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On the verge of a rescue package Troika officials are said to approve agreement today By George Psyllides

FTER drawn-out talks here in Nicosia the government and foreign lenders are on the verge of striking a deal for a state bailout, reports said last night. Reuters cited EU sources saying the agreement was nearly done but would be completed only today when inspectors from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund – collectively known as the troika - are likely to give their approval. Two EU officials told the news agency the Cypriot side had presented a final, detailed proposal including figures and that the troika would examine it on Friday. “We are very close, but there’s no deal yet,” one official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. “We will have more discussions on Friday and if all goes well we will be able to finalise an agreement then.” Local media reported on the broad strokes of the deal. After intensive negotiations on Wednesday night and throughout yesterday, the two sides hammered out an agreement apparently bridging their differences on the major outstanding issues: pension reform, management of gas revenues, privatisation of certain semi-governmental organisations, and inflationlinked wage indexation. The state broadcaster said that on natural gas, the troika had accepted the government’s position for a part of the proceeds to go toward paying off the debt, with the rest going into a special investment fund and a part used for energy infrastructures.

The troika apparently got satisfactory assurances that an amount would be set aside for servicing the national debt. It was agreed also that the semi-governmental Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) would not be privatised unless the national debt became unsustainable, reports said. The Social Security Fund (SSF) would not be scrapped, and the government’s debt to the fund would not be written off; nor would the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) be abolished. CyBC said CoLA would be slashed by 50 per cent once payment of it resumed in 2016. Thereafter it would be paid only once a year. Meanwhile payment of 13th salaries to civil servants would continue. Supervision of cooperative banks would be transferred from the Commerce Ministry to the Central Bank, reports said. An agreement on the key issue of the bailout amount for the banks had yet to be “locked in.” The economic adjustment programme would amount to €1.1 billion, compared to the troika’s €1.2 billion and the government’s €975 million. Central Bank governor Panicos Demetriades was said to be instrumental in persuading President Christofias to take the deal. The two spoke on the phone yesterday morning; the top banker reportedly advised Christofias that failing to secure an EU/IMF loan now would sink the banking sector. There were signs a deal could be in the air when earlier in the day Christofias said

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A man looks at a nativity scene at the 37th edition of the exhibition “100 presepi” (100 cribs), in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome yesterday. The exhibition runs from November 22, 2012 to January 6, 2013 (EPA)

Gold Christmas tree for a mere $4.2 million in Tokyo By Kimiteru Tsuruda FOR those seeking a glow to their Christmas this year, a jewellery store in downtown Tokyo has just the answer: a pure gold revolving “tree” covered in Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Tinker Bell and Cinderella. The tree-like ornament is made of 40 kg (88 pounds) of pure gold, standing about 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) high and 1.2 metres in diameter. It is decorated with pure gold plate silhouette cutouts of 50 popular

Disney characters and draped with ribbons made of gold leaf. The price tag? A mere 350 million yen ($4.2 million). But the ornament is actually a deal, said Tomoko Ishibashi, in the marketing department of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewellery, which runs the Ginza Tanaka jewellery store. “Right now gold is over 4,400 yen per gram. We used pure gold and had an expert craftsman form each Disney character by hand,” she said of the decoration, which took 10 craftsmen two months to complete. The combination of gold and Disney

characters had spectators mesmerised. “It is very vivid and the gold is very pretty,” said Takashi Miura, a 36year-old jeweller. “The characters on it are also really cute and it really looks like a Christmas tree.” For those with less ready cash, the store offers a scaled-down version that features 20 Disney characters and stands 25 cm high for a mere 2 million yen ($243,000). While nobody has yet made a down payment on the larger tree, the miniature has already found buyers, Ishibashi said.

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WaterBee to improve water management Worldwide, 70 per cent of water used is currently wasted By Peter Stevenson

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IMPROVING water management on the island has led to the creation of WaterBee, a co-operation between the University of Cyprus, private research centres and other academic institutes. The move comes in response to a report by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) stating that bad water management and inefficient irrigation systems contribute to the waste of 70 per cent of the Earth’s available water. WaterBee is a complete, flexible, cost-effective Smart Irrigation and Water Management system. It enables farmers, vineyard owners, golf clubs, public authorities and landscape managers to optimise their water consumption. According to the research team at the university, the system helps lower operating costs and increase output by being more efficient and eventually improving the quality of the crops. It will provide a range of services to meet current

farmers’ needs such as greater control over their irrigation requirements. It will also give accurate and complete information on crop and ﬁeld conditions as well as easy-to-use smartphone and web apps to support crop irrigation decisions with real-time data. Water supply in Cyprus is always an issue and the Cen-

tre for Intelligent Systems and Networks (KIOS) at the University of Cyprus has been a major contributor to the WaterBee project. The WaterBee was presented at the International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibtion (EIMA) last week in Bologna, Italy. The introduction of the

ARE YOU AN INNOVATOR? INNOVATION is no longer a matter of choice, it’s a prerequisite for competitiveness and progress, says the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB). If you have applied or created something new, then you have innovated. If the application or setting-up of the innovation has been successful, then there is the opportunity to be distinguished for it. OEV is now encouraging individuals and businesses to take part in the 7th Cyprus Innovation Award competition. The awards are open to innovation in the following sectors: Primary Sector (Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, etc.); Manufacturing (Industry); Services; Broader Public Sector. OEV’s Cyprus Innovation Award is supported by the Ministry of Commerce and the Research Promotion Foundation. Entries must be received by OEV by January 18 and can be found at www.innovationaward.oeb.org.cy or at OEV’s new ofﬁces at the corner of Acropolis Avenue & 2 Glafkos Street, Acropolis, Nicosia (Tel: 22 665102)

system is of signiﬁcant importance, according to the university, because agriculture is the largest industry in the world but it is also the biggest threat to the environment. The industry wastes 1,500 billion litres of the 2,500 billion litres it uses every year according to the WWF, something which is attributed to inefﬁcient irrigation systems. WaterBee’s intelligent irrigation modelling and scheduling system goes well beyond the state-ofart. It has a unique SoilMoisture Model for optimal water use, continuously self-adapting to each user’s situation and business objectives. It uses machine learning approaches and an open web-enabled architecture which will enable it to integrate all environmental data in the future, in line with the European INSPIRE Directive. This enables users not only to optimise the use of water by irrigating only where and when needed, but also enhancing plant growth and quality.

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A PATROL of the crime prevention department of Larnaca police seized a computer, 15 electronic coupons and €300 in cash yesterday at a betting shop in Aradippou that was operating without a licence. Three people who were in the betting shop at the time were charged with illegal gambling, but were released and will later be summoned to the District Court of Larnaca.

A PRIVATE car burst into ﬂames during the early hours yesterday in Larnaca. According to a police report, the company car parked outside the apartment block of a 31-year-old using it, burst into ﬂames at around 01:55am. The car was completely destroyed, as well as tools and various other goods in the boot of the car.

THE foreign ministry has issued a travel warning advising people to avoid travelling to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt unless absolutely necessary due to intense activity by armed militia close to the border with the Gaza strip. It warned that this is the case “especially on the Feast Day of St. Catherine” on Sunday due to high risk of a terrorist attack against pilgrims visiting St Catherine’s monastery there.

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How volunteers can help in the crisis THE contribution volunteers can make to alleviating the economic crisis was the theme of the 21st annual Pancyprian conference held by the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PSSE) yesterday. “Unemployment is one of the most serious social problems that our island has had to face recently,” vice president of PSSE Elias Demetriou said. PSSE asked for measures to be taken to create a ‘safety package’ so people can secure a satisfactory quality of living. It also called upon the government and the different bodies in talks with the troika to make sure that the financial measures taken do not adversely affect vulnerable groups on the island. “The base of all the decisions being made must be the development of support and social conscience,” added Demetriou. The conference was opened by Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Sotiroulla Charalambous in the presence of the first lady and PSSE honourary president, Elsi Christofias. “I am sure volunteers can contribute substantial social support, and if we all work together, we can help keep the characteristics of our society and humanity intact,” Charalambous said. Although the contribution of volunteers in Cyprus is undeniable, according to Demetriou, its socio-financial contribution has not been officially recorded. This means there are no figures to show how valuable volunteering is in Cyprus or how much money the government saves through action carried out by volunteers. Figures gathered by PSSE show that more than 16,000 volunteers have served in Pancyprian organisations during 2012 and more than 35,000 people have been helped so far. According to PSSE there has been a rise in volunteers since 2011. On December 7 PSSE will organise a charity event to raise money for those hit hardest by the crisis.

President Demetris Christoﬁas yesterday presented the island’s positions on the EU’s next seven-year budget to Presidents of the European Council Herman van Rompuy and of the European Commission Jose Barroso, in the framework of the bilateral meetings with all member states ahead of the extraordinary European Council which began yesterday afternoon and will continue today FULL STORY PAGE 11

AN event in Nicosia tonight will celebrate the close bilateral business ties between Greece and Cyprus. Greek Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou will address Cypriot economic-business partners of Greek enterprises at the Hilton event, with the aim of promoting further economic cooperation between Cyprus and Greece. Greece has for the last decade been Cyprus’ leading supplier of consumer goods. The volume of bilateral trade between Greece and Cyprus in 2011 amounted to €1.67 billion (or a 14.4 per cent increase over 2010) and Greek products continue to represent 25 per cent of total imports. Until 2010, Cyprus was Greece’s third trade partner, and since 2011 the fourth, after Germany, Italy and Turkey. The total amount of Greek direct investments in Cyprus in 2011 amounted to €3.1 billion. The theme of tonight’s event will be energy cooperation and its prospects within the Greek and Cypriot economy.

Nicosia to keep to budget Announcement from municipality says there will even be a slight surplus By Poly Pantelides AIMING for a balanced budget with a smidgen of a surplus, Nicosia municipality yesterday announced that it was planning to spend about €32 million in 2013. The municipality expects to receive €32,159,981 during the year and to spend €32,157,621, with the budget allowing for a surplus of €2,360. “Preparing the budget was done during one of the most difficult conditions in the light of the worst financial crisis in our recent history,” the municipality said, adding that budget discussions “included municipal expert consultants for the first time”. All municipalities have been struggling to balance their budgets and contain their deficits after the state and parliament reduced

their collective budget by €18 million. Nicosia expected to get about €4.0 million more than it did, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis previously said. Yiorkadjis said he would enforce cost cutting measures to keep the 2012 deficit to €2.7 million, while the municipality said yesterday they were expecting the deficit to lie at €3.0 million by the end of the year. Yiorkadjis took over as mayor in January this year following last December’s elections, and a few months later, in May, he called a news conference to announce a series of cost-cutting measures to deal with financing problems. The municipality yesterday said it has been working to correct problems relating to the rising prices of utility bills and inelastic expenses such as staff wages, among

Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis

others. The 2013 budget “serves the need of making the municipality viable at a time that the government is unable to support local administration,” Nicosia municipality said. “Our priorities are increasing productivity, maintaining quality services, keeping workers and residents safe and safeguarding our ability to proceed with development plans for our city.” A voluntary retirement scheme is underway aiming to reduce a 300-strong workforce by at least 50, a move which the municipality called “daring”. “The capital’s municipality, its staff and political leaderships have been daring where others have been holding back. Financial restructuring has started and everyone can see the results,” the announcement said. But the municipality said

that “reducing expenses can only do so much before it starts impacting the municipality’s ability to function, so it is imperative that the municipality increases its expenses.” As such, rubbish collection charges for residents will increase by €19 a year in what is due to be a series of yearly increases “to avoid an expected abrupt hike in rubbish collection fees over one year in 2015, when the waste processing plants are expected to operate.” The government will set up waste processing facilities to comply with EU legislation on waste management that is expected to increase fees because of the cost of running them. The municipality said that it acknowledged these are ﬁnancially dire times and was not raising the price of rent, professional tax, and social and sports’ services.

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Home Cyprus’ Popular Bank seeks equal treatment as all lenders in Greece THE Popular Bank yesterday filed a notice of dispute to the Greek government, seeking equal treatment with other lenders operating in Greece. In a filing to the stock market, the troubled lender said the law office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom (UK) LLP, acting on its behalf, has filed a notice of dispute based on the provisions of a 1992 bilateral agreement between Cyprus and Greece concerning the mutual promotion and protection of investment. “Based on the provisions of the bilateral agreement, the bank seeks equal treatment and similar remedies as other lenders operating in Greece,” the announcement said. Popular was forced to ask for €1.8 billion in state assistance after taking heavy losses from its exposure to Greek debt and being unable to raise the necessary regulatory capital through private funds.

Its large exposure to Greece’s economy has also hit the lender hard. Greek banks have received some €50 billion, as part of an international bailout, to replenish their capital. Popular expects that access to the available liquidity and capital support mechanisms would contribute substantively to the signiﬁcant efforts exerted by the bank to tackle the effects from its operation in Greece. The agreement provides that any dispute between a contracting state and an investor within its domain, which comes from the other contracting state, is resolved amicably. But if the dispute is not resolved, the lender intends to ask for arbitration by the USA-based International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, as provided by the agreement. “The bank wishes to cooperate with the Greek authorities for a swift resolution of the dispute,” it said.

Troika representative IMF economist Delia Velculescu leaving the island yesterday

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Troika agrees to the state’s gas demands

Bill doubles limit for the guaranteeing bank bonds Government does not want gas proceeds to pay off debt LEGISLATORS yesterday rushed through an amending law allowing the state to guarantee bank bonds and new loans by an additional €3 billion, bringing the total amount to €6 billion. Earlier this month, parliament passed a law providing for state guarantees for up to €3 billion, although the initial draft of the government bill had called for guarantees double that amount. Voting for the amendment yesterday were 39 MPs from DISY, AKEL, DIKO and EDEK; against were two deputies of the European Party and independent MP Zacharias Koulias. The purpose of the state guarantee scheme is to facilitate the access of eligible credit institutions to medium-term funding. It is part of efforts to stabilise the local ﬁnancial sector up to the end of the year. The scheme is open to all

credit institutions incorporated in Cyprus, including subsidiaries of foreign banks and cooperative credit institutions. Beneficiaries have to pay a remuneration that is aligned with EU state aid rules. Moreover, beneficiaries will be subject to behavioural commitments to avoid any abusive use of the state support. These include limitations on expansion and marketing and conditions for staff remuneration and bonus payments. The amended legislation also mandates that any single state guarantee exceeding €1 billion must be submitted to, and sanctioned by, the House Finance Committee. Previously, that amount was set at €500 million. In October, Cyprus notified the European Commission of plans to introduce a public guarantee scheme for credit institutions.

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By Elias Hazou THE troika has apparently agreed to all of the government’s main positions on the natural gas issue, it emerged last night only hours after commerce minister Neoclis Sylikiotis had said huge differences remained between the government and foreign lenders on the management of the island’s future gas proceeds. The AKEL administration was insisting that only a fraction of the gas proceeds go toward paying off the debt, with the rest going into a special investment fund and a part used for energy infrastructures. These demands were accepted, CyBC reported last night. The dispute over the gas proceeds was said to be a deal breaker for an overall state bailout. Speaking to CyBC radio earlier yesterday, Sylikiotis protested that the foreign lenders wanted all future gas proceeds to be subject to ﬁscal regulations and monitoring.

This amounted to ceding national sovereignty, he added. Sylikiotis repeatedly declined to reveal the troika’s precise proposal on natural gas. But pressed on the subject, he said generally that the key dispute revolved around the troika’s insistence to have a say in the management of gas revenues. This included how the cash would be spent on infrastructures, he said, hinting that the troika was overstepping its boundaries. “If tomorrow the troika tells us that the government’s stake in LNG infrastructures should be only 10 per cent, should we accept it?” said Sylikiotis. He reiterated the government’s position that the state must retain a leading role in all infrastructures. Responding to a hypothetical question, the minister said that should Cyprus not meet its obligations under a possible loan memorandum, the troika might then ask the government of the day to pour an even greater per-

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centage of gas proceeds into paying off the national debt. “From the outset, gas revenues would be subject to ﬁscal regulations,” he said. He went on to claim that the troika’s proposal submitted to the government contains no reference to an investment fund for future generations. In short, the government’s take was that the troika wanted to commit all future gas reserves to the budget so that they could then be diverted to servicing the national debt. Sylikiotis reiterated also that the government should reserve the right to use the island’s gas reserves as collateral for a loan, but that the loan should be used for infrastructures, not toward paying off the national debt. Using the gas reserves as collateral would be possible, for example, through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and the issuing of shares by the state hydrocarbons company. But before this could be done, the reserves would have to be proved so that they could be assigned a definite cash value, commented Constantinos Hadjistassou, an energy researcher with the University of Cyprus. At the moment, Hadjistassou told the Cyprus Mail, gas reserves in offshore

Block 12 are estimates; only once Noble Energy carries out appraisal drilling at the well will the reserves be proved. Follow-up drilling is expected in the first quarter of next year. Media reports had already suggested that the government was misrepresenting or exaggerating the disagreements over gas. Earlier this week, Phileleleftheros published what it claimed were excerpts of the troika’s proposal. Citing the document, the paper said the troika advocates the establishment of a special fund to handle the government’s gas revenues. “In order to ensure transparency, accountability and flexibility, the fund shall rely on a solid legal basis and government structure deriving from internationally recognised practice,” the cited document said. The troika went on to say that clear regulations must govern cash inflow and outflow, and that these rules must be implemented “as part of Cyprus’ budget, taking into account the development of a hydrocarbons industry as well drops in the public debt.” Phileleftheros said also that the troika has asked the government to amend existing legislation to incorporate these rules.

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2013 budget foresees the economy contracting next year CYPRUS’ economy will contract by 3.5 per cent in 2013 as the government aims for a 4.4 per cent deﬁcit, according to the state budget that was submitted to parliament yesterday. The government expects the economy to contract by 2.4 per cent this year. Unemployment is expected to reach 13.8 per cent next year and will peak at 14.2 per cent in 2014 before dropping a year later. According to Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly, the budget includes

measures that have already been agreed with international lenders like pay cuts and a freeze in recruitment in the wider public sector, taxing games of chance and lowering the tax-free threshold of immovable property. “The 2013 budget is an austerity budget that restricts operating and non-productive expenditure to a minimum,” an accompanying note said. “Prospects for 2013 are not favourable since further contraction of economic activity is expected.” According to the budget, the gov-

ernment expects to receive some €7.6 billion in 2013 while expenditure will reach €9.5 billion. The ministry said putting measures in place was the only choice to correct the imbalances, restore macroeconomic stability and win back market and investor conﬁdence. Cyprus has been effectively shut out of international markets since May 2011 due to the high yields on its bonds. The government secured a €2.5 billion loan from Russia at the end of

2011 but the heavy losses incurred by the island’s biggest banks after the Greek debt write-down forced it to seek assistance from its EU partners in June. “Containing the public deficit with a simultaneous reversal of the upward course of the public debt… will significantly limit our financing needs and our dependence from the money markets,” the ministry said. Lower financing needs would free resources for development, modernisation and renewal of the economy’s infrastructure, it said.

Cyprus’ public debt as a percentage of GDP is expected to reach 85.8 per cent this year and 92 per cent in 2013 – not including the bailout. Unemployment in 2012 will reach around 12 per cent and rise further between 2013 and 2015. The highest jobless rates are recorded in construction, trade and the hotel and restaurant industries. Unemployment will gradually drop only with the recovery of the economy that could start with the implementation of structural measures, the ministry said.

State and troika on the verge of a deal ‘Very soon we expect to have the final arrangement’ continued from page one Cyprus was very close to a bailout agreement with international lenders whose delegation left the island yesterday after the latest round of talks. “After tough negotiations with the troika, and considering the difficult conditions our country is going through, we are very close in signing the memorandum with the troika,” Christofias said in a written statement from Brussels where he is attending the EU leaders summit. The statement followed talks with the troika on Wednesday night on the thorny issues of natural gas revenues, wage indexation and privatisations. “We are on track and very soon we expect to have the final arrangement,” Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly said. “When the president says we are close, it means we are close.” Assuming that Cyprus has a deal in place, it could be discussed by the Eurogroup on December 3.

It does not mean however that it would be approved immediately by the Eurogroup. After that it would also need approval by parliaments of certain eurozone countries before the first tranche of financial assistance was released, Shiarly said. Main opposition DISY leader Nicos Anastasiades was poised yesterday to publish the letters he sent Christofias more or less warning him that he would be held personally responsible if nothing was done to reverse the course of the economy. But following the president’s statement, Anastasiades said he will avoid critique “and any reference to the consequences and risks faced by the country.” “We are watching the developments with concern and I sincerely hope our country avoids the worst through a mutually accepted conclusion,” he said. Speaking on state radio yesterday morning, Anas-

tasiades gave a hint of the contents of his letter to the president. “Gross negligence is a crime too,” he said. Christoﬁas’ comment from Brussels followed a tense Wednesday meeting with party leaders who were briefed on the progress of the negotiations with the lenders. Reports suggested Christoﬁas appeared not to know the potential amount of the island’s bailout.

AMAZING When he heard that the ﬁgure could reach €17.5 billion, the president reportedly slammed his hand on the table, asking how the amount became so high. Yesterday, Shiarly played down the affair, saying it was amazing how a simple statement created so much fuss. “These ﬁgures have been discussed repeatedly,” the minister, said. Cyprus bailout is made up of two parts – bank recapi-

talisation and refinancing the state’s current obligations, €6 billion, which covers the period up until 2016. The rest, €1.5 billion, will be used to finance the fiscal deficits. “Consequently, this amount reaches around €17 billion,” Shiarly said. He added however that the €10 billion needed by the banks was not a figure mooted by the government. That amount is expected to be determined by an audit of the banks’ loans portfolios whose preliminary findings will be issued early in December. “I am surprised… that such a small misunderstanding in the calculation of the amount could have created such an upheaval,” the minister said.

Nicos Anastasiades venting his frustration yesterday (Christos Theodorides)

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Bankrupt cases pile up at court

CYPRUS TODAY Fake notes THREE men from the Middle East were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of dealing with €8,000 worth of counterfeit euro notes, police said. Around 4pm on Wednesday, after receiving a tipoff, members of the police force arrested two men on a road in Nicosia. In their possession were 16 €500 notes, which police believe are counterfeit. A third man was also implicated after police investigations and was arrested later. The three men, aged 32, 33 and 40 who are from Jordan, Lebanon and Syria have been detained for six days to help police complete their investigation. Nicosia CID are investigating whether counterfeit notes have made it into circulation.

Figures should end anyone’s doubts about state of economy, says DIKO’s Papadopoulos By Poly Pantelides

Bakery robbed TWO hooded men robbed a Nicosia bakery in the early hours of yesterday, police said. The two men walked in the bakery at 2.40am carrying a crowbar, got the till and ran. The till had some €450, authorities said.

€3,700 theft A HOUSE in Aradippou was broken into yesterday and €3,700 worth of belongings were stolen. According to a report made to the police, the suspect or suspects broke into the residence and stole a watch made of gold and white gold worth €2,500, a cross pendant worth €700 and €500 worth of electronic equipment.

Builders take to the streets yesterday during their 48-hour strike which will continue today

Striking builders march against cuts CONSTRUCTION workers gathered outside the headquarters of union PEO yesterday to demonstrate during an islandwide strike to demand their rights under collective agreements are met.

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Many carried banners with the same message – “no to laying people off” – while others asked for respect of collective agreements. The building sector has been hard hit and in recession for years, following a time of unsustainable growth that peaked by late 2008. On the eve of a bailout package for the whole island and its banks, construction workers say their employers are taking advantage of the

situation to justify arbitrary wage and bonus cuts. Workers marched to the ofﬁces of OSEOK, the federation of associations of building contractors, where they handed over a letter asking that they maintain employment under previous collective agreements. A big part of their gripe is losing jobs to cheaper workers from the EU who are given “humiliating day wages”, the letter said.

Minister says wines can act as ambassadors WINES can become ambassadors for Cyprus, transmitting the island’s identity and character, agriculture minister Sophoclis Aletraris said yesterday at a symposium on Cyprus wines. “Wines… can be transformed as ambassadors for their countries of origin. They carry, that is, the country’s identity and our traditions, instilling in the consumer a point of recognition,” Aletraris said. Aletraris said that the state would continue working towards promoting the industry abroad and using it as a way to encourage regional development. “The contribution of the wine sector to the economic growth of Cyprus and wine producing countries of the EU is of great impor-

tance since rural development, employment and the environmental impact are variables that are strongly interconnected,” he said. “For rural Cyprus, growing vines has continued being a stable job and a worthwhile source of income,” Aletraris said, adding that this came with the responsibility of securing an industry for the future. Events such as yesterday’s symposium, give people the opportunity to become acquainted with the country’s wine culture and wealth. But the minister said that an industry’s “dynamism and prospects” was interconnected with the environment, economy, and development. “We need to plan ahead, be ﬂexible, and watch developments closely,” he said.

THOUSANDS of bankruptcy orders are piling up in the courts, suggesting at the very least that bankruptcies this year have doubled compared with the previous few years, according to figures mentioned this week at the House legal affairs committee. Up until the first week of November, a total of 4,828 bankruptcy orders were still pending in courts, the head of the legal affairs committee, DISY’s Ionas Nicolaou said. He said that those figures are not yet part of the statistics of the office of the registrar of companies and official receiver whose own yearly figures show hundreds rather than thousands of bankruptcies and liquidations. The official receiver’s latest bankruptcy statistics for 2012 show that up until October there were 472 bankruptcy court orders for individuals, and 1,005 for companies under liquidation. In the previous year, about 849 court orders for individuals were received, and 1,163 liquidation orders for companies. Most company liquidations are voluntary. But Nicolaou’s figures were much higher because they involved orders that are still pending in the courts. As of September 2011, the bankruptcies and liquidations section of the receiver does not accept any court orders “which are not accompanied with the payment of €300,” the department says on its website.

Worrying: Ionas Nicolaou

And vacant positions in courts are not being ﬁlled due to a public sector hiring freeze, making it harder to process a backlog of documentation. “These large ﬁgures are worrying because they make it obvious that a large number of people and companies are going bankrupt,” Nicolaou said. But they may not be the whole picture. A former executive at a major bank told the Cyprus Mail that when it comes to bigger companies owing millions, it is not in the interest of the market or the creditors – the banks – to request the court to issue a bankruptcy order. “The banks want to maintain the company’s value, avoid creating a pessimistic climate, and retrieve their funds, so will try to manage the situation themselves,” the former executive said.

THRESHOLD The House legal affairs committee discussed setting a five-year expiration date on court orders and raising the threshold of money owed before bankruptcy can be declared. Nicolaou said that the procedure should shift focus towards helping bankrupt companies to manage their property. DIKO’s Nicolas Papadopoulos said the figures were a response to anyone still doubting the economy’s problems. Once the office of the companies’ registrar receives a court order it takes control of assets as the official receiver, but cannot sell property unless it will be wasted otherwise (e.g. if it’s perishable). The official receiver takes an inventory of a company’s property – immoveable, shares, companies, bank accounts – and may only sell what is otherwise perishable. When all assets are accounted for, the receiver can call creditors to a meeting to decide whether they still insist on a bankruptcy order and want to appoint a trustee to the property. The trustee and creditors have the right to appoint a committee to oversee a property’s management, although according to the companies’ registrar Spyros Kokkinos, it is rare for a committee to be set up to manage a company’s assets.

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Britain BRITAIN TODAY One million drivers caught using phone ONE million UK motorists have been caught illegally using a handheld mobile phone while driving since legislation was introduced in 2003, according to new ﬁgures. One in three motorists admits still using a handset behind the wheel, while 18 per cent say they believe it is acceptable to do so despite the law. A survey found most drivers who admitted using a handheld mobile did so to answer calls or text. But a quarter read emails, 30 per cent checked directions and 14 per cent logged on to social networking sites. Figures obtained under Freedom of Information rules show that in the capital, just under 200,000 motorists have been caught using phones in nine years. The number given ﬁxed penalty notices rose steadily until last year. This year, 21,931 drivers have been issued with penalties in London, compared with 33,384 in the whole of last year.

Skipping meals to save cash MORE than one in 20 people across the UK have been forced to skip meals in the past year because they cannot afford to buy food, research has suggested. Around one in 10 people has suffered some form of “food poverty” in the last 12 months, and “signiﬁcant” numbers of parents are going without meals so their children do not go hungry, the study backed by Tesco said. Some 7 per cent of people questioned said they had gone without a regular meal and 8 per cent said they had sometimes needed to rely on friends and family to feed them. Nearly half (48 per cent) of people who had skipped meals said they had done so for the ﬁrst time this year and 51 per cent went without food for two days or more.

PM in crossfire when Leveson inquiry reports Probe into media set to report next week By Kate Holton and Michael Holden AFTER a year-long public inquiry exposed the worst excesses of Britain’s raucous newspapers, the press is battling to avoid any proposals for tougher regulation next week, and Prime Minister David Cameron will come under ﬁre whatever he decides. Senior judge Brian Leveson is set to announce by the end of November the ﬁndings of his dissection of the industry, which was prompted by a phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, a News Corp tabloid the media tycoon then shut down. Leveson is expected to recommend a new independent body with statutory powers over the press instead of the current system of self-regula-

tion that the industry wants to retain. Newspapers argue statutory rules would curb freedom of speech, though some phone-hacking victims say the press is trying to bully Cameron into ducking farreaching reforms.

CAMERON DILEMMA Cameron will have to decide whether to accept Leveson’s proposals in full and risk the wrath of the press in the run-up to an election in 2015 election that polls show he is likely to lose, or face accusations he is in thrall to the media. “The prime minister is being lobbied furiously by the newspapers and other vested interests of the press,” said lawmaker George Eustice, a member of Cameron’s Conservative Party who supports

BBC appoints its new director-general TONY Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House, has been appointed as director-general of the BBC. The former director of news at the BBC will take up his post next March, succeeding George Entwistle who resigned earlier this month after just 54 days in the job. Lord Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, conﬁrmed Hall’s appointment and said his background in news “will prove invaluable as the BBC looks to rebuild both its reputation in this area and the trust of audiences”. He added that he was the “right person” to lead the BBC as it takes “a long, hard look at the way it operates and put in place the changes required to ensure it lives up to the standards that the public expects”. Lord Hall, who was made a cross-bench peer in 2010 as Lord Hall of Birkenhead, is also deputy chairman of Channel 4. Tim Davie will remain as the acting director-general until he is able to take up his

The right person: Hall takes over from Entwistle appointment next year. Lord Hall said yesterday: “I believe passionately in the BBC and that’s why I have accepted Lord Patten’s invitation to become director general.” He was appointed following a direct approach from the BBC Trust, which did not contact any other candidates. He was not an applicant when the position was vacated by Mark Thompson earlier this year.

Wind and rain cause chaos on roads HEAVY wind and rain brought chaos to large parts of the country for a second day running, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded and more than 100 homes evacuated. Many roads were left unpassable as homeowners were again forced to protect their properties as water deluged swathes of the country. The South West, Midlands and west of England were

the worst affected areas as heavy downpours led to flash flooding. The AA had its busiest day for flood-related call-outs in history yesterday and commuters again suffered major disruption yesterday. People were evacuated from Billing Aquadrome campsite in Northamptonshire following flood warnings from the nearby River Nene. By midnight on Wednesday, the AA had attended

804 incidents of cars driving through or stuck in ﬂood water - the busiest day for ﬂood-related call-outs in its history. Nationwide, the organisation attended around 4,600 breakdowns by midday yesterday, with up to 900 incidents being reported every hour. The AA expected to attend up to 13,000 for the day, compared with around 9,500 on an average Thursday.

stronger regulation. “But it would be wrong to ignore the conclusions of an inquiry that has cost 5 million pounds ($8 million) and received thousands of pages of evidence. I don’t think you can just brush it under the carpet,” he told Reuters. Cameron ordered the inquiry last July after public fury that murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler was among the victims of phone-hacking by the News of the World. With a wide remit to examine all aspects of the industry, the inquiry revealed not just unpleasant tabloid tactics but the cosy relationship between Britain’s top politicians, newspaper executives and senior police ofﬁcers. Cameron, three former prime ministers, senior ministers, press barons including the 81-year-old Murdoch, plus an array of celebrities

In the crossfire: Prime Minister David Cameron will come under fire whatever he decides on the findings such as Hollywood actor Hugh Grant were among the 164 witnesses to appear before the inquiry. The inquiry embarrassed Cameron by exposing his close ties to executives at Murdoch’s British newspaper empire, notably former top lieutenant Rebekah Brooks,

who is facing criminal action over phone-hacking and other alleged illegal actions. The disclosures fuelled speculation that a succession of British leaders had allowed media tycoons such as Murdoch far too much inﬂuence in return for favourable coverage.

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Russian weapons designer shot on the street A WEAPONS designer at a Russian defence industry enterprise that makes riﬂes, grenade launchers and other arms was shot dead on a city street in a contract-style killing, law enforcement authorities and media reports said. The deputy chief designer at the research and production facility in Tula, an arms-producing city south of Moscow, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head on Wednesday evening, the federal Investigative Committee said. State television identiﬁed the victim as Vyacheslav Trukhachev and said investigators believe the killing may have been related to his job at the Central Sports and Hunting Weapons Research and Design Bureau.

MOTIVE UNCLEAR Officials did not cite a potential motive, however. Russian business is plagued by corruption and disputes are sometimes resolved through contract killings. Trukhachev was shot while walking home from work on Tula’s Red Army Avenue and the killing was captured on a surveillance camera, Interfax news agency quoted a senior regional investigator, Tatyana Sergeyeva, as saying. She said the gunman was not wearing a mask but had fled the scene immediately. It was not clear whether he acted alone or had help. The well-lit street was not deserted and police were looking for eyewitnesses. Russia’s defence industry, the world’s second-largest arms exporter, has been under increasing scrutiny since a nearly $100 million corruption scandal implicated former Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. He was dismissed earlier this month . Trukhachev’s job involved the design and development of weapons, not sales, Interfax quoted Sergeyeva as saying. Officials at the enterprise where he worked declined to comment.

EUROPE TODAY High-speed rail link delay

The lawyer of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in a car at Bordeaux’ courthouse yesterday, ahead of Sarkozy appearing before an examining magistrate to

respond to charges his 2007 electoral campaign was ﬁnanced by funds secured illegally from France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt (AFP)

Sarkozy questioned over campaign funds By Claude Canellas NICOLAS Sarkozy was questioned yesterday by magistrates trying to establish whether he received illegal campaign funds from France’s richest woman when he ran for president in 2007. It was the ﬁrst time since losing the presidency - and the legal immunity that went with it - in May that Sarkozy (inset) has been questioned about the scandal which could poison any future comeback bid, something many conservatives are yearning for. Hundreds of police ofﬁcers stood guard as the 57year-old arrived to face investigators for closed-door questioning at the Palais de Justice in the city of Bordeaux, southwest France. In one strand of a broader inquiry, magistrates are looking at 4 million euros ($5 million) of cash withdrawals from the Swiss bank accounts of Liliane Bettencourt, heiress of the L’Oreal cosmetics empire. Sarkozy denies any wrong-

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doing but any drawn-out legal probe may taint him with suspicion that could damage his chances of running at the 2017 presidential election, which one recent poll showed 52 per cent of his party’s supporters want to see. That is two to three times more support than is enjoyed by either of the two men ﬁghting to succeed him, Francois Fillon and

Jean-Francois Cope. An unseemly leadership squabble between those two has deepened ideological rifts inside the centre-right UMP party. As part of the inquiry into financial relations with Bettencourt, police raided Sarkozy’s Paris residence and offices in July. Investigating magistrate Jean-Michel Gentil could decide, following his first

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question session, whether to put Sarkozy under fullblown judicial investigation. Such investigations do not automatically lead to trial and often takes months or years to conclude. Initial suspicions were fuelled three years ago when a woman who worked as an accountant for the mentally frail Bettencourt, now aged 90, alleged that a large cash withdrawal was earmarked for Sarkozy’s campaign. The Bettencourt affair is not the only cloud on the horizon. Lawyers are also demanding that Sarkozy explain himself in two other cases, one concerning the terms of a submarine sale to Pakistan and another concerning lavish spending on opinion polls by his ofﬁce when he was president. Since his election defeat to left-winger Francois Hollande - which pushed the UMP into opposition after a decade in power - Sarkozy has followed the career path of other former leaders such as Bill Clinton and Tony Blair as a star conference speaker.

EUROPEAN travellers will have to wait longer than expected for direct train connections from London to Frankfurt, German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said, citing delays to the delivery of new high-speed trains. The state-owned rail operator said yesterday its three-times daily service, which promises to bring passengers the 640 kilometres from London to Frankfurt in about ﬁve hours, would not be in place before 2016. It had originally hoped to start running trains on the route for 2013. Deutsche Bahn was initially due to receive 16 ICE trains worth a total of about 500 million euros ($641 million) and made by German engineering group Siemens in late 2011. But technical problems have led to delays, and Siemens said on Wednesday it was now pushing back the delivery date beyond early December.

Monti wins votes ITALY’S government has won three parliamentary confidence votes on its budget plans, paving the way for a sales tax hike to help mend public finances and taking a step towards clearing one of its last big hurdles before elections next year. President Giorgio Napolitano, who will decide the date of the election and has indicated a March date, has directed that the law must be passed before the end of the government’s term. The budget, enshrined in a so-called Stability Law, is central to Prime Minister Mario Monti’s efforts to lower Italy’s public deficit to 1.8 per cent of output next year from a targeted 2.6 per cent in 2012. The government called the confidence votes to speed approval of the Stability Law, which is expected to be one of the final pieces of major legislation approved under Monti before Italy gears up for a national election.

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World Couple jailed for coitus in Dubai taxi

Gaza truce takes hold amid deep mistrust Scenes of joy among ruins, after eight days of fighting By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller A CEASEFIRE between Israel and Hamas took hold yesterday with scenes of joy among the ruins in Gaza over what Palestinians hailed as a victory, and both sides saying their ﬁngers were still on the trigger. Quiet reigned on both sides of the border and Palestinians who had been under Israeli bombardment for eight days poured into the streets of Gaza for a celebratory rally, walking past wrecked houses and government buildings. But as a precaution, schools stayed closed in southern Israel, where nerves were jangled by warning sirens - a false alarm, the army said after a constant rain of rockets during the most serious Israeli-Palestinian ﬁghting in four years. Israel had launched its strikes last week with a declared aim of ending rocket attacks on its territory from Gaza, ruled by the Islamist militant group Hamas which denies Israel’s right to exist. Hamas had responded with more rockets. The truce brokered by Egypt’s new Islamist govern-

ment, working with the US, prevented - at least for now an Israeli invasion of Gaza. Gaza medical officials said 162 Palestinians, more than half of them civilians including 37 children, were killed in the conflict. Nearly 1,400 rockets were fired into Israel, killing four civilians and two soldiers, including an officer who died yesterday of wounds sustained on Wednesday, the Israeli army said. Israel’s defence minister, Ehud Barak, said it dropped 1,000 times as much explosive on the Gaza Strip as had landed in Israel. Municipal workers in Gaza began cleaning streets and removing the rubble of buildings bombed in Israel’s air strikes. Stores opened and people flocked to markets to buy food. “Israel learnt a lesson it will never forget,” said 51year-old Khalil al-Rass from Beach refugee camp in the city of Gaza. Crowds celebrated in Gaza, in a rare show of Palestinian unity five years after a brief civil war in which Hamas, elected to govern in a 2006 poll, wrested the territory from the rival Fatah movement that controls the West Bank. Most of those celebrating

Syria rebels capture army base in eastern oil region SYRIAN rebels captured an army base in the eastern oil province of Deir al-Zor yesterday, striking another blow against President Bashar al-Assad’s military and further weakening his control in the strategic region bordering Iraq. The capture of the artillery base on the outskirts of Mayadeen, a town on the Euphrates river near some of Syria’s main oilfields, follows rebel takeovers of military installations in the north and centre of the country this week. Recent rebel momentum shows the increasing potency of the mainly Sunni Muslim fighters trying to topple Assad, from the Alawite minority linked to Shi’ite Islam. But insurgents have often had to retreat quickly after making advances to avoid strikes by the president’s air force. “The Mayadeen military base fell at 8.30am (0630 GMT),” Abu Laila, an official in the Military Revolutionary Council in the province, said. “The whole countryside, from the Iraqi border and along the Euphrates to the city of Deir al-Zor, is now under rebel control.” Another opposition source confirmed that the base, 42 km (26 miles) south-east of the city of Deir al-Zor, had fallen. Activists say 38,000 people have been killed in the 20-monthold uprising which threatens to draw in regional Sunni and Shi’ite Muslim powers. Hundreds of thousands have fled the country and 2.5 million are displaced, aid groups say. Western states, anxious to avoid another costly Middle East military campaign and wary of backing rebels who include Islamist militants, have stayed on the sidelines, although France and Britain formally recognised the opposition coalition this month. Russia, which along with China has blocked three resolutions which could have led to UN sanctions against Assad, criticised proposals for NATO to deploy Patriot missiles in Turkey near the Syrian border.

Hamas police ofﬁcers embrace after their return to their destroyed Al-Saraya headquarters in Gaza City yesterday (AFP) yesterday waved green Hamas ﬂags, but there were also hundreds with the yellow emblems of Fatah, led by Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas. He phoned Gaza chief and prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, to “congratulate him on the victory and extend condolences to the families of the martyrs”,

Haniyeh’s ofﬁce said. Trust was in short supply. The exiled leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, said his Islamist movement would respect the truce if Israel did, but would respond to any violations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had agreed to “exhaust this op-

portunity for an extended truce”, but added a tougher approach might be required in the future. Facing a national election in two months, he swiftly came under fire from opposition politicians who had rallied to his side during the fighting but now contend he emerged from the conflict with no real gains for Israel.

A BRITISH woman and Irish man accused of engaging in sexual activities in a Dubai taxi were sentenced yesterday to three months in prison and then deportation, their lawyer said. The case is the latest in which Westerners have fallen foul of the United Arab Emirates’ decency laws, highlighting cultural differences as the UAE seeks a balance between maintaining its Muslim identity and catering for a vibrant tourism industry. Rebecca Blake and Conor McRedmond both denied charges of “breach of honour with consent” and committing “an indecent act in a taxi” when they appeared in court last month. They also pleaded guilty to a third charge related to consumption of alcohol in public. “The court sentenced them to jail for three months and deportation in addition to a ﬁne of 3,000 dirhams ($817) each,” their lawyer Shaker al-Shammary told Reuters. He said they would appeal. There have been several cases in recent years of Westerners accused of violating decency laws in Dubai, the most cosmopolitan of the seven-member UAE federation.

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World

China neighbours’ ire over passport map By Manuel Mogato

US soldiers wait in line for their Thanksgiving Day meal on the premises of the Kabul International Airport yesterday. The meal was served to mark the US celebration of the Thanksgiving Day holiday (AFP)

THE Philippines and Vietnam condemned Chinese passports containing a map of China’s disputed maritime claims yesterday, branding the new design a violation of their sovereignty. The map means countries disputing the Chinese claims will have to stamp microchip-equipped passports of countless visitors, in effect acquiescing to the Chinese point of view. Stand-offs between Chinese vessels and the Philippine and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea have become more common as China increases patrols in waters believed to hold vast reserves of oil and natural gas. “The Philippines strongly protests the inclusion of the nine-dash lines in the epassport as such an image covers an area clearly part of the Philippines’ territory and maritime domain,” Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said yesterday, referring to the lines on the passport map.

Philippines, Vietnam decry image of disputed territory

A Philippine marine conducts a security patrol along Ulugan Bay, on the South China Sea, south of Manila Vietnam had written to China in protest against the new passports and had asked it to “reverse their incorrect content”, said Luong Thanh Nghi, a spokesman for Vietnam’s foreign ministry. Malaysia and Brunei are also claimants in the dispute which overshadowed

an Asian leaders’ summit in Cambodia this week. China is also embroiled in a territorial dispute with Japan. China’s foreign ministry said in a faxed response to questions that the new passports met international standards. “The passports’ maps with their outlines of China

are not targeting a specific country. China is willing to actively communicate with the relevant countries and promote the healthy development of Sino-foreign personnel exchanges,” it said. It was not clear when China began printing the new passports. The dispute spilled over into Southeast Asia’s normally serene government summits this year, with China accused of seeking to stall debate and divide the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the issue. Philippine diplomats accused China at this week’s summit in Phnom Penh of using its influence over host Cambodia to push a formal statement saying that ASEAN did not want to “internationalise” the dispute. The Philippines, which sees its alliance with the United States as a crucial check on China’s claims at a time when the United States is shifting its military focus back to Asia, protested to Cambodia and succeeded in having that clause removed from the final statement.

Sudan says arrests ex spy chief over plot SUDAN arrested its former spy chief and other senior military and security officers yesterday after foiling what officials said was a plot to incite chaos and target leaders in this oil-producing African state. Witnesses told Reuters they saw army tanks and armoured vehicles moving down a main street in the centre of Khartoum around midnight, but life in the city was normal during the day with shops in the centre bustling with customers. Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has kept up a 23-year hold on power, even as a series of uprisings troubled the country’s poor border areas, including the conflict-torn region of Darfur. But Sudan has been stuck in economic crisis since the south - the source of most of its known oil-reserves - declared independence last year under the terms of a peace deal. High prices for food have added to widespread public anger over losing the south and have emboldened opposition activists to call for protests. Analysts say the crisis has also exacerbated divisions in the government and squeezed the patronage system they say Bashir has relied on. Unrest over price rises and food and fuel shortages has preceded coups in Sudan

in the past. Salah Gosh, former head of Sudan’s powerful intelligence and security agency, was arrested with others on suspicion of “inciting chaos”, “targeting” some leaders and spreading rumours about Bashir’s health, the information minister told reporters. Bashir, 68, has undergone throat surgery twice since the summer. Officials insist he is in good health. “A lot of evidence was gathered showing there is a movement aiming to incite chaos, target some leaders and undermine the country’s stability,” the minister Ahmed Belal Osman, said. “The situation is now totally stable,” he added, naming Gosh and two other arrested officers including Wad Ibrahim, a prominent Islamist in the army. Some Islamists inside the army and the ruling National Congress Party have said that Bashir and other senior leaders have abandoned the religious values of the 1989 coup and have concentrated decisionmaking in the hands of a few people. Some also feel Bashir has been too soft on South Sudan, which temporarily wrong-footed the Sudanese army by seizing a major oilfield during border fighting in April - a shock to many officers.

Congo army fights back as rebels hold Goma CONGOLESE troops were fighting back yesterday against rebels who rejected calls from African leaders to quit the eastern city of Goma, captured earlier this week. Thousands of people fled the area of clashes around the town of Sake, as M23 rebel fighters rushed from Goma to reinforce their positions there against a counteroffensive by the army. The rebel movement, widely believed to be backed by Rwanda, has vowed to “liberate” all of the vast, resource-rich country after taking Goma, a provincial capital on the Rwandan

border, ramping up tensions in a fragile region. The head of M23’s political arm said the rebels would not retreat despite the call to do so from governments in central Africa, preferring to hold their ground until President Joseph Kabila opens direct talks with them: “We’ll stay in Goma waiting for negotiations,” Jean-Marie Runiga told Reuters in the city. “They’re going to attack us and we’re going to defend ourselves and keep on advancing.” Rebel ﬁghters seized the sprawling lakeside city of a million people on Tuesday after government soldiers

retreated and UN peacekeepers gave up trying to defend it. The next day, the rebels moved in unopposed to Sake, a strategic town about 25 km (15 miles) west along the main road. It was there that government troops and allied militia were hitting back in fighting the flare up late on Wednesday. Regional and international leaders have been scrambling to halt the fresh conflagration in the Great Lakes, a region of many colonial-era frontiers and long a tinderbox of ethnic and political conflict, fuelled by mineral deposits.

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Business New bank rules must be clearer, says King

French President Francois Hollande (2R) chats with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) during a bilateral meeting at the EU Headquarters yesterday in Brussels (AFP)

Battle lines sharpened in negotiation over EU budget By Jan Strupczewski and Peter Grifﬁths

Merkel: deal may not be reached this week

EUROPEAN Union negotiators are close to securing British and German backing for a deal on nearly a trillion euros of spending over the next seven years, but concessions will be needed to win support from France, Poland and some southern European states. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, who is chairing the summit of EU leaders which began yesterday and continues today, has to win over London and northern European states furious at a proposed hike in EU spending over 2014-2020 by making deep cuts to the plans. But in doing so he may have

fostered an alliance between France, angry at proposals to cut the farm subsidies it gets from the budget, and countries in east Europe, who receive budget funds to help develop their economies. Spain and Italy could also align with the French position in negotiations. French President Francois Hollande said on arrival yesterday he would stand up for the Common Agricultural Policy, a long-standing farming subsidy programme that gobbles up more than 40 per cent of the EU budget and of which France is the biggest beneﬁciary. The negotiations promise to be hard fought and potential-

ly acrimonious, particularly if France and Britain end up reigniting old animosity over spending. Failure to strike a deal would add to the impression that EU leaders are unable to take decisive action when needed, after endless rounds of wrangling to resolve the eurozone’s long-running debt crisis over the past three years. It would further damage the EU’s image with its 500 million citizens. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said east European countries had teamed up with France and other net budget contributors keen to protect farm funds, including Italy and Spain, to force Van

Rompuy to reverse some of his proposed cuts. “The support of big, net contributing countries is key. Poland’s position is difficult because we are net takers not net contributors, and the arguments of those who give money are usually stronger,” he told reporters at the summit. But Britain and Germany, along with Sweden and the Netherlands, are insisting on deeper budget reductions. “The bottom line here is that we think we can find significant savings - tens of billions - compared to what is on the table,” a British official told reporters. Sources said German Chancellor An-

gela Merkel was pushing for further cuts of about 30 billion euros. EU ofﬁcials said Van Rompuy may try to reconcile both views by reversing some of his cuts to farm and regional development funds, while taking an axe to spending on areas like EU staff salaries and money for cross-border transport and energy links. Leaders were only expected to discuss the new compromise package over an austere dinner of cold cuts that was pushed back until midnight as bilateral consultations ran over schedule. Merkel, whose country is the EU’s biggest net contributor, said it might not be possible to reach a deal this week and another round of negotiations may be needed early next year.

BRITISH lawmakers need to define more clearly what banking services they want to ring-fence from risky investment bank activity when they write new rules, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said yesterday. New laws going through Britain’s parliament may not protect the public from the cost of another bank crisis if they leave room for banks to renegotiate them with future regulators like the BoE, King told legislators. “We haven’t got to the clarity required,” King said to a parliamentary committee looking at the new laws. “It would be wrong to leave it purely to the discretion of the regulator, because that would increase the pressure of lobbying of banks directly on the regulator and indirectly on the government and parliamentarians,” he added. Britain has stopped short of completely splitting investment bank activities from mainstream banks something King favours - and instead is working on rules to ensure that banks’ day-today deposit-taking and lending activities are kept separate from riskier investment banking. The Bank of England was not responsible for bank regulation during the financial crisis, but from next year it will take over from the Financial Services Authority, assuming the legislation under discussion passes through parliament. King said parliament was right to start by defining banking services that should be ring-fenced and protected, rather than attempting to list all the investment banking activities that a ringfenced bank should not carry out, as has been suggested by former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.

Shares gain as global econ outlook improves Bond holders must be paid Rates WORLD share markets extended a week-long rally yesterday as manufacturing surveys in China and the United States boosted conﬁdence in global growth and eurozone data at least did not worsen the already weak outlook for that region. The euro hit a three high against the dollar on optimism that a funding deal for debt-crippled Greece will ultimately be agreed and despite data indicating the region’s economy is on course for its deepest recession since early 2009. “The driving factors behind euro/dollar are that the global macroeconomic backdrop seems to be improving and people are pricing out the tail risk on Greece,” said Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, head of currency research at Danske Bank. The euro rose 0.4 per cent to $1.2880, its highest since November 2. The view there will be a

Traders work on the ﬂoor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 19 deal to help Athens was bolstered on Wednesday when German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the failure of the latest talks, that an agreement was possible when eurozone ministers meet again on Monday. The hopes for a Greek deal, combined with the better economic data and a growing view that a solution can be found to the US ﬁscal crisis, lifted the MSCI world

equity index 0.4 per cent to 326 points, putting it on track for its best week since mid-September. Europe’s FTSE Eurofirst 300 index rose 0.4 per cent to a two-week high of 1,101.70 points, with London’s FTSE 100 , Paris’s CAC-40 and Frankfurt’s DAX between 0.3 and 0.7 per cent higher. However, trading was subdued, with US markets closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Confidence in the global economic outlook got its biggest boost from the HSBC flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for China, which pointed to an expansion in activity after seven consecutive quarters of slowdown. The Chinese data followed a report on Wednesday showing US manufacturing grew in November at its quickest pace in five months, indicating strong economic growth in the fourth quarter.

A U.S. federal judge has ordered Argentina to pay holders of defaulted bonds immediately, a stinging blow to the country’s efforts to overcome a 2002 debt crisis that has raised fears of another default. In a ruling late on Wednesday, Judge Thomas Griesa lifted a previous order stalling payments to so-called holdout investors who refused to take part in two swaps of defaulted debt. Argentina’s ﬁery left-leaning president, Cristina Fernandez, has said her government will not pay “one dollar” to the holdouts and Griesa’s ruling cited threats by Argentina’s leaders to defy his rulings in the decade-old dispute. Fernandez refers to holdouts like NML Capital Ltd as “vulture funds” because they buy distressed or defaulted debt and then sue in international courts to get paid in full. “These threats of deﬁance cannot go unheeded,” he wrote, ordering Argentina to pay $1.33 billion to holdouts such as Elliot Management Corp’s NML and Aurelius Capital Management by December 15. He said the less time Argentina was given “to devise means for evasion, the more assurance there is against such evasion”. If Griesa’s ruling is upheld by an appeals court and Argentina still refuses to pay, US courts could eventually block debt payments to creditors who took part in the debt restructurings out of consideration for investors who rejected Argentina’s terms at the time. That would trigger a technical default on approximately $24-billion-worth of debt issued in the 2005 and 2010 exchanges, although Argentina has said it will keep making routine repayments and that funds deposited for creditors within the South American country cannot be seized.

These Bank of Cyprus rates for telegraphic transfer transactions (spot deals) apply to yesterday, but provide a good guide to today’s value against the euro. Buying Selling Pound St

0.8056 0.8009

US Dollar

1.2909 1.2781

Australian $

1.2526 1.2216

Canadian Dol.

1.2956 1.2636

Swiss Fr

1.2118 1.1974

Denmark Kr

7.5510 7.3646

Japan Yen

106.5354 105.2646

Norwegian Kr

7.4288 7.2454

Polish Zloty

4.1695

4.0665

Romanian Leu 4.6241 4.4427 Russian Ruble 40.5203 39.5198 Swedish Kr

8.7282 8.5126

Friday, November 23, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Opinion

China courts friends in region; Hard to believe for others a show of strength the President’s reassurances on bailout deal PRESIDENT Christofias yesterday issued a written statement saying the government was ‘very close’ to signing a memorandum of understanding with the troika. He said: “After tough negotiations with the troika, always taking into account the difficult conditions the country is going through, we are very close to the signing of a memorandum with the troika.” The differences that remained were ‘very few’ and could be overcome very soon. We wish we could believe him, but the man’s trustworthiness is zero. This might be just another ruse to put back, by a few more days, having to confront the huge problems his incompetence and irresponsibility have been causing the country. After all, sweeping problems under the carpet in the vain hope they will eventually disappear, has been the style of his presidency from day one. It is entirely possible that he made yesterday’s statement in order to calm things down, after Wednesday’s farcical meeting with the party leaders, at which he confirmed everyone’s fears that he did not have the foggiest idea what to do about the mounting problems facing the economy. He even acted surprised when he was told that the bailout amount would be €17 billion, claiming that nobody had told him. If this were the case, why did he never ask to find out? Was he so disinterested in the bailout that he did not bother asking any of his associates how much we needed to borrow? The president, who would have to put his signature on the memorandum, did not have the basic curiosity to ask the amount of the loan. Now we are supposed to believe that we are very close to signing a bailout. He waited for the troika to leave the country without an agreement and a few hours later made the statement, which is very difficult to believe given how he has been taking the troika for a ride over the last few months. He was given the troika’s proposals at the end of July and refused to look at them until October. Once his team prepared its ludicrous counter-proposals, he started imploring the troika to visit Cyprus so the bailout could be finalised. When it arrived, the government started leaking selective information from the negotiations, aimed at building public opposition to a bailout and justifying the planned rejection. And it refused to budge on inconsequential issues like CoLA, the privatisation of Cyta and the rational management of our hydrocarbons so there would be no deal. Last night it was reported that an agreement had been achieved but, given the President’s record, only when he puts his signature on the bailout agreement would we be able to believe him. And we are sure the same goes for the European Commission, ECB and IMF.

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Analysis Stuart Grudgings and Terril Yue Jones

HEN U.S. President Barack Obama and more than a dozen leaders arrived in Cambodia for a regional summit meeting this week, only one of them was feted with banners strung from the venue gates. “Welcome Prime Minister Wen Jiabao!” one proclaimed. “Long live the People’s Republic of China!” read another. As the leaders left, the greenand-white banners were still festooned outside Phnom Penh’s Peace Palace, a fitting reminder of China’s powerful and growing clout as Beijing uses its influence - and money - to win friends and frustrate those uneasy about its sweeping territorial claims and rising military strength. “Some states are easily swayed by money. If they see cash, they easily throw away their principles,” said one Asian diplomat at the East Asia Summit, which included heads of state from 10 Southeast Asia countries and counterparts from the United States, China, Japan and other Asia-Pacific nations. “China has been throwing its weight around and buying the loyalties of some Asian states.” A prime example is Cambodia, whose prime minister, Hun Sen, helped China to notch up a succession of diplomatic victories at the summit. China stalled debate on a resolution of maritime disputes in the South China Sea, rebutted attempts by Southeast Asian nations to start formal talks on the issue and avoided any rebuke from Obama over territorial ambitions. Commentators declared China a clear summit winner. A closing statement by Hun Sen, this year’s chair of the 10member Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), made no mention of the South China Sea, another victory for China’s attempts to prevent multilateral talks on the dispute. China has poured investments and loans into Cambodia in recent years, becoming its biggest trade partner and bilateral creditor. Cambodia’s debt to China now totals at least $4.7 billion, about a third of its economy. The price of that largesse has become clear this year, say ana-

When US President Barack Obama and more than a dozen leaders arrived in Cambodia for a regional summit this week, only one of them was feted with banners - Chinese PM Wen Jiabao lysts, as Cambodia has used its powers as ASEAN chair to restrict debate over the vexed issue of China’s maritime claims, dividing the group and infuriating U.S. ally the Philippines. The 45-year-old ASEAN group has been built on a foundation of unanimity and unity, but that has unravelled as it struggles to cope with its biggest security challenge. In July, a meeting of the region’s foreign ministers broke down in unprecedented acrimony and failed to agree a communique for the ﬁrst time. This week’s ASEAN meetings again deteriorated into badtempered sniping and came close to a breakdown whenHun Sen adopted a draft statement saying there was a consensus not to “internationalise” the South China Sea dispute beyond ASEAN and China. The Philippines, which sees its alliance with the United States

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as a crucial check on China’s claims at a time when Washington is shifting its military focus back to Asia, made a formal protest to Cambodia and succeeded in having that clause removed from the ﬁnal statement. China then poked fun at Manila’s assertion that there had been no consensus. Eight out of 10 leaders had agreed not to internationalise the dispute, meaning there was a consensus, said Qin Gang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman. “I suggest that people when attending the EAS (East Asia Summit) meetings have to be very good at mathematics,” he said. “That’s 10 minus two, so which is bigger?” Beijing claims a vast U-shaped line around the South China Sea that brushes up against the coasts of the Philippines, Viet-

nam, Brunei and Malaysia. The area is thought to hold vast, untapped reserves of oil and natural gas, and naval flashpoints between Chinese vessels and the Philippine and Vietnamese navy have become increasingly common. Hopes for a diplomatic resolution within the ASEAN-China framework look bleak in the next two years as tiny Brunei and then Myanmar take up the chairmanship of the group. Cambodia, like fellow ‘Mekong’ countries Laos and Myanmar, has been rapidly pulled into China’s economic orbit through rocketing trade and investment ties. It has become customary for Chinese officials to arrive in Cambodia bearing “gifts”, such as the $100 million investment that Wen announced on his arrival this week to build the emerging country’s biggest cement plant. China has moved nimbly to set up free trade deals with Southeast Asia nations and has played a dominant role in financing and building big infrastructure projects in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. China’s stance is that it is not trying to become an offensive naval power, but wants to secure its energy imports and boost development of maritime natural resources, which are expected to represent 10 per cent of its economy by 2015. But it is also wary of being encircled as the United States refocuses its military clout on Asia in what Obama has called a “pivot” back to the region as wars in the Middle East wind down. China launched its first aircraft carrier in September, increasing its ability to project forces deeper into “blue-water” maritime territory. Bought from Ukraine ostensibly to use as a floating casino, the Chinese navy spent years refurbishing the carrier, which is undergoing sea trials. “China has ambitions to become the premier military power among its regional peers, and a serious threat to U.S. maritime primacy in the Asia Pacific,” said Sam Roggeveen, an Asian defence analyst with the Lowy Institute in Sydney. Roggeveen added that if China were to deploy more than one carrier and equip them with high-performance stealth fighters, “it would become the pre-eminent regional maritime power, with the ability to coerce neighbours in disputes in which the U.S. prefers not to get involved”.

WHAT THE MAIL SAID

1963

25 years ago Wednesday November 23, 1987

The BBC broadcasts the ﬁrst ever episode of Doctor Who (starring William Hartnell) which is the world’s longest running science ﬁction drama.

The United States and the Soviet Union announced yesterday they had completed a treaty to eliminate all intermediate-range nuclear missiles, the ﬁrst superpower arms treaty in nearly a decade. “We have now completed agreement on all the outstanding INF issues,” US Secretary of State George Shutlz announced with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze.

1971 Representatives of the People’s Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the ﬁrst time.

1981 Iran-Contra Affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

1990 The ﬁrst all woman expedition to the south pole (3 Americans, 1 Japanese and 12 Russians), sets off from Antarctica on the 1st leg of a 70 day, 1287 kilometre ski trek.

2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the ﬁrst woman to lead an African country.

35 years ago Friday November 23, 1977 The Council of Europe came under attack in the House of Representatives yesterday for its decision to shelve for nine months the report of the European Human Rights Commission which dealt with Cyprus’ recourse against Turkey for human rights violations in Cyprus. This decision, far from acquitting Turkey of the charges, makes those who protect it accomplices, said Takis Hadjidemetriou.

45 years ago Saturday November 23, 1967 President Sunay today sent messages to Queen Elizabeth, President Johnson, President De Gaulle, President Podgony and leaders of Muslim states saying that Turkey has decided to solve the Cyprus problem once and for all. The message said Turkey could not accept responsibility for the outcome.

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, November 23, 2012

Health

bites

Heart attacks more common among the unemployed People who have recently lost their jobs are more likely to suffer a heart attack than their employed peers, in some cases running a risk as high as 35 per cent, according to a US study. Researchers, whose results appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that each successive job loss was tied to a higher chance of heart problems among more than 13,000 older adults, although it’s not clear how unemployment itself might have caused the extra heart attacks. A combination of stress, worsening lifestyle and poor management of chronic conditions without health insurance may be to blame, said Matthew Dupre, the lead researcher

from the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina. “Those without a job may be unable to control their high blood pressure or to manage their diabetes (with their usual medication), or rates of smoking may be exacerbated,” Dupre said. But it’s still too early to know for sure what’s behind the link, he said, which means it’s also too early to recommend ways to ward off heart problems among the recently unemployed.

4D scans show that foetuses yawn GROWING into a fully formed human being is a long process, and scientists have found that unborn babies not only hiccup, swallow and stretch in the womb, they yawn too. Researchers who studied 4D scans of 15 healthy foetuses also said they think yawning is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors a new way to check on a baby’s health. While some scientists have previously suggested that foetuses yawn, others disagree and say it is nothing more than a developing baby opening and stretching its mouth. But writing in the journal PLOS ONE, British researchers

said their study was able to clearly distinguish yawning from “non-yawn mouth opening” based on how long the mouth was open. The researchers did this by using 4D video footage to examine all the times when foetuses opened their mouths.

Sex won’t bring on labour: study THERE is a widespread belief that sex during the later stages of pregnancy can jumpstart labour, but that doesn’t appear to be so - at least according to a study from Malaysia. The researchers, whose work appeared in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, found that there were no differences in the timing of delivery between women who had sex near term and those who abstained. “We are a little disappointed,” said Tan Peng Chiong, an obstetrics and gynaecology professor at the University of Malaya and one of the authors of the study. “It would have been nice for couples to have something safe, effective and perhaps even fun that they could use themselves to help go into labour a little earlier if (they) wanted.”

Controversy over use of mammograms reignites

Chimps and orangs get mid-life crises too

By Julie Steenhuysen

FORTY and 50-somethings in the throes of a mid-life crisis should probably stop blaming a troubled marriage, their kid’s college costs, or technology that makes them feel about as modern as papyrus compared to their younger colleagues. A new study finds chimpanzees and orangutans, too, experience a mid-life crisis, suggesting the causes are inherent in primate biology and not specific to human society. “We were just stunned” when data on the apes showed a U-shaped curve of happiness, said economist Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England and a coauthor of the paper. The U-shaped curve of human happiness and other aspects of well-being are as well documented as the reasons for it are controversial. Since 2002 studies in some 50 countries have found that well-being is high in youth, plunges in mid-life and rises in old age. The euphoria of youth comes from unlimited hopes and good health, while the contentment and serenity of the elderly likely reflects “accumulated wisdom and the fact that when you’ve seen friends and family die, you value what you have,” said Oswald. The reasons for the plunge in well-being in middle age, when suicides and use of anti-depressants both peak, are murkier. In recent years researchers have emphasised sociological and economic factors. Oswald, 58, and his colleagues decided to see whether creatures that don’t have career regrets or underwater mortgages might nevertheless suffer a well-being plunge in middle age. They enlisted colleagues to assess the well-being of 155 chimps in Japanese zoos, 181 in US and Australian zoos and 172 orangs in zoos in the United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore. All three groups of apes experienced mid-life malaise: a U-shaped contentment curve.

AS MANY as a third of cancers detected through routine mammograms may not be life threatening, according to a study published this week that raises fresh questions about the benefits of breast cancer screening. The study, which looked at three decades of US government data, found more than one million women may have been overdiagnosed for breast cancer, needlessly exposing them to the anguish of a breast cancer diagnosis and the ordeal of treatment. “It’s a lot of women. It’s a very substantial harm,” said Dr Gilbert Welch of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice in New Hampshire. But proponents of mammograms have already begun poking holes in the study, by Welch and Dr Archie Bleyer of St. Charles Health System in Oregon and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. While mammograms are not perfect, the proponents say, their benefits still outweigh the risks. Welch has made overdiagnosis a major focus of his research. In an earlier study, he concluded that as many as one million US men had been overdiagnosed with prostate cancer since the introduction in 1986 of the widely used PSA test. Such studies contradict the deeply ingrained belief that cancer screening is always good because it saves lives, an idea that is being steadily challenged by studies examining the harms of screening. “We’re not the first to suggest this, and it has come at a very huge human cost - the cost of telling a large number of women they have cancer and treating women for cancer with chemotherapy and radiation and surgery,” Welch said. In 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force, a government-backed adviso-

1.3 million US women have been overdiagnosed with breast cancer

The heartache and invasive therapies given to well women must be balanced with lives saved ry panel, issued new guidelines that suggested women should start routine mammograms at age 50 rather than 40, in part because the tests have such high false positive rates and the beneﬁts in lives saved did not outweigh the worry and anguish caused by the false positive results. That conclusion, which was based on a review of published studies, contradicted years of messages about the need for routine breast cancer screening starting at age 40 and triggered a backlash from cancer doctors, advocacy groups and lawmakers who said the tests save lives and are worth the risk of a false positive test result every now and then. An independent panel of advisers in Britain that reviewed data from 11 studies

backed up critics of the task force, saying that for every 10,000 50-year-old women invited to have a mammogram over the next 20 years, screening would prevent 43 deaths and result in 129 cases of overdiagnosed breast cancers, preventing one breast cancer death for every three overdiagnosed cases. The matter, however, is still far from settled. Dr Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical ofﬁcer of the American Cancer Society, said the new study was an “interesting conversation starter” but not the ﬁnal say about the value of mammography in the early detection of breast cancer. “It points out issues that many if not all experts agree on, but the degree of the number of women have been

impacted and the true impact of the negative side of mammography is something that other researchers would disagree with,” he said. In the latest study, Welch and Bleyer looked to see how well mammography was working as a screening tool. They ﬁgured that to reduce the rate of death from cancer, screening needs to not only ﬁnd more earlystage cancers; it must also reduce the number of cancers that are discovered at a late stage, when treatments are less likely to work. Using government health and census data, the team compared breast cancer diagnosis between 1976-1978, before mammogram screening was widely used, with data in 2006-2008, when routine mammograms had be-

come well established. They found that the introduction of screening mammography in the United States has doubled the number of cases of earlystage breast cancer detected each year, but the rate at which women are diagnosed with late-stage cancer has only fallen by eight per cent. “You see with mammography a dramatic increase in early-stage disease, but you don’t see much compensatory decrease in late-stage disease. That means you are ﬁnding a whole lot of early cancers that were never destined to become late-stage,” Welch said. Welch said that mammogram screening is likely not doing much to catch cancers at an even earlier stage of the disease, when they are more treatable.

Friday, November 23, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

What’s on

films

(K) All Audiences (12/15/18) No admittance to Under-12s/ 15s/ 18s (N/A) Not Available

NICOSIA Killing Them Softly (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Frankenweenie (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; KCineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.35, 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.35, 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Taken 2 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.20pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.20pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Skyfall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5, 7.40 and 10.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 5, 7.40 and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383

CINEMA WEBSITES: K-Cineplex: http://kcineplex.com, Friends of the Cinema Society: http://www.ofk.org.cy

TinkerBell: Secret of the Wings (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 3.15pm; KCineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

LIMASSOL

Looper (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.45pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 7.45pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Frankenweenie (12) Rio 2, weekdays at 6.10pm, weekends at 3, 4.45 and 6.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Paranormal Activity 4 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Help Cine Studio, tonight at 9pm, Sunday at 8pm, Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society. Tel: 96-420491, www. ofk.org.cy

Killing Them Softly (18) Rio 2, weekdays at 8pm, weekends at 8.15pm; Rio 3 at 10.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (12) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 3 and 5.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.35, 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Taken 2 (12) Rio 4 at 7.45pm (weekends at 8.10pm) and 10pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.20pm, weekends also at 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Skyfall (12) Rio 3 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5pm; Rio 2 at 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5, 7.40 and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 To Rome With Love (12) Rio 6 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.50pm. Tel: 7777-8383

To Rome With Love (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.40, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

TinkerBell: Secret of the Wings (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekdays at 6.10pm, weekends at 3.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 3.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Paranormal Activity 4 (15) Rio 5 at 7.45pm (weekends at 8.15pm) and 10pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 4 (in English, in 2D), weekends only at 3, 4.45 and 6.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 5) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 5 (in Greek), weekends only at 3, 4.45 and 6.30pm. Tel: 25-871410 7 Days in Havana (mostly in Spanish, with Greek subtitles) Rio 5, Monday at 8.30pm, presented by the Limassol Cine Club. www.cinelesxi.org

LARNACA Killing Them Softly (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Frankenweenie (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.35, 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Taken 2 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.20pm, weekends also at 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Skyfall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5, 7.40 and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 To Rome With Love (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.40, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Tinkerbell: Secret of the Wings (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 3.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Looper (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.45pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Paranormal Activity 4 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Descendants Blue Pine Bar and Restaurant, Thursday at 8.30pm, presented by the Larnaca Film Society. Tel: 99-658831, www.lfcinema.org

PAPHOS Killing Them Softly (18) Rio 5, weekdays at 7.45pm, weekends at 7.30pm; Rio 6 at 9.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Frankenweenie (12) Rio 6, weekdays at 6 and 7.45pm, weekends at 4, 5.45 and 7.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (12) Rio 1 at 5.30, 7.45 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 Taken 2 (12) Rio 4 at 6, 7.45 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 4pm. Tel: 26-207000 Skyfall (12) Rio 7 at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 To Rome With Love (12) Rio 2 at 6, 8 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 Looper (15) Rio 3, weekdays at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends at 7.30 and 9.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Paranormal Activity 4 (15) Rio 5 at 9.30pm. Tel: 26207000 Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (K) Rio 5 (in Greek), weekdays at 6pm, weekends at 4 and 5.45pm. Tel: 26-207000

listings Today Exhibition A Balancing Act Solo art exhibition by Kostas Neofitidis. Opens November 23, 7.30pm until December 19. Famagusta Gate, old Nicosia. Open daily: 10am-1pm and 4pm-8pm. Closed November 26 & 29, December 12 & 28. Tel: 22-797650 Michalis Avraamidi Solo art exhibition. Opens Youth Foundation, 81-83 St Lazarous Street, Larnaca. Opens November 23, 7pm until November 25. Saturday: 4pm-8pm. Sunday: 10am-1pm & 4pm-8pm. Tel: 99-459369

Music The Three Great Composers of the Classical Period The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra concert, under the music direction of Julius Kalmar and with soloist Martino Tirimo (piano). November 23. Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €12/7. Tel: 22- 313010 Cello & Piano Recital Siblings Antonis Anissegos (piano) and Maria Anissegou (cello) present sonatas by Shostakovich and Rachmaninov. November 23. The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Street, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €15/10. Tel: 70-009304/22-663871

Theatre Misery Stephen King’s psychological thriller staged by Satiriko Theatre. Every Friday and Saturday. November 23 until December 29. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, Aglantzia. Every Friday at 8.30pm and Saturday at 11pm. In Greek. Tel: 22312940/22-421609

Other Events Through the Roadblocks: Realities in Raw Motion Conference Conference examining the complex dynamics and often overlooked interconnections between inclusion and exclusion. November 23-25. Pefkios Georgiades Amphitheatre, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol. The language of the conference is English. Attendance is free and open to all. 11am–5.30pm. Tel: 25-002553 Tell Me A Tale Join two authors for a reading followed by a wine tasting hosted by Oenothiki La Caudalie. November 23. Diachroniki Gallery 1, Arsinois 84, Old Nicosia. 7pm. Free. Tel: 22-680145/22-358028 Pantheon International Xperimental Film & Animation Festival 10 Screenings of experimental films from home and abroad. November 23. Pantheon Gallery, 40 Evagorou Avenue, Pantheon Building, second floor, Nicosia. 8pm. Free. Tel: 22-670843

Cross-National Evidence from European Social Survey: Exploring Public Attitudes, Informing Public Policy in Europe Conference with famous professors and leading scientists from the international community discussing issues such as: social values, social exclusion, education and occupation, economic morality etc. November 23-25. European University Cyprus (EUC). Tel: 22-713269, email: k.gouliamos@euc.ac.cy

Tomorrow Music 20 Years of Epilogi – Tribute of Manos Loizos A musical journey through the works of Manos Loizos. Participating the Mixed and Children Choir of Epilogi and an orchestra of distinguished musicians, orchestrated by Marios Toumbas. November 24. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. €7/5. Tel: 77-777745

Other Events Wedding Exhibition 2012 More than 60 companies and services relevant to weddings. November 24-25. Ktima Makenzy, 21 Artemidos Avenue (Airport Road), Larnaca. Saturday: 3pm-10pm and Sunday: 11am-9pm. €5. Tel: 24-651111

Ongoing Other Events Days of German Language Films Screenings of recent films from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. November 19-24. Goethe-Institut, Nicosia. Opening at 5pm. First screening 6pm followed by screening at 8pm. English subtitles. Free. Tel: 22-674608 Chocolate Week Opportunity to taste combinations especially prepared by the hotel’s pastry chef and his team. November 16-25. Colors Café at the Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol. Tel: 22-818884

Music Paphos 13th Music and Dance Festival A festival embracing a variety of musical genres taking place in venues around Paphos. November 14-24. €7/5. Tel: 26-937670/99-632346

Theatre The Blood Theatre group Olvos presents play which deals with racism in our society. November 20-23. Technohoros ETHAL, 76 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, Limassol. 8.30pm. €10. In Greek. Tel: 22-260005

Same Time, Next Year Dionysos Theatre opens the new theatre season with play by Bernard Slade. Until November 25. Dionysos Theatre, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm. In Greek. €20/15. Tel: 22-818999/99-621845

Exhibitions

The Cherry Orchard Open Arts presents a site-specific production of Anton Chekhov’s last play. Until November 30. Tivoli Luna Park, Ilia Papakyriakou, Engomi, Nicosia. Monday through Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 96-765575/99-461186

Summer Mornings Solo painting exhibition by Kyprianos Kyprianou. Until November 25. Stegi Grammaton Tehnon, 16th June 1943, (former Gladstone’s Street), Limassol. Open daily: 10am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. Tel: 25-749179

The Grönholm Method The New Stage of THOC presents play by Catalan playwright Jordi Galcerán Ferrer. Until December 1. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-492900

Faces Solo painting exhibition by Lefteris Olympiou. Until November 27. Intercollege, 52 Famagusta Avenue, Larnaca Road. Open daily: 10am-7pm. Tel: 24-747500

The Harley Jacket THOC’s New Stage. Until December 7. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Wednesday through Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22864300 Death and the Maiden Satiriko Theatro presents play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. Until December 21. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros, Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. Every Thursday and Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609

For a full guide to the week’s events and regular meetings, make sure you get a copy of the Sunday Mail

400 Years of Russian Icons Exhibition of Russian paintings and works of art. Until November 23. Nicos Ioannou Jewellery Boutique, Limassol. Opens daily: 10am-7pm. Tel: 25-340726/99-380685

Far Away, So Close An exhibition of paintings by Alek Popov dedicated to those affected by cancer. Until November 28. Pegasus Art Foundation Gallery - Art Studio 55, Limassol. Tel: 99-603316 Domenicos Theotokopoulos: From Candia to Toledo – The Footsteps of a European Journey Paintings by El Greco. It will also include texts and audiovisual material. Until November 30. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Open except Mondays: 10am-4.30pm.

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The spirit of Cyprus is alive Coming Up Other Events Let’s talk about animation If you are a fan of animation, you may be interested in attending an animation forum that is due to take place at the Cyprus University of Technology on Monday. The forum is entitled: Animation: Art, Craft, Poetics and Production, and is organised by the Cyprus University of Technology, Animafest Cyprus – Views of the World and Media Desk. With topics ranging from the art and craft of Czech animation, printmaking to animation, and advantages of animated short filmmaking, this forum offers professionals and students a remarkable chance to learn from some of the leading directors, animators, artists, storytellers, and designers in the world. The evening will end with an animation screening by Prof. Ulrich Wegenast, Festival Director of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, featuring a selection of award-winning films. As one of the world’s major celebrations of the animation genre, the Stuttgart festival is a massive and highly popular event, which showcases the best new animated movies and also incorporates several highlycontested competitions, including ‘Cartoons for Teens’ and the ‘AniMovie’ competition. It also provides an excellent platform for industry insiders to meet, share ideas and celebrate each other’s achievements by handing out awards in fields such as technology and communication. Animation: Art, Craft, Poetics and Production Animation forum with international guest speakers, public discussion and animation screening. November 26. Cyprus University of Technology, Photography and Film Lab, Blue Pearl Building, Platia Iroon, Limassol. 3pm-10pm. Tel: 25002183. www.cut.ac.cy

Most people have heard about Oktoberfest, the ultimate beer-drinking festival. The Mexicans have a much more hardcore version of this - the Tequila festival - and in Cyprus we have the very popular Limassol Wine festival, which has become a regular ﬁxture in the social calendar since it was launched in 1961. When it comes to drinking and revelry, there seems to be a festival dedicated to every alcoholic beverage. This weekend, a new festival is about to take centre stage. You may have heard on the grapevine that Troodos created its own festival a few years back – the Zivania Festival. Since 2010, Cyprus’ national drink, Zivania, is being celebrated – responsibly, of course – in the picturesque village of Alona in the Pitsilia area. Zivania is a traditional alcoholic beverage, which has been produced for centuries in Cyprus by distillation, and has played an important role in the everyday life of Cypriots. If you haven’t heard of Zivania before, then it’s time you did; it’s not for the faint hearted however. This distilled alcoholic beverage is produced from a mixture of grape pomace (the residue of pressed making process) grapes during the winemaking and a mixture of local dryy wines. us can be traced Its consumption in Cyprus back to the 14th century, when Cyprus was ruled by the Vened out tians. Distillation is carried in a special apparatus. It is arly colourless and is particularly e characterised by its taste ns. and its light smell of raisins. To say this drink is strong g lly is putting it mildly, typically the alcohol content of thiss beverage is 45 per cent, es although it may sometimes vary. Since 2004, Zivania has been protected under EU regulations as a product unique to Cypruss and as such cannot be

produced in any other country or marketed under that name. The Zivania Festival will take place in the village square of Alona this Sunday, from 11am until 4pm. If you’re too busy to make the trip this weekend, then keep in mind that you can attend the second Zivania wing weekend Festival taking place the following at the Pelendri Village Culture Centre. g and enjoy All are welcome to come along free tastings of this traditional Cypriot drink. There will be a presentation at the festival uced, as well showing how this spirit is produced, y. The day as information about its history. ok around will offer a chance to take a look esque Ayios the village, and visit the picturesque Giorgios Church. ntary Visitors can sample complimentary Zivania provided by distillers, while small platters will be available for those who would like to enjoy a few ze, soutbasic mezedes such as pallouze, h their tipple. zouko, dried fruit and nuts with e will also be Besides the free tastings, there e, as well as plenty of food and drink on sale, evious years, traditional crafts. And, as in previous traditional music and dancing performed by the Anatoliki Mesogios group. Troodos and its many villages have been

Fes the Festival, The Troodos Tourism Board pro will provide free transportation from Nicosia Lim and Limassol to the event’s location. Zivania Festival A cele celebration of the traditional alcoholic bevera beverage made in Cyprus, with free Zivania tasting tastings, delicacies, demonstrations and Zivania production and promotional activities. Novem November 25 at Alona Village Central Square & Decemb December 2 at Pelendri Village Culture Centre. Tel: 25 25-421020/99-352547. Nicosia: Busses will de depart at 10am from the Cypriot Art Graft Centre and return at 4pm. For reservations: Tel 22 22-674264. Limassol: Busses will depart at 9.30am from the CTO Information Office in Germasogeia and return at 5.30pm. For re reservations: Tel 25-323211 By Ledha Socratous

Wedding Exhibition 2012 More than 60 companies and services relevant to weddings. November 24-25. Ktima Makenzy, 21 Artemidos Avenue (Airport Road), Larnaca. Saturday: 3pm-10pm and Sunday: 11am-9pm. €5. Tel: 24-651111

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Get ready for your big day Experience the complete A – Z of wedding products and services at the Exhibition Organosi Gamos 2012 which is being held at the Ktima Makenzy in Larnaca. Getting married is meant to be one of the most spectacular events in your life. So, you want to be sure that everything is just right and that you are well prepared. The Wedding exhibition is organised just for you. They help ease some of the pressures of planning a beautiful wedding by allowing you to compare, taste, touch and see what the region’s top Wedding exhibitors have to offer - all in one convenient location. Packed to the brim with towards 60 stands the two-day Wedding Show taking place this weekend will give you the opportunity to

left behind in terms of tourism, and events such as this go a long way to rectifying the problem, by highlighting the region’s strong points. It offers the chance for people to proactively engage with others. It also gives people the chance to support pp g their local food and drink suppliers, bring thousands of visitors into the town, boost the local economy and, hopefully, portray a positive image of Troodos and villages such as Alona. For those who want a ride to and from

Other Events Snap up some bargains discuss your individual requirements for your special day with the experts in the business. It’s a must visit for anyone involved in planning that special day. Organised by Antigoni Andrianou Promotion, in cooperation with Europa Donna Cyprus, the event brings together companies dealing with products and services for nuptials, such as wedding dresses, decorations, cakes and treats, evening dresses, reception

halls, wedding accessories, catering and banquet facilities, photography, invitations, organisation, jewellers, honeymoon trips, bridal makeup and hair design, transportation, music and generally anything that deals with wedding products and services. It’s worth noting that all the proceeds raised from the entrance tickets will go towards Europa Donna, the European Breast Cancer Coalition.

From tomorrow until Monday, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, in old Nicosia is hosting a 50 per cent discount sale on a wealth of publications and audiovisual products. This year’s offer includes publications series at very attractive prices as well as discount (save a small number of publications). At the same time, you will have the opportunity to visit Agora, the Foundation’s shop, where all products will be available for sale at 20 per cent discount.

Museum shops are a great place to ﬁnd unique gifts for friends and family. All items available for purchase will both showcase the talents of local authors and artisans as well as spotlight local history. Among the items on sale are unique collective and rare specimens, items of historical value such as reproductions of maps, engravings and watercolours of Cyprus, as well as authentic collective coins. You may also buy jewellery, decorative objects and gifts inspired from the Collections and the Museums of the Cultural Foundation. This is a good chance to enrich your book collection and acquire everlasting gifts from the Foundation’s rich array of items. Step Into Culture Purchase a wealth of publications, audiovisual products, souvenirs from the Collections and the Museums of the Cultural Foundation at attractive prices. November 24-26. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, on 86-88-90 Phaneromenis Str, in Old Nicosia. Opening hours: 10am-6pm. Tel: 22-28157/22-128191

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CYPRUS MAIL Friday

Film ES SUMMARIES Killing Them Softly (See page opposite) Our rating:

Frankenweenie (See page opposite) Our rating:

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 Bella (Kristen Stewart) is enjoying her new life and new powers after the birth of Renesmee, her daughter with vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Soon, however, their family bliss is threatened again, by a new menace. The vampire Irina (Maggie Grace) believes a child like Renesmee could challenge the power and existence of the Volturi. As Irina rallies the Volturi to destroy this potential threat, Bella and the Cullens – together with any allies they can assemble – prepare for a crucial battle to protect their family. Also starring Taylor Lautner and Billy Burke. Directed by Bill Condon. (Fantasy drama, 115 mins.) Our rating:

Taken 2 Four years ago, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) stopped at nothing to save his 17-year-old daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), kidnapped in Paris by Albanian kidnappers to be sold into prostitution. Murad (Rade Serbedzija), the father of one of the kidnappers killed by Mills in that operation, has sworn revenge, and takes Mills and his wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul. Mills enlists his daughter to help them escape. Directed by Olivier Megaton. (Action-thriller, 92 mins.) Our rating:

Skyfall A hard-drive listing all NATO operatives undercover in terrorist organisations is stolen, and used to make M (Judi Dench), the head of British Intelligence, look bad. Though not in peak condition after a near-death experience, secret agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) sets out to recover the drive, which leads him to mystery man Silva (Javier

involved in Jack’s love life: his girlfriend Sally (Greta Gerwig) and flirtatious friend Monica (Ellen Page). At the same time, retired opera director Jerry (Woody Allen) arrives in Rome with his psychiatrist wife Phyllis (Judy Davis) to meet their daughter’s future husband Michelangelo – and, when Jerry hears Michelangelo’s father Giancarlo (Fabio Armiliato) singing in the shower, he wants to make him an opera star. In other unrelated stories, Leopoldo Pisanello (Roberto Benigni), a rather dull man, wakes one day to find himself a celebrity with the paparazzi on his tail, while newlywed Antonio (Alessandro Tiberi) is forced to introduce a prostitute (Penelope Cruz) as his wife. Directed by Woody Allen. In English and Italian, with Greek subtitles. (Comedy, 112 mins.) Our rating:

Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings The little fairy Tinker Bell meets Periwinkle and ventures into the winter woods with her and Tinker Bell’s other friends to find the secret of fairy wings. Directed by Roberts Gannaway and Peggy Holmes. In 3D. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 92 mins.) Our rating: N/A

Looper In the near future, 2044, a group of hitmen called Loopers work for a crime syndicate in the further future. Their bosses send targets back in Time, and the Looper’s job is to shoot them and dispose of the body; the target vanishes from the future, 2074, and the Looper disposes of a corpse that technically doesn’t exist. When they want to ‘close the loop’ on Joe (Bruce Willis), they send him back as the target for his younger assassin self (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). But the older Joe has settled down to a happy life and doesn’t want to be terminated; he escapes execution and goes on the run, looking for the crime boss who sent him back in Time – and forcing the younger Joe into hiding with Sara (Emily Blunt) on her remote corn farm. Also starring Jeff Daniels and Paul Dano. Directed by Rian Johnson. (Sci-fi action, 119 mins.)

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Bardem) – a psycho who’s nursing a grudge, and has a revenge scheme in mind. Also starring Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney. Directed by Sam Mendes. (Actiondrama, 143 mins.) Our rating:

To Rome With Love Four separate stories, set in the Eternal City. On holiday in Rome, successful architect John (Alec Baldwin) meets student architect Jack (Jesse Eisenberg) and becomes

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Paranormal Activity 4 Five years after the events that led to the disappearance of Katie and baby Hunter (in Paranormal Activity 2), young Alice (Kathryn Newton) begins experiencing strange phenomena in her home – especially after a weird kid named Robbie moves in next door. When Robbie’s mum ends up in hospital, he starts living with Alice’s family while she’s convalescing. That’s when things

go from creepy to paranormal. Also starring Katie Featherston and Matt Shively. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. (Horror-thriller, 88 mins.) Our rating:

Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar Barbie stars as Tory, the kind-hearted princess of Meribella who would rather sing and dance than perform her royal duties. When her favorite pop star Keira visits the Kingdom, the girls discover they have much in common, including a magical secret that lets them look like one another. At first, swapping places seems like a great idea, at least till each girl realises that the other’s life isn’t as easy as it seems! But Meribella also has a magical secret, and when it’s stolen, the whole kingdom is put in danger. Will true friendship save the day? Directed by Ezekiel Norton. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 86 mins.) Our rating: N/A

Brave In ancient and rugged Scotland, the impetuous, independent princess Merida is a young aspiring archer, having been encouraged from a young age by her loving, larger-thanlife father King Fergus. Her mother Queen Elinor has conscientiously schooled her daughter to be proficient in all things as the future Queen, but Merida rebels. When the King and Queen invite the surrounding clans to present their sons as suitors, Merida is desperate and finds a witch, who grants her a spell – with devastating results. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. In 3D. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 100 mins.) Our rating:

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) are still trying to get back to New York and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. When they travel to Monte Carlo, they attract the attention of obsessive animal-hunter Chantal Dubois of Animal Control after gate-crashing a party, and are joined by the penguins, the monkeys, King Julian (Sacha Baron Cohen) and the rest of the crew. How does such a crazy menagerie travel through Europe without attracting attention? Simple. They join a travelling circus. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon. In 3D. (Kids’ cartoon comedy, 93 mins.) Our rating:

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has worldchanging consequences – causing a continental cataclysm that creates the Earth as we know it and triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny the mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego the sabertoothed tiger (voiced by Denis Leary) and Sid the sloth (voiced by John Leguizamo). In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his

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cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home. Also with the voices of Peter Dinklage and Nick Frost. Directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier. In 3D. (Kids’ cartoon, 94 mins.) Our rating:

The Help In racially divided 1960s Mississippi, Aibileen (Viola Davis) is a middleaged African-American maid who has spent her life raising whitee children, and has recently lostt her ncer) only son. Minny (Octavia Spencer) is another African-American maid er whose confrontational manner ently results in her having to frequently change jobs. Skeeter (Emma Stone) is a young white woman and recent college graduate who moves back id who home to discover that the maid ood helped raise her since childhood ob on has gone. When she gets a job e-care the local paper writing a home-care cal column, she needs the practical rns to advice of a housemaid and turns eads Aibileen and Minny – which leads her to start secretly collectingg stories about the lives of ‘the help’, bringing riends. her into conflict with her old friends. Also starring Jessica Chastainn and Bryce Dallas Howard. Directedd by s.) Tate Taylor. (Drama, 146 mins.) Our rating::

7 Days in Havana Seven short stories, set over a erican week in Havana. A young American oks tourist (Josh Hutcherson) hooks nd of up with a transvestite at the end ous a rum-fuelled evening, a famous director (Emir Kusturica) gets very rd, a drunk after accepting an award, ma, a singer faces a dramatic dilemma, elf lost Palestinian visitor finds himself ather in translation, a mother and father m on decide to perform an exorcism hiatrist their lesbian daughter, a psychiatrist are time who makes sweets in her spare cial gets a large order from a special ecides client, and a devout woman decides to build a fountain dedicated to the cio del Virgin Mary. Directed by Benicio dem, Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, uan Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noe, Juan tet. Carlos Tabio and Laurent Cantet. Mostly in Spanish, with Greekk 29 subtitles. (Comedy-drama, 129 mins.) Our rating: ng: N/A

The Descendants Matt King (George Clooney) is a successful Hawaiian lawyer with a popular, outgoing wife and two spirited daughters: 17-year old Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and 10-year old Scottie (Amara Miller). He is also in charge of the family trust for a large parcel of unspoiled waterside land, which some of his cousins want to sell. His life is turned upside-down, however, when his wife is critically injured in a boat race – and, as her life hangs in the balance, his daughter Alexandra drops another bombshell, telling Matt that her mother has been unfaithful to him. Saddened and totally shellshocked, Matt sets out to track

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down her lover. Also starring Nick Krause and Robert Forster. Directed by Alexander Payne. (Drama, 115 mins.) Our rating:

Adikos Kosmos Sotiris (Antonis Kafetzopoulos) is a middle-aged Greek police interrogator who’s fed up of trying to wring confessions from criminals, and decides it’s much easier to simply throw their files on top of a filing

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NEW FILMS Killing Them Softly Directed by: Andrew Dominik Starring: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Ray Liotta US 2012, 97 mins. Showing from today at the K-Cineplex and K-Cineplex (Mall of Cyprus) in Nicosia, the Rio and K-Cineplex in Limassol, the K-Cineplex in Larnaca and the Rio in Paphos.

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cabinet and forget about them. However there is one case, in which he believes an innocent man is being unjustly prosecuted, which he just can’t let go, so he and his partner Minas (Christos Stergioglou) decide to intervene, ending up in a noir-like plot featuring murder, a wad of cash and a curious cleaning lady called Dora (Theodora Tzimou) – with whom Sotiris becomes romantically involved. Directed by Philippos Tsitos. In Greek. (Drama, 118 mins.) Our rating: N/A

Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta) runs one of the Mob’s many secret and lucrative poker games – a potential magnet for crooks tempted to cash in on the piles of ready cash on the tables. When two young, opportunistic petty crims, Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), are talked into robbing Markie’s game at gunpoint by local lowlife Johnny Amato (Vincent Curatola), the Mob sends in Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), one of its hitmen, to ﬁnd and punish those responsible. Since he knows Amato, he’s reluctant to make the hit himself and suggests they call in the heavy Mickey (James Gandolﬁni) from New York. Mickey turns up – but Jackie is unimpressed, and has to take matters into his own hands.

WHAT THE CRITICS S SAID Pro: “It is a violent ensemble ens nightmare of middle-m middle-management mobster incomp incompetence in the tradition of Goodfellas, Good Pulp Fiction, Casino an and TV’s The Sopranos. The dr drama is thrillingly t rillingly and casually th casual pessimistic, a world of weary tough guys complaining comp about having to clear up the mess lleft by other screw-ups, screw-up and money than for less mone hoped for. they’d hope stiﬂingly This is a st reekingly and ree male unhappy world… “Crime equals chaos in Killing Softly. Them reminder It’s a rem of what Tom wrote: Wolfe criminals are criminal not romantic ro desperados who go outside o the law to get what they want. They are ruthless, ru greedy, stupi stupid people who get themprogresselves into a p sively worsening, violent mess. There is an entropy e in Killing Them So Softly, a spiralling down; every scene, and its with its quarrelling a bitching, its bantering and its not leadblood-splattering, is no ing anywhere as such – iit’s just an open-ended vivisectional vivise

demonstration of unhappiness and confusion. “Dominik gives Pitt his grandstanding moment in terms of one satirical aria of a speech, contrived perhaps, and its moral-drawing jars with the icy amorality of all that has gone before. But it is delivered with such angrily dismissive power. This is an unrepentantly cynical take on the hope-and-change promised to the US in 2008; this year’s election race makes it look even bleaker, an icily conﬁdent black comedy of continued disillusion.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (UK) [5-star rating] Pro/Mixed: “After their gorgeously eerie The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford whistled a mesmerising three-hour requiem for the legends of the Old West, you’d be right to expect Oz writer/ director Andrew Dominik and producer/star Brad Pitt to unfurl another great US epic. “But weirdly, crime drama Killing Them Softly turns out to be a sawn-off oddity… “Dominik’s bludgeoning attempts at satire – seemingly every scene has Obama yakking on a TV in the background – are too blunt to stomach. “Not quite as much, though, as one of the most staggeringly ruthless beatings you’ll ever see on screen: poor Liotta, horribly pulverised on the street – in his dressing gown, no less – before chucking his guts up on one of his attacker’s shoes. “Did we mention that Dominik reckons his ﬁlm’s a comedy? Yep, a real side-splitter… “Tough, stylish, violent and studded with stars – but like so many of its American gangsters, Killing Them Softly doesn’t quite get the job done.” Jonathan Crocker, Total Film (UK)

Frankenweenie Directed by: Tim Burton With the voices of: Charlie Tahan, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder US 2012, 87 mins. In 3D. Showing from today at the K-Cineplex and K-Cineplex (Mall of Cyprus) in Nicosia, the Rio and K-Cineplex in Limassol, the K-Cineplex in Larnaca and the Rio in Paphos.

THE PLOT After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, geeky young Victor (voiced by Charlie Tahan) harnesses the power of Science to bring his best friend back to life, albeit with

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a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out – and Victor’s fellow students try to copy his work with some Frankenstein shenanigans of their own – the entire town learns that getting a new ‘leash on life’ can be monstrous.

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WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Pro: “For those familiar with the original half-hour short … the plot is basically identical and a joyous lift from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, but expanded with another good hour’s worth of incident, drama and delightful detail … It is, indeed, potentially upsetting for small children, what with the horribly dead pet, the schoolroom frog dissection, creepy characters, scary monsters and an enraged, torch-wielding mob chasing the corpsified creature to kill him and all. “Unfortunately, the fact that it might be distressing is particularly so because the host of classic horror films referenced, paid homage to and lovingly pastiched in the monster mash-up that is Frankenweenie are no longer a staple of Saturday afternoon television. Some immortal dialogue (‘It’s A-LIVE!’) and the joys of characters who are modelled on Universal and Hammer icons … sadly will go right over a lot of oblivious heads these days. The terrified guy unwisely seeking refuge from a stomping, chomping thingie in a temporary loo à la Jurassic Park may ring a bell… “At its heart, though, you don’t have to have ever seen a horror film to see that this is firmly a boy and his dog tale, in which a lonely, misunderstood child’s loss of his only friend, faithful companion and cutely comical star of his home movies is sufficiently heart-rending to prompt everything that follows… “Very sweet, very funny, really

quite touching and exquisitely hand-made, by a ﬁlm lover with humour and a heart, for a like-minded audience.” Angie Errigo, Empire (UK) Pro/Mixed: “Like Martin Scorsese’s Hugo last year before it, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie – a 3-D, black-and-white stop-motion animated spectacle for thrillseeking ﬁlm geeks of all ages – uses the latest technology as a way of expressing nostalgia for the cinematic past. “The most obvious and sustained tribute is, of course, to Frankenstein. The moviemaking boy, Victor Frankenstein, shares his name with the Promethean mad scientist of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel … The re-animated Sparky offers frisky tribute to Boris Karloff’s original monster, the metal bolts in his neck offset by cute eyes and a perpetually wagging tail. His appearance inspires a wave of dead-pet monster making, which turns Frankenweenie from a quiet, quirky horror-movie spoof into a loud and crazy action comedy, with enough menace and grossness to frighten small children and keep their jaded, thrill-seeking older siblings happy. “My own feelings are somewhat mixed. In terms of sheer visual inventiveness this mov-

ie occasionally rivals Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, twisting familiar themes and images into odd and arresting new shapes. Some moments approach the anarchic naughtiness of his Beetlejuice, and wisps of genuine melancholy ﬂoat through the gray, Expressionist skies of New Holland. “But at the same time many of the ﬁlm’s shades of feeling seem to have been painted by numbers, and the small town itself is as rickety and worn as a standing set on a studio back lot. Astonishing imaginative feats – Sparky himself, and other re-animated critters it would be spoilerish to describe – are undermined by dispiriting imaginative lapses… “The delights of Frankenweenie are abundant and real. Its opening scenes are beguiling in their strangeness, and its climax is wild and hilarious. But the movie, a Walt Disney release, also feels tame and compromised, a tissue of safe pop-culture allusions rather than an inspired, audacious engagement with older movies… “Frankenweenie is fun, [but] it is not nearly strange or original enough to join the undead, monstrous ranks of the classics it adores.” A.O. Scott, New York Times (US)

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TIME FOR A CAREER CHANGE? Learn how to teach English! The London Teacher Training College is offering TEFL Certiﬁcate courses in Cyprus. For more information call now on 99839307.

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STAGE ONE THEATRE, Emba, Paphos, presents Tim Firth’s famous play CALENDAR GIRLS at 7.30 on 3-8 December. Directed by Peter Sandwith. Tickets €12.00, €6.00 children 12 and under. Booking on 99967737 weekdays 10am – 1pm, email boxofﬁce@stageonetheatre. com. DESK CALENDAR proﬁts will be donated to charity. *****************************

MR MIKIS THEOCHAROUS from Larnaca and MISS GEORGINA GEORGIOU from Vatily and now Larnaca announce their engagement *****************************

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - CYPRUS Is drink costing you more than just money? AA could be the answer. Meeting at the following locations/days. Call to speak to an AA member. Ayia Napa Monday 97798043 Larnaca Tuesday (Polish spk) 96616589 Thursday 24645523 / 99259264 Limassol Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday / Saturday 25368265 / 99559322 Nicosia Wednesday/Sunday 99013596 Paphos Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday 99916331 / 99399240 Details of meetings are available on www.aa-europe. net

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CLINICAL PILATES. Personalised Clinical Pilates by Physiotherapists in Nicosia. Individual assessment and supervision of exercises. “Clinical pilates” is a modiﬁed form of therapeutic exercise used by physiotherapists to assist in the rehabilitation and prevention of musculoskeletal injury especially lower back pain, sacro-iliac pain and neck pain. More info on 22446988. *****************************

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SERVICES “SANDRA”, a female dog, around 3 years old, has got a wonderful temperament. She is very sweet natured dog. At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes ! To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 mon-frid. *****************************

DO YOU NEED A WEB-SITE BUT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST? Web design & hosting at exceptionally low prices, experienced designer & programmer , your dream web-site is only a phone call away. Don’t delay!!! Call Andros for a free quote or consultation on 99335078, info@akalou. com, - islandwide *****************************

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PETS TIGER, a male dog, around 3 years old. Tiger is a loving dog who had bad luck to change many hands and inexperienced owners. Not suitable for homes with other dogs, other pets or homes with children. Available for immediate adoption to the right family! At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes ! To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 mon-frid. *****************************

LOUISE is a Segugio Italiano cross and she is around 1 year old. She is not suitable for hunting. She will make a perfect pet as she loves cuddles, hugs and kisses. Very playful gentle girl, friendly with other dogs and loves kids! At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes ! To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 mon-

plumbing, house painting, garden work. For information call JIMMYS: 96587137, MELIS: 96547879 *****************************

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AUSTRIAN INGENEUR, 50 years, searching for a nice women. Mobile:004917365562 or 00491726293462

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WHOEVER HAS UNWANTED CD/DVD, books, decorative items and homeware in good condition can donate it to the Hiv Cyprus Foundation so we can re-sell them at the Gynaikopazaro in Nicosia every ﬁrst Saturday of the month in support of these families. We can even collect them from your house or if you dont live in Nicosia you can send them via Akis/ Travel Express and we can pay the fare. For further info please contact 99 55 95 94.

in Cyprus; references available. Telephone 99318796 *****************************

HEALTH & FITNESS MR MICHALIS THEMISTOS from Nicosia and Miss Maria Yiannakou from Amochostos and now in Nicosia are pleased to announce their engagement.

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LESSONS PRIVATE TUITION Experienced, UK-qualiﬁed teacher offers full/part-time private home tuition in Maths, English, the Sciences, Geography, History, Business Studies and Economics, from KS3 to iGCSE, AS and A2 levels. 9 years experience

CHIMNEY SWEEP, when did you last have your chimney swept or log burner cleaned? Build-up of soot can cause respiratory problems and ﬁres. All areas, call Dave, a professional sweep, now on 99819137. Also available for weddings. www.paphosluckychimneysweep.com WINTER’S COMING *WOOD BURNING FIREPLACES* Supplied and installed from as little as €695, Paphos and Limassol areas. Tel 96714074 for a free quotation. While stocks last!!! DO YOU WANT A SHINY LOOKING FLOOR? Full repair & restoration of chipped, scratched, dull and stained, Marble, Terrazzo, Stone & Ceramic tiled ﬂoors and surfaces. Professional cleaning, repair & sealing of internal/ external ceramic tiles & grout lines. For a free professional consultation & demonstration contact Mark at Premier on 70006766 or 96333961 All areas *****************************

K.D.FLYSCREENS LTD We manufacture top quality sliding screens, opening doors and roller systems. We also do repairs. For a FREE QUOTE please contact Phone: 99119582 Website: www.kdﬂyscreens.com *****************************

WE UNDERTAKE REFURBISHING of houses or holiday homes, construction of pergolas, undertaking of

CLOTHES STOCKS AND SHOP FITTINGS FOR SALE. Excellent women’s brands for sale including Italian, Spanish and French clothes and shoes. Also women’s dummies and modern wall ﬁttings (clothes rails.) Selling at very low prices for clearance. Tel: 99-168943 *****************************

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TIMI, PLOTS, a few selected available, seaview, near the 2 golf courses, Venus Rock and airport 60% building factor, €99.000. Half registration fees til the 31.12.12. Tel. 99621914 *****************************

LARNACA, ALETHRIKO, plots for sale, 525 sqm, 90% building factor, near highway Limassol-Larnaca, 5 min from airport, quiet residential area €109.000. Half registration fees till the 31.12.12. Tel. 99621914 *****************************

SALE OF FIVE ADJACENT PLOTS in Paphos.Considered a signiﬁcant investment opportunity because the plots are located in a central area of Paphos(very close to the central public market). Sale of either all together or independently. Prices: €220000 – 250000 each. Call 99494753 *****************************

TREMITHOUSA, plots for sale in a very quiet area, unobstructed sea and mountain views, 600 – 700 sqm, prices from €170.000 Tel: 99510420 *****************************

PRIME LAND IS AVAILABLE FOR LONG LEASE IN LIMASSOL. 40, 000 sq.m., zoning Ka7 (80% -45% - 3 stories). Regular amphitheatrical shape overlooking Ladies Mile. Close to New Limassol Hospital with direct access to Limassol – Paphos

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classified contents Employment Opportunities pg 18 Employment Miscellaneous 18 Pets 18 Lessons 18 Health & Fitness 18 Personal 18 Services 18 For Sale Miscellaneous 19 For Sale Land/ Property Business 19 For Sale Motor vehicles 20 Wanted 20 To Let Nicosia 20 To Let Limassol 21 To Let Larnaca 22 To Let Paphos 22 To Let Protaras, Ayia Napa, Paralimni -To Let Athens -Land For Sale Bulgaria -For Sale Nicosia 24 For Sale Limassol 24 For Sale Larnaca -For Sale Paphos 24 For Sale Ayia Napa -For Sale Famagusta Protaras -For Sale Athens -Property& Home Services display ads 25

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Please note tel nos. that begin with: 22 = Nicosia 23 = Paralimni/Protaras 24 = Larnaca 25 = Limassol 26 = Paphos

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Advertiser FOR SALE B.P./LAND Highway. Water supply, electricity and telephones are readily available. Suitable for immediate development. Ideal for various health facilities and resorts, holiday centres, commercial and shopping centres, entertainment enterprises etc. Information: Tel. 22 674338, 99621554 *****************************

FOR SALE LAND in Anthoupoli (half plot) 288 sq.metres. for information 99621554.

WANTED TO RENT FLAT OR HOUSE TO RENT, 2-3 bedrooms, veranda/terrace or garden, prefer furnished, SW of Nicosia (in approx area Lakadamia to Kapedes and Kalo Chorio) alan.tye@birdlifecyprus.org. cy, 22455072, 99089083.

SRI LANKAN LADY Married to Cypriot, is looking for a job cleaning houses, ironing, cooking, looking after old people. Has permit to work in Cyprus. Only in Limassol.

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FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES FORD FOCUS GHIA (2006) diesel, 1600cc, 98000km, blue, automatic - tiptronic. dual zone climate control, power steering, electric windows, 6 airbags, central locking, cruise control, computer board, alloy wheels, and many extras. €7500. Contact: 99022779 - Nicosia

PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA LUXURY 2 bedrooms apartment, 3 years old, ﬁrst ﬂoor, €800 unfurnished, €1100 furnished. Near American Em-

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bassy, many shops around. Across Syrian restaurant. Wooden ﬂoor, living room, kitchen, 2 bath-rooms/wc, (laundry machine, dishwasher, oven, refrigerator), 5 airconditioners, central heating, covered area 93 sqm, veranda: 21 sqm, store: 5 sqm, 2 parking. Mob 99 205 718

ROOM APARTMENT, 125sq.m, with modern design in a quiet neighbourhood in Strovolos near Agia Soﬁa church, spacious sitting room, one bedroom with en suite WC and two other WC, kitchen with oven & fridge, central heating, A/C. €580. Tel. 99336834

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LUXURIOUS APARTMENT FOR RENT A luxurious one ﬂoor apartment situated in central Nicosia in an area of exceptional Beauty at 3 Museum Street, is available to let. It has been recently renovated and consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, big dining and sitting rooms, kitchen and a huge veranda. Approximate covered area 250 sqm. Monthly rent €1400.00 o.n.o. Tel: 99622370.

FLATS / HOUSES FOR RENT: studio Aglantzia €350, 1bdrm Ag. Andreas furnished €425, Hilton €400, Strovolos €350, Acropolis €380, Kennedy furnished €400, 2bdrm Ag. Dometios €400, Lykavitos €550, Kennedy €400, Acropolis rear house €300, 3bdrm m/ssa with garden €500, Str/los €400, Acropolis €550, 4 bdrm new house Dasoupolis €1,200, Acropolis g/f €800. 21 PROPERTY FINDER A.M. 627 A.A.108 / E 99474839, 99646822

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flat in attractive building in Anthoupolis, very quiet area between the Grammar School and the European University, also very convenient for Pascal and Highgate Schools and the University of Nicosia. Large front veranda, all appliances, modern fittings, light and bright. Furnished or unfurnished €550p.m. Call 99900177. FOR RENT 3 B/R apartment fully furnished close to Central Bank. 3 W.C., fully airconditioned extra storeroom, owned covered parking. Excellent condition. Information: Tel. 99621554 FOR RENT – three-bedroom flat in Lykavitos, Nicosia. Open plan fully-equipped kitchen and living area, two bathrooms, air conditioning and central heating. Big veranda. Near the town centre and University of Cyprus. Contact 99-721911 / 99454141

3 BEDROOMS flat on second floor in a block of six flats, in a nice position at Strovolos area, fully a/c, c/h, covered parking place for one car, recently painted. Rent €650pm. (furnished if required). Tel: 97773358. *****************************

LUXURY HOUSES: 1. 5 bedrs detached house, 550sq.m, built in 2 big plots of land, big garden with grass, big swimming pool with extra fence for children and big covered patio with bbq area, big reception areas with marble floor, fire place and bar, big kitchen with all electrical appliances and sitting room with fire place, maid’s room, floor heating, full a/c, blinds on the windows, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and shower, big bathroom for the other 3 bedrooms and extra shower in the 5th bedroom - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in

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the website). 2. H3AR0004-R, 3 bedr luxury detached house with central heating, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, parquet floor throughout the house, big sitting and dining area, big kitchen with family room opening onto the swimming pool which has big covered area with wooden deck, bbq area, covered parking, in a very quiet area behind Apoel football training ground - Archagelos - €1700 (photos in website). 3. 2 bedr fully renovated semi detached house 120 sq. m, a/c for hot and cold, small yard, FULLY FURNSIHED or not, double glazed windows with aluminum shutters, in a quiet area off Nikis behind Burger King - ACROPOLIS €650 (H2ACS0001-R), (photos in the website). 4. H3ST10012-R, 3 bedr luxury semi detached house with central heating independent, a/c, 3wc, parquet floor, fire place, electrical appliances in the kitchen, curtains, SHARED SWIMMING POOL, in a very quiet neighbourhood in the area near Falcon school. Strovolos € 1200, (photos in website). 5. 4 bedr new luxury detached house, separate maid’s room, central heating, full Ac, 260sq.m, big kitchen with all the electrical ap-

pliances, blinds on all the windows, 4wc, 2 showers, 1 bathroom, 2 covered parking, big garden with grass in a quiet neighbourhood in a dead end near French Ambassador house - Strovolos €1400 (H4ST10045-R), (photos in the website). 6. 3 bedr+big attic room with shower and wc luxury new house, 210sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 4wc, blinds on all windows, cooker and oven in the kitchen, small garden, covered parking near Alpha Mega supermarket - STROVOLOS €1200 (H4ST10007-R), (photos in the website). 7. 3 bedr upstairs and one downstairs luxury detached house built in 2 plots of land with big garden and big over ﬂoor swimming pool 4 X 10, central heating, full a/c, 2 covered parking, FULLY NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, double glazed windows(PVC), electric shutters on all windows, in a very quiet neighbourhood, in the centre of Latsia near Carrefour - LATSIA €2700 (H4LAT0010-R), (photos in the website). 8. H4LAK0002-R, 3 bedr + ofﬁce space luxury detached house, built on a big plot, 350sq. m, big swimming pool with cover, garden with grass, big sitting and dining room, separate family room, central heating, a/c, curtains

on all the windows, cooker, dishwasher and dryer, parquet floor throughout the house,3wc, 2 bathrooms, 2 covered parking in a quiet area on the borders of Strovolos with Lakatamia Lakatamia- €1900 (photos in website). 9. 3 bedr upstairs and 2 separate bedroom in the basement luxury detached house(all the bedrooms with en suite bathrooms/shower), also separate kitchen and sitting room in the basement which has also separate entrance from the house, central heating, full a/c, solid parquet floor all the house, big sitting and dining room with fire place, big fully equipped kitchen with breakfast area and family room, big overfloor, swimming pool with covered patio area with fully equipped bar(bbq, fridge, freezer, cooker), mature garden around the house, 2 parking places, alarm system near the Cyprus Conference Centre- PLATY AGLANTZIAS €3500 (H5PAG0002-R), (photos in the website). 10. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, electrical appliances, small yard, bbq area, off Kostantinoupoleos street near French ambassador residence.STROVOLOS €850 (H4ST10043-R), (pho-

tos in the website). 11. 4 bedr luxury semi detached house with good size garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area, central heating, a/c units, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, 2 covered parking, FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPPED, in a quiet area in a dead end close to all amenities and schools. - ANTHOUPOLIS €1300 (H4ANT0002-R), (photos in the website). 12. H4AGZ0010-R, 3 bedr RENOVATED GROUND FLOOR HOUSE with big separate 1 bedroom flat with multi room, big sitting and dining room , separate tv room, big kitchen with family room and fitted cooker and oven, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, very big 5 X 6 bedrooms with solid parquet floor, central heating with petrol independent, a/c units, double glazed windows with shutters, big verandas around the house, in a very quiet neighbourhood 200metres from FRENCH school and near Athalassas park - Aglantzia - €1300 (photos in website). 13. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office, 250sq.m, central heating independent, 4a/c, big renovated, kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fire place, 1bathroom, 1 shower, 2wc, 2 covered park-

ing, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street - Makedonitissa €1300 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website). 14. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, ofﬁce space/maid’ s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC, 450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and ﬁtted cooker and oven, 6 wc, 2 covered parking’s, big yard with tiles and garden with grass, bbq area in a very quiet neighbourhood near the CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neighbourhood park – Aglantzia €2000(H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website). 15. 4 bedr luxury detached house, separate maid’s room, 600 sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 6 wc, 4 bathrooms, big sitting and dining areas opening on to the garden, big kitchen with electrical appliances, built in 2 big plots of land with huge garden with grass, swimming pool, 2 covered parking, in a quiet neighbourhood close to Alpha Mega supermarket Engomi - €3000 (H4PA20005-R), (photos on the website). For many more properties

TO LET NICOSIA with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates. com *****************************

LUXURY FLATS: 1. 3 bedr furnished apartment, 140sq.m, near Cyprus Hilton, kitchen, bathroom and extra guests toilet, large sitting room, opposite a small park, recently renovated independent oil central heating, air conditions, solar heater, covered parking – Acropolis €630 (A3ACS0040-R), (photos in the website). 2. AINIC0006- R, 1 bedr., fully furnished and equipped apartment, 50sq.m, 2AC for hot and cold, covered verandah, covered parking, nice view, off Makarios avenue between Hilton and DEBENHAMS shop. Nicosia centre, € 450 (photos in website). 3. 2 bedrs luxury big apartment in a small building with 4 apartments only, very big bedrooms with parquet ﬂoor, 125sq.m, central heating independent, 3ac, Fully nicely furnished separate kitchen, big sitting and dining area, 2wc, covered parking behind Hilton hotel off Kennedy and Makarios close to the centre.– NICOSIA CENTRE €600 (A2NIC0026-R), (photos in

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the website). 4. A1DAS0010-R, 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting and dining room, big bathroom, big bedroom with shutters, covered veranda, storage heaters, 2a/c, cooker and oven in the kitchen, covered parking in a quiet area in a small modern building near Acropolis Park. Dasoupolis €400 (photos in website). 5. A3ST10036- R, 3 bedr new luxury apartment on the last ﬂoor of a 3 storey building with nice view, electrical appliances in the kitchen,2bathrooms, 2wc, blinds, big covered veranda, air condition for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered parking and storage room in a quiet area – Strovolos - € 550 (photos in website). 6. 1 bedr new modern luxury apartment, 50sq.m, 2 a/c for hot and cold, nicely modern furnished, 3rd ﬂoor, covered parking, 6 year old in a quiet neighbourhood off Kantaras street. - STROVOLOS €400 (A1ST10009-R), (photos in the website). 7. New 2 bedr luxury apartment, 90sq.m, storage heaters, 3 a/c, cooker and oven, covered verandah, 2 wc, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking and storage room of Kyriakou Matsi street near the centre – Agioi Omologites €650 (A2AOM0008-R),

(photos in the website). 8. A1ACS0007- R, 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with 2 a/c for hot and cold, electrical appliances in the kitchen, big bedroom, covered veranda, blinds, covered parking, in a quiet area near Acropolis park. NICELY FURNISHED. Acropolis €450 (photos in website). 9. 3 bedr luxury spacious floor apartment on the 4th floor of award winning building, 200sq.m+big covered veranda, central heating independent, full built in air conditions, lighting fixtures, curtains and blinds on all windows, big spacious living room with fire place, big kitchen with double cooker, oven and microwave and breakfast area, double glazed windows, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/ bath, big satellite dish with sky decoder, 2 covered parking and storage room, close to American embassy and other amenities – ENGOMI €1600 (A3ENG0025-R), (photos in the website). 10. A2AOM0009-R 2 bedr luxury finished apartment in a small building with 4 flats only, central heating with petrol independent, full a/c, 2 bedrooms with en-suite bathroom/shower, separate guest wc, NICE MODERN EXPENSIVE FURNITURE, big covered veranda, cov-

ered parking, storage room, in a very quiet neighbourhood very close to Junior school and the park - Agioi Omologites - € 800 (photos in website). 11. 3 bedr luxury spacious ground floor apartment with separate entrance, big verandas and garden, big sitting and dining room, central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, very big master bedroom, electrical appliances in the kitchen, aluminum shutters on windows, parquet laminate floor all the flat, covered parking, storage room, in a very quiet neighbourhood in a dead end street, off Athalasas Avenue behind Stephanis near English School €720 (A3ST10030-R), (photos in the website). 12. A2LYK0006-R, 2 bedr penthouse apartment with big veranda 60sq.m, storage heaters, full a/c, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), big sitting room, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds, covered parking near Agios Antonios market CLOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY. Lykavitos €510 (photos in website). 13. A2ST10028- R, 2 bedr new luxury apartment on the 1st floor of a 2 storey building, with a/c for hot and cold, fully nicely modern furnished, big covered veranda, parking, in a quiet neighbourhood. (no

common expenses). Strovolos €600 (photos in website). 14. A2NIC0001- R New luxury finished 2 bedr apartment with separate electric floor heating for each room, a/c units, parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area, electrical appliances in the kitchen, fully modern furnished and equipped, big bedrooms, covered veranda, central satellite dish, cable net service, blinds on the windows. In the centre opposite the walls, Nicosia centre, €670 (photos in website). 15. 2 bedrs new luxury apartment, sitting room open plan with kitchen which includes cooker, oven, refrigerator and washing machine, 2 wc, central heating, full AC, blinds on the windows, very big covered verandas, covered parking and storage room in a dead end off Athalassas avenue near Laiki popular bank and Hellenic bank headquarters. - DASOUPOLI €550 (A2DAS0006-R), (photos in the website). For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates. com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225

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2 BEDROOM COTTAGE FOR RENT IN LANIA VILLAGE in a quiet and peaceful area, fully furnished, storage heaters, a/c, rent €300 per month. Minimum contract 1 year. Info mob 99548855 *****************************

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FOR RENT 2 bed, 2 bath, new built apartment, in a quiet scenic location In Alethriko, Larnaca 5 min. to Larnaka, 5 min. to the beach Fully furnished, A/C, communal pool, under covered parking, Long term rent, €350.00 per month For more info pls call 99639378 *****************************

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1. UNIVERSAL – superb 2 bed furnished apartment for rent. Lovely quiet complex with pool, private parking, entry phone system & storage room. €350 per month. 2. UNIVERSAL – one bed furnished apartment on 2nd ﬂoor, small quiet well maintained complex with sea views. €300 per month. 3. UNIVERSAL – 2 two bed, 2 bath apartments on superb quiet complex, with 3 pools, gym, sauna, jaccuzi & bowling green. 1 apt furnished, 1 unfurnished from €400 per month. 4. TALA – 2 two bed, 2 bath villa style apts on stunning quiet complex with 4 pools, with off road and underground parking. 1 apt furnished 1 U/F from €360 per month. PLEASE CALL 96203009

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1. MANDRIA, 2 bedroom apartment, fully furnished with modern furniture, separate kitchen, communal swimming pool, air conditioning throught, 2 balconies euro 375 p/m o.N.O 2. SEA CAVES, 3 bedroom bungalow, specially fitted for people with disabilities , stunning sea views, free wi-fi, fully furnished with modern furniture, swimming pool, all bedrooms with en-sute, utility room, air conditioning throughout, shutters, very green and secluded area euro 1100 p/m o.N.O 3. EMBA, 2 bedroom apartment, 2 bathroom, modern furnished, air conditioned throughout, communal swimming pool, covered parking, close to all amenities, euro 330 p/m 4. CHLORAKA, 3 bedroom furnished villa with pool, amazing views , master ensuite , in cul-de-sac, fully airconditioned with fireplace , euro 700 p/m PLEASE CALL : 99 387842

TO LET PAPHOS Acropolis Heights, Chlorakas (b) € 380/mnth Universal area and Both are 2-bed houses, beautiful locations, in Cul-de-sacs, 10 years old, 90 sq. mts, Furnished, Open-Plan Lounge/Kitchen, Front Car-port, Garden, (a) is Ground ﬂoor, 1 WC/bath. (b) is 2-Floors, 2 WCS/Bath and part air-conditioned. Call 99632388. *****************************

CHLORAKAS, 2 bedroom apartment, fully furnished, large veranda, very quiet location, communal pool, Euro 280 – o.n.o Please call : 99699019 /26910140 *****************************

KISSONERGA VILLAGE, St Kononas area, 3 bedroom ﬂat with private parking, private roof garden with barbeque, elevator, full a/c & electrical appliances provided, beautiful sea and mountain views. €400 per month. Call: 99 553741 *****************************

TO LET top ﬂoor 3 bedroom ﬂat with great view, unfurnished in Yeroskipou with covered parking 360 euro ono Tel 99768738 *****************************

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FOR RENT KATO PAPHOS spacious 2 bed F/F garden apartment. Enclosed garden with 2 covered patios next to green area, cul-de-sac setting. AC, SAT TV, comm. pool, bath/shower. Superb location with private covered parking and entrance. Quiet yet close to all amenities. €400 p/m. Contact 26 911540 or 99955302.

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DT PROPERTY LETTINGS PRESENTS : 1. Apartments for rent Kato Paphos area, with c/pool a/c f/f within walking distance of harbour Now available. Starting from €230 P/M 2. Peyia and surrounding areas apartments and villas all f/f with a/c pool and parking, nice location Now available. Starting from €320 P/M 3. Chlorakas and surrounding areas apartments and villas c/pool a/c f/f easy access to bus routes Now available. Starting from €250 P/M 4. Tsada Lovely spacious f/f 5 bedroom villa central heating, private pool, double garage, fantastic views. €1600 P/M or nearest offer. Now available at DT property lettings Many other properties available. Please call : Tel 2683543 or 97675123 *****************************

PEYIA, available now for rent in a most sought after location next to the municipal park, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments with magniﬁcent sea and mountain views, furnished or unfurnished, off street parking, quiet area, for viewing, ring: 99 887251 / 99 025173

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS building with swimming pool, list and other amenities. Only €350pm Other apts also available. Call 99403261, 26934650 *****************************

PAPHOS RENTALS SECTION TREMITHOUSA - Very sought after location, Modern 2 Bedroom, F/F, Town House, Lovely Communal Pool, Sea views, Early viewing highly recommended, 400 Euros PAPHOS - Very large 3 Bedroom Apt , Fully Furnished to a very high standard ,Would suit 3 Professionals sharing, Within close proximity to Hospital and Court, Central Heating, 2 Bathrooms, Laundry, 350 Euros. TALA - Luxurious 4 Bedroom, F/F to a very high standard, 2 bathrooms, 2 en-suite, Swimming Pool, Landscaped Garden and Spectacular Views, 700 Euros. EMPA - Immaculate, Spacious 2 Bedroom, U/F, House, Large kitchen, Patio, Quiet location, Must be seen, 300 Euros WANTED - 2 bedroom furnished properties MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 99862922 *****************************

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ONE CHOICE FOR RENTAL PROPERTIES. LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, CALL THE EXPERTS TODAY!! TIMI 3 bed modern villa with wood burner, Ac, offered fully furnished. Spacious living areas with 2 sitting areas, big kitchen,3 upstairs bedrooms, master on suite shower, family bathroom, Small private pool, off street parking. Quite location not far from the village amenities. Paphos Town. Ref: 722 price 600 KISSONERGRA A bed luxury villa on its own private grounds, with fantastic views of the sea, private pool, Modern Furnishings, quality appliances, downstairs bedroom, large kitchen, upstairs bedroom with en suite, family bathroom. Ref 0000 Price 950 ANARITA A 3 bed villa offered furnished , with private pool, in nice quiet cul-de-sac, off street parking, AC. quality kitchen, 3 bedrooms upstairs. Ref 855 price 600 SECRET VALLEY A very large 3 bed modern furnished villa, with gardens, private pool, quiet location. Property has large living areas, full Ac, central heating . Modern style furniture not far

from the Golf Area . Ref 1171 Price 900 Mandria A modern unfurnished 4 bed Villa with private pool. Downstairs bedroom with shower , sitting room with log burner, 3 bedrooms upstairs, master bed with en suite shower room. Property has private fence and pets are welcome. Ref 1174 price 770 YEROSKIPOU 2 bed furnished apartment with communal pool, gym, under cover parking on modern new complex . Apartment is furnished, with bathroom, modern kitchen and blinds + AC Ref: 1164 price 350 EMBA A 4 bed fully furnished villa on its private grounds, with private pool, additional court yard, off street parking, electric garage, AC, nice location and views. Ref: 1010 Price 900 MANDRIA 3 bed private villa, with central heating, quality AC units, ﬁre place, part furnished, spacious living areas, downstairs study area, a real with granite kitchen, double cooker feature white goods, nice furniture, very large master bedroom with on suite, family bathroom, off street parking and private pool. Property fully fenced off and gated. Ref 999 Price 950

on Ofﬁce 26600450 Mobile: 97614070 many more properties on our website at www.ﬂowron.com - www. paphospropertycyprus. com LANDLORDS IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT, PLEASE CALL US!!!!!! Your Vision is our Mission

street parking. Fully enclosed good sized low maintenance garden with private pool offering privacy and shaded areas. Available unfurnished or part furnished. Pets allowed at owners discretion. website reference number: rtl_482 2.KISSONERGA €550 modern detached 3 bedroom villa situated in a quiet residential area. Master bedroom with ensuite, separate kitchen, downstairs guest wc. Enclosed garden offering private pool & off street parking. Available unfurnished though can include kitchen appliances. Pets allowed at owners discretion. website reference number: rtl_501 3.TALA €575 unfurnished modern 3 bedroom detached villa offering total privacy & breathtaking sea views. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire. Master with ensuite. storage room. shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature plants, private pool offering sea views. Off street parking. A beautiful home. website reference number: rtl_530 4. PEYIA €700 price includes pool cleaning. If you are looking for a villa with breathtaking views & privacy than this property is for you. this modern detached 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa is

furnished with modern furniture, including satellite tv. One bedroom & bathroom on ground floor. A spacious enclosed garden with private pool offering stunning views. Off street parking. website reference number: rtl_401 5.MANDRIA €750 modern detached 4 bedroom villa, master with ensuite. Fully enclosed low maintenance garden offering private pool. Available unfurnished to include white goods, blackout blinds, curtains, ceiling fans & log burner for those winter months. Immaculate condition. Pets allowed at owners discretion. website reference number: rtl_633 offers considered. 6. CHLORAKA €770 modern detached 4 bedroom 3 bathroom villa with ground floor bedroom & bathroom. Beautifully furnished with good quality modern furniture includes sky satellite, fly screens & feature fireplace with modern gas fire. Private pool offering views of the sea. Off street parking. Situated within walking distance of bus routes & shops. website reference number: rtl_611 7. KATO PAPHOS €800 large 4 bedroom detached villa situated in the sought after residential area of Limnaria. Walking distance to the beach and the many ameni-

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PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and ﬁnishes. Central heating, sky, alarm, inﬁnity pool and stunnning sea and mountain views €700 per month, call: 99389426 *****************************

BRAND NEW APT, opposite Poseidonio Gym, near Carrefour, F/F, a/c, great quality, 1 bdrm, from €340p.m.Tel 99403261 *****************************

MR RENT PAPHOS, THE LEADING PROPERTY RENTAL AGENCY IN PAPHOS OFFICE: 26271858 (00357) IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY TO RENT WE ARE THE RENTAL AGENCY TO CONTACT OFFERING FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENT COLLECTION SERVICE 1.SEA CAVES €500 we are delighted to offer this detached 2 bedroom villa situated on a corner plot in a quiet residential area offering sea views. Gated drive for off

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ties of Kato Paphos. Spacious living accomodation offering an enclosed garden with c/pool. Fully furnished with modern furniture & solar panels. website reference number: rtl_442 8. TALA €900 a charming detached 4 bedroom villa with character, situated on a corner plot in a quiet residentIal area with breathtaking sea views. Spacious living rooms with central heating & real ﬁreplace. Separate kitchen & dining room. Good sized garden offering private pool and stone built barbeque area. Undercover parking. website reference number rtl_638 TEL: 97790883 OFFICE: 26271858 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MANY MORE PROPERTIES www.mrrentpaphos.net Email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net

ﬂoor apartment set on an elevated position on this prestigious development. Open plan living area. Good sized kitchen. 2 double, bedrooms, master with ensuite shower room. Family bathroom. Large patio areas with enclosed gardens and lovely sea views. Covered parking and security gates.. Comm swimming pool, and landscaped gardens. Euros 425.00 a month. 2 bed apartment same complex Euros 400.00 a month. 2 MESOGI 3 bed 3 bath furnished apartment in handy location close to the shopping areas. Large open plan living area and dining area.. Fully ﬁtted dining/kitchen with appliances . Guest WC. Utilty room. 3 double bedrooms one with en-suite. Family bathroom. Balcony & and parking. Euros 500.00 a month. Suit non-drivers! 3. TOMB OF THE KINGS – 3 bed fully furnished apartment in established block. Own entrance via stairway. Open plan living area. Dining kitchen. 3 bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, sat TV. Internet available. Large balcony area. Parking. Euros 350.00 per month 4. KISSONEGA - 3 bed 2 bath unfurnished villa. Set in enclosed gardens the villa consists of open plan living area. Full itted kitchen. Small util-

ity area. Conservatory room. Ground floor bed room with en-suite. Stairs to two double bedrooms and family bathroom. Pool and off street parking. Euros 600.00 per month 5. STROUMBI – 2 bed fully furnished stone bungalow set in quiet location. Open plan living area with working fireplace. Spacious dining kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom with corner bath. Landscaped gardens, swimming pool and covered parking. Realistically priced Euros 500.00 per month or close offers only 6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed fully furnished apartment. Living area, fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, Enclosed garden area, comm. Pool and parking. Euros 375.00 a month or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal starting at 250 euros per month. 7. CORAL BAY - 3 bed, 3.5 bath furnished/unfurnished villa situated very near to the centre and within easy walking of beaches and restaurants. Open plan living area with fully fitted kitchen. Doors out to garden and pool. Ground floor bedroom with ensuite. Separate guest WC. Stairs to 2 double bedroom both with en-suite and balcony areas. Private pool,

gardens, BBQ area and covered verandahs. Central location.Euros 650.00 per month or close offers. 8. STROUMBI– 3 bed 2.5 bath large unfurnished villa in quiet village area. Spacious open plan living area with feature ﬁreplace and dining space Good sized ﬁtted kitchen and breakfast area. Guest WC with storage area.3 double bedrooms. Master with en-suite bathroom. Family bathroom. Enclosed gardens, pool and off street parking. Realistically priced Euros 550.00 per month. OVNO FOR FULL LISTINGS OF A PA R T M E N T S / T O W N HOUSES AND VILLA PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL LANDLORDS/ OWNERS PLEASE CALL PLEASE CALL 97648440 or email:inforentals@aol. com

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REFURBISHED stone-built village house located in Kili Paphos. Consists of 3 large rooms 1 small. Traditional wood burnt ﬁreplace, fully tiled secluded yard and garage. Tel: 99210610. *****************************

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PROPERTY FOR SALE NICOSIA NICOSIA, FLAT FOR SALE: 2 bdrm ﬂat with title deeds, 110 sq.m., fully renovated, best central area, 800m from the European University, excellent view, €99.000. Tel. 99621914. *****************************

FOR SALE PENTHOUSE between Armenias Str and Hilton Hotel. 3 bedroom, main bedroom with shower, c/h, ﬁreplace, large verandas. For more information please call: 99467596.

PAPHOS KISSONERGA, 2 bedroom detached house, 250 sqm plot, two levels, almost ﬁnished, quiet area but near town centre, large terrace, sea view euro 200.000 – No agents call: 96637054 *****************************

PROPERTY SALE BLOCK BUY INVESTMENT - House (detached) 3-Bed, 2 Bath, on ½ plot, Koloni, Paphos in cul-de-sac. Near amenities, highway and airport. 5 min from sea.

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FOR SALE PAPHOS - Two Traditional stone village houses, large common courtyard in picturesque village of Lysos, Paphos. 10min from Latchi. - 5017m2 Land with 10% building rights, in Lysos village on main road to Stavro Tis Psokas. - 8362m2 Land with 10% building rights in Lysos village on boarder of housing zone which is to be extended. QUICK SALE FOR SERIOUS OFFERS EURO 800,000 Tel : 99452241/99848757 *****************************

UNIVERSAL AREA, 3 bedroom detached villa, covered area 122 sqm, master bedroom en-suite, air conditioned throughout, all white goods, solar panels, garden irrigation, plot size 273 sqm, communal pool, euro 165.000 o.v.n.o. – title deeds available Call : 99682644- no agents *****************************

AKOURSOS 2 bed/2 bath Detached bungalow, c/h, ac, fly screens, gardens and patios on three sides. In quiet culde-sac of 7 detached bungalows. Fantastic 360 degee sea and mountain views. €200.000 negotiable. Tel 26623256/99447925 LOFOS – TALA, 3 bedroom bungalow for sale, living room, kitchen, bathroom, shower room, central heating, air con, private pool, landscaped gardens, lovely views. Call: 99342913 – no agents 1. PAPHOS, FLATS FOR SALE OR RENT: Kissonerga, 3 bdrm flat with title deeds, in a block of 4 flats only, fully renovated, 2 baths, 146 sq.m closed area, c/h, a/c, covered parking, excelent view of sea and mountains, half registration fees titll 31.12.12 reduced to €135.000 or rent €450 per month. Tel. 99621914. *****************************

FOR SALE special offer, €79, 000 ﬁrst ﬂoor apartment in Protaras, fully furnished with 2 bedrooms and a swimming pool. Walking distance to the beach of Ayia Triada and all amenities. Tel: 97 608941.

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1.AYIA NAPA, Studio for sale, 38 sqm, furnished and fully renovated,. with title deed, in licensed complex, 5030m from Nissi Beach €49.000. Tel. 99621914. LARNACA *****************************

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Semi-detached house in Archangelos area split level Nn a hill, no houses in front, 3 big bedrooms, 2 big bathrooms and TV room big lounge & dining area, fireplace, fitted kitchen, 40 sq.m. store room, C/H, A/C, solar. For information call: 99496541

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Advertiser FOR PAPHIAKOS ANIMAL WELFARE SOS HELPLINE, 24 HOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE - CALL 99655581 CONTACT DETAILS FOR PAPHIAKOS. Paphiakos & C.C.P. Animal Welfare Education/Information Centre, No. 12 Dedalos Building, 8049 Kato Paphos PO Box 61272 8132 Kato Paphos Web. www.cyprusanimalwelfare.com www.facebook/paphiakos Email info@cyprusanimalwelfare.com Larnaca Emergency Service - The contact point for animal emergencies in Larnaca is Maria at the Paphiakos Animal Welfare Charity Shop, telephone 24623494 or 99325897 STOP, SHOP AND GIVE TO THE ANIMALS! ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME AT OUR CHARITY SHOPS! PAPHIAKOS & C.C.P. ANIMAL WELFARE Registered Charity No 1529 Contact our shops and we can take your clutter The Charity Shops are located at: Shop No.1 Agapinoros Street, Kato Paphos Tel 26910325 Shop No.2 Ap Pavlou Avenue, Kato Paphos Tel 26942894 Shop No.3 Gr. Afxentiou Avensia Court 3 Larnaca 24623494 Shop No.4 9 Ayiou Ioanni Street 3061 Limassol 25561695 Peyia Information Centre & Shop & T Rooms 26622828 Polis Information Centre & Shop & T Rooms 99223572 Book Exchange Shop Trimithousa 99771763 Our shops are always happy to receive your unwanted goods! NOW YOU CAN HELP BY COLLECTING YOUR ALUMINIUM CANS AND HANDING THEM IN AT ANY PAPHIAKOS CHARITY SHOP OR THE CLINIC. SAVE AN ANIMAL AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!! PAPHIAKOS CAR BOOT SALE EVERY SATURDAY at the Ambassador Restaurant and outside in the grounds at Paphiakos. Free parking. Sellers from 7am, buyers from 8am. For information & bookings please call MIKE on 96702600. FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR PAPHIAKOS CHARITY NO. 1529 WORLD ANIMAL DAY. On Thursday October 4th Paphiakos will be micro chipping pets for only €20 including all the paperwork. For further information telephone 26953496. To celebrate World Animal Day on Thursday October 4th Paphiakos will be offering free spaying/neutering for all feral and unwanted animals as they do throughout the year. Contact 26953496 for further details. PAPHIAKOS SHELTER OPEN DAY The Open Day will be held on Sunday October 7th between 10am and 3pm. It will be a Family Fun Day out with a lot of different activities. There is car parking, toilets and refreshments on site so enjoy and join in the celebration of animals and what they bring to our lives. Entrance is €2 CHARITY HAIR CUT. On Thursday 4th October 09.30-17.30 without an appointment Andri at Atlantic Bay Hotel (2nd Floor) will be charging €5 for a haircut with all proceeds going to Paphiakos. Telephone Suzanne on 99151996 or Andri on 99604783. PAPHIAKOS CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. Saturday November 24th 9am – 3pm at the Crazy Spoon Restaurant. For further details contact 99151996. Stalls, Santa’s Grotto, Donkey Rides, Pirate Pat and many more.

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Television CYBC 1 06.45 08.15 11.00 11.30

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

12.00

Apo Mera Se Mera Current affairs programme.

15.30

Entehnos Local cultural programme.

16.00 18.00 18.15

Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies

18.45

Paizoume Kypriaka

CYBC 2 07.00 08.00 16.30 17.00 18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10 20.00 21.00

Live cookery show.

22.35

Moiraia Fengaria New local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

23.15

Greek FILM: I Agapi Mas Musical comedy. 1968.

23.35 23.55 00.15 00.45

News Moiraia Fengaria (rpt) Entehnos Repeats

06.50 07.00

One-off special of the offbeat crime drama Starring Alan Davies, Sheridan Smith. 2010. See Pick Of The Day.

14.50 16.10 17.00 17.50

08.30 09.05 09.30 10.20 12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00

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Me Agapi Kai oi Pantremeni Ehoun Psihi (rpt) Englimata (rpt) Men kai Den (rpt) Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) O Polemos Ton Astron (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) Tin Patisa (rpt) Tihi Vouno (rpt) Eva Luna Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) With News at 18.00.

Top Gear 19.30 20.20 21.20 22.10 23.20

Repeats

Niose Me News Tin Patisa (rpt) Proedrikes 2013 FILM: The Informant! The US government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-ﬁxing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. Comedy crime, starring Matt Damon. 2009.

Criminal Minds Fifth season. ‘100’. The team races against time to stop the Reaper when he returns to Washington intent on harming Hotchner’s family. Followed by ‘Cradle to Grave’. The BAU travels to Albuquerque to investigate a serial killer who gets women pregnant only to murder them after they have given birth.

News Patates 8 Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

22.00

NRG Zone Kids’ TV FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine Great Matches of European Football (rpt) Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Kati Psinetai (rpt) NRG Zone Jonathan Creek The Judas Tree

Fourteenth season. A helping of four-wheel features, test-drives, races, challenges and antics with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. Episode 2.

New season of local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

19.20

ANTENNA

01.25 01.30 01.40 02.30 03.20 04.10 04.30

News Sports News Private Practice Tmima Ithon (rpt) News To Kafeneio (rpt) Deal (rpt)

MEGA 06.00 06.30 07.00 08.00 10.00 12.45 14.00 15.00

I Dipsa (rpt) Emeis Ki Emeis (rpt) Koinonia Ora Mega Nea Mera Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Kelmmena Oneira (rpt) Eheis Meson Local investigative show.

16.00

Yia Sena

18.00 18.20

News Eisai To Tairi Mou (rpt)

Local talk-show.

SIGMA 06.10 07.00 08.20 10.00 11.10 12.00 14.20 15.20 18.00 18.05 18.30

The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) 7 Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Aspra Balonia (rpt) Magazino News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama The Del Monte Heirs

06.45 07.20 07.50 09.00 09.30 10.55 11.50 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.15 17.50 19.40

Greek comedy series.

19.20

PLUS TV

Eftyhismenoi Mazi (rpt) News Klemmena Oneira New season of Greek drama series.

22.20

Porta Kleidomeni

23.10

FILM: Missionary Man

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Local drama series. A mysterious wanderer resolves to bring harmony to a small town where the residents are caught under the thumb of a ruthless tyrant. Action thriller, starring Dolph Lundgren With News at 00.00.

01.00 03.00 04.30

Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

Star News Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mila (rpt) Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Kids’ TV Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV Exelixeis Stin Showbiz Fotis Maria Live Mila Discussions about various issues based on woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, kids etc.) with showbiz guests.

Greek comedy series.

20.20 21.15

CAPITAL

22.00 19.30 20.20 21.20 22.20 23.20

7 Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites News Aspra Balonia Oikogeniakes Istories CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (rpt)

05.30

24 Epistroﬁ (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Allou Ximeromenoi (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

00.30 01.30 02.00

17.35 18.15

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

Kids’ TV S’Agapo (rpt) Akti Oneiron Ston Asterismos Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Remington Steele Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models S’Agapo Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Paciﬁc Blue With News at 18.30.

19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

News Sports Time Rubi FILM: Termination Point A scientist goes on the run with time-travel technology, but his use of the device threatens to destroy the world. Sci-ﬁ thriller, with Jason Priestley . 2007.

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FILM: Flashﬁre A detective unwittingly stumbles across a web of police corruption while investigating a colleague’s brutal murder. Thriller, starring Billy Zane. 1994.

FILM: Soldier After being defeated and left for dead by his genetically engineered replacements, Sergeant Todd must save a peaceful community from destruction by the same soldiers. Sci-ﬁ, starring Kurt Russell. 1998.

With News at 00.00.

01.30 02.40 03.30 04.30

11.00 11.30 12.30 13.25 15.10 16.00 16.45

Exelixeis Stin Showbiz La Bomba Sportshow Satirical show focusing on the sports and news.

23.00

06.40 08.40 09.20 10.00

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FILM: The Triangle A group of people haunted by their experiences within the Bermuda Triangle band together to confront its truths. Action thriller, with Eric Stoltz. 2005.

Larry Crowne (Novacinema2, 20.15)

01:15 Tribal Wives 02:05 Born And Bred Nothing Like The Son 03:00 EastEnders 03:25 Doctors Hex 03:55 Ideal The Pains 04:25 Ideal The Past 04:55 Last Man Standing Kalapalo Wrestling 05:45 Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Cauliﬂower 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Bobinogs Take A Look In A Book 07:10 Boogie Beebies 07:25 Teletubbies Christmas Tree 07:50 Me Too! Fruit Bus 08:10 Bobinogs Take A Look In A Book 08:20 Boogie Beebies 08:35 Teletubbies Christmas Tree 09:00 Me Too! Fruit Bus 09:20 Garth And Bev Hook And Loop 09:30 The Adventures Of Spot Story Time With Spot 09:35 Keeping Up Appearances 10:05 Mastermind 10:35 The Weakest Link 11:20 EastEnders 11:50 Doctors Hex 12:20 Ray Mears’ Wild Foods Australia 13:10 Tribal Wives 14:00 Mastermind 14:30 Keeping Up Appearances 15:00 The Weakest Link 15:45 EastEnders 16:15 Doctors Hex 16:45 Ray Mears’ Wild Foods Australia 17:35 Tribal Wives 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 Big Bear Diary 19:40 Doctors An Unexpected Arrival 20:10 Robin Hood 21:00 Lead Balloon Dead 21:30 Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Drunk 22:00 Tribal Wives 22:50 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 23:25 Live At The Apollo 00:10 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:55 Being Erica Leo

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 American Chopper 09:10 Dirty Jobs 10:05 Deadliest Catch 10:55 Ultimate Survival 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 How It’s Made 12:40 Extreme Engineering 13:35 Fifth Gear 14:30 Wheeler Dealers 15:25 American Chopper 16:20 Mythbusters 17:15 Dirty Jobs 18:10 Deadliest Catch 19:05 Ultimate Survival 20:00 How It’s Made 21:00 Penn & Teller Tell A Lie 22:00 Curiosity 23:00 How We Invented The World 00:00 Curiosity 01:00 Nothing Personal 01:55 Penn & Teller Tell A Lie 02:50 Curiosity 03:50 How We Invented The World 04:50 Curiosity 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

05:40 Private Practice 06:25 Castle 07:10 Modern Family 07:35 Happy Endings 08:00 Once Upon A Time 08:50 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 09:40 Private Practice 10:25 Castle 11:10 Modern Family 11:35 Happy Endings 12:00 New Girl 12:50 Glee 13:40 Once Upon A Time 14:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 15:20 Private Practice 16:05 Castle 16:50 Modern Family 17:15 Happy Endings 17:40 Once Upon A Time 18:30 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 19:20 Private Practice 20:10

League 2012-13 21:30 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 201213 23:30 Barclays Premier League Preview 00:00 La Liga Show 201213 00:30 La Liga Review 2012-13 01:30 Barclays Premier League Review 02:30 NBA 2012-13 05:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

Castle 21:00 New Girl 21:50 Glee 22:40 Modern Family 23:05 Happy Endings 23:30 New Girl 00:20 Glee 01:10 Castle 02:00 Private Practice 02:45 Modern Family 03:10 Happy Endings 03:35 Rita Rocks 04:00 Once Upon A Time 04:50 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple

07:00 Pawn Stars 6 07:30 Storage Wars 2 08:00 UFO Hunters 09:00 Patton 360 10:00 Pawn Stars 6 10:30 Storage Wars 2 11:00 Ancient Aliens 3 12:00 Ice Road Truckers 6 13:00 Ax Men 14:00 Patton 360 15:00 UFO Hunters 16:00 Ice Road Truckers 6 17:00 Ax Men 18:00 Patton 360 19:00 UFO Hunters 20:00 Pawn Stars 6 20:30 Storage Wars 2 21:00 Ancient Aliens 3 3 22:00 Soviet Storm: WWII In The East 2 23:00 Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us 01:00 Ancient Aliens 3 02:00 Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us 04:00 UFO Hunters 05:00 Patton 360 06:00 Ancient Aliens 3

07:30 Case 39 09:30 Twilight 11:15 Love & Dance 13:00 The Black Balloon 14:45 An Ofﬁcer And A Gentleman 17:00 Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen 19:30 Hollywood Buzz 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 The Fifth Patient 22:30 Hollywood Buzz

23:00 Takers 00:55 Hustler TV 02:30 Easy A 04:10 Hollywood Buzz 04:45 Game Change 06:30 LTV Sports News

07:00 Chowder 07:25 The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack 07:50 The Tom & Jerry Show 08:15 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 The Looney Tunes Show 10:20 Tak & The Power Of Juju 10:45 Fanboy & Chum Chum 11:10 The X’s 11:35 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 The Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold! 14:30 ICarly 15:20 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 PBA AllStar Shootout 17:30 Planet Speed 18:00 Barclays Premier League World 18:30 NBA Action 19:00 La Liga World 19:30 Barclays Premier

07:15 Aliens In America 08:00 Eastbound & Down 08:35 The Closer 09:30 Harry’s Law 10:30 Chuck 11:15 Supernatural 12:45 Hawaii Five-0 13:30 Aliens In America 14:15 The Closer 15:15 Harry’s Law 16:05 The Big Bang Theory 16:30 According To Jim 17:15 The Mentalist 18:00 C.S.I. New York 19:00 Hawaii Five-0 19:45 Gossip Girl 20:30 Entourage 21:00 NCIS: Los Angeles 22:35 Curb Your Enthusiasm 23:20 Sons Of Anarchy 00:10 Nobody 01:45 Twilight (2008) 03:50 The Big Bang Theory 04:15 According To Jim 05:00 The Mentalist 05:45 C.S.I. New York 06:30 Hawaii Five

08:10 Citizen USA: 50 State Road Trip 09:10 Bringing Out The Dead 11:20 Homeless: The Motel Kids Of Orange County 12:30 Elf 14:15 Shutter Island 16:40 Framed (2009) 18:05 Bronco Billy 20:00 A Serious Man 22:00 The Indian 00:05 Daring! TV 03:45 Black Book 06:10 Sherlock

Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

06:35 Gran Torino 08:30 Cine News 09:15 My Future Boyfriend 10:35 Cine News 11:10 African Cats 12:40 Jack And Jill 14:20 Mad On Novacinema 15:00 Love Stories 16:50 Cine News 17:10 Nisos 2: To Kinigi Tou Xamenou Thisavrou 19:05 Abduction 21:00 Ncis 22:00 Burlesque 00:05 The Company Men 01:55 Paranormal Activity 3 03:20 Breaking Wind 04:45 Killer Elite

06:05 Cine News 07:05 Cowboys & Aliens 11:15 First Daughter 13:05 Cine News 15:50 Bridesmaids 18:00 Spotlight On 18:35 The Cove 20:15 Larry Crowne 22:00 Reindeer Games 23:55 Mad Dog And Glory 01:35 The Fighter 03:35 Black Swan

21:00 Daredevil 23:00 Bloody Fridays 00:40 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone 03:35 Ticking Clock

19:30 Gulliver’s Travels 21:00 Christmas Cupid 22:35 It’s Kind Of A Funny Story 00:25 Last Night 02:00 Made In Dagenham 03:55 Miral

02:00 The Moto: Inside The Outdoors High Point National 02:30 The Moto: Inside The Outdoors Budds Creek National 03:00 Sports Unlimited 04:00 Nfl Washington Redskins At Dallas Cowboys 07:00 Chasing The Dream - It’s A Party 07:30 Chasing The Dream - The Birdie Machine 08:00 School Of Golf 08:30 Golf Fitness - 20 Minute Home Workout 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Academy - Fuzzy Zoeller: Full Swing 10:00 European Tour: Dp World Tour Championship Rd. 2 15:00 Pass Time 15:30 Rip To The Tip 2011 Sea To Shining Sea 16:00 Car Warriors 2 Gm Truck 17:00 Nfl Washington Redskins At Dallas Cowboys 18:00 Pre Game(E) 18:45 Championship 2012-13: Apollon Vs Aep (E) 20:45 Post Game (E) 21:30 20:00 NHL Teams TBA 22:30 Nfl Game Day 23:00 Nfl Replay

07:00 All The Fine Young Cannibals 08:55 Flamingo Road 10:30 How the West Was Won 13:00 The Glass Bottom Boat 14:50 Lassie Come Home 16:20 My Favorite Year 17:55 Rose Marie 19:40 Kelly’s Heroes 22:00 The Asphalt Jungle 23:55 Blow-Up 01:45 The Hunger 03:25 Woman Of The Year 05:20 The Seven Hills Of Rome

By Preston Wilder

The Fifth Patient (LTV, 21.00) John (Nick Chinlund) has a problem. He’s woken up in a dingy African hospital, and has no idea who he is or how he got there. “You will stay here until you remember who you are. I say you are a spy!” reckons a scary military man. “You are not who they want you to think you are,” says someone else, a little cryptically. “You don’t know what kind of a monster you are!” says a third person - and neither do we, but John is obviously a man with a past, and may have done some things he’s not very proud of. The early scenes are mysterious and inevitably intriguing - though it’s fairly clear that this little-known thriller (which went straight-to-DVD almost everywhere) won’t be able to

live up to them, and in fact it doesn’t. “I gave it a try because personally I was always interested in amnesia,” sighs a disappointed viewer at the Internet Movie Database, “but it turns out to be just drugs, confusion and spy tactics”. Whatever that means. Made in 2007.

Jonathan Creek: The Judas Tree (CyBC2, 21.00) They should’ve called it ‘Jonathan Creek: The Vanishing House’. “The episode begins in 1988,” explains Wikipedia, “with flatmates Emily and Kim lost while driving. Emily sees a nearby house across a field, but when she turns around again the house has vanished”. You what? Sounds like a job for Jonathan

Creek - and CyBC have been showing A Touch of Frost for the past few Fridays but we now return to the scruffy magician (played by Alan Davies) who likes to solve mysteries in his spare time, though in fact this 90-minute special is a one-off, the series proper having ended in the mid-00s. Can he solve the mystery of the vanishing house? As it turns out, he can - but in fact most of the episode is set in the present day, with the aforementioned Emily working in a house where strange things are happening: a ghostly apparition is glimpsed, and threatening letters appear in Emily’s own handwriting. Has the whole world gone mad? Maybe they should call it ‘Jonathan Creek: Whole World Gone Mad’. Made by the BBC in 2009.

Jonathan Creek: The Judas Tree

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Showbiz

Lohan, Taylor and pages of ‘what ifs’ for TV’s Liz & Dick

Elmo puppeteer resigns after new sex claims

Life of actress parallels early Taylor scandals

KEVIN Clash, the puppeteer behind the Sesame Street character Elmo, has resigned following new allegations that he had sex with an underage boy, adding to an ongoing controversy involving one of America’s most popular children’s brands. In a lawsuit ﬁled this week, Cecil Singleton is seeking more than $5 million in damages from Clash. Singleton claims he met the then-32-year-old puppeteer in 1993 in a gay chat room when he was 15. It added that on numerous occasions over a period of years Clash engaged in sexual activity with Singleton. The news came just a week after another man recanted his claims that Clash had sex with him when he was 16 years old. Clash, 52, said he was leaving Sesame Workshop, the company behind the television show, after nearly 30 years with a very heavy heart. “I have loved every day of my 28 years working for this exceptional organization. Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer,” he said.

By Jill Serjeant MAKING a movie about Elizabeth Taylor takes courage. Casting wayward starlet Lindsay Lohan as the Hollywood screen legend was both daring and asking for trouble. And indeed, trouble is what producers got during the shooting of Lifetime TV movie Liz & Dick - but they say the payoff made it all worthwhile. “Let’s say that producing a movie with Lindsay Lohan is not for the faint of heart,” said executive producer Larry Thompson. “I turned 50 shades of white during production...But the risk was worth the rewards; the pain was worth the pleasure.” Liz & Dick, which premieres on Sunday, recounts the scandalous and tumultuous romance between Taylor and British actor Richard Burton in the 1960s and 70s. Lohan is one of the few people ever to have portrayed the diamond-loving, larger-than-life, two-time best actress Oscar winner on screen. The idea was irresistible. Who better than Lohan, 26, a former child star herself, would know the pressures of having her every move scru-

Actress Lindsay Lohan (left) is shown in the character of screen icon Elizabeth Taylor for the television movie Liz & Dick tinised by the media, the allure of drink and drugs, and the thrills and risks of living life on the edge? “I think Lindsay Lohan... literally knows no boundaries and that becomes dangerous and exciting. And she has the ability to bring to the screen and her performance that danger, that raw emotion,” Thompson said. “If you are going to make a movie about Taylor, you damn well want some great magic. And we felt that Lindsay Lohan could bring that.” Some reviews for Liz & Dick have been savage. The Hollywood Reporter called Lohan “woeful as Taylor from start to ﬁnish” and the TV movie “an instant classic of unintentional hilarity.” Va-

riety was kinder, calling Lohan “adequate” and the film “hammy” but “pretty good, all things considered.” Both noted casting Lohan was a sound publicity move. Thompson however is proud of the 90-minute TV film. “I think people will see (New Zealand actor) Grant Bowler as Richard Burton just steals your heart, and Lindsay Lohan breaks it.” After five years of legal troubles, numerous trips to jail, rehab, and courtrooms, the Mean Girls star was looking for a project that could reestablish the credentials that had once made her among the most promising young actresses in Hollywood. But her past brought problems with insurance for the

movie, shooting schedules and the personal setbacks Lohan faced during the making of the TV ﬁlm earlier this year. Thompson said the deal with Lohan included “pages and pages of ‘what if’ clauses. What if there is a car accident? What if there is a violation of probation and she would be incarcerated? She might be the most insured actress to ever walk on a soundstage.” The clauses were needed. During shooting, Lohan was involved in a serious car crash in the California beach city of Santa Monica, and on a separate occasion she was rushed to the hospital suffering from what as described as “exhaustion and dehydra-

tion.” And just as Taylor and Burton were hounded by (and sometimes courted) the media during their highly public extra-marital affair, Lohan and the production staff had the paparazzi to deal with. “There were paparazzi following us around. So it was life imitating art, art imitating life,” said Thompson. Thompson acknowledged that fans of Taylor, who died in 2011 at age 79 after eight marriages - two of them to Burton - will believe there is no actress who could possibly play her. Burton died in 1984 at the age of 58. Yet Lifetime chose Lohan also in the hope she would bring a younger generation of her own fans to the movie.

Celebrities arrive for Rod Gary Barlow awarded OBE Stewart’s Christmas Show FANS were given a thrill as they waited to see the stars arrive to record Rod Stewart’s Christmas Show. American singer Michael Buble kissed fans through a fence as he arrived at Stirling Castle ahead of his performance with Stewart in the ITV programme to be broadcast next month. The veteran singer is recording performances with Buble, Kylie Minogue and Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti in the great hall of Stirling Castle. He said last week: “Christmas comes early for me this year. I’m really looking forward to singing with Kylie and Michael and performing with Nicola.

A REAL SEASONAL TREAT “The show will be a real seasonal treat.” Tickets for the exclusive evening were distributed via an online lottery and the dress code was “dinner jackets, kilts and cocktail dresses”. Many who missed out on tickets waited outside the castle entrance to catch a glimpse of the popstars and they were not left disappointed when Buble mingled with fans. The great hall has been closed since Monday to prepare for the show. A Historic Scotland spokeswoman added: “We are delighted that Rod Stewart is hosting his Christmas special at Stirling Castle’s great hall. “It will be seen by millions of people across the UK and is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the beauty of this spectacular castle. “The rest of the castle will be open for business as usual.”

The Take That frontman said he felt ‘deeply honoured’

GARY Barlow was awarded an OBE from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth this week. The Take That frontman said he felt “deeply honoured” to be given the accolade for services to the entertainment industry and to charity by the 86-yearold monarch at her London residence, Buckingham Palace Gary was behind the triumphant Diamond Jubilee concert - staged at the palace during a special bank holiday weekend in June - which featured a host of stars including Stevie Wonder, Robbie Williams and Sir Paul McCartney who played to the queen and a televised audience of millions. He also co-wrote the single ‘Sing’ - which celebrated the queen’s 60 years on the throne - with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, which topped the UK singles chart. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was also at Buckingham Palace to collect her CBE, for her services to drama.

DEEPLY SORRY “I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately,” he added. The New York-based Sesame Workshop said it was a sad day for Sesame Street, which premiered in 1969 and has been educating and entertaining children for decades with characters such as Elmo, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster. “Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding Kevin’s personal life has become a distraction that none of us wants, and he has concluded that he can no longer be effective in his job and has resigned from Sesame Street,” the company said in a statement. A representative declined further comment The unnamed 23-year-old man who ﬁrst accused Clash recanted his claims last week, saying the relationship was consensual. Clash had denied the allegations and acknowledged a past relationship with his ﬁrst accuser. He added the pair were both consenting adults at the time. “I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it,” Clash said at the time. The Elmo character debuted on Sesame Street in 1979. While Clash was the third performer to animate the child-like shaggy red monster, Sesame Workshop credits him with turning Elmo into the international sensation he became.

Friday, November 23, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

CRYPTIC 2244

6 PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

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21 22 broke leg on court (10) 13 It is hard to walk on (8) 15 Arrive unexpectedly to use a reference book (4,2) 16 Hempen matting also on

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved, you solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. With the ‘X’ sudoku, the shaded X must also contain the numbers 1-9.

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display (6) 18 Game of polo developing (4) 20 It was in the book following immediately (4)

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Lunatic; 5 Humid; 8 Nemesis; 9 Grilled; 10 Israeli; 11 Deposed; 14 Kinship; 16 Honiton; 18 Inhabit; 19 Driving; 20 Waged; 21 Tweeter. Down – 1 Logged; 2 No oil-painting; 3 Tallest; 4 Candid; 5 Homer; 6 Missed the boat; 7 Distil; 12 Enthuse; 13 Shadow; 14 Knight 15 Putter; 17 Tried. QUICK: Across – 1 Pitcher; 5 Music; 8 Retired; 9 Fatigue; 10 Apostle; 11 Relined; 14 Mallard; 16 Rosette; 18 Newborn; 19 Predict; 20 Testa; 21 Lighter. Down – 1 Puffer; 2 Tastelessness; 3 Hugging; 4 Reread; 5 Motto; 6 Stretch a point; 7 Cadged; 12 Flowing; 13 Armpit; 14 Mental; 15 Dinner; 17 Taiga.

Rating EASY

Answers to crossword 2243

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1 Sign of more to come (4) 2 Wonderful magician (6) 3 Straight with alternative board member (8) 4 Many enquire about the facecovering (4) 5 Seed could have made ten ill (6) 6 Chapel altar Her Majesty can renovate inside (10) 9 Child of four hurried and

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5 A let out when overdue (4) 7 Lawful member, that is, including Timothy and a model (10) 8 O l d - f a s h i o n e d dance? (6) 10 Skittish young girl found amongst the litter (6) 11 Minute part of a clock? (4) 12 Grappling with a nail on a fish (8) 14 Relatives’ berth Ern vandalised (8) 16 School shop to fold? (4) 17 Catch some violent rapscallions (6) 19 Bad row in a London park (6) 21 Unconventional, not like some Russian churchmen (10) 22 Act as a retainer as it were (4)

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5 Duty (4) 7 Applied science (10) 8 Wrinkle (6) 10 Tending to sag (6) 11 At a great distance (4) 12 Moisture (8) 14 Reflected (8) 16 Enter (2,2) 17 Mammal (6) 19 Sticky (6) 21 Living an inactive life (10) 22 Actual existence (4)

1 Prevent (4) 2 High collar (6) 3 Passageway (8) 4 Comment (4) 5 Plutocrat (6) 6 Exceeding (10) 9 Bias (10) 13 Add a healing substance (8) 15 Transfer (6) 16 Plucky (6) 18 Felled tree-trunks (4) 20 Goya (anag.) (4)

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

You have been through quite an intense phase of the year, and with the Sun now gaining a purchase in your sister Fire sign of Sagittarius, it would be understandable if you wanted to break out somehow, create some diversions and have a change of scene. With Christmas looming, you may decide to travel to a bigger shopping mall, to snafﬂe gifts.

Still juggling people’s expectations with a need to do your own thing? Well, you may find that your home takes on even greater appeal. But this doesn’t mean you need to be solitary, and you may decide to fling your doors open to your inner circle. You may even play host and cook. A good time also to transform or assess your fitness regime.

If you like the unexpected, you can be in your element today. And if an invitation comes winging your way, or someone calls out of the blue or you hear a seriously funny, yet quirky joke, you can surf this to full affect. Also, you can feel that you are regaining your joi de vivre, especially if you have felt more cautious or less rebel rousing of late.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Your ruler is now luxuriating in the ﬁnest of chart locations. Don’t be surprised if a revival in your love life ensues. However, with the Sun now in your sector of ends and beginnings, you may also decide that one involvement has run its course. If so, a tactful approach to bringing this to a conclusion, can keep the dignity of all concerned intact.

The Moon passes over Uranus today, and this can make you feel restless, especially around any constraints. If you feel someone is exerting any kind of control over your need to do as you wish, it could become an issue, quickly. Also, your ﬁnances may throw up a surprise. Yet your willpower is tremendously high, and this can give you a sexy aura.

You might find yourself wanting to be with people one minute, and the next stifled by too much company. There are paradoxical energies buzzing around the heavens, and it may not necessarily be very easy to balance these out. However, the trick may be to allow some flexibility in any arrangements, then you can back out at the last minute, if you wish.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

If there has been any brittleness around your situation, you might ﬁnd yourself rethinking today, and perhaps taking up a slightly different position. What seemed so important only recently, can now seem much less worth falling out over. Then again, if someone has been highly critical of you, you may decide it’s time to make a stand.

Your relationships are often a very important area for you, and yet you are now becoming more and more used to the switchbacks that others seem to make. Yet that doesn’t mean you like or appreciate these, and your emotions may be very hard to keep in check if you feel that someone is giving your needs short shrift. Fortunately, ﬁnances look brighter.

Your mind can be alive to possibilities today, but don’t expect to sit still for long, as you can be charged up with an excess of energy. Your thoughts can keep jumping back to your past. In fact, you may meet up with someone you never ever believed would be back in contact. Socially, things are set to pick up, and you may ﬁnd yourself with lots of options.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

If you are invited out in the next few days, or to a seasonal bash, don’t hold back from showing just how stylish or glamorous you can be. Venus is going to be giving you extra star quality in the weeks ahead, so do use this to wow. However, one colleague or boss could seem impervious to your charms, and their constant changes of mind, can infuriate.

Don’t underestimate the impact that you have on others. You can be even more mesmerizing at this time, and also very persuasive. If you have a meeting scheduled, are doing a presentation or need to impress anyone in the know, your timing can prove absolutely perfect. The only catch is that if you do too much, your nervous system will soon complain.

You have a fantastic opportunity to show leadership skills, both to others or to yourself, which can significantly influence your future for the better. If you really want something special, it may nearly be in your grasp. However, this must not be driven by purely selfish motives. Be inclusive and fair, and the better things can turn out for you Pisces.

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, November 23, 2012

Sport All Blacks load up with big guns for Wales test NEW Zealand have brought captain Richie McCaw and ﬂyhalf Dan Carter back into a full strength side for Saturday’s Test against Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff. Openside ﬂanker McCaw was rested for last week’s 42-10 win over Italy while Carter started the match on the bench, but both were restored to the starting lineup along with fullback Israel Dagg and prop Owen Franks. Andrew Hore got the nod

at hooker for the Millennium Stadium clash after his usual rival for the spot, Keven Mealamu, was ruled out of contention by a calf injury. Liam Messam retains his place at blindside ﬂanker with Adam Thomson not considered for selection after the International Rugby Board (IRB) announced on Wednesday they were appealing his one-match ban for stamping in the touropening test against Scotland. Winger Julian Savea, who

might usually expect to be rotated, gets his third straight start on the European tour after scoring two tries in the 51-22 win over Scotland and again grabbing a brace against Italy. Grand Slam champions in the Six Nations earlier this year, Wales have lost their last ﬁve Tests and not beaten the All Blacks since 1953. “We have always known this game will be a ﬁercely contested match,” Hansen, a former Wales coach, said in a news release.

“We have known since the World Cup that this would be the game that they would be targeting in this Autumn Series, so any recent performances or results won’t have any bearing on this match. “We are all excited by what comes with this challenge, along with the fact that we will be playing in one of the world’s greatest rugby stadiums.” The world champions are unbeaten for 19 tests going back to last year’s loss to Australia in Brisbane.

Fearsome: world champions New Zealand haven’t lost to Wales since 1953

Schumacher wants to savour his second Formula 1 farewell ‘My departure will probably be less emotional for me this time than in 2006’ By Alan Baldwin

IN BRIEF

SIX years on from his retirement from Formula One at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher will say farewell again at Interlagos on Sunday and this time he intends to savour the occasion. The seven-time world champion, who was racing for Ferrari in 2006 and is now ending a disappointing three year comeback with Mercedes, has made clear he is calling it quits for good this time. The 43-year-old German, whose place will be taken by 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton next season, said the Sao Paulo circuit - a ramshackle bowl steeped in motor racing passion - was a ﬁtting place to round off an astonishing career that began back in 1991. “I always enjoy the enthusiasm of the fans, and it’s simply a great circuit which has seen many memorable events and always produces spectacular races as the unique layout guarantees plenty of action,” Schumacher said in a team preview for Sunday’s

season finale. “For me, it’s also the circuit that brings back my memories of Ayrton (Senna),” added the man whose first title, with Benetton in 1994, came after the great Brazilian’s death at Imola that year. Triple champion Senna won at Interlagos in 1993 with the young Schumacher standing alongside on the podium in third place. The German has gone on to win the race four times. “My departure from Formula One will probably be less emotional for me this time than in 2006, when we were still fighting for the championship and everything was much more intense,” said Schumacher. “This time round, I will be able to pay more attention to my farewell and hopefully savour it too. I have had fantastic years in Formula One and a lot of support from fans around the world, and I wish to particularly thank them for that.” Schumacher will leave with his legacy perhaps less glittering than before but with most of his records intact and unlikely to be matched for years, if not decades, to

come despite the best efforts of Red Bull’s championship leader and compatriot Sebastian Vettel. Those records include his seven titles, 91 race wins, 155 podium finishes and 68 pole positions. Schumacher has scored more points than any other driver, led more laps and set more fastest laps. His 13 wins in 2004, 19 successive podiums (2001-02) and 24 consecutive scoring finishes are so far unrivalled. His comeback, after three years out, has been a pale shadow of his dominance with Ferrari and he has been on the podium just once - a third place at this season’s European Grand Prix in Valencia. Mercedes have not scored a point in their last five races while Schumacher, who was a title contender in Brazil in 2006 when Spaniard Fernando Alonso won his second title with Renault, has drawn a blank in his last six. “I would be happiest if I could say goodbye with a strong race, and I am sure we will be doing everything we can to make it happen,” said Schumacher.

The German’s comeback with Mercedes has been a pale shadow of his dominance with Ferrari and he has been on the podium just once

Maze and Crocker fuel Keravnos By Nemanja Bjedov BOBBY Maze scored 23 points and Antonio Crocker added 20 to lift Keravnos to an 88-76 victory over Romanian side CSU Asesoft Ploiesti in the third game of the FIBA EuroChallenge Group B on Wednesday night at the Kostas Papaellinas Arena in Strovolos. “Overall this was a very tough game, especially in the ﬁrst three quarters. They managed to outrebound us for most of the game, but once we started blocking out properly, we improved our defense and were able to build a crucial lead,” said Keravnos head coach Panayiotis Yiannaras. “This was a very tough game against a very good team, but we wanted to win at home and that is what we did,” said Crocker. “They managed to control the rebounds early on but once we improved our defense and started to pass the ball better, we forced them into turnovers and deservedly won the game,” he concluded. The other two Cypriot teams had mixed fortunes as ETHA Engomi suffered a heavy defeat against Turkish outﬁt Pinar Karsiyaka 86-59 in Group A on Tuesday night in Nicosia, while in Group G, Apollon narrowly beat France’s BCM Gravelines 89-88.

Clarke makes history with fourth double hundred

Dettori given temporary racing ban in France

Thunder halt Clippers streak in overtime

AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke became the first man to score four Test double-hundreds in a calendar year as his side dominated South Africa on day one of the second Test in Adelaide. Clarke, who scored 259 not out in the drawn first Test in Brisbane, finished the day unbeaten on 224 from 243 balls. David Warner (119) and Michael Hussey (103) also scored tons as the hosts finished the day on 482-5. Donald Bradman scored three Test double-hundreds in England in 1930. It was Australia’s second-highest first-day total in a Test after the 496 scored against South Africa in Sydney in 1910.

ITALIAN jockey Frankie Dettori has been temporarily suspended from riding in French races after a ‘positive test’ at Longchamp until his case is resolved, the French racing authority said. The 41-year-old, one of the biggest names in ﬂat racing, won all seven races in one afternoon at Ascot, England, in 1996, costing bookmakers millions of pounds in payouts to gamblers. Dettori, who enjoys celebrity status, announced in October that he was ending his 18-year stint as retained jockey for the Godolphin stable of Sheikh Mohammed, for whom he has ridden 110 Group One winners since 1994.

KEVIN Durant and Russell Westbrook stepped up in overtime to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117111 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. After the Clippers went on a fourth-quarter run to force overtime, Durant and Westbrook combined to score all 15 Thunder points in the extra session to keep last season’s Western Conference champions on top. Durant ﬁnished with a game-high 35 points and Westbrook tallied 23 and nine assists for the Thunder (9-3). The Clippers were trying to win seven in a row for the ﬁrst time since capturing eight straight in 1991.

Friday, November 23, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Sport Dazzling Dortmund dare to dream

Mourinho: Real second spot bad news for big guns

By Karolos Grohmann

Fireworks expected at next month’s draw By Iain Rogers REAL Madrid’s failure to progress to the Champions League last 16 as Group D winners is bad news for whichever team they draw in the next round, according to coach Jose Mourinho. Borussia Dortmund clinched top spot in probably the toughest group in the competition thanks to Wednesday’s 4-1 win at Ajax Amsterdam, with nine-time winners Real going through in second after a 1-1 stalemate at Manchester City. When the last-16 draw is made on December 20, Real cannot be paired with Dortmund or the three other Spanish teams that have qualified - Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga - but will have to overcome one of the group winners. Possible heavyweight opponents include Bayern Munich, who knocked them out in the semi-finals last season, Manchester United, Juventus, Paris St Germain or Arsenal. Mourinho noted that his teams had come second in their groups when he won Europe’s elite club competition with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. “Two times I have finished second and gone on to win it,” the 49-year-old Portuguese told a news conference. “I finished second with Porto behind Real Madrid and with Inter I finished behind Barcelona and I won

Group D Team

1 Borussia Dortmund 2 Real Madrid 3 Ajax 4 Manchester City

5 5 5 5

3 2 1 0

2 2 1 3

0 1 3 2

10 11 7 7

and I have won the group other times and I have not won. “In my experience it (finishing second) does not mean so much. The teams that finished first will be waiting for an opponent they think may be easier, but if they get Real Madrid that is not good news for them.” Mourinho was in typically combative mood at City’s Etihad stadium on Wednesday and was obviously furious with referee Gianluca Rocchi for sending off Real fullback Alvaro Arbeloa 20 minutes from time. The Portuguese clashed with Rocchi during his stint at Inter and was scathing about the Italian’s performance. “I know what Italy is like,” he said. “I was in an Inter-AC Milan derby (refereed by Rocchi) in which we played almost the entire match with ten and part of it with nine. “They also gave a nonexistent penalty against us and today this happened. “But I am calm because I have a UEFA sanction hang-

A Pts 5 8 12 10

11 8 4 3

ing over me. And I am grateful to them for the gift they gave me for having reached 100 games in the Champions League.” Mourinho was fined and banned for five matches, two of them suspended for a probationary period of three years, for his behavior during Real’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona at the Bernabeu in the 2010-11 season. The 49-year-old Portuguese, presented with a plaque by UEFA after becoming the youngest man to coach in 100 Champions League matches, was surprised the mega-rich English champions had failed to progress from Group D. City’s failure to reach the knockout stage for a second successive season was something of a shock to Mourinho, even if the group featured four national champions. “It is incredible when you look at the array of players they have here, it is incredible they have been eliminated from the group stages two years running,” he said.

You don’t want to face me: nobody will relish being drawn with Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid in the knockout stage

Diving Suarez ‘an embarrassment’

The in-form Liverpool striker is a controversial ﬁgure

LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez dives so much during matches that his behaviour is embarrassing, Swansea City defender Ashley Williams says in a new book. Suarez, already a target for boos from the stands in England after he received an eight-match ban last season for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra, was unworthy of respect, Williams said. “He dived more than any other player I’ve played against before - it was so bad I was genuinely shocked,” wrote Williams in his book, excerpts of which are being published in the South Wales Evening Post (www. thisissouthwales.co.uk). “His behaviour was embarrassing. The sad thing is that he’s a brilliant player and I rate him very highly, but he just possesses this

temperament that I can’t stand to see in a fellow footballer. “The lack of respect he shows everyone means he gets no respect from me.” The Uruguayan was labelled a disgrace by United manager Alex Ferguson after refusing to shake Evra’s hand earlier this year following his ban and he is no stranger to controversy. At the 2010 World Cup he was sent off for a blatant handball on the goal-line against Ghana and in October he celebrated a goal in the Merseyside derby with a comical dive in front of Everton manager David Moyes, a critic of Suarez’s tactics. After their meeting in May on the ﬁnal day of the season, which Swansea won 1-0, and ahead of their Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon, Williams wrote of

his dislike for Suarez. “The manner in which he approached the game, with utter contempt for us all, means that he’s streets ahead of any player I’ve truly disliked since we’ve been in the Premier League. “Suarez has that aura about him that says: ‘I’m untouchable’. Having played against him for 90 minutes now, all I can say is that for such a talented player, he’s very annoying.” Suarez told the Liverpool website (www.liverpoolfc. com) earlier this month he was happy for opposition supporters to jeer him as it motivated him even more. The 25-year-old has been in superb form all season and leads the Premier League scoring charts with ten goals to put his name ﬁrmly among the favourites for player of the year.

BORUSSIA Dortmund could be forgiven for daring to dream of Champions League glory after clinching top spot in arguably the competition’s toughest group with a 4-1 thrashing of Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday. The visitors were ruthless against Ajax, scoring three times in a superbly efficient first half for their biggest ever win in the competition to secure top spot in Group D ahead of nine-time European champions Real Madrid with a game to spare. In a group that also contains big-spending Manchester City, the German champions have enjoyed a far more assured run in their second successive Champions League campaign after faltering at the group stage last season. “To win the group with a game to spare is something that none of us believed would happen when we saw the draw,” said Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp, who has also led his team to back-to-back Bundesliga titles over the past two seasons. “It is crazy but it is something the team has earned. We will continue in the Champions League in the next year and that is unusual,” he said of Dortmund’s first venture into the knockout stage since 2003. “This match was another milestone in the club’s unbelievable history. I am proud of my team.” Madrid and Manchester City both needed late home equalisers to spare their blushes against a lightningquick Dortmund attack with Mario Goetze, Marco Reus and Robert Lewandowski showing no fear against their more illustrious opponents. The trio combined again on Wednesday, taking the four-time European champions apart with Goetze and Reus, who scored after a stunning 80-metre run, on target once. Lewandowski added two more for an eye-popping 4-0 lead before Ajax pulled one back. “If they keep playing like that then it does not matter who they will play in the next round,” honorary Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer remarked. “If you play Real Madrid twice the way they have done in this group, then a Champions League victory is possible for them.” Dortmund beat Real 2-1 in Germany and drew 2-2 in Madrid with the hosts rescued by an 89th minute equaliser. “We would have never believed such a run before the start of the season,” said 20-year-old German international Goetze. “We really wanted the last 16 spot and we did it. We can be happy both about the game we played and for the result. We are looking forward to the next games,” he added.

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, November 23, 2012

Sport

Wenger: Gunners will improve Arsenal boss targets climb up Premier League table

TEN supporters of English soccer club Tottenham Hotspur were injured, one of them seriously, during an attack in Rome in the early hours of yesterday ahead of a Europa League match against Serie A side Lazio, police said. Italian senator Raffaele Ranucci called for authorities to consider suspending the match in the wake of the violence, which has marred the country’s football in the past. The 10, nine British and one American, were attacked outside a pub near the centre of Rome by dozens of masked men. One suffered injuries to an artery and is in a serious condition. Italian newspaper La Repubblica described the scene as “urban warfare” and said up to one 100 Lazio ‘Ultras’ - hard core fans of the club who are often associated with far-right politics - had attacked the pub.

By Simon Peach ARSENAL may have secured safe early passage to the Champions League knockout stages but manager Arsene Wenger knows his side need to improve if they are to make a mark on the competition. The Gunners on Wednesday night secured their place in the last 16 with a game to spare, thanks to Schalke’s defeat of Olympiakos and their 2-0 home defeat of Montpellier. Jack Wilshere and Lukas Podolski scored the goals in what was a comfortable 2-0 victory for the north Londoners at the Emirates Stadium. The former said after the match that Arsenal need to improve if they are to make an impression on the Champions League and Wenger echoed the midﬁelder’s sentiments. “He is right, I agree completely with him on that,” the Frenchman said. “We are conscious of that but that is exciting as well because I feel we are now in November. “We play in March and what will be important is that players like Jack have a few months of competition and will hopefully be stronger. “We have some time in the Champions League and now we can focus on the next step. “But in the championship we have to make points. It is important you get closer to

Spurs fans injured in Rome attack

Take that! Arsenal’s German striker Lukas Podolski scored a sensational volley to seal the win against Montpellier

Group B Team

1 Schalke 2 Arsenal 3 Olympiakos 4 Montpellier

5 5 5 5

3 3 2 0

2 1 0 1

0 1 3 4

9 9 7 5

the top before Christmas.” Arsenal are through the group stages for the 13th season in succession - a feat of which Wenger is “very proud” and one he wants to cap with a victory at Olympiakos in a bid to top Group B.

A Pts 5 6 8 11

11 10 6 1

“We will play to win, to finish top of the group,” he said. “If you look at some groups, like the one with Dortmund and Real Madrid, you don’t really know whether it is better to finish first or second. “But overall statistically

it is still better to finish top because you feel you’ve done your best if you finish top of the group. “We will try to win at Olympiakos and Montpellier can beat Schalke at home. We will take a full-strength team.” Arsenal’s immediate focus returns to this weekend’s Premier League trip to struggling Aston Villa. Montpellier counterpart Rene Girard’s attention also returns to domestic action after a night in which his side were consigned to finish bottom of Group B on their debut season amongst Europe’s elite. “I think over the 90 minutes we played well but lacked a

bit of consistency,” manager Girard said. “We were good in the ﬁrst half in terms of aggression and forward runs, but we were just lacking something going forward. “We particularly saw that in the second half and we began to physically struggle towards the end of the game. “Perhaps it was one game too far for us this evening given the number of injuries and players we had missing. “In terms of tonight, we gave everything we could and I was very happy with our attitude. But if we can’t score goals, then it does of course become more difﬁcult.”

Europa League Anzhi Udinese

2 0

Liverpool Young Boys

2 2

Academica Plzen

1 1

Atletico Madrid Hapoel Tel-Aviv

1 0

B. M’gladbach AEL

2 0

Marseille Fenerbahce

0 1

Club Bruges Bordeaux

1 2

Newcastle Maritimo

1 1

Molde Copenhagen

1 2

Steaua Bucharest 1 Stuttgart 5

Acrobatic Mexes emulates Ibra as Milan make last 16 By Robert-Jan Bartunek DEFENDER Philippe Mexes produced a near carbon copy of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s overhead kick wonder goal to help AC Milan into the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday after a 3-1 win at Anderlecht. The Frenchman chested up the ball on the edge of the area and sent a dipping bicycle kick into the far corner of the net to stun the Belgians and prompt immediate comparisons to Ibrahimovic’s goal for Sweden against England this month. Milan opened the scoring when Stephan El Shaarawy, the leading scorer in Italy’s Serie A, found himself alone in front of goal in the 47th minute after a cross into the box by Mattia De Sciglio and calmly clipped the ball home. Mexes, hardly known for

Moment of magic: AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes scored a spectacular overhead kick his goals, added the second in the 71st minute with his piece of magic shortly after the Belgian league leaders were reduced to ten men when Bram Nuytinck was sent off for a foul on Alex-

andre Pato. Tom De Sutter pulled one back for the hosts in the 77th minute but Anderlecht’s hopes of remaining in the Champions League were over when Pato sealed

their fate by converting a pass from El Shaarawy in injury time. “I don’t remember what expression I made,” Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri told Mediaset TV in refer-

ence to Mexes’ goal. “Philippe scored a great goal but honestly I thought the ball went over.” Seven-time European Cup winners Milan, struggling down in 12th in Serie A, qualify with eight points in second spot to ease the pressure on Allegri after top names including Ibrahimovic were sold to balance the books. Anderlecht, who held Milan to a goalless draw at the San Siro during the first Group C encounter, had dominated the first half with Milan Jovanovic and Dennis Praet failing to convert attempts on goal. Malaga secured top spot in the group by drawing 2-2 at Zenit St Petersburg, who will now battle it out with Anderlecht for third spot and a Europa League berth with both sides on four points. The Belgians travel to Malaga for their final group game on December 4.

AIK Solna Napoli

1 2

PSV Eindhoven Dnipro

1 2

Basel Sporting

3 0

Videoton Genk

0 1

Neftchi 1 Partizan Belgrade 1 Rubin Kazan Inter Milan

3 0

Sparta Prague Lyon

1 1

Lazio Tottenham

0 0

Panathinaikos NK Maribor

1 0

Metalist Kharkiv 2 Bayer Leverkusen 0 Rosenborg Rapid Vienna

3 2

Hannover FC Twente

0 0

Helsingborgs Levante

1 3

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32 Schumacher wants to savour his second F1 farewell 29

Sport There’s nothing the Mata with Rafa! Ace backs Benitez JUAN Mata believes Rafa Benitez is the perfect man to drive Chelsea to further success in the Barclays Premier League - and backs Fernando Torres to get back to scoring ways. The Spanish playmaker was the first member of the squad to publicly thank ‘legend’ Roberto Di Matteo after his sacking, and he is now the first to welcome Benitez. “Rafa Benitez is a great coach,” Mata told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper. “He’s got lots of experience and won a lot of trophies with Liverpool, taking them to a very high level. He knows the Premier League too.” Mata also backs Torres to return to the sort of form that saw him arrive at Stamford Bridge with a £50 million price tag. “I have total faith in Fernando Torres. He will score goals. He is a great striker and a great professional.” He added: “Di Matteo’s sacking means things haven’t been going well but we can’t just blame it all on the Juventus game. We can’t just focus on what happened recently. It was a really tough blow losing to Juventus. It was a sad night for all the players. We thought we could at least draw if not win the game. “I still think we can qualify for the last eight. If we win and Juventus lose, we’re in the last eight. I hope Juve and Shakhtar don’t arrange to draw their game so we are knocked out. It wouldn’t be professional.” Mata took to social media to wish his ousted manager well after Roman Abramovich ruthlessly dispensed of the Italian only hours after the defeat in Turin. He posted on Facebook: “I would like to thank him for all this time with us and wish him the best of luck for the future. As a player, he has been a legend for the ‘Blues’. “With him as a manager, we won our first Champions League. He will always be remembered. Good luck

Robbie!” Yesterday, Benitez told Chelsea fans he and they wanted the same things after arriving in London following his controversial appointment as interim manager. Benitez began the challenge of winning round his new club’s players and supporters yesterday morning, something that could be helped by the addition of a former Blues star to his coaching staff. Boudewijn Zenden has become Benitez’s assistant, according to the Dutchman’s father and agent - although the Spaniard could still face an uphill battle with supporters for whom he has long been a hate figure. Benitez told Sky Sports News: “You know, the fans they always want the same as the manager, to win games and to win titles.” The 52-year-old said he would take “one game at a time” but was confident of delivering. He added: “I think it is a top side. You can challenge for trophies when you are in a top side.” Di Matteo’s predecessor Andre Villas-Boas meanwhile said he was not surprised with this week’s events. “It’s their decision, it’s what they think will take them forward,” Villas-Boas, who replaced Harry Redknapp at Tottenham told the BBC. “At Chelsea, I think another sacking is just like any other day at the office. That’s my interpretation.” Arsenal’s long-serving manager Arsene Wenger also spoke out, saying he was left shocked by the news from west London. “I find it surprising and very sad,” Wenger told reporters after his side’s 2-0 Champions League win over Montpellier. “Personally I believe it’s important on our side to show loyalty. Di Matteo came in in a difficult situation, has won the Champions League and the FA Cup and he has done well and was not given any time at all this season.”

Rafa Benitez, who is a controversial appointment with Chelsea fans, says he and the supporters want the same thing

Mourinho: Real second spot bad news for big guns 30

FAILURE REPRESENTS POOR RETURN FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS INVESTED

It’s all gone horribly wrong: City manager Roberto Mancini looks on as his side crashed out of the Champions League

Mancini not afraid despite Euro exit By Mike Collett

F Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners were as ruthless as Chelsea’s Russian billionaire boss Roman Abramovich, then City coach Roberto Mancini would already be out a job following his side’s elimination from the Champions League. Abramovich wasted no time on Wednesday sacking Italian Roberto Di Matteo three months after he led them to their greatest night by lifting the European Cup in Munich. Di Matteo’s crime, besides never being Abramovich’s ﬁrst choice as coach, was that Chelsea had hit a blip with two wins out of eight games in all competitions. Their 3-0 defeat at Juventus on Tuesday leaves their qualiﬁcation for the last 16 of the Champions League hanging by a thread and out of their own hands. By contrast, Manchester City’s exit from the Champions League at the group stage for the second successive season represents a poor return for the hundreds of millions of pounds invested in the club since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed

‘If we think we can win the Champions League after two years we are crazy’ Al Nahyan bought it, and could be regarded as a far greater failure. Mancini, who guided City to their first English league title for 44 years last May, has failed to inspire a victory in any of their five Champions League matches this season, and with three points from three draws, City will either finish bottom or third in the group. To avoid last place, they will have to beat impressive Borussia Dortmund, already assured of topping the group, in their final game in Germany on December 4. If they do that and finish above Ajax, City will qualify for the Europa League but that trophy, while prized by some, is very much an unwanted consolation prize for Europe’s richest and most ambitious clubs. Mancini told reporters af-

ter the match that despite their elimination he was not worried about losing his job. “No, why, why? I don’t fear this,” he said. “If we think we can win the Champions League after two years we are crazy.” It took Abramovich nine years to see the European Cup delivered to Stamford Bridge but while the trophy arrived, little kudos and respect followed. Chelsea are widely regarded as the luckiest winners of the trophy, seemingly guided by divine intervention when they needed it most. City have hardly looked like winning a match in the competition over the last two seasons, never mind the competition itself and, for that, Mancini must accept his share of the blame. Along with Qatari-owned

Paris St Germain, City are valued as one of the two richest clubs in the world, even richer than Real Madrid, Barcelona or their own rivals Manchester United. Those clubs, however, have more than financial wealth; they have experience, players who can cope at the highest level and an established system in place. City are still novices in comparison, as three draws from five matches prove. Currently top of the Premier League and the only unbeaten team left in the division, City will probably be in contention again next season, but will need to be far more convincing. City’s next match is at Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday when Rafa Benitez will take charge of the failing European champions for the first time against the disappointed English champions. The timing could hardly be more poignant.