S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 15, ISSUE 775 August 18-24, 2012 $1.50 Astoria Dr. is Charged Samaras Sets to Implement Additional Austerity With Practicing with New Measures to Affect the Workers, Revoked MD License Pensioners, Poor

By Constantine S. Sirigos tive bodies and courts have de - By Andy Dabilis TNH Staff Writer cided against his client, the NY TNH Staff Writer State Attorney General and the NEW YORK – Greek-American press “were unaware that the ATHENS – With a deadline physician Harry Theodore Josi - decision to revoke his license looming to convince interna - fidis was arrested at his Astoria was modified by our seeking tional lenders that he can pro - office on August 9 for allegedly leave to re-argue the case… duce $14.16 billion in cuts to practicing medicine after his li - there is another motion that is keep rescue loans coming, cense had been revoked. He was pending and still has not been Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ arraigned the following day on decided by the Court of Ap - uneasy coalition government is one count of Unauthorized Prac - peals.” He said that continues set to impose yet harsher aus - tice of a Profession, a felony, but the stay and that the license is terity measures on the most vul - the doctor and his attorney vig - still valid. nerable part of Greek society: orously denied the charge to As of August 14, however, workers, pensioners, and the TNH. the position of the Attorney poor. The case is being investi - General’s office is that Josifidis Samaras is under intense gated by the Attorney General’s was informed on May 15 that pressure from the Troika of the Medicaid Fraud Unit but the his license would be revoked on European Union-International New York Post, which broke the May 26. Attorney General Eric Monetary Fund-European Cen - story, reported that Josifidis, 56, T. Schneiderman issued a state - tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB,) which “lives on Manhattan’s East Side ment saying, “Practicing medi - is withholding a second bailout and has three offices in cine without a license is a very – this one for $173 billion – until Queens,” and “it took a pair of serious crime in New York State, he administers more reforms. handcuffs to make this doctor and we will seek accountability Greece is also waiting for the stop practicing his bad medi - from anyone who puts the pub - last installment of a first series cine…The Mercedes-driving lic in danger by breaking the of $152 billion in rescue loans, doctor said little as detectives law.” some $38.8 billion, next month, hauled him away.” Josifidis, who graduated in AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS without which the country Josifidis’ attorney, Nathan 1981 from the Aristotle Univer - Tourists take pictures next to the ruins of the 5th century B.C. Temple of Poseidon at Cape won’t be able to pay its workers Dembin, told TNH “there were sity of Thessaloniki’s school of Sounion, south of Athens, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2012. Greece held its biggest debt sale since its and pensioners. no findings whatsoever – and I Medicine, spoke with TNH as he economy imploded two years ago as it raised euros4.06 billion ($5.01 billion) in short-term debt Under the gun to produce re - want to make it clear – of any was preparing to visit Greece. to pay off a bond due next week. sults, the government said it quality of care issues…no find - He insisted on his innocence, was imposing a moratorium on ings of negligence, gross negli - saying his license was valid and spending for everything except gence, malpractice, incompe - that he was not so crazy as to salaries and pension benefits, tence of anything like that.” practice without a license. He freezing more than $8.1 billion The Post article also focused told TNH the judge released him August 18, 1917: Great Fire of Salonika due to suppliers and vendors, on clerical rather than medical on his own recognizance and and is readying to lower the issues: “Josifidis, who has a without bail on August 3. boom again with more austerity long, ugly history with state He will return in time for a By Marcia Haddad- of the city, as a refugee was fry - toman Empire, densely over - measures. medical regulators, lost his li - scheduled meeting with the Ikonomopoulos and ing eggplant when the pan crowded with ancient wooden Samaras’ difficulties were cense and was fined $20,000 af - judge in September. Robert Bedford turned over and quickly caught structures. Major fires in the compounded by news that the ter being charged in 2010 with THE INVESTIGATION fire. A simple start to what 1890s and in 1910 had nearly country’s economy shrank by 15 counts of professional mis - Dembin said that in 2010 he August 18 marks the 95th would become a devastating de - devastated portions of the town, 6.2 percent in the second quar - conduct, including fraud and was brought up on 15 charges, anniversary of the Great Fire in struction, not only of physical but the Fire of 1917 was to ter as the pay cuts, tax hikes, failing to maintain proper pa - 14 of which were dismissed. He Salonika (Thessaloniki). The structures but, also, of human prove, by far, the most destruc - and slashed pensions insisted tient records…He fought to explained, “This is an adminis - central portion of the city actu - lives. While few would be killed tive one in the history of the city. upon by the Troika in return for keep his license for more than trative process, started by the ally destroyed by the fire was by the fire (a group of drunken Salonika was already over - rescue loans have backfired, cre - two years, taking the case all Bureau of Professional Medical only about a mile and a quarter French soldiers were reportedly crowded by an increase of ating 23.1 percent unemploy - the way to the state Court of conduct, the prosecutorial arm in length and a little over half a burned alive in a wine-shop), refugees who had fled into the ment – 54.9 percent for those Appeals, which eventually of the Department of Health.” mile in width but the general 49% of the total population of city during the Balkan Wars of under 25 - as beleaguered turned the doc away.” “Josifidis was found guilty of loss was as immeasurable as to the city was left homeless, the 1912-13, with many more es - Greeks have nearly stopped The latter information was one thing, basically, billing for defy all imagination. greater majority of them, Jews. caping atrocities committed by spending. challenged by Josifidis’ attorney, services that were performed by The fire had started on a Sat - Over the centuries Salonika the Austrian, Bulgarian and With no news about going af - Nathan Dembin, who told TNH urday afternoon in a little was constantly plagued by fire, that although other administra - Continued on page 5 wooden house in the upper part as were most cities in the Ot - Continued on page 8 Continued on page 9 Poor Get Poorer: Financially The Lives of Europe’s Youth: First Stop, Greece

Struggling European Nations ATHENS (AP) – Meet AP's Class of 2012: five talented and vi - brant university graduates who Find it Hard to Fund Athletes face a rocky future as they emerge from the cocoon of stu - By Bruce Orwall, David Greece and Spain are likely to dent life and head into the worst Enrich, Paul Sonne, and leave London with fewer medals economic crisis Europe has seen Patricia Kowsmann than in 2008 and face dimmer since the end of World War II, The Wall Street Journal prospects as funding cuts bite one that threatens to engulf an hard on the road to 2016. entire generation. They're ex - The economic crisis hitting The four countries that have cited. They're scared. They're full Europe's most troubled nations been recipients of high-profile of hope. And full of uncertainty. hasn't spared their Olympic per - international bailouts collected The Associated Press will fol - formance. Portugal, Ireland, a total of 27 medals, and six low them over the next 12 gold medals in Beijing. Heading months as their lives unfold in into the final two days of com - the crisis — through text, photo petition in London, they so far and video dispatches, as well as have 18 total medals and three webcam diaries and tweets Elpidoforos: gold. Italy, which hasn't received straight from the graduates a bailout but is similarly trou - themselves. The tapestry of their bled, had 27 total and 8 gold in lives will help illuminate the Halki is Close Beijing compared with 20 total story of Europe's crisis itself, as and seven gold here so far. their futures are shaped by the Joel Gonzalez Bonilla of continent's soaring youth unem - To Reopening Spain celebrates winning the ployment, corrosive debt, migra - Men's -58kg Taekwondo final tion trends and aging popula - match against Daehoon Lee of tion. By Theodore Kalmoukos Korea. EURO CRISIS DEVASTATING The road will get more diffi - FOR ITS YOUTH BOSTON, MA – The Theological cult. As governments cut sports Europe's turmoil has pro - School of Halki of the Ecumeni - budgets, they are expected to found implications for the future TNH/COSTAS BEJ cal Patriarchate is ready to open compete in fewer sports and fo - In this photo taken Saturday, June 30, Athina Prassa poses for a photograph during an interview its doors as soon as the Turkish cus funding on elite athletes in Continued on page 8 with The Associated Press at her apartment in the Agios Panteleimonas area of Athens. authorities provide the reopen - the sports that remain. Private ing permit, Metropolitan Elpid - money will get harder to raise oforos of Prousa said during in - as economies sour further. terview to TNH. Elpidoforos is "It's going to be very difficult a member of the Holy Synod of to stay at the level we're at now," Galifianakis’ New Movie is Funny But Relevant the Patriarchate and also the Ab - said Spyros Capralos, president bot of the Holy Trinity of Greece's Hellenic Olympic Monastery of Halki, in which Committee. Greece has won half By Constantine S. Sirigos to plot to field a rival candidate. funnyman Ferrell also appreci - the Theological School is of its four-medal tally of 2008. TNH Staff Writer Their aim is to gain control over ated the chance to more than housed. Elpidoforos is visiting "When a country does not have a part of North Carolina and ul - comedy. He said at the press the United States “for semi-pri - enough to pay for salaries, pen - NEW YORK – Zach Galifianakis timately sell the future of its conference for the film in New vate reasons,” he said. sions, drugs and hospitals, it is – his comedic sense rather than constituents to foreign powers. York “or have a point of view “We feel that we are very normal that funding for sports patience causes him to accept Startlingly, Galifianakis’ along with a big, broad com - close to the day of the reopening has go come down." multiple pronunciations for his character, Marty Huggins, who mercial comedy is not always of the School and we believe in Athletes and coaches don't names - gets paid to make peo - embodies the very opposite of done and it’s fun to take advan - the good will of the Turkish gov - want to use money as an expla - ple laugh. As the world grows whatever charisma is, was cho - tage of an opportunity like that.” ernment and generally in the nation for failure. "No money is to know him (to the degree that sen, generating not only ex - When one questioner asked will of the political world of no excuse," said Raphael Aguilar is possible with comedians) it is pected comedy but unantici - if “some Americans will wake Turkey,” he added. Morillo, Spain's water-polo clear he has a serious side, too. pated fire in the belly of up and see exactly what is going The School will accept 25 coach, after his team defeated He is happy that his hilarious Huggins, the director of the lo - on,” Galifianakis deadpanned: students in its first grade and Greece last week. Spain beat the new movie about politics, The cal Tourism Center. His macho “No never. It was a nice run, this the teaching will be done in U.S on Friday. Campaign, which opened last father is clearly not happy with country. We tried,” evoking Greek and English “which will But everyone sees and fears week, also contains some valu - his soft-spoken son and is skep - laugher, but then he turned se - the coming funding squeeze. able messages. tical, but as the Brady campaign rious and said “you would hope Continued on page 2 Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, a top The movie was timed to the goes on the attack and Huggins that someone would.” He wasn’t Spanish taekwondo fighter, said election cycle, and speaks to the starts taking it personally, he sure if 17 year-olds paid atten - the looming cuts added pressure frustration of filmmakers and makes the best of his chance to tion to such things but said “it on him to do well at the audiences with both the inabil - The slogan “may the best prove he is the equal to his would be nice if it caused a con - For subscription: Olympics to help justify the ex - ity of politicians to solve impor - loser win” is a sad commen - never-seen, more successful versation between mall rats who 718.784.5255 penses of the country's sport tant problems and the increas - tary on how voters worldwide brother. don’t usually talk politics. “ [email protected] programs in general, and taek - ing emptiness and nastiness of view their political choices. The first order of business of The young Galifianakis may wondo in particular. political campaigns. the film is humor, and everyone have discussed politics with his "If I don't get a medal, I'll be The movie begins with in - causing his major backers, a from the actors to director Jay friends over burgers at the mall. worried about funds," he said cumbent Congressman Cam pair of unscrupulous power bro - Roach (Meet the Parents) look Galifianiakis’ tone was at its Brady (Will Ferrell) committing kers – Dan Akroyd and John like they had a lot of fun, but Continued on page 9 the first of many public gaffes, Lithgow at their sleaziest best – Galifianakis’ costar and fellow Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012 Hellenic Spirit Foundation Honors Nick Karakas GOINGS ON... n THROUGH AUGUST 28 Assumption is holding its annual TNH Staff ing considerable time, money rest. And you may not know ASTORIA – The Organization of Greek Festival from Thursday, and energy in the study of Hel - this, but the Greek government Athens Square Park, in collabo - Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 26. The ST. LOUIS, MO – The Hellenic lenism: The culture, ideals and made a contribution as well,” ration in collaboration with the hours will be from 5PM to 10PM Spirit Foundation honored one life of Ancient Greece. Karakas added Blanche Touhill, UMSL NY Federation invite the com - on Thursday and Sunday, and of its own this summer and the helped raise money for UMSL to Chancellor Emeritus. munity to the weekly Greek from 5PM to 11PM on Friday budding Greek Chair of Byzan - endow a chair and establish a Chancellor Thomas George Nights in Athens Square Park at and Saturday. The Festival is lo - tine History and Orthodox Chris - program in Greek studies. And said: “He’s a pillar in the Greek 30th Avenue & 30th Street. Au - cated at 430 Sheep Pasture tian Studies at the University of he recently donated $1.5 mil - community and a champion of gust 21: Iskadar Group; August Road - Port Jefferson, NY. Call Missouri-St.Louis (UMSL) bene - lions toward endowing a chair higher education. He’s successful 28: Nikos Moudatsos and his or - 631-473-0894 or e-mail goc.as - fited magnificently. The sum of in Byzantine History and Ortho - himself and wants to see other chestra. All events start 7PM [email protected] for more $55,000 was collected to en - dox studies at UMSL. people succeed. He’s understated every Tuesday. information. hance the additional chair to the Barbara Washington, vice to be sure, but shares his wealth Greek Studies section of the Uni - president, PR and specials events, and can get others to share their n AUGUST 16-19 n AUGUST 25-26 versities’ Department of Interna - Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ wealth, too. I probably should CHIOS, GREECE - The Panchi - VALLEJO, CA – The Sts. Con - tional Studies under the direc - Club, summed up the thoughts hire him as director of develop - aki “Korais” Society of New York stantine & Helen Greek Ortho - tion of Dr. Joel Glassman. and feelings of many when she ment!” invites all Chians and members dox Church will hold its annual Almost 300 people from all said, “They need to make an - George, Touhill, and Wash - of the Greek American Commu - Greek festival from Saturday, Orthodox parishes and elected other mold of him. His giving ington were special honorees, nity to celebrate the 100th an - August 25 to Sunday, August 26 representatives of the Missouri has touched so many people both among others, such as Dr. Bar - niversary of the liberation from at 1224 Alabama Street in Legislature gathered to acknowl - here and around the world. We bara Harback, Guy Phillips, Mas - Ottoman rule by visiting beau - Vallejo. Free parking / admis - edge those who have contributed refer to Nick affectionately as ter of ceremonies and St. Louis tiful Chios this summer and par - sion $1.00. Live band both days, to Hellenic Studies at the Uni - ‘The Candy Man’ around Math - Businessman and philan - radio celebrity, Jon Rand, Fr. ticipating in the numerous secure kids area, with games, versity and to celebrate the ac - ews-Dickey. He always cares and thropist Nick Karakas. Joseph Strzelecki, Tony Karakas, events that await them. and much more. Best food from complishments of Nicholas is willing to share.” Frances Demetri, John King, Mis - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CHIOS the best Greek Yiayiathes, Karakas. “He has not only committed studies, but he convinced others souri Senator Eric Schmitt and 2012: Formal Dinner-Dance. homemade. Everything held un - His passion encompasses his his own money toward funding in the Greek-American commu - Kim Tucci of the Pasta House Site: Golden Sand on Friday, Au - der large tents, Greek food, Greek heritage. Karakas is invest - our endowed professor in Greek nity and the Hellenes to raise the chain of restaurants. gust 17; Archieratical Liturgy. wine, beer and pastries. Booths Site: renowned Byzantine will sell Greek items and food. monastery of Nea Moni on Sun - day, August 19; Farewell Lun - SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The cheon at the Chandris Hotel on Greek Orthodox Church of the Sunday, August 19. For more in - Hamptons cordially invites you formation call the society’s of - to BLUE DREAM A Summer fice at 718-224-4846 or 917- Gala celebrating the achieve - 209-3330. Email: ments of Wounded Warriors [email protected]. Through Sports. Saturday, Aug. 25. Master of Ceremonies ISLAND PARK, NY – Panaghia Rosanna Scotto Special Perfor - of Island Park is hosting a Greek mance by Anna Vissi. Location Festival from Thursday, August Sharing Grounds 281 Hay - 16 to Sunday, August 19 at 83 ground Road in Bridgehampton Newport Road in Island Park. 6:30, Reception 7:30 PM. Din - The event will take place rain ner Blue or White Attire. or shine and will feature au - thentic Greek cuisine as well as ASTORIA, NY – The Association a daily raffle. of Greek American Professional Woman (AGAPW) presents MANHCESTER, NH – The As - Eleni Daniilidou, the best all sumption Greek Orthodox time professional tennis player Church hosts its annual two- in Greece, former world #14, day festival Greekfest 2012 on participant in 3 Olympic Saturday August 18 and Sunday Games, and having a consis - August 19. All festivities will tent participation in all major take place under a big tent. Vis - Grand Slam tournaments, in - itors will be able to sample a va - cluding this year’s Australian, riety of Greek food and pastry – French, Wimbledon, and U.S. THE ASCENSiON GrEEk OrTHOdOx CHurCH Of fAirViEw all made by the parish’s excel - Open, will host a 2 hour tennis From the archierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Ascension Church the names of the living and the departed ones. Fr. Christos lent chefs. DJ Meleti will pro - event offered to the Greek/As - in Fairview, NJ on August 12. Metropolitan Elpidoforos of Pappas, presiding priest, friend and classmate of Metropolitaan vide Greek music all day Satur - toria community (catered Prousa at the royal door holding the Holy Gifts commemorating Elpidoforos and Deacon Panayiotis Hanley. day and Sunday. A variety of mainly to children, but for all vendors will be selling fine jew - tennis lovers!). Sunday, August elry, gifts, crafts, and ethnic and 26th, 2012 at Astoria Park Ten - religious items. Other highlights nis courts, Astoria, NY from Elpidoforos: Halki Monastery Ready to Reopen of the festival include a multi- 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. For further prize raffle, a penny sale, chil - information and to sign up for dren’s activities, and tours of the the event, please contact Dr. Continued from page 1 church. The event will take Olga Alexakos at place at 111 Island Pond Road [email protected] or visit be the official languages.” Elpid - in Manchester. www.agapw.org. This is a com - oforos explained that “as in the plimentary event thanks to the past the students will come from WILLISTON, VT – It’s the ninth generosity of AGAPW's Spon - throughout the world. Not only annual AHEPA/GREEK Church sors. from Constantinople or from the golf outing. It will be Sunday, jurisdiction of the Patriarchate, Aug. 19 at the Catamount Coun - n SEPTEMBER 7-9 but also from other Orthodox try Club at 1400 Mountain View BROOKLINE, MA – The Annun - Churches as well as non-Ortho - Road in Williston, VT. The reg - ciation Greek Orthodox Cathe - dox Christian Churches. We al - istration starts at 2:30PM. Our dral of New England is holding ways had Roman-Catholics, An - ninth annual Golf Outing will a Greek festival at the Cathedral glicans, and Ethiopians.” have a $65 per-person entry fee. grounds, at 162 Goddard Ave, There will not be any tuition. This will include Greens Fees, in Brookline. The times will be “The Church will be able to pro - Cart Rental, Registration, Gifts from 3PM to 10PM on Friday, vide free education, room, and and Banquet ticket. Please ask Sept. 7, 11AM to 11PM on Sat - board to the students who will Fr. Bob or a board member for a urday, Sept. 8 and 11AM to 9PM be living in the School as broth - registration form. Please return on Sunday, Sept. 9. Both admis - ers of the Monastery because the the golf outing registration form sion and parking are free. For School had always a Monastic with your entry fee by August more information call (617)- character,” he said. 5th so we can arrange for space, 731-6633 or go to bostoncathe - Elpidoforos added that “there gifts, and food for everyone. dral.com. is no budget at this time because Contact Bob Athas at 802-862- the School has been closed for 2155 or Greg Lambesis at 802- n SEPTEMBER 14-16 40 years and we do not have any THE ASCENSiON GrEEk OrTHOdOx CHurCH Of fAirViEw 524-3840 for more information. ROANOKE, VA – The Holy Trin - measure of comparison; we be - The presence of Metropolitan Elpidoforos of Prousa was a special honor for the Church. His ity Greek Orthodox Church is lieve that the Church will be able Eminence is standing on the hieracical Throne, assisted by Pappas. CANTON, OH – The 36th an - holding it’s annual Greek Festi - to afford the cost.” nual Grecian Festival at the Can - val from Friday, Sept. 14 to Sun - When we reminded him that State and its agencies have Greek-American community. perform miracles.” ton Civic Center at 1101 Market day, Sept. 16. The hours will be informed that the Holy Cross ceased to be hostile towards the “You are our heart. You know “I think the Patriarchate does Avenue North, in Canton. from 11AM to 10PM on Friday Theological School of Boston Omogenia of Constantinople how much the patriarch loves whatever it can to express its Proudly presented by Holy Trin - and Saturday and from Noon to needs 10 million dollars to op - and the Patriarchate and its in - and values the Greek-American love and appreciation for the ity Church. Free admission-free 7PM on Sunday. The festival will erate annually, he said that “this stitutions including Halki.” Community. It is a community Greek-American community. parking. Live music & dance be taking place at the church, is an astronomic amount for us.” “Things are going well at the that has worked hard and it has Certainly there are the local ec - performances. Homemade which is located at 30 Hunting - Although there are Theologi - Patriarchate. The patriarch is a advanced; it is for us a source of clesiastical authorities; the Pa - Greek cuisine & pastries. Beer, ton Blvd. N.E. in Roanoke. Call cal Schools in Greece and also restless leader who is a source pride, inspiration and hope for triarchate doesn’t have a direct wine, agora gift shop, gold jew - (540) 362-3601 for more infor - Holy Cross here in Boston, Elpid - of inspiration and strength for the future” he said. He loves and communication with America as elry, Greek Orthodox bookstore. mation. We are proud to offer oforos strongly believes that all of us who are trying to sup - respects America dearly. He said it does with its Communities in August.17 11AM-11PM. August Southwest Central Virginia's Halki should reopen because he port and help our patriarch and “I love America as a country and Constantinople because here 18 4pm-11PM, August 19 Premier Festival, which attracts said “the School was in existence our Patriarchate. We have new I want to visit at least once a there are the Archdiocese and 11AM-2 PM. website htgoc.com; over 23,000 visitors who cherish since 1844 and closed down in clerics at the Patriarchate, in year because I have many the Metropolises which are the phone 330-494-8770. our Greek food, desserts, drinks, a unjust and embarrassing way Constantinople and in the Halki friends here. What I like most is extension of the Patriarchate; live Greek music, Greek danc - for the Church and the Greek Monastery, where I serve.” the love and the respect that the the other person of the Patriar - MANHATTAN – The annual pic - ing, and childrens’ activities Community of Constantinople. Elpidoforos, who is also pro - people have towards the Church. chate in the United States,” he nic and softball game between along with tours of our church. It graduated Ecumenical Patri - fessor of Theology at the Theo - I love the Greek-Americans; we added. The Annunciation Greek Ortho - archs, primates of Orthodox logical School of Thessaloniki have very good people in Amer - When we reminded him that dox Church of Manhattan and n NOTE TO OUR READERS Churches. But it is also a matter said that “Patriarch ica who love the Church and de - entire parishes are deteriorating, Kimisis Greek Orthodox Church This calendar of events section of human rights to education.” Bartholomew is in excellent serve a good pastoral approach. day Greek Schools close, the of the Hamptons will take place is a complimentary service to He also spoke of “the spirit” health and he is our solace and They have proven that when Theological School in Boston is on Saturday, August 18th at the Greek American community. of Halki and how its graduates stanchion.” they have good spiritual leaders in insensible condition as Elpid - 3:00 PM at Red Creek Park in All parishes, organizations and are differing from the graduates He spoke very highly of the that can inspire them, they can oforos himself had said in his Hamptons Bay. Please contact institutions are encouraged to other Theological Schools. “The speech two years ago, he said the Church office at 212-724- e-mail their information regard - first characteristic is their ethos that “every local Church and 2070 for more information. ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead and spirit. Their ethos is ecclesi - every Eparchy of the Ecumenical of time, and no later than Mon - astical and monastic, but not Throne is not in a rosy condi - n AUGUST 23-26 day of the week before the marginal and conservative with tion; there are always problems PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The event, to english.edition@then - extremes. At Halki, someone and cases that call for special at - Greek Orthodox Church of the ationalherald.com learns how the Orthodox Tradi - tention; the problems shouldn’t tion in such a way that doesn’t let become chronic but they exclude anybody from the dia - should be resolved immediately logue or the communication de - by the ecclesiastical authorities.” QUESTION OF THE WEEK spite whom the other is. He The Patriarchate is not con - might be a person of different cerned with the succession of Vote on our website! faith or religion or race. In other Archbishop Demetrios. He said words, the graduate of Halki be - that “I do not think there is a is - You have the chance to express your opinion on our website comes an ecumenical cleric who sue about the succession of on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - can assume pastoral duties any - Archbishop Demetrios; he is in lished in our printed edition next week along with the question where in the world. He would good health and there is no need for that week. be able to communicate with his for any discussion.” The question this week is: Do you think Mitt Romney made Roman-Catholic or Protestant of Speaking about the manda - a wise choice in picking Paul Ryan as his running mate? Jewish or Muslim neighbor with - tory celibacy of the Bishops and o Yes out making Orthodoxy a ghetto. the possibility to return back to o No The graduate of Halki will be the original tradition of the o Maybe a contemporary cleric but also Church of married Bishops, The results for last week’s question: Do you think that the traditional because you cannot Elpidoforos said “this is not a U.S. needs stricter gun control laws? engage in dialogue with others difficult discussion theologically 68 % voted "Yes" if you do not know you own lan - and it is not difficult to be im - 32 % voted "No" guage, culture, Theology and plemented, but the issue is ec - Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com tradition.” clesiastical and the status that The Halki Island where the exists today is ecclesiastical. If School is located is safe. He said the Church decides tomorrow “we are very safe; we do not TNH ArCHiVES that married priests could be ad - Follow us on Facebook: have any safety problem in Halki Metropolitan Elpidoforos of Prousa welcomes His all Holiness vanced to the higher clergy or in Constantinople. Things the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Halki Theological ranks, it will not have any theo - Eθνικός Κήρυξ / The National Herald have changed in Turkey. The School, which the patriarch visits frequently. logical obstacle.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012 COMMUNITY 3 Kimisis Church in the Hamptons Presents The Blue Dream Summer Gala

TNH Staff [Karloutsos].” Reflecting his company’s phi - Currently Chairman of Global losophy, Mosler also leads by ex - SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The Brokerage at Cushman and ample. He is very involved in Greek Orthodox Church of the Wakefield, Mosler suggested major charitable and cultural en - Hamptons, Kimisis Tis Warfighter Sports, a program of deavors – he is on the board of Theotokou, is in the process of Disabled Sports USA. Its general the Intrepid Museum - and be - building a magnificent new mission “is to provide national lieves strongly that corporate sanctuary and community cen - leadership and opportunities for America must act according to ter, so there is not much rest dur - individuals with disabilities to enlightened self-interest. “In or - ing the summer. The Church will develop independence, confi - der to advance and become an have a party this summer, how - dence, and fitness through par - officer at Cushman-Wakefield, ever, hosting an event called The ticipation in community sports, you are required to give back to Blue Dream. It is always for a recreation and educational pro - the communities in which you good cause, and the members grams." Warfighter Sports is ded - live and work. It is a fundamen - work hard to make it the com - tal ethos of the company. The munity’s party of the year. health of the community in The second annual Blue which we serve is an important Dream will be held on August part of our company faring well 25. It is “A Summer Gala cele - as well,” he said. brating the achievements of “It’s a foundational part of Wounded Warriors Through ABOVE: (L-R) Mountain Trip guide Chris Piasecki, and veterans Jesse Acosta, Steve Martin, succeeding in our organization, Sports.” All of the proceeds will Neil Duncan, Kirk Bauer, and Dave Borden at about 15,000 feet, near the top of Mt. McKinley. and more importantly than that, be donated Warfighter Sports, a BELOW: Guests danced up a storm for charity at the 2011 Blue Dream after a one-week post - it’s good for the soul. I believe program of Disabled Sports in ponement due to hurricane Irene. RIGHT: Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi. in what Father Alex is doing. The support of programs devoted to Blue Dream event is meant to enriching the lives of the men be fun an uplifting, but also se - and women who return from rious in the sense of giving military service in need of heal - back.” ing and rehabilitation. Lazarakis told TNH that “the Blue Dream will be a star- more you learn about how diffi - studded affair, with Rosanna cult it is for many of our vets to Scotto, the popular anchor of plug back into society, and about WNYW's Good Day New York as the sacrifice, bravery, dedication, Master of Ceremonies, and a and love for their country with special performance by Greek- which they served, we have to Cypriot singing sensation Anna respond to their service with our Vissi. service, and that’s what we are Assistant Pastor Father Con - doing with Blue Dream this year. stantine Lazarakis, told TNH “They have come back, phys - that the organizers, including icated to working with veterans. ically, emotionally and spiritually Angela Giannopoulos, Olga Pal - Mosler told TNH that it is a wounded and they need the sup - ladino, Presbytera Xanthi, and “sports program that brings our port of the people they have de - Father Alexander Karloutsos, wounded veterans back into the fended and made sacrifices for, Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - mainstream of society. They do he said, and we are responding cal Patriarchate and Kimisis Pas - what most able –bodied people to the call of the Gospel because tor, “are putting it together with can’t do – like climbing Mount there is a need for mercy and a lot of love.” McKinley. It’s one of the best for love. With so many veterans Vissi’s appearance was facili - ways to reengage people who returning to the US,” he said, tated by Palladino, who is a annopoulos, Palladino, and and Karen and Dennis Mehiel. Dream benefitted the Children's have had catastrophic injury. “you cannot name a more timely friend of the singer’s daughter, Bruce Mosler, the chairman Tsunis and his wife are also Tumor Foundation and when it When you see the rehabilitation cause.” Sophia. Palladino told TNH the Global Brokerage for real estate on the organizing committee. He was time to choose the benefi - that these men and women go guests will have a remarkable giant Cushman and Wakefield. told TNH that helping Wounded ciary of the 2012 event, Mosler, through, you realize that half the [The Blue Dream will unfold at experience that evokes night In addition to lending his Warriors “is a very sacred calling. who has worked with Greek battle is mental. It is one of the beautiful Sharing Grounds time on Island of Mykonos – but time and talent, Mosler is also a Sometimes those from whom we Americans like Tsunis in a num - greatest programs for bringing Estate, 281 Hayground Road in they must come dressed in either benefactor. He and George Gi - ask the most, we in turn do the ber of philanthropic endeavors, people them back and giving Bridgehampton, NY. The recep - Blue or White. Yanni Papaste - annopoulos, who also works for least for.” Bringing up the Greek was among the discussants. “I them confidence,” he added. tion will begin at 6:30PM. For fanou and his Orchestra will Cushman, constitute one of four concept of “Axios – worthiness” feel blessed that I have been “They are remarkable men and more information visit reprise their kefi-driving perfor - groups of benefactors of the he asked, “who embodies it brought into the Greek commu - women, first by making the de - www.dormitionhamptons.org/bl mance of last year that had event at the $25,000 level, along more than these brave men and nity by the friends that I have, cision to serve their country, and uedream, and for tickets, everyone up and dancing. with hedge fund guru John Paul - women?” like George Giannopoulos, second, leading by example in contact Sandy Tsamutalis at The event’s co-chairs are Gi - son, George and Olga Tsunis, Last year’s inaugural Blue George Tsunis, and Father Alex the way of recovery.” 201-248-7012.] Lowell’s Transfiguration Church Welcomes New Priest, Plans a New Start

By Theodore Kalmoukos pletely, as TNH had written on have Fr. Tom as a member of istry team that offers food to Oct. 29, 2009. our Transfiguration family and people in our neighborhood and LOWELL, MA – The Transfigu - Methodios transferred then- we feel for the families in community monthly; we serve ration Parish in the historic city priest Demetrios Kostarakis to Nashua…He was offered the op - shelters; we have an extraordi - of Lowell, MA is attempting a the St. Nicholas parish in Lex - portunity to come to the Trans - narily active philoptochos; we fresh start with the appointment ington, MA and appointed Fr. figuration church. It was an of - have a very active youth min - of Fr. Tom Chininis as its new Steven Lawrence, who departed fer and an opportunity; it was istry, JOY, GOYA.” presiding priest. He was offi - from the parish in the middle of not a direct appointment.” Methodios instructed Chini - cially installed by Metropolitan June. Sintros believes that Chininis nis to take care of the Greek Methodios of Boston at the end Methodios’ actions influ - should place his emphasis in all School, but Sintros said “we do of the Vespers service of the enced the parish finances. In a areas. “I believe we are a Trans - not have a Greek School at the Feast of Holy Transfiguration of letter dated Nov. 11, 2011 figuration family and that in - Transfiguration. The Greek Christ on August 5th in the pres - Lawrence asked for more funds cludes children from 40 days to School in the city is the Hellenic ence of ten priests and tens of from the parishioners. “Cur - our elderly population and I American Academy.” congregants from the greater rently, our average pledge is just think it is important all aspects Asked if parish embraces Lowell area. under $400 a year. So a 30% of our parish are addressed,” she those who were removed by Chininis served at St. Philip’s increase is just $120/year, said. Methodios in 2009, Sintros said parish in Nashua, NH for the $10/month or just $2.50/week. Sintros said Lawrence left the “our parish embraces everybody; past 18 years. He is married to What we are asking then, is this: parish after less than three years everyone.” But she has not asked Carol Calivas, daughter of Pro - Can each steward of the parish “because his wife had completed Methodios to lift the sanctions topresbyter Alkiviadis Calivas. set aside an additional $2.50 her residency program and she against them. She refuted the The Transfiguration nave is each week so that we may con - is now a family physician.” They notion that in 2009 signatures came to New England in the were collected at her home to first place so that she could com - From the official installation of Fr. Tomas Chininis as presiding remove the previous parish plete her residency, Sintros said, priest at the Transfiguration parish of Lowell Massachusetts. council: “Certainly it was not in and now they have gone to Metropolitan Methodios of Boston presents the new priest to my home and I think this an area North Carolina do be close to the parish council. that we do not need to reopen.” their family. According to Sintros “the parish has approximately 375 families and it is doing very well; I think there was a lot of growth with Fr. Steven and we will continue to grow spiritually under the spiritual guidance of Fr. Thomas,” she said. “We have been on steward - ship for 20 years; free will of - fering, whatever we can do from our heart for our church.” Sintros said the information Learn the Greek Language that less than 200 families have contributed thus far is not true. “I am very active on stewardship After a period of conflict between the parish and Metropolitan and on the ministry team and I Methodios, the Transfiguration of Lowell community seeks a know that to be erroneous.” St. Demetrios Hellenic Community of Astoria fresh start with its new pastor, Fr. Tom Chininis. “We have to continue to work at a free will offering; our offers weekly one of the most beautiful in the tinue all of our ministries with - goal is that our stewardship of - entire Archdiocese, decorated out cuts? Doesn’t sound like fering would be able to achieve Greek language lessons for adult learners with unique mosaics inside. much, does it? For less than a 100 percent of our operating The parish has encountered gallon of milk each week or a budget, but right now it isn’t, so serious turbulence due to pint of Ben and Jerry’s Ice we need to infuse things like In the heart of Astoria, we have been teaching the Greek Methodios having dismissed the Cream, or a fast food value meal golf tournaments and festivals language to adults for twelve years . In a friendly, warm and entire Parish Council. He or - we can continue to support our and so forth, but our goal is dered its nine members to stand growing parish, nurture our someday we will operate 100 welcoming environment you will feel right at home, while before the Spiritual Court of the youth programs, and care for all percent from stewardship offer - Metropolis of Boston, which God’s children.” ings,” Sintros said, but declined learning Greek and understanding the culture. subsequently barred a majority Among those whom Metho - to share information about the of them from receiving Holy dios removed from the Parish annual Church budget. Our location is within walking distance from the N and Q trains, where Communion. They were also Council was President Nick Sintros did not consider it to prohibited from serving in any Manolis, a businessman and be a matter befitting public dis - you have access to restaurants, cafes and shops. capacity in their parish or at any philanthropist who gives away closure: “I think we are getting other parish in the Boston Me - 1,600 turkeys and all the neces - into an area that we do not need The program is tailored to small groups and instruction is based on tropolis. Methodios took these sities for a festive Thanksgiving to go into; I am very happy to actions in support of the former meal every year. Recently, one speak to [TNH] but when we go student’s level, interest and requirements. Lessons incorporate learning parish priest, who had re - of those ousted by Methodios, into finances I do not think it is quested an increase of $12,000. John Golias, died with the bur - appropriate.” Sintros also de - through conversation, grammar and audiovisual aid. Whether you are a Many members of the parish, den that his Bishop threw him clined to respond to whether beginner, intermediate or advanced student, our lessons are structured which numbered 650 families out of his own parish. Lowell needs four parishes, or prior to those events, reacted to Methodios praised Chininis whether two would suffice, call - to meet your needs, advance your knowledge and make it work for you. Methodios’ hostile actions to the Transfiguration congre - ing it a “difficult question to an - against their fellow parishioners gation that “he is a man of dig - swer.” Classes are held on Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. by leaving. Large numbers have nity and deep faith.” While Regarding the parish’s pro - joined other Orthodox parishes, Methodios was advising Chini - grams, Sintros described “a va - at St. Demetrios School such as the nearby Antiochian nis “to love everyone without riety of ministry teams; we have Orthodox community. The dev - exception, and embrace this liturgical ministry teams that located at 30-03 30th Drive, Astoria, NY 11102. astation is most apparent among parish,” some congregants were work with our priest and our the youth. Children who were shaking their heads sarcastically. church per se; we have an evan - Tuition fees are $500 per year (September to June) once active members of the In an interview with TNH, gelist team that ministers to parish and its youth organiza - Parish Council President Olivia people outside our Greek Ortho - For additional information and registration please call (718) 728-1718 tions have departed almost com - Sintros “we are very excited to dox community; we have a min - 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012 Four Films by Greeks Featured at New York’s International Film Festival

By Constantine S. Sirigos soon being one of them. She film selection process. Among Trikala and his family immi - TNH Staff Writer was born in South Africa and the more that 2000 that were grated to Germany when he was moved to Greece when she was submitted, she considered both four. In 1998 he earned his NEW YORK – The Greek eco - six years old, but returned to the kind of story they told, and, Diploma of Film-Directing at the nomic crisis has hit all sectors Africa to study filmmaking for using her director’s perspective, Film Academy Baden-Württem - hard and the competition for in - four years. After graduation she how it was being told. berg and then became one of vestors and limited government worked as a producer of promos Only seven Greek films were Germany’s most successful di - funding and charity is intense. and is now working towards be - among the shorts, feature films, rectors for TV-movies and series. The Greek film industry is strug - coming a film producer and a and documentaries submitted, His professional and personal gling, naturally, but Greek film - director – as exciting as she but she was impressed with the credo is Antoine de Saint-Ex - makers are working hard – even finds producing, she will not quality. upéry’s famous sentence: "We established actors are reported pass on directing too. “I’m very The English title of Kamitsis’ do not discover reality, we cre - working for reduced wages or visual,” she told TNH. film Jerks does not do justice to ate it.” no wages at all – to show the She has made a short film the Greek title, which is an in - One of the Greek shorts was world the artistic spirit of the called Sanctuary about a boy sulting and unprintable epithet, Monemvasiotis’ Every Night I’m Hellenes can thrive even in ad - who is distraught after his but she says the Greek does not Falling out of Nowhere. It is an versity. brother has a life-threatening really reflect the reality of the imaginative film about a woman Zoe Konstantopoulos is an accident: he desperately tries to main characters either. who is an escort. She creates a aspiring filmmaker herself, but revive him he keeps calm by “They are a group of three fantasy world to deal with an she is also proud to help pro - delving into a fantasy world. really amazing guys but,” they unbearable reality by clinging mote the work of her colleagues Konstantopoulos didn’t study to the memory of her father call - as one organizers of the New psychology formally, but she ing her “my little princess,” and York City International Film Fes - told TNH “It’s just in me.” imagines that is exactly what tival that ran August 10-12. She has a brother who is a she really is. Four Greek films were show - software engineer in South Off Season was directed by cased at the Festival, two fea - Africa. Her father is from Pyr - Ioannou. It’s about a profes - ture-length films, Jerks, directed gos, Elias and her mother was Filmmaker Zoe Konstantopoulos has her own plans, but she is sional bodybuilder who has be - by Stelio Kamitsis, and Slave by born in South Africa with roots happy to promote the work of her fellow Hellenes. LEFT: Four come obsessed with his work Jorgo Papavasilious, and two in Cyprus and the village Greek films were shown at the Festival, including the feature and now has to choose between shorts, Mihalis Monemvasiotis’ Kandila, north of Athens. film Slave, directed by Jorgo Papavasiliou. his career and his girlfriend. Every Night I’m Falling out of Asked if her brother has a Konstantopoulos is excited Nowhere, and Off Season by Eu - creative side, Konstantopoulos and examines the multiple rela - made it possible for him to take about being in the United gene Ioannou. smiled and said, “No I think I tionships. the boy away from her. States, but she does not want to This is the third year of a Fes - took all of that.” Her mother is Papavasilious’ film Slave is Lacking her husband’s finan - move away from the Greek tival that is distinguished in very creative and artistic – she also feature-length. The film, cial and political resources – she spirit that is inside her. She New York by large number of draws and paints. It seems the which is both chilling and works to come up with the per - would love to make American foreign films it presents, show - children duplicated the parental steamy, is about the investiga - fect plan to get back her son. films that have a Greek element casing 175 films from 27 coun - pattern: her father is a practical tion of the death of a rich and Her only resources are her con - in them. tries. man without artistic inclinations powerful businessman. His wife tacts in the netherworld of the She is also hopeful that Konstantopoulos told TNH – but he is supportive of her has decided to leave him and European porn industry where Greek-American individuals and that the Festival’s founder, Ital - work. picked that title because they attempts to flee with their son she was once “a star.” She is also organizations who want to help ian-Amercan Robert Rizzo, Konstantopoulos arrived in angered their girlfriends by while divorce proceedings are “lucky to find a young woman Greeks will consider supporting wanted to give an opportunity New York five months ago and telling them their decision to underway, but the husband an - who is also fleeing an abusive filmmakers. “I think we have a to film makers through the lives in Astoria, where she loves leave Greece and move to Berlin ticipated that and she is appre - relationship to help her, but lot of talent in Greece, and they world to present their work in to bring her friends. She is di - only at the last minute. The film hended. Although he doesn’t not from that point on things get are prepared to work and do a New York. rector of promotions for the Fes - takes place in the 12 hours be - press kidnapping chargers, he even more complicated. great job, but they need sup - Konstantopoulos aims at tival and was part of the initial fore they are scheduled to leave makes it clear her crime has Papavasilious was born in port,” she said. Galifianakis’ Film, The Campaign, Highlights What’s Wrong with Politics

Continued from page 1 the best loser win,” trades on ethics have hit rock cry out “it’s not a real place.” the two conflicting popular def - bottom...there's still room to dig The twists and turns continue most serious when he spoke inition of loser. Cam is a nasty a whole lot deeper,” according through Election Day and be - about his uncle, Nick Galifi - man, a creep, but he has the film’s website. yond. anakis, who was one of the first charisma and women throw They don’t let the voters off Galifianakis was born in Greek-Americans to serve in the themselves at him. Marty is a the hook, however. Galifianakis Wilkesboro, NC where his U.S. House of Representatives nice guy who never amounted said he likes watching debates mother, Mary Frances ran a when he was elected in 1966. to much, but his wife, son and “I like it when they get a little community center for the arts, He ran for the U.S. Senate in daughter adore him. One of the dumb, when the crowd get a lit - and his father, Harry, whose 1972 and led his Republican films more poignant messages tle dumb too, and in the movie roots are in Crete, was a heating opponent, Jesse Helms, by a is that lust for power can oblit - the crowd, the masses get oil vendor. He has a younger sis - substantial margin for most of erate real love. ridiculous.” ter, Merritt and an older brother, the campaign, “but in the last “As Election Day closes in, When Cam airs the most out - Greg. two weeks of the election Helms the two are locked in a dead rageous attack ad imaginable, He and Greg were volunteers came up with the slogan “Vote heat, with insults quickly esca - Marty turns nasty. At a debate for the Dukakis campaign. They for Jesse: He's One of Us. " lating to injury until all they he confronts Cam with an essay called people in North Carolina Ultimately, Helms pulled care about is burying each other. he wrote in second grade about saying “my name is Zach Galifi - away and defeated Galifianakis It's a mud-slinging, back-stab - an imaginary place called “Rain - anakis and I’m calling for by eight points, helped by the bing, home-wrecking comedy… bow Land.” Marty convinced the Michael Dukakis.” Galifianakis Nixon landslide. Nixon carried that takes today's political circus audience that it was based on told the press conference it North Carolina by 40 points and to its logical next level. Because, the Communist Manifesto, caus - sounded like a sentence about won all but two counties in the even if you believe campaign ing a terrified Cam desperately two dinosaurs.” state. The actor was three years Zach Galifianakis’ “nice guy” character Marty Huggins shows old at the time, but learned pol - how easy it is to go over to “The Dark Side.” itics through the wounds and wisdom of his uncle. His cousin, “That’s not a left or right thing insane - you have to jump the son of his other uncle, Peter, to me. I just think money pol - through so many hoops, and GREEK AMERICAN STORIES who is a sculptor and painter, is lutes the process,” and he your life is exposed on so many Washington Post cartoonist agreed that is one of the serious levels – is it becoming unattrac - Nicholas Galifianakis. things the movie tried to con - tive to people who can actually Galifianakis the actor offered vey. help us.” The Merger his diagnosis that the insane Ferrell added the movie also But the main point is some amount of money in politics to - explores the question whether very funny nastiness. The day in the main problem. with “the system is getting so movie’s advertising slogan “may By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos

John sat among his friends, coffee before him and stated Greek-Am. Actor Zach Galifianiakis Weds with glee that, soon, the monthly burden of sending NEW YORK (From the Daily "The wedding ceremony money to his sisters in Greece News) - Two months after ru - was held at UBC Farm at 4 will terminate. “Katingo has mors first surfaced that he pro - p.m.," a source told the maga - found herself a husband, at last.” posed to his longtime girl - zine. "It was super private and “Congratulations, John. friend, Zach Galifianakis is intimate and only lasted about That’s good news.” Dimos said, now a married man. 30 minutes-everyone was out almost saying, it’s about time. In June, it was reported that by 5 p.m." “When are the nuptials? Will the "Hangover" star, 42, quietly According to the insider, you be going to the wedding?” got engaged to 29-year-old they held their reception at a John blinked, “With what Quinn Lunberg, co-founder of local restaurant. tickets cost, the gift to the new - made us dominant. We are the John leaned back in his seat, re - the charity Growing Voices, Four days before the wed - lyweds, the hotel plus the extras, ones who take care of them.” laxing. “Once, Katingo wrote, and was set to wed in August. ding took place, UBC Farm an - I couldn’t afford it. Better to send said Yiannis, sagely. asking me for $150, said she News of their engagement nounced on their website that the customary money gift and “You? You take care of Areti? needed a vacation due to an at - was first spread after the cou - the farm would be closed to be done with it. Now, I can save She’s the one who works and tack of nerves. 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John shrugged, “Who cares? write yet. I make her lunches, air. “It’s over! I’m almost free! I love him! He’s taking a burden take care of Barbara while she It’ll be the last $100 I’ll ever send off my back. I’ve still got Haido works, do the food shopping, I… after next month.” The meeting to raffle off.” ” the conversation was getting ended, each promising to be “Don’t you care who’s marry - loud. Dimos pacified, “They take there next week end. ing your sister?” asked an as - care of each other. That’s how The following Sunday found tounded Yiannis. “He could be it’s done. If Yiannis went to everyone in their places; John the village idiot, the town drunk, Greece to investigate I’m sure appeared speculative. Dimos or already married in some other Areti wouldn’t mind the respite.” asked, “What’s new, John.” SSUUMMMMEERR SSAALLE E town. I think you’d better do He winked conspiratorially at “Well, I have good news and some investigating.” the others. 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TNH Staff Budike, who practices in tion development (GED) certifi - She told TNH she is busy pro - Philadelphia, PA told TNH that cate, or be an honorably dis - cessing the paperwork of a lot of NEW YORK – President Barack she believes “this is a path to le - charged veteran of the Coast people now coming from Greece, Obama recently issued an exec - galization,” but she also thinks Guard or Armed Forces of the though she reminded that there utive order that allows people the timing is related to the pres - United States; and 6) not have are limited slots and delays to who entered the United States idential elections, and the order been convicted of a felony or contend with under current law. illegally prior to age 16 and are could be rescinded soon. significant misdemeanor. To become legalized, persons still under age 31 to apply for a “The window of opportunity Those interested must fill out must have two years’ experience deferment of removal (which is is very small. Filing starts on Au - an application. Immigration at - in a skilled occupation. They can the legal term for deportation). gust 15,” she said, and urged torneys like Budike can help then find a U.S. employer to The aliens would not achieve le - Greek-Americans to act quickly. aliens gather the supporting sponsor them and petition for gal status, but would be able to The following conditions documents and assist in the fil - them to come. Budike said, how - renew the deferment every two must be met : The applicant ing. There will be a waiting pe - ever, that it currently could take years until it is possible for them must 1) be under the age of 31 riod before the applications are up to five years. to become legal permanent res - as of June 15, 2012; 2) have ar - adjudicated, but applicants will Another route is for people idents (aka “Green Card” hold - rived in the United States before receive an employment autho - with at least a bachelor’s degree ers), according to Greek-Ameri - reaching his/her 16th birthday rization (EAD) which will en - to enter on professional H1B can attorney Marianthe Budike. and have continuously resided able them to obtain social secu - visas, but there are annual quo - “Some 1.7 million young il - in the United States since June rity numbers. tas and this year’s has already legal immigrants are poised to 15, 2007, up to the present Budike understands that been filled for Greece. The come out of the shadows and time; 3) have been physically when the immigrants receive process reopens on April 1. live and work openly in the present in the United States on the EAD, they will be able to ap - Aliens who arrive on the H1B United States,” The New York June 15, 2012 and at the time ply for a travel document that may begin the immigration Times reported. of making the request for con - will allow them to leave and (permanent residence) status si - [NOTE: The New York Times sideration of deferred action; 4) return to the United States. multaneously. uses the word “immigrant” in have entered without inspection Regarding future immigra - Budike told TNH that “every place of the word “alien,” which before June 15, 2012, or his/her tion measures, she notes that ethnic group is trying to get is technically incorrect regarding lawful immigration status ex - “once this goes through, [the those quotas raised, so Greek immigration law. An “alien” is pired as of June 15, 2012; 5) be government] will have to do and Cypriot-Americans should any noncitizen, and may be an currently in school, have grad - something for the parents of the reach out to their members of immigrant (permanent resident) Greek-American attorney Marianthe Budike of Philadelphia uated or obtained a certificate children, so it’s the beginning of Congress,” and lobby to have or nonimmigrant (e.g., a student, urges Greek-Americans to act quickly on opportunities created of completion from high school, something,” that will lead to le - the Greece and Cyprus quotas temporary worker, or visitor).] by the President’s Executive Order on immigration. have obtained a general educa - galization. raised. NY Vows to Cut Regs to Astoria Doctor Arrested for Unauthorized Practice

Aid Greek Yogurt Boom Continued from page 1 for them basically for free. He one of two doctors who per - was working just to cover his formed prostate surgeries on another doctor,” said Dembin, expenses,” Dembin said, who two dozen mentally disabled ALBANY, NY (AP) — New York polluting the water and land. No and made the point that it was added “they didn’t quite decide men not competent to consent officials promised Wednesday to environmental advocates were not Josifidis who billed, rather that was not true,” rather; they to undergoing the operations.” try to cut regulations and costs invited. “the other physician billed his said “even if true, there was a Officials in the office of the for farmers and producers to cap - The Sierra Club and other en - insurance company for supervi - fraudulent element to it.” Attorney General told TNH that italize on a national boom in vironmental groups told WXXI sion of Dr. Josifidis…There was “We believe a real injustice “this case is still very ongoing.” Greek-style yogurt. Radio that they are "very con - no question that supervision has been done to a physician And that as part of the arrest’ Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he'll cerned" with the proposal that was provided, and no question who is truly compassionate and pursue easing an environmental could eliminate standards to pro - the patients received excellent concerned for his patients,” he regulation that would help tect waterways for drinking and care.” said. smaller dairy farms grow, seek recreation. The panel, consisting of two STATUS OF THE LICENSE ways to help farms get cheaper However, political support for doctors and one layperson, said When the panel revoked his energy, and help farmers sell en - growing the already-thriving Josifidis entered into the license, Josifidis appealed to the ergy back to the electrical grid. New York yogurt industry was arrangement that was drawn up Appellate Division, Third De - Toward the end of Cuomo's high. by the other physician who was partment, which issued an four-hour "yogurt summit" and "If we make it our mission, a member of an insurance plan emergency temporary stay of after a brief scrum with the gov - there is no reason we can't make to which Josifidis did not or no the Health Department’s revo - ernor and his commissioners, New York state the yogurt capital longer belonged. He then paid cation, so he was free to con - Agriculture and Markets Com - of the nation, if not the world," Josifidis a portion of the money Urologist Harry Josifidis lives tinue practicing. Ultimately, a missioner Darrel Aubertine an - said Assembly Speaker Sheldon he received from the insurance on Manhattan’s East Side and five-judge panel did not decide nounced the state would change Silver, a Manhattan Democrat. company – that was the basis has three offices in Queens. in his favor, but Josifidis made a regulation regarding large feed - In Washington, Sen. Charles for the charge of fraud. a motion to reargue before the lots. Schumer renewed his push for a Dembin said the other doctor HMO of Josifidis was not a Court of Appeals, which is New Dairy farmers had argued in Dairy Augmentation for In - was making a substantial profit, member. Dembin said Josifidis York State’s highest court. the morning that the feedlots creased Retail in Yogurt Products but the panel said that because entered into the arrangement Dembin says that last action The NY State Attorney Gen - known as "concentrated animal Act, which would give dairy Josifidis did not benefit from because he wanted to provide continues the stay. “So clearly… eral has charged Dr. Harry feeding operations" require huge farmers tax benefits to help ex - what was a lopsided contract – continuity of care for his pa - Dr. Josifidis is Board certified, Josifidis, shown here being ar - investments in barns and facilities pand production. he was basically just covered for tients, which included a large highly qualified physician who rested at his Astoria office on if a herd goes over 200 head, lim - "Greek yogurt is popping up his expenses – he must have in - population of elderly Greeks truly cares for his population. August 9, with “Unauthorized iting growth for small farms. But on shelves in supermarkets from tended to defraud. who had been with him for a Many of them are elderly Greeks Practice of a Profession.” The panel found that he en - very long time. who could not travel to go to tered into the arrangement so “Since he was not a partici - another HMO.” documents were seized relating he could make some money of pant in the plan, they made this He believes part of Josifidis’ to other issues under investiga - patients who were part of an arrangement… he is providing current problems stem from dif - tion. ficulties he faced about 12 years Dembin thinks the Attorney ago. Dembin didn’t recall all the General’s office jumped in facts but it was a case involving “pushed by the press, which had a referral by another physician no notion of what was going on PanHellenic Foundation Has regarding questions of proper and has just been throwing up evaluation or consent. platitudes and stereotypes and The Post reported, “More had no understanding of the 10th Anniversary Gala in IL than a decade ago he was sus - complexity of the case.” pended by the state in connec - TNH attempted to speak tion with a scandal at Parkway with the NY Post reporters, one By Lee Litas flash of life that God gives you Hospital in Forest Hills. The of which was unavailable and Skokie Review and that you call your own, offers state found that Josifidis was one which declined to comment. way too many spectacular possi - The Event: Operating on the bilities than can’t be predicted, such a regulation change requires coast to coast, and its popularity premise that “a nation’s treasure or worse, dictated by loving and public hearings and further is creating a golden opportunity," is in its scholars,” the PanHellenic well-intended Greek parents.” Do you want to learn analysis, Cuomo confirmed to re - Schumer said. Scholarship Foundation put 40 PHSF founder and chairman porters later. New Yorkers Against Fracking of its valuables on full display Chris P. Tomaras summed up the GREEK Greek-style yogurt is creamier and other opponents of shale gas June 16 inside the Merle Reskin mission for his organization by in the shortest period of time? and less sweet than more tradi - drilling protested outside wearing Theater. More than 450 distin - saying, “As many other ethnic tional yogurt and requires more cow costumes. They say hydraulic guished guests attended PHSF’s groups, we do what we can for Visit milk in its production. Cuomo fracturing, a process in which wa - 10th anniversary gala to honor our people. We provide scholar - told the group the boom, already ter and chemicals are shot into this year’s scholarship and merit ships for Greek-American stu - www.speakgreeknow.com expanding in New York, is the shale to release natural gas, award recipients. dents so that they can be encour - kind of opportunity that comes threatens the water supply and Led artfully by WGN radio aged, assisted and supported to TO FIND: around once every 30 or 40 dairy farms that depend on it. personality Dean Richards, the go forward and become tomor - 1. SPEAK GREEK in 2 MONTHS speed course years. "A strong dairy industry in gala also included the presenta - row’s leaders and contributors to 2. A variety of Greek Language courses "This is our time," he said. "So New York will depend on a tion of the 2012 Paradigm Award society.” let's seize the moment." healthy environment and a future to notable Greek-American “We believe in our mission; 3. Tutoring via Internet and Telephone Farmers and yogurt manufac - of renewable resource energy, not Alexander Payne, two-time Acad - that is why we give our heart and turers praised the Cuomo admin - the continued reliance on drilling emy Award-winning writer of soul to this foundation,” added Contact istration's effort to connect with methods that are known to pol - “Sideways” and “The Descen - executive director Yanni Val - and help agribusiness. Many of lute our lands and waters," said dants.” samas. “It’s been 10 great years.” Helen Dumas the regulations they complained Siobhan Griffin, a dairy farmer After the presentations, festiv - PHSF’s 2011-2012 scholarship Tel.: 310-373-0808 about, however, are environmen - from Schenevus, New York, ities moved to the Hilton Chicago pool consists of aspiring sur - tal protection measures to keep speaking for New Yorkers Against where Greek recording artist Pet - geons, speech-language patholo - E-mail: [email protected] chemicals and animal waste from Fracking. ros Gaitanos made the evening’s gists, mechanical engineers, his - theme to “Soar with the Stars” a torians and economists, to name reality. a few. Cause Célèbre: “Don’t listen Bottom Line: The PHSF gave to your parents when it comes to away $250,000 in scholarships choosing a profession,” admon - at the event, bringing its total for POCKET-LESS 2012 Presidential Race - Update ished Payne (born Konstantinos the decade to $1.2 million Alexandros Papadopoulos) in his awarded thus far to 227 deserv - PITA BREAD By Constantinos E. Scaros remarks. “Earth, during the brief ing recipients.

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Arti - NOTICE OF FORMATION of YELLOW JACKET pas of North Bethesda, MD grew up in the shadow of the years of age, he was considered cles of Organization (DOM LLC) filed with VENTURES LLC Articles of Organization (DOM secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on passed away on August 10. Al - Capitol Building. He hawked the institutional memory of the 07/12/2012. NY office location: Kings LLC) filed with Secretary of State of New York though he will be sorely missed newspapers on the corners of the AFL-CIO. County. SSNY has been designated as agent (SSNY) on 6/25/12. Office location: Kings by those who loved him, we are nations capital, and later entered Relatives and friends are in - of the LLC upon whom process against it County. SSNY has been designated as an agent may be served. The post office address to upon whom process against the LLC may be rejoicing in his long and fulfilling the U.S. Army at age 17 serving vited to call at Joseph Gawlers which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a life. He had just celebrated his in the Cavalry. When World War Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave NW, process against the LLC served upon copy of any process against the LLC is to: Yellow him/her is Sportansa 936 51 Street #1 Jacket Ventures LLC, 3 Columbus Circle, #1402, 96th birthday and died very II began he was among the first Washington DC, on August 15, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose/character of New York, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful act or peacefully. 1,000 men to be recruited into 2012 from 4 until 8 pm. Mass LLC: Any lawful purpose. activity. He was beloved husband of the U.S. Navy's "fighting Sea- and a Christian Burial will be 272089/18219 272057/18195/09-22 Adrienne Pappas; devoted father bees" serving in the Pacific until held at Saint Jane Frances de of Ted (Carol), Elizabeth Patti the war ended. Chantal Catholic Church, 9701 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE (Jim); devoted stepfather of Mar - Shortly after he returned Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, 264 DEAN ST LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC, ARTS. cia Downes (Joseph), George C. home from service in the Navy Maryland on Thursday, August OF ORG. FILED WITH THE SSNY ON Notice of formation of Premier Access Security 3/27/12. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. (DOM LLC) filed with Belehas (Jessica); brother of in 1945, he went to work for the 16, 2012 at 11 am. Interment will COUNTY. SSNY IS DESIGNATED AS AGENT the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on Athena Pappas and George Pap - late John F. McLaughlin, who op - follow, Gate Of Heaven Cemetery, UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC 11/18/2010. NY Office location: Nassau County. pas (Priscilla); grandfather of erated a Washington, DC insur - Silver Spring, Maryland. MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom PROCESS TO: THE LLC, 264 DEAN ST., process against it may be served. The post office Meredith, Lauren, Kate, John, ance agency. At that time the The AHEPA Service will be BROOKLYN, NY 11201. GENERAL PURPOSES. address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of James, and Rachel; Great grand - McLaughlin Company was the held at the funeral home 272034 /10709 any process against the LLC served upon him is: father of Emily, Allison, Caroline, largest insurer of Labor Unions Wednesday night. The family has TO THE LLC, 106 Maryland Ave Freeport, NY LEGAL NOTICE 11520. Purpose any lawful act or activity. Michael, and Samantha. in the United States. asked in lieu of flowers donations 272073/18208 Pappas was a Past Supreme He was very easy to spot. He The late John Pappas paste can be made to the AHEPA Edu - Notice of formation Wind Aided LLC. LEGAL NOTICE President of the Order of AHEPA was the well-dressed gentleman president of the Order of cational foundation in memory Articles of Organization (DOM LLC ) filed from 1991-1992. He was a mem - who would wear a fresh carna - AHEPA. of John T. Pappas. May his mem - with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) ber of Chapter 31. tion in the lapel of his coat, a tra - ory be eternal. on 07/12/2012. Office location: Nassau KEY HEALTH ALLIANCE, LLC, Arts. of Org. County. SSNY designated for service of filed with the SSNY on 07/06/2012. Office Pappas was born in Lowell, dition that he learned from his Green, AFL President, and Philip process. SSNY shall mail copies of any loc: Kings County. SSNY has been MA, the son of Greek immigrants. favorite uncle 80 years earlier. Murray, CIO President, and every [Note: This obituary was written process served against the LLC to c/o: Wind designated as agent upon whom process Aided LLC. 244 Hillside Ave, Valley Stream, against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall The Pappas household was large Today, that Pappas tradition is be - major labor leader from 1948 on - on August 14 and contains infor - NY. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity. mail process to: 175 South 9th St, Brooklyn, with nine children: six boys and ing carried on by his son Ted. ward. In addition, he was the mation about events that were to 272078/18210 NY 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. three girls. His family relocated He was the only known active only person who has attended have taken place prior to publi - 272095/16818 to Washington, DC where job op - person who personally knew Bill every Winter Executive Council cation] LEGAL NOTICE

MILITELLO DERMATOLOGY PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the FUNERAL HOMES SSNY on 6/28/12. Office location: Kings ANTONOPOULOS County. SSNY is designated as agent upon DEATH NOTICES whom process against the PLLC may be FUNERAL HOME, INC. served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Konstantinos Antonopoulos - PLLC, 10031 4th Ave., Ste. 1J, Brooklyn, Funeral Director BELLIOS, BOZINOS neral was held on Tuesday, Au - bay views from her home. De - longtime resident of the Ormond NY 11209. Purpose: Medicine n 272051/10709 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., NORWALK, CT (From The Hour, gust 14, at 11 a.m. at St. spite her modest beginning, Beach area. He previously owned Astoria, New York 11105 published on Aug. 7) – Bozinos Demetrios Greek Orthodox Christine set and achieved high several businesses including LEGAL NOTICE (718) 728-8500 Bellios, 79, husband of Parthena Church., 400 Skyway Drive in Ca - goals for herself. Not only was restaurants and most recently the Not affiliated with any Exouzidou Bellios, passed away marillo. Internment will be held she the first in her family to at - business "A Shade Above." Prior GRPHX.CO. LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC, ARTS. OF other funeral home. ORG. FILED WITH THE SSNY ON 5/29/12. Thursday, August 2, 2012 at his at Santa Clara Cemetary. Dona - tend and graduate from college, to his illness he also worked as a OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS home in Norwalk. Born June 2, tions can be made to St. she received her bachelors and maintenance supervisor at the DESIGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM LITRAS FUNERAL HOME 1933 in Eddessa, Greece, he was Demetrius Greek Orthodox masters degrees in Social Welfare Towers of Ponce Inlet. He con - PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: ARLINGTON son of the late Thanasi and Maria Church or to a favorite charity. from UC Berkeley. Cal football stantly stayed busy and enjoyed THE LLC, 462C 36TH ST., BROOKLYN, NY BENSON DOWD, INC Bellios. Mr. Bellios immigrated lost one of its biggest fans. She working with his hands and was 11232. GENERAL PURPOSES. FUNERAL HOME from Greece in 1966 and worked n DIAMANT, ESTHER was a season ticket holder for known to be able to fix anything. 272035/10709 83-15 Parsons Blvd., as a welder for Nash Engineering SALT LAKE CITY, UT ( From the many years, and attended Cal's He had a kind heart and was al - LEGAL NOTICE Jamaica, NY 11432 for approximately 20 years. He Deseret News, published on Aug. last appearance in the Rose Bowl ways willing to lend a helping (718) 858-4434 will be remembered as care-free 11) – Esther Diamant (YiaYia) during the Pappy Waldorf era. hand. Christos enjoyed traveling Notice of Formation of Alexander and Diagne • (800) 245-4872 and free spirited. He was also a passed away peacefully a week She never missed a game, home to Greece, cooking Greek LLC. Articles of Org. (DOM LLC) filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/22/12.Office in Kings Co. loving man who cared for his before her 85th birthday, on whether in attendance at Memo - food, gardening, repairing and SSNY has been desig. as agent of LLC upon APOSTOLOPOULOS children more than life itself. In Wednesday August 8, 2012 sur - rial Stadium or watching on TV building anything, and most of whom process against it may be served. SSNY Apostle Family - shall mail copy of process to 1451 Bedford Ave, addition to his wife Parthena, he rounded by her loving family. She while listening to Starkey's play- all spending time with all of his Brooklyn NY 11216 Purpose: Any lawful activity. Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - is survived by his daughter Maria was born in Stadio, Greece on by-play broadcast. Christine was friends and family. He was pre - 272079/18211 Funeral Directors of Tsimis and her husband George August 15, 1927 to Theodoros a well-respected professional in ceded in death by this parents LEGAL NOTICE RIVERDALE of Norwalk, his 2 sons, Chris Bel - and Katarina Andreanakis. She her career as a placement super - and a brother Panagiotis. He is FUNERAL HOME Inc. lios of Norwalk and Eddie Bellios married Bill Diamant in 1947 in visor for Contra Costa County the beloved husband of Karen Notice of formation of THE HOUSE OF 5044 Broadway and his wife Athina of Trumbull. Tripoli, Greece. In 1960, Esther Probation Department. She re - Kontomichalos, together for 17 BROOKLYN RASCALS LLC. a domestic LLC, New York, NY 10034 Articles of Organization filed with the Sec - He is also survived by 6 grand - immigrated to the United States tired from county government af - years; by his children, Stephen, retary of State of New York (SSNY) on June (212) 942-4000 children, Denise, Jimmy, Chris Jr., with their four children in hand ter 40 years of distinguished ser - Christos (Tammi), Dennis (Mar - 15, 2012. Office location: Kings County. Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE SSNY is designated as agent upon whom Parthena, Eleni and Emmaneul; to join her husband in Salt Lake vice. Family was her life. She had sida), Nicole (Michael); by his process against the LLC may be served. CONSTANTINIDES by his great-granddaughter City, who immigrated in 1956 to a huge heart, and was kind and sisters Paraskevi (Vassili), Argero SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 173 FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Kaylia and by many nieces and work and save for the family's generous with those she loved. (Ilias); blessed by two grandchil - SKILLMAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NEW (718) 745-1010 nephews. Services were held on new future in America. Esther Her greatest loves were her sis - dren, Gracie and Cole; many ad - YORK 11211.Purposes: Any lawful activity. Services in all localities - 272066/18199/09-08 Monday at 11:00 AM in St. was preceded in death by her ters, Esther and Helen; nieces, ditional family members in Low cost shipping to Greece George Greek Orthodox Church, husband, parents, and five sib - Marilyn and Marlene; nephew, Greece; and his cat, Pocahonna. LEGAL NOTICE 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk. lings. She is survived by her sister, Nick; and those who preceded Funeral Mass was celebrated on Burial will follow in St. John Stamata (Greece); four children, her in death: parents, William Saturday, August 11th at 11:00 Notice of Formation of BURRITO TO GO LLC, Articles of Organization (DOM LLC) Cemetery, 223 Richards Avenue, Andrea (Russell), Jim (Fotini), and Mary Kastanos; sisters, Dora, at St. Demetrio's Greek Orthodox filed with the Secretary of New York TO PlACE yOur Norwalk. Kathy (Jeff) and Theodore; four Irene, and Stella; brother, James; Church, 129 Halifax Ave, Day - (SSNY) on 04/09/2012. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has being designated ClASSifiEd Ad, CAll: grandchildren, Jennifer (Keir), and brother-in-law, Steve Sardo - tona Beach. Memorial donations as agent of the LLC upon whom process (718) 784-5255, ExT. 106, n COOLURIS, CHRIS JOHN Nikki (Ketan), Bill (Rachel), and nis. Christine loved to cook, may be made to St. Demetrio's against it may be served. SSNY shall mail E-mAil: a copy of process to: C/O BURRITO TO GO VENTURA, CA (From the Ven - Nonda (Michelle); as well as five travel, shop, and experience fine Greek Orthodox Church. Condo - LLC, 294 Essex St., Brooklyn, NY 11298- classifieds@ tura County Star, published on great-grandchildren, Mikayla, dining, and avidly followed poli - lences may be shared with the 2202. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. thenationalherald.com Aug. 9) – Chris John Cooluris, Demetri, Naia, Riya, and Lara. tics. She loved to wear designer family at www.lohmanfuneral - 272058/18197/09-22 age 92, passed away on Monday, Esther was hard working and clothes, collected cookbooks, homes.com. August 6, 2012. Chris was born gracious. She was best known for studied recipes, and gave lavish on February 1, 1920, in Oxnard her Greek "village" cooking and gourmet dinner parties. She trav - n LEONDAKIS, NICHOLAS A. and except for the first five years gardening. Her door was always eled extensively to all locations STUART, FL (From The Palm REAL ESTATE of his life spent in Port Hueneme, open to those who wanted to along the East Coast and in Eu - Beach Post, published on Aug. he remained a life-long resident pass the hours away chatting and rope. She owned a home on the 10) – NICHOLAS A. LEONDAKIS of Oxnard. Chris' father and sharing at her table. She had a west shore of Lake Tahoe, and 1925 - 2012 Nicholas Alexander NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE mother, John and Helen Cooluris love for all animals and cherished loved to vacation there with fam - Leondakis, 86, of Stuart, FL and both of whom were born in the time she spent with her two ily and friends. Christine was formerly of West Springfield, MA, Greece, owned and operated the cats Grey-eyes and Portocalia. proud of her Greek heritage, and died Wednesday in St. Vincent first restaurant in Oxnard in She will be greatly missed by all was a lifelong member of the Hospital, Bridgeport, CT sur - Vicky Lewis 1903, the Baltimore Grotto and who knew and loved her. Funeral Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the rounded by his family. Nick was later the Oyster Loaf Cafe. Chris services were held at 10 a.m. on Ascension, Oakland. She spoke born in Southbridge, MA the son Broker-Associate worked there as a boy, peeling Saturday August 11, 2012 at the Greek fluently, and traveled to of Alexandros and Kyriakoula potatoes and shucking oysters Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Greece and the Greek Islands Malaxanakis Leondakis. At the earning one dime per week. He Cathedral 279 South, 300 West, many times. Viewing was Thurs - age of two his family moved to experience the difference… graduated from Oxnard Union Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. In - day from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Crete, Greece, where he lived un - …the difference is experience High School where he letterd in terment followed at Mount Olivet with a trisagion service at 7:00 til the age of 17 when he and his football and baseball. During Cemetery 1342 East 500 South. p.m. at Sunset View Mortuary, sister, Anna moved back to World War II, Chris was in the In lieu of flowers, please direct top of Fairmount Avenue, El Cer - Southbridge, MA. As a Regional Army stationed in San Francisco, donations to the church or char - rito. Manager for Stop & Shop Super - protecting and patrolling Fisher - ity of your choice . markets, he lived in West Spring - 239-777-4904 3 1

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Palomino Room, in 1943 in Ox - CANTON, OH (From The Repos - Aug. 8) – September 27, 1961 ~ was one of the founding mem - 5 1 7 nard. On February 16, 1955 Chris itory, published on Aug. 7) – John August 06, 2012 Uncle D was bers of the St John Chrysostom 2 married Geraldine Ann McGrath. Albert Karagiannides age 43, on born in Athens, Greece, and he Greek Orthodox Church in Hobe They became engaged in San Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, Johnny became a part of our family when Sound, FL. In his retirement, Nick Francisco where Chris surprised joined his brother, Socrates, his he was 22 months old. He grew enjoyed traveling with his wife, Geraldine and her family at the maternal and paternal grandpar - in our hearts and there, he has Vilma, and working in his gar - St. Francis Hotel and proposed ents in heaven on Saturday, Aug. always stayed. He loved his fam - den. He was known for his love to Geraldine. Chris and Geraldine 4, 2012. Cooking, Greek music, ily deeply, always proud of the of mentoring, master storytelling celebrated their engagement that Pontian dancing and fishing with Greek heritage where he came and ultimately modeling the afternoon riding horses in Golden his boxer, Zeus, brought him from. David had a great joy for American dream. He leaves his gate Park followed by a family great joy. Always remembering reading and expanding his wife of 59 years, Vilma (Kantos) celebration that night at the ho - the good times and celebrating knowledge. He was loved by all Leondakis; five children, Arie Ball tel. After their first daughter Ann the blessings of John's life will be but had a special connection with of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, was born, Chris and Geraldine his parents, Judy and Gus Kara - his mother, Joey Katsos, who Alexander Leondakis of Rutland, decided that the hours required giannides of Canton; his brother, passed away on January 6, 2009. VT, Niki Leondakis of San Fran - to run a restaurant did not match George Karagiannides with Now that they are reunited, it cisco, CA, Mia Keegan of Alamo, what they wanted for their family whom he lived; and his only makes his passing a small bless - CA, and Becky Kaplan of Trum - life together. Chris sold his share niece, Maria Karagiannides of ing to his family, knowing that bull, CT; his sister Anna Agath - of the restaurant to his brother. Brunswick, Ohio. Also surviving he is finally at peace. David made agelakis of Southbridge, MA and Chris was well suited to be a are godmother, Nouna Parthena an impact on everyone he met - Chrisoula Flouris of Crete, farmer and grew to love the life Giamourides; aunts and uncles, a strong willed man, willing to Greece. Nick also leaves seven of a farmer especially along side Alex and Soula Karagiannides, state his convictions. David will grandchildren, Alethea Leon - of his brother-in-law, John "Bil - Helen Karosarides, Gus Carapi - be missed by his friends and fam - dakis, Geoffrey, Marshall and lum Billum" MGrath. He was a des, Paul and Angie Paul of Can - ily. He is survived by his father, Melanie Kaplan, Arianna, Elaina charter memebr of Rancheros ton, Theo Tasso, Theo Cleanthi, George Katsos (Yetta), brother and Alexander Keegan as well as Visitadores, becoming a member Thea Georgia and Thea Cristina Frank Plott Jr., sister Audree 11 nieces and nephews. His fu - in 1956. He has been a long of Greece; and a host of wonder - Ketchum (Parry), nephew Bran - neral was held at the West standing member of "the duck ful cousins and friends. Calling don Schoneck, nieces Colbi Fa - Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral club", the Ventura County Game hours were from 10-11 a.m. with jarho, Courtney Workman, and Home Saturday, August 4 with Preserve. Chris is survived by his the funeral services at 11 a.m. on great nieces Braya and Kiyah Liturgy in St. George Greek Or - daughters, Ann Christine Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 at Holy Schoneck. A prayer service for thodox Cathedral at 12:00 Noon. Cooluris and her children, Chris, Trinity Greek Orthodox Church family members was be held Memorial contributions may be Carolyn and Michael Diacos. He with Father Dan Rogich officiat - Thursday, August 9, 2012 at made to St. John Chrysostom is also survived by daughter, He - ing. Interment was at in Forest 10.30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Greek Orthodox Church, 10605 len Mary Cooluris and her part - Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Orthodox Church, 300 S. 300 W., SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound, FL ner, Richard Ditzler. Chris was donations can be made to Holy Salt Lake City, Utah. 33455. preceded in death by his wife, Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Geraldine in 1975, his parents Rossi, 330-492-5830 n KONTOMICHALOS, This is a service John and Helen Cooluris, his sis - CHRISTOS to the community. ter, Anne Alexakis, his brothers, n KASTANOS, CHRISTINE DAYTONA BEACH, FL (From The Announcements of deaths Angelo and Jim Cooluris. The fu - SAN FRANCISCO, CA (From the Daytona Beach News-Journal, may be telephoned to the San Francisco Chronicle, pub - published on Aug. 10) – Christos Classified department of lished on Aug. 8) – Christine Kas - Kontomichalos, 60, of Ormond The National Herald at days and dates of funerals, Expa nd your mind... tanos October 9, 1925 - August Beach, passed away peacefully (718) 784-5255, memorials, and other events di - 6, 2012 A lifelong resident of the surrounded by loved ones at his monday through friday, rectly correspond to the original Bay Area, born and raised in home on August 6, 2012. Born 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST The National Herald Bookstore publication date, which appears Richmond, and lived in the November 3, 1951 in Nikaia, or e-mailed to: at the beginning of each notice. (718) 784-5255 Berkeley Hills for the past 54 Greece to Stamatis and Anna [email protected] years, never tiring of the stunning Kontomichalos. Christos was a [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Stephanie Frangos: An Outsider Artist with Boundless Energy and Spirit

By Steve Frangos create waving bands of color or cumstances whatsoever. even waves of the exact same Consequently, Frangos has Stephanie Frangos is a young letters, letter-combinations, and never accepted these physical Greek-American artist who color through her artwork. The limitations and as a result, as works in a variety of media: pa - larger form was most often every member of her extended per, small found objects, water - placed on a wall or even a win - Greek-American family reports, colors, chalk, rocks, and acrylic dow. In her very early youth, she has cried and moaned and paint. Currently, Frangos has her Frangos would see planes, kits, screamed since she was a little latest series of acrylic paintings birds, and other flying forms girl whenever the paper cre - displayed in corporate offices and place her paper-bit cre - ations failed to do what she and coffee shops. While not yet ations of them on windows. The wanted. Frangos has steadily formally represented by a paper bits were made to adhere moved from just newspaper into gallery or agent, Frangos, like to the wall, window, and one creating art via object assem - the majority of young artists try - another by virtue of Frangos bles, painted or drawn forms ing to break into the profes - first placing the selected paper and small object clusters held sional art world, must display in her mouth and moistening it. together with wire or tape la - her work in such venues. Unlike Newsprint and human saliva are beled as “fetishes” by her family. most of her counterparts, how - not necessarily lasting forms for Rather than the work of a sim - ever, Frangos is an artist with a work of art. That especially ple recluse or the results of autism. proved to be the case on glass some exotic therapy, Frangos' Requiring 24-hour supervi - sion, she is most happy and manageable when she is al - lowed to create her art. Each morning Frangos is given a smock and a special pair of pants, and placed in front of an easel. After that she is left to her own devices. Far from a recent development or the result of some kind of therapy, Frangos Clockwise from above: has quite literally always been Stephanie Frangos the artist an artist. Aside from paint or as a little girl around six with pencil, from nearly the moment one of her “paper bit” wall she could handle and arrange creations; an untitled work of objects, Frangos has been cre - art at the Imagine Colorado ating purposeful assembles and headquarters in Lafayette, conglomerates. Colorado; Stephanie Frangos. By the terms and present un - derstandings of Western Art, young girl, Frangos has engaged Frangos' work is part of the art in a wide variety of art. Using created by artists with disabili - crayons, pencils, and chalk, she ties. These forms of art have began to draw on walls, floors, long been shown in separate and pavement. From these ear - venues from artists without dis - liest of efforts, Frangos began abilities and the art of those to place different-colored with autism has often been con - squares or rectangles in ever-in - sidered part of “outsider art.” In creasing sizes around light- 1972, Roger Cardinal coined the switches. That motif is judged term outsider art, as the English by family members as recogniz - synonym corresponding to the ing energy and light. She would French notion of “art brut” also often make large rectangles of known as raw art or rough art. varying colors on sidewalks and Those terms all were invoked driveways. Then she would lie initially in the attempt to codify, down inside the squares, placing understand, and situate a wide her hip on the very center solid variety of art and artists up until square of color. Shaking her leg windows, where sunlight and art is being sought by private then totally ignored by the art or other parts of her body, Fran - the changes in temperature collectors and displayed in a world. The French artist Jean gos would express her delight caused the paper to dry out and growing number of venues. Dubuffet is identified as the first or dismay as the mood dictated, fall off. Today, her artwork is dis - to consider seriously the art cre - within her own grids of power. Another feature of Frangos’ played at the corporate head - ated by those not only outside She also used bits of news - early artwork was her working quarters of Imagine Colorado the established art scene but lit - ing Peter Contis, Helen Contis, 1988. Known informally among paper to create intricate and col - at corners trying to extend the (imaginecolorado.com) and for erally outside of the usual con - and Tom E. Stefopoulos. The her various caretakers as simply orful complexes of color and newspaper creations beyond the the immediate future at the Wal - siderations of official culture, contemporary generation of Steph, she now lives in a group form. As her family contends, edge of the wall and thus con - nut Cafe in Lafayette, CO (wal - such as the art of asylum in - Greek-American outsider artists home in Boulder, CO. While not everyone who saw Frangos’ tinuing outward on their own. nutcafe.com – for specific loca - mates and children. While not includes Peter Anton, Asterios suffering from any speech im - newspaper creations immedi - With no surface to accept the tion, click on Supermini). The in the first wave of critical re - Matakos, and Thomas Xenakis. pediment, Frangos elects to re - ately recognized them as works bits of newspaper, that effort individual full-color acrylic view artists with autism, such While not yet having achieved main mute. On occasion, espe - of art. That was due to the high failed. One feature of autism is paintings being displayed at the as world-renowned Stephen the fame or notability of any of cially when she is deeply attention to the style and place - that the individual with such a Walnut Cafe are being sold for Wiltshire, they are now a part the other established Greek- frustrated, she will voice indi - ment she employed in the cre - challenge will continue the $125 each. When one door of the broadly conceived cate - American outsider artists, Fran - vidual words and her own form ations. Using only discarded same effort over and over again closes, another opens. So it is gory of outsider artists. gos has the advantage of youth of (much abbreviated) Ameri - newspapers, Frangos would long past the point when one with the life energy of Stephanie Since the 1880s various and focused purpose. can sign-language to impart her spend hours taking extremely would reasonably be said to Frangos, who is only now be - Greek-Americans have been Frangos was born in immediate wants. small colored and black-and- have learned that the effort ginning her artistic conversation cited as outsider artists, includ - Waukegan, IL on August 14, Since she was an extremely white tiny bits of newspaper to would not work under any cir - with the world.

RESTAURANT REVIEW Longstanding, Delicious, Authentic: Pappas’ Grill in Birmingham Suburb

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Generations of votes. Sandwiches satisfied for the spinach and rice. We got regular rice with the at Pappas’ Grill. Greeks and their Greek-Ameri - Pappas’ Grill is not fancy. You most part. The Pappas family We really loved the souvlaki chicken, and the juices from the The meals we did eat were can descendants have added a order at the counter and find does all-American favorites like — both chicken ($8.75) and kebab set atop it soaked in and good enough to warrant addi - significant flair and flavor to our your own place to sit. The wall Philly cheese steak and ham - beef ($10.95). They were out of imparted a fabulous flavor. We tional trips to try to catch those local restaurant scene. It’s why above that counter and the open burgers and Reubens, but here our first choice: pork. Both ke - enjoyed more of the spinach-rice other items on the menu. In any folks in Birmingham have fa - kitchen are simply decorated they are made with pita bread. babs featured large chunks of combination with the beef ke - case, we’ve found an authenti - vorite places for baklava as well with stock photos of the foods We wanted to try the Greek marinated meats, which were bab. cally delicious place for tradi - as barbecue. you can enjoy, much like you’d burger, thinking it would be a cooked between purple onions, All our entrees came with a tional Greek foods (and more). Pappas’ Grill in Vestavia Hills find in a simple taverna in nice change of pace, but it has its own history and host of Greece. The opposite wall is wasn’t available. So we settled fans. filled with photos of the kinds on a Philly cheese steak ($5.95), The small restaurant has of sights you might see while a corned beef and Swiss-filled been serving fresh, authentic sitting at such a taverna. 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Continued from page 1 gathering whatever transport little doubt that the Great Fire available for the removal of of 1917 had set the stage for Turkish armies at the onset of their possessions from the dan - these subsequent changes. the First World War. In addition, ger area. As the fire spread In the years following the the city was overwhelmed with quickly, the evacuation of each Fire of August 18, 1917, the the housing of Allied British, street ensued in a panic rush, as Jewish Community of Salonika French, Serbian, Italian, Russian its inhabitants realized that their continually tried to restore the and Greek soldiers, numbering homes were doomed. grandeur of their once glorious in the hundreds of thousands. Soon the streets were filled city. Nearly a decade before the By the summer of 1917, the with refugees bearing all sorts Nazi invasions, the community population of Salonika had of useless household goods: leaders reached out to their co- nearly quadrupled. There was wardrobes, mirrors, pots and religionists worldwide, hoping not enough water for firefight - pans and, of course, their pre - in vain to call attention to their ing because the Allied forces cious sewing machines. Feath - plight. As the Jewish color faded controlled reserves to serve their erbeds were carried on their slowly from the city, they wrote camps and hospitals in the sub - shoulders, only to be abandoned of grave concerns for the future urbs of the city. More signifi - at the water’s edge, where they of their community: cantly, the municipality did not became additional fuel for the “Until now, great Jewish in - have an organized fire brigade; fire. The fire would rapidly stitutions of international scope a few firefighting teams were spread into the lower quarter of have been interested only spo - privately owned by insurance the city, where the scenes of radically in the fate of this com - companies that protected only frantic escape were repeated. munity. It is high time that the their subscribers. The private Merchants threw their goods Jewish world should know that firefighters were found to be un - out onto the streets, calling des - the Jewish community of Sa - trained and equipped with an - perately for hamales (porters) lonika is dying, and that it is tiquated equipment. To compli - to help them. By midnight of the necessary to come to its aid in cate matters, the fire started on 18th, the harbor was filled with order to prevent its complete fall PHOTOS © rOBErT BEdfOrd. rEPriNTEd wiTH PErmiSSiON. into ruin and oblivion.” ABOVE: Commencement of the Fire in Thessaloniki, Aug. 18, The onset of the Second 1917. LEFT: A Jewish family housed in makeshift quarters set World War and the subsequent up in the Franco-English camp at Zeitenlik. German invasion of Greece in 1941 destroyed any future the expulsion of Jews from and the decision to follow the prospects and hopes of rebuild - Spain in the fifteenth and six - new “urban plan” of Ernest ing the community. The city of teenth centuries that the city be - Hébrard would irrevocably Salonika was soon emptied of came a major center of Jewish change the situation of Jews in its Jewish presence, and the en - settlement. The Sephardic Salonika. Only a few days after tire community was deported to (Spanish-speaking) Jews the disaster, the Venizelos gov - the great annihilation camps in brought with them learned ernment effected a plan of “Ex - Poland. Under brutal and inhu - scholars and great rabbis, estab - propriation” announcing that it mane conditions designed solely lishing schools of learning would not allow uncontrolled for destruction, the great major - (Yeshivot) that were respected rebuilding in the Fire zone. That ity of Salonika’s Jews perished throughout the Jewish world. affected the Jews more than any – 97 percent. Barely 1,600 sur - They created a Ladino (Judeo- other segment of the popula - vived the war to return home to Espanyol) press that was active tion, as they held the greatest Salonika, a city which had once into the 20th century. Syna - share of property in the burnt been proclaimed the “Jerusalem gogues throughout the city zone. The city took over the area of the Balkans.” bound their congregants to their affected by the Fire and minimal The Salonika of today is very ancestral past, whether from compensation was given to different from the Salonika of Castille, Aragon, Toledo or those who had lost property in nearly a century ago. It is now Granada. the area. Eighteen months after a modern, cosmopolitan city In 1917, before the Fire, the fire, there were almost with few remnants of its multi- there were an estimated 40 syn - 1,500 Jewish families still cultural past, but pre-1917 Jew - agogues in Salonika. Thirty-two housed in tents or living in ish Salonika still lives on in the were destroyed. The destruction burnt-out ruins. hearts of the descendants of of nearly every synagogue sev - There is little doubt that the those who lived through the Fire ered Salonika’s historical ties Fire of 1917 set the groundwork of 1917. with the past, for each syna - for the demise of the Jewish a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, refugees, clutching the rem - and prosperous in the Orient. gogue was the stronghold of a Community of Salonika. Many The authors of this article, and the Jewish firefighters could nants of their shattered lives. Of the splendor and glory of the community whose members would decide to leave and re - Marcia Haddad-Ikonomopoulos not respond immediately. The fire would continue to burn ancient Jewish community of dated their ancestry back to the settle in Paris, Eretz, Israel, and and Robert Bedford, are both The events leading up to the for several more days and it was Salonika, little was left but a Iberian Peninsula. Not only the United States. At the begin - grandchildren of those who fire created the perfect storm: immediately apparent that the smoldering mound of bricks and buildings, but the accumulated ning of the 20th century, the lived through the Great Fire of the city was overcrowded, there destruction had reached gigan - rubble. wealth within them perished: Jewish population of the city 1917. was a shortage of water, the tic proportions. The Jewish Salonika has the distinction Torah scrolls, medieval manu - numbered 80,000, or more than Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos heat of the summer fueled the community of Salonika would of having the oldest docu - scripts, entire libraries, syna - half the total city population of is Museum Director of Kehila flames, and the strong Vardar never recover. mented Jewish presence on the gogue ornaments and all the sa - 150,000. By World War II, the Kedosha Janina, President of winds rapidly spread the fire. For the first time in the his - soil of what is now Greece, dat - cred treasures brought from the number had dwindled to the Association of Friends of Within an hour of the outbreak tory of Salonika there was si - ing back 2,300 years. Cassan - Spain of Isabella and Ferdinand. 56,000. Other factors had come Greek Jewry, writer, editor, and came the first indications that lence in the ancient city. The rat - dros, brother-in-law of Alexan - Much has been written as to into play: becoming part of lecturer. something was seriously wrong. tling carts, the cries of street der the Great, invited Jews from the attempted recovery from the Modern Greece in 1912 and the Robert Bedford is the Executive From the cobblestoned streets vendors, and the constant chat - Alexandria to settle in the city. Fire. According to many Greek uncertainty of how they would Director of FASSAC came the roar of the flames and ter of the crowds were gone. In Those Greek-speaking Jews sources, the intervention of the fare as Jews in a Christian (Foundation for the Advance - the noise of several carts, rat - just two days the disastrous fire were experts in maritime mer - state was timely and immediate. world, the influx of Asia Minor ment of Sephardic Studies and tling and bumping along. of August 18-19, 1917 had man - cantile trade and would increase Unfortunately, this is far from Refugees into the city in 1922- Culture), author, editor and Threatened residents in the up - aged to destroy a flourishing the economic prestige of the the truth. If anything, many feel 23 and the anti-Semitic Camp - publisher of many books on the per section of Salonika were community, the most important city. But, it was not until after that the rebuilding of the city bell Riots of 1931. But, there is Sephardim. Associated Press Tracks Lives of Young Europeans: First Stop is Greece

Continued from page 1 engineering in Europe's top Athens. economy. Since January he's But it's not exactly vacation of young people everywhere. Af - sent out nearly 40 applications, for the 22-year-old English grad. ter all, the European Union is and is still chasing his dream of She's overjoyed about land - this interconnected world's working in renewable energies. ing a waitressing job at a biggest economy, and it's strug - ATHINA PRASSA, 22 crowded cafe that will help her gling badly. "Want to see my fridge?" save money to get by from day- Austerity is eroding an en - Athina asks a visitor. to-day when she returns to the vied way of life. Long-cherished She's a natural optimist but Greek capital in the fall. certainties about cradle-to-grave it's hard to keep up the cheer as Times were so tough for her welfare are evaporating. As she gazes at the lonely milk car - in Athens, living on a budget of leaders scramble to extinguish ton and container of butter on 50 euros ($60) a week, that she one debt fire after another, the empty shelves. sometimes forgot the taste of futures of ordinary people grow "There are days," she says, meat. Now Athina is finding that dimmer. "where I forget what it's like to Europe's devastating financial Europe's rapidly graying so - eat meat." crisis has hit the idyllic Greek cieties are creating even more Athina left her family home islands as well. of a burden on this generation on the island of Lemnos four "We have half the tourists ... of young people who are finding years ago to study at the private than we had last year," she says. it so hard to carve out a future. Hellenic-American University in "We hope we can manage, we Those twin crises will chal - Athens. Her parents were able hope we can work things out." lenge Lutz as he leaves his stud - to pay for her studies but not Athina has had some time to ies in Europe's strongest econ - much more. It meant she ended think about her future: She has omy, even with its low youth up in a crime-ridden neighbor - revised her plans to focus all her unemployment rate of 8 per - hood notorious for its extreme- energies on a hunt for full-time cent. right thugs, where she lives AP PHOTO/kOSTAS TSirONiS work when she goes back to They will haunt Lucy and rent-free in an apartment In this photo taken Saturday, June 30, 2012, Athina Prassa heads for a street market in the Athens. Moira in Britain and France, owned by her godmother. Agios Panteleimonas area of Athens. Athina Prassa is on her home island of Lemnos, soaking With the job outlook so where more than a fifth of all Her parents sent her 100 eu - up the Mediterranean sun after graduating from university in Athens. But it’s not exactly weak, she figures she'll have a young people are unemployed. ros ($120) a week at first, then vacation for the 22-year-old English grad. She’s overjoyed about landing a waitressing job at a better chance picking up free - Athina and Rafa worry they'll cut it back to half that when cafe that will help her save money to get by from day-to-day when she returns to the capital. lance work as an English tutor. have to move abroad to survive. they couldn't afford more. "But at the same time I will In Greece and Spain, youth un - Now she's on her own. graph of a demolition site. RECHARGING SPIRIT AND home island of Lemnos, soaking try to look for other jobs, be - employment is above 50 percent. "My parents can't send me Spray-painted over it in red was SAVINGS ON THE ISLAND up the Mediterranean sun after cause I have no idea what's go - "I don't think this time is suit - money anymore to live here," one word: FUTURE. Athina Prassa returned to her graduating from university in ing to happen." able for fulfilling your dreams," she says. "I'm really scared about Athina says. "That can happen the future." later." She longs to work in Athens Athina Prassa in Athens mas - but is worried the crisis will tered English in four years force her to leave Greece. Large Brushfire in Southern Cyprus is Raging out of Control studying at a private university. She says the hard times, It's a skill that may not help her brought on by years of profli - much as she hunts for work gate spending in Greece, have NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — while hard-right thugs roam her taught her some valuable Cypriot authorities have ordered blighted neighborhood. lessons: "It's funny, but I think the evacuation of a small, hill - Lucy Nicholls in London the crisis has turned me into a side village near the island na - graduated from fashion school better person, because I defi - tion's southern coast as a large brimming with optimism. It nitely hate money right now. ... brushfire continues to rage out took just a week for real life to I see how people go crazy about of control nearby. step in: She fell victim to a scam money." Larnaca District Officer that left her broke and desper - She despises the anti-immi - George Antoniades told state ate for work. grant Golden Dawn party that broadcaster CyBC that the evac - Rafael Gonzalez del Castillo roams her neighborhood. uation of Skarinou is strictly pre - in Madrid has pulled countless Through all the turmoil, cautionary as the fire has still not all-nighters to win a degree in Athina still holds onto her encroached on village homes. his passion, architecture, just as dreams. She wants to work in The blaze started Sunday af - Spain's building bust has littered fashion. She wants to backpack ternoon and spread quickly be - the country with abandoned around Europe. She wants to cause of strong wings, scorching buildings. visit America. many hectares of trees and wild Moira Koffi in Paris left her And she still manages to brush. widowed mom in Normandy for have fun with her friends in Fire Department spokes - "bohemian life" at the Sorbonne. Athens — which she calls "a jun - woman Lisa Kemidji said eight AP PHOTO / PETrOS kArAdJiAS Now the communications grad gle" — by taking advantage of water-dropping aircraft have Villagers look the uncontrolled fire between Chirokitia and Kato Dris villages in Larnaca district is heading into the real world. the beaches and free concerts suspended flights because of south of the island of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Lutz Hentschel in Berlin and art exhibitions. nightfall, but 60 firefighters and graduated near the top of his At a recent gallery event, 25 fire engines remain on the Interior Minister Eleni ing to fight the blaze suffered has been arrested on suspicion class with a degree in electrical Athina stood staring at a photo - scene. Mavrou says three people help - minor injuries, while one person of starting the fire. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012 GREECE 9 Samaras, Under Pressure from Troika, Plans More Austerity Greece Seeks

Continued from page 1 Troika. “The deficit reduction An Extension demanded for the period 2013- ter tax evaders costing the coun - 14 is excessive,” he said. “An try $70 billion in lost revenues, overdose of austerity is self-de - Of 2 Years on Samaras’ government – made feating,” although Samaras, up of his New Democracy Con - Venizelos, and Kouvelis previ - servatives and the rival PASOK ously pledged themselves to Austerity Plan Socialists and Democratic Left – obey the hard conditions. is ready to completely wipe out Samaras is expected to out - By Kerin Hope auxiliary pensions many need line his country’s dire situation Financial Times for survival money, and plan - during talks this coming week, ning to cut in half the lump sum starting on Aug. 24 with Ger - Greece is seeking a two-year payments that retirees have man Chancellor Angela Merkel, extension of its latest austerity earned over many years of whose country is footing much programme aimed at improving working. When he was cam - of the bailout bill, and as she the country’s debt sustainability paigning ahead of the June 17 faces growing calls within her and prospects for a return to elections, Samaras said he own party to cut off the rescue growth, according to a docu - would hold the line on pension lifelines to Greece. Samaras will ment obtained by the Financial cuts but has reversed himself. also travel to meet new French Times. And he has changed his mind President Francois Hollande, Antonis Samaras, the centre- again about seeking to renego - who was elected on an anti-aus - right prime minister, is expected tiate the terms of the bailouts, terity program for his country, to outline the proposal during with reports the government but who said Greece has no talks next week with Angela would ask for a two-year exten - choice but to administer more. Merkel, German chancellor, in sion to meet its fiscal targets and MORE PAIN COMING Berlin and French President delay the beginning of repay - Samaras is readying Greeks François Hollande in Paris. ments of the second bailout un - for more sacrifices. “We’re all Ιt comes as Greece struggles til 2020, four years later than having a difficult time. There to find another €11.5bn of now set. will be more hardship,” said the spending cuts – equivalent to With Greece dormant during Premier, abandoning his pledge about 5 per cent of national out - a traditional August break and to create thousands of new jobs put – to be implemented in simmering in a long heat wave, as he has virtually all his cam - 2013 and 2014 under the cur - the political scene has been paign promises. EU officials told rent bailout deal with the Euro - quiet, but the government has Reuters last month that Greece pean Union and International to present its plan on the $14.16 AP PHOTO/THANASSiS STAVrAkiS has no chance of meeting its fis - Monetary Fund. billion in cuts to the Troika on International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Poul Thomsen, centre, arrives with plainclothes cal targets and is continuing to The extension plan calls for Aug. 20 and news that it will police for another meeting between Greece's new Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and the sink despite the massive bailouts a slower adjustment with cuts include slashing lump sum ben - debt inspectors from the European Central Bank, European Commission and International and a $134 billion debt write- spread over four years until efits to retirees by 50 percent – Monetary Fund, known as the troika at Greece's Finance Ministry in Athens, Thursday, Aug. 2. down that came when a former 2016, and the budget deficit de - retroactively – was declared a government put 74 percent clining annually by 1.5 percent - “casus belli” or cause for war by year. or assess taxes on the country’s the Troika to give Greece more losses on investors and holders age points of national output public sector labor unions. They Media reports said that even shipping industry, the world’s time to implement reforms and of Greek bonds, nearly sinking rather than 2.5 points under the said they are already planning pensioners who had already re - largest, which pays none. meet fiscal targets designed to the country’s banks. present arrangement. more of the strikes and protests ceived their lump sums could be Tough new measures said to reduce the deficit from 9.1 per - Greek consumers are so According to the document, that brought down the govern - forced to return part of it as a be on the table include putting cent now to 3 percent in two buried under pay cuts, tax hikes, Greece would need additional ment of former PASOK Socialist tax surcharge, but there were 45,000 public workers in a so- years, a task most economic an - and slashed pensions that some funding of €20bn to support the leader Andreas Papandreou last no plans to go after tax evaders called labor reserve pool at 60- alysts said is virtually impossible 20 percent of them have budget as the annual deficit re - 70 of their pay – previously cut because the austerity measures stopped paying their loans and duction in 2013-2014 would be 30 percent – and then firing have worsened a deep reces - credit cards as banks were ag - them in a year. The Troika sion, now in its fifth year with gressively pushing them to pay Greece’s creditors are wants the public workforce re - no end in sight. back 100 percent of what they German Minister: Austerity duced by 150,000 workers over But delays mean that Greece owe despite their hardships, but running out of patience, the next two years. would need another $24.5 bil - forgiving the country’s political and a standoff between Samaras’ New Democracy lion in aid, on top of the $325 parties of $306 million they owe Measures Not Renegotiable Conservatives are running the billion loan debt it has incurred in uncollateralized loans. Athens and Berlin would government, but in a shaky in the last year two years, and Greece staved off trouble last likely destabilize markets BERLIN (AP) — Germany's "troika' of the International power-sharing agreement in is buried under $460 billion in week by selling $5 billion of Economy Minister is urging Monetary Fund, the European which he is getting the Parlia - what it owes, more than three treasury bills, much of which even further. Germany Greece to forge ahead with aus - Union and the European Central mentary votes of PASOK, under times the annual tax revenues would go to pay a $3.92 billion has ruled out more loans. terity measures demanded as Bank on Greece's progress in im - its new leader Evangelos Venize - the country brings in. The gov - loan installment as most of part of the country's bailout, plementing the measures. los, and the Democratic Left of ernment said it would try to Greece’s income now goes to smaller than planned. However, saying they are not up for ne - Roesler says the focus now is Fotis Kouvelis, both of whom are raise the money with borrowing pay back foreign investors and Athens is proposing to find the gotiation. on reforms, not further bailout said to be reluctant to make the again from the Troika. banks. money without seeking help Philipp Roesler told ARD funds. pension cuts, but likely to go Iannis Mourmouras, chief Tax revenues are falling far from eurozone partners. television Thursday that in his He says "it's clear to everyone along anyway, also reversing economic advisor to Samaras, short of estimates as belea - Funds would be raised from opinion "there can be no rebates that we can't line up another their stance to stop imposing told the Financial Times that guered Greeks have virtually an existing IMF loan, issues of on reforms." package for Greece. We also more austerity on the elderly. with data showing the economy stopped spending and Greece treasury bills and, Greece hopes, The comments come as Eu - don't want that — instead we AN EU SWING is shrinking worse than ex - has lost 68,000 businesses the a postponement in the start of rope's leaders await the report seek the implementation of the The Financial Times reported pected that Greece cannot meet last two years, since Papandreou repayments of its first EU-IMF by inspectors from the so-called agreed-upon reforms." that Samaras will, after all, ask the tough targets set by the first asked the IMF for a bailout. loan from 2016 until 2020, when it is due to begin paying back its second bailout loan. The patience of Greece’s eu - rozone creditors is wearing thin Year-to-Year Study: Greek Economy 2nd Quarter Down 6.2% and another stand-off between Athens and Berlin would be likely to destabilise financial By David Jolly May reaching a record 23.1 percent, up from 22.6 to 7.3 percent of G.D.P. this year and to 4.6 percent in markets further. German offi - The New York Times percent in April. The jobless rate among youth has 2013, from 9.3 percent in 2011. cials have ruled out any addi - reached almost 55 percent. Standard & Poor’s estimated last week that the tional loans to Athens and a PARIS, France – The Greek economy continues to The sole bright spot, Ms. Hewin said, would appear Greek economy would shrink 10 percent to 11 percent growing number of German contract rapidly, official data showed Monday, a to be that the tourist season is shaping up better than cumulatively this year and next, compared with the 4 politicians are now openlycon - painful reminder of how Greece, the weakest member many pessimists had feared. percent to 5 percent decline the European Union and templating the country’s exit of the euro zone, is chasing a moving target in trying Antonis Samaras, the conservative prime minister, International Monetary Fund assume. from the eurozone. to meet its bailout obligations. is seeking to deliver further austerity measures to free The official forecasts of the I.M.F. and others as - Iannis Mourmouras, chief Gross domestic product slid 6.2 percent in the sec - up more of the rescue funding provided by the so- sume that the economy will start growing again only economic adviser to the premier, ond quarter from a year earlier, the Hellenic Statistical called troika — the International Monetary Fund, Eu - if Greece enacts the right austerity measures, Ben May, said that a deeper than pro - Authority reported in Piraeus. That follows a 6.5 per - ropean Union and European Central Bank — as part an economist at Capital Economics in London, said. jected recession this year with cent year-over-year contraction in the first quarter. of a €130 billion, or $160 billion, loan program. The “But we’ve long argued that that is a fantasy,” Mr. the economy set to shrink by 7 Sarah Hewin, an economist at Standard Chartered troika’s representatives reported Aug. 5 that they had May said. “Greece will have to go through a long re - per cent would justify the ex - Bank in London, said the second quarter had been a held “productive” talks on the implementation of the cession if it’s going to remain in the euro zone.” tension. fraught time, with two parliamentary elections, tough program, and said they planned to return to Athens He said Greece needed a 30 percent to 40 percent “The deficit reduction de - austerity measures and a flight of deposits from Greek early next month for further discussions. decline in real wages to restore its competitiveness, a manded for the period 2013- banks all weighing on confidence. But many economists are skeptical that the heavily punishing prospect if accomplished as a member of 2014 is excessive,” Mr Mour - She noted that the Greek economy, which was indebted Greek state can cut its way out of crippling the euro. He said the better alternative might be to mouras said. “An overdose of stumbling even before the collapse of Lehman Brothers recession. leave the euro and accomplish the same goal with a austerity is self-defeating.” in 2008, has shrunk almost 18 percent since the April- A shrinking economy creates pressure for further devalued currency. Greece’s economy contracted to-June quarter of that year, a decline that suggests budget cuts, since the deficit and debt grow as a per - Both Mr. May and Ms. Hewin said they expected by annualised 6.2 per cent in economic depression. So far, there appears to be little centage of the overall economy. Officials in Athens Greece to eventually leave the euro zone. the second quarter. reason for optimism, with the unemployment rate in agreed in March to cut the general government deficit The eurozone as a whole shrank by 0.2 per cent, accord - ing to data issued on Tuesday, in spite of surprising resilience in Germany, which expanded by 0.3 per cent on the previous Broke European Nations Find it Difficult to Fund Olympians three months, and flat output in France. Nonetheless, falls in business Continued from page 1 los says, creating a huge disad - sire to make champions," Emke confidence and investment and vantage in a world that spends told Portuguese state agency a slowdown in global markets this week. Hours later, he deliv - lavishly on coaching, technol - Lusa. "But I do want to get suggests conditions may weaken ered a message with his feet, de - ogy, nutrition and psychology. paid." further, adding to the eurozone’s molishing a South Korean "Many thought we would get no Austerity programs in Europe debt woes. fighter for an Olympic gold medals," he says, so given the present local politicians with an Mr Samaras came to power medal. Experts who study elite outcome so far, he's happy with unenviable dilemma. After all, at a general election in June, sports say there's a direct corre - the Greek team's performance. national pride is at stake in the pledging he would renegotiate lation between funding and In Portugal, the government Olympics. the terms of Greece’s €174bn Olympic success. "If you don't and Olympic committee in 2009 "If they cut sports funding bailout agreed in February. But have the right support for ath - agreed to an Olympic funding and national teams perform he decided to wait until his letes, including the financial plan for 2012 that included poorly at subsequent Olympics, coalition government could support they need and all of the €14.6 million for training ath - they will attract the ire of their show progress with getting fis - other human support —whether letes and €560,000 for the constituencies and lose the po - cal and structural reforms back it is nutrition or psychology— Olympics mission (15% of the litical capital that comes with on track. they're not going to do well," mission budget comes from pri - the 'feel good factor' of win - Greece has set a deadline of says Janice Forsyth, Director of vate sources). When the country ning," says Jules Boykoff, a pro - August 20 to finalise the new the International Centre for fell into crisis last year, the gov - fessor at Pacific University in package, but disputes with left - Olympic Studies at the Univer - ernment kept its commitment to Forest Grove, Ore., who studies wing coalition partners over sity of Western Ontario. the Olympic budget. the intersection between politics pensions and wage cuts have Greece, the first host of the Fernando Manuel Serrador and sports. If politicians ring- delayed its completion. modern Olympics, was the first Fonseca da Mota, head of the fence sports funding, they may International lenders have European country to slash sports Portuguese Athletic Federation, be accused of waste and mis - delayed the disbursement of a programs because of overall said austerity measures are hit - guided priorities, he says. €31.2bn loan tranche until economic troubles. The Greek ting athletes not yet at the No group feels the pinch Greece gets reforms back on National Olympic Committee Olympic level, preventing them more than the athletes them - track, leaving the cash-strapped expected about €30 million from devoting 100% of their selves. government struggling to meet from the government for the time to sports. Payments to "It's a difficult moment for its commitments. 2008-2012 cycle; instead, the coaches have been cut and Italy," said Italian water polo The government debt agency government cut funds after the neighborhood associations have player Giulia Enrica Emmolo, on Tuesday raised €4.06bn of initial €8 million payment. less money to spend on local her hair still dripping after beat - budget funds in three month The Greek national Olympic sports programs. ing Team GB this week. "We're treasury bills in a last-minute committee turned to private When Nuno Mendes and Pe - all making lots of sacrifices... the auction to cover a bond redemp - fundraising, but only filled some dro Fraga of Portugal placed country is more important" than tion due on August 20. Greek of the gap. The country sent 102 fifth in the men's rowing double athletic programs. banks bought the bulk of the is - athletes to London, about 50 sculls last week, they used their So far, Italian water polo has sue. fewer than it sent to Beijing, moment of fame to urge more been spared the ax. Emmolo The European Central Bank thanks largely to two big teams support for sports. Their coach, said that is largely because the had rejected a government pro - -- men's basketball and women's Markus Emke, hasn't been paid team won an Olympic gold posal to delay the €3.2bn bond water polo -- failing to qualify. AP PHOTO/SErGEi GriTS by the Portuguese rowing fed - medal in 2004, guaranteeing it repayment by one month, high - Athletes also have less The Greek flag flies over the Olympic flame during the Closing eration since October last year. a steady stream of cash. lighting the tough approach be - money to prepare, "fewer Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, "It isn't money that makes me This year, they came in sev - ing taken to Greece by interna - coaches, fewer doctors," Capra - 2012, in London. do this. It is the fun and the de - enth. tional lenders. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012

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Church. this point in order to avoid blunders and cause resentment among daughter of a priest-student also It is known that the Nevins Sexual misconduct, along TO OUR READERS important voting blocs. attending the school. Both fami - family had complained to the with the Ephraim issue have both The National Herald welcomes The Ryan Plan also attempts to address deficits in Medicare by lies were living in campus hous - archdiocese over a number of been concerns for the archdio - letters from its readers in - allowing retirees the option of partly government-funded but pri - ing. The report, besides being years about what they saw as an cese for at least the past decade, tended for publication. They vate health insurance. This Plan has been opposed by many retirees, covered by TNH, was also preva - unhealthy Ephraimite influence but the faithful wouldn’t neces - should include the writer’s who are among the Romney’s most vital supporters, and even by lent on the Internet. on their son and on the church, sarily know it – even though in name, address, and telephone Catholic bishops. To neutralize the potential backlash by the De - The second matter was about but to no avail. The family had the misconduct area some $15 number and be addressed to: mocrats, Romney immediately distanced himself the Ryan Plan, the apparent suicide of Scott reported being devastated when million has been paid to settle The Editor, The National Her - saying he will submit its own budget. Nevins, a young, former monk at their son had left his California lawsuits. ald, 37-10 30th Street, long From this point forward, we can expect a very interesting pres - St. Anthony Monastery in Flo - home to join the monastery in In an ironic development, the island City, Ny 11101. letters idential campaign. We hope that you are registered to vote. If not, rence, AZ not far from Phoenix. what was a surprise move to the second-largest of the Orthodox can also be faxed to (718) 472- what are you waiting for? That monastery and others are parents. branches in the United States, controlled by the monk, “Elder” In this case, the archbishop the OCA – Orthodox Church in 0510 or e-mailed to Ephraim, who has started and could also have said: “I wish to America – has just announced english.edition@thenational - Meritocracy, not Nepotism sustains some 20 monasteries in report to you that a committee the forced resignation of its head, herald.com. we reserve the the United States. There has been of our archdiocese is currently Metropolitan Jonah, in part be - right to edit letters for publi - concern for some years about examining the concerns that cause of his mishandling of a cation and regret that we are Paul Ryan’s name is now a part of our lives. For the next three what is seen as a fundamentalist have been expressed about the clergy sexual misconduct situa - unable to acknowledge or re - months – if not for the next four or even eight years – much will be theological influence on Ameri - monasteries by both clergy and tion. turn those left unpublished. written and heard about him. That is to be expected. can parishes by the lay people. Metropolitan Evan - It would appear that all Or - What really excites us about his selection as Mitt Romney’s run - ning mate are parts of his biography. He is yet another example of the classic American phenomenon, the miraculous regenerative PRESS CLIPPING power of its democratic political system that lifts up from the bowels of society new leaders, seemingly out of nowhere. It is the citizens’ faith in the American dream, their optimism about the possibility of climbing to the highest social and economic Freedom of the Press Not Yet Wholly Prevalent in Turkey strata and to the leadership positions of the country, that plays a key role in the nation’s ongoing regeneration. The principle of equality of citizens in a state, a concept with many dimensions, By Stephen Franklin Protect Journalists and Re - His group sends out cards to scribed by human rights groups should be a sine qua non in every country. inthesetimes.com porters Without Borders, which the journalists, helps coordinate as rampant in Turkey. They said The great German philosopher Immanuel Kant perhaps put it have condemned the attacks on visits, keeps up a website and they had been blindfolded, best: "Every member of the commonwealth,” he wrote, “should be ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Necati freedom of expression in Turkey. seeks any chance to speak up. forced to stand or sit for long entitled to reach any level his talents, hard work, and fortune take Abay is not afraid to speak his Yet the government has He claims journalists suffer periods, deprived of sleep, him to. And his fellow citizens should not prevent him – or those mind. sought to blunt criticism from greatly from psychological tor - beaten, stripped and forced to who would follow him – from rising by claiming inherited privi - “If I were afraid, I would not European human rights groups ture and deprivation in the pris - lie in cold water, according to leges. (Political Writings) be talking to you,” he says, after by changing some practices and ons. the case they brought to the Eu - But even America, unfortunately, is not free from nepotism. The listing all the woes he and other vowing to carry out legal re - Nobody has died while in ropean Court of Human Rights. Kennedy and Bush dynasties come to mind, and who knows where Turkish journalists have faced. forms. Turkey has long waited prison but at least one journalist The two women in the group the Clinton family is heading? But he is cautious, and for to join the European Commu - lost his wife, according to Turk - said they were sexually ha - Those examples are by no means the standard, however, and good reasons. nity and the criticism is one ob - ish journalist organizations. An - rassed. compared to the United States, Greece’s level of nepotism is disap - “There are many innocent stacle to that. other journalist, facing serious A prosecutor filed charges pointing. The reign of nepotism is at its peak there, despite the people in prisons,” says Abay, Frustrated by their col - emotional and physical prob - against eight police officers for fact that the founders of the families in question were self-made sitting in a café in Istanbul’s league’s treatment, many Turk - lems, was recently released the torture allegedly carried out people who sprang from nowhere and deeply etched their mark Kadikoy section, looking like an ish journalists are cynical, how - awaiting trial. against the group. But nothing on their country. anonymous small businessman ever, about the government’s The reality that Abay tries to ever came of the charges as the Societies, even the most dynamic, easily succumb to habit and with a heap of things to do on promises. publicize is one that he too case dragged out in the courts. get stuck in ruts. his mind. The majority of journalists in might face soon. Abay was held for eight months, The emergence, however, from the depths of society of authentic He is busy, indeed. prison or facing trials work for That is because of an 18-year released and, along with the personalities and leaders with vision, who compel a country to A leftist journalist, who has the news media that serves the prison term that is hanging over others, began a long legal battle confront the problems that have accumulated and inspire it emulate seen his share of prisons, Abay, large Kurdish minority. There's his head. over their treatment by security its better days, or even to surpass them, ensures a country’ s con - 56, is the spokesman for the a small of number of leftists and He was arrested in 2003 officials. tinual regeneration. Platform for Solidarity with Ar - a few from the mainstream amid a series of bombings in Is - Thirteen years after their ar - We believe the United States is entering such a phase in its his - rested Journalists. It’s a tiny or - news media, who are also in tanbul, but released and then rests, the European Court of Hu - tory. ganization with no funds but the prison or have been released rearrested on charges of belong - man Rights ruled in favor of six enormous goal of keeping Turks and face trials. ing to an illegal underground arrestees and ordered Turkey to informed on the fate of what “Turkey’s overbroad defini - organization. The case dragged pay €34,200 to each. One of the New Grexodus to America? journalists say is the record tion of terrorism still allows for on for years until a court in arrested, who had been arrested number of their ranks in prison. arbitrary imposition of the 2011 gave him the 18-year again, later died in police cus - By journalists’ count, more than harshest terrorism charges prison term, which he is appeal - tody. The Court ruled against A flood of immigration to Germany has begun among young 90 journalists have been in against individuals about whom ing. He has a court date in Sep - Turkey in favor of his survivors. Greeks. And how is that not to be expected, with unemployment prison for most of the last there is little evidence of logical tember. As he waits now for the ap - among Greek youth at 55 percent and rising? year—many in high security or material support for terrorism He has already paid a heavy peal’s courts ruling, Abay has That young Greeks migrate to Germany despite its negative image prisons’ isolation cells. And or of involvement in plotting vi - price, as he sees it, for his writ - scraped together some editorial of their homeland is understandable, as its economy is booming like nearly all are there for nothing olent activities,” Human Rights ings and thoughts. work. “It’s difficult, but we can no other in Europe. And as citizens of a member state of the European more than their reporting, says Watch noted in a recent report. He was given an eight-and- get by.” Union, the Greeks are entitled to legal residence. Abay. Since Abay helped form the a-half-year prison term in the He has no doubt that he is By contrast, immigration to the United States runs at the speed of Turkish officials strongly organization several years ago, 1980s for promoting Commu - innocent and repeatedly insists a turtle. Securing work visas is complicated if not impossible. However, deny what they consider “the out of frustration from the lack nist propaganda. But he served that the prosecutor has nothing as was the case in the past, many Greeks still make that journey. myth” of imprisoned journalists. of support for journalists, Abay only 20 months. against him. The good news is that are strong indications of a wind of change They say the journalists either has honed to the same theme. He was arrested again with “They are punishing me for to U.S. immigration policy. Specifically, there are many influential committed crimes or were car - “In Turkey there is no press six others in February 1997 on my thoughts. There’s no evi - voices who are reacting against restrictive policies adopted by some rying out propaganda on behalf freedom,” he says with a furious charges of belonging to an ille - dence. Nothing.” states because they see that they harm the interests of the country. of outlawed organizations. They wave of his hand. “Before they gal armed organization. The Still. Prominent politicians and business leaders are taking the lead in ef - have rejected criticism from used to kill journalists, now they group claimed they had suffered “I have my hopes, but I’m forts to change things. groups like the Committee to put them in prison.” the kind of torture once de - worried.” New York State is becoming a model to be emulated in this area, welcoming immigrants with open arms."We are a state of immigrants," Governor Andrew Cuomo declared in his 2012 State of the State ad - dress. 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Fires Field Marshall, May Some political pundits love to temptation is a secretly hoped that more experienced underling. profess that when it comes to pleasant surprise. he would be the Most recently, Obama could presidential elections, running On the other headliner with Bob have had the “Rubio moment” of Risk Experiencing a Coup mates make no difference in the hand, Romney had Dole assuming the 2008 by selecting Hillary Clinton outcome. Apparently, those prog - his choice between number two spot. as his running mate, which nosticators have not done their McDonnell and And though many of would all but have guaranteed On August 12 in was not the mak - homework. Even though vice Portman, both very this column’s read - victory. As those two were at a dramatic move ings of a coup. The presidents rarely have an impact nice but very bland. ers might disagree each other’s throats through a Mohamed Morsi, change was not a on policy once they actually take Either would have for obvious reasons, bitterly-contested Democratic the new president purge by any office, their presence often – al - been a responsible quite a lot of De - primary season, however, the of Egypt, chal - means but a beit not always – can be a game- choice for the coun - mocrats thought the maneuver would have cost lenged the su - smooth transition changer, indeed. try, but neither 1988 ticket of Obama considerable credibility. premacy of Egypt’s of power. The Among other things, a running would have electri - by CONSTANTINOS E. Michael Dukakis Wisely, he chose the more re - military. The presi - question, however, mate says quite a lot about a pres - fied the drowsy Re - SCAROS and Lloyd Bentsen spectable route of selecting the dent fired Field is where does the idential candidate. And Mitt Rom - publican electorate, should have read capable but insipid Biden, and Marshal Mohamed power of the mili - ney’s choice of Paul Ryan this past and instead would Special to Bentsen-Dukakis, he won anyway. Hussein Tantawi, tary, and by exten - weekend says a lot of good things. have further bed - The National Herald not the other way Turning to Romney, he is the the minister of de - sion the power to With the start of the Republican immed Romney’s around. only one of the aforementioned fense, as well as the by DR. ANDRE govern Egypt, lie National Convention looming, lack of luster. A strategy of dou - Those examples share a com - bunch to select a candidate con - chief of the army, GEROLYMATOS now? speculation about which one bling down on boring. mon conclusion: McCain, Dole, sidered not only far more charis - navy, and air force. Perhaps, even Romney would select predomi - In Paul Ryan, however, Rom - and Dukakis all lost. matic, but also sufficiently sea - On the surface it Special to more significant nantly had centered around four ney has picked a bona fide con - Conversely, all of the cam - soned to take the reins in a pinch. appears that Morsi, The National Herald than the changes in possibilities: Virginia Governor servative who can stir up the paigns that won those elections Granted, Ryan is only 42, but who was the choice the armed forces is Bob McDonnell, Senators Rob crowds. More importantly, Ryan and the ones in between con - that’s not so young considering of the Muslim Brotherhood for that Mr. Morsi also nullified a Portman and Marco Rubio – of is a protégé of the great Jack sisted of frontrunners that were John Kennedy, Theodore Roo - president, is trying to emascu - constitutional declaration, is - Ohio and Florida, respectively – Kemp – who in many respects clearly preferred to their running sevelt, Clinton, and Obama all late Egypt’s military and may be sued by the military before he and Ryan, a Congressman from was Ronald Reagan’s ideological mates: George H.W. Bush over were at or around that age when facing a coup any day now. took office on 30 June that had Wisconsin who is Chairman of the heir and who was probably one Dan Quayle in 1988, Bill Clinton they became president. However, Mr. Morsi replaced gutted the authority of the pres - highly-influential House Budget of the most deserving individuals over Al Gore in 1992 and 1996, Whether or not the Ryan fac - the high command and the de - idency. On Sunday, he replaced Committee. in recent years never to have been George W. Bush over Dick Ch - tor results in a bounce that will fense ministry with younger of - the military’s dictate with his Actually, Ryan seemed the given the chance to lead the na - eney in 2000 and 2004, and be augmented at the GOP Con - ficers, men who are from the own policy that transferred to least likely choice among the four. tion. Like Kemp, Ryan criticizes Obama over Joe Biden in 2008. vention later this month and on military hierarchy that has dom - him extensive legislative and ex - Many Republicans were openly without demonizing. He doesn’t Of those vice presidential win - the national stage during the fall inated Egypt for the past 60 ecutive authority and certainly hoping for Rubio. Dubbed the Tea say that Barack Obama is the ners, the choice of Quayle made debates, thereby launching Rom - years. a critical role in the drafting of Party “darling,” Rubio would gal - worst president ever, but that this Bush seem insecure – that he ney to victory on November 6 For example, the head of the Egypt’s new constitution, which vanize the conservative base, is the worst economic recovery picked a particularly weak run - remains to be seen. At the very armed forces and the new min - has remained unfinished. while his Cuban heritage would ever. There is a difference. ning mate in order to look far least, it has further propelled ster of defense is General Ab - The powers Mr. Morsi as - attract the all-important Latino Ryan also has a great deal of better by comparison. Though he Ryan’s rising star. Barring any dul-Fattah el-Sisi, whose previ - sumed on Sunday allow him to vote. But given Rubio’s lack of sig - star power – more, in fact, than managed to win in 1988 because major blunders, Ryan will be the ous post was director of military appoint a new commission to nificant political experience and the ticket-headlining Romney. Dukakis ran one of the worst prohibitive favorite for the 2016 intelligence, who was seen as write Egypt’s constitution, and practically nonexistent connec - That juxtaposition can be risky, (though admirably decent) cam - Republican nomination, should close to Field Marshal Tantawi. if the current panel cannot fin - tion to Romney, choosing him however, as the last quarter cen - paigns in modern history, Bush Romney lose this time around. General Sisi, as well as the rest ish its work. In addition, the would reek of political oppor - tury indicates. Four years ago, VP lost his reelection bid to the far Romney destroyed his Repub - of the new top brass, is not by president now has the power to tunism. What little respect Rom - nominee Sarah Palin drew larger savvier Clinton in 1992 who, in lican rivals through a series of any means a liberal or a mild pass laws, on his own initiative, ney has gained would have dis - crowds than presidential candi - turn, made a solid if dull choice deceptive campaign ads. It may conservative. Last year, the gen - but he had vowed to hand over solved, as his “I’ll do anything to date John McCain. Though some in Gore. The younger Bush took have been legal, but it was far eral defended the army’s policy that duty to a new parliament - get elected” image would have Republicans didn’t vote for Mc - a gamble that paid off in selecting from decent. In picking Ryan, of subjecting female protestors that will soon be elected. become even more pronounced. Cain precisely because Palin was Cheney, whom many thought however, Romney has executed to “virgin tests” and told This transition from military A gimmicky ploy; shameless de - his running mate, others voted due to his vast experience was the first political maneuver of his Amnesty International that the to civilian rule, certainly has had mographic pandering. In other for him only because she was. by far the stronger of the two. If campaign that is both effective military had subjected female the blessing of the Obama Ad - words, quintessentially Rom - Kemp himself faced that problem nothing else, Bush exuded self- and honorable. Let’s hope it is protesters to this degrading ex - ministration. Tantawi was very neyesque. That he resisted the in 1996, when many Republicans confidence in choosing a vastly not the last. perience to protect soldiers from unpopular in Washington and allegations of rape. But he ac - was considered the main cause knowledged the tests would be for the state of disrepair of the terminated. Egyptian armed forces. LETTER FROM ATHENS He was considered too cor - rupt and too preoccupied with Morsi’s move was keeping the Egyptian military dramatic and even more of a corporate, money - Greece’s Olympic Failure Is More Political Than Athletic courageous, but it making organization than a fighting machine. could spell more For Egypt’s officers, Ameri - While Greek Olympic officials for 10 kilometers, begging for the being counted anymore. instability as threat can opinion is crucial since the were living it up in a private club missed a bronze money that wasn’t They are people like Sideris United States spends one billion that cost more than $185,000 for medal by five sec - there. Tasiadis, a Greek who won a sil - of a military coup dollars per year in military aid a two-week stay, athletes who onds – half a second The Hellenic ver medal – for Germany - the looms as a result. to Egypt. The Obama Adminis - were trying to train for the 2012 per kilometer – and Olympic Committee country Greeks despise because tration is also quite sanguine London Games spent the last then cried his heart (HOC) was German Chancellor Angela There is a general consensus that political power will no four years practicing on weedy out, feeling he’d let promised 30 million Merkel has forced them to take by pundits that because Mr. longer be shared between the fields and taking cold showers. down his country. euro over four big pay cuts, tax hikes and Morsi selected the new chiefs army and the new political es - That’s how it is in Greece, where Greece wound up years, about $37 slashed pensions in return for from the Supreme Military tablishment, but concentrated the elite always have the high with only two million – or little welfare provided mostly by her Council of the Armed Forces, he in one – the presidency. This is life, even during a recession and bronze medals and more than half the country. struck a deal with the younger a leftover of President Obama’s economic crisis. finished an embar - $60 million that Tasiadis’ family moved to Ger - officers. Cairo speech and the belief that Apart from three athletes who rassing 75th, tied by ANDY New Zealand pro - many and he said he’s German According to unofficial com - America can establish and main - deserved to be kicked off the with the lowly likes DABILIS vided its now, another lost statistic for ments by officers in Cairo, the tain close ties with an Islamic team: Voula Papachristou for of Moldova, Qatar, Olympians, but re - Greece. Some Greeks thought he officer corps is demoralized due governed Egypt. sending a racist Tweet, and two and Singapore. Special to ceived only 8 mil - should have waved a Greek flag to low salaries, favoritism, poor Perhaps, the Whitehouse pol - dope cheats, world high jump Only Afghanistan, The National Herald lion euro, or $9.8 when he stood on the podium to equipment, and limited promo - icy analysts believe that Egypt champion Dimitris Chondrok - Bahrain, Hong million, pocket get his medal, but he had the tion opportunities. will go the way of Turkey and, oukis and 3000-meter runner Kong, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, change compared to what politi - right answer for them. The deteriorating state of af - over time, Egypt will fall under Irene Kokkinariou, the other Tajikistan and Kuwait did worse. cians steal from their country. “Greece has never given me fairs in the military came to a the control of a moderate Is - young men and women repre - At least Greece, following tradi - The committee, like Papandreou, anything. I have not received a head last week after gunmen lamic regime and still maintain senting Greece were a gallant tion, entered the stadium first, had to beg for aid, from private single telephone call from any - killed 16 soldiers in the northern the alliance with not only the bunch trying to win against all the only first it took. sponsors. But it was too little too one in a position of authority to Sinai Peninsula. The deaths and Americans but also with Israel. odds. Too bad, because Pa - The Greek Olympians had a late, although by the time the offer me congratulations on any unpreparedness of the Egyptian Unfortunately, the difficulty pachristou, who turned out to be lot to live up to, with the mem - Olympics came around the com - of my successes. No one helped Army to respond effectively hu - with this assumption is that af - an admirer of the neo-Nazi ory of the 2004 Games in Athens, mittee managed to persuade my family, which had to emigrate miliated the middle and ter a Muslin civilian government Golden Dawn party now with 18 where Greece won six gold some friends to cough up the in order to give me a proper up - younger senior ranks of the of - took power in Turkey, Ankara seats in the Parliament, had been medals and 16 overall, a re - dough for the luxurious digs in bringing. In contrast, Germany ficer corps officers as well as or - went its own way and ended its practicing by jumping over im - minder of the good old days – London. discovered me, promoted me dinary soldiers. ties with Israel. Why not Egypt, migrants three at a time and eight years before – when it The government predictably and gave me all the tools I To what degree these com - which under the sway of the might have won a medal. seemed the sky was the limit, not cried poverty, but has let tax needed to develop my skills as plaints and the tragic episode in Muslin Brotherhood will follow With Chondrokoukis gone, just for athletes, but for people cheats owing $70 billion get an athlete. That is where I live, the northern Sinai were cata - not only a similar path but later Greece still hoped for a couple cashing in on the euro and agri - away with it. The crushing eco - where I grew up and continue lysts for the changes in Egypt’s one guided by militant Islamic of gold medals, from 2008 cultural subsidies and free credit. nomic crisis that’s been caused to grow up, where I finished high command is not certain. principles. Olympic silver medalist Alexan - In 2008, Greece won only four by alternating administrations of school and where I train every Albeit Field Marshal Mohamed If not the Brotherhood then, dros Nikolaidis in tae kwan do, medals at the Beijing Games, nei - the New Democracy Capitalists day,” he said. By the time the Hussein Tantawi and Sami a democratic Egypt could also and the 2011 world champion ther of them gold, and perhaps and PASOK Rightist-Leftist Anti- 2016 Rio De Janeiro Games roll Hefez, the army chief of staff permit the election of an ultra - in the men’s 10-kilometer open that should have been the tip-off Socialists putting everybody and around, you can expect to see were forced to retire but they conservative Salafi dominated swim, Spyridon Gianniotis. What to what was coming next. their cousin on public payrolls more Greeks winning medals, for were gently eased out. Both government that could see the happened to both was the epit - Two years later, then-Prime for generations in return for Germany and wherever else to Tantawi and Hefez were due for country adopt an absolute Is - ome of Greece’s failure: not of Minister George Papandreou, votes has been pushing Greece’s where they have been driven by retirement and have been ap - lamic code for domestic and for - the athletes, but the political sys - elected the year earlier by reas - young to sane countries in search a callous and uncaring govern - pointed advisors to the presi - eign policies. tem that deserted them. Niko - suring Greeks that “the money is of a career and better life be - ment. Just as well, the govern - dent. Tantawi is 75 and Hefez laidis was badly beaten in the there,” for them to live like Greek cause the unemployment rate in ment would taken their gold is in his 60s, both far too old for Andre Gerolymatos is Director first match – to a Turk – and fin - Olympic officials at a private Greece for those Under-25 is medals and melted them down the burden of command. of the Stavros Niarchos Centre ished 12th in the Over-80 kilos club, was forced to go hat-in- now 54.9 percent, but much anyway. Yet, the forced retirement of for Hellenic Studies at Simon (176 pounds) division. Giannio - hand to the International Mone - higher when you count whose these officers, in and of itself, Fraser University in Vancouver. tis, after swimming his heart out tary Fund and European Union, benefits have expired and aren’t [email protected] Making Greece a Global Reference Point Through Soft Power of Philoprotia

By Christopher Tripoulas pressing the spirit of Olympism. greatest achievements of Hel - The perfectly harmonious made not out of paint, but out mobsters from all over the Special to The National Herald The global audience was lenism. This “ecu - proportions of the of light, or the modern Greek world are licking their lips and treated to James Bond and menical proposal” Acropolis, which version of “philokalia” with the getting ready to sink their teeth In the midst of a gloomy Queen Elizabeth jumping off a that the Hellenic are meant to exem - countless terraces being created into the country. summer for Greeks with the plane, Harry Potter and Mary spirit brings with it plify “logos” and all across the mountainous Greece is experiencing a ma - troika doing its best to plunge Poppins, a tribute to British is the reason why embody the har - Greek islands revealing a con - jor crisis, but it has faced many the majority of the population bands, a look at the British libraries and muse - mony of the “cos - stant battle between man and crises before. August is the into poverty and eradicate the countryside, etc. and a very ums worldwide mos,” (cosmos > the elements to produce month when Leonidas told the term “middle class,” a ray of bored Mr. Bean (who pretty are filled with the cosmima, or deco - grapevines and gardens, and Persians “Molon Lave,” (come hope emerged from the London much echoed the sentiments of writings and works ration, reflecting the typical Greek whitewashed and get it). August is also the Summer Olympics to once again the audience) during a long and of Hellenism’s the Hellenistic view island home, which although month when the entire Greek underscore the significance of seemingly endless opening cer - champions. of the universe as a small in size and unimposing, nation pays homage to Panagia Hellenism. Sometimes, there is emony. Even the Olympic Flame Eminent Greek thing of beauty), is a picture of beauty with its (the Theotokos) and commem - nothing like international com - was extinguished hours after it philosopher and the dilemmas of beautiful yards filled with flow - orates her Dormition. The IOC’s petition to help determine one’s was lit so that the cauldron theologian Chris - by Christopher Greek tragedy, with ers and herbs planted in tin Jacques Rogge may have “for - standing. But, the most telling could be moved to another site. tos Yannaras often TRIPOULAS the protagonists cans or its fireplace, whose wel - gotten” to mention the Athens aspect about these Olympics Compared to the opening poses the rhetori - Special to challenging the coming hearth can fit an entire Olympics during his speech and wasn’t the gold medals or the ceremonies of Athens and Bei - cal question of The National Herald harmony of the village. These simple things of remarked that the Olympics world records, it was the open - jing, the London Games cer - why the Acropolis cosmos and trying beauty make them superior to had returned “home” to Lon - ing ceremony. Fortunately, the tainly get the gold medal for bad is a superior monument to the to break free from the tyranni - villas or mansions. don, but just like the opening ultra-kitsch show put on by the taste. But despite this tiresome Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Lib - cal bonds of a world where All these intangible cre - ceremony of these summer British hosts proved in practice exercise in boredom, the cere - erty, or Big Ben. It has nothing everything must exist “ontolog - ations – some world famous Olympics, it just illustrated how why the universal qualities of mony was usefu l because it re - to do with ethnocentrism or ically” (a dilemma that was fi - and others humble and hidden much poorer and worse off the Hellenism remain important to vealed a major asset that stylistic preferences. It has to nally resolved with the revela - – represent unquantifiable as - world would be without the this day. Greece possesses that cannot be do with the metaphysical na - tion of Christianity and the sets that constitute Greece a contributions of Hellenism. Despite its G8 status and the bought or sold on the market: ture of the structures and what Trinitarian God who exists not perennial player on the global Now, if only the Greek people City of London’s standing as a the major advantage of culture. they represent. Yannaras also because He “must” but because stage. They represent the coun - would once again discover the worldwide financial center Despite the many tragic mis - remarks that, sadly, the vast He “wills” it, out of manic love), try’s so-called “soft” power that spirit of “philoprotia” (love of where the fates of small sover - takes during the 2004 Athens majority of Greece’s Parliament the Byzantine churches and is anything but “soft,” and victory) and rededicate their eign states like Greece are Olympics and the huge debt left members, who decide the fate icons, which blur the bound - which provides the framework energy to promoting their bought and sold daily all before behind, the opening ceremony of its citizens and are supposed aries between the physical and to make the country a global unique cultural assets, Greece afternoon tea, this former im - managed to convey a message to safeguard the future of the metaphysical, with the churches point of reference. And this is would once again become glob - perial power was unable to put that spoke to all humanity and country, probably couldn’t ad - seemingly built “from the top important to remember at a ally significant for the right rea - together anything close to ex - communicated some of the equately answer this question. down,” and the icons seemingly time when the international sons. 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 18-24, 2012 The Pending Disintegration of Europe and the Mysteries of an Institutional Hangover

The calls for a Greek exit interest rates it deprived of cap - Borrowing was As instability fault. The entropy however, announced, QE measures are from the Eurozone seem to be ital other countries, while its in - cheap. The room to started rising, a re - cannot be reversed, once it implemented, bond-buying pro - increasing. This time besides terest rate policies imposed re - borrow was plenti - alization which de - starts. Instability becomes inher - gram takes effect, or liquidity Berlin publications like The cessionary conditions on ful. The innocence scribed that pay - ent in this process and can only assistance provisions are ex - Economist publish memos out - member states of the ERM. Out of the debt culture back might be go up, and as it does the visible panded), only to increase at a lying the consequences of allow - of the ashes of the ERM, the was too young to re - difficult was sink - or invisible hand will exclude later time. We are reaching boil - ing the status quo to perpetuate. Euro was born. The conver - veal its ugly face. ing in. The music some states from refinancing ing point, where capital flight There are good chances that the gence criteria for membership The party was an was slowing and their debts. It’s bailout time. may create currency disequilib - EU – as we know it – may be in the Eurozone were necessary ongoing festival of the tango partici - Hence, “solutions” were ria. headed towards its last tango, but not sufficient for the long- prosperity bought pants slowed their found in the establishment of We assume that central made in Berlin. It seems that the term survival of the new cur - on credit. It was the pace too. The mechanisms (such as the EFSF) banks may still have room for EU has lost its innocent rency. The destructive creation best of times, since banks that orches - and in the liquidity infusions by expansion in their balance anonymity and is disillusioned mass remained in the new cur - things were going by JOHN trated the show the ECB. Those “solutions” to - sheets therefore we might see to the point of not just encour - rency’s DNA. It was just a matter well. The J curve for CHARALAMBAKIS felt the first signs gether amounted in the trillions again acts of that play where aging capital misallocation but of time until that mass obtained the private was on of the hangover. of dollars. debt monetization infuses relief. rather losing its identity. Twenty the necessary critical value in its way down. Special to States that were The unfortunate thing is that We may even see measures that years ago next month, the dis - order to demonstrate again its Financial “inno - The National Herald protagonists in the it was not realized that once you target debt mutualization, EU- integration of the then Europe- destructive force. Lacking a vations” in the form in political expedi - socialize the costs of the private wide banking insurance, etc. We wide ERM (Exchange Rate common Treasury, a federal of exotic synthetic instruments ency games start experiencing sector eventually you transfer wish those possible measures to Mechanism) shook the markets union, political cohesiveness - that few understood their higher interest rates in refinanc - the risks in the public sector (via succeed in inflating the debt just in time before the U.S. elec - and unity, a true central bank lethal makeup – allowed collat - ing their unsustainable debts. government implied guarantees, away. The fear is that unless a tion. The last tango – as any (in the sense of a lender of last eralization standards to be Their tango partners (i.e. the actual payments and higher form of controlled disintegra - tango – requires a partner, and resort whose ultimate fiduciary cheapened while the securitiza - banks) who used to buy their deficits, and central banks bal - tion and debt moratorium/ju - thus Berlin is searching for one. responsibility is financial stabil - tion process was able to identify paper (bonds) start feeling the ance sheet explosion), and ulti - bilee takes place (as we have Chances are that the partner ity), the critical mass was des - fools who bought them, given squeeze. A decision to bailout mately instability will not be been advocating from these will be of Manchurian nature, tined to be found much sooner the brand names affiliated with the financial sector was thought limited to those that generated commentaries for a few months trying to revitalize a dynasty than the usual time that it takes those instruments of mass de - to be a must. The rationale run the securitization process but now) then, the dues of the deus that has served its purpose and for fiat money to meet its maker. ception. Ultimate regulators like this: If banks collapse, the now will be economy-wide and ex machina may be called in, in its times. It would be a shame The EU-wide banking sys - a.k.a. central bankers abdicated private sector will be unable to much higher. The figure below a form that is unknown at this for Greece not to use any lever - tem’s entropy was destined to their role as guardians of finan - function. When the private sec - shows the public sector instabil - point in time. age it has been left with in order follow a J curve. In the initial cial stability. Celebratory times tor cannot function, a myriad of ity as public sector institutions to shape the outcome of the dis - phases the ephemeral reduction blinded institutional players and non-performing loans will accu - monetized the debt of the pri - Dr. Charalambakis is Chief integration process. in risks allowed debt accumula - the temporary “successes” cre - mulate while unemployment vate sector. Economist, Blacksummit Finan - The ERM’s objective was to tion by both the public and the ated a culture of vested interests will start its upward trend. As Therefore, the magnitude of cial Group Inc.,and Adjunct Pro - limit currency risks. Back then, private sector. The banking sec - with a political clientele basis companies default banks would the instability is multiplied. fessor of Economics, Patterson Berlin looked at her own self- tor had plenty of partners to addicted to credit. The hangover be unable to purchase govern - Temporarily, instability drops School of Diplomacy, University interest and by insisting on high dance a variety of tango styles. time was approaching. ment bonds, thus states may de - (as it has every time a bailout is of Kentucky. Greece should not be sacrificed for the euro

By George Pagoulatos (2010 and 2011). programme. Yes, it has faced se - pean Investment Fund would Financial Times Doomsayers also look at rious political and bureaucratic help. Greece’s trade deficit and pre - impediments. Yet investors keep But isn’t uncertainty sur - According to Greek mythol - dict it will never restore com - away in large part because they rounding Greece in itself desta - ogy, the noble Iphigenia was petitiveness. However, labour fear currency redenomination. bilising? Perhaps, but a Greek sacrificed so that the warships market liberalisation and steep This reluctance then accentuates exit from the euro would be could have a fair wind to Troy. wage cuts are delivering the “in - that very risk. even worse. If Europe were to According to eurozone mythol - ternal devaluation” required. If There is another absurd ar - accept a Greek exit it would ogy, Greece should become the labour costs are included, gument put forward by some in raise the risk of full eurozone Iphigenia for the euro to sail Greece’s effective exchange rate Brussels: Greece must go be - break-up. The claim to an irre - ahead. However, this sacrifice is at its most competitive for cause its public debt is not sus - versible monetary union would would fail to do the trick. Since more than a decade. tainable. But most of its public be shattered. The eurozone Greece cannot access capital Even if they accept some debt is held by the non-private, would surrender to endless markets and Greeks have no ap - change in economic conditions, official sector. Exit would render speculation over which country petite to leave the eurozone, a critics often still complain that this debt unserviceable. Greece would be next. Depositors “Grexit” would have to be a de - political resolve is lacking. Yet would be forced to default, gen - would start a run on banks in cision made by Brussels and the most painful adjustment erating large capital losses in other peripheral countries and Berlin. Would the eurozone be programme in recent European other European countries and panic could ensue. Bailout pro - justified in ejecting Greece? And history (including a 22 per cent poisoning relations for years. grammes would be over - would it be wise? minimum wage cut) was passed The solution is not a Greek whelmed by the instinctive re - A familiar argument in by the Papademos government exit but growth. A two-year ex - sponse of frightened investors. favour of a forced exit is that in February with a two-thirds tension of fiscal adjustment, as The sacrifice of Iphigenia Greece has failed to reduce its majority. An additional €11.5bn quo is not an option. GDP fell Even healthy, efficient Greek reportedly sought by the Greek would turn out to be the ritual budget deficit. True, the deficit in budget cuts are being fi - by nearly 7 per cent in 2011 and companies have suppliers de - government, would moderate beginning of a collective suicide remains high and public sector nalised, even if they will take another 7 per cent decline is ex - manding cash for imports. For - the impact of austerity. Greece for the euro. As her sacrifice led reform is struggling. Yet, if one longer than initially thought, as pected in 2012. The unemploy - eign clients are turning their can return to growth through a to a decade-long Trojan war, a focuses on the improvement so the Financial Times suggests in ment rate is 23 per cent. Greece backs, saying, in effect, “we are double boost of faster structural “Grexit” could bring years of far, a different picture emerges. a recent article. is in economic depression. happy with your business but reforms and a direct investment horror to the eurozone. For example, Greece cut its total Greece’s adjustments so far But of all Greece’s many don’t know whether you’ll be stimulus. EU instruments such primary budget deficit by 8.2 do not justify its image of fail - problems, including austerity, around for long”. as structural funds and more The writer is professor of Euro - percentage points of gross do - ure. However, its fifth year of the threat of leaving the euro - The same goes for their atti - money from the European In - pean politics and economy, mestic product over two years recession is a sign that the status zone is the most damaging. tudes to Greece’s privatisation vestment Bank and the Euro - Athens University of Economics Museum Defends Antiquities Collecting, Acquires Two Noteworthy Ancient Artifacts

By Randy Kennedy Phoenix Ancient Art that some historical record,” said Jenifer The New York Times believe was made by the classi - Neils, a professor of art history cal Greek sculptor Praxiteles. at Case Western Reserve Univer - Over the last five years, the But the origins of the bronze, sity in Cleveland, who earlier Cleveland Museum of Art has which will play a starring role served for six years on the mu - been at work on one of the in the museum’s new galleries, seum’s curatorial staff and is an largest building programs of any have been under a cloud of sus - archaeologist with experience in art institution in the country, a picion since the museum bought Greece and Italy. “While such $350 million project that has it. (In 2007, the Louvre with - objects may be aesthetically been unveiled in sleek new drew a request to borrow the beautiful, museumgoers are stages and will be completed by statue for a Praxiteles show after robbed forever of their cultural 2013, adding 35,000 more the Greek government claimed context.” square feet of gallery space. the statue had been fished out The Cleveland Museum is But the museum has also of international waters and be - not the only museum that has been building in less visible longed to Italy.) decided to use its discretion to ways and is set to announce on Mr. Franklin said he believed make exceptions to acquisition Monday the acquisition of two that the gallery and the museum guidelines. high-profile ancient artifacts knew enough about both the On a Web site established by that seem certain to draw atten - marble head and the cylinder to the Association of Art Museum tion not only to the institution’s be confident that they had not Directors for listing acquisitions expansion but also to the com - been illicitly taken. “We’ve done that cannot be shown to have plicated long-running debate our due diligence,” Mr. Franklin been in circulation before 1970, about antiquities collecting by said, “and we feel that both 13 institutions besides Cleve - museums. these objects have a pre-1970 land have posted pictures and The world of antiquities col - provenance.” histories of objects they have ac - lecting has been reshaped fun - Beyond that, he said, he quired. The Metropolitan lists damentally over the last several wants to send a signal that mu - 15 objects obtained in recent years, after battles between seums should continue to collect years. American museums like the important ancient art under the One of them, for example, a Metropolitan Museum of Art right circumstances. Greek statue from the mid-sec - and countries like Italy that “Museums should still be ond to the first century B.C., have demanded the return of buying antiquities, and we was a gift of a donor who pieces they say were illegally shouldn’t shirk that responsibil - bought the piece from Phoenix taken from their soil. In 2008, ity, and I think it’s almost an eth - Ancient Art in 2001. The statue, the Association of Art Museum over as director of the Cleveland ical responsibility,” he said. “We which came fully into the Met’s Directors adopted standards Museum in 2010 to usher in the don’t want to drive these kinds collection in 2010, is believed that led most of its member mu - era of its expansion, has of objects into private collec - to have been in a German col - seums to stop collecting artifacts adopted one of the more tions forever. Or to see all of lection in the late 1970s, but no that were not demonstrably in staunchly pro-collecting stances them end up abroad.” (The new report of its existence was pub - legitimate public or private col - among American museums. collecting standards have also lished until 2007. lections before 1970, an inter - And so when two rare oppor - made it hard for private collec - “Such overlife-size bronze nationally recognized cutoff tunities came Cleveland’s way tors to sell objects or to donate statues are extremely rare, es - date. Objects that surfaced later — a stunning marble portrait them to museums, a situation pecially ones of the quality of are more likely to have been from around the time of Christ they say is creating a growing this piece,” the Met explains on stolen from archaeological sites thought to be that of Drusus Mi - category of orphaned artifacts.) the Web site, in justifying its ac - or illegally exported. But those nor, son of the Roman emperor While the collecting guide - ceptance of the statue as a gift. guidelines allow for discretion. Tiberius, one of only about 30 lines are a worthy way to try to “It represents a major class of “Recognizing that a complete such Drusus portraits known to discourage looting and black- Hellenistic honorific statuary recent ownership history may have survived from antiquity; market trade, Mr. Franklin said, not otherwise represented in the not be obtainable for all archae - and a beautifully preserved museums also need to consider museum’s collection.” ological material and every Mayan cylinder vessel with a carefully the long-term effect on Mr. Franklin said that the work of ancient art,” the mu - painted battle scene from A.D. their curatorial strengths. “What Cleveland Museum would also seum directors’ group says, its 600-900 — the museum did not drives most curators is the de - publish a photograph and infor - members “should have the right pass them up. sire to purchase and to build a mation about the marble head to exercise their institutional re - Though the Mayan vessel is collection,” he said, “and if all on the Web site. But in dis - sponsibility to make informed in photographs that place it in they’re going to do is prove - cussing the new acquisitions, he and defensible judgments about New York City in 1969 and was nance research day after day, it’s emphasized that he believed the the appropriateness of acquiring published as part of a notable 2004 in France and has no pub - does business with many major necessary but it’s certainly not museum was taking the right such an object.” It adds: “The New York collection in 1973, lication record before 1970. But museums. In 2004, one of the inspiring, especially for young course for its own future and for museum must carefully balance neither object has an ironclad the museum said it believed its gallery’s owners pleaded guilty curators.” the antiquities. the possible financial and repu - record going back earlier than history could be traced back to in Manhattan to a federal mis - Such a view of acquisitions “It’s to the benefit of these tational harm of taking such a 1970. the late 19th century as the demeanor charge of falsifying a alarms those who feel that mu - objects not to be shunted away step against the benefit of col - The marble head, in particu - property of a prominent family customs document about the seum collecting continues to be into the dark but to exist,” he lecting, presenting and preserv - lar, for which Mr. Franklin said in Algiers. origin of an ancient drinking a catalyst for the black market. said, comparing many artifacts ing the work in trust for the ed - the museum paid a “significant The marble head was sold to vessel. “Buying poorly documented in the market these days to chil - ucational benefit of present and amount” of its yearly acquisition the museum by Phoenix Ancient That same year, the Cleve - objects from disreputable deal - dren of divorce. “It’s almost as future generations.” budget, is likely to raise ques - Art, a leading antiquities dealer land Museum bought a bronze ers is akin to looting an archae - if the objects themselves need a David Franklin, who took tions. It was sold at auction in in Geneva and New York that sculpture of Apollo from ological site and destroying the bill of rights.”