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HEEP and goat farmers yesterday threatened to dump their animals on the Limassol-Paphos highway at noon on Monday if the government did not give in on their subsidy demands.

The farmers, who were protesting outside the presidential palace for a second day, said the number of animals combined was in the region of 250,000, which they could no longer afford to feed.

“We can’t afford to feed [the animals] and we can’t sell them, so we will wait until Monday for the government to come and pick up the animals so that we’re not accused of brutality,” the head of the goat and sheep farmers’ association Evagoras Chrysanthou said.

“We’ll give them the goats and sheep and then register as jobless [on Tuesday],” he said.

Commenting on the farmers’ intention, ag-

riculture minister Sophoclis Aletraris, who went to speak to them yesterday outside the palace amid boos and jeers, said “no matter how much the [farmers] push, there is no money”.

Around 200 farmers clashed with police on Thursday outside the palace gates after bringing a number of animals with them, which they set loose.

They came under heavy fire yesterday from animal lovers who witnessed the treatment of the goats on television.

In what was apparently a calculated effort at creating mayhem, a man was seen throwing the animals off a pickup truck – some of them not managing to land on their feet – and pushing them through the presidential palace’s exterior gate towards the main entrance.

The goats panicked and began wandering inside the grounds, egged on by hooting farmers.

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Cosplay fans pose for photographs during the four-day 2012 Animation and Comics Fair at the National Agricultural Exhibition Centre in Beijing. Cosplay has gained enormous popularity in China despite the concerns of Chinese parents who complain that it is distracting children from their studies (AFP)

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THE ENGLISH justice system appeared to achieve the impossible when jailing former fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir for ten years this week- uniting Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, though only in indignation.

Given that Nadir will probably serve not more than two to five years, Greek Cypriots are indignant it was not longer, while in the north the trial was seen as a travesty of justice.

Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu was yesterday quoted as blaming the Greek Cypriots for Nadir’s conviction. According to Turkish Cypriot reports, Eroglu said the Greek Cypriot side and “other circles” were jealous of Nadir’s power and the fact that he served the breakaway regime and its interests.

Greek Cypriots were worried Nadir would use his impressive powers to achieve recognition of the breakaway state and so helped to get him convicted, claimed Eroglu.

Nadir’s 28-year-old wife Nur made a similar claim about the remarkable sway Greek Cypriots have over the English courts, telling Turkish journalists her husband’s imprisonment was the result of a Greek Cypriot conspiracy.

All thirteen Turkish Cypriot daily newspapers yesterday ran the court’s verdict on their front pages. Nadir’s own newspaper, Kibris ran with the headline: “He did not deserve this.” A number of papers quoted Turkish Cypriot

The Jasmine Court hotel in Kyrenia. Nadir was handed several hotel properties politicians listing the “great services” Nadir contributed to the their economy.

Meanwhile, the view south of the Green Line was also one of outrage. Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Marcoullis described as “tragic” the fact that the man responsible for profiting from so many stolen Greek Cypriot properties would only serve five years.

EDEK released a statement claiming Nadir’s life and deeds were riddled with criminal acts. The party called him a “mega-crook and chief usurper of Greek Cypriot properties”, suggesting that in sentencing, the English court should have taken this into account. “It is clear that British justice did not rise to the occasion,” said EDEK. The Greens said the court’s ruling was tantamount to a “slap on the wrist”.

The BBC ran an in-depth feature on Nadir detailing how he got his “big break” in

business after the Turkish invasion in 1974.

BBC journalist Chris Summers quoted Famagusta mayor-in-exile Alexis Galanos, saying: “He is a symbol in Cyprus for the taking of land and property that did not belong to him and was given to him by [the late Turkish Cypriot political leader, Rauf] Denktash.” Despite growing up in Famagusta and having Greek Cypriot friends, Nadir had no qualms returning to Cyprus from London in 1974 to partake in the distribution of Greek Cypriot properties, adding hotels, factories, warehouses, orchards and large tracts of land to his inventory.

These included the Jasmine Court apartment complex in Kyrenia and the Constantia Hotel (since renamed the Palm Beach) in Famagusta.

During his trial, Nadir told the Old Bailey: “Because of the settlement there were a lot of

unknowns and a lot of difficulties and a lot of opportunities with properties.”

One of those opportunities, according to Nadir, was the creation of a “legal market” in the occupied areas which his family got involved in.

The court heard that in the late 1980s, a subsidiary of PPI leased Jasmine Court and that PPI owned thousands of citrus plantations in the Morphou area. According to the BBC, Nadir was also given a fruit-and-vegetable packaging plant at Kato Zodia, near Morphou, belonging to Greek Cypriot fruit growers’ co-operative, Sedigep.

Economist Costas Apostolides was quoted saying: “He received various properties for virtually nothing. Initially it was citrus-growing areas and later hotels and a large complex of flats in Kyrenia. “This land belonged to displaced people,” he said.

Lawsuits fly over bank executive’s claims

By George Psyllides A SENIOR Bank of Cyprus (BoC) executive claimed being sidelined was politically motivated, possibly over decisions that went against the interests of ruling AKEL, it was reported yesterday.

AKEL rejected the allegations, and Nicosia football club Omonia, which was named in an internal memo by senior general manager Nicolas Karydas, said it would file lawsuits against him and the Politis newspaper, which carried the report.

BoC said the views expressed in the document were the writer’s own and apologised to the clients whose names appeared in the publication.

In the memo, penned around a week ago, Karydas said he has been stripped of most of his duties at the request of the Central Bank Governor, adding that the

move was politically motivated.

The motives were connected to decisions he made regarding organisations affiliated with ruling AKEL, including its mouthpiece, Haravghi newspaper and Omonia, Karydas said. AKEL MP Stavros Evagorou said the party does not know Karydas and the bank’s internal problems did not concern it.

“Writing and publishing malicious accusations, without substantiation from those who voice them, as long as they concern AKEL, has now become monotonous,” Evagorou said.

Certain media, Evagorou said, bury serious matters regarding the country and publish anything they hope would hurt AKEL without the slightest investigation.

The company that publishes Haravghi rubbished the report and criticised Politis for the way it handled the issue.

Telegrafos Ltd said the report violated journalism ethics and “the proper, objective and unbiased exercise of journal-

ism.” The company said it reserved all its legal rights.

Omonia on the other hand said it was suing Politis and Karydas, describing the contents of the report as “unsubstantiated and defamatory.” BoC issued a written statement stressing that the claims in the document were Karydas’ personal views and assured its clients that it attached great importance to safeguarding the confidentiality of the information that concerns them.

The bank said it has already started an investigation into the leak.

The Central Bank also reacted to the piece later in the afternoon, suggesting it was an effort to “distract the public from the need to remediate the banking system.” Earlier yesterday, the Central Bank announced the launch of an investigation into why the country’s two largest banks had to seek state support.

It said the investigation will proceed unhindered irrespective of “any efforts to stall, deter or neutralise it.”

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By George Psyllides AUTHORITIES have located a handgun fitting the type used in the murder of five people in Ayia Napa in June, as efforts continue to track down two more suspects, believed to be abroad.

Two Greek nationals, held since the end of June after their arrest in Greece, will remain in custody for a further six days, the Famagusta district court said

yesterday. The two, 29-year-old Demetris Mamalikopoulos, and Anastasios Tsehilides, 41, are suspected of gunning down five men on June 23 near the popular resort’s Red Square bar.

Four of the victims were security guards for Famagusta businessman Phanos Kalopsidiotis, whom police think was the target.

Police told the court that the two wanted men were also Greek, thought to be in Greece.

“European arrest warrants have

been issued and the Greek authorities have been notified regarding the two individuals,” police spokesman Andreas Angelides said.

Mamalikopoulos and Tsehilides claimed they met with the wanted men in Ayia Napa.

Police told the court they were also seeking two unknown individuals they linked to the murder by phone data.

The court heard that authorities found a Glock handgun in an open space at the village of

Xylotympou, which fits the type of the weapon used in the shootings.

Police said the Glock is undergoing ballistic tests to determine whether it is the crime weapon.

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

Police found fourteen 9mm shells from a Glock pistol at the scene.

The suspects were at their hotel four minutes after the mur-

der, police told the court previously. Police said the shooter had spent two days watching Kalopsidiotis’ coffee shop.

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

Police told the court that they believe the 41-year-old drove the getaway car while the 29-yearold was the trigger man.

Yesterday’s hearing was once more held under heavy security.

Farmers’ threat to dump flocks on the highway Police investigating not only what happened at protest but also the allegations of cruelty (continued from front page) yesterday condemned the farmers’ actions. “Animals must never be used as objects for our own interpersonal differences,” the animal rights group said.

Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said that in addition to offences involving damage to the foreign minister’s car on Thursday, when the farmers surrounded it, they were also investigating animal cruelty offences by the protesters. “[That behaviour] does not do us honour,” he said.

Farmers’ representative Chrystanthou responded to the criticism by saying: “Perhaps in his desperation a colleague did this but actually I don’t think it was a colleague, I think it was a plainclothes policeman”.

Nearby yesterday morning in a pickup truck, a single goat lay dead covered in a municipality bag. It had apparently lain there from early morning.

No one could give a clear answer as to how the goat had died. Chrysanthou said that any interested animal lovers

Agriculture Minister Sophoclis Aletraris (left) with farmers’ rep Evagoras Chrysanthou

Chrysanthou offers some water to one of his animals were free to take home however many of the farmer’s animals they wanted, since the farmers could no longer afford to feed them.

The farmers’ demands centre on the government subsidy they receive. They are demanding a 100 per cent subsidy per animal instead of the 50 per cent due.

The protest broke up yesterday afternoon with the threat of abandoning the animals come Monday’s noon deadline. Although the protest

yesterday was peaceful, on Thursday four men – including one police officer – were injured in the fracas.

Angelides yesterday dismissed suggestions police were overly violent on Thursday but said they would “of course investigate any complaints” against their officers.

One farmer who was taken to Nicosia general hospital and later released on Thursday reportedly had seven stitches. He was in the thick of the melee, blood pouring

from a wound on the side of his head.

The goat and sheep farmers were anticipating they would receive around €12 million from the state in subsidies.

However the cabinet decided last week to allocate about €5 million – distributed depending on livestock numbers. The farmers say this is not enough because of hikes in the cost of animal feed.

“Indeed, animal feed has become very expensive,” Aletraris said yesterday but said the government’s finances prohibited a bigger subsidy. He added that farmers had been told there would be no more subsidies next year “but did not seem to register the fact”.

As part of its EU accession agreement Cyprus was given a transitional period to support its farmers, which expires this year.

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Home CYPRUS TODAY Cyprus and US renew artefact MoU THE DEPARTMENT of Antiquities has announced that Cyprus and the US have renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), relating to the imposition of import restrictions on Pre-classical and Classical archaeological objects and Byzantine and Post-Byzantine period ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological material up to 1850AD. A statement said a request from Cyprus for the expansion of the list to include protected Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Material from 1500-1850AD was agreed.

“This development is considered to be very positive since the overwhelming majority of the religious monuments in the occupied areas of Cyprus which, prior to 1974, were adorned with these objects are today desecrated,” the statement said.

Under the deal, the import of such objects to the US is permitted only if they are accompanied by an export licence issued by the Republic of Cyprus.

The statement added: “The MoU’s renewal reflects the strong commitment of the United States to help safeguard Cypriot heritage and offers the opportunity for ongoing cooperation, aiming to reduce the illicit trade of cultural objects”.

The Memorandum also provides for the prevention of illicit trade of antiquities, the protection of Cypriot museums and archaeological sites, raising public awareness, bilateral cooperation between Cypriot and American universities, archaeological missions and museums and law enforcement agencies of the two states.

Volunteer dentists take the pain out of paying Walk-in project launched to help poor and needy

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Where to go for medical card THE MINISTRIES of Health and Finance yesterday divided up the places where people can go to get their medical cards and European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) in Nicosia.

According to an announcement, as of yesterday, the health ministry situated on the corner of Prodromou and Chilonos streets will accept applications and issue medical cards and EHIC for Turkish Cypriots, citizens with at least one family member who is a non-EU foreign national, asylum seekers and political refugees.

The Nicosia Citizen Service Centre (CSC) on Katsoni Street will accept applications and issue medical cards and EHIC for Cypriot and EU citizens.

This arrangement is enforced only at the CSC of Nicosia and it will not affect the services provided by the rest of the CSCs (Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta, Polis Chrysochous and Pelendri). “The decision was taken in order to improve the quality of services provided to citizens, in light of the congestion and long queues that have been forming at the Citizen Service Centre of Nicosia during the summer months,” said the announcement.

Minister to attend hydrocarbons meet COMMERCE Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis will participate in an international conference on hydrocarbons to take place in Norway on next Monday and Tuesday.

The conference is being organised by the Offshore Northern Seas Foundation and is titled “ONS Summit 2012 – The Geopolitics of Energy and ONS Conference – Confronting Energy Paradoxes”.

Sylikiotis will take part in a round-table discussion where he is expected to present Cyprus’ positions as regards the geostrategic and geopolitical importance of the natural gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Energy ministers as well as heads of major companies from the hydrocarbons industry around the world are expected to participate in the discussion, which aims to exchange of views and expertise regarding the latest political, economic and technological challenges in the energy field.

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GREEK Cypriots who have been impoverished by the debt crisis can receive free dental care in Nicosia and Paphos as part of a scheme run by dentists who volunteer their time once a month.

“We must all contribute in any way we can,” said the Nicosia Dental Polyclinic’s Marios Taramides who created the Open Clinic Day scheme.

The project was launched in June to enable people to walk in – on the penultimate Wednesday of each month - and get basic dental care such as having teeth cleaned or fitting a cap. Taramides pitched the idea to his colleagues who were all “very positive and became immediately involved”.

There are three clinics in Nicosia and one clinic in Paphos involved but Taramides says interest is growing.

“We’ve had companies such

as Serafim who have offered €50 vouchers for school products for the new school year and Michalis Makris’ company gives patients free drinks while they’re waiting.

It’s great.”

“I’m really happy that there’s a clinic that can help people,” said a teenager talking to filmmaker Elena Aloneftis, whose own contribution was a short film on the Open Clinic Day. The organisers try to avoid being sticklers about the scheme’s eligibility criteria, which states people can use the service only once, and upon showing documentation proving they’re unemployed or living below the poverty line.

“In reality, there are many people who are poor and cannot afford a dental cap so we try to be humane,” Taramides said, adding that they help people recommended by the Red Cross and look at specific circumstances.

And although there are many who are entitled to free state dental care, Tara-

THREE DOGS were poisoned in the courtyard of a house in Chlorakas on Thursday night, adding to three other cases of dog poisoning currently being investigated in Paphos.

According to Cyprus News Agency (CNA), meat laced with poison was thrown into the yard of dog owner Michalis Stavrou on Thursday night, resulting in the agonising death of two dogs and serious injury of a third.

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mides said there were people who may have lost their job and are not immediately given a medical card.

“People are suffering. We want to offer something back so that people don’t feel there is no one to help them,” said dentist Karen Simopoulou, who volunteers for the Open Clinic Day. A dental cap costs between €50 and €90 and a dental cleaning costs €50.

So for a family with two

young children, getting dental caps and teeth cleaned as well as a voucher to get help with their school supplies, is a substantial help, Taramides said.

And though the project is “a gesture for Greek Cypriots”, Taramides said he hoped they could help out more people in the future.

Find out more by visiting www.dentalcyprus.com and clicking on the Open Clinic Day logo (Greek only).

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Stavrou told CNA that two of his dogs- a pit bull and Alsation- died before his eyes while his third is battling to stay alive.

“The veterinary examination indicated that the dogs died of poisoning that perpetrators slyly put into pieces of meat and threw into the yard of my house,” said Stavrou.

Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said police are investigating three other cases of dog poisoning in Paphos.

“The first involves two dogs belonging to a 35-year-old. One of the two, worth €2,500, is dead and the second was kept alive with the help of his owner. The second case involves a 43-year-old who reported to police that her dog, worth €800 ate meat and was poisoned. In the third case, a 60-year-old reported to police that his dog has symptoms of poisoning,” said Angelides.

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Home CYPRUS TODAY Registrations fall THE registration of motor vehicles recorded a decrease of 25.6 per cent during the first seven months of 2012, compared to the same period of 2011.

According to data released yesterday by the Statistical Service, registration of motor vehicles decreased to 16.995 between January and July, from 22.838 in the corresponding period last year.

Private saloon car registrations fell to 12.522 from 16.082, a decrease of 22.1 per cent.

New motor vehicles registrations decreased during the first seven months to 9.749, compared to 12.781 in the same period last year.

The registration of used motor vehicles decreased to 7.246 from 10.057 in January-July 2011.

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There will be two buses available per district, enabling 110 people to get to Limassol and back safely and merrily. The wine festival starts on August 31 and ends on September 9. Availability is on a first come first served basis.

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Paralympics team CYPRUS’ Paralympics Team left yesterday for London to take part in the Paralympic Games from August 29 to September 9.

The Cypriot athletes who will participate in the games are swimmer Karolina Penedritou, track and field athlete Antonis Aresti and shooter Evripides Georgiou.

Pelendritou who won the gold in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, and holds world records in 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke will be Cyprus’ flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

Consumer index THE EU consumer confidence indicator declined in August both in the eurozone land in the EU27.

According to a flash consumer confidence indicator for the EU and the euro area prepared by the Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), in August 2012, the flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator declined markedly in both the EU to -22.6 from -20.2 in July and in the euro area to -24.6 from -21.5 in July.

New CY board pledges to have plan in three months Members say they plan to begin work immediately

Ailing airline must come up with a new restructuring plan

By George Psyllides THE new Cyprus Airways (CY) board pledged yesterday to have a restructuring plan ready in three months, a condition set by parliament in July.

Lawmakers last month passed a law calling for the replacement of the eight state-appointed members of CY – one of the conditions they attached to the release €15 million – part of a €31 million share capital increase.

The rest of the cash will be released when the new board comes up with a reliable restructuring plan for the ailing airline. It has three months to do so with the help of foreign experts.

“We are starting work immediately and we are certain that we will be able to meet the timeframes set by parliament,” CY chairman Stavros Stavrou said after the board’s first meeting.

The board has three other members who represent the private shareholders of the state-controlled airline.

Stavrou assured that no decision would be taken in haste “for the simple reason that we do not have the luxury of time to correct any mistakes we make.”

A viable restructuring plan is seen as key for potential investors.

Canadian conglomerate Triple Five has expressed interest in acquiring a majority stake in the airline and reports said its top brass were meeting in London yesterday to discuss the matter.

The new chairman did not

Probe begins into bank woes THE Central Bank said yesterday it had appointed professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal to investigate why the country’s two largest banks had to seek state support.

The probe, which started yesterday, is expected to “provide clarity and comprehension regarding the current financial stress” and guide remediation to strengthen the stability of the banking sector,” the Central Bank said in a news release.

Cypriot bank capital shortfalls from over exposure to Greece and their reliance on the government for aid forced Cyprus into seeking a financial bailout from its EU partners in June.

The island has been unable to access financial markets itself because of high yields on its traded debt persisting for more than a year.

The Popular Bank required state aid to fill a €1.8 billion shortfall in regulatory capital, and the Bank of Cyprus – the island’s biggest – sought €500 million in support when its own recapitalisation efforts fell through.

Both banks posted considerable losses on Greece’s debt restructure earlier this year, agreed by European Union leaders to make that country’s debt more sustainable

FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing away in Nicosia, on Thursday 23rd August 2012, of our beloved wife, mother and grandmother

MARTINE THEODOROU at the age of 66. The funeral service will take place at the Latin Catholic Church of St Mary of Graces in Larnaca (Terra Santa) on Saturday 25th August, 2012 at 11:00 am. The burial will follow at the Catholic cemetery of Larnaca.

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have any news about that.

“Nothing new; no comment on the issue and if and when there is something we will announce it,” Stavrou said.

CY has gone through several overhauls in recent years but has been hobbled by stiff competition from cheaper carriers on its most lucrative routes and rising fuel costs.

The state controls around 69 per cent of the airline.

In June, parliament ap-

proved a €5.3 million cash injection for the airline, in the form of assistance for losses incurred due to the Turkish airspace ban on Cypriot aircraft.

The government last year gave CY €20 million for the same reason.

It followed agreement with staff on a rescue plan whose main provisions involved measures by the company to save €30 million and the

workers contributing another €12 million - €7 million through pay cuts and the rest through shedding 140 jobs from a total of around 1,200.

Staff fear the company will suffer the fate of stateowned charter airline Eurocypria, which went bust late in 2010 – leaving around 300 people jobless – despite receiving €35 million from the state earlier in the year.

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A GOVERNMENT drive to uncover health and safety “myths” has discovered cafes refusing to heat up baby food, golf buggies banned from a golf course and summer footwear banned from offices.

The Department for Work and Pensions said its Myth Busters Panel had contested decisions made by insurance companies, councils and employers since it was set up in April.

A number of “overzealous” decisions had been made on health and safety grounds, including hospitals refusing to have microwaves on wards, a school relocating a tree house, and sleeping in a camper van banned on a campsite.

Seal of approval LIFEBOAT crews called outto a report of two people in trouble in the English Channel found a man swimming happily with a playful seal. Dover Coastguard was alerted after a woman believed she could see one person struggling in the sea and one shouting for help off Cooden beach in Bexhill, East Sussex.

The alert prompted a response from Eastbourne and Hastings inshore RNLI lifeboats at around 8.30am yesterday -- only for them to find it was a false alarm.

Dog eats plug A WOMAN has admitted failing to seek veterinary attention for her dog when he swallowed an electrical plug and cable, the Scottish SPCA said.

The English bull terrier, named Henry, was put down because by the time he saw a vet he could not be treated. Janette Milne, 28, from Inverness, pleaded guilty to the offence at the city’s sheriff court and will be sentenced next month. She was prosecuted following a Scottish SPCA investigation.

Fresh call for ‘unfair’ GCSE exam marks to be reviewed MINISTERS yesterday faced fresh calls for an urgent review of this year’s GCSEs amid continued concerns about English results.

In an open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove and the exams regulator Ofqual, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) claimed it was apparent that grade boundaries in English had been “significantly altered” during the year, and warned this could have “serious consequences” for pupils.

The union said it had been “inundated” with calls from schools about the situation, and urged Gove to establish an independent inquiry.

The call came as it was reported that one academy chain is looking into whether poorer pupils, and those

Teachers union says it has been inundated with calls from schools about the situation from ethnic minority backgrounds, are more likely to have been hit by yesterday’s lower than expected English results.

National GCSE results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, revealed 69.4 per cent of all GCSE exams were given at least a C grade -- down 0.4 percentage points on last summer.

It is the first time the A*-C pass rate has fallen in the 24-year history of GCSEs. As the figures were published, angry headteachers began calls for an inquiry into English results, claiming that exam boards had

raised grade boundaries in the subject halfway through the year amid fears that too many children were going to get a C. A number of schools suggested that grade boundaries in this summer’s English exams had been substantially increased, with many reporting a drop in the number of children scoring a C or above in the key subject.

In his letter, NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: “It has become apparent that grade boundaries were significantly altered between the January and

June examinations series and the consequence of this has been that the overall requirement for attaining a C grade increased by ten marks between January and June.

“These adjustments appear to have been made because of unsubstantiated concerns that there was too high a pass rate emerging from the January series.

“NAHT believes that this is an iniquitous and unfair state of affairs, discriminating against those pupils whose schools took the decision to enter them in June.

“The decision will have serious consequences for those pupils adversely affected.

“In many cases, this may well prevent them from taking up opportunities to pursue A Level courses. This situation offends natural justice and is, quite simply, unfair.

“If no action is taken it could also risk doubt being cast on the reliability of the grades awarded to the January cohort.

“We are asking you to instigate an independent inquiry as to how this situation was allowed to occur.

“We believe that there is a course of action that could begin to address the manifest unfairness of the situation and restore confidence in the examination system.

101-year-old named oldest traveller AN AGE-DEFYING 101-year-old is preparing to jet off to Las Vegas after winning Gatwick Airport’s nationwide search for the UK’s oldest traveller.

Fauja Singh, from Ilford, Greater London, was chosen as the winner of Gatwick Airport’s Oldest Traveller competition. The pensioner was selected as he continues to travel around the world to compete in marathons, despite his age, and recently carried the Olympic torch through the London borough of Newham.

The competition was set up to highlight how accessible airport travel can be for passengers with reduced mobility. Singh, known as the Turbaned Tornado, will now receive two return tickets to Las Vegas courtesy of British Airways and Vdara.

The pensioner, who received a letter from the Queen to mark his 100th birthday last year, will fly out from Gatwick airport and stay at the five star Vdara Hotel and Spa for three nights.

Singh, who only speaks Punjabi, said through his coach and translator Harmander Singh: “One of the most precious things in life to me

is being able to see the world and have new experiences and I don’t plan to give up anytime soon so it’s great to see that Gatwick is encouraging others to do the same.

“My favourite travel experiences are those which have involved running a marathon. I have never been to Las Vegas but believe there is marathon there in December.” Singh, who has completed nine marathons since he began competing aged 89, attributes his health and fitness to his diet of tea, toast and curry and up to 10 miles of jogging or walking each day.

Gatwick Airport’s head of terminal operations Paul Fitch said: “We were thrilled to see from our search that so many people are continuing to travel later in life -- and at 101, Fauja Singh is truly an inspiration for travellers around the world.

“We hope that through our ongoing improvements to Gatwick’s services and facilities for passengers with reduced mobility we can help more people to travel and realise their dreams, even if they are not quite as sprightly as Singh.”

Cheap booze ads for Scotsmen ‘would be silly’ A Northumberland-based MP said plans to promote English booze cruises to Scottish drinkers when prices rise north of the border would be silly because “you don’t need to advertise to a Scotsman where to find cheap beer”.

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County Council have called for money to be set aside in the budget to advertise England’s cheaper alcohol when Scotland introduces a minimum 50p price per unit next year.

The change, designed to reduce the harm caused by binge drinking, has been described by the group as a “golden opportunity” for retailers in England’s most northern county.

But Ronnie Campbell, Labour MP for Blyth Valley in Northumberland, said: “Advertising would be silly, it’s

encouraging drinking and it would be a waste of money -- you don’t need to advertise to a Scotsman where to find cheap beer.” The former miner said: “I drink with a few of the Scottish lads in the Commons.

“It would be the same if the price increase was coming in here -- we would be up on the way to Edinburgh and stop at the first supermarket we saw.

“You don’t have to tell Geordies about cheap booze either.”

A NASA photo of Bob Harvey at his station

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THE WIDOW of a Nasa technician who was killed while fuelling a Titan rocket is putting his space memorabilia up for auction.

The collection, belonging to Yvonne Harvey, whose husband Bob died while working as a rocket fuel technician on the Nasa space programme at Cape Canaveral, will go under the hammer at Grand Auctions in Folkestone, Kent, on September 19.

Harvey, 60, was found dead on a platform near the top of the Titan rocket in Florida in June 1997 with a six-inch gash to the back of his head, a spokeswoman for the auction house said.

He is commemorated by a brick in the Spacewalk of Honour for his work on the space programme but the mystery of what happened has never been fully explained, despite his wife’s attempts to get at the truth, the spokeswoman said.

Items for sale which are connected with Harvey’s 30-year career include a US flag flown for the launch of the shuttle Columbia, and a photograph of the Gemini 11 lift-off in 1966, piloted by astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad and Richard Gordon.

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Claire Lomas lights the Paralympic cauldron in Trafalgar Square yesterday as part of the Paralympic Flame visit to London

Paralympics to make UK ‘proud’ Ceremonial cauldron lit ahead of torch relay

By David Mercer DAVID Cameron hailed the Paralympic Games as an event to fill the country with pride as a ceremonial cauldron was lit in London’s Trafalgar Square to launch the torch relay yesterday.

The Prime Minister watched as Claire Lomas, who became the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit, lit the cauldron from the English national flame kindled on Scafell Pike earlier this week.

London mayor Boris Johnson and London 2012 chair Seb Coe were also at the ceremony, which took place on the north terrace of the square outside the National Gallery.

Speaking in Trafalgar Square, Cameron said: “The Olympic Games made our country proud. I believe these Paralympic Games will make our country prouder still.

“Already this is shaping up to be the best, the biggest, the most incredible Paralympic Games ever.

“Over these next two weeks, we’re going to have

more of those moments that will bring us together and make us proud.

“We are going to show the whole world that when it comes to putting on a show, there is no country like Britain and no city like London.”

Thomas, who was left paralysed from the chest down following a horse-riding accident in 2007, walked the London Marathon earlier this year in a pioneering robotic suit, raising £204,000 for Spinal Research.

CELEBRATIONS After she lit the cauldron, 26 flame ambassadors each collected a splinter of the flame in a lantern to take back to celebrations being held around the country.

The flame was visiting a number of London’s most famous landmarks yesterday as the capital gears up for the start of the Games.

Before the cauldron lighting, the torch visited the Royal Opera House. It was later to be carried in front of performers preparing for the Notting Hill Carnival, visit

the Houses of Parliament and be taken on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) as it travels around the capital.

Three other Paralympic flames were struck by Scouts on the summits of the highest peaks of the home nations earlier this week.

As well as Scafell Pike in England, they were lit on Snowdon in Wales, Ben Nevis in Scotland and Northern Ireland’s Slieve Donard.

The flames will rest at Paralympic celebrations in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, along with London, before heading to Stoke Mandeville, where they will be united during a special ceremony on August 28 before a 24-hour relay to the opening of the Games at the Olympic Stadium.

After the cauldron lighting, Lomas said: “It was amazing.

I felt very proud and honoured to be asked to take part today. It was actually quite nerve-wracking. I was shaking before I went on but it went smoothly.”

London Mayor Boris Johnson said London’s Paralympic Games would “dazzle the world”.

Could Richard III’s grave lie under a car park?

A 500-YEAR-old mystery of where England’s King Richard III was buried after his death in battle may finally be about to be solved as archaeologists prepare to search for his bones beneath a city centre parking lot.

A team from the University of Leicester starts excavation work today at the car park, where a Franciscan friary known as Greyfriars housed the monarch’s remains after he died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 - the last English king to die in battle.

“The chances of getting the Greyfriars are about 80 per cent. As for Richard III, it’s a real long shot,” said the university’s Richard Buckley.

“Not only have we got to find the Greyfriars building, but we’ve also got to find the

precise spot where he was buried,” added Buckley, co-director of the university’s Archaeological Services.

He likened the two-week excavation work to a game of battleships, where archaeologists divide the car park into squares and pick a location in the hopes of hitting the right spot.

“It’s very much pot luck in a sense, in that you dig a trench and you may find all sorts of things,” he added.

Archaeologists have access to Richard III’s DNA after swab samples were taken on Friday from a direct descendant of the king’s sister, Canadian-born Michael Ibsen.

If any of the king’s remains are found, they will be reinterred at Leicester Cathedral, just a few steps away from the excavation site.

THE British government has written to the Ecuadorian embassy in London to resume talks over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the building for the past two months.

The Foreign Office confirmed a “formal communication” had been sent to diplomats from the South American country which granted the Australian political asylum last week, but would not reveal the contents.

Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden over claims of sexual assault but is refusing to travel to Scandinavia amid fears he will be extradited to the United States over his controversial website.

The UK government has made it clear Assange, who denies the allegations, will be arrested if he steps outside of the embassy after jumping bail.

Ecuador’s president said the diplomatic row “could be ended tomorrow” if Britain gave the activist safe passage to South America.

Rafael Correa told the British Broadcasting Corporation: “This could end tomorrow if the UK grants safe passage, or it could go on for months and years

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for the past two months if Mr Assange can’t leave the embassy of Ecuador in London.”

Ecuador on Thursday expressed optimism that a “compromise” could be reached with the UK and called for fresh talks over

Assange’s future.

It also urged the government to drop threats, made under a 1987 Act, to enter the embassy and arrest the 41-year-old.

At a briefing inside the Ecuadorian residence, an official said: “The best thing to do is for the government to withdraw the threat.

“The Foreign Office has been contacting many South American countries in the past week indicating they wanted to open conversations again with the Ecuador government but they have made no approach.”

The official said withdrawing the threat to enter the embassy was not a condition of talks being held, but it would be an “indication of good faith”.

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said there was no intention to “storm” the central London building, but Ecuador has insisted that Assange can stay there for “as long as it takes” to resolve his future.

“He can stay here for eight years... two centuries.

However long he wants,” said one diplomat.

Foreign ministers from across South America were to meet yesterday to discuss the situation.

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Breivik’s release can be put off indefinitely should he still pose a threat to a liberal society left traumatised by his bomb and shooting rampage last July (AFP)

Japan talks tough over isles JAPAN talked tough on Friday in an emotional row with South Korea, with lawmakers calling on Seoul to end its “illegal occupation” of a disputed island chain, but the prime minister also called for calm and a diplomatic solution to the feud.

Tension between the North Asian countries, both close US security allies, flared this month after President Lee Myung-bak became the first South Korean leader to set foot on the islands claimed by both countries.

Lee’s visit and his call for Emperor Akihito to go beyond expressing “deepest regrets” for Japan’s 19101945 colonial rule triggered a diplomatic tit-fortat feud, and a rare veiled threat from Japan to flex its economic muscle.

The dispute between Japan and South Korea over the islands known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan has coincided with a standoff between Japan and China over another island chain that sparked anti-Japanese protests in China last week.

Ukraine leader hits back at EU UKRAINIAN President Viktor Yanukovich hit back at the European Union over jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko yesterday, saying he would not pursue integration with the EU at the price of allowing it to interfere in her case.

The seven-year prison term meted out to Tymoshenko has been condemned as political persecution by Western leaders and stopped important Ukrainian agreements with the EU on political association and a free-trade zone dead in their tracks.

Yanukovich made his remarks in a speech marking Independence Day that also drew several thousand opposition supporters onto the streets of the capital in protest at his government’s economic policies and Tymoshenko’s imprisonment.

Hippo death A HIPPO who wandered into a swimming pool at a South African game lodge three days ago died yesterday before a rescue team could pull him out with a crane.

The high stress may just have been too much for the hippo known as Solly, said the lodge manager.

The team waited for a veterinarian to come before hoisting out the young hippo but he died as the vet arrived.

Norway jails ‘sane’ Breivik for 21 years

By Balazs Koranyi NORWEGIAN mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was jailed for a maximum term yesterday when judges declared him sane enough to answer for the murder of 77 people last year, drawing a smirk of triumph from the self-styled warrior against Islam.

An unrepentant Breivik, 33, gave the Oslo court a stiffarmed, clench-fisted salute before being handed the steepest possible penalty, 21 years. His release, however, can be put off indefinitely should he still pose a threat to a liberal society left traumatised by his bomb and shooting rampage last July.

Justifying blasting a government building and gunning down dozens of teenagers at a summer camp as a service to a nation threatened by immigration, he had said only acquittal or death would be worthy outcomes. But his biggest

Killer who murdered 77 will not appeal sentence concern was being declared insane - the sole verdict he had said he would appeal.

Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen dismissed a prosecution call for her to label Breivik mad, a ruling that would have seen him confined indefinitely to psychiatric care rather than prison.

Some survivors of the slaughter at the Labour party youth camp on Utoeya island had been keen to see Breivik held clearly responsible for his actions - and to avoid the insanity verdict that would have triggered lengthy and traumatic appeal hearings.

For many Norwegians, still shocked by their bloodiest day since World War Two, the details were academic, however.

“He is getting what he de-

serves,” said Alexandra Peltre, 18, whom Breivik shot in the thigh on Utoeya. “This is karma striking back at him. I do not care if he is insane or not, as long as he gets the punishment that he deserves.”

Breivik, who had surrendered to police on the island without a fight, admitted blowing up the Oslo government headquarters with a fertiliser bomb, killing eight, on Friday, July 22, 2011, then shooting 69 at the ruling party’s summer youth camp.

Dressed in a black suit with a tie and still sporting the under-chin beard familiar from the 10 weeks of hearings that ended in June, Breivik smirked when he entered the courtroom and gave his now familiar, far-right salute when

his handcuffs were removed.

He smiled again as the judge read out the verdict.

He will not appeal, his lawyer said. “He told me he will accept this verdict,” Geir Lippestad told Reuters.

A lawyer for some victims and their families said they, too, were satisfied: “I am pleased, although that’s not really the right word, and relieved. This is what we hoped for,” said Mette Yvonne Larsen, who represented some of those affected in court.

“I have already received many messages from clients telling me this is justice served and they are happy it’s over and will never have to see him again.”

The killings shook the nation of five million which had prided itself as a safe haven from much of the world’s troubles, raising questions about the prevalence of far-right views in a country where oil wealth has attracted rising immigration.

Spanish doctors to defy care ban SOME Spanish doctors and regions say they will defy a ban on free healthcare for an estimated 150,000 undocumented immigrants, imposed by the central government as part of spending cuts to avoid an international bailout.

Five of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions - including Catalonia and Andalucia which provide more than a third of national economic output and are not governed by the central government’s ruling People’s Party (PP) - said they would continue to treat immigrants who have no papers.

The ruling conservatives plan to end free treatment from the beginning of September as part of their austerity drive, aimed at cutting one of the eurozone’s largest budget deficits and convincing nervous investors they can control Spain’s finances.

Critics say the number of immigrants without papers is estimated at only about 150,000, so barring them from medical treatment would save very little and was pandering to prejudice.

“The new law is not ethical, it’s not cost efficient, and it makes no sense for the public health system. It’s based on myths that immigrants are abusing the system that are not true,” said Alvaro Gonzalez, a specialist at a hospital in the northern region of Asturias who has led opposition to the measure.

The nearly 6 million documented immigrants in Spain, most of them legal residents, account for only 5 per cent of the country’s healthcare costs, according to a study by La Caixa bank published last year.

Some doctors in PP-ruled regions also reject a ban which they say is at odds with Spain’s universal healthcare service and could end up costing the state more if immigrants go to hospital emergency rooms instead of seeing a regular doctor.

The Spanish Society for Family and Community Medicine, which initiated the campaign against the PP ban, says more than 1,400 doctors have signed up, including 22 per cent of primary health providers from the PP-governed region of Madrid.

Greenpeace activists climb Russia arctic oil platform SIX activists from Greenpeace scaled a Gazprom oil platform yesterday to protest against the Russian energy giant’s Arctic drilling plans and were sprayed with icy water in an effort to chase them away, the environmental group said.

The activists, including Greenpeace’s global chief Kumi Naidoo, climbed the platform at the Prirazlomnoye oil field after reaching it in inflatable speedboats from a Greenpeace ship nearby at about 4am (0000 GMT).

They brought several days’ supplies, but after several hours clinging to the side of the rig in tents pitched on small scaffolds, they said ice-cold water was being sprayed on them from above, according to blog postings and a witness on the ship.

“The hosing is now very intense ... but we are going to stick it out as long as we can,”

a Greenpeace Twitter account quoted an activist as saying. Activists also reported chains dropping from above, a witness on the ship said.

Gazprom declined to comment on those reports. Earlier, the company said the activists had violated a 500-metre navigation security zone around the platform in the Pechora Sea, a southern part of the Barents Sea off Russia’s north coast.

“They were invited to climb up to the platform to conduct a constructive dialogue” but refused, Gazprom said in a statement, adding that work was continuing on the platform as usual.

“The only way to prevent a catastrophic oil spill ... in this unique environment is to permanently ban all drilling now,” Greenpeace quoted Naidoo as saying from the platform.

Greenpeace activists board Gazprom’s Prirazlomnoye Arctic oil platform yesterday in the Pechora Sea (AFP)

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Syrian refugees top 200,000 - UN agency

UN atom watchdog, Iran reach no deal on weapons probe

Turkey has largest refugee influx

THE United Nations nuclear watchdog and Iran failed yesterday to reach an agreement aimed at resolving deepening concern about suspected nuclear weapons research by Tehran and a senior UN official said no further talks were scheduled.

“The discussions today were intensive but important differences remain between Iran and the UN that prevented agreement,” Herman Nackaerts, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s chief inspector, told journalists after about seven hours of talks with an Iranian delegation in Vienna. “At the moment we have no plans for another meeting.”

Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said that “undoubtedly some progress” was made but that differences remained.

“Because it is a very complex issue ... issues related to national security of a member state are something very delicate,” he said.

“But I have to say that we are moving forward ... and we are going to continue this process so that we at the end of the day will have a framework

By Stephanie Nebehay MORE than 200,000 Syrians have poured into neighbouring countries during the conflict, surpassing the 185,000 the UN refugee agency had expected to flee by the end of the year.

The total reflects an increase of about 30,000 in the past week alone to Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan, but also takes into account those awaiting registration in Jordan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.

“There has been a dramatic increase in the number of (Syrian) refugees in the region during August, we’re now at over 200,000 refugees in the region, that’s over and above our planning figure for all 2012 of 185,000 refugees,” spokesman Adrian Edwards told Reuters Television in Geneva yesterday.

“So clearly we’re going to have to revisit the planning,” he said, adding that the UNHCR was drawing up new contingency planning figures, expected to be issued around mid-September.

Turkey continues to see the largest refugee influx, with more than 74,000 registered as of Wednesday, Edwards said.

More than 3,500 people fleeing violence in Syria have entered Turkey over the past 24

Syrian-Kurdish refugees are seen in the Domiz refugee camp, 20 kms south-east of Dohuk city, in northern Iraq, yesterday (AFP) hours, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate said on Friday, one of the highest daily refugee flows since the start of the uprising last year.

The number of Syrians in Turkey has risen sharply over the past two months and Ankara is growing increasingly concerned it may soon be unable to deal with any new arrivals.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this week it could run out of space if the number went above 100,000 and suggested the United Nations may instead need to create a “safe zone” inside Syria.

Turkey is expected to raise the issue of a “safe zone” at a Security Council meeting on August 30, also to be addressed by UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres, Edwards said.

Divisions in the UN Security Council pose a major obstacle to the creation of any such UN safe haven, which would need robust military protection unless Damascus gave its consent. Turkish authorities have told the agency they are building seven new camps in addition to the existing nine, which will bring the country’s camp capacity to 130,000, Edwards said.

Mursi opponents, supporters scuffle at demo OPPONENTS of Egypt’s president scuffled with his supporters yesterday during a demonstration that was billed as a test of Mohamed Mursi’s popularity on the street, but which managed to muster only modest numbers against his rule.

After months of turmoil and bloodshed, Egypt’s streets have calmed since Mursi’s June election that ended 60 years of rule by military men, a relief to Egyptians and the West, wary of instability in a nation that has a peace treaty with Israel.

But Mursi now faces the giant task of rebuilding a shattered economy and delivering better living standards to a nation of 82 million where swathes still live in dire poverty.

Egyptians had been nervous that yesterday’s anti-Mursi protest, flagged for several weeks,

could turn violent and security was tight round the presidential palace and other sites.

In Cairo’s Tahrir Square, rival groups of youths hurled stones and bottles at each other, staging running battles in side streets.

Some wielded sticks and charged opponents.

Dozens also scuffled in Ismailiya, east of Cairo, a witness said.

But scenes were quieter in other areas of Cairo where Mursi’s opponents gathered, and numbers across the capital and elsewhere were relatively modest, reaching 2,000 or so rather than the seas of people who turned up to unseat Mubarak or gathered in other rallies since then. Several liberal groups critical of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood stayed away.

Some said Mursi could not be judged just two months into office.

Ten people shot, two dead in New York City shooting TWO people were killed and at least eight wounded in a shooting outside New York City’s Empire State Building yesterday, creating chaos and shocking tourists and commuters who witnessed the bloody scene outside the tourist attraction.

A 53-year-old fashion accessories designer, disgruntled over being fired a year ago, shot and killed a 41-year-old

former co-worker three times with a .45 caliber handgun on a pavement near the landmark building, officials said.

Police returned fire, killing the shooter and wounding several bystanders, all of whom were expected to survive, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly identified the shooter as Jeffrey Johnson of Manhattan, who had worked

at Hazan Imports across the street from the skyscraper.

The shooting took place outdoors, at the height of the tourist season by one of New York City’s most popular attractions.

A white tarp covered Johnson’s body in front of the entrance to the office building. There was no link to the historic tower and Bloomberg ruled out terrorist activity.

agreed by both sides.”

A flurry of bellicose rhetoric from some Israeli politicians this month has ignited speculation Israel might hit Iran’s nuclear sites before the US presidential election in November.

Tensions went up another notch on the eve of Friday’s talks between Iran and the IAEA when diplomatic sources said Iran had installed many more uranium enrichment centrifuges at its Fordow underground site.

While the new machines are not yet operating, the move reaffirmed Iranian defiance of international demands on it to suspend enrichment and may strengthen the Israeli belief that toughened sanctions are failing to make Tehran change course.

“Only yesterday we received additional proof that Iran is continuing accelerated progress towards achieving nuclear weapons and is totally ignoring international demands,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday. Iran denies it is seeking nuclear weapons and has threatened wide-ranging reprisals if attacked.

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Business UK’s Q2 recession shallower than first thought

Merkel offers Greek PM no extra bailout leeway

BRITAIN’S economy shrank less than first thought in the second quarter despite a hefty drag from trade, but the wider picture of economic weakness was little changed, data yesterday showed.

Second quarter output fell 0.5 per cent, compared to an initial estimate of 0.7 per cent, depressed by one-off factors including unusually wet weather and an extra public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne.

Economists expect a modest rebound from July but business surveys continue to paint a grim picture, keeping pressure on finance minister George Osborne to find a tonic for growth and the Bank of England to provide more stimulus through lower interest rates or bond-buying.

The fall reported by the Office for National Statistics was still the biggest drop since the first quarter of 2009 - when the economy was hit by the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis.

“The headline is a bit less frightening but the bottom line is pretty much the same: the UK economy has shrunk for three consecutive quarters,” said Vicky Redwood of Capital Economics. “Given the drags from the fiscal squeeze, eurozone crisis and high domestic debt levels, we still doubt a strong recovery lies ahead.”

Sterling fell to a two-week low against the euro and British debt prices rose, as some investors had bet on a bigger upward revision.

Smaller falls in construction and industrial output were behind the upward revision.

Consumer spending fell 0.4 on the quarter, while exports dropped 1.7 and imports rose 1.4 per cent. Net trade shaved 1 per cent off GDP, the biggest drag on growth from trade since Q2 of 1998.

But insists she wants Greece to stay in bloc

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By Stephen Brown and Annika Breidthardt ANGELA Merkel reassured Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras yesterday that she wanted his country to stay in the eurozone, but gave no sign of ceding to his pleas for more time to meet the tough terms of Athens’ international bailout.

Samaras, who made clear he was asking Berlin and Paris for more “air” to implement the reforms rather than going cap in hand for more cash, promised to get results and to narrow Greece’s “fiscal deficit and the deficit in confidence”.

“We’re not asking for more money. We’re asking for breaths of air in this dive we are taking,” Samaras told a joint news conference with Merkel.

But the most he got from the German chancellor was a promise “that we will not make premature judgments but will await reliable evidence", by which she meant the “troika” report by Greece’s international creditors due this autumn.

Samaras is likely to get much the same response from French President Francois Hollande in Paris today. Hollande and Merkel coordinated their stance on Greece over dinner in Berlin on Thursday evening.

German Chancellor Merkel and Greek PM Samaras give a press conference yesterday at the Chancellery in Berlin Trying to emulate the “Merkozy” partnership under Hollande’s predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative Merkel and the Socialist French president showed a united front, insisting Greece must meet its targets before any new discussion of terms.

Merkel stuck doggedly yesterday to her policy of deferring to the troika report from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund, though she did say that she and Hollande were in no doubt they wanted Greece to stay in the single currency.

“Greece is part of the eurozone and I want Greece to remain part of the eurozone,” Merkel said.

European shares and the euro weakened on Merkel’s cautious response to Samaras and fading hopes of ECB action to prop up the bonds of struggling eurozone countries.

In a chilly welcome for Samaras in Berlin, Merkel’s parliamentary leader Volker Kauder said “neither the time nor the content can be renegotiated” and added for good measure that a Greek exit “would be no problem for the euro”.

One German paper said the

finance ministry was studying the impact of a Greek exit while the populist daily Bild wanted the Greek leader to make a personal promise not to short change German taxpayers.

“Sign here, Herr Samaras!” said the paper, which, like much of the German media has been taking a tough line on Greece.

The Greek prime minister complained about such media coverage, telling the news conference that this “cacophony” about his country leaving the euro made it impossible to launch the privatisations needed to restore fiscal balance in Greece.

“Would any business invest in euros in something if he thinks he will get back drachmas? Of course not,” said Samaras.

Merkel said she reads the Greek press every day to see how the austerity measures she champions are received, but added that she could not do anything about German media coverage.

Their meeting follows a brief period of market optimism that Europe - and particularly the ECB - will finally come up with decisive action in a busy month of euro diplomacy in September to resolve the sovereign debt crisis.

’Apple’s smartphone market share in China was almost halved in Q2’ APPLE Inc’s share of China’s smartphone market almost halved to 10 per cent in AprilJune as buyers waited for the next iPhone model - expected later this year - or switched brands, data from industry research firm IDC showed yesterday.

China, Apple’s second-largest market, is set to overtake the United States as the world’s biggest smartphone market this year, with demand driven by generous handset subsidies offered by the three main carriers, increasingly tech-savvy consumers and more featurepacked and affordable products.

For the first time, smartphone shipments in China overtook feature phones in the second quarter, with local brands Lenovo Group Ltd and ZTE Corp pushing Apple to fourth place from second, the IDC data showed.

Total April-June smartphone shipments rose to 44 million, accounting for 51 per cent of China’s total mobile shipments of 87 million, IDC said.

“There are two things in play,” said IDC analyst TZ Wong, referring to Apple’s drop in ranking and market share. “One is seasonal, people know the new phone is coming. And the second is that the alternatives are becoming much more attractive than a year ago. The iPhone didn’t change much over the year.”

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd retained its lead in the Chinese smartphone market with a share of 19 per cent, though this was down from 21 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the IDC data.

Lenovo, the world’s No.2 vendor of personal computers which makes the LePhone, climbed to second place and increased its China market share to 11 per cent from a single-digit percentage in the first quarter when it was ranked seventh, the data showed. Local rival Huawei Technologies Co Ltd ranked fifth.

Data from Gartner, another research firm, showed Apple’s market share fell to 12 per cent in the second quarter from 17 per cent in the previous three months, though it kept its No.2 ranking, according to a report by Nomura Securities.

US chipmakers such as Qualcomm Inc have been trying to capture a larger slice of a booming market that has long been dominated by Taiwan’s Mediatek Inc and China’s Spreadtrum Communications Inc, by offering chipsets and solutions catered to Chinese vendors.

Recently launched Chinese smartphones packed with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips include Huawei’s G330D and Xiaomi Technology’s MI2.

A woman checks her iPhone outside an Apple store in Beijing yesterday

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Opinion

Hard to find sympathy for Church’s woes WE SINCERELY hope the Archbishop was not trying to elicit sympathy earlier in the week when he bemoaned the losses in revenue that the Church was suffering since the financial crisis began.

We’re not talking here about an organisation that depends on charity and which feeds the poor, and is in dire need, but a vast business empire that has been collecting millions upon millions for decades without having to pay tax until an agreement reached earlier this year.

“The Archbishopric had invested in banks, collecting around €9.5 million a year. It does not receive a single euro now,” Archbishop Chrysostomos told reporters. Revenues are down 60 per cent from investments in banks and hotels, he said. At €9.5 million that would still leave the Church with a healthy €4 million or so a year from those particular sources.

The Church has been historically tightlipped over its financial activities, which range from land deals to hotels to banking and brewing, and those are only the well-known ones.

The Holy Synod is to meet on September 4 to discuss cutting back on priests’ wages.

It will be interesting to see how much they decide to cut. The Archbishop has already said they would be looking at clergy salaries of €1,500-€2,000 for cut backs.

High-ranking Church officials earn thousands a month, with the Archbishop himself earning over €4,500, Metropolitan Bishops earn over €4,000 and Diocesan Bishops over €3,500. Lower ranking priests may still get €2,000 depending on their level of education.

But the state subsidises wages for priests assigned to posts outside major centres, for example those in mountain villages, to the tune of around €6 million a year, a huge saving for the Church, which is being paid by the taxpayer. This came about under a crafty deal Archbishop Makarios made with the government in 1971, from which the state emerged as the biggest loser as the land-for-wages deal involved property of which 70 per cent is useless as it is now under Turkish occupation.

Why do Bishops, who are single men, need to earn enough money per month to keep a family of six, eight or even 10 people? Why do they keep building churches when the writing on the wall for the economy has been around for four years?

Only this year a tax agreement was reached between Church and state that would supposedly inject €10-€20 million into government coffers in 2012, peanuts by fiscal standards.

If priests’ wages are cut, it is certain that the men at the top, like their banking counterparts, will not be the ones to suffer unduly. There are few people who will feel sorry for the Church’s predicament. It chose to enter the dog-eat-dog financial sector and, as the saying goes, “When you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas”.

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Is Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a political martyr?

J ulian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is not well served by some of his supporters. When he appeared on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been holed up for the past two months to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual assault, he wisely said nothing about those claims – but some of his friends did.

George Galloway, the British member of parliament who founded the Respect Party, shares Assange’s suspicion that the whole affair was a “set-up” to get him to Sweden, from which he would be extradited to the United States to face trial for “espionage” for placing a quarter-million US diplomatic cables on the internet. That was what Assange talked about on the balcony last Sunday – but Galloway could not resist the opportunity to talk about sex.

Galloway never misses a chance to put himself in the public eye, so he released a podcast on Monday saying Assange was only guilty of “bad sexual etiquette”.

Thanks, George. The last thing Assange needed was for public attention to be distracted from his claim that the US was plotting to seize and jail him and diverted instead to the details of the alleged sexual assaults.

Some of those details are indeed peculiar. The two Swedish

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women each said that she had consensual sex with Assange, but was asleep or “half-asleep” when he initiated sex again. The real issue in both cases was apparently his failure to use a condom on the second occasion, but neither woman claimed rape. Indeed, one of them threw a party in Assange’s honour the following evening, and asked him to stay in her room again afterwards.

Worried about the condom issue, they subsequently asked him to take an STD test, and went to the police when he refused. The Swedish police issued an arrest warrant for him on August 20, 2010, but one of Stockholm’s Chief Prosecutors, Eva Finne, cancelled it the following day, telling the press: “I don’t think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape.”

Ten days passed before her decision was overturned by another Chief Prosecutor, who issued a European Arrest Warrant for Assange (who was in London by then) demanding that he be sent to Sweden for questioning.

The British police arrested him in February 2011, and he spent

the next 16 months on bail, fighting extradition. When his last appeal was denied in June, he jumped bail and took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy.

But why doesn’t he just answer the Swedish police’s questions?

They haven’t even charged him with anything at this point. His answer is he’d be happy to talk to them in London, but that if he goes to Sweden the US will lay charges against him and demand his extradition. Even if he is never charged with rape or some lesser offence by Sweden, he would then face decades in an American prison.

So is there really an American plot to whisk Assange away and lock him up for good?

There’s no question that many senior American officials would like to do exactly that. VicePresident Joe Biden called him

‘So is there really an American plot to whisk Assange away and lock him up for good?’

a “high-tech terrorist,” and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described his action as “an attack on the international community”. Great powers are always vindictive towards those who reveal their dirty secrets.

However, the official US outrage prompting those comments was triggered by Assange’s document dump in November, 2010.

The incidents in Stockholm and the Swedish request for his extradition happened before that.

More importantly, London and Stockholm would both be deeply reluctant to hand Assange over to the tender mercies of the American justice system. They would face a huge outcry from their own citizens, most of whom think WikiLeaks is a useful check on the untrammelled exercise of US power in the world: the political price would be too great.

Indeed, the remarkable absence of a US indictment and a subsequent demand for extradition after all this time suggests that Washington knows there would be no point. So there probably isn’t a US plot to grab Assange.

There probably wasn’t a rape either, but that’s for the Swedish courts to decide. Assange should allow them to get on with it.

Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

Waging beach battles against the selfish

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t’s 6.30am and the 2km of golden sand below our house is silent save for the Archelon volunteers, who, before the heat of the day, guard, mark and excavate the loggerhead turtle nests on this Natura 2000 protected beach.

A beach typical of many throughout Greece and its islands, unspoilt by the overdevelopment and pollution that have ruined so much of the coast of Italy and Spain, and the snobbery and elitism that has beset the Cote D’Azur with its exclusive rows of sun-beds and payto-enter policies.

Yet, there is a battle going on.

The protection status comes with rules: no fires at night, no lights from nearby houses, no noise after dark, no propellers from jet skis and speed boats in the shallow waters and no constructions of tents, sun-

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beds and beach brollies with their pointed poles that break and damage the unmarked nests. For if just one egg is broken it will contaminate the whole nest.

But this is Greece: there are no signs to reinforce the rules, just commonsense and word of mouth. Just as, since 1977, laws exist in the Peloponnese banning nude bathing, free camping and dogs on beaches - being on the statute book doesn’t bring adherence.

This year, the Italians have arrived, a whole gang of them. In

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the quietest and most denselypopulated area for nests, they have set up a daily camp with beach volleyball courts, sunbeds and brollies.

Near them, some northern Europeans, too mean to pay the minimal cost of the campsite and too arrogant to respect the dignity of the nuns in the convent that overlooks the bay, and who, each night, light candles in the small cemetery to honour the dead, feel they have the right to brown naked sundried bodies by the traditional Greek families that gather for their daily swim.

Beyond the buoys, Russians, we’re told, on jet skis and power boats take the short cut across the bay to the harbour.

Not surprisingly, in the kafenion the Greeks mutter resentfully at being lectured by those nations who tell them they do not keep rules. Yet, of course,

it is not that simple. Beneath the tamarind trees that offer shade on the beach, quiet German families, respecting the environment, carefully bag their rubbish each day.

A young Spanish volunteer, who has paid her own travel costs to work for nothing all summer to save the turtles, chokes with emotion when she sees the small trails in the sand of new hatchlings leading not to the sea but towards a Greek neighbour’s house, with its newly-installed illegal security light.

That is why, in the end, it is likely that Greece will leave the eurozone: not because it cannot be a successful economy, nor because it lacks entrepreneurs and natural resources, but because if you rely on laissez-faire self-regulation of law, it is always the selfish who win, whatever the nationality.

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1718

25 years ago Thursday August 25, 1987

French colonists in Louisiana establish a settlement named after the Duc d’Orléans, regent of France, which will become the city of New Orleans.

The Pacyprian committee of Refugees sent a letter to the UN Secretary General yesterday, objecting to statements by Turkish Premier Turgut Ozal and Denktash concerning the settling of Famagusta. In his letter, Artemiou, President of PEP asks the Secretary General to take measures for the implementation of UN Resolution 550 to prevent the settling of Famagusta.

1944 General Charles de Gaulle enters the capital of France after French and US troops force a German surrender.

1967

35 years ago Saturday August 25, 1977

The leader of the American Nazi party, George Lincoln Rockwell, is shot and killed by a sniper at a shopping centre in Arlington, Virginia.

The government and the Holy Synod, the Church’s supreme body, have strongly denounced the bombing attempt against the Bishopric building in Limassol and appealed to the people to remain calm and go about the Archbishop’s elections in a way benefiting civilised and mature people. On Wednesday night a police guard at the Bishopric notices placed alongside the Bishopric, which contained dynamite sticks with detonators connected to a fuse.

1997 Former East German leader, Egon Krenz, is sentenced by a court in Germany to six years in prison for instigating Cold War crimes.

2003

45 years ago Sunday August 25, 1967

Two powerful bomb blasts hit the Indian city of Bombay within minutes of each other, killing at least 44 and injuring nearly 150.

The government has no intention of grabbing any land owned by Turkish Cypriots under the Land Consolidation Bill which is now before the House of Representatives, the Attorney-general Criton Tornaritis said yesterday.

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Tech

Experts aim to shield vehicles from hackers Scientists hoping to protect car systems from viruses

By Jim Finkle A TEAM of top hackers working for Intel Corp’s security division toil away in a West Coast garage searching for electronic bugs that could make automobiles vulnerable to lethal computer viruses.

Intel’s McAfee unit, which is best known for software that fights PC viruses, is one of a handful of firms that are looking to protect the dozens of tiny computers and electronic communications systems that are built into every modern car.

It’s scary business. Security experts say that automakers have so far failed to adequately protect these systems, leaving them vulnerable to hacks by attackers looking to steal cars, eavesdrop on conversations, or even harm passengers by causing vehicles to crash.

“You can definitely kill people,” said John Bumgarner, chief technology officer of the US Cyber Consequences Unit, a non-profit organisation that helps companies analyse the potential for targeted computer attacks on their networks and products.

To date there have been no reports of violent attacks on automobiles using a computer virus, according to SAE International, an association of more than 128,000 technical professionals working in the aerospace and the auto industries.

Yet, Ford spokesman Alan Hall said his company had tasked its security engineers with making its Sync in-vehicle communications and entertainment system as resistant as possible to attack.

“Ford is taking the threat very seriously and investing in security solutions that are built into the product from the outset,” he said.

And a group of US computer

A group of US computer scientists shook the industry in 2010 with a landmark study that showed viruses could damage cars when they were moving at high speeds scientists shook the industry in 2010 with a landmark study that showed viruses could damage cars when they were moving at high speeds. Their tests were done at a decommissioned airport.

SAE International charged a committee of more than 40 industry experts with advising manufacturers on preventing, detecting and mitigating cyber attacks.

“Any cyber security breach carries certain risk,” said Jack Pokrzywa, SAE’s manager of ground vehicle standards.

“SAE Vehicle Electrical System Security Committee is working hard to develop specifications which will reduce that risk in the vehicle area.”

The group of US computer

scientists from California and Washington state issued a second report last year that identified ways in which computer worms and Trojans could be delivered to automobiles -via onboard diagnostics systems, wireless connections and even tainted CDs played on radios systems.

They did not say which company manufactured the cars they examined, but did say they believed the issues affected the entire industry, noting that many automakers use common suppliers and development processes.

The three big US automakers declined to say if they knew of any instances in which their vehicles had been attacked with malicious software or if

they had recalled cars to fix security vulnerabilities.

Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s biggest automaker, said it was not aware of any hacking incidents on its cars.

“They’re basically designed to change coding constantly.

I won’t say it’s impossible to hack, but it’s pretty close,” said Toyota spokesman John Hanson.

Officials with Hyundai Motor Co, Nissan Motor Co and Volkswagen AG said they could not immediately comment on the issue.

A spokesman for Honda Motor Co said that the Japanese automaker was studying the security of on-vehicle computer systems, but declined to discuss those efforts.

HP sustains $8.9b quarterly loss as PC sales drop again HEWLETT-Packard Co swung to an $8.9 billion quarterly loss as personal computer sales shrank again and it swallowed a huge write-down linked to its $13.9-billion purchase of Electronic Data Systems Corp.

The company also on Wednesday reduced its fullyear earnings outlook slightly to the low end of its previous range, responding to a faltering PC market as well as tough economic conditions in Europe and also China, where growth too is slowing.

Its shares slid more than 4 per cent in late trading.

The No.1 personal computer maker, which employs more than 300,000 people globally, is undergoing a multi-year restructuring aimed at focusing the sprawling corporation on enterprise services, in the mould of IBM. The plan calls for reducing its employee base by 8 per cent.

HP will have gone through about half of its targeted job reductions by the end of the fiscal year, HP’s Chief Financial Officer Cathie Lesjak said in an interview. It cut 4,000 jobs in fiscal third quarter and will likely have shorn 11,500 jobs by end of fiscal 2012, she said.

“HP is definitely showing progress in terms of turning around the company,” said Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. “One of the clear signs is a better predictability of earnings.”

The company was plagued by poor forecasting during former Chief Executive Leo Apotheker’s brief tenure.

CEO Meg Whitman has urged investors to be patient as she works to jumpstart revenue and cut costs.

“We are still in the early stage of the turnaround.

There will be challenges ahead that could create some variability in performance,” said Whitman, who replaced the unpopular Apotheker at the helm in September. “But I’m confident in our ability to work through them and get to where we want to be.”

The world’s largest PC maker posted a 5 per cent slide in net revenue in its fiscal third quarter to $29.7 billion, slightly below the average Wall Street estimate of $30.1 billion as compiled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It took a charge of $10.8 billion, mostly related to the writedown of its EDS services business, which it had announced earlier this month.

HP is undergoing multi-year restructuring in the mould of IBM

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Apple’s market value exceeds MS’s in ’99 bubble APPLE Inc’s market value climbed past $623 billion this week, surpassing the record set by Microsoft Corp during the heyday of technology stocks in 1999.

Apple shares rose 2.6 per cent, on Monday bringing its gains this month to almost 9 per cent as Wall Street bets on the September 12 rollout of the latest version of the iPhone, the device that revolutionised the mobile industry.

Microsoft, however, retains the title of history’s most valuable company if its 1999 peak value of about $621 billion were to be adjusted for inflation.

Apple’s stock usually rallies in the run-up to major product launches, among the most heavily-watched events on the annual tech calendar.

The iPhone is the company’s biggest product, yielding half or more of its sales.

Sources have said the company will take the wraps off a larger version of its iPhone on Septtember 12.

Some analysts also think it intends

The iPhone has been Apple’s most popular product, yielding half or more of its sales to announce a smaller iPad to safeguard its market share, while rivals from Google Inc to Amazon.com Inc begin selling cheaper, seven-inch tablets.

But Bernstein Research’s Toni

Sacconaghi warned that questions remain about the availability of components for both the iPhone and the iPad, which in the past has constrained Apple’s product shipments.

“A key question for the launch will be Apple’s expected rollout schedule,” the analyst wrote on Monday.

“Apple’s intention is to continue to ramp offerings as quickly as possible, but the company’s ability to do so remains a key near-term question.”

Apple’s shares have risen 64 percent in 2012. On Monday, they closed at a session high of $665.15, conferring on the Silicon Valley giant a capitalisation of $623.5 billion, exceeding Microsoft’s 1999 value of $620.8 billion, according to data provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

But Microsoft’s value would rise to $853.7 billion after adjusting for rising prices, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation-calculator. (http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm)

The Graf Zeppelin ruled the uncluttered skies in the 1930s

Trans-Pacific Zeppelin flight In 1929, the Graf Zeppelin passed over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, headed for Los Angeles after a trans-Pacific voyage from Tokyo. Graf Zeppelin, built in 1928, left Lakehurst, New Jersey with 40 crew and 22 passengers on August 8, 1929, reaching Friedrichshafen, Germany on August 10.

After five days stopover, it set off for Tokyo, Japan, arriving there on August 18, leaving again on August 23 headed for Los Angeles on August 26. The next day it left for Lakehurst, arriving there on August 29 after 12 days in the air.

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Tech California jurors begin deliberations in Apple vs Samsung patent lawsuit

By Dan Levine NINE jurors began deliberating on Wednesday in Apple Inc’s high stakes patent lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a process that could take several days due to the complex legal issues in play.

The trial began late last month in a San Jose, California federal court, just miles from Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino.

Apple accuses Samsung of copying the design and some features of its iPad and iPhone, and is asking for a sales ban in addition to monetary damages. South Korea’s Samsung, which is trying to expand in the United States, says Apple infringed several patents, including some for its key wireless technology.

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The price tag on Parrot’s new Starck-designed Zik headphones delivers a cold, horrible shock – they cost £349.

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sor pauses the music every time you take them off your head. There are no buttons - to adjust the volume, you stroke the side. Sadly, the one sound they can’t block is the voice in your head saying, “I could have bought 10 pairs of Sennheisers for this money”. parrot.com/uk

Criticising your ex on Facebook can end up costly Divorce lawyers point out the perils of deriding former partners via social media

By Geoff Williams THE old maxim goes: If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. For divorcing spouses, that may actually constitute legal advice in these days where internet and social media sites have become a significant part of many people’s daily lives. Divorce is an emotionally charged topic, but letting it all out in a public forum can lead you right into court, sued for libel or having a harsher judgment levied against you in a divorce settlement.

“You give up so much privacy, and if you don’t understand the consequences of it, you can really have problems,” says Adam Swickle, a divorce attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

So if you use social media sites frequently, and you’re in the midst of breaking up a marriage, consider the following: 1. What you write can get you sued.

“You can call someone an idiot or a jerk, and you’re okay

because it’s your opinion,” Swickle says. But where you might get in trouble is if you lie, warns Swickle. For instance, if you call your ex a deadbeat dad who is behind on his child support payments, or an abusive alcoholic, and none of this is true - and he or she can prove it isn’t true - then you could be successfully sued for libel. But those cases are rare because they’re hard to prove, says Swickle.

2. Even if legal, some statements can hurt you.

Short of libel, there’s still a lot of trouble that you can get into. Newman once had a client who wrote a blog post trashing her soon-to-be ex.

Unfortunately, the blog was read by her client’s husband’s boss. “It had a direct impact on his career which therefore had a direct impact on his financial ability to provide for her and their children in the future,” says Newman. “It was a very expensive blog for both of them.”

3. Even if nothing you write is negative, it can still hurt you.

“In a divorce case, there’s nothing better for the other

side when you have someone claiming they have no money for spousal or child support, and yet they’re talking on Facebook about the vacation they just took,” Swickle says.

4. An apology may be in order.

If you’ve trashed an eventual ex on the internet and regret it, these two words might rescue you: I’m sorry. “You can’t unring a bell,” Swickle says, “but just like a newspaper, you can print a retraction ...

It’s the smart thing to do, and it may take you out of a problem.”

Earlier this year, a Cincinnatibased photographer, Mark Byron, criticised his eventual exwife on Facebook and blocked her access so she wouldn’t see it. Nevertheless, she did, and then so did a judge, who ordered Byron to post an apology to his wife for the next 30 days - or face jail.

Byron posted the apology for the next 26 days, stopping a little early after deciding his free speech was being derailed.

The judge disagreed with that assessment, but didn’t send him to jail.

The two tech giants are going toe-to-toe in a patents dispute that mirrors the struggle for industry supremacy between the two rivals that control more than half of worldwide smartphone sales.

The jurors received more than 100 pages of legal instructions from US District Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday, and heard closing arguments from attorneys.

Now, their task is to fill out a 20 page-long verdict form about seven Apple patents in the case, five from Samsung, along with other complicated legal claims.

The jury of seven men and two women includes a store operations manager for a cycling retailer, a systems engineer, a benefits and payroll manager who works with startups, and an unemployed video games enthusiast. All but two of them have college degrees.

If the jury decides that either company violated each other’s patents -- and that those patents are valid -- the judge could then consider slapping a sales ban on Apple or Samsung mobile products.

The case is Apple Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd et al, in US District Court, Northern District of California, No. 11-1846

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What’s on

films

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Times are subject to change, so check first with cinemas before you head out

NICOSIA The Expendables 2 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 The Raid: Redemption (18) (in Indonesian, with Greek subtitles) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 10.30pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 The Raven (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 8pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 8pm. Tel: 77778383

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

The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 8.15 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 8.15pm.

Tel: 7777-8383

Summer Open-Air Marathon (tonight: Toy Story 3) Konstantia Open-Air Cinema, Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm.

Tel: 22-348203

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in 2D, in Greek) 8.15pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) 5.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek), weekends only 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm; KCineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) (in 2D, in Greek) 5.25pm, weekends also 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 7777 8383

Summer Open-Air Marathon (tomorrow: The Maltese Falcon) Konstantia Open-Air Cinema, Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm.

Tel: 22-348203

Ted (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, een 5) at Mall of Cyprus (Screen 0pm, week5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm, m, 1.20pm ends also at 11.20am, 77-8383 and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

LIMASSOL The Expendables 2 (15) Rio 2 at 6.20, 8.20 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 4.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Raid: Redemption (18) (in Indonesian, with Greek subtitles) Rio 3 at 8 and 10pm, weeke weekends at 8.20 and 10.20pm. Tel: 252 871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Raven (15) Rio 6 at 6.20, 8.20 and 10.20pm, weekends also aat 25-87141 4.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; 3 at K-Cineplex (Screen 3) 8pm. Tel: 7777-838 7777-8383

ses (12) The Dark Knight Rises K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.15 Screen 2) at and 10.15pm, and (Screen 8.05pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cy.15 and prus (Screen 2) at 5.15 en 4) at 10.15pm, and (Screen 8383 8.05pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Ted (15) Rio 4 at 6.20, 8.20 and 10.20pm, weekends also at 4.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm. Tel: 77778383 The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.15 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8.05pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dictator (15) Rio 5 at 10.10pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 8.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 3 (in 3D, in Greek) at 6.20pm, weekends at 4.45 and 6.30pm; Rio 5 (in 2D, in Greek) at 6.30 and 8.20pm, 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. Tel: 7777-8383

LARNACA The Expendables 2 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Raid: Redemption (18) (in Indonesian, with Greek subtitles) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Raven (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 8pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 Ted (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm. Tel: 77778383 The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.15 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8.05pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 8.15 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in 2D, in Greek) at 8.15pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25pm. Tel: 77778383

PAPHOS The Expendables 2 (15) Rio 1 at 6, 8.10 and 10.20pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.40pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Raid: Redemption (18) (in Indonesian, with Greek subtitles) Rio 5 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

The Dark Knight Rises The Raven (15) Rio 2 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Ted (15) Rio 4 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 7 at 4.45, 7.45 and 10.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) Rio 6 at 8 and 10.30pm, weekends at 8.10 and 10.40pm. 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 6pm, weekends at 4.30 and 6.20pm.

Tel: 26-207000

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listings Today Other Events Sex & Erotica Festival Performers, dancers, shows, striptease, erotic exhibits djs and more.

August 25. Secrets Freedom Club, 67 Artemidos Avenue, Larnaca.

11pm. € 15 plus 1 free drink. Over 18s only. Tel: 99-557433. www. secretsfreedomclub.com/

Tomorrow Music Fedde le Grand Dutch house DJ and producer gets behind the decks. August 26. Guaba Beach Bar, Amathous Avenue, Agios Tychonas, Limassol. 1pm. Free. Tel: 96-682865

Coming Up Music 40 + Unplugged Rock concert by 40+. August 28. ARTos Foundation, 64 Ayion Omoloyiton Avenue Nicosia. 8.30pm.

Free. Tel: 22-445455

Towards a Europe of Peace Concert with Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra and the World Youth Choir under the music direction of Ayis Ioannides and soloists Margarita Elia (soprano), Vivien Cooksley (mezzosoprano), Kirlianit Cortes (tenor) and Russi Nikoff (baritone). August 30-31.

Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia.

8.30pm. €7/12. Tel: 22-463144/22208400 and www.cyso.org.cy, and www.kypria.org.cy Sakis Rouvas – 20th Milk Festival Live performance by famous Greek pop star accompanied by Tamta and the band Cabin 54. August 31.

Chalkanoras Idaliou Football Field, Dhali, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €12/60. Tel: 99-641421/99-934560

Other Events The Ultimate Tribute Show & Dance with Elvis, Elton and Michael Bublé Three top tribute acts combine in one amazing performance. Special charity fundraising show for SSAFA Forces Help. August 28. Pentaras Hall, Coral Bay Road, Paphos. 8.30pm. €10. One Euro from each ticket sold will go to support Ed KTOWN Knouse’s Ride of Britain 2012, raising funds for SSAFA Forces Help charity supporting British Forces and their families. Show reservations essential - Tel: 99-832538 or book online at www.xcitepromo.com.

Geroskipou Beer Festival Music and dance from around the world, fire shows, acrobatics, DJ’s and 40 different kinds of beer. August 29-September 2. Summer Club, Geroskipou Beach, Paphos. 6pm. €5.

Tel: 99-621772/99-294571 Kypria International Festival August 30-October 20. Boxoffice bookings: Pallas Theatre, old Nicosia. Tel: 22-410181. Larnaca Municipal Theatre: Tel: 24-665795.

Rialto Theatre – Tel: 77-777745 and Municipal Garden Theatre – Tel: 25343341. Limassol. Tel: 22-208400 Limassol Wine Festival Live music and dancing, traditional Cypriot food and an opportunity to sample different local wines from large and small wineries. August 30September 9. Limassol Municipal Gardens, 28th October Avenue. €4/6. Tel: 25-344402/25344952/25- 745919

Theatre Liar Wanted Theatro Ena presents play by Dimitris Psathas set in a modern day Cyprus. August 31-September 1.

B Municipal Market (Theatro Ena), Limassol. 8.30pm. In Greek. €12/15.

Tel: 96-458399

Ongoing Exhibitions 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 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 Summer Breeze Group mixed media exhibition. Until September 15. Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm8pm. 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 area. Until September 30.

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

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: 8.30am3.30pm. Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm.

Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316 AnThrOPOS: Faces of Cyprus through the Ages An exhibition that explores the human form as it is represented in the art of Cyprus from the Neolithic period until today, focusing specifically on depictions of the human face. Until January 18. The Cyprus Museum 1 Special Exhibition Hall, Museum Street, Nicosia. Tel.: 22865854. www.mcw.gov.cy

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Naked Prince Harry pics are published by The Sun

Oscars aim for ‘smash’ hit with new producers

Newspaper defies request from the royal family’s lawyers

By Zorianna Kit

By Stephen Mangan The Sun tabloid yesterday published photographs of Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas, becoming the first British publication to defy a request from the royal family’s lawyers.

On Thursday, newspapers in Britain did not publish the images of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson naked with an unnamed woman while on holiday in Las Vegas, following a request from St James’s Palace, the official residence of the prince, through the Press Complaints Commission to respect his privacy.

But, almost half of the front page of yesterday’s Sun newspaper shows a photograph of the naked prince covering up his genitals with his hands while an apparently naked woman hides behind his back in a Las Vegas hotel room.

The Sun, part of the British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, said millions of people around the world had already seen the pictures and its readers had a right to see them.

David Dinsmore, managing editor of the Sun, said in a video on the paper’s website that the decision to publish was not taken lightly, but the issue had become one of “the freedom of the press.”

“This is about the ludicrous situation where a picture can be seen by hundreds of millions of people around the world on the Internet but can’t be seen in the nation’s favourite paper read by eight million people every day,” Dinsmore said.

Prince Harry has a reputation for partying and is seen at a Las Vegas pool party (wearing hat) prior to his exposure “This is about our readers getting involved in the discussion about the man who is third in line to the throne - it’s as simple as that,” he said.

Two pictures of the naked prince, who has a reputation as a partying playboy, were first published on the celebrity gossip website TMZ on

Wednesday.

Their publication has since caused an ethical dilemma for British editors reeling from a judge-led inquiry into press conduct.

St James’ Palace had contacted the Press Complaints Commission on Wednesday over concerns about the prince’s privacy being in-

truded upon, in breach of the editors’ code of practice.

“We have made our views on Prince Harry’s privacy known. Newspapers regulate themselves, so the publication of the photographs is ultimately a decision for editors to make,” the BBC quoted a spokesman for the

royal family as saying yesterday.

Thursday’s edition of the Sun carried a mocked up photo using their features picture editor and an intern in place of Harry -- son of heir-to-the throne Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana - and the unnamed woman.

Burton’s Frankenweenie Lavigne’s expensive engagement ring opens London film fest TIM Burton’s Frankenweenie, a black-and-white animated tale of a boy and his dog, will be the opening picture at this year’s London film festival, organisers announced this week.

Disney’s stop-motion animated 3D movie will feature the voices of Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau and Winona Ryder, and will hit theatres in Britain on October 17, a week after its film festival debut.

This year’s British Film Institute (BFI) London film festival runs from October 10-21, and the full line-up will be announced on September 5.

“Frankenweenie is a perfect choice of opener - it’s a film that revels in the magic of movies from one of cinema’s great visionaries,” the BFI’s head of exhibition and incoming festival director Clare Stewart said.

“Tim Burton has chosen London as his home city and hundreds of talented British craftspeople have contributed to this production.”

The London red carpet will be the movie’s European premiere, but according to the IMDb movie database website it comes five days after the North American cinema release, stealing some of the publicity thunder from the festival.

Three years ago London opened with the world premiere of another stop-motion animation movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and George Clooney was among the stars who attended the launch.

This year, Frankenweenie will be screened in 30 cinemas across Britain at the same time as the premiere itself.

Burton directed a short version of Frankenweenie in 1984, and the feature-length version, which follows his similarly animated Corpse Bride released in 2005, is in part a homage to Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein.

Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger

AVRIL Lavigne’s engagement ring is worth a reported $350,000.

The Complicated singer recently got engaged to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and he has given her a very expensive rock.

Jewellery expert Michael O’Connor added of the ring: “A pear shape diamond set in platinum is a nod to vintage glamour and individuality perfect for a rocker like Avril.

The half-moon diamonds are also rare since they would have to be specially cut to fit on either side of the centre diamond. The centre diamond is approximately 10 carats, with an additional four carats of total side diamonds.”

Avril and Chad - who have been dating for around six months celebrated their engagement by partying in Las Vegas.

The couple were “super cuddly and affectionate” as they drank Dom Perignon champagne and Grey Goose vodka in the gambling city on Tuesday to celebrate their forthcoming marriage.

OSCAR organisers on Thursday named Chicago filmmakers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron as producers of the upcoming film awards show in the first major move for the newly installed president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Howard Koch.

The decision to hire Zadan and Meron, the team behind other movie musicals such as Hairspray and Broadwaythemed TV show SMASH, marks a turnabout from the initial hiring last year of action director Brett Ratner and hints at a more traditional Oscar ceremony with a variety of comedy, song and dance at the world’s top film awards.

“We are very excited to collaborate with Hawk (Koch’s nickname) and everyone at the Academy to produce this year’s Oscars,” Zadan and Meron in a statement. “We hope to utilise our experience in producing features, TV and theatre to bring something fresh and special to this incredible awards show.”

One year ago former Academy head Tom Sherak originally hired filmmaker Ratner to produce the 2012 Oscars with the expectation it might bring a more modern show and lure younger viewers.

But Ratner soon resigned after earning the wrath of Academy members when he used a gay slur at a screening of his movie, Tower Heist.

He also gave an interview on shock jock Howard Stern’s radio show in which he spoke in detail about his sex life, which only added fuel to the fire surrounding him.

After Ratner bowed out, Sherak brought in film producer Brian Grazer (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) to run the show, and he in turn hired previous host, the popular comedian Billy Crystal, to emcee the Oscars ceremony.

Indeed, while their background seems a harbinger of a traditional Academy Awards when the curtain comes up on February 24, 2013, Zadan and Meron are known for pushing boundaries of traditional storytelling.

Chicago, for instance, proved to be a unique film when it debuted in 2002, helping usher into theatres a new round of movie musicals and earning six Oscars, including best film.

“Craig and Neil are forward thinkers who bring a unique perspective to the Oscar show,” Koch said in statement. “Their enormous collective talent, coupled with their love of film, serves our show perfectly.”

The 85th Academy Awards will be held at the recently renamed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC in the United States and on various networks in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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Little feeling of liberat in rebel-held Syrian to S

YRIAN rebel fighters speak proudly of the day forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fled in their tanks from the northern town of Azaz as civilians armed with hunting rifles pushed into the main square. Yet a month on, there is no feeling of liberation here.

Eight kilometres down the main road, army troops still control a military airport from which they fire missiles almost nightly into the heart of Azaz, a town where more than half the residents have fled and refuse to return.

And last week, a fighter jet dropped two bombs on a central residential district killing at least 30 people.

“We are not liberated. We’ll have to wait until after Assad is overthrown, I think,” said Abu Imad, a young activist and ex-law student who left the University of Aleppo in his final year to join a burgeoning protest movement as it started in March 2011.

Much of eastern Syria bordering Iraq, northern areas bordering Turkey and even rural parts of central Syria have fallen out of Assad’s control as he has focused his fight on cities such as Aleppo, Hama and Damascus. That has left many outlying towns and villages in a similar situation to Azaz.

Azaz is in limbo, unable to move on with ordinary life even if feared government loyalists are not in the streets.

Piles of rubbish lie outside, schools remain closed and the main hospital is empty the staff fled to the other side of the Turkish border, three kilometres away.

Few streets remain unscathed after months of bombing and shop shutters are twisted by explosions.

The families that remain sit expressionless in the shade outside their houses. The odd teenage rebel fighter with a scratched up assault rifle in hand will scoot by on a motorbike.

Many of the town’s sons who fought in Azaz have formed brigades and moved down to the frontline in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city of 2.5 million people where army troops battle rebel units neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

Their bodies return on stretchers to Azaz, reminding this sleepy border town that the war is far from won. On Tuesday, an 18-year-old fighter died in the morning on the frontline, killed by a sniper bullet to the head.

Funerals here are a regular occurrence and the visitors to the house of Amar Ali Amero were inexpressive, looking at his body wrapped in blankets before going outside to wait for the procession. Only Amar’s closest family members

Fight is far from over for those stranded es re eports in bombed out villages reports Oliver Holmes

Rebels who are killed are An ancient Pompeii swiftly streetburied with Vesuvius in the background

by fighter jets.

Hopes for help from the outside world have been silenced and many now feel anger, saying they have been left for dead. People here have been trying for months to garner food, medicine and weapons from countries that have thrown angry rhetoric at Assad but have been unable to halt the killing.

“America is with Bashar. All of Europe is with Bashar,” shouted a man as he squatted on a concrete boulder inside his bombed-out house. Last week, his son and daughter died and now his home for 40 years has been split in two.

Passersby look directly into the kitchen and bathroom.

A Free Syrian Army fighter dodgers sniper shots being fired by government forces

seemed shocked that he had died.

His mother wailed as relatives held her up and his father fainted at the sight of his dead son. After a moment of unconsciousness, he was splashed with water and woke up to realise for a second time that he had lost his son.

At the graveyard, men moved like robots to bury Amar.

The ritual is well-known and dozens of fresh graves lie in rows. The older tombstones from peacetime are beautifully fashioned out of marble with Arabic calligraphy. The hurried new ones are chipped pieces of smooth stone with the names, birth and death dates scribbled on with felt-

tip pens.

Several graves have been dug in preparation for the inevitable continued fatalities.

Some are only four feet long.

“For babies,” said a man walking by. Amar died on Tuesday morning and by 2:30pm his body was under Azaz soil.

The crowd dispersed.

As with many towns across the country, it would be inaccurate to say Azaz is completely under the control of rebels.

The Syrian army decided to withdraw to the nearby military airport, a huge base housing five helicopters.

Fighters say 400 men are stationed there but have decided to stay put for now.

In an olive grove a few hun-

dred metres from the airport hide four rebels armed with AK47 assault rifles. They have one rocket-propelled grenade launcher and a heavy machine gun attached to the back of a pick-up truck.

“We have teams around the airport that start shooting when the helicopters take off.

They have been unable to resupply the base for four days as they can’t take off,” Mahmoud Khajali, a rebel fighter said.

But these rebels say they are worryingly exposed. They say there is little chance they can take the airport while Assad controls the skies. Whenever they fire on the airport they come under mortar fire and sometimes face strikes

Several graves have been dug in preparation for the inevitable continued fatalities While Muhammed Omar Ramdo spoke, his entire body shook as he held back the tears.

Only a trickle of food is brought across the border and reaches Azaz. There is no sign of international aid here and residents say they are running out of supplies. Baby milk is the hardest to come by, they say. The mosque organises the distribution of rice, pasta and chickpeas to families here but says there is not enough to go around.

Rebels say that all their weapons and ammunition are

looted from Assad’s troops during battles.

“We have not received one lira from outside,” said rebel commander Abu Musaab AlSurie shortly before a missile whizzed over the farmhouse where he is staying and landed in Azaz.

The fight is far from won, he adds.

“We’ll do this ourselves.”

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Coffee cups and fertilizer among unusual items used to make Syrian rebel weapons

By Oliver Holmes

Residents of Azaz gather round the remains of tanks in front of a bombed out mosque

“BOMB, bomb, bomb!” shouted the rebel fighters in the midst of battle on the streets of Aleppo. Everyone crouched down and held their fingers in their ears. But the rusty foot-long metal container they rolled into a building hiding enemy Syrian army forces failed to explode.

“The batteries were dead and it didn’t work,” said Abu Furad, a rebel commander in aviator sunglasses, who still wears the Syrian army uniform he was issued before he defected to the rebel cause three months ago.

Desperately short of weapons and ammunition, Syrian rebels have set up factories producing a wide array of homemade bombs and grenades that they can take into battle against much better-armed government forces.

Abu Furad had another homemade explosive device in the pocket of his vest - a black metal tube with a small ceramic coffee cup attached to the top by a wire. The cup acts as a trigger like the pin of a grenade.

He pulled off the coffee cup, leaned around the corner and tossed the bomb towards the building where the soldiers lay. After a few seconds a loud blast shook the air.

In a farm complex outside Aleppo, rebels were cutting and welding metal to make bombs. On the floor of an outhouse, once used to house tractors and farming machinery, a dozen metal cylinders stood ready to be packed full

of explosives.

“What we do is, when the Syrian army starts attacking the city, we’ll go around and look for missiles that haven’t exploded. We’ll drill into the head and remove the TNT,” said bomb maker Abu Ghagan, lifting a bent missile he says he found in a field.

He said he learnt his trade from the internet.

“We are very short on proper explosive so we use a mix of fertilizer to make the rest,” he added, walking round his factory at night to avoid drawing attention from neighbouring farmers.

As a bomb-maker, Abu Ghagan is quiet and careful - he knows the army would pay good money to get the coordinates of a bomb factory so they can send their bomber jets.

Makeshift bombs can be detonated remotely using mobile phones. Abu Ghagan also has home-made missiles that he says can be propelled five kilometres.

The metre-long missiles have a large head packed full of explosives with a detonator on the end, and fins to keep them flying in a straight line.

“These are good. We use them to fire into army barracks,” he said.

Their lack of modern weapons is a common lament among rebels, who say that Western countries that have called for the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad need to do more to make that happen by giving them arms.

Western countries say they are supplying the rebels only with non-lethal equipment, like radios. Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have spoken

of the need to arm the rebels and are thought to have sent them guns and ammunition.

But whatever weapons are coming in, they are hardly arriving fast enough to match the government’s vast arsenal.

At the start of the war, Syria’s army had nearly 5,000 main battle tanks, a similar number of other armoured vehicles, 3,500 pieces of artillery, 240 ground-attack jets, 85 fighters and more than 140 helicopters, according to the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies.

Many rebels say they joined the fight using hunting shotguns and only later looted assault rifles from government soldiers killed in battle. Their homemade bombs show resourcefulness, but on the streets of Aleppo it was not clear how effective they were.

Shortly after Abu Furad threw his grenade into the house, the rebels came under a barrage of fire. Three mortar bombs hit the building across the street, less than 10 metres away.

Then the sound of tank tracks could be heard moving up the next street. The tank fired a shell which ripped through the building the rebels had been using for cover. Smoke filled the air and chunks of concrete rained down.

As the smoke dispersed the rebels looked around to see if their comrades were hurt. Then one fighter spotted something: a tank shell.

Determined, he ran into the street to pick up the unexploded shell, to be dismantled and repacked into a rebel bomb.

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Ayia Napa Monday 97798043 Larnaca Tuesday (Polish spk) 96616589 Thursday 24645523 / 99259264

Nicosia - tel: 22 818583 fax: 22 676385 Limassol Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday / Saturday 25368265 / 99559322 Nicosia Wednesday/Sunday 99013596 Paphos Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday 99916331 / 99399240 Details of meetings are available on www.aa-europe.net ***************************** DOES SOMEONE ELSE’S DRINKING CAUSE YOU A PROBLEM? Al - Anon is for family and friends of those with a drinking problem. Call Nicosia 99 877205 for more information and details of meetings. *****************************

HEALTH & FITNESS PROFESSIONAL AROMATHERAPY & fully body relaxing massage, at your home or hotel for men & women – Paphos area Call Ulrica on tel : 96853681 to book an appointment ***************************** FULL BODY MASSAGE + relaxing massage for men and women in classy surroundings in Kato Paphos – privacy & discretion. We offer you professional mausseurs, appointments necessary 1 Hour for 35 euro, call 96637039 honest people EIGHTSMILEYS OFFERS SUP (STAND UP PADDLE) LESSONS, RENTALS & SALES. A great way to release tension and stress at the same time exercise your body, made for all ages and genders. Find out more information on www. sup.com.cy facebook: Eightsmileys Kitesurfsup or call on 99355191 CLINICAL PILATES. Personalised Clinical Pilates by Physiotherapists in Nicosia.

Individual assessment and supervision of exercises.

“Clinical pilates” is a modified form of therapeutic exercise used by physiotherapists to assist in the rehabilitation and prevention of musculoskeletal injury especially lower back pain, sacro-iliac pain and neck pain. More info on 22446988.

PETS FOR SALE A BLACK GIRL AND A RED BOY ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES, 3 months old, with an

Limassol - tel: 25 761117 fax: 25 761141

excellent pedigree, fully vaccinated, microchip with registration number, lovely natured, DNA tested parents. Living with a family with kids, other dogs and a cat. For information look at www.costopa.net or call 99884578/22383983 Anna ( Nicosia) *****************************

DULUX, A MEDIUM SIZED MALE POODLE CROSS, gray white colour, around 2 years old is looking for a forever home! He is very loving and friendly! At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes!

To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 Mon-Frid 10-2pm. *****************************

CUTE FEMALE DOG CALLED MAYA, BROWN COLOUR, 3 years old pinscher is looking for a forever home! Sweet natured and polite! Will be a small sized dog. At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes ! To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 Mon-Frid 10-2pm. *****************************

CUTE MALE PUPPY, GOLD COLOUR, 5 months old Pekingese cross is looking for a forever home! He is very friendly and adorable! Will be a small sized dog. At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes ! To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 Mon-Frid 10-2pm. *****************************

Paphos - tel: 26 911383 fax: 26221049

PERSONAL 60 YEAR OLD ENGLISHMAN, fit, healthy and working, would like to meet an English speaking, non-smoking lady for socialising, outings etc.Tel or text 96503261 AUSTRIAN ENGINEER, 50 years, searching for a nice women. Mobile: 00491726293462

LESSONS PRIVATE MATHS TUTOR WANTED IN PAPHOS/ LIMASSOL AREA. Must be able to teach maths up to HNC Standard. Call 26 931956/ 99168526 PRIVATE ENGLISH TUITION – UK university graduate (postgraduate 1975), native English speaker, Limassol-based, offers part-time tuition at all secondary school levels, up to and including IGCSE/O-levels. For further details phone 99312567 ART DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION. September - Limassol.

Intensive course Drawing and Painting Tuesday nights. Art &Architecture History Thursday nights. All levels. Portfolio development. UCAS application support. AutoCAD courses. BTEC Level 3 Construction Diploma courses. Registering now! 99409829 info@idclimassol.org DO YOU WANT TO LEARN CHINESE? Experienced private teacher available for Chinese lessons in Cyprus. €30 per lesson. Call for more details. 96864438 PRIVATE TUITION - Experienced, UK-qualified teacher and tutor offers full / part time private home tuition in Maths, English, Science, Geography, History, Business Studies and Economics, from KS3 to iGCSE, AS and A2 levels. Telephone 26642781 or 99318796.

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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 19 For Sale Land/ Property Business 19 For Sale Motor vehicles 19 Wanted 19 To Let Nicosia 19 To Let Limassol 21 To Let Larnaca 22 To Let Paphos 22 To Let Protaras, Ayia Napa, Paralimni -To Let Athens -Land For Sale Bulgaria -For Sale Limassol 23 For Sale Nicosia 23 For Sale Larnaca 23 For Sale Paphos 23 For Sale Ayia Napa 23 For Sale Famagusta Protaras -For Sale Athens -Property& Home Services display ads 24

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: NEW KINDERGARDEN Opening shortly in Lower Peyia/ Coral Bay area. UK and Cypriot qualified Nursery Nurses speaking Greek and English.

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22 = Nicosia 23 = Paralimni/Protaras 24 = Larnaca 25 = Limassol 26 = Paphos

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contact us on 99264520 email: traininganddevelopment.org. uk SWIFT SERVICE AND REPAIRS air-cons, commercial and domestic fridges and freezers, ice machines, cool rooms, supply and fit air-cons VRV S. Call Nik on 99579602 Limassol.

KEEP YOUR HOME COOLER THIS SUMMER by having Windowfilm professionally fitted. Stops up to 86% of heat from entering your home!

Windowfilm increases privacy, blocks harmful uv-rays which cause fading, reduces glare and saves energy costs on air-con. Also keeps your home warmer in winter. Call Ian on 99979671 HOME SOLUTIONS we do pergolas, ranch style fencing, chain link fencing, decking and all general maintenance work on properties at competitive prices. For free no obligation quotation ring Tyrone on 99177037 covering Paphos, Polis and Pissouri areas.

EXPERIENCED PAINTER at very reasonable prices!

Decorative coatings, house painting, sprits and graphiato, varnishing, damp proofing and protection from humidity for walls and ceilings.

Free estimates! Call Harry on 97768020 K.D.FLYSCREENS LTD We manufacture top quality sliding screens, opening doors and roller systems. We also do repairs. For a FREE QUOTE please contact Phone: 99119582 Website: www.kdflyscreens.com WE UNDERTAKE REFURBISHING of houses or holiday homes, construction of pergolas, undertaking of plumbing, house painting, garden work.

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) *****************************

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

SHIRT IRONING SERVICE

CHILDCARE

FREE COLLECTION & DELIVERY WITHIN CENTRAL LIMASSOL area

Tel: 96 665404

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BEDROOM ATLAS MOBILE HOME for sale . Granite kitchen surfaces, tiled floors in W.C., Shower room and kitchen REDUCED TO €7,900. 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

FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND ONE ACRE (3 donums) land for sale Arakapas area Limassol district, with title deeds. Sloping ground with stream and 8 foot waterfall at lower boundary. Naturally growing trees. €40.000 sandymathie@hotmail.com or 99416918 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

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

For information call 99781943

WANTED TO RENT garden, prefer furnished, SW of Nicosia (in approx area Lakadamia to Kapedes and Kalo Chorio) alan.tye@birdlifecyprus.org.cy, 22455072, 99089083.

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FLAT OR HOUSE TO RENT, 2-3 bedrooms, veranda/terrace or

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

FLATS/HOUSES RENT studio Strovolos 280, Ag. Andreas 295, 1 bdrm Ag. Andreas 450, Makarios Av. 490, Ag. Antonios 380 2 bdrm Lykavito furnished 600 Acropolis new 650, Ag. Omologites 500, Engomi near universities 540 Strovolos furnished 650 3 bdrm central 700, Kennedy 650, US Embassy independent house gardens 850. POSPORIDES ESTATES REG. 338 99474839 99646822 FOR RENT renovated, cozy one bedroom fully furnished, kitchen fully equiped, AC, great location at Engomi, two blocks from American Embassy. Rent + monthly charges €485. Tel. 99459267. For rent Nicosia FOR RENT two bedroom spacious 100m, fully furnished, kitchen fully equipped, AC cold/hot, parking space, great location on Kennedy ave. one block from Central Bank. Rent €600/month including monthly charges and hot water. Tel. 99459267.

FOR RENT 3-bedroom luxury apartment over 200 sq.m. Very

English-Painter & Decorator

FOR SALE

Fully Qualified 30 years’ Experience

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

FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES BEAUTIFUL BIKE FOR SALE. Better to see to discuss the price. Please call after 18h, Jean at 99087779 DIPLOMAT’S DUTY FREE HONDA CIVIC (FERIO) SALOON – Very low mileage – 35500 kilometres only, 2005, Original Japanese, 1493CC, No. 21CD4/KWS056, Silver, Excellent Condition, Manual, 2 Airbags, Stereo/MP3, Power Steering, Windows, Mirrors, Very Economical, Euro 5,500/negotiable (Duty Free), Contact: Ravi – 97603209 *****************************

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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

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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spacious living area extending to a large veranda overlooking the green of the river area.

Bathrooms all marble (one ensuite), modern kitchen. Fully air-conditioned, with underfloor heating, garage for 2 cars and large store. Situated in the exclusive gated development of J&P Glastonos, one of the oldest classy residential areas of Nicosia. Call 99630320 TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT (113 sq. metres) on Second floor (No lift) in Aglandja, (Nicosia). Fitted kitchen: fridge, gas cooker, built-in electric oven. Bedrooms: built- in bookcases Dining-room: dining-table with 8 chairs Sittingroom: Two 3-seater sofas, One 2-seater sofa and One Armchair with coffee table. Bathroom c/w toilet Guest’s toilet For further info: 99342225 Mrs Philippou 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 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 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 neighbourhood 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

WIN A TRIP FOR 2 TO SOUTH AFRICA IN AID OF PAPHOS HOSPICE Organised by SACY NEWS The SACY NEWS was launched early 2012, and has within a short period, become a popular and well-liked publication among the South African community, and other expatriates living on the island of Cyprus. With the support of the South African Consulate, the SACY NEWS has become a prime media source for all South African Cypriots living in Cyprus.

“We wanted to create a ‘voice’ for all South Africans in Cyprus. The South African community has increased in number, and it was only a matter of time before we had our own community paper,” says Paul Charalambous, editor of the SACY NEWS. The high-quality publication is produced on a bi-monthly basis and is distributed all over the island, free of charge.

The SACY NEWS’ presence as a media sponsor for almost all South African events has spread extensively throughout the island. In recognition of the strong and supportive South African community, the SACY NEWS will be organising the South African New Year’s Eve Ball at the ‘Fifth Floor Restaurant’ in Paphos. This event will become an annual affair on the SACY NEWS calendar. “Everyone is welcome,” says Paul. “We want to revive the traditional South African Greek events we were accustomed to in South Africa.”

The SACY NEWS will be organising competitions on a regular basis to support the many charities on the island. After months of planning, and the support from many sponsors in Cyprus and South Africa, the SACY NEWS recently launched the ‘Win a trip for 2 to South Africa Competition’ in aid of the Paphos Hospice.

This unique prize package, which includes two return tickets to Johannesburg with Etihad Airways and Century Travel, will be complimented by seven nights at the 5-Star Peermont D’oreale Grande at Emperors Palace Hotel, Casino and Convention Resort. The prize includes an additional two nights at Sandton’s premier Michelangelo Hotel, and a further two nights at the Thabana Safari Lodge for an exceptional full board safari experience.

SAFARIS 4 U – A leading group tour operator based in Johannesburg, will provide unique tours to top attractions in Johannesburg, during the course of your stay.

Tickets are on sale from all Paphos Hospice Charity Shops, participating outlets (island wide) and private individuals for the price of € 3 per ticket. The winner will be announced at the South African New Year’s Eve Ball on the 31st December 2012.

For more information on this unique eleven nights prize package to South Africa, contact the SACY NEWS on 96 343 687. You can also visit their page on Facebook.

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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€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 appliances, 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 elec-

trical 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), (photos on the website).

9. 3 bedr ground floor semi detached house in very good condition with storage heaters, 5a/c,2wc, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room, big front veranda, 2 covered parking in a very quiet neighbourhood close to Alpha Mega - Parissinos €550 (H3PA2001-R), (photos in 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 ap-

pliances 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 neighbourhood close to CYBC station. Can be rented furnished or not. – Platy Aglantzias €3000 (H5PAG0001-R), (Photos on the website).

13. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office,250sq.m, central heating independent, 4a/c, big renovated,

TO LET NICOSIA kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fire place,1bathroom,1 shower,2wc, 2 covered parking, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street - Makedonitissa €1300 (H4STI0043-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. 3 bedr luxury semi detached house with central heating independent, a/c, 3wc, parquet floor, fire place, electrical appliances in the kitchen, curtains, in a very quiet neighbourhood in the area near Falcon school – Strovolos €1500 (H3STI012-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 neighbourhood in the centre of Makedonitissa opposite a playground. €1400 (H4MAK0003-R), (photos in the website).

17. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, office space/maid’ s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC,450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and fitted cooker and oven,6 wc, 2 covered parking’s, big yard with tiles and garden with grass, bbq area in a very quiet neighbourhood near the CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neighbourhood park – Aglantzia €2000(H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website).

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 Costanti-

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noupoleos street near French Ambassador residence – Strovolos €900 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website).

20. 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 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).

21. 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 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 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).

23. 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 appliances, 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).

For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** LUXURY FLATS: 1. 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 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 neighbourhood – Agios Dometios €450 (A1ADO0004-R), (photos in the website).

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. 1 bedr luxury fully furnished apartment, 60sq.m, with 2 a/c for hot and cold, spacious, covered parking, on a small building near Alpha Mega supermarket – Dasoupolis €450 (A1DAS0001-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. 1 bedr, fully furnished and equipped apartment, 50sq.m, 2 a/c for hot and cold, covered verandah, covered parking, ice view off Makarios Avenue between Hilton and DEBENHAMS shop – Nicosia Centre €460 (A1NIC0006-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 neighbourhood – Aglantzia €650 (A2AGZ0022-R), (photos in the website) 11. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting and dining room, storage heaters, 2 a/c, cooker, oven, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, refrigerator in the kitchen,2 wc, 1 bathroom, blinds, big covered veranda, storage room, parking, big common SWIMMING pool. Price includes common expenses – Latsia €500

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(A1LAT0004-R), (photos in the website).

12. 2 bedrs big luxury flat, 110sq.m+big covered veranda, CH ind, 3 a/c, cooker, oven in the kitchen, roller blinds, 2 bathrooms, 2 wc, parquet and granite floor, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, covered parking, intercom, on a small building with 6 flats only near Coca Cola factory 2 km from McDonalds in Egomi – Agios Dometios €550 (A2ADO0013-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, 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 neighbourhood park – Dasoupolis €550 (A2DAS0001-R), (photos in the website).

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3 bedr apartment, 140sq.m,central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds, covered parking off Kennedy and Markora street walking distance to the centre – Nicosia Centre €550 (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in 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 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).

18. 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)

19. 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).

room, on a small building in a quiet neighbourhood next to a playground, near Central offices of Cyta and Laiki Head quarters – Dasoupolis €600 (A2DAS0018-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 Centre €1400 (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 Centre €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos in the website).

24. New luxury 2 bedr apartment, open plan kitchen, 3 a/c for hot and cold, blinds on all the windows, nicely expensive full furnished with real leather sofas, double bed, big dining table, LCD 32”, satellite dish with receiver, internet, very

big bedrooms with big and many wardrobes, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet area near BMH – Aglantzia €620 (A2AGZ0001-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 parking, storage room, security entrance, close to Honda traffic lights walking distance to the centre – Agioi Omologites €850 (A3AOM0009-R), (photos in the website).

27. 3 big bedrs +office space luxury penthouse floor apartment, renovated, central heating independent, full a/c, 230sq.m, double glazed windows,3wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solar heater, pressure system, SKY satel-

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, 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. 2 bedr new luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds on all windows, covered veranda, solar heater, pressure system, covered parking, storage

TO LET NICOSIA lite dish, big sitting and dining areas, solid parquet floor all the flat, big kitchen with cooker and oven and breakfast area, very nice view of the old city,40sq.m private roof garden area ,covered parking on a small building in the centre of Nicosia near the Museum and the old Hospital. Available middle 15th of SEPTEMBER –Nicosia Centre €1200 (A4NIC0005-R), (photos in the website) For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates. com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927.

LIMASSOL TWO STOREY TRADITIONAL STONE HOUSE in Vasa Kellakiou village furnished with 4 small studios [w.c/shower] and 2 bdrs [bathroom] with large kitchen, living room, wooden balconies, large garden with trees, surrounded by the stonewall courtyard for rent short/long term, only 15 kms from Le Merritien hotel.

Tel: 99 649830 ***************************** HOUSE in Mesa Geitonia for rent. 1st floor, 2 bedroom, full A/C, semi furnished, 4 years

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old. Balcony. For more info call 99375101. ***************************** TO LET one bedroom furnished flat in Katraki building, 100 metres from the sea and Debenhams Olympia. Price €430 (included common expenses).

Tel: 99406415 Andreas. ***************************** STUDIO FOR RENT 100 metres from the sea, available immediately. furnished, parking available. Rental €325 monthly including levies. 99867267 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 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/ listing-LIM-0103

***************************** PROTEA APTS LARNACA Residential and holiday apts for rent monthly or weekly Larnaca – Dhekelia road, close to Golden Bay Hotel 1 & 2 bedroom apts, furnished and with low rent with swimming pool, 2 minutes walking distance from the beach, with a new pedestrian crossing in front of the building. Contact us on 99672466, 99404522, and 99078590 ***************************** LARNACA FLAT FOR RENT: Fully-furnished spacious 2-bedroom first floor flat in central location near Metro supermarket, A/C, private parking, intercom system, en-suite bathroom, small block. Phone: 99354789 ***************************** 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 apartment, overlooking pool. Beautifully furnished throughout. 350 Euros per calendar month. Larnaca District.

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ERTY FOR FREE AND GET WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING – NO TENANT NO FEE ! *****************************

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 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/ 99- 673276 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 CONTACTOFFERING FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENT COLLECTION SERVICE 1. UNIVERSAL AREA €550 spacious 3 bedroom semi detached house all with en-suite 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.

2. 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.

3. KAMARES €675 we are delighted to offer this 2 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow offering magnificent sea views. Lovely enclosed garden & private pool. Available unfurnished though can be furnished if desired. Includes central heating throughout plus modern gas fire for those winter months.

Outdoor storage facilities, shaded patio area, fly screens & shutters.

4. KONIA €700 new to the market this spacious detached 3 bedroom villa, master with en-suite. 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.

5. PEYIA €700 rental price includes pool cleaning. Unfurnished 3 bedroom bungalow, master with en-suite. Spacious kitchen & living area.

Enclosed garden with well & private pool offering sea views. Covered verandas, private drive for off street parking. Situated in a quiet residential area.

6. PEYIA €750 price includes pool cleaning. If you are looking for a villa with breathtaking views & privacy than this property is for you. This modern detached 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villas is furnished with modern furniture, including satellite TV. One bedroom & bathroom on ground floor. a spacious enclosed garden with private pool offering stunning views. Off street parking.

7. KOILI €800 brand new modern detached 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa. High quality fixtures & fittings. Spacious living area with real fireplace, plus underfloor heating throughout. Enclosed garden with private pool. Total plot size 600 sq meters, covered area 220 sq metres. Available unfurnished. Pets allowed.

8. MESOGI €1250 stunning detached 4 bedroom 5 bathroom villa. One bedroom & en-suite on ground floor. Spacious kitchen with separate utility room. Available unfurnished though includes gas central heating plus real fireplace in living area. Enclosed garden & private pool. Gated entrance with undercover parking. Situated on a private road.

Tel: 97790883 office: 26271858 visit our website for many

more properties www. mrrent-paphos.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 97648440 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 utilty room with access 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. Euros 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. Euros 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. Euros 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. Euros 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 seat-

LARNACA LARNACA FLATS TO LET Fully furnished, spacious 2 bedrooms in central Larnaca.

Near Saint Lazaros Church, 4 minutes walk to Phinicoudes sea front. Small block 2 years old (6 apts) From €400 - to €500. Tel. 99388901 ***************************** FOR RENT 2 bed, 2 bath, new built apartment, in a quiet scenic location In Alethriko, Larnaca 5 min. to Larnaka, 5 min. to the beach Fully furnished, A/C, communal pool, under covered parking, Long term rent, €350.00 per month For more info pls call 99639378 ***************************** VERY LONG TERM RENT 160sq.mtrs on ground floor, very clean spacious open plan living. Perfect for expat or retired couple looking for a quiet life in a peaceful area only one minute walk to Orphanides, Marks and Spencer and St. Raphael Clinic. Own courtyard, small dog welcome, sky satellite link, also suitable for office space. Only English spoken on 99890128.

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.

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PAPHOS TO LET UNIVERSAL – 1 bed apartment - f/f, a/c, wall heaters, communal pool – available for 6 or 12 month rentals. €270. For more information call - 9977 4314 KISSONERGA, 3 bedroom flat, in a block of 4 flats only, fully renovated, 2 baths, 146 sqm closed area, c/h, a/c, covered parking, excellent view of the sea and mountains.

Short or long term rent. Tell 99 621914.

PROPERTY RENTALS From 250 Euros per month. Villas and apartments available.

Also wanted for waiting clients. www.johnalice-properties.com johnalicecy@gmail. com Tel: 00357 99984681 FOR RENT 2 bed townhouse within walking distance to International School, only four houses in the project, free swimming pool and WiFi. Large green areas around.

Please call Demetris at 99 439891, only families and retired please. €350 per month.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in the heart of Kato Paphos, the property is situated in a quiet, private complex, next to archeological site overlooking the light house, very reasonable rent, tel : 99411933 6 BEDROOM, luxury detached villa in Chlorakas, for rent.

Breathtaking, unobscured sea and mountain views. Close to all amenities, located in a cul de sac in Melanos area with a private road. 6 bed, 2 bathrooms (+2en suite), utility room, outdoor storage, Jacuzzi, private pool, fully A/C, fitted kitchen, large verandas and landscaped gardens. Long term let or sale by owner, call 99414920 UNIVERSAL AREA, 1 bedroom, furnished apartment, off street parking, quiet area, euro 250 per month, plus electricity, no other charges.

Tel : 96523557 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

TO LET ON THE BEACH STUDIO FLAT WITH SUPERB SEA VIEW Newly renovated, fully air-conditioned one bedroom flat, comprising open-plan living room, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom and veranda with direct sea view on the beach next to the Larnaca fishing harbour. Covered parking in gated garage. Long-term rental, furnished €650 or unfurnished €575/month.

Call 99441499, 99431873

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This is to help our large volunteer group to expand in the near future.

Cyprus Samaritans ... 77777267

Our aim is to open a Third Shop in the Limassol area due to popular demand.

Police Duty Officer ......... 1499 (Confidential Information)

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Airports Larnaca ..........................77778833 Paphos ...........................77778833

Contact Anne 25632446 99269016

Shop hours Mon-Sat. 9.30 -12.30

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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ing 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. Euros 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. Euros 400.00 a montn or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal.

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.

Euros 1500.00 per month or offers.

8. POLEMI – 4 bed 2.5 bath massive unfurnished apartment with own entrance in large landscaped gardens.

Spacious open plan living area with feature fireplace and dining space Huge fitted

kitchen and breakfast area.

Guest WC with storage area.4 double bedrooms. Master with en-suite bathroom.

Family bathroom. Pretty landscaped gardens, shared pool and off street parking. Quiet rural property.. Euros 550.00 per month. OVNO FOR FULL LISTINGS OF A PA R T M E N T S / T O W N HOUSES AND VILLA PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL LANDLORDS/ OWNERS PLEASE CALL

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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 STUDIO 38sqm, furnished and fully renovated, in licensed complex, 500m from the Nissi Beach, short or long term rent. Tel: 99 621914.

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HOUSE FOR SALE, TALA, KAMARES VILLAGE IN PAPHOS 245 sq.m, 12 years old, renovated, five bedrooms, master bedroom is en-suite, two bathrooms, underground studio, central heating, air-conditioning, fire place, swimming pool, beautiful garden with amazing sea view, electric garage for two cars:- price €485,000.- Call Helen:- 99497620 FOR SALE special offer, €79,000 first floor apartment in Protaras, fully furnished with 2 bedrooms and a swimming pool. Walking distance to the beach of Ayia Triada and all amenities. Tel: 97 608941 PAPHOS – 1 Bed apartment in excellent/central location near Carrefour. On 3rd floor with lift and view over green area.

A/c units, dedicated covered parking and swimming pool. €82000, Tel.99442791 UNIVERSAL AREA, 1 bedroom apartment with title deeds, c/p, communal pool in small complex of 8, under cover parking, roof terrace, store room and large balcony overlooking the pool, the sale also includes celing fans, white goods and furniture , bargain at : euro 69.500, Tel : 99131044 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

NICOSIA ***************************** FOR SALE HOUSE IN NICOSIA beautiful, well situated 4 bedroom plus attic house in Engomi area. Modern kitchen, sitting-dining room incl. fireplace, c/h, a/c, etc. Close to shops, amenities and at the same time in a quiet area.

For viewing please contact 99585695 ***************************** 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 PENTHOUSE between Armenias Str and Hilton Hotel. 3 bedroom, main bedroom with shower, c/h, fireplace, large verandas. For more information please call: 99467596. *****************************

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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. €115,000.

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LARNACA PERVOLIA 4 Bed house for sale with Full Title Deeds. 160m covered on a 285m plot. Private swimming pool, aircon, flyscreens, carport. Built 2007, 5 min walk to Pervolia square, 3 min drive to Faros beach. €220,000, 99051706 JUST ON SEA luxurious two story villa, four en-suite bedrooms, steam baths, roof garden, for sale, at Pervolia beach, 8 kilometres from Larnaca. Asking price €1,499,000.

Call 00357 97790619.

FOR SALE PAPHOS 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.

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

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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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CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Possessive; 7 Recover; 8 Facet; 10 Ardent; 12 Gemini; 13 Tower; 14 Moby; 16 Leak; 17 Vigil; 19 Nitric; 20 Damsel; 23 Sweat; 24 Niblick; 25 Understand. Down – 1 Paced; 2 Savant; 3 Earn; 4 Suffer; 5 Vaccine; 6 & 9 Great minds think alike; 11 Tonic; 12 Gelid; 15 Bittern; 17 Virtue; 18 Lambda; 21 Spied; 22 Ants.

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2 Two-way tonic (7) 3 Comparatively fit (5) 4 Flycatcher that has been woven (3) 5 Artist rises again first and falls (7) 6 Animal from eastern country (5) 7 Hymn that’s a proposal for marriage? (5,4,2) 8 Have a fling then go over and over in bed (4,3,4)

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1 Make a start (5,3,3) 9 Artificial silk (5) 10 Italian astronomer (7) 11 Path (7) 13 Female fox (5) 14 Dried grass (3) 15 Hickory nut (5) 16 Pub counter (3) 17 Madagascan primate (5) 19 Stood on high (7) 21 Remarkable (7) 23 Eat grass (5) 24 Making famous (11)

2 Regally (7) 3 Appearing to be unused (2,3) 4 Tow (3) 5 Animate (7) 6 Part of a flower (5) 7 Fix a limit (4,3,4) 8 Trampled on (11) 12 Sailing-boat (5) 15 Biblical story (7) 16 Cheap purchase (7) 18 Timer (anag.) (5) 20 Isle off Hampshire (5) 22 Lug (3)

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Mars is trying to support you around the tricky Sun/Neptune opposition but the key to progress continues to be in setting realistic targets. As soon as you start to put yourself under pressure by doing too much, you could come unstuck. However, if you are someone who relishes making home improvements, these may feature this weekend.

If you love gardening, you can find yourself happy to spend time pottering doing this today. Then again, if you “grow your own” cultivating your crops can also be satisfying. In fact, any home based or earthy hobby which is enjoyable and gives you some kind of tangible satisfaction, can appeal to you at this time. Too much sweet food is less of a good thing.

Yesterday’s Quarter Moon is still potent, as it will be for a week. This occurred in Sagittarius, and cautions you to balance your individual needs with the expectations of those you interact with. At least for a while be conscious of social moves. Being sensitive to these rather than embracing your more independent side, will see you do best.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

If you feel strongly about anyone in your life, then do let them know. Planetary powers can be particularly important around romance now, and this can put the spark back into an existing tie, or see an exciting development with someone new and alluring. However, do continue to take steady steps until you are really sure of your ground.

You can find your energy and drive picking up today. This can see you more dynamic than just a couple of days ago, and also doing things off the cuff without spending so much time pondering your options. Anything that is goal orientated can see you start to power forwards with more determination and focus. Show people just what a star you can be.

Someone, and it may be you, is determined to cut to the core of something today, and if so, good for you. It’s true that you may be told something which seems farfetched, but you won’t want “maybe’s” to influence the day’s events too much. Furthermore, there is one friend or project which can really fire you up, and if you love sport, this is a clue.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

The murky mode that prevailed earlier this week for you, still hovers in the background. This may show itself too by someone being a bit moody, or withdrawn. However, then again, you may appreciate some quiet time too. However, if you are generally in a good space just now, you might want to catch up on the household chores this weekend.

Even if you are feeling under-powered in some respects, in another, namely fulfilling your needs from a personal gratification viewpoint, you are set to be much more determined to get what you want. Having said this, any job which involves caring for people or provides a useful service can be an area where you excel. You can gain, but so can others.

You may have felt very unsettled around your financial situation earlier this week, but whatever was going on, now you can be in the mood to really get on top of things. This doesn’t mean you can simply brush away opposition, but if you did have a dip, you certainly have the chance to assert your ambitions or authority on a scenario from now.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

Some baffling reactions or attitudes over the last few days may have seen you scratching your head in consternation.

But nothing stands still, and a very sparky angle between the Sun and Mars can give you the word skills and desire to cut through the fog and move things forward. The reality is that it’s what you say that truly counts.

As Mars takes its first few steps in your zodiac sign, can you feel the power? I do hope so. And this is particularly gratifying for you because Mars is one of your two guiding planets. It also angles brilliantly with both the Sun and Neptune, negating the opposition between the two. This will give you the fire to make some decisive moves today.

You can be a sensitive and caring person, but equally can occasionally become resentful if you feel anyone takes you for granted and assumes your goodwill. Today, you can look out for someone in need, yet on the other hand, you may feel the urge to break away from anyone who has become too cloying, clingy or needy. A paradox for sure!

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08.00 I Plateia (rpt) Two episodes of local drama series.

09.00 Code Europe (rpt) Local investigative show.

10.00 Concert 11.40 Entehnos (rpt) 12.15 FILM: Love Happy A gumshoe and a Russian adventuress chase a trio of hapless actors who have found a cache of stolen diamonds hidden in a sardine can. Comedy, starring the Marx Brothers. 1949.

14.00 News 14.40 Stis Geitonies Tis Polis 15.20 My Cypriot Kitchen (rpt) An introduction to Cyprus and the country’s food.

15.50 Reload Summer (rpt) Show featuring music videos, stories, polls, games and entertainment options.

16.40 Stin Akri Tou Paradisou (rpt) Local period drama, based on true events.

18.00 News 18.15 Kedroi Tis Kyprou

08.00 Kids’ TV 14.20 60 Minute Makeover (rpt) 15.10 FILM: Long day’s Journey Into Night A sailor returns home and witnesses the self-destruction of his dysfunctional family. Drama, starring Ralph Richardson. 1962.

18.00 The Gallery of Uffizi 18.50 News In English 19.00 News In Turkish 19.10 Life Unexpected (rpt) Second season. ‘Affair Remembered’. Lux tries to woo Eric with a cosy dinner in a bid to prevent him from drifting away from her - but the evening’s plans are spoiled when Baze and Cate turn up unexpectedly.

20.00 NRG Music Channel 21.00 Doctor Who (rpt) Fifth season. ‘Flesh and Stone’. Part 2 of 2. The Time Lord is trapped by an army of Weeping Angels, and his only chance of escape is to climb through the wreckage of the space liner that crashed into the temple.

21.45 FILM: The First Wives Club Three middleaged women who were dumped by their husbands for younger partners meet at a friend’s funeral and plot revenge. Comedy, with Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton.

1996.

23.30 Repeats

06.50 Proini Enimerosi (rpt) 07.20 Max Adventures 07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Then (rpt) 08.00 Dada Yia Oles Tis Douleies (rpt) 08.40 Dr Roulis (rpt) 09.30 Akros Oikogeneiakon (rpt) 10.20 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.10 Tychi Vouno (rpt) 11.50 Santa Yiolanta (rpt) 12.40 Kos Kai Ka Pels (rpt) 13.30 Galileo 14.20 Dis Madiam (rpt) 15.10 Plaka Mou Kaneis (rpt) 16.00 Deligianneio Parthenagogeio (rpt) 16.50 Eklimata (rpt) With News at 18.00.

18.40 Ergazomeni Gynaika (rpt) 19.30 Me To Dexi (rpt) 20.20 News 21.20 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.00 Ellada Eheis Talento (rpt) 23.20 News 23.30 FILM: What Dreams May Come The spirit of a recently deceased man uses his vivid imagination to create a breathtaking world in which to exist.

Maudlin drama, starring Robin Williams. 1998.

01.00 Top Chef (rpt) 02.30 Tolmires Istories (rpt) 03.20 News 04.10 Oikogeneia Karambela (rpt) 05.00 S’Agapo Yia Panta (rpt)

06.00 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 07.00 Yia Banaki (rpt) 10.00 An Thimitheis To Oneiro Mou (rpt) 11.00 Glykes Alhimies (rpt) 12.00 Mpoukia kai Sychorio (rpt) 13.00 Oi Kipouroi Tou Mega 13.50 Baba Min Treheis (rpt) 14.40 Savvatogennimenes (rpt) 15.30 An Ipirhes Tha Se Horiza (rpt) 16.10 Kati Trehei Me Tous Dipla (rpt) 16.30 I Ora I Kali (rpt) 17.30 Epta Thanasimes Petheres (rpt) With News at 18.20.

19.20 Peninta Peninta (rpt) 20.20 News 21.05 Pername Kala 23.30 I Oikogeneia Vlaptei (rpt) 00.00 News 00.10 Damages A New York litigator becomes embroiled in a class action lawsuit.

01.00 Breaking Bad Informed he has terminal cancer, an underachieving chemistry genius turned high school teacher uses his expertise to secretly provide for his family by producing the world’s highest quality crystal meth.

08.10 Zoi Podilato (rpt) 09.30 Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) 10.00 Pink Panther Show 10.40 Kids’ TV 13.00 The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) Latin American telenovela.

14.20 Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) 15.20 I Kouzina Tis Mamas (rpt) 16.00 Oi Atromitoi (rpt) 16.40 Eho Ena Mistiko (rpt) 17.40 Oikogeneiakes Istories (rpt) With News at 18.00.

18.30 Baywatch Glossy surfside drama with the Malibu lifeguards.

19.20 Pame Paketo (rpt) Greek talk-show.

20.15 News 21.20 Tha Se Do Sto Ploio (rpt) 22.20 FILM: Dead Man Walking Drama, starring Susan Sarandon.

1995. See Film Picks.

23.50 News 23.55 24 (rpt) Ground-breaking real-time drama series , starring Kiefer Sutherland as a government agent out to stop terrorists wreaking havoc across America.

00.40 The 4400 (rpt) FBI agents are assigned to investigate the sudden reappearance of 4,400 people who mysteriously vanished at some point during the previous 50 years.

01.10 Mes Tin Kali Hara (rpt) 04.00 Eleni (rpt)

07.50 Kids’ TV 11.00 Exelixeis Sti Showbiz (rpt) 11.30 Ta Kopelia 12.05 LTV Sports News (rpt) 13.00 Star News 13.30 Kostakis Ki Yioi 14.00 Mila (rpt) 15.30 Fotis - Maria Live (rpt) Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.

17.00 Exelixeis Sti Showbiz 17.30 Mesimeriani Meleti (rpt) 19.00 Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition.

08.00 Kids’ TV 11.30 Deste Tous 13.15 Greek FILM: To Nifopazaro 14.50 Beyond The Break Four young women pursue their dreams of becoming professional surfers.

15.15 An American Love With News at 18.30.

19.15 News 20.05 Remington Steele 80s detective drama, starring Pierce Brosnan.

21.00 FILM: In Her Shoes A pair of sisters with little in common are brought together when they learn of a dark family secret. Comedy drama, starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette. 2005.

23.20 FILM: Against All Odds A nightclub owner hires an unemployed American footballer to track down his girlfriend, who has run away with a pile of his money.

Thriller, starring Jeff Bridges. 1984.

01.35 FILM: The Watchtower A ruthless killer who adopts the identity of his unfortunate victims moves to a new town and quickly ingratiates himself with the residents. Thriller, starring Tom Berenger. 2001.

03.30 FILM: Shades Of Gray A beautiful LAPD sketch artist moves back to her hometown in order to forget her past.

Action thriller. 1997.

18.45 Peri Kyprou 19.00 Paizoume Kypriaka (rpt) Two episodes of local game show about the Cypriot dialect.

20.00 News / Weather / Financial Report 21.10 Savvato Ki Apovrado (rpt) 22.40 EPI 2 (rpt) Local talk-show.

23.30 News 23.45 Repeats

02.00 Meli Gala (rpt) 04.00 Casa Di Macaroni (rpt) 04.30 Ola Ta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou (rpt) 05.00 O Ios Tou Patera (rpt) 05.40 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt)

19.45 Star News 21.00 Greek FILM: Kefi Glenti Kai Figoura Comedy.

22.40 Supernatural (rpt) Fourth season.

‘Criss Angel Is a Douche Bag’. A mysterious death draws Sam and Dean to a town full of magicians.

Their investigation leads them to three friends who were famous in their day but have now been replaced by flashier, younger conjurers. One of the older men has made a deal to acquire real magical powers, but the price was extremely high and the brothers must figure out a way to reverse the spell before others are harmed.

23.30 LTV Sports News 00.20 Star News 02.00 Repeats

Radio BBC World Service (1323 MW) 00:01 BBC News 00:06 HARDtalk 00:30 BBC News Summary 00:32 One Planet 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 Witness 03:01 BBC News 03:06 World Briefing 03:30 BBC News Summary 03:32 Global Business 04:01 BBC News 04:06 Your World: Southern Tracks 04:30 BBC News Summary 04:32 One Planet 04:50 More Or Less 05:01 BBC News 05:06 World Briefing 05:30 BBC News Summary 05:32 In The Balance 06:01 BBC News 06:06 Top Of The Pops 06:30 BBC News Summary 06:32 Top Of The Pops 07:01 BBC News 07:06 World Briefing 07:20 Sports News 07:30 BBC News Summary 07:32 The Fifth Floor 08:01 BBC News 08:06 The World Today Weekend: The World Today 08:30 BBC News Summary 08:32 The World Today Weekend: The World Today 09:01 BBC News 09:06 The Forum 09:30 BBC News Summary 09:32 The Forum 09:50 More Or Less 10:01 BBC News 10:06 Top Of The Pops 10:30 BBC News Summary 10:32 Top Of The Pops 11:01 BBC News 11:06 From Our Own Correspondent 11:30 BBC News Summary 11:32 In The Balance 12:01 BBC News 12:06

World Briefing 12:20 Sports News 12:30 BBC News Summary 12:32 One Planet 12:50 Witness 13:01 BBC News 13:06 World Briefing 13:30 BBC News Summary 13:32 Global Business 14:01 BBC News 14:06 Your World: Southern Tracks 14:30 BBC News Summary 15:01 BBC News 15:06 Newshour 15:30 BBC News Summary 15:32 Newshour 16:01 BBC News 16:06 World Briefing 16:30 BBC News Summary 16:32 The Fifth Floor 17:01 BBC News 17:06 Sportsworld 18:01 BBC News 18:06 Sportsworld 19:01 BBC News 19:06 Sportsworld 20:01 BBC News 20:06 World Briefing 20:30 BBC News Summary 20:32 In The Balance 21:01 BBC News 21:06 The Documentary: Just Add Cash but could inflation actually be good for you? Max Flint investigates.”

21:30 BBC News Summary 21:32 Discovery 21:50 Witness 22:01 BBC News 22:06 World Briefing 22:30 BBC News Summary 22:32 Global Business 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 Heavens Gate Deep Sessions 04.00 BFBS Shuffle 05.00 Ops Breakfast 08.00 Cyprus Saturday Breakfast 10.00 UK Saturday Breakfast 12.00 Luisse Shaw 16.00 Vicki And Adam’s Saturday Show 20.00 Club Culture Live 23.00 Groove Collective

BFBS 2 (Ni’sia 89.7, WSBA 89.9, ESBA 95.3 FM) 03.00 BFBS News 03.03 Nigel Rennie Country 04.00 BFBS News 04.03 The BFBS Radio 2 Saturday Show 06.00 BFBS News 06.03 Soul On 2 07.00 Morning Reports 08.00 Weekend Breakfast 09.00 Today 11.00 BFBS News 11.03 The BFBS Radio 2 Saturday Show 13.00 BBC Radio 4 News 14.00 Five Live Sport 21.30 BFBS Jukebox 22.00 Five 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 18.00-20.00 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 - Pafian Paul 08:00-10:00 The Weekend Link 10:00-12:00 Frock Fm - Philippos - 12:00-14:00 Double Dutch - Joep - 14:00-16:00 My Big Fat Arts Show - Kathleen Ruddy - 16:00-18:00 Non Stop Music - 18:0020:00 Ready To Blow Up The Seen - With Your Hosts Dj Mr Smith And Mc Svenny B – Live 20:00-22:00 22:00-24:00 Saturday Live Dj Set- Dj Allen D Night Train 24:00-07:00

Oldies Digital

(Hotbird SAT / (www.oldiesdigital.com) SATURDAYS 08:00 Sinatra Hour 09:00 Solid Gold Music Show with John Watson 11:00 Easy Going Gold 19:00 Oldies Digital plays some great classic party hits - perfect for a Saturday night.

22:00 Night Gold

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Television PICK OF THE DAY Horrible Bosses (LTV3, 22.00) It’s a good night for films on TV. You can watch Katharine Hepburn do Eugene O’Neill (not the man himself but one of his plays, Long Day’s Journey Into Night on CyBC). You can watch Susan Sarandon in her Oscar-winning role. You can watch the Marx Brothers (but you really shouldn’t, because it’s their last and worst movie). You can watch Disney nymphet Selena Gomez in her bid for the teen - as opposed to tween - market. Even Capital TV bring their A-game tonight, scheduling a couple of good films (a major event for this loveably cheesy channel) from 9 o’clock onwards.

You can watch all kinds of films on TV tonight but we recommend you watch Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and the screechy-voiced Charlie Day arguing and bickering in this bright, frantic farce.

They argue over how to find an address. They argue over the efficacy of using one’s sleeves for gloves when carrying out a break-in. They argue over whether the signal should be one honk of the car-horn or four honks. They argue over whether “bend her over a barrel and show her the 50 states” is or is not a well-known expression.

Jason, Jason and Charlie are beset by horrible bosses. Kevin Spacey is one such boss, a Total F***ing Asshole, minus the asterisks (this is where we should mention that the film is rude,

profane and not for children). He plays elaborate mind-games, forces his assistant to admit he was two minutes late for work - then pours him a glass of Scotch, tricks him into drinking it and makes public reference to his “drinking problem”. Then there’s Colin Farrell, the Dipshit Cokehead Son of the company’s founder, and Jennifer Aniston as an Evil Crazy Bitch with a penchant for sexual harassment, forever trying to force Charlie into having sex. “You know, yours doesn’t sound so bad,” observe the other two.

Our heroes whine about their horrible bosses, then slowly start thinking about a more permanent solution - initially trying to outsource the murders, then deciding to do the deed themselves.

This is not a witty comedy, but it mostly works and, at a time when most Hollywood comedies tend to peter out into nothingness, it never takes its eye off the main plot. Its jokes may be saucy but it’s never gross for its own sake, nor does it stop the plot dead for ‘outrageous’ antics in the manner of Get Him to the Greek or Hot Tub Time Machine.

And of course you’ve got Spacey, Aniston and Farrell (with ridiculous comb-over), having the time of their lives as the flamboyantly evil bosses. Eugene O’Neill? Not today, thank you. Made in 2011.

Preston Wilder

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Gran Torino (Novacinema3, 22.00) Not a good fi lm but Clint Eastwood’s Clint-ness carries the day, indeed it couldn’t even exist with any other actor. He plays Walt Kowalski, a Korean War vet and something of a grumpy old man; among the things he hates are horoscopes, people standing on his lawn, people who call him by his fi rst name without being asked, navel-rings on teenage girls, young priests, churchgoing - and of course “swamp rats”, one of his colourful names for his Hmong (i.e. Vietnamese) neighbours.

One of those neighbours, a teenage boy, tries to steal Walt’s Gran Torino (that’s a car) as part of a gang initiation, forcing Walt to become more involved with the family and its problems. You might say they bond, and you might call the fi lm a plea for racial tolerance - but those mealy-mouthed words don’t apply to His Clintness. Man’s a legend, basically. Made in 2008.

Monte Carlo (Novacinema1, 22.00) Selena Gomez was 18 when she made this, but could pass for 12 with her winsome baby-face - and the fi lm surrounds her with even older co-stars, namely Leighton Meester (Blair on Gossip Girl) and Katie Cassidy.

The result is a sub-Disney jape with Selena as a waitress in Texas who dreams of going to Paris, and fi nally does so in the company of best friend Katie and uptight stepsister Leighton; alas, the trip is a disaster - but things improve when Selena gets mistaken for her richbitch double, Prince and the Pauper style, ending up in Monte Carlo where the spoiled heiress is guest of honour at a charity ball. Miss Gomez (let’s be honest) isn’t much of an actress - but she’s very sweet and easy to like, especially if you’re a tween girl, and our heroines’ adventures are a dream come true, especially when they involve Bulgari and Oscar de la Renta. Made in 2011.

Dead Man Walking (Sigma, 22.20) Tween girls should go with Monte Carlo, but everyone else is likely to prefer this Oscar-winning drama, notable for being even-handed despite the fact that director Tim Robbins is a vocal opponent of the death penalty.

That’s the subject, albeit indirectly - the story of Sister Helen Prejean (played by Robbins’ longtime partner Susan Sarandon) who ministers to the men on Death Row and befriends convicted killer Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn), a nasty piece of work who nonetheless insists he only watched - rather than committed - the murder of a young couple. Based on fact, like many a cheap TV movie, but it walks its moral tightrope impeccably, fi nally going beyond guilt and innocence to a higher plane of spiritual redemption. Made in 1995.

Gran Torino (Novacinema3, 22.00)

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01:30 Pass Time 02:00 Car Warriors Race Cars 03:00 2012 American Le Mans Series Road America Elkhart Lake, WI 07:00 Big Break Dominican Republic - Kill Two Birds with One Stone 08:00 Big Break Dominican Republic - All Talk and No Action 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Academy 10:00 LPGA Tour: CN Canadian Women’s Open Rd. 2 12:00 Inside the PGA Tour 12:30 Golf Central International 13:00 Super Bowl Highlights: XXVI: Washington v Buffalo 13:30 Super Bowl Highlights: XXVII: Dallas v Buffalo 14:00 America’s Game: 1997 Denver Broncos 15:00 European Tour: Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Rd. 3 19:00 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bristol Motor Speedway 22:00 PGA Tour: The Barclays Rd. 3 01:00 LPGA Tour: CN Canadian Women’s Open Rd. 3

07:00 Globe Trekker 08:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 09:00 Planet Food 10:00 Food Tripper 11:00 Culinary Asia 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 4real 13:30 Essential 14:00 Africa Trek 15:00 The Skinny Dip 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 18:00 Nomad’s Land 19:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 Flavours Of Peru 21:00 Essential 21:30 Out Of Country 22:00 Departures 23:00 Globe Trekker 00:00 Julian And Camilla’s World Odyssey 01:00 Out Of Country 01:30 Essential 02:00 Planet Food 03:00 The Skinny Dip 04:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 Flavours Of Peru 06:00 Planet Food

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Sport Smiling Djoko happy to avoid Murray in draw

IN BRIEF Harrington clouds Olazabal’s thoughts PADRAIG Harrington gave European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal plenty to think about at the Barclays tournament in Farmingdale, New York.

Spaniard Olazabal will on Monday announce his two wildcard picks to complete his 12-man team to take on theUnited States, with Britain’s Ian Poulter and Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts widely viewed as the likely candidates.

Two weeks ago, on the eve of the PGA Championship at Kiawah island, Olazabal said Harrington needed to do “really extraordinary well” to have any chance of being one of the two captain’s selections, and the Irishman has certainly responded.

The 40-year-old Dubliner tied for 18th in the year’s final major but he upstaged the game’s leading players by shooting a superb seven-under-par 64 on the challenging Bethpage Black layout in the opening round.

However, Harrington is well aware that by skipping the European Tour’s Johnnie Walker Championship being played this week in Scotland, his form in the first of the US PGA Tour’s four FedExCup playoff events may count for nothing.

“There’s no possible way I can make it in on the European Ryder Cup rankings,” the Irishman said.

‘It was really hard to try to bounce back from an emotional loss at the Olympics’

By Simon Cambers DEFENDING champion Novak Djokovic could barely conceal his delight after avoiding the elephant in the room - Olympic champion Andy Murray - in the draw for the US Open.

The Serb, who will be chasing his sixth grand slam title and second of 2012, landed in the bottom half of the draw for the August 27 - September 9 tournament in New York while Britain’s Murray and top seed Roger Federer were placed in the top half.

When asked if he was happy to see Murray’s name in the other half of the draw, ensuring the two cannot meet unless both reach the final of the year’s last grand slam, Djokovic just smiled.

“It was really hard to try to bounce back from an emotional loss at the Olympics,” Djokovic, who lost to Murray in the semi-finals at the London Games, said as he discussed his hopes for the fortnight at the draw ceremony.

“Every player has a look at the draw, in detail.

“But I think there are 128 very motivated players here so you can’t take anything

for granted, even in the early rounds, when you are favourite to win.”

Barring any upsets, the highest seed Djokovic would face en route to a finals appearance would be fourth seed David Ferrer of Spain in the semi-finals.

With Rafa Nadal skipping the tournament with a nagging knee injury, Murray is the man both top seed Federer and second seed Djokovic wanted to avoid, given that the Briton’s confidence is sky-high after his Olympic triumph earlier this month.

But Djokovic has won the past three hard-court grand slams and believes he is ready to win again.

“I am trying not to compare my performances this year with 2011,” he said, having won three of the four grand slam titles last year.

“But I have had a very good start to the hard court season again, winning in Canada and reaching the final in Cincinnati.

“My body feels good and right now I am healthy and fit. I am really happy to be back here where I have great memories and I am playing well.”

In the women’s event, tournament favourite Sere-

na Williams avoided most of her rivals as she was placed in the bottom half of the draw alongside second seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

The American fourth seed, who turns 31 next month and is coming off Wimbledon and Olympic triumphs, begins her title campaign against compatriot Coco Vandeweghe.

Defending women’s champion Samantha Stosur of Australia, who beat Williams in New York last year for her first grand slam title, is in the top half together with world number one Victoria Azarenka and third seed Maria Sharapova.

“Winning here last year was an absolute dream come true. It’s been a bit of an up and down year but I have been feeling good these past few weeks,” said Stosur. “This is a tournament and a surface that I think suits my game, so hopefully I can have another great two weeks.”

Women’s top seed Azarenka, who won her first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January, opens against Alexandra Panova of Russia while Wimbledon runner-up Radwanska plays Russian Nina Bratchikova.

Novak Djokovic has won the last three hard-court Grand Slams and is the defending champion in New York

Stoner: my title hopes are over

By Andrew Gwilym

MotoGP champion Casey Stoner, who is retiring at the end of the season, suffered a serious injury last weekend

CASEY Stoner’s hopes of ending his career with a third MotoGP world title are “finished” after his Repsol Honda team announced he will miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix to undergo surgery on his injured right ankle.

The Australian, 26, seriously injured ligaments and suffered fractures to his ankle after his violent accident in qualifying for last Sunday’s Indianapolis Grand Prix.

The Honda rider rode through the pain to secure a fourth place race finish, eventually losing the battle for the final podium spot to Andrea Dovizioso as he tired in the latter stages.

Stoner, who will retire at the end of the season, had to be helped from his bike at the conclusion of the race.

He had planned to ride in yesterday’s practice at Brno before making a decision on his involvement, but doctors have advised him to undergo surgery, and he has now returned to his homeland.

Stoner sits 39 points behind championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, and with a long road

to recovery lying ahead he admits he has no chance of bowing out with a title success.

He told a press conference: “It’s disappointing news but it’s finished our championship.

“I’ve no idea when I’ll be back as until we’ve had the surgery we won’t know.”

“We already have everything lined up to see what we can do and then try to get back.

“Normally my doctor doesn’t have a problem with me riding with injury but as soon as he read the report he advised me against riding in Indianapolis.

“My plan is to come back hopefully a race or two before (the Australian Grand Prix at) Phillip Island but I don’t know.

“To have these kind of disappointments is frustrating, especially in my last year. But that’s racing.

“I’m not in this championship to finish on a fairytale. I’m not always going to keep waiting for a fairytale ending.”

While Stoner sidelined his team-mate Dani Pedrosa will be looking to build on the momentum of his win in America last weekend, which moved him within 18 points of Yamaha’s Lorenzo at the top of the standings.

Colon gets huge ban THE Oakland Athletics’ bid to snap a six-year playoff drought was dealt a severe blow this week as former Cy Young winner Bartolo Colon was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for testosterone.

The suspension of Colon, who has a team-leading ten wins this season for an Oakland squad that is sitting a half game out in the American League wild-card race, is effective immediately, MLB said.

A native of the Dominican Republic and the American League’s Cy Young winner in 2005 as top pitcher, Colon was hit with the ban for violating MLB’s drug prevention and treatment programme.

“I apologise to the fans, to my team mates and to the Oakland A’s,” Colon said in a statement released by

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Spinners put India in firm control

By Sudipto Ganguly

The two Jamaican superstars were the main attractions in Lausanne and didn’t disappoint, with Yohan Blake (left) running an amazing 9.69 in the 100m

Bolt wins but Blake steals the show in Diamond League meet

By Guy Aspin USAIN Bolt was upstaged by training partner Yohan Blake at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne.

The young pretender became the joint second-fastest man in history as he won the 100 metres in 9.69 seconds shortly before Bolt clocked 19.58secs over 200m.

Only Bolt, a self-proclaimed ‘living legend’ after retaining his Olympic titles in London, has run quicker than Blake’s new personal best.

Blake, the Olympic silver medallist over 100m and 200m, took 0.06s off his previous best as, running into a very slight headwind, he

‘Beast’ now second fastest man in history comprehensively beat a strong field.

The 22-year-old was out of the blocks quickly and pulled away to set a new meeting record.

American Tyson Gay was second in 9.83s, with another Jamaican Nesta Carter third in 9.95s.

Bolt and Gay have also run 9.69s, but only the former with times of 9.58 and 9.63 has gone quicker.

“I could tell Yohan would run fast, I’ve seen him in training,” Bolt said on BBC3.

“I predicted 9.72, but he went a little bit faster.”

Blake, dubbed ‘The Beast’ because of his prodigious work ethic, revealed he was not even running 100% fit.

“I have been sick all week, thank God I recovered,” he said.

“I have more races and I’m going to get better and better.”

Bolt claimed he was “having some fun” after easily winning the 200m, also in a meeting record, ahead of Holland’s Churandy Martina, who ran a national record 19.85, and Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade (19.94).

Only three other men have

ever gone faster than the 26year-old’s 19.58 - Blake and Americans Michael Johnson and Walter Dix - but Bolt himself has done so on six occasions.

He said: “It’s a good run, it’s the end of season so I’m having some fun.”

There had been a sense of disappointment that Bolt and Blake were not going head to head at the Swiss meeting, but Blake claimed he would be happy to take on the world’s fastest man any time.

“I would run with Usain any day, he’s my training part-

ner,” he said. “I would love to run with him, but they have to put up big money.”

The most exciting competition of the night came in the high jump as Robbie Grabarz equalled the British record of 2.37m to finish third on countback.

A clearance of 2.29m was enough to earn Grabarz a share of bronze at the Olympics, but this competition was on another level as Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim, who was also third in London, won with a world-leading 2.39m.

Russia’s Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov was second, also clearing 2.37m.

Grabarz’s clearance equalled Steve Smith’s 20year-old British record.

Springboks a big test for raw Puma flyhalf Sanchez

By Rex Gowar

Argentina’s chances have been badly hit with the loss of influential flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez

ARGENTINA’S chance of a first victory in the Rugby Championship at home to South Africa in Mendoza today has taken a dramatic turn for the worse with the loss of flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez through injury.

The Pumas dream of ending a record of 14 defeats in as many meetings with the Springboks, the last a stinging 27-6 loss in their debut in the southern hemisphere tournament last weekend.

They have usually proved a handful on home soil but losing one of their leading players, a key element of the Pumas side that finished third at the 2007 World Cup in France, diminishes their chances of an upset.

Coach Santiago Phelan has replaced Hernandez, who pulled a right leg muscle during kicking practice on Tuesday, with reserve flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez for the match at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in the Andean city of Mendoza.

Sanchez, whose three previous caps came against minor opposition, is being thrown in the deep end but he has inside knowledge of South Africa having been a part of the Pampas XV who won that country’s third-tier Vodacom Cup last year.

The decision means two changes to the side beaten in Cape Town with Martin Rodriguez replacing Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino at fullback.

Lock Patricio Albacete underlined the need for Argen-

tina to change tactics in the rucks.

“We must try to get more of their players involved in the rucks, which didn’t happen last weekend,” Albacete said.

“We’d have three or four players involved and they wouldn’t have any which left them with a lot of free players.”

Phelan said Argentina’s game plan was sound and the team would improve with each match in their first annual top-level tournament.

“The maul was a good tool which helped us to advance on several occasions. The three penalties we missed in the second half came from mauls,” he added.

South Africa have also made two changes with Adriaan Strauss, Jacques Potgieter and Willem Alberts coming in.

INDIA spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha scythed down New Zealand’s top half to put the hosts in firm control of the opening Test at the close of the second day yesterday.

At stumps, the visitors were 106 for five, trailing India by 332 runs in their first innings. James Franklin (31) and Kruger van Wyk (nought) were at the crease for New Zealand.

Off-spinner Ashwin took three wickets while leftarmer Ojha picked up the remaining two to fall after their batting colleagues racked up 438 in their first innings.

Ojha, who was introduced in the eighth over, struck first when he lured opener Brendon McCullum (22) to drive straight into the hands of Virat Kohli at cover.

Kohli took the next two catches at leg slip off Ashwin to dismiss Martin Guptill (two) and New Zealand captain Ross Taylor (two).

Daniel Flynn (16) was adjudged leg before off Ashwin, which reduced New Zealand to 55 for four wickets.

Kane Williamson (32) and left-handed Franklin provided some resistance with a 44-run stand for the fifth wicket before Williamson became the last wicket to fall in the day.

Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara (159) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (73) added 127 runs for the sixth wicket for India before the visitors polished off the tail.

Pujara and Dhoni both fell trying to attack off-spinner Jeetan Patel, who finished with four for 100. Leftarm pacemanTrent Boult chipped in with figures of 3-93.

Resuming on their overnight score of 307-5, Pujara and Dhoni enjoyed a trouble-free morning session, which was delayed for 25 minutes due to the threat of rain.

Batting at the number three spot vacated by the recently retired Rahul Dravid, the 24-year-old Pujara continued to display the cool temperament that took him to a maiden Test century in his fourth appearance for India.

Showing little sign of rustiness in his first Test in more than 18 months, he finally fell when trying to smash Patel down the ground but only succeeded in picking out Franklin, who pouched a well-judged catch at mid-on.

Pujara hit 19 boundaries and a six during his 306ball stay at the crease.

India skipper Dhoni, who hit six fours and a six, fell in similar fashion trying to plunder quick runs from the off-spinner, only to be caught out mid-off.

Ashwin contributed with a cameo of 37, including five boundaries.

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Sport Bordeaux wary of PSG backlash

Serie A takes one step forward and two back

By Gregory Blachier

It is a far cry from the old days when the biggest names in the sport flocked to Italy

By Brian Homewood SERIE A appeared to take a small step forward last season when Juventus and AC Milan fought neck and neck in a captivating title race and the former broke new ground by opening the only club-owned stadium in Serie A. But, since then, it has taken two giant strides back with Juve coach Antonio Conte among those given lengthy bans over a matchfixing scandal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s departure highlighting the league’s lack of appeal to top players.

Conte, who led Juventus to the title in his first season in charge last season, will sit out this campaign after being banned for ten months.

He was accused of failing to report the manipulation of two games when he was with Siena, in Serie B at the time, in the 2010-11 season.

Siena, Torino, Atalanta and Bologna will start with points’ deductions for their involvement in the affair following a summer of investigations and hearings which ended with dozens of players sanctioned.

Even before this latest

match-fixing scandal, decrepit stadiums and crowd violence had helped drain Italian football of credibility, leaving Serie A trailing behind the English Premier League and Spain’s La Liga in terms of prestige.

The most obvious result of this is in the Champions League where, after dropping below the Bundesliga in the ranking system, Italy has only two teams guaranteed for the group stage, Juventus and AC Milan, with Udinese in the playoffs.

There were more positive signs last season when AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli qualified for the last 16.

Napoli, in particular, proved revelations as they ousted big-spending Manchester City in the group stage.

The revival of Juventus was also completed when they became champions for the first time since being stripped of the 2005 and 2006 titles and demoted to Serie B over the Calcioscomesse match-fixing scandal.

Their attacking football was a far cry from catenaccio while their decision to opt for a smaller stadium proved an unqualified success as it was virtually full for every game.

Yet even as they were celebrating after beating Cagliari to clinch the title, Juventus spoiled it by bringing up those two lost championships and claiming last season’s was their 30th, rather than their officially recognised 28th, scudetto.

That set the tone for a summer of embarrassment that followed police investigations in Cremona and Bari.

While the rest of the world was enjoying the Olympic Games, the Italian federation was holed up in its headquarters, dishing out bans to players, clubs and officials.

At the same time, Serie A lost some of its biggest player assets and singularly failed to attract equivalent replacements.

AC Milan sold striker Ibrahimovic and defender Thiago Silva to newly rich Paris St Germain while Napoli’s Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavezzi went to the same club.

Milan failed in their attempt to bring Kaka back from Real Madrid while longserving players such as Alessandro Nesta and Gennaro Gattuso also left the club.

It is a far cry from the old days when the biggest names in the sport flocked to Italy.

A fading force: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s departure from AC Milan to moneybags PSG has highlighted the league’s lack of appeal to top players

Dortmund and Bayern set for another epic battle

By Brian Homewood

Borussia Dortmund have won the title for the past two seasons, much to the frustration of the mighty Bayern Munich

THE Bundesliga is arguably the most open of Europe’s big five leagues, yet when it comes to the crunch this season looks likely to become another battle between Borussia Dortmund and an increasingly frustrated Bayern Munich.

Bayern, Germany’s biggest and brashest club, are still smarting after finishing second to Dortmund in the Bundesliga for the last two seasons, plus the German Cup last term.

Their frustration boiled over when club president Uli Hoeness made an outspoken attack on their rivals from the industrial Ruhr region in a television interview shortly after Dortmund won last year’s title.

“At the moment, what Dortmund have are players who are somewhat hungrier, but they have no world class players,” he said, adding they would have to do well at international level as well to earn his admiration.

For the second season in a

row, Dortmund, who kicked off the championship at home to Werder Bremen last night, have sold a key member of their title-winning team.

Last time around, it was Nuri Sahin, who departed for Real Madrid and was shunted into the reserves, and now Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa has departed hoping his move to Manchester United turns out to be more fruitful.

Dortmund have, however, replaced Kagawa with Marco Reus - one of the Bundesliga’s hottest properties - from Borussia Moenchengladbach, indicating that they are once again up for the battle.

They also have playmaker Mario Goetze raring to go after an injury-plagued time last season.

Compared by coach Juergen Klopp to a Volkswagen Beetle car because of their ability to keep going where others come spluttering to a halt, Dormtund’s intense high-tempo attacking game is unmatched in the league.

They have maintained the nucleus of their young team and can count of the wall of

noise provided by the 25,000 fans in the Suedtribune, the largest standing area in a European stadium.

Bayern have made two big signings in Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri and Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic, although their attempt to lure Athletic Bilbao’s versatile Javi Martinez has turned into a long-running saga.

The Bavarians, who visit promoted Greuther Fuerth this afternoon, have offered an estimated 40 million euros for the player, which would break the German record they paid for Mario Gomez three seasons ago.

They are already looking forward to a two-horse race with Dortmund and drew first blood by winning the Supercup final 2-1 on August 12, ending a run of five successive defeats against their rivals from the north.

“There are always other teams to be considered, but basically I think these two are the strongest in terms of quality and have the greatest consistency,” said midfielder Thomas Mueller.

BORDEAUX are bracing themselves for title favourites Paris St Germain to spring into life on Sunday after a slow start to the season, according to the southern club’s president Jean-Louis Triaud.

Bordeaux are flying ahead of the battle at the Parc des Princes while big-spending PSG were poor in the 0-0 showing at Ajaccio last weekend and had to recover from two goals down to salvage a point at home to lowly Lorient on August 11.

“Lorient and Ajaccio have not made things easy for us because at some point Paris will be willing to react,” said Triaud.

“I cannot imagine that Paris will not be crowned champions at the end of the season.”

Bordeaux have six points from two games, using their momentum from the end of last season when they won their last six matches to clinch fifth spot and qualify for the Europa League playoff round.

“We will travel to Paris very relaxed. We have nothing to lose and we will take our chance with the only goal to leave without any regrets,” Triaud said.

PSG could be without frontman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who missed the Ajaccio game with a sore right foot having got his team off the hook with two goals in the opener against Lorient.

Ezequiel Lavezzi will certainly miss the game following the red card he picked up last weekend though Brazilian centre back Thiago Silva, another high-profile addition in the close season, could make his debut.

Bordeaux travelled to Red Star Belgrade on Thursday for their Europa League playoff first leg and are one of four teams tied on six points in the Ligue 1 table topped by seven-time champions Lyon, who played at Evian last night.

Lyon had to cut the size of their squad after they failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2000, but coach Remi Garde hopes a promising start will further the squad’s ambitions.

Defending champions Montpellier, who were upset by two stoppage-time goals at Lorient last weekend, entertain Olympique Marseille (six points) on Sunday afternoon.

They will be without suspended midfielder Jamel Saihi while playmaker Younes Belhanda, who played a key role in their title charge last season and winger Anthony Mounier are back from injuries.

Promoted side Bastia, the fourth team on six points, face their first big test when they play at Stade Rennes tonight.

The 2011 champions Lille aim to bounce back at Nice this afternoon after they were stunned 1-0 by Copenhagen in their Champions League playoff first leg on Tuesday.

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Mourinho is pleased with improvement despite loss Valdes error keeps Real in hunt for Super Cup REAL Madrid manager Jose Mourinho was happy with his side’s second-half display despite surrendering a lead to lose 3-2 against Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa.

Mourinho went ahead through Cristiano Ronaldo’s powerful 55th-minute header, but then looked almost out of the tie when three goals in 21 minutes from Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi put the hosts 3-1 in front.

However, a late error by Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes allowed Angel Di Maria to reduce the arrears with five minutes remaining and give Madrid hope of overcoming the deficit in the return leg on Wednesday.

Mourinho said: “I didn’t like the first half. Sometimes we made a play that we didn’t want to make. The opponent has the credit of making you change your game plan but in the second half we pressed a lot and played well.

“In the first half we were limited to playing well defensively, but without attacking.

Barcelona were better but in the second we played a completely different game.”

By Nemanja Bjedov

Real boss Jose Mourinho (left) and Barca counterpart Tito Vilanova put their previous bad blood behind them before the kick-off. Barca scored three goals in 21 minutes to take control, but Real hit back to leave the tie in the balance The former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss was, though, unhappy with Barcelona’s equaliser as it appeared to him that Pedro had wandered into an offside position before latching onto Javier Mascherano’s pass.

However, he refused to blame the oppressive heat as an excuse for his side conceding three quick goals after going in front.

“I didn’t like the first goal because it was an error from

the assistant, but the heat is the same for everyone. For the heat we have prepared in pre-season in climates more difficult than what we have found here and last week.”

Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova, meanwhile, said he was not surprised Mourinho had criticised the referee’s assistant.

“It doesn’t surprise me that Mourinho speaks about the referees. You have to value the play of the oppo-

nent when they play well. I think in general the referee did well and didn’t have an influence on the game.”

Vilanova was disappointed not to take a more commanding lead to Madrid next week, but insisted that Valdes’ error was simply caused by taking a risk that Barca’s philosophy is built around.

“We had a good physical level and we had possession in almost every moment.

We have dominated the play and had more chances.

There was an opportunity to make it 4-1 and in the next act they made it 3-2, but we are happy with the victory,” he said.

“Many times Valdes has helped us. If he punted the ball forward every time then we would not have the combination play we have.

We will encourage him to continue playing as he has done.”

Rodgers: we haven’t broken Hearts Pardew happy with learning experience for youngsters

By Lisa Gray LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers insists his side still have plenty of work ahead to dispose of Hearts and book their place in the Europa League group stages.

An Andy Webster own goal allowed the Barclays Premier League side to claim a narrow victory in Thursday night’s play-off first leg at Tynecastle.

But with Hearts producing an impressive display in the Edinburgh clash, Rodgers will be taking nothing for granted in next week’s second leg at Anfield.

He said: “We always respect every opponent. We’re not that good to be that complacent, to be honest.

“We’ve got an awful lot of work to do but I was delighted for the players.

“It was great for me to see some of the players who haven’t been playing so much, some of our young talent as well.

“All round it was a good win and another clean sheet,

APOEL return to Cyprus with positive Europa result

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Just Fab: Borini celebrates Liverpool’s winner which is important.

“It was a tough game.

Hearts are an excellent side, they have started the season well and the atmosphere was fantastic.

“It was always going to be a tough game but it’s always good to get a win in a European game and we hope to finish it in the second leg.”

Hearts endured a 5-0 thrashing against Tottenham in the Europa League at Tynecastle last season and boss John

McGlynn was keen to avoid a repeat of that result.

McGlynn said: “It was always in the back of our minds and it’s something you want to guard against.

“You never know when you come up against quality opposition like this, who possibly could open you up.

“We felt we owed it to everyone to put in a performance and I think the fans who came here can be proud of the team.”

ALAN Pardew emerged from Newcastle’s return to European action satisfied with both a battling draw and the lessons his youngsters learned.

The Magpies manager rested nine of his key men ahead of today’s tough Barclays Premier League trip to Chelsea, and saw a team featuring 18-year-old Gael Bigirimana, 20-year-old James Tavernier and substitute Adam Campbell, who became the club’s youngest ever participant in Europe, fight back to claim a 1-1 draw in Greece against Atromitos.

Pardew’s men will head into the return on Thursday favourites to complete the job and progress to the group stage of the Europa League, but his satisfaction in Athens was twofold.

He said: “We go home with some new experience, and certainly for some of our

players because they won’t get that time on the ball they had tonight in a Premier League game.

“Sometimes you can be uncomfortable with time, trust me. I have been there as a player, so I know. You pick out the wrong pass and you can lose confidence.

“But tonight, everybody used the ball well. We could have had a little bit more devil in our game, but otherwise I was really happy.”

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew rested nine of his key men

APOEL earned an unlikely 1-1 draw against Neftchi PFC of Azerbaijan in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff despite a poor performance at the Dalga Arena in Baku.

The Cypriots fell behind in the 81st minute only to hit back straight away as they claimed what could prove to be a precious away goal.

“Overall it was a pretty good game. Neftchi played really well at times and the final score is not an accurate indicator of what was happening on the pitch, since we were nowhere near our best. If we want to advance to the group stage of the competition we must perform much better than we did tonight, next week in Nicosia,” said APOEL manager Ivan Jovanovic.

The seven-time Azerbaijani champions dominated in a mediocre first half with nine goal attempts, six of which were on target, but they were all saved by the excellent Dionisios Chiotis in the APOEL goal.

“We need to respect all the teams we play against.

There are no more easy games in football. What we did last year in the Champions League perfectly proves my point. Anything can happen as long as you believe in yourself,” Jovanovic added.

“We were very passive although playing on the artificial turf is not something we are accustomed to.

Nevertheless we ended up with a good result ahead of the second leg, but that cannot hide the fact that we didn’t do ourselves justice on the night.

“I do not think we will repeat this kind of performance next week in Nicosia as we will play in front of our fans and since I came to APOEL I do not recall having two bad games in succession,” the Serbian manager added ahead of the second leg that will be played at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Thursday at 8pm.

APOEL clearly missed two of their most influential players in Gustavo Manduca and Ailton Almeida, who did not travel with the team as they are recovering from injuries.

“I do not think the absences of Manduca and Almeida were the main cause of our poor display and as far as the two of them are concerned we are not even sure they will be fit in time to feature in the return leg. So what we need to do is to focus and win with the players who are available as the quality is definitely on our side,” concluded Jovanovic.

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Enough is enough: the sporting icon, who won a record seven Tour de France titles and who has never failed a drugs test, hit out at the ‘outlandish and heinous claims’

Armstrong ends drug fight, titles under threat

By Dan Whitcomb SEVEN-TIME Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong said he would no longer fight doping charges by the US Anti-Doping Agency, which quickly said it would strip him of his titles and ban him from competitive cycling.

Armstrong, a cancer survivor considered one of the all-time greats in his sport, made the announcement in a written statement as he faced a midnight deadline on Thursday to formally challenge the accusations against him.

“There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough’,” the American cyclist said in the statement, which was posted on his website, Lancearmstrong.com.

“For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.”

A short time later a spokeswoman for the USADA, Annie Skinner, said the agency would strip Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him from the sport for life.

“It is a sad day for all of us who love sport and our athletic heroes,” Travis Tygart, USADA’s chief executive officer, said in a statement released to Reuters by the agency.

“This is a heartbreaking example of how the win-at-all-costs culture of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition, but for clean athletes, it is a reassuring reminder that there is hope for future generations to compete on a level playing field without the use of performance-enhancing drugs,” he said.

If the USADA takes away Armstrong’s titles he would become one of the highestprofile athletes to face such a sanction, at least since Canadian sprinter Ben John-

son was disqualified from the 1988 Seoul Olympics after winning a gold medal in the 100 metres.

Texas-born Armstrong, who retired from pro cycling last year but remains the face of his anti-cancer charity, Livestrong, has long denied that he used performance enhancing drugs to help fuel his career.

He maintained that emphatic denial in His statement, stressing that there was no physical evidence to support what he called Tygart’s “outlandish and heinous claims”.

Armstrong, who never failed a doping test, said he would “jump at the chance” to put the allegations to rest once and for all, but refused to participate in the USADA process, which he called “one-sided and unfair”.

“Today I will turn the page,” Armstrong said. “I will no longer address this issue regardless of the circumstances.”

He disputed the agency’s authority to take away his titles.

World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey said that Armstrong’s decision not to contest the allegations should lead to the American being stripped of his Tour de France wins.

“He had the right to rip up those charges but he elected not, therefore the only interpretation in these circumstances is that there was substance in those charges,” Fahey said yesterday. “My understanding is that when the evidence is based upon a career that included seven Tour de France wins then all of that becomes obliterated.”

Armstrong, 40, has been one of the most successful and controversial cyclists of all time, returning to the sport after beating cancer to win the Tour an unprecedented seven times in succession from 1999 to 2005.

Livestrong, known for its popular yellow bracelets, takes its inspiration from his achievements and recovery from testicular cancer that also made him a hero to many Americans and boosted the sport’s popularity.

INCE the formation of the Premier League two decades ago, Liverpool have been classed as one of the division’s ‘Big Four’ but their weakening grip on a place among the true elite was eroded further by a woeful start to the new campaign.

The kings of England in the 1970s and 80s have fallen on hard times after seventh, sixth and eighth-place finishes in the last three seasons and tomorrow’s visit of champions Manchester City follows an opening day 3-0 loss at West Bromwich Albion.

The club’s American owners hoped for a return to the eye-catching passing which was a hallmark of their glory years when they appointed new manager Brendan Rodgers, whose Swansea City wowed the top flight with their attractive game last term.

The move to sack fan favourite Kenny Dalglish, who won their last league title in 1990 in his previous spell in charge, shocked many fans and Rodgers’ bid to win them over started in abject fashion with a limp performance at unfancied West Brom.

Their first home league game on Sunday afternoon will be a much sterner challenge against the might of City, albeit minus injured striker Sergio Aguero.

Rodgers rested most of his big names for Thursday’s Europa League playoff first leg win at Scotland’s Hearts and reckons Roberto Mancini’s City are in for a rough ride at Anfield.

“It’s something I’ve noticed in my short time here: the players are allergic to complacency. The focus every day, the concentration is very good,” Rodgers told a news conference, turning to the loss at West Brom and Daniel Agger’s red card.

“Everything went against us and we actually played really well in the first half. The game could have been over.

The minute we went down to 10 men, we found it very difficult. We were chasing the game and our organisation wasn’t as good as it will be in the coming months.”

Left back Jose Enrique

Frustration: Luis Suarez and his Liverpool team-mates crashed to a 3-0 defeat at West Brom in their opening game could return from injury for Liverpool while City are set to choose between Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli to partner Carlos Tevez up front after Aguero’s knee injury in their 3-2 opening win over Southampton.

That comeback victory, reminiscient of City’s lastgasp 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers in May which won them the title on the last day, was far from convincing defensively and the likes of new Liverpool signing Fabio Borini will be keen to shine.

STANDOUT GAME The other standout game of the second weekend of the Premier League season is European champions Chelsea at home to last season’s surprise packages Newcastle United this evening.

Both teams started with victories over Wigan Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur respectively while Chelsea also beat Reading 4-2 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday in a rearranged game because of their involvement in the European Super Cup next week.

Eden Hazard, Chelsea’s new Belgian winger, was again a livewire and won his second penalty in two games

but the hosts had to come from behind to overcome promoted Reading.

Boss Roberto Di Matteo said of Hazard: “He certainly had an impact on our team, and with Juan Mata as well, he linked up very well. He is finding his feet very quickly.”

Manchester United, pipped to the title by City on goal difference last term, opened with a 1-0 defeat at Everton and new striker Robin van Persie will be itching for a first start when Alex Ferguson’s men host Fulham this afternoon.

The Dutchman had little impact when coming off the bench at Everton but is likely to partner Wayne Rooney against Fulham, who battered Norwich City 5-0 in their opener.

Van Persie’s ex-club Arsenal could have used his attacking prowess when they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Sunderland and can expect a physical encounter when they travel to Stoke City tomorrow.