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å óõìâïýëåøå êÜðïéïò ößëïò íá ãñÜøù ãéá ôéò Üãéåò çìÝñåò ôïõ ÐÜó÷á ( ôï Üêïõóá êáé ÐÜó÷áôïò... êáé ðÜó÷ù ìÝ÷ñé óÞìåñá áðü áíßáôç íüóï) Ôï ãõñíïâïëïýóá áðü åäþ ôï ðñïåôïßìáæá áðü ôçí Üëëç, áëëÜ äåí ìïõ âãáéíå. ÍôñïðÞ! Êáé íÜ ãñáöá êÜôé åðßêáéñï, ðÜåé óôçí åõ÷Þ! Åãþ Üëëá Ý÷ù êáôÜ íïý. Åßìáé ðïëý èõìùìÝíç ìå ôçí ðüëç ìáò êáé üëïõò áõôïýò ðïõ ãõñíïâïëÜíå óáí âñõêüëáêåò Þ äñÜêïõëåò óå õðåñùñßåò, ìüíïé ðïõ áõôïß äåí ðßíïõí áßìá, êüâïõí êëßóåéò óôá áõôïêßíçôá ìáò óôïõò ðåæïýò óôïõò æùíôáíïýò êáé ôïõò ðåèáìÝíïõò. ÐÞñáí ôçí åíôïëÞ êáèþò öáßíåôáé íá ãñÜöïõí üôé ìðïñïýí! ÊÜðïéïé ìÜëëïí áíôéóôÜèçêáí óôï Üäéêï êáé áíôÝäñáóáí. Åðåóå ôüôå ôï óýíèçìá ôïõ “ìðüíïõò” êáé åîáôìßóôçêáí ïé áíôéññÞóåéò óôï üíïìá ôïõ “Ãéþñãç” (âëÝðå George Washington). Ðáñáìïíåýïõí ðßóù áðü áõôïêßíçôá áðü êïëþíåò Þ êñõììÝíïé óôá áõôïêßíçôÜ ôïõò. Ç áíÜóá ôïõò óôáìáôçìÝíç êáé ìüëéò ôï ñïëïãÜêé ôïõò ÷ôõðÞóåé 6 êáé 58” áñ÷ßæïõí íá ôñÝ÷ïõí íá äþóïõí ôçí ðñþôç êëßóç! Êáôåâáßíåé ëïéðüí êáìáñùôüò êáìáñùôüò ï éäéïêôÞôçò ôïõ áõôïêéíÞôïõ óôéò 7 áêñéâþò ãéá íá ìåôáêéíÞóåé ôï áõôïêßíçôï. “Óáò ôçí Ýöåñá óÞìåñá êýñéïé âñõêüëáêåò” ìÜëëïí èá ìïíïëïãåß ìÝ÷ñé íá äåß ôï ðïñôïêáëß öÝóé ðïõ ôïõ ÷ïõí êïëëÞóåé óôï ðáìðñßæ. ÊïéôÜ áðï÷áõíùìÝíïò ãýñù ôïõ ìå âëÝììá áðëáíÝò óáí áãåëÜäáò ðïõ êïéôÜ ôï ôñÝíï üôáí ðåñíÜ. “Æþ óôçí æþíç ôïõ ëõêüöùôïò” ìïíïëïãåß êáé ðáßñíåé ôïí äñüìï ôçò åðéóôñïöÞò. “ áõôïß åßíáé óáí ôéò êáôóáñßäåò ößëå ìïõ ïýôå ìå ðõñçíéêÞ Ýêñçîç äåí êáôáóôñÝöïíôáé” ÖõóéêÜ Üìá ôïëìÞóåéò íá ôïõò æçôÞóåéò ôïí ëüãï, óïõ åîçãïýí ìå áðüëõôç êõñéáñ÷éêÞ áêáôáëáâßóôéêç ðñïöïñÜ, ôï ðüóï ôõ÷åñüò åßóáé ðïõ äåí óå ìðïõæïõñéÜæïõíå êé üëáò! Ïóï ãéá óÝíá ößëå ìïõ Ìðñïõêëéþôç, Üëëáîáí ïé êáéñïß êáé äåí ôï ðÞñåò ÷áìðÜñé. Ôþñá ïé ðïëßôåò êõíçãïýí ôïõò áóôõíïìéêïýò (ðþò ôï åßðåò ôïí áñéèìü ôïõ ðåñéðïëéêïý 1616?) Ï Üíèñùðïò óïõ Ýäùóå êëßóç 5 ëåðôÜ (ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí) ðñßí ôçí åðéôñåðüìåíç þñá. Äåí öôáßåé áõôüò ÷ñõóÝ ìïõ. ÅÓÕ öôáßò ðïõ Ýôõ÷å íá åßóáé åêåß êáé íá ôï äåßò. Íá óïõ áíåâåß ôï áßìá óôï êåöÜëé, íá ôïí êõíçãÞóåéò áõôüò íá ôñÝîåé óáí êõíçãçìÝíïò íá óå áðïöýãåé êáé ôåëéêÜ êáëÜ Ýêáíåò êáé ðÞñåò ôï 911 ãéá íá êáôáãñáöåß ç þñá êáé ç óôéãìÞ. Äéüôé ößëå ìïõ ç ðïëéôåßá áðïöÜóéóå íá ìçí æçôÜ ðéá ÷ñÞìáôá áðü ôïõò ðïëßôåò ôçò. ÁðëÜ ôá êëÝâåé áðü áõôïýò!!!

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omeone suggested I write about the Holy days of Easter (referred to by same suggester as Easters'es Holy days ( ! ) I tried this way and that- but nothing would come. Shame on me !

At least something topical would be OK- what the heck . I, however, have got other things on my mind.

I am angry at our city and all those stalkers and vampires who for their blood-thirst give out parking tickets to the dead, the living and the pedestrian....

It seems like they got their orders to "go gettem " and they are doing their darndest. To spur on the efforts of those with a sliver of conscience - bonuses were promised and all conscience and morality vaporized in the name of George ( as in G. Washington). They're staked out behind cars and sign posts with bated breath and as soon as their watches read 6:58 they make a mad dash to place their first ticket. The poor car owner comes down exactly at 7 , proud as a peacock to be on time thinking he's one up on the vampires and sees the paper already on his windshield.

Looking up and down the street like a big-eyed cow following the movements of a passing train - he mutters to himself " i live in the twilight zone !! " and turns for home. "These 'guys' are like cockroaches - not even nuclear war will stop them "! Of course if you try to talk to them about their 'error' you get a smug often unintelligibly accented reply as to how lucky you are not to be wrestled to the ground and carted away ! As for you, my Brooklynite friend - times have changed and you ain't noticed . Nowadays the citizens chase the cops (what did you say the patrol car number was? 1616? ) The ticketer gave you a ticket at least 5 minutes before time was up. It's not his fault my dear- it's your fault for being there to see it ! Your fault for seeing red. Your fault for chasing him so that he's booking like a hunter's target and kudos to you for calling 911 so that the time this happened was registered. Because , my friend, the state has decided not to ask its citizens for money....but rather just to rob them !!!

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Kyriakos Chris Skevas

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ÔÏÓÁ ×ÑÏÍÉÁ ÂÁÑÅËÁÓ!!! Ïé âáñåëÜäåò ðïõ åß÷áíå ùò åðÜããåëìá ðáñáêìÜóåé êáé Þôáí åßäïò õðü åîáöÜíéóç åðáíáêÜìðôïõí ôþñá äñéìýôåñïé: ìåôÜ ôçí êáôï÷ýñùóç ôçò ïíïìáóßáò ôçò öÝôáò îáíáâñßóêïõí ôéò ðáëéÝò äüîåò ðïõ ôéò åß÷áíìå áðùëÝóåé ëüãù ôùí ðëáóôéêþí âáñåëéþí ðïõ Þôáíå öôçíüôåñá – ìáæß ôïõò èá ÷Üíïíôáí êáé ç ðåñßöçìç öñÜóç: “Ôüóá ÷ñüíéá âáñåëÜò, ôÝôïéïí ðÜôï äåí îáíÜäá” – ðïõ áíáöÝñïíôáí ëáãíïâáñþò, üôáí äéÝñ÷ïíôáí ìðñïóôÜ áðü áíôñïðáñÝá ãõíáßêá ìå óêëçñÞ áíÜñôçóç êáé äéðëÜ áìïñôéóÝñ. Ìå ôçí åõêáéñßá, øÜîáìå êáé âñÞêáìå (íá åßíáé êáëÜ ï Ãéþñãïò Ãïýóéáò) ðïéá åðåããÝëìáôá èåùñïýíôáé, ðëÝïí, ùò ìç õðÜñ÷ïíôá, áðü ôï õðïõñãßåï Ïéêïíïìéêþí – éäïý ï ðßíáêáò:

ÅðáããÝëìáôá ôá ïðïßá äéáãñÜöçêáí áðü ôïõò ðßíáêåò ôïõ Õð.Ïéê. ãéá ðñïóäéïñéóìü ôïõ åéóïäÞìáôïò ìå ôçí ÷ñÞóç ôùí Ì.Ó.Ê.Ê. (Ìïíáäéêþí Óõíôåëåóôþí Êáèáñïý ÊÝñäïõò) EðÜããåëìá: * Ôñï÷åßï êñõóôÜëëùí * 'Åìðïñïò ößëôñùí íåöñïý ìéáò ÷ñÞóåùò, êáèåôÞñùí, ãáæþí ê.ë.ð. * Óáãìáôïðïéåßï Þ ðåôáëùôÞñéï * 'Åìðïñïò åéäþí æá÷áñïðëáóôéêÞò ãåíéêÜ * ÁêñïêáèáñéóôÞò êáé áêñïðùëçôÞò * ÅñãáóôÞñéï êáôáóêåõÞò ìáíäçëßùí (ñéíïìÜêôñùí) êáé óõíáöþí åéäþí) * ÊáôáóêåõáóôÞò Þ Ýìðïñïò îýëéíùí Þ ðëáóôéêþí ëÝìâùí * Ìåóßôçò ÷ñçìáôéóôçñßïõ åìðïñåõìÜôùí * Áñãõñáìïéâüò (Ýóïäá áðü ðñïìÞèåéåò) * ÅíïéêéáóôÞò ðåôóåôþí êáé óõíáöþí åéäþí (êïõñåßùí, åóôéáôïñßùí êëð.) * ÅíïéêéáóôÞò äçìïóßùí, äçìïôéêþí, ëéìåíéêþí êëð. öüñùí

Ç áíáöïñÜ ôïõò ðñïêáëåß ìéá ðåñßåñãç ìåëáã÷ïëßá: ÷Üíïíôáé, ðéá, ïé óáãìáôïðïéïß (ãéá ôïõò íåüôåñïõò: åêåßíïé ðïõ Ýöôéá÷íáí óáìÜñéá) ìéáò êáé ôá Üëïãá ðëÝïí åßíáé ìÝóá óôç ìç÷áíÞ ôùí áõôïêéíÞôùí – åíþ ðïëëÜ ãáúäïýñéá åßíáé óôá ôéìüíéá. ×Üèçêáí êáé ïé ðåôáëùôÝò – ßóùò íá ìåßíïõíå åëÜ÷éóôïé ðïõ èá åîõðçñåôïýí ôïí Éððüäñïìï êáé ôïõò éððéêïýò ïìßëïõò, åíþ ç êáôÜóôáóç ðëÞôôåé êáé ôéò ëåãüìåíåò «ãÜôåò ìå ðÝôáëá» ðïõ èá ìåßíïõíå ðéá áðåôÜëùôåò. Èá áðïìåßíïõíå ìüíïí ôá ðñïêÜô ñïäïðÝôáëá ôùí èåñìïêçðßùí. ÐÜíå êáé åêåßíïé ðïõ öôéÜ÷íáíå ìáíôÞëéá (êáëáìáôéáíÜ Þ ü÷é), ôá ëåãüìåíá ñéíüìáêôñá – ôïõò åîüíôùóáí ôá ÷áñôïìÜíôéëá ìéáò ÷ñÞóåùò, êé åõôõ÷þò, åí ðñïêåéìÝíù, ãéáôß èõìÜìáé ðáëéÜ ðüóï ìå áçäßáæå ôï èïñõâþäåò öýóçìá ôçò ìýôçò óå ÷ñçóéìïðïéçìÝíï ìáíôÞëé. Ãëéôþóáìå. Ôï ñïìáíôéêüôåñï åßíáé üôé êáôáñãåßôáé ôï åðÜããåëìá ôïõ «åíïéêéáóôïý ðåôóåôþí êáé óõíáöþí åéäþí -óå êïõñåßá êáé åóôéáôüñéá. Ðüôå èá ‘ñèåß êáé ç êáôÜñãçóç ôçò äéêÞò ìáò äïõëåéÜò, ôùí äçìïóéïãñÜöùí; ÔïõëÜ÷éóôïí íá ðñïëÜâù ôç óýíôáîç – áëëéþò, äåí ðåéñÜæåé: ìå âëÝðù, óôá ãåñÜìáôá, ðáñáãéü óå âáñåëÜ öÝôáò. Óå ðïéüí äåí áñÝóåé ç öÝôá; Íá ìçí ðù, äå, ãéá ôïõò ùñáßïõò ðÜôïõò – ôùí âáñåëéþí, åííïåßôáé.

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“Nine acclaimed Greek artists offer New York a diverse and exciting vew of the contemporary art scene in Greece.

Manolis Charos, Stefanos Daskalakis,Maria Filopoulou, Kostis Georgiou,Pavlos Samios, Giorgos Golfinos, Erietta Vordoni, Giorgos Rottis and MSAZ. There are painters of very different personal styles and expressions are united by a deep artistic affinity formed of intertwining experiences. Viewers are offered an exploration of representational painting through distinct artistic forms.”

H Ýêèåóç ôùí 9 óýã÷ñïíùí æùãñÜöùí äéïñãáíþèçêå áðü ôïí ÓõëëÝêôç Ãéþñãï Óôáèüðïõëï. Áðïôåëåß ãéá ôçí åëëçíéêÞ åéêáóôéêÞ ðáñïõóßá óôçí ÍÝá Õüñêç, ìéá íÝá ì ï ñ ö Þ Ýíá íÝï ãßãíåóèáé. ÌÝóá áðü ôéò ðáëÝôåò, ôá äçìéïõñãéêÜ óôïé÷åßá ôïí äõíáìéóìü êáé ôçí åõáéóèçóßá ôïõ êÜèå æùãñÜöïõ, ïé Áìåñéêáíïß öéëüôå÷íïé áíáêáëýðôïõí

Manolis Charos Born on the island of Kithira in 1960.

Manolis Charos studied art in Paris at the Ecole Nationale Superieur des Beaux-Arts.

He was awarded the National Prize in France, the “Prix des Fondations”, in lithography.In 2000 he was awarded first prize by the Athens Academy for artists under 40 years of age. He was given a scholarship at Princeton University to do illustrations for a book of Aesop’s Fables. He has illustrated books on Greece’s foremost poets Kavafis and Vassilikos as well as other special lithograph series.

Stefanos Daskalakis Born in Piraeus in 1952. studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts at the G. Mavroidis atelier (1970-1974) and continued his studies in Lyon and in Paris (1978-1981). Daskalakis has had his works

Moralis and studied set design at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. Since 1999 he has been a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Salonica.

His works are distinguished by their strong colors and balanced composition. His art works may be characterized by different subject groups at various periods in his artistic development.

Giorgos Rorris Born in Cosma, Arcadia in 1963.

Giorgos Rorris studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1982-1987) with professors P. Tetsis and G. Valavanidis. He continued his studies in Paris at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts with Professor L. Cremonini with scholarships from the B. and E. Goulandris Foundation and the Bacala Brothers Foundation.Painting from the real-

who is who ôçí ôÝ÷íç ôçò óýã÷ñïíçò ÅëëÜäáò. ÎáöíéÜæïíôáé áðü ôçí ìïíáäéêüôá ôùí ÷ñùìÜôùí áëëÜ êáé ôçò åéêáóôéêÞò áíôßëçøçò, êáé óõíåéäçôïðïéïýí ðùò ç ÅëëÜäá äåí Ý÷åé óôáìáôÞóåé íá áíáãåííéÝôáé ìÝóá áðü ôçí ìïíáäéêüôçôÜ ôçò. Ï áñ÷áßïò ðïëéôéóìüò áðïôåëåß áóôåßñåõôç êëçñïíïìéÜ áëëÜ êáé âáôÞñá. Ç åëëçíéêÞ ôÝ÷íç ôïõ óÞìåñá Ý÷åé ðíïÞ ÷ñþìáôá êáé Üðïøç Ý÷åé øõ÷Þ ôáëÝíôï êáé üðùò áðïäåéêíýåôáé óéãÜ óéãÜ êáé óôéò Ç Ð Á , áíáãíþñéóç. Ôá åãêáßíéá ôçò Ýêèåóçò Ýãéíáí ôçí Ôñßôç 4 Áðñéëßïõ óôï National Arts Club, ü ð ï õ

Ãéþñãïò ÑùñÞò

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Åëëçíåò, áìåñéêáíïýò êñéôéêïýò êáé äçìïóéïãñÜöïõò, áðÝäåéîå óôïõò 5 ðáñåõñéóêïìÝíïõò æùãñÜöïõò áëëÜ êáé óôïí äéïñãáíùôÞ, ðùò áñãÜ áëëÜ óôáèåñÜ, ç íÝá ÅëëÜäá êáôáëáìâÜíåé ôïí ÷þñï ðïõ ôçò áñìüæåé óôï ðáãêüóìéï åéêáóôéêü ðñïóêÞíéï.

shown in personal and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad (France, Belgium and Switzerland). His paintings consist of still lifes, interior spaces and, most recently, human figures and portraiture. His still life compositions and sparsely furnished interiors show tables, chairs, canvases, flower pots, boxes, etc., items which depict all of the useful and useless articles of an atelier or a house in its everyday disordered fashion. He reaches significant aesthetic results by combining austere, almost photographic design with warm sensitivity giving emphasis to earthly subjects and shadows Maria Filopoulou Born in Athens in 1964. studied painting in Paris at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts under Professor L. Cremonini during the period 1984-88. She continued with postgraduate studies at the same school with a French Government scholarship during the period 1988-89 (lithography under Abrahad Hadad).Her works can be distinguished by characteristic curvature and distortions appearing as if seen by a wide angle lens.

The subjects of her paintings include seascapes, greenhouses, interiors and staircases. Her works move with an expressionistic mood in the framework of representational trends.

Kostis Georgiou Born in Salonica in 1956.Kostis Georgiou studied painting and sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts with professors D. Mitaras and D. Kokkinidis and at the Royal College of Fine Arts in London. He also studied set design in Florence, Italy.His painting moves in a climate of personal distortional expressionism. In his large diptych and triptych paintings he combines both descriptive (representative) and abstract elements, revolving around the human figure. He uses deep and aggressive colors with oils and acrylics.

His metal and polyester sculptures feature human and animal figures with distorted proportions or elongated limbs.

George Golfinos Born in Corinth in 1948.

Giorgos Golfinos studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under professor I.

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ist tradition, he works with everyday rooms and spaces, focusing most recently on portraits and nudes. His paintings move beyond representation; light and shade are employed to create strongly psychological works revealing the essence of both the subject and the artist.

Pavlos Samios Born in Athens in 1948.

Pavlos Samios studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts with professors N. Nikolaou and I. Moralis and is a professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts for Byzantine Traditional Painting.His works portray a symbolic and metaphysical vision even though they embrace aesthetic reality. He uses several painting techniques - fresco, tempera and oils - characteristic of different periods. The perspective in his art work is often reminiscent of Byzantine painting.

Erietta Vordoni Born in Athens in 1959.

Erietta Vordoni studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts and in Paris at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des BeauxArts.She is a pictorial, figurative artist. Her pictorial representations seek the balance between pursuit of impermanence and passion for perpetuity.

With the human figure pivotal in her work, Vordonis’ paintings are textured through use of Plexiglas and a harmonic weaving of other medium materials such as crystalline paper.

Manolis Zacharioudakis (MSAZ) Born in Athens in 1958.

Manolis Zacharioudakis studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts with professors N. Kessanlis and D. Kokkinidis.

In 2001 published his first novel “Prehistoric Restaurant”. In 2003 he was visiting fellow at Princeton University working on the Byzantine poem “Digenis Akritas”. He has had numerous personal and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.Myths, novels and old poems inspire his works. He consciously uses a naive visual language, employing a wide range of media from painting to constructions, video and computer multimedia. Often with humour or satire, his work combines intellectual comment and aesthetics

Ôï Óõìâïýëéï Áðüäçìïõ Åëëçíéóìïý (ÓÁÅ) åý÷åôáé óå üëç ôçí ÏìïãÝíåéá êáé ôïí Åëëçíéóìü ôçò ÄéáóðïñÜò ÊáëÞ ÁíÜóôáóç êáé Êáëü ÐÜó÷á Ïé ¢ãéåò ÌÝñåò ôùí Ðáèþí êáé ôï èÜõìá ôçò ÁíáóôÜóåùò ôïõ ×ñéóôïý íá óçìÜíåé ôçí åêðëÞñùóç ôùí ðñïóäïêéþí êáé ôùí ðñïóðáèåéþí ôïõ ÃÝíïõò ìáò ãéá ÅéñÞíç, Ðñüïäï êáé Åõçìåñßá ÅëëçíéêÞ ðáñÝëáóç óôçí ÐÝìðôç Ëåùöüñï ãéá 9ç öïñÜ.

Ç ïìÜäá ôçò Åëëïðßá, ðáñïýóá óôçí ìåãáëýôåñç ãéïñôÞ ôïõ åëëçíéóìïý ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò. Ç ôçëåïðôéêÞ âéíôåïóêüðçóç ôçò ðáñÝëáóçò êÜèå ÷ñüíï, äåí áðïôåëåß ìüíï Ýíá öïëêëïñéêü åíèýìéï, áëëÜ éóôïñéêÞ êáôáãñáöÞ, ÷ñüíï ìå ÷ñüíï ãåíéÝò ìå ãåíéÝò. ÐÜíôïôå ìå åðáãåëìáôéóìü êáé óåâáóìü óôá ãåãïíüôá êáé ôçí äçìéïóéïãñáöéêÞ áîéïðñÝðåéá êáé äåïíôïëïãßá. 1- ÃéÜííçò ÌïõóôÜêáò ï áêïýñáóôïò åéêïíïëÞðôçò, 2- ÁèçíÜ ÊñéêÝëç åí êéíÞóåé 3- ÃéÜííçò ÌïõóôÜêáò êáé Ìé÷Üëçò ÃéáêïõìÝëïò 4- Ìáñßá ÐÝôñïõ Ðáñáãùãüò ôçò Åëëïðßá Ýôïéìç ãéá êÜèå ìïñöÞò ðëÜíïõ. Ï áöáíÞò Öþôçò ÐáðáäÜôçò öùôïãñÜöïò ðïõ êáôáãñÜöåé üëåò ôéò óçìáíôéêÝò ìáò óôéãìÝò.

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ãñÜöåé ï Êþóôáò ÌðëéÜôêáò Åíáò ÷ñüíïò óõìðëçñþèçêå áðü ôïí èÜíáôï ôïõ êïñõöáßïõ ìïõóéêïóõíèÝôç Óôáýñïõ ÊïõãéïõìôæÞ. ¹ôáí 12 ôïõ ÌÜñôç üðùò êáôÜ ôñáãéêÞ óýìðôùóç áêïýãåôáé óå Ýíá áðü ôá ðéï üìïñöá ôñáãïýäéá ôïõ, ðïõ Ýöåõãå áðü êïíôÜ ìáò ðÝñéóé ôÝôïéï êáéñü. Ößëïé êáé óõíåñãÜôåò ôïõ êáèþò êáé áðëïß ðïëßôåò ìáæß ìå ôïõò óõããåíåßò ôïõ óõãêåíôñþèçêáí óôï äçìïôéêü èÝáôñï ôçò êáëáìáñéÜò ãéá íá ôéìÞóïõí ôç ìíÞìç ôïõ. Óôçí ÊáëáìáñéÜ üðïõ åß÷å áðïóõñèåß, ìáêñéÜ áðü ôá öþôá ôçò äçìïóéüôçôáò êáé ôï áäçöÜãï ÊÝíôñï, Þäç áðü ôï 1987.

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ôá ãñÜöáíå. ¼ôáí áñãüôåñá Üêïõóá ôá ðñþôá ôñáãïýäéá ôïõ ×áôæéäÜêé, ×Üñôéíï ôï öåããáñÜêé, Äéþîå ôç ëýðç ðáëéêÜñé êáé Üëëá ðïõ ìå ìÜãåøáí, åßðá óôïí åáõôü ìïõ: «ØÜîå ìÝóá óïõ. ØÜîå íá âñåéò ôï äéêü óïõ äñüìï êé áí Ý÷åéò êÜôé íá ðåéò, èá ôï ðåéò». Ì’ áõôÝò ôéò óêÝøåéò Üñ÷éóá ðÜëé äåéëÜ – äåéëÜ íá ãñÜöù......»

put this in practice our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ would not have had to come at all and certainly there would not have been the pain of Good Friday nor would we need the glorious hope that comes from the reality of the Resurrection . we would already know. i weep with the Theotokos , which for me represents our spurning of our own Divinity - beyond the grief of human loss. i pray for us to understand and move forward into the light - all the time shining what little light we do have for others who may lose their way. i wish for all a most Blessed EasterKALI ANASTASI- and may God help us all.

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many christians fast at this time in preparation for the glory of Easter. though i believe in fasting as a spiritual discipline i personally have never understood the chowing down on succulent shrimps yet spurning the lowly hamburger , for instance, as abstinence.......plus how do Orthodox vegetarians fast? i have lots of questions for my priest ( luckily my parish has a fabulousand patient with meone ).

back to my original thought , however, "fasting" from negative emotions - forgiveness - trying to see the Lord in every human-a more concerted daily effort to connect with the Godhead - these would seem to me to be our disciplines for daily life which we could maybe redouble our efforts at during certain very important times of the ecclesiastical year. i know that the 'rules' were set up for the "hoi poloi" as an effort to help them focus their attention correctly but i am so of the notion that besides prayer and meditation all we have to do is LOVE ONE ANOTHER and we are cooking with gas ................no oil ! : ) if , however, we could

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By Helen Kavvadia Luxemburg Principal communications officer European Investment Bank

In October 2002, the EIB's operations in the Mediterranean Partner Countries were brought together under the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership or FEMIP. Why was this mechanism necessary? What are its benefits?

The creation of FEMIP in October 2002 reflected the political will of the EU Member States and the ten Mediterranean Partner Countries to give a new impetus to their economic and financial cooperation: not only by increasing the volume of lending and introducing pioneering financial products, but also by stepping up collaboration between the two shores of the Mediterranean.

FEMIP's main objective is to promote economic development and stability in the Mediterranean region - so generating employment, reducing emigration from the southern countries and fostering growth on both sides of the Mediterranean.

For this reason, it focuses primarily on private sector development and the creation of a favourable climate for investment.

In three years, FEMIP has established itself as the "Euro-Mediterranean development bank", with investments totalling more than EUR 7.2 billion over the period 2002-2005.

To boost the momentum of the partnership and encour-

Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Philippe de Fontaine in an interview with ELLOPIA PRESS Operating since 1978 in Tunisia, where it has invested over EUR 2.4 billion, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is making a key contribution to the country's modernisation and economic liberalisation. Its activity has been reinforced and identified over the past three years by the Facility for EuroMediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP). To support growth in the Mediterranean arena, EIB Vice-President Philippe de Fontaine Vive presents FEMIP, an instrument for promoting Euro-Mediterranean economic development.

age the participants' sense of ownership, FEMIP also provides a forum for exchange and dialogue between the two shores of the Mediterranean: through our local offices in Cairo, Rabat and Tunis, we organise throughout the year meetings and sectoral working groups that present their findings to the annual meeting of the Finance Ministers of the 35 EuroMediterranean countries.

This year, Tunisia will host the sixth FEMIP ministerial meeting on 25 and 26 June 2006. As last year, this will be paired with a meeting of the Mediterranean ECOFIN Council.

Why has priority been given to the private sector?

In 2005, 51% of the EUR 2.2 billion lent was channelled into the private sector, either for financing large-scale industrial projects or supporting SME investment via local banks.

We attach particular importance to this segment as only a strong and dynamic private sector can generate the jobs needed each year to provide the new entrants into the labour market with employment opportunities, thereby transforming the region's growing population

into a genuine asset for its future.

To achieve this, it is not only necessary to provide financing for projects but also to foster the development of an investmentfriendly environment by supporting economic reform and modernisation and assisting the creation of basic infrastructure. Tunisia provides a good example of this, with the financing of projects such as the dualling of the TunisSousse and Tunis-Gabès railway lines, upgrading of the road networks in Tunis and Bizerte, reinforcement of the national power grid and a host of environmental management schemes including the decontamination of phosphogypsum sites in Tapura.

Lastly, we are placing increasing emphasis on investment in the so-called social sectors such as health, education, training and housing. For instance, we have dedicated EUR 110 million this year to the modernisation of 30 Tunisian hospitals located throughout the country.

Yes, but doesn't strengthening the economies of the partner countries also involve the transfer of expertise?

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Without doubt. That is why we are seeking to diversify FEMIP initiatives beyond traditional lending operations by developing a technical assistance component. Between 2003 and 2005, contracts for nearly 50 operations totalling EUR 70 million were signed.

These consisted of grants aimed at helping our public and private sector partners to strengthen their medium and long-term management capacity as well as to improve the quality of their investment and enhance its development impact. In Tunisia, eight technical assistance operations for a total of EUR 8.5 million have been signed over the past two years. We recently implemented a project in cooperation with the Tunisian Finance Ministry designed to improve its ability to anticipate and hedge exchange risk.

FEMIP now provides finance worth EUR 2 billion a year. 2006 will be a year of reflection on its progress and this will in particular be conducted with the Mediterranean countries at the Tunis Ministerial Committee meeting in June.

This dialogue is itself an achievement of FEMIP and the partnership, and 2006 will no doubt see a renewed

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So you are optimistic about future EuroMediterranean relations?

Absolutely! Each of my visits to the region and each of my meetings with the economic operators there strengthens this conviction.

This region has enormous potential for development in terms of both its human and natural resources and its extremely rich cultural heritage, and we have succeeded in creating vital momentum.

Our economic and financial achievements with our Mediterranean partners so far, together with the clear determination on both sides, show that we have the means to move towards a genuine EuroMediterranean economic community. We must now endeavour to maintain and intensify this process of convergence between the northern and southern economies. This is clearly a major challenge for our societies, but one which we are ready to meet.

In the current situation, what are the drivers of economic growth in the southern Mediterranean countries?

Private investment clearly harbours the greatest growth potential, and to give it the necessary boost each State must define its priorities and pace of reform according to its own needs, competitive advantages and socio-economic imperatives. It is FEMIP's task to underpin these developments with diversified financial products and technical assistance. The aim is to enhance the attractiveness of a country and prepare the ground for investors.

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Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Philippe de Fontaine in an interview with ELLOPIA PRESS

By Helen Kavvadia Tunisia again provides a good example of this, since despite the modest size of its market it is the country which attracts the most direct investment in the region.

To encourage this dynamic, FEMIP focuses on modernising the banking sector in the partner countries, since the problem of how to tap savings for the long-term financing of the economy is common to them all. We are therefore enabling local banks to build up their capacities with technical assistance, helping them to refinance with medium and long-term credit lines and supporting their efforts to develop financial products with a strong leverage effect, such as investment capital, leasing, micro-credit, etc. There are of course other factors that will contribute to the region's economic growth, such as the remittances of migrant workers.

A study that we recently published ( ) showed that over EUR 7 billion is " officially " transferred from Europe to the Mediterranean countries every year (or EUR 12 to 14 billion if "unofficial" transfers are taken into account), exceeding both foreign direct investment and official development assistance to the region. However, these remittances are not handled by banks, a fact which considerably inflates the transfer costs (up to 16% of the amount sent) and prevents intermediate tapping by the banking system for developing appropriate products for migrants or improving the banks' refinancing costs. For this reason, we intend to take steps, based on our research, to raise the awareness of the authorities in the partner coun tries and the banks with which we work, in order to make better use of this windfall to finance the economy.

But in order to achieve this, isn't greater cooperation between the southern Mediterranean countries necessary?

Yes indeed, and that brings me to the third aspect that I would like to address, namely South-South integration, which will be

a key driver of economic growth. Trade between the southern countries accounts for only 5% of their GDP. To give you an example, Algeria is Morocco's sixteenth supplier, while Morocco is only Algeria's thirty-fifth! Progress has certainly been made - and here I am thinking, in particular, of the Agadir Agreement, which is expected to create a market of over 100 million people - but the integration of the region is far from being a reality. In these circumstances, it is essential to develop effectively integrated sub-regional groups (for instance, by extending the trans-European transport, energy and communications networks) and to think in terms of a Euro-Mediterranean area, whose overall activity accounts for 20% of global GDP. In 1995, the launch of the Barcelona Process signalled the beginning of the Euromed partnership. Ten years later, at the Barcelona Summit in November last year, a number of critics described this meeting as a failure. Do you share this opinion?

I think that in 1995 this initiative was set in the context of great hopes for peace. It is in the area in which we operate - that is, at the economic and financial level - that the process becomes most meaningful and has already made great advances.

So you are optimistic about future Euro-Mediterranean relations?

Absolutely! Each of my visits to the region and each of my meetings with the economic operators there strengthens this conviction. This region has enormous potential for development in terms of both its human and natural resources and its extremely rich cultural heritage, and we have succeeded in creating vital momentum.

Our economic and financial achievements with our Mediterranean partners so far, together with the clear determination on both sides, show that we have the means to move towards a genuine Euro-Mediterranean economic community. We must now endeavour to maintain and intensify this process of convergence between the northern and southern economies. This is clearly a major challenge for our societies, but one which we are ready to meet.

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ÌïíáóôçñÜêé áðïôåëåß ìéá êáëÞ ôïðüèÝôçóç ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí óå åðßðåäï ðñïèÝóåùí. ÐáñÜëëçëá, áîßæåé íá óçìåéùèåß ðùò ôï óýóôçìá ðïõ åöáñìüæåôáé óôçí Êùíóôáíôéíïýðïëç ãéá ôçí åêëïãÞ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý ÐáôñéÜñ÷ç åßíáé êÜôé ðáñáðÜíù áðü ðáñåìâáôéêü äåäïìÝíïõ üôé ç åêåß Íïìáñ÷ßá åëÝã÷åé ðëÞñùò ôéò ëßóôåò ôùí õðïøçößùí äéáôçñþíôáò ôï äéêáßùìá íá äéáãñÜøåé ïíüìáôá. Óå íÝá ôñï÷éÜ ç Ó÷ïëÞ ôçò ×Üëêçò Áí êáé ôéò ôåëåõôáßåò çìÝñåò ï ôïõñêéêüò Ôýðïò âïìâáñäéæüôáí áðü äçìïóéåýìáôá ìå ôßôëï "ÔÝñìá ïé óõæçôÞóåéò ãéá ôçí ÈåïëïãéêÞ Ó÷ïëÞ ôçò ×Üëêçò",Ýíá Üëëï äçìïóßåõìá áðü ôï ôïõñêéêü "ºäñõìá Ïéêïíïìéêþí êáé Êïéíùíéêþí Ìåëåôþí" ßóùò íá ðñïóöÝñåé åðéêïõñéêÞ óõíäñïìÞ óôéò ðñïóðÜèåéåò ðïõ ãßíïíôáé ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá ãéá ôï èÝìá áõôü.Ç ìåëÝôç ðïõ èá ðáñïõóéáóôåß áýñéï áðü ôïõò óõããñáöåßò ê.ê.ÌáôæÜñ êáé Ãêéïêáôóôß,áíáìÝíåôáé "íá áíáôáñÜîåé ôá Þóõ÷á íåñÜ ôïõ Âïóðüñïõ". ¼ðùò ôüíéóå ï äéåõèõíôÞò ôïõ ðñïãñÜììáôïò åîùôåñéêÞò ðïëéôéêÞò ôïõ éäñýìáôïò,Ì.Áêãêéïýí,ðñüêåéôáé ãéá Ýíá èÝìá ðïõ óå Üëëá äçìïêñáôéêÜ êñÜôç äåí èá Ýðñåðå íá áðïôåëåß ðñüâëçìá."Ç åðáíáëåéôïõñãßá ôçò ÈåïëïãéêÞò Ó÷ïëÞò ôçò ×Üëêçò èá éêáíïðïéÞóåé êáé ôéò ðñïóäïêßåò ôùí Üëëùí ìåéïíïôÞôùí ãéá ôçí åêðáßäåõóç éåñÝùí",õðïãñÜììéóå ï ê.Áêãêéïýí åíþ

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ÐáñÜëëçëá,ôïíßóôçêå ðùò óêïðüò ôçò ìåëÝôçò åßíáé íá åõèõãñáììéóôåß ç Ôïõñêßá ìå ôéò äçìïêñáôéêÝò áñ÷Ýò þóôå íá åðéëõèïýí ôá äéÜöïñá ðñïâëÞìáôá åóùôåñéêÞò êáé åîùôåñéêÞò ðïëéôéêÞò åí'üøåé ôçò åõñùðáúêÞò ðñïïðôéêÞò. Ç ìåëÝôç ðñïóêñïýåé óôçí ðÜãéá ðïëéôéêÞò ôçò Ôïõñêßáò óôï èÝìá áõôü áëëÜ ðáñáëëçëßæåôáé ìå üóá áíáöÝñïíôáé óôçí ðñüóöáôç Ýêèåóç ôçò ÏõÜóéãêôïí êáé ùò åê ôïýôïõ áíáìÝíåôáé ìå éäéáßôåñï åíäéáöÝñïí ç áðÞ÷çóç ðïõ èá Ý÷åé óôç ÷þñá äåäïìÝíïõ üôé áðïôåëåß ìßá áðü ôéò ëßãåò åêóõã÷ñïíéóôéêÝò öùíÝò ðïõ áêïýãïíôáé ôåëåõôáßá ãéá ôï èÝìá áõôü óôï ôïõñêéêü êñÜôïò. Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêÝò Êýðñïõ:ÕðÝñ ôïõ Åðéóêüðïõ Êýêêïõ ïé Êýðñéïé Åí üøåé ôçò ÄéåõñõìÝíçò Óõíüäïõ óôç Ãåíåýç ôïí åñ÷üìåíï ìÞíá êáé ôùí Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêþí åêëïãþí ôçò Êýðñïõ,éäéáßôåñï åíäéáöÝñïí ðáñïõóéÜæåé ç Ýñåõíá ôïõ êõðñéáêïý êáíáëéïý ÑÉÊ áíáöïñéêÜ ìå ôçí áíÜäåéîç ôïõ êáôáëëçëüôåñïõ ðñïóþðïõ óôçí äéáäï÷Þ ôïõ Áñ÷éåðéóêïðéêïý èñüíïõ.Ôï 36% ôùí Êõðñßùí êñßíïõí ôïí Êýêêïõ Íéêçöüñï ùò áôáëëçëüôåñï íá äéáäå÷èåß ôïí Áñ÷éåðßóêïðï åíþ áêïëïõèåß ï Ëåìåóïý ÁèáíÜóéïò ìå 19%, ï ÐÜöïõ ×ñõóüóôïìïò ìå 8% êáé ï Êéôßïõ ×ñõóüóôïìïò ìå 4%.Ðïóïóôü 28% äÞëùóå ðùò äåí ãíùñßæåé Þ äåí áðáíôÜ.

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NEW U.N. INITIATIVE FOR CYPRIOT REUNIFICATION (Senate - March 09, 2006)

and West Berlin, the people of Cyprus are able to cross the dividing line to visit their ancestral lands, work, and shop. Indeed, since the opening of crossing points, there have been more than 9 million incidentfree crossings. Every day, more than 10,000 Turkish Cypriots cross from the occupied territory to the government-controlled area to work. This increased economic activity and trade across the dividing line has contributed in more than doubling the per-capita income of the TurkishCypriots in the past 2 short years.

As confidence building measures, President Papadopoulos has proposed to

Åéêüíåò ðïõ äáêñýæïõí,íåêñÜ óþìáôá ðïõ ìåôÜ áðü êáéñü ðáñáìÝíïõí áíÝðáöá,ìïñöÝò Áãßùí ðïõ ðåñéöÝñïíôáé ãýñù ìáò... ÐïëëÜ ôá èáýìáôá ðïõ óõíôåëïýíôáé óå êáßñéåò ÷ñïíéêÝò óõãêõñßåò, äõóáíÜëïãá, ßóùò, ìå ôïí áñéèìü ôùí ðéóôþí êáé ôçí ÷áìçëÞ èñçóêåõôéêüôçôá ôùí ëáþí ðïõ ðáñáôçñåßôáé ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá. ÐïëëÝò ïé ìáñôõñßåò ãéá áíåîÞãçôá öáéíüìåíá êáé ðïéïò èá ìðïñïýóå íá ôá åîçãÞóåé Üëëùóôå üôáí ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ôá ìÝóá ðïõ äéáèÝôåé äåí ôïõ åðéôñÝðïõí íá óõëëÜâåé êáí ôçí Ýííïéá ôïõ áíåîÞãçôïõ. ËÝíå ðïëëïß ðùò ôá èáýìáôá óõìâáßíïõí óå áõôïýò ðïõ ôá ðéóôåýïõí. Êáé äåí Ý÷åé êáíåßò óêïðü íá êëïíßóåé ôçí ðßóôç ôïõò ðïëý ðåñéóóüôåñï üôáí óôéò çìÝñåò ìáò ç ëÝîç èáýìá ÷ñçóéìïðïéåßôáé êáé ìåôáöïñéêÜ.;Üëëïéé ðÜëé,õðïóôçñßæïõí ðùò êáèçìåñéíÜ óõìâáßíïõí ðïëëÜ ìéêñÜ èáýìáôá êáé áíôéêñïýïõí üóïõò ôá áìöéóâçôïýí.Êáé åðåéäÞ ìéëÜìå ãéá èÝìá èñçóêåßáò ç áëÞèåéá äåí ìðïñåß íá "åßíáé êÜðïõ óôç ìÝóç" ðáñÜ ìüíï íá êñýâåôáé ðßóù áðü ôçí ðéï áêñáßá åêäï÷Þ. Åìðüñéï èáõìÜôùí Þ èåßêü óçìÜäé?

Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) Commends President Tassos Papadopoulos on "New U.N. Initiative for Cypriot Reunification" “ Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today to commend the President of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, for promoting a new U.N.-sponsored initiative to resolve the division of the island of Cyprus. Cyprus has been divided for more than 30 years, following a 1974 invasion by Turkey. The time is ripe for resolving this longstanding split, and I applaud President Papadopoulos for taking the initiative to end the division.

On February 28, 2006, President Papadopoulos met with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan and proposed that the U.N. appoint a special envoy for Cyprus to lay the groundwork for negotiations to end the division of Cyprus. President Papadopoulos also proposed a number of cross-community confidence-building measures to strengthen the foundation for reunification. After the meeting, SecretaryGeneral Annan and President Papadopoulos issued a joint statement agreeing on the resumption of bicommunal discussions on the technical aspects necessary to prepare the ground for full peace negotiations.

There have been significant developments in Cyprus over the past 2 years that make this the right time for reunification.

Nearly 2 years ago, Cyprus joined the European Union, and in that time, the Government of Cyprus has promoted the opening up of several crossing points through the U.N.-patrolled cease-fire line.

As a result, the Government of Cyprus has transformed the everyday realities on Cyprus to that unlike any other divided nation.

Unlike other divisions with which my colleagues may be familiar, such as East

take additional steps to build on the gains of the past 2 years. The Government of Cyprus has already proposed the reopening of the occupied Port of Famagusta and the return of the adjacent city of Varosha to its original inhabitants; a ``ghost'' city that has been abandoned since the 1974 Turkish invasion. Famagusta would operate under the joint administration of the two communities, bringing the two communities closer together, and also under the EU's regulatory auspices, enhancing trade opportunities. President Papadopoulos has also proposed to open additional crossing points to make travel and trade between the two communities easier.

Last week, the European Union announced economic aid to the Turkish Cypriots of 139 million eurodollars-approximately $165 million. The Government of Cyprus had pushed strongly for this aid, despite unfortunate attempts by others to attach preconditions and political stipulations to its release. This aid from the EU further demonstrates the positive effect of Cyprus's EU membership on the prospects for reunification.

I applaud the steps that the Government of Cyprus and President Papadopoulos have taken to encourage a just and lasting solution to the Cyprus division. His meeting with Secretary-General Annan is a positive first step toward the resumption of reunification negotiations. On Cyprus today, the two communities are closer together than at any time since the invasion. Although prior reunification efforts have failed, the developments of the past 2 years offer the greatest prospect for a peaceful and lasting solution to the division

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"ðñÜãìá ìç öõóéïëïãéêü, êÜôé ðïõ óõìâáßíåé ðáñÜ ôïõò öõóéêïýò íüìïõò". Ðñïò ôçí ßäéá êáôåýèõíóç êéíåßôáé êáé ç åðéóôÞìç èåùñþíôáò ðùò èáýìá åßíáé "Ýíá õðåñöõóéêü öáéíüìåíï ðïõ ðÝöôåé óôçí áíôßëçøç ôïõ áíèñþðïõ áëëÜ äåí ìðïñåß íá ôï åîçãÞóåé ìå âÜóç ôïõò íüìïõò ôçò öýóçò (Í.ÊïõìáñôæÞò). Áðü ôçí Üëëç, ïé èñçóêåßåò óõíÝäåáí ðÜíôá ôï èáýìá ìå êÜðïéá èåüôçôá Þ êÜðïéá áíþôåñç äýíáìç åíþ óôçí ÊáéíÞ ÄéáèÞêç ôçò ëáôéíéêÞò Âßâëïõ ôá èáýìáôá ôùí Üëëùí èñçóêåéþí ðáñáëëçëßæïíôáé ìå "ôá óçìåßá êáé ôÝñáôá". Ðïëëïß óõã÷Ýïõí ôçí Ýííïéá ôïõ èáýìáôïò ìå ôçí ìáãåßá. Ùò ðñïò áõôü ï êáèçãçôÞò Í.ÊïõìáñôæÞò õðïóôçñßæåé ðùò ï äéá÷ùñéóìüò ôïõò åßíáé êáèáñÜ èñçóêåéïëïãéêü æÞôçìá. Áí êïéôÜîåé êáíåßò êÜðïéá åîåéäéêåõìÝíá ëåîéêÜ èá âñåé ôçí Ýííïéá èáõìáôïëÜôñåò ðïõ ó÷åôßæåôáé ìå üóïõò áðïäÝ÷ïíôáé ôá èáýìáôá ôçò Âßâëïõ áëëÜ êáé üóá êÜíïõí ïé óýã÷ñïíïé "èáõìáôïðïéïß". ÁíôéöáôéêÞ åßíáé êáôÜ ðïëëïýò ç ó÷Ýóç èáýìáôïò êáé åðéóôÞìçò. Ç åðéóôÞìç óÞìåñá ðåñéðôþóåéò ðïõ Üëëïé ôéò èåùñïýí èáýìáôá ôéò èåùñåß ùò áðïôÝëåóìá óõëëïãéêþí ðáñáéóèÞóåùí. Ùóôüóï óôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá ðïëëïß ôçí Ýâëåðáí ùò ìðëçñùìáôéêÞ. Ï Éôáëüò Èåïëüãïò ÈùìÜò ÁêéíÜôçò ôïí 13ï áéþíá õðïóôÞñéæå ãéá ôç óôÜóç ôïõ áíèñþðïõ áðÝíáíôé óôï èÝìá:

êáôïñèþóåé ôïí åáõôïý óêïðüí åðáíáöÝñåé áõôïýò". Êáé ï ¸ëëçíáò êáèçãçôÞò Èåïëïãßáò Ðáíáãéþôçò ÔñåìðÝëáò õðïóôÞñéæå ðùò "ôá èáýìáôá äåí áßñïõí ôïõò öõóéêïýò íüìïõò áëëÜ ðñïûðïèÝôïõí áõôïýò". ÓÞìåñá, ï Ëïõßôæé ÃêáñëáôóÝëé, ÷çìéêüò óôï ÐáíåðéóôÞìéï ôçò ÐÜâéá Ý÷åé óõóôÞóåé ìßá ïìÜäá ðïõ ðñïóðáèåß íá áðïêùäéêïðïéÞóåé ôï ìõóôéêü ôùí ëåãüìåíùí èáõìÜôùí. ¼ðùò äÞëùóå ðñüóöáôá óôçí åöçìåñßäá "The Washington Post": "Áíáæçôþ ôçí ïõóßá ðßóù áðü áõôÜ ôá óõìâÜíôá". Êáé ðñïóèÝôåé: "Äåí èÝëïõìå íá õðïíïìåýóïõìå ôï èñçóêåõôéêü áßóèçìá ôùí áíèñþðùí. Áðëþò ìåëåôïýìå áõôÜ ôá öáéíüìåíá êáé üôáí áíáêáëýðôïõìå üôé ç åìöÜíéóÞ ôïõò Ý÷åé åðéóôçìïíéêÞ åîÞãçóç, ôï áíáêïéíþíïõìå". Ï Hume õðïóôçñßæåé ðùò "Ýíá èáýìá åßíáé ç êáôçãïñéïðïßçóç åíüò öõóéêïý íüìïõ åî'áéôßáò ôçò âïõëÞóåùò ôïõ ÕðÝñôáôïõ ¼íôïò áðü ôçí ðáñåìâïëÞ åíüò áüñáôïõ ðñÜêôïñá" êáé ðñïóèÝôåé ðùò ç áíèñþðéíç öýóç åßíáé ôÝôïéá þóôå íá áãáðÜìå íá ãéíüìáóôå öïñåßá áîéïðñüóåêôùí êáé åêðëçêôéêþí éóôïñéþí". Áñêåß íá äå÷ôïýìå ôçí ÜðïøÞ ôïõ ðïõ áíáöÝñåé ðùò "êáìßá ìáñôõñßá äåí åðáñêåß ãéá íá êáôáäåßîåé Ýíá èáýìá åêôüò áí ç ìáñôõñßá åßíáé ôÝôïéïõ åßäïõò þóôå ôï íá åßíáé øåõäÞò åßíáé ðéï èáõìáôïõñãéêü áðü ôï ßäéï ôïõ ãåãïíüò ðïõ õðïäåéêíýåé...üìùò ç ðßóôç óå Ýíá èáýìá

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äåí åßíáé ìéá ðñÜîç ëïãéêÞò áëëÜ ÐÉÓÔÇÓ".

ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÇ ÈÅÙÑÇÓÇ ÔÙÍ ÈÁÕÌÁÔÙÍ ÔÜ èáýìáôá ôÞò ïñèüäïîçò ÷ñéóôéáíéêÞò ðßóôåùò åßíáé ç áíáóôïëÞ ôÞò öèïñÜò Þ ôïý èáíÜôïõ ðïý ôáëáéðùñïýí ôÞ æùÞ ìáò, ìÝ ìéÜ Ýêôáêôç åõåñãåóßá ôïý áëçèéíïý Èåïý, ôïý Êõñßïõ ìáò Éçóïý ×ñéóôïý Ðïéüò ôÜ åðéôåëåß; Ï Êõñéüò ìáò Éçóïýò ×ñéóôüò, ìÝ üñãáíá ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ôÞí Ðáíáãßá ÌçôÝñá Ôïõ Þ ôïýò Áãßïõò Ôïõ. Ç Ðáíáãßá êáß ïé 'Áãéïé åßíáé åíùìÝíïé ìÝ ôüí ×ñéóôü óôÞí áëçèéíÞ áéþíéá æùÞ· üìùò, áöïý íßêçóáí ôÞí áìáñôßá êáß æïýí ìÝóá óôÞ ×Üñç ôïý ×ñéóôïý, ìÝ ôÞí ôÝëåéá áãÜðç ôïý ×ñéóôïý ðïý Ý÷ïõí, áãêáëéÜæïõí ôüí êüóìï êáß ðñïóåý÷ïíôáé óôüí ×ñéóôü ãéÜ ôïýò áãùíéæïìÝíïõò ðéóôïýò. ÐïéÜ åßíáé ç óçìáóßá ôþí èáõìÜôùí ãéÜ ìÜò ðïý ôÜ ðëçñïöïñïýìåèá; ÌÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá ðñïóåõ÷üìáóôå ôÞí áéþíéá Üöèáñôç âáóéëåßá ôïý ×ñéóôïý, üðïõ äÝí õðÜñ÷åé öèïñÜ êáß ðüíïò, áëëÜ æùÞ êáß ìáêáñéüôçôá. Áõôü ðïý èÜ êáôáñãçèåß ôåëåóßäéêá ìÝ ôÞ Â´ Ðáñïõóßá ôïý Êõñßïõ, áõôü ðñïöáíåñþíåôáé óôüí ðáñüíôá êüóìï ìÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá, ôÞí ðñïóùñéíÞ áíáóôïëÞ ôÞò öèïñÜò êáßôïý ðüíïõ. ÌÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá öáíåñþíåôáé ç ìïíáäéêüôçôá ôÞò ðáñïõóßáò, ôÞò ðñüíïéáò, ôÞò êõñéüôçôïò ôïý ×ñéóôïý óÝ üëïí ôüí êüóìï êáß éäéáßôåñá óôïýò ðéóôïýò. ÌÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá ðéóôïðïéåßôáé ç ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá ôÞò áéùíßïõ æùÞò. Ç æùÞ óõíå÷ßæåôáé ìåôÜ èÜíáôïí. Áõôü ðéóôïðïéåßôáé êáß ìÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá, áöïý ïé æþíôåò 'Áãéïé åíåñãïýí êáß èáõìáôïõñãïýí ùò üñãáíá ôïý Èåïý. ÌÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá äïîÜæåôáé ç Åêêëçóßá, ðéóôïðïéåßôáé ÷Üñéí ôþí áðëïõóôÝñùí ç ìïíáäéêüôçôÜ Ôçò, ç áëçèéíüôçôÜ Ôçò, ç ôáõôüôçôÜ Ôçò (üôé åßíáé áóýã÷õôá êáß á÷þñéóôá åíùìÝíç ìÝ ôüí ×ñéóôü, üðùò ôü Óþìá ðñüò ôÞí ÊåöáëÞ). ÌÝ ôÜ èáýìáôá åðéâåâáéþíåôáé üôé ç Ïñèüäïîïò Åêêëçóßá åßíáé ç ìüíç óõíÝ÷åéá ôÞò êïéíùíßáò ôþí Áãßùí Ðñïöçôþí êáß Äéêáßùí ôÞò ÐáëáéÜò ÄéáèÞêçò, ùò êáß ôþí Áðïóôüëùí êáß Äéêáßùí ôÞò ÊáéíÞò ÄéáèÞêçò. ÓôÞí ÐáëáéÜ ÄéáèÞêç ôÜ ïóôÜ ôïý óùìáôéêþò íåêñïý ÐñïöÞôïõ Åëéóáßïõ èáõìáôïýñãçóáí áíáóôáßíïíôáò åíôáöéáæüìåíï íåêñü (Ä´ Âáóéëåéþí 13, 21). Óçìåßá Èåïý". Ðåñéóóüôåñá êåßìåíá ó÷åôéêá ìðïñåßôå íá âñåßôå óôï site ôçò É.Ì. Ãïõìåíßóóçò

ÐÑÁÊÔÏÑÅÉÏ ÅÊÊËÇÓÉÁÓÔÉÊÙÍ ÅÉÄÇÓÅÙÍ ÄçìïóéïãñáöéêÞ åðéìÝëåéá: ÐÝíõ ×áëÜôóç

GREEK PARADE 2006 by Fotis Papadatis

LONE GREEK AMERICAN PROTECTS OUR CITY opportunity to experience military maneuvers without the fear of combat."

FOR THE NEW YORK GUARD

By Greg Mihaelides Bedecked in army like fatigues, Peter Giakoumis stands out amongst his peers. Peers,

meaning Greek-Americans.

According to current stats he is the only Greek-American who is apart of the elite New York Guard. The New York Guard is an outfit that is a non- combatant unit trained to offer security for the greater New York area.

The position is voluntary of course but offers many incentives. The experience alone is priceless. Peter was referred to the New York Guard through a friend of a friend who was an ex- Marine.

Peter has a full time job at DBT and boarder protection. But offers his time to the Guard to enhance his goals. To be apart of the Guard its requirements are not as strict as any other military unit. It is a community-based position that has added his everyday job.

The age gap is larger ranging from 17-55 and the individual who should be in reasonably good health. The level of education

is not strict either, but a high school diploma would be expected.

The unit does go through basic training whether it is semi-combat or educational sessions that offer various techniques the Guards could use.

The New York Guard is a diverse organization.

In terms of the unit needed to participate in any military missions are non-excitant.

Yet they can offer some aide in way of supplies or crowd control. They support the military in the New York area like a military police that is unarmed. The members receive a yearly schedule that is pre-determined and every Tuesday they go through basic training.

have a retreat that lasts a week and they go through many different aspects of the field. The New York Guard is also involved in shooting contests and has managed to come in second and third place. But in general they are not armed. Only in extreme measures will it happen that they will be required to be armed. Their training facility is based at Camp Smith. " At the present time there are about 100 New York Guardsman that can be activated," noted Peter.

On the issue of salary in this position there is none it is voluntary. Yet if there were a major catastrophe the guardsman then would be put on a payroll. " The part-time job is rewarding since it offers an individual an

åõ÷åó ãéá êáëç áíáóôáóç êáé êáëï ðáó÷á

The educational sessions vary from military information, hazardous material, internal security or even counter-terrorism measures. On Sunday's they act together as a brigade and participate in various exercises like FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Training), Military marching or presentations. There is always a theme involved. " This year we are focused on " Emergency Management".

Basically this is because of 9/11 and the threat that is attributed to terrorism," Peter explained.

Peter strongly stressed that more Greek-Americans should get involved with the New York Guardsman. Not only to develop a Greek presence but also to serve and protect the country that has offered so many opportunities's to the Greek immigrants over the years.

Assemblyman Matthew Mirones 60th Assembly District

In the summer all of New York State's units gather and

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Ãéþñãïò ÊáëáôæÞò Õðïõñãüò Ìáêåäïíßáò ÈñÜêçò “Ç êáñäéÜ ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý óÞìåñá ÷ôõðÜ óôçí ÍÝá Õüñêç. ÓÞìåñá åðßóçò ìå ôüóï ùñáßá çìÝñá ìðïñïýìå íá ðïýìå ðùò åßíáé êáé ç ãéïñôÞ ôçò Üíïéîçò, áíáããåíÜôáé ç æùÞ.Áñá ïé ðñüãïíïß ìáò üôáí áãùíßóôçêáí êáé Ýðåóáí ãéá ôçí åëåõèåñßá êáé ôçí äçìïêñáôßá, ìáò Ýêáíáí íá ãéïñôÜæïõìå ïëüêëçñç ç ÅëëÜäá, ç Ïñèïäïîßá ìá ðÜíù áðü üëá óÞìåñá íïìßæù ðùò ãéïñôÜæåé ï åëåýèåñïò êüóìïò Ïóï ïé ðáôåñÜäåò êáé ïé ìáíÜäåò, ïé Ýëëçíåò ãïíåßò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ êñáôÜí ôéò ðáñáäüóåéòêñáôÜí ôçí ãëþóóá ôçí åëëçíéêÞ, ìç öïâÜóôå, åßìáé áéóéüäïîïò ðùò ôï ßäéï èá êÜíïõí êáé ïé åðüìåíåò ãåíéÝò.

ÅõãÝíéïò ×áúôßäçò ÂïõëåõôÞò “üðùò êáé ôéò ðñïçãïýìåíåò öïñÝò Ýñ÷ïìáé ãéá íá åìðëïõôßóù êáé åãþ ôçí åèíéêÞ ìïõ óõíåßäçóç äéüôé ðñáãìáôéêÜ åäþ óôéò ÇÐÁ óå áõôÞ ôçí ìåãáëåéþäç ðáñÝëáóç, íïéþèåé êáíåßò Ýíôïíüôåñá ðùò ðñÝðåé íá åßíáé õðåñÞöáíïò þò Åëëçíáò. Íïéþèåé ôçí õðï÷ñÝùóç íá ðáñáäåéãìáôéóèåß áðü ôïí áãþíá ôïõ 1821 þóôå íá óõíå÷ßóïõìå êáé óå Üëëïõò áãþíåò ãéáôß õðÜñ÷ïõí êáé Üëëá åêñåìÞ èÝìáôá åèíéêÜ ðñÝðåé íá óõíå÷ßóïõìå ôïí áãþíá ãéá ôçí äéêáßùóç ôïõ êõðñéáêïý , ãéá ôçí äéáóöÜëéóç ôçò åëëçíéêüôçôáò ôçò Ìáêåäïíßáò, êáé ôçí äéáóöÜëéóç ôùí êõñéáñ÷éêþí ìáò äéêáéùìÜôùí óôï Áéãáßï. Ïôáí åßìáóôå åíùìÝíïé äåí Ý÷ïõìå íá öïâçèïýìå ôßðïôá.

ÓôÝëéïò ÐáðáèåìåëÞò ÂïõëåõôÞò Øçëáöþ ôïí áãíü ðáôñéùôéóìü ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ôçò ÄéáóðïñÜò, êáìáñþíù óÞìåñá üëá ôá ðáéäéÜ ðïõ ðáñåëáýíïõí ãéá þñåò óôçí ÐÝìðôç Ëåùöüñï åðéâåâáéþíïõí üôé ïé ìåãÜëåò åëëçíéêÝò áîßåò ôçò æùÞò , ç ëåâåíôéÜ ôï öéëüôéìï ç áãÜðç ãéá ôçí åëåõèåñßá ç ðßóôç ôùí ðáôÝñùí, æïýíå åäþ êáé åðáëçèåýïõí ôïí åèíéêü ìáò ðïéçôÞ, ôïí ÊùóôÞ ÐáëáìÜ ðïõ óå ìéÜ êñßóéìç óôéãìÞ ôçí þñá ðïõ ï åëëçíéóìüò äå÷üôáí ôçí Üíáíäñç åðßèåóç ôïõ Ìïõóïëßíé ôïí Ïêôþâñéï ôïõ 40 Ýãñáøå åêåßíïõò ôïõò åîáéñåôéêïýò óôß÷ïõò “áõôü ôïí ëüãï èá óáò ðþ äåí Ý÷ù Üëëï êáíÝáí, ìåèýóôå ìå ôï áèÜíáôï íåñü ôïõ 21”

Queens Assembly Member Michael Gianaris It's the strength of the history and the culture. As the archbishop said " been Greek you do not forget about it after you been to another country" Beeing Greek is always in you. In your heart in your soul. We are proud of it and I think that helps keep people coming back year after year. People want to be part of it.

Its never been a better day to be greek, than today!!!

Speaker Peter F. Valone, I am not Greek but I am honorable Greek. Greeks are like the Italians, God Family Country. Very close to their groups, will always be that way and I think they will always call Astoria, the Home outside of Greece.

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ÊÅÍÔÑÏ ÅËËÇÍÉÊÏÕ ÐÏËÉÔÉÓÌÏÕ ç ÅëÝíç Ðáúäïõóç (Éäñõôéêü óôÝëå÷ïò) ÈõìÜôáé.... ÐåñéôñõãéñéóìÝíç ìå åêáôïíôÜäåò âéâëßá, êñáôþíôáò ðÜíôá ôïí êáöÝ óôï ÷Ýñé ç ÅëÝíç Ðáúäïýóç “áðáãÜãåôáé” áðü ôçí ELLOPIA ãéá íá âïõôÞîïõìå ðáñÝá óôçí ôóïõëßèñá ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ. Ðñïïñéóìüò ôï 1974. Ôüôå ðïõ ç ôïõñêéêÞ åéóâïëÞ óôçí Êýðñï äåí äçìéïýñãçóå ìüíï ðïëéôéêÝò åóôßåò êáé áíÜãêåò, áëëÜ üðùò óå êÜèå ôñáãéêÞ óôéãìÞ ôïõ ðëáíÞôç, ãáôæþíåôáé ðÜíù óôïõò áíèñþðïõò ç áíáãêç íá äçìïõñãÞóïõí êáé íá åêöñáóôïýí. “Óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ Þñèá ôï 1948 ôï ÊÝíôñï Åëëçíéêïý Ðïëéôéóìïý, ôï îåêéíÞóáìå ôï 1974. Óôï ßäéï õðüãåéï ðïõ âñßóêåôáé êáé óÞìåñá. ÂÝâáéá ôüôå Þôáí ðïëý äéáöïñåôéêü. Æïýóáí ìÝóá êÜðïéïé öïéôçôÝò Åëëçíåò. Çôáí ôçí ßäéá åðï÷Þ ðïõ åß÷á ãíùñéóôåß êáé ìå ôçí Åëåõèåñßá ç ïðïßá ìïõ åßðå ðùò óêüðåõáí íá öýãïõí. Ç éäÝá åß÷å áñ÷ßóåé íá öõôñþíåé ãåñÜ ìÝóá ìáò, ôþñá ìáò äéíüôáí ç åõêáéñßá íá ôçí “÷ôßóïõìå”. Åðß Ýíá ÷ñüíï ï ÄéáìáíôÞ ÔïõñôïõëÞò ìåôÝôñåðå ôï ýðüãåéï äéáìåñéóìáôÜêé óå ÈåáôñÜêé (öôéÜ÷íïíôáò ôïõáëÝôåò ðáôþìáôá ðáñÜèõñá êïõæßíåò, êáìáñßíéá, êÜðïéïé öïéôçôÝò Ýöåñáí ôéò êáñÝêëåò êáé ï ÄéáìáíôÞò öñüíôéóå íá ôéò óôÞóåé áìöéèåáôñéêÜ üðùò áñìüæåé Üëëùóôå

óå Ýíá ôÝôïéï ÷þñï. Åôóé ìÝóá óôçí äýíç ôùí ãåãïíüôùí êáé ôçò åéóâïëÞò, ôï ÊÅÐ ãåííÞèçêå ãéá íá ÷ùñÝóåé ôéò áíçóõ÷ßåò ôéò äçìéïõñãéêÝò áíÜãêåò ôéò ìïõóéêÝò äéåîüäïõò áëëÜ êáé ôéò ð ï ë é ô é ê Ý ò óõãêåíôñþóåéò. Ïëá ìÝóá óå Ýíá ôüóï äÜ ìéêñü êïõôïýêé, ðïõ óôï ìüíï ðïõ èýìéæå êïõêëüóðéôï Þôáí óôï ìÝãåèüò ôïõ. “Çñèå êüóìïò ðïëõò ôï óõæçôÞóáìå ìáæß ôïõò êáé áñ÷ßóáìå ôéò åêäçëþóåéò áìÝóùò. ÅéäïðïéÞóáìå ôçí Ðïëéôåßá üôé äåí åßìáóôå óùìáôåßï ìå ìÝëç áëëÜ ðïëéôéóôéêüò ïñãáíéóìüò êáé îåêéíÞóáìå. Ðñþôï Ýñãï ôïõ ÂÜñíáëç ï ïðïßïò ìÜëéóôá ôçëåöþíçóå óôçí ðñåìéÝñá ôïõ Ýñãïõ ìáò. Ç ôñáãéêÞ åéñùíßá åßíáé üôé ôçí åðüìåíç ðÝèáíå. Ç ðñïóÝëåõóç ôïõ êüóìïõ ôïí ðñþôï ÷ñüíï Þôáí áðßóôåõôç. Íá öáíôáóôåßò åß÷áìå Üôïìï óôçí ðüñôá ãéá íá äéþ÷íåé ãéáôß äåí ÷ùñïýóáí. Íá ö á í ô á ó ô å ß ô å äáíåéæüìáôáí êáñÝêëåò áðü äßðëá....” Ìå ôçí åéóâïëÞ óôçí Êýðñï ôï ÊÅÐ ìåôáìïñöþèçêå óå ìéá ôåñÜóôéá íôïõëÜðá. “Ìáæåýáìå ñïý÷á êáé Ýñ÷ïíôáí ïé Êýðñéïé ôá ðáêåôÜñáìå êáé ôá óôÝëíáìå óôï íçóß. Ïôáí áíïßîáìå ìÜëéóôá åß÷å Ýñèåé êáé ï

ðñüîåíïò, åêðñüóùðïé ôïõ õðïõñãåßïõ ðïëéôéóìïý ãéá íá ìáò ó õ ã ÷ á ñ ï ý ì å áðïöáóßóôçêå ìÜëéóôá íá ìáò äßíïõí åôçóßùò Ýíá ðïóü. ÅèåëïíôÝò õðÞñîáí ðïëëïß áëëÜ üðùò óõìâáßíåé óå üëåò ôéò ïñãáíþóåéò , õðÞñ÷áí Üíèñùðïé ðïõ áðëÜ èÝëáí íá åðùöåëçèïýí êáé íá áõôïðñïâëçèïýí ìÝóá áðü ôï ÊÅÐ. Ïé åêäçëþóåéò Þôáí óå å â ä ï ì á ä é á ß á âÜóç.Ðïëëïß êýðñéïé Ýêáíá âñáäõÝò ìå ðïéÞìáôá êáé ôñáãïýäéá ãéá ôçí Êýðñï. Åß÷áìå ðïëëïõò öïéôçôÝò ðïõ ðáßñíáí ìÝñïò óôá èåáôñéêÜ Áõôü ðïõ åßíáé áîéïóçìåßùôï åßíáé ôï üôé äåí êÜíáìå ðïôÝ ëßóôá ìåëþí ãéá íá ìçí ôïõò ôñïìÜîïõìå. ÂëÝðåéò ìüëéò åß÷å ðÝóåé ç ÷ïýíôá êáé üëïé Þôáí áêüìá êá÷ýðïðôïé. Ôá ÓÜââáôá åß÷áìå ñáäéïöùíéêü ðñüãñáììá ôïõ ÊÅÐ – ãéá ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá , Ôüôå äåí åß÷áìå ðñïåäñåßá êáé óõìâïýëéá üëïé äïõëåýáìå ôï ßäéï, Üëëùóôå åßìáóôáí åêåß ãéá Ýíá óêïðü. “Ôï 1977 21 ÷ñïíþí ðÞãá óôï ÊÅÐ ãéá íá ìÜèù åëëçíéêÜ ( äåí çôáí áðüöáóç ôçò ìáìÜò ìïõ ðïôÝ äåí ìå ðßåæå ãéá ôßðïôå åëëçíéêü) Åß÷áíå áêñüáóç ãéá ôï “êáëçíý÷ôá Ìáñãáñßôá” ðÞãá ãéá Ýíá ìéêñü ñïëÜêé êáé áõôïß ìïõ Ýäùóáí ôïí ðñùôáãùíéóôéêü ñüëï. Ôï Ýìáèá ð á ñ Ü ã ñ á ö ï ðáñÜãñáöï áðü ôï êáóóåôüöùíï. ÂëÝðåéò äåí äéÜâáæá åëëçíéêÜ. Áõôü Þôáí ç áñ÷Þ. ÌåôÜ Ýêáíá ôç ìïõóéêÞ

äéäáóêáëßá óôï “ÌáôæïõñÜíá óôï êáôþöëé” Ýðáéîá óå ìïíüðñáêôá, ìÝ÷ñé êáé ôï 1980.Áííá Ðáéäïýóç ÓïðñÜíï Ôï ÊÅÐ çôáí “ôçò ìüäáò” ìüíï ìå ôïõò êïõëôïõñéÜñéäåò. Áõôïýò ðïõ Ýøá÷íáí ôçí ñáöéíáñéóìÝíç ôÝ÷íç åðéæçôþíôáò áõôü ôï êÜôé ðïõ Üöçóáí ðßóù óôçí ÅëëÜäá. ÓÞìåñá 32 ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ ôï èåáôñÜêé ôïõ ÊÅÐ áíôÝ÷åé óôïõò åîùôåñéêÝò áëëÜ êáé åóùôåñéêÝò èýåëëåò. Ï èÜíáôïò ôçò Áííáò ôï ôñÜíôáîå áðü ôá èåìÝëéá. Ìå åéëéêñéíåßò ðñïóðÜèåéåò åèåëïíôþí êáé áíèñþðùí ðïõ ðéóôåýïõí óå áõôü ôï ìéêñü êïõêëüóðéôï “áíåâáßíïõí” èåáôñéêÜ Ýñãá, ìïõóéêÝò ðáñáóôÜóåéò öôéÜ÷íïíôáé ðáñÝåò üìïñöåò êáé ëáìðåñÝò. Ïðùò ôüôå. ÓÞìåñá ôï ÊÅÐ Ý÷åé õðïêýøåé óôçí ãñáöåéïêñáôåßá ôïõ ðñïåäñåßïõ. Ìå áîéüëïãïõò áíèñþðïõò ðïõ Ý÷ïõí ÷ôéóôåß êáé ïé ßäéïé ìÝóá óôá èåáôñéêÜ óêçíéêÜ êáé ôá öþôá áëëÜ üðùò óõìâáßíåé ðÜíôá êáé ðáíôïý, óõììåôÝ÷ïõí êáé áíßêáíïé. Êáé ôé åéñùíßá íá âñßóêïíôáé óôçí êïñõöÞ. ×ùñßò üñáìá ç êåöáëÞ (âëÝðå Ðñüåäñï), ÷ùñßò ðñïãñáììáôéóìü êáé êáôáíïìÝò ï ìéêñüò áõôüò ïñãáíéóìüò êáôáöÝñíåé íá êÜíåé ôá áäýíáôá äõíáôÜ. ÓÜí íá Ýñ÷ïíôáé áð’ ôá ðáëéÜ üëïé Ýêåßíïé ðïõ ôï áããÜëéáóáí êáé ôï ìåãÜëùóáí, Íá êÜèïíôáé ðáñÝá ìå üëá ôá ðáéäéÜ ãéá íá áñ÷ßóïõí ôï äéêü ôïõò ðáé÷íßäé, ôï äéêü ôïõò ôñáãïýäé Þ ôçí äéêÞ ôïõò óêçíÞ óôï ìéêñü èåáôñÜêé ôïõ ÊÅÐ. Ôçò ÁèçíÜò ÊñéêÝëç

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