S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weeKly GreeK-AmericAn PublicAtion www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 891 November 8-14, 2014 $1.50 What Local Bilirakis Cruises, Crist Results May Loses, in Nationwide Mean to the Rout by Republicans

Community By Constantinos E. Scaros can-turned-Independent-turned- Democrat lost a close election In an election riddled with to Republican incumbent Gov - By Constantine S. Sirigos questions about its main thrust ernor Rick Scott. TNH Staff Writer – was it a referendum on Presi - Another Greek-American De - dent Obama, a protest against mocrat, Paul Vallas, who ran for NEW YORK – With their party’s incumbents, revolt against par - Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, candidates bleeding all over the tisan bickering – the American along with the ticket headliner country, the victory celebrations voters sent a message loud and Pat Quinn, lost to Republican for New York State Democrats clear: Democrats out, Republi - Gubernatorial candidate Bruce were bound to be somewhat cans in. Rauner and his running mate, subdued, but the relatively weak That sentiment applied to the Evelyn Sanguinetti. showing of their once high-fly - Greek-American candidates as As went Greek America, so ing Governor Andrew Cuomo well, beginning with Congress - did the country. The Republi - and their inability to win control man Gus Bilirakis, a Florida Re - cans dramatically reclaimed of the State Senate made most publican who coasted to reelec - control of the U.S. Senate and just want to go home and catch tion in the easiest of ways – his increased their stronghold on up on rest after a grueling cam - opponent was…no one. So pop - the House of Representatives, paign. ular is the Bilirakis name on and Republican Governors John Although Senator Bob Florida’s Gulf Coast, which in - Kasich (OH), Susanna Martinez Menendez of New Jersey was cludes the historic Greek com - (NM), and Scott Walker (WI) not up for reelection, he was a munity of Tarpon Springs – Gus’ mounted strong reelection vic - victim of the Democrats’ loss of father, Mike, was a Congress - tories, propelling further specu - the U.S. Senate since he will man from that area from 1983- lation about their possible 2016 lose the chairmanship of the 2007 – that this time around the presidential bids. Senate Foreign Relations Com - younger Bilirakis prevailed with - REPUBLICAN REDEMPTION mittee. out a challenge. Even the most popular of Hellenes in the New York In the battle for Florida’s gov - presidents – modernly, Ronald Metropolitan Area, especially ernorship, however, Bilirakis’ Reagan and Bill Clinton come Greek-Cypriot Americans, have The Republican renaissance was not entirely bad for Democrats. State Assemblywoman fellow Greek-American Florid - to mind – historically tend to enjoyed a close relationship Aravella Simotas, who was not up for reelection, and State Senator Michael Gianaris, who won ian politician Charlie Crist did with Menendez, and they will his race by an incredible 96 percent, cast their votes at P.S. 84 in Astoria. not fare as well. The Republi - Continued on page 4 now have to work with a new Republican chairman. The Washington Post writes that “Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) is a likely candidate to take over Dean Karnazes: NYC Marathon Man the chairmanship…He is not guaranteed to assume the top role...some of his Republican By TNH Staff “It was windy and cold, but I like to get away from. I wanted to be colleagues have accused him of adversity. It was slower than healthy. I didn’t want to be a bald being too moderate…” NEW YORK – Twenty-six miles: usual,” he said, because his legs fat guy in business miserable Until recent years, Republi - that is the span of most are still recovering from running with my life when I was 50, so I can foreign policy leaders have marathon races, including the the Sparthathlon. started running,” he said. been strongly pro-Turkey. That one that took place in New York RUNNING LIFE BEGINS AT 30 Karnazes earned his MBA and City last Sunday. As millions of His adventurousness is in con - was a business executive and Continued on page 4 Americans cannot even motivate trast with the conventional life most of my career he worked for themselves to run one mile, he led until his 30th birthday. “I the pharmaceutical company twenty-six miles seems as much was with my friends at a night - Glaxco-Smith Kline. “I was also of a longshot as climbing Mount club for my 30th birthday and at president of a healthy, all natural Everest. But to Dean Karnazes, 11PM I had an epiphany. I didn’t food company, but I found that I NYC Eighth 26 miles is more like a 50-yard like my life, I didn’t like the di - enjoyed running much, much dash. rection it was going and I de - more.” Dean Karnazes is an ultrama - cided to leave the bar and run He had a typical Greek-Amer - Greek Film rathoner. As that word indicates, 30 miles to celebrate my birth - ican childhood, except that run - he runs in races that span far day. My friend said ‘you’re not ning was a very early hobby for more than 26 miles, including running you’re drunk,’ and I said him. “I loved to run when I was AP Photo/KostAs tsironis Fest is Best the Spartathlon he completed in ‘yes I am but I’m going to still do a kid. I remember running all the Athens Students Wage War of Words Greece a month ago: that one it.’” way home from kindergarten.” was 153 miles. And he did. “Straight through He ran competitively through A high school student wearing a replica of an ancient Greek By Penelope Karageorge “I had a really good time – the night. Seven hours.” high school but then I stopped war helmet chants anti-government slogans during a rally in glorious. A great day,” Karnazes He said he was not in very running altogether until he was central Athens on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. School and university The New York City Greek told TNH after the NY Marathon, good shape. 30 years old. students are protesting against changes to the high school Film Festival has come of age. though he was not happy with “I was a business guy. That’s exam system and a decision by some universities to use private Celebrating its eighth year, the his time of 3 hours, 27 minutes. was part of the problem I wanted Continued on page 9 security firms at campuses. festival’s first week unreeled with high caliber, original films from veterans and dazzling newcomers while turning the spotlight on legendary director UN’s Envoy Says Turkish Ships Block Cyprus Unity So Just What Pantelis Voulgaris and his wife and collaborator Ioanna Karys - tiani. Festival Director James ATHENS – In unusually stern sent in a research vessel and the negotiations after Turkey in - Foreign Minister Evangelos Does it Mean DeMetro said “2014 was a very talk for a diplomat, the United warship in the Exclusive Eco - vaded Cypriot waters, all while Venizelos, who has been the good year for Greek movies. We Nations mediator on Cyprus, nomic Zone (EEZ) to look for the UN, US, NATO and the Eu - only Greek official to speak out had many strong films to choose Norway’s Espen Barth Eide, said oil and gas in waters where ropean Union issued only feeble strongly against Turkey. To be Greek? from and were able to find a va - the presence of a Turkish seis - Cyprus had already given li - calls for both sides to keep talk - Eide highlighted the need “to riety of genres and films that mic vessel off the island’s coast censes to international compa - ing but didn’t condemn the in - create the right conditions.” By Steve Frangos appeal to a wide variety of view - – protected by a warship – was nies, including from the United cursion. “That has to do with several fac - TNH Staff Writer ers. This year’s films are so pol - hindering the renewal of bro - States, to drill. Cyprus is a member of the tors and the presence of the Bar - ished. Audiences realize that ken-off talks on reunification Turkey ignored the EEZ and EU and Turkey wants to join al - baros is one of those factors,” CHICAGO- In graduate school, there has been an enormous that have never gotten off the has refused to recognize the though it refuses to recognize he said, referring to the Turkish when I first asked the question, step forward as far as quality is ground since an Turkish inva - UN’s international Law of the Cyprus, won’t allow Cypriot vessel. Venizelos referred to “what does it mean to be concerned. I think they like sion in 1974. Sea and demanded a share in ships or planes to enter the “provocative actions on the part Greek?” I was immediately told what they see.” Eide, another in a line of any energy reserves that are country and now has effectively of Turkey, which openly ques - I simply couldn’t ask that ques - Along with professionalism, diplomats who’ve been trying to found in Cyprus’ waters. again invaded Cyprus, this time tions the sovereign rights and tion. the films overflowed with the get Cyprus and Turkey to find a Cypriot President Nicos by the sea. even the very existence of the Logically, or so I thought at Greekness we know and love: solution for decades, had only Anastasiades, eager to get the But Eide did. “What’s hap - Republic of Cyprus.” the time, I next asked why was eccentrics and philosophers, de - recently joined an optimistic island back together again, had pening now is actually quite Meanwhile, on a visit to it the wrong kind of question to vious mothers, superstitious fa - chorus of international voices succeeded in getting his Turkish dangerous and I encourage Nicosia, Israeli Foreign Minister ask. My professors simply stared thers, comedy and tragedy. who said they believed an an - counterpart, hardliner Dervis everyone to do their best to Avigdor Lieberman also prod - at me. I must confess that, at swer could be found. Eroglu, to sit down and talk. avoid any kind of further esca - first, this silent staring was re - Continued on page 5 But that was before Turkey But Anastasiades suspended lation,” he said after talks with Continued on page 11 ally off-putting, to say the least. In time, what I came to under - stand was that in the social sci - ences, the accepted parameters (and so the accepted questions Common Cause El Greco in New York Dazzles at Met Museum one could ask) were already es - tablished and that when I ven - tured beyond them, I only After WWII for By Constantine S. Sirigos showed my own ignorance. As a graduate student I was ex - Greeks, Jews NEW YORK – From November pected to read the established 4, 2014–February 1, 2015 one literature in my chosen field of large room of the Metropolitan social anthropology, integrate it By Constantine S. Sirigos Museum of Art will glow with into a specific way of thinking TNH Staff Writer paintings displaying the unique and build on that. This last step, colors and spirit of one of Hel - if I was good enough, was facil - NEW YORK – For most citizens lenism great minds and souls: itated by my being accepted by of the nations on the winning Dominicos Theotokopoulos – El a professor as his or her student side of WWII, the transition back Greco. and so whatever rough spots I to normal life was relatively sim - That is how the painter who might have in my understanding ple, but for some Jewish Ameri - lived most of his life in Toledo of the field would be worked cans, the victory over nazi Ger - Spain always signed his name. out in discussions with my men - many was a call to duty and He often added the word Cres – tor(s). adventure. The Cretan, never forgetting the Well, I got most of the way Charles Weiss was an under - island of his birth, and its capi - but I never could get past asking grad at Harvard University in the tal, known at various times as the wrong questions. This point summer of 1945 but things were Heraklion, Megalo Kastro and really bothered me. Still does. Candia during Venetian rule If I can’t ask questions outside Continued on page 9 from 1212-1669. of a framed area of thought, Judging from the journalists then logically I will never be who attended the press preview able to ask anything new about on November 3rd, many New the topic under review. The cir - For subscription: Yorkers fascinated by paintings cularity of it all really bothered 718.784.5255 known for their evocative elon - me. [email protected] gated figures fantastic colors will My uneasiness grew as I be - stream to the exhibition – but came more aware that one of Greek-Americans will profit from the cardinal rules (if not “the” learning about a grifted Hellene cardinal rule) of anthropology The View of Toledo, one of El Greco’s two surviving landscapes, is among the best known depictions of the sky in Western art, along with Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night. 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n THRU NOV. 23 that our 2014 Annual Name Day Service to God and Country, and People Like Us ASTORIA – The Theatron The - Gala will be held on Sunday, ater Company is presenting Nov. 9 at the Metropolitan Club, “Trelathike I Gineka Mou – My 1 East 60th Street in Manhattan. By Dr. Constantina Michalos Crazy Wife,” a Manos Pantelides In conjunction with the Gala, St. theatrical adaptation inspired by Michael’s honors a distinguished HOUSTON, TX – Growing up the play “Pink Sins” and di - member of the Greek Orthodox in New York, we never went to rected by Loukas N. Skipitaris Community who embodies and school five days a week during at the Theater of the Hellenic promotes the finer qualities and the fall semester. Rosh Cultural Center, 27-09 Crescent traditions of our Faith and her - Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Street in Astoria from Oct. 24 itage. This year’s recipient of the Columbus Day, Election Day, to Nov. 23. The play will be pre - 2014 Archangel Michael Award Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving. I sented with English titles and is Mr. Stephen Cherpelis. Mr. didn’t give much thought to the stars: Manos Pantelidis, Larisa Cherpelis has given tirelessly to reasons or to Columbus, politi - Antypa, Nikos Karas, Eleni the Greek Orthodox Community cians, soldiers, and the Pilgrims. Koundi, Alexandra Skendrou, as an Archon of the Ecumenical All I cared about was the free - Vasia Cambouri, John Kalliani - Patriarchate, 1st Vice President dom to play. otis, and Elena Pouloumbis. of the Archdiocesan Cathedral As an adult, my perspectives Performances on Fridays and of Holy Trinity, devoted member have evolved: cultural and reli - Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at of St. Nicholas Church of Flush - gious diversity have enriched 3:30 and 7:30PM. Tickets: $30. ing where he was instrumental my life; Columbus’ back story is Reserved seating: 718-721- in the building of the expanded a little hinky; politicians are a 7610. Free parking for evening community center and school, lot hinky; the Pilgrims need to performances at the Catholic Vice Chair of the New York smile more; and soldiers – vet - Church across the Street. Diocesan Council, member of erans – are my heroes. www.theatroninc.org. Leadership 100, and a major There used to be parades, Fr. Michael Lambakis (back row, L) and Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, who served in the contributor and fundraising flags flying everywhere, people United States Marines (standing, center), honor their fellow veterans in Houston, TX. n NOVEMBER 6-8 chairman of the Ronald McDon - cheering, proud. What hap - BROOKLINE, MA – The Execu - ald House. For more informa - pened? Where is the public lasting cost of war and our per - an inspiring speech from a guest our country at a time when tive Board of the Orthodox tion please contact us by phone recognition? Okay, banks are petual debt to those who pay it who is either a veteran or affili - there is no sense of patriotism Christian Association of Medi - at (914)-476-3374, by email at closed and the post office sus - daily. ated with the armed forces and among many Americans who cine, Psychology and Religion is development@stmichaelshome. pends service for the day. Every But you have to plan a trip veterans’ issues specifically. are more interested in them - pleased to announce that our org or visit our website at now and then, a soldier is ac - and fight the crowds to remem - Speakers have included selves rather than to be thankful Annual Conference will begin http://www.stmichaelshome.or knowledged with a medal – too ber, learn, witness, and honor. Brigadier General Michael P. regarding where they live.” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7:30PM, g/what-our-residents-do/gala/. often belatedly – and WWII vet - Unless you live in Houston. Cokinos, recipient of several The Annunciation veterans and continue until Saturday, erans, their numbers dwindling, In 2009, Father Michael Lam - medals for gallantry and service are grateful for the recognition Nov. 8 at 6PM. We are honored n NOVEMBER 14-15 gather to honor each other and bakis, Proestamenos of the An - during WWII, including the Sil - and remembrance that these to have as our Keynote Speaker BROOKLINE, MA – The Mary Ja - remember. There are local stat - nunciation Greek Orthodox ver Star and the Purple Heart; dinners bestow upon them, and Thursday evening His Emi - haris Center for Byzantine Art ues and veterans’ cemeteries, Cathedral, instituted an annual Lt. Col. Bill Gazis, Fr. Michael we are grateful for their service. nence, Archbishop Demetrios of and Culture is proud to partner where families privately honor dinner as a modest tribute to himself, and a representative But the second element of the America. The Conference is co- with The New York Life Center their own. Washington, DC is, the veterans in our community. from the Houston VA Hospital. Metropolitan’s statement is sponsored by and will be held for the Study of Pontus & Asia properly, home to national mon - A veteran himself, Fr. Michael This year, the guest speaker is equally important. One of the at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Minor at Hellenic College Holy uments dedicated to those who wanted to go beyond the prayer from The Wounded Warrior Pro - reasons we get to live in the School of Theology, 50 Goddard Cross to present the Boston served and sacrificed: the Civil for the military inscribed in the ject. greatest country in the world is Avenue in Brookline. It is titled, Byzantine Music Festival. The War Monument; the U.S. Navy Divine Liturgy to a direct expres - Last year, the guest speaker because of the veterans. Unfor - "Exploring the Mind-Body-Soul Festival presents a dynamic and Memorial; Arlington National sion of thanksgiving for the pa - was Metropolitan Isaiah. His tunately, we often forget that, Connection: Spirituality in Ill - engaging collection of perfor - Cemetery, where 300,000 sol - triotism and courage of the vet - Eminence was a corporal in the and something bad has to hap - ness and Healing." An extensive mances that explore the musical diers and veterans are buried; erans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Marines from 1952-1960, serv - pen to remind us. Remember Program with numerous distin - tradition of the Byzantine Empire the Tomb of the Unknowns, the and Iraq. Equally important to ing as a radio operator in an ar - September 10, 2001? How guished speakers is attached. and its points of contact with the final resting place of unidenti - him is the example of service tillery regiment. He sees what many flags hung from windows Hotel information will follow music of Western Europe and the fied remains of soldiers killed in the veterans and their spouses Fr. Lambakis is doing as a tradi - or flapped in the breeze off the soon. We invite you to join us Ottoman Empire. Friday, Nov. World War I, World War II, and set for the young people who tion of thankfulness and appre - roof of a passing car? How for this exciting Conference, a 14, 7:30PM and Saturday, Nov. the Korean War, and “known help facilitate the dinners. Boy ciation that should be replicated many on September 12th? How unique opportunity for Ortho - 15, 7:30PM (at Hellenic College only to God”; the iconic raising Scouts provide the color guard by other churches throughout many today? We shouldn’t need dox clergy, theologians, and Holy Cross, Maliotis Cultural of the American flag by Marines in the Martel Auditorium, where the country to keep alive our a national holiday or a national healthcare professionals to Center, 50 Goddard Avenue in on Iwo Jima; the National WWII the icon of St. George, patron love and respect for the United tragedy to inspire patriotism. come together to discuss how Brookline. Tickets: $25 per con - Memorial, honoring the 16 mil - saint of soldiers, is framed by States. According to His Emi - Last year, I co-authored a the Orthodox healing traditions cert • $40 for both concerts Stu - lion who served and the the flags of the various branches nence, “The message I shared book entitled Greeks in Houston. interface with contemporary dents: $12 per concert with valid 400,000 who died; the Vietnam of the military. Goyans serve and continue to share is that we Chapter Five is dedicated to the theories and practices of care. ID. For further information, press Memorial Wall, engraved with dinner as part of a project to are grateful to God for blessing war years. One picture we in - Registration fees are as follows, tickets, and to arrange inter - the names of 58,000, and the give back to previous genera - our nation with men and cluded had no background in - which include all meals except views, please contact Brandie Vietnam Memorial Statue, three tions. It is not really surprising women who are dedicated to formation other than the date: the Friday dinner with speaker, Ratliff at 617.850.1242 or soldiers who stand for countless that the veterans keep giving to the preservation of our nation. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1947. Using a which is an additional $25 [email protected]. others; the Vietnam Women’s these young people as well – as Fr. 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TNH Staff added that he was also a fine sands of years.” translator of foreign literature, Mikis Theodorakis’ wrote the NEW YORK – Hellenes have including the Eugene O’Neill music for “I Myrtia - the Myrtle been blessed over the past cen - play Long Day’s Journey into Tree” and Stavros Xarhakos set tury – indeed they have been Night. “Aspri Mera Kai Gia Mas – A helped to heal from and endure Part of Gatsos power as a White Day for us Too” and “To its many tragedies – by gifted poet, the singer said, stems from Dikti – The Net.” poets and composers and the his blending of developments in Emmanuel Velivasakis, who great and beloved singers who both Greek and Western Euro - with his wife Orsa were listed have interpreted them, but on pean poety, including surreal - on the program as benefactors, November 2 Mario Frangoulis, ism. told TNH enjoyed the concert following in the footsteps of fel - The singer praised the poet’s and told TNH “I held all I can low international signing star mastery of rhyme and one guest because Cosmos FM is worth it. Agnes Balta, demonstrated that suggested that it is the Greek It is a beacon of the community voices trained for opera have a language’s rhyming power that that must continue. “ He is unique ability to reveal the emo - is the foundation of its beauty. proud to say that Frangoulis is tional and musical depths of a All but three of the songs a son of the diaspora “he is a nation’s great songs. were set to music by Manos fanstastic singer and tonight he Frangoulis and the fine or - Hadjidakis. Frangoulis’ voice reminded us of youth with the chestra that accompanied him was perfect for his Hadjidakis’ song we grew up with and performed 29 songs with inter - music, which enabled the inter - which made us Greeks.” mission and in between numer - national tenor to show off his Fr. Eugene Pappas, the pastor ous songs he offered welcome emotional, tonal and dynamic of Three Hierarchs in Brooklyn commentary on the selections range. and Cosmos FM program pro - and the artists who created One of the first half’s high - ducer and host, said “Tonight’s them. lights was Frangoulis’ rendition concert could not have a better “To Tragoudi tis Sirinas – of “Athina,” the glorious anthem and more stellar star than Mario Song of the Siren,” he ex - Mario Frangoulis asked the orchestra to rise and receive the applause of the audience. Alexan - to Greece’s capital. With its re - Frangoulis – a Greek of the Di - plained, was not about the dros Trampas who also played the bass violin (not visible) arranged the music. frain, “Hara tis yeis kai tis avgis aspora. He was born in Zim - mythological destroyer of men, – Joy of the world and of the babwe and repatriated to but a young woman waiting for just a little/all this would be - Sousou, GAEPIS’s chairman, nesos whose work was immor - dawn” it is one of the most Greece and educated there. He the return of her lover, a sailor come real,” Frangoulis greeted thanked the guests for support - talized by Greece’s great 20th beautiful songs ever inspired by became an international star she only sees once a year. the guests and welcomed them ing the station’s fundraiser and century composers. a city. and we are thoroughly thrilled After the opening song, to the celebration on 27 years Frangoulis for donating his per - Frangoulis described how At one point he referred to with his patriotism, his love of “Hartino to Feggaraki – Paper of radio station Cosmos FM. formance. Gatsos’ words formed the back - his country’s current plight, but Hellenism and his espousing the Moon” with its sweet lyrics “an At the conclusion of the con - The concert was a tribute to drop of the lives of generations declared to loud applause “but Greek sprit on a global basis and me pisteves ligaki tha’san ola cert, Andrea Stassou, its chair - Nikos Gatsos, the poet from the of Greeks through movies, songs we will succeed and we will sur - to share this evening with him.” alithina – If you believed in me person and Emcee, and Stavros Arcadia region of the Pelopon - and theatrical productions, but vive, just as we have for thou - Kaloidises Announce Donation to Support Cosmos FM; Frangoulis is Honored

By Demetris Tsakas after the generous couple, man of the GAEPIS board, spoke TNH Staff Writer which received the Phidippides about Cosmos FM’s 27-year his - Award in 1998. tory and congratulated and NEW YORK – Dimitrios and The event’s commemorative thanked the volunteers, includ - Georgia Kaloidis, the owners of journal and the award cere - ing the producers and program the famous Terrace on the Park mony were almost entirely in hosts, and all who support the catering complex in Flushing, English. station. and who are already well- The announcement of the Andrea Stassou, who was known in the community for donation, which came as a sur - chairperson and Emcee of the supporting important institu - prise to the audience, and the event, presented a video about tions such as the parochial speech of Georgia Kaloidis were Frangoulis and introduced the school of Brooklyn’s Holy Cross in Greek. honoree. church that is named after She said the purpose of the The Very Rev. Eugene Pap - them, have undertaken a major donation is the preservation of pas, who hosts a popular pro - financial to support Astoria- the Greek language through its gram for Cosmos FM on Satur - based Hellenic Public Radio, transmission to the younger days, offered the invocation. Cosmos FM. generations. Frangoulis said it was hum - The gift was announced by Kaloidis added, "we congrat - bling to receive the award and Board member Kostas An - ulate Mario Frangoulis for the that it was a great honor for geloudis at the 27th anniversary award and we hope you have him. gala on November 1 where in - the strength of Pheidippides to He shared the story of his ternational singer Mario Fran - run around the world not stop life, which began with his birth goulis was presented the 2014 fighting for Greece and Hel - in Zimbabwe and dedicated the Phidippides Award for Passion - lenism.” award to the aunt who raised ate Advocacy of Hellenism. Among the dignitaries were (L-R) Poly Kyriakou, Kostas Aggeloudis, Mario Frangoulis, receiving the award, Nick Andriotis, him when his family sent him The Board of Directors of the Manos Koubarakis, the Consul Stavros Sousou, Andrea Stassou and Tasoula Christofidis. to Greece to be raised there. not-for profit Greek American of Greece in New York, Nikos Education Public Information Papakonstantinou, director of System (GAEPIS), which runs the Press Office of Greece in the station heard on WNYE 91.5 New York, and Nassau County in New York, voted unanimously Comptroller George Maragos. to name their broadcast center Stavros Sousou, the chair - Karaloukas’ Killer Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

By Constantinos E. Scaros is an Illegal Alien?” Apr. 5). But now, there is a new element to BOCA RATON, FL – On March the story: Lebrun will not be go - 13, Tilus Lebrun, a 42 year-old ing to jail. Haitian national, fatally stabbed On September 24, the Palm his employer, Dimitrios Kar - Beach County Criminal Court aloukas, a 61 year-old Greek- declared that Lebrun is not men - American restaurateur who tally competent to stand trial. owned Jimmy the Greek Tav - The Florida law regarding erna in Boca Raton. Appre - mental competence to proceed hended moments later in the (Statute 916.12) states that “a street by police, Lebrun, still defendant is incompetent to holding the murder weapon, proceed…if the defendant does confessed that he did it, appar - not have sufficient present abil - ently, as he said, because he was ity to consult with her or his angry at Karaloukas for posting lawyer with a reasonable degree a picture of him on the Inter - of rational understanding or if net. the defendant has no rational, The National Herald was first as well as factual, understand - to report, based on good author - ing of the proceedings against ity, that Lebrun is an illegal alien her or him.” Court-appointed (“Anyone Care if Greek’s Killer experts may recommend treat - ment that they may believe would cause improvement and thereby render the defendant competent to stand trial at a fu - ture date. Therefore, although at this point it does not appear that Lebrun will go to jail for killing Karaloukas, that evalua - tion may be overturned at a later date. A “status check” on Lebrun’s case is set for March. Besides TNH, the West Boca News, a local news operation run by criminal defense attorney Warren Redlich, continues to re - Dimitrios Karaloukas (above), port on this story. When the owner of Jimmy the Greek murder first happened, Taverna, was killed on March statewide and national media 13. Tilus Lebrun has confessed outlets wrote about it. But now, to the murder, but a criminal several months later, it no court judge has found him in - longer garners national atten - competent to stand trial. tion, but West Boca News covers it because it happened at Kar - aloukas’ Taverna, a local restau - rant, and TNH continues to fol - low the developments with interest, as the victim was Greek-American. “I'm not surprised he was found incompetent,” Redlich told TNH. “Most crime in the United States involves mental illness. As an attorney I see that all the time.” To some extent, Redlich has a personal connec - tion to the case: “I've eaten at the restaurant several times. Nice people,” he said, referring to Karaloukas’ family-run estab - lishment, in which Lebrun worked. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014

New St. Markella A Feast Day And Church in Wantaugh A Homecoming an Island The parishioners of St. in Stormy Sea Demetrios in Merrick, NY are looking forward to returning Archbishop Demetrios of to its beloved home after America presided over the repairs to its sanctuary are “Thyranixia – door opening completed in late winter. In ceremony” of the new the meantime the parish, led sanctuary of the Markella by its pastor, Fr. Nikiforos Church in Wantaugh NY, Fakinos and PC president whose pastor is Fr. Peter Skenderis, celebrated Sarantis Loulakis. The the parish’s feast day with a beautiful day was dinner dance on at Chateau especially meaningful for Le Mer on November 2. (L-R) the large Chian contingent Theoni Anagnostou, among the parish’s Skenderis, Nick Tsakos, Peter members because the new Kanaras, Petros church reminds them of Angnostopoulos, and Fr. their homeland. Fakinos. What the NY Metro Area Election Results May Mean to the Community

Continued from page 1 reported. eral indictment on fraud grateful for the support Western After an excellent start when charges. Queens showed me in this year's started to change when Presi - Cuomo the Younger was elected NYS Assemblywoman Nicole elections… However, there is al - dent Erdogan began his unceas - to his first term in 2010, the dis - Malliotakis who won reelection ways more to be done, and I ing attacks on Israel, and the enchantment of his party’s left with ease, was loyal to her fel - look forward to continuing our trend may be accelerating in wing and voter anger over the low Republican, and told TNH work together with the support light of U.S. frustration with apparent abandonment of his Grimm’s victory “is the result of of western Queens’s residents." Turkey over its Syria and ISIS pledge to root out corruption in his work ethic…he has worked He then said regarding the policies. the state capital sucked the very hard and has delivered for Senate as a whole “Senate De - Those developments present wind from his sails. this district.” mocrats will continue working the community with new oppor - “His pledge to clean up Al - Regarding her own triumph, to make life better for all New tunities to make its case regard - bany ricocheted against him,” she said, “I am so overwhelmed Yorkers by enacting a real in - ing relations with Greece, the Times noted, “as federal by the support I have received crease in the minimum wage, Cyprus, and Turkey. prosecutors started an investi - from my district,” she told TNH. passing meaningful ethics and NEW YORK RESULTS gation into his shutdown of an Malliotakis worked incessantly campaign finance reform, and Cuomo won reelection by a ethics panel he had made a support her constituents’ recov - fighting for women's equality. healthy 54 to 41 percent margin show of creating only nine ery from Hurricane Sandy. Her We hope that members of other over Bob Astorino, but he fell months earlier.” polling has gone from 54 to 61 conferences join us in support - short of his hopes of topping the In other statewide races, De - and now to 73 percent. ing these measures that are 65 percent his father, Mario, mocrat Eric Schneiderman de - Of her party’s national suc - overwhelmingly supported by a garnered in his 1986 reelection feated John Cahill 55 to 41 per - cesses, she said, “I think the tax - majority of New Yorkers." bid. cent and Thomas DiNapoli was payers were sent a message na - State Assemblywoman Ar - It was less filial rivalry than reelected state comptroller by tionally that the police of avella Simotas was not up for his own presidential ambitions 60-37 percent. Andrew Cuomo Sen. Bob Menendez Obama, Pelosi, and Bill de Bla - reelection, but her Election Day that that drove 56 year-old An - Michael Gianaris is the sec - Governor of New York. of New Jersey. sio are taking us in the wrong duties enable her to tell con - drew to want to top Papa Mario. ond-highest Democrat in the direction.” stituents “Thank you so much “Gone is the aura of invinci - Senate, is the chair of the NY reelection with an 80-20 percent Greek-Americans in Staten Malliotakis was very happy for your confidence and sup - bility that made Albany lawmak - Democratic Senate Campaign margin. Island may witness the spectacle that New York State Senate Ma - port…“I look forward to fighting ers clear out of his path. The Committee and has worked Democrats Frank Skoufis and of seeing their embattled Con - jority Leader Dean Skellos re - for what matters most to our governor’s future is uncertain, hard to make a democratic ma - Frank Skartados won reelection gressman Michael Grimm hav - tained the Republican majority. community…I will continue to with a presidential bid presum - jority a reality. That goal will be to the NY State Assembly with ing to resign the seat he just Senator Michael Gianaris, do all that I can to help provide ably blocked by Hillary Rodham pushed back two more years. 50.4 and 57 percent of the vote won by a comfortable 55 to 43 who won with 96 percent of the a brighter future for all Astori - Clinton,” the New York Times Carolyn Maloney breezed to respectively. if he cannot overcome his fed - vote, first told TNH “I am deeply ans.”

Adults Shine but Children the Heart of Federation Celebration

The celebration of OXI Day presented by the Federation of Hellenic Societies on November 2 was a moving experience for everyone who packed the Stathakion Center in Astoria. All the speakers impressed, but the children from the day school and afternoon Greek School of the Cathedral of St. Demetrios made it a truly special and memorable day.

Congressman Gus Bilirakis, seen here at the Tarpon Springs Greek Independence Parade, won reelection unopposed. Don’t miss our November 22-23, 2014 In Coast-to-Coast GOP Rout, Greek-American Candidates Food & Wine Issue Fare Likewise Accordingly

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suffer electoral defeats in “midterm elections” i.e., two years after their election or re - election. Over the past twenty years, there have been four such transformational elections: in 1994, Clinton’s first midterm, when Republicans gained con - trol of Congress for the first time in 40 years. Then, in 2006, when a befuddled George W. Bush, in the midst of his second presidential term, famously called the huge Democratic Con - gressional victory a “thumpin’.” Four years later, in Obama’s first midterm, the president used a different word – “shellacking” – to describe the Republicans’ re - turning of the favor. And now, the Republicans have the oppor - Not all races went badly for tunity to make their biggest im - the Democrats. Congress - print on Capitol Hill in 20 years woman Dina Titus coasted to – when Newt Gingrich set the reelection. agenda via the Contract with America. Moreover, Republican most prevalent. gubernatorial wins throughout BLUE GREEKS the country, particularly in deep The sea of Republican red’s blue Maryland and Massachu - prevalence across the U.S. map setts, epitomize a considerable notwithstanding, there were change of the political land - some bright spots for Democrats scape. scattered throughout, including ABSENTEE PRESIDENT in the Greek-American commu - During the fall campaign sea - nity. In Massachusetts, Niki son, President Obama kept an Tsongas easily won reelection to astonishingly low profile in Congress. Though not Greek- The National Herald terms of helping fellow Democ - American by birth, Tsongas was

T H D E L N A rats on the campaign trail. married to the late U.S. Senator AT ER www.thenationalherald.com IONAL H There were several reasons for (MA) and Democratic presiden - Obama’s absence from the tial candidate Paul Tsongas, stump, his steady drop in na - from 1969 until his death in tional polls and Democratic can - 1997. And in Nevada, incum - For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 108 didates’ reluctance to be associ - bent Democratic Congress - ated with him lest they lose woman Dina Titus also won re - election or reelection bids the election handily. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014 COMMUNITY 5 Steppling and Morrow Stir the Audiences with Charismatic Dogmouth

By Constantine S. Sirigos Greek-American theater and there is in a bad man – the film we be recruited into a murder - movie actor and director makes it clear there is always ous cause by charismatic people NEW YORK – The audience did Stephan Morrow directed the some as even Dogmouth feels we sympathize with? not know what to expect from film adaptation of John the pain of children and little Perhaps we learn something Dogmouth, the movie adapted Steppling’s play Dogmouth. birds – but how much humanity else about our leaders from from the play written by John He also portrayed the there is in the rest of us who Morrow, who allowed some of Steppling. Many of them had al - character named Dogmouth. meet them. the mannerisms of stage acting ready acquired a taste for “The The script has no hints – and to show in his performance, Greek weird wave” of films that there shouldn’t be – about what showing that there is little left have made their way not only Dogmouth was like before he of whatever Dogmouth was. He to the annual New York City was carrying his baby. went to Vietnam. too is just playing a role, all per - Greek Film Festival, which pre - They are not a harmless bank Just as Morrow’s gripping sona as Carl Jung might say. sented Dogmouth, but to the at - of misfits. Dogmouth is de - portrayal of a damaged human Dostoyevsky would say a dead tention of film lovers world - pressed because his profession being tempts the thought that it soul. wide. of training dogs for violent is not evil which lurked in the What becomes of a man who They were prepared for fights has been outlawed, and forest, Steppling and Morrow- cannot reflect on his emotions weirdness and violence, and to it slowly becomes clear that a as-director pull the rug out from and actions? When Nyah tries be disturbed by the experience, murder being discussed was ac - under liberals in the audience to get him to talk about the im - but how much? Some may have tual, not hypothetical. The with the edgy scenes of Dog - pending birth of his child, let wondered “who can I take to metaphors come fast and furi - mouth fuming or seething in si - alone the apparent murder plot this film?” ously. lence as Nyah, clutching her he was orchestrating, Dogmouth James DeMetro, the founder “This film stands apart be - swelling womb, tries to preserve barks: “Shut up!” and director of the festival, in - cause of its powerful dialogue - the peace and her sanity. Morrow quoted Steppling: troduced Stephan Morrow, the the authentic language of crim - Should we be worried about “Art is not your friend.” But is Greek-American director, prior inals but it’s also intertwined her and the baby in an environ - should not be ignored. The 20th to the screening at the Cinema with ruminations on birth, ment when murder is being dis - century taught humanity that Village Theater. death, dreams, even survival of cussed so openly and blithely? art is not about pretty things. “Dogmouth is controversial,” the fittest,” Morrow writes. Disturbing/illuminating Beauty is truth. Ugly is truth too. Morrow said. “Steppling is an A forest is the setting for the thoughts are triggered through - “I think an artist’s obligation equal opportunity offender… burnt out men – and one out the movie. is to move to the truth,” Morrow but I find his writing to be some woman – in Dogmouth’s life. Aren’t presidents, monarchs told the audience, “whatever it of the best around. This is a film They are camping out by long- and their generals calm, even is, under the darkest slimiest that is rare these days, one to abandoned railroad tracks, jovial as they plan the next bat - rock if that’s where it exists… be listened to as much as any - seeming sometimes to be wait - tle with its guaranteed deaths it’s not easy, but it is really im - thing else.” ing for a train that never comes for hundreds or thousands? portant for our souls,” The Festival program called – like Godot. Hannah Arendt’s haunting Because it throws mirrors in Dogmouth, the character was disturbing thoughts about that She not only joined his not- Among Steppling's many siz - phrase “the banality of evil” front of us. played by Morrow, “a bitter Viet - human quality. He has a follow - so-merry-band-of-men, which zling sentences is one simple comes to mind as we watch Dogmouth shows illumina - nam vet and rail-riding rene - ing and has managed to charm Morrow calls “a mysterious devastating line: Dogmouth’s friend Weeks tion can come from darkness, gade living his last days.” a pretty young woman, Nyah, mafia of racist, violent, Vietnam “I am not a good man” (William Tate) express how ea - and makes a powerful case for But there is some charisma played with excruciating ingen - Vets living on freight trains… a Perhaps the question that dis - ger he is to do what he believes self-reflection as the essence of to Dogmouth, which spawns uousness by Alexandra Milne. repugnant set of people” - she turbs is not how much humanity is a just deed. How easily can our humanity. New York City’s Eighth Greek Film Festival Might Well Be Best One Yet

Continued from page 1 films, we listen in on the lovers. father. “I die in all my films,” Totally, this film is a five-star says Mourikis. “I like it.” Monica and Richie Barsamian, masterpiece. September – The story of a who have attended every film Litte England was based on waitress whose entire life con - festival and seen every film said, the novel The Jasmine Isle by sists of looking after her dog. “It’s like an open window on Karystiani, who also wrote the When he dies, she intrudes on Greek culture. We’re avid sup - script. Arriving at the Ziegfeld the lives of doctor and his sym - porters and we’re always chal - theater after a packed cocktail pathetic wife, who befriends lenged by how the movies re - party at the Russian Tea Room her. Intriguing and Ingmar flect current issues, how they’re and seeing the crowd waiting Bergmanesque. Committed – part of Greek culture today.” for tickets, Karystiani said, “Pan - Put two beautiful people on the Voulgaris and Karystiani delis and I will give our seats road in a white convertible and came from Athens for the festi - away. We have already seen the send them on a trip through val and a once-in-a-lifetime dou - film.” Fortunately, they stayed scenic Cyprus. How can you bleheader, the tenth anniversary to hear the audience sing lose? George, a sweet, dimpled screening of Brides and the New “Happy Birthday” to Voulgaris, hunk picks up a bride who York premiere of Little England, and to enjoy the enormously en - claims to have had wedding jit - Greece’s 2014 Oscar entry. The thusiastic response to the film. ters. A twist at the end elevates Museum of the Moving Image Voulgaris commented, “It is as this charming romance. hosted the Brides event. if we were watching the movie Lost in the Bewilderness – Brides looks even better ten for the very first time. I have Thirty years in the making, this years after its inception. A ship never seen it so beautifully pro - documentary from Alexandra sails from Smyrna with 700 mail jected and with such a fine Anthony traces the life of Lucas, order brides aboard. A seam - sound quality.” who was kidnapped by his stress Niki falls in love with an Karystiani has written a new mother at age five and taken to American photographer, played script titled One Thousand America. Eleven years later, he by Damian Lewis, most recently Breaths. “It is based on the cur - returns to Greece to meet his fa - seen starring in Showtime’s rent situation in Greece. Voul - ther. A fascinating doc with a Homeland. It is an exquisitely garis is trying to raise money for happy ending, Lucas’s wedding beautiful film, and resonates it. It’s not an expensive produc - Adrienne mAthiowetz at age 38. with complex emotions, the sor - tion, like Brides or Little Eng - (L-R) Translator Sophia Efthimatou, Variety film critic Scott Foundas, screenwriter and author The Hellenic American row of separation mingled with land, but the situation is really Ioanna Karystiani, and legendary film director Pantelis Voulgaris join in the conversation after Chamber of Commerce, includ - the hopes for a new life. It cer - very difficult.” the 10th anniversary screening of Brides at the Museum for the Moving Image. ing executive director Stamatis tainly deserves U.S. distribution. A brief look at some other Ghikas staged the Festival, with This has not been achieved, de - outstanding festival entries: brothers, one gay and one heart-breaker. Koutsoliotis, written with his important support from the spite the efforts of the film’s ex - The Enemy Within – A pow - straight, hit the road to seek out The Winter – Any film that wife Elizabeth E. Schuch. A Onassis Foundation, the Agnes ecutive producer, Hollywood erful, important film from direc - their Greek father. Koutros in - features actor Vangelis Mourikis failed writer leaves London to Varis Charitable Trust, Dr. powerhouse Martin Scorcese. tor Yorgos Tsemberopoulos in - terviewed a thousand plus ac - has to be special, and this film return to Siatista and finish his Alexander Kofinas and Eleni Ko - Scott Foundas, Variety’s top spired by life on Athens’ mean tors to find Kostas Nikouli who is no exception. It is wonderful, novel. Theo Albanis portrays finas and the Stavros Niarchos film critic, interviewed the film - streets. After thugs invade the plays Danny, a heart-winner and a first film from Konstantinos Nikos, with Mourikis as his dead Foundation. makers after the screening. Said home of idealistic Kostas and Karystiani, Brides scriptwriter, rape his daughter, he sets out for “It’s very hard to get films from revenge. The old “if you can’t lick small countries like Greece dis - them join them” applies here. tributed abroad. It’s like a game Common Denominator – that you don’t know how to Tyro film-maker Sotiris Tsafou - Greek-American in Love Triangle Commits Murder-Suicide play. We would like to see the lias broke all the rules of film- film distributed because there is making to produce this gem. pure soul in the film. Speaking The only action in the film is a TNH Staff boyfriend. Schneider did not suffer any serious in - as a writer, I like books or peo - tavli game. Three guys meet in Apparently, the couple and Skiadas en - juries, and Kasten was not harmed. ple or paintings not because a kafeneion and rap about PORT JEFFERSON, NY – A gruesome gaged in a screaming match, according to Police continue to investigate the story. they are perfect but because women, the conversation veer - scene unfolded Sunday evening, Nov. 2 in NBC News for NY, at which point a friend, At press time, there were no further de - there is some pure authentic ing between the philosophical the Long Island town of Port Jefferson, in - Jack Schneider, attempted to calm Skiadas velopments. sentiment there. I think Brides and the physical. Renos Har - volving a Greek-American man who shot as the couple tried to drive away. Various Internet sites posted pho - is a movie like that.” With seven alambides plays one of the men. and killed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, To no avail, Skiadas went into his car, tographs of Skiadas and Kasten together, novels and short story collec - Of course a beautiful young and then killed himself. pulled out a shotgun, and hit Schneider when they were a couple, and countless tions to her credit, Karystiani woman comes into the story. Frank Panebianco and Jessica Kasten with it. comments from random readers ranging ranks as one of Greece’s most Xenia –A four-star winner exited the Pour House Bar and Grill in Port Then, Skiadas approached the couple’s from compassionate to lewd were preva - popular writers. Now 62, she from director Panos Koutros, Jefferson, ABC news reported, and headed car and fired twice, killing Panebianco. Ski - lent. did not begin writing until age who a few years ago gave us to the parking lot when they were con - adas then returned to his own car and TNH continues to monitor the story and 42. “I enjoy collaborating with Strella. Following the death of fronted by Michael Skiadas, Kasten’s ex- killed himself. will provide updates accordingly. my husband. It’s difficult but it’s their Albanian mother, two good. You have so much to dis - cuss,” she said. “Brides was a challenging production that took seven years. It’s the first film with all Greek girls – 2,500 Law Firm auditioned for the roles!” At age 74, Voulgaris im - POCKET-LESS G. Dimitriadis & Associates presses with his candor, warmth, and humor. Although he studied PITA BREAD at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens, he said he “learned by doing,” working as a child on Kontos Foods film sets, “and through the peo - ple I encountered. 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TNH Staff “We also have a spring picnic families and supporters provide are very close together…They and a Christmas party,” that financial assistance for quality are investing an awful lot of NEW YORK – Big things often knits people together, “and there of life matters beyond the basics money duplicating one an - begin when people question as - is a group of volunteers…in - the state agency – now called other’s effort instead of cooper - sumptions and look past what cluding children… who come OPWDD – provides. ating. This program shows that is apparent, and beyond their simply because they like the Members of the community cooperating works.” self-interest. Manny and Marina program,” Katsoulas said. also visit. This month Archangel The extraordinary things the Katsoulas’ interest in helping Not only has the program Michael’s junior choir will host Katsoulases are doing are people with disabilities began added a special dimension to a pizza party. founded on ordinary Greek- with their family’s need, but it community but has generated the Philoptochos of the Di - American life stories He and his didn’t end there. crucial social acceptance of rect Archdiocesan District pays wife Marina, whose roots are in Manny Katsoulas told The these people, who no longer feel for summer camp for the resi - Smyrna, have been active in the National Herald “We are the alienated. “It’s a remarkable dents, including two week pro - community since their teenage parents of a Down Syndrome thing to see,” he said. grams for special needs people years in Astoria. girl,” and that early on they Although the program ini - at St. Basil’s Academy. His parents are islanders. His were not aware of others in the tially attracted only a handful Other communities have in - mother, who came to the United area. ”But we could not believe of families, they stuck with it. quired and Katsoulas is in dis - States when she was seven, is that was the case.” So they took By signaling that they were a cussions with various commu - from Mytiline and his father, action. permanent part of the commu - nity institutions about opening who was in the restaurant busi - The couple had a conversa - nity’s life, they eventually at - more group homes. ness, is from Kythera. tion about it with Fr. Dennis tracted 50 families. The pro - COOPERATION THE CURE Katsoulas has a warm spot in Strouzas, the longtime pastor of gram now has a bus that brings FOR COMMUNITY’S ILLS his heart for the first church he the Church of the Archangel up to 15 families from as far as The endeavor “has evolved knew, St. George/St.Demetrios Michael in Port Washington on Astoria. into a multi-parish program that Church in Spanish Harlem. Long Island, and after they As much as parents appreci - serves the needs of the area,” In the 1970s the couple found families with similar ated the Liturgy, Katsoulas said he said. “As it should be. No one moved to Manhasset on Long Is - needs, they decided “design a “they told us they needed help A group photo of the seven resident of Hellenos House in Wan - community has enough individ - land where they became leaders program to facilitate church at - with the ultimate problem: taugh, which opened in 2008 and is rooted in the special litur - uals to sustain their own pro - at the Port Washington Church. tendance of special needs peo - ‘What happens to my child gies at Archangel Michael in Port Washington. gram,” adding the program is a He earned master’s degrees ple.” when I am no longer able to model for other co-operative in chemistry and business and The result was a special Di - take care of them.” cies. erate the home we call Hellenos church activities, such as the be - eventually was vice president of vine Liturgy that has been held He told TNH that the new With their guidance, espe - House in Wantaugh, Long Is - reavement program of St. Paul’s the pharmaceutical division of one Saturday each month since challenge was not an easy one, cially the Association of Chil - land,” which opened in 2008. in Hempstead. the Pall corporation. He is a 1990. After years of effort, their explaining that “Residential liv - dren with Downs Syndrome There are seven residents, The spirit of cooperation they chemist by profession, retired endeavor led to the establish - ing requires a great deal of (ACDS), a state chartered social who are brought to church have fostered is the antidote to now, but busier than ever. He ment of a group home in 2008. money and expertise, both of service agency, they moved for - every month. “That was part of the fact that “we have created knows how to make things hap - The coffee hour that fol - which we lacked.” ward. the agreement we had with artificial barriers to common ac - pen, and inspiring others just by lowed the Liturgy helped the He responded by seeking out ACDS helped them obtain them,” Katsoulas told TNH. tion despite the fact the in taking action that makes sense participants evolve into a family. experts at social service agen - state funds and “they now op - There is a 24/7 staff and places like Long Island churches to him. St. Athanasius in Arlington, Massachusetts Celebrates Dual Anniversary

By Theodore Kalmoukos am very happy for the success achievements are always of tonight’s event, we are all reached when combined efforts ARLINGTON, MA – St. Athana - happy for the 50th anniversary coincide with personal labor, sius Greek-Orthodox parish in of our parish.” She also said that when we become builders to - Arlington MA celebrated a dual “I am in this parish since I was gether.” anniversary on November 1: 50 a small child. All my memories Archbishop Demetrios of years since its parish’s establish - come from this community.” America wrote: “May this an - ment, and 25 years of the hon - Patriarch Bartholomew in his niversary provide a valuable op - orable and successful ministry written message stated: “It is portunity to reaffirm your com - of its presiding priest, Nicholas Kastanas. A 50th Golden Gala Dinner dance was hosted at the Newton Marriott Hotel in Newton, at - tended by more than 300 parishioners and friends of the friends of parish including many young men and women. Co-Chairpersons of the event were Merope Kapetakis and tnh/theodore KAlmouKos Bessie Theodolou. Rev. ABOVE: The Gala guests honoring Rev. Nicholas Kastanas, their spiritual father of 25 years. Theodore Barbas, Chancellor of LEFT: Presbytera Litsa and Rev. Nicholas Kastanas, Irene Paleologos, Bessie Theodolou, and the Metropolis of Boston repre - Merope Kapetakis. sented Metropolitan Methodios, who was not feeling well due to in your community’s commit - Christians began looking for a ation prompted a group of Or - stomach pain as Fr. Barbas an - ment to faith. May the years place of their own to settle thodox residents to look into es - nounced. A moment of silence ahead be filled with continued down with their new families. tablishing a Greek Orthodox was observed memory of former blessings.” Arlington became a favorable lo - Church to serve Arlington. After Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Massachusetts Governor De - cation to call home. They ar - much toil and fundraising work, who died on October 30. Consul val Patrick wrote “I Thank Rev. rived mostly from the nearby that notion became a reality on General of Greece Iphigeneia Dr. Nicholas Kastanas and the cities of Somerville, Boston, Wa - September 9, 1964, when their Kanara was represented by congregation for you many con - tertown, and Cambridge, where faith and donations made it pos - Maria Koukoutsi. with paternal joy that we com - mitment to the work of ministry tributions to the Arlington com - some 40 to 50 years earlier their sible for the future of Saint Kastanas told TNH that “I municate with you in order to for the edifying of the body of munity. Please accept my best immigrant parents had estab - Athanasius at 735 Massachu - feel deeply touched for the love extend our congratulatory greet - Christ, by building upon the wishes for an enjoyable celebra - lished the first Greek Orthodox setts Avenue to be purchased. and response of our people, ings on the occasion of your parish attributes of worship, wit - tion and many more wonderful communities there. As time The former St. James the thank God for all His Blessings community’s 50th anniversary. ness, education and fellowship years ahead.” passed on, and their families Apostle Roman Catholic Church upon us and to the next fifty Whether it be for a founder, that bring faithful closer to our Theodore Demetriadis served grew, traveling back and forth would become available not years.” He also said that “the newcomer, friend, or acquain - Lord and Savior and the salva - as Master of Ceremonies. to their parishes was becoming long after thereafter, and St. parish is doing well. There are tance of this parish, this mo - tion offered to us as children of A BRIEF HISTORY OF ST. a challenge, in addition to the Athanasius' parishioners agreed of course the daily difficulties ment is naturally to be hailed God.” ATHANASIUS transportation of their children to step forward for this worthy but overcome them with the by all as a great milestone in President Barack Obama During the late 1940s and for after-school Greek language endeavor and acquire the vast love and the help of God.” your collective history, and also wrote “as you mark this special 1950s, many young first-gener - classes and special events. church property, St. Athanasius’ Merope Kapetanakis said “I in your personal lives. These milestone, I hope you take pride ation Greek-American Orthodox By the early 1960s, this situ - new home. El Greco in New York Exhibit Dazzles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Continued from page 1 and life under the all-but-forgot - ten but important period of Venetian rule. The exhibition, titled El Greco in New York, is made pos - sible by Northern Trust, spans El Greco’s entire career, from his arrival in Venice in 1567, through his move to Rome in 1570 and his long residence in Toledo, Spain, from 1577 until his death in 1614. Keith Christiansen, Director of the Department of European Paintings, and Walter Liedtke, Curator in the Department of European Paintings, are its or - ganizers and spoke to the press about the artist. El Greco did not plan to move permanently to Toledo, where he created all his mature works. He went to Spain hoping to make a place for himself and the court of Philip II, and he did se - cure two important commissions – but the king did not like the paintings. With the assistance of friends, El Greco secured many commis - Although almost half – the top part – of The Vision El Greco, who turns the traditional presentation of The colors in the portrait of Fernando Nino de Gue - sions for religious art, including of St. John the Evangelist is missing, “this painting Christ groaning under the weight of the cross into a vara, the Grand Inquisitor of Spain, mesmerize view - prominent altarpieces – Toledo – unfinished at the artist’s death is a quintessential transcendent image, inspired both painters and writ - ers. Not visible above is a piece of paper at his feet was then the spiritual capital of example of his late, quasi-expressionist style.” ers like Rainer Maria Rilke and Nikos Kazantzakis. – perhaps evoking rejected appeals for mercy. Spain – and portraits of Catholic officials. assistant, but he probably never painting, it suffices to call El self as "devout Catholic" in his Uncreated Light, in addition to gether all of the artist’s paintings The painting of Fernando married his companion, Jern - Greco a Genius. He was also es - will, scholars believe El Greco's what he learned from Venetian in The Met’s collection, which it Nio de Guevara, the Grand In - ima de Las Cuevas. teemed as an architect and family and ancestors were Greek masters like Tintoretto. calls the finest outside the quisitor of Spain, in his daz - EI Greco, who is admired for sculptor. Orthodox, noting that one of his Art students will ponder the Museo del Prado in Madrid, and zlingly-colored vestments, dom - his colors, said “I hold the imi - There is debate about his re - uncles was an Orthodox priest, artistic allegiances of the man displays them with loans from inates the exhibit along with the tation of color to be the greatest ligious sentiments, with specu - and that his name is not men - who anticipated Expressionism, the Hispanic Society of America. unfinished but still striking “The difficulty of art.” lation ranging from agnostic – tioned in the Catholic baptismal Impressionism, and Cubism by Marcus Burke, the Society’s Vision of Saint John.” Modern scholars consider his extensive (for its time) li - records. Pandeli Prevelakis almost 400 years. El Greco mas - Senior Curator, also addressed Among the El Greco favorites him so individual they do not brary earns him the label intel - doubts that El Greco was ever a tered Byzantine iconography the press and noted that they, is “A View of Toledo,” with it lus - place him in any conventional lectual – to devout Catholic (by practicing Roman Catholic. and learned the western style like the Met, will present lec - cious green landscape. Liedke school. The Italian Mannerists, birth or chrismation) – to closet El Greco first mastered on Crete, Liedke emphasized tures about El Greco throughout informed that it was entirely a who were reacting to Late Re - Orthodox Christian. Byzantine iconography and that the Met began to acquire the exhibition. child of the painter’s imagination naissance naturalism, can most These are not academic mat - Liedke told TNH that it is worth El Grecos just as Europe’s artists During the same period, New – it is not a verdant region. rightly claim him. ters given the crowd he ran exploring whether El Greco’s rediscovered him early in the York’s Frick Collection, whose El Greco nevertheless grew JUST CALL HIM A GENIUS with. As Grand Inquisitor de fascination with light was influ - 20th Century. For the record, he works by this artist cannot be to love the place, where he had Although one can make Guevara reportedly burned 240 enced by the mystical theology doubts a painting in the collec - lent, will exhibit its three El a family – his son, Jorge Manuel, sense of his work by saying he heretics. of the Orthodox Church and its tion is El Greco’s self portrait. Greco pictures together for the became a painter and was his married Byzantine and Western Although he described him - emphasis on visions of God’s The exhibition brings to - first time. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY What Does it Mean to be Greek? Cigarettes, Soccer, or Something More?

Continued from page 1 It is my belief, given that it When I went to Greek school, Dragon-Dimitry women were was the late 1700s, that when long before my college days, I commonly referred to in, legal was that we were to learn and asked who they were many of learned another point of view documents as mulatresses or record what was then called, the the surviving Greeks, in trying about Greek identity. I was told quateroons. native point of view. In other to speak to someone with whom that Isocrates (436–338 BC) had While one must read Thomp - words, we document what the they did not share a common in Classical Times described son’s book for all the specific de - group being studied says about language, told this bishop they who exactly was a Greek, and it tails it is enough to note here itself. We then watch our subject were ‘romios,’ e.g. Romans as in had nothing to do with blood- Alexander Dimitry used his con - community closely and see if the sense of being what Western relations: First, you claimed to siderable influence to fix the their actions match their re - Europeans now call Byzantines. be Greek; second, you acted like trial and have his nephew and ported statements about who Mickler clearly understands a Greek; and finally you could so the extended family judged they are and what they do. If the cultural complexity of the assume Greek culture and life to be white. Nevertheless, Dim - there is any difference, we next Mediterranean during the mid- style. Venizelos, again from my itry and many members of his ask why and record what they 1700s. In speaking about who old Greek school days, took up extended his family had to say. Our ethnographic accounts composed the new settlers she Isocrates’ position in coming to spend years in the north. With are based on this three-point ap - notes: “Many of the new arrivals political terms with “Greek” the Pandelly trial in mind, Dim - proach. That seemed clear were from Corsica, but the ma - populations scattered across the itry’s support of slavery in the enough. jority of them had Greek names, Balkans, Asia Minor and the south and the Confederacy dur - But, then, I learned what the their families having left Mani eastern Mediterranean. So what ing the American Civil War takes social scientists say they are do - for Tuscany, Italy about 100 about Latrell Pappy Mickler or on a whole new set of meanings ing is not always what they years previous for much the any of her literally hundreds of and ramifications. During the claim. As a case in point, I offer same reason the people of the relatives delineated I her book? 1930s, Ahepa chapters around the contents and testimony Mani had joined the [New Are they, following Isocrates and the country frequently invited found in Gaspar Papi and Ana Smyrna Colony]: war and op - Venizelos, not Greeks as well? descendants of Alexander Dim - Pons; Their Lives and Their De - pression visited on them by the Yet another book offers a fur - itry to speak at their dinners. scendants by Latrell Pappy Mick - Ottoman Empire.” ther twist in our historic tale: If Alexander Dimitry the ler (West Conshohocken PA: In - This is no commonplace ob - Exiles at Home: The Struggle to lauded internationally recog - finity Pub, 2008). This 312-page servation. For decades after the Become American in Creole New nized diplomat and educator is book is composed of ten sec - New Smyrna Colony survivors Orleans by Shirley Elizabeth ‘really’ a Greek what about La - tions. It is a truly impressive arrived in St Augustine the Thompson (Cambridge: Harvard trell Pappy Mickler and her hun - gathering of information, espe - Catholic Church was deter - University Press, 2009). In her dreds of relatives? cially given the fact that Gaspar mined that they not identify as study of legal and cultural issues I have never smoked ciga - Papi, a Greek, was born in Greeks but as Minorcans or Ital - surrounding the legal status of rettes. I have never held hands Smyrna in 1750 or 1781 and his ians and therefore Catholics. creoles in New Orleans the claim with hundreds of others to sing future wife Ana was born in That the descendants of the that Alexander Dimitry and his Mikis Theodorakis songs in Florida on June 9, 1791. New Smyrna Colony are arriv - incredibly large extended is a protest. I have no stories to tell Gasper Papi was a 17 year- ing at their new own sense of Greek is definitely challenged about the Junta during my col - old indentured servant when he identity is completely unex - and found wanting. lege years. And I don’t even arrived in Eastern Florida with Gaspar Papi and Ana Pons arrived in Florida as indentured pected. Gasper Papi and Ana In 1854, George Pandelly (a think soccer is a sport. Does that those destined to establish the servants in 1768. They survived hardships. Pons were married in the Avero nephew of Alexander Dimitry) make me less a Greek than oth - New Smyrna Colony. In 1768, House on 41 St. George Street, brought a legal suit against Vic - ers? What is our expiration date three ships arrived with 1,255 lapsed after mismanagement. mally reestablish control over which today is the location for tor Wiltz for that man’s asser - as Greeks? Are we still Greeks settlers, most of the colonists The survivors, some 600 men, the region. The first thing this the St. Photios Greek Orthodox tion that Pandelly was of negro if we are second generation or were from Greece, the island of women and children marched bishop did was conduct a cen - National Shrine. extraction. Compounding the does it get cut off by the reck - Minorca and Italy, and are con - nearly 70 miles north on the sus. An Irish born priest we have In the 1980s, when I worked racial charges was the fact that oning of social scientists at the sidered by many to be the King's Road and relocated to St. no record of what languages on a museum project for the St. $20,000 in damages would be third generation? Even if I am largest single migration to North Augustine. In 1783, East and were used to conduct this cen - Photios Shrine I met several in - nearly a quarter of a million dol - asking the wrong questions – America during colonial times. West Florida were returned to sus. We do know that out of dividuals who claimed to be de - lars today and so drew consid - something not covered in your The majority of the colonists the Spanish. nowhere a large group of Ro - scended from survivors of the erable public interest at the average social science class is were Greeks and persons of When the Spanish reclaimed manians appeared out of New Smyrna Colony. They were time. In short Wiltz was correct, definitely going on among the Greek descent who had settled Florida, a Catholic bishop was nowhere. No one has ever been visiting the St. Augustine and Marianne Celeste Dragon; Pan - Greeks in North America. on the island of Minorca. In part of the diplomatic mission able to explain where they came the Shrine as part of their efforts delly’s grandmother was of Al - 1777, the ill-fated colony col - that came to St Augustine to for - from. to explore their own identities. abama Indian descent. The [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Trick or Treat

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos they party. Better than going lite to refuse. And, Yiannis is himself, forking up the rest of own candy!” Half suspecting night diners on Halloween Special to The National Herald door to door in the city.” Yiannis never impolite when a free din - the pie. But, all good things him of mockery, the one with night. But, they were caught, thought about it, seriously. He’s ner was being offered. After a come to an end. He looked at the gun shoved the nozzle into thank God. They didn’t hit my “I hate Halloween!” Yiannis right! He recalled the previous few hours, Barbara came in his watch and realized it was Yiannis’ ribs, demanding he let place.” He sat down with his told the guys. John asked why. years, going door to door with holding a black bag full of time to pick up Barbara at Di - go of the bag. “Yeah! Candy, coffee, relieved. Yiannis studied “It’s the kids! Last year, I got Barbara. His feet hurt and he candy, gave it to her father and mos’ house and head for home. eh? That’s a good one. Give it the photo and turned pale. He eggs thrown on my fire escape; got tired going up and down left for the party with Dimos’ October meant early darkness. over and no one gets hurt! muttered, “They...were real rob - the mail boxes were smeared flights of steps. Besides! People wife. Weighing the contents The head waiter locked up and Quick!” He insisted, menac - bers?” Dimos laughed, leaning with shaving cream and the aren’t as generous handing out with his hands, he surmised bade Yiannis a good night. Out - ingly. The gun in his ribs hurt. back in his seat. “The funny hallway outside my apartment candy like they used to. “Al - about two or three pounds of side, he turned up his collar “Hey! Take it easy!” thing was they had a few dollars had stepped-on candy every - right! Do they trick or treat?” candy in the black bag. Hmmm! against a cool wind that swirled Having no choice, he, reluc - from the places they robbed and where. Areti has enough to do he asked. John said, “Like in the The neighbors in Astoria are up. Just then, two men in dark tantly, let go of the black bag. a bag full of candy in a black without having to clean that city except it’s safer with private generous. Hmmm! There’s clothing and black masks sur - The robber snatched it, shoved bag. Probably, thought it was mess up.” He stirred his coffee, houses. We know most of our enough for winter TV watching. rounded him, one holding a Yiannis to the sidewalk and they full of cash! The joke’s on them.” briskly. George frowned at his neighbors. My daughter is going He decided to sit in the diner small gun. He looked up in sur - ran off, disappearing into the Sweat formed over Yiannis’ fore - indolent friend. “You’re right! to the party, too.” Yiannis con - after Dimos left for home. prise. dark street. Sunday in Dixons’ head. John asked him, “What’s Areti has enough to do. Why sidered that in suburban neigh - As soon as Dimos was gone, Then, Yiannis laughed, “I found Yiannis describing his en - wrong, Yiannis?” don’t you clean up?” Yiannis ig - borhoods people are more gen - he opened the glass display case know! Trick or treat, right? Nice counter with the two rough “No...nothing! Yeah! The nored him, taking a donut. “Lis - erous with handing out candy. and helped himself to a gener - show, guys.” He made to leave. men. “They took my candy. joke’s on them.” A huge sense ten!” Dimos said. “I’ll do it!” It was settled. On ous slice of apple pie, a slab of But, the two surrounded him as They were rough about it.” Di - of relief that he mistook them “My girls are having a Hal - Halloween Yiannis went to Di - ice cream and another coffee. one grabbed his arm. “Yer not mos entered Dixon’s, unfolding for trick or treaters, he decided loween party. Why not bring mos’ diner, had coffee and Yiannis sat comfortably, con - going anywhere, fella! Not yet! a newspaper. He showed them to say nothing. All he lost was Barbara to my house? She’d talked with Dimos’ wife who cluding that this Halloween was Give over the bag. Quick!” Yian - a photo of two robbers that his winter’s treats. With an au - have fun. First, they go door to was cashier. Naturally, dinner really the best. Halloween nis pulled away, the joke had were caught in his diner’s area, dible sigh, he said, “I hate Hal - door for their candy and then was offered. It would be impo - wasn’t so bad after all, he told gone too far. “Hey! Get your “These guys robbed two late loween!”

FOOD – From our website… Before all the Turkey, Have Some Pork

and when Greeks were grateful is better. • 1 tablespoon dried Greek for the off season guest. We Drain and discard marinade. oregano were traveling through the Grill chops, covered, over • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed countryside on our way to medium heat or broil 4-5 inches • 1 pound trimmed pork cubes Nestor’s Palace and stopped at from the heat for 4-5 minutes (about 1 inch pieces) a mountainside taverna. Our on each side or until a ther - • Sea salt and freshly ground student advisor went in to ask mometer reads 145°F. Let stand black pepper what was available for us to eat for 5 minutes before serving. and while there was nothing of - Directions : ficially ready, the promise of a In a large glass bowl, whisk 20 person tab incited the own - Greek Souvlaki the first 5 ingredients together. ers to business. They made us Add the pork cubes, cover with fresh cabbage and carrot salad Also known as shish-kabob, plastic wrap and refrigerate for (a wintertime favorite), grilled this tasty treat of meaty morsels 2 to 3 hours or overnight. pork chops, and fresh fried pota - is the mother of fast food. From If using wooden skewers, toes. They gave us some of their Athens to New York and other soak these in a shallow pan homemade wine and even let major cities the worldwide, it filled with water while the meat us fill our water bottles with it can be found sold from street marinates. to take with us. After we ate, carts galore. Heat the grill to medium they pushed back the tables and The secret is in the marinade. high. Thread the meat on to the chairs and engaged us all in Serve these at your next party skewers, allowing enough at the some of the best Greek dancing to wow the crowd. bottom to be able to turn the By Anna Skamangas- Juice of 2 lemons Greek Pork Chops ever. Makes 8 4-inch skewers skewer. Season the pork with Scaros • 1 teaspoon dried Greek It even caused our professor salt and freshly ground black oregano I remember when I studied to agree to skip Nestor’s Palace. Ingredients : pepper. Thanksgiving is just around • ½ teaspoon sea salt abroad in Greece during my col - Some might consider that a • 1/4 cup olive oil Grill over medium high heat the corner and turkey, of course, • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground lege years. That was before the tragedy. We all considered it a • 1/4 cup red wine for about 10 minutes, turning is the centerpiece dish on the black pepper Euro, before Greece worried blessing that day! • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon occasionally until they are feast table. But before it is time • 6 cloves crushed garlic that the tourists wouldn’t come, Serves 4 juice cooked through. to dig into that bird and all the • 1/4 cup dry fixins that come with it (new white wine Ingredients : Thanksgiving recipes coming all • 4 teaspoons fresh throughout November, on our Directions : lemon juice website, thenationalherald.com Place pork loin in • 2 teaspoons dried ) – let’s pay a little attention to a large ziploc bag. Greek oregano “the other white meat,” pork. Combine remaining • 1 teaspoon sea salt ingredients and pour • ½ teaspoon ground over pork in bag. mustard Greek Pork Loin Seal and refrigerate • 4 center cut, bone in, for at least 8 hours, pork chops, about 1 The slow cooking of this dish but overnight is bet - inch thick yields a tender, yet flavorful ter. pork loin that will have people Remove pork and Directions : talking for months! discard the mari - In a large ziploc plas - Serves 6-8 nade. Place roast in tic bag, combine the crock pot with the first four ingredients. Ingredients : wine and 3 table - Add the pork. Seal the • 3 pounds boneless pork loin spoons of water. bag and turn to coat. roast Cook on low for 6 to Refrigerate for at least • 1/4 cup Greek olive oil 8 hours. 8 hours, but overnight 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014 AHIF’s 2014 Foreign Policy Students Trip to Greece and Cyprus a Success

TNH Staff

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHI or AHIF) un - dertook its 6th College Student Foreign Policy Trip to Greece and Cyprus this year. “The AHI Foundation contin - ues to be proud to offer this in - valuable opportunity to our youth,” AHI President Nick Lar - igakis said. “Our students are eager to learn about the foreign policy issues that are important to the Greek-American commu - nity and United States interests in the eastern Mediterranean, he said, noting that the wer “im - mersed from the get-go, starting with briefings in Washington Alexandra Veletsis Christiana Metaxas Evan Frohman Harry Jacobsen Matthew Moramarco and including high-level meet - ings with government officials ropean Affairs at the U.S. De - abroad.” partment of State. The students first assembled They also met with Ambas - at AHI’s Hellenic House in sador Panagopoulos, Deputy Washington for a briefing by Chief of Mission Sofia Philippi - AHI President Nick Larigakis dou and First Counselor Antonis and AHI Legal Counsel Nick Papakostas for a briefing at the Karambelas. They attended a Embassy of Greece. Congressional briefing hosted In addition, Christine Bren - by the Hellenic Caucus that fea - nan of USA Today, provided a tured Ambassador of Greece to media training presentation to the U.S. Christos Panagopoulos, the students. In the afternoon at which several U.S. represen - they learned about the latest on tatives attended on Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill pertaining to Greek They also met Consul General American issues from U.S. Rep. of Cyprus Neophytos Constan - Carolyn Maloney, co-chair, Con - tinou and Congressional Liaison gressional Caucus on Hellenic Is - Eleftheria Aristotelous at the sues, and Elizabeth Hittos, chief Embassy of Cyprus. In the of Staff, and Jeremy Pederson, evening, Berit and Steve Veletsis legislative assistant, Office of hosted dinner at their home in U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). Paulina Likos Peter Milios Tiffani Katherine Wills Zacharo Diamanto Gialamas Alexandria, VA. Congressman Bilirakis was ex - A full day of meetings from pected to speak to the students, Greece and Cyprus, their rela - gious leaders, think-tank orga - ington University, majoring in York; Evan Frohman is pursuing top legislators and diplomats on however, votes for the Republi - tions with the U.S., and the in - nizations, academics and the Political Science and minoring a Bachelor of Arts degree in Po - the issues was held, including can leadership became sched - terests of the U.S. in the region. private sector of both countries. in Creative Writing. In the fu - litical Science, Legal Studies and briefings from Senior Cyprus uled preventing his participation. There were meetings or brief - In Cyprus, the group visited the ture, she hopes to become a Economics at Northwestern Uni - Desk Officer Amy Dove, Senior During the two-week pro - ings with officials from the Turkish-occupied area. journalist and a short-story versity, in Evanston, Illinois; Greece Desk Officer Davida Bax - gram, the students received American embassy and various Harry Jacobsen is a junior at writer. She noted that “A fa - Matthew Moramarco is a native ter, and Daniel Lawton, deputy firsthand experience about the ministries, including Foreign Af - University of South Carolina mous quote says, ‘Travel is the of Andover, Massachusetts and director, Office of Southern Eu - foreign policy issues affecting fairs; parliament members, reli - pursuing a Bachelor of Arts de - only thing you buy that makes a rising senior at the University gree in political science. He said you richer.’ I have written and of Arizona; Paulina Likos is a “To experience an opportunity documented most of my experi - rising junior at Villanova Uni - like the foreign policy trip will ences, and I plan on continuing versity pursuing a double major truly provide me with a wealth this for any place I go. I want to in Political Science and Spanish of knowledge that I could not share the knowledge I acquire with a concentration in Commu - THE HERALD SQUARE gain elsewhere. A first-hand from these experiences and nication; Peter Milios is a junior view of the political process will show them through my writ - at Florida State University, pur - TNH's Crossword Challenge benefit my learning and in - ing,” Zacharo said. suing a Bachelor of Arts degree crease my appreciation of Hel - The following students also in both International Affairs and lenic culture and Greek Ortho - participated: Alexandra Veletsis Political Science with a minor doxy. I hope this trip will will begin her sophomore year in Middle Eastern Studies; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 improve my knowledge of in the fall of 2014 at the Uni - Tiffani Katherine Wills is a rising United States relations with versity of Miami pursuing a sophomore at the University of 10 11 12 13 14 Greece, Cyprus and Turkey and Bachelor of Arts degree in In - Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, encourage me to continue a ca - ternational Studies with a Span - majoring in Psychology; 15 16 17 18 reer path that focuses on the ish Language Minor; Christiana Zacharo Diamanto Gialamas is politics between these coun - Metaxas is a junior pursuing a a rising senior at the George tries.” double-major in Linguistics and Washington University, majoring 19 20 21 Zacharo Diamanto Gialamas French at Binghamton Univer - in Political Science and minor - is a senior at the George Wash - sity, State University of New ing in Creative Writing. 22 23 24 25

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27 28 29 30 31 32 Essay: America’s Self-Interest and Cyprus

33 34 35 36 37 38 By Evan Frohman generals and many other Greek The only other contender for this Special to The National Herald figures giving my closing remarks role is Turkey. With its leaders 39 40 41 and expressing my appreciation threatening Israel, however, It was a beautiful day. As I for the incredible trip. I spoke Turkey is trending towards au - 42 43 44 looked out of the window at the about the physical discomfort I thoritarianism and is becoming sparkling blue Mediterranean felt in the church and the sadness anti-Western. These recent ac - 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Sea, a pigeon flew over me, join - at the abandoned cities. As I tions make Cyprus the more se - ing its fellows in what was once looked into the crowd I saw sad cure and reliable ally in the Mid - 52 53 a beautiful church. Just 40 years nods and tears from some of the dle East. ago the building I was standing older members who had lived The other appeal Cyprus has 54 55 56 57 58 in was a glimmering monument, through this. is economic. Recently, hydrocar - adorned with gold and icons. To - My statements most affected bons have been discovered in its day it is a home for birds, the the people I needed least to per - – and Israel’s – Exclusive Eco - 59 60 61 62 63 64 icons torn down, the walls pil - suade. I was preaching to the nomic Zones, and European and laged, the church desecrated. choir, to individuals with stakes American companies are inter - 65 66 67 Sadly, this is what one sees in the conflict, rather than to ested in developing it. This dis - throughout the Occupied Zone those who needed to be per - covery, while not game-changing www.CrosswordWeaver.com of Cyprus. I went to the police suaded—governments. Human for Europe, would reduce re - stations and saw there the seem - rights violations occur continually liance on Russia and is pivotal. ACROSS 16 Oldest Brady daughter ingly-endless lists of people miss - Evidenced by Biden’s trip to 1 Before, and after, PM 1 8 Pat r on Saint o f N isyros ing since the 1974 Turkish inva - Cyprus, the first in 20 years, the 4 Alphabet's first four 19 Wa s Plato's stude nt sion. Turkey has also sent settlers U.S. recognizes this as well. How - 8 Highest or lowest card 21 U.S. beer named after famous colonist from the mainland to Cyprus and ever, a pipeline the most cost-ef - 1 0 Gym nast C oma neci (in it.) set out to remove all traces of fective way to get gas to Europe, 12 Campanella and Orbison 23 The Grk. Tycoon (init.) Greek or Christian culture, an - must go through Turkey, which 14 Ro cker Ronn ie James __ 24 Dir e cto r Kazan other of Turkey’s many violations is why it is essential that a solu - 15 In t'l Engin eering Consortium (abbrev.) 28 of international law. However, tion be found. 16 Athenian Neighborhood 29 Greek suffix meaning the study of despite both the human suffering The need to reduce Europe’s 17 Not out 31 Gov 't Account ability O ffice (abbrev.) and the clear illegality of Turkey’s reliance on Russia, is a very real 19 Sain t hon ored on D ecember 9 32 Hea lth Serv . Sup port (abbrev.) actions, the international com - one, and Cyprus represents an 20 Eng. as a Second Lang. Institute (abbrev.) 34 Plyd. Dirty Harry (init.) munity has done nothing. excellent base for U.S. operations 2 2 Group o f islands con taining Skopelos 36 Gon e wit h the Win d abode This summer I went on a for - in the Middle East. Realpolitik 25 Chore 37 Viv i enne or J anet eign policy trip hosted by the would argue that the US should 26 Warmer than cold 43 Omaha's st. (abbrev.) American Hellenic Institute Foun - intervene regardless of whether 27 Famous 49ers QB (init.) 44 Tem po dation, traveling to Cyprus and or not they are acting in the right. 2 9 61, to Nero 46 Ply d . Dr. Zhivago (init.) Greece and meeting ambassadors The Cyprus problem needs to 30 Square root of sixty-four 47 from the U.S. and officials from be resolved. Morally, there are 33 Mexica n f ast food 48 "__ _ _-pong" both countries. In Greece I also families who are still not allowed 35 H ad the we ight of the world on his 50 Ear v in Johns on's nickna me met President Karolos Papoulias back to their homes or into north - shoulders 51 Father and son presidents and the commander of the armed ern Cyprus to search for their 38 House, to Fernando 53 Pre c ipitation forces. across the globe, however, the missing loved ones. Legally, the 39 "Ultimate" wristwatch brand? 55 Act r ess Charis se In Cyprus I went to the Occu - U.S. government has tended to occupation violates half-a-dozen 40 E=MC2 genius (init.) 57 Europ. Assn. of Archaeologists (abbrev.) pied Zone. respond only when there is self- international treaties of which 41 A Car trwrig ht 58 U.S . intelligence a gcy. (init.) I knew very little about what interest at play, such as support - Turkey is a part. Economically, 42 ___ Tin Tin 59 Bat t . size ( abbrev.) had happened in Cyprus, but the ing Ukraine against Russia or there would be an enormous 45 Actress Myrna 60 Alleged to have fixed 1919 World Series trip made an emotionally pow - bombing ISIS as they encroach benefit to reunification in addi - 48 Bo ok unit (init.) erful and strategically rational ar - on the Saudis and Turkey. tion to the gas reserves recently 4 9 "He th rows _ ____ curveball" (2 words) 61 "Pretty Woman" sngr. (init.) gument for the reunification of In the past 40 years of Cypriot found. 52 Isaac's first born 62 Strrd. in Desperately Seeking Susan (init.) Cyprus. discussions there have been ar - As an individual, you should 53 Famo us TV maker of old (abbrev.) 63 On the other hand As I met with people who had guments made supported by be shocked by the desecration of 54 Winston -S alem 's st. (a bbre v.) lost everything – family, property, moral issues and international half of a country. Tell your 56 Greek airline Solution to last week’s puzzle possessions – during the invasion law, but so far results have been friends, spread the moral out -

59 S aints honored on July 1 40 years ago, I realized how non-existent. Kissinger’s realpoli - rage. To institutions, present your 64 High-end pet food brand A N E N A P A E R A S strong the moral argument was tik is what got Cyprus into this reasons. Act in America’s best in - 65 Egypt's capital O B A K M A G I C G I for Cyprus. However, when I met situation, and appealing to re - terests and know that you are do - 66 Doggone it L B I A N H O R with delegates and ambassadors, alpolitik is what will help Cyprus ing good as well. The U.S. must 67 With blanca, Bogart film S E L I G P E T E R I began to understand that gov - get out of this mess. act now. Russia wants NATO ernments aren’t motivated by Realpolitik is essentially a weakened and Europe reliant on DOWN L I R R A E L O G Y morals but rather are driven by cold, rational, self-interest based their energy, so they will not help. 1 "__ apple a day keeps the doctor away" O R E V E R L Y O M A R self-interest. way of analyzing international The U.S. must put public pres - 2 Primary R E A A T E E C L A M A The moral argument can be situations. To employ it is to ap - sure on Turkey to find a resolu - 3 Health Ins. Couns. and Advocacy Prog. K A T C H I O S M productive when it affects pow - peal to a nation’s self-interest, tion. As Turkish settlers continue (abbrev.) erful individuals such as Vice and recently Cyprus has gained to arrive, the solution will only 5 Fem. undergarment (abbrev) R A I N S A M A C A R President Joe Biden, but that’s all that ability. From a geostrategic become more difficult to find. 6 DC Activist Ruby S Y R O V G H it captures, individuals. Despite standpoint, Cyprus is the closest Talk to people, help the U.S. and 7 Number following ena F R D A N V U E being emotionally powerful to in - ally the U.S., EU and NATO have help the people of Cyprus. 8 NBA's "Answer" (init.) R E A I E E A R S T dividuals, moral arguments are to the Middle East in the Mediter - 9 Spirals largely ineffective in motivating ranean. Evan Frohman is pursuing a 11 Thick A T T A L C S U T R A global actors to alleviate situa - This has been useful in the Bachelor of Arts degree in 13 Soap foam K A P P A T I N A E E K tions. past, such as during the 2006 Political Science, Legal Studies 14 Resident intellectual on Barney Miller I M A S A N A R G Y R O I On the last day of the trip I evacuation of Lebanon in which and Economics at Northwestern sat in a room filled with military Cyprus took in 160,000 refugees. University.

THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014 COMMUNITY 9 Antiochians Honor Businessman and Philanthropist Nickolas Manolis

By Theodore Kalmoukos

LOWELL, MA – The Antiochian orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - ica honored the prominent Greek-American businessman and philanthropist Nickolas Manolis with the Certificate of Meritorious Service for his phil - anthropic contributions to soci - ety and to the Church. The honor took place at St. George Antiochian Orthodox parish in Lowell, MA after the Divine Liturgy officiated by His Grace Bishop Ioannis of Worch - ester and New England, repre - senting His Eminence Metropol - itan-Archbishop Joseph. The Certificate of Meritorious Service states: “To all to whom these presents may come, greet - ings in the name of our Lord Je - sus Christ. Be it known, that be - cause of him consistent and exceptional quality of service ABOVE: Archimandrite Leonard Farris is reading the official rendered to the church, this cer - letter of Archbishop Joseph to Nickolas Manolis. LEFT: Bishop tificate of meritorious service is Ioannis of the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Worchester and awarded to Mr. Nickolas Mano - New England with Archimandrite Leonard Farris and the Mano - lis member of St. George Church lis Family. From left: Eftymios Manolis, Voula and Nickolas of Lowell Massachusetts an ex - Manolis, Elias Manolis and fiancée Elaine. pression of sincere gratitude and as a token of the blessing of many friends of the Manolis parish in the Metropolis of and threatened the parish to the clergy. You see, there are the 21 years bring joy and put Almighty God. Well done, thou Family. Many Greek-Orthodox Boston. The metropolitan’s ac - comply. some priests who are very rev - smiles on the faces of 2,000 good and faithful servant” families have attended the St. tions were taken in support of Methodios was also agitated erent men, but there also some families or 10,000 people in (Mathew 25:21). George congregation since the former priest of the parish. with Manolis’ January 2008 who see the church just as a need by providing them with a The recommendation was 2008, when Metropolitan The problems emerged in TNH interview. Manolis, who place to work.” Thanksgiving meal. made by the presiding priest of Methodios of Boston dismissed early 2007 and stemmed from had become the Transfiguration In that interview, Manolis Owners of the Dracut House the St. George parish, Archi - the entire parish council of the the assignment to the fairly Parish Council President, dis - also noted that, “People are hun - of Pizza & Seafood Restaurant mandrite Leonard C. Farris. Transfiguration Church. Metho - large and complex parish of The cussed the parish’s problems gry for things that we have lost, in Dracut, they share the bless - The event was kept confiden - dios used the method of the Transfiguration of a newly-or - and other church matters: “The such as the Greek language, tra - ings that God has bestowed tial from Manolis and he was “Spiritual Court,” comprised by dained priest. annual budget of the parish is ditions, customs. We see that upon their family with those in completely surprised when at some of his priests who “recom - Despite his lack of experience about $300,000 and the biggest Roman Catholics are going back need. More than 400 volunteers, the end of the Divine Liturgy Fr. mended” to him the removal of in a position of that magnitude, expense of the parish is the to the use of the Latin in wor - including many Greek-Ameri - Leonard made the announce - the entire parish council of the the Metropolis established a priest’s salary. All the other ex - ship. If in 1821 we had the cans, work untiringly to prepare ment and Bishop Ioannis came Transfiguration parish subse - starting salary for him which by penses are small.” He added, “I priests and bishops we have to - the baskets and deliver them to to the Royal Door and bestowed quently barred a majority of far exceeded the dictates of the disagree with the policy that day, we would be Turkey now.” institutions and families. The the honor upon him. them from receiving Holy Com - official salary scale of the Arch - permits priests to accept [mon - Manolis had also spoken against volunteers prepare huge bas - The church of St. George was munion. They were also prohib - diocese. The priest in six months etary gifts] when they do sacra - the pedophile priests. kets, each containing complete filed to capacity. Among the con - ited from serving in any capacity approached the parish council ments, funerals, and blessings Nick and Voula Manolis and Thanksgiving meals with all the gregation in attendance were in their parish or at any other and asked for a $12,000 raise of the houses. I have respect for their sons Elias and Eftymios for trimmings. Greeks and Jews Cross Paths and Have Common Cause after World War II

Continued from page 1 gas we surrendered.” lies. They were taken to Haifa and “Cypriots moved in and out going as planned. “I was too transferred to troop ships for de - of the camps in support capaci - young to go to college. I didn’t portation to Cyprus, where he ties…there were some escapes appreciate it,” he told The Na - spent six weeks in detention coordinated and assisted by the tional Herald. camps for Jews - 50,000 were Greek Cypriot population – not He had a typical childhood. there from 1946 to 1949 – that the Turks.” Weiss’ father was born in history has all but forgotten. He left in February 1948, and Philadelphia and his mother Weiss got there in the sum - went back home. came to America from Russia mer. He told TNH the Haganah The life of high adventure he when she was six. He was their had ways of getting sailors out has just led left him out of tune youngest child and growing up of the camps because they con - for America. “I was young and in rural Pennsylvania made him trolled the list people who were impressionable and I began to thirst for adventure. allowed to go to Israel under the prepare to go to the new State After completing his sopho - strict quota, and Weiss found of Israel.” more year, a man came to speak himself in Haifa. His earlier contacts got him at Harvard in Spring of 1947 After a month he signed up passage on a ship with an all “and it was an unadulterated for another mission. Aboard the Greek crew who signed up in or - pitch for the Haganah, the un - Marathon, a Greek ship, he der to get to Greece to fight in derground Israeli defense sailed to Marseille and boarded the civil war. They mutinied at forces.” another ship which went to Ro - Marseilles, but Weiss still got to When Weiss met with him he mania for refitting. Israel, now as a legal immigrant. learned that they needed people By December 1947, the UN He met a woman during mil - to go to British Mandate Pales - had adopted the resolution that itary service and got married. tine to work for the Haganah for partitioned Palestine into Jewish They had four children, but she a year. and Arab state and the British was killed in an automobile ac - “I was looking for something announced they would leave cident. that would get me out of my Palestine by May 1948. When In Israel he worked for the American doldrums. All the vet - The S.S. Exodus carried 4500 Holocaust survivors to Palestine in 1947. When it was violently the British boarded the ship they Voice of America, which sent erans who were returning to seized by the British Royal Navy its passengers were all deported back to Europe. advised them to avoid the dan - him back to the states for seven Harvard had lived, seen the ger of trying to run the blockade years. After spending four more word, fought the good fight more.” “It was a fascinating opera - air force plane. Three British De - and to go straight to Cyprus, years in Israel, he finally re - against the nazis and I felt left In Lisbon workers came tion. Cloak and dagger…We stroyers and a cruiser ap - which they did. turned to the States and now re - out, so I joined.” aboard to install shelving in the sailed through the Straits of proached them and warned This time they were in the sides in New York. It turned out they wer look - cargo hold that would contain Gibraltar with our lights out and them not to go to Palestine, but winter camp. Weiss found the The story of the camps on ing for American sailors for ships passengers. we picke up our first people off they continued, and off the coast Cypriots to be very sympathetic Cyprus is the subject of an up - carrying emigres from Europe, “We said the shelves were for the coast of Northern Italy…700 of Lebanon they were attacked because they were also fighting coming documentary. For infor - including holocaust survivors. bananas from South America… people were ferried aboard pon - and boarded. for independence from the mation visit: www.memoriesin - The British were only letting we had to keep the operation se - toon rafts from the beach in 20 “With red eyes from the tear British, so they were seen as al - cypriotsoil.com. in tiny amounts of Jews. They cret from the British.” minutes…we pulled them in were anxious to hold on to Pales - 18 members of the crew had with cables. tine in order to protect the Suez to vacate their cabins and live The next night they received Canal, their lifeline to a dying on shacks on the deck. 700 more from sailboats that empire. “It created a very peculiar- tied on next to them, “then we THE NATIONAL HERALD BOOKSTORE Weiss helped run the British looking ship…one of the ships set sail for Palestine.” blockade. docked nearby was a British They hugged the Greek coast Exercise your mind with the latest books from The National Herald Collection “I picked up a tiny little ship, Coast guard cutter,” so the dan - and stayed near the islands, but the S.S. Trade Winds, in Balti - ger was high he said. they were spotted by a British

FLAVOURS & DELIGHTS Dean Karnazes: NY (Ultra) Marathon Man Tastes and pleasures of Ancient & Byzantine Cuisine

the flavours of classical Greece Continued from page 1 fitness investment. Nothing beats knees. It will set you back a bit, Makedonisi(on) . Parsley, the macedonian herb. running.” so you will feel guilty if you don’t byzantine diet and cuisine. in between ancient and modern gastron - Karnazes grew up in Los An - He said to begin investing use those shoes.” omy. All in the cooking pot. Advances in the study of byzantine diet. geles and attended St. Sophia “from the ground up. Invest in a “Then find an event, he said. eating flowers Church. His mother, who is from good pair of shoes. You will be “Pick an event 4-6 months down byzantine aphrodisiacs & delicacies. Ikaria, was a lifelong middle comfortable; it will save your the road and have that goal in liutprand of cremona. A critical guest at the byzantine emperor's school teacher, and his father, front of you, so when you are table. who has Arcadian roots, was a feeling lazy, you know in the Timarion field naturalist, perhaps explain - back of your head that it’s com - hens, cockerels and other choice fowl. everyday food and gastro - ing the diachronic mix of the ing up and you have to prepare.” nomic pretensions in byzantium conventional and unconven - COLD WEATHER? NO Pallikaria of lentils. the "brave boys" of beans. tional in his life. MATTER everyday food in the middle byzantine period Karnazes is 51 years old and For those inspired by the story dining with foreigners now lives in San Francisco and of Karnazes and other runners Food for saints FLAVOURS & DELIGHTS has run in New York a number but who think they need to wait the emperor's salad of times, but to him marathons until the spring thaw, Karnazes "the raw and the cooked" way of cooking and serving food in are short runs. has some good advice about byzantium “I do them primarily as train - starting now – and running $46.99 ing runs,” he said. He ran in New through the winter. “Layering is York for charity this year, in sup - really important. Start with a port of Action for Kids, a not-for- base layer that has technical fiber profit that promotes healthy, ac - that wicks away moisture… tive living for school children. Sweating makes you feel colder. He just got back from Greece Cotton is the worst fabric to run ORDER FORM after participating in the in. If it’s very cold, wear micro Navarino Challenge at the Costa fleece over that, and finally a Please return this form with your check or money order payable to: Navarino resort, which was es - thin, wind-protecting shell. That The National Herald, 37-10 30 th street , Long Island City , NY 11101-2614 tablished by Karnazes’ friend, way you can peel off layers. Arm or charge your credit card : o American express o master card o Visa o discover Greek-American activist and sleeves are also a good call. And αCCOUNT : εxPIR ATION DATE : fundraiser Peter Poulos. Karnazes keep your head warm. You lose ναμε : leads all the runs but he is also a lot of heat through your head,” αDDRESS : the official spokesperson. He also Ultramarathoner Dean Kar - he said. CITY : STATE : zIP CODE : presents clinics and the meal ser - nazes, seen at the 2103 NY Asked if he was inspired to PHONE / CELL : FAx : E-MAIL : vice is based on his diet. Marathon above, deems the run by his Greek heritage and # BOOKS : Karnazes is a great promoter traditional 26 mile, 385 yard the Olympic tradition, he said of running. “Running is the most marathon a training run for “Before I even knew that it in - efficient exercise possible. It events like Greece’s Spar - spired me, it inspired me. It’s in SIGNATURE gives the biggest return on your tathlon. our blood as Greeks.” 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014

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Purpose of LLC: Web to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such gia was the owner of Athens of 5 sisters all of whom were lov - years and retired from Blaw- Munster, IN from the 1950's to site consulting. process is: c/o Harvey R. Hirschfeld, 26 Court 274020/19219 St., Ste. 1104, Brooklyn, NY 11242. The Cleaners in Dorchester for 22 ing and dynamic. She attended Knox Co. where he worked as a the 1970's,Thomas was a mem - address in DE is 615 S. Dupont Hwy., Dover, years before retiring in 2000. In all girl schools through Hunter painter, bricklayer and pipe-fit - ber of St. Demetrios Greek Or - LEGAL NOTICE DE 19901. A copy of the Articles of her earlier years Georgia was a College of the State of N.Y., ter. James also owned and main - thodox Church in Hammond, IN. Organization may be obtained from DE Secre - Notice of Formation of DCAP Of ALBANY AVE tary of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE dress maker for the Queen of where she majored in Mathemat - tained several apartment build - From the 1980's to 2004 he lived LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization 19903. The list of names and addresses of all Greece. She enjoyed extensive ics and Statistics. She continued ings. James was member of St. in Crown Point, IN and attended filed with the Secretary of State of New York, general partners is available from the traveling with her husband Harry her studies with courses in radio Demetrios and St. George Greek the St. Constantine and Helen (SSNY) on 08/06/2014. Office location: Kings Secretary of State. The purpose of the LP is any County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom lawful act. and was a founding member of technology at Rutgers University Orthodox Churches for over 50 Greek Orthodox Church in Mer - process against the LLC may be served. SSNY 274025/11629 the St. Catherine's Greek Ortho - and Princeton University. After years and also a member of the rillville, IN. He was also a mem - shall mail process to: State of United States dox Church in Quincy. Most of graduating, she was employed Federation of Sterea Hellas ber of Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th LEGAL NOTICE all Georgia love her family who by the U.S. Signal Corps in Red (MakrygiannisLidorikioton Soci - Orthodox Church in Boulder, CO Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of formation of MICH-MASH were the cornerstone of her life. Bank, N.J. for 6 years working ety). James was a loving and from 2009 to 2014. Thomas be - 274049/19176 PRODUCTION S LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of She will be missed by all who up Mathematical diagrams for dedicated father, who also spon - came a Freemason in the early Organization filed with the Secretary of State LEGAL NOTICE of New York, (SSNY) on 08/12/2014. Office knew and loved her. Relatives antenna improvements using ra - sored and assisted many immi - 1970's and was a member of location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as and friends are respectfully in - dio techniques. She went on to grating to the U.S. He loved to AHEPA since the 1950's. Thomas Notice of Formation of OVER THE EIGHT LLC agent upon whom process against the LLC may vited to attend the visiting hours work for General Motors as a sta - garden, make wine and roast has a variety of hobbies. He Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY be served. SSNY shall mail process to: (SSNY) on 02/13/13. Office location: Kings Micheline Heal, 218 S 3rd St., #12, Brooklyn, on Wednesday 5:00 P.M. 9:00 tistician in the Bonus Disburse - lambs. Visitation will be on Tues - made his own wine from grapes County. SSNY designated as agent of llc upon NY 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. P.M. in the Keohane Funeral ment Department calculating day, October 14, 2014 from 5:00 he pressed himself. His life-long whom process against it may be served. SSNY 274066/19249 Home, 785 Hancock Street, bonuses for top level employees. p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer enjoyment and passion for gar - shall mail process to: c/o U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, QUINCY. A Celebration of Life She met her future-husband, service at 6:30 p.m. at Kish Fu - dening provided loved ones and regd. agent upon whom and at which process LEGAL NOTICE Service will be held in the Fu - Kelly through a young adults neral Home, 10000 Calumet friends a never ending array of may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of SOL IMPORTS LLC a neral Home at 10:15 A.M. on group at their church. They even - Ave. Munster, IN. Funeral service delicious vegetables. He donated 274024/17976 (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed Thursday prior to the Funeral tually married, built a family and will be Wednesday, October 15, his tremendous surplus to his with the Secretary of State of New York, LEGAL NOTICE (SSNY) on 09/19/2014. Office location: Service in St. Catherine Greek a wonderful life in New York and 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at St. George church and a food bank. He com - Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent Orthodox Church, Braintree at New Jersey. Kelly's job at Mobil Greek Orthodox Church, 528 W. posed poetry and many songs NOTICE OF FORMATION of ENVY FACE, upon whom process against the LLC 11:00 A.M. Burial in Blue Hill took them to Europe where they 77th Ave. Schererville, IN. Inter - and was complemented for his LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on SOL IMPORT LLC., 936 51ST ST STE 1, Cemetery, Braintree. Donations lived for 15 years: 8 years in Lon - ment will be at Ridgelawn Ceme - great singing voice. He also loved 09/24/2014. Location: New York. SSNY is Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpoce: Any Lawful in memory of Georgia may be don, England and 5 years in tery, Gary, IN. In lieu of flowers, to chant in church from the time designated as agent for service of process on Purpose . made to St. Catherine Greek Or - Athens, Greece. While in Europe donations to St. George Greek he was a child. Thomas will al - LLC. SSNY Shall mail a copy of process to: 274026/19225 C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION thodox Church, 119 Common they developed their love of Orthodox Church, in his memory ways be deeply loved by his fam - AGENTS, INC., 7014 13th Ave, Ste. 202, Street, Braintree, MA 02184. See world travel. After retirement in would be appreciated. ily for his warmth, kindness and Brooklyn NY, 11228. Purpose: Any lawful LEGAL NOTICE www.Keohane.com or call 1-800- Sarasota, Florida their travels be - generosity and very proud of all purpose. Date of Dissolution: No specific PLG-VYNE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed date. with the SSNY on 6/24/14. Office Keohane for directions and on - came more extensive during n IOANNIDIS, CHRISTOS of his accomplishments and 274096/19260 location: Kings County. SSNY is line condolences. which they visited more than LIMA, OH (From the Lima News, achievements. He lived life on designated as agent upon whom process 120 countries and took an published on Oct. 17) – Christos his terms and truly lived life to LEGAL NOTICE against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 296 New York n CALTIS, JOHN Around-The-World Cruise. They B. Ioannidis M.D., 75 passed the fullest. Thomas is survived RAO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216. General Pur - CHARLOTTE, NC (From the also focused more time and en - away at 9:15 a.m., October 14, by is wife, Kathryn (Eliopoulos) on 09/22/2014. Office location: Kings poses. Charlotte Observer, published on ergy on their other interests: 2014, at his residence. Christos Katris; sons, Chris Katris of Mun - County. SSNY has been designated as agent 274072/10709 upon whom process against the LLC may be Oct. 17) – John Demosthenis dancing and boating. Stella had was born on June 14, 1939 in ster, IN, John (Georgia) Katris of served. SSNY shall mail process to: Shaheen Caltis passed on Wednesday, Oc - a particular love of watching bal - Koritsa, Albania to Basilios Ioan - Munster, IN and Frank Katris of Ahmad, 702 E 10th St., Apt 1, Brooklyn, NY FUNERAL HOMES tober 15th, 2014, at home, sur - let and Kelly opera so they regu - nidis, originally of Premeti, Al - Plainfield, IN; his daughter, 11230. Reg Agent: Khalil Ahmed, 702 E 10th St., Apt 1, Brooklyn, NY 11230. LITRAS rounded by his loving family fol - larly attended both. However bania and Sophia Pollatou, orig - Frances (Louis) Gonis of Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . VASILIOS LITRAS lowing a short illness. He was they both loved doing rather inally of Cephalonia, Greece who Louisville, CO; his grandchildren, 274093/16818 OF THE ORIGINAL born on December 26, 1928 in than watching even more. preceded him in death. On De - Marianna Gonis, George Gonis FAMILY OF Kapsia, Arkadia, Greece, the Swing, Country, and Waltz were cember 16, 1976 he married and Katherine Katris; his brother, LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL DIRECTORS youngest of four children of all part of their extensive dance Deborah N. Covell who survives Danny Katris of Chico, CA. Visi - Notice of formation of ABUNDANCE YOGA, Basil Litras Funeral Home Demosthenis and Hariklea repertoire. They became active in Lima. From 1957 to 1965, he tation will be on Thursday, Oc - LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of Kalteziotis. He attended high in the Power Squadron, a power- attended medical school at the tober 9, 2014 from 3:00-8:00 Organization filed with the Secretary of 117 Washington Ave., State of New York (SSNY) on 07/31/2014. school in Tripolis, Greece during boat club. Besides boating excur - University of Athens, Faculty of p.m. with a prayer service at Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - Pleasantville, NY 10570 the German occupation but left sions, Stella taught the Skipper Medicine, School of Health Ser - 6:30 p.m. at Kish Funeral Home, nated as agent upon whom process against Nationwide Toll Free the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail 866-725-4872 before graduating to enlist in the Saver Course in Sarasota. To - vices, National and Kapodistrian 10000 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN. process to: c/o United States Corporation newly reconstituted Greek Air gether they ran volunteer chart - University. He practiced medi - Funeral service and interment Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Chapel Facilities Available Force. John was an accomplished ing expeditions which provided cine in both England and Wales, will be at St. Anthony Greek Or - Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful in the Metro Area athlete, winning many awards in the data to update official water before completing his training thodox Monastery in Florence, Purpose. for your convenience. the decathalon, in which the dis - depth maps. Stella had a strong with a Neurology residency at AZ In lieu of flowers, donations 274082/19254 Not affiliated with any other Funeral Home cus was his best event. He was wit, honing her dry humor and The Ohio State University. He may be made to St. Athony's LEGAL NOTICE an avid outdoorsman and loved repartee by growing up in New was a neurologist in Lima for Greek Orthodox Monastery, Notice of formation of 20 DEGREES, AMERI - LITRAS FUNERAL HOME nature and wildlife. Well known York and with her intelligent and many years until his retirement. 4784 N. St. Joseph's Way, Flo - CAN CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE as an expert marksman, he was strong-willed sisters. Her intelli - He was a member of Holy Trinity rence, AZ. 85132. www.kishfu - ROASTERS, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of ARLINGTON a fervent hunter his whole life. gence and high-energy were in - Greek Orthodox Church in neralhome.net. Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/03/2014. BENSON DOWD, INC John came to Charlotte in 1955 tense and really only matched by Toledo. Survivors include a son, Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - FUNERAL HOME to attend the wedding of his sis - Kelly's. Stella was always lovingly Glenn Bauman of Delaware, n KOSMAS, FOTINE nated as agent upon whom process against ter, the late Connie Caltis Ko - involved with her family both OH.; a granddaughter, Avery SAYREVILLE, NJ (From the Star- the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail 83-15 Parsons Blvd., process to: c/o United States Corporation Jamaica, NY 11432 kenes. During his visit he decided immediate and extended. She re - Bauman of Delaware, OH.; a sis - Ledger, published on Oct. 18) – Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, to make the United States his membered fondly the times the ter, Chrysanthi Lefas-Tetene of Fotini Kosmas 'Wonderful cook Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful (718) 858-4434 home. He first worked at the whole clan of 5 sisters, spouses Athens, Greece; a niece, Mariani and baker,' native of Greece, 94 Purpose. • (800) 245-4872 Picadilly Grill on Morehead and children would get together Lefas-Tetene (Jason) Patch of Fotini Kosmas (nee Spanos), 94, 274081/19253 Street and then at the Open for birthdays, holidays or when - Providence, RI.; a nephew, Vasil - of Sayreville, N.J., died on Thurs - LEGAL NOTICE APOSTOLOPOULOS Kitchen Restaurant for his ever possible. Eventually family ios Lefas-Tetene of Athens; a day, Oct. 16, 2014, at home, sur - Apostle Family - brother-in-law, Speros G. Ko - members moved away, but they niece, Cara Dafoe of Athens; rounded by her loving family. Notice of Formation of MANHATTAN EATS LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Orga - Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - kenes. In 1961, he opened the all remain close to this day. After brother-in-law, Michael D. Covell Relatives and friends are kindly nization filed with the Secretary of State Funeral Directors of KC Drive-in with his uncle Costa more than 15 wonderful retire - of Alto Pass, IL.; a sister-in-law, invited to attend the funeral of New York, (SSNY) on 08/11/2014. Kontos at 2221 Central Ave. ment years in their Siesta Key, April (Jim) Pemberton of New from the Corsentino Home for Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is RIVERDALE designated as agent upon whom process FUNERAL HOME Inc. which later became The Little Florida home (self dubbed Par - Jersey.; and numerous family Funerals, 620 Second Ave., cor - against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall Italy Restaurant. John returned adise), Kelly passed away a few and friends. The family will re - ner of John Street, Elizabeth, mail process to: Laura Araujo, 2160 5044 Broadway Jerusalem Avenue, North Merrick, NY New York, NY 10034 to Greece in 1963 to marry Geor - months after their 50th anniver - ceive friends from 10:30 a.m. un - N.J., on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, 11566. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. gia Rempas in Agios Konstanti - sary. It was very hard for her to til 12:30 p.m., on Monday, Oc - at 8:15 a.m., thence to St. 274065/19248 (212) 942-4000 nos, Arkadia, Greece. They re - lose her life partner. The family tober 20, 2014 at Chiles-Laman Demetrios Greek Orthodox Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE turned to Charlotte to raise their filled the void and eventually she Funeral Homes, Shawnee Church, 41 Wisteria St., Perth LEGAL NOTICE CONSTANTINIDES two daughters. They are active moved to Boulder Creek with her Chapel. A private family grave - Amboy, N.J., where at 10 a.m. a EMC 2 Bushwick LLC Arts of Org filed FUNERAL PARLOR Co. members of the Holy Trinity youngest son Ted and daughter- side will be held at Woodlawn Funeral Mass will be offered. Vis - with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 7/23/14. (718) 745-1010 Greek Orthodox and St. Nektar - in-law Lynette. Her daughter Cemetery with Father Larry La - itation will be at the funeral Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be Services in all localities - ios Greek Orthodox communities Sally also moved to the area for gakis officiating. In lieu of flow - home on Sunday from 4 to 8 served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12-01 Low cost shipping to Greece of Charlotte. John owned and a few years to be close to her ers memorial contributions may p.m. Interment will be at Clover Estates Ln, Bayside, NY 11360. General Purposes . operated the Little Italy with his mother. Stella had a number of be made to Holy Trinity Greek Leaf Cemetery, Woodbridge, N.J. ANTONOPOULOS wife Georgia for 49 years. The happy years in Boulder Creek Orthodox Church building fund, Fotini was born in Greece and 274064/18351 FUNERAL HOME, INC. Little Italy, a Charlotte landmark, and at Oak Tree Villa in Scotts 750 N. Superior St., Toledo, OH moved to the U.S. and Elizabeth LEGAL NOTICE finally closed in March 2008, Valley. She eventually moved to 43604; The Salvation Army or in 1970; she raised her family Konstantinos Antonopoulos - leaving behind many devoted pa - Paradise Villa where she was lov - The Humane Society of Allen there before moving to Sayre - 1871 86TH ST., LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Funeral Director the SSNY on 09/12/2014. Office loc: Kings 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., trons. Known for Italian and ingly cared for in her final years. County, attention Lisa Harding ville, N.J., in 1987. Fotini was a County. SSNY has been designated as agent Greek cuisine, the Little Italy was Stella is survived by her children 3606 Elida Rd., Elida, OH. homemaker and a wonderful upon whom process against the LLC may be Astoria, New York 11105 served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1873 (718) 728-8500 a family restaurant, and became Sally of Wales, UK , Ted (Lynette) 45807. cook and baker, especially her 86th St., Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: Any a traditional spot for holiday and of Boulder Creek and Doug (Eliz - famous grandma's cookies. The Lawful Purpose . Not affiliated with any personal celebrations. The regu - abeth) of Watertown Connecti - n KATRIS, THOMAS most important part of her life 274046/16818 other funeral home. lar customers became a second cut, her sister Christina as well MUNSTER, IN (From the Post- was being with her family, espe - family for John and Georgia, as grandchildren Fawn, Tricia Tribune, published on Oct. 8) – cially her grandchildren. A loving even starting up a Facebook page and Beth (Doug), Rhea and Ja - Katris, Thomas C. 87, of Munster, mother and grandmother, she is to PlAce your clAssiFied Ad, cAll: (718) 784-5255, devoted to keeping in touch with son (Ted), Jasmine (Sally), and IN passed away on Monday, Oc - survived by her loving daughters, ext. 106, e-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com one another and the Caltis family Ann Jeanette, Christina and Eric tober 6, 2014 after a courageous Sophia Chrysanthopoulos and after the ultimate closing of the (Richard-deceased). Stella was battle with cancer, with his lov - Irene Hasalevris and her hus - restaurant. John is survived by preceded by her husband, Kelly ing wife of 55 years, Kathryn by band, Panagiotis; dear son, his wife of fifty-one years, Geor - in 2003 and her son, Richard in his side. Born to Chris and The - Archimandrite Christodoulos dox Church, Peter married Nicole vived by his wife Nicole Sassos gia Caltis and their two beloved 2008. Funeral services will be ofania Katris on June 21, 1927 Kosmas; devoted grandchildren, Siolas, she survives at home. Pe - of Poughkeepsie, daughter; daughters, Lilly Caltis Huffman held at Santa Cruz Memorial in the village of Nestani, Greece, Gina Chrysanthopoulos, Michael ter has been a local resident since Alexandra Doxey and her hus - (Brad) and Kate Caltis. The Mission Chapel, 1927 Ocean just outside of Tripoli, Thomas Chrysanthopoulos and his wife, 1969 moving here from Kavala band Michael of Highland, Caltis family would like to thank Street, Santa Cruz on Sunday, was the third youngest of nine Diane, and beloved great-grand - Greece. He was the owner of daughter; Connie Sassos Drs. Terry Benson, Kenneth October 26, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. siblings. As Thomas experienced daughter, Sophia. She was pre - Pete's Famous previously known Isaakidis and her husband Daffy Compton, John Pasquini and KD with Fr. Milutin Janjic of Prophet the many hardships, dangers and deceased by her beloved hus - as Texas Lunch in Poughkeepsie, of Kavala Greece, son; Demetrius Weeks. Their counsel and sup - Elias Greek Orthodox Church of - struggles before, during and after band, Michael Kosmas, and her Hyde Park and Rhinebeck. Peter " Jimmy " Sassos and his fiancé port was invaluable. A special ficiating. World War II in Greece, he de - dear son-in-law, Stelios Chrysan - was a member of the Kimisis Barbara Savva of Kingston, NY., thank you to Dr. Michael Metcalf veloped the strong determina - thopoulos. In lieu of flowers, Greek Orthodox Church, Pangre - brother; Paul Sassos and his wife for his care at Presbyterian Hos - n GOLFIS, JAMES tion, hard work ethic, entrepre - please make contributions to St. gorian, Atlas Purchasing, Katerina of Kavala Greece. Peter pital. Hospice and Palliative Care DYER, IN (From the Times, pub - neurial spirit and the love of and Simeon Monastery in Greece. Dutchess County Chamber of is also survived by his grandchil - Charlotte Region was a great lished on Oct. 14) – James Golfis, faith in God and family that Envelopes will be available at the Commerce and was the Past dren; Michael Doxey, Ariana support in the final days. Funeral 93, of Dyer, IN passed away on would shape the rest of his life. funeral home for the donation. President of Kimisis Church Doxey, Nikoletta Isaakidis, Vasi - services will be held at 12 noon, Sunday, October 12, 2014. He is After immigrating to the United Council. Peter loved to fish, cook liki Isaakidis and a niece Maria Saturday, October 18th, at St. survived by his sons and daugh - States in 1951, Thomas worked n SASSOS, PETER and enjoyed sports but most of Sassos. Calling hours will be Nektarios Greek Orthodox ters: George (Penny) Golfis, Tom at a factory on a production line POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (From the all he love working. Peter is sur - Thursday October 30, 2014 from Church with Fr. Steve Dalber of - Golfis, Charles (Denise) Golfis, where he developed a very cost Poughkeepsie Journal, published 4pm to 8pm at the Timothy P. ficiating. Interment will follow Pauline (Tim) Cleland, Anthony saving and efficient method of on Oct. 29) – Peter Sassos 63 of this is a service Doyle Funeral Home 371 Hooker at Evergreen Cemetery on Cen - (Mariellen) Golfis, Vivian Golfis, production that earned him high Poughkeepsie, New York died at to the community. Ave. Poughkeepsie, New York tral Avenue. In lieu of flowers, John Golfis; grand children: praise and a hefty bonus. He home surrounded by his family, Announcements of deaths 12603. Burial will be in the fam - donations may be sent to Holy Dimitri-George, Dimitri-, Charles later formed Katris Brothers Tuesday October 28, 2014. Peter may be telephoned to the ily plot at the Nea Hrakzieha (Kristen), Sam, Jenna, Anthony- Builders Inc. with his younger was born in Kavala Greece on classified department of Cemetery Kavala Greece. The James, Jennifer, Ruben; great brother Danny in the 1950's. To - September 16, 1951, he was the the national herald at family ask that memorial dona - days and dates of funerals, grand children: Imani, Alex, gether they built many new son of the late Dimitrios and the (718) 784-5255, tions be made in Peter's name to memorials, and other events di - Abel-Dimitrios; brothers: Bill homes in northwest Indiana. late Alexandra Vafeas Sassos. Pe - monday through Friday, the Leukemia Society Suite 400 rectly correspond to the original (Maria) Golfis, Kostas (Ritsa) They purchased the old Knights ter attended Schools in Greece 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est 61 Broadway New York, NY publication date, which appears Golfis; brothers and sister-in-law: of Columbus Hall in East and was a graduate of Pythago - or e-mailed to: 10006 If you would like to leave at the beginning of each notice. Athena Golfis, Andreas (Mary) Chicago, IN and converted it into ras Technical School. On August [email protected] an online condolence please visit Cappos, John (Zina) Cappos, the Wishing Well Restaurant and 20, 1972 at Kimisis Greek Ortho - www.doylefuneralhome.com. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 11 PM Samaras Rejects SYRIZA Early Election Demand, Presidential Vote

ATHENS – Prime Minister An - Samaras says Greece can from its last report in May. For tonis Samaras said there will not forego what is left of the bailout 2016 it predicts growth of 3.7 be early elections before the monies, coming from the IMF percent. term of his Administration runs after the European funds run out Greece hasn’t released sea - out in two years, rejecting a call this year, and return to the mar - sonally-adjusted quarterly GDP by the poll-leading major oppo - kets while using 11.4 billion eu - data since 2011, a year after it sition Coalition of the Radical ros of the rescue package money went hat-in-hand to interna - Left (SYRIZA) which had asked destined for bank recapitaliza - tional lenders asking for what Greek President Karolos Papou - tion as a buffer and precaution - turned into 240 billion euros lias to call a council of political ary credit line. ($306 billion) in two bailouts. leaders. But an unidentified high- But that came with attached Samaras said that SYRIZA ranking EU official said there harsh austerity measures that leader Alexis Tsipras was trying would be conditions attached to created record unemployment to undermine the country’s bur - new assistance, precisely what and deep poverty, destroying the geoning recovery from an eco - Samaras is trying to avoid. quality of life for hundreds of nomic crisis and that a new Pres - “A completely clean exit is thousands of people, apart from ident to replace Papoulias will highly unlikely,” the official told politicians and the rich who con - be elected by Parliament in Feb - reporters. “Whatever options we tinued to prosper while workers, ruary, 2015 although the Pre - may be adopting, it will be a pensioners and the poor bore the mier’s coalition government contractual relationship between brunt of the crushing economic doesn’t have the votes yet. the euro area institutions and crisis. Tsipras is stepping up the the Greek authorities,” he said. “GDP growth in seasonally- pressure on Samaras’ govern - Officials are expected to adjusted terms became positive ment of the Prime Minister’s reach a decision on this new re - in the second quarter this year, New Democracy Conservatives lationship at a Eurogroup sum - and a strong third quarter figure and its partner the PASOK So - mit on December 8 though the is expected,” the Commission cialists who have 155 votes in matter was to taken up by Euro - said in the report, Bloomberg Parliament, 25 short of the 180 AP Photo/thAnAssis stAVrAKis zone finance ministers. said. needed to elect a President. Fail - A man passes a closed apparel shop with a graffiti on the shutter in Athens during the mid- Troika auditors are set to re - “The recovery is projected to ure to do so would trigger early season sales on Monday, Nov. 3 2014. Greece’s government says mortgage holders could be al - turn to Athens once the govern - gain strength next year. How - national elections anyway. lowed to pay discounted rates for up to 15 years, as part of a major effort to reduce the number ment has sent them its final po - ever, uncertainty over policy im - “Mr. Tsipras once again of non-performing loans in the bailed out out country. sitions on pension and labor plementation looks set to con - sought early elections, precisely market reforms. tinue weighing on investment what the Greek people do not lias to call a meeting of party to proceed with the democratic marked that a “minimum con - TURNING THE CORNER decisions in the first half of want and what international leaders to decide on a date for process in an orderly manner, sensus” for economic and politi - Samaras is hoping to show 2015.” markets fear,” Samaras said fol - early general elections and agree with unity and not in conflict, cal issues was required. Greeks that their sacrifices have Greece’s public debt is fore - lowing a meeting with Papou - on a new Presidential candidate and present to the people two LEAVING MONEY been worth it and that the coun - cast to come down to 168.8 per - lias, who earlier had received that could be approved by MPs plans namely, continuation of ON THE TABLE try is on the edge of a comeback. cent of GDP in 2015 after peak - Tsipras. after the snap polls. the same policy or negotiation,” Samaras is looking for an A sign of growth in the Greek ing at 175.5 percent this year, “I had the chance to repeat… “There needs to be a strong Tsipras said, the Athens News early exit from the memoran - economy which has lost 25 per - the Commission said. The coun - that there will be no early elec - government with a powerful Agency reported. dum with the Troika, which put cent of its Gross Domestic Prod - try’s budget deficit will narrow tions,” Samaras said, adding that popular mandate,” Tsipras said, He accused the Prime Minis - up 240 billion euros ($306 bil - uct (GDP) is a sign the country’s to 0.1 percent of GDP next year it was his “deep conviction” that noting his belief that a new ad - ter of leading the country to pro - lion) in two rescue packages but deep recession has ended, the from 1.6 percent this year, ac - MPs would elect a President ministration could better nego - longed tension until the election insisted on, and got, harsh aus - European Commission said. cording to the Commission. when Papoulias’ term ends in tiate with Greece’s creditors, the of the new President although it terity measures in return, driving Greece’s economy is expected Confirmation of Greece’s re - March, averting snap polls. “We Troika of the European Union- doesn’t have the majority in par - down the popularity of the rul - to grow 0.6 percent this year, turn to growth could come next have come far, way too far, to International Monetary Fund- liament to elect a new President, ing parties to the advantage of before GDP expands 2.9 percent week, when the Hellenic Statis - throw everything away,” Sama - European Central Bank (EU- noting that “this is a destabiliz - SYRIZA, which opposed the pay in 2015, the Commission said in tical Authority (ELSTAT) re - ras said. IMF-ECB). ing choice.” cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, its Autumn Economic Forecast. leases GDP data for the third Earlier, Tsipras asked Papou - “The country needs stability Papoulias, for his part, re - and worker firings. Those forecasts are unchanged quarter. UN’s Envoy Says Turkish Ships Block Cyprus Unity Talks

Continued from page 1 reserves that belong to Cyprus. a joint statement that they “de - Erdogan has thumbed his plored the recent illegal actions ded Turkey, saying it should re - nose at the US, UN, NATO and perpetrated within Cyprus’s spect Cyprus’s right to explore the European Union which has EEZ, as well as the unauthorized for natural gas and describing done nothing to try to force seismic operations being con - actions that fuel tensions as “ex - Turkey to remove its vessels. ducted therein.” tremely unnecessary.” Turkey declared that it would Kathimerini said that the UN THE BIDEN FACTOR continue to “protect the rights proposal for a three-month Cyprus got some angled sup - and interests” of the breakaway withdrawal was relayed to Turk - port from U.S. President Joe state in northern Cyprus, which ish officials by Eide, said to be Biden, a friend of hard-line is only recognized by Ankara, in working on a formula foreseeing Turkish President Recep Tayyip the eastern Mediterranean. The the distribution of revenue from Erdogan. Biden said that the statement added that Ankara energy deposits off Cyprus be - U.S. respects Cyprus’ sover - would continue to closely follow tween Nicosia and the Turkish- eignty and right to develop re - the drilling activities of Cyprus. occupied north. sources in an exclusive eco - That was seen as a rebuke to The Chairman of the US Sen - nomic zone. the trilateral cooperation be - ate’s Foreign Relations Commit - Biden also expressed hope tween Greece, Cyprus and Egypt tee, New Jersey Democrat that diplomatic efforts will help on the issue of drilling rights Robert Menendez, wrote to reduce tensions with Turkey and exclusive economic zones Biden, expressing concern over over oil and gas exploration (EEZ) in the region. Turkey’s violation of Cyprus’s rights off the divided island al - The three countries con - EEZ, asking him to urge Erdo - though none ever have and demned Ankara for its trans - gan to pull out when they meet there’s no sign yet any will. gressions off Cyprus, saying in in Turkey on Nov. 20. Cyprus has been split along ethnic lines since 1974. Only Turkey recognizes the break - AP Photo/Petros KArAdJiAs away Turkish Cypriot north, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, shakes hands with Cyprus' Foreign Minister Ioannis where it maintains a strong mil - Kasoulides, right, at the Foreign house in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. itary presence. Lieberman is in Cyprus for a two-day official visit. Anastasiades spoke by tele - phone with Biden late on Oct. its sovereign rights within its sovereign waters, defying the in - The move by Turkey’s top se - 31, according to government EEZ. ternational community, and re - curity body has increased fears spokesman Nicos Turkey’s National Security jected a United Nations proposal of further tension if the research Christodoulides, who said Biden Council said the country will to withdraw for three months vessel Barbaros moves into showed “full understanding” re - keep its presence of warships so that reunification talks that other Cypriot waters and what garding Cyprus’ right to exercise and a research vessel in Cypriot have broken off can resume. would happen if it finds energy Greek Bondholders Protest Gov’t-Imposed Losses

ATHENS – Victims of a 2012 office. After he did, he ignored ing in Samaras’ coalition gov - LET THEM EAT BONDS Greek decision to stiff investors them, including those in the Di - ernment. The bondholders haven’t got - with 74 percent losses demon - aspora, many of whom lost The bondholders demanded ten any satisfaction from anyone strated Oct. 31 outside the Fi - much or all of their savings. a meeting with Finance Minister after putting their money and nance Ministry demanding to be The losses were incurred un - Gikas Hardouvelis, who also ig - faith into Greece. Earlier this year, Sophocles Venizelos (L) and his wife, Aikaterini, with his father, held harmless. der a so-called Private Sector In - nored them. A second group of Venizelos called them “Fascist- Eleftherios. Father and son both served as prime minister of The protesters were upset volvement (PSI) scheme devised PSI victims protested outside the like” for asking for their money Greece. that Prime Minister and New by then-Finance Minister Evan - Bank of Greece building in the back, drawing a sharp rebuke Democracy Conservative leader gelos Venizelos during a previ - northern port city of Thessa - from the right-wing Independent This Week in Greek History: Antonis Samaras broke his ous PASOK Socialist administra - loniki. Greeks. promise that they would get tion in 2012. He is now Deputy “The government wants to Venizelos was upset that he their money back when he took Premier/Foreign Minister serv - just let the issue be forgotten by was being being heckled by angry The Ubiquitous Sophocles refusing to find a solution,” pro - bondholders while speaking at a testers said in a statement. public event and said they were “[The government] hopes that “disruptive,” before police Venizelos is Born we too will give up our efforts stopped them from hurling verbal to take back what was stolen insults at the man who stiffed from us,” they said. them. TNH Staff the Venizelos Liberal Party, in New Democracy MP Dora The Independent Greeks, 1946, only to return to the con - Bakoyannis criticized her own made up of New Democracy re - November 3 marks the 120th ventional Liberal Party as its government and Samaras for jects and outcasts, is opposed to anniversary of Sophocles deputy leader shortly thereafter. failing to honor its vow to help the austerity measures the gov - Venizelos’ birth. Say the name He finally gained the Party’s the 15,000 small bondholders ernment has imposed on the or - “Venizelos” and most people leadership in 1949 and was ap - who took hits along with big ders of international lenders. think of the legendary Greek pointed as Greece’s Prime Min - banks and financial institutions “Instead of arresting those statesman Eleftherios, or the ister on March 23, 1950. On who together lost billions of eu - who defrauded and stole the current Deputy Prime Minister April 14, he stepped down to ros as Greece failed in a desper - money of retail bond-holders, Evangelos. The name “Sopho - serve as Deputy Prime Minister ate bid to write down its debt, they detain those who are de - cles,” in turn, immediately con - to Nikolas Plastiras, and was still at a staggering 370 billion manding the money that was jures association to an even again named Prime Minister on euros ($470 billion). taken away from them in the hair - more famous figure – the An - August 21. Then, on October 27, In a question submitted in cut,” Independent Greeks cient Greek playwright. 1951, Venizelos stepped down Parliament for Hardouvelis, spokesman Terence Quick said. So, who in the world is again, and again served as Plas - Bakoyannis said that despite the “The phrase ‘fascist-like’ ut - Sophocles Venizelos? He was tiras’ deputy. Venizelos also as - various pledges made to the vic - tered by Evangelos Venizelos the son of Eleftherios, and was sumed the title of Foreign Min - tims of PSI over the last couple [against the protesters] is better an important Greek politician in ister, and during his tenure of years, none of these have suited to [Venizelos] himself and his own right, even having held negotiated Greece’s membership been implemented. his coalition government,” he a brief tenure as prime minister into NATO. He filled in for Plas - “The state must find a way said. himself. tiras as prime minister yet again, AP Photo/thAnAssis stAVrAKis to fix the damage,” said Bakoy - Venizelos’ decision to stiff in - Born in Chania, Crete, in 1952, when the latter was Shiite Muslims Celebrate Ashoura Holy Day annis, asking the minister if the vestors forced Greek banks to Venizelos had a political portfo - compromised by poor health. government has made any plans seek recapitalization from the lio that was as extensive as it In 1954, Venizelos retired Faithful pay respect to Zul jinnah, a horse symbolizing the to make amends for the heavy government and swamped them was dizzying. After his father from politics, but not for long. horse Shiites' spiritual leader Imam Hussein used to fight loses. with bad loans, while it also was ousted from power in 1920 He founded the Democratic Lib - against his enemy in Karbala, during the holy day of Ashoura Hardouvelis ignored her too, nearly ruined Cypriot banks who and went into exile in 1923, the eral Party the following year, in Athens, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Shiites mark Ashoura, the despite her standing as a stal - were also holding large portfolios younger Venizelos returned to and then merged with the Lib - tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the wart in the party who narrowly in loans to Greek businesses politics. After Eleftherios died in erals once again, in 1957. He Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet lost a chance several years ago which failed. The PSI forced the 1936, Sophocles sought to bring served as foreign minister again, Muhammad, was killed. About 6,000 Shiites legal immigrants to be its leader and a chance to Cypriot government go seek a 10- his father’s Liberal Party to its under Georgios Papandreou, un - and refugees live in the country and pray at four makeshift become the country’s first fe - billion euro bailout from interna - former glory. But he quit that til 1963, and died the following mosques according Shiites Muslim Association of Greece. male Prime Minister. tional lenders to save its economy. party to form his own iteration, year. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014

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ECONOMY & POLITICS Between Scylla and Charybdis The Elections of 2014 and their Implications for 2016 At the entrance of the historic Grande Bretagne Hotel in Athens, I met a friend of mine from the state of Kentucky. "What a paradise this country is," he shouted excitedly. "It’s A wave has swept the coun - There is no down all coordina - certainly not (he may occasion - November, but look at this weather – we are walking around in try, and it is a Republican one. doubt the American tion channels to ally be by calculation, but not jackets and we are sweating! " The midterm election results public is feeling the Republican by conviction). Bill Clinton was It is a blessed country, indeed. It has everything: culture, gave the Republican Party a de - some “buyer’s re - Congress. So if he a very talented executive; Pres - great weather, history, the islands. Yet, one must wonder why it cisive victory in both Congres - morse” about the wants to preserve ident Obama is not (just think has failed to reach its full potential. sional and gubernatorial races. results of the last the winning coali - of the former cabinet members Why does it remain a country that often hurts its children? Who could have imagined a Re - presidential elec - tion he has created criticizing him in their mem - It is often forced to navigate between Scylla and Charybdis, publican governor in Maryland tion, and that is, for his party, he oirs). Finally and most impor - not without wounds. or in Illinois? In Massachusetts, ironically, a risk for needs to find ways tantly, Bill Clinton had strong Greece is in such a period now, facing almost a perfect storm. too! No need to mention the de - Republicans. The to compromise relationships on Capitol Hill and On one side is Scylla, the economic crisis. And on the other, cisive majority the GOP anti-Obama senti - with Republicans enjoyed cultivating them; Pres - Charybdis: the dangerous moves Turkey is making to Cyprus achieved in the Senate. Of ment overpowered on possible path - ident Obama does not, and he and Greece. In fact, it is Scylla that made Charybdis possible: course, the candidate himself or the anti-incumbent by STEFANOS ways to citizenship demonstrates a disdain for pol - without the financial crisis in Greece and Cyprus there would herself in each race plays a big sentiment (think KASSELAKIS (and this would be itics (which is ironic, consider - be no serious threat from Turkey. Only if the whole wisdom role, but the fact that polls two Mitch McConnell or in their interest ing the campaign machine he and history of the people and its leadership is drawn upon it, weeks out failed to predict many Scott Walker reelec - Special to too, as the implica - once built). Hopefully the elec - will it be possible to overcome this double crisis without causing outcomes proves that a last- tions), and now the The National Herald tions of demo - tion results will prompt the Pres - new and possibly deep wounds. minute break did in fact happen. newly-expanded graphics on the ident to engage in some intro - At the core of this wave was, Republican Party has to respond Electoral College are unmistak - spection. It would be good both SCYLLA as you can imagine, President with competence, pragmatism, able). for him and for the country. Specifically, and as regards to the economic front: for the Obama. The picture, however, and a results orientation. The good news for America Looking ahead, the pundits first time in the last five years I found that there is a small but is more nuanced than that: it In that vein, the new Senate is that the incentives of both have already turned their atten - discernible improvement in the economic climate in the Greek was not President Obama’s poli - majority needs to remember parties – Congressional Repub - tion to the 2016 election. Two capital. cies that were repudiated, but that several states, including licans and the administration – years is a very long time in pol - Not that the economy has changed dramatically for the his competence. This is consis - some deep red ones, voted to are aligned. On the one hand, itics, especially considering the better, but that, at least, is not undergoing further decline. tent with Mitt Romney’s political increase the minimum wage. Republicans will need to get challenges we are already fac - For example, unemployment – Greece’s biggest problem – is resurrection, which has been Sponsoring bills on the grounds things done or risk confirming ing. Nonetheless, the aftermath around 26 percent. Certainly, that is an inhumanly-high rate, a simmering for the past several of ideological purity will no their perception as the “party of of this election will bear great national tragedy. But at least it is not rising. Also, the much-de - months. It is not that Americans longer work. There is no longer no.” On the other hand, Presi - influence on the next election sired economic growth that is announced with such solemnity suddenly agree with Mitt Rom - a Harry Reid to vilify. As the ma - dent Obama will need to com - cycle. has not arrived yet. It is estimated that the economy will not ney’s policies; it is rather that jority in both chambers of Con - promise if he is to improve his If Republicans now adopt a really begin to grow until 2015, but at least the economy is not they have realized the value of gress under a president from the legacy. From this standpoint, the collaborative agenda and a pro - shrinking at 4 and 5 percent anymore. Also, the cars are back, steady, competent hands. opposing party, the GOP needs split between legislative and ex - ductive tone, then Jeb Bush will to a degree, on the roads, aided by the reduction in the price of Of all the possibilities that to put forth an actionable plan ecutive powers can turn into a stand to gain: he would be a gasoline. And restaurants are seeing more customers. have spurred distrust in Presi - that is representative of the very beneficial one – just recall natural steward for his party’s Moreover, and equally importantly, people have grown tired dent Obama’s ability to carry country as a whole. how productive the Clinton-Gin - new style and would be well po - of complaining. Perhaps disappointment has crushed their souls. out his job, none looms greater On his side, President Obama grich years were. sitioned to win the general elec - I hope, like marathon runners, they will be able to finish without than his admission of not having has some critical political (and You may be thinking, “Bill tion. If Republicans and/or the collapsing halfway through. I hope that somehow they will a strategy to counter ISIS. The policy) decisions to make. Im - Clinton and Barack Obama are president stay the course, then manage to cope with everything – like the crushing taxes – the president did soon thereafter migration is probably the most two very different people” or the one person who benefits the state is throwing in their way despite knowing the citizens can - formulate a strategy – and, as I salient one. Hispanic Americans, some version of that. You are most in America is Hillary Clin - not cope. had written in this very column, a major ingredient of the presi - exactly right. The onus is no ton. Wouldn’t she cherish the Unfortunately, the marathon of martyrdom has become even there is a chance he was bluffing dent’s reelection effort, are feel - doubt on President Obama to opportunity to blast Republicans longer and more difficult due to the uncertainty lingering in the whole time – but the tactical ing that he has let them down. emulate what many people con - while distancing herself from an Greece and in the markets about political developments: Will implications ended up being se - If President Obama chooses to sider the best politician of our increasingly isolated incumbent the government find the 180 Members of Parliament needed to vere for him personally and for issue an executive action, he era. Bill Clinton was a centrist she wants to replace? elect a new president of the Republic, thereby avoiding early the Democrats. would de facto be shutting at heart; President Obama is Parliamentary elections? I don’t think so. And if the country does have early elections, what will happen? SYRIZA will probably win. One of the last COMMENTARY things that Greece needs right now is political uncertainty. That would make a difficult situation even more so. Many believe that SYRIZA will provide the last push that fi - nally sends the country to the precipice. That is what the markets The Corbett Enigma seem to believe, too. And how could they not think so, given the lack of experience of SYRIZA’s leadership and the uncontrollable groups and By Constantinos E. Scaros into the Republicans’ hands, often balancing Pennsylvania’s budget ished because of that simple fact: cliques from which that party is composed? refusing to be associated with him without raising taxes, and over - it was meant to be a one-time History teaches us that when political parties come to power; The 2014 election results have and, in some cases, strongly hint - seeing a steady drop in unem - stimulus. “They took state money they dilute their wine with water. SYRIZA will probably do the been utterly predictable. Nearly ing that in one if not both of the ployment, below the national av - out of the budget,” because it was same thing: they will probably set aside many of the promises everyone – not least of which the most recent presidential elections erage, all the while watching the replaced at the time by the federal they made to the afflicted and gullible people. Of course, that Democrats themselves – pre - – the general elections, that is, booming natural gas industry in stimulus money,” and so “if it’s a is good on the one hand. On the other, still another disappoint - dicted that the Republicans would not merely the primaries – they the state continue to soar: “I can cut, it was a cut in the prior ad - ment may lead to new, more dangerous circumstances. But who win strongly enough to regain voted for someone else. clear that up for you in a minute,” ministration. They spent four mil - would be to blame for that, other than the people themselves? control of the Senate and fortify Amid a wave of predictability the governor said. “Four million… lion against me,” he reiterated. And while that is the economic and political situation in their stronghold in the House. coast to coast, there was one big Public sector unions, the have “No one has spent four million Greece, the situation becomes even more complicated with new And they did. There were some surprise – one that continues to spent a combined four million for me.” Big money was the cata - nightmare scenarios. slight surprises – that perennially baffle and perplex anyone looking dollars promoting the fiction that lyst behind the misinformation. The predictions made by some of us that if the financial “blue” states like Maryland and at it objectively: Pennsylvania I cut education spending.” Cor - Apparently, not enough voters crisis were not treated quickly it could lead to a national crisis Massachusetts elected Republican Governor Tom Corbett, a Repub - bett emphasized that “anybody took the time to look at the facts. are coming to pass. governors, but other than that, lican, lost his bid for reelection who takes two minutes” to look Much like Cuba doggedly re - things turned out as expected. by a substantial margin to Demo - at the facts will realize that he mained communist even as the CHARYBDIS The GOP’s strategy worked crat Tom Wolf. did not cut education spending. Soviet Union collapsed, Pennsyl - Charybdis appeared in the form of a new incursion by Turkish with the precision of a German- I interviewed Governor Cor - The previous administration had vanians chose to ignore the na - research vessel Barbaros, which has been operating in the Ex - engineered car: use President bett during the summer about been given federal dollars (as part tionwide Republican renaissance clusive Economic Zone of Cyprus (EEZ) since October 20 with Obama’s sinking poll numbers this matter (“Governor of the “shovel-ready” stimulus and threw out a governor who, hardly anyone noticing. against him by linking Democra - Corbett Battles Back,” Aug. package), that was a one-time by all accounts, proved his wor - In Athens, after a period of denial, the thermometer of con - tic candidates directly to him. The 30). His explanation as to why sum, and when Corbett got into thiness for reelection. cern has risen sharply. Democrats, in turn, played right he was trailing in the polls after office, the money was not replen - Astonishing. What is Turkish President Erdogan’s ultimate plan given his power and megalomania? How can a weak Nicosia respond with the Turkish army literally next door? What can Greece do to strengthen Cyprus? What is causing the ambiguous positions Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris of the European Union, NATO and, the United States? Can Turkey do in the Aegean what it is doing in Cyprus? And if so, what would , and could, the reaction of Greece pos - More Unpleasant Surprises average remittance per employee ap - tant incomes are possible in times of crisis, sibly be? proached 275,500 euros, while 329 of them one can easily imagine what was going on Further, if in Athens the prudent people advise the leaders have sent remittances totaling more than at the expense of the State during the pre- to avoid escalation, in the belief that even a small hot episode From the beginning of the crisis in 600,000 euros each. crisis “party years.” may get out of control and lead to uncontrollable conditions, Greece, many analysts argued that coura - It doesn’t really matter if the money was The government must focus more of its how will the people tolerate a situation 100 times worse than geous reform was needed. sent legally or not. We are interested in attention on the public sector, which must the humiliation over Imia? But the ensuing governments, while im - knowing the origins of these suspicious still undergo much change. And it must im - While these questions are rhetorical at the moment, who plementing a policy of cuts, left some parts earnings. How can civil servants with re - pose tough measures regarding unionists can ignore them based on what is now happening? And who of society – their “clientele” – alone, not duced salaries in times of crisis have such who are preparing new strikes. Only then can predict how quickly, by design or by accident, things can wanting to “hurt" them. incomes? Surely, legitimate questions arise! will the private sector, still dangerously evolve? The major reforms were introduced only Let us not forget that there are hundreds weak, be able to breathe. It is in this context that President Papoulias asked for at in the last two years. At the beginning of of thousands of citizens who, if they are not Meritocracy, good governance, trans - least minimal agreement between the heads of the two largest this year, by order of the Minister of Ad - going hungry, are drawing down their savings parency, and reigning in the public-sector political parties in the country, only to get the rejection of the ministrative Reform, the assets of public of - deposits – at least those who have any left. unionists should dominate the government’s leader of SYRIZA. That is yet more proof of the essential naked - ficials who sent more than 100,000 euros Certainly, no one can argue that the ma - agenda. ness of the present political leadership. to banks abroad in recent years were ex - jority of public employees are not engaged The first positive developments have One would argue that given this state of affairs, the parties amined. in such questionable activities. The truth is been seen, but more remains to be done to should form a national unity government of proven, capable, The audit discovered – as we recently that those who remain work conscientiously create an efficient, effective and transparent and uncorruptible people. reported in our Greek edition, that 5,260 and with much reduced salaries. state in the service of its citizens. Of course, such a government should be proactive rather government officials have sent 1.45 billion On the other hand, what is clear is that Because if transformational reform does than reactive with regard to Turkish actions. euro abroad. investigations must be intensified across the not happen now, then something really bad Unfortunately, that also applies to Nicosia as well. The Inspectors-Controllers Body for Pub - entire public sector. will happen that will touch everyone: the lic Administration (SEEDD) found that the If such findings reveal how such exorbi - ruling as well as the ruled. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 8-14, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 Greek Parties Party, While Documents, Schmocuments – Who Needs ‘Em, Anyway?

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Since hopping the position are both in deals affecting no exception. ment – if they don’t officers to help en - White House gate and strolling spinning tall tales crucial sectors like Absent a few scattered dis - have to compete force federal laws in through the front door has about steering defense and trans - cussions about how Candidate with “quacks” for that have been on become easier than trespassing Greece out of the portation. And X or Candidate Y won because jobs. Would it make the books for onto a residential complex on a hated memoran - while countless of voter fraud, the issue of re - the doctors happy? by CONSTANTINOS E. decades: namely, hot summer night to jump in the dum that has stores and small quiring prospective voters to Of course it would SCAROS when suspecting swimming pool, how can we ex - brought misery and businesses close produce a valid form of identi - – but that doesn’t that someone is an pect our voting booths, or our poverty to the coun - by Christopher down leaving over fication – like the dodo bird and mean it’s not a Special to illegal alien (with borders, to require some sort of try’s people over TRIPOULAS a quarter of the the 8-track player – has gone by good law for every - The National Herald provisions in the documentation prior to access? the past five years. Special to population jobless, the wayside. one. law that physical Think about presidential In - Not surprisingly, The National Herald Greek media That in our nation of laws, But Turzai’s overzealousness appearance cannot be a deter - auguration Day. Every four years neither of the two moguls continue to the potential if not the actual in stating the case – a Republi - minant in that assumption), to usually on January 20 (or the is proposing anything substan - operate their stations without practice of voter fraud exists is can curse these days – caused ask for that person’s ID. 21st, if the 20th is a Sunday), a tive to allow the nation to safely ever having bid for licenses, disgraceful. Extremist lunatics the law to flop, and its support - Mind you, federal immigra - president is sworn in and usu - escape the clutches of its peren - while taking on government of both the right and left wings ers ran for political cover. And tion law since the 1950s re - ally walks in the Inaugural Pa - nial creditors and once again re - projects through their other are to blame. so, if some fraternity at a college quired aliens to do so. (Quick rade along Pennsylvania Avenue gain some semblance of na - businesses (construction, waste As are politicians who are anywhere in the state of Penn - review: an “alien” is any person from the U.S. Capitol to the tional sovereignty and management, etc.). Government not necessarily ideological wing sylvania, or numerous other in the United States who is not White House. Security, needless independence. Over the past oversight agencies forbid nuts, but whose obsession with states without voter ID laws, re - a citizen, and so that includes to say, is very tight. But after all five years unfaithful parliament derogatory references to winning clouds their ability to quires its pledges to “go out and immigrants and nonimmi - the hoopla and fanfare has deputies have blindly rubber- Greece’s creditors, Chancellor convey effectively an otherwise vote on Election Day in at least grants.) ended, and the president, first stamped every tax hike, wage Merkel, or any other party in - ironclad argument. five locations” they can do that But backlash against the Ari - lady, and all the dignitaries are cut, and related unfair measure volved in notoriously shaking NO VOTER ID? without much of a problem. Will zona law caused many to run gone, all that’s left is all the con - that the shadow theater of gov - down the people, but remain NO PROBLEM that really make a difference in for cover yet again. fetti, the discarded flyers, and ernment ministers has sent their idle as media outlets fill the air - Take Pennsylvania House the election results? Probably They were accused of being other debris to clean up. And way (no offense meant to Kara - waves with unregulated Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s not, but that’s not the point. racists – and the “R” word usu - anyone can walk on the street giozis), at the sadistic behest of amounts of foreign program - 2012 comment, for example, to NO IMMIGRATION ID? ally makes their knees buckle again – no more police lines, no the third-rate tyrannical tech - ming, including countless Turk - the Republican State Commit - NO PROBLEM and backbone turn to jelly. barricades, no documentation. nocrats running the show. And ish programs, while the latter tee, in describing a voter ID re - Next, we have the issue of il - Surely, there are some real That post-parade scene, with throughout the onslaught of ir - send their warships and military quirement in that state, since legal aliens. This one, is not just racists behind that law – but open access, well, that’s America rational, unjust, and ineffective planes deeper and deeper into struck down by the PA Supreme an exercise in principle. It is a most are not. And it is the non- in 2014. legislation that has spiked the Greek and Cypriot sovereign ter - Court: “Voter ID, which is going Greek debt, while decimating ritory. As Turkish state piracy to allow Governor Romney to per capita income and the GDP, lays claim to half of Cyprus’ oil win the State of Pennsylvania – people patiently awaited even and natural gas assets and read - done.” some symbolic indication that ies to do the same to Greece, Democrats, liberals in gen - the austerity measures would Hellenic airwaves happily eral, and their sycophants in the also target the nation’s robber broadcast Turkish programming media immediately jumped on barons, who have been shame - in a shameless attempt to save Turzai’s remarks, insisting that lessly profiting at the public ex - cash, while turning the Greek Pennsylvania’s Republicans pro - pense and raiding the country’s people into neo-Ottoman sub - posed the voter ID law was be - coffers for decades. Sadly, fol - jects. cause they figured that most lowing successive memoranda Worst of all, the election law prospective voters without and a subsequent one – dubbed is rigged in such a way that if proper identification would tend a “credit line” for reasons of po - one wishes to protest against the to vote Democrat, and so by litical mythology – the dawn of parties vying a claim to leader - passing that law would have this day seems as distant as it ship and vote for smaller parties taken votes away from Democ - did in the years of "economic that are not expected to enter ratic presidential nominee (and growth and prosperity" prior to Parliament in order to cast a incumbent) Barack Obama, and the memorandum. protest vote, their ballots would would help Republican Mitt Of course, the main opposi - only serve to make the securing Romney win the state and, as tion offers no better prospect. of a majority easier for the pre - they hoped, the White House. With the impatience of youth vailing party, because the more In fairness to Turzai, that’s spurring him on and a series of percentage of the electorate that not what he said. He simply ex - fortuitous circumstances aiding votes for parties not receiving pressed his opinion that the law him, main opposition leader the minimum 3 percent to get would help Romney win which, Alexis Tsipras seems more inter - to Parliament, the smaller the of course, naturally would have ested in becoming the youngest percentage required to gain a made him and other Republi - Greek premier in the history of Parliamentary majority. cans happy. That’s no different Texas is only one of seven states to require showing ID before voting. That means in 86% of the Hellenic Republic than ad - It's doubtful that anything, than if a state requires surgeons America, it’s “documents, schmocuments.” vancing any so-called “progres - save for a new Constitution com - sive” or “radical” platform. Vows plete with checks and balances of a break with the Eurozone against the destructive para - and a unilateral cancellation of sitism of political parties, will be LETTER FROM ATHENS the memorandum with one sin - enough to help Greece cure its gle law quickly faded as German systemic problems. Memoranda Chancellor Merkel slowly began are easily circumvented by par - to dangle the carrot of the pre - ties, which happily pass the buck Diaspora Bondholders Know Cost of Believing in Greece miership before the eyes of the on to helpless citizens. In all hon - young and ambitious politician. esty, the best thing that a political In fact, the opposition’s rhetoric leader in modern-day Greece It could be argued that Greek while he was at it. did the country’s the first few minutes of any new seems to be getting eerily simi - could do would be to disband bondholders, especially those in That’s what hap - international Nicholas Cage movie. lar to the government’s, with his or her party. Naturally, the the Diaspora who blindly be - pens when you have lenders, the Troika The bondholders demanded just a bit more pandering to only way to ensure that a proper lieve in their ancestral home - someone with no of the European a meeting with Finance Minister public sector workers, whose Constitution is put into place is land – sufferers of false worship experience in fi - Union-Interna - Gikas Hardouvelis, who also ig - share of the burden will likely to make certain that the people – got what they deserved when nance as finance tional Monetary nored them. A second group of be placed onto the backs of pen - responsible for plunging democ - the Greek government in 2011, minister, but then Fund-European the victims protested outside the sioners, small-business owners, racy in Greece into such a sorry under a PASOK Socialist admin - again Greece has a Central Bank (EU- Bank of Greece building in the and private sector workers, who state over the past forty years be istration, stiffed investors with former pro basket - IMF-ECB) who are northern port city of Thessa - are already shouldering much excluded from this process. 74 percent losses. ball player, Vassilis the Guardians of loniki. more than their fair share. This raises the question of That was the doing of then- Kikilias, as Public the Banker Galaxy. “The government wants to Despite the barrage of the Greek-American community Finance Minister Evangelos “Op - Order Minister and Some of the just let the issue be forgotten by bailouts for banks and an as - and the role that it will play in portunist” Venizelos, in a des - the closest he’s by ANDY bondholders went refusing to find a solution,” pro - sault against homeowners that this reconstruction. The long - perate failed bid to write down come to a riot is DABILIS so far as to invade testers said in a statement. even the most hardcore Stalinist standing request to be allowed the country’s debt, which still watching hooligan the New Democ - “[The government] hopes that couldn’t have imagined, very lit - voting rights in a system that is stands at 174 percent of Gross fans at an Special to racy headquarters we too will give up our efforts tle of the “fat” from the Greek already skewed and desperately Domestic Product, about Olympiakos- The National Herald in an angry protest to take back what was stolen state apparatus seems to have requires an overhaul doesn't 377,018,172,173 euros, or Panathinaikos and throw some - from us,” they said. been shaved off. Hospital ad - seem to be the answer. Greeks $472,214,192,262. brawl. thing yucky at Samaras’ portrait, New Democracy MP Dora ministrators who squandered an abroad should certainly be al - Wait, that was two minutes The Venizelos Folly has some but dirt doesn’t stick to Teflon Bakoyannis criticized her own inordinate amount of money on lowed the opportunity to con - ago. Now it’s 377,018,272, 178 legs though and perhaps he politicians like him or Bill Clin - government and Samaras for overpriced supplies because tribute to a new Constitution euros, or 472,214,340,875. You wasn’t counting on the small ton who are smear-proof. failing to honor its vow to help they were in cahoots with price- and, if they receive voting can check yourself at bondholders, some 15,000 of That got them a promise that them. In a question submitted fixing vendors were never pun - rights, be afforded the necessary http://www.nationaldebt - them – including many in the someone in power would con - in Parliament for Hardouvelis, ished or fined, while hardwork - representation as well. This, of clocks.org/debtclock/greece, Diaspora – wanting their money sider their demands, and the Bakoyannis said that despite the ing citizens fear the public course, would require a neces - but watch carefully because it back. moment the door closed you various pledges made to the vic - humiliation of being jailed for sary overhaul of our own system moves faster than a politician They’re not going to get it, could hear the laughing inside tims over the last couple of state debts of just 500 euros or of organization too, considering with a bag full of someone else’s but if it wasn’t so sad to watch as far as the back rooms where years, none were fulfilled. the endless nightmare of losing that there seems to be a real money. them protest in vain it would be politicians were splitting up Hardouvelis ignored her too, their family estate because they lack of synergy between orga - It’s scarier than Halloween to funny because they’re being ig - someone else’s money and try - despite her standing as a stal - cannot afford to pay the exorbi - nizations and there appear am - watch it soar and know that it’s nored the same way politicians ing to decide if buying a new wart in the party who narrowly tant taxes levied upon them ple elements and behaviors because the ruling parties of the have no time for anybody who yacht was soooo 2012. lost a chance several years ago (which, incidentally, do not even which are downright feudalistic. New Democracy Capitalists of doesn’t have money or some - The bondholder protesters to be its leader and a chance to go towards funding municipal Prime Minister Antonis Samaras thing to offer them. were ignored again, of course, become the country’s first fe - projects). Not one German (or Follow me on Twitter and PASOK – now serving in his When he was campaigning and again after another demon - male Prime Minister when she other foreign) company was @CTripoulas coalition – went on wild over - ahead of the 2012 elections, stration and will be again after took her challenger – a guy spending binges for decades and Samaras threw out the cheap one on Oct. 31 – fittingly on named Samaras – for granted. hired hundreds of thousands of trick of telling the small bond - Halloween – outside the Finance Now the bondholders have too needless workers in return for holders that if he won he’s hold Ministry, which pays its clerk- and they’re paying the price. 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