S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weekly Greek-AMericAn PublicAtion www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 901 January 17-23, 2015 $1.50 Tina Fey Down to the Wire: New Democracy Cuts into SYRIZA’s Lead Hosts the Samaras Hopeful that Momentum Will Be Golden Enough for Reelection on January 25th ATHENS – With polls showing while elevating the anti-austerity the gap between the front-run - SYRIZA. Globes ning major opposition Coalition The latest opinion showed of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) and that New Democracy had closed his ruling New Democracy Con - the gap, that had been as high With Comic Pal servatives closing ahead of the as 3.2 percent, to 1.9 percent as Jan. 25 critical elections, Prime Samaras pounded home warn - Amy Poehler, Minister Antonis Samaras is still ings that a SYRIZA administra - hoping he can overtake his ri - tion –which has promised to Steals the Show vals. redo the Troika terms or walk At stake, he said, is the future away from the debt – could un - By Constantinos E. Scaros of the country. Samaras said the ravel the recovery, push Greece austerity measures he imposed out of the Eurozone and bring Elizabeth Stamatina Fey, bet - on orders of international financial catastrophe. ter known as Tina, whose Greek lenders – which he initially op - According to a nationwide ancestors include a survivor of posed – have worked and opinion poll conducted by Inter - the Chios Massacre of 1822, brought the country to the edge view on behalf of northern stood alongside her lifelong of a recovery from a crushing Greece's Vergina TV on a sample friend and fellow Saturday economic crisis even while cre - of 1,000 people, SYRIZA led with Night Live alumna Amy Poehler ating record unemployment and 28.3 percent but with New as the two comediennes hosted deep poverty while letting tax Democracy right behind at 26.4 the 2015 Golden Globe Awards cheats, politicians, and the rich percent. (for movies and television largely escape sacrifice and even They were followed by the shows) and in the process won prosper. new To Potami (The River) party another battle for free speech. The big pay cuts, tax hikes, at only 5.5 percent, showing that Their zinger-filled monologue slashed pensions and worker fir - whomever wins will need to seen on television in the United ings he implemented on demand form a coalition or there could States and throughout the of the Troika of the European be a second election that could world, sent a message loud and Union-International Monetary further roil the markets as the clear that despite any terrorist Fund-European Central Bank Troika envoys have delayed re - threats to the contrary, satire is (EU-IMF-ECB) which put up 240 turning to Athens to check on alive and well. billion euros ($306 billion) in delayed reforms before releasing Most of the jokes were about AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis two bailouts decimated support any more monies. Hollywood and the actors that Pedestrians pass a banner reading in Greek ''Hope is on the way'' with the photograph of the for his party and its coalition comprise it. “Welcome, you de - opposition leader Alexis Tsipras at the SYRIZA election kiosk in central Athens. partner, the PASOK Socialists, Continued on page 11 spicably-spoiled, minimally-tal - ented brats,” Fey opened. Fey and Poehler were equal opportunity offenders, drawing big laughs from the crowd – at Themis Klarides Emerges as CT House GOP Head Authority at times even from the objects of their zingers who were in the audience. They tackled a num - By Constantinos E. Scaros United States from Mytilene – well in her new role.” has ascended to her party’s Archdiocese: ber of Hollywood stereotypes, has enjoyed a steady rise in Con - “I was always interested in highest House post. proving them true. Age, and HARTFORD, CT – Greek-Amer - necticut politics. government and how politics Recently described by the sexism, for example, and how icans have been making strides First elected to that state’s works,” Klarides explained to Hartford Courant as a “proud A Closer Look difficult it is for women to ob - in politics over the past few House in 1998, Klarides became TNH, about why she pursued a Greek-American,” Klarides told tain important roles as they years, and perhaps even ahead the Deputy Leader eight years political career. TNH about the Greeks in her Analysis grow older. of the national curve, women later and now, after another “Current events and civics state: “We have a very robust By Theodore Kalmoukos Regarding Patricia Arquette, are keeping pace with the men. eight years, has emerged as that were things that I always found Greek community in Connecti - Poehler said “there are still great Such is the case of Themis governing body’s top Republi - interesting and important for cut. The church we belong to That the Greek Orthodox roles for women over 40, as Klarides, who this month be - can. the public to follow, and topics has members that travel from Archdiocese of America faces a long as you get hired when came the first ever female Re - Her predecessor, Larry that students should be im - all over the region and state to serious financial problem with you’re under 40” (her recent publican leader in Connecticut’s Cafero, who did not seek reelec - mersed in. When the House seat attend services.” the Clergy Pension Fund, for not film Boyhood, took 12 years to House of Representatives. tion as House Leader, told the came open, I was approached HER POLITICS IS LOCAL depositing the $600 monthly complete). A graduate of Trinity College Hartford Courant that “Klarides' by friends who said this was If Klarides’ political star con - contribution the last three years To satirize Hollywood hyper - and Quinnipiac University organizational skills, interper - something that I should think tinues to rise, a Congressional towards the Fund for its 90-plus School of Law, Klarides – whose sonal relationships and ‘tough about. I did, and decided to clergy and lay employees, as Continued on page 6 grandparents immigrated to the as nails’ attitude will serve her make a go of it.” And now, she Continued on page 4 TNH revealed last month, is a very serious issue. First of all, the Archdiocese wound up owing more than $3 million to the Fund. Second, New Light For Kiriakou, there is an ethical issue here, since each parish is obligated to contribute $600 per month to on Marie So Close, Yet the Fund for the priest, includ - ing parishes with part-time priests. Cosindas Still So Far The issue was first disclosed at the Clergy Laity Congress in By Steve Frangos July in Philadelphia by Rev. Pe - TNH Staff Writer By Constantine S. Sirigos ter Giannakopoulos from the St. TNH Staff Writer George parish in Hyannis Cape CHICAGO- Within just the last Cod, MA. couple of years, Marie Cosindas NEW YORK – John Kiriakou is Jerry Dimitriou, Director of has been rediscovered by the in - counting the days to the end of Administration of the Archdio - ternational art scene. During the his sentence at the Federal Cor - cese and also Director of the Fi - course of this process, Cosindas’ rection Facility in Loretto, PA. nances, and Rev. Giannakopou - status has moved from being a His 30 month prison term ends los consistently refused to honor mere established international on May 1, but he hopes to re - TNH’s requests for comments. artist to something resembling turn to the world and the family On the other hand, those a cult figure. Various new he misses sooner than that. priests who spoke with TNH gallery and museum hall exhi - He was sent to prison for vi - even on the conditions of bitions of Cosindas’ color pho - olating Intelligence Identities anonymity due to the fear of re - tography have reintroduced her, Protection Act, but in letter he taliation by their Metropolitans and her way of seeing, to the sent to supporters in May, 2014, and the Archdiocese in general public eye. During the 1960s he said “In truth, this is my pun - should be congratulated. Many and 1970s Cosindas was best ishment for blowing the whistle remain uncomfortable with the known for her evocative still life on the CIA’s illegal torture pro - relationship they have with their gram and for telling the public Metropolitans, and are often Continued on page 7 that torture was official U.S. hesistant to speak their minds. government policy.” And the priests owe their cleri - The issue regained national cal positions and salaries and AP Photo/MAtt DunhAM attention in December 2014 benefits to them. For subscription: Greek Art on Human Body - Exhibit at British Museum when a Senate Intelligence If Fr. Giannakopoulos didn’t 718.784.5255 Committee report “declared that play the role of whistleblower, [email protected] A museum employee poses for photographs with a circa 550-540BC amphora depicting the the CIA’s methods, later prohib - the issue would have remained Greek mythology death of Priam, king of Troy, during a media photo opportunity to promote a ited, violated American values buried. I am wondering how forthcoming exhibition on the human body in ancient Greek art at the British Museum in and produced little or no useful many other serious and pivotal London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. The exhibition, which is due to open on March 26, will feature intelligence,” the New York issues are covered up by the sys - around 150 objects including some from the museum's permanent Greek collection and other items from international collections. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 9 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 17-23, 2015 Bard’s Antonopoulos Seeks Seat in Parliament GOINGS ON... n JANUARY 18 opa! The annual New Orleans By Demetris Tsakas and regularly publishes articles and MOONACHIE, NJ – The Hel - Greek Festival is Memorial Day Constantine S. Sirigos studies in Arbitration law and lenic Federation of New Jersey weekend. This event is filled TNH Staff Writers speaks at conferences. In 2014 invites you to its Fifth Annual Greek food, music, culture and he was appointed member of Award Banquet, honoring Tas - fun for kids and adults alike. ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, the legislative committee for sos Efstratiades, Esq., at The New Orleans's connection with NY – Members of the Greek- drafting a single legislative Graycliff, 290 Moonachie Av - Greece dates back to the mid- American community – expatri - framework for the organization, enue in Moonachie. $100/per - 1800s when large numbers of ates, immigrants, and people operation and supervision of son. Please contact Despina Ax - Greeks immigrated here, bring - born in the United States of NGOs in Greece. iotakis at (201) 981-5764 or ing along their storied culture Greek descent – all talk about She is also a community or - [email protected] for details. and traditional heritage. The the change they crave or the tu - ganizer and a founding member Greek Festival celebrates that mult they fear from the upcom - of the Non-profit Association n JANUARY 22 culture and heritage every year ing Greek elections, but three "Desmos", which help the most MANHATTAN – The Cultural & on Memorial Day Weekend at brave souls, all women, are ac - vulnerable citizens such as the Education Committee of the the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox tually doing something about it. homeless. Hellenic-American Chamber of Cathedral (1200 Robert E. Lee Rania Antonopoulos, Iole When Antonopoulos’ news Commerce presents Dr. Peter C. Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70117), Kalavrezou and Niki K. Ker - was announced, the officers and Moskos, author of the 3rd edi - which is on the banks of Bayou ameus appear on the lists of at- members of the local SYRIZA tion of the classic book The St. John. Free off-site parking large Parliamentary candidates organization contacted TNH to Greek Americans: Struggle and and shuttle service is also avail - which were released on January express their joy and excite - Success on Thursday, Jan. 22 at able. FOOD: Kali Orexi! This 12. ment. 7PM at the Holy Trinity Cathe - popular phrase means "Bon Antonopoulos, a director at Antonopoulos will depart dral Center in NYC. Please visit Apetit" or "good appetite". In Bard College, an elite liberal arts from New York on Thursday for http://hellenicamerican.cc/up - other words - you better come school at Annandale-on-Hud - Athens in order to join the coming-events for details. hungry. Trying a gyro sandwich son, NY is guaranteed a seat in SYRIZA campaign under the is a must. The Goatburgers, Parliament, having been placed leadership of Alexis Tsipras. n JANUARY 25 which is a hamburger the Greek second on the at-large list of the Antonopoulos holds a PhD in TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The way, are also delicious. For far left party SYRIZA. Kerameus, economics from the New School City of Tarpon Springs is please dessert, try a Loukoumades, who has worked for the legal for Social Research and is Senior to present Café Amn, the first which is like a beignet topped giant Cravath, Swaine & Moore Scholar and director of the Gen - in a series of concerts about the with honey and cinnamon. For is number three on conservative der Equality and the Economy history of Greek music in Amer - a caffeine fix, pick up a Frappe New Democracy’s list. program at the Levy Institute at ica. By the beginning of the (no relation to Starbucks), Kalavrezou is 5th on the list Bard. 20th century, music cafes with which is basically an iced coffee. of the fledgling smaller left-of- She has published studies in Greek bands flourished in the MUSIC: Every year, people center party “To Potami,” and international journals such and cities of Greece and Asia Minor, come together to perform and has more slender prospects. has served as Professor of Eco - as well as in major American dance to traditional, live Greek The election of these candi - nomics at New York University, cities. These ensembles often music. Kostas Kastanis will be dates may prove to be a first a visiting professor at Barnard featured the violin and outi playing this year, and guests will step towards Greece’s greater Rania Antonopoulos is on her way to the Greek Parliament. College, Columbia University playing music with strong Asia have the chance to learn the use of the inexhaustible human She is Senior Scholar and director of the Gender Equality and and an expert at the United Na - Minor influences. Vocalists Zorba and other traditional resources and capabilities of the the Economy program at the Levy Institute at Bard. tions and the International such as Marika Papagika, Rosa dances out on the Bayou. SPE - Diaspora. Labour Organisation. Eskenazi and Rita Abatzi per - CIAL EVENTS: For all the run - THH contacted Cravath to managing partner were not re - a master’s degree and a law de - "I'm ready to participate in formed songs that included the ners out there, the annual Greek learn more about the 34 year- turned at press time. gree and was ranked first in her the great effort to bring the exclamation amn amn Festival Walk/Run will take old Kerameus, who worked for Kerameus is a partner in the class. At Harvard Law School homeland out of the crisis," she (mercy, mercy)—which led to place that Friday! Participants a number of years at its New firm of Kerameus & Partners in she completed an LL.M. degree told TNH on Skype between the name Café Amn. The tra - can either choose to walk/run York office, but was told it was Athens. She has served as a with a focus on international ar - meetings immediately after the dition preceded and contributed one mile or 5k. Cash prizes will the policy of the firm not to teaching assistant at the Univer - bitration and litigation. announcement, which she said to the creation of the rebetika be given to the winners. Regis - speak to the press on such mat - sity Paris II – Panthéon-Assas Since 2007 she has worked “was no surprise, but a great genre. Local artists Leonidas tration is open until the day of ters. Calls to the office of the Law School, where she earned as a lawyer in Greece. Kerameus honor.” Zafiris/bouzouki and vocals, the race. The 1 mile participants Elias Poulos/vocals, and Irene start at 7 PM and the 5k starts Karavokiros/vocals will be at 7:20PM. Back this year by joined by guest artists Vasilis Pa - popular demand is Toga Sun - trikis/violin from New York and day! Anyone wearing a toga No Ring for Maragos in 2015, Wait ‘till Next Year Joe Zeytoonian/outi and Myr - gets free admission. Ther will iam Eli/toumberleki from Mi - also be a Best Toga contest with ami. Νέο s Ήχοσ/ New Sound some great prizes. Fun For The By Constantinos E. Scaros spectable 10-6 regular season Bouzouki Orchestra, with Costas Whole Family! Kids will love the record, the Eagles nonetheless Garoufalidis, Savvas Ferekides, Athenian Playground, which in - PHILADELPHIA, PA – Our lead missed the playoffs. Accordingly, George Makris, and Dino Sian - cludes a number of fun things story in our May 3 edition, titled Maragos and his teammates, dris, will open the concert. The to do. Families can rent a canoe “Super Bowl Champion Mara - just like the rest of watch, will program will take place from 7 and tour Bayou St. John, or gos Tells His Story,” began like watch the Super Bowl on TV. to 10pm at Zorba’s (Athens by climb Mount Olympus. There’s this: “Super Bowl XLVIII (48), Nonetheless, 2015 was an - Night) 508 Athens St. in Tarpon also a bounce house for the played on February 2, is the other solid year in Maragos’ Springs, which will offer food younger ones. Once you tire out most-watched television pro - young football career. In fact, in and beverages for sale. This the little ones, check out the gram in American history. An as - the fifth game of the season event is supported in part by a Agora, the outdoor marketplace tonishing 111.5 million viewers (there are 16 regular season grant from the National Endow - with Greek paintings, jewelry watched this professional foot - games), Maragos scored his first ment for the Arts. For further and other souvenirs. ball championship game, ac - NFL touchdown against the St. information, please call 727- cording to the Nielsen ratings, Louis Rams, capping an Eagles 937-1130. n MARCH 29 which means more than half of win that placed the club at an MANHATTAN – The Federation the nation’s entire population. impressive 4-1 on the season, n JANUARY 26 of Hellenic Societies of Greater “And in the thick of it all, and the team was poised to win MANHATTAN – Hellenic Profes - New York is proud to present during a frenzied pace in which the division as long as they kept sional Women Inc. (HPW) is the 2015 Greek Parade, cele - the two combatant teams tried up that level of play. kicking off 2015 with an event brating the 194th anniversary to take control of the game, all But as the New York Post on Monday, Jan. 26 6-9PM at of Hellenic Independence, on cameras were on one player, his noted, the 4-1 record was de - Nerai, 55 E. 54th St. in NYC. Sunday, Mar. 29 at 1:45PM on name – MARAGOS – embedded ceptive: neither the offense nor The theme is "New Year, New Fifth Avenue between 64th and on the back of his jersey. ‘Hey, the defense looked particularly You." There will be a presenta - 79th Streets in Manhattan. Pre- Maragos! That’s Greek!’ tens of good. The bright spot? Special tion by Valia Glytsis, Founder of parade events include: The thousands of Greek-Americans teams, Maragos’ domain. The Paradox of Leadership, and Grand Marshal Gala is held on from coast to coast no doubt ex - As the Journal Times news - a discussion on fashion tips for the Saturday before the parade claimed.” paper of his hometown Racine, the professional woman. A light in one of the great Manhattan That jersey belonged to Chris WI reported, “if you’re looking dinner will follow. Members: Hotels. At the Gala the Federa - Maragos, a safety and special for eye-catching statistics, you’re $35, Non-Members $50. Hel - tion honors the Grand Marshals teams player for the Seattle Sea - not going to find them with lenic Professional Women Inc. of the parade and the Grand hawks, who overwhelmed the Maragos…But when the conver - (HPW) is a not-for-profit orga - benefactors. The Pre-Parade Denver Broncos and won the sation turns to game-changing nization dedicated to creating Gala is held the Saturday a Super Bowl. At a critical mo - charisma that heightens the play and enhancing professional op - week before the Parade at the mentum-building instance, of his special teams brothers, portunities for Greek-American Terrace on the Park in Queens. Maragos was in the thick of that captures what Maragos is women and students through At the Pre-Parade Gala the Fed - things. “Hopefully, through my all about.” networking, mentoring and ed - eration honors all the volunteers play, I can represent [Greek- Greek-American Chris Maragos won a Super Bowl with the It is those types of intangibles ucation.HPW was founded by of the parade. The Bowling Americans] in a way that they Seattle Seahawks last year. Now, he's on the Philadelphia Ea - that bodes a promising future insurance executive Maria Green Flag raising cerimony is will feel proud,” he told TNH gles, and they're not in the playoffs. But his competitive spirit for the young Greek-American. Frantzis in November of 2007 held the Friday before the Pa - during that interview. and play suggest that he won't stay out of the playoffs for long. Even as he keeps an eye on this and incorporated in September rade at the Bowling Green Park A year later, as America year’s remaining playoff games, of 2009. She envisioned a group in Lower Manhattan. The Dance awaits Super Bowl XLIX (49), to host the Green Bay Packers the end of last season, and he is surely motivating himself that would help women ad - Exhibition is held the Saturday Maragos will not be in the in the National Football Confer - signed with the Philadelphia Ea - – and his teammates – about vance their professional goals, before the Parade. All dance game. The Seahawks might (at ence Championship game) – but gles. participating in them again, build personal relationships, groups are welcome. As the Pa - press time, they were scheduled Maragos became a free agent at Though they mounted a re - next year. and promote their businesses rade nears, more information while developing vibrant men - will become available, so please torship and employment pro - continue to check in for addi - grams. Please visit www.hel - tional details. For information lenicprofessionalwomen.org to regarding the Parade and Pa - “Greek Freak” Says Brother is Ready for NBA Play register. rade-related events, please con - tact hellenicsocieties.org. n JANUARY 27 Phone: 1-718-204-6500. TNH Staff EDISON, NJ – The Greek Amer - ican Chamber of Commerce n NOTE TO OUR READERS LONDON, England – Giannis NJ/PA invites you to a discus - This calendar of events section Antetokounmpo, the Athenian- sion with Jim Polos, Successful is a complimentary service to born small forward on the NBA’s Entrepreneur & Freeholder of the Greek American community. Milwaukee Bucks, affectionately Middlesex County, at LouCas All parishes, organizations and dubbed the “Greek Freak” wants Restaurant in Edison, NJ. institutions are encouraged to to see his brother, Thanasis, $50/person. Please e-mail their information regard - playing full-fledged professional visitwww.greekamericancham - ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead basketball, too. ber.com to register. of time, and no later than Mon - He is currently playing for day of the week before the the New York Knicks’ D-League n MAY 22-24 event, to english.edition@then - team, the Westchester Knicks, NEW ORLEANS, LA – Opa, opa, ationalherald.com but Giannis thinks Thanasis is ready for prime time. “He’s ready,” Antetokounmpo said, the New York Post re - ported. “I don’t think the Knicks QUESTION OF THE WEEK have to lose anything. They don’t have anything to lose. My What needs to be done to combat terrorism around the brother could bring energy to world? the team and is hard-working, Please email your response to and guys from the team can see [email protected] that and take something from We may publish some responses as Letters to the Editor in him.’’ a future issue. The Knicks are having a hor - rendous season, and so Antetok - ounmpo thinks bringing Thana - sis in could only be a win-win at this point, or at least, have book · worm. - noun no downside. 1. One who spends much time reading or studying. Though Thanasis is two years 2. Any of various insects, especially booklice and older than Giannis, the younger silverfish, that infest books and feed on the paste Antetokounmpo is currently the in the bindings. bigger star, mostly because of Thanasis (L) and Giannis Antetokounmpo at the 2014 NBA draft, where Thanasis was selected Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English his massive frame: Thanasis is by the New York Knicks. Giannis, an imposing 6’11, is dubbed the “Greek Freak.” Language, 4th Edition 6’7, but Giannis is 6’11, hence the “Greek Freak” monicker. 1980s, which included super - glasses, was often referred to as Since retiring, Rambis has en - The National Herald Bookstore Giannis is the biggest Greek stars Magic Johnson and Ka - Clark Kent. Hardly a flashy joyed success in coaching, and star in the NBA since Kurt Ram - reem Abdul-Jabbar. Rambis, player, Rambis was lauded as is currently an assistant coach (718) 784-5255 bis made it big with the great whose trademark was his the consummate workman on with the Knicks, where Thanasis [email protected] Los Angeles Lakers Teams of the prominent mustache and thick the court. might be heading soon. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 17-23, 2015 COMMUNITY 3 Gus Tsahas Exhibiting Greek Entrepreneurship Continues Flourishing

By Constantine S. Sirigos versified asset.” mum level of $100,000 al - wife Patty is Greek and Cypriot. TNH Staff Writer Their systems are built on a though the strategy is a better “Her father grew up 200 yards foundation of human nature: fit for larger portfolios and one from my dad on Ikaria. I met NEW YORK – Konstantinos people tend to overreact to good of the attractions is liquidity. her as our parents were visiting (Gus) Tsahas’ story is another or bad news, and so do market “It’s not like a hedge fund each other’s houses.” example of the beauty of entre - participants. In the context of where your money is locked up Tsahas and his sister Dimitra preneurship. Develop an idea, statistics, their strategy is called for years. If you are not happy grew up in Flushing and he meet a need, collect your re - mean reversion, based on the with us, you can revoke trading studied electrical engineering. wards – after a lot of hard work assumption that the futures con - authorization the next day. We His first job was with MCI and and some luck. tract will tend to move to the have $2 million of our own as computerization took over Tsahas, an electrical engineer average price over time. money invested…and are win - Wall Street he worked at who lives in Searingtown, NY, “By using computer algo - ning and losing with the clients Lehman Brothers from 1986-91. and Robert Terpilowski, a soft - rithms and trying different together, our interests are on the After leaving he became a ware engineer in Seattle, co- strategies,” he said, they devel - line with the client’s,” contractor, beginning by laying founders of Zoi Capital, also il - oped models whose predictions Panagopoulos said. fiber optics cables, but he stayed lustrate how the internet they could “back-test” on his - They first focused on stocks involved with the market and spawns creativity and economic toric data. but discovered that their system when electronic trading became activity across vast distances – Their motto is “if we can’t was more effective in futures available to semi-professional a hopeful development not only test it we won’t trade it.” markets. people, opportunities opened up for individuals, but even entire “Over a long period of time In 2007 they moved to fu - Zoi Capital is currently a countries, like Greece. we have a positive expectation tures trading with contracts in small operation of about five They met on an online forum that we will make money for metals, energy, agriculture, cur - people, including Tsahas’ wife, around 2000 working on similar our clients and remain lowly rencies, interest rates and equi - who handles the administra - trading strategies and with their correlated to stocks and bonds,” ties, tion.There are also independent complementary skills sets they Tsahas said. Asked how he and Terpi - ”introducing brokers” who are generated valuable ideas and In a December 2014 article lowski made the leap into finan - promoting their products to po - solutions. Futures magazine reported that cial markets model building he tential clients. In their case, they developed Gus Tsahas at his desk. His contracting business focuses on their Telio program “produced a said “we are both engineers… Zoi Capital’s offices are at algorithms and models for fu - school construction, and since they can only work from 3 to compound annual return of experienced problem solvers. 1981 Marcus Avenue in Lake tures trading and their company 11 PM, his mornings are free for the trading operations. 20.36 percent since April We spent five or six years doing Success, NY. “People can feel is a commodity trading advisor 2010…Telio has a four-point risk models and trading and gaining free to come in and sit down (CTA). most transparency for the cus - secure returns on their invest - management strategy. They exit experience.” with us,” and talk about their fi - “We trade futures instru - tomer as after Madoff and it be - ments. a market in five days if a trade In 2004 Tsahas went back to nancial needs and how the pro - ments for other people. They came apparent that clients were “Making money is harder does not revert to the mean.” school. When he added masters gram works Tsahas said. give us authorization to trade lied to about the value of their than it sounds,” Tsahas said, but George Panagopoulos is Tsa - in financial engineering in 2007 Tsahas ended the conversa - their accounts,” he told TNH. accounts.” if person does not want to invest has’ nephew and handles mar - to master’s degrees in manage - tion with free advice. “People Tsahas emphasized that “the They are developing a niche more money into volatile stocks keting. He explained that “We ment and electrical engineering, don’t have to come to us, but client’s account is held at the that has opened up because or illiquid real estate “he can go are running the strategy in your he started up Zoi Capital. they should be thinking about broker of their choice in their many people are finding it into managed futures, a pro - account for a fee.” Tsahas arrived in America diversification as the best way own name. This model has the harder and harder to find good, gram like ours, and have a di - Clients come in at a mini - when he was 10 years old. His to manage their wealth.” New York’s Greek Professional Groups Gather for Vasilopita Cutting

By Constantine S. Sirigos our motherland. Our hearts and TNH Staff Writer minds are with them as we cel - ebrate. “ NEW YORK – The “Traditional Alexakos added that “I think Cutting of the Vasilopita” pre - it’s wonderful to have all these sented by its leading profes - organizations come together. sional organizations launched The energy was amazing and the New York Greek-American there is a lot of talent in this \Community’s 2015 social cal - room.” endar on January 8. She pointed out that during Costas Kellas, the president conversations with the heads of of the Hellenic American two organizations they came up Banker’s Association (HABA) with ideas for two events – prov - welcomed the guests – members ing the formula works – and she of the host organizations and hopes AGAPW will be one of the their friends – who filled the hosts next year. ballroom of Holy Trinity Cathe - Amb. George Iliopoulos, dral for the 5th annual joint Consul General of Greece, called event. ABOVE: (L-R) Fr. John Vlahos, it a unique event because “it’s Fr. John Vlahos, the Dean of Evangelia Tsavaris, Amb. the only event where major or - the Cathedral, led the chanting Vasilios Philippos, Consul ganizations come together. I had of the hymn of St. Basil the General of Cyprus, Costas Kel - always hoped that this would Great, after whom the New las, Despina Axiotakis, Dr. create a trend and become a Year’s cake is named. He initi - George Liakeas, Nikos Niko - tendency in the community,” ated the cutting and invited laou, Lou Katsos, Amb. George and he was happy to hear com - leaders from each of the host Iliopoulos, Consul General of mitments for leaders for even groups to cut one vasilopita for Greece, Manos Koubarakis more cooperation and joint distribution to its members. and Michael Hartofilis. events. After briefly explaining the LEFT: The ballroom of Holy “It is very nice tonight, and I tradition of the vasilopita, Kellas Trinity Cathedral was the come to these events to encour - invited representatives of the or - scene of the 5th annual “Tra - age these organizations to go ganizations to offer greetings. ditional Cutting of the Vasilo - further,” he said. “I wish that all Dr. George Liakeas, President pita” of the leading profes - community organizations would of the Hellenic Medical Society sional organizations of the see that life is much easier, and of New York, declared “We are community. success is much easier when here for you,” and said HMS people cooperate rather than hopes to become even more in - and founder of Association of spend their time guarding their volved in the community and to Greek-American Professional turf.” increase its collaboration with Women was a guest. She told If communities can have res - other organizations. TNH she wishes everyone in the olutions, a number of the guests Lou Katsos, the chairman of Harriet George was also present. good time.” She noted that all synergized everybody.” community a happy New Year agreed that would be a very the Development, Design & Nikos Nikolaou, the Vice the groups helped but “HABA Olga Alexakos, the president and hopes for “a great year for good one for our own. Construction and Education and President of the Cyprus-U.S. Culture committees of the Hel - Chamber of Commerce wished lenic American Chamber of everyone a “happy, healthy and Commerce announced events prosperous new year” and also planned through the Spring, in - expressed the hope that there cluding a celebration the Greek would be more joint events. Independence Day in March and Kellas thanked everyone who a conference on genealogical re - contributed to the success of the A gift for all ages! search on April 25. event and acknowledged Zenon Michael Hartofilis, president Taverna and Sam Catechis, pres - of the Hellenic Lawyers Associ - ident of Stellar Imports for pro - Subscribe to our print or online edition and stay informed. ation (HLA), wished everyone a viding the food and wine. happy New Year and said, “It is Dr. Stella Lymberis, vice pres - wonderful to participate in this ident of Hellenic Medical Soci - type of function. This room is ety (HMS) was very pleased, filled with people from all pro - telling TNH “As doctors we give fessions, but we are all Hellenes credit where credit is due. It was and it is a wonderful way to one of the best –organized start the New Year.” events because Costas Kellas Hartofilis acknowledged the and HABA organized it. Every - presence of the HLA’s founder, thing was on time, the speeches Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas. Judge were short and everyone had a

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By Constantine S. Sirigos and Medieval history at Ford - TNH Staff Writer ham University, is a stalwart of the Holy Trinity- St. Nicholas NEW YORK – The men and Parish in Staten Island, where women who make contributions he is the choir director. and sacrifices for the well-being Fr. Ierotheos Papazafiropou - of a community and the preser - los congratulated the author vation of its heritage are called and translator and also the Koan heroes. Among them are the au - societies for contributions that thors who convey its history to will benefit the community future generations – and the across America, especially fu - translators who make the story ture generations. He declared of the homeland accessible to that “everything else is forgotten its diaspora. by the written word and books Nicholas G. Itsines was the endure.” featured speaker at the Hellenic George Andriotis, president Cultural Center of the Archdio - of the Pan Dodecanesian Soci - cese on January 11. He is not ety, said the book and its pro - only the translator of History the motion is an example of the Island of Kos: Ancient -Me - value of the work of the com - dieval- Modern, the magisterial munity’s syllogoi and offered his tome written by the distin - warmest congratulations. guished scholar Vasilis S. Hatzi - Educator Demosthenes Tri - vasiliou, but its benefactor as antafillou, who had recom - well. mended translating the book, Itsines contributed $7000 to ABOVE: (L-R) Manolis Cassotis, Nicholas G. Itsines, John Sakel - read Hatzivasiliou’s biography the endeavor, and the purchase lis and Archimandrite Ierotheos Zacharis of St. Irene Chryso - and offered greetings and con - price of the book merely offsets valantou at the Hellenic Cultural Center of the Archdiocese. gratulations. The Greek-Ameri - the printing costs. RIGHT: Nicholas G. Itsines devoted almost 15 years and 10,000 can environmental engineer Co - The Emcee was John Sakel - hours to the translation of Vasilis S. Hatzivasiliou’s history of lumbia University research lis, past president of the Pan - their native island of Kos in the Dodecanese. associate who in 2014 was coan Society “Hippocrates,” elected mayor of another neigh - which organized the event along the national Dodecanese Coun - the centuries in fields like com - bor of Kos, the island of Nisyros. with the Federation Of Dode - cil of America. He is a dear merce to medicine. The artifacts He expressed thanks for in - canese Societies and other com - friend and colleague of Itsines, of its rich ancient culture are vitation to participate in the munity organizations. He was and he spoke about the impor - complemented by the art and event and also acknowledged the first of a number of speakers tance of translators of important architecture of the Byzantine the importance of the book, who emphasized the impor - books. He presented an and later periods. which became part of his library tance of translating books of overview of the book’s subject Koans fought for Greek inde - in 1995. He noted that it illu - that kind so that the commu - matter, which includes Kos’ cul - pendence and participated in minated the history not only of nity’s children and grandchil - tural, political, and economic the resistance against the Ger - Kos but the entire Dodecanesian dren can learn about and appre - history over the past 8000 years. man and Italian occupations island group. ciate their heritage. Kos’ prehistoric residents had even though the end of those Maria Stelletos, the treasurer Guests included Archiman - roots in Asia Minor, and the is - conflicts left them cut off from of the Pancoan Society briefly drite Ierotheos Zacharis, Abbot land was later absorbed into Mi - the homeland. They were finally addressed the gathering and of the monastery of St. Irene noan, Mycenaean and Hellenic united with the Modern Greek said how pleased she was with Chrysovalantou, who offered civilizations. The bulk of the state in 1948. the turnout “which shows the the invocation, Fr. Nektarios Pa - book is about the classical pe - The guests learned about the event and proceeded to share work of that kind is not interest that exists in the history pazafiropoulos, the Dean of St. riod and thereafter, although life and work of Hatzivasiliou, insights about the work of trans - amenable to free translation – of Kos and the support for its Demetrios Cathedral, who fascinating mythological refer - who was described as a “humble lation with the audience. Itsines strove for precision. organizations.” blessed the Vasilopita that was ences are included. historian, lawyer and man,” and He quoted a description of a The translation of the 700 Stelletos said, “What I take cut after the speaking program, Life under the island’s many Cassotis returned to the podium translator as straddling two page book was done over a pe - away from today’s presentations and representatives of numer - conquerors, including the Ot - to introduce Itsines - Sakellis worlds and provided some ex - riod of almost 15 years –10,000 is that the book and its transla - ous community organizations. toman period, is described by later read his biography. amples of Greek words that hours were devoted to the task. tion were labors of love. If my Manolis Cassotis, from the Hatzivasileiou. The Koans per - Itsines thanked Cassotis, were difficult to translate. He Itsines, who earned his BA at generation reads it, it will be a neighboring Dodecanese island severed and endured and dis - Sakellis, and all who con - was in continuous consultation Hellenic College/Holy Cross and good guide for where we are go - of Karpathos is the president of tinguished themselves through tributed to the success of the with Hatzivasiliou because a an MA and PhD in Byzantine ing. New Year Begins with Initiatives at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York

By Constantine S. Sirigos Sts. Constantine and Helen in owed and divorced members TNH Staff Writer Merrillville, IN. and prospective members of its Cathedral Connect is aimed congregation and activities will NEW YORK – The Archdiocesan at 20 and 30 year olds. Bo - include service projects to build Cathedral of the Holy Trinity has zonelis further described the the community seven days a always been a vibrant commu - great opportunity and responsi - week. nity even during transitional pe - bility: “It’s New York City. Every The first event will be a riods. Now, members and year you have thousands of new Potluck Dinner and Comedy friends of the Cathedral – it has college graduates, and all these Night featuring comedienne always drawn people from Greeks come to the city and the Ellen Karis on Friday, January throughout the Metropolitan one thing you can count on that 16 at 7:00 PM in the Cathedral area – are getting excited by an - should connect us is the Ballroom. A game night – bring nouncements of new programs Church.” your favorite board game – will and ministries initiated by the For Cathedral Connects phil - be held in February. new Dean, Father John Vlahos. anthropic dimension, they are The two new groups are out - Fr. Vlahos first served as a exploring partnering with growths of past successful min - pastor at the Church of the Res - groups like International Ortho - istries, the Cathedral Fellowship urrection in Brookville, NY. He dox Christian Charities (IOCC). and the FOS lecture/discussion cherishes his time and the Bozonelis and Relle are not series. friends he made there, and now alone. In two months the com - One of Fr. Vlahos’ first initia - has poured himself wholeheart - mittee has gone from four peo - tives is the Faith and Fellowship edly into the challenge of real - ple to 20. Athanasios Minetos, hour, an adult spiritual ministry izing the full potential of a the Cathedral’s Protopsalti and which meets every Wednesday Church on Manhattan’s Upper Pastoral Assistant, is part of the at 7PM after the Paraklisis ser - East Side. team, but everyone is invited to vice that commences at 6PM. He has been meeting with contribute. The Cathedral will also have numerous groups since his ap - “If you have a cool Idea, want a senior citizen’s club called The pointment last year and the ef - Archbishop Demetrios appointed Fr. John Vlahos Dean of the Cathedral. He was previously as - to do something different…ideas Prime Timers. Led by Carol Con - forts have begun to bear fruit, sistant pastor at St. Paul’s of Hempstead and pastor of the Resurrection in Brookville. will be heard an acted on. We tos and Pauline Kotsilingas, especially those aimed at young hold meetings once a month there will be weekly gatherings professionals. That signaled to Bozonelis he SHOW ME THE 20 AND 30 over the next few months they open to anyone who wants to and trips, lectures and service Justin Bozonelis, a member was not just checking off the YEAR OLDS are planning lectures, social and join.” Those interested can email projects. of the Board of Trustees, was youth box on his to do list. “It is Their first success was part cultural events and a special to [email protected] Two new groups will have a impressed from the start. He something near and dear to his of the Chrysanthemum Ball and presentation by a celebrity chef to get on the mailing list for single focus, however. The Parea told TNH, that “soon after his heart…afterwards he and I had was attended by 340 young pro - who will teach the participants events. club led by James and Stella appointment Fr. Vlahos met conversation about organizing fessionals. A similar event is one signature dish. MULTIDIMENSIONAL, Pantelides will be strictly social. with the Board and after intro - the young adult ministry,” he planned as part of the 2015 Bozonelis believes they have MOSTLY “It’s similar to the Mr. and Mrs. ducing himself, the first thing said. “We kicked around ideas Cathedral Ball scheduled for Fri - a golden opportunity under the Common to most of the new Clubs that many parishes had, he did was read aloud an article and called it Cathedral Con - day June 5. leadership of youthful pastor Cathedral endeavors is the idea but we don’t’ want to exclude that noted seven reasons why nect.” He and Katherine Rolle In December the group ran a with a young family. that each group, which caters to anyone that is single and will young adults leave the Church.” are spearheading it. coat drive for the needy, and Vlahos and Presbytera Con - distinct demographics, will offer have monthly or bi-monthly stantina have two daughters a mix of social, cultural and spir - events,” Vlahos told TNH. Stelie,12 and Andreana, 5. His itual events. The Cathedral’s social calen - parents are from Corinth and Uniquity – as in “we are all dar will be supplemented by Presbytera Constantina has unique but we have much in two new events, a golf outing 100 Years of Greek Cuisine along Puget Sound roots in Patras and Ikaria. They common” – is the Cathedral’s on May 18th and a street festi - both grew up in the parish of new ministry for single, wid - val on September 12.

SEATTLE, WA (Press Release)– Opening day activities for 1900s, and over 300 throughout In partnership with the Greek- children and families on Febru - the State of Washington. American Historical Museum of ary 7 will include Greek dance Restaurants represent the in - Washington State, (greeksin - performances at 11AM and 1PM tersection of Greek food, cul - washington.org), the Museum and introductory remarks at ture, and entrepreneurship, and Hellenic American Educatios Association of History and Industry (MO - 3PM followed by live music and the profession of choice for HAI) invites you to travel dancing. More information is many Greeks who put down United Federation of Teachers through history with some of available at mohai.org. roots in the area. the Puget Sound's most beloved Greek restaurateurs have But beyond the menu, Greek Greek restaurants and the com - been a consistent presence in traits were still evident and re - munities that created and sus - Washington State for more than lationships were the key. Greek tained them. The exhibit fea - a century. traditions of hospitality and Annual Celebration of Greek Lettes Day tures vintage photos, videos, Well over 200 Greek-owned building lasting connections menus, artifacts, and other restaurants have existed in the with patrons combined to create items, along with descriptive Puget Sound region alone, a few a code of business that elevates Poetry Readings text. continuously since the early customers to friends. Members and friends are invited to this celebration of Greek Letters. Your Participation is welcomed. Bring your favorite poem on a Greek theme and read it to the group. Otherwise, just relax and listen.

Date: Friday January 23, 2015 Place: Holy Trinity Cathedral 337 East 74th Street, NYC Time: 5:00 pm

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Continued from page 1 ture report, Moran and others the start. coming an adjunct instructor at renewed their efforts to not only It’s frustrating, but “We’re a college or think tank focusing Times reported. obtain his immediate release but getting there,” she said. on the Middle East, his general Before he retired this month, for a pardon. Once he gets home, “first and area of expertise. Ted Moran, who was Kiriakou’s “The government says they foremost he has to re-bond with Heather’s own work in the Congressman and worked hard want to move on so they won’t his family. So much has hap - defense industry is going well, in his behalf, entered this state - prosecute anyone who actually pened in our lives in the last two but she looks forward to having ment into the Congressional committed crimes,” in the con - years,” including the recent Kiriakou back to help with the Record: “John Kiriakou is an text of the interrogation meth - passing of her mother. children so she can travel for American hero. A 15-year CIA ods, “but how about pardoning “His initial focus will be re - her job. She also hopes they can veteran, he was decorated and the guy who was a critic of the suming the life of father and get to Greece soon. recognized more than a dozen program,” she said. husband, after that he will Heather is gratified that the times for his outstanding work The new Congressman is De - branch out to rebuild his pro - documentary “Silenced,” which in the always-demanding intel - mocrat Don Beyer. Kiriakou’s fessional life,” she said. tells the story of whistleblowers ligence world.” supporters are in the process of Initially he will be doing like Kiriakou, is being shown on On February 3 he will be sent reaching out to him and business development for Dr. TV around Europe and there has to a halfway house in Washing - Heather urges people in the dis - Athan Georgiades in Pittsburgh, been an overwhelming positive ton, DC. His wife, Heather, told trict to do the same. during which he can explore response. “John is getting hun - TNH, “the best scenario is that There is a possibility that the what kind of consulting work dreds of letters from various Eu - John shows up, they have an orientation be delayed for a few and public speaking he can do. ropean countries, especially orientation that day and he days, “but even after the orien - “He is accepting speaking in - Greece and France.” checks off the boxes that he has tation they might make him vitations from universities, in - She appreciates the people a– a family, a job a home – then John Kiriakou with his 8 year-old daughter Kate in happier stay, for whatever reason. We side and outside the U.S. Ethics who have written to, prayed for they will let him go home,” to times, which he and his wife, Heather, hope will resume sooner really don’t know.” and international affairs will be and visited her husband. On serve out the remainder of his than the end of his federal prison sentence on May 1. Heather explained the fuzzy the focus” but added “I don’t January 9 Metropolitan Savas sentence under ‘home consign - conditions of home consign - think he will go on TV anytime of Pittsburgh met with him in ment’ – house arrest. chatter in the household,” she time. ment. “He must have a stable soon.” Loretto. The children are all excited. said. Nothing came of the efforts household and family that can Kiriakou will be cautious, but Ironically, the F.B.I. and Jus - Together they went to pick out Kiriakou’s oldest children, by to get prison officials to adhere be responsible for him,” and she he will continue writing books. tice Department prosecutors Kiriakou’s clothes and Heather his first marriage, are Chris, 21, to their original agreement for said he would be able to go to “I am sure he will have a fol - have recommended bringing said “they have a whole list of and Constantine, 19. His chil - him to be transferred to a work, doctor’s offices and low-up to his book, The Reluc - felony charges against former plans they want to do with dad dren with Heather are Max 10, halfway earlier in his prison Church. tant Spy, with his prison history CIA Director David H. Petraeus, from day one through the rest Kate, eight and Charli, three. term. “They ignored Congress - He will have a probation of - and his thoughts about the na - who allegedly provided classi - of the year. They talk about it a Essentially, Charlie will be man Moran,” Heather said. ficer who will probably be in tional security state.” fied information to a lover dur - lot every day. There is a lot of meeting his father for the first After the release of the tor - touch will him daily, at least at Kiriakou is interested in be - ing his tenure. Archimedes Award is Established for Outstanding Greek-Am. Students

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ALL HISTORY Throwing New Light on Marie Cosindas: Photographer Extraordinaire

Continued from page 1 painter. A product of the 1960s cul - and color portraits. Cosindas ture, Cosindas was and remains didn’t die or go anywhere. But especially known for her por - from the 1980s onwards she just trait work which includes but is gradually began to work more certainly not limited to notables and more at her own pace while such as Truman Capote, Faye simultaneously becoming in - Dunaway, Robert Redford, Paul creasing reluctant to lend her Newman, and Ezra Pound work to galleries, and/or one- among others. Cosindas’ portrai - woman or group shows. ture was never limited to Cosindas’ rise in the world of celebrities and so individuals art was gradual but once begun and small groups have also been her advancement was quick and and continue to be the subjects sure. Kate Salter, in a recent ar - of this aspect of her overall ticle in, London’s Telegraph pre - work. sents the Cosindas’ past and pre - So, what happened to Marie sent, succinctly: “In 1966 an Cosindas? Why did she have to exhibition of Marie Cosindas’ be rediscovered, if she was in - color photographs opened at the ternationally recognized to be - Museum of Modern Art in New gin with? Ill-health, principally York. She was only the fifth various back operations, took woman to have a solo exhibition their toll and the carrying about of photography at MoMA, and of huge cameras had to be for - this was 10 years before the gone, for quite a time. Nonethe - landmark William Eggleston less, according to an interview, show (also at MoMA), widely just last year, Cosindas ‘admon - recognized as a defining mo - ished the journalist for suggest - ment in color photography. ing she had gone out of fashion. Cosindas photographed every - “I didn’t go out of fashion,” she one from Andy Warhol to Coco said, “but I was out of the public Chanel, and Tom Wolfe com - eye.” pared her to Caravaggio and While the documented his - Gustav Klimt...So why haven’t tory of Greek artists in North we heard of her (April 20, America extends back into the 2014)?” 1850s, no true and sure timeline By 1978, when Cosindas was of art and artists from then till at the height of her fame her now has ever been established. photographs were in the perma - Since the 1930s, various exhi - nent collections of the Museum bitions and publications have of Modern Art, the Metropolitan seen production but one all-en - Museum of Art, the Boston Mu - compassing historical panorama seum of Fine Arts, the Interna - of these individuals and their art tional Museum of Photography has--to once again my personal at George Eastman House, the knowledge—has not seen pre - Art Institute of Chicago and pri - Maria Cosindas was only the fifth woman to have a solo exhi - sentation or publication. Why? vate collections are the world. bition of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. She pho - Greek achievements in the At this time, Cosindas had al - tographed everyone from Andy Warhol to Coco Chanel, and new world are not limited to ready mounted 22 one-artist Tom Wolfe compared her to Caravaggio and Gustav Klimt...So, business enterprises and the shows while her work had ap - why haven’t we heard of her? building of church complexes— peared in 40 group shows and as fundamental, noble and nec - in publications such as Life, Es - essary as those ventures maybe quire, Time, Ms. Magazine, sonal life. Cosindas was born commercial artist taking up a to everyday community life. Town and Country, Camera, sometime in 1925, the eighth of career designing textiles and There is not a field, craft, pro - Newsweek, Aperture and Satur - 10 children into a modest children’s shoes. Ever in need of fession or aspect of modern life day Review. Also in 1978, the Greek-American family living in work Cosindas also acted as a in which Greeks have not ex - book, Marie Cosindas Color Boston's South End. Anything color coordinator for a company celled. When I raise this point I Photographs, was published. else that might throw light on that made museum reproduc - am told ‘Greek exceptionalism’ With an introductory essay by her professional life comes from tions in stone. During the 1950s, cannot be broached (let alone Tom Wolfe, this 144 page hard bits and pieces found in ency - Cosindas aspired to be a painter studied in any depth) because, cover full-color book firmly es - clopedias, gallery catalogues, and so attended the Boston Mu - then, we must give all the ethnic tablished Cosindas as an inter - and the like. seum School where she began and sub-cultures in North Amer - national artist of note (Boston: In the 1940s, Cosindas at - to paint impressionistic, abstract ica the same careful review. New York Graphic Society). tended Boston’s Modern School still lives filled with atmospheric time, intend to be a photogra - ing year, when Polaroid sought Fine, I say, let us do so and see Curiously, I can find little on of Fashion Design where she color. At this point, she saw pho - pher. Cosindas worked as a de - photographers to test its new in - what comes next. Because I am Cosindas’ family, her Greek studied dressmaking. While in tography as a way to make de - signer from 1944 to 1960. stant color film before bringing certain that this new body of background or even her per - school she began working as a sign notes and did not, at this It was while on a visit to it to market, Adams recom - knowledge will constitute the Greece, sometime in the late mended her. Cosindas immedi - actual history of the United 1950s, that Cosindas began us - ately took to the process of in - States and not what we are now ing a 2 1/4 square Rollieflex stant-developing color film and, being offered. camera. Her initial intention in so doing, proved instrumental I believe the whole direction was to use these snapshots of in revealing the artistic potential of ‘immigration studies’ since its the Grecian landscape as the im - of color photography. She made very inception has been and re - ages and elements to inspire such exquisite still lives and por - mains to reduce all foreign ar - later paintings. Yet the more traits that even Polaroid’s rivals as not simply second class Cosindas looked at these images founder, Edwin Land, was as - citizens – but to a status of those she became gradually convinced tounded (http://www.carter - in perpetual cultural debt. Given her photography could stand on museum.org).” that everyone in the western their own as finished works. It is widely accepted that hemisphere, Amerindians in - From 1960 onwards, Cosindas Cosindas' work played a vital cluded, immigrated to these gradually began to use photog - role in establishing the use of shores then who exactly is owed raphy as her primary medium. color in fine art photography this perpetual debt? As Carl Upon her return to Boston she during the 1960s. Using only Sandburg’s poems recall we the eventually became part of the available light and often having people build this country anew, stable of photographers that be - only a few minutes in which to every day. I see no reason to ig - longed to the Carl Siembab photograph her subjects, Cosin - nore the ongoing achievements Gallery, with whom she shared das produced a remarkably dis - of these individual creators of a building in Boston. tinct portfolio of portraits of our American way of life or the It was from this period of well-known figures. These en - sometimes “foreign” sources on transformation that “in 1961, semble images are among her which they draw their inspira - she participated in one of Ansel best known and according to tions. Adams’ photography workshops critics those creations which in Yosemite Valley. The follow - best reveal her training as a [email protected]

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She was born July home.com. stationed on several Greek Is - M.D., 63, died peacefully in 8, 1938 to the late Gus and Clara lands. Additionally, Art was an Westlake, OH., on December 27, (Kalliope) Arvanitakis in Gary, n BAIRACTARIS, ANGELOS excellent soccer player, hunter, 2014. Beloved husband of 34 teams. In 1955, she received a neral service will take place on IN. Nikki graduated from Frobel ANN ARBOR, MI (From the Ann prankster, and an absolute years to Maria (nee Coccas); master of education degree from Saturday at 10 a.m., at St. High School in 1957. She was a Arbor Press, published on Dec. charmer with the ladies. After he adored father of Sophia and Boston University, as a reading George Greek Orthodox Cathe - member of the St. Iakovos Greek 30) – Bairactaris, Angelos finished his military commit - Rena; cherished brother of Maria specialist. Her career began dral, 650 Hanover St., Manches - Orthodox Church of Valparaiso 1/10/1939 - 12/23/2014 Ann ment, Art worked at various jobs (Emmanuel Eleutheriou); and upon graduation, as an elemen - ter, 03104. Burial will follow in and had retired from First Fed - Arbor, MI Age 75, died due to such as painting, landscaping, beloved uncle of George, tary teacher in Sunapee. She Pine Grove Cemetery. eral Bank. On January 26, 1958, natural causes, Tuesday, Decem - construction, and as a driver for Stavros, Peter and Andrew. Born then married her husband, Sgt. Nikkie married Robert Louis ber 23, 2014 at home with his a food distributor. Knowing that January 29, 1951 in Lekka, James J. Hagianis, of Newport, n TOSCAS, JOHN Aguilar who preceded her in loving family by his side. He was he could do more with his life, Samos Greece to Stavros and in Galveston, Texas, on Jan. 16, DENVER, CO (From the Denver death. She is survived by her born January 10, 1939, in Ne - Art decided to pursue the Amer - Sophia Fotinos. He pursued his 1943, before his deployment to Post, published on Jan. 4) – John daughters: Carol (Javier) Garcia mea, Greece, to Constantinos ican dream and come to America dream of becoming a doctor and the China- Burma-India Theater, was born February 23, 1927 in of Valparaiso, Connie (Jeff) and Aggelici (Kugearis) Bairac - with nothing but the shirt on his attended and graduated from B-17 bomber squadron.After Nauplion, Greece; he departed Webb of Portage; grandchildren: taris. He attended school in back. His first job in the States The National & Kapodistrian Uni - World War II, she taught at the December 14, 2014. He arrived Rob, Richard (Katrina), Nicole Greece until 6th grade,and then found him working for his cousin versity of Athens Medical School Brown and Jewett Elementary in Duluth, Minnesota at the age Garcia and Jeffery Webb; great- learned the trade of cabinet mak - as a dishwasher until he eventu - in Athens, Greece. He served as Schools. She then joined the of 9. His dad was working on the grandchildren: Dezmond, Dan - ing. On September 8 of 1962 he ally learned the trade from the Staff Physician in the Greek Air staff of Manchester Memorial railroad. John was always very icka, and Nevaeh Garcia; grand - moved to Montreal, Canada for ground floor and then opened Force prior to moving to Cleve - High School as a reading spe - proud of his dual citizenship. He dogs: Nacho and Big Boy Chino; a better opportunity for his fu - his own restaurant. In his 30- land. Dr. Fotinos specialized in cialist for 35 years up to her re - graduated from Duluth Central, in-laws: Tommy (Chirstine) ture. He met his wife Anna Sta - year career after arriving from Internal Medicine and practiced tirement. She and Mr. Hagianis where he excelled in football, Aguilar, Tony (Rose) Aguilar, matakos and they were married Greece as an immigrant, he built for 30 years on Cleveland's West - were married for 58 years at the track and basketball. While at - Maryan Torres, Joe (Carol) September 30, 1962 in the St. eleven successful restaurants. side. He had a true compassion time of his passing. They were tending Duluth Junior College, Aguilar, and Irene (Joe) Rosa; George Church of Montreal Two local restaurants, Greek Is - for medicine and getting to know dedicated educators who loved the Oregon Ducks offered him a along with many nieces, Canada. Angelos worked as a lands Cuisine and Italiano's Se - each of his patients. He always their profession and lived their full scholarship in football; he nephews, and dearest friends: cabinet maker and was spon - rious Pies and Pasta, are very felt that the best way to care for entire married lives in Manches - missed graduation by one semes - Judy Peterson and Joan Stewart. sored by United Mill Cabinet successful with his legacy being a patient is to personally get to ter. Irene loved to travel and had ter when he was called into Funeral services will be held at Company in Willis, Michigan to carried forward by his family. know each one. He was on staff gone to the Far East and WWII by Navy. John started as a 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Decem - become an American Citizen in Art's proudest family moments at Lutheran and Fairview Hospi - throughout the country. She en - Seaman on the USS Catron; he ber 29, 2014 at St. Iakovos Greek February of 1968. He was a fin - were marrying the woman he tals and Medical Director at Rae- joyed spending the winter sea - quickly advanced to radio man Orthodox Church, 36 West 700 ish carpenter for many of the ex - loved, the birth of his children, Ann and Algart Nursing Homes. son in Florida. She is survived and learned the Morse Code. He North, Valparaiso, IN quisite homes and buildings in the marriage of his sons, and Funeral services will be held on by two daughters, Mrs. John earned an accommodation when and around Ann Arbor that mentoring his family to be suc - December 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Vassiliou (Cynthia) of Glouces - he radioed ahead to a large Navy n ANTONAKOS, NICHOLAS showcased his fine woodworking cessful in the restaurant busi - Demetrios Church, 22909 Center ter, Mass., where she made her Ship that an enemy suicide ARLINGTON, MA (From the talents. Above all his achieve - ness. Art enjoyed cooking a meal Ridge Road in Rocky River. In home for the past 12 years, and bomber was about to strike, he Boston Globe, published on Dec. ments his greatest joy was his (especially seafood) for anyone lieu of flowers, contributions Kathy Hagianis of Lawrenceville, saved the ship. John was on the 26) – Antonakos, Nicholas G. Of family, his two sons and five and everyone. He loved to hunt may be made to The Dr. Fotinos N.J. She also leaves behind six aircraft carrier USS Lexington Arlington, MA, passed away grandsons. He always enjoyed with his two dogs and good Scholarship Fund at St. grandchildren, Dean Vassiliou of when the war ended, he was part Tuesday, December 23, 2014. celebrating Easter with a lamb friend Spiro. He loved watching Demetrios Church or LifeBanc at Groton Mass., Peter Vassiliou of of the secret convoy that left Nicholas was born in Lowell, roast with family and friends. He sports with his son Nikos, his lifebanc.org. Philadelphia, Pa., Dimitri and Hawaii the day the Japanese sur - MA; He was the son of the late was also a very avid gardener, friend Pete, and brother Toni. Art wife Bree of Wayne, Pa., Ms. rendered. They went to Japan George and Styliani "Stella" An - and shared his bounty of flowers made you feel like he was your n HAGIANIS, IRENE Irene Vassiliou of Salem, Mass., and provided air security. In civil - tonakos who emigrated from and vegetables with the whole best friend and had the ability to GLOUCESTER, MA (From the Jennifer Kolovos of Hamilton, ian life, John met his wife of 60 Greece. The family moved to community. Besides his wife and take over a party with his outgo - New Haven Register, published N.J., and Mr. Peter Nicolaou of years, Evelyn, in Duluth where Dorchester, MA where they lived parents he is survived by his chil - ing personality. He loved to cel - on Dec. 24) – Irene Folis Hagia - Lawrenceville, N.J.; and five they married and had 2 children. for many years, before settling dren; Dean (Afrodite) of Dexter ebrate and dance for any occa - nis died peacefully in Gloucester, great-grandchildren, Phoebe and In 1959 they moved to Denver, in Arlington. Nicholas was a loyal and George (Elizabeth) of sion. Art always saw the best in Mass., Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, John Vassiliou, Niko and Anas - Colorado where John and Evelyn member of Saint Athanasius Saline; five grandchildren; An - every person. His stories were surrounded by her family. She tasia Kolovos, Eleni Vassiliou; joined the Greek community, as Greek Orthodox Church of Ar - gelos G, Angelos D, Frank, humorous and his love for life was the daughter of Greek im - and many nieces and nephews. Greek Orthodox. John sold in - lington. He is predeceased by his George and Adonis; two broth - was contagious to everyone in migrants John and Vaia Folis She was predeceased by her sib - surance for Prudential for 30 sisters, Frances Antonakos, ers; Nikolaus and Spyro Bairac - his presence. But most of all, Art from Eptahorion, Greece. Born lings Costas Folis of Perth Am - years. He was very active in the Pauline Macaris, Mary Pergantis, taris of Nemea Greece, and many was committed to mentoring his on March 3, 1918, in Manches - boy, N.J., Tully Folis of Manches - Greek fraternal organization and his brothers, Michael, James others. The Service will be held children to take on the world like ter, she was a lifelong parish - ter, Ann Remick of Goffstown, (AHEPA) and the Travelers Pro - and John Antonakos. He is sur - Saturday, December 27, 2014 at he did. Art is survived by his lov - ioner of St. George Greek Ortho - and Sophie O'Keefe of Seattle, tectiveAssociation (TPA). During vived by one brother, Charles An - 11am at the St. Nicholas Greek ing wife of thirty years, Debbie dox Cathedral, where she was Wash. Donations may be made the 1980's, John and Evelyn tonakos and his wife Helen An - Orthodox Church. In lieu of flow - Danakos; his son, Nikos and wife an advisor for the GOYA youth to St. George Greek Orthodox were owners of the Windsor Gar - tonakos of Quincy, one sister in ers please donate funds to St Nikki Danakos; daughter, group, past president of the An - Cathedral, 650 Hanover St., dens Restaurant and John served law Sophie Antonakos of Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Malenna Danakos; son, Tim and agenisis, Daughters of Penelope Manchester, 03104, or to the on the board for Windsor Gar - Chelmsford, and ten nieces and Icon fund in Angelos' name wife Jessica Humble; son, Jon and Tri-Ortho organizations. She Melissa Society, care of the As - dens Condominiums over the nephews. The family will receive (3109 Scio Church Rd, Ann Ar - Tuttle; brother, Antonis and wife was very active in the commu - sumption of the Virgin Mary years. John was and avid golfer relatives and friends at St. bor MI 48108). Iris; sister, Toula and husband nity as past president of the Busi - Greek Orthodox Church, P.O. and could hit a long ball, even Athanasius Greek Orthodox Kostas; sister, Eleni and husband ness and Professional Women's Box 6, Ipswich, MA 01938. Fu - into his later years. John is pre - Church, 4 Appleton St., Arling - n DANAKOS, ARGYRIOS George; sister-in-law, Donna and Club, ADK Honor Sorority, mem - ceded in death by his mother, fa - ton, MA 02476 on Monday, De - WEST RICHLAND, WA (From Scott McClain. He was preceded ber of the Elliot Hospital volun - this is a service ther and son William John cember 29th from 9:30 to 10:30 the Tri-City Herald, published on in death by his parents, Nikos teers for more than 25 years and to the community. Toscas. He is sruvived by his wife AM, followed by his funeral at Jan. 1) – Art, a twenty year resi - and Maria Danakos. Viewing will teacher of English to immi - Announcements of deaths Eveleyn, daughter Katina 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, dent of the Tri-Cities, passed be held Saturday, January 3, grants. Mrs. H, as her students may be telephoned to the (Kathy) and son-in-law George away December 25, 2014 in 2014 at 1 PM at Einan's at Sunset respectfully called her, was a classified Department of Atz and granddaughter Kelsie West Richland, WA. He was born Chapel, 915 Bypass Hwy, Rich - graduate of Manchester High the national herald at Atz and many nieces and Days and dates of funerals, in the small village of Nerotrivia land, with a funeral service to School Central, class of 1937, (718) 784-5255, nephews in Greece. John's ashes memorials, and other events di - in Evia, Greece on June 2, 1955. follow at 2 PM also at Einan's at and Plymouth State University, Monday through Friday, will be returned to his homeland rectly correspond to the original His family in Greece raised goats Sunset Chapel. Express your class of 1941, where she earned 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est in Nauplion, Greece. Services publication date, which appears to make feta cheese while also thoughts and memories on our a bachelor's of education degree. or e-mailed to: were not held. Donations to Hos - at the beginning of each notice. selling the meat to supply the lo - online Guestbook at While at Plymouth she was a [email protected] pice and/or St. Catherine's Greek cal village. They survived off the www.einansatsunset.com. member of the ski and tennis Orthodox Church. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 17-23, 2015 COMMUNITY 9 More Thoughts on Church Unity: Catholicism Must Return to Orthodoxy

By Raphael Masterjohn which even Rome with its infal - man Pope to an Ecumenical lible leader cannot change. Here Council, as to an authority [In continuation of the below is the fundamental law higher than that of the Roman discussion about unifying the of the undivided Church: Pontiff. (from Decrees of Vatican Orthodox and Catholic churches, It is the belief and true con - Council and Faith and the which featured an article by fession that Jesus Christ is the Church Central Office Chair of Dennis Menos in the January 10 Son of God and that He is the unity Apostolate Graymoor Gar - edition, “We Orthodox Must rock and chief cornerstone upon rison, NY No. 11-24). Reach Out to our Catholic which Christ built His Church. Conclusion: Rome will never Brethren,” Raphael Masterjohn That Christ is the Head of the accept Orthodoxy or give up its responds.] Church and Orthodoxy has been false claims to superiority and His Body from the beginning, infallibility making union an im - Why does our holy Orthodox rendering the Church to be di - possibility. The solution is that Faith appear so sweet, peaceful, vine and human. Simon’s name the papacy must return to Or - and attractive to the many en - was changed by Christ to Peter thodoxy. thusiastic converts who have (Petros), because he was firm been pouring in? Many of them like a rock due to divine revela - are greatly amazed at the trea - tion from the Father. All who sures they have discovered. confess Christ as the Son of God They soon learn that the most become Peter or Petros. Authority at important characteristic of Or - Rome made drastic changes thodoxy is that she is changeless abandoning this fundamental – having preserved everything law of the Church, established Archdiocese: intact, including her dogmas by Christ, which had been in ef - and doctrine, and has remained fect for over a thousand years. true and faithful, from the time They then changed the interpre - A Closer Look of the ancient Church. tation of the Church regarding Orthodoxy is also attractive the Gospel, and came up with Continued from page 1 because she is the depository of their own new fundamental law, divine grace, a radiant beauty claiming that Christ built His tem and the Archdiocese offi - surrounds her derived from her Church upon Peter, a human be - cials. inner divine human being for Patriarch Bartholomew (L) and Pope Francis embrace. Must the Catholic Church return to Or - ing, and that Peter is the rock It is interesting that each like her Head, she is abundantly thodoxy before unity can be achieved? of the church. parish is obligated to pay $600 filled with divine grace from the It is obvious that the Roman monthly and if a parish has Holy Spirit. vine light upon those whom she tians, universally confess their perpetuity. The truths of Ortho - Catholics did away with the an - more than one priest it pays Those who enter Orthodoxy sanctifies. belief in the co-essential Trinity, doxy stand by themselves, they cient fundamental law of the double or triple. Therefore, the become captivated by her splen - How perfectly things are pre - the Father almighty, the Son are not subject to contrary opin - Church and established a new parishes – which means, the dor and majestic glory, and the served can by observed, by clos - who became the Lord Jesus ions, as the spotless and glorious fundamental law, separated faithful with their candles, do - sweet odor of incense from the ing your eyes for a moment, and Christ, being true God from true history of the Church testifies. themselves from the Church. For nations, and contributions – pay purity of her faith and the rock- picture no holy icons, then open God, incarnate of the Virgin and All those who taught false - in the papacy not the Godman, for everything and for everyone solid unshakeable firmness of them and see the holy icons became true man, and in the hood were eventually excommu - but the infallible Pope is head in the Archdiocese. all her doctrines. All those who knowing they are in every Or - Holy Spirit who proceeds from nicated or cut off from the of the Church. To belong to the The uncovered problem is love the Church, love her for thodox church, and remember the Father, and in One Holy church. Modernists of every pe - Roman Catholic Church, one further proof of the pathogene - what she truly is, the unchange - the millions who sacrificed their Catholic and Apostolic Church, riod such as Arius, who denied has to confess that the Pope is sis that exists in the mentality able, unique and only holy Body lives in defense of holy Ortho - in the one baptism, and in the Christ was truly God; Patriarch the head of the Church to whom and the administration of the of Christ. doxy. They were beaten with future judgment. Nestorius of Constantinople who the whole world must listen. Archdiocese. The accumulation Orthodoxy always remem - sticks, axed to death, drowned, Our Lord Jesus Christ built denied that the Virgin was truly How can Orthodoxy be of so much authority and multi- bers and repeatedly celebrates beheaded, skinned alive, torn His Church, with the divine the Theotokos; others denied united with the Papacy when responsibilities in the hands of the descent of the Logos of God apart, cast into flames, their promise that the gates of Hades that the Holy Spirit was God. they are different, when they one person, Jerry Dimitriou, is who came down from heaven eyes torn out, starved, rolled on would never prevail against it. There were many who denied are fundamentally different? inconceivable. It seems that he and became incarnate in the Vir - torture wheels, but they pre - He further established that the two natures and later claimed The most important factor is is the real archbishop, since he gin’s womb, and He dwelled served their faith in Jesus Christ Holy Spirit would be our Com - that there were not two wills in that the Head of the Orthodox is in control of the Archdiocese’s among us full of grace and and holy Orthodoxy, and have forter, Guide and the only Christ. The enemies, inflamed Church is the divine and human administrative and financial truth, being himself the living received crowns of victory. Leader of His Church, He did became mobs, arose with fury Jesus Christ, who is the Head of matters. Truth. All the precious and di - The holy icons are important not promise a human being, but and murder against the defend - the Body. As the Head is divine His office as Director of Ad - vine dogmas and doctrine which to our memories. Seeing the would send the Holy Spirit who ers of the holy Icons, and were and human so the Church is also ministration is something un - He taught, are perfectly pre - icons we remember Jesus Christ, would always be with us and re - called iconoclasts. The icons divine and human. The Papacy known to the ecclesial order be - served only in the Orthodox we remember the most Holy mind us of everything Christ were not restored for well over is governed by a human being, cause the par excellence Church, and are not to be found Theotokos, and we remember said and taught. The unique Or - a hundred years. These are but the Pope of Rome, who never Director of the Archdiocese elsewhere, for she remains faith - John the Baptist and all the thodox Church being the living a few of the heresies which were having claimed to be divine and should be the Archbishop and ful to her Head. Saints. Body of Christ himself is there - hurled against the True Church human, only infallible. second in command his Chan - When under attack by Orthodoxy has preserved the fore invulnerable, indestructible but failed to prevail against her. The Papacy declares its cellor. Why and how has Jerry heretics and schismatics, she is fasting days and periods, the and infallible, and will never The Sacred Canons of the dogma: “Since by divine right Dimitriou become a “Superar - always courageously defended Feast Days are wonderfully cel - fail, for she is secure with Christ Church always were and always of apostolic primacy, the Roman chbishop”? To whom does he re - by faithful people who shed ebrated, as heaven and angels as her Head. Sadly it is this will be under attack. Canons are Pontiff is placed over the Uni - port? Did Archbishop Demetrios their blood and suffered mar - descend to join in celebration. Church that the Papacy aban - sacred because collectively they versal Church, we further teach know about the clergy pension tyric deaths defending her dog - This is particularly visible on the doned a thousand years ago, came into existence by the dili - and declare, the he (the pope) issue? And now that he knows, mas and doctrines. Let us be Feast of feasts, Great and Glori - and appropriated our name gent efforts of the many Holy is the supreme judge of all the what has he done about it? amazed when we review the di - ous Orthodox Pascha, cele - Catholic to herself, they do not Fathers, gathered in ecumenical faithful, and that in all causes, Moreover, how and why is it vinely guided history of holy Or - brated throughout Orthodox see Christ as its head, but look synods while others were in - the decision of which belongs that Dimitriou is also Director thodoxy! Even more, upon see - Churches the world over. We all to the human Pope of Rome, as spired collectively and individ - to the church, recourse may be of Finances? Who appointed the ing with thanksgiving the sing the same living and hopeful its head and guide. ually by the Holy Spirit. had to his tribunal, so that no Finance Committee and using supreme glory of Orthodoxy! song: “Christ is risen from the Orthodoxy is not the prop - Just as her Head cannot be one may reopen the judgment what criteria? (The things that When Orthodox gather as dead, trampling down death by erty of any of us to do with it as divided, so Orthodoxy can never of the Apostolic See, than whose were said during the Clergy Church, angels come and join, death; and upon those in the we choose, but is the Holy Tra - be divided and what separates authority there is none greater, Laity Congress in Philadelphia sometimes becoming visible. tombs bestowing life.” We were dition, which has been handed Orthodoxy from the papacy is nor can anyone lawfully review were quite bizarre.) There is nothing in this entire buried with Him in Baptism, down to us from the beginning, the papacy. By their own dog - its judgment. Wherefore they Where in all this is the so- world that can surpass her and arise with Him in His Res - and our sacred duty is to pre - mas and doctrine, they have err from the right course who called Eparchial Synod? majesty for she is both divine urrection. Throughout the in - serve its truths and purity and bound themselves by serious assert that it is lawful to appeal Who really governs the Arch - and human. She radiates her di - habited world, Orthodox Chris - pass them on to be preserved in fundamental papal dogmas, from the judgments of the Ro - diocese?

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Drizzle with syrup nutrients. continue to cook until heated In another bowl, toss the or honey and gently stir until Ingredients: through. mixed greens with the oil and thoroughly combined. Spread in 1 cup krithari (barley) lemon juice; season with salt the prepared baking pan. Coat Sea salt and pepper. Mound the salad on another piece of foil with grape Freshly ground pepper Walnut-Cranberry a platter and top with the seed oil and place on the bar 2 tablespoons grape seed oil chicken salad. mixture, oil side down. Place an - 2 leeks (white and light green Chicken Salad with other pan on top and press parts only), sliced 1/2-inch- Greek Yogurt Dressing firmly to compress the mixture. thick into half moons Pastelli Energy Bars Remove top pan and foil. 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed Ok – so you might be sick of Bake until just beginning to 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest turkey, so try this chicken dish Pastelli has long been a sta - turn golden at the edges, 20 to 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf instead! The tangy Greek yogurt ple in the Greek diet. It is diffi - 24 minutes (metal pan) or 30 parsley gives it a kick and helps keep cult to find good pastelli here to 35 minutes (glass pan). Cool Slice the pocket pitas in half. cous, cover, and remove from Directions: you full longer. in the United States, but it is so in the pan on a wire rack for 10 Stuff each half with spinach and the heat. Let stand for 5 min - In a medium saucepan, com - Serves 4 simple to make your own. 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Wrap the couscous; stir until well ley to a large bowl. 1/4 cup chopped chives 1/2 cup flax seeds individually in a baggie or plas - Feta, spinach, and dill flavor combined. Form into 8 patties, Heat the oil in a medium skil - Sea Salt 1/2 cup sesame seeds tic wrap. these tofu patties. Slice some using about 1/2 cup for each. let over medium heat. Add the Freshly ground pepper 1/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds lemon wedges and pick up some Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a leeks, 1/4 teaspoon each salt 4 cups diced chicken or sunflower seeds whole-wheat pita bread to serve large nonstick skillet over and pepper and cook, stirring 3/4 cup dried cranberries 6 dried apricots, diced Chicken Salad Gyro with this Greek-inspired meal. medium heat. Add 4 patties and occasionally, until tender. Add 8 packed cups mixed greens 5 tablespoons brown rice Serves: 4 cook, turning once, until lightly the peas and lemon zest and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive syrup or raw (thick) honey You know, the Greeks had it Ingredients: golden on both sides, about 6 cook just until heated through. oil Directions: right when they packaged an 1 cup water minutes total. Transfer to the Stir in the parsley. Fold the mix - 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed Preheat oven to 325 degrees entire meal in a pita. Enjoy 2/3 cup whole-wheat couscous baking sheet. Repeat with the ture into the barley. lemon juice F. Line the bottom and sides of yours with a new twist on the 1/2 cup full fat plain Greek yo - remaining oil and patties. 10 GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 17-23, 2015 Legendary Atlantis Metal Found in Shipwreck

TNH Staff after its foundation in 689 B.C., Gela grew to become a wealthy A recent discovery off the city with artisan workshops spe - coast of Sicily helps to authen - cialized in the production of ticate a valuable component of prized artifacts." Ancient Greek history, philoso - But Enrico Matteievich, a re - phy, and mythology, particularly tired physics professor at the Fed - in terms of clarifying the blurred eral University of Rio de Janeiro, line between fact and fiction. has a different take. "It appears Ingots – 39 of them – were [the ingots] are lumps of latone found at the site of an ancient metal, an alloy of copper, zinc and sunken ship, 10 feet deep and lead," he told Discovery News, 1000 feet off the Sicilian shore - and therefore not orichalcum. His line, the International Business view, regarding the nature of Times (IBT) reports, of the orichalcum, is a contrarian one. The preeminent philosopher Plato referred to Atlantis contain - metal orichalcum, used in An - In fact, he places the metal’s ori - ing items like orichalcum. The latter has recently been discov - cient times as “poor man’s gold,” gin not in Ancient Greece, but in ered in an Ancient shipwreck off the coast of Sicily. because of its resemblance to the Peruvian Andes. gold and superiority over cop - Even as the controversy is wreck and gain more valuable with precious information on per. not definitively settled, Tusa’s information. He told Discovery Sicily's most ancient economic Most prominently, orichal - team plans to excavate the ship - News that "it will provide us history." cum is mentioned by Plato in reference to the mythical city of Atlantis. The backdrop to the discovery to some extent has as ANALYSIS many layers as the discovery it - self. PLATO AND ATLANTIS Plato was one of the most Greek Elections Affected by Paris Attacks? renowned philosophers of an - cient times, and his influences has extended to the modern By Constantinos E. Scaros age. But the method by which he conveyed his philosophy in A piece in the International his writings often involved a Business Times (IBT) last week - good amount of fiction: he used end that the Paris attacks in - Ancient mythical literary figures flicted by terrorists on employ - – such as Greek gods and god - ees of the satirical magazine desses – to illustrate his points, Charlie Hebdo may strengthen and in two of his writings, far right parties in Europe – Timaeus and Critias, referred to which in Greece most signifi - the city of Atlantis. An ancient statue made with orichalcum, the next-best thing cantly means Golden Dawn. But Though widely believed to be to gold. Atlantis may be mythical, but orichalcum is very real. that analysis is rather one-di - fictional – even as contrary mensional. views, contending that Atlantis of Atlas – the first ruler of At - The ship, believed to have The IBT article’s reasoning is was real, were a considerable lantis. sunk about 2.600 years ago was that leftwing parties, such as part of the debate for centuries BREAKTHROUGH? most probably on its way to poll-leading SYRIZA in Greece, – most historians and An excited Sebastiano Tusa, Gela in Southern Sicily, arriving are perceived as not taking as philologers agree that the city Sicily’s Sea Office Superinten - from Greece or Asia Minor, Dis - hard a line against terrorists as was inspired by actual places, dent, told Discovery News that covery News reported. It likely is needed. And that perception, people, and objects. “nothing similar has ever been sunk while navigating through however accurate, is indeed the One such object is orichal - found,” because up to this point, a storm, just as it was set to en - case to a great extent. cum, which Plato mentioned “we knew orichalcum from an - ter the port. The latest wave of terrorism, adorned the palace of the god cient texts and a few ornamen - Tusa added that "the finding however, may in fact reverse Poseidon and Cleito, the parents tal objects.” confirms that about a century SYRIZA’s momentum heading into the January 25 elections. Or, it may bolster it. Or, yet, the overall effects may be neutral - ized and thereby negligible. SCENARIO 1: SYRIZA LOSES THE HERALD SQUARE If Greek voters seek a gov - ABOVE: Protesters throughout ernment that is tough-as-nails the world condemn terrorism. TNH's Crossword Challenge on terrorists, and if such terror - Will that affect elections in ists are perceived to be imported Greece? RIGHT: Michael from Middle East countries, Dukakis once said that Amer - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 then SYRIZA might be seen as icans forget everything in 10 too soft a choice, and lose too days. Does that apply to much support. After all, the two Greeks, too? 9 10 11 12 13 main competing forces in virtu - ally any country for politicians’ Election Day (apparently – new 14 15 16 time, attention, and financial parties are springing up all the commitment are “guns” and time nowadays). In that case, 17 18 19 “butter.” When national security center-right Greeks who might is not the issue, the economy, have voted for New Democracy unemployment, the debt, and might instead vote for one of 20 21 22 socioeconomic conditions – i.e., the rightwing alternatives, “butter” – prevail. But when which would serve no realistic 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 bombs explode and journalists purpose other than to siphon are assassinated, it’s all the votes away from New Democ - 30 31 32 33 “guns”: about law and order. racy and give SYRIZA the win. And that is not perceived to be It is this second scenario, that then shifts its focus. If Greece is SYRIZA’s strong suit. SYRIZA might actually benefit like that, too, then the Paris at - 34 35 36 SCENARIO 2: SYRIZA GAINS from this, which IBT did not tacks – if this is the end of them Following that logic, Greek point out. – will be a news story more than 37 38 39 voters would gravitate toward SCENARIO 3: IT WON’T 10 days old by January 25, and the party most likely to have MATTER by then Greeks might have 40 41 42 43 44 zero tolerance toward foreigners Finally, there is the Dukakis shaken it off and gone back to in general, thereby foreign ter - rule. In his 1988 campaign for what they care about the most rorists specifically. That party the American presidency, – their wallets. And if that is the 45 may not be SYRIZA, but it is not Michael Dukakis said something case, butter will prevail over New Democracy, either. Rather, very wise: “America is a 10-day guns, and whatever happens in 46 47 48 49 50 it is Golden Dawn, and could be country.” By that, he meant that the elections will not likely be a any other far-right offshoot that the United States becomes fix - result of the attacks on Charlie 51 52 53 54 may emerge between now and ated on a story for 10 days and Hebdo.

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ATHENS – With uncertainty Draghi, the Frankfurt-based ECB negotiate with the Troika after over who will win the Jan. 25 has made its position clear” No criticism from Samaras and oth - elections, there is anxiety about program means no guarantee of ers that SYRIZA would undo a the prospect of Greece being cash from us. looming recovery and bring forced out of the Eurozone VIEW FROM THE EUROZONE chaos. again although many analysts Eurozone chief Jeroen Dijs - Tspiras is said to be leaning think it’s unlikely because of Eu - selbloem said Greece must stick toward what Samaras had asked ropean Union banking controls with austerity but that he would for - a longer time to repay the put in place since the country cooperate with whomever pre - debt and with lower interest needed the first of two bailouts vails. rates, although that reversal almost five years ago. Backers of Greece’s Troika could be hard for the Leftist Even if the major opposition deal are worried that if SYRIZA leader to sell his ardent support - Coalition of the Radical Left reneges it could rattle the Euro - ers. He has left open the possi - (SYRIZA) wins elections and zone and world markets but Di - bility of default. scraps deals with international jsselbloem said the financial Dijsselbloem urged Greek lenders, Greece will probably bloc would offer more help - if voters to see financial reality. stay in the Eurozone, the the election winner sticks to re - “It’s crucial... that Greece is once Moody’s ratings agency has said. forms and adds more. again financially and economi - Moody’s also said there is “Whomever will be the new cally independent,” he said. less risk of a contagion to other government, we will work with “All politicians, all govern - countries if Greece leaves or is them,” Dijsselbloem told a small ments work within the con - forced out by refusing to pay group of journalists after a pri - straints you have. If you don’t back some or all of the 240 bil - vate lecture in Tokyo, Agence have enough money coming in, lion euros ($306 billion) it has France Presse said. “It does not you cannot spend it. If you can - received from the Troika of the AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis upset our policies. It does not not find lenders to finance your European Union-International Alexis Tsipras, head of Greece's Syriza leftwing main opposition party, arrives for an online in - upset our cooperation with the budget, then you cannot spend Monetary Fund-European Cen - terview on his electoral platform at the party offices in Athens, Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tsipras, Greeks.” your budgets,” he added in a tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) in two whose party is tipped to win Greece's Jan. 25 national elections, answered questions from “If Greeks stick to their side slap at SYRIZA’s loosely-defined rescue packages since 2010. members of the public submitted through social media. of the deal... if necessary we are economic plan. “The likelihood of a Greek prepared to do more,” he said, “A lot of effort has been put exit is still lower than during the wins and Greece is forced out the loans so that there will be but made clear she expected adding that “a lot” has already in, mainly by the Greek people. peak of the crisis in 2012 and of the Eurozone. enough money to pay the banks Athens to stick to the terms of been done to rescue the coun - The recovery is starting. It remains relatively unlikely,” Ewald Nowotny, whose bank first. its international bailouts after try. would be a great waste if we Moody’s said, but added the po - is one of the international That policy is opposed by this month’s election even if Tsipras, who said he would were to allow that recovery to litical turmoil in the country had lenders putting up 240 billion SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras SYRIZA wins. act unilaterally now said he will be lost again,” he said. increased the chances of such a euros ($306 billion) in two who had said he would walk The ECB is also threatening scenario. bailouts and wants to be repaid, away from the debt and auster - to choke off funding to Greece’s “This higher risk could have issued the warning at an event ity unless the Troika renegoti - lenders in the hope it won’t ac - negative credit implications for in Vienna. ates the terms. His stance has tually need to, the news agency other members of the European “For Greece it would a cata - roiled the Eurozone and mar - Bloomberg said. New Democracy Chasing single currency, despite conta - strophe, for the other euro coun - kets. The elections on January 25 gion risks being materially lower tries a massive problem,” German Chancellor Angela hinge on whether Greek voters than at the peak of the crisis,” it Nowotny said. Merkel, whose country has put are willing to accept a strings- SYZIZA down to the Wire added. Prime Minister and new up much of the loan money but attached successor to the coun - But a key European Central Democracy Conservative leader has demanded austerity, has try’s international bailout pack - Bank policymaker said it would Antonis Samaras has imposed played down the chances of a age. Continued from page 1 since snap polls were called after be a disaster if SYRIZA party austerity measures in return for Greek exit from the Eurozone, Under President Mario the government failed on Dec. In fourth was the ultra far- 29 to get its candidate elected as right Golden Dawn, all of whose symbolic Greek President. 18 lawmakers have been ar - The Kapa poll for To Vima rested on charges of running a newspaper, which ran under the criminal gang, but who garnered front-page headline, “The Left’s 5.1 percent. It was followed by Opportunity,” gave SYRIZA 28.1 the KKE Communists and the percent to New Democracy’s fast-fading PASOK at only 4.1 25.5 percent. percent. “There is a consistent trend Unlikely to reach the 3 per - of SYRIZA leading by a small cent threshold needed to enter margin over New Democracy,” Parliament are the new Move - Dimitris Sotiropoulos, an associ - ment of Democratic Socialists ate professor of political science (KIDISO) of former PASOK at the University of Athens, said leader and previous Premier in an interview with the George Papandreou, who got Bloomberg news agency. only 2 percent. The Independent He said the headline might be Greeks (ANEL) who are in Par - significant as the media group to liament showed only 1.7 percent which Vima belongs has until and the former coalition partner now been “lukewarm about the the Democratic Left (DIMAR) got prospect of a SYRIZA victory.” just 0.2 percent, a humiliating SYRIZA’s poll lead “makes it fall for a party which went a favorite to win the election,” against its principles to back aus - Michael Michaelides, a rates terity and paid a big price for it. strategist at Royal Bank of Scot - According to the same poll, land Group Plc in London, told 55 percent of those asked said Bloomberg. Still, “more likely AP Photo/Petros kArADJiAs that they think that the scenario than not it will need to form a Employees of Cyprus national airline clash with police as they tion to protest losing their jobs after the company suspended of Greece's exit from the Euro - coalition,” he said. try to enter inside the Financial Ministry during a demonstra - operations, in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 12 zone is more likely under a Samaras has changed his SYRIZA-led government and less strategy from blistering SYRIZA likely under a ND-led govern - to promising he would roll back ment (10 percent). much of the pay cuts, tax hikes, Envoy: Cyprus-Turkey Energy Rift Stalls Unity Talks Continuing their contradic - and slashed pensions he has im - tory ways, Greeks said they want posed, vowing pay raises, tax SYRIZA to win the elections – cuts and more benefits for be - NICOSIA — A United Nations but want Samaras to be Prime leaguered Greeks after austerity envoy says deadlocked talks to Minister. He got 41 percent sup - created record unemployment reunify ethnically split Cyprus port compared to only 32 per - and deep poverty. are “moving in the wrong direc - cent for Tsipras although it He said that he would bring tion” amid a dispute over rights wasn’t explained why people growth and create 770,000 jobs, to search for offshore gas. wanted it both ways. although it would take six years Espen Barth Eide said after BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE and depends on the country’s talks with Cypriot President Another poll by Kapa Re - tourism sector continuing its Nicos Anastasiades on Jan. 14 search gave SYRIZA a 2.6 per - record run. He has failed to de - that there is increasing concern cent lead while one by Alco put liver on a previous promise to over the protracted impasse and the margin at 3.2 percent, a put 75,000 of the country’s it’s unclear when talks will re - range the Leftists have held onto young to work. sume. Cyprus was divided in 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup aiming at union with Greece. Turkey doesn’t recognize Cyprus as a state and insists it won’t allow a unilateral oil and gas search by the internationally recognized Greek Cypriots at the expense of breakaway Turk - ish Cypriots. Anastasiades suspended talks AP Photo/Petros kArADJiAs last October when Turkey an - United Nations envoy for Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide from Norway, (L), and Cyprus' President nounced plans to mount a min - Nicos Anastasiades, are seen during their meeting at the Presidential palace in the capital eral search in waters where the Nicosia, Jan 14. A UN envoy says deadlocked talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus are "moving Cypriot government had li - in the wrong direction" amid a dispute over rights to search for offshore gas. censed other companies to drill. Eide now joins a long line of Government Spokesman, said of the European Union-Interna - package it would have to repay diplomats and officials from the that Anastasiades had offered a tional Monetary Fund-European the government. United Nations, United States, way out the deadlock in the UN- Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) “The company has ceased be - European Union and others to led Cyprus peace talks for a po - that put up 10 billion euros in a ing a viable entity and cannot be frustrated by a complete lack litical settlement. Papadopoulos rescue loan. continue to operate,” Finance of progress in talks with both called on all sides to acknowl - Cyprus has put a series of Minister Harris Georgiades told sides – Cyprus and Turkey – re - edge this. limits on money transfers and reporters after the decision. AP Photo/thibAult cAMus peatedly digging in their heels Responding to a question be - bank transactions after concerns Asked when the company British Prime Minister David Cameron (L), and Greek PM An - and taking what each called in - fore Eide came, Papadopoulos rose of bank runs when it re - would cease flights, he said, tonis Samaras speak as they leave the Elysee Palace to board a transigent stances. said that, “The President of the quired a bailout package in “From [Saturday] there will be bus to join a rally, in Paris, Sunday Jan. 11, 2015. A rally of Anastasiades has also been Republic assumed an initiative, 2013. The limits are being lifted alternative arrangements.” defiance and sorrow, protected by an unparalleled level of se - flustered by the hard line taken made a move that should be ac - gradually. An administrator would be curity, last Sunday honored the 17 victims of three days of by his Turkish-Cypriot counter - knowledged by everyone. He re - The Finance Ministry said appointed and it was expected bloodshed in Paris that left France on alert for more violence. part Dervis Eroglu and Turkey’s ferred to the President`s state - that the central bank will allow its air license certificate would refusal to withdraw a standing ment on January 5 in which businesses to transfer as much be revoked, he said. army in the occupied northern Anastasiades offered a way out money as they want out of the Under EU rules a company territories. of the current stalemate,” ac - country. can only receive state assistance Cyprus had said what it cording to CNA. Additionally, the limit of once every 10 years. Cyprus Air - Greek Ed. Minister Blasts Text called Turkey’s “extremely While the political dilemma money an individual can trans - ways, which recently resorted provocative” plans to renew an dominated, there were financial fer abroad at any one time is be - to selling assets such as its slot oil and gas search off its coast considerations as well, with the ing doubled to 20,000 euros at London Heathrow to stay Words on UK ‘s Art Removal were preventing a resumption government scrapping more ($23,600). Cash individuals can afloat, had previously received of talks aimed at reunifying the capital controls almost two carry on them per trip abroad financial assistance in 2007. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — British Museum. ethnically divided island. years after asking for an inter - increases from 6,000 to 10,000 The Commission opened an Greece's education minister has Andreas Loverdos said Tues - Cyprus government national bailout and a European euros ($11,800). investigation into the aid in denounced the wording of an day he has instructed officials spokesman Nicos Union ruling leading to the clos - STATE AIRLINE March 2013, and the state- art history schoolbook as "mon - to ensure schoolchildren receive Christodoulides said that the ing of Cyprus Airways. GROUNDED owned airline has 10 years to strous" because it strays from "the correct information" on the current deadlock in peace talks IT’S JUST CAPITAL Cyprus Airways shut down pay back the money. the country's official line on a removal of the ancient works is due to Turkey’s “threatening The government did away after the European Commission The Commission said Cyprus major dispute with Britain over from the Acropolis 200 years and arrogant behavior.” with a two million euro ($2.36 ordered it to pay back more had provided no evidence that the Parthenon Sculptures. ago by Lord Elgin, a Scot. Turkey doesn’t recognize million) limit on the amount of than 65 million euros in unlaw - the airline faced “exceptional In a chapter on neoclassi - Loverdos said the book, pub - Cyprus as a state and insists that money businesses can transfer ful state aid. and unforeseeable” circum - cism, the book refers to the lished in 2003, will be with - a unilateral oil and gas search abroad in what was seen as a EU Competition Commis - stances that would justify addi - sculptures' "transportation" to drawn next term. by internationally recognized sign of confidence returning af - sioner Margrethe Vestager said tional aid after the 2007 rescue England. His comments followed com - Greek Cypriots infringes on the ter Anastasiades authorized the Cyprus Air was being improp - package. Greece says the 5th Century plaints by the opposition's rights of breakaway Turkish confiscation of 47.5 percent of erly propped up with state sub - BC works were illegally re - shadow education minister, less Cypriots. bank accounts over 100,000 eu - sidies in 2012-13 as part of a (Material from the Associated moved, and has lobbied long to than two weeks ahead of na - Victor Papadopoulos, Deputy ros as demanded by the Troika 103-million-euro restructuring Press was used in this report) reclaim them from London's tional elections. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 17-23, 2015

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Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. Postmaster send change of address to: THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 ECONOMY & POLITICS Greece’s Main Problem Will Be Deflation, Not Tsipras Andreas, Act 2? Following the shocking ter - farm: the economy actually bring economies combined with stag - We often ask: does history repeat itself? In some manner, in - rorist acts in Paris, the whole is still not showing about a self-fulfill - nations in Europe and in Japan deed it does. Perhaps that is why Greece continues to pass world has come together in soli - the growth needed ing prophecy, in would obviously affect the through one crisis after another. darity with the French people. In to counter its mas - which the dollar United States to some extent as "The bases are leaving..." That was one of the most effective fact, “solidarity” is the word sive self-owned debt rises even more. well. This, in turn, would temper slogans used by Andreas Papandreou in the 1981 race. Chancellor Angela Merkel used overhang, while it is More specifically, expectations for rate hikes from We know the outcome: the bases were not expelled by the a couple of weeks ago while re - at the same time the dollar’s gains the Federal Reserve, a process Greeks. They were closed by the Americans. But U.S.-Greece re - iterating the German people’s running a trade are going to affect that the Fed is starting this year lations were poisoned. The damage was done. Today, thirty five continued support to the Greek deficit in spite of all the emerging mar - (probably by the summer). Re - years later, history is repeating itself – in a different form. Is population. And, of course, soli - the efforts being ket economies di - gardless, the next American pres - Greece leaving or staying in the Eurozone? Will its lenders accept darity is what Greece’s Prime carried out to de - rectly through the ident may inherit a complex and another haircut, and if so, in what form? Minister-in-waiting, Alexis preciate the Yen. Of unwind of the dol - discordant – every man for him - These are the new dilemmas posed by Greece to Europe , Tsipras, seeks from the rest of course, Japan did by STEFANOS lar “carry trade,” self – global landscape. American this time around, by a rising politician, SYRIZA leader Alexis Europe. So if everyone is in not have many KASSELAKIS which is essentially leadership may therefore be as Tsipras. agreement, what’s wrong? great alternatives. borrowing cheap in critical as any time since 9/11. A young man, whose name is being widely discussed in fi - The economic reality is what’s Nevertheless, if the Special to the US and earning Speaking of which, there is nancial and political circles with large doses of suspicion but wrong. Make no mistake: the country’s current The National Herald higher interest in 100% probability that we are also a healthy dose of appreciation for his strategy. greatest threat to the Greek economic experi - foreign emerging electing a new president by the So, what are some the most prestigious foreign media outlets economy is not Mr. Tsipras, but ment does not pay off, the con - market jurisdictions. No one end of next year. Despite the rel - saying about Tsipras? rather the deflationary slow - sequences will be severe. Until knows the exact size of this carry ative wellbeing of the U.S. econ - Basically, that if he is elected – as they predict will probably down that is suffocating the rest then, the slide of the Yen is a trade, but, based on estimates, omy right now, it is important be the case – and crashes during his first meetings in Brussels, it of Europe (even Germany). mere certainty. it could easily be in the magni - this next election cycle that the would be disastrous for Greece. Not that they would expel Greece There is comfortably more than On the flip side, the rise of tude of 10 trillion dollars. So American people choose a leader from the euro – no such mechanism exists – but Greece can be 50% probability – some would the dollar may very well be the imagine withdrawing over the not only for themselves but also compelled to leave if its funding is cut. But if Tsipras approaches argue significantly higher – that major story of the next five years. coming years capital equivalent for the world. Hopefully, the them in a spirit of cooperation, it is believed that they will not the Euro is going to come to par - To put things in perspective, the to one China (Chinese annual campaign is not going to be let him go away empty handed. ity with the U.S. dollar in the dollar pretty much preserved its economic output is of compara - mired by the usual distractions For instance, the Eurozone could extend the maturity of Greek very near future. Greek political value after the financial crisis of ble size); that would be a big hit of the horse race – well, at least bonds, thus reducing the country’s payments. They could even uncertainty is adding to this de - 2008-2009 even though Ben to emerging economies, which on the Republican side because reduce the interest rate for some categories of bonds. They velopment, but it is certainly not Bernanke and the Federal Re - might actually cause them to it does not look like Democrats could also extend the deadline for new negotiations, say, for six causing it. It is European serve embarked upon a massive lower their interest rates, further are going to have much of a race months, to enable him to better assess the situation. Those things economies’ structural sluggish - monetary easing program. When exacerbating the capital with - at all. Maybe the timing of the would give Tsipras the opportunity to present them as success ness, coupled with an aging pop - something is supposed to go drawals. How quickly this can international economic develop - and thereby avoid suffering political havoc. ulation, that is starting to show - down but is not doing so, it is materialize is anyone’s guess, but ments may cause the American But whichever course is pursued, it would yield short-term case its effects. then only a matter of time until Russia’s currency troubles in light electorate to coalesce around a benefits to the people. In the meantime, Japan, in it goes up and very much so. of cheaper oil may significantly sophisticated, nuanced candi - As was the case with the bases. the midst of unprecedented That is more or less what is hap - accelerate developments, as a date. Now that would be a most History does repeat itself, indeed. But with this caveat: Alexis quantitative easing from its cen - pening right now, but the relative crisis of confidence in emerging welcome and unexpected side ef - is not Andreas. tral bank, is essentially exporting dynamics are accentuated by the market currencies would lead to fect. its deflation to Europe as well as problems facing Europe and a flight of safety into the US dol - to other Asian countries. In fact, Japan. lar. Follow me on Twitter: Print Media Lives Japan is playing a very danger - While policy divergence is a The natural backstop to this @StefanosNY ous game, not only sparking a very important factor in the dol - cycle is that the U.S. economy is Stefanos Kasselakis has traded pretty obvious currency war, but lar’s relative valuation, the im - inextricably connected to the commodities at Goldman Sachs Long lines were formed in Paris earlier this week by French also, somewhat, betting the plications of a rising dollar may world. A slowdown in emerging and founded cvfromgreece.com. people of all ages who wanted to buy the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Despite the fact that the press run was three mil - lion copies – 50 times more than usual – it sold out within hours. Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris We see this as yet another referendum against terror, some - thing akin to the huge protest gathering last Sunday. It was also an act of solidarity with the victims and the magazine. Many Mind the Narrowing Gap try? What do they mean when they say Teaneck NJ $20.00 also lined up to satisfy their curiosity over the manner in which "government of the left"? 22. Mr. & Mrs. Christos Kouvatas the magazine would cover the massacre. Many things can happen in a day. Even Finally, with what other parties would Stratford CT $40.00 Freedom of the press was never completely welcomed by the more in a week. Tsipras join if he needs them in order form 23. Ms. Evangelia Heon authorities. But given the nature of man and his tendency to The news races at high speed, in many a government? With Potami? With the com - Washington DC $50.00 abuse the exercise of power, it is essential. Good government cases, it seems, with ever-worse conse - munists? 24. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Karras and other necessary institutions cannot function without freedom quences. These significant uncertainties may help Arlington Ma $100.00 of the press. Based on the terrorist attack in Paris – to explain the narrowing gap. 25. Pocahontas Pancakes Nevertheless, even today the press in many countries is being their 9/11 – such a determination is justi - Virginia Beach VA $1000.00 persecuted – and not only by terrorists. One such example is fied. What is worse than blind, religious ha - 26. Mr. & Mrs. Stamatios Cheras Turkey, which has placed more journalists in jail than any other tred – especially among young people – TNH’s Fund for the Neediest New York NY $100.00 country. Indeed, yesterday, the police there seized the newspapers which scatters death indiscriminately? 27. Mr. Artie Gyftopoulos before they left the presses, lest they republish any of the cartoons And yet, not everything in the world is Here is the latest list of those who con - New York NY $100.00 against Muhammad. negative. On the contrary, humankind is tributed to the National Herald’s / Ethnikos 28. Mr. Stephen Cherpelis Even in the United States, however, many major newspapers making progress in other matters at an im - Kyrix- Fund for the Neediest. Douglaston NY $1000.00 have decided not to publish the cover of Charlie Hebdo with its pressive rate. Life has improved for hun - Those who have not done so and wish 29. Mr. & Mrs. Loucas Koveos caricature of Muhammad. dreds of millions of recently destitute people to contribute please send your check to: Astoria NY $150.00 We acknowledge that sometimes we in the press commit mis - around the world. National Herald 30. Mr. & Mrs. George Iakovou takes. A word here, a cartoon there, nastiness, deliberate distor - But gunshots are louder than good news. Fund For The Neediest Arlington MA $100.00 tions – undermine our moral pedestal. So loud, that they force world leaders to 37-10 30 Street 31. Mr. & Mrs. Antonis & Litsa Diamataris But the judge and jury should be not the government – such hug one another to demonstrate their su - L.I.C. New York 11101 Long Island NY $200.00 as Turkish leader Recep Erdogan – but the reader. periority over the terrorists... 32. Mr. Eraklis Diamataris The tragic events in Paris overshadowed an interesting fact: But let us turn to our own matters: es - 1. E. Koutsogiannopoulos $10.00 Long Island NY $50.00 that the terrorists committed their atrocity against a newspaper sentially, the first week of Greece’s fifth elec - 2. Mr. Peter & Mrs. Tina Marathakis 33. Ms. Vanessa Diamataris – a communications medium for which many obituaries have tion period in the last 6 years, has been tu - Ravena NY $200.00 Long Island NY $50.00 been written. That millions were waiting in the cold to buy a multuous. 3. Mr. Andreas Dracopoulos 34. Mr. & Mrs. Efstathios Rafaelidis magazine speaks for itself. We do not mean to downplay that the Last week, the outside world deemed a New York NY $10,000.00 Astoria NY $100.00 Internet is the future of news distribution. Many of you, in fact, SYRIZA victory inevitable, and were uncer - 4. Mr. & Mrs. Stelios Hadjidemetriou 35. Mr. & Mrs. James Costaras all over the world may be reading these lines, online on our tain only of the margin of victory. Astoria NY $50.00 Beechhurst NY $100.00 website, or in some other digital form. But there are rather clumsy changes in 5. Mr. Constantinos Lycoyiannis 36. Mr. & Mrs. Elias Perdikologos Nonetheless, Charlie Hebdo’s astronomical sales reminds one the attitudes of some local media toward Elmsworth NY $100.00 Flushing NY $50.00 of the delightful story about the great writer Mark Twain, who SYRIZA. Many scenarios flared up about 6. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kagabines 37. Mr. George Andriotis opened a newspaper one morning in London only to read of his what its victory would mean to Greece, the Astoria, NY $200.00 Great Neck NY $250.00 death. "The reports of my death,” he laughed, “have been greatly euro, and Europe. Does Alexis Tsipras mean 7. Venetian Yacht Club 38. Ms. Connie Pittas exaggerated." Thus is the case with print media. what he says? Will he really pull Greece out Babylon NY $250.00 Brooklyn NY $50.00 of the Eurozone if they do not accept his 8. Ms. Angeliki Ganas 39. Mr. & Mrs. John Demetrakopoulos demands? Will the Eurozone, in turn, com - Reading, PA $200.00 Biloxi MS $200.00 Presidential Prematurity pel him to leave? And what are the impli - 9. Mr. & Mrs. Apostolos Tomopoulos 40. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Marathakis cations for the people and the country from Astoria NY $50.00 Ravena NY $100.00 such a development? 10. Mr. & Mrs. Odysseas Liolis 41. Mr. Kyriakos Andrinopoulos Is it our imagination, or are presidential campaigns starting Could it be, though, that everyone is too Astoria NY $50.00 Danvers MA $200.00 earlier and earlier? Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush already hasty to render a Tsipras victory a foregone 11. Mr. & Mrs. Efstratios Demertzis 42. Mr. & Mrs. George Raptis set the tone for the entire Republican race by taking the all-im - conclusion? Syosset NY $50.00 Hicksville NY $100.00 portant pre-declaration step of resigning from the numerous I wonder: after all these years of crisis, 12. Ms. Olga Alexakos 43. Mr. John Gianos boards on which he sits to avoid conflict of interest down the after all these austerity measures taken by New York NY $100.00 Pelham Manor NY $500.00 line. Ex-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee soon followed suit, the Samaras government, why do the polls 13. Mr. Anthony Kalogridis 44. Mr. Stylianos Taketzis leaving his popular prime-time Fox television show to test the show such a small difference between Edison NJ $50.00 Roslyn NY $200.00 presidential waters himself. And now, the GOP’s 2012 nominee, SYRIZA and the New Democracy Party? 14. Mr. & Mrs. Louis Katsos 45. Ms. Stella Kokolis Mitt Romney, has revved up the rhetoric as well, all but declaring Would it not be reasonable under the New Canaan CT $500.00 Hampton Bays NY $500.00 himself outright a candidate. When has a presidential horserace circumstances for SYRIZA’s lead to be at 15. Standard Painting Company 46. O Goussis MD PC been this tight twenty-two months ahead of the finish line? the 8-10% level? Jackson Heights NY $200.00 Great Neck NY $200.00 On the Democratic side, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary The answer, of course, is that while the 16. Ioannis Efthymiopoulos & Marios 47. Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pituras of State Hillary Clinton is being just coy enough not to peak too people want a real change in the govern - Efthymiopoulos New York NY $250.00 early, but involved enough not to fade away, either. With close ment’s policy, they still do not feel comfort - Bronx NY $200.00 48. Tomaras Investments, LTD to a 50-point lead over her closest Democratic rival, she can af - able with SYRIZA. They have many con - 17. Mr. Timoleon Kokkinos Chicago IL $1000.00 ford to be patient. cerns, but they do not really know who Astoria NY $50.00 49. Mr. George Demetrakopoulos We wonder if all the focus on the future president undermines comprises that party besides Tsipras. 18. Mr. & Mrs. Basil Papanikolaou Watertown MA $40.00 the current one. Why do the seventh and eighth years of a pres - What are SYRIZA’s components? Are 40 Davenport IA $10.00 50. Mrs. Stella Follender West idency have to be relegated to “lame duck” status? The country percent of the party members really com - 19. Krenincs, LLC Hempstead NY $100.00 needs governing over the next two years. Let us not forget that munists? Brooklyn NY $100.00 51. Mr. Leo Bournias no matter whom we hope becomes our next president, he/she Where have these "progressives,” these 20. Three Decker Foods Grosse Pointe Woods MI $50.00 will not be able to do a thing until January 20, 2017. “community organizers” worked so far? Brooklyn NY $100.00 52. Mr. John Vlahos What do they know about running a coun - 21. Mr. Nick & Niki Papas Somerset MA $100.00 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 17-23, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 13 Changing Tyrants: Greece What is Greece like now – a Canary in the Coal Mine?

Readies for Nat’l Elections By Dr. Aris P. tainable debt path for the fu - duce the outstanding public kets, will necessarily lead to Sce - Christodoulou ture. Greece, however, has to debt by well over 50 Bn euros, nario (c), Greece’s catastrophic cooperate by putting together a and could be enough to enhance exit from the Eurozone. In a talk The arrival of leader, who, as a There appear to be three workable coalition to work with Greece’s credibility and reopen I made on February 7, 2013 at 2015 finds Greece rule, dominates it) main scenarios facing the Greek the Troika, or with a future EC- its access to the capital markets. the CUNY Graduate Center preparing for na - will do a better job State in the next few weeks. The ECB team that would replace A workable coalition with the sponsored by the CUNY Center tional elections, as of managing day to first two are wholly under the the Troika. We have outlined Troika, therefore, is the key. Im - for Byzantine and Modern the failure to elect day political affairs. control of the Troika and the EU some of these EU tools in the portantly, the Troika-imposed Greek Studies, entitled “Greek a candidate for the We are not electing authorities, and only the last is past, and they include, among reforms, now put on hold, Crisis—A Sisyphean Task”, I out - now ceremonial leaders, just admin - under Greek State control, as others: allocation of MUST be completed. Since nei - lined the tragic picture of what position of presi - istrators. The sad follows: (a) a major writeoff of structural/investment/training ther New Democracy nor could occur in that case (based dent of the republic part is that if our the existing Greek public debt, funds from the ECB-EIB, recap - SYRIZA can govern without a on a Citigroup analysis then): a by the outgoing politicians pro - or OSI (Official Sector Involve - italizing the Greek banks di - coalition, the dynamics of form - historic double digit GDP drop Parliament, which duced the results ment), enough to make it “sus - rectly via the new ESM, more ing one, which I believe will in the first year after GREXIT, a was also charged that they have been tainable” with IMF’s criteria, than doubling or even tripling happen, will be fascinating to negative primary balance again, with (unsuccess - by Christopher generating in a re - and to reopen the public mar - the existing already-relaxed watch in the next few weeks. doubling of government debt fully) revising the TRIPOULAS sponsible private kets to Greece, (b) a partial but debt repayment periods (why For me, history and ego are the (yet with GREXIT presumably Constitution, has Special to sector post, they significant diminution of the not go to 70 or 80-year repay - enemy here – a national unity this would not be repaid), and now sent every - The National Herald would have long Greek public debt, effected in - ment schedules, like the Trik - government is needed for max - total unemployment rise to al - thing into flux. since have been directly with other key EU-ECB oupis defaulted loans of yester - imum credibility with the most 40%. The only positive, What was perhaps the most dis - booted. initiatives to partially repair year?); bailout interest rates lenders and the markets, and in though small, would be current appointing aspect of the disso - Sadly, this a problem that has debt sustainability and restore cannot be further reduced sub - order to obtain the best possible account growth (due to export lution of the previous Parlia - plagued the Modern Greek state enough market confidence so stantially, as they are already deal. Thus, I would prefer a stimulus). Apart from econom - ment was the fact that it had ever since the assassination of that Greece’s market access is low, but can still be incremen - New Democracy-SYRIZA coali - ics, the major risk of leaving the the opportunity to at least its first governor Ioannis restored and long-term success tally reduced. Since Greek mar - tion, unlikely as that seems now, Eurozone, and then likely the amend certain scandalous fea - Kapodistrias, with only a hand - is more certain, and (c) Greece ket interest rates have recently rather than any other coalition EU as well, would be the exis - tures of the Constitution, such ful of exceptions. Let us take a decides to exit the Eurozone. skyrocketed to over 10% for 10- with smaller parties---perhaps tential threat to Greek national as the provision regarding Min - look at what the famous Greek We recognize that Scenario year bonds, thus again shutting this can occur in a possible sec - sovereignty that an Erdogan-led isterial Responsibility, whereby author Alexandros Papadiaman - (a) is unlikely because of the Greece out of the capital mar - ond round of elections ahead. Turkey poses in the Eastern government ministers are given tis had to say about the sorry political cost to EU member gov - kets, there may now be enough Mistakes made by all sides have Mediterranean to an unpro - license to commit all sorts of dis - state of the situation. Although ernments (and to their taxpay - driving force for a small portion been major and produced huge tected, unaligned Greece, and, honorable deeds and essentially written in 1896, the article ers), and the firm objection of of the remaining debt which is penalties: Papandreou’s surprise of course, the dissolution of enjoy immunity because of a might as well have been written Germany. Since the start of the still in private hands to repeat referendum , Samaras’ over - Greek society. statutory gap that enables guilty today: “Who has defended the Greek crisis, one key objective the debt buyback which oc - reach for early elections, and parties to avoid being brought country? And what fault is it of of the EU authorities, largely un - curred in December 2012, SYRIZA’s ill-advised call for debt Dr. Aris Christodoulou is a to justice for their actions. the owl, crying upon the ruins? deremphasized, was to protect whereby Greece, with very low- renegotiation and GREXIT pos - retired business executive. He It was unfortunate that the Those who created the ruins are its large systemic banks and in - cost Troika loans, retired a sig - turing, have all contributed to was a senior investment analyst leader of the main opposition at fault. And the ruins were cre - surers. The PSI (Private Sector nificant amount of high-cost politicizing a life-and-death na - with Merrill Lynch, Lehman party Alexis Tsipras did not take ated by Greece’s inept gover - Involvement) in the first two outstanding debt. A combina - tional issue for Greece. Brothers, and Blyth Eastman this opportunity to try and make nors. These politicians and Par - bailouts accomplished this, by tion of all of the above actions, Failure to satisfy the Troika, Dillon, and earlier a consultant a real change by repealing this liament members destroyed the shifting the Greek sovereign risk taken together, could likely re - the EU overseers, and the mar - with Booz, Allen & Hamilton. law, as it would have served as country; damn them. They all from the private sector to the an indication of real reformism deserve to be burned” Back in public sector. Thus, the EU has, and a willingness to structurally the day, the elders and the tax in its mind, become largely im - shake up Greek politics. Had he collectors’ aides wore you out, mune to a GREXIT risk, com - shown the boldness to do so, he now the Parliament deputies pared to 2012 (i.e., no longer would have likely ensured a re - and the mayors cause you to “a canary in the coal mine”). sounding victory in the ensuing lose your faith. This was amply demonstrated elections, although at the ex - “The people in charge of recently by the EU national debt pense of his party, which would both parties promised them ‘the rates and spreads barely budg - have lost out on the immunity moon and the stars,’ giving ing as Greece’s election risks in - enjoyed by both the socialists them not more than twenty creased (and as its own rates and conservatives cadres gov - drachmas towards payment and and spreads exploded)—hence, erning Greece over the past few urging them to spend as much the EU’s tough current stand on decades. The latter two, of as they wanted from their purse Greece. course, are even more to blame, without fear, because they Scenario (b) is more proba - because they were the primary would be paid down to the last ble to be implemented, depend - architects of Greece's corruptoc - cent, according to the bill that ing on the outcome of the Jan - racy, however, in refusing to they would present. uary 25 Greek elections. In break with the mores and norms “This distinguished mon - addition to providing liquidity of the past, the leftist SYRIZA strosity nurtures laziness, place- support for Greece in the short- party could hardly be said to seeking, thuggery, rowdiness, term, there are still sufficient have taken the moral high disobedience to the law. It cre - tools in the EU-ECB toolbox, we ground. ates an entourage of useless believe, to make a credible ef - The irony of the whole mat - people, corrupt elements who fort at putting Greece on a sus - ter is that since Greek politics surround it, parasites that live have become completely devoid off of it. of any metaphysical or even ide - “Between two rivals relying ological elements, politicians' on the same corrupt means, the LETTER FROM ATHENS sole claim is their administrative one who wears his mask more prowess – something that the neatly and his boots more grace - widespread corruption neutral - fully will succeed. izes instantly. Gone are the days “Defending the country Greek Political Campaigns: it’s Just Preaching to Choir when politicians actually repre - would mean the conscientious sented rival groups (merchants, operation of the institutions, a farmers, aristocrats, etc.) which patriotic education, good ad - Perhaps what’s most aston - Che Guevara T-shirt campaigned via ister so much as a cicerone forged Hellenism’s greatness ministration, combating of for - ishing – if anything can be – sellers, are fervent press release and showing off the Greek ruins he through a healthy rivalry and eign materialism and mimicry, about Greece’s critical Jan. 25 believers that he can speaking only to created. synergy. It's no coincidence that which have corrupted our mind - elections which could determine walk away from the their own people Greeks really have no choice the philosopher Proclus talks set and caused the nation to de - its fate for many years, is that debt Greece owes without con - here. If Samaras wins, he’s about the vital union of oppo - generate, and the prevention of about 30 percent of those who the Troika of the Eu - fronting each vowed not to impose any more sites. An offshoot of this are tra - bankruptcy.” are voting say they will back the ropean Union-Inter - other. What this of the austerity he opposed/sup - ditional feasts, in which ancient It would be a wonderful man who cut their pay, raised national Monetary battle needs is a ported/opposed, which comes rivals – breeders and vine grow - thing if the country could be their taxes, slashed their pen - Fund-European Kennedy-Nixon de - too late for the 1.25 million peo - ers – come together and share saved by national elections, but sions, fired scores of thousands Central Bank (EU- bate but no one’s ple out of work but would be their gifts in order for the feast that prospect is highly unlikely. of them, but is wooing them by IMF-ECB) without even mentioned good news for the politicians, to be successful. The bread, Today’s politicians are not dif - saying he won’t do it anymore. plunging Greece off that because these rich and tax cheats who’ve pros - wine, and oil that hold a central ferent enough to suggest that That’s the tack Prime Minis - the cliff, followed by by ANDY guys hate each pered during his rule. position as offerings in our something good could come out ter and New Democracy Capi - them jumping after DABILIS other so much get - So fanatic are the New sacramental life seem to borrow of switching administrations. No talist leader Antonis Samaras is him. ting them in the Democracy believers they be - from the same philosophy. one seems to have a Plan B, and taking and he wants it both But that’s Greek Special to same room would lieved he was right when he op - Citizens no longer see their Plan A does not seem to be do - ways and every way. When he politics. I’m a Marx - The National Herald result in a cock posed austerity, then supported convocation as an assembly as ing so well. was out office he campaigned ist myself – a Grou - fight, so to speak. it, now opposes it and has the “revelation of truth,” in As the opposition parties’ against the harsh austerity mea - cho Marxist – because he be - Don’t be deceived by frantic promised to undo much of what which they strive to participate deputies celebrated like silly sures demanded by interna - lieved in tweaking the scenes seen on the Greek TV, es - he did and roll back his own in civil life in order to partake schoolchildren when Parliament tional lenders that came with too-reverent, self-righteous and pecially the state-run hack-filled policies, such as cutting taxes of “judgment and leadership,” failed to elect a ceremonial fig - what turned out to be two institution of politics just right. NERIT public broadcaster the and halting foreclosures on the as Aristotle explains. In Ancient urehead, Papadiamantis’ words bailouts of 240 billion euros “Politics is the art of looking for government essentially controls primary residences of people Athens, the altars would actu - rang even truer: “Ah! Elections. ($306 billion) to prop up a dead trouble, finding it everywhere, that likes to show New Democ - who can’t pay their mortgages ally be turned in different direc - Our sole concern for seventy economy. diagnosing it incorrectly and ap - racy followers frothing at the because he took such a big bite tions, depending on the faction years [note: written in 1892], When he took office after plying the wrong remedies,” he mouth like mad dogs whenever out of their paycheck and jacked that prevailed. When the oli - since we were freed – in other narrowly winning a second elec - said. That’s my President. he speaks. Because he’s just up their property taxes. garchs ruled, the altars faced in - words, since we changed tion in June, 2012 – and during Greek campaigns really spouting off to people who’d But the SYRIZA zealots are land, to stress the importance tyrants, whom we believe we a brief service in a six-month in - aren’t campaigns, they’re just line up to be hot lunches in the equally convinced that their guy, of farming, but when the de - can alternate sooner through terim government just before preaching to the already-con - first Jaws movie and would vote who’s never had much in the mocrats ruled, the altars faced elections, in order not to dis - that – he supported the Dracon - verted, and with Samaras and for him if he cut their salaries way of real work and couldn’t the sea to emphasize the impor - prove the popular proverb: ian conditions that he now said Tsipras, the only two who really 100 percent. balance a checkbook, can run a tance of trade. Hence, sanctity ‘Manolios changed clothes and were necessary to save the matter in this one, speaking al - That silliness is surpassed by country without any money as was intertwined with the meta - wore the same ones differently.’” country. most singularly to rallies of their the sight of the SYRIZA acolytes his policies would leave Greece physical aspects of politics. Now, with the elections a own blind followers and sup - following their cult leader broke, unable to borrow from In today’s political scene, we Follow Me on Twitter week away, he says he’s both for porters without trying to con - around like drugged zombies the markets and likely bounced are merely asked to choose @CTripoulas and against what he did, but vince the undecided or have a believing in a man who, if out of the Eurozone he wants which party (expressed by its that’s just politics and people, public rally somewhere where elected, wouldn’t be Prime Min - to stay in. especially Greeks, swallow they can’t pack the room or con - SYRIZA’s been holding on to whatever they’re told, hook, line trol the fake frenzy. a solid 3 percent lead but all and sinker. If you don’t believe This election is coming 18 that means is if Tsipras wins he that, just look at the beatific months early because Samaras won’t have enough of the vote GUEST EDITORIALS faces of the followers of them and his coalition partner, the to control Parliament and will man who’s leading the polls, melting PASOK Anti-Socialists, have to form a coalition too: but the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of Alexis Tsipras of the major op - couldn’t convince the Parlia - with who? views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, position Coalition of the Looney ment to back his party’s Vice- The third-place To Potami and telephone number, and be addressed to the editor, the national Left (SYRIZA). 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