s O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news w ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of e ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 15, ISSUE 760 May 5-11, 2012 $1.50 Priest Steps Down as Samaras Emphasizes Ties to Community in US Miami Church is in “I Learned a Lot From You,” he tells TNH in Dire Financial Straits an Exclusive Interview

By Theodore Karantsalis $42,000 in pledges this year By Theodore Kalmoukos and Theodore Kalmoukos from 65 of its 500 members, or about 13 percent. The letter ATHENS – The New Democracy MIAMI, FL – Archimandrite called the response to the Party (ND) president Antonis Stavroforos Mamaies, of Mi - Church’s stewardship drive “dis - Samaras, just days prior to the ami’s Saint Sophia’s Greek Or - mal,” and asked those who have most important and critical na - thodox Cathedral, caught already made pledges to “com - tional elections in Greece, Church members by surprise on plete your giving as soon as pos - granted an exclusive interview April 30 when he abruptly an - sible” and to consider giving ad - to TNH, praising the ethos, the nounced he was leaving. ditional sums. quality, the strengths, and the “If I have offended anyone, I “Through thick and thin, I achievements of the Greek- ask for your forgiveness,” said was thinking about each and American Community. Samaras Mamaies, who has headed the every one of you,” said Mamaies had spent quite a number of Miami Church since 1997. during a service that was further years doing undergraduate and The parish has been facing dampened by several inches of graduate work in Boston. He financial problems for quite rainfall and a county flood ad - looked back on those years some time now which, makes visory. “I want to thank you for fondly and acknowledged how its operation problematic. sharing your lives with me.” much he was influenced by The parish belongs to the ec - Looking ahead, Mamaies Greek-American life. clesiastical jurisdiction of the strongly advised Church mem - Samaras emphasized that Metropolis of Atlanta under Met - bers not to put their eggs in the merely establishing a govern - ropolitan Alexios Panagiotopou - “wrong basket.” I put my eggs ment in Greece is not enough. los. Alexios did not reply to in Christ,” said Mamaies, who “Governmental collaborations TNH’s request for comment. is not sure where he will be do not produce stability. They Mamaies told TNH that “I am transferred to or who is replace - produce standstill. You cannot not leaving, but I have been ment will be. “I have to work change everything when you transferred” while he refused to out the logistics with the met - have to negotiate every step. say to where he has been trans - ropolitan.” Consent is required, but deci - ferred. “I do not want to talk Parish Council President AP PHOTO/ GiOrGOS NiSSiOTiS sions must be made quickly and about it talk about it,” he said. Nicholas Kalergis was unavail - A Sea of Flags but Uncharted Waters in Greece implemented with consistency.” He refused to discuss the able for comment. He also said that besides grid - Church’s financial problems and From meetings held in Supporters of the right-wing splinter Independent Greeks party, wave flags during an election lock, consensus governments ended the conversation. homes of early Greek arrivals in rally in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Panos Kammenos' also create instability, because Two weeks ago, during holy Miami in 1896, to the present party and other anti-bailout parties have made a strong showing in opinion polls ahead of the they are fragile. “They can break week, a letter went out to Cathedral on Coral Way, exists May 6 general election. See more stories on the Greek Elections on pages 10-11. at any moment either because parishioners alerting them that a tale of love and commitment a party will depart from the gov - the “Cathedral is on the verge to the Orthodox faith. The ernment or the party members of dire financial straits. We owe Greeks needed a house of wor - abandon their party” and he im - a combined total of $265,000 ship, and where Greek Ortho - plored that there should not be to the Internal Revenue Service dox religion, language, customs, HTSF Honors Box King Dennis Mehiel instability, or stagnation. A for unpaid payroll taxes, Miami- and culture could be taught to strong command is necessary, Dade County and city of Miami their children. Before they could said Samaras, in order to imple - for unpaid property taxes for purchase property, however, By Constantine S. Sirigos this year’s Hellenic Times Schol - father arrived in 1915 speaking ment effective change. 2009 and 2010,” the letter they held church services at var - TNH Staff Writer arship Fund (HTSF)“Leadership no English, they asked him his His most essential priorities states. “We are currently not in ious locations. The Trinity Epis - Humanitarian Award” will go to father’s name. He said in Greek to generate economic growth a position to sustain St. Sophia copal Cathedral on Biscayne Bay NEW YORK – Analytical ability Dennis Mehiel at the HTSF Gala “mi-ha-il” and the best they are: utilization of European financially through the end of at 464 N.E. 16th St. in Miami and intuition run in his family; in Manhattan’s Marriot Marquis could do with it was Mehiel. His Union Funds, cash flow, and 2012.” at one time generously offered and leadership, and giving back Hotel on May 12. pappou was a refugee from gradual lowering of taxes. The paltry $30,000 gener - the Greek community the tem - to one’s community. As the Mehiel exemplifies that no Western Asia Minor, before the Samaras considers the coher - ated from last February’s annual porary use of its elegant church Chairman and CEO of box man - matter what paths or detours disaster. “They wanted to con - ence of social unity extremely three-day Greek festival – which for services. On November 15, ufacturer US Corrugated, Inc., one takes in life, talent will pre - script him into the Turkish army important. He said that “no drew thousands – has already 1925, a meeting was held at the which was sold for $300 million vail and a person will find his where Greek did not have a long economy can achieve anything been spent. Other reserves home of Stavros Petros to for - in cash in 2011, and one of the way to where he was meant to lifespan. He got out and sent for when at the same time its soci - “have been virtually extin - mulate plans for the legal estab - leading national fundraisers for be. my grandmother and they were ety is deteriorating. That is why guished.” lishment of the Greek Orthodox the Democratic Party, he lived His last name is an Ellis Is - The Church has received Community. up to his genes, which is why land invention. When his grand - Continued on page 5 Continued on page 11 Delta to Suspend JFK- Peter Economides Plans Path to the New Greece

Athens Flights in October: By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer

Expect to Resume in March NEW YORK – Bad perceptions and stereotypes are deadly be - cause by the time one becomes By Demetrios Tsakas has decided to suspend those aware of them they have al - TNH Staff Writer flights after October 26. ready taken root. Fortunately, As soon as Ethnikos Kirix good ones are powerful, too. Pe - NEW YORK – Delta Airlines, the (EK) learned of the decision, it ter Economides, a renowned only airline with daily direct contacted Delta, and after being brand strategist, knows about flights from JFK International on hold for one hour, a cus - both kinds, and he knows what Airport in New York to Elefthe - tomer services agent confirmed to do with them. He can whack rios Venizelos Airport in Athens the information, but referred EK the weeds and nurture the fruit to Delta’s Department of Com - in the garden of Greece’s future, munications for details. and his sleeves are already A Delta spokesman told EK rolled up. that there was no official an - The “Give Greece a Chance” A Tale nouncement at that time, but newspaper ad is his and clips of noted EK’s request for additional his talks have gone viral on the information and promised to re - web. He now lives in Athens – Of Two spond as soon as possible. the only place he wants to be – After two days, the Corporate and on April 29 he shared his Communications department vision of a new Greece, and his Rangavises emailed TNH that: “Due to high “Ginete” initiative with partici - jet fuel and fluctuations in pas - pants in the Greek America senger demand, Delta will be Foundation’s National Innova - By Steve Frangos suspending our flight between tion Conference in New York. TNH Staff Writer New York-JFK and Athens on a The tone for his presentation seasonal basis for winter 2012, was set by Foundation President In 1870, during a politically effective October 27. Nonstop Greg Pappas, who preceded his TNH/COSTAS BEJ sensitive moment at a Euro - service between JFK and Athens Against a backdrop of Hellenic blue, renowned brand strategist Peter Economides shares his pean-wide conference on the is expected to return in March Continued on page 4 ideas for the New Greece. Don’t tell him it can’t happen. He says, “Ginete.” Eastern Question in Paris, 2013. Passengers who have Alexandros Rangavis, Greek booked service on the flight af - Minister to the United States, ter the suspension date will be was directed to attend that con - re-acommodated on Delta clave immediately as Greece's flights through other hubs, or IOCC Celebrates its 20th Anniversary, in DC new advocate. The Eastern on flights operated by Delta’s Question, usually dated 1774 to joint venture partners. The sea - 1914, is the phrase used by Eu - sonal suspension reflects Delta’s By Constantine S. Sirigos comprised SCOBA, and then ship with Church World Service ropean politicians to describe ongoing commitment to cost TNH Staff Writer united existing Orthodox relief volunteers assemble aid kits for what they saw as the gradual and capacity discipline amid initiatives into one agency – children and adults, including fall of the Ottoman Empire. persistently high jet fuel prices NEW YORK – Established in IOCC. Its founding Executive Di - school, health, baby, and hy - The first Greek diplomatic and fluctuations in passenger 1992 as the international hu - rector, Alex Rondos, brought in giene kits. mission to the United States demand on trans-Atlantic manitarian organization of the his expertise and vision to from LEVERAGING consisted of no more than Ran - routes.” community of Orthodox his work at Catholic Charities. IOCC is very proud of its ef - gavis and his eldest son Cleon, Earlier in the week Delta em - Churches in North America, the Over the past 20 years, IOCC ficient use of the funds, which who was then 29 years old. ployees told TNH the decision Baltimore-based organization has delivered over $400 million make it eligible for larger grants Given the occasion and the was due not so much to reduced International Orthodox Christ - in humanitarian and develop - from the government and pri - needs of the moment, both fa - demand for flights among of the ian Charities (IOCC) is the offi - ment programs in more than 50 vate foundations. To earn the ther and son called upon the traveling public as to reduced cial humanitarian agency of the countries. IOCC has 38 volun - respect of both kinds of donors, services, information, and ad - freight traffic to and from Assembly of Canonical Ortho - teer groups across the country, IOCC must be accountable, fis - vice of various prominent Greek Athens. dox Bishops of North and Cen - called Metropolitan Commit - cally responsible, and transpar - merchants from New York City, The Atlanta Journal Consti - tral America and will celebrate tees, whose job is to spread the ent. “That’s the message we Boston, and elsewhere. tution reported that “Delta is its 20th anniversary at the Cap - word about IOCC and hold have always gotten from our cutting international flights this ital Hilton in Washington, DC fundraisers. Hands-on activities board,” Triantafilou said. Continued on page 7 year in Atlanta and across its on May 8. include rebuilding in the Gulf of Annual audits, which IOCC system, discontinuing its routes As it continues its humani - Mexico after Katrina, and train - just completed, are required for from Atlanta to Shanghai; tarian work in in America, ing priests to be among the first its tax status as a 501(c)(3) or - Athens, Greece; Copenhagen, Africa, and traditional Orthodox IOCC’s founding Executive Di - responders. ganization, and for its eligibility For subscription: Denmark; Moscow; Prague; and countries in Eastern Europe, the rector, Alex Rondos. “My dad does the preaching, for federal funding. That has led 718.784.5255 Tel Aviv, Israel.” Balkans, and the Middle East, I do the feeding,” IOCC CEO and to watchdog groups like Charity [email protected] Fearing a permanent cessa - IOCC is also part of the Greek- former Soviet Union. Seeking to Executive Director Constantine Navigator, which monitors more tion of flight, the news came as American community’s outreach help their fellow Orthodox, the Triantafilou told TNH. He is also than 5000 organizations for a shock to Greek-Americans, to Greece during the economic four million American faithful proud of their kits program, transparency and accountability, who have recently traveled from crisis. found no mechanism for re - which he called “a tangible way granting IOCC the highest rat - IOCC was founded partly in sponding in a unified way. The for people to get involved and Continued on page 5 response to the upheaval in the canonical Orthodox hierarchs engaged with IOCC.” In partner - Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 The Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons GOINGS ON... n MAY 4 ideals. The program at the Gala By John Mindala this year. MANHATTAN — The Cyprus-US includes musical and theatrical kimisishamptons.org The new sanctuary is built in Chamber of Commerce Inc. is performances by the students the classical tradition of Ortho - holding their ninth annual and teachers honoring their SOUTHAMPTON, NY – On Sun - dox Christian Byzantine ecclesi - awards dinner at which they will mothers. Music for the evening day, April 29th, three hundred astical architecture, drawing ele - honor Noble Energy and their will be provided by Apollo members of the Greek Orthodox ments from the ancient Christian Chairman and CEO Charles D. Sounds, featuring Dimitris Mari - Church of the Hamptons gath - churches of the Eastern Roman Davidson. The dinner will take nos on the bouzouki. Special ered to celebrate a major mile - Empire. The church is eventually place at the Hilton New York on guest speaker Polyvios Margias stone in the construction of their to be clad in limestone and gran - Friday, May 4 at 6:30 PM. For from Athens will discuss the role new sanctuary and its accompa - ite, with marble pillars and a sixty more information call 201-444- of the mother in Homeric times. nying community facilities as foot copper dome, the shape of 5609. A silent auction featuring some they witnessed the elevation which is already visible from unique items will also be held. A and installation of the Justinian route 39. "The dome of our com - CHICAGO, IL – The National Hel - fun evening of Homeric propor - Cross atop the dome of their munity's church, with this cross lenic Museum is throwing it’s tions is planned! The Academy new church, currently under placed on top of it," said Father spring fundraiser the Ambrosia is affiliated with Holy Trinity Hel - construction on St. Andrew Alex Karloutsos, "will be one of Ball, on Friday, May 4, at Union lenic Orthodox Church in Road in Southampton, New the architectural highlights of the Station’s Great Hall. The event Chicago, Illinois. The Socrates York. Construction of the grow - East End. We are building a light begins at 6:30PM, dinner is Day School, founded in 1908, is ing congregation's new sanctu - on a hill monument not only to served at 7:30 with Ambrosia Af - part of the Academy and is re - ary began approximately one our faith and culture, but also to ter Dark starting at 9. Tickets membered fondly by alumni all year ago, and is scheduled draw the principles of faith, love, for - start at $350 for a single person over the US. Tickets $150. For to completion in November of giveness and peace. We hope it or $3500 for a table of ten (this dinner reservations or to become includes the dinner and party). a sponsor, please call 847-317- Tickets for just Ambrosia After 1063 dark are $150 a person with $1500 for a table of 10. Tickets CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Greek are available at www.national - Orthodox Church of Cambridge hellenicmuseum.org or call 312- is holding a concert to benefit 655-1234. Valet parking is avail - Sisters Constantine and Helen on able. Saturday, May 12 at 8PM. The concert, an evening of Rembetika n MAY 5 and Laika, will be held at Church TARPON SPRINGS, FL — The Hill at 14 Magazine Street in City of Tarpon Springs presents Cambridge. The concert will fea - a cooking class on Saturday May ture renowned artists: Makis Em - 5 from Noon to 2PM. The class manouilidis, Yianni Mitaras, Kos - will be taught by Arnulfo Silva, mas Vrouvlianis, Annemoon Van who will demonstrate how to Erp, and John Bogis. Tickets may make Chilaquiles and refried be purchased in advance or at black beans. To register call 727- the door and cost $25, which in - 942-5605 or got to cludes the price of food. For ad - tarponarts.org. Only 12 spots are ditional information call Dimitri available. Arvanitis at 617-899-6865 or 617-492-6391 or Voula Angelaki n MAY 6-30 at 781-721-7388. Space is lim - PORTLAND, OR — The Hellenic- ited. American Cultural Center pre - sents a rare opportunity to pur - MANHATTAN — The Hellenic chase exquisite Orthodox icons Times Scholarship Fund presents from a private collection is of - its 21st Anniversary Gala at the fered by the Hellenic-American New York Marriott Marquis Ho - Cultural Center & Museum tel on Saturday, May 12. A su - throughout the month of May. perstar concert will also be head - There is no cost for attendance, lined by Greek singing sensation this event takes place at the Elias Giannis Ploutarxos as well as Stephanopoulos Center. For Grammy nominated songstress more information call 503-858- Maxine Nightingale (“Get It 8567. Right Back To Where We Started From”). HTSF will honor Busi - n MAY 7 nessman and Philanthropist Den - MANHATTAN —The American nis Mehiel, Chairman and CEO Hellenic Institute (AHI) Business of U.S. Corrugated, Inc., and FOX Network and The New York News Channel’s Chief Congres - Chapter of AHI request the plea - sional Correspondent Mike sure of your company at our Emanuel. Past honorees will be Monthly Informal Networking back to present workshops to in - It was a glorious day under a blue sky for the Greek Orthodox Reception for members and spire students earlier in the day community of the Hamptons as the Holy Cross was placed on guests at Avra Restaurant on from 9am at the NY Marriott the dome of the new Sanctuary of the Kimisis Church. Fr. Monday, May 7. 141 East 48th Marquis. . Topics will include Alexander Karloutsos, Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patri - Street (Between Lexington and how to succeed in Business, Law, archate and Fr. Constantine Lazarakis presided. 3rd Avenues). 212- 759-8550. Real Estate, Media/Journalism Cash bar & complimentary hors and the Arts. Admission to the is something everyone will cher - d' oeuvres. The reception always workshop is free with the pur - ish and appreciate." Fashioned takes place the second Monday chase of a Gala ticket. For further from copper and stainless steel, of the month. Please RSVP to information, to receive an invi - the six foot tall and four wide Col. Andonios Neroulias at an - tation or to purchase tickets, visit cross will be the highest point [email protected] by May 5. our Website at www.HTSF.org or and most visible element of the call 212-986-6881. Also visit the new church complex. Father Con - n MAY 9 HTSF on Facebook. stantine Lazarakis explained that BROOKLINE, MA—The Ameri - the "cross was designed with the can Hellenic Institute is having n MAY 18 traditional Orthodox Christian a viewing of the documentary MANHATTAN — AKTINA Pro - aesthetic in mind, its contours “Cyprus Still Divided: A U.S. For - ductions invites all to join at their follow those of the Justinian eign Policy Failure”. The viewing annual benefit concert from the Cross, a design originally used in will take place on Wednesday, series GREEK MUSIC JOURNEY the cathedral of Agia Sofia (Holy May 9 at the Maliotis Cultural at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter Wisdom) in Constantinople Center and will start at 6:30PM. College in Manhattan on Friday, (modern day Istanbul), which Afterwards there will be a dis - May 18th at 8:30PM. The con - was the largest structure in the cussion about the issue, followed cert will celebrate a wide variety western world for approximately by a reception. While the event of traditional songs from around a thousand years." is free reservations are required the Mediterranean as well as the Following the church services and can be made at popular Greek blues (Rem - the congregation proceeded to ahiworld.org/rsvp. betika). The concert will take the entrance of the new Sanc - place at the Kaye Playhouse at tuary, where the cross was dis - n MAY 11 E. 68th Street, between Park and played. Lead by the clergy, the MANHATTAN – The Hellenic Lexington Avenues. To purchase faithful gathered together to University Club of NY (HUC) tickets call AKTINA at 718-545- bless the cross with Holy Water jointly with GABSI (Greek Amer - 1151, the prices range from $25 and sang Hymns. Peter Nikiteas, ican Behavioural Science Insti - to $75, with a $5 surcharge. the Parish Council President, ex - tute) cordially invites its mem - horted "each and every one in bers and friends to a lecture n MAY 19 our church family to emulate presented by the renowned Pro - MANHATTAN — On Saturday, the example of the Founders by fessor Dr. Jim Koutrelakos, “Eth - May 19 the Annunciation Greek carrying triumphantly the cross nic Identity Among Greek Amer - Orthodox Church will celebrate given to us by our forbearers of ican Students and the role of its 2nd Annual Greek Festival on Hellenic heritage and Orthodox Cultural Practices in preserving West 91st Street on Manhattan’s Christian Faith." Ethnic Identity”. On Friday May Upper West Side. During the As the blessing concluded, 11th at 6:30PM. Admission is hours of 11AM-7PM, we will cel - the congregation was invited to gratis however RSVP required ebrate our Hellenic culture with partake in a community Bar - call 212-726 1450. an abundance of traditional beque and celebration while the foods, live music and a perfor - cross was elevated and installed n MAY 12 mance by a professional dance atop the sanctuary's dome. Once SKOKIE, IL – Hellenic American troupe. This year there is an ex - the cross was placed, all those Academy Honors Mothers at panded “kids area.” present were invited to enter the Gala. "Mothers: Dedicating their new Sanctuary and write their Hearts, Nurturing our Minds" is n NOTE TO OUR READERS names and those of their loved the theme of the Hellenic Amer - This calendar of events section ones, living and deceased, with ican Academy's Spring Gala. This is a complimentary service to the permanent markers on the con - year the Gala will be on Satur - Greek American community. All crete slab floor, which will later day, May 12 at the Evanston Golf parishes, organizations and in - be covered with marble tile. Club in Skokie. The Hellenic stitutions are encouraged to e- "This way, the members of our American Academy is a unique mail their information regarding church will have their names private elementary school offer - the event 3-4 weeks ahead of here in this church always," Said ing high academic standards in time, and no later than Monday building committee member a dual language, Orthodox Chris - of the week before the event, to Gus Karpathankis, "You won't be tian learning environment with english.edition@thenationalher - able to see the names, but we a focus on Hellenic culture and ald.com will know they are there, and God will know." For members and visitors to the Dormition of the Virgin QUESTION OF THE WEEK Mary, the new sanctuary and its accompanying facilities will re - Vote on our website! lieve the long standing problem of overcrowding during worship You have the chance to express your opinion on our website services, provide a liturgical ex - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - perience truer to their faith tra - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question dition, and allow adequate for that week. space for the many educational, The question this week is: Should the next Greek govern - philanthropic and social min - ment do more to reach out to the Greek-American community istries offered by the church. For for help? the broader community, the new o Yes sanctuary will add unique and o No beautiful element to the archi - o Maybe tectural landscape of the East The results for last week’s question: Do you wish there was End, while many charities and a choice for president besides Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? community projects will con - 57 % voted "Yes" tinue to benefit from the in - 41 % voted "No" creasing participation and sup - 2% voted "Maybe" port of the Orthodox Christian Church of the Hamptons. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 COMMUNITY 3 Hellenic American Professional Women Host 2012 Career Forum in NYC

By Constantine S. Sirigos many professions were repre - sis, a leading executive leader - TNH Staff Writer sented at the forum - and from ship coach, presented two top - “the bonds of faith, culture, lan - ics, From Living Your Life to NEW YORK – Hellenic Profes - guage, and ethos that spans the Leading Your Life: Top Ten sional Women Inc. (HPW) centuries, combined with Lessons from a Leadership hosted its 2012 Annual Career Greeks’ commitment to educa - Coach and Discover, Define and Forum at the Cornell Club in tion, hard work and determina - Implement Your Personal Lead - New York City on April 28. Sub - tion.” ership Brand. titled “Careers in Challenging The ebullient Petallides gave Meris, who shared the chal - Times,” the event featured a the room a jolt of her trademark lenges women executives face panel discussion moderated by energy – she makes about 30 on in the construction industry, Nicole Petallides, Fox Business camera appearances throughout stressed the need to be flexible, Network anchor. the day – and her passion for adding “there are many ways to Interviews with the world’s Greece and Cyprus, church, and ultimately get to your path” and most successful people usually community. She proudly intro - declared, “All of us have it in us reveal the crucial role of men - duced the panelists: Maria Kar - to do anything.” tors in their lives. HPW board alis, Partner, BDO USA LLP; Dr. Rigas made her path from member Alexis Repole told TNH Stella Lymberis, Radiation On - studies of French and Romance the story of HPW’s establish - cology, NYU Langone Medical philology to being a Dean at Co - ment in 2007 through the ex - Center; Liz Meris, President, Pro lumbia Law School. She later perience of its founder, Maria Metal Construction, Inc.; and Al - told TNH: “we need much, Frantzis, who came to the ice Rigas, Dean of Registration much more mentoring of our United States from Greece as a and Financial Services, Colum - young people, helping them teenager. She is now in the in - bia Law School, and Koula with their educational or career surance consulting business but Sophianou, Consul General of plans. We don’t do nearly as earlier on her career journey Cyprus. good a job at that as other eth - “she was always looking for Keynote speaker Valia Glyt - nic groups.” She hopes HPW mentorship and never really will expand and bring in people found it within our community.” Top, front row (L-R)Toula Bog - from other walks of life. So, Frantzis decided to do danos, Christina Tettonis, Frantzis warned the guests something about it, Repole said. Joanne Manis, Alice Rigas, against underestimating the in - “Our focus is on the next gener - Lambrina Mathews, Aravella fluence one person can have on ation and mentoring that gen - Simotas, Fotini Markopoulos, another, and urged everyone eration,” she said, adding that’s Antigoni Hatzimihalis, Liz present to join the mentoring why Frantzis is passionate about Meris, Sofia Crokos. In back program. She thanked all re - HPW and its mentorship pro - row: Maritza Pritsos and Maria sponsible for the sold-out gram. Frantzis. Right: Valia Glytsis at event’s success, including its Members can apply to be podium, Nicole Petallides. sponsors: Thompson- mentors or mentees by filling Reuters,TD Bank, Pro-Metal out forms that will help the signs events like the forum and Construction, and Marathon HPW committee match them the networking dinners they Bank. with the appropriate people. host throughout the year to pro - As committed as they are to Mentees can also request to be vide networking and mentor - the women of the community, mentored by specific members ship opportunities to both sea - their events are co-ed. Repole of the organization. Alexis said, soned and young professionals, said, “We bring in our daughters “we’ll make the ‘proxenia – as well as to students. and sons – when it comes to the match making.’” They also have Pritzas emphasized how next generation we welcome the a parallel employment program Greek-American women can boys and the girls – and we try that features the ability to post “make a difference when we to get leaders in all the profes - resumes and job opportunities truly support and guide and in - sions to field questions and on their website, hpwus.org. spire each other.” She pointed guide them in their careers.” In addition to their formal out the power that flows from networking program HPW de - the community’s diversity – [email protected] Carnival of Love: A Philanthropic “Journey to Morocco” that is Fueled by Fun

By Constantine S. Sirigos the people of Greece in conjunc - TNH Staff Writer tion with other groups like the Young Professionals group of NEW YORK – The Carnival of HACC led by its president, attor - Love Foundation, Inc. nonprofit ney Tasso Pardalis. Despina and organization, dedicated to rais - Dennisia recently accompanied ing awareness and funds to sup - the Young Professionals when port the health and well-being they travelled to Washington, DC of children, held its fifth annual to participate in AHEPA Public fundraiser in Astoria on April 27. Service Day on Capitol Hill. The Foundation’s “Journey to They are proud of their “love Morocco” lived up to the group’s print” message, a phrase they reputation for unique parties. coined. Just as everyone has a The guests that jammed Central unique finger print that leaves a Lounge mingled with colorfully mark, they say all people have a dressed bellydancers. Sultry mu - love print they will leave on the sic, which included a beat con - world. Despina said they urge tributed by local civic leader people “to pause and reflect on Richard Khuzami on the The Carnival of Love Founda - how they can share love and dumbek, permeated a space that tion’s “Journey to Morocco,” hope and make their mark.” was transformed into a vision of which raised funds for autism The Foundation deeply appre - North Africa through wall hang - was a thrill a minute. The or - ciates all their benefactors and ings, fabric suspended from the ganization founded by Den - supporters but Despina high - ceiling, and delicious food. nisia Slabakis and her friends lighted Nick Neocleous, a foun - The aim was for fun, and to again threw the community’s dation board member from the raise funds for kids with autism party of the season. Top right beginning, and one of the and special needs. and left: Bellydancers and ac - lounge’s owners. Central do - The event’s organizers also robats entertained the guests nated the venue and the hors donned elaborate costumes – that packed the exotically-dec - d'oeuvres. City Councilman Peter Foundation Vice President De - orated lounge. Left: The orga - J. Vallone, Jr. was present, and spina Manoloudas was resplen - nizers and sponsors pause for he too praised the owners for dent as Cleopatra – and the song a commemorative photo. their philanthropic spirit, and Misirlou added a familiar note noted they spent thousands on to the exotic scene. Some re - du Soleil theme.” At this year’s affair, the thing different.” day School program at the the decorations. minded their friends that both The idea was in her head and sounds, lights, fabrics, and scents Their first two events, which Church of St. Katherine’s and St. The thrills continued through the Egyptian queen and the sul - burst into bloom when she was were delightfully disorienting at preceded the Greek crisis, bene - George in Astoria, which assists the night. Aerialists swung from try song were Greek. in a leadership training seminar times. A tall woman in a deep- fited the SOS Children’s Villages 10 children. The Foundation scarlet curtains amid the wails Manoloudas explained to and was assigned to come up blue gown named Serpentina in Greece . Despina spoke of the hired speech pathologist Anna of ululations. Ten-foot tall genies TNH the Carnival was the cre - with a project to help her com - waded through the crowd be - heartbreaking situation that has Weber and two aides, and on smiled at the humans down be - ation of a group of friends in As - munity. decked with what looked like a become even worse, where par - Sundays its officers rotate visits low and Serpentina was making toria who wanted to make an When she mentioned it to her yellow feathered boa – but there ents who are unable to support and accompany the children to friends. Guests could escape to impact on society. friends of 20 years she wondered were no feathers. It wasn’t a boa, their children send them to the church. They plan to expand to “civilization” by visiting the Dennisia Slabakis, the founder whether they should just throw but it was alive: a 10-foot Albino group homes’ SOS runs. other parishes. casino in the adjoining room. and president, said the carnival a party, but Anna Almiroudis burmese python. They are also reaching out be - Word of their endeavors Winners of “funny money” at the theme was inspired by the City suggested they do a fundraiser “Where’s the camel,” some yond the Greek community to spread far and wide and in Sep - roulette, craps, and blackjack ta - of Patras’ renowned festival. Her to help orphans. Maria Sakellis guests asked. It was outside, a fund special needs activities cen - tember 2011 Congressman John bles could turn it in for prizes mother hails from there, and she made the initial group a trio, and one-hump 11 month-old baby ters and various programs. Their Sarbanes presented them with like Yankee tickets and a trip to was also moved by memories of they also decided to make it a camel named Chewbacca that al - board of directors reviews all his Hellenism in Public Service Cephalonia. 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By Constantine S. Sirigos by working the right way,” ethi - TNH Staff Writer cally and practically, and to be inspired by the breakthroughs NEW YORK – The National In - of fellow Greeks. novation Conference – NIC Pyrovolakis presented Israel’s 2012 – and Greek America's successful innovation model as Forty Under 40 are endeavors very appropriate for Greece and of the Chicago-based Greek Zemenides added the Israelis America Foundation. Over the are very good at developing new weekend of April 27-29 they generations of leaders. A num - demonstrated the connection ber of people said the commu - between efforts to build a new nity is can be a training ground Greece and enabling the Greek- and incubator for young Greeks American community reach its leaders through internships and full potential. other programs. Every two years the Founda - Mossaides said Greek Entre - tion honors young Hellenes in preneurs can tap into the expe - North America “who have ex - rience and wisdom of commu - celed,” in their professional en - nity leaders such as CEO’s who deavors “and who simultane - are members of AHEPA by ar - ously strive to make the world ranging for them to “shadow the around them a better place...” CEOs.” He reinforced the day’s 37 of the 40 Under 40 were pre - focus on Greece’s youth by not - sent in the ballroom of the New ing they are more adaptable and Yorker Hotel in Manhattan, open to entrepreneurship. meeting and mingling with one Pyrovolakis stressed that another and proud fellow Greek partnerships between Greek and Greek Cypriot-Americans. companies and businesses in the All day Saturday the Foun - Above: The Greek America Foundations 40 Under 40 award diaspora would make a great dation hosted NIC 2012 at winners grace the stage at the New Yorker Hotel. Left: G.A.F. impact. NYU’s Skirball Center. Presen - Founder and president Greg Pappas gathered an exceptional The afternoon sessions were tations included Diane Kochilas’ group of speakers for the National Innovation Conference 2012, highlight by a video message “A Plateful of Hope: Changing which focused on what the diaspora can do for Greece. from Arianna Huffington about Greece’s Image through its “Being Fearless” , Stefanos Food,” George Logothetis’ “The rector, AHEPA; Endy Zemenides, Manoussakis added one of Sitaras on “Opportunity = Crisis Application of Philotimo in Busi - Executive Director, Hellenic keys will be to provide mentor - + Attitude,” and presentations ness,” and Paul Eformidis’ “In - American Leadership Council; ing for young Greeks. Fortu - by Matthew Bogdanos, Maria dulgence, Divine Prosperity,” Emanuel Manoussakis, Co- nately he says, the new social Bountrogianni, Peter Econo - which challenged people to re - founder & CEO, Groopio.com; networking sites are powerful mides and Pyrovolakis. Pappas think what it means to prosper. John Pyrovolakis, Exec. Direc - tools for building a new Greece. and Leda Karabela gave a joint NIC 2012 stimulated much tor, Innovation Accelerator; His website groopio.com iden - closing talk. thought and ideas for actions re - Loukas Pilitsis, CEO, Piraeus Eq - tifies and invites people to list The 40 Under 40 award re - garding Greece, but Pappas re - uity Partners at Piraeus Bank; their startup companies and ception reminded all of what the minded TNH that “NIC is some - and was moderated by Kostas projects. Its helps them get bearers of the Greek genes and thing bigger. It’s an ideas Mallios, VP, Intellectual Ventures around the current weakness of ethos are capable of in the right conference where like-minded and former GM, CSA Strategy the Greek state by tapping into environment. The ballroom at people who want to change the and Business Development for the “crowd funding,” phenom - the New Yorker was not domi - world can come together. Microsoft. enon where entrepreneurs seek nated by the usual dais, but by Greece is on our mind now be - Mallios began the panel by funds by pursuing many small 40 easels with bios and photos cause we are all Greek-Ameri - asking “What should Greek- like-minded contributors. of the up-and-comers. Co-MCs cans.” Americans do?” Zemenides, Pilitsis noted that countries Gregg Pappas and Chicago TV Pappas said “The mission of with healthy doses of optimism like Greece can be transformed and radio host Jane Monzures the conference is to create a and realism responded, “Look more quickly than in the past presented the honorees. Guests modern day Athenian agora for our community.” The aim is for panel discussion about how en - for not just ideas but solutions.” through technology that can cre - made new friends, enjoyed de - the exchange of radical ideas... the conversations to continue trepreneurship and new tech - Loukas said the challenge is to ate an ecosystem conducive to licious food and a live perfor - Combined, all these people can beyond the conference. nology can be used to benefit of “square the reality of talented change by enabling people to mance by singer Vassy. make some really great change The word Philanthropre - Greece. The panelists included young Greeks and a stifling sys - think differently, including the for the world, for Greece, for neurism was coined for the Basil Mossaidis, Executive Di - tem.” idea that “you can make money [email protected] Renowned Brand Strategist Peter Economides Says: “Give Greece a Chance”

Continued from page 1 son to buy a Greek Mercedes- did not interfere or tell them ogy giant that wants to turn into Benz- “but we can be excellent how to spend their grant money. an international technology introduction of Economides by Greeks,” and by harnessing “It really changed my view of showcase. He calls it a private citing Arianna Huffington’s warn - Greek passion they can excel at Chile and I now feel I have an - initiative, which will hopefully ing from the day before: “We many things. other home in Chile. There were grow into a public-private part - can’t wait for a prince to ride in The need to work on the 150 other teams there, and now nership and has had extensive and save us…we have to be the Greek identity is one of Econo - there are thousands of appli - discussions with the company one to make that change…a crit - mides’ main messages. People cants, even though it has only overseeing the development ical mass of excellence,” will have told him Greece has to be been in existence for a year.” process for the old Hellenic air - emerge if enough people act. fixed before it can be branded, Things can be turned around port near the Athens seashore. Economides agreed with but the branding guru says “No. that fast, but Greece must act That’s where Economides Huffington. He said his inten - You have to brand yourself so now Economides said. “Greece wants to be, with brilliant Greek tion was to move from imagin - you can fix it.” needs ideas, and identity, inno - architects transforming one of ing to creating the future, and As an example of a brilliant vators, and investors, and it’s ur - the aircraft hangers. Econo - declared the people in that very advertising campaign that dis - gent.” He said Greeks can’t wait mides illustrated his vision with room were capable of reinvent - plays the beauty and emotional for their government to catch images of the Frank Gehry-de - ing Greece. power of a country, warts and up and make these things hap - signed offices of advertising He discussed his grand - all, he showed one titled “In - pen, because “Start-Up Chile power TBWA Chiat Day and mother’s journey from Imbrues credible India.” and Germany is going to pull other “benchmark creative work to South Africa in 1922 – with Greeks need to have over - them away.” spaces.” no knowledge of what lay ahead come the sense of being poor – He then presented his Ginete Before the bricks and win - but with no turning back – as they have huge mineral and hy - initiative. The aim is to create a dows are in place, however, an example of the courage in drocarbon deposits – but he says “microcosm for the future of a there will be the Ginete Fund to the Greek psyche. He also cited where they have missed the Greece that can and should be.” assist entrepreneurs. He said his father, who taught him boat is what is known as “soft But it is not a website. “It’s a phys - substantial funds are already about possibility. The distilled power” – as opposed to a na - ical place. It’s got walls.” It will committed by individuals and substance of these qualities in tion’s military, technological and be an incubator for innovation companies and he is in discus - found in the phrase “Ginete – it economic power. Soft power is “and a showcase to the world of sions with Greece’s leading phil - can be done.” real. It creates wealth and secu - what Greece can be, and it will anthropic foundations. Ginete is his response to the rity. provide inspiration within Greece He concluded by announcing agents of the old Greece – be He quoted: “A nation’s soft for Greeks hungry for it. “ that John Pyrovalakis, the they journalists, officials, or cit - power potential is a function of (L-R) Peter Economides, G.A.F. president Greg Pappas, Leda He envisions a hard and soft founder and CEO of Innovation izens – who confront change the strength, universality, and Karabela, and John Pyrovolakis after Economides' presentation power balance – science and Accelerator, a public-private and innovation with “den attractiveness of its culture and on his Ginete initiative at the New Yorker hotel. technology innovators side by partnership with the National Ginete – it can’t happen.” values.” Then he projected an side with gifted people in “food, Science Foundation, has com - He zeroed in on a key point: image of the Acropolis, and de - $2 million from US investors, trepreneurs to start their busi - fashion, design, art, and archi - mitted to holding the first In - Greece is not undergoing an clared “wow, who’s got more and he is gone. “There’s a global nesses in Chile.” Economides in - tecture,” he said, adding when ternational Innovation Acceler - economic crisis; it is a crisis of soft power than that?” business, and global hope that vited an audience member de - it “happens the world will say: ator conference at Ginete, and behavior which had financial For Economides, the most is gone,” he said. scribe his personal experience. Wow, something’s happening in has agreed to be an advisor to consequences. He realistically critical issue at the moment is He followed the story of de - Michael Kasseris is one of the Greece.” the project. listed the realities and percep - the brain drain. He spoke about feat with a vision of possibility. foundations 2012 40 Under 40 There will be places for in - Economides is tapping into tions that must be overcome, a site developed in Greece called “Start-Up Chile” is a spectacular honorees. He dazzled the guests vestors, mentors, and advisors the Greek essence: “We have to but also accentuated the posi - Daily Secret – it gives tips on example of what countries can with a tale of being welcomed –the latter to help people navi - get back the identity as innova - tive. what is cool and hopping in dif - do. According to its website, by Chilean officials with open gate current system. tors. We’re idea people, that’s Greece has many good com - ferent cities. The idea has Start-Up Chile is “a program of arms, the simplicity of the Economides is seeking cor - who we are.” panies. “Maybe we can never be spread all over the world, but the Chilean Government to at - process, the office space they porate sponsors – he has been good Germans,” there is no rea - its young creator just received tract world-class early stage en - were provided, and how they speaking with a global technol - [email protected] Johns Hopkins Hellenic Association Hosts its Third Annual Greek Night

By Mary Smith dishes donated by 10 Greek- mos. owned restaurants around the Aris Melissaratos, the former BALTIMORE, MD – April 20 the state. The food sponsors in - Secretary of Business & Eco - Johns Hopkins Hellenic Associ - cluded the Double T Diners nomic Development, who at - ation hosted its 3rd Annual (Maryland’s most successful tended the event, said ‘‘this year’s Greek Night at the Charles Com - diner chain owned by the Korol - Johns Hopkins Greek Night was mons Ballroom of the Johns ogos family), Della Notte Ris - a breakthrough event. It drew up Hopkins University in Baltimore. torante, Ikaros, Acropolis, to three times more locals and The Association’s President, Samos, Timbuktu, Valentino’s, students than ever before, and it George Petrocheilos and his Captain James Landing, has established itself as a ‘must team of 30 Johns Hopkins stu - Speakeasy Saloon, and Captain go to’ event for the Greek com - dents ranging from undergrad - James Landing. munity. I am particularly proud uates to medical school students This year’s Greek Night fea - of George Petrocheilos, as well to from MBA and PhD candi - tured singer Rena Tsapelas, who as Neil Vranis and the entire ac - dates – made the this event the traveled all the way from New tive membership of the Hellenic first profitable Greek Night that York with her band. The St. Association who worked tire - the organization has ever Nicholas Hellenic Golden Coins lessly all day to satisfy the hosted. Dance Group and their Director guests.” By rebranding the entire Maria Kaimakis performed tra - Jason Filippou, the Executive event and by using all the op - ditional Greek dances and made Director of Baltimore’s Greek - tions that the Internet can pro - sure that all the attendees were town CDC, also attended and vide, Petrocheilos was able to cut part of the dance show. said, ‘‘the Johns Hopkins Hellenic more than 750 tickets and bring The highlight of the event Association is a great represen - not only Johns Hopkins students, was when Baltimore City’s tation of what Greek-Americans faculty and staff but also people Deputy Mayor Kaliope Parthe - have to offer-bright, young, dy - from all over the state. mos was presented an award, namic leaders who demonstrate Greek Night’s success has which was a framed cover of the sincere interest in community, turned it into one of the “places NEO Magazine, which featured arts and culture. This Greek to be” during the University’s her on the cover this month. Night was just another example Spring Fair weekend. All of the George Petrocheilos and Dim - of a successful event that show - guests were offered more than itrios Rhobotis (NEO’s Publisher) At the 3rd Annual Greek Night of Hellenic Association, fueled by the singing of Rena Tsapellas, cases the group’s talent and in - 20 different traditional Greek presented the award to Parthe - the non-Greek students of Johns Hopkins University learned a new word: Kefi. clusiveness.’’ THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 COMMUNITY 5 Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund Awards Businessman Dennis Mehiel

Continued from page 1 Three months after graduating Business Administration’s (SBA) dowment, and was instrumental he enlisted in the Army. direct loan program matched in the 2011 agreement to rebuilt married here.” After his active duty came to the $8000 he and his brother St. Nicholas at Ground Zero. He Mehiel’s father Christopher an end after Christmas 1959, he raised in the beginning. “Absent is now giving thought to how was a pilot during World War II began his tour of numerous the SBA I would never have the community can help Greece. and then tried the fur business, kinds of work, including “selling been in business, or not this He is struck by “the fundamen - but went back into the military magazines with a road crew, path, and now we have thou - tal discontinuity” between how for intelligence work. They lived working at a co-cart track in Al - sands of people working. I society is organized in Greece in places like the Midwest and buquerque,” and ending up a would argue the SBA got a and the nature of the Greek peo - Central America. His mother Ce - mail carrier in Alexandria, VA. pretty good return for the tax - ple, which he says is “entrepre - leste is descended from many “A beast of burden, but when I payer.” neurial, independent, and hard- generations of New Yorkers. got married I decided I needed Mehiel underwent another working.” Mehiel and his wife Karen live a white collar job,” becoming journey. His father’s parents That conflict must be re - on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. what he said was a glorified bill were very religious, but “my fa - solved, he says, and public pol - The box business captured collector before he joined his ther had so much church when icy must be implemented that him at the age of 24. His older brother. he was a kid we almost never that will allow the character of brother Chris – he has five He agrees there is something went to church.” There were the Greek people to emerge. He brothers – got an idea about in the Mehiel family that gives also no Greek communities agrees that people like him have starting a business. He mort - them the ability to manage com - where they lived “but the a lot to share with Greece’s gaged his house and recruited plex operations, seize opportu - strange thing is he imparted to youth, showing them what Mehiel, who saved up money nities, and take action. “Entre - us a Hellenic pride,” especially Greeks accomplish when they working three jobs. They preneurship is: identify the the notion that Greeks are very go abroad and operate in a dif - thought they were off to a good opportunity, have a picture of talented. He said his father was ferent environment. start until a customer they were what it’s going to look like if you a brilliant man, but “every now He is exploring what role he depending upon didn’t come do it right, and then execute it. and then there would be an - can play, participating in con - through. They scrounged for a Rather than just talk, go do it,” other smart person” in the ference calls to brainstorm with few years, but they ultimately he said, adding, “some work classes he took as part of his job. other Greek-American leaders found a niche producing interior out, some don’t.” Mehiel would hear him say, say - and businesspersons. dividers to protect bottles in He also said, “a lot of good ing, “he’s really smart – and he’s He noted that part of the transit. The brothers built up the people helped me along the not even Greek.” The idea took problem is that the average business and finally divided it way,” citing an older gentleman root in the mind of the six year Greek does not trust business - 1977 – splitting up four facto - in Baltimore whose family old boy: Greeks are smart. men, which is partly provoked ries. owned a lumber company – Dan He had his Hellenic pride, by their traditional lack of a so - In 1984 Mehiel bought a box Schloss –who bought some of but he was what he called a cial conscience. “By the way we plant in Ohio – he didn’t have his products and who gave him “secular guy,” and then in 1987 are beginning to suffer from that customers lined up, but he knew important pointers and provided he planned to run for Congress here,” he said. it was a good factory – and it opportunities. in Westchester. Father Alexan - For entrepreneurship to moved him from the interior Mehiel’s public service com - der Karloutsos, who founded flourish, he said the foundation packaging business to the cor - mitment began when he was an Leadership 100 and ran the on which everything sits has to rugated box world, which is impressionable 18 year-old dur - communications department of change in a material way. “Lead - very large. He eventually cre - ing the 1960 presidential cam - the Archdiocese, was impressed ership is needed, and a solid sys - ated Box USA, which became paign. “The guy I was working and said, “Who is this guy? Get tem of laws and people to follow the largest independent pro - for was from Whittier, CA and Mehiel served 12 years on the Democratic National Committee. him in here.” Their relationship those laws…but the people have ducer in North America. He sold personally knew Nixon and his He was NY Chair of John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. developed into friendships with to see that the government is it to International Paper in family and couldn’t stand him, other Greek-Americans across doing things honestly and effec - 2004. and thought the sun set and money, and then 30 years went a core value. “When you achieve the country, “so after decades of tively….It’s a challenge but we Mehiel is apparently one of rose on Jack Kennedy.” by in the blink of an eye.” a measure of success, not every - just a subliminal awareness of are the smartest guys out there those talented people for whom Mehiel lived in the Washing - Throughout that period he one remembers it was built on heritage, I’m 45 and gradually so we’re going to figure it out.” traditional education simply was ton, DC area during the said “politics has been my hobby a platform, which is provided became more active in the Some of them will be giving and not inspirational. Asked what he Kennedy administration and he and out of it grows an aware - by others, the government, our Greek Orthodox community.” other will be receiving scholar - was interested in high school, thought his career would be in ness of how you help the com - whole society…most people Mehiel has served on the ships at the May 12 HTSF Gala. he said “nothing. I had a C av - public service, but “I thought I munity, so [business and poli - don’t get there alone.” Archdiocesan Council, and is erage,” though he liked to read. had to go out and make some tics] go together.” He says it is The government’s Small now a member of the Faith en - [email protected] California Yacht Hits Mexico Rocks, GPS Suggests

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An Ameri - wreckage Saturday while on can yacht destroyed while rac - safety patrol, said debris strewn ing from California to Mexico over 2 square miles looked as if ended up on the rocky shore of the boat had "gone through a an island just past the border, blender," with some of it a quar - according to a website that ter-mile from the shore. tracks boats by GPS, potentially The San Diego County med - undercutting the theory that it ical examiner has said Kevin Eric was crushed by a large ship. Rudolph, 53, of Manhattan Coast Guard investigators Beach; William Reed Johnson have not recovered the GPS de - Jr., 57, of Torrance; and Joseph vice but will consider the coor - Lester Stewart, 64, of Braden - dinates as they try to determine ton, Florida, all died in the what caused the crash of the 37- crash. The boat's skipper, Theo foot (11-meter) Aegean that Mavromatis, 49, was missing. killed three sailors and left one The coroner's report listed all missing, agency spokesman Lt. three deaths as accidents but did Bill Burwell said Tuesday. not say what could have caused Investigators are also scruti - the wreck. nizing the sailboat's debris, in - Troy Sears, an experienced terviewing race participants and sailor who owns the San Diego- seeking records of any large based charter company Next ships in the area, Burwell said. Level Sailing, said the GPS chart The GPS tracking informa - "gives an important clue if not AP PHOTO/uSCG PETTy OffiCEr THirD ClASS SETH JOHNSON tion shows the boat landed on verification of what happened In this image taken from U.S. Coast Guard video, a rescuer re - Mexico's Coronado Islands at to the vessel." trieves a piece of debris from the ocean off the Baja California, 1:36 a.m. PDT Saturday at a "It looked like they plotted a Mexico coast near Ensenada Sunday, April 29, 2012. speed of about 6 knots. The co - course for Ensenada and North ordinates were the last posted Coronado Island was directly in aground on a rocky island. safety, Conrad Thieme, manager Delta to Suspend JFK to by the ship a day after it left the way." By ocean racing standards, of Marina Sailing, a company from Newport Beach, where the Sears, who visited the part the number of casualties in the that rented the boat on his be - 124-mile (200-kilometer) race of the island where the GPS two races is startling. Previous half. Athens Flights in October to Ensenada, Mexico, began. tracking ended, said it was un - major ocean racing disasters Mavromatis twice won the The maker of the device was likely that the device fell off the have been caused by freak Newport-to-Ensenada race in his Spot LLC, a unit of Globalstar boat because the chart shows a storms, including the one that category and also placed second Continued from page 1 Kennedy. Inc. Its palm-sized gadgets track steady speed and straight killed 15 sailors in the Irish Sea and third, said Patton, the fam - Paul Alexander, Vice presi - movements of sailors and other course. in the 1979 Fastnet Race and ily spokesman. The Greek im - New York to Athens on Delta dent of the Crown Peters travel outdoor enthusiasts. "That section of North Coro - one that killed six in the 1998 migrant told friends that he flights. agency, said that this year's Michael Patton, a spokesman nado Island is near vertical and Sydney to Hobart Race. once tried out for the Greek Leonidas Vogiatzis, a busi - tourist season is one of the most for the yacht owner's family, it would be like hitting a wall. Gary Jobson, president of the Olympic sailing team. nessman from Pittsburgh who difficult because of the reduc - noted the tracking shows the There's no beach to stop or slow U.S. Sailing Association, said the Patton was supposed to be travels often, was among the tion in direct flights and fare in - GPS device landed on the rocks a vessel, so a vessel would make group would look at the GPS co - the fifth crew member but can - first who learned of the disturb - creases. but not necessarily the boat. He contact with a near-vertical ordinates as part of its investi - celed when his mother was hos - ing development. Currently direct flights are dismissed the theory that the wall," he said. gation. pitalized with symptoms of The decision of the Greek available only on Delta, though boat hit rocks because debris The deaths were the race's GPS devices are increasingly heart trouble in Illinois. Her government to sell Olympic Air - the summer season will see US found just offshore was too first fatalities in its 65 years and popular among sailors, said Job - health scare did not turn out to ways, and the carrier’s abandon - Airways flights from Philadel - small. came two weeks after five son, who attaches one to the rail be serious. ment of the U.S. market in late phia. Continental, which had "Look at the destruction of it sailors were killed in the waters of his boat. "I feel lucky, but it's not like September 2009, presented flown to Athens out of Newark all," Patton said. "You're talking off Northern California when Mavromatis was a sailor his I'm going to go out and buy a Delta with a monopoly and pro - airport stopped doing so due to about it being squished." their 38-foot yacht was hit by entire life and did not appear to lottery ticket," he said. "I'm not vided other American compa - competition from Delta. Eric Lamb, who found the powerful waves and ran have ever faced scrutiny about the story." nies with opportunities in that Alexander said he was in - market, but the net result has formed of the decision last week been inconvenience for the com - via e-mail. Asked if there are munity. might soon be alternatives avail - The most glaring examples able through charter flights, were incidents on May 25, 2010 Alexander said there were ru - at Venizelos Airport in and a 17 mors, but for now there is noth - POCKET-lESS hour delay on July, 2010 at ing tangible. 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Continued from page 1 large Orthodox population and was working with the Orthodox cese of America’s response to administers a large-scale $12 Church “they let you through.” the Greek fires of 2007, drawing ing, four stars. The Assembly of million HIV-Aids grant. There is The umbrella of protection from down funds raised by the Arch - Bishops now affirms new IOCC a similar program for Russia, the Church, spiritually and phys - diocese as they were required. board members and Triantafilou where it helps the Church to de - ically, was what enabled IOCC It channeled financial and ma - is in regular contact with Bishop velop its emergency response to do its work in the Balkans terial aid and implemented and Andonios of Phasiane – who capacity. and other places. monitored various projects, in - handles the Greek Archdiocese’s THINKING AND FEEDING “No one signs up to be a mar - cluding the soil labs which help philanthropic efforts – and with A lot of what Triantafilou has tyr, but they do believe in what farmers be able to understand the hierarchs of the other Or - to do is analytical, from quickly they are doing ant the IOCC what was happening to their thodox jurisdictions. understanding situations, in - staff do put their lives on the land after the fires. After that STAFF AND OFFICES cluding emergencies and grasp - line on a daily basis…Whether emergency was over, IOCC fo - IOCC’s field offices deter - ing what is going on, to long- they are in a war zone or driving cused on agriculture, supporting mine how to use the resources term planning, but his work at seven hours a day across dirt livestock with feed and fire based on needs assessments and IOCC did not begin behind a road there is all kind of risks training and equipment, and dialogues with their partners on desk and he is not tied to one working in a remote area, and providing small grants to farm - the ground, developing multi - now – he has visited almost all we do pray for the safety and ers that were able to remain. In year strategic plans. The big fo - the country programs. security of our staff and appre - turn, the farmers who received cus now is on Africa and the In late 1992 and 1993 he ciate what they do,” Triantafilou grants where donating oil back Middle East in places such as was in Belgrade and Bosnia as said. to IOCC and Apostoli for use in Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan, and in part of the effort identify what He recoiled at the word soup kitchens, a great example Syria, where they have a good kinds of commodities were re - “hero” however. “Hero is a of leverage. relationship with the Patriar - quired and moving them where strong word, man,” said the big, IOCC’s focus in Greece at the chate of Antioch and its social they were needed Texan humanitarian. “Not to say moment is to determine how to service arm, which enables them He noted there were about it was easy,” he said. It wasn’t – respond and leverage resources, to help refugees from Iraq and 15 check points in Bosnia be - for him or his family. There were verifying needs. It is well-suited from the current Syrian crisis. tween the border and Banja no cell phones or internet back to activities such as recent ship - IOCC works with Ethiopia’s Luka, but when he declared he then, but his parents never tried ments of containers of medical to persuade him to come home. supplies, is developing volun - They believed in what he was teerism programs to increase doing. “This is what I was built the capacity of the Apostoli, and for.” is also helping support the med - Triantafilou believes every - ical clinics and other efforts be - thing he had done up to 1992 Farmers with young families welcomed the financial assistance ing run by both groups. was preparation for his IOCC offered by IOCC Executive Director, Constantine Triantafilou, Apostoli just opened a center calling, including stints as a con - during a recent visit to the Peloponnese. with the Greek Doctors Associ - struction worker and at law ation. Triantafilou said that is a firms, and especially as a par - to sign up. I doubt it,” but Tri - Africa as opposed to its long- cutting-edge idea in Greece and ticipant and leader of Orthodox antafilou believes he is where standing but now relatively they are looking at supporting missions to Kenya around the he was meant to be. smaller operations in the that, but it involves long-term age of 24. He has two proud younger Balkans and Eastern Europe, dialogue and commitment. One of his most valuable tal - sisters who pray for him. Nicole IOCC closed down its office in IOCC’s wide experience with ents is being able to engage with lives in Houston, TX and Greece about three years ago, microcredit programs to encour - Church leaders. He never at - Melanie is a presbytera in Rye, but has maintained consulting age entrepreneurship, suggests tended seminary, but being at NY. His Mother Diane is from relationships with their staff numerous long-term endeavors. his father’s side and having hi - Cornwall in England and his fa - there. IOCC has also been talk - But with people in Greece stand - erarchs in the house all the time ther has roots near Meteora, ing with “Apostoli – Mission” the ing in line for food, Triantafilou was all the training he needed. and in Smyrna and Rhodes. social service arm of the Church is most concerned about their “Would my father be disap - IOCC IN GREECE of Greece, about how they can imminent needs. Greece’s new poor include families like this one, receiving food pointed if I suddenly showed up With more of its work being collaborate. and a blessing from His Beatitude, Ieronymos II. [at the seminary] and wanted done in the Middle East and IOCC managed the Archdio - [email protected] New Huffington Center Opens at St. Sophia in LA Lecture on Cycladic and

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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathe - A lecture by Nicholas Stampolidis, Professor of Archaeology, dral opened the $16 million University of Crete, and Director, Museum of Cycladic Art —the Huffington Center at Saint inaugural program in The Metropolitan Museum’s annual series Sophia on February 5th despite “Lectures in Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art”— will take place in the economic downturn, thanks the Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, in the Museum’s Uris Center to numerous donors. for Education on Friday, May 4, at 6 p.m. The 53,820-square-foot Cen - This lecture has been made possible by the Museum of Cycladic ter houses the Wilson Hanks and Ancient Greek Art, Athens, Greece, in fondest memory of its Family Cultural Center, banquet founder, Dolly Goulandris. facilities in the Maniatakos Fel - Titled “Greek Islands Off the Beaten Track: An Archaeological lowship Center and Pavilion, as Journey to the Greek Islands of Kastellorizo, Symi, Halki, Tilos, well as a lobby named after ma - and Nisyros,” the lecture is free with Museum admission. jor donors Mary Lynn and Ted The annual series, of which this lecture is a part, was established Rallis. The facility also includes to make the ancient art and culture of the Cyclades and later a basketball court, classrooms, Greece more familiar to a broad audience. meeting rooms, as well as a li - The Cyclades are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast brary and museum. of the Greek mainland, where an important Neolithic and early “The Huffington Center at Bronze Age culture flourished from before 5000 B.C. until about Saint Sophia Cathedral will help 2000 B.C. revitalize the community at large because the facilities and programs will be available to the community as a whole,” said the Very Rev. Father John Bakas, Orthodox Resurrection Dean of the Cathedral. The cultural and multipur - pose facility is named after its Health Centre in Tanzania major benefactor, film producer and former U.S. Congressman The new Huffington Center is the architectural complement of the St. Sophia Cathedral that Michael Huffington. Built with was built by movie mogul Charles Skouras in 1952. Created by builders and designers from the by Emily Walker additional generous donations film industry, the grand church has been called the Loews Byzantine Theater. ocmc.org from fellow major benefactors Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, and to this neighborhood,” said its grandeur. But it’s what we lifting movies in the movie cap - On March 19, 2012, the Or - Ted and Maria Maniatakos, L.A. Councilmember Ed P. do inside the building that mat - ital of the world,” said Huffing - thodox Resurrection Health Lynn and Rallis, and more than Reyes. ters. We’re now able to reach ton. Centre became a registered 200 other donors, the Center is It took 12 years to fundraise outside our wonderful commu - The Grand Benefactors, who health center in Bukoba, Tanza - open to meetings, conferences, and plan for the Center. Due in nity to all of Southern California donated $2 million or more in - nia. Originally opened as a hos - film and cultural events, and part to the economy, competi - with outstanding facilities that cluded Huffington, the pital, the government shut it banquets. tive prices for materials and la - can educate and bring together Archangel Michael Foundation, down in November of 2010, a "Saint Sophia Greek Ortho - bor saved the project millions of people of all backgrounds,” said Ted and Maria Maniatakos, the month after the OCMC team ar - dox Cathedral is an essential pil - dollars. Saint Sophia Founda - Huffington. Saint Sophia Foundation, and rived there to work, because lar of the Byzantine-Latino tion Board of Trustees President The original Cathedral was Wilson, and Hanks. John and they didn’t staff enough doctors. Quarter. Over the years, they Angelo Pappas said that Huffin - completed in 1952, thanks in no Mary Lynn Rallis donated at the Unable to meet the require - have embraced this beautiful gton’s donation was instrumen - small part to studio chief $1 million and above level. ments of a hospital, the Metrop - neighborhood. With the opening tal in moving forward with the Charles Skouras. Other dignitaries who at - olis decided to register the fa - of the Huffington Center, Saint building’s construction. “Since Tom Hanks, Rita Wil - tended the opening event in - cility as a Health Centre. Sophia continues its tradition of “Since Charlie Skouras built son and I are in the film busi - cluded Mayor Antonio Vil - In November of 2011, solidifying its ongoing commit - the Cathedral, we haven’t had a ness (as was Charlie) we have laraigosa, Councilman Ed Reyes, KEDAS, the Greek Non-Govern - ment to both its parishioners community building to match included equipment to show up - and Councilman Tom LaBonge. mental Organization that built the Health Centre, sent Giannis Dais to help the OCMC team get the clinic registered. With OCMC members Felice Stewart and Maria Roeber working to facilitate communication be - tween the Metropolis and it. The long-term goal is for KEDAS and begin the adminis - KEDAS to hand the clinic over trative tasks necessary to pre - to the Metropolis. pare the center for operation, The re-opening of the clinic the clinic has finally gained reg - is very exciting for the people istration. of Bukoba. Roeber shares, &ld Stewart says, “The building quo;We are receiving positive and grounds are beautiful. I feedback from people of all dif - have not se en anything this nice ferent backgrounds and faiths – in this area. KEDAS has been so many people here remember very generous in providing the clinic providing very good equipment and supplies, and it and compassionate care in the is well outfitted.” past, and they are eager to see Now that the clinic is open, it open again.” In the past, the the next steps are to hire more people of Bukoba would begin staff to join the team. With three lining up at 3 a.m. at the gates watchmen, two cleaners, two in order to be seen at the clinic. physicians, and two nurses The OCMC missionaries look (OCMC Missionaries Maria Roe - forward to supporting the Or - ber and Felice Stewart), the thodox Church in Tanzania in clinic hopes to add a third part- ministering to the healthcare time physician, additional needs of the people. “Our goal, nurses, and laboratory and x- as missionaries with OCMC, is ray technicians. As Maria states, to love and serve the people of “We anticipate opening and run - God in Christ’s name.” Roeber ning the health center with local continues, “Glory to God for this staff for the majority of the year, miracle!” and welcoming specialized The Orthodox Christian Mis - teams of medical personnel sion Center (OCMC) is the offi - TNH/COSTAS BEJ from Greece and the US for cial missions agency of the As - Religion Discussed at Onassis Foundation Presentation short periods of time.” By hav - sembly of Canonical Orthodox ing specialists come from Bishops of North and Central The Onassis Foundation USA’s conversation series “On Truth gion in a conversation with Archbishop Demetrios and Amy abroad, services can be offered America dedicated to fulfilling (and Lies)” continued on May 1. Series moderator Dr. Simon Hollywood, Professor of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity to people in Bukoba who would Christ's last command to make Critchley of the New School for Social Research explored reli - School, at the NY Public Library. not otherwise be able to obtain disciples of all nations. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 COMMUNITY 7

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Rainy Days

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos ing him here today, then.” John “He tests mattresses for sleep Third Street. Waiting for the said, digesting George’s infor - ease.” green light he noticed someone Rumor had it that Yiannis mation with incredulity. George “Nah! What has that to do busily selling umbrellas on the was working. No one at Dixon’s Shrugged. “He wouldn’t work with outdoors or rain. Besides! sidewalk. “It can’t be!” George Cafeteria believed it, of course. on good days; how, then, will Who’d wake him up to get Bar - muttered, his awe causing him Not Dimos, or John, or Kipreos, he agree to work on rainy days. bara from school?” to miss the green light. He ob - or George. He’s so lazy if he could find “What about examining ceil - served, keenly, the familiar “Who’d take care of Bar - someone to breathe for him, ings for leaks?” offered Kipreos. short, portly man with the wispy bara?” asked Dimos, recalling he’d hire him.” That was met with rejection, red hair and cherubic features Yiannis’ excuse that someone “I doubt he’ll awaken earlier too. who stood in the middle of the had to take and bring his daugh - than seven-thirty in the morn - Outside, a fine drizzle grew block begging passersby to buy ter to and from school. Except ing. He takes Barbara to school to a pouring rain. They ex - his umbrellas. “Plees, buy am - for food shopping, that was at eight-thirty. So, he has to go changed looks that said Yiannis brella, plees. Fi-dollas. Fi-dol - about all he did. He did that be - afterwards.” They agreed, send - is working. “He’d be here, las.” cause he didn’t want his wife, ing glances at the revolving wouldn’t he?” They agreed on That did it! George strutted Areti, to buy anything expensive doors for a sign of the newly in - that point. towards him, coming beside by mistake. He did no cooking, ducted laborer. George got up and bade him. Yiannis, turning pink, saw cleaning, or clothes-washing. “What kind of work would them a good bye until next Sat - George and frowned. “What d’ Areti did all the rest after work that be, do you think?” asked urday. “I’ll go by his friend, the you want, George? Can’t you without complaint. She had Kipreos, stirring his coffee, vig - barber, who trims his hair free see I’m busy?” while imploring been raised to obey her husband orously, tantalized by the idea in exchange for sweeping the a passing lady to consider his unquestioningly. of Yiannis working. store after hours.” last umbrella. “What does he do?” asked “Oh, there’s plenty of work George never carried an um - “How’s business?” George Kipreos, disbelieving. “He’s just out there.” commented John, brella. He didn’t like the way he asked, eyeing him surrepti - saying that to gain respect, I’ll trying to think of something appeared holding one. So, un - tiously, inspecting the empty bet.” George gave a short laugh. Yiannis would accept. “I doubt folding a newspaper he headed card board box at Yiannis’s feet. “Him? Respect? He couldn’t care he’d do anything strenuous or for the subway that was to take “Good! There’s just this one if Mars invaded earth – as long had long hours.” him home. He hated rainy days. left. You want it?” as his pockets are safe.” “He said something about Where can one go on such grim “Where did you get those “When does he work?” Di - working outdoors.” George re - days? A whole day wasted. umbrellas?” asked George but mos asked, giving it some seri - called. Suddenly, the clouds dis - got no reply. ous thought. “Let’s see! Working out - persed and the steady down - “Yiannis! WHERE did you get “I’m not sure but…says he doors…only when it rains…is pour subsided, slowly. A surge those umbrellas?” works only when it rains. That’s that it?” Dimos tried to come up of elation overcoming him, Yiannis, hungrily, collected what he told me.” replied with work that entailed those George tossed the newspaper five dollars for the last one while George, looking out the window conditions. George nodded, his into a corner trash can and contemplating his response to at the spreading comforter of brain conjuring up occupations walked, stealthily, to the next his inquisitor. Shrugging, he thick clouds that promised ap - George never carried an umbrella. He didn’t like the way he that suited those conditions, subway entrance which was an - said. “Is it my fault that people proaching rain. appeared holding one. Neither did James Dean, seen walking too, but coming up zero. other ten blocks. His customary leave umbrellas by the doors of “Looks like we won’t be see - through Times Square, not far from the Dixon Cafeteria. “I’ve got it!” cried Kipreos. long strides took him to Thirty- every store?”

ALL HISTORY Cleon Rangavis: Greek Charges de Affairs in the United States, 1870-1871

Continued from page 1 1871, but those few events for status through his Scottish riage that caught the national which available information ex - mother's family as well. The ex - headlines. When Rangavis left for ists are telling. Alexander Ran - tended Skene clans were long- MARRIAGE OF THE SEASON France he had only been in the gavis received an honorary de - time family friends with, among On April 19, 1871, Cleon United States less than two and gree from Yale. As Minister, he other notables, Sir Walter Scott. married Dorothea Von Gerolt, a half years. Available newspa - began in mid-1867 the formal As news accounts reveal, Cleon twice – once in Washington and per accounts seem uncertain process of providing moved through the loftiest then in New York City. Dorothea whether or not Rangavis was to the Smithsonian Institute strata of American social circles. was the very accomplished 18 return to Washington, DC after with natural history materials The array of news fragments on year-old daughter of the Imper - the Paris conference. Given the from Greece. One of Cleon's fi - Cleon having gone to Newport, ial German minister to the conflicting nature of the reports nal duties as Greek Charges de RI “in the season,” only seem United States. What captured and the obvious volatility of the Affairs was to see that a ship - curious or unimportant to those the attention of Protestant political scene, in all likelihood ment of natural history materi - who know little about American America was that the couple the Greek government was itself als arrived at the Smithsonian. history. were first married in a Catholic unsure of Rangavis' future. Obviously, the intent was to For decades, New York City's church and then at the chapel We do know that when Ran - have American scientists and in social and economic elite -- of the Greek and Russian gavis left Washington for France time the American Public see sometimes known as 'the 400,” Legations. This double-wed - in 1870, Cleon became Greece's Greece as part of the contem - which meant the 400 most so - ding was due to the fact that Charges de affairs for the United porary natural world in which cially eminent individuals and Von Gerolt was a Catholic while States. So, while the younger they all lived and not simply a families from that city – would Cleon was a member of the Or - Rangavis would only remain in place of ancient ruins and past spend their summers together thodox Church. Although such North America for less than an - glories. in the resort city of Newport, at - double-wedding services are not other year, he is nonetheless tending one glittering social uncommon today in the United Greece's second diplomatic rep - event after another. The Astors, States, little was known about resentative to this nation. In all Alexandros Rangavis the Vanderbilts, the Belmonts, either of those non-Protestant fairness to Cleon, he would in and his son Cleon met the Fishes, and hundreds more churches back then. many ways leave more of a last - with U.S. President annually gathered to be among A mix of long detailed fea - ing impact on the American their own rarefied social strata. ture articles and short item public at large than his illustri - Andrew Johnson in 1867. Scattered among the 400 were news accounts in the New York ous father. To some extent, the son’s the international set of diplo - Times, Knoxville Chronicle, Ma - From our contemporary per - mats, intellectuals, artists and con Weekly Telegraph, and else - spective, Cleon’s overall move - activities in the U.S. may often enough, European where around the nation gave ments around the country and have eclipsed his father’s. wealthy individuals and fami - their predominately Protestant- within diplomatic and high so - lies. American readers a look at the cial circles constituted a well- Unquestionably, the greatest Cleon’s annual attendance marriage ceremonies of two considered program of actions. service the Rangavises offered at Newport from at least 1869 largely religions largely un - ARRIVAL ON AMERICAN their homeland was their suc - onward speaks to his popularity known in America at the time. SHORES cessful movement through the with this set as well as their The accounts primarily de - As minister in residence, social and economic circles of recognition of his status among scribed the chapel, the vest - Alexandros Rangavis visited America's elite. Without a doubt this group. Like all diplomats, ments of the priest Father Nico - Washington for the first time on both were by birth, education, whether in the 1860s or nowa - las Bjerring, and the guests’ June 12, 1867 along with Cleon and involvement in interna - days, a word Rangavis in the names. Immediately after the as mission secretary, and Greek tional political life within the so - right ear at just the right time Cleon Rangavis: Greek Charges de Affairs in Ameriki, 1870- New York City ceremony, those Consul Generals Demetrious N. cial elite not only of Greece, but could have more influence than 1871. He was one of the first Greek officials in the U.S. attending drove to Cleon's resi - Botassis and John Rodocanachi. of Europe as well. A distinction an army. dence on 10th Street for what That day the Greek delegation must be made here, between so - Another passing measure of for Greece, left Washington There was a large crowd in at - was described as an elegant re - met various Washington officials cial and economic elites. In the Cleon Rangavis' social status in some weeks ago, for the pur - tendance, composed of all na - ception. The newlyweds spent including Secretary of State Gilded Age, 1860 to 1890, those the United States is the fact that pose of visiting this coast and tionalities." their honeymoon on Staten Is - William H. Seward. with overwhelming economic Mathew Brady, notable photog - informing himself, by personal Czarist Russia was a world land. Cleon was part of the collec - force had not yet overcome the rapher of the American Civil inspection, as to its resources power with a special interest in The lengthy (and given the tive when it met with President world's electorate. This being War, took several photographs and inducements to immigra - the Orthodox faithful found in era surprisingly positive) news Andrew Johnson not long after. the case, gifted individuals such of the young Charges de Affairs tion. Being about to return to the United States. The first Russ - coverage of that wedding was a It is uncertain whether Cleon ac - as Alexandros and Cleon Ran - sometime between 1867 and the East he was serenaded on ian church formed in San Fran - boost to Greeks across the na - companied his father on his sec - gavis were able to exercise far 1871. News accounts also report Saturday evening at the Occi - cisco in 1868. Since the 1830s, tion. Then, on September 24, ond trip to Washington later in more influence than a small na - that Cleon was held in high re - dental Hotel by his countrymen, mixed collectives of Orthodox the newly-married Rangavis the year when Rangavis met tion's representatives might do gard by the few Greeks then liv - who engaged Wilson's Band for faithful had been meeting in couple left for Europe. For the Constantino Brumidi, the Greek today. ing in the United States. The the purpose. The balcony of the that city. So, it was not unex - next 17 years, Greece was un - artist who was just then paint - CLEON IN AMERIKI San Francisco Bulletin in its hotel was decorated for the oc - pected that Cleon Rangavis able to send another minister to ing and otherwise decorating Cleon Rangavis was just 29 November 8, 1869 edition casion. Monsieur Rangabe was would visit there and appraise the United States. Until Ioannis the Capitol Rotunda. years old when he arrived in carried this account under the accompanied by the Russian Russian influence among other Gennadius in 1888, at the mo - We know little about the pre - Washington. Although Cleon headline, “Serenade to Mon - Consul, Mr. Kirokinstrom. He issues. Yet, to whatever extent ment Greek immigration to cise daily movements of either could claim royal descent sieur Rangabe.” was introduced to the audience history ultimately judge might North America began in earnest. of the Rangavises in North through his father's family, he The article stated that “Cleon by Judge Fisher, and then deliv - Cleon's time in North America America between 1867 and could claim considerable social de Rangabe, Charge de Affairs ered a brief address in French. as a diplomat, it was his mar - [email protected] “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Star Appears in New Film

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Funeral services will NOTICE OF FORMATION OF AESTHETIC Funeral Directors of STUDIO LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED Grand Strand Regional Medical Florist Inc. in North Plainfield, St Thomas, V.I., where Marti and be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, WITH THE SEC. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) RIVERDALE Center. He was born February 15, where he took care of the green - Anthony first met, and started his April 28th in St. Andrew Greek ON 3/23/12. OFFICE LOCATION: FUNERAL HOME Inc. 1934, in Chios, Greece. He came houses and floral shop. He was a own ice cream business - Calypso Orthodox Church, 52455 N. Iron - NASSAU CTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS 5044 Broadway AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE to the United States in 1952, and member of St. George Greek Or - Ice Cream. Living in the historical wood Rd. with Rev. George Kon - SERVED AND SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: New York, NY 10034 settled in Myrtle Beach in 1958. thodox Church in Piscataway. In Blackbeard's Castle, he operated stantopoulos officiating. Burial KELLY O'MALLEY MATTONE, 2 (212) 942-4000 WILKSHIRE CIRCLE, MANHASSET NY He met his wife Mary and they his spare time he loved spending Calypso, as well as the guest - will follow in Riverview Ceme - 11030. PURPOSES: ANY LAWFUL Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE worked together as a team for time with his family and espe - house and restaurant, Villa Olga. tery. The family will receive ACTIVITY. CONSTANTINIDES many years. Tommy had several cially his grandchildren. Surviv - Spending his summers in friends in the church on Friday 2718010/18049 FUNERAL PARLOR Co. restaurants, but his "baby" was ing is his loving wife of 53 years Charlestown, he was the founder from 4 until 7 p.m. where a Tris - legal Notice/Notice of Formation (718) 745-1010 the National House of Pancakes. Anastasia (Christofos) Ballas; his of the annual Ice Cream Party in agion service will be held at 7:00, Services in all localities - From the success of the National sons Christos M. Ballas, M.D. and the Arnolda Colony, flying ice and also from 10:00 a.m. Satur - Low cost shipping to Greece he was able to acquire several his wife Nicolette and Dennis Bal - cream in from Chicago for the day until the time of service. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF STERLING other properties. Tommy loved las and his wife Paige; daughter event. In his later years, he re - Memorial contributions may be LANE LLC. ARTS. OF OR. FILED WITH THE SEC. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON LITRAS FUNERAL HOME to work and taught his children Dorothea Koutsoras and her hus - turned to R.I. full time, to live made to St. Andrew Greek Or - 03/12/2012. OFFICE LOCATION: ARLINGTON NASSAU CTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS the importance of taking care of band George; brothers Angelo with Marti, and to enjoy the thodox Church, 52455 N. Iron - BENSON DOWD, INC your business. He was a self- and Gerasimo Ballas; sister Evan - views of Ninigret Pond and win - wood Rd., South Bend, IN, AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE SERVED AND SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: FUNERAL HOME made entrepreneur, but always thia Pappas and his six grandchil - ter hearth fires in the Arnolda 46635 or the Center for Hospice 295 SCRANTON AVE., LYNBROOK, NY put his family first. Tommy was dren Demetrios and Annamaria house they purchased in 1956. Care, 111 Sunnybrook Ct., South 11563. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL 83-15 Parsons Blvd., one of the founders and a stew - Koutsoras, Nicholas, Paul, His ashes will be flown to St. Bend, IN 46637. Welsheimer ACTIVITY. Jamaica, NY 11432 271806/18044/05-12 ard of St. John Greek Orthodox Stephen and Constance Ballas. Thomas to be scattered from Family Funeral Home North is as - (718) 858-4434 Church. He is survived by his wife Funeral services will be on Sat - Blackbeard's Tower, as well as in - sisting the family with arrange - legal Notice/Notice of Formation • (800) 245-4872 of fifty years, Mary Thohar urday, April 28th at 9:00 a.m. at terred at "The Heavenly Rest" ments. Arakas , one son, Michael S. St. George Greek Orthodox with his Arnolda friends, at the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Arakas and wife Robin, two Church in Piscataway. Interment edge of Ninigret Pond in Arnolda n KOlliAS, MARiA G. GREENWICH LANE REALTY LLC. ARTS. OF OR. FILED WITH THE SEC. OF STATE daughters, Elaine Arakas Teruel will follow at Bound Brook East, Charlestown. CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago OF NY (SSNY) ON 03/13/2012. OFFICE TO PlACE yOur and Effie Arakas, one brother, Cemetery, Bound Brook. An ice cream social will be held Tribune, published on Apr. 24) – LOCATION: NASSAU CTY. SSNY ClASSifiED AD, CAll: Jimmy M. Arakas and wife this summer in his honor. Maria G. Kollias, nee Tsigolis, age DESIGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE SERVED AND SHALL (718) 784-5255, ExT. 106, Brenda all of Myrtle Beach, and n GEORGEN, NiCK 36, passed away peacefully sur - MAIL PROCESS TO: 295 SCRANTON E-mAil: one sister, Mary Amentas and KIRKWOOD, MO (From the St. n KARRAS, J. GEORGE rounded by her loving family on AVE., LYNBROOK, NY 11563. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY. classifieds@ husband Antonios of Chios, Louis Post-Dispatch, published on SOUTH BEND, IN (From the April 22, 2012. Beloved wife and thenationalherald.com Greece. Also by his seven grand - Apr. 26) – Georgen, Nick Sunday South Bend Tribune, published best friend of Frank G. Kollias; 271807/18044/05-12 children, Stamatios Arakas, Evan - April 22, 2012. Beloved husband on Apr. 27) – SOUTH BEND - J. loving mom of George F. Kollias; gelos Arakas, Maria Arakas, of Katherine Georgen (nee Pam - George Karras, 79, of South cherished daughter of Angela REAl ESTATE Maria Teruel, Christina Teruel, vakas) for 65 years; loving father Bend, died Wednesday, April 25, and Gus Tsigolis; dear sister of Katerina Teruel, Callie Burgess, of Elaine (Rodney) Been, Dennis 2012 in Hospice House following George (Georgia) Tsigolis; dear - and several nieces and nephews (Vickie) Georgen of Phoenix, AZ a brief illness. George was born est daughter-in-law of Joanne NAPlES FlORiDA REAl ESTATE in the United States and other and Andy (Therese) Georgen; October 22, 1932 in South Bend and George Kollias; fond sister- relatives in Greece. Funeral ser - cherished papou of Kathryn, Jen - to the late Marika (Kakoulidis) in-law of Louie (Stella) Kollias vices will be held at 10:00 AM, nifer (Kyle), Stacie, Anne, and Pete Karras and was a life - and Bessie Kollias. Also survived Saturday, April 28, 2012, at St. William, and great papou of Lil - time area resident. On November by nieces, nephews and many un - vicky lewis John the Baptist Greek Orthodox lian, Ellyn and Andrew; dearest 9, 1980 he married the love of cles, aunts, cousins both in Amer - Church with burial following at brother of Manoli Georgakis and his life, Debbie Rayder, who sur - ica and Greece. Visitation was, Broker-Associate Ocean Woods Memorial Ceme - Katina Paraskevas of Rhodes vives. Also surviving are cousins, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 3 to tery. The family will receive Greece; dear brother-in-law, un - Mary Faye (Bill) Shaia of Sara - 9 p.m. at the DAMAR-KAMINSKI friends Friday, from 6:00 pm until cle, Godfather, cousin and friend. sota, FL and their daughter, FUNERAL HOME & CREMATO - experience the difference… 8:00 pm at St. John the Baptist Born in Rhodes, Greece. Follow - Kareme Shaia and Andy Karras RIUM, 7861 S. 88th Ave., Justice, …the difference is experience Greek Orthodox Church with the ing WW2, Nick came to the US of Raleigh, NC; brothers-in-law, IL. Funeral was, Thursday, April trisagion service at 7:00 pm. The where he met his wife. He ac - Bob (Lucy) Caryer of Tampa, FL 26, 2012, 9:30 a.m. with prayer family requests memorials be tively served in the early years of and Gene (Nancy) Caryer of Fort beginning from the funeral home made to St. John the Baptist En - the Assumption Church, organiz - Wayne, IN; and many nieces and to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox dowment Fund, 3301-33rd Ave ing the church office and as nephews. He is also survived by Church, 7650 S. Archer Ave., Jus - 239-777-4904 3 1

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CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago tured on billboards and Cardinal Greece, Nora (Vangelis) Tsironis 5 1 7 Tribune, published on Apr. 26) – scorecards. Proud of his Greek of Voula, Greece, and Katerina 2 Andreas Arvanitis, age 84, born heritage and sailor's cap, Nick en - (Kosta) Karlis Piraeus and their in Nestani, Tripoleos, Greece, joyed teaching a Greek word and families. He was preceded in beloved husband of Argyroula, always brought a smile to every - death by his parents; and uncles, nee Papagiannis; loving father of one he knew and met. He will be Steve (Nina) Karras, Anesti Peggy (Michael) Gyftakos; proud sadly missed. Yassou, Niko! Ser - (Anastasia) Karras, and Alekos for RENT grandfather of Martha and vices: Funeral Sat. April 28, 9:00 Kakoulidis. After graduating from OFFICES George Andrew; dear brother of am at Assumption Greek Ortho - high school he attended Indiana Elias (Angeliki), Panagiotis dox Church, 1755 Des Peres University where he pursued SSIVE OFFICE FLOOR (Maria), Vasilios (Ekaterini), Road, 63131. Interment St. studies in the medical field. He IMPRE Demetrios (Evgenia), Marcos Matthew Cemetery. Memorials served in the military at Scott Air (Nafsika) and the late Ioannis preferred to Assumption or St. Force Base and passed up a (Christina) Arvanitis; brother-in- Nicholas Greek Orthodox chance to attend West Point. Al - law of Konstantina Katris and the Churches. Visitation at BOPP though he had the opportunity late Nicoletta Athanasopoulos; Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., to go to West Point he decided to fond uncle, cousin and friend of Kirkwood, Fri. 5:30-8:00 pm with return to I.U. to finish his degree. many. Andreas was a former Trisagion at 7:00 pm. George was a member of the Elks owner of Economy Restaurant on Lodge, Orak Shrine Temple, Granville Ave. in Chicago. Visita - n GiOvAN, ANThONY Loyal Order of Moose, the Veter - tion Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. at CONSTANTiNE ans of America, and many other Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, ARNOLDA, RI (From The West - organizations. He was one of the 6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago. erly Sun, published on Apr. 26) founders of the Summit Club and Family and friends will meet Sat - – Anthony Giovan, 96 years was a past president of the Indi - urday morning at St. Haralambos young, passed away on April 20, ana Beer Wholesalers. He was a Greek Orthodox Church, 7373 N. 2012. He is survived by his life very active member of St. An - Caldwell Ave., Niles, IL 60714 for partner, Marti Giovan; children drew Greek Orthodox Church funeral service at 9:30 a.m. In - Tom (wife Jill), Geoffrey, Tria, and was a past president of the terment Elmwood Cemetery. Suzanne and Alkione (partner church board and very involved Arrangements by JOHN G. ADI - Eddie Moy); grandsons, James with the Building Committee and 4,285 square feet in perfect condition , NAMIS FUNERAL DIRECTOR, and Parker, and surrogate daugh - many others throughout his life. a very nice lobby, spacious elevator, inside LTD. (773)736-3833. ters, Bank Yatsula, Fraser Benzal, In 1983, during the opening of the National herald’s building Carolyn Young and Shelly Wade. the new church he was honored in long island City. Just 5 minutes n BAllAS, MilTON C. Born in Chicago, Ill., of Greek de - by the "St. Paul's Medal" given by from Manhattan, near two train stations. NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ (From scent, he returned to Athens, the Bishop of Chicago. This the Courier News, published on Greece, at age four until he at - award is the highest honor from Perfectly suitable for law, medical offices, Apr. 27) – Milton C. Ballas, age tended Illinois Technical College, the Arch Diocese that a lay per - accounting, architectural firms etc. 91, died on Thursday, April 25, where he received a degree in son can receive. George enjoyed For further information please call 2012, at JFK Medical Center in engineering. He married Marti sailing and always talked about Veta at 718-784-5255 . Edison. Born in Arginia, Greece Arnold in 1954 at the Dunes Club his days on Eagle Lake. He loved THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 6-12, 2010 FEATURE 9

BOOK REVIEW Tired of All the Bad News? Author Diamandis Writes about a Better Tomorrow

By Jon Gertner that our technologies in com - abundance, they do not mean large scale. Innovation, to put groups of driven entrepreneurs The New York Times puting, energy, medicine and a luxury. They mean a future that it another way, harmonizes as a kind of Leatherman solu - host of other areas are improv - will be “providing all with a life closely with market acceptance tion to the world’s problems. It’s Abundance: The Future ing at such an exponential rate of possibility.” and impact. Thus when Dia - true that plenty of insurgents Is Better Than You Think that they will soon enable break - Still, it’s worth making a dis - mandis tells us about a water are doing impressive things out Peter H. Diamandis and throughs we now barely think tinction. “Abundance” is not so purification technology devel - there — Elon Musk’s Tesla Mo - Steven Kotler possible. Second, these tech - much a report on the future as oped by the inventor Dean Ka - tors, which helped jump-start 386 pp. Free Press. $26.99 nologies have empowered do- it is an argument for the poten - men, we’re led to believe it’s an the world’s electric car industry, it-yourself innovators to achieve tiality of the future. And there imminent leap forward and are is a good example. But Diaman - The past few years have been startling advances — in vehicle is, so to speak, an abundance of told only later that the technol - dis neglects to point out that trying ones for the world’s opti - engineering, medical care and problems in such an approach. ogy is still far too expensive for small and proficient groups also mists. In rapid succession, our even synthetic biology — with To his credit, Diamandis ac - widespread adoption. In this in - often function within the fertile global crises have ranged from scant resources and little man - knowledges the magnitude of stance, and several others in the confines of a larger corporation the environmental to the eco - power, so we can stop depend - our global problems; and he book, the take-away is not quite (Google, Apple, Intel, even Gen - nomic — from tsunamis leveling ing on big corporations or na - hints, in places, at the complex - convincing. eral Motors) and thus draw on entire regions of Asia and de - tional laboratories. Third, ity of overcoming them. Yet More problematic, I think, is an enveloping pool of expertise stroying seemingly impregnable technology has created a gener - many new technological devel - the authors’ glorification of in research, manufacturing and nuclear reactors, to debt and un - ation of techno-philanthropists opments are presented here small groups over large ones. marketing. employment crushing ostensibly (think Bill Gates) who are pour - without the ballast of specific There’s a curious absence of At the same time, small healthy nations. Meanwhile, as ing their billions into solving scientific, or economic, skepti - alarm over climate change in groups tend to be good at start - the planet warms, ice caps melt, some highly technical, why it’s seemingly intractable problems cism. Will we regularly “3-D “Abundance,” perhaps because ing things but aren’t equipped oceans acidify and dry regions half full. Then he’ll explain that like hunger and disease. And fi - print” human organs in the near arresting its effects will necessi - to finish things. Put another desertify. To choose just one your cognitive biases are trick - nally, we have what Diamandis way, they can’t stay small if they metric of doom, about 30 per - ing you into seeing the glass of calls “the rising billion.” These want to scale up. That Diaman - cent of the world’s fish popula - water in a negative light, and are the world’s poor, who are dis’s X Prize Foundation tions have either collapsed or cart out the research of ac - now (thanks again to technol - awarded millions of dollars in are on their way to collapse; to claimed psychologists like ogy) able to lessen their burdens 2007 to several inventors with choose another, global carbon Daniel Kahne man to prove his in profound ways. “For the first car models that could achieve emissions rose by a record 5.9 point. Finally he may suggest time ever,” Diamandis says, “the more than 100 miles per gallon percent in 2010, a worrisome you stop fretting: new technolo - rising billion will have the re - does not implicitly prove the in - development considering that gies will soon fill the glass up markable power to identify, competence of companies like the period was characterized by anyway. Indeed, they are likely solve and implement their own Ford and Toyota. To me, it slow economic growth. (What to overfill it. abundance solutions.” merely adds to a conversation happens when things start I don’t mean to fault this dis - Diamandis and Kotler have about the difficulty of moving booming again?) I could go on, position. Our future depends on written a frequently interesting away from cheap oil and of re - but you get the gist. It seems optimists like Diamandis, and and sometimes uplifting book. tooling the immensely complex self-evident that things are get - his new book, “Abundance,” There are a number of ideas in global car industry, with its ting worse, doesn’t it? “Abundance” that even devoted manufacturing challenges, lia - Well, maybe. In Silicon Val - followers of technological trends bility issues and price-sensitive ley, where the locals tend to be “There’s a significant idea may find new and reifying. The consumer markets. D.I.Y. folks too busy starting companies to embedded within authors’ tutorial on the declin - don’t worry much about such wallow in gloom, Peter Diaman - ing costs of solar panels and things. dis has stood out as one of the ‘Abundance’: We should power storage, for instance, Regardless of the book’s more striking optimists. Several remain aware... makes a nearly airtight case for short comings, I’m fairly certain years ago, Diamandis founded clean energy’s imminent eco - Steven Kotler (left) and Peter H. Diamandis. even the most skeptical readers the X Prize Foundation, which that societies can choose nomic and environmental ef - will come away from “Abun - rewards entrepreneurs with their own future, fects. And did you know that ro - future, just as laser printers now tate not only a huge technolog - dance” feeling less gloomy. cash for achieving difficult and thus their own fate...” botic surgeons — first zip out documents? Will a revo - ical push but also the messy What’s more, anyone contem - goals, like putting a reusable developed for soldiers during lutionary new generation of nu - business of changing human be - plating the direction of our spaceship into flight on a limited battle, now used to help with clear power plants actually be havior, radically altering govern - global society would do well to budget. More recently he helped written with the journalist knee-replacement surgeries — marketed by 2030? ment policies and brokering in - read and debate its arguments. start Singularity University, an Steven Kotler, is an enthusiastic may be adapted to perform sim - The authors, keen on extrap - ternational accords. In other The future may not turn out to academic program that con - take on what’s to come. To Dia - ple and urgent procedures in de - olations, often show a casual words, it doesn’t begin to fit into be very bad, or even very good. venes several weeks a year in mandis — though the book is veloping countries where doc - disregard for what California’s the authors’ paradigm of a prob - We may just muddle through, the Valley and educates business co- written, it’s narrated in his tors are scarce? Or that “vertical venture capitalists, an equally lem that requires a D.I.Y. or with plenty of highs and lows, leaders about the “disruptive” voice — the state of the world farms” within cities have a real optimistic bunch, describe re - techno- philanthropic fix. (Nor kind of as we’re doing now. Still, — i.e., phenomenally innovative is in fact much better than it ap - potential to provide vegetables spectfully as the “Valley of does it appear to be a situation there’s a significant idea embed - — technological changes Dia - pears and will soon get even and fruits to local consumers on Death.” This term refers to the in which our glass-half-empty ded within “Abundance”: We mandis is anticipating. To be better. “Humanity,” he says early a mass scale? I didn’t. difficult, cash-starved terrain a tendencies are leading us to an should remain aware, as writers sure, Diamandis is both very on, “is now entering a period of Especially encouraging here new start-up and its technology overly pessimistic view of the like Jared Diamond have like - bright (he studied molecular bi - radical transformation in which is how the authors’ vision for must travel through to survive. consequences. A recent poll by wise told us, that societies can ology and aerospace engineer - technology has the potential to the world’s poor — better med - Usually they fail. In California the Pew Research Center indi - choose their own future, and ing at M.I.T. before getting an significantly raise the basic stan - ical care, clean water, more and elsewhere, it’s never cates that only 38 percent of thus their own fate. In that spirit M.D. at Harvard) and well in - dards of living for every man, food, more education, all possi - enough to make a break - Ameri cans consider global Diamandis and Kotler put forth formed. Moreover, he’s not the woman and child on the ble with the various technologi - through. The inventor or com - warming a “very serious” prob - a range of possible goals we kind of optimist who will merely planet.” cal tools we now have or soon pany must make something that lem.) may achieve if we have the see the glass as half full. He’ll His thesis rests on a four- will have — adds up to a deeply succeeds technologically, eco - Throughout the book Dia - imagination and the will. A little give you dozens of reasons, legged stool. The first idea is humanistic case. By a future of nomically and culturally on a mandis never theless offers small optimism wouldn’t hurt, either.

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By Andy Dabilis junta in 1974 and the restora - ments. Venielos said the election TNH Staff Writer tion of democracy, and amid a was Greece’s “most critical,” wave of new technology that with polls showing a rise in sup - ATHENS – Following a curious was trying to upset the tradi - port for anti-bailout parties. campaign in which rafts of splin - tional campaign methods and “The Greek people will have to ter parties – ranging from muti - give voice to new groups, a new give a clear answer as to neers to pirates to anti-capital - era of iconoclastic challengers. whether it wants (to follow) a ists to Nazis – opposed to The elections were being pro-European course, which is austerity measures and the long - watched by European and world safe and responsible, or some - standing status quo of New leaders fearful that a stalemate thing else,” he said in an inter - Democracy Conservatives and could lead to further uncertainty view with the British newspaper PASOK Socialists alternating and shake markets or even ulti - The Guardian. governments for the past 38 mately force Greece, buried un - THE INVISIBLE CAMPAIGN years, furious Greeks head to der $460 billion in debt, out of Fearing voter rage and the the polls on May 6 to elect a the Eurozone of the 17 countries chance of being pelted with eggs new leader and administration, using the euro as a currency and and yogurt, mainstream politi - a poll that could leave unan - even topple the economic bloc cians avoided going out in pub - swered the questions of whether altogether and shake the EU, lic until the last few days of the the country’s economy could struggling under record unem - campaign. Samaras stuck mostly survive and how a fractured po - ployment and rising fury in a to a plan to preach only to his litical system could govern. number of countries over forced party members in closed-door Rife with dissent and torn by austerity. Anti-immigrant zeal rallies and then almost disap - anger over pay cuts, tax hikes, was a growing issue, too. peared from the news for sev - slashed pensions, and the slated New Democracy leader An - eral days while Venizelos was firing of 150,000 state workers tonis Samaras and PASOK’s new working aggressively to show over the next three years on or - leader Evangelos Venizelos, who voters he wouldn’t punish them ders of international lenders as finance minister doubled in - again and appeared in a number putting up $325 billion in two come and property taxes and of high-level interviews preach - bailouts to prop up the country’s taxed the poor, supported the ing his case. New Democracy failed finances, Greeks were set harsh measures that worsened and PASOK, who together got AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS to abandon the ruling parties in a deep recession, now in its fifth 80 percent of the vote in the Giorgos Germanis, a candidate of extreme far-right Golden Dawn party speaks during a interview record numbers, raising the year, creating 21.7 percent un - 2009 elections, faced unprece - with AP next to a banner with the twisting Maeander, an ancient Greek decorative motif that prospect of as many as 10 par - employment and the closing of dented challenges from 30 other the party has adopted as its symbol, in the suburban town of Artemis, 15 miles east of Athens. ties being represented in the 111,000 businesses. Samaras parties, including anti-bailout Parliament. said he wanted to renegotiate groups such as Social Pact and party, which was campaigning could have raised some $70 bil - est-ranking Greek official ever A new government would the terms he supported and Independent Greeks, formed by aggressively in the streets on a lion but has lowered that after charged with corruption, ac - have to deal with the lingering Venizelos promised no new party members ejected for op - platform of ridding Greece of all delays by previous administra - cused of pocketing at least $26 problems that have beset Greece taxes, but the new government posing austerity. immigrants and crime, forcing tions in undertaking the effort. million in kickbacks for the pur - for the past two years – caused is faced with either raising an - With the five recognized par - Samaras to adopt a tough law- Greece will also have to con - chase of submarines and missile by generations of overspending other $15 billion in revenues in ties in Parliament, plus the and-order stance, for which Far tinue reforms to its bloated pub - systems and funneling the and patronage – and brought a continued culture of tax eva - Greens, voting themselves $40 Right LAOS party leader George lic sector, corruption and ineffi - money through offshore ac - down the previous administra - sion, or cutting the equivalent million in taxpayer money to Karatzaferis accused of him ciency, such as a two-year delay counts to buy property, includ - tion of former PASOK leader amount in state spending. The campaign, opponents were left stealing that group’s agenda. In in cross-checking pensions ing a $2 million home under the and Prime Minister George Pa - Troika also warned that any at - to use new methods, including the last few days of the cam - records against death certifi - Acropolis that is as large as a pandreou. He resigned in No - tempt to tinker with reforms the Internet, to reach voters and paign, parties flooded the air - cates, which recently found museum. vember after incessant protests, would lead to the money it seemed effective, with waves with a barrage of ads, more than 200,000 fraudulent He was being held in Kory - riots, and strikes against auster - pipeline being shut off. Google’s Greek office reporting presenting themselves as the claims, a savings of more than dallos Prison, where last week ity demanded by the Troika of Venizelos, 55, worked with as many as 300,000 visitors a country’s saviors. Venizelos $1 billion a year. Greece also a leading businessman, Makis the European Union-Interna - interim Prime Minister Lucas Pa - day. As smaller political groups warned that Greece could be has a ratio of 72 percent of un - Psomiadis, who owned the tional Monetary Fund-European pademos, a former ECB Vice- struck new chords, the main forced out of the Eurozone if it collected tax debt-to-revenue, Kavala soccer team in Greece’s Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) President, to fashion a Private parties stuck mostly to the same did not keep a pro-European six times the average among fel - professional league, was also that is footing the bill to save Sector Involvement (PSI) deal script of speeches and flag-wav - stance. low countries in the Organiza - jailed after being extradited Greece. that forced losses of 74 percent ing, although Venizelos said he Once the sheen of the elec - tion for Economic Cooperation from FYROM, where he had fled “These are the most uncer - on Greece’s investors. That low - would hold a rally in Syntagma tion wears off, a new govern - and Development. after being released from cus - tain elections since the 1950’s,” ered Greece’s debt by $134 bil - Square, across from the Parlia - ment – likely a coalition unless One measure of the anxiety tody last year despite being political analyst George Sefertzis lion but locked the country out ment and home to protests and dissent leads to another snap among the ruling parties was a charged with fixing matches. told Agence-France-Presse of private markets, leaving it de - riots – and where a pensioner election – will be faced with also change in a traditional atmos - Both have denied all charges (AFP.) “It will be a long election pendent on continued aid from killed himself earlier this year implementing reforms that pre - phere of leniency and impunity against them but their arrests night, and I’m not at all sure the Troika, requiring Greek lead - after leaving a note blaming vious governments have for the country’s political leaders startled many Greeks used to about who is going to emerge ers to keep administering harsh austerity. avoided, including privatizing and tax evaders, with the arrest seeing the country’s elite go un - as the victor.” The polls were measures although both he and Venizelos urged Greeks to state enterprises and selling or of former defense minister Akis punished, another sign the po - also perhaps the most important Samaras have been trying to stop the rise of extremists, such leasing state-owned properties. Tsochatzopoulos, 73, a founding litical landscape may have since the fall of the military wiggle out of their commit - as the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn The Troika had estimated Greece member of PASOK and the high - changed. World’s Oldest Democracy Modernizes its Politics as New Parties Thrive Online

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — From no-frills online campaign is suited crisis and the elections in partic - his tiny, windowless office, to the country's harsh economic ular have a very high interest George Palamarizis tirelessly conditions. among users." chips away at Greece's political The financial crisis has seen Google's Greek operation, establishment. Greeks lose jobs at a rate of 1,000 Google.gr, set up an election plat - The web designer creates con - per day on average in the past form with local news site prota - tent for the Democratic Left — year. As the country slides into gon.gr, featuring interviews, de - one of a crop of new parties that poverty, long-standing campaign bates and party-produced have rapidly built an online fol - rules are being rewritten. material. lowing that is translating into real Major parties, unable to bor - "We've had a very high inter - electoral clout. As the economic row money, no longer have the est, with more than a million vis - crisis rages, they are harnessing funds to stage mass public rallies itors in the first couple of days the power of the Internet to get or blitz the airwaves with election and more than 300,000 video out their message as the biggest ads. Fearing physical attacks by views, without even advertising," parties find they have little protest mobs, politicians have Loukakos said. money in their coffers for tradi - also limited campaign appear - "The crisis has actually in - tional campaigning. ances to small gatherings and creased usage of the Internet, Ahead of Sunday's general speeches at well-policed indoor and the reason is very simple: elections, Palamarizis works on sports venues. People are going out less, staying a shoestring. He has a staff of TV and radio stations are home more, and are using the two, no additional funds for cam - bound by rigid airtime quotas for Internet to search for deals and paigning, and is promoting a po - each party during election cam - get their news." litical party that until recently paigns, roughly based on their The spread of Internet usage most Greeks had never heard of. support at the last election in to older Greeks and swift growth They have now. 2009 — making TV almost irrel - of smartphones — now making Democratic Left peaked at sec - evant for new parties. up 20 percent of cell phones used ond place in opinion polls several But look online, and political in Greece, according to Loukakos weeks ago, an achievement party debate is raging: Rival candidates — have also helped. It all makes officials say would have been un - AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS slug it out on recorded video- the traditionally dominant parties thinkable without the Internet. George Palamarizis, IT administrator for Greece's Democratic Left party, checks messages on calls, 30-second campaign ads for also keen to exploit the cheap "It was obvious from the be - his computer tablet during an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, April 26, 2012. television are expanded to 5 min - new campaigning methods. ginning that without money and utes, and voters get to ask the Above his espresso coffee im - access to the traditional media, terity measures. from five to as many as 10 — "People have understood that questions themselves. port business, 36-year-old Pana - we could only make our opinions The two main parties in with everyone from pro-Soviet we won't bomb them with info "We've seen these elections be - giotis Haskos is launching his po - and proposals known with new Greece — the Socialist Pasok and Communists to free-market evan - they don't need ... We only target ing dominated by the Internet," litical career as a candidate for media, the Internet and social conservative New Democracy — gelists to Neo-Nazis grabbing friends and members of the party. said Stefanos Loukakos, country the conservatives. media," the 44-year-old Palama - have swapped places in and out seats from the main parties, They can pass our message on if manager in Greece for the Inter - Using new technology, he ar - rizis said, his desk covered in ca - of government for four decades, helped by vigorous Internet cam - they want." net giant Google, citing a major gues, saves money but also sends bles, screens gadgets and not a averaging more than 80 percent paigns. Democratic Left, a moderate shift in online habits since the the right message to voters. single piece of paper. of the vote between them in the Palamarizis keeps his formula offshoot party that backs Greek 2009 election. "Even if you have money, it's Political newcomers are ag - past 13 general elections. simple: Constantly upload new membership of the euro, is head - "People spend less time read - not good to spend it on cam - gressively mobilizing to attract Polls suggest half of that sup - material and update your data - quartered in a run-down area in ing newspapers and watching TV. paigning. People don't like it," he voters as they desert the major port could be wiped out on Sun - base of party members and central Athens, located between In the past couple of years, said, speaking at his cramped of - parties that left the country with day, while the number of parties "friends." two vacant stores and across the Greece has been bombarded with fice, which employs one I.T. massive debts and punishing aus - elected to parliament is set to rise And never use spam. street from a row of brothels. Its news blogs and news sites. The worker. Greece Arrests 17 HIV-Positive Women in Brothels

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek "This is an appalling violation but only try to contain." Authorities say they are con - authorities announced the arrest of human rights and medical The women were among 130 cerned about the overlap be - Wednesday of 17 HIV-positive confidentiality ... an unprece - women screened for the AIDS tween drug use and illegal pros - women who allegedly worked dented action stigmatization," virus by the state-run Center for titution. illegally as prostitutes, accusing Positive Voice, a group that Disease Control and Prevention. Greece will hold a general them of intentionally causing se - helps people with HIV, said in a Hundreds more women are election Sunday, and Loverdos rious bodily harm. statement. likely to be screened in the next said he would call on the next The names and photographs The arrests come amid a few weeks. government to criminalize un - of 12 of the women were pub - crackdown on hundreds of un - The agency said it had re - protected sex at brothels. lished on the Greek Police's web - licensed brothels around ceived more than 1,500 calls "Let's make this a crime. It's site, angering human rights ad - Greece, which recently tough - from men inquiring about not all the fault of the illegally vocates who said it was unclear ened AIDS testing laws for pros - brothel safety and AIDS tests procured woman, it's 50 percent whether the women were aware titution in response to a sharp since the crackdown began over her fault and 50 percent that of they had HIV. rise in AIDS cases last year. Pros - the weekend. It was unclear if the client, perhaps more be - titution is legal in Greece, with anyone had been infected by the cause he is paying the money," regular health checks for sex 17 women from Greece, Russia he said. workers required. But authori - and Bulgaria who authorities The Athens city government ties say only a fraction of broth - said were arrested over the past said at least 315 brothels are els are operating with a license. four days. currently operating illegally in subscribe Health Minister Andreas According to the disease con - the Greek capital. The city re - Loverdos warned of a rise in trol center, 954 new HIV infec - newed its call on the govern - cases of customers having sex tions were reported in 2011, a ment to relax strict licensing today... without a condom for an addi - 57 percent increase from the rules. tional fee. previous year. The spread of the Greece is the busiest transit AP PHOTO/PETrOS kArADJiAS "This is an exploded bomb," virus between gay men re - point for illegal immigration in Despite Problems, Cyprus Beauty Attracts The National Herald he said. "It is a problem that mained the most common form the European Union — and for (718) 784-5255 should have been limited but it of transmission, but the number human traffickers bringing A couple walks through the Avakas canyon at Akamas peninsula [email protected] now involves Greek society. It's of cases involving drug users in - women from Eastern European near coastal city of Paphos west of the island of Cyprus, Mon - a problem that we cannot erase creased 15-fold in 2011 to 241. countries. day, April 30, 2012. Avakas is a popular tourist attraction. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 GREECE 11 Greeks Reveal Euro or No in First Election Since Economic Downturn

By Maria Petrakis as one of the EU’s best perform - as civil servants in a nation with Bloomberg ers, as the global recession hurt a total workforce is 3.9 million shipping and tourism. people. Alexandra Paschia’s toddler The crisis erupted after suc - “Europe and the IMF need to runs among the shoes marked cessive governments struggled deliver a message to public down to 5 euros ($6.63) from to execute pension and labor opinion, clearly, that you must 50 euros in their family-run market reforms long demanded deliver the structural changes, store in Athens. The demise of by the EU as Pasok and New become a more normal country Greece’s economy has spanned Democracy vied for political where people pay tax, and the the life of the 2 1/2-year-old clout among unions and other public sector works, more or girl, and ensures there are no groups. less,” said Riccardo Barbieri, customers to bump into a week “This is the first election chief European economist at before elections. that’s going to give us an idea Mizuho International Plc in Lon - “This crisis has meant a 180- as to whether the Greek elec - don. “These are the priorities. degree turn, a somersault in torate has actually changed as At this point everything is too everyone’s lives, old, young, a result of this crisis,” said damaged to make it work oth - rich, poor,” says Paschia, 35, Economides. erwise.” who will vote for the anti-immi - TIME PRESSURE EXODUS OF EUROS grant Golden Dawn party in - Polls suggest New Democ - Reviving the banks and get - stead of the two main parties of racy will place first, though ting them to finance business Pasok or New Democracy on without enough support to rule activity again, is also on the to- May 6. “We need new, different outright, leaving leader Antonis do list. Nearly 70 billion euros voices in parliament.” Samaras with the option of in deposits have fled Greek For the first time since their teaming with Pasok, now led by banks since the crisis began as country became the byword for former Finance Minister Evan - a question-mark hovers over the the European debt crisis, Greeks gelos Venizelos, if he is to gov - country’s future in the euro, will have their say at the ballot ern. Venizelos said on April 28. box rather than in street protests Failure to strike a deal and An exit from the currency about the economic pain they back the next government will might lead to capital flight from are enduring for a third succes - AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS likely lead to another election other challenged euro members sive year in the battle to retain Greek Communist supporters chant slogans and wave flags as they listen to the Party leader within months, the first time and could unravel the single membership of the euro. Aleka Papariga at an election rally in Athens, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Opinion polls since 1989 that two votes would currency altogether, said Fels at Faced with the prospect of suggest the Communists have gained support ahead of May 6 general elections, campaigning have been held in the same year. Morgan Stanley. The risk of a more budget cuts to keep inter - against Greece's bailout deal and membership of the eurozone and European Union. There will be no grace period bank run elsewhere in Europe national funds flowing, many for any new government. Inter - would be substantial, UBS’s Deo voters are backing small anti- chief economist at Morgan Stan - set by Panos Kammenos, a 46- “If they together have 151 national lenders expect to hear wrote, arguing that euro exit is bailout parties that promise an ley in London, wrote in a note year-old former New Democracy votes, basically they can do in June how Greece will detail not an option. end to austerity measures. on April 29. “If there is no stable lawmaker who opposed the what they like but it will not be 11.6 billion euros of savings for Meanwhile Greece’s anti- While polls show most people majority for a continuation of the round of austerity that secured very popular,” he said. “If they 2013 and 2014. bailout dynamic is scuttling gen - don’t want a return to the current policy path in the new the second rescue earlier this have over 50 percent of the pop - Samaras, 60, has appealed erations of long-held loyalty. drachma, opponents warn that parliament, Greece might aban - year. Kammenos said he’d rather ular vote, whether that’s 160 for a clear mandate to allow him Nikolaos Anastasopoulos voted could tilt the balance in favor don the program, the European quit the party than be “spat on seats or 180 seats, that will give to renegotiate parts of the terms for the Communist Party of of rejecting the bailout terms partners might withhold further in the street.” them a great degree of popular for the EU and IMF funding. He Greece, as did his father, who and threaten Greece’s member - aid payments, and Greece might SURVIVAL legitimacy because democracy has promised tax-cuts for busi - was jailed for his beliefs. He’s ship in the euro. decide to leave the euro to mon - “A vote against Pasok and has shown its hand.” nesses to boost growth and to now ready to make a break with “At a time of crisis, populist etise her debts and deficits.” New Democracy isn’t a vote The parties are relying on slash waste in the public sector. his past, blaming the state for parties, extreme parties find it SPLINTERED PARLIAMENT? against austerity measures per people like Christos Romios, 63, He says his party has identified corruption, illegal immigrants easier to inspire people,” said Polls show that as many as se,” said Bellou, 38, an em - who has voted Pasok, the Greek 18.5 billion euros of alternative for crime and the bailout terms Notis Mitarakis, 39, a former an - 10 parties have a chance at en - ployee at an events organizing acronym for the Pan-Hellenic cuts to replace some of those for emptying his store of cus - alyst with Fidelity International tering parliament, underscoring company. “It’s a vote against not Socialist Party, all his life. He is promised to the EU and IMF. tomers. who is now standing for New how weary Greeks have become being able to survive anymore.” now agonizing over whether he There is little, if any, appetite PUNISHING PARTIES Democracy. “It’s difficult for me with higher taxes, salary cuts Greece goes to the polls two should again and will decide at at the EU or IMF to renegotiate He also slams the Commu - to inspire you. What can I tell and the politicians responsible years after the government ne - the last minute. the agreement, Stephane Deo, nist Party for not standing up you, that tomorrow morning for implementing them. gotiated its first, 110 billion- “I’m too depressed to talk the chief European economist enough for workers during the you’ll be rich?” Unemployment has reached euro package, from the EU and about the elections,” Romios for UBS Securities in London, austerity drive. CRUNCH TIME one in five people. As many as the IMF. That was followed by said as he smoked a cigarette said in a note to investors on “I will punish them,” Anas - The Greek economy has 1,000 small businesses like a second, 130 billion-euro pack - outside his jewelry store in a May 2. He said there would be tasopoulos, 30, said in his cen - shrunk more than 13 percent Paschia’s will close per week in age earlier this year, tied to the cobblestoned alleyway in a “clear risk” that the IMF would tral Athens antique shop, sur - over the past three years and the first half of this year, the Eu - biggest debt restructuring ever. Athens. “We can’t make ends refuse to make the next pay - rounded by embroidery from the Athens stock market has lost ropean Commission estimates. Final opinion polls on April meet. They should all be shot. ment, followed by the EU. the 1920s, ashtrays from the more than two thirds of its value While parties are split over 20 showed New Democracy and But I am worried that the coun - Greece “would simply run out 1940s and ceramic jugs from since the last election in October the economic measures de - Pasok with about 45 percent of try will be ungovernable now of cash,” he said. the 1950s. “We need leaders 2009, when former Prime Min - signed to keep Greece in the the total vote following the in - with all these small parties.” EASY WORDS who are not traitors, who love ister George Papandreou’s Pasok euro, most politicians and voters terim government of Prime Min - VOTING HISTORY “Words are easy; practice is this country, not those ap - unseated New Democracy only alike want to keep the currency ister Lucas Papademos that was Fiscal prudence has never difficult,” Venizelos, 55, who ne - pointed by the IMF.” to find the country’s debt had Just 13 percent of voters backed by both parties. Anti- played well at the ballot box in gotiated the international rescue Paschia’s shoe store used to been understated. The parties want to walk out of the 17-na - bailout parties on both the left Greece. Last time around, as the granted last month, said on employ a dozen people and now have alternated power since the tion bloc, according to an MRB and right are running at nearly global financial crisis began to April 28. “Negotiations are even she runs it with her brother. end of the military junta in Hellas poll of 1,007 people on the same support. press on Greece, then-Prime harder. Equivalent measures of Both of them were born in Ger - 1974. April 18 and April 19. Sixty- THE UNDECIDED Minister Kostas Karamanlis’s 18.5 billion euros can’t be many to Greek parents and her With voters balking at the seven percent said that Greece The undecided vote is plea to voters to give him a found.” father wanted to return to burden of two bailout packages can stay in the euro while ap - around 20 percent. That could mandate to freeze public-sector Both Greek leaders and the Greece, bringing the family 31 since 2010, the next govern - plying measures different to buoy the two main parties, giv - wages and hiring, cut spending EU and IMF agree that there is years ago. Now heading back to ment will have to persuade in - those agreed with the Interna - ing them a solid majority in the and curb tax evasion fell on deaf no more room in the country for Germany is an option, though ternational creditors to keep aid tional Monetary Fund and the 300- seat parliament and pro - ears. He was defeated by Papan - across-the-board wage cuts and not one they favor. flowing. European Union. Just 13 per - viding the pro-bailout bloc with dreou’s promise of more spend - higher taxes. The focus now will “We don’t want to go,” “No less than the future of cent said Greece has no option political firepower to silence ing. include cutting the state work - Paschia said as her daughter Greece’s membership in the euro but to stick to its current course. critics, said Spyros Economides, The Greek economy was set force, which has been promised darted up and down the store. and the EU is at stake in the Georgia Bellou plans to vote a senior lecturer at the London to shrink that year for the first and not done. More than “We are proud to be Greeks but Greek election,” Joachim Fels, the for Independent Greeks, a group School of Economics. time since 1993, ending its run 770,000 people draw a salary ashamed to be living here” Greek Elections 2012: A Practical Guide

By Matina Stevis PARTIES absolute majority in parliament government… as well as the The Wall Street Journal Thirty-two political parties on its own. But, as the Interior Prime Minister who is the leader are competing in these elec - Ministry circular points out, the of the Party with the absolute ATHENS - A key part of follow - tions. The most recent polls sug - actual threshold depends “both majority of seats in Parliament.” ing an election is knowing the gest that eight to 10 parties will on the number of parties that Based on the latest polling rules. Here’s our guide to fol - elect deputies in the 300-seat manage to enter Parliament (the figures, however, it seems un - lowing the Greek elections. Greek parliament. In the past, a valid vote percentage required likely that a single party will Times are in GMT and parts of five-party parliament has been for a single party government have a sufficient majority. this post are taken from the of - the norm. The latest polls show becomes higher if the number In that case, the president (a ficial Greek Interior Ministry cir - that the conservative New of parties surpassing the 3% ceremonial figure) gives the cular. Democracy party will likely get threshold increases) as well as leader of the party with the most The election will take place the most votes. the vote tally of the parties that votes three days to form a coali - on Sunday, May 6. Polls open at GETTING ELECTED do not enter Parliament (in tion government with another 5 a.m. GMT and close at 5 p.m. The threshold a party has to which case a single-party gov - party or parties. If that fails, the GMT. The so-called exit polls, cross to enter parliament is 3% ernment is easier achieved).” leader of the second-largest i.e. estimates of the vote out - of the popular vote. The elec - For example, in an eight- party receives the same man - come based on a random sam - toral system is a so-called “rein - party Parliament, the leading date, also with a three-day dead - ple of voters collected as they forced proportional representa - party would need to secure line. After that, the mandate exit the polling stations, are re - tion” system. about 40.4% of the popular goes to the third-largest party. leased immediately after 5 p.m. The “reinforced” bit means vote. If none of the three is able to Votes start being counted as that the party with the most FORMING A GOVERNMENT form a coalition government, polls close, but the process nor - votes automatically gets a bonus This is where the plot thick - the president calls the leaders mally goes on until the early of 50 seats. ens. If a single party can form a of all the parties in parliament The New Democracy Party president Antonis Samaras, just hours of the next morning. Due The 50-seat bonus makes it majority government, the together for one last stab at a days prior to Greece’s critical national elections. to the fragmentation of the pop - easier to form a single-party process is fairly straightforward. cross-party coalition. But if that ular vote in these elections, re - government. As the circular explains, “As fails too, the president and the sults in some areas could be too In practical terms, the party soon as the Speaker of Parlia - party leaders are tasked with close to call, warranting waiting with the most votes needs to get ment announces the formal re - cobbling together a caretaker TNH Conducts Exclusive for final results to come in from between 36.4% and 42.69% of sults to the President of the Re - government that will lead the the Interior Ministry. the popular vote to control an public, the latter… appoints the country to fresh elections. If the party leaders can’t even Interview with Samaras agree on a caretaker prime min - ister (this has happened once before, in 1989) the president Continued from page 1 I was taught a lot from this ex - Greek Elections: Be worried, Be Very Worried appoints the chief justice of ei - perience in the Greek-American ther Greece’s Supreme Admin - we have recommended certain Community,” and the added that istrative Court, the Supreme measures in order for the injus - “starting Monday the Greek- UBS Investment Research view, that suggests a degree of our view that payments would Court, or the Court of Audits, to tices to be corrected. The cost is American Community will see liberty they do not have; we stop altogether – rather, they take the reins and lead the minimal, and we have found the the other face of our country, we The Greek elections are im - think there is little, if any, ap - might be postponed until Greece country to elections. means to cover it.” will overcome the difficulties.” portant. A central risk factor is petite at the Fund or at the EC fulfilled its obligations. This The circular points out that: Samaras also spoke of “de - He advised Greeks here in the political landscape after the to renegotiate the agreement. could generate considerable ten - “in the course of the Third Hel - veloping initiatives and the si - the United States to “continue Greek general elections this Rather, the new government’s sion, with the Greek govern - lenic Republic, the only instance multaneous elimination of bu - to do what you have always Sunday. According to recent task will be daunting: €3bn of ment quickly running out of of such a government was that reaucracy so that the psychology been doing. We know that you opinion polls, party political spending cuts to implement im - cash and being forced to stop headed by the President of the of the market changes and new do it with your heart, and we support in Greece has frag - mediately and an additional paying salaries and pensions. Supreme Court, Mr. Grivas, investments will start arriving.” appreciate it. Be united and love mented significantly over the €12bn to be detailed for 2013- Social turmoil would almost cer - which succeeded the coalition He is going to place much each other. Do not allow our last six months or so, with voters 14. Risks have risen around tainly follow. government formed by the New emphasis on security because as contentions to influence you. appearing to have moved sup - Greece’s ability to implement Markets are not prepared Democracy and the Left Coali - he said “today crime is out of We are trying to overcome port away from the two major austerity measures, against a The restructuring of Greek debt tion parties (Tzanetakis Govern - control and the control of illegal them. Do the same, too. parties (New Democracy and backdrop of increasingly frus - earlier this year appeared to ment), and was followed by the immigration has been totally “Diaspora is the other face of PASOK) in favour of the smaller trated and impatient official sec - many people to mark the end cross-party Government (Ik - lost. We are going to repatriate Greece. The face that Odysseus parties. Many of these advocate tor lenders. of Greece’s ability to upset other oumeniki) of Zolotas.” the illegal immigrants. We have symbolized with his nostalgia the renegotiation of agreements Will the IMF and EU just European markets. Even a tem - OTHER INTERESTING FACTS to do what other democracies and Akritas with his dedication with official sector creditors, a walk away? As a consequence porary suspension of official sec - Greek law has a blackout pe - do. Political volition is needed to the guard of the boundaries. rejection of austerity measures, of the above, we see a high risk tor financing could therefore be riod for public opinion polls and we have it.” These are symbolic and di - or even leaving the euro alto - of a temporary suspension of of - very damaging to European starting two weeks before the Samaras spoke extremely achronic values that the Greek- gether. ficial sector financing. markets – as they consider election. The last polls were re - highly of the Greek-American American Community embodies Potential turmoil after the If Greece does not fulfill its Greece’s alternatives in the leased on April 20. Community. He said that “when and they are high prototypes for elections Both main parties have commitments, we think it is en - event that official funding were Voting in Greece is manda - I lived here I got to know the the entire Hellenism and pivotal campaigned on the idea that tirely possible that the IMF, and cut off permanently. tory, according to the constitu - other face of Greece. I experi - element of its strength. Diaspora they will renegotiate the Mem - in turn the EU, will simply Note : Any references to op - tion, although sanctions are no enced the combination of the is one of the most important and orandum of Understanding refuse to make the next pay - tions in this document refers to longer imposed on those who Greek willfulness, the Greek ca - unutilized strengths of Hel - (MoU) with the IMF. In our ment. However, it is unlikely in over-the-counter. abstain. pability, and the Greek nostalgia. lenism.” 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012

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Scaros practices on immigration that 50% of the Greek race is spread Antoni mentioned – is the effect about a possible alliance between Spain, France, Italy, and Greece need to be corrected in Greece throughout the world. of illegal aliens taking jobs away that will demand that the policies being followed until now be From time to time, an issue for the sake of the country and As I am certain my friend from Greeks. Here in the United changed to allow for an easier adjustment, so that the "prodigal" emerges and inspires various the immigrants. Constantinos will agree. States, they call it: “doing the nations of Southern Europe will be able to catch up with the "hard - minds to converge, often at odds First let me make one thing 2. TNH’S ASSOCIATE jobs that Americans won’t do.” working" countries of the North? with one another, to discuss it. abundantly clear: there are not EDITOR RESPONDS It is no coincidence that when Of course, the parties are doing their job: they are looking for Hopefully, collective enlighten - many similarities between the Antoni has very eloquently Americans suddenly stopped work. But the people? They are very easily influenced by the climate ment will result from such con - immigration to the USA and to stated the main reasons for ille - “doing” those jobs they had been that politicians and the media are creating ahead of the elections, versations. The Ancient Greeks Greece. gal immigration in Greece, the perfectly content doing since our and that is worth noting. did that in the Agora, the original Contrary to what happens in obvious last-minute politically- nation’s founding, they began at - marketplace of ideas, and we, the USA, the overwhelming ma - motivated measures, and the taining record levels of obesity. their modern-day descendants, jority of immigrants to Greece outrage over treating anyone, le - Too many of our children have Prophets of Better Leaders aspire to continue that tradition. are illegal and use Greece mainly gal or illegal, with anything less become fat and lazy – numbing We (Diamataris and Scaros) as a point of entrance. than human dignity. Above all, their minds with PlayStation and rarely disagree with one another, Once in Greece, they enjoy Antoni shares my belief that the downloading iTunes, instead of A void exists, in some area, long before most people even become but we think it is valuable to borders must be secure. working off some of that cellulite aware of it. By the time that it is realized, valuable time has already share our thoughts when we do, I also agree with him – as he by shoveling snow, flipping burg - been wasted. But given time, the void will be filled. That is a law of and invite you to share yours as Greece’s immigration has written on other occasions – ers, and cleaning gutters. But physics. well. We would never fabricate that in years past Greeks referred that problem is not so much im - The leadership void in Greek politics has been intermittently evi - a difference of opinion for the problem is not quite to Americans as racists based on migration as it is poor parenting. dent for many years. The last time that a void in leadership appeared sake of writing an interesting col - like the one in the U.S. how they treated their immi - These are American problems was prior to the national elections of 2009, and especially afterwards; umn. Rest assured, anything we But will it be, over time? grant population, but once the predominantly, but if Greece just after George Papandreou became prime minister. The laws of write here are our sincere, heart - shoe was on the other foot, doesn’t watch out, they will soon physics suggest this void will eventually be filled – hopefully a new felt thoughts. We will share Greece fared no better in its be - become Greek problems, too. Eleftherios Venizelos-like politician will arrive on the scene, a person them with you every two weeks. the protection of the Schengen havior toward its own immi - Maybe current illegal aliens there unknown to many, but one who will fill the void. We hope you enjoy them, and rule that allows anyone in the grants, and often far, far worse. are simply passing through Has any leader emerged to fill this gap until today? Someone we look forward to your taking European Union to travel to an - Nonetheless, it is important Greece, but eventually Greece’s could answer this question affirmatively, by noting not one, but two part in the discussion as well – other country withing the Union, to add a few things about the economy will improve – believe names. Both of them are suddenly threatening to change the land - by contributing letters to the ed - with no questions asked. immigration experience in gen - it or not. And then, the illegals scape of Greek politics. And most importantly: the political turmoil itor in response, and/or com - That so many choose to enter eral, regardless of country. Al - will stay. they are threatening to create surely will lead to political instability menting on our website: the EU through Greece instead though it is true that racism and Granted, Greece is not in the and might even lead to Greece’s exit from the Eurozone. www.thenationalherald.com of another country is a direct re - xenophobia often contribute a mess it is in because of illegal One of these figures is from the political right and the other from 1. TNH’S PUBLISHER-EDITOR sult of Greece’s inability to con - given country’s natives to be immigration. But failure to ad - the left. Panos Kammenos left the New Democracy party to form the SHARES HIS POINT OF VIEW trol its borders in Evros and the quite inhospitable hosts to their dress that problem now can only party “Independent Greeks” (compared to what?) and the other, At Amygdaleza, on the North - islands. immigrant counterparts, the im - make things worse. Conversely, Fotis Kouvelis, left another left party to form the Democratic Left (to ern outskirts of Athens, the These people do not immi - migrants are not exactly blame - even a symbolic political gesture most likely distinguish himself from other non-democratic leftwing Greek authorities have opened grate to Greece. They pass less, either. often yields great results in other parties). the first detention center for (il - through Greece in order to reach Let’s take lovable, generic Yi - areas. For example, when Rudy Are they the political stars the Greeks are waiting for? Are these legal) immigrants. countries like England and Ger - ayia, who came to this country Giuliani became mayor of New the political leaders upon whose shoulders the Greek people can rest No doubt its opening a few many, among others. Therefore, in 1930, passed away in 1985 at York City, one of the first things upon in order to make it to the promised land? short days before the elections is they do not seek to place roots the ripe old age of 90, and after he did was remove the lingerers It does not seem to be the case. And yet, if the numbers are accu - not coincidental. in that country, to learn the lan - 55 years in the United States at traffic lights who would im - rate, they might poll 20 percent. Neither of these men can be com - There is backlash in Greece guage, to get a education, to as - only knew three words: “ye” pose their car window-washing pared to the phenomenon of Andreas Papandreou, but that is around against immigrants that could similate. (yes), “no,” and “allo” (hello). services on unwilling motorists. the percentage of votes he received when he first started his party. propel the pro-Nazi Golden Consequently, many of them She probably raised a half-dozen The proverbial “squeegee guys,” The most likely scenario is that they will be the prophets of the Dawn party to the seats of Par - result to crime as a means of sup - children and 20 grandchildren, as they were known. true leader to emerge. Whenever he or she finally does arrive. liament. porting themselves and those left imparting many words of wis - New York City’s big problem Immigrants, as happens so of - behind them in countries sav - dom to all of them. Surely, then, was murder, not pushy window- ten in so many countries, are aged by wars in places such as she was smart enough to learn washing. But getting rid of the Why Delta Stops Athens Flights looked upon by the locals, after Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan. more than three words in 55 squeegee guys sent a quality of years of peaceful coexistence, as Greece is merely a stepping years! life law-and-order message that being responsible for taking stone for them. Why didn’t she bother to do had a ripple effect on all of New First it was the charters. Then Olympic followed for the reasons scarce jobs away from the Greeks The problem as I see it, is so? If she had been invited to York, and paved the way for we all know. Next came Continental. Now Delta is stopping its flights as well as the main reason for Greece’s to fix. First, Greece stay as a guest in someone’s what became the greatest overall to Greece on October 26 to resume them next March, they say. skyrocketing crime. needs to secure its borders. Or home, she would have had the crime reduction in our lifetime. These are historic developments, but they should not surprise any While there is some truth to at least to secure them to an ac - good manners to follow the Similarly, if the new Greek one of us. Delta's New York-Athens flight was not the envy of the both of these points, scapegoat - ceptable extend. house rules. Well, until and un - prime minister –whoever that airline world. Its airplanes often had mechanical problems. The fares ing the immigrants does not ad - Second, Greece needs to de - less she became an American cit - may be – has a zero tolerance are unbelievably high. A family of four needs $5,000 for airfare alone. dress the problem. velop an immigration policy and izen, she was a guest in this giant policy toward illegal immigra - And that's before they get to Athens and convert their dollars to euros. We are a people of seafarers, apply it. Something that it has house – known as the United tion, perhaps it would send a And yet, Delta is the only airline that flies directly to Athens. And this crisscrossing the planet, from not done as yet. States. Why didn’t she follow message to everyone else – such is a considerable advantage. Odysseus to the settlers at New Nothing, however, can justify those house rules? as the tax evaders and the grand Could another airline come along to fill this void? Not likely. Here Smyrna in Florida, the first Greek the inhuman treatment of peo - I won’t belabor the point larcenists, for instance – that is why: it is no accident that U.S. airlines have stopped their flights to colony in the New World, seek - ple, regardless of reason, as some about Yiayia, as she is not even there’s a new sheriff in town, and Athens. They aren't crazy. They simply are not turning a profit. And ing a better life for ourselves and organizations claim Greece does close to being the main problem he’s all about law and order. worse yet: they don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. our children. Yet that does not regarding its illegal immigrants. regarding immigration. A far 3. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? Let us put things in perspective: Greece has given up when it comes to its tourist industry; at least as far as the U.S. is concerned. The trips by the Deputy Tourism Minister – a Greek-American – to New York have nothing to do with promoting tourism, aside from the fact that his trips are paid for from the Tourism budget. The Greek • Mail Delivery service is available from • Classified services available with a wide Tourism Agency has closed shop without cutting the expenditures for Services to our readers: coast to coast. Delivery is dependent on category selection and well read world - its tourist offices and the trips made by government officials. Post Office and region. 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THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 VIEWPOINTS 13 LETTER FROM ATHENS Gary Carter: Continuing Our Goodbye to a Baseball Legend

In Meaningless Election My columns rarely address it connected to his the Boston Red Sox voice of the long-gone Stengel. sports or are written in the first induction into in the best-of-seven Carter played three more person, but special circumstances Baseball’s Hall of World Series, the years with the Mets, remaining Greeks Will Get Fooled Again warrant special conditions. Such Fame. After, all, Mets fought back a fan favorite, before joining is the case now because the sports that institution valiantly to take the two teams from his home state world lost one of its most beloved contains about 300 next two, only to of California – first the San After three George Papandreou legends in February: former New other players, ren - fall again in Game Francisco Giants and then the weeks of non-cam - was Prime Minister York Met and Hall of Fame dering that honor 5 and find them - Los Angeles Dodgers. He ended paigning in which before being driven catcher Gary “Kid” Carter, who rare but not selves on the brink his illustrious career in 1992 most politicians, out of office by con - passed away far too young at 57, unique. As impres - of elimination. right where he started – with fearful of being stant protests, after a short (nine months) but sive as Carter’s sta - Game 6 was tied 3- the Expos. Inducted into the harangued or as - strikes, and riots. intense battle with brain cancer. tistics were, it was 3 after nine innings Hall of Fame in 2006, the tire - saulted with eggs, Then Samaras sup - I wrote this the day after Carter his leadership, his by CONSTANTiNOS E. and once again, the less Kid was not done contribut - yogurt, or having ported austerity so died, and it was originally heart, and relent - SCAROS Mets would muster ing to baseball. He was named their own words he could join the intended to have run in that less passion for the a thrilling come - Manager of the Year twice in the thrown back at current coalition weekend’s TNH edition. But a game that set him Special to back. After the Sox Gulf Coast League, and most re - them, were in hid - government with legend like Carter deserves more apart. The National Herald scored two in the cently had been hired to be head ing – speaking PASOK and get his than a sendoff that only lasts a The Kid joined top of the 10th to coach of the Palm Beach Atlantic only to closed- by ANDY face on TV more of - few days after his passing, and the Mets in 1985, after having take a 5-3 lead, they got two University Sailfish. door rallies of DABiliS ten instead of being so printing this piece now serves spent 11 memorable seasons easy outs against Wally Back - Had he not succumbed to their party faithful the marginalized to continue honoring his with the Expos, determined to man and the usually-clutch Her - cancer, Carter would be coach - or orchestrating Special to opposition leader he memory. bring New York City’s “other” nandez. Down to their final out, ing or managing right now – alleged open-air The National Herald is. Now Samaras op - baseball team a much-needed the Mets had to fight off their when not serving as an analyst appearances poses austerity Time and again I am asked World Series championship. Un - determined rivals, who were and in between his numerous packed with supporters – Greeks again although he said he would why a great deal of what I write like the Yankees, who beginning trying to win their first champi - philanthropic initiatives – and again had no real choice in the impose more if elected because for TNH has little to do with in 1923 had won 20 to that onship in 68 years. But it would - probably would have kept work - May 6 elections to choose a new that’s what the Troika of the Eu - Greeks or Greece directly. My point (and 7 more since then) n’t be so easy, as the final batter ing past 100. Unfortunately, that non-leader and 300 mostly use - ropean Union-International response is that although our the Mets, who were established for the Mets was none other was not to be. less appendages in the Parlia - Monetary Fund-European Cen - readers turn to TNH for news in 1962, had only won a single than Gary Carter. Diagnosed with four malig - ment. tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) has in - about the Greek-American com - championship – in 1969. And nant brain tumors last May, There are exceptions, such as sisted upon. That means, of munity and issues pertaining to their fans clearly were tired of Carter battled the disease for as Greece’s last hero, Manolis Gle - course, nothing will change if Greece, they have a variety of playing second fiddle to their long as he could, but it finally zos, who, with his friend the late he wins. other interests, too. Much like far more successful rivals from wore him down, as he devel - Apostolos Santas, tore the But with neither ruling party why large department stores the Bronx. oped even more tumors. Coura - Swastika down from the Acrop - able to win a majority, even with contain cafes and snack bars After helping the Mets win geously and with barely any en - olis in 1941 under the nose of the 50-seat bonus given in Par - within them: not because folks 98 games in 1985, Carter pro - ergy left, Carter attended his Nazi guards with machine guns, liament to the victor, that means go to Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s pelled the team to an astonish - team’s opening day game this and at 90 is still a lion to be another coalition or another to eat, but because while they ing 108 victories in 2006, and season, less than two weeks be - reckoned with. snap election. Either way, shop there, they get hungry. its first championship in 17 fore he died. It is not a campaign if you Greeks should be prepared for That brings us back to Carter. years. Led by fellow co-captain It is hard to imagine that it don’t venture into crowds in more of the same austerity that He had no particular connection and perennial baseball legend has been more than a quarter public, shake hands, kiss babies, has worsened a deep recession to Greece, as far as I know. That in his own right, Keith Hernan - century since that glorious 1986 and stand up and take questions of 21.8 percent unemployment current backup Mets catcher dez, as well as slugger Darryl season, when that inspirational from people who aren’t plants and closed more than 111,000 Mike Nickeas is of Greek de - Strawberry, speedsters Mookie ballplayer, with the exuberance in the audience. You would businesses. scent is merely a nifty coinci - Wilson and Lenny Dykstra, and and infectious smile of a toddler, Don’t look for answers from dence but, quite frankly, I would a sensational pitching squad ran onto the field to share in his any of the splinter groups that have written this piece even if boasting starters Dwight team’s euphoric win. Even more Greece certainly has had have popped up, such as the Nickeas’ ancestors were from Gooden, Ron Darling, Sid Fer - perplexing is that while many an abundance of heroes. rightwing Independent Greeks China, Lithuania, or Mars. nandez, and Bob Ojeda, and re - of Carter’s teammates reveled in The problem is, its last formed by Panos Kammenos, a Our readers remember lievers Jesse Orosco and Roger the decadence and debauchery New Democracy reject who has Carter fondly, and can relate to McDowell, the Mets played in - that was part and parcel of pro - one was in 1941, and packed his Parliamentary candi - him. Many are baseball fans spired baseball that captured Motivated not to make the fessional sports in the 1980s – none of the candidates in dates with cops and nationalists. who surely know a great deal the city’s imagination and finally final out in the World Series, such as rampant drug abuse and But so desperate are the smaller about this larger-than-life fig - re-earned the nickname coined Carter got a hit and began a sex scandals – Carter was one this election cycle come groups, such as the Leftists of ure. New York fans, in particu - two decades earlier by their first rally that led to a spectacular of the few who led a cleaner and close to fitting that bill. SYRIZA (to which Glezos be - lar, heard about Carter’s won - manager, Casey Stengel: three-run, come-from-behind 6- simpler life. He married at 21, longs and which he should leave drous exploits on a daily basis – “amazin.” 5 win. The following night was became the father of three and think that being Greek, they immediately on the grounds and even if they weren’t sports As easy as the Mets’ ride was comparatively anticlimactic, ex - grandfather of three, and stayed would understand that the un - they are hypocrites and he is fans, they couldn’t help it, his during the regular season that cept that the Mets won the Se - married to the same woman – examined life is not worth liv - not) that its leader Alex Tsipras highlights transcended sports year, their road to the champi - ries. That they were down 3-0 until the day he died. Hernan - ing, but then again none of this said he’d join forces with the In - and were featured in main - onship was a thrill-a-minute early in the game by that point dez described Carter as “a fam - breed of politicians is Socrates dependent Greeks, their ideo - stream newscasts. Many more rollercoaster. With the National seemed to be a mere technical - ily man [who] did things the and they are afraid that their logical opposite. saw him play live in the 1980s, League Championship Series ity – a fleeting and amusing nui - way his father and mother prob - examined lives would not be PASOK and New Democracy at Shea Stadium (the Mets against the Houston Astros tied sance – for the Amazins. Quite ably wanted them done.” worth reliving. have argued they have to ad - home before Citi Field was at two games apiece, the teams appropriately, it was Carter who Not that it would have been This charade begins with the here to austerity so Greece built) in Flushing, minutes away headed back to Shea for Game drove in the tying run to make less sad if illness and death had little matter of $40 million in won’t be forced out of the Euro - from TNH headquarters. Prior 5. Tied 1-1 through 11 innings, it 3-3. The Mets would add struck another player instead, taxpayer money that the five of - zone of the 17 countries who to that, our Canadian readers the Astros decided to intention - three more and win the game but even Gooden himself re - ficially recognized parties in Par - use the euro as a currency. It watched him crush fastballs ally walk (not pitch to) the al - 6-3 to the unspeakable delight cently wondered why he and liament, plus the Ecological would be more convincing, of right out of Montreal’s Olympic ways-dangerous Hernandez, of their adoring fans. Strawberry – who were infa - Greens who sold out their prin - course, if they weren’t trying to Stadium, when he was an all- opting instead to pitch to Carter, The Bronx Bombers have mous drug abusers – managed ciples, voted themselves for undermine it at the same time. star for that city’s team, the Ex - who was in a dreadful slump, amassed many more rings than to outlive Carter. padded campaign expenditures. But even in Greece, where phi - pos (now the Washington Na - having only gotten one hit the the Mets – more than any other If the fullness of one’s life Under Greece’s proportional sys - losophy was born, it’s not Plato tionals). entire series. Carter responded team in baseball, in fact. But in ought to be measured not by tem of allocating taxpayer or Aristotle or even Socrates Carter’s uniqueness, how - in the clutch, delivering the 1986, the title, the accolades, quantity but by quality, and if money among official thieves, who had the right answer about ever, was not based on how game-winning single that put the ticker tape parade, and all quality should be determined by the ruling parties of the PASOK this folderol, but Popeye, who many home runs he hit (lots of the Mets ahead three games to the headlines belonged to the how much joy a person has Anti-Socialists and New Democ - said, “What’s right is right, and them, by the way, 324 lifetime!), two. They went on to win and team from Queens. The catch - brought to so many people, then racy Capitalists get not only the what’s wrong is wrong, even if how many Gold Gloves he won advance to the World Series by phrase throughout the baseball the superb quality of Carter’s lion’s share of the stolen pot but it helps you.” for defensive brilliance (3), and beating the Astros in the follow - world was: “amazin amazin impact on planet Earth was just most of the TV air time, pollut - how many All-Star Game ap - ing game, a 16-inning thriller. amazin amazin amazin amazin as unique as was his impact on ing it with drivel that convinces [email protected] pearances he had (11). Nor was Down two games to none to amazin,” evoking the inimitable baseball. Amazin. no one except the brainwashed minions in their shrinking le - gions. They buy few ads so that $40 million is going somewhere else. Do the math. Greece is in Need of a Peaceful Political and Socioeconomic Revolution PASOK and New Democracy are alleged bitter ideological ri - vals, but both support the aus - Dr. John Psarouthakis ment borrowing." (NYT, June Greece should establish an current political, economic and ernment by focusing on globally terity measures demanded by The Business Thinker 14, 2011) advanced system of higher edu - social system in Greece. There oriented SMEs. GF would pro - international lenders as a con - It is clear that what is needed cation comparable to world is a need for a structural change. vide three critical ingredients in dition of giving Greece $325 bil - 1. INTRODUCTION is a revolutionary change in the class universities. This university It is easier to introduce the nec - unleashing the value Greek lion in two bailouts to prop up Greece is in great need for a body politics, the social struc - system should be the center of essary change through new in - SMEs; (1) A proven ability to the country’s dead economy, peaceful revolutionary change ture and the economy of Greece. intellectual rigor, and help stitutions and new financial in - introduce and manage change, which has seen their combined in her political and socioeco - It is also clear that such a shape Greek values. struments than to try and (2) acceptability in the global support evaporate from 80 per - nomic structure and culture. All change is extremely difficult to Finally, Greece must have a change the existing system. market by "removing" the target cent to around 40 percent. All the current programs for auster - implement, particularly given professional, independent- No venture capital funds sys - companies from the Greek neg - that means is that four in every ity and such like are based on the strong incentive of the major minded journalist class that con - tem is successful unless there is ative association and put them ten Greeks would jump in front the existing system. They are EU countries to bail out Greece ducts a perpetual surveillance a supply of revolutionary ideas in a global framework, and (3) of a subway with little prodding. necessary, but not sufficient. We due to the high cost of its failure of ever-changing events and be - and the will of entrepreneurs to providing capital to finance the What else can you think of peo - know from our research of the for the European Union. The comes, in effect, a kind of elec - try and make their ideas work. change. ple who’ve had their pay cut, market for ideas that incumbent current impasse is not due to tronic reality. While it reports Greece has such potential evi - 3. The financing model of the taxes hiked, pensions slashed system cannot initiate or even lack of understanding what objectively on the upheavals of dent among other things by the GF should be comprised of three and 150,000 of whom are going supports revolutionary change. should be done. the world it provides a stable success of Greeks in the US, in stages. to be fired over the next three What is needed are new ideas In order for investors to be frame of reference separate Australia, and in many other Stage One: Raising 5 million years and are standing in line and independent way of fund - attracted to Greece the country from the world on domestic ac - places outside Greece. Even in Euros and investing this amount to again vote for the people who ing the ideas in their develop - must establish at least the fol - tivities and has the respect of the current situation there are in 2-3 SMEs within one year, did that to them? ment stage. A good example is lowing: the Greek Citizen. successful Greek companies out - (first closing). The money for PASOK’s new leader, Evange - the case of supporting revolu - Long-term political stability Even if the "managers" of side the restricted oligopolistic the first closing will come from los “Emperor” Venizelos, who tionary change in technology by A clear tax regime that leaves Greece understand the needed market. individuals in Greece and in the doubled income and property venture capital funds. no room for misunderstandings change, their main traditional 3. A BRIEF OUTLINE FOR A Greek Diaspora. taxes and taxed the poor, The current financial crisis in or blackmail, just straightfor - customers, (unions, government “GREEK FUND” TO INVEST Stage Two: Once the invest - promised he would not hit Greece is a test case for the abil - agencies, cartels, close profes - IN CHANGE RELATED ment is completed raising 30- Greeks with any more taxes if ity of the Greek government, the sions, etc.) prevent them from PROJECTS IN GREECE 50 million euro under normal he wins, but he also said he sup - European Union, and the global The Greek Fund: amid doing what probably know the The idea here is to design a conditions, (8-10 years). This ports continued demands from financial system to deal with the Greece’s crisis, there right policy to follow. special purpose private equity will complete the first fund. The lenders that Greece must cut need for revolutionary change. The main proposition here is fund that will invest in change sources of the money will be in - $15 billion in spending, which The current crisis in Greece is is opportunity for real that in addition to the effort to related projects in Greece. This stitutional investors (from cor - means more taxes so you know an outcome and a reflection of political change and change the Greek body politics, may involve some cooperation porate social responsibility he is lying out of both sides of deep seated political, social, and a very complex and difficult from the Greek government as (CSR) allocation) and from EU his mouth at the same time. economic factors in Greece. The economic prosperity. process, there is a need to de - well as innovative ideas about sources. Some accountants in Greece fact that Greece is a member of velop other venues for revolu - potential projects and how to Stage Three: Raising a sec - have already warned their the European Union makes ward rules about what is legal tionary changes. One such generate the deal flow. Here are ond fund together with a U.S. clients that there will be at least what could be a Greek problem and what is not and create the venue is to use the global capital four criteria: based private equity fund. The 10 new taxes after the elections a European and hence to a infrastructure to strictly imple - market in funding change ori - 1. The Greek Fund (GF) target of the second fund will and that the dreaded “haratsi,” global problem. In a recent arti - ment such tax laws. ented investment by creating should be a private equity fund be between 150-250 million or Turkish tax that Sultan cle in the New York Times, Pro - Eliminate monopolies but special purpose financial inter - focusing on creating value by euro. Likely time is 3-4 years af - Venizelos imposed on people fessor Aristides Hatzis from protect inventions and enter - mediaries fashioned after the implementing change in Greek ter the closing of the first fund. will be made retroactive to Athens University relates the prises based on such inventions successful model of venture cap - globally oriented small and GF should establish profes - 2009, so there goes that problems today to the justified for the period the invention ital funds. If successful such medium enterprises (SMEs). sional relations with U.S. based promise. initiative of the senior Karaman - holds. funds can contribute in two 2. The business model of the and / or other private equity Voters for New Democracy lis to join Greece to the Euro - Open closed markets and ways; first, by funding change- GF should be based on the fol - funds as a part of the deals to leader Antonis “Mr. Bean pean Union. He succinctly sum - professions. oriented investment in technol - lowing: be made. Counter” Samaras, who lives on marizes the deep rooted nature Design and implement ogy and other fields of business a. The crisis in Greece gen - rarified air, have to able to pivot of the crisis as follows: change in the business culture. in Greece. The other benefit of erates high value business op - Prof. John Psarouthakis is a Dis - quickly because he spins around "The Greek New Deal (join - Small and medium enterprises such investments is that they portunities. tinguished Visiting Fellow-Pro - faster than a whirling dervish, ing the European Union) was (SMEs), and in particular global change the expectations of the b. An understanding of the fessor, Institute of Advanced changing positions in mid-sen - not based on the redistribution oriented SMEs, play an impor - market regarding the future of Greek economy and body poli - Studies in the Humanities, Uni - tence. He opposed austerity of wealth created by the market tant role in the necessary Greece. This secondary effect is tics and an understanding of versity of Edinburgh, Scotland when former PASOK leader since the market in Greece is changes. of extreme importance. If global how private equity funds gen - Professor (Ret), Ross School of highly regulated: it has been a Establish equality under the high risk equity investment by erate value are two necessary Business, The University of paradise for oligopolies, close Law. US and other large institutional conditions to realize the poten - Michigan. Founder and former shops and pressure groups Greece must have a financial investors will go to Greece it will tial value in Greece today. CEO, JPIndustries, Inc. (a For - Follow us where tax evasion is socially ac - and banking industry and the have an effect on the rating of c. Choosing globally oriented tune 500 industrial group) Prof. on Facebook: cepted and politically excused. management expertise unri - Greece in the financial market. Greek SMEs is a way to build Psarouthakis’ interests are in Greece aggressive pressure valed in her region and com - 2. THE ROLE OF THE on the inherent potential in the University of the Future, eθνικόςΚήρυξ/ groups, (unions, government mand global respect . CAPITAL MARKET AS A Greek businesses today by fo - Economic Development, and agencies, cartels, close profes - Greece must establish a legal FACILITATOR OF CHANGE cusing on already proven SMEs Business Enterprise and TheNationalHerald sion, etc.) seized big chunks of and judicial structure with The necessary change cannot while minimizing the problems Society. He is the author of sev - the E.E.C. transfers and govern - which it imposes order. be implemented through the associated with the Greek gov - eral books. 14 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 5-11, 2012 Can a Fable of Pan-Orthodoxy in America Become Reality?

By Ronald Andrei normal, Canonical situation in It is because the Greeks won't terms) is co-extensive with na - Muresan the world: that your Life in go under His All-Holiness. Much tional life. Four, five, and six Christ depends more on who as they love & admire his generations of Orthodox have My fable begins with four ba - your great-grandparents were courage for Orthodoxy, it would been baptized, married, and bies being born to four families, before radio was invented than mean passing under foreign in - buried in the U.S.A. – for 100 all Orthodox. Two live on one who you are today, or anything fluence. years we have fought wars and block, the others one block over. that's happened since the Viet - Yet, His All-Holiness main - died as such: our bishops need In fact, two were born on the nam War. And if you move from tains that every Greek who em - to feel the urge to baptize our same day, in the same hospital Pittsburgh to Portland or Fort igrates from Athens to Atlantic Orthodox life here, as an inde - (this last part is true). Worth, The Rule will apply City (or Adelaide) belongs to pendent, Autocephalous Local Yet all four will be baptized anew. And converts to Ortho - him. But if they make the round- Church & Synod. in separate parishes and live doxy will need to choose a fla - trip, they revert to Athens. Why It takes time for Patriarchs to their whole lives without ever vor of Orthodoxy – Greek, Russ - the difference from the other come to terms with their daugh - taking Holy Communion to - ian, Carpatho-Russian, Serbian, Churches? Romania insists that ter Churches' coming-of-age. gether. Strangers at the Chalice. Ukrainian, Antiochian, Geor - Just like it takes some mothers They will attend each other’s gian, and Albanian. And any of years to come to grips with their birthday parties; the same those babies who intermarry, Autocephaly may not sons marrying, leaving the fam - schools, sports teams, they have to choose. be an end-all solution, ily home as masters of their own videogame groups, and school Anyone who questions why households. bands. They’ll double-date (or our Orthodox lives are segre - but it is a Begin-All... Bishops of The Assembly, triple or quadruple date) and at - gated unlike Greece, Syria, or stop to ask yourselves whether tend Homecoming and Prom Serbia will pull down on their if your grandparents came from Orthodoxy in America can stand dances together. The same fra - heads a closet full of baggage. Romania you belong to another 20 years of slow-walk - The Greek Debt Crisis: ternities, clubs, social causes If they start militating to live Bucharest; the Serbs to Bel - ing, as though we are living (maybe different political par - lives in common – Neighbor - grade, etc. In the past few years down the last 60, or why it ties!) We are so segregated that hood Orthodoxy – be prepared a new explanation is being must! Rhyming History Greeks often attend Presbyter - to see them blasted as impatient floated, that “only Orthodox Autocephaly may not be an ian Summer Bible School rather armchair quarterbacks, meeting countries can be Auto - end-all solution, but it is a Be - than the Serbian one nearby – without a blessing. cephalous,” but neither Syria gin-All. After that Big Step, we By Basil Zafiriou stay on the gold standard, but I thought Christ is not to be They must remain lifelong nor Albania are majority Ortho - can finally stop thinking in Greece pegged the drachma to divided. If you do not see this Strangers at the Chalice. One dox countries. We have to dig terms of “we Russians” and The financial crisis that shook the US dollar (which in turn was as crying out for correction, it Orthodox group standing by as deeper to find the common rule, “those Ukrainians” and can start the global economy to its foun - tied to gold). To maintain the will remain as it is now. others struggle; hobbled from The Reality Check. facing up to our common prob - dations began on Wall Street, peg, the government restricted Each with our own priest, working hand-in-hand as Ortho - It wasn't the Holy Canons lems, our common joys. Our fu - then spread across the ocean to capital outflows, imposed duties bishop and diocese, ignorant of dox Americans. that changed – just the Ecu - ture. Europe and the rest of the de - on imports and raised interest widely-varying practices; differ - But no one will answer my menical Patriarch’s mind did – Please! Unify now so we can veloped world. Greece, being on rates. Those measures unfortu - ent Calendars and Liturgies. We Top Question, the one I say ex - between 1821 and 1850, when spend the next 20 years Getting the periphery of the advanced nately worsened the economic live our Orthodox lives divorced poses The Big Fiction that none the Phanar “came around” and It Right; not one more genera - economies, was not immediately slump without alleviating the from our joys, troubles, anniver - of the Ancient Mother Churches conceded autocephaly to the tion as strangers! affected, and the government pressure on the drachma. saries, careers, illnesses, and will face head-on: Church of the Hellenes. And be - Stand together, prepared to prided itself on the solid eco - Greece’s foreign currency re - tragedies. From our youth for - Why aren't the Greeks of tween 1866 and 1887 (Church suffer 15-60 years of disappro - nomic management that kept the serves continued to shrink, forc - ward we hear little whispers Greece under the omophorion of Romania). And between 1870 bation/ schism. My Romanian country firmly on her feet despite ing a reduction in the domestic about our classmates: where Or - of His All-Holiness the Ecumeni - & 1945 (Bulgaria). He did it forebears showed that courage, the turbulence around her. But money supply which com - thodoxy is concerned, “they’re cal Patriarch of Constantinople kicking and screaming, but he just like yours did in Russia, as the global crisis deepened, this pounded the downward spiral of not quite like us.” Deny it if you – on which Holy Canon does came around every time. Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Alba - initial optimism proved prema - the Greek economy. dare. Greece’s independent Church I say, Orthodox indepen - nia – and Ukraine. God is with ture. The crisis soon hit Greece By year-end, speculation of This is considered the most stand ? dence (autocephaly in Church us! too, felling the Greek economy an imminent Greek default was and upending the state finances. rampant. Opposition politicians Desperate to avoid default, the contributed to the speculation by Greek government slashed calling on the government to sus - spending, raised taxes and pend interest payments. Venize - Elections of Risk …and Opportunities turned abroad in search of funds, los was adamant, however, that but to no avail. Reluctantly, the Greece must meet her obliga - Prime Minister announced that tions. “Under no circumstances By Alexis Giannoulis France is pretty much fixed as tated parties and those who vote parliament and a rise of extrem - Greece would suspend servicing can I accept the practice of na - far as the possible scenarios are in both fear and hope for the ism such as in the case of the her debt. The time was April tions that do not pay their debts,” This Sunday’s Greek and concerned, with the result future and are concerned with far-right Chrysi Avgi (Golden 1932, and the Prime Minister he thundered. “My government French elections may mark the clearly depending on where will the day after. At the same time Dawn) party, a trend highly un - was the redoubtable Eleftherios will never resort to such a prac - beginning of the end of the cur - the neutral votes go with both ideological beliefs, partisan af - welcomed by the political estab - Venizelos. tice.” rent political and partisan status Sarkozy and Hollande “listening filiations and family traditions lishment. Venizelos had been elected Intent on doing everything quo in respective countries and to far-right voters” as the latter still bear their importance, how - In more detail, the main sce - Prime Minister four years earlier possible to keep the state solvent, gradually in Europe. These are has stated , the situation in ever at a much lower intensity narios forecast a coalition gov - in a landslide victory. Along with in January 1932 Venizelos visited no ordinary elections. As further Greece is far more complicated. compared to the past as the cru - ernment between ND and PA - the premiership, he inherited a European capitals in search of austerity measures in many EU Indeed, the upcoming elections cial element of trust vis-à-vis the SOK, most probably under the huge public debt. Venizelos new loans, but without success. countries are becoming more have been called the most cru - ‘political class’ and party ideolo - chairman of ND party, Antonis added to that debt, borrowing Unable to accept default, which visible in the horizon, Greeks cial ones since the reestablish - gies is currently, for better or Samaras who has portrayed large sums domestically and now appeared inevitable, he of - and French will go to this Sun - ment of the Republic back in worse, at an all-time low. himself as a traditional leader abroad to finance an ambitious fered to resign in favour of a day’s polls amidst a unique psy - 1974 and the populous is in its There are a few possible sce - with strong patriotic rhetoric, program of public works – coalition government. The oppo - chological, economic, social and close to the Church with a schools, roads, irrigation projects sition refused, calling for imme - political climate. clearly European orientation. diate elections instead. The results of the upcoming Another scenario is that ND Hopefully on polling day, In a last ditch effort, Venizelos elections in Greece and France, forms a government of its own travelled to Geneva in April to albeit of different character and with the tolerance of PASOK, Greek voters will plead before the Council of the with different social and na - meaning that the party of Van - mark their ballots with League of Nations for support. tional objectives and character - gelis Venizelos will give the vote He found only sympathy. istics, bear common features of confidence and support ND a view not simply to Having exhausted all options, which may become visible in in all laws that need to be settling old scores but Greece abandoned the gold stan - many elections within the EU, passed in relation to Greece’s dard on April 26. Soon after, the especially the EU-15 hereafter rescue package. to setting their country’s government announced a mora - as the German and possibly Ital - A less likely scenario speaks course for the future... torium on debt service payments. ian elections, among others, are of centre-right coalition govern - In September, following pro - coming up in 2013 and the ment including former MFA – designed to modernize Greece tracted negotiations, it reached British in 2014. The desire of a Ntora Bakoyiannis’ DISY party, and strengthen her economy. agreement with foreign creditors large part of the populous for a former minister’s Stephanos The aims were noble, but the to restructure the Greek debt and gradual yet fundamental change Manos’s DRASI party (which strategy was risky. Debt service reduce interest payments. is accompanied and mixed with however according to polls costs were absorbing some 40% The years of economic turbu - frustration with the past and, misses slightly the 3% threshold of all state revenues. The gov - lence and associated austerity most importantly, with fear of to gain parliamentary seats) and ernment was relying on new tarnished Venizelos’s image and the unknown, fear of what situ - possibly the right-wing LAOS loans to pay off old ones and bal - impaired his popularity. At the ation is likely to emerge the day party headed by the exuberant ance its books. It could operate next general election, on Septem - after. George Karatzaferis which this way only so long as the econ - ber 25, his Liberal Party suffered It is evident that new splits briefly participated in the in - omy was thriving and new bor - significant losses. That election are emerging among voters terim government of Mr Pa - rowing was possible. Andreas produced a much fractured Par - throughout Europe. Whereas pademos. The most unlikely, yet Andreades, economics professor liament, with no party holding old lines still exist and maybe in theory possible, scenario is at Athens University, warned in enough seats to form a govern - still dominate the voters’ main that of the formation of a purely 1929 that the Greek economy ment. Three further elections rationale, new divisions are AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS leftist coalition government was vulnerable to external held over the following four years emerging, beyond left and right, Workers fill a truck with bags depicting voting papers in Athens' headed by SYRIZA (a coalition shocks, and urged that “a ruth - failed to end the political stale - beyond increased or limited municipality's warehouse, before delivering them to the polling party including various leftist, less war” be waged against the mate. Continuous conflict and state interventionism. On one stations around Athens, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Greeks green and progressive move - swelling state sector. turmoil reigned in Greece over hand, exuberant, lifestyle-led head to the polls in early general elections on May 6. ments and parties) of which His warning proved this period. Stability returned in leaders of the past (Berlusconi chairman is the appealing prophetic. A few months later, August 1936, when Premier and Sarkozy), on the other, worst psychological and finan - narios as far as elections results among the youth Alexis Tsipras. the New York stock market suf - Ioannis Metaxas proclaimed mar - more low-profile and sober fig - cial state for decades. are concerned and what may This scenario can only be possi - fered the worst loss in its history: tial law, dissolved Parliament, ures such as Italy’s Mario Greeks go to the ballots with come. According to the latest ble if SYRIZA becomes the third the crash of October 1929, which and governed by decree. Monte, France’s Francois Hol - very strong and mixed feelings. polls, (the last of them pub - largest party, something that ushered in the Great Depression. As Greece heads to the polls lande or Greece’s interim Prime Hatred, frustration, revengeful lished two weeks before the most polls indicate. The depression was slow to on May 6, it is useful to reflect Minister, Loukas Papademos. thinking, fear and some hope Election Day due to the respec - Whatever emerges on Mon - reach Greece, but eventually it on the parallels of 80 years ago. Voters are likely to look for the for the future are all intertwined tive law in effect prohibiting day, May 7 should both guaran - did. Growth turned negative in Public opinion surveys point to fine line between the two, as in most people’s minds and later publication of any polls) tee eventual growth as well as 1930 and continued downward a stalemated Parliament, with politics will forever tangle with hearts. Voters are split primarily few things can be taken as keep close contact with the pop - in 1931, owing primarily to a extremist parties of the left and both, man’s psychology and feel - between those who want to see givens. One of them is that, ac - ulous and indeed put forward deep slump in the farming sector right holding significant power. ings as well as logic and sensible the country as an integral part cording to estimates, the con - not only a bold recovery pro - brought about by falling prices Greeks are understandably angry thinking. It is for this reason that of the EU and the Eurozone and servative New Democracy party gramme, but a new political cul - in agricultural commodities. with the politicians who brought many now in Europe will be those who want to see Greece (ND) is poised to be the fron - ture. A political system that will The impact on the Greek them to the present predicament. looking for a leader that com - either as part of Europe but out - trunner, however with percent - inspire the opportunity, rather economy intensified following But anger is not a good counsel bines charisma and political so - side the Eurozone or, in the case ages ranging mainly from 20- feed on fear and most impor - Britain’s abandonment of the for prudent action. Hopefully on briety, will be both the man of of communists and hard-line 25%, occasionally 27% of the tantly will root in a healthy, de - gold exchange standard in Sep - polling day, Greek voters will next door and an inspiring leftists, entirely outside of any vote. Another given is that the mocratic and mutually respect - tember 1931 and the consequent mark their ballots with a view leader, someone that can com - European formations. Further - social-democrat PASOK will ful relation between the people devaluation of the British pound. not simply to settling old scores bine the best qualities of a tech - more, people are divided yet most probably occupy the sec - and the partiers as there are no The Greek drachma had been but to setting their country’s nocrat without losing his touch again between those who vote ond place, yet with percentages dead-ends in a Democracy. pegged to the British pound, and course for the future. with the society, able to inspire with their mind in the past, i.e. ranging from 12% to approxi - the pound’s devaluation put im - (as much as the age allows any - those who want to punish the mately 18%. From thereafter, Alexis Giannoulis is a freelance mense downward pressure on Mr. Zafiriou lives in Ontario, way) both people and markets. political system by voting ex - the main and most possible sce - diligence and political risk re - the Greek currency. Deciding to Canada. Yet while the situation in tremist or non-European orien - narios speak of a multi-partisan search analyst.

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