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Prosecution looms for cheating homes Homes for the elderly told to use air-conditioning By Natalie Hami

ITH temperatures set to head back into the low 40s in the coming days, the welfare department is gearing up to begin prosecuting old people’s homes who have failed to comply with instructions to turn on their air conditioning. As of yesterday one ﬁfth of the 76 care homes inspected by the authorities so far had not put on their air conditioning even though at least two of the 13 people admitted to hospital for heatstroke in the past week were residents in old people’s homes. Many of the homes inspected had admitted to not having turned on the air conditioning last week when temperatures soared to an unbearable 44 degrees on Tuesday. “From the inspections that have taken place up until today (yesterday) out of 76 homes (inspected) we’ve determined that we have 15 cases that didn’t have the air conditioning switched on,” said Irini Papatheodoulou, an ofﬁcial at the welfare services yesterday. Papatheodoulou added that they may be forced to start the ball rolling to

prosecute the offenders. According to the law they can be ﬁned up to €1,281. “We haven’t done so up till now but from the way it looks we will have to proceed because from the moment that homes don’t conform and they continue not to switch on the air conditioning, and old people that live there are not comfortable, then they will force us to proceed,” she said. According to Papatheodoulou, the welfare services have 113 homes registered with them, of which 72 are privately run and 41 are run by non-governmental organisations (NGO). This is aside from the state-run institutions, which number less than 20. Papatheodoulou said that on the plus side eight of the 76 homes inspected, that had not turned on their air conditioning did so after repeat inspections. “The rest continued to ignore our suggestions and in one case it was switched on but only for a bit. A recommendation was made to them to switch it on for longer,” added Papatheodoulou. Thorough inspections began last week after random checks initially found ten homes operating without air conditioning. At the

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Santa Clauses from all over the world take part in the traditional bath at Bellevue Beach, near Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday. The annual World Santa Claus Congress, which started yesterday, runs until July 26 (EPA)

Humans, not climate, killed off Neanderthals By John von Radowitz OUR ancestors rather than climate change drove Neanderthals to extinction in Europe, new research has shown. Evidence suggests the distant cousins of early modern humans had already started to decline long before a massive volcanic eruption plunged Europe into deep freeze.

The ﬁndings, based on a study of volcanic ash layers, indicate that climate was not the major factor in the Neanderthals’ demise. Instead it is more likely they were simply out-performed by early members of our species, Homo sapiens, who had migrated from Africa. Most experts agree that Neanderthals could not compete for natural resources with early modern humans, who had better tools, weapons, and communica-

tion skills. But some believe climate played a major role in their extinction. A catastrophic event around 40,000 years ago, Europe’s biggest ever volcanic eruption, may have sent temperatures plummeting as clouds of ash blocked out the sun. The “volcanic winter” caused by the Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) eruption in

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Authorities are investigating ten charges against him By Michele Kambas

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A MAN suspected of planning attacks on Israeli interests in Cyprus was detained by a court on the island yesterday as Israel’s leader once again accused Hezbollah militants and Iran over the alleged plot. The 24-year-old suspect, whose name has not been disclosed, was arrested in Limassol on July 7, on suspicion of tracking the movements of Israeli tourists. He is a Swedish national of Lebanese origin. Israel said he was planning an attack similar to a suicide bus bombing in the Bulgarian city of Burgas which killed ﬁve Israelis last week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US Fox News Sunday television programme that the “modus operandi” of the Cyprus suspect was similar to that used by the Burgas bomber. He said he had “rock-solid” intelligence that Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, backed by Iran, was responsible. Tehran has denied any involvement. The suspect yesterday appeared at a Limassol court which ordered his remand

until July 27 pending completion of police inquiries. He was held on suspicion of espionage and conspiring to commit a crime, said those present at the hearing, held behind closed doors with only police and his lawyer present. Authorities are investigating 10 charges against him, they said, without giving further details. The suspect was arrested at a hotel two days after his arrival from London. Lists of locations frequented by Israeli tourists were found on him, according to media reports which have not been disputed by authorities. A senior Cypriot government source said he was picked up after a tip-off from British intelligence. The suspect has not been charged. Under Cypriot law police can obtain courtsanctioned detention orders at regular intervals until an investigation is concluded either by formal charges or the release of the detainee. Israel, the United States and some but not all other western countries consider Hezbollah a terrorist organisation. Israel says it has foiled several Hezbollah attacks on its citizens abroad.

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The 24-year-old suspect who covered his face with a t-shirt is led back to a police vehicle after his court appearance in Limassol yesterday (Christos Theodorides)

Security beefed up after main prosecution witness in Hadjicostis trial goes walkabout By Jacqueline Agathocleous THE MAIN prosecution witness in the Andis Hadjicostis murder trial, who is being held in protective custody has been sneaking out from the house where he is staying, police spokesman Andreas Angelides conﬁrmed yesterday. “We were given some information [about this] in the past and someone was invited to testify about it in court, but he never appeared so the matter didn’t go any further,” said Angelides. Protected witness Fanos Hadjigeorgiou’s escapades were reported by daily Politis yesterday. Citing “well placed sources”, Politis said Hadjigeorgiou managed to sneak out twice. On the ﬁrst occasion he was spotted, and members of Nicosia CID managed to locate him and take him back. The second time he is said to have

made his own way back. The same sources told the paper that the police didn’t suspect anything untoward had taken place and that Hadjigeorgiou simply wanted to meet up with friends. Hadjigeorgiou is currently staying at a guarded police house in the grounds of headquarters in Nicosia. The small houses are connected, making it easy to go from one to the other. This appears to be the method used by Hadjigeorgiou. He would creep into the house next door and leave the area, without being spotted. The police have now stepped up security, with ﬁve policemen guarding the front and back of the house on a 24hour basis. Furthermore, construction work was carried out so as to block Hadjigeorgiou from entering the next door house, while surveillance has also increased and been readjusted. Andis Hadjicostis, the own-

Fanos Hadjigeorgiou er of the Dias media group, was shot twice at close range outside his house in Engomi, Nicosia, on January 11, 2010. Hadjigeorgiou entered a special witness protection programme after agreeing to testify in the case, as there

were fears over his safety. Once the trial is over, he is expected to be given a new identity and money, so he can go abroad. Some reports claim he has committed to never returning to Cyprus. Hadjigeorgiou has admitted implication in the murder, even claiming to be the man who drove the moped that was seen speeding away from the scene of the crime. He has named Gregoris Xenofontos as the man who allegedly pulled the trigger and TV presenter Elena Skordelli, along with her brother Tasos Krasopoulis as the alleged masterminds, and Andreas Gregoriou as the alleged ﬁxer. All four are facing charges of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Giorgos Christodoulou Zavrantonas, another witness in the Hadjicostis trial, is also staying at police headquarters under protection.

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Home Hot but not too hot THE WEATHER will continue offering some combination of heat and humidity, although temperatures will remain lower than those of last week, the meteorological ofﬁce said yesterday. Temperatures yesterday were about what is expected for July, at around 36 degrees Celsius for Nicosia, 33 degrees Celsius around the coastline and 26 degrees in the mountains, met ofﬁcer Panayiotis Michael said. Some local storms over the weekend and yesterday offered a respite but as of tomorrow temperatures should start rising, Michael said. By Friday, it could be 39 or 40 degrees Celsius. Michael said that even

though the weather has been cooler it has also been humid, causing discomfort. Humidity varied yesterday from 50 per cent in Famagusta and 54 per cent in Nicosia, to 71 per cent in Paphos. Last week started with the hottest day of the year on Monday at 43 degrees Celsius and continued with the hottest day of the year again when on Tuesday temperatures climbed to 44 degrees Celsius. About a dozen people have so far been admitted to hospital. Vulnerable groups, including the elderly and the very young are still advised to stay indoors as much as possible. People should drink lots of water, wear loose, comfortable clothes and keep cool.

Welfare services checks discovered a ﬁfth of homes for the elderly were not providing air-conditioning

Olympic teams head off

Checks pledged on air-conditioning use

MOST of Cyprus’ Olympic Games’ team left yesterday for London, just a few days before the launch of the games and opening ceremony on Friday. Thirteen athletes will represent Cyprus in swimming, tennis, skeet shooting, sailing, gymnastics, track and ﬁeld competitions, and mountain biking. The athletes will be accompanied by coaches, a physical therapist, a sports psychologist as well as journalists, covering the games. Carrying the ﬂag for Cyprus will be tennis player Marcos Baghdatis. The games start with archery on Friday and culminate on August 12 with the closing ceremony and a number of competitions. The opening ceremony will be broadcast at 11pm local time.

Call to name and shame cheating homes for the elderly (Continued from front page) time Labour Minister Sotiroulla Charalambous threatened to close down any home that failed to provide air conditioning. Yesterday the head of the Cyprus Association of Owners of Private Homes for the Elderly, Andreas Droushiotis said offending homes should be named and shamed and then prosecuted if they continued to offend. “I say that their names should be publicised,” said Droushiotis. He said there was “no excuse” for not turning on the air conditioning. Droushiotis said the welfare services were obligated to prosecute those who ﬂouted the law. He added that he had been in contact with the district local heads of the association to make sure that the air conditioning was being switched on wherever it was needed.

DIKO MP Sophoclis Fyttis was also outraged. “Without checks in this country nothing would be left standing,” he said. “The law on this must be implemented and the welfare services that has authority over this should conduct checks often to see if the provisions of the law are being upheld.” He said the elderly in Cyprus had already given so much to the island and deserved better treatment. According to the law, old people’s homes must have “adequate lighting and the building must be equipped with air conditioning to create stable temperatures, according to the weather”. It is likely that the increased cost of electricity in Cyprus over the past 12 months has contributed to the problem as establishments cut back on their costs or try to maintain their proﬁt mar-

gins. Residing at an old people’s home can cost as much as €800-€1,000 a month and upwards. Elderly people are more susceptible to the heat as many medications, including heart medications inhibit their ability to sweat. Many can also be unaware that they have become dehydrated for various other physical or mental reasons. Another elderly lady, 68, was admitted to Nicosia General Hospital yesterday suffering from heat stroke. According to Ioanna Grigoriou from the health services, she was transferred from Kyperounta hospital to Nicosia General with a fever. Last Wednesday the heat claimed its ﬁrst victim a 65-year-old woman in Nicosia. Some 13 people have been admitted to hospitals islandwide over the last week, mainly elderly with chronic health problems, suffering from heatstroke or heat exhaustion.

Drastic measures needed to expand once-lucrative tourism sector OVER ten years, the tourist sector has shrunk as a proportion of GDP from 20.3 per cent in 2001 to 9.8 per cent in 2011 despite increases in arrivals and revenue, the head of the Limassol tourism development and promotion agency (ETAP), Tonis Antoniou said yesterday. He told the ETAP annual general meeting that drastic measures were needed.

Antoniou said that they were worried by lack of growth in the British and German markets, despite a growth in the Russian and Scandinavian ones. “Co-ordinated and intensive efforts to recover those two extremely important markets are necessary,” he said. Antoniou said that the Cyprus tourism organisation’s creation of district agen-

cies to decentralise control centres was a step towards the right direction. When it comes to Limassol, the creation of an international conference centre will draw in high calibre visitors, he said. In 2010, 47 per cent of conferences in Cyprus took place in Limassol and yet the state has been “lukewarm” towards promoting it, Antoniou said.

FUNERAL With deep sorrow we announce the death of our beloved husband, father and brother

HAGOP NORDIKIAN (from Larnaka)

Who passed away yesterday July 23rd 2012 The funeral service will take place tomorrow, July 25th at 4:00 p.m. at the Armenian Church St. Stephanos in Larnaka We invite all those who honor her memory to attend. The bereaved: wife: Sonia Nordikian Children: Arto- Mirka Nordikian Barrett Nordikian Sisters: Sirarpi Nordikian Ardemis Nordikian and relatives In lieu of flowers donations will be made to the “Cancer Association”

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Legal services in contact with Greek prosecutors Police By Jacqueline Agathocleous THE LEGAL services are in contact with the Greek authorities over the money laundering case against Greek minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos and the alleged involvement of Cypriot lawyer and former interior minister Dinos Michaelides, they announced yesterday. Michaelides was implicated in the case after Tsohatzopoulos’ cousin – Nicos Zigras - who was also arrested in connection with the case, last week claimed Michaelides transferred cash linked to the acquisition of Russian self-propelled short ranged TOR M1 air defence systems. Michaelides, meanwhile, announced to state broadcaster CyBC on Sunday that he planned to take legal action against Zigras and sue him for

slander. He is expected to launch proceedings this week. “The legal services are in contact, at the highest level, with the prosecutors in Greece who are investigating the case, with the intention of co-operating when deemed necessary in resolving the case,” the services said yesterday, adding; “Any other comment is not deemed necessary at this current stage.” The Greek press last week reported that Michaelides allegedly helped set up offshore companies, was directly involved in them and carried money “even in [plastic] bags” to Greece. Michaelides dismissed all claims as “unsubstantiated” and “ﬁction”. Former defence minister Tsohatzopoulos, 72, was arrested last April on money laundering charges in the biggest scandal in Greece involving a politician. Tsohatzopoulos, who claims he is the victim,

is being investigated in relation to the TOR M1 systems as well as the procurement of submarines from German ﬁrm Ferrostaal. Zigras said that Tsohatzopoulos - a deputy in the Greek parliament from 1974 until 2007 and a PASOK member from 1981 - would allegedly spend €2.5 million come election time to buy votes and ensure he was protected with immunity. Michaelides was forced to step down as interior minister in 1999 during Glafcos Clerides’ administration after then Ombudswoman Eliana Nicolaou questioned planning changes to land which Michaelides later bought and built a luxury home on. Michaelides said at the time he was being “defamed”. Michaelides also served as interior minister between 1985 and 1988 for the Spyros Kyprianou government and between 1993 and 1997, again for Clerides.

DISY chief calls for common goal Presidential candidate says spoils of power not important compared to joint respect By Jacqueline Agathocleous MAIN opposition DISY’s presidential candidate Nicos Anastassiades yesterday said that if he was voted into power, he would invite all opposition parties to create a common government programme. “We are speaking after the elections, when it would be good for all the political parties to unite powers and agree on a common programme,” Anastasiades told state radio. Anastassiades, who has so far met with all parties except ruling AKEL, said he planned to treat the opposition with full respect and consult with it constantly, if elected. “It is well known that we are separated by some signiﬁcant differences with AKEL, which is why I haven’t made a proposal to AKEL,” said the DISY leader. “But this doesn’t mean, and I want to stress this, that we will scorn AKEL if it is in the opposition.” He said he would even meet with the other parties to prepare a joint pro-

gramme, even if they back other candidates. “My proposal for preparing a common programmatic position or government programme is addressed to all political parties of the broader opposition, with full respect towards the candidate they will choose,” said Anastasiades. “I have said this repeatedly. The element that should connect the political powers should be the common positions and not sharing the spoils of power.”’

IDEOLOGICAL Meanwhile, candidate and current Health Minister Stavros Malas, who was ofﬁcially backed by AKEL on Saturday, plans to start consultations with socialist EDEK, a party with whom he said AKEL had “ideological connections”. Malas also announced he would be meeting with parties from the centre to discuss a government programme. “The candidacy that we will announce will be an independent candidacy,

which will have as a main goal, the creation of as broad a coalition as possible, on a political as well as social level,” said Malas. “I will deﬁnitely have to have contacts with the centre space. I will have the opportunity to consult with EDEK, but also DIKO and the Green Party, over a programme that will possibly be the product of coforming an initial proposal that is on the table.” He said there was great margin for AKEL to conclude with EDEK on a common proposal. “EDEK has always been one of the main partners of any central-left-wing government, and I will deﬁnitely centre my efforts on this.” EVROKO leader Demetris Syllouris yesterday said his party would announce who it would be backing in the autumn, following a meeting with independent candidate George Lillikas. Syllouris said his meeting with Lillikas was productive. “We have told him our concerns, our analyses, and we will see in the future how things develop,” said Syllouris.

find teen in betting shop during checks POLICE discovered a 15year-old girl at a betting shop in Limassol on Sunday night during an islandwide clampdown. “A 15-year-old girl was found at a betting shop where checks were being carried out (and) she was there as a customer,” said police spokesman Andreas Angelides, adding that the incident would be fully investigated. According to Angelides, despite being a customer at the premises the teen was not caught actually betting or gambling online at the time. “You understand that when we’re talking about a 15-year-old it’s something that has to be investigated and it will be…how she came to be there,” said Angelides.

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DISY leader Nicos Anastassiades wants to reach out

Angelides said that campaigns to combat illegal online gambling were ongoing on Sunday. They are part of the force’s effort to implement the recently passed gambling law, which bans shops from offering online betting services. Around seven checks were conducted on betting shops in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos, with four computers and €670 in cash being conﬁscated among other paraphernalia. Four men were also brought in and charged. “The aim is to determine to what extent the law is being upheld, and we’ve already stated that these kinds of campaigns will continue,” said Angelides. In a separate incident ﬁve people were charged in writing on Sunday night after a raid on a premises in Larnaca, where poker was being played. Police seized €610, two receipt books, playing cards and chips.

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Troika arrives for round two with focus on banking sector Delegates will remain on the island until Friday to negotiate By Poly Pantelides EUROPEAN and IMF technocrats arrived in Cyprus yesterday for a second round of discussions on a bailout loan, requested by the island on June 25 for its budget deﬁcit and banking sector. Representatives of the European Central Bank, the IMF, and the European Commission – collectively known as the troika – yesterday paid visits to the central bank and the finance ministry and are due to meet with finance minister Vassos Shiarly and Central Bank governor Panicos Demetriades this afternoon. The troika delegation will also meet with a negotiating committee consisting of Shiarly, labour minister Sotiroulla Charalambous, commerce minister Neoclis Sylikiotis and the under secretary to the President, Titos Christofides. The committee met yesterday morning to decide on their negotiation policy. Troika delegates are due to stay until Friday to meet with stakeholders, including union leaders and employers’ federations. “The meetings will aim at developing common views with regard to the main challenges currently facing the Cyprus economy as well as the appropri-

ate strategy and policy responses,” the finance ministry said in an announcement. “The main focus will be on the banking sector,” the announcement said. Troika and state are expected to discuss the economy’s needs – both financial and in terms of restructuring – including the six-monthly index linked cost of living allowance (CoLA), pensions and retirement age, and fiscal adjustment including controlling the state’s spiralling deficit. Shiarly has placed the state’s needs at €4.5 billion, and the needs of the largest banks – Bank of Cyprus and Popular Bank – at a combined €2.3 billion.

GOVERNMENT DEBT However earlier this month, rating agency Standard and Poor’s estimated the rescue package at over €15 billion over three years, including €6.59 billion needed between 2012 and 2014 for maturing debt and the budget deficit, plus €4.48 billion to recapitalise the banks. The agency said that Cyprus may be unable to keep its attractive corporate tax rate of 10 per cent, despite the finance ministry’s assurances that the tax rate would not be

Troika delegates were at the Central Bank of Cyprus yesterday but will meet the governor today part of the bailout negotiations. Government debt for the first quarter of the year has climbed to €13.2 billion or 74.6 per cent of GDP, according to data released yesterday by the European commission’s statistical services Eurostat. Although the eurozone debt average is 88.2 per cent of GDP, Cyprus marked one of the highest increases, at 11 percentage points, compared to the same period last year.

British boy died from dehydration A POST mortem carried out yesterday by pathologist Eleni Antoniou on a 10-yearold British boy, who died on Sunday in Paphos, revealed that his death was due to dehydration. The child had lost a great deal of ﬂuids, which had not been replaced for four days. The boy, who was visiting his grandparents in Paphos, was rushed to a private clinic on Sunday morning unconscious where doctors were not able to revive him.

“A 10-year-old British boy was taken to a private clinic in Paphos unconscious at 8.05 in the morning,” said police spokesman Andreas Angelides. Reports stated that the child had not felt well even before he left the UK with his aunt. He had reportedly being suffering from a fever and diarrhoea for several days before getting on the plane. Blood samples have also been taken to determine whether he may have been suffering from an infection other than gastroenteritis.

ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY OF CYPRUS Interruption of supply The Electricity Authority of Cyprus announces that electricity supply will be interrupted between 08:00 to 14:00 on Tuesday 26th of July 2012 in the following areas: Kardama, Kato Amiandos, Pelendri, Fournia SINCE IT IS NOT CERTAIN THAT THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WILL BE INTERRUPTED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THE PERIOD STATED, INSTALLATIONS IN ALL PREMISES MUST BE REGARDED AS BEING “ALIVE” DURING THESE HOURS. We regret any inconvenience which may be caused by the interruption of supply, but this is necessary due to work on the high voltage system.

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Detention centre still in limbo Deputies to decide on Friday how new law will be passed By Jacqueline Agathocleous

Interior Minister Eleni Mavrou and Justice Minister Loucas Louca greet delegates arriving for the informal meeting of EU ministers on asylum and migration issues

Migrants protest as ministers meet RECOGNISED refugees, migrants and other foreign workers yesterday held a peaceful demonstration outside the Philoxenia Conference Centre where EU interior ministers were meeting to discuss migration and asylum issues. The protesters said they wanted to draw attention to the difﬁculties faced by non-Cypriots seeking to integrate in Cypriot society. They handed over a letter to the interior ministry’s permanent secretary, Andreas Assiotis, so he could distribute it to the European ministers. They wished, among other things, to draw attention to a report by the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), which recently ranked Cyprus second from last of all 31 MIPEX countries, saying the island discouraged long-term integration. “The exclusion of immigrants and foreigners in Cypriot society is one of our main concerns,” the group of protestors said in an announcement. “These vulnerable groups have been exploited in the labour market and they suffer lack of respect from Cypriot society.” They said the recognised refugees were treated unequally compared to Cypriots, even though they were ofﬁcially told their rights were equal. “The situation in Cyprus has

gotten worse because of the economic recession,” they added. The recognised refugees, migrants and foreigners called on the European Commission to monitor Cyprus, during efforts for economic recovery. According to the MIPEX report, “At 35 points, Cyprus is the only country far below average and falling further behind, ranking second last of all 31 countries”. At their meeting, the EU ministers discussed cybercrime and preparing to help Syrian refugees. “[… ]The EU recognises the signiﬁcance of continuing to build a well-balanced migration policy that provides a meaningful contribution to the union’s growth agenda,” said Interior Minister Eleni Mavrou, who chaired the meeting. Mavrou said that any policy should include “measures for integration” as well as “a comprehensive approach on providing international protection and ensuring solidarity between EU member states.” Ministers also discussed how member states can host Syrian refugees and how the EU can help neighbouring countries “in their efforts to deal with persons displaced by the conﬂict there,” a press release said.

MPs will decide on Friday whether to accept President Demetris Christofias’ referral of a recently passed law surrounding the operation of a new detention centre for illegal immigrants in Menoyia. Last month, the legislature approved some €2.8 million for the hiring of around 100 special constables to guard the centre in the Larnaca district, with the main aim of alleviating the overpopulation problem in the central prison’s Block 10, where illegal immigrants are currently held. However, following an amendment by opposition DISY, it was left to the discretion of the justice minister to decide whether the police or a private company would take charge of the centre’s security. The administration and ruling AKEL wanted the centre to be staffed by special constables from the civil service, but DISY said it would be cheaper to hire private firms to do the job. Another provision said that if a private firm was chosen, then all staff must be Cypriots. But this was deemed by the legal services as a violation of European acquis communautaire, as it wouldn’t allow the employment of EU citizens, which was why the law was sent back. DISY’s Ionas Nicolaou, the Chairman of the House Legal Affairs committee which yesterday discussed the matter, said MPs could insist on their initial position. However, he added that deputies refrained from offering a final position until Friday’s plenary session. Nicolaou said his committee felt the reasons for the referral could not be accepted. “We will insist on our initial position that the guards that will be employed by private security firms should be citizens of the Republic of Cy-

prus,” said Nicolaou. “We insist because we believe that it is justified through the exemptions from the EU treaty for reasons of public security and even for reasons of public administration.” AKEL’s Aristos Damianou, however, said the main aim should be to ensure what was in the public’s best interests. He said it was much better for police to handle matters of public order and security than any private firm and that while the bill was being revised in parliament, people had in fact been trained to take up the post. But then parliament added the law for private firms, he added. “This important differentiation has complicated matters,” said Damianou, as he said certain parties approved the amendment calling for only Cypriots to fill the positions – “when the basic law on private firms also allows the employment of European citizens”. He said AKEL had spotted the amendment’s incompatibility with acquis communautaire during the relevant plenary discussion. “They have taken away the opportunity for a hundred Cypriots to be employed, saying that private firms should just employ Cypriot citizens,” said Damianou. “If the argument is that for matters of public order and security, these areas should be guarded by Cypriots, then it is a doubly strong argument that these Cypriots should be special police guards and not private guards.” He said that if the law was enforced in its initial form, the already trained guards could have been employed immediately, meaning the detention centre could start operating straight away. Now with the law being referred, and the prospect of new guards having to go through 13 weeks of training, it will delay the Menoyia centre from opening.

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CYPRUS TODAY Two drunken cyclists arrested TWO brothers were arrested on Friday night and charged for riding their bicycles under the inﬂuence of alcohol. Limassol police have charged seven people in total over the past three months, for riding bicycles while drunk. The two Romanians were spotted by police riding erratically through the town’s main roads and were made to take an alcohol test. One tested 76 mg instead of the legally acceptable 22 mg and the other tested 89 mg. They were taken to a nearby police station, where they were charged in writing and released.

CY trading suspended THE CYPRUS Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday announced that due to a delay by Cyprus Airways in submitting and publishing its annual ﬁnancial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, it had decided to suspend its titles from yesterday pursuant to Article 185 of the CSE Law. The decision will be effective until September 24 unless the company submits its ﬁnal results for 2011. In that case, the suspension will be lifted, based on the Regulations, the CSE said.

Man, 82, knocks down teen girl POLICE arrested an 82year-old man yesterday after he knocked down a 14-year-old girl who was crossing the road along the Yermasoyia beach front. The girl’s condition is deemed critical. She was initially taken to Limassol General Hospital but due to the seriousness of her condition she was transferred to Nicosia General Hospital. Limassol Trafﬁc police are investigating.

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POLICE suspect arson as the cause of a fire that started during the early hours of yesterday at a bookshop in Limassol. According to police, a flammable substance was used to start the fire but they also found a homemade bomb that had not exploded. The fire caused considerable damage to the inside of the bookshop, the sum of which has not yet been calculated.

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Britain Mayor reads Olympic ode in Ancient Greek

Name and shame plan for tax avoiders BRITAIN said yesterday it would toughen up oversight of tax avoidance schemes which could see the government name and shame those who try to aggressively reduce their tax bills. Under pressure to offset the impact of an austerity programme that has been a factor in the country’s recession, the government is proposing new powers for the taxman. They include greater access to information from tax avoidance schemes to identify their customers and warn those wealthy individuals over their actions. Another proposal would see tax avoidance providers that have broken the rules being forced to reveal details of their schemes. The move follows criticism last month of British comedian Jimmy Carr by Prime Minister David Cameron, who said Carr’s use of an offshore tax scheme was “morally wrong”. Research from the Tax Justice Network has estimated that, worldwide, rich individuals have exploited loopholes in different nations’ tax regimes to shelter as much as $20 trillion in wealth from tax authorities.

By Helen William AN OLYMPIC Ode in ancient Greek is to be engraved in bronze at the Olympic Park. The text, composed by Dr Armand D’Angour of Oxford University’s Classics Faculty, was written for the London 2012 Olympics. It is written in the style of the poet Pindar and due to be engraved in Greek and English on a bronze plaque in the Olympic Park, D’Angour is preparing for the odd groan through the puns and references to modern sports stars such as sprinter Usain Bolt. London mayor Boris Johnson, who studied classics at Oxford University, read the poem in both ancient Greek and English at a gala for the International Olympic Committee yesterday. “I have no doubt that the members of the International Olympic Committee are fully versed in ancient Greek, but to ensure the elaborate puns can be fully appreciated I shall have the pleasure of vocal-

Lords back car smoking ban Traditional red telephone box keyrings are displayed in a kiosk in London ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Right: Boris Johnson showed off his linguistic skills by reading an ode in Ancient Greek ising the Ode twice, once in Greek and then again in English,” Johnson said shortly before the event. “I shall try to resist the temptation to regale the attendees a further time in Latin, though I cannot make any promises.” Dr D’Angour, who describes the text as ancient Greek with modern lyrics,

said: “I hope that these Odes will help to raise the proﬁle of the Classics, which is an endlessly fascinating and inspiring subject. It will certainly be fun to hear the Ode read by the Mayor in his inimitable style, and I hope people will enjoy seeing the plaque when visiting the area in years to come.”

Green pressed over HSBC alegations Government supports trade minister THE government has “every confidence” in Trade Minister Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, despite allegations of money laundering at HSBC when he was in charge of the bank, peers were told yesterday. Leader of the House Lord Strathclyde said a US Senate committee investigation, which uncovered evidence of poor control over transactions at the bank, made no allegations of “personal wrongdoing” by the minister. But despite Lord Strathclyde’s defence of his ministerial colleague, Labour kept up the pressure on Lord Green to respond to peers’ concerns directly. The Senate committee found HSBC accepted more than £9 billion from high-risk money-laundering countries such as Mexico and Russia without properly monitoring transactions. But answering an urgent question in the Lords, Lord Strathclyde said: “Her Majesty’s Government has every confidence in Lord Green’s ability to fulfil his ministerial duties. “His experience, expertise and enthusiasm provide great benefit to the UK’s international profile and to the support United Kingdom Trade and Investment provides to British businesses.” Lord Green spent three

Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint years as chief executive of the bank before being appointed chairman in 2006, a role he remained in until he was brought into government by Prime Minister David Cameron in 2010. The head of compliance at HSBC resigned in front of the US Senate subcommittee last week over the scandal.

David Bagley, who has been HSBC head of group compliance since 2002, stepped down before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee after its ﬁndings were published. Labour’s leader in the Lords Baroness Royall said: “Questions have been asked about Lord Green’s present ministerial role following the US Senate subcommittee’s ﬁndings.” She said the ministerial code said members of the Government had a duty to be open to the public and Parliament. She demanded that Lord Green should appear in the House of Lords “to place on record what he knew and when about the matters investigated by the US Senate committee including what steps he took to deal with them”.

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A PROPOSAL to ban smoking in private cars has been agreed by peers and sent to MPs for consideration. Lord Ribeiro saw his Smoke-free Private Vehicles Bill nodded through the Lords but the plan will inch closer to the statute books only if it is adopted by an MP in the Commons. The bill would outlaw smoking in cars which are carrying children, with a penalty of a smoke-free awareness course at a ﬁrst offence, or a £60 ﬁne. Speaking when the bill was debated last month, Lord Ribeiro, a former president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said his attempt to change the law would improve public health. The Tory peer told the House of Lords: “We can see a room that’s full of smoke. We are used to seeing it in pubs, or certainly were when pubs had smoking. “We would recognise the dangers that would have for our children.

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Syria admits possession of biological weapons Threatens to use them against foreign forces By Erika Solomon and Mariam Karouny

Cuba dissident killed in crash ONE of Cuba’s bestknown dissidents, Oswaldo Paya (pictured), leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, died on Sunday in a car crash, government and opposition sources said. Paya, 60, was travelling in eastern Granma province at the time of the accident, the details of which are not known, the sources said. According to dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, who broke the news on Twitter, Paya’s death was conﬁrmed by the bishop of Granma, Carlos Amador. Another dissident died in the crash, and a Spaniard and Swede were injured, after the car left the road and hit a tree, government ofﬁcials said. In 2002, Paya spearheaded a petition campaign calling for a referendum on one-party rule and submitted more than 30,000 signatures. Paya received the European Union’s top human rights award in 2002, the Sakharov Prize, named after the late Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize by former Czech President Vaclav Havel.

New baby milk scare hits China A CANCER-CAUSING toxin has been found in baby formula in China, the latest quality problem to hit the dairy industry since a 2008 poison scandal that killed six infants. Aflatoxin was found in five batches of Nanshan Bywise brand formula made last year by Hunan Ava Dairy Industry in Hunan province’s Nanshan city that were being sold in Guangzhou. The five problem batches were boxes, bags or tins of powder weighing between 400 and 900 grams and manufactured between July and December last year. A low dose of aflatoxin is not considered harmful, but high doses are linked to cancer. Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that can grow on hay or grains and appear in the milk of animals that eat the mildewed feed.

SYRIA acknowledged for the first time yesterday that it had chemical and biological weapons, saying they could be used if the country faced foreign intervention. International pressure on President Bashar al-Assad has escalated dramatically in the last week with a rebel offensive in the two biggest cities and a devastating bomb attack which killed four members of his inner circle in Damascus. Assad’s forces have launched fierce counter-offensives, reflecting his determination to hold on to power even at great cost and he has dismissed an Arab offer to grant him a safe exit in return for a swift step down. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the army would not use chemical weapons to crush rebels but they could be used against forces from outside the country. “Any chemical or bacterial

weapons will never be used ... during the crisis in Syria regardless of the developments,” Makdissi said. “These weapons are stored and secured by Syrian military forces and under its direct supervision and will never be used unless Syria faces external aggression.” Syria’s threat to use chemical weapons was described as “unacceptable” by British Foreign Secretary William Hague. “This is typical of the complete illusion of this regime, that they are the victims of external aggression,” Hague told reporters at a European Union foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels. Damascus has not signed a 1992 international convention that bans the use, production or stockpiling of chemical weapons, but ofﬁcials in the past have denied that it had any stockpiles. As violence escalates in Syria, insurgents have said they fear Assad’s forces will resort to non-conventional weapons as they seek to claw back rebel gains across

A grab taken from YouTube shows rebel ﬁghters battling government troops in Aleppo the country. Western and Israeli countries have also expressed fears that chemical weapons could fall into the hands of militant groups as Assad’s authority erodes. Defying Arab foreign ministers who on Sunday offered Assad a “safe exit” if he stepped down swiftly, the Syrian leader has waged a counter-attack in the capital to defeat rebels district by district. Arab League ministers meeting in Doha urged the opposition and the rebel

Free Syrian Army to form a transitional government, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani told a news conference in Doha. Makdissi condemned calls for Assad to step down at a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Qatar over the weekend, calling it a “ﬂagrant intervention” in Syria’s internal affairs. Yesterday the army shelled rebel forces in the northern city of Aleppo and stormed the southern Damascus neighbourhood of Nahr Ai-

sha, breaking into shops and houses and burning some of them, activists said. Video showed dozens of men in green army fatigues massing in the neighbourhood, which looked completely abandoned. Men carrying machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers knocked and then kicked down doors and climbed through windows. Assad’s forces have reasserted control over several Damascus areas since they seized back the central Midan district on Friday.

Scores killed in bloody Iraqi attacks

Humans killed off Neanderthals

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(Continued from front page) Italy, coming on top of a cold climate episode, marked the beginning of the end for the Neanderthals, it is claimed. By 30,000 years ago, after a series of further cold intervals, they had virtually disappeared from Europe. Volcanic deposits from the CI eruption, consisting of tiny glass particles, were found in Greece, Libya and Central Europe. They helped scientists to time the eruption accurately, and synchronise archaeological and prehistoric climate records. The results showed that fossil and archaeological evidence of the Neanderthals had started to diminish long before the eruption and subsequent episodes of severe climate change. They also revealed that prior to 40,000 years ago, early modern humans had already established widespread and diverse occupations in Eastern Europe and North Africa. The ﬁndings, from an international team led by Professor John Lowe from Royal Holloway, University of London, appear in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers said both Neanderthals and early modern humans “seem to have been more resilient to environmental crises than previously supposed”.

AT LEAST 107 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq yesterday, a day after 20 died in explosions, in a co-ordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi’ite Muslim targets. The bloodshed, which coincided with an intensifying of the conflict in neighbouring Syria, pointed up the deficiencies of the Iraqi security forces, which failed to prevent insurgents from striking in multiple locations across the country. As well as the scores of deaths, at least 268 people were wounded by bombings and shootings in Shi’ite areas of Baghdad, the Shi’ite town of Taji to the north, the northern cities of Kirkuk and Mosul and many other places, hospital and police sources said, making it one of Iraq’s bloodiest days in weeks. No group has claimed responsibility for the wave of assaults but a senior Iraqi security official blamed the local wing of al Qaeda, made up of Sunni Muslim militants bitterly hostile to the Shi’ite-led government, which is friendly with Iran. “Recent attacks are a clear message that al Qaeda in Iraq is determined to

Iraqis stand amidst the rubble after bomb attacks in the town of Taji (AFP) spark a bloody sectarian war,” the ofﬁcial said, asking not to be named. “With what’s going on in Syria, these attacks should be taken seriously as a potential threat to our country. Al Qaeda is trying to push Iraq to the verge of Shi’ite-Sunni war,” he said. “They want things to be as bad as in Syria.”

The last two days of attacks shattered a two-week lull in violence in the runup to the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, which started in Iraq on Saturday. Sectarian slaughter peaked in 20062007 but deadly attacks have persisted.

Former Netanyahu aide speaks out against Iran ‘adventures’ PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former top political partner put him on notice yesterday he would not back Israeli military “adventures”, comments that appeared to caution against possible action against Iran. Shaul Mofaz, now opposition

leader, made the remarks less than a week after pulling his centrist Kadima party out of the governing coalition, where he served as vice premier for more than two months. As a member of Netanyahu’s security cabinet, Mofaz was

privy to deliberations on Iran’s nuclear programme. “Kadima will not embark on any operational adventures that will risk the future of our sons and daughters, and the future of Israel’s citizens,” Mofaz told a news conference that focused largely on

a revolt inside Kadima by four lawmakers who wanted to rejoin the government. In Israeli parlance the Hebrew term “operational” has a strictly military connotation. Mofaz is a former chief of Israel’s armed forces and an ex-defence minister.

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World WORLD TODAY Spanish fires kill four TWO big forest fires raging in the border area between France and northern Catalonia in Spain since Sunday have killed a fourth person, local authorities said yesterday, as strong winds hindered efforts to control the blaze. All four victims are French, the government of Catalonia and the fire service said. The fourth to die was a 64-year-old man who died yesterday of burns. A father and his 15-yearold daughter died on Sunday after trying to escape the flames down a cliffside in Portbou, a coastal town where one of the fires broke out. A man died of a heart attack further inland near La Junquera, a border town at the centre of the biggest fire. The area includes the Costa Brava, one of the most popular beach destinations in Spain, and major motorways for holidaymakers driving to and from southern France.

Farmers take on troops over cannabis crop FARMERS armed with assault rifles, rocketpropelled grenades and mortars forced Lebanese government troops to abandon an operation to destroy their illegal cannabis crop in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley yesterday, a witness said. The farmers’ attack halted a morning raid by security forces, who had been flattening the tall spiky marijuana plants with tractors, accompanied by armoured vehicles. No casualties were reported in the ensuing exchange of fire, but two security force vehicles were hit by bullets, the witness said. During Lebanon’s 19751990 civil war, the fertile Bekaa Valley produced up to 1,000 tonnes of cannabis resin annually and 30 to 50 tonnes of opium, used to make heroin.

Massacre suspect silent in first court hearing Decision on death penalty ‘months down the line’ By Keith Coffman and Mary Slosson THE MAN accused of killing a dozen people in a Colorado movie theatre during a showing of the new Batman ﬁlm gave little away in his ﬁrst court appearance yesterday, sitting silently in a red jailhouse jumpsuit and with his hair dyed bright red. James Eagan Holmes, 24, who was detained immediately after the massacre early on Friday morning, appeared groggy and emotionless during the brief hearing, looking straight ahead and occasionally closing his eyes. He was shackled at the wrists and ankles. About 40 members of the victim’s families were seated on the left side of the courtroom. One family member seated in the front row glared at Holmes throughout the entire proceeding. Several times when Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester asked Holmes a question, one of his attorneys answered for him. Police say Holmes was dressed in body armour and

toting three guns when he opened fire at a packed midnight screening of the new Batman movie at a theatre complex in the Denver suburb of Aurora in the early hours of Friday. Fifty-eight other people were wounded, and many of them have serious injuries. The former neuroscience student also left his apartment booby-trapped with explosives that police said could have destroyed the apartment complex. They conducted a controlled detonation over the weekend. Police say they are still searching for a motive for the crime, which baffled fellow students and acquaintances. They described him as a quiet high-achiever whose past gave little inkling that anything was amiss. At the hearing the judge set a date of next Monday for formal charges to be filed. Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers said she would consult with the victims and families of the dead before making a decision on seeking the death penalty. She told reporters outside the court house that the de-

James Eagan Holmes in court yesterday let his attorneys answer questions directed at him cision on the death penalty had to be made within 60 days of his arraignment, “so it’s months down the line.” Chambers has prosecuted two of the three inmates who are now on Colorado’s death row. Holmes was represented by a public defender during the brief hearing before Sylvester. It was not clear if any

of his family attended the hearing. On Sunday, President Barack Obama travelled to the suburb of 325,000 to offer comfort to families of the victims. He told them their loved ones would be remembered long after the justice system was done with the killer. The dead included war

veterans, an aspiring sportscaster who had barely escaped a shooting in a Toronto mall earlier this summer, and a six-year-old girl. The crime meets all the elements of Colorado capital case law, including premeditation, multiple victims, and the killing of a child, said former Denver prosecutor Craig Silverman.

Philippines demands China respect sovereignty over sea PHILIPPINE President Benigno Aquino refused to budge yesterday on a territorial dispute with China, asking Beijing to respect Manila’s rights in the South China Sea and announcing plans to upgrade military capabilities. Addressing a joint session of the Philippine Congress for the third time since his election in 2010, Aquino asked the Filipino people to unite behind his government’s efforts to resolve the dispute peacefully. “If someone enters your yard and told you he owns it, will you allow that ?” Aquino said. “It’s not right to give away what is rightfully ours.

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And so I ask for solidarity from our people regarding this issue. Let us speak with one voice.” The South China Sea has become Asia’s biggest potential military ﬂashpoint as Beijing’s sovereignty claim over the huge area has set it against Vietnam and the Philippines, as the three countries race to tap possibly huge oil reserves believed to lie under the seabed. Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have claims on parts of the sea. The row was a central issue at an acrimonious Southeast Asian regional summit last week that ended with mem-

bers failing to agree on a concluding statement for the ﬁrst time in 45 years. Aquino said the Philippines had shown restraint by pulling out its navy ship and replacing it with a civilian vessel when Chinese ﬁshing boats entered Scarborough Shoal, which lies in the South China Sea about 124 nautical miles west of the main Philippine island of Luzon. The Philippines insists it has sole jurisdiction over the uninhabited shoal because it lies within the country’s 200 mile exclusive economic zone. “It’s not too much to ask the other side to respect our rights just as we respected

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Policemen hide under their shields as anti-government protesters throw rocks during a demonstration in Manila their rights,” Aquino said, adding that as the nation’s leader, “I must uphold the law of the land.” Philippine defence and

military ofﬁcials say they are worried by China’s “creeping imposition” of its claims in disputed areas in the South China Sea.

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Business Northern Rock sale provides more funds for British government

Call for shift in short-term rewards of City culture

BRITAIN will make a further 538 million pounds from the sale of failed lender Northern Rock to Richard Branson’s Virgin Money, the body set up to manage the government’s stakes in bailed-out banks said yesterday. UK Financial Investments (UKFI) said that Britain’s ﬁnance ministry had received a further 73 million pounds in cash from the sale, in addition to the 747 million received on completion. The additional payment had been linked to Northern Rock’s net asset value on the completion date of January 1, 2012. Meanwhile, UK Asset Resolution, the body set up to wind down Northern Rock’s loans, has agreed to sell 465 million pounds of mortgage assets to Virgin Money, the banking arm of Branson’s Virgin Group, at par. “These transactions are consistent with UKFI’s objective to manage the government investments commercially and to create and protect value for the taxpayer as shareholder,” said Keith Morgan, head of wholly owned investments at UKFI. The government could potentially receive more than 1 billion pounds in total from the Northern Rock sale, but that still represents a loss on the 1.4 billion pounds in equity pumped into the lender by taxpayers.

A “MUCH needed shift in culture” to tackle the City’s obsession with shortterm rewards was called for yesterday in a British government-backed report into the financial sector. John Kay, a professor at the London School of Economics, said pay and bonuses need to fall in line with long-term goals rather than “short term gains”. The review, commissioned by Business Secretary Vince Cable, called for numerous changes, including scrapping rules that oblige stock market-listed firms to publish updates every three months. Professor Kay said: “A lack of trust and poorly aligned incentives have helped create a culture of shorttermism in our financial markets. “This is undermining their role of supporting innovative, sustainable long-term business performance.” The report criticised a decline in relationships based on trust amid the City’s short-term bonus culture. It said the financial sector needed to focus on producing returns for investors and savers and called for “investor forums” to be set up to foster closer engagement. The report comes at a time when pressure is building on executive pay amid the so-called shareholder spring that has prompted numerous rebellions over pay. Dr Cable will now consider the findings of the report, which he described as insightful and powerful and “describes vividly the flaws of the UK’s financial markets”. It is thought that the report’s reforms, if implemented, could lead to fewer jobs for traders.

Monti plays down funds injection ITALIAN Prime Minister Mario Monti said yesterday that it was too early to call an all-European summit on the crisis in the euro zone, and played down the need for an urgent injection of funds by the European Central Bank. Speaking after talks in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Monti said “it’s not yet time” for another regional crisis summit and said any decision to call one would be the prerogative of EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy. The technocrat premier told a news brieﬁng that it would be helpful if the European Central Bank allocated fresh funds to the euro-zone economy, but added that such a capital injection was not yet needed. Russia will not take any action that would complicate efforts to manage the euro-zone debt crisis, Putin said on Wednesday. Speaking after meeting Monti, Putin also said that Russia supported efforts by the European leaders to stabilise the situation. “Russia is not decreasing the (share) of euro-denominated assets in its reserves and has no plans to change it,” Putin told a news conference.

Fireﬁghters march during a protest against government austerity measures in Valencia, Spain

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Euro falls after Spain extends call for aid EU Commission: Greek aid unlikely before September By Richard Hubbard THE EURO hit its lowest level in over two years and world shares fell sharply yesterday after reports that Spain’s indebted regions needed help fuelled fears that the country will become the fourth eurozone member to ask for a major bailout. Spanish media reported that up to six regions may seek aid from the central government after Valencia asked for funds on Friday, sending yields on all Spanish government bonds sharply higher and 10-year debt to a euroera high of over 7.5 per cent. “Given the market reaction on the back of the news that more and more regions are looking to tap in to the liquidity fund..., it will be very difﬁcult for Spain to circumvent further support for itself,” said Norbert Aul, a rate strategist at RBC Capital Markets.

Spain must make coupon and redemption payments to bondholders totaling 20 billion euros next Monday, followed by nearly 25 billion euros in October, according to Reuters data. Economy Minister Luis de Guindos, who visits Berlin today for talks with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble, has insisted Spain does not need a full sovereign bailout such as the ones taken by Greece, Ireland and Portugal to stay aﬂoat. Spain reached a deal with its eurozone partners for a bank bailout worth up to 100 billion euros and is implementing a series of austerity measures but the shrinking domestic economy is piling up problems for Madrid and unnerving investors. The Bank of Spain said yesterday the economy had sunk deeper into recession in the second quarter, contracting at an annualised rate of 1 per cent.

Concerns over Greece’s future within the eurozone have also resurfaced ahead of the visit to Athens by a group of international lenders today. The next tranche of eurozone aid for Greece is unlikely to be paid before September, the European Commission said yesterday, noting international lenders had first to finish an assessment of Greek reforms that are far behind schedule. “The decision on the next disbursement will only be taken once the ongoing review is completed,” a Commission spokesman told a regular news briefing. “Over the last few months, significant delays in programme implementation have occurred due to the double parliamentary elections in the spring,” the spokesman said. “The Commission is confident that the decision on the next disbursement will be taken in the near future,

although it is unlikely to happen before September,” he said. The spokesman declined to comment on press reports that the International Monetary Fund might stop lending to Greece and reiterated that Greece should remain a member of the 17-member single currency bloc The combination of worries about Spain and Greece sparked a broad slide in the euro, which was already weakened by European Central Bank rate cuts earlier this month. The single currency fell 0.6 per cent to $1.2082 , its lowest level since June 2010. “What began as a Spanish banking bailout looks to be moving rather quickly towards a possible sovereign bailout. Overlay that with increasingly negative news on Greece and you get a fairly negative mix, said Jeremy Stretch, currency strategist at CIBC.

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MICHAEL Rake has ruled himself out of the running for the chairmanship of Barclays Plc, a role he had been favourite to assume, raising fresh questions on the leadership of the bank as it struggles to recover from the Libor scandal. The decision by Rake, which was announced by airline easyJet Plc where he is chairman, helped send shares in Barclays down 3.8 per cent early yesterday, the biggest losers in the FTSE 100 index, having touched their lowest since November. Rake - currently deputy chairman of

Barclays - would have had to give up his chairmanships of easyJet and telecoms company BT Group Plc to take the job. Barclays is now expected to look for external candidates to ﬁll the roles of chairman and chief executive, also vacant following the departure of Bob Diamond. “Mike Rake has informed the easyJet board that he has formally informed the chairman of Barclays that he does not wish to be a candidate for the chairmanship of Barclays,” easyJet said. “The board takes the opportunity to repeat its support for Sir Mike.” The next Barclays chairman faces a stiff challenge. The bank was ﬁned $450

million three weeks ago for manipulating Libor, the interbank lending rate which sets an international ﬁnancial benchmark, and the scandal has unearthed deep problems in its relations with regulators, who have accused it of frequently being too aggressive. The job will attract intense scrutiny and possibly interference - from UK authorities, which have been criticised for not doing more earlier to rein the bank in. Rake’s retreat followed protests by several top shareholders who were determined the next chairman should come from outside Barclays, the FT reported yesterday.

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Opinion

Nursing homes’ lapse highlights plight of elderly IT WAS shocking to hear that during last week’s scorching temperatures, at least a fifth of old people’s homes were not turning on their air conditioning. Up until yesterday a good number were still refusing to do so, prompting the welfare service to threaten prosecution. We all know that electricity prices are sky high but there is simply no excuse to leave elderly people – many of whom are unable to recognise that they may be dehydrated – suffering in the kind of heat we have seen in the past week. Most old people’s homes are privately run, which means they should function like a business. Their job is to provide a service in return for a fee. Care homes are not cheap either, and in any other business providing accommodation such as a hotel, the client would be out of there like a shot if management refused to turn on the air conditioning in 44C temperatures. Sadly the clientele in an old people’s home do not have that luxury. They’re either ill or immobile or won’t want to cause any problems, so unscrupulous people take advantage of them. If some of these homes are cutting corners by not using their air conditioning, it only begs the question; where else are they cutting corners? If they do not respect their residents enough to make sure they are comfortable in a heat wave, which can be a matter of life and death for the elderly, their licences should be revoked immediately because they are not fit to be called a ‘care home’. The welfare services have made the right noises about the issue, and have threatened prosecutions, which, if they happen, will only result in a fine. More than likely nothing will happen because in a few weeks the temperature will have dropped, and it will be all forgotten until the next heat wave. As is usually the case, a goodly number would have to die before anything is really done. So far around 13 people, mainly elderly, are in the hospital with heat stroke. Two have come from old people’s homes. Most of the remainder are pensioners who either don’t have air conditioning because they can’t afford it, or they’re trying to save money by not turning it on. Either way, the whole issue only serves to highlight the plight of the elderly who receive paltry pensions from a government which spends half its time encouraging people to live as long as they can, and when they do, is unable to care properly for them. Unlike civil servants, pensioners are not seen out on the streets carrying banners and making demands, even though after a lifetime of working, they deserve a lot more than they receive. At the very least, they should be allowed some comfort in their old age. As Gandhi said: “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members”.

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Will Syrians be able to avoid ethnic cleansing? I

N WAR, moral power is to physical as three parts out of four, said Napoleon, and the past few days have seen a sudden and drastic shift in the balance of moral power in Syria. The bomb that killed the three most senior members of the security establishment last Wednesday may just have been a lucky fluke for the rebels, and the street fighting in Damascus may end with a (temporary) regime victory. But everything has changed in terms of expectations. Until last week, the regime seemed secure in the short term, although potentially doomed in the long term. President Bashar al-Assad’s army was well-armed and apparently loyal, and he still had the support of much of the population. The opposition was poorly armed and only loosely organised – and as Napoleon also remarked, God is on the side with the best artillery. (If you want to be thought wise, contradict yourself frequently.) Perhaps “morale” is a better word than “moral”. The reason the regime seemed secure until last week was not its weapons, but the confidence of its supporters that their side was still able to win. That confidence has now been profoundly shaken. The fighting has reached the heart of the big cities, and the rebels have struck even at the core of the regime, the national security building, to kill key members of Assad’s innermost circle. So it is suddenly occurring to a lot of people who formerly saw the regime as the protector of their privileges that these guys could actually lose. If they are going to lose, you do not want to be in the last ditch with them. Maybe it’s time to change sides. About ten minutes later, it will also occur to the same people that many others are undoubtedly having the same thoughts – and that means the collapse could come quite quickly. This kind of thinking operates as a self-fulfilling prophecy, so the regime’s final slide into defeat could be coming within days or weeks. That is by no means guaranteed, of course. In material terms the regime is still vastly superior, and morale is a volatile thing. If the uprisings in

Comment Gwynne Dyer parts of Damascus and Aleppo are crushed quickly and decisively, the morale of the regime’s supporters could recover, and the civil war might continue for months or years more. But Syrians must now reckon with the possibility of an early collapse of the Baath Party’s 49-year-old monopoly of power. So the question is: what would happen then? The great fear is that it could go the same way as Iraq and Lebanon, two neighbouring countries that share about the same mix of ethnic and religious groups (in differing proportions) as Syria itself. Lebanon tore itself apart in a civil war among those groups in 1975-90, and a quarter-million Lebanese died. Iraq tore itself apart in 2005-2009, and at least half a million Iraqis died. Two million people ﬂed the country permanently, including almost all of Iraq’s Christian minority, and the Sunni Muslims have almost all been driven out of mixed and Shiamajority areas. Any thinking Syrian, aware of these dreadful precedents, will be frightened by regime change no matter how much he or she loathes the existing regime. Indeed, the Assad regime’s principal means of garnering support has been to insist that only its tyrannical rule can “protect” the Shia, Druze, Alawite and Christian minorities from the 70 per cent Sunni Muslim majority. It could easily go wrong. The original pro-democracy movement was non-violent and emphatically non-sectarian. It was mostly Sunni Muslim, but it deliberately sought to attract the support of the various minorities as well. All the leaders understood that only a non-sectarian revolution could produce a democratic Syria. Unfortunately, the Assad regime drowned that non-violent movement in blood, and instead Syria wound up with a violent revolt that has grown into a veritable civil war. What the rebels must do now is to

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Bodies are seen at a cemetery in Qabon district in Damascus end it without a massacre of the minorities. The price of failure is that the civil war won’t end at all. The most exposed minority is the Alawites, because they have been the mainstay of the regime. The Assad family is Alawite, as are most senior ﬁgures in the military, intelligence and Baath Party elites. Their dominance has been based on close clan ties, not on their religion (they are a “heretical” Shia sect), and most Alawites have not beneﬁted much from the regime, but they could easily be held responsible for its crimes – and massacred. If they think they face that sort of future, they will withdraw to their mountainous stronghold along the Syr-

ian coast (and effectively cut Syria off from the sea). Other minorities will also take fright and arm themselves, and the country will be trapped in a long, cruel war of massacre and ethnic cleansing. So if the Baath regime goes down soon, the rest of the world should be ready to go in fast with economic help for the post-revolutionary regime, and with multitudes of observers to document what is actually happening to the minorities and dispel false rumours. The rest of the world can do nothing to help now, but it will be sorely needed then. Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

WHAT THE MAIL SAID

1923

25 years ago Friday July 24, 1987

The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire is settled with the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne.

Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal yesterday accused Greek Cypriot authorities of arming Kurdish insurgents seeking autonomy in south-eastern Turkey. The charge, in a toughly worded statement followed increased Kurdish attacks on civilians, prompting government efforts to counter them on the security and propaganda fronts.

1959 Vice President Richard Nixon, while visiting a model kitchen in a US exhibition in Moscow, holds an impromptu debate with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev about the merits of communism and capitalism.

1974 The US Supreme Court rules that President Richard Nixon must turn over his tapes of White House conversations regarding Watergate.

35 years ago Sunday July 24, 1977 Senator Edward Kennedy has invited the Carter administration to renew publicly the US commitment to work for the protection of human rights on Cyprus, for a just settlement of the Cyprus problem. The place to begin to bring about a truly and lasting peace in the Eastern Mediterranean is in Cyprus, the Senator said.

2000

45 years ago Monday July 24, 1967

As part of the Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitary hitman Michael Stone is released from the Maze prison.

President Nasser tonight called for total mobilisation of the Egyptian people and announced he was reorganising the armed forces to continue the struggle against Israel. He cited the Vietnamese communists struggle against the United States and declared “the military struggle will have to be fought not only by the armed forces but by the whole nation”.

2005 American cyclist Lance Armstrong wins a record breaking seventh consecutive Tour de France title.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Showbiz

Dark Knight sales below forecasts after shooting

Twilight, Swift, Bieber win big at Teen Choice

People staying away following rampage

By Piya Sinha-Roy

By Ronald Grover and Lisa Richwine The Dark Knight Rises recorded strong ticket sales in its opening weekend, but well below forecasts given by many in Hollywood, as some moviegoers appeared to have stayed away after a shooting rampage at a midnight showing of the film on Friday. The film grossed an estimated $162 million in showings through Sunday in US and Canadian movie theatres, according to studio estimates from people with knowledge of the data. That was lower than the $173 million that had been projected on Saturday based on Friday receipts. The Dark Knight Rises was one of the most-anticipated films of the year before a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado killing 12 and wounding 58 more. Before the shooting, box office forecasters had predicted sales in a range of $170 million to $198 million from Friday through Sunday, just shy of the record $207 million set by superhero movie The Avengers in May. A spokeswoman for Warner Brothers, which produced Dark Knight, had no comment. Fox’s animated family movie Ice Age: Continental

The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final film in a popular Batman series starring Christian Bale as the crime-fighting hero Drift, which grossed $44.6 million last week and was the top-selling film, had a largerthan-anticipated 51 per cent drop for its second week. It grossed $21 million, box office sources said. The Amazing Spider-Man, which opened with nearrecord sales on July 3, collected $10.5 million over the weekend. The film, produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, had passed $217 million in domestic sales on Thursday, according to Box Office Mojo.

Universal Pictures’ raucous comedy Ted, about a man and his foul-mouthed teddy bear, notched $10.1 million at the box office. Disney’s animated film Brave grossed $5.8 million. Official figures were not released by movie studios for the first time box office watchers could remember, as the companies withheld weekend results in deference for the shooting victims. “The cable news networks were wall-to-wall with the shooting, so it had some

shock value that will keep people away,” former Columbia Pictures marketing chief Peter Sealey said. “But it will be short-term. This movie will play for five or six weeks and still do great business.” After the shooting, theatres tightened security, and Warner Bros. scaled back promotional plans, cancelling a Paris premiere and appearances by the cast and crew in Mexico and Japan. Dark Knight Rises is the third and final film in a popular Batman series starring

Christian Bale as the crimeﬁghting hero and directed by Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. spent $250 million to produce it, plus tens of millions on marketing. On Friday, the studio said showings just after midnight had grossed $30.6 million in the North American market. The Dark Knight took in $158 million domestically over its debut weekend in July 2008, a record at the time. It went on to ring up sales of more than $1 billion around the world.

Jermaine Jackson says Elton John on top after 22 years mother is not missing JERMAINE Jackson, brother of late pop singer Michael Jackson, said that his mother, Katherine, was not missing as other relatives reported to authorities this weekend, but resting with family in Arizona on “doctor’s advice.” Katherine Jackson, 82, was reported missing by relatives on Saturday and her granddaughter Paris also posted on Twitter, “yes, my grandmother is missing. i haven’t spoken with her in a week i want her home now.” The missing persons report was filed by Ribera Law Firm “out of concern for Mrs. Jackson’s well-being and in an effort to ensure her being safely reunited with her grandchildren as soon as possible,” lawyer Sandra L. Ribera said in an email to Reuters. Ribera said “concerned family members, particularly Michael’s children, have since made ongoing pleas to those believed to have knowledge of Katherine’s location for information regarding her whereabouts. The only reports provided have been both conflicting and confusing - especially those pertaining to the status of Katherine Jackson’s health.” Jermaine Jackson put out a statement on Twitter saying Katherine was “safe and well” and with her daughter Rebbie. “This incredulous claim was made for reasons best known to the adults who filed it. But it seems no accident that it comes after we, the sons and daughters, put in place caretaking for our own mother, taking her to Arizona in line with doctor’s advice following a check-up,” Jackson said. “Furthermore, it dismays me that such an alarmist ‘missing person’ report has caused unnecessary anxiety among Michael’s children who will understandably react to what they misunderstand, hear or are told.”

Elton has scored his ﬁrst No.1 album in over two decades

ELTON John has scored his first number one album in 22 years, an electronic reworking of his hit songs, while Florence and the Machine clung to top spot in the singles chart for a second week running, the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday. John teamed up with Australian electronic duo Pnau for Good Morning To The Night, giving his 70s catalogue a modern summer vibe. The album’s title is also the name of the lead track, which has become an official song of the London Olympics. Elsewhere at the top of the album chart, Overexposed by Maroon 5 climbed one place to number two, while US rapper Nas made his British album chart top 10 debut with Life is Good which went in straight at number eight. X-Factor talent show finalist Misha B was this week’s highest new entry in the singles chart with Home Run at number 11.

TAYLOT Swift, Justin Bieber and The Twilight Saga continued their runs as teenage fan favourites, winning the top honours at Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards. Country music star Swift, 22, picked up five awards, including choice music female artist and female country artist, as well as voice actress for her role in animated comedy The Lorax. The singer was also among the top winners last year at the awards show that airs on the Fox television network. Canadian pop star Bieber, 18, received a loud welcome as he performed his song Boyfriend and latest single, As Long As You Love Me with rapper Big Sean on a futuristic set. The singer won four awards, including choice music male artist and single by male artist for Boyfriend. Teen Choice favourite film The Twilight Saga picked up the Ultimate Choice Award this year, ahead of the franchise’s final instalment, Breaking Dawn - Part 2 coming out in theatres in November. The blockbuster movie series and its actors have won 41 Teen Choice awards over the last four years, and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner came on stage together to accept the surfboard trophies, which they then gave to the audience. “This award especially is an extreme honour. It’s a true testament to all the support you’ve given us over the years. It’s amazing you’re still around and just as loyal and just as strong,” Lautner said to the avid Twilight fans in the audience, known as ‘Twi-hards.’ The Teen Choice Awards, voted for by teen viewers online, gives actors, musicians and other artists who are popular with kids the chance to thank their fans. The trophies are life-size surfboards and are given in numerous categories spanning film, television and music, as well as unconventional awards. The two-hour awards show was hosted by former Disney Channel actress and current X Factor judge Demi Lovato and Glee star Kevin McHale, who also picked up awards.

Country music star Taylor Swift picked up ﬁve awards

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Environment EU mulls laws to protect deep-sea fish species

The European Commission proposes phasing out licences for deep-sea ﬁshing using methods known as bottom trawls and bottom-sea gillnets

ANCIENT, little-known species of fish, living deep in Atlantic waters, could gain protection from EU proposals published on Thursday to phase out certain kinds of deep-water fishing. The Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, proposes phasing out licences for deep-sea fishing using methods known as bottom trawls and bottom-sea gillnets. Conservationists and environmentalists welcomed the proposals, which cover the European waters and high seas of the Northeast Atlantic and outermost regions of Spain and Portugal. The vessels that would be affected by the proposals are chiefly French, Spanish and Portuguese. “They are a milestone because the EU has never tried to stop bottom fishing in its own waters before,” said Stephan Lutter, international marine policy officer at WWF. To become law, the proposal would have to be adopted by EU member states in a long legislative process, which judging from previous fishing

debates could be heated. “If the Commission proposal is adopted, it would transform the EU into a global defender of deep-sea marine life by protecting vulnerable deep-sea species and ecosystems from the harmful impacts of destructive bottom ﬁshing,” said Matthew Gianni, policy adviser to the Pew Environment Group and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

FISHING METHODS The fishing methods the Commission aims to phase out can result in large numbers of fish (between 20 and 40 per cent of a catch) being discarded as uncommercial, inflicting rapid damage on stocks that reproduce slowly. The European Union has long imposed limits on fishing but this is the first time it has tried to protect deepsea fish. Some species, such as deep water sharks, are now seriously depleted. Deep sea fisheries account for only about 1 per cent of fish landed from

the Northeast Atlantic, the Commission said, as catches and the related jobs have declined over the years. Pew Environment Group gave different figures, saying the EU’s deepsea fishing fleet was responsible for 75 per cent of the total catch of deep-sea species. Even though the number of jobs has shrunk, some communities depend on deep-sea fishing, and EU funding could be available to help them adjust, the Commission said. It has also financed a study into less harmful fishing gear and a switch to techniques and strategies that have less impact on fragile ecosystems. While deep sea fish can be caught accidentally by many vessels, the Commission is targeting boats that specifically fish for deep-sea species, whose habitats and ecosystems are largely unknown, using particular types of gear. Some species live on coral reefs, which are up to 8,500 years old, and other ancient habitats that, if damaged, are unlikely to recover.

‘Europe bacteria outbreak due to ocean warming’ Baltic sea warming linked to Vibrio infection By Nina Chestney MANMADE climate change is the main driver behind the unexpected emergence of a group of bacteria in northern Europe which can cause gastroenteritis, new research by a group of international experts shows. The paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Sunday, provided some of the first firm evidence that the warming patterns of the Baltic Sea have coincided with the emergence of Vibrio infections in northern Europe. Vibrios is a group of bacteria which usually grow in warm and tropical marine environments. The bacteria can cause various infections in humans, ranging from cholera to gastroenteritis-like symptoms from eating raw or undercooked shellfish or from exposure to seawater. A team of scientists from institutions in Britain, Finland, Spain and the United States examined sea surface temperature records and satellite data, as well as statistics on Vibrio cases in the Baltic. They found the number and distribution of cases in the Baltic Sea area was strongly linked to peaks in sea surface temperatures. Each year the temperature rose one degree, the number of vibrio cases rose

The Vibrio study focused on the Baltic sea in particular because it warmed at an unprecedented rate of 0.063 to 0.078 degrees Celsius a year from 1982 to 2010, or 6.3 to 7.8 degrees a century almost 200 per cent. “The big apparent increases that we’ve seen in cases during heatwave years tend to indicate that climate change is indeed driving infections,” Craig Baker-Austin at the UK-based Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, one of the authors of the study, told Reuters. Climate studies show that rising greenhouse gas emissions made global average surface temperatures increase by about 0.17 degrees Celsius a decade from 1980 to 2010. The Vibrio study focused on the Baltic Sea in particular because it warmed

at an unprecedented rate of 0.063 to 0.078 degrees Celsius a year from 1982 to 2010, or 6.3 to 7.8 degrees a century. “(It) represents, to our knowledge, the fastest warming marine ecosystem examined so far anywhere on Earth,” the paper said. Many marine bacteria thrive in warm, low-saline sea water. In addition to warming, climate change has caused more frequent and heavier rainfall, which has reduced the salt content of estuaries and coastal wetlands. As ocean temperatures continue to rise and coastal regions in northern regions

become less saline, Vibrio bacteria strains will appear in new areas, the scientists said. Vibrio outbreaks have also appeared in temperate and cold regions in Chile, Peru, Israel, the northwest US Paciﬁc and northwest Spain, and these can be linked to warming patterns, the scientists said. “Very few studies have looked at the risk of these infections at high latitudes,” Baker-Austin said. “Certainly the chances of getting a vibrio infection are considered to be relatively low, and more research is focused on areas where these diseases are endemic

or at least more common,” he added. Previous Vibrio outbreaks in colder regions have often been put down to a sporadic event or special conditions rather than a response to long-term climate change. This is because the effects of global warming can be more pronounced at higher latitudes and in areas which lack detailed historical climate data, the study said. Baker-Austin said there was a growing realisation that climate and the emergence of some infectious diseases were closely linked but there are some “huge data gaps in that area which need addressing.”

Animal parts trade rife in three states VIETNAM, Laos and Mozambique are the countries that do the least to crack down on an illegal trade in animal parts that is threatening the survival of elephants, rhinos and tigers, the WWF conservation group said yesterday. In its ‘Wildlife Crime Scorecard’ report, it said 23 countries surveyed mostly in Africa and Asia, the main sources and destinations of animal parts, could all do more to enforce laws banning a trade that WWF said was increasingly run by international crime syndicates. “Last year had the largest number of elephants poached in Africa on record,” Wendy Elliott, WWF Global Species programme manager, said. There had been many large seizures of elephant ivory of more than 800 kg (1,760 lbs), she added, a sign that “there is a growing involvement of organised crime in this trade”. “Poor performances by key countries are threatening the survival of wild rhinos, tigers and elephants”, the WWF said in a statement about the report’s ﬁndings, which are due to be presented at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Geneva (CITES) this week. CITES bans virtually all trade in elephant ivory, rhino horns and tiger parts - often used in traditional medicines - in order to try to save them from extinction. The animals are also under threat from other factors such as loss of habitat, climate change and pollution. The report, which gave red, yellow or green marks to signal failure, partial failure or progress, gave worst marks to Vietnam, Laos and Mozambique with two red marks apiece.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

What’s on

films

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

NICOSIA The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30pm, and (Screen 1) at 8 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 11.25am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, and (Screen 1) at 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 8.05 and 10.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 8.05 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.05, 7.45 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 5.05, 7.45 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.45pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.45, 8 and 10.25pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.45, 8 and 10.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.45pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.25pm and 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.45, 8 and 10.25pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.25pm and 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.45 and 8pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.25pm and 3.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Haywire (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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

LIMASSOL The Dictator (15) Rio 1 at 6.30, 8.10 and 10pm, weekends at 5, 6.40, 8.20 and 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30pm, and (Screen 1) at 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Lucky One (N/A) Rio 4 at 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 4) at 8.05 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Amazing Spider-Man (12) Rio 2 at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.05, 7.45 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Dictator

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 3 (in 3D, in Greek) at 6.30 and 8.20pm, weekends also at 4.45pm, and (in 3D, in English) at 10.10pm only. Rio 5 (in 2D, in Greek) at 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 4.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (in 3D, in English) at 5.45pm. K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.45, 8 and 10.25pm. K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.45 and 8pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Haywire (15) Rio 6 at 10.10pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Snow White and the Huntsman (12) Rio 6 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5.20pm. Tel: 25-871410

LARNACA The Dictator (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30pm, and (Screen 1) at 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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

The Lucky One (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 8.05 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Amazing Spider-Man (12) Rio 1 at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

The Amazing Spider-Man (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.05, 7.45 and 10.30pm. Tel: 77778383

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 3 (in 2D, in Greek) at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20, 8.10 and 10pm. Rio 6 (in 3D, in English) at 6 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.20 and 10pm. Rio 6 (in 3D, in Greek) at 8pm, weekends at 8.10pm, and Rio 7 (in 3D, in Greek), weekends only at 4.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.45pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in 3D, in English) at 5.45, 8 and 10.25pm; KCineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.45, 8 and 10.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Haywire (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.30pm. Tel: 77778383

PAPHOS The Dictator (15) Rio 7 at 6pm (weekends at 6.20pm), 8 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Lucky One (N/A) Rio 5 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm. Tel: 26-207000

Haywire (15) Rio 4 at 10pm, weekends at 10.10pm. Tel: 26-207000 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (K) Rio 4 at 6 and 8pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30 and 8.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Snow White and the Huntsman (12) Rio 2 at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

listings Today Music Savvopoulos – Diastasis Concert divided in two parts with dancers, orchestra, soloists and chorus making up the first half followed by the composer’s most popular songs. July 24. Pattichion Municipal Amphitheatre, Larnaca. 9pm. €15/25. www.tickethour.com.cy

Dance Summer Contemporary Dance Festival Five choreographers will create dance pieces inspired by urban landscape, the stories, the history or even the architecture of different places. July 24-29. Multiple locations in Limassol. 7.30pm. Tel: 77-772552. www.neakinisidance. com.cy

Other Events

27 Minutes + 27 Minutes Concert of 27 one minute compositions by 25 Cypriot composers, dedicated to the 27 member states of the European Union. July 24. Gardens of the Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 55 Byron Avenue, Nicosia. 8pm. Free. Please confirm attendance. Tel: 22-410191

Sorry I’ m Greek Satirical show written, directed and presented by Lakis Lazopoulos - includes three musicians and four dancers. July 24. Skali Aglantzias, Agiou Georgiou 15, Aglantzia, Nicosia. 9pm. €35. Tel: 22-462233/99-819001

Kostas Martakis – Master Tempo – Eva K The ultimate pool party with performances by Greek artists, dancers and lots of surprises. July 25. Lakatamia Swimming Pool, Stadiou Street, Nicosia. 10pm. €25 Open Bar. Tel: 99-386026

Tomorrow

Theatre Miss Julie XMAS Production presents the classic work by August Strindberg as adapted by Patrick Marber. July 24-25. Xenion Amphitheatre, Paralimni. 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

Music Ron Carroll American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer on the decks. July 25. Ammos Beach Bar, Makenzy Beach, Larnaca. 9pm. Tel: 24-828844

Ongoing Theatre Miss Pepsi Anemona Theatre presents classic comedy by French author Pierrette Bruno. Until July 29. Anemona Theatre, 7 Archagelou Street, Latsia, Nicosia. Every Friday through Sunday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-573031 Yialloura Satiriko Theatre presents Cypriot play by Michalis Pashiardis, based on the poem by Dimitris Lipertis. Until July 29. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia. Every Saturday and Sunday at 8.30pm. In Greek. €12/7. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609

Exhibitions At the Straits of Lembeh A unique underwater photo exhibition by award-winning Cypriot photographer Louis Tsiakkiros. Until July 24. Panos Solomonides Municipal Cultural Centre in Limassol. Monday-Friday: 9am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Weekends: 5pm-8pm. Tel: 99-558696 Armenian-Cypriot Painters and Photographers Group exhibition. Until July 31. Casteliotissa Hall, old Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday-Sunday: 6pm-9pm. Tel: 22-800970

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

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

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

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

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

Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis Group contemporary art exhibition curated by Yiannis Toumazis scrutinising the current turbulence experienced globally, from both a political and a poetic stance. Until December 30. Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 19, Palaias Ilektrikis, Nicosia. TuesdaySaturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am-4pm. Tel: 22-797400. info@nimac.org.cy. www.nimac. org.cy The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until December 30. Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou, Nicosia. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm. Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316

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

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

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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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Review Theatre Bacchae by Euripides presented by Mitos Theatre Group, Cyprus at Paphos Ancient Odeon Saturday, July 21 MITOS Theatre Group is the main activity of the Centre of Performing Arts MITOS, founded in 2007 by Elena Agathokleous and Lucas Walewski. They are based at The Old Xydadiko, a former vinegar factory, situated in the centre of Limassol. Following some distinguished recognition of their art in 2010/11 Mitos has been selected for the cultural celebrations organised on the occasion of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Although written right at the end of his life when in his seventies, Bacchae is one of the most powerful and accomplished of Euripides’ plays - not only did it win him a posthumous prize (his ﬁfth), it is also the only extant play to depict the god of tragedy Dionysus. It included elements like dressing in disguise, dancing and the confusion of reality and appearance, which were, appropriately, essential elements of the Greek theatre. However at this point this writer draws a line – the use of Euripides’ play was almost superﬂuous being only the base of the Mitos presentation and I do not propose to relay its story here. Rather I want to heap praise on an interpretation that created an evening of pure theatricity evoking Chinese, ancient Hindu and Taiwanese ritual to represent the storyline and Bacchalian orgies. Co-founder Elena Agathokleous’ interpretations in the roles of Pentheus, Agaue (his mother) and Messenger reminded me of Lindsey Kemp’s Flowers, her

On The Scene Other Events Out with old, in with the new FROM ﬁction to design, and children’s books to science, Public, in collaboration with One Dream One Wish Foundation, has gathered thousands of books from publishers and authors and is inviting the

use as the Messenger of small Chinese footwork in the initial entrance, then much Taiwanese style posturing as Pentheus. The small company of eight, included the mud covered, as for a Ganges rite, Chorus, created the hypnotic atmosphere with Indian chanting, incense and music and, as in all created art forms, their precision and discipline evoked a mesmeritic effect on the large audience. The lighting was interesting, making full use of the facilities at the Ancient Odeon even to evoking Asian shadow puppetry in some of Pentheus’ movements. Co-founder Lucas Walewski, who also led the Chorus and played Cadmus, was responsible for the direction and movement and Ravi Saundanker coached the classical Indian music. The setting constructed by Giorgos Mavrogenis and Menelaos Papagiorgis was basic, imaginative and totally suitable for the style of presentation. This production is what the festival is all about – creativity and superb presentation. International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama Until July 31. 9pm. €10/17. With English and Greek subtitles. Tel: 99-542165/77-772717 /25-324025/26-947037. www.tickethour.com The Frogs Play by Aristophanes performed by the Magdalena Zira and her Theatre Group, Cyprus July 26: Paphos Ancient Odeon. July 27: Curium Ancient Theatre, Limassol. July 29: Makarios III Amphitheatre, Nicosia. The Eumenides Play by Aeschylus performed by the Ruth Kanner Theatre Group, Israel July 27: Makarios III Amphitheatre, Nicosia July 28: Curium Ancient Theatre, Limassol. Antigone Opera by Tommaso Traetta based on Sophocles July 30: Curium Ancient Theatre, Limassol July 31: Makarios III Amphitheatre, Nicosia By Chris Ekin-Wood

public to swap their old books for new ones. The aim of the charity event is to raise money to fulﬁl the wishes of children with cancer and related diseases. Memberss of the public can turn up c with an old book at Public stores either in the Mall off Cyprus in the capital or My Mall in hem for Limassol and exchange them one of the 9,000 new bookss on offer, o. at the token cost of a euro. The charity event opened during the weekend with Lena Manta,

NBA star gets you through the hoops IT’S NOT every day that Cyprus gets the honour of welcoming a sporting legend and the knowledge of such news will no doubt cause quite a stir among basketball fans as they realise they have not one but two stars in their midst, courtesy of PeacePlayers Cyprus (PPI-CY). This week, sees PPI-CY – the locally led, registered charity that unites, educates and inspires young people in divided communities through basketball – host its annual summer camp, which begins on Friday and runs until August 1. The camp will see 64 children of Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot, and other backgrounds between the ages of 12 and 16 work, play, and learn together for ﬁve nights in the village of Agros. Last year PPI-CY successfully ran the camp and the days were indeed packed with fun (the participants had the chance to take part in a treasure hunt), hard work (plenty of basketball drills and games), and a host of PeacePlayers activities. An exciting highlight of this year’s camp will be the attendance of two professional basketball stars. NBA Brooklyn Nets coach and former NBA basketball player Doug Overton and former WNBA player Shaunzinski Gortman will attend the camp as mentors, coaches and guests. Overton will be hosting an open seminar on: Basketball Player Development and Motivation this Saturday at the Home for Co-operation. A former American professional basketball player, Overton was selected by the Detroit Pistons during the 1991 NBA Draft. He played a total of 11 NBA seasons for eight different teams and played 499 games scoring a total of 2,253 points. In 2008, he took on a

new role in player development at the New Jersey Nets assisting the players with individual skills on court, after spending two seasons as an assistant coach. Critics often compared his oncourt versatility to that of Larry Bird, a former American NBA basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics, and Jason Kidd, who is in third place all-time for regular season tripledoubles in the NBA. A native of Philadelphia and graduate of Dobbins Tech, he was inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1997. He is also a member of La Salle’s Hall of Athletes. This is a tremendous opportunity to come listen and learn from Gr Greek author of the bestselling bo books making a special appearan ance. The book swap will run until Sa Saturday, with money raised going tow towards the One Dream One Wish as association. F Founded in 1997 by a group of parents and friends of children with cancer, leukaemia and other blood disorders, the One Dream One Wish association aims to motivate children and young peop up to the age of 26 by fulﬁlling ple th their most desired wishes as part of a psychological programme and to support their families by fulﬁlling

a premier NBA coach. It’s important to note there are limited places available for this seminar, so please RSVP to conﬁrm your attendance as soon as possible. Basketball Player Development and Motivation Seminar PeacePlayers - Cyprus (PPI-CY) hosts seminar led by the NBA’s Brooklyn NETS Assistant Coach Doug Overton. July 28. Home for Co-operation Opposite Ledra Palace, Buffer Zone, Nicosia. 10am-12midday. RSVP essential: mvasilara@peaceplayersintl. org, telephone 22-660061 or Orhun Mevlit by phone at 00905428581307 or by email: omevlit@yahoo.com By Ledha Socratous the children’s wishes. In addition, for each book exchange, Public will also offer discount coupons for the purchase of new books at the store. As for the old books at the store, they will be given to children suffering from cancer and other related diseases. Public Book Swap Swap your old book for a new one at a cost of €1. Charity event to raise money to fulfil the wishes of children with cancer and related diseases. Until July 28. Public stores in Mall of Cyprus, Nicosia and My Mall, Limassol. Tel: 22-447705. Zannettou@vando.com.cy

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Reportage Saint, knights and crystal meth: Mexico’s bizarre cartel Nazario Moreno may have been shot dead by police in December 2010, but his spirit lives on in the criminal underworld that made him By Ioan Grillo

nown as “El Mas Loco” or “The Craziest One,” one of Mexico’s most feared drug trafﬁckers is now venerated as a saint by a new generation of smugglers and gunslingers. Nazario Moreno was shot dead by police in December 2010 during one of the most spectacular battles of President Felipe Calderon’s sixyear offensive against drug gangs, but his spirit lives on in the criminal underworld that made him. Soldiers raiding criminal safe houses in the western state of Michoacan have recently found altars topped with three-foot-high stat-

ues in the image of Moreno, shown in golden mediaeval armour and carrying a sword. A local verse dedicated to the dead trafﬁcker invokes him as a supernatural force. “Give me holy protection, through Saint Nazario, Protector of the poorest, Knights of the people, Saint Nazario, give us life,” goes the “Prayer to Saint Nazario”. Now calling themselves the Knights Templar, after the mediaeval military order that protected Christian pilgrims during the Crusades, members carry a code book decorated with pictures of cloaked knights with red crosses. And police have even seized 120 plastic helmets

allegedly used by the gang in initiation ceremonies. The Knights Templar is the most bizarre cult-like group to have sprung up since Calderon declared war against Mexico’s drug cartels in late 2006, triggering a series of turf wars that have killed more than 55,000 people. Nowhere has his government struck harder than in Michoacan, shattering the leadership of Moreno’s quasi-religious cartel La Familia - only for remnants to regroup in a yet stranger guise. Propaganda from the cartel blends a curious mix of Michoacan regionalism, Christianity and revolutionary slogans. But the quirks do noth-

ing to diminish the violent threat posed by the Knights Templar, whose beliefs appear to extend from paying tribute to the Pope to brutally murdering their rivals and extorting local businesses. One of the biggest trafﬁckers of crystal meth to the United States, the cartel has an army of around 1,200 gunmen, according to a report by Mexico’s military intelligence. Knights Templar gunmen are believed to be behind most of the 480 drug-related murders in Michoacan in the last 18 months, including dozens of decapitated or dismembered victims. Calderon launched his army-led crackdown in Michoacan, his home state, a

Soldiers raiding criminal safe houses in the state of Michoacan have recently found altars topped with three-foot-high statues (above left) in the image of Moreno (above right), shown in golden mediaeval armour and carrying a sword

Incumbent Mexico President Felipe Calderon launched his army-led crackdown in Michoacan, his home state, a few weeks after taking ofﬁce in 2006, and it has been a focus of his national campaign since then

few weeks after taking office and it has been a focus of his national campaign since then. So the ability of Moreno’s followers to regroup as the Knights Templar after his death serves as a powerful reminder of the task awaiting Calderon’s successor, Enrique Pena Nieto, when he takes office in December. The Knights Templar are also blamed for the worst attack on a multinational company in recent years. In May, assailants torched more than 30 trucks and two warehouses in Michoacan belonging to PepsiCo’s Sabritas, a leading potato chip brand. Messages signed by the Knights Templar were printed on plastic sheets strung up in 10 towns, saying they launched the attack because federal police had hidden in the Sabritas trucks to arrest one of the cartel’s top fugitives. “The companies are sources of employment for Michoacan society and we respect their labour,” read the gang’s message. “But they must limit themselves exclusively to their business or they will be punished.” PepsiCo officials deny that Sabritas let the police ride

in its trucks, and say they don’t know why they were targeted. The roots of the Knights Templar lie in the network of smugglers built up by Moreno, police reports show. Moreno was born in 1970 in a seething valley known as the Tierra Caliente, where trafﬁckers have long grown marijuana and opium poppies. Working as a labourer in the United States in the 1980s, Moreno converted to evangelical Christianity and when he returned home he spread his version of the gospel within the

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drug trade. In 2006, Moreno named his cartel “La Familia Michoacana” and sent adverts to newspapers claiming his troops were good Christians who defended their kind even if they smuggled drugs. La Familia was given a boost by the rising crystal meth trade, with smugglers bringing in precursor chemicals to Michoacan’s bustling Paciﬁc port of Lazaro Cardenas. Federal police ﬁnally caught up with Moreno in 2010, when he was handing out Christmas presents of washing machines and cars

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in a festival in the village of El Alcalde. Elias Alvarez, the police commander who headed the strike on Moreno, said the 2,000 officers involved in the attack ran into hundreds of gunmen who blocked roads with burning cars and trucks. “They have look-outs so they were waiting for us. We drove into the town and there was a wall of some 40 trucks and they attacked us,” Alvarez said. “It was a very hard battle.” In hours of fighting, five officers were killed, but police shot dead more than 50 gunmen, Alvarez said. The gangsters carried many of the bodies, including Moreno’s, into the hills. As police didn’t find his corpse, rumours abound in Michoacan that Moreno is still alive and may even be behind his own cult, even though there is no evidence to back up the speculation. Alvarez says he is certain that Moreno is dead and that the trafficker has a marked grave in the mountains. Following Moreno’s demise, one of his top lieutenants and a former rural schoolteacher called Servando Gomez took over the organisation and renamed

it as the Knights Templar. However, other operatives kept the name La Familia and became bloody rivals of the Knights, ﬁghting them in pitched battles. One shootout this month between the two groups in the State of Mexico, which borders the

capital, left 10 dead. Within the Knights, Gomez oversees a council of 12 deputies responsible for areas such as drug production, trafﬁcking and spying networks, according to the military report. In Michoacan state capital

Morelia, a business leader said that companies large and small have to pay up to the cartel. “There are shops, gas stations, avocado growers, taxis and even iron mines making extortion payments here,” said the businessman, who asked that his name not be used. The Knights owe their strength to support in the Tierra Caliente where many civilians do business with them or work as their spies, said an undercover military intelligence officer. “They help people out by giving them presents like bags of cement. Many people in the area are against authority anyway. Others help the Knights Templar out of fear,” said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Knights’ elaborate ceremonies and codes also help keep the troops in line, the officer said. The exact religious beliefs of the Knights are unclear. While the traffickers had been Evangelicals under Moreno, the name “Knights Templar” is closer to the Roman Catholic Church. Furthermore, when Pope Benedict visited Mexico in March, the Knights displayed signs calling for peace in his honour. The Knights’ infamous code book, which soldiers have seized in raids, lists 53

The Knights’ code book lists 53 commandments that members must obey commandments that members must obey. Some justify their movement with a cause. “The Knights Templar will establish an ideological battle and defend the values of a society based on ethics,” says order number 12. Others concern discipline and organisation. “Any knight who betrays the Templars will receive the maximum punishment, their properties will be taken and the same fate will befall their family,” says number 52.

A soldier gestures while escorting a suspected member of the Caballeros Templarios (Knights Templar) in Morelia

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

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

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Advertiser FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES throughout. 12 months warranty. €5995. Mike 99166532 www.mikejohnsoncars.com (and see what our customers say)

FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES

WANTED TO RENT

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of the car is excellent. CALL 96871551 ****************************

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. ****************************

FLATS/HOUSES FOR RENT studio Strovolos €250, Lykavitos €380 1bdrm Ag. Andreas €490, Makarios Av. €500 2 bdrm Acropolis new €700, Lykavitos furnish €600, Acropolis €530 3bdrm Parissinos house semidetached €550 Acropolis back house €300, Ag. Dometios independent house+garden €800, Acropolis €650, 4bdrm Ag. Andreas penthouse €800. POSPORIDES ESTATES 99474839 99646822 Reg.338

**************************** FLAT FOR RENT location Prevezis 13 Nicosia (near Cleopatra hotel) flat 2 bedrooms - 90m2 (the flat is in a new building in the centre and can also be used as an office. For info., Tel 99-763 804 Andreas Panayi **************************** 2 BDRM, one floor apartment for rent, located in English school area (Nicosia), without common expenses, with a/c facili-

ties, solar hot water system, at a very reasonable price. Contact number: 99335922. **************************** 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. **************************** FOR RENT luxurious furnished office next to CITY PLAZA ready for business. Tel: 99697243. ***************************** 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. *****************************

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).

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**************************** VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4, model 1998, manual, 5 door, dark blue, valid MOT, a/c, great stereo system, good condition. €2500. Nicosia. For info 99548265 ****************************

MAZDA RX8 2004 Black,(high power 247) electric locks, a/c ,fog lights, MD player, CD changer, TV/DVD, navigator, factory adjustable suspension soft/hard-up/down. 6+1 speed, body kit, MOT. The condition

ROOMS FOR RENT IN LONDON 2 rooms for rent in central London during the period 20th July-4th September. 4 minutes from King´s Cross tube station and 12 minutes walk from Oxford Str. Ideal for families or couples, for long or short holidays. The two rooms are very comfortable and can be rented together or separately at the special rate of 200 euros per week each. Call Andreas on 357 99632436 or Dimitris on 357 99409077

PROPERTY TO LET 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. *****************************

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***************************** ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, in small quiet building, new, very spacious, fully furnished and air conditioned. Very good location between Strovolos and Engomi, close to The European University (Cyprus College) and all amenities. Covered parking. Rent €495/m. Please call 99695382 ***************************** TO LET 3 bdrm ﬂat Kaimakli area near Frederic. Tel. 99606665. ****************************** LUXURY HOUSES:

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

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA (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 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 and sitting room up-

TO LET NICOSIA stairs luxury detached house, 380sq.m,room for the maid, central heating, full a/c, marble and parquet floor, big sitting and dining areas, office space, big verandas around the house, covered parking,3 bathrooms,4wc in a quiet area off Eleonon street, near Pizza Hut. AVAILABLE middle of July – Strovolos €1700 (H4ST10041-R), (photos in the website). 8. 4 bedr luxury detached house, 350sq.m, central heating, full a/c, office space, separate maid’s room, big storage room, solid parquet floor in the bedrooms, 2 covered parking, swimming pool, garden with trees, veranda with bbq area, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, big sitting and dining areas, very near to English School, off Athalassas Avenue €2300 (H4ST10036-R), (photos on the website). 9. 4 bedr detached house with central heating, a/c units, separate big kitchen with el. appliances, small garden at the back, covered parking, 3wc,2 bathrooms, near the French ambassador residence – Strovolos €1000 (H4ST10038-R), (Photos on the website). 10. 4 bedr new luxury finished top quality detached house, 290sq.m, central heating, full a/c, master bedroom with ensuite shower/jacuzzi, guest bedroom with shower, main bathroom with jacuzzi, 4wc, fully expensive furnished with 3 LCD televisions, kitchen with very expensive electrical appliances and family room, garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area,2 covered parking’s, alarm system, pressure system, - Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0039-R), (Photos on the

TO LET NICOSIA website). 11. 3 bedr + big attic room with shower and wc luxury new house,210sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 4wc, blinds on all windows, cooker and oven in the kitchen, small garden, covered parking near Alpha Mega supermarket - Strovolos €1400 (H4ST1007-R), (photos in the website). 12. 5 bedr new luxury finished detached house with separate maid’s room, one of the bedrooms with shower and wc and can be used as guest room,4 wc, solid parquet floor all the house, separate family room with fire place, big sitting room, separate dining room, big kitchen with breakfast area, big outside patio with tiles and bbq area,2 covered parking, electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighborhood close to CYBC station. Can be rented furnished or not. – Platy Aglantzias €3000 (H5PAG0001-R), (Photos on the website). 13. 4 bedr+ separate maid’s room luxury finished semi detached house with central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with family room, full expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen(Miele), 4wc, blinds on windows, big back yard with tiled and bbq area, covered parking in a quiet neighborhood with easy access to the French school – Aglantzia €1400 (H4AGZ0008-R), (photos in the website). 14. 3 bedr luxury house, nicely modern furnished with big sitting and dining areas with bar, central heating, full a/c, big fitted kitchen with TV room, office space, patio area with bbq, covered parking, 3wc, solid parquet floor in bedrooms and granite in the sitting areas, near the MEGA TV station – Archangelos €1300 (H3AR0002-R), (photos in the website). 15. 4 bedr house built in 2 plots,3

TO LET NICOSIA bedrs upstairs and one down, big garden with grass, bbq area with kiosk, Central Heating ,full AC,240sq.m,parquet floor,2 showers,3wc,electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighbourhood. Available in aprox. one month from signing contracts. CAN BE RENTED ALSO FURNISHED OR PARTIALLY FURNISHED – Agios Andreas €2000 (H4AAD0006-R), (photos in the website). 16. 3 bedr + office space +separate maid’s room detached luxury house, 450sq.m, recently renovated, with central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining area with parquet floor, TV room with fire place, big kitchen with breakfast area and fitted cooker and oven, 4 wc, roller blinds on all windows, very big verandas and yard, covered parking, in a very quiet neighborhood in the centre of Makedonitissa opposite a playground. AVAILABLE MID JULY - €1400 (H4MAK0003-R), (photos in the website). 17. 3 bedr+ attic room which can be used for bedroom or office, luxury semi detached house, with central heating, full a/c, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds, big patio with tiles and trees on the back and covered veranda on thr front, parking, in a quiet area off 28th October street in the centre of Makedonitissa €1200 (H4MAK0026-R), (photos in the website) 18. New luxury 4 bedr + very big 40sq.m attic room with shower and wc semi detached house, 300 sq.m, central heating, full air condition, big sitting and dining areas, 4 wc, 2 showers,1 bathroom, solar heater, pressure system, covered parking, big back yard with tiles, blinds, cooker, oven and, refrigerator in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighborhood and area – Agios Dometios €1500 (H4ADO0004-R). (photos in the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 19. 3 bedr new modern luxury detached house,180sq.m,central heating, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds on all windows, off Tseriou Avenue. THE house is unfurnished. Lakatamia €775 (H3LAK0001-R), (photos in the website). 20. 3 bedr+ separate maid’s room semi detached house, 250sq.m, central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with family room, 4wc, 2 bathrooms, 1 shower, 2 covered parking, big verandas and big covered patio with bbq, big covered veranda for the winter on the back, fully furnished and equipped, in a quiet neighborhood very close to all amenities and Apha Mega supermarket - Acropolis €1200 (H4ACS0001-R), (photos in the website). 21. 4 bedr + 2 separate rooms with showers and wc (120sq.m) detached house with big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with dining area and family room with ﬁre place, very big swimming pool with bbq area, covered patio, garden 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). 22. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 330sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 2 covered parking’s, big kitchen with sitting room and all the electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, 2 bedrs with en suite shower, bathroom with jacuzzi, swimming pool with patio and nice covered bbq area, opposite a green area in a very quiet area – Strovolos €3000 (photos in the website). 23. 4 bedr luxury detached house, separate maid’s room, 600 sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 6 wc, 4 bathrooms, big sit-

TO LET NICOSIA ting 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). 24. 4 bedr luxury detached house with expensive finishes, office space, separate maid’s room, 3 of the bedrooms with en suite shower/bathroom, floor heating, full air condition, white marble floor all the house, fire place, lighting fixtures, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, swimming pool with bbq area, small garden,2 covered parking’s in a nice neighbourhood with expensive houses near KEMA building – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H4PAG0004-R), (photos in the website). For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com **************************** LUXURY FLATS: 1. 2 bedr luxury fully renovated apartment, storage heaters, 3 a/c, separate big kitchen, big sitting dining room, fully modern furnished and equipped with solid parquet floor off Prodromou street – Engomi €600 (A2ENG0010-R), (photos in the website). 2. 2 bedr new luxury modern, 2 storey apartment with solid parquet floor, floor heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2 wc, expensive fitted electrical appliances, blinds, covered veranda with very nice view, in a quiet neighbourhood on a modern design building. AVAILABLE 1st of August – Aglantzia €750 (A2AGZ0021-R), (photos on the website).

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

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA

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3. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting room, separate kitchen with electrical appliances, central heating independent with diesel,2 a/c, aluminum shutters in the bedrooms, covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, on a small quiet building in a quiet neighborhood – Agios Dometios €450 (A1ADO0004-R), (photos in the website). 4. 3 bedr luxury PENTHOUSE apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, ofﬁce space, very big veranda 100sq.m

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with nice view and bbq area with bar, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 bathrooms, 2 storage rooms, covered parking, in a small building near Hilton park and Ippokration hospital – Engomi €1000 (A3ENG0023-R), (photos in the website). 6. 3 bedr luxury apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, electrical appliances in the kitchen, big covered veranda, covered parking, near Ippokration hospital – Engomi €700 (A3ENG0024-R), (photos

in the website). 7. 2 bedr brand new luxury ﬁnished apartment on a small modern design building with 2 bathrooms, a/c for hot and cold (Mitsubishi), storage heaters can be installed if needed, electrical shutters in the bedrooms, pressure system, water serculation system, solar, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds, covered veranda, 2 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near the centre and near trafﬁc lights of Honda showroom. – Agioi Omologites

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TO LET NICOSIA €700 (A2AOM0007-R) 8. 3 bedr new luxury spacious apartment, 150sq.m+big covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, nicely furnished big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, big bedrooms, a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, electrical heating if needed, covered parking and big room on the ground ﬂoor with window which can be used for a maid or ofﬁce, in a very quite neighbourhood in a small building – Agios Dometios

TO LET NICOSIA €750 (A3ADO0006-R), (photos in the website) 9. 3 bedr new luxury penthouse apartment on the last ﬂoor of a 3 storey building, CH ind, full a/c, pressure system, cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds in the living room, 2 bathrooms, 130sq.m, big veranda with view, covered parking, 200m opposite Akropolis park. AVAILABLE 1st of August – Acropolis €850(A3ACS0039-R), (photos on the website). 10. 2 bedr new luxury ﬁnished apartment with a/c for hot and

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

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA (A1NIC0002-R), (photos in the website). 12. 1 bedr apartment with storage heaters, 2 a/c, big bathroom, NICELY FUNRISHED, covered parking, covered veranda with nice view, in a quiet area near Ippokration hospital – Engomi €500 (A1ENG0009-R), (photos in the website). 13. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with nice view, 100sq.m, big sitting & dining area, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, big covered verandah, 2 wc, storage heaters, 2 a/c, electric shutters in the bedrooms, 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 €570 (A2DAS0001-R), (photos in the website). 14. New luxury modern 3 bedr apartment,145sq.m big covered veranda with nice view, a/c in all the rooms, electrical heating, cooker and oven in the kitchen, big sitting and dining room,2 bathrooms, laundry room, covered parking and storage room off Kennedy Avenue behind KPMG offices – Acropolis €900(A3ACS0038-R), (photos on the website). 15. 3 bedr +separate maid”s room (with shower and wc) & luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm

TO LET NICOSIA 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 (A3ENG0024-R), (photos in the website). 18. 4 bedr luxury floor apartment,250sq.m, office, maid’s room, central heating ind, full a/c,2 showers, 1 bathroom, 3wc, parquet floor, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting area, roller blinds on all the windows, big veranda on a small building off Athalasas Avenue near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital – Dasoupolis €1100 (A4DAS002-R), (photos on the website) 19. 2 bedr luxury apartment, 95sq.m, 4 AC for hot and cold, fully newly furnished and equipped, covered verandah, 2 wc, covered parking off Makarios Avenue between Hilton and Debenhams – Nicosia Centre

TO LET NICOSIA €700. Can be rented also for 6 months for €1100 per month (A2NIC0024-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. Available in September – Acropolis €1300 (A3ACS0019-R), (photos in the website). 21. 3 bedr spacious apartment, 150sq.m, central heating independent, 3a/c, big sitting room,2 bathrooms,2wc,covered veranda, in a small building with 2 flats only, covered parking, near Hilton Park hotel – Engomi €750 (A3ENG0022-R), (photos in the website). 22. 4 bedr new luxury finished apartment, 160sq.m+35sq.m covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, Daikin air-conditions for hot and cold in all the rooms, 2 bedrs with en suite shower/wc, 4wc, 2 covered parking, in a small modern building off Makarios Avenue in a quiet neighbourhood. Available in August – Nicosia Center €1400 (A4NIC0001-R), (photos in the website). 23. New luxury spacious 3 bedr quality apartment, 165sq.m+

TO LET NICOSIA big covered verandah, separate floor heating, full a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solid parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area (can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), electrical appliances in the kitchen which has a breakfast area,2 covered parking, storage room in a very quiet green neighbourhood near the centre and Ag. Andreas - AVAILABLE in AUGUST– Nicosia Center €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos in the website). 24. 3 bedr+ separate maid”s room (with shower and wc) luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm system, 2 parking, in a quiet area off Makarios Avenue near Hilton – Nicosia Centre (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in the website). 25. 2 bedr new luxury finished and FURNISHED ground floor apartment, 80sq.m +120sq.m veranda and garden, separate floor heating, full a/c, 2wc, aluminum shutters outside the windows, pressure system, fully expensively fitted with electrical appliances in the kitchen, big covered parking and big storage room, off Athallassa Avenue near English School in a small modern building. AVAILABLE 1st of AUGUST – Strovolos €800 (A2ST10023-R), (photos in the website). 26. 3 bed brand new luxury fin-

TO LET NICOSIA ished 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). For many more properties with photos visit our website at w w w. l a n d t o u r i s t e s t a t e s . com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 3 BDRM flat in Pallouriotissa (next to McDonalds). For information call 99606984. ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927. *****************************

LIMASSOL ***************************** STUDIO FOR RENT 100 metres from the sea, furnished, parking available Area; Potamos Germosoia, available from 1st August 2012 rental €350mnthly including levies. 99867267 **************************** GROUND FLOOR 3 bedroom house, fully furnished, 2 bathrooms, renovated, electrical

TO LET LIMASSOL equipment, fitted kitchen, laundry small room, a/c, rolex windows, big veranda, good price, Apostolos Andreas-Haraki, 99497576, 99-886775, 99-924444 ***************************** 4 BEDROOM recently renovated whole floor apartment of 200sqm.. Fully Furnished. Opposite sea, swimming pool, tennis court, and security gate. 3 new bathrooms, new kitchen with stainless steel appliances. 2 Covered parkings. Price € 1500/month. Call 99 330 908 ***************************** OFFICE FOR RENT opposite sea with amazing sea views. 120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/ listing-LIM-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

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Advertiser TO LET LIMASSOL 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. **************************** LIMASSOL, RENT: Ofﬁce of around 110 m2, with partitions, split units, kitchenette and parking in a peaceful, green yet central area at Helladion House(off. 201), 5 Andrea Kalvou Str. For viewing, please knock on off. 202(2nd ﬂloor). For further details, please call 25-521873 or 25-731163 after 8:00pm. **************************** FOR RENT IN CENTRE OF LANIA village a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom modernised old village house. Unfurnished, 425 euro pcm Tel 99305491. **************************** OFFICE FOR RENT OPPOSITE SEA WITH amazing sea views. 120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/ listing-LIM-0103 ****************************

LARNACA **************************** FULLY FURNISHED one bedroom ﬂat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel: 99202543 **************************** 1. K.S.L LETTINGS – APARTMENT FOR RENT Fully Fur-

TO LET LARNACA nished 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 & 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 ! ****************************

TO LET PAPHOS PAPHOS **************************** GEROSKIPOU - beautiful brand new unfurnished 2 bdrm apartment €330p.m., 3 bdrm apartment €390p.m., fully a/c, vertical blinds, cooker oven, fan extractor. Situated in quiet area, very modern near Kato Paphos close to Neapolis University, close to supermarkets, For info call 99370845 Mrs Androulla Georgiou. ***************************** 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 **************************** MESOYI – 3 bed detached bungalow - u/f, a/c, spacious living area, 1 x en-suite & fam-

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ily bathroom, large garden, very private, swimming pool, sea and mountain views, undercover parking -750 euros. Please contact 99774314 **************************** For your consideration

UNIVERSAL AREA, 2 bedroom modern furnished town house, communal pool Euro 450 per month Tel 99387842

close to Carrefour €330. And a 1 bed new apt, attractive and spacious, furnished with S.pool, in Chlorakas, 500 meters from the St. George hotel €290. OWNERS, TEL 99403261, 26934650 ***************************** GREAT VALUE STUDIO FLAT FOR RENT - Large modern studio flat in small residential block, in central Paphos, 5 minutes from town centre, 2 minutes from motorway, and 10 minutes from Kato Paphos. Separate Living area/kitchen and bedroom. Fully furnished (washing machine etc.) Covered veranda, and undercover designated parking. Only €215/ month inc. communal charges. Phone 99-310481. **************************** 1. YEROSKIPOU AREA, euro 380, beautiful 2 bed, first floor apartment, fully furnished, large bathroom, large balcony.

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 furnished. 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 ****************************

***************************** 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 mountain views, large established garden with irrigation, swimming pool, very quiet location, euro 650 ono – long term Please call Micheal: 99655636 - no agents **************************** GREAT VALUE STUDIO FLAT FOR RENT, - Large modern studio ﬂat in small residential block, in central Paphos, 5 minutes from town centre, 2 minutes from motorway, and 10 minutes from Kato Paphos. Separate Living area/kitchen and bedroom. Fully furnished (washing machine etc.) Covered veranda, and undercover designated parking. Only Euro 215/month inc. communal charges. Phone 99-310481. **************************** AYIOS DEMETRIANOS 3 bedroom villa with swimming pool, large established garden, sea views, unfurnished, very quiet area. Euro 550 per month ono. Call: 99127195 **************************** BEAUTIFUL, 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, furnished and fully air-conditioned, situated

YEROSKIPOU AREA, 3 bedroom villa with pool, unfurnished, large garden and ample parking. Main bedroom en-suite, ground ﬂoor w/c with cloakroom, separate kitchen area. Euro 500 per month 3. UNIVERSAL, 1 bedroom apartment on ground ﬂoor with garden, patio to front, well maintained complex with pool, fully furnished, euro 300 per month ono

4. MESA CHORIO, 2 bedroom apartment , modern furniture, fully equipped, one bedroom en-suite + one bathroom, panoramic views, well maintained complex with pool, euro 400 per month ono MANY MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE - CALL :

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS 96753677 **************************** 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. PEYIA €375 luxury modern 2 bedroom apartment. Beautifully furnished with modern furniture includes Miele kitchen appliances, fly screens, plasma TV with set up showing UK channels. Close to Peyia village on a great complex with gardens, large c/pool, hot tub, indoor pool, sauna & gym. Undercover parking & storage. 2. UNIVERSAL AREA €450 spacious 2 bedroom townhouse situated in great central location, not on a complex, with enclosed garden & jacuzzi hot tub. Fully furnished with good furniture. Private drive for off street parking. 3. KAMARES €600 detached 3 bedroom bungalow, master

TO LET PAPHOS with ensuite. Situated in the sought after residential area of Tala. Offering a peaceful setting with covered veranda and views of the sea & mountains. Fully furnished with gas central heating and real working fireplace for those winter months. A lovely home with character. 4. TALA €675 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. 5. LOWER 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 veranda, private drive for off street parking. Situated in a quiet residential area. 6. 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. 7. TALA €1300 magnificent modern 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa, furnished with designer modern furniture, though can be available unfurnished if desired. Large modern fitted kitchen with top brand appliances. Includes gas central heating & working

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TO LET PAPHOS 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: 97790883 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. LOWER PEYIA – 5 bed 2 bath fully furnished villa set in good area. Open plan living area. Separate kitchen with D/W.W/M etc. 2 ground floor bedrooms with bathroom. Stairs to 3 additional bedrooms and bathroom. Doors out to large roof terrace with views. Outside parking for 3 cars, large swimming pool, BBQ and water feature. Landscaped gardens. A/C. Euros 800.00 a month 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, offstreet parking. Euros 400.00 a month. 3. KATHIKAS – 3 bed,2 bath unfurnished stone bungalow with no immediate neighbours. Open plan living area with fireplace with log burner. Fitted kitchen, utility room. 3 bedrooms, master with en-suite. Family bathroom. Parking, Swimming pool and landscaped garden areas. Very quiet area. Euros 600.00 a month 4. CHLORAKAS – 2 Bed, 2. bath fully furnished apart-

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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

TO LET PAPHOS ments (2 available) in good location close to amenities. Open plan living area with dining space. Fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms. Bathroom. Off street parking & comm. Pool. Euros 395.00 a month inclusive of municipal taxes. 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. Euros 800.00 per month. 6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed fully furnished apartment. Living area, fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, balcony, shutters, comm. Pool and parking. Euros 400.00 a month or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal. 7. TALA - 5 bed, 3.5 bath large fully furnished villa. Very large property with open plan living area. Fitted kitchen, storage cupboard, guest WC. 2 bedrooms, bathroom on this level with small seating area. Ideal for dual living. Stairs up to 3 double bedroom, en-suite & family bathroom. Heated swimming pool, A/C, C/H. Electric gates and garden areas. Parking for several cars.Euros 1500.00 per month or offers. 8. LOWER PEYIA. 3 bed, 3 bath villa. Set in pretty location. Open plan living area, fitted kitchen. Guest WC. 3 bedrooms one with en-suite. Family bathroom. Pool, landscaped gardens and parking. Available furnished or unfurnished. Euros 550.00 per month. 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

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

PROPERTY FOR SALE

FOR SALE LIMASSOL

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

NICOSIA 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 3 BEDROOM Luxury Apartment in a lovely neighbourhood of Nicosia (Ayios Andreas) Bldg 12 years old 123 Sqm Covered area, Central Heating, Air Cond e.t.c Price 210 K Euro. For Details please call 99-379904 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.

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 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 LUXURY VILLA 550 sq.m in 1250 lot.,5 bed.6 bath. maids en suite, walk in basement, beautiful landscape, double garage, large pool, playground, well, quiet neighborhoot. Price 1.550.000 M. Phone 357-99432074,35799552585 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.

OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FOR RENT 735m² of ofﬁce space and 1200m² warehousing available for long term rent on Yianni Kranidioti Avenue very close to Carlsberg Brewery. Easy access to Nicosia-Limassol highway (only 200 metres). Loading bays for warehouses and parking space for more than 40 cars. Hidden fuel tank plus car mechanics station. For more information please call 99218866

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

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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 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. STOP, SHOP AND GIVE TO THE ANIMALS! ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME AT OUR CHARITY SHOPS!!!!! NOW OPEN !!! BOOKSHOP/INFORMATION CENTRE/T-SHOP IN POLIS CONTACT JUDY 99223572 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS. SEE THE WEBSITE FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION OR TELEPHONE 26953496 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! SORROW IS WHAT PAPHIAKOS IS ALL ABOUT!!! UPDATE PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK FOR THE STORY OF SORROW. EVERY MEMBER OF OUR CLINIC WEPT FOR THIS POOR DOG. PAPHIAKOS ARE DETERMINED THE FUTURE WILL BE BRIGHTER AFTER THE CRUELTY AND TRAUMA. Sorrow is progressing well but will need further surgery. If you can help with donations to assist us to bring Sorrow to full health please contact the clinic on 00357 26946461. www.cyprusanimalwelfare.com 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

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

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

LARNAKA COMMUNITY CHURCH APHRODITE STREET, LARNAKA 10.00 AM MORNING SERVICE and SUNDAY SCHOOL For more details ring Fred 24-365152

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.

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

DEUTSCHE GOTTESDIENSTE IN ZYPERN

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

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 3rd 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 Chef Ston Aera (rpt) 10.10 Reload Summer 12.05 Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) 13.00 Apo Mera Se Mera 15.30 Syn Plyn 17.00 Global Ideas (rpt) 17.30 Entehnos 18.00 News 18.15 Candid Camera Hidden cameras document various pranks. 18.30 Kati Psinetai (rpt) Greek version of the show where contestants try to outdo each other by throwing the perfect dinner party, which is then judged on its merits by their rivals. 19.20 Paizoume Kypriaka Repeat of local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect. 20.00 News / Weather/ Financial Report 21.00 Vimata Stin Ammo Repeat of local period drama, based on true events. 21.35 I Limni (rpt) Two episodes of local mystery series. 22.00 Oi Mahes Ton Ellinon Documentary series on 20thcentury Greek history focusing on the battles (both military and ideological) that shaped modern day Greece. 23.00 Oi Erasters Ton Kimaton (rpt) 23.30 News 23.45 Repeats

08.00 Kids’ TV 16.30 My Wife And Kids (rpt) 17.00 Reload Summer (rpt) 18.00 60 Minute Makeover (rpt) 18.50 News In English 19.00 News In Turkish 19.10 Megastructures Documentary exploring the greatest structures and machines ever created. 20.00 NRG Music Channel 21.00 The Queens Of Swing Three sisters enjoy fame and fortune in Italy of the 1930’s as the extremely popular Lescano Trio. Period drama, starring Andrea Osvart. Part 2 of 2. 22.50 Criminal Minds (rpt) Fifth season. Two episodes of crime drama. ‘A Rite of Passage’. The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants. The detectives struggle to ﬁnd a connection between the deaths and the local drug trade, until information provided by JJ sends them in the right direction. Followed by “...A Thousand Words”. A serial killer commits suicide, but the agents suspect one of his targets might still be alive, and are forced to compile a posthumous proﬁle of the man in an attempt to locate the missing person. 00.00 Repeats

05.00 Krifa Monopatia (rpt) 05.45 Mi Mou Les Antio (rpt) O6.30 Proino Enimerosi 07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) 08.00 Fast Money (rpt) Greek game show. 08.45 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.20 To Evdomo Kleidi (rpt) 10.50 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.30 Santa Yiolanta (rpt) 12.15 Tin Patisa (rpt) 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.10 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Local comedy series. 15.20 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.20 Krifa Monopatia (rpt) 17.10 Mi Mou Les Antio (rpt) 18.00 News 18.10 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 18.50 Tin Patisa (rpt) 19.30 Eva Luna Latin American telenovela. 20.20 News 21.20 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.45 Enopion Tou Laou 23.40 News 23.45 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 00.35 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi 01.20 Athoos I Enohos (rpt) 02.10 Tmima Ithon (rpt) 02.00 News

MEGA 06.30 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 07.00 Yia Sena (rpt) 08.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes (rpt) 09.20 Batso Agapi Mou (rpt) 10.00 Proino Mou 12.00 Yia Banaki 15.00 I Dada (rpt) 16.10 I Ora I Kali (rpt) 17.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Greek drama series, based on the Latin American telenovela about mistaken identities. 18.20 News 18.30 Mousiko Kouti Greek game show, testing contestants on their music knowledge. 19.20 Peninta Peninta (rpt) Greek comedy series. 20.10 News 21.20 Kliniki Periptosi (rpt) Greek comedy drama series, about a surgeon who is forced to retrain as a GP and takes up a post in a sleepy village where he soon ﬁnds himself at odds with the locals. 22.20 I Zoi Pou Den Ezisa (rpt) 23.20 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. 01.10 Yia Banaki (rpt) 04.15 Proino Mou (rpt)

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06.10 The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) 07.00 Erotas Me Epidotisi 07.45 An M’ Agapas 08.40 Oi Takkoi 10.00 Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) 11.00 I Kouzina Tis Mamas (rpt) 12.00 Mesimeri Kai Kati 14.00 Eleni 16.40 Baywatch (rpt) 17.30 Pame Paketo (rpt) Greek popular talk-show now in its fourth year, that deals with human interest stories such as reuniting people. With News at 18.00. 18.30 Tropico 19.30 The Del Monte Heirs 20.20 News 21.20 Irthe Ki Edese 22.10 To Kokkino Domatio 23.20 Sex And The City (rpt) First season. ‘The Turtle and the Hare’. Carrie receives worrying news from Big, while Samantha attempts to turn an unattractive investor into a more exciting prospect and Charlotte is introduced to the Rabbit. 23.50 News 23.55 Se Eida (rpt) 01.20 Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) 02.00 Allou Ximeromenoi (rpt) 02.40 Althinoi Erotes (rpt) 03.20 Eleni (rpt) 05.20 Tropico (rpt)

07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of 09.15 Kids’ TV 11.50 Travel Book 12.30 Thema Gevsis 13.30 Star News 14.15 Kids’ TV 16.15 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 16.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of (rpt) 17.50 Mila Best Of (rpt) 18.50 Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition. Hosted by Dina Nikolaou. 19.40 Fotis Maria Live Best Of (rpt) 21.10 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 22.00 The Forgotten Crime drama about a group of civilians, who identify and solve crimes and missing persons, starring Christian Slater. ‘Double Doe’. A group of amateur detectives known as the Forgotten Network sets out to discover the identity of unknown murder victims. 22.45 Supernatural (rpt) Fourth season of fantasy drama. ‘When the Levee Breaks’. Sam is locked inside Bobby’s panic room to free his body from demon blood. But when events outside start getting serious, Bobby wants to release him and Dean is forced to ask Castiel for help. 23.30 LTV Sports News 00.30 Star News 01.00 Repeats

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Kids’ TV Call Of The Wild Deste Tous Greek FILM: Adelﬁa Mou Alites Poulia Mila Mou Prasina FILM: Home Town Legend An American football coach throws in the towel following the death of his son, but a newcomer to the team helps him overcome his grief. Drama, starring Terry O’Quin. 2002. O Anthropos Tis Thalassas Latin American telenovela. Melrose Place Glossy drama following the lives of eight LA women who inhabit a plush apartment complex. With News at 18.30. News Sports Time Rubi FILM: A Different Loyalty An expatriate travels to the Soviet Union after her husband is accused of being a double agent working for the KGB. Thriller, starring Sharon Stone. 2004. FILM: Frogmen US Navy SEALs race against time to stop a terrorist from acquiring a bomb. Action, starring Tyler Christopher. 2002. FILM: Fixing The Shadow Crime drama, starring Charlie Sheen. 1992.

Radio BBC World Service (1323 MW) 00:01 BBC News 00:06 HARDtalk 00:30 BBC News Summary 00:32 Discovery 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 The Documentary: An Unspeakable Act 04:30 BBC News Summary 04:32 Outlook 05:01 BBC News 05:06 Newsday 05:30 BBC News Summary 05:32 Newsday 06:01 BBC News 06:06 Newsday 06:30 BBC News Summary 06:32 Discovery 06:50 From Our Own Correspondent 07:01 BBC News 07:06 Newsday 07:30 BBC News Summary 07:32 The Strand 07:50 Witness 08:01 BBC News 08:06 Newsday 08:30 BBC News Summary 08:32 Newsday 09:01 BBC News 09:06 Newsday 09:30 BBC News Summary 09:32 Newsday 10:01 BBC News 10:06 Outlook 10:30 BBC News Summary 10:32 Business Daily 10:50 From Our Own Correspondent 11:01 BBC News 11:06 The Documentary: An Unspeakable Act 11:30 BBC News Summary 11:32 Discovery 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

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

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 BFBS Radio News 11.00 Simon Marlow 14.00 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 15.00 World At One 15.45 Afternoon Show 19.00 PM 20.00 6 O’Clock News 20.30 Five Live Drive 21.00 Five Live Sport 00.30 Late Night Live LiveCyBC2 (91.1, 92.4 FM) 06.00-7.30 Programmes in Turkish with News at 7.30 07.40 Good morning Cyprus 10.00-12.00 Kalimerhaba 12.00 Gunortasa 12.45 Greek Cyprus Press 13.00 Turkish Music 13.15 News in Turkish 13.30 News in English 13.45 PM Classics 16.00 Greek Radio 16.15 Our country doesn’t divide 16.50 News in Turkish 17.00-18.00 Programmes in Armenian; News at 17.15 18.00-20.00 Round & About 20.00 News in English 20.10 Welcome to Cyprus in French and German 20.40 Ship of Fools with Robert Camassa 22.00 News in English 22.00 International Music 00.00-06.00 Rebroadcast of the evening’s programme

Radio Napa (106.3 FM) 06.00 Morning Music 08.30 BBC World Today 09.00 News, Weather and Exchange 09.05 Nathan Morley 12.00 BBC News 12.06 Lunch-

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Television PICK OF THE DAY Creation (LTV3, 20.00) Will the gap keep getting wider? We keep thinking it’ll change, that a new generation will be more scientific, that it’s just a few fundamentalist holdouts who refuse to let go of what they grew up with - yet a Gallup poll from two months ago reveals that 46 per cent of Americans still believe in creationism. What’s more, creationism is defined quite narrowly, viz. that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so”. If your belief is that “Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process,” that’s quite different - that’s called “theistic evolution”, and it got 32 per cent in the Gallup poll. Only 15 per cent chose simple evolution, viz. that “Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process”. That’s America, of course. Europe, especially secular Britain, is quite different - and it’s no surprise that Creation was made in Britain, its only concession to Hollywood being the casting of Jennifer Connelly as Emma Darwin for the simple reason that she’s the real-life wife of Paul Bettany,

who plays Charles Darwin. Charles is very excited by his latest discoveries - which he plans to write into a book called On the Origin of Species - but also a bit concerned. “Clearly, the Almighty can no longer claim to have authored every species in under a week! You’ve killed God, sir!” says another scientist approvingly - but the missus is very devout, and coldly disapproving when she hears of his theories. “These are your thoughts, Charles. They are not mine.” Oh dear. Will this happy couple be torn apart by the curse of evolution? But in fact the answer to that question is already known. It’s not exactly a secret that Darwin remained happily married for over 40 years - and the film is really aimed at the American market, its point being to show that religious feeling is entirely compatible with a belief in evolution. “There is grandeur in this view of life!” insists Charles, and Emma (presumably) sees the light, unless they just agreed to disagree for 40 years. Will the Yanks also come round, or will the transatlantic chasm just keep getting bigger and bigger? God knows. Made in 2009.

Preston Wilder

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE

Your Highness (Novacinema1, 20.10) “Prepare thyself” for magical prophecies “and other serious shit,” enjoins the opening voice-over - but it may be better to prepare thyself for groans of disbelief, disappointed mutterings and wondering how something so obviously brilliant could’ve turned out so patchy. The (terriﬁc) concept is a ‘stoner’ comedy in the style of The Princess Bride - or perhaps vice versa - with our deadbeat hero Prince Thadeous (Danny McBride, who also co-wrote) going on a valiant quest with his more heroic brother Prince Fabius (James Franco) after Fabius’ bride is kidnapped by an evil wizard. Some of it is funny, especially Franco as the good-hearted Fabius, forever trying to cheer up his irritable brother (“I just want you to be gay with me and Father”; “I don’t want to be gay with you two!”) - but the foul-mouthed jokes outnumber the clever ones, the material is increasingly puerile, and the ultra-violence is the ﬁ nal insult. Made in 2011.

The Fugitive (LTV, 21.00) Action movies are a dime a dozen, but few end up becoming much-loved classics - and hardly any get nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, like this pulsating adventure (it lost, inevitably, to Schindler’s List). Harrison Ford is Dr. Richard Kimble, framed for his wife’s murder despite his claims that a one-armed man was the real culprit; he escapes and goes on the run, trying to clear his name - but ranged against him is obsessive US Marshal Tommy Lee Jones, who orders his men to search “every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse” in pursuit of the fugitive. He gives the ﬁ lm its juice, the rest of it being a familiar but very well-made chase movie with Ford at his most heroic. Possibly the best of the (too) many Hollywood ﬁ lms based on old TV shows. Made in 1993.

The Beaver (Novacinema1, 23.00) 07:00 Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer 07:25 Weird Creatures With Nick Baker 08:15 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 08:40 Breed All About It 09:10 Baby Planet 10:05 Wild France 11:00 Wildlife SOS 11:25 Gorilla School 11:55 Animal Cops Houston 12:50 Safari Vet School 13:45 Animal Precinct 14:40 Wild France 15:30 Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer 16:00 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 16:30 Growing Up... 17:25 Cats 101 18:20 Dogs/Cats/Pets 101 19:15 Wildlife SOS 19:40 Gorilla School 20:10 Animal Kingdom 20:35 In Too Deep 21:05 Wild France 22:00 Rescue Vet 22:55 World Wild Vet 23:50 Animal Cops Houston 00:45 I’m Alive 01:40 Untamed & Uncut 02:35 Rescue Vet 03:30 World Wild Vet 04:25 Wild France 05:20 Animal Kingdom 05:45 In Too Deep 06:10 Safari Vet School

01:15 The Weakest Link 02:00 Coast 03:00 Eastenders 03:25 Doctors 03:55 Spooks 04:45 The Weakest Link 05:30 As Time Goes By 06:00 Fimbles 06:20 Tellytales 06:30 Bobinogs 06:45 Nina & The Neurons 07:00 Show Me Show Me 07:25 Boogie Beebies 07:40 Charlie & Lola 07:50 Fimbles 08:10 Tellytales 08:20 Bobinogs 08:30 Nina & The Neurons 08:45 Show Me Show Me 09:10 Boogie Beebies 09:25 Charlie & Lola 09:35 As Time Goes By 10:05 One Foot In The Grave 10:35 Dinnerladies 11:05 Eastenders 11:35 Doctors 12:05 Coast 13:00 Inspector Lynley Mysteries 13:50 As Time Goes By 14:20 One Foot In The Grave 14:50 The Weakest Link 15:35 Eastenders 16:05 Doctors 16:30 Coast 17:30 Inspector Lynley Mysteries 18:15 The Weakest Link 19:00 Eastenders 60 19:30 Doctors 20:00 Bleak House 21:00 After You’ve Gone 21:30 Gavin & Stacey 22:00 London Hospital 22:50 2 Point 4 Children 23:20 Lead Balloon 23:50 Life On Mars 00:40 Fawlty Towers

A Place in the Sun (Nova Classics, 21.00) Come for the cheekbones, stay for the tragic love story. This Oscar-winning drama stars Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor, two of the most beautiful people in movie history - though Monty’s beauty has a touch of the tormented, as beﬁts his unhappy life, and he’s certainly torn in this one, as a poor but ambitious boy setting his cap at a rich debutante. She’s played by Liz, and they fall in love - but there’s also good-hearted factory girl Shelley Winters, who’s pregnant by Monty and wants to get married. This can not end well. A stately, portentous ﬁ lm with wonderful visuals (and close-ups), building its love triangle into something grand and doom-laden; Liz, at 19, is heart-stoppingly lovely, Monty is no slouch either - but Miss Winters gives perhaps the most poignant performance. Made in 1951.

Your Highness (Novacinema1, 20.10)

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 Overhaulin’ 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 James May’s Man Lab 22:00 Mythbusters 22:55 Moments Of Terror 23:50 How To Command A Nuclear Submarine 00:45 Ultimate Survival 01:40 James May’s Man Lab 02:40 Moments Of Terror 03:40 How To Command A Nuclear Submarine 04:40 Ultimate Survival 05:35 How It’s Made 06:00 Overhaulin’

09:30 Cycling: Tour De France 11:00 All Sports: Watts 11:30 All Sports: Olympic Dreams 11:45 Canoeing: World Cup Un. Kingdom 12:45 Fitness: The Box 13:00 The Jez Games 13:15 Swimming: European Championship Hungary 14:15 All Sports: Olympic Dreams 14:30 The Jez Games 14:45 Swimming 16:15 Olympic Games: Countdown To The London 2012 Olympic Games 16:45 Athletics: Eaa Meetings Lucerne 17:45 Athletics: Photo Finish (Magazine) 18:00 Athletics: Iaaf World Challenge Ostrava, Czech Republic 19:15 Athletics: Photo Finish (Magazine) 19:30 The Jez Games 20:00 Weightlifting: European Championship Turkey 21:00 Athletics: Photo Finish (Magazine) 21:15 Weightlifting: European Championship Turkey 22:15 Boxing: International Contest-Feather Weight Contest 00:15 Fia World Touring Car Championship-Magazin : Inside Wtcc 00:45 Car Racing: Porsche Supercup Germany 01:15 Rally:

Intercontinental Rally Challenge-Magazine Inside Irc 01:45 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine 02:00 Superbike: World Championship Czech Republic

05:30 Long Way Round 06:15 Family Guy 07:05 No Ordinary Family 07:50 How I Met Your Mother 08:40 White Collar 09:25 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 10:10 Long Way Round 10:55 Family Guy 11:45 No Ordinary Family 12:30 How I Met Your Mother 13:20 White Collar 14:05 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 14:50 The Glades 15:35 The Chicago Code 16:20 Long Way Round 17:05 Family Guy 17:55 No Ordinary Family 18:40 How I Met Your Mother 19:30 White Collar 20:15 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 21:00 The Glades 21:45 Sons Of Anarchy 22:35 White Collar 23:20 The Glades 00:05 Sons Of Anarchy 00:55 Long Way Round 01:45 Family Guy 02:35 No Ordinary Family 03:20 The Life & Times Of Tim 03:50 How I Met Your Mother 04:40 White Collar

07:00 Pawn Stars 08:00 Ancient Aliens 09:00 Britain At War 10:00 Pawn Stars 11:00 Ax Men 12:00 Irt: Deadliest Roads 13:00 Pawn Stars 13:30 American Restoration 14:00 Britain At War 15:00 Ancient Aliens 16:00 Irt: Deadliest Roads 17:00 Pawn Stars 17:30 American Restoration 18:00 Britain At War 19:00 Ancient Aliens 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Ax Men 22:00 Storage Wars 23:00 No County For Old Men 00:00 Pawn Stars 01:00 Ax Men 02:00 Storage Wars 02:30 Storage Wars 03:00 No County For Old Men 04:00 Ancient Aliens 05:00 Britain At War 06:00 Ax Men

07:30 Romancing The Stone 09:30 The Goonies 11:25 Videofashion 12:00 Aspen Extreme 14:00 Hollywood Buzz 14:30 Felicity: An American Girl Adventure 16:00 Friends 17:00 The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants 19:00 Action Zone 19:30 Entourage 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 The Fugitive 23:15 Pearl Diver 00:50 Hustler TV 02:30 Poltergay 04:15 10 06:30 LTV Sports News

07:00 Baby Looney Tunes 07:25 Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs 08:15 Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Scooby-Doo Where Are You! 09:30 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 Big Cartoonie Show Nickelodeon 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 Road Runner Show 17:00 Momentum: What Drives You 17:30 Barclays Premier League World 18:00 Nascar Sprint Cup Series 21:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Barclay’s Premier League 23:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Barclay’s Premier League 01:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Laiki Bank Championship 03:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Primera Division 05:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Bundesliga

19:35 Burn Notice 20:25 Duplex 22:00 C.S.I. 22:50 Frozen 00:30 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone

19:05 Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore 21:00 Big Business 22:45 Old School 00:20 Charisma

21:00 A Place In The Sun 23:05 The Professionals 07:15 V I 08:00 Friends 08:30 The Mentalist 10:00 The Ofﬁce 10:25 House M.D. 11:10 Boardwalk Empire 13:05 Supernatural 13:50 V I 14:35 The Mentalist 16:05 Two And A Half Men 16:30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 17:15 Chuck 18:45 Supernatural 19:30 Grey’s Anatomy 20:15 According To Jim 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 Sons Of Anarchy 23:05 Desperate Housewives 00:05 Stand And Deliver 01:45 Funny Bones 03:50 Two And A Half Men 04:15 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 05:00 Chuck 06:30 Grey’s Anatomy

07:15 Cool Hand Luke 09:30 Action Zone 10:00 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel 11:30 Action Zone 12:00 Twilight Saga: New Moon 14:30 Lesbian Vampire Killers 16:00 Free Willy 18:00 Short Track 20:00 Creation 22:00 Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li 00:05 Daring! TV 04:00 Batman Begins 06:30 Distinguished Gentleman

06:30 Room In Rome 08:25 Cine News 09:25 Rabbit Hole 11:00 Gnomeo & Juliet 12:25 Films & Stars 12:55 Tamara Drewe 14:50 Cine News 15:20 Water For Elephants 17:30 Cine News 17:50 Mpilompa 19:35 Hollywood 1on1 20:10 Your Highness 22:00 Magic City 23:00 The Beaver 00:35 Love And Other Impossible Pursuits 02:20 Cine News 02:50 Happythankyoumoreplease 04:35 Our Day Will Come

06:45 The Two Jakes 09:00 Summer Kids Zone 10:40 Psichi Vathia 13:00 Cine News 13:25 The Pelican Brief 15:50 Manuale D’am3re 18:00 Stars In Style 18:35 Anger Management 20:25 Solitary Man 22:00 Casino Jack 23:55 Girl, Interrupted 02:05 I Diakritiki Goitia Ton Arsenikon 03:40 Cine News 04:20 Jennifer Eight

02:00 Sea Master 02:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 03:00 MLB: Los Angeles Dodges at St. Louis Cardinals 06:00 PGA Tour Highlights The True South Classic 07:00 Morning Dive 08:00 The Haney Project Ray Romano: Ray’s Midterm Repot Card 08:30 The Haney Project Ray Romano: Keeping Score 09:00 Golf Central International 10:00 MLB: Los Angeles Dodges at St. Louis Cardinals 13:00 Lucas Oil on the Edge Fie on Ice 13:30 Lucas Oil on the Edge King of the Hammers 14:00 Sports Unlimited 15:00 PGA Tour Highlights The True South Classic 16:00 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chicago land Speedway 19:00 PRE GAME 19:45 CHAMPIONSHIP LAIKI POPULAR BANK 2011–12: ARHS VS ANOTHOSH 21:45 POST GAME 22:30 Lucas Oil on the Edge King of the Hammers 23:00 Spots Unlimited 00:00 Sea Master 00:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 01:00 Golf Central International

07:00 Globe Trekker 08:00 Departures 09:00 Think Green 10:00 Glutton For Punishment 11:00 The Thirsty Traveler 11:30 Chef Abroad 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 Planet Sports 14:00 Megalopolis 15:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 Glutton For Punishment 18:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 Planet Food 21:00 Flavours Of Spain 21:30 Flavours Of Chile 22:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 23:00 Globe Trekker 00:00 Planet Sports 01:00 Planet Food 02:00 Flavours Of Spain 02:30 Flavours Of Chile 03:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 04:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 Glutton For Punishment 06:00 The Thirsty Traveler 06:30 Floyd On Africa

06:00 All The Fine Young Cannibals 07:55 Flamingo Road 09:30 How the West Was Won 12:00 The Glass Bottom Boat 13:50 Lassie Come Home 15:20 My Favorite Year 16:55 Rose Marie 18:40 Kelly’s Heroes 21:00 The Asphalt Jungle 22:55 Blow-Up 00:45 Hunger, The 02:25 Woman Of The Year 04:20 The Seven Hills Of Rome

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

CRYPTIC 2142

6 PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

Across 8 1 Elderly lady finds silver in the house (7) 7 Girl takes divorcee into nearby building (6) 8 Senator turned to crime (7) 10 The value of another throw (5) 11 Quadruple – one’s efforts perhaps (8) 13 Came across some metallic ware (3) 14 Quits the flat (4) 15 Not repeated in the past (4) 16 Clear profit (3) 18 One in favour of trees being replanted? (8) 20 By no means despite having specialised skill, say (5) 22 Vermin catcher on bicycle pedal? (3-4) 23 Mystery in game was unravelled (6) 24 Clear another New York theft (7)

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

21 22 23 24

6 Old meter adjusted to the limit (7) 9 Negative results initially from this (11) 12 When he has a meal, the working population is re-

EASY

HARD

MEDIUM

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duced (8) 14 Art of eating out (7) 17 Animal enclosure right inside the reef (6) 19 Engineers in the small group (5)

Answers to crossword 2141

Rating EASY

QUICK: Across – 1 Aperitif; 6 Rife; 8 Prison; 9 Record; 10 Musketeer; 13 Free; 14 Two; 15 Noun; 16 Hill-billy; 19 Parent; 20 Depart; 21 Bell; 22 Rheostat. Down – 2 Pure; 3 Rash; 4 Tongue-twister; 5 Foreknowledge; 6 Reciting; 7 Forceful; 11 Drainage; 12 Well well; 17 Upas; 18 Area.

Rating HARD

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Grateful; 6 Dish; 8 Vandal; 9 Get out; 10 Contended; 13 Door; 14 Foe; 15 Tray; 16 Spaghetti; 19 Yemeni; 20 Nevada; 21 Isis; 22 Greenery. Down – 2 Road; 3 Tide; 4 Fellow-feeling; 5 Light sentence; 6 Detonate; 7 Saucepan; 11 Compress; 12 Progress; 17 Oven; 18 Oder.

Rating EASY

1 Deciding to put off digging coal (11) 2 Violent with hidden energy – needs control (5) 3 Actively expressed oneself (8) 4 Right joint to fester (6) 5 Second present is a white blanket (4)

Rating MEDIUM

Down

QUICK Across 1 Overseer (7) 7 Enter forcibly (6) 8 Adult (5-2) 10 Soiled (5) 11 Quadrilateral (8) 13 Polite form of address (3)

14 Very strong wind (4)

15 In addition to (4) 16 Indian district (3) 18 Sully (8) 20 Awkward (5) 22 Edible stalk (7) 23 Opposite of acid

Down 1 In good physical condition (8,3)

2 Bird’s restingplace (5)

3 By hand (8) 4 Japan (6) 5 Very keen (4) 6 Formal speech (7) 9 Rabies (11) 12 Devon port (8) 14 Swift antelope (7) 17 Headache (6) 19 Cater (anag.) (5) 21 Amphibian (4)

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24 Brahman sage (7) ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Try to banish any self doubts that come up. Adopt a positive approach to everything in your life. Cut out today’s dead wood, and for that matter anything still rumbling from your past. One theme seems to look bright for you, so look to develop a particular gift or talent. By looking to turn any frustration into fast paced action, you can prosper Aries.

Don’t fritter your energy or lose your goals. As good as things may seem, it’s essential that you pay attention to details, avoid splashing out ﬁnancially, especially on fanciful things that you don’t really need. It is however, an ideal time for communicating and stirring optimism in others. As long as your message is clear, your leadership skills can ﬂourish.

Despite any ongoing concerns about ﬁnancial loose ends, your social network is set to sparkle. Rarely has your vision been broader, and rarely has your determination been more imaginative. And of course, the better prepared you are, the more fun and interest you will create. Romantically things can ﬁzz too. Be open-minded about where this can all lead.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

So long as you don’t let your ideas run away with you Taurus, the everyday elements of your situation will be easier to manage. Many of today’s best moments are going to stem from new people and social togetherness. And through these connections, other pathways can open up for you. You love what you know, but look to be more adventurous.

Trust your own feelings about an offer or proposal. Obviously it’s always wise to listen to the viewpoints of others, but only to a point. Be inspired by what you hear and see - however, only you can judge the situation from all its angles. Take whatever safety precautions needed, then make your ﬁrst step, conﬁdently and carefully. Your intuition can guide you.

Be eagle-eyed over matters that if ignored, could affect your good standing either in business or personal spheres. Yet any successes you enjoy can make you wiser and better off in every sense of the word. However, to truly capitalise you need to be eagle eyed and very conscious of the minutia in situations. Blending the big and little picture is the key.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

It may be no bad thing to let distractions and day dreams just be. By welcoming whatever targets your imagination, new possibilities can lead to an exciting creative venture. Many tensions are easing now and it’s your turn to surprise others with your plans. They may even want to get involved and a joint venture could turn out very well now.

Sparkling moments can light up social situations and your popularity will attract others to your short and long term aims. Use today for sharing your heartfelt hopes. Even as you move from one place to another you can count on unexpected developments. Make the most of any opportunities. Mars is boosting vitality, Jupiter is helping to banish doubts.

This is a think ahead phase. Yet, look to consolidate on your current successes and then start to formulate your long term plan. Groups, creative interests and other people focused situations could play an even more important role - especially when seeking to expand your horizons. Some past efforts can also be recognised, which will be a welcome boost.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

No matter how much your style feels cramped, events can change for the better. If you feel pessimistic, try to be philosophical. As is often the case, in the long term, it may all be for the best. Develop the capacity to stand well back from situations. In any case, someone can delight you any day now, by getting in touch completely out of the blue.

Just like the old maxim, it’s not what we say, but how we say it. With several planets forging potentially fortuitous links, the trick is not to take anything for granted. Of course few of us can in such uncertain times, but an astute reading of the politics in your world will mean you stay on the right side of anyone who can inﬂuence your situation.

You’re sometimes prone to agonising indecisiveness, so clarify your aspirations and goals. If you do, there should be no shortage of scope to make progress. And is often the case for you Pisces, gentle persuasion will be your best tactic. However, if you are due for any appointment or interview, sudden changes are in the works. If one happens, try to take it in your stride.

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sport Alonso pulls away from rivals Ferrari ace storms to German Grand Prix win

England thrashed by innings as Steyn takes five By Richard Sydenham

By Brian Homewood FERNANDO Alonso led from pole position to chequered flag to win the German Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Germany’s Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel was stripped of second place for an overtaking infringement. The Spaniard’s third win of the season stretched his championship lead to 34 points and ensured he will stay on top through the European summer break which starts after this Sunday’s race in Hungary. Race officials said that Vettel left the track as he passed McLaren’s Jenson Button on the penultimate lap in a controversial move. Vettel, who has yet to win his home grand prix and indeed any race in July, went wide as he and the Briton went through a corner side by side. He was handed a 20 second penalty that demoted him to fifth. Button moved up to second place, ending a run of disappointing performances, and Finland’s 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen took third for Lotus. Vettel was still the best German performer on an unhappy day for home fans. Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher finished seventh for Mercedes while Nico Hulkenberg, after starting alongside Schumacher on the second row of the grid, dropped back

Double world champion Fernando Alonso has a healthy 34-point lead over Mark Webber in the standings through the field to finish ninth for Force India. He was one place ahead of compatriot Nico Rosberg, Schumacher’s Mercedes team mate. Alonso’s win was Ferrari’s 219th and the 30th of the Spaniard’s career. “That was fantastic again, pole position...victory.” he told his team after taking the chequered flag. The Ferrari driver has 154 points to 120 for Red Bull’s Australian Mark Webber, who finished eighth. Vettel has 110 after 10 of the season’s 20 races. Champions Red Bull lead the constructors’ standings with 230 points to Ferrari’s 177 and McLaren’s 160. Button’s podium finish

was a boost for McLaren, who moved ahead of Lotus in the standings, but it was soured for the team by Lewis Hamilton suffering a puncture early in his 100th race and having to retire. Alonso started on pole and held off challenges from Vettel and then Button as he stormed to victory in warm, sunny conditions, a stark contrast from the heavy rain which fell during practice and qualifying. Alonso, who won on the last occasion a Grand Prix was staged at Hockenheim two years ago, brieﬂy surrendered his lead after the ﬁrst of his two pit stops but the double champion otherwise dominated the race despite being under intense

pressure throughout. Alonso praised the timing’s of his pit stops. “The team took a few strategic decisions which were spot on,” he said. “It was a very close race from start to ﬁnish. We did not have the quickest car. McLaren and Red Bull had a little bit extra but not enough to get past.” “We had a decent race although there wasn’t enough pace when we got close to Fernando,” said Vettel. Referring to the overtaking, he said: “The only intention was not to crash and to give him enough room. I have respect for him and didn’t want to squeeze him. “It was good to be on the podium at the home race,

but I have respect for the stewards’ decision. McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh said the rules were clear: “You can’t drive off the track and gain an advantage and overtake. “That’s the normal rules of motor racing. We’re in the heat of battle and the stewards are the best people to look at that.” Vettel was also angry with Hamilton for trying to overtake him while one lap behind. “That was not nice of him, I don’t see why he’s trying to race us, its stupid to disturb the leaders,” said the German, who gesticulated at the McLaren as it went past and said the incident cost him some time.

Hoy named Team GB flag-bearer

Sir Chris Hoy has been given the honour for a second time

SIR Chris Hoy will carry the ﬂag for Team GB at Friday’s opening ceremony of London 2012, the British Olympic Association have conﬁrmed. It is the second successive time the cyclist has been given the honour - he also carried the Union Jack at the closing ceremony in Beijing four years ago. The Scot, a gold medal winner at the two previous Games, won the biggest number of votes among the 542 members of the British team. Others who also received support included Alison Williamson, the archer who will be competing at her sixth Olympics. A number of other possible candidates such as sailor Ben Ainslie and swimmer Rebecca Adlington

were not on the shortlist as, because of their competition demands, they are not able to attend the opening ceremony. Hoy said: “I’m absolutely delighted and honoured to have been voted as the ﬂag-bearer for Team GB. To lead out your team at a home Olympics is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and one that I can’t wait to experience in just a few days’ time.” Team GB’s Chef de Mission Andy Hunt said: “Team GB could not have placed the ﬂag in better hands. It is a great honour for Sir Chris and the team will be proud to march behind him. He is a fantastic ambassador for his sport and his country.” Brian Cookson, president of British Cycling, said: “To

be selected as a flag-bearer at any Olympic Games is a great honour but to be selected for the home Games is an extra special achievement and I’d like to personally congratulate Sir Chris. “Chris has been an outstanding ambassador to the sport of cycling throughout his extensive career, and we’re proud that he is a fellow member of British Cycling. “To have Chris carry the flag on behalf of Great Britain is another milestone in the success of cycling in Britain.” The announcement caps a great two days for British cycling after Bradley Wiggins, who will also race on the road in London, became the first Briton to win the Tour de France.

DALE Steyn claimed five for 56 to help bowl South Africa to a comprehensive innings and 12-run victory over England before tea on the fifth day of the first cricket Test at The Oval yesterday. South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, fuelling their hopes of winning the series and leapfrogging England as the number one team in the world rankings. Steyn wrapped up England’s second innings with a fiery burst with the second new ball of three for eight in his four-over spell as England were bowled out for 240, replying to the Proteas’ only innings of 637 for two declared. In bright, sunny conditions, Ian Bell tried to salvage a draw with his painstaking innings of 55 in 220 balls, his slowest Test 50, but, like his team mates, he could not stay in. It was a crushing win for South Africa, especially after England closed day one on 267 for three but then failed to capitalise. Hashim Amla plundered a national record 311 not out in more than 13 hours at the crease in his team’s huge total. Jacques Kallis also made 182 not out and skipper Graeme Smith 131 in his hundredth Test. South Africa were a little nervy having managed just the wicket of Ravi Bopara (22) in the morning session as Bell and then Matt Prior (40) dug in. Prior’s dismissal, however, started off a flurry of wickets. Fast bowler Steyn, ranked number one in the world, had started the demolition job in the first hour of the day by removing Bopara, who deflected a bottom edge on to his stumps while trying to cut a short and wide delivery. Despite a couple of letoffs for Bell, when AB de Villiers failed to hold on to a nick off leg-spinner Imran Tahir on 20 and a run out chance on 28, he batted courageously. Prior’s wicket halted their promising stand of 86 as England crashed from 203 for five. Prior gave away his wicket, trying to sweep Tahir when the shot was not on. Instead he managed a faint edge to a leg-break from around the wicket and Kallis took his 183rd Test catch at slip.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Sport Woods confident of ending major drought

Nerves played no part in collapse, says beaten Scott

By Carl Markham

Australian: It was a very sloppy finish By Tony Jimenez ADAM Scott denied his remarkable late collapse was down to nerves after tossing away his chance of British Open glory with four bogeys in the last four holes in Sunday’s closing round. The 32-year-old Australian began the day four strokes clear of the field and maintained that cushion over his title rivals with six holes to play before his late blunders handed victory to South African Ernie Els. “I was surprisingly calm the whole way round,” world number 13 Scott told reporters after his five-over 75 gave him a six-under tally of 274 at Royal Lytham & St Annes, one behind 42-yearold Els. “I was a little nervous on the first tee but less so than Saturday. I probably spent up all my nerves over the 24 hours leading up to playing the final round. “It’s funny, I definitely worked myself up a little bit at times, but once I was out there I felt completely in control and even the last few holes I didn’t really feel like it was a case of nerves or anything like that,” added Scott. “It came down to hitting

the ball, not making a couple of putts on the last four holes. If I make either of those on 15 or 16 it’s a very different position and a lot more comfortable.” A three-foot par-saving effort by Scott agonisingly lipped out at the 16th before he hooked his approach into thick rough at the 17th and failed to hole out from 25 feet. Then, at the final hole, he found a deep bunker off the tee and could only move his ball a few yards forward. Bravely, he struck a sumptuous approach to eight feet but his putt rolled past the hole. “It was a very sloppy finish ... and disappointing to finish that way,” said Scott who was bidding to win his first major. “I played so well all week. “I wasn’t even really out of position but I managed to get myself in some trouble and couldn’t make the putts to get out of it over the last four holes. “But that’s what was to be expected coming in here. It’s a championship golf course, it’s very difficult.” Scott said he and Els shared a few words before the presentation ceremony. “Ernie said he felt for me and not to beat myself up,”

the Australian explained. “He said I’m a great player and I can go on to win majors which is nice. “We have a close friendship. We’ve had some good battles in the past and it’s nice to hear that from him. I respect Ernie a lot, he’s a player who is a worthy champion for sure.” Scott has won eight times on each of the US and European tours and was bidding to become the first Australian to lift the Claret Jug since Greg Norman in 1993. “I know I’ve let a really great chance slip through my fingers today but somehow I’ll look back and take the positives from it,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve ever played this well in a major championship so that’s a good thing for me moving forward. All the stuff I’m doing is going in the right direction. “Maybe it hasn’t sunk in yet,” added Scott. “Maybe there will be a bit more disappointment when I get home and wind down. “I feel fine at the moment but I’m a positive guy. I’m optimistic and I want to take all the good stuff that I did this week and use that for the next time I’m out on the course.”

It’s all gone wrong: Adam Scott insists he will learn from his horrible experience

Nadal sad to miss ‘once in lifetime’ Olympic chance By Carlos Herrera

Rafa Nadal was the Olympic singles champion and was due to be Spain’s ﬂag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony

RAFA Nadal fears the chance to carry Spain’s flag at an Olympics opening ceremony may not come around again after being forced to withdraw from the London 2012 tennis event with a knee injury. The 11-time grand slam champion was to be his country’s flagbearer at Friday’s opening ceremony but pulled out last week after failing to recover from the knee problems that have dogged him. The Olympic singles champion now faces a battle to be fit for the forthcoming US hardcourt season culminating at the US Open at Flushing Meadow. Speaking to Reuters Television in a gym on his home island of Mallorca over the weekend, the 26-year-old said it had been a hard decision to withdraw. “I was like scared to take the decision no? It is something that happens. You never know if it happens only one time in life bringing the flag of my country to the

Olympics with all the sports family of Spain there,” he said. “All I can say is that I did as much as I could to be there and to be ready but it wasn’t the right time. “My emotion and my illusion (dream) to compete in the Olympics was more than ever. “The only thing that I can do is to work hard and try to do the things that will create another opportunity in Rio 2016,” added the former world number one. “When I had to take the decision was the toughest moment. But it was something that I was thinking was going to happen for the last six, seven days because the knee was not improving.” Nadal suffers with tendinitis in his knees - a condition that forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon in 2009, a year after winning the tournament. Only in March this year, he was forced to concede his Miami Masters semi-ﬁnal against Andy Murray. Despite winning a seventh French Open title, Nadal

has dropped to three in the world rankings behind Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and the state of his knees is sure to become a topic of debate as the American swing begins. “The only thing I can do is to work hard every day as much as I can to try to recover my knee as quick as possible in the tennis calendar,” said Nadal, who suffered a shock second-round defeat to Czech Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon last month. “The tournaments never stop so I will try to be ready for the American season but you never know you have to work hard everyday and see, go day by day and see how it improves.” “I will compete when my knee says I am ready to compete,” he added. “I don’t want to go on court with bad feeling because then it is terrible. You start, you have to stop, you suffer every day. I will go back to court when my knee is ready.” Spanish basketball player Pau Gasol has been chosen to replace Nadal as the country’s ﬂag bearer.

TIGER Woods continued his climb up the world rankings after finishing joint third in The Open, but what he is really interested in is adding to his tally of 14 majors. The American, who moved up to second just behind England’s Luke Donald, briefly threatened to make a challenge on the final day. However, the closest he got to overnight leader Adam Scott - before his dramatic late collapse to hand victory to Ernie Els - was four shots after five holes. From there it began to unravel with a triple-bogey seven at the sixth when he found trouble in a greenside bunker, and when he had to chase he got caught out. Woods has not won a major since 2008 but insists it is not a worry. “It’s part of golf. We all go through these phases some people it lasts entire careers, others are a little bit shorter,” he said. “Even the greatest players to ever play have all gone through little stretches like this. “When your playing careers last 40 and 50 years you’re going to have stretches like this. “I was right there, the game plan was to shoot under par going out so I was in position to do what I wanted to do and then turn home and shoot maybe one or two under on the back nine. “I would have posted an eight or nine under par and I thought that was going to be the number to win the golf tournament. “Unfortunately I just didn’t do it.” Woods had some sympathy for Scott after his late collapse as his bid for a first major ended in failure. “It’s happened to all of us at one point or another,” he added. “We’ve all been in positions to win golf tournaments and sometimes people go ahead and win them and take them away from you, other times we make mistakes. “That’s just the way it goes.” Donald takes pride in his number one ranking but remains desperate to win at least one major. “It’s nice being number one, I’ll continue to work hard on my game and try and produce good results,” said the Englishman, who won the money lists on both sides of the Atlantic last year. “World rankings are a little bit more about consistency and I’ve probably been the most consistent player over the year. “But I think it would be fantastic to win a major.”

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sport ‘I THINK MODRIC IS WRONG AND HE HAS MADE CHAIRMAN LEVY VERY ANGRY’

Get me out of here! Tottenham’s Croatian midﬁelder Luka Modric (right) is hoping for a dream move to Spanish giants Real Madrid

Villas-Boas: Modric actions have made situation worse TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised midﬁelder Luka Modric as rumours of a departure from the club intensify. Modric looked set to quit Spurs for Chelsea a year ago under the then management of Harry Redknapp, and this summer appears keen on a switch to Spanish champions Real Madrid. Reports have suggested that the Croatia international has failed to travel with Spurs on the tour of

the United States - something Villas-Boas has alluded to in the Spanish press. Speaking to AS, he is reported as saying: “I think Modric is wrong. This will go against him. He has worsened the situation with what he’s doing and now the chairman (Daniel Levy) is very angry. “This is also not a good time for Daniel Levy, who is in the USA at the moment, because his wife is ill.” Villas-Boas also admitted Modric would be a major

loss if he leaves Spurs. “He’s good, very good. I tried to sign him last summer for Chelsea. He will be a big loss. He’s a player who can make the difference, who gives a lot of clarity to the play when the team needs it and who can play in several positions,” he said. According to London’s Evening Standard newspaper, Modric’s dream move to Madrid has been put at risk because his former club, Dinamo Zagreb, are entitled to ﬁve per cent of

the transfer fee. Negotiations have been complicated because Dinamo inserted a ﬁve per cent sell-on clause when he joined Spurs for £16.6million in 2008. It is why Tottenham are demanding close to £40m for his signature, rather than the £35m fee that has been reported. Dinamo president Zdravko Mamic, whose son, Mario, is one of Modric’s representatives, said: “I don’t deal with Modric, profession-

ally speaking, but Luka is like a son to me, as well as a friend. “Of course I want him to sign for Real because Dinamo stand to earn a lot from the transfer. We would get ﬁve per cent of the fee.” Real Madrid have offered £27m so far and their president, Florentino Perez, is adamant they won’t go any higher. He said: “The limit for the Modric deal is 35m euros. We will not pay any more than that for him.”

Lucas Moura ‘set to join United’

The Brazilian teenager is said to have massive potential

THE Daily Mirror yesterday reported that Manchester United have agreed on a deal, believed to be £26 million, with Sao Paulo to bring teenage phenomenom Lucas Moura to Old Trafford. It should be said that this price does not include agent’s fees and personal terms with the player himself - these being unfortunate add-ons that seem to be becoming an increasing necessity in transfer negotiations in world football. The player would also need to acquire a work permit for the transfer to take place, although there should be little difficulty here, due to the significant price for the player, and the fact that he has represented Brazil several times. The deal will come as a relief to many United fans, who are no strangers to Moura’s talent and potential. Indeed, when called upon to play the final 20 minutes in Saturday’s friendly against Great Britain, Moura did not disappoint,

tormenting Team GB’s unfortunate defence. For those questioning Sir Alex Ferguson’s motives in adding another attacking player to his squad, last season’s disastrous Champions League campaign highlighted the need for more variety in United’s attacking formation. With Moura and the conﬁrmed signing of Shinji Kagawa, United will be able to deploy the more continental 4-2-3-1 formation in the hopes that they can reclaim dominance, not just in the Premier League, but in European football as well. On Sunday, it was reported that Moura’ Brazilian team-mate and Manchester United defender Rafael had already expressed his desire over a possible move to Old Trafford by Moura (via The Mirror). When asked if Lucas was excited about coming to Old Trafford, Rafael replied: “Yes, yes!” It can be said that the majority of Manchester United fans feel the same way.

Hodgson: I’m learning to live with attention ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson admits it is difficult to enjoy the attention that comes along with his role. Hodgson took the national team reins shortly before this summer’s European Championship and has had to contend with the lengthy discussion that surrounded his omission of Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand from his squad. A lacklustre showing in the tournament also saw Hodgson receive criticism in some quarters, with England battling into the quarter-finals but then losing on penalties to Italy after an uninspiring goalless draw. And Hodgson said: “I don’t know how much I enjoy it. I enjoy the job of being the England national team manager and I accept the things that go with that. “I certainly don’t seek out the cameras but I know they’re going to follow me and I have to learn to live with it. “I’m sure I will get caught out on many occasions doing something I shouldn’t!” Hodgson was speaking on BBC Radio’s Test Match Special broadcast from the Oval, where he was watching England’s cricketers take on South Africa, and contrasted the situation in football to cricket’s central contract system. “We can never get away from the fact that we as a national football team don’t pay the players,” he said. “They play for the honour of representing their country, and their money and livelihood comes from the clubs. “Which master do you serve, the one you want to because you want to play for your country or the one who pays your wages? “It hasn’t been a problem so far, the clubs have been very co-operative and there have been no problems with players. “I’ve been party to it with Switzerland and Finland, situations where clubs have an important game coming up and would rather their player stay with them rather than risk injury. “It’s better now FIFA have these dates where the club game is closed down for 10 days. They’re doing everything they can to ensure the clubs don’t suffer from loaning their players out.” And he insists international football retains its importance to both players and spectators. “The players do value it,” Hodgson said. “On the evidence of the Euros, the commitment is first-class. “Twenty-two million people in England tuned in to see our game against Italy - it’s been suggested the national team is not viewed as being as important as the Champions League but more people watched our match than the Champions League final.”

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Sport

Alonso pulls away from rivals after German Grand Prix win 29

Villas-Boas: Modric actions have made situation worse 31

Crazy feeling for relieved ‘Big Easy’ Els Scott’s dramatic late collapse hands the Claret Jug to rejuvenated South African By Ed Osmond

History-maker: Bradley Wiggins celebrates becoming the ﬁrst Briton to win the famous race in its 99-year history. He has now turned his attention to winning Olympic gold

Tour winner Wiggins wants more in London By Matt McGeehan TOUR de France champion Bradley Wiggins is to seek further success in the first week of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Wiggins, who became the first British Tour winner in Paris on Sunday, will aim to help Mark Cavendish win gold in the 250-kilometre road race on Saturday before targeting solo success in the Hampton Court time-trial on August 1. After imperious performances in winning the Tour’s two long-time trials, 32-yearold Wiggins will settle for nothing less than adding to his haul of three Olympic gold medals. “If I’m 100% honest, it’s gold or d nothing in London now,” said ual Wiggins, who, with six, is equal he with Sir Steve Redgrave as the ic Briton with the most Olympic medals. “That’s the way I’m treating the ecnext eight days. I’ve set a precedent now for performances.. ppy “I can’t sit and say I’ll be happy with a silver, or happy with a bronze.” For Wiggins, gold on day five of e in his fourth Olympics, and one his home town, would cap a spectacular year. “Coming off the back of this, it will kind of add the hundreds and thousands on the s cake,” said Wiggins, who was given time off to go home to Lancashire yesterday before joining the Olympic squad att their Surrey base. “As it stands, the icing is on it.

We’ve just got to put the little cherry on top.” Wiggins led out ‘Manx Missile’ Cavendish to victory on the concluding Tour stage as the Manxman – recently voted the greatest sprinter in Tour de France history by L’Equipe – won in Paris for a fourth successive year to take his career stage tally to a remarkable 23 which sees him climb to fourth on the all time list. It was a prelude to what could be witnessed on The Mall on the opening day of London 2012. Cavendish’s triumph was the seventh British stage success of the 2012 Tour, with the sprint king ﬁnishing with three wins, Wiggins two, and one each for Chris Froome, who ﬁnished second overall, and Mill (Garmin-Sharp). David Millar B All four Britons, together with Ian Stannar are due to combine on Stannard, Saturda in a bid to help Cavendish Saturday Olym win Olympic gold on The Mall at the th 250km road race. end of the 27 The 27-year-old from the Isle of Man, who also won stages two and 18, said: “It’s incredible. For me this race is everything, it’s what my whole year’s built tow towards every year. “Wi “Winning on the ChampsEly Elysees was a big red cherry on top of a beautifully made cake for three weeks and it was an hon honour to be part of it. “I’m looking forward to Saturd now.” day

Manx Missile: Mark Cavendish produced an awesome display of sprinting on the Champs Elysees

RITISH Open champion Ernie Els described his crazy feelings after taking advantage of a stunning late collapse by Australian Adam Scott to win his fourth major title on Sunday. Els birdied the last hole to finish on seven under par and as the South African munched a sandwich on the practice green expecting a play-off at best, Scott suffered his fourth successive bogey on the 18th to hand the Claret Jug to the 42year-old. “It is amazing,” Els told reporters. “I’m still numb. It still hasn’t sunk in. It will probably take quite a few days because I haven’t been in this position for ten years so it’s just crazy, crazy, crazy getting here.” Els, who has now climbed from 40th to 15th in the world rankings, was referring to his last Open victory in 2002 at Muirfield when he beat Australians Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington and Frenchman Thomas Levet in a fourhole playoff. “I remember I was very relieved at Muirfield because I almost did what Scottie did,” he said. “I was lucky enough to make birdie on 17 and make par on 18 to get in the play-off. I had the lead most of the time also there.” Els, the second 42-year-old to win the Open following Darren Clarke’s victory at Sandwich 12 months ago, said he felt confident going into the final round despite trailing leader Scott by six shots. “I felt good after Saturday,” he said. “I didn’t play myself out of it. But it’s hard to explain. For some reason I felt something good was going to come out of this.” Els won the 1994 and 1997 US Opens early in his career and topped the world rankings three times in 1997 and 1998 for a total of nine weeks. But the player known as

Thanks for the present Scottie! Ernie Els was handed the famous Claret Jug following long-time leader Adam Scott’s meltdown the ‘Big Easy’ because of his imposing physical stature and smooth swing had struggled to compete recently, with 2011 a particularly tough time. “Last year I thought I had no chance,” he said. “Last year was really a pretty big hole. But since the start of the year I started seeing some better signs. My game is back to where I feel I can compete.” Els, whose rounds of 67, 70, 68 and 68 earned him a ﬁrst prize of £900,000, had plenty of sympathy for close friend Scott. “I really feel for my buddy Scottie, I really do,” he said. “I’ve been there before. I’ve blown majors before and golf tournaments before and I just hope he doesn’t take it as hard as I did.” Els, who made four birdies and two bogeys in his ﬁnal round, was grateful to the Lytham crowds for their support and thanked them

in his victory speech. “They were behind me the whole week,” he said. “I think they were behind me just as a past champion, maybe, just encouraging me and maybe just happy to see me around. “As I kind of progressed over the back nine especially, they got louder and louder and the crowd grew. “There were a lot of people with Tiger Woods behind us but the last four holes we had a magniﬁcent crowd and they were really rooting for me and really inspired me.” SCOTT: NERVES PLAYED NO PART IN COLLAPSE PAGE 30