S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- N c v A wEEkly GREEk-AmERICAN PuBlICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 16, ISSUE 831 September 14-20, 2013 $1.50 Catsimatidis Comes Dukakis: Punish the Users of Chemical Weapons Close; Constantinides Ex-Pres. Candidate Talks to TNH about Wins by a Landslide Syria, Debt,

By Constantine S. Sirigos over this two opponents, each By Theodore Kalmoukos of who gained about 22 percent. – In a mixed night He is now well-positioned to be - BOSTON, MA – A quarter cen - for Greek-American candidates come the first Greek- or Cypriot- tury ago, then-Massachusetts in politics, may - American – he has roots in both Governor Michael Dukakis was oral hopeful countries – to be elected to the the Democratic Party’s nominee mounted a strong challenge to City Council. for president of the United , capturing approxi - The throng that filled the States. After leading his Repub - mately 41 percent of the Repub - ballroom of ’s Roo - lican opponent – George H.W. lican Primary, with Lhota win - sevelt hotel came to terms with Bush, who was Vice President ning with about 52. Although the numbers on the big screen under President Ronald Reagan Catsimatidis was endorsed by long before John and Margo at the time – in the polls the Liberal Party a few months Catsimatidis made their en - through the summer of 1988, ago, it remained unclear at press trance, but they were in an exu - Dukakis lost his lead by the fall time whether he would stay in berant mood nonetheless. Many and, ultimately, the election. the race as a candidate for that expressed hope that he would Twenty-five years later, in an party – or as an independent – run again. exclusive interview with TNH, or whether he would end his Supporters went out of their Dukakis shared his views – candidacy. way to tell the candidate and honed by decades of political In New York City’s 22nd Dis - his family how proud they were experience – on a variety of cur - trict, representing Astoria, Costa of his strong showing in his first rent issues, including Syria, the Constantinides soundly de - ever political campaign, and be - American economy, and the feated his two challengers, fel - cause his common sense, vision, overall situation in Greece. low Greek-American Gus and passion for New York are Critical of the lack of serious Prentzas, and John Ciafone, for the best guarantee that their city involvement about the United the Democratic nomination for would continue to thrive. Nations and the international City Council. Capturing over 55 The crowd was remarkably TNH/COSTAS BEJ community as a whole regard - percent of the vote, Constanti - upbeat, clearly signaling that Memorial Service for 9/11 at Site of New St. Nicholas Church ing Syria’s chemical weapons ar - nides easily coasted to victory they consider the occasion a be - senal, Dukakis recalled how Kofi ginning, not an end. They want Twelve years after the 9/11 attacks, Calliope Katsimatides receives a blessing from Archbishop Annan, whom he called a “skill - the son of the lighthouse keeper Demetrios at memorial services for the nearly 3000 people who died that fateful day, including her ful guy,” as U.N. Secretary Gen - from the tiny island of son John and 37 other Greek–Americans. The services were held at the New St. Nicholas Church. eral had organized a 16-nation to continue to shine a spotlight conference to address chemical on the thinks that can be cor - weapons, as compared to the rected and improved and to bea - “colossal mess” today. When An - con into a better future for all nan resigned, Dukakis said, the New Yorkers. Sen. Menendez Tells TNH about Syria opportunity to resolve the issue Catsimatidis began by telling had been squandered. The his supporters on hand: “ladies United Nations should have and gentlemen, the evening did By Constantine S. Sirigos decision that he would seek the ated Senator John McCain’s been far more proactive in not go exactly the way we TNH Staff Writer use of military force, and the concerns about the situation, launching an investigation to planned it, but as I told my Senate Foreign Relations Com - and although he shares his ques - confirm whether in fact the friends upstairs, I am more dis - NEW YORK – Senator Robert mittee’s bipartisan passage of a tioning “about how sincere that regime of Syrian President appointed for my staff than for Menendez, the Chairman of the resolution to authorize the use offer is, I think the door has Bashar al-Assad is in fact the myself because I always work Senate Foreign Relations Com - of military force, has the oppor - been opened and it would be party that used chemical as a team and I want to thank mittee, accepted an invitation tunity for diplomacy,” been se - foolish to slam it shut.” weapons, Dukakis said. all of you who have worked so from TNH to share his views cured. He noted that while it is He says we will know how “The United States has to be hard and I wanted to come with the Greek- and Cypriot- tentative “because we don’t sincere it is in the next few days. absolutely uncompromising through, not just for myself, but American community about de - know the sincerity of the offer,” There will be meetings between when it comes to chemical war - for all of you,” as the crowd velopments in the Eastern to turn over the chemical Secretary of State John Kerry fare,” Dukakis said, though he burst into applause. Mediterranean, including the weapons, “and we do need to and his Russian counterpart, remains skeptical about how ef - When he said “next time I’ll Syria crisis the day after Presi - test it…It only exists because of and the combination of those fective a limited military strike work harder,” implying that his dent 's national a recalculation by the Russians sessions and the United Nations would be. Nonetheless, the for - newly-begun political career address on September 10. and the Syrians of the conse - inspector’s report, which he be - mer governor insisted, America John Catsimatidis’ 40 percent The senator believes that quences,” of disingenuousness. doubled the polls’ predictions. Continued on page 4 “only because of the president’s He added that he appreci - Continued on page 5 Continued on page 5 St. Nicholas Cathedral President Reveals Multiple Problems Faith, Culture

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NEW YORK – Dean Poll, Parish Underway Council President of the Arch - Annuncation diocesan Holy Trinity Cathedral, in an exclusive interview with By Eleni Kalogeras TNH, revealed the various issues By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer plaguing the Archdiocese’s flag - TNH Staff Writer ship church, based in New York FLUSHING – The courtyard of City. NEW YORK – “For unto whom - the Church of St. Nicholas in Poll addressed the looming soever much is given, of him Flushing was flooded last week problems of dwindling atten - shall be much expected (Luke by students young and old, par - dance for church services, the 12:48).” That has been heard ents, guardians, and relatives. mounting $250,000 deficit re - countless times in and out of Children's voices, laughter, sulting from a $1.9 million an - church, but it applies also to and even the awkward silence nual budget, a large chunk of parishes themselves. Expecta - of the smallest students coping which is more than $200,000 tions are high for the Church of with their first separation from toward the choir – which in - the Annunciation and the Faith home, made for a sentimental cludes expenses to hire profes - & Culture Ministry it will launch occasion in the beautiful morn - sional singers, many of which this autumn with a lecture series ing sunlight. are not Orthodox, or even Chris - presented by New York musical School officials were well- tian. luminaries. prepared to receive their Though he did not directly With the Church’s prime lo - charges, governed by the “silent link the low turnout of congre - cation on the Upper West Side, force “of the Principal, Athena gants to problems involving the one of the world’s cultural mec - Cathedral Dean and presiding cas, not far from Lincoln Center Continued on page 6 priest, Father Anastasios and Columbia University, and a Gounaris, Poll did acknowledge landmarked building crowned a relationship between Gounaris by glorious Tiffany windows For subscription: and himself that has been TNH ARCHIVES and a striking Aeolian-Skinner 718.784.5255 strained at times. One of the few positive notes struck by Dean Poll, Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish Council Presi - organ, part of the program’s aim [email protected] On a positive note, Poll said dent, is that the School is doing well. Above: Students participate in a musical program. is to make the Annunciation that the Cathedral’s School is welcoming to people who are “doing very well. We have a new year. I am very enthusiastic.” sure how many there are now. vertently left one child behind not parish members and to board that is chaired by Deme - There were 140 students regis - Two teachers that were ter - on a class trip (the child was make it part of the neighbor - tra Manos, and I think we are tered at the beginning of the minated a few months ago, due going to have a very successful summer, but Poll is not exactly to an incident when they inad - Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013

GOINGS ON... A Message to Our Readers n THRU NOVEMBER 2 8PM. Terrace on the Park, 52- TARPON SPRINGS, FL - Night 11 111th Street, in Flushing. By Constantinos E. Scaros But that’s not all – our website is being and/or to Greeks, but not all do. After all, in the Islands also will be of - RSVP: Despina Axiotakis (201) totally redesigned. The new and much im - you have multiple interests, and many are fered Saturdays, Oct. 5, and 444-8237 or despina@ - Dear Reader: proved versions, in both Greek and English, not connected to your Greek heritage. Nov. 2 from 6-11PM the City of federation.org Good news! We have started to make a will be launched soon, and will be even As always, we are very interested in Tarpon Springs will present few changes here at TNH, in order to build more interactive, providing more opportu - what you have to say. Your comments to Night in the Islands – a free n OCTOBER 3 upon our publication and services even nities for you not only to follow the news, the articles we post online enrich the dis - event on the world famous MANHATTAN – Please join us more so, and we will continue to include but to make the news. cussion and broaden the perspective, hour Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek mu - at the Inaugural Banquet for additional features to both our print and A new feature beginning this week is by hour. sic, dancing, and dining! And The Hellenic Initiative on Thurs - digital formats. “From My Bookshelf – a Periodic Literary And if you wish to write a letter to the we will offer an hour of free day, Oct. 3 at 583 Park Avenue You have probably already noticed that, Review,” on page 6. Many of you are avid editor to be considered for publication, Greek dance lessons by the Lev - in Manhattan. “Investing in the thanks to our Online Managing Editor, Andy readers of books, and this column will pro - share an informal thought, or provide a endia Dance Troupe from 6-7 Future of Greece” featuring Dabilis, our website thenationalherald.com vide book reviews on a more frequent ba - suggestion about more of the types of sto - PM. The event features live mu - President will honor provides national and international break - sis. This week’s topic is a book written by ries and other features you would like to sic by Ellada, an exciting Greek three outstanding individuals ing stories – and stories pertaining to or Greek-American advertising giant George see on our pages, please email me directly band composed of three of the for their service to people of otherwise particularly relevant to the Greek- Lois. As with all of our features, news sto - at [email protected]. most accomplished Greek mu - Greece and all funds raised American community – faster than ever. ries, and editorials, many pertain to Greece I look forward to hearing from you. sicians in the state. Ellada will through the banquet will sup - perform nisiotika, the lively tra - port programs to support recov - ditional music of the Greek is - ery and renewal in Greece. lands, as well as old and new George Stephanopoulos will be Greek favorites. Ellada includes the Master of Ceremonies. The Demetrios and Evangelos Both in Holy Synod Leonidas Zafiris, bouzouki; Elias honorees include Andreas Dra - Poulos, vocals; and Dino The - copoulos on behalf of The ofilos, keyboard. The festival is Stavros Niarchos Foundation; By Theodore Kalmoukos be called to serve on the Synod supported in part by a grant Muhtar Kent, chairman and every five years. The rest of the from the National Endowment CEO of The Coca Cola Com - – Arch - time most of them will be stay - for the Arts. pany; and Andrew N. Liveris, bishop Demetrios of America ing home, either because they chairman and CEO of The Dow was appointed by Ecumenical are of advanced age, or because n SEPTEMBER 15 Chemical Company. We are de - Patriarch Bartholomew as a they do not have actual, active MANHATTAN – The Church of lighted to celebrate their long - member of the Holy and Sacred Metropolises, except Metropol - the Annunciation invites you to standing commitment and many Synod of the Patriarchate, while itans Athanasios of Chalcedon, “Welcome Back & Godparent contributions to Greece, espe - Metropolitan Evangelos of New Apostolos of Derkon, Iakovos of Sunday,” on Sunday, SepT. 15. cially in response to the eco - Jersey, who is already serving in Pringiponisos, and Kyrillos of Now that the summer is slowly nomic crisis. John Catsimatidis, the Patriarchal Synod, will con - Imvros and Tenedos. winding down we are preparing Dennis Mehiel, George Stamas, tinue to do so. This develop - It was decided in 1994 that to welcome the entire commu - George Svokos are the event Co- ment is rather unusual to the the Synod would be comprised nity back to the Annunciation Chairs. Visit THI’s website to life of the Greek Orthodox Arch - of six hierarchs from that Church. We will celebrate every - register to attend at: www.the - diocese. Archbishop Demetrios will rotate every six months, and one's return by honoring our hellenicinitiative.org. Hotel Ac - had served on the Synod a few six hierarchs from Eparchies godparents and godchildren. A commodations in Manhattan: years ago. abroad, that will rotate every memorial service will be held Rooms have been reserved at The composition of the new year. In this current develop - for our godparents and godchil - the following hotels in Manhat - Synod has as follows: ment, the patriarch equated the dren who have fallen asleep in tan for Oct. 2-4. If you would Demetrios, Metropolitans Av - Turkish-born hierarchs to those the Lord, and an artoklasia will like to make a reservation, goustinos of Germany, Geram - that became naturalized Turkish be offered for the health and please phone the hotels directly nos of Tranoupolis, Evgenios of citizens. wellbeing of those who are still and ask for the Hellenic Initia - Rethymnon (Crete), Amphilo - The Turkish government alive and with us. 302 West 91st tive Banquet rate. The Renais - chios of New Zeeland, Nathaniel even today requires that the list Street. 212-724-2070. sance Hotel ($369 per night) of , Gennadios of Sasima, of the candidates for the Patri - Phone: 212-753-8841; The Fitz - Evangelos of , Kyril - archal Throne must be submit - n SEPTEMBER 16 patrick Hotel ($329 per night) los of , Damaskenos of ted for approval to the govern - ROSLYN, NY – The Hellenic Phone: 212-355-0100. Banquet Kydonia and Pokortonou ment of Turkey, which reserves American Networking Group in - tickets are $500 each, with (Crete), Konstantinos of Singa - the right to delete anyone. vites you to their next gathering packages for hosts at $2500, pore, and Arsenios of Austria. TNH ARCHIVES It is widely known at the Pa - at Limani Restaurant, 1043 supporters at 15k, patrons at The last six hierarchs had been Archbishop Demetrios of America is seen together with Ecu - triarchate, in Europe, and in Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, 25k and vice chairs at 50k. appointed in March. The Holy menical Patriarch Bartholomew during the patriarch’s last visit Greece that Metropolitan Em - NY on Monday, Sept. 16. There Synod convenes every month to the United States, in 2009. manuel of France is being will be a cash bar and Limani n OCTOBER 11-12 under the presidency of groomed to succeed Demetrios will once again graciously pro - FORT PIERCE, FL – The St. Bartholomew. Demetrios and ment while archpastoring in Me - Now all the metropolitans when the time comes. vide their delicious appetizers. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Evangelos will be traveling to tropolises of the Greek with Turkish citizenship can be Emmanuel today is the most The mission of this organization Church Ladies Philoptochos So - Constantinople every month in Europe and New Zealand, but candidates for the Patriarchal projected and visible hierarch of is to create an environment that ciety is having a rummage and and their expenses are paid by also in Crete and . Throne versus the previous stan - the Patriarchate. Patriarch facilitates meaningful business homemade Greek/American the Archdiocese. Turkey has granted the Turk - dard, which required being born Bartholomew appears to have connections with fellow Hel - pastry sale on Friday and Sat - TNH has learned that the ish citizenship to 21 hierarchs, in Turkey. Currently, there are tremendous confidence in him lenes. It’s about unifying the urday, Oct. 11 and 12, 8AM- composition of the Synod has while it denied it to some oth - 17 Turkish-born hierarchs and charging him with ecclesiastical Hellenic professionals and the 2PM at 2525 South 25th Street raised many questions, espe - ers, such as Metropolitan Em - up to now they had hoped that missions everywhere in the Hellenic entrepreneurs, bringing in Fort Pierce. Clothing, house - cially among the Turkish born manuel of France, without pro - one of them would succeed world, including the Vatican, de - together our like-minded com - hold, , and decorative hierarchs who live on Turkey, viding reasons for refusal. Bartholomew. Now, the dynam - spite that many Phanar hierarchs munity to create a platform for items donated by parishioners because it seems that they have Bartholomew has advised Em - ics and the numbers have consider Emmanuel an outsider. the growth and advancement of will be available, as well as been jostled. The composition manuel to reapply for the Turk - changed, since Bartholomew Demetrios, who will turn 86 Hellenes. Greek and American pastries of the Synod shows that ish citizenship. managed to ostracize some of in February, has told baked by the ladies. The mission Bartholomew preferred to invite Metropolitan Alexios of At - the Turkish-born hierarches, Bartholomew, among others, n SEPTEMBER 19-22 of the Philoptochos Society is to to the Synod hierarchs from the lanta became a Turk because no while he considers some others that he would like Metropolitan , NY – Commemora - aid the poor, the destitute, the Eparchies abroad that have re - other hierarch, including of light weight. Savvas of Pittsburgh, with tion of the Asia Minor Holocaust hungry, the aged, and the sick, cently received Turkish citizen - Demetrios, applied for Turkish The way things are develop - whom he is very close, to be his honoring the sacrificed victims and to offer assistance to any - ship from the Erdogan Govern - citizenship. ing, Turkish-born hierarchs will successor. of , Asia Minor, Pontos by one who may need the help of the Young Turks and the Kemal - the church through fundraising ist. A memorial service and ob - efforts. servance of the Megali Katastophe.” Sunday. September n OCTOBER 31 – Reminiscing about the Vision of George Stavrinos 23. Three Hierarchs Greek Or - NOVEMBER 3 thodox Church; 1724 Avenue P, WASHINGTON, DC – DC - in Brooklyn. Divine Liturgy Greeks.com, in association with By John Morakis of Design (RISD) and spent his 10:30AM, Memorial Service local and national Hellenic or - junior semesters in Rome, 12:00PM. Coffee Fellowship to ganizations, invites Greek- It was four years ago when where he focused on architec - follow in Whitehall. American young adults from my wife and I visited my brother tural and fashion design. While across the country to our Na - in New York City. One afternoon there, he found time to visit rel - GREENLAWN, NY – The St. tion's Capital this November for we found ourselves on 63rd atives in Crete and quickly Paraskevi Greek Orthodox the 5th edition of the one of the Street when I happened to look found himself studying architec - Church presents its Greek Festi - most diverse and inclusive up and there was the Museum tural design amid the ruins of val 2013, Sept. 19. Come join Greek events on the calendar! of Illustrators. My wife said, the Temple of Knossos. us for a little taste of Greece and Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2013 “let’s go in.” I asked the recep - After RISD and Rome, Stavri - enjoy homemade Greek special - will provide Greek-American tionist if the name George nos moved to New York in 1973 ties such as , , and Philhellene young adults 18 Stavrinos, my brother-in-law to pursue a career in fashion de - mousaka, , Greek and over with an affordable, and artist, meant anything…So sign. He had but a month of beer and more! Also featuring fun, classy, and quality event much of our life changed from spending money. Fortunately, he traditional Greek dance perfor - which allows attendees from DC that moment on. The reception - had friends that recognized his mances, guided Church tours, and over two dozen different ist said, “don’t move, stay right talents and very soon, assign - flea market and vendors and states the opportunity to net - here.” In minutes we were fac - ments appeared here and there. Grand Raffle! Hours: Thursday, work in a relaxed and welcom - ing the director, who said, Despite all, he knew New York Sept. 19, 6 – 10 PM, Friday, ing environment without the “where have you been? We have was the place to be. His first ma - Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21, burden of meetings and agendas been looking for the family of jor assignment came from the 11 AM–11 PM, Sunday, Sep 22, that so often detract young George Stavrinos.” New York Times Book Review, 12 noon–9 PM. Where: Parish adults from attending other Two years prior, in 2007, followed by the New York Sun - Grounds, 1 Shrine Place, Green - more established Greek conven - Stavrinos had been elected day Magazine. Additional as - lawn, NY. For more information tions.Highlights of the weekend posthumously to the Society of signments came from Vogue and call 631-261-7272. include Thursday and Saturday Illustrators Hall of Fame. From Vanity Fair. He did a number of Happy Hours, Friday and Sun - September 3 through October Artwork by George Stavrinos, at the Museum of Illustrators book covers including the pa - n SEPTEMBER 25 day Night Greek Nights, and 19, the Society is presenting a perback reprinted mystery series FLUSHING – The Cyprus Feder - Saturday Late Night Bouzoukia! major exhibition “The Vision of by Gore Vidal. In 1974 his first ation of America invites you to For full details including a George Stavrinos” at 128 East fashion spread appeared in the its 2013 Testimonial Dinner “A schedule of events, visit the Pan- 63rd Street in New York City. New Times Magazine . Assign - Philanthropic Event to Benefit Hellenism Weekend 2013 page Obviously, the family is very ment s from Barney’s came next, The Needy Children of Cyprus” on DCGreeks.com! proud of their brother/uncle. followed by fashion designs for honoring Mr. George A. David, Stavrinos was born in Somerville Bergdorf Goodman. Every Sun - OBE and Mr. and Mrs. Michael MA, in 1948. He died in 1990 at day, friends and family rushed and Mary Jaharis. In Recogni - n NOTE TO OUR READERS age 42. One can say he was to buy the Sunday New York tion of Their Love for Cyprus This calendar of events section raised in a very Greek family en - Times, for there on page two, and Their Dedication to Hel - is a complimentary service to vironment. Typical of many were the designs of George lenism and Orthodoxy. Hon - the Greek American community. Greek communities in Greater Stavrinos. In 1982 after com - orary Chairpersons: His Emi - All parishes, organizations and Boston, the families lived close pleting art work for the Kelo De - nence Archbishop Demetrios of institutions are encouraged to to the church and this was the partment Stores in Japan, he America and His Excellency, the e-mail their information regard - case of the Stavrinos Family. was invited to speak at Tokyo’s President of the Republic of ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead Stavrinos was the second son of Gakuin Designer’s College. In Cyprus Mr. Nicos Anastasiades. of time, and no later than Mon - Theophilos and Asimo. He had 1984 George began a series of Event Chairman: Mr. Peter Pa - day of the week before the a brother and five older sisters. character drawings for the New panicolaou. Wednesday, Sept. event, to english.edition@then - The family was very active in the York City Opera and later wrote, 25. Cocktails: 7PM; Dinner: ationalherald.com Greek Orthodox Church of the “I had a two year run during Dormition of the Virgin Mary. which I created drawings of 36 For many years, George served characters from opera reper - as altar boy. He attended Greek toire.” These drawings were School classes and was fluent in used for programs, mailing QUESTION OF THE WEEK speaking and writing Greek. brochures, and posters that As a young boy, Stavrinos hung from posts throughout the Vote on our website! was not one for ballplaying and streets of New York. outdoor games. His love and Throughout his short career, You have the chance to express your opinion on our website passion was the pencil and Stavrinos never forgot the fam - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - brush. His early works were ily. His joy was to have his lished in our printed edition next week along with the question very popular in the Somerville nieces and nephews visit him in for that week. Schools particularly in stage sets New York. He would often tell The question this week is: Should chemical weapons be and design. He would throw them, “You can go places, meet considered to be Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)? himself in the role of artistic di - lots of people, and do lots of o Yes rector for many of the school’s things, but there is nothing like o No stage productions. For church being with family” o Maybe pageants he would design and On September 6, the family The results for last week’s question: Should the U.S. conduct paint the backdrops, some of will gather for a special recep - a limited military strike against Syria? which are still hanging behind tion at the Museum of Illustra - 17 % voted "Yes" the curtains of the church hall. tors to celebrate George Stavri - 80 % voted "No" After high school, he at - nos for his accomplishments, 3% voted "Maybe" tended The Rhode Island School but more for his love of family. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013 COMMUNITY 3 In New York City, Greek American Fashion Week Flaunts the Hellenic Spirit

By Constantine S. Sirigos tion organized by the Founda - tige beauty products, told TNH “It’s a great example the TNH Staff Writer tion’s Katerina Sfikas. Volunteer that “this is an amazing and well community coming together to Katerina Melis told TNH that all attended event” – the show’s au - produce a highly stylized and MANHATTAN – A peek into the items were donate and in - ditorium was jammed with two glamorous event,” and stressed many an art history book reveals cluded fashion gifts such as runways, European style – “that the importance of such endeav - the Greek genius for design and dresses from the designers, and makes us very proud… that’s ors for young Hellenes to help aesthetics. In the context of the sports memorabilia – women what we need, young people to get started in a very tough in - annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion dominated the affair but many take the lead and show the dustry to break into. Week extravaganza in New York men attended. world what Greeks and young Her deep and long history City, the events of Greek Amer - The guests received gift bags Greeks can do here in the busi - with fashion began with her par - ican Fashion Week demonstrate worth more than $300, which ness center of the world.” ents’ clothing store in Astoria that the Hellenic spirit lives on included items donated by Tatiana Deligiannakis helped which was called Tatiana’s Bou - in energetic producers and Mana Products, and they later on the P.R. committee and at - tique. Not a born designer, she gifted designers. enjoyed the After-Party at the tended the runway show with pursed a fashion career through The week’s affairs were STIX Mediterranean Grill. her husband Anthony Constan - journalism, but she became a hosted by The Greek America Greek American Fashion tinople. She too praised the vol - crime reporter instead. She Foundation together with the Week was born, according to the unteers, led by the Pardalises, agreed, however, that “what Greek American Fashion Group program, after it became appar - for their “countless hours, coor - some people wear is truly a led by Maria and Taso Pardalis. ent to the organizers that many dinating multiple teams, fashion crime.” The Runway Event on Septem - Hellenes in New York “either op - designers, and buyers,” which The confluence of Hellenic- ber 7 was held at Studio450 in erated their own fashion labels included Bloomingdales, American time, talent, and trea - a dazzling white space with or held prominent positions at Macy’s, Nieman-Marcus and sure, however, was an inspira - floor to ceiling windows that top fashion and design compa - various Manhattan boutiques. tion for the whole community. framed spectacular panoramic nies…The purpose was “to pro - views of sunset-turns-to-dusk- mote the image of a thriving turns-to-night New York City. Greek, Cypriot, and Greek- Eyes and ears and taste buds American community within the were the senses of the hour. Af - Fashion industry.” ter everyone enjoyed Hors d'oeu - Founding members Maria vres and desserts catered by Loi and Taso Pardalis welcomed the Restaurant and wines and spirits guests and offered deep thanks from Ya Mastiha and Nammos to the volunteers that made the at the cocktail reception, the impressive, well-organized ladies strutted and moved to the events possible. Maria also ex - sounds and beat of DJ Jonathan pressed deep appreciation for of International Sounds, accent - the sponsors. Sunday’s venue ing the clothes that were de - cost $7000 to rent and the mod - scribed as “elegant and fun.” els’ fees were $8000. Nikki Poulos, an Australian PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ She told TNH that after last by birth with roots from Maria Pardalis, Taso Pardalis, and designer Timothy George, year’s inaugural Greek Fashion Kythera, led off the show. She who was last year's show director at the Runway Event. Week, they are now officially was a designer and finalist on part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion the NBS show Fashion Star and ton’s design ethos has demon - himself as a New York designer Week, partly thanks to CBS TV her collections have also graced strated how forward yet time - through his bridal outfits and declaring the 2012 endeavor the Sports Illustrated swimsuit less creations of graceful, struc - exclusive custom-fitted couture. one of the top three fashion edition. She delighted the guests tured pieces can become The creations were gloriously events “outside the tents.” with 70s-style psychedelic col - progressive.” accented by the 60s-inspired Dennisia Slabakis, Co- ored pants suits and dresses, Tatiana Raftis was born in hair styling of Christo, whose founder/President of the Carni - with circles inscribed in dia - Astoria but her work is inspired shop graces Manhattan’s fashion val of Love charitable founda - mond shapes, pink and black both by New York and her par - central, Fifth Avenue. tion, said “Maria and Taso and yellow and black blocks, ents’ homeland of Cyprus. “The - The sold-out event’s proceeds Pardalis are putting on an amaz - and stripes. matically, Tatiana draws influ - will benefit the activities of the ing show with their commit - Stratton was the most con - ence from antiquity.” Her Foundation “with a particular tees.” She added that at a time servative of the group, but one cocktail dresses, long black focus on the creation of a schol - like this with Greece and Cyprus of his models got the attention pants suit, and rompers – one arship for a student pursuing in crisis, “it is important to sup - of the “Mars” component of the piece shorts outfits – shimmered fashion design,” according to port and promote Greek talent.” audience with an outfit of and shined. She created the the program. Gregory Pappas, She helped with production and cream-colored hot pants, black model’s accessories like the tur - the Foundation’s founder and the recruiting sponsors. blouse and white jacket, and bans herself. Chairman said he is “proud to Nikos Mouyiaris, a chemist with the flapper looks of the Angelo Lambrou, also a host the Greek American Fash - who established Mana Products women that donned black and Cypriot-American, closed the ion Week for our community in in 1975, which is now a leading gold lame turbans. show on a stirring Haute cou - an effort.” international contract and pri - The program noted “Strat - ture note. He has distinguished There was also a silent auc - vate label manufacturer of pres - A model dazzles in Angelo Lambrou haute couture. Pan Hellenic Project Features Greek Achievements in Western Civilization

By Constantine S. Sirigos promised to get it into every TNH “I don’t do fundraising and second DVD through local sales TNH Staff Writer high school in the county. I’m not a historian, but I sure as of the first one, and the final Their ideas evolved and when hell know how to get things one by selling the first two. They NEW YORK – Even the solid they discussed the matter with from point A to point B.” He did are targeting both educational marble of the glorious Greek the whole chapter, Tony Kocolas, exactly that for NASA spacecraft institutions and individuals but temples and statues would Professor of history at Merced at the famed Jet Propulsion Lab - they are searching for an agency crumble with the passage of College, said he had been think - oratory in Pasadena, CA. to do national marketing. time if they are not preserved ing along the same lines, and By the end of 2012 they The first DVD explains the and maintained at high cost to they agreed to collaborate. raised enough money to begin Hellenic institutions and ideas the world’s museums and the They got regional and na - production of the first DVD. that contributed to Western civ - Greek state. Likewise, Hellenes tional AHEPA approval, but The project is a stellar exam - ilization and highlights the have to work and make sacri - were told “you have the project, ple of how cooperation and unique civic and cultural devel - fices to preserve the part of their you raise the funds for it.” pooling resources among the opments that are the foundation heritage that is not carved in As part of their research, the community’s groups makes pos - of modern Democracy, espe - stone. group began to communicate sible great accomplishments. cially the supreme idea that ul - The Pan Hellenic Project is a with distinguished classicists Rockas said that they were timately authority on Earth be - tax-exempt organization that Victor Davis Hanson and Bruce able to produce the first DVD longs to and is derived from the was created to produce “a series Thornton. The latter appears in for only $21,000. Kocolas wrote body of citizens, not the gods. of educational DVDs reasserting the DVD. the script and served as director The crucial importance to so - the importance of Classical After Chapter 151 had some and John Mallos, a former tele - cial and cultural progress of re - Greek ideas to Western civiliza - The Pan Hellenic Project’s new DVD is titled Our Greek Heritage initial success raising funds in vision anchor, agreed to narrate spect for the middle class “oi tion,” according to a letter ac - – The Greek Foundation of Western Civilization. 2006, the flow of money slowed it for free. mezzoi” – the citizens who were companying the first volume down, but they reached out to Thornton, now chairman of neither farmers nor aristocrats which was just released and is “We are all Greek.” He contin - Lefkowitz, who wrote the book various groups, including Cre - the Classics Department of – and of the value of the indi - titled “Our Greek Heritage.” ued, “but our educational sys - Not out of Africa, challenged tan organizations that proved Fresno State, like Hanson, a vidual is also stressed. Three DVDs are planned and tem has done a terrible job of Bernal, his ideas continued to very generous and supportive. scholar who has been honored The speakers note that by the goal is to send a set to the conveying that to students.” infect American educators. James Maropoulakis Denney by the Greek government, limiting the influence of the history department of every ma - The project is the initiative The project was born of con - of Girard, OH, who made the agreed to participate at reduced priestly class, the Greeks pio - jor college and university in the of members of the community versation by members of Chap - successful presentation to the rates, and the committee was neered the separation of Church United States for free. that are active in the Order of ter 151 of AHEPA, including Pancretan Association of Amer - able to take care of the produc - and State, and reinforced the The DVD opens with shots of AHEPA in Fresno, CA and who Chris Rockas, a retired attorney ica at its convention in Las Ve - tion costs for $9000. right to question. By thus liber - the great thinkers, artists, and were outraged by the devalua - who has served as AHEPA’s gas, also threw a fundraiser, and It was finally presented at the ating the human mind from su - buildings of Western Civilization tion and rejection of the unique - Supreme Councilor, and Robert his son raised $3700 through June 2013 District 21 AHEPA perstition, science and philoso - – the U.S. Capitol, Beethoven, ness of Hellenism’s contribu - Sexton. his participation in the Athens convention in Modesto, CA and phy were able put down deep Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, the tions in the wake of the Concerned about how the Marathon that marked the was also well received at the na - roots in the Western mind. Coliseum – before settling on a publication of Black Athena: American education system was 2,500th anniversary of the orig - tional convention in August. The DVD closes with the de - striking images of the Parthenon The Afroasiatic Roots of Classi - ignoring Ancient Greece, they inal run by Pheidippides. Rockas told TNH “the DVDs claration Jacob Burckhardt, the and busts of Pericles and cal Civilization, by Martin took their idea of creating a The group recruited George began selling like hot cakes.” great 19th century historian of Socrates. Bernal (Rutgers University twenty minute lecture to then- Gianopulos to chair the over - They sold almost $4000 worth art and culture: “We see with The narrator quotes the great Press). superintend of schools Peter Mi - sight committee and bring the in two days. the eyes of the Greeks and use English poet Shelley, who said Although scholars like Mary has, a fellow Hellene, who project to completion. He told The plan is to finance the their phrases when we speak.”

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Continued from page 1 the people in the district have chosen me to be the Democratic had not come to an end, the ap - nominee and I’m so proud of the plause grew even greater. “We’ll amazing people I’ve had the op - be back,” he declared. portunity to stand and work He then thanked and con - with.” He also expressed grati - gratulated Nicole Malliotakis for tude Gianaris’ and Simotas’ sup - winning effort in , port. but the loudest applause fol - Simotas said “I am very lowed “I want to thank my fam - happy about the result,” but she ily, Margo, my daughter, my son was not surprised, citing Con - and my other son,” triggering stantinides’ tireless campaigning chants of “Margo, Margo.” “knocking on every door, per - COME BACK, JOHN sonally calling voters,” and his “John ran a great race,” for - excellent team.” mer New York Governor George “It’s a very proud moment for Pataki told TNH, adding “I was all of us, and I am very proud told tonight 80 percent of Re - we had two good Greek-Ameri - publicans have a favorable im - cans running in that race,” she pression of him. I think that’s said. how New Yorkers feel. He’s a Gianaris said “I’m excited good guy who cares about peo - about the mandate Costa has re - ple and I hope he stays involved ceived. I think he is going to be in helping to make this a better a great city Councilman. I also city and country.” tip my hat to Gus Prentzas, a NY Assemblywoman Mallio - friend, who ran a spirited race, takis told TNH that Catsimatidis and I am excited about the fact “has the right vision for this that Astoria is represented by city…no matter what, John will Greek-Americans at the city and continue in public service be - state level. We are going to be a cause he has it in his heart. He great team. The three of us work is a very generous individual very well together and I am very and one of the kindest and excited about the future,” Gia - smartest people I’ve ever met.” naris said. Catsimatidis’ son John, Jr., “I am looking to making the who is currently a student at Greek-American community so NYU’s Stern School of Business, proud,” said Constantinides, told TNH “I am so proud of him and he reiterated his commit - ment to visit his father’s village ABOVE: The ballroom of the Roosevelt Hotel was filled with of Asgata in Cyprus, finally, once love and appreciation for John Catsimatidis. Foreground (L-R) he wins the general election. , , John and Margo Reflecting the feelings of fel - Catsimatidis. Also seen are John Catsimatidis, Jr., Nicole Mallio - low Cypriots throughout the Met - takis, Mathew Mirones, and former Governor George Pataki. ropolitan Area, Philip Christo - LEFT: (L to R): City Council member James Gennaro, Assem - pher, President of PSEKA, said blywoman Aravella Simotas, Costa Constantinides, State Sen - "we couldn't be more proud!" ator Michael Gianaris at the Ravens Head Public House in As - It was an emotional day for toria. Constantinides won the Democratic Primary for City Constantinides, the highlight of Council in a landslide. If he wins the general election in No - which may have been emerging vember, he will become the first Councilmember of Greek or from the voting both with his Cypriot descent. five year-old son, Niko, on his shoulders. and we are now on the map and be there for Catsimatidis. “It’s a “I remember in my mind’s this is just the beginning. It’s a great honor. One way or an - eye being with my mom and my first step,” to bigger and better other we look forward to seeing dad and learning about poli - things for the whole community him as . tics…and being with my mom said Angela Geras, who is active She added that he is an inspira - when she voted in the primary. at Manhattan’s Church of the tion for young Greek-Americans She tried to explain to me what Annunciation. – “A true role model.” a primary is all about, but I was “It’s the first time a Greek has Assemblywoman Aravella as concerned as a little kid.” run in a major citywide race and Simotas said, “I think John Constantinides now has his he put up admirable numbers. made the entire community sights set on the November 5 God bless John,” said attorney proud. Clearly everyone knew it general election, where he will Demetrius Kalamaras. “My would be a tough race, but he be challenged in heavily by Re - sense is that non-Greeks that is all heart. I am very proud of publican Daniel Peterson and knew John loved John and sup - him and his family. Public ser - Green Party candidate Lynn ported John. The room here vice is in his blood and he wants Serpe. tonight is a cross section of New to do good for the City of New The Democratic mayoral race York and if he wants to run York That’s what his campaign remained undecided at press again, God bless him. He is an was about and he was a good time, with barely amazing guy, a business genius representative for all of us. remaining above the 40-percent and that didn’t come out in this State Senator Michael Gia - mark needed to avoid a runoff campaign.” naris told TNH, “John ran a very with the second-place con - Michael Wise expressed what hard race. He should hold his tender, Bill Thomson, who and so concerned about the fu - Although Rallis pointed out also did well among low-income many in the room believed: “If head up high. He represented gained a little over 26 percent. ture of the City. He was going that the Greek vote helped Cat - groups, and among persons of everyone knew John Catsima - himself well. We have known Christine Quinn and John Liu to be a great mayor,” he said, simatidis, he agrees that “we color and immigrants. tidis the way his friends and him as a great leader of our were a distant third and fourth, but then added “next time it’s have to start working from Former New York State As - family and the beneficiaries of community and now the City and former Congressman An - going to be a landslide.” now,” to get more Greek Repub - semblyman Matthew Mirones, his philanthropy know him, it knows a lot more about his ac - thony Weiner, who resigned that Dino Rallis, who like Catsi - licans – some observers put the sleep-deprived from his efforts, would be a landslide. I am so complishments and what he office because of a “sexting” matidis has served as Chairman number at 30-40,000 within said “our numbers were very im - proud to know the Catsimatidis brings to bear. I look forward to scandal, was further plagued by of New York’s Greek Parade, New York’s five boroughs – to pressive. We are proud. John Family. I do not know a more continuing to work with him not additional incidents of a similar worked hard on the campaign. register.” was a great candidate; he had a hard-working, principles-based just for the betterment of the nature, which caused his poll He told TNH “John did not lose A New York Times map great message and the most ca - family in New York.” Greek community but for the numbers to plummet. He gained tonight; he won, because when shows that Catsimatidis carried pable leadership skills in the Maria Drakos, founder of the entire City.” less than 5 percent of the vote you receive 42 percent of the the election districts where field of candidates.” Long Island-based Hellenic Meanwhile, Constantinides and conceded early in the vote, it’s a huge success for John Greek-Americans live, indicating “It’s an honor to be Greek American Networking Group, was enjoying his triumph, and evening. and Hellenism.” they make the difference. He tonight. He worked very hard was very excited and happy to told TNH that he was “humbled Nick’s Crossroads Café Welcome the Fall with The National Herald! In NM Closing its Doors

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Continued from page 1 political science at Northeastern University – and his wife, Kitty, and the world cannot stand by vacationed in Greece this sum - and not do something about na - mer, although it did not turn out tions that continue to stockpile to be the pleasure trip they had chemical weapons. expected. “I almost lost my eye,” Continuing to emphasize the Dukakis said, because of an in - importance of a strong UN role, fection he suffered on the flight Dukakis said that if the UN had from Boston to Athens. Though conducted an investigation and they Dukakises did not get much concluded that the Assad regime of a chance to enjoy their vaca - did in fact use chemical tion, they are grateful for the weapons, both China and Russia medical care Dukakis received: would have been more cooper - “I was in the hospital most of ative in terms of taking action. the time I didn’t have a change “I don’t think the Russians and to move around and talk to peo - the Chinese could possibly have ple. If it wasn’t for those doctors said ‘well, we are not inter - and nurses I would have lost my ested,’” Dukakis said, if that had vision on my left eye. I have been the case. enormous respect for the care I “I don’t understand why the got there.” UN did not investigate not only Though Dukakis was pleased whether chemical weapons to see a healthy amount of were used, but who used them,” tourism in Greece, he believes he said. [Russian President that severe austerity measures Vladimir] Putin says that Assad will stagnate growth – just as isn’t that stupid to do this be - In a 1988 presidential debate (above and right), George H.W. the sequester did, he says, in the cause he knows the conse - Bush called Michael Dukakis a “multilateralist.” Dukakis wore United States – and delay recov - quences. Maybe he is right, that label proudly then, and continues to wear it today. On ery. “We went through this here maybe he isn’t. But I am not Syria and other global matters, Dukakis believes that the best in 1929, why is the European willing to rely on Putin, either. approach is to establish broad international consensus, rather Union is doing this?” I want a credible international than for the U.S. to go it alone. Dukakis had told TNH on an finding,” Dukakis said, and that earlier occasion that he thought is what he would have insisted chemical weapons in the mid- spect that decision. “We must it would be best for Greece to upon if he were president today. to-late 1980s, “because he was use sanctions” at that point, return to the drachma. In retro - Emphasizing his belief in es - our ally in those days.” Dukakis said, in lieu of actual spect, and with the benefit of tablishing strong international With regards to how Presi - military force. time having passed, Dukakis is consensus in these types of sit - dent Obama has handled the sit - And though Dukakis contin - not as committed to that idea uations, Dukakis recalled the uation thus far, Dukakis defends ues to maintain a great deal of now. “There are pros and cons” 1988 campaign: him for having drawn the red respect for Secretary of State to leaving the euro to return to “Remember when Bush said line appropriately, and also for and fellow Massachusettian the drachma, Dukakis said, that Dukakis is a multilateralist? consulting Congress before tak - John Kerry, he thinks Kerry did though he thinks that the notion I am, I think history teaches us ing action. not do enough to secure an ex - of massive cutbacks is “nuts.” that [such] is the only way to “When the Constitution says tensive international coalition. Instead, he would like to see the solve and settle these problems, that you’ve got to have declara - Ultimately, if the United European Union place Greece and this is a tremendous histor - tion of war before you use mili - States does attack Syria, on a tough but reasonable 10- ical development, is by interna - tary means,” Dukakis added, “it Dukakis believes that an attack year plan, which would allow it tional agreement.” Convinced means what it says.” of limited scope – he does not to stay in the euro without en - that international consensus The president’s decision to think Obama would lead us into during draconian austerity mea - generally tends to be more cred - involve Congress was delayed, another long-term conflict, as in sures. ible than unilateral intervention, said Dukakis, but it was the Iraq – would be less effective in As for another vacation to or action taken by a limited right thing to do. deterring future use of chemical Greece, would the Bay State’s coalition, Dukakis recalled that If Congress votes against weapons than would strong, in - deficit falling faster than “at any sequester that will “cut jobs and former First Couple consider it? the United States did not retali - Obama’s proposal of a limited ternational sanctions. time in history” because we are cut growth.” “I have to take Kitty to Crete,” ate against Saddam Hussein military strike, Dukakis believes On the domestic front, growing out of it, but blasted Dukakis, now 79 and still Dukakis said, “because we when he killed 5,000 Kurds with that the president ought to re - Dukakis pointed to the federal Congress for having imposed a working – he is a professor of missed all of that” this time. Sen. Foreign Relations Chair Menendez Shares Views on Syria with TNH

Continued from page 1 Cyprus negotiations, the senator looking at that, but I also sit on He said “I look forward to said “the question there will the banking committee and the progress that Greece is mak - lieves will be available next have to be decided by the Cypri - looking at international circum - ing economically,” and noted he week “should lead us to actions ots themselves. What I don’t be - stances from a banking and eco - will be meeting later that day in the Security Council that will lieve in, and have stood nomic context often comes up,” with Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, test the sincerity and resolve of staunchly against, is the inter - he said. Cyprus’ Commerce, Industry the Russians and Syrians.” vention of the UN or other coun - Although he knows of no and Tourism Minister. Nevertheless, public opinion tries to force Cypriots to a con - specific hearing, he thinks that Discussions will include en - polls show the American public clusion that they don’t come to “as things evolve they very likely ergy issues that he repeated is opposed to a military strike. on their own. I think this must will become the focus of atten - could be a game changer for the “I believe the country is war be Cypriot led and Cypriot dri - tion in the Congress,” especially Cyprus question and the Eastern weary and I can understand that ven. If they believe that the cir - with respect to the German po - Mediterranean, particularly with as someone who voted against cumstances are right to move sition after their upcoming elec - “the strengthening of the alliance the war in Iraq and who has forward in such a negotiation, I tions. between Israel and Cyprus which been for a more accelerated welcome that.” He reiterated Menendez was pleased to be would serve Cyprus well in the draw down in Afghanistan.” that “I leave that to the Cypriots able to say that although he has broader context.” Menendez asserted that he to determine in the context of become chairman, “we continue He concluded by saying “we does not take the use of military the economic situation they are to work in Hellenic causes….I will continue to pursue those is - force lightly, and noted that recovering from, the realities of have not diminished in my ad - sues as fervently as we ever “there are many hurting here at new exploration of oil and gas vocacy in those causes.” have.” home and they want to see the reserves off their coast and what attention riveted on how their that can mean as a game personal lives are made better changer in both their relation - and how this economy grows ships in the region and their in - and they get jobs and meet their teraction with others in the Eu - challenges and realize their ropean Union, and with Israel.” hopes, dreams, and aspirations.” Senator Menendez looks fa - But he also believes public vorably on Cypriot Foreign Min - opinion polls reflect the fact that ister Ioannis Kasoulides’ recent “they have not had access to the initiatives “to try and break the full flow of information that TNH ARCHIVES ice on the Cyprus question.” those of us who have access to Sen. Robert Menendez, who now chairs the Foreign Relations Asked whether Congress was intelligence have seen, and who Committee, said “we continue to work in Hellenic causes….I planning any hearings on how understand the consequences.” have not diminished in my advocacy in those causes.” America can help Greece He also acknowledges that it is emerge from the crisis and ad - hard for citizens to fully explore to the embassy of Greece and nation, a country that has vance its interests in stability in the matter “in the midst of their we will see if the prime minister hosted bases for us in a variety the Eastern Mediterranean and daily lives and challenges. can put it in his schedule,” he of ways – and Cyprus, which is the Balkans, the senator placed Informed of reports that the said. a part of the European Union the issue in the context of the Prime Minister of Greece Anto - The senator noted that he and plays a geostrategic role in European Union. He noted, nis Samaras would be visiting was one of the people who ad - its location.” however, that the Congress does Washington, DC at the end of vocated for Samaras to meet He emphasized that Greece seek to have an overview of EU September, Menendez ex - with Obama for the first time and Cyprus “share an under - matters, especially the economic pressed hope there would be an last month. standing of the consequences of situation. opportunity for him to meet Menendez took the opportu - having chemical weapons be “It may not be the Foreign with the Congressional leader - nity to note that “it is incredibly used in contravention of inter - Relations Committee although ship. important to have two great al - national law,” with impunity. it is very possible that our Eu - Menendez {D-NJ) proudly served as the Grand Marshal of the “I think that an offer is out lies in both Greece – a NATO Regarding the resumption of rope subcommittee may be 2012 Greek Parade on Fifth Avenue in NYC. Japonica Extends Bid to Buy Greek Bonds until Sept. 30

By Jesse Westbrook bailouts from European govern - Bloomberg ments to avoid bankruptcy. Ger - man Finance Minister Wolfgang Japonica Partners & Co., the Schaeuble said Aug. 20 that U.S. investment firm trying to Greece, which has already re - buy as much as 4 billion euros ceived 240 billion euros in res - ($5.3 billion) of Greek govern - cue funds from the euro area ment debt, said it’s making a fi - and International Monetary nal, monthlong extension of its Fund, will need another aid pro - tender offer. gram to reach its debt sustain - The offer now has a deadline ability targets. of Sept. 30, according to a state - Hedge funds including Third ment issued by the Providence, Point LLC and Greylock Capital Rhode Island-based company Management LLC made money today. Japonica first made its last year by buying the country’s tender offer in June and has ex - government bonds, betting that tended it twice since then. Xan - European officials would con - der Heijnen, a spokesman for tinue to rescue the nation from Japonica, said there will be no financial collapse to prevent the further extensions. Bank SA. With the discount included, region’s debt crisis from spread - Japonica last month an - “After this deadline, we will Japonica said its offer to pur - ing. nounced it would pay a mini - begin to allocate our funds else - chase bonds at 40 percent of the Japonica, run by former mum purchase price of 40 per - where,” Heijnen said in an in - principal amount is actually a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) cent of the bonds’ principal terview today. He declined to premium to closing prices on banker Paul Kazarian, gained amount, saying the offer re - comment on how many bonds Aug. 23. notoriety in the U.S. during the flected a fair value for securities the firm has purchased. BAILOUT PROGRAMS late 1980s and early 1990s for that are volatile and “highly Japonica said in today’s Japonica reduced the num - deals including an attempted illiquid.” The offer falls below statement that it’s appropriate ber of specific Greek bonds it’s buyout of food company Borden the so-called strip of 45 percent, to apply a 15 percent to 20 per - targeting from 11 to six, matur - Inc., a failed $1.6 billion which is the average price in - cent discount to Greek debt ing between February 2028 and takeover of railroad company vestors are bidding for outstand - given that buyers are limited, February 2033. CNW Corp. and the purchase of ing Greek government debt, ac - making it difficult for bondhold - Greece is in its sixth year of appliance maker Sunbeam-Os - cording to Athens-based Piraeus ers to sell their stakes. recession and dependent on ter Co. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013

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By Constantinos E. Scaros vice – 120 of them, directed at any of her husband’s “bull****!” opted to forego creativity for “people with talent,” more on Another colorful recollection proximity (Lois’ company was Damn Good Advice that later – are prominently is when Lois opened a client’s in New York and Quaker was by George Lois. numbered and typically span office window and climbed out, based in Chicago). Not discour - London, England: two pages apiece. A photograph threatening to jump if he could aged by Quaker’s decision, Lois Phaidon Press, Ltd., 2012. of one of Lois’ “big ideas” com - not have creative control over and his partners received the re - plements each tip, further ren - the advertising. jection phonecall at 9AM I was given a copy of Damn dering the book an eminently The majority of his advice, Chicago time (10AM New York Good Advice by my friend and quick read. I decided the best however, is not based on such time) and jumped on a plane to publisher (TNH), Antonis Dia - way to enjoy that book would outrageous examples – although the Windy City in time to greet mataris, in late 2012, and I be to read three to four tips per one unorthodox stunt deserves the Quaker folks as they re - placed it on the “on deck” shelf day, spending about five to ten particular mention: how Lois turned from . Amazed at of one of my bookcases – a tem - minutes perusing and contem - landed the Quaker Oats ac - Lois’ et al. gung-ho approach, porary rest stop for books that I plating them. It was an enjoy - count. The Quaker executives they gave them the account on plan to read at a later date. The able and eye-opening experi - really admired the creativity of the spot. author is Greek-American ence. Lois’ advertising agency, but Among Lois’ more notable George Lois, an advertising pio - Lois begins by identifying the words of wisdom are admoni - neer, many of whose ads and four types of people in the tions to speak up, do the right magazine covers are widely rec - world: 1) Very bright and indus - thing, and never ever work for ognizable. trious – those, he calls perfect; bad people. His tip #104 Most of the books that I de - 2) very bright and lazy – “a should be posted in every edu - vour on a regular basis have to damn shame,” he says; 3) stupid cational institution in the coun - do with politics and religion and and lazy – to them, Lois says try: “Learn to write in one sin - so, admittedly, I was not burst - “you’ll just sit on you’re a**, so gular, coherent, informative, ing at the seams to tear into you’re just a wash”; and 4) stu - insightful, spectacular sentence what appeared to be an advice- pid and industrious: i.e., “dan - to replace your illiterate, off-the- giving pocket book. Instead, I gerous.” Lois determines that cuff twittering!” Lois notes that saved it for my trip to Greece types 1 and 2 will get a lot out the sentence is within Twitter’s this summer: I learned a long of the book, and wonders why Legendary Greek-American ad man George Lois and his wise and 140-word limit. time ago that I tend to read far in the world types 3 and 4 humorous book Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!). An octogenarian who never less than usual while I am on would even read it. wants to stop working, Lois vacation, and so I pack fewer, That opening tip is a mere ecutive’s office, the fellow ig - the loud thud got the executive’s gives the impression that his smaller and lighter books. glimpse into Lois’ grab-life-by- nored him, at which point Lois attention, and Lois made his life’s successes far outnumber Physically, Damn Good Ad - the-horns approach to things. walked to the secretary’s desk presentation. Lois ends this any regrets. For those of us who vice is a remarkably accessible Later in the book, he describes and asked to borrow her mas - amusing anecdote by adding have yet to reach our eighties, a book. Both its front and back an encounter with one of his sive, hardcover dictionary. Lois that the executive’s wife called careful read of Damn Good Ad - covers have flaps that serve as clients in the 1960s, a CBS ex - walked back in and slammed Lois the next morning and con - vice might help us feel that way, bookmarks, and his tips of ad - ecutive. As Lois stood in the ex - the massive tome on the floor – gratulated him for not taking too, once we get to that point. Sun and Students Shine as Schoolyear Begins at Flushing’s St. Nicholas

Continued from page 1 day of school was a welcoming mission and want to invest in session. Kyriakos Constantinou, their children." Kromidas. With rosters of names who teaches science to the 7th Fr. Palesty, opening his arms and keen glances from one end and 8th graders said, “it's a nice as in an embrace, spoke emo - of the space to another, the school…the kids are smart and tionally to TNH, saying "today teachers gathered the young - work hard." the soul of the Church has come sters. Kromidas declared, “may the here! The school has joined the The anchors of the commu - children be strong, so we can church and it's our great joy!” nity, Fr. Paul C. Palesty, the pas - admire them. It is truly a great He continued: "The children tor, and Fr. Joakim Valasiadis joy to be among so many Greek have great expectations, and also welcomed the sea of chil - children." “So many” is a key they return us to our own youth. dren. phrase. This year’s 460 enroll - We have prepared everything, "You look happy to be at ments exceeded last year’s total and Ms. Kromidas especially has school again,” they said to of 445. “It is very important,” made sure everything is ready: Sophia Christofides, who was she said, and notes that the the building, the classrooms, the next to her brothers Constantine economy is still not strong. “The lessons." and Nick, with their mother, Do - parents believe in the School’s With his distinctive presence, lores, and aunt Catherine Kypri - Fr. Valasiadis greeted the chil - adis nearby, "Yes! But I wanted dren bearing their school more summer," she replied. satchels as they entered their The students began to arrive The first day of school for classrooms dressed in their at 8AM, accompanied by fathers the students of the William school uniforms. He told TNH J E as well as mothers. By 8:50, B Spyropoulos Greek-American “May the children fare well! And

S they were all in their class - A School of St. Nicholas in with the help of God, and of T rooms. S Flushing begins with greet - their parents and teachers, they O C Penny Trikoris, an English / ings for friends missed over will succeed in the purpose that H N

teacher told TNH that the first T the summer. brings them here!” President Dean Poll Reveals Cathedral’s Low Attendance, Rising Deficit

Continued from page 1 Asked why the annual bud - diocese. When the Archdiocese Poll added that he was not get is so high – $1.9 million not has a function let’s say for in - sure how much money Gounaris found later, and safe), have even including the School – to stance the Archbishop of Athens spent to renovate his apartment been replaced, Poll said, and the begin with, Poll said: “well, came [to the United States] he – having heard numbers ranging principal remains in place. that’s what has to be looked at. was hosted at the Cathedral.” from $50,000 to $100,000 – but Regarding the $250,000 We do have big expenses for the Annual contributions among largely unfamiliar with the de - deficit, Poll attributes much of choir and we have a big facility, the 280 member families vary, tails because that matter oc - the problem to the low proceeds it is a big and old building Poll said, ranging from $500 to curred before he assumed the from stewardship – approxi - (1930), so the maintenance is $25,000. presidency. mately 15% of the total budget, very high and we also have The Archdiocese does not Poll sounded diplomatic as opposed to other churches, quite a few expenses due to the contribute to the budget – which when it came to criticizing which Poll says are at a mini - Archdiocese, because it is the does include Gounaris’ salary, Gounaris: “after one year now mum of 30%, some as high as church of His Eminence Arch - Poll said, the amount of which and we had some success and 60%. bishop Demetrios and the Arch - he would not disclose. we had some times that were less successful, but primarily [things are] moving forward well. He comes from Indiana, where he was a very successful priest in a very successful THE NATIONAL HERALD BOOkSTORE church, I understand. New York, the Cathedral specifically, is a Exercise your mind with the latest books from The National Herald Collection different place than in Indiana. Very Rev. Anastasios Gounaris administers the oath of office He is adapting to the differences to the Parish Council of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. PC President and this takes time.” Dean Poll is placing his hands on the gospel. Although he did not expressly confirm that he asked the arch - bookkeeper without knowing ton continues to work at the bishop and others to replace what happened and I had to Cathedral FLAVOURS & DELIGHTS Gounaris, Poll did discuss some clarify. It was an unpleasant con - TNH reported in its June 29 Tastes and pleasures of Ancient & Byzantine specific problems that the priest versation.” issue that due to construction has had, including one that led Poll also confirmed that only issues, two of the Cathedral The flavours of Classical Greece to a tense telephone conversa - a week or so ago, a woman Complex’ four flagpoles were Makedonisi(on) . Parsley, the macedonian herb. tion between the two in July, walked out of the Cathedral’s obscured, forcing the Cathedral Byzantine diet and cuisine. In between ancient and modern gastron - while Gounaris was in Greece: service because she did not like to alternate between the Greek omy. All in the pot. Advances in the study of Byzantine diet. “I asked the bookkeeper for the way that Gounaris had been and Patriarchal flag for one flag - Eating flowers some information that was conducting it. pole, the other one always bear - Byzantine aphrodisiacs & delicacies. needed to be able to find out Beyond that, Poll said that he ing the American flag. liutprand of Cremona. A critical guest at the Byzantine emperor's were some of the finances of the and Gounaris are on “good At the time, Gounaris said he table. Cathedral were that at that point terms,” and did not opine about did not understand why some Timarion she didn’t have and I was very whether Gounaris was well- people were making such a big Hens, cockerels and other choice fowl. Everyday food and gastro - disappointed. Apparently she suited to be Cathedral Dean. issue about not giving the flag nomic pretensions in Byzantium had called Fr. Gounaris express - “That is up to His Eminence,” of Greece clear preference over Pallikaria of lentils. The "brave boys" of beans. ing that I was disappointed and he said. the Patriarchal one. Everyday food in the middle Byzantine period she was upset for expressing my He also spoke about the set - Poll did not elaborate on that Dining with foreigners disappointment and I said I had tlement of a lawsuit that the incident directly, but said that Food for Saints every right to disappointed be - sexton’s family had brought now, he, Gounaris, and FLAVOURS & DELIGHTS The emperor's salad cause the information we against the Cathedral for unpaid Demetrios are all on the same "The Raw and the Cooked" way of cooking and serving food in needed to have was not avail - overtime, but did not disclose page that the Greek flag should Byzantium able. He was defending the the settlement amount. The sex - fly. $46.99 Greece Establishes Law on Illegal Building

ORDER FORM By Christopher Zinas attempt to record and oversee in 17 installments. If declared Please return this form with your check or money order payable to: Tekmon Geomatics the whole of the built environ - within 6-12 months from the The National Herald, 37-10 30 th street , Long Island City , NY 11101-2614 ment by providing every public date the law came into force the Or charge your credit card : o American Express o master Card o Visa o Discover On 08/08/2013 the Greek and private building with an fine may be paid in 14 monthly αCCOUNT : εxPIR ATION DATE : Parliament voted a new Law, no “electronic identity.” installments. If illegal building ναμε : 4178/13, on “Tackling illegal The Law imposes a single works are declared within 12- αDDRESS : building works, Safeguarding onetime fee as well as a fine that 18 months from the date the CITY : STATE : zIP CODE : Environmental Harmony and may be paid in installments of law came into force the fine may PHONE / CELL : FAx : E-MAIL : other Provisions.” This Law has 300 euros or more every six be paid in 10 monthly install - # BOOkS : two objectives. Firstly, to put an months. Those that declare their ments. If the whole of the fine end to potential illegal construc - illegal building works within the is paid in one lump sum within tion practices. Secondly, to settle first six months from the date the first six months of the law SIGNATURE the illegal building works that the law came into force coming into effect, a 20% dis - already exist. There is also an (08/08/2013) may pay the fine count on the total fine applies. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Mathon Kyritsis – Great Lakes Fish Whisperer, to Ichthyophagists

By Steve Frangos later presidential candidate) TNH Staff Writer aboard Mathon’s tug. One of the many facets of the PART 3 Greek experience in North CHICAGO- Mathon Kyritsis’ tes - America worthy of deep system - timony before the House Rep - atic study is the issue of citizen - resentatives, in late 1949 had ship. Most of the Greek immi - helped to convince that gather - grants I knew growing up took ing to provide monies for a sur - that status extremely seriously. vey of the environmental con - Proud to be a part of the general ditions of the Great Lakes. community Greeks frequently Whatever maybe said of spoke their minds to city, state Mathon’s power as a public and national politicians. When speaker, no one could dispute not speaking directing to politi - the fact that between 1945 and cians (and other officials) about 1949, 98% of the commercial their wants and concerns many fishing catch on all five lakes Greeks wrote letters and sent had simply disappeared. The de - telegrams to all levels of what bate, such as it existed, was over was then understood to be their what was causing this unprece - servant government. This per - dented disaster and so once sonal engagement by the aver - identified what was then the age citizen with the daily oper - best means not simply to stop it Wildlife subcommittee of the The depletion of cheap Great established contacts in the local Mathon pointed out in this spe - ation of the civic world has but in the best case scenario House of Representatives did Lakes fish to local markets and national press Mathon ral - cific Chicago Tribune news ac - somehow slipped away. All this how to bring back the natural not attract Rachel Carson, as an raised the demand (and so lied every organization he could count, “in 1943 there were is important to recognize since lake life. attentive listener. prices) of fish caught elsewhere to battle against the destruction 1,190,000 pounds of fish caught Mathon Kyritsis’ actions must be From our perspective in time, Still, newspaper and other that were then shipped to the of the Great Lakes natural life. off the Waukegan shore. In 1947 understood within the social we can appraise that period and published reports of the period well-established Midwest mar - As a case in point on May 18, some 227,000 pounds were context and so expectations of the actions of politicians and cit - document that over-fishing was ket. Be aware that the fish catch 1950, a front page story in the caught. Pounds reported in his time and place. izens alike in ways not possible the catch-phrase used by public from Great Lakes serviced not Chicago Tribune was picked up 1948 were 20,351.” This understanding of a dif - as these events naturally un - officials, at all levels of govern - only the Midwest but New York by the various wire services and As the news accounts of this ferent period-specific relation - folded. While Rachel Carson’s ment, as the primary cause for City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, seen across the country. Mathon period clearly indicate, Mathon ship with government adds new groundbreaking study, Silent the depletion of fish. While no and other major centers. Con - had brought together the worked with anyone and every dimensions to our readings of Spring, did not appear until natural history of the Great sequently, for certain business Waukegan boy scouts, the local organization imaginable to get the claims made in the daily 1962, her earlier writings had Lakes exists, even today, it is an interests, the ongoing failure of Izaak Walton League chapter (a his message of environmental press of that era. Several notions all carried the same core theme, accepted fact that this catch- the Great Lakes commercial national fraternal organization concern out into the public con - are slipped into many stories on that it was human beings that phrase was consciously used to fishing industry to meet the ex - of the era) and various sciousness. Names, perhaps not the environmental condition(s) had a direct and daily influence obscure the dumping of raw isting market demand meant a Waukegan commercial fisher - well known today, that do ap - of the Great Lakes. We read con - on the natural world (Boston: garbage into the Great Lakes boost to their sales. While, to - men to show the boy scouts how pear are often those of public stantly that Mathon needed Houghton, Mifflin, Co). “Since (and elsewhere) by the cities day, the immediate influence of to set lamprey traps along the officials such as (but not limited fresh fish for his restaurant. 1958, [Carson] had collected found along their borders. In - big business lobbying groups on nearby lake shore. Lamprey eels to) Raymond McDonald, Presi - That overfishing was one of the data from scientists all over the dustrial development along the the thinking and actions of were the principle invasive dent of the Wisconsin Commer - prime causes of the massive de - world about the dangerous ef - Great Lakes added to the United States politicians is well predators of the Great Lakes. cial Fisherman’s Association, cline in the presence of fish in fects of deadly poisons, espe - amounts of manufacturing de - understood, in the early 1950s, Rather than an idle gesture, James Moffett, Chief Great the five Great Lakes. cially in the form of synthetic rived toxic wastes pumped into it was so foreign a concept as given the magnitude of the sit - Lakes fish expert for the Federal Interestingly, while the word insecticides, on the living com - the lake waters in massive not to have even entered the uation, this was a prime public - Fish and Wildlife Service, or pollution is constantly used in munity.” Silent Spring, was the waves on a daily basis. Rachel pages of the daily press. ity event with not only a front Robert Needham Lake County the reports of the 1950s and result of that extended period Carson’s work only extended the Whatever might or might not page story but a full-page of (IL) Commissioner. Notable 1960s, there is not an industry of comparative study. From documented scope of pollution have been going on behind the photographs. The message was Chicagoans such as Studs named as causing this pollution. 1936 until 1952, Carson was on by reporting that manufacturing scenes we know with certainty clear. If one Boy Scout (or any Terkel, Wally Phillips (a locally Why was that the case? Why the staff of the U.S. Fish and poison wastes from riverside exactly what Mathon Kyritsis young person) could be shown popular radio host), Mike would the newspapers con - Wildlife Service as a biologist manufacturers traveled down - was doing at this moment in how to safely set a lamprey trap, Royko, and even Mayor Richard stantly suggest Mathon Kyritsis and editor. So, I find it hard to stream to harm other regions time. Without a pause from his then any could. Let us be clear: J. Daley all met, spoke with and had a personal self-interest in believe that Mathon Kyritsis’ and water sources. Add the Washington testimony Mathon the statistical evidence available some even sailed on Mathon’s the fish found in the Great three full days of testimony on refuse inclusive of gas and other went on the offensive in the only at the time supported the fact fishing tug. One such famous Lakes? the natural environment of the oil-based wastes that ships ply - way he knew how---by raising that the vast numbers of Great photograph shows Adlai Steven - Great Lakes before the Fish and ing the Lakes spread. public awareness. Using his well- Lakes fish were dying. As son, then Illinois governor, (and [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Stepping – Up and Down

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos poke some fun. “Maybe, I can reach up for them. Now, she can , you understand you have Special to The National Herald help you. If you have enough step on the stool and...” to buy insurance in case some - money you can buy a used air - “You, actually, made a foot one sues you. Also, theft insur - “You want to WHAT?” asked plane and start an airline. Call stool?” grinned George. “How ance and a burglar alarm – in an amused Dimos when the it Amelia Earhart Airways. Or, did you know which end the case of a robbery. And, you’ll chronically unemployed Yiannis you can do laundry for the ten - hammer is held?” need a salesman to go around announced he wanted to open ants in your building. There are “Did Areti hammer while you getting orders. You can’t leave up his own business. “You need two washing machines in the handed her the nails?” John the store while you get orders, capital to start a business, Yian - basement, Right?” Yiannis nod - blinked, trying to look serious. you know. Then, you have to pay nis,” ded, eyeing him suspiciously. “Did the foot stool hold your certain taxes, get an accountant.” “I know that!” replied Yian - “You can stuff the machines, wife’s weight?” Dimos asked. Slowly, taking in Dimos’ advice, nis, airily. fold and deliver the working “Did you have a blue print?” Yiannis’ rosy jubilance changed “What kind of business are tenants laundry during the day asked Kipreos, impressed. “It’ll to gray grimness in the logic. you thinking of opening?” asked - for a fee.” Giving the matter surprise you all to know that I’d More importantly, stepping up in Kipreos, awed. brief thought, Yiannis shook his made a foot stool in my village business meant stepping down “A better question is what head, “Sounds like work! Be - in Marousanakislaki that my “You still need capital, Yian - spreading across the country, from his leisurely existence. The can you do? You’ve been a sides, I have to step up in life grandmother still had and was nis, for rent, lumber, nails, sand every house in America owning bubble burst! A silent Yiannis house husband for so long ...” and that doesn’t bring out my given to my mother as part of paper and a saw,” reminded Di - a stool made by Yiannis. Kipreos, stirred his coffee in contempla - George said, doubtful that the talents, like...” All heads bent her dowry.” Kipreos’ mouth fell mos. “Do you have those things? enthusiastically, offered, “FINE tion. Reaching for a donut, he frugal, free loader would exert forward in expectation of hear - open in awe. Yiannis went on, “What’s so hard about getting FOOT STOOLS, by Yiannis”. But, said, “On second thought, poor himself at anything but eating ing what undiscovered talents “Anyway, I’ve already made two material? I can see it now. ‘YIAN - it was dismissed. “What about...” Areti would have to do what I and managing Areti’s salary. lay dormant, “...wood working.” more that I’m putting up for sale NIS PAPPAS, CARPENTER’,” he George’s devilish grin surfacing, do now. Who’d take out the “That doesn’t mean I can’t do “Wood working!” John in the local newspaper.” He announced, prideful. “I’ll make once again, “... a slogan like, garbage or bring Barbara home something, George!” asked, observing the soft, un - added that he’d taken wood business cards and think up a ‘YIANNIS CAN PRODUCE from school or bring in the mail? “Then, tell us WHAT?” Lean - blemished hands that hadn’t shop in grammar school. “And, good slogan for my business.” All STOOLS IN ALL SIZES.” Yiannis No, I can’t do that to her.” he ing back, looking up at the ceil - seen a day’s hard labor yet. “Yes! I got a good grade for it. Yes! fell silent as Yiannis began imag - ignored him. Dimos decided it reached for another donut. “I’m ing of Dixon’s as if the answer Last week I made a stool for That’s it! I’ll make more and sell ining his business multiplying was time to bring their impracti - only thinking of her, you know.” might be somewhere up there, Areti who had a hard time them – from my apartment, at into a million dollar enterprise – cal dreamer to the factual reali - The others nodded, applauding he concentrated, deeply. George reaching the top cabinet in the first. Then, if I get enough or - opening a franchise, becoming a ties of owning a business without his wisdom and his kind benev - found it a prime opportunity to kitchen - always asking me to ders, I’ll find a store and...” member on the stock market, hurting his sensitivities. “Of olence for Areti. Faith and Culture Ministry Underway at Annunciation Church in Manhattan

Continued from page 1 focus on the specific musical school at the Parsons School of 15, Barrymore Laurence contributions of the highlighted Design, where she worked with Scherer: "Strength in Numbers: hood’s cultural life. individuals, with whom she has curators at the Cooper Hewitt Tracing Verdi's Musical Devel - Marina Harrison, who is cu - a personal connection. She has Museum on a Tiffany glass opment through his Ensembles." rating the initial series, heard each of them and they show. The Evangelismos was Harrison told TNH that her “Tastemakers and Pioneers,” were chosen because “they are one of the places they visited. discussion of the ministry with told TNH that the pastor, Archi - such dynamic speakers.” “I gained a strong under - Fr. Symeonides caused him “to mandrite Father Nathanael She believes “there is some - standing of the background of have a light bulb moment: to Symeonides, put together the thing here for everybody…you the windows,” – rare original start a music camp to inspire growing committee in charge of can show up for the lectures Tiffany and LaFarge windows – children. the different programming and without any knowledge of the which were created in the 1890s She told him of her friend events. speaker or subject and you she said. Theresa Kim’s work starting a The spiritual dimension is ex - won’t go away disappointed,” “They need to be cleaned music camp in the Hamptons pressed by the ministry’s gov - and there is a lot more to come and restored but they are still and they decided to open one erning idea that “everything we to get really excited about. spectacular,” which requires a for children of all faiths and do, all of our talents and Down the road they will look lot of planning and it’s a backgrounds. achievement are God-given into choral and chamber con - painstaking process and a huge Although Kim’s camp in - blessings, and we hope to in - certs. undertaking she added. volves instrument training, Har - spire others to unleash their tal - Harrison has been attending The work will take place in rison wanted to make the An - ents,” she said. Evangelismos since her college the context of the ongoing ren - nunciation’s as accessible to The events will take place on days at Barnard College and ovation of the entire parish com - children as possible. Partly be - Friday evenings and the first even though she moved away, plex whose completed first cause some young children will be on September 20, when “there is something about that phase included the office build - don’t have experience with in - Demetrius Spaneas will present church that spoke to me.” ing and rectory. The plan is to struments yet, and partly based "Ianis Xenakis: The Avant-Garde She always had a passion for now restore the interior sanctu - on her personal believe the be - and Ancient Greek Culture.” Q music. Harrison studied violin ary to its original glory in a sec - fore children even touch an in - & A will follow the lecture and and piano when she was ond phase that will also address strument for them to have a there will be a reception. younger but despite not under - the building’s structure, includ - good understanding of musi - The Ministry’s general cate - taking formal studies she be - ing the roof, and will restore its cianship, knowing how to read gories include music, history, came involved in the piano in - famous clock tower. music, understanding rhythm, art, literature, film and theater. dustry when she married her Although the $ 5 million cap - etc. Harrison is working with a husband, Michael, who is a con - ital campaign has yet to begin, This year’s inaugural session number of people including temporary classical composer Fr. Symeonides told TNH the ran from June 27 to July 12, Irene Drivas, Stacey Nicholas, and also the co-founder of Faust parish council led by its presi - every day from 8:30AM to 3PM. and Costas Mouzoras and the Harrison Pianos in Manhattan. dent, John Galion’s, has a road The children wer provided committee wanted to begin with He will present the last of the map. lunch and the program featured a series that reflected the strong six lectures on December 6 titled The series continues with Oc - musical games and activities in music tradition at the Annunci - “Everything in Good Measure: tober. 4: Stuart Isacaoff: "A Nat - between core learning sessions. ation. Ancient Greek Principles of Tun - ural History of the Piano: A Lec - The mix of children of “We have a wonderful choir, ing and their Relevance to Mu - ture with Musical Illustrations;" parishioners and families from led by its director Michael sic." October 25th: Francisco J. other parts of New York – and Caulfield, and chanters Christos She is a decorative arts his - Nez "The Unlimited Potential beyond, ranged in age from four Stavropoulos, the protopsaltis, One of the numerous stained glass windows – an art form be - torian and was involved with of Children," November 1: David through nine, and the music and George Dourouklakis. lieved to originate in Byzantine Constantinople – beloved by the historic church building Dubal, "A Plea for the Arts in teachers were specialists in that Harrison said the series will the parishioners of the Church of the Annunciation. when she was in graduate the United States;" November age group. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013

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A Life Less Ordinary: Memories of My Cousin Spyro Economou, Who Died Too Young

By Eleni Gage lives. Along with his brother ever-so-bright smile." stopped at the WHOP pho - or Princess Diana's, was ordinary through the park and coming elenigage.com Freddy, Spyro took over his par - "Spyro Economou, you were tographed the tributes, and -- he lived in the same town his across a bride and groom taking ents' pizza place, the Westboro such a father figure to me," posted the images on Facebook. whole life, ran a business, busted pictures. If there were such a On September 3, while 64- House of Pizza, later transform - wrote another. "You gave me ad - "Spyro, did you know how many his friends' chops. word, maybe we would be more year-old Diana Nyad was swim - ing it into a restaurant named vice, looked out for me, and people you touched?" wrote one But the way he touched peo - likely to appreciate the every ming from Cuba to Florida with - The Westboro House (or, as he showed me guidance every time such commentator. "People are ple's lives is truly extraordinary. day miracles as they happen, in - out the protection of a shark liked to call it WHOP). He never I needed it. You made me smile leaving flowers at WHOP! And while Spyro was one of a stead of noticing them in a cage, succeeding, on her fifth swam to Cuba – it would have and laugh and made the past Amazing statement about you!" kind, I know he is not the only blinding flash when they're attempt in becoming the first never even occurred to him to five years that much more en - Spyro was amazing -- he was "average" American like this. gone. person to do so, my 52-year-old try. But in his role as a business joyable. You were family, I will funny and smart and kind and There are teachers who inspire Diana Nyad does inspire me cousin Spyro Economou had a owner, he worked miracles. miss you always, but you will capable of so much love. It was hundreds of students in the – to try harder, to be fitter, to massive heart attack at his home "You were a huge contribu - forever be in my heart." almost a natural phenomenon. course of an ordinary career, never give up. And Spyro will and died in the ambulance on tion to who I became as a per - And another wrote, "If I He gushed love like a geyser. A clergy who comfort entire com - always inspire me to love and the way to the hospital. son," wrote one woman on his touch HALF as many lives, w/ massive heart attack is cruel and munities before quietly retiring laugh loudly, and more often. I All day on Facebook, people Facebook wall. "You gave me my half of the love, compassion & unexpected, but it's a fitting way and other business owners like haven't been able to come up were commenting on Nyad's in - first job. Took me out of my shy laughter, in my lifetime as Spyro for him to go because his heart Spyro who stand behind their with a word to describe the credible feat – sharing how in - shell I was hiding in. Gave me in his, I will be the richest was truly massive. bars offering a joke or some beauty in ordinary things, but I spiring they found her determi - confidence. Taught me how to woman around." When my brother and sister company. will try harder to notice them. nation, celebrating her cook. How to dance to James As the day went on, people and I were kids, Spyro used to I think there should be a It's the best way I can think of hard-won accomplishment, not - Brown. How to stand up for my - began leaving bouquets of flow - pick us up at school and play word to describe the beauty and to celebrate Spyro's amazing ing how extraordinary her self and most importantly how ers in front of his restaurant's Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" on the amazement in ordinary achievement: his life. achievement is. to be sweet, kind and funny like shuttered doors, creating a his eight-track. As I've been push - things -- not just people, but all And all day, on my cousin's you. This world is losing an shrine for Spyro much like the ing my daughter's stroller around the every day miracles that sur - Eleni Gage, a writer and author, Facebook page, his friends, fam - amazing person. You were fa - ones to Princess Diana that Miami Beach today, humming round us. The smell of cut grass, is the daughter of Nicholas ily and customers kept sharing mous in our little town and have sprung up after her death. And the song and crying, I've been the taste of a really good Gage, and the granddaughter of how he inspired them, how touched the lives of so many then, in a sign of the technolog - thinking about how Spyro's life, tomato, or the not-really-that- his mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, deeply he has touched their people. I will miss you and your ical times we live in, others who in comparison to Diana Nyad's surprising surprise of walking the subject of his book, Eleni.

DEATH NOTICES n ALExANDER TARSI as a cashier. After 15 productive very private person, she loved town of Romidi, on the island of fisherman, he could be found on in Lorain since 1964. James PALM SPRINGS, FL (From the years, Tarsi retired and moved her family, and her church. Zakinthos, Greece. He served in any given Sunday on the Lake, served in the Greek military in Palm Beach Post, published on to Palm Springs in Palm Beach Proud of her heritage she made the Hellenic Army as a Hellenic in the woods, or watching his 1945 as a cook. He worked at Aug. 25) – 100 years old, Alexan - County to be close to her daugh - sure her family knew much Scout. Helping to curb commu - beloved Dallas Cowboys, Amer - US Steel in Lorain in the blast der Tarsi of Palm Springs, FL, ter and grandson. She joined the about it. Always up on current nist forces from infiltrating ica's Team. A man of humble furnace before retiring in 1977. died Wednesday, Aug. 21 at congregation of Saint Catherine's events, Viola read the N.Y. Daily Greece, he was honorably dis - faith, Gus was proud of his life He was a member of St. Nicholas Good Samaritan Hospital. Dur - Greek Orthodox Church and was News, N.Y. Post and the Patriot charged from the service in in America, his two sons, and Greek Orthodox Church in Lo - ing her century of life she was a an active member for more than News, daily. She is survived by 1967. Eager to live life to its most of all, his grandchildren; rain and was a volunteer at the devoted daughter, parent, grand - two decades. Tarsi is survived by her daughter, Leslie A. Wilsbach, fullest, he immigrated to the they will forever be his legacy. annual church festival. He en - parent, homemaker and - her daughter Fay Nestor, and her husband, Steve, of Harrisburg; 3 United States where he immedi - Always willing to help a relative, joyed gardening. He is survived winner. She loved to read and grandson Basil Nestor. In lieu of grandchildren, Andrew S. Wils - ately adopted his new found a neighbor, or even a stranger by his wife of 50 years Eleni Asi - was intensely interested in his - flowers, Tarsi's family asks that bach, Christopher D. Wilsbach country as his one true home. stuck on the Lake without gas, mou (nee Kollias); son Peter Asi - tory and politics. One of the donations be given to and Alexis K. Wilsbach. Viola is Gus would meet and marry the he treated everyone he knew as mou of Lorain; brother Zachary proudest moments of her life was Alzheimer's Association also survived by sisters and love of his life, a young Greek a friend (Philoxenia). He will for - Asimou and sister being baptized in the river Jor - (ALZ.org) in Tarsi's name. To ex - brothers-in-laws, and several girl named Maria. As fate would ever be missed and respected by Karadouni, both of Athens, dan. Tarsi was born in Skoupia, press condolences and/or make nieces and nephews. In lieu of have it, they discovered after a all those who knew him. Ser - Greece. He was preceded in on the island of Pasalimani in donations: Visit flowers, memorial contributions year of marriage, that his wife's vices: Visitation Wednesday, 4-8 death by his parents Athanasi Turkey to ethnically-Greek par - PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries may be made to her church, village was one of those he pro - PM, PrayerService/Trisaghion 7 and Pagonia Asimou (nee Thed - ents. War and persecution forced 1000 Yverdon Dr., Camp Hill, PA tected during his time in the Hel - PM at JOHN L. ZIEGENHEIN & edes) and three brothers and her family to move first to Con - n ARSENIU, VIOLA 17011. lenic Army, and her uncle had SONS South County, 4830 three sisters. The family will re - stantinople when Tarsi was 2, HARRISBURG, PA (From the Pa - performed an emergency appen - Lemay Ferry Rd. Family and ceive friends Monday, Aug. 26, and then to Greece when Tarsi triot-News, published on Aug. n ARVANITAkIS, dectomy saving his life. A proud friends will meet Thursday, 9:45 from 4 to 8 PM at the Gluvna- was 7. In 1928, her family came 18) – Viola Arseniu, of Harris - CONSTANTINO American, Gus lived the Ameri - AM at Saint Nicholas Greek Or - Shimo-Hromada Funeral to the United States and settled burg, passed away Thursday, ST. LOUIS, MO (From the St. can dream as the sole proprietor thodox Church, 4967 Forest Park Chapel, 3224 Broadway Ave., in Brooklyn, New York. It was Aug. 15 at Manor Care, Carlisle Louis Post-Dispatch, published of his own business, Constan - Ave., for 10 AM funeral service. Lorain where the Trisayion ser - there she married Nicholas after a brief illness. Born in Al - on Aug. 28) – Constantino (Gus) tine's restaurant in South County Interment St. Matthew Cemetery. vice will be held Monday at 7:00 Alexander, and became mother toona, PA; she was one of five Arvanitakis passed away on (19902005). An avid hunter and In lieu of flowers, contributions PM Additional viewing will take to Fay. In 1964, after Fay was daughters to immigrant parents Monday, Aug. 26. Beloved hus - may be made to either St. place on Tuesday from 10:00 married and Nick passed away, from Greece. She was preceded band of Maria Arvanitakis (nee Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church AM. until the time of funeral ser - This is a service Tarsi and her parents moved to in death by her husband, Charles Karagiannis). Dearest father of or Assumption Greek Orthodox vices at 11:00 AM at St. Nicholas Miami, Florida. Tarsi began a ca - Arseniu and her four sisters, Jerry & Major Adonis Arvani - to the community. Church. Greek Orthodox Church, 2000 reer in retail, working for Frances Charas, Ann Kollias, takis, USAF; dear father-in-law Announcements of deaths Tower Blvd., Lorain. The Rev. may be telephoned to the Nestor's Drugs and later Eckerd Evangeline Rosenbloom and of Corie Arvanitakis (nee Sand - n ASIMOU, JAMES Michael Gulgas, pastor, will of - Mary Dill. She retired from the vig); dear grandfather of Elias & Classified Department of LORAIN, OH (From the Morning ficiate. Burial will follow in Elm - Carr Insurance Agency and a for - Zoe Arvanitakis. Preceded in The National Herald at Journal, published on Aug. 25) wood Cemetery in Lorain. Days and dates of funerals, mer employee at the former death by his father Nikolas Ar - (718) 784-5255, – James A. Asimou, 93, of Lo - Memorial contributions can be memorials, and other events di - Hartman Motors. Viola was a vanitakis, mother Andonia Ar - monday through Friday, rain, died Friday Aug. 23 at made to St. Nicholas Greek Or - rectly correspond to the original member of the Holy Trinity vanitakis, brother Dionysus, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Mercy Regional Medical Center thodox Church, 2000 Tower publication date, which appears Greek Orthodox Cathedral, In-laws Constantino and or e-mailed to: in Lorain after a long illness. He Blvd, Lorain, Ohio, 44053. On - at the beginning of each notice. Camp Hill, its Philoptochos and Efthimia Karagiannis. Gus was [email protected] was born May 8, 1920 in line condolences can be made at the Daughters of Penelope. A born July 19th, 1945, in the Thebes, Greece and had resided www.gluvna.net. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 9 GREEK NEWS AROUND THE WORLD Greece Posts Primary Surplus But Austerity Looms

Following Aristotle’s Route By Andy Dabilis TNH Staff Writer ATHENS (ANA) - Aristotle’s Walk, a historic trail that follows the path of the renowned Stageirian philosopher was officially presented ATHENS – With some good by the Area Organization (MAAO) on September 9. news, finally, that for the first The 32km journey began from EU-recognized Natura 2000 Aris - time in a decade the Greek totle’s Forest and concluded at ancient Stageira in Olympiada, the economy posted a primary sur - philosopher’s birthplace. plus, leading Prime Minister An - The Walk presents great scientific and historic interest. Seven tonis Samaras to proclaim there more historic trails will be launched by MAOO in 2014! The second could be a return to the markets route to be introduced will be "Xerxes Walk." next year, a burgeoning hole in finances is sparking fears he may yet have to break his vow not to impose more austerity Eastern Aegean outpost of Strongyli measures. The finance ministry said the designated an archaeological site primary budget surplus for the January to August period was ATHENS (ANA) - The easternmost edge of Greece, the 100-hectare 2.9 billion euros ($3.84 billion,) islet of Strongyli near , was designated as archaeological turning around a steep deficit site by the Central Archaeological Council recently. of 1.4 billion euros ($1.85 bil - The Council based its decision on antiquities found on the islet, lion) in the corresponding pe - mainly the remains of a fortress of the Hellenistic era with an outer riod a year earlier. enclosure and a system of water cisterns. Its square tower was used That included, however, one- in a signalling network of torches linking Strongyli with the islet of time revenues of 1.5 billion eu - Ro and the island of Kastellorizo and used by the island of Rhodes ros ($1.98 billion) from Euro - to control sea passages. The tower was used in the Byzantine and pean central banks, Deputy Ottoman times. Finance Minister Christos Staik - Strongyli has no permanent residents besides a Greek army base. ouras said, and excluded the Until Cyprus' membership, it was the easternmost border of the Eu - costs of municipalities, state en - ropean Union. terprises, some military spend - ing and social security, which AP PHOTO/DImITRI mESSINIS otherwise would made the sur - People walk past a poster against the planned privatization of Greece's state-run water utilities, plus a sizeable debt. in Athens, on Thursday Sept. 12. The writing on the poster reads "Water makes up 75 percent Greek Director Wins Silver Lion Budget spending fell to 37.4 of the human body. Do you want to hand it to profiteers?" Greece's conservative-led government billion euros ($49.55 billion) in is planning to privatize the country's two largest water companies and overhaul the regulatory at Venice Film Festival the first eight months of 2013 framework in a process due to be completed next year as part of a massive state privatization from 45.6 billion ($60.4 billion) drive being carried out as part of its bailout commitments. VENICE, (ANA)- Director Alexandros Avranas was awarded the same period last year. On the Silver Lion for best director for his film “Miss Violence” during the revenue side, income rose said he would not, but the coun - With Greece's population ag - planning open-ended rolling the closing ceremony of the 70th Venice International Film Festival, to 34.9 billion euros ($46.23 bil - try's pension scheme is deeply ing rapidly and many young five-day strikes starting Sept. 16 in Venice, Italy. Themis Panou won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor in lion) from 33.1 billion ($43.84 in debt and unions say they fear fleeing the country because of a with the government vowing the same movie, while the previous day, “Miss Violence” received billion) previously. cuts of 10-30 percent in some 65 percent jobless rate for those not to let it happen. Samaras the Fedeora Critics’ award for Best Euro-Mediterranean Film and Greece also has delayed pay - categories and that pensions under-25, and 1.4 million people has previously issued civil mo - the Arca Cinema Giovanni Young Cinema Award. ing creditors in full, is holding could fall as low as 360 euros out of work, not enough people bilization orders to force work - The story of the film is the following: on the day of her birthday, lump sums due pensioners, and ($479) a month before taxes. are paying into the pension sys - ers to return to the jobs or pre - eleven year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her pushed back the timetable for Critics said that would spark tem which is bleeding money. vent a strike under the threat of death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services paying tax refunds to individu - more social unrest and leave The government said it's no being arrested or losing their po - try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki’s family als and businesses leading critics people without being able to longer giving generous pensions sitions. keeps insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young to say the government is using meet their obligations, under - to former workers of state banks Teachers said they were al - Angeliki took with her? Why does her family persist in trying to accounting tricks to make the mining the already weak bank - and utilities with has seen a ready working under tough con - “forget” her and to move on with its life? picture rosier than it really is. ing system which has seen a de - mass exodus over the last few ditions with schools that resem - Further complicating the al - fault rate as high as 42 percent years with people rushing to get ble WWII Army barracks in ready-convoluted Greek picture, and 63.6 billion euros ($84.63 what they believe are the last some cases and a lack of mate - the Finance Ministry said at the billion) in unpaid loans. lump sums that will be paid out. rials, and even heating oil for Wrestling Stays in the Olympic Games same time a primary surplus was Samaras was hoping to con - Some funds, such as the one the winter. reached that the economy will vince the Troika to allow Greece representing the country’s sea - They also said there's a short - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — With the IOC fixing what it shrink by 3.8 percent this year, not to pay back all its $325 bil - men, face abolition. Those in - age of 16,000 teachers because admits was a big mistake, wrestling returned to the Olympic fold slightly better than the 4.2 per - lion in two bailouts if he could sured with the fund represent - of mass retirements, but Educa - Sunday after seven months in limbo and promised to do what it cent estimated by the Troika but show a primary surplus, al - ing the self-employed, known as tion Minister Constantinos Ar - takes to keep its place for the long run. continuing a downward slide. though the lenders have stipu - OAEE, have additional prob - vanitopoulos disputed the fig - Presenting new leadership and a revamped sport, wrestling easily The government also pre - lated they won’t allow it. The lems. An estimated 50 percent ures given by unionists. defeated bids from baseball-softball and squash to secure a spot in dicted a return to growth next IMF wants the EU and ECB, of them reportedly do not qual - Addressing Parliament, he said, the program for the 2020 and 2024 Games. year of more than 0.6 percent however, to allow Greece to ify for a pension and may be “How can we talk about vacan - The result capped a frantic six-month campaign by wrestling but virtually all its previous es - write off some of its debt to obliged to cover their own costs cies before the academic year body FILA to save its Olympic status after the IOC executive board timates were wrong. them but not to the IMF, which for treatment at state hospitals. has even started?” surprisingly cut it from the list of core sports in February. Greece's economy, stuck in a wants payment in full. WEEK OF STRIKES COMING Private school teachers are "We are aware of our mistakes and they will not happen again," sixth straight year of recession, He said that the achievement The head of the IKA workers’ also planning to walk off the job FILA President Nenad Lalovic said. "This crisis gave us the strength shrank 6.4 percent in 2012. of a primary surplus would al - union, Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Sept. 16-17, objecting to bills to change and we finally found out that we can change. This was Still, the primary surplus low the government to increase said pension fund staff would that would overhaul the curricu - the most valuable experience of all of this journey." means Greece could be in a bet - social spending on those who launch rolling five-day strikes lum at secondary schools which Wrestling received 49 votes to win in the first round of the secret ter negotiating posture with its have been hit hardest by from Sept. 16 to protest the sit - they perceive to be rigid and balloting by the International Olympic Committee. Baseball-softball international lenders, the Troika Greece’s austerity program, in - uation of the country’s funds as outdated. got 24 votes and squash 22. of the European Union-Interna - cluding low-income retirees, well as the planned induction Some university administra - "Wrestling has shown great passion and resilience in the last tional Monetary Fund-European large families and uniformed of 600 Labor Ministry staff into tors and professors are also re - few months," IOC President Jacques Rogge said. "They have taken Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) personnel. the government’s mobility belling at the scheme and said a number of steps to modernize and improve their sport." Samaras said, although he has - PENSION WOES scheme in which 25,000 public they would not go along with The vote followed final presentations by all three sports, with n't explained how Greece will Repeated assurances that workers will be transferred to it, with some saying they would Lalovic calling it "the most important day in the 2,000-year history plug a gap of $11-14 billion for there will be no more austerity other positions at 75 percent of shut the schools in protest. of our sport." next year estimated by the IMF. measures imposed on Greeks af - their reduced pay and then fired The Federation of Hospital Wrestling's reinstatement appeared virtually assured for months The Troika and Germany, the ter three years of tough cutbacks in eight months if another posi - Doctors of Greece (OENGE) said after IOC members acknowledged that the executive board erred biggest contributor to $325 bil - were undercut by unionists’ tion can't be found for them. it would strike called a three- by cutting the sport in the first place. lion in two bailouts so far, said claims that further reductions to Furious over the plans, work - day strike from Sept. 17-19, dis - that could mean a third bailout pensions are unavoidable due ers are reacting with a series of rupting services at state hospi - and that more pay cuts, tax to the dire financial state of the strikes across sectors. tals. hikes, and slashed pensions country’s funds. The civil servants’ union AD - Hospital doctors are protest - Neraida – The First Greek Floating would be necessary. The biggest problem is in the EDY called for a two-day strike ing deep cuts in public spending Samaras, fearing the coali - Social Security Foundation Sept. 18-19 and planned rallies and the closing of some hospi - Museum tion government of his New (IKA) which has seen its debt in Athens, saying the mobility tals which will become clinics. Democracy Conservatives and rise from 4.8 billion euros in scheme was “condemning thou - Doctors said they frequently are ATHENS (ANA)- Neraida (Fairy), the legendary passenger vessel PASOK Socialists wouldn't stand 2010 to 8 billion this year, a 65 sands to unemployment.” not paid for months at a time as of the John Latsis family will be transformed into the first Greek if he imposes more austerity, percent jump. High school teachers are also well. Floating Museum. A monument of the Greek coastal shipping history, an impressive sample of an old hull’s restoration and a business history museum of her master, Neraida will embark on her new journeys on September 14, following the trail of her first itinerary from the island of Spetses to Aegina. Cyprus is on Track to Receive Next Bailout Installment The vessel will anchor for three days in each destination port, so that visitors, students, locals and tourists may have the chance to visit it. A reluctant Cypriot govern - to discuss the progress of the were – including austerity mea - Christis Hassapis. The “Neraida” was purchased by John Latsis by the end of 1949 ment, after a glitch in the Parlia - Cypriot aid program when they sures that are ballooning unem - Other members are Dmitry and boosted his coastal shipping activity, bringing, at the same ment, has done enough to ensure meet in Lithuania on Sept. 13. ployment – they were necessary Chichikashvili, president of In - time, a flavor of comfort and luxury to the – until then – neglected it will receive a next loan install - In Nicosia, after initially re - to save the banks and the econ - sigma Group, a Moscow-based Greek coastal shipping sector. ment of 1.5 billion euros ($1.99 jecting some of the key condi - omy. Cypriot banks got them - construction company, Igor She traveled along with the visitors of the Argosaronic islands billion) as part of a 10 billion eu - tions of the bailout, the Cypriot selves into trouble with bad Lazhevsk, Deutsche Bank’s for almost 25 years. It is interesting to note that vessel featured in ros ($13 billion) bailout, the Parliament approved key legis - loans to Greek businesses that deputy chairman for Eastern Eu - the renowned film " The Boy on a Dolphin," (1957) starring Sophia head of the Eurozone said. lation bringing its cooperative went belly-up in that country's rope, Anzhelika Anshakova, a Loren. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who banks under the direct supervi - economic crisis and big holdings board of director of Binbank, oversees the 17-nation financial sion of the central bank. in Greek bonds that were deval - Eriskhan Kurazov, General Direc - bloc and is also the Dutch Fi - Legislators agreed to a clause ued by 74 percent. tor at CJSC, a Moscow-based fi - nance Minister, said Cyprus so enabling co-op banks to receive In return for seizing 47.5 per - nance group, and Anton Important Findings in Sparta Excavations far is meeting conditions set by the 1.5 billion euros in bailout cent of their accounts, Cyprus Smetanin, a lawyer who has the Troika of the European money after initially voting it gave major depositors shares in served on the board of the Bank SPARTA (ANA)- An ongoing excavation in the area of Xirokambi Union-International Monetary down with the weight of the is - the Bank of Cyprus which has of Moscow. west of Sparta was showcased at the biennial Shanghai Archaeology Fund-European Central Bank land's left-wing parties who any led to Russians being elected to The Cyprus Mail said it Forum held in Shanghai from August 23 to 26. (EU-IMF-ECB). bailout conditions. the board. Along with Cypriots learned that during their first An important distinction, keeping in mind that the Xirokambi “According to the Troika, The next loan will go right who had their life savings in the meeting on Sept. 11 that the excavation was the only European archaeological site that made Cyprus met its budgetary goals, back into the lenders to recapi - bank and were burned, the in - Russian directors had asked to the SAF selection programme, which includes excavations or survey took important steps to stabilize talize them. stitutions had vast deposits from see the lender’s non-performing that yielded major discoveries significantly furthering or even al - the financial sector and struc - President Nicos Anastasiades, rich foreigners, particularly Rus - loans (NPL's) said to be costing tering our knowledge of the human past. tural reforms have started,” Di - who campaigned against the sians. the bank hundreds of millions of Excavation ID jsselbloem said. bailout terms that required the Following that development, euros in bad loans to developer Systematic research in the area began in 2010, following Linear While taxpayers in the other confiscation of a large chunk of Georgiades said the biggest dan - alone. B tablets findings in 2008 that suggested the existence of a powerful 16 countries of the Eurozone are bank accounts over 100,000 eu - gers for the banking sector had The President of the Euro - administrative center. growing weary of rescue pack - ros ($100,000) but accepted it been overcome. “I am not saying pean Parliament said Cyprus was Seals, ceramic and bronze vessels and 21 bronze swords were ages, he said the Netherlands as soon as he took office, has we are through – the banking forced to submit to the tough among the findings of the excavation that suggest trade liaisons will go along with helping given up his plea to revise some system and the economy still bailout terms by the Eurozone with the island of Crete, based on the discovery of a Minoan double Cyprus and backs the release of of the terms. have a long way to go – there heads. “Small and medium busi - axe. Furthermore, evidence shows that the administrative buildings the next tranche. The finance Finance Minister Harris Geor - are important steps to be taken, nesses and private individuals were probably destroyed by a sudden fire that broke out at the end ministers of the euro area were giades said as harsh as the terms but we can all see that the very have no access to loans at the of the 14th century or the beginning of the 13th BC. difficult, dangerous times are be - moment. Thus investment in the hind us,” Harris Georgiades told country is not possible unless state television. “We are in a pe - they come from outside,” Martin riod of stabilization.” Schulz told reporters. New Era for Geo Routes in Greece The new 16-member board He said it has led to the is - includes six foreign nationals, land's economy grinding to a ATHENS (ANA)- The Geo Routes Eco Tourism and Cultural Heritage mostly Russians. near-halt. “We must talk with the Journeys Institute is a non-governmental body that seeks to highlight Cypriot provident funds are European Investment Bank be - the other side of true and unspoiled Greece, promote its 5000 years also represented in the board, as cause I do not thing there is any of cultural heritage, and contribute to the development of the local well as the powerful Church of other country that needs invest - societies in cooperation with businesses and organisations, through Cyprus, a major shareholder be - ment so much as Cyprus,” he specially designed Corporate Social Responsibility programs. fore the dilution that followed said. The organization aims at planning and carrying out theme-based the cash seizure. Cyprus still has in place strict trips, events and actions of a cultural, environmental, scientific and The name that stands out capital controls, limiting deposi - educational nature in order to promote the lesser-known - but cap - among the foreign members was tors taking out only 300 euros tivating - Greek regions and contribute to the sustainable growth of that of Vladimir Strzhalkovskiy, per day ($390) while businesses local communities. a former KGB official and ally of have more lenient terms but are Some of its most compelling theme journeys are the Wine Roads, AP PHOTO/PETROS kARADJIAS Russian President Vladimir finding it difficult to operate Mediterranean Diet, Religious Routes, Health and Wellness, Greek Demonstrators shout slogans against U.S. military action in Putin. Strzhalkovskiy was elected without access to all their funds Philosophy and more. Participation is flexible for prospective trav - Syria during a protest outside the U.S embassy in Nicosia, Vice-President of the board, in the bank they need to function elers, who could use either their own vehicle, or travel in groups. Cyprus, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. which is headed by academic on a daily basis. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013

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By Leonidas Petrakis impression of the topography Prayer is central to the Genous Scholi (1875); support Special to The National Herald and the scale of the monastic monks’ daily lives. Monks and on a continuing basis of the The - Obama’s Syria Gambit complexes -first Xenophontos, guests were called by the rhyth - ologiki Scholi tis Chalkis; the For over a thousand years the then Pentaleimonos with the op - mic, characteristic sounds of the founding of the School for Lan - In the final analysis, nobody wants to go to war in Syria. Not monastic communities on the ulent green Russian onion talanton starting at four o’clock guages in Constantinople in President Obama, not the American people, not Russian President Athos peninsula have rendered domes, and Xeropotamou. Our am for services (Mesonyktion, 1902; and subsidies to the Uni - Vladimir Putin, and certainly not Syria’s tyrannical leader, Bashar it into the Sacred Mountain visits included the Moni Iveron Orthros, Hores, Leitourgia), and versity of Athens and schools in el-Assad. That much should be clear by now. (Aghion Oros) – a center of pro - (with the famous of Por - at 5 pm for Esperinos, and after Greece and Cyprus. But if we were to bet on a winner to emerge from all of this, we found Christian spirituality, a taitissa); and also Protaton, at the evening , for Among its many treasures would place our wager on Obama. bastion of Orthodoxy, and a the administrative capital of Apodeipno. Particularly inspir - Vatopaidi has one of the most Let's start at the beginning. It is now clear that at their recent trove of Hellenic culture. In its Karyes, and Moni Pantokratoros ing was the blending of prayer extraordinary pieces of Byzan - meeting, Obama and Putin agreed to explore the serious possibility long history, Aghion Oros has (both with frescoes by the mas - recitation, movement for vener - tine art – the famous “IASPIS” – of a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis. had periods of extraordinary vi - ter of the Macedonian school of ation of the , chanting the a chalice made of a solid piece So when Secretary of State John Kerry tossed out his seemingly tality with thousands of monks painters, Manuel Panselinos, majestic Byzantine hymns, the of jasper, and silver and gold spontaneous but paradoxical declaration that if Assad immediately present, and other periods of from the 14th century). But we Anagnostis (reader) dashing be - base, dating from the 14th cen - delivered all his chemical weapons to international authorities, relative obscurity, sometimes were primarily in Vatopaidi, sec - tween the lecterns prompting as tury. Jasper is normally opaque there would be no reason for a U.S. Military strike, the aftermath bordering on extinction. ond to Megisti Lavra in the hi - in a secular theater setting the and it comes in small pieces. was very well-prepared. In 1963, Patriarch Athenago - erarchy. verses of the hymns that the as - What is extraordinary about this Soon thereafter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov em - ras of Constantinople made the Vatopaidi (or Vatopedi as sembled monks immediately masterpiece is that it is a large braced the Kerry proposal. So did the Assad regime, and key sena - rueful observation that “we are many secular scholars prefer, chant, a carefully choreo - piece 20 cm long and translu - tors in Washington. And thus, while Obama had planned six tele - celebrating the 1000th year an - giving it a different etymology graphed ensemble affording a cent –a characteristic that the vision interviews on Sept. 9 and proclamation to the nation on niversary but also witnessing from that insisted upon by the most moving experience. At the excellent museum display ac - Sept. 10 to convince the public the national interest demanded the the death throes of Aghion monastic community) was end of one of the liturgies there centuates. There is conjecture punishment of Assad, he changed his tune after this development. Oros.” Fortunately, the death founded in 985. At the center was a beautiful rendering of Ter - that the original utility of the It was an occurrence reminiscent, to some extent, of the Cuban foretold was not to be realized. of the fortress like complex is erem, the chant of irrational syl - IASPIS was for treatment of Missile Crisis of 1962. Today Aghion Oros is in the the 10th century Katholikon lables (markings in red color in bites from poisonous snakes be - So, what happened? This would have been an almost accidental midst of a renaissance that is at - (the main church), nineteen the docu - cause it could turn water into a war. tempting to balance the spiritual chapels, refectory (Trapeza), a ments) intended to prolong the healing ointment, but the lip has Last year, when Obama drew the "Red Line" regarding the use needs of the monastic commu - Byzantine era clock tower, the inspiration of hymns, as beauti - an inscription “… drink of this of chemical weapons, it seems that he did it for political reasons, nity with its obligation to con - octagonal fountain Phiale, cells ful and uplifting as the best of all of you…” clearly indicating without expecting the time to enforce it would ever come. But, as serve and share with all inter - of the monks, a tower housing the Gregorian chants of the its function. Its octagonal base we have noted on other occasions, it seemed that Obama did not ested its religious and cultural the library, and a hospital; out - Western tradition. of precious metals has ex - have the stomach to go to war. His heart wasn’t in it, either. riches. With European Union side the complex are two skites, Vatopaidi has a rich and im - tremely fine carvings and iden - Americans, who are exhausted from their sacrifices and wars in support, there has been massive many kellia and kathismata, and portant collection of some 2000 tifies the donor as Manuel Can - Iraq and Afghanistan, were opposed to war from the start, and the restoration of its dilapidated tacuzenos Palaeologos, percentage increased as time passed. As for Putin, the destruction and crumbling facilities and of of . It is said that the of his "client" Assad, would have been a defeat for him, since it its priceless treasures as well. IASPIS is of particular interest would have exposed his inability to protect him. And, of course, Athos is the easternmost to Prince Charles when he visits for Assad, war would have been the absolutely worst case sce - peninsula of Chalkidiki: luxuri - Vatopaidi. nario. ant, still mostly unspoiled, its Following the liturgy there So, what is at stake now? Obama prematurely risks becoming a Southernmost end dominated was the first meal of the day in lame duck president if he appears weak or ends up being perceived by the imposing Mount Athos the Trapeza, and after the Es - as a victim of Putin-Assad machinations. thrusting upwards over 2000 perinos the second meal. The si - Assad risks everything – now even more so – if it turns out that meters, a fitting exclamation lence of the was broken he was just playing games in order to gain time in order to avoid point in the calligraphy of the only by the readings -life of the humiliation of losing his biggest military assets, his chemical peninsula. In Greek mythology Saint Nicodemus, teacher of weapons. it was considered the rock that Saint Gregory Palamas- and by That's because if something happens, a politically wounded the giant Athos hurled at Posei - Gerontas Efraim providing guid - Obama would be able to extract even worse revenge on Assad, ar - don; Homer and Herodotus ance. At the end, the reader re - guing that he did everything to avoid war, but the latter was unre - mention it; and in 480 BC ceived from the Geronta a slice pentant. Xerxes had a canal dug, its rem - of bread and a cup of wine. And he would probably have the support of the American people, nants still evident, at its north Meals began and ended with a and even of the British Parliament. end. For Christians, Athos is the prayer, and the Gerontas gave Garden of the Virgin, dedicated the signal for eating or drinking to her veneration, and no other the delightful wine. Meals were female of any kind is allowed. vegetarian, with fresh vegeta - Community’s Cat-apult It is autonomous Greek territory, bles and fruit from their own and under Patriarchate of Con - quarters for the workers who manuscripts and forty thousands gardens, fish when available, stantinople jurisdiction. leave the complex when it closes books, including many rare edi - olives, cheese on occasion, al - When historians write about the life of our community, they Scattered throughout the its gates at sunset. The pilgrims tions. Notable examples are nine - ways healthful, delicious edi - will identify the 2013 New York City Mayoral race as an important peninsula are its twenty monas - and guests (50,000 a year) are teen parchment leaves of Luke bles, and on two occasions es - milestone, a new beginning, a stepping stone for our future politi - teries, along with skites (satel - housed in the Archontariki. Re - and John gospels dating from the pecially fine cooking – with cians. They will complete the groundbreaking work begun by lite monasteries), kellia and cent famous guests include 9th century, (another six leaves mussels, and patates tou Michael Dukakis and John Catsimatidis. kathismata for small groups of Prince Charles and Vladimir from the same manuscript are in fournou that rivaled the famous Catsimatidis lost his electoral battle, but he did not crash. To monks, and individual huts and Putin. Moscow and two in Paris); the French pommes Lyonnaises! the contrary, he received a much larger portion of the vote – in ab - caves for anchorites who seek Vatopaidi, despite losses to 13th century Geography of The very environment of the solute numbers and as a percentage – than even the most optimistic solitary lives dedicated to looters and the ravages of time, Claudius Ptolemaeus featuring monastery was conducive to pundits predicted. He gained 40.6 percent of the vote (23,077) in prayer. According to tradition, still boasts an amazing wealth forty-two maps of Europe, North meditation and introspection, of the Republican Primary, compared to Joe Lhota’s 52.6 percent monastic life was initiated on of ecclesiastical and artistic Africa, and Asia; a palimpsest course, whether in the solem - (29,922). Athos by Constantine the Great, riches. The Katholikon, the codex, 8th century sermons of nity of the Katholikon its dark - He lost the election, but not his reputation. Not his good name, abolished by Julian the Apos - chapels, library, and museums Saint John Chrysostom overwrit - ness broken dimly by candle - as the Ancient Greeks would say. And despite any efforts by his po - tate, then reinstated by Emperor are replete with precious and ten by 13th century text; and a light, or the informality of the litical opponents to uncover some scandal or skeleton, there were Theodosius the Great in the 4th beautiful items –three first edition of the Commentaries courtyard after Apodeipnon, or no revelations of the kind that sullied him, or us. century. While there is evidence dating from the 11th century, on Homer by Archbishop of on the veranda with magnificent Catsimatidis was unknown to the general public until he ran. for monastic activity during the frescoes including compositions Eustathios. There is vistas of the Aegean. There were And not only that, they had to learn to ... pronounce the name. early times of Christianity, schol - by Panselinos and his students, an intense interest to digitize, issues of substantial spiritual To hear radio and television producers struggle to pronounce it arship dates the beginning of illuminated manuscripts, rare catalog and conserve these pre - content as well discussions on is amusing, but also delightful, because their very exposure to is a monasticism on Athos when codices, portable double-sided cious documents, an effort cur - the challenges and opportunities cultural phenomenon of historic proportions. Megisti Lavra was built in 963. and other icons including the fa - rently the diakonima of Pater facing the monastery going for - As a result of Catsimatidis’ candidacy, Greek-Americans have Over the centuries the mous Vimatarissa (the name of Philippos, a Brazilian monk ward. We were fortunate to grown in prominence, the Greek name has entered into everyday monasteries acquired great ec - the monastery’s fishing boat trained in classics. have received the generous conversation, the successful Greek, the Croesus, has reappeared clesiastical and artistic treasures also!), gold and other precious This collection of codices and filoxenia of the charismatic on the American scene. Catsimatidis has not merely achieved the becoming conservatories of and semiprecious objects, em - manuscripts is emblematic of Gerontas Efraim and of Pater Ar - American dream, but he wants to repay his city (and country) for masterpieces. Byzantine Emper - broideries, Byzantine music the interest and contributions senios, indefatigable and most the opportunities it offered him, but he also wants to lead it and ors favored the monasteries texts, stone sculptures, wood that Vatopaidi has made in the gracious in shepherding us dur - make it even better. with valuable donations and es - carvings including two analogia field of education. Leading ing our stay. What joy, what happiness, what vindication for the struggles tablished metochia, some being (lecterns, Katholikon has copies, clergy and laity personalities in In 2008 an alleged scandal and sacrifices of the Greek community and the Greek immigrants profitable properties. Princes originals in the museum), Im - the 18th century, inspired by the involving Vatopaidi came to sur - that made it all possible! and affluent aristocrats were vis - perial chrysobulls, Patriarchal French Enlightenment, sought face. Controversies involving It is also very important to note that the Greeks of New York re - itors, some retired there as sim - sigillians, and the Holy Girdle to prepare the Greek nation for monastic communities are noth - sponded to his great endeavor. They turned out in droves to vote ple monks. The monasteries in of the Virgin (Aghia Zone), the its liberation from the Ottoman ing new – there was a major is - for Catsimatidis. accumulating economic and cul - most venerated of all its relics. yoke, and the establishment of sue immediately upon the In the parts of the city that have high concentrations of Greek- tural wealth were in a position Since 1990 Vatopaidi follows the Greek State. The success of founding of Megisti Lavra that and Cypriot-Americans, Catsimatidis got the vast majority of votes. to pursue educational and phil - the coenobitic monastic model, the effort would require edu - required the Emperor’s interven - So, we reiterate, this was a major event in the community’s his - anthropic activities and to exert which emphasizes communal cated leaders and the uplifting tion. The issue of the current al - tory. It proves that the community’s interest is piqued, a sleeping influence in ecclesiastical and life and strict obedience to the of the illiterate masses. legations is proceeding through giant that can wake up and each person does his duty. state affairs. The privileges authority of the hegumenos who Vatopaidi, responding to these the Greek judicial system with This newspaper has struggled for years to point out the impor - granted, documented in is elected for life. There are cur - needs, established in 1749 on strong expectations that it will tance of that fact, and the importance of fulfilling certain civic du - chrysobulls, were reconfirmed rently approximately 125 monks its property and with its own be shortly resolved, totally ex - ties: registering to vote and participating in elections, and voting by Ottoman firmans, and ac - of various ethnic backgrounds. funding the Athoniada Acad - onerating the monastery. But and volunteering for candidates, Democrats and Republicans alike. cepted by the Greek State in Their daily schedule is equally emy. The Academy was charged what can be stated categorically An organization is needed that can offer its services in support 1924. Recently Aghion Oros was divided into three activities: with teaching “theology, philos - at this stage is that its leadership of those activities, and to assist those who need help to get to the registered in the UNESCO List prayer, task (diakonima, as - ophy, and logic” (the legendary rescued Vatopaidi from its mori - polls on Election Day. of World Heritage Sites, in signed at the beginning of each Eugenios Voulgaris broadened bund state and brought about It is a project that could possibly be undertaken by AHEPA, if it recognition of its “outstanding year), and rest. The task assign - it to include mathematics), and an amazing revitalization of that is allowed by its charter, and the Federation of Hellenic Societies universal value”. ments (typikaris in charge of had students – Aghios Kosmas august institution. And such his - of Greater New York. And perhaps there are government programs During the summer I had the church rituals, library care, fish - Aitolos, Righas Feraios, Iosipos toric reverses do not take place that would fund them. opportunity to visit with two ing, cooking, whatever) are Moisiodax- key personalities in in a vacuum and without vision - The Federation should look into this. It would be providing friends Aghion Oros – pilgrim - aimed to ensure autarky and the affairs of the Greek nation. ary, dedicated and efficacious valuable services to the Community. But it would also be helping age and unique opportunity for smooth operation of the whole The Athoniada Academy was leadership. itself. a privileged look at some of its community. During our visit the not an isolated event. The rich That would bring our city, our state, and our entire nation one most significant riches. Ap - Metropolitan of Atlanta Alexios, Vatopaidi tradition of support - Leonidas Petrakis, PhD, is the step closer to a time when a Greek-American being elected mayor, proaching Daphni, the port of after dinner, helped clean string ing education includes being a author of several books and of governor, or president will seem perfectly natural, ordinary, and Mt. Athos, by boat from Oura - beans for the following day’s major contributor for the estab - more than 150 peer-reviewed routine. noupolis, affords an excellent meals. lishment of the Megali tou scientific publications. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013 VIEWPOINTS 11 Delacroix Meets Nietzsche, New Indiction Offers Chance to Address Some Indignation

But Not the Real Samaras September 1st marks the cision to suspend Gospel, he reads versial practices taking place to - start of the new Indiction (ec - the celebration of most of them incor - day may be in keeping with “the clesiastical year). Coinciding the Divine Liturgy rectly. Why, you letter of the law,” it remains It seems that the tion about Black - with the beginning of the new in two parishes ask? He reads the questionable whether they ex - Greek economic rock’s findings is academic year, it makes for an over a conflict in - same prayers daily, press “the spirit of the law.” Sim - drama is taking a true and Blackrock excellent time for reflection. volving finances but he will only ilar scenarios like these are play - new turn. In 1862 decides to publish One issue that should really pre - serves as a prime read a particular ing out in parish communities Delacroix painted those figures, then occupy senior clergy as well as example. Regard - passage from the regularly, on a smaller scale. Medea when she the real capital those responsible for training fu - less of whether or Gospel once, twice, Clergy and laity argue over ad - was about to kill her needed by Greek ture clergymen is the relation - not the parish offi - or three times a ministrative practices, each try - children, because banks could easily ship between the parish priest cers’ decision to year at most… The ing to exert their authority to Jason (her hus - exceed €18 billion and his flock. Of course, there impose a salary cut mistakes that he the maximum. Caesaropapism band) abandoned by itself (let alone is no accounting for the unique - on the priests serv - by Christopher makes when he is no longer an Orthodox accu - her for the sake of all the other fund - ness of each individual’s person - ing there was con - TRIPOULAS reads are often sation against the governance Glauce (the daugh - ing gaps). ality, which, to a degree, shapes trary to the Arch - Special to comical. And yet, of the Catholic Church, but a The National Herald ter of King Creon by JOHN When we take and affects the duration and diocese’s uniform none of us listening phenomenon taking place in Or - from Corinth). My CHARALAMBAkIS into account the quality of the relationships that parish regulations, throughout the en - thodox parishes, while on the fear is that as the bonds that mature, they are capable of cultivating. this decision brings finances and tire congregation ever laugh. flip side, laity who display a dis - numbers unfold in Special to the fiscal gap, and Some people are naturally out - sacraments eerily too close for Why? We are used to him and regard for the communal system Greece, a new The National Herald discrepancies be - going, polite, and sensitive, comfort. A similar example oc - we like him. He is lovable. He is of administration or the Ortho - Medea is emerging tween what the while others are aloof, obtuse, curred in Boston not too long simple and virtuous. He is wor - dox tradition can run an entire that refuses to see reality, and in plan calls for in terms of revenue short-tempered, etc. However, ago, with consequences to the thy of the Savior’s first Beati - community aground. her cyclothymic neurosis she is and what the real revenues are, there should be certain qualities sacramental life of a parish due tude. Now, imagine two scenar - The challenges are many, but about to take out her own off - then the funding gap between that Archdiocesan priests should to a disagreement over annual ios; one impossible and one the humility of saints like spring. 2013-2016 could exceed €22 bil - strive to attain. Just like good contributions to the Metropolis. possible. Imagine that this same Nicholas Planas or Nectarios of I carefully watched Prime lion. If we add the banks’ needs manners are teachable, so too When compared to the Or - priest had graduated from a Pentapolis should always act as Minister Antonis Samaras’ talk then we may be talking about a should certain basic people skills thodox ethos described by Greek seminary – old or new. Would the guiding force. Change can at the opening of the Thessa - €40 billion-plus funding gap. and good interpersonal commu - author Alexandros Papadiaman - occur on many different levels, loniki International Exhibition. • The strong EU partners as nication occupy a prominent po - tis, decisions like those de - while church and parish leaders The only thing that I could see recently as this past week have sition in the seminary’s curricu - scribed above seem to fall far of all ranks (both clergy and in the talk was promises and the unilaterally declared that the lum and at development short of traditional expectations. Priests should avoid laity) can learn a lot by exercis - selling of hope before elections funding gap necessitates new seminars. The results might help In his article “City Priests and haughty prefixes, as ing “soft power” and leading by take place. austerity measures while they ex - readily address many of the Village Priests” (loosely trans - titles are worthy when example. To that extent the hope pre - cluded the possibility of a new complaints with church polity lated below), Papadiamantis One small but symbolic step sented in Thessaloniki resembles haircut in the Greek debt. The and improve the synergy across writes: “I know a priest in acknowledged by others. might be for church leaders to Nietzsche’s fears in his Human, EU central banks will not take a the 500+ parish communities, Athens. He is the humblest of instruct their priests not to sign All Too Human, where he says cut and Mario Draghi (ECB’s which are at the nucleus of the priests and the simplest of folk. their letters or print stationary “Zeus did not want man to throw president) also made clear that organized Greek-American com - Whether you give him a the difference be for the best? with honorary prefixes (Rev., his life away, no matter how new measures are coming. munity. drachma, fifty cents, or a dime He would be smeared with an Very Rev.), opting to list just much the other evils might tor - • Greece has been asked to Naturally, this approach for any service, he’ll accept it. If incomplete, badly digested, and their office (Economos, Archi - ment him, but rather to go on swim from Piraeus to Crete with works best from the top down, you don’t give him anything, he muddled education, possessing mandrite). Titles are only worth letting himself be tormented its hands tied (due to unafford - and so it is critical for senior won’t ask… greater conceit and higher de - something if addressed by oth - anew. To that end, he gives man able and unsustainable debt.) In clergy to endorse it first. Sadly, “Once you give it to him, he mands. Would he be better off ers. One a larger scale, if the hope. In truth, it is the most evil the last three-and-a-half years it public complaints against high- holds on to every paper listing because of this?” Archdiocese insists on mandat - of evils because it prolongs man’s has reached the island of Aigina handed behavior by metropoli - the names of the dead forever... Granted, Papadiamantis sets ing attendance at parish council torment.” (ode to such an effort!) but the tans, including public outbursts At the end of the Liturgy, he dis - the bar very high, because he is seminars where the same infor - According to the govern - reality is that it cannot reach or excessive vengefulness in as - tributes all the pieces from pros - talking about St. Nicholas mation is repeated ad nauseum, ment’s plan all will go well in Crete. serting their power only serves foron or loaves that he has in - Planas of Athens, but the ethos parity dictates similar manda - 2014 (the selling of hope possi - • The government’s pro - to widen the developing rift be - side the sanctuary to all who are that exudes from the text is in - tory seminars for priests to en - bly before elections) because nouncements that the primary tween clergy and laity that there. He keeps practically noth - dicative of the spirit that existed hance their decorum and focus Greece reached bottom (I have surplus would attract foreign in - threatens the unity of the ing… in a society that had endured on the ethos that gilded an en - heard this numerous times) vestors constitute a self-decep - Church and the stability of the He stutters a bit, and he is countless hardships and sur - tire people with grace. given that by year’s end it will tion. Investors require stability community at large. mostly illiterate. During the vived due in no small part to “enjoy a primary surplus.” Allow and predictability. With unem - The recent incident in the prayers, he reads most of the the Church. Follow me on Twitter me then to explain why such ployment at 30% neither of the Metropolis of Utah, with the de - words correctly, but during the Although some of the contro - @CTripoulas hope is a fallacy of the worst two can be achieved. Moreover, kind: the regulatory and tax uncer - tainty is prohibitive for investors. • An exhausted swimmer LETTER FROM ATHENS from Piraeus to Crete with hands tied would be difficult to reach even the next island-destination no matter how close that might Crisis, Shmisis – In Greece, Happy Days are Here Again be. To the same extent asking for additional cuts (estimated at €6.2 billion) in order to close just Listening to Greek Prime (What? Me Worry?) rising numbers of funds and were granted immu - the fiscal gap – according to the Minister Antonis Samaras is a Tsipras because he the homeless in nity from all wrongdoing, so Troika’s plan – might be impos - soothing balm during this can snipe from the Greece, which is you can see Samaras is making sible. looooong, crushing economic stands without hav - going to grow a lot of people happy, if they go Planning also to lay off crisis that has put 1.4 million ing to worry about once he allows along with his line of thinking. 25,000 public sector employees people out of work, jumped the ruling a country banks next year to The only person happier than (which might be justifiable) suicide rate 43 percent, put 20 without having a start foreclosing him is PASOK leader Evangelos would not be the easiest thing. percent of the people into clue how to do it, on the homes of Venizelos, who is Deputy Prime Further cuts in pensions, health, poverty, has 70 percent of those said Samaras is my - people who can’t Minister/Foreign Minister/Court and educational expenditures under 25 wanting to flee to opic. pay their mort - Jester, even though his party is provide Medea with the idea that other countries and closed SYRIZA said gages because of standing at around five percent Jason deserves revenge. 110,000 businesses. Samaras is “suffer - big pay cuts, tax in the polls, or about what Lib - • The pending auctions of He said Greece will recover ing from delirium,” by ANDY hikes, and slashed ertarians would get in the U.S. In 1862 Delacroix painted homes for those who are unable and that he personally is engi - which, if you think DABILIS pensions he’s im - See? Another happy Greek. Medea when she was about to to make payments to the banks neering its “success story.” He about it, is a kind of posed should be Ranking happiness on a scale kill her children, because Ja - (which are part of the perpetra - said that, “five or six years of happy state even Special to happy because of 0-10, the survey measured son abandoned her for the tors’ class that created the crisis) difficulties cannot wipe out better than inhaling The National Herald now they don’t factors such as wealth, political sake of Glauce. give Medea the instrument to 3,000 years of glorious history.” helium gas from a have to worry freedom, strong social networks commit her horrible act. Many Greeks believe him. balloon or taking a really big hit about meeting the mortgage. and an absence of corruption. • First of all, it is well known • The Prime Minister You would think with all the from a reefer of pure Mexican He may the second-happiest On an individual level, good that through accounting tricks promised, besides the absurd no - misery piling up, despite a gold that makes you feel like man in Greece himself because mental and physical health, (such as postponement of ac - tion of a primary surplus, subsi - record-breaking tourist season Cheech and Chong. A friend of people believe the malarkey he’s someone to rely on, job security count payables and the expedi - dies for petroleum consumption in which rich foreigners had mine likes that. dispensing and the banks have and stable families are also cru - tion of receivables) a primary to the poorest households. That poor Greeks serving them drinks “Mr. Samaras sees unemploy - conveniently forgotten that his cial factors that are taken into surplus (revenue minus expen - would do it. Those subsidies will by the seaside, that they might ment slowing down even as 1.5 New Democracy Capitalists and account for measuring well-be - ditures but net of interest pay - bring growth, create jobs, and be unhappy. million of our fellow citizens his coalition partner, the PASOK ing and happiness. ments) can be achieved. This advance incomes while attract - But no. According to the first- don’t have work,” SYRIZA said, Anti-Socialists, took out 250 The world happiness average, temporary and accounting “suc - ing at the same time hundreds ever World Happiness Report overlooking the part where million euros ($331.41 million) according to the UN report, is cess” means nothing for real of billions of foreign investments. prepared by Columbia Univer - Samaras told them they should in loans, didn’t pay them, and 5.1 points, with Greece scoring growth, jobs, and incomes. A We could have said a lot sity’s Earth Institute, Greeks be happy about not having to aren’t being asked to. a slightly higher 5.4 points at the person on a hunger strike loses more. The prosperity of a nation rank 70th among 156 countries go to work at all. After all, who Also happy are the bank offi - 70th spot. If Samaras can just weight but it does not mean that does not depend upon its ability surveyed in how they feel about really wants to work? Not cers who gave away other de - keep making Greeks happier one they are healthy. to create accounting schemes of themselves and their country. Greeks. positors money free for the New at a time, Greece will, by around • The government is deceiv - primary surpluses, but rather on Must be Samaras’ doing. And Samaras said even the Democracy and PASOK slush the year 3013, be the happiest ing herself when refusing to see its ability to provide ample op - At the Thessaloniki Trade in the world because that’s when reality about financing gaps and portunities to its citizens for Fair, where – as usual – he made its debt will be paid off, too. banks’ inability to provide liquid - paideia (let’s not confuse paideia a speech, had his lackeys put The least happy people in the ity in the market. with training) and its ability to out a press release, and ducked world are found in poor Sub- • A few weeks ago (when produce goods and services reporters – because he rules in Saharan African countries such everyone was saying that the fi - (among other important things). hiding like the Wizard of Noth - as Togo, Benin, Central African nancing gap was only €3 billion) Medea may choose to kill her ing behind a curtain – Samaras Republic and Sierra Leone, al - we published in this newspaper offspring in the expectation that said, “Greece is turning the though it’s curious why Albani - that the gap will exceed €11 bil - she will get married to Aegeas page.” ans and Cypriots are happier. lion. Now, everyone in Greece and have new offspring. In that He didn’t say the next page So let’s not hear any grousing speaks about a gap of €11 bil - case, my warning to Aegeas is is the same as all those before, from Greeks living in cardboard lion. that she may try to have Theseus lies about the economy and ac - boxes under bridges and wish - • My fear is that even that killed, too. counting tricks so Greece can ing they were living in Den - €11 billion gap is underesti - declare a primary surplus, not mark, the happiest country in mated, when we take into ac - John Charalambakis, PhD, is counting what it owes on inter - the world, or next in the top 10: count the true losses of the Greek Chief Economist of the Black - est and to creditors it is stiffing Norway, the Netherlands a/k/a banking system. If the informa - Summit Financial Group. so he can keep up the smoke- as The ReeferLands; Canada, and-mirrors act. Switzerland (where the happiest Greeks used to be really, re - rich Greeks hide their money to ally unhappy, but now they’re evade taxes); Sweden (all those GUEST EDITORIALS just really unhappy, which – ac - blonde chicks for guys to chase); The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of cording to the Happiness Index New Zealand, Australia (to views for publication. They should include the writer’s name, address, – means they’re kind of happy where the really happy Greeks although you won’t hear many have fled) and Ireland. My vote and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, The National of them singing, “Don’t Worry, is for Ireland, but that’s usually Herald, 37-10 30th St., long Island City, Ny 11101. They may also Be Happy.” after I have a few shots of Jame - be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right The major opposition party son or Bushmills, when I’m the to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or Coalition of the Radical Left EuROkINISSI happiest man in Greece. otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. (SYRIZA), which is led by a per - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during his speech at petually happy man, Alexis the opening of the Thessaloniki Trade Fair [email protected] 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013

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