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EAC insurers seek to recover payouts Hush-hush legal opinion by AG finds state culpable for Mari civil damages By Elias Hazou

HE GOVERNMENT is mulling a deal with the insurers of the Vassilikos power plant that would allow the latter to recover from the state €200 million they’ve paid out for damage to the insured part of the facility. Sources tell the Mail that an understanding was reached between the parties late last month during the course of a number of meetings involving the Finance Minister and the insurers of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC). In close proximity to the Mari naval base, the Vassilikos plant – the island’s main power station – suffered extensive damage during the July 11 2011 blast, leading to rolling power cuts island-wide for around a month. The plant’s insurers and re-insurers have agreed to compensate the EAC to the full insurable amount and have to date paid the power utility an undisclosed amount of monies for ongoing repairs. But, the Mail under-

stands, they intend to recover their cash payouts by in turn claiming compensation from the Cypriot state. According to the same sources, the basis for their claim derives from a legal reasoning issued earlier by the Attorney-general. It stated that the government is liable for civil damages for the Mari blast, for two chief reasons: first, because the naval base is a government facility and lies on government land; and second, the munitions stored at the base were under the government’s responsibility. In his reasoning – kept from the public eye – the AG noted also that it would be very difficult for the government to evade civil liabilities for Mari, the same sources said. In a sense, the government is already facing criminal liability for Mari, with the Attorney-general’s office having prosecuted ministers and military officials for the munitions explosion that left 13 people dead. The sources say the Finance Minister has

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Ten-year-old boy was abducted and raped in Larnaca POLICE are looking for a man who raped a ten-year-old boy on Wednesday evening. The Palestinian boy is being treated in hospital and is in a state of shock, having had to walk from the scene of the rape, along Philikoudes to the Larnaca police headquarters at the end of the seafront. The Cyprus Mail was told that the boy was some distance away from his home

on his bike at around 9pm on Wednesday when a Greek-speaking man on a motorbike stopped him and his friend saying he wanted to show them his dog. The boy was reluctant to go with the man, who forced him to get on the bike however. The man then brought the boy to a rooftop and raped him there under the threat of a knife. The ten-year-old subsequently walked to the police station

and told ofﬁcers what had happened to him. They police called his parents and then took his statement, which was corroborated after an examination from a state pathologist. The pathologist said he would not make any more comments because the rape involves a child and the contents of such cases are protected during closeddoor court hearings.

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STANDARD & Poor’s Ratings Services yesterday cut Cyprus’ long-term sovereign bond rating a notch further into junk territory – to ‘BB’ from ‘BB+ – saying that despite an international bailout, the government would remain in a weak ﬁscal position due to a banking system, which has been unable to cope without state support as a result of its exposure to Greece. S&P also placed the island’s longterm rating on CreditWatch with negative implications. The agency estimates that Cyprus’ bailout will reach €11 billion – just over 60 per cent of GDP -- to recapitalise its banks, absorb further bank losses, and meet 2012-2014 borrowing requirements. About €6.6 billion or

36 per cent will be absorbed by the state to cover maturing debt and underlying deficits during 2012-2014, S&P said. The company expects Cyprus’ real GDP growth to contract by 1.5 per cent this year and, at best, to stagnate during 2013. These estimates are subject to the uncertainties inherent in projecting growth trends in small economies, it said. “While we believe that lending rates from the troika (or from bilateral sources such as the Russian government) will be relatively low, we expect that the increased burden of financing a gross general government debt stock of 108 per cent of GDP, and the expected continuation of budgetary cuts will weigh significantly on Cyprus’ near-term growth prospects. This drag will come over

and above the negative impact on domestic demand from financial sector deleveraging.” S&P said it expected Cyprus’ lenders to impose “significant” conditions on their loans, in line with recent European Commission stability programme proposals. The most contentious discussions will centre on public sector wage cuts, changes to, or even the abolition of the automatic wage indexation mechanism, and potential modifications to Cyprus’ advantageous tax environment, the firm said. “Should the government implement the conditionality fully, the implications would likely be positive for Cyprus’ creditworthiness as these would aim to reform public finances and reduce large economic imbalances.”

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If the cabinet does not agree, insurers may sue state (continued from front page) agreed to take the insurers’ €200 million proposal to the Cabinet, possibly next week. Should the administration not agree on an out-of-court settlement, the insurers would then presumably sue the government. The power plant (excluding combined cycle unit no.5) is insured with Cyprus-based Atlantic Insurance for up to €700 million. Under the terms of the contract between Atlantic and the EAC, the insurers (and re-insurers) are obligated to “reinstate the facility as new.” Atlantic is backed up by around 10 re-insurers, including Ace

European Group, Trust Re and Lloyd’s Syndicates A senior executive with Atlantic confirmed yesterday a series of meetings have been held between government officials and insurers over the past few weeks; he declined further comment. EAC general manager Stelios Stylianou was similarly reticent. But he did say that, from his understanding, the insurers view the Cyprus government as responsible for damage to Vassilikos and as such they are “considering” claiming compensation. “They (insurance firms) have said they will honour their contract with the EAC, but that they also

reserve the right to make claims on the government. It’s a possibility,” Stylianou said. There’s also the matter of the estimated €200 million worth of damage to Vassilikos that was uninsured. The EAC is likewise entitled to apply to the government for compensation for damage to its power plant, again based on the Attorney-general’s legal reasoning. Asked speciﬁcally about this, Stylianou did not rule it out, adding: “All scenarios are being discussed. It is up to the board of the EAC to decide how to claim uninsured losses.” If the government does not pay up, this matter

could also end up in court. Asked what would happen if the EAC asks for but does not get this compensation from the government, Stylianou said: “That would be a problem. Of course, hypothetically speaking always, we would try our utmost to reach an amicable settlement.” It is no secret that the power utility faces major cash-ﬂow problems. If the out-of-court compensation ﬁgures are borne out, that would bring the total to some €400million. Assuming the government forks out at the end of the day that’s an additional €400 million expense for state coffers and, ultimately, the taxpayer.

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‘Officers failed to declare Sultan’s expensive gifts’ By Jacqueline Agathocleous THE POLICE chief has ordered an investigation into information that officers at Larnaca airport accepted money and gifts from the Sultan of Oman, during his visit to the island last month without declaring them. According to reports, Qaboos bin Said al Said wrote out a cheque for several thousand euros for airport police, while higher-ranking officers lso received Rolex watches. Regulations state that when members of the public service are offered a gift on duty, this has to be declared to the finance ministry, which then decides – depending on the value of the gift – whether or not they can keep it. Police spokesman Andreas Angelides yesterday said there were specific orders within the force, saying policemen can receive gifts as long as they declare them to their district chief or the police chief – unless the presents are given at seminars or other events were the gifts have little value. “The Police Chief has ordered an investigation

to see if the information is indeed true, and if any disciplinary offences are justified,” Angelides said yesterday. “We will see the result of the investigation.” Politis newspaper yesterday cited “credible sources” reporting that the Sultan was so pleased with the services offered to him and his delegation during his visit, he got an associate to hand over a cheque worth several thousand euros just for the policemen. However, the paper claimed the cheque wasn’t shared out equally, which led to conflict among the policemen present. The high-ranking officers were also reportedly given Rolex watches, with the Sultan’s emblem on them, while other airport workers present at the time also received gifts. Qaboos bin Said Al Said rose to power after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur, in a palace coup in 1970. His aim was to end the country’s isolation and use its oil revenue for modernisation and development. The 72year-old sultan is well known for his generosity.

Cypriots still heaviest smokers in the EU CYPRIOTS are the heaviest smokers in the EU pufﬁng 20.5 cigarettes daily, according to a survey conducted as part of the European Commission’s campaign ‘Ex-smokers are unstoppable.’ According to the survey – conducted by iCoach, a digital health platform aimed at helping smokers kick the habit - only one in ten Cypriot smokers have given up smoking, since 2011, and those who still smoked, consumed the highest number of cigarettes in the EU at 20.5 cigarettes daily. However, most smokers in Europe - 46 per cent - consume 1120 cigarettes daily, with the EU average amounting to 14.2 cigarettes daily. Cyprus was also ranked eighth among European countries, with 30 per cent of its population currently smoking. Ranking ﬁrst was Greece at 40 per cent and last was Sweden at 13 per cent. The digital tool for quitting is available online for free in 23 languages including Greek. It has no time limitation so users can progress at their own pace until they manage to quit. It also offers users interactive functions such as a daily diary, useful advice, access to forums, but also mini tests that give both encouragement and a better insight into their progress. Through the programme over 217,000 Europeans, aged between 25 and 34, have sought help to quit, with studies showing that iCoach is mainly used by men at 56 per cent. The same is true for Cyprus where most of the registrations are by men at 69 per cent. Seven countries however, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, report a majority of women registering. For more information look to www.exsmokers.eu or the Facebook page www.facebook.com/Unstoppable.kypros

Minister tries to play down series of reported abuses By Jacqueline Agathocleous HEALTH Minister Stavros Malas yesterday said he was close to reaching a new model for state doctors’ overtime, after fresh reports of milking the system emerged. The reports referred to an investigation by the ministry into the overtime hours worked in public hospitals. They claimed, among others, the overtime worked in the accidents and emergency units was disproportionately high, that the number of surgeries performed during overtime hours was high even as waiting lists continued to rise, and that the intensive care units in the smaller hospitals demanded more in overtime than those of bigger ones. “We have been considering this matter for a while now, reaching an initial agreement to conclude discussions on a model which is mutually acceptable and effective,” Malas said yesterday. He added that a meeting would soon be held with government doctors’ union PASYKI and public servants’ umbrella union PASYDY to conclude on a ﬁnal model. The minister contradicted reports that the investigation showed that 30 per cent of the overtime paid could have been saved with small alterations to the system. “I am not sure if we have concluded on the percentage of any reduction as reports are claiming,” said Malas. Phileleftheros newspaper said doctors at Paphos’ hospital were paid the same in overtime as those of Limassol hospital, which is vastly bigger. But the minister said it was because the number of employees at Limassol was almost double that of Paphos. “There are also certain objective approaches that we need to be careful about,” said Malas. “What happens in Paphos hospital is that there are fewer doctors, and the fewer doctors are called to cover the needs of the hospital in the same amount of time. So the per capita overtime recorded in Paphos hospital, which has fewer doctors, will obviously be higher. We have 41 doctors in Paphos and 80 in Limassol. The per capita average cost [of overtime] for Limassol was €18,000 in 2010 and €15,000 in 2011, while in Paphos it was €25,000 and €23,000 respectively.” But he did admit his ministry had spotted certain instances where “the recordings of overtime could have been lower”.

There are many reports of more surgeries being carried out during ‘overtime’ periods However, how much lower it could have been will become evident with the course of time, said Malas. “We haven’t concluded that exploitation to the extent of 30 per cent is taking place,” he said. “This is something I can’t conﬁrm and I don’t know where the paper got this study, because all I have in front of me is a simple comparative recording of the overtime hours worked in all the hospitals. If we conclude on a reduction and this reduction will be 30 per cent, this will emerge later.” Asked if he was denying there was a problem with doctors getting paid for excessive and unnecessary overtime hours, the minister said, “We need to be objective and not populist”. He said overtime needed to be separated into two categories: the doctors who work “on-call” and those who perform surgeries in overtime hours. Malas said there were certain units where the overtime re-

corded was a bit over the top. He mentioned heart surgeons at the Nicosia General Hospital but he said if the work they did was done in the private sector it would cost five times as much. “So we need to be realistic when we make comparisons in the overtime,” he said. He contradicted reports that the most overtime is paid to doctors. “The amounts paid in night-time benefits to nurses (in 2011) were around €18 million; for doctors, who follow the on-call system, it was around €6 million,” said Malas. The minister urged the public to be patient, as hospitals were under immense pressure. Regarding recent reports that a doctor at Nicosia’s Makarios Hospital had been scheduling unnecessary Caesareans over the weekends so he could get paid overtime, Malas said the investigation had only just started and the ministry was in the process of examining medical files and

questioning the parties involved. Meanwhile, DISY MP Stella Kyriakidou called on the minister to announce the ﬁndings of his investigation into the overtime hours to the public. “The issue concerning the immediate need to change doctors’ overtime system has not only been noted many times before, but it has also been repeatedly discussed at the House health committee,” said Kyriakidou, adding that it was also noted in the Auditor-general’s annual report every year. She said Malas himself had committed to change the current system six months ago. “Recently reports claimed there were increased numbers of Caesareans due to exploitation of the overtime system,” said Kyriakidou. “The health minister must immediately inform the public on the conclusions of the investigation he himself ordered and announce when the matter will be resolved.” (see editorial page 11)

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Semi-state organisations are not an ‘AKEL-ocracy’ By Elias Hazou NO MAJOR changes marked yesterday’s appointment by the Cabinet of the new boards of semi-governmental organisations (NGOs) – but whether the appointees keep their jobs beyond next March is another matter. By and large, the postings at the 16 SGOs amounted to the re-appointment of existing board members. One of the main exceptions was the appointment of new people chairing the boards of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation and the Wine Products Council. The chairmen at the following SGO’s were re-appointed: Cyprus State Fairs Authority, Ports Authority, Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, Cyprus Sports Organisation,

Cabinet appoints some new board members but most stay the same Cyprus Land Development Corporation, Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, and Cyprus News Agency. But another battle for the SGOs – often described as dens of government nepotism – looms. In June, parliament passed a law – sponsored by main opposition DISY - limiting the term board members could serve to 30 months, with a possibility for a single reappointment. In addition, it stipulated that currently serving board members would be replaced in March 2013 – coinciding with the presidential elections. Currently, board members

serve 36-month terms. DISY argued the new arrangement would make it possible for an administration to work smoothly with SGOs that are appointed by it, without any remnants from previous boards who might be less than zealous in enforcing government policy. An administration’s term in ofﬁce is ﬁve years, or 60 months. Under the DISY-inspired law, that would align perfectly with the 30-month term for SGO boards, times two. But the move drew an angry reaction from AKEL; the ruling party said DISY was manoeuvring to wrest total con-

trol of the SGOs should it win next year’s general elections. It said moreover that the new law would make it easier for DISY to achieve its longstanding ‘neo-liberal’ goal of ‘privatising’ and ‘selling out’ the SGOs. The President subsequently refused to sign the law, and has referred it to the Supreme Court. Speaking to newsmen after the Cabinet meeting ratifying the appointments, President Christoﬁas dismissed the notion that so-called ‘AKEL-ocracy’ permeates the composition of the SGOs. However an apparent technical foul-up left the govern-

ment egg-faced yesterday. The lists of the new board members were released to reporters late in the afternoon. But in addition to this list, it appears that some media outlets were also sent the list of the previous boards. In one such list that Sigmalive got hold of, in addition to the names of the previous board members, the list identifies their political party affiliation – DISY, DIKO, EDEK, AKEL and so on. Moreover, the list of previous board members included comments next to some of the names. So, for example, one board member identified as an AKEL supporter is said to “not have shown interest for a long period of time, did not show up, but when needed he follows the party.” Other descriptions of persons included “positive,” “negative,” and “supportive.”

Co-ops resist changes to regulatory framework COOPERATIVE banks yesterday expressed their opposition to any changes in their regulatory framework, saying they implemented the same standards in place for commercial lenders. “…changing the institutional framework on which cooperative activity has been based, especially ideas to scrap the cooperative movement’s regulatory authority and auditing mechanisms, cannot be accepted,” a written statement said. “Besides, the cooperative credit sector implements corporate governance and the auditing standards are the same as the ones in the banking system.” The statement was issued after a meeting of cooperative ofﬁcials who were briefed on the movement’s talks with the troika of international lenders. The issue of cooperative supervision was raised by the European Commission in its May 30 recommendations for the Cypriot econ-

omy. In its recommendation, the Commission does not appear to share the view of the cooperative movement. It says: “Harmonise the supervision of the cooperative credit societies in line with the standards applied for the commercial banks.” In its statement, the movement said it is a socioeconomic institution with “anthropocentric orientation” … “operating for more than 100 years on the basis of an institutional framework harmonised with international cooperative principles, the needs of Cypriot society, and the international obligations of the Cypriot state.” Its activity throughout time – especially the difﬁcult periods – proved beneﬁcial for the Cypriot economy and society in general, the statement said. “This is the reason why the Cypriot people put their trust in the cooperatives, raising them to the high level they are at.”

The issue of supervision was raised by the EU Commission in its Cyprus report

INVITATION TO SUBMIT BID FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES

PUBLICATION THE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE RULE 32

The Open Source Center (OSC) Nicosia is pleased to invite proposals for the modification of the existing Light Fixtures in their facility in Lakatamia, Nicosia.

Application No. 199/2012

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF PAPHOS, PROBATE JURISDICTION GEORGIA VOGIATZIS, DECEASED

Interested bidders can visit OSC premises on Thursday 9 August 2012 from 09:00 to 12:00 hours to receive a detailed Scope of Work together with a drawing outlining requirements. All interested bidders will have to pre-register by 15:00 hours on 8 August, 2012 by contacting the Administrative section at telephone number 22362018. All proposals must be submitted in English in sealed envelopes. Deadline for accepting proposals will be from 10:00 - 12:00 hours on 23 August, 2012.

Notice is hereby given, that after the expiration of 8 days from the date of the present publication, an application will be lodged in the Principal Probate Registry of Paphos, for the probate of the will of the late GEORGIA VOGIATZIS of Greece to be given to Yiannis Papazacharia, Lawyer of Paphos. Yiannis Papazacharia Lawyer and Executor of the will Pallados1, 8046, Paphos tel: 26811362

‘Bulk of provident funds are in good shape’ By Poly Pantelides AROUND 15 pension and provident funds may be facing liquidity problems but most have no short term funding problems, the head of the supervising authority for pension and provident funds Theophanis Tryfonos said yesterday. Tryfonos has asked the various funds for data on high risk securities’ investments. He said he had been looking at the ability of semigovernmental bodies’ and local authorities to cope with liquidity demands in the short term. “Unfortunately there is no regulation provided for funds with 100 or fewer members,” Tryfonos said referring to a different legal status between small and large funds. Out of over 1,800 in total, the majority – reportedly about 1,500 – are not regulated by law, however, Tryfonos said he has asked them to hand over data “on a consultancy basis”. He said that though 14 of the smaller funds had invested a significant proportion of their capital into high risk securities, they were “very small” and created especially for executive councils or partners in companies, “which the law allows for”. One bigger fund belonging to a commercial company also invested 70 per cent of its capital into securities, though Tryfonos said it was not clear if that was a problem. But he said that most the 210 funds that invested in securities at a collective nominal value of €180 million did not face liquidity problems “at least in the short term”. Tryfonos declined to name any funds, just as he had four years ago when one fund invested €4.0 million in Lehman Brothers, which later filed for bankruptcy. Reports at the time said that the semi-governmental telecommunications authority (CyTA) lost €600,000 in investments for its pension fund. A year earlier, in 2007, a high-profile stockbroker was jailed for seven years for stealing millions from a pension fund belonging to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. Collectively, around 15 semi-governmental funds have invested €73 million in high risk securities. But Tryfonos said that even though they were still analysing data it looked like “sensible management rules have been followed”. People can ask the executive body handling their fund to enumerate its investments, he said.

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POLICE went too far when they charged members of the Cyprus Poker Association (CPA) with gambling when members were trying out for an international competition, the association’s vice president, Antonis Theophanides said yesterday at a news conference. Last month police raided two venues, in Larnaca and Limassol, charging a total of 31 people with gambling – which is illegal in Cyprus - even though three weeks earlier, the CPA wrote a letter to inform authorities of their legal status and their intention to host trials for a

national team. “The CPA and our members feel that the actions taken by the police were excessive… due to the fact that they had been previously invited,” Theophanides said. “It’s a shame” the CPA is not allowed to foster the sport even though the ‘TRNC’ gets to host a prestigious televised event, the World Tour Poker. Many go to the occupied areas to play poker whereas they would stay if they had a chance to play here,” he said. The CPA charges a membership fee and a tournament fee for the organisation but says that it does not condone gambling or give cash prizes.

One poker player, Cypriot Bambos Xanthos, is 2009 Heads-up poker champion “but Cyprus doesn’t know,” Theophanides said. “We wish to ensure that our sport is considered an honourable game of skill played by players who love the sport and wish to develop their skills and ability,” the CPA said in the letter sent to the chief of police and the Attorney-general, among others. The police, found about €1,200 in two separate events – an amount that the organisers say went towards membership and participation fees – which they mentioned in their letter beforehand. Police spokesman Andreas An-

gelides said that because there was money, there was gambling, adding that the even the chips sufﬁced, as they are a money equivalent. Bingo – a game of chance - is not considered gambling even though money changes hands. Angelides said it was allowed although the reasons why are not clear. Angelides said that “ﬁnding chips, playing cards and money is a sign of criminal activity”. Asked if that makes most Cypriots criminals for playing a game or two with money (or chips) during the Christmas season, Angelides said, “Yes, but the police can’t go to everyone’s homes and arrest them”.

‘As a good friend to both sides, Cyprus can help us’ Palestinian Authority FM says Cyprus EU presidency would be of great benefit By Stefanos Evripidou AS A good friend of both sides, Cyprus could help overcome the deadlock in the IsraeliPalestinian peace process during its EU Presidency, said Palestinian National Authority Foreign Minister Riad alMalki in Nicosia yesterday. Speaking after meeting his Cypriot counterpart Erato Kozakou Marcoullis, al-Malki said the fact Cyprus presides over the Council of the EU “is a great beneﬁt and great opportunity for Palestine because Cyprus will try to do justice”. He expected progress to be made at an EU level during Cyprus’ EU Presidency. “Palestine is in good hands,” he added. “The fact that Cyprus is a good friend of Palestine and also a good friend of Israel really puts it in a better position to try to see if it is possible to lead the EU into looking for ideas to move the situation from a total deadlock to a new dynamic,” he told the Cyprus News Agency . The Palestinian Authority has “totally given up on the US role due to their internal election processes” while the Arab Spring is occupying the attention of other countries including in the Arab world, he said. “That really leaves us with the EU that has always been trying to play a leading role,”

said al-Malki. Speaking to reporters after their meeting, Marcoullis reiterated Cyprus’ support for a comprehensive approach to the Middle East peace process, which will lead to a two-state solution. “Such a solution would entail that the State of Israel will co-exist with an independent, contiguous and viable Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” she said. Marcoullis said a two-state solution must be the product of negotiations, and called for all international efforts to focus on containing the situation and restarting the process. The Cypriot minister condemned the settlement activity in the West Bank, noting its illegality under international law. Referring to the “historic bilateral relations between Cyprus and the Palestinian people”, she said: “Cyprus will continue being at the forefront and systematically support the rights of the Palestinian people in international fora and in the EU as a matter of principle”. On development cooperation, Cyprus has allocated around US $3 million to the Palestinian people since 2008. Regarding the changes taking place in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, he said the evolution towards openness, democratisation, accountability, the rule of law and social justice has

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Missing teen POLICE are on the lookout for 15-year-old Georgian Eka Okriashvili, who was reported missing by her mother on Monday. Okriashvili is around 1.68 metres tall, of medium build, with long red hair and brown eyes. “Anyone with information on her whereabouts is requested to contact Limassol CID, the nearest police station or the civilians’ hotline on 1460.

Car accident victim dies A 35 YEAR-OLD man, Dimitris Herodotou, has died in hospital after a car accident on Nicosia’s Athalassa Avenue on Wednesday. Although it is unclear what the circumstances of the accident were, it is known that the Nicosia resident had deviated from his course and swerved off the road into a group of trees, where his car overturned. He was rescued from the wreckage by the ﬁre brigade and taken to hospital. Police urge the public to contact the Nicosia Trafﬁc Police on 1460 if they have any information on the crash.

Riad al-Malki arriving at the presidential palace yesterday morphed into “a very narrow line of action that has reduced the outcome and the benefits into something marginal”. He noted concern about the possible spill-over effect of the Syrian conflict in the region: “This is not the ‘Arab Spring’ we were asking for.” “We are trying our best to help the Syrian people to overcome their problems and put an end to the conflict,” he said.

Asked about the Palestinian bid for non-member observer status at the UN, al-Malki said going to the UN was a last resort, after 20 years of direct negotiations with Israel delivered little progress but allowed Israel time to change realities on the ground. The ‘Follow Up’ Committee of the Arab League will meet in early September “to decide on the exact date when we are going to apply for non-mem-

(Christos Theodorides) ber state UN membership”, said the Palestinian minister. The draft resolution will be put to a vote before the UN General Assembly before the end of the year, he added. During his one-day visit, alMalki also met with President Demetris Christoﬁas, House President Yiannakis Omirou, DISY leader Nicos Anastasiades and AKEL parliamentary representative Nicos Katsourides.

Residential property prices still falling RESIDENTIAL property prices in the first quarter of 2012 continued their downward trend, albeit at a slower rate, according to figures released by the Central Bank. In a residential property price index for Q1 of 2012, the CB warned that prospects for a recovery in the sector are bleak due to limited liquidity and the uncertainty created by the fiscal consolidation measures under discussion between Cyprus and the troika.

On a quarterly basis, property prices (both houses and apartments) in all districts showed a modest decline of 1 per cent. This was compared to 1.8 per cent in the previous quarter with the exception of Paphos and Famagusta, were prices declined by 3.1 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively. Year-on-year property prices dropped 4.3 per cent.

Two remanded for drugs TWO men, aged 17 and 20, were remanded for four days by Famagusta District Court yesterday in connection with illegal drug possession and possession with intent to sell among other offences. Drugs squad YKAN arrested the tourists on Wednesday at the beach in front of the hotel they were staying at. Police found on them, around two grammes of cannabis and a rolledup cannabis cigarette. A search at their hotel revealed nine packages containing a total of 50 grammes of cannabis and two packages containing cannabis resin totalling around nine grammes.

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Putin tackles Cameron on Syria in judo diplomacy UK, Russia still divided on response to the crisis By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge BLACK-belted Vladimir Putin locked horns on Thursday with British leader David Cameron over Syria and a crackdown on Kremlin opponents before watching Russia take gold in an afternoon of judo diplomacy at the Olympic Games. Putin, who had dispensed with his dark jacket in the heat of the final, shot to his feet, roaring cheers for the native of Dagestan, a tiny Muslim region of Russia’s southern flank, who took the gold medal in a men’s judo final. The former KGB spy then rushed down to the mats to congratulate Tagir Khaibulaev, embracing him with a Russian bear hug and then posing for photographs while Russians, one even dressed in a white fur hat, waved the

British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin outside 10 Downing Street in London yesterday (AFP) Russian red, blue and white ﬂag embossed with the two headed Russian eagle. Prime Minister Cameron earlier tried to push the former KGB spy to take a tougher line on Syria, Russia’s ﬁrmest foothold in the Middle East, and stop blocking Western-

backed resolutions aimed at stepping up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. But after 45 minutes of talks in Downing Street, for which Putin put in an unusually punctual appearance, Cameron and Putin said Russia and Britain still dif-

fered over Syria. “I look forward to taking the president to the judo but note that we will be spectators, not participants,” Cameron told reporters, then the two men travelled to the Olympics. Cameron raised the fate of female punk band, Pussy

Kofi Annan to step down as Syria peace envoy FORMER U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by “finger-pointing” at the United Nations while the armed rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad becomes increasingly bloody. As battles raged yesterday in Syria’s second city Aleppo between rebel fighters and government forces using war planes and artillery, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced in New York that Annan had said he would go at the end of the month. “Kofi Annan deserves our profound admiration for the selfless way in which he has put his formidable skills and prestige to this most difficult and potentially thankless of assignments,” Ban said. Talks were under way to find a successor. Annan’s mission, centred on an April

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THREE people linked to al Qaeda have been arrested in the south of Spain, one in possession of explosives they planned to use in attacks in either the Iberian country or other European nations, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said yesterday. He said police arrested on Wednesday two al Qaeda members from ex-Soviet republics close to Ciudad Real who were likely heading to France, and a Turkish man near Cadiz whose house was searched and where explosives were found. The minister said one of the two arrested near Ciudad Real was a senior al Qaeda operative who had extensive experience in bomb-making. “It is one of the most important operations against al Qaeda to date to be carried out on an international level,” he said. “There are clear indications that the suspects arrested could have been planning an attack in Spain, and or, other European countries,” the minister told a news conference. He said the operation was conducted with the help of other international police forces, and that the explosive material was being analysed. No details were given on how much material was found.

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ceasefire that never took hold, has looked irrelevant as fighting has intensified in Damascus, Aleppo and elsewhere. Annan blamed “finger-pointing and namecalling” at the UN Security Council for his decision to quit, but noted: “the world is full of crazy people like me. So don’t be surprised if Secretary General Ban Ki-moon can find someone who can do a better job than me”. Syria expressed regret Annan was going. Russia, a key ally of Damascus, also said it regretted the decision, while Britain, which wants Assad to resign, said it showed that the mediation process was not working. The White House said Annan’s decision to quit had highlighted Assad’s failure to meet his promise to abide by the ceasefire plan, and added that it continued to believe that “Assad must go”.

Sweden spurns Ecuador’s offer to quiz Assange ECUADOR’S foreign minister says Swedish ofﬁcials have refused to accept his country’s offer to let them question WikiLeaks founder Julian

Riot, whose members are on trial in Moscow for anti-Putin lyrics, with the Russian president as part of wider talks on human rights. In a stark illustration of the still frosty ties between Britain and Russia, Putin used his stretched, Russian-numberplated black Mercedes limousine while Cameron used his armoured grey Jaguar to leave Downing Street. A one-time judo champion in his native city of St Petersburg, Putin talked animatedly with Cameron through a translator at the Games, and appeared to be explaining judo to the prime minister at times. The 59-year-old Kremlin chief’s last visit to London was in 2003, though he attended the Group of Eight summit in 2005 at Gleneagles in Scotland. Putin is facing criticism in Moscow for trying to silence dissent after members of Pussy Riot went on trial and a prominent opposition blogger, Alexei Navalny, was charged with embezzlement. As Putin entered the prime minister’s ofﬁce in central London, one protester screamed: “Free Pussy Riot”, which echoed across Downing Street, in reference to the band who sang out an anti-Putin punk prayer in Moscow’s main cathedral.

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FIELD Marshal Hussein Tantawi kept his post as Egyptian defence minister in a Muslim Brotherhood-led administration sworn in yesterday by President Mohamed Mursi, conﬁrming the military’s role at the epicentre of power. Tantawi’s inclusion in Prime Minister Hisham Kandil’s cabinet was widely expected, but underlined the emerging power balance between a civilian president from a once-banned Islamist group and the generals who removed Hosni Mubarak from power. “Do we start from zero? For sure, no,” Kandil said during a news conference. “There has been serious and dedicated work in the past period by previous governments that we must build on.” Besides its inclusion of Tantawi - Mubarak’s defence minister for two decades - the new administration drew heavily on senior level bureaucrats who ran government in Mubarak’s days. Outgoing Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri was even named an advisor to Mursi. The inclusion of at least four members of the Muslim Brotherhood represented a notable break with the past however. One was appointed as information minister, putting the group in charge of a powerful institution that oversees Egyptian state television. “We are confronted by a continuation of the system of government of Hosni Mubarak, with new faces from the second and third tier of the bureaucracy, and some members of the Muslim Brotherhood,” said Nabil Abdel Fattah, a political analyst. “It reﬂects the strength of the bureaucracy and military,” he said.

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Kelly’s bones to return to descendants THE skeleton of Australia’s most notorious criminal will finally be returned to his descendants 132 years after he was executed, ending the family’s long quest to find and properly bury the remains of a man many Australians now consider a folk hero. Ned Kelly led a gang of bank robbers in Australia’s southern Victoria state before he was hanged in 1880. The whereabouts of his corpse was long unknown, but forensic scientists identified Kelly’s nearly headless skeleton last year after it was found in a mass grave outside a now-closed prison. Most of Kelly’s skull, which was stolen long ago, is still missing, but the identification of the skeleton was followed by a battle over what to do with his bones. The property developer of the former Pentridge Prison site where Kelly’s skeleton was buried had hoped to keep the remains on the grounds. Kelly’s descend-

WORLD TODAY Comedian shot by militants A POPULAR Somali comedian and playwright who mocked Islamist militants for brainwashing children and killing civilians has been shot dead. The 43-year-old TV and radio comedian Abdi Jeylani Malaq, was killed on Tuesday by two young men near his Mogadishu home. Abdi Muridi Dhere, a colleague, said Malaq’s death is heartbreaking. He said the killing has sent Mogadishu back to the “dark days.” Seven journalists have been killed in Somalia this year in what appear to be targeted killings. Dhere says the government needs to provide better security.

Food aid call for North Korea NORTH Korea needs immediate food assistance after heavy rains killed scores of people and submerged vast swaths of farmland. That assessment was released by the UN resident co-ordinator’s ofﬁce in Pyongyang following visits to ﬂood-stricken areas in North Korea earlier this week. Floods caused by two storm systems last month killed at least 119 people and left tens of thousands homeless, according to the North’s state media.

Knife attack A CHINESE teenager has killed eight people and wounded another ﬁve in a knife attack in the country’s north-east. The ofﬁcial Xinhua News Agency said the attack took place last night in Liaoning province. It did not immediately give any other details in its report today, such as the ages of the victims.

ants wanted the skeleton so they could have a private burial. Victoria Attorney General Robert Clark said the remains would be turned over to Kelly’s family. Ellen Hollow, great-granddaughter of Ned Kelly’s sister Kate Kelly, welcomed the decision. “The Kelly family will now make arrangements for Ned’s ﬁnal burial,” She said in a statement. “We also appeal to the person who has the skull in their possession to return it to (forensic ofﬁcials), so that when the time comes for Ned to be laid to rest his remains can be complete.” Leigh Chiavaroli, the developer of the Pentridge site, declined to comment on the government’s decision. Kelly, whose father was an Irish convict, led a gang that robbed banks and killed policemen from 1878-80. These days, many Australians view him as a Robin

Hood-like character who fought the British colonial authorities and championed the rural Irish underclass. Others dismiss him as a cold-blooded cop killer. After Kelly was executed, his body was buried in an unmarked grave outside a former prison called the Old Melbourne Gaol. But ofﬁcials decided to exhume his remains along with those of other executed convicts in 1929 when the jail closed. The plan was to move the skeletons to the nearby Pentridge Prison, but a mob of onlookers stole some of the remains - including what was believed to be Kelly’s skull - during the exhumation. The skull was later recovered and put on display at the Old Melbourne Gaol, now a historic site. But in 1978, it was stolen again. In 2009, a farmer handed the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine a skull he claimed was Kelly’s. Forensic tests determined it was not.

Many Australians view Ned Kelly as a Robin Hood-like character in their country’s history

Afghanistan forces thwart insurgent attack on Kabul Authorities say mass attack prevented; intelligence points to Haqqani By Mirwais Harooni AFGHAN security forces killed five insurgents and wounded one during a predawn raid in Kabul yesterday, with authorities saying they had thwarted a mass attack and captured intelligence pointing to the militant Haqqani network. Soldiers from Afghanistan’s spy agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), launched the raid just after midnight, entering a singlestory house compound on the fringes of Kabul which the insurgents were using as a base. “They planned mass attacks in different parts of Kabul disguised in burqas,” the NDS said in a statement, referring to the head-to-toe covering worn by many Afghan women and sometimes used by insurgents to evade detection. Police said two insurgents escaped during a gun battle that raged for five hours around the isolated compound, where the insurgents had been amassing weapons in a newly-built brick house. The militants had three vehicles loaded with explosives and suicide-bomb vests, as well as large stores of rocketpropelled grenades and automatic weapons, and planned to occupy a high-rise building to attack the city’s business heart. The Taliban issued a statement denying that Thursday’s operation had targeted their fighters, although the insurgents often play down their defeats and in-

An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch near the site of the raid in Kabul yesterday ﬂate successes. The NDS said target maps and telephone numbers recovered from the compound had numbers for the Haqqani network based outside Afghanistan. Haqqani network militants, allied with the Taliban and largely based in northwest Pakistan’s lawless border lands, have been blamed by NATOled forces in Afghanistan for

several high proﬁle attacks in recent months. Dozens of militants launched a coordinated assault in central Kabul on April 15, occupying a high-rise construction site and pounding the city’s diplomatic and government centre with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms ﬁre in an attack that took 18 hours to quell. On June 22, Afghan secu-

rity forces backed by foreign advisers fought a day-long battle with insurgents after a Taliban attack on a lakeside hotel on Kabul’s outskirts. But security forces and NATO-led foreign troops say the sporadic attacks do not point to weaknesses in Afghan forces and intelligence ahead of a withdrawal by most foreign combat troops to be completed by 2014.

The United States is pressing Pakistan to step up its efforts to root out militants, in particular the Haqqanis. Pakistan has strong traditional links with the Afghan Taliban and other militant groups but it denies accusations it uses them as proxies to gain leverage in Afghanistan ahead of any settlement to the war, or in case a civil war breaks out after foreign troops leave. Pakistan has also long complained that the United States has overlooked its contribution to the fight against militants. NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan, US General John Allen, met Pakistani counterparts in Islamabad yesterday to discuss cross border security in the wake of hundreds of rocket attacks in eastern Afghanistan which Afghan officials have blamed on the Pakistan army. Pakistan has denied the accusation. “We are making significant progress toward building a partnership that is enduring, strategic, carefully defined, and that enhances the security and prosperity of the region,” Allen said in a statement after his talks. The NATO-led force in Afghanistan has acknowledged an 11 per cent spike in attacks over the past three months since the start of the summer fighting period, although overall the number of foreign soldiers killed is down on last year. Eighty-five were killed in June and July against 119 over the same period last year.

China pours scorn on US criticism of its religious policies China has blasted a U.S. State Department report that criticised its controls on religion, saying yesterday the document was prejudiced and an attempt to meddle in domestic affairs. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s condemnation of the International Religious Freedom Report released this

week was predictable - and the latest reminder of how human rights issues remain a chronic irritant between Washington and Beijing. The annual report issued on Monday found a “marked deterioration” in state respect for religious freedom in China in 2011, and cited tighter restric-

tions on religion, especially in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei adamantly disagreed. “Chinese people of every ethnicity enjoy full freedom of religion and faith,” Hong said in comments issued on the ministry’s website (http://www.mfa.

gov.cn). “The US side should abandon its prejudices,” he added. “Stop exploiting religious issues to meddle in China’s internal affairs, and don’t do things that harm Sino-American relations and mutual trust and cooperation.”

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Business Adidas outruns rivals in sales

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WORLD No.2 sporting goods maker Adidas said a summer of sport was boosting demand for its three-stripe products, helping it stay a step ahead of rivals and avoid the worst of a slowdown in sales growth in China and Europe. “If the world collapses it might hit us as well, but I do believe, without sounding too confident, that we are much better than our competitors,” Chief Executive Herbert Hainer said yesterday, after forecasting 2012 earnings towards the top of its target range. Shares in the German firm, a sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Euro 2012 soccer tournament were down 1.6 per cent at 1315 GMT, in line with a blue-chip DAX index that was dragged lower after comments from ECB president Mario Draghi. While sporting goods companies have been benefiting from a string of major events, there are growing concerns that economic troubles in Europe and slowing growth in China will start to take their toll. Commerzbank analyst Andreas Riemann said investors should cash in on profits now from Adidas shares, which have gained 21 per cent this year, as slowing earnings momentum could soon catch up with high consensus expectations for Adidas. Adidas said sales growth in China, where it and rivals are battling with local companies to win over the country's brand-hungry consumers, slowed to 13 per cent in the second quarter from 26 per cent in the first. Sales in debt-ridden western Europe were up just 5 per cent, compared with 7 per cent in the first quarter.

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THE European Central Bank will gear up to buy Italian and Spanish bonds on the open market, but would only act after eurozone governments have activated bailout funds to do the same, ECB President Mario Draghi said yesterday. Draghi indicated that any ECB intervention would start at the earliest in September and would depend on countries in trouble on bond markets making a request and accepting strict conditions and supervision. He also indicated that German central bank chief Jens Weidmann had expressed reservations about bond-buying and further efforts would be needed to persuade the Bundesbank before a ﬁnal vote to take action. At a news conference following the central bank’s monthly meeting, Draghi said the bank would consider other “nonstandard” measures to rein in the eurozone crisis. “The Governing Council, within its mandate to maintain price stability over the medium term and in observance of its independence in determining monetary policy, may undertake outright open market operations of a size adequate to reach its objective,” Draghi said after the bank kept eurozone interest rates at a record low 0.75 per cent.

Draghi indicated yesterday that any ECB intervention would start at the earliest in September The bank has already spent 210 billion euros buying bonds under its now dormant Securities Markets Programme (SMP) since May 2010, with limited impact, but Draghi said the new effort would be different in scope and conditionality. Any new ECB action was conditional on eurozone governments using their EFSF and ESM bail out funds first, he said. “Governments must stand ready to activate the ESM/ EFSF in the bond market when exceptional financial market circumstances and risks to financial stability exist,” he said.

Financial markets seemed underwhelmed by the announcements, with some investors having interpreted Draghi's comments last week as a sign of imminent rather than future and conditional action. “It is quite disappointing ... There is a lack of any action, so he has basically passed the buck back on to politicians,” said Ioan Smith, strategist at Knight Capital. German bund futures extended gains, a sign of investors seeking safety, and the euro fell by more than one cent to below $1.22 at 1330 GMT. Draghi was under intense pressure from investors, Eu-

ropean leaders and even the United States to deliver on Thursday on his pledge to do whatever it takes to save the euro by bringing high borrowing costs down and salving the debt crisis. His comments in London last Thursday that the ECB would do whatever it takes within its mandate to protect the currency bloc from collapse - “and believe me, it will be enough” had already eased tensions on the debt markets. Other countries, especially the United States, have raised pressure on the ECB to act as the two-and-a-half year old eurozone crisis weighs on global growth.

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ECB action, meanwhile, is hamstrung by EU rules forbidding it from financing governments. The ECB issued a legal opinion in March 2011 ruling out perhaps the biggest gun, giving the ESM bailout fund rights to tap the ECB for funds to increase its firepower. The ECB also has to find a way to get any measures past Germany, the eurozone's largest economy and its principal paymaster. The Bundesbank issues regular reminders of inflationary dangers stemming from nonstandard measures such as bond purchases and the limits central banks face.

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THE number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose less than expected last week, but the data continues to be influenced by distortions from seasonal auto shutdowns. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 365,000, the Labour Department said yesterday. The prior week’s figure was revised up to 357,000 from the previously reported 353,000. “The claims number is not that bad. There does seem to be some difficulty dealing with the seasonals this time of year whether it's auto plant closures or lack thereof,” said Cary Leahey, a senior economist at Decision Economics in New York. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims rising to 370,000 last week. The four-week moving average for new claims, a better measure of labour market trends, fell 2,750 to 365,500, the lowest in four months. Temporary plant shutdowns by automakers for annual retooling cause wide swings in claims data in July, which makes it difficult to get a clear picture of the labour market's health. The model used by the government to smooth the numbers for typical seasonal patterns has trouble anticipating the timing of the temporary closures and in addition, some automakers kept production lines running in July. A Labour Department official said last week was the last where the seasonal expectation was shaped by seasonal layoffs in the auto manufacturing sector.

US job seekers attend a career fair on July 30, 2012 in New York City (AFP) US ﬁnancial markets were little moved by the data, with traders focusing attention on a press conference by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. The claims data has no bearing on the July employment report as it falls outside the survey period.

The government is expected to report today that employers added 100,000 new workers to their payrolls last month, according to a Reuters survey, up from 80,000 in June. Job growth averaged 75,000 per month in the second quarter, a sharp deceleration from the average monthly increase of 226,000 in the first three months of the year. An uncertain fiscal policy path and ongoing debt problems in Europe have hurt demand and left businesses cautious about hiring new workers. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve signaled it was willing to ease monetary policy further, noting that economic activity had slowed in the first half of the year. Many economists expect the US central bank to launch a third round of bond buying, also known as quantitative easing, in September. The number of people still receiving benefits under regular state programs after an initial week of aid fell 19,000 to 3.3 million in the week ended July 21. A second report showed planned layoffs at US companies dropped for a second straight month in July, even as job cuts in the financial sector persisted. Employers announced 36,855 planned job cuts last month, down 1.9 per cent from June, consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas said. So far this year, announced layoffs are up 2.5 per cent from the same period in 2011. The financial sector cut 6,156 jobs in July, the largest number since January.

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Hospital overtime system a scandal MANY stories about the abuse of overtime work in state hospitals have been made public over the last year. There were reports of doctors arranging appointments and operations on Saturdays in order to earn extra cash as well as claims that some hospital doctors were doubling their annual income through overtime work. The health ministry had undertaken to investigate the reports but it subsequently fudged the issue, avoiding giving a clear account of the situation. Yesterday the health minister Stavros Malas confirmed that the ministry had carried out a detailed study of overtime paid by each state hospital for comparative purposes, but added that it was difficult to draw any conclusions. For instance, Paphos hospital may have a higher average cost for overtime than Limassol’s but this was because the former had half the number of doctors of the latter, he said. He avoided mentioning that Limassol hospital probably had twice as many patients. As regard the report that many planned Caesarean births were carried out on Saturday afternoons in Paphos, he said the case files were being investigated. It is obvious the minister, who is also a presidential candidate, is treading carefully because he does not want to ruffle any feathers. He is also following the government philosophy of pandering to the unions. How long does it take to establish whether Caesarean sections had needlessly been performed on a Saturday afternoon? He even defended the payment of overtime, saying it would have cost the state more if patients were sent to private clinics. The only reason the study had been undertaken was so “we have the right data when negotiating with PASYDY (nurses) and PASYKI (doctors) about the evolution of the service provision plan.” As usual, the government is opting for the softly-softly approach less it angers the mighty unions. The fact is the agreements, governing the hospital workers, are in need of an overhaul. Shift allowances of nurses cost the taxpayer, according to Malas €16 million a year. This is because nurses are regarded as office workers and any work outside the PASYDY agreed working day (7.30am to 2.30pm) earns a shift allowance. This is an outrageous arrangement. Perhaps a shift allowance could be paid to nurses working from midnight till morning, but why offer an allowance for someone working in the afternoon? It is scandalous that nurses are paid extra for working in the afternoon. The same applies to doctors who also work civil service office hours and receive an allowance if they are on call; the total cost of doctors’ allowances, Malas said, was €6 million a year. Being on call and working shifts should not command additional pay as it is part of working in a hospital. If doctors and nurses want to work civil service office hours they should quit the hospitals and apply for work in the civil service. Somehow we doubt Malas will make this point when ‘negotiating’ with PASYKI and PASYDY.

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Genocide: elevating ‘crime of all crimes’ R

ARELY does one read such hopeful news: in late June, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) acquitted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić of genocide. That might sound like a bad thing: Karadžić, who once warned Bosnia’s Muslims that war would lead them down the road to hell, surely deserves to be sentenced for the acts of which he was just acquitted – murder, siege, and slaughter almost beyond naming. But for genocide? Better not. In fact, we would be better off getting rid of genocide as a crime altogether. The legal concept of genocide is so incoherent, so harmful to the purposes that international law serves, that it would be better if we had never invented it. Karadžić’s acquittal – precisely because he is still on trial on other counts related to the same atrocities – is an opportunity to move toward the sensible goal of retiring it. This was not just any acquittal. The ICTY decided that, after a two-year trial, the prosecution had not presented enough evidence for any judge to find Karadžić guilty of genocide early in the Bosnian War (he faces a separate count for the July 1995 massacre at Srebrenica, and the prosecution is appealing the acquittal). The court has been consistent: with just a few trials left, it has issued no convictions for genocide apart from Srebrenica. The broader charge was always risky, but, for many advocates, it is an article of faith that genocide was Bosnia-wide. Still, the problem with genocide is not narrow judging, but that the crime itself is doubly irredeemable: it is defective in its definition and troubling in its moral and political effects. Genocide requires “special intent.” A genocidaire must intend both to commit a defined crime and to destroy the victim’s group. In domestic law, the motive behind a crime is usually irrelevant – and for good reason. People have complex reasons for acting illegally. War – a collective enterprise in which killing your enemies can be legal – increases that complexity. Trying to prove genocidal intent has drawn prosecutors into thickets of interpretation – such

Comment Timothy William Waters as giving lessons on the history of Greater Serbia – that distract from trials’ forensic core and encourage their politicization, as defendants “hijack” proceedings with their own justificatory glosses. But the alternative – relaxing evidentiary standards – would undermine values such as legality and reasonable doubt, which are essential to a fair trial. Genocide’s stringent requirements mean that it is – and should be – difficult to convict a defendant. That is consistent with our intuition that genocide is unique. But, while granting supreme status to the “crime of crimes” may seem morally attractive, the gravitational effect of genocide distorts international law and politics. Genocide makes other crimes seem less important. When Goran Jelisić – a camp guard in Bosnia who called himself “the Serb Adolf” – was acquitted of genocide in 1999, one might have concluded from the prosecution’s stunned reaction that Jelisić had walked free. In fact, he confessed to 31 other counts covering the same underlying acts, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Likewise, reactions to the Karadžić decision show how inflated the perceived stakes are. Some say that acquitting him denies his victims’ suffering – as if only genocide mattered. But it is only because acknowledgement of suffering has become identified so dogmatically with one crime that anything else seems inadequate. The problem extends beyond Bosnia. Asking “Was it genocide?” does little to illuminate what was done to which Armenians by which Ottomans during World War I. Today, Turks willing to discuss or even apologize for the massacres refuse to confess to the “supreme crime,” but Armenians can accept no other label. Any group whose suffering is not called “genocide” feels like a second-class victim. This is morally perverse. It is not more wrong to kill people because of their ethnicity than

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Radovan Karadžić at his trial in the Hague it is to kill them because of their political beliefs, gender, or for the sheer pleasure of watching them die. Yet this is precisely what elevating genocide presupposes. The political cost is high. Genocide’s status eases the pressure to intervene in crises that are “only murderous.” Yet crying genocide too liberally quickly cheapens its value, entangling efforts to respond to ongoing exterminations in debates about their precise legal nature. Despite these problems, prosecuting genocide might be worthwhile if it were the only way to hold mass murderers accountable. But it is not. Buried beneath the headlines about Karadžić’s acquittal are those other charges: he will be tried for the same acts, but classiﬁed as crimes against humanity and war crimes. If the prosecution produces enough evidence, Karadžić will be sentenced for the same shelling and sniping, the same killings and rape. All that will be lost is the opportunity to label those acts “genocide.” This is the real reason to drop “the crime of crimes”: its redundancy. There is no act of genocide that is not also another crime. Genocide is a crime of characterization, an interpreta-

tion. Rather than parse killers’ motives, we better afﬁrm our own values by denying that any reasons could ever justify such acts. Genocide is a socially meaningful way to describe a species of annihilation; it is the legal category that we must question. We need international crimes that are minimally characterized – commonsensical analogues of domestic crimes – with as little room for interpretation as possible. In court, we need not know why men slaughter to condemn them for it. So let us end genocide as we know it – by stopping genocides, but also by abandoning the crime of genocide. Let us call its constituent evils by their ancient names. That will do for Karadžić, when judgment comes: he is still on trial, and we can still name his crimes. Timothy William Waters, a professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, worked at the ICTY on the trial of Slobodan Milošević, on which he is editing a forthcoming book. © Project Syndicate 2012

WHAT THE MAIL SAID

1934

25 years ago Wednesday August 3, 1987

Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the ofﬁces of President and Chancellor into Führer.

About 200 British tourists cut short their holidays in Tunisia and ﬂew home on special ﬂights yesterday after weekend bombings at four hotels wounding 13 people, diplomatic sources said, But 1,700 British holiday makers are said to have stayed on at the Sahara Beach Hotel complex.

1949 The National Basketball Association is founded in the United States.

1957 Tunku Abdul Rahman, a British-educated Malay prince, is elected as head of state ahead of independence from Britain.

1990 A weather station in Leicestershire records the highest temperature ever known in Britain.

2005 President Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya of Mauritania is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

35 years ago Friday August 3, 1977 Whist Greek Cypriot leaders wrestled with the problem of picking a successor to the late President Makarios, the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said the death of the Archbishop could provide an opportunity for healing the rift between the two communities. Denktash, said President Makarios’ death “gives us a new chance, a new leadership, a new look at the facts”.

45 years ago Saturday August 3, 1967 A booby trap yesterday seriously injured two British army ofﬁcers who were investigating an earlier explosion near Apliki, north-west Cyprus. The two men, Major MDS Pritchard-Davies and WO K.P. Koran, were members of a British bomb disposal team who drove from Dhekelia in the morning at the request of UNFICYP to help in the investigations.

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Sorkin stands by Newsroom, denies firing writing staff

Bieber spotlights his grown-up side in video

One of the most talked about new shows on TV

CANADIAN pop star Justin Bieber has pulled out the Hollywood stops in his latest video for the single ‘As Long As You Love Me’, making a sort of mini-film showing his grown-up side. Bieber, 18, recruited gritty actor Michael Madsen, best known for his roles in Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, to play the disapproving father of Bieber’s love interest in the slick music video, which runs nearly six minutes. In the video, which debuted online on Wednesday, Bieber plays a star-crossed lover. It features car chases, fights, raunchy dancers and steamy romance set against the Los Angeles skyline, all part of a plan to transition the singer from teeny bopper to adult artist. Bieber fans, known as ‘Beliebers,’ praised him on social media websites for showing his darker side and fighting for love. Bieber rose to fame as a baby-faced pop star on YouTube, singing innocent love songs such as ‘Baby’ and ‘One Less Lonely’ Girl. In the past year, he has grown under the watchful eye of the public and is dating Disney actress and singer Selena Gomez. The new electro-pop ‘As Long As You Love Me’, not to be confused with the Backstreet Boys song with the same title, features rapper Big Sean and is the second single from his latest album ‘Believe’. Bieber unveiled his new image in the video for the first single from the album, ‘Boyfriend’, which saw him cavorting with dancers and driving fast cars. The video earned a nomination for best male video, and the winner will be announced at the MTV Video Music awards in September.

By Jill Serjeant OSCAR-WINNING writer Aaron Sorkin has vigorously defended his controversial show set in a fictional cable TV newsroom, and refuted reports that he fired his writing staff. Sorkin said that Newsroom, which mixes real news stories with fictional characters in a workplace drama, was not intended to thumb its nose at the way established television channels have covered big news events. Sorkin, creator of the idealistic White House drama The West Wing and the awardwinning screenplay writer of Facebook movie The Social Network, also told journalists that the next episode of Newsroom will deal with the capture and killing by US forces in 2011 of Osama bin Laden. Newsroom has been one of the most talked about new shows on US television since its debut on HBO in June, with critics and fans divided over its utopian portrait of what TV news could be and its portrayal of news reporters. “I have only ever tried to write the way I write,” Sorkin told the Television Critics Association. “I haven’t tried to figure out what most people will like, and then give it

Jeff Daniels star of The Newsroom and creator and executive producer Aaron Sorkin (R) speak during an HBO presentation

to them. I try to write what I like, and what I think my friends will like, and then I keep my ﬁngers crossed that enough other people will like it that I can keep doing it.” “Anytime people are talking this much about a TV show is good for television, good for people who watch and good for people who work in television,” he said. Sorkin took the opportunity to deny a media report last month that claimed he had ﬁred the writing staff for the show’s second season, which has already been ordered by HBO.

“The writing staff was not ﬁred. ... Seeing that in print has scared the hell out of the writers. They are coming to work early and being polite to me. I love the writing staff. I think they are a fantastic group,” he said. Sorkin’s use of recent news events, including the 2011 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Japanese tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown, and the shooting of US Representative Gabby Giffords, has offended many journalists because he appears to be critical of reporting and errors made while reporting

breaking news. “I didn’t want to make up fake news. I didn’t feel we would be able to relate to fake news,” Sorkin said. But he added, “I didn’t do it so I could leverage hindsight, so I could make our characters smarter.” Sorkin also shrugged off criticism that his female characters mess up more on their jobs than the male journalists, saying all the characters in the show were deeply flawed. And he said the first season has already been filmed, so he could not make changes

even if he wanted to. Jeff Daniels plays cranky TV anchorman Will McAvoy, who is on a mission to present the news without commercial or corporate obstacles. Daniels has made clear he had no time for critics. “It took me a long time as an actor to stop reading you,” Daniels told the TV critics. “If Aaron is happy, if HBO is happy, and I am happy when I leave the set, I hate to say it is great. ... There is nothing you can tell me, I am sorry to say, that will help me as an actor.”

Aerosmith’s Tyler: American Special Simpsons Olympic episode Tatum O’Neal back in rehab Idol job ‘not my cup of tea’ By Jill Serjeant ROCK singer Steven Tyler said he “loved and hated” his two-year stint as a judge on American Idol but admitted the TV singing contest was “not my cup of tea.” Tyler, who announced in July he was quitting America’s mostwatched entertainment show after two years as a judge, told Rolling Stone magazine that he took the job partly to wait out an internal feud in his band, Aerosmith. “It was something to do while the storm blew by, to be honest,” he said in an interview in the upcoming August 2 issue. “I loved it and hated it. It was a great job, I sat next to J. Lo and I made a ton of money. It was a moment in life and it became larger than life,” he added. Tyler and singer Jennifer Lopez, who is also leaving the show, were brought onto American Idol two years ago after the exit of acerbic British judge Simon Cowell. The Aerosmith rocker said he had come under pressure from producers to ﬁll the nasty-judge role vacated by Cowell. “The show’s about kids and what you do to nurture their talent. They wanted me to take the piss out of the kids and I don’t have that in me. That’s not what I’m about. That’s more about that other guy. Not me,” he said. Aerosmith - made up of frontman Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford - have since patched up years of internal strife and have been working for months on their ﬁrst album of new material since 2001’s Just Push Play. The new album, Music from Another Dimension! will be released in November.

The cartoon will feature Marge Simpson’s chain-smoking twin sisters Selma and Patty rowing down the Thames

THE popular cartoon is getting into the London 2012 spirit with a storyline based on the games in which Marge Simpson’s chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma are seen rowing down the River Thames against American rowers the Winklevoss twins who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The grouchy duo will speed past London landmarks like Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the race. The episode also gives a nod to The Social Network with actor Arnie Hammer reprising his role as both brothers, who famously sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for $140 million, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the social networking site. The Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss characters are also seen sporting exaggerated sideburns in the style of British Olympic Gold cycling medallist, Bradley Wiggins. The episode is aptly titled ‘The D’oh-cial Network’ and will be broadcast in the UK on Sky1 at 6pm on Sunday.

THE former child star who has a long history with drug abuse - has checked into a treatment centre in Southern California in a bid to get help for her cocaine addiction. Since entering the facility, the 48-year-old actress the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award - has been visited several times by her father Ryan O’Neal, who is desperate for his eldest child to get clean. Tatum - who has had a complicated relationship with Ryan over the years and were, at one point, estranged - has been in out and out of rehab throughout her life as she struggled with her drug addiction. She previously dated the late Michael Jackson and in 1986 she married tennis player John McEnroe but didn’t invite anyone from her family to the ceremony.

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Doctors ‘not taught about exercise’ ALMOST one in two medical students is failing to learn about the beneﬁts of exercise despite physical inactivity being one of the main causes of chronic disease, a study suggests. Researchers from University College London said there is a “major inconsistency” in the teaching of future doctors after data showed that just 56 per cent of medical students get the recommended education about physical activity. Promoting exercise among patients should be important because the “majority of the population in England live largely sedentary lives”, they said. After collecting data from all UK medical schools, they found that time spent teaching physical activity science is “minimal”. “Delivery of physical activity teaching is varied across UK medical schools but, overall, was sparse or nonexistent,” the authors wrote.

Japanese women lose longevity crown Death certs don’t tell whole story JAPANESE women lost their longevity crown last year after 26 years at the top of world life expectancy rankings, the government said, blaming the 2011 earthquake and tsunami for the drop. The health and labour ministry said the disaster, which left nearly 20,000 dead or missing, was mainly behind a decline in average lifespan by 0.4 years to 85.90 years. That put Japanese women behind Hong Kong, in the top spot with 86.7 years. The ministry said a rise in the number of suicides last year also contributed to the decline. For men, average life expectancy fell 0.11 years to 79.44, leaving them tied for 7th place with Italians. Switzerland led male longevity rankings with average expectancy of 80.2 years. As a result of advances in health care and falling birth rates, Japan, the world’s 10th most populous nation, has become one of the world’s oldest and fastest ageing societies. The trend has been particularly pronounced in the northeast, where, even before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, scarcity of jobs had been driving young people away. Many of the victims of the disaster were elderly residents who stayed behind.

DEMENTIA may be overlooked as one of the biggest contributors to death in the US, thanks to oversimplistic death certificates, says a new study. While the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributed only three per cent of recent deaths to dementia, the condition contributed to 13 per cent of deaths among the population the researchers studied. “We were actually surprised at what we found,” Dr Mary Tinetti, who led the study at Yale University, told Reuters Health. “Dementia was the second most common contributor to death, which is a much higher proportion than when only a single cause of death is considered.” When doctors in the US fill out death certificates, they follow World Health Organisation guidelines to decide how a person died, and then record just one underlying reason for death. That may make sense for young people who die, said Tinetti, but attributing death to just a single disease isn’t accurate for older adults. “The vast majority of older adults have two, three, four or even five chronic diseases,” said Tinetti, whose team published their report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Are migraines more No evidence that sex spoils sport common than thought? Neurologists report a much higher-thanaverage rate of migraines THE national survey found that of 245 neurologists, 35 per cent said they’d ever had migraine headaches. And 26 per cent had had one in the past year - double what’s reported among Norwegians as a whole. Worldwide, an estimated 11 per cent of people have suffered a migraine in the past year. It’s not clear why neurologists are so taxed by migraines. But one possibility is that the general public actually has higher migraine rates, but doesn’t realize it or report the headaches, according to the researchers, led by Dr. Karl B. Alstadhaug of Nordland Hospital in Bodo, Norway. Still, another explanation could be that neurologists, or doctors in general, have a higher-than-average risk of migraine, said Dr. Randolph Evans, a clinical professor of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. “It is a curious ﬁnding,” Evans said in an interview. In his own study of 220 neurologists, Evans found that about half to three-quarters said they had ever had migraines.

Migraines involve intense throbbing in the head, and sensitivity to light A statistical stumbling block called “selection bias” could be at work, however: The neurologists in Evans’s study were attending a course on headache, so he may have sampled a group of doctors especially interested in headache - which could include those who suffer migraines themselves. The same might be true of the new study, which was published in the journal Headache. Alstadhaug’s team sent surveys to all of the neurologists registered in Norway. But more than one-third did not respond, and it’s possible that the doctors who did respond were more likely to be migraine sufferers.

“I certainly believe that a questionnaire study like this is biased,” Alstadhaug told Reuters Health in an email, “but I don’t think that it can explain the results.” Even if all the non-responders were migraine-free, Alstadhaug said, that would still leave the rate of migraines among all Norwegian neurologists at 17 per cent. He and his colleagues also asked the doctors whether their own migraines had, in part, led them to become neurologists (since that could help explain the high migraine rates). But only one doctor said that was the case. Alstadhaug’s team suspects that the migraine rate

among neurologists may be a more accurate estimate of what’s going on in the public at large. Neurologists specialize in disorders of the brain and nervous system, and some focus on headaches in particular. So if anyone should know the signs and symptoms of migraine, it would be a neurologist. Migraines typically involve an intense throbbing sensation in one area of the head, plus sensitivity to light and sound, and nausea or vomiting in some cases. About 30 per cent of people with recurrent migraines have sensory disturbances shortly before their headache hits.

Longer working hours ‘lowers birth weight’ EXPECTANT mothers who work up to their due date are likely to have babies with a lower birth weight, creating risks for the future, a study has revealed. Women who worked after they were eight months pregnant had babies on average around half a pound lighter than those who stopped

work between six and eight months. The University of Essex research – which drew on data from three major studies, two in the UK and one in the US – found the effect of continuing to work during the late stages of pregnancy was equal to that of smoking while pregnant. Past research has shown

babies with low birth weights are at higher risks of poor health and slow development, and may suffer from multiple problems later in life. Stopping work early in pregnancy was particularly beneﬁcial for women with lower levels of education, the study found – suggest-

ing that the effect of working during pregnancy was possibly more marked for those doing physically demanding work. The birth weight of babies born to mothers under the age of 24 was not affected by them continuing to work, but in older mothers the effect was more signiﬁcant.

THE ANCIENT Greeks believed athletes should avoid sex before sport, but modern Olympians and scientists are torn over the merits of in-competition coitus and whether abstinence enhances performance. For years coaches and athletes have practiced abstinence the night or even weeks before a big event, although all bets are off when the medal ceremony is over - 150,000 condoms were handed out to the 10,500 athletes competing at the London Games. Boxer Muhammad Ali reportedly went without sex for six weeks before a big ﬁght. American Marty Liquori, the world’s top 5000-metre runner four decades ago, was once quoted as saying: “Sex makes you happy. Happy people don’t run a 3:47 mile.” Experts say the long-standing myth has yet to be explored fully, however. Most research has been based on the physiological impact and, so far, having sex has not been found to reduce physical strength, power or endurance. “When we test people in the lab, we are examining ‘tests of performance’ but in competition, psychology very likely plays a much more important role,” said Ian Shrier, a professor in the department of family medicine at McGill Univer-

The theory is that sexual frustration makes people more aggressive

sity in Canada. “Those who claim it decreases performance usually say it is because it decreases focus or aggression or tension. There are no studies that have examined this.” A review of scientiﬁc studies on the issue published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine suggested sex the night before competition has no effect on physiological test results. A theory that sexual frustration makes people more aggressive, and that ejaculation draws testosterone, an athletic performance-related hormone, from the body, has yet to be scientiﬁcally proven. At the London 2012 Games, while there might not be much sex being had, it’s certainly being talked about. Even London Mayor Boris Johnson is getting in on the act, telling reporters he wants the Olympics to “inspire a generation” not “create a generation”. The Australian team hit the headlines when its committee decided shooter Russell Mark could not share a room in the athletes’ village with his wife and fellow shooting competitor Lauryn Mark. The Australian Olympic Committee played down the furore, saying allowing the couple to share would inconvenience other female athletes.

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

NICOSIA Ted (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 1.30pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm, weekends also at 11.30am and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25 and 8pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) (in 3D, in Greek), weekends only at 11.30am; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at

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11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Summer Open-Air Marathon (tonight: The Big Sleep) Konstantia Open-Air Cinema, Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm. Tel: 22-348203

LIMASSOL Ted (15) Rio 2 at 6.20, 8.20 and 10.20pm, weekends also at 4.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 8 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dictator (15) Rio 5 at 6.30, 8.10 and 10pm, weekends at 5, 6.40, 8.20 and 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 8 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (K) Rio 6 at 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 3) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) Rio 3 at 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 5.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Lucky One (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 3 (in 3D, in Greek), weekdays only at 6.20pm. Rio 4 (in 2D, in Greek) at 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm. K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm. K-Cineplex (Screen 5)

The Amazing Spider-Man (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45pm. Tel: 7777-8383

(in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

ends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

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The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 1 at 4.45, 7.45 and 10.45pm. Tel: 26-207000

Ted (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8.05 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30 and 10.15pm, and (Screen 2) at 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.25 and 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383

PAPHOS

The Dictator (15) Rio 4 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20, 8.10 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Lucky One (K) Rio 3 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20, 8.10 and 10pm. 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 5 (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 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (K) Rio 2 at 6 and 8.10pm, weekends at 5 and 7.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

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

Vegas Live Greek hip-hop band perform live. August 4. Makronissos Beach Club, Ayia Napa. 11.30pm. €20/25. Tel: 96-336649

Claydee Pop artist playing his hit tunes. August 3. Drops Beach Bar, Ayios Tychonas, Limassol. 11pm. Tel: 99584868 Noche Imperial Nightlife/ 25310310 Drops Beach Bar

Other Events Fengaros Music Festival Music festival featuring an excellent mix of acts from Cyprus, Greece and the United Kingdom. August 4. Lofou Elementary School, Limassol. 4pm. Pre-festival party will be taking place on the August 3 (the night before the festival) at the Lofou tavern Oi Kamares. €25/30. Tel: 70-007610

Theatre Miss Julie XMAS Production presents the classic work by August Strindberg as adapted by Patrick Marber. August 3. Municipal Garden Theatre, Limassol. 9pm. In Greek. €20/45. Presale tickets available at selected So Easy Kiosks in all cities (Kiosks Time Out and Stokkos in Paphos). Tel: 70-003313

Ongoing Other Events Limassol International Documentary Festival With 28 films, workshops and talks, as well as parallel parties. August

1-8. Second Municipal Market of Limassol (Theatro Ena) with some screenings also taking place at Sousami. All the films will be screened in their original dialogues with Greek and English subtitles. DocsTalk is open to the public (except from SOURCES 2 Doc Checks) and will take place at Curium Palace Hotel in Limassol. All the workshops will be carried out in the English language. Tel: 77-772552, or e-mail info@ filmfestival.com.cy or browse www. filmfestival.com.cy and facebook: Lemesos International Documentary Festival

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

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

I will follow you to the end of the World - Immigrating for Love Exhibition by visual artist Lia Lapithi influenced the story of Queen Caterina Cornaro. Until September 2. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Open: 3.30pm -5.30pm. Tel: 22-661475

Dimitris Mihlis Solo painting exhibition. Until August 30. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. MondaySaturday: 10am-1pm & 4.30pm-8pm. Sunday:11am-2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109

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

Twice a Stranger Multimedia exhibition about forced migration and population exchange. Until September 2. The Leventis Municipal Museum, Temporary Exhibitions Hall, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4.30pm. Tel: 22-661475/ 22-671997

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 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm. Tel: 22-30000/150 Summer 2012 Group exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Until September 30. Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras St, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25378733. www.morfi.org Nicosia: Topographies of Memory: From Ermou Street to the Buffer Zone Exhibition by Anita Bakshi reconstructing Ermou marketplace – using maps that were created from memories and narratives provided by shopkeepers who once worked or lived in the 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 8506681/22445740. www.home4cooperation.info/ www.ahdr.info

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

Our Lady of Nicosia Exhibition about the church of Phaneromeni and it relics. Until September 30. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 96-90 Phaneromenis Street, old Nicosia. Monday-Sunday: 10am-7pm. Tel: 80-000800 Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until December 30. Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou, Nicosia. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm. Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316 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.: 22-865854. www.mcw.gov.cy

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15 To have your event included for FREE in our listings, send details to: Arts Editor, Cyprus Mail, PO Box 21144, Nicosia. Fax: 22-676385. Email: whatson@cyprus-mail.com Please send your information as early as possible. Include full details, a contact number and good quality photos

Sky Blu shuffles into Ayia Napa Sky Blu, one half of the neon-clad uncle-nephew duo LMFAO, will be in Cyprus this month and out to prove that he can’t be outpartied with his electrifying live performance. Emerging from the considerable shadow of his uncle RedFoo’s infamous afro, Sky Blu is stepping to the forefront, as the world d just can’t get enough of these party anthem hit makers. akers. Following the launch of his Las Vegas DJ residency back in May, Sky Blu’s gig, dubbed Who Came to Party!? will be transported to Makronissos sos Beach in Ayia Napa on August 17, for what promises to be one of the biggest beach parties ever. In the meantime, the other half of LMFAO, Redfoo, has launched his own residency at Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Sky Blu still plans to join Redfoo for the Sorry for Party Rocking Tourr in between appearances in Vegas as and his upcoming live performance in Cyprus. Pop hits and catchy, well-crafted afted radio singles are in LMFAO’s bloodline. odline. Redfoo is the youngest son and Sky Blu the grandson of legendary impresario Berry rry Gordy, Jr., who launched the careers of the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross. One day in 2006, they were rapping together in a car and decided to form a band; they had been een hanging around clubs and playing sports, ports, and ﬁgured out how to capture that at upbeat vibe on their ﬁrst single “I’m in Miami Trick”. The song became a novelty y club hit, and Redfoo and SkyBlu were on n their way to becoming party-rock ambassadors, ssadors, translating the DJ-club vibe to the e pop charts. LMFAO’s psyched-up electropop ropop songs have become radio and party rty staples;

Don’t Forget Music Pomos jazz fest comes to an end As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and this weekend, the same holds true for the Pomos Paradise Jazz Festival which is anticipating large crowds to wrap up the event in celebratory fashion. The festival, which began last weekend, runs until Sunday, bringing together six bands and 23 international musicians at the laidback and notably unpretentious Paradise Place. Set in a fantastic location, the annual jazz festival has gathered together a fine selection of jazz artists from around the world since 1999. Organisers stress that when the very first festivals started out; it was extremely hard to find musicians on the island wanting to take part, but as the years went by, musicians began to flock to the event, so much so that today there aren’t enough days to accommodate them. All the action reaches its conclusion this Sunday with powerful and varied performances from the likes

playing everywhere from clubs to ads for Kia Motors, the pair even performed with Madonna at this year’s Super Bowl halftime. If you haven’t heard LMFAO on the radio yet then you simply haven’t had your radio on. Their “Party Rock Anthem”, in which they encourage you to them over 460 million “shake that”, earned th views on YouTube, putting it in the top 10 all-time most watc watched videos. And fans young and old now shamelessly boast that they are “sexy and (they) know it”, thanks to a another LMFAO hit. In the vid video for the latter song, the p pair dance in Speedos and sing about wiggling. Silly Si and hugely popular, it spawned parodies by everyone from Elmo to Bruce Springsteen (The Boss, however, did d not don a Speedo). Sky Sk Blu was forced to pull out ou of the group’s live shows last year yea after he injured himself during a performance, resulting p in three hernia herniated disks. Following ﬁve months of recovery he’s back on form and in two week’s time local crowds will get ge the chance to witness for themselves the Who Came to Party!? experi experience. Reaching beyond the traditional bey beach party vibe, Who Came to Party!? in incorporates special guests, eclectic branded décor ecle and swag. Expect plenty of surE prises and a fresh slate of summer dance tracks track from the DJ, who might also be b joined by members of his party crew/music collective Big Bad.

of Koullouras 4rtet and Theodosii Spassov. Tonight’s programme begins with Pantelis Stoikos from Greece and his group Trio Balkano. Stoikos is one of the most creative trumpet players in the modern world jazz scenery from the area of Balkans. The Trio Balkano, with Lakis Tzimkas on bass and Alexandros Papadopoulos on drums emerged from his duo Improvisation in Balkan Jazz. The band is pushing back the boundaries of tradition and entering the realm of contemporary jazz with its own identity. Tomorrow the line-up will begin with the Koullouras 4rtet. They mix a lot of new modern elements with traditional forms in a way that derives from other music genres such as ethnic music. Members of the band are Irinaeos Koullouras on double bass, George Krasides on saxophone, Ioannis Vafeas on drums and George Morfitis on keyboards. A late-night jam session will then follow the quartet. The official programme of the 13th Paradise Jazz Festival will conclude with Theodosii Spassov. Acknowledged as a master of the kaval, an eight-hole wooden flute known as one of the most ancient instruments of Europe, Spassov has manage to develope a distinctive style of playing the kaval, by synthesising traditional folklore with jazz, fusion and classical music.

The Party Rock was brought to Indianapolis, Indiana as LMFAO (Sky Blu on left and Redfoo right), took part in an electrifying performance with Madonna at Super Bowl XLVI

The party poses a few dangers - mainly getting sprayed with drinks during Champagne Showers, bombarded with confetti during the closing acts and the occasional escaped inﬂatable zebra. So, if you’re sexy and you know it, get ready for champagne showers, shots and shufﬂing, because this is one party you can’t afford to miss. Who Came to Party!? with Sky Blu of LMFAO One half of electric pop duo presents his 90-minute live show featuring plenty of surprises. August 17. Makronissos Beach in Ayia Napa. Doors open 6pm and show starts 10pm. €25. Tel: 99-888327. www.soldout-tckets.com.cy

Sunday Other Events Asking about Agros Flute maestro: Theodosii Spassov After studying at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, the musician embarked on a successful international career, with collaborations ranging from vocal ensemble Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares to Italian composer Ennio Morricone and Riverdance, to name but a few. A proliﬁc recording and performing artist, Spassov has also dabbled in music for ﬁlm. This time out, he will travel to Cyprus with Miroslav Turiyski on keyboards, Aleksandar Lekov on double bass and Nacho Gospodinov on drums.

You’re never to old to take part in a treasure hunt. Are you 16 to 35 years old? Do you have a taste for adventure and laughter, and a good pair of sports shoes? If so, gather ﬁve to seven friends and take part in a treasure hunt this Sunday. The starting point is the Agros Information Centre. The Treasure Hunt is organised within the European campaign of the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (Eryica) and the Council of Europe. The campaign aims to enlighten people about the special role played by informing young people in accessing their rights and, ultimately, to access the same information as a basic right of all young people. The campaign slogan is Information Right Now - Young

By Ledha Socratous People are Asking. The purpose of the events is to disseminate information through questions and riddles - learning by having fun. During the hunt, groups will be asked to solve a series of puzzles to test their knowledge of their city and its hidden treasures. Young people can thus learn about the opportunities available to them while spending a pleasant afternoon out. And let’s not forget the €500 cash prize for the winners; a draw with gifts and surprises will also be available for the other participants. The treasure hunt includes a wide range of questions on youth, the Youth Information Centre and Agros, the occupation of Cyprus, the history of the Island as well as the Cypriot presidency and the aforementioned campaign. This year, the treasure hunt will conclude with team sports aimed at promoting cooperation between players from each group. Agros Treasure Hunt Treasure hunt organised within the European campaign of the European Youth Information and Counseling Agency (Eryica) and the Council of Europe. Ages: 16-35. Number of persons in a team: 5-7. Prize for the 1st winning team: €500. August 5. Agros Information Centre, 6 Stelios Chatzipetros, Limassol. 3pm-7.30pm. Tel: 25-874042. agros@kepli. org.cy

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CYPRUS MAIL Frid

Film

The Dark Knight Rises

SUMMARIES Ted (See page opposite)

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The Dark Knight Rises It’s been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale) vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act – but everything will change with the arrival of Selina (Anne Hathaway), a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane (Tom Hardy), a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce Wayne out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Also starring Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and Gary Oldman.

Directed by Christopher Nolan. (Comic-book action drama, 164 mins.) Our rating:

The Dictator General Admiral Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen), the dictator of Wadiya, is developing nuclear weapons, and the UN delivers an ultimatum for him to address the General Assembly personally or face the world’s wrath. The demented Dictator and his henchman Tamir (Ben Kingsley) head for New York, where a plot to assassinate him and turn Wadiya into a democracy so its oil can be exploited – by those inside the country as well as some outside – is in the making. But when an anti-Aladeen protester (Anna Faris) mistakes the now beardless Aladeen for a fellow traveller, the Dictator’s complicated predicament becomes even more complicated. Also starring Jason Mantzoukas. Directed by Larry Charles. (Comedy, 83 mins.) Our rating:

The Lucky One After a fierce battle in Iraq,

The 400 Blows

US Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) sees a photo of a pretty young blonde in the rubble and goes to pick it up – a move that saves his life. He carries the photo everywhere, like a good-luck charm, and survives his third tour of duty. Once back in the US, he vows to find the girl in the photo, and soon tracks her down: her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling), she lives with her grandmother Nana (Blythe Danner) and young son Ben, and is grieving for her brother who’s been missing in action for a year, also in Iraq. With Logan’s arrival, Beth’s life begins to change for the better – but her ex Keith (Jay R. Ferguson) is hovering over her, and threatening to destroy her newfound stability. Also starring Riley Thomas Stewart. Directed by Scott Hicks. (Drama, 101 mins.) Our rating:

The Amazing Spider-Man Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is an outcast highschooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin

Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). He’s trying to figure out who he is, meanwhile also finding his way with his first high-school crush Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). Peter finds a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, and begins a quest to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. Along the way he also inadvertently acquires extraordinary powers – and, as Spider-Man, is set on a collision course with Connors, who transforms himself into ‘The Lizard’. Also starring Denis Leary and Campbell Scott. Directed by Marc Webb. In 3D. (Comicbook action, 136 mins.) Our rating:

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Snow White and the Huntsman

Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – causing a continental cataclysm that creates the Earth as we know it and triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny the mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego the sabertoothed tiger (voiced by Denis Leary) and Sid the sloth (voiced by John Leguizamo). In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring

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

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Five couples find their lives turned upside-down by the challenges of impending parenthood. TV fitness guru Jules (Cameron Diaz) and dance-show star Evan (Matthew Morrison) find that their high-octane celebrity lives don’t stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-crazy author and advocate Wendy (Elizabeth Banks) gets a taste of her own advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body; while Wendy’s husband Gary (Ben Falcone) struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alphaDad (Dennis Quaid), who’s expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife Skyler (Brooklyn Decker). Photographer Holly (Jennifer Lopez) is prepared to travel the globe to adopt a child – but her husband Alex (Rodrigo Santoro) isn’t so sure, and tries to quiet his panic by attending a ‘dudes’ support group. Then there’s Rosie (Anna Kendrick) and Marco (Chace Crawford), who run competing snackfood carts and succumb to a night of passion. Also starring Chris Rock. Directed by Kirk

Jones. (Romantic comedydrama, 110 mins.)

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Snow White and the Huntsman Snow White (Kristen Stewart) is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Charlize Theron). Unable to tolerate the insult to her vanity, the evil queen decides that Snow White must die. The queen sends a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to kill Snow White. However the huntsman finds himself unable to murder the innocent young woman, and instead ends up training her to become a warrior capable of threatening the queen’s reign. Also starring Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins and Ray Winstone. Directed by Rupert Sanders. (Adventure fantasy, 127 mins.) Our rating:

The 400 Blows Antoine Doinel (JeanPierre Leaud), a young Parisian boy neglected by his parents, skips school, sneaks into movies, runs away from home, steals things, and tries (disastrously) to return them. He’s not really a delinquent, just a little troublesome – but his life threatens to veer out of control. Directed by Francois Truffaut in 1959. In French, with Greek subtitles. (Drama, 99 mins.) Our rating:

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NEW FILMS Ted

Ted

Directed by: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, voice of Seth MacFarlane US 2012, 106 mins. Showing from today at the K-Cineplex and K-Cineplex (Mall of Cyprus) in Nicosia, the Rio and K-Cineplex in Limassol, the K-Cineplex in Larnaca and the Rio in Paphos.

Ratings key Unforgettable Unmissable Recommendable Watchable Regrettable Abominable

Ted

THE PLOT As a child, John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing to life his one and only friend – his teddy bear. Ted the talking teddy (voice of Seth MacFarlane) becomes a celebrity but remains faithful to John, his best friend forever. Boy and bear grow up together – but the time comes when grown-up John has to choose between staying with his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis) or holding on to his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Pro: “If you thought the crazed mind behind Family Guy’s legendary chowder pukeathon (season four, episode eight) had no greater horrors to infl ict on living-room floors, think again. Midway through Ted, Seth MacFarlane’s delirious feature debut, some weapons-grade pooing has put all that in the shade. That the culprit is not a hopped-up teddy bear – presumably saving himself for the next trip to the woods – but a stoned hooker called Sauvignon Blanc tells you everything you need to know about MacFarlane’s comedy. “For those slow on the uptake, Ted probably isn’t the place to come for droll social comment or Woody Allenesque introspection. There are memorable cameos galore, but none of them are by Marshall McLuhan. Instead, MacFarlane straps us in for a red-band roller-coaster of lewd humour, fart gags, pop-culture references, blow-job jokes and killer lines that’s so dizzying it should come with a health warning… “If the hell-for-leather gag rate and Wahlberg and Kunis’ sheer likability elevates this love triangle far above the likes of You, Me And Dupree, major kudos should also go to the fi lm’s FX boffins. Utilising Avatar-grade mo-cap technology, they’ve created a wholly believable central character who just happens to have come from a shelf at FAO Schwarz … Crass, supremely silly and very, very funny, Ted is the comedy of the summer.” Phil de Semlyen, Empire (UK)

“The low comedy Ted has divided people into two camps, those who ﬁnd its rote smuttiness, sexism, racism, homophobia, and fart jokes unendurable, and those like me, who – despite opposing most of those incorrect –isms – think watching a big teddy bear with a potty mouth do bong hits and bang hookers (though he lacks genitalia) is a good time out. “Mark Wahlberg plays John, the unambitious rental-car worker who, as a lonely boy, wished his bear could talk and ended up – a Christmas miracle! – with a BFFL … Wahlberg has become a great straight man – dopey and innocent, perhaps reliving the childhood he missed, having been too busy assaulting people as a juvenile delinquent. The lure of indolence is palpable, Ted’s effusions endearing. (‘Ah, ya bahstahd, I love ya. I’m not gay.’) Ted runs out of invention in its last act (the bear is coveted by a chillingly deadpan sociopath, played by Giovanni Ribisi, and the villain’s fat son), but I can’t think of a better movie to see if you’re male and want to get high and relive your idiot adolescence.” David Edelstein, New York magazine (US)

pets did Kermit take bong hits or snort cocaine or knock back tequila shots or have sex with a woman in the stock room of a grocery store… “The movie marks the directorial debut of MacFarlane, who also co-wrote the script and voices the eponymous doll – and is everything one would expect from the creator of TV’s corrosively irreverent Family Guy, freed at last from the constraints of network TV. The cheerfully inappropriate sense of humour extends beyond four-letter words, although MacFarlane certainly has a way with those: This is a comedy designed to elicit gales of shocked laughter from its audience, which it often does… “And then, in its final 20 minutes, Ted loses its merciless satirical edge and goes shockingly soft… Like last year’s Paul, another ode to 1980s-era filmmaking, Ted is more of an idea than a movie, a string of jokes and homages starring a cartoon and some game actors whose performances are destined to be enjoyed in chunks, rarely from start to finish, during momentary breaks of channel surfing on late-night TV.” Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald (US)

Mixed: “In Ted, a grown man (Mark Wahlberg) must decide between his girlfriend (Mila Kunis) and a talking stuffed teddy bear (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) he’s loved since childhood. This is exactly the same plot as The Muppets, in which Jason Segel was forced to choose between Amy Adams and Kermit the Frog. The main difference, I think, is that at no time in The Mup-

Anti: “There is really only one joke in Ted – a toy bear comes to life and turns out to have a ﬁlthy mouth and a taste for weed – but the movie’s attempts at humour can nonetheless be sorted into a few distinct categories. There are jokes that are funny only because a stuffed bear says them, jokes that are not funny even though a stuffed bear says them and jokes that may

or may not be funny because of Mark Wahlberg. Mila Kunis is also in the movie, but she can’t be funny because she’s a girl, and her job is to be amused, tolerant and pretty. “Tolerant amusement is pretty much the best this harmless little picture, directed by Seth MacFarlane, is able to manage, even though it strives for obnoxious hilarity. The cleverly animated ursine title character, voiced in an exaggerated Boston bray by Mr. MacFarlane himself, is a fire hose of vulgarity, ethnic insult, homophobia and misogyny. In the modern, meta manner he (that is, Mr. MacFarlane) wants both to indulge and to deny the offensiveness of this material, to wallow in ugliness and make fun of it too. It’s a wasted effort though. The sin of Ted is not that it is offensive but that it is boring, lazy and wildly unoriginal… “Sexual and flatulencebased gags are accompanied by the usual side dishes: warmed-over pop-cultural references and cheap-shot jabs at celebrities and ethnic minorities… There are some genuinely, wildly funny bits in the movie – a brutal motelroom fistfight between Ted and John; a cocaine-fueled talking binge; a few choice insults and smutty riffs – but the feature film is not a hospitable form for Mr. MacFarlane. He has no particular visual knack, little interest in storytelling and nothing better to do with his naughty bear besides stuff him into a soft, sentimental comedy that seems almost proud of its lack of wit or conviction.” A.O. Scott, New York Times (US)

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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.

UPHOLSTERY, RUG, BLINDS + CURTAIN CLEANING Rugs from 20€ - Carpets from 38€ Fabric Suites form 85€ - Leather Suites from 95€ - Mattresses from 25€. Curtains, Roman blinds, Vertical Blinds need to be surveyed. Collection Service available. For a free quotation call Mark on 70006766 All areas

SERVICES

KEEP YOUR HOME COOLER THIS SUMMER by having Windowfilm professionaly 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

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. ***************************** FEEL SAFE IN YOUR HOME alarm systems for business and homes at reasonable prices, reliable systems, guaranteed, please call 99841265 for a free quote. ***************************** KEEP YOUR HOME COOLER THIS SUMMER by having Windowfilm professionaly fitted. Stops upto 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,

Larnaca - tel: 24 652243 fax: 24 659982

DO YOU WANT A SHINY LOOKING FLOOR? Full repair & restoration of chipped, scratched, dull and stained, Marble, Terrazzo, Stone & Ceramic tiled ﬂoors and surfaces. Professional cleaning, repair & sealing of internal/external ceramic tiles & grout lines. For a free professional consultation & demonstration contact Mark at Premier on 70006766 or 96333961 All areas K.D.FLYSCREENS LTD We manufacture top quality sliding screens, opening doors and roller systems. We also do repairs. For a FREE QUOTE please contact Phone: 99119582 Website: www.kdﬂyscreens.com

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

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

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

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

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***************************** TIMI, plots, a few selected available, sea view, near the 2 golf courses, Venus rock and airport. 60% Building eu 115,000. Half registration fees till the 2.6.12. Tel. 99 621914 ***************************** LARNACA, ALETHRIKO, PLOTS FOR SALE, 525 sqm, 90% building factor, near highway Limassol-Larnaca, 5 min from airport, quiet residential area, eu 125,000. Half registration fees till the 2.6.12. Tel. 99 621914

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

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

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FOR SALE BMW 320i CONVERTIBLE, 2008, colour platinum bronze, 18’’ alloys, being leather, cruise control, front and rear parking sesonrs, lights-rain sensors, wind deﬂector, 45000 km, excellent condition, €30,900. For information call 99405122. **************************** MINI 1, 2005, red, manual, all specs, radio/cd/ac, MOT / tax, 20,000 miles from new, price : €7000 call 99096902 – Polis ****************************

cosia near Central Bank, 140 m. Completely renovated like new. €650. Mob : 99460860 **************************** LUXURY UPPER HOUSE 180 sq.m at Ayios Dometios. Furnished, 3 bedrooms, laundry room, w/m, s/h c/h, fully air-conditioned, 5 ceiling funs, walled kitchen, refrigerator, curtains, parking place. Tel.99443412 **************************** HOUSE FOR RENT: 5 bedroom detached house, French ambassador and American heart institute area, easy access to city centre, schools, hospitals, all amenities and motorway, in quiet cul-de-sac, on high ground with views of Nicosia and Pentadaktylos. 3 Baths, garage for 2 cars with automatic doors, bbq, ﬁreplace, oil central heating, airconditioning, fully furnished. €2000 Pm, tel 99 621914 **************************** FULLY FURNISHED recently renovated apartment for rent, located in a central area of Nicosia (behind Starbucks) with

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NICOSIA **************************** FOR RENT : 2 bed-room flat in Nikis Aven in Nicosia, 80 m. Very good conditions. Excellent for office or flat. €525. 3 bed-room flat with some furnitures in Ni-

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

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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

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

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

***************************** TO LET 3 bdrm flat Kaimakli area near Frederic. Tel. 99606665. ****************************** LUXURY HOUSES: 1. 5 bedrs detached house, 550sq.m, built in 2 big plots of land, big garden with grass, big swimming pool with extra fence for children and big covered patio with bbq area, big reception areas with marble floor, fire place and bar, big kitchen with all electrical appliances and sitting room with fire place, maid’s room, floor heating, full a/c, blinds on the windows, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and shower, big bathroom for the other 3 bedrooms and extra shower in the 5th bedroom. Available end of July - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in the website). 2. 3 bedrs luxury ground floor renovated semi detached house,210sq.m, with central heating, air conditions, solid parquet floor, fire place, big kitchen with all the electric appliances, 2 wc curtains, big veranda, big patio on the back with bbq area, 2 covered parkings in a quiet neighborhood close to the Embassies –Engomi €900 (H3ENG0002-R), (photos in the website) 3. 4 bedr + separate office space + maid’s room luxury detached house, split level, big open space sitting areas,400sq.m,a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, swimming pool, big verandas, 2 covered parking, in a very quiet area near Lidl – Latsia €2500 (H4LAT0008-R), (photos in the website). 4. 3 bedr luxry detached house with 1 bedr flat in the basement, floor heating with gass a/c units, big kitchen with electrical appliances, 4 wc, 3 bathrooms, big

***************************** 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 NICOSIA garden with small pebbles, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end. Can be rented furnished or not. AVAILABLE in August – Makedonitissa €1700 (H4MAK0027-R), (photos in the website). 5. 4 bedr+ attic room with shower and wc luxury detached house with separate maid’s room, central heating, a/c, separate office room, sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with dining room and big family room opening to the big garden with grass and bbq area, 2 covered parking, behind General flooring shop – Makedonitissa €3000 (H4MAK0025-R), (Photos on the website). 6. 3 bedr + big attic room which can be used as a bedroom/office, detached house, central heating, full a/c,3wc, 2 bathrooms, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with all the electrical appliances, small garden and patio with bbq area, covered parking, near Apollonion hospital. – Makedonitissa €1200 (H4MAK0016-R), (photos in the website) 7. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 330sq.m, central heating, full ac, 2 covered parking’s, big kitchen with sitting room and all expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, lighting fixtures, 2 bedrs with en suite shower and wc, main bathroom with jacuzzi,3rd bedroom with only shower ,swimming pool with wooden deck around, covered patio with nice covered bbq area, opposite a green area in a very quiet area – Strovolos €2600 (H4ST10040-R), (photos in the website). 8. 4 bedr luxury detached house, 350sq.m, central heating, full a/c, office space, separate maid’s room, big storage room, solid parquet floor in the bedrooms, 2 covered parking, swimming pool, garden with trees, veranda with bbq area, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, big sitting and dining areas, very near to English School, off Athalassas Avenue

TO LET NICOSIA €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 appliances and family room, garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area,2 covered parking’s, alarm system, pressure system, - Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0039-R), (Photos on the website). 11. 4 bedr luxury detached house built in 3 plots of land. Separate maid’s room outside the house, big basement with playroom, office and guest room with separate entrance. The house has big sitting and dining room, separate family room, separate kitchen, big bedrooms, internal elevator, central heating, full a/c, big yard with tiles, covered kiosk and trees, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end opposite Cineplex – Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0042-R), (photos in the website). 12. 5 bedr new luxury finished detached house with separate maid’s room, one of the bedrooms with shower and wc and can be used as guest room,4 wc, solid parquet floor all the house, separate family room with fire place, big sitting room, separate dining room, big kitchen with breakfast area, big outside patio with tiles and bbq area,2 covered parking, electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neigh-

TO LET NICOSIA borhood 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, 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).

TO LET NICOSIA 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).

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).

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).

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).

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

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

17. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs,

21. 4 bedrs luxury detached villa built in 5 plots of land, 600sq., central Heating, full a/c, very

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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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

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TO LET NICOSIA TOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225/96-422225/96422226, 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

TO LET NICOSIA 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, cov-

TO LET NICOSIA ered parking, storage room, on a small quiet building in a quiet neighborhood – 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).

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA 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

TO LET NICOSIA bathrooms,2wc,covered parking, storage room, secured entrance building in a very quiet neighborhood – Aglantzia €650 (A2AGZ0022-R), (photos in the website) 11. 1 bedr 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 (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 neighborhood park – Dasoupolis €550 (A2DAS0001-R), (photos in the website).

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14. 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).

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)

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).

3 bedr luxury spacious floor apartment on the 4th floor of award winning building,200sq. m+big covered veranda, central heating independent, full built in air conditions, lighting fixtures, curtains and blinds on all windows, big spacious living room with fire place, big kitchen with double cooker, oven and microwave and breakfast area, double glazed windows, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/bath, big satellite dish with sky decoder,2 covered parking and storage room, close to American embassy and other amenities – Engomi €1600 (A3ENG0025-R), (photos in the website). 20. 3 bedr new luxury finished penthouse floor apartment, 240sq.m, big sitting and dining area(can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), big separate kitchen with cooker, oven, microwave, laundry room and breakfast area, big bedrooms, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, storage heaters, 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.

TO LET NICOSIA 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 room, on a small building in a quiet neighborhood 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 Center €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 Center €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos

TO LET NICOSIA 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 parkings, 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

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA 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 satellite 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 22422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927. *****************************

LIMASSOL ***************************** 4 BEDROOM recently renovated whole ﬂoor apartment of 200sqm.. Fully Furnished. Opposite sea, swimming pool, tennis court, and security gate. 3 new bathrooms, new kitchen with stainless steel appliances. 2 Covered parkings. Price € 1500/month. Call 99 330 908 ***************************** OFFICE FOR RENT opposite

TO LET LIMASSOL sea with amazing sea views. 120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/ month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listingLIM-0103 ***************************** GROUND FLOOR HOUSE 3 bedrooms in Omonia furnished /unfurnished, fire place in sitting room, main sitting room, kitchen, bathroom, utility, shower with W/C. A/C in bedrooms. Covered parking. Price €650. Tel 95 116808 ***************************** VERY SPACIOUS LUXURY BUNGALOW HOUSE situated in the village of Palodeia, ideal for its proximity to the Heritage school and only 5 miles to Limassol town centre with shops and banks close by. Accommodation comprises of an open plan sitting room/dining area, fully fitted and equipped kitchen, 1 master bedroom with en-suite, 3 large bedrooms, a separate wc/ bathroom and an office room. A/c & c/h throughout. In front of the house is a car port for 2 cars but has additional space for another 3 or 4 cars. Price €1250.00pm. Viewing available after 23/8/12 please contact Yiannakis Georgiou 99451011. **************************** OFFICE FOR RENT OPPOSITE SEA WITH amazing sea views. 120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/ month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listingLIM-0103 *****************************

TO LET LARNACA LARNACA ***************************** PHINIKOUDES PROMENADE one bdr apt on the 4th floor, F/F, a/c. In the most exclusive area on the sea front of the city centre. A panoramic view of the Marina and the sea. Situated right on the sea. Makes life a holiday all year round. For long term rent only €380. Tel: 99222197, 99541828. ***************************** FULLY FURNISHED one bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel: 99202543 **************************** 1. K.S.L LETTINGS – APARTMENT FOR RENT Fully Furnished ground floor 2 bedroom apartment, overlooking pool. Beautifully furnished throughout. 350 Euros per calendar month. Larnaca District. Quote TLL884. Tel. (00357) 24815104 2. K.S.L LETTINGS – Properties Required for waiting Long Term Tenants. We desperately require 2/3 & 4 bedroom villa’s with private swimming pools for waiting tenants in the Larnaca District. Please call us for a free valuation. Tel.(00357) 24815104 3. K.S.L LETTINGS – largest range of properties. Over 200 rental properties in the Larnaca district at the most competitive rates! Flexible contracts available. Tel. (00357) 24815104 4. WWW.KSLLETTINGS.COM – VILLA FOR RENT Fully furnished 3 bedroom Villa with a good-sized rear garden &

TO LET LARNACA Communal pool, located in the village of Oroklini. Call for further information quoting Ref. TLL1189. Tel. (00357) 24815104 CALL 24 815 104 TO ENQUIRE OR ARRANGE A VIEWING – NO OBLIGATION OR FEES. VIEW OUR FULL RANGE OF OVER 200 PROPERTIES BY VISITING WWW.KSLLETTINGS.COM UPDATED DAILY. LANDLORDS ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY FOR FREE AND GET WORLD WIDE ADVERTISING – NO TENANT NO FEE ! ****************************

PAPHOS **************************** 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 **************************** FOR RENT 2bed townhouse 3 km from Paphos centre in small project of 4 units, large swimming pool available, free wiﬁ Large green areas around, sea and mountain views €350 per month .Please call 99439891. **************************** UNIVERSAL AREA, 1 bedroom, furnished apartment, off street

TO LET PAPHOS parking, quiet area, euro 250 per month, plus electricity, no other charges. Tel : 96523557 **************************** LUXURY PRIVATE NEW VILLA, with 7 bedrooms, with own bathrooms, s/pool, satellite TV, hot tub spa, panoramic view, pool billiard table, soccer table, table tennis. Beautiful garden, located at Coral Bay area in Pegia, Paphos, is available for rent. Please call 96351179. **************************** FOR RENT A selection of 1 to 5 bedroom houses & apartments F/F & U/F Universal, Peyia, Tomb of the Kings, Tsada, Timi & Kato Paphos Landlord & Owners please call 99329357 Or please view at are website www.cyprussands.com Fully Registered Company in Cyprus ***************************** CHLORAKA, 2 bedroom apartment, only 5 years old, fully furnished with a/c, lovely, large patio area in rear €300 per month, + communal charges please call Malcolm on: 99127031 - no agents **************************** FOR RENT new ground ﬂoor terrace studios for rent in Kouka village(20 minutes from Limassol) in a quiet and peaceful area fully furnished €180 per month minimum contract 1 year. Inf. Mob 99548855 **************************** For your consideration 1. KATHIKAS AREA €450 a modern 2 bedroom, stone walled villa with sea views, large swimming pool and 650 sq metres garden. In a quiet cul-de-sac, available unfurnished or fur-

TO LET PAPHOS nished. Solar panels and pressurised water system. A great villa in a fabulous village. Will accept pets. 2. TREMITHOUSA €275 situated in a quiet cul-de-sac, this furnished modern 3 bedroom detached house with small garden is available, a/c throughout and satellite broadband. Offering fantastic views of the sea. 3. TREMITHOUSA €250 luxury 2 bedroom maisonette. Fully furnished with modern furniture and satellite broadband. Modern furniture with new appliances. & A/c throughout. Good sea views. Located in a fabulous village. A must see! 4. CENTRAL PAPHOS €250 modern 1 bedroom top ﬂoor apartment, opposite bowling, master with walk-in wardrobe. Fully furnished with all appliances. Lift to all ﬂoors. This complex offers a lovely communal pool area and security barrier entrance. Close to amenities, a great central location. Call Val on 99166563 Or Liz on 96703403 **************************** UNIVERSAL AREA, 2 bedroom modern furnished town house, communal pool Euro 450 per month Tel 99387842

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

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TO LET PAPHOS mountain views, large established garden with irrigation, swimming pool, very quiet location, euro 650 ono – long term Please call Micheal: 99655636 - no agents **************************** ONE BEDROOM fully furnished apartment for rent in Kissonerga. Near Cynthiana Beach hotel and close proximity to Coral Bay. Overlooking the sea and 100 metres from beach. AC in bedroom. Tel: 99-492521/ 99673276 **************************** PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and finishes. Central heating, sky, alarm, infinity pool and stunnning sea and mountain views €700 per month, call : 99389426 ***************************** BRAND NEW APT, opposite Poseidonio Gym, near Carrefour, F/F, a/c, great quality, 1 bdrm, from €340p.m.Tel 99403261 **************************** MR RENT PAPHOS, THE LEADING PROPERTY RENTAL AGENCY IN PAPHOS OFFICE: 26271858 (00357) IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY TO RENT WE ARE THE RENTAL AGENCY TO CONTACT OFFERING FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENT COLLECTION SERVICE 1. TREMITHOUSA €425 never rented before so a real home. Stunning spacious 2 bedroom townhouse, immaculate condition & furnished with good quality furniture with fly screens & ceiling fans & many extras. Downstairs guest wc. Good sized enclosed pretty garden offering sea views. Situated on a quiet complex with communal pool area. 2. UNIVERSAL AREA €550 spacious 3 bedroom semi detached house all with ensuite bathrooms plus downstairs

guest wc. Large storage room & roof terrace. Enclosed garden with private pool. Drive for off street parking. Available unfurnished with sky satellite. Situated in a great central location. 3. TALA €625 unfurnished modern 3 bedroom detached villa offering total privacy & breathtaking sea views. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire. Master with ensuite. Large storage room. Shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature plants, private pool offering sea views. Off street parking. A beautiful home. 4. KAMARES €675 we are delighted to offer this 2 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow offering magnificent sea views. Lovely enclosed garden & private pool. Available unfurnished or fully furnished and includes central heating throughout plus modern gas fire for those winter months. Outdoor storage facitilites, shaded patio area, fly screens & shutters. 5. KONIA €700 new to the market this spacious detached 3 bedroom villa, master with ensuite. Guest wc. Beautifully furnished with quality modern furniture. Separate modern fitted kitchen plus separate utility room. Shutters to all windows. Roof terrace with sea views. Fully enclosed garden with storage shed, covered barbeque area and private pool offering lovely views. 6. PEYIA €700 unfurnished 3 bedroom bungalow, master with ensuite. Spacious kitchen & living area. Enclosed garden with well & private pool offering sea views. Rental price includes pool cleaning. Covered verandah, private drive for off street parking. Situated in a quiet residential area. 7.

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TO LET PAPHOS modern 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa, furnished with designer modern furniture, though can be available unfurnished if desired. Includes gas central heating & working fireplace. Beautifully designed & spacious with undercover parking, private pool & sea views. A must to see! 8. ANARITA €1800 amazing 4 bedroom detached villa, this stunning property offers top of the range modern kitchen. Spacious living rooms, all bedrooms with modern ensuites. Landscaped gardens with private pool offering total privacy & covered barbeque area, great for entertaining. Available fully furnished or unfurnished & includes gas central heating & so much more. TEL: 99133422 OFFICE: 26271858 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MANY MORE PROPERTIES www.mrrentpaphos.net Email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net **************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97641764 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.!!! 1. KAMARES - TALA – 2 bed 2 bath fully furnished luxury bungalow set on an elevated plot on this prestigious development. Open plan living area with feature fireplace, dining area. Separate kitchen with D/W etc. Separate utility room with 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. €600.00 a month or sensible offers only 2. TRIMITHOUSA 3 bed 2. bath unfurnished apartment/house set in quiet location with views. Open plan living area and dining area.. Fully fitted kitchen with appliances . Guest WC. 3 double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Large balcony, off-street parking. €400.00 a month.

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HOSPITALS ........ 1400

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

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

Drug Law Enforcement Unit ......................................... 1498 (Confidential Information) Rescue Co-ordination Centre ............................. 1441 (Immediate Response Service for Aeronautical or Maritime Accident & Incidents) Game Fund Service: (Wildlife and hunting) Central offices (Nicosia): 22867786, 22-867897 Nicosia: 22-664606, 99-445697 Limassol: 25-343800, 99-445728, Larnaca/Famagusta: 24-805128, 99-634325 Paphos: 26-306211, 99-445679 Forest Fires ..................... 1407

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

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 ensuite. Family bathroom. Parking, Swimming pool and landscaped garden areas. Very quiet area. €600.00 a month 4. MESA CHORIO– 2 Bed, 2. bath fully furnished apart-

TO LET PAPHOS ment in good location close to ISOP Open plan living area with dining space. Fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, master with en-suite. Family bathroom. Off street parking & comm. Pool. Minutes into Paphos. €425. Or close offers 5. GOUDI (near Polis) Outstanding 3 bed, 3.5 bath unfurnished villa. Set in a rural setting the property enjoys privacy with no immediate neighbours. Open plan living area, spacious fitted kitchen. Guest WC. Ground floor bedroom with en-suite. Stairs to 2 further double bedroom with en-suite. Breakfast area with hob & fridge and seating space. Doors out to large covered verandah with panoramic views. Full A/C, C/H, garage, over-flow tiled pool, SKY dish. Villa has substantial insulation to walls and floors. Large gardens. €800.00 per month. 6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed fully furnished apartment. Living area, fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, balcony, shutters, comm. Pool and parking. €400.00 a montn or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal. 7. TALA - 5 bed, 3.5 bath large fully furnished villa. Very large property with open plan living area. Fitted kitchen, storage cupboard, guest WC. 2 bedrooms, bathroom on this level with small seating area. Ideal for dual living. Stairs up to 3 double bedroom, en-suite & family bathroom. Heated swimming pool, A/C, C/H. Electric gates and garden areas. Parking for several cars.€1500.00 per month or offers. 8. PISSOURI DISTRICT – 3 bed 2 bath spacious unfurnished detached villa on large landscaped plot in the beautiful village of Anoygra. Spacious open plan living area with feature fireplace. Fitted kitchen and breakfast area. Ground floor bedroom with adjacent bathroom. Stairs to 2 additonal bedrooms and family bathroom. This floor also has a mezzanine suitable for office/playroom. Doors out to balcony. Pretty landscaped gardens and off street parking. Pool facilities are available close by. €500.00 per month. Fixed price FOR FULL LISTINGS OF A PA R T M E N T S / T O W N HOUSES AND VILLA PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL LANDLORDS/OWNERS PLEASE CALL PLEASE CALL 97648440 or email:- inforentals@aol.com **************************** REFURBISHED stone-built village house located in Kili

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FOR SALE LIMASSOL

Paphos. Consists of 3 large rooms 1 small. Traditional wood burnt ﬁreplace, fully tiled secluded yard and garage. Tel: 99210610. ****************************

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

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

PROPERTY FOR SALE NICOSIA **************************** FLAT FOR SALE: 2 BEDROOM FLAT with title deeds, 110 sqm, fully renovated, best central area, 800m from the European University, excellent view, eu 119,000. Tel 99 621914 **************************** FOR SALE IS A BUILDING WITH 4 FLATS, each 3 bedroom. 2 on the ground floor with yards, and 2 on the first floor. 2 on first floor completely renovated. Located in quite area. Building recently plastered and painted. €850,000 euro. negotiable Call: 99 330 908 **************************** FLAT FOR SALE/RENT: ‘ITHAKI’ is a small 3 Storey brand new building, only 5 units located in quiet neighbourhood in Strovolos, near Falcon school. ITHAKI has only 2 completed 3 bedroom apartments per floor. And on 3rd floor an independent 3 bedroom penthouse with a roof garden. Italian Kitchen, big verandas, big storeroom and convenient parking. PANICOS STAVRINOU ESTATE AGENT R.N.497 99666703 email yemo@cytanet.com.cy **************************** FOR SALE is a building with 4 flats, each 3 bedroom. 2 on the ground floor with yards, and 2 on the first floor. 2 on first floor completely renovated. Located in quiet area. Building recently plastered and painted. €850,000 negotiable Call: 99 330 908 **************************** FOR SALE PENTHOUSE between Armenias Str and Hilton Hotel. 3 bedroom, main bedroom with shower, c/h, fireplace, large verandas. For more information please call: 99467596. ****************************

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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

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

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

PAPHOS **************************** FLATS FOR SALE OR RENT: kissonerga, 3 bedroom flat with title deeds, in a block of 4 flats only, fully renovated, 2 baths, 146 sqm closed area, ch, ac, covered parking, excellent view of sea and mountains, half registration fees till 31.12.12. Reduced to eu 135,000,or rent eu 450 pm. Tel 99 621914 **************************** 2 PROPERTIES BETWEEN POLIS AND LATSI. 2 bed townhouse, village centre €69,000 and quiet 3/4 bed house overlooking bay. 2 bath, c.h. wood burner, a.c. bedrooms, salt water 9x6 pool set in approx 2.500 sq.mts. €444,000 Tel: 99995531 **************************** TALA, 5 bdrm villa for sale . Title deeds. Sea and mountain view. 5 en-suite double bedrooms. Central heating, a/c, fireplace. Private L shape s/ pool and garden area, patio, with bbq, bar and pergola. Car parking. Plot: 620 sq.m. Covered: 285sqm, €458.000. tel. 99587757. ****************************

AYIA NAPA

PARTLY BUILT HOUSE for sale in Dierona (near Arakapas, Limassol district) with 4 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, laundry room, lounge, large kitchen, quiet location, plot 372sq. mtrs. Sale due to bereavement. Price €80,000 o.n.o. Phone 99924362. ****************************

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

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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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08.00 Concert 09.30 Salamina 10.15 O Kyprou Makarios 11.30 Makarios, Mnimi Kai Mnimosini 12.00 Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) 13.00 Apo Mera Se Mera 15.30 Syn Plyn Local talk-show with studio discussion and viewers calling in. 17.00 Kypros Ena Taxidi (rpt) 17.30 Ammohostos Vasilevousa 18.00 News 18.15 Mnimi Ammohostou 18.30 Ta Paidia Den Paizei 20.00 News / Weather / Financial Report 21.00 Vimata Stin Ammo (rpt) Local period drama, based on true events. 21.30 Swimming Women’s 200m Backstroke - Final, Men’s 100m Butterﬂy - Final, Women’s 800m Freestyle - Final, Men’s 50m Freestyle - Final and Women’s 50m Freestyle Semiﬁnals. 22.30 FILM: Gracie! Story of British actress and singer Gracie Fields covering her career before the Second World War and the decline in her popularity during the war. Made-forTV biopic, starring Jane Horrocks and Tom Hollander. 2009. With News at 23.30. 00.15 Repeats

08.00 Kids’ TV 11.30 Track & Field Men’s Shot Put - Qualification, Women’s Heptathlon - 100m Hurdles, Women’s Triple Jump Qualification, Women’s 100m Preliminaries, Men’s Hammer Throw - Qualification, Women’s 400m Round 1 and Men’s Steeplechase Round 1. 15.45 Rowing Women’s Double Sculls - Final. 17.00 Archery Men’s Individual - Bronze Medal Match and Men’s Individual - Gold Medal Match. 18.00 Judo Women’s +78kg Gold Medal Final and Men’s +100kg Gold Medal Final. 18.40 News In English 18.50 News In Turkish 19.00 Beach Volleyball Women’s Round of 16 - Match #41 and Women’s Round of 16 - Match #42. 21.00 Track & Field Women’s Heptathlon - Shot Put, Women’s 100m - Round 1, Women’s Discus Throw - Qualification, Men’s Long Jump Qualification, Men’s 1500m - Round 1, Men’s Shot Put - Final, Women’s Heptathlon - 200m and Women’s 10,000m - Final. 00.00 Volleyball Women’s Group A Match #24. Algeria vs. Italy. 01.30 Olympic News Channel

06.30 Proini Enimerosi 07.00 Tis Ellados Ta Paidia (rpt) 07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) 08.00 Fast Money (rpt) 08.45 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.20 To Evdomo Kleidi (rpt) 10.50 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.30 Santa Yiolanta (rpt) 12.15 Tin Patisa (rpt) 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) Greek show that investigates rumours, urban legends and popular myths. 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.10 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 15.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.20 Krifa Monopatia (rpt) 17.10 Mi Mou Les Antio (rpt) 18.00 News 18.10 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) Local comedy series.

06.30 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 07.00 Yia Sena (rpt) 08.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes (rpt) 09.20 Dennis O Tromeros 10.00 Proino Mou Lifestyle programme that features entertainment, music and more. 12.00 Yia Banaki 15.00 I Dada (rpt) Greek comedy series. 16.00 I Ora I Kali (rpt) Greek comedy series. 17.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Greek drama series, based on the popular Latin American telenovela about mistaken identities. 18.20 News 18.30 Mousiko Kouti (rpt) Greek game show, testing contestants on their music knowledge. 19.20 Peninta Peninta (rpt) Greek comedy series. 20.10 News 21.20 Eftyhismenoi Mazi (rpt) Greek comedy series. 22.20 I Zoi Pou Then Ezisa (rpt) 23.30 Singles (rpt) 00.00 News 00.10 The Shield Police drama series chronicling the turbulent day-today life of the Strike Team, a group of corrupt Los Angeles cops. 01.00 Yia Banaki (rpt) 04.15 Proino Mou (rpt)

07.00 Erotas Me Epidotisi 07.45 An M’ Agapas 08.40 Oi Takkoi 09.45 Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) 10.20 I Kouzina Tis Mamas (rpt) 11.15 Eho Ena Mistiko (rpt) 12.00 Vasiliki (rpt) 12.50 Spiti Ki Egine (rpt) 13.40 Eﬁaltis Stin Kouzina (rpt) 14.30 Oikogeneiakes Istories (rpt) 16.40 Baywatch (rpt) 17.30 Pame Paketo (rpt) With News at 18.00. 18.40 Tropico Latin American telenovela. 19.30 The Del Monte Heirs 20.20 News 21.20 Irthe Ki Edese 22.10 To Kokkino Domatio 23.20 The 4400 First season. ‘Trial By Fire’. A journalist looks to make a scandal out of the mysterious reappearance of the 4,400 returnees and publicises their names and addresses - a situation which gives rise to a series of lifethreatening ﬁrebombings. 23.45 News 23.50 Sex And The City (rpt) 00.45 Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) 01.40 Allou Ximeromenoi (rpt) 03.00 Alithinoi Erotes (rpt) 03.40 Eleni (rpt) 05.30 Tropico (rpt)

06.45 Star News 07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of 09.15 Kids’ TV 11.50 Ta Kopelia Local comedy series. 12.30 Thema Gevsis Cookery show. 13.30 Star News 14.15 Max Adventures 14.25 Rastamouse 14.35 Bo On the Go 15.00 King 15.25 Martha Speaks 15.45 Teen Days 16.15 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 16.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of (rpt) 17.50 Mila Best Of (rpt) Discussions about various issues based on woman’s life. 18.50 Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition. 19.40 Fotis - Maria Live Best Of (rpt) Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more. 21.00 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz (rpt) 22.00 FILM: A Dangerous Place An innocent woman, Claire Scully is drawn into a terrorist plot to kill people through the mail using a deadly strain of TB. Thriller, starring Kristen Dalton. 2012. 23.40 LTV Sports News 00.45 Star News 01.00 Repeats

18.50 Tin Patisa (rpt) 19.30 Eva Luna Latin American telenovela. 20.20 News 21.20 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.45 Einai Stigmes 23.30 News 23.45 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 00.35 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi

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Alpha News Kids’ TV Magikos Kosmos I Kori Tou Mistral Deste Tous Greek FILM: Agonia FILM: For Love And Country Story of renowned Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, who struggled to ﬁnd success under Castro’s oppressive regime. Biopic, starring Andy Garcia. 2000. O Anthropos Tis Thalassas Melrose Place With News at 18.30. News Sports Time Rubi FILM: I Spy Spy comedy, loosely based on a 60s TV show, starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. 2002. See Film Picks. FILM: Silent Predators Mankind comes under threat from mutated snakes threatening to run amok across the globe. Ecological horror, starring Harry Hamlin. 1999. FILM: Killer Instinct: From The Files Of Agent Delong An FBI agent decides to devote herself to raising her child, but is lured back to work to catch a mysterious serial killer. Crime drama, starring Jean Smart. 2003.

Radio BBC World Service (1323 MW) 00:01 BBC News 00:06 Assignment 00:30 BBC News Summary 00:32 Science In Action 00:50 From Our Own Correspondent 01:01 BBC News 01:06 World Briefing 01:30 BBC News Summary 01:32 World Business Report 01:50 Sports News 02:01 BBC News 02:06 World Briefing 02:30 BBC News Summary 02:32 Business Daily 02:50 Sports News 03:01 BBC News 03:06 World Briefing 03:30 BBC News Summary 03:32 World Business Report 03:50 Witness 04:01 BBC News 04:06 HARDtalk 04:30 BBC News Summary 04:32 World Football 05:01 BBC News 05:06 Newsday 05:30 BBC News Summary 05:32 Newsday 06:01 BBC News 06:06 Newsday 06:30 BBC News Summary 06:32 Science In Action 06:50 From Our Own Correspondent 07:01 BBC News 07:06 Newsday 07:30 BBC News Summary 07:32 The Strand 07:50 Witness 08:01 BBC News 08:06 Newsday 08:30 BBC News Summary 08:32 Newsday 09:01 BBC News 09:06 Newsday 09:30 BBC News Summary 09:32 Newsday 10:01 BBC News 10:06 World Football 10:30 BBC News Summary 10:32 Business Daily 10:50 From Our Own Correspondent 11:01 BBC News 11:06 HARDtalk 11:30 BBC News Summary 11:32 Science In Action 11:50 Sports News 12:01 BBC News 12:06 World Update 12:30 BBC News Summary 12:32 World Update 13:01 BBC News 13:06 World Briefing 13:30 BBC News Summary 13:32 The Strand 13:50 Witness 14:01 BBC News 14:06

World Have Your Say 14:30 BBC News Summary 14:32 Business Daily 14:50 Sports News 15:01 BBC News 15:06 Newshour 15:30 BBC News Summary 15:32 Newshour 16:01 BBC News 16:06 HARDtalk 16:30 BBC News Summary 16:32 World Football 17:01 BBC News 17:06 World Briefing 17:30 BBC News Summary 17:32 Science In Action 17:50 From Our Own Correspondent 18:01 BBC News 18:06 World Briefing 18:30 BBC News Summary 18:32 Sport Today 18:50 Witness 19:01 BBC News 19:06 World Briefing 19:30 BBC News Summary 19:32 World Business Report 20:01 BBC News 20:06 World Have Your Say 20:30 BBC News Summary 20:32 World Have Your Say 21:01 BBC News 21:06 World Briefing 21:30 BBC News Summary 21:32 Business Daily 21:50 From Our Own Correspondent 22:01 BBC News 22:06 World Football 22:30 BBC News Summary 22:32 The Strand 22:50 Witness 23:01 BBC News 23:06 Newshour 23:30 BBC News Summary 23:32 Newshour

BFBS 1 (N’sia 91.7, WSBA 92.1, ESBA 99.6 FM) 02.00 Groove Collective 04.00 BFBS Shufﬂe 05.00 Ops Breakfast 06.00 Cyprus Breakfast With Neil Skinner 09.00 Chris Pearson 11.00 Charlie Fife 13.00 Total Ops Connection 15.00 Wez Thompson 18.00 Charlene Guy 21.00 Jessie Aru 00.00 The Vibe

BFBS 2 (Ni’sia 89.7, WSBA 89.9, ESBA 95.3 FM) 03.00 BFBS Radio News 03.03 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 04.00 Up All Night 07.00 Morning Reports 07.30 Wake Up To Money 08.00 Today 11.00 Simon Marlow 14.00 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 15.00 World At One 15.45 Simon Guettier 19.00 PM 20.00 6 O’Clock News 20.30 Five Live Olympics 00.30 Late Night Olympics LiveCyBC2 (91.1, 92.4 FM) 06.00-07.30 Programmes in Turkish with News at 7.30 07.40 Good morning Cyprus 10.00-12.00 Kalimerhamba 12.00 Gunortasa 12.45 Greek Cyprus Press 13.00 Turkish Music 13.15 News in Turkish 13.30 News in English 13.45 PM Classics 16.00 Greek Radio 16.15 Our country doesn’t divide 16.50 News in Turkish 17.00-18.00 Programmes in Armenian; News at 17.15 18.0020.00 Round & About 20.00 News in English 20.10 Welcome to Cyprus in French and German 20.40 Ship of Fools with Robert Camassa 22.00 News in English 22.00 International Music 00.0006.00 Rebroadcast of the evening’s programme Radio Napa (106.3 FM) 06.00 Morning Music 08.30 BBC World Today 09.00 News, Weather and Exchange 09.05 Nathan Morley 12.00 BBC News

12.06 Lunchtime Classics 15.00 BBC News 15.06 Chris Yearley 18.00 News 18.06 Michael Godin 19.00 The Juke Box

98.5 Rock FM The Breakfast Show - Tony Newell - 07:00-10:00 2 Hours With Bejay Browne 10:00-12:00 Rock Fm’s Lunch Box - Jason Collins - 12:00-14:00 Non Stop Music 14:00-15:00 Valentina 15:00-18:00 Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday Liquid Radio Show - Pavlos - 15:00-18:00 Wednesday Drive Time - Johny G. 18:00-20:00 Monday - Tuesday Johny G. 18:00-20:00 Wednesday (Mix @ 6) The Cocktail Show - Antonis - 18:00-20:00 Thursday - Friday Panic In The Year Zero - 20:00-22:00 Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday Radioactive Metal - 20:00-22:00 - Thursday Live Dj Set- Dj Allen D 20:00-22:00 - Friday 22:00-24:00 The Gathering - With Your Hosts Dj Mr Smith And Mc Svennyb – Live Wednesday & Friday Night Train 24:00-07:00 Monday To Friday Oldies Digital (Hotbird SAT / (www.oldies-digital.com) MONDAY-FRIDAY 05:00 That Was The Year 06:00 Easy Going Gold 10:00 The Juke Box 17:00 That Was The Year 18:00 Oldies Overnights - Hear the greatest hits of all time playing non stop during the darkest hours.

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, August 3, 2012

Television PICK OF THE DAY True Grit (Novacinema1, 22.00) Film buffs like to play games, and one of their most popular games is ‘Which remakes are better than the originals?’ - a topical game nowadays, with Hollywood seemingly determined to remake most of its hits from the 70s and 80s (a bad idea, because lightning seldom strikes twice; they’d be much better off remaking the ﬂops, and trying to get it right this time). Some answers are straightforward: the new Ocean’s Eleven is better than its rather creaky 1960 original, even though the latter stars Frank Sinatra and his ‘Rat Pack’; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is way better than Bedtime Story, a forgotten 60s farce (which does not mean Steve Martin is a better actor than Marlon Brando, who played his role in the original). Other answers are more controversial. Is the Eddie Murphy Nutty Professor better than the Jerry Lewis Nutty Professor? (My answer: no.) Is the 80s version of The Fly better than the 50s version of The Fly? (My answer: yes.) And what about True Grit? Does the recent remake from the Coen Brothers improve on the 1969 ﬁ lm that netted John Wayne his only Oscar? My answer: I’ll get back to you - but probably yes, though it works both ways. On the one hand, the Coens got a real 14-year-old (as opposed to 22-year-old Kim Darby) to play Mattie, the pre-

cocious girl looking to avenge the murder of her father; on the other, their Mattie (played by Hailee Steinfeld) is such a headstrong little madam that you’re likely to give a little cheer when Texas Ranger Matt Damon takes her over his knee and proceeds to spank her bottom. On the one hand, Jeff Bridges is meaner and more misanthropic than John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn, the drunk, unpleasant Marshal hired by Mattie to fi nd the killer; on the other, that doesn’t exactly make him easy to root for. Rooster and Mattie (plus the Texas Ranger) go on a quest, rambling through a quirky, violent, floridly talky vision of the Wild West. Some of it works well, some of it not so well. The violence seems a bit gratuitous and the fi nal shoot-out is awkwardly staged, separating our three protagonists so you miss a sense of coming-together. But then the Coens add an unexpected, out-ofnowhere coda that’s deeply touching, somehow contriving to turn Mattie into a tragic heroine implying that the real punishment for her headstrong ways will be Time itself, turning an independent girl into a dry old maid - and an amiable 60s Western is suddenly rich and strange. Better than the original? I vote yea. Made in 2010.

Preston Wilder

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Red Riding Hood (LTV, 21.00) Saucer-eyed Amanda Seyfried is Red Riding Hood, a.k.a. Valerie, turned from a child into an adolescent like Alice in the recent Alice in Wonderland. Val lives in a snowbound village that’s been plagued by a Wolf for decades - though in fact he (she? it?) has only just resumed killing people after a 20-year hiatus, his fi rst victim being Valerie’s sister. Maybe she was chasing a boy, says one villager, which makes sense because the Wolf is now a symbolic Wolf, punishing female sexuality - and this dire fi lm could be called a feminist update of the old fairy tale but in fact it does nothing so provocative, turning instead into a tedious whodunit called ‘Who’s the Wolf?’. Is Val’s grandma (a tired-looking Julie Christie) the Wolf? Is Peter, her bad-boy boyfriend, the Wolf? Surely it isn’t Gary Oldman as Father Solomon, a fi reand-brimstone type who not only eats his steak bloody but eats it with his bare hands? The fi lm gets increasingly incoherent, its plot more suited to a cheap horror movie, reaching a kind of nadir when the Wolf talks to Valerie (!), playing the chummy card like Blofeld with 007: “You and I are the same, Valerie...” Made in 2011.

I Spy (Capital TV, 21.00) Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy are both funny guys, though Eddie’s been wasting his comedy talents in the past few years (or decades) - and they make this action comedy worth seeing even if it mangles its source, a 60s show that co-starred a young Bill Cosby. Owen’s a spy, Eddie a cocky boxing champion; they reluctantly team up to catch an arms dealer - and there’s nothing here you haven’t seen before, but maybe you won’t mind seeing it again with these amiable stars. Made in 2002.

Walled In (Novacinema3, 23.00) “Do you know the history of this building?” asks the inevitable sinister housekeeper. “The architect buried people alive in the walls of this building”. You’d think a ﬁ replace and a couple of bay windows would be enough, but you know what these architects are like with their design features - though in fact our heroine (Mischa Barton) is initially there to demolish the building, before learning of its dark past. She talks to residents (“Did you live here when the murders happened?” “They were more like sacriﬁces...”) and decides to dig deeper but it seems the evil architect (or his ghost) may still be around, looking for new victims to entomb. Fair Fridaynight thrills though the problem, as so often, is that everything’s scary as long as it’s mysterious, turning into routine heroine-in-peril action once the secrets are actually revealed. Also with Cameron Bright (the creepy kid from Birth) as a rather odd teenager. Made in 2009.

Walled In (Novacinema3, 23.00)

07:00 Baboons With Bill Bailey 07:25 Chris Humfrey’s Wild Life 08:15 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 08:40 Breed All About It 09:10 Penguin Safari 10:05 Monster Bug Wars 11:00 Wildlife Sos 11:25 Gorilla School 11:55 Animal Cops Philadelphia 12:50 E-Vets: The Interns 13:45 Animal Precinct 14:40 Monster Bug Wars 15:30 Baboons With Bill Bailey 16:00 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 16:30 Jeff Corwin Unleashed 17:25 Must Love Cats 18:20 Dogs 101 19:15 Wildlife Sos 19:40 Gorilla School 20:10 Living With The Wolfman 20:35 Animal Battlegrounds 21:05 Monster Bug Wars 22:00 Deadly Waters 22:55 I Was Bitten 23:50 Miami Animal Police 00:45 Crime Scene Wild 01:40 Untamed & Uncut 02:35 Deadly Waters 03:30 I Was Bitten 04:25 Monster Bug Wars 05:20 Living With The Wolfman 05:45 Animal Battlegrounds 06:10 E-Vets: The Interns

01:00 The Weakest Link 01:45 Keeping Up Appearances 02:15 Monarch Of The Glen 03:00 Eastenders 03:30 Doctors 04:00 Twenty Twelve 04:30 Supernova 04:55 Monarch Of The Glen 05:45 The Weakest Link 06:30 The Old Guys 07:00 Teletubbies 07:25 The Roly Mo Show 07:40 Forget Me Not Farm 07:55 Fimbles 08:15 Teletubbies 08:40 The Roly Mo Show 08:55 Forget Me Not Farm 09:10 Fimbles 09:30 Keeping Up Appearances 10:00 Supernova 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 Eastenders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 Monarch Of The Glen 13:05 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: Highlights 14:35 The Old Guys 15:05 Keeping Up Appearances 15:35 Eastenders 16:05 Doctors 16:35 Inspector Lynley Mysteries 17:25 Doctor Who Conﬁdential 17:35 Supernova 18:05 The Weakest Link 18:50 Elephant Diaries 19:40 Doctors 20:10 Doctor Who 21:00 The Cup 21:30 Twenty Twelve 22:00 New Tricks 22:50 The Impressions Show With Culshaw & Stephenson 23:20 Allo Allo 23:50 BBC Electric Proms 2007: Paul McCartney 00:40 Little Britain

07:00 Fifth Gear 07:25 Dirty Jobs 08:15 Deadliest Catch 09:10 Extreme Fishing 10:05 Mythbusters 11:00 How Do They Do It? 11:30 Destroyed In Seconds 11:55 Ultimate Survival 12:50 Wheeler Dealers 13:45 Fifth Gear 14:40 American Chopper 15:35 Dirty Jobs 16:30 Mythbusters 17:25 Deadliest Catch 18:20 Extreme Fishing 19:15 River Monsters 20:10 How It’s Made 20:40 How Do They Do It? 21:05 Curiosity 22:00 Swamp Loggers 22:55 Weapons That Changed The World 23:50 A Haunting 01:40 Curiosity 02:40 Swamp Loggers 03:40 Weapons That Changed The World 04:40 A Haunting 05:35 How It’s Made 06:00 Overhaulin’

04:00 Rowing: Summer Olympic Games London 04:45 Canoeing: Summer Olympic Games London 06:15 Gymnastics: Summer Olympic Games London 07:00 Olympic Games: Together To London 07:30 Olympic Games: English Breakfast 09:30 Swimming: Summer Olympic Games London 10:30 Multisports: Summer Olympic Games London 12:00 Athletics: Summer Olympic Games

07:00 Pawn Stars 08:00 Ancient Discoveries 09:00 High Hitler 10:00 Pawn Stars 11:00 Ax Men 12:00 Ice Road Truckers 14:00 High Hitler 15:00 Ancient Discoveries 16:00 Ice Road Truckers 18:00 High Hitler 19:00 Ancient Discoveries 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Ax Men 22:00 Pompeii: Cellar Of Skeletons 23:00 Tony Robinson Down Under 00:00 Pawn Stars 01:00 Ax Men 02:00 Pompeii: Cellar Of Skeletons 03:00 Tony Robinson Down Under 04:00 Ancient Discoveries 05:00 High Hitler 06:00 Ax Men

07:30 Revolutionary Road 09:30 Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 11:00 Action Zone 11:30 Ye Olde Times 13:30 Romancing The Stone 15:20 Hollywood Buzz 15:50 Friends 16:50 The Peacemaker 19:00 Friends 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Red Riding Hood 23:00 Serious Man 01:00 Hustler TV 02:45 Horseman 04:30 Hesher 06:30 LTV Sports News

Life As We Know It (Nova4, 22.40) London 15:40 Olympic Games: London Eye 15:45 Multisports: Summer Olympic Games London 18:00 Weightlifting: Summer Olympic Games London 19:15 Cycling: Summer Olympic Games London 20:40 Olympic Games: London Eye 20:45 Multisports: Summer Olympic Games London 21:30 Swimming: Summer Olympic Games London 22:30 Athletics: Summer Olympic Games London 00:00 Olympic Games: Together To London 00:30 Volleyball: Summer Olympic Games London 01:30 Weightlifting: Summer Olympic Games London 02:30 Athletics: Summer Olympic Games London

05:30 The Amazing Race 06:15 Family Guy 07:05 Lost 07:50 How I Met Your Mother 08:40 Terriers 09:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 10:15 The Amazing Race 11:00 Family Guy 11:50 Lost 12:35 How I Met Your Mother 13:25 Terriers 14:10 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 15:00 Neighbors From Hell 15:25 Bob’s Burgers 15:50 The League 16:15 The Amazing Race 17:05 Family Guy 17:55 Lost 18:40 How I Met Your Mother 19:30 Terriers 20:15 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 21:00 Neighbors From Hell 21:25 Bob’s Burgers 21:50 The League 22:15 Call Me Fitz 22:45 Terriers 23:30 Neighbors From Hell 23:55 Bob’s Burgers 00:20 The League 00:45 Call Me Fitz 01:15 The Amazing Race 02:05 Family Guy 02:55 Lost 03:45 How I Met Your Mother 04:35 Terriers

07:00 Baby Looney Tunes 07:25 Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs 08:15 Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Scooby-Doo Where Are You! 09:30 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 Big Cartoonie Show 10:20 Tak & The Power Of Juju 10:45 Fanboy & Chum Chum 11:10 X’s 11:35 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold! 14:30 Icarly 14:55 Icarly 15:20 Batman: The Brave And The Bold 17:00 Irc 2012: Romania 17:30 Planet Speed 18:00 Barclays Premier League World 18:30 ATP World Tour Uncovered 19:00 PGA Tour Classic Films 20:00 Best Basket League OPAP Games Of The Season 22:00 2011 World’s Strongest Man 22:30 Makeover: Hunt Dog Edition 23:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Barclay’s Premier League 01:00 Grand American Series 2012 02:00 PGA Tour Classic Films 03:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Barclay’s Premier League 05:00 2011 Figure Skating Championships

07:15 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 08:00 Two And A Half Men 08:30 Chuck 10:00 Friends 10:25 V I 11:15 Mentalist 12:45 Supernatural 13:30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 14:15 Chuck 15:45 Big Bang Theory 16:15 According To Jim 17:00 Sons Of Anarchy 18:45 Supernatural 19:30 Desperate Housewives 20:15 Trust Me 21:00 Friends 21:30 Hawaii Five-0 23:05 True Blood 00:05 Dummy 01:35 Batman Begins 03:55 Big Bang Theory 04:20 According To Jim 05:05 Sons Of Anarchy

08:00 Pleasantville 10:15 Troy 13:00 Black Balloon 15:00 Red Violin 17:30 Ghost Writer 20:00 8 Seconds 22:00 Preacher’s Kid 00:05 Daring! TV 04:15 All About Steve 06:00 Passed Away

06:15 London 07:50 Cine News 08:50 Shining Through 11:00 Mrs. Brown 12:45 Enemy Of The State 14:55 I Ypograﬁ 17:05 Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 19:40 Stars In Style 20:15 Gospel Hill 22:00 True Grit - 2010 23:55 Cedar Rapids 01:25 Choose 03:00 Sling Blade

06:05 Malena 08:00 Burlesque 10:00 Alpha And Omega 11:35 Cine News 12:35 Easy A 14:10 The Romantics 15:50 Guess Who 17:40 Spotlight On 18:15 Love And Other Impossible Pursuits 22:00 Country Strong 00:00 Oranges And Sunshine 01:50 Black Hawk Down 04:15 Cine News

19:35 (L’armee Du Crime) 22:00 (Royals And Loyals) 23:00 Walled In 00:40 (Cine News) 01:30 (Kaylani Unleashed) 03:25 Eternal

19:20 Le Dernier Vol De Lancaster 21:00 Good Night, And Good Luck. 22:40 Life As We Know It 00:35 Against All Odds 02:35 The Social Network 04:35 Eyes Wide Shut

21:00 Born Yesterday 22:45 Fun With Dick And Jane

01:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 02:00 MLB: Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves 05:00 PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open Rd. 1 07:00 Feherty - John Daly 08:00 School of Golf - Chapter 23: Putting Under Pressure 08:30 Golf Now - Ka’anapali 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 The Golf Fix 10:00 MLB: Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves 13:00 Hard Parts: South Bronx Diet Joe 13:30 Pass Time 14:00 Car Warriors ‘86 El Camino 15:00 PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open Rd. 1 17:00 Web.com Tour Cox Classic Rd. 2 19:00 Champions Tour: 3M Championship Rd. 1 20:30 MLB: Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves 23:30 Hard Parts: South Bronx Diet Joe 00:00 Pass Time 00:30 Car Warriors ‘86 El Camino

07:00 Globe Trekker 08:00 Planet Sports 09:00 Cruising The Amazon 10:00 Planet Food 11:00 The Thirsty Traveler 11:30 Chef Abroad 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 Planet Sports 14:00 Out Of Country 14:30 Essential 15:00 Nomad’s Land 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 The Thirsty Traveler 17:30 Chef Abroad 18:00 Planet Food 19:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 Planet Food 06:00 The Thirsty Traveler 06:30 Chef Abroad

06.00 Tender Trap, The 07.55 Tortilla Flat 09.40 Flipper’s New Adventure 11.15 American in Paris, An 13.05 Blackboard Jungle 14.45 Grand Prix 17.35 Ben-Hur 21.00 Sweet Bird Of Youth 22.55 Ryan’s Daughter 02.05 V.I.P.S, The 04.00 Love Me Or Leave Me

Friday, August 3, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

CRYPTIC 2151

7 PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

Across 9 1 & 8 Close the box, that should end the matter (3,3,3,2,2) 9 Reduce size of descending notes (5,4) 10 True colour? (4) 13 Pester him (5) 15 Handy pointer? (6) 16 Clothes you, say, included with restraint (6) 17 Shopkeeper in that terriﬁc outﬁt (6) 19 Did nothing original (6) 20 Stuff no inn could supply! (5) 21 Wave overhead? (4) 24 Convulsive maids cops removed (9) 25 Isn’t being arranged this month (4) 26 Pined after for it had been extended (9)

Down 2 Strange in Scotland starting

10 11

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

20 21

24 25 26

EASY

MEDIUM

HARD

(6)

14 United Kingdom in distant territory! (5) 18 Tearaway Jack? (6) 19 Unendingly seek information from a foreign agent

MEDIUM

22 Won’t come to the built-up area (4)

23 Violet has nearly new climbing-plant (4)

to be uncooperative (4)

3 Utter converse (4) 4 Make beloved ﬁnish feature (6)

5 Placed within one new hospital room (6)

6 Coming from Siena gala

Answers to crossword 2150 CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Bahamas; 5 Vile; 7 New Hampshire; 9 Viva; 10 Blackcap; 12 Luring; 13 Vermin; 16 Newcomer; 18 Inca; 20 Sick and tired; 21 Thor; 22 Tingled. Down – 1 Benevolent; 2 However; 3 Moat; 4 Supply; 5 Vehicles; 6 Lyric; 8 Open-handed; 11 Onlooker; 14 Mongrel; 15 Rennet; 17 Which; 19 Stun.

Rating EASY Rating HARD

QUICK: Across – 1 Fulcrum; 5 Comb; 7 Carelessness; 9 Teem; 10 Fandango; 12 Flying; 13 Campus; 16 Cataract; 18 Plus; 20 Malnutrition; 21 Inch; 22 Chortle. Down – 1 Face to face; 2 Largely; 3 Rill; 4 Mishap; 5 Canadian; 6 Mason; 8 Horse sense; 11 Entrench; 14 Palmist; 15 Acetic; 17 Train; 19 Dido.

Rating HARD

or tails (5,4,2,3,4) 12 One with conﬁdence in investment company (4,5) 13 Girl in the lending library (5)

Rating MEDIUM

without any pain (9)

7 & 11 Opposite view, heads

QUICK Across

Down

1 Eddy (9) 8 Stimulus (4) 9 Four-sided ﬁgure (9) 10 Grain refuse (4) 13 Net (5) 15 Faint (6) 16 Turned over and

2 Throw (4) 3 Spellbound (4) 4 Perplex (6) 5 Visual (6) 6 Scintillating (9) 7 Guilty person (9) 11 Not quite in the mid-

over (6)

17 Deep yellow (6) 19 Spiritual meeting (6) 20 Played a wind instrument (5)

HOROSCOPE

21 Feature (4) 24 December 25th (9) 25 The Eternal City (4) 26 Femur (9)

dle (3-6)

12 Tiring (9) 13 Cluster (5) 14 Dressed (5) 18 Half of a quarter (6) 19 Stitching (6) 22 Pierce (4) 23 Chief (4)

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

There are many reasons to feel good about life, especially as the Cosmos is bringing good things your way. Some of the opportunities may fall into your lap, and others may need some work in order for you to take full advantage of them. Meanwhile, you seem to have more scope romance wise, though the past may inﬂuence any decisions you make in the present.

Don’t allow stress to rob you of your peace. You can either spend most of the day thinking about all your various problems and issues, or you can determine to dwell on more inspiring notions and concepts. The Moon in your Eighth Solar House is great for enjoying a long, sensuous massage. Try any activity that can help your worries to dissolve.

The way you feel is going to alter the day whether you like it or not. The Moon in Pisces may mean you are more sensitive to your own emotional issues and those of others. Don’t let yourself get in a mood. One of the best ways to immediately feel better is to be active. Whether you walk, cycle, swim or skip, you may brighten up almost immediately.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Don’t get burdened with too many tasks and general chores, as you need a chance to lighten up and do something that you really enjoy. Rather than getting on with housework, or any number of other jobs, give yourself the opportunity to experience something completely different. Visiting a new place or an exhibition would be ﬁne ways to try.

You may need to make a decision. Taking it may mean moving out of your comfort zone, but perhaps it is the only way to go. This is a time of planting seeds, which could have greater consequence further down the line, so think carefully about the choices you do make. Your career zone is still bright, so use this opportunity to help materialize your goals.

Your words are valuable - and may provide the antidote to someone’s distressing problem. The Moon in your communication zone encourages you to talk, so you may be spending a lot of time on the phone or emailing. You need to speak, but you also have a need to soothe and comfort those who need help. All this may turn out to be extremely rewarding.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

You can continue to be the life and soul of the party, no matter who you are with or what you are up to. You have charisma - you glow - you are on ﬁre. Your love life is very much in your hands too. If you want to go out on a date ask away. You seem to call the shots and the same goes for long-term partnerships too. Phew, you can have it all Gemini!

It may not be the best day for focus and concentration but it can be excellent for brainstorming. If you are naturally musical or artistic, you may enjoy going to an exhibition or being creative yourself. Enjoy the movies? You might go with a friend or your latest love interest. If you should have more detailed stuff to attend to, if you can, leave it for another day.

Spending time with natural risk takers can help you move out of your own safe haven. Invite those who adore adventure into your circle of friends and acquaintances. As an Aquarius, you can become “ﬁxed” in your ways and so need people around who will breathe a breath of fresh air into your life. Be bold. If you can, endless possibilities can be open to you.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

Life may appear dreamlike today, especially as the Moon connects with Neptune which may give you the impression that everything is not quite real. Your feelings may be on display too as you seem to be wearing your heart on your sleeve. If you need a chance to get out and have a laugh or even a shoulder to cry on, your friends will be happy to help you.

Try to reconcile some past issues and determine to forge ahead. Don’t dwell on those things that might be causing you problems. Instead, focus your attention on thoughts and images that will inspire you to make the best of your day. If you have a goal that you have long wanted to achieve, take the ﬁrst step, you can be hugely dynamic, once you get going.

Your partner may have something for you, or perhaps someone else in your life may - so get ready to be offered a special gift you’ve always wanted. Later, the focus veers towards your home zone and may encourage you to make it more spacious and light, so you can relax and recharge your batteries. A mysterious admirer can see love in the air too.

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Sport AEL: there’s still a lot of work to be done against Partizan

Mixed Europa fortunes for Cyprus sides

Cyprus champs take narrow lead into 2nd leg in Belgrade

By Nemanja Bjedov

By Nemanja Bjedov AEL manager Pambos Christodoulou said he is a little disappointed to only take a narrow one-goal advantage into next week’s Champions League third qualifying round second leg at Partizan Belgrade. Ivory Coast forward Vouho scored the only goal of the first leg in Larnaca on Wednesday night, leaving the tie still very much in the balance. “We expected a tough game against a good side that controls the ball really well. We tried to impose our style of play on them and from time to time we managed to do so,” Christodoulou said. “The game plan was to try and get ahead as early as possible, since the atmosphere at the stadium was great, and then go for another goal with the help of our fans. “We managed to get the early goal but were unlucky not to increase our lead on several other occasions in the first half,” he added. “In the second half I expected the pace to drop. I would definitely be happier if we had scored another goal and I am

AEL opened the scoring after only 13 minutes but were unable to further extend their advantage sure the players share my disappointment. “We will now focus on the return leg and I think that our chances of progressing are still 50-50. This lead does not guarantee us anything in Belgrade,” he concluded. Partizan manager Vladimir Vermezovic was clearly disappointed with his side’s performance on the night: “I am not satisﬁed with both the re-

sult and the way we played. “We showed them too much respect and that was not our pre-game plan. You cannot afford the luxury of missing great opportunities in European competitions as usually you do not get many, especially away from home,” he said. “Now we know exactly what to expect from them next week. We deliberately let their central defenders run

the game. Despite doing well to provoke them out of their areas we did not manage to create many chances. The problem was not their great performance, but rather the fact that we could not establish ourselves when we had to,” assessed Vermezovic. “The 1-0 result is one of the best possible to have for them ahead of the second leg. We do not have much of a choice

now as we have to attack them in Belgrade and score at least two goals. “Anything is possible in football, but I am sure that we will be much more aggressive and play radically better next week,” the Serbian manager concluded. The return leg will be played at Partizan’s stadium in Belgrade on Wednesday with the kick-off scheduled for 9.45pm Cyprus time.

Holyfield drops in to watch ‘future of boxing’ at Olympics By Padraic Halpin

Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyﬁeld poses with volunteers at London’s Excel Arena

HEAVYWEIGHT great Evander Holyfield dropped by London’s boxing arena to cast an eye over the next generation of fighters looking to take a leaf out of his book by preparing for the professional ranks with an Olympic medal. Holyfield joined a list of great US fighters, such as Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali, who brought home an Olympic medal and then dominated the sport after he claimed a light heavyweight bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. The former heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion, remembered for famous battles with Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson and Len-

nox Lewis, said he planned to stick around for much of the Games to see what talent was out there. “I want to see what the future of boxing is about,” Holyﬁeld told reporters on his way out of the arena after signing scores of autographs and posing for photographs. “The professional game can only be as good as the amateur game. If you support the amateur game, then boxing gets better and better,” he added. “It’s all about the people who get into boxing at a young age and have goals and they make it to the Olympics. If you look at boxing, all the Olympic stars always become the best boxers so it’s driven by the Olympics Games.” Holyﬁeld said sitting at

the arena on Wednesday brought back memories of his own Olympic experience nearly 30 years ago, something an NBC TV crew overlooked earlier this week when they interviewed him on the streets of London, thinking he was a US tourist. Holyﬁeld, who turns 50 later this year, met another Olympic medal winner-turned professional champion and former foe Lewis at the arena and advised ﬁghters at the Games to take their time when deciding whether to follow them into the pro game. “You have to do what you have to do, some people can stay a little longer. It all depends on how you look at boxing. I had to make some money so I had to leave at 21.”

YIANNIS Okkas’ goal 20 minutes from time proved to be more than enough for Anorthosis to earn a valuable 1-0 victory away from home against Georgian side FC Dila Gori in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round yesterday evening. The Cypriot outfit had the upper hand for most of the game at Tbilisi’s Mikheil Meskhi Stadium and they sealed a well-deserved win when the experienced Okkas was left alone in the middle of the penalty area, after which he had no difficulties connecting with Juliano Spadacio’s corner, heading the ball across Marin Skender’s goal into the empty net. The hosts had Gogita Gogua sent off for a second bookable offence on the hour mark, and he will miss the second leg next Thursday at Larnaca’s Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium. Meanwhile, APOEL have a very difficult task ahead of them in the return leg against Aalesunds FK in Norway, after a narrow 2-1 win at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium last night. The visitors took an early lead when they opened up a counter attack in the 16th minute, and Jamaican international Tremaine Stewart beat Dionysis Chiotis in APOEL’s goal with a strong shot from outside the area. Nine minutes before the interval, the Cypriot team levelled the score. Jason Morrison brought down Constantinos Charalambides and freekick specialist Mario Sergio equalised with an exquisite shot. Efstathios Aloneftis set up the final score 10 minutes from time, finally converting one of the night’s several goal-scoring opportunities, despite being introduced only 16 minutes earlier. Neophytos Larkou’s AC Omonia played out a goalless draw against Serbian powerhouse FK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. The hosts had plenty of ball possession, but their midfielders Eduardo and Milos Dimitrijevic took too much time in transition to create any serious chances in front of Johnny Leoni’s goal. Larkou even introduced Freddy as the second forward in the last 10 minutes of the game and he positioned the Angolan striker and Andre Alves very wide in order to create the illusion of a defending team, but in fact this was a very brave move by the Cypriot manager who was actually trying to win the match. The return leg is scheduled for next Thursday at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium, while APOEL travel to Norway where they will have to play on the artificial grass surface of the Color Line Stadium in Aalesund.

Friday, August 3, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Olympic Games

Djokovic and Murray through to final four

BAGHDATIS: I’M DISAPPOINTED

Federer and Del Potro also in all-star tennis line-up By Kylie MacLellan SERBIA’S Novak Djokovic will get a shot at adding to his medal collection after securing an Olympic semifinal clash yesterday against Britain’s Andy Murray. Number two seed Djokovic, who won singles bronze in Beijing, defeated France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 7-5 while Murray cruised to a 6-4 6-1 win over injured Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. Djokovic sped to an early lead against the exhausted Frenchman, who had played both doubles and singles on Wednesday after clocking up the longest three-set match in Olympic history a day earlier, dropping just one game before wrapping up the first set with an ace. “Today I was a bit tired so it was mission impossible,” Tsonga told reporters. He mustered enough energy to put up more of a fight in the second set, breaking the 25-year-old to go 3-1 up. But Tsonga threw away the opportunity to break a second time and the five-time Grand Slam winner levelled. Serving for the match, Djokovic secured the win with an unreturnable serve. “It was a great win for me. Tsonga is a great competitor and he is a very powerful player from the baseline so, for me, the right thing to

Five-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia will play Britain’s Andy Murray in a mouthwatering semi do today was use my serve as efﬁciently as possible in these windy, tough conditions,” Djokovic said. On Court One, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge commanded more of the press photographers’ attention than the match, third seed Murray took a 4-3 lead before powering four aces in a row to force

Almagro to serve to stay in the set. The Spaniard held his nerve for one more game, before sending a forehand long to give his opponent the set. The royals quickly got into the spirit of things, taking part in a Mexican wave which rippled round the crowd several times as

11th-seeded Almagro received medical treatment on his arm and shoulder. When business got back underway Murray broke in the first game of the second set, dropping just one game before wrapping up the victory. “Andy is the home hero,” said Djokovic of his opponent who reached the Wimbledon final this year. “We are all aware of his quality as in the last two or three years he has played four Grand Slam finals and he has been at the top of the men’s game for many years. “He has been playing better than ever on grass courts. I will have to be at the top of my game.” In the other half of the draw, Roger Federer will play Juan Martin Del Potro. Federer, fresh from his Wimbledon final win over Murray last month, beat big-serving John Isner, 6-4, 7-6 in his quarter-final on Centre Court. The Swiss has 17 Grand Slam titles and won an Olympic gold medal in doubles in 2008, but has never won an Olympic medal in singles. Argentina’s Del Potro, who famously beat Federer in an epic 2009 US Open final, beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori by the same score of 6-4, 7-6 in his quarter-final.

A familiar story: Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis fell apart after taking the opening set against Andy Murray TENNIS star Marcos Baghdatis has spoken of his regret after his dream of becoming Cyprus’ ﬁrst-ever medallist at the Olympic Games ended on Wednesday at the hands of Andy Murray. The Cypriot lost his last-16 clash to the world number four 6-4, 1-6, 4-6 in just under two hours on Wimbledon’s famous Centre Court. “The pressure was a bit

higher as this is the Olympic Games and I am disappointed,” said Baghdatis after the match. “I came here for a medal. That was my dream, so I can say everything is ﬁnished. All the disappointment came out, but I’m sure that I’ll feel a bit better in the coming days” he added. Next up for the 27-year-old is the prestigious Toronto Masters, beginning on Monday.

Yu quits sport over badminton debacle

Britain’s Tim Baillie (left) and Etienne Stott react to winning the men’s canoe double ﬁnal

Britain power to gold in thrilling canoe double BRITISH crew Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott powered to gold in a thrilling Olympic canoe slalom double final at the Lee Valley White Water Centre yesterday. The slowest of the six qualifiers from the semi-final, the British duo were the first down the surging rapids in the final but surged through the 23 gates in a time of 106.41 seconds - a mark that was to prove unbeatable. Britain’s first gold in Olympic canoe slalom was already in the bag when the other home duo, David Florence and Richard Hounslow, set off on the last run of the final. With 12,000 people going wild in the stands, Florence and Hounslow seemed set to beat their compatriots but crossed the line 0.36 seconds slower. “We lost it on the final paddle to the line to be honest,” Hounslow told reporters. “But at least we get to stand on the podium and hear the British national anthem.”

YU Yang, one of the Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics, says she is quitting the sport. Yang and her partner Xiaoli Wang were disqualified by the Badminton World Federation on Wednesday for “not using one’s best efforts to win a match”. Chinese Olympic officials demanded that the players “reflected deeply on it” and “publicly apologise”. Yang said on her Twitter-like Weibo account: “This is my last time competing. Goodbye beloved badminton.” Two pairs from South Korea and one from Indonesia were also disqualified for making errors in Tuesday’s matches. The introduction of a roundrobin stage in the games meant that losing one game could lead to an easier match in the next round. All four pairs were accused of losing in an attempt to manipulate the draw for the knockout stage with Yang and Wang facing compatriots Tian Quing and Zhao Yunlei had they won. But with Yang, who won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and

China’s Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang (right) are among eight players disqualiﬁed. Yu yesterday quit the sport Wang losing, the two Chinese pairings could have only met in the ﬁnal. Wang also posted comments on her Weibo, saying that the players were being made to pay the price for problems with the new competition rules. ‘’What you’ve cancelled is not just a game, but my dream!’’ she said. China’s badminton coach Li Yongbo said he should take

the blame for the incident, which Chinese state media said “violates the Olympic spirit of fair competition”. “As head coach, I owe the supporters of Chinese badminton and the Chinese TV audiences an apology,” the Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying. The Chinese Olympic delegation added: “Chinese players failed to demonstrate the ﬁne tradition and ﬁghting

spirit of the national team. It’s me to blame.” Their places in the last eight were taken by the pairs who finished third and fourth in the qualifying groups concerned. The shockwaves from the debacle have reverberated round the Games, putting the focus squarely on match officials and calling the spirit of sport into question. Olympic judges and referees came under fire on Wednesday with one boxer accusing them of “a fix”, another successfully appealing a loss and even boxing great Lennox Lewis questioning some of their calls. Iran’s Ali Mazaheri cried foul when the heavyweight was disqualified after being warned three times for persistent holding against Cuban Jose Larduet Gomez despite leading by two points going into the second round. “It was a fix. I could have got a bronze easily if it hadn’t been for that,” an irate Mazaheri, who walked out of the ring before the decision was officially announced, told reporters through a translator.

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, August 3, 2012

Olympic Games

Champion Wiggins is ‘one of the greatest’ BRADLEY Wiggins is one of Great Britain’s greatest athletes of all time, according to the chairman of the British Olympic Association. The cyclist claimed his fourth Olympic gold, and seventh medal in total, in Wednesday’s time trial. This summer also saw Wiggins become the ﬁrst Brit to win the Tour de France. “He is now unquestionably one of the greatest athletes we have seen in any disci-

pline in the history of Team GB,” said Lord Moynihan. The 32-year-old’s achievements, which span four Olympics, can now be ranked in the same bracket as rower Sir Steve Redgrave, who clinched gold medals in ﬁve consecutive Games, according to Moynihan. “He is right up there at the top and is now in hallowed territory - others would join him there, not least Steve Redgrave,” Moynihan added.

“What a great summer he has had and he deserves a lot of relaxation and enjoyment.” Moynihan’s view was echoed by BOA chief executive and Team GB chef de mission Andy Hunt. “Bradley Wiggins has cemented his position as one of the greatest British Olympians ever,” he said. “To claim an Olympic gold medal and the Tour de France championship in the span of less than four weeks

is nothing short of extraordinary.” After Wednesday’s race, Wiggins immediately looked forward to defending his medal in Rio de Janeiro in four years time. “The main number is that is gold number four,” he said. “So I have got to carry on to Rio now and make it ﬁve. “Just to be mentioned in the same breath as Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Chris Hoy is very special.”

Impressive: Bradley Wiggins has four Olympic gold medals

Pearce sets sights on gold Suarez says crowd showed a ‘total lack of respect’ By Andrew Gwilym,

IN BRIEF

STUART Pearce saw his Great Britain side take a step closer to an Olympic medal by beating Uruguay on Wednesday night but insists gold is the only colour he is planning for. The 1-0 win over the South Americans at the Millennium Stadium, courtesy of Daniel Sturridge’s second goal of the tournament, saw Great Britain top Group A and set up a last-eight clash with South Korea in Cardiff tomorrow. And Pearce knows victory there will put he and his squad within sight of a podium finish. He said: “All the teams in the quarter-finals know they have two shots at getting a medal if you get to the semifinals. “If you are unsuccessful in the semi-finals you get the shot at the bronze so the importance of the next game is pretty high.” But Pearce only has sights for winning the competition and, after ensuring Uruguay follow fellow pre-tournament favourites Spain out of the tournament, believes his side might be coming to the

I’m the man! Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge (centre) celebrates scoring his second goal of the tournament as Team GB’s footballers beat Uruguay to set up a last-eight clash with South Korea in Cardiff on Saturday boil, right on cue for a potential last-four clash with Brazil. “We have only ever planned to win the tournament,” he said. “Brazil going into the tournament were vast favourites and their performance when we played them in Middlesbrough echoed those thoughts and they have done very well so far. “But football is quite funny,

when you get games coming thick and fast, every three days, the mental and physical side plays a big part and from here on in there will be some sides ﬂat to the boards physically, so you can’t prejudge results at this stage.” Pearce also praised the fans in Cardiff, who respected the singing of God Save the Queen and were vociferous in their backing of the home side.

But one man not so enamoured with the home fans was Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, who was booed throughout and said there was a “total lack of respect” when some spectators booed the Uruguayan national anthem.. The Liverpool forward said: “I think they jeer me and they boo me here because they must be scared of facing a player like me. They

Cyclist killed after collision Romney’s horse and rider with Olympic shuttle bus unfazed by the hype A CYCLIST was killed after a collision with an Olympic media shuttle bus in east London on Wednesday evening, Scotland Yard said. The 28-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident which occurred at about 19.45 local time in Hackney. Police arrested a man, aged in his mid-60s, on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Shuttle buses have been transporting thousands of journalists covering the Games between the Olympic Park in Stratford and central London. The collision is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police’s Trafﬁc Investigation Unit.

RAFALCA, the dressage horse part-owned by Mitt Romney’s wife Ann, made a solid Olympic debut yesterday as rider Jan Ebeling ignored the media hype and political jibing surrounding them. “There certainly was a lot of media attention going on but I think it turned out to be a good thing for the sport. And I don’t really get distracted by these things,” the US rider said after ﬁnishing the ﬁrst leg of the dressage contest. The Democrats have derided dressage as elitist and brandished Rafalca as more evidence that the US Republican presidential candidate is out of touch with the common man.

fear me, but that doesn’t affect me. “I’m hurt because we lost and we are going home. We all had a dream and that was to win the gold medal here. “I can take the abuse. I don’t mind. But I think it was a total lack of respect from the crowd to boo when we were trying to sing our national anthem. I think those things should not happen.’’

Sir Chris Hoy equals Redgrave’s golden tally GREAT Britain defended their team sprint Olympic title as Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes powered to gold. Having set a world record of 42.747 seconds in qualifying for the gold medal race, the British team smashed it again to beat France in 42.600 seconds. The medal represents Hoy’s ﬁfth gold, matching Sir Steve Redgrave’s record of Olympic titles in rowing. Germany beat Australia in the battle for the bronze medal. The triumph was also GB’s sixth medal of the day (at the time of going to press), and their third gold, after success in canoe slalom, double trap shooting, rowing and judo. Both Hoy and Kenny won gold in Beijing four years ago, but they were joined by Hindes, 19, who led from the front. Hoy will have to wait until Tuesday to get the chance to surpass Redgrave’s record, when he competes in the keirin, having been overlooked for the individual sprint in favour of Kenny. Kenny now has a second Olympic gold and third medal in all, while for Hindes it capped a remarkable rise to prominence for the Germanborn teenager who only joined the British team two years ago. There was drama in qualifying when Hindes wobbled out of the start gate and lost control of his bike before tumbling to the track at the beginning of the ﬁrst bend as his team-mates rolled past him.

Cypriot sailor Cariolou way off the pace in RS-X SAILOR Andreas Cariolou has dropped further back in the standings, the Cypriot now lying 20th overall after the third day of racing and six races completed in the Men’s RS-X yesterday afternoon at Weymouth and Portland. Cariolou collected 87 net points and is currently 28 points behind the medal race spots, with Israeli competitor Shahar Zubari currently tenth overall with 59 net points. Cariolou, 29, completed the ﬁfth race in 11th place but he then sailed his worst race of the event where he was a poor 30th.

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Sport

AEL: there’s still a lot of work to be done against Partizan 29

Pearce sets sights on Team GB gold 31

Legend Phelps creates more Olympic history American superstar wins amazing 20th medal after thrilling duel in the pool

Friends and rivals: Yohan Blake (left), who is the world’s fastest man this year, is aiming to bring an end to Usain Bolt’s reign as Olympic 100 metres champion By Julian Linden

Each man for himself M when ‘Beast’ races Bolt By Nick Mulvenney FOUR years ago, Yohan Blake was just out of school and watched at home in Jamaica as Usain Bolt set the sporting world alight at the Beijing Olympics. A few weeks later, the teenager joined Bolt’s training camp, where he turned his natural pace into a talent which many believe could bring an end to his compatriot’s reign as Olympic 100 metres champion on Sunday. The two, separated by three years, still train together under coach Glen Mills and remain firm friends who share a passion for cricket. Blake’s apparently fearsome nickname, ‘The Beast’, was coined by Bolt himself in recognition of the young sprinter’s prodigious appetite for training. When the two Jamaicans get into the blocks for the 100 metres final however, there will be no consideration for reputation or friendship. “Well Usain, we’re always friends, we always joke around in training every day. We always have fun. When we’re training we just have fun,” Blake, 22, told a news conference yesterday. “On the day it’s all business, win or draw we’re going to be still friendly, we’re just keeping a good chemistry going on into the Olympics, but when we line up at the line it’s going to be different. “It’s going to be all business - each man to their self.” Blake said he was fulfilling a “dream” by competing at his first Games but dismissed the idea that Bolt’s Olympic experience might give him an advantage. “Experience, for me, doesn’t work,” he said, bluntly. Having backed up his 2011 World Cham-

pionship 100m win soon afterwards with the second fastest 200m time of all time - behind Bolt’s world record naturally - Blake entered 2012 brimming with confidence. He established himself as favourite for London by stunning Bolt over both the 100m and 200m at the Jamaican trials, running the shorter sprint in a world leading 9.75 seconds, his personal best. Bolt later conceded he had been struggling with a hamstring injury caused by a stiff back but Blake was not going to allow that to diminish his rare feat. “A win is a win,” he said. Shorter than Bolt, Blake is rated a better starter and will be looking to get out into a lead before his compatriot gets into his considerable stride for the run to the line. “It’s going to be great,” Blake said. “You know in every year, in every race you always have surprises and everybody is waiting for this moment for four years, you know because you have a new person in the mix.” If he did break a mental barrier by beating Bolt in the Jamaican trials, Blake was in no hurry to add another psychological burden in its place by assuming the mantle of favourite. “There’s no pressure,” he said. “I don’t really think about it. Yes, I’m the fastest man in the world this year and the one to beat, but it’s different on the line.” Blake was at pains yesterday to point out that his nickname was not a reflection of his character off the track. “Some people say the Beast is bad,” he said. “Yes, the Beast is bad on the track. But after the track it’s different, he’s a calm guy.” The eagerly-awaited track and field programme begins today at the Olympic Stadium

ICHAEL Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympics when he clinched the men’s 200 metres individual medley gold medal at the London Games last night. Phelps, who won the event at the Athens and Beijing Games, relegated compatriot and world champion Ryan Lochte to silver while Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh took bronze. Phelps led all the way and got his giant hands on the wall first in a time of one minute, 54.27 seconds, just outside Lochte’s world record of 1:54.00 that he set last year in the final at the Shanghai world championships. Lochte, close to exhaustion after winning bronze in the 200 backstroke half an hour before the medley, held on to finish second, just 0.63 behind his team mate. Cseh clocked 1:56.22 for the bronze. Phelps had joined forces with Lochte on Tuesday to win gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay and claim a record 19th Olympic medal, and the 200 individual medley victory on Thursday, gave the 27-yearold his 16th Olympic gold medal and 20th overall. Only two swimmers had ever won the same individual event at three successive Olympics, Australia’s Dawn Fraser, in 100 freestyle in 1956, 1960 and 1964, and Hungary’s Krisztina Egerszegi in 200 backstroke in 1988, 1992 and 1996. It is a feat that had eluded generations of the best male swimmers until Phelps, who had the chance of doing it in

Man of the moment: Michael Phelps has continued to rewrite the record books at London 2012

Medals Table Country United States China South Korea France Great Britain Germany

Gold 18 18 7 6 5 4

Silver 9 11 2 4 6 8

four different events in London. He came fourth in the 400 individual medley and looked set to achieve the feat in his favoured 200 butterfly but was pipped by South Africa’s Chad le Clos on the final stroke. Phelps still has the 100 butterfly to come on his programme and he easily made it through to the final after the 200 metres IM medal ceremony , setting the fastest time of the two semi-finals. There was more drama at the Aquatics Centre last night, as Rebecca Soni broke the world record for the second time in 24 hours to win the women’s 200 metres breaststroke gold. The American surged clear of her rivals after trailling after the first lap then taking

Bronze 10 5 5 6 4 5

Total 37 34 14 16 15 17

the lead at the halfway stage to win in a time of two minutes, 19.59 seconds, slashing 0.41 off the previous record of 2:20.00 she set in Wednesday’s semi-finals. Japan’s Satomi Suzuki won the silver medal and the bronze went to Iuliia Efimova of Russia. Soni also won the four-lap event in Beijing four years ago and by winning in London she became the first woman to successfully defend a breaststroke title at the Olympics.