S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 879 August 16-22, 2014 $1.50 Angelides: Cyprus President Anastasiades Nixes Two-State Solution Beware of He Declares to TNH: “We Must Prevent Nazism in A Permanent Division at All Costs” By George Georgiou Cypriot community is not polit - ically monolithic with regards Greece NICOSIA – Cyprus President to the problems and solutions. Nicos Anastasiades, in an inter - MEMORIES OF THE view with The National Herald INVASION Ex-CA Treasurer on the occasion of the fortieth TNH: Tell us also about those anniversary of the Turkish inva - tragic days of the invasion, and Raising Awareness sion, emphatically declared that how did you learn about it? About Golden Dawn there is no Plan B, i.e., a two- NA: I learned about the in - state solution, for Cyprus. vasion just like everyone else The European Union, of did. It was a traumatic experi - By Constantinos E. Scaros which Cyprus is a member, the ence for all of us, for every United States, and the interna - Greek Cypriot, no matter where SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The tional community at large, they were and what ideology words “Golden Dawn” do not Anastasiades said, does not sup - they believed. It was a dark time mean nearly as much to Greeks port a two-state solution in for all of us who remember, and in the United States as they do Cyprus. we remain hopeful that our land to their counterparts who live Anastasiades referred to ef - and our people never experi - in Greece, but one prominent forts to remedy the deadlock in ence anything like that again. Greek-American in particular – talks for a Cyprus settlement, What matters is not only the former California State Trea - confidence-building measures tangible data, such as the num - surer and 2006 Democratic Gu - aimed at creating a new dy - ber of dead and missing per - bernatorial candidate Phil An - namic from which on the one sons, refugees, and loss of prop - gelides – has actively sought to hand can achieve a win-win sce - erty, but that all of that taken make Americans – Greek and nario and on the other some - together overturned a history on non-Greek alike – aware of the thing from which all parties can the island that had been built rise of that political party, which benefit (win-win scenario), and upon many centuries. he deems “a matter of great con - for the negotiation process to The expulsion of the Greek cern not only to Greece, but also EUROKINISSI receive a new impetus. population from the occupied to Europe and the United Close Encounters of the 4th Century, BC President Anastasiades also part of Cyprus, the relocation of States.” emphasized that Turkey is not all Turkish Cypriots to the North So is Golden Dawn, which Prime Minister Antonis Samaras made a special visit to Anthipolis to inspect a tomb that arche - the only player on the Cyprus and an organized colonization proclaims itself to be a pro- ologists discovered, believed to be from around the time of Alexander the Great’s reign. He problem chessboard, but it is the Greece patriotic party, really called the discovery “clearly extremely important.” See story on page 12. key, and that the Turkish- Continued on page 9 Neo-Nazi and a criminal orga - nization? “The Greek govern - ment has rightly identified Golden Dawn as a ‘criminal or - ganization,’ and this neo-Nazi, Demoulas Family Feud Threatens Grocery Chain Rossides on anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant en - tity has no place in the democ - ratic affairs of Greece or the Eu - TNH Staff Telemachus “Mike” Demoulas were making an offer to buy in a number of rallies at stores Kissinger in ropean Union,” Angelides told and his brother George. company shares they didn’t al - where workers refused to accept TNH. “It is tragic that Golden BOSTON, MA – Almost 100 With market savvy and cheap ready control from Arthur S. deliveries from drivers replacing Dawn has become a dangerous, years since the Demoulas Family prices, the Brothers Demoulas and his family. those in the company who re - New Book destabilizing force in Greece – of Lowell, MA opened a tiny within 15 years had 15 stores What the company didn’t fused to work. the birthplace of democracy and grocery specializing in lamb that under their family name. Today, count on – and which garnered That caused a 90 percent a nation that fiercely resisted has blossomed in 71 stores it operates as the Market Basket international media attention – drop in business in the first By Alexandros K. Kyrou Nazi aggression and suffered across New England, a bitter chain but George’s son Arthur was the unrelenting loyalty week after Arthur T. was fired Special to The National Herald terribly under a brutal occupa - battle between cousins of the S. and Mike’s son Arthur T. have Arthur T. had from employees and many company stores have tion. Golden Dawn’s rise is a re - late former owners for control squabbled over the business’ fu - happy he had provided strong empty shelves and few cus - Gene Rossides. Kissinger & minder that the forces of hate, – or sale – of the operation ture. benefits, including profit sharing tomers, but Arthur S.’ side hasn’t Cyprus: a Study in Lawlessness. which prey on economic desper - could bring it to an end. Six years ago, Arthur T. was and scholarships for employees budged. Washington, DC: American ation, are a constant threat that In 1916, Greek immigrants elected President by the Board in college. They also feared a Protesters said Arthur S. was Hellenic Institute Foundation, must be confronted and repelled Athanasios ("Arthur") and of Directors of the Corporation takeover that would threaten working with co-CEO’s Felicia 2014. Pp. 250. $24.00 without reservation or hesita - Efrosini Demoulas opened the but was summarily fired on their jobs. Thornton, formerly of the Al - (hardcover). first store and in 1954 they sold June 23 by the board and the Customers responded too, Continued on page 3 it to two of their six children, next day said he and his family organizing boycotts and joining Continued on page 4 BOSTON, MA – Perhaps more so than in any other country, in the United States time often changes the reputations of pub - lic figures. Historical memory – Ambassador Markantonis’ meaning, the way a society over time chooses to remember the past and reinforces that con - Visits Gage’s Hotel Gives structed past – often has less connection to historical reality than it has to do with how a na - Home Village Satisfaction tion prefers to imagine its past, its people, and its leaders. TNH Staff The most obvious example of TNH Staff this phenomenon is Richard LIA, GREECE – The U.S. Am - Nixon. Despite the fact that bassador to Greece, David NEW YORK – When travelers Nixon was a criminal conspira - Pearce, honored renowned au - have great hotel experiences, tor who destroyed both the in - thor Nicholas Gage with a visit they may not know the boss’ tegrity of the presidency and the to his home village of Lia in name, but when they thank the tradition of faith in American Greece. staff that takes good care of government, by the time of his Each year, Gage holds a them at amazing places like the death he had managed to have memorial service to honor the Atlantis Paradise Island, the lat - himself rehabilitated to the sta - death of his mother Eleni, who ter know the name of President tus of a “great statesman.” was executed by communist and Managing Director George Nixon may be the most obvi - guerillas in 1948. As Gage de - Markantonis – and he knows ous beneficiary of this phenom - scribed the event at a previous theirs. enon, but time and historical memorial: “My mother, Eleni Earlier this year his peers memory have been even kinder Gatzoyianni, and four other Li - honored the man who has to the reputation of another otes – Alexandra Gatzoyianni, thrived in the Bahamas and held member of Nixon’s inner circle Vasilis Nikou, Spyros Mihopou - top positions at Caesar’s Palace – Henry Kissinger. The gulf be - los and Andreas Mihopoulos, in Las Vegas, NV as Caribbean tween Kissinger’s actual histori - Hotelier of the Year. cal record, on the one hand, and Continued on page 4 “When I was at Caesar’s his public image, on the other Palace nice years, I didn’t think hand, is arguably greater than anything would happen would that of any other American po - keep me interested or occu - litical figure of the twentieth For subscription: pied,” he told TNH during a century. 718.784.5255 New York visit. Today, Kissinger is generally [email protected] When the Kerzner Family treated as the equivalent of a Marielle Marlys Chosen America’s National Teenager asked him to join Atlantis, he diplomatic demigod. He is pop - was skeptical, but they said ularly revered as the most bril - Overcome with emotion upon being chosen as American’s National Teenager, Greek-American “please come and chat with us. liant practitioner of realpolitik Marielle Marlys’ tears quickly turned to smiles at the joy of winning this nationwide event, sponsored by America’s National Teenager Scholarship Organization. See story on page 2. Continued on page 5 Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014 Greek-American Chosen America’s Nat’l Teen GOINGS ON... n THRU NOV 1 when you do, please remember By Demetris Tsakas TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Night to visit us, as it will a unique in the Islands returns to the experience: Hellenism, Alaska- WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – world-famous Sponge Docks of style! Marielle Marlys, a 16 year-old Tarpon Springs for 2014! Satur - Greek-American high school ju - days, 6-11PM, May 3, Jun. 7, n AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER nior from Wall Township, NJ has Jul. 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, 1 been chosen “America’s Na - and Nov. 1. A free event of COLUMBUS, OH – Live like a tional Teenager.” Greek music, dancing, and din - Greek for an entire long week - The event, sponsored by the ing! And we will offer an hour end! Experience the culture and America’s National Teenager of free Greek dance lessons by ancestry of Greece and our Or - Scholarship Organization the Levendia Dance Troupe thodox Christian faith! Be part (ANTSO) is the organization’s from 6-7 PM. The festival is sup - of this year’s annual Greek fes - 44th annual national pageant, ported in part by a grant from tival (our 42nd!) at the Annun - and took place in Nashville, TN, the National Endowment for the ciation Greek Orthodox Cathe - with Marielle declared the win - Arts. Come join us for authentic dral, 555 N. High Street ner on July 27. island fun in the warm Florida (Goodale Boulevard at High Her father, James, is a doctor, sun and mark your calendar and Street) in Columbus. Friday, and her mother, Mirta, is Direc - make this a regular destination! Aug. 29 through Monday, tor of the Foreign Languages de - And if you’re just in town for a Sept.1. Come and connect with partment at Monmouth Univer - week or two, make sure to mark heritage and traditions that are sity in West Long Branch. Dr. your calendar as you will not centuries old, but still contem - Marlys is American-born; his want to miss this! Tarpon porary in their focus. Our Cathe - Springs is a unique Greek expe - dral tours will inspire you, the Greek-American Marielle Marlys is stunned to learn that she’s rience in the United States, one Orthodox Christian Bookstore just been chosen America’s National Teenager! As the joyous unlike any other Greek commu - will educate you, the food and reality of the moment sets in, she is smiling from ear to ear. nity. Come be part of this one- drink will entice you and the of-a-kind American experience hospitality will overwhelm you. in scholarships for that will make you feel as if, Stop by the shops, enjoy the mu - college along truly, you are back in the home - sic and dancing, visit the ex - with various land! hibits and enjoy the wonderful other prizes. Greek pastries. (614) 224-9020 “‘ANTSO truly n AUGUST 16-17 or visit our website: www.greek - promotes a posi - WINCHESTER CITY, VA – Yas - cathedral.com. We look forward tive and enriching sou! The annual Winchester to seeing you there! experience for all Greek Festival in 2014 will take young women in - place on August 16 & 17. Join n SEPTEMBER 27-28 volved and their us in celebrating our Feast Day, BOSTON, MA – The Initiative families. While the Dormition of the Virgin for Productivity and Health each young Mary. Observe our proud Greek Management at the Harvard woman competes culture and traditions. Sample School of Public Health (HSPH) for several thou - our legendary Greek culinary in collaboration with the PBS sands in scholar - fare. And experience our show, The Cooking Odyssey, is ship, she also gets renown Greek music and dance. pleased to announce the confer - to spend quality Become Greek for a day... Truly ence, “Mediterranean Diet and time in positive, great fun for the whole family! Workplace Health” on Septem - self-esteem build - Come hungry... A large selection ber 27-28 in Boston. This ing activities with of tasty Greek food is offered. unique and innovative confer - her family. It’s a From the kitchen, we offer ence will feature lectures, pan - win-win for baked entries which includes els, and select chef-supervised Nashville, TN consisted of all in - Athenian Chicken, Moussaka, meals to increase awareness, ap - several days in compe - volved,’ Pastitsio, and Spanakopita. peal, and understanding of tition, and fun city states From the spits, we offer Gyros, Mediterranean dietary habits as events like a celebra - Tel - Souvlaki, and Roasted Lamb. a vehicle for improved work - tion party at the fa - war.” And from our bakers, we offer place and school health. Con - mous showboat – an assortment of delicious ference registrants will also be The General Jack - sweets and pastries that will sat - courtesy guests at an associated son, photo isfy any sweet tooth. Check out Greek food and wine exhibition shoots, and our menu webpage for a com - immediately following the family fun plete listing with descriptions. HSPH conference. The Harvard game night. Want to learn more about our Conference is a unique collabo - Winners faith? Informal guided tours of ration between the Course Co- walked the church are offered by our Directors: Harvard’s Dr. Ste - away with clergy. Questions about our faith fanos N. Kales, an parents were born in Laconia, ous" grandniece. more than and traditions are welcome. internationally-recognized re - Greece; the family’s full Greek Marielle shared additional $40,000 Also, the Parish Store will be searcher and workplace health surname is Maroulakos. information about the Pageant, open offering religious items authority; and New York’s Marielle and her two broth - via a press release, excerpts of and reading material of the Or - world-renowned Gourmet Chef ers, Peter and Michael, grew up which follow: thodox faith. Other retail ven - and Restaurateur Michael Psi - in the community of St. Barbara “Contestants who competed dors will also be set-up display - lakis. Kales and Psilakis have as - Greek Orthodox Church in Toms at ANTSO are among the bright - ing their various items for sembled a highly experienced River, and she remains a volun - est in the country, having won purchase. Admission is free and team of elite scientists, chefs teer in the local GOYA there. their state representation ample free parking is available. and thought leaders to present "It was a difficult and de - through academic, community Admission Fee: Free Parking & the tradition and flavors of the manding race and I was very service, interview and onstage Admission, Food & Drink for Mediterranean diet; the science pleased to represent New Jersey competitions. purchase. Dormition of the Vir - behind it; and various strategies and return to it with the crown,” “’America’s National gin Mary Greek Orthodox and ideas necessary to introduce Marielle told TNH. “I am 16 Teenager was founded in 1970 Church 1700 Amherst Street in and implement it in workplaces years old, and [the day she upon the principles of celebrat - Winchester. Saturday, Aug. 16, and schools. won] was the happiest day of ing young woman’s smarts and 2014 11AM-7PM and Sunday, my life.” big heart. Therefore, while the Aug. 17 12Noon-7PM. Church n NOVEMBER 9 Marielle’s grandmother, world around us has changed, Phone: (540) 667-1416 Church MANHATTAN – St. Michael’s Anna Maroulakou, was a our company has not. We still Email [email protected] Home is pleased to announce teacher at the school of St. focus on the female’s academic Festival Website that our 2014 Annual Name Day Thomas in Cherry Hill, and potential, contribution to com - dormition.va.goarch.org/greek- Gala will be held on Sunday, Anna’s brother, George Bour - munity, and the ideals and festival. About our Parish: he Nov. 9 at the Metropolitan Club, lotos, has his own TV channel, power that women have, at any Dormition of the Virgin Mary 1 East 60th Street in Manhattan. which broadcasts in the Greater age, to make a difference,’ states Greek Orthodox Church in Win - In conjunction with the Gala, St. Philadelphia area. Bourlotos ANTSO CEO and owner, Jenny chester was originally founded Michael’s honors a distinguished proudly spoke to TNH about his Telwar. by a small group of Greek Amer - member of the Greek Orthodox "brilliant, beautiful and gener - “The 2014 National event in icans, but today the parish aptly Community who embodies and reflects the American experience promotes the finer qualities and and comprises approximately traditions of our Faith and her - 100 families representing sev - itage. This year’s recipient of the eral different Ethnic groups, all 2014 Archangel Michael Award witnessing to the Good News of is Mr. Stephen Cherpelis. Mr. Jesus Christ, striving to reflect Cherpelis has given tirelessly to This summer, no matter where you go, His love, and living according the Greek Orthodox Community to the ancient Christian princi - as an Archon of the Ecumenical ples and disciplines of the Or - Patriarchate, 1st Vice President take The National Herald with you ! thodox Christian Church. of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Holy Trinity, devoted member n AUGUST 17-19 of St. Nicholas Church of Flush - ANCHORAGE, AK – The 20th ing where he was instrumental Annual Alaska Greek festival in the building of the expanded SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ON-LINE EDITION AND STAY INFORMED! takes place from August 17 to community center and school, 19 at the Holy Transfiguration Vice Chair of the New York Greek Orthodox Church, 2800 Diocesan Council, member of O’Malley Road in Anchorage. 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T H D www.thenationalherald.com E L N A AT ER IONAL H Eθνικός Κήρυξ / The National Herald THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014 COMMUNITY 3 National Hellenic Society’s Heritage Greece: Changing the Lives of Students

By Arthur Dimopoulos Prime Minister Samaras, and the head of IBM Europe to an - The National Hellenic Soci - nounce the creation of an Infor - ety (NHS) is a relative new - mation Delivery Systems Center comer on the Greek-American creating many jobs for the next scene. There are rumblings generation. A paradigm of "giv - about NHS being a country club ing back,” something worth in - of the Greek American elite – stilling and passing on to the NHS members do include lead - Heritage Greece family. ers from Wall Street. Silicon Val - One student, Allie Weber of ley, Hollywood and Washington Indiana University, had this to power circles – but the charac - say: “I never in a million years terization is inaccurate. NHS is thought that I would get the selective of who gets to be a chance to experience Greece in member but not as a barometer the way I was blessed to of wealth. To the contrary, NHS through Heritage Greece, let members share something spe - alone with other Greek students cial beyond success: a profound like myself. I’ve been asked appreciation of this bond of her - more times than I can count itage that ties us to one another, ‘how was Greece?’ The only abiding appreciation of our par - words I can find to answer this ents’ and forbears’ sacrifices and are ‘life changing.’ “Heritage the values instilled in us – values Greece was a chance to visit in - serving as the wellspring of our credible historical sites, taste au - success: philotimo, hard work, thentic Greek cuisine, and ex - education and love. Love of her - perience all of the things about itage, family, of parea and coun - Greece Yiayia and Pappou con - try. Being Greek is about giving stantly regaled over, but also a back: to family, community and to make lifelong friends. society – hallmarks of NHS Though I was told the relation - membership. ships made on a trip like this Passing on the legacy of our are unique, I had no idea what "Greekness" to our children and The smiling faces say it all: The National Hellenic Society’s created fond memories and opened important paths for a life - to expect. Having so much in future generations in a world Heritage Greece 2014 was not only a resounding success, but long appreciation of Hellenic heritage. common from the beginning competing for our time is a chal - coupled with sharing amazing lenge when viewed within the ing levels of Greek descent, sev - mented in the Plaka, Agora, tion officials in Athens and were the Heritage Greece Alum Net - experiences together, the 2014 context of modern demograph - eral of which are totally de - Acropolis, Benaki and Naufplio led on a tour of the incredible work, convening at a reunion in Heritage Greece class quickly ics and institutions not keeping tached from their Greek identity museums. Cooking and dance new Stavros Niarchos Founda - tandem with the NHS' annual became my family. This program apace with change. The statis - and the institutions once serving classes coupled with tours of tion Cultural Center in Kallithea event, Heritage Weekend and gave me an opportunity to ex - tics speak for themselves – the as rallying points. wineries, ancient sites and sail - currently under construction. Classic held in early October at perience amazing things – to "community" we established will The game-changer strategy ing regattas to the Saronic Isles. The Center will house Greece's the Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne, better understand my culture, continue to evolve and within NHS developed is branded as Early one morning, on the Isle National Library and Greek Na - FL. Heritage Greece Alum from and connect with other students the next two or three genera - "Heritage Greece." It is a two- of Poros, a large group of stu - tional Opera. The grant under - the previous five sessions gather like myself. Heritage Greece was tions will be unrecognizable. week cultural and educational dents took it upon themselves scores the Niarchos Foundation's with NHS members as the NHS a once in a lifetime experience, There is nothing permanent, immersion for college students to attend early morning Liturgy Commitment to youth, educa - continues to play a role in men - and I couldn’t possibly be more except change, said Heraclitus. of Greek-American descent. Stu - at St. George's Church. The tion and in building bridges. toring and advising them, thankful to have been able to Many lament change, while oth - dents with exceptional academic Priest and congregants were so The NHS also received grant grooming them to be ambas - be a part of it. The first thing ers embrace change as opportu - credentials and an open mind stunned to see young people re - funding from the Elios Founda - sadors of Hellenic heritage. In that I did when I got home was nity. Changes within the "com - and desire to find out more turn to Church and enlisted tion in San Francisco for three turn, the students participate in rearrange my schedule for the munity" are no different than about their Hellenic roots and three of the young men to serve Elios Foundation Scholars. NHS at the local level augment - fall so that I could take Modern those we see in life, especially identity. The students are hosted as altar boys, even more The Heritage Greece 2014 ing NHS local activities and ef - Greek. I am now officially en - in the business world. Icons like by the American College of stunned to see them know ex - students were also paid surprise forts. rolled in the introductory Kodak, RCA, and Blockbuster, Greece (ACG), Europe's oldest actly what to do with precision visits by two special guests, Bill There is no question of the course. Without this program, I yesterday's industry leaders, are and largest American styled uni - practices long abandoned. The Antholis, Managing Director of powerful and positive impact of don't know that I ever would've no more. Compared those to versity, located on a plush 65- congregants begged the stu - the Brookings Institution, and Heritage Greece. For Greece, the taken the initiative to learn Apple and Samsung, companies acre campus on an Athens sub - dents to come to their homes Despina Anastasiou, Dow Program is also a "win-win" as Greek. I don't know how I could that embrace and thrive on urb hillside. for breakfast, some of the intan - Chemical General Manager of scores of students and their fam - repay NHS for this incredible change and sport a combined The Greek-American stu - gible benefits of Heritage Greece Greece & Cyprus. The students ilies have returned to Greece – gift – a gift of culture, experi - market cap over nearly $1 tril - dents are paired with an excep - that leave lasting memories. were given inspirational mes - some to study, others to visit ence, adventure, and most im - lion, three times Greece's GDP! tional group of Greek student Thanks to a generous grant sages to ever excel at what they long-lost relatives and to further portantly, lifelong friendships.” NHS looked upon Hellenic peers from ACG. Together, they from the Stavros Niarchos Foun - choose to do and stay connected explore their Greek roots. Lever - For further information see: heritage with its many nuances, share journey of and discovery dation, 10 Stavros Niarchos Her - with their heritage, one another aging the bonds made is just a www.hellenicsociety.org/pro - features, and benefits as a prod - learning from each other and itage Greece Scholars partici - and with Greece. matter of time. While the Her - grams. uct and identified our prospec - from a staff of experts and pro - pated in this year's Program. For Heritage Greece stu - itage Greece students were in tive customers of the same as fessionals. Learning unfolds in The Niarchos Scholars and en - dents, the journey continues be - Athens, NHS member, and Dow Arthur Dimopoulos is the Exec - the next generation of progeny non-traditional ways – class - tire Heritage Greece class met yond the trip back from Greece. Chemical Chair and CEO An - utive Director of the National of American families with vary - room language classes are aug - with Stavros Niarchos Founda - Students are enrolled as part of drew Liveris met with Greece's Hellenic Society. Prominent CA Politician Angelides Raises Awareness about Golden Dawn

Continued from page 1 besides Hillary Clinton, whom that “at the right moment and just about everyone mentions as in the right circumstances, I tion,” he said. an inevitable candidate – does would welcome the opportunity Though he did not predict Angelides see emerging in both to return to public service, al - whether the threat is actually major parties as candidates for though I do not have specific fleeting or long-term, Angelides the 2016 presidential race? “It plans at this time.” said “we must take the view that is always difficult to predict the IMMIGRATION REFORM the threat is real and dangerous political future,” he prefaced. Immigration is an issue that until it has been eliminated. To “Each day, week, or month can will likely be prevalent in both effectively combat the scourge bring dramatic change to the the 2014 midterm elections and of neo-Nazism in Greece, it will political landscape. But, clearly, in the presidential race two require a full political and edu - if Hillary Clinton decides to run, years later. It is a national issue, cational effort as well as eco - she will be a formidable candi - and certainly California, be - nomic reform and recovery, in - date. I have known Ms. Clinton cause of its size and geographi - cluding an end to the for two decades and have no cal location, would probably be devastating policies of austerity doubt she would make a strong affected by immigration reform that have been imposed by the and effective president.” What legislation as much as any other European Union on Greece.” about on the other side of the state, if not more so. What Angelides is encouraged that political aisle? “As of yet, I do needs to be done to bring about as more Greek-Americans learn not see any potential Republican immigration reform? “We are a about Golden Dawn, they speak nominees who stand out from nation of immigrants and a out against it. “I have been the pack.” strong society and country in no heartened by the fact that many Though Angelides left Cali - small part due to the talent and Greek American leaders includ - fornia’s Treasury in 2007, it is energy that immigrants have ing Congress members Dina Ti - apparent from his command of brought to our shores for gen - tus, John Sarbanes, and Gus the issues that he continues to erations,” Angelides began, he Bilirakis, and many other keep a close eye on politics, both himself a recent descendant of elected, civic, and business lead - at home and abroad. He was not immigrants on both sides of his ers, have spoken out strongly elected governor in 2006, but family. “The current system about the threat,” he said. “I would he seek to run for office needs to be reformed so that we commend efforts like the Hel - again? “I have been honored to have a system of legal immigra - lenic American student-led have had the chance to serve tion that works well for our na - “Oxi” campaign the people of California and the tion’s future. Over the decades, (https://www.hellenext.org/ nation in both elective and ap - we have made changes to our Angelides, seen here with current Secretary of State John Kerry, at a campaign rally for his 2014/05/say-no-to-the-new- pointive public office,” he said. immigration system to reflect 2006 run for governor of California. He didn’t win, but might reenter the political fray “at the nazis-in-greece-a-student-led- “It was a privilege to serve as changing conditions and we right moment and in the right circumstances.” campaign-2/) to combat the Treasurer and as Chairman of need to do so again. Unfortu - pernicious threat of neo- the Financial Crisis Inquiry nately, bipartisan reform efforts GREEK ROOTS Nazism.” Commission, which conducted have been stymied by a minority Angelides’ mother, Eleni (née AMERICAN POLITICS the nation’s official inquiry into of hard line politicians who have Papadopoulos), was born and Third parties in the United the causes of the financial crisis been resistant to reasonable and raised in Alexandria Egypt, States do not have nearly the that devastated our economy.” thoughtful resolution of this is - where her parents had relocated impact they do in other coun - With refreshing candor not of - sue. The stalemate must be bro - following their flight from tries, such as Greece. And speak - ten shared by those potentially ken for the good of our society Smyrna in 1922. In 1949, Eleni POCKET-LESS ing of American politics, who – seeking office, Angelides added and economy.” “came to the United States in 1949 to pursue her education. PITA BREAD My father, Gerasimos (Jerry), was born and raised in San Francisco. My yiayia on my fa - Kontos Foods ther’s side was born in Skala on the island of Cephalonia and The Leading Company in Flat Breads came to the United States in 1920. My pappou, from the vil - Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita lage of Paneriti, near Corinth, immigrated here in 1907, re - manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic turning briefly to Greece to fight Hand Stretched Flat bread. in the Balkan War of 1912. 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TNH Staff Life was as good as could be They are plunged into expected until politics com - mourning by the death of Neop - NEW YORK – Euripides’ Andro - pelled Neoptolemos to many tolemos, but the tragedy was mache has had numerous critics Hermione, the child of one of softened (matters are seldom through the centuries. From history’s most unfortunate tragic for everyone) when Thetis July 28-August 2 the New York matches: Menelaos, King of came alive and promised Peleus Euripides Summer Festival 2014 Sparta, and Helen of Troy. immortality and Andromache a of the American Thymele The - Unable to conceive, her hus - new husband. atre (ATT) performed an excel - band began to lose interest, gen - Judging from their enthusi - lent service by letting theater erating a murderous rage astic applause at Barnard Col - devotees judge for themselves. against Andromache and her lege’s Diana Center Building, The stage was dark except son. With Neoptolemos away, the audience disagreed with for a shrine at far left. The mood Menelaos showed up as his critics who feel it lacked dra - was set through original com - daughter’s enforcer. matic unity. positions evocative of ancient But Andromache could count The play’s three movements Greek music which later on ac - on Achilles’ father Peleus who had unifying elements, not least company the poignant move - is elderly but still fiery, and he of which was the pain of three ments of the chorus, both of eventually chased Menelaos royals finding themselves com - which are ATT trademarks. away. pletely alone and at the mercy Sarah Hysjulien was the chore - Euripides missed no oppor - of the machinations of gods and ographer and Steven Diacrussi tunity to poke fun of Sparta in men. the Producing Artistic and Stage the middle of the Peloponnesian The music, lighting, and act - director. War. When Hermione put down ing by the huge cast left the au - The veiled woman sitting in Andromache for sleeping with dience in a properly cathartic the shrine was Thetis, the divine her husband’s killer, the latter state. mother of Achilles, and Andro - gave both Laconian men and ATT was founded in 1993 by mache enters ironically seeking women a vicious tongue lash - Diacrussi to promote and dis - her help. Her son killed Andro - ing. seminate Hellenic culture in mache’s husband Hector, caus - Hermione freaked out when America by producing plays ing her to become slave and she learned daddy has gone and with Greek themes and which then concubine to her grandson she turned on the chorus of are presented free at both in - Neoptolemos, to whom he bore Pthian women, who could care (L-R) Leanne Gonzalez-Singer as Andromache, Christian Monturano, Mike Newman as Menelaos. door and outdoor venues. a son. less about either princess. Constantine Zias tugged at the audience’s hearts as Andromache’s son Molossus.

America's Ambassador to Greece, David Pearce (1st photo, right, 2nd and 3rd photos, left) latter holds an annual memorial in honor of his mother, Eleni, who in 1948 was executed by visits acclaimed author Nicholas Gage in the latter's home village of Lia in Greece, where the Communist guerillas. Eleni, by Gage became a bestelling book and feature film. Amb. Pearce Honors Nicholas Gage with a Visit to His Home Village Lia

Continued from page 1 rope, where they all endured fourth U.S. envoy to Greece to over the years to view the set - tocol Selwa Roosevelt, former to find the author there, who years of hardship. visit Lia and was preceded by tings of the dramatic scenes Time-Warner co-Chairman Nick personally showed them around were all executed along with “Those who committed those Daniel Smith, now Assistant Sec - Gage describes in his famous Nicholas, and Robert L. Bern - the village, and then answered eight others on Aug. 28, 1948, horrible crimes have all gone to retary of State for Intelligence memoir, which has been trans - stein, the founder of Human their questions over lunch at the by Communist guerrillas who their final judgment by now and and Research, two years ago. A lated translated into 34 lan - Rights Watch. inn of Lia, which Gage built for murdered innocent civilians in their ideology has been con - number of ambassadors from guages. They have included for - Every day, especially in the the village 25 years ago. every village in these moun - signed to the ash heap of history. other countries have journeyed mer Greek Prime Minister summer, readers a with the "It's a testament to the love tains, as well as 114 captured They will be remembered, if to Lia to pay tribute to Gage's Constantine Mitsotakis, U.S. book in hand arrive in the vil - my mother demonstrated when soldiers, all in their twenties. they are remembered at all, martyred mother, including those presidential candidate Michael lage from countries all over the she sacrificed her life to save her Two weeks after the executions with scorn and contempt.” of Japan, Canada, and Hungary. Dukakis, film directors Elia world as well as busloads of stu - children, that decades later so in Lia, the guerrillas were driven Gage wrote about his Many famous political lead - Kazan and Peter Yates, actors dents who are assigned the many people want to come and out of these mountains and took mother’s saga in the bestselling ers, executives, writers, educa - John Malkovich and Kate Nelli - memoir to read by many col - see the world in which she lived all the people from these vil - book, Eleni, which was also tors, actors, directors, and hu - gan, New York Times editors leges and universities. On July and died," Gage has said. "That lages with them and scattered made into a feature film. man rights activists have made A.M. Rosenthal and Arthur 28, a bus with 32 students ar - love is what brings everyone to them throughout eastern Eu - Ambassador Pearce is the the pilgrimage to the village Gelb, former U.S. Chief of Pro - rived in Lia and were delighted Lia." Deloumas Family Feud Threatens Future of Market Basket Grocery

Continued from page 1 bertsons supermarkets and James Gooch, formerly of Radio Shack, consultants who re - placed Arthur T. in June, to sell off Market Basket. The Boston Globe reported that the parent company of Hannaford Super - market is also bidding. Thornton and Gooch issued an ultimatum to workers who refused to work that the would be fired and have let go some in upper-management. But, after getting a letter from the Attorneys General of Massachusetts and New Hamp - shire advising them of employ - ment laws, haven’t followed through although they set an Arthur T. Demoulas, seen here (L) in a Market Basket supermarket, was fired the company. RIGHT: An outpouring of support from Market Basket employees August 15 return to work dead - on June 23 as President of the food store chain. He is trying to buy shares from to reinstate Arthur T. Demoulas reflects the high quality of workplace satisfac - line. his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas. The two cousins are feuding over control of tion they experience. Most store managers, though, have signed a petition course, as he continued to work On August 8, members of the Demoulas responded they were willing to sell to side to complete a deal were saying they would rather resign to buy Market Basket.” board said they had offered a through a spokesperson, calling Arthur T. but accusing him of “onerous.” than work for anybody but A statement from the com - different proposal: to bring back that offer “disingenuous” and dealing in bad faith. So far, neither side has given Arthur T. in the event of a sale pany’s board released shortly fired and resigned members of suggesting it amounted to a They also said they had of - in, the shelves remain un - of the company, and the chain thereafter voiced continued sup - Demoulas’s management team method to make Market Basket fered Arthur T. a financing plan. stocked, the customers have has been taking big losses while port for existing management,, in an effort to stabilize the com - more attractive for another bid - Arthur T. responded on Au - gone away and what started as the internecine rivalry wages. but also suggested negotiations pany as negotiations continue, der. gust 10, saying the two sides a mom-and-pop Greek grocery The Globe also reported that for a potential purchase from and to work with Demoulas in On August 9, those rival were not in disagreement about store might go out of business Arthur T. offered to running the Demoulas and his family mem - a non-CEO capacity as part of shareholders—including Arthur the price of a sale, but suggest - because cousins were fighting. company to get it back on bers would continue. that process. S. – issued a statement saying ing the terms from Arthur S.’s THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014 COMMUNITY 5 Latest Clergy-Laity Conf. Illustrates Need for Families to Pave New Path

By George Matsoukas cern is just maintenance. There Commentary seems to be a lack of vision for the future. Very little input from The theme of the 42nd the laity is sought; there is no Clergy Laity Congress “The Or - give- and-take. The event has thodox Christian Family: A become a social reunion at great Dwelling of Christ and A Wit - costs to the participants and ness of His Gospel,” is very ap - parishes. Could this money be propriate for us in this time of better used to benefit the min - transition. For it is truly within istries of the Church? It seems the home that the Orthodox that the Church faithful are re - faith will be learned, and will signed and apathetic while also survive and grow by the exam - concerned about the direction ple and actions of each of us. of a Church that feels stale. Dis - However, for many, parish life cussions about how to revive and archdiocesan settings are many of our Churches that have an antithesis to the theme of the become empty shells because of 42nd Congress. The 42nd Clergy-Laity Congress, held last month in Philadel - changing demographics are not HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE phia, was yet another example of a clergy-centered Church a concern. A highlight of On September 18, 1999 His without much input asked of the laity, says George E. Mat - Philadelphia 2014 from the per - Eminence Archbishop soukas, Orthodox Christian Laity Executive Director. spective of the Metropolitans is Demetrios was enthroned as the that they can close parishes and sixth Archbishop of the Greek ARCHDIOCESAN LIFE priests look to leave the Arch - opment of the St, Nicholas laity will continue to pay and acquire their assets without the Orthodox Archdiocese of the The Charter weakened the diocese and work as fill in priests Shrine within the 9/11 lower obey. But times are changing. involvement of the laity. United States. In July 1-7 2000 role of the Archbishop and cre - with lay professions. There Manhattan site of the American Before the imposed 2003 Char - The Church needs leaders he presided over the 35th Clergy ated an even more fragmented seems to be no way to get con - Memorial is being morphed into ter, we heard criticism from who will energize the faithful Laity Congress “Ageless Tradi - process of governance within trol of the franchised monaster - creating an Acropolis in New clergy and hierarchy about the with a discussion of their faith tions in a New Millennium.” the Archdioceses. ies that have developed all over York City and… “a perpetual sa - Church being oriented in con - and its application to their life. That was his first Congress as The Patriarchate is deter - the country where Greek is the cred shrine to Orthodoxy and gregational ways. It should be A more appropriate and uplift - Archbishop. The Archdiocese mined to control the Church in required language. They have Hellenism…” noted it was in this pre-2003 en - ing highlight would have been had experienced many changes America and elevated the for - become a drag on the Church in PARISH LIFE – CLERGY & vironment that most of the in - a meaningful overview of the since the resignations of Arch - mer titular Metropolitans of dio - general. Some married priests LAITY frastructure of our church in work of the Assembly of Bishops bishop Iakovos and Archbishop ceses under the 1970 Charter who are parish priests look to The fragmentation of the America was built and devel - as they go about the develop - Spyridon. into Metropolitans of United these monastic norms and emu - Archdiocese into autonomous oped. Our grandfathers used the ment of a blueprint for a unified The main concern of the del - States cities, under the 2003 late these monastic norms. It is Metropolises has created prob - ethos of this country which was and self-governing Orthodox egates was the development of charter. In reality, it established interesting to note that some of lems for the clergy. New pat - working in local committees Church in the United States. a new Charter, the fifth for the autonomous Metropolises. the books stores of these monas - terns of relating to their superi - with transparency and account - Everyone knows and feels that Archdiocese since 1922. It The traditions that have teries are full of books about the ors have emerged. Priests can ability to build our parishes. The the present uncanonical state of should be noted that the first emerged for the new millen - lives of different Elders and do be assigned as a result of their good order of our Church at all Orthodoxy in the United States charter established the Archdio - nium since Philadelphia 2000 in not have an Orthodox Study relations with the Metropolitan. levels depends on restoring the with its separate jurisdictions cese as an autonomous Church. this restrictive Archdiocesan en - Bible in stock. In some cases, cronyism has balance and synergy of clergy based on ethnicity diminishes Each subsequent Charter eroded vironment are many. The most Students attend the seminary been a factor in assignments. and laity working together. its mission to all of us. that autonomy. The delegates of profound is the Archdiocese and and then are not ordained. Ethnicity has been a factor in Restoring this balance must be The early Church, laity al - the 2000 Congress were con - the Orthodox Church in general Mediocrity is becoming the assignments. There are cases addressed. though living in the uncertain cerned that the new charter not in the United States has suc - norm within the Church. Ortho - where good priests were re - Financial administrative world about them, were yet take away the last remnant of cumbed to the tragedy of cleri - dox Fundamentalism needs to moved from parishes because costs to govern a relatively small strong of faith, following the autonomy of the Archdiocese. calism. The synergy of clergy be addressed. It is a factor at - they are not Greek enough. church of an estimated 440,000 Biblical tradition Jesus set at the The delegates to the 2002 and laity working together in a tracting a type of seminarian Cash payments either by clergy adherents have grown enor - Last Supper, gathered together Los Angeles Clergy Laity Con - respectful manner within the who is not appropriate for the themselves or influential layper - mously. The budget for 2014 is in upper rooms. The original gress, the last Congress with ethos of the accountability and future well-being of the Ortho - sons have determined assign - 27.3 million dollar to support a Disciples and later the Apostles meaningful input from the par - transparency, which is the Or - dox Church in America. ments. In general, our priests growing bureaucracy within the soon joined them. Laity discov - ticipants, made it clear that they thodox Way and the American The Archdiocese has also un - are troubled. They are afraid to Archdiocese and each Metropo - ered the empty tomb, then ran wanted an autonomous Arch - Way, has been lost. All commit - dertaken a policy of “Helleniz - speak their minds. Divorce rates lis. What do we get with that proclaiming the “Good News.” diocese in the USA. The even - tees are appointed. There is lit - ing” the Church. There is no de - are high among our Clergy. budget? Every parish in the Today’s Orthodox families can tual 2003 gift charter imposed tle turnover in the committees finition of this concept. One Clericalism has also created GOA is under pressure to raise do the same in their parishes. by the Patriarchate did not come related to the administration, fi - characteristic is to institutional - problems for parish administra - funds for parish, Metropolis and Surely the Good News must be forth for consideration before a nance, external affairs and the ize the Greek festival as a tion. Priests are assigned to Archdiocese administrative heard loudly again resulting in Clergy Laity Congress. It was seminary. fundraiser for parish operating parishes without interviews by costs. parish strength and a deeper eventually presented in New In this environment of cleri - costs because the concept of the parish council. When there NEW WAY NEEDED Faith in Orthodoxy. York as a fait accompli. This calism, Orthodox Christian Fun - tithing is not taught and encour - is not a good match, problems First-time observers to the modus operandi reflected the damentalism pervades as the aged. Ethnic youth dancing is emerge within the parish and 2014 Clergy Laity Congress George E. Matsoukas is poor status of the trust relation - new ethos of the Church. The now a ministry. Indigenous divisions become counterpro - have expressed that in adminis - Executive Director of the Ortho - ship between the hierarchy and seminary is producing priests Americans of Greek descent, ductive. If parish councils persist trative informational sessions dox Christian Laity, and the au - the laity and foreshowed what who believe they are fully in fourth and fifth generation, with their legitimate input, they the Archdiocese seems to be thor of A Church in Captivity: their relationship would be - charge of parish administration. have been marginalized. It is in - are threatened with being dis - playing a catch-up game. Like The Greek Orthodox Church of come. Even our best and more mature teresting to note that the devel - missed. The attitude is that the parish meetings, the main con - America. Hotelier George Markantonis’ Biggest Priority is Customer Satisfaction

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I need to be able to sit career-long pattern of taking on in front of mom and dad and important assignments that tell them what I did and not though not attractive, serve to have them say ‘a son of mine catapult talented people higher. did that?’” The Kerzners wanted him to He also values his Greek con - open an Atlantis in Dubai. “The nections, including “my annual last thing I had in mind was run - shot of Greece,” and the Ortho - ning off to the Middle East after dox Church – he is involved in 9/11 with two sons so I said ‘no the Greek Orthodox Church in thank you.’” the Bahamas, and supports Holy They again asked him just to Cross Seminary in Brookline, MA. fly there for a weekend with his There are 359 Greek families wife, Sarah. After a day, the cou - Atlantis Paradise Island, a sprawling resort in the Bahamas on aquariums, has 60,000 fish species, 4000 rooms, three beaches, in the Bahamas. “Most are from ple said “this is the next adven - 500 acres, features 140 acres of waterparks, river systems and and a golf course. Kalymnos and the Greek flag ture.” flies all over – they are the After a year, Markantonis were responding I saw they When he was offered Direc - and Michael (14) were born in tory. largest ethnic group there. The was asked to “Las Vegasize” the wanted me to stay.” tor of Conference and Conven - Las Vegas and next month the He was promoted six times hotel sponsors the annual Greek resort, which had a family ori - But he felt he let his family tion Services in Dallas, TX he couple celebrate their 20th an - during four hostile takeovers. Festival and the biennial Hel - entation. He added nightclubs down. In a twist on the Greek thanked them, but said “I don’t niversary. “In Las Vegas it’s automatic – lenic Ball and he hopes to install with acts he used at Caesars, Diaspora experience, he was the even know what that is.” They They postponed their honey - they cut all the key people. I a Greek restaurant in Atlantis. celebrity chef restaurants, and only one in his family who did said “You don’t need to. You moon for a year, and when must duck well because I was Markantonis closely follows all-adult swimming pools. not go to college. know rooms, you know food. Markantonis was first offered the only one to survive.” the Greek tourism industry. 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BIBLIA: A BOOK REVIEW COLUMN Gene Rossides Writes a New Book Revealing Kissinger’s Role in Cyprus

Continued from page 1 thority in the world. Cypriot sovereignty and the and secondary sources. In con - should be a truism that Ameri - Henry Kissinger’s crimes country’s non-aligned status, his cise language, his own and can credibility and prestige suf - diplomacy and great power against humanity committed in personal hostility towards Kissinger’s, the author reveals fer when it itself turns away strategy to have ever presided the name of American foreign Cyprus’ democratically-elected Kissinger’s thinking and his role from the rule of law. Yet, time over American foreign policy. policy interests in Africa, Asia, president, Archbishop Makarios, as a conspirator and provoca - and again we have had to re- Yet, the historical record is clear Latin America, and the Middle and his slavish deference to teur against Cyprus, “Kissinger learn this lesson. It was under – he was an abject failure as a East are well documented. Yet, Turkey, a rogue state which cared nothing for the territorial Henry Kissinger’s tenure that foreign policy statesman. In fact, Kissinger’s egregious actions in shared Kissinger’s scorn for in - integrity of Cyprus, or its inde - many of the worst episodes of Kissinger’s diplomacy produced Cyprus are often overlooked. ternational law, hence making it pendence. He went so far as the United States acting counter or contributed to a series of dis - Inasmuch as Rossides’ book an ideal partner for his machi - openly supporting a policy of di - to international law in the ser - asters whose scope and magni - helps to fill this stark omission nations in the Eastern Mediter - viding Cyprus between Greece vice of a mistaken sense of na - tude was unprecedented in the in the historical record, it is an ranean and Middle East, all con - and Turkey. On August 13 tional interest occurred. In fact, history of American foreign pol - invaluable work. verged in 1974 to produce crisis. [1974], in a meeting at the it is in the national interest of icy. Since 1974, Gene Rossides Backed by the bumbling US-de - White House with President the United States to support the A welcome addition to the has consistently and tirelessly pendent military dictatorship in Ford, Kissinger said, ‘some of my rule of law, and rectifying its critical studies that separate the worked to promote government Athens, on July 15, 1974, ultra - colleagues want to cutoff assis - wrong in Cyprus would be an Kissinger myth from the actual and public awareness, and to nationalist Greek Cypriot oppo - tance to Turkey—that would be important step in this direction” historical record is found in the contribute to a just resolution, nents of the Makarios govern - a disaster. There is no American (p. 191). 2014 publication, Kissinger & of the Cyprus Problem. Rossides’ ment carried out a coup d’etat, reason why the Turks should not One of the great strengths of Cyprus: a Study in Lawlessness,” activism has been premised on briefly toppling Makarios from have one-third of Cyprus.’ For this book, not only for Greek by Gene Rossides, a prominent, an uncompromising commit - miliar with the history of the power. Five days later, on July Kissinger, what he perceived as Americans but for all American longtime Washington civic ment to the principle of the rule Cyprus Problem. What needs to 20, Turkey launched a massive realpolitik trumped interna - citizens, also lies in the pro - champion of rule of law, as well of law. The principle of the rule be emphasized here is that the bombing assault and invasion of tional law” (p. 40). found relevance of its message. as one the most influential lead - of law is not only at the heart of Cyprus Problem is neither in - the island’s north on the pretext Rossides rightly observes that Henry Kissinger is one of the ers of the Greek-American com - the American constitutional, de - tractable nor the function of in - of restoring the constitutional the United States possesses suf - twentieth century’s worst war munity. (Rossides was Assistant mocratic system, it is the foun - terethnic conflict between the order of the sovereign Republic ficient influence to shape a just criminals, and to ignore his ac - U.S. Treasury Secretary in the dation for modern international country’s 80 percent ethnic of Cyprus. Although the coup and democratic solution to the tions is to condone his crimes. Nixon Administration, Founder relations, which the United Greek, 18 percent ethnic Turk - plotters quickly capitulated and Cyprus Problem based on the Kissinger is wanted for question - of the American Hellenic Insti - States officially supports and ish, and 2 percent Armenian constitutional order was reestab - rule of law. Any proposal for a ing in criminal investigations in tute, and Publisher of this news - promotes. However, Kissinger’s and Maronite populations; the lished by the legitimate Cypriot solution to the Cyprus Problem, Argentina, Chile, France, Great paper’s sister publication, Eth - contempt for the rule of law and Cyprus problem is a problem of government, ending Turkey’s like the obtuse and undemocra - Britain, and Spain. Our society nikos Kyrix.) disregard for all international illegal invasion and occupation pretext for intervention, Turkish tic Annan Plan, which was – its democratic values, rule of Rossides’ volume is of partic - norms and standards governing by Turkey. For centuries, Cyprus’ forces responded by expanding wisely rejected by the majority law principles, moral authority, ular interest and value for its relations in foreign affairs pro - different confessional and lin - their invasion, occupying the of Cypriot voters in 2004, that and simple decency, as well its careful and thorough decon - duced chaos and violence across guistic communities coexisted northern third of the island, and does not begin with an unqual - international reputation – is cor - struction of a specific case study much of the globe, including in peacefully. When interethnic vi - forcing a massive exodus of ified end to the illegal Turkish rupted by the celebration of that offers evidence for an in - Cyprus. olence, which was ultimately 200,000 Greek Cypriot refugees occupation of all Cypriot terri - Henry Kissinger as a great dictment of Kissinger’s broader Rossides is uniquely qualified very limited in scope, did occur, into the south, thereby achieving tory and the establishment of statesman. America’s failure to foreign policy and diplomatic to write authoritatively about it was deliberately manufac - Ankara’s actual longstanding full sovereignty for Cyprus is not push for a just solution in record as National Security Ad - Kissinger and Cyprus. The au - tured and sensationalized by the goal – the partition and ethnic only senseless and unjust, it is Cyprus is a symptom of the cor - visor and later as Secretary of thor’s rich experience in govern - British colonial authorities in cleansing of Cyprus. not viable. rosive impact of Henry State for Presidents Nixon and ment, his expertise in law, his the 1950s as a tactic to thwart For four decades, Kissinger The author makes the point Kissinger’s actions and immoral - Gerald Ford, from 1969 to 1977. activism on behalf of Cyprus – the Cypriots’ right to self-deter - has consistently denied any in - that the United States has a spe - ity in the U.S. foreign policy es - Indeed, Rossides’ meticulous going back as early as the 1950s mination. The same tactic was volvement in the tragic events cial obligation to bring about a tablishment. Rule of law is the study underscores the cata - – and his proximity to the actors taken up and continued by that took place in Cyprus in July just settlement of the Cyprus legal and moral compass that is strophic effects of Kissinger’s involved in the events described Turkey in the following decade and August 1974. In fact, CIA Problem because, thanks to necessary for a just resolution policy for Cyprus and, in the in his book make Rossides not as a way to undermine the Re - documents released to the pub - Kissinger’s actions, Washington of the Cyprus Problem and for process, throws into sharp relief only an invaluable observer and public of Cyprus, an indepen - lic in 2007 confirm Kissinger’s was a party to the Turkish inva - America’s rejection of the for - the tactics and norms that ex - analyst, but an important his - dent, democratic, and unitary extensive involvement in, and sion, partition, and occupation eign policy decay of Kissin - plain why Henry Kissinger has torical figure in his own right. state established by interna - support for, the anti-Makarios of Cyprus. Rossides writes, “in gerism. been a net loss for America’s The readers of this review tional treaty in 1960. coup, multiple failed assassina - the middle of the twentieth cen - strategic interests and moral au - are more than likely quite fa - Kissinger’s contempt for tion attempts against Makarios, tury, the United States led the Dr. Alexandros K. Kyrou is Pro - and “green-lighting” the Turkish way towards the institutional - fessor of History at Salem State invasion. Rossides makes all of ization of international law, giv - University in Salem, MA, where this clear through his deploy - ing democratic voices around he teaches on the Balkans, ment of impressive research and the world a chance to be heard. Byzantium, and the Ottoman THE HERALD SQUARE brilliant synthesis of primary In the twenty-first century, it Empire. TNH's Crossword Challenge My Big, Fat, Greek Happy Home 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 By Constantinos E. Scaros 10 11 12 13 In a scholarly article by de - 14 15 16 17 mographers Tanja van der Lippe, Marieke Voorpostel, Be - 18 19 20 21 22 linda Hewitt published in the July issue of the Demographic 23 24 25 Research journal, Greek couples argued the least about matters 26 27 28 29 30 of housework, paid work, and overall money issues, as com - 31 32 pared to 21 other European Countries. 33 34 35 36 37 The study involved hetero - sexual couples between ages 18 38 39 40 and 45, all living together and most married, from Austria, Bel - 41 gium, Czech Republic, Den - mark, Finland, France, Ger - 42 43 44 45 46 47 many, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Lux - 48 49 50 51 52 embourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. 53 54 55 The country in which couples argued the most about house - 56 57 58 59 60 work was Finland – over 90 per - cent – while in Greece only 28 61 percent squabbled over divvying In which European country do couples argue least about doing up the chores. the dishes and paying the bills? Belgium? Norway? Sweden? www.CrosswordWeaver.com Iceland led in terms of argu - No…Greece! ments over job-related issues, at ACROSS 1 7 W arehouse- style fur niture store 69 percent, while Greece, again, 1 Carson's Tonight Show predecessor 19 Tenors Lanza and Frangoulis was the lowest with 31 percent. 5 Negative 2 2 P op Band ___ Su pply As for overall money issues, 7 Soire e 2 3 G re ek Socialist Party (init.) Finland again, was highest, 10 Cel tics' Chief 2 4 P lyd. Lis a on Green Acres (init.) while Greece, the most harmo - 11 Where the action is 26 Atlanta's st. (abbrev.) nious in all three categories, tied 13 H B's Casablanca co-star (init.) 2 7 T rendy City withi n T ampa with Portugal for the low at 37 14 N YC Su bway line (abbrev.) 2 8 G raduate Mgmt. Admission Council percent. 15 Athenian Neighborhood (abbrev.) To some extent, the authors

18 Island where Revelation was written 30 Mount of Greek Gods argue, married couples argue 20 Polo line fas hion de sgnr. ( init.) 3 1 F lanked b y E and I less about financial matters as 21 Plyd. Re becc ca on Che ers (init.) 3 2 N ot sing ular they tend to be more stable fi - 23 "Mani and ____?" spa question 35 Actor Koteas nancially than their non-married

25 Flankers of FGH 36 Haze cohabitating counterparts. That 26 Greek f ast food 3 7 M os es Malone s aid it three times in 1983 might be true if looking at 28 Wr ote Elen i 3 9 A thenian Neigh borhood Greece by itself – in which case 29 Yepremian of football 41 Corp. moneyman (abbrev.) only 3 percent of the respon -

31 Teo of Indy 500 42 Perimeter dents were unmarried. But only 32 Dock et Mgm t. Sy stem (abb rev.) 4 3 I m pati ent ly amb itiou s 4 percent were unmarried in 33 Bla ck Sabb ath Ld. Singer (init.) 4 4 A n An cient Celtic god Poland and Slovakia, where 57 34 Unilateral Admin. Order (abbrev.) 45 GED alternative college student (abbrev.) and 61 percent, respectively, ar -

35 Questionable 4 6 S aint honored on May 5 gued about money. 38 A Swe athog 4 9 P lenty The results are telling insofar 40 Hove r 51 Smith of "God Bless America" fame as Finland, Norway, and Swe - 41 Canadian Inst. in Greece (abbrev.) 52 Folk singer Guthrie den, which consistently rank

42 Irritate 55 Flee high in quality-of-life polls, were 45 M ichael Jordan's nickname 58 Where injured sports plyrs, are placed (init.) at or near the top in all three of 47 Ginger Ro ger s' dnce. partn er (init.) 59 Richmond Cty., New York (abbrev.) the particular domestic argu - 48 Giant semiconductor chip maker 60 Cowboys' record-setting RB (init.) ment categories. 50 Bull Moose pres. (init.) Though the scholars empha - 51 A Karamanlis sized factors such as number of Solution to last week’s puzzle 53 Greek prefix meaning small children in the household, num - 54 Lugosi of Dracula fame S A A D I G O R O R E O ber of years of cohabitation, etc., 56 "Cat on _ ___ Tin Roof" (2 words) without actually revealing that 57 ___ King Cole O I C A R M I N E O D E data, they did not analyze or 58 I'll homonym L A R R Y A O R A G even discuss the large disparities 61 Astoria Greek church (2 words O T C A P R H O D E S based on the country in ques - N B A L H O P E B A tion. possible that Greek respondents But Mudallal, too, does not spec - DOWN Do Greeks have other things were less forthright in answer - ulate as to why that is. And it is 1 Prefix for sail or legal N E O P A G E S A M on their minds than these issues, ing – downplaying their house - particularly telling considering 2 Avg. Round Trip Time (abbrev.) F R A P P E A N G E L O S and thus do not spend time ar - hold spats? Not necessarily be - that Greece remains in the midst 3 NBA's "Answer" (init.) R A S M I N A Y guing about money? Are gender cause they wanted to receive the of a financial crisis. Could it be 4 Regional Signal Transmission Org. (RSTO) A I G A G N E W N roles in Greece more clearly-de - conductors of the study, but be - that in times of crisis, couples 5 Natural History Assn. (abbrev.) fined than in other European cause what to their counterparts stick together and argue less, in 6 Yours and mine G A Y D L E O L Y R A nations so as to obviate the need in other European nations might order to deal with the problems 7 Fuel O N R E T O F L E L for an argument (in other be deemed an “an argument” or outside the home as team? 8 51, to Nero. R O I L I A N R J E E P words, is it less likely that a “disagreement,” to Greeks is a It would seem the results of 9 Mr. Lincoln, informally A N I S T O N E A V B H Greek woman would even con - “discussion.” this initial study are intriguing 10 Alternative to cigarette or cigar sider asking her husband to In an article in Quartz maga - enough to be examined in I L A G V D N E O A 12 Type of red wine wash the dishes, as compared zine about the study, reported greater detail by other demog - 16 __ Jon Roth of the Scorpions A R E C A R O L E K to, say, a Finnish woman)? Zainab Mudallal concluded that raphers in future scholarly arti - Looking at it differently, is it Greeks are “living the good life” cles.

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ALL HISTORY Aletheia and Aleko, Two Highly Popular Psychics of the Vaudeville Era

By Steve Frangos sporting events such as wrestling vertisements. As these terms im - rences (Greenfield Recorder No - TNH Staff Writer or boxing during this same pe - ply Aletheia and Aleko names vember 13, 1913).” Aletheia riod, speaking in their native were always at the very top line soon began to hold sessions just CHICAGO- For ten full years, tongue always drew immigrant of the advertisement. In travel - for local women. The Aletheian, Aletheia and Aleko toured the crowds. ing from theater to theater from a magazine of some sort, was United States astounding audi - My claims to the huge success town to town Aletheia and Aleko soon published and available to ences with their psychic abilities. of Aletheia and Aleko are sup - were not always first given top- the audience. I make no claims for their true ported by the advertising the billing due to the popularity of From 1910 until 1918, powers as mentalists. Aletheia couple received. Vaudeville ad - running acts. Nevertheless when Aletheia and Aleko had been always claimed to be the only vertisements had a structure that not listed as the headliner, touring the United States con - genuine psychic who ever ap - is critical for our understanding. Aletheia and Aleko saw inclusion tracted annually to various peared upon the Vaudeville Slang terms, now popular, such in the advertising copy in some Vaudeville theater chains. In stage. Columbia University pro - as “top-billing” or “headliners” other prominently displayed or 1918, an exclusive contract was fessors were said to be stymied have their basis in theatrical ad - illustrated manner. signed with Alexander Pantages. by this couple’s uncanny abili - The act began to gain in A fellow Greek immigrant, Pan - ties. All that I can report, based renown as the phrase “No writ - tages once owned the largest in - on newspaper articles and ad - ing! No Questions!” began to see dependent chain of Vaudeville vertisements, gathered from inclusion in the duo’s advertis - theaters in the United States and around the nation, is that this ing. As the act evolved, as we Canada. It is at this moment that couple remained a hugely pop - hear in the November 15, 1913 Aletheia disappears from the act ular act from 1910 to 1920. De - edition of the Gazette and and Aleko becomes the central scribing Aletheia’s and Aleko’s Courier form Greenfield Massa - figure. Yet the “act” continues as performances, which did change chusetts: “Questions from all headliner on the Pantages cir - considerably in execution over parts of the house are answered, cuit. Aleko, is ever described as this decade, will provide the and in many instances names a “Grecian Telepathist,” who is foundation for our considera - are given and questions an - now assisted by a variety of per - tions here. swered to well-known people sons: “They are the only head - As succinctly described in a who had not asked verbally any - liners on a program which in - 1911 issue of Variety magazine thing.” Aletheia also began to cludes Aleko, a telepathist, in the core act was as follows: make public predictions such as: much drapery and in possession “Aletheia in Oriental garb, blind - “the election of Gov. Walsh, Pres. of a gift of gab so fluent that folded sits in the center of the Wilson, (the) Mayor of New Professor Presco has trouble in - stage, while Aleko, a big broad- York and many other occur - terrupting with his questions. In shouldered Greek in his native Instrumental to the aggregation is also Panthea attire, approaches different per - Aletheia’s and Alekos’ “the Delphian Oracle (Goodwin’s sons. After a whispered conver - success was their Weekly December 28, 1918).” sation, he asks Aletheia to tell ability to perform their Now, in this version of the the first name, initial, and wish act in nine different act, we see “the serious and of the person in question. This languages. This was adept demonstration of telegra - woman proceeds to do in a loud, especially helpful in phy given by Aleko, the Greek clear voice.” A variation on this drawing large crowd of mystic, who is ably assisted by format soon developed. “Aleko immigrants who spoke Panthea, the beautiful Grecian goes into the audience and asks little or no English, seeress, and Professor Presco, a questions in a whisper, so that and were able to enjoy student of telepathic science and Aletheia cannot possibly hear. the show in their a graduate of the National Col - She immediately repeats the native tongue. The duo lege of Sciences in Athens question and gives the answer. toured the United Greece (Ogden Standard De - An investigation of their work States, performing cember 31, 1918).” was made by a committee of sci - their immensely “Aleko, a tall man with a entists from Columbia Univer - popular act, from 1910 commanding presence, walked sity, in New York, who failed to to 1920. down into the audience, after a detect any mechanical con - brief announcement and invited trivances to make their feats pos - those in the audience to ask him sible (Seattle Star February 4, their questions, in a confidential 1911).” whisper. Meanwhile, on the While there were any number dants of the Seeress of the Del - unable to locate a full name for stage, Panthea and Presco en - of mind reading acts during this phian Oracle” who possess noth - either Aletheia or Aleko. The tered from a replica of the era Aletheia and Aleko were ing less than “Grecian Psychic couple is said in various news - Acropolis in Athens, behind unique as was fully recognized Marvels,” whatever those may paper accounts to be husband which was a beautiful drop de - at the time. “This act stands out be. and wife. Clearly, these two in - picting Old Athens in all her pre-eminent among the other We need to offer some back - dividuals were basing their per - glory of historic splendor. The acts of this nature in Vaudeville. ground to this sketch of Aletheia formance upon existing Ameri - two assistances took their seats Aletheia uses no writing pads or and Aleko Vaudeville Act. This can popular cultural beliefs of on the stage and then Aleko mechanical devices of any kind, was the era of Mentalism or Greeks. First Aletheia is pre - called out: “Answer the ques - and depends entirely upon the Spiritualism. A time of great sented alone on stage in “Ori - tion:” Presco answered: “I re - working of her mind to answer claims for those who professed ental garb,” which was always ceive the name of the lady as the multitudinous questions psychic abilities and what could in white with a full veil, which Mrs. Minnie Williams; he said hurled at her by the audience. be called the first era of ghost harkens back to American rec - promptly, “She is asking about There is a refined vein of humor busters. For public figures such ollections and notions of Greeks a diamond ring which she lost running through the turn which as H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan under the Ottomans. Eventually about a week ago. She will find gives it a most delightful finish Doyle and especially Harry Hou - Aletheia is shown in various ad - the ring under the corner of a (Times Dispatch January 28, dini all set about to disprove the vertisements in robes holding a rug in the home of her friend, 1912).” claims of all those who claimed Greek urn. While I could not Mrs. Walker, where it was acci - Aletheia is always described psychic powers. Initially the find an illustration or photo - dently dropped.” And there the as a psychic who possesses claims of those with psychic graph of Aleko, in costume, he ring was found, the very next telepathy and prophetic vision. powers made sense given the is always referred to as “a Greek day. Aleko is said to “share her pow - broader beliefs of the general poet in his native costume.” We need to know more about ers” which is how they are able Christian society of Europe and Since so much is made of this Greeks who performed or to communicate over any dis - North America. Since, God ex - point, and all the references to worked as promoters for Amer - tance. More than that Aletheia isted and influenced the lives of Delphi, I can only imagine that ican popular entertainments. and Aleko are also always de - men everywhere, then the dark Aleko was attired in some sort Assessing how much influence scribed as ethnic Greeks. Adver - side must also exist. If in the of robe. Greeks may have had, in the tisements in virtually every distant past men had contact Another critical point of past, on the popular imagina - newspaper announcing their ar - with angels, demons, fairies, Aletheia and Aleko’s overall suc - tion can help in a long overdue rival in local theaters makes this spirits and even God, then logi - cess on the Vaudeville stage was reconsideration of their history point in one form or another. cally, conceivable, such contacts that they could conduct their act in this nation. This is especially Various claims are made such as could be made—even today. in nine languages. Immigrants apt for any review of Aletheia Aletheia is “the new Sibyl of Del - There is much much more to from the 1880 to 1920 waves of and Aleko since being native- phi in Telepathy and Prophetic this period and the entire issue arrival to North America heavily born Greeks was always the cen - Vision;” or the couple is de - of Spiritualism but it is enough, attended Vaudeville given that tral organizing theme of their scribed as “Greek Mystics Who for our purposes here, to offer many of the performances did presentations. Read Your Secrets and Lay Bare this briefest of outlines. not require an understanding of All Mysteries;” “True Descen - Unfortunately, I have been English. Still, as we know from [email protected]

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LLC). whom process against the LLC may be served. mother, sister and her family. most people enjoyed his delight - Helen was a woman ahead of later German, occupations dur - Articles of Organization filed with the SSNY shall mail process to: 7014 13th Ave., Discovering his entrepreneurial ful sense of humor and hearing her time. Either out of necessity ing World War 2. But it was the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful spirit, he and his brother Van the spinning of a tall tale. He or choosing to transcend tradi - devastating earthquake of 1953 07/23/2014. Office location: Kings Co. SSNY Purpose. is designated as agent upon whom process 273892/19148 started Van's Pizza on the Outer would often say that people be - tion, especially in a "old Greek that crumbled the whole island against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall Banks in 1975. After building lieved a story more than they home" she decided to go it alone and their home which caused mail process to: PO Box 380529, Brooklyn, NY LEGAL NOTICE 11238 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. the business on the Outer Banks, believed the truth. Without a without a husband. Helen them all to move to the main - Notice of Formation of SOULBROVAS LLC. he and his brother moved to doubt, Ted's greatest passion worked full time in San Fran - land of Greece, with the aid of 273915/10801 (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, Elizabeth City in 1980 to start was loving his wife, Georgia "Jo". cisco in the field of computers friends. It was there in Piraeus (SSNY) on 06/04/2014. Office location: Kings Van's Pizza on Hughes Blvd. After losing his wife of over 58 when they were size of a large and Athens where Dennis grad - LEGAL NOTICE County. SSNY is designated as agent upon There he and his wife worked years in 2011, Ted's life was refrigerator. She got up every uated from several electrical and whom process against the LLC may be served. VYND MANAGEMENT, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar - SSNY shall mail process to: Mathew Woodruff, tirelessly to build a thriving busi - never quite the same. Together, morning at 5:00 a.m., put on a mechanical engineering schools. ticles of Organization filed with the Secretary 855 Blake Ave., 2D, Brooklyn, NY 11207. Pur - ness beloved by local patrons. they shared a lifetime full of business suit, and crossed the He came to the United States in of State of NY, (SSNY) on 06/24/2014. Office pose: Any Lawful Purpose . He retired with his wife in 2001. travel and adventure touching Bay Bridge to work in corporate December of 1967 to work as a location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as 273900/19155 agent upon whom process against the LLC may In retirement, he and his wife many lives along the way. They America for over 40 years to consultant for an engineering be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 82 Flan - embraced gardening and built a were loving and loyal to family earn a living to support herself firm. Desiring an American de - ders Rd., Westborough MA 01581. Purpose: manicured lawn and garden ad - and many friends who became and her daughter. She did what gree, he went back to school and Any Lawful Purpose. LEGAL NOTICE mired by many. He loved spend - family. We are happy that they many women of her generation received an engineering degree 273878/19138 Notice of Formation of NEW YORK OFF ROAD LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed ing time with his son and grand - are reunited in our Lord and dreamed of: she earned her own from the City College of New with the Secretary of State of New York, daughters, cheering on his Savior Jesus Christ. In addition money and made her own per - York. Dennis also pursued a LEGAL NOTICE (SSNY) on 03/17/2014. Office location: Olympiacos Football Club and to his wife, " Jo", he was also sonal and financial decisions. Master's degree from Columbia NASSAU COUNTY. SSNY is designated as 9 K’S PROPERTIES INVESTOR LLC, a do - agent upon whom process against the LLC may helping his brother's family at preceded in death by his par - Helen was a devoted single University in Nuclear Engineer - mestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on be served. SSNY shall mail process to: NEW Big Daddy's Pizza. He was a ents,Thomas and Georgia, and mother. She provided well for ing. He became a US citizen in 9/18/12. Office lo cation: Kings County. YORK OFF ROAD LLC, 60 BROAD ST., STE member of the Annunciation his sister Eftihia. Surviving are herself and her daughter, Mar - 1972 and lived in New York City. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom 3502 NEW YORK NY, 10004. Purpose: Any process against the LLC may be served. Lawful Purpose. Greek Orthodox Cathedral in three sons, Theodore T. of Cali - lene. There were summers at the He married the love of his life SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 657 273902/19154 Norfolk, VA. In addition to his fornia, Thomas E., and Timothy family home in Lake Tahoe, Patricia Aspacia of Norfolk, Vir - Snediker Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11207. General wife, he is survived by a son P. and his wife Jessica of Her - eight trips to Europe, and travels ginia in 1973, daughter of the Purposes. FUNERAL HOMES Grigorios (Greg) Alexopoulos shey; daughter, Samantha K. around the world. She took Mar - late Dennis and Irene 273870/10709 and wife Joni of Rye, NY; two Lopez and husband, Manny of lene with her to Europe four Mousouris. Dennis and Pat LITRAS FUNERAL HOME brothers, Athanasios Alexopou - Hershey; daughter-in-law times, staying up to six weeks at raised their children in Smith - LEGAL NOTICE ARLINGTON los and wife Voula of Greece and Martha Demopoulos, brother, a time. She exposed Marlene to town, Long Island before relo - 241 86TH ST. LLC, a domestic LLC, filed BENSON DOWD, INC Evangelos (Van) Alexopoulos Harry Demopoulos and wife fine international dining, the cating to Mathews County, Vir - with the SSNY on 6/4/14. Office location: and wife Aspasia of Elizabeth Rita, NY; and brother James De - opera, symphony, museums and, ginia in 1989. Dennis held many Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent FUNERAL HOME City, NC; a sister, Nerantzia mopoulos and wife Guinevere of most of all, the Greek culture jobs throughout his lifetime. He upon whom process against the LLC may be 83-15 Parsons Blvd., served. SSNY shall mail process to John (Rita) Alexopoulos Vlahos of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren and religious tenants of the traveled the world as a merchant Economos, 9120 Ridge Blvd., Brooklyn, NY Jamaica, NY 11432 Kitty Hawk, NC; three grand - and three great grandchildren. Greek Orthodox faith. She took marine, was a building inspector 11209. Latest date to dissolve 6/3/2044. daughters, Evangelia, Maria and Funeral Services will be held at Marlene to Greece to visit the for NY insurance firms, a con - General Purposes. (718) 858-4434 Aristea; and many nephews and 12:00 Noon on Monday, August villages where her paternal and sultant and ship designer for the 273869/10709 • (800) 245-4872 nieces. In addition to his parents, 4th in Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - maternal grandparents were US Navy, working for New York he was predeceased by a dox Cathedral, 1000 Yverdon born. She wanted Marlene to firms as well as the Newport LEGAL NOTICE APOSTOLOPOULOS brother-in-law, Dimitrios (Jim) Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011. In stay in Greece for one year to News Ship Yard. His major life's Notice of Formation of LOVE KITTY LLC a Apostle Family - Vlahos. Funeral services will be lieu of Flowers, memorial con - become immersed in the lan - work, together with his wife, (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed conducted Tuesday, July 29, tributions can be made to Holy guage and culture. Saturdays was establishing Greenpoint with the Secretary of State of New York, Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Annunci - Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - were either shopping in San Management LLC in 1978, a real (SSNY) on 03/17/2014. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon Funeral Directors of ation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, dral or the , 3544 North Progress Francisco at I. Magnin or City of estate management firm which whom process against the LLC may be served. RIVERDALE 7220 Granby St., Norfolk, VA of - Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg PA Paris, and lunching at Blums, all kept him active during his re - SSNY shall mail process to: LOVE KITTY LLC, ficiated by the Rev. Fr. George 17110. old San Francisco institutions tirement. Dennis attended the 3115 Clarendon Road, Basement Apt., FUNERAL HOME Inc. Brooklyn, NY 11226. Purpoce: Any Lawful Bessinas. You may express con - that are no longer, or attending Greek Orthodox Churches in Purpose. 5044 Broadway dolences to the family by visiting n GEORGE, HELEN a Cal football game at Memorial Norfolk, Newport News, and 273865/19132 New York, NY 10034 www.twifordfh.com. SAN FRANSISCO, CA (From the Stadium in Berkeley. The entire Richmond. He was a member of (212) 942-4000 San Francisco Chronicle, pub - family is rabid about Cal and Cal AHEPA (Newport News Chap - Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE n ARGES, STEVE lished on Aug. 1) – Helen Football. Names such as Oski, ter) and the Kefalos Society of LEGAL NOTICE HIGHLAND, IN (From the George Jul 29, 1916- Jul 29, Pappy Waldorf, Marv Levy, Craig Norfolk, Virginia. He is survived Notice of Formation of NEW JOB EMPLOYMENT CONSTANTINIDES Times, published on Jul. 23) – 2014. 1916 was a good year. Morton were part of her vocab - by his loving wife, Pat, and his AGENCY LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organi- FUNERAL PARLOR Co. zation filed with the Secretary of State of New Steve J. Arges, 88, of Highland The Boy Scouts were formed, ulary. From the time Marlene three children: Katie, Christina York, (SSNY) on 06/18/2014. Office location: (718) 745-1010 IN, passed away peacefully with Monet painted his masterpiece, was a little girl the daily mantra (husband John Kyrus), and Pete. Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon Services in all localities - his family by his side. Steve was Water Lilies, the Saturday was "You will study hard, get Dennis was the youngest of six whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mr. Ricardo Low cost shipping to Greece born in Tripolis, Greece, to the Evening Post had its premier good grades, and graduate from close siblings. Those in the Castro, 463 56th St, 2 Floor, Brooklyn, NY late Vasiliki and Dimitrios Arges publication, and President Wil - UC Berkeley." She was proud of States include his brother Spi - 11220. Purpoce: Any Lawful Purpose. (Argyropoulos). He leaves be - son sent troops to Mexico to Marlene's accomplishments. rangelos Maliagros (wife Heidi) 273861/19227 ANTONOPOULOS hind his darling wife Helene hunt down Pancho Villa. The Marlene graduated from UC and two sisters Matina (husband FUNERAL HOME, INC. whom he was blessed to spend best thing about 1916 was that Berkeley and earned a graduate Ross) Patinitotis and Evangelia Konstantinos Antonopoulos - 67 years together. Loving father Helen George (nee Kastanos) degree. Recently when the fam - (husband Stefanos) Apostolou. LEGAL NOTICE to Betty (Gus) Voukidis, George was born to Vasili and Marigo ily set up an endowment with He has two additional sisters EMUNAH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LLC, Funeral Director a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on (Pat) Arges, Demetria (George) Kastanos on July 29 in San Fran - UC Berkeley to provide scholar - who live in Greece: Barbara 6/9/14. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Bakris, and son Peter who who cisco. Helen was born to first ships to worthy needy youth, Maliagros and Anastasia Marcel - designated as agent upon whom process Astoria, New York 11105 preceded him in death. Proud generation Greek parents who Helen remarked to the staff, "I lou (late husband Andrea). against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1010 Cleveland St., (718) 728-8500 grandfather to Marika (Rick) immigrated to the United States want a youth to have what was Brother and sister-in-laws: Mark Brooklyn, NY 11208. Purpose: Educational Not affiliated with any Brooks, George (Jenny) via Ellis Island to seek a better not available to me." Helen had and Patricia Mousouris, and Dr. Consulting Services. Voukidis, Steve Voukidis, Athena life. Helen witnessed major his - a strong faith and belief in God, Alex and Mary Girevendulis. 273853/10709 other funeral home. Bakris, Louis Bakris, Christopher torical and cultural changes. and she was a member of the Dennis loved them very much (Hiral) Arges, Jason Arges, Joe When Helen was 13, the stock Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the and all his nieces and nephews: Merryweather (Sarah) and Dan market crashed, ushering in Ascension in Oakland since it Andrea and Denise Mousouris, tO PlAcE yOUR clASSIFIED AD, cAll: (718) 784-5255, Merryweather; and great- grand - years of severe poverty during was built in the '60s. Helen had George Patiniotis, Cathy (John) Ext. 106, E-mAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com father to Phoenix & Alanna the Great Depression. These a keen interest in politics, and Town, Taki (Christina) Apos - Voukidis, Eleanor Brooks, and events shaped Helen's life. She anyone who knows her knows tolou, Stamatina (John) Sardi - Jack Merryweather Dear brother grew up in crushing poverty, her party affiliation. Franklin nas, Jutta (Robert) Ferrer, Diana to Christos (Ismini) and Gus made easier with the support of and Eleanor Roosevelt were (Kalil) El Daher, Evangelia (Ste - Hot Springs, Ark.; 14 grandchil - Zoodoches Peghee Greek Ortho - (Dimitria) Arges. Beloved by a very large extended family. mythical figures in the house - lios) Chatzopoulos, and Christos dren; and 11 great-grandchil - dox Church in Hot Springs, Ark., many nieces and nephews as The best memories are family hold; the Roosevelts rescued (Sophia) Marcellos. The funeral dren. Jim graduated from col - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox well as friends. Veteran of World gatherings at the Richmond them from bruising poverty. He - will take place at the Annuncia - lege with a degree in Mechanical Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, War II Army Air Corps. Retired home of Vasili and Marigo. Al - len was a news junky reading tion Greek Orthodox Cathedral Engineering and held a Profes - Fla., and Annunciation Greek from Inland Steel after 42 years. most every Sunday relatives the "Chron" cover to cover daily. in Norfolk on Monday, August sional Engineering (PE) License Orthodox Church in Little Rock, Steve was a member of the Pan- from Oakland and San Francisco She watched the news and had 11th at 11AM. Donations to be in Arkansas and Louisiana. He Ark. He was also a member of Arcadian Federation, AHEPA and gathered to visit and partake in an intense reaction to the op - sent to the Greek Orthodox worked for CON ED in New York AHEPA (American/Hellenic So - served on the board of St. Sunday supper. Home-raised posing party. She never missed Church. Online condolences City, City Services Oil in West ciety) in Arkansas and Florida. Demetrios and St George Greek chickens and harvested vegeta - voting in an election, and stud - may be shared with the family Texas and Tulsa, Okla., Civil En - In addition to Golf, in his youth Orthodox Church. Funeral on bles were used to make home - ied the issues intensely. At age at www.hdoliver.com. gineering Companies in Fort Jim played NYC League baseball Thursday,July 24th at 10 a.m. at made traditional Greek dishes. 98 she slowed down a bit, and Smith and Little Rock, Ark., and he loved sports. His favorite St. George Greek Orthodox Razor thin phyllo dough, that only in the last few weeks did n SIGANOS, JAMES Lockheed Martin at NASA in teams were the Arkansas Razor - Church, 528 W. 77th Ave. Scher - can now be purchased in every she become ill with heart failure; LITTLE ROCK, AR (From the New Orleans, La., and his last backs, LSU Tigers, New York erville, IN, the Rev. Constantine supermarket, was made at home but she was active and happy Log Cabin Democrat, published job was for the Arkansas Depart - Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, and Aliferakis officiating. Memorial from scratch. Every New Year's until the last day of her life, on Jul. 26) – James George ment of Environmental Quality New Orleans Saints. Jim and his donations can be made to St. Day Vasili's name day was cele - when she died on her 98th birth - ""Jim"" Siganos, 76, died Mon - in Little Rock. He retired in 2008 wife Carla spent eight years in George Greek Orothodox. brated with 60-70 relatives at - day at home peacefully with day, July 14, 2014, at Baptist at the age of 70. Jim served in New Orleans and Slidell, La., liv - tending to honor and respect Marlene and Nick at her side. Health Medical Center in Little the U.S. Army at Fort Chaffee, ing on the golf course and en - n DEMOPOULOS, Helen's father. Helen was raised She loved her son-in-law like a Rock. Jim was born Feb. 26, Fort Smith, Ark., and was a joying Cajun festivals, Saints THEODORE in a large family with six sib - son and he was devoted to her 1938, in New York City, N.Y., to member of the American Legion Games and Gulf Coast beaches. HERSHEY, PA (From the Harris - lings: Dora, Jimmy, Irene, Stella, in return. All in all. hers was an Greek Immigrant Parents George in Hot Springs Village. He was a Then nine years in Mayflower in burg Patriot-News, published on Christine, and Esther, all of ordinary life well lived. She in - James Siganos and Fotini golf marshal in the village for their log home on a farm enjoy - Jul. 31) – Theodore "Ted" De - whom preceded her in death. herited a legacy from her par - Siganos of Samos, Greece, who 14 years at DeSoto and Isabella ing a menagerie of farm animals mopoulos, 88, of Hershey, Helen, until the day she died, ents that she passed down to her became proud American citi - golf courses. Jim served as usher, and fostering for C.A.R.E. for An - passed into eternal life on July talked about the good times she daughter. The struggle for exis - zens. He was hospitalized for a reader, choir member, altar as - imals. In 2000, they bought a 27, 2014. He was born June 16, had in Los Gatos spending the tence became a distant memory sudden attack of viral encephali - sistant and Festival Worker at home in ""golf heaven"" Hot 1926 in Mazeika, Greece and summers at her cousins' playing and in fact life had become very tis on the afternoon of Saturday, Springs Village, Ark., where they was raised in the Bronx, NY. He with Dora Rubiales, Nick comfortable. When her parents, June 28, 2014. Jim was an avid this is a service have lived for 14 years, winter - was a WWII Navy Veteran. He Triantos, Lucy Malandaris and Vasili and Marigo greeted her on golfer and played his last 18 to the community. ing in Florida since 2008. Jim earned his Bachelor of Science the Parashis brothers. Helen did the other side they said, "Well holes with friends on Friday, Announcements of deaths was a wonderful Christian, hus - in Engineering at NYU. He re - well in school and was an hon - done, well done." Helen is sur - June 27, 2014. He is survived may be telephoned to the band, brother, father, grandfa - ors student consistently through - vived by her loving and devoted by his wife of 31 years, Carla classified Department of ther, great-grandfather, golf out her middle and senior school daughter, Marlene; her son-in- Antonia Siganos; sister, Matia the National Herald at buddy, friend and straight-man. Days and dates of funerals, years. She graduated from Rich - law Nick; and niece, Marilyn Vamvounakis of Land O' Lakes, (718) 784-5255, His laugh was contagious. He memorials, and other events di - mond High School in 1933, Sardonis. Funeral services will Fla.; five daughters, Stephanie monday through Friday, could not tell a lie or keep a se - rectly correspond to the original ranking 5th in her class. Helen be on Monday, August 4th at the Anderson, Sandie Six, Christie 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESt cret and was quick to say ""I'm publication date, which appears had dreams and goals of attend - Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Siganos of Van Buren, Ark., She - or e-mailed to: sorry."" He was an excellent at the beginning of each notice. ing a university, preferably UC Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Avenue lia Beene, of Mount Vernon, [email protected] dance partner and his hugs were Berkeley. A Richmond High law Oakland, followed by a lun - Ark., and Lydia deSambourg of unforgettable. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Signs of an Economic Recovery are Beginning to Take Shape in Greece

Four years after asking inter - economists polled by Bloomberg brought on by the global finan - national lenders for bailouts forecast a 0.5 percent contrac - cial crisis and Greece’s home - that came with attached harsh tion, while the bank’s chief grown debt problems, many austerity measures that created economist put the figure at -0.3 economists are predicting mod - record unemployment and deep percent. If it comes in better est growth in the second half of poverty, Greece’s struggling than that – and positive – that 2014. economy is already showing could rejuvenate confidence in Since the recession started in signs of coming back and gain - the stock market and the rest of 2008, Greece’s economy has ing strength, the Paris-based Or - the economy, the Eurobank shrunk by around a quarter, ganisation for Economic Coop - study said. partly because the government eration and Development The study, conducted by aca - had to impose tough deficit- (OECD said. demics Andrew Eggers and slashing measures, such as According to the latest data, Alexander Fouirnaies, examines spending cuts and tax hikes, to the OECD’s composite leading what happens in an economy get its public finances into shape indicators (CLI) for the Greek when the growth rate hovers in return for international economy rose to 102.81 points around zero. bailout loans from its European in June, with 100 indicating a GOOD STATS euro partners and the Interna - long-term growth trend. Greece’s economy is shrink - tional Monetary Fund. CLI are designed to forecast ing at its slowest rate in nearly Capital Economics analyst curving points in an economy – six years, official figures James Howat said the Greek either acceleration or a slow - showed, reinforcing hopes that economy appears to be “slowly down – six months before this the end of the country’s punish - emerging from the abyss.” But occurs. The CLI stood at 102.71 ing recession is in sight. he warned that recovery re - in May, having been treading The Statistical Authority said mains anemic, particularly above-100 ground continuously Greece’s economy was only 0.2 within industry and among con - since October 2013. This reflects percent smaller in the second sumers, despite an expected a slowdown in the recession, quarter than it had been a year tourism boon. which shrank 0.9 percent in the AP PHOtO/PEtROS GIANNAKOURIS earlier — the lowest since the “Growth remains too weak first quarter of 2014, year-on- Greece's Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras talks to reporters while presenting budget third quarter of 2008. for the country to reduce its year. execution figures at the finance ministry in central Athens, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. In the first quarter, the Greek huge public debt without signif - Prime Minister Antonis economy was 1.1 percent icantly more outside help,” he Samaras, who has stuck to his in the polls, has been touting The Hellenic Statistical Au - Eurobank shows encouraging smaller, slightly worse than pre - said. guns with austerity despite see - what he calls a “success story” thority (ELSTAT) this fall will signs and the possibility the GDP viously thought. The statistics ing his New Democracy Conser - and recovery, although some in - release an initial estimate on the will not shrink for the first time office does not publish quarterly (Material from the Associated vatives and its coalition partner dicators are not good and job - performance of the economy al - in 24 consecutive quarters. figures. Press was used in this report) the PASOK Socialists take a hit lessness is still a problem. though an initial projection by According to Eurobank, most After six years of recession Greek Navy Joins Coast Guard in Patrolling Sea for Migrants Greece Mulls

ATHENS – With the Coast The patrols are concentrating and Miltiadis Varvitsiotis. assigned to each. between 2010-13 as immigra - Impact of Guard unable to cope with the on attempted infiltration as well The initial plan had been to The beefed up security oper - tion inundation has increased rising tide of illegal immigrants from Africa and with people put all six of the Navy’s gun - ation is being paid by the gov - and the country has also been trying to sneak into the country fleeing the Syrian Civil War as boats at the coast guard’s ser - ernment, not the European trying to deal with a crushing Embargo on by sea, the Greek Navy will join well as conflicts elsewhere in vice. Union’s border protection economic crisis. the fight. the Middle East. They were to display Coast agency Frontex. A recent request by Public The Navy has put two gun - Merchant Marine Ministry of - Guard insignia so their presence Greece has complained bit - Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias Its Farmers boats and a frigate to the task ficials said providing aid to the in the Eastern Aegean could not terly that the European Union for extra European Union funds of trying to stop immigrants Coast Guard, which has been ac - be construed as an act of ag - does too little to help Greece, to bolster Greece’s border secu - Greek regional authorities are who continue to come, many cused of pushing back immi - gression by Turkey, Kathimerini the southernmost entry point rity was rejected by European trying to figure out how much a from Turkey, in a desperate bid grant boats, was discussed in a said it was told. into the bloc and the first desti - European Home Affairs Com - Russian food embargo imposed for a better life, even though meeting between Prime Minister However, it was finally de - nation for most illegal immi - missioner Cecilia Malmstrom af - on the West in retaliation for many drown when rickety and Antonis Samaras and the minis - cided that two gunboats and a grants. ter she had approved 3.4 million sanctions over Ukraine will cost overcrowded craft capsize or ters of Defense and Merchant frigate would be used, for now, Frontex’s budget for Greek euros from the EU’s Internal Se - farmers and the state. sink. Marine, Dimitris Avramopoulos with two Coast Guard officers operations has fallen 40 percent curity Fund. Officials in seven prefectures assessed the impact, particularly on prized Greek peaches, ahead of a meeting on Aug. 14 in Brus - sels of European agricultural ex - Foreclosure Bill Remains in Limbo, Cyprus Plan Unsettled perts. Authorities in Imathia, Pella, Kozani, Larissa, Florina, Pieria NICOSIA- Failure to pass a fore - ades, who reneged on a cam - The Mail also said. Cyprus to be eligible for the next the next tranche, let alone the and Thessaloniki have started closure bill as demanded by in - paign vow he wouldn't allow “We have demonized some installment in bailout aid. tranches after that?” recording the value of the ternational lenders could under - bank accounts to be touched to issues. Without a healthy bank Finance Minister Harris If Cyprus doesn't get its next planned exports of peaches and cut Cyprus' recovery, analysts pay for the bankers mistakes, system we have no economy. Georgiades also warned that if installment of 400 million euros other products that have been said. has stuck stringently to reforms The banks may be blamed for a Cyprus` sixth bailout tranche it could spell trouble for the gov - canceled by Russian firms. “It’ll put the entire program insisted upon by the Troika, but lot of things but that doesn’t was not disbursed in time, “we ernment to meek payrolls and The information is being sent in jeopardy, not just the next the foreclosure bill is in limbo. mean that debtors shouldn’t pay will face difficulties and conse - pay bills. to the Agricultural Development tranche of assistance, but the As it did in Greece, which re - their loans,” the CBC Governor quences beyond our control and The Interior Minister has said Ministry, whose officials have ones after that as well…count moved a ban on foreclosures said. planning.” that the government has enough been working closely with those on it,” economist Mike Spanos even though many people hit by Georghadji told Parliamen - Evdokimos Xenofontos, for - cash to keep operating and pay at the Development and Finance told the Cyprus Mail. pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pen - tarians that out of €52.5 billion mer Deputy Chairman at the salaries only until November. ministries to draft a strategy for Cyprus received a 10 billion sions and worker firings, the in loans, €10 billion had homes Bank of Cyprus, agreed. “This is Spanos says the ripple effect minimizing the impact of the euro bailout last year from the Troika wants to make it easier as collateral and €4.0 billion of not “This is not scaremongering could have serious conse - Russian ban on Greek producers. Troika of the European Union- for banks to seize property in those were non-performing. either,” Xenofontos said. quences. The government said the International Monetary Fund- Cyprus. Apart from the banks, rejec - “It’s common sense. If you “Think of contractors already farmers would be held harmless European Central Bank (EU- Failure to pass the foreclo - tion of the bill would spell trou - fail to live up to an agreement working on government pro - with payments from the state or IMF-ECB) but tha came with sures bill will lead to banks fail - ble for state finances. with your lenders, whoever they jects, they’d stop being paid, to European Union, or both, but attached austerity measures and ing the scheduled stress tests, The bill must be approved might be but especially the give you just one example. The have to get a waiver from rules bank confiscations. Central Bank Governor (CBC) before the next Eurogroup Troika, then why they would effects would spread like can - preventing agricultural subsidies. President Nicos Anastasi - Chrystalla Georghadji warned, meeting in mid September, for they ever consider giving you cer.” Agricultural Development Minister Giorgos Karasmanis said he had discussed the problem with the European Commis - sioner for Agriculture and Rural Cyprus President: a Two-State Solution is Not an Option Development Dacian Ciolos, Kathimerini said. He added that Greece – to - Continued from page 1 for a resolution? stagnant positions and opinions gether with Spain, Italy and NA: Whether or not there that did not bring about resolu - France, which also export by Turkey has created a new re - have been missed opportunities tion during the past 40 years, peaches – had sent a joint memo ality. As time passes, there is a is up to future historians to offering new perspectives aimed to the European Commission, risk that this reallocation will judge. It is not helpful to look at creating a new dynamics. We proposing a common approach become permanent. I am very upon the past with a critical eye. hope soon to have the appropri - to dealing with the fallout of the anxious about this, and my con - Rather, the past should help us ate response from the other ban. cern is not to allow there to be define the future. Again, I be - side. A statement by the Agricul - a permanent division of Cyprus. lieve the right solution will be a THERE IS NO PLAN B tural Development Ministry My message, then, on the oc - situation in which everyone – TNH: How do you assess the noted that a “first round of talks casion of this tragic anniversary, Greek-Cypriots and Turkish- progress of the peace talks? Do on the expert level” in Brussels is this: we must prevent, at all Cypriots – will win. you share the view of those who would lead to the calculation of costs, a permanent division of Once the problem has been say that the Turks are trying to damages for each of the affected Cyprus. The future of our coun - resolved, Cyprus must play a re - create conditions that preceded EU member states. try and our children will be gional role much greater than the request of recognition of Speaking to SKAI TV, Deputy brighter and more hopeful if we might be expected from a coun - their puppet regime? Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourk - succeed and overcome obsta - try that small in size. It is the only NA: Talks have resumed un - oulas would not say what cles, and make possible the country in our region that exem - der the agreement reached be - amount in damages Greece is elimination of dividing lines, plifies coexistence between Chris - tween the two leaders on Feb - planning to request from the EU through a federated Cyprus, tians and Muslims, and maintains ruary 11, and has since been but said that if it’s not enough where the EU’s Acquis Commu - excellent relations with Israel and actively pursued. As for our that Greece would ask for more. nautaire will be valid through - all the Arab states. part, we are committed and en - Estimates of the losses likely out the country. A solution would also allow gaged in this, and we want to to be sustained by producers this COEXISTENCE for the utilization of hydrocar - Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades continue and the successful con - year range from 50-200 million TNH: Do you think there bons in the Eastern Mediter - clusion of the talks. euros. Peach producers from the have been missed opportunities ranean and create conditions for reconciliation between Greece has always been this two-way Regarding your second ques - northern region of Macedonia and Turkey. relationship, where at times the tion, there is no Plan B. Turkey compiled a joint petition with At the same time, a solution Turkish-Cypriot leadership has tried to gain that recogni - representatives of road haulage would help to create a better (Denktash) guides develop - tion for 40 years and failed. The firms, packaging companies and This Week in Greek History: sense of stability and to attract ments in Cyprus or when the integration of the totality of the others. significant investment, to the army in Turkey decides every territory of Cyprus to the Euro - The farmers are appealing to benefit of all legal residents. move at the negotiating table. pean Union in 2004, with reaf - Brussels for immediate action to The Knights Conquer Therefore, there are so many That Turkey maintains more firmation from the United States avert an “economic disaster” that of the benefits a solution will than 40,000 troops in the occu - and the international commu - they said the Russian embargo bring, that I see no reason why pied territory, however, and nity, reaffirms that a two-state would bring. Rhodes we cannot succeed. My wish plays a role as political mentor solution is simply not an option. According to the petition, the and my hope is that the other and financial sponsor, renders The context of the solution is in Russian ban “is provoking incal - side will see it that way as well, it the most important factor in place; what remains is to agree culable damage to the peach in - TNH Staff the Rhodians succumbed. The and we can work toward a day the equation. on the content. dustry in the middle of the har - Knights also established a when we celebrate the anniver - I do not want to give an opin - TNH: On this 40th anniver - vest, the most profitable season.” August 15 is known through - stronghold in the neighboring sary of the solution, not the dark ion as to the true will of the sary of the invasion, is there But Greek officials down - out Greek Orthodoxy as the island of Kastellorizo. anniversary of the invasion. Turkish Cypriots; the Turkish- anything else you would like to played disaster talk and said the Feast Day of the Assumption of The Knights in Rhodes grew WIN-WIN SCENARIO Cypriot community also is not convey? embargo on Greek exports ap - the Virgin Mary into Heaven. stronger as a military force, and TNH: Do you think Turkey politically monolithic. What NA: This spring completed pears limited in the sense the But that date is also impor - repelled attacks in 1444 by the would every allow Turkish- troubles us is procrastination, or 50 years of presence of the UN majority of agricultural products tant to Christianity in another Sultan of Egypt, and one by Ot - Cypriots to live among Greek- rather the contradictory mes - peacekeeping force in Cyprus, have already been exported to respect. On August 15, 1309, toman Sultan Mehmed II, in Cypriots if they so choose? Is sages we get from the other and a few weeks ago, 40 years Russia. 605 years ago, the Knights of 1480, who had his eye on con - Turkey an obstacle to the Turk - side. That while we often hear from the black anniversary of They calculated damages to St. John conquered the Greek quering the Knights. But in ish-Cypriots to express their true public statements and positions the invasion. I do not think the exporters reaching “no more island of Rhodes. 1522, another Ottoman sultan, will? on the need for immediate set - there is a single Cypriot on this than 50 million euros,” as reports The Knights fled Jerusalem Suleiman the Magnificent, de - NA: Turkey has always been tlement of the Cyprus problem, island who does not want the of trucks loaded with unsold pro - to escape the growing forces of livered over 100,000 men to the the key to the solution. It is not and assurances to third parties comprehensive settlement of the duce were forced to return to Islam, and sought refuge in island. The Knights, though they the only player on the chess - that Ankara is ready to con - Cyprus problem, and the right Greece. Cyprus. fought valiantly, only had a board, but it is the key. tribute to the solution, in prac - to dignity, without fear and un - “The Foreign ministry will But not happy becoming em - force of 7,000 and were de - You know, in the history of tice we see that readiness result certainty of life. move along the lines of offsets,” broiled in Cypriot politics, the feated within six months. The Cyprus, particularly in the his - in concrete actions. We, therefore, as political a ministry official said after a key Knights sought a new home in surviving Knights escaped to tory of the Turkish-Cypriot com - We, however, try to reformu - leaders, are obligated not to dis - meeting of the players. That which to preserve Christianity, Sicily, and Rhodes was subjected munity and its relationship with late the rules of the game, if you appoint our country, our coun - would include “a compensatory and after two years of fighting, to Muslim rule. Turkey in the negotiations, there want to break the deadlock, and trymen, and history yet again. bouquet of things.” 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014

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"In August there is no news, or even if there were, we do COMMENTARY not pay attention," once said the Italian writer/philosopher Umberto Eco, portraying with a few words the relaxed mood with which people go about their lives during that month. The Greek crisis, however, seems to be bucking that theory. How, The Current U.S. Interest in Cyprus: “Trust, but Verify” for example, can any of us ignore the recent Wall Street Journal article that refers to unemployed Greeks over 50, noting that many of them are highly unlikely to ever again in their lives WASHINGTON, DC – In the fully developed, That’s what’s basi - matter of the fact is that the have a full-time job? past two months, we have wit - and more impor - cally changed; it’s Government of Turkey, in my The first reaction, of course, might be: so what else is new? nessed unprecedented engage - tantly, how it will become a gen - view, is coming to understand, In other words, those who have not been seduced by the rosy ment on the Cyprus issue by the be exported. Biden uinely strategic not for any noble reasons, but statements made by Greek officials, relaying success story after Obama Administration, namely, underscored this partner of the for practical reasons, that the success story of the surpluses and other economic good news, Vice President Joe Biden. I have point when he USA.” There are status quo on the island does know full well what is happening in the homeland. never seen anything like it in spoke at the 2014 other areas that are not benefit them economically, They know, for example that this “1.5 million unemployed” my 27 years of advocating for Clergy Laity Con - also defined as militarily and politically. And number is not merely an impersonal statistic, but that these Cyprus with the American Hel - gress in Philadel - strategic, and Biden there is significant potential are real people – “living” in Greece. (We place “living” in quotes, lenic Institute (AHI). phia. He said: “The continued, “On the benefit for Turkey in a bizonal, intentionally, because how can one plagued by such rampant The vice president’s visit to exciting discoveries issue of counter- bicommunal federation.” unemployment and doomed to the inability to escape it, actually Cyprus was historic. It was the of natural gas and terrorism, Cyprus is Biden’s remarks at the live?) first time in 52 years a sitting oil offshore in by NICK an essential link to Clergy-Laity Congress demon - The Journal article is valuable, indeed, because in the midst vice president visited there. He Cyprus and Israel, LARIGAKIS our war on terror - strated his further, active en - of a lazy summer it spotlights Greece’s major problem – unem - also hosted two off-the-record as well as potential ism. Essential Part - gagement on the issues. There, ployment – which like a time bomb threatens to explode and meetings at the White House discoveries in Special to ner! That is no hy - he stated he raised the issues in shake the very foundations of Greek society. with leaders of the Greek Amer - Greece and The National Herald perbole; that is conversations with Turkish Greece’s unemployment figures far worse than other coun - ican community. One was a pre- Lebanon, have an absolutely true. Prime Minister Erdogan. There, tries whose economies have been hamstrung by high unem - trip briefing and the second a opportunity to position the re - Counter-terrorism is an area of he also stated publically that ployment, such as the United States. It is significant, for in - post-trip debriefing. I had the gion as a global energy hub, and strategic partnership, and pre - Turkish troops should be re - stance, that approximately 18% of men in Greece between the privilege to attend them. we have no bones about it from venting the spread of weapons moved from Cyprus. “I opened ages of 40 and 59 lost their jobs last year (according to Euro - Folks who follow the Cyprus the very beginning. And under of mass destruction, including up and made clear the U.S. po - stat). issue know Biden is no stranger international law, Cyprus owns the removal of serious chemical sition that although it was a By comparison, among that same age group in the U.S., to Cyprus. He is probably the access to these valuable fields weapons and the prevention of Cypriot negotiation, there was only 8.2% had lost their jobs in 2010, the worst part of Amer - most well-educated and well- within the region.” re-acquiring the nuclear and is and can only be one gov - ica’s Great Recession in terms of unemployment. The number versed public official on the nu - But exporting it out of the re - weapons, little Cyprus has taken ernment, one Cypriot, Greek in the U.S. has dropped annually, and fell to 5.7% last year. ances of the Cyprus issue. For gion is important. The United on an outsized role in our pure Cypriot government, on the is - Equally disappointing is Greece’s unfavorable comparison this result, credit must be given States and others would prefer national interest in our strategic land, with no Turkish troops on to Spain and Italy, countries that have also been plagued by re - to the Greek American commu - that it be piped through Turkey. relationship. But it’s not just a the island,” he said. cession over the past few years. nity’s grassroots. For example, This will never happen because strategic partnership; it’s a As extremely important as Time and again we have emphasized in this space the dan - it was the then American Hel - it would have to go through growing strategic partnership.” these comments are, it would gerous long-term consequences high unemployment in Greece lenic Institute Public Affairs Cyprus’s Economic Exclusive For the United States to ben - be helpful to see additional can generate. And we will do so in the future, as many times Chairman Dr. Dean C. Lomis, Zone (EEZ) and without a set - efit fully from this strategic re - signs that the vice president’s as necessary, regardless of whether we sound disagreeable to along with members of AHI- tlement, it’s a non-starter. lationship Cyprus needs to be statements are the administra - those who overemphasize macroeconomic achievements which, Delaware back in 1974, who Therefore, energy has been the free and united. A settlement tion’s policy. Signs Turkey will mind you, we in no way underestimate, much less deny – we met with Biden to educate him number one catalyst for in - must be reached that is just and cease its intransigence on these only wish to see them presented in the proper context. about the conflict and who have creased U.S. engagement, mak - viable, incorporating the norms issues and play a constructive We will continue to write about the need for drastic reduc - been keeping him informed ever ing Cyprus a strategic partner of democratic principles. The role would also be welcomed. tion in Greece’s unemployment rate – drastic, we say, because since. of the United States, United States can go a long way Turkey has not shown its will - it is ludicrous to think that a small reduction in a country Without Biden’s strong sup - In Philadelphia, Biden to make it happen. The vice ingness to do this. In the past, where the rate is an astronomical 27% would make any signif - port through the many years as added: “…Cyprus…has become president has started. Turkey has manipulated the ne - icant impact. Otherwise, there cannot be substantial improve - chairman of the Senate Foreign a genuine, strategic partner. In Cyprus, he stated: “The gotiations through the Turkish ment in economic conditions. Relations committee (along Cypriot leader. Turkey’s interests The longer the rate stays this high, the harder it will be to with Senator Paul Sarbanes) on Cyprus are not the same of reverse the situation. who knows where this issue the people of Cyprus. Unfortu - would be today. Furthermore, nately, not much progress has we certainly would not have been made as evidenced by the been as successful in having lack of movement on confi - Hey Iraq, We’re Baaack Congress impose an arms em - dence-building measures. This bargo on Turkey immediately is reality. Biden and the State following Turkey’s invasion Department would be wise to In one of the most striking American foreign policy about- were it not for his assistance at understand it. While it’s ex - faces in recent years, President Obama has resumed combat in the time. tremely important for negotia - Iraq. Even though withdrawing American troops from that This year, Cyprus received tions to proceed, they cannot country was one of his key promises in 2008, when he first ran high-level visits from U.S. De - succeed if the Turkish Cypriots for president. partment of State Assistant Sec - will continue to take their in - In a masterful media campaign, the president outlined that retary Victoria Nuland in Febru - structions from Ankara and the this is not a full-fledged return, but one subject to specific ary; and just two weeks ago, on political will is absent. terms: first, there will be no boots on the ground. Second, our the heels of the vice president’s Therefore, the United States air force will not become the Air Force of the Iraqis and Kurds. visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary government must continue to And, finally, that cooperation in this effort is expected of our of State for European and put open pressure on Turkey. As Iraqi allies, religious groups, and various factions. If they do Eurasian Affairs Amanda Sloat a community, we must do our not prove that they want to save themselves, the president and Deputy Assistant Secretary part to remind policymakers of said, then how can we save them? of Defense for European and Vice President’s Biden’s encour - Obama seems to believe what he says. He does not want to NATO Policy James Townsend. aging remarks. Because as his - become involved in a new military misadventure – either in What does all this mean? toric and important as the re - Iraq or elsewhere. Too many Americans have died fighting in The only plausible explana - cent flurry of comments and faraway foreign lands. The United States has spent too much tion is that Cyprus now has the visits have been, we need to be of its wealth on such wars. It is time to look after our own potential to be a major energy vigilant and adopt President country. supplier for Europe and beyond. Reagan’s slogan, “Trust, but ver - Quite correctly, the president added, in an interview with This is a game-changer. How - tNH ARcHIVES ify!” New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, that the greatest ever, as long as the Cyprus issue US Vice President Joe Biden with Cypriot President Nicos Anas - danger to our country is ourselves. The force that weakens us remains unresolved, it will com - tasiades before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the Nick Larigakis is President of is ourselves. promise how this energy will be Cypriot capital Nicosia on Thursday, May 22, 2014. the American Hellenic Institute This country has unlimited potential, he said, from energy, to technology, to the economy. What remains to be done is to have our two parties cooperate with one another because the way they behave sometimes paints the same picture as the Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris feuding parties in Iraq. That is all well and good, except the United States in various times throughout its history has tried to remain neutral, not to A Leader in Cyprus ades paid the proper attention to the over - sion of this tragic anniversary, is this: we enter the polemic fray abroad, but eventually, for one reason riding national issue – the Cyprus problem. must prevent, at all costs, a permanent di - or another, has been unable to stay out of the quarrel. It is not all that surprising that a national He made clear from the beginning his vision of Cyprus.” As former Secretary of State George Schultz in a recent op- problem – the Cyprus problem – that has readiness and willingness to achieve a so - And this is the essence. ed piece in the Wall Street journal warned, in “tumultuous endured for 40 years without much hope lution. Despite its willingness to help, Athens is times,” as are these, the world needs a strong United States. of immediate resolution does not seem all He has the makings of a leader who can struggling with its own crisis, and while The problems, as we see them, are two: that compelling to some, even as it remains withstand the magnitude of such a difficult along with Nicosia the two Hellenic capitals First, that President Obama does not really believe in this the Hellenic world’s top issue. decision. convey overtures of a united front, that's new course of action and second, which is is related to the A contributing factor to the lack of a so - And he has no qualms, as he speaks the where it ends. Meanwhile, Ankara, unfor - first, that the limited force being used will not be sufficient. It lution, I must say, has been the lack of di - truth and enlightens his countrymen on the tunately, has remained obstinate on certain is well-documented that air strikes alone are not effective. So, rection and resolve on the part of some of realities at hand, to criticize their points of positions for decades. we will inevitably nudge our way, little by little, into deeper Cyprus leaders to achieve one. view when necessary. That said, there has been a great deal of and deeper involvement in Iraq. But Cyprus’ current leader, President In an exclusive interview with our news - geopolitical change in the area surrounding The Vietnamization of Iraq, which we warned about recently, Nicos Anastasiades, is a reason to justify paper (page 1, lead story), President Anas - Cyprus. will tragically result in the amassing of more corpses. new hope. tasiades said many important things – but Changes that make Cyprus a more im - Last but not least, it is important to mention that in the Anastasiades had the misfortune of hav - this comment stood out, in particular: portant geopolitical player on the regional Friedman interview, the president said that Putin “could invade” ing to deal with his country’s economic crisis “As time passes, there is a risk that this stage than it has been before, serendipi - Ukraine at any time, and, if he does, “trying to find our way right away; it began to plague Cyprus on reallocation [of Turkish Cypriots to the tously at a time when the country is in the back to a cooperative functioning relationship with Russia dur - his first day in office. Therefore, he was North and organized colonization efforts by hands of a government that maintains close ing the remainder of my term will be much more difficult.” forced to channel his energy in the defense Turkey] will become permanent. I am very and firm relations with the West. Did he say that to deter Putin from invading Ukraine, we of his people ’s bank deposits and the econ - anxious about this, and my concern is not Not least of all, Cyprus has a president wonder, or to encourage him? omy overall. to allow there to be a permanent division who is willing, and able, to solve the prob - Despite those crucial matters, Anastasi - of Cyprus. My message, then, on the occa - lem. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 11 Hottest Show on Television: Struggle for Humanity: Can Hellas Regain its Measure?

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Fourth Crusade, who purported reached 25% - nearly three per - growing threat of the “vile” na - tain NJ Housewife, who is coin - the governing authority on ap - In this case, some sort of muta - to save Christendom only to centage points less than Greece, tions and the rise of homo tech - cidentally being indicted for tax plying the laws of a tax code tion (for the worse) turned sack Constantinople and lay the which had the (mis)fortune(?) nocraticus, Greeks, above all, evasion, but by trying to bring that is so enormous in size and homo sapiens into homo eco - groundwork for centuries of Ot - of being “bailed out.” And al - should remember that their an - down conservatives and those so convoluted, it’s like combing nomicus (man as a mere eco - toman rule in ancient Christian though Argentina was declared cestors first taught the world who love them. It must be done through Bill Clinton’s mistress nomic being), and subsequently lands, these technocrats and bankrupt once again this sum - that “man is the measure of all to keep the network bosses list. The IRS also has the author - into homo technocraticus (man their uncontrollably avaricious mer, it will be interesting to see things” and that they dedicated happy. ity to audit any individual with - as a mere compartmentalized bosses will be the undoing of if the consequences are better – and often sacrificed – their out any reason quicker than Mr. technocratic being). capitalism. or worse than the “therapy” be - lives fighting to free man from Obama dashing off to a Beverly In the first transformation, Generations of Greeks who ing force fed to Greece by the all forms of tyranny. The IRS is the Hills fundraiser while the Mid - man is divested of all his spiri - feared losing their homes and troika, which is forced to admit governing authority dle East is imploding. Audit se - tual and intellectual qualities, livelihood to the “communist mistake after mistake in its han - Follow me on Twitter on applying the laws lections can be random, or your and functions solely for the sake threat” are turning over in their dling of the crisis (the most re - @CTripoulas name can be Googled, in which of a tax code so enormous case if the search turns up that and convoluted, it’s like you signed a pro-fracking peti - tion, tsk, tsk. LETTER FROM ATHENS combing through Bill When you are faced with this Clinton’s mistress list. elite group of number crunchers (some are very hard working What differentiates this show and bright people and some, not Greek Universities’ Own Version of “Lifelong Learning” from the others is all of the so much), you can be asked to bandwidth involved in attempt - provide canceled checks for de - ing to solve the missing case of ductions you have made, which Among the funnier unin - tered in the 1950s – Loverdos – we’ll staff required at the public in - the lost, destroyed or buried- is perfectly reasonable. Or you tended lines in stories about are making no at - have to see if he stitutions. I smell another strike. with-Jimmy-Hoffa emails. Re - may be asked to provide a re - Greece was that a few years ago tempt to do so. means it because, There was never even a real sources from the Ways and ceipt for a tuna sandwich you by a college professor – he may Most of them are eh, this is Greece – rush for college students to get Means Committee, House Com - paid for at a business lunch, but even be one of those actually long gone and don’t said he will eject a degree because many of them mittee on Oversight and Gov - you threw out because it had goes to classes when they’re ac - come near college the so-called eter - live with their parents into their ernment Reform, Treasury In - mayo on it. tually held, unless students or but you can still see nal students and 30s, have free rent, spending spector General for the When the audit is complete professors or the staff is on some hangers-on those who are tak - money for coffee and cigarettes Administration, and the DC Dis - – this is a spoiler alert so stop strike. and is there any - ing more than 11 and hanging out and partying, trict Court to name a few, are reading now if you don’t want Upset by ratings that the Uni - thing more pathetic years – yes, 11 and there’s a laissez-faire atti - all being utilized to investigate to see how it ends – you are versity of Athens, and the rest than a gray pony years – to get a de - tude toward studying and grad - the legend of the missing hard most likely have to pay taxes of the alleged colleges in tail on a rebel gree. No students uating. drive, which was called Bigfoot you owe with interest and Greece, were not listed in the poseur who thinks by ANDY entering an Amer - This stuff starts in the high at the last Alternative Minimum penalties that would have made top 400 in the world, he said it it’s the 1960s? DABILIS ican college this schools where students rou - Tax Convention. The result is, Tony Soprano envious. deserved to be in the top 50. There’s little real September expect tinely take over school buildings millions upon millions of tax - This circus will continue, Ms. There may be 50 American free thinking at Special to to be in the Class for vague protests and are al - payer dollars being spent just Lerner will never be held ac - high schools that are better, Greek universities The National Herald of 2025. lowed to do so, along with using on this investigation alone, to countable, and the Committee starting with Boston Latin because students He said that cell phones, sleeping and other - find these emails to prove that of Investigation of Finding the School, Boston Latin Academy, and professors are aligned with under reforms passed a few wise practicing for college life. a war was being sanctioned on Existence of Things that Don’t and a host of private schools like parties and are highly-politi - years ago but never imple - That’s why it’s baffling to see these radical righties who were Exist will continue to investigate. Phillips Andover and Exeter and cized, and the KKE Communists, mented, the names of any stu - high school students anguishing applying for tax-exempt status Just wait until Obamacare is Choate and Middlesex and St. who haven’t gotten the memo dents taking longer than 11 over university entrance exams, that they are eligible for…which fully synched up to this stellar Mark’s. that the Berlin Wall is down and years to complete courses that especially when you can essen - only seem to be issued to illegal agency. I hear you will have to The saddest part is that since the Soviet Union is busted, still should run to a maximum of tially make it if you spell your aliens nowadays. speak to Bernie from the Estate Plato’s Academy, founded in 387 try to sucker in recruits outside five years will be erased from name right. Based on a Statement of and Trust Department to find a BC, Greece has come full circle the college walls. university registers. Many of those who are ad - Cash Flows, the results are No periodontist in your network. from critical thinking to un - Last year the University of mitted don’t even show up the Cash In, All Cash Out. I am re - thinking rote memorization and Athens and Athens Polytechnic “Everybody has had a long FIRST year, taking a break from ally torn between which is more Ellen Karis is an actress and colleges seen as sinecures for were shut down for 13 weeks enough time to prepare,” said what they think is a grueling ludicrous and wasteful, the comedienne in New York (El - no-heavy lifting work and who because of strikes but no one on Loverdos. “All these students exam to get in. spending on Operation LoLe or lenKaris.com), and an accoun - cares if you to class? This is the staff missed a paycheck. It were warned in 2007 and then According to a study from the $325,000 study per the tant. Greece. was funny though to see stu - again in 2011.” the Agricultural University of Greek students don’t have a dents wishing they could actu - He said he will not delay or Athens (AUA) 565 students en - clue what it’s like to struggle to ally go to class because a crush - change the measure, which is rolled at the school there in get into a good university in the ing economic crisis means those due to take effect on August 31. 2000. United States, or the United who do have a better chance of “Whoever thinks that we will Twelve years later, only 358 Kingdom or Germany or other finding a job. give ground on this for petty po - (63.4%) have graduated. GUEST EDITORIALS countries were higher education There have been a number litical reasons only has to wait Of them, 17.2% completed the National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of is valued. of failed attempts to reform for a few more days to find out studies within seven years, the views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, They don’t have to worry Greek colleges, who don’t have whether we will be true to our majority (40.4%) between 7-10 and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, the National about getting a GPA high to worry about competition be - word,” he said. years and 5.8% needed more enough so they won’t be booted. cause Greece, in violation of EU Loverdos said while most of than a decade in order to obtain Herald, 37-10 30th St., long Island city, Ny 11101. they may also They don’t have to worry about law, doesn’t recognize private these students were not a finan - their degree. be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right pesky exams because who’s universities and Greek students cial burden for the state, the Plato said it best. “Education to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or keeping score? They don’t have who flee to Harvard or Prince - cleaning up of university records is teaching our children to de - otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of to worry about graduating be - ton or Cambridge or Oxford would allow the government to sire the right things.” Let’s start space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. cause a recent survey has shown can’t be hired as a typist in a make more accurate calcula - with going to class. that 90 percent of the 180,000 Greek bureaucracy. tions about the number of enrolled students – some regis - Education Minister Andreas teaching and administrative [email protected]

Economy & Politics Scapegoating Rooted in Political Opportunism is Not a Viable Foreign Policy Strategy

We face many foreign policy for attributions of culpability. But back to ISIS: Dick Cheney place a desirable result (including the airstrikes against ISIS to protect challenges today, as even a pass - Personally, it angers me when how did we let that all blame for the prevention of thousands of civil - Americans working in the region. ing look at the news flow makes politicians try to politicize tough happen? Obviously, current Iraq situa - ian deaths). Instead, the analysis The general explanation offered quickly apparent. One almost foreign policy choices. For exam - a large part of this tion on President paralysis gave the Syrian Presi - to justify the limited, reticent ap - gets the sense that every place ple, it has become a consistent situation originates Obama, I thought dent breathing room to rebuild proach to this growing danger is our recent policy decisions have mantra for Republicans to call from the Bush Ad - for a second I was his government, to protract the that, if Iraqis don't have it in them "touched" is now blowing up (ex - on President Obama to show ministration's deci - listening to a joke! Syrian conflict, and, ultimately, to to find a political solution for cuse the descriptive phrasing). leadership on Ukraine; other - sion – and the sub - Everyone is in the provide the physical and norma - their differences, then the United None of the latest developments wise, the "great strategic mind" sequent bipartisan business of redefin - tive space for ISIS to grow roots. States should certainly not be ex - is more troubling than the of Vladimir Putin will keep front- congressional ap - ing their legacy, but In the process, the Obama Ad - pending any more resources of growth and consolidation of running the rest of the world, proval – to topple they should really ministration underwent a humil - its own. Maybe it is best not to ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and and President Obama will keep Saddam Hussein. be focusing on ar - iating exercise of accusing Presi - initiate an outright fight against Syria, which now calls itself just on "leading from behind." I do Clearly, creating a by STEFANOS ticulating the truth, dent Assad of genocide (following ISIS and cause a direct confronta - "The Islamic State." Needless to not consider that criticism fair at power vacuum in a KASSELAKIS if not to the public, the chemical attack in the sum - tion. That said, the reticent ap - say that holding the mantle of all, especially as President massive country then to the families mer of 2013), preparing to inter - proach has only brought about our greatest foreign policy chal - Obama has already been doing with artificial bor - Special to that have suffered. vene unilaterally, but then, at the unintended consequences so far, lenge in today's environment is exactly what Republicans are de - ders and pent-up The National Herald President Obama last minute, switching toward and we all know the United an accomplishment on its own. manding from him: condemning ethnic tensions at does bear some seeking Congressional approval, States has deeply-engrained in - If I had to guess the pulse of the Russian Federation and im - the heart of the Middle East blame, however. In particular, he only to see President Putin take terests in the region. These are the American public regarding posing sanctions. I also think would not come without conse - missed an opportunity that could Secretary Kerry at his word when not easy choices to make, and, if the establishment of ISIS, I would those critics give far too much quences. So, the gross underes - have redefined this region, an op - the latter casually raised the re - we want to make them wisely, imagine most Americans asking credit to President Putin's sup - timation of the "nation building" portunity that did present itself mote possibility of Syria volun - then we better start respecting themselves, "how did we let this posed grand strategy. I consider that was ultimately required was solely during his term as Presi - tarily discarding its chemical each other at home. happen?" For some, this would it just as likely that the Russian a major policy error with long- dent. It was late 2012 and early weapons. You get the point. be a rhetorical question, asked in President is reacting himself to term effects, including, of course, 2013 when President Assad's gov - So here we are, finding our - Stefanos Kasselakis is an exasperation following years of situations on the ground – he just ISIS. ernment in Syria was at its heels. selves with President Obama ask - investor and entrepreneur; He Iraq angst. For others, it would may be more abrasive or brash Recall that the neocons de - The United States could have ing Congress for half a billion dol - has traded commodities at Gold - constitute an angry demand for than we would ever accept in spised nation building; so, when equipped the local, moderate op - lars to equip the Syrian rebels. man Sachs and founded cvfrom - answers – for explanations and our own president. I heard former Vice President position, and could have achieved He has also just started limited greece.com. 12 GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 16-22, 2014

PHOtOS: AP PHOtO/tHANASSIS StAVRAKIS Ten years have passed since Athens hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics and Greeks scrambled thought to the sports venues’ post-Olympic use. to get the city ready for them. So consumed with meeting the deadline, they didn’t give much Athens Olympics Leave Mixed Legacy, 10 Years Later

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In an country's sporting culture. It's a dependent survey of the Olympics?" to use the sprawling plot — Olympic Stadium — a steel obscure corner of a park sits a lesson to which Brazil may pay Olympics' overall economic ef - The cost of hosting the meaning facilities have simply canopy by Spanish architect forlorn reminder that, 10 years heed, as it races to complete fect. It will aim to weigh Olympic Olympics and ensuring a city is been left to rot. Lengths of large Santiago Calatrava. ago, Athens hosted the 2004 projects ahead of the 2016 overspend and waste against a not left with white elephants is tubing lie near abandoned run - Greece's sports ministry says Summer Olympics. The crum - Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. possible boost to the crucial a key issue facing the Interna - ways. Decommissioned jumbo it has finally rectified the per - bling miniature theater is in - "We didn't take advantage of tourism industry — arrivals have tional Olympic Committee and jets sit near where planners mits oversight, which until now scribed with the words "glory, this dynamic that we got in almost doubled since 2004, from new president Thomas Bach. once dreamed of building a wa - hindered necessary repairs and wealth, wisdom, victory, tri - 2004," said former Olympic 11.7 to 20.1 million — foreign Scared off by the record $51 bil - ter amusement park. This year, maintenance, and funding has umph, hero, labor" — and it is weightlifting champion Pyrros investment and employment. lion price tag associated with private investors won a tender been found to conserve the roof. where visiting Olympic officials Dimas, a Greek sporting hero "The Olympics were very im - the 2014 Winter Olympics in to develop the entire area into Overall, Capralos insisted, planted an olive sapling that turned Socialist member of Par - portant in increasing the brand Sochi, several Western Euro - a residential, commercial, hotel the Games were a boost for would bear their names for pos - liament. "We simply made the awareness ... of Greece," said pean cities declining to bid or and leisure center, in a 7 billion- Greece, mainly due to non- terity. biggest mistake in our history: economist Theodore Krintas, dropped out of the race for the euro investment. sports infrastructure pegged to Once a symbol of pomp, the We switched off, locked up the managing director of Attica 2022 Winter Games. Greek Olympic Committee the Games that otherwise might marble theater is now an em - stadiums, let them fall to pieces, Wealth Management. "But we Reducing the cost and focus - head Spyros Capralos, a senior never have materialized. blem of pointless waste in a ven - and everything finished there." did, very, very limited things on ing on long-term sustainability member of the 2004 organizing "It saddens me that public ture that left a mixed legacy: a "We spent a lot of money for a follow-up basis." is part of Bach's "Olympic committee, said the state of the opinion has come to believe the brand-new subway, airport and some projects (that) are shut Andrew Zimbalist, a U.S. Agenda 2020," a package of re - sporting venues "puts our coun - Athens Olympic Games were other vital infrastructure that and rotting," said Dimas, who economist who studies the finan - forms that will be voted on at a try to shame." The former swim - not successful," he said. "They significantly improved everyday won his last Olympic medal in cial impact of major sporting special meeting in Monaco in ming champion and two-time were very much so, both from life in a city of 4 million, set an Athens arena now reinvented events, said past experience December. Olympic water polo competitor the sports aspect and through against scores of decrepit sports as a lecture and conference shows that hosting the Olympics In Greece, few of the sport - blames bureaucracy and lack of projects that gave life to Athens venues built in a mad rush to venue. "There were projects that does not generally promote eco - ing venues — mostly purpose- foresight. — tourism has increased, there meet deadlines — with little should have cost 2 and 3 million nomic development: "At the end built permanent structures — "Nobody was thinking what is a modern airport, roads, the thought for post-Olympic use. (euros) and suddenly became of the day, the main benefit to have seen regular post-Olympic would happen the next day," he metro, phones work properly As Greece groans under a so big that they cost 13 and 14 be had seems to be a feel-good use. The badminton venue is a said. "Many of the sports facili - and when it's very hot the power cruel economic depression, million. There was no control." experience that the people in the successful concert hall, but the ties were constructed just to be system doesn't collapse." questions linger of whether the The latest government esti - host city or the host country empty table-tennis and gymnas - constructed ... and nobody Capralos believes the legacy Athens Games were too ambi - mate sets the final cost of the have," said Zimbalist, a professor tics stadium is up for sale, and thought that they required a lot of the stadiums can still be sal - tious an undertaking for a weak Games at 8.5 billion euros, dou - of economics at Smith College. the beach volleyball center has of money for maintenance after vaged. economy. While economists ble the original budget but a drop "But that's a fleeting experience, been rarely used and was re - the Olympic Games." "Simply, someone must do agree it would be unfair to in the ocean of the country's sub - not something that endures. cently looted. In their haste to meet im - whatever is needed for the blame the meltdown on the 17- sequent 320 billion-euro debt, "Why couldn't Athens have Most venues are padlocked. placable construction deadlines, venues to be taken over by the day Games, the post-Olympic which spun out of control after simply invested ... in develop - The seaside site of Athens' government officials didn't even private sector — because I don't era is seen as a decade of lost 2008. Former organizing com - ment and transportation and old airport hosted half a dozen secure proper planning permits think the state can be a very opportunities — including fail - mittee chief Gianna Angelopou - communications and infrastruc - venues. Politicians have for several venues, including the good entrepreneur or venue ure to significantly boost the los has commissioned the first in - ture, and not hosted the dithered for a decade over how elegant crown on the main manager."

A partial view of the site where archaeologists are excavating an ancient mound in Amphipolis, northern Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Greek PM Says Important Tomb Found in Northern Dig

AMPHIPOLIS, Greece (AP) — tightly-guarded site Tuesday, tionally interred in a cemetery of marble decorations, may have Alexander's military comman - sonry walls, which end in a Archaeologists excavating an said the discovery "is clearly ex - near Vergina, far to the west, belonged to a senior ancient of - ders who became governor of built-up arch covering two head - ancient mound in northern tremely important" and dates where the lavishly-furnished ficial. Syria after the king's death. less, wingless sphinxes — myth - Greece have uncovered what between 325-300 B.C. tomb of Alexander's father, Excavator Katerina Peristeri "The excavation will answer ical creatures that blend human, appears to be the entrance to an Alexander, who started from Philip II, was discovered in the has argued that the mound was the crucial question of who was bird and lion characteristics. important tomb from about the the northern Greek region of 1970s. originally topped by a large buried inside," Samaras said. A strong police guard has end of the reign of warrior-king Macedonia to build an empire But archaeologists believe stone lion that was unearthed a The tomb is expected to be been mounted around the Alexander the Great, officials stretching as far as India, died the apparently unlooted Am - century ago some 5 kilometers opened in the next two weeks. fenced-off mound, where earth- said Tuesday. in 323 B.C. and was buried in phipolis grave, which is sur - from the site. In the past, the So far, workers have unveiled moving machinery was shifting Prime Minister Antonis Egypt. rounded by a surprisingly long lion has been associated with a flight of 13 steps that lead to tons of dirt from the excavation Samaras, who visited the His fellow royals were tradi - and well-built wall with courses Laomedon of Mytilene, one of a broad path, flanked by ma - Tuesday.