Path to Our Future Is George Demos Race New York's Version of Brat's

S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKly GREEK-AmERICAN PUBlICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 871 June 21-27, 2014 $1.50 The Saint Is George Demos Race Demetrios New York’s Version of HS: Path to Brat’s Upset of Cantor? Our Future By Constantine S. Sirigos challenge to a Republican in - TNH Staff Writer cumbent. Though Zeldin cer - tainly did not have Cantor’s TNH Staff NEW YORK – The battle for the stature – meaning that a loss, Republican nomination for New though an upset, would not be ASTORIA – The climax of the York’s 1st Congressional District a monumental one – the out - year for Hellenic Orthodox between George Demos and come could be an important in - Community of Astoria, which State Senator Lee Zeldin is now dicator of whether the Virginia comprises the sanctuaries of the in the final stretch, but tremors race was an aberration, or an Cathedral of St. Demetrios and are being felt beyond the nor - indicator of things to come. the Church of St. Catherine and mal rumbles of a local political “I am the anti-establishment St. George, is the dramatic cel - horse race after Eric Cantor’s de - candidate,” Demos emphasized. ebration of Pascha in the streets feat by a Tea Party candidate. “Every chairman from the state of New York’s Greek town, but In fact, given Zeldin’s request party to the local level has en - its proudest moment is the grad - for Cantor’s help prior to the dorsed my opponent, but in the uation ceremony of its high House Majority Leader’s stun - end, people don’t care about school. ning defeat to Dave Brat last those endorsements. They care The only Greek language week, and considering he is also about who the candidate is, and high school outside Greece – as backed by quintessential estab - they hire the person to be their was noted by keynote speaker, lishment Republican Senator congressman, not the insiders.” scientist and entrepreneur Dr. John McCain, this may well be He told TNH that polling Spiros Spireas – celebrated the New York’s version of the Brat- data indicates that his candidacy achievements and bade farewell Cantor game-changer. is surging as the June 24 pri - and good luck to 32 students on “We are now feeling a mary approaches, and said “we June 13. tremendous anti-establishment are confident and cautiously op - The evening began with the fervor,” Demos said. “People timistic in this race.” touching traditional entrance EUROKINISSI don’t want the candidates se - He knows the establishment into the Petros Patrides Cultural Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Important Visit to Athens lected by the party bosses, they is worried he will because the Center of the Class of 2014 ac - want one that will stand up and American Action Network, a companied by the class of 2026. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before fight on behalf of the people,” 501(c)(4) organization which is Helen Karagiorgos, the their meeting in Athens, on June 19. Li is in Greece on a three day official visit during which he said. Like the Brat-Cantor School’s College Advisor who both sides are expected to sign bilateral agreements. race in Virginia, this is a primary Continued on page 4 served as the Emcee and was awarded a bouquet of flowers by the graduates, welcomed everyone and acknowledged special guests. The Very Rev. George Kostas’ Resolute Philanthropy Nektarios Papazafiropoulos of - fered the invocation and bene - diction. By Constantine S. Sirigos vascular nanomedicine and ex - Conoco and the company he Principal Anastasios Koular - TNH Staff Writer perts believe that it could revo - founded, TESCO. He concluded manis emphasized that gradua - lutionize the field. The donation that he can help mankind most tion is also a special moment for HOUSTON, TX – “We are doing helped make possible the new by supporting nanotechnology’s parents and families, but he the best we can to help human - George and Angelina Kostas Re - development, especially its ap - shined the brightest spotlight on ity.” Those words reflect the search Center for Cardiovascu - plication to medicine. the graduates. commitment to giving back of lar Medicine at the Houston The Chronicle ad notes that He was the first to invoke the scientist and entrepreneur Methodist Research Institute, “one possible area of investiga - metaphor of education as a George Kostas and his late and will fund an international tion is the use of non-toxic, sili - beloved life Angelina (Lea) annual meeting of scientists in con-based nanoparticles to dis - Continued on page 6 Kostas. In a conversation with Houston on cardiovascular mantle and disperse,” plaques TNH, George Kostas acknowl - nanomedicine that will facilitate that form in blood vessels. edged that the wealth he ac - the exchange of ideas. The Kostas Center will be di - quired as a result of his God- Nanomedicine is the applica - rected by Houston Methodist In - given gifts that enabled him to tion to health issues of nan - stitute President and CEO NY Mets Host practice philanthropy on a otechnology, which is the fruit Mauro Ferrari and the Houston grander scale than most, and of the science of mater at ex - Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vas - hopes that his family’s actions tremely small scales, 1 to 100 cular Center Medical Director NY Greeks for will inspire others. nanometers (there are Alan B. Lumsden. It was born On May 25, in appreciation 25,400,000 nanometers in an of conversations Kostas and Fer - EUROKINISSI for the couple’s generosity, the inch) – the level of single atoms. rari had about applying nan - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens Heritage Day Houston Methodist Research In - Kostas became interested in otechnology to health matters. stitute took out a full-page ad nanotechnology after retiring “The center’s program and Known as “the Green Patriarch,” Patriarch Bartholomew, ac - in the Houston Chronicle thank - from a career that included working group leaders include companied by Ieronymos, the Archbishop of Greece, enters the TNH Staff ing them. Their gift is the largest tenures at the General Tire and renowned Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens where he ever given in support of cardio - Rubber Company, the oil giant Continued on page 7 opened the International Congress of Environmental Health. FLUSHING, NY - The New York Mets hosted the annual Greek Heritage Day at Citi Field on beautiful Saturday afternoon on June 14. Greek-Americans made ALIPAC Pres. Tells Inside Story How Cantor Lost Greek Courts their presence felt and the high - light of the afternoon was a de - lightful rendition of the Star By Constantinos E. Scaros rise, or a fluke, considering that William Gheen, President of American jobs!” Gheen con - Jeopardizing Spangled Banner by children of in South Carolina, Senator Lind - the Americans for Legal Immi - cedes that the robocalls are an - the choir of the A. Fantis RALEIGH, NC – In a stunning sey Graham, a prime example gration Political Action Commit - noying, “but they had a strong Parochial School. upset that virtually turned po - of Republican establishmentar - tee (ALIPAC), told TNH about impact on voters,” based on di - Reform Effort The children, who warmed litical punditry on its ear, Dave ianism, easily fended off pri - his organization’s efforts to get rect feedback, voters provided. the hearts of Greek and non- Brat, an economics professor at mary challenges from multiple Brat elected. Gheen makes clear that ALI - Greek fans alike, were led by Randolph-Macon College, who Tea Party candidates. “We contacted over 20,000 PAC is most definitely not anti- ATHENS – Greece’s recovery Selestina Ivantcheva, the daugh - has never held political office, Though a host of theories homes in the district,” Gheen immigrant. In fact, he says, “ap - from a crushing economic crisis ter of A. Fantis’ music teacher defeated Eric Cantor, a Virginia were proposed regarding Can - said, roughly a third of all voters proximately 25% of our – led by harsh austerity mea - Krassi Ivanchev. Congressman who was also tor’s loss, including that his na - and more than two and a half volunteers and financial sup - sures – could be thwarted by the Boy Scout Troop 72, which House Republican Majority tional jetsetting made him pop - times the amount that was the porters are immigrants – legal country’s courts which are rul - was originally sponsored by the Leader and touted as the next ular in wider circles but cost him margin of difference. “We used immigrants. We chose the name ing against government-im - Church of the Transfiguration in House Speaker, in that state’s votes in his own district – and reverse psychology,” he ex - Americans for Legal Immigra - posed pay cuts, tax hikes, Corona, and is now based at primary last week. they are the only ones who get plained. Instead of criticizing tion to make it clear we are pro- slashed pensions and worker fir - Long Island’s Church of the Res - In the ensuing days and to cast a vote – because he sim - Cantor for taking a soft position immigrant and we use every op - ings. urrection in Brookville, was pre - throughout the weekend, polit - ply failed to walk around and on immigration, “we asked vot - portunity we can to share what Greece has been surviving on sented the Mets Spirit Award for ical gurus and media analysts knock on doors, the overriding ers to 'thank' Eric Cantor for legal immigrants tell us with the 240 billion euros ($327 billion) its community service activities.

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