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Take To By Theodore Kalmoukos The Streets TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK - Bishop Vikentios of Apameia has made stunning Again allegations about Metropolitan Paisios of Tyana tenure at the Saint Irene Chrysovalantou ATHENS – Beleaguered Greek Monastery and its Dependencies workers, and even some fami - in Astoria, N.Y., including lies, paraded before the Parlia - charges that the Metropolitan ment in vain again, failing to sexually abused the Bishop’s get the government to stop its brother, Spyros Malamatenios, austerity program that has cut who was 17 at the time. In a public worker salaries, raised long interview with The Na - taxes and slashed pensions. Dur - tional Herald, Bishop Vikentios ing a 24-hour general strike (Malamatenios), a close associ - there were clashes with police ate of Metropolitan Paisios in protests by nearly 20,000 (Loulourgas) for 40 years and people – about one-fifth the co-founder of the Monastery, number that demonstrated on outlined a sordid tale of sex and May 5 in the first of seven gen - other alleged wrongdoings. In eral strikes this year – the So - the lengthy interview - which cialist government of Prime was taken on tape - live and un - Minister George Papandreou’s conditionally at the headquar - PASOK party succeeded in ex - ters of TNH in New York, Bishop tending to private businesses the Vikentios made revelations of right to get around collective alleged serious excesses by the bargaining agreements with Metropolitan, including that he unions and deeply cut private was involved with people of worker salaries too, and moved both sexes, including the young to cut the pay and benefits of nun, Christonymphi, who now workers in state-run companies has given up the Monastic vows such as the debt-ridden rail - and talked to the police. Bishop ways. That set off a firestorm of AP PHOTO Vikentios also revealed that, ac - protest in which hundreds of A bodyguard, left, leads Costis Hatzidakis, former development he was attacked by protesters in Athens on Dec. 15, 2010, cording to his information, the demonstrators tangled with riot minister in the previous, conservative government, away after showing the rising level of anger against austerity measures. former nun had been pregnant police across central Athens, but did not know by whom. Si - smashing cars and hurling gaso - multaneously, Bishop Vikentios line bombs and sending Christ - asked “forgiveness from the vic - mas shoppers fleeing in panic tims’ of Paisios,” at least one of during a massive labor protest Calomiris’ Good News: Greece Should Default whom, Andreas Georgiou, is al - against the government’s aus - ready launching a lawsuit terity measures. A bodyguard, against the Monastery and the had to leads Costis Hatzidakis, By Constantine S. Sirigos Herald, Calomiris said “My and lacking the productivity to scores of thousands of busi - Ecumenical Patriarchate. Other former development minister in TNH Staff Writer analysis suggests that Greece compete on the European or nesses have either closed and alleged victims are expected to the previous New Democracy cannot pay back its debts,” in - world stage. He said the drastic international investors fleeing follow. conservative government, away NEW YORK – Charles Calomiris cluding the $146 billion lent by austerity measures, deep wage or avoiding country, a recipe for after he was attacked by pro - didn’t get to be the Henry Kauf - the European Union and Inter - cuts for public workers, big tax financial disaster as sure as the testers in Athens, punched and man Professor of Financial In - national Monetary Fund (IMF) hikes and slashed benefits for Titanic going to sink. With smashed in the head with an stitutions at Columbia Univer - to stave off economic collapse pensioners, imposed by Prime Greece like a terminally ill pa - umbrella, bloodying his face, sity Graduate School of Business and will either have to restruc - Minister George Papandreou un - tient fending off a frightening showing the level of anger at without knowing math, and he’s ture or go under anyway and der the aegis of the EU and IMF treatment option, TNH asked political leaders, even those not added up the numbers for near- should accept the painful con - as a condition of getting the Calomiris for a clear account of in the ruling party. bankrupt Greece and come to sequences instead of pretending loans are having only limited ef - where Greece stood after a year Police fired tear gas and flash what he said is the inevitable the country can survive the way fect, as underscored by the sta - of efforts by the Papandreou conclusion: default or die. In an it’s going, awash in corruption, tistics that frightened Greeks Continued on page 9 interview with The National tax evasion, faltering revenues have stopped spending and Continued on page 5 Leo Brings N.Y. Bagels to Greece

By Andy Dabilis turned bagel making facility in said he knew Greeks had a pen - TNH Staff Writer Ano Liossia, Leo’s House of chant for another food they eat Bagels distributes its products at most meals. ATHENS – Americans living in to various food outlets dining “Greece loves bread,” he Greece get cravings for their fa - providers in Greece and also said, although he knew others vorite foodstuffs that are diffi - handles special catering and had tried to persuade Greeks to cult to find here: limes, ginger wholesale orders. Gavallias, 37, try bagels too. “People have at - TNH/COSTAS BEJ ale, root beer popsicles, key lime whose family is from Brooklyn, tempted it here and failed but I Bishop Vikentios during his pie, Boston crème pie, and all has been obsessed with the idea was curious to see if I could do interview with TNH. those comfort foods and crav - of bringing the New York break - it,” he said, convinced that using ings that sometimes the best fast staple to Greece since work - traditional methods – particu - The Metropolitan left the moussaka or horiatiki can’t sat - ing in the Greek restaurant busi - larly boiling, which has thor - Monastery after submitting two isfy. The worst jag for many may ness in New York at age 15. And oughly confused Greeks when letters of resignation in October, be missing a good bagel, plain while it’s tough for Boston Red he told them how it’s done – citing health reasons, and re - or toasted, with Philly cream Sox fans to swallow him wear - would be successful. Coming to turned to Athens, Greece. TNH cheese, or salted or with sesame ing a New York Yankees cap Greece with bagels, he said, was called him at his residence there seeds or ….. stop, it’s enough to while preparing batches of a combination of working in his on Dec. 11 to give him the op - make you want to fly back to bagels boiled the traditional ancestral homeland and doing portunity to comment on the al - New Yawk City! Now, you don’t way, his products go down a lot what he does best. “This has legations and the Bishop’s entire have to because they’re avail - easier, especially when you been on my mind for years,” he interview, but when the Metro - able in Athens– if only for now haven’t had one for a long time. said, with barely a trace of New politan heard who the call was in cafes and restaurants – Gavallias said he thought there Yawker accent. from he hung up the phone. brought to you by Leo Gavallias, was a niche market in Athens Having worked at the famed Bishop Vikentios confirmed a native New Yorker who moved for bagels, although other Amer - Murray’s Bagels on 6th Avenue reports that a gun was found by here six years ago, along with ican standbys such as Wendy’s and 13th Street, in New York, the Patriarchal Exarchy in the his expertise in the restaurant have failed to capture the stom - and the Eric Kayser boulangerie room of Metropolitan Paisios Leo Gavallias shows off a tray of some of his best boiled and and bagel business. ach of Greeks used to their tra - baked bagels made in a renovated facility in Athens. Based in a revamped bakery- ditions such as souvlaki. But he Continued on page 9 Continued on page 3 The Greek Doctor Who Dr. Linda Exposes Bad Science Katehi:

Don’t tell Professor John Ioan - it’s also a low-yield endeavor,” he Superwoman nidis – formerly of the University says. “I’m not sure that more than of Ioannina in Greece and now a very small percentage of med - at Stanford in California – that ical research is ever likely to lead By Aphrodite Matsakis he’s a hero to science deniers be - to major improvements in clinical Special to The National Herald cause he exposes faulty research outcomes and quality of life. We among his peers and in his field: should be very comfortable with (First in a series of profiles which still haven’t kept him from that fact.” of Greek American scientists ) earning the praise of his col - Nonetheless, his debunking of leagues and renowned as one of bad scientists and discrediting Greek born Dr. Linda Katehi the greatest scientists in the their alleged work in his 2005 pa - was so good at math and science world. “I definitely want nothing per Why Most Published Research in elementary school that her to do with science deniers … I Findings Are False is the most- teachers encouraged her be - don’t think science would be downloaded article in the history come a high school teacher, a harmed by its ability or desire to of Public Library of Science and traditionally feminine but re - check facts or improve on these elevated him to the position of spectable position. But when, at facts,” he said in a radio interview. cult hero – which he said he de - age 12, Katehi saw video clips “Science is a noble endeavor, but spises – to those who have little of the Apollo Space Program regard for science. He says they during the late 1960’s moon missed the point of his paper, but landing, she realized that she the humble scientist, who was wanted to become something For subscription: born in New York City in 1965 different – an electrical engi - 718.784.5255 and grew up in Athens, where he neer. “I was thrilled to see [email protected] was first in his 1984 graduating TNH/COSTAS BEJ the space capsule guided by the class, can’t escape the fame that Niarchos Foundation Learning Center Inaugurated at NY Cathedral control room at the Houston has come with his remarkable NASA base, and I decided that I work, especially after a recent Teachers and administrators at the Cathedral School in NY look on at inauguration ceremonies wanted to become like one of for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Learning Center. Created with a $750,000 grant, it includes Continued on page 7 a library, art facility, offices and early education play area. Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 18-24, 2010

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n DECEMBER 17 mixed drinks. Please make FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Fairfield checks out to: Lafayette Grill & University’s new Bellarmine Mu - Bar. The Grill is at 54 Franklin seum of Art presents its first Street, 3 blocks south of Canal temporary exhibition, Gifts from Street, convenient to most sub - Athens: New Plaster Casts from way lines. YOU MUST RSVP to the Acropolis Museum and Pho - Dean Sirigos at tographs by Socratis Mavrom - [email protected] by De - matis. The museum is free and cember 18. PLEASE NOTE: open to the public. The last day Monthly networking receptions of the exhibit is Friday, Decem - resume at AVRA on January 10. ber 17, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. It is located at the lower level of n DECEMBER 29 Bellarmine Hall on the campus NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Rubin of Fairfield University. “Gifts Museum of Art presents the from Athens” features eight George Stathos Trio on Decem - plaster casts given to the Bel - ber 29 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. This larmine Museum of Art from the free concert features George First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Stathos, a native New Yorker Classical Antiquities—Acropolis and third generation Greek Museum. Six of the casts repre - American, on clarinet, Saki sent sculpture from the Antonopoulos on bouzouki and TNH/COSTAS BEJ Parthenon. Other casts include vocals, and Thanasis Gianoutsos Jamaica Day School of St. Demetrios Orchestra a diminutive kore (maiden) on accordion. The Museum's Holiday Serenade by Students at TNH at TNH from the late Archaic period and current exhibit, which features the renowned “Sandalbinder” the art of Orthodox Christian Students of the afternoon Greek School of St. Demetrios in As - The National Herald’s offices were the venue for a wonderful from the Nike Parapet. The orig - and Buddhist iconography is ti - toria sing Christmas carols for the staff of the National Herald. holiday concert by the talented young musicians of the Jamaica inal sculptures, after which tled: "Embodying the Holy: The school’s director, Timoleon Kokkinos is on the right with Day School of St. Demetrios. Music teacher John Dooley is at these casts were taken, can be Icons in Eastern Orthodox Chris - teacher Koula Christodoulou and Vasiliki Yioupis is far left. the piano and teacher Stavros Kilimitzoglou is standing left. seen in the new Acropolis Mu - tianity and Tibetan Buddhism." seum in Athens. Web link for di - The Rubin Museum is located rections: at 150 West 17 Street at 7th Av - www.fairfield.edu/about/about enue in Manhattan. For further _directions.html. or call: (203) information, visit: In the Spotlight: Taso Pardalis, Litigator 254-4000. www.rmanyc.org or call: (212) 620-5000. n THRU JANUARY 3 By Constantine S. Sirigos NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Onassis n JANUARY 9 TNH Staff Writer Cultural Center explores the OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - The role of heroes in society in the Greek Women's University Club NEW YORK - Taso Pardalis is a exhibition, Heroes: Mortals and is hosting a special Annual first-generation Greek American Myths in Ancient Greece, on Scholarship Luncheon, “Cele - attorney. That’s no longer news. view in Manhattan from Octo - brating 80 Years of Greek Greeks are thriving in the pro - ber 5, 2010 to January 3, 2011. Women's University Club - Pro - fession. What is significant is The exhibition is supported by moting the Arts, Culture, and that unlike many Greek Ameri - an indemnity from the Federal Education," at Mike Ditka's can professionals who have al - Council on the Arts and Human - Restaurant on January 9 at located their limited spare time ities. Highlights of the exhibition 12:00 p.m. Guest speaker will to non-Greek pursuits and are include a bronze Corinthian hel - be NBC Channel 5 Reporter Kim not devoting themselves to the met from 700-500 B.C.; a black- Vatis. The Restaurant is located traditional Greek American or - figure amphora depicting at: Two Mid America Plaza ganizations, Pardalis makes sure Achilles and Ajax playing a (22nd St & Rte 83), Oakbrook to work in behalf of the com - board game outside Troy (late Terrace, IL. It will be $45 per munity he benefits from. He sixth century B.C.); a black-fig - person. For further information, serves as Secretary for the pres - ure column krater (c. 510 B.C.) contact: Maria Kallis at: (630) tigious Hellenic-American depicting Odysseus escaping 455-1688. Chamber of Commerce (HACC), from the cave of the Cyclops where he founded the Young Polyphemos; and a gold medal - n FEBRUARY 9- Professionals organization lion with the bust of Alexander JULY 13, 2011 which now counts more than the Great (c. 218-235 A.D.; NEW YORK, NY - A major ex - 2,000 members which hosts Taso Pardalis is a first-generation Greek American attorney. among many more. Guided hibit will be held on ground - monthly networking events at tours of the exhibition will be breaking Greek American artist some of New York City’s top were successful. We also handled economic state of Greece, it is things personally, and move on. offered to the public every Tues - Lynda Benglis at Manhattan’s venues. He also founded and matters successfully in Federal the responsibility of every per - TNH: Do you have a role day and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. New Museum. It will be the heads the Chamber’s Construc - Court, NY State Supreme Court son of Greek descent to help re - model? Tours can also be organized renowned American artist’s first tion, Architecture, Design and (Civil and Criminal Term), the store the strength of our moth - TP: I have two: First, my par - upon request for school groups. museum retrospective in over Engineering Committee which N.Y. State Division of Human erland and our people to what ents who always put up with my A comprehensive brochure will twenty years. The museum serves as an organization where Rights; N.Y.C. Commission on it once was before we lose it stupidities as a kid. I can’t imag - also be offered free to visitors. notes that in addition to professionals in those fields Human Rights, and the U.S. completely. That is why I am so ine ever being that patient. Sec - For additional information, con - Benglis’s poured latex pieces meet to exchange ideas and Equal Employment Opportunity active in our community. ond, every immigrant who came tact: Lillian Goldenthal at (212) from the 1960s and 1970s, the business information. His inter - Commission. We have also rep - TNH: What has been your to this country with nothing 593-6355 or email: golden - exhibition will include early est in that field stems from the resented individuals during in - greatest achievement so far? more than their roots and an in - [email protected]. bronze casts, wax reliefs, and construction company his father vestigations conducted by the Ex - TP: Being where I am right domitable desire to succeed. My videos, revealing the creative started and where he worked change Commission. Currently, now; that is, in a position, both grandparents and parents came n DECEMBER 18 universe of an artist who has while attending law school. the firm is litigating white-collar professionally and within the here with nothing. They were NEW YORK - The Little Orches - radically reinvented the lan - He is now the managing enterprise corruption cases, trade community, where I can help dishwashers, furriers and taxi tra Society presents it's latest guage of contemporary sculp - partner at Mavromihalis, secrets cases, non-compete cases, people grow. I have just started drivers. Only one generation Happy Concerts for Young Peo - ture. Benglis is an artist whose Pardalis & Nohavicka, LLP, shareholder oppression disputes, working within the HACC on a later I am an attorney, repre - ple Ages 6 to 12: An exciting work continues to challenge based in Astoria, New York, discrimination claims, multiple job placement program for senting this community, being new production of "AMAHL artistic norms and exceed easy which has a satellite office in construction cases and scores of young Greek professionals here interviewed by a prominent AND THE NIGHT VISITORS". definition. Initially developed in Athens, Greece. His firm repre - other matters. in New York City. With all the newspaper. It is almost unbe - Dino Anagnost, Conductor. Sat - the 1960s, her singular practice sents individuals and corpora - TNH: What do you bring to Greek owned businesses in - lievable. America enables immi - urday, December 18, did not fit clearly within the tions in all aspects of Federal your practice on a personal volved and our huge list of grants to take their values and 2010 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. sharp aesthetics of Minimalism and State Criminal and Civil Lit - level? young professionals it will be use them to reach as far as their Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Cen - or in the overtly political ges - igation. Pardalis said he appre - TP: My goal is to be the at - one of my greatest personal imagination will take them. I ter, 1941 Broadway at 65th tures of feminist art. Unlike Min - ciates that to fully benefit from torney in our community that achievements to be able to place try to keep that spirit in what - Street, New York City. One of imalist sculpture, Benglis’s the community, people like him - people trust with their most se - hundreds of young people ever I do. New York’s most anticipated works are steeped in the or - self must be committed to the rious personal matters. At our within Greek-owned organiza - TNH: What’s your ultimate holiday events, this glittering ganic, with rivers of vibrant col - time and work required to main - firm we view ourselves as a tions. With that said, whoever goal in life? presentation will enchant audi - ors and erotic melting forms tain and support the commu - partner with every family and is reading this should inquire TP: To have kids and see ences of all ages. An entirely populating her sculptures. Re - nity’s institutions and organiza - business that we represent. about how to hire from our tal - them succeed in whatever they new production of Gian Carlo jecting the formalist influences tions, and to bring them into the TNH: Has your life path been ented pool. They can email the do. Menotti’s musical masterpiece of modernism, Benglis takes 21st Century. That entails en - influenced by your Greek her - Chamber at hellenicameri - TNH: If you could change about universal love and gen - painting off the wall and brings deavors as simple as using the itage? [email protected]. something about yourself, what erosity is directed by John Shee - color back into sculpture. With resources of the Internet to turn TP: Every aspect of my life, TNH: How are you involved would it be? han (director/producer of inter - this unique combination of sen - them into powerful and efficient family and business, has been in the growing community of TP: Patience. I have trouble national opera; co-founder of suousness and punk attitude, networking organizations. influenced. In fact, the first Hellenic American attorneys? allowing things to run their nat - The Opera Ensemble of New Benglis has influenced many TNH: How do you help the thing you see when you walk TP: For the people I work ural course; but I am working York) with set design by Tony generations of artists. The ex - people you work with? into my Law Office in Astoria is with my goals are as follows: to on that. Straiges (award-winning set & hibit spans forty years of work. TP: I am dedicated to main - a Spartan war helmet. I am ex - educate and employ young TNH: What’s your most en - costume designer for his work It was organized by the Irish taining and growing a power tremely proud that our people Greek attorneys and make them joyable pastime? in Sunday in the Park with Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, firm that can compete with any laid the foundations of the mod - proud to work for a Greek firm. TP: Being with my wife George and Into the Woods) in collaboration with Van Abbe - long-established big-name firm ern world and that the ideas of I also work to enhance the per - Maria anywhere, and with my and highlights the colorful ex - museum, Eindhoven, the at a cost to clients commensu - their great thinkers are still rel - ception of attorneys in our com - family, and our friends. I prac - citement of the Three Kings Day Netherlands; Le Consortium, Di - rate with market realities. Our evant. From government to sci - munity in general. tice Tae-Kwon Do and find it celebration important in Latin jon; Museum of Art, Museum of firm strives to make our clients ence, to the arts, modern life is TNH: What’s the greatest les - very fulfilling, physically and American cultures throughout Modern Art, Rhode Island realize that their case receives informed by contributions by son you've ever learned? mentally; but I am hesitant to the world. This heartwarming School of Design, Providence; our full attention and that we Ancient Greece. TP: To be more self aware, discuss that because Father Jim opera speaks to children and and the New Museum. A 450- are there for them at all times TNH: What are your inter - to be mindful of my fears and Kordaris, at St. George Church adults of all backgrounds with page fully illustrated hardcover for purposes of answering their ests in modern Greece? uncertainties, to control them, on West 54 Street always jokes its spirit of hope, joy and human monograph accompanies it. It questions and keeping them up TP: I try to take that rich past and to continue to move for - that I go to my classes on Sun - kindness – a perfect holiday will be held on the Second Floor to date with the status of their and stay focused, however, on ward. Most obstacles are self day instead of going to church. treat for the entire family. Ticket and Lobby Gallery of the New matters. Modern Greece. 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Continued from page 1 able. I was expecting it after all where the abbot could hear the that has been revealed that this confession. and that he also sold the golden girl is now liberated; she is no TNH: Why Nectarios left and offerings known as tamata of longer under the threat. She cer - he did not become a monk? the faithful at the Monastery’s tainly came to her senses and VIKENTIOS: I do not know, Greek festival, also taking much said how is it possible to be a I heard because of sexual harass - of the gold to Greece, which was nun and get to this point? ment. melted and made into hierarchi - TNH: Did she become preg - TNH: Where did you hear cal crosses and pictorials. Bishop nant? that? Vikentios alleged that even his VIKENTIOS: I heard that, but VIKENTIOS: I think his fa - own life is at risk. He stated that she has never told me. ther has said it to somewhere based on the Charter granted by TNH: Where did you hear? and they told me; I personally the Ecumenical Patriarchate to VIKENTIOS: From the com - have not talked at all with the the Chrysovalantou Monastery, plainant himself, Mr. K.B. who father of the child. and also according to New York told me that the nun was preg - TNH: Is it true Paisios took State’s regulations governing nant and had an abortion. Christonymphi with him on trips the Legal Corporation of the I asked him how do you to Greece and that they lived to - Chrysovalantou Monastery, both know this thing, how can you gether in your apartment in interim Abbots appointed by the certify that it is true and he Athens? Ecumenical Patriarchate, Metro - replied, “I have evidence.” VIKENTIOS: Of course it is politan Evangelos of New Jersey TNH: At what age was she true. Even during his last trip to and Bishop Elias of Philomilion, impregnated? Greece when I came back and are considered illegal. Vikentios VIKENTIOS: I do not know, he left on August 30 to Greece, said he believes that the he did not tell that? he sent me a message to send Monastery will be driven into TNH: Who impregnated her? Christonymphi to Greece. The bankruptcy due to economic de - VIKENTIOS: I do not know message was sent to me by nun cline, and called Metropolitan that either. Christodouli of blessed memory Evangelos’ behavior toward him TNH: What happened to who had returned from Greece. as “completely unbecoming” Christonymphi’s brother, Nektar - I immediately told her to, “Tell upon Evangelos’ coming to his ios, who had come to your greetings to Paisios because we residence at the church of St. PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ Monastery to become a monk? were in non-speaking terms due Nectarios in Brooklyn, on Dec. Bishop Vikentios (L) during his exclusive interview with TNH’s Theodore Kalmoukos, a wide- VIKENTIOS: He had come at to my interview to TNH about 6, which he said could result in ranging discussion in which he alleged sexual wrongdoings at the Chrysovalantou Monastery. some point when she had come the situation at the Florida De - the arrest of Metropolitan Evan - to Monastery. He was wearing pendency, that if the Abbot gelos by the police. in Greece for a month, I found problems. He did not get mar - Christonymphi? Did you tell her an anteri (esoraso.) Often he wanted something let him call Bishop Vikentios also said out that one of the victims is ried. He lives in Greece alone, what are these things? had left, sometimes left to go me, and since I am the Deputy that the money delivered by the even my brother, Spyros Mala - deserted. Every time he at - VIKENTIOS: Sure. After the home and he came back on the Abbot I will not allow former nun Christonymphi to matenios. tempted to establish a family he complaint it was the Feast of weekend with his father. Christonymphi to go to Greece. the Astoria Police Station he be - TNH: What happened? failed because of his trauma he Saint Irene Chrysovalantou TNH: How old was he? TNH: Why Paisios wanted lieves belongs to the Monastery VIKENTIOS: He revealed to has experienced. He recom - when I announced to the abbot VIKENTIOS: Minor, in other Christonymphi there? and not Paisios. me everything since he came to mended me and I went and saw about Konstantinos’ allegations, words he is one year older than VIKENTIOS: I was told she He also talked about the role America at age of 17, of what his psychologist to make me be - I confronted and I told her that Christonymphi. If Christonymphi wanted her to drive his car and of a man identified as Konstanti - had happened to him. Unfortu - lieve. I sat with his doctor and Konstantinos who lived in the was 14 years old when she came go to Kyllini where he used to nos B., said to have uncovered nately very bad experiences with he told me that indeed, “Things Monastery for 13 years told me to the Monastery, her brother go every summer and have the scandal, and who allegedly sexual harassment by the Abbot are exactly as your brother has many things that have tran - was 15. Of course I had seen him warm baths and inhalations. also participated in group sex and that’s why he had left after you recounted them.” spired between you and the ab - many times going up to the third TNH: Is it true that clergy of events with Metropolitan Paisios. the death of my mother. He had TNH: Didn’t you suspect any - bot; what do you have to say? I floor. the Church of Greece had in - The man was said to have given disappeared, and I did not know thing? also told her how many times TNH: In Paisios room? formed the Ecumenical Patriar - that testimony to the police and where he had gone. Now that I VIKENTIOS: He never told over the years didn’t I ask you VIKENTIOS: Yes, especially chate that nun Christonymphi the FBI. Here are some excerpts was in Greece he told me that me anything of what was hap - to report to me if any visitor on Saturdays after Vespers. I was accompanied Paisios in Greece? of the extensive revelatory inter - he was in Florida and did not pening between him and Paisios. comes and wants something calling Paisios on the phone ask - VIKENTIOS: It is true, be - view of Bishop Vikentios, which want to see and hear anything It has happened in the years from you suspect it is wrong? ing him that “Nektarios is com - cause those clergy had spoken will be published in its entirely about the Church and the clergy, 1979 to 1980 since my brother TNH: How did ing up, for what reason is he to me that the picture is any - in Greek in the weekly Magazine nothing whatsoever. came to America at the age of Christonymphi react when you coming?” Paisios replied that he thing but good for an abbot of a of The National Herald’s edition TNH: Didn’t he tell you any - 17 years old. told her all these? comes “for confession.” I told Patriarchal Monastery. Not only of Dec. 17-18. thing all these years? TNH: Do you have any doubt VIKENTIOS: With tears in Paisios couldn’t he go to confes - that, but there were visits at var - now about Paisios? her eyes, without telling me yes sion down in the chapel? Is it ious restaurants with the abbot VIKENTIOS: If I take into ac - or no. necessary to hear his confession which were attended by the count the issue of my brother, I TNH: What did you under - in your room? And he answered Nun. It was something that had do not. He had no reason to lie stand? me, “Why are you a tyrant, why created conflict among us sev - to me, and when his psycholo - VIKENTIOS: I understood torture me, can’t hear confes - eral times, because it was not gist told me that he has been tak that definitely something is go - sions in my room? Do you doubt appropriate. these drugs and told me how the ing on. I think she did not have me? On Dec. 2, the Holy Synod in abused children feel after the the experience to pretend. I TNH: Why you were saying Constantinople, presided over by abuse, I have no doubts. Paisios know her since she was 14 years to Paisios all these? Did you sus - Patriarch Bartholomew heard had said to my brother, that, “If old when she came to the pect him? the charges against Paisios from you reveal of what is happening Monastery. VIKENTIOS: Well, seeing a the Exarchy team sent to New between us to Vikentios, the co - TNH: How do you comment minor child to climb in the Ab - York and decided not to punish operation with Vikentios will be Christonymphi’s departure form bot’s room at 10 o’clock at night him but only accept his resigna - ended. the Monastic vows? to go to confession when there tion and remove him perma - MORE REVELATIONS VIKENTIOS: It was unavoid - is a church inside the Monastery nently from the Monastery post. (Meanwhile, in July of 2009, Konstantinos. B., who lived for 13 years in the Monastery, re - vealed to Bishop Vikentios group sexual encounters in the room Bishop Vikentios became especially demonstrative at some of Metropolitan Paisios on the points in making revelations against his former associate. Monastery’s third floor. Here is the story by Bishop Vikentios) TNH: Your Grace, I am VIKENTIOS: No, never. Now TNH: Are the persons named tempted to ask, you Bishop he told me that Paisios sexually by the complainant, Mr. Kon - Vikentios today and the then abused him and harassed him stantinos B. who had partici - small teenage boy of 17 years until now. pated in group sex activity old, Vasillios Malamatenios, go - TNH: Is it the first time that known to you? ing back to 1971, if you had any you disclose it? VIKENTIOS: Absolutely. involvement in these pedophile, VIKENTIOS: Yes, I have not TNH: Are they parishioners homosexual, sexual orgy activi - told anyone. Admittedly I’ve of yours? ties with the Abbot or other par - mentioned it to my spiritual fa - VIKENTIOS: No one from St. ticipants including Mr. Konstan - ther. Nectarios, they all are from St. tinos B.? TNH: Did you say it to Ecu - Irene; people whom I know; VIKENTIOS: No, never, menical Patriarch Bartholomew? who have grown up in the never. VIKENTIOS: No, I have ab - church, boys and girls. TNH: Did Paisios make any solutely said nothing about my TNH: Did the complainant, suggestions or erotic lure type brother; it is the first time that I Mr. Konstantinos B., tell you your Grace to become his part - reveal it. about Nun Christonymphi? ner? TNH: How did you feel when VIKENTIOS: Of course, he VIKENTIOS: I would define your brother revealed that to told me. such a thing when I first came you? TNH: What did you say? to America when I was a young VIKENTIOS: I better not say VIKENTIOS: He told me boy in 1971. because I am a clergyman; if I about her relationships with the TNH: What did Paisios tell was a civilian I might have abbot and with him. you? thought very differently. TNH: What kind of relation - VIKENTIOS: I saw his atti - TNH: What do you mean? ships? tude towards me and I sat down VIKENTIOS: What everyone VIKENTIOS: Sexual relations and explained to him “I see you means when he comes to see with the abbot and him (Kon - as spiritual father and nothing that a person of his own has stantinos). more.” been abused also. Spyros is my TNH: You mean all three to - TNH: Why, what did his atti - only brother that I have. gether? tude show? TNH: How old is he? VIKENTIOS: In his words, of VIKENTIOS: Look, you can VIKENTIOS: He is 50 years course. tell when a man wants other re - old and yet he has psychological TNH: Did you ever confront lationships, you see it. TNH: Did Paisios show that? VIKENTIOS: Although I was underage, a 17-year-old child, I could sense this thing, so I sat down and explained to him that, “I came here to America with POCKET-LESS you whom I met in Jerusalem in 1969 as a spiritual man who lis - PITA BREAD tened to a sermon there in Jerusalem and lost my mind be - cause we were not accustomed to such sermons. Initially I Kontos Foods thought that Paisios’ approaches The Leading Company in Flat Breads might were a trap; that he wanted to test me. We had read Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita in Jerusalem that the spiritual manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic Hand Stretched Flat fathers set these types of traps bread. to supposedly try to test their kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. subordinates. 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VIKENTIOS: Now that I was a in Greece, or rather I was in exile 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 18-24, 2010 Global Greek Medical and Biosciences Network Meets in New York

By Constantine S. Sirigos Balta praised the participants for Network has demonstrated. TNH Staff Writer their effort in what she called Dangas told TNH that he was challenging times for Hellenes happy to witness the Network’s NEW YORK – Medicine, Sci - and Humanity that have exac - progress under his successors ence, Religion and Politics met erbated by skepticism, and de - and proud of the Hellenic Med - at The Global Hellenic Medical clared that the Network “consti - ical Society of New York, which and Biosciences Network’s 4th tuted a ray of optimism and an he served as president in the annual conference at Lenox Hill inspiring example that proves past, and which will celebrate Hospital in New York on Dec. 3 that only through cooperation its 75th Anniversary in 2011. and 4. Its mission was to link and by investment in science Dr. Thomas Thomou, Presi - Greek physicians and bioscien - and education in our globalized dent of the Hellenic Bioscientific tists professionally, to mentor world can all nations emerge Association in the U.S., sug - new practitioners among them from this current crisis. Sophi - gested that one way his col - and to assist in the upgrading anou also expressed apprecia - leagues could contribute to of the national health care sys - tion and thanked the group for Greece’s recovery was through tems of Greece and Cyprus. The how strongly its leadership cares exchange programs where pro - Conference was sponsored and about Cyprus and the needs of fessionals from the U.S. could organized by the Federation of the Cypriot people. Sarantopou - spend time teaching in univer - Hellenic Medical Societies of los echoed the thought of the sities in Greece. The bioscien - North America. Marking the im - others and declared that “now tists’ efforts began as a separate portance of this endeavor for is the time for action through network in London in 2007 and Hellenism in America and new ideas and initiatives.” A has since joined with the physi - throughout the world, the open - message from Ted Spyropoulos, cians. Mezitis believes the net - ing ceremony was attended by Coordinator of SAE USA was work can help Greece to heal Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - read which praised the doctors from its social and economic ica, the Consul Generals in New and scientists for their “shining At the opening ceremonies. (L-R) Dr. Elias Iliadis, Dr. George Tsioulas, Dr. Thomas Thomou, problems in many ways, includ - York of Greece and Cyprus re - example of unity and coopera - Pavlos Kotrotsios, Dr. Olga Sarantopoulos, Consul General Koula Sophianou, Archbishop ing the demonstration of how spectively, Ambassador Aghi tion” during the crisis of Hel - Demetrios, Amb. Aghi Balta, Dr. George Dangas and Dr. Spyros Mezitis. to bring together leaders in all Balta and Koula Sophianou, Dr. lenism. the sciences and professions and Olga Sarantopoulos, Secretary Dr. Spyros Mezitis, Chairman renowned ancient Greek physi - plained that the mission of the the Network in 2007, thanked in the realm of culture. Partici - General of the Federation of of the global Network and of the cian Hippocrates, of Hippocratic global network includes facili - Mezitis for his personal efforts pants noted that the profes - Greeks Abroad (SAE) and Pavlos North American Federation, oath fame. tating the continuing medical in putting the conference to - sional habits necessary to the Kotrotsios, President of the Hel - welcomed the guests and gave Mezitis said he was pleased education of its members, net - gether. He declared the view practice of science and medicine lenic American National Council an overview of the organization to relate to the guests and par - working and collaboration with shared by many in the audience – collaboration, information (HANC). Ekaterini Mallas of the and the conference. The Net - ticipants that Hellenes around the Greek and Cypriot govern - that Greek Scientists are an sharing, etc. - can show other U.S. Dept. of Health and Human work began in 2007 on the the world have risen to the oc - ments and with international army for global Hellenism, “A groups of Greeks the way to Services read a letter from HHS Greek Island of Kos, the culmi - casion as the Greek government health organizations. He told sleeping giant that has yet to re - move forward by moving be - Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, nation of efforts on both sides was unable to provide the funds The National Herald that mem - alize its strength and potential, yond the extreme individualism who noted the importance of of the Atlantic. Its first confer - for this year’s gathering. Private bers have already approached noting that in the U.S. Alone and rivalries that have often endeavors like the global net - ence was held under the aus - sources of funding were tapped the Greek government about there are 7000 physicians and plagued Greek endeavors work. pices of the President of Greece, including the sponsorships of helping to rebuild its belea - bio-scientists, only a fraction of through the centuries. Paul Archbishop Demetrios gave Karolos Papoulias, and then- pharmaceutical corporations, guered health care system, in - whom have been organized, and Kotrotsios of HANC said he also the invocation, asking God to minister of health Dimitris demonstrating that, “When cluding the sharing of medical that globally there are many was impressed with the Net - “bless and strengthen all those Avramopoulos, who engineered Greeks are united we can do it and management know how. To more. He believes that their ef - work and declared that the doc - who labor for the health of body, the compromise location for the all, showing the world that as date, the government has been forts are demonstrating how tors’ organizations are the intel - mind and soul,” and praised the first conference by inviting the we taught medicine to the an - too overwhelmed by the fiscal Hellenism will be able to not lectual strongholds of the participants for promoting uni - representatives of Greek com - cients we are (at the forefront) crisis to focus on the offers. merely survive but thrive at a Diaspora communities. versal Hellenic values and ad - munities from many countries of teaching” and practicing con - Dr. George Dangas, Hon - global level through the initia - vancing medicine and science. to meet at the birthplace of the temporary medicine. He ex - orary President and founder of tive and resourcefulness the [email protected] Dr. Linda Katehi: Scientific Superwoman Engineer Put it Together

Continued from page 1 from them.” She added: “I be - campus Gender Equity Council, ceive many comments that make lieve we can be both Greek and which addressed gender inequal - you feel different and at times, these men: to work with elec - Americans at no expense to each ities not only on campus, but also you feel your colleagues doubt tronics. It was then that I told other. We have the capacity for throughout the world, especially your ability. For example, a fe - my parents that I wanted to be - being both and combining the in the area of education. Katehi male engineer will qualify as ei - come an electrical engineer. My best of both. The Greek culture also started an annual lecture se - ther ‘too soft’ or ‘too aggressive’ dad became very upset. He said has been attuned to multi-na - ries on gender equality, which ... or as ‘too irrational’ or yet ‘too that two things would happen tionality since Greeks left their hosted a brilliant array of men young’ or ‘too old.’ It seems to me: no one would marry me homeland for the first time to ex - and women. “This recognition of there is no middle ground for and no one would hire me,” plore other places thousands of their contributions,” Katehi re - anything.” When asked how she Katehi recalls. But her father, years ago. It is part of our iden - ports, “helped create a wonderful handled this situation, she now one of her “biggest fans,” tity and a skill we should be intellectual dialogue around the replied, “By just doing your best was proved wrong. After earn - proud of.” status of women and the slow work and moving forward. I’ve ing her degree in mechanical IT DON’T COME EASY progress we have seen in improv - learned not to worry about in - and electrical engineering from Nevertheless, at the outset of ing the conditions of work and nuendos and comments that may the National Technical Univer - her career, as her father had pre - recognition of their contribu - challenge my competence. I ig - sity (NTL) of Athens in 1977, dicted, Katehi did encounter neg - tions.” nore them and keep working to - not only was she hired as a se - ative attitudes. During the 1970’s, THE NAKED TRUTH wards my goals.” nior engineer by the Naval Re - in Greece, as in the U.S., increas - That year, a calendar was She describes her extensive search Laboratory in Athens, but ing numbers of women were en - published which displayed “hot electromagnetic work in reduc - also she became engaged to tering higher education. Yet few not nerdy” women University of Spyros Tseregounis, also an en - were encouraged to pursue tra - Illinois engineering students in gineer. ditionally masculine occupations Playboy attire and poses. “It’s not She now holds 17 U.S. such as engineering. As a fresh - brains or beauty, but brains and patents (with five more in the man at the NTL, Katehi was one beauty,” one of the models application process.) Among of two women in a class of 180. naively stated, not realizing that Katehi’s dozens of awards are “During my first week, the class the calendar was selling female the Presidential Young Investi - Dr. Linda Katehi (C), her husband Spyros Tseregounis (R) and President called privately and submission in the guise of liber - gator Award from the National their son Erik Tseregounis (left) are pictured during a 2008 asked me why I decided to go to ated sexuality, critics said. “It is Science Foundation, the URSI visit to Zakynthos. Katehi views her strong family ties as a ma - the Polytechnic and take away difficult enough to be treated as Booker Ward, a Humboldt Re - jor source of her professional success. the position from another male equals. I don’t think posing half- search Award 1994, the IEE student who could put the pro - nude in the calendar helps us MTT-S Microwave Prize, IEEE BEING GREEK in the second grade when her fa - fession in use, as opposed to me any,” protested the president of Third Millennium Medal, the Katehi’s father is from Corfu; ther was assigned to the naval who would graduate and stay one of the campus’ professional IEEE Marconi Prize, the Distin - her mother, from Salamis. Katehi base in Crete where the wives of home to raise a family. That dis - and social sororities for female guished Educator Award from was born in Athens, but grew up many Americans in the NATO cussion shook me up. It took ... a engineers. Katehi agreed. “As a the IEEE Microwave Theory and on Salamis because her father base taught English at school af - tremendous effort ... to decide to female engineer, I feel this act is Techniques Society and the was in the navy band. She de - ter hours. “So I started fairly stay ... and finish despite the hos - demeaning,” she stated. “Women Leading Light Award for Women scribes her father as “a trained early and I continued until after tility that I felt early on,” Katehi engineers do not fit the stereo - in High Tech from the state of musician who learned music be - I entered college. I spent many remembers. But she did finish. type of a ‘nerd’ just because of Indiana. She is an IEEE Fellow fore he learned how to read and years attending classes at the Afterward, she and her fiancé who they are and what they and was elected to the National write;” her mother, as a house - Greek American Union in came to the U.S., married and stand for. ... in fact promoting Academy of Engineering. wife who eventually started her Athens.” Katehi and her husband enrolled in the University of Cal - their sexuality emphasizes yet In 2007, then President own business; and both parents, are the only engineers in their ifornia at Los Angeles (UCLA,) another stereotype of women as George W. Bush appointed her as being “very supportive” and as families. Their son is a microbi - one of the top engineering the ‘less intelligent.’” Although to be one of the 12 select scien - having given her a strong set of ologist; their daughter, a law stu - schools in the U.S. and they com - Katehi could not ban the calen - tists and engineers on the Pres - values. “My mother taught me to dent; and the members of their pleted their master’s and doctoral dar out of existence, she ordered Katehi with her father, Vassil - ident’s Committee on the Na - try to finish an effort before I start extended family include doctors, degrees in quick time. that the university name be ios Katehis, in Salamina. tional Medal of Science. During something new ... to never lie architects and lawyers. At home, In 1984, Katehi became an stricken from its cover, and it her years as Provost and Vice and never take advantage of any - Katehi and her husband speak Assistant Professor of Electrical was. ing the size and cost of commu - Chancellor for Academic Affairs one. When I was young, my par - mainly Greek, but use English Engineering at the University of As Provost, Katehi dealt with nication systems as “similar to and Professor of Electrical and ents told me that the only way when discussing work. Michigan in Ann Arbor. By 1994 politically complex and heated what we have in cell phones, Computer Engineering at the not to be punished for any bad From 2006 to 2008 this ded - she had achieved full professor issues, such as pressure for more miniature radars and miniature University of Illinois at Urbana- deeds was to ... tell them every - icated couple helped organize status. During her 18 years at Islamic studies and the presence sensors. My work led to new Champaign, Katehi played a key thing I did wrong. So every night events and raise funds to pro - Ann Arbor, she taught electrical of Blackwater private security technologies that are now widely role in shaping the future course ... my dad would ask me what I mote a new Modern Greek Stud - engineering and advanced to a contractors on campus. As Chan - used by civilian and military of this prestigious institution. did wrong and I would tell him. ies Program at the University of series of increasingly influential cellor at UC-Davis, she continues communication systems.” When She was named Chancellor of I would also argue with him if I Illinois, which Katehi said she in - administrative posts, which cul - to confront controversial issues, asked which of her many scien - the University of California at felt that his judgment was unfair. tended to be “one of the best in minated in her becoming Asso - such as those attending global tific innovations are the most Davis on Aug. 17, 2009, giving He would give me only one pass. the country.” In addition, due in ciate Dean for Academic Affairs. climate change, state budget meaningful to her, she replied, her a chance to shape the direc - I was told never to make the part to her efforts as chancellor, In 2002 she went to Purdue Uni - cuts, and hate crimes. “Universi - “I have a few papers that really tion of yet another prestigious same mistake twice.” the University of Illinois began versity where she was Dean of ties are a microcosm of the change the way we do circuit de - institution. Katehi began learning English working with the Cyprus Insti - Engineering at the Electrical and broader society. We deal with sign in miniature communication tute. Part of this program in - Computer Engineering Depart - complex issues all the time,” systems and sensors – these are cludes a faculty and student ex - ment. In 2006, she became Katehi explains. the ones I value the most.” change. Although she does not Provost at the University of Illi - She also must cope with an - She seems like a super - collaborate with any specific sci - nois. All the deans and directors other complex dilemma which woman, handling a myriad of entific or other institutions in of every academic department commonly confronts women professional responsibilities and Writings of Harris P. Jameson Greece, she has many colleagues reported directly to her and she who chose traditionally mascu - the social obligations that go there. Katehi is also a board oversaw all academic and finan - line professions or who hold po - along with your various acade - member of the EU of Cyprus, and cial programs and policies. She sitions of power whether in acad - mic roles and still finds time be I. Jameson’s Chronicles she and her husband visit Greece has mentored and graduated emia or in other institutions. involved in science and meet at least once a year. more than 70 postdoctoral fel - Often such women are expected family responsibilities, but she Volume I $6.95 “My husband and I came to lows, Ph.D. and M.S. students in to meet the usually opposing re - downplayed the comparison. UCLA to get a master’s and then electrical and computer engi - quirements of the stereotype of “There are no superheroes; just Volume II $6.95 go back to Greece. We ended up neering. In line with her Greek the ideal man and that of the simple people who are driven by staying to get our Ph.D.s as well, heritage, Katehi holds the twin ideal woman. However, when the desire to make an impact. I so our dream to go back to passions of advancing knowl - they act like the ideal man, that am one of them,” she replied. Both for $12.00 changed to a dream to stay here. edge and effecting social justice, is, decisive, self-confident, self- “What was unique about me is However, our love for Greece has goals she has worked tirelessly reliant, rational, assertive and the support I have from my hus - remained strong,” she states. to achieve throughout her acad - emotionally controlled, they run band, my children, and my par - II. Novel “For Sully’s Sake” $10.25 When asked what her Greek emic career. Indeed, one of her the risk of being labeled “con - ents. They have been my greatest heritage means to her, she motivations for accepting the po - trolling” or “unfeminine.” Yet, fans, and they always tell me All three for $20.00 replied, “Being Greek is a gift sitions of Provost at the Univer - when they act in a submissive or that everything is possible.” that we are given at birth. We sity of Illinois and Chancellor at an emotional manner or in other carry a tremendous history of the University of California-Davis ways like the stereotype of the Aphrodite Matsakis, a NAME: ______many mistakes and achieve - were that these roles would ex - ideal woman, they may be counseling psychologist, is the ADDRESS: ______ments. We have an attitude to - pand her opportunities to pro - viewed as “touchy” and less com - author of Back From the Front: wards life that is marked by mote interdisciplinary research petent as leaders. Combat Trauma, Love and The CITY: ______STATE: ____ ZIP: ____ pride and endurance. 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Continued from page 1 land did this during the political outcome of this.” The Napoleonic wars and the US answer may be, the end of the government. He replied: “You during the Civil War. We sus - Greek political system – which have to give Greece a little bit pended convertibility and rede - many might say is not a down of credit. They certainly took a nominated into a new standard, side at all – but chaos is not a stab at it. Some people would the greenback. The notion of welcome substitute, he said. say, don’t count them out, bailing out the banking system Greek banks the day after will there’s still options.” But looking when they are stuck with a gov - be fine, Calomiris said. Loan at the numbers, he said, “It’s not ernment’s financial problem portfolios default risk will go good news.” that’s making them insolvent is down dramatically since their Talking with Calomiris about very old. Argentina has done it debts will have been re-denom - the Greek Condition can be a bit twice, Mexico, once, partially.” inated. All will be able to repay surreal because even the “good What’s the downside? Calomiris debts redenominated in the new news” is bizarre if not frighten - was again blunt: “There is no scrip so the banks’ loans are not ing. As difficult as it is to believe such thing as a downside if you going to go bust. There will be that a country, at all levels, for so are forced to do something by no more reason for runs on long could have made such mis - arithmetic.” He said if Papan - banks by people to get their eu - takes, it is more difficult to accept dreou is not going to get hun - ros out because they will no that there is a reset button la - dreds of billion of euros from longer be available, but they will beled “default” even if he says the rest of the EU – not in loans be able to use the scrip to trans - there’s perhaps no other choice but in transfers - there is no act business in Greece. Calomiris unless the government waits for other side. He said there are is not at all glib about the pain the country to implode. Giving some unanswered questions involved but said, “If you do up the fight and defaulting – not too, such as how EU creditors what Greece did in the last repaying its creditors - he said, would be treated under the new decade, you put yourself into a will hurt for years but will at least Greek law and what to do about position where you don’t have a enable Greece to heal and ulti - interbank debts that are not ad - lot of choice.” mately, to prosper, as Argentina judicated in Greece. There will REALLY? has since its 2002 default. The be a legal mess. “This is some - “What is making this happen alternative, the belief that a coun - For a Columbia Finance Professor with a big following, Charles Calomiris has a modest office, thing you do in the middle of is not some Greek politician’s or try in Greece’s situation can ever but a big reputation. You could ingnore what he says, but influential people are listening. the night,” Calomiris said. “But German politician’s decision,” he pay back its massive debts and you had better prepare – you explained. “What will bring this attract the investments it needs which is almost impossible to Currently Greece has a 150% their incremental sources of had better have your investment crisis to a head will be people to grow out of the crisis, is, in his conceive under the current cir - Debt-to GDP ratio and rising.” funding, they will have to start bankers and attorneys and an deciding to start withdrawing clear-thinking but sympathetic cumstances. If I were a German He said that economists typically issuing some kinds of IOU’s or inside group of legislators with massive amounts from their mind, a fairy tale. taxpayer I wouldn’t want to bail look at a country like Greece and scrip – in Argentina they were bills already drafted and ready banks and Greece. At some point Where Greece is probably out Greece.” say 90% would be considered issued by the regional govern - to go. The moment that you re - (the health of) Greek banks be - heading, despite the denials As things are now, he said, not sustainable. Part of the prob - ments – as soon as they are is - alize that the laws of arithmetic come the issue. Greece is not go - from Papandreou and the EU is “Greece can kick the can” of pay - lem, he added, is that the aus - sued, banks will have to sus - are beyond your ability to fight ing to fall on its sword, destroy “All very predictable and de - ing its debts down the road for terity measures were not com - pend convertibility – the ability and that you will not get a its entire financial system and signed to minimize the fallout one or two years,” while driving bined with other reforms needed to convert the new currency into bailout, there will be a run on continue in a recession for year for themselves.” He said the away foreign direct investment, to make them successful, the others - because their deposits your banks, to try to get the eu - upon year.” In a more plaintive good news for Greece is that but although default can be de - kinds of long run reforms that are denominated in euros – ros. Any discussion of this has tone he declared that without 90% of its outstanding debt is layed, the incomes of its citizens would have attracted invest - everyone will want to immedi - to go from the black of full de - debt restructuring “Greece is not subject to Greek law, which will continue to decline. That ap - ments and other long-term ately get their euros out,” and nial to the white of acceptance.” going to have a recovery, the means that it can restructure peared to be a prediction of the growth initiatives that would there will be a run on the banks The price of salvation will be economy will keep shrinking the their debt in terms that will be social unrest people have long have made the austerity pro - that will destroy the banking more shame. “The perception of banks will lose deposits and in - painful, but will enable healing. expected will manifest itself - gram much less disastrous, as he system, which is not something Greece as a country of law and terest rates keep skyrocketing. In a paper published in May this commentators note that it is ad - also said in March. It was a long for bank-haters to cheer: it her status within the EU will be All this bad stuff will keep hap - year, entitled How to Restruc - mirable if not spooky that except shot even if done right, but means most bank accounts will suspect,” he said, but added that pening until the reality of the ture Greek Debt by Lee C. Buch - for those horrible days last May Calomiris does not only point a have been wiped out. Calomiris he is optimistic about the re - arithmetic takes hold.” heit and G. Mitu Gulati, Greece’s when three bank workers were finger at Greece. insists: “This is a very pre - sults. He said in Argentina the How did this happen to situation and the default sce - killed in their office by firebomb- In describing the role of the dictable arrangement and has banks recovered quickly and Greece? “Greece is the most cor - nario was laid out. Calomiris tossing anarchists, violence has IMF and the EU he said, “If I been played out over and over there was not large-scale bank rupt country in the EU – by cited Buchheit, a noted interna - not reared its ugly head. That were going to do a cartoon ver - in history. It’s very much the failure there. Calomiris said he Transparency International’s tional sovereign debt default at - could change. sion of the story it would be most likely outcome for Greece.” believes people will realize that score – and has the largest torney, and suggested that, It appears that all that’s people showing up pretending SOME SCENARIOS Greece’s fiscal problems will shadow economy … it has one “Through legislative changes standing between a real chance they are the ambulance when “If I were the PM I’d get have made this unavoidable and of the highest ratios of consump - Greece can write down very suc - for Greece and its people to re - in fact they are the undertaker. ahead of the curve – I’d suspend that it’s better to have a clean tion to output – the Greeks don’t cessfully a huge amount of that cover and heal and avoid going They make things worse.” In the convertibility of bank deposits redenomination of everything. save much, they have one of the debt.” Papandreou is starting to off a cliff is pride, their unwill - case of Ireland, which has just and then redenominate the de - He said Greeks are practical and most generous pension systems pay attention to the doomsayers ingness understandable – to go been bailed out as well, he says posits.” He said the government would manage under new cir - and one of the lowest labor par - too, having met recently with through life, as bankers, busi - its actions have been cynical and would declare a bank holiday cumstances. One positive side is ticipation rates among the Nouriel Roubini, a Professor at nessmen and individuals, being purposeful, because their aim while the Parliament passed the that Greece’s exports will now poorer countries in the Euro - the Stern Business School at called dead beats, liars, thieves was to “kick the can further legislation that redenominates have a price advantage under a zone. Greece has designed its New York University, who told etc. by the media, their interna - down the road for the German the deposits into the new cur - devalued currency. They cannot public policy to reward consum - the premier that the only solu - tional colleagues and snarky banks,” by putting the debt on rency that will be issued, and do that now under the euro. “It ing instead of thrift, leisure tion for the restoration of the tourists. But other countries, in - the back of Ireland’s taxpayers, also passed legislation to rede - will be the beginning of Greece’s rather than work and to reward Greek economy is the devalua - cluding Argentina in 2002, have which he said Greece didn’t do. nominate the debt into the scrip recovery, as Argentina did,” he excessive public spending.” tion of its currency, which means gone though it, survived and re - Calomiris gives Papandreou – noting that this is what Ar - said, while being clear that, “It’s Amidst those realities, entry into leaving the Eurozone of coun - gained respecter to them. It will credit for having the courage to gentina did in 2002. He told not a great story – it’s still a the Eurozone was to prove the tries using the euro as a currency be harder to persuade investors do what they have done so far, TNH, “This is the obvious way story of lost opportunities, sup - country’s undoing rather than its and returning to the drachma. to trust Greece again but “but we are now beyond the out: The arithmetic is unavoid - pressed long term growth and salvation. The temptation to SOME REAL NUMBERS Calomiris suggests it will get eas - point,” where further cuts can able,” and other countries have political populism gone wild. continue doing all the wrong Calomiris has served as a ier over time. He said large-scale help. “They only did about one- gone through it, noting, “Eng - The question is what will be the things increased. consultant or visiting scholar for debt restructuring is needed ur - third of the spending cuts that the governments of Mexico, Ar - gently, since the debt has be - were necessary. Even if the na - gentina, Japan, El Salvador, come unpayable. When Ar - tion’s growth hadn’t dived they Brazil and Columbia. He is paid gentina capital flow to the didn’t even come close to the to see a chaotic world clearly. country ceased almost com - adjustment that was needed.” What he is referring to when he pletely, the Argentine govern - Given the unlikelihood of a mas - GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH puts up the numbers on his com - ment remained firm and finally sive European bailout, Calomiris puter is the future, however, one got a deal where the defaulted returned to Buchheit’s analysis. ST. NICHOLAS as unwelcome to everyone as it bonds were exchanged by others “If Greece wrote down 60%” of is inevitable according to those of a much lower nominal value the 90% of the debt that is un - 196-10 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358 • (718) 357 -4200 numbers. 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(This is from the author’s book tiny piece of arable land was ex - bell. They got used to the daily their own eventual escape. Life occupiers, the nightmare re - Beyond the Blue Ikarian Sea, an ploited to its limit. Wild mush - funerals as a fact of life. Even went on. People got used to the sumed. The nightmare this time excerpt of which is available at rooms turned into a delicacy the children were desensitized famine, used to the pain they was much worse than before. www.RoseDogbookstore.com , at and the locals became experts to such a macabre sight. Infants felt in their empty stomachs. The German occupiers were in several other online sites, and at in locating them and in distin - and young children followed the They got even used to the death a very ugly mood since the war some bookstore chains. ) guishing edible mushrooms older generation in the same toll, so common by now. Their was tilting in favor of the Allies. from poisonous ones. The ten - manner. Parents were tor - eyes were dry. They did not Their fear that they could be By John Chrysochoos der vines of young fern bushes, mented watching their young have any more tears to shed. sent to the Russian Front if they mixed with some form of flour slipping through their fingers, They did not waste any effort did not follow orders to the let - Following the collapse of the and fried, resembled asparagus unable to help them. Although on anything other than the es - ter made them meaner and depleted Greek Armed Forces in with a little imagination. Wild exact statistics were not kept sentials needed for their sur - more dangerous. People started the spring of 1941, due to their lupines that were avoided com - during such a miserable time pe - vival. And they kept hoping they losing hope altogether. That was engagement in fierce battles on pletely in the past by people and riod, an estimated 20% of the would also escape from the is - the time that my father started two different fronts against the animals alike turned out to be - population of the island, mostly land, hoping the nightmare they contemplating their escape from combined Italian and German come a rare delicacy; the inhab - old and very young, died during were experiencing would be the island, although he was assault, Ikaria and the rest of itants of the island learned that terrible winter of 1942; a over soon, before it was too late. adamantly against such an ac - Greece braced for a period of quickly how to remove their bit - staggering loss of human life Unfortunately, the war kept go - tion before. One late evening in occupation that lasted nearly ter and unbearable taste by during the beginning of the pe - ing on. Despite the despair the early March, the author’s family four years. Although the first keeping them for a couple of riod of famine. As the resources locals had experienced during fled the island, together with year of occupation by the Ital - days in sea water mixed with on the island were getting the years of 1942 and 1943, two other families from the vil - ians was difficult indeed in hot spring water, abundant and other necessities were scarcer and scarcer, and death their suffering was bound to get lage, to spend eventually a year Ikaria, the suffering experienced from Ikaria’s well-known hot nonexistent. Herbs and little was spreading everywhere, sev - much worse in the foreseeable and a half in Gaza (current Gaza by many Ikarians in 1941 was springs. plants were constantly used to eral families started looking to - future, particularly after the end Strip), Palestine. nothing compared to what was The mountain provided combat infections. Leaves from ward the horizon in despera - of 1943 when the Italian occu - to follow. The winter of 1942 items that became crucial for certain flower bushes were used tion. Beyond the Greek islands piers of Ikaria were replaced by John Chrysochoos, Ph.D. is pro - had arrived with very bleak pre - the survival of the locals, items to treat boils that were quite that formed the fixed horizon the Germans, following Italy’s fessor emeritus of chemistry at monitions. The resulting short - mostly ignored in the past. Ar - common. Lice and other para - the author was familiar with, surrender to the Allies. the university of Toledo, Ohio, age of basic necessities and food butus-berry bushes, which were sites were causing havoc among there was the land of Turkey, Following a brief period of and author. He may be reached required for the survival of the indigenous on the island, were the children. Adults and chil - which from all indications had euphoria during which the is - at: [email protected] inhabitants, brought about by loaded with their wild straw - dren were suffering from tiny remained neutral during the land of Ikaria was free of any the occupation of the island in berry-like fruit (koumara). This parasites that had infested their war. A daring escape at night 1941, led to outright hunger wild fruit that was consumed in mattresses. could possibly give the locals a and, before long, starvation and the past by the animals and the chance of traveling those 15 to famine spread throughout the birds only, turned out to be quite 20 miles undetected by the PT- island. Ikarians tried to survive tasty. The locals learned quickly “Before long, boats and reaching the shore of by eating whatever they could how to ferment them and pro - there was no room left Turkey. Once there, they hoped scavenge outdoors. They duce brandy in makeshift distil - in the village cemetery that Turkey’s neutrality was for searched the fields which were lation units. It was excellent as real, in spite of rampant rumors blessed in the past with a large a drink and priceless for its med - for their burial” to the contrary since the axis variety of wild greens, the icinal use. Mulberry trees, which powers appeared to be winning mountain, and the surrounding were abundant everywhere on Famine started spreading like the war at the time. sea for anything edible. Every the island, provided sweet mul - a plague on the island at the Some of the locals started berries to the children. The end of 1941. Whatever provi - such daring escapes in the mountain and the fields pro - sions were somehow saved by spring of 1942, using fishing vided the locals with a large va - the locals were gone by now. rowboats that were hidden in riety of wild greens and vegeta - The very old and the very young several ravines to avoid their GREEK POETRY bles such as wild chicory, were the first victims. People confiscation by the Italians. endives, dandelions, and a lot used to take care of the elderly, Such escapes were very danger - of other wild greens known to relatives and non relatives alike; ous indeed. The sea could turn Z213: Exit the Ikarians by their local however, with the spread of suddenly very rough, threaten - names. One of the main food hunger and starvation, the in - ing their lives in such unsafe (extract) items used by the locals, fish, stinct of self-survival took over, boats. In addition, the locals had was in relatively short supply pushing philanthropy aside. to deal with the uncertainties because the Italian occupiers of Many elderly people died during lying ahead. Nevertheless, the The sun leaves the station chases the island had confiscated most the first few months of the ter - hope that the Allies would be you, goes up, moves in front of sea-worthy boats, lest they rible winter of 1942. Before there for them gave them all the you, find where you had stayed, would be used against them, long, there was no room left in encouragement they needed. A there or elsewhere, on the grey leaving only tiny and unsafe the village cemetery for their few locals escaped at the begin - facades that do not recognise you, fishing row boats to their own - burial. A temporary cemetery ning. Some were lost, but most what do you remember of the ers. Such unsafe boats were had to be set up in the church - of them made it across to Turkey road that is lost, turn back to a used for fishing very near the yard. The same happened in all and they finally reached refugee corner sit down a while, and once shore, whenever the weather al - other villages of the island. It camps set up by the Allies. Peo - again, the roads you are chang - lowed it, providing some protein was not unusual for anyone to ple in the village would stay ing, hours that you wander, old nourishment to their owners hear the church bell tolling day mum after each escape. They women who look at you from be - and their relatives. Tiny smelts after day announcing more understood. They were praying hind the window grow bigger became a main food item–both deaths. for the safety of the family that grow smaller you walk without fried and salted (anchovies.) People got used to the had escaped. Deep in their coming out anywhere, the roads Items such as soap, medicine, mournful sound of the church hearts they were contemplating Street in Raches village on Ikaria. grow bigger grow smaller bend beneath your feet rise go up again, you get up sit go a bit fur - ther, ask someone, go in, a church crowded, did somebody Alexia Vassiliou – The Cypriot Voice Now Soars Over L.A. die, you rest a little, closed knees, eyes closed, remember something go out again, others along with LOS ANGELES - If you have not on several projects. Her Triple worldwide. For more than seven you, the bell, the door unlocked, heard Alexia Vassiliou sing, then Album called RE-BE, her own years, she worked with Mikis porter, you go in behind them please hurry up and get her CD music compositions, lyrics, nar - Theodorakis and released a dou - into the corridor, then on the immediately. You will not be dis - ratives and improvisations, are ble album with him entitled right and up the staircase, thick appointed. Composer, lyricist, aimed at renewal and learning Alexia - Mikis Theodorakis. Per - glasses, and a red stain under his singer – she is a triple talent. how to begin anew. The album formance Street, her production nose, he did not notice you took Her message is all about love – was released in Greece in Octo - company, is based in Greece and you for someone else, how could love of humanity. The kindness, ber and is set for worldwide re - has worldwide distribution. The he see you looking from the light caring and nurturing of people lease early next year. The second Foundation of Michael Ca - into the dark, he does not see everywhere is what Vassiliou project is a jazz album called coyiannis is undertaking media well, go up the stairs, to the top, strives for, and through her mu - Birds Have to Fly, for which she responsibilities for her albums lie down, cover yourself, it is still sic she more than succeeds. She wrote the lyrics. Both albums are handling public relations and too early to go to sleep. You are sings in Greek and in English; with Track7music in Athens. She press communications. cold, cover yourself, you snuggle she sings jazz, classical and de - has also composed the music and When I asked her what her down, tremble, stretch out, from motica. Her voice soars and sings every performance in a play favorite type of music was, she feet to body to hands a clammy purrs; it reaches out and hugs by Mario Stilianakos entitled Wa - smiled brightly and her whole fluid covers you, he took you for you; it makes you cry and it ter, which played at the Lounge face lit up. “Love” was her re - someone else and let you in, who makes you sing! Born in Fama - Theater in L.A. sponse, “I remember clearly else lives here, it covers you, you gusta, Cyprus, she and her fam - During her college years, she back in 2007, I sang in empty awake in a dream empty, the eyes ily were forced out of their also met and had the chance to rooms just listening to my voice. that open and separate us again, home in July 1974 by the Turk - be taught by other famed musi - I began to deconstruct what you cannot pull her to you, you ish invasion and occupation of cians such as Ken Greenhouse, singing meant to me and not get up, you fall, you are thirsty, the northern part of Cyprus. Her B.B. King, and Quincy Jones. what singing meant to society. you wake up for water, many early love of music and her fam - Upon her graduation, in 1985, Through voice improvisation times the same story, what time ily’s support and encouragement she moved to New York and per - and my own creativity, I found is it, the lights outside, count how gave her a focus during this tur - formed as the lead singer of four my true voice. I want to use my many on how many off, the tired bulent time. In 1981, as a different Jazz and Fusion bands. voice to empower people and plaster above waiting, like a cock - teenager, she was part of a In 1987, she represented Cyprus give them hope.” roach, alone and still like a cock - group that entered the Eurovi - at Eurovision as a solo per - She said she is “Blessed to be roach, seeking here and there a sion Song Contest and that was former with the song Aspro- from the part of the world – warm spot to hide in, from the the moment she knew that mu - Mavro, and then again in 1991, Cyprus and Greece – where we heat you sweat, the roof comes sic was going to be her career. where she won first place with know who we are as an ethnic down to your feet the window While still in high school, CBS the song Ela. From the late group and as individuals. I al - comes down to your feet, what New York selected her to record 1980’s and throughout the ways carry this with me … I can you see from there, only sky, the theme song for the album I 1990’s, while living in Greece, want to be their voice. By bring - sky without nothing, nothing Am Siam that reached the Bill - she produced more than 20 al - ing the message of love to others above the roofs, from your feet board’s Top 100. A contract was bums, most of which went gold and they in return give it back right up to your knees, you get offered, but she and her parents and platinum, first with BMG to me, they then love Cyprus up go out into the corridor, the decided that more serious study Alexia Vassiliou, the Cypriot siren. record label and then with Uni - and Greece. I am therefore a other rooms empty, apart from of music was needed, so she versal Records. Collaborating gracious ambassador and this is where sleeping can be heard, you took off for Boston’s Berklee great jazz musician Chick Corea up, to change my life in Greece.” with producer Makis Delaportas how I remind myself as to who go back to your bed with eyes College of Music, where she ob - in 1984. And then, one day she decided and orchestrator, the late Kostas I am and where I come from. I open, in the dark you wait in or - tained a Bachelor of Arts Degree “The idea of Los Angeles was to “honor and trust her great and Kapnisis, she performed the want to be of service to others der to sleep in Performance. She’s a star in in my daily thoughts” Alexia ex - deep desires … to let the wave best-selling Ta Klassika (the through my music - that is the Greece and Cyprus but Los An - plained, “no matter what I was take me where it takes me.” Hav - Classics.) Famagusta, a tribute talent that I have that I want to Dimitri Lyacos (1966-) geles was always on her mind, doing or where I was going. It ing 20 close friends in L.A. she to birthplace was presented at share.” Translated by Shorsha Sulli - especially after getting the attracted me and it frightened went back there last year and the ancient theatre of Herodus van chance to work there with the me as well – I was afraid to give now is busier than ever working Atticus before it was released Helene Liatsos

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By Angelike Contis Council in South Burlington, sumer-protection office listing doesn’t hold it against people, TNH Staff Writer Vermont’s fifth-largest city, after 45 registered professions) and but shrugs, figuring that either being inspired by a neighbor’s provides municipalities and people trust their elected offi - MONTPELIER, VERMONT – It’s involvement in a zoning issue. towns legislative and other in - cials, or assume that certain a few days before Thanksgiving Then, in 2001, he was recruited formation. things are outside of their expe - and Jim Condos, Vermont’s next by then-Governor Howard Dean Condos’ business experience rience. He says: “Some people Secretary of State, is quietly on to run for State Senate. He’s will come in handy, he says. This just don’t relate to a $10 million top of the world. On January 6 been on the council for 18 years, experience includes working for dollar budget. They don’t un - he will assume office in the pe - and in the state senate for eight 17 years for manufacturer derstand it or whatever. But tite capital that is sleepily wait - years. Warner Lambert, for a grocery when you’re talking about their ing a changing of the guard. De - FRIENDS MATTER wholesaler and, most recently, dog, they understand leash laws mocrats Condos and Governor Though he shows his Demo - in management positions at Ver - and things like that.” elect Peter Shumlin will be cratic colors when describing mont Gas Systems utility. Con - Walking around Montpelier, among those sworn in. There Vermont as “a beacon of light, dos campaigned to bring greater Condos is clearly at home. He is are lawn works underway in for its lack – unlike the rest of transparency to the Secretary of greeted by the few well-wishers front of the Statehouse and little the country - of major Republi - State’s office. He notes that the left in town by first name and traffic in the upscale local shops. can or Tea Party inroads in the state ranks 47th when it comes he points out all the local his - At a nearly empty coffee shop latest election, Condos said he to campaign transparency; he’d toric spots as well as the new on the main drag, State Street, prides himself on building like, for instance, to make it building the Secretary of State’s Condos is dressed in casual Ver - friendships across party lines, a mandatory to list donors’ em - office will move to in a few monter gear (red sports jacket, smart move in a state with a ployers. He explains: “Two of months. Yet Condos notes that loafers), with a content victory population of just 600,000. “It’s three vice presidents may give the growing demands of public grin framed by a large mous - really different from a lot of $2,000 each, which is fine, but life have taken a toll on his pri - tache. “I was advised by all my other places,” he says of the don’t you think the people vate life, crediting it for the friends and my campaign team Green Mountain State. Condos should know? People need to breakup of his marriage three to stay positive, positive, posi - reflects: “The best advice I re - know where the money is com - years ago. He also hasn’t had a tive,” Condos says of his win - ceived was when I first got to ing from.” He’d like to see such chance to pursue his love of gar - ning strategy. On November 2, Senate, was to never get mad info available to the public in a dening, noting: “The weeds took the Democrat won 53.7% of the at somebody, because there will searchable database online. He over the gardens.” He plans, he vote, with his younger oppo - come a time when you need also wants to make more public says - after spending Thanksgiv - nent, Republican Jason Gibbs, them to help you ... never alien - records available to the public ing with his daughter, up from 34, earning 44%. He describes ate yourself from others.” He and to create a more user- Atlanta, and his parents, in town Gibbs, who was outgoing Re - points out that he was a friend friendly Secretary of State web - from Florida, to work side-by- publican Governor Jim Douglas’ of all six candidates (five De - site, with online forms. On his side with Markowitz in Decem - spokesperson as “a very smooth mocrats and a Republican) run - list too are education programs ber, learning the ropes and over - talker.” But Condos adds: “His ning for Governor Douglas’ seat. Jim Condos, Vermont’s next Secretary of State, is right at home for local civil servants. seeing a staff of 66 (including radio ads targeted me. Mine Among the friends running for outside the State Capitol Building in Montpelier. Condos criticized Douglas for one of two of his new appoint - didn’t even mention him.” governor was outgoing long- shutting out the public, limiting ments, deputy secretary Brian In debates such as one held term Secretary of State Deborah dos’ friends put their money be - “Early childhood education is the testimony, for instance of Leven). First task at hand: the on Vermont Public Radio, how - Markowitz. She first suggested hind their support. As the not a problem for the well-to- state employees in front of the budget. Does Condos have ever, Condos held his own, em - he run for her post when they Burlington Free Press reported, do, but for those who are low State Senate. Condos says he greater ambitions, such as run - phasizing his longer experience were on a flight together. At Condos raised $95,587 in con - income, it is... by the third aims to “knock down the walls ning for Governor? He says no, in public office. When Gibbs Condos’ victory event, attended tributions, versus Gibbs’ grade, they have a problem and closed doors and let the pointing out that the Secretary questioned Condos about his by Markowitz, Condos promised $70,282. catching up.” sunshine in.” More generally, of States in Vermont may be a handling of a $9 million pension to follow in her footsteps. He Condos says he’ll bring his WHAT DOES HE DO? Condos said he would like to two-year term, but people tend shortfall in South Burlington, vowed to put “fairness and hon - knack for leadership and non - What exactly does the Ver - demystify politics and wishes to be in the office for the long where Condos had been Chair - esty before economics” and to partisan governance to the new mont Secretary of State do? Let - every Vermonter could spend run. There have only been, he man of the City Council, Condos be a “secretary of state whose role. “I had the track record of ting out a rolling laugh, Condos two years in Montpelier, to un - says, four Vermont secretaries urged Gibbs to learn more about door is always open and will al - being able to show people that says: “That’s the number one derstand its workings, instead of state in the last 24 years. He how local government works. ways listen.” we could get things done with - question I got.” He happily rat - of seeing politics and politicians concludes: “I never thought I’d Nonetheless, “down to earth” is Friends too are the team of out being labeled Republicans tles off his new office’s five ar - as removed from them. In city run for City Council. I never a better term than “smooth” to Gail Zatz and Virginia Renfrew, or Democrats.” Some of the eas. Though the office is best government, he noted, even thought I’d run for State Senate. describe Vermont’s next Secre - the local consultants who took State Senate accomplishments known for its prominent role of when the doors were open, peo - I never thought I’d run for Sec - tary of State. The self-described over running his campaign after he said he’s most proud of in - overseeing elections, it also ple didn’t always enter. For in - retary of State. But I’ll be 60 Vermonter - who came to the he decided to drop a young out- clude legislation to prevent oversees all state archives and stance, far fewer people would next month in January, right state from New Jersey at age of-state campaign manager from storm water pollution and that public records, maintains a cor - attend meetings for South around retirement age, so this four, speaking only Greek - was the South whose style didn’t boosted early childhood educa - porations office where business Burlington’s $10-15 million city may be it for me.” first bitten by the political bug translate well to small town tion. Condos, who chaired the are registered and Office of Pro - budget than they would talks in 1989 when he ran for City New England. Importantly, Con - Education Committee, explains: fessional Regulation (a con - about new leash laws. He [email protected] The Greek Doctor Who Exposes Bad Science, and Debunks His Peers

Continued from page 1 grâce: wasn’t it possible, he asked, tion, or when they advise us to His work has been widely ac - everything that physicians do and that drug companies were care - consume more fiber or less meat, cepted by the medical commu - all the health advice we get, Ioan - lengthy article in the prestigious fully selecting the topics of their or when they recommend surgery nity; it has been published in the nidis may be one of the most in - Boston-based magazine The At - studies—for example, comparing for heart disease or back pain— field’s top journals, where it is fluential scientists alive. He wor - lantic, which lauded him for a ca - their new drugs against those al - is misleading, exaggerated, and heavily cited; and he is a big draw ries that the field of medical reer challenging his peers by ex - ready known to be inferior to oth - often flat-out wrong. He charges at conferences. Given this expo - research is so pervasively flawed, posing their bad science, noting ers on the market—so that they that as much as 90% of the pub - sure, and the fact that his work and so riddled with conflicts of that much of what medical re - were ahead of the game even be - lished medical information that broadly targets everyone else’s interest, that it might be chroni - searchers conclude in their stud - fore the data juggling began? doctors rely on is flawed. work in medicine, as well as cally resistant to change. ies is misleading, exaggerated, or “Maybe sometimes it’s the ques - flat-out wrong – and even worse tions that are biased, not the an - – the results are still being used swers,” he said, flashing a friendly despite being false. smile. Everyone nodded. Though The Atlantic article, Lies, the results of drug studies often Damned Lies, and Medical Sci - make newspaper headlines, you ence, noted that Ioannidis ana - have to wonder whether they lyzed 49 of the most highly re - prove anything at all. Indeed, garded research findings in given the breadth of the potential medicine over the previous 13 problems raised at the meeting, years, and found 34 had to be can any medical-research studies retested while 14 were wrong or Professor John Ioannidis be trusted?” 319 East 74th St., NYC, NY • 10021 (212) 288-3215 significantly exaggerated, a re - That’s what Ioannidis work markable standard of failure in a was off and running. has been questioning as well and field which uses trial-and-error During one meeting at the that question, as the article noted, trying to reach conclusive results. Greek medical school’s campus, has been central to his career as He certainly has the standard to there was a lively discussion what’s known as a meta-re - raise questions. Besides his teach - about a study considering searcher who has become one of ing in Greece and now at Stan - whether drug companies were the world’s foremost experts on ford, where he is director of the manipulating published research the credibility of medical re - Prevention Research Center, he to make their drugs look more ef - search. He and his team have got his medical degree at Harvard fective. After a lot of back-and- shown, again and again, and in “Chirst is born, glorify Him and then did a fellowship in in - forth and give-and-take that many different ways, that much Christ on Earth, let us be lifted up fectious disease at the highly-re - seemed to be missing the point, of what biomedical researchers garded Tufts Medical School in Freedman – who attended the conclude in published studies— let the entire Earth glorify Him” Boston, won the National Award meeting – wrote that, “Ioannidis, conclusions that doctors keep in of the Greek Mathematical Soci - who had mostly been listening, mind when they prescribe antibi - We invite the faithful to participate in the Christmas Eve ety and held appointments at the delivered what felt like a coup de otics or blood-pressure medica - National Institute of Health and and New Year’s Day Service s officiated by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Just as Houdini ex - His Eminence posed frauds posing as for - tunetellers, Ioannidis reveals bad Archbishop Demetrios of America scientists. The Atlantic article, by David H. Freedman, opened with a chill - Friday, December 24, 2010 ing anecdote about empirical ev - Holy Nativity/Christmas Eve idence and the work of medicine and science. “In 2001, rumors 7:00 pm - Orthros and Divine Liturgy were circulating in Greek hospi - His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America officiating tals that surgery residents, eager Our Cathedral Choir invites you to join in the singing to rack up scalpel time, were falsely diagnosing hapless Alban - of Christmas Carols after the Liturgy ian immigrants with appendicitis. At the University of Ioannina Saturday, December 25, 2010 medical school’s teaching hospi - Holy Nativity/Christmas Day tal, a newly minted doctor named Athina Tatsioni was discussing the 9:00 am – Orthros and Divine Liturgy rumors with colleagues when a professor who had overheard Sunday, December 26, 2010 asked her if she’d like to try to 9:00 am – Orthros and Divine Liturgy prove whether they were true— he seemed to be almost daring her. She accepted the challenge Monday, December 27, 2010 and, with the professor’s and St. Stephen the First Martyr other colleagues’ help, eventually 9:00 am – Orthros and Divine Liturgy produced a formal study showing that, for whatever reason, the ap - www.GreekKitchennyc.com pendices removed from patients Saturday, January 1, 2011 with Albanian names in six Greek St. Basil Feast Day hospitals were more than three 9:00 am – Orthros and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy times as likely to be perfectly healthy as those removed from His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America officiating patients with Greek names. “It A St. Basil Day Reception and Vasilopeta was hard to find a journal willing cutting to follow in the Cathedral Center to publish it, but we did,” recalls Tatsioni. “I also discovered that I really liked research.” Good thing, The Dean of the Cathedral, Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos because the study had actually the President of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Nicholas Koutsomitis been a sort of audition. The pro - fessor, it turned out, had been and the Trustees wish the Greek American community putting together a team of excep - a New Year filled with health, peace, prosperity and faith tionally brash and curious young clinicians and Ph.D.s to join him in tackling an unusual and con - Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year troversial agenda.” And Ioannidis 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 18-24, 2010 Nassos Daphnis, a Modern Artist of Geometry and Noted Gardener, Dies at 96

By William Grimes His first works were naïve paint - white, which represented infinity. nine feet high, formed an unbro - New York Times ings of remembered Greek “The important thing for me was ken series that measured more scenes and episodes from classi - to place the color in its proper than 86 feet in length. In the Nassos Daphnis, a Greek- cal myth, on display in his first plane, which I feel is the only mid-1990’s, Mr. Daphnis put his American artist who deployed show, at Contemporary Arts on way that a color can exist,” he spheres into visual orbit. In “En - brilliantly colored geometric 57th Street, in 1938. said in an oral history interview ergies in Outer Space,” a show forms in precise formal relation - In 1942 he was drafted into for the Smithsonian Institution’s at Castelli, saucer-shaped disks ships to create nervous, dynamic the Army, which put him to work Archives of American Art in hovered over pinstriped fields. paintings on a heroic scale, died camouflaging trucks in Italy and 1964. In a simultaneous show at the on Nov. 23 in Provincetown, making large-scale topographical His work Andre Zarre Gallery, Matter in Mass. He was 96 and lived in maps in Germany. The devasta - was ignored Outer Space, solid-seeming discs, Manhattan. The cause was tion inflicted on the Italian coun - until Leo like the rings of Saturn, floated Alzheimer’s disease, his son, tryside inspired him to create Castelli near black and turquoise plane - Demetri, said in announcing the dark, surreal landscapes, thickly gave tary forms. death. Mr. Daphnis, a florist by painted with a palette knife, after Mr. Daphnis enjoyed equal early training and a renowned his return to the United States. fame in the gardening world. In - cultivator of hybrid tree peonies, While spending summers at deed, he often said that he had drew on his sensitivity to color artists’ colonies in Rock - two careers, as an artist and as and his keen understanding of port, Mass., and a horticulturist, a pursuit that nature’s geometry to develop a Provincetown, he began began in the late 1930’s when precise, hard-edged painting painting biomorphic ab - William Gratwick, a renowned style that harked back to Mon - stractions, with a Technicolor breeder of hybridized tree pe - drian and looked forward to palette, based on the marine life onies, bought one of his first minimalism. Its dynamism de - he observed. him paintings. Mr. Gratwick invited pended on the tense juxtaposi - On a visit to Greece in 1950, a one- him to paint the tree peonies at tions of primary colors arranged Mr. Daphnis underwent a kind man show his experimental nursery in Pavil - in rectangles, squares and curved of visual conversion, dazzled by in 1959 that ion, N.Y., and Mr. Daphnis soon lines to create what he called “vi - the intensity of light that seemed established him became a partner in developing brations.” to transform color into flat as a leading expo - new crossbreeds, which he The critic Brian O’Doherty, re - planes. At a time when Abstract nent of geometric abstraction. In named after artists or characters viewing a 1961 show at the Leo Expressionism placed a premium the mid-1960’s Mr. Daphnis em - from Greek mythology. His work Castelli Gallery in The New York PAEONiA.CH on psychological intensity and braced curves and spheres, yielded some of the most es - Times, called Mr. Daphnis “a Nassos Daphnis in a beloved garden he loved to cultivate. spontaneous mark making, he whose possibilities he exploited teemed varieties grown today, in - modern purist concerned with coolly arranged color in precise, with unflagging invention. The cluding Hephestos, Nike, Pluto the almost scholastic dialogue of Sparta, in Greece. He emigrated he drew the plants around him. controlled patterns on the can - Continuous Painting, first exhib - and Gauguin. In addition to his pure colors imprisoned in bands to the United States as a He struck up a friendship with vas. In his color-plane theory, ited in 1975, created a gallery- son, of Manhattan, he is survived and rectangles.” Nassos Panagi - teenager and worked at his un - another florist’s assistant, the black commanded a forward po - filling environment of modular by a daughter, Artemis Daphnis otis Daphnis was born on July cle’s shop in Manhattan’s flower sculptor Michael Lekakis, who sition, with blue, red and yellow paintings of four-pointed stars. of Ossining, N.Y., and a brother, 23, 1914, in Krokeai, near district, where, in his spare time, offered him the use of his studio. progressively receding toward The canvases, each more than Demetrios, of Jamaica, Queens.

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Jamaica, NY 11432 was born in Greece and moved be made in Nick's name to St. significant other, Steve Fijalka; gelia (Lisa) Tzankaos and by her Publisher or call (718) 784-5255 (718) 858-4434 to the South Florida area in Katherine's Greek Orthodox and extended family in Greece. brothers and sisters in Greece. and ask for Veta. • (800) 245-4872 1983. He was a member of the Church in Naples, Fl. For online Funeral services were held at St. Visitation and a Trisagion prayer Greek Community and enjoyed condolences, visit: fullerfuner - Nicholas Greek Orthodox service were held at the Stephen music, fishing and reading. Dim - alhome.com. Church. M. Brady Funeral Home. Fu - TO PlACE yOur ClASSiFiED AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, itrios was also a musician in his neral services were held at the ExT. 106, E-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com own Greek Band. He is survived n KEZIOS, CONSTANTINOS n SEMERZAKIS, NICHOLAS St. George's Chapel. For further by his beloved wife of 34 years, CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hart - information and to send condo - Konstantina; his son, Christos; bune reported that Constantinos ford Courant reported that lences, visit: post- REAL ESTATE his sisters, Ritsa (Apostolis) Kezios, 63, passed away peace - Nicholas Semerzakis, 87, passed gazette.com/gb. Karakostanti and Panagiota fully. He was predeceased by away peacefully at his home (Vasilios) Valis; and many nieces his parents, George and Maria surrounded by his beloved fam - n ZALIARES, COULA and nephews. Visitation and a Kezios. He is survived by his ily and friends. He was born in DENVER, CO - The Denver Post Trisagion prayer service were children, Amanda, Renee and Brooklyn and spent most of his reported that Coula Zaliares, 99, held at Mizell-Faville-Zern Fu - Jason Kezios; his siblings, Spiro childhood in Rhodes, Greece. passed away peacefully. She neral Home & Cremation Ser - and Elena Kezios; and numer - He returned to the United States was born in Kalamata Greece in vices. Funeral services were held ous cousins in Chicago and after World War II. He went 1911. She was united in mar - at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Greece. Visitation was held at back to Rhodes to marry his riage to Theodore Zaliares on Church with Father Andrew Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home childhood sweetheart, Straton - June 18, 1932 in Kalamata. The Maginis officiating. To express and funeral services were held icki Kambouris, with whom he couple immigrated to the United condolences and/or make do - at the Assumption Greek Ortho - shared 57 wonderful years. States and settled in Alliance, nations, visit: dox Church. Arrangements will Nicholas enjoyed the company Nebraska. In 1961, the family PrintED EDition oF tHE nAtionAl HErAlD PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries. be handled by John G. Adi - of many close friends through moved to Denver, Colorado VIA THE POST-OFFICE: namis, Funeral Director, LTD. his years as a tradesman, entre - where she owned and operated o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 n GAVARIS, PANOREA (773) 736-3833. preneur and, in retirement, a Quality Draperies for 35 years. o6 months $33.00 oOne year $66.00 CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tri - philanthropist. His professional Coula was preceded in death by VIA HOME DELIVERY (NY, NJ & CT): bune reported that Panorea n NIKOLOPOULOS, NIK career included years as a Pipe her daughter, Janice in 1942 o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 Gavaris, 83, passed away peace - MUNSTER, IN – The Times re - Inspector at Electric Boat and and her husband Theodore in o6 months for $48.00 oOne year for $88.00 fully. She was born in Petrina, ported that Nik Nikolopoulos, the owner/operator of Ashford 1973. She is survived by her Laconia, Greece. She was pre - 82, passed away peacefully on Pizza. After retiring to Greece daughters, Georgia Stavropou - VIA HOME DELIVERY deceased by her beloved hus - December 11. Nik was born in with his wife, they enjoyed trav - los and Connie Armatas; her (New England, Pennsylvania, band John and her brother and Greece and immigrated to the eling back and forth between grandchildren, John (Amy), Ted Washington D.C., VIRGINIA & MARYLAND) sister-in-law Elias and Konstan - United States. He worked at LTV their two beloved countries, fre - (Cynthia), Mark (Lisa), Georgia o1 month for $18.00 o3 months for $41.00 tina. She is survived by her Steel for many years. He was quently enjoying visits from Marie, Kyrie (Scott), Andrea o6 months for $57.00 oOne year for $109.00 step-daughter, Voula (Jim) also a member of St. Demetrios their children, grandchildren (John) and Sam; and her great- ON LINE SUBSCRIPTION Theoharis; her siblings, Christ Greek Orthodox Church. 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1 2 Greeks Take To TheA P STElEVtiSiOrN eNEweS ts Again, Violence Erupts AP PHOTO/AlkiS kONSTANTiNiDiS

Continued from page 1 crisis while 90% said they are Eurozone. But Roubini said that also dissatisfied with main op - probably wouldn’t happen be - grenades as the violence esca - position parties. Six in ten said cause Greece would also have to lated outside Parliament and none of the political parties rep - leave the European Union and spread to other parts of the cap - resented in the Greek parlia - the devaluation of the currency ital, but it was over in a matter ment could solve the woes would rise to 50%. The world of a couple of hours. Angry Greece faces. For all that PASOK famous economist, nicknamed unions triggered the 24-hour has wrought, the party still Dr. Doom for the bleak forecasts strike to protest new labor re - holds a 39-30% lead over the he had given about the U.S. forms and pay cuts as Greece struggles to reshape its economy under conditions set by a $146 billion international bailout. The strike also grounded flights, closed factories, disrupted hos - pitals and shut down trains, fer - ries and buses across the country. In Athens, youths wearing black masks and ski goggles used sledgehammers to smash paving stones and hurled the rubble at police. A post office near Parlia - ment briefly caught fire, forcing employees and bystanders to run for safety. Christmas shoppers fled as rioters hurled petrol bombs wrapped in bundles of 3 4 firecrackers, causing small explo - sions when they landed. Rioting EurOkiNiSSi youths torched several cars, over - turned trash bins and vandalized storefronts, tossing Christmas decorations into the street. At least 10 people were de - tained and five were hurt, in - cluding a conservative politician who was beaten in the street by protesters. Two people were in - jured in Athens and three in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, where another anti-austerity protest turned vi - olent. The violence erupted after 20,000 protesters marched to Parliament, chanting “No sacri - fice for the rich!” Crippled by high budget deficits and a mountain of debt, Greece was saved from bankruptcy in May by an international rescue loan package. In return, the Socialist government slashed pensions and salaries, hiked taxes, raised retirement ages and eased re - 6 strictions on private sector lay - offs. The government won a key PHOTOS: AP PHOTO/THANASSiS STAVrAkiS vote in parliament on new labor After months of relative calm – undemonstrative protest marches and strikes – Athens erupted reforms that include deeper pay into violence again during another strike on Dec. 15 when 20,000 marchers took to the streets cuts, salary caps and involuntary to vent their anger at government austerity measures. The most frightening event (1) was the staff transfers at state compa - attack on Costis Hatzidakis, (C) former Greek Minister for Development, despite his bodyguard nies. The new law also reduces putting a protective hug around him. (2) A petrol bomb explodes among riot police during unions’ collective bargaining clashes with protesters. (3) A jeep burns outside a luxury hotel. (4) Christmas shoppers were power in the private sector, al - 5 caught in the fracas, one being helped here. (5) The long line of protesters parading through lowing employers to substan - the center of the city. (6) Greek protests are often peppered with anarchists and fringe elements tially cut salaries. and here some protesters toss petrol bombs at police. Unions said the strike was aimed to pressure the Socialists gling businesses to cut costs. role of unions. It means there is Panayiotis Kouroublis. Despite main opposition New Democ - economy prior to 2008, noted into slowing down the spending SOME DISSENT a democratic deficit.” Another the harsh talk, Papandreou got racy conservatives, which is that no matter how skillfully the cuts they said were hurting av - Despite the approval of mea - PASOK deputy castigated the what he wanted from his party. floundering. The survey was budget harmonization in Greece erage Greeks. “There is huge sures aimed at cutting private government for adhering to the PESSIMISM GROWS conducted after November’s lo - will be made, the country will participation in this strike ... I workers salaries now too, there strict timetable and process set The measures came amid cal elections, which the ruling not solve the huge state debt believe it will put pressure on were reports that PASOK’s con - by the EU and IMF. “It is one new evidence that Greeks be - PASOK party won with minor problem. IMF Chief Dominique the government,” Stathis sensus was dwindling. Finance thing to accept the terms of a lieve their country and economy losses. Papandreou remains Strauss-Kahn also came to Anestis, deputy leader of Minister George Papaconstanti - loan shark, it is another to ac - is sinking, and as nearly 70% of Greeks’ favorite for the post of Athens earlier and met with Pa - Greece’s largest union, the nou received a verbal battering cept the way the loan shark op - young Greeks say they want to Premier. He leads New Democ - pandreou, telling him that GSEE, told The Associated when he appeared before a erates,” said Evangelos Pa - leave the country and find work racy leader Antonis Samaras by Greece needs to restore growth, Press. “We want the government group of PASOK MPs, and the pachristos. “The way you are elsewhere. Another poll found 42-20% but 34% of residents a near-mathematical impossibil - to take back the latest labor law attack continued when he later behaving is creating a crisis of that 70% of Greek citizens think said neither is suitable to run ity as the country’s economy is that will hurt workers’ rights.” responded to questions from a confidence in the government the economy won’t recover for the country, a telling figure. shrinking in the face of the aus - Journalists also didn’t work, so parliamentary committee. The among PASOK MPs,” Costas a long time, leaving them in dire WILL GREECE MAKE IT? terity cuts that have led to less- Greeks who couldn’t get the PASOK deputies expressed con - Geitonas told Papaconstantinou. straits. Under the strain of a Papandreou earlier turned to than-expected tax revenues and news on the Internet were un - cern about the latest set of mea - The finance minister then had debt that reached 127% of GDP, a noted economic doomsayer, little signs the country’s notori - aware of what was happening. sures, which include legislation to suffer the criticism of his own Greece narrowly escaped de - New York University business ous tax evasion problem is being All the minority opposition par - that would allow companies to party’s lawmakers again when fault this spring, prompting the Professor Nouriel Roubini, who solved. Some 300 pensioners ties opposed the reforms, which bypass collective contracts, but he sat before Parliament’s eco - government to impose a three- met with the Greek leader for marched towards the finance left-wing parties claim will take also vented their anger about the nomic affairs committee. “There year austerity program that has nearly two hours in Athens and ministry ahead of Strauss-Kahn’s labor relations “back to the Mid - government’s apparent failure to has not been enough dialogue led to scores of thousands of told him that Greece must re - visit to protest the wave of aus - dle Ages.” Papandreou’s Social - consult with them before draft - about the measures in the EU- businesses going under. A poll structure its debt and devalue terity measures imposed by the ists insisted they needed to turn ing the changes. “This process IMF memorandum and the new in the newspaper Kathimerini its currency and abandon the Greek government, but they too, around loss-making public cor - is nullifying the role of Parlia - legislation,” said Elias Mossialos. found that 80% of people are euro and return to the ancient like all the others who’ve been porations while saving private ment,” said Socialist MP Yiannis “We have not signed over the not satisfied with the way the drachma, which the country marching this year, were ig - sector jobs by allowing strug - Amoiridis. “It is nullifying the rights to the country,” said government has managed the gave up a decade ago to join the nored. Leo Brings N.Y. Bagels to Greece, a Welcome Taste For Hungry Customers

Continued from page 1 they think it’s bread but once product. A lot of people don’t working in construction and the Americans have a large hand in shop and doing a design what they eat it and it’s explained that do that because it’s more costly. other an actor. They were a little the business in New York City. the store might look like and chain in Athens, Gavallias said it’s boiled, that gets to them, like I don’t use preservatives, and wary of restaurant work, In Athens, he makes all the clas - we’re going to try it. We’re look - he had the ingredients necessary ‘Why is it boiled,’ and I tell them they are frozen fresh, it’s a good though. “I liked the restaurant sic favorites: plain, sesame seed, ing at a franchise that’s small to bring his dream of bagels in it makes it chewy and gives a product and tastes better after business but they told me not cinnamon raisin, poppy seed, where it could be run by one Athens a reality. thick exterior crust.” He said: it’s frozen and heated up again,” to do it because it was tiring, sun dried tomato, olive, the person and have a second per - A coming-out party last “It’s moving along …. once they but, he says, with a caveat: “Not but I kind of enjoyed it,” he said. Everything Bagel and a Fitness son to help them out,” he said, Spring brought out hungry eat it, the order it.” Attempts by in a microwave but an oven,” a He made his bones before his bagel made with whole wheat and big enough to offer cold Americans as well as Greeks and others failed, he said, because trick Greeks don’t know yet. bagels, starting as a part-time flour. cuts and spreads and other eyes widened and stomachs they didn’t boil them first. “You THE GREEK INFLUENCE delivery boy at Bridge Deli in He’s getting noticed. The products too. growled at the sight of all those chew on it and you know it has - Gavallias said his parents, fa - New York City where he had a Greek media has picked up the He got to know Greece by delicious bagels on trays, many n’t been made the right way, it’s ther John and mother Vivian, good mentor, his stepfather. story and now he said he’s try - frequent visits with his family. stuffed with cream cheese, al - offensive,” he said, adding that raised him in a Greek house - “I did everything in the ing to persuade big supermarket “We used to come every sum - though some aficionados prefer he takes his time, uses quality hold, but were more liberal than restaurant business, serving, chains to put Leo’s Bagels on mer and spend a lot of time to toast them at home with just ingredients and produces bagels most. “They weren’t the totally managing,” he said, before mov - their shelves instead of cus - here. Things were different sweet melted butter. that are just chewy and yet traditional Greek parents, they ing to Murray’s Bagels where he tomers having to go to the few then. This is something new and Greeks, who thought bagels crispy enough. “Baking is a re - are open-minded people and we learned the real craft. While cafes where they are available. I hope that as Greeks love bread were just bread with holes in it, ally complicated process: the had a lot of freedom,” he said bagels are almost always as - He’s even thinking of opening they take to the products well.” are getting used to the idea of standing time … the products of himself and his two brothers sumed to be a traditional Jewish small shops himself. Americans might hope not so them, he said. In the beginning that we use play a role in a good living in the United States, one product, he said that Greek “We’re looking to open a there’s plenty left over for them. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 18-24, 2010

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Not to mention the fact that thousands of young immigrant Greeks It’s that time of year again; increase and needs and de - to live our lives with love, un - returned to fight in wars, and often died for the homeland. Let us time to free us from the shackles wanted me not only mands. When derstanding, and generosity is also remind everyone of the War Relief Fund, the huge demonstra - of the ego and extend beyond to confirm her hy - things are spinning impeded when we don’t forgive. tions for Cyprus, Macedonia, our fights for the rights of the Patri - ourselves. Following so soon a pothesis but also out of control it’s at It doesn’t mean that we have to archate. holiday that ideally should re - justify her personal least comforting love and be generous to the However the present day crisis bears no similarity at all to the mind us to be thankful and plight. I hope that and cathartic, even woman who was disloyal to us aforementioned crises. This is a pure and simple economic crisis. count our blessings, we now are such a pessimistic if it doesn’t really at work or the man who belit - The sovereignty of the country is not at stake. If it were, then approaching another special attitude and lack of resolve anything, tled our ideas at a staff meeting. things would be quite different, then every sacrifice would be con - time that gives us reason to turn enthusiasm for the to be able to point Neither does it mean we have templated and justified. our attention to others. With miracle of life does the blame on oth - to love and be generous to those In a recent Bloomberg report on the issue of the Bond for Greeks everything that has been going not extend too far ers for our situa - government officials who abroad, a reference is made comparing us with the Jewish American on in our country and the world, and that we end tion. Getting to for - dropped the ball by not manag - community reporting that Israel raised over 31 billions dollars including economic crises and 2010 and begin the by Dr. ALEx giveness under ing the public’s business with in - from them. social/political discord, it may New Year with op - PATTAKOS such circumstances tegrity, transparency, and ac - This kind of comparison is wrong for two reasons: First the be difficult for some to keep the timism. While the is much easier said countability or to those Jewish American community is much larger than we are and sec - spirit of Thanksgiving in their holiday season may Special to than done. But it corporate executives on and off ond, because the State of Israel lives under constant threat- for ex - hearts and minds, let alone con - not be a time of joy The National Herald can be done. Our Wall Street who dangerously let ample the threat of a nuclear Iran- that justifies and explains their sider the plight of those around and happiness for capacity to forgive the will to money trump the will coming to her support. them. Yet if there ever was a everyone, this is not the case for provides us with yet another to meaning at the public’s ex - In addition to that Israeli leaders are close to their American time to “reach out and touch most people, especially those pathway to true freedom and pense. This is not it. But what it community, keeping them informed, seeking their advice, recipro - someone” with the kind of joy, able to shift their focus of atten - self-empowerment that, at the does mean is that we forgive cating with support. love, and enthusiasm for other tion from themselves to those same time, is a platform for them and liberate ourselves Not so with Greek politicians. In fact a number of them have human beings like that exhib - in need or who are less fortu - healing what ails us and for con - from further captivity. Love and been to New York in the past year and only one or two took the ited by the “reborn” Ebenezer nate. Greeting the holidays with fronting what challenges us. generosity, as well as under - time to meet with Greek Americans. Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ enthusiasm by exercising the Forgiveness means letting go standing, will return and on Nor did they show their appreciation for this community in the 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol, freedom to choose one’s attitude of our suffering. It has much their own terms (the same holds past when money, being of the borrowed variety, was not an is - this is it. - a core principle behind the more to do with our own well - true for things that happen to sue... Lest we risk being haunted search for meaning - allows the being than that of the person or us in our personal lives and re - So now, when the markets have all but discounted some kind in the middle of the night by the human spirit to work its won - persons we forgive. When we lationships.) When we authen - of rescheduling for Greece, they are asking the hardworking Greek spirits of Christmas Past, Pre - ders, especially during hard hold on to our suffering, resent - tically and enthusiastically go American to "invest" in Greek bonds? sent, and Yet to Come, we better times. Rather than suffering un - ment, hurt, or anger, we are in - beyond ourselves, whether to Now that the Greeks of Greece send out billions of euros a learn from Scrooge’s legacy of der the crushing weight of Jacob side ourselves with self-pity. It forgiveness, unselfishness, month for safekeeping, they request us to sink our retirement funds personal transformation and be Marley -like in chains - enthusi - becomes a veil through which thoughtfulness, generosity, and there? willing to follow suit. Lately, asm, which to the ancient we see others and ourselves; it understanding toward others, It is possible that these officials in Athens think our community however, I seem to be encoun - Greeks was considered a form becomes something we have to we enter the spiritual realm of earns its money by being appointed to a public job, with a high tering people who are intent on of divine possession, provides feed, keep alive, and justify. If meaning. By giving beyond our - salary, little work and retirement in our 40’s. retreating from life, sitting on us with an antidote to despair we don’t, we think we allow the selves, we make our lives richer. They probably cannot understand that our hard-earned money the sidelines and reluctant to and related symptoms along other person or people to be This is a truth long understood is not intended for gambling... engage with others in meaning - with the keys to true freedom, “right” in their unjust treatment at the heart of meaningful spir - As Michal Patmios told Bloomberg: "I love Greece but I am not ful ways, even during what happiness, and well-being. of us. itual traditions. It’s a mystery stupid." should be a festive holiday sea - This holiday season is also a But forgiveness can be one that can only be experienced, son. While being interviewed on good time to talk about another of the most powerful things we and when we do, we are in the a popular radio show recently, topic that usually gets ignored do. Like any muscle, it has to heart of meaning. my host, who appeared dejected when we feel like a victim, be exercised to work well. For - Hero worship among modern and not very enthusiastic about when life just happens to us. I’m giveness can be very compli - Dr. Pattakos, author of Prisoners having to go on the air, asked talking about forgiveness. Get - cated. Sometimes we think that of Our Thoughts, is co-founder me if I had observed an increase ting to forgiveness is perhaps it equates forgetting, diminish - of a business initiative on how to Greeks in existential angst, boredom, the most difficult and challeng - ing, or condoning the misdeed, live a happy, healthy, disengagement, or disillusion - ing thing that we can do to go but it really doesn’t. It has much meaningful life inspired Greek Greeks love heroes. But Greek hero worship has a dark side. ment among people recently. beyond ourselves when we are more to do with freeing our - culture. Readers may contact The recent celebration of the 2500th anniversary of Marathon and Apparently the host had seen an so fixated on our problems, selves from its hold. Our ability him at: [email protected] the fate of the Athenian general Miltiades who won the battle re - minds us of it. A year after his victory Miltiades led a failed Athenian expedition COMMENTARY against the Greek islands that supported the Persians. His rivals exploited his fall from grace. He was charged with treason and sentenced to death, but the sentence was converted to a fine he could not possibly pay, so he was sent to prison instead, where he Being Greek-American in Palestine Means Struggling died. Many Greek leaders have tasted such ingratitude. John Capodis - trias became the Governor-General of the newly independent Greek By Maria C. Khoury Palestinian without a homeland. did not marry a nice traditional foreigner since I constantly pro - state in 1830. He had a brilliant vision based on education for a I am a Greek-American in the Palestinian girl from his village mote the love and peace of Christ Greece that would be a thriving, a modern nation state. He was I drive down the hillsides and middle of the wilderness in the so that my whole life I must be My Lord and Savior in a very vi - assassinated for his trouble. Eleftherios Venizelos had analogous country side of Biblical Judea West Bank, sometimes literally challenged to try and be ac - olent land. I am trying to listen dreams for Greece after his triumph at the Versailles Peace confer - and Samaria and I blast my deciding if I should have coffee cepted in this image. And no to the Church Fathers who say ence in 1920. Two assassins failed to kill him in Paris, but the citi - Greek music as I view the most or a Taybeh Beer for breakfast. matter what Palestinian food I that it is through suffering we zens of Greece finished him off – to return later – in elections two spectacular of sites, especially I struggle psychologically, emo - cook or Palestinian traditional will gain our salvation. My pa - months later. going out of my husband’s vil - tionally and spiritually with dress I wear or over two hundred tience has been maximized since Ingratitude seems to be such a basic, if unseemly emotion, that lage of Taybeh, which is techni - each and every single day just articles that I have written to my husband returned to invest it might be rooted in our family experiences. Ultimately, these men cally Biblical Ephraim. I can see to survive and keep my sanity. bring awareness of the struggle and boost the Palestinian econ - and women who we make leaders and heroes are our parents writ a clear and crystal sparkle of the The husband owns the brewery for Palestine in general and the omy in 1995. My experience is large. Growing up, many of us go through periods of anger and Dead Sea. You might guess that on the side of the wall where Christian Palestinian presence in that we are back two thousand disappointment with our parents, but as we get older and take up I have too many Greek tapes be - the women own nothing at all. specific, well, it’s simply never years ago in terms of how Chris - our adult responsibilities, if we are blessed with insight, we no cause I am a Greek by birth and Since the 26 feet high separa - good enough. People always tians are treated in the Middle longer dwell on their imperfections, but come to marvel at the an American by upbringing. One tion wall was built by Israel, it identify me, as the “foreigner.” East. pain they endured for their families, values and community. might say I am a Palestinian in is truly an open prison. How foreign can I possibly be? I I feel isolated and I am liter - Just as we mature as individuals by learning to honor our own spirit and by choice. My mother I do not even have to struggle seem to look like them, talk like ally in the only Christian village parents, perhaps we mature as a community by honoring the con - will not be very happy to accept like the regular population since them but I guess will always be that still exists in Palestine today tributions of the parents of others, no matter how humble their this identity because she did not just having a roof over my head, an outsider until the day I die. I and technically out of the four station. realize that if she uproots me food to eat and a car to drive, I have specifically asked my chil - million Palestinians that live in They may never receive even a paper certificate for their efforts, from Tripoli, Greece at five years have already jumped up to being dren to include the word “for - the West Bank and Gaza, we are as Sunday School teachers, members of the PTO, festival volunteers, of age, I might turn out to be part of the top 10% of the pop - eigner” following my name on less than 2% who are Christian or simply for taking their children to Greek and Sunday school, other than a pure Greek. The ulation. In Gaza, 80% of the peo - my gravestone. It seems to make and even a much lower number but they are nonetheless heroes, for without them our lives would worst problem is failing to have ple cannot survive without hu - sense to me since as an Orthodox of us actually practicing our have been impoverished, and our community could not exist. been a perfect mother myself to manitarian aid. Taybeh suffers Christian woman I feel I am not Christian values. It seems that since September there has been an endless string three adult children who do not from 50% unemployment and of this world so I guess I am a of gala dinners where we honor the rich and famous among us. exactly speak Greek but know a most Christian people run away Our heroes and geniuses. Genius, in its statistical description, few words. Thank God for girls, from the miserable occupation means one in one hundred, but is there no genius and nobility in they are a bit more cooperative policies to give their children a the lower 99th percentile? so I would like to confess that better place to live, be educated A recent Question of the week in this paper asked: Should more according to my standards, my and have a future instead of the Correction awards to Greek Americans go to people who aren't just rich and daughter does actually speak current Israeli occupation since In a photo caption on Page 1 of the December 11-17 edition, famous? Greek. Unfortunately, nothing is 1967 when Israel invaded the we incorrectly referred to the wrong Navios group company. The response was staggering, a ringing message to all those ever good enough for the tradi - West Bank and East Jerusalem. It was the third-quarter results of Navios Maritime Acquisi - committees who select our honorees: 97 percent said we must re - tional, closed-minded and old- It was my fate that as a Greek- tion (NNA), and not Navios Maritime Partners, that were member people of more humble circumstances. fashioned Greek parents from American at Hellenic College in celebrated at the New York Stock Exchange. Also Chairman Here is a suggestion: Continue to honor the brightest lights Arcadia. My father has passed Brookline, Massachusetts, I met and CEO Angeliki Frangou did not in fact ring the opening among us, but at future events, shine a spotlight on the others too. away but my mother keeps nag - one of the very few non-Greek bell, but was present with his father Capt. Nicholas Frangou A one-to-one ratio of Greek celebrities to the footsoldiers for Hel - ging why I married “an Arab,” students on the campus. And and company leaders for a luncheon with NYSE officials. lenism seems about right. and not just any Arab, but a what a huge big problem that he THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 18-24, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS The 2010 Election Results Provide Greek Opportunities

Greeks Have Learned That The November 2, 2010, mid- recognizable minor - kept control. The support the rule of law in inter - term elections, in which the De - ity in several key Senate Majority national affairs as in the best in - mocratic Party lost control of the swing states such as Leader is Harry terests of the United States re - They Are Striking Out House of Representatives, pro - Ohio and Pennsyl - Reid of Nevada; garding the core issues of vide the Greek American com - vania. In swing the Majority Whip Cyprus, the Aegean, the Ecu - munity with an opportunity to states, the votes of is Senator Richard menical Patriarchate and reli - If the deaths of find Greek Parlia - advance its issues with both ma - interest groups are Durbin of Illinois; gious freedom in Turkey, and three innocent bank mentarians drawing jor parties in the best interests more important Senator Chuck FYROM. workers, including a down the likes of of the United States. Why do I than in states which Schumer of New Ask for legislation withhold - young pregnant $100,000 a year say this? My reasoning is based normally go either York is Conference ing benefits to Turkey and plac - woman, firebombed while real workers on the fact that when the De - Democratic or Re - Vice Chair and Pol - ing sanction on Turkey until in their office on are paid five times mocratic Party had control in publican because icy Committee Turkey: May 5 during a vio - less stopping at sou - 2009-2010 of the White House each interest by EUGENE T. Chair. On the Re - • Removes its 43,000 illegal lent uprising against vlaki stands because and both chambers of the Con - group’s votes can ROSSIDES publican side the troops and 180,000 illegal set - the austerity mea - they’re eating rich gress, the House and the Senate, determine the out - Senate Minority tlers/colonist from Cyprus and sures imposed on in Kolonaki and be - they did not take any action on come in the state in Special to Leader remains returns Famagusta for the reset - Greece by the Euro - ing chauffeured our issues. The Democratic Party close elections. The The National Herald Mitch McConnell tlement of Greek Cypriot pean Union, Inter - around. Greek was all talk and no action. It new Republican of Kentucky who refugees; national Monetary by ANDY teachers try work was the same for the Armenian leadership in the House is: has not been helpful in the past. • Returns the several thou - Fund and European DABILIS stoppages every so community and its issues. With Speaker-Elect, Rep John The Minority Whip is Senator sand church properties illegally Central Bank to en - often, but many the Republican Party gaining Boehner (R-8th) of Ohio. The Jon Kyl of Arizona; the Senate taken from the Ecumenical Pa - sure bankers stay Special to don’t walk out, leav - control of the House of Repre - GOP Majority Leader-Elect is Republican Policy Committee triarchate, authorizes the re - rich and the work - The National Herald ing it to the really sentatives the situation for most Rep. Eric Cantor (R-7th) of Vir - Chair is Senator John Thune of opening of the Halki Patriarchal ing class, elderly principled to stand ginia and the Majority Whip- South Dakota; the Conference School of Theology and pro - and poor remain indentured ser - up for the craven, so those strikes The opportunity for Greek Elect is Kevin McCarthy (R- Chair is Senator Lamar Alexan - vides full religious freedom and vants didn’t move the slugs pos - are useless. Doctors and nurses 22nd) of California. The GOP der of Tennessee; and the Vice protection for the Ecumenical ing as parliamentarians in Athens occasionally strike for a day but Americans to advance our Conference Committee Chair is Chair is Senator John Barrasso Patriarchate. to help them, why do Greek come back faster than you can issues is available if we Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-5th) of of Wyoming; and the Campaign Also ask for legislation giving workers think an occasional ho- say, “I’m not missing any more concentrate on the Texas; the Conference Vice- Committee Chair is Senator American the right to sue hum demonstration or strike paychecks.” Unless workers go to Chair is Rep. Cathy McMorris John Cornyn of Texas. Turkey for damages for taking will? May 5, Day of the Dead in the mattresses and stay out until Democratic and Rodgers (R-5th) of Washington; Ohio is an example of a and using their property in the Mexico, can now be celebrated they win, they lose, and that’s Republican leadership the Conference Secretary if Rep. swing state. In 2012, both par - occupied territory. Every effort in Greece the same way because what happens almost every time John Carter (R-31st) of Texas; ties will fight hard to win Ohio’s should be made to visit your that’s the Day Democracy Died in Greece because who cares if interest groups changes substan - the Republican Policy Commit - electoral votes. Ohio takes on elected member of the House here too, and when all the steam there’s no subway for four hours? tially. For the Republicans, their tee Chair is Rep. Tom Price (R- even greater significance be - and Senate when they are in went out of the false glory of the Who cares if civil servants strike aim in the 2012 congressional 6th) of Georgia; and the GOP cause Rep. John Boehner, the their districts and state. Call anarchists movement because because so many of them are so elections and presidential elec - Campaign Committee Chair is Republican speaker–Elect of the their district and state offices for those murderers were discredited lazy and redundant you wouldn’t tion will be to keep control of Rep. Pete Sessions (R-32nd) of House is from the 8th congres - appointments and also write for once and for all for what they notice, even if they died at their the House and to gain control Texas. The Democratic Leader - sional district of Ohio. Virginia appointments. You can find their are, Molotov Cocktail-tossing desks, so a one-day work stop - of the White House and the Sen - ship in the House is Minority is a key state. The Republican district and state phone num - cowards who rant and rave page gains them nothing. Tipota. ate. The Democratic Party, in Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- Majority Leader-Elect, Eric Can - bers on http://www.contact - against the establishment while They lose. like manner, will seek to hold 8th) of California; the Minority tor (R-7th), is a rising star in ingthecongress.org/. hiding behind hoods and gas So all those parades up and the White House and the Senate Whip is Rep. Steny Hoyer (D- the Republican Party. Illinois is If you want to be part of the masks, pretending to be on the down the main streets of Athens, and regain control of the House 5th) of Maryland; the Assistant another key mid-western state. American Hellenic Institute’s side of workers while killing workers supposedly in solidarity of Representatives. Minority Leader is Rep. Jim The number two leader for the grass roots leadership team, them. Even the tiny tangent of holding hands and signs and With that background the op - Clyburn (D-6th) of South Car - Democrats in the Senate is Sen - contact Executive Director Nick Greeks who thought these pusil - shouting slogans, not really hav - portunity for Greek Americans olina; the Democratic Caucus ator Richard Durbin of Illinois. Larigakis by phone at 202-785- lanimous poltroons were some ing to care anymore about the to advance our issues is avail - Chair is Rep. John Larsen (D- In dealing with our elected offi - 8430 or email nlarigakis@ahi - able if we concentrate on the 1st) of Connecticut; the caucus cials and their staffs, we should world.org. Act today, you can Democratic and Republican Vice Chair is Rep. Xavier Becerra never attack their motives. We make a difference. leadership in the House and (D-31st) of California; and the should be firm in our presenta - Senate, and on those districts Democratic Campaign Commit - tions and stress that our views Gene Rossides is founder of the and states where Greek Ameri - tee Chair is Rep. Steve Israel (D- are based on what we believe is American Hellenic Institute and can voters can make a differ - 2nd) of New York. in the best interests of the former Assistant Secretary of ence. Greek Americans are a In the Senate, the Democrats United States. Stress that we the Treasury. To Greeks, The Government is the Mortal Enemy

By D.P. Marchessini that everyone agrees with them, the doctor, the lawyer. It is dif - After the fall of Greece to the and behaves like them. This ficult for Anglo-Saxons to un - Romans, the Ancient Greek I was most interested in your causes misunderstandings. It derstand, but Greeks consider cities eventually became part of recent article about the prob - causes friction when the Anglo- paying taxes to rascals as un - the Byzantine Empire, which lems in Greece, entitled Letter Saxons try to impose their views manly, the same as if they gave was more or less Greek. But af - from Athens: Turn Out the on others, as they often do. up all their money to a mugger ter the fall of Constantinople in Lights, including quotes from There is a very important differ - in the street. For them, it is 1453, all the Balkans, including Mr. Michael Lewis in Vanity Fair. ence in life between legality and manly not to pay the rascals. Mr. Greece, was conquered by the Greek students and workers fighting Greek police, just the way You raise several important morality. If you park your car in Michael Lewis talks about the Ottoman Turks. Yet in 1829, an politicians and the rich prefer. points. With respect, however, I a No-Parking Zone, or on the collapse of “civic life.” What he independent Greek country re- think that too many different pavement, it is illegal, but it is means by “civil life,” is doing emerged. There is no other ex - kind of Che Guevaras had to turn fringe anarchists who are now in points were mixed together, not immoral. If you betray your what the government wants you ample in the history of mankind away in disgust, although not as the dust bin of history are just sad making it difficult to understand greatest friend, that is immoral, to do. But people in Europe gen - of a country being subjugated fast as the witnesses who saw the shows because they’re not going exactly what the basic problems but not illegal. When the Amer - erally, and in Greece particu - for 400 years, and yet surviving killings at the Marfin Bank and to work. Even if they did, they’d in Greece are. There are three icans had Prohibition in the larly, do not trust the govern - as an independent country. For have kept quiet, to their everlast - still lose because the US, through important points that must be 1920’s, drinking alcohol was il - ment, and certainly do not this to happen, the Greeks ing shame and disgrace. its long arm in the IMF, and the addressed separately. The first legal, but certainly not immoral. respect it. Why should anyone needed great qualities of char - Since then, there have been EU won’t allow it unless Greece is politics, which are completely The Anglo-Saxons do not under - take any notice of it? When I acter, although not necessarily seven general strikes, each defaults because they want your different in Greece from any stand this difference very well, was in Greece some years ago, I qualities that can be admired. weaker than the other, and even money and they don’t care what other country. One fact illus - and they think it is immoral to had to go to the police station They were clever, but to survive the routine sight of squads of riot it takes to get it. As the Mafia says trates this point very clearly. The break any law. The Greeks do for some documentation. In the against the Turkish oppressors, police walking the streets like after they loan you money: your U.K. has a population of more understand the difference very police station, every room had it was necessary to deceive African sellers of counterfeit kid’s sick? Tough! Pay us! You than 60 million people, and it well, and to them taxes may be a big sign that said “No Smok - them, and the Greeks became goods that are so prevalent here can’t buy groceries? Tough! Pay employs 500,000 civil servants. legal, but they are certainly not ing.” But everybody in the sta - very good at deception and ly - are largely ignored because once us! The history of strikes shows Greece has a population of 11 moral. The income tax is a re - tion, including the police, were ing. So, the Greek character you’ve seen one riot cop, you’ve how often workers, even if they million people, and it employs cent arrival in the world, ap - smoking. As you see, the Greeks changed. They could not have seen them all. A poll shows that have righteous causes - unlike exactly the same number of civil pearing about 100 years ago, are not too interested in Mickey survived otherwise. We cannot 70% of Greeks believe the econ - most Greek civil servants - rarely servants as the U.K., 500,000. and beginning to make a differ - Mouse rules made by politi - expect the Greek character of omy is in the toilet and they have win. In 1919, Boston police offi - This is, of course, outrageous, ence only after the Second cians. Mr. Lewis does not realize today to be like that of Ancient no hope, so the other 30% are cers, including many veterans of but nothing is ever done about World War. Governments have that in Europe, the government Greece. It is true that there is either the rich who would step World War I, went on strike to it. To have a similar proportion always levied taxes, and govern - is considered an enemy, who deceit in Greek life today. But, over the dead and on the living, protest demeaning working con - of civil servants as the U.K. ments have always dealt with must be fought and outwitted. as usual, Mr. Lewis confuses or are watching Star TV, the ditions. They were right. What (which is by no means the most the infrastructure of their coun - England is considered one of the civic life and private life. Greeks Greek station that shows dog happened? They were fired and efficient country in Europe), the bastions of law-abiding behav - do not lie, cheat or steal from singer celebrities as headline their replacements got much of number of Greek civil servants ior, but when I lived in the Eng - each other any more than the news, and those people’s heads what they demanded and the would have to go below Greeks consider paying lish countryside for five years, citizens of any other countries are emptier than Paris Hilton’s, strikers found out you can’t eat 100,000. Do you think the every single workman who do. But they do cheat, and be - when it’s not otherwise occupied. principle. In 1981, American air Prime Minister of Greece will taxes to rascals as came to the house to do work - lieve they have the right to cheat While the minority of decent, traffic controllers, who had a fee - ever sack 400,000 civil ser - unmanly, the same carpenters, builders, electri - the government. This is the op - hard-working Greeks who care ble argument dooming them from vants? Obviously not. The situ - cians, gardeners etc - all asked posite of the Anglo-Saxon coun - that the greatest country of An - the start, went on strike and Pres - ation in Greece is never going as if they gave up all to be paid in cash. They gave tries, where everyone scrupu - cient Civilization has become the ident Ronald Reagan replaced to change. It is important to un - their money to a mugger the justification that in that way lously adheres to anything the Zimbabwe of Europe have no them like the replaceable integers derstand that this is not a ques - in the street I would not have to pay VAT. government says, but does not standing, the rest of those who workers really are. The police tion of any one political party, But what they really meant was hesitate to lie and to cheat their can count past one realize strikes were bolstered by the victory of or of any one period of time. that they would not have to pay own friends. Another difference are futile because The Troika – Boston firefighters who threat - Civil servants took control of tries, but until relatively recently income tax. Every single person between the Anglo-Saxon coun - the EU, IMF, and ECB - hold the ened mass resignations in August Greece as soon as the country there was no income tax. In - who lives in the country in Eng - tries and Europe is the question mortgage note on Greece’s future 1918 and won raises, but Massa - became independent in 1829, come tax was introduced for the land gets paid in cash. There is of hypocrisy. In the Anglo-Saxon and could foreclose any time by chusetts Governor Calvin and they have been there ever purpose of being able to make one thing about which I would countries, it is not acceptable to shutting off the flow of loans set Coolidge, who talked so seldom since, continuously growing in what the Americans call “trans - agree with Mr. Lewis, namely mock or make fun of anybody. to total $146 billion over the next he was called “Silent Cal,” opened number. No political party can fer payments” - that is taking that the Greek character has As a result, people can get away couple of years. Since Prime Min - his mouth long enough to call the do anything about it. What money from one person or changed considerably since An - with outrageous lies. But in Eu - ister George Papandreou is now strikers “deserters” and “traitors,” Greece would need is a leader group, and giving it to another cient Greece. In Ancient Greece, rope, and especially in Greece, just the errand boy for the EU- and his reward was the U.S. Pres - like Alexander the Great, to cut person or group. In short, rob - there were principles and ideals, although people lie more than IMF-ECB, all he can do is issue idency, a job reserved for the truly the Gordian knot. There was an - bery. In order to pass the income which everyone sought to emu - the Anglo-Saxons, everyone the orders they give him, which unprincipled, and the defeat of other incident that illustrates tax in 1913, the Americans had late. But they had nothing to do knows they are lying and people means the four-hour Metro the police set back the American Greek politics. There is a lake to amend their Constitution, be - with “civic” responsibility, as Mr. fall about laughing. In America, strikes, the days of garbage col - labor movement for two decades, near Thebes, and about 50 years cause income tax was clearly Lewis seems to think, only with they do not laugh, they swallow lectors not collecting anything ex - and now the rich and politicians ago the Greek government de - against the principles of the U.S. personal responsibility. Most it. Mr. Lewis says that Greeks cept paychecks, the legions of re - would like to end it for good. If cided to drain this lake, and use Constitution. Income tax exists people know the story of Ther - “lead the party.” What party? dundant civil workers sitting at police officers and air traffic con - the land for development. The for government’s convenience, mopylae, when the Spartans The Greeks are no more dishon - their desks waiting for death or trollers can lose their jobs without government established offices not the convenience of their cit - sent 300 warriors to hold the est than the Italians, and they retirement, whichever comes first a government blinking, what at the lake, and hired dozens of izens. As the Anglo-Saxons give Straits, knowing they would all are not nearly as dishonest as and pays better, schoolteachers chance do redundant pencil push - civil servants to work out what respect to every law, they have die. It was an honor to be cho - the Russians. Middle Easterners working for 25 years to see their ers in Greece have? would be the best way to ac - adopted the income tax and sen. But because the Spartans are vastly more dishonest than pay and future shrivel and hung In 1836, women (some as complish this project. Amazingly they think it is right and patri - believed in family lines, they did Europeans, and so are Indians up like an octopus to dry before young as 10) working in the tex - enough, however, before the otic to pay taxes, and that any - not send men who had no sons and Pakistanis. If anyone brings being eaten (not by them, but by tile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts government did anything at all, one who does not do so is a bad (nor) send a father and son up the subject of honesty in the the rich, the only ones left who - which early in the 20th Century the lake drained itself naturally. person. Of course, they suffer from the same family. Except for African countries, everybody can afford seafood), can set would become a big Greek en - You might think that the gov - from guilt, and they are also one family. The wife/mother of falls about laughing. themselves on fire in front of the clave – went on strike because ernment project would be aban - somewhat naive about their that family went to complain to Parliament without drawing so their pay for working 73 hours a doned. Not at all. They are all politicians. Europeans, and es - the Elders, asking why she D.P. Marchessini is with much as a ho-hum, never mind week was being reduced 15% to still there after 50 years, still be - pecially Mediterraneans, have should lose both her husband Marchessini & Co. Ltd in an extinguisher. $3 a week. They organized, held ing paid by the government. No much older civilizations, and and her son. Their reply was London and has business expe - DON’T FEAR THE REAPER hands and stood firm, saying they one knows what they are there they are much less naive. They “Because you are the bravest.” rience in shipping and finance. Strikes don’t work unless they believed: “When you sell your for. There is no attrition rate be - are aware that their politicians are to the death or victory, and product, you retain your person. cause whenever anyone retires, are unprincipled rascals, who the reason why the working class But when you sell your labour, he is replaced. The second point try to grab as much money as always loses when taking up you sell yourself, losing the rights is the question of culture. It is they can in order to buy votes. GUEST EDITORIALS arms against the rich and politi - of free men and becoming vassals important to remember that the Greeks have no desire to pour cians is that people who work for of mammoth establishments of a Anglo-Saxons - the English and money into this black hole. The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of a living never understand their monied aristocracy that threatens the Americans - differ from Eu - Greeks have no respect for any views for publication in its View Points page. They should include opponents are ruthless, merciless annihilation to anyone who ques - ropeans. Now there is nothing law unless it makes sense. Laws the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to people who want to win at any tions their right to enslave and wrong with that. Everyone passed for political principles the View Points Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th St., liC, Ny cost, and what they want now in oppress.” They lost just like Greek should be free to think and be - are ignored. 11101. They can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - Greece, Europe, and the United workers today. have as they like. The problem People who avoid paying herald.com. 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By Stavros Stavridis lar season are involved in a fi - old Victorian State League 1961- the past VPL season, Megas nals/or play-off series. Two teams 1976 and former National League Alexandros was on the bottom of MELBOURNE - Greeks love their play in the grand final and who - 1977-2004. After the NSL folded the competition ladder and had football, what Americans call soc - ever wins this game is crowned up in 2004, Hellas returned to not even won a game. It had only cer, as is evident from the raucous VPL champions for that year. the VPL. These two teams at - managed a few draw results and crowds at stadia around the coun - GREEKS TEAMS IN THE VPL tracted between 15,000-20,000 looked like a relegation candi - try, full of screaming fans despite There are five Greek teams fans when they played against date. The next 13 weeks was a the economic downturn. And South Melbourne Football Club each other in the former glory remarkable turnaround with the everywhere they go into the Di - (Hellas), Heidelberg United FC days. Now they are lucky to at - team finishing fourth on the aspora, Greeks bring their game (Megas Megas Alexandros,) tract between 2, 000-3,000 at league table. During the regular with them. Greek migrants to Bentleigh Greens (Pan Kyprios,) their local derbies. season, Northcote City twice de - Australia have a passion for sport Northcote City (Iraklis) and Oak - Northcote City was established feated Megas Alexandros 5-1. It especially football. They estab - leigh Cannons in the VPL. The in 1960. It won the State League avenged these losses during the lished football clubs as way of team names in brackets are how Division 1 title in 2009 and was finals. Unfortunately Megas maintaining their language, cul - they reported in the local Greek promoted to the VPL for the 2010 Alexandros did not make this The Heidelberg United team that won the Victorian Premier ture and identity in their new press and how their supporters season. In its first season back in years grand final. League grand final in 2001. adopted patrida. It gave them the call them, the Greek and English the VPL since 1990, it finished Pan Kyprios was established 5th and also made the finals. by Greek-Cypriot migrants in the They lost the first elimination fi - late 1970’s. It was promoted to nal to Heidelberg United 3-1. It the VPL for the 2010 season after was Megas Alexandros’ finals ex - finishing 2nd to Northcote City perience that proved the differ - in State League Division 1 in ence between the two teams. Pe - 2009. This club played in the VPL ter Tsolakis is the senior coach from 1995-2005 and State league who had distinguished playing Division 1 2006-2009. Some of career with Port Melbourne the discontented Heidelberg play - Sharks (Nea Hellas,) Megas ers joined this club and helped it Alexandros and Hellas. Northcote to survive in the VPL. During one City has allowed Hellas use of its stage of the season, Pan Kyprios home stadium, John Cain Reserve looked like making the finals but to play their home games until a string of bad results pushed it the upgrade of Bob Jane Stadium into the relegation zone. They is completed in some 18 months survived by the skin of their teeth. time. The major consolation was when Heidelberg United was it won the Hellenic Cup tourna - founded by Greek-Macedonians ment by defeating Hellas in the The Fitzroy United Alexander Soccer Club (aka heidelberg in 1958. It had an excellent 2010 final back in February 2010. The Northcote City team squad. United FC) in 1975, the year the team won its first ever Victo - season despite all its setbacks Oakleigh Cannons was rian State league title under senior team coach Manny from the end of 2009. All the first founded in 1972. It won promo - as Kostas Nestoridis 1966-67, Fer - Alexandros goalkeeper. This was Poulakakis. team squad of 17 players walked tion to the VPL in 2004 and has enc Puskas 1990-91 and Manny the first time that such an incident been a consistent performer fin - Poulakakis at various times have happened between these two opportunity to meet friends and ishing usually in the top half of coached this famous team. It teams. fellow countrymen at these foot - the competition table. They signed a number of discontented In accordance with FFV rules, ball games. The Greek Aussies put played in the finals during the Heidelberg players in 2010. At its disciplinary committee de - their own singular stamp on the years 2004-2007. Unfortunately one stage of the 2010 VPL season, ducted six points from Hellas for game too and have provided Oakleigh finished seventh on the some of the country’s best players, league table just missing out in from club to national level. Aus - the 2010 finals. At one stage of tralian football is administered at the season, Oakleigh was in 1st a national, state and territory place but a string of losses saw it level. Each football jurisdiction drop down the league table. It is has its own football federation a well-administered club, which with Football Federation Australia receives lots of support from the (FFA) being the prime body for large Greek community of Oak - the administration of the sport. leigh, a suburb located in the FFA is a member of FIFA (the south- east part of Melbourne. world governing body of football) John Anastasiadis is the current and Asian Football Confederation senior coach who played for (AFC.) It hires and fires the na - Megas Alexandros during the late tional team coaches, is responsi - 1980s. He signed for POAK, Thes - ble for the national team’s partic - saloniki for whom he played from ipation in the World and Asian Picture of a South Melbourne Hellas vs. Alexander game. The 1988-1998 and joined Hellas as The South Melbourne Hellas team in the early 1960’s at Mel - Cups and administration of the game was played at the old Middle Park stadium (Hellas' former player in 1998. bourne's Olympic park. A-League, which replaced the for - home ground) before it demolished in 1994 to make way for Three football clubs: South mer National Soccer League the grand prix race track. The players with the striped jerseys Melbourne United, Hellenic and Hellas seemed a potential relega - crowd violence. Under FIFA and (NSL) from 2005. defending the goal are Alexandros. defenders. Yarra Park Aias (Ajax) merged to tion team but got its act together FFV rules, a team is responsible In the state of Victoria, Foot - form South Melbourne Hellas in and just missing out making the for security and behavior of its ball Federation Victoria (FFV) is names can be used interchange - out and requested transfers to 1960. They failed to make the finals. During the 2010 VPL sea - fans at its home ground. Hellas responsible for the administration ably. Hellas and Megas Megas other clubs, as they had not been 2010 finals. Hellas is a famous son, Hellas played Megas Megas took this matter to the Victorian of the game within its jurisdiction. Alexandros are two best-known paid their wages for sometime. club with a proud 50-year history Alexandros at its home ground Supreme Court arguing that the The Victorian Premier League clubs in Victoria and Australia Senior coach George Katsakis had where a number of great players known as the Bob Jane Stadium. decision of the FFV disciplinary (VPL) is the major state based where they have been fierce rivals to mold a complete new team have worn the blue and white jer - Some Hellas fans invaded the committee wrong. However the competition composed of 12 since the early 1960’s from the from scratch. Up to Round 9 of sey. Famous senior coaches such pitch and attacked the Megas Supreme Curt upheld the original teams who once represented dif - FFV disciplinary committee deci - ferent immigrant communities. sion. If Hellas had these six points Since the mid-1990’s all football reinstated, then it would have clubs throughout Australia Greek Players in the Australian Football Leagues made the finals. dropped their ethnic names and OTHER DIVISIONS national symbols to make the Briefly looking at State League sport more attractive to Anglo- While Greeks and Greek Australians re - John Georgiades Division 1 and State League Divi - Australians. A number of riots in - have excelled in soccer, which is called John Georgiou sion 2 North West where other volving Serbs vs. Croatian and football, they’ve also done themselves Con Gorozidis Greek teams: Western Suburbs Greek vs. “Macedonian” clubs tar - proud in Australian rules football, a sport Athas Hrysoulakis (PanHellenios) and Port Mel - nished the image of the game played between two teams of 22 players Peter Kanis bourne Sharks (Nea Hellas) com - during the 1980’s and early (18 on the field, and four interchanges) Arthur Karanicolas pete. Panhellenios have just 1990’s. The mainstream Aus - on either an Australian rules football Paul Koulouriotis missed out on promotion to the tralian media considered it an ground or a modified cricket field. It re - Spiro Kourkoumelis VPL for 2011. Former great Greek ethnic sport for migrants. In the sembles rugby. Here are the most noted of Anthony Koutoufides international Mimi Papaionnou end, the predecessor of the FFA, the Greek players over the years. • Played with with the Carlton Football played for them back in the late the Australian Soccer Federation Club. One of the most powerful and ath - 1970s. They had previous stints (ASF) including the State and letic players of all-time, he played in al - in the VPL in 1980, 1984-88 and Territory federations in consulta - most every position and was often called 2007-08 and have been a consis - tion with all clubs agreed to drop the prototype of the modern footballer. Of tent team in State League Divi - ethnic names and national sym - Greek and Italian descent, Koutoufides has sion 1. Nea Hellas is 2010 State bols for the good of the sport in been an Australian celebrity making nu - League Division 2 North West Australia. merous television appearances both during champions and is promoted to ORGANIZATION OF and after his football career State League Division 1 for the VICTORIAN FOOTBALL 2011 season. Former Alexander The current structure of the Angelo Lekkas player, Eric Vassiliadis has re-en - Victorian football leagues is: Stephen Malaxos ergized this club by winning pro - 1. Victorian Premier Spiro Malakellis motion in his first year as League has 12 teams Christou Tony Malakellis player/coach. This team was in 2. State League Division 1 Alex Marcou the VPL from 1994-2003 and has 12 teams membered for his thumping left foot kick, Daniel Metropolis made the finals on several occa - 3. State League Division 2 upwards of 60-65 metres. Whenever tak - Russell Morris sions. It lost the 2001 VPL grand is divided into North-West and ing a kick, short or long, a chant from the • In 2004, chosen as a member of the final to Megas Alexandros on a South-East competition com - Carlton crowd of "WOOF!" would always AFL Greek Team Century. penalty shoot-out. It was rele - posed of 24 teams with each be heard gated to State League Division 1 league having 12 teams each Albert Pannam in 2004 and State League Divi - 4. State League Division 3 PETER DAICOS Charlie E. Pannam sion 2 North West in 2008. There is divided exactly as State League Beveridge • He is one of the greatest players in Charlie H. Pannam could be seven Greek teams play - Division 2 the history of the Australian Football Chris Pavlou ing in the VPL in 2012 providing 5. Provisional leagues LUKE BEVERIDGE League, being a member of the AFL Hall Phil Poursanidis none of the present 5 teams are There is promotion and rele - • In 2002 Beveridge was elected in the of Fame and was renowned for his consis - Lou Richards relegated to State League Division gation between all leagues. For AFL Greek Team of the Century reserved tent ability to kick freakish goals from Ron Richards 1. instance the bottom two teams for players having full or partial Greek her - seemingly impossible angles. During his John “Spiro” Rombotis from the VPL are relegated to itage since his grandfather originates from 250 game career his league honours in - Tony Spassopoulos Stavros Stavridis worked at the State League Division 1 and the the island of Samos clude a premiership, being named All-Aus - Jason Triainidis former national Hellenic center champion and second placed tralian three times and kicking the Goal Zeno Tzatzaris (EKEME) at Latrobe Univ in Mel - teams from State League Division PAUL BULLUSS of the Year. He also represented his home Vasil Varlamos bourne and co-authored a book 1 are promoted to the VPL. A reg - ANG CHRISTOU state of Victoria a total of five times • Played for Carlton in the Victorian on the history of Greek- ular VPL season involves 22 home • Christou played for the Carlton Foot - Football League (VFL) during the early Australian soccer clubs 1930- and away games with the team ball Club and along with Anthony Andrew Demetriou 1960’s. He is a half back flanker in the 2007 that remains unpublished finishing in first place winning the Koutoufides was a popular figure as a Josh Francou Greek Team of the Century due to a legal battle dispute be - minor premiership. Then the top Greek Australian. Christou will always be Gary Frangalas David Zaharakis tween the friends of EKEME and five teams at the end of the regu - Latrobe University. ΤΤhhiiss CChhrriissttmmaass,, ggiivvee aa ggiifftt ooff mmeeaanniinngg,, aa ggiifftt ooff oouurr hheerriittaaggee,, tthhee wweeaalltthh ooff kknnoowwlleeddggee aanndd ssttaayy ccoonnnneecctteedd ttoo yyoouurr rroooottss.. Give an annual subscription to one of The National Herald's versions: daily Greek Edition, English weekly, or one of our two websites, with a 25% discount. The National Herald - a gift for a lifetime. www.thenationalherald.com • www.ekirikas.com 718-784-5255 * Offer valid until the end of December