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CTO: no cash for Ryanair demands ‘Ryanair should also understand it has obligations’

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HE CYPRUS Tourism Organisation (CTO) said yesterday it did not have the money being demanded from Ryanair to keep the low-cost carrier flying into Larnaca, putting in jeopardy the deal in place since 2010.

CTO chairman Alekos Oroundiotis said the airline was seeking double the originally agreed amounts to promote Cyprus, citing increased fuel prices. Oroundiotis said such a thing was not financially possible for the CTO. Since 2010 Ryanair has been flying to four secondary European airports from Larnaca; Dusseldorf Weeze, Barcelona Girona, Bologna and Brussels Charleroi, and set up a hub in Paphos earlier this year from where it operates 15 destinations. “(Larnaca’s) Ryanair routes have been doing and continue to do very well in regards to passenger movement,” said Oroundiotis. “All four routes are usually around 70 per cent full. Ryanair is claiming there is now a financial problem with these routes, due to the increase in fuel prices and that essentially something should change for the airline to cope.

And they feel that for this to happen we need to increase the CTO campaign incentives,

increase projection, and in not so many words, increase the financial incentive by 100 per cent compared to last year.”

He added: “The organisation [CTO] doesn’t have this ability. It doesn’t have this money in its budget, nor is this practically possible, due to the crisis we are experiencing”.

Oroundiotis said Ryanair was now questioning whether to continue its Larnaca flights from November onwards.

“Everyone’s goal is for these agreements to continue, but Ryanair should also understand that it has certain obligations that are a result of the agreements it has signed,” Oroundiotis said.

Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis said Ryanair was thinking of interrupting its Larnaca flight schedule in November. The CTO, he said, simply couldn’t satisfy the Irish airline’s demands for more money to promote the flights to and from the island.

“From what I am aware the CTO is in discussions with Ryanair. In fact a CTO delegation, under its chairman, has visited Ireland and spoken with Ryanair,” Sylikiotis said. “But I think Ryanair’s demands were quite high and they couldn’t be implemented.

Because apart from the funding they get for the passengers

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CYPRIOT KONTIDES IN GOLD MEDAL-WINNING POSITION

Going for gold: Pavlos Kontides leads the Men’s Laser event as he bids to win a first medal for Cyprus at an Olympic Games

By Nemanja Bjedov CYPRIOT sailor Pavlos Kontides leads the Men’s Laser event at the Olympic Games with 12 points after three days of competition and six races at Weymouth and Portland on the south coast of England.

Five-time world Laser champion Tom Slingsby of Australia is in second place with a point more than 22-year-old Kon-

tides with four races remaining.

The Laser competition operates on a system whereby the sailors accumulate the same amount of points for the position in which they finish.

Cyprus has never won a medal at the Olympic Games and Kontides has now emerged as a real medal hope as he is right on course to achieve a historic success for the island if he manages to remain composed in the upcoming four races.

Today is a day off, while the remaining races will be held on Friday and Saturday. The final tenth race is scheduled for Saturday at 3.15pm Cyprus time.

Fellow Cypriot sailor Andreas Cariolou is currently 27th out of 38 competitors in the Men’s RS:X event after getting off to a bad start in the first four races.

He will be in action today as the races in his category at Weymouth and Portland continue. The fifth race of the event will begin at 5.40pm local time.

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must now defend the legacy of British colonialism at the ECHR. Human rights lawyer and head of HDT, Jonathan Cooper, said he believed the case would be completed soon.

“The law is archaic and violates international law and decisions of the ECHR. The criminalisation of identity puts people beyond protection of the law.

“This is not an issue of gay rights but one of upholding universal human rights,” he said.

He noted that more than 80 jurisdictions around the world continue to regard homosexuality as a criminal offence, counting for almost half the countries of the world.

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THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has agreed to examine a legal challenge against Turkey for the north’s continued failure to repeal a law banning homosexuality.

The application was filed in Strasbourg last February by the Human Dignity Trust (HDT), a Londonbased NGO made up of active and retired judges which helps local groups and individuals challenge the legality of laws that criminalise same-sex relationships.

The HDT took the decision to pur-

sue Turkey after a wave of arrests for homosexuality in the north.

The current law on homosexuality in the north dates back to British colonial times and has never been repealed or amended, despite the fact homosexuality is no longer illegal in Turkey or the Republic of Cyprus, where the colonial law was repealed after a decision by the ECHR. The legal challenge has been levelled at Turkey because under international law the unrecognised breakaway state remains the responsibility of Ankara.

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Police, anti-terrorist police and sniffer dogs at court

By Poly Pantelides UNDER almost unprecedented security measures for Cyprus, two handcuffed men wearing bulletproof vests were yesterday issued an eight-day remand in relation to a shooting in Ayia Napa in June.

The two Greek nationals, 29 and 41, were brought in from Greece on Tuesday night following the emergence of evidence linking them to the murders of five men on June 23, near the Red Square bar in Ayia Napa.

Four of the men were security guards for Famagusta businessman Phanos Kalopsidiotis who the police think was the target, police investigator Giorgos Economou told the court during the remand hearing.

Police yesterday used sniffer dogs to check the Larnaca court building, and performed identity and bag checks on everyone going in the courtroom.

Armed police from the anti-terrorist squad and rapid response unit MMAD encircled the building for the duration of the hearing.

Economou told the court that the two suspects arrived in Cyprus for the third time in two months on June 19 and rented out a car on the day until June 23 – the day of the murder when they also left the

country for Athens on two separate flights at 10.05am and 6pm respectively.

At 3.24am on the day of the murders, the victims’ moving car was shot at in the busy Ayia Napa square.

The killer shot the victims fourteen times in the chest and head, then ran and got into a car some 50 metres away.

The police found fourteen 9mm shells from a Glock pistol at the scene. The suspects were at their hotel four minutes after the murder, police said.

SURVEILLANCE Economou said that the alleged shooter had spent two days watching the coffee shop of Kalopsiditis, the businessman who is thought to have been the target.

During four days on the island, the two men changed hotels twice and minutes after the murder called someone who was at Larnaca airport, Economou said.

He told the court that they believe the 41-yearold drove the getaway car and the 29-year-old allegedly shot the victims. The police hope the two men will lead them to a collaborator and the murder’s mastermind.

No murder weapon has been found.

The two men deny any connection to the five killings.

Two heavily-armed police officers guard the court’s perimeter yesterday (Christos Theodorides)

Aglandjia residents can pay rubbish bill in two instalments THE LOCAL authority of a Nicosia suburb announced yesterday it was offering residents the option of paying their annual refuse collection fees in two instalments.

Aglandjia Municipality said residents facing financial difficulties can opt to pay the fee in two instalments.

“As a municipality we believe we must evaluate the facts and provide solutions that will help society and bring local authorities closer to the residents,” an announcement said.

The final date of payment is the end of November this year.

The municipality said by doing so it was fulfilling an election pledge.

If the scheme is successful, the authority said it would also look into other similar measures concerning the payment of municipal bills. The municipality said there has been no raise in the garbage collection fees from last year.

It added that soon it will announce the results of a ‘pay-asyou-throw’ pilot scheme introduced in January 2011.

The scheme is part of the municipality’s attempt to find a fair garbage levy system, gradually eliminate dumping sites and minimise pollution of the environment.

The ‘pay-as-you-throw’ system proposed also aspires to boost the existing recycling programme.

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Home Property sector in the north ‘rotten to the core’ A TURKISH Cypriot contractor has filed a lawsuit against Turkey at Larnaca District Court for selling him stolen land in the north, it was reported yesterday.

According to Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen, Cafer Gurcafer, businessman and chairman of the Turkish Cypriot building contractors association filed the lawsuit against Turkey to shake up the “rotten” property regime in the occupied areas.

Gurcafer told the paper that his aim is the collapse of the established regime in the north.

“I believe that by filing a lawsuit I will shake the foundation of the property regime in north Cyprus which is rotten to the core,” he was quoted.

The contractor said he believed he could win the case against Turkey after which he plans to go to a European country asking for implementation of the decision.

Gurcafer claimed he bought Mimoza Hotel in occupied Famagusta for the agreed price of £1,260,000 Sterling of which he had paid £1,242,000 and was preparing to pay the rest when the hotel was taken urgently from his hands by the ‘providence fund’ of the breakaway regime, which confiscated moveable property inside the hotel.

According to Yeni Duzen, Gurcafer is seeking £15 million in compensation from Turkey. He told the paper that the situation in the north has reached the point where businessmen come from Turkey and are offered valuable land for free.

At the same time, Turkish Cypriot businessmen give money to buy land and pay 30-50 per cent on top of the loan they take and are kicked out the door if they don’t pay even a small amount pending.

“This is part of a mentality that wants to eradicate the Turkish Cypriots,” he said, adding that those who support this system are also putting obstacles towards the solution of the Cyprus problem.

CTO says no cash to meet Ryanair’s hike demand (continued from front page) – around €4 per traveller – there are also agreements for specific financial support from the CTO.” He said he would see how things would develop. In the meantime, the minister said the state wasn’t just depending on Ryanair for cheap flights. “Just so we aren’t restricted to one company, there is interest from many other foreign airlines, opening new prospects with new markets. I have referred before to a Ukrainian airline and I will announce that recently I got a visit to my office and interest was shown for charter flights even from China – of course it is still premature and studies are underway.”

After more than three years of on-off discussions, and several weeks of hard negotiating between Ryanair, Hermes Airports – which operates

Sylikiotis says Cyprus was not necessarily depending on Ryanair for low-cost flights Larnaca and Paphos airports – the CTO and the government, the Dublin-based airline announced its decision to sign a five-year agreement for the Larnaca routes in August 2010. Flights began in November that year.

One crucial factor in Ryanair’s decision was the issue of landing charges – passed on to travellers in the form of “airport taxes”. Ryanair committed to bring 500,000 tourists in five years to Cyprus if they got a special deal on the charges – which they did.

And these fees were reduced further recently at Paphos Airports, though despite this, there are reports that Rya-

nair has requested these are scrapped altogether as well.

This is not the first time Ryanair has come into conflict with the authorities in the countries where it operates, particularly with regional authorities where they operate flights at non-main airports.

Ryanair mostly flies to cheaper and less busy airports across Europe where it pays a fraction of the fees charged at major hubs and where it can achieve faster turnaround times for its planes.

But once it has established itself, and is bringing in thousands of passengers, it begins pressuring regional authorities, often under the threat

that it will move elsewhere, according to reports from other European countries.

Generally the pressure only begins when a contract is up for renewal where the airline nearly always seeks further concessions.

In April 2006, failure to reach agreement on a new commercial contract resulted in Ryanair announcing it would withdraw service on the Dublin–Cardiff route at short notice. The airport management refuted Ryanair’s assertion that airport charges were unreasonably high, claiming that the Cardiff charges were already below Ryanair’s average and claimed that Ryanair

had adopted the same negotiating approach with Cork and London Stansted airports.

Ryanair was also reported to have adopted ‘harsh’ negotiating tactics with Ireland’s Shannon airport, closing 75 per cent of operations from April 2010. And in February 2011, France’s Pau Airport announced it would cut the subsidies it paid Ryanair to maintain flights there, because the airline’s demands were “intolerable”.

Pau’s chamber of commerce said the airline wanted subsidies to increase from €1.4 million a year to €1.5 million in order to maintain its flights to Britain, Belgium and Paris – something it described as “financial blackmail”.

Several similar stories have come out of Spain, where Ryanair does huge business. (see editorial page 11)

Ktorides to carry Marathon Flame to the South Pole CYPRIOT businessman and philanthropist Nasos Ktorides will carry the Marathon Flame to Antarctica starting his journey on November 10 at Marathon in Greece, and arriving in the South Pole on November 20.

The Pole is the next destination of the flame on its journey around the world.

According to an announcement from the Board of the Hellenic Amateur Athletics Association (SEGAS) the request was accepted by the organising committee of the Antarctic Ice Marathon to honour the Flame during the seventh Northern marathon, or the World’s Coolest Marathon, to take place on November 20.

“The more the flame travels around the world the more it lights humanity’s hope to overcome selfishness and battle onwards with principles,” said Ktorides.

The South Pole marathon is a formidable and Antarctic challenge with underfoot conditions comprising snow and ice throughout, an average windchill temperature of –20C, and the possibility of strong Katabatic winds to contend with. Moreover it takes place at an altitude of 700 metres.

Ktorides, who became the first Cypriot to be appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) last February, completed the North Pole Marathon in April.

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Home Compromise proposal for angry investors as AG becomes involved

By George Psyllides THE finance ministry will look into a compromise proposal by bank securities holders who claim they had been misled into investing, and have threatened legal action if their money is not returned.

The investors appeared optimistic that their proposal for a loan against the securities will be accepted by the banks and the state.

“The bank managers and the finance ministry viewed the proposal very positively,” said Phivos Mavrovouniotis, a representative.

But he struck a note of caution that nothing has been settled yet. The investors reacted after the island’s two biggest lenders recently stopped paying interest on the securities in line with the terms and conditions of the schemes.

It came after both the Bank of Cyprus – the largest – and Popular, asked for state assistance to cope with substantial losses incurred after the Greek debt write-down at the end of last year. The matter was discussed yesterday at

the offices of the state Attorney-general who acted as a mediator.

Petros Clerides said he had no responsibility in the matter and only acted as a mediator “in a bid to examine whether there is some ground for understanding.”

Popular Bank CEO Christos Stylianides, whose outfit needs at least €1.8 billion in additional capital, said what was necessary was a lot of hard work and little talk.

“This is what is advisable at the moment for Cyprus and the banking system,” he told reporters.

The investors’ proposal provides for a loan against the entire amount put in securities, which will be deposited in the bank for five years on the current interest rate.

The holders of the securities would be allowed to withdraw up to 20 per cent of the capital plus interest annually so that they get their money back in five years.

Mavrovouniotis warned that investors would take legal action if the effort to rectify the problem is abandoned.

“Everyone’s mission is to solve the

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Investors at the Attorney-general’s office yesterday problem and avert the worse, which would follow,” he said of the possibility of thousands of lawsuits against the banks.

The island’s investors associations appeared to disagree with the proposal.

Its chairman, Michalis Olymbios, said only people who bought the securities through illegal practices must be fully compensated. “We must stress that our proposal concerns only those proven to

(Christos Theodorides) be victims of illegal bank practices,” Olymbios said.

“The rest of the securities holders proven to have known of the investment risks should, if they feel they were wronged, resort to court.”

‘Scaremongering not the way to deal with crisis’ Shiarly says it’s not in anyone’s best interests to guess what might happen

By Jacqueline Agathocleous FINANCE Minister Vassos Shiarly yesterday said it wasn’t in Cyprus’ best interests to play out the government’s negotiations with EU lenders in the media.

Information in the media over severe pay cuts in the public sector, cancellation of the 13th salaries and scrapping the Cost of Living Allowance only served to spread fear among the public, he added.

The minister reassured the public that any austerity measures would be determined by Cyprus and not by the troika – the delegation from the European

Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund who were here last week.

“I would say the most unpleasant result (from the crisis) of all is unemployment,” Shiarly told state broadcaster CyBC. “I believe that at the end of the day, any measures taken must be very sensitive, especially in regards to these people. Yes, we are concerned about the workers, but we are even more concerned about the unemployed.”

He added: “Regarding cuts, consultation is taking place here. During this consultation, you understand it is not possible for us to come out and state

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exactly where we are, what we are negotiating, what cards are on the table and which ones we are keeping back.”

So if anyone wants to know what lies ahead, Shiarly suggested they monitor how the troika acted in similar cases, such as those of Spain and Portugal.

“From there we can get many lessons of management and to a degree of negotiation I would say,” said Shiarly. “So yes, measures will be imposed, we know this; but what measures?

Let’s look at what happened to other countries.”

But he added: “I think we shouldn’t reach points that could be described as scaremongering. I think it isn’t in the best interests of the state or the people of this state at this moment to scaremonger, or guess what these measures will be.”

However, the minister confirmed the troika had tabled the matter of state payroll and pension reductions.

“They are definitely being discussed. But this doesn’t mean that we also agree completely with what they are putting on the table,” said Shiarly. “We are also

FOREIGN MINISTER Erato Kozakou Marcoullis has sent a strong message of encouragement to Albania to proceed swiftly with all necessary reforms to bring the country closer to EU membership.

During her visit to Albania on Tuesday in her capacity as chair of the General Affairs Council of the EU responsible for enlargement, Marcoullis reiterated the EU’s commitment to Albania’s European perspective.

The Cypriot minister said Cyprus would be “delighted” if during its term at the helm of the EU presidency, Albania fulfils the necessary requirements to get a positive recommendation from the Commission and a Council decision in December granting it candidate status.

Marcoullis encouraged Albania’s political leaders to proceed swiftly and in a timely way to achieve progress on the 12 “key priorities”, stipulated in the Commission Opinion on Albania’s application for membership of the EU in 2010.

She stressed that the pace of delivery on reforms was directly linked to the advancement of Albania’s European perspective.

During her meetings with the Albanian political leadership, she highlighted the importance of political stability and national consensus to achieving further tangible progress and urged the redoubling of efforts.

On their part, the Albanian leadership expressed appreciation for the Cyprus presidency’s efforts and support of Albania’s EU course, emphasising that the country is fully committed to EU integration and adopting the necessary steps to meet that goal.

Discontent in the ranks at EVROKO

Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly presenting our positions.

It is exactly for this reason that time is demanded; things aren’t that easy.”

Cyprus sought emergency financial aid from its EU partners on June 25 to buffer a banking sector hammered by exposure to Greece, becoming the fifth eurozone country to need a bailout.

The island’s two largest banks booked significant losses on the restructuring

of Greek debt earlier this year, impairing regulatory capital and forcing them to seek government aid to recapitalise.

It is unclear how much Cyprus will require. The bailout will be comprehensive, and not limited just to the banking sector.

The island has also asked Russia, which lent Cyprus 2.5 billion euros last year, for another 5 billion euro loan.

TROUBLE could be brewing for opposition party EVROKO, whose leader, Demetris Syllouris, last week announced his intent to consult with main opposition DISY’s presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades.

EVROKO MP Nicos Koutsou issued a statement signed by members of the party slamming Syllouris for even thinking about collaborating with Anastasiades.

EVROKO was formed by DISY members who broke away from the party after Anastasiades openly supported the 2004 Annan Plan.

“The European Party was created after our disagreement with Mr Anastasiades’ stance on the catastrophic Annan plan, which handed our country over to Turkey,” said the statement.

They said any decision to back Anastasiades would therefore make the party void.

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Nobel economist says mistakes were made ‘If I was the troika I would take a good look at public finances and ask how did this deterioration happen’

By Jacqueline Agathocleous NOBEL Prize winner Christopher Pissarides has blasted the government for laying the blame for a bailout solely on the banks, saying the island was facing some serious fiscal problems.

The University of Cyprus’ professor blamed the fiscal problems on mistakes made after the crisis started – inexplicable reductions in state revenue and increases in expenditure.

He said that if he was the troika – delegates from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund – he would seek answers as to why these fluctuations took place.

Pissarides also called for a reduction in public servants’ salaries.

“I read some comments in the Cypriot press that the mistakes that forced the troika to come are entirely due to the banking sector (and their exposure to Greek debt). This isn’t correct,” said Pissarides in an interview to StockWatch.

Even though the banking sector is big, said Pissarides, “our economy depends on a big banking sector to serve the foreign sector, which along with tourism, is our rescue board”.

With the troika on the island to see how much the banks need to recapitalise, Pissarides said it was

important the banks got the support they needed to restore their ability to effectively serve Cyprus’ economy but also the foreign business sector. “Otherwise, the recession will worsen and unemployment will rise even further,” said Pissarides.

According to the professor, Cyprus is also facing some serious fiscal problems – which he blamed on mistakes that took place after the crisis started.

“In 2007, Cyprus’ finances were among the best in the European Union. By 2011, they ended up being among the worst,” said Pissarides.

He said Cyprus had a 3.5 per cent surplus in 2007.

“Unexpectedly, taking into account that the crisis started, the surplus continued in 2008 (when the government was elected). But by 2011, and while the European Union as a whole had a 4.5 per cent deficit, Cyprus reached the very high deficit of 6.3 per cent.”

“I want to stress that I don’t usually exercise criticism on politicians or bankers. I am speaking solely as an economist and I am stating what I see in the official statistics of the European Union. And I see a great deterioration that forced us to invite the troika during the three-year crisis,” said Pissarides.

“If I was the troika and was faced with this situation, I would take a good look at the public finances and ask myself, how did

this sudden deterioration emerge?”

Pissarides said the troika certainly had access to data “that we don’t”.

He said that when state revenue in the EU remained stable at 45 per cent of the GDP during the crisis, in Cyprus it dropped from 45 to 41 per cent, and when general government expenditure increased by 3.5 per cent in the EU, it increased by 6.0 per cent in Cyprus.

“The difference in the increases is explained by the central government’s expenditure – not the social insurance or benefits offered due to the crisis,” said Pissarides.

“So, if I was the troika and was being asked to lend cheap money to support public finances, I would demand two things: first to arrange the matter of revenues and seek answers as to why they reduced so much.” Then he would demand the government checks its expenditure, “especially the public service payroll”.

The Nobelist said this was where the Cost of Living Allowance came in, the postponement of which he said was not enough.

“We need to be prepared for more austerity,” said Pissarides.

“We can’t continue to spend more on public servants’ salaries than other European countries and then expect these countries to give us money to fund the added expense. If it was our

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Pissarides said the troika should be pressed into supporting substructure works necessary for Cyprus’ economy to grow.

“The substructure works, mainly in the tourism, education and health industries, are vital for an economy such as Cyprus’”, Pissarides said in the interview with StockWatch.

He said there were “green” sectors that could be used to the island’s benefit, such as wind and solar power, as well as agricultural products of high added value, such as wine and cheeses.

“The troika must be pressed to offer assistance for these investments, to help the economy exit the crisis fast,” said Pissarides.

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CYPRUS TODAY Pets being abandoned THE GREEN Party yesterday slammed pet owners who abandoned their dogs on the streets during the August holidays.

The party said the situation had hit a critical point leaving local authorities with a headache.

It also said many pets were being left locked up in cages, in flats and outside on verandas, and sometimes on roofs “disturbing neighbours with howling and barking”.

“These owners overlook their moral and legal obligations to the community upon accepting the responsibility for a dog,” said the party.

Authorised agents will be appointed to place bets

By Poly Pantelides PUNTERS will be able to bet on horse races abroad come September through agents authorised by the Nicosia Race Club (NCR), which has exclusive rights on horse racing bets in Cyprus.

“With the debt crisis and illegal betting the NCR has been facing serious financial problems and the only way to respond was to bring racing from abroad. Parliament voted unanimously for this right so we can support local horse racing,” said the NCR’s marketing head, George Hadjiminas.

The NCR – a non-profit organisation channelling back profits into local horse racing – stands to lose €4.0 million this financial year, Hadjiminas said.

He said that NCR’s weekly

turnover of €1.4 million was not enough to cover expenses.

But where there are only ten races during each NCR meeting and just two events a week, there are far more taking place on a daily basis in the world.

The NCR says that on any day between 11am and 11pm, people will be able to watch races from England, Ireland, South Africa, Dubai and Singapore by walking into any of some 130 authorised agents across the island.

The hope is that this will turn in a profit for the NCR by undercutting illegal betting that Hadjiminas conservatively places at over €100 million a year.

Betting on overseas races already existed but was being done illegally, Hadjiminas said.

Parliament gave the NCR

Arson arrest in Paphos Until now Cyprus residents could only bet legally on races in Cyprus (above) the right to accept bets on horse races from abroad in early July when it voted through a bill to regulate betting, banning online casinos and exchange betting.

The NCR is the only organisation authorised to organise horse races and accept bets. The club goes back to the end of the 19th century when the island passed under British administration in 1878 and horse racing grew,

Hadjiminas said.

Hadjiminas said they will introduce a logo to mark authorised agents. Five kinds of bets will be initially accepted: win, place, forecast, omni, and trio.

For a win bet, punters predict the runner finishing first. For a place bet, people can predict the runner finishing first or second.

A forecast bet is like a place bet but punters need

to predict the order of finishing first and second; with a trio, punters need to predict the finishing order of the first three finishers; while an omni requires predicting a combination of the first three finishing positions (e.g. first and third, or second and third).

To find out more visit www. nicosiaraceclub.com.cy or else call the NCR at 22782727.

Shacolas’ Ledra St museum goes tech Excavations hope to uncover how people lived

Ancient ‘luxury villa’ at Kourion DIGS at the ancient site of Kourion (Curium) have started revealing an early Byzantine cityscape with mosaic floors and signs of a cistern, the department of antiquities said yesterday following the completion of the first season of an excavation project.

Archaeologists from the University of Cyprus and a Texas theological seminary hope to reveal how early Christians in Kourion lived.

As part of the Kourion Urban Space Project (KUSP) archaeologists have found two mosaic floors and a floor fragment and have prepared them for conservation. The floor fragment is associated with a cistern. Future excavations will reveal the size and complexity of the mosaic floors, with one of them possibly including a figure and another decorated with geometric patterns.

The foundations of a water structure – modified at least

twice – have also been found.

After the destruction of the city’s main aqueduct in an earthquake in 365AD, the Byzantines used the terrain to create flat surfaces for cisterns.

Excavators also think they have found a luxurious villa with mosaic floors, built to benefit from the sea breeze.

Kourion’s remains include a theatre, still used today to house events, a market place, public baths and mosaics.

Some 10,000 people are believed to have lived there. One of the aims of the excavators is to find evidence of a ‘housechurch’ where early Christians would meet to worship in secrecy.

They also hope to get a better sense of how people went about their daily lives.

The project was headed by Thomas W. Davis of the Tandy Institute for Archaeology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Man ambushed and beaten POLICE are investigating the beating of a 32-yearold Romanian by two men on Tuesday night just as he was arriving at his apartment with his wife in Xylofagou.

According to police, two men wearing black helmets were waiting for them outside their apartment. They sprayed him in the face with a toxic substance and then attacked him with a bat. They also damaged his car.

The victim was treated in hospital for bruises on various parts of his body then released. His 35-yearold wife was not harmed.

By Natalie Hami THE Ledra Museum Observatory at the top of Debenhams on Ledra Street, has been revamped to now include a number of large touch screens allowing visitors to have a much more interactive experience.

The 11th-floor museum, which sees around 50,000 visitors a year, was created in 1998 with a view to serving the need of both tourists and Cypriots, giving them the chance to not only look into occupied Nicosia but the surrounding old town.

“This is part of the social contribution of the Shacolas Group…we wanted to help in the success of Cyprus in the EU presidency,” said Pavlos Pavlou, head of public relations for the Shacolas Group.

He said touch screens were something all big museums now had. Nicosia’s Leventis Museum – just off Onasagoru Street in Laiki Yitonia – were the first to have touch screens, which even offer some 3D pictures.

A FIRE broke out in the Paphos district around 3am yesterday as four cars parked in an open area – said to be used as a car sales office – were subject to a suspected act of arson, investigators claim.

Police said the fire was started maliciously but was put out quickly by the fire brigade. Four vehicles were damaged. The intruders are said to have broken in through the wired fencing on the perimeter.

Yesterday, police arrested a mechanic suspected of the attack. He was remanded for two days.

Touch screens, and a great view of the old town Panayiotis Christodoulou, representative of Armes Ltd which specialises in interactive visual systems, said that the screens turn the user from passive observer to being an active participant.

Now on offer – on four screens placed at each window – is the ability to click on some of the major landmarks and get a history on the city in a variety of languages, including Greek, English, Russian and German among others.

A visitor can pull up modern photos as well as old post-

cards of for example Saint Sophia in occupied Nicosia, along with a 3D image and floor plans.

They also get to learn fascinating facts about the city, for example, the fact that Ledra Street used to be called ‘Makridromos’ (meaning long road) as it ran from Metaxas square (now Eleftheria square) to Saray square now in the occupied part of Nicosia.

The Shacolas building is the tallest building within the walls, with 14 floors.

Highway help phones broken IN CASE of emergency drivers along the highway should call 112, 199 or 1460 as the phones along the highway are broken, said the Communications Ministry yesterday.

“The system has seriously malfunctioned on the emergency phones and the government is looking into replacing them because it is not possible to fix them,” said the announcement.

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Heir ‘failed to bury’ dead wife ‘I was unable to face reality of her death’

By Martha Linden

An undated family handout photograph of Hans Kristian and Eva Rausing on their wedding day

HANS Rausing, one of Britain’s richest men, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife Eva’s body.

Rausing also admitted driving a vehicle while unfit through drugs.

Police discovered the body of mother-of-four Mrs Rausing in an advanced state of decomposition after they arrested her husband - heir to the Tetra Pak millions - on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on July 9.

A post-mortem examination established that she died on May 7 and had drugs in her system, including cocaine, Isleworth Crown Court, in west London, heard.

Her decomposing body was found in a fly-filled room in their luxury London home hidden under a pile of clothing and bin bags which had been taped together.

The court heard that Raus-

ing told police in a statement after his arrest: “I do not have a very coherent recollection of the events leading up to and since Eva’s death.

Safe to assure you that I have never wished her or done her any harm.”

Rausing’s statement continued: “I did not supply her with drugs.

“I have been very traumatised since her death.

“I do not know what caused her death. I did not feel able to confront the reality of her death.

“I do not feel, with the benefit of hindsight, that following her death I acted rationally.

“I tried to carry on as if her death had not happened and batted away any inquiries about her.”

He added: “I believe, in the period since Eva died, I have suffered some form of breakdown.”

Rausing, 48, one of Britain’s richest women, was found beside a bed in an annexe on the second floor of the opulent house in Cadogan Place

in Chelsea, which she shared with her 49-year-old husband.

Bearded and bespectacled, Rausing, whose family made a fortune when they sold the Tetra Pak drinks carton business in the 1990s, has been on bail since his arrest.

Bail was granted on condition that he reside at the Capio Nightingale Hospital, a private hospital in London, and only leave the building accompanied by a member of staff.

Both Rausing and his wife had a long history of drug abuse.

After a previous court hearing, Rausing’s parents issued a statement saying: “Hans and Marit Rausing and their families are mourning the death of their son’s beloved wife, Eva. “Her death, and the details of subsequent events, are a reminder of the distorted reality of drug addiction.

“They desperately hope that their dear son, Hans, may find the strength to begin the long and hard journey of detoxification and rehabilitation.”

Twins are jailed for terrorism fundraising TWIN brothers who admitted raising money in England to fund terrorism abroad were jailed for three years yesterday.

Father-of-three Mohammed Shabir Ali and Transport for London employee Mohammed Shafiq Ali were part of a “network of support” for their brother while he was undergoing terrorist training in Somalia, the Old Bailey heard.

The 25-year-old identical twins from Tower Hamlets, east London, were recorded speaking on the phone to their brother Mohammed Shamim Ali about collecting the money from members of the public by pretending it was for charity, prosecutor Timothy Cray said.

Sentencing the two men, Mr Justice Fulford said he recognised their primary concern was providing financial help to their 29year-old brother, but noted: “The courts must reflect the seriousness of offences of this kind in the sentences that are handed down, given that they were intended to support terrorism.”

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World WORLD TODAY Austria’s new scandal victim CORRUPTION scandals in Austria’s southernmost province claimed another victim on Wednesday when the head of the right-wing Freedom Party of Carinthia (FPK) quit, saying he could no longer put up with constant “media baiting”.

Uwe Scheuch announced he would exit politics but insisted this was not an admission of wrongdoing in a widening furore that is getting huge media attention and could play a role in national elections due next year.

His brother Kurt took over Scheuch’s vacant posts.

Scheuch, who was also deputy governor of the province, leaves just days after Carinthia’s conservative leader resigned while admitting in court he took part in a kickback scheme to milk money from the sale of state bank Hypo Alpe Adria in 2007.

The abrupt departure of People’s Party (OVP) regional head Josef Martinz last week capped a series of corruption scandals that have dented confidence in public officials and prompted Austria’s parliament in June to adopt a sweeping ethics package.

‘NATO should stay put’ NATO forces should stay in Afghanistan until their job is done, Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, suggesting they should remain beyond a planned withdrawal of most combat troops in 2014.

“It is regrettable that many participants in this operation are thinking about how to pull out of there,” Putin said at a meeting with paratroopers in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk.

“They took up this burden and should carry it to the end.”

Iconoclast US writer Vidal dies, aged 86 Pneumonia claims acid-tongued author

By Bill Trott and Bob Tourtellotte WRITER Gore Vidal, who filled his novels and essays with acerbic observations on politics, sex and American culture while carrying on feuds with big-name literary rivals, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia, age 86.

Vidal’s literary legacy includes a series of historical novels like Burr, 1876, Lincoln and The Golden Age, as well as the campy transsexual comedy Myra Breckinridge.

He started writing as a 19year-old soldier stationed in Alaska, basing Williwaw on his World War Two experiences.

His third book, The City and the Pillar, created a sensation in 1948 because it was one of the first open portrayals of a homosexual main character.

Confirming his death, his official website posted a memoriam with two pictures of Vidal, one as a young military warrant officer during World War Two and another as the iconoclastic writer he would become.

He referred to himself as a “gentleman bitch” and was as egotistical and caustic as he was elegant and brilliant.

In addition to rubbing shoulders with the great writers of his time, he banged heads with many of them. Vidal con-

ABUNDANT EGO Vidal and Buckley took their feud to live national television while serving as commentators at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Vidal accused Buckley of being a “pro-crypto-Nazi” while Buckley called Vidal a “queer” and threatened to punch him.

Vidal seemed to make no effort to curb his abundant ego.

In a 2008 interview with Esquire magazine Vidal said people always seemed impressed that he had met so many famous people, such as Jacqueline Kennedy and William Burroughs.

“People always put that sentence the wrong way around,” he said. “I mean, why not put it the true way - that these people got to meet me, and wanted to?”

Eugene Luther Vidal Jr. was born on October 3, 1925 in

West Point, New York, and eventually took his mother’s surname as his first name.

He grew up in Washington, DC, where his grandfather, Democratic US Senator Thomas Gore of Oklahoma, had a strong influence on the boy.

The young Vidal developed an interest in politics as he read to the blind senator and led him about town. A distant cousin is former US Vice President Al Gore.

He went to exclusive private secondary schools but did not attend college.

After his parents divorced, Vidal’s mother married Hugh Auchincloss, who later became the stepfather of Jacqueline Kennedy. That connection gave Vidal access to the Kennedy White House before a falling out with the family.

After early success, his literary career stalled - perhaps because of the controversy of The City and the Pillar - and he concentrated on television and movie scripts.

Vidal got back on track in the 1960s with Julian, about a Roman emperor; Washington, DC, the tale of a political family; and Myra Breckenridge.

Bigger success followed with recreations of historical US figures - such as Aaron Burr and Abraham Lincoln - that analyse where Vidal thought the United States fell from grace. Vidal also was known for his sharp essays on socie-

Gore Vidal poses for a photo at his Los Angeles home in this October 5, 2006 file photograph (AFP) ty, sex, literature and politics.

He was fervent about politics and what he considered to be the death of “the American Empire”.

“The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return,” he once said.

In 1960 Vidal ran unsuccess-

fully for a congressional seat in New York and in 1982 failed in a bid for a California Senate seat.

He once described the United States as “the land of the dull and the home of the literal” and starting in the 1960s lived much of the time in a seaside Italian villa. He moved back permanently in 2003, shortly before Howard Austen, his companion of more than 50 years, died of cancer.

Power back on after India outages

Lichtenstein surfaces A PAINTING by the late pop artist Roy Lichtenstein that disappeared 42 years ago has turned up in a New York City warehouse - and is in legal limbo.

Lichtenstein’s black and white Electric Cord was reported stolen after it was sent out to be cleaned by owner Leo Castelli in 1970 and never returned.

Court papers say it reemerged last week when the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation notified Castelli’s widow, Barbara, that someone was trying to sell it.

sidered Ernest Hemingway a joke and compared Truman Capote to a “filthy animal that has found its way into the house”.

His most famous literary enemies were conservative pundit William F. Buckley Jr. and writer Norman Mailer, who Vidal once likened to cult killer Charles Manson.

Mailer head-butted Vidal before a television appearance and on another occasion knocked him to the ground.

Power Minister Moily said an investigation into the crisis had been launched

FACTORIES and workshops across India were up and running again, a day after a major system collapse led to a second day of power outages and the worst blackout in history.

About 620 million people were left without electricity after India’s northern, eastern and north-eastern grids failed yesterday afternoon.

It was the second massive outage in as many days, coming just after the country had recovered from Monday’s failure of the northern grid, which left 370 million people powerless.

Electricity workers struggled throughout the day yesterday to return power to the 20 affected states, restoring most of the system in the hours after the crash.

Power Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters that by this morning power had been fully restored across the country.

Moily, who took over the top power position on Tuesday, said an investigation into the crisis had been launched and he did not want to point fingers or speculate about the cause.

Other officials said the blackout might

have been the result of states drawing too much power from the grid. Some analysts dismissed that explanation, saying that if overdrawing power from the grid caused this kind of collapse, it would happen all the time.

The Confederation of Indian Industry said the two outages cost business hundreds of millions of pounds, though they did not affect the financial centre of Mumbai and the global outsourcing powerhouses of Bangalore and Hyderabad in the south.

The group demanded the widespread reform of India’s power sector, which has been unable to keep up with soaring demand for electricity as the economy has expanded and Indians grow more affluent and energy hungry.

The power minister cautioned there would be no quick solution to the power crisis, saying the government is looking at immediate and longer term measures to address power scarcity.

Part of the problem is that India relies on coal for more than half its power generation and the coal supply is controlled

by a near state monopoly that is widely considered a shambles.

A recent survey showed nearly all the coal-fuelled plants had less than seven days of coal stock, a critical level, and many power plants were running below capacity, according to Samiran Chakraborty, head of research at Standard Chartered, a financial services company.

Government bureaucracy has made it difficult to bring more plants online.

In addition, vast amounts of power bleeds out of India’s antiquated distribution system or is pirated through unauthorised wiring. Farmers, with a guarantee of free electricity that is driving many state electric boards to bankruptcy, have no incentive to conserve energy.

The power deficit was worsened this year by a weak monsoon that lowered hydroelectric generation, spurred farmers to use pumps to irrigate their fields long after the rains would normally have come, and kept temperatures higher, keeping air conditioners and fans running longer.

Two suicide bombers killed while attempting to infiltrate Somali elders meeting SECURITY forces shot and killed two suicide bombers trying to infiltrate a meeting of Somali elders debating a new constitution yesterday, setting off their explosives in two blasts, officials said.

The explosions killed the two bombers and wounded a Somali soldier, but no one else was wounded or killed, said Abdi Yassin, a police officer.

The bombers had fake identity cards but refused to be screened by

security forces, raising the suspicion of authorities, said Interior Minister Abdisamad Mohamud.

“They sent two bombers to the assembly venue, but our heroic forces have foiled their plans and shot the

two bombers,” Mr Mohamud said.

The 825 Somali leaders began a nineday meeting on July 25 to examine, debate and vote on the constitution, a document which has been years in the making.

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Israel tells US time running out in nuclear dispute ISRAEL told visiting U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday that time was running out for a peaceful settlement to the nuclear dispute with Iran because sanctions and tough talk over possible military action were failing to sway Tehran.

Speculation is rampant over whether Israel will make a military strike against Iran to halt a nuclear programme that the West suspects is aimed at building an atomic bomb, but which Tehran says is entirely peaceful.

Panetta assured Israel that the United States would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear bomb. Using a tough tone, he suggested military action was possible after all other options were exhausted.

“This is not about containment. This is about making very clear that they are never to be able to get an atomic weapon,” Panetta said in Jerusalem.

“If they make the decision to proceed with a nuclear weapon ... we have options that we are prepared to implement to ensure that that does not happen,” said Panetta, whose visit to the close US ally included a tour of an anti-rocket battery known as “Iron Dome”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled that such declarations were of little comfort.

“However forceful our statements, they have not convinced Iran that we are serious about stopping them,” Netanyahu said, standing next to Panetta at the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem.

“Right now the Iranian regime believes that the international community does not have the will to stop its nuclear programme. This must change, and it must change quickly because time to resolve this issue peacefully is running out.”

Any conflict could easily draw in the United States, where debate over Israel and Iran figures in campaigning for the presidential election in November. Republican candidate Mitt Romney visited Israel this week.

The Jewish state - which declines to confirm its own suspected nuclear arsenal says little time remains before Iran achieves a “zone of immunity” in which Israeli bombs would be unable to penetrate deeply buried uranium enrichment facilities.

The United States has more potent weapons that would allow more time for the sanctions push to work.

Panetta suggested military action against Iran was possible after all other options were exhausted (AFP)

Assad praises troops from mystery location ‘Syria’s fate depends on fight against rebellion’

By Erika Solomon PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad told his troops yesterday their battle against rebels would decide Syria’s fate, but his written message gave no clues to his whereabouts two weeks after a bomb attack hit his inner circle.

In Aleppo, rebel fighters seized three police stations while fighting the army for control of a strategically-important district. Explosions could be heard and helicopter gunships cruised the skies as troops tried to push the rebels out of the northern city and preserve one of Assad’s main centres of power.

Assad has not spoken in public since the bombing in Damascus on July 18 killed four of his close security aides, although he has appeared in recorded clips on television.

His latest remarks appeared in the military’s magazine to mark armed forces day.

“The fate of our people and our nation, past, present and future, depends on this battle,” said Assad, whose low public profile suggests acute concern over his personal safety since the bombing in which his brother-in-law was among the dead.

In confronting “terrorist criminal gangs” - the government’s usual term for the rebels - the army had proved it had “the steely resolve and conscience and that you are the trustees of the people’s values,” the 46-year-old president declared.

Earlier, at least 10 volleys of shells lit up the darkened sky

Bulgaria constructs bomber’s image BULGARIAN experts have constructed an image of the face of a suicide bomber who killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver on the Black Sea coast two weeks ago, the interior minister said yesterday.

The computer-generated

image shows a man aged around 30, with swept-back black hair and dark eyes.

The bomber blew up the bus in a car park at Burgas airport, a popular gateway for tourists visiting Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, also killing himself and wounding more than 30 people.

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A rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighter pulls onto a pick-up truck a captured policeman, who the FSA allege is a pro-regime militiaman, on July 31, 2012 in Aleppo (AFP) over Aleppo, Syria’s biggest city, and drowned out the Islamic call to prayer. Carloads of rebels shouting “God is great” sped off towards the fighting.

The World Food Programme said it was sending emergency food supplies to Aleppo to tackle a worsening humanitarian situation.

Syria’s civil war has intensified since the July 18 bombing, with fighting engulfing Damascus and Aleppo for the first time in the 17-month-old uprising against Assad family rule.

The two cities are crucial prizes for both sides in an increasingly brutal struggle that has eluded all attempts at a diplomatic solution and risks igniting a wider conflagration.

Internet video footage and witness accounts indicate

sniper, shooting him dead after an impromptu “trial” conducted at an already prepared graveside.

“We took him right to his grave and, after hearing the witnesses’ statements, we shot him dead,” the fighter said.

Sporadic fighting sputtered on in the bitterly contested Salaheddine district in the southwest of Aleppo, part of a rebel-held arc stretching to the northeast of the city.

Neither side was in full control, despite an army statement at the weekend that it had driven insurgents from the district.

Syrian state TV said on Wednesday the army was pursuing remaining “terrorists” in one Aleppo district and had killed several, including foreign Arab fighters.

Egypt ministers say they will be keeping their jobs EGYPT’S finance and foreign affairs ministers said yesterday they were keeping their posts in a new government being formed by Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, who was appointed

by President Mohamed Mursi last week.

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and Finance Minister Mumtaz al-Saeed confirmed they would stay on after emerging from a meeting with Kandil, who is due to formally unveil his cabinet today.

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that rebels have carried out summary executions in and around Aleppo in much the same way as Assad’s forces have been accused of acting in Damascus, where the army has largely regained control.

One video shows four men identified as members of the pro-Assad Shabbiha militia being led down a flight of stairs, lined up against a wall and shot in a hail of rifle fire as onlookers shouted “Allahu akbar (God is greatest)”.

In another video, a cameraman filmed the bodies of about 15 men at a police station. One rebel fired at the corpse of the station commander, blowing his head off. In both cases, the content of the footage could not immediately be verified.

In the town of Azaz, north of Aleppo, a rebel told how his men had executed a captured

Osama Saleh, the head of the General Authority for Investment, said he had been appointed investment minister. Osama Kamal, head of the Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Co, said he had been appointed oil minister.

A little-known technocrat, Kandil was irrigation minister in the outgoing cabinet led by Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri - and has said he would put qualifications before political allegiances in choosing cabinet members.

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Business American companies hire more workers

UK factory slump shows no quick end to recession

U.S. companies hired more workers than expected in July, but continued weakness in the manufacturing sector pointed to sluggish economic growth.

The economic recovery has lost steam in recent months as it has been buffeted by the eurozone debt crisis, a struggling US labour market and concerns over higher taxes and government spending cuts that are set to take place early next year.

Economists said Wednesday's data suggested further slow growth after a 1.5 per cent growth rate in the second quarter, though the economy should avoid recession. The reports were not bad enough to raise expectations of more aggressive action from the Federal Reserve.

"I don't see any evidence that the weakness is truly feeding on itself at this point, but at the same time, there's no obvious spark for the economy to look a lot better in the next few months, either," said Jim O'Sullivan, chief US economist at High Frequency Economics in New York.

Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday were heading into the second day of a two-day meeting with investors watching to see if the central bank will unveil fresh measures to bolster the economy.

While some were looking for a third round of bond purchases, analysts believed the central bank could instead push back its guidance for when it sees an interest rate hike and hold off on quantitative easing until at least its next meeting in September.

"Today's numbers certainly don't force them to go quickly in terms of acting," said O'Sullivan. "It clearly keeps them moving toward action but not necessarily today."

Survey deals blow to hopes of recovery BRITAIN'S manufacturing sector shrank at its fastest rate in more than three years in July, a survey of purchasing managers showed on Wednesday, dealing a blow to hopes that the country was about to come out of recession.

The grim news supports the view that the Bank of England will add further stimulus once its current 50 billion pound ($78.3 billion) plan to buy government bonds with newly created cash ends in November. It even triggered speculation the central bank could step up its programme when its August policy meeting ends on Thursday.

Britain fell into its second recession in four years around the turn of the year, and the economy contracted by a further 0.7 per cent from April to June due to government spending cuts, euro -zone turmoil, bad weather and an extra public holiday.

Many economists have been betting that some of the output lost will be recovered in the third quarter, but the Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index's (PMI) drop to 45.4 from 48.4 in June raises the risk of another contraction.

It was the lowest reading since May 2009, further off

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the 50 mark that separates contraction from growth, and well below even the most pessimistic economist's forecast in a Reuters poll.

The weak survey sent sterling to a two-week low against the euro and supported gilts which outperformed their German equivalent.

"Pretty terrible, surprisingly bad," Tom Vosa, an economist at National Australia Bank, said about the PMI. "Ultimately, this puts more pressure on the (Bank of England) to cut Bank

BRITAIN'S banks can start tapping into a new government programme to provide them with cheap funding designed to get more credit to flow through the recession-hit economy, the Treasury said on Wednesday.

The scheme - which offers funding at below-market rates against a broad range of collateral if banks continue or extend lending to businesses and consumers - is likely to ultimately replace earlier credit easing schemes, the ministry said.

The "funding for lending" (FLS) scheme draw down window is now open for the next eighteen months and banks and building societies can borrow at cheaper rates, for periods of

Rate, and certainly the government now has to hope that its Funding for Lending Scheme really comes good," he said.

"But of course, if you are a lender in the UK and you are looking at this economy, why would you necessarily want to extend credit?," he said.

The government's scheme to get credit flowing through the economy officially started on Wednesday.

Business lobby groups applauded the plans to boost lending, but economists warned against putting

hopes too high.

The scheme was an important step to lower banks' funding costs and ease lending conditions, but was unlikely to be a "game changer", Goldman Sachs analyst Kevin Daly said in a note.

Tight credit together with a lack of consumer confidence has been a major drag on the economy, hitting the housing market particularly hard.

House prices in Britain fell at their fastest annual pace in nearly three years in July, mortgage lender Nationwide said.

However, some retailers are bucking the gloom: Britain's second-biggest clothing retailer Next's sales rose 4.5 per cent in the six months to July 28, and its chief executive said he did not expect the economy to take a turn for the worse.

Britain's economy has not yet recovered the output lost during the 2008/2009 slump, and the renewed recession comes at a time when many Britons are seeing their finances squeezed by rising prices and higher taxes, eating away measly wage rises.

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"The more generous FLS has officially opened for business and will in time effectively take over from the NLGS (National Loan Guarantee Scheme), delivering credit easing to the whole economy," George Osborne, the Chancellor, said in a statement.

Part of efforts to lift the economy out of recession, the plan was jointly announced

by Osborne and Bank of England Governor Mervyn King in June and details were presented last month.

Previous schemes to spur lending since the financial crisis have failed to boost the economy.

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THE eurozone's ESM rescue fund will eventually be granted a banking licence to help head off the bloc's debt crisis, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said yesterday.

German officials have strongly played down the idea that the permanent ESM fund might be given such authority, which would allow it to tap unlimited resources through the European Central Bank's liquidity operations.

Asked if the ESM should be granted a

banking licence, Monti told a news conference in Finland: "I think this will help.

I think this will in due course occur."

"I think that progress is in integration of fiscal policies, of banking policies, financial policies, and we have to proceed hand-in-hand, in a sense, in following the common logic of deepening," Monti said after a meeting with Finnish PM Jyrki Katainen.

Monti's visit to Finland is part of his campaign for concerted action by eurozone

governments and the ECB to reduce borrowing costs for Italy and Spain.

He also said he believed ECB President Mario Draghi's comments last week were "bold and appropriate" although he said the eurozone central bank's independence should be respected. Draghi said last week the ECB would do whatever it takes to preserve the euro, stirring speculation it might take more radical steps when the Governing Council holds its monthly meeting today.

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Opinion

Loss of Ryanair would not be a major blow to island’s tourism THE DECISION to give Ryanair incentives to fly out of Cyprus was correct.

It would help tourism as it would link Cyprus to a host of new destinations, increase business for Hermes Airports and offer cheap flights out of Cyprus.

The incentives included reduced airport charges and CTO-financed advertising abroad promoting Ryanair’s flights to Larnaca and Paphos.

It was not a bad deal, even though Cyprus Airways unions have repeatedly accused the authorities of preferential treatment toward the budget airline. The setting up of a hub at Paphos airport was a big boost to the Paphos district which had seen tourist arrivals declining and hoped to reverse the trend thanks to Ryanair’s decision to operate a big number of destinations.

Now, Ryanair is reportedly threatening to scrap its flights out of Larnaca, unless the CTO doubled its advertising budget in the cities it flew to. The airline claimed that fuel costs had increased substantially and the flights in and out of Larnaca had become unviable. Would increased advertising make the flights profitable again, or is Ryanair using this as a pretext not to renew the agreement it had made with the CTO and Hermes Airports which expires in October?

It is difficult to say, even though for any airline, but especially for a budget airline operating on small margins, the bottom line is the only factor shaping its decisions. Perhaps the high fuel costs had eaten into Ryanair’s margins and it could no longer turn a profit. But would more spending on advertising help increase passenger numbers? According to reports, it wants the CTO to double the advertising budget for it to continue the flights.

The CTO chairman said the organisation could not agree to the airline’s demands. It was the correct line to take, even if this means losing the Ryanair flights to and from Larnaca. If it gave in, next year, the airline could have asked for an even bigger advertising budget.

The fact is that some agreements work out and some do not. The CTO offered reasonable incentives but Ryanair, after more than a year of operations, decided these were inadequate.

When one party is not happy with the agreement, it ends. It is not a big disaster as some media are making out, nor should it be viewed as a big blow to the tourist industry. In fact, it would be interesting to know how many foreign visitors came to Cyprus on Ryanair flights to Laranca, because there is a sneaking suspicion that the majority of the airline’s customers were Cypriots going for holidays abroad.

Guns in America: the business of fear M

ASS shootings are good for the gun business. So are dark warnings from the principal gun lobby in the United States, the National Rifle Association (NRA), that President Barack Obama is leading a global conspiracy to seize an estimated 300 million guns now held by private citizens.

Whether this is true or not doesn’t matter. As they say on Wall Street, perception is reality and the fears the NRA has managed to inspire since Obama’s 2008 election have led to a boom for the American gun industry.

At a time of misery for much of the rest of the American economy, growth rates for makers of firearms and ammunition have been impressive. Between 2008 and 2011, jobs in the industry jumped 30 per cent.

Sales of guns and ammunition have spiked after each of the mass shootings, which have become a familiar part of American life. The latest massacre, the July 20 killing of 12 people in a crowded cinema in Colorado, prompted a 40 per cent jump in sales on the day after the midnight shooting. There was an even sharper spike after last year’s shooting in Arizona that killed six and wounded a dozen others, including a member of Congress, Gabrielle Giffords.

Why do people rush to buy guns after such bloody incidents? Two reasons, say experts. One is to defend themselves in case they are caught in a shooting and the second, more important, because the media coverage generated by unhinged killers invariably touches the topic of gun control. Fear of future restrictions, fanned without fail by the NRA, drives people to the gun shops.

No matter what one thinks of the NRA and Wayne LaPierre, its leader for more than two decades, his fearmongering has been effective and benefitted both his organisation and the gun industry. When he took over the organisation in 1991, it was close to bankruptcy. Now, in the words of New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the NRA’s most prominent critics, the organisation is “a $200 million-plus-a-year lobbying juggernaut with much of its funding coming from gun manufacturers

Comment Bernd Debusmann and merchandising.”

“More than anything, the NRA is a marketing organisation, and its flagship product is fear,” Bloomberg wrote in an opinion piece on Bloomberg News.

That fear works on different levels. Gun lovers taking their cue from the NRA fear that any kind of regulation - restrictions on the sale of magazines holding 100 rounds, for example - is a step on the road to the elimination of the US constitution’s Second Amendment, which enshrines the right of citizens to own and bear arms. Politicians in favour of restrictions fear electoral defeat if they run afoul of the NRA. That’s a boon for the gun industry. Demand for firearms has risen to such levels that Ruger, one of the two biggest publicly traded US gun makers, temporarily suspended taking orders earlier this year because it could not produce fast enough.

At the NRA’s 2011 convention, Ruger CEO Michael Fifer said his company’s target was selling one million firearms by the time of the NRA’s 2012 convention, and it would donate a dollar a gun to the association. In fact, the company sold 1,254,000 guns and made out a matching check at the 2012 convention.

The share prices of both Ruger and Smith & Wesson, the other big publicly traded gun company (and maker of the semiautomatic rifle used in the Aurora cinema shooting) reached records in 2012. Smaller companies thrived as well.

Which makes one wonder whether the NRA leadership actually believes in its overheated rhetoric - “the gun grabbers are coming, the gun grabbers are coming!” - or sees it as a marketing tool. Far from wading into the on-again, off-again American debate on gun control, President Obama stayed away from the subject and in fact signed into law two NRA-inspired bills - one that allows guns to be carried into national parks and one that lets people carry their guns

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film on July 20. James Holmes, 24, the accused shooter, was formally charged on Monday with killing 12 and injuring 58

in checked luggage on trains. To hear LaPierre tell it, however, this is part of “a massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intention to destroy the Second Amendment in our country.

“When he got elected, they concocted a scheme to stay away from the gun issue, lull gun owners to sleep and play us for fools in 2012.” In a speech to a Republican meeting in Florida in February, he went on to explain that once re-elected, Obama planned to erase the Second Amendment.

LaPierre set out the plan in greater detail in a 3,800-word missive on the NRA website entitled “Obama’s Secret Plan to Destroy the Second Amendment by 2016.” Some of the arguments are recycled from his 2006 book, “The Global War on your Guns: Inside the UN Plan to Destroy the Bill of Rights.”

If you follow that train of thought, that plan came to a head in July when negotiators from more than 170 countries met in New York to work out a legally binding treaty to regulate

the $60 billion conventional arms industry and throttle the flow of unregulated weapons to countries under arms embargoes, and to terrorist and criminal organisations. The talks collapsed on July 27 when the US delegation said more time was needed to consider the draft proposal.

That followed a letter, a day before the July 27 deadline, signed by 51 Senators including eight Democrats, to Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing “grave concern about the dangers” posed by the treaty to US sovereignty. The letter echoed the arguments and language of the NRA and spoke volumes about the organization’s influence in Congress.

There was no mention of what scholars say is a long-established legal principle - international treaty obligations cannot override the US constitution. It includes the right to bear arms but does not fit into conspiracy theories.

Bernd Debusmann is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own

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1939

25 years ago Sunday August 2, 1987

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan project to develop a nuclear weapon.

The Gulf was convulsed yesterday as Iran blamed the US for the deaths in Saudi Arabia of at least 60 Iranian pilgrims it said were attacked in Mecca. Speaking after protesters attacked the Saudi and Kuwaiti embassies, Iranian President Ali Khameini said the violence outside Mecca’s Grand Mosque was a US plot.

1945 World War II: the Potsdam Conference, at which the Allied Powers discuss the future of defeated Germany, is concluded.

1964

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Rita Paulina was hit by three bullets during the shooting in a Colorado cinema at the screening of the new Batman

Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin Incident – North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy.

35 years ago Tuesday August 2, 1977 Thousands of Greek Cypriots from all over the island gathered at Dherynia village last night, within sight of Turkish held Famagusta. They appealed to the UN Secretary General and the five permanent members of the Security Council against the recent threats by the Turks to open the Greek sector of Famagusta, which has been closed since the invasion three years ago.

1965

45 years ago Wednesday August 2, 1967

Thousands of British holiday makers abandon their tents as forest fires devastate the south of France.

The Cyprus government is actively considering the dismantling of a number of checkpoints, roadblocks and fortifications, in an effort to accelerate a return to normality on the island, sources indicated yesterday. It is understood that the government intends to make a thorough reappraisal of the defence position and will take full account of the views of the military before making public its plans.

1990 More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invade the Gulf state of Kuwait in the early hours of this morning.

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Showbiz

Kate and Prince Harry lead Vanity Fair’s best-dressed

J.K. Rowling launches Potter book club online

British royals top magazine’s fashion list

AUTHOR J.K. Rowling launched an online book club for young readers this week and will appear in a live global webcast in October from Edinburgh, Scotland, to speak with her fans about the magical world of Harry Potter.

Rowling’s US publisher, Scholastic, which developed the Harry Potter Reading Club website, said it will be a destination for fans of the British boy wizard and a tool for parents and teachers who want to set up book clubs to introduce children to the joys of reading.

“Scholastic has been in conversation with educators, librarians and other book lovers about ideas for bringing the Harry Potter books to new readers in exciting and different ways,” Ellie Berger, president of Scholastic Trade, said in a statement announcing the club.

The live webcast with Rowling from her hometown will be presented by the club on October 11 at www.scholastic.com/hpreadingclub.

Scholastic, which described the webcast as a “live virtual author visit to classrooms,” said it will be Rowling’s first opportunity since 2007 to interact with young readers and to discuss Pottermore, www.pottermore.com, a website launched in April to help fans navigate through the tales of wizardry and witchcraft.

The Harry Potter Reading Club will include a guide for everything about the boy wizard, an overview of the series of Harry Potter books that have sold an estimated 450 million copies worldwide and were transformed into eight hit movies, and information about Rowling, the world’s first author billionaire.

By Piya Sinha-Roy BRITISH royals Kate Middleton and Prince Harry led Vanity Fair’s international best-dressed list this week, following a year in which all eyes have been on Britain’s young members of the monarchy.

The newly-wed Duchess of Cambridge, 30, whose husband is Harry’s brother Prince William, will grace the September cover of the magazine’s newsstand edition after a year of setting style trends and wowing fashionistas with her mix of designer and high street wardrobe choices in her first year of official duties.

The magazine said Prince Charles spent an estimated $55,000 on designer clothes for his new daughter-in-law but that Middleton declined the services of a royal dresser. Instead, she selected her own wardrobe from designers such as Alice Temperley and Alexander McQueen, as well as stores like Topshop and T.K. Maxx.

With Prince William off the list, fashion watchers wondered if his father should offer to hire him a stylist.

Prince Harry, 27, led the best-dressed men followed

by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who is married to model

In the spotlight: all eyes have been on Britain’s young members of the monarchy such as Kate Middleton and Prince Harry Gisele Bundchen. Both the prince and the sports star made their first appearances on the style list.

The Vanity Fair bestdressed rundown is voted for by more than 2,000 fashion industry professionals, journalists and taste-makers as well as the best-dressed Hall of Fame members.

Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain, who will grace the September cover

for subscribers’ editions, became a red carpet staple during this year’s awards season and made her debut on the best-dressed list for bold fashion choices, including her Alexander McQueen dress at this year’s Oscars ceremony.

She was joined by fellow actresses Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Lea Seydoux, model Elettra Wiedemann and musician Alicia Keys.

Rapper Jay-Z joined Prince Harry and Brady for his first appearance in the style rundown, beating wife Beyonce, who failed to make the top 10. Today show co-host Matt Lauer and 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer also made it.

The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry were not the only royals to be included. The women’s list acknowledged best-dressed

veterans Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, as well as first-timer Gucci model Charlotte Casiraghi, who is fourth in line to the Monaco throne.

British actor Colin Firth and wife Livia made the best-dressed couples list, and New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, 81, was named a ‘fashion original.’

Rapper Snoop Dogg now Lovebirds Kutcher and Kunis Knightley: Lagerfeld is reggae’s top cat Snoop Lion

By Piya Sinha-Roy RAPPER Snoop Dogg conquered hip-hop with his caninethemed moniker and is now taking on the world of reggae with a new name, Snoop Lion, the performer’s representatives said.

The veteran rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, Jr, said in a statement that he was rechristened Snoop Lion by Rastafarian priests on a recent trip to Jamaica where he was filmed for a documentary, Reincarnated. The documentary coincides with the rapper’s upcoming reggae album of the same name. A release date has not yet been set.

TEMPLE “I didn’t want to be Snoop Dogg on a reggae track ... I wanted to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion, but I didn’t know that until I went to the temple and received the name Snoop Lion from the Nyabingi priest,” the rapper said.

Snoop, 40, initially began his career in the early 1990s rap and hiphop scene as Snoop Doggy Dogg, eventually dropping the middle name ‘Doggy.’ Snoop Dogg has become his brand, earning him nicknames like ‘the Doggfather.’

The new Snoop Lion comes with the rapper’s latest foray into reggae music, moving away from hip hop, embracing Rastafarian culture and people for his new identity.

Snoop Lion has already been introduced onto social media platforms to promote the rapper’s latest single, La La La, along with his upcoming album and documentary, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The duo first kissed 14 years ago on That 70s Show

TWO and a Half Men actor Ashton Kutcher - who is currently going through a divorce with Demi Moore - has whisked brunette beauty Mila Kunis off on a romantic break to a five-star resort in Bali.

The lavish suites boast wooden four-poster beds, a sunken indoor bathtub and private pools.

Although the pair have not confirmed their romance, friends of the couple - who first met 14 years ago when they co-starred in That 70s Show say they are ready to go public with their relationship.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: “Ashton was Mila’s first kiss while on That ‘70s Show, so they’ve always had a special bond. They started dating in the spring, and things have recently become more serious.”

Last week, Mila accompanied Ashton to a party for his new movie Jobs.

A source said: “They stayed within five feet of each other the whole entire evening. It was very obvious to everyone that they were together.”

‘amazing’ KIERA Knightley revealed her admiration for the Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld, who famously labelled Adele “too fat” earlier this year and recently revealed he doesn’t like Pippa Middleton’s face.

Keira told Harper’s Bazaar magazine: “Karl’s amazing.

He’s an avid reader. And he speaks about five different languages, so he’ll be rattling English to you and French to somebody else, and German to somebody else, and then the phone rings and he’s speaking in Italian.”

Keira stars in the titular role of period drama Anna Karenina alongside Jude Law and Aaron Johnson.

The movie centres on aristocrat Anna’s life-changing affair with the wealthy Count Vronsky.

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Noticeboard Ermou Street focus of Nicosia exhibition

ESSO offers free health tests in Palechori AIMING to promote prevention in the health sector, ESSO health care mobile unit travelled to Palechori recently in order to offer free blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar tests to village residents, in the presence of health minister Stavros Malas.

Esso’s custom-made unit parked at the village’s main square and its experiences staff tested the residents. The fact that lots of people showed up proves that ExxonMobil’s effort to raise awareness is succeeding. Malas himself was tested to emphasise the importance of preventative examinations.

The scheme is part of ExxomMobil Esso's corportate responsibility schemes and functions under the auspices of the health minister, while supported by health scientists at the European university.

Free tests are provided between 8.30am and 12.30pm on Saturdays at selected petrol stations.

This year, more isolated communities have been incorporated.

Veramand offers creative training VERAMAND Ltd presents VERAMàND STUDIO - a beehive of arts, technology and creative entrepreneurship.

Activities for students of age 14 to 18, and adults too, provide contemporary professional training on both a yearly and short-term basis.

And there is more: scholarships, internships, a series of additional students’ benefits and professional development awards.

Streams of parallel activities include open presentations from professionals, hosting artists in the frame of an artistic residency programme and more synergies available via a platform that welcomes new ideas.

Please visit www.veramandstudio.com to find out more.

IF you haven't yet seen it, check out the exhibition, "Nicosia: Topographies of Memory" currently running at the Home for Cooperation.

Funded by the European Union and supported by UNDPPartnership for the Future, the exhibition brings to life the vibrant atmosphere of the Ermou Street marketplace, now enclosed within the Buffer Zone, where shopkeepers from all communities of Cyprus once came together.

Many of those shopkeepers were present at the exhibition's opening to share their memories and experiences, with the younger generations also on hand to talk about the family business. Speaking on behalf of the Home for Cooperation, Rana Zincir Celal said, “We are delighted to see such a diverse crowd come out for this event. It shows that there is a genuine interest in

AS part of PrimeTel's social responsibility initiative, the company organised a blood donation on July 18 at its main offices in Limassol.

PrimeTel’s event was meant as an immediate response to Limassol General Hospital’s request for blood bank donation.

In this way, the company, once again, hosted a voluntary blood donation at its premises which was open to all members of the public.

The event was also targeted at raising awareness about the importance of donating blood. PrimeTel’s personnel and many other volunteers participated.

Both PrimeTel staff and members of the public gave blood

For more information regarding PrimeTel and its services, please call 133 or visit www.primetel.com.cy

USB sponsors fundraiser in support of kids’ rights Celebrities join in at star-studded fashion show USB Bank recently participated as one of the main sponsors in "Michalis Lazos – Fashion and Music Charity Show" which took place recently in Limassol and was dedicated to the non-profit, independent Hope for Children UNCRC Policy Centre.

The event was broadcast live by Mega TV, and several models, celebrities as well as well-established artists like Evridiki, Thirio, Eleni Alexandri, Ilias Vrettos, Katerina Stikoudi and Kokkina Xalia took part.

All proceeds went to ‘HFC’ which operates in Nicosia and has branches in Hungary and India.

HFC follows principles which are based on the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child and the European Legislation. The organisation fully supports actions targeted at empowering children by providing social, psycho-

Alpha Bank puts on Stelios Pisis show ALPHA Bank Cyprus Ltd was the sponsor of the concert “Stelios Pisis – In the town where I was born”, which took place at the Limassol Municipal Garden Theatre recently. All ticket earnings were donated to the Forum of Intensive Therapy, to help those facing severe health problems.

learning about the history of our city, and to approach even the sensitive aspects of our past.”

Anita Bakshi, the researcher behind "Topographies of Memory", said “I hope this paves the way for further research about Nicosia’s past.”

Viewers were visibly moved when the shopkeepers stood together to take a group photograph in front of the map that reconstructs the area where they once had their shops.

The exhibition dovetails with the recent renovations of the Bandabuliya (Old Market), and is hosted by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research. It runs at the Home for Cooperation until September 30, 2012. The Home for Cooperation is located in Nicosia, opposite Ledra Palace Hotel in the Buffer Zone, and is open from 10am– 6pm, Monday to Saturday.

PrimeTel organises blood donation

The evening was dedicated to the non-profit, independent Hope for Children UNCRC Policy Centre logical and legal support to child victims of violence and their families, and by organising campaigns to raise awareness.

HFC in Cyprus has recently been taken on as the official partner of the

Council of Europe 'One in Five' Campaign, which aims at stopping sexual abuse against children. It is also behind the new campaign 'Beat Bulling', in an attempt to identify, handle and even prevent the phenomenon of

bullying on the island.

During the event, Mr Takis Konis and the professional association Wista-Cyprus were given the award of Children’s Rights Defenders, which is of special significance as this hon-

our was never awarded in Cyprus before. The award was proudly sponsored by USB Bank, and addressed to individuals and institutions which, through their actions have promoted children’s rights.

ELC to teach kids Olympic values MTN HSPA+ network honoured

All kids are welcome to ELC stores' three-day event

CELEBRATING the Summer Olympics in London, Early Learning Centre toy stores are organising a fun, sports-oriented three-day event from Thursday August 2 until Saturday August 4. On Thursday and Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning, all ELC stores will offer children games, team-play, recreation, arts and crafts and many more activities, for

free. Kids will learn through play and encounter Olympic values like respect, courage, determination and equality.

All will receive a diploma for Olympic achievement and a hand-made medal.

During the three Sports Days special offers will apply on sports toys. For more information, contact your nearest Early Learning Centre store or visit www.elc.com.cy.

MTN has once again received recognition for its modern, fast mobile network MTN HSPA+, a breakthrough in the telecommunications industry.

The organisational committee of the Infocom.cy conference has granted MTN the Infocom.Cy Award for MTN’s Mobile Internet and the successful implementation of the MTN HSPA+

network, which gives the user the opportunity to browse and download data online at very high speeds.

MTN CEO Mr Pieter Verkade noted: “The acknowledgment of the high quality, speed and reliability of our MTN HSPA+ network ... is very important to us (and we) continue to invest in solutions that help the Cypriot consumer."

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What’s on

films

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

NICOSIA The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 1.30pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm, weekends also at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 11.25am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.30, 8.15 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Amazing Spider-Man (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25 and 8pm; KCineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) (in 3D, in Greek), weekends only at 11.30am; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25 and 8pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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

Haywire (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Summer Open-Air Marathon (tonight: Pina) (in various languages, with Greek subtitles) Konstantia Open-Air Cinema, Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm.

Tel: 22-348203

LIMASSOL The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm. Tel: 77778383 The Dictator (15) Rio 3 at 8.20 and 10.10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen

4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (K) Rio 5 at 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) Rio 2 at 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 5.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Haywire (15) Rio 6 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm. Tel: 25-871410 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 2 (in 3D, in English), daily (except weekends) at 6.20pm.

Rio 3 (in 3D, in Greek) at 6.30pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Rio 4 (in 2D, in Greek) at 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm.

K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm. K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25 and 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383

LARNACA The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.30, 8.15 and 10.30pm. Tel: 77778383 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25 and 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Haywire (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

PAPHOS The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 1 at 5, 7.45 and 10.30pm.

Tel: 26-207000 The Dictator (15) Rio 5 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20, 8 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Lucky One (K) Rio 4 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20, 8.10 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) Rio 7 at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm.

Tel: 26-207000 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 3 (in 2D, in Greek) at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20, 8.10 and 10pm. Rio 6 (in 3D, in English) at 6 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20 and 10pm. Rio 6 (in 3D, in Greek) at 8pm, weekends at 8.10pm. Tel: 26-207000 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (K) Rio 2 at 6 and 8pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30 and 8.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Snow White and the Huntsman (12) Rio 2 at 10pm, weekends at 10.10pm. Tel: 26-207000

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listings Today Music Pixides Live On the occasion of the recording of their first album Greek rock band play live. August 2. Kingston Rock City, 33 Navarinou Street, Limassol.

10pm. Tel: 99-427323 Phil in the Gap A music programme featuring rock, reggae, blues and more. August 2.

Avlea Music Stage, 2 Emanuel Roidi, Strovolos, Nicosia. 9pm. €8. Tel: 22-675638

Theatre Miss Julie XMAS Production presents the classic work by August Strindberg as adapted by Patrick Marber. August 2-3. Municipal Garden Theatre, Limassol. 9pm. In Greek. €20/45.

Presale tickets available at selected So Easy Kiosks in all cities (Kiosks Time Out and Stokkos in Paphos).

Tel: 70-003313

Other Events Cirque Du Soir Members of the infamous Cirque Du Soir Club in London fly in for a special evening of performances, which includes DJs, fire shows, stilt walkers, burlesque dancers and more. August 2. Occhio Lounge, 23, Alkeou Street, Engomi, Nicosia.

11.30pm. €15/20 including 1 drink.

Tel: 99-386586/99799366

Tomorrow Music 13th Paradise Jazz Festival A weekend filled with music played by local and foreign artists. August 3-4. Paradise Place, Pomos, Paphos. €15 per night/jam session €10. Tel: 26-342537/99-516932. Performances run at various times from 9pm to 9.30pm. Email: paradiseplace@ cytanet.com.cy Claydee Pop artist playing his hit tunes.

August 3. Drops Beach Bar, Ayios Tychonas, Limassol. 11pm. Tel: 99584868 Noche Imperial Nightlife/ 25310310 Drops Beach Bar.

Ongoing Other Events Limassol International Documentary Festival With 28 films, workshops and talks, as well as parallel parties. August 1-8. Second Municipal Market of Limassol (Theatro Ena) with some screenings also taking place at Sousami. All the films will be screened in their original dialogues with Greek and English subtitles.

DocsTalk is open to the public (except from SOURCES 2 Doc Checks) and will take place at Curium Palace Hotel in Limassol. All the workshops will be carried out in the english language. Tel: 77-772552, or e-mail info@filmfestival.com.cy or browse www.filmfestival.com.cy and facebook: Lemesos International Documentary Festival.

Exhibition Maniera Cypria: Lemesos, Fabula, Historia, Memoria Exhibition dedicated to ancient findings. Until August 12. Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Lanitis Carob Mill, Limassol. 5pm-9pm daily except Mondays. Tel: 25-342123

Dimitris Mihlis Solo painting exhibition. Until August 30. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm & 4.30pm-8pm.

Sunday:11am-2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109

Diaspora Exhibition by visual artist Nikos Kourossis. Until September 2. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Open: 3.30pm -5.30pm. Tel: 22-661475

area. Until September 30. Home for Cooperation, 28 Markou Drakou, opposite Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia. Open MondaySunday: 10am-6pm. Tel: +90 542 8506681/22-445740. www.home4cooperation.info/www.ahdr.info

Nicosia International Airport Solo photography exhibition by Andreas Efstathiou. Until August 30. Is Not Gallery, 11 Odysseus, Chrysaliniotissa, Nicosia. MondaySaturday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-8pm.

Tel: 22-343670

The Area is Sacred Solo art exhibition by Panagiotis Mina. Until September 13. 50-1 Gallery, Limassol. Monday-Friday: 11am-1pm and 4pm-8pm. Saturday: 11am-1pm. Tel: 99-522977

Our Lady of Nicosia Exhibition about the church of Phaneromeni and its relics. Until September 30. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 96-90 Phaneromenis Street, old Nicosia. Monday-Sunday: 10am-7pm. Tel: 80-000800

Twice a Stranger Multimedia exhibition about forced migration and population exchange.

Until September 2. The Leventis Municipal Museum, Temporary Exhibitions Hall, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4.30pm. Tel: 22-661475/ 22-671997 I Will follow you to the end of the World - Immigrating for Love Exhibition by visual artist Lia Lapithi influenced the story of Queen Caterina Cornaro. Until September 2. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Open: 3.30pm -5.30pm. Tel: 22-661475

Summer Breeze Group mixed media exhibition. Until September 15. Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm. Tel: 22-30000/150 Summer 2012 Group exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Until September 30.

Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras St, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm.

Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25378733. www.morfi.org Nicosia: Topographies of Memory: From Ermou Street to the Buffer Zone Exhibition by Anita Bakshi reconstructing Ermou marketplace – using maps that were created from memories and narratives provided by shopkeepers who once worked or lived in the

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

Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis Group contemporary art exhibition curated by Yiannis Toumazis scrutinising the current turbulence experienced globally, from both a political and a poetic stance. Until December 30. Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 19, Palaias Ilektrikis, Nicosia. Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am-4pm. Tel: 22-797400. info@ nimac.org.cy. www.nimac.org.cy The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated

by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until December 30. Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou, Nicosia. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm.

Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316

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The great outdoors gets loud

From left: Electric Jalaba and Trio Tekke

Dust off the picnic basket, and pack up a tent. It’s summertime, the living is easy and the music is outdoors.

The perfect combination of live music, clear skies, and the great outdoors make up the components for a coveted summer pastime, and this weekend, the great outdoors will get a little boisterous as the second annual Fengaros Festival sets up in the quaint little village of Lofou.

Just a short distance from Limassol and tucked away in the Troodos foothills lies one of Cyprus’ hidden little gems, the peaceful village of Lofou. With a labyrinth of cobbled, traffic-free streets to explore and ruins sitting comfortably alongside renovated homes, Lofou gives a feeling of timelessness and wonder. From architectural treasure to music haven, this weekend sees Lofou entertaining the masses with the return of Fengaros at the picturesque school courtyard.

Organised by Louvana records, the festival takes its name from an instrumental piece by Thanasis Papaconstantinou, who headlined the festival last year, backed by his 10-piece band.

Other artists included J. Kriste, Master of Disguise and Mode Plagal. This year, Louvana Records have put together yet another eclectic mix of acts from Cyprus, Greece and the UK. Crowds will get a blast from the past with

this year’s festival. Fengaros will open with the Cypriot group, Odyssey, an exceptional trio, which was formed in the UK back in 1969. Now, decades later, relocated in Cyprus, they return as a more acoustic outfit. Their repertoire is focused on songs from the ’60s and ’70s and is based on three part vocal harmonies.

Meanwhile, Pavlina Constantopoulou, on vocals and guitar, backed by her brandnew band, will also be performing her own acoustic/ethnic/folk compositions.

Included in the line-up are popular local band Trio Tekke. The neo-Rembetika group has surged onto the scene in the past few years with their experimental approach to the ‘Greek blues’ and with their own distinctive compositions. Their first release Ta Reggetika (2009) earned them an underground cult status, with its grainy sound and infectious groove.

Their second album, Samas (2011), is receiving great praise in UK and European press. Before flying off to Italy for a tour, Trio Tekke will perform songs from their two albums, along with a few surprises.

The next act, Electric Jalaba, from the UK is a six-piece ensemble music aficionados should take note of. Electric Jalaba is the lovechild of London-based Soundspecies live band and the Moroccan Gnawa master, Simo Lagnawi. Boundary pushing young Gnawa Master Simo

Lagnawi has been tearing up the London world music scene, bringing Gnawa fusion to new heights. Weaving the ancient African musical form with jazz, electronic, blues, folk, funk, samba, African drums, music from India, Japan and South America.

Now with the talented Soundspecies live band, the ensemble produces the most immersive partnership yet. Once you hear their exotic sound it’s unlikely that you’ll ever forget them, it’s a futuristic, almost space-age Gnawa, infused with an indie edge. Ancient songs from the Gnawa tradition about mysterious women, men that divide oceans and armies of soul conquerors weave themselves among enormous infectious grooves, analogue effects and warped guitars.

The headliner in this year’s line-up is Yiannis Aggelakas and his group Yiannis Aggelakas 3 (not to be confused with Aggelakas-Veliotis Likoi Live, the group that performed in Cyprus back in February). The unique artist will be presenting brand new material from his album due for release this year. For those who are unfamiliar with his work, Aggelakas was the voice of the historic Greek

rock band Trypes. In the past decade he’s had several solo releases and collaborations. He has also produced other artists (such as Psarantonis), as well as composed scores for films (Psihi Vathia).

The festival starts at 4pm and there will be food and drink sold at the festival site. There will also be records from the bands performing on sale. This year’s festival will also feature musical happenings in other parts of the village. Catering and camping are given extra attention this year, to ensure optimal service.

For those eager to start having fun early on, Louvana’s pre-festival party will be taking place tomorrow at the Lofou tavern Oi Kamares. It’s time to leave the city and beach behind, pack your overnight bag and head for the hills for what promises to be an entertaining weekend away.

Fengaros Music Festival Music festival featuring an excellent mix of acts from Cyprus, Greece and the United Kingdom.

Lim August 4. Lofou Elementary School, Limassol. plac on 4pm. Pre-festival party will be taking place August 3 (the night before the festival) at the Lofou tavern Oi Kamares. €225/30.

Tel: 70-007610

By Ledha Socratous So

NIGHTLIFE DJ messiah brings his ‘French touch’ to Larnaca’s Ammos Beach Bar summer line-up seems to get better and better each week. From Ron Carroll’s performance last week, to Dennis Ferrer and Anane Vega’s gigs last month, the music is flowing in with no end in sight.

The club’s newest addition to its summer sessions is Bob Sinclar on Wednesday. With over 27 albums under his belt, Christophe Le Friant – best known as his alterego Bob Sinclar – has been jetting around the globe burning up dance floors across Europe for more than 20 years. Whether in the studios or in the clubs, his influence on the dance scene cannot be ignored and today this French DJ is one of

electronic music’s staple producers, rivalled only by his colleague David Guetta.

Brash, showy and more than keen to flaunt his assets, Sinclar (pronounced Sinclair) is as experimental as he is outrageous.

Born Christophe Le Friant, Sinclar started DJing at the age of 17 when he first discovered funk and hip-hop music. Back in the day he called himself Chris The French Kiss and had a club hit with “Gym Tonic” which was co-produced by Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. It featured the vocals of Jane Fonda, illegally taken from one of her fitness tapes.

Following this debacle he took

me, his new stage name, Bob Sinclar and became avy use of known for his heavy ing disco strings sampling and using within his tracks.. It became known ouch’ of house as the ‘French touch’ music. Fourteen years after his d, Sinclar’s biggest break-out record, een Love Generahit to date has been rmer Wailers lead tion featuring former e, which was chosinger, Gary Pine, e song for the 2006 sen as the theme World Cup and went to the No. 1 ries including the spot in six countries s.

US Dance charts. siah who gave us But the DJ messiah ve Generation Hold On and Love isn’t a one-genre pony; recently he ae dreams by prorealised his reggae

Ammos du uci c ng Made In Jama ducing Jamaica, an album he co-pro co-produced with rasta legends Sly & Robbie, which sc scored a 2011 Grammy nom nomination for Best Regg Reggae Album. Sinclar is ssure to bring his big-room-ho big-room-house meets electro-disco b beats sound to Ammos next week, and crowds can expect a div diverse set of danceable gems as we well as some surprises.

Bob Sinclar French superstar DJ gets behind the decks d and plays his best hits. August 8. Ammos Beach Bar, Makenzy Beach, Larnaca. 10pm. €15/20.

Tel: 99-210303/24-828844

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African American and By the time a black gay man reaches 25, he has a one in four chance of being

Chicago’s infamous Cabrini Green public housing project

infected with HIV. By age 40, he has a 60 per cent chance of being infected.

By Julie Steenhuysen and Susan Heavey AS A gay black man growing up in Chicago’s infamous Cabrini Green public housing project, Arick Buckles knows first-hand how the stigma of HIV can keep people infected with the virus from seeking treatment.

It took him six years after he tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, to get care. By then, Buckles was frail and wore turtleneck sweaters to hide his severely swollen lymph nodes.

“I didn’t want to accept it was the HIV that was disfiguring my face, my neck. It was visible,” Buckles said. He finally sought care after suffering pneumocystis pneumonia, a lung infection that strikes HIV patients as their immune systems weaken.

The predominantly black housing project where Buckles grew up was such a hub

of crime and poverty that the city tore it down several years ago.

“We thought growing up in Cabrini Green that it was a gay disease. If I were to disclose my status, I felt my homosexuality would be outed,” said Buckles, 40, who was so fearful of that prospect that he kept his HIV status, and his sexual orientation, in the closet.

“It’s looked upon as disgraceful” in the black community, he said.

Buckles’ tale is still too common, despite widespread US efforts to foster awareness of the virus that causes AIDS and its treatment over the last three decades, says Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the National Centre for HIV/ AIDS Prevention at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“Stigma is a huge issue,” Fenton said. It can keep people from getting tested, and for those who know they are HIV positive, it can keep

them from getting the treatment they need.

He said stigma affects a broad swath of communities in different forms, but for many blacks in America, it exists on top of poverty, poor access to treatment and poor outreach for effective prevention services.

HIV transmission rates have fallen from 130,000 new infections per year during the epidemic’s peak in the mid-1980s to 50,000 a year, a level little changed since the mid-1990s.

Part of the problem is that many Americans are infected and do not know it. Of the estimated 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, nearly one in five of those individuals remain undiagnosed.

Up to 44 per cent of new infections are clustered in 12 major cities, including Chicago, Washington, New York and Los Angeles, CDC data show. Within these communities, HIV rates are highest among blacks, Hispanics and gay and bisexual men of all races.

According to a report released last week by the Black AIDS Institute, black gay and bisexual men make up one in 500 Americans overall, but account for one in four new HIV infections in the United States.

It found that by the time a black gay man reaches 25, he has a one in four chance of being infected with HIV. By age 40, he has a 60 per cent chance of being infected.

Fenton said there is nothing unique about blacks that make them more vulnerable to HIV infection. Once higher infection rates are seen in a community, the chances of new members becoming infected are simply higher.

“What we believe is that the

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infection is becoming concentrated in these minority groups as a reflection of the social and structural drivers of health inequalities overall,” he said.

A CDC study published in the Lancet medical journal found that black men who have sex with men in the United States are 72 times

At Washington’s United Medical Centre in the predominantly black, southeast part of the nation’s capital, nurses saw they needed to reach a wide range of people who ordinarily may not get tested

A campaign launched by the US Centres for Disease Control

more likely than the general population to be HIV-positive.

HIV-positive gay and bisexual black men in the United States are 22 per cent less likely than other HIV-positive gay and bisexual men to get treatment, the team said.

They are also less likely to have health insurance, which

is key because HIV drugs lower the amount of virus in the body and can significantly reduce the risk of transmission.

Lack of access is just part of the story in the African American communities Buckles now serves as an outreach worker at Chicago House, a social service agency that provides housing and support services to HIV-affected and at-risk families.

“We figure if we get these people housed, they are able to address their HIV status,” he said.

In Washington, a city with one of the highest infection rates in the country, CDC has been working with local health officials to increase testing.

Local health officials launched an HIV screening program in 2006 that expands testing to places like the department of motor vehicles, where individuals can get tested while they wait for a driver’s license.

Since its start in 2006, HIV testing in Washington is up 400 per cent, rising from fewer than 30,000 tests in 2006

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Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the National Centre for HIV/ AIDS Prevention at the CDC

to 122,000 in 2011. At United Medical Centre in the predominantly black, southeast part of the nation’s capital, nurses saw they needed to reach a wide range of people

HIV test as well. She had a negative test just two months earlier, so her positive result was a shock.

“I was stunned,” said Landers, who is black. She

Of the estimated 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, nearly one in five of those individuals remain undiagnosed who ordinarily may not get tested. They began offering free HIV testing through the centre’s emergency room 24 hours a day.

Patients get immediate results and those who test positive are connected with care before leaving.

Donna Landers, a 47-yearold grandmother, sought emergency care at the clinic for abdominal pain in October and agreed to have an

believes she got the virus from her husband.

Although she felt quickly embraced by the clinic’s staff, many others judge her, including some relatives, Landers said.

“My sister used to hug me; now she don’t.”

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, who sees patients at the centre after they are diagnosed, said more doctors need to make testing routine, especially in

the black community.

“There’s no reason why I should test someone for diabetes and high cholesterol and not HIV,” she said.

Fitzpatrick, who is black, said many of her patients have full-blown AIDS because they’ve avoided or delayed treatment. She sees religious influences making many people in the black community wary of discussing HIV and sex. They consider it a gay-only issue.

And the young gay men she sees are so convinced they will get HIV anyway that “they’re not terribly concerned about it.”

In New York, a group of mostly black, gay and HIVpositive men is trying to break the silence by handing out condoms and trying to educate other young gay men at risk.

Sexy With A Goal, or SWAG, is an affiliate of the AIDS Service Centre of New York City. The group hopes its efforts will help young men understand “safer sex is sexy.”

The CDC just launched a new national campaign aimed at overcoming the

stigma called “Let’s Stop HIV Together.” Ads start running this week in six cities heavily affected by HIV, with others to be added later.

Other federal efforts may help. The Food and Drug Administration this month approved the first at-home HIV test that some experts say may help reach people who don’t want to be seen at a clinic.

In June, CDC launched a two-year pilot program to of-

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fer HIV testing in community pharmacies and retail clinics in 12 urban areas and 12 rural areas with high rates of HIV and low access to testing.

Researchers are also trying new tactics. One new study funded by the National Institutes of Health offers gift cards to patients who followup a positive HIV test result with treatment and continue to take their medications.

Wafaa El-Sadr of Columbia University in New York City,

who is leading the trial, said it’s not yet clear if financial incentives will work, but they are willing to try new approaches if it helps patients follow through.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, said researchers do not know enough about how to reach those most at risk.

“They’re still, relatively speaking, a disenfranchised population. Many of them are in inner cities; many of them don’t have access to healthcare,” he said.

Dr. David Malebranche of Emory University School of Medicine treats HIV/AIDS patients from a predominately black neighbourhood in Atlanta. Researchers are just starting to understand that ending America’s HIV crisis will mean addressing the same lack of healthcare access that puts blacks at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes, he said.

“We’re realising it’s not just unprotected sex by itself.

When you compare people of different genders, ages, races and sexual orientation, rates of unprotected sex are pretty comparable. So it’s got to be something more.”

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For information call JIMMYS: 96587137, MELIS: 96547879 ***************************** JURIDICAL SERVICES Contracts, sales agreements, conveyancing, wills, administration of estates, general litigation, power of attorney, land registry matters, companies, translations, immigration etc... And all legal matters. Call: Natalia Michealidou – jurist, Paphos Tel: 26 933159 – 99523231 (office hours) *****************************

FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS 2 BEDROOM ATLAS MOBILE HOME for sale . Granite kitchen

Larnaca - tel: 24 652243 fax: 24 659982

classified contents Employment Opportunities pg 18 Employment Miscellaneous 18 Pets 18 Lessons 18 Health & Fitness 18 Personal 18 Services 18 For Sale Miscellaneous 18 For Sale Land/ Property Business 19 For Sale Motor vehicles 19 Wanted 19 To Let Nicosia 19 To Let Limassol 22 To Let Larnaca 23 To Let Paphos 23 To Let Protaras, Ayia Napa, Paralimni 24 To Let Athens -Land For Sale Bulgaria -For Sale Limassol 24 For Sale Nicosia 24 For Sale Larnaca 24 For Sale Paphos 24 For Sale Ayia Napa -For Sale Famagusta Protaras -For Sale Athens -Property& Home Services display ads 25

abbreviations bdrm c/h a/c s/pool f/f apt pm pw sw nw st rd p/s c/l swb r/cass e/w

bedroom central heating air conditioning swimming pool fully furnished apartment per month per week south west north west street road power steering central locking short wheel base radio cassette electric windows

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

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surfaces, tiled floors in W.C., Shower room and kitchen REDUCED TO E7,900. Tel. 99416918 or <sandymathie@ hotmail.com> ***************************** FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Childs cot / mattress €50 play table and stools €50 Bunk Bed set with ladder/ mattress €100 child’s bike €40 Child’s easy chairs €30 Easel €20 gas BBQ 80 vacuum cleaner Miele €80 Abstract canvasses from €10 ENGOMI 22355790

***************************** 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 *****************************

RESIDENTIAL PIECE OF LAND of 985sqm in the village of Pareklisia. Partial sea views, near to electricity and water supplies. € 135.000 D.C. (Cyprus) Real Estate Tel: 99 330 908 **************************** FOR SALE PLOT in the centre of Lefkara Village 670sqm, high build factor, near all shops, and amenities € 210.000 negotiable Tel: 99 330 908 **************************** PLOT LOCATED in Mesa Geitonia, Limassol 617sqm. 100% build. Ideal for the construction of apartment building or 1 or 2 large houses. Price reduced to € 360.000 tel. 99 330 908 www. cyprusre.com/listing-lim-0170 **************************** FOR SALE OR RENT - Kato Paphos – full moon bar, fully furnished and equipped, large flat screen TV’s + projector, fits 120 people comfortably, incredible opportunity for ready business! Please call: 99493579

CHILDCARE From a Cypriot - with 20 years experience in a kindergarten - looking after infants and children at her house in Nicosia

For information call 99781943

FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND ***************************** TIMI, plots, a few selected available, sea view, near the 2 golf courses, Venus rock and airport.

60% Building eu 115,000. Half registration fees till the 2.6.12.

Tel. 99 621914 ***************************** LARNACA, ALETHRIKO, PLOTS FOR SALE, 525 sqm, 90% building factor, near highway Limassol-Larnaca, 5 min from airport, quiet residential area, eu 125,000. Half registration fees till the 2.6.12. Tel. 99 621914

VACANCIES ο Masseurs specialising in AYURVEDIC, CHINESE, SHIATSU, THAI massage ο Masseurs specialising in MEDICAL MASSAGE ο WAITERS Interested Candidates please apply to Paphos Employment office Tel. 26821645 (Α.Μ.Ε 349245/6/5510)

WANTED TO RENT 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.

FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES

Office furniture and equipment.

Excellent quality, new condition. Modern Hi-Tech design. Including 2 work stations, conference room, Manager Desk, cupboards, Switchboard and more..

Must See!!!

Tel: 25817684

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MAZDA RX8 2004 Black,(high power 247) electric locks, a/c ,fog lights, MD player, CD changer, TV/DVD, navigator, factory adjustable suspension soft/hard-up/down. 6+1 speed, body kit, MOT. The condition of the car is excellent. CALL 96871551 **************************** MINI 1, 2005, red, manual, all specs, radio/cd/ac, MOT / tax, 20,000 miles from new, price : €7000 call 99096902 – Polis ****************************

rain sensors, wind deflector, 45000 km, excellent condition, €30,900. For information call 99405122. *****************************

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FOR SALE BMW 320i CONVERTIBLE, 2008, colour platinum bronze, 18’’ alloys, being leather, cruise control, front and rear parking sesonrs, lights-

FOR SALE factory with showroom, 1050m2, in private land, in Kokkinotrimithia industrial zone. Tel. 99849195.

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English-Painter & Decorator Fully Qualified 30 years’ Experience SUMMER OFFER 30% OFF ALL AREAS • External & Internal painting • Damp Damage Repairs • Spritze Repairs • Free Estimates + very clean work • All areas. All types of woodwork stained and preserved • All work guaranteed

Tel. Tony on 99176557

PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA HOUSE FOR RENT: 5 bedroom detached house, french ambassador and American heart institute area, easy access to city centre, schools, hospitals, all amenities and motorway, in quiet cul-de-sac, on high ground with views of Nicosia and Pentadaktylos. 3 Baths, garage for 2 cars with automatic doors, bbq, fireplace, oil central heating, airconditioning, fully furnished. 2000 Pm, tel 99 621914 FULLY FURNISHED recently renovated apartment for rent, located in a central area of Ni-

SELEC Fencing & Decking Specialist For all your Garden and Security Fencing ♦ Quality approved workmanship ♦ 15 years experience + guaranteed work ♦ English workers ♦ also garden gates ♦ sheds ♦ chain link fencing ♦ free estimates ♦ all types of fencing & decking

Tel. SELEC fencing 99176557

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cosia (behind Starbucks) with central heating and airconditioning units. Very reasonable rent. For information 99476737 and 99382422. ***************************** 3 BEDROOM FLAT completely renovated in Strovolos. 135sqm, quite family owned building recently painted. c/h, a/c, storage room. Stainless steel appliances, washing machine. Sky satellite tv. € 650/month Call 99 330 908. ***************************** LYCAVITOS 300sq.m., 3 bdrm office lux. €1500, Dasoupolis 2 bdrm., wooden floors modern design €750, Acropolis 3 bdrm f/f., modern furniture, luxury €1000, Hilton 2 bdrm., wooden floors, modern building €850, Mak/ssa whole floor flat with/ without furniture €1200, villas Mak/ssa-Strovolos with pool and garden. Costas Markides Tel: 22378898/99464764, Reg. No. 487, E16. ***************************** FLATS FOR RENT studio strovolos 250,1 bdrm ag.antonios 380,kennedy furnished 440,engomi 490 Ag.andreas 490,dasoupolis 450.makarios av.500,strovolos 400 2bdrm furnished lykavitos 600 acropolis just built 650,anthoupolis 430 3bdrm acropolis 300,engomi 500,Hilton furnished 600 4bdrm ag.andreas fully equipped 800. POSPORIDES ESTATES 99474839 99646822 REG.338

99695382 ***************************** TO LET 3 bdrm flat Kaimakli area near Frederic. Tel. 99606665. ****************************** 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.

Available end of July - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in the website).

2. 3 bedrs luxury ground floor renovated semi detached house,210sq.m, with central heating, air conditions, solid parquet floor, fire place, big kitchen with all the electric appliances, 2 wc curtains, big veranda, big patio on the back with bbq area, 2 covered parkings in a quiet neighborhood close to the Embassies –Engomi €900 (H3ENG0002-R), (photos in the website) 3. 4 bedr + separate office space + maid’s room luxury detached house, split level, big open space sitting areas,400sq.m,a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, swimming pool, big verandas, 2 covered parking, in a very quiet area near Lidl – Latsia €2500 (H4LAT0008-R), (photos in the website).

4. 3 bedr luxry detached house with 1 bedr flat in the basement, floor heating with gass a/c units, big kitchen with electrical appli-

***************************** ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, in small quiet building, new, very spacious, fully furnished and air conditioned. Very good location between Strovolos and Engomi, close to The European University (Cyprus College) and all amenities. Covered parking. Rent €495/m. Please call

TO LET NICOSIA ances, 4 wc, 3 bathrooms, big garden with small pebbles, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end. Can be rented furnished or not. AVAILABLE in August – Makedonitissa €1700 (H4MAK0027-R), (photos in the website).

5. 4 bedr+ attic room with shower and wc luxury detached house with separate maid’s room, central heating, a/c, separate office room, sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with dining room and big family room opening to the big garden with grass and bbq area, 2 covered parking, behind General flooring shop – Makedonitissa €3000 (H4MAK0025-R), (Photos on the website).

6. 3 bedr + big attic room which can be used as a bedroom/office, detached house, central heating, full a/c,3wc, 2 bathrooms, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with all the electrical appliances, small garden and patio with bbq area, covered parking, near Apollonion hospital. – Makedonitissa €1200 (H4MAK0016-R), (photos in the website) 7. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 330sq.m, central heating, full ac, 2 covered parking’s, big kitchen with sitting room and all expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, lighting fixtures, 2 bedrs with en suite shower and wc, main bathroom with jacuzzi,3rd bedroom with only shower ,swimming pool with wooden deck around, covered patio with nice covered bbq area, opposite a green area in a very quiet area – Strovolos €2600 (H4ST10040-R), (photos in the website).

8. 4 bedr luxury detached house, 350sq.m, central heating, full a/c, office space, separate maid’s room, big storage room, solid parquet floor in the bedrooms, 2 covered parking, swimming pool, garden with trees, veranda with bbq area, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, big sitting and dining areas, very near to English School, off Athalassas Avenue €2300 (H4ST10036-R),

TO LET NICOSIA (photos on the website).

9. 4 bedr detached house with central heating, a/c units, separate big kitchen with el. appliances, small garden at the back, covered parking, 3wc,2 bathrooms, near the French ambassador residence – Strovolos €1000 (H4ST10038-R), (Photos on the website).

10. 4 bedr new luxury finished top quality detached house, 290sq.m, central heating, full a/c, master bedroom with ensuite shower/jacuzzi, guest bedroom with shower, main bathroom with jacuzzi, 4wc, fully expensive furnished with 3 LCD televisions, kitchen with very expensive electrical appliances and family room, garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area,2 covered parking’s, alarm system, pressure system, Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0039-R), (Photos on the website).

11. 4 bedr luxury detached house built in 3 plots of land. Separate maid’s room outside the house, big basement with playroom, office and guest room with separate entrance. The house has big sitting and dining room, separate family room, separate kitchen, big bedrooms, internal elevator, central heating, full a/c, big yard with tiles, covered kiosk and trees, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end opposite Cineplex – Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0042-R), (photos in the website).

12. 5 bedr new luxury finished detached house with separate maid’s room, one of the bedrooms with shower and wc and can be used as guest room,4 wc, solid parquet floor all the house, separate family room with fire place, big sitting room, separate dining room, big kitchen with breakfast area, big outside patio with tiles and bbq area,2 covered parking, electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighborhood close to CYBC station. Can be rented furnished or not. – Platy Aglantzias €3000 (H5PAG0001-R), (Photos on the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 13. 4 bedr+ separate maid’s room luxury finished semi detached house with central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with family room, full expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen(Miele), 4wc, blinds on windows, big back yard with tiled and bbq area, covered parking in a quiet neighborhood with easy access to the French school – Aglantzia €1400 (H4AGZ0008-R), (photos in the website).

14. 3 bedr luxury house, nicely modern furnished with big sitting and dining areas with bar, central heating, full a/c, big fitted kitchen with TV room, office space, patio area with bbq, covered parking, 3wc, solid parquet floor in bedrooms and granite in the sitting areas, near the MEGA TV station – Archangelos €1300 (H3AR0002-R), (photos in the website).

15. 4 bedr house built in 2 plots,3 bedrs upstairs and one down, big garden with grass, bbq area with kiosk, Central Heating ,full AC,240sq.m,parquet floor,2 showers,3wc,electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighbourhood. Available in aprox. one month from signing contracts. CAN BE RENTED ALSO FURNISHED OR PARTIALLY FURNISHED – Agios Andreas €2000 (H4AAD0006-R), (photos in the website).

16. 3 bedr + office space +separate maid’s room detached luxury house, 450sq.m, recently renovated, with central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining area with parquet floor, TV room with fire place, big kitchen with breakfast area and fitted cooker and oven, 4 wc, roller blinds on all windows, very big verandas and yard, covered parking, in a very quiet neighborhood in the centre of Makedonitissa opposite a playground. AVAILABLE MID JULY - €1400 (H4MAK0003-R), (photos in the website).

17. 3 bedr+ attic room which can be used for bedroom or

TO LET NICOSIA office, luxury semi detached house, with central heating, full a/c, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds, big patio with tiles and trees on the back and covered veranda on thr front, parking, in a quiet area off 28th October street in the centre of Makedonitissa €1200 (H4MAK0026-R), (photos in the website) 18. New luxury 4 bedr + very big 40sq.m attic room with shower and wc semi detached house, 300 sq.m, central heating, full air condition, big sitting and dining areas, 4 wc, 2 showers,1 bathroom, solar heater, pressure system, covered parking, big back yard with tiles, blinds, cooker, oven and, refrigerator in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighborhood and area – Agios Dometios €1500 (H4ADO0004-R). (photos in the website).

19. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, small yard, bbq area, FULLY FURNISHED, off Costantinoupoleos street near French Ambassador residence – Strovolos €900 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website).

20. 3 bedr+ separate maid’s room semi detached house, 250sq.m, central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with family room, 4wc, 2 bathrooms, 1 shower, 2 covered parking, big verandas and big covered patio with bbq, big covered veranda for the winter on the back, fully furnished and equipped, in a quiet neighborhood very close to all amenities and Apha Mega supermarket - Acropolis €1200 (H4ACS0001-R), (photos in the website).

21. 4 bedr + 2 separate rooms with showers and wc (120sq.m) detached house with big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with dining area and family room with fire place, very big swimming pool with bbq area, covered patio, garden

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION On May 21st, 2012 in accordance with Section 14.81.1 C of the Liberian Business Corporation ActDogonLtd (“Company”) with registration number C-37274 doing business at 9 Marikas Kotopouli Street, 3030 Limassol the shareholders have agreed to dissolve the Company.

1. All claims against the assets of the Company must be made in writing and include the claim amount, basis and origination date.

2. The deadline for submitting claims is 23rd November 2012 3. Any claims that are not received by the company prior to the date set forth above will not be recognized.

5. All claims and payments must be sent to P. O Box 53766, 3317 Limassol, Cyprus Dated: March 22nd, 2012.

Camilla Strømstad Liquidation board

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with grass, central heating in 4 zones, full a/c, 6wc, 5 covered parking’s, pressure system, opposite Apoel training field.

Can be rented furnished or not. AVAILABLE END OF AUGUST – Archangellos €4000 (H4AR0007-R), (photos in the website).

the bedrooms en suite shower/ bathroom, separate self contained apartment for the maid, 2 covered parking in a nice area with easy access to the Limassol road. Can be rented also partially furnished – Latsia €5000(H4LAT0007-R), (photos in the website).

22. 4 bedrs luxury detached villa built in 5 plots of land, 600sq., central Heating, full a/c, very big garden with grass, big swimming pool 5 x 13, bar with bbq area, office space, TV room with fire place, marble floor, all

23. 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 - €3700 (H4PA20005-R), (photos on the website).

es, swimming pool with bbq area, small garden,2 covered parking’s in a nice neighbourhood with expensive houses near KEMA building – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H4PAG0004-R), (photos in the website).

24. 4 bedr luxury detached house with expensive finishes, office space, separate maid’s room, 3 of the bedrooms with en suite shower/bathroom, floor heating, full air condition, white marble floor all the house, fire place, lighting fixtures, big kitchen with all the electrical applianc-

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TO LET NICOSIA 1. 2 bedr luxury fully renovated apartment, storage heaters, 3 a/c, separate big kitchen, big sitting dining room, fully modern furnished and equipped with solid parquet floor off Prodromou street – Engomi €600 (A2ENG0010-R), (photos in the website).

2. 2 bedr new luxury modern, 2 storey apartment with solid parquet floor, floor heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2 wc, expensive fitted electrical appliances, blinds, covered veranda with very nice view, in a quiet neighbourhood on a

TO LET NICOSIA modern design building. AVAILABLE 1st of August – Aglantzia €750 (A2AGZ0021-R), (photos on the website).

3. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting room, separate kitchen with electrical appliances, central heating independent with diesel,2 a/c, aluminum shutters in the bedrooms, covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, on a small quiet building in a quiet neighborhood – Agios Dometios €450 (A1ADO0004-R), (photos in the website).

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA 4. 3 bedr luxury PENTHOUSE apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, office space, very big veranda 100sq.m with nice view and bbq area with bar, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 bathrooms, 2 storage rooms, covered parking, in a small building near Hilton park and Ippokration hospital – Engomi €1000 (A3ENG0023-R), (photos in the website).

6. 3 bedr luxury apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, electrical appliances in the kitchen, big covered veranda, covered parking, near Ippokration hospital – Engomi €700 (A3ENG0024-R), (photos in the website).

7. 2 bedr brand new luxury finished apartment on a small modern design building with 2 bathrooms, a/c for hot and cold (Mitsubishi), storage heaters can be installed if needed, electrical shutters in the bedrooms, pressure system, water serculation system, solar, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds, covered veranda, 2 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near the centre and near traffic lights of Honda showroom. – Agioi Omologites €700 (A2AOM0007-R) 8. 3 bedr new luxury spacious apartment, 150sq.m+big covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, nicely furnished big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, big bedrooms, a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, electrical heating if needed, covered parking and big room on the ground floor with window which can be used for a maid or office, in a very quite neighbourhood in a

TO LET NICOSIA small building – Agios Dometios €750 (A3ADO0006-R), (photos in the website) 9. 3 bedr new luxury penthouse apartment on the last floor of a 3 storey building, CH ind, full a/c, pressure system, cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds in the living room, 2 bathrooms, 130sq.m, big veranda with view, covered parking, 200m opposite Akropolis park. Acropolis €850(A3ACS0039-R), (photos on the website).

10. 2 bedr new luxury finished apartment with a/c for hot and cold, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered veranda,2 bathrooms,2wc,covered parking, storage room, secured entrance building in a very quiet neighborhood – Aglantzia €650 (A2AGZ0022-R), (photos in the website) 11. 1 bedr apartment, 55sq.m, separate kitchen, fully furnished and equipped with television in good condition,2 AC for hot and cold on Makarios Avenue near Debenhams. Available for short and long term – Nicosia Centre €450 (A1NIC0002-R), (photos in the website).

12. 1 bedr apartment with storage heaters, 2 a/c, big bathroom, NICELY FUNRISHED, covered parking, covered veranda with nice view, in a quiet area near Ippokration hospital – Engomi €500 (A1ENG0009-R), (photos in the website).

13. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with nice view, 100sq.m, big sitting & dining area, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, big covered verandah, 2 wc, storage heaters, 2 a/c, electric shutters in the bedrooms,

TO LET NICOSIA covered parking and storage room on the 11th floor of a small building with 6 flats only 200 meters for Akropolis park and opposite a small neighborhood park – Dasoupolis €550 (A2DAS0001-R), (photos in the website).

14. New luxury modern 3 bedr apartment,145sq.m big covered veranda with nice view, a/c in all the rooms, electrical heating, cooker and oven in the kitchen, big sitting and dining room,2 bathrooms, laundry room, covered parking and storage room off Kennedy Avenue behind KPMG offices – Acropolis €900(A3ACS0038-R), (photos on the website).

15. 3 bedr +separate maid”s room (with shower and wc) & luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm system, 2 parking, in a quiet area off Makarios Avenue near Hilton – Nicosia Centre €1100 (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in the website).

16. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with central heating independent, full ac, fully modern nicely furnished and equipped, big covered verandah, 2 wc, covered parking opposite Hilton, off Makarios Avenue close to the centre – Lykavitos €650 (A2LYK0003-R), (photos in the website) 17. Brand new quality finished 2 storey Penthouse apartment with cozy nicely modern fully furnished apartment, 150sq.m unique design, a/c for hot and cold in all the

TO LET NICOSIA flat, 2wc, big verandas around the flat, private elevator with lock for the flat , in the centre of Makedonitissa of 28th October street – €1200 (A2MAK0004-R), (photos in the website).

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4 bedr luxury floor apartment,250sq.m, office, maid’s room, central heating ind, full a/c,2 showers, 1 bathroom, 3wc, parquet floor, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting area, roller blinds on all the windows, big veranda on a small building off Athalasas Avenue near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital – Dasoupolis €1100 (A4DAS002-R), (photos on the website) 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).

20. 3 bedr new luxury finished penthouse floor apartment, 240sq.m, big sitting and dining area(can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), big separate kitchen with cooker, oven, microwave, laundry room and breakfast area, big bedrooms, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, storage heaters,

TO LET NICOSIA full a/c, blinds on all windows, pressure system, covered parking, big covered veranda, off Iphigenia’s street near Ministry of Education on a small building with 7 flats only. Available in September – Acropolis €1300 (A3ACS0019-R), (photos in the website).

21. 3 bedr spacious apartment, 150sq.m, central heating independent, 3a/c, big sitting room,2 bathrooms,2wc,covered veranda, in a small building with 2 flats only, covered parking, near Hilton Park hotel – Engomi €750 (A3ENG0022-R), (photos in the website).

22. 4 bedr new luxury finished apartment, 160sq.m+35sq.m covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, Daikin air-conditions for hot and cold in all the rooms, 2 bedrs with en suite shower/wc, 4wc, 2 covered parking, in a small modern building off Makarios Avenue in a quiet neighbourhood. Available in August – Nicosia Center €1100 (A4NIC0001-R), (photos in the website).

23. New luxury spacious 3 bedr quality apartment, 165sq.m+ big covered verandah, separate floor heating, full a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solid parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area (can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), electrical appliances in the kitchen which has a breakfast area,2 covered parking, storage room in a very quiet green neighbourhood near the centre and Ag. Andreas - AVAILABLE in AUGUST– Nicosia Center €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos in the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 24. 3 bedr+ separate maid”s room (with shower and wc) luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm system, 2 parking, in a quiet area off Makarios Avenue near Hilton – Nicosia Centre (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in the website).

25. 2 bedr new luxury finished and FURNISHED ground floor apartment, 80sq.m +120sq.m veranda and garden, separate floor heating, full a/c, 2wc, aluminum shutters outside the windows, pressure system, fully expensively fitted with electrical appliances in the kitchen, big covered parking and big storage room, off Athallassa Avenue near English School in a small modern building. AVAILABLE 1st of AUGUST – Strovolos €800 (A2ST10023-R), (photos in the website).

26. 3 bed brand new luxury finished apartment in a small modern design building with 2 bathrooms(one en suite), expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen, double glazed windows with electrical shutter, covered veranda, pressure system, solar heater, central satellite antenna, 2 covered parkings, storage room, security entrance, close to Honda traffic lights walking distance to the centre – Agioi Omologites €850 (A3AOM0009-R), (photos in the website).

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which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927. *****************************

banks close by. Accommodation comprises of an open plan sitting room/dining area, fully fitted and equipped kitchen, 1 master bedroom with en-suite, 3 large bedrooms, a separate wc/bathroom and an office room. A/c & c/h throughout. In front of the house is a car port for 2 cars but has additional space for another 3 or 4 cars. Price €1250.00pm.

Viewing available after 23/8/12 please contact Yiannakis Georgiou 99451011. **************************** OFFICE FOR RENT OPPOSITE SEA WITH amazing sea views.

120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen.

Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/ month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listingLIM-0103 *****************************

LIMASSOL ***************************** 4 BEDROOM recently renovated whole floor apartment of 200sqm.. Fully Furnished.

Opposite sea, swimming pool, tennis court, and security gate.

3 new bathrooms, new kitchen with stainless steel appliances. 2 Covered parkings. Price € 1500/ month. Call 99 330 908 ***************************** OFFICE FOR RENT opposite sea with amazing sea views.

120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen.

Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/ month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listingLIM-0103 ***************************** GROUND FLOOR HOUSE 3 bedrooms in Omonia furnished / unfurnished, fire place in sitting room, main sitting room, kitchen, bathroom, utility, shower with W/C. A/C in bedrooms.

Covered parking. Price €650. Tel 95 116808 ***************************** VERY SPACIOUS LUXURY BUNGALOW HOUSE situated in the village of Palodeia, ideal for its proximity to the Heritage school and only 5 miles to Limassol town centre with shops and

LARNACA ***************************** PHINIKOUDES PROMENADE one bdr apt on the 4th floor, F/F, a/c. In the most exclusive area on the sea front of the city centre. A panoramic view of the Marina and the sea. Situated right on the sea. Makes life a holiday all year round. For long term rent only €380. Tel: 99222197, 99541828. ***************************** FULLY FURNISHED one bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel: 99202543 **************************** 1. K.S.L LETTINGS – APARTMENT FOR RENT Fully Furnished ground floor 2 bedroom

TO LET LARNACA apartment, overlooking pool.

Beautifully furnished throughout. 350 Euros per calendar month. Larnaca District. Quote TLL884. Tel. (00357) 24815104 2. K.S.L LETTINGS – Properties Required for waiting Long Term Tenants. We desperately require 2/3 & 4 bedroom villa’s with private swimming pools for waiting tenants in the Larnaca District. Please call us for a free valuation. Tel.(00357) 24815104 3. K.S.L LETTINGS – largest range of properties. Over 200 rental properties in the Larnaca district at the most competitive rates! Flexible contracts available. Tel. (00357) 24815104 4.

WWW.KSLLETTINGS.COM – VILLA FOR RENT Fully furnished 3 bedroom Villa with a good-sized rear garden & Communal pool, located in the village of Oroklini. Call for further information quoting Ref. TLL1189. Tel. (00357) 24815104

CALL 24 815 104 TO ENQUIRE OR ARRANGE A VIEWING – NO OBLIGATION OR FEES. VIEW OUR FULL RANGE OF OVER 200 PROPERTIES BY VISITING WWW.KSLLETTINGS.COM UPDATED DAILY. LANDLORDS ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY FOR FREE AND GET WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING – NO TENANT NO FEE ! ****************************

PAPHOS UNIVERSAL AREA, 1 bedroom,

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furnished apartment, off street parking, quiet area, euro 250 per month, plus electricity, no other charges. Tel : 96523557

nished. Solar panels and pressurised water system. A great villa in a fabulous village. Will accept pets.

LUXURY PRIVATE NEW VILLA, with 7 bedrooms, with own bathrooms, s/pool, satellite TV, hot tub spa, panoramic view, pool billiard table, soccer table, table tennis. Beautiful garden, located at Coral Bay area in Pegia, Paphos, is available for rent. Please call 96351179. **************************** FOR RENT A selection of 1 to 5 bedroom houses & apartments F/F & U/F Universal, Peyia, Tomb of the Kings, Tsada, Timi & Kato Paphos Landlord & Owners please call 99329357 Or please view at are website www.cyprussands.com Fully Registered Company in Cyprus ***************************** CHLORAKA, 2 bedroom apartment, only 5 years old, fully furnished with a/c, lovely, large patio area in rear €300 per month, + communal charges please call Malcolm on: 99127031 - no agents **************************** FOR RENT new ground floor terrace studios for rent in Kouka village(20 minutes from Limassol) in a quiet and peaceful area fully furnished €180 per month minimum contract 1 year. Inf. Mob 99548855 **************************** For your consideration

2. TREMITHOUSA €275 situated in a quiet cul-de-sac, this furnished modern 3 bedroom detached house with small garden is available, a/c throughout and satellite broadband. Offering fantastic views of the sea.

1. KATHIKAS AREA €450 a modern 2 bedroom, stone walled villa with sea views, large swimming pool and 650 sq metres garden. In a quiet cul-de-sac, available unfurnished or fur-

3. TREMITHOUSA €250 luxury 2 bedroom maisonette. Fully furnished with modern furniture and satellite broadband. Modern furniture with new appliances. & A/c throughout. Good sea views. Located in a fabulous village. A must see!

4. CENTRAL PAPHOS €250 modern 1 bedroom top floor apartment, opposite bowling, master with walk-in wardrobe.

Fully furnished with all appliances. Lift to all floors. This complex offers a lovely communal pool area and security barrier entrance. Close to amenities, a great central location.

Call Val on 99166563 Or Liz on 96703403 **************************** UNIVERSAL AREA, 2 bedroom modern furnished town house, communal pool Euro 450 per month Tel 99387842

***************************** ANAVARGOS, 3 bedroom detached house, low maintenance garden, communal pool, very close to international school, Unfurnished or furnished, euro 550 per month Tel: 99239262 ***************************** EPISKOPI – PAPHOS, 3 bedroom bungalow, unfurnished, a/con, fire-place, spectacular

TO LET PAPHOS mountain views, large established garden with irrigation, swimming pool, very quiet location, euro 650 ono – long term Please call Micheal: 99655636 - no agents **************************** ONE BEDROOM fully furnished apartment for rent in Kissonerga. Near Cynthiana Beach hotel and close proximity to Coral Bay. Overlooking the sea and 100 metres from beach. AC in bedroom. Tel: 99-492521/ 99673276 **************************** 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. TREMITHOUSA €425 never rented before so a real home.

Stunning spacious 2 bedroom townhouse, immaculate condition & furnished with good quality furniture with fly screens & ceiling fans & many extras. Downstairs guest wc.

Good sized enclosed pretty garden offering sea views. Sit-

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS uated on a quiet complex with communal pool area.

2. UNIVERSAL AREA €550 spacious 3 bedroom semi detached house all with ensuite bathrooms plus downstairs guest wc. Large storage room & roof terrace. Enclosed garden with private pool. Drive for off street parking. Available unfurnished with sky satellite.

Situated in a great central location.

3. TALA €625 unfurnished modern 3 bedroom detached villa offering total privacy & breathtaking sea views. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire. Master with ensuite. Large storage room. Shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature plants, private pool offering sea views.

Off street parking. A beautiful home.

4. KAMARES €675 we are delighted to offer this 2 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow offering magnificent sea views. Lovely enclosed garden & private pool. Available unfurnished or fully furnished and includes central heating throughout plus modern gas fire for those winter months. Outdoor storage facitilites, shaded patio area, fly screens & shutters.

5. KONIA €700 new to the market this spacious detached 3 bedroom villa, master with ensuite. Guest wc. Beautifully furnished with quality modern furniture. Separate modern fitted kitchen plus separate utility room. Shutters to all windows.

Roof terrace with sea views.

Fully enclosed garden with storage shed, covered barbeque area and private pool offering lovely views.

6. PEYIA €700 unfurnished 3 bedroom bungalow, master with ensuite. Spacious kitchen & living area. Enclosed garden with well & private pool offering sea views. Rental price in-

TO LET PAPHOS cludes pool cleaning. Covered verandah, private drive for off street parking. Situated in a quiet residential area.

7. TALA €1450 magnificent modern 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa, furnished with designer modern furniture, though can be available unfurnished if desired. Includes gas central heating & working fireplace.

Beautifully designed & spacious with undercover parking, private pool & sea views.

A must to see!

8. ANARITA €1800 amazing 4 bedroom detached villa, this stunning property offers top of the range modern kitchen.

Spacious living rooms, all bedrooms with modern en-suites.

Landscaped gardens with private pool offering total privacy & covered barbeque area, great for entertaining. Available fully furnished or unfurnished & includes gas central heating & so much more.

TEL: 99133422 OFFICE: 26271858 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MANY MORE PROPERTIES www.mrrentpaphos.net Email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net **************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97641764 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.!!!

1. KAMARES - TALA – 2 bed 2 bath fully furnished luxury bungalow set on an elevated plot on this prestigious development. Open plan living area with feature fireplace, dining area.

Separate kitchen with D/W etc.

Separate utility room with ac-

1-5 bed villas & cottages

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HOSPITALS ........ 1400

Nicosia ........................22 802 020 Limassol ......................25 805 050 Larnaca .......................24 804 040 Paphos ........................26 806 060 Famagusta ..................23 803 030

Nicosia General .............22-801400 Nicosia Makarios ...........22-405000 Limassol Old ................25-305333 Limassol New ................25-801100 Larnaca Old...................24-630312 Larnaca New .................24-630300 Paphos ..........................26-821800 Famagusta ....................23-821211

Rescue Co-ordination Centre ............................. 1441 (Immediate Response Service for Aeronautical or Maritime Accident & Incidents) Game Fund Service: (Wildlife and hunting) Central offices (Nicosia): 22867786, 22-867897 Nicosia: 22-664606, 99-445697 Limassol: 25-343800, 99-445728, Larnaca/Famagusta: 24-805128, 99-634325 Paphos: 26-306211, 99-445679 Forest Fires ..................... 1407

cess to side garden. 2 double , bedrooms, master with en-suite.

Family bathroom. Large verandah overlooking the pool. Sep storage room, covered parking and additional store. Swimming pool, and landscaped gardens. €600.00 a month or sensible offers only 2. TRIMITHOUSA 3 bed 2. bath unfurnished apartment/house set in quiet location with views.

Open plan living area and dining area.. Fully fitted kitchen with appliances . Guest WC. 3 double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Large balcony, off-street parking. €400.00 a month.

3. KATHIKAS – 3 bed,2 bath unfurnished stone bungalow with no immediate neighbours.. Open plan living area with fireplace with log burner.. Fitted kitchen, utility room. 3 bedrooms, master with en-suite. Family bathroom.

Parking, Swimming pool and landscaped garden areas. Very quiet area. €600.00 a month 4. MESA CHORIO– 2 Bed, 2. bath fully furnished apartment in good location close to ISOP Open plan living area with dining space. Fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, master with en-suite. Family bathroom. Off street parking & comm. Pool.

Minutes into Paphos. €425. Or close offers 5. GOUDI (near Polis) Outstanding 3 bed, 3.5 bath unfurnished villa. Set in a rural setting the property enjoys privacy with no immediate neighbours. Open plan living area, spacious fitted kitchen. Guest WC. Ground floor bedroom with en-suite. Stairs to 2 further double bedroom with en-suite. Breakfast area with hob & fridge and seating space.

Doors out to large covered verandah with panoramic views.

Full A/C, C/H, garage, over-flow tiled pool, SKY dish. Villa has substantial insulation to walls and floors. Large gardens. €800.00 per month.

6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed fully furnished apartment.

Living area, fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, balcony, shutters, comm. Pool and parking. €400.00 a montn or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal.

use” 4bed,s “Orchard Ho 9 month Title ready in

Drug Law Enforcement Unit ......................................... 1498 (Confidential Information)

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Narcotics Helpline ......... 1410 (Outside hours.............. 22-304160) AIDS Advisory Bureau ................................ 22-302826 Domestic Violence Centre .......................................... 1440 (Emergency Centre for Victims) Drug Info & Poison Control ............... 1401 Cyprus Samaritans ... 77777267 Police Duty Officer ......... 1499 (Confidential Information) Airports Larnaca ..........................77778833 Paphos ...........................77778833

7. TALA - 5 bed, 3.5 bath large fully furnished villa. Very large property with open plan living area. Fitted kitchen, storage cupboard, guest WC. 2 bedrooms, bathroom on this level with small seating area. Ideal for dual living. Stairs up to 3 double bedroom, en-suite & family bathroom. Heated swimming pool, A/C, C/H. Electric gates and garden areas. Parking for several cars.€1500.00

TO LET PAPHOS per month or offers.

8. PISSOURI DISTRICT – 3 bed 2 bath spacious unfurnished detached villa on large landscaped plot in the beautiful village of Anoygra. Spacious open plan living area with feature fireplace. Fitted kitchen and breakfast area. Ground floor bedroom with adjacent bathroom.

Stairs to 2 additonal bedrooms and family bathroom. This floor also has a mezzanine suitable for office/playroom. Doors out to balcony. Pretty landscaped gardens and off street parking. Pool facilities are available close by. €500.00 per month.

Fixed price FOR FULL LISTINGS OF APARTMENTS/TOWNHOUSES 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 **************************** 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. ****************************

AYIA NAPA

FOR SALE NICOSIA

FOR SALE LARNACA

99 330 908 **************************** FLAT FOR SALE/RENT: ‘ITHAKI’ is a small 3 Storey brand new building, only 5 units located in quiet neighbourhood in Strovolos, near Falcon school. ITHAKI has only 2 completed 3 bedroom apartments per floor. And on 3rd floor an independent 3 bedroom penthouse with a roof garden. Italian Kitchen, big verandas, big storeroom and convenient parking. PANICOS STAVRINOU ESTATE AGENT R.N.497 99666703 email yemo@cytanet.com.cy **************************** FOR SALE is a building with 4 flats, each 3 bedroom. 2 on the ground floor with yards, and 2 on the first floor. 2 on first floor completely renovated. Located in quiet area. Building recently plastered and painted. €850,000 negotiable Call: 99 330 908 ***************************** 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. *****************************

€115,000.

Tel 99178141 www.homesinternational.info (Les Bois) ****************************

LIMASSOL ****************************

**************************** LUXURY VILLA with pool & BBQ Close to Nissi Beach, 5 minutes walk, Sleeps 8. Available 20/8 up to 20/9, SPECIAL PRICE For more info see owner’s direct UK, prop. No CY2141 or call 99775861 ****************************

PROPERTY FOR SALE NICOSIA ***************************** FLAT FOR SALE: 2 BEDROOM FLAT with title deeds, 110 sqm, fully renovated, best central area, 800m from the European University, excellent view, eu 119,000. Tel 99 621914 **************************** FOR SALE IS A BUILDING WITH 4 FLATS, each 3 bedroom. 2 on the ground floor with yards, and 2 on the first floor. 2 on first floor completely renovated.

Located in quite area. Building recently plastered and painted. €850,000 euro. negotiable Call:

PARTLY BUILT HOUSE for sale in Dierona (near Arakapas, Limassol district) with 4 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, laundry room, lounge, large kitchen, quiet location, plot 372sq.mtrs. Sale due to bereavement. Price €80,000 o.n.o.

Phone 99924362. **************************** 2 BEDROOM FLAT located in Germasoyia with partial sea views, 85sqm less than 10 years old with title deeds Price € 135.000 tel. 99 330 908 www. cyprusre.com/listing-lim-0361

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SALE LIMASSOL 2 bed flat on beach road; light, airy with balcony. New flooring, a/c units, lift 2nd floor, windows 3 sides, own car space. TITLE DEEDS.

LARNACA **************************** AMAZING SEASIDE WATERFRONT BEACH APARTMENT - Immaculate and spacious open-plan living, 2 double bdrms, fantastic sea views, big veranda and parking in exclusive location only 6 minutes to Larnaca airport. This excellent investment property is available immediately with title deeds. For viewing telephone 99890128. **************************** NEAR MARONI Coastline Larnaca 2 bdrm bungalow on large plot Wrap around veranda with sea & mountain views, Large lounge/dining room, Large Kitchen, Full C/H Provision for a/c All furniture & car included €295,000 99147929 ****************************

PAPHOS **************************** FLATS FOR SALE OR RENT: kissonerga, 3 bedroom flat with title deeds, in a block of 4 flats only, fully renovated, 2 baths, 146 sqm closed area, ch, ac, covered parking, excellent view of sea and mountains, half registration fees till 31.12.12. Reduced to eu 135,000,or rent eu 450 pm. Tel 99 621914 **************************** 2 PROPERTIES BETWEEN POLIS AND LATSI. 2 bed townhouse, village centre €69,000 and quiet 3/4 bed house overlooking bay. 2 bath, c.h. wood burner, a.c. bedrooms, salt water 9x6 pool set in approx 2.500 sq.mts. €444,000 Tel: 99995531 **************************** TALA, 5 bdrm villa for sale . Title deeds. Sea and mountain view.

5 en-suite double bedrooms.

Central heating, a/c, fireplace.

Private L shape s/pool and garden area, patio, with bbq, bar and pergola. Car parking. Plot: 620 sq.m. Covered: 285sqm, €458.000. tel. 99587757. *****************************

AYIA NAPA **************************** AYIA NAPA, rare opportunity, with title deeds, 4 bedroom house, renovated, swimming pool, 300m from best beach, 650 sqm plot. Eu 440,000. Tel 99 621914 **************************** AYIA NAPA, studio for sale, 38 sqm, furnished and fully renovated, with title deed, in licensed complex, 500m from nissi beach, eu 52,000, tel. 99 621914

OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FOR RENT 735m² of office space and 1200m² warehousing available for long term rent on Yianni Kranidioti Avenue very close to Carlsberg Brewery.

Easy access to Nicosia-Limassol highway (only 200 metres).

Loading bays for warehouses and parking space for more than 40 cars. Hidden fuel tank plus car mechanics station.

For more information please call 99218866

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CHURCHES ALL SAINTS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH (ENGLISH) Sunday Divine Liturgy 8-10am. Followed by Fellowship hour (coffee) Services are now being held at the underground Chapel of All Saints of Cyprus at St. Panteleimonos Church Makedonitissa Archangelos (Engomi) For more info please contact Fr. Joseph Coleman Tel. 99938924 THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AGIOS ARSENIOS, LIMASSOL (near Tsirion Stadium) The Orthodox Liturgy in English Saturday, 4 February at 8:30 am For information please contact: Father M. Spanou at 99 – 401365 (msspanou@googlemail.com)

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST ANDREW AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST MESA GEITONIA, LIMASSOL The Orthodox Liturgy in English served fortnightly on Saturdays at 9.00 am. We also hold a Discussion Group every Thursday evening at 7.30 pm For information please call Fr. Christopher Klitou Mobile: 99957144 Fax: 25710318 You can email us at: klitoux@logos.cy.net or visit our website: www.christopherklitou.com

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 NEW CHARITYSHOP/T.ROOMS NOW OPEN IN PEYIA. T ROOMS NOW OPEN (next to Peyia Police Station) Volunteers and donations needed please contact Suzanne 99151996 for further information.

NOW OPEN !!!

BOOKSHOP/INFORMATION CENTRE/T-SHOP IN POLIS CONTACT JUDY 99223572 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS. PAPHIAKOS & C.C.P. BOOK EXCHANGE SHOP TREMITHOUSA Paphiakos Book Exchange Shop, Tremithousa. Special Tuesday sales held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. For more information Tel 99771763/99283467 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 Shop No.2 Ap Pavlou Avenue, Kato Paphos Shop No.3 Gr. Afxentiou Avensia Court 3 Larnaca Shop No.4 9 Ayiou Ioanni Street 3061 Limassol Our shops are always happy to receive your unwanted goods!

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.

PAPHIAKOS & C.C.P. ANIMAL WELFARE URGENTLY NEEDS PASTA TO HELP FEED THE DOGS AND SOFT FOOD FOR ALL THE CATS. DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE CLINIC. PLEASE SPONSOR AN ANIMAL OR BECOME A MEMBER TO ENSURE PAPHIAKOS CAN CONTINUE WIH THEIR NECESSARY WORK. Telephone Jan 26946461 ex 114 or 97614008 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!!

THE DONKEYS AT PAPHIAKOS WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HELP YOU GET RID OF YOUR UNWANTED CAROBS. PLEASE DELIVER TO THE CLINIC AND GIVE THE DONKEYS A SPECIAL TREAT! FEELING THE HEAT? THINK ABOUT THE ANIMALS NEEDING WATER AND SHADE. MAKE SURE DOGS ARE NOT LEFT IN CARS THEY BECOME OVENS IN SUMMER!!

For further advice or assistance contact the clinic 26953496 or visit the website www.cyprusanimalwelfare.com

Tel. 99 293489, 99 279960 Email: immanuel.church.nicosia@gmail.com

DEUTSCHE GOTTESDIENSTE IN ZYPERN

LARNAKA COMMUNITY CHURCH APHRODITE STREET, LARNAKA 10.00 AM MORNING SERVICE and SUNDAY SCHOOL For more details ring Fred 24365152

Nikosia: Am 1. und 3. Samstag im Monat in der St. Paul’s Cathedral um 18 Uhr Limassol: Am 2. Sonntag im Monat im Gemeindehaus in Germasogeia um 11 Uhr Am 4. Sonntag im Monat in der St. Barnabaskirche um 18 Uhr Paphos: Am 2. Samstag in der Kirche an der Paulussaeule um 16 Uhr Agia Napa: Am 4. Sonntag im Monat im Hof des Klosters um 9.30 Uhr

Open Door Baptist Church

Näheres Informationen durch Pfarrer Dr. Herold, Tel 25-317092 oder im Internet www.ev-kirche-zypern.de

GRACE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH Invites you to COME AND EXPERIEBNCE THE LOVE OF GOD WITH US Int. Christian Business Fellowship Meeting Centre Sundays: 10.00am Sunday School 11.00 am Main Service (Dine with us centre services) Wednesdays: Prayer meeting 6pm Address: To Arsinois Str., 1010 Nicosia (Next to Western Union Office to KISA) Contact: 99988900 or 97667932.

VISITORS ESPECIALLY WELCOME!!!

THE REFORMED CHURCH OF LIMASSOL

CONTACT DETAILS FOR PAPHIAKOS.

Sunday School (Juniors and Teens) Outreach and Evangelism Bible Studies

Website: www.immanuelchurchnicosia.org

9 Larnakos Street Katholiki Area Limassol Sundays: 9:45, 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM Wednesdays: 7:30 PM 25 751193 or 99 758729 www.cbm-odbc.org

FOR PAPHIAKOS ANIMAL WELFARE SOS HELPLINE, 24 HOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE - CALL 99655581

Family oriented evangelical church Contemporary Christian Worship Sunday 10am (Holy Communion - 1st Sunday of the month)

Clear exposition of the Bible in the presence of God, and relevant to our lives.

Our Sunday services start at 10:30 am sharp, and the Wednesday Bible discussion at 7 pm.

International Evangelical Church (Reformed) is located at 352 St. Andrew’s Street. 1½ blocks from Starbucks / Fat Boy, and 1 block from the Municipal Gardens, Zoo. For further information call Steve at 99384742, or email: iee.limassol@gmail.com All are welcome!

NICOSIA CHRISTIAN CENTRE 10 PINDOU STR, ENGOMI, NICOSIA, TEL. 22464375 SERVICES: SUNDAY 10AM, WEDNESDAY 8PM St Barnabas’ Anglican Church 153 Leontiou A Street Limassol www.stbarnabas-cyprus.com Telephone: 25362713 - All welcome HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH, PAPHOS GATE, NICOSIA Sunday Masses: Saturdays 6.30 pm, Sundays 8.00am, 9.30am & 6.30pm Weekday Masses: 6.30 pm Monday to Friday Tel: 22662132 Email: holcross@logos.cy.net

GRACE CHURCH, LARNACA 8 Ayiou Neofytou St Sundays 10 a.m.

Also Midweek Meetings Details: Colin 24530700

The Anglican Church of Paphos Ayia Kyriaki (St. Paul by the Pillar) Sunday 8.15am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Sung Eucharist 4th Sunday 6.00pm Choral Evensong Wednesday 9.00am Holy Eucharist rd 3 Wednesday (BCP) St. Stephen’s, Tala 1st & 3rd Sunday 11.00 am Holy Eucharist 2nd & 4th Sunday 11.00am Morning Worship St. Luke’s, Prodromi 1st & 5th Sunday 9.30am Morning Worship 2nd , 3rd & 4th Sunday 9.30am Holy Eucharist 1st & 3rd Wednesday 9.30am Holy Eucharist 1st Sunday 6.00 p.m. Peace & Wholeness with Holy Eucharist 4th Sunday every quarter 9.30 am Holy Eucharist from BPC Church Office: 26-953044 Fax: 26-952486 Email: anglicancofp@cytanet.com.cy for directions to each church

St Helena’s Anglican Church, Larnaca St Helena’s Court, Grigoris Afx Sunday Service: Holy Communion 9.30 am ALL WELCOME Tel:24651327 office@sainthelenas.com

International EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Reformed) Limassol 352 St. Andrew’s Street (1½ blocks from Starbucks/Fat Boy) Sunday worship 10:30am Wednesday Bible Discussion 7pm For info: 99384742 ALL ARE WELCOME

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15.30 Canoe / Kayak Whitewater: Men’s C-2 Semi-Final, Whitewater: Women’s K-1 SemiFinal, Whitewater: Men’s C-2 Final and Whitewater: Women’s K-1 Final.

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21.40 Basketball Men’s Basketball Group B Game #36. Spain vs.

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16.30 Table Tennis Men’s Singles - Bronze Medal Match and Men’s Singles - Gold Medal Match.

18.30 News In English 18.40 News In Turkish 18.50 Gymnastics Women’s Individual All-Around.

20.20 Water Polo Men’s Group A - Match #15.

Kazakhstan vs.

Greece or Men’s Group B - Match #16. Great Britain vs. USA. 21.30 Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle SemiFinals, Women’s 200m Breaststroke Final, Men’s 200m Backstroke Final, Women’s 200m Backstroke SemiFinals, Men’s 200m IM Finals, Women’s 100m Freestyle Final and Men’s 100m Butterfly Semi-Finals.

23.10 Volleyball Men’s Group B Match #18. Brazil vs. USA. 00.15 Basketball Men’s Basketball Group A Game #35. USA vs.

Nigeria.

02.00 Olympic News Channel

06.30 Proini Enimerosi 07.00 Tis Ellados Ta Paidia (rpt) 07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) 08.00 Fast Money (rpt) 08.45 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.20 To Evdomo Kleidi (rpt) 10.50 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.30 Santa Yiolanta (rpt) 12.15 Tin Patisa (rpt) 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.40 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 15.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.20 Krifa Monopatia (rpt) 17.10 Mi Mou Les Antio (rpt) 18.00 News 18.10 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 18.50 Tin Patisa (rpt) 19.30 Eva Luna 20.20 News 20.15 News 21.20 Tin Patisa (rpt) 22.10 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.45 Einai Stigmes (rpt) 23.30 News 23.45 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 00.35 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi (rpt) 01.20 Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) 02.10 Tmima Ithon (rpt) 03.00 News 03.50 Sketsakia (rpt) 04.10 Fili Zois (rpt)

MEGA 06.30 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 07.00 Yia Sena (rpt) Local talk-show.

08.40 Batso Agapi Mou (rpt) 09.20 Dennis O Tromeros 10.00 Proino Mou (rpt) 12.00 Yia Banaki 15.00 I Dada (rpt) Greek comedy series, based on a popular US sitcom.

16.10 I Ora I Kali (rpt) 17.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Greek drama series, based on the popular Latin American telenovela about mistaken identities.

18.10 News 18.30 Mousiko Kouti (rpt) Greek game show, testing contestants on their music knowledge.

19.20 Peninta Peninta (rpt) Greek comedy series.

20.10 News 21.20 Eftyhismenoi Mazi (rpt) Greek comedy series.

22.20 I Zoi Pou Den Ezisa (rpt) Greek comedy series.

23.30 Singles (rpt) 00.00 News 00.10 The Shield Police drama series chronicling the turbulent day-today life of the Strike Team, a group of corrupt Los Angeles cops.

01.00 Yia Banaki (rpt) 04.15 Proino Mou (rpt)

SIGMA 07.00 Erotas Me Epidotisi 07.45 An M’ Agapas 08.40 Oi Takkoi 10.00 Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) 11.00 I Kouzina Tis Mamas (rpt) 11.15 Eho Ena Mistiko (rpt) 12.00 Vasiliki (rpt) 12.50 Spiti Ki Egine (rpt) 13.40 Efialtis Stin Kouzina (rpt) 14.30 Oikogeneiakes Istories (rpt) 16.40 Baywatch (rpt) 17.30 Pame Paketo (rpt) With News at 18.00.

18.40 Tropico 19.40 The Del Monte Heirs 20.20 News 21.20 Irthe Ki Edese 22.30 Kokkino Domatio 23.20 The 4400 First season.

‘Becoming’.

Tom and Diana investigate a murder that bears a striking resemblance to crimes committed by a serial killer 25 years previously.

The first suspect is Oliver Knox, a member of the 4400.

23.45 News 23.50 Sex And The City (rpt) 00.45 Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) 01.45 Allou Ximeromenoi (rpt) 02.20 Alithinoi Erotes (rpt) 03.05 Eleni (rpt) 05.20 Tropico (rpt)

CAPITAL

PLUS TV 07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of 09.15 Kids’ TV 11.50 12.30 13.30 14.15 16.15 16.45

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Ta Kopelia Thema Gevsis Star News Kids’ TV Exelixeis Stin Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of (rpt) Mila Best Of (rpt) Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Fotis Maria Live Best Of (rpt) Exelixeis Stin Showbiz The Forgotten ‘Mama Jane’. The Forgotten Network sets out to discover the identity a 40year-old woman who was murdered in a bar almost a year earlier.

Supernatural (rpt) Fifth season. ‘The End’. Sam wants to rejoin Dean in the battle of the apocalypse, but Dean thinks they are better off apart; Dean wakes up five years in the future and is attacked by humans infected with a demonic virus.

One Tree Hill Second season.

‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning’. Lucas joins Nathan when he is taken on a trip to the racetrack by his uncle. Dan lets Andy’s classmates know about his clandestine relationship with Karen.

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

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Kids’ TV Magikos Cosmos I Kori Tou Mistral Deste Tous Greek FILM: O Cowboys Tou Metaxourgeiou FILM: The Ultimate Gift Story exploring the relationship between wealth and happiness with this spiritualminded tale about a privileged young man who receives a most unexpected inheritance. Drama, starring Drew Fuller, 2006.

O Anthropos Tis Thalassas Melrose Place With News at 18.30.

News Sports Time Rubi FILM: Breaking In Comedy, starring Burt Reynolds.

1989. See Film Picks.

FILM: Sharpshooter A CIA assassin hired for one last job before his retirement suspects he has inadvertently become involved in a conspiracy.

Action thriller, with James Remar.

2007.

FILM: Blessed A woman unknowingly becomes pregnant with Satan’s spawn after she and her husband visit a fertility clinic.

Horror, starring Heather Graham 2004.

Radio BBC World Service (1323 MW) 00:01 BBC News 00:06 HARDtalk 00:30 BBC News Summary 00:32 Healthcheck 00:50 From Our Own Correspondent 01:01 BBC News 01:06 World Briefing 01:30 BBC News Summary 01:32 World Business Report 01:50 Sports News 02:01 BBC News 02:06 World Briefing 02:30 BBC News Summary 02:32 Business Daily 02:50 Sports News 03:01 BBC News 03:06 World Briefing 03:30 BBC News Summary 03:32 World Business Report 03:50 Witness 04:01 BBC News 04:06 Assignment 04:30 BBC News Summary 04:32 Outlook 05:01 BBC News 05:06 Newsday 05:30 BBC News Summary 05:32 Newsday 06:01 BBC News 06:06 Newsday 06:30 BBC News Summary 06:32 Healthcheck 06:50 From Our Own Correspondent 07:01 BBC News 07:06 Newsday 07:30 BBC News Summary 07:32 The Strand 07:50 Witness 08:01 BBC News 08:06 Newsday 08:30 BBC News Summary 08:32 Newsday 09:01 BBC News 09:06 Newsday 09:30 BBC News Summary 09:32 Newsday 10:01 BBC News 10:06 Outlook 10:30 BBC News Summary 10:32 Business Daily 10:50 From Our Own Correspondent 11:01 BBC News 11:06 Assignment 11:30 BBC News Summary 11:32 Healthcheck 11:50 Sports News 12:01 BBC News 12:06 World Update 12:30 BBC News Summary 12:32 World Update 13:01 BBC News 13:06 World Briefing 13:30 BBC News Summary 13:32 The Strand 13:50

Witness 14:01 BBC News 14:06 World Have Your Say 14:30 BBC News Summary 14:32 Business Daily 14:50 Sports News 15:01 BBC News 15:06 Newshour 15:30 BBC News Summary 15:32 Newshour 16:01 BBC News 16:06 Assignment 16:30 BBC News Summary 16:32 Outlook 17:01 BBC News 17:06 World Briefing 17:30 BBC News Summary 17:32 Healthcheck 17:50 From Our Own Correspondent 18:01 BBC News 18:06 World Briefing 18:30 BBC News Summary 18:32 Sport Today 18:50 Witness 19:01 BBC News 19:06 World Briefing 19:30 BBC News Summary 19:32 World Business Report 20:01 BBC News 20:06 World Have Your Say 20:30 BBC News Summary 20:32 World Have Your Say 21:01 BBC News 21:06 World Briefing 21:30 BBC News Summary 21:32 Business Daily 21:50 From Our Own Correspondent 22:01 BBC News 22:06 Outlook 22:30 BBC News Summary 22:32 The Strand 22:50 Witness 23:01 BBC News 23:06 Newshour 23:30 BBC News Summary 23:32 Newshour

BFBS 1 (N’sia 91.7, WSBA 92.1, ESBA 99.6 FM) 02.00 BFBS Hosts 04.00 BFBS Shuffle 05.00 Ops Breakfast 06.00 Cyprus Breakfast With Neil Skinner 09.00 Chris Pearson 11.00 Charlie Fife 13.00 Total Ops Connection 15.00 Wez Thompson 18.00 Charlene Guy 20.30 Sitrep 21.00 Jessie Aru 00.00 Heaven’s Gate

BFBS 2 (Ni’sia 89.7, WSBA 89.9, ESBA 95.3 FM) 03.00 BFBS Radio News 03.03 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 04.00 Up All Night 07.00 Morning Reports 07.30 Wake Up To Money 08.00 Today 11.00 Simon Marlow 14.00 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 15.00 World At One 15.45 Simon Guettier 18.30 Sitrep 19.00 PM 20.00 6 O’clock News 20.30 Five Live Olympics 00.30 Late Night Live

LiveCyBC2 (91.1, 92.4 FM) 06.00-7.30 Programmes in Turkish with News at 7.30 07.40 Good morning Cyprus 10.00-12.00 Kalimerhamba 12.00 Gunortasa 12.45 Greek Cyprus Press 13.00 Turkish Music 13.15 News in Turkish 13.30 News in English 13.45 PM Classics 16.00 Greek Radio 16.15 Our country doesn’t divide 16.50 News in Turkish 17.00-18.00 Programmes in Armenian; News at 17.15 18.0020.00 Round & About 20.00 News in English 20.10 Welcome to Cyprus in French and German 20.40 Ship of Fools with Robert Camassa 22.00 News in English 22.00 International Music 00.00-06.00 Rebroadcast of the evening’s programme Radio Napa (106.3 FM) 06.00 Morning Music 08.30 BBC World Today 09.00 News,

Weather and Exchange 09.05 Nathan Morley 12.00 BBC News 12.06 Lunchtime Classics 15.00 BBC News 15.06 Chris Yearley 18.00 News 18.06 Michael Godin 19.00 The Juke Box

98.5 Rock FM The Breakfast Show - Tony Newell - 07:00-10:00 2 Hours With Bejay Browne 10:00-12:00 Rock Fm’s Lunch Box - Jason Collins - 12:00-14:00 Non Stop Music 14:00-15:00 Valentina 15:00-18:00 Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday Liquid Radio Show - Pavlos - 15:00-18:00 Wednesday Drive Time - Johny G. 18:00-20:00 Monday - Tuesday Johny G. 18:0020:00 Wednesday (Mix @ 6) The Cocktail Show - Antonis 18:00-20:00 Thursday - Friday Panic In The Year Zero - 20:0022:00 Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday Radioactive Metal - 20:00-22:00 - Thursday Live Dj Set- Dj Allen D 20:00-22:00 - Friday 22:00-24:00 The Gathering - With Your Hosts Dj Mr Smith And Mc Svennyb – Live Wednesday & Friday Night Train 24:00-07:00 Monday To Friday Oldies Digital

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Television PICK OF THE DAY

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Blood in the Mobile (CyBC1, 19.00) Wait a minute, wait a minute! Is this the way it’s going to be now? Are we planning to make the daily documentary our Pick of the Day from now till Wednesday? Maybe; you got a problem with that? Actually, I do plan to go back to fiction from tomorrow - but some readers may have missed yesterday’s Pick so here, for those who came in late, is another update on the best news to hit free-TV in years: a daily tie-in with the Limassol International Documentary Festival (they call it ‘Lemesos’, but it’s the same thing), showing some of the year’s top docs. Yesterday’s entry, the Cypriot-made Sharing an Island, was a nice aperitif - but today’s is more prestigious, a Danish documentary that actually got a cinema release in the UK, a rare achievement for a nonfiction movie. “A tough investigative film,” wrote Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian, giving it four stars, and ended his review thus: “We talk about conflict diamonds; maybe now is the time to talk about conflict mobile phones”.

That’s the subject, hence the title (you can tell it’s not American, or they’d have called it ‘Blood in the Cellphone’). Here’s Mr. Bradshaw again: “[mobile phones] all require the mineral coltan for electronic components, much of which is mined in a lawless eastern part of the Demo-

cratic Republic of the Congo ... Coltan mining and mobile-phone use has effectively financed murder, intimidation and mass rape as a way of life ... The mining and gangsterism have grown up together, dysfunctionally hand in hand. The raw material is shipped out to Malaysia and elsewhere, smelted into tantalum and it is at this point that the big corporations buy it, firmly incurious as to its origin.”

The point, in other words, is to expose the uncomfortable links between suffering and hardship in the Third World and the pampered, hightech lifestyles we enjoy in the West. It’s like the link between Nike and sweatshops - the point being to show that the nice things we take for granted actually come at a price, which is paid by those less fortunate than ourselves. Admittedly there’s a bit of self-flagellation in these documentaries - because, after all, what can the mobile-phone user do with this information except feel guilty? I guess we can stop using phones as a sign of protest, but is it really so easy (no pun intended) to break our addiction? One thing’s for sure: Blood in the Mobile will open your eyes, and make you see the world in a new way. Isn’t that what the best documentaries do? Made in 2010.

Preston Wilder

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE 1 On1 18:35 Billy Madison 20:10 Your Highness 22:00 The Beaver 23:35 Animal Kingdom 01:30 The Resident 03:05 Cine News 03:50 The Tree Of Life

Breaking In (Capital TV, 21.00) A much-underrated fi lm from a much-underrated director, Scottish fi lmmaker Bill Forsyth who makes wry, low-key comedies (unsurprisingly, he hasn’t made a fi lm in over a decade). Burt Reynolds plays down his good-ole-boy image as an ageing burglar who reluctantly takes on a new partner - and actually Mike (Casey Siemaszko) is more of an apprentice, a young lad with much to learn about the burglary business. Their byplay is loose and likeable, which could also describe the fi lm itself - but it fell between two stools, too serious for a comedy and too comedic for a crime movie. Still worth seeing, in a small understated way. Made in 1989.

Charlie Valentine (LTV3, 22.00) “He made a career out of ripping off criminals,” intones Mr. Trailer Man in the trailer. “Until he stole from the wrong man!” Cue scenes of macho he-man types shooting guns, beating each other up and gazing with satisfaction at neat piles of money - and it’s worth mentioning that the fi lm was rated ‘R’ in the States for “strong bloody violence, sexual content and pervasive [bad] language”. Charlie Valentine is a rather nasty villain who unwisely steals from even bigger villains - so he goes on the run, ending up in LA where he tries to reunite (and reconcile) with his estranged son, meanwhile pursued by both cops and robbers. Straight-tovideo fare with lots of bloody mayhem, featuring (claim LTV with a straight face) “a superb cast including Raymond J. Barry, Michael Weatherly, James Russo and Tom Berenger”. If you say so, LTV. Made in 2009.

Street Kings 2: Motor City (Novacinema1, 22.00) It’s a good (i.e. bad) night for cheap violent fi lms at 10 o’clock on pay-TV. Street Kings was a gritty cop drama with one unusual feature, the casting of dreamy Keanu Reeves as the toughest cop in LA; this straight-to-video sequel doesn’t even have that - and in fact it’s not even a sequel, moving the action to the streets of Detroit where “the only way to serve and protect is to break the law”.

Ray Liotta is our hero (a more convincing cop than poor Canoe), teaming up with a young detective to investigate the murder of his (Ray’s) partner, bumped off by a cop killer. “I’m gonna do whatever it takes to catch the motherf***er who did this!” snarls Ray heroically - and the truth turns out to be a little more complex, but it’s still mostly shootings, blood, police corruption, a touch of sex and a gruff Captain (in this case female) barking out orders. Missable, to put it mildly; made in 2011.

Charlie Valentine (LTV3, 22.00)

07:00 Baboons With Bill Bailey 07:25 Crocodile Hunter 08:15 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 08:40 Breed All About It 09:10 Natural Born Hunters 10:05 Monster Bug Wars 11:00 Wildlife Sos 11:25 Gorilla School 11:55 Animal Cops Philadelphia 12:50 Escape To Chimp Eden 13:45 Animal Precinct 14:40 Monster Bug Wars 15:30 Baboons With Bill Bailey 16:00 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 16:30 Penguin Safari 17:25 Bad Dog 18:20 Dogs 101 19:15 Wildlife Sos 19:40 Gorilla School 20:10 Living With The Wolfman 20:35 Animal Battlegrounds 21:05 Monster Bug Wars 22:00 Whale Wars 22:55 Venom Hunter With Donald Schultz 23:50 Miami Animal Police 00:45 I’m Alive 01:40 Untamed & Uncut 02:35 Whale Wars 03:30 Venom Hunter With Donald Schultz 04:25 Monster Bug Wars 05:20 Living With The Wolfman 05:45 Animal Battlegrounds 06:10 Escape To Chimp Eden

20:00 Gran Torino 22:00 (Short Fuse) 23:00 (The Mechanic) 00:35 (Cine News) 01:00 (Inseminacion Anal) 03:00 Anna, Apprentie Soubrette

19:25 To Eteron Imisi 21:00 Man On The Moon 23:00 The Kids Are All Right 00:50 La Chance De Ma Vie

21:00 There Is A Girl In My Soup 22:40 The Harder They Fall

Larry Crowne (Novacinema1, 12.05) 01:20 The Weakest Link 02:05 Life On Mars 02:55 Eastenders 03:25 Doctors 03:55 Casualty 04:45 My Family 05:15 Roger & Val Have Just Got In 05:45 The Weakest Link 06:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 07:00 Teletubbies 07:25 The Roly Mo Show 07:40 Forget Me Not Farm 07:55 Fimbles 08:15 Teletubbies 08:40 The Roly Mo Show 08:55 Forget Me Not Farm 09:10 Fimbles 09:30 My Family 10:00 Last Of The Summer Wine 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 Eastenders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 Casualty 13:05 Bleak House 14:05 My Family 14:35 Last Of The Summer Wine 15:05 Roger & Val Have Just Got In 15:35 Eastenders 16:05 Doctors 16:35 Casualty 17:25 Bleak House 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 Eastenders 19:40 Doctors 20:10 Monarch Of The Glen 21:00 Keeping Up Appearances 21:30 Ideal 22:00 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: Highlights 23:30 Supernova 00:00 The Old Guys 00:30 Twenty Twelve

07:00 Fifth Gear 07:25 Dirty Jobs 08:15 Deadliest Catch 09:10 Extreme Fishing 10:05 Mythbusters 11:00 How Do They Do It? 11:30 Destroyed In Seconds 11:55 Ultimate Survival 12:50 Wheeler Dealers 13:45 Rides 14:40 American Chopper 15:35 Dirty Jobs 16:30 Mythbusters 17:25 Deadliest Catch 18:20 Extreme Fishing 19:15 River Monsters 20:10 How It’s Made 20:40 How Do They Do It? 21:05 Sons Of Guns 22:00 Nothing Personal 22:55 American Chopper 23:50 Inside Death Row 00:45 Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero 01:40 Sons Of Guns 02:40 Nothing Personal 03:40 American Chopper 04:40 Inside Death Row 05:35 How It’s Made 06:00 Overhaulin’

04:00 Cycling: Summer Olympic Games London 05:00 Weightlifting: Summer Olympic Games London 06:00 Gymnastics: Summer Olympic Games London 07:00 Olympic Games: Together To London 07:30 Olympic Games: English Breakfast 09:30 Swimming: Summer Olympic Games London 10:30 Multisports: Summer Olympic Games London 12:00 Swimming: Summer Olympic Games London 14:15 Rowing: Summer Olympic Games London 15:00 Multisports: Summer Olympic Games London 16:30 Canoeing: Summer Olympic Games London 17:40 Olympic Games: London Eye 17:45 Canoeing: Summer Olympic Games London 18:30 Gymnastics: Summer Olympic Games London 20:10 Olympic Games: London Eye 20:15 Multisports: Summer Olym-

pic Games London 21:30 Swimming: Summer Olympic Games London 23:00 Olympic Games: Together To London 23:30 Multisports: Summer Olympic Games London 00:45 Basketball: Summer Olympic Games London 02:00 Swimming: Summer Olympic Games London 03:30 Gymnastics: Summer Olympic Games London

05:30 The Amazing Race 06:15 Family Guy 07:05 Lost 07:50 How I Met Your Mother 08:40 Terriers 09:25 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 10:10 The Amazing Race 10:55 Family Guy 11:45 Lost 12:30 How I Met Your Mother 13:20 Terriers 14:05 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 14:50 Falling Skies 15:35 The Chicago Code 16:20 The Amazing Race 17:05 Family Guy 17:55 Lost 18:40 How I Met Your Mother 19:30 Terriers 20:15 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 21:00 Falling Skies 21:45 Camelot 22:40 Terriers 23:25 Falling Skies 00:10 Camelot 01:00 The Amazing Race 01:45 Family Guy 02:35 Lost 03:20 The Life & Times Of Tim 03:50 How I Met Your Mother 04:40 Terriers

07:00 Pawn Stars 08:00 Ufo Files 09:00 Britain At War 10:00 Pawn Stars 11:00 Ax Men 12:00 Lock N’ Load 13:00 Top Shot 14:00 Britain At War 15:00 Ufo Files 16:00 Lock N’ Load 17:00 Top Shot 18:00 Britain At War 19:00 Ufo Files 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Ax Men 22:00 Ice Road Truckers 00:00 Pawn Stars 01:00 Ax Men 02:00 Ice Road Truckers 04:00 Ufo Files 05:00 Britain At War 06:00 Ax Men

07:30 Eagle Eye 09:30 The Boy Who Could Fly 11:30 Ladyhawke 13:30 Hollywood Buzz 14:00 Thelove Guru 15:50 Friends 16:45 Ghost Writer 19:00 Friends 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 All About Steve 23:00 Dummy 00:30 Hustler TV 02:00 Boiler Room 04:00 Babel 06:30 LTV Sports News

07:00 Baby Looney Tunes 07:25 Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs 08:15 Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Scooby-Doo Where Are You! 09:30 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 Big

Cartoonie Show 10:20 Tak & The Power Of Juju 10:45 Fanboy & Chum Chum 11:10 X’s 11:35 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold!

14:30 Icarly 15:20 Ben 10 17:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Barclay’s Premier League 19:00 PGA Tour Classic Films 20:00 Planet Speed 20:30 ATP World Tour Uncovered 21:00 Barclays Premier League World 21:30 Irc 2012: Romania 22:00 2012 WTCC 22:30 Makeover: Hunt Dog Edition 23:00 Boxing Ringside 00:30 Planet Speed 01:00 2011 World’s Strongest Man 01:30 Spirit Of Yachting 02:00 PGA Tour Classic Films 03:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Primera Division 05:00 Grand American Series 2012 06:00 Ironman

07:15 House M.D. 08:00 United States Of Tara 08:30 Boardwalk Empire 10:25 Trust Me 11:10 Hawaii Five-0 12:40 Supernatural 13:20 House M.D. 14:05 Boardwalk Empire 16:05 Friends 16:30 V I 17:15 Mentalist 18:45 Supernatural 19:30 Desperate Housewives 20:15 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 21:00 Two And A Half Men 21:30 Chuck 23:05 True Blood 00:05 Kiss The Girls 02:00 Lesbian Vampire Killers 03:50 Friends 04:15 V I 05:00 Mentalist 06:30 Desperate Housewives

08:15 Officer And A Gentleman N 10:30 Too Big To Fail 12:30 Creation 14:30 Phenomenon (1996) 16:45 Eye Of The Dolphin 18:30 Twilight 20:05 Clash Of The Titans 22:00 Charlie Valentine 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Boxer (2009) 06:00 Season Of The Witch

05:20 Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star 06:55 Cold Mountain 09:25 Cine News 10:15 A Far Off Place 12:05 Larry Crowne 13:50 Spotlight On 14:35 The Deep End Of The Ocean 16:30 Miral 18:25 Manolete 20:05 Love And Other Drugs 22:00 Street Kings 2: Motor City 23:40 Page Eight 01:25 Traffic 03:50 Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer

08:00 Cine News 09:00 Mia Fora Kai Ena...

Moro 11:55 The King’s Speech 15:45 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 18:00 Hollywood

01:30 Inside the PGA Tour 02:00 THE PLAYERS 2012 Official Film 03:00 MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers 06:00 MLB Player Poll 06:30 Inside the PGA Tour 07:00 Big Break Academy - Champion Lessons 07:30 Morning Drive 08:30 Pipe Dream - In the Driver’s Seat 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Pipe Dream - Q-School 10:00 MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers 13:00 The Moto: Inside the Outdoors Unadilla National 13:30 The Moto: Inside the Outdoors Southwick National 14:00 Race Freaks 15:00 Mobil 1 The Grid 15:30 MLB Player Poll 16:00 Web. com Tour Highlights Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational 17:00 THE PLAYERS 2012 Official Film 18:00 Inside the PGA Tour 18:30 Web.com Tour Cox Classic Rd. 1 20:30 PRE GAME(E) 20:45 CHAMPIONSHIP LAIKI POPULAR BANK 2011-12: ARHS VS ETHNIKOS AXNAS (E) 22:45 POST GAME (E) 23:15 The Moto: Inside the Outdoors Unadilla National 00:00 The Moto: Inside the Outdoors Southwick National 00:30 Race Freaks

07:00 Globe Trekker 07:30 Essential 08:00 Planet Sports 09:00 Flavours Of Chile 10:00 Glutton For Punishment 11:00 The Thirsty Traveler 11:30 Chef Abroad 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 Planet Sports 14:00 American Civil War Trail 15:00 Cruising The Amazon 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 The Thirsty Traveler 17:30 Chef Abroad 18:00 Glutton For Punishment 19:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 Departures 21:00 Out Of Country 21:30 Essential 22:00 Nomad’s Land 23:00 Globe Trekker 00:00 Planet Sports 01:00 Departures 02:00 Out Of Country 02:30 Essential 03:00 Nomad’s Land 04:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 Glutton For Punishment 06:00 The Thirsty Traveler 06:30 Chef Abroad

06.00 Day They Robbed The Bank Of England, The 07.25 Tribute to a Bad Man 09.00 Casablanca 10.40 Swan, The 12.25 What’s Up, Doc? 14.00 Flipper’s New Adventure 15.35 Tender Trap, The 17.30 American in Paris, An 19.20 Blackboard Jungle 21.00 Whose Life Is It Anyway? 22.55 Color Purple, The 01.25 Where Eagles Dare 04.00 Billy Rose’s Jumbo

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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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15 Apple used in the manufacture of cheese (6) 17 It’s a question of choice (5) 19 The way one in France will amaze (4)

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Lotus; 4 Butcher; 8 Commit oneself; 9 Directly; 10 Hair; 12 Tiller; 13 Bottle; 16 Coco; 18 Contract; 21 Fair-and-square; 22 Learner; 23 Ellis. Down – 1 Lucid; 2 Tumbrel; 3 Switched; 4 Brolly; 5 Them; 6 Hyena; 7 Referee; 11 Boutique; 12 Tactful; 14 Travail; 15 Wonder; 17 China; 19 Trews; 20 Cain.

QUICK: Across – 1 Water; 4 Hackney; 8 Free from blame; 9 Relented; 10 Chad; 12 Misery; 13 Braced; 16 Gory; 18 Chandler; 21 Clandestinely; 22 Loyalty; 23 Hythe. Down – 1 Wafer; 2 Trellis; 3 Refinery; 4 Hooker; 5 Cube; 6 Neath; 7 Yielded; 11 Brandish; 12 Magical; 14 Collect; 15 Chesty; 17 Ready; 19 Rhyme; 20 Idol.

Rating EASY

Answers to crossword 2148

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1 NB eleven to become generous (10) 2 Nevertheless we hang about (7) 3 Ditch rug containing hole (4) 4 Provide in a flexible manner (6) 5 Clive, he’s overturned the cars (8) 6 In the daily, Richard composed a poem (5) 8 Generous like a dummy?

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1 A poor actor among the graduates in the islands (7) 5 Evil? Could be (4) 7 Modern county state (3,9) 9 “Long live Spanish” coming from Vivian not at home (4) 10 Dark headwear of a warbler (8) 12 Enticing ruling members (6) 13 Never mind hiding the obnoxious creatures (6) 16 Recent arrival beginning afresh with 100 more maybe (8) 18 Cain murdered one in Peru!

(4) 20 In need of a restcure?

(4,3,5) 21 Most of the gold for a Norse god (4) 22 Thrilled it has given a stinging sensation (7)

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1 Pivot (7) 5 Toothed instrument (4) 7 Negligence (12) 9 Be prolific (4) 10 Spanish dance (8) 12 Fleeing (6) 13 University grounds (6) 16 Waterfall (8) 18 And (4) 20 Undernourishment (12) 21 Move slowly (4) 22 Chuckle (7)

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

With the Sun and Jupiter in a quite perfect alliance, this gives you a wonderful opportunity to bounce into the new month in really top form. You will just seem to have more confidence and there is nothing greater than this to help spring open the doors of opportunity. This can also be borne out in a relationship, as one tie goes from strength to strength.

You might feel the fates have been against you of late, but in their own strange way, any glitches that have arisen, have been because there is something bigger and better to come - as time and events will show. If you are now clearer, this is the time to push on with greater conviction and determination. Travel linked to friends or sport, can figure.

Your personal planet Jupiter eggs on the Sun today, and what an awesome combination this duo makes! This is a devil may care planetary angle, or aspect, one which can give you the extra push to do something outside your comfort zone. If you really like someone, you may pluck up the courage to tell them, or will you do something adventurous?

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Someone in the family could tell you something unexpectedly today, but there is no need to fret because you can learn that they have a secret passion or hobby, which can delight you. Or perhaps you yourself are about to tap into your own past more deeply. If you are interested in the history of your family, this could prove truly enlightening.

When we think about making things happen, inevitably this involves some form of communication. Yet don’t feel that you have to use a full frontal approach to make progress. Seeking opinions discreetly, finding out background information, and taking soundings, can all be as useful. Someone may even put in a good word for you behind the scenes.

Today’s Full Moon coincides with some very progressive and helpful planetary influences. Yet when it comes to balancing the books, you are reminded to keep short term spending firmly under control. Something may crop up in the next week or so, that you are not expecting, and with Mercury still in reverse, this could be linked to joint finances or affairs.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

You have a reputation for being a social butterfly, but Saturn can anchor some of your personal moves now, in a way which can be gratifying. Love and romance may not have been easy in the last two years, but if you have battled through this, things can seem more settled. Solo? A new admirer can court you. The introduction could come through a friend.

Celestial forces are broadly positive for you today Libra.

True, there may have been one or two misunderstandings or changes of plan, but don’t let this upset your balance for long, because this is a time for action, and for you to show what a sparkling force you can be. Higher education, jobs overseas, or holidays are all looking good, so do grab this chance.

You can be individualistic - when the mood takes you, but you have a very traditional side too. And the two are often battling for supremacy. Today’s Full Moon in your sign, sees you reach a point where you can decide just how far you will bend to someone else’s demands or not. Yet if you turn on the charm, the outcome will be all the better for you.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

As the Sun combines with Jupiter, so you are urged to re-evaluate some of your key values. When we are small we receive lots of information which helps to mould us. In time, our individual views combine with this early shaping, but now you may find yourself soaking up some very different ways of looking at life. Someone can act as a truly key influence.

You can bring a natural knack for business and cash handling to situations, which often sees you involved in the world of finance or marketing. Although your personal mode and mood could be quieter today, professionally, if you can stir yourself, you can absolutely blaze a trail.

An application for a loan, grant or to pay off a debt can also do well.

If you are finding the world of work challenging, or your energy is waning under everyday demands, one thing you can do is retreat into your own domain. You could even be quite entrepreneurial from the comfort of your spare room or sign up for a home study course. Yet don’t let a niggle with anyone close fester. Ventilate your emotions.

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Sport Cypriot teams ready for tough tests in UEFA Europa League

Record crowd sees Britain stun rivals Brazil

APOEL, Omonia and Anorthosis all in action

By Mike Collett

By Nemanja Bjedov CYPRIOT cup holders Omonia start their European campaign in the third qualifying round of the Europa League against Serbian powerhouse Red Star in Belgrade tonight, while APOEL host Norwegian side Aalesunds and Anorthosis travel to Georgia to face Dila Gori.

“I believe that we will score at least one goal in their stadium,” said Omonia’s Portuguese defender Renato Margaca oblivious to the fact that at least 35,000 fans are expected at the Marakana for the 9.30pm kick-off. It is named after the famous Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, a stadium that has a reputation of being a very tough ground for visiting teams to play at.

“I think that we are more experienced than them and that we will be able to cope with all the pressure. We have to be disciplined, fully focused and with a bit of luck I think we can progress.

The game in Belgrade is very important and I hope that we will achieve a good result before the return leg in Cyprus,” Margaca added.

APOEL captain Constantinos Charalambides mean-

Omonia defender Renato Margaca (left) is confident his side can grab at least one crucial away goal in Belgrade while is hopeful his side has what it takes to get a good result tonight at 8pm at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.

“In European competitions the first game is always very important. We play at our stadium and I believe that with the help of our fans we can achieve a decent result.

The key against the Norwegians will be to win the game physically. We need to get a solid advantage in the first leg since they play very well

at their own ground which has an artificial surface and they should not be underestimated.

“We will invest a lot of effort to get the desired result. European competitions are very important to us and our goal is to reach the group stage of this competition.

“In my opinion we are better team than them and at our stadium we will lay the foundations to reach the next stage,” concluded Char-

alambides.

Anorthosis manager Ronny Levy has a full squad to choose from against the Georgian Cup holders who are their nation’s last representatives in Europe this season and are keen to continue their impressive entrance into top-level UEFA competition.

Dila Gori’s manager Teimuraz Shalamberidze cannot count on injured pair Gulverd Tomashvili and Gocha

Khodzhava, while Giorgi Kakhelishvili is suspended for the game that will be played tonight at 7pm at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.

“Anorthosis are a very good side. We have analysed them in depth and I honestly do not think that we are any worse than them and that means we want and can play in the next round of the Europa League,” Shalamberidze said ahead of the first leg clash.

Brazil says don’t expect World Cup perfection in 2014

By Keith Weir

Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times

BRAZIL will not be the finished article when it hosts the 2014 World Cup but the vast Latin American country will cope with hundreds of thousands of visitors to the tournament, its sports minister said yesterday.

In London for the Olympics, minister Aldo Rebelo said he was talking to sponsors and local organisers to ensure that Brazil’s poor and indigenous people were not locked out of the World Cup in a country that has won the tournament a record five times.

Brazil faces the daunting prospect of staging the biggest two events in world sport within two years - with Rio de Janeiro hosting the

Olympics in 2016.

“We are going to do everything to ensure that the people who are coming to the World Cup are going to have the guarantee of security, of comfort, of mobility within those 12 host cities,” Rebelo, speaking through an interpreter, told Reuters.

“Some of the infrastructure will not be completely ready because it is an ongoing process. We are continuing to build the country,” he added.

A report from Rebelo’s ministry published in May said 41 of 101 projects linked to the World Cup had not left the drawing board.

That fuelled concerns about whether airports, roads and other transit schemes would be able to cope with the crowds.

Brazil, despite its emergence as an economic power, remains a country where there is a vast gap between rich and poor.

Rebelo said it was vital that the country’s diverse population got access to World Cup matches, rather than tickets being monopolised by the middle classes and corporate clients.

“I have already placed this issue, with the organisers, with the sponsors, so that a suitable solution can be found so that these people can indeed have access to the stadia,” he said.

“In other words, the poorer parts of the population also have to be participating in this big party. They cannot be excluded from the banquet which the football World Cup is going to be.”

BRITAIN secured a remarkable 1-0 win over Olympic gold medal contenders Brazil at Wembley on Tuesday night in front of the biggest crowd to watch a women’s football match in the country.

The victory, thanks to Steph Houghton’s brilliantly-taken second minute goal, meant Britain finished top of the group having won all three matches without conceding a goal and will now face Canada in the quarter-finals at Coventry tomorrow.

Brazil also qualified for the last eight and will play world champions Japan in their last eight match in Cardiff on the same evening.

“The atmosphere was electric. We got off to a great start but had to concentrate and do the job,” said Powell whose players did a lap of honour at the end.

“But all I am concentrating on now is the quarterfinal with Canada. That’s the only focus, but we want this to go on as long as possible.”

Britain, who are emerging as real medal contenders, took the lead 90 seconds into the game when Brazil failed to clear a corner and the ball eventually fell to Houghton, who showed some superb skill to turn the defender and score from an acute angle.

Left back Houghton also scored in the 1-0 win against New Zealand in Britain’s opening game and in the 3-0 win over Cameroon.

Her goal against Brazil brought 70,584 fans to their feet - a record crowd for a women’s match in Britain, beating the old record of 53,000 which was set at a women’s club match 92 years ago.

It was also only 6,000 shy of the Olympic record of 76,489 set when the United States beat China in the 1996 final.

The atmosphere in the stadium was totally different to the usual one at either an England international or Cup Final and was far more relaxed, with the crowd largely appreciating the skills of both teams in a very sporting, Olympian manner.

Brazil coach Jorge Barcellos said: “Of course I am disappointed, but we lost a match, not the title or a medal. Now we have to face Japan, they are the world champions and we have to play much much better.”

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Olympic Games

Badminton cheats are Pressure is off after Team GB win first gold medal in women’s rowing disqualified

Let British gold rush begin

By Martyn Herman

By Ian Ransom

THE 500-1 bet is off and the Queen classic Under Pressure resounding around some of the London 2012 venues no longer brings home competitors out in a sweat because Team GB has struck gold.

Bookmakers had been offering those huge odds that Britain would not win a single gold medal at the Games.

While that was an improbable scenario, four days of failure in archery, shooting, judo, handball and canoeing, punctuated by some plucky near misses, had caused a mild degree of panic and some smug smirks from some of Britain’s sporting arch-rivals, namely Australia.

Then, at lunchtime on Day Five yesterday, the nation let out a collective sigh of relief as rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning obliterated a high-class field to win the women’s pair in front of 25,000 screaming fans at Eton Dorney.

“Ecstatic,” Glover told reporters on the bank of the lake. “It’s so surreal, it will take forever to sink in. We’re just really relieved, thank you so much everyone.”

Twitter went into meltdown as British sporting celebrities from former F1 champion Jenson Button, boxer Amir Khan, tennis player Laura Robson all offered their congratulations.

With 9.3 billion pounds spent to bring the Games to London for a third time, public perception in Britain, at least in the short-term, will be based on how much bling the rowers, cyclists, sailors, runners and jumpers hang round their necks between now and the end of the Games on August 12.

After finishing an unprecedented fourth in the medals table in Beijing with 47 medals, including 19 golds, Britain was set an even bigger

THE disqualification of eight women badminton players from the London Olympics for ‘throwing’ their matches to secure a more favourable draw sent shockwaves through the tournament yesterday, and prompted cries of injustice from team officials.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said it had expelled four women’s doubles pairs from the Chinese, South Korean and Indonesian teams after they had deliberately played to lose their matches in Tuesday’s evening session, provoking jeers from the crowd at Wembley Arena.

The decision knocked out China’s world champion pair of Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli along with South Korean pairs Jung Kyungeun and Kim Ha-na, and Ha Jung-eun and Kim Minjung.

Indonesia’s Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari were also expelled for their involvement in the tainted matches.

Spectators booed as shuttlecocks were deliberately hit out of court, and serves dumped into the net.

A BWF panel issued the decision after a hearing yesterday where charges of “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” and “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport” were brought against the players.

Both the Indonesian and South Korean teams were appealing. China, blamed by the South Korean team as the instigator of Tuesday’s farce, made no comment.

“We come here not to lose medals, we want to have medals,” the head of the Indonesian Badminton Association Erick Thohir said.

“There is no direction from the Indonesian Badminton Association to tell the players to lose. I think to blame China is also not fair.

“I think the BWF (Badminton Wold Federation) should take a look at the history of the last tournaments before they make judgements.”

The disqualification polarised players and team officials at Wembley Arena.

While some regarded it as unduly harsh, others welcomed it as a good precedent for the sport, which has been dogged by complaints from players about similar manipulations in other tournaments.

Most pointed the fingers at the Chinese team for creating the scandal.

“I can say China has played dirty,” said Poland’s Korean head coach Young Man Kim. “Unsportsmanship.

They fixed the matches, that’s why everything is messy here.”

Players slammed the BWF for instituting a format that was ripe for manipulation.

The wait is over: Britain’s Helen Glover and Heather Stanning celebrate winning the gold medal after their women’s pair final at Eton Dorney target on home soil.

They may still do it, but they will have to get a move on.

Then again, a bumper harvest is expected over the coming days at the rowing lake and in the velodrome when the track cycling powerhouses get going. Down in Weymouth the British sailors, led by Ben Ainslie, have the wind in their sails.

The old joke that Britain’s best sportsmen and women are those who spend their careers sitting down, is still doing the rounds - but when it comes to the Olympics the British public would not care if gold medals were awarded for tiddlywinks.

At least Britain’s oars-

women silenced the gloating Australians who like nothing better than to dine out on British sporting misfortune and they used to have ample opportunity.

Not so much these days, especially with their cricket team in decline. But they are still a big threat to Britain’s fourth-place target at the Games and the host country’s lack of gold had gone down well Down Under.

The Herald Sun newspaper featured a picture of Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen’s fictional Kazakh, pointing out notso-gently that Kazakhstan already has three golds to Britain’s zero.

“After four days of competition at the London Olympics

the Brits have failed to win a single gold medal,” the newspaper wrote, with barely disguised glee. “It’s a sad and sorry state of affairs. Except that we’re neither sad nor sorry.”

Most relieved of all was British Olympic Association chief Andy Hunt, who on Tuesday had confidently predicted that the red, white and blue would be fluttering before too long.

“Let the gold rush begin!” he Tweeted yesterday soon after Glover and Stanning stormed across the line.

British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed Britain’s first Olympic gold medal and said the country had succeeded in putting on an in-

credible show for the rest of the world.

“Can I first of all say how delighted I am about Heather and Helen’s gold medal at rowing, an absolutely fantastic effort,” Cameron said.

“Well done to them, it’s a great success for the United Kingdom team.”

Cameron, who has kept a relatively low profile since the start of the Olympics, praised Britain’s performance in staging the Games.

“The UK is a country that can deliver, that can get things done, that can put on an incredible show, that can make people proud to be British and, above all, can provide an inspiration for future generations,” he said.

‘Dream Team’ find supersonic mode to crush Tunisia

By Larry Fine

Teenager Anthony Davis, who is the only US player without NBA experience, stole the show

TUNISIA slowed down the dazzling US men’s basketball team in the first half before the Olympic champions found supersonic mode to record a 110-63 win that ended the second batch of games in Group A. The Africans led 15-12 with less than three minutes to go in the first quarter when American coach Mike Krzyzewski sent a fresh crew of Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams and Andre Iguodala onto the court.

The new lineup then reeled off the last nine points of the quarter to turn the deficit into a 21-15 advantage.

“A lot of times when you’re watching games you pick up on things,” Williams told reporters. “Our game plan was to switch and deny but we weren’t really denying them

the ball.

“Then we wanted to get out in transition and run.

We just tried to pick up the tempo and momentum of the game.”

Tunisia, led by power forward Makram Ben Romdhane, stubbornly kept close, pulling within 35-30 in the second quarter before the Americans put on another burst to lead 46-33 at the intermission.

Ten points in a row to start the second half put the game out of reach and the US ‘Dream Team’ proceeded to put on a thunderous display of dunking, with LeBron James, Westbrook, Iguodala and most notably Anthony Davis putting on a show.

The 19-year-old Davis, the only US player without NBA experience, rattled the rim with three slam dunks and scored 12 points in just under 12 minutes.

“It was real fun just playing with these guys,” said Davis, the first pick of the NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets.

“I came out of the game after a minute and a half and Melo (Carmelo Anthony) said, ‘Leave him in coach.

What are you taking him out for’?”.

Tunisia coach Adel Tlatli said he was proud of the way his team played in the first half and saluted the US for not trying to embarrass his players.

“They could have absolutely taken us to the cleaners,” he said through an interpreter. “But coach K’s discipline made sure that didn’t happen and they played with dignity and for that we’re very grateful.”

Ben Romdhane led Tunisia (0-2) with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

The US improved to 2-0 in the preliminary round.

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Olympic Games

Weightlifter oversleeps, still has dream debut

By William James

Britain’s Jack Oliver did well after his early-morning scare

AFTER years of meticulous preparation, tailoring every aspect of your life to focus on one day of competition, imagine waking up on the morning of your Olympic debut to find you’d slept through your alarm clock.

That nightmare became

a reality for 21-year-old British athlete Jack Oliver ahead of his weightlifting event.

“I was meant to be up at six o’clock, go downstairs and have a nice pre-weighin shower and a bit of a stretch,” Oliver said.

“At five past seven I hear a banging on the door, looked at my phone and thought ‘I’m in trouble! I’m

going to have a very angry coach!’”

Despite the rude awakening, Oliver “got dressed in 30 seconds”, managed to catch a later bus to the London ExCel arena and arrived in good time for the pre-competition weigh-in.

Shrugging off the bad start to his day he went on to produce his best ever performance in front of a

Games abuzz with Phelps’ feat Record breaking swimmer overcome by support

IN BRIEF

Adrian wins blue riband 100m freestyle gold

By Julian Linden

By Clara Ferreira-Marques IN 2008, the congratulations came by telephone: “If you can handle eight gold medals, you can handle anything,” then US President George W. Bush told Michael Phelps after he swept the board at the Beijing Olympics.

It was a sign of the times that just four years later, at the so-called Twitter Games, it was via the social media site that dozens of friends, musicians, sports celebrities and even the US President showered Phelps with good wishes after he became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time.

“Congrats to Michael Phelps for breaking the alltime Olympic medal record.

You’ve made your country proud. - bo,” Obama, who tweets as @BarackObama, wrote.

Messages from Obama are often written by his team, but the initials identify the rare messages that come directly from the president.

Phelps was quick to respond: “Thank you Mr. President!! It’s an honor representing the #USA !! The best country in the world!!”

Others that sent messages of congratulation via Twitter included football great

delighted British crowd.

A nervous looking Oliver failed to complete his first lift in the competition but recovered well to set a new personal best total of 310 kg that included a personal record 170 kg in the clean and jerk - the second of two styles of Olympic lift.

“The extra hour of sleep must have done me good,” he said.

Joy: Michael Phelps kisses his 19th medal which made him the Games’ most decorated Olympian Pele, actor Samuel L. Jackson, Barcelona’s Spanish football international Gerard Pique, rapper Lil Wayne - who sent “high praises” - and even fashion designer Vera Wang and Susan Rice, US ambassador to the United Nations.

“Congratulations to @ MichaelPhelps for his record breaking 19th #Olympics medal. A true champion,” Pele tweeted.

“There was this madness,” Phelps said after qualifying

for the final of the 200 metres individual medley on Wednesday.

“I wanted to thank all the people who sent tweets, Obama, Pique, a bunch of different athletes from all over the world. It was pretty cool.”

The use of Twitter has been controversial at the Games as some media, coaches and even athletes themselves questioned the benefit of the distraction and of the immediate contact it pro-

vides with fans and critics alike.

Phelps, who has almost 690,000 followers, a number that has swollen during the Games, is a frequent Twitter user along with the rest of the US swimming team, sending out messages to congratulate fellow swimmers on a good performance, to comment on dinner or simply to let everyone know he is sleeping.

Former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, for the last

48 years the biggest Olympics medals winner with a haul of 18, said yesterday she was happy to see Phelps go one better and dubbed him “the world’s greatest Olympian”.

“I think that keeping the Olympic world record for 48 years is long enough,” the Ukraine-born Latynina told Reuters by e-mail from London where she is attending the Games as a guest of the International Gymnastics Federation.

NATHAN Adrian won the 100 metres freestyle final at the London Olympics yesterday to become the first American to win gold in the blueriband sprint for nearly a quarter of a century.

In a desperate finish, Adrian got his fingers on the wall 0.01 seconds, the smallest margin in Olympic swimming, ahead of Australian world champion James Magnussen.

Nathan stopped the clock at 47.52 seconds with Magnussen second in 47.53. Canada’s Brent Hayden was third in 47.80.

Brazil’s Cesar Cielo, the defending champion and reigning world record holder, was sixth in the race to decide the fastest man on water.

While the United States has been the dominant power in Olympic swimming, the last American man to win the 100 freestyle gold was Matt Biondi at Seoul in 1988.

Also at the Aquatics Centre last night, Michael Jamieson produced the swim of his life to take Olympic 200m breaststroke silver and smash his own British record.

Only a new world record from Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta could deny the 23-yearold gold, while Japan’s Ryo Tateishi took bronze.

China’s Jiao Liuyang stormed home on the last lap to win the women’s 200 metres butterfly gold medal, while the United States won the women’s 4x200 metres freestyle gold after a brilliant anchor leg from Allison Schmitt.

Slalom canoeist Molmenti thanks his golden angel

Irish chase medals and photos with the stars

Sturridge steers Team GB through to quarter-finals

ITALIAN daredevil Daniele Molmenti might treat himself to a shiny red Ducati motorcycle after blasting to Olympic gold in a thrilling canoe slalom kayak single final yesterday.

A strange choice some might say for a man who cheated death in a serious motorcycle accident in 2007 but not surprising for a born showman who thrives on adrenaline.

“That was the first big job for my own personal angel,” said Molmenti who celebrated his 28th birthday in dream fashion by beating Czech Vavrinec Hradilek and Germany’s Hannes Aigner to the top step of the podium.

“I went flying off a ravine and seven metres down into a dry river bed. I really shouldn’t be here,” Molmenti said.

DECORATED Olympians beware. Ireland’s boxers are not only chasing medals in London, they are after a prized photograph with you as well.

Light-flyweight Paddy Barnes caused a stir at last week’s opening ceremony when he walked around the track holding a homemade cardboard sign bearing his twitter address and declaring he was ‘open for sponsorship’.

The Belfast-man, a bronze medallist in the 2008 Games, then proceeded to corner multiple grand slam winning tennis player Novak Djokovic and Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, immediately posting photos with the stars on Twitter.

DANIEL Sturridge booked Great Britain’s place in the quarter-finals of the Olympic football with the only goal of the game against Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium late last night.

Sturridge scored from close range on the stroke of half-time and it was enough to seal the win for Stuart Pearce’s side.

Elsewhere, Egypt, reached the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Belarus.

Gold medal favourites Brazil completed their perfect run of three straight wins when they beat New Zealand 3-0 at St James’ Park, Newcastle.

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Murray survives tough Baghdatis test

By Eleanor Crooks ANDY Murray fought back from a set down to defeat Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis and reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s singles tournament at Wimbledon yesterday.

The third seed looked in trouble early on but turned things around in the middle of the second set and there were no real alarms as he came through 4-6 6-1 6-4.

Murray is now only two victories from a first Olympic medal and will play Spanish 11th seed Nicolas Almagro in the last eight tomorrow.

Baghdatis is a very dangerous grass-court player who

loves the big stage, and Murray had to dig very deep to beat him in the third round of Wimbledon recently.

That match will mostly be remembered for finishing at 11.02pm, the latest in the history of the tournament and two minutes past the curfew.

Murray had breezed through his first two matches against Stanislas Wawrinka and Jarkko Nieminen but, with the Centre Court roof open and a stiff breeze blowing, it immediately became clear this would be very different.

The home favourite looked nervous and Baghdatis seized the initiative with a break of serve. Murray retrieved that in the fourth game but the match was still being played

on the Cypriot’s terms.

Baghdatis moved ahead again in the seventh game and, although Murray saved two set points on his own serve, he could not prevent his opponent taking the opening set.

The third seed moved closer to the baseline at the start of the second set and he got his reward, although he needed a gift from Baghdatis, who netted a forehand with the court gaping to hand Murray a 3-1 lead.

The Scot then fought back from 0-30 down in the next game and that seemed to relax him. A second break followed immediately and then the set.

Baghdatis had rather fall-

en apart after such a bright start and Murray made it six games in a row at the start of the third with another break, winning the opening point courtesy of a full-length diving volley.

It was a real crowd-pleaser, and Murray was being roared on by the Union Flag-waving masses on Centre Court.

The only frustration for the 25-year-old and his fans was that he did not manage another break in a third set he dominated, but one was enough as he clinched victory with a forehand winner after an hour and 59 minutes.

Baghdatis threw everything into the last game, leading 15-30 at one point, but it was not enough.

Pumped up: crowd favourite Andy Murray dug deep as he fought back from a set down against the Cypriot

Peerless Wiggins reaches pinnacle with another gold Tour de France champ becomes Britain’s most decorated Olympian

Advantage AEL after narrow win over Partizan AEL 1 Partizan Belgrade 0

By Matt McGeehan

By Nemanja Bjedov

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CYPRUS champions AEL recorded a slender 1-0 win over Serbian side Partizan Belgrade in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie last night. The Limassol side played at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca as their Tsirion stadium does not meet UEFA requirements.

The hosts started the game very offensively and Ivory Coast forward Vouho scored after 13 minutes when he pounced on Partizan youngster Nikola Aksentijevic’s mistake to beat Vladimir Stojkovic to open proceedings.

Stefan Scepovic then missed a great opportunity for the Serbian giants two minutes later, but that was all the visitors managed to create in the first half.

After the interval the pace of the game significantly dropped as both teams focused on defence.

AEL pressed towards the end of the game and they took four corners in quick succession deep into injury time but they were unable to add to their tally despite Edwin Ouon’s kick that went just wide of Stojkovic’s righthand post.

The return leg will be played in Belgrade next Wednesday with the kick-off scheduled for 9.45pm.

OUR de France winner Bradley Wiggins claimed Olympic gold in his home town of London before declaring: “It’s never, ever going to get any better than that.”

The 32-year-old became the Tour’s first British winner on July 22 and now has become the first man to win the yellow jersey and Olympic gold in the same year after an imperious performance in the 44-kilometre time-trial at Hampton Court.

The success saw Wiggins claim a fourth Olympic gold and a seventh medal in all, surpassing Sir Steve Redgrave’s British record haul.

“To go out there today and put a performance like that together nine days after the Tour and win another Olympic title in another event, it is never, ever going to get any better than that,” Wiggins said.

“There is almost slight melancholy. I realised on the podium that that’s probably it for me. I don’t think anything is going to top that.”

Wiggins was the penultimate of 37 riders to take to the course and completed the route in 50 minutes 39 seconds to triumph by 42 seconds, with fellow Briton Chris Froome third in 51 mins 47secs.

World champion Tony Martin of Germany clocked 51:21 to claim silver, while defending champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was seventh, 2:14 behind.

Wiggins has won three individual titles and one team gold medal and seven medals in all in a range of disciplines

A summer he’ll never forget: less than two weeks after becoming Britain’s first winner of the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins won the Olympic time-trial yesterday to clinch his fourth Olympic gold and seventh medal in total from 4km in the individual and team pursuit, to the 40km Madison and the time-trial.

The British record haul, which, given five-time medallist Sir Chris Hoy is competing in two events in the velodrome, is now set to stand until Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Wiggins, who planned a vodka tonic celebration last night, said: “To be mentioned in the same breath as people like Steve Redgrave and Chris Hoy is an honour. Ultimately

it’s all about the gold medals once you’ve been Olympic champion.

“The other ones, you don’t really talk about them. When somebody says how many medals have you won at the Olympics? Normally you say ‘I’ve won three golds’, never ‘a silver and two bronze’.

“There was only one colour today. The most important statistic is number four for me and not number seven.”

Wiggins could target a fifth

in Rio, depending on the reaction of his wife Cath.

He added: “I could envisage, depending on what my wife thinks, going back to the track in the team pursuit where it all started and trying to win a fifth. But that’s a long way off.”

As for the longer-term future - the prospect of a knighthood, winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year and all the other accolades - Wiggins is uncertain.

“You train all year for the physical aspect, to try and get the results; you can’t train or plan for what comes next,” added Wiggins, who has been in peerless form all season.

“I don’t know what comes next. External perception might change, but inside you’re still the same person.

“You want to go back to normal life. Whether that happens or not is a different thing. You just deal with it as you go along.”