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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION 1915-2015 VOL. 19, ISSUE 953 January 16-22, 2016 c v $1.50 Being Greek in the US: Mitsotakis Elected New Democracy’s L1eader The Responsibilities Former Minister Brings Optimism to And Privileges Thereof Party And Beyond

By Dr. Leonidas Petrakis By Constantinos E. Scaros

"Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization," we Greeks proudly Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a Mem - remind the world, claiming a special kinship (ownership!) to the ber of Parliament (MP) and for - achievements of Ancient Greece ("A rocky promontory in the mer minister in the Greek gov - Mediterranean, it has nothing to distinguish it but the efforts of its ernment, and who is part of one people, the sea, and the light of the sun," wrote George Seferis, of Greece’s most prominent po - Greece's first Nobel Prize winner). litical families, was elected pres - What does it mean to be Greek? The Ancients had a simple an - ident of the main opposition swer: they divided the world into Greeks and the rest, the Barbar - party New Democracy (ND) on ians. The latter uttered incomprehensible "bar, bar" sounds, did January 10. not speak Greek, and therefore were incapable of understanding The 47-year-old Mitsotakis the revolutionary, sophisticated ideas that the Greeks were advanc - edged his main rival for conser - ing in philosophy, literature, music and the other arts, medicine, vative ND’s presidency, former mathematics, the sciences. Defense Minister and Parlia - The achievements of the Ancients impact the determination of ment Speaker Evangelos Greekness even for the Greeks of the Diaspora, for the Diaspora Meimarakis, with a 52-to-48 has been an organic component of the Greek people, and a signif - percent win, which many pun - icant contributor to the fortunes of Greece, Hellenism in all its dits and media outlets both manifestations, and our Western Civilization. Greece separated within and outside of Greece – from its Diaspora would be but a diminished amputee. the Financial Times and Wall Does our claim as Greek-Americans to this rich and unique cul - Street Journal included – tural inheritance amount to anything more than a vacuous boast? deemed “shocking and surpris - Or does it impose on us responsibilities for preserving, expanding, ing.” and disseminating this inheritance? These questions continue to The victorious Mitsotakis concern intellectuals, politicians, and common people alike. In proclaimed: “we have a man - Greece, the recent tumultuous political and economic developments date from our members to re - ("We belong to the West", the Eurozone controversy) illustrate this vive the party and put the past search for identity, while for many Greek-Americans Greek identity behind us. Our target is one: for is limited to syrtaki and moussaka. New Democracy to represent Greekness is an overarching theme in the work of Seferis. His everyone in the country who op - seminal Mythistorema, a blend of Greek myth and history, popu - poses the populism of an incom - lated with mythical and historical figures and events, its people petent government.” ever searching on foreign lands and high seas, ever waiting for the Despite the Mitsotakis name "Angel" to point the way to renewal following the catastrophe that recognition – his father, Con - befell Hellenism in 1922, reflects the age-long search for the mean - stantine, was Prime Minister of ing and attainment of Greekness. In a most sobering segment of Greece and his sister Dora the poem, Seferis writes of the contemporary Greeks trying to deal (Bakoyannis) was Mayor of with their extraordinary heritage: Athens, and Minister of Culture "I woke with this marble head in my hands; and of Foreign Affairs – Mitso - it exhausts my elbows and I don't know where to put it down. " takis was considered the out - How "heavy" is really our inheritance? sider in the race, with the The ever-restless Greeks had a presence in Ionia in the Bronze Meimarakis being the establish - ment favorite. Continued on page 6 In fact, he led Mitsotakis by 11 points in last month’s open - ing round for the party presi - dency. But given that the 62-year- old Meimarakis lost a lopsided decision to SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras for Greece’s Premiership in September, the party and its EUROKINISSI voters chose to set forth in a Brimming with confidence but armed with experience, newly elected President of New Democ - racy Kyriakos Mitsotakis makes his inaugural speech as leader in the Greek Parliament. Continued on page 11 Wall St.’s Koudounis Shaped by His Hellenism

By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer A Couple of Icons at an Iconic Astoria Venue NEW YORK – John S. Koudou - nis is President and CEO Mizuho David Bowie, mourned worldwide this week, with Catherine Securities USA, the American in - Deneuve for a meal at Astoria’s Neptune Diner in 1982 during vestment banking subsidiary of the filming of The Hunger, which was directed by Tony Scott. the Japanese financial behe - moth. There is a Greek compo - nent to the rise to such a posi - tion by the son and grandson of immigrants, and he is not a Columbia U. Journalism lonely Hellene on Wall Street’s heights. In a wide-ranging conversa - Students Document Lesvos tion with TNH, Koudounis talked about value of his Greek heritage, his love for Hellenism By Constantine S. Sirigos Hellas Lifeguards who helped – and what may be in store for TNH Staff Writer the boat come to safety and the Greek, American, and world whose story they want to tell, economies. NEW YORK – Harriet Dedman when TNH caught up with Pride is an unspoken word in and Fahrinisa Oswald are grad - them. any conversation with Koudou - uate students at the Columbia “They are about 17 life - nis. Not in his own achieve - University Graduate School of guards from all over the Greece ments, which stand out among Journalism but during the past who have come to one of the global standouts in a brutally few months they have spent main beaches on Lesvos where competitive industry, but in the more time on the coast of Lesvos the landings are happening… teams of all kinds he has been with refugees than in class - they man the beach 24 hours a part of, and his fellow Greek – rooms on Morningside Heights. day,” Dedman said. Americans. Humanitarian crises by defi - They use a powerboat do - Koudounis immediately nition reflect both the best and nated by a British organization As president and CEO of Mizuho Securities (USA) John Koudounis has a clear view of the world worst in humanity. For the called Atlantic College to patrol Continued on page 5 economy from Park Avenue, which he and Diaspora Greeks can use to help the homeland. world to be aware of them, jour - the waters and help the boats. nalists and aid workers have to For more information, visit make the journey and connect www.lifeguardhellas.gr. with people. Among them some The four kilometer stretch of are veterans who keep an eye water between Turkey and Assanis to be Pres. of the Univ. of Delaware out for places where they are Lesvos it is plied by large black needed, others had different inflatable craft and “it’s incredi - plans for their lives but set them bly dangerous,” Dedman said. TNH Staff Assanis was the committee’s Assanis is well informed about aside. “The boats are built for 14 peo - unanimous choice. “We were UD and its many assets – most Last year Dedman and Os - ple and are packed with 30 or NEW YORK – The march of privileged to have a rich pool of especially its great people – wald’s priorities was to find 40. Most are half submerged by Greek-Americans to the top of top-level candidates for this po - when he takes office on July 1." Master’s Project, but it seems the time they arrive, with people every field continues. Dennis sition. Dennis Assanis’ combina - Dennis Assanis is a distin - that their project found them sitting in water for hours.” Assanis, provost and senior vice tion of administrative experi - guished educator with a wide and they are now covering the The craft, which are motor - president for academic affairs at ence and outstanding academic range of academic leadership refugee crisis working as free - ized, are driven by the refugees Stony Brook University in Long credentials clearly set him experience and a worldwide lance journalists. themselves. “They are effec - Island, NY, is preparing to take apart,” Kelly said, and Puglisi reputation as a scholar and ex - Predominantly photogra - tively thrown into the boats – the reins as president of the Uni - added, “Dr. Assanis is deeply pert in both fundamental and phers, they have also been sometimes at gunpoint – are versity of Delaware after a concerned with the issues facing applied studies of internal com - shooting video and soon after and told by the smugglers “just unanimous vote its Board of higher education today, includ - bustion engines and energy sys - New Year’s they produced cov - drive.” Trustees late last year. ing affordability, diversity and tems. erage of what is going on at Oswald had been monitoring Assanis will take office on the future of research innova - Samuel L. Stanley Jr., presi - Lesvos’ beaches for the BBC. the Syrian civil war and the July 1 and Nancy M. Targett will tion.” dent of Stony Brook, praised As - They had just filmed one of refugee crisis for two years, and continue to serve as UD’s acting Assanis said, “I am truly hon - sanis and said, “On behalf of the largest boat landings – about when the refugee crisis took a president until then. ored and thrilled to serve as the Stony Brook University, I extend 350 people – and a group called serious turn last August, she re - “Dr. Assanis has an impres - next president of the University sincere congratulations to solved to go to Greece. sive record as an academic Dennis Assanis, Provost and of Delaware… Together, I know Provost Assanis; we are grateful Arriving there in October leader, a distinguished scholar senior vice president for aca - we can build on this rich for his thoughtful and strategic when people were dying and and an inspiring educator,” John demic affairs at Stony Brook legacy…we have a historic op - leadership, and for all he has For subscription: washing up on shore on a daily R. Cochran, chairman of the University in Long Island, NY portunity to seize the momen - accomplished during his time 718.784.5255 basis, what began as a project Board of Trustees, said, adding, has been appointed President tum that UD has built.” here…The University of [email protected] has taken on greater signifi - “I am confident that his personal of the University of Delaware. Outgoing president Targett Delaware is fortunate to have cance. commitment to the power of ed - said, "I am looking forward to successfully recruited a leader The current trip is Dedman’s ucation and his extensive expe - years to come.” supporting the upcoming presi - with Dennis' capabilities, and I second and Oswald has been rience in the classroom and the Trustees Terri Kelly and Don dential transition. I will work have no doubt that he will lead laboratory will serve the Univer - Puglisi, who co-chaired the Pres - with the trustees and the UD Continued on page 7 sity of Delaware well in the idential Search Committee, said leadership to ensure that Dennis Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 Ted Gatsas, Reelected as Mayor of Manchester, Speaks with the Herald

By Theodore Kalmoukos

MANCHESTER, NH – Ted Gat - sas was sworn in to serve a fourth term as the 47th mayor of the historic New Hampshire city of Manchester. “I am certainly excited about two more years moving down the path we can get things done,” he told TNH, regarding his reelection. “Getting the heroin epidemic that we have under control” is his biggest priority, for “the city, the state, and the country.” When people can no longer obtain pre - scription drugs, he said, they turn to heroin, “and that is some - thing that is truly killing” them. Mayor Gatsas said the Man - chester economy is “doing well. Businesses are moving in” and Left: Ted Gatsas is sworn in for his fourth term as the mayor Manchester, NH. Above right: business as a whole is growing. Gatsas gets a congratulatory kiss from his mother Cassandra Gatsas. Below right: Gatsas Proud of his Greek heritage, making a presentation. He is the 47th mayor of the historic city that was founded in 1846. which is “very important to me, as is my Lebanese side (his Titled “Inspiration,” his inau - lives of those that will follow are on the front lines and they mother’s),” Gatsas wishes the gural address identified four areas you.” That school’s first graduat - are doing their very best. How - Greek-American community a where Manchester has made sig - ing class served as ushers at the ever, if we are to end the epi - 2016 filled with “prosperity and nificant progress the last six years: inaugural ceremony. Also regard - demic, we must work to make health.” infrastructure, public safety, eco - ing education, Gatsas spoke of our emergency responders our After the oath of office was nomic development, and city ser - “new public-private partnerships last line of defense, and we do administered by Manchester vices. He vowed to dispatch more with area businesses to reward this by making treatment and re - Chief of Police Nick Willard dur - resources over the next 60 days our schools with such things as habilitation easily accessible and ing a ceremony at the Palace The - to advance those initiatives. new technology, building up - readily available.” atre, Gatsas encouraged the at - Referencing various achieve - grades and staff development. I Mayor Gatsas also made spe - tendees to “believe in the ments in education during his am excited about bringing this cial mention of the recent open - possibility of tomorrow being bet - tenure as mayor, Gatsas said program forward for the ing of the Transition Family Place ter than today.” “the Manchester School of 2016/2017 school year and look Resource Center and Shelter, He continued: “the citizens of Technology is a crowning forward to a district-wide and which is the first homeless shelter Manchester want solutions. They achievement of this district. We community-wide celebration of for families and children in the want to live in a community will continue to grow the school our achievements.” state. He said that “this project where they can inspire and be in - of technology and the program - Focusing on the heroin epi - represents all that can be good spired. We have proved it can ming, and provide the resources demic and public safety, Gatsas and great when city government, happen and I am committed to necessary because it is making a said “when it comes to public the community and the private making sure it never stops.” difference in your life and the safety, our emergency responders sector work together.” St. George ex-Treasurer Christodoulou Begins Jail Term

TNH Staff funds away to address personal also remember that each one of interests. There is no indication us thirsts for God’s great mercy, KNOXVILLE, TN – Constantine that anyone else was involved; therefore we must be merciful D. Christodoulou, the former he acted unilaterally and whit - ourselves.” treasurer of the St. George tled away at the Church treasury Christodoulou's probation Greek Orthodox Church in at a slow, deliberate rate, on a means officials will have legal Global Volunteers Teaching Knoxville begins serving the first continual basis throughout his control over him to be sure he part of a 10-year sentence in a four-year term, and funneled repays the embezzled money. Knox County jail this month, fol - church funds to personal ac - As the Sentinel reports, “the English+ to Greek Children lowing his guilty plea last week counts while covering up his theft left the Church with less to stealing over $400,000 from deeds. than $2,000 in its bank ac - the Church’s coffers, the “Constantine has admitted to counts, prompting Church lead - By Lynn Lotkowictz impact that austerity was bring - Knoxville News Sentinel re - his mishandling of up to ers to approve obtaining a ing on his business and all of ported. $360,000 all for personal use. $150,000 loan to stabilize fi - Based on my most enjoyable Greece. Yet, he continued on, Knox County District Attor - An external audit will be done nances. The low cash balance 2013 experience, I booked my how their olive trees and home ney General Charme Allen said to determine, among other find - also delayed a decision to install second, two-week program grown garden vegetables made that Christodoulou, 48, will ings, the actual amount that was a fire alarm system that had teaching English to students in their lives abundant. He was serve one year in prison fol - siphoned over the course of his been reviewed and approved by an after school program orga - asking us to witness with clarity, lowed by nine years’ probation, four years (2011-2014) as Trea - the church, Stratis said.” nized by Global Volunteers, a the Greek situation. This man and even that one year may be Constantine D. Christodoulou surer…When irregularities ap - At 6:50AM last April 12 non-profit, NGO that offers ser - and his family are struggling but reduced based on any “jail cred - peared, rationalizations were Greek Orthodox Easter, “a vice programs in various coun - still he is aware of his blessings. its” Christodoulou earns, ac - 15 letter to parishioners, which given; when questions arose, a passerby reported flames in the tries. It brought me to tears, but in the cording to Assistant District At - stated that: “the very idea of a spirit of trust prevented more sanctuary. By then, flames al - In Gazi, Crete we stayed at best possible way. He made my torney General Sean fellow hardworking member of intense inquiry. Until finally, too ready had damaged the ornate the Handakas Hotel. A very ba - day … and I think I made his. McDermott, the Sentinel re - St. George involved in such a many alarms indicated unques - dome in the sanctuary and sic, but charming property con - Then, we added another ele - ported. diabolically-based scheme tionably that a breach had oc - raced through the structure. veniently located to public trans - ment to our volunteer week. Credits may be awarded for brings each of us serious curred. Knoxville fire investigators portation, two small towns Gazi Three of my female teammates good behavior, educational heartache, amidst other emo - “It is certainly difficult to ask eventually settled upon candles and Amadoura. and I visited the Union of courses, substance abuse classes tions.” a community of hard-working, used in the night service that The hotel management make Women Members Association of and working around the jail, the The letter also stated that dedicated, and faithful members ended early in the morning Sentinel reported. “we have learned that Constan - to turn around and start all over April 12 as the probable cause As TNH reported last March, tine Christodoulou, while he again because of the actions of of the fire. Someone had tossed the theft was revealed to parish - held the office of Treasurer, act - one individual. However, we a candle in a trash can and did - ioners by the Church’s presiding ing unilaterally and unbe - should remind ourselves that n't douse it in the tray of sand priest Rev. Anthony Stratis and knownst to us all, calculatingly the need is here; it is time to at the rear of the sanctuary, in - the Parish Council in a March managed to squeeze church address that need. We should vestigators said.”

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Lynn Lotkowictz teaches English to students in Crete, as part of the Global Volunteers Program.

you feel like you’re visiting the Heraklion (UWMAH). home of a family member with This is a group of 75 women three healthy meals per day, who work on various projects in rooms with small patios, pool the community. They fund and and private bath. run an abused women’s shelter, There are many beautiful support a counseling program nearby sites easily reached by bus, for women who need advice and Phaistos ruins, Knossos, the port are in the process of building the city of Heraklion, Matala, where “House of Angels.” This is a fa - the caves alongside the moun - cility for children age zero to six, tains and Libyan sea make a spec - who have been abandoned or tacular setting, to name a few. their parents cannot care for The nine other volunteers them. We met with members of and myself visit schools from 5 this organization who know to 10PM working with students some English but welcome the on improving and conversing in opportunity to practice and ex - English. What was particularly change ideas. We were so en - heartwarming was many of thused with these adult women them remembered me from two that we agreed to spend morn - years ago and I had the thrill of ings with them for the rest of seeing how they had progressed, our stay. matured and thrived in spite of Nefeli, one student with the continuing high unemploy - whom I’ve stayed in touch since ment, tax increases and other my first visit in 2013, was ex -

T H E economic difficulties in Greece. cited to spend time together and N D A L TI RA ONAL HE MEMORABLE MOMENTS I was thrilled to learn she has One morning: venturing out continued her studies in art in the Aegean sunshine my which were her passion. We Global Volunteers friend, Cyn - talked about job opportunities, thia and I walked the short dis - art schools and I encouraged her tance to the town of Gazi. After to stick with it. We took a walk shopping we stopped for our fa - for a gelato and when we parted vorite mid-morning treat, frappe she turned to me and said “I’m at a roadside coffee shop. Chat - so glad you’re here you build my ting with the waitress, it came self-esteem.” up that my dad was from Crete With so many difficulties in For subscription information contact us at 718-784-5255, ext 108 and specifically from the Chania Crete, she felt that many did not or email at: [email protected] area. A few minutes later, the el - support or appreciate art as a derly proprietor of the coffee field of study. shop appeared introducing him - To have an authentic experi - self as the waitress’ dad. ence like this has been a gift and The National Herald He informed us that he too I’ve learned so much. I love was from Chania, with a broad Greece.

T H D E L www.thenationalherald.com smile. I was invited into a very N A AT ER IONAL H personal conversation. We spoke Lynn Lotkowictz is Director of of the economic difficulties, new Advertising of Florida Trend increase in taxes and negative magazine. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 COMMUNITY 3 Turkish Official’s Controversial Call for Priests’ Salaries to be Paid by State

ANKARA - The Chief Om - amendment of related regula - said, noting that members of its sultans and who also served as budsman’s Office of Turkey has tions.” clerical council had concluded chief legal adviser. The caliphate given the green light to the Di - While reviewing Ozsa - that resuming this “archaic tra - itself was abolished in 1924, rectorate General of Religious hakyan’s appeal, the Chief Om - dition would be appropriate.” part of early modernizing efforts Affairs (Diyanet) to pay priests’ budsman’s Office also asked for Financial contributions pro - by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who salaries after an appeal by the opinions of Turkey’s chief vided by the state should be di - founded the secular Republic of Nazaret Ozsahakyan, the head rabbi and the Syriac Orthodox rectly conveyed to their centers, Turkey on the ruins of the Ot - of Boyacköy Surp Yerits Man - Church Metropolitan, in addi - the Ecumenical Patriarchate toman Empire. gants Armenian Church Foun - tion to the Ecumenical Patriar - said, adding that it had met with Ankara recognizes only the dation. chate and Turkey’s Armenian the spiritual leaders of the Ar - Greek, Armenian and Jewish The chief ombudsman made Patriarchate. menian, Syriac and Jewish com - communities as religious mi - its decision despite opposing “In line with our archaic tra - munities. They reasoned that of - norities under the 1923 Lau - views from the Ecumenical Pa - ditions, fees and salaries of offi - ficiates are “subject to a sanne Treaty, the founding ac - triarchate and Turkey’s Armen - ciates of the church have been hierarchical and traditional cord of modern-day Turkey. ian Patriarchate, along with a met by the community who are structure and managing order The Diyanet drafts a weekly “refusal” from Ombudsman members of the church,” according to Christianity and Ju - sermon delivered at the nation’s Mehmet Elkatm. Turkey’s Armenian Patriarchate daism.” 85,000 mosques, which it super - Chief Ombudsman Nihat The Diyanet was created in vises. It also employs all of Ömerolu delivered an advisory 1924 to replace the Ottoman Turkey’s imams, who are tech - opinion in which he urged Armenian Church Sheikh al-Islam, the mufti with nically considered civil servants “eliminating unjust treatment by in Constantinople the authority to confirm new trained by the state. Met. Evangelos and NJ Philoptochos President Visit Hajiantoniou Family

By Demetris Tsakas every day with doctors and in letters from the mailman with with the offers of financial aid, hospitals to be present for the rec - messages of support and with the but he demonstrated his sincere EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Met - ommended treatments being un - contributions of our fellow Greek- interest for my children. He told ropolitan Evangelos of New Jer - dertaken by her husband and her Americans. We thank the Na - Maria to contact the community sey and Anne Michals, president daughter, while also taking care tional Herald, which not only is of St. George in Clifton so that of the Philoptochos of the Me - of their son Gianni, who is just 2 fulfilling its duties as a newspaper she could attend the afternoon tropolis of New Jersey visited the years old. and journalistic enterprise, but Greek school free of charge,” Ha - family of Manolis Hajiantoniou in Metropolitan Evangelos told has inspired and passed the word jiantoniou said. East Rutherford, NJ on January TNH’s Religion Editor Theodore on to our brothers to express their Evangelos was not interested 6. Kalmoukos upon his return to his love and support.” only in the family members strug - Hajiantoniou, who is 49 years office after the visit that “we ex - When asked about the metro - gling with illness, but also for the old, and his 11-year old daughter, perienced touching moments,” politan’s visit, Hajiantoniou said little two-year old boy Giannis, Maria, are fighting personal bat - but that “instead of giving, we re - it was very touching for him and who celebrated his nameday the tles against pancreatic and brain ceived courage from these peo - his wife and the children. It made following day, the same day as cancers, respectively. ple.” He said the visit is just the the Epiphany holiday, which was the Metropolitan’s father, Ioannis The visitors came to pray for beginning and that they will do special for him because he fol - Kourounis. their health and offer them holi - everything they can to help the lowed the coverage of the bless - The Hajiantoniou family did day wishes, to bring them pre - family. ing of the water services in not have time to christen their sents, and at the same time to Evangelos refused to reveal Smyrna and Famagusta, which son because at the time they had take a close look at the situation. the presents they offered, under - were celebrated for the first time planned to do the baptism. Mano - Almost at the same time as the scoring that “they were presents after 94 and 42 years, respec - lis was admitted to the hospital visit, the president of the Dode - of a father to a child and of a tively, even more emotional. for the first time and began his canesian Society of America brother to a brother.” “Metropolitan Evangelos en - fight with cancer. George Andriotis was signing a Hajiantoniou was emotional couraged our hopes and gave us “The Metropolitan said he will check on behalf of the Society and when he told TNH, “This New strength and we had a much bet - Manolis Hajiantoniou and his wife Kristen at their home. take care of everything with the drafting an appeal to the mem - Year’s and Epiphany were the ter experience of Epiphany,” he baptism of my son and we thank bers of the Board and the other most touching I have experi - said. had a conversation with Manolis with a personal check of one him so much,” Hajiantoniou told Dodecanesian societies to take enced. We did not expect, and we Metropolitan Evangelos and and Kristen Hajiantoniou. thousand dollars. He aslo offered TNH. initiatives and stand by the family could never have imagined that the Philoptochos president re - Hajiantoniou revealed to TNH aid from the Metropolis for three At the time this article was experiencing such an incredible on our return from treatments mained at the home of the Ha - that the guests brought the family months back rent. written Manolis Hajiantoniou tragedy. and the other medical appoint - jiantoniou family more than forty- fruits and sweets, and that the “The Metropolitan touched us contacted us again and asked us Kristen Hajiantoniou spends ments that we would be receiving five minutes during which they Metropolitan presented them deeply because he did not stop to express thanks on his behalf to the Ethnikos Kirix Foundation, Nick Andriotis, Lefkos Pyrgos and Julie Pantazis, the Greek super - market Titan and Costas Mas - Money Manager Advises Greece On How To Emerge From Crisis toras, Panagiota Papacostas, Eleni and Anastasia Tsounis, Anastasia and Theodore Kalogiannis, Costas By Shia Kapos ness and philanthropy and he in 1981, a country he only knew Ekentzis, Niki Pappas, and Con - understands the big picture of from his father's storytelling. stantine Tomopoulos for sending Although his father was a the economy,” Koudounis says. “If I said, 'Dad, the lake is their contributions. Greek immigrant, John Calamos Other members include beautiful today,' he'd say, 'You “As we spend the better part Sr., founder of Naperville-based America Online founder and think that's beautiful? You of our day with the doctors and Calamos Asset Management, Groupon director Ted Leonsis, should see the Aegean Sea. in hospitals we don’t have time grew up with little connection Hostess owner Dean Metropou - That's beautiful.' ” to thank these wonderful people to the country or its heritage. los and Huffington Post founder The trip transformed one by one. Please thank them Today, Calamos, 75, is pouring Arianna Huffington. Calamos, who has since dedi - on our behalf for their sacrifices millions from his personal for - Calamos grew up on the cated his time and fortune to and the overflow of their souls,” tune into helping save the debt- city's West Side above the gro - philanthropies associated with Hajiantoniou said. ridden nation and spreading its cery store that his family ran Greece and Greek Americans. HOW TO HELP cultural history. seven days a week. His parents That passion plays out at The family’s needs are ever “It's true,” Calamos says. spoke Greek to each other but home, too. Calamos has been growing, Bills keep coming and “You don't know where you're not to their children. “They working to re-create some of his the expenses are increasing dra - going until you know where wanted us to assimilate com - mother's Greek recipes. matically for the many tests and you've been.” pletely” into American life, he “We wrote down as much as treatments for Manolis and He donated $1 million to says. we could before she died” in Maria, which are not covered by bring “The Greeks,” an exhibi - After earning a bachelor's de - 1979, Calamos says. “But it's dif - their insurance. They are unable tion featuring the gold Mask of gree in economics and an MBA ficult,” he says, recalling his to cover their needs and pay the Agamemnon and antiquities in finance from IIT, where he mom using “a pinch of this or rent. connected to Alexander the also was part of the ROTC, that” to prepare each delicacy. TNH is calling upon all Great, to the Field Museum. It Calamos joined the U.S. Air One recipe he's mastered is Greek-Americans to offer their runs through April 10 before Force and served in Vietnam. her avegolemono (egg-lemon) contribution by sending their traveling to other North Ameri - In 1977, he founded the soup. love and their gifts, as well as can sites. money-management company, You can find the dish at City - checks payable to: Manolis & Calamos, who serves as his Greek –American businessman, philanthropist and community which currently has $22.8 bil - Gate Grille, part of Calamos' real Kristen Hajiantoniou at 236 company's CEO and global co- leader John Calamos, seen with his wife Mae Calamos, when he lion under management. estate operation and corporate Park Ave (2nd Floor), East chief investment officer, also is served as Grand Marshal of New York’s Greek Parade in 2015. Calamos first traveled to Greece campus in Naperville. Rutherford NJ 07073. part of the Hellenic Initiative, a nonprofit organization of 40 a variety of austerity measures part in a venture fair in which Greek-American executives who in return for more international entrepreneurs pitched him busi - give financial support to Greek loans. ness ideas. families and villages in need— Calamos and other board John Koudounis, a Chicago HOly mEtROPOlIS OF NEw JERSEy and unofficial advice to the members of the Hellenic Initia - native and CEO of Mizuho Se - country's business and political tive have talked to the Greek curities USA in New York, says Saint Athanasios leaders. prime minister and others about Calamos “brings a lot to the Greece is squeezed by a debt removing red tape that prevents table in terms of seniority.” bill of some $350 billion and a the private sector from growing. Koudounis also serves on the Greek Orthodox Church depression. Unemployment was “That would create jobs,” he Hellenic Initiative board and the nearly 25 percent last month. says. Greek officials are recep - board of Chicago's National Hel - 51 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 • (201) 368-8881 The country came close to exit - tive, though it remains “a slow lenic Museum, which Calamos ing the European Union last and complicated process.” chairs. year before ultimately accepting Last year, Calamos also took “He has experience in busi - Feast Day of Saint Athanasios the Great Patron Saint of our Parish Sunday , January 17, 2016 Hierarchical Great Vesper Service with Arto klasia at 7:00 p.m. Annual Celebration of Greek Letters Day His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey will preside at the Services. Poetry Readings After the Service the Ladies of our Philoptochos Society b

will host a reception in our community center. Your participation is welcomed. If you have

a favorite poem on a Greek theme, bring it along a Monday , January 18, 2016 and read it to the group. Otherwise, just relax and listen. The Feast of Saint Athanasios Date: Friday, January 22, 2016 Orthros 8:30 a.m. and Divine Liturgy with Artoklasia. Place: Holy Trinity Cathedral Library 337 East 74th Street, New York City 10021 Luncheon will follow in the community center hosted Time: 5:00 pm by the Philoptochos Society of our Parish. Protopresbyter Anargyros Stavropoulos The cutting of the New Year Vasilopita and the President of the Parish Council will take place after the presentation. Mr. Peter Paizis cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the Feast Day of our Church 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 Combined Vasilopita Cutting Brings New York Professionals Together

By Constantine S. Sirigos cultural event will be its March president Michael Hartofilis was TNH Staff Writer 25 celebration. very pleased with the gathering, Hellenic Medical Society “Like every year this is a very NEW YORK -The ballroom of President George Liakeas told symbolic gathering,” he said. the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity TNH that the event “is a won - “The presidents of the organi - was filled with the members of derful opportunity not only to zations are wishing each other the community’s professional or - network with the other societies a Happy New Year and hope - ganizations in the New York but to plan for the whole year. fully they will keep in touch Metropolitan Area on the It’s important for the other so - and exchange thoughts and evening of January 12. cieties to recognize our value as ideas.” HLA will host its kickoff The popular event which of - we recognize theirs. Our goal is gathering for the year in the first fered fine food, fellowship, and to work with the others and week of February. networking opportunities to in - bring on new people to address Nicholas Chamberas repre - dividuals also fosters coopera - some of the issues the commu - sents New York State Assembly - tion among the host groups for nity has.” women Nicole Malliotakis on a the benefit of the community as He said one of those needs is pro bono basis. He conveyed her a whole and the promotion of helping the elderly and they are regards and told TNH the event Hellenism. preparing a series of talks on el - “It’s an extraordinary time to see Cathedral Dean Father John derly issues in the medical, le - how far Greek-Americans have Vlahos welcomed the guests and gal, and financial sectors. HMS come in this country…everyone led them in the singing of the itself is preparing for its popular is unified and everyone is hav - apolitikion hymn of St. Basil, for apokries-carnival dinner dance. ing a good time and network - whom the vasilopita cakes are Hellenic Lawyers Association ing.” named. A representative of each The guests paused from their friend making and networking group cut a cake, which was to see if they would win the coin that would make their whole then distributed to its members. year lucky – they had much better odds than with Powerball. Amb. George Iliopoulos, Consul General of Greece at - program HABA is developing and let’s do more events like tended with his wife Anthousa with some of the other groups. this.” and was very pleased with the Hellenic Professional Women Attorney John Stratakis, legal event that promotes unity and founder Maria Frantzis ex - advisor to the Hellenic Ameri - cooperation. “The biggest pro - pressed gratitude to HABA for can Chamber of Commerce fessional organizations have de - inviting the group to participate (HACC) told TNH “Every group cided to do something together, for the first time. “It’s an im - used to have its own vasilopita and are committed other activi - portant opportunity for Greek cutting and the beauty of this ties for the community’s bene - professionals to connect. Look event is that everybody agreed fit…In unity there is strength,” around you! It should happen a to have vasilopita together and he said. number of times a year,” she not have “your thing and my HABA Vice President Fanny said. Their next event is a per - thing” but our thing. It’s a won - Trataros, representing President sonal and professional develop - derful concept…there is an ap - Demetri Papacostas, was very ment presentation titled “New petite for doing things together.” happy “to see all the profes - Year, New You” at the New York HACC is preparing for its sional organizations be able to Athletic Club on January 30. 22nd annual joint shipping con - unite to kick off the New Year” Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of ference with the Norwegian and addressed New Year’s best Commerce President Nikos American Chamber of Com - wishes to all. She was especially Nikoalou said “I wish everyone merce on February 11 at the pleased to note the mentoring a happy and healthy New Year Waldorf Astoria, and their next The Feast of the Epiphany is Celebrated Throughout the Orthodox Diaspora

TNH Staff ity Greek Orthodox Church, St. Antony Orthodox Christian NEW YORK – The blessing of Church, and Holy Apostles Or - the waters that is part of the Or - thodox Christian Church. thodox Christian celebration of Fr. Ambrose Arrington, pas - the Feast of the Epiphany is a tor of Holy Apostles, explained beautiful tradition that graces to Tulsaworld.com that the the start of the New Year. While Epiphany celebration, also it can be taken for granted in known as Theophany, symbol - traditional Orthodox communi - izes the baptism of Jesus Christ ties in Eastern Europe and the by John the Baptist in the Jor - Mediterranean basin, in the Di - dan River. Signs of the Father aspora it is a highlight of and the Holy Spirit during the community calendars and a baptism made that event in the delightful celebration enjoyed life of Christ the first public rev - by Greek and non-Greeks alike. elation of God as Holy Trinity. Deep in the American South, TAKING THE PLUNGE DOWN where the weather is more wel - UNDER coming, divers don’t hesitate a Nick Georgiou, 16, from bit before taking the plunge as ROb VARElA/tHE StAR Mentone, retrieved the wooden in up north. In Florence, SC, Fr. Gary Kyriacou uses basil leaves to bless Mariam Vartanian, The Rev. Athanasios C. Haros, pastor at the Church of the cross tossed off the pier in there is no diving, but citizens of Van Nuys, with holy water during the Epiphany Celebration Transfiguration, presides over the inaugural Blessing of Flo - Frankston, Australia on January appreciate the Blessing of Flo - and Blessing of the Waters at Ventura Harbor Village. rence, SC ceremony under the gazebo at Lake Oakdale. 6. He was one youngest partici - rence ceremony under the pants in the ceremony where gazebo at The Palms course at vice that the first part of the the blessings of the Jordan River at Ventura Harbor so much, narily cross retrievers revel in Bishop Iakovos of the Greek Or - Oakdale Lake. blessing service would include to all creation through water,” however, that the annual dive the joy generated by the tradi - thodox Archdiocese of Australia This is the first year the scripture lessons, followed by he added. to retrieve the wooden cross tion that they will have good presided. Church hosted a public blessing the blessing of the holy water. In Ventura, CA, water-based was held instead at the Ventura luck all year, but he said he dove Georgiou, who is a Year 11 for the entire city of Florence in “From our vantage point as Or - blessings preceded this year’s Dive and Sport pool. in honor of his grandmother student at Haileybury College, this way. thodox Christians, we think that Epiphany celebration in the Rev. Gary Kyriacou, pastor of Miki Pulos, who died last Fri - now looks forward to the 12 The Rev. Athanasios C. the grace of God is present in form of rainstorms that brought the St. Demetrios Greek Ortho - day. months of good luck and pros - Haros, pastor of the Church of the holy water,” Haros said. desperately needed drought re - dox Church in Camarillo told "It wasn't until an hour ago perity tradition promises. He the Transfiguration, told the “As part of the Feast of lief to the area. the local paper that he was care - that I decided to do this for my said he did not appreciate how Morning News prior to the ser - Epiphany, the church extends The rains dirtied the water ful to be fair with the tossing of grandmother. I think that is “big and special” the Blessing of the cross since his son Harrison what gave me a little push near the Waters ceremony was until Kyriacou, 15, was one of the the end," he said. he saw the large crowd on divers. PAN-ORTHODOX Wednesday morning. "I did everything I could to OPPORTUNITY He told the Frankston Stan - make sure I wasn't biased when In many part of the world, dard Leader, “My friend invited I threw the cross," the priest told the celebration of Epiphany is me to come with him because the Ventura County Star. an opportunity for Orthodox we’re both Greek…I was really Don’t miss... Barbara Kokkinis, who orga - parishes from different jurisdic - nervous before I jumped in.” The National Herald nizes the annual event for the tions to gather. The paper reported that ’s church, said that while young In the Tulsa, OK area, three “Nick was blessed by Bishop people who wanted to partici - Orthodox churches blessed the Iakovos after retrieving the pate turned out to be ill on the water of the Arkansas River on wooden cross and was given a big day, older people were also Sunday afternoon by dropping wooden cross pedant to wear as invited to dive. a large ice cross into the river a memento… The 16-year-old This year, last-minute arrival at the River Park West festival aims to become a sports physio - Chris Pulos, of Chatsworth was area. therapist after he finishes his the first to grab the cross. Ordi - Participating were Holy Trin - schooling.” Assanis to be Pres. of the Univ. of Delaware

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UD to continued success." Coming February 13 th Since 2011, Assanis has served as provost and senior vice president for academic af - fairs at Stony Brook University and as vice president for Brookhaven National Labora - tory Affairs. At Stony Brook, he has spearheaded the develop - ment of a strategic plan for aca - demic affairs and launched a number of initiatives strength - ening the faculty, programs for undergraduate and graduate students, research and scholarly activities, and global engage - ment. He significantly enhanced the strategic relationship be - tween Stony Brook and Depart - S. Holt Professor of Engineering internal combustion engines, fu - ment of Energy’s Brookhaven and Arthur F. Thurnau Profes - els, and energy for more than National Laboratory (BNL) and sor, as well as director of the 25 years. Assanis holds five played an instrumental role in Michigan Memorial Phoenix En - patents and has been honored the leadership that successfully ergy Institute, founding director with numerous prestigious re-competed for the manage - of the U.S.-China Clean Energy awards for his teaching and re - ment of BNL. Research Center for Clean Vehi - search. He also led a $20 million cles and director of the Walter His wife, Eleni Assanis, is fundraising effort at Stony E. Lay Automotive Laboratory. president of a consulting com - Brook to create an endowed In - Assanis started his academic pany, Assanis & Associates Inc. stitute for Advanced Computa - career as an assistant and asso - and they have two adult sons, tional Science for interdiscipli - ciate professor at the University Nicholas and Dimitris. Please notify us of your interest in participating nary research. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign “My wife, Eleni, and I are in this special issue as early by February 1, 2016 . Before joining Stony Brook and has affiliations with univer - looking forward to becoming University, Dr. Assanis had a dis - sities in China and South Korea. part of the Blue Hen community Tel: (718) 784-5255 ext. 101, e-mail: [email protected] tinguished career at the Univer - He has an exceptional re - and getting to know the stu - sity of Michigan for 17 years. search record and has been at dents, faculty and staff of UD,” He was the Jon R. and Beverly the leading edge in the field of Assanis said. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 COMMUNITY 5 In Two Minutes, Greece’s Video Guys Make Films That Grab Attention

By Andy Dabilis with Lygkiaris’ evocative sound “We also constantly try to be - TNH Staff Writer tracks that bring in traditional come better at what we do, not Greek instruments and modern, only on our technique, but also It was a natural pairing to upbeat sounds in videos that pay on an artistic level. It is impor - make short films for YouTube keen attention to small detail: tant for us to be able to express with hopes of going bigger: a Two Cents starts off showing a ourselves as good as we can,” video store worker with a vast 2-euro cent coin highlighted gut - he added. knowledge of films – Harry Vatis ter-like off a curb, a metaphorical The pair would like to team – and his friend, Michalis shot at where Greeks have up for longer films, even fea - Lygkiaris, a musician who landed in an economic crisis that tures, if they can find producers wanted to score movies. has spared the rich, politicians and backing. “I often feel that I The Greek pair have com - and tax cheats. suffocate in the 5 minute dura - bined to make a series of innov - In 6:10 they tell a story in tion and that I don’t have ative, if brief, movies, including Zoe of imagined heartbreak but enough time to say everything I Se Theo Lepta (In Two Minutes) redemption when Vatis comes want,” said Lygkiaris. which features Vatis, looking a into his apartment, reaches for “I have already written two lot like Run Lola Run, tearing a whiskey, asks what’s happen - screenplays that exceeded our through the streets of an Athens ing to him, sees his lover Zoe, safe zone. So I am starting to neighborhood, jumping fences, pregnant, with another man, thinking that the time has come getting back a woman’s bag only to see a locket he gave her to move on to bigger produc - snatched from her and tossing around her neck to awaken and tions. A full feature is a long dis - it to her over his shoulder, shirt find she’s still there. tant dream at the moment. We tearing on a pipe, a sneaker The production values are prefer to take one step at a dropped. high.In these days, when even time,” he said. Two minutes later, we see beyond teeny-bopper pop the film industry is not that easy, and what it means to be human, cell phones have the capability Vatis, who has an undeniable he’s rushed to the video store to singers and hack amateurs post - so I thought about making my the fear of dying, existential of making films, they DSLR presence in the films, glowering return a film so he won’t have ing videos without the sharp own films, in order to compose things.” cameras in which they mount eyes one second and then full to pay the late fee, only to be editing and cinematography the soundtrack for them. Vatis says they chose short lenses from old film cameras. of light and laughter the next, told it’s Sunday and he won’t be Vatis brings, and the accompa - “Having the support of films because there’s an oppor - The pre-production for me is said they take their cues from charged. He leaves, shirt ripped, nying scores of Lygkiaris. Charis was all I needed to pro - tunity to tell a story fast and fo - mostly an autistic procedure life around them in Greece and one sneaker off. They began in 2009, meeting ceed,” with Scarlet Web films. cus on what’s essential although done at home (planning the look for universal subjects that In that flashdance is much of in the store where Vatis works “The name comes from a game they want to do longer works, shots and organizing the pro - touch everyone. the quirky sensibilities of mod - in the western Athens neighbor - we used to play together, and if they can find the financial duction), while Charis takes “We can be inspired by any - ern Greek cinema that is grab - hood of Peristeri. in a way symbolize our passion backing and means. care of finding the right person thing. Sometimes it’s a common bing the attention of filmmakers “We soon discovered that we (the scarlet color) and the net - “Even when I hear ‘Feature for each job,” said Lygkiaris. thing, like a homeless man in by the country’s most noted di - had many things in common. work of people (the web) that Films,’ I feel terrified,” he said, “The production is what we now Athens, and sometimes it can be rectors. We both were cinema lovers help us in our production.” although given his presence in call guerilla filmmaking, a sim - something larger than life, such In the age of Instagram and since we were kids, so it seemed They have produced eight the films – including his run in ple camera with minimal grip as the possibility of the extinc - Snapchat, Vatis, and Lygkiaris like he was the right guy to col - films: The Trial, Cheers, Zoe, In Two Minutes – there’s no feeling equipment.” tion of fresh water on Earth,” have put together little gems for laborate with for such a thing. Two Minutes, 7/3, 2 Cents, I am he should have stage fright. What turned them to making he said. the short attention span audi - We have also written and pro - Human, and The Girl at the Bus “There are so many parameters short films? He added: “But no matter the ence of the times, and they duced some songs together, Stop, each bringing an off-beat and things that could go wrong. The goal is the production it - inspiration, it all ends up on the work, albeit in Greek. Visually, since he is first of all a singer sense of telling a condensed hu - We also need a bigger and more self. Just expressing myself and main character. I am mostly in - they are universal. and I am a musician,” said Ly - man story fast, in Digital High experienced crew, dedicated to sharing my point of view with terested in the impact that Their production company, giarkis. Defnition. this kind of art,” he told The Na - as many people as I can. A story something has on a single hu - Scarlet Web Films, has had more “As a musician I always “These are about things that tional Herald. might touch deeply another per - man being, whether that is the than 45,000 views from those wanted to compose music for trouble our minds,” said FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH son and this is invaluable for craving for a sandwich or a lucky enough to see something the movies. Meeting people in Lygkiaris. “The economic crisis He’s the star of the films along me,” said Lygkiaris. deadly virus.” Wall Street Heavy Hitter Koudounis Shaped by Sports and Hellenism

Continued from page 1 turing come back,” citing lower leash them for things like infra - energy and transportation costs structure and seed capital for brought up his recent dinner and the gradual equalization of mid-sized venture companies, with Thomas Maheras, who was wages and production costs. which he said “really help stim - president of Salomon Brothers HELLENES ABROAD HELP ulate the economy.” in the 1990s. “He grew up in GREECE THI’s philanthropic compo - Chicago flipping eggs in his With Greece nurtured at nent is also critical. “There are dad’s diner by Midway Airport home, Church, and trips there. still a lot of hungry people there… in the 1990s he was one of the Koudounis is eager to offer his immunizations and care pack - most successful bankers on Wall valuable background to help ages” are still needed he said. Street.” with the crisis. He also touts THI programs It is just a biographical fact He can offer nothing but for talented young Greeks and that he did not have the benefit tough love and clear thinking, entrepreneurs “like hundreds of of mentors to navigate through however, when working with his internships around the world a complex career, but he deeply THI friends and potential in - that we are opening up for these appreciates the input through vestors. Koudounis is part of kids to help them get a skill set the years of fellow high achiev - Mizuho’s loan committee, which and go back and do things.” ers like John Calamos, C. Dean means he looks to numbers and He asked rhetorically if they Metropoulos, and Andrew Liv - financial realities, not his sym - are putting a dent in situation. eris. pathies and interests when mak - “Maybe a little one. We are try - The conversation also could ing investments. ing,” he said. not end before he brought up But there are good signs. The concern for his home - his work in behalf of Greece, es - Regarding reforms, “There land is matched by His love for pecially as a founding Board member of the Hellenic Initia - tive (THI), Board member of the National Hellenic Museum in his native Chicago, and for his Or - thodox faith in a number of ca - pacities. But like many Hellenes who are thriving in the world of in - ternational finance, being Greek is not only who Koudounis is, it contributed to his success. Throughout his career and especially at Mizuho, he inter - acted with different cultures. Asked if his two-culture back - ground helped him, Koudounis said “It really helps. I grew up speaking Greek first, and going to Greek school, spending sum - mers in Greece really helped, es - pecially in college,” – the very international Brown University. FAMILY, TEAMS, EXCEL - LENCE Koudounis’ grandfather Spiro went right to Chicago from Top photo and below left: John S. Koudounis, President and CEO Mizuho Se - reception area, respectively. Below right, Koudounis is at his corner desk over - Sparta through Ellis Island. He curities USA, in the trading room at the company’s Manhattan offices and its looking Park Avenue, one of the nerve centers of the global economy. doesn’t know where he began to work, but soon he had a hot dog cart. His father continued helped shape him, Koudounis from China. TNH noted the fa - around should be a big one. was definitely something his old and new towns, which in the business, but he had a said “There is no question about mous dire warnings of his friend China and India have huge mid - done…I’ve met with Papan - connect in interesting ways. “Fa - store in addition to involvement it. I captained my basketball and James Chanos and Koudounis dle classes which should be ab - dreou, Samaras and Tsipras. We ther Alexander Karloutsos was in restaurants and other venues. football teams.” said, “Jimmy’s a little more neg - sorbing that excess demand. were asked to come,” he said, at my table at the National Hel - If opportunity attracted his He was also president of his ative than I am.” Others are “The new Prime Minister of referring to other diaspora lenic Museum gala and my pappou, hardship brought sent high school class and of a bunch more optimistic. “Some are ex - India, Narendra Modi, and the heavy hitters. mother told him that before my his mother to America. “They of clubs. He wasn’t sure about pecting 6.6 percent growth this new Finance Minister, Arun Jait - “It is getting a little bit better, final interviews with Merrill couldn’t afford to feed her. She his career, but leadership always year but the reality is that it will ley are very sharp,” he said. and there are obviously still a when I was a senior at Brown… went to Montreal from a village interested him, as did politics. be closer to 4 or 4.5 percent,” Koudounis has lunch with lot of issues,” but some positives I lit a candle at the original St. near Sparta called Tripi – liter - That comes in handy because and thus he does not think the them just before Christmas and are overlooked. Nicholas.” That was all Father ally, the hole, which is still there, as a world banker his is also part U.S. will improve on the past he noted “we do see growth, There are funds that Greece Karloutsos needed to know get reputedly the spot where the an - of important global institutions few years’ 2-2.5 percent growth and India potentially having can get from the EU - Koudounis him to sign him up for the cient Spartans exposed undesir - like Bretton Woods, IMF and the in 2016. more solid growth than China.” cannot go into details - but he cause. “I donated some money able children” he said. World Bank. Asked if a European come - He ended on a very opti - said THI, which is working with and will be one of the founders She eventually went to His family was not very po - back will help, he asked “what mistic note for America. “I think people like Bill Clinton, is help - of the new St. Nicholas Greek Chicago, where she met his fa - litical, however. “My parents European comeback?” He said we are set up to have manufac - ing guide Greece on how to un - Orthodox National Shrine.” ther. Koudounis share math wanted me to be a doctor and I Europe is still lagging the United genes with his older sister Stella was good in science, but after States and the latter is doing who is a CPA. finishing all my pre-med that is better, as is indicated by the His mother did work ranging was not something I wanted to Fed’s rate hikes. from being a seamstress to help - do.” He thinks the stock market Reading is to the mind what exercise ing in the family business. “I Actually, he was tempted will see a lot of volatility, how - think I get my analytical ability away by a new love. “I was ever, though he does not see it is to the body. from my mom and my person - learning about Wall Street. I tanking - a 5-7 percent rise is It is wholesome and bracing ality from my dad,” he said. “I never knew about it and it was likely. have been accused of being gre - very intriguing.” Looking at the bigger eco - for the mind to have garious…and you definitely There were transferrable nomic picture he noted that be - need patience” in the finance skills, however. A financier looks fore the financial crisis in 2008 its faculties kept on the stretch. business. at the world’s economic organs the world economy was charac - Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729 He grew up in the Northern and forces and must understand terized by excess demand. “That British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor Chicago suburbs, exceled in how they interact, and he has demand was created primarily public school, and loved sports. to be a good diagnostician and by us, but that’s flipped, and Koudounis got recruited from all confident in his commercial pre - now we are seeing a world of over the country to play college scriptions. excess supply.” football, and chose the Ivy The path led to Mizuho in He is concerned about bond The National Herald League, where he played offen - 2008. Prior to that he was Man - markets with short and long sive guard, defensive end and aging Director and Head of term yields out of whack, and Bookstore outside linebacker. Fixed Income for ABN AMRO minus yields where they should - Mizuho has a huge trading North America and he began his n’t be, like Germany” - the U.S. Exercise your mind... room in its Park Avenue head - career in the financial industry can slip back into that too. “We (718) 784-5255 quarters and that doesn’t work with Merrill Lynch. have to be very careful about without teamwork. Asked if The interview with TNH took that.” [email protected] sports, like his Greekness, place during the latest rumbles On the other hand, the turn - 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 Santa Lingers to the Delight of Children at the Asgata Association Vasilopita

By Constantine S. Sirigos with roots in the beloved Niko. TNH Staff Writer Cypriot town near Limassol and He then turned to the chil - their friends. dren whose laughter-laden pres - NEW YORK – The Association Peter Louca wished everyone ence delighted everyone and of Asgata “Cyprus” tapped Santa a happy and healthy New Year said “soon Santa is coming and Claus, AKA Agios Vasiliis for at – “Most of all, health” – he said, he has lots of toys for you. This least one more appearance in and welcomed the guests in - day is for you and you only, so the New York Metropolitan Area cluding Consul General of you can continue what we are on January 10 during its annual Cyprus Amb. Vasilios Philippou doing today,” evoking loud ap - vasilopita cutting. and his wife Anthea, PSEKA plause. The party room of the Pan - president Philip Christopher, “Today,” he continued “we cyprian Lounge/Dionysos and City Councilman Costas are also celebrating our Associ - Restaurant was packed with Constantinides, who has roots ation for its 83 years of progress, people – adults and children - in Asgata, and his 6-year-old son action, and contributions…

Consul General of Cyprus Amb. Vasilios Philippou, left, expressed his appreciation for the work of the Association of Asgata “Cyprus “as its president, Peter Louca, looks on.

which is due to its dynamic “We are very concerned... nity to inform the gathering of members and officers.” He ac - things are moving very fast and the Association’s latest project, knowledged the efforts of all I’m not sure if the time is right… raising funds for the renovation who worked with him through but all of us must get involved… of the village’s main Church. He the years, some by name. and know what solution is com - announced that Christopher Louca introduced Christo - ing and under what terms and made the first pledge, and pher by citing him as “a man conditions,” said Christopher. Louca himself made the second who works continuously for the After heartfelt New Year’s for $500, inspiring others to national issue and has given his wishes Philippou praised the As - contribute. all for 42 years.” sociation, Louca, and its officers Constantinides capped the Christopher offered his per - their work on behalf of the brief speaking program with spective overview of recent Cyprus cause, for transmitting New Year’s best wishes, and Cyprus developments and an - the history, traditions and love added “I want to thank Peter nounced that he will get an up - of Cyprus to the community’s Louca and the Board for all they date at the State Department in youth, and for the love they do to bring us together. Louca The children were thrilled to receive gifts from Agios Vasilios, who paused to greet TNH’s pho - a few days, “to see what solution have shown for their village. in turn thanked everyone for all tographer – earlier Peter Louca and Philip Christopher thanked TNH for its support. they are proposing,” he said. Louca also took the opportu - they do and for attending. Being Greek in the United States: The Responsibilities And Privileges Thereof

Continued from page 1 built on an ethic of mental en - ing that Archimedes had in - terprise which is essentially vented the branch of applied Age, and in the eighth century Greek." mathematics known as integral BC they burst from their Some of the most important calculus. Finally there is the pro - "Promontory" en masse and es - advances of modern science have totype of the pipe organ -a main - tablished colonies, from the antecedents in the work of those stay of the West's musical her - Black Sea to Italy and Sicily philosophers -the atomic theory itage that was invented by (Magna Graecia) to the shores (Democritus), and the duality of Ctesibius, a third century BC of North Africa to modern day nature and the so-called "super - Alexandrian barber. France (Marseilles). In these en - string" theory (Xenophanes). During Hellenistic times and claves of the Greek Diaspora un - Ancient Greek science, with beyond intellectual achieve - precedented developments in its emphasis on conceptual prin - ments continued coming from the history of mankind took ciples and mathematical founda - the Diaspora, with two especially place that lifted us from the tions, has been criticized as notable that shaped our modern primitive darkness and igno - overly theoretical, not particu - world. The first was the dissem - rance, when the pre-Socratic larly concerned with technology. ination of Greek knowledge and natural philosophers brought Three recent archaeological dis - values following the successful reason to bear on the consider - coveries belie this contention. campaigns of Alexander the ation of nature, founded philos - One is the Antikythera Mech - Great with the flagship of that ophy, and laid the cornerstones anism, a first century BC analog effort being the Alexandria Mu - of modern science. The great computer remarkable for the so - seum and Library. The other was mathematician and philosopher phistication of its fabrication, the miraculous achievement of Bertrand Russell has written, miniaturization, and complexity. the Church Fathers in overcom - "Philosophy and science, as we Another is the Archimedes ing the apparently irreconcilable know them, are Greek inven - palimpsest, now at the Walters opposing world views of Chris - tions. Western Civilization is Art Museum in Baltimore, reveal - tianity and Hellenism and thereby creating the Hellenic- Christian ideal, the foundation of the Byzantine Empire that flourished for a thousand years. Greeks have been present at great 20th Century American moments. The March 26, 1965 cover Greek scholars from Constan - of LIFE magazine shows Archbishop Iakovos with Dr. Martin Luther King in Selma, AL. tinople helped bring about the Renaissance when they brought elsewhere were painted by the in the United States in large its invading Cyprus. Yet, Cyprus their knowledge and valuable Greek-Italian artist Constantino numbers at the turn of the 20th remains partially occupied; the manuscripts to Florence and Brumidi? century, they faced the hardships U.S. Government ignores the vi - Venice and established schools Greeks time and again have and prejudice experienced by all olations of Greece's airspace by and libraries. The most notable found themselves in the midst of newcomers. Their hard work and Turkish aircraft, but recognizes was the brilliant and learned pivotal events in American his - organizations helped them over - FYROM as "Macedonia"; scur - Bessarion, who participated in tory. Zeese Papanikolas has de - come these adversities quickly. rilous attacks in the German the Council of Florence that tailed the leadership role of Louis Greece gaining the first Allied press demonizing the entire sought to reunite the Orthodox Tikas during the bloody 1913-14 victory in WWII had a salutary Greek nation have been picked- and Catholic Churches, stayed Colorado coalmines strike, a effect on the image of Greek up and repeated by U.S. media on in Italy as Cardinal (coming milestone in the American labor Americans. Eventually being and political figures. Greeks have close to being elected Pope), and movement. The March 26, 1965 Greek came to be "cool"! become an easy target for stereo - his library became the founda - issue of LIFE magazine showed However, during the last sev - typing and ridicule in popular tion of the famous Biblioteca on its cover Archbishop Iakovos eral years we are witnessing a American television programs. Marciana in Venice. with Dr. Martin Luther King at continuing erosion of that glow - Even in the tragic affair with the Finally, before, during, and af - the head of the Selma March for ing image. Particularly troubling war refugees Greece remains es - ter the War of Independence, the Civil Rights. And fourteen years is the looting of our cultural her - sentially isolated, receiving al - Greek Diaspora played a huge after the 9/11 terrorist attack at itage. Martin Bernal's and the most three quarters of a million role in the fortunes of the en - Lower Manhattan the Greek Or - Afro-Centrists' "black Athena" refugees while her European slaved Greek nation. thodox church of St. Nicholas is (challenged most forcefully by partners are sending to Turkey Where do the Greeks of being rebuilt both as the parish Mary Lefkowitz); the Skopje na - billions of euros and (many of Rev. Athanasios Haros, priest at the Transfiguration of Our America stand in the edifice of church but also as a nondenom - tionalists' claims on Alexander them) closing their borders. Savior Greek Orthodox Church in Florence. the Greek Diaspora? inational bereavement center. the Great; the banalities of The Greek-American commu - The Greek Diaspora in Amer - For the rebuilding the architect Turkey's President Turgut Ozal nity has been unable to stem ica has a much longer and Santiago Calatrava uses marble (Homer, the "Turkish poet" these negative developments, stronger presence than often is from the same Pentelic vein as Omar); grotesque inaccuracies protect our cultural heritage, and Orthodoxy Online: In appreciated. for the Parthenon, and will du - in American newspapers (St help Greece. There is a plethora The distinguished Greek plicate features from Hagia Nicholas, a "Turkish Bishop"). of testimonials in the activities American scholar Dimitrios Con - Sophia in Constantinople, a Then there are actions that of our regional and fraternal or - Florence, SC, Ancient stantelos has written about the recognition of, and tribute to, the not only tarnish the Greek image ganizations, but a paucity of ef - beginnings of the Greek saga in continuity of Hellenic culture but also have adverse economic fective responses to the serious America -the establishment of a and its ecumenical reach. implications. Prior to the 2004 challenges. There is much that Religion Meets High Tech substantial colony (New Smyrna These brief sketches are but Athens Olympics rumors of im - we could learn from other lob - in Florida) in 1768 by five hun - a small reflection of the many pending terrorist attacks influ - bies, e.g., using "truth squads" dred Greek Orthodox immi - contributions made by Greeks to enced, sadly, even Greek-Ameri - and social media to correct false TNH Staff grants under the aegis of a Scot - the making of America. Their cans who canceled trips and claims; facilitating Greek venture tish physician and his Greek achievements as individuals are conventions in Greece, some - capital investments in Greece FLORENCE, SC – Many Christians – Greek Orthodox and otherwise wife, Maria. myriad -in politics; film, theater thing that the Jewish Diaspora, based on the cutting edge sci - – say they would like to read the Bible on a regular basis, but often The United States was and music (from Elia Kazan to for example, would have never ence being developed at Greek simply don’t have the time to do so, and throughout their busy founded on the Greek ideals of the divine Maria Callas, and so done, as they showed in visiting universities and by Greeks of the schedule day in, day out, week in, week out, forget to make the democracy, freedom of speech, many others); the magnificent Israel even at the height of the Diaspora; taking advantage of time. tolerance, and concern for our Jaharis and Costopoulos wings Intifadas. the Modern Greek Studies pro - But Rev. Athanasios Haros, priest at the Transfiguration of Our fellow man -ideals intimately fa - of the Metropolitan Museum, The greatest success of the grams at major universities, po - Savior Greek Orthodox Church in Florence, has a 21st century so - miliar to the Founding Fathers. and the many Greek-American Greek-American community as tentially a critical agent for pre - lution regarding the Ancient religion, the Florence newspaper the Thomas Jefferson prided himself artists in leading museums; lit - such has been Eugene Rossides serving Greek culture, yet many Morning News reports. that he read the classics in the erature luminaries (Harry Mark and his coworkers persuading of them languishing with only a Rev. Haros’ approach, at first glance, appears conventional original, and while serving as Petrakis hailed as America's lead - Congress to uphold American handful of students. enough: the Bible Study group meets every Wednesday for an Ambassador to France be - ing storyteller, Jeffrey Eugenides, law and deny (temporarily) the Claiming ownership of the hour. Currently studying the Book of acts, “we’re following St. friended the classical scholar David Sideris); in medicine and sale of weapons to Turkey after rich Greek heritage entails a re - John Chrysostom, his sermons from the year 400,” Haros told the Adamantios Koraes. During the the sciences (Papanikolaou's "Pap sponsibility. The Greek American News. “we read his sermon, we’re reading the Scriptures, and we’re Greek War of Independence, Ko - test", the L-Dopa for the treat - community – its potential rarely making it contemporary.” raes corresponded with Jefferson ment of Parkinson's disease by matched in the annals of the Contemporary, indeed, not only in substance but in process. Al - aggressively seeking his support Cotzias at the Brookhaven Na - Greek Diaspora – can and should though the study yields about ten live attendees per live session – for the "Greek Cause." Jefferson's tional Laboratory, Michael Der - take the lead in the noble task of not an uncommon number for Greek Orthodox weekly Bible studies enthusiastic support proved im - touzos' contributions to the defending and preserving this on weeknights – there are four to five times more people who portant, even with President World Wide Web); MacArthur heritage and also helping Greece attend online, thanks to live streaming on the Internet. According Monroe expressing sympathy for Foundation Genius Awards, en - in its present predicament. Our to the news, the online audience includes people from various the Greeks, although he had to dowed chairs at major American challenge is to make our perfor - states, as well as from foreign countries. contend with his Secretary of universities, senior researchers mance as a community commen - “This online community that has started, they’re having a chat - State John Quincy Adams' re - at National Laboratories and the surate with our individual stellar room discussion about what I’m saying,” Haros told the News. alpolitik. private sector, the impressive achievements. “We’re having a discussion in the room for what I’m saying.” He How many Greek-Americans, presence in Silicon Valley and says he tries to incorporate the online viewers’ questions into the when visiting the U.S. Capitol biotechnology, universities pres - Leonidas Petrakis, PhD, has live discussion, thereby ensuring balanced participation and inte - Building, realize that the mag - idencies, National Laboratories taught at various universities in grating the two types of attendees. nificent fresco, The Apotheosis directorships, nominees for No - the United States, France and Finally, even if the convenience of online participation is not of George Washington, in the Ro - bel prizes; CEOs of major corpo - Greece and was Department conducive to some potential attendees’ schedules, the Bible Study tunda, and other works in the rations, high finance and real es - Chairman and Senior Scientist sessions are captured on video and available on YouTube for future House of Representatives Cham - tate. at Brookhaven National Labora - reference. ber, the Senate Reception and When the Greeks first arrived tory in New York. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 FEATURE 7 Stephen Katradis Leads Campaign for Greek Islanders Nobel Prize

By Constantine S. Sirigos Greek islanders were doing. Unfortunately he does not also has roots in Chios, and they help total strangers.” TNH Staff Writer They are on the front lines and meet the criteria for nomina - have three children. The family He told TNH that “To see pic - they were opening up their tion, but the results he has gen - is active in the Church of St. tures of Greek grandmothers NEW YORK – Stephen Katradis hearts and homes and their erated to date are remarkable George in Bethesda, MD and he holding the babies of Syrian is a mechanical engineer whose communities to help these despite his origins, a humble im - is a member of Ahepa Chapter refugees and bottle feeding career has given him ample op - refugees any way they could… migrant. 31. them because their mothers portunity to take action. He What a better way than that to He came to the U.S. in 1970 In addition to wanting to were completely exhausted, to helped light up whole cities show in action their Orthodox with his family and lived in help the refuges he saw a see them lighting up fireplaces when he worked for the Pepco Christian faith,” said Katradis. Brooklyn, attending the Three chance to put Greece and its in their homes and giving them power company in Maryland, He focused on Chios because Hierarchs Church, and later be - people in a more positive light. blankets and giving them food,” where he lives, but last fall, that’s where he was born and came a citizen. “I see all the negative news was stunning when he saw the compassion he remains very well connected. In 1983 he moved to Mary - about Greece, about its econ - “Let’s face it,” he said to and heroism and of the people On Facebook he learned land to work for Pepco, and the omy, and I could not believe that TNH, “how many of us would of his native Chios and other about Avaaz, which according moved on to the CB&I engineer - these people who have been re - do this? There is no better way Greek islands responding to the to its website, www.avaaz.org, ing and architectural firm as a duced to nothing opened up to show the world how we can refugee crisis, it was time not to means "voice" in several lan - mechanical engineer. His wife their hearts and their homes to be true Christians.” build or fix something, but to guages. It is a global online ac - shine a spotlight on others. tivist network that was launched Katradis launched a petition in 2007. drive through an Avaaz platform “I saw what Avaaz could do that can be accessed through his for another cause and that this wall on Facebook (search for was a not-for-profit organization Stephen Katradis – Washington, that strives to make a change in DC and scroll down). Engineer Stephen Katradis the world…I went in and saw The header says it all: Vote launched the Nobel Prize pe - you can generate a petition in a that the Greek Islands Receive tition drive. matter of minutes and so I the Nobel Peace Prize for their wrote it in order to spread Contributions Aiding the posted something, like a picture awareness…Avaaz allows you to Refugee Crisis!” of a boat landing on Chios. create a petition and plead your The petition can also be I chatted back and forth with case and bring awareness to the reached at: people…and I knew on a daily world to make a change.” https://secure.avaaz.org/en/ basis how many people were ar - He has looked into the Nobel petition/Anyone_that_is_a_righ riving – at one point it was 400, process and he is in communi - teous_person_with_a_pure_con - even 600 a day and they were cation with Avaaz to help get science_Vote_Greek_Islands_re - putting them in the botanical word of the petition to what are ceive_Nobel_Prize_for_contri - garden of the capital of Chios… called qualified nominators, butions_to_Ref/?preview=live There are boats made for 20 who can range from heads of The signatures are flooding people and they put 60 in state to university professors. in: 260,000 at press time. them,” he said. “I have contacted professors Katradis is a testament to He heard from people who and leading scientists in the what anyone with compassion had been there and seen what Greek-American community, and imagination can do to make was happening with their own heads of state, the order of a difference in the world. eyes and was deeply moved, AHEPA and the Greek embassy, “I was watching the refugee and he told TNH “My heart was ” he said, and the is reaching crisis unfold, following closed breaking so on November 16 I out to the Greek Orthodox Arch - groups on the internet almost decided to write this petition.” diocese, congressmen and sen - HARRRIEt DEDmAN daily…every day somebody “I couldn’t believe what the ators. The desperation of the refugees is seen in their faces and is reflected in their boats. Columbia University Journalism Students Document Lesvos

Continued from page 1 there three times. “I plan on going back as of - ten as possible and Harriet and I are talking about perhaps re - locating here after graduation this Spring,” she said. Both had different careers until recently. Dedman, who is from England and studied at Oxford, had worked five years as a lawyer, and Oswald is orig - inally from New York. Her father is Italian and her mother is British. “My parents are Moslem con - verts. That’s why I’m so attached to what is going on” she told TNH. But they spent quite a bit of time travelling and living abroad.

HEARTBREAK IN SYRIA AND THE GREEK ISLANDS Greece had been on Ded - man’s radar since her first trip HARRRIEt DEDmAN FAHRINISA OSwAlD there when she was 18, and Syria captured her imagination after back-packing there in 2009 just before the war. “It’s an amazing country. I’ve got great memories of the amazing people there,” she said, and as she followed the conflict it af - fected her in a deep way. At the moment they are do - ing a big story about the huge number of Syrian men coming over to avoid conscription by the various armies. “We’ve seen the human tragedy of war on vast scales and it’s overwhelmed both of us. It’s been a huge emotional ex - FAHRINISA OSwAlD perience,” Dedman said. them shower, wash their clothes Volunteers are welcome, She explained that the first and rest a bit and have a meal. however. “There are lots of jobs waves of refugees were com - She said of the Greek gov - here that are unglamorous but prised of men and they are still ernment’s response, “It’s been that need to be done, including the most significant group, but pretty good, given the economic dealing with the environmental now those are sending back for crisis.” impact,” she said. their families. One of the ironies of the sit - The coastline of Lesbos is lit - “We are seeing more women uation is that the local economy tered with life jackets and blan - and children travelling alone,” has benefitted. Hotels and kets and broken boats. Dedman noted, and Oswald said restaurants are packed with vol - Asked what Greek-Americans the percentage of men is also unteers and Non-Governmental can do, Oswald said that there falling “because a lot more men Organization (NGO) officials. is no dire material or personnel HARRRIEt DEDmAN are dying in the conflicts and so They lost some summer tourism need at the moment, noting that women are forced to make the income, but they have also “the warehouses are full of journey on their own.” gained income from the refugee clothes, medical supplies, and Dedman added “we met a crisis. food and there is quite a lot of Law Firm family a few days ago, all United Nations High Com - manpower on the ground. There women. All the men of that fam - missioner on Refugees (UN - are times when there are more G. Dimitriadis & Associates ily have either been killed or ab - HCR), International Rescue volunteers than refugees.” ducted by Assad or by Isis. They Committee (IRC), Doctors With - However, Dedman said it have no idea where their sons out Borders have a big presence, would be very valuable to help and husbands are.” but there are also smaller teams, sponsor the refugee families. A large number of the men including doctors and lifeguards “They need cash for food, to buy are highly educated; some want from other countries, perhaps meals when they are here and to continue their education, and 50 or 60 groups. to pay for travel and spend one others have already set up busi - “There are some informal night in a nice hotel where they nesses with Greek partners. groups that aren’t even regis - can have a proper shower.” Half the people are war tered – one is called ‘Four Broth - There is also a great lack of refugees from Syria, the rest are ers and a Friend,” said Oswald. Farsi and Arabic speakers to fa - fleeing countries that offer them Asked about the official EU cilitate communication. Our company aims to provide high quality services, adapted to the no economic future Oswald presence, Dedman said, “No, Dedman and Oswald suggest said. there is not much of an EU pres - that it would be good to support specific needs of our clients. She has spent a lot of time ence.” Hellas Lifeguard and are looking the main areas of our activities include: in Turkey and wants to see the On the other hand the Mayor into helping them raise funds conditions there, but on the Hel - of Lesbos Spyridon Galanos “has for a second life boat when they • Legal services lenic side of the deep blue sea been fantastic in supporting the return to the United States this • Financial managerial services they are eyewitnesses to the NGO’s.” week. 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It’s a weird childhood, e-mail: [email protected] the refugees,” she said, but they get them to follow rules reflect - but it’s still a childhood.” have heard that locals did take ing the realities and needs of The children’s hope fuels the www.dimitriadislawfirm.gr some into their homes and let the island. philanthropic fires of the others. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 James Kaselis, Beloved from Nisyros to New England, 73 CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE BOSTON, MA – James Kaselis, Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA. funds for the church his family personally to meet and greet po - Notice of formation of Aunt Carmens Scratch of Dedham, Mass., passed away Arrangements by Faggas Fu - joined after moving to Massa - tential donors for the festival ad Made Dough, LLC, Articles of Organization NOTICE OF FORMATION of ProAVS, LLC filed with the Secretary of State of New York, Articles of Organization filed with the suddenly on January 6, 2016. neral Home, Watertown, MA. chusetts, the Annunciation book, handing out pans of his SSNY on September 1, 2015. Office located in Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on He was 73. Beloved husband of For online guestbook please visit Cathedral of New England in homemade spanakopita along Nassau County, N.Y. has been designated for 10/28/2015. Office location: Nassau County. Annette (Diapous) Kaselis. De - www.Faggas.com Boston. He served on the Parish the way. service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any SSNY is designated agent upon whom process process served against the LLC to: 627 may be served against LLC to: 13th Avenue voted father of Lisa Paganis and On Feb. 17, 1942 on the Council and was a member and Jimmy was also recognized Spuhler Place, Uniondale, NY 11553. Purpose: #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Principal bus, ad - her fiance, Stephen Anderson, Greek island of Nisyros, the late original signer of the Cathedral’s for his service by the Greek Na - Any lawful activity. dress: 2088 Stuyvesant Avenue East Meadow, Joanna Tzouvelis and her hus - Merope (Theoharides) and John Restoration Committee. He also tional Herald and was featured 27 4972/19832 NY 11554 . Purpose: any lawful act. band, James, and John Kaselis Kaselis had their third son and served as a board member of on the cover of The Periodiko 27 4919/19799 and his wife, Chrissa. Cherished named him Demetrios. When he the Cathedral Preservation for February 2013. LEGAL NOTICE grandfather of Stacie, Annalise, was 16, Demetrios immigrated Committee and Cultural Events From 2013 to the present, Notice of formation of YAN PAINTING LLC. Anthony, Arthur, Annette, An - to America with just the clothes Committee and helped the Sun - Jimmy became the volunteer di - (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed LEGAL NOTICE with the Secretary of State of New York, gelica, Sophia, Demi, and on his back and became an ap - day School, Greek School PTA, rector of the Cathedral Center SSNY on 01/04/2016. Office located in Kings James. Loving brother of prentice for a Greek bakery in Philoptochos, Senior Guild, New hall rentals and brought in more County. SSNY has been designated for service of Notice of Formation of WYNTER Kalliopi Kavounidis, Anna Vidin - Astoria. England Hellenic Medical and than an average $100,000 per process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process PROPERTIES, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of iotis, Sophia Loizos, Theofilos Soon after coming to Amer - Dental Society and Orthodox year. He also helped negotiate served against the LLC to: Abraham Danielyan, Organization filed with the Secretary of 6309 Bay Parkway, Apt. D14, Brooklyn, NY State of New York (SSNY) on 11/04/2014. Kaselis, Kostas Kaselis and his ica, he became known as College Students Outreach pro - with Mass College of Art to al - 11204. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - wife Stella, Gloria Siderias and “Jimmy” and met the woman he gram through his volunteer ef - low parking of cars at the Cathe - nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process 27 4966/19831 against it may be served. SSNY shall mail her husband Angelo, and the fell in love with at an Andros forts. dral during the week bringing copy of process to: Neil Wynter, 541 Putnam late George Kaselis. Brother-in- Society dance, Annette Diapous. For more than 30 years, in $5,000 per month. Prior to LEGAL NOTICE Avenue, Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11221 : Any law of the late Mary Kaselis, They got married on June 6, Jimmy helped plan and chair his sudden passing, Jimmy was lawful purpose. Notice of formation of RANDALL PETROLEUM, Nicholas Loizos, and Nicholas 1965 at the Transfiguration of fundraising events with his wife, in the process of negotiating LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization 27 4917/19797 Kavounidis. Also survived by Christ Church in Corona, New Annette such as “More Zorba,” with a church organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, many nieces, nephews, relatives York and settled in Bayside. “Harborfest,” “New Year’s Fan - which would bring in $60,000 SSNY on 12/02/2015. Office located in Nas - LEGAL NOTICE sau County. SSNY has been designated for and friends. Funeral Service on Jimmy worked very hard and tasy Cruise celebration,” “Mem - additional annual rental income service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any Notice of Formation of 8805 23AVE LLC (DOM Monday, January 11, at the An - became a successful entrepre - ories,” “Aprokratiko Trapezi,” per year for the Cathedral. He process served against the LLC to: RANDALL LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the nunciation Greek Orthodox neur, pursuing various business “Pame Sta Bouzoukia,” “Musical also had many other ideas he PETROLEUM, LLC, 120 Bethpage Road, Suite Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 304, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: Any 12/08/2015. Office location: Kings County. Cathedral of New England, 514 ventures. He was a natural Odyssey I and II,” Palm Sunday was hoping to bring to life be - lawful activity. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon Parker St., Boston, MA at 11AM. salesman and never afraid to try and Mother’s Day luncheons, fore he became too ill to con - whom process against it may be served. SSNY Visiting hours on Sunday from new things. annual festivals and many more. tinue his work. 27 4964/19829 shall mail copy of process to: 8805 23 AVE LLC, 8805 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214 2 to 6 PM at the church. Rela - Years ago, one of his favorite In 2011, Jimmy was recog - Jimmy will be remembered LEGAL NOTICE Purpose: Any lawful purpose. tives and friends kindly invited hobbies was thoroughbred nized for his volunteer work by as a man who gave selflessly to Notice of formation of EXCEL FOOD MART, LLC. 27 4913/19793 to attend. horse racing. He also loved being honored with the Metrop - his parish using his many tal - (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed In lieu of flowers, donations watching Yankees baseball and olis of Boston Ministry Award. ents. His faith helped keep him with the Secretary of State of New York, LEGAL NOTICE in his memory may be made to enjoyed fishing. In 2013, Jimmy served as strong. He worked very hard SSNY on 12/02/2015. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for Notice of Formation of 1454 Leland, LLC the Annunciation Greek Ortho - No doubt, Jimmy was most president of the Parish Council. and pushed himself to the limits service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed dox Cathedral of New England well-known in the Greek com - That same year he co-chaired to get what he wanted accom - process served against the LLC to: EXCELL FOOD with the Secretary of State of New York (SS - MART, LLC, 120 Bethpage Road, Suite 304, NY) on 08/19/2015. Office location: Bronx Preservation Fund, 162 God - munity for his favorite way to GreekFest Boston, bringing the plished. He will be greatly County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC dard Avenue, Brookline, MA devote his spare time, tirelessly annual church festival back to missed by all who knew him, es - Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: Any lawful activ - ity. upon whom process against it may be served. 02445. Burial in St. Joseph’s volunteering and helping raise its roots in Boston. He travelled pecially his nine grandchildren. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Mirely 27 4963/19829 Felicitas Alvarez Puebla, 1454 Leland Ave, Basement, Bronx, NY 10460 . Purpose: Any LEGAL NOTICE lawful purpose. 27 4911/19792 Notice of formation of Simpson Behavioral Plato Thomas Pappas, Towson Resident, Retired Navy Vet Consulting Licensed Behavior Analyst, LEGAL NOTICE PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, SSNY on Notice of Formation of BUKH LAW FIRM, PLLC 12/31/2015. Office located in Nassau (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Plato Thomas Pappas, a re - Popomaronis, at a Greek Ortho - ome of optimism and positive and at St. Demetrios Greek Or - County. SSNY has been designated for service the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process 11/04/2015. Office location: Kings County. tired salesman who was active dox church function. She be - thinking." thodox Church in Parkville. He served against the PLLC to Registered Agent: c/o SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon in the Masons and in church came an executive secretary for His son described his father's also performed at Masonic United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th whom process against it may be served. SSNY theatrical productions, died members of the Hecht family career. "He flourished in the events. Avenue, Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: shall mail copy of process to: Bukh Law Firm, Behavior intervention services to families PLLC, 1123 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, NY 11235 . Thursday from complications of and had a career at T. Rowe sales world. He loved people. It He was a founding member afftected by disabilities. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. a fall he suffered in December. Price. was his passion. He loved going of St. Demetrios and belonged 27 4971/19830 27 4906/19788 The Towson resident was 86. Mr. Pappas became an ad - to work every day — including to its Suburban Players. 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Office location: Kings County. upon whom process against it may be SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon Mr. Pappas, who was known worked in radar at the Westing - skordalia, a Greek garlic spread. Levinson's movie "Diner," ap - served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, whom process against it may be served. SSNY as Tom as well as Plato, was a house Defense and Space Center "He always had a joke," his pearing in two scenes. 41 Lancaster Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223. Pur - shall mail copy of process to: c/o United States 1948 graduate of Lowell High in Linthicum, then was presi - son said. Funeral services will be held pose: Any lawful activity. Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, 27 49 51 /17976 Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any School. After high school he dent and co-owner of a moving After living in Ocean City for at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. lawful purpose. joined the Navy and served in and storage company, William nearly 15 years, Mr. Pappas re - Demetrios Greek Orthodox LEGAL NOTICE 27 4905/19787 the Pacific, Atlantic and T. Geipe in Ellicott City. turned to Towson in 2010. Church, 2504 Cub Hill Road in Mediterranean. Mr. Pappas retired in 1996 He belonged to the Masons Parkville. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company After moving to Baltimore, as district manager for J.A. Sex - and was a member of Sincerity In addition to his son and his (LLC) Name: Edward Martin Management LLC Ar - LEGAL NOTICE he received a degree in business auer, Inc., a wholesale plumbing Lodge No. 181, the Scottish Rite wife of 60 years, survivors in - ticles of Organization filed by the Department of management from the Univer - and heating supply firm where and the Boumi Temple. 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"He was A baritone, he sang in the grandchildren. Brooklyn, NY 11214 Certificate of Change was filed: agent of the LLC upon whom process against it student council. a superb confidant and adviser choir at Annunciation Greek Or - 11/18/2015 Changing the Address for Process to: may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process He met his future wife, Helen to my family, and was the epit - thodox Cathedral in Baltimore Source: The Baltimore Sun 82 Arleigh Road Great Neck, NY 11021 County of to: Cristian Largo, 1234 Colgate Avenue, Nassau. Bronx, New York 10472 . Purpose: Any lawful 27 4956 /1 9817 purpose. LEGAL NOTICE 27 4904/19786 DEATH NOTICES FUNERAL HOMES Grind Select LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/SSNY 12/28/15. Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated APOSTOLOPOULOS ANTHOPOULOS, VASILIOS Progressive Association continued her career as a mid - tou, 61, wife of Athanasios Pa - n for service of process and shall mail to Jeremy Apostle Family - WINTHROP, MA (from the (AHEPA). wife at Aretaieio Hospital of pachristou of Norwalk entered Garber, 107 Boerum Place Apt 2, Brooklyn, NY Boston Globe, published on Jan. Athens, Greece. She moved to into eternal peace on Monday, 11201 Purpose: Any lawful activity. Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - 4) – Vasilios Anthopoulos, long - n DIMKOS, SOPHIA Pleasantville, NY in 1970 and December 21, 2015. Born in 27 4938/18796 Funeral Directors of time resident of Winthrop, after SYRACUSE, NY (from the Syra - married George Gourgareas in Greece on January 10, 1954, she RIVERDALE settling from Greece, passed cuse Post Standard, published 1971 at The Church of Our Sav - was the daughter of the late Ef - LEGAL NOTICE away peacefully on Saturday af - on Dec. 13) – Sophia Dimkos, ior in Rye, NY. Angela was a stathios and Maria Kitmiridis. Notice of formation of limited liability FUNERAL HOME Inc. company (LLC) Rochester Equities LLC. ternoon, Jan. 2. Beloved hus - 91, of Camillus, passed away member of the church and mar - Parthena was a very kind and Articles of Organization filed with the 5044 Broadway band for over 56 loving years to Saturday at home. Born in Kato ried to her husband for 44 years. gentle soul; she had a loving and Secretary of State of the State of New York (SS - New York, NY 10034 Melpomeni (Papadopoulos). De - Ydrousa, Florina, Greece, she She was beloved by the commu - generous heart, and selflessly NY) on February 2, 2007. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent upon (212) 942-4000 voted father of Sophie Ves - was the daughter of Athanas and nity and always had her doors thought of others before herself. whom process against it may be served. SSNY siropoulos and husband Antonis, Mary Nicolaos. She moved to the and arms open to welcome any - In addition to her husband shall mail a copy of process to 504 East 4th Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Harry Anthopoulos and wife U.S. in 1937. Sophia and her one in need and truly enjoyed Athanasios, Parthena is survived Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any CONSTANTINIDES Marianna and Bessy Anthopou - husband, Chris, owned the Willis spending time with her family. by her son Evangelos Papahris - lawful purpose. FUNERAL PARLOR Co. los, all of Winthrop. Cherished Ave. Market for over 35 years. A Greek woman that loved cook - tou and his wife Zinovia of Nor - 27 49 37 /1 9811 (718) 745-1010 grandfather of Peristera Maria, She previously worked at Mc - ing for anyone at any time and walk, a daughter Evdoxia LoBue LEGAL NOTICE Melpomeni Dimitra, Carol Ariel, Carthy's Restaurant. She was a made sure there was enough to and her husband Philip of Nor - Services in all localities - Isabella Lorraine and Adam communicant of St. Sophia's take home extras. In lieu of flow - walk, five grandchildren; Notice of Formation of FC PACIFIC MERGER CO., LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of Low cost shipping to Greece Alexander. Also survived by his Greek Orthodox Church, former ers kindly make donations in An - Athanasios, Lazaros and NY (SSNY) on 11/13/15. Office location: Kings many loving nieces, nephews Sunday school teacher and gela's name to: Church of Our Parthena Papahristou and Patri - County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon and friends. In honoring Mr An - member of the Philoptochos So - Savior 2195 Westchester Avenue cia and Ariana LoBue. Parthena whom process against it may be served. SSNY ANTONOPOULOS shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., thopoulos, in lieu of flowers, do - ciety. Sophia was also past-pres - East Rye, New York, 10580. The was also survived by her two 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: FUNERAL HOME, INC. nations may be made to St ident of the Daughters of Pene - family will receive friends on De - brothers George and Nick Kit - Any lawful activity. Konstantinos Antonopoulos - George Greek Orthodox Church, lope and vice president of the cember 27th from 4 PM - 8 PM miridis. She was predeceased by 27 4933/17976 11 Church St., Lynn. Supreme Lodge Women's Auxil - at Beecher Flooks Funeral her parents and her sister Sofia LEGAL NOTICE Funeral Director iary in the Pan Macedonian Home, Pleasantville NY. A Fu - Papadopoulos. Funeral services 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., CATSIS, JAMES Assn. Well known for her neral Service will be December will take place at St. George n Ingredient Happy Snack and Garden, LLC. Art. of Astoria, New York 11105 HOUSTON, TX (from the Hous - spanakopita, she was chairman 28th at 10 AM at The Greek Or - Greek Orthodox Church, 238 Org. filed w/ SSNY 7/28/15. Office in New York ton Chronicle, published on Jan. of the Pita booth at St. Sophia's thodox Church of Our Savior in West Rocks Road, Norwalk on Co. SSNY designated for service of process and (718) 728-8500 3) – James Catsis (Dimitrios Kat - Greek Festival for over 35 years. Rye, NY. The interment will fol - Monday, December 28. In lieu shall mail to Reg. Agent: Shazia Choudri, 315 W Not affiliated with any 36 St. Apt. 12C, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any sigianis) born 6/1/1923, in An avid gardener and excellent low at Gate of Heaven Cemetery of flowers, contributions may be lawful activity other funeral home. Karpenisi, Greece, in the village cook, Sophia was known for her in Hawthorne, NY. made to: Hospital for Special 27 4921/18796 of Karitsa, to Vasiliki and Vasilios generosity and hospitality and Surgery Scleroderma Center, Katsigianis, passed away at 92 loved spending time with her n KONTOLEON, MERSINA C/O Robert Spiera, MD, 535 on December 28, 2015. A de - family and friends. BETHLEHEM, PA (from the East 70th Street, New York, NY tO PlAcE yOUR clASSIFIED AD, cAll: (718) 784-5255, voted husband, brother and son, Sophia was predeceased by her Morning Call, published on Dec. 10021. (212) 774-2048. Ext. 106, E-mAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com he is preceded in death by his sons, Apostolos and Paul Peters; 17) – Mersina Kondoleon, 81 of beloved wife Frances of 63 years brother, Chris Nicolaos; and sis - Bethlehem died on December n PAPADOPOULOS, of marriage, his parents, two sis - ter, Athena Milankov. Surviving 16, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hos - VASILIOS ters and two brothers. James are her husband, Christos pital- Muhlenberg. She was the SAN DIEGO, CA (from the San was a loving husband and a Dimkos; daughter, Vicky (Don) wife of the late George Kon - Diego Union Tribune, published made people feel welcome. He downtown Syracuse for more friend to many. At 14 he went Christo of Camillus; sons, Peter doleon. Mersina was born in on Dec. 20) – Vasilios Pa - will live on through his daugh - than 30 years. She was a com - to work in Athens to support his (Diane) Peters of Baldwinsville, Viki, Chios, Greece daughter of padopoulos May 9, 1945 - De - ter, Ritta Papadopoulos; wife, municant of St. Sophia's Ortho - family. He served in the Greek John Peters and Phillip Dimkos, the late John and Aphroditi cember 12, 2015 SAN DIEGO Tatjana Papadopoulos; and son, dox Church. A devoted wife, army from 1946 to 1952, as a both of Camillus and Nick (Fotinos) Kavourias. She was a Vasilios Papadopoulos was a lov - Anastasios Demerztis. He will be mother and grandmother, she procurement and logistics offi - Dimkos of Syracuse; seven member of St. Nicholas Greek ing family man with a beautiful sincerely missed and never be enjoyed spending time with her cer. His parents were brutally grandchildren; and many nieces Orthodox Cathedral in Bethle - soul who peacefully passed forgotten. family and friends. Surviving are murdered by the Greek Junta and nephews. In lieu of flowers, hem. She was a member of the away on December 12, 2015 af - her husband of 60 years, John; during WWII. James came to the contributions may be made to Ladies Philoptochos, Senior Cit - ter fighting a battle with numer - n PAPAZIDES, FOTINE son, Ernest (Nancy) Papazides of U.S., to North Carolina in 1953, Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh izens and St. Markella's Society. ous health complications. Vasil - SYRACUSE, NY (from the Syra - Las Vegas, NV; daughters, Nikki to marry his childhood friend North St., Liverpool, NY 13088 Survivors: Son John, husband of ios was born in Athens, Greece cuse post, published on Dec. 13) (Cristos) Stamoulacatos and Joy Frances, who he knew for over or to St. Sophia's Greek Ortho - Georgia, of Schnecksville; to a loving mother, father, sister Fotini Papazides, 78, of Camillus, Zoe Papazides, both of Camillus; 85 years. They came to Houston dox Church, 325 Waring Rd., Daughter Barbara Dontas, wife and brother. He worked for passed away Saturday at St. brothers, George and Nicko, both in 1955 and James worked in Syracuse, NY 13224. of Lampros of Bethlehem. Greek cruise liners before com - Joseph's Hospital Heath Center. of Greece; sisters, Sofia of Aus - the restaurant business, as GM Grandchildren Mike and Em - ing to the U.S. He settled in Cal - Born in Kozani, Greece, she tralia, Afrula of Greece, and of Steve's BBQ restaurants, and n GOURGAREAS, ANGELA manuella Donats, Teddy and ifornia where he met his wife moved to the U.S. in 1958. Fotini Noula of Bayberry, Syracuse; as manager of two James Coney PLEASANTVILLE, NY (from the Keri Filipos, Georgia Dontas and and had a daughter. They had a and her husband owned and op - grandchildren, Johnathon, Island restaurants. Mr. Catsis Journal, published on Dec. 26) George and Dino Kondoleon. Greek seafood restaurant in erated John's Restaurant in Leeann, Stefanos, George and volunteered at the Annunciation – Angela Gourgareas passed Predeceased by a brother Oceanside. Fourteen years later, Nickos; great-granddaughters, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, was away Tuesday morning, Decem - Nicholas and sister Maria Karsos. his wife passed away. He and his this is a service Sofia and Christina; and other an usher for many years, and he ber 22nd. Her husband George Services: Contributions: In lieu daughter lived together in San to the community. survivors, including Panicha Pa - is a 50-year member of The and two children, Steve and Nia, of flowers, contributions to St. Diego. They would travel to - Announcements of deaths pazides of Fairmount, several American Hellenic Educational were at her side along with her Nicholas Greek Orthodox gether and grew very close. may be telephoned to the nieces, nephews and cousins. brother, in-laws and niece and Catherdral, 1607 W. Union Blvd. Then Vasilios met and married classified Department of Relatives and friends may call nephews. Angela was born on Bethlehem. a beautiful woman from Greece the National Herald at Monday, December 14 at St. Days and dates of funerals, December 6, 1940 in Kalamata, and her son. The four of them (718) 784-5255, Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, memorials, and other events di - Greece. She was raised in Platsa n PAPACHRISTOU, lived very happily together. monday through Friday, 325 Waring Rd., Syracuse. In lieu rectly correspond to the original and attended the University Of PARTHENA Vasilios loved life, his family and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESt of flowers, contributions may be publication date, which appears Thessolinki where she received NORWALK, CT (from The Hour, friends. He was a strong, big or e-mailed to: made to St. Sophia Greek Ortho - at the beginning of each notice. a degree as a registered nurse published on Dec. 26) – Resident hearted, hard working, and [email protected] dox Church, 325 Waring Rd., specializing in Midwifery. She of Norwalk Parthena Papachris - courageous man. He always Syracuse, NY 13224. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 COMMUNITY 9

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Greek Verbs Conjugation Made Easy Creating a Succulent Roast

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou USEFUL SPELLING TIPS Greek verb Pronunciation Meaning It helps to remember that Chicken and Potatoes Dish If you pay attention to the Εγώ κάν-ω eyO KAno I do both the ending of the verb – ω endings, it is very easy to dis - Εσύ κάν-εις eSEE KAnis You do and of the personal pronoun By Eleni Sakellis zle over the top of the chicken tinguish the verb among the Η Μαρία κάν-ει ee MaREEa KAni Maria does that goes together, εγ-ώ = I, is and into the cavity. Stuff the words in a sentence. For exam - Εμείς κάν-ουμε eMEES KAnoome We do the same. Εγ-ώ κάν-ω. When Chicken has been a cross-cul - cavity with one or two of the ple if a word ends in – ω, it is a Εσείς κάν-ετε eSEES KAnete You do you hear the sound i in the end tural, favorite food for thou - squeezed out lemon halves. If verb in present tense, first per - H Μαρία και of a verb - which is the second sands of years. Archeological using, drizzle with some olive son, singular. E γώ κάν-ω = I do, η Ελένη κάνουν ee MaREEa ke ee eLEni KAnoon They do or the third person singular -, digs around the Mediterranean oil. εγώ μέν-ω= I stay. then you can be certain of writ - regularly unearth chicken bones Sprinkle with salt, freshly Greek verbs are conjugated. ing the ending with - ει. Εσύ κάν- from as far back as 800 B.C. In ground pepper and oregano, The verb forms have a person, εις, ο Δημήτρης κάν-ει. ancient Rome, chicken was so preferably from Greece, or your a number, a tense, a mood and Greek phrase Pronunciation Meaning The verb κάνω is used in popular, a law had to be passed favorite oregano-growing re - a voice. Εγώ κάνω ισπανικά. eyO KAno ispaniKA. I learn Spanish. many expressions. Κάνω ισπα - to regulate consumption to one gion. Person. A verb is in the first Εσύ κάνεις δίαιτα. eSEE KAnis DEEeta. You are on a diet. νικά = I learn Spanish. Κάνω chicken per meal. Roasted Place the potatoes around person if the subject is I or we, Ο Πέτρος κάνει γυμναστική. o PEtros KAni yimnastiKEE. Peter exercises. ελληνικά= I learn Greek. K άνω chicken is a classic recipe with the chicken in the pan and in the second person if the sub - Εμείς κάνουμε ελληνικά eMEES KAnoome elliniKA. We learn Greek. δίαιτα = I am on a diet. The a relatively simple preparation. sprinkle them with salt, pepper ject is you, and in the third per - Εσείς κάνετε μπάνιο. eSEES KAnete BAnio You are swimming. word diet stems from the Greek The traditional Greek recipe and oregano. son if the subject is he, she, it, Η Μαρία και ο Γιάννης ee MaRIa ke o YiAnis word δίαιτα. Kάνω γυμναστική calls for lemon and oregano as Roast the chicken and pota - they, the man, the men, the kids, κάνουν βόλτα KAnoon VOlta They stroll around. = I exercise, I work out. From flavorings as well as a generous toes for 45 minutes to an hour, the students etc. the word γυμναστική stem the amount of olive oil drizzled on depending on the size of the Number. Verbs are either sin - English words Gym, gymnastics. top which undoubtedly hear - chicken, or until the breast be - gular, when the subject is a sin - Kάνω βόλτα = I stroll around. kens back to a time when chick - gins to lightly color. gle person or thing (I, you, he, good. can form the verb’s κάν-ω stem, Βόλτα comes from the latin she, it, Maria etc.), or plural, Voice. Defines the way in after we drop the ending. It is word volta, meaning turn. K άνω when the subject is more than which the subject of the verb is κάν-. μπάνιο = I take a bath or I swim one person or thing (we, you, involved in the action of the The endings are indicated (in the ocean). they, the girls, Maria and Petros verb. When a verb is in the ac - here as the syllables that follow PRONUNCIATION KEY: etc.). tive voice, the subject performs the -. i (idiom), ee (needle), e (en - Tense. The tense conveys in - the action indicated. (Maria To the stem we add the fol - ergy), o (organism), oo (boot), formation about the aspect and swims in the sea.) If it is in the lowing endings, which indicate y (yes), h (helium), th (theory), the time. Verbs can be in the passive voice the subject re - person and number in order to d (the). The capitalized syllables present, in the past, and in the ceives the action indicated. form the indicative form of a are the accented ones. future tense. (Maria is educated by her verb in the present tense and Mood. It indicates the type teacher.) the active voice. Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has of statement which one is mak - Greek verbs add endings to Singular Plural studied philology and archaeol - ing: factual, hypothetical, wish - the stem in order to produce the First person -ω -ουμε ogy at the University of Ioanni - ful, commanding. The Greek various possible forms. Second person –εις -ετε na,Würzburg and Bochum in verb has four moods, but in this To form the present indica - Third person -ει -ουν Germany. She has been lesson we will learn the indica - tive active, we can obtain the The top table above shows honored with the Academy of tive one, the mood of factual present tense stem by dropping how the verb κάνω is conju - Athens Award in Archaeology statements. Είμαι καλά = I am the ending – ω. For example we gated. and Homeric Philology.

WELL-BEING Reading Goals for the New Year: the Bible’s New Testament

By Eleni Sakellis

At the start of every new year, book lovers worldwide set their reading goals. For most readers that means trying to ens were not so well fed as they Then, using a fork, or two read as many of the latest best - are today. The store-bought forks if the chicken is large, turn sellers, or their favorite genre chickens available in most su - the chicken breast side down, whether it is mystery, historical permarkets can be roasted quite sprinkle with salt, pepper and fiction, romance, or biography, nicely without adding any oil, oregano and continue roasting as they can. While the Bible re - though the choice is up to the until the skin is golden brown, mains the top selling book of all cook. The amount of lemon, then turn the chicken again and time, how many people actually oregano, salt, and pepper may roast until the breast side is read it? Many Christians of var - all be adjusted to taste. golden brown and the potatoes ious denominations make read - are done, another 40 minutes ing the Bible a part of their to an hour depending on the everyday lives. They memorize Lemon Oregano size of the chicken. passages and quote them at will. Chicken with Potatoes If the potatoes seem to be For most Greek Orthodox Chris - browning too much on one side, tians, the Bible is the domain of turn them as well and continue priests and the Church. The • 1 whole organic chicken roasting. You may need to re - New Testament passages read • 2-3 lemons move the potatoes from the bak - out each week as part of the Di - • Dried oregano ing pan if they seem to be disin - vine Liturgy seem to be enough, • Salt tegrating before the chicken is but taking the time to read the • Pepper done. Bible for yourself is also part of • Olive oil (optional) Remove the pan from the the faith. The Book of the • 5-6 medium potatoes, peeled oven and tent with foil to allow Gospels is venerated like the and halved, lengthwise the chicken to rest 15-20 min - icons in church. This year, add life of Jesus and his teachings. is the final book of the New Tes - not read during the Divine utes before carving. The resting the New Testament to your The Acts of the Apostles features tament. A prophetic text, the Liturgy in the Greek Orthodox Preheat oven to 375 degrees. time keeps the chicken moist. reading list. Read the remark - the early establishment of the Apocalypse describes the Sec - Church. The Roman Catholic If your oven has a convection If there are pan drippings able text that continues to in - Christian church as it grew from ond Coming of Jesus and the Fi - Church and some Protestant roast feature, use it, but raise left, drizzle them over the cut fluence the world over two a small Jewish sect to a major nal Judgement. Revealed to churches, however, do read the the oven temperature to 400 de - chicken pieces before serving. thousand years after the birth religion after the Resurrection Saint John the Theologian dur - Apocalypse as part of their ser - grees since the convection fan Serve the chicken and potatoes of Christ. of Jesus Christ. Also included in ing his exile on the island of Pat - vices. may lower the overall tempera - with a side salad or the cooked The New Testament includes the New Testament, the Epistles, mos, visitors from all over the The Greek New Testament is ture of your oven. vegetables of your choice. the four Gospels written in the is a collection of letters written world flock to see the Cave of available online through the Peel and halve the potatoes If desired, a few carrots, cel - 1st century A.D. in Greek by the by Saint Paul and other Apostles the Apocalypse where he dic - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of lengthwise and set them in a ery stalks, garlic cloves, and a disciples and followers of Jesus, to encourage and advise the tated the text to his disciple Pro - America website. The text is the bowl with cold water to prevent quartered onion may also be the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, faithful. A guide to ethics and choros. The Cave of the Apoca - Ecumenical Patriarch of Con - them turning brown while you added along with the potatoes Luke, and John. Greek was the morals, the daily readings from lypse, along with the Monastery stantinople authorized version prepare the chicken. to the roasting pan for addi - common language at the time the Epistles during the Divine of Saint John the Theologian on from 1904 and can be viewed Rinse the chicken with cold tional flavor. and allowed the teachings of Je - Liturgy are based on the date of Patmos, is a joint UNESCO online and as a PDF, making the water and place breast side up During the roasting process, sus to spread throughout the Easter each year. World Heritage Site. The Apoc - Gospels accessible through tech - in a roasting pan with space you may need to add about 1/4 known world. The Gospels are The Apocalypse of Saint alypse is the only book of the nology for all. enough for the potatoes. cup of water to the pan in case primarily concerned with the John, also known as Revelation, New Testament whose text is Squeeze the lemons and driz - it dries out to prevent burning.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Watching for Dollars

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos George. I’d be in more trouble had his coffee machine perking Special to The National Herald than I’ve got! My place was full while Yiannis set up his cozy of Police, detectives, finger print corner at the back of the store. The big topic in Dixon’s that guys – all over the store. I had a On his way to work, on a Sunday was that John’s florist lot of cleanup to do. And, I go hunch, George strolled by the store had been burglarized Fri - to the flower market at 5 in the store at 6:30 AM and saw a pair day night after he’d closed up. morning.” of horizontal feet extending “Did they take much?” asked Di - Yiannis, who had been listen - from the back room. Always sus - mos, anxiously. John responded, ing and thinking, carefully, of - picious, he tried the door and “About one hundred and fifty fered his solution. found it locked. Dimos, at eight dollars that I had in the “John! Never mind dogs and 8:45P.M., on his way to bring till. I have a wedding Tuesday guns or you sleeping in the the promised dinner, witnessed and it’s a big order. That money store. I have the solution!” All the same scene, leaving the bag was to pay for the flowers for heads turned in Yiannis’ direc - at the back door. the big wedding. Flowers for the tion whose expression looked Then, left. Kipreos, who church, bridesmaid’s bouquets, promising. worked as pastry chef at the ho - ushers’ boutonnieres, flowers for “Get a good night’s sleep; go tel, decided to go out of his way the tables at the reception hall to market while I keep watch. to say, ’hello’ to Yiannis before meant big bucks. If they stole I’ll sleep in the store the two going home at 9:50 PM but did - after the wedding it would have nights. Doors locked and I’ll be n’t disturb him since Yiannis was been worse. But, I gotta keep by the telephone to call 911 in obviously reposing in the back, guard. I may have to sleep in case. But, no thief is dumb extended feet as witness. the store overnight Monday un - enough to rob a store with Smiling, he pictured a serene til delivery is made, the flowers someone in it. What d’ you say?” Yiannis, dreaming of the easy arranged and delivered.” John rubbed his chin in thought. $72.00 plus meals. About to de - Kipreos suggested renting a “I don’t want to put a friend in liver the last of the meals that watch dog. “They’re trained to danger.” Dimos counseled. evening, Dimos gazed into the be real vicious. Sometimes they “Not a bad idea, John!” Yian - garbage bin in back of the store come in pairs! Lots of people nis said, “If you hired a security that was, curiously, empty. He rent them when they go on va - guard you’d be paying him magnanimous – putting myself fered to send meals. “Three din - calculated what it would cost wondered where Yiannis had cation. Junk yards have them, $4.00 an hour. I’d accept $2.00 in danger for a friend.” ners for three nights. O.K.?” him. He’d been robbed $158.00. deposited the plastic utensils you know.” George’s brow wrin - – for a friend. The wedding is He’d, already made compu - Yiannis’ eyes twinkled. “On the Now, he’s expected to dish out and wrappings. kled. “Why? Who’s going to rob Tuesday, right? I’ll stay an extra tations. Each night at $2.00 an house?” $72.00 But, the upcoming wed - Check in hand, arriving ear - junk?” Kipreos explained, “Guys night. That’s when the thieves hour for twelve hours is $24.00. Dimos spread his hands out, ding will gross him over lier than expected, John ap - who want auto parts, that’s will think the money’s in the Three nights is...$72.00. He “Of course!” Yiannis rubbed his $1000.00. proached the door of his florist. who?” till.” George, narrowing his eyes, looked up, realizing he had to hands together, took out a pen - So, he agreed. Next evening, Through the glass panel he Then, George said, “A gun is asked, “You’d charge a friend for eat, too. “What about meals? I cil and wrote on a paper napkin Yiannis arrived at John’s flower spied Yiannis folding his cot, pil - better than a dog.” John raised doing what you do best? Sleep - can’t leave the store to get some - the hours of pay expected and store with his pillow, blanket, low and blanket and wrapping a brow. “I can’t shoot anyone, ing?” Yiannis replied, “I’m being thing to eat.” Dimos, quickly, of - had John sign it. John, mentally, folding cot and slippers. John up – a pair of plastic feet. 10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016

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TNH Staff tice developed over her many for the UN Children's Fund cue efforts firsthand. years of work in our community (UNICEF), said she was trying “The activist described how PHILADELPHIA, PA – The City on behalf of those in need.” to raise awareness on the crisis she dressed the children, who of Brotherly Love is fast turning to honor her grandparents, who arrived wet and cold from their into the City of Greek-American HOLLYWOOD, CA – Oscar-win - were Italian immigrants,” Yahoo journey and the emotional mo - Jurists. Last week, HARRY ning actress SUSAN SARAN - wrote. ment she connected with a little KARAPALIDES was sworn in for DON spent Christmas on LES - “I hope that I can make it girl, despite the fact that neither his third term as PENNSYLVA - BOS, Yahoo News reported, in possible for them (the refugees) understood each other, the Daily NIA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT order to raise international to have a voice so we can un - Mail reported. JUDGE of District Court 32-1- awareness about the looming derstand, that 'these people' are “Tonight I spent time with a 33 (Upper Darby Township and refugee crisis. “The 69-year-old just like us, wanting to keep family from Iran. I gave them Millbourne Borough), Cosmos actress, who is known for her their children safe. Wanting dry socks, blankets, soup, and a Philly reported. support of humanitarian causes them to have a future," she said. tent. I could not give them And on January 21, OURA - and is a goodwill ambassador Sarandon also joined the res - hope.” NIA “RAINY” PAPADEMETRIOU will be sworn in as Judge of the PHILADELPHIA COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Pa - GOINGS ON... pademetriou’s father, SPYRI - DON PAPADEMETRIOU was a Greek Orthodox Priest for over n JANUARY 15-18 enjoy the best Greek food in half a century – most recently ORLANDO, FL – The Hellenic n FEBRUARY 12-14 town! Authentic Gyros, Sou - at the STS. CONSTANTINE AND Dance Festival will take place in PEORIA, AZ – Join us for the St. vlakia. & Lamb. Authentic Greek HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX Orlando, FL Friday through Haralambos Church Greek fes - Folk Dancers Performing Daily. CHURCH in Reading, PA, until Monday, January 15-18. Join tival from Friday, Feb. 12 Traditional Greek Foods & Pas - his death last spring. the fun as a spectator, volunteer, through Sunday, Feb. 14, at tries, Cafe, Indoor dining. Auc - Karapalides, who has a po - Actress Susan Sarandon holds a refugee child on Lesbos. dancer, or director and you 7950 W. Pinnacle Peak Road in tion, Games for the kids, Art Re - litical science background and won’t leave disappointed. With Peoria. Friday 5-10PM, Saturday ligious Items, Jewelry, CDs. served as an attorney prior to and judges alike, to promote equal access to justice for those over 35 groups performing tra - 11AM-10PM, and Sunday Daily Food Specials. Fun for the becoming a judge, is also a pro - and advance this important is - struggling with discrimination, ditional dances of Greece, spiri - 12Noon-8PM. Watch the chil - entire family. Also, visit the rich lific author. His books include: sue. I believe that my experience abuse and poverty. Her 25-year tual enrichment activities, and dren, dressed in authentic Greek history of our church and our DATES OF THE AMERICAN in public service and my exten - career in public service was rec - dances every evening, you won’t costumes, as they enthusiasti - city. Campbell is called the “City REVOLUTION (1998), REVOLT sive work in public interest give ognized for her “unparalleled want to miss this event! The cally leap and dance to tradi - of Churches.” Even for its small (2012), and A PROMISE OF RE - me the experience and a strong commitment to clients, possess - event and meeting facilities at tional Hellenic folk dances. For population size of now under MEMBRANCE (2012). foundation to listen to and be ing a deep understanding of her Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Uni - children's fun, a fantasy fun nine thousand residents, it “I have dedicated my entire fair to the litigants that come client’s suffering and an ability versal Boulevard in Orlando, playground of giant inflatable boasts of several different career as an attorney to promot - before me. to access the public interest le - combine cutting-edge technol - toys will be on site where they churches. Other than St. ing equal access of justice to the In 2010, Papademetriou was gal community.” ogy with superior service – all can jump, bounce and slide to Michael, established in 1955, courts, helping to give a voice awarded the Philadelphia Bar As she told TNH in an exten - within minutes of the Orlando their hearts' content. Whet your there are: Marion Heights to those who need legal assis - Foundation Award. This award sive interview last spring, “the International Airport, the Or - competitive and gustatory ap - United Methodist Church tance and have nowhere else to is presented to an attorney in judge in a case sets the expecta - ange County Convention Center, petites at the Loukoumades Eat - (1835), First Baptist Church turn. For many years I have the Philadelphia public service tions for civility, decorum and Universal, and Disney. For more ing Contest; see if you can stuff (1908), St. John the Baptist Slo - worked closely with members legal community whose career respect. information, please visit hel - your face with as many of these vak Roman Catholic Church of the legal profession, attorneys work advances the cause of These are the important lenicdancefestival.com. delectable desserts in the short - (1916), St. John the Baptist qualities that our citizens look est amount of time. Church Eastern Orthodox Church for in order to have confidence n JANUARY 22-24 tours will be offered where you (1917), St. Joseph the Provider in our legal system. BELLEVIEW, FL – The St. Mark’s can learn about Greek Ortho - Roman Catholic Church (1919), Those who know me and Greek Orthodox Church, 9926 doxy and see plans for St. Har - St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic QUESTION OF THE WEEK have worked with me, know I SE 36th Avenue in Belleview, alambos' new church building. Church (1922), St. Michael am understanding, patient, will hold its annual Greek festi - This year's Festival is sponsored Byzantine Catholic Church Do states and cities have the right to require background compassionate, even-tempered, val Friday, Jan. 22 through Sun - in part by Abrazo Health Care (1922), Gospel Temple Baptist checks for all parties involved in the sale and purchase of and open-minded. I am able to day, Jan. 24. If You Love Enter - and several other local busi - Church (1923), St. Lucy Roman guns? deal with difficult and challeng - tainment and Exceptional Greek nesses. Fifty percent of admis - Catholic Church (1937), Greater Please email your response to ing situations with fairness, con - Food with an international flair, sions proceeds will go to benefit Liberty Baptist Church (1946), [email protected] We may publish some re - fidence and common sense. Ocala’s Greek Festival is an the West Valley Child Crisis Cen - Assembly of God Pentecostal sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. I have a strong sense of jus - event you won’t want to miss! ter. There is plenty of parking. Church (1947), Bible Baptist Three Fun Filled days of All Admission: adults, $3; children Temple (1957), Spanish Sev - Things Greek including Food, under 12 are free, as well as stu - enth Day Adventist Church Music and Dance. There will dents and active military with (1962), Full Gospel Church of also be A World Bazaar, Clowns, proper ID. For more informa - God (1968), and Kingdom Live Music, featuring Nick Triv - tion, visit http://www.sthar - Hall/Jehovah’s Witnesses THE HERALD SQUARE elas with George Antonopoulos alambos.org. (1970). & Joanna Kartsonis, presenting TNH's Crossword Challenge "A Night in Athens," Outdoor n FEBRUARY 13 n FEBRUARY 27-28 and Inside Taverna, and free MANHATTAN – The Greek- PALM DESERT, CA – Be Greek hourly Door Prizes and much, American Writers Association in - for a Day! The St. George Greek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 much more. A Great Time for vites you to warm up the winter Orthodox Church, 74109 Larrea the Entire Family! There will and enjoy an outstanding pro - Street in Palm Desert, will fea - 12 13 14 15 also be a variety of vendors, on - gram on Saturday, Feb. 13, 6- ture its annual Greek Festival on going chapel tours, a children’s 8PM, at the Cornelia Street Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27- 16 17 18 a ctivities ten t. W hile you enjoy Café, 29 Cornelia Street in Ma - 28, 11AM-8PM. Highlights in - yourselves at The Greek Festival, hattan. Poet/actress Lili Bita will clude Live Greek Bouzouki Mu -

19 20 21 22 23 you can also feel good knowing read from Flesh Fire, erotic love sic & Traditional Greek Dancing. t hat your participati on serves an poems, just reissued by Somer - Authentic Greek Food, Appetiz - 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 a utoma tic contribution to sev - set Hall Press. Said Anais Nin of ers & those heavenly Pastries. eral area charities and commu - Bita, "her words are strong, Greek Wine, Greek Beer & 31 32 33 34 n ity pro gram s! Come visit our body and soul in balance." The Greek Coffee. Hercules Kids o utdoo r & indoor Taverna National Herald Executive Edi - Zone. Souvenir Agora Market 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 w here we o ffer Greek wine, beer tor Constantinos E. Scaros, who w/ over 20 Unique Vendors. 42 43 44 and ouzo! Opa! About St. is also attorney, educator, and Complimentary Church Tours M ark’s: St Mark Greek Orthodox political analyst, and is the au - w/ Byzantine Art & Mosaic 45 46 47 48 C hurch is a co mmuni ty of be - thor of Grumpy Old Party, 20 Iconography. Greek Grocery, l ievers from m any walks of life Tips On How the Republicans Book Store and Greek Novelties. 49 50 51 52 seeking salvation through the Can Shed Their Anger and Win Admission: only $3, active US G ospel of Jesus. In our Parish Back the White House, will talk Military & kids under 12, always 53 54 55 56 57 58 y ou will meet Orthodox Chris - about the 2016 presidential free. The heart of our festival is t ians of d iverse backgr ounds, election. Dr. Louis Davaleris, the wonderful homemade Greek 59 60 61 62 63 and converts who have joined ophthalmologist and exciting food and pastries created from o ur communi ty. Com e and hear concert pianist, will present a generational, family recipes. 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 t he Scr ipture s sung by our mem - Mozart Sonata with a violinist. OPA! bers. Smell the fragrant incense Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cor -

72 73 74 as it lifts our prayers to God. nelia Street, 6-8 p.m. $9 admis - n NOTE TO OUR READERS S ee th e Gospe l taugh t through sion includes a glass of wine, This calendar of events section 75 76 77 o ur icono graphy displayed beer, or soft drink. is a complimentary service to throughout the Church. Partici - the Greek American community.

www.CrosswordWeaver.com pate in worship that has re - n FEBRUARY 19 All parishes, organizations and m ained un chan ged by the world CAMPBELL, OH – The institutions are encouraged to ACR OSS 9 Racc oo n -like ani mal a round u s, ce lebrating the Di - Archangel Michael Greek Ortho - e-mail their information regard - 1 Cain’s brother 10 Transparent gem vine Liturgy as it has been dox Church, 401 12th Street (at ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead 5 Last month of year 11 Loo n-l i ke seabir d h anded d own to u s by the Holy Porter Avenue) in Campbell, in - of time, and no later than Mon - 8 Acting (abbr .) 13 Sp ring flower C hurch Fathers. And most im - vites you to its Greek Festival day of the week before the 12 Not there 14 Largest Dodecanese island portantly, discover that Christ is 2016 on Friday, Feb. 19, 3-9PM, event, to english.edition@then -

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18 Video 26 Sw imm ing mammal 19 Pair 28 Co mp u ter code for char acters This Week in Greek History: 21 Finish 30 Ch ine s e food bra nd 23 Charge 32 Roman poet 24 Food and Ag r iculture O rganiz ation (abbr.) 33 Exp res s disgust Antonios Nikopolidis, Goalie Extraordinaire 27 Farm cred it a d minis tration (abbr.) 37 De vil 29 Revere 39 Blu e je ans 31 February 22nd Saint 40 Humble This week in Greek history, beyond that. He was part of Olympiacos, versus Larissa. Fit -

34 Environm ent a l prote ction agency (abbr) 41 Fou rth Greek letter on January 14, 1971, one of the Panathinaikos’ Greek Champi - tingly, he shut out Larissa 35 Not out o f 46 Scr imp s g reates t goalkeeper in Greek onships in 1990, 1991, 1995, (Olympiacos won 6-0), and in 36 Lots 47 Pri ore s s f ootball (soccer ) histo ry, Anto - 1996 and 2004, and Olympia - the final minutes of the game 38 Garbed 50 Cell stuff nios Nikopolidis, was born. cos’ 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, he was replaced 42 Degree 52 Sta ke N ow a m anager for Greece’s 2009, and 2011. Also, in the by Balzs Megyeri so that he 43 Anger 53 Sp ook y u nder 21 Nati onal Team, Greek Cup in 2005, 2006, 2008, could enjoy his final moments 44 Greek goddes s of you th 54 Arr oga te N ikop oli dis h ad an illustrious and 2009, and in the Greek Su - as a player by waving to the le - 45 Zeus' wife 55 Magic lamp dweller career as a player, tending goal per Cup in 2007. gions of his adoring fans in at - 46 Eigtheent h G r eek lette r 56 Sen ile f irst for h is loca l Anagennisi Arta Nikopolidis was voted tendance. 48 Ovoid 61 Gre ek s occer te am t eam, an d later for tw o of Greece’s best goalkeeper in the After a stint as Assistant 49 Central daylight time 63 Air (prefix) Greece’s colossal teams, first 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, Manager of Olympiacos, and

51 Pursues h obb ies 65 Sou th southeast Panathinaikos and then 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, even a brief period as Interim 53 December 24t h Saint 67 An d so forth Olympiacos. 2007–08, and 2008–09 seasons. Manager, Nikopolidis began the 57 Compass poi n t 69 Mo vin g truck Perhaps best known for su - After a long and distin - most recent chapter of his soccer 58 Ocean 70 Eastern Standard Time perb play in Greece’s 2004 Eu - guished career, Nikopolidis career, accepting the manager - 59 Vane dire ctio n 71 Sev en t eenth Greek letter ropean Championship, Nikopoli - suited up for his final game on ship of the under 21 Greek 60 December 9th Saint tis’ accomplishments reach far April 17, 2011, at home for Team. 62 Seventh Greek Letter Solution to last week’s puzzle 64 Takes off Solution: H E R F I T L U D E 66 Wheel co verin gs A H E 68 Always A T E A N N I E U P P E D

72 Part of the eye R U E O T T E R G N O M E 73 Narrow openings M I L T H O R A C E N O N 74 Reckless 75 Dueling sword I W O D N A 76 Escudo R E C O U P S T I N T S 77 Upon R E X O S A K A A N E N T A B E T A T I L T A L A S DOWN P U R R S N A R E I P 1 Expression of surprise S L 2 A Cartwright S T E A D Y D A R R Y L 3 Before, poetically E M U D A H 4 Ribald S A P P O R C H E O W N S 5 Single dice C L E A R A R I O N H E Y 6 Aegis 7 Cactuses A P N E A G A F F E O W L 8 Liable M O N K S S W I F T P S I

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PHOtOS: EUROKINISSI Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ election has brought hope to Greece and heaped huge responsibilities aims to attract center-left voters and retain his right wing. To that end, he met with his two onto his desk. He has challenged PM Alexis Tsipras, but that requires ND unity and growth. He predecessors, former prime ministers Kostas Karamanlis (R) and Antonis Samaras. Mitsotakis Elected New Democracy’s Leader Amid Hope and Optimism

Continued from page 1 congratulate him and invite him led the country into the Euro - forms, the Journal notes, is the nations’ mainstream right-of- who entered this contest as the to a meeting this coming week, zone,” George Washington Uni - kind of emphasis the creditors center parties, but at the mo - “outsider.” new direction. an invitation the new opposition versity Political Science Profes - have long sought from Greece’s ment, in terms of political mo - PRIVATE SECTOR THE IMPACT leader accepted. sor Harris Mylonas said, the leaders. mentum, the two are very BACKGROUND Mujtaba Rahman of the risk But it is unlikely that their Journal reported. Mitsotakis vic - As Minister of Administrative different. Mitsotakis, who earned a consulting Eurasia Group de - relationship will remain as cour - tory “goes beyond New Democ - Reform (2013-2015), Mitsotakis The Mitsotakis brand of pol - master’s in economics at Stam - scribed Mitsotakis’ as “an intel - teous. Tsipras’ SYRIZA Party and racy’s internal politics and could was deemed as “one of the most itics, with a voter base more af - ford and a MBA at Harvard, ligent and competent economic their government partners, the shift the national debate, ener - reform-minded cabinet mem - fluent and well-educated than worked as an analyst for Chase reformer, well-liked in Brussels right-wing Independent Greeks gizing Greeks who want more bers,” the Journal noted. average, and with an eye on Bank and as a consultant for and Berlin” and deemed his vic - (ANEL), have repeatedly por - economic change,” he added. The Guardian summed up market-oriented approaches to McKinsey & Company in Lon - tory as positive, the Times re - trayed Mitsotakis as too willing Mitsotakis has also criticized the phenomenon as Mitsotakis economic growth, was long the don. He also worked at Alpha ported, but added that his un - to do the bidding of Greece’s the heavy austerity measures “having been tasked with chal - mantra of the Republican estab - Ventures, the National Bank of likelihood of cooperating with creditors.” imposed on Greece by its lenging Alexis Tsipras and reju - lishment in the United States, Greece, and in the International Tsirpas will probably lead to po - A strong advocate of market- lenders, and does not support venating the ailing ND party.” but has to this point been and National Enterprise Coun - litical instability and early elec - oriented reforms, the Harvard- latest round of pension cuts the ND VS. GOP abruptly displaced by that cils. tions. educated Mitsotakis is “a person Tsipras Administration has im - In some respects, ND can be party’s populist wing. But in Mitsotakis also fulfilled his As the Associated Press re - who represents reform, a con - plemented, in compliance with compared to the Republican Greece, the populists, under military duty by serving as a ported: tinuation of the work done by Troika demands. Party in American politics, inso - Meimarakis, became the estab - combat pilot in the Hellenic Air “Tsipras called Mitsotakis to Greek leaders in the past that But his focus on economic re - far as both are their respective lishment, and it is Mitsotakis Force. Refugees Brave Balkan Winter, and EU Border Controls Greece Receives Offer from

SID, Serbia (AP) — It's been sands are still embarking on the At a refugee center, dozens continue their journey, doctors China's Cosco for Piraeus dangerous and cold and there trip daily, braving both the of people ventured outside for and aid workers said. are rumors Europe is shutting freezing temperatures and a rare chance to enjoy a spate "We haven't had any freezing ATHENS, Greece (AP) — pany to submit an improved of - its doors to people like him, but mounting anti-immigrant senti - of warmer weather after weeks or anything like that, at least Greece's privatization fund says fer, which is expected to be eval - Samim Nawabi says he won't ments fueled by the November of sub-freezing cold and snow. not for now," said doctor Maja China's Cosco Group is the only uated next week. turn back because the dream of terror attacks in Paris and New Smiling children played in the Saponja, who works at the bidder for a majority stake in It did not disclose the value a new life in Germany has given Year's Eve attacks on women in muddy road, blowing soap bub - refugee center. She added that the port of Piraeus, which is the of the existing offer. him something his home coun - Germany. bles and watching the sun rays "we have had children with high debt-mired country's biggest. Greece is selling a 67 percent try no longer can — hope. "We lost hope there (in glistening through them. fever which is very dramatic for Cosco already has a conces - stake in the port as part of its The 24-year-old computer Afghanistan) about life, you "Now we are happy, now I them." sion to operate two of three con - ambitious but slow-moving pri - expert left Afghanistan with his know," Nawabi said. "It's very find hope of starting something Most of the people traveling tainer terminals at Piraeus, the vatization drive, which is a key family about a month ago, join - hard to live if you don't see any - new in my life," Nawabi said. toward the EU countries are un - port of Athens. precondition for continued dis - ing more than a million people thing in the future." The camp doctors and aid used to harsh weather condi - The privatization fund said bursement of international res - who came to Europe last year Nawabi, his parents and sib - workers said wintry weather has tions and often set off without Tuesday it has asked the com - cue loans. in the biggest migration on the lings arrived in Serbia this week caused a surge in respiratory winter clothing. Tanja Meni - continent since World War II. after crossing Iran, Turkey, diseases among the migrants, canin from the Danish Refugee Although winter conditions Greece and Macedonia. The particularly children and the el - Council said her organization and stricter border controls have family were spending a day near derly, despite efforts to keep has been working around the reduced the numbers of the border town of Sid waiting them warm. Additionally, clock to provide warm boots refugees traveling toward the to board a train that will take refugees are refusing to pause and jackets. wealthy nations of the European them to EU member Croatia and while they recover, choosing Still, the dream of the Union in recent weeks, thou - on toward Germany. only to take the medicine and promised land in Europe has be - come unreachable for some. Late last year, the EU and Balkan countries on the migrant route introduced rules that let only nationals of war-torn Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan — those most likely to be granted asylum Defense Minister — continue the journey, as the EU looked for ways to control Panos Kammenos the influx. Meets With Admiral Further strengthening con - James Stavridis trol, Slovenia and Croatia since Jan. 1 have sought additional lists of people boarding the mi - grant trains, checking each Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold CEO Paul Wright. The Minister of National name against the list. There Defence Panos Kammenos have been fears of tensions (R) met with the Dean of building in the region if coun - Fletcher School of Law and tries start returning migrants Canada Mining Company Diplomacy at Tufts southward, in a ripple effect University, Boston, and along the route. former SACEUR, Admiral The Serbian border police Suspends Work, Cuts Jobs James Stavridis (L). They commander in Sid, Mico Djukic, exchanged views about the said his officers have been work - developments in the wider ing together with colleagues At Gold Mine In Skouries region. Admiral James from Croatia in overseeing the Stavridis invited the Minister migrant flow. Still, he said, ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Cana - original agreements made with of National Defence Panos many citizens of other countries dian mining company Eldorado the Greek state. Kammenos to visit the have tried to skip all the regula - Gold said Tuesday it is suspend - Elected a year ago, the left - Fletcher School. tions and sneak in with the ing work at a site in Greece and wing government has expressed refugees. laying off 600 workers following support for protest groups near protests by local residents and Skouries who oppose the project a spat with the country's left - on environmental grounds and wing government. fear it will hurt tourism. The Stage and screen The Vancouver, Canada- protests included road block - based company said it was halt - ades, violent confrontations Actress Anna ing operations at a gold mine at with police and a 2013 arson at - Synodinou (89) Skouries, on the Halkidiki tack on Eldorado facilities at Sk - Is Mourned peninsula, one of four major ouries. Greek sites where the company Environment Minister Panos is involved. Skoutletis said Wright had made Greek actress and politician CEO Paul Wright said a fur - the announcement after Anna Synodinou, one of the ther 500 jobs were also likely to rescheduling meetings with the foremost actresses of the be cut later in the year. government for later in the Greek stage with a brief but Wright accused the govern - week. notable career in film and ment of holding up permits and "The Canadian company is television, died on Thursday using the mining project as a trying to change facts on the at the age of 89. "political toy" but insisted the ground — that is provocative She was elected to the Greek company had no plans to pull behavior," he said. Parliament in 1974 with the out of Greece and hoped to "The government will not be New Democracy party and restart work at Skouries at a blackmailed. The decisions it served a term as deputy later date. takes will be based on public in - minister for social services. "It's not dissimilar to building terest, environmental protec - Her funeral will be held next a kitchen and putting in the tion, and will be taken after Monday at the cemetery of floor and furniture but not being studying all the facts." the Athens district of allowed to put in a wall and roof Later Tuesday, the environ - Vyronas. over it. It's a bit silly," Wright ment ministry said it was im - President of the Hellenic told a news conference in posing a total 1.7 million euros Republic Prokopis Athens. ($1.84 million) in fines on Hel - Pavlopoulos contacted Wright said his company had las Gold, a Greek subsidiary of Synodinou's family on the invested $700 million (645 mil - the company, for a total 21 al - telephone to express his lion euros) and created 2,000 leged breaches of environmental condolences, while messages jobs, but added that it was will - safety regulations. of condolence were sent by ing to negotiate royalty pay - It said the alleged breaches the prime minister and all ments for gold being extracted were committed between 2012 the political party leaders. that were not included in the and mid-2014. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016

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Unlike other these past two years is that City” of Tarpon Springs, FL, Fr. churches, where the priest or when the press is speaking with James Rousakis of Tarpon’s St. minister may preach in anger, the divers they ask, “Who do What took place regarding the election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis Nicholas Greek Orthodox with intolerance, of subjects that you think will get the cross? to New Democracy’s (ND) leadership has no equivalent in Cathedral shared with the have no relation to the Lord’s What is your plan to get the Greece’s political history, at least not during the last decade, if community an essay written by word, our sermons have always cross? You didn’t get the cross, not longer. Gregory Kalouris as part of the been about tolerance for our fel - how do you feel?” and regard - A “tsunami” of optimism, waves of positive emotion, and a application process of joining the low man, accepting the world less of the humble and insightful deep breath of hope emerged, one that finally can begin melting dive. Because he is 18 years old, and its ways while still acting responses given, the press still Hellenism’s long frozen night. Kalouris is no longer eligible to to make it better. They have ask the same questions, year af - A hope that Greece will eventually leave behind the misery dive after this year. Notably, been about doing things to be ter year. I hope that eventually and the loss of national dignity and will enter a gradual – Kalouris points out that many proud of, and to do good deeds we can make it clear to those painful at first – but necessary course of reconstruction. folks outside the Tarpon Springs with humility; they have been outside the community that this Stavros Niarchos Foundation co-President Andreas Dracopou - community fail to realize that about living our lives not for tradition is not about “winning,” los, in a recent article in Kathimerini (reprinted in our edition this is not a competition focusing glory, but to make our lives wor - because it is not a competition. this week) makes a well-aimed argument that Greece’s narrative on “winning.” Accordingly, thy of God’s gift that we call the Every diver does make every ef - must change from the current climate of misery and depression although Kalouris did not retrieve world. fort to perform, and it is only to one of hope in order for the country to move forward. the cross, he nonetheless “won,” Gregory Kalouris and all the This attitude of being good- the cross retriever given the tro - The impetus that is required to overturn this climate and to as did all of the other other divers won because they hearted, selfless and helpful phy; but like the waters of bap - create new hope can be provided by Kyriakos Mitsotakis. participants. The essay in its were blessed. truly do shine though this event tism, every single boy who gets There are several reasons why he won. entirety follows. of Epiphany. For when the cross out of those waters is blessed The most important one is that he based his campaign on all of us in the boats once did. is retrieved by one of the divers, and receives the blessing of the principles. His words were measured, mature, and earnest; his This year will by my third As I saw this around me, I lost we divers do not scoff at his for - Church. behavior genuine, kind, and accessible. and final time participating in all anxiousness, all sense of the tune, and do not even think of It is a bitter-sweet event, be - He was exactly the opposite of what we have been grown this prestigious event, Epiphany. cold, all sense of myself, and just negativity when the retrieved ing my last year participating in accustomed to. Even though this is the third felt overwhelming pride and joy cross is raised above the waters. the Epiphany, having so many Mitsotakis proved his character and his dedication to his time, I still feel the anticipation, that my fellow divers and I had We simply look to the cross and good memories, making friends principles through his behavior toward his aging father and excitement and disbelief, as I the ability to carry on this tradi - its retriever, and enjoy the mo - with other divers, helping put former Greek Prime Minister, Constantine. He made sure to did my first year diving in the tion and bring the spotlight on ment as another Epiphany the event together and the find time to visit and share this historic moment with him and waters of the Spring Bayou for the Church, our religion and our comes to its climax; that all the honor to simply be a diver. I to thank him. the community. I had thought community that we have grown work and heart that we have would not trade the memories I There might not have being a father and politician who has last year, as we were all freezing up and live in. put forth continue for this over have made in this event for any - been more vindicated by his son than the former premier. He in our boats waiting for the Even though I enjoy every - 100-year tradition that has thing in this world and have the lived to see his son rise to the high position (party president) event to proceed... I looked thing about our Church – from come to bear fruit. Lord to thank for my good that he himself once held, and to wish him to rise to the nation’s around and began to notice the its beauty to the smell and the As we help the retriever out health to participate, and the ultimate political pinnacle: prime minister. faces of the crowd. I saw the sound of our choir singing the of the water and march back to Church for keeping this tradi - Most likely, Mitsotakis was advised to avoid being identified faces of the elderly and adults hymns I have heard since I was the church, smiles are on our tion alive. Being my last year, I with his father, but from the start of campaign he proclaimed light up as they watched us, ex - a little boy – there is one aspect faces and the good feelings look forward to this last time to how proud he was of his father, while acknowledging that like cited for the cross to be thrown, that I look forward to enjoying don’t end there. At the celebra - be with every one of my fellow everyone else, the elder Mitsotakis had his own history and and the young faces of the most: the priest’s sermon. De - tion following, where we fill our divers, and look forward to the personality. Greek boys in our community livered with knowledge and wis - bellies, sing to the people and years after, to see other young Apparently, the Greek people during these years of crisis look on in admiration, waiting dom, the sermon truly shines enjoy the company of our fellow men experience all that I have have finally renewed their relationship with the former premier, to be like us divers, much like the Greek Orthodox religion. divers, we are truly blessed with experienced.” appreciating the policies he tried to institute as prime minister, ones that would have saved the country had he not been ousted from power. The conclusion they now have reached is that they were wrong in their previous conclusions; that the negative view they had formed about Constantine Mitsotakis was the ECONOMY & POLITICS product of a massive political and personal slander from people who once upon a time were powerful. Ruthless opponents, politicians and non-politicians alike. 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As Donald Trump would say, So there is cer - Iowa, more than Does one really think Republi - …And Paves the Way this year is going to be “HU-UU- tainly a lot to ana - 10 times the size of can donors can tell thousands GE”. The Donald’s bravado is lyze through this the crowds others of people their democratically- indeed commensurate to how column over the receive, or a full expressed choice is false? That the year has begun. Just in the coming weeks, but 35,000 people at would only spread the public’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently met with two former New first few days of 2016 we saw since we are only a an event in Al - disdain further. It is also worth Democracy (ND) Presidents: Costas Karamanlis and Antonis Chinese stock markets rattled couple of weeks abama, how can noting that Mr. Trump’s Repub - Samaras. with uncertainty and in turn rat - away from the Iowa one simply dismiss lican base would be an ex - We imagine it is just a matter of time before he meets his tling other global markets. The caucuses, perhaps it that? When Fox panded one: just recently there main opponent in last Sunday’s election for ND’s leadership, US dollar has started the year is appropriate to News went after is a poll showing 20% of De - Evangelos Meimarakis. 14% stronger than the Euro, begin with that. Mr. Trump at the mocrats would vote for him. Is Mitsotakis, thus, begins his term of office at ND’s helm prop - 19% stronger than the Mexican The most unex - very first debate, that a bad thing for the party? erly and with the correct goal in mind: not to dismantle the peso, 23% stronger than the pected outcome by STEFANOS his popularity sky - “He will never become Pres - party, but to restructure it. Who would disagree that this is ex - Turkish lira, and a whopping may very well turn KASSELAKIS rocketed, exactly ident,” is another oft heard actly what the principal opposition party needs right now? out to be the case: because people all sound-bite. And while I think It was in that context that he visited the two former party in a race among 15 Special to around this coun - any proposal to ban Muslims leaders, both of them also former prime ministers, to honor candidates, one The National Herald try are sick of es - from entering the US is ludi - them, and to pay homage to party continuity. candidate may run tablishment power crous to say the least, I will tell The media described the meetings as held in a “friendly at - away with the whole thing from networks, whether those are ex - you why he may very well still mosphere.” the start, and in a race with just pressed via media or via lobby - become the President of these It seems that the essence of the encounters, though, was two candidates, the underdog ing. Finally, I have observed The United States. A funny thing most evident in Mitsotakis’ post-meeting comments to the press: may prevail in the long run. Donald to be a very fast learner. happens when a political event “we don’t make household matters public,” he said, which sug - For months now I have been You can see this in how he now or milestone is reached: people gests they delved deeply into the heart of the issues, explaining hearing people dismissing Don - handles questions, in how he’s forget what they thought prior why their meeting lasted 45 minutes. ald Trump’s candidacy. “There’s been increasingly adding “meat to it. The public’s perception will And that can only mean that radical changes must be made no way he’s going to win!” Of to the bone” around policy pro - unavoidably change once Mr. in the New Democracy Party. course the people I am referring posals, and in how he often im - Trump has a victory or two un - At any rate, one thing is certain: by no means can Mitsotakis to are like us, particularly East provises when he speaks to der his belt. Suddenly he be - back down, compromise with the rotten system, and ignore the Coast professionals, as well as crowds. In many ways, you can comes “real” or feasible. For message of his election: that the citizens are looking for com - Donald Trump all the media pundits. I have see the skills of a businessman, those who have followed the petence, effectiveness, bold proposals, and bold solutions. been very skeptical of those dis - a stand-up comedian, and a New Democracy elections in If he were to relent, that would result in his own political 32% stronger than the Brazilian missals for a number of months marketing guru all in one. Con - Greece, think of how the dy - annihilation, but also in the loss of the hope that his victory real. The Federal Reserve has and have believed that Mr. trast that to Jeb Bush or to namics changed after Kyriakos gave to the people, possibly with very severe consequences for raised rates after a very long Trump will win his primary race Hillary Clinton… Mitsotakis finished second in the political system too. time and has to shrink the un - since October. My assessment Alas a new trend I have ob - the first primary round. People Moreover, it is quite revealing that the political spotlight has precedented size of its balance has been based on three main served over the past month is focus when something becomes turned almost exclusively onto Mitsotakis, as if Prime Minister sheet. Crude oil prices have factors. First, who are we to an ever-increasing number of real. So this may very well hap - Alexis Tsipras were not around any longer. fallen to $30 a barrel, lower know how someone in the people admitting that Donald pen with Mr. Trump, and he has But time waits for no one. The issues currently at hand – so - than at the darkest hours of the heartland of America or in the Trump can win the nomination. one last card up his sleeve: he cial security, for instance – are very serious. And there are other Global Recession six years ago. Southern states decides to vote? This is why there are more and is a talented actor – remember vital issues as well, in addition to the ones concerning the econ - The refugee crisis originating We always overestimate our un - more ruminations about Mitt Ronald Reagan? – and is thus omy. from the Middle East remains derstanding of trends and color Romney being brought back as able as anyone to transcend The recent terrorist attack in Constantinople, the instability severe, and Europe is seriously them with our own biases and into the fold, as well as leaks previous narratives. In other that it creates, and the potential for misadventures by the Turk - struggling to address it. At the preconceptions. Second, as any that Michael Bloomberg is ex - words, do not be surprised. ish state all must be of major concern to Greeks, because the same time, the specter of terror - experienced markets trader will ploring an independent run for last thing Greece needs is to border a country in the midst of ism has once again descended tell you, “price” is the ultimate the White House. All this how - Stefanos Kasselakis is the Vice multiple crises, such as Turkey. upon the Western world (and indicator. So in this context, ever is yet another example of President of Phila Coatings elsewhere). And of course this when you see Mr. Trump amass - presumptuous thinking of the Worldwide and the founder of is an election year too. ing 2,000 people at an event in part of Amtrak Corridor elites. CVfromGreece.com. The State of Civility

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The law belatedly aligns tants that percent - governed by a be - suspect it is not far off the norm The arrival of a portantly, both flew Greece with the European age was 62%. lief in social hierar - reported in the 2015 Pew survey. new year always too close to the sun Union’s (EU) norms. Greece was There is some chy, male patri - We know the views of one stands as a time to on wax wings – un - one of the last countries in Eu - fragmentary infor - archy and the value young Greek-American who is review of the previ - prepared for the rope not to recognize civil mation about of doing things the in the public eye. Chrys Kefalas, ous one’s highlights journey they were unions among gay couples. In Greek-American at - traditional way. the grandson of Greek immi - (and lowlights). For about to under - 2013, the European Court of titudes. In 2011, Culturally, Greek grants, is running in the Repub - Greeks everywhere, take. Human Rights had ruled against this newspaper Orthodoxy has fa - lican Party primary race that will 2015 was certainly There would be Greece for not legally recogniz - conducted a survey vored merciful and decide who will be the party’s one wild ride that a tremendous ing such unions. in which about philanthropic ac - candidate in the election for unfortunately left problem in under - Greece’s decision not only 1,000 persons re - tion but has been U.S. Senator from Maryland in the people sunk standing exactly helps it catch up with European sponded. Eighty-six by PROF. ALEXANDER less prepared than November 2016. Kefalas, an ad - even deeper in the what the word laws, it also brings it closer to percent answered KITROEFF some other reli - vocate of marriage equality and neoliberal quick - by Christopher Icarus means if it current conventional wisdom in they did not “ap - gious traditions to gay rights is running as an sand of the memo - TRIPOULAS wasn’t for Hesy - the United States. And that is prove of gay mar - Special to condone mobiliza - openly gay candidate, who also randum from Special to chios the lexicogra - surely helpful to all those des - riage” – that was The National Herald tion for social jus - acknowledges his Greekness. which they had in - The National Herald pher’s entry: I καρ perately trying to instill pride in the way the ques - tice. Kefalas is not a household stinctively (but (Icar ) = close, and the ancestral homeland among tion was phrased. In the only Those legacies have shaped name in the Greek-American rather unstrategically) tried to almost arriving. In other words, third and fourth generation other investigation I know, the Greek-American ethnicity media, though the ThePappas - escape. Like prey caught in a Icarus: He who came close and Greek-Americans. Cultural oth - 1980 Gallup survey, commis - throughout the twentieth century Post blog has covered his cam - spider’s web, their leaders strug - nearly made it! erness can be endearing. But sioned by the Greek Orthodox – just ask women about their po - paign. Another way to follow gled spasmodically, but with Both young men came close deep social conservatism can Archdiocese, the question was sition in the home and the com - Kefalas is through the campaign every desperate twist and turn to achieving the goal of their only alienate. “Do you think homosexual rela - munity – but it need not prevent videos he posts on YouTube. In they seemed to get all the more seminal journey, but, sadly, Same-sex marriage was le - tions between consenting adults a sense of pride in the recent one clip he appears with his yi - tangled, lacking the strength failed. As mentioned earlier, in galized nationwide in the is wrong or not.” Those who breakthrough in gay rights in ayia, who is wearing, you and presence of mind to escape the medieval Icarian version of United States following a said such relations were wrong Greece. Especially since this guessed it, black. the dangerous snare set by their the myth, Icarus begins his jour - Supreme Court ruling last June. were 58% compared to 27% bodes well for young Greek In another clip entitled “Call bloodsucking predators. As they ney from his native island of A majority of the public sup - who said they were not wrong America’s relationship to the an - me Chrys” he makes light of his lie at the mercy of their eco - Icaria bound for Crete, where ports this. According to the Pew – but that was thirty-five years cestral homeland. Significantly, first name Chrysovalantis that nomic executioners, their only he sought the hand of the local Research Center, a majority of ago. back in 1980, just over third of is too long for his fellow Mary - hope now appears to be some princess. After marrying her, he Americans, 55%, support same- Yet Greek-Americans admit - those Gallup surveyed who were landers to pronounce properly. deus ex machina – a passerby flew back to his island with her, sex marriage and 39% are op - tedly are not known for their so - between the ages of 18 and 29 Then, Kefalas says, “just call me with a stick, or perhaps a violent but fell into the sea shortly be - posed. The percentage of those cial progressivism. The pioneer thought those relations were not Chrys,” adding he is has been wind or storm that will destroy fore his arrival. Princess Chiona favoring same-sex marriage is immigrants came from the wrong. We can only wonder different all his life. The clip the web and free them. survived and went to live in a 70% among the so-called mil - segues to an old black and white From a political standpoint, nearby island to the north. The lennial generation, born in 1981 picture of his Greek grandpar - Greece’s “first-time left” govern - local ruler fell in love with her or later, and 59% among those ents on the Maryland coast who ment may very well have unwit - and married her, naming his is - born between 1965 and 1980. he says wanted something dif - tingly proven the popular adage land after her. To be sure, support varies ferent and moved to America. that “three turns to the left, Considering that Icaria is also among several categories of the Chrys or Chrysovalantis Kefalas equals one to the right,” or oth - known as the birthplace of population, and we do not know may or may not be different. His erwise put, demonstrated that Dionysus, it can be posited that what Greek-Americans think. support for same-sex marriage the political spectrum is circular Icarus and Dionysus are the We can only extrapolate from is a useful reminder of what not linear, and that sometimes same mythological figure. what data the Pew study pro - younger Greek- Americans are a left-wing party is capable of Dionysus, the mythical god of vided. It did not survey ethnic likely to believe. exercising much more econom - wine, was noticeably absent groups; it measured attitudes by ically neo-liberal monetarist from his homeland in the winter race, finding that 58% of whites Professor Alexander Kitroeff policies than a conservative (e.g., withering of the expressed support for same-sex teaches history at Haverford party. To its credit, the pre-mem - grapevines), so locals naturally marriage. It surveyed attitudes College and is writing a book orandum SYRIZA/ANEL govern - assumed that he flew south (to according to major religious on the history of the Greek Or - ment and the Premier Alexis Crete) to be with his father groups, meaning that Eastern or thodox Archdiocese of Tsipras spoke truths that the Eu - Zeus. The cataclysmic volcanic Greek Orthodox were not America. Follow him on rocrats (and the people for that eruption in Thera (Santorini) in counted. Among Catholics, 57% Twitter @Kitro1908 or email matter) were not used to hear - 1654 B.C. may have served as supported same-sex unions. him at [email protected] ing. They succeeded the impetus for this myth, with in making the locals interpreting the natural Greek disaster as a power struggle be - tween father LETTER FROM ATHENS and son, The Promise Mitsotakis Brings, The Pitfalls He Faces

Now that the New Democ - steady hand and teur Hour failed the populism of an incompetent financial wherein racy Capitalists have awoken overcome some experiment goes government,” he said after win - crisis an in - Zeus strikes down from their slumber and elected heavy baggage of bust. Even Varo - ning. He’ll have to prove it and ternational Dionysus on his return 47-year-old Kyriakos Mitsotakis, his own, indeed. ufakis would put resist pressure from other Euro - issue, and to his homeland after son of a former Premier, to head That would be his money on that and pean Conservatives who won’t ultimately the latter tried to a party that took not one but role as Administra - finally win some - rest until Greece’s elderly are exposed usurp his power. two beatings at last year the tive Reform Minister thing. down to eating each other and the So, too, hands of the rank amateur, in a former coalition Mitsotakis’ vic - want him to go along completely hypocrisy was Alexis Looney Left leader and Prime of New Democracy tory was at least a with the country’s lenders. and dysfunction of Tsipras Minister Alexis Tsipras, there’s and its partner, the win for New That he can’t do. But he can the European Union. struck at least some hope Greece may now-irrelevant PA - Democracy’s fu - find real alternatives to cutting However, at the pinna - down by one day yet begin to recover SOK Anti-Socialists, ture. His rival, for - pensions, such as bringing in cle of their moral vic - the very from its crushing economic cri - in which he was by ANDY mer interim chief business instead of driving it out tory, when the coup engineered system that sis. charged with firing DABILIS Evangelos as SYRIZA did. Case in point: by the European Union (of made him; a system At least the country has a scores of thousands Meimarakis got Canada’s Eldorado gave up a bankers) had become manifest that created such despair and young face to challenge the boy - of workers. Special to beat like a rented gold mining plan in northern to public opinion, the Greek misery in Greece that SYRIZA – ish Tsipras, who foreign journal - That was being The National Herald mule by Tsipras Greece which even far-leftist Government lost everything by a party that historically gar - ists keep referring to as charis - done without an and, at 61 and Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis caving to preserve their paltry nered a mere 3-5 percent in matic when he’s really so dull evaluation procedure he with no vision, offered only Boutaris backed and he’s just political offices. Simply put: polls – became (if even for a you could sand your car with promised, denting his credibility more of the same. one step short of going all Che they sold out. Ever since, the short while) the nation’s largest him. He has to hustle just to be in now saying he opposes more Despite his privileged life and Guevara. “first-time left” government be - party and monopolized the po - boring and his next original idea austerity measures, particularly pedigree name, Mitsotakis You can’t eat ideas, especially came the latest of the tragic litical scene. Of course, like the will be his first. the cuts to pensions that New brings some real world experi - bad ones, and that’s all that memorandum parties to facili - myth, the story does not end Tsipras last year decided to Democracy and PASOK, a part - ence to the job as a summa cum Tsipras has brought in bringing tate German hegemony as pup - here. Zeus’s anger was excessive defy the country’s international ner in crime with PASOK in wild laude graduate of Harvard, down Greece so far he made pet regimes, and ended up do - and his tyrannical act of striking lenders, who called his bluff and spending sprees for decades and where he won the Hoopes Prize, New Democracy and PASOK’s ing more harm than perhaps down his own son ultimately led forced him to accept even runaway patronage, had imple - and having worked at Chase coalition under then-Conserva - any other pro-memorandum to his own demise. In order to harsher measures in return for mented. Manhattan Bank in New York tive leader Antonis Samaras party yet has. kill Dionysus, he set such cata - a third bailout – when he said DEEDS, NOT WORDS and at a consultancy in London. seem enlightened. At least when they were op - strophic forces into motion that he would never seek nor accept If he can rebound from that He speaks, English, Greek, Mitsotakis is a free-market position parties, SYRIZA/ANEL his very own kingdom was de - but did both – of 86 billion euros and offer some ways to bring in German, and French, is cultured advocate while Tsipras is a could advance their claims ef - stroyed. Zeus’ unquenchable ($93.05 billion). more Foreign Direct Investment and diplomatic and, unlike closed-mind advocate. Mitso - fectively (regardless whether thirst for authority resulted in That tactic, of asking Greeks and bring real reform and not many celebrities who pull strings takis, despite his back-and-forth one thought them populist or the destruction of the Minoans to vote against austerity mea - just more austerity that targets in the name of patriotism to on austerity, was still seen as not) and act as a counterbalance – the people who ascribed him sures in a referendum – which the usual suspects – workers, avoid doing their duty for their someone who had genuine re - to memorandum policies. Now deity status! they did, believing it would pensioners and the poor- and ac - country, served a six-month form in mind during his tenure that it has forsaken its chief rai - Likewise, the EU’s thirst for strengthen his hand – backfired tually go after tax cheats instead hitch in the Hellenic Air Force. as a minister. son d'être in the post-2008 ultimate control and its coup so badly when he reneged that of just saying he will, then Mit - “Our target is one: for New “He is a person who repre - world, SYRIZA seems to have against Tsipras’ pre-memoran - Harvard Law School said it was sotakis will have a genuine plat - Democracy to represent every - sents reform, a continuation of morphed into the most tragic of dum government may very well the “Worst Negotiating Tactic” form if the SYRIZA-ANEL Ama - one in the country who opposes the work done by Greek leaders political mishmashes. And the lead to its downfall. Forsaking of 2015. in the past that led the country most tragic of figures appears Greece during the financial and Much of the blame goes to into the Eurozone,” Harris My - to be its leader, Alexis Tsipras, refugee crisis not only attacks the economic blogger/self-pro - lonas, Assistant Professor of Po - who rose to power on the the essence of the European fessed Game Theory litical Science and International promise radically changing the idea, but also sets off a powder Expert/Egomaniac he named Fi - Affairs at George Washington Greek political scene, and be - keg of Euroscepticism. nance Minister for a relatively University told the Wall Street came little more than a Developments in Portugal, short time, Yanis, “The Gambler” Journal. wannabe of his predecessors Spain, and Italy may be the pre - Varoufakis, who let the Casino The impact of Mitsotakis’ win from 1980s who are chiefly re - cursor to the outbreak of a (the Quartet of the European “goes beyond New Democracy’s sponsible for the nation’s tsunami of righteous indigna - Union-International Monetary internal politics” and could shift demise. tion that will rain down punish - Fund-European Central Bank- the national debate, energizing A downfall of this magnitude ment on greedy euro banksters European Stability Mechanism) Greeks who want more eco - can perhaps be best expressed and heartless technocrats for break Greece one and for all. nomic change, Mylonas said. through symbolism. Tsipras is their hubris. Perhaps the Euro - With seemingly nowhere to Mitsotakis will have to con - reminiscent of the mythical fig - peans will reacquaint them - turn after that, Greeks despaired vince workers, pensioners, and ure of Icarus. There are several selves with Aeschylus in 2016, so much that support for the the poor who are skeptical of similarities. They are both the who warns that “presumptuous coalition of SYRIZA and its part - Harvard ideas and his party’s sons of engineers. They are both pride, when it has matured, ner, the now-rabidly pro-auster - failed past that he understands princes (Tsipras of his party, and bears as its fruit a crop of ity Dependent Greeks (ANEL) what they’re going for and can Icarus – according to the gen - calamity.” recently fell to 19 percent, and help them and Greece come uine Icarian version of the myth is still sinking. AP PHOtO/yORGOS KARAHAlIS back. and not the “spinned” Athenian Follow me on Twitter This is where Mitsotakis Candidate Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, waves to supporters as one – of his island). More im - @CTripoulas comes in, if he can prove a he leaves a polling station at Kifissia suburb on election day. [email protected] 14 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 16-22, 2016 For 2016, Greece Needs to Establish a New Beginning and Understand New Reality

By Andreas C. Dracopoulos and dominate. It effectively car - tial for the creation of a truly ourselves. These are just myths ries no possibility of action and effective social welfare society. about who we are. The road to In line with a pattern that consequently no possibility of What is the definition of public adulthood and to maturity re - started to develop at the onset meaningful change. It is noise domain? quires that we smash the myths of the Greek economic and so - that is itself beginning to swal - It is a space dominated by an and figure out our true selves. cial crisis in 2009, Greece con - low emphasis on common interests For a long time now and cer - tinued to dominate the head - and obliterate everything. and open processes, a space tainly during the last few years lines for most of 2015 as well. As we stand at the threshold characterized by the three cru - Greece has appeared to be in a Whether it was the negotia - between 2015 and 2016, and as cial values of accountability, re - prolonged state of arrested de - tions with the troika, the refer - we should be thinking of what sponsibility and respect. Public velopment. Who we are as peo - endum, capital controls, the needs to start happening in or - domain as such is absent from ple and as a country is shaped need for debt relief, national der for things to change in the today’s Greece. What passes as by what others tell us about our - elections, worsening social and New Year, I do believe we need public domain today is defined, selves, and by the myths we economic conditions, or the a new beginning, a new speech, in its entirety, by private inter - keep nurturing about us (excep - refugee crisis, the conversation a new narrative, a new reality. ests and concerns, as well as se - tionalism, etc.). both internally and externally Any hope for meaningful cret processes. The current crisis has high - continued to revolve unabated change starts with the need to These are the defining char - lighted this grave predicament. around these and other related establish a new public discourse. acteristics of a private rather The way forward and the way matters. If we accept this fundamental than a public domain. The re - out of it, requires the painful re - For one observing these de - premise, then we can start pay - assertion of a truly public do - alization that the time has come velopments somewhat from a ing attention and debate openly main in the midst of civic life for us to grow up, to get rid of distance, it becomes evident, the focus of this new narrative. constitutes a key step in the cre - the myths that have defined us sooner or later, that when it Institutions. Historically, the ation of a new narrative. Such Andreas C. Dracopoulos, co-President of the Stavros Niarchos for such a long time, and to cre - comes to Greece today the nar - establishment of proper, well- narrative in order to be truly ef - Foundation, making a presentation about its programs. ate a new narrative, a new real - rative remains the same, both performing, accountable, and fective has to be built on proper ity about ourselves that is based inside and outside the country. effective public and private collaboration of such institu - riod of 20 years, and especially Initiative Against the Greek Cri - on a true understanding of who It may assume different tones institutions, whether we talk tions whether they come from over the last 6 years, has pro - sis I (completed) and II (ongo - we really are. ABTTY (Always and hues, but its essence is fun - about education, culture, health the public, private, or not-for- vided significant support to - ing) aimed at providing relief Be True To Yourself. I first saw damentally the same. or governance itself, is a critical profit domain. wards helping to alleviate the support, while the third, it tattooed on the arm of my fa - Corruption, political inept - component and prerequisite for Back to the basics: room to severe consequences of the Recharging the Youth Initiative, vorite NBA basketball player, ness, the bloated public sector, a well-functioning society. breathe and room to hope. The Greek crisis, we have experi - (on-going), aims to help battle Allen Iverson (most notably of lack of reforms, tax evasion, a Since institutions enter and story about Greece today is a enced firsthand, through our youth unemployment. the Philadelphia state-dependent private sector, define public consciousness, story clad in superlatives and philanthropic efforts, first hand The Stavros Niarchos Foun - 76ers), is an essential prereq - austerity, poverty, economic they become a critical compo - excesses. At a time when the dis - how crucial is to provide room dation Cultural Center will be uisite if we are to succeed. We stagnation, unemployment, nent of civic life. Any attempt cussion needs to be framed by to breathe and room to hope completed in 2016 and epito - cannot be true to anyone else if brain drain, these are some of to create a different narrative simple, practical steps, it is during Greece’s current dire mizes the need to provide the we don’t become true to our - the issues that are part of the about Greece today, has to start rather framed by rhetoric and predicament. country with room to hope. It selves first, and as a Greek na - narrative about Greece today. with the rebuilding of public straightforward sophistry. The Stavros Niarchos Foun - bears witness to the importance tion we simply have to do it. They should be. However, this and private institutions under At a moment when simple dation’s three major initiatives, of assuming a much larger re - Hopefully, 2016 can be the very narrative, this discourse, fundamentally different practical steps are required and totaling €300 million (€100 sponsibility right now, that of year of the beginning of the has assumed a life of its own premises from the ones under a language of clarity, we seem million each) intended to imagining a different vision of writing of a new story, the year and has started to control every - which they operate today, insti - to be guided by the fundamental give people under enormous Greece’s future, one that is de - of the emergence of a radically thing. It stands above and out - tutions that are based on ac - tenet of the Second Sophistic: pressure from the continuing fined by visible hope. different speech, the creation of side everything else and has be - countability, responsibility and “skoteinotis ison deinotis.” crisis room and time to do some - As children, all of us are de - a new beginning, a new reality. come omnipotent. respect. As a co-president of a global thing very simple but also very fined by the ways others see us, It is a narrative, a discussion, Public domain. The emer - not-for-profit philanthropic or - crucial: to have time and room by the stories that those around Andreas C. Dracopoulos is co- and a speech for the sake of gence of an appropriate and re - ganization (the Stavros Niar - to breathe, a respite from the us tell us about ourselves, or by President of the Stavros speech that continues to grow defined public domain is essen - chos Foundation) that over a pe - suffering. Two of the initiatives, the ways we dream and imagine Niarchos Foundation. The New Acropolis Museum – a Distinguished Collaboration between Athens and NY

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou stands. Hopefully it will protect Gallery arranged around an in - the building in case of an earth - door court. The Gallery rotates On October 19 at approxi - quake. They also create an an - gently to orient the marbles of mately 3AM, firefighters were tithesis of the rhythmic spacing the frieze exactly as they origi - called to battle a five-alarm fire of the Parthenon's 46 Doric nally were at the Parthenon. For at 221 West 17th Street in Man - columns. the visitors to get a sense of the hattan. The building housing The level contains the en - scale of the sculptures in relation Bernard Tschumi’s office was trance lobby as well as tempo - to the mother temple it has the evacuated for over 24 hours. rary exhibition spaces, an audi - same size as the Parthenon’s Tschumi’s archive of original torium, and all support facilities. core. White plaster copies of the drawings and prints, assembled Artefacts from houses and the missing pieces have being in - for the architect’s retrospective marriage customs are exhibited stalled, waiting to be reunited at the Centre Pompidou and here indicating the universal with the authentic parts that stored less than eight feet from need for love and family life. Due ought to be returned. the inferno, remained undam - to the circular holes in the walls Implemented by architects, aged by the fire. Among them the visitors’ clatter are effectively builders and archaeologists of were the New Acropolis Museum absorbed. different cultural background the drawings. A great ramp reminding the New Acropolis Museum is a suc - Fourteen years ago, while the Propylaia slants up to the main cessful example of intercultural smoke from the planes that galleries. Archaic kores and communication on the basis of crashed into the World Trade kouroi stand on pillars of differ - Parthenon’s humanistic lan - Center’s Twin Towers was still in ent heights. Just like in a walk guage. the air, Tschumi had received an in the Athenian Agora we can Some said the building e-mail from Athens in his New stroll among them. should be in a traditional neo- York office. The architect Dimitris remains of an antique Athenian keep utmost clarity in mind. the 5th century BC to the 12th The glass walls open our view classical style. Dimitris Panter - Fatouros wrote: “We won.” They suburb in mid-excavation. Plus Never do anything for design’s century AD. A glass ramp over - to the apartment buildings of malis, President of the New had won the greatest prize in ar - a protected 19th-century build - sake, work only for concept’s looking the excavations leads to Athens topped with the TV an - Acropolis Museum directors’ chitecture: the international ing that occupied a big chunk of sake.” How could they develop the Museum entrance. The feel - tennas. The Museum doesn’t em - board, and Professor of Archae - competition to design the New the site had to stay, while some Parthenon’s concepts in a mod - ing is that our existence is pend - bellish. It honestly narrates. Unit - ology insists: “The feeling that Acropolis Museum in Athens. apartment buildings had to go ern Museum made solely of ing in time and space. Eleven ing the past and the present it is most visitors have is like drinking Greece needed a building grand to create enough space for the glass, concrete, and marble? horizontal pillars, extending like questioning what reality is and water from a source. It is differ - enough to persuade the British Museum – some of them didn’t. Without adding any decora - fingers from the entrance shelter what is tele-vision into time and ent to drink it bottled by the clas - government to return the During construction, there were tion, they clearly articulated the towards the Acropolis, seem to space. The invading ambient nat - sicism and to reach it directly Parthenon Marbles. 104 court cases against the plan. building into a base, middle, and repeat the Parthenon’s columns ural light alters the expressions from the source.” The architects had to incor - Being a theorist as well, top. on a horizontal level. Time and on the statue faces and slightly porate the concepts of Parthenon Tschumi suggests on his website The base of the Museum space are surprisingly rearranged moves their poses throughout Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has in a modern building and exhibit that the architect should avoid floats on pilotis over the existing preparing the visitor to entry the the course of the day. The north studied philology and archaeol - the sculptures in a dialogue with starting with a form. He believes archaeological excavations. Our Museum. view is glare-free and a double- ogy at the University of Ioanni - the mother temple. How would that architecture is the material - common humanistic heritage An irregular forest of concrete glazing system channels cool air na,Würzburg and Bochum in they reach their goals? The site ization of concepts. “As the pro - grounded in the outlines of columns, carefully placed to between the glass panes. Germany. She has been was problematic. Situated only ject (concept) is developed, shops, alleys, houses, baths and avoid touching the fabric of the Crowning the museum is the honored with the Academy of 300 yards from Acropolis, it was weaving into it all technical con - workshops, the relics of an ancient ruins, forms a network skewed top floor, which is made Athens Award in Archaeology riddled with the archaeological straints and construction details, Athenian suburb inhabited from on which the new museum up of the rectangular Parthenon and Homeric Philology. Hey Gun Nuts, Calm Down, There’s No Plot to Take Away Your Precious Firearms

By Constantinos E. Scaros ited by any law deemed “neces - Let’s backtrack: the Founders have to understand that there sary and proper to promote the fully intended on the individual time, place, and manner restric - President Obama recently is - general welfare.” right to bear arms, precisely be - tions to their beloved hobby. sued an executive order that es - For those who insist that the cause when they wrote the Con - If the Founders were around sentially requires stricter and right to bear arms is absolute, I stitution, just about everyone today, they would probably say broader background checks re - can change their mind in sec - owned a gun. That right was so to the gun nuts: “of course the garding the sale and purchase onds by asking them a simple obvious that they didn’t feel the government can pass sensible of guns. Unlike the simpletons question: “Suppose a bank rob - need to write about it in the laws regarding guns. And by the on both sides of the aisle who ber flees the bank and is in a Constitution – it was as obvious way, stop dressing up like us at rubber stamp or condemn every - shootout with the police. One as the right to eat, or to breathe. your Tea Party rallies. On us, the thing Obama does, I have eval - officer sneaks up behind him The only reason there was a Sec - outfits looked perfect natural. It uated him issue by issue. And and apprehends him. At that ond Amendment was to guaran - was the late 18th century. But while I think some of his execu - point, while the robber is under tee the right to a militia, i.e., an this is the 21st century, and on tive decisions, regarding some arrest, do the police have the organized armed force, state by you, those costumes look ridicu - aspects of immigration, for in - right to take away his gun, or state, to defend itself if necessary lous.” stance, are dangerously irre - must they let him carry it in the against a federal military run GUNS AND IMMIGRATION sponsible, he is absolutely right squad car on the way to jail? amok. On the other hand, when when it comes to gun control. Furthermore, suppose that bank So, for those gun nuts who people are concerned about the There are three points about robber is put on trial, found advocate the Second Amend - right to carry a gun to protect the right to bear arms that I ex - guilty, and sentenced to 20 years ment insofar as “we need to de - themselves against terrorist at - plain in my book Grumpy Old in jail. May the prison guards fend ourselves against govern - tacks, they are absolutely right, Party, and which I have taught take away his gun, or must they ment tyranny,” they are Hey gun nuts, yes, you have the right to bear arms. But stop and as long as they jump to college students for decades: let him keep it with him in his absolutely right insofar as that’s carrying around a picture of your gun, as if it is your girlfriend. through the necessary back - 1. Americans unquestion - jail cell?” what the Second Amendment is ground check hoops, the same ably have an individual right to Obviously, any rational all about, but they’re absolutely fight. right about that, too. I, for one, hoops that are designed to keep bear arms, and that is exactly thinker would agree that in both nutty in 1) thinking there is any The ridiculous argument that am absolutely happy that as an guns out of criminals’ and ter - what the Founders intended. cases, the bank robber’s gun realistic chance of the govern - some yahoo in a compound can American, I have the right to rorists’ hands, they absolutely 2. That right is inherent should be taken away from him. ment imposing its will on the channel his “inner Rambo” and bear arms. I’m also happy that I have and should continue to and is not the topic of the Sec - Therefore, that proves the right people by force; and 2) thinking take on the U.S. Armed Forces have the right to own a tooth - have that right. ond Amendment. That amend - to bear arms is not absolute – that if the government actually reminds me of those in the brush. But I don’t walk around But here is where President ment guarantees the right to a there are exceptions. The only did that, the people could stop 1980s, when 147-pound boxer with a photo of my toothbrush Obama is inconsistent: he is ab - militia, and confirms the inher - question is, how far should those them. Sugar Ray Leonard was domi - embedded on a t-shirt. I don’t solutely logical in supporting ent right to bear arms. Contrary exceptions go? As comedian Bill Maher aptly nant, who said: “he’s only 147 belong to any organization background checks for gun pur - to what most people think, the What is unreasonable about put it: “yeah ok, you think you pounds, I could beat him.” The called the National Toothbrush chases. Why, then, doesn’t he Second Amendment is not what background checks for buying, can take on the government? As answer: “no, you can’t. If you Association. I don’t carry my care about background checks gives individuals the right to selling, and owning guns? Or for soon as you and your buddies throw a punch at him, he can toothbrush around and say it is for those entering the United bear arms. To put it another way, requiring people to undergo come out of Waffle House, take out his tax return, complete a symbol of freedom, and of the States? I don’t mean just the Syr - if the Second Amendment were training before owning one? Af - you’re going to be droned.” and sign it, and block your Constitution. ian refugees, I mean the thou - overturned tomorrow, that ter all, no one can legally drive This is not 1776 when a Colo - punch and knock you out in an I completely get that many sands of people who enter the would not eliminate the individ - a car without passing a road test. nial farmer with a gun could instant – and I don’t care how people simply love owning and United States on what is called ual right to bear arms. “Yes, but the Second Amend - stand toe-to-toe with a British much bigger than him you are. shooting guns for the sport of it. “visaless” entry? He is right 3. Like any other consti - ment doesn’t guarantee the right soldier, whose weapon wasn’t That’s because Sugar Ray is a That’s fine. Just like many peo - when he says that a terrorist can tutional right, such as freedom to drive a car!” some might any different. Nowadays, the trained fighter, and you’re not.” ple love riding motorcycles. But sneak in just as easily through of speech, of the press, of reli - shout back. My response: and it U.S. military has drones, tanks, Maher, who himself owns there are limits: they can’t ride visaless entry as by posing as a gion, etc., the right to bear arms doesn’t guarantee the right to nuclear weapons, and most im - guns, often questions America’s their motorcycles inside shop - Syrian refugee. So, why doesn’t is not absolute and can be lim - own a gun, either – see above. portantly, is trained on how to love affair with guns, and he’s ping malls, and the gun lovers he do something about it?