O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEKLY GREEK AmERICAN PUBLICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 13, ISSUE 666 July 17-23 , 2010 $1.50 N.E.’s Metropolitan Did German Submarine Deal Torpedo Greece? Methodios Angered by Billions for Defense While Workers Do Clergy-Laity Bypass Without Raises

By Theodore Kalmoukos not planning to do so, to explain ATHENS - As Greek public sec - TNH Staff Writer why. Fr. Ted in his letter stated tor workers struggle with 10% that: “His Eminence asked me pay cuts, slashed pension bene - BOSTON - With a massive ab - to contact you today to confirm fits and higher taxes - part of sence from the 40th Clergy – if you will be attending the the austerity measures to keep Laity Congress in Atlanta last Clergy-Laity Congress in Atlanta the country from defaulting on week, the parishes of New Eng - in two weeks. We received a list its loans and to pay back Euro - land showed vividly the broader of parishes that have registered pean Union and International ecclesiastical problem that exists at least one delegate thus far. Monetary Fund loans - the De - in the Boston Metropolis. Only As of today, only 18 parishes fense Ministry is forging ahead 18 parishes out of the 63 that from the Metropolis of Boston with plans to spend more than comprise the region participated have confirmed their participa - $1.25 billion on two submarines in this pivotal ecclesial event. tion. Metropolitan Methodios from Germany, which had de - Not only medium and small size strongly encourages every manded cuts in other areas of parishes were absent but also parish of our Metropolis to plan public spending and got them some of the major parishes such on participating in the Congress from Prime Minister George Pa - as St. George of Lynn, St. Vasil - with at least the registration of pandreou. While the deal - ios of Peabody, Sts. Apostles Pe - the priest, and hopefully one or whose cost could approach $3 ter and Paul of Haverhill and two lay leaders.” billion euros - has been a decade even the Annunciation Cathe - The National Herald learned in the making, the idea of dral of Boston, the church’s cen - that many priests simply ig - spending money on submarines terpiece in the area. The no- nored the letter, while in Atlanta whose value defense analysts shows of the New England the issue of the absentia of the question threatens to under - parishes made Metropolitan New England parishes was dis - mine Papandreou's hopes to Methodios so upset that the day cussed widely among the priests convince Greeks they must sac - after the event ended he sent and laity in their private con - AP PHOTO/PETROS KARAdJIAS rifice for the common good, es - off a letter blasting the priests versations along with the com - Remembering Cyprus, 1974 pecially because the Wall Street and the parish councils of the ments about Methodios and the Journal (WSJ) in an article writ - communities. He wrote that, state of the church in New Eng - Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias attends a memorial service at the Ayios Constantinos and ten by Christopher Rhoads, re - “The absence of many Priests land. Also discussed was Metho - Elenis cemetery in Nicosia, Cyprus, July 15, by the graves of Cypriot soldiers and police officers ported that some leaders, in - and Communities of the Me - dios’ announcement of the cel - killed July 15, 1974, during a coup which was intended to overthrow Archbishop Makarios. The cluding an Admiral who tropolis of Boston from the 40th ebration of the blessing of the National Herald will commemorate the event with a Special Section in the July 31 issue. resigned over the expenditure Archdiocesan Clergy-Laity Con - waters and the throwing of the he said wasn't needed, insisted gress in Atlanta, GA, was most Cross into a lake at a summer on buying the submarines for disappointing.” On June 23, the camp. This celebration is re - political purposes and to keep Chancellor of the Metropolis of served for Epiphany Day on Jan - Greek shipyard workers on the Boston who signed simply as uary 6th in commemoration of Leonsis' Moment of Live Reckoning job, as part of the contract had “Fr. Ted” sent a letter to the Christ’s baptism. them working on the sub - priests on behalf of Metropoli - WHY THEY STAYED AWAY marines in the port of Piraeus. tan Methodios urging them to The National Herald con - By Andy Dabilis at Georgetown University, and happy. As luck would have it I Besides the submarines, participate to the Clergy Laity tacted many parishes, which did TNH Staff Writer the first culmination, the sale of got onto the wrong airplane … which have been shown to have Congress and, in case they were not participate in the Clergy – a company he created when he I had a reckoning … if you want laws in tests, Greece, which has Laity Congress to ask why, and ATHENS- It was, aptly so, a was 26, only to realize riches humility, be on a plane that jet - the highest expenditure in de - some revealed unhappiness with Greek word – epiphany – which didn’t matter when a plane he tisons its fuel, and we had 35 fense as a ratio of Gross Domes - the structure of the event, and showed Ted Leonsis, freshly rich was on suffered engine trouble minutes of kind of controlled tic Product (GDP) in Europe and Community : Greek Scientist that it would have been too as a young man in 1983 with and he didn’t know if he’d land terror … on the way down I was is fifth in the world, also is look - May Have Oil Spill Solution: costly. Archimandrite Makarios $22 million in his pocket what safely. miserable … and all of the ing to buy six frigates and 15 Anybody Listening? Page 4. Niakaros from the Sts. Peter and he wanted to do with his life. Before he boarded, he told things that I was thinking about search-and-rescue helicopters Paul parish in Haverhill Massa - He even wrote it down, 101 an audience in Washington, D.C. and would miss were none of from France, which, with Ger - Community : It’s All in the chusetts said, “We had other goals. The son of working-class earlier this year, he wondered the things that this victory had many, was the key to getting ap - Tsoukalas Family, But Andrea obligations, baptisms.” When Greek parents from Lowell, why his new wealth hadn’t created for me … I promised if proval for a combined $146 bil - Knows The Law. Page 6. asked if the reason was also fi - Massachusetts and Brooklyn, he brought joy. “I should have been I lived I’ll give more than I take lion three-year loan package to nancial, he said, “No, no, I had had seen what honest, hard unbelievably happy. But I felt … one of my goals is that I will keep Greece from going under. Theater : The Sun Sets, and Al - a baptism on July 4”. Rev. Em - work could bring and brought like I had declared victory, like live the rest of my life without In recent years, Greece has also cestis Dies and Rises Again in that to bear in his career after the game was over, but I was Central Park. Page 4. Continued on page 3 graduating the top in his class just starting and I didn’t feel Continued on page 5 Continued on page 9 To the EPA: Good Green Frixos Goussis: Physician, Philosopher

Greek Chemistry from By Stavros Marmarinos TNH Staff Writer

Eco-Innovator Anastas NEW YORK- There is an empty chair across from Dr. Frixos Goussis’ desk. Every so often, he By Angelike Contis who was appointed by President glances up from his papers and TNH Staff Writer Barack Obama as the Assistant looks at it. Administrator of the Office of Goussis himself has pasted a NEW YORK – Paul Anastas, or Research and Development of paper along the front of the the Father of Green Chemistry, the Environmental Protection chair with a Greek couplet. thinks globally. But environmen - Agency (EPA) in January. Loosely translated, it reads: talism began very locally - and Anastas, whose position di - “Give the pedestrians a warm early in life - for the chemist rectly under the head of the EPA welcome when you saddle up, makes him the highest-ranking so that they too may greet you Greek American in the U.S. gov - when you get off your horse.” ernment, explains that it was Goussis explains that, “I found seeing the once-lush wetlands it in a store during one my trips Georgia of Quincy, Massachusetts to Greece, and I liked the hu - spoiled that stirred him into sci - man quality of its message. It ence. Of the Quincy of his child - has a philosophy and a gospel Drake’s hood he says, “It was gorgeous, of its own, so we can treat other with wildlife and just beautiful people well.” Goussis was born views. And bulldozers rolled in in Lefkimi, Corfu. He is proud Voice and turned it into a parking lot of his native island’s history, and with banks and insurance com - is quick to point to the reference panies.” made in Thucydides’ History of By Steve Frangos His scientific father (whose the Peloponnesian War, when he TNH Staff Writer parents hailed from Greece’s writes about the victory of that Naoussa) guided him to react in Corfu scored against the CHICAGO - Georgia Drake a constructive way. Anastas Corinthians during a naval bat - TNH/COSTAS BEJ (Tsarpalas) is the first woman says: “I was devastated, and my Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism specialist Dr. Frixos Goussis was born on Corfu island of Greek descent to have hosted father was a biology teacher Continued on page 7 and made his mark in New York . He is a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. her own television program: who taught me that if you really The Georgia Drake Show. A lost care about something, if you re - moment in the Golden Age of ally love something, then you American Television, to some care enough to learn about it - perhaps, but for Greek American so I became a scientist. I’ve al - The Cypriot Spy Who Walked out the Door Studies her complex career is of ways thought that whatever I special interest. For not only did learned and know would be she succeed in the early days of geared towards protecting the LARNACA, Cyprus – He was away with help from the Rus - No one apparently blanched television, but she was to have things I love.” charged by the United States sians? Trick local residents into that a man who had been acting a long international career Anastas, who calls himself an with being a Russian spy but unwittingly aiding an escape? like a budget tourist during his which eventually led her head - “environmental actionist,” was somehow Robert Christopher Meet some other fate? The pub - 13-day stay in Larnaca had such lining at the Hilton in Athens trained as a synthetic organic Metsos, after being arrested and lic doesn’t even know his true easy access to thousands in for well over a decade. She was chemist. He has worked in both taken before a judge, was re - name. cash. Metsos was Defendant No. born March 21, 1937 in the public and private sector, leased on $33,000 bail and then The alleged paymaster of the 1 in the criminal complaint that Chicago, Illinois. As with most teaching and writing extensively simply disappeared, leaving Russian spy ring was arrested also named Russian agents in Greeks in North America, she - including co-authoring with Cypriot police and American of - June 29 in Cyprus on an Inter - the United States. “If this man attributes her eventual successes John Warner the seminal book ficials red-faced and blaming pol warrant while trying to is what they say he was, he will to the values she was first Green Chemistry: Theory and each other for letting him just board a flight to Budapest, Hun - have had some safe passage or taught and experienced at Practice. He launched Yale’s walk away, one of the pieces in gary, two days after his 10 al - probably turn up in Russia at home. Georgia’s father, Center Green Chemistry in the biggest spy saga since the leged co-conspirators were ar - some point,” said Huw Dylan, a Demetrios Tsarpalas, hailed 2007, which he directed until Cold War ended. It read like a rested in the United States. His lecturer in intelligence at the from the village of Kynegou near returning to the EPA. (While scene from a George LeCarre companion, a beautiful younger Department of War Studies at Pylos in the Messinia district of Anastas is on public service spy novel, except that it was woman, was allowed to fly out. King’s College in London. leave, his wife, Julie Zimmer - real. But the case dissolved into The brisk exchange of spies Continued on page 5 man, an assistant professor at Metsos’ vanishing act came rumor-fueled confusion hours Friday at Vienna’s airport was Yale, currently directs the fledg - as the US was rounding up 10 later when the suspect vanished the culmination of an idea ling center.) alleged spies before turning after handing over a Canadian hatched more than a month ago What’s green chemistry? It’s them over to Russia in exchange AP PHOTO/CYPRUS POLICE) passport that claimed he was at the White House, weeks be - For subscription: the study of the design, manu - for four American spies in a Christopher Robert Metsos, an 54, enough to get him released fore the Russian sleeper agents 718.784.5255 facture and use of minimally quick turnkey operation. The alleged member of a Russian on bail – before it was discov - were even arrested June 27. [email protected] toxic products and processes. questions at that point were all spy ring. ered he used the name of a dead No evidence has emerged Anastas provides one pharma - about Metsos, or if that was just Canadian boy. Police escorted that events surrounding the ceutical example: “For instance, the name he used similar to the izens of suburbia who went to him to a bank, where he took Metsos mystery were linked to if historically you were to man - aliases the Russian spies in the the mall and shopped and lived out $33,000 to pay the bail. Late plans for a spy swap. American US used to cover their tracks for just like real Americans. that afternoon, he returned to a Continued on page 4 years as ordinary taxpaying cit - Did he flee on his own? Get hotel and was never seen again. Continued on page 9 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010

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n JULY 15-18 [email protected]. The NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio – St. Assumption Church is located at: Paul’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral 893 N Church Road, Elmhurst, will be hosting their annual Ill. Greek Festival July 15-18. They will be featuring a dining hall n AUGUST 6-8 with Grecian cuisine, an assort - TORONTO, CANADA – The ment of pastries, jewelry, a coffee Greektown Taste of the Dan - shop and a specialty basket silent forth sponsored by Pilaros is one auction. Music will be by Dimitri of Toronto’s signature events every evening and by Al Dadas showcasing the best of Hellenic on Saturday and Sunday after - food, culture and music the city noon. St. Paul Hellenic Dancers has to offer. There will be tra - will perform Thursday evening ditional Greek foods ranging at 8:00 p.m. and Friday, Saturday from souvlaki to an assortment and Sunday at 4:00, 6:00 and of mezedes, authentic Greek 8:00 p.m. For further info visit: music and interactive children’s TNH/COSTAS BEJ www.stpaulgoc.org/Festival. games. The event will be held Bright Eyes and Smiles at St. George’s Summer Camp Christofias welcomes Cypriot American children from 12:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. n JULY 19 each day. For further informa - The children of the Summer camp program of Church of St. Cypriot American children were welcomed to Cyprus by presi - NEW YORK, N.Y. - If you have a tion, visit: www.tasteofthedan - George in Trenton pose for a commemorative photo. The N.J. dent Christofias. He said that each of them are ambassadors passion for news and want to forth.com/tasteofthedanforth.p community is moving forward with plans to create a nursery of Cyprus and encouraged them to be active in persuading the hear how Soterios Johnson, local hp. school; its ultimate goal is to create an elementary school. U.S. government to help end the Turkish occupation. host of Morning Edition on WNYC Radio, got started in radio n AUGUST 8 and became the host of Morning MONTREAL, CANADA – The Edition, come to the next GAME Hellenic Flame Festival in Mon - event on July 19 at the Perfect treal will be held on August 8 In the Spotlight: Vote for Georgountzos Pint. Soterios will give a little through August 10 at the Park background on he got started in Jean Drapeau. The festival will radio and pursued his desire to be held every day from 1 p.m.- By Constantine S. Sirigos sion to run. Firstly, the election report the news and welcome 11 p.m. The event is free and TNH Staff Writer of Republican Scott Brown to the everyone before the event. The will feature a variety of activities U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts event will be held from 6:00 for the entire family, including NEW YORK- George Georgount - (held so long by Edward p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The Perfect Pint food, dance, music and cultural zos is a 40-year-old attorney who Kennedy) was electrifying. There is located at 203 East 45th Str., booths representing artists’ and has lived in the Boston area for was a huge feeling of “a new time between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, associations from within the most of his life, except for six is coming,” and in my town, Scott New York, NY 10017. For fur - Greek Community. For further years when he lived in Washing - won with 60% of the vote, and ther info call: 212-867-8159 or information, call: 514-738-2421 ton, D.C., where he attended in Winchester, the other town in RSVP to Dorie Klissas at (ext. 107) or visit: www.hcm- graduate school at George Wash - the district for which I am run - [email protected]. flame.com. ington University and later ning, he took 52%. Winchester worked at the National Academy is a very left-leaning town, too. I n JULY 20 n THRU SEPTEMBER 4 of Sciences. He returned to was recruited to run by a friend NEW YORK, NY - Sandra Nord - CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Boston in 1997 to attend law of mine who is active in Republi - gren, Producing Artistic Director, Hellenic Museum will be host - school, and since then has prac - can politics. My initial reception presents a seminar “Has Direct - ing the world-premiere exhibi - ticed law as a litigator and, more by the voters has been positive. ing Become the Weak Link in the tion Percy Jackson and the recently, as a real estate con - And, in the coming weeks and Chain of Doing Theater? or Elia Olympians: A Look inside the veyancer. He now lives in the throughout the summer and fall Kazan - Where Are You When Lightning Thief from July town of Stoneham and has had TNH/KALmOUKOS I will be knocking on the citizens’ We Need You?” by Stephan Mor - through September 4, where his own law office since 2004. A candidate for the Massachusetts Legislature, George Geor - doors throughout Stoneham and row. The event will be from visitors will get an up-close and George is married to Effie gountzos, his wife Efthymia, and their children, Vassilis and Winchester getting people to rec - 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the Thir - personal look at some of their (Efthemia) Duros, and they have Chrysovalandou. ognize me and my long Greek teenth Street Repertory. Admis - favorite props from the Fox two children. Basil (Vasili) is five last name. I know they can’t pro - sion is free and open to the pub - 2000 film. In partnership with and Chryssa (Chrysovalantou) is church (Annunciation Greek Or - lowing politics, sort of the way a nounce it, so I said just remem - lic, but reservations are strongly Twentieth Century Fox, the Na - two years old, and a third child thodox Cathedral in Boston) and sports fanatic follows his team. ber my initials and think “GG for suggested. To RSVP, call: (212) tional Hellenic Museum and Cu - was due imminently. He has re - have been involved in church ac - But, I never thought I would en - me.” That is my website’s ad - 675-6677 or email: stephanmor - rator Bethany Fleming created cently launched a political career tivities my whole life, even when ter politics. Even up through dress! www.ggforme.com. I [email protected] before the date. the exhibition. The film is the and is running for Massachusetts living in D.C. I was active at St. April of this year, I had no plans think people will remember that Google The Great American Play big screen adaptation of author State Representative. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathe - to run for this seat. I had consid - and, as they get to know me, give Series website and the current Rick Riordan’s #1 New York TNH: Has your life path been dral in the YAL and other parish ered an appointment to the Town me a chance to make govern - Soul of the American Actor web - Times bestseller, Percy Jackson influenced by your Ancient activities. I think the Greek ethos of Stoneham’s Board of Appeals ment work for them. site for ‘Traveling to Theater’ by & the Olympians: The Lightning and/or Modern Greek heritage? of hard work, determination, loy - or Finance Committee just to get TNH: What has been your Stephan Morrow. It gives good Thief, the first of five books in GG: Being Greek American alty, and not asking or expecting more involved in my community, greatest achievement so far? background on the work that Riordan’s series. Hours for the has been an important identity anything from anyone are the but these are not elected posi - GG: Getting up every morning will be covered at the event. exhibition are: Tuesday through factor for me. My friends call me values that have shaped my men - tions. They are volunteer oppor - is an achievement! Seriously, by This seminar is for anyone in - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday, ethnocentric but I certainly am tality, and are the ones desper - tunities to get more involved in far, being a father and husband terested in the process of theater 11 am - 4 pm. Closed Sunday, not embarrassed by that. I am ately needed today. local affairs. is my most important role. My but also for anyone who is in - Monday. Suggested general ad - proud of my heritage and con - TNH: Have you been looking TNH: Why have you chosen other memorable achievement is terested in investigating what mission: adults and seniors; $5, sider my ethnic and religious forward to running for office for to jump into politics at this time? becoming a lawyer. I do not have defines the independent artist, NHM members, children 12 and background to be an integral part a long time? GG: A number of factors came any special event that character - in theater or any of the arts. The under; Free. The National Hel - of who I am. I was raised in the GG: I have always enjoyed fol - together that led me to the deci - izes me in any special way that I Thirteenth Street Repertory is lenic Museum is located at: 801 can think of. located at: 50 West 13 St. (near W. Adams Street, 4th floor, at TNH: What’s the greatest les - 6th Ave), New York, NY. the corner of Adams and Hal - son you’ve ever learned? sted Streets, Chicago, IL 60607. GG: The greatest lesson in life n JULY 25 For further information, call: has been shown to me by my par - BURLINGTON, VT - The Dormi - 312-655-1234 or visit: www.na - ents. Work hard, stay honest, tion of the Mother of God Greek tionalhellenicmuseum.org. don’t cheat anyone. Follow these Orthodox Church community simple rules and you will succeed presents its annual festival, with n SEPTEMBER 10-12 and no one will be able to stop the best Greek food served up SOMERVILLE, Mass. - The Dor - you. On a more personal note, in the Green Mountain State. mition of the Virgin Mary Greek another lesson I’ve learned over Rain or shine! For more infor - Orthodox Church festival is on time is to not let opportunities mation: 802-862-2155. its way: September 10 from slip by. 12:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; Septem - TNH: Do you have a role n JULY 31 ber 11 from 12:00-11:00 p.m.; model? CHICAGO, Ill. – The National and September 12 from 12:00 GG: I don’t have any role Hellenic Museum is hosting the p.m.-10:00 p.m. For further in - model that I idolize or seek to Heritage Ride for Hellenic Pride formation, visit: http://www.dor - follow. I look to my parents and on July 31 at 10:00 a.m. “We mitionchurch.org. their generation as models, folks will not say that Greeks ride like who came to the U.S. with no heroes but that heroes ride like n SEPTEMBER 10-11 money, education, or contacts Greeks.” The ride begins at the CARMEL, Ind. – The Holy Trinity and in one generation their chil - National Hellenic Museum and Greek Orthodox Church is host - dren all became educated and ends at the Harley-Davidson Mu - ing their 38th Annual Greek Fes - successful in their careers. Not seum. Registration is $30 per tival September 10-11 from 4:00 bad. rider, $45 with passenger. Reg - p.m.-11:00 p.m. For further in - TNH: What’s your ultimate istration includes: T-shirts, formation, visit: www.holytrini - goal in life? breakfast, tour of the Harley tyindy.org. GG: When I die, I want people Davidson Museum, Tailgate to say that “There was a good lunch with burgers, brats and n SEPTEMBER 10-12 guy. He never stole, he never beer, giveaways and more. For LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los cheated, he stood by his princi - further information, visit: Angeles Greek Festival of the ples and did what he thought was www.nationalhellenicmuseum.o Saint Sophia Cathedral is right.” If I can make that, then rg/calendar/event/?id. around the corner. For infor - we have success. I hope to make mation, call: 323- 737-2424. my parents, and more impor - ELMHURST, Ill. - The Assump - tantly, my kids, proud of me in tion Greek Orthodox Church of n SEPTEMBER 23-26 whatever I do, be it work, law, or Chicago invites you to a Night MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – St. John in this new arena I am getting for Hellenicare hosted at the St the Baptist Church will be host - involved in, politics. Demetrios Greek Orthodox ing their Annual Greek Festival TNH: If you could change Church in Elmhurst on July 31 September 23-26 from 11:00 something about yourself, what at 7:00-10:00 p.m. The pro - a.m. – 10:00 p.m. For further in - would it be? ceeds of the event will benefit formation, visit: www.stjohn- GG: I would be quicker on my Hellenicare’s “Sister to Sister” mb.org/events/festival.htm. feet with answers. I think we all Breast Cancer Screening Pro - fault ourselves as Monday morn - gram in Mariupol, Ukraine. n NOTE TO OUR READERS ing quarterbacks, second guess - There will be special perfor - This calendar of events section ing ourselves with thoughts of “I mances by both Ukrainian and is a complimentary service to the should have said this” or “I Greek Dance Troupes. Tickets Greek American community. All should have done that.” With me, are $20 for adults, $10 for chil - parishes, organizations and in - I do it too often. I wish I were dren before the event and tickets stitutions are encouraged to e- more sharp with points on the purchased at the door for adults mail their information regarding go. But, this is a self-criticism I are $25. For further informa - the event 3-4 weeks ahead of am told is unnecessary. I guess tion, visit: www.hellenicare.org. time, and no later than Monday I’ve done all right for myself thus To RSVP, call the Assumption of the week before the event, to far as a debater and as an advo - Church at: (773) 626-3114 or english.edition@thenationalher - cate. email your information to: hel - ald.com. TNH: What’s your most en - joyable pastime? GG: There is nothing I enjoy more than spending time with QUESTION OF THE WEEK my children. They are amazing and I cannot understand how Vote on our website! they get so smart so fast. Yester - day, my two-year-old daughter You have the chance to express your opinion on our website actually made a cogent sentence on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - commenting about something, lished in our printed edition next week along with the question and I was absolutely floored. for that week. TNH: Share with us some The question this week is: Do you favor using English more words of wisdom. in church? GG: Follow your passions and o Yes goals, but do so with integrity, o No honesty, and an open heart. No o Maybe one will ever be able to criticize The results for last week’s question: Do the Clergy-Laity you or question your motives. Congresses have any real value as they are currently struc - The worst thing someone can say tured? about you is to question your 21 % voted "Yes" character. Don’t let anyone ever 79 % voted "No" do that; they won’t be able to un - 0% voted "Maybe" less you give them the chance yourself. Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010 COMMUNITY 3 N.E.’s Metropolitan Methodios Angered by Churches Clergy-Laity Bypass

Continued from page 1 Metropolitan to “come and see”? Addition - at least one delegate thus far. manuel Clapsis from the As - Methodios’ letter as ally, what do brethren experi - As of today, only 18 parishes sumption of the Virgin Mary follows: ence when they attend our from the Metropolis of Boston from Dracut Massachusetts said, communities? Do they see have confirmed their partici - “an extreme family emergency Christ? Do they feel wel - pation. Metropolitan Method - occurred and I had to depart ur - July 9, 2010 comed? Is the liturgical expe - ios strongly encourages every gently to Greece.” To The Rev. Clergy and Mem - rience uplifting? Is the sermon parish of our Metropolis to Rev. John Govostes from the bers of the Parish Councils of inspiring? Are the parish pro - plan on participating in the Assumption church in Ipswich the Metropolis of Boston grams imbued by the Holy Congress with at least the reg - Massachusetts said, “I have my Spirit? Hopefully these and istration of the priest, and festival today; I do not want to Beloved brethren, other questions will enable us hopefully one or two lay lead - talk to you.” Rev. Peter Rizos The absence of many Priests to take a realistic look at our ers. from the Annunciation parish in and Communities of the Me - parishes and their futures. Please, confirm your partic - Woburn, said, “It is a good ques - tropolis of Boston from the Praying that you enjoy a ipation and that of your parish tion. It is rather a symptom of 40th Archdiocesan Clergy- blessed summer, transfigured with me ASAP by replying to the different parishes that there Laity Congress in Atlanta, GA, by the Lord through the inter - this email. His Eminence is somehow the sense that what - was most disappointing. cession of His blessed Mother, would like to know if you are ever is going to be said is pre - The Congress afforded you I remain, planning on attending the Con - pared in advance,” and he the opportunity to familiarize With Archpastoral concern gress, and if not, please com - added: “There is the sense that yourselves with the new and Metropolitan Methodios municate with us as to why we do not confront the real creative programs of outreach of Boston. you are unable. If you need a problems of our communities.” developed by the Archdiocese letter to your parish council re - Fr. Rizos also said, “Our com - which would have assisted you minding them of the UPR di - munities need spiritual aware - in undertaking a successful The Chancellor’s letter rective to underwrite the cost ness,” and he added that, “I per - missionary effort to bring our signed as “Fr. Ted” of the clergy participation in sonally was disappointed with brethren home. Regrettably, the Congress, please let me Mr. Jaharis’ comments that he many parishes decided not to know and we will be happy to thinks that more English will take advantage of the many To the Reverend Clergy of send a letter. save our Church. What our opportunities available at the the Metropolis of Boston Extending the paternal love Church needs is repentance, a Congress to improve their min - and blessings of His Eminence, sense of our heritage and dedi - istries. Dear brother, I remain, cation to Christ. Besides, I think Metropolitan Methodios of Boston (R) talking in a friendly At your Parish Council I pray that you are well. His With brotherly love, there is enough English already manner with Fr. Andreas Markopoulos who served for a num - meetings, you are encouraged Eminence asked me to contact Father Ted as it is today.” Fr. Rizos, who is ber of years at the Metropolis of Boston and now is on loan to to ask yourselves whether your you today to confirm if you If you have not yet regis - a second generation American the Metropolis on New Jersey. community has been successful will be attending the Clergy- tered please do so as soon as born, visited Greece for the first in its missionary outreach. Has Laity Congress in Atlanta in possible. I have attached a Reg - time ever just a month ago said attend, I brought it up to the ident of the parish of the An - it extended an invitation to two weeks. We received a list istration Form for your conve - the reason he did not attend the parish council and they told me nunciation Cathedral of Boston those in our cities and towns of parishes that have registered nience. Clergy Laity Congress was not that presently we are experienc - said, “We did not have any ur - financial. ing serious financial problems gent issue to discuss and we Fr. Nicholas Pelekoudas from and if it is possible not to spend were busy with other activities Fr. Nicholas Kastanas from said, “Our finances are difficult Fr. Harry Providakis from Holy the Holy Trinity parish in Low - that money for the Clergy-laity and we couldn’t go. Our general St. Athanasios parish in Arling - this year, the Archdiocese has Trinity in Fitchburg said, “The ell, who has never participated Congress, because we were told assembly which selects the rep - ton said, “We did not go for fir - increased the allocation and I parish did not have money to in a Clergy Laity Congress since that the cost would be between resentatives to the Clergy Laity nancial reasons because we couldn’t spend three thousand send me to the Clergy-Laity his ordination a few years ago, three and four thousand dol - Congress was delayed. It was have big mortgages.” dollars to go to the Clergy Laity Congress.” said “Because the Metropolitan lars.” convened on June 27th and by Fr. Chistopher Foustoukos Congress at this moment when He added: “I wished it to be told us to make every effort to Demetris Photopoulos, Pres - then it was too late.” from St. Vasilios in Peabody the dome needs to be repaired.” less expensive.” Heads Up! Greek-American Soccer Club is Just A Corner Kick from Greece

By Constantine S. Sirigos smile. Hungary’s failed anti-Soviet up - TNH Staff Writer George Emexezidis is a 17- rising in 1956. There was also a year-old who plays on one of the strong Ukrainian presence, so the NEW YORK - Greece was not club’s teams, and he also plays Greek teams were not successful playing in the World cup final on the team of St. Demetrios at first. Over time, however, the on, July 11, and the game itself, High School. He said he loves Greeks became a national power a 1-0 affair won by Spain in over - soccer, as he gave his analysis of in American soccer as the club time was not the most exiting, Sunday’s final to TNH. His broth - began to recruit division 1-cal - but spirits were high at the ers and sisters are also athletic, iber players from Greece who Greek-American Atlas Soccer but they are into kickboxing. came to the U.S. to study, includ - Club on Astoria Boulevard in Ambitious plans will require ing the legendary coach and New York City, driven by fellow - funds, and the club’s main social player Akis Panagoulias. Many ship and decades-long friend - and fundraising event is its din - of the players supported them - ships centered around the game. ner dance, which is always held selves and their families through Even with a World Cup final the first week of March. The af - jobs provided by members of the when most eyes were glued to fair honors three or four people club. the screen to watch the Nether - for their support of the club. This Betzios explained that before lands and Spain, entering the year’s honorees were Kostas Sk - the rise of big league soccer in club was a quick trip to Greece. oufis, George Psaris, Panagiotis the U.S. and the New York Cos - The hospitality hit you as soon Melidis and Louis Perdikakis mos with their star player, the as you walked through the door. As the current officers aim to great Pele in the 1970s, the club’s No Olympic airlines stewardesses build for the future and support team was at the heart of pro soc - were needed. In fact, there were the youth of the community, it is cer in the U.S. no women. The club is a bastion clear that the future will not re - Fueled by the final surge of of brotherhood, a place where semble the past. The glory days Greek immigrants to the U.S. in for decades, our pappous, thios, were a function of economic and the 1950s and 1960s, Greek nonos and older brothers es - political conditions cannot be re - American soccer became an ath - caped for a while the vasana of produced, most importantly the letic and a social phenomenon life and the stress of long work - After the World Cup final match, the club partook of the lamb roasting in the back yard, here guarded fact that since the 1970s soccer, as upwards of 3000 fans at - days, and relieved their some - by (L-R): Basil Messados, Antonis Drizis, George Mellis, George Nikopoulos and Sakis Ignatiadis. though it was not fully caught tended the matches. Over time, times pained feelings of nostalgia on as a major American sport, is the phenomenon faded as Greek for the patrida, a Greece of their The teams that they organize he arrived from Greece in 1964. youth, comprising 175 children, now a big business with the MLS. living standards improved in the youth that is no more. and sent out to compete have “We have friendships here that and the club has an ambitious Paul Betzios is a long-time run up to European Union mem - The club was established in players from seven years of age go back to those years.” The club plan to establish a soccer acad - trustee. He told The National bership in the 1970s, reducing 1946, but its not just a cafe and to over 50, and included four Na - has been at its current location, emy. They will work to recruit Herald about the club’ origins U.S. immigration to a trickle and community gathering place, tional Open Championship which it owns, since 1973. Basil new players and assistant when a group of Greek immi - boosting soccer player’s salaries. however, nice as it is, with teams. Those were not won in Messados is the new President. coaches to help develop the tal - grants who arrived in New York So the club’s future will be dif - friends playing backgammon Greek leagues, but in all-Ameri - As much as members love their ents of the players with the goal after the end of WW II called ferent, but perhaps still bright: and cards over a beer and a can national competition. club, he has big plans for it, say - of elevating them to professional themselves Ellines Neofermeni – its young players may arrive on smoke, and especially with its George Mellis, is currently a ing “it’s not just a cafenio.” He is leagues in Greece and America. Newly Arrived Greeks, and the scene just as American finally back yard shaded with figs trees trustee, but for 22 years he was very proud of their 14 teams, in - Messados plans upgrades in staff joined a soccer league that falls in love with pro soccer. and grapevines. It is also the the club’s General Manger, over - cluding a girl’s team and one for and facilities. “We even have an played in New York’s Central brain trust of an association that seeing its operations. He told The for men over 40 years old, but ambulance for those who think Park. The league was higcompet - View the video at: www.then - has had a remarkable success at National Herald that he has par - says they can all be improved. they can play but are not fit itive, and it became even more ationalherald.com/video/7816 promoting soccer in particular. ticipated in the club ever since Nine of the teams are for the enough, ” Messados said with a so after a flood of refugees from [email protected] St. George Community in Trenton Plans to Open a Day School

By Demetris Tsakas said Spireas, who is also the CEO school’s three teachers and two Triantafillou pointed out that “Just like last year, one of the learn our beautiful songs, led by TNH Staff Writer of the pharmaceutical firm assistants, are working systemat - one of the essential pluses of the children’s favorite activities this Ms. Katerina Triantafillou-Vis - Sigmapharm Laboratories. ically to teach the Greek lan - program is that it does not re - year was Greek music, because njic, Miss Greek Independence NEW YORK - The Greek Ortho - School board chairperson Dr. guage,” Dr. Triantafillou said. She quire any particular special train - they were given a chance to 2009. dox Church of St. George in Tren - George Triantafillou, a professor also explained that the student ing, and it can be implemented ton, N.J. is moving ahead with at Temple University, spoke to population includes second, third by anyone who speaks Greek. the establishment of a Greek The National Herald as well and and sometimes fourth-generation Otherwise, the activities, materi - American day Kindergarten pro - said she was hopeful that this Greek Americans. “Although als, and directions are predeter - gram, with the long term goal longtime dream shared by gen - some of them come from mixed mined for each grade and time being the establishment of a day erations of Greek Americans marriages, they nevertheless of the day. POCKET-LESS school. The community’s school would soon be a reality. She also show interest in school because “For the academic part of our board and parish council have noted that the approval of the re - non-Greek mothers care just as camp, we divided the children submitted all pertinent docu - quest by the Hamilton Board of much – sometimes more – about ages 5-12 into four groups based PITA BREAD ments to the Hamilton Board of Education has created a buzz of their children’s education,” she on age and level, although many Education, located in a suburb of enthusiasm and sparked confi - said. Tuition is $275 for the first of the activities were common for a Trenton, where the Greek Or - dence among the community child, $200 for the second, $140 everyone. For starters, we did not Kontos Foods thodox community is based, and members over the future estab - for the third, while any additional follow the curriculum from some have already received approval lishment of the school. “We will children attend school tuition outside book. The reasons for this The Leading Company in Flat Breads to set up a daily Pre-K and start with a Kindergarten, and free. were first because camp Kindergarten program, and the subsequently proceed to set up SUMMER CAMP shouldn’t resemble school, and Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita only formality left is subsequent an elementary day school, span - During the last week in June, second because the existing manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic Hand Stretched Flat approval from the state. St. ning grades 1 to 6,” Dr. Triantafil - a Greek camp was set up for the books do not exactly adhere to bread. George parish Council President lou said. 5th straight year, with 46 chil - our educational outlook. Each Kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. Spiros Spireas said he considered When asked about the frame - dren participating. “For the fifth day was dedicated to a different state approval a foregone conclu - work of the plan, she explained year in a row, children received theme, for example one3 day was sion, and noted that it was only that the most important things instruction in the Greek language dedicated to foods, another day FILLO KATAIFI, BAKLAVA, SPANAKOPITA, TYROPITA a matter of time. He also left was that funding has been se - and history through a enjoyable to the parts of the body, other to NUT ROLL, mELOmAKARONA open the possibility that final ap - cured, and that as soon as au - program that included colorful animals, etc. We also had chil - and the TRAdITIONAL mEdITERRANEAN dESSERTS. proval would be given by the end thorities give the community the materials, and fun activities like dren practice one of two particu - Excellent quality and service. of this year. “If we do not manage green light, donors will support music, mask-making, preparing lar phrases per day. Take the to open a Kindergarten program the entire undertaking. a toga, baking cookies in the theme on animals for example. 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By Angelike Contis technology. Unfortunately, upon only works when oil is in liquid TNH Staff Writer arrival, he realized that the form, before forming tar balls.” funding was not in place for But there is no word yet. Nico - NEW YORK- When Professor mass production of CleanMag. laides said received a “nice let - George Nicolaides showed his He said, of his visit: “I saw the ter” from the Governor of CleanMag technology for clean - picture up close …. I realized Louisiana Bobby Jindal, but no ing up oil spills at the Poseido - how tragic it was.” Tragic too, reply from the White House. nia conference in Greece in in his view, was the inadequate With regards to Deepwater June, Prime Minister George Pa - response. Of the panic and a Horizon’s form letter, he says: pandreou was among those who lack of preparedness, he said: “As a scientist, I am really in - expressed interest in it. It has “It was a joke.” He added that sulted.” The letter told him that been significantly harder for the “specialists, good and bad” and his was among 80,000 such pro - Technological Education Insti - profiteers abounded. Nicolaides posals- and that CleanMag was tute of Piraeus (TEI) Professor said: “I realized the whole acci - deemed “already in use … not to get the ear of the U.S. Presi - dent has become a serious po - feasible … or impossible,” al - dent Barack Obama or BP, the litical issue (having the Repub - though he said it’s a proven British oil company operating lications hitting Obama every technology. He said: “It’s not the Gulf of Mexico drilling rig day), but the U.S. government about the money. I was ready to that blew on April 20, jeopar - seems helpless since they do not ask for permission from the uni - dizing and destroying wildlife decide what to do and how to versity to take as long a leave habitats, fishing villages, do it.” of absence as required … it was tourism centers, beaches and Nicolaides said he is con - not going to guarantee a perfect killing off fish along miles of cerned with BP’s main solutions performance, but for sure, it coastline from Texas to Florida. - using dispersants and burning. would be much better than The U.S.-trained Nicolaides It’s the way “the molecular what has been done.” sent letters to Deepwater Hori - structure of the oil changes due He said that he was encour - zon, the Governor of Louisiana, to (dispersants)” that concerns aged at the Posidonia confer - the White House and BP, telling him, as oil is broken down into ence, by Papandreou talking to them about his invention. “I small droplets resembling, in his him for 15 minutes – and sug - proposed a plan of immediate TEI Piraeus Professor George Nicolaides (L) discusses his invention CleanMag's applications words, “very bad Maxwell gesting it be used in the U.S. action in order to protect the with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Poseidonia expo in Athens in June. House Coffee.” A “slow poison - disaster. “By chance, he hap - shorelines and the marshlands ing” of marine life results. And pened to know about it,” said … but indeed there was no an - spills. “It was going to be a sub - and received the 2nd Dubai In - vessels, would be most effective in burning crude oil, said Nico - Nicolaides, speculating if Papan - swer,” he said. He even traveled stantial help,” he said. ternational Maritime Award in the Gulf. He wrote: “I feel laides, surface light oils burn, dreou had seen it on Youtube. to the Gulf of Mexico to demon, JUST LIKE MAG-IC (2005). Its use was also demon - that we would be able to protect while the heavier part of the But the scientist said he’s wor - strate his technology in late CleanMag was developed strated, in a limited cleanup, af - major areas especially in shal - substance (which requires 500 ried about the approach of hur - May. The only “encouraging” re - through a decade-long, 2.5 mil - ter the Sea Diamond cruise ship low waters and the result would degrees to incinerate) is left be - ricane season and fears that the sponse, he says, was receiving lion euros European Union Life sunk off of Santorini in 2007. be rather outstanding. This ac - hind, but made denser. Nico - oil will embed itself on beaches EPA approval. program that concluded in Nicolaides counts his wife Yanna tion though it has to be taken laides was astounded to hear and work its way – via the Gulf Now Nicolaides fears that 2004. The invention consists of Atanassova, also a TEI Piraeus immediately because if the oil some of the homespun solutions Stream – even to England or Ire - time is running out for the U.S. small, magnetized plastic gran - professor, retired professor goes into wetlands or on the to the cleanup, such as calls for land. Closer to home, Nicolaides to benefit from an invention that ules that are dumped onto oil Panagiotis Skoutzos and stu - shore line an percolates through feathers and hair to be used to said hopes CleanMag will never he is convinced can make a pos - spills. The granules absorb the dents as key collaborators. The the soil then the things would gather oil on boats. be needed for an oil spill near itive difference in the cleanup. oil – taking in six to 10 times inspiration for the invention, be very difficult for any clean NO RESPONSE Greece. He added: “I hope it In every oil spill, no one ever their weight in oil like a super says Nicolaides, was the 1989 up operation.” The scientist, who said he re - never happens in the Aegean collects 100% of the material, sponge - before they are re - Exxon Valdez oil spill. He CLOSE-UP DISASTER mains focused “100% on the Sea, because if it does, we’ll be he explains, adding: “If 10-15% trieved from the water with a formed a CleanMag company in After the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico” this summer, crying for decades.” Oil, not wa - is collected, it is considered a powerful magnet setup. Clean - 2007. As he wrote to Obama, a catastrophe began, Nicolaides says he feels “up against a wall,” ter. success.” But CleanMag, he ar - Mag has received attention from lighter non-magnetic form of was invited to Florida by a com - noting that CleanMag “has to be gues, in tests, gathers 100% of the likes of the BBC and CNN CleanMag, retrieved by fishing pany professing interest in his used as soon as possible,” as it [email protected] To the EPA: Good Green Greek Chemistry from Eco-Innovator Anastas

Continued from page 1 After an early career at the EPA, the Obama administration was the need for specialists to think sumer and industrial products. which led to University of Mass - under public criticism for its across their narrow disciplines, The only thing that is more im - ufacture a drug, you would gen - achusetts- and Brandeis- trained slow reaction to the BP oil spill with more systems thinking. pressive in what has been ac - erate a ton of waste for every chemist to lead the agency’s U.S. – and Anastas was traveling to Communication is also a ma - complished in green chemistry pound produced.” Green Green Chemistry program, he the Gulf of Mexico, a trip that jor priority for him. “Quite is the fact that all those accom - chemists – often unbeknownst worked (from 1999-2004) at has become weekly in recent bluntly,” he says, “scientists and plishments represent a small to the public– are finding ways the White House’s Office of Sci - days. engineers are not usually fraction of its power and poten - to get the same drug, but with ence and Technology Policy. Evan Beach, of the Yale Cen - trained in how to best commu - tial. For every one product that a lot less damage to the planet. Then, he led the American ter for Green Chemistry says of nicate and get the word out on has been reinvented using green It doesn’t take much of a Chemical Society’s Green Chem - Anastas, “What’s unique about the work that’s going on.” Anas - chemistry, perhaps 100 or 1,000 stretch of the imagination to re - istry Institute, before heading to his approach is that he’s not just tas said he believes that it’s es - haven’t yet been looked at. The alize that this can be cost effi - Yale. (He had also previously talking about the problems.” In - sential that the public under - same goes for manufacturing cient. Anastas underlines that also taught in the U.K.) Anastas stead of the usual doom and stand how the EPA’s research processes.” it’s not just nature that’s green, has written 10 books on green gloom over ecological projects, relates to their lives. Since as - “There is some great green but dollar bills too. He lauds the chemistry/engineering and sus - Anastas is looking at “the tools suming his post, he has boosted chemistry going on in Greece,” new EPA head, Administrator tainability. He says his new role to fix it,” working within the his office’s newsletter Science Anastas adds, pointing to the Lisa P. Jackson, for emphasizing is exciting, as it merges the aca - preexisting situations, proving Matters, overseen the produc - work of University of Athens that the time is over for present - demic, scientific, public office “a more positive, optimistic ap - tion of a more user-friendly professor Panayotis Siskos. In ing a “false choice” between and NGO work of his past. His proach.” website and the use of commu - Greece, as elsewhere, the chal - economic growth and environ - personal mission is to “make ac - THINK SCIENTIFICALLY nication tools like Twitter. lenge is how to make greener mental protection. “How we fo - tion happen as quickly and as The EPA’s Research and De - Green chemistry has come a goods and processes that are cus on sustainability and inno - urgently as the challenges de - velopment office includes some long way, he indicates, but there “more autocatalytic” –in other vation is among the most mand.” He adds: “It’s really 2,000 federal employees, 13 is still a lot of work ahead. He words, that are “driven by an exciting work we are doing about where the opportunities labs across the country and says: “The field has just grown economic and profitable dri - now,” says the EPA’s Assistant are to make the greatest im - many partners both in the U.S. tremendously. It’s amazing that vers.” Among his many kudos Administrator for the Office of pact…I’m rather pragmatic and abroad. In his new capacity, when you take a look at green are the Vice President’s Hammer Research and Development. when it comes to just looking Anastas is bringing his green chemistry, it has already EPA PHOTO Award, the Joseph Seifter DEEP GREEN ROOTS for the opportunities to move chemistry touch to projects touched virtually every industry Paul Anastas, a.k.a the Father Award for Scientific Excellence Anastas is proud that the the action forward.” He believes ranging from air and water sector that I can list – agricul - of Green Chemistry, is the and a Greek Chemical Society term The Father of Green Chem - that the Obama administration quality to the evaluation of the ture to aeronautics to plastics to new Assistant Administrator Award. And it all began with istry” was bestowed upon him has injected new life into the toxicity of substances we use pharmaceuticals to dyes and of the Office of Research and bulldozers in Quincy, Massachu - – when he was a 29-year-old EPA. “It’s a great time to be a each day. Now is the time, he pesticides, you name it, elec - Development of the Environ - setts. EPA chemist- by his mentor at scientist at the EPA,” he adds. says, for “a broader perspec - tronics and automobiles. It has mental Protection Agency the agency, Dr. Roger Garrett. That praise came, however, as tive.” Anastas often speaks of touched all these different con - (EPA). [email protected] The Sun Sets, and Alcestis Dies and Rises Again in Central Park

By Constantine S. Sirigos ashamed of expecting his elderly save him or his young wife. In - ologians were able to make a TNH Staff Writer father to save him. He is amazed tergenerational conflict, pre - case for the preservation of clas - to hear his father, who cuts an sented in our times as dry eco - sical learning, which zealots at - NEW YORK – Euripides. Dead unsympathetic figure onstage, nomic and political issues, tacked as pagan. Notwithstand - White Man. Why should we care say, “Life grows sweeter and explodes onstage as the con - ing that Euripides is what he wrote so long ago? The more precious as one grows old.” frontation between Admetus, characterized as a rationalist or answer is that he is a genius. Pre - THE PRICE OF SACRIFICE who has barely begun to enjoy even an atheist, there were mo - sent tense. The man and his Only Alcestis, his beautiful life, and the father who has lived ments that felt like Greek Ortho - works are immortal because they young wife, is willing to take the his life to the fullest as the prior dox Holy Week services: Apollo’s still speak to us and even shake king’s place, shaking him up de - king. “Who do you think you attacks on the figure of Death, us up 2500 years later. A man or spite his gratitude. It is not clear are,” barks Zenon Zeleniuch as “enemy of mankind...hated of the woman who can explore the hu - - when the chorus proclaims Al - Pheres, the father. “I do not count gods”; Apollo as humble servant man condition on multiple levels, cestis “noble beyond all women” myself as any child of yours,” on Earth, even as a shepherd; the who is original, who has the guts - whether she is being praised for roared back Christopher Ryan as joy over Alcestis’ resurrection; the to explore a society’s sacred cows her character alone, or because Admetus. “You killed her, and declaration about blood sacrifices and taboos has earned the label. of her willingness to do the Greek you dare to call me coward,” said that “no healing comes from Alcestis is one of Euripides’ earli - version of suttee, but Euripides the son. “You murdered her and evil”. Seeing the play, it is easy to est dated plays and this year it is known for being more sensitive you will bury her ... what will see how Greek intellectuals for was presented on a hot summer and appreciative of women than you do? Every time you have to whom the Olympian deities lost night at the Naumberg bandshell most Greek thinkers. He gave the die, you will find another wife to their lustre - and with minds sea - in New York’s Central Park by the play tragicomic elements and a die for you,” the father responds soned with some of the ideas of America Thymele Theatre (ATT.) number of characters have comic as the terrified chorus cries, “ O Plato and Plotinus -could be open Most of the audience planned to edges, including a drunken Her - TNH/COSTAS BEJ sir, stop cursing your son.” Finally to Christian ideas. be there and made the night a cules, an uppity servant, and The chorus represents the elders of the city of Pherae in Thes - an enraged Admetus shouts, “Go, Director Lorca Peress told The theatrical picnic, but some were even Thanatos, played by Fred - saly. Some avert their eyes, others look on in horror as Alcestis and the woman who lives with National Herald that the essence just passing by and got roped in erick Mayer, who stalks onstage dies in the arms of her husband and children. you!” of the play is how we handle by the actors and the passions in pursuit of his quarry. Apollo One is stunned at the thought death and loss, of spouses, chil - being played out onstage. will do anything to help his when her young son and daugh - eyes, look at me: mother, that such dialogue between a dren, parents, and how the com - The audience was welcomed friend, so the first thing the au - ter run into her arms. It was time mother!” Somehow, and the child and his parents could be munity comes together to help by ATT’s founder and its Produc - dience sees is Apollo, with his for Denise Fiore, who played her, word genius again comes to presented in ancient Greece, us overcome it. Euripides, writing ing/Artistic Director Stephen Di - mighty bow and arrows, chal - to seize the attention of audience mind, Euripides lifts the audience striking testimony to the impor - at a time when Greece was torn acrussi, who also summarized the lenging Thanatos, who is armed and passersby in the dying day - from this darkness and heaviness tance of theater and its relation - asunder by the Peloponessian plot. He explained that they with a sword and is angry at light as the sun finally sank below with the entry of Herakles, Ad - ship to the ideals of Greek War, also demonstrated how de - would see a different Apollo. In Apollo because he and the fates the trees of Central Park. Alcestis metus’ dear friend. A devastated democracy. Euripides effects his structive divisions can cut Acelstis, the radiant Sun God was tricked him out of his prize, Ad - cries, “Children, you have no Admetus will not allow mourning final remarkable transition when through all relationships, includ - punished by Zeus, who reduced metus, who Thanatos really mother now.” There is no mo - to overcome his duty as a host Herakles returns with a beautiful ing parents and children, and him to the role of humble servant wanted to take home to Hades. ment more chilling. and orders his servants not to tell veiled woman in tow. He explains raised questions of self-sacrifice to King Admetus. Alcestis is the One of the annual highlights Then she turns to her beloved Herakles of Alcestis’ death. Clue - that she is another prize from one and forgiveness that were central wife of Admetus, who, by forget - of ATT productions is the chorus, and begs him not to marry again, less, Herakles gets drunk and of his adventures, but when the to the Christian religion that ting to offer a sacrifice on his whose actions range from dra - not to ease the pain of her dying boasts of his adventures, disturb - veil is lifted Admetus is over - eventually took the place of the wedding day, offended the god - matic declarations to clever hi - ego, but to spare her children ing the household. In the great whelmed with joy when he sees Olympian gods in the lives of the dess Artemis, and was con - jinks, accented by rhythmic from the proverbial unloving playwright’s hands, Herakles’ it is Alcestis returned from the Greeks. This year’s production demned to an early death. dance movements and original stepmother. When he agrees, and scenes, played by actor Harry land of the dead. The king thanks was dedicated to the memory of Apollo, indebted to Admetus for music by Kostas Kouris, which she says he must now be both Oram, are both poignant and Herakles profusely, and then Mary Diacrussi, who served as treating him kindly in his fallen evoked ancient Greece and es - mother and father to them, she comic. When he learns the truth, takes Alcestis’ hand, declaring ATT’s Costume Master from state, helps the King escape his tablished a musical foundation tells the children, “Goodbye, be overcome with shame, he sets “We shall live our life again, and 1993-2003. http://american - fate by persuading Thanatos for the action and ideas of the happy both of you,” and Admetus out on one of his famous trips to it shall be a better one,” the play’s thymeletheatre.yolasite.com (Death) to take a substitute. play. Euripides takes us into the hails her saying, “You alone were the underworld. happy ending marking it not as Apparently even an audience mind of Alecestis, who “wants to true to me.” THE AFTERMATH OF WRATH a tragedy, but as a fourth play See the TNH video about Amer - in democratic Athens would be look once more at the light of the As Alcestis sank into her bed Rage soon dominates as Ad - presented in 438 B.C. in place of ican Thymele Theatre’s produc - shocked that no one would step sun.” She begins to rave as amid mournful music, the son metus turns his grief into anger the usual comic satyr play. tion of Alcestis at www.then - up and save the life of his king, Thanatos approaches, and the cried, “Mother, mother, do you at his parents for not exiting life This is also one of those plays ationalherald.com/video/758. and Admetus should not be heart-rending scene climaxes not see me? Please open your at a moment when they could that explains how Christian the - [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010 COMMUNITY 5 A Moment of Reckoning Showed Leonsis How to Live

Continued from page 1 HOW HE GOT THERE been analytical. The idea for my $300 million. After reading the to do well with the numbers in “The Spartan heritage fuels first publishing company came gripping book The Rape of the business but there’s some - regret.” He’s met that one and a lot of my competitive fires,” to me as I was thinking about a Nanking, about the murders of thing more, there’s a bigger rea - 79 others on his list so far, not he said. “I grew up more Greek TV guide for personal comput - more than 300,000 Chinese by son for them to go to work,” he bad for a kid who laughs that “I than American … a Hellenic ers,” he said. It paid off when the Japanese military in World said. He knows the answers, and was the only person who would thread existed through my fam - IBM came out with its first per - War II – driven to it after he saw he’s down to the last 21 on his summer in Lowell, Massachu - ily.” His parents came from the sonal computers and another an obituary about its author, Iris list, although some obviously setts,” before his family moved Peloponnesus and, he said just company bought LIST, giving Chang, who killed herself at 36, have to wait, such as having there his junior year in high a bit mischievously and proud: him his first millions – just be - Leonsis produced the award grandchildren, and he’ll have to school. Lowell was also home to “They’re Maniati’s,” and if you fore the terror on the airplane. winning movie Nanking. be lucky to catch a foul ball at a beat writer hero Jack Kerouac, know anything about Greece it’s Building on his keen ability The low-key Leonsis is the baseball game. But somewhere who was a close friend of Leon - that you don’t mess with Ma - to understand computers and a antithesis of business leaders he in Leonsis there remains the kid sis’ uncle, Bill Koumentzelis. niati’s or Cretans. While he fascination with interactive me - said have it all wrong by being who bagged groceries at De - Now, after a phenomenal ca - didn’t learn to speak Greek, he dia, he went to Florida and be - overly demanding, people he moulas and went to the Greek reer that took him from Wang spent several summers in gan Redgate Communications. said relish making workers mis - church in Lowell, who under - Labs in Lowell to his own com - Greece, visiting his family and “I saw the opportunity that me - erable and driving them. He stood money wasn’t the most munications company to Presi - discovering his roots when he dia would be digitized and po - said his business model of posi - important item on his check list, dent of AOL to owning the was younger. In high school, he sitioned Redgate at the epicen - tive reinforcement works and even as he moves toward the ul - Washington Capitals of the Na - bagged groceries for Demoulas ter of that.” In 1993 Redgate he’s even instilled the lessons in timate goal of being a billion - tional Hockey League and Wash - supermarkets, practically a rite- merged with the then young a book he wrote, The Business aire, and giving $100 million to ington Wizards of the National of-passage for Greek American AOL company in Dulles, Virginia of Happiness. “My book tries to charity. Leonsis said he remem - Basketball Association, he said youths in that working-class city and for the next six years Leon - repudiate things they teach you bers being on that plane. “I he still remembers what got him that was home to the Industrial sis helped build AOL into the in business school … the com - promised if I lived I’d give more there, the near-accident on the Revolution in the United States largest media company in the panies doing well are those that than I take … one of my goals plane but also his family and the and a famous textile center. It world. That got him involved in can activate something in their is that I will live the rest of my Greek friends he made going to has spawned a number of fa - the world of Washington busi - customers and employees,” he life without regret,” he said he high school in Lowell, bastion mous Greek Americans, such as ness and a chance to check off told radio talk show host Lou recalls vividly. He already has, of Hellenism in the United the late former U.S. Senator another goal on his list, owning Dobbs. “They are on a mission, and that wasn’t even on his list, States, a city that in the 1930s Paul Tsongas, a mentor to Leon - a professional sports franchise, they’re looking at a higher call - the one that was even more im - and 40s had two dozen sis, who worked as an intern in although another item on the ing, they understand they have portant than LIST. kafeneion, that he made friends his office, and who directed him list, winning a world champi - that endure to this day. “Most toward Georgetown. Actors onship, hasn’t materialized de - of my friends were Greek when Michael Chiklis and Olympia spite a number of all-stars he Ted Leonsis’ tips for success I was growing up and I know Dukakis were born there too. As brought to the Capitals. they’re my real friends because an undergraduate scholar, Ted DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY • Make dust or eat dust. Take risk. Be aggressive and go I knew them before I bought a excelled. “My mother and father In recent years, Leonsis has fast and make it big. sports team and AOL. They were gave me the confidence to be started other venture, such as my friends before I could do competitive…it was better to Snag Films, a website that dis - • It is the customer, stupid. Listen through all means: face anything for them,” he said. He’s Ted Leonsis get all the A’s than deal with the tributes full-length and short to face, e-mail, message boards and blogs. The community done a lot for a lot of people explanations to my parents,” he free documentaries via the In - speaks clearly. Don’t be afraid. though, but said he remembers list. Leonsis is one of the most told the National Herald in an ternet. They are movies Leonsis playing basketball for Greek successful and richest business interview several years ago. Af - said he hopes will drive people • Surrender what is yours to the customer — it is their teams in Lowell and going to executives in the country now, ter Georgetown, his first job was into supporting the causes they product, their team, their service. Get buy in and belief; church. but also an author, philan - at Wang Labs back in Lowell, a espouse, even as he has done in there is a wisdom in the crowd. If it is theirs, they will “I even wrote a history of the thropist, movie maker, Emmy- time when the computer com - his life, taking on charities such improve it and sell it for you. Holy Trinity Church,” in Lowell,” award winner, entrepreneur, pany was a rising power in the as Hoop Dreams to mentor dis - he told The National Herald in and, he said, perhaps proudest business, only to fail. Shortly af - advantaged adolescents through • Personally express — make it personal. It isn’t only busi - a telephone interview from his of making sure his children are ter his 25th birthday, Leonsis he basketball. “My movies, I want ness — people know whether you love your product and office in Washington, where as raised the same way his parents, left Wang and established a them to right a wrong and acti - service. Your personal stamp and pride in what you do an NBA owner, he got to prac - a waiter and a secretary, computer publishing company vate charitable giving and vol - must shine through. Lead — don’t manage. tice one-one-one against NBA brought him up. “Our parents called Leonsis Index for Soft - unteerism,” he said. He also legend Michael Jordan, who were humble and hard working ware Technology, or LIST. started up a unique PIN-acti - • Find your higher calling. We don’t want to build a good had a stint with the Wizards. and that’s our role model and “You have to take risks, most vated credit card company team; we want to build a great team — a generational That gave Leonsis the chance to what you’ll hear about my chil - of the biggest things that I have called Revolution Money, which team — and immortality through winning Stanley Cups. check off another goal on his dren,” he said. gotten involved with haven’t he sold to American Express for

LIVING HISTORY Georgia Drake, Greek Goddess of Song, Knew How to Belt it Out

Continued from page 1 grant mother’s of her time and then found in the Hilton, Shera - are countless reviews of Drake’s a television program, feature place possessed. That for all the ton, and Ritz-Carlton hotel performances. What is startling film, or video without seeing a the Peloponnese. Demetrios was love, respect, and honor be - chains were the perfect venue is that they are in English, Greek performer, writer, direc - the second of 10 children. At the stowed upon Greek women for her talents. Her annual tour French, Spanish, and Greek. Cit - tor, producer or technician cited age of 19 he immigrated, first there were also known and un - took her to any combination of ing even short vignettes from somewhere in the credits. As to Boston, then to Chicago. In spoken, limitations on how clubs such as the Empire Room any of these accounts can im - with most things, Greeks in time he brought four brothers. proper women must conduct at Chicago’s Hilton Palmer mediately give one a clear sense North America had to overcome Even by the harsh standards themselves. House; the LaSalle Bonaventure of Georgia’s performances: In enormous obstacles. Curiously, of the period, Demetrios EARLY CAREER Club in the Queen Elizabeth May of 1965, Variety reported, many report that while their in - Tsarpalas was an especially hard Georgia Tsarpalas majored in Hilton of Montreal; the “Georgia Drake, with natural dividual family and friends sup - worker. By the time he married, Speech and minored in lan - Tamanaco in Caracas, beauty and gowned to match ported them they always as - Tsarpalas owned the Apollo Bak - guages at Chicago’s DePaul Uni - Venezuela; The Southern Club her looks comes across with sumed they were the first Greek ing Company, the largest whole - versity. At this same time she of Hot Springs, Arkansas; great effect … that hits the mark performers, writers and so on in sale Greek-owned bakery in studied voice at the Chicago Toronto’s Royal York Hotel; the on all counts … Miss Drake runs their respective field of art. Chicago. As if this were not Conservatory of Music under Sahara in Chicago; the the gamet of tunes from folk to Drake died October 19, 2007. enough, he owned three restau - Maurice Scaffi. It was at DePaul L’Auberge de Quatre Chemins in frisky, squeezing every phrase She was from the second gener - rants, a billiard parlor, a University that Georgia began Quebec City; the Puerto Rico for best impact, hitting every ation of Greek performers in shoeshine parlor, and three performing in operettas and mu - Sheraton in San Juan; the note clean and teasing … Miss North America which includes street-corner newsstands at sical comedies. As hard working Chateau Laurier of Ottawa; Drake sells everything with Paraskevi Antonopoulou, the An - Clark, Diversey and Broadway. as any of the extended Tsarpalas Boston’s Statler Hotel; the plenty of skill and savvy, and drews Sisters, Betty George, Eva With all that to his credit, clan Georgia was also perform - Shamrock Hotel in Houston; Los doesn’t waste a second of her Styl, Leni Parteri, and Maria Tsarpalas was also fortunate in ing along side veteran radio per - Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel; time on the floor. She comes Kalogeropoulos Calles among marriage. former Jim Ameche in a host of Caesar’s Palace in Los Vegas; the across well with When the World others. Even within this distin - His wife, Athanasia Psiharis, airwave dramas. Ritz Carlton in Montreal; the Was Young, also Never On Sun - guished collective, Drake’s ca - was born in Chrysovitse in the Georgia’s ultimate success Fontainebleau of Miami Beach; day, in a mixture of Greek and reer remains unique. Arcadia district of the Pelopon - was not something handed to and the Athens Hilton. English lyrics. A My Fair Lady, She was the first woman per - nese. Her brother Louis is cred - her. Rather Georgia’s early years After touring the world, more medley brings in her Spanish former of Greek descent to both ited with bringing her to are a casebook study of the or less at random, Drake’s an - version, some French and He - host her own television program Chicago. Louis Psiharis, with his painstaking process all profes - nual performance schedule brew standards with special in North America and to appear brothers George and Peter sional entertainers must travel. eventually took on an estab - arrangements, and has to beg on Greek television. While it is owned the extremely popular After receiving her diploma lished pattern. A segment of the off. Georgia Drake entered the a recognized feature of Greek- Athenian Café at Dearborn and Georgia taught 5th grade; recall - year was devoted to touring the Chateau Laurier spotlight wear - American history that immigrant Wacker Drive. Through various ing that she spent most of her Caribbean, North and South ing a simple black gown. No se - female vocalists such as Madame business and social connections day singing for her students. A America. The remainder of the quins, no diamonds, no pearls. Koula (Antonopoulou) and Athanasia and Demetrios were hectic schedule followed where season, based in her Athens But she brought a big shining Marika Papagika toured Greek brought together. Georgia juggled her teaching re - apartment, she would perform jewel of a voice to dazzle the au - diaspora colonies, Drake is also All of these prominent busi - sponsibilities with radio record - at the newly opened Hilton. dience through a multi-hued 40 among the very first performers ness enterprises and social con - ing schedules and her first fea - Drake’s long-term appearance minutes of listening pleasure. of the second generation to re - nections affected Athanasia in a tured performances as a Georgia Drake was dubbed there coincided with the phe - Her orchestra arrangements turn to Greece and successfully totally unpredictable manner. Continental Chanteuse at the ex - The Greek Goddess of Song. nomenal boom in Greek tourism were also simple and restrained establish herself as an enter - She was gifted with a fantastic clusive Churchill Club on of the 1960s into the 1970s. in happy contrast to the elabo - tainer. singing voice. Such were her Chicago’s Gold Coast. many hour-long anthology As an artist, she found this rate scores beloved of many club Greek-America has for far too natural talents that Athanasia These appearances led, while drama series received critical ac - period in her career especially singers. Nothing distracting from long ignored those who have was often called upon at social she was still performing at the claim … with … new teleplays fulfilling. Aside from her nightly that rich trained voice which made significant achievements gatherings to render one or an - Churchill Club, to an extended by Paddy Chayefsky, Horton performances as a featured Miss Drake held back to a in the arts. Aside from denying other of the fabled kleftika. engagement at the Sherman Ho - Foote, Tad Mosel, Reginald Rose, singer Georgia was also record - poignant crooning for songs like aspiring artists a sense of the ac - These songs had special import tel’s, College Club. Drake’s suc - Rod Serling, Gore Vidal and oth - ing and appearing on Greek tele - The Apple Trees, then uncorked complishments of truly success - for the large Tsarpalas clan. cess at these premier nightclubs ers. So the local Georgia Drake vision. Chryso mou Asteri is per - to tinkle the dinnerware for the ful entertainers of Greek descent WAR STORIES led to her performances on early Show faced considerable oppo - haps her best-remembered exuberant Havah Nagilah. (The) we lose the continuing inspira - During the War of Greek In - Chicago WGN-TV programs Dial sition. As was typical for this album, from this period. Un - highlight for me was her render - tion recordings of performers dependence Demetrios Nine for Music and Spotlight on evolving media the program questionably her most popular ing of a sultry Greek song, Misir - such as Drake still convey. Learn - Tsarpalas’s grandfather was a Talent in 1957. Drake soon at - only ran until May 1958. 45rpm record featured Misirlou lou, which she sang in the ap - ing more about the life and ca - recognized leader and close tracted the attention of local While the show was can - and Havah Nagilah on the propriate language, one of the reer of Drake is a good start in companion of Theodore ABC television talent scouts. Ini - celed, ABC executives clearly Heartbeat label. During this pe - six she uses. In all of them, she the recovery of the role of Greek Kolokotronis. It was Kolokotro - tially Drake entered the studio recognized Drake’s talents, since riod a reviewer dubbed her The translates into good news for performers in the wider world nis who dubbed his close friend simply to audition as a singer. she quickly found herself on yet Greek Goddess of Song. Chateau-goers of arts and entertainment. Yorgios Diakoumopoulos, When out of the blue, as she re - another television program. THE REVIEWS LOST ROLE MODEL Tsarpalas, or literally “Sword of called the producers proposed Polka-Go-Round, from June 23, It is not surprising that there Today, it is difficult to look at [email protected] the Czar.” It was by this honored instead that there be a Georgia 1958 to September 28, 1959, paratsoukli that the family was Drake Show. In 1957, during was ABC’s second attempt at a forever after known. So, Athana - what is now recognized as the polka program. Nationally sia’s singing of kleftika was not Golden Age of Television, Drake broadcast from Chicago, the pro - merely aesthetic enjoyment or found herself the star hostess, gram was hosted by Bob Law Firm nostalgia for home but also principal vocalist, lead dancer, Lewandowski and included her J O H N S P I R I D A K I S spoke to the Tsarpalas family’s and sometimes even writer of a among its regular cast. Over the The Law Firm the Community Trusts role in the history of Greece. half-hour variety show. For rea - next two years she was involved Her singing gained such ac - sons lost to history, a much-men - in a dizzy array of guest perfor - claim that she was offered, more tioned aspect of the show’s for - mances on television programs ACCIDENTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE than once, a recording contract. mat was the fact that Drake in Chicago and New York City. It • Construction • Slip & Fall • All injuries But the propriety of the times would be barefoot for the entire must be stressed that television, and the extended Tsarpalas-Psi - program. The Georgia Drake during this period, was per - • Car/Motor Vehicle • Wrongful death • Estates & Wills haris clan’s social standing, sim - Show first aired in Chicago on formed live, and not pre- • Head injuries • Divorces ply would not allow Athanasia Sunday, October 6, 1957. This recorded. Drake’s confident to accept. In any event, with live program was telecast presence was noted not simply Free consultations • Home & Hospital visits • 24 Hours • 7 Days three children, a husband, a throughout the Midwest. Com - in singing or dancing but on quiz home, and all her relatives and petition was brisk even by this shows, seemingly endless com - Legal expenses are payable at friends, Athanasia’s life was re - period’s standards. The Georgia mercials, and as a guest hostess Mr. Spiridakis the conclusion of the case only if you win ally too full to seriously consider Drake Show aired opposite The for countless early television and his colleagues such offers. But, something, Bob Hope Show and two top programs. Wanting to focus on have successfully “To receive our special care” must have lingered. 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By Demetris Tsakas eight months old. Her younger York Law School, where she TNH Staff Writer brother Nicholas was born in graduated in 2000. 1980. She began her career as an NEW YORK – Alexander The Tsoukalases lived in attorney at Murphy & Lynch, Tsoukalas was born in Repanidi, Flushing when they first came where she worked for approxi - Lemnos on May 4, 1949. He to the U.S., and later moved to mately four years. In January graduated from high school on College Point. 2005, she was hired by his native island of Lemnos and Recently, they relocated to Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, went on to study at the Mer - Whitestone. Tsoukalas got his Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Ter - chant Marine Academy in the first job working in the restau - rana LLP. nearby island of Chios. After - rant business, where he stayed When asked what led her to wards, he spent over three years for three years. pursue a career as a real estate as a marine engine mechanic on Afterwards, he got involved lawyer, she replied that her ex - board ships, and in 1974 he in ship repairs, and in 1979 periences working at her father’s married his sweetheart, Tsoukalas started up his own construction company played a Markella Kontolios, whom he company. In 1987, he next key role. met while studying at the Mer - formed a construction company “I don’t deal with buying and chant Marine Academy in Chios. that deals solely with offices, selling homes, but with the pur - “We were on our honeymoon which is located in Manhattan. chase of lots and the construc - when the war in Cyprus broke Andrea learned Greek at the tion sector.” Her firm is primar - out, and that’s when we decided Holy Cross Greek Afternoon ily active in Nassau and Suffolk to come to America in search of School in Whitestone. She grad - counties, but does not necessar - a better life. I came on a ship, uated from Cardozo High ily pass up on cases involving while Markella received an in - School in Bayside, N.Y. and properties in New York City ei - vitation from her brother.” Their went on to attend college at ther. daughter Andrea was born in Hofstra University, where she Andrea Tsoukalas is the sole Chios in 1975, and came to the graduated with honors in 1997. Greek American attorney from United States when she was She later was admitted to New a staff of 50 lawyers. Responding to a question on whether she has noticed a change in the construction sec - Alexander Tsoukalas with his daughter Andrea and grandson Apostolos. tor over the past decade, she noted that construction has GOING TO TOWN “The circumstances in each vailed. slowed down in recent years Tsoukalas also noted that her case play a critical role. You With regards to the housing due to the economic crisis. She firm represents municipalities as need to demonstrate your abili - market, Tsoukalas said she has cited the difficulties that many well as development corpora - ties and talent in order for your her contacts and that at the pre - businessmen have in financing tions. “When you are represent - clients to trust you.” Things sent time it is a buyers’ market. their projects as the reason for ing the city, it is a lot easier to were difficult at first, but now, There are now a lot of fore - this decline. win a case, but things are more with over 10 years of experience closed houses being sold on the One of the biggest projects difficult when your client is a under her belt, things are very market which require down that she is working on right now businessman. Even though different. Clients trust Tsoukalas payments from prospective buy - is a building complex featuring courts try to avoid breaking with and rely on her fighting spirit, ers looking to invest. She noted 260 apartments for rent in Mi - community boards and city consistency, and skills. When that there are opportunities out neola, N.Y. Tsoukalas cited re - councils, we still end up win - asked why she chose law over there for people with money. As sistance from the neighborhood ning our cases.” When medicine, Tsoukalas says it’s be - it currently stands, the market in building this complex and dif - Tsoukalas joined her firm, she cause she liked speaking in pub - is being affected by the general ficulties arising from the zoning was the only female lawyer in lic ever since she was a young state of the economy and the laws in each area as some of the the office. Today, she has four girl. She was a good speaker stock market. Tsoukalas says biggest challenges she is facing. more female colleagues. “All of and writer, and she liked to en - that the first signs that the econ - “When things come to an im - my clients are men with gray gage in dialogue, which is why omy is stabilizing are beginning passe, then we are forced to re - hair between the ages of 50-60. she turned her attention to the to show, but the road to recov - sort to the courts,” she ex - I am fairly young looking, and study of law. Although it’s hard ery is a long one. plained. In response to a this is something I have to over - being both a mother and a Her brother Nicholas is mar - question about the percentage come in order to convince my lawyer at the same time, ried to Maria Siderias of Chios. of cases that she wins, Tsoukalas clients that I am capable of gain - Tsoukalas also says she consid - They live in New Jersey. “He’s pointed out that her firm is one ing others’ trust.” Tsoukalas goes ers herself lucky to have her son better than me, and he has of the strongest in the field and about overcoming this right Apostolos’ grandfathers helping taken over the family business. will not take on a case if its at - from the first phone conversa - to care for him. Ten years ago, I could not even torneys are not absolutely cer - tion, and leaves a favorable im - Tsoukalas also holds a degree spare a week to go to Lemnos, tain that they will win. This is pression on her clients regard - in English Literature and but now I can go for two Andrea Tsoukalas has found a way to balance being a lawyer the reason why her firm has one ing the law and how it applies worked as a teacher, but her months,” Alexander Tsoukalas and a mother. Her son’s grandparents help her strike a balance. of the top wins per cases ratio. to their case. love for the legal profession pre - says. Whatever Way you Slice it, Phily Diner is One for (Record) Books

By Bob Nicolaides accommodating 80, with a ban - including moving the dessert TNH Staff Writer quet space also available for up case and has installed a to 60 and the open air down - frappe/latte counter – but they RUNNEMEDE, N.J. - To say that stairs. Both the upstairs and don’t have Greek coffee in this Phily is a more successful name downstairs alfresco dining areas milieu. The front alcove which for a diner than Century can be feature colorful umbrellas. once housed booths and was the debated forever, because the dif - Each of the sides of the entrance when the diner was ference does not lie in the name block-long structures is de - originally built, is now a shrine of the eatery but in its manage - signed to attract a different type for Presley fans - with his like - ment. Take the Century eatery of customer. The diner side, ness represented as big as life, here on Rte. 168. Century was with its liberal use of stainless plus other memorabilia attesting the name of the diner when a steel, appeals to people who to the King’s immortality. Man - group of Hellene restaurateurs crave good food in a milieu of agers such as Pete Katsimihas, decided in 1981 to buy it and Americana fantasy. The decor responsible for the day-to-day put it on the map, 24 hours a includes items such as the flashy operation of the diner section, day, seven days a week. It was 1960’s car, not parked, but and and the svelte Tara Liv - just a small food stop, of conve - bolted down by the entrance, ingston are always around. Even nience nevertheless, that the the Mickey and Minni Mouse one of Kontos’ daughters, Maria, late John Balis of Adelphia figurines greeting you as you are 20, works there. Kontos has two Restaurant fame, along with ushered towards the dining other children, Vicky 22, who nephew Bill Balis, the current room, the butler figure in his studies Business Administration, co-owner of Adelphia, and Peter red uniform and sideburns and and Philip. They live in Kontos a veteran restaurateur, the Elvis Presley mural and Voorhees, N.J. Balis and his wife Diner Manager Petros Katsimihas is flanked from left with one decided could be a success be - paraphernalia, all wrapped in Connie have two children, of Sport Bar’s managers (first from left) and and waitress, cause of its good corner loca - an overall Art Deco flair that’s Yianni 11, and Angelina, 8. while to his right, two more waitresses seemed to be preparing tion. attractive and in good taste. SPORTING FOOD AND for a Kalamatiano dance. The three partners operated The dominating color here is LOOKS the Century Diner as they had red, and so are the blouses of The newly constructed annex every Thursday evening. would qualify for a more Hel - bought it up until 1993, when waitresses and waiters. Though lies to the north of the old and LICK YOUR CHOPS lenic name, what with its olives they finally renamed it to Phily many additions have been is an environment that com - The diner, which immortal - and feta cheese toppings. Diner, adding a second dining made, Kontos spends most of his pletely contrasts the diner, both izes everyone from Marilyn There are 55 varieties of room and more seats. They got days coordinating the operation, inside and out, as a style and Monroe and Jimmy Dean, to the beer, including several Chinese, lucky too when a diner a block concept. It begins with its pizza Fonz and Elvis - plus vintage and one by the name of 3 away went bankrupt, giving oven and fryer area, where busy cars - features 10 varieties of Philosophers, an ample sam - them a chance to get a liquor li - personnel prepare minute full meal salads for $10.99, with pling of bourbons and whiskeys cense and more parking space. dishes. The Sport Bar features each dish being sculpted as if it including scotch, cognacs, wines It wasn’t, however, until Feb - its own kitchen in the back, in - came from an upscale establish - as well as house wines offered ruary of 2008 that the major dependent from the nook where ment’s haute cuisine. There are by the glass, and mixed drinks overhaul took place, and the frying equipments exists and deli-style, hot, cold, club, wraps such as 10 varieties of martinis, Phily Sports Bar emerged next where the pizza oven can be and hot spec sandwiches, from (with names such as Foul Play to the diner. They are intercon - found. On the customer’s side, the Italian Quesadilla to the and Penalty Shot,) mixed drinks nected and have a common en - the nook is a service bar as well South Philly-style Roast Pork. such as RBI and back checking. trance through the Disneyworld- as a take-out pick up location. And while the last is spelled Frozen margaritas range from themed diner’s entrance. The The Sport Bar was designed by with two ‘l’s, the Phily Cheese Touchdown Dance to Back - difference is that while the left architect Jim Wilson, who cre - Steak Variety, all six of them, stroke and even one called the side occupied by the diner is a ated not only a showplace but are spelled with one, in defer - Olympics. Everyone scores here. one-story structure, the Sports also a landmark. The work was ence to the diner’s name. 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Continued from page 1 public meetings where he made Plutarch. Nikos Kazantzakis is an appeal to support the annual among his favorite modern writ - tle near Syvota, which is cited journal, he compared the Greek ers. When asked what the Greek in Book 1, paragraph 30: “The Parade on Fifth Avenue to a pa - language means to him, Goussis Corcyraeans set up a trophy on tient that needs financial help quickly replied, “It’s a gem, a Leukimme, a headland of Cor - and has only limited time to re - treasure, a source of wealth. The cyra…” ceive treatment. “We are Hel - Greek language is the quintes - Goussis finished junior high lenes, and this is a cause we can sence of Greek philosophy. It’s and high school with honors, contribute to,” he said. sad that education in Greece has and was given the honor of In light of his well-known been warped over the past 15- holding the Greek flag during love for Greek history, he also 20 years, which has resulted in parades and other national spoke about the 2,500 year an - the destruction of the Greek lan - events – a privilege reserved for niversary of the Battle of guage. There are problems here the top student in the class. Af - Marathon, which was the sub - in the Greek American Commu - ter graduation, he went on to ject of this year’s Parade Jour - nity as well, because we are not attend the Athens Medical nal. Goussis called it a historic in sync, and there are divisions. School, where he finished on a battle for the freedom of Europe It is not possible for every indi - scholarship, after being among and the preservation of western vidual organization, every the top 20 students admitted. civilization, averting the adul - bishop, every church, etc. to try The Goussis family has a tradi - teration of European civiliza - and set policy for Greek educa - tion in the medical field, pro - tion. tion. There needs to be coordi - ducing doctors and pharmacists, Goussis said he hopes he can nation on behalf of the Church as well as lawyers. His father offer his services to the Greek and the leaders of the Greek was a pharmacist. When Goussis American Community through American Community. Unfortu - graduated, he did his specializa - the FHSGNY as much and as nately, it is widely known that tion in Internal Medicine at the best as possible. That’s why he the Greek American Community Laiko Hospital. “When my num - said he was particularly upset is lacking any concerted leader - ber was called and I became a and concerned when he found ship. Just like Demosthenes said salaried employee, jealousies out about a recent altercation - in his Olynthiac speech: “There began to develop and some folks Dr. Frixos and Mary Goussis are seen here together with their children Alexia, left, Sophia, and between two board members at is a need for money.” ‘ratted on me’ for not having Alexander. a pastry shop in Astoria, which A FAMILY MAN done my regional residency,” he resulted in Federation’s Secre - Goussis has three children of explained. “In the meantime, control. Goussis says he loves good job when you’re in a rush, undiagnosed. I was very happy tary General Petros Galatoulas his own, Alexander, 20, Sophia, the demonstrations at the his specialty very much. “If a and working quickly to get to about the results, and I wouldn’t ending up in the hospital for 18, and Alexia, 13. Their photos Athens Polytechnic University doctor has the necessary knowl - your next patient…” trade the moral satisfaction that first aid treatment. “We said we sit atop his desk. All three chil - took place, and I got involved edge, experience, and decision ACTS OF KINDNESS I felt for anything.” wanted to make efforts to ad - dren have been raised with in - together with some of my col - making skills, he can correctly Throughout his professional During the recent elections vance the Federation a step fur - fluential Hellenic Christian leagues, since we were all op - diagnose and treat many ill - career, Dr. Goussis has wit - at the Federation of Hellenic ther, not bring it a step back,” ideals, and for this he is also posed to the junta. A little while nesses. Diabetes has become a nessed plenty of human drama American Societies of Greater he said. Still, Goussis is quick to grateful to his wife, Mary. Every later, I quickly got a three- modern-day epidemic. It is esti - and come across people with all New York, Goussis was elected urge young people in the Greek so often, as he speaks, he looks month tourist visa and a tem - mated that there are presently kinds of health problems. “The to the new board of directors. American Community to get in - over at them with pride and pa - porary passport. I had spoken 254 million people all over the human element must be present He told TNH that he dreams of volved in public affairs and ternal love. “They travel to to some friends from Cleveland, world who suffer from diabetes. in a doctor during these cases a brighter and better Greek show interest in politics. “The Greece every summer. They love Ohio. I had received a scholar - This number is estimated to especially,” he said. “There are American Community. “I am a Greek American Community it there, and can’t wait to go ship back when I was a student. grow to 366 million by 2030. In times when a doctor has noth - Greek and I have been raised needs renewal, but it also needs back,” he said. Goussis says he Back then, they used to send America alone, there are 23 mil - ing more to give but a little bit with Hellenic Christian ideals,” to make its voice heard from the is worried about the future of students to various places all lion people with diabetes,” he of humanity, and show his pa - he said. “I have grown up with public forums of the country we Hellenism in America. “I am over the world for a three- says. He also adds, “There are tient some support. Science goes Greek thought and education, are living in. The Greek Ameri - afraid that it will degenerate if month postgraduate class. I did 40 million in the United States we do not take the appropriate mine at a small private hospital who are in a state of pre-dia - measures,” he said. “I know in Cleveland. Afterwards, I re - betes. This is what is known as from seeing my friends, that turned to Athens, and when I metabolic syndrome, which has many of their children do not finished my specialization I re - also become an epidemic. And learn the Greek language and turned to the United States for so, if there are an estimated 300 drift apart from their roots. This good in 1975. The journey to - million people living in America, is a difficult problem. Greek wards Ithaca was long and hard, over 60 million of them are dia - families are busy, and things are like Cavafy says in his poem.” betics. That is approximately not like they once were, when LONG WAY FROM HOME one out of every five people.” everyone would send their chil - It was an Odyssey. “The first EATING FOR HEALTH dren to Greek school, or send five years were very hard for This is the plague of the 21st them on frequent trips to me,” he said. He would stay up Century and has been named Greece. A lot of children today all night on call every other day. the malignant family of cardio - attend public school, and they “There were many times when vascular disorders, including: di - don’t have any Greek American I would sleep only twice a abetes, hypertension, dyslipi - friends. Without a good incen - week,” Goussis said. “The work demia and heart disease. tive, the youth is going to drift was intense, the pay was low, According to Goussis, “The away.” and much like everybody else, I cornerstone of treating diabetes However, Goussis said he re - felt like a stranger. In order to is a good diet, exercise, then mains hopeful that things in the survive, I made it my goal to be proper pharmaceutical treat - Greek American Community above average and perform bet - ment. If diet and exercise fail, can get better. “It has a lot of ter than everyone else.” He qual - we move on to the drug therapy. potential,” he said. “But it’s a ified for a program that sent him Pharmaceutical treatments can matter of desire, finding the to work at a hospital in Balti - include one type of medicine, a right people to reach an under - more. After specializing in In - combination of two or three, in - standing and lead in a coordi - ternal Medicine, Goussis went sulin, or a combination of all of nated way.” He also added that on to receive a second special - the above.” His office is located the FHSGNY, which is the ization in Endocrinology, Dia - at 1010 Northern Blvd., Suite largest such federation of its betes and Metabolism. 100 in Great Neck and can be kind in the U.S., must open itself He also continued his school - reached by phone at (516) 773- up more, both to the greater ing in Florida, and then Califor - 6301. The office is equipped Greek American Community nia. “I had my best experience with a state-of-the-art en - Dr. Frixos Goussis is seen here together with his wife Mary and parents Spiros and Sophia. and mainstream American soci - there,” he noted. “I dedicated docrinology laboratory that pro - ety as well. Goussis said he con - myself to research – not only duces reliable results. The lab is as far as it can, and there is not which I received from my family can Community has enormous siders it essential for “societies clinical, but lab (bench) re - state and federally certified and much more you can do.” and from school. But I can also potential. Let’s not forget that to work together and support a search as well – and I published checked every year by various Goussis has offered his ser - say that I became more Greek we are playing a leading role in larger organization, whether it original work on the thyroid and organizations to ensure that it vices and medication to needy living here abroad, living close the field of education and are is the Federation or some other neurotransmitters in the brain, operates according to code and people free of charge in many to the Greek American Commu - among the most financially ro - group, which can lead the Com - which are biochemical sub - its results are accurate. instances in the past. There nity. My heart and soul always bust ethnic groups in America. munity together with the stances (neuro-peptides and TNH asked Dr. Goussis what were many times when he yearned to contribute to Hel - It is important that our voice be Church.” hormones) that allow nerve medicine means to him. “I hear would take entire cases of med - lenism. Greece has not only heard in American public af - In spite of the fact that cells to communicate with each it being said over and over that ication with him on board been suffering lately from the fairs, for the good of the Greek Greece is going through difficult other.” The endocrine and ner - a doctor must be a person too,” Olympic Airlines flights for sick economic crisis. It has always American Community, Greece, times due to the economic crisis, vous systems regulate almost all he replied immediately. “I say people in Greece. Goussis says faced difficult moments and and our society.” and the Greek American Com - of the metabolic and homeosta - that he must be a good person, he will never forget a 15-year- needed help.” During his many speeches at munity is confused and worried tic activities of an organism, de - but also a competent physician old adolescent he treated six Goussis has repeatedly of - FHSGNY events, Goussis has over the fate of Greek teachers termine the pace of growth and simultaneously. These two are months ago. fered his help to the Greek spoken with passion about dispatched by the Greek educa - development, influence many inseparable. They are inter - “He was suffering from a American Community and Hel - Greece, as well as the ancient tion ministry to serve at local forms of behavior, and control twined and linked together. You fever, fatigue, asthenia and las - lenism, through his service in Greek culture and philosophy, schools, Goussis notes that the reproduction. can’t be a good lawyer, a jour - situde for days. Despite his pros - various organizational positions citing ancient proverbs. “That’s reaction in the Community has Upon the advice of his nalist, or other professional if tration and debilitation, the in the Greek American Commu - how I was raised,” he replies. “I been faint to non-existent. “The friends and acquaintances, you’re only a good person, but young man remained fully con - nity. was influenced by my family. answer is that there is no orga - Goussis came to New York. He remain a mindless and incom - scious with an intact intellect, “Recently, I have become in - The pharmacy operated by my nization in the Community, started off by working as an as - petent individual. The same and this antithesis caught my trigued by the Federation of Hel - father and uncle was the cul - there is no leadership and a sistant professor of clinical med - principle holds true for a doctor. attention. His parents stood at lenic Societies of Greater New tural center of Lefkimmi, so to strong voice,” he said. icine at Robert Wood University Knowledge is above all. Of his bedside worried and fright - York, because I saw that it has a speak, as well as the medical “I insist that there needs to in New Jersey. Following persis - course, medicine is not a pro - ened, and they had so many lot of potential. This organiza - center. One of my uncles was be some form of leadership, tence, proper training, and hard fession. It is a vocation first, and unanswered questions. I saw my tion can play a leading role in more of an intellectual and whether it comes from the Fed - work, he made it to the top of a profession second. Sure, we children, and all the children of the Greek American Community philosopher, and he has written eration or some other entity the medical hierarchy, while have to make a living too, but the world, in the face of this sick if there is an end to infighting, quite a bit of literature, which I combined. If everyone sets aside also climbing up the social lad - medicine is a vocation. For you boy. I saw myself as a parent in bad communication, and the ex - would one day like to publish their egos and focuses on the der. to perform a vocation, you au - the face of all the parents in the isting divisions. A lot of my and write an introduction for.” common good, there is a great “I have always been uncom - tomatically need to be a person world with the presence of these friends and acquaintances ask There are four small statues deal that can be accomplished. promising for ethical and scien - first. There are no dogmas in parents who were so concerned me why I got involved with the next to Goussis’ desk: Hermes, Nikos Kazantzakis writes in his tific principles, despite the fact science. You cannot be close- for their child. I suppressed my Federation, which is in bad the goddess; Hygeia, Socrates, book Spiritual Exercises, that that I’ve been subject to many minded and headstrong. You emotions in order to remain ob - shape. But my thinking is that and Hippocrates. He especially when man manages to defeat different sorts of pressures,” he need to have a broad knowledge jective, because his condition if I stay out, and if other note - enjoys reading books on history his ego, it is then that he be - said. During the last 15 years, base, which you will tap into as was going to affect my judg - worthy people stay out as well, and philosophy, and some of his comes human and is set free. he has had a private practice in a person.” ment. I wanted to apply my full then we will never make any favorite authors include Aristo - Freedom lies in defeating our Great Neck, N.Y., specializing in Goussis said he believes that knowledge to this case, leaving progress. And so, I decided to tle, Thucydides, Herodotus, and ego.” Endocrinology, Diabetes and the majority of doctors combine my emotions on the side. I re - make one final effort to help Metabolism. He has also con - being scientists with being peo - member that Hippocrates wrote make things better. If we cannot tributed to the publication of re - ple. “However, there are in - somewhere in his famous oath achieve something all together, lated articles on this issue. He stances where some people get that ‘Life is short, the art long, then we are victims of our self - is also the co-author of Thyroid caught up in their profession for the decision is difficult, and the ishness and regress instead of Gland Abnormalities, in the En - one reason or another. But this experiment perilous.’ Following progress. If there is good collab - docrinology textbook of the is not entirely the fault of doc - an extensive examination, hours oration and communication, American Association of Clinical tors. The system, the insurance of review of the relevant litera - and we manage to make even a Endocrinologists and The Amer - companies, and the state are all ture regarding his symptoms, small contribution, then we can ican College of Endocrinology, at fault as well … When they and conversations with col - improve the situation.” 1999. The ACE, which is the ed - cut your pay from your patient leagues, we were able to diag - A RUN FOR THE AGES ucational and research wing of visits, or raise your insurance nose a viral infection that was In recent months, Goussis the American Association of premium, or when they are con - benign and self-healing, but served on the FHSGNY Parade Clinical Endocrinologists stantly on top of your head look - could have been dangerous if Committee. During one of the www.GreekKitchennyc.com (AACE), has recognized Goussis ing for the slightest mistake, or as a Fellow, which is a major when expenses go up, a profes - honor. Goussis has also served sional has no choice but to in - on the board of directors of the crease the number of patients Hellenic Medical Society of New he sees. And that’s when things York, while also being a member start going wrong… perhaps George Delis, LLC of various other professional or - some people unconsciously raise ganizations, including the Nas - the number of patients they sau County Medical Society, the treat and lower the quality of Consultant, Public Relations New York State Medical Society, their services. We are people. the American Diabetes Associa - We need time. You cannot treat Land Use tion, Fellow of the American 100 patients – and I’ve seen this College of Physicians and Sci - happen before – in one day. This entific Member of the Endocrine is impossible. Medicine is a sci - Society. In 2009, he was recog - entific study. That’s why, person - nized by St. Francis Hospital for ally, I have a limited number of outstanding performance and patients. I don’t treat more than 1-917-696-0975 lasting contribution to glycemic 10 per day. You cannot do a THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Did German Submarine Deal Help Torpedo the Greek Economy?

Continued from page 1 to a public which has already rose, Greece's two main political needed the production for the taken to the streets six times in parties used them as a political workers in the shipyard here," bought more than two dozen F- general strikes this year to football, each trying to make the he told the WSJ. 16 fighter jets from the U.S. at protest cuts in public spending budget deficit figures look worse ThyssenKrupp Marine Sys - a cost of more than $1.5 billion. and their salaries. "The question when the other was in charge, tems said the criticism was base - "It's one thing to build sub - isn't whether we need them or the WSJ said in an analytical less and was made to delay pay - marines in Greece and create not, but whether we can afford piece. When Papandreou's PA - ment. jobs, but right now the country them," he said of the submarines. SOK party Socialist government By last fall, Greece had paid is under incredible financial OLD WAR THINKING first bought the submarines, it 2.032 billion euros, about 70% pressure and it needs other As the WSJ reported, Greece post-dated the accounting for of the total owed. With the deal things much more important became the first battleground in them to the day when the vessels at an impasse, the German com - than submarines, especially sub - the Cold War, with the U.S. back - were to be delivered, rather than panies cancelled the contract. marines that don't work," said ing anti-Communists in the when they were purchased, the Finally, in March, the two Andre Gerolymatos, who serves Greek civil war in the late-1940s paper stated. The government at sides announced they had begun as a national security advisor to against Communist insurgents. the time was struggling to meet negotiating a new deal. Instead Canada, a National Herald The conflict led U.S. President budget criteria for entry into the of having three older subs mod - columnist and a professor of Hel - Harry Truman, in 1947, to euro zone, which it joined a year ernized, just one would be mod - lenic studies at Simon Fraser pledge unlimited military sup - behind other members in 2001. ernized, and Greece would buy University in Vancouver. He said port for nations under Commu - Pushing back the expenses sad - two additional new ones, bring - Greece is "being had by the Ger - nist threat, known as the Truman dled the Socialists' successors, ing the total to six new sub - mans. The Germans are scream - Doctrine. While the rest of West - the conservative New Democ - marines, costing a total of 1.3 bil - ing bloody murder about the ern Europe used U.S. aid to re - racy party, which came to power lion euros. Abu Dhabi MAR LLC, Greek spending ... but they are build its economy from the Sec - in March 2004, with the bill. ND a shipbuilding company in Abu one of the biggest problems," he ond World War, in Greece, the then used a similar tactic, by Dhabi, would buy 75.1% of the said, by insisting Greece make emphasis was on building up the retroactively accounting for the Greek shipyard, with the ex - cuts in social spending but in - military. "Greece became the expenditures on the date of pur - panded submarine deal a condi - crease defense spending to help front line in the Cold War, and chase. That inflated the budget tion of the sale. The Greek gov - Germany, whose $30 billion in that began, right then and there, deficits of the previous govern - ernment finally accepted the sub, loans is the highest given Greece the Greek economic crisis of to - ment-while making it easier for with the understanding it would in the European Union, but day," Gerolymatos told the WSJ. the New Democracy government immediately resell it. No deal has which must be repaid with in - By the mid-1950s, the U.S. to meet its own deficit goals. been finalized. Greece's Defense terest, so the Germans will make pulled back aid, much of which Both accounting methods at the Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, money both ways, on the loan had been in the form of military time were allowed by the EU, al - speaking to the Greek Parliament and by getting Greece to buy hardware, shifting much of the though European officials later in March, explained that the deal submarines. burden for Greek military spend - charged that Greece disguised its was an attempt to end the mess, Germany stalled approval on ing to Athens. By this time, debt and lied about its economic to "sever the Gordian knot" that the EU loans for months while Greece's worsening relations statistics to get into the Eurozone the new government had inher - Greece almost went under, and TNH ARCHIVES with Turkey led to yet more arms of countries using the euro as ited. With 1,200 shipyard jobs at German Chancellor Angela When Greek officials traveled to Kiel to test the German-built spending. Despite being fellow their currency. The resulting stake, Germany demanding con - Merkel had been the biggest sub, called the Papanikolis, they said that they found that in members of the North Atlantic massive deficit revisions Greece cessions on the complex deal, critic of Greek spending, setting certain sea conditions the submarine listed to the right. Lucra - Treaty Organization (NATO,) the made in 2004 for the previous and Greece having already paid off a running war of words be - tive military deals illustrate how Germany and other creditors two nations are bitter rivals. The years- 4.6% of gross domestic two billion euros without receiv - tween the countries. She told the have in some ways benefited from Greece's profligacy, and discovery of oil in the northern product versus 1.7% for 2003 - ing a single sub, the new arrange - Greek government "to do its how that is coming back to haunt them. Aegean Sea and disagreements triggered an investigation in ment was necessary, he said. But homework" and learn how to re - over territorial waters and air - 2004 by Eurostat, the European in February, just as a solution ap - duce debt on one hand, but the submarine transaction was strong ally of the United States space became the source of nu - Union's statistics agency, to un - peared to be at hand, German wanted Greece to buy German the culmination of an old con - and England, defense spending merous-and expensive-alterca - derstand what caused the revi - prosecutors in Munich began military equipment on the other. tract signed long before Greece's has been an ideological battle - tions between the two countries. sions but there were no penalties turning up evidence of unsavory France, too, is benefiting from debt crisis. In May, France's de - field, first during the Cold War An incident in 1996, involving a against Greece, nor any sanc - dealings, according to records of Greece's history of profligate fense ministry said Greek author - and now as it said it needs to Turkish ship running aground on tions, and EU officials later said their investigation. spending and again with the he - ities have confirmed their will - keep defense spending high be - a rocky, uninhabited Greek islet, the crooked book keeping con - Ferrostaal executives autho - licopter deals looming. Greek de - ingness to pursue talks on cause of a perceived threat from almost led to war. Greece later tinued up until Papandreou took rized payments worth millions fense spending is about 2% of several arm-procurement deals, Turkey - a fellow NATO member that year announced a 10-year office in October of 2009 and of euros to politicians to win the GDP, far higher than the EU av - the WSJ reported. In May, and signer of an agreement that modernization program of its said he discovered the massive initial deal in 2000, through a erage of less than 1.5%, and one Greece's economic crimes unit it would not attack another armed services, costing nearly economic mess - which EU offi - Greek company called Marine of the major reasons why the began investigating all weapons NATO country. "I'm not sure it's $17 billion. The U.S. over the cials also said had been perpet - Industrial Enterprises, according economy tanked over the years, deals of the past decade, totaling realistic to talk about Turkey or years, in the name of maintain - uated under previous PASKOK to the Munich prosecutor's along with successive adminis - about 16 billion euros to deter - anyone else invading Greece," ing a military balance between administrations, during which records. To do this, Ferrostaal trations packing public payrolls mine if Greece overpaid or Daniel Keohane, a Senior Re - its two allies, catered to the two Papandreou served as foreign used sham consulting contracts, with unneeded workers. Even bought unnecessary hardware. search Fellow at the Paris-based NATO members under a 7:10 ra - minister. according to the records. That huge grants from the EU over The WSJ added that German European Union Institute for Se - tio, meaning for every $7 million Military spending accounted company then distributed pay - the years haven't saved Greece prosecutors are investigating curity Studies told The National dollars of equipment it sold to for nearly a quarter of the dif - ments to "officials and decision- The WSJ reported that the whether millions of euros in Herald. He said there's a greater Greece it sold $10 million to the ference in the 2003 figures, and makers" in Greece, according to German submarine deal, an - bribes were paid to Greek offi - worry about cyber attacks and more populous Turkey. even more in revisions made on the records. The investigation is nounced in March as the country cials in connection with the sub that countries continuing to It was in that environment the deficits for preceding years. ongoing. No charges have been lurched toward bankruptcy, has deal. In May, the chief executive build up their armaments are - that Greece in 1998 went shop - After PASOK returned to filed. cast a spotlight on the Greek mil - of one of the German companies outmoded in their thinking in ping for submarines. It decided power in October 2009, it made WERE THERE PAYOFFS? itary budget and on the foreign helping to build the submarines, the 21st Century. "This kind of on three German-built class-214 a similar maneuver: It an - Adamos Seraphides, chair - vendors supplying the hardware. called Ferrostaal AG, resigned traditional warfare thinking is submarines, a state-of-the-art nounced the federal deficit was man of MIE Group Limited, a The deal includes a total of six amid the probe. The submarine obsolete," and he said buying diesel-electric powered vessel, much worse than the outgoing successor company to a division subs in a complicated transac - deal led Vice Admiral Stelios submarines particularly is "old with the option of buying a government had let on, mainly of Marine Industrial Enterprises, tion that began a decade ago Fenekos to quit in disgust in late fashioned." The US and Russia fourth-for a total of 1.8 billion due to public hospital debts, set - said he doesn't believe that the with German firms. The paper April. He told the WSJ he did so and other major powers use sub - euros. The first was to be built ting in motion the financial cri - company's prior leadership was further reported that the arms to protest the Greek defense marines to cover the world's at the Kiel headquarters of sis. Meanwhile, not one of the involved in bribery, according to sales are drawing heat from minister's decision to purchase oceans, while Greece's are lim - Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft subs had been delivered. When the WSJ. In March, police Turkey, Greece's neighbor and the subs, as well as other deci - ited to the small area of the GmbH, with the others built at Greek officials traveled to Kiel searched Ferrostaal offices, in Es - archrival. "Even those countries sions taken in recent months that Aegean and are easily detectable the affiliated Hellenic Shipyards to test the first sub, called the sen, seeking evidence of bribe trying to help Greece at this time Fenekos said he considers politi - using current sub-hunting tech - SA, in Skaramangas, Greece. The Papanikolis, they said that they payments. In May, several exec - of difficulty are offering to sell cally motivated. "How can you nology. arrangement, called the found that in certain sea condi - utives stepped down. "Ferrostaal them new military equipment," say to people we are buying Keohane also questioned the Archimedes Program, would pre - tions the submarine listed to the will continue to pursue the in - Egemen Bagis, Turkey's top EU more subs at the same time we wisdom of defense spending at serve thousands of jobs at the right. "The Navy said we cannot tensive dialogue with the state negotiator, shortly after the sub want you to cut your salaries and a time when Greece, as well as Greek shipyard. Greek officials accept this sub," said Fenekos, prosecutor's office in Munich and deal was announced. "Greece pensions?" said Fenekos, in his other EU members, are having in 2002 expanded it to include the admiral who recently re - has pledged full and comprehen - doesn't need new tanks or mis - first interview with a reporter. trouble paying their workers. "Its the modernization of three older signed. "But the politicians did sive support and cooperation," siles or submarines or fighter He was referring to the govern - natural that defense spending class-209 submarines -work to not want to stop it because they said a Ferrostaal spokesman. planes, neither does Turkey." ment's 5% cut in most pensions would take a bit hit and what be done at the Skaramangas Greece's Deputy Prime Minister, and even deeper slashes to pub - makes this confusing (in Greece) shipyard using materials and Theodore Pangalos, said during lic sector wages enacted in re - is that I'm not sure you'd want help from the Germans. The in - an Athens visit in May by Turkish sponse to the crisis. The Greek to cut public spending more if crease would cost another 985 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Er - Navy, he said, cannot afford to you're buying a couple of sub - million euros, the WSJ reported. Turkish Cypriots Tell J. Lo dogan that he felt "forced to buy maintain the additional sub - marines. There has to be a bal - The German side consisted of weapons we do not need," and marines. It currently has eight ance and surely defense has to a company owned by German that the deals made him feel "na - subs. A spokesman for the Greek be cut more because it's such a truck maker MAN SE, called Fer - To Return, Face the Music tional shame." Other European Ministry of Defense said Fenekos' relatively high part of the budget rostaal, and Howaldtswerke- officials have charged France resignation was accepted. In and I'm not sure I'd make sub - Deutsche Werft, now owned by and Germany with making their stepping down, "Mr. Fenekos did marines a priority," he said. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems After intense pressure from military dealings with Greece a not refer to the submarine deal," Kostas Ifantis, an analyst with AG. (MAN has since reduced its the Greek American community, condition of their participation he said. The National Herald the Hellenic Centre for European stake in Ferrostaal to 30%.) The singer-actor Jennifer Lopez’s de - in the country's huge financial also contacted the Defense Min - Studies in Athens, said the sub - total cost of the new and reno - cision to withdraw from a rescue. French and German offi - istry but did not receive a re - marine deal "runs in the face of vated subs is 2.84 billion euros. scheduled concert in the Turkish cials deny the accusations. sponse. everything right now. It's not a BACKDATING, DOUBLE occupied side of Cyprus has AN ADMIRAL BAILS OUT Ever since the end of World good decision ... it would be a DEALING brought her threats of a possible A spokesman for Merkel said War II, where Greece was a communications disaster" to sell As the military expenditures $40 million suit from the hotel’s owners unless she changes her mind. Lopez withdrew because she said she didn’t want to be caught in a political maelstrom, The Cypriot Spy Who Walked Out The Door according to Agence-France Presse (AFP.) She was to per - form at the Cratos Premium ho - Continued from page 1 HOW DID HE DO IT? a coastal town 90 minutes’ drive the 10 Russian agents suggests tel and casino complex in Turk - If Metsos fled Cyprus, as was to the west; Larnaca’s marina or he had a wry sense of humor. ish-occupied northern Cyprus officials had said they were un - believed by local authorities af - several other ports along the On March 31, 2002, at a meet - on July 24, an event that Greek happy the Cypriots let him go, ter days of searching, the key Greek Cypriot southern coast, ing recorded and videotaped by Cypriots have said would fur - especially given the gravity of question is to what extent, if home to thousands of private the FBI, a Russian agent using ther polarize the country, which the charges. The Greek Cypriot any, he received assistance. boats and ferries to Greece and the alias of Richard Murphy told has been divided since the government, in turn, said U.S. Canada said Metsos was using other countries. One way to dis - Metsos that he was frustrated 1970s and whose northern re - AP PHOTO officials were slow to provide the identity of a dead Canadian appear would be to cross into with his job. “Well, I’m so happy gion is recognized only by Jennifer Lopez documents that would have boy, a fact that suggests he could the diplomatically isolated Turk - I’m not your handler,” Metsos Turkey. The decision sparked made clear the importance of have had access to other false ish Cypriot north, whose airport allegedly said. The FBI believes outrage among fans who On July 24, Lopez was due to the suspect in their grasp. The documents enabling him to only has direct air links with he gave $40,000 to Murphy at claimed her performance would mark her 41st birthday with the Interpol warrant, based on in - leave the country with ease. Turkey. The island’s long politi - that meeting. help legitimize Turkey’s occupa - gig at the hotel-casino. While formation from the United cal division could offer a fugitive Metsos flew into Cyprus from tion of the region. After an on - the $220 million resort seemed States, did not list espionage in The alleged spy was last certain advantages, including Vienna on June 17. Larnaca res - line campaign by angry Greek like an attractive prospect, the charges against him. “We the absence of international ex - idents who met him described Cypriot fans, including a Face - Lopez seems to have neglected are clearly disappointed,” State seen in a hotel tradition treaties in the Turkish- him as quiet and unremarkable, book page against the concert, the delicate geo-political situa - Department spokesman PJ in...Larnaca, where he controlled north. Cyprus has walking around the city in the Love Don’t Cost A Thing tion in Cyprus. Turkey has held Crowley said, adding that Met - been divided since Turkey in - shorts with the woman with singer cancelled. the north of the island since a sos had “unnecessarily” been placed the Do not disturb vaded in 1974 to foil an Athens- whom he planned to fly to Hun - Lopez’s representatives said 1974 invasion, displacing about given the chance to flee and sign on the doorknob. backed Greek Cypriot coup gary. Hungarian police told The last week that she would not 200,000 Greek-Cypriots and “did so.” The US view was con - seeking to unite the island with Associated Press they have no perform the concert, citing “sen - unilaterally claiming sover - veyed to the Cypriot govern - Metsos is believed to have sev - Greece. The Greek-allied gov - information on her. In the sitivity to the political realities eignty for the region. ment, Crowley said. eral aliases, and spoke English, ernment in the south, which 1990s, Metsos once said he was of the region.” But Murat Bo - Earlier this month, protesters Cypriot authorities confis - Russian and Spanish, a security joined the European Union in Colombian, which backs up zoglu, Chief Executive of the called on Lopez to cancel her cated Metsos’ laptop and several official said, speaking on condi - 2004, is internationally recog - other reports that he speaks company that runs Cratos Pre - concert. “After a full review of USB memory sticks at the air - tion of anonymity because he nized, while Turkey is the sole Spanish. He studied for a semes - mium, told AFP that Lopez’s the relevant circumstances in port and say they will turn them was not allowed to speak to the nation to recognize the northern ter in 1994 at Norwich Univer - contract for the show had not Cyprus, it was the decision of over to the United States if they media. The alleged spy was last government. sity in Northfield, Vermont, ap - been canceled. “If she does not her advisers to withdraw from contain data pertinent to the seen in a hotel in downtown A FUNNY GUY parently giving them a false show up for the concert, we will the appearance,” read the state - U.S. charges, which include Larnaca, where he placed the Unlike his alleged co-conspir - address and false phone number begin a procedure in the courts ment on Lopez’s website. “Jen - money laundering and acting as Do not disturb sign on the door - ators, Metsos did not live in the from Bogota. It is not known to claim $35 to $40 million in nifer Lopez would never know - an unregistered agent of a for - knob. Hotel staff said he took a U.S., according to the FBI. In - where he has been living re - damages,” Mr. Bozoglu said. ingly support any state, country, eign government. “We are in the shower but did not sleep in the stead, he allegedly delivered centl, but analysts widely be - According to the owners of institution or regime that was process of finding out what is bed, had two suitcases that dis - cash to agents there, meeting lieve Russia was his final desti - the resort where Lopez was to associated with any form of hu - in the laptop,” police spokesman appeared with him, and no one one many times in New York nation. “He’s got nowhere else perform, politics matter much man rights abuse.” Feza Firat, Michalis Katsounotoss said. As saw him leave. Cyprus, an island City and, on one occasion, bury - to go,” said Pavel Felgenhauer, less than the fine print of the PR spokesman for Cratos, said for the spy swap, he said it had in the eastern Mediterranean, is ing a package believed to con - a military analyst in Moscow. singer’s contract. “The cancella - that Lopez has been misin - no impact on the Cypriot inves - loaded with possible interna - tain money north of the city that “Perhaps he’s here already.” tion ... is not covered by any formed about the situation in tigation. “We are not interested tional exit routes. Those include was retrieved by another agent clause in the contract she signed Cyprus. She has been “led to be - in the political side,” Katsouno - the airport on the edge of Lar - two years later. The criminal (Material from the Associated with us,” insisted Bozoglu, CEO lieve there (is) a war going on,” tos said. naca; another airport in Paphos, complaint against Metsos and Press was used in this report.) of the Istanbul-based company. Firat said. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010

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You would think that this sort of story in one of the other word for nothing left to over meaning in our essary pre-condi - powerful and meaningful most respectable papers in the world would create a thunderstorm lose,” suggested the late Janis postmodern world. tion of democracy words: “But I can rest only for in the Greek Media. Joplin in song lyrics written by And this is too bad, can only—and will a moment, for with freedom Well, think again. As of now the story was pick up by only one Kris Kristofferson. I could not for as Sir Winston only—exist if we come responsibilities, and I of the papers, and there it was so downplayed that you had to look disagree more. Having once Churchill wisely ob - hold ourselves and dare not linger, for my long hard for it to find it. again celebrated the 4th of July served, “A nation our fellow human walk is not yet ended.” Both What in the world is going on? holiday should help, one would that forgets its past beings responsible. Frankl and Mandela certainly Corruption is one of the worst crimes that can be perpetrated think, to remind us that freedom has no future.” And that responsi - are inspirational role models because it weakens the moral fabric of a society, it distorts her val - is not something that should be Against this back - bility includes re - for the rest of us. Each man’s ues and the work ethic and the character of a people. taken for granted or about which drop and as a membering and honorable life and legacy When it reaches the point that people in high state positions we should ever become compla - thoughtful re - protecting the true demonstrates how the Greek that have the authority to bind the country with billions of dollars cent. Indeed, for most people the minder, the intro - by Dr. ALEX meaning of Inde - virtue of philotimo can be are bribed to saddle the country with submarines or airplanes or very prospect of losing our basic duction to the PATTAKOS pendence Day played out in real time. More - any type of military procurement that either is not needed, not freedoms in the United States is Declaration of Inde - every July 4th and over, these are people who functioning well or that requires 70% of its construction price up difficult to imagine and we pendence contains Special to day in-between. manifest an authentic commit - front, then you know there is nothing sacred, that the country is in therefore do tend to take them the following The National Herald Even though ment to meaningful values and deep trouble. for granted, don’t we? While words: “We hold Frankl, who had goals of which true freedom It is also deeply worrisome to us that navy officers went along known as Independence Day, fol - these truths to be self-evident, experienced the horrific loss of was paramount. The ancient with the signing of this 3 billion dollar, wasteful contract. lowing and honoring the Decla - that all men are created equal, freedom in the Nazi concentra - Greek philosopher and mathe - What they should have done instead is to resign their commis - ration of Independence, the 4th that they are endowed by their tion camps during World War II, matician, Pythagoras, who ar - sion and publicly denounce the contract so as to protect their of July could as well be called Creator with certain unalienable enjoyed his time spent in Amer - gued that, “No one is free who honor and the security of their country. Freedom Day because that is re - Rights, that among these are ica and admired a great deal is not a master of himself,” Retired vice admiral Stelios Fenakis should be complimented ally what it is all about. Unfortu - Life, Liberty and the pursuit of about it, he was not shy about could well have been referring for resigning over the renegotiation of the contract and for speaking nately, I’m not sure that most Happiness.” To be sure, these are criticizing the popular under - to Frankl and Mandela. In this to the WSJ about it. However we must express our disappointment Americans truly appreciate and powerful and inspirational standing of some cherished regard, it was Frankl, after en - over the reasons he gave for his resignation. fully understand the signifi - words for they help to establish American values, such as our during the unthinkable during The point of essence is that that bribery is morally wrong and cance—and, yes, the deeper a platform upon which all demo - notion of freedom. He took ex - the Holocaust, who penned the when it affects the defense and security of the country, it becomes meaning—of this special date in cratic societies may be built ception, for instance, to what following advice: “Everything criminal, if not treasonous. this nation’s relatively short his - (Thank you, Greece!) However, appeared to be a commonly ac - can be taken from a man but… The contract for building the submarines was signed in 2000, tory (especially when compared true freedom in a democracy cepted view of equating free - the last of the human free - when another PASOK government, one headed by Kostas Simitis, to places like Greece.) Over the cannot be found in, nor can it dom with a license to do doms—to choose one’s attitude was in power. holiday weekend, I read, rest solidly upon, a foundation virtually anything that one in any given set of circum - The political ramifications of this scandal are of little interest to watched, and listened to many comprised only of inalienable wants. On the contrary, to stances, to choose one’s way.” us. What is important is that high elected and other state officials, media reports, stories, memo - rights, no matter how well in - Frankl, freedom without re - True freedom, including that as per the WSJ, enriched themselves illegally, hurting the interests ries, and opinions about the tended or thoughtfully crafted sponsibility is an oxymoron. which comes from our choice of of the State in the process. meaning of July 4th. For the and espoused. In the spirit of In - That is why he liked to say that attitude, requires responsibility. The revelations of this scandal might also force the ruling PASOK most part, I got the impression dependence, i.e., Freedom, Day, the Statue of Liberty on the East Now that Independence Day was party, to drop some of the “holier than thou” attitude it has put on that the historic and societal sig - the world-renown Viennese psy - Coast should be supplemented marked, let’s remember to listen for these past nine months since assuming power. After all, not all nificance of Independence Day chiatrist and philosopher, Viktor by a Statue of Responsibility on to freedom’s cry and assume the scandals or the bankruptcy of the country can be the work of a sin - has been overshadowed by su - Frankl, warned us years ago that the West Coast. responsibilities, both individu - gle man, Kostas Karamanlis. perficial, and even materialistic, “freedom threatens to degener - And Frankl was by no means ally and collectively, that come Let’s hope that the country has a prosecutor who will be honest concerns. Besides fireworks and ate into mere license and arbi - alone in his penetrating analy - with it. And let’s remember that and tough enough to take on these criminals and put them where outdoor barbecues, the 4th of trariness unless it is lived in sis of what true freedom re - freedom is not just another word they belong: behind bars. July for many, if not most, Amer - terms of responsibleness.” True quires both to create and for nothing left to lose, or we Meanwhile the name of Greece was drawn through the mud, icans is about getting together freedom, in other words, is not sustain it. Another well-known could lose everything. once again. with family and friends for a “just another word for nothing figure who is intimately famil - long weekend (and time away left to lose,” as Joplin and iar with the delicate balance Dr. Pattakos, author of Prisoners from work.) Like Pavlov’s dog, Kristofferson once tried to have and causal relationship be - of Our Thoughts, is working on Independence Day for many is us believe. On the contrary, the tween freedom and responsibil - a business initiative and book The canary in the coal mine now just a recognized stimulus word freedom implies that we ity is Nelson Mandela, the on how to live a happy, healthy, invoking a habitual, conditioned have everything to lose, espe - beloved former president of meaningful life inspired by response along with an excuse to cially if we don’t take our role in South Africa and winner of the Greek culture. Readers may con - have a good time. The underly - a democratic society seriously. It Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela, tact him at: alex@prisonerso - Greek Americans, more so than others, will be following the ing rationale and real purpose is a fundamental value that must who was imprisoned for 27 fourthoughts.com or visit his state of affairs in Greece for a long time. Meanwhile while we wait for the celebration have gotten be cherished and protected by years on Robben Island, ends web site: www.prisonersofour - for our own recovery, having gone trough our own near melt down, lost over time in the Sisyphean each and every one of us at all his autobiography, Long Walk thoughts.com. we wonder what the Greek crisis suggests for the rest of the world, including us. As the Greek crisis turned into the P.I.I.G.S. crisis, and then the COMMENTARY alarms bells rang for the Euro and Europe as a whole, Greece seems to have shifted in the world’s view from profligate to the ca - nary in the coal mine: a warning of the fiscal and economic disasters that await all of us. As globalization has changed the world, have Remembering a Great American – From Greece we too been living beyond our means? When a democratic country sees dangers ahead, it must ask two questions: one, what actions must we take to avert disaster, By John Kanelis across the Atlantic Ocean on a izens when my grandfather en - Let’s apply that logic to the and two, how to take action that is fair, where sacrifices are shared large boat, presenting her pa - listed in the U.S. Army near the very founding of this Republic. and opportunities are preserved for all. I’ve noted this before, but it’s pers to immigration agents at end of World War I. And I defy Every single one of the Founders Since democracies operate through political rivalries, a spirit of worth repeating. A great Amer - Ellis Island, N.Y. She had about anyone to produce an American were the direct descendants of compromise and cooperation is required among parties to emerge ican died 32 years ago today. $100 in her purse. As she pre - who was prouder of her country immigrants. Just where would from crises. How fitting it was that she pared to board a train, she than my grandmother. I cannot we be today without these bril - A long term view is needed based on patriotism and political would leave this earth on the asked someone how long it speak for my grandfather, be - liant minds crafting a governing common sense: it is inevitable that a party will lose elections some Fourth of July, 1978. And, dare would take to get to Portland, cause I didn’t know him; he died document that would be the time in the future, so unending attacks on the other party and re - I say, it’s as fitting as the deaths forgetting, I guess, to clarify when I was about three weeks model for the world to follow? fusual to compromise and cooperate lest the governing party gets of two other great Americans, whether it was one in the Maine old, but family members have Yiayia did not achieve greatness more credit is destructive. Thomas Jefferson and John or in Oregon. The stranger said told me over many years that the way we usually measure it. The history books show that most states do not adjust, but there Adams, who died on the same “four hours.” Well, she stepped he, too, loved this country even But she did fall instantly in love are good reasons to believe American exceptionalism will serve us day, July 4, 1826, exactly 50 off the train four days later. But more than the country of his with this country and vowed in these matters as well. America is still the world’s leading inno - years after ratifying the Decla - my grandmother was nothing if birth. never to return to the land she vator and in theory, an innovative society can stay ahead of the ration of Independence. But the not intrepid. Yiayia loved to vote. She left. She was home. low-cost production wave. That means continuing to cultivate the great American who deserves My grandmother, like all four cherished the electoral process. My grandmother, and the best and the brightest through investment and improvement in mention today wasn’t famous of my grandparents, was a She was a staunch Democrat millions of others who came to our education system and, as we wrote in last week’s editorial, by the way Jefferson and Adams proud Greek. She grew up in who revered FDR and JFK. these shores, deserve our eter - resolving our immigration issues because if your educational system were famous. Yes, she was Turkey, but fell in love with a We’re talking a lot these days nal thanks for the choice they is not what it should be, especially in math and science, attracting known by everyone who lived merchant sailor - my grandfa - about immigration. The debate made to come here. As my scientists and engineers from abroad is a matter of economic life on her street in southeast Port - ther - and decided to follow him is keyed, of course, on illegal grandmother’s story would at - and death. land, Ore., where she lived with from the land of her birth to the immigration. All of my grand - test, those who risked every - There is also a spiritual component to adjustment. Countries her beloved husband, and Land of Opportunity. And she parents came here legally, so the thing to come here often can avoid a decline in living standards and social upheaval, but where she reared three children never - not once - looked back. meat of this debate isn’t about demonstrate their patriotism in they may have to modify the meaning of well-being. The affluent - a daughter and two sons. This Her grandchildren called her Yi - them precisely. But as is often ways that we “natural-born” cit - and the middle classes who ape them may have to redefine the great American’s daughter was ayia, which is Greek for grand - the case, such debate about im - izens never can understand. good life from maximizing the amount of goods they possess. That my mother. And I think daily of mother. The neighbors - espe - migration occasionally strays Make no mistake: I am thinking would also solve some of our environmental problems. my grandmother, just as I recall cially the kids - all along her too far. Narrow-minded nativists fondly of a great American on Looking at the numbers, the only crystal ball we have, there is memories of my late parents. street called her that, too. So have this habit of suggesting this Fourth of July. no substitute for compromise based on common sense. Lets make Diamontoula Panesoy Filipu did the store clerks where she that the United States of Amer - it the new patriotism. wasn’t the daughter of pioneer - shopped for groceries. Yes, she ica has enough immigrants. Let’s John Kanelis is editorial page With astute policies born of compromise and cooperation, Amer - ing Americans. She was an im - was a proud Greek. But she was slam the door in the face of editor for the Amarillo, Texas ican will ride out this period of modesty, and be prepared for the migrant, who came here in the a prouder American. She and everyone who seeks a better life, Globe-News. Reprinted by per - next boom, which may well be the greatest of all. early 20th century. She floated my grandfather became U.S. cit - they say. mission. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 11 LETTER FROM ATHENS Keep the Accountants in their Place, Don't Let Them Count

Democracy in Greece? Most readers of this newspa - to the IMF and June, the govern - free market, gave priority to per, given the significant pro - ECB. ment pronounced consumerism and abjured gov - portion of entrepreneurs in their Unlike most an end to public ernment intervention. It should Don’t Vote on It number, should agree that rely - other countries in guarantees on utili - not surprise us that like the ing on accountants will not help debt crisis today, ties' debt, thus United States, Greece industry an enterprise survive a crisis. Greece’s problems putting an end to tanked. In the United that will require The accounting profession only stem almost en - continuous salary The Germans, on the other States, where there public workers to knows how to minimize costs. tirely from a dys - increases demanded hand, developed a tight indus - actually is democ - stay in their posi - It lacks the tools to grow rev - functional govern - by the unions. Prime trial-labor-governmental nexus racy, unlike places tions, mostly in a enues. Unfortunately for Greece, ment. The Greek Minister George Pa - that made German industry a where American supine position, the International Monetary private sector can pandreou’s Socialist powerful competitor against politicians try to in - until they’re 65. It’s Fund (IMF) and the European arguably claim to PASOK has exhib - lower cost foreign competitors. still it, such as Irag not a bad idea, ex - Central Bank (ECB,) the insti - be among the by AMB. PATRICK N. ited a heavy-handed Germany has evolved a system and Afghanistan, or cept for certain tutions that determine the rules most productive THEROS approach to trade of state support for a complex in the country professions, such for Athens to work its way out on the face of the unions that eluded institutional infrastructure which created it – as teachers, who of the current crisis are run by earth. Official in - Special to the hapless “pro- which helps a broad spectrum Greece – the Presi - have to put up with accountants, albeit with PhD’s. ternational statis - The National Herald business” Costas of companies respond to pres - dent can try to ca - your children and They demanded the Greek Gov - tics put Greece at Karamanlis New sure from international compe - jole, berate, per - by ANDY you really can’t ask ernment slash public sector ex - between 22nd and 28th in per Democracy government. The tax tition and the labor constraints suade, harangue, DABILIS the babysitter to penses primarily by drastically capita national income world - authorities descended on the of - by providing them with the threaten, intimi - stay 40 years or reducing the income of public wide. That, by the way, is based fices of the main dockworkers' skills, financial and technology date, or drop hints Special to they’ll throw them - sector employees and pension - on declared income and we union - the union that has been resources needed to pursue about the way he The National Herald selves off cliffs like ers. We should not blame the know that Greeks lie. A banker causing so much trouble at Pi - quality-competitive strategies. wants a member of lemmings. Papan - accountants because they lack claims that only six Greeks de - raeus harbor in the last six This industrial policy relies Congress to vote. Then he can dreou doesn’t have the testicular the culture and background to clared more than a million Euros months – to conduct an emer - heavily on decentralized insti - be told no, even by members of fortitude to do what’s really nec - do anything else. Austerity de - income last time anybody gency tax audit. This is the first tutions such as industry associ - his own party and he can’t do essary, getting rid of the dregs mands cuts; accountants do not counted and only another 85 de - time the union has been tax au - ations and local chambers of squat about it. and driftwood, which is about know how to measure a regime clared more than half a million. dited and the audit has already commerce and banks, is partic - In Greece, if a Member of half the 1.2 million civil ser - that aims to grow a productive No one believes that either. unearthed a nine million Euro ularly important for Germany’s Parliament doesn’t vote in rub - vants, so he’s fining all of them economy. In the Greek case, Greeks have one of the lowest personal bank account of a se - highly productive small industry berstamp, jackbooted lockstep by cutting their pay, already they justifiably would have re - ratios of private debt in the de - nior union official. Numerous sector (the so-called Mittel - with the Prime Minister they are among the lowest in the Euro - fused to believe any promises veloped world: equal to just 61% other well-known personalities stand,) which faced the same kicked out of the party before pean Union, and chaining them made by a political system that of GDP, compared to American have been publicly shamed and disadvantages of scale vis-à-vis you can say dictator. So make to their desks. He said for every had cooked the books so sys - household debt of 95.7% of GDP. indictments are pending against larger companies that con - no mistake: Prime Minister five that leave by attrition, such tematically since 1975. scores of very rich tax evaders fronted the corresponding sec - George Papandreou may speak as retirement, the government Unfortunately, the reality in The Greek private sector The government has also pro - tor in Greece. The Germans in stage whispers and float like will hire one. Here’s an idea: Greece is that public sector em - posed radical overhauls of the proved that Big is not always a butterfly, but he stings like a hire NONE until you bring the ployees are already the worst can arguably claim to be pension and health care systems Better. Ideologically inclined bee if you cross him – just as levels down to where they be - paid in the Eurozone. Greece among the most but it can only succeed if it sat - American economic pundits crit - did all his predecessors, because long. He can’t sell that idea be - has too many poorly paid public isfies the public’s demand for re - icize the German model as stag - lawmakers in Greece are cause his PASOK party, along sector employees. No wonder productive on the face of venge on the fat cats. nant and uncompetitive because hostages to their parties and with New Democracy, use public that the Greek civil service has the earth So, things are moving at a it protects workers. Yet there is have no say – none – in what patronage jobs as their own pay- supplemented its income for record pace. The question, of no evidence that it has made happens. They are just court off hiring service for supporters, decades through an intricate The top four Greek banks never course, is not passing legislation German industry uncompetitive jesters knocking down big bucks so that leaves cutting their pay web of corruption, obstruction - held toxic assets and have more but execution and implementa - while ensuring that Germany for keeping seats warm, if they and pensions, antithetical to So - ism, and other multiple layers than 165 billion euros on de - tion. One factor, however, is still has a much smaller inequality bother to show up. cialism, but who cares? In a of obstacles designed to pro - posit; this in a country where missing; how does the Greek of incomes than the United The last person to test this time when there’s 12% unem - duce, at the end of the process, most Greeks keep most of their government encourage industri - States. system was Dora Bakoyianni, ployment in the private sector, a small envelope filled with money abroad. Without bela - alization and economic growth. The Germans have relished once on the verge of becoming there’s near 0% unemployment cash. This process has not only boring the issue, Greece also has In this case, it should take a castigating and demeaning the Prime Minister herself until she in the public sector because you inhibited the growth of new in - extremely low corporate and page from the German book. It Greeks for the current crisis; can’t fire someone unless they’re dustry and business but also de - bank debt relative to GDP and a took a German coach to lead a they have not shown any will - caught in bed with a live boy stroyed the quality and prof - total debt to GDP ratio approxi - rather boring and lackluster ingness to accept that they ben - and a dead girl, although that itability of existing industries. mately half that of the UK or the football team to win the Euro - efited from Greece’s peccadil - wouldn’t get a politician prose - The corruption permeates every US. Greece ranks low only on its pean cup in 2004. Why not a loes. It would be sweet for cuted. level of the Greek bureaucracy sovereign debt/GDP ratio. German coach for industry? Greeks to beat them at their Six general strikes have done from political party leaders to The question today is how to Greece’s industry resembled own game. nothing except kill three inno - Ministers of Defense through ensure that Greece will not only the industrial set-up in Germany cent bank workers, and all 2.5 doctors in IKA hospitals to civil dig its way out of the sovereign until the mid-1970’s. A good The Hon. Ambassador Theros is million public and private work - service trade union leaders to debt crisis but to do so in a way number of small but profitable president of the U.S.-Qatar Busi - ers in Greece could hold their the lowly highway toll collector. that the Greek economy is put establishments produced a wide ness Council. He served in the breath until they turn blue or The best solution, to fire the on a solid footing for the future. variety of consumer, industrial U.S. Foreign Service for 36 immolate themselves, Buddhist- useless half of the 1.2 million In other words, how do we and military goods. However, years, mostly in the Middle East, monk style, in front of the Par - civil servants was legally impos - change Greece’s political cul - Greek industry failed to cope and was American Ambassador liament where politicians hide, sible. Nor would it have been ture? The current Greek govern - with EU accession and global - to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. He and it wouldn’t register on po - possible to formulate a program ment surprised everyone by ization while the Germans pros - also directed the State Depart - litical monitors. The govern - to make the remaining bureau - tackling the problem head-on. pered. The Greeks took a page ment’s Counter-Terrorism Of - ment would prefer it actually, cracy business-friendly that It announces new reform almost from the American book, put fice, and holds numerous U.S. because that would leave fewer could have been sold credibly every other hour. At the end of their faith in an untrammeled Government decorations. workers to pay. But to make sure he got his way with the pension reform, Papandreou had to rein in a couple of seeming rebels, including Economy Minister Press 1 for English: Press 2 for English – Press 3 Too Louka Katseli, said to be un - happy with how Draconian her party has become toward work - A recent debate in the elec - ficial language in Some closet racists tion, whereas convenience is the ers. A few would-be followers tronic edition of the Economist the United States and xenophobes, enemy of enlightenment. Re - Former foreign minister, for - in Parliament wouldn’t follow questions whether a single ver - is a very straight - too cowardly to ad - cently-immigrated Greeks, Ko - mer New Democracy member, her Spartacus act though, so all sion of English ought to be forward matter. mit their twisted reans, Poles, and Slavs all have former politician with a fu - 157 remaining PASOK lawmak - made uniform among all of the Simply put, for the rage toward anyone to learn English more quickly ture, Dora Bakoyianni ers did as they were told and world’s English-speaking na - sake of consis - different from than their Hispanic counter - voted for the bill they didn’t be - tions. But before that question tency, there ought themselves, might parts, because they don’t have learned complacency isn’t a lieve in, more profiles in can even be seriously addressed, to be one common try to hide behind the option of pressing “2.” Why, good way to advance your po - courage. Before the vote, one one of those nations – the language that the English lan - then, should Hispanics be cod - litical career. While Papandreou Socialist member, Panayiotis United States – needs to estab - everyone is ex - guage movement in dled, and thereby impeded in keeps the somnambulist Social - Kouroumplis, hinted he might lish English as the official lan - pected to read, order to perpetuate their progress to assimilate lin - ists in line, New Democracy, the not go along with the strong- guage within its own borders. write, and speak. their hidden beliefs. guistically. conservative party she handed arm tactics. “I expressed my Some Americans and citizens Beyond that, by CONSTANTINOS E. But none of that Second, why choose Spanish over to Antonis Samaris by de - very strong reservations to a round the world alike might be Americans are free SCAROS should detract from as the “2” option on the voice fault, operates under the same number of articles. Criticism can surprised to learn that although to learn as many why bilingual voice - prompt? Why not French, Ger - non-principles, allowing no be helpful ... We are not living English remains the world’s other languages as Special to mails at govern - man, Swahili, or Urdu? If there room for free will. When under colonial rule,” he said. most widely-utilized tongue, at they can, and for The National Herald ment offices is bad is only one option, English, then Bakoyianni, showing the same Yes, we are. He voted for the least in terms of political and the sake of intel - for America. everyone is equal in that every - death wish as the party’s former bill he didn’t like. Figure out economic communication and lectual growth, ought to be en - WHY CODDLE HISPANICS? one must speak it. If conve - leader, Costas Karamanlis, voted why. It starts with a capital P. transaction, here in the United couraged to do so. Unfortu - First, it makes it convenient niences are allowed for the in - against New Democracy’s oppo - Not always, as the health States it is merely the most nately, there are folks who have for folks whose primary lan - clusion of one foreign language sition to Papandreou’s guillotin - care bill proved, but in the widely-spoken, but certainly not politicized the English language guage is Spanish to obtain an - as opposed to others, doesn’t ing of workers salaries and United States Congress, Repub - our country’s official language. issue, labeling its proponents swers to their questions without that send a message of ethnic- rights, she was shown the door licans and Democrats occasion - But it should be. racist and anti-immigrant. They having to struggle with the Eng - based discrimination? by Samaris. That happened to ally cross the aisle to vote for It is less important what lan - counter with such accusations lish option. The problem is, the My father, who was born and a woman who served as a for - something they believe in, even guage is the official one in particularly when objections are more “press 2” situations there raised in Greece, spoke English eign minister, is a daughter of a if their party doesn’t. You can’t America, or in any country for made to the standard telephone are, the longer it will take them far more correctly than the typ - former prime minister, was do that in Greece because under that matter, than that an official greeting: “for English, press ‘1’; to learn English. After all, when - ical native-born American, let mayor of Athens and on the the seats in Parliament there’s a one is actually designated. For par Espanol, oprima numero ever I buy a new gadget, I read alone transplanted immigrant. Forbe’s list of the World’s 100 secret tank filled with sharks, practical and historic reasons, it dos (for Spanish, press ‘2’.)” Any the instruction manual in Eng - He didn’t learn his English Most Powerful Women. You can and if you vote the wrong way makes the most sense that if a suggestion that government lish, as opposed to trying to read through magic; he learned it imagine the fate of back - you wind up seafood, which single language is chosen, Eng - agencies should not use that it in Japanese with an English- through hard work. By staying benchers in the Parliament, goes swell with ouzo though, lish ought to be the one. Inter - greeting on their voicemail is Japanese dictionary by my side. up reading night after night which is most of them, so they and with a politician you don’t estingly, many of our Founding met with charges of anti-His - And if I have to multiply 17,272 studying in his sister’s home, do as they’re told and like it. have to worry about picking Fathers were fluent in Greek panic sentiment. Statistically, by 936, I use a calculator. Ne - where he lived when he first ar - Don’t think so? Two other New backbones out of your teeth. and Latin, and almost selected that may be true in some cases. cessity is the mother of inven - rived to this country, while she Democracy members who tested The Parliament did amend Greek as the language in which her husband, and their children this system by voting with her Papandreou’s Pension Act more the United States Constitution, all slept. He read and read, and and against the party also were than 50 times, none of which and all laws and other docu - then he read some more. And ejected faster than from an F- helped workers. Just as he did ments that flowed from it, he mastered the English lan - 16 in free fall. Name them. when he said Greece had to fol - would be written. In their efforts guage. My dad was not the one You can’t really ask people to low the demands of the EU and to establish a republic rooted in who taught me how to speak vote their conscience if they IMF to make severe cuts for democratic processes, the English, however. He did not don’t have one. Papandreou was workers, he said he had no Founders sought to pay homage want me to learn it from him, elected last October under the choice but to expel party mem - to democracy’s birthplace. In so as not pick up his foreign ac - Socialist platform of helping the bers who didn’t do what he said, any case, as English was the cent. He preferred that I learn poor and workers, blah, blah, sounding a lot like former Russ - most widely-spoken language in it from my American-born blah, but once he figured out ian President Vladimir Putin, the American Colonies, and be - teachers. “You’ll learn English that Karamanlis’ scandal-ridden who didn’t actually have to say cause the Colonists were sub - in school,” he used to tell me. crooks were cooking the books that, because he just pointed in jects of Great Britain until they And I did. Bilingual programs and Greece was broke, he went the direction of Siberia. “The fu - won their independence, Eng - were not an option for me, hat-in-hand to the European ture of our country is at stake. lish became our nation’s preem - thank goodness. Accordingly, I Union and International Mone - This is no time for narrow- inent language. was able to write this column tary Fund (IMF) for a handout. minded political games,” Papan - That no official language had without the use of a dictionary. It was a mathematical necessity, dreou said, hoisting himself on been established in the United I believe that every American – and all he had to do was sell his his own petard because if you States was not a problem until whether natural born or other - Socialist soul, which he did believe telling people not to vote a few decades ago, and the wise – deserves the same faster than LeBron James their conscience isn’t a political problem has gotten worse ever chance. To make that possible, ditched the Cleveland Cavaliers game then change your name since. Lack of an official lan - we need to stop treating our for - of the National Basketball Asso - to Ephialtes. “Voting in favor of guage translates to lack of stan - eign-born brethren with kid ciation for money, which is all the pension-reform bill is a vote dards and runs contrary to any gloves, and realize that they are that counts in the world of the of responsibility by all lawmak - sense of public order. It invites smart enough and capable politicians and rich. They are ers toward Greek society and the substitution of any language enough to learn our language. just more ruthless than people the next generations,” which, for English in virtually any situ - with consciences, but you can’t mathematically speaking, was ation. Taken to the extreme, it Constantinos E. Scaros is a pub - blame them too much because true, although by then there could mean that one day, our lished author and expert in that part of their brain was miss - won’t be anybody left in Greece President and the 535 members American presidential history, ing at birth. except reduced-benefit pension - of Congress will each speak a with a background in Ancient Papandreou loves to give in - ers because the young and the separate language, and would Greek history. He has taught terviews to newspapers and me - smart are busy booking tickets thereby be incapable of under - history, political science, and dia who pat him on the back so to elsewhere in Europe, and to standing one another. Such a AP PHOTO/CHRIS CARLSON law at New York University, and much he stopped doing it him - the US, where there’s opportu - scenario would certainly give an A man protests against Arizona's immigration law outside of served as an Academic Dean at self, so he wasn’t about to look nity – and democracy. entirely new meaning to the Angels stadium before the All-Star baseball game July 13, 2010, two other colleges in New York. like a weakling when it came to term “gridlock.” in Anaheim, California. Like Arizona, the state of California He welcomes comments at his losing his pension reform laws [email protected] The desire to establish an of - has many Spanish-speaking residents. blog at scaros.blogspot.com 12 SPORTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 17-23, 2010 Greek Football is in Santos’ Hands Now; He Plans to Go on the Attack

ATHENS - King Otto is gone, of the national team by the Hel - nine years, and despite his rela - up two categories and reached and, with him, many fans hope, lenic Football Federation. Re - tive successes, his on defensive Portugal’s top football division. the slow motion style of defend - hhagel’s decision to resign, tactics had many critics begging In 1994, he took over Estrela ers kicking to each other, play - along with assistant Yiannis for a personnel change at the da Amadora, and in 1998, he ing keep-away from opponents Topalidis, saw eyes shift to San - manager’s position because the moved to FC Porto, winning the while the Greeks hoped for a tos and EPO president Sofoklis Greek team had been called “the national championship and Por - lucky opening at the other end. Pilavios soon after Greece’s most boring on the planet,” and tuguese Super Cup in his first That was Greek football under group stage exit in South Africa. the sight in 2008 at the Euro - season. He was the last of the German coach Otto Rehhagel, Santos is well known in pean championships of his de - coaches to win in Porto’s run of and while it worked in bringing Greece, coaching Panathinaikos, fenders not even trying to ad - five consecutive championships, Greece the 2004 European AEK Athens, and, most recently, vance the ball at times had fans the longest ever in Portuguese championship, the strategy of PAOK, and did well enough to infuriated, especially after the club history. For that, he is backpedaling backfired in later earn the honor of coach of the team was routed. Santos, 55, known as “The Engineer of the years, when Greece didn’t qual - decade in Greek football for the said while national team had a Penta.” The next season, Porto ify for the 2006 World Cup, got 2000-2010 period. Pilavios, said good run under Rehhagel, “One missed the sixth title in the last booted out in the first round of the country would always be era has come full circle and an - round to Sporting Clube de Por - the Euro 2008 championships grateful to Rehhagel. “I express other one is now starting for the tugal, but won the Portuguese as the defending kings, and my deepest gratitude to Otto Re - team.” There is no denying that Cup and Super Cup, also reach - barely won one game at this hhagel, who gave his life for Santos takes over the national ing the UEFA Champions year’s World Cup. Just Greece’s Greek football, who led us to team in a much better state than League quarter–finals. FIFA in luck to get the only German reach such success,” Pilavios the conditions the Galanoleuki 2000 ranked him the ninth best pacifist in football. said. “We thank him with all our were in when Rehhagel took the manager in the world. In 2001, Enter Fernando Santos. He heart.” job in 2001. In three short years, Santos took over AEK Athens, was named the new head coach Rehhagel, 71, was coach for the former Bundesliga manager leading the club to the conquest took Greece to the top at EURO of Greek Football Cup, losing 2004, trumping Portugal, twice, the championship to Olympia - and knocking off holders France cos only due to goal average. and the Czech Republic en route His next step was Panathinaikos, to a golden night in Lisbon, but then taking over the reins of that’s history now and Santos EUROKINISSI hometown Sporting Clube de said he has different ideas. Greece’s new national soccer team coach Fernando Santos of Portugal for 2003–04. The next “I am not anxious because of Portugal signed a two-year contract with the Greek Football season, he returned to AEK previous successes... actually it Federation. Athens and the team, based on makes me feel good,” the Por - young players, reached the tuguese manager said. “I will do own way of thinking and men - and Benfica coach said. “I will Greek Cup semi-finals and fin - everything possible to continue tality — Mr. Rehhagel has his do everything possible to con - ished third (only three points such success, so we have more way of coaching and I have tinue such success, so we have behind the first) in the league. motivation and enthusiasm to mine,” Santos said. Santos had more motivation and enthusi - For the 2006-07 season Ben - accomplish this.” He added: “I been the coach of PAOK Thes - asm to accomplish this.” He said fica finished third, missing the know the culture and people saloniki for the past three years, that, “We will create a group of opportunity to be in the Cham - very well and the players know guiding the northern Greek very strong and competitive pions League directly, giving just me, so this is good. We will cre - team into next season’s Cham - players with some new elements one point to the second place ate a group of very strong and pions League qualifying rounds. different from my predecessor.” and two to the eventual winners competitive players with some “I’ve been working in Greece for THE SANTOS RISE Porto. In the following season, new elements different from my eight years — that’s a lot,” San - Santos started his career as he spent the whole pre-season predecessor.” Santos’ first game tos said. “We need to be orga - a footballer in 1972, initially with Benfica, which lost the ser - in charge doesn’t come until Au - nized and have a clear head — playing for Benfica at the youth vices of team captain and top gust 11 when Greece visits Ser - I know the Greek mentality and level, then Martimo and Esto - goalscorer Simo, who was bia in Belgrade for an interna - their passion for the game.” ril-Praia, where he ended his transferred to Spanish team tional friendly between the Asked about Rehhagel’s defen - professional career at just 30. Atlético Madrid. Shortly after, Balkan sides ahead of the start sive style, Santos said: “We are He earned a degree as an Santos was sacked by Benfica’s of qualification for EURO 2012 looking to build a strong and electrical and telecommunica - board. In September 2007, San - the following month. competitive team. This will be tions technical engineer, tos returned to Greece, signing KICK THE BALL! achieved in a different way than awarded in 1977 by the Insti - a three-year contract for PAOK Santos had some fans breath - my predecessor.” tuto Superior de Engenharia de in the city Thessaloniki. During ing a sigh of relief when he said Santos said he is undaunted Lisboa. In 1987, he decided to a press conference on May 19, his team would adopt a different by the prospect of following in retire from football play and be - PAOK said he would leave the playing style, signaling a depar - Rehhagel’s footsteps and is con - come a coach. He had worked club, starting the speculation he AP PHOTO/FRANK AUGSTEIN ture from the defensive tactics fident he can lead Greece to briefly as a maintenance tech - would succeed Rehhagel. So Long, Otto. He was all smiles here on May 25 during a employed by Rehhagel. more triumphs. “I am not anx - nician at a hotel. His first club friendly match with Austria, but now Otto Rehhagel is Greece’s “I have expressed my deep ious because of previous suc - was Estoril-Praia, where he re - (Material from the Associated former national football teach coach, after a nine-year run that respect for my predecessor, Mr. cesses... actually it makes me mained until 1994. With Santos Press and www.greeksoccer.com included the European 2004 championship. Rehhagel. Every coach has his feel good,” the former FC Porto as a coach, Estoril-Praia climbed was used in this report) Greek Golden Football Teams: 1960-2010, Golden Memories Too

By Stavros T.Stavridis mances on Australian football Special to The National Herald grounds were majestic and daz - zled the crowds with his bril - This is dedicated to the great liant skills. Greek footballers who helped in Five great Greek players the development of professional Kostas Nestoridis, Takis football in Greece during the past Loukanidis, Andreas Papae - 50 years. I had the pleasure of manouil, Thanasis Saravakos seeing some of these players and and Dinos Kouis from the list coaches grace football stadiums above played for famous Greek- when they visited with their club Australian football teams. team or with the Greek national Nestoridis played for South Mel - team or played for Greek spon - bourne Hellas in 1966-7 and sored clubs in Australia. They Loukanidis for Sydney Olympic were named at a gathering held (formerly known as Pan Hel - at the Athens Concert Hall orga - lenic) in 1968. Both players nized by the Greek Super League came with big reputations to in conjunction with SKAI-TV, to Australia from Greece and celebrate the 50th anniversary of helped to attract large crowds the Greek A-League (Alpha Eth - for their respective teams. niki.) This event was attended Nestoridis was player/coach of by former Greek football greats Hellas which won the Victorian who played in Greece’s top foot - premier league in 1966. On the ball competition over the past 50 hand, Loukanidis almost single- years. handly won the New South The Golden team for each Wales first division title for Syd - decade was voted by the public ney Olympic who finished sec - using the Internet. Nikolaos Pa - ond in the competition table. teras, the President of Greek Su - Papaemanouil was signed by per League, told the audience Canterbury Marrickville that there was more to football Olympic to help it survive in the than merely kicking a ball. Over NSW first division for the 1969 a million Greeks watched the season. In fact, he played an im - game and believed that football portant role in helping Canter - was a unifying factor in Greek bury to do much better than life, he said, thanking the Presi - many had expected them to do dent of SKAI, Ioannis Alafouzos, so. They just missed out on the for taking the initiative in orga - finals. It should be noted that nizing this important event. Yes, they were methodical, or even boring to some purists. motion, but the 2004 Greek National Football Team won the Canterbury Marrickville (now Michel Platini, the President They were defensive and played the Beautiful Game in slow European championship and set off a frenzy among fans known as West Sydney Berries) of UEFA and former French in - and Sydney Olympic have been ternational, could not attend but Aris, was voted as the best coach Forwards: Thomas Mavros, Du - Midfield: Theodoros Zagorakis, against Australia. Greece’s tour traditional rivals for more than sent a congratulatory letter that and Kristof Warzycha as top for - san Bajevic Giorgios Karagounis, Rivaldo, record was two wins and a 40 years. was read out to the audience. eign player with most goals and Captain: Giorgios Koudas Prendrag Georgovic draw. Saravakos played for Canter - Alafouzos stated that his role playing appearances. He scored Coach: Lakis Petropoulos Forwards: Demis Nicolaidis, In May 2006, Australia and bury in 1965 and 1966 when was a minor one and that he an incredible 273 goals in 390 Giovani Greece played a friendly game they played in the NSW second simply wanted to honor the games for Panathinaikos from The 1980s: Captain: Theodoros Zagorakis at the Melbourne Cricket division competition. Despite his players. The final speech of the 1989-2004. It should be noted Coach: Fernando Santos Ground (the official stadium of brilliant skills, Canterbury did night was made by the President that Bajevic and Warzycha were Goalkeeper: Nikos Sarganis the 1956 Olympic Games) be - not win promotion to the first of the Hellenic Football Federa - Yugoslav and Polish internation - Defenders: Nikos Vamvak - Lakis Petropoulos was the fore a crowd of almost 100,000 division. He was one of the tion, Sofoklis Palavios, who als. oulas, Nikos Karoulias, Giannis coach of the Royal Greek Air fans. Nicopolidis, Zagorakis and highest paid players in Sydney. mentioned that many great Here are the Golden Teams, Kyrastas, Giorgios Mitsibonas force team that visited Australia Karagounis played in a losing There were times when Canter - players and coaches had left by decade: Midfield: Dinos Kouis, Lakis in December 1962-January Greek side. Australia defeated bury attracted bigger crowds in their mark on the sport. These Papaioannou, Juan Ramon 1963. They won all their games Greece 1-0 in a very disappoint - the second division than Sydney individuals dedicated their lives The 1960s: Rocha, Vasilis Hatzipanagis on their Australia tour against ing game. Olympic who played in the first to a sport that gave Greeks lots Forwards:Nikos Anastasopou - Greek sponsored clubs in Mel - Atromitos Athens visited Aus - division. of pleasure and entertainment. Goalkeeper: Takis los, Dimitris Saravakos bourne, Sydney and Adelaide. tralia in 1976 playing against Dinos Kouis played 10 games Thousands of young children Economopoulos Captain: Vasilis Hatzipanagis The Greek national team visited South Melbourne Hellas and a for Megas Alexandros FC in Mel - play football who try to imitate Defenders: Giannis Gaitatzis, Coach: JacekGmoch Australia three times in 1969, combined Hellas/Megas Alexan - bourne (now known as Heidel - their favorite players. They wear Aristidis Kamaras, Takis 1978 and 2006. In 1969 Mimis dros. The inclusion of Mimis Do - berg United FC) in the old na - the jersey of their favorite team Loukanidis, Kostas Polychro - The 1990s: Papaioannou scored a fantastic mazos and Nikos Gioutsos as tional league in 1989. when playing or attending niou, goal for Greece in Melbourne guest players in the Atromitos Alexandros was in last place league matches. Palavios said he Midfield: Nikos Gioutsos, Goalkeeper: Jozef Wandzik which drove the Greek fans squad helped to boost crowd at - when Kouis signed with them. believes that the Hellenic Foot - Mimis Domazos, Andreas Pa - Defenders: Stratos Apostolakis, wild. He helped Western Sub - tendances. During his short stint, Alexan - ball Federation has laid the paemanouil, Thanasis Sar - Grigoris Georgatos, Giannis urbs FC (Pan Hellenic) a lower In 1979, AEK Athens played dros improved markedly but it groundwork for the expansion avakos Kalitzakis, Stelios Manolas division club in 1979 to win pro - against a Victorian State Team wasn’t enough to avoid relega - and improvement of the sport Forwards: Kostas Nestoridis, Midfield: Vasilis Karapialis, motion to the Victorian Premier losing 4-0 on a waterlogged tion to the Victorian premier in Greece. Special awards were Giorgios Sideris Savvas Kofidis, Tony Saveski, League with his brilliant football ground that was more suitable league. Hellas and Alexandros given to Thomas Mavros, who Captain: Mimis Domazos Vasilis Tsiartas skills. The Western Suburbs ex - for water polo than football. Ba - are traditional rivals from the played for Panionios and AEK Coach: Stefan Bobek Forwards: Kristof Warzycha, ecutive committee thought that jevic and Domazos did their best early 1960s. During the period scoring 260 goals in 502 games Alexis Alexandris the money spent to lure Pa - to lift AEK’s spirit to no avail. 1960s-1980s, these two teams during the period 1970-71 to The 1970s: Captain: Kristof Warzycha paioannou to Melbourne from Victoria was the better team on could attract crowds of 15,000 1990-91. Mimis Domazos Coach: Dusan Bajevic Greece proved the right deci - the day by adapting itself to the -20,000 when they played played a record of 544 games Goalkeeper: Panayiotis Kele - sion. shocking ground conditions. against each other either in the for Panathinaikos and AEK span - sidis The 2000s: In 1978, the Greek national Iraklis FC visited Australia in Victorian premier league or for - ning a 21-year period from Defenders: Giannis Gounaris, team visited Australia and the 1984, which included two star mer national league. 1959-1980. He also scored 139 Kostas Iosifidis, Anthimos Kap - Goalkeeper: Antonis Nikopo - hopes of Greek fans seeing players Lakis Papaioannou and goals in an illustrious football sis, Lakis Nicolaou lidis Mavros and Koudas were Vasilis Hatzipanagis. The latter Stavros T. Stavridis is an histo - career. Dusan Bajevic, former Midfield: Chris Ardizoglou, Defenders: Paraskevas Antzas, dashed. However Anthimos was born in Tashkent and as a rian and doctoral candidate at AEK player 1977-81 and coach Giorgios Delikaris, Giorgios Mihalos Kapsis, Nikos Dabizas, Kapsis and Giannis Kyrastas Russian international could not the University of Notre Dame in of AEK, Olympiakos, POAK and Koudas, Mimis Papaioannou Rene Henriksen played in all three games play for Greece. His perfor - Fremantle, West Australia