will need for your salad. Greek phrase Pronunciation Translation Simply sliced and served with The fruits listed in the recipe are Π: Μαρία, πού θέλεις maREEa POO THElis Maria, where do you want feta cheese and a chiffonade of suggestions, so choose your fa - να πάμε; na PAme? to go? mint leaves, or in a fruit salad, vorites and enjoy. Μ: Θέλω να πάω THElo na PAo I want to go watermelon is a classic treat in στην Ακρόπολη. STEEN aKROpoli. to Acropolis. the summer and the sweet base Π: Πάμε με το μετρό. PAme ME TO meTRO. Let’s go by metro. for refreshing cocktail. Here are Greek Watermelon (At the metro station) a few ways to enjoy the fruits of Mojito Π: Καλημέρα. kaliMEra. Good morning. summer and Greek cocktails. Τ: Καλημέρα. kaliMEra. Good morning. • 1 ½ oz. rum Πού θέλετε να πάτε; POO THElete na PAte? Where do you want to go? • 4 pieces (1-inch squares) Μ: Θέλουμε να πάμε THEloome na PAme We want to go Fruit Salad fresh watermelon or 1 oz. στην Ακρόπολη. STEEN aKROpoli. to Acropolis. fresh watermelon puree Ποια γραμμή να πάρουμε piA graMEE NA PAroome Which line shall we take • 1 oz. fresh lime juice για την Ακρόπολη; yiA TEEN aKROpoli? to Acropolis? • Watermelon • 3/4 oz. simple syrup Τ: Τη μπλε. TEE BLE. The blue. • Cantaloupe • 3/4 oz. Greek sparkling Π: Υπάρχει στάση Ακρόπολη; iPArhi STAsi aKROpoli? Is there Acropolis stop? Note that in Greek the verb endings indicate the person, so we • Apples water, or Perrier Τ: Ναι, υπάρχει. NE, iPArhi. Yes, there is. may omit the I, you, we etc. pronouns. For instance, when we say • Peaches • 6 mint leaves and one large Μ: Πόσες στάσεις είναι POses STAsis EEne How many stops is it θέλ-ουμε, πά-με, πάρ-ουμε, we always mean we. • Pineapple mint sprig από εδώ; aPO eDO? from here? • Strawberries Τ: Είναι δύο στάσεις. EEne DEEo STAsis. It is two stops. MAIN PHRASES • Blackberries In a tall mixing glass, muddle Π: Θέλουμε δύο εισιτήρια. THEloome DEEo isiTEEria. We want two tickets. Try to match the phrases in English with their translation in • Blueberries a piece of watermelon and the Μ: Πόσο κάνουν; POso KAnoon? How much do they cost? Greek: Τ: Τέσσερα ευρώ. TEsera evRO. Four euros. 1. Πού θέλετε να πάτε; 1. How many stops is Acropolis from Μ: Ευχαριστώ. efhariSTO. Thank you. here? 2. Θέλουμε να πάμε 2. Where do you want to go? BASIC VOCABULARY στην Ακρόπολη. Greek word Pronunciation Meaning 3. Ποια γραμμή να πάρουμε 3. How many stops Πού POO where για την Ακρόπολη; is Acropolis from here? Θέλω THElo I want 4. Πόσο κάνουν δύο εισιτήρια; 4. We want two tickets to Θέλεις THElis you want Acropolis stop. Θέλει THEli he/she/it wants 5. Πόσες στάσεις είναι η Ακρόπολη 5. How much do two tickets Θέλουμε THEloome we want από εδώ; cost? Θέλετε THElete you want 6. Είναι δύο στάσεις. 6. We want to go to Acropolis. Θέλουν THEloon they want 7. Θέλουμε δύο εισιτήρια 7. Which line shall we take Να ΝΑ to για τη στάση Ακρόπολη. to Acropolis? Να πάμε na PAme to go (we) What would you answer to these questions in Greek? Να πάτε na PAte to go (you) Να πάρουμε na PAroome to take (we) PRONUNCIATION KEY Μπλέ BLE blue i (idiom), ee (needle), e (energy), o (organism), oo (boot), y Υπάρχει iPArhi there is (yes), h (helium), th (theory), d (the). The capitalized syllables Πόσο κάνουν; POso KAnoon? How much do they cost? are accented. Η στάση EE STAsi stop Το εισιτήριο TO isiTEErio ticket Π: Όχι, είναι στην Πλάκα. Ohi, EEne STEEN PLAka. Τα εισιτήρια TA isiTEEria tickets Τ: Α, ξέρω που είναι. A, XEro poo EEne.

LITERARY REVIEW mint leaves with the simple syrup. Add the rum and lime juice, then fill the glass with ice Books by Kathy Kordalis for Summer Entertaining and shake vigorously. Strain over fresh ice into a glass. Top with Greek sparkling water or By Eleni Sakellis though the book is currently Perrier, and swirl gently. Garnish available for pre-order online with the sprig of mint. Summertime is a wonderful and will be released on Septem - time for entertaining but some - ber 12. With seasonal recipes, times we can get stuck in a rut party planning tips, and lists of Greek Sangria- when it comes to food and drink what to buy, the book makes en - ideas. Books can offer some fab - tertaining for a crowd easy and Agiorgitiko with Fruit ulous inspiration for your next fun, allowing hosts to spend party. 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By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos portation into the park nearby has the luxury of appreciating beginning to what could be. Per - Special to The National Herald where a wide lake centers the nature’s wonderful gifts. Being haps in the midst of so much park. Going around once is a a cloud watcher, I enjoy the overwhelming beauty some Spring is a prelude to sum - quarter mile. I try to go twice. show the sky gives me for free. mental miracle would occur to mer. So, we should all enjoy the Immediately, the pressures of I wonder what it would be like deter their ugly ambitions, real - days that spring offers; Mother’s the week begin to ease away. I if we lived in a place where it is ize that the child on the swing Day, Father’s day, Easter, gradu - try to block that voice in my always June. could become tomorrow’s ations and, especially, the gar - head that insist on reminding For a short period, I forget teacher, pianist, doctor or poet den that comes alive with the me of the chores that need do - my age, all the bad times, the – and not a casualty of their de - colors winter took away. My ing. pains in my fingers and the un - structive, toxic nature and igno - Royal Bonica, Sally Homes After that brief heat wave certainties of the times that rance that will only revisit them climbing rose bush and Knock last week, I can enjoy and ap - seem endless and hopeless. in the end. If we handed one of Out rose bushes have fully preciate the cool breezes waft - Somehow, yesterday’s newspa - those miscreants a rose you bloomed, showing off their scar - ing off the lake, watch the Cana - per headlines are just that – yes - would witness a sudden, imme - let brilliancy, bringing random dian geese waddle toward the terday’s news. Recently, I’ve diate change in attitude – if only comments from passersby that lake with their new fluffy chicks stopped following the news – temporary. Plato said beauty is make me happy. I worked hard who follow mommy, closely. The news that swiftly negates the natures’ privilege. Aristippus to see those results, having at - lake is ringed with young trees serenity I enjoy in nature’s com - said, “It is better to be a beggar tended a Rose Meeting at the planted only two years ago. pany. than ignorant; for a beggar local library. I learned so much. Soon, those trees will spread out I wish every dictator, despot, wants money, but the ignorant I relish replacing the winter leafy branches and shade the crooked congressman; prisoner wants humanity.” And, he, also, sweaters and pants, boots and new benches surrounding the and mean spirited human being said, “Nature and wisdom speak heavy coats with short sleeve red brick walk encircling the could be here with me, see that the same language.” dresses, sandals and skirts. I lake. Not far, between a stand only by a bird in the trees, the ents pushing strollers all try to the world is so stunningly beau - With these intense thoughts make the first pitcher of fresh of White Birch trees, a narrow squawk of a fidgety duck, and enjoy a brief respite away from tiful, and with some help and crowding through my mind, lemonade with a cup of water stream of cool, clear water spills the few happy children in the the hectic routines of the long wisdom can be even better.- they swiftly vanish – are van - melon juice when the super into the lake, gushing over playground in the far corner of week. heaven on earth. I wish they quished - because I just saw two markets get them in. During the rocks, causing a lovely, soothing the park. Of course, it’s different Suddenly, I am grateful for would feel as I feel, think what small deer approach the lake for week, with spring as my mute sound. The serene silence sur - during the weekend; ball play - being in retirement and I can I think, see what I see before a drink. Please excuse the lump friend, walking is my trans - rounding the park is broken ers, picnickers, joggers and par - come during the week; my mind me, welcome spring as a new in my throat. 8 OBITUARIES/CLASSIFIEDS/ GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS Eight Men Charged with Beating Death of American

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Office location: Kings County. 275846/18796 was postponed to give their discuss how to prevent brawls LLC formed in Connecticut (CT) on lawyers time to prepare their de - Policemen raided the hotel and riots on the island, featured (Material from the Associated 9/28/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be LEGAL NOTICE fense. where the alleged suspects were in social media videos showing Press was used in this report) served. SSNY shall mail process to: 157 Give Soap LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY The judicial process in Greece Church St, Fl. 12, New Haven, CT 06510. 5/15/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated is notoriously slow, and a trial CT address of LLC: 238 W Town St, Nor - for service of process and shall mail to: 237 date might not immediately be wich, CT 06360. Cert. of Formation filed Sullivan Place Ste. B5, Brooklyn, NY 11225. with CT Secy of State, 30 Trinity St, Hart - set. Suspects can be held in pre - ford, CT 06106. 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Henderson died of multiple This trend was further am - and an increasingly conservative the average age increasing 3.7- 132 E 43rd St #507, NY, NY 10017. Auth SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC Officer: DE Div of Corps, PO Box 898, upon whom process against it may be served. blows following a fight at a bar plified by a low fertility rate and electorate. 5.5 years relative to 2015 and the Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC in the rowdy tourist district of birth rate (90,000 births per Tracking Greece’s demo - median age (43.95 years in 2015) activity at: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY Lagana on the Western Greek is - year), combined with a high graphic history after WWII, increasing by 3.7-5.7 years. 27 5884/18796 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. land. number of deaths (120,000 per Kotzamanis said this was In 2035, meanwhile, the av - 275839/20427 Henderson, 22, an African- year), which again created neg - marked by a considerable pop - erage age is expected to have LEGAL NOTICE American, suffered fatal injuries ative balances that were not ex - ulation increase (from 7.6 mil - risen between 3.6-4.5 years and SIXTYSIXTEN, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ LEGAL NOTICE to the head after some reports pected to reverse over the next lion in 1951 to 10.6 million in the median age by 5.5-7.1 years. SSNY 6/7/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY said the gang was using brass 20 years, he added. 2017) as well as a progressive This will reflect an increase in designated for service of process and shall Notice of Formation of 1002 EAST 3RD mail to: Legalcorp Solutions, 11 STREET LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the knuckles on him. There was no These factors would lead to ageing (with a 13.5-year in - the percentage of the population Broadway Ste. 615, NY, NY 10004. Organization were filed with the Secretary indication if it was a racist at - an ageing of the Greek popula - crease in the average age from that is over 65 and over 85, re - Purpose: Any lawful activity. of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/11/15. tack. tion in coming years, with an 30 years in 1951 to 44 in 2017). spectively (from 21 pct and 2.8 Office location: New York County. SSNY has 27 5885/18796 been designated as agent of the LLC upon Henderson graduated in May increase in the percentage of This was accompanied by a pct to 27-28 pct and 4-4.5 pct) whom process against it may be served. SSNY with a bachelor’s degree in Busi - over-65s and over-85s, com - lower fertility rate and a 13-year while the percentage of under LEGAL NOTICE shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: Geof - ness Administration. His family bined with an overall popula - increase in life expectancy, as 20s will fall. The ageing is fore - frey S. Hersko, 136B Cedarhurst Avenue, Suite Open Media Consulting, LLC. Art. of Org. 15, Cedarhurst, NY 11516. Purpose: For said in a news release that he tion reduction, a shrinking of well as urbanisation, with 80 pct cast to increase further in 2050, filed w/ SSNY 3/29/17. Office in Kings was in Greece working on a the working-age population and of the population currently liv - when 31-33 pct is forecast to be Co. SSNY designated for service of any lawful purpose. process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: US 275831/20421 photo shoot to launch a clothing of the economically active pop - ing in urban areas, especially over 65 and between 6.5 pct Corp. Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste. line. ulation. This will in turn impact Athens and Thessaloniki. and 4.9 pct over 85. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity LEGAL NOTICE

27 5893/18796 Notice of Formation of EAGLEHAWK ENERGY LLC (DOM LLC) . Articles of the Orga - nization were filed with the Secretary of State LEGAL NOTICE of New York (SSNY) on 06/06/17. Office loca - Dr. Alemis’ Photo Reveals Ancient Face of Acropolis tion: Nassau County. SSNY has been MALONEY LAW GROUP PLLC. Art. of designated as agent of the LLC upon whom Org. filed w/ SSNY 7/6/12. Office in NY process against it may be served. SSNY shall Co. SSNY designated for service of By Steven J. Korbel process and shall mail to: 230 Park Ave. mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 145 Shore where one of his staff decided Ste. 1000, New York , NY 10169. Purpose: Road, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: For to switch seats with Alemis dur - Law any lawful purpose. 275834/20425 27 5892/18796 CHICAGO, IL – An amazing ing brunch that morning, which LEGAL NOTICE photograph clearly shows the caused him to see the face on LEGAL NOTICE face of a bearded man with a the rock. Notice of formation of Bulldog Notice of Formation of FASTTEMP NYC LLC leaf crown or headband. Does 3. Most importantly, the Distribution, LLC. Articles of (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were this face resemble that of the questions it raises: Organization filed with the Secretary of filed with the Secretary of State of New York old wise man of Greece? Zeus? a. Who could have carved State of New York (SSNY) on 6/6/11. (SSNY) on 04/05/17. Office location: Kings Formed in MD on 2/18/2009. Office loca - County. SSNY has been designated as agent Or Poseidon? this huge face on the rock at the tion: Bronx County. SSNY is designated as of the LLC upon whom process against it may The mystery deepens as an - exact corner of the Acropolis? agent of the LLC upon whom process be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process other face behind the ear ap - b. What equipment did they against it may be served. SSNY shall mail to the LLC at: THE LLC, 31 Ruxton Avenue, pears to be looking in another use? copy to: 4343 De Reimer Ave, Bronx, NY Staten Island, NY 10312. Purpose: For any 10466. MD address of LLC: 10610 Rhode lawful purpose. direction and possibly addi - c. Was the face or faces Island Ave, Ste 301, Beltsville, MD 20705. tional faces farther to the right carved prior or after the Purpose: any lawful purpose. 275826/20412 27 5897/20457 and a large one in the middle Parthenon? If prior, what other LEGAL NOTICE of the picture. faces were also carved, which In April, Dr. Alexander G. have already been destroyed, LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of LNPETRO Realty LLC Notice of Formation of 7408 NEW UTRECHT Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SS - Alemis went to Athens to present and for what purpose? LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization NY) on 06/02/17. Office location: Kings his new book, Political Systems d. If the faces were carved were filed with the Secretary of State of New County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC and their Relationship to the Dr. Alexander Alemis' photo of the Acropolis with the mysteri - prior to the Parthenon, what York (SSNY) on 05/15/2017. Office location: upon whom process against it may be served. Economy and Freedom. One of ous face, or faces, was taken on a recent trip to Athens. technology was used and is the Kings County. SSNY has been designated as SSNY shall mail process to Stroock & Stroock agent of the LLC upon whom process against it & Lavan, LLP, c/o Bradley G. Kulman, 180 Dr. Alemis’ many interests is pho - Parthenon a lesser monument? may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Maiden Ln., NY, NY 11038. Purpose: Any tography. and admiration for the picture, the vantage point from where In as such, this finding has process to: The LLC, 7408 New Utrecht Ave, lawful activity. He likes taking unique pho - we received no evidence of this he took this picture from, I was the possibility of changing his - Brooklyn, NY 11204. Purpose: For any lawful 275829/17976 purpose. tographs as he sees things from face or faces being known. shocked. tory. 275874/20446 different angles. This photo Alemis spoke with two arche - This finding is incredible on Dr. Alemis will return to FUNERAL hOMES though, which he took in Athens ologists in Greece who have three fronts: Greece this fall to present his new LEGAL NOTICE on April 23, is incredibly special. done extensive study of the 1. That it was not discovered, book The 63 Parts of Intelligence APOSTOLOPOULOS He took a picture of the Acropo - Acropolis and its history but had documented, or studied all and will get more data about this Notice of Formation of 703 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization Apostle Family - lis Rock from a certain spot, never seen or read about the these years. Keep in mind, the view, but if any readers of The were filed with the Secretary of State of New Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - which revealed the faces in the faces of the Acropolis. Acropolis is probably the most National Herald who have any York (SSNY) on 10/06/14. Office location: rock formation for possibly the But how is this possible that photographed monument in the information about the face or Kings County. SSNY has been designated as Funeral Directors of agent of the LLC upon whom process against it first time in history. for 2,500 years no one has dis - world. faces of the Acropolis are encour - may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. At Alemis’ request, I re - covered these faces? When 2. How Alemis discovered it: aged to email him at: market - process to the LLC at: The Limited Liability searched the Internet for any - Alemis first showed me this pic - he told me approximately 20 [email protected]. Company, 521 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 5044 Broadway 11205. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. thing relating to the face of the ture and asked me to send it for things had to happen for him to New York, NY 10034 Acropolis and found nothing. copyright I thought he was be there that morning on April Steven J. Korbel is the 25870/20444 (212) 942-4000 Subsequently, we put it on Face - pulling my leg. As he showed 23rd. None of those events were Marketing Director for Upstat LEGAL NOTICE Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE book, but besides the accolades me the rest of the pictures and planned, including the incident Dental Solutions in Chicago. Notice of Formation of SMT GROUP LLC CONSTANTINIDES (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York FUNERAL PARLOR Co. DEATH NOTICES (SSNY) on 06/16/17. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent (718) 745-1010 of the LLC upon whom process against it may Services in all localities - BONTALES, DIAMANDO band, Nick; Stephanie Karatzia Jul. 7) – Voula P. Michael passed of Hudson, NH, formerly of Wap - be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process n to: SMT GROUP LLC, 3 Claridge Circle, Man - Low cost shipping to Greece (JULIA) and her husband, Tony, and away on July 5, 2017 after a brief pingers Falls, NY, passed away hasset, NY 11030. Purpose: For any lawful STATEN ISLAND, NY – (from the Alaina, and Cleoniki. She was the illness. Beloved wife of 61 years peacefully with his family by his purpose. Staten Island Advance, published dear sister of John Panagakos, of the late Perry P Michael, she side on July 1, 2017 after a hard- 275869/20443 ANTONOPOULOS on Jul. 6) – Beloved wife and lov - Helen Arniotis, Elizabeth Papas, will be forever missed by her chil - fought battle with pancreatic can - FUNERAL HOME, INC. ing mother Diamando (Julia) and Peter Panagakos, as well as dren, Peter Michael (MaryAnn), cer. He was the husband of Gian - LEGAL NOTICE Bontales (nee Panagakos), 85, the late Nicholas Panagakos and Larry Michael (Darlene), Maria nina Poulios. "Memos" as he was Notice of Formation of PLAG DOCUMENTARY, Konstantinos Antonopoulos - passed away on July 3, 2017, in Gus Panagakos. She was the fond Lampos, (Thomas), and by her affectionately called was born on LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization Funeral Director Holmdel, N.J. Born in Anavryti, aunt of many nieces, nephews, nine grandchildren. She was an February 4, 1932 in Manchester, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/20/17. Office location: 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Greece, Diamando immigrated to and grand-nieces and nephews. adoring grandmother to NH, a son of the late Demetrios Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as the U.S. in 1951, and settled with In lieu of flowers, donations may Stephanie, Olivia, Aris, Anjelica, and Annetta Poulios. Agamem - agent of the LLC upon whom process against it Astoria, New York 11105 her aunt and uncle, James and be made to Holy Trinity-St. Victoria, Christina, Nicholas, non honorably served in the US may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Georgia Katsoris, in Port Rich - Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Katherine, and Ryan. She is also Army during the Korean War era. process to: Ms. Julia Chang, 930 Grand Con - (718) 728-8500 course 3E, Bronx, NY 10451. Purpose: For Not affiliated with any mond Center, S.I. In 1954, Dia - 1641 Richmond Ave., S.I. 10314 survived by her sister, Arge Mour - He later went on to earn a bach - any lawful purpose. mando married Louis Bontales in Diamando's memory. toupalas (Tom). She was born in elor’s degree in engineering from 275868/20442 other funeral home. and they lived in Sheepshead Bay Vassara, Greece on February 4, the Univ. of Denver and began a Brooklyn, N.Y., before settling on n KOUChOUKOS, 1927, and made the US her per - career as a project manager for Staten Island in 1967, where the CAThERINE manent home in 1955. In lieu of IBM that would span 30 years. couple raised their three sons, CHICAGO, IL (from the Chicago flowers the family requests Memos was a longtime parish - In Memoriam: Steve, Jack, and Peter. Diamando Tribune, published on Jul. 4) – memorial donations be made to ioner of Kimisis Greek Orthodox worked for Superior Confections, Catherine Kouchoukos nee the Sts. Constantine and Helen Church and proud member of Of your loved one and later worked and retired from Robakis, born in Lahanada, Building Fund. AHEPA. In addition to his wife, St. Vincent's Medical Center. Last Messinia Greece. Beloved wife of Memos is survived by his children Commemorate your loved one in the pages of summer she enjoyed a trip back the late Peter J. Kouchoukos. Lov - n POULIOS, AGAMEMNON J. James & Keri Poulios of Anthem, to Anavryti and Epirus, Greece, ing mother of Bessie (Anthony) HUDSON, NH (from the Pough - AZ and Christina & Joseph Cruz, The National Herald. Announcements may be where she reunited with family Grosso, Angie (Andrew) Ben - keepsie Journal, published on Jul. Jr. of Chelmsford, MA, his brother telephoned or e-mailed to the Classified department. and friends. Diamando was a ziger, John (Kiki), Zachary and 4) – Agamemnon J. Poulios, 85, Plouto and his wife Stacy of parishioner and proud member Louis Kouchoukos. Proud grand - Rochester, NY and sister Perse - of the Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas mother of Catherine, Christina, This is a service phone of Chelmsford, MA. He for more information call (718) 784-5255 ext. 106 Greek Orthodox Church Ladies Alexander, Paul, Elpetha, Ellena, to the community. was the beloved Grandpa of Philoptochos Society and the Panayotis, Thalia and Ioanna. Announcements of deaths Alexa, Donny, Gabrielle, Alexan - • [email protected] Golden Seniors club. Diamando Fond aunt, cousin and friend of may be telephoned to the der and Christopher. In lieu of was the beloved wife of the late many. Memorial donations to St. Classified department of flowers, donations may be made Louis Bontales. She was the lov - George Greek Orthodox Church The National Herald at in Memos' name to the Lustgarten ing mother of Steven and his wife, 2701 N. Sheffield Chicago, IL (718) 784-5255, Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Cheryl of Holmdel, N.J.; and the 60614 would be appreciated. monday through friday, Research, 415 Crossways Park The National Herald late Peter and Jack, and Jack's 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Dr., Suite D, Woodbury, NY surviving wife, Joanne. She was MIChAEL, vOULA P. 11797; or Home Health and Hos - www.thenationalherald.com n or e-mailed to: the cherished grandmother of SILVER SPRING, MD (from The [email protected] pice Care, 7 Executive Dr., Merri - Christie Pisacano and her hus - Washington Post, published on mack, NH 03054. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 GREECE CYPRUS 9 After Another Cyprus Unity Talk Collapse, United Nations Starts Over

TNH Staff resort of Crans-Montana and no of the latest round of talks aimed pulling all troops out and abol - details were officially released at reunifying their ethnically ishing intervention rights was It took United Nations Secre - about the debacle with reports split island nation. out of the question. “We came tary-General Antonio Guterres saying only that the talks had But many Cyprus residents very close,” Akinci said. less than seven months into the imploded. on both sides of the divide have “Close, but not close job to learn what his predeces - “The Secretary-General ex - become almost inured to such enough,” Eide, who had prac - sor, Ban Ki-moon endured for 10 pressed his regret that the con - bad news after decades of failed ticed months of shuttle diplo - years: the Cyprus unity talks ference was closed without an United Nations-sponsored peace macy ahead of the unsuccessful were intractable, and, this time, agreement reached,” Dujarric talks. summit in hopes the talks would may have collapsed for good. added. But he wouldn’t put the “Now our voices need to be yield a peace deal, tweeted. The Portuguese diplomat be - shroud over any lingering hopes, louder, more convincing,” ac - Officials involved in the 10 came the latest in a long line of adding that it failure “just means tivist Tina Adamidou, who has days of difficult negotiations at envoys and politicians to fail at the conference on Cyprus is participated in nightly peace a Swiss resort said the failed getting Cypriots and their Turk - closed,” without explaining the demonstrations at the U.N.-con - talks would not be the end of ish counterparts to come to difference. trolled buffer zone that cuts the road for peace on Cyprus. terms on how to reunify an is - Guterres, who sidelined the across the country’s capital, said. But unlike previous attempts, land divided by an unlawful UN Special Envoy Espen Barth “We need to show that as Cypri - there are now questions about 1974 Turkish invasion. Eide, who had given up earlier, ots we are united.” the goal of future negotiations. The final straw was Turkey’s said the Norwegian diplomat While many issues remained Turkey has indicated it would refusal to remove its 35,000- would remain in place in case unresolved, the deal-breaker consider settling the decades-old strong standing army in the AP PHOTO/PETROS kARAdJIAS the talks can be revived some - was a clash over what would problem in ways other than re - Northern third it occupies and Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades talks to the nationally how, trying to quash speculation happen to the more than 35,000 unifying Cyprus as a federation, give up the right to militarily in - televised news conference at the presidential palace in divided he would be removed and yet troops that Turkey has kept in which has been the objective of tervene – invade further – when capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, July 10, 2017. another envoy named. the island’s breakaway Turkish peace talks for 43 years. it wants. It proved too much Greece said Turkey had no in - Cypriot north since 1974, when Turkish Foreign Minister even for Cypriot President Nicos dilemma but it began unravel - downs had also collapsed, say - tention of trying to reach a unity it invaded following a coup Mevlut Cavusoglu said on his Anastasiades, eager to make ing, putting the lie to constant ing it was fruitless with both deal and that the talks were just mounted by supporters of union Twitter account that the result concessions before next year’s predictions from the UN and sides refusing to budge. a disguised ruse to allow Ankara with Greece. showed the “impossibility” of a re-election campaign. both sides that “significant He now will consult with to keep its army on the island Greek and Greek Cypriot of - Federal Cyprus, setting up a Anastasiades and Turkish- progress” was being made when both sides again before deciding and blame Cyprus for the col - ficials said it was Turkey’s “ob - likely permanent partition for Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, it wasn’t. whether to take another shot at, lapse. session” with keeping its troops the island unless there’s a resur - two alleged moderates, began Saying he was “very sorry,” his spokesperson, Stephane Du - NOT OVER YET in place and the right to militar - rection deal that finally works. negotiating two years to great Guterres threw the towel into jarric said. Even the most hard-boiled ily intervene post-reunification hope and fanfare they could be the ring after less than a week The negotiations had been Cypriots expressed pangs of dis - that sunk the talks. Turkish and (Material from the Associated the ones to finally solve the of renewed talks after earlier sit- conducted in secret in the Swiss appointment after the collapse Turkish Cypriot officials said Press was used in this report) Greeks Thwart Nation’s Anti-smoking Efforts by Flouting the Law

TNH Staff added signs and spoke to them. Ministry, smokers recently could need is to give the feeling that having a drink, they’ll stay at smoking patrons of bars and “Customers now smoke all they be seen smoking in a hallway we are restarting,” he said to home.” restaurants might also increase ATHENS – The ban on smoking want, starting early in the morn - under a banner reading “Greece Parliament on May 31, Interna - Few seem to take into ac - with stricter adherence to the inside restaurants and offices ing with coffee and ending late stubs out cigarettes.” In October, tional No Tobacco Day, WSJ re - count that the number of non - smoking ban. went into effect in 2009, but at night with a cocktail,” she President Prokopis Pavlopoulos ported. Greek citizens continue to said, WSJ reported. lit a cigar and smoked along The threat of fines on busi - smoke basically wherever they Greeks are the top smokers with the mayor of Thessaloniki nesses of as much as €10,000, feel like lighting up. The notion in the European Union. Accord - and most of the attendees at a or about $11,300, and on indi - that “rules are meant to be bro - ing to a lunch celebrating Oxi Day. viduals from €50 to €3,000 have ken” is deeply embedded in Greece’s Parliament last year not stopped the violations since Greek culture and avid smokers expanded the nonsmoking laws collecting the fines is also diffi - seem not to care less about the with a ban on electronic-ciga - cult. harmful effect secondhand rette smoking in public places. When the ban first passed smoke has on their coworkers Some lawmakers pointed out, and inspections were more fre - and restaurant workers, let during the debate, the irony quent, business owners found a alone the known harmful ef - of the new law when the creative solution, getting rid of fects on their own health. original one continues to be ashtrays and placing small cups There are 700 known car - ignored. or vases next to the no-smoking cinogens in cigarettes, which Center-right parliamen - signs. Inspectors might notice alone one would think would tarian Niki Kerameos said, customers crushing out ciga - be a deterrent, but the addic - WSJ reported, “meeting rettes, but, it was the individual tive nature of tobacco makes rooms, parties’ offices, secre - disobeying the rules, not the quitting extremely difficult for tariats, walkways, toilets, the business owner. smokers. They have to first ad - cigarettes are everywhere. If we Andreas Varelas, Athens’s mit they have a problem. The don’t set an example of follow - vice mayor, said, WSJ reported, Wall Street Journal (WSJ) re - ing the laws, how do we expect “the businessmen’s imagination cently reported on the problem 2016 citizens to do so?” is never so vivid as when it AP PHOTO/GIANNIS PAPANIkOS noting that Greek “citizens take EU survey, about 37% of Greeks As Greece continues to strug - comes to finding ways to break Celebrating Ancient Greece, Today pride in puffing where they reported that they smoke, the gle with economic issues, the the law. Rule-breaking is in please.” highest percentage in Europe, enforcement of all types of in - Greeks’ nature.” In this Friday, July 7, 2017 photo, people wearing clothing in - The WSJ article noted the where the EU average is 26%, fractions is not consistent. Bud - New taxes on cigarettes be - spired by Ancient Greece, take part in a torch-lit procession at struggle of Katerina Dervenioti, as the WSJ reported. The poll get cuts have left only a third of gan in January which might de - the northern Greek village of Litohoro, northern Greece. Devo - who decided to open a bar in also revealed that seven years the wardens who issue tickets crease smoking by making the tees of ancient Greece's religion and culture gather each July central Athens in 2013, certain after the ban went into effect, for traffic violations, smoking, habit even more costly than it at the foot of Mount Olympus to hold a series of events, cere - that there would be no smoking 87% of Greeks said they had and other fines in the Attica re - already is. Part of the conditions monies and seminars. in her bar. She had always dis - been exposed to indoor smoking gion which includes Athens. The for Greece to receive bailout liked smoking, and was confi - in bars. municipal police numbers have funds from its EU creditors the dent that the 2009 law banning Top athletes and politicians also been reduced and a Health “sin” taxes have raised the price smoking in interiors would keep are regularly seen smoking in - Ministry telephone hotline for of a pack of 20 cigarettes to her bar smoke-free. Unfortu - doors, not setting the best ex - complaints about smoking vio - about €4.50, a euro more than Sliding Tsipras Wants nately, in just a few hours, Der - ample for the nation’s antismok - lations is seldom answered. before the economic crisis. A venioti discovered that “Greeks ing campaign. Deputy Health Health Minister Andreas regular smoker can spend more believe rules are meant to be Minister Pavlos Polakis lit up Xanthos admitted that the than €100 a month on smoking, Economic Conferences broken,” as noted in WSJ. The while giving a press conference smoking regulations had not a steep price when Greek patrons lit up even after she just last year. At the Finance been implemented. “What we monthly salaries average about €700, WSJ reported. TNH Staff wave that has tourists seeing Police said they plan a new mountains of rubbish piled enforcement push after the sum - ATHENS – His fervent fans everywhere. mer, when smokers move back abandoning him in droves after Panos Kammenos, the leader indoors. he repeatedly reneged on anti- of his coalition partner the pro- VP Pence Invites Greek PM to Washington Varelas said that if businesses austerity promises in surrender - austerity, far-right, marginal, jin - receive enough fines, they will ing to international creditors he goistic Independent Greeks WASHINGTON – The vice president of the economic crisis and thanked him for Greece’s follow the anti-smoking laws. vowed to defeat, Prime Minister (ANEL) is also under investiga - United States, Mike Pence, spoke on Monday role as a pillar of stability in the region, its NATO According to the law, a bar or Alexis Tsipras is hoping to per - tion for phone calls to a jailed by phone with Alexis Tsipras, the Prime Minister contributions, and its military cooperation with restaurant can lose its license suade Greeks to come back into former shipowner in a major of Greece. the United States. The leaders expressed regret after the third smoking fine. his camp with a series of con - heroin-smuggling case in which Following is the readout of their conversation that the Conference on Cyprus closed last week There is also a fear that the ferences aimed at showing the Kammenos allegedly asked for as issued by the White House: without a settlement agreement, and the Vice strict enforcement of the smok - economy is reviving. his testimony against a promi - The Vice President spoke by phone today President underscored continued U.S. support ing ban may cause a drop in The Radical Left SYRIZA nent businessman in return for with Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras. for a comprehensive settlement to reunify the business for bars and restau - leader agreed to more pension lenient treatment from a life The leaders reaffirmed the enduring ties be - island as a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. rants. Dervenioti said, WSJ re - cuts and taxes on low-income sentence. tween Greece and the United States. The Vice The Vice President extended to Tsipras an invi - ported, for many smokers, “the families in return for the release Tsipras is also facing the President congratulated the Prime Minister on tation to visit Washington, and the leaders habit is part of their DNA. If they of 8.5-billion euros ($9.73 bil - wrath of the union of the Public Greece’s progress toward recovering from the agreed to meet in the near future. are not allowed to light up while lion) from a staggered, delayed Power Corporation (PPC) over third bailout this one for 86 bil - his plans to also renege on anti- lion euros ($98.43 billion) he privatization promises and let said he would never seek nor the agency be taken over by in - accept but did both. vestors. This Week in Greek History With the lives of millions of Trade unionists and other lo - Greeks taking devastating hits cal labor groups have already By Eraklis Diamataris ment. Huffington’s career truly took off in after constant pension cuts, tax lambasted Tsipras for going the 1990s when she published 4 books and hikes, slashed salaries and back on many of his pre-election JULY 15: On this date in 1950 Greek her husband, whom she married in 1986, worker firings that he perpetu - pledges, reminding him that he American journalist and entrepreneur Ari - successfully for a seat in the House of Rep - ated after saying he would re - had once described many of the anna Huffington (neé Ariadne-Anna resentatives from the state of California and verse, it could be a hard sell for measures included in the deal Stasinopo úlou) was born in Athens. Huff - then narrowly missed out on winning a Sen - Tsipras to get people to think of with the Troika of the European ington moved to the United Kingdom when ate seat. Her husband’s political fortunes the Gross Domestic Product. Union-European Central Bank- she was 16 years of age and attended Girton catapulted Huffington into the conservative Polls show the major opposi - European Stability Mechanism College, Cambridge where she became the mainstream as an endorser of most of then tion New Democracy Conserva - (EU-ECB-ESM) as “crimes.” the first foreign and just the third female Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s “re - tives, who imposed austerity in But Tsipras may be buoyed President of Cambridge Union (the biggest publican revolution” agenda. She involved a previous regime but whose by a possible market return that debating and free speech society at the uni - herself with radio and was a contributor new leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis could come soon, investors and versity). At the age of 23 Huffington pub - with various cable news TV outlets lending said he would both oppose and bankers close to the discussions lished her first book, titled “The Female conservative perspectives. As the early institute, have leads up to 14.8 told Reuters, raising private cash Woman” which was controversial in that it 2000s progressed, and recently divorced seek fame. Herostratus was swiftly sen - percent and more over SYRIZA. that would mark an important went against the Women’s Liberation move - from her husband, Huffington unsuccess - tenced to death and the ancients wanted to With some financial pressure step towards ending its depen - fully ran for governor of California as an wash his name from history as they tried to off for now, Tsipras – who didn’t dence on official funding next independent. With her newfound views de - do with Ephialtes who betrayed Leonidas get the debt relief he sought nor year. cidedly more liberal than her earlier years, and his 300 Spartans. The city of Ephesus Greece’s inclusion into the Eu - Athens' largest creditor, the Arianna Huffington founded The Huffington was devastated by the fire to their great tem - ropean Central Bank’s bond European Stability Mechanism, Post on May 9, 2005. The Huffington Post ple and were able to build a replacement buying program, two elements said Greece should develop a is a news and opinions website that caters temple on with the help of neighboring vil - he said were essential to a mar - strategy to end a three-year ex - both to local users and to international au - lages and towns. The ancients looking for a ket return before disputing him - ile from markets before its cur - diences. The site leans towards liberal-left way to explain the disaster to the masses self – has embarked on the cam - rent bailout program expires in commentary and was sold to AOL for $315 hypothesized that perhaps due to the fact paign of regional economic mid-2018. million on February 7, 2011. Huffington re - that Alexander the Great was born either conferences around the country. Greek Finance Minister Eu - mained editor-in-chief at the The Huffington on the day of the fire or a day before/after He also told his Cabinet min - clid Tsakalotos met with in - Post until August 11, 2016 when she was too preoccupied with helping to bring isters to hit the hustings and talk vestors in London last month stepped down from her position at the com - into the world, Alexander the Great than to to a disenchanted electorate to and one of those funds, BlueBay pany she founded to focus her attentions to save her own temple. Other scholars claim play up his reneging benefits Asset Management, said in - her new project called Thrive Global. Her that the temple was actually destroyed by and that SYRIZA’s violation of vestors eager to make a killing new focus pertains to health and wellness John Chrysostom as a means to stuff out its own alleged principles was on interest rates for a possible information distribution and awareness. the heresy that Christians believed that poly - for the common good and not bond are lining up. theism was. The Temple of Artemis was re - political gain. "It seems to be every day I'm JULY 21: On this day in 356 B.C. The built 3 times and ruins of the third and final He has a lot of baggage getting a call asking about this Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the structure remain visible to this day. A temple though. It took two weeks for particular topic," BlueBay's Mark Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was has been erected near the original site in the government to get striking Dowding told Reuters, despite destroyed by an act of arson. The perpetrator order to try to depict what the temple may garbage collectors to return to no end in sight to Greece’s eco - of the act was Herostratus who was out to have looked like in its heyday. work during a sweltering heat nomic crisis. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017

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On July 7, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres O those left unpublished. E was forced to suspend the talks for a solution to the Cyprus prob - G lem. The atmosphere had greatly worsened. The negotiators, tired and aware that the talks were about to flop, forgot their good manners and proceeded to shout at one another. Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris “I'm very sorry to tell you that... the conference on Cyprus was closed without an agreement being reached,” Guterres informed the handful of reporters present at the time. Tsipras’ Invitation from Pence: economy is growing and it has a more seri - ence of an associate. Thus, a few days before the 43rd anniversary of the Turkish ous government. The fact that it does not The Turks did not disclose what was dis - invasion of Cyprus, it became fully clear that a solution to the Encouraging, or Degrading? have any tangible support could not be cussed, nor did the Americans. It is specu - Cyprus problem does not exist, at least not as it is perceived by more apparent from the collapse of the re - lated that they spoke about Syria, the Kurds, the Greeks and the Turks. Vice President Mike Pence’s invitation to cent talks, during which the Western powers and ISIS. This is because we, on the one hand, consider that even if all Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to visit either did not want, or were unable, to pres - They possibly spoke about Cyprus as the agreements in the world are signed, they will not be worth the White House “in the near future,” al - sure Turkish President Erdogan to make well, since the collapse of the unity talks the paper on which they are printed if the Turkish troops do not though good news on the one hand, raises some basic concessions on the issues of se - was such a fresh topic. withdraw from Cyprus. some fundamental questions, which we are curity and guarantees. Thus, the result is And it is somewhat ironic, considering And for the Turks, any agreement that relinquishes the trophies obligated to bring to your attention. what it is. that two days earlier Cyprus President Nicos of their victory, i.e., their military presence on the island, would Regardless of whether or not one sup - 3. The current U.S. administration does Anastasiades was anxiously trying to get be meaningless. ports Tsipras, this issue, the visit of a Greek not have the slightest interest in Kotzias’ ahold of President Trump – he ultimately Can these positions be adjusted ? For example, can the United Prime Minister to the White House, can only rhetorical philosophies, such as “Turkey’s spoke to Vice President Pence – to mediate States force Turkey to withdraw its troops, or even to withdraw be seen from a purely national aspect. views are contrary to the traditions of West - with Erdogan. enough of them so as not to constitute a real danger to the Greeks First of all, let us recall a few things we ern enlightenment and Western political In any event, it does not seem as if Er - on the island? And if so, why did it not do so for 43 long years? must keep in mind: through this newspaper, culture”. dogan’s meeting with Trump, or any other In any case, now what? Does life in Cyprus return to its pre- I have often criticized the fact that although The bottom line is that: head of state of the world’s 20 largest talks format? the new administration is in quite close con - a. Erdogan visited the White House more economies, deterred him from making un - No, it does not. tact with the Turkish government, it requires than a month ago. (It was announced yes - acceptable statements...about implementing The definitive affirmation of the deadlock creates a new ratio - numerous requests from Greece to schedule terday that V.P Mike Pence invited Prime “a Plan B or Plan C”. nale. The distrust between the two sides grows even more. The a telephone appointment between the pres - Minister Tsipras to visit the White House “ Or could it be that the Cyprus issue was drilling for oil will begin soon, while the Greek side will hold ident and the prime minister, as well as for in the near future.”) not discussed at all? presidential elections in February. a very brief meeting at NATO. b. He recently met with President Trump However, the spokesman for the Greek Cypriot government Contrarily, the president has already in - in the G20 meeting. gives a positive perspective: “Tonight's development,” he said, “is vited the Turkish president to the White c. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Lesson Learned from in no way positive, but it is not the end of the road either." House and recently met with him at the yesterday Turkey for the second time and Varoufakis: Cooperation, Not What he means is not at all clear. But to be realistic – which is G20 summit, while the secretary of state made the following statement: “this is an necessary – we must accept that the situation in Cyprus has dete - has visited Turkey twice, but did not con - extraordinarily important relationship to Conflict riorated. Turkey is not willing to withdraw its troops and, in ad - sider it useful to stop over in Athens, even the United States for many, many reasons… dition, is determined to intervene militarily, as the Turkish foreign for just a few hours, in the interests of bal - from a security standpoint to future eco - The fact that Greece has not yet been minister stated, “if need be”. One such case may be the oil ance between the two countries. nomic opportunities as well, and the im - able to present its own plan for ending the drilling... Meanwhile, the Cypriot president visiting portant geography just by luck of Mother crisis but is only confined to responding to In any case, the Greeks – in Nicosia and in Athens – are called the White House (June 6) before the Greek Nature that the citizens of Turkey occupy plans presented by its lenders, is both inef - upon to make decisions: should they trust the further perpetuation prime minister (not as yet) in a new ad - at this crossroads of the world.” fective and nationally offensive. That it has of the situation? And if so, for how long, without the passing of ministration is unprecedented. 4. A few years ago, it was impossible for not worked out a plan that is its own, in time alone will provide the solution? Second, the takeaway from the conver - an American secretary of state to visit which it believes, and which it may imple - Or should they dare to trust the considerable talent and cre - sation between Pence and Tsipras reveals Greece but not Turkey, and vice versa. Now ment accordingly. ativity of Hellenism and accept a solution that keeps a good that the Greek prime minister has only been the visit only Turkey without anyone even What continues to happen is that the amount, but not all, of the Turkish forces on the island in the invited to meet with the vice president, not objecting... government responds to the measures the hope that the tide will turn in their favor; namely, a solution for with President Trump. In other words, the 5. Senior Turkish officials, from Erdogan lenders suggest, which it ultimately accepts coexisting with the Turkish minority, knowing that given some same that happened with Cyprus President down, leave no doubt with their statements – after long and incredibly damaging delays, time they will maintain the sovereignty of their homeland? Nicos Anastasiades. that they believe the oil in Cyprus is also for political reasons – to avoid bankruptcy. But if that happens, it would be an un - the property of the Turkish Cypriots and However, the drafting of such a plan is acceptable, offensive degradation of Greece that they will not allow Greek Cypriots to not an easy task. And the people who would Apathy, or Abandonment? and the Greek prime minister, and should exploit it alone. In fact yesterday, during be entrusted with drawing up the plan must not be tolerated. the World Petroleum Congress in Constan - have extensive and relevant knowledge as So, should the prime minister perhaps tinople, Erdogan recently warned oil com - well as experience. In addition, the individ - For anyone who was in Greece in July, 2015, it was an experi - accept Pence’s invitation only after ensuring panies against participating in the hydro - ual who will make the final decisions, ence that is impossible to forget. a meeting with the president? carbon exploration. namely the prime minister, must know what It was a politically hot month with rapid developments that Third, invitations to the White House, Ultimately, then, the question is how is happening. were marked by the final stage of an exhaustive and incompre - the most supreme of all invitations, are ex - does one assess the present historical junc - It is obvious that the objective require - hensible negotiation regarding the public debt, and a referendum tended to heads of state and government ture, and does one believe that the Turks ments for the development of such a plan that no one has yet been able to truly understand, and which led for two main reasons: as a reward for the will follow through on their threats? are absent from today's Greece. to a capitulation to its creditors, which not only cost Greece work carried out by a head of government History has taught us that it is not wise In principle, it is propitious that Alexis billions of euros in additional debt, but also left deep scars in the on issues of foreign policy, or because the to ignore their threats. Thus, on that basis, Tsipras considered methods of addressing Greek economy and banking system. U.S. authorities believe that an invitation one cannot take the risk. Unless – I repeat – the problem before becoming prime minis - Upon visiting Greece again this July, it is natural for one to to the White House, in the overall atmos - a national decision has been taken that the ter. But the two years during which he has want to determine what memories the Greek people have pre - phere that is created, may likely secure an hydrocarbons belong to Cyprus and Greece governed the country reveal that both he served from 2015, after two more years of ongoing deprivation, agreement on something which is in Amer - alone and therefore they will not succumb and his key advisers were recklessly clueless overtaxation, and banking controls and restrictions. ica’s interest. to any blackmail. about the subject. The answer can be summed up in one word: apathy. Whomever In this case, the first reason probably If such a decision has been taken, no Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis you ask just shakes his head, shrugs, and tries to forget. This ap - does not apply. Tsipras has not shown any problem. Varoufakis, for example, possessed the the - athy, the general indifference, the reluctance to comment seems success in matters of foreign policy. Provided they are ready to take respon - oretical basis and was knowledgeable about odd and is cause for serious concern. It betrays a lack of any ex - Thus, the second reason applies. But sibility for the consequences. the subject, but was living in a fantasy emplary punishment from that wretched experience; it erodes what is the national issue for which Tsipras world; with a sense of narcissism, he saw and weakens the instincts for political action. need a little push in order to agree? Perhaps himself slugging it out with German Finance As incredible as it may sound, the Greeks seem to have become the agreement on the Souda base, on Minister Wolfgang Schäuble while both de - accustomed to their wretched daily lives. There are very few peo - Cyprus, on the petroleum, or the FYROM Two Old Friends, and Plan B feating and humiliating him, to avenge the ple who want to raise their voice in protest for the continuing name dispute? Greek people for what they had been banking controls or the ongoing exorbitant, exhaustive taxation Lastly, I characterized Tsipras’ invitation The public portion of the meeting be - through up to then. which this month, in particular, resulted in an increase for about to the White House as “good news” on the tween President Trump and Russian Presi - He saw victory arising from conflict and 1/3 of tax returns. one hand for the following reason: because dent Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in from the annulment of what had been The current debate in Parliament for closing the new negotia - if it happens, it would constitute a public, Germany among the world's wealthiest na - agreed upon, rather than from cooperation, tion on the debt is not at the center of public attention. It is no evident “reconciliation” of the so-called Left tions seemed very friendly. I am referring without considering the ratio of forces be - exaggeration to say that everything has taken the form of a de - with America, which will help to further to the handshakes and their chitchat. tween Greece and its creditors. spondent routine, which everyone has accepted with bowed heads, separate Greek foreign policy from domestic Not that anyone would expect them to Thus, in words he committed to paper, and several, if not many, are persuaded by, or at the very least politics, to Greece’s benefit. literally pounce on each other, of course. he was eyeing the creation of a parallel pay - tolerate, the government’s blatant and unsubstantiated allegations But after so many months of unanswered ment system, among other things, as has of a forthcoming exit from the crisis. questions, suspicions, and revelations about been extensively disclosed. And although And so this is how one lives this July in Greece, as if July, Drilling and Possible Putin’s involvement in the American elec - that can be implemented theoretically, it 2015 never happened. tions, one would expect that they would be does not take into consideration the conse - Is this possibly a psychological, historical amnesia, by which Consequences more restrained. Especially Trump. quences it would have on the market, nor the Greek people are being tested, after so many years of a harsh Adding to that the fact that their meeting the reactions of its lenders. and exhaustive economic crisis? Or could one perhaps speak of a To be perfectly clear, Cyprus – and there - lasted over two hours, and that Melania That is why it was reckless. phenomenon of self-abandonment, which goes beyond political fore Greece – are on a collision course with Trump tried to interrupt them – without In the situation in which the country attitudes, stifles the appetite for political reaction, and assumes Turkey on the issue of drilling for hydro - success – so that Trump could continue with finds itself, where the creditors hold most the form of a fatalistic decadence that begins to spread and em - carbon exploration. his schedule, one truly cannot help but won - of the cards, the best strategy is sincere co - brace all levels of Greek society? And if Cyprus and Greece are indeed de - der what they were talking about the entire operation rather than an imaginary Marxist These are the sad questions that one experiences this July in termined, as a result of a full-fledged na - time. conflict, provided that our side is genuinely Athens. tional policy, to proceed with the drilling In any case, Trump also referred to the prepared to implement the plan, if it is ac - Let’s say it for the thousandth time: the sky, the sea, the natural and face the consequences if necessary, then issue of Putin's involvement in the American cepted by the lenders. And also provided beauty, the Greek paradise are always keen to welcome anyone fine. Let’s proceed. elections. And although their respective for - that the plan would presented to the people who wishes to enjoy this unique land. But if Greece stumbles into a crisis be - eign ministers initially stated that Trump in its genuine version. But it seems the people have begun to live somewhere else. cause of Nikos Kotzias, its insufficient for - was assured by Putin that there was no The incongruous situation in which the Their resistance is exhausted, the past no longer constitutes a eign minister who behaves ridiculously im - Russian meddling and that they agreed it government “fights” the bad lenders to pre - guide for avoiding future mistakes, and the future is not promising. maturely, or because Cypriot President Nicos was time to move forward, White House vent them from offering it another loan, Those who once heroically rebelled against harsh oppression Anastasiades has, for various reasons, been Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told Fox News without which the country will be driven seem to have been abandoned to the insidious erosion of com - caught up in this course, then they can Sunday that “the president absolutely did into bankruptcy, must stop at some point. promise by misery and deprivation. cause trouble for the nation. not believe President Putin’s denial.” In other words, the government both re - In Greece, this July of cruel recollection, the need for a new More specifically: Nonetheless, that the American president quests a loan and fights against it. The result vision, a new political reality, becomes all the more necessary. 1. Greece is isolated internationally be - devoted a whole two hours to one of his is that such behavior neutralizes the positive cause of its economic crisis, but also because counterparts, regardless of country, is a big aspects while retaining the negative. of its lack of serious leadership. We have to deal. Is Russia really so important for Amer - It is a miracle that thus far, Greece has admit that it is difficult for someone to take ica? More important than any other coun - been spared from the amateur manipula - Share your thoughts with us seriously a government with Alexis Tsipras try? tions of its rulers. But the risk of disaster as prime minister, Kotzias as foreign minis - However, in addition to meeting with remains high because, although some rulers The National Herald welcomes your response ter and Panos Kammenos as defense minis - other heads of state, President Trump also have learned some things at the expense of to any article or editorial Please send e-mail to ter. held an “unscheduled” meeting with Turkish others without considering the conse - [email protected] 2. But Cyprus also doesn’t have any sig - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for about quences, for them the system remains alien. nificant support, despite the fact that its half an hour. And, in fact, without the pres - So, how can they possibly improve it? THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 VIEWPOINTS 11 Greek Education KO’d Sailing the Homeric Natural Harbors of the Aegean

Again, as Crisis Deepens By Dimitra Pontoporou

Cruising the Aegean, Greeks This summer and wiping out a and travelers equally cannot finds the Greek- time-tested and avoid thinking Odysseus sail - American commu - highly valued insti - ings. Were the coastlines differ - nity reeling from tution for the trans - ent then? Given the strong yet another mission of Hel - Aegean winds where would the parochial day lenism. ships in prehistoric times shelter school closure – at The questions and anchor? the Holy Cross are vexing. Why Homeric philology and ar - parish in White - was the Archdio - chaeology seek to find the an - stone – the sixth in cese the last to swers. the past decade. know about the It is not easy to reconstruct The National school’s financial the prehistoric coastlines in their Herald first broke by Christopher troubles? Why did original configuration and de - this story and fol - TRIPOULAS the school and termine the exact locations of lowing the ensuing Special to parish administra - prehistoric harbors. Coastal fallout, parish ad - The National Herald tion wait until the palaeographical and geomor - ministrators at - last possible mo - phological studies have proved tempted to spin the story and ment to draw attention to their that the morphology of the deny the closure, leaving a ray plight, rather than seek help ear - Mediterranean basin coasts has of hope for the resumption of lier on, when the problem might seriously changed in the last operations in the fall pending have been more manageable? millennia. Sea level changes, lo - improved registration figures… Why on earth would the parish cal tectonic movements, coastal as if the abrupt announcement continue paying monthly com - sedimentation, changes in the to close shop might somehow mitments to unspecified and rivers’ flow, sea currents and promote trust and higher enroll - questionable Archdiocesan “na - manmade coastal constructions ment! To complicate matters tional ministries” when a tangi - have altered the ancient mar - even further, Archdiocesan offi - ble and far more valuable com - itime landscape since the cials noted that they were un - ponent of its own ministry – its Bronze Age and the Homeric chorage, where there is no need from Mallia, Crete, an important well fortified from the landward aware of the school’s financial school – was in such grave fi - epics era. On the other hand suf - of moorings”), in the Laistry - town with two harbors that can side. woes, while the community’s nancial danger? ficient interdisciplinary evidence gones’ land and Forkynos harbor be assimilated to the emporia of Anchorage in lee of an is - priest, who was not present These and an entire slew of (geological, archaeological) on in Ithaca. eastern Mediterranean Enkomi land/ offshore reef. Several of when the announcement to other unanswered questions will the possible exploitation of Bays either side of an “anvil- in Cyprus, Ugarit or Byblos in Menelaus ships in Crete sought close the school was made be - continue to haunt the Greek- coastal formations as harbors is shaped” headland. This config - Syro Palestine. The first depic - shelter behind a reef that hin - cause he was on assignment at American community. However, lacking. Therefore the Homeric uration offered the advantage tions of coastlines and shore dered high waves. In the mouth an Archdiocesan youth camp, the grassroots response – or lack descriptions are a precious of easy access and entrance to topography come from the of the Cyclop’s island there was went unpaid for six months so thereof, to be more precise – will source of information for a topo - the harbor basin in different Miniature Frieze from the West an island with a low cliff. that teacher salaries could be serve as an even gloomier graphical typology of the early weather conditions and wind di - house in Santorini. In the depic - Archaeological evidence covered, because the community specter in the aftermath of this Aegean harbors and anchorage rections. The bays usually create tion of the third town, there is a could be argued in Amnisos, was experiencing a shortfall due tragedy. sites. Homeric natural harbors a double harbor configuration, double harbor arrangement Crete, where the harbor is situ - to monthly contributions to the School after school is closing and anchorage sites have typo - and later the two basins were with a smaller harbor separated ated in relation to an offshore Archdiocese’s National Min - and the trend will likely con - logically been classified in the connected. This was the forma - from a larger one by a rocky island and protected on the west istries and utility bills. tinue so long as no pressure is categories below. tion of the harbor on Phaeakes point of land. by high cliffs. Similar was the This communication break - brought to bear against the Natural bay. A typical nauti - island, consisting of two en - In lee of a promontory. This situation in Kommos, in south down is merely the tip of the ice - handful of persons responsible cal activity repeated in both the closed bays either side of the is a term used in the epic to de - Crete, the seaport of Phaistos. berg in a crisis whose causes for this short-sighted policy. In Iliad and the Odyssey is moor - headland, where the fortified fine safe harbors, side hit by the The land was connected to a have not yet been formally ana - most of the aforementioned in - ing in a natural bay. A natural town was built. Though we ig - waves. Such a harbor is the rocky islet now submerged. lyzed, let alone addressed. This stances, the saying can be con - bay with water was the harbor nore the actual geographical lo - main harbor of Mallia, Crete, Riverine. The coast at the absence of any corrective action firmed that while it may take a of Reithro, outside the town of cation of the Homeric Scheria, protected by the west by a rocky mouth of a river was regarded is perhaps the most frustrating village to raise a child, it only Ithaca. Ideally, preferred bays the land of Phaeakes, the hy - promontory. During the Bronze as safe from the winds and the development in the whole sad takes about a dozen council had potable water. Pharos island pothesis that it could be ancient Age, there was a preference for waves. In Egypt Odysseus an - saga of school closures plaguing members and probably less than near Egypt also offers an an - Corfu can be supported by the locating settlements on or near chored his ships at the river our parish communities. This fifty paid parish members to rub - chorage site, shaped by a nat - fact that there two harbors were peninsulas. One of the most Egyptos. Also while visiting the column devotes the majority of ber stamp the decision for a ural bay. Naulochos limen is created in either side of a low characteristic examples is that Nekyia (the land of the dead) its space to matters concerning school closure. called a natural harbor, where promontory. An anchorage con - of Agia Eirini at Kea, Cyclades. he anchored at the mouth and Hellenic education because it be - Boards make decisions to the ships could lie, like in bed. figuration with two entrances, During this period it was shel - then up the river Oceanos. lieves that the issue is a top pri - close down a school largely Naulochos is a composed word: was the one, where Penelope’s tered behind a strong fortifica - Next time you cruise the ority, touching intimately upon without any wider community naus is the ship and lechos the suitors were hidden waiting for tion wall. Other similar sites on Aegean and see a coastal con - the vital interests of the commu - consultation, as if it were their bed in ancient Greek. Telemachus to return from Pelos low peninsulas include Manika figuration of this typology, you nity and reflecting attitudes own private little shop; as if they Almost enclosed bay. En - with the aim to kill him. on Euboea, Agios Kosmas and can pretty safely assume that about our all-important hierar - didn’t solicit funds from a much closed bays existed on Cyclops' Archaeological evidence of Askitario in Attika, Kolonna on Homeric ships had anchored chy of needs that will determine broader base when building the island (“a harbor giving safe an - such arrangement comes also Aegina and possibly Phylakopi, there 3500 years ago. the shape and future of Greek school; and as if they were own - America and impact the coming ers, not stewards of this noble generations profoundly. institution. Of the six schools that ceased Still, culpability ultimately LETTER FROM ATHENS operating, only one has man - lies with all of us as members of aged to reopen and provide the greater community for not some form of daily Greek lan - actively pursuing our role as guage instruction. That school is stakeholders and taking owner - Cyprus Disunity Talks Aren’t Suspended, They’re Dead currently the lone Hellenic- ship of the situation. Individual themed charter school in NYC. parishes have been left to fend The remaining schools that for themselves when it comes to Don’t know about you but prefers publishing one on the back, US Cypriot organizations re - closed are either dormant or be - maintaining Greek parochial I’m shocked - SHOCKED - to press releases with - and pose for pho - leased an open letter about the ing leased and generating major schools, and amidst the chang - find out there was no gambling out question or in - tos where every - secret negotiations which profits for their parishes, the par - ing makeup of our society and going on in the Cyprus disunity terpretation, trum - one has fake largely kept Cypriots and Turks ticulars of whose allocation the daily lives, it seems fairly obvi - talks at the tony Swiss resort of peted a deal was at smiles on their on the island in the dark even wider Community knows very ous that this model is now Crans-Montana (diplomats love hand. faces as they hold though they would have to vote little about and which have largely untenable. luxury accommodations and When it wasn’t, hands they can’t for any deal in a referendum, as sometimes resulted in nouveau For every failing school free five-star dinners and drinks they just kept re - wait to wipe off on happened in 2004 when Turks riche kitchness, or worse yet, forced to close because of flawed when deciding other people’s peating it was, swal - their pants. approved the Annan Plan but scandals whose ultimate ramifi - operational setup, the bright fates behind closed doors, lowing hook, line Anastasiades Cypriots voted it down. cations remain to be seen. The minds and deep pockets of the preferably with Cuban cigars and sinker a cease - correctly said an “At this key moment in last closing was perhaps the supposedly affluent Greek- and brandy thrown in) before less supply of lies la - EU country should - Cyprus’ history, we have decided most shocking, because unlike American community should be the negotiations collapsed amid dled out by the UN’s by ANDY n’t allow a foreign that it is time for us to speak the other schools, whose parish hard at work with plans to open fury and name-calling. Special Envoy, Nor - DABILIS power to allow an out, warn against false steps, communities were located in a new one. Again. way’s Espen Barth occupying army on and describe an agreement that low-income neighborhoods with This has not been the case up You’d think 43 years of fail - Eide. Special to its soil when he got we may be able to support,” a changing demographic and until today, and the results have ure and dealing with Turks who He’s the latest to The National Herald his back up. If they said, the use of an interna - dwindling numbers of Greek been merciless and humiliating. invaded the island in 1974, who be planted in the there’s any tional police force suggested by families – a development often This vicious cycle of school still unlawfully occupy the graveyard of diplomats who squawking from the EU head - Anastasiades instead of troops cited to justify the ill-fated deci - closures leading us ever closer northern third and want to keep failed to make an inch of quarters in Brussels over the lat - Turkey wants. sion to shut down schools – the to cultural suicide can only be a 35,000-strong army there and progress, although it’s a lot bet - est collapse - you need a score - The organizations include current parish is located in a broken if initiative are taken at the right to invade again would ter than wherever the 1587 card to keep track of them - let those who have invested in wealthy district of Northern the grassroots level to compel have taught a long, sad line of Cypriots who disappeared in the Turkey put an army in Belgium Cyprus and led business delega - Queens, which is home to an leaders and administrators to en - envoys, politicians, United Na - invasion are buried or the pris - or Germany and then let’s talk. tions and said they support ever-growing number of Greek gage in a discussion that should tions chiefs, US Secretaries of ons where they were allowed to US Vice-President Mike unity and rights extended to residents. have begun years ago. Without State, European Union attaches rot while the United States - Pence was said to have spoken those on both sides of the island This data is useful in advanc - a sustained widespread appeal and professional politicians a which gave Turkey the green with Erdogan but was told by but not at the cost of leaving ing the argument that the prob - for a national Greek education lesson. light to invade thanks to Henry the Turkish bullyman dictator Turkish troops in a EU country. lem of Greek parochial school fund to assist Greek schools, The talks began with great Killer Kissinger - let it happen. that he would agree only to let They were right and the talks closures cannot be attributed broader and intricately more de - fanfare two years ago when Unless Anastasiades, who his army stay on the island for collapsed because Turkey could - merely to demographic change veloped collaboration between Cypriot President Nicos Anas - showed signs of wavering, 15 years and then have a review n’t, wouldn’t, didn’t and won’t and financial constraints. When parish communities and other tasiades, coming off ruining a agreed to let Turkey keep its of that condition, which would accept that and never will so large, wealthy parish communi - community institutions to widen lot of people’s lives after giving army on the island, there was lead him to say it would stay let’s not have any renewed talks ties exhibit the same symptoms the stakeholders’ base and gen - the order that banks could seize never going to be any deal, es - another 15 years and so on and that would go nowhere fast and as their smaller, more modest erate greater support, more effi - 47.5 percent of bank accounts pecially with Turkish President so forth until it reaches his de - lead to more press releases that counterparts, it becomes evident cient oversight and guidance to over 100,000 euros ($115,000) Recep Tayyip Erdogan - who re - mand it’s there “forever,” which “significant progress” was being that there are deeper systemic maintain the schools on a suc - to save the institutions from bad fuses to recognize Cyprus, bars it is. made, one of the biggest lies of problems at play. cessful path, and a comprehen - decisions - for which no one was it ships and planes and wants The UnitedCyprus movement the still-early century, apart With the majority of New sive strategy that will help pro - held accountable despite his to join the EU, to which the le - of Cypriots and Turks think from anything coming out of York’s once bustling network of mote the schools outside ethnic promise - sat down with a fellow gitimate side of the island be - there’s a chance still. Turkish- Donald Hump’s mouth. Greek-American day schools borders as well, this crisis will alleged moderate, Turkish- longs - wanting a Turk to be Cypriot Dogukan Muezzinler, If they do resume, let it be in now closed, it is apparent that not be alleviated. The time for Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. President every other term. told the Cyprus Mail after the Las Vegas so the bookies can the situation has reached full- lamenting is long gone. The time There were cute photo op - The talks serve only the in - sideshow fell apart: “I’m deeply take odds. I’ll be in the casino blown crisis mode, and if left for action is now at hand, lest portunities of them sitting down terest of people who like free sad but not broken … we will waiting for Anastasiades, Akinci unchecked, this disturbing pat - there be no schools left to save. and sharing drinks, billing and First-Class plane fare to Cyprus, build peace in Cyprus from the or Guterres to hand me my win - tern threatens to infect the re - cooing and looking at each New York and Switzerland every ground up. This is not over. We nings. maining educational institutions Follow me on Twitter other almost like lovers as the now and then, where they can will find a new way and begin as well, turning into a pandemic @CTripoulas international press, which stay in swank joints, pat every - again.” Not. [email protected]

ANALYSIS The List of Candidates for Metropolitan of Chicago and the Lack of Seriousness

By Theodore Kalmoukos lished in its recent editions has equivocal snub of the Church it - some hierarchs as well, who “prestige.” Church, meaning us the People been ratified by the Ecumenical self and the persons involved. never should have been ele - The title of Archimandrite is of God, with their salaries, ben - The recent process for the se - Patriarchate. Thus it is imperative that the vated to the Episcopacy in the considered a monastic title and efits, insurances, homes, expen - lection of the triprospon (three- It should be noted that Archi - list should be cleaned up. The distant and recent past. it should not be given to just any - sive cars, and trips domestic and person ballot) by the Holy mandrite Mehaleres comes from names of those who for many The late Archbishop Iakovos body in order to preside in the abroad. Even the fees for their Eparchial Synod of the Greek the married clergy, but after his and different reasons should not was responsible for a lot of or - services over their married clergy satellite dishes are paid by the Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - wife died, Metropolitan Metho - become bishops must be deleted dinations of unfitted persons. brethren. The congregants and Church. This whole costly ex - ica regarding the election of the dios bestowed upon him the sta - immediately. I am sure His Em - Also the current Archbishop especially the young men and penditure should be stopped. new Metropolitan of Chicago tus of archimandrite. Mehaleres inence Archbishop Demetrios Demetrios is responsible for women consider these things to They get salaries and tips; let showed that the list of candi - is retired. knows this very well. The exist - some of those selections and or - be nonsense and they could not them pay on their own like dates for promotion to the rank Archimandrite Poulos is also ing hypocrisy and the false cul - dinations, although he resisted care less. The same applies for everybody else. of Episcopacy is problematic retired. tivation of hope that someday in some cases but he was pres - the hierarchical vestments with Why should the Ecclesia, the and pathogenic. The problems Three on the list are not as - those candidates will put a miter sured from the Patriarchate to all those bells on them, the faithful People of God, be oblig - should be dealt now without signed anywhere for unknown on their head must be stopped. proceed. It is a whole cycle that miters, the staffs, and the long ated to pay all these “despotic” any further delay tactics. reasons and one is on medical There are some on the list is well connected, and they pro - mantles. All those shining. shim - expenses? If they want all their I remind that the list of the leave. Despite all that, they con - that should not even be or - tect and promote each other. mering garments hide Christ. expenses paid they should stop supposedly eligible candidates tinue to be on the list eligible dained as priests in the first One more thing: those priests No more bishops should be getting salaries. After all they is comprised by 32 celibate for election. These are not re - place because they are unfit, to who become widowers should ordained. There are more than don’t have families to provide priests plus the auxiliary Bish - sponsible and serious things at say the least. They scandalize not be given the title of Archi - enough, because after all, they for; they don’t have children to ops. That list that TNH pub - all. For God’s sake, it is an un - the faithful. The same is true for mandrite simply for reasons of cost a lot of money to the send to college. 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 15-21, 2017 No Debate in Greece on Secularization and the Separation of Church and State

By Theodore G. Karakostas was one of the high points of pressed the Church's traditional remind the people of the glori - democratic. take inspiration from the re - Greek history and civilization. patriotism. ous past that was centered in At a time when Greece faces cent glorification of Saints The Orthodox Church can be While Byzantium has been ma - If Greek politicians wish to Constantinople, and of the in - various crises, including the eco - Paisios and Porphyrios. Saints considered one of the founders ligned by many, it has also been secularize Greece, then they contestable fact that the Church nomic crisis and the inflow of continue to come from Christian of Greek independence. On praised by many historians and should at least be democratic preserved the language and na - refugees (which the Church has Greece. March 25, 1821 the feast of An - scholars. During the seventh about it and open the issue to a tional consciousness under the made maximum efforts to alle - nunciation, Archbishop Ger - century, it was Constantinople national debate. Ottomans. The manner in which viate), it needs the moral and Theodore G. Karakostas is the manos raised the standard of re - that saved Europe from the first The Church should be per - the Greek government has cho - spiritual leadership of the Bish - author of the books In the Shad - volt and the war for freedom Caliphate. It was the scholars of mitted to make a case for itself sen to proceed with its policies ops, Priests, and Monastics. ow of Hagia Sophia, and With began. Byzantium who preserved the before the Greek people and to is truly despicable and very un - Greeks should This Sign Conquer. There had been precedents manuscripts of Classical Greece in Church history for such an in their libraries. action such as when Patriarch The hostility of various Greek Sergius of Constantinople car - political parties in recent ried the Icon of the Theotokos decades toward the Church can Trump’s Tweets & the “Dignity Gap”: What I’d Tell Him with the procession of faithful be seen as an effort to erase the in 626 AD when the City was glorious Byzantine past from threatened by the Avars, while Greece's national memory. Fol - On the morning of June 29, Trump campaign of the two. After most shocking statements came the Emperor was away. It is in - lowing the conquest of Constan - President Trump unleashed a members’ alleged all, unlike conven - as a result of secret recordings teresting that the Theotokos tinople it was the Greek Church pair of scathing tweets upon the connection to Rus - tional politicians, that he was forced to divulge. (Mother of God) played a sig - beginning with the Ecumenical latest recipients of his laser-fo - sia. who market-test During the presidential cam - nificant role in both the defense Patriarch George "Gennadios" cused counterattacks; this time, Over the past slogans, messages, paign, Trump was often criti - of Constantinople and the Greek Scholarius that saved the faith MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and couple of years I and actions con - cized for his tone, to which he War of Independence. and national memory of the his cohost, fiancée, and daugh - have spoken with stantly but won’t routinely responded “I don’t Greek people. Certainly, there ter of the late former national many Trump sup - fess up to it, Trump have time for tone.” He also said There is an unsettling are many criticisms of many hi - security advisor Zbigniew porters (full disclo - openly admits that once he won, he would be - erarchs under the Turkocratia Brezinski, Mika. sure, I am one too). when he does such come “so presidential, you’re go - and disturbing hostility that can be made but the fact In response to their daily bar - But I have yet to things. “Drain the ing to find it boring.” That is a aimed at the remains that Orthodoxy and rage of Trump-bashing, during encounter even swamp,” he said, promise that to this point he Hellenism sustained one an - which they routinely accuse him one, me included, was a line he threw hasn’t kept. Perhaps he con - Church of Greece other a point made by the late of nonstop lying and destroying who encourages by CONSTANTINOS E. out there once and cluded that it is worse to be bor - by the present Steven Runciman in his the country, the president fired the president to SCAROS it gained such trac - ing than to be undignified. book, "The Great Church in back: “I heard poorly rated send scathing tion that he stuck The real question we ought government Captivity." @Morning_Joe speaks badly of tweets. In my case, Special to with it. He didn’t to ask ourselves is if we are to in Athens. A more recent book, The me (don't watch anymore). I don’t necessarily The National Herald think it would be judge – even at this early stage Church of Greece under Axis Then how come low I.Q. Crazy think the president such a big deal, – the Trump presidency fairly, There is an unsettling and Occupation, by Panteleymon Mika, along with Psycho Joe, is unjustified in doing so, but if and compares the experience to is: how important is dignity? disturbing hostility aimed at the Anastasakis claims that the came...to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights I were standing next to him at Frank Sinatra initially not hav - How much of a priority is it to Church of Greece by the present Church played a similar role as in a row around New Year's Eve, the time, I would advise him to ing thought much about his be dignified? What percentage government in Athens. Prayer it took over for the state follow - and insisted on joining me. She choose his language a bit more megahit song My Way. of the pie graph of an ideal pres - has reportedly been removed ing the occupation of Greece. was bleeding badly from a face- carefully. It is entirely possible, then, ident should “dignity” cover? from Greek schools and now the The bishops became the repre - lift. I said no!” This week’s column focuses that Trump’s natural reaction is Most Americans – me in - Government wishes to impose sentatives of the people in the So, there it is. Joe is psycho, on two points: speculation as to to hit back – verbally – when - cluded – would like to see as new social policies that threaten absence of a government. Mika is crazy, and she was why Trump tweets, and what ever attacked, and he realizes much dignity as possible in our the influence of the Greek Greece's former Education Min - bleeding badly from a facelift. our collective reaction as a na - that when he does so all eyes nation’s leaders. But it is not the Church and the role of the ister Nikos Filis questioned the And they both wanted to join tion ought to be. are on him, and so he considers most important quality. Greek family (i.e., same-sex Church's role during the Ger - Trump so much, but he rebuffed I often criticize “armchair it a win-win. Never mind that Two relatively recent presi - marriage). man occupation. The Church of their self-invitation. psychologists” for trying to psy - much of the attention is nega - dents, John Kennedy and Bill Furthermore, Metropolitan Greece's activities against the Then, on July 2, just before choanalyze Trump, so if you feel tive, Trump seems to believe in Clinton, were supremely undig - Chrysostom of Patras recently Nazis and their support for both the Sunday morning political compelled to criticize me, in the old adage that there is no nified insofar as they carried on complained to the Ministry of Christian and Jewish Greeks is shows were about to begin on turn, for doing the same thing, such thing as bad publicity. extramarital affairs inside the Health after the name of Saint widely celebrated and praised all of the major television net - be my guest. So, whether or not one ap - White House. In stark contrast, Andrew (patron saint of the by many, including the Yad works, Trump tweeted a video As I see, it, President Trump proves of Trump’s tweets and Jimmy Carter and George W. City) was removed from the Vashem in Jerusalem. The Yad of a Wrestlemania skit from a tweets for one of two reasons: regardless of how one chooses Bush were admirably straitlaced hospital, in the campaign to sec - Vashem includes Archbishop decade ago in which part of the either 1) he has never com - to explain his motivation behind monogamous husbands. Yet ularize Greece. Damaskinos and Metropolitans bit with World Wrestling Enter - pletely exorcised a demon pre - them, few can argue that we are most people would not rank An important distinction Chrysostom of Zakynthos, Gen - tainment (WWE) head Vince sumably acquired in childhood facing a “dignity gap.” This pres - Carter and Bush ahead of Clin - must be made between secular - nadios of Thessaloniki, and McMahon involved Trump to take even the slightest insult ident, as compared to most oth - ton and Kennedy in terms of ization and separation of church Ioacheim of Volos as "righteous wrestling McMahon to the personally and be incapable of ers, including almost all of the overall effectiveness. and state. Indeed, even in among the nations." ground. walking away from it without past 100 years, engages in be - So, yes, under Donald Byzantium, in which the con - In addition, Metropolitan For the tweet, Trump super - hitting back ten times harder, or havior universally deemed Trump, there is a dignity gap, cept of "symphony" (synergy) Chrysostom of Smyrna was mar - imposed a CNN logo to cover 2) unlike most of his advisors, undignified for the hallowed of - at least in terms of his tone. But prevailed, there was in fact sep - tyred for the faith of Christ and McMahon’s face, thereby imply - he considers erratic tweets that fice he holds. To suggest other - in the grand scheme of things, arate administration between the Greek nation when he was ing that he had “taken down” most of the country find trou - wise would be to argue that is it really that big of a deal? the Empire and the Church. Sec - slaughtered by the Turkish na - CNN. Trump has repeatedly re - bling to be beneficial to him po - Trump’s words have been more ularism is not about separate tionalists in 1922. Most recently, ferred to CNN, among other me - litically. So, his tweets are either dignified on the whole than Constantinos E. Scaros' latest administration, it is about bring - the Church has produced Arch - dia outlets, as “fake news” and a failure to exercise impulse those of Presidents Obama, the book, Grumpy Old Party (about ing about the expulsion of Chris - bishop Christodoulos, who bril - indeed three CNN reporters control, or a calculated maneu - Bushes, Reagan, Carter, Ford… the 2016 presidential election), tianity from public life and in a liantly defended the rights of the were recently fired for publish - ver that only he sees as being etc., which not even the best is available for purchase on very undemocratic manner. 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