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HE TROIKA visit has signalled a moment of reckoning for the beleaguered Cyprus economy as proposals discussed by the trio of international lenders have set alarm bells throughout the country. The troika delegation – comprising officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) – yesterday met with trade unions, employers’ organisations, semi-government organisations, Laiki Bank board members, the Energy Service head and a delegation of ruling AKEL party. Based on the resulting comments, the troika foresees a long and difficult path ahead for the country. It anticipates the recession will deepen in the coming years, providing less liquidity in the market, and wants to see state finances cleaned up through a series of tough measures that will restructure the economy, providing savings of €1 billion within three years for the state. Regarding the size of the loan required just to get the banking system out of the red,

estimated figures vary wildly with the government’s calculations reportedly putting the figure at €6 billion, the ECB closer to €9 billion and the IMF, a few euro more at €11 billion. All three estimates go much higher than the €2.3 billion requested by Laiki and Bank of Cyprus for their total recapitalisation needs, taking into consideration extreme scenarios on non-performing and bad loans. Standard and Poor’s estimates the total rescue package will come to €15 billion over three years, while the Wall Street Journal put the figure at €13 billion on Monday. One thing that has become increasingly clear is that the troika will not be visiting Cyprus over the August holidays, instead returning for negotiations in September, pushing the prospect of signing a memorandum on an EU bailout back at least until October. According to numerous press reports, the troika has recommended a 15 per cent cut in the state payroll over the next three years, including measures such as not paying this year’s 13th salaries, and reducing salaries. It also

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British boy, 11, flies to Rome without any checks

Former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stands with her husband and NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, before his walk from L’Aiguille du Midi to the Refuge des Cosmiques, near Mont Blanc in Chamonix. The walk was made to unveil a milestone plate for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of cosmic rays by Victor Hess in 1912

AN 11-year-old boy took a flight to Rome on his own from Manchester Airport without a passport or boarding pass, it was revealed yesterday. Liam Corcoran passed through security without being checked, before making his way on to the Jet2.com flight yesterday. A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “This extremely serious matter is now being urgently investigated by officials from the airport and airline.” Liam had run away from his mother during a shopping trip at Wythenshawe Civic Centre and made his own way to the airport, according to the Manchester Evening News. The newspaper reported he followed a family at Terminal 1. He was scanned by security staff, but his lack of documents was not noticed. The youngster was thereafter not required to show a passport or boarding pass, and made it on to Jet2.com flight LS791 to the Italian capital. A Manchester Airport spokesman said that once passengers became aware the boy was on his own, airline staff were alerted and the plane’s captain informed the authorities. He said the boy remained on board after landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport, and returned to Manchester on the same plane.

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THE EUROPEAN Commission’s vice president for transport expressed alarm yesterday over Cyprus’ higher-than average number of road fatalities among the 18-24 age group. Cyprus was the host country for the 4th European Road Safety Day, which took place yesterday. Statistics released showed that from all road fatalities on the island in 2010, some 23 per cent were under 25 years old compared to the EU average of 19 per cent. “The tragic loss of young lives on European roads is unacceptable….I am most concerned by accidents due to drugs or alcohol especially among young men and women,” said Siim Kallas, the Commission’s vice president responsible for transport. Kallas was especially concerned by the high numbers especially since Cyprus was the country hosting Road Safety Day this year. This year it was dedicated to the young, due to the high number of fatalities. According to Kallas, the only way to continue saving lives was to change young people’s driving mentality. Szabolcs Schmidt, head of the European Commission’s Road Safety Unit said that Cyprus has a long way to go in slashing its road fatalities in half, adding that in Europe around 61 people in every one million are killed in traffic accidents whereas in Cyprus the relative figure is 88. Traffic accidents are still

Drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 account for the biggest number of fatalities the ﬁrst cause of death and of disability in young people, in both the world and Europe. Around 19 per cent of road fatalities in the EU in 2010 affected young people aged between 18 and 25 years of age although this age group comprises only 10 per cent of the total population. The EU’s objective is to slash road deaths in Europe by half by 2020. Cyprus’ Trafﬁc Department chief Demetris Demetriou said yesterday the police were doing everything they could to cut down on the number of deaths. “Whatever we should be doing we’re doing….we’re battling onwards,” said Demetriou adding that they do

actually look into what other countries are doing about the problem. Demetriou however said that it’s the same in every country: “It’s like this in most countries and the factors (that cause accidents) have been analysed.” The 4th European Road Safety Day was marked on the island by a conference, jointly organised with the Cyprus EU presidency in Nicosia. The conference brought together youth groups, road safety organisations and road safety ofﬁcials from all EU member states, as well as from neighbouring countries for a day of discussions, presentations and workshops. According to the communications ministry permanent

secretary Alecos Michaelides, road safety education has to begin at school and continue even after someone has obtained their licence. He said that signiﬁcant results came out of the seminar yesterday such as the need for teaching correct driving attitudes form a young age, zero tolerance for drivers who drink drive and sessions aimed at reforming repeat offenders. In 2010, around 31,000 fatalities from road accidents EUwide involved young people between 18 and 25 of which 80 per cent were men and 20 per cent women. Road deaths for the 18 to 25 age group decreased by 49 per cent in the EU between 2001 and 2010.

EIB bolsters key investments in Cyprus THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) yesterday signed two loans for up to €268 million for key investments in Cyprus, including solid waste management, port infrastructure and renewable energy. The loan agreements were signed in Luxemburg by EIB Vice President Plutarchos Sakellaris – who is responsible for operations in Cyprus – and Kyriacos Kakouris, the Finance Ministry’s senior economic officer. According to the EIB announcement, €200 million will provide support for implementation of the Cypriot National Strategic Reference Framework. “It focuses on sustainable development, competitiveness and human capital,” the EIC explained. “The operation is structured as a framework loan and will be used by the Cypriot state for investments in priority areas identified in the National Strategic Reference Framework.” The investments to be financed are grouped around selected priorities of two comprehensive Operational Programmes (OPs) of the Republic of Cyprus. The

schemes implemented within these OPs are expected to contribute primarily to the achievement of objectives in Sustainable Development and Competitiveness, as well as Employment, Human Capital and Social Cohesion. The investments will address long-term objectives of the Cypriot economy in the sectors of solid waste management, port infrastructure, renewable energy, knowledge economy, human capital, SMEs and sustainable urban development. Some €68 million will be given to support the Limassol-Amathus Sewerage and Drainage Project, which, having commenced in 1992, is being implemented in several phases bringing the system in line with the requirements of the EC Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. The project includes an all-round upgrade of the existing main collector system. Upon completion in 2017, the project will extend the service area for wastewater collection, and will provide an additional wastewater treatment plant of 100,000 population equivalent, as well as sludge processing facilities for the existing and

new wastewater treatment plant, storm water drainage and retention structures and related works. “The two agreements signed for investments in Cyprus totalling €268 million will strengthen the competitiveness of the Cypriot economy and enhance the effective use of the EU grant funds allocated to the country,” Sakellaris said yesterday. “We are building on the excellent co-operation with the Cypriot authorities, and joining forces with the European Commission in the priority areas of sustainable development and human capital. I would like to assure you that the EIB will keep its product mix and expertise available and ready to use for the benefit of Cyprus in the coming years.” Kakouris said the financing was important for Cyprus, due to the challenges its economy is currently facing. The EIB is the long-term lending institution of the European Union owned by its Member States. It makes long-term finance available for sound investment in order to contribute towards EU policy goals.

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CYPRUS TODAY Travel advice for Olympic fans CYPRIOTS visiting London for the Olympic and Paralympic Games held from July 27 to August 12 and August 29 to September 9 respectively are being warned that the transport system will be packed, especially in areas close to the venues. Cypriots are advised to plan and book their journeys in advance if they are going to a London 2012 sports event or ceremony. They should also follow the news for updates on traffic that may affect their journeys. There is no spectator parking at the London 2012 venues – therefore the use of public transport is highly recommended. Security screenings for spectators will also take place. Terrorism poses the greatest security threat to the Games, with the authorities defining the threat level as “substantial”. For more information please visit the official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - www. london2012.com. In case of emergency, Cypriots can contact the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in London or 999 for emergencies.

Ambassadors’ defection confirmed SYRIA’S ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, who are husband and wife, have defected to Qatar, spokesmen for the opposition Syrian National Council conﬁrmed yesterday. They are respectively the second and third senior diplomats to join the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad since the revolt began 16 months ago. “The ambassador (Abdelatif al-Dabbagh) is now in Qatar,” SNC spokesman Mohammad Sarmini told Reuters by telephone, referring to the ambassador to the UAE. Sarmini said Dabbagh is married to Lamia al-Hariri, Syria’s ambassador to Cyprus, who also defected to Qatar in coordination with her husband. Hariri, a Sunni Muslim from the southern province of Deraa, the birthplace of the 16-month-old uprising, is the niece of Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa, whose role is ceremonial in a power structure dominated by Assad’s Alawite minority sect. Nawaf al-Fares, Syria’s ambassador to Iraq, who is a Sunni tribal ﬁgure from eastern Syria, defected to Qatar through Jordan two weeks ago, according to diplomatic sources.

Cyprus-Israel cooperation on power THE Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Israel Electric Corporation, committing to co-operate in using the hydrocarbons that were recently discovered in the eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone. “Based on the Memorandum of Cooperation, recognising the prospects that are opening with the discovery of large quantities of hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, the two organisations are committing to collaborate with the aim of making the best possible use of business opportunities in the energy sector,” the EAC announced. The memorandum includes provisions on connecting the two organisations’ electricity networks via cables under the sea; the joint development of electricity production stations using natural gas, for exporting to third countries; co-operating in the renewable energy sector and environmental issues; and generally exchanging experiences and technical knowledge. A delegation from the Israeli organisation will be in Cyprus on Tuesday to meet with the EAC.

President Demetris Christoﬁas (right) with the UN’s Alexander Downer yesterday (PIO)

PRESIDENT Demetris Christofias yesterday blamed Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu for lack of progress in the Cyprus problem talks. “There are no developments. I’ve said it publicly that since Eroglu took over [in 2010] we’ve regressed,” Christofias told representatives of occupied Kyrenia municipality. The incumbent president said he was leaving office “truly miserable” for failing to solve the Cyprus problem “due to Turkey’s intransigence”. “From then on I will suffer along with you as a member of the public and co-fighter,” he told the Kyrenia refugees. Christofias later met UN special adviser Alexander Downer. The two men chatted for about an hour and then went on their way without making statements.

Slap on the wrist for mag over sex content Offended NGOs welcome censure by media watchdog By Natalie Hami CIVIL society organisations expressed their ‘gratitude’ and ‘satisfaction’ over the Cyprus Media Complaint Commission’s (CMCC) decision over a recent ‘sex’ edition of the entertainment guide Time Out Cyprus. “The Commission has adopted the position of the complainants that the publication seeks to normalise the sex industry,” said the results of their investigation, adding that they had also violated the journalist’s code of ethics. The complaint was submitted by 12 non-governmental organisations including the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) who were up in arms over the publication that they felt not only objectiﬁed women but incited

violence towards them. At the time the organisations slung a host of accusations at the magazine including accusing them of ‘editorial recklessness’ and advertising women as commodities. They also demanded a public apology. They also complained that the ‘Time Out May 2012 edition promotes and normalises through its content the sex industry in Cyprus, prostitution and acts associated with a host of criminal offences such as human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women.’ The special edition included ten pages dedicated to the topic of sex, with the first page listing five cabarets islandwide offering lap dances, topless dancing and strip shows. The issue provided details on cabaret addresses, contact details and drinks prices both

for punters and the dancing girls, whose nationalities are also listed. According to the Commission, despite the fact that the magazine itself did not seek to promote anything that was considered illegal, in practice they advertised places where it was known that trafﬁcking of women takes place. They also said that in doing so they have violated the journalist’s code of ethics, that obligates the media to respect and ‘to promote the universal values….human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.’ In addition they consider that even though the magazine said that their intention was to cover ‘various legal areas of the sex culture in a nonjudgemental way’ it appears that on the one hand they are trying to shake off their responsibilities, but on the other

that it is clear they know that these places offer services by the women working there. “It would not simply be a naïve disregard of reality but hypocrisy to claim that the premises belonging in these categories are not involved in human trafﬁcking,” they said. The Commission also decided that the references to the national origin of women working in cabarets also constitutes a violation of the provision of the code of ethics for the prevention of discrimination on the grounds of, among other things, a person’s ethnic origin and gender. Time Out was not available for immediate comment, however the magazine’s chief editor Sylia Ioannidou said previously the NGOs response was ‘puritanical’ and it was not the magazine’s job to provide a moral compass to society.

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By Jacqueline Agathocleous CYPRUS Popular Bank (Laiki) has prepared an early retirement plan for some 185 employees who were meant to retire by 2017, the bank’s spokesman conﬁrmed yesterday. According to Costas Archimandritis, the decision was made as part of efforts to reduce the bank’s expenditure as much as possible. “There is a plan and it regards 185 people. They are employees who would have retired at any point from now until 2017,” said Archimandritis. He said the plan was ideal for employees who wanted to leave the organisation before their retirement rolled round, plus they would be entitled to lump sums and some salary beneﬁts, depending on their service. Until recently, bank employees received their provident fund on retirement, which accounted for 78 monthly wages for those with a service of over 36 years. Archimandritis explained that the plan was on a voluntary basis. “Those concerned have been informed and we are waiting to see what the response is. Those who are interested will apply to the human resources department, where each case will be discussed separately.” He said there were some reservations, as workers were worried their lump sums would be taxed, depending on the outcome of the government’s negotiations with the troika – the EU delegation in charge of Cyprus’ request for bailout. Until now, they weren’t taxed and these concerns have led to an increase in employees seeking early

As issue of privatisation rears its head, semi-state bodies go on the defensive By Jacqueline Agathocleous

Popular Bank is looking at 185 early retirements retirement. “But really, it is a win-win situation: the bank reduces its costs and the employee enjoys the benefits of early retirement,” said Archimandritis. He wasn’t in a position to offer any specific figures, while the affected employees have been given a week to respond. The bank’s plans were first brought to light by StockWatch yesterday. The bank, which needs some €1.8 million in bailout funds, currently employs 2,500 staff in Cyprus, and must reduce its payroll by 12 per cent in 2012.

Meanwhile, the bank yesterday conﬁrmed reports that it was in contact with Chinese investors. It said that following a suggestion by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and in a bid to be transparent and keep investors informed, “a meeting was held in China with possible investors in the last 10 days of June 2012, where a possible investment in the bank’s share capital was discussed”. It added, “nothing worth announcing has emerged from the aforementioned contacts”.

EU AND IMF technocrats yesterday discussed the possibility of privatising the island’s semi-government organisations (SGO) in efforts to tidy up state finances. The suggestion wasn’t exactly welcomed by the state’s main SGOs, the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC). Speaking after meeting with the ‘troika’ – delegates from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund – CyTA chairman Stathis Kittis said the delegates had asked to be informed on the organisation’s finances, investments and dynamics. “We informed troika that CyTA is a successful organisation that belongs to the state, but also contributes to the state’s finances and that it would be unfair for it to be privatised, leading to any profits being pocketed by private businessmen, instead of the state budget, which is in the best interests of the Cypriot public,” said Kittis. “We insisted that organisations like CyTA operate in a way that contributes to the state budget, instead of being a burden,” he said, adding that in the past few years, CyTA had contributed €600 million to state coffers. Asked by a

troika member whether that was per year, Kittis reportedly replied: “This is Cyprus, not the United States”, clarifying that the number totalled around €80 million a year. Kittis said troika asked for the authority’s views on possible privatisation, but didn’t put it on the table as a definite possibility. He pointed out that the current delegation was just collecting data and views, before returning in September to discuss the various issues. “The troika has a duty to carry out, to inform their own bosses on the data of each country, with the aim of investigating each country’s ability to absorb funds from their own economic resources, before requesting financial assistance from outside,” said Kittis. However, EAC workers’ union EPOPAI yesterday expressed concern over the way things were panning out. “Our first assessment of the information we are receiving is that troika didn’t come here to help and support Cyprus financially, but to undermine the Cypriot people’s living conditions and contribute to destroying what it took years of hard work for us to build, under unfavourable conditions,” EPOPAI announced. It added: “We are informing the troika, and whoever it may concern, that the pension fund is money that belongs to the EAC pensioners and work-

CyTA’s Stathis Kittis ers, so they can stop coveting it and considering it public money”. The union said the state had beneﬁted in the millions from the SGOs over the years. “We are of the view that the responsibilities of those who led us to this tragic and painful situation are unbearable and they need to be charged,” said EPOPAI. “We are calling on the country’s political leadership to rise to the occasion and defend the best interests of the state and secure the living conditions that the Cypriot people deserve.” The union didn’t shy away from threatening to react “with all legal means”, if thoughts to privatise SGOs were adopted.

‘Suspension for senior bank figures ahead of external investigation’ By Stefanos Evripidou CENTRAL BANK governor Panicos Demetriades has reportedly asked the island’s two main banks to suspend the employment of senior ﬁgures in both banks ahead of an external investigation into the circumstances which led to the banks’ overexposure to Greek bonds. According to yesterday’s Alithia, Demetriades sent the letter to the boards of Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank on Monday, informing them that an independent investigation will soon be launched into their activities in

Greece. He requested that senior bank ofﬁcials that might have been involved in decisions taken on Greek bond exposure to be temporarily suspended while the investigation is ongoing. The governor reportedly avoided mentioning names though is expected to do so orally in phone conversations with the chairmen of the banks’ boards. The paper reported that the Central Bank decided the make-up of the investigative committee on July 16, which will comprise of independent experts from Cyprus and abroad. It is believed the committee will be charged with investigating the whole gamut of banking activities at Bank of Cyprus and Laiki as well

as of the Central Bank, in an effort to clarify the various roles played in the massive exposure to Greek sovereign debt. The two commercial banks suffered record 2011 losses as a result of a write-down in their portfolios of Greek bonds, an impairment agreed by European leaders, including Cyprus’ president, to make Greece’s debt more sustainable. The decision had the banks and government scrambling for cash to meet the banks’ recapitalisation needs, with Laiki needing at least €1.8 billion from the state and Bank of Cyprus asking for €500 million. Cyprus requested an international bailout on June 25. Earlier this month, the Bank of Cyprus’ chief

executive Andreas Eliades resigned and was replaced by Yiannis Kypri. Reports suggested he was forced to resign under pressure from the Central Bank. The Financial Times reported that Eliades had faced criticism for authorising the bank’s purchase of €2.1bn of Greek bonds in December 2009 and January 2010, when a bailout for Athens was already under discussion, without consulting the board. This was after Bank of Cyprus dumped almost all the Greek bonds in its portfolio for a substantial proﬁt, cutting its exposure to Greek sovereign bonds to €100 million by early December 2009 from €1.8 billion in October 2009.

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Home Marcoullis concludes her visit to Moscow FOREIGN Minister Erato Kozakou Marcoullis and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov yesterday concluded meetings in Moscow, a 2012-2013 political consultations plan. Speaking at a joint news conference afterwards, Marcoullis expressed Cyprus’ gratitude to Russia for its stable position on the Cyprus issue, and also referred to the close cooperation between the two countries in the areas of economy and tourism. Lavrov reiterated Russia’s political support for Cyprus, and also expressed his satisfaction that bilateral business transactions between the two countries had risen 25 per cent during the first five months of 2012 despite the negative international climate. Russia has already loaned Cyprus €2.5 billion to cover the island’s financing needs in 2012, and Nicosia has asked for another €5 billion but this has yet to be forthcoming from Moscow. Referring to the Cypriot EU presidency, Lavrov said he hoped this would contribute to the promo-

tion of issues which are of particular concern to Moscow, such as the lifting of visa requirements for Russian citizens wishing to travel to the EU. Marcoullis said Russian tourists were “an example of quality tourism”. She said the Russian market had become the second most important for the island’s tourism industry with a 20 per cent share. The fact that another three Cyprus consulates are due to open soon in Russia in the regions of Krasnodar, Samara and Yekaternburg was proof of that interest, she said. Marcoullis denied recent reports that talks were underway for the creation of a Russian military base in Mari. Referring to Syria she said Cyprus, as the closest EU country in the area, has had previous experience with handling the crisis in Lebanon. Lavrov also referred to Syria, expressing the view that unilateral sanctions were a “blockade” and that they circumvented the UN Security Council.

CYPRUS TODAY Pay cuts THE CABINET yesterday renewed its decision to voluntarily cut 10 per cent from the salaries of senior government officials until the end of the present term in February 2013. According to government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou, two years ago the government took the initiative to cut the gross earnings of senior government officials by 10 per cent including President Demetris Christofias, his ministers, and the director of the president’s office among others. “Based on this decision an appeal has been made to parliament and other state officials to do the same,” said Stefanou.

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Shake-up for CTO offices By Jacqueline Agathocleous THE CYPRUS Tourism Organisation (CTO) is planning to close, merge and reorganise offices abroad so as to reinforce efforts to promote Cyprus as a popular tourist destination. “The time has come for a big reorganisation of the offices, to see which ones we can possibly shut down, where new ones can open,” said Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis, after meeting with the CTO yesterday and being presented with the initial findings of a study into the matter. Sylikiotis said tourism was intensely competitive and demanded new measures, including an investigation into the possibility of attracting new markets. There are currently 23 CTO offices abroad, costing over €7.7 million, while just €1.8 million is spent on projecting Cyprus as a tourist

Tourism offices abroad could see transfers and retirements as resources redirected destination abroad. “It is time to take measures,” said Sylikiotis. “The (CTO) Board of Directors has done a very good job with this study and I am certain they will move ahead with measures.” But he added that radical changes could not be expected straight away. Sylikiotis said he was pleased to see the CTO was willing to make immediate changes to improve its functionality. CTO chairman Alekos Oroundiotis said the organisation’s overseas offices had done a good job over the past years, but it was time to reorganise them to improve their efficiency. He said there was a time when the offices were just

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places where locals could get information. However, he added that the tourism market had changed, due to the internet, low budget travel agents and restricted budgets. “All this composes a new state of affairs for the foreign offices’ operation, which is why the CTO – with the minister’s support – has started this procedure, this study, and very soon, we will be in a position to announce the results of this study, but also any decisions that will be made on the matter,” said Oroundiotis. But he said the CTO was not yet in a position to offer specific details and numbers. “Some offices will be merged, others will shut

down and maybe some new ones will open in other markets that we are interested in; or even certain other offices in markets we are especially interested in will be reinforced,” said Oroundiotis. He said there were around 70 to 75 people currently employed in offices abroad, for whom the organisation was making arrangements. Asked if these efforts would lead to redundancies, Oroundiotis said there may possibly be transfers and/ or retirements, all of which would be clarified once the CTO study is complete. Meanwhile, Sylikiotis yesterday said there had been a 14.5 per cent increase in tourism revenue in June, compared to the same time

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last year, while arrivals had also increased. According to the minister, there was a 2.8 per cent increase in arrivals for the ﬁrst half of 2012, compared to the corresponding period last year. He said this was encouraging, as the year had started off with some worrying trends. “Efforts were made to maintain arrivals at the same levels as last year, when signiﬁcant increases were registered in the range of 10 per cent in arrivals and 13 per cent in revenue, compared to 2010,” said Sylikiotis. He said numbers from the UK had exceeded lower expectations for 2012, while there was an increase in arrivals from certain European countries. There has also been a massive increase in Russian tourists. “The year is expected to close on a positive note,” said Sylikiotis.

A 58-YEAR-OLD man, Alkis Poyiadjis, drowned yesterday while swimming in Oroklini. He was spotted unconscious by beach-goers who saw his body hit a breakwater at around 8am. After calling the police, swimmers moved Poyiadjis’ body onto the breakwater but could not resuscitate him. He was taken to Larnaca hospital where a doctor on duty conﬁrmed he was dead. State pathologist Eleni Antoniou who performed the post mortem, said the man had drowned. Poyiadjis, who lived in the US and hailed from Nicosia, was staying at an apartment close to the beach in Oroklini.

Chop shop THREE men were remanded yesterday after the police discovered a fenced area in Limassol with stolen car parts. The police searched the area on Tuesday following a tip off and found a stolen car and a number of car parts linked to stolen vehicles. Two men from Egypt, aged 33 and 47, said they rented out the space from a 50-year-old Cypriot who let them take cars apart. The three men were remanded for three days while the SBA police investigate.

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Border staff strike on eve of Games is off 24-hour strike by Home Office employees is cancelled after progress in peace talks By Alan Jones A PLANNED strike by Home Office staff including immigration officers in a row over jobs and pay has been called off after progress in peace talks. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union were due to stage a 24-hour walkout today, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The government had announced legal action to try to prevent the strike going ahead. The union said 800 new jobs will be created in the Border Agency and 300 in passport offices, describing it as enough progress to suspend the strike. PCS leader Mark Serwotka said the new jobs proved the government made huge mistakes in shedding thousands of jobs in recent years. The move, announced to the union during talks at the Home Office on Tuesday, represented “major progress” in the dispute. Recruitment adverts were placed on websites yester-

day morning for the new jobs in areas including Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports, said the union. The PCS said its members had been subjected to “disgraceful” attacks from government ministers since the announcement last week of the strike.

LEGAL CHALLENGE The union said the government’s legal challenge was based on a claim that 12 staff in Paris and Brussels were being involved in the dispute when they were not covered by the issues. Serwotka said the dispute had not been resolved and there were a number of outstanding issues, including pay and compulsory redundancies. He said there would now be “signiﬁcant” investment in 1,100 permanent new jobs, and criticised the government for not announcing the good news. Serwotka said: “These new jobs are a welcome step towards a recognition that the Home Ofﬁce has been cracking under the

strain of massive job losses, and that the answer is not more cuts, but more investment. “We are pleased that with these new posts and the progress made in talks we are able to avert a strike ahead of the Olympics.” He said ministers and right-wing commentators had subjected union members to an “unprecedented level of vitriol” over the past week. A spokeswoman for airports operator BAA said: “We welcome the decision by the PCS to call off tomorrow’s strike. “So far passengers arriving for the Olympics have had a smooth journey through Heathrow and it is great news that those arriving tomorrow can also expect a warm welcome to London and the Games.” Labour MP John McDonnell, who chairs the PCS parliamentary group, said: “The union has secured a tremendous breakthrough to protect its members’ jobs. This could have been sorted weeks ago. There was no need for this heavyhanded brinkmanship.”

All children to be given flu vaccination ALL children are to be given the ﬂu vaccination after experts said it could save up to 2,000 lives a year. The scheme, which is expected to be rolled out in 2014, will see all children aged two to 17 given the vaccination through a nasal spray. Younger children will be given the spray at their GP practice and schoolchildren will receive it at school. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises the government on vaccination policy, said the ﬂu programme should be extended to children because it could reduce the rate of infection by 40 per cent. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has accepted the recommendation, a Department of Health spokesman said.

At present, over-65s, pregnant women and people with a serious medical condition, including children, are eligible for a seasonal flu jab. The UK will become the first country to offer the flu vaccine to healthy children free of charge. The measure is expected to cost £100 million a year. Healthy children are among those who are least likely to develop complications from being infected by flu, but their close contact with each other means they are more likely to transmit the virus to one another and other vulnerable people. The mass immunisation programme is estimated to lead to 11,000 fewer hospital admissions and 2,000 fewer deaths every year.

Vacancy The US Embassy in Nicosia is seeking an individual for the Local Guard Force Guard position. These are full-time positions (40 hours per week) with rotating shifts and rotating work days. Applicants must have the required work and residency permits to be eligible for consideration. Main responsibility: Performs guard services to safeguard the US Embassy in Nicosia, its annexes, official residences and other USG facilities. Please visit the following website for detailed qualifications for the position and for application procedures: http://cyprus.usembassy.gov/theembassy/employment.html Applicants should send the DS-174 application for employment to: US Embassy, HR Office, Local Guard Force Guard position, P.O. Box 24536, 1385 Nicosia or via E-mail to: VacanciesNicosia@state.gov to arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. August 7, 2012. No telephone calls will be accepted. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Armed police stand guard at Terminal 1 at Heathrow Airport in London on July 22, 2012 as athletes and ofﬁcials arrive for the London 2012 Olympic Games (AFP)

SCOTLAND could be the ﬁrst part of the UK to allow same-sex couples to marry. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish government plans to bring forward legislation which would permit it. The controversial issue has been backed by politicians from all the main parties north of the border, as well as equality campaigners, but has attracted ﬁerce criticism from some religious organisations. Sturgeon said: “We are committed to a Scotland that is fair and equal, and that is why we intend to proceed with plans to allow samesex marriage and religious ceremonies for civil partnerships. We believe this is the right thing to do.” The decision comes after almost 80,000 people responded to a Scottish government consultation on the issue. The UK government has also put forward proposals to bring in same-sex marriage, which it supports, but ministers are waiting until the end of a consultation before making a decision on the matter.

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World Suu Kyi calls for minority rights protection NOBEL laureate Aung San Suu Kyi addressed Myanmar’s parliament for the ﬁrst time yesterday to support calls by a ruling party lawmaker for new laws to protect the country’s many ethnic minority groups. While her address might be routine for many parliaments around the world, it symbolised the huge changes that have unfolded in Myanmar since the military ceded power to a quasi-civilian government in March last year. After two decades of animosity between the junta and Suu Kyi, who spent much of it under house arrest, her onceoutlawed National League for Democracy (NLD) won 43 of 44 seats in April by-elections, giving greater legitimacy to a political system that was widely dismissed at the outset as a charade. Speaking from the ﬂoor of the lower house in the remote capital, Naypyitaw, Suu Kyi said Myanmar’s ethnic minorities had suffered decades of civil war and underdevelopment and that laws should be made to ensure their rights were guaranteed.

Venezuela withdraws from rights tribunal Court is accused of being pawn of America By Brian Ellsworth VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday the South American nation is withdrawing from a regional human rights court that Latin America’s leftist leaders have increasingly criticised as a pawn of Washington. Allies of Venezuela including Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua have accused the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of improperly weighing in on disputes still being heard in domestic courts and working to undermine leftist governments. “Venezuela is withdrawing from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, out of digni-

Chavez called the Inter-American Court of Human Rights unﬁt to be a rights group ty, and we accuse them before the world of being unﬁt to call themselves a human rights group,” Chavez said during a military ceremony. The move came on the heels of a ruling by the court say-

ing Venezuela had violated the rights of a man convicted of bombing diplomatic ofﬁces of Spain and Colombia in Caracas, arguing jail conditions were deplorable. The man in question, Raul Diaz, was sentenced to nine years in prison, but ﬂed to the United States after winning a conditional release, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Earlier this year, Chavez tasked a council of state made up of allies to study whether or not Venezuela should remain

in the group. The Costa Rica-based tribunal, part of the Washingtonbased Organisation of American States, or OAS, has heard a series of cases accusing the Chavez government of authoritarianism and rights abuses during his 13-year rule. Rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, say the OAS body provides crucial protections for citizens in countries with weak judiciaries or a history of authoritarian leaders.

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GUNMEN shot dead a Pakistan Taliban commander linked to an attack on a volleyball tournament in northwest Pakistan in 2010 that killed almost 100 people, ofﬁcials said yesterday. Maulana Ashraf Marwat was killed in Pakistan’s Shaktoi area of South Waziristan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, said mourners at his funeral. The identity of the gunmen was unclear. Police blamed Marwat for helping organise the deadly 2010 attack on the Shah Hasankhel village in the northwestern Lakki Marwat district in which a truck packed with explosives was detonated at a volley ball tournament. Marwat was linked to the Pakistani Taliban, said a leader of a local pro-government militia. The police also say Marwat killed another Taliban commander, Maulana Iftikhar Marwat, reportedly because of his association with the Afghan Taliban.

WORLD TODAY Mystery woman is Kim’s wife NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un has married, state media said yesterday, putting an end to speculation over the relationship with a woman seen at his side during a recent gala. The announcement came just two weeks after Kim was seen at the performance accompanied by the woman, with rumours swirling as to whether she was his wife, lover or sister. Some observers in South Korea speculated she was a singer he dated years ago before his father put a stop to it, but who was now back on the scene. Recent TV footage showed the two laughing with each other and clapping while watching a performance featuring western show tunes and Mickey Mouse. The state broadcaster named his wife as Ri Sol-ju.

New Ghana leader sworn in GHANA’S President John Atta Mills, who won international praise for presiding over a stable model democracy in Africa, died suddenly on Tuesday and his vicepresident was quickly sworn in to replace him at the helm of the oil, gold and cocoa producer. Mills had celebrated his 68th birthday on Saturday and his unexpected death came months before he was due to stand for re-election in December as head of the world’s No. 2 cocoa grower, which is also a major African gold producer. Vice-President John Dramani Mahama, 53, will serve as caretaker president until the elections at the end of the year.

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Assad army turn up heat on Aleppo Armoured column advancing on city By Jonathon Burch THE Syrian army turned its forces on Aleppo yesterday, ordering an armoured column to advance on the country’s second biggest city and pounding rebels there with artillery and attack helicopters, opposition activists said. As hostilities intensified near the Turkish border, Ankara said it was closing its crossing posts, although the United Nations said refugees fleeing Syria would be allowed through. At the Syrian town of Azaz, a few miles south of the Turkish border, rebels appeared in control after heavy clashes over the past month in which they succeeded in driving out government forces, leaving the place a rubble-strewn ghost-town. Syria’s ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, who are married, have deserted their posts, becoming the latest officials to abandon the Damascus government, rebels said. The 16-month revolt against

President Bashar al-Assad has been transformed from an insurgency in remote provinces into a battle for control of the two main cities, Aleppo and the capital, Damascus, where ﬁghting exploded last week.

HEAVY FIGHTING Assad’s forces have launched massive counter assaults in both cities. They appear to have beaten rebels back from neighbourhoods in the capital and are turning towards Aleppo in the north. North of Aleppo, the town of Azaz has been almost completely destroyed by heavy fighting. Burnt-out armoured personnel carriers sat on the roads where rebels hit them with rocket-propelled grenades. Bullet casings were scattered everywhere. Most residents fled during the latest fighting, which drove Assad’s forces out over the past month and ended in the rebels taking the Bab alSalam border crossing with Turkey on Sunday. Fighting in and around

Aleppo is expected to prompt an exodus across the Turkish border, where some Syrian refugees are already complaining about poor conditions and have clashed with riot police in disputes over food. “There is not enough food. They have broken our hearts, the Turks. Why are they doing this to us?” said a sobbing woman called Umm Omar, with her four children huddled next to her in a camp near the border. Further south, Syrian forces used artillery and fired rockets yesterday on the Damascus suburb of al-Tel in an attempt to seize it from rebels, forcing hundreds of families to flee, residents and opposition activists said. “Military helicopters are flying now over the town. People were awakened by the sound of explosions and are running away,” Rafe Alam, one of the activists, said by phone. Opposition sources also reported helicopters and machineguns were firing on the neighbourhood of Hajar alAswad, which lies on the out-

A slipper hangs on a vandalised poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lying in a garbage container in Aleppo on July 24, 2012 (AFP) skirts of the capital and has been a haven for rebels sneaking into Damascus. In the north, opposition activists said thousands of troops had withdrawn with their tanks and armoured

vehicles from Idlib province near the Turkish border and were heading towards Aleppo. Rebels attacked the rear of the troops withdrawing from the north, activist Abdelrahman Bakran said from the area.

GERMANY’S top court ruled yesterday that the country’s election law is unconstitutional, leaving Europe’s biggest economy with no valid rules on how to distribute seats in the Bundestag lower house just over a year before the next vote. The Karlsruhe-based Constitutional Court upheld a case brought by the opposition Social Democrats, the Greens and more than over 3,000 citizens against the law, which was altered by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition last year. Germany’s complex system, which can end up creating extra or “overhang” parliamentary seats that beneﬁt bigger parties, breaches citizens’ rights to take part in direct, free and equal elections as enshrined in the constitution, the court said. Merkel’s government, preoccupied with trying to stem the eurozone debt crisis, now has to come up with a new law by autumn 2013, when the next federal election is due. Government ofﬁcials said they expected to have a law in effect by then and refused to speculate on what would happen if that were not the case.

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TRYING to convince increasingly sceptical international lenders that it is serious about slashing its debts, Greece named a new privatisation chief yesterday and said it would sell a lossmaking bank that has been draining state coffers. The latest visit to Athens by inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund has already begun on a sour note, with officials warning Greece is hugely off track in meeting pledges under its 240-billioneuro bailout. "The situation just goes from bad to worse, and with it the debt ratio," one EU official said. "Nothing has been done in Greece for the past three or four months." Reliant on aid to avoid bankruptcy and an exit from the eurozone, Greece has been under mounting pressure to show its lenders it has finally mustered the political will to push through reforms under a new conservative-led government. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' government said yesterday it had decided to sell state-controlled agricultural lender ATEbank. The European Union and IMF have

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long demanded the bank be restructured. Rival Piraeus Bank has said in the past it is eyeing ATEbank, and other Greek lenders such as National Bank and Eurobank are also expected to declare their interest. Samaras' government named banker Yannis Emiris to lead its stalled privatisation drive, replacing Costas Mitropoulos who quit abruptly last week after accusing the administration of blocking his effort to sell off state assets. Reviving the privatisation drive is a key part of Greece's effort to win back the trust of lenders, who have been forced to bail out the country twice - only to see it fail to meet debt targets and then accuse lenders of sabotaging its economy. The lenders' current visit, which began on Tuesday and is expected to be wrapped up in early August, has already shown signs that it is going far from smoothly. The visiting officials appeared unhappy with progress at lengthy meetings on Tuesday and expressed frustration over lack of data they needed, a Greek official said. "They were not pleased," the official said.

Steelworkers protest outside the Greek Labour Ministry building in Athens on July 23, 2012 (AFP)

BRITAIN'S economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring eurozone crisis. Finance minister George Osborne said figures released yesterday showed Britain had "deep-rooted economic problems", adding the slump in the second quarter was disappointing even when taking into account one-off factors that hurt. Britain's gross domestic product fell 0.7 per cent compared with the first three months, the sharpest fall since the height of the global financial crisis in early 2009, the Office for National Statistics said, showing a bigger drop than any of the economists surveyed in a Reuters poll last week had expected. Output in Britain's service sector - which makes up more than three quarters of GDP contracted by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter after growing 0.2 per cent in Q1 2012. Industrial output was 1.3 per cent lower, while construction - which accounts for less than 8 per cent of GDP - shrank by 5.2 per cent, its biggest drop since the first quarter of 2009. The figures confirmed Britain remains mired in its second recession since the start

UK Finance Minister George Osborne (centre) said figures released yesterday showed Britain had 'deep-rooted economic problems' (AFP) of the financial crisis, with the economy shrinking for a third consecutive quarter. The broad-based slump will fuel pressure on the government to get the economy growing again after a crisis that has left many Britons poorer with rising prices and higher taxes eating up meagre wage increases. However, Osborne believes he has no money left for a meaningful spending boost, having staked his reputation on a tough plan to eliminate a budget deficit, still around 8 per cent of GDP. The lack of growth also puts this goal into question. Sterling hit its lowest in nearly two weeks against the

dollar after the data, and twoyear government bond yields hit a record low on speculation that the Bank of England may have to provide more economic stimulus than expected. The central bank has already embarked on another £50-billion programme of gilt purchases with newly created money to soften a grim economic outlook, but the dismal numbers boosted speculation that it may cut interest rates later this year. "This is terrible data. Frankly there's nothing good that comes out of these numbers at all," said Peter Dixon, an economist at Commerzbank. "The economy looks to be badly holed below the wa-

ter line at this stage. It's a far worse period of activity than we'd expected." Britain is due some kind of boost over the coming months as production looks set to rebound from the hit from the extra public holiday to celebrate Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Jubilee in June, and from the ticket sales and visitors' spending during the London Olympics it is hoped will boost growth. Nonetheless, many Britons have reined in spending since the crisis and businesses are holding back investment as the lack of demand and fears about the spillovers from the eurozone crisis weigh on conﬁdence.

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headquarters to protest against the cuts, having marched past the Arc de Triomphe monument setting off smoke flares, banging metal drums and bringing traffic to a standstill. "This plan is unacceptable and unjustified," said Jean-Pierre Mercier, of the CGT union. "PSA's attack on jobs concerns all the group's sites." The redundancies, combined with the closure of the Aulnay plant near Paris and 6,000 European job cuts announced last year, will generate ¤600 million in savings for 2015, Peugeot said.

The company also pledged to cut ¤550 million of investment and generate a further ¤350 million through cooperation with alliance partner General Motors Co. Peugeot said it burned through ¤954 million of operating cash in the ﬁrst six months of the year as sales fell 5.1 per cent to 29.55 billion. Its net loss of ¤819 million compared with a year-earlier proﬁt of ¤806 million. Asset sales reduced net debt to ¤2.4 billion from ¤3.4 billion at the end of December.

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THE European Commission warned yesterday that the EU could take over supervision of benchmarks such as Libor as one of its most senior officials unleashed a broadside at the Bank of England for its failure to stamp out rigging. Manipulation of Libor, which is used to set prices for trillions of dollars of financial products around the globe, has landed Barclays with a penalty of $453 million, claimed the scalp of its chief executive and threatens to drag in several other banks into the rate-fixing scandal.

Announcing measures to criminalise the ﬁxing of such indexes, Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of regulation, said he was examining tighter supervision of such benchmarks and questioned their current method of calculation. Banks currently supervise Libor and its continental European equivalent Euribor themselves but self-regulation is set to end. "Everything has been put on the table except one and that is that of status quo

and self regulation," Barnier said. "We will need to propose further ... methods in relation to the ... public supervision of all reference rates and benchmarks." The European Banking Federation, which oversees Euribor, said it backed public supervision as fast as possible. Barnier made his remarks as he outlined a proposal to criminally sanction traders and others involved in rigging an index like the London Interbank Offered Rate - new rules are not set to take effect until 2015.

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Time is clearly running out for Cyprus Airways THINGS appear to be going from bad to worse for Cyprus Airways. On Monday the Cyprus Stock Exchange suspended its titles from trading for two months because of the company’s failure to publish its accounts for 2011 as it was obliged to do under the law. Not a very wise decision, considering the dire financial difficulties of the airline and its need for financial assistance. The overall impression created, by not submitting accounts on time, was that that the airline’s management was hiding something, sparking speculation that last year’s results were worse than what had unofficially been announced. It raises suspicions that the top brass want to hide the real financial picture until after the House of Representatives had approved the remaining half of the €31 million injection into the company as part of a new capital issue. Even if this were not the case, could deputies be blamed for thinking it were when they are asked to approve the second instalment of the cash injection? Would they not be justified in delaying the approval until after audited accounts for 2011 were published? Now there is a danger the company would receive no money at all as the first instalment is included in a law the president is considering sending back to the legislature because it contains a provision for ‘open skies’, which the unions are vehemently opposed to. If deputies decide to take a firm stand the airline’s top management will have nobody to blame but itself, for failing to provide the strong leadership that would avert closure. First, it should have adopted transparency in relation to the company’s financial problems, instead of failing to publish accounts on time. Second, it should have put together a plausible action plan, in co-operation with all the unions, instead of allowing the bureaucrats of the labour ministry, who know nothing about the airline industry, to submit a mediation proposal, which, astonishingly envisages pay rises for the low-paid workers. The action/rescue plan may have envisaged bigger pay-cuts and more reductions of benefits; it could also adopt a redundancy plan without the additional compensation that would cost the airline €17 million as this is not a company that can afford to give such generous farewell presents. If the unions opposed this tough rescue plan, they would have to take the responsibility for the company’s eventual closure. Unfortunately, the airline’s leadership – board and senior management – has failed to take control of the situation and provide a long-term solution, which might be unpopular but would offer a viable future to Cyprus Airways. Instead it has opted for half-baked, short term-measures that would keep the airline going for a few more months. There is still a little time for management to put things right, but it needs to show the type of strong and ruthless leadership it has failed to display so far.

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‘Good life’ perpetually beyond reach for most Comment Robert Skidelsky

OW MUCH inequality is acceptable? Judging by pre-recession standards, a great deal of it, especially in the United States and Britain. New Labour’s Peter Mandelson voiced the spirit of the past 30 years when he remarked that he felt intensely “relaxed” about people getting “filthy” rich. Getting rich was what the “new economy” was all about. And the newly rich kept an increasing part of what they got, as taxes were slashed to encourage them to get still richer, and efforts to divide up the pie more fairly were abandoned. The results were predictable. In 1970, the pre-tax pay of a top American CEO was about 30 times higher than that of the average worker; today it is 263 times higher. In Britain, the basic pay (without bonuses) of a top CEO was 47 times the average worker’s in 1970; in 2010, it was 81 times more. Since the late 1970s, the posttax income of the richest fifth has increased five times as fast as the poorest fifth in the US, and four times as fast in the UK. Even more important has been the growing gap between average (mean) and median income: that is, the proportion of the population living on half or less of the average income in the US and Britain has been growing. Although some countries have resisted the trend, inequality has been increasing over the last 30-40 years in the world as a whole. Inequality within countries has increased, and inequality between countries increased sharply after 1980, before leveling off in the late 1990’s and finally falling back after 2000, as catch-up growth in developing countries accelerated. The growth of inequality leaves ideological defenders of capitalism unfazed. In a competitive market system, people are said to be paid what they are worth: so top CEOs add 263 times more value to the American economy than

Inequality has been increasing over the last 30-40 years in the world as a whole the workers they employ. But the poor, it is claimed, are still better off than they would have been had the gap been artiﬁcially narrowed by trade unions or governments. The only secure way to get “trickledown” wealth to trickle faster is by cutting marginal tax rates still further, or, alternatively, by improving the “human capital” of the poor, so that they become worth more to their employers. This is a method of economic reasoning that is calculated to appeal to those at the top of the income pyramid. After all, there is no way whatsoever to calculate the marginal products of different individuals in cooperative productive activities. Top pay rates are simply ﬁxed by comparing them to other top pay rates in similar jobs. In the past, pay differentials were settled by reference to what seemed fair and reasonable. The greater the knowledge, skill, and responsibility attached to a job, the higher the acceptable and accepted reward for doing it. But all of this occurred within bounds that maintained some connection between the top

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and the bottom. Top business salaries were rarely more than 20 or 30 times higher than average wages, and for most people differentials were far less. Thus, the income of doctors and lawyers used to be about ﬁve times higher than that of manual workers, not ten times or more, as they are today. It is the breakdown of noneconomistic, common-sense ways of valuing human activities – framing them in larger social contexts – that has led to today’s spurious methods of calculating pay. There is a strange, though little-noticed, consequence of the failure to distinguish value from price: the only way offered to most people to boost their incomes is through economic growth. In poor countries, this is reasonable; there is not enough wealth to spread round. But, in developed countries, concentration on economic growth is an extraordinarily inefﬁcient way to increase general prosperity, because it means that an economy must grow by, say, 3% to raise the earnings of the majority by, say, 1%. Nor is it by any means certain that the human capital of

the majority can be increased faster than that of the minority, who capture all of the educational advantages ﬂowing from superior wealth, family conditions, and connections. Redistribution in these circumstances is a more secure way to achieve a broad base of consumption, which is itself a guarantee of economic stability. The attitude of indifference to income distribution is in fact a recipe for economic growth without end, with the rich, very rich, and super-rich drawing ever further ahead of the rest. This must be wrong for moral and even practical reasons. In moral terms, it puts the prospect of the good life perpetually beyond reach for most people. And, in practical terms, it is bound to destroy the social cohesion on which democracy – or, indeed, any type of peaceful, contented society – ultimately rests. Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords, is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University. © Project Syndicate 2012

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The ﬁrst recorded women’s cricket match takes place near Guildford, England

More than 100 people have died from a blistering midsummer heat wave that has hit Greece in the past ﬁve days, hospital sources said yesterday. Temperatures will remain above 42 degrees Centigrade at least until today. Hundreds of people have been admitted to hospital with heat-related problems and the Health Ministry put all hospitals in Athens on a 24-hour alert.

1952 Señora Eva Peron, wife of the president of the Argentine Republic, dies from cancer, aged 33.

1956 Following the World Bank’s refusal to fund building the Aswan High Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalises the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.

1974 Greek Prime Minister Constantinos Karamanlis forms the country’s ﬁrst civil government after seven years of military rule.

1983 A mother of 10 fails to prevent doctors prescribing contraception to under-16s without parental consent.

35 years ago Tuesday July 26, 1977 Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister in the new coalition government, Necmettin Erbakan, has repeated his opposition to making territorial concessions in Cyprus. It is out of the question that any territory be relinquished to the Greeks, he said yesterday in the Ankara daily Yanki (Echo).

45 years ago Wednesday July 26, 1967 Tension was reported to be high in Paphos last night following the murder of three Greek Cypriots whose bodies were found in a car early yesterday. The Minister of the Interior Yorgadjis went to Paphos and was spending the night there, cooperating with UNFICYP and local authorities, in an effort to calm the situation.

Thursday, July 26, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Showbiz

Toronto film fest promises action, India and Affleck

Perry in latest bid for comeback after Friends

One of the world’s top movie events

FORMER Friends star Matthew Perry, making another bid for a television comeback, says his characters have got more likeable with every attempt to ﬁnd success. The 42-year-old actor, who has largely failed to follow up his fame as the hapless Chandler Bing in the comedy that ended in 2004, returns to television in September as a sports talk radio host who joins a grief counselling group after the death of his wife. The new comedy Go On follows the dark and short-lived series Mr. Sunshine in which Perry starred as well as cocreating in 2011, and drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip which was cancelled after one season in 2006. “In my efforts to have a TV show and come back, my characters have got nicer... Mr. Sunshine was down and out, and now this guy is a nicer and more well-intended guy. You certainly want to play a guy that people want to root for and this guy has that,” Perry told television critics this week. The wise-cracking actor said that Go On executive producer Scott Silveri “has created a TV show for me better than the one I created for myself... The set-up is better. That guy (in Mr. Sunshine) was in a bad mood, and no one really knew why.” Perry, who had well publicised problems with alcohol and prescription drug addiction during the later years of Friends, was asked what was the best role he had ever had. “It would be stupid not say this one!” he retorted. “That is potentially true about this part because I get to do a bunch of things at one time. I like to do drama and comedy... One of the scenes in this show gave me one of biggest acting challenges I have had dramatically.” Perry has struggled to make his mark even as his former Friends co-stars have largely found success in movies (Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow), stage (David Schwimmer), and other TV shows (Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc). Asked what made the 10year-long comedy series such a huge hit worldwide, Perry replied; “Friends was just great chemistry. It had great writing and great directing and really great acting so a little bit of magic happened there and you never know when that is going to happen.”

By Cameron French THE Toronto International Film Festival promises a heavy dose of popcorn movies on a slate normally noted for Oscar contenders, opening with time-travel thriller Looper and featuring premieres of films directed by Ben Affleck, Robert Redford and Tom Twyker. Opening on September 6 and widely considered a kick-off to Hollywood’s Oscar season, the 37th edition of the festival will feature films starring Ryan Gosling, Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro, as well as Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut and many movies from India. Looper, directed by Rian Johnson and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as a timetraveling assassin assigned to kill his future self, was one of 62 titles announced by the festival on Tuesday. It is the third straight year the festival, known as TIFF, has launched with a non-Canadian film. While the opening-night spot at festivals such as Cannes and Sundance is considered an honour, the lead-off in Toronto has typically been used to showcase smaller Canadian films that otherwise received little widespread attention.

Eagerly-anticipated: Bruce Willis stars as an assassin in time-travel thriller Looper, which opens the festival The festival tried to change that with the opening-day screening of the U2 documentary From the Sky Down in 2011, and festival director Piers Handling acknowledged starting this year’s event with an action movie makes a statement. “I think it will set a very different, very important tone,” he said. “For your openingnight film, you want a film that actually commands the screen, that is entertaining, that people will really enjoy and get their heads into the rest of the festival.” Also aiming to fill seats

will be political thriller Argo, helmed by and starring Afﬂeck, Redford’s In the Company You Keep, about a civil-rights lawyer exposed as a fugitive for murder and the hotly anticipated Cloud Atlas, an adaptation of the best-selling novel starring Hanks and Halle Berry, directed by Twyker and Matrix co-directors Andy and Lana Wachowski. Launched in 1976, TIFF now ranks with festivals such as Cannes and Sundance among the world’s top movie events, and serves as a launching point for inter-

national films seeking North American distribution. TIFF enjoys a good record of unearthing films that go on to success at the Academy Awards, such as Slumdog Millionaire and The King’s Speech, which both won best-film Oscars. The 62 movies unveiled on Tuesday - including 38 world premieres - represent about a quarter of the final slate, which will be unveiled over the next few weeks. The announcement included 10 from Mumbai as part of TIFF’s City-to-City program, which spotlights a

different locale each year. Handling noted that other Indian films screening include the long-awaited adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s novel Midnight’s Children, by Indian-born Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Other titles unveiled were David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook, which stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and De Niro, Terence Malick’s To the Wonder, which stars Affleck alongside Rachel McAdams and Javier Bardem, and Hoffman’s directorial debut in the comedy Quartet.

Batman actor Bale visits Elton expecting his second child Colorado shooting victims By Bob Tourtellotte Christian Bale, the actor behind the Batman mask in The Dark Knight Rises, visited victims of last week’s movie theatre shooting as they recovered at an Aurora, Colorado, hospital on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the facility said. Emily Crowley, spokeswoman for the Medical Centre of Aurora, confirmed that the movie star was at the hospital Tuesday afternoon but did not give any details. Bill Voloch, interim president of the medical centre, told The Denver Post newspaper that Bale spent about 2.5 hours at the hospital, where he met with five people still being treated for their injuries. Two others victims came from a different facility to meet Bale, Voloch said. A picture of Bale posing in the hospital next to a young man, identified by the Denver Post as victim Carey Rottman, was posted on the newspaper’s website and on Twitter. A spokeswoman for the actor was not immediately available to comment or provide further details. Bale also met with doctors, police, paramedics and other first responders to the massacre that resulted when a gunman burst into a movie theatre in Aurora, a suburb of Denver, and opened fire on the audience at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring 58 more. Bale also spent time with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, the Denver Post reported.

Sir Elton John and David Furnish pose with ﬁrst son Zachary

SIR Elton John and David Furnish are reportedly expecting a second child. The couple - whose son Zachary was born via surrogate on December 25, 2010 - are looking forward to welcoming a new addition to their family, after hiring the same woman to carry their second baby. A source told Thedaily. com: “He hired the same surrogate to make another baby. She’s now in her ﬁrst trimester.” Elton recently revealed he is sorry he waited until his sixties to become a dad and spoke out about how much he wants a sibling for Zachary but explained, “at what stage we don’t know, but we deﬁnitely will. I don’t want him to be an only child”. He said: “I think it changes everybody. It’s the most wonderful thing that you could possibly go through. “I regret a little bit that I didn’t do it sooner, but he has changed our lives.”

Matthew Perry played the hapless Chandler Bing

CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, July 26, 2012

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MTN’s new chief marketing officer

Larnaca AA graduates headed for great future LARNACA’S American Academy organised its 2012 Graduation Ceremony in its school grounds, with great success. Addressing the 2012 graduates, its head teacher, Mr Tom Widdows, said it had already been seven years since they arrived at the school as 12-yearold children. He said maybe they felt afraid in their new environment, maybe lost and unsure about how their school life would pan out, and maybe some were wondering if they would ever make it. But indeed they had, he added. Widdows said the graduates were ready to leave school behind, as adults who were sure of themselves and looking forward to future achievements. Widdows also observed that while some were afraid of change, imagining improvement, innovative ideas and adjustment to social changes would weaken the school, on the contrary, the school was at its peak, being more ﬂexible, adapting to changes in society and aiming to play a signiﬁcant role in the continuously developing world.

Award for Ayia Napa Water Park WATERWORLD-themed Water Park in Ayia Napa is delighted to be awarded with a Certiﬁcate of Excellence by travel review website TripAdvisor. The certiﬁcate is awarded to qualifying accommodation, attractions or restaurants listed on TripAdvisor that maintain a high overall user rating and a high volume of recent and quality reviews. WaterWorld is the ultimate leisure activity and a great family day out, playing host to over 300,000 visitors each season and boasting over 26 thrilling rides in a relaxing and fun environment. Top attractions include Chariots Chase, Aeolos Whirlpool, the River Odyssey and the Poseidon wave pool.

EMPHASIS on value creation for MTN customers will be the dominant component of the company’s marketing strategy and one of the key goals of Mr Thanos Chronopoulos, the new Chief Marketing Officer of MTN. MTN welcomes Thanos to the family. His assignment coincides with the new phase of MTN development and steady increase in market share, followed by the company's new operational planning, and the need to respond to the growing consumer demand for flexibility and personal service. Thanos has significant experience in the telecommunications industry which perfectly fits MTN's present needs. He has served as Consumer Marketing Director at Wind Hellas, where he was responsible for the marketing strategy, various

MTN's new Chief Marketing Ofﬁcer Thanos Chronopoulos

WITH the catchphrase, “a Laikit on Facebook is worth more than just a Like”, Laiki Bank has launched its own ofﬁcial Facebook page. In this way, the Bank aims to share information about new products, services, campaigns and offers with its network, as well as details of events, initiatives and other topics of common interest. Meanwhile, every 'like' on the Laiki Bank Facebook page will generate one euro towards the purchase of equipment for primary schools in Cyprus, as nominated by the Island's Ministry of Education. So don’t just click “Like”, click “Laikit” today at www. facebook.com/laikibank and become part of Laiki Bank’s efforts to support local education.

Cyprus-Lebanon business forum takes place in Beirut USB among sponsors of the business gathering USB Bank sponsored and participated in the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s recent "Cyprus-Lebanon Business Forum" in Beirut, in association with the Cyprus Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism and the Chamber of Commerce of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Great interest was exhibited by distinguished Lebanese businesspeople and professionals who attended the forum, who became better acquainted with Cyprus' business environment. This was of beneﬁt to all, as Lebanese businesspeople are keen to diversify their enterprises, and gain a European foothold. The island's business delegation was comprised of professionals such as bankers, accountants and lawyers who addressed the forum and presented the legal, tax and banking sectors of Cyprus, as well as the possibilities

Renault's new showroom open FAIRWAYS have moved their Renault showroom to an even more central location in Nicosia. Come and explore the services provided and view Renault's latest models, assisted by the highly-trained staff. The showroom is located on 28 Ionos street, near the old ‘Milano’ restaurant lights.

successful redesigns and launches of products like contract, prepaid and data services. Until recently he held the position of Marketing and Strategy Director in Greek Yellow Pages, where he was responsible for product development, pricing, communication, CRM and strategic sales planning. Thanos holds an M.Sc. in International Business and Finance from Reading University, UK and Bachelor in Business Administration Studies from Passau University, Germany. Thanos is married and has a young son. His experience and expertise will help us offer our customers more value with targeted products, quality services and personalised customer care, thereby contributing to increasing revenues and market share.

Laiki launches social network presence

Lebanon's businesspeople were thus able to become better acquainted with the Island's professional environment for cooperation arising in the traditional, yet transitional economic environments, such as: real estate, telecommunications, tourism and energyrelated areas. USB Bank was represented by Rafael Ajram, Manager

of Retail Banking, who presented on the Cyprus Banking Sector, and Nicolas Yiannakas, International Business Division Manager. Maurice Sehnaoui, Chairman General Manager of BLC Bank and Chairman of

USB Bank, as well as other senior ofﬁcials of BLC BankFransabank Group also attended. The Group, of which USB Bank has been a member since 2011, was in this way introduced to the members of the Cypriot delegation, thus

enhancing banking support on both sides of any future Cyprus-Lebanese cooperations. Extensive discussions followed the forum and allowed for further development and examination of ﬁelds of interest.

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Y'ELLO Lessons, an MTN free courses initiative to help consumers familiarise with digital technology, completed one month of open seminars in MTN Stores and Municipalities. During this period, MTN trained more than 250 people on how they can use their smartphones and tablets, familiarise themselves with digital technology and imple-

ment it in daily life. The open seminars under the title: "What are smart devices and how can technology make our lives simpler?" took place in selected MTN Stores and municipalities. MTN experts worked voluntarily in order to give the opportunity to fellow citizens to be informed about how to make the most of smart devices.

ONE in 10 drivers on Cypriot roads have no form of motor insurance – one of the highest such levels in Europe. Government ﬁgures show that 24,000 cars on the road are uninsured, meaning that one in ten vehicles is uninsured. In case of an accident, who will pay? If you only have Third Party Insurance, unfortunately, it will be you.

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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 (K) 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; KCineplex (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

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

10.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Summer Open-Air Marathon (tonight: Habemus Papam) (in Italian, with Greek subtitles) Konstantia Open-Air Cinema, Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm. Tel: 22-348203

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 (K) 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 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)

The Lucky One (K) Rio 5 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm. Tel: 26-207000

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

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

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

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

The Lucky One (K) K-Cineplex (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. Tel: 77778383

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

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

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Athens Trio Chamber Music Concert under the Auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with works by composers of the European Union Presidency Trio: Poland – Denmark – Cyprus. July 26. Pallas Theatre, old Nicosia. 8.30pm

Xorko Art Collaboration Movement A village music festival featuring various local DJs and musicians playing live. July 27-29. Arminou Village, Paphos. €5 - general 3-day entrance. €10 – camping. http://www.facebook.com/XorkoFestival.Arminou

Theatre The Frogs Play by Aristophanes performed by director Magdalena Zira’s Theatre Group, Cyprus, within the framework of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama. July 26. Paphos Ancient Odeon. 9pm. €10/17. With English and Greek subtitles. Tel: 77-772717/25-324025/26-947037. www.tickethour.com

Other Events Sorry I’m Greek Satirical show written, directed and presented by Lakis Lazopoulos includes three musicians and four dancers. July 26. Municipal Gardens Theatre, Limassol. 9pm. €35. Tel: 25-588694/99-819001

Power of the Night Metal festival with bands from the UK, Italy, Greece and Cyprus. July 27-28. Central Campus of the University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia. 5.30pm. €18/28. Tel: 96-557759/ 22-894000

Theatre Miss Julie XMAS Production presents the classic work by August Strindberg as adapted by Patrick Marber. July 27-28. Ancient Odeon, Paphos. 9pm. In Greek. €20/45. Presale tickets available at selected So Easy Kiosks in all cities. Tel: 70-003313 The Frogs Play by Aristophanes performed by director Magdalena Zira’s Theatre Group, Cyprus, within the framework of the International Festival

of Ancient Greek Drama. July 27. Curium Ancient Theatre, Limassol. 9pm. €10/17. With English and Greek subtitles. Tel: 77-772717/25-324025 /26-947037. www.tickethour.com

Bruno. Until July 29. Anemona Theatre, 7 Archagelou Street, Latsia, Nicosia. Every Friday through Sunday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-573031

The Eumenides Play by Aeschylus performed by the Ruth Kanner Theatre Group, Israel, within the framework of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama. July 27. Makarios III Amphitheatre, Nicosia. 9pm. €10/17. With English and Greek subtitles. Tel: 77-772717/25-324025/26947037. www.tickethour.com

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

Ongoing Dance Ninth Summer Contemporary Dance Festival Five choreographers present site-specific contemporary dance performances. July 24-29. Multiple locations in Limassol. Starts from 7.30pm. Tel: 77-772552. www. neakinisidance.com.cy

Theatre Miss Pepsi Anemona Theatre presents classic comedy by French author Pierrette

Exhibition 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 Dimitris Mihlis Solo painting exhibition. Until August 30. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. Monday-Sat-

urday: 10am-1pm & 4.30pm-8pm. Sunday:11am-2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109 Nicosia International Airport Solo photography exhibition by Andreas Efstathiou. Until August 30. Is Not Gallery, 11 Odysseus, Chrysaliniotissa, Nicosia. MondaySaturday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-8pm. Tel: 22-343670 Twice a Stranger Multimedia exhibition about forced migration and population exchange. Until September 2. The Leventis Municipal Museum, Temporary Exhibitions Hall, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4.30pm. Tel: 22-661475/ 22-671997

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

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

Nicosia: Topographies of Memory: From Ermou Street to the Buffer Zone Exhibition by Anita Bakshi reconstructing Ermou marketplace – using maps that were created from memories and narratives provided by shopkeepers who once worked or lived in the area. Until September 30. Home for Cooperation, 28 Markou Drakou, opposite Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia. Open MondaySunday: 10am-6pm. Tel: +90 542 8506681/22-445740. www.home4cooperation.info/www.ahdr.info

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

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Jazz in Pomos: Just another day in Paradise For lovers of jazz it doesn’t get better than the Paradise Place Jazz Festival – 360 degrees of open skies, sea, camping and four days of some of the ﬁnest jazz musicians in Europe. Situated just before the village of Pomos, Paradise Place lives up to its name, blessed with a dramatic rocky coastline and magical sunsets. Some people choose to go along for just one night, others take time out for a mini holiday in the area, soaking up the sunshine during the day and indulging in the party mood once the sun goes down. However you choose to go about it, the festival is a perfect opportunity to embrace a really eclectic mix of music while you mingle with like-minded individuals in a laid-back and notably unpreunpre tentious atmosphere.

For this year’s festival, six festiv bands and ba 23 2 international musicians will s perform p on two consecutive con weekends, the ﬁrst of which takes place pla tomorrow on the recently-renrecen ovated stage. The festival celebration in begins g its music cele

the most dynamic way with the Some Other Messengers sextet. Influenced by the rhythm blues and soul sounds of Art Blakey’s Messengers, the music of Hank Mobley, Horace Silver and the Miles Davis Quintet to name a few, the Some Other Messengers sextet elaborates on repertoire from landmark recordings of the hard bop medium. Led by vibraphonist Alexander Gagatsis, this not-to-be-missed line-up features Tasos Stylianou on guitar, Ioannis Vafeas on the drums, Charis Ioannou on alto sax, Mike Michael on trumpet and Greg Makamian on double bass. The ensemble will then be followed by an open jam session. On Saturday, new band PLEX quartet takes to the stage. All four musicians met and studied together in Rotterdam Conservatory. They play mostly original jazz compositions influenced from the jazz repertoire and the modern music of our time. The band members are Tom Lumley on saxophone, Ermis Michael guitar, Thomas Poll on acoustic bass and Stelios Xydias on drums. The first’s weekend programme will conclude a familiar band to Paradise Place, the Trio Smiles, alongside Charis Ioannou on alto sax. The focus of the night will be on the work of Wes Montgomery. It’s impossible to speak of jazz guitar without mentioning Montgomery. In the span of just a few years in the late 1950s and early 1960s, jazz legend Wes Montgomery was able to forge a body of work that is still referred to today as among the most important and influential of any music ever recorded by a jazz artist. He blended the lightning-quick runs of Bop with an earthy, bluesy tone. The guitarist was also well-known for

Above from left: Charis Ioannou and Greg Makamian. Inset: Theodosii Spassov

his innovative soft thumb-picking and octave techniques. During his commercial period, he also began laying the groundwork for Fusion. Unfortunately, he died in 1968, before Fusion ever hit its stride. The following Friday, the opening act belongs to Pantelis Stoikos from Greece and his Trio Balkano. Stoikos is one of the most creative trumpet players in the modern world jazz scene from the area of Balkans. He concentrates on the sound of his area, Macedonia, extending it with a technical mentality from jazz and classical music. Once again, jam session will follow Trio Balkano’s performance. The following day the evening will begin with the Koullouras quartet. They drive their music and their original compositions to new horizons with new acoustics, mixing a lot of new modern elements with traditional forms in a way that derives from other music genres such as ethnic music. Members of the band are Irinaeos Koullouras on double bass, George Krasides on saxophone, Ioannis Vafeas on drums and George Morfitis on keyboards. The joyous folk traditions of Bulgaria come alive in the final instalment of this exciting programme featuring a master of the traditional Bulgarian kaval (an eight-hole wooden flute) Theod-

osii Spassov, noted as one of Eastern Europe’s top musicians and a national icon and musical hero in Bulgaria. After studying, the musician embarked on a successful international career, with collaborations ranging from vocal ensemble Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares to Italian composer Ennio Morricone or the Riverdance company, to name a few. A proliﬁc recording and performing artist, Spassov also dabbled in music for ﬁlm. Fluent in jazz and pop music, well-versed in both traditional and classical music, he has developed a singular style lauded by fans and critics alike. If you’re a die-hard festival-goer, some of you might remember him from 2005’s festival; he made quite an impression on the watching crowds and lit up the stage with his Balkan jazz. This time out, he will travel to Cyprus with Miroslav Turiyski on keyboards, Aleksandar Lekov on double bass and Nacho Gospodinov on drums. 13th Paradise Jazz Festival Two weekends filled with jazz played by local and foreign artists. July 27-28 and August 3-4. Paradise Place, Pomos, Paphos. €15 per night/jam session €10. Tel: 26-342537/99516932. Performances run at various times from 9pm to 9.30pm. Email: paradiseplace@ cytanet.com.cy

By Ledha Socratous

NIGHTLIFE Legendary diva back in her hometown Summertime brings with it the temptation to skip the customary weeknight activities – hitting the gym, running errands, doing laundry – and to hit the bar instead. Every summer, bars and clubs are packed to the brim with crowds waiting to catch a glimpse of the favourite local or Greek artist performing in person. Next

Friday, Cypriot diva Anna Vissi is scheduled to perform live in Larnaca, this time at the new hip venue XS Night & Day Club. Following her sell-out tour last year in Cyprus, Vissi – the Greek star who has been ruling the local and Greek music scene for 30 years now - makes a rare return to her homeland to give her many fans an opportunity to

enjoy their favourourite singer interpretpreting all her greatest test hits live. Her real break-through came by winning the Thessaloniki Song ong Festival in 1978, 8, after which time me she released her dee-

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in Greece in the phonographic era (since 1960), while Forbes listed her as the 15th most powerful and inﬂuential celebrity in Greece and fourth highestranked singer. Anna Vissi Live Famous Cypriot singer performs live. August 3. XS Night & Day Club, Mackenzie, Larnaca. 11pm. Tel: 97-885151

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Reportage In the age of anxiety, are we all mentally ill? The US has seen an increase in the prevalence of reported anxiety disorders of more than 1,200 per cent since 1980 By Sharon Begley

W Above: some psychiatrists say the increase in the prevalence of anxiety from about 4 per cent to 50 per cent is the result of psychiatrists and others getting better at diagnosing anxiety. Below: when people fret over going to a party, giving a speech or otherwise subject themselves to judgment, it reﬂects an adaptive response to the millennia-old need to be attuned to other people’s disapproval

hen Cynthia Craig was diagnosed with postpartum depression eight years ago, she told her family doctor she felt anxious about motherhood. She wondered whether she had made a catastrophic mistake by quitting her job, whether she could cope with the long, lonely hours stay-athome mothers face - and even whether she should have had children. “Anxiety is something I have always had, especially during times of change,” said Craig, 40, who lives in Scotland, Ontario. “But I was never worried about the level of anxiety, and it never prevented me from leaving the house, driving, socialising or even speaking in front of people.” Her doctor referred her to an anxiety clinic, where a nurse asked Craig dozens of yes-orno questions - are you afraid of snakes? do you hear voices? do you vomit from anxiety? - and made a diagnosis. “She said, ‘Let’s call it Generalised Anxiety Disorder with a touch of social phobia’,” Craig said. That didn’t feel right to her, but the clinic’s psychiatrist agreed with the nurse and said Craig’s concerns about motherhood constituted an anxiety disorder, a form of mental illness, and prescribed Pﬁzer’s Effexor and then GlaxoSmithKline’s Paxil. Craig says the drugs exacerbated the very anxiety that she doubted required medication. Craig’s case is one of millions that constitute an extraordinary trend in mental illness: an increase in the prevalence of reported anxiety disorders of more than 1,200 per cent since 1980. In that year, 2 per cent to 4 per cent of Americans suffered from an anxiety disorder, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, used by psychiatrists and others worldwide to diagnose mental illness.

In 1994, a study asking a random sample of thousands of Americans about their mental health reported that 15 per cent had never suffered from anxiety disorders. A 2009 study of people interviewed about their anxiety repeatedly for years raised that estimate to 49.5 per cent - which would be 117 million US. adults. Some psychiatrists say the increase in the prevalence of anxiety from about 4 per cent to 50 per cent is the result of psychiatrists and others “getting better at diagnosing anxiety,” as Dr Carolyn Robinowitz, a past president of the APA who is in private practice in Washington, DC, put it. “People who criticise that are showing their bias,” she said. “When we get better at diagnosing hypertension, we don’t say that’s terrible.” Critics, including other leading psychiatrists, disagree. They say the apparent explosion in anxiety shows there is something seriously and dangerously wrong with the DSM. Its next edition, due in May, would lower the threshold for identifying anxiety. The criticism rests on three arguments. First, the DSM fails to recognise that anxiety is normal and even beneﬁcial in many situations, so it conﬂates a properly functioning

brain system with a pathology. Second, the DSM’s description of anxiety is more about enforcing social norms than medicine. Finally, they say, anxiety is adaptive. Its brain circuitry was honed by evolution for a purpose. Only when that mechanism misﬁres should a person be diagnosed as mentally ill. “No human emotion is more basic than anxiety,” said sociologist Allan Horwitz of Rutgers University. “Many forms of it simply should not be categorised as disorders, because they’re the result of the way people evolved thousands of years ago, rather than something going wrong.” Horwitz and other critics recognise that when the brain’s anxiety system misﬁres it can prevent people from functioning, as when someone is unable to leave home, interact with friends and family or walk past even a leashed dog. But the anxiety system is working properly when it makes someone afraid of heights or wild dogs or threatening strangers. “Anxiety or panic symptoms that have been severe, persistent and cause clinically significant distress or impairment need to be diagnosed promptly,” said Dr Allen Frances, a psychiatrist who led the pre-

‘No human emotion is more basic than anxiety ... Many forms of it simply should not be categorised as disorders, because they’re the result of the way people evolved thousands of years ago, rather than something going wrong’

vious DSM revision and questions some of the new criteria. “Very effective treatments are available.” “We don’t oppose people getting treatment,” said Horwitz, co-author of the new book All We Have to Fear: Psychiatry’s Transformation of Natural Anxieties into Mental Disorders. “But people are much too willing to think they have a disorder that requires treatment.” Many psychiatrists don’t see it that way. Under changes for the DSM-5 proposed by experts convened by the APA, symptoms such as excessive worry, restlessness, feeling on edge, avoiding activities that cause anxiety, and being overly concerned about health or ﬁnances or family would have to be present for only three months rather than six to justify a diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). And people would have to display one physical symptom, not the current three. “Because its threshold for GAD is set so ridiculously low, DSM-5 will mislabel as mentally ill many people who are experiencing no more than the normal and expected worries of everyday life,” said Frances. Dr Donna Rockwell, a clinical psychologist who has organised opposition to aspects of the DSM-5 process, warned that “unless they come to their senses, GAD will be identical to the existential worries all of us face as part of being human.” That will bring “a bonanza to the drug companies,” she added, opening the ﬂoodgates to “more inappropriate, expensive and potentially harmful drug use.” Drugmakers reported $661 million in US sales of antianxiety drugs last year, according to IMS Health. Most psychiatrists see that as evidence people suffering from mental illness are getting help. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America recently issued a report touting the many drugs being developed for mental illnesses, including 26 for anxiety. “When anxiety symptoms

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‘Because its threshold for GAD is set so ridiculously low, DSM-5 will mislabel as mentally ill many people who are experiencing no more than the normal and expected worries of everyday life’

By labelling normal human variation - being more anxious, fearful or worried than the average person - a mental illness, psychiatry could be said to be venturing into social control impair a person’s functioning, what’s so bad about helping them get back to a normal state and using medication if appropriate?” asked Robinowitz. The message that what used to be considered part of the human condition is pathological is getting through, at least to some people. James Heaney, 44, told his family physician in 2000 that he often felt shy or mildly depressed in social situations. “There was no in-depth evaluation of my symptoms,” said Heaney, then a network administrator for a school district near Rochester, New York. After a 10-minute interview, he had a diagnosis of “mild social anxiety” and a prescription for Paxil. Research over the past decade shows that feeling anxious is how the brain’s emotion centres signal to its thinking centres that something is amiss. For instance, it is normal to be anxious over a sick child, a

loved one’s illness, unemployment or other setbacks in life, said New York University sociologist Jerome Wakefield, coauthor of All We Have to Fear. “The feeling of anxiety tells you something poses a threat, which can motivate you to stay vigilant” - about, say, a change in a sick child’s symptoms, he said. In the Paleolithic era, when our prehistoric ancestors lived in small clans, how people were viewed by strangers and kin could determine survival. So when people fret over going to a party, giving a speech or otherwise subject themselves to judgment, it reflects an adaptive response to the millennia-old need to be attuned to other people’s disapproval, researchers say. Anxiety about public speaking accounts for about half the diagnoses of social anxiety disorder. “There is great evolutionary and survival value in anxiety, which makes it difficult to identify as an illness or pathol-

ogy,” said psychologist Frank Farley of Temple University. Anxiety was working properly among survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Wakeﬁeld and Horwitz contend. Years after the devastating 2005 storm, schools, housing, policing and other aspects of life in New Orleans had still not returned to normal. Using DSM criteria, a 2007 study concluded that half the surviving residents were “mentally ill” because they experienced anxiety about those lingering effects. “If you survived Katrina, anxiety is not a sign of mental illness; it’s the brain working as it should,” said Wakeﬁeld. Such emotions can spur survivors to agitate for rebuilding neighbourhoods, he said. Another concern is that by labelling normal human variation - being more anxious, fearful or worried than the average person - a mental illness, psychiatry is venturing into social control. “To suggest anyone who’s

afraid to speak in front of hundreds of strangers has a mental illness creates social pressure to change,” said Wakeﬁeld. “And that pushes psychiatry away from medicine and into enforcing social values.” In retrospect, Marla Royce (who asked that her real name not be used) thinks her brain’s anxiety system was working as evolution intended. A success-

ful Texas novelist, she was upset over the death of her father in 2004. Her anxiety was compounded when her publisher did not promote her new book, leading Royce to worry that her writing career was over. “It was just garden-variety situational anxiety,” she says now about the agitation and disorientation she felt. Royce said she went along “trustingly and blithely” when a family physician diagnosed her with GAD. “He said the pharma sales rep had just left some samples, so he gave me Lexapro,” to which a psychiatrist added Paxil, Xanax and Klonopin. She became dependent on the drugs, taking ever-higher doses. Her psychiatrist told her that “was proof my anxiety disorder was out of control and that I would have to be medicated for life.” She suffered “steadily declining mental and physical health” until she

stopped the meds ﬁve years ago and shared her story with the online support group PaxilProgress. James Heaney’s shyness turned to numbness on Paxil. “It made me insular and nonresponsive to my friends and family,” he said. “My mood became very variable,” and co-workers told him they felt uncomfortable asking him for computer help as they once did “because they weren’t sure which James they would get.” He weaned himself off psychiatric drugs in 2011. The social anxiety he still occasionally feels “is a relatively easy problem to deal with,” he said. For Cynthia Craig, the drugs she was prescribed triggered “excruciating anxiety symptoms like I had never experienced in my entire life”. “I told my doctor I don’t want to be on anything,” she said. “My anxiety is predictable and something I can handle.”

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA 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 ***************************** ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, in small quiet building, new, very spacious, fully furnished and air conditioned. Very good location between Strovolos and Engomi, close to The European University (Cyprus College) and all amenities. Covered parking. Rent €495/m. Please call 99695382 ***************************** TO LET 3 bdrm flat Kaimakli area near Frederic. Tel. 99606665. ****************************** LUXURY HOUSES: 1. 5 bedrs detached house, 550sq.m, built in 2 big plots of land, big garden with grass, big swimming pool with extra fence for children and big covered patio with bbq area, big reception areas with marble floor, fire place and bar, big kitchen with all electrical appliances and sitting room with fire place, maid’s room, floor heating, full a/c, blinds on the windows, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and shower, big bathroom for the other 3 bedrooms and extra shower in the 5th bedroom. Available end of July - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in the website). 2. 3 bedrs luxury ground floor renovated semi detached house,210sq.m, with central heating, air conditions, solid parquet floor, fire place, big kitchen with all the electric ap-

TO LET NICOSIA pliances, 2 wc curtains, big veranda, big patio on the back with bbq area, 2 covered parkings in a quiet neighborhood close to the Embassies –Engomi €900 (H3ENG0002-R), (photos in the website) 3. 4 bedr + separate office space + maid’s room luxury detached house, split level, big open space sitting areas,400sq.m,a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, swimming pool, big verandas, 2 covered parking, in a very quiet area near Lidl – Latsia €2500 (H4LAT0008-R), (photos in the website). 4. 3 bedr luxry detached house with 1 bedr flat in the basement, floor heating with gass a/c units, big kitchen with electrical appliances, 4 wc, 3 bathrooms, big 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,

TO LET NICOSIA covered parking, near Apollonion hospital. – Makedonitissa €1200 (H4MAK0016-R), (photos in the website) 7. 4 bedrs and sitting room upstairs 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 website). 11. 3 bedr + big attic room with

TO LET NICOSIA 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 bedrs upstairs and one down, big garden with grass, bbq

TO LET NICOSIA 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). 19. 3 bedr new modern luxury detached house,180sq.m,central

TO LET NICOSIA 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 sitting and dining areas opening on to the garden, big kitchen

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION On May 21st, 2012 in accordance with Section 14.81.1 C of the Liberian Business Corporation ActDogonLtd (“Company”) with registration number C-37274 doing business at 9 Marikas Kotopouli Street, 3030 Limassol the shareholders have agreed to dissolve the Company. 1. All claims against the assets of the Company must be made in writing and include the claim amount, basis and origination date. 2. The deadline for submitting claims is 23rd November 2012 3. Any claims that are not received by the company prior to the date set forth above will not be recognized. 5. All claims and payments must be sent to P. O Box 53766, 3317 Limassol, Cyprus Dated: March 22nd, 2012. Camilla Strømstad Liquidation board

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tures, 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,

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TO LET NICOSIA ered parking, storage room, on a small quiet building in a quiet neighborhood – Agios Dometios €450 (A1ADO0004-R), (photos in the website). 4. 3 bedr luxury PENTHOUSE apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, ofﬁce space, very big veranda 100sq.m with nice view and bbq area with bar, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 bathrooms, 2 storage rooms, covered parking, in a small building near Hilton park and Ippokration hospital – Engomi €1000

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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,

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA electrical shutters in the bedrooms, pressure system, water serculation system, solar, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds, covered veranda, 2 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near the centre and near traffic lights of Honda showroom. – Agioi Omologites €700 (A2AOM0007-R) 8. 3 bedr new luxury spacious apartment, 150sq.m+big covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, nicely furnished big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, big bedrooms, a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, electrical heating if needed, covered parking and big room on the ground floor with window which can be used for a maid or office, in a very quite neighbourhood in a small building – Agios Dometios €750 (A3ADO0006-R), (photos in the website) 9. 3 bedr new luxury penthouse apartment on the last floor of a 3 storey building, CH ind, full a/c, pressure system, cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds in the living room, 2 bathrooms, 130sq.m, big veranda with view, covered parking, 200m opposite Akropolis park. 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 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

TO LET NICOSIA website) 11. 1 bedr apartment, 55sq.m, separate kitchen, fully furnished and equipped with television in good condition,2 AC for hot and cold on Makarios Avenue near Debenhams. Available for short and long term – Nicosia Centre €450 (A1NIC0002-R), (photos in the website). 12. 1 bedr apartment with storage heaters, 2 a/c, big bathroom, NICELY FUNRISHED, covered parking, covered veranda with nice view, in a quiet area near Ippokration hospital – Engomi €500 (A1ENG0009-R), (photos in the website). 13. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with nice view, 100sq.m, big sitting & dining area, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, big covered verandah, 2 wc, storage heaters, 2 a/c, electric shutters in the bedrooms, 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

TO LET NICOSIA room (with shower and wc) & luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm system, 2 parking, in a quiet area off Makarios Avenue near Hilton – Nicosia Centre €1100 (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in the website). 16. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with central heating independent, full ac, fully modern nicely furnished and equipped, big covered verandah, 2 wc, covered parking opposite Hilton, off Makarios Avenue close to the centre – Lykavitos €650 (A2LYK0003-R), (photos in the website) 17. Brand new quality finished 2 storey Penthouse apartment with cozy nicely modern fully furnished apartment, 150sq.m unique design, a/c for hot and cold in all the flat, 2wc, big verandas around the flat, private elevator with lock for the flat , in the centre of Makedonitissa of 28th October street – €1200 (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

TO LET NICOSIA (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 €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

TO LET NICOSIA suite shower/wc, 4wc, 2 covered parking, in a small modern building off Makarios Avenue in a quiet neighbourhood. Available in August – Nicosia Center €1400 (A4NIC0001-R), (photos in the website). 23. New luxury spacious 3 bedr quality apartment, 165sq.m+ big covered verandah, separate floor heating, full a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solid parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area (can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), electrical appliances in the kitchen which has a breakfast area,2 covered parking, storage room in a very quiet green neighbourhood near the centre and Ag. Andreas - AVAILABLE in AUGUST– Nicosia Center €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos 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

TO LET NICOSIA the kitchen, big covered parking and big storage room, off Athallassa Avenue near English School in a small modern building. AVAILABLE 1st of AUGUST – Strovolos €800 (A2ST10023-R), (photos in the website). 26. 3 bed brand new luxury finished apartment in a small modern design building with 2 bathrooms(one en suite), expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen, double glazed windows with electrical shutter, covered veranda, pressure system, solar heater, central satellite antenna, 2 covered parkings, storage room, security entrance, close to Honda traffic lights walking distance to the centre – Agioi Omologites €850 (A3AOM0009-R), (photos in the website). 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

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Germosoia, available from 1st August 2012 rental €350mnthly including levies. 99867267 **************************** 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

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.

1. K.S.L LETTINGS – APARTMENT FOR RENT Fully Furnished ground ﬂoor 2 bedroom apartment, overlooking pool. Beautifully furnished throughout. 350 Euros per calendar month. Larnaca District. Quote TLL884. Tel. (00357) 24815104

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 front of the house is a car port for 2 cars but has additional space for another 3 or 4 cars.

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 **************************** LARNACA FLAT FOR RENT: Fully-furnished spacious 2-bedroom first floor flat in central location near Metro supermarket, A/C, private parking, intercom system, en-suite bathroom, small block. Phone: 99354789 FULLY FURNISHED one bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel: 99202543 ****************************

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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

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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 & family bathroom, large garden,

TO LET PAPHOS very private, swimming pool, sea and mountain views, undercover parking -750 euros. Please contact 99774314 **************************** For your consideration 1. KATHIKAS AREA €450 a modern 2 bedroom, stone walled villa with sea views, large swimming pool and 650 sq metres garden. In a quiet cul-de-sac, available unfurnished or 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 **************************** UNIVERSAL AREA, 2 bedroom

TO LET PAPHOS modern furnished town house, communal pool Euro 450 per month Tel 99387842 ***************************** ANAVARGOS, 3 bedroom detached house, low maintenance garden, communal pool, very close to international school, Unfurnished or furnished, euro 550 per month Tel: 99239262 ***************************** EPISKOPI – PAPHOS, 3 bedroom bungalow, unfurnished, a/con, ﬁre-place, spectacular 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 close to Carrefour €330. And a 1

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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.

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

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 : 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

1. TREMITHOUSA €425 never rented before so a real home. Stunning spacious 2 bedroom townhouse, immaculate condition & furnished with good quality furniture with fly screens & ceiling fans & many extras. Downstairs guest wc. Good sized enclosed pretty garden offering sea views. Situated on a quiet complex with communal pool area. 2. UNIVERSAL AREA €550 spacious 3 bedroom semi detached house all with ensuite bathrooms plus downstairs guest wc. Large storage room & roof terrace. Enclosed garden with private pool. Drive for off street parking. Available unfurnished with sky satellite. Situated in a great central location. 3. TALA €625 unfurnished modern 3 bedroom detached villa offering total privacy & breathtaking sea views. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire. Master with ensuite.

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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 Large storage room. Shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature plants, private pool offering sea views. Off street parking. A beautiful home. 4. KAMARES €675 we are delighted to offer this 2 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow offering magnificent sea views. Lovely enclosed garden & private pool. Available unfurnished or fully furnished and includes central heating throughout plus modern gas fire for those winter months. Outdoor storage facitilites, shaded patio area, fly screens & shutters. 5. KONIA €700 new to the market this spacious detached 3 bedroom villa, master with ensuite. Guest wc. Beautifully furnished with quality modern furniture. Separate modern fitted kitchen plus separate utility room. Shutters to all windows. Roof terrace with sea views. Fully enclosed garden with storage shed, covered barbeque area and private pool offering lovely views. 6. PEYIA €700 unfurnished 3 bedroom bungalow, master with ensuite. Spacious kitchen & living area. Enclosed garden with well & private pool offering sea views. Rental price includes pool cleaning. Covered verandah, private drive for off street parking. Situated in a quiet residential area. 7. TALA €1450 magnificent modern 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa, furnished with designer modern furniture, though can be available unfurnished if desired. Includes gas central heating & working fireplace. Beautifully designed & spacious with undercover parking, private pool & sea views. A must to see! 8. ANARITA €1800 amazing 4 bedroom detached villa, this stunning property offers top of the range modern kitchen. Spacious living rooms, all bedrooms with modern ensuites. Landscaped gardens with private pool offering total privacy & covered barbeque area, great for entertaining. Available fully furnished or unfurnished & includes gas central heating & so much more. TEL: 99133422 OFFICE: 26271858 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MANY MORE PROPERTIES www.mrrentpaphos.net Email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net **************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS ** PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97641764 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU

TO LET PAPHOS 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 apartments (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

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

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

FOR SALE NICOSIA 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. *****************************

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

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PROPERTY FOR SALE 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,

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.

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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07.00 NRG Music Channel 08.00 Kids’ TV 16.30 My Wife And Kids (rpt) American family sitcom about a father who stays at home and looks after the kids while their mother goes out to work. 17.00 Reload Summer (rpt) Show aimed at teens. 18.00 60 Minute Makeover (rpt) DIY challenge, in which a team of designers have just one hour to transform a home. 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 Olympic Preview 21.30 Hamlet The RSC puts a modern-spin on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Drama, strring David Tennant. Part 2 of 2. 23.10 Criminal Minds (rpt) Fifth season of crime drama. ‘Our Darkest Hour’. When Los Angeles is hit by a series of power cuts, a serial killer emerges from hiding and strikes under the cover of darkness. Last in the series. 23.30 Repeats

07.00 Tis Ellados Ta Paidia (rpt) 07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) 08.00 Fast Money (rpt) 08.45 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.20 To Evdomo Kleidi (rpt) 10.50 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.30 Santa Yiolanta (rpt) 12.15 Tin Patisa (rpt) 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.40 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 15.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.20 To Kafe Tis Haras (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

06.30 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 07.00 Yia Sena (rpt) Local talk-show. 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) Greek comedy series, based on a popular US sitcom. 16.10 I Ora I Kali (rpt) 17.40 Mia StIgmi Dio Zoes Greek drama series, based on the popular Latin American telenovela about mistaken identities. 18.10 News 18.30 Mousiko Kouti (rpt) Greek game show, testing contestants on their music knowledge. 19.20 Peninta Peninta (rpt) Greek comedy series. 20.10 News 21.20 EftIhismenoi Mazi (rpt) Greek comedy series. 22.20 I Zoi Pou Den Ezisa (rpt) Greek comedy series. 23.30 Singles (rpt) 00.00 News 00.10 The Shield Police drama series chronicling the turbulent day-today life of the Strike Team, a group of corrupt Los Angeles cops. 01.00 Yia Banaki (rpt) 04.15 Proino Mou (rpt)

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) Glossy surfside drama with the Malibu lifeguards. 17.30 Pame Paketo (rpt) With News at 18.00. 18.40 Tropico 19.40 The Del Monte Heirs Latin American telenovela. 20.20 News 21.20 Irthe Ki Edese 22.30 Kokkino Domatio 23.20 Sex And The City (rpt) First season. ‘The Drought’.Carrie feels sure she has ruined her image in front of Big after she has an embarrassing accident in the bedroom. Miranda feels frustrated about her lack of night-time activity, and Samantha takes an unusual approach to ﬁnding erotic fulﬁlment. 23.45 News 23.55 Se Eida (rpt) 00.45 Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) 01.40 Allou Ximeromenoi (rpt) 02.45 Alithinoi Erotes (rpt) 03.20 Eleni (rpt) 05.30 Tropico (rpt)

20.20 News 20.15 News 21.20 Tin Patisa (rpt) 22.10 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.45 Grey’s Anatomy Fifth season. ‘Here’s to the Future’. Izzie spends time with a cancer patient and contemplates surgery. Meanwhile, Mark is ready to take his relationship with Lexie to the next level and Owen to reassess his place at Seattle Grace. 23.50 News 00.35 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi (rpt)

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Kids’ TV Call Of The Wild Deste Tous Greek FILM: Anastenazoun Oi Penies FILM: Sahara An explorer sets out to ﬁnd a treasureladen American Civil War battleship rumoured to be lost in the Sahara desert. Adventure, with Matthew McConaughey. 2005. O Anthropos Tis Thalassas Melrose Place With News at 18.30. News Sports Time Rubi FILM: Pursued A corporate headhunter turns to increasingly violent means to persuade a man to take a job with his client. Action, starring Christian Slater. 2004. FILM: Tears Of The Sun A veteran lieutenant leads a Navy Seal team on a dangerous mission to rescue a US doctor from crisis-torn Nigeria. Drama, starring Bruce Willis. 2003. FILM: Absence Of The Good A detective sets out to track down a serial killer, but has to ﬁght to save his marriage in the process. Thriller, starring Stephen Baldwin. 1999. FILM: Primetime Murder Thriller, starring Sascha Zacharias. 2000.

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CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, July 26, 2012

Television PICK OF THE DAY

Bridesmaids (Novacinema1, 17.10) Bit of an early slot, I realise (it was a premiere last Sunday) - but the flight to Vegas should be screening around 6.15, and you owe it to yourself to watch the flight to Vegas. That’s the scene where our five heroines, including Annie (Kristen Wiig, who also co-wrote the script), fly to Vegas for a hen-night but never actually get there, ending up instead in Casper, Wyoming after Annie tries to overcome her fear of flying with an unwise combination of pills and booze and gets them thrown off the plane. The whole scene is hilarious, starting out with a pregnant passenger who’s even more terrified than Annie (“I had a dream last night that we went down. It was terrible. You were in it”), culminating in a confrontation between our totally wasted heroine and a flight attendant named Steve. “Stove, what kind of name is that?” “That’s not a name. My name is Steve.” “Are you an appliance?” “No, I’m a man and my name is Steve.” And so on. It’s a funny scene - but it’s also significant, because it’s a scene about class envy. The whole thing hinges on the fact that rich, svelte Helen (Rose Byrne) flies first-class along with Lillian (Maya Rudolph), the soon-to-be bride, while Annie flies economy - and Bridesmaids is very much a film about rich vs. poor, both literally and emo-

tionally. Lillian’s father frets that he can’t afford the wedding. Annie is explicitly a victim of the recession, having lost her business (a cake shop) which led in turn to losing her boyfriend. In one scene she bakes a little cupcake with infinite care, decorates it beautifully - then looks at it, as if wondering what the point was, and dolefully eats it herself. Being poor and being alone are both a kind of recession. The film takes a rancid genre (the wedding romcom) and turns it into Woody Allen-ish relationship comedy about a lonely single girl assailed by an unreasonable world. Even the inevitable toilet humour is redeemed - and it’s sad that gross jokes have now become inevitable in Hollywood comedy, but the scene in the trendy dress shop is still a highlight. All the ladies come down with food poisoning while trying on bridesmaid’s dresses, and the film dwells depressingly on their vomiting and defecating - but what makes it funny is that Annie resolutely refuses to admit she’s been poisoned (she’s the one who chose the Brazilian restaurant that served them the bad food) so instead she smiles and holds it in, even as she’s shivering and sweating like a pig. A film that makes vomit jokes funny? Bring it on! Made in 2011.

Preston Wilder

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE

Oscar et la Dame Rose (LTV, 21.00) Terminally-ill kids? I’m so there! Actually no, like most people I tend to run a mile from ﬁ lms with dying children, even (or especially) when they aim for quirky uplift like this little French number. 10-year-old Oscar has only weeks to live, but everyone’s trying to hide the truth from him; he ﬁ nds out anyway, then takes refuge from lies with a straight-talking woman who’s dressed all in pink (the Pink Lady of the title). “Her imagination, wit and charm ... allow Oscar to live life and love to the full,” says the synopsis cheerily, “in the company of his friends Pop Corn, Einstein, Bacon and childhood sweetheart Peggy Blue” - and I’m not sure if these are imaginary friends or real people but they still sound insufferably twee, plus I’d question how much a child can “live life to the full” when he’s due to kick the bucket in a few weeks. No offence, Pink Lady. Made in 2009.

Troy (LTV3, 22.00) Can’t have Brad Pitt playing Achilles, cried the naysayers! Helen was a great beauty, not some bland German model! The Greeks didn’t have all those thousands of ships when they sailed across the Aegean! Maybe not, but it made for a great CGI moment when the camera pulled back from a single ship to zillions of others - and the fi lm, based on The Iliad, was better than people gave it credit for (though Diane Kruger is indeed a bland German model), an ambivalent war fi lm with echoes of Iraq. Brian Cox is Agamemnon (the George Bush figure) while Eric Bana excels as Hector, getting a couple of the fi lm’s key lines (especially “There’s nothing glorious about dying!”). More intelligent than the naysayers claimed - though it also works as big-budget historical action, if that’s what fi lls your amphora. Made in 2004.

Trust (Novacinema1, 22.00) OK, we get it: the internet is a bad place, and Our Children would be better off playing hopscotch or kick-thecan or whatever. Third fi lm on TV in four weeks about online dangers - but the fi rst two (Shattered Silence and Cyberbully) were cheap and obscure whereas this stars Clive Owen and Catherine Keener as parents whose teen daughter (Liana Liberato, excellent) falls prey to a sexual predator, fi rst online then in person. The result is well-made and gruelling, yet it’s all a bit too neat: the girl’s in denial, slowly must accept that she was raped, then falls into despair prompting a late reconciliation with Dad (who in turn must accept that his job in advertising sexualises young girls; that too is part of the problem). By the end, everyone’s learned a valuable lesson - including of course You the Viewer. Made in 2010.

Trust (Novacinema1, 22.00)

07:00 Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer 07:25 Crocodile Hunter 08:15 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 08:40 Breed All About It 09:10 Natural Born Hunters 10:05 Monster Bug Wars 11:00 Wildlife Sos 11:25 Gorilla School 11:55 Animal Cops Houston 12:50 Escape To Chimp Eden 13:45 Animal Precinct 14:40 Monster Bug Wars 15:30 Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer 16:00 Dick ‘N’ Dom Go Wild 16:30 Penguin Safari 17:25 Bad Dog 18:20 Dogs 101 19:15 Wildlife Sos 19:40 Gorilla School 20:10 Animal Kingdom 20:35 In Too Deep 21:05 Monster Bug Wars 22:00 Whale Wars 22:55 Venom Hunter With Donald Schultz 23:50 Miami Animal Police 00:45 I’m Alive 01:40 Untamed & Uncut 02:35 Whale Wars 03:30 Venom Hunter With Donald Schultz 04:25 Monster Bug Wars 05:20 Animal Kingdom 05:45 In Too Deep 06:10 Escape To Chimp Eden

01:10 The Weakest Link 01:55 Casualty 02:45 Eastenders 60 03:15 Doctors 03:45 Life On Mars 04:35 My Family 05:05 Roger & Val Have Just Got In 05:35 Last Of The Summer Wine 06:05 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 My Family 10:05 Last Of The Summer Wine 10:35 Roger & Val Have Just Got In 11:05 Eastenders 60 11:35 Doctors 12:05 Casualty 12:55 Bleak House 13:55 My Family 14:25 Last Of The Summer Wine 14:55 The Weakest Link 15:35 Eastenders 60 16:05 Doctors 16:35 Casualty 17:25 Bleak House 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 Eastenders 60 19:40 Doctors 20:10 Monarch Of The Glen 21:00 Keeping Up Appearances 21:30 Blackadder The Third 22:00 Going For Gold - The 48’ Games 23:30 Supernova 23:55 The Old Guys 00:25 New Tricks

07:00 Fifth Gear 07:25 Dirty Jobs 08:15 Deadliest Catch 09:10 Extreme Fishing 10:05 Mythbusters 11:00 How Do They Do It? ; 11:30 Destroyed In Seconds 11:55 Ultimate Survival 12:50 Wheeler Dealers 13:45 Rides 14:40 American Chopper 15:35 Dirty Jobs 16:30 Mythbusters 17:25 Deadliest Catch 18:20 Extreme Fishing 19:15 River Monsters 20:10 How It’s Made 20:40 How Do They Do It? ; 21:05 Sons Of Guns 22:00 Nothing Personal 22:55 Sport Under Threat 23:50 How Sports Are Made 00:20 How Sports Are Made 00:45 Igenius: Steve Jobs 01:40 Sons Of Guns 02:40 Nothing Personal 03:40 Sport Under Threat 04:40 How Sports Are Made 05:35 How It’s Made 06:00 Overhaulin’

09:30 Olympic Games: Together To London 10:00 Football: Summer Olympic Games London 23:45 Olympic Games: Together To London 00:15 Football: Summer Olympic Games London 01:15 All Sports: Watts 01:45 ootball: Summer Olympic Games London

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Novacinema1, 11.05)

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 Falling Skies 15:35 The Chicago Code 16:20 The Amazing Race 17:10 Family Guy 17:35 Lost 18:25 How I Met Your Mother 19:15 Terriers 20:10 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 21:00 Falling Skies 21:45 Camelot 22:40 Terriers 23:25 Falling Skies 00:10 Camelot 01:05 The Amazing Race 01:55 Family Guy 02:45 Lost 03:30 The Life & Times Of Tim 03:55 How I Met Your Mother 04:45 Terriers

07:00 Pawn Stars 08:00 Ancient Aliens 09:00 Britain At War 10:00 Pawn Stars 11:00 Ax Men 12:00 Lock N’ Load 13:00 Top Shot 14:00 Britain At War 15:00 Ancient Aliens 16:00 Lock N’ Load 17:00 Top Shot 18:00 Britain At War 19:00 Ancient Aliens 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Ax Men 22:00 Ice Road Truckers 00:00 Pawn Stars 00:30 Pawn Stars 01:00 Ax Men 02:00 Ice Road Truckers 04:00 Ancient Aliens 05:00 Britain At War 06:00 Ax Men

07:30 Call Of The Wild 09:00 Videofashion 09:30 Innerspace 11:30 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore 13:00 Peacemaker 15:15 Friends 16:10 Carlos 19:00 30 Rock 19:30 Hollywood Buzz 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Oscar et la Dame Rose (Oscar And The Lady In Pink) 23:00 Greetings From The Shore 01:00 Hustler TV 02:35 North Country 04:45 Horseman 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, KaiLan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold! 14:30 Icarly 15:20 Ben 10 17:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Barclay’s Premier League 19:00 Espn Films 20:00 2010 Basketball Without Borders 20:30 Planet Speed 21:00 Barclays Premier

League World 21:30 Pba All-Star Shootout 22:00 2010 Women’s Tournament Of Champions 23:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Laiki Bank Championship 01:00 Ironman 02:00 Rugby World Cup Winners 03:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Primera Division 05:00 Best Soccer Games Of The Season: Bundesliga

07:15 House M.D. 08:00 The Ofﬁce 08:25 Boardwalk Empire 10:20 Brothers & Sisters 11:05 Hawaii Five 12:35 Supernatural 13:20 House M.D. 14:05 Boardwalk Empire 16:05 Friends 16:30 V I 17:15 The Mentalist 18:45 Supernatural 19:30 Grey’s Anatomy 20:15 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 21:00 Two And A Half Men 21:30 Chuck 23:05 Desperate Housewives 00:05 Sleepy Hollow 02:00 Michael 03:50 Friends 04:15 V I 05:00 The Mentalist 06:30 Grey’s Anatomy

07:30 Last Days Of Disco 09:30 Oscar 11:30 Beetle Juice 13:15 Killing Fields 15:45 Funny Bones 18:00 Dave 20:00 Dummy 21:30 Action Zone 22:00 Troy 00:45 Daring! TV 03:45 Special Relationship 05:20 Veronica Guerin

05:30 Blitz 07:10 Tt: Closer To The Edge 09:00 Salvation Boulevard 10:35 Spotlight On 11:05 Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 13:40 Cyberbully 15:15 Blue Crush 2 17:10 Bridesmaids 19:20 Mad On Novacinema 20:00 The Conquest 22:00 Trust 23:55 Julia’s Eyes 01:55 Cine News 02:25 Conan The Barbarian 04:25 Take Me Home Tonight

06:15 Cine News 06:50 Midnight Run 09:00 Summer Kids Zone 10:30 Cine News 11:15 Shirley Valentine 13:05 Cine News 13:40 Eat Pray Love 16:00 Sto Ksespasma Tou Feggariou 17:40 Hollywood 1 On 1 18:15 City Hall 20:10 Birth 22:00 The Green Hornet 02:00 Billy Bathgate 03:50 Sex, Lies, And Videotape

21:00 Lola Montes 22:55 The Eyes Of Laura Mars

01:30 Inside the PGA Tour D 02:00 MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 05:00 Speedway Grand Prix Gothenburg, Sweden 06:00 Speedway Grand Prix Copenhagen, Denmark 07:00 Big Break Academy: Playing Through with Two 07:30 Morning Dive 08:30 Pipe Dream – From the Outhouse to the Penthouse 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Pipe Dream – On a Mission 10:00 MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 13:00 The o: Inside the Outdoors Spring Creek National 13:30 The o: Inside the Outdoors Washougal National 14:00 Race Freaks 14:30 Race Freaks 15:00 PGA Tour Highlights The True South Classic 16:00 Inside the PGA Tour 16:30 European Tour: Austrian Golf Open presented by Lyoness 19:30 Sea Master 20:00 MLB Player Poll 20:30 MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals 23:30 Nationwide Tour Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational

07:00 Globe Trekker 08:00 Planet Sports 09:00 Flavours Of Spain 09:30 Flavours Of Chile 10:00 Glutton For Punishment 11:00 The Thirsty Traveler 11:30 Chef Abroad 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 Planet Sports 14:00 Cruising To The Northern Lights 15:00 Cruise Today 15:30 Essential 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 Glutton For Punishment 18:00 Planet Food 19:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 Departures 21:00 Out Of Country 21:30 Travel Today 22:00 Nomad’s Land 23:00 Globe Trekker 23:30 Essential 00:00 Planet Sports 01:00 Departures 02:00 Out Of Country 02:30 Travel Today 03:00 Nomad’s Land 04:00 Globe Trekker 04:30 Essential 05:00 Glutton For Punishment 06:00 The Thirsty Traveler 06:30 Chef Abroad

20:30 Oi Genneoi Tis Samothrakis 22:00 C.S.I. X 22:50 Transsiberian 01:00 Adult Zone

18:40 Sling Blade 21:00 R.T.T. 22:30 La Chance De Ma Vie 00:05 A Far Off Place

06:00 The Catered Affair 07:35 Jezebel 09:25 The Naked Spur 11:00 Show Boat 12:50 Never So Few 14:50 Little Women 16:45 Summer Stock 18:35 The Dirty Dozen 21:00 Cimarron 23:25 Hot Millions 01:10 Poltergeist 03:05 Where Eagles Dare

Thursday, July 26, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

CRYPTIC 2144

6 8

PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

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.

24 (7,4) 12 Senior church official (5) 15 Sly action at the last resort (7) 16 French cooking (7) 18 Cod is cooked for the party

MEDIUM

EASY

MEDIUM

HARD

(5) 20 Milk deliverer to be buoyed up (5) 22 Old measure found in the cellar (3)

Answers to crossword 2143

Rating EASY

QUICK: Across – 1 Watercress; 7 Conical; 8 Frump; 10 Inhale; 12 Pester; 13 Expel; 14 Buff; 16 Crop; 17 Sloth; 19 Insole; 20 Heifer; 23 Grove; 24 Envious; 25 Underlined. Down – 1 Winch; 2 Tackle; 3 Rile; 4 Refuel; 5 Stutter; 6 Scribbling; 9 Paraphrase; 11 Exile; 12 Perth; 15 Festoon; 17 Sleeve; 18 Heaven; 21 Frond; 22 Well.

Rating HARD

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Paddington; 7 Culprit; 8 Rotor; 10 Toting; 12 Ascend; 13 Gnash; 14 Hope; 16 Brie; 17 Ambit; 19 Inside; 20 Copper; 23 Theme; 24 Umpteen; 25 Underdress. Down – 1 Pilot; 2 Daring; 3 Into; 4 Garish; 5 Outwear; 6 Scotch mist; 9 Red herring; 11 Gnome; 12 Aspic; 15 Postern; 17 Adhere; 18 Topple; 21 Press; 22 Fund.

Rating HARD

2 Group one makes with three others (7) 3 Homeless football team? (5) 4 Some are offended by the last part (3) 5 Spoon later found in the drink (7) 6 In Monaco, licorice caused inner pain (5) 7 Remove dirt after winter? (6-5) 8 Mended the lame toys in a building open to the public

Rating MEDIUM

Down

Across 1 Ball that is not round? (6-5) 9 Queue for milk in Paris after parking (5) 10 Small amount of liquid allowed to fall first (7) 11 In the past possibly it was strained (7) 13 In diplomacy I stay silent (5) 14 Channel boat returning (3) 15 Plant on southern border (5) 16 Commander left the pass (3) 17 Deposit for a cottage (5) 19 Flashy airmen with some swimmers (7) 21 Set free from a sailor’s frenzied love (7) 23 Dislike duo I’m reorganising (5) 24 Strictly directed at landlord (2,3,6)

QUICK Across

Down

1 Hotel employee (11) 9 Prize-fighter (5) 10 Obtains (anag.) (7) 11 Feasted (7) 13 Thespian (5) 14 Heavenly body (3) 15 Stage show (5) 16 Furrow (3) 17 Slice (5) 19 Sot (7) 21 Dribble (7) 23 Modelled (5) 24 With one’s eyes

2 Six-sided figure (7) 3 Virtuous (5) 4 Flow back (3) 5 Make-up (7) 6 Halfwit (5) 7 Welsh resort (11) 8 Ungratefulness (11) 12 Rough outline (5) 15 Woollen cloth (3-4) 16 Rejoinder (7) 18 Military training (5) 20 Part of a flower (5) 22 Sprite (3)

HOROSCOPE

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Your ﬁery, frank and positive approach to life, may attract some negativity. Someone may try to rattle you, and especially if money is involved. There is also a possibility that some kind of intimidation could spark into play between you and another. If you are annoyed, it may be better to ventilate your feelings directly. Don’t bottle all this up.

Nothing in life is black and white, so muzzle any temptation to respond rapidly. Although you can be ambitious and warmly generous, there are occasions when you should be ﬁrmer, and less hurried. And despite a temptation to go for it, this can be a time when there is a lot to be gained by pausing and taking soundings from the people who really matter.

Whether you’re attempting to struggle through an emotional muddle or to keep certain cards up your sleeve, be ultra discreet. Even the tiniest clue or hint of what you’re up to could swiftly ignite tensions. On the other hand, if you don’t particularly care about being found out, then just let serendipity take the reins. You may do this through sheer devilment.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

One of the most effective ways of dealing with people who try to force issues or frustrate you, is to react with nonchalant ease. Puzzle your opposition by innocently accepting their viewpoints with unwavering co-operation. This will give you time to sidestep and politically outmanoeuvre them. Resolutely refuse to get caught up in any games being played.

Making the right move isn’t always as obvious as it seems. Underneath all that’s going on, you’re just awakening to how much leeway you have for improving your workaday efforts and intimate affairs. Your Virgo love of variety will help you connect with like minded people. Keep up the straight-talking, but don’t pre-judge what you’re uncertain about.

Draw on your strength and flexibility, as a hasty move today could lead you into difficulties. It is crucial that you trust the experience of decision makers to provide you with the answers that seem reasonable. Your best tack may be to focus on the things you can influence, and steer clear of the politics that others can generate around you.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

Your curiosity could get the better of you, particularly at work or when facing someone’s secretive attitude. And however you feel, accept that feeding your negativity won’t help. So, look to eliminate anything which no longer represents what is essential. Instead, focus your glittering communication skills, on the people who really appreciate you, such as friends.

Your sense of personal serenity can be upset by those who seek, however sweetly, to manipulate your wishes. You might also want to refrain from mixing money and friends for now. Yet, also console yourself that there is no better zodiac sign than a Libra for bringing balance to any see-saw situation or circumstances. Your natural fairness can prevail.

New ideas are entering your life all the time, and a creative venture could prove lucrative. Keep a positive outlook. Close rapport with a few people will probably prove more comforting than passing contact with myriad folk. And of course you love some degree of freedom, but counter that this can live side by side with your closest alliances.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

One of the things which will give you the edge over warring factions - and particularly where misunderstandings or harsh opinions are concerned, is the middle way. By adopting a neutral position you might not please either side, but at least you’ll escape the drama. This is a day for you to show you can be decidedly cool, calm and collected!

Weigh your words sensitively. Tensions go on, but hopefully not as much as recently, but perhaps enough for you to keep your defences up. Yet don’t be drawn to thoughts of revenge or jealousy. Karma will take its course, and use the classic homily of what comes round, goes round to help you to keep your perspective - even if others have lost theirs.

If you are not totally sure of your ground, you might want to share this with someone you can rely upon. Equally, determination and perseverance are the keys for putting your plans into action. Whatever else has been undergoing a change, you can be sure that the results of recent actions will create progress. You just need to appreciate the progress made.

CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sport APOEL and Anorthosis seek Europa League qualification

Wenger: Arsenal to bring in more faces

Cypriots well-placed to advance

By Mark Pangallo

By Nemanja Bjedov APOEL and Anorthosis are on brink of reaching the Europa League third qualifying round this evening after recording confident victories in their second qualifying round first leg ties over Senica and Levadia Tallinn respectively. After a 2-0 win over Senica of Slovakia in Nicosia last week, APOEL will be looking to keep their noses in front this evening at 8.30pm. Apart from Canadian defender Michael Klukowski, who has not been registered for this stage of the competition, and Croatian forward Mario Budimir who is struggling with match fitness, Ivan Jovanovic will have a full squad to choose from. “I am sure that we will face a different team in Slovakia. We have to stay down to earth, make sure we do not under-estimate them and try to win again,” he said. “They will definitely have a different approach to the game than the one they had in Cyprus. We missed many opportunities in the first game, especially in the second half, and now we need to protect our lead. “This is football and everything is possible so we must forget the score from the first game and go for a win,” said

APOEL will be hoping for another great European campaign after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals last season APOEL president Phivos Erotokritou. “The expectations are definitely high after last season’s success. It is a pleasant burden that we willingly accept. We believe in this team. Winning the first official game of the season surely lifted our spirits. I want to believe that we are even better than last season. All the newcomers have been perfectly integrat-

ed into our existing system and I am positive we are due another successful European campaign,” Erotokritou concluded. Far more comfortable are Anorthosis who beat Estonians Levadia 3-1 in Tallinn and merely need to rubber-stamp their progress this evening at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. “In the ﬁrst game there were

some aspects of our play that were good - however, there were others that need improvement. “We worked hard to prepare and the players are a bit tired which is normal. I am conﬁdent that we will improve game after game,” said Anorthosis manager Ronny Levy. “Our immediate goal now is to ﬁnish the job we started in Estonia. We got a good re-

sult from the ﬁrst leg and we need to secure our progress into the next round of the qualiﬁers. “Only then will we focus on our next opponent. There are no easy games and what is the most important is that we play the way we want and avoid injuries as much as realistically possible,” added Levy who has no injury worries for the 8pm clash.

Reds ‘must take loss on Carroll’ By Damian Spellman

Andy Carroll has struggled for Liverpool since his blockbuster £35 million move from Newcastle

NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew has warned Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers he will have to face a substantial loss if he wants to move striker Andy Carroll on. The 23-year-old England international’s future has been a topic for debate ever since new Reds manager Rodgers hinted that he may not be part of his plans, prompting the Magpies to launch a bid to bring him back to Tyneside, initially on loan, and then permanently for a fraction of the £35 million for which they sold him. Liverpool have since insisted Carroll will not be allowed to go out on loan

and are understood to be holding out for around £20 million with West Ham and Fulham also having been linked with the Gatesheadborn frontman. However, Pardew told BBC Radio Newcastle: “Reading chairman John Madejski used to say to me about certain players, ‘Just wipe your nose and move on’, and I think Liverpool are going to have to do that with Andy. “I think it was obvious as soon as Brendan went into Liverpool that Andy’s time was going to have to be somewhere else. I think it’s quite right we’re involved in that. “Whether he comes here, is something that I will take or I will leave. “It’s a lot of money for Mike (Ashley, Newcastle owner), although we’ll ob-

viously be getting a big upside in terms of what we sold him for, and we’ve got three great strikers here already. “But of course as the manager, I want the best players I can get.” Part of the fee Newcastle received for Carroll was used to replace him with Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse, who scored 29 goals between them last season, while Shola Ameobi also played an important part in the club’s ﬁfth-placed Barclays Premier League ﬁnish. They have been linked with a series of striking targets this summer including Carroll, Luuk de Jong and Loic Remy, but the position is complicated by a releaseclause in Ba’s contract.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday the Premier League club are still active in the transfer market and will bring new players in to bolster their squad. Wenger, who has added Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud during the off season, would not be drawn on specific targets after British media reports linked Spain and Malaga winger Santi Cazorla with a move to the Gunners. The Frenchman also said he was keen to ensure injured players such as Jack Wilshere returned to duty fully fit. Wilshere, a vital element of Arsenal’s midfield, was ruled out of the 2011-12 season with an ankle injury and is still continuing his rehabilitation. “I am ready to talk a lot, but not a lot about transfers, because it is a very fragile subject and a very secret subject,” Wenger said on Arsenal’s website (www. arsenal.com). “We bought Giroud and Podolski, and I hope that we ‘bought’ (Abou) Diaby and Wilshere too, who didn’t play at all last season. “We will add Wilshere to the squad as soon as possible. But we are not at the end of it (transfers) - we will still bring players in.” Wenger reiterated his stance on captain Robin van Persie’s future, saying he hopes to keep the Dutchman at the club. “There is nothing to elaborate,” Wenger said. “The options are clear - we want to keep our players. I would be happy for him to stay in the English Premier League - at Arsenal.” Van Persie, who has a year remaining on his current Emirates deal, announced earlier this month he would not extend his contract. As part of Arsenal’s pre-season tour, they are currently in China’s capital, Beijing, where they will play Premier League champions Manchester City at the Bird’s Nest stadium tomorrow.

Boss Wenger says the Gunners will buy more players

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Olympic Games

Murray hopes too busy to see Bolt strike twice Brit desperate to banish Wimbledon final demons By Kylie MacLellan ANDY Murray has vivid memories of Usain Bolt’s blistering 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics but the British number one hopes to miss out on watching the sprinter try and repeat that feat in London, by being too busy winning his first tennis gold medal. At his Olympic debut in Beijing, Murray, who carried the Olympic torch through Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Monday, suffered the massive shock of losing his first round singles match to Taiwan’s lowly ranked Lu Yen-hsun in straight sets. “For me, the memory I have from the last Olympics in Beijing was watching the 100 metres final and seeing what Usain Bolt did there was pretty amazing,” he told reporters at a Team GB tennis press conference at the Wimbledon Olympic

Proud: Andy Murray holds the Olympic torch on Wimbledon’s Murray Mound this week Tennis venue. “I got to see the boxing and the badminton but that was because I lost early in the singles so I had some time to do that,” he added. “I hope that is not the case this time.” At the London Games, the men’s tennis ﬁnal is being

held on August 5 - the same day as the 100 metre ﬁnal - and on the same court where Murray was reduced to tears after Switzerland’s Roger Federer beat him to capture his seventh Wimbledon crown. Murray, who is seeded third for the tournament

after Rafa Nadal’s withdrawal through injury, has said preparing for the Olympics has helped him get over that defeat, which also continued the host nation’s 76-year wait for a men’s grand slam champion and the Olympics title would more than make up for it. “In terms of achievement, winning a gold medal is the pinnacle of sport and would be right up there with anything I have done so far,” the 25-year-old Scot added. With the tennis event kicking off on Saturday, GB tennis team leader Paul Hutchins said they were still to make a decision about attending Friday evening’s opening ceremony. “We are just going to make up our mind once we have seen the draw to see when people are playing,” he said, sat at a podium whose usual distinctive Wimbledon Championships backdrop had been covered over with the London 2012 logo. “There is this Olympic spirit among all the athletes and they are very conscious they want to go to the opening ceremony because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. “But the ﬁrst call must be, from the players point of view, their performance the next day.”

All smiles: Cyprus tennis star Marcos Baghdatis is clearly enjoying himself as he practises for the Olympic tennis tournament at Wimbledon yesterday

Spain coach sees positives in US defeat Greek triple jumper is withdrawn for racist tweet

By Iain Rogers SPAIN gained some useful pointers as to how they might overcome the United States if they meet at the London Olympics despite yesterday’s drubbing at the hands of the 2008 gold medallists, coach Sergio Scariolo said. Led by towering forwards Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka, the Spanish surged into a nine-point lead in the ﬁrst quarter at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi but were unable to maintain their early intensity and slipped to a 100-78 defeat. The height of Gasol and Ibaka troubled the Americans, who beat Spain in the ﬁnal in Beijing four years ago and have lost some of their big men to injury, and when Marc Gasol, Pau’s slightly taller brother, returns from injury, they will be even more of a threat, Scariolo said. “We were able to maintain parity at the start but later started to lose too many balls,” the Italian told a news conference. “But it was a very useful match in every sense and we have an idea of what we shouldn’t do and what we should be doing better,” he added. “We have created a good base to go into the Games

By Karolina Tagaris

The Americans, featuring NBA superstars such as LeBron James (left) were far too strong and we have gathered a lot of information.” Scariolo said Spain would be better prepared if they came up against the US again in London and noted that as well as Marc Gasol, who has a left shoulder problem, there were several other players who were still working towards peak ﬁtness. He praised the US performance, which came after an erratic display against Argentina on Sunday in Barcelona, when they scraped to an 8680 success.

“They are way the best team in the world, there is no question about this,” Scariolo said. “They are extremely versatile and athletic, dangerous either attacking the ring or shooting from outside. “You can talk for hours about whether they are big or small but they are overall a great team. “Of course tonight we didn’t have Marc and we couldn’t really exploit our inside game.” US forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored a game-high

27 points, said he expected a stiffer test from the Spanish if they met again in London and highlighted the potential threat of a ﬁt-again Marc Gasol. “They will have Marc back so he makes it a lot more difﬁcult,” Anthony told a news conference. “Another big body and another great passer, he makes everybody around him better,” he added. “I’m sure they’ll learn from this game. It’ll be much harder next time in London.”

GREEK triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou was withdrawn from the London Olympics yesterday after causing an uproar at home for tweeting what was seen as a racist slur, the head of the Greek Olympics team said. “With so many Africans in Greece... the West Nile mosquitoes will at least eat homemade food!!!” she had posted on her Twitter account. The head of the Greek Olympic mission said she could no longer be on the team. “She showed no respect for a basic Olympic value and unfortunately she is out,” Isidoros Kouvelos told Greek SKAI TV. “She made a mistake and in life we pay for our mistakes.” The 23-year-old athlete said in a lengthy apology that the comment was “an unfortunate and tasteless joke”. “I am very sorry and ashamed for the negative responses I triggered, since I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights,” Papachristou wrote in a note posted on her Facebook page in Greek and English. “My dream is connected to the Olympic Games and I could not possibly participate if I did not respect their values.” Her apology did not sway the co-ruling Democratic Left party, which had demanded her expulsion. “She can make as many vile ‘jokes’ as she likes on social networking sites when she watches the Olympic Games on TV,” it said in a statement. “But she certainly cannot represent Greece in London.” One man has died in a small outbreak of the West Nile virus in Athens this month and at least ﬁve other cases have been reported, according to the country’s disease control and prevention body. Greece is sending 105 competitors in 16 sports to the London Olympics beginning on Friday. Papachristou was a long shot for a medal with a season’s best of 14.58 metres, almost half a metre behind the world leaders.

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Olympic Games

Proud Goddard itching to race ‘best ever’ Phelps in London

Swimming secrets are safe with Omega man

‘Phelps is the best athlete that has ever walked the planet in any sport’

By Alan Baldwin

By Tom Pilcher BRITISH swimmer James Goddard may have become an unwilling participant in a ﬁerce debate yesterday, just who had the best Olympic performance in Beijing four years ago? American swimmer Michael Phelps or Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt? The debate has raged between pundits for four years over whether Bolt’s three gold medals in the athletics, all in world record times, or Phelps’ record eight golds was the performance people would discuss in 100 years. Phelps’ haul in Beijing beat compatriot Mark Spitz’s haul of seven in 1972 and he now has 14 Olympic titles in total. The American is swimming seven events in London. Bolt, meanwhile, is looking to become the ﬁrst athlete to win the hat-trick of sprint titles at successive Games in London. Goddard, however, was unequivocal. “I think Phelps is the best athlete that has ever walked the planet in any sport,” the 29-year-old, who will swim against Phelps and world champion and record holder Ryan Lochte in the 200 metre individual medley, said yesterday. “I’m honoured to swim in this event. It’s a dream come true,” he said before adding he was trying to avoid the likely heightened anticipation that will surround the race. “I’m hoping they get caught up with each other.

Britain’s James Goddard (left) is the European championships silver medallist, but he will be facing a sporting icon in Michael Phelps in the swimming pool I try not to get caught up with the whirlwind of Lochte and Phelps.” Phelps beat Lochte at the US trials last month in the 200 while Lochte got his revenge in the 400. Goddard ﬁnished sixth in the shorter event in Beijing four years ago and fourth at the 2011 world championships and is the European championships silver medallist and was “itching” to get into the pool. “I’m a racer. I like to get in and race hard.”

Goddard said that an additional motivation would be the passionate home crowd, which British Swimming’s head coach Dennis Pursley said could be a factor in lifting the performance of the team. “A home Olympics does bring the best out of the home country and its athletes,” said the former US swimming head coach, who knows the beneﬁts of home advantage having worked with his compatriots in Atlanta in 1996.

“All the indicators I look at coming into a major competition are pointing in the right direction,” said Pursley who added a Rudyard Kipling quote ‘the strength of the wolf is the pack’ to demonstrate his feelings on how the team had come together in ﬁnal training camps. “We’re healthy, injury-free and there’s a great demeanour and camaraderie in the team. “I fully expect the team to come together and swim very well next week.”

Performance director Michael Scott echoed Pursley’s assessment and said he hoped Britain’s swimmers would get the Games off to a perfect start for the host nation on all fronts. “If we get momentum within the swimming first that will build momentum for Team GB,” said the Australian, who played a significant role in attracting Pursley to the British set-up. “Our goal, always, is performance first. That has to be our priority.”

Norman receives overdue recognition 44 years on By John Mehaffey FOR more years than should have been necessary, Australian sprinter Peter Norman has been the answer to a sports quiz question. Even hardcore track fans struggle to name the third man in the iconic photo of Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing on the victory podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics with heads bowed and one black-gloved fist raised. A film by Norman’s nephew Matt, which has been several years in the gestation, seeks to redress this historic oversight. Salute, available on DVD/ Download on July 30, tells the story of Norman’s early life and shows Australia was far from immune from the turmoil of the 1960s. Protesters demonstrated on behalf of the oppressed aboriginal people and there was fierce opposition to Australia’s in-

volvement in the Vietnam war. Norman, still the ﬁnest sprinter produced in the southern hemisphere, wore a badge in support of the two black Americans and their cause, the Olympic Project for Human Rights, at the victory ceremony for the 200 metres. How a young man from a Melbourne white working class background came to support Smith and Carlos in their silent protest is related by Salute. Smith elaborated on the events leading to an unprecedented protest which stunned the world during the course of an interview with Reuters in a recent visit to London. Smith, who smashed the world record en route to taking the gold medal ahead of Norman and Carlos, said the trio had been waiting underneath the stands for the victory ceremony, a room he said was known as “the dungeon”. “I remember the conversa-

tion that John had with Peter,” he said. “And the question from John to Peter was ‘do you believe in human rights?’ “And Peter said, in the Australian manner, ‘yeah, I believe in human rights’. John said ‘if you had a button would you wear it’ and he said ‘yeah, I’d wear it. “I had only one button, Carlos had a button, as we were coming out of the dungeon there was a overhang and one of the rowers from Harvard, who backed the human rights issue, also had a button. “I don’t know how John got the button. I was in front of John coming out, and the next thing I knew he was pinning it on Peter. And I said, ‘oh God, no’. I said ‘Peter are you going to wear it’ and he said ‘yeah, why not?’” The Australian sporting authorities were no more forgiving. Norman, who died in 2006, was not selected for the 1972 Munich Olympics and never ran for his country again.

Australian sprinter Peter Norman (left) stands on the podium next to Tommie Smith and John Carlos, whose ‘Black Power Salute’ stunned the world

IN the split-second world of Olympic swimming, where gold medals are won or lost by a fingertip, Peter Huerzeler is the man who knows. He is the Omega man - the former company head whose timing technology puts him in a position to know exactly who is quickest in the pool even when two swimmers hit the wall seemingly simultaneously. He is also the man who, in the finest Swiss tradition, is sworn to secrecy and neutrality. Olympic swimming results are given officially in hundredths of a second, even if Omega can time an athlete precisely to the 1/10,000th and has the ultimate computing power to do so to a millionth of a second. In the event of identical timings and a shared gold medal, Huerzeler will know which of the two was first of equals. He will never divulge the information, however. To do so, said the veteran preparing to spend his 16th Olympics in the timing and results room, would simply not be fair on anyone. “We had in the European championships a lot of discussions about the ties,” he explained poolside yesterday as Olympic hopefuls went through their training routines in the lanes behind him. Huerzeler said Omega had done more detailed analysis of those ties with their data and discovered that, timed to 1/1,000th of a second, only one remained. At 1/10,000th there were none. It would therefore be possible to declare an absolute winner, but that would fail to take into account other factors. “They are talking about measuring the thousandths again but that is not correct,” said Huerzeler. “One thousandth of a second is 1.7 millimetres. “And who gives me the guarantee that each lane in the construction of a pool is precise to the millimetre? The tolerances in the pool are in centimetres...the thousandth is only feasible if everybody is swimming in the same line.” Olympic timings were once given in thousandths but the practice changed after 1972 when that year’s 400m individual medley gold went to Sweden’s Gunnar Larsson by two thousandths over American Alexander McKee after both tied at 4:31.98. Since then there have been shared golds. The timing in London also incorporates, for the first time at a Games, a poolside light system that shows the crowd immediately who were the first three finishers.

Thursday, July 26, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Sport

APOEL and Anorthosis seek Europa League qualification 29

Murray hopes he’s too busy to see Bolt strike twice 30

Games kick off with Team GB win over NZ Cardiff football match begins mouth-watering sporting extravaganza

AEL cruise through in Champions League Linfield 0 AEL 0 AEL win 3-0 on aggregate By Nemanja Bjedov AEL Limassol defeated Northern Irish champions Linfield 3-0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League after a goalless second leg at Windsor Park in Belfast late last night. The result sets up a mouthwatering clash against Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade in the third round of qualifiers. The Cypriot champions had their first chance of the match after 14 minutes but Rui Miguel’s shot went just past Alan Blayney’s goal. The hosts responded seven minutes later when Matias Degra denied Ryan Henderson, deflecting his shot out for a corner kick.

By Mike Collett and Mike Collett-White

HE British women’s football team kicked off the Olympics yesterday with victory for the home team over New Zealand, while Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, hero of the 2008 Games and the fastest man on earth, vowed to win again, declaring: “This is my time”. The whiff of scandal hung over London’s Olympic Park, where thousands of journalists and athletes were limbering up for the July 27-August 12 showcase, after Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou was withdrawn from the Games for a racist tweet. Her subsequent apology fell on deaf ears, with the head of the Greek Olympic mission, Isidoros Kouvelos, saying: “She made a mistake and in life we pay for our mistakes.” With doping concerns at centre stage, nine track and ﬁeld athletes have been banned for violations in a crackdown on the use of prohibited substances at the London Olympics. The athletes, including leading Moroccan marathon runner Abderrahim Goumri, were all caught with the aid of the Athlete Biological Passport programme, which will be used at an Olympics for the ﬁrst time in London. The football match in the Welsh capital, which Britain won 1-0 courtesy of a secondhalf goal from Stephanie Houghton, came two days before Friday’s opening ceremony at the main London stadium, the culmination of seven years of preparations for an event that draws billions of viewers around the world. In host city London, basking in sunshine after a rainy summer, authorities went ahead with unpopular lane closures to keep the roads, and hundreds of thousands of extra visitors, moving, and security

EARLY EXCHANGE

Off to a flyer: Stephanie Houghton (left) was the home hero as the Olympic Games got underway yesterday has been beefed up to protect the Games. Counter-terrorism chiefs have played down the possibility of a major attack, although in a possible sign of pre-Games jitters, a Typhoon fighter jet was scrambled to intercept an aircraft that had flown into restricted air space. More than 16,000 athletes are warming up for their big day at venues across Britain, and 11 million visitors will follow every twist and turn of intense battles for the ultimate prize -Olympic gold. Bolt, Jamaican winner of the 100 metres and 200m Olympic titles in Beijing in 2008, fired the opening salvo in what promises to be an explosive 100m sprint final on August 5, arguably the blue riband event of the Games. “This is my time,” said the 6ft-5in (1.95m) superstar, as attention turns from a security scandal and transport chaos in the run-in to the Olympics to what really counts - sport. “This will be the moment, and this will be the year, when I set myself apart from other athletes in the world,” 25year-old Bolt told the Guardian newspaper.

Usain Bolt fired the opening salvo in what promises to be an explosive 100m final Bolt, who holds the world record for the 100m race, is aiming to achieve what no other man has ever done before - successfully defend the 100m and 200m finals. While the British government and Olympic officials will be delighted that sport is now in focus, the threat of transport disruption and security worries lingered with just two days to go before the eagerly-awaited opening ceremony. One target of anger among

notoriously grumpy taxi drivers and many ordinary Londoners are the so-called ‘Games lanes’ which came into operation yesterday. Scathingly dubbed ‘Zil’ lanes after Soviet roads reserved for black limousines carrying senior Communist partymembers, the roads are reserved exclusively for Olympic officials, the media, athletes and sponsors. Anyone caught straying into the lanes without permission faces an automatic 130-pound fine, and there has been confusion and heavy traffic in several parts of the capital as a direct result of the system. The symbolic Olympic torch, nearing the end of its 8,000-mile journey, yesterday visited Wembley Stadium, scene of England’s only football World Cup triumph in 1966, and was carried by the goalkeeper in that match, Gordon Banks. Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, who plays the redhaired Ron Weasley in the hit movie franchise, was also among the bearers. The torch’s odyssey ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron tomorrow night before 60,000 spectators in-

cluding Queen Elizabeth, US First Lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities and dignitaries. Another one billion people are expected to tune in around the world for the ceremony directed by film-maker Danny Boyle. While many details of the show have leaked through the media and social networking sites, some secrets remain, notably the identity of the person who will light the flame and even the location of the cauldron. Former England and Manchester United player David Beckham has confirmed he will play a cameo role in the event, which will include pyrotechnics, a celebration of British music and several spectacular stunts. It has been widely reported that the three-hour show will feature idyllic scenes of pastoral Britain, references to the ‘Satanic mills’ of its industrial past and nods to its place on the modern international cultural stage. At rehearsals this week, crowds cheered the complex and distinctly British ceremony, which will be in stark contrast to Beijing’s more choreographed extravaganza.

Despite the early exchange, the pace of the game was very slow and there were no clear goal-scoring opportunities throughout the first half, with AEL being the slightly better team with more creativity in the middle of the park. After the interval the identical scenario continued. The visitors had no real intention of going for goals as they were pleased to hold on to their first leg advantage, while Linfield were unable to create a single goal chance in front of Degra. Partizan meanwhile overcame Maltese outfit Valletta 7-2 on aggregate in their second qualifying round encounter. The first match between AEL and Partizan will be played at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol next Wednesday, with the return leg scheduled for the following week in the Serbian capital. It is worth mentioning that three AEL players were booked by Swedish referee Martin Strombergsson on the night - Dosa Junior, Luciano Bebe and Paolo Sergio. All three are important in Pambos Christodoulou’s starting line-up and it will be a big blow to the Limassol side if any of them were to miss the second leg against Vladimir Vermezovic’s men.