O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEKly GREEK AmERICAN PuBlICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 14, iSSUE 692 January 15-21 , 2011 $1.50 Daopoulos Merkel’s Move to Reunify Cyprus Gets a Turkish Boot Replays Erdogan Slaps His NFL Her Down With Odyssey Hard Reprimand NICOSIA - Citing her own coun - By Constantine S. Sirigos try’s post-World War II experi - TNH Staff Writer ences as a model, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s sug - NEW YORK – Jim Daopoulos gestions on how to re-unify the has seen the battles up close and divided island of Cyprus were inside the command centers. He almost immediately rebuffed by has witnessed the blood and the Turkish Prime Minister Recep guts and has scars of his own to Tayyip Erdogan, who has had a prove it. He has observed the history of clashes with her be - flower of America’s athletic cause Merkel does not want his youth clash with opponents and country admitted into the Euro - give everything they’ve got, and pean Union. Merkel, after a visit has gone toe-to-toe with their to Nicosia, the divided capital commanders when they were on the island, said Turkey was upset they hadn’t won the game doing too little to help resolve or gotten the best out of their the crisis that has been ongoing people, spewing words a family since that country invaded newspaper cannot print. Cyprus in 1974, and which still Daopoulos has devoted four keeps a standing army there. decades to a very American form Cyprus became a member of the of warfare, but he is not a mili - EU in 2004. “I guess Ms. Merkel tary commander. He is a former has forgotten what she has said. National Football League field of - She herself said that it was ficial who has been promoted to wrong to admit southern Cyprus an Associate Supervisor of NFL into the European Union,” the officials, but still has an eye on semi-official Anatolian Agency the Sunday afternoon contests reported Erdogan as saying that are followed by the tens of while on an official visit to millions of Americans who give Qatar. During her visit to them, if perversely, almost a life- Cyprus, the first by a German and -death significance. Each AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPlEwHITE leader, she praised the steps play is vital to the fan, who if A call for tolerance taken by the Greek Cypriot Pres - they had do chose between hon - ident Dimitris Christofias but est politicians and honest refs, President Barack Obama puts his arm around first lady killed six people and left 14 injured, including Arizona Con - said Turkey and Turkish Cypri - would probably choose the guys Michelle Obama near the end of a memorial service in Tucson, gresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on the University of Arizona on the field in their black-and- Ariz., to honor the victims of a shooting rampage that that campus, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Continued on page 9 white striped shirts. Integrity, in - telligence, physical fitness – NFL referees mix it up on the field with men who look as big and fast as small trucks – these are Nun Charges Paisios Abused Her Daughter Greek the qualities Daopoulos looks for in the people he oversees, and which got him to the NFL to be - By Theodore Kalmoukos that Paisios would come to this TNH to grant an interview on ropolitan Pavlos (Stratigeas.) She Tourism gin with. TNH Staff Writer point to hurt my child,” and the Paisios issue, which con - said that Metropolitan Paisios At the beginning of January, added that, “I talked to her now cerns the Greek American Com - expelled her from the St. Irene with the grueling playoff sched - BOSTON - Nun Chrysovalantou that all these things became munity and belongs directly un - Chrysovalantou Monastery he Optimism ule on his mind Daopoulos took Myrou, in an interview with The public and she did not deny any - der his jurisdiction. ran “Because,” as she said, “I was The National Herald on a tour National Herald, has charged thing. She did not say ‘Mama all Bartholomew declined the re - telling him that it was not right of NFL headquarters, a center of that Metropolitan Paisios of these are lies.’” TNH called Met - quest for an interview through for girls to go into his room.” She By Constantine S. Sirigos sports power in one of America’s Tyana, caught up in a swirling ropolitan Paisios in his home in his Chief Secretary by saying it and her then 9-year-old daugh - TNH Staff Writer centers of commercial power, scandal involving allegations of Athens to provide him the op - “will not be honored.” ter, whose name is being kept Park Avenue in New York. Asked sexual conduct in an Astoria, portunity to comment on the in - For almost 10 years Nun confidential, lived in the NEW YORK - Nikolaos Kanel - to see the situation room at the N.Y. monastery he ran, sexually terview, but he hung up when Chrysovalantou has found refuge Monastery. When Sister Chryso - lopoulos, the President of the White House – the President’s abused her daughter. With tears he heard who was calling. in the Cathedral of St. Marcella valantou became a nun she was Greek National Tourism Orga - in her eyes and her voice trem - Patriarch Bartholomew has of GOH (Genuine Orthodox nization (GNTO, Greek Continued on page 5 bling, she said, “I never thought also refused a request from the Christians) in Astoria under Met - Continued on page 3 acronym: EOT) brought a mes - sage here he hoped could prove to be the most effective stimulus package for his country’s ailing economy: “Bring your friends to Retired Professor Ordained in Ithaca Greece.” Those were the vital words he said to the Greek American community at the By Evan C. Lambrou elements of all faiths – serving ments – and his comments were Stathakion Center in Astoria on Special to the National Herald others, helping and feeding the replete with references to Saint January 6 at a forum organized poor, ministering to the sick and Gregory the Theologian, whose by the Federation of Hellenic So - ITHACA, N.Y. – After almost infirmed – and asked the newly- feast day is celebrated on Janu - cieties of Greater New York. seven months without a fulltime ordained priest to pledge to ary 25, and who is also one of Kanellopoulos was introduced pastor, members of Saint serve his new parish in love, the Church’s Three Hierarchs by Elias Tsekerides, President of Catherine’s Greek Orthodox cautioning Father Parthenakis (Saints Basil the Great and John the Federation, who presented Church and their friends wit - that, as a priest, he is very much Chrysostom being the other the forum as a contribution to nessed a stirring ordination and like a public servant under a mi - two; the Three Hierarchs are the rebuilding of the image of installation of their new parish croscope. commemorated on January 30). Greece and as a chance to dis - priest, a retired professor, this “Now that you are going to “I will always feel overawed cuss how the community can past January 2. His Eminence be a priest, you will be in a fish - by the priesthood, and I feel my better organize its efforts on be - Metropolitan Nicholas of De - bowl. Everyone is going to unworthiness to be a priest. On half of that country. The GNTO troit, whose ecclesiastical juris - watch everything you do. Some the other hand, if everyone who President made a brief presen - diction includes most of Upstate will praise you. Others will crit - felt unworthy steered away tation prior to a question and New York, ordained Rev. Dr. icize. It doesn’t matter. Everyone from the priesthood, there answer period accentuating the Athanasios (Tom) Parthenakis is different, and you must love would not be anyone to serve positive in 2010, noting there to the Holy Priesthood before a everyone for who they are, even the Holy Orthodox Church, the was much more good news than congregation of almost 200 peo - those who criticize you. Let love Body of Christ. We are all sin - anyone expected. Despite the ple, including a local Jewish be your guiding principle, and ners living in a fallen world. 2010 Greek nightmare accom - rabbi and Protestant minister. your ministry will be a fruitful How can I, a lowly sinner, pur - panied by horrific international AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS During a well-publicized event one,” His Eminence said. Just sue a life of virtue and service? press coverage, visitors to Buying Greek again which drew coverage from before he was ordained, Father A priest is held to a higher stan - Greece declined by only 1% Ithaca’s two major local news - Parthenakis talked about his dard,” Father Parthenakis said. from 2009, he said. “We over - Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Athens, Tuesday, Jan. 11, papers (it was front-page news deep sense of awe for the mys - “The task of a priest is a very came the fears and the problems 2011 after Greece raised $2.5 billion in a treasury bill auction, in the Ithaca Journal the next tery he was about to receive – difficult one. Saint Gregory and they came to Greece,” he easing concerns a day after bond yields hit a record high for the morning,) Metropolitan Holy Ordination is one of the strapped economy. Nicholas referred to the comon Church’s seven major sacra - Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7 SciEncE SERiES Farmer Girl Engineer Apostolos Raptis: Helps Build Husband, Father, inventor An Empire By Amalia Deligiannis mote it.