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Strikes sweep across Europe Millions protest cuts they say have made economic crisis even worse By Feliciano Tisera and Daniel Alvarenga

olice and protesters clashed in Spain and Italy yesterday as millions of workers went on strike in organised labour’s biggest Europewide challenge to austerity policies since the eurozone debt crisis erupted three years ago. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, schools were shut, factories were at a standstill and trains barely ran in Spain and Portugal where unions held their first joint general strike. Stoppages in Belgium interrupted international rail services. Workers also protested in Greece and France against austerity policies that have taken a heavy economic toll and aggravated mass unemployment. But the demonstrations organised by the European Trade Union Confederation seemed unlikely to force hard-pressed governments to change their cost-cutting strategies. In Spain, 110 people were arrested – including two allegedly with material to make explosives – after confrontations at picket lines and damage to storefronts. Riot police fired rubber bullets at protesters in central Madrid in one brief clash. Even non-union workers joined protests and marches. “This isn’t about politics or unions. This is social and economic. If we have to shut down the country we’ll shut it down,” said 24-year-old Mariluz Gordillo, a non-unionised phone operator at El Corte Ingles department

store. In Rome scuffles broke out between police in riot gear and demonstrators who threw stones, bottles and fireworks at police. About 60 demonstrators were detained. Protesters occupied Pisa’s mediaeval leaning tower for an hour, hanging a banner reading “Rise up. We are not paying for your crisis”. In Portugal and Greece – both rescued with European funds and under strict austerity programmes – the economic downturn sharpened in the third quarter, data showed yesterday. Portuguese unemployment jumped to a record 15.8 per cent while in neighbouring Spain, one in four of the workforce is jobless. Greece’s economic output shrank 7.2 per cent on an annual basis in the third quarter as the debt-laden country staggers towards its sixth year of depression. Close to 26 million people are unemployed in the European Union while governments take aim at spending on treasured universal health care and public schools. “Things have to change ... Money has ended up with all the power and people none. How could this happen?” said Esteban Quesada, 58, a hardware store owner in Barcelona who closed his shop to join the protests in Spain’s second city. Throughout southern Europe governments are trying to put public finances back on track after years of overspending. Portugal and Greece have cut pensions and, along with Spain, have

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UNMISSABLE: THE ONCE IN 1,300 YEARS SOLAR ECLIPSE

Amazing sight: the moon passing between earth and the sun, ending in the glowing halo of total eclipse (left)

A rare total solar eclipse was watched by tens of thousands of people in northern Australia and millions more worldwide via live broadcasts yesterday. Tourists, locals, scientists and astronomers took to hot air balloons and boats at Palm Cove in tropical North Queensland to watch the region’s ﬁrst such event for 1,300 years. The area was plunged into darkness for two minutes and ﬁve seconds. The next total solar eclipse is in 2015 over Iceland

Coconuts and underpants to mark Guinness records day By Isla Binnie GIANT chocolate coins, squeezing people into a Mini car and ‘sport stacking’ will all be pushed to their limits during Guinness World Records day today. The eighth annual global celebration of the weird and wacky will see more than 420,000 people attempt to smash old favourites of the record-breaking world, many for charity. At least 400,000 of those involved will be schoolchildren building pyramids of plastic cups against the clock (sport stacking) in the southern United States, while Britain’s Manjit Singh will be ﬁrmly at the weirder end of the stunt spectrum

as he attempts to lift over 23.5 kg using only his eye sockets. A team from Germany will attempt to beat the record for smashing the most pairs of coconuts in the space of one minute, while neighbouring France will host a competition to throw the highest number of shaving-cream pies in a minute. Some would-be record-breakers will be raising money for high-proﬁle causes. Alberto Deleonardis is leading an effort in Bologna, Italy to mint the world’s largest chocolate coin. “We decided to use the attempt as a way to raise funds to restore a primary school near Modena that tumbled down during the earthquake that struck earlier this

year,” he said. The perennial quest to squeeze 28 people into an old model of the British three-door classic Mini automobile will be undertaken in London by a team of women who have pledged all proceeds to the Children in Need charity. An Australian will attempt to don the most pairs of underpants worn, and in Finland, an attempt will be made on the record for the most ice hockey target shots in 30 seconds. “This year it seems to be all about bringing records back home to the people who are most passionate about enjoying their culture and national identity,” said Craig Glenday, editor in chief of Guinness World Records.

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COMPANIES LISTED in EU countries could be forced to have more women on their boards, with a target of 40 per cent by 2020, under rules proposed by the European Commission yesterday. But states are divided on whether positive discrimination or pan-European rules are necessary, and some such as Britain have said they would oppose a legally binding target. The rules would apply to the non-executive boards of publicly traded companies with over 250 staff, where the Commission estimates women account for fewer than 15 per cent of positions. “Priority shall be given to the candidate of the under-represented sex if that candidate is equally qualiﬁed as the candidate of the other sex,” a Commission statement said. The plan was backed by a majority of the body’s 27 commissioners yesterday. But it is still at an early stage and details are unclear as talks must take place with member states and the European Parliament, which have to approve it before it becomes law. It is the ﬁrst attempt to introduce binding rules for a gender quota across the

27 countries in the European Union. Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, from Luxembourg, launched the proposal, and several male commissioners are in favour, including Economy Commissioner Olli Rehn from Finland and the ﬁnance commissioner,

Michel Barnier of France. Countries could be obliged to penalise companies who do not favour women, under the rules. Even though the plan sets the target of women to make up 40 per cent of board members by 2020, opposition to mandatory quotas from several coun-

Women’s role lacking in Cyprus IN CYPRUS there are no national measures to improve gender balance on boards, an EU Commission press release said yesterday. Women currently represent 4.4 per cent of the board members of the largest publicly listed companies in Cyprus (FTSE/CySE20 index). This proportion is one of the lowest in the EU and significantly below the EU average (13.7 per cent). The proportions of women board chairs (5.3 per cent) and CEOs (5.6 per cent), on the other hand, are slightly above the EU averages which are 3.2 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively. Women account for 3.3 per cent of non-executive directors in the largest publicly listed companies in Cyprus, a significantly lower figure than the EU average of 15 per cent. The share of women as executive directors in Cyprus is 8.2 per cent compared to the EU average of 8.9 per cent. The proportion of women on boards in Cyprus has fluctuated around the five per cent mark since 2003. Over the last five years there is a suggestion of a slight improvement but the rate of change is too slow to have any significant impact, said the Commission press release. According to Eurobarometer figures, 96 per cent of people in Cyprus (and 88 per cent of Europeans) think that, given equal competences, women should be equally represented in positions of leadership in companies while 91 per cent (and 75 per cent of Europeans) are in favour of legislation on this matter under the condition that qualification is taken into account without automatically favouring one or other gender.

tries means it is not year clear whether this would be legally binding. “There is still some ambiguity in the text,” said a diplomat from one country that is sceptical about the proposed law. Nine EU countries, including Britain, the Netherlands and Malta, made clear their opposition to the law in September. But one of the nine, Bulgaria, has since changed its mind, said one EU source. Britain, the most outspoken critic of EU-imposed quotas, says its voluntary approach is adequate. “We have consistently argued that measures are best considered at national level,” a British government spokeswoman said. The share of women on the boards of British-listed companies rose to 12.5 per cent in 2010 from seven per cent in 1999. Norway - not a member of the EU- imposed a 40 per cent quota for non-executive boardrooms in 2003, a target that was reached in 2009. Norwegian companies can be liquidated if they fail to reach the target. While men dominate boardrooms and public posts in the EU, many women who have risen through company ranks resent quotas, saying that they give the impression that women have not been promoted on merit. (See Centre)

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Promoting foreign investment is ‘imperative’ By Poly Pantelides WITH Cyprus due to receive a bailout by international lenders, encouraging investment must be a priority, top mandarins told the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency’s (CIPA) annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. “It is imperative we strengthen efforts to encourage and convince foreign businesses and investors to include Cyprus as a possible implementation point in their strategic plans when expanding,” Commerce

Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis said. Referring to negotiations with the troika – the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank – Sylikiotis said the EU has learned that any structural changes must take place alongside growth. “Foreign investment movement, especially in strategic sectors of a country, is an important factor in financial growth especially at a time when because of the financial crisis there is a substantial reduction,” Sylikiotis said. President Demetris Christofias –

who also addressed the AGM yesterday – said that Cyprus’ role in the debt crisis stems from its banks’ exposure to the Greek economy. “Left out of the so-called markets and without loan prospects, we were forced to go to the EU’s stability mechanism,” Christoﬁas said. He denied any government responsibility “for any supposed measures the government should have taken and did not”. “We went to the mechanism to cover the billions the banking system needs,” Christoﬁas said adding that Cyprus hydrocarbons reserves

and “balanced measures” could pull the island out of the crisis. The state-funded CIPA – set up in 2007 to attract foreign investment – can help promote Cyprus as an attractive investment spot, improve the business environment and help out foreign investors, Christofias said. He said this included the sectors of finance, shipping, education, medical tourism and energy. Christofias said Cyprus was honoured that CIPA was ranked fifth among 189 organisations from across the world for the promotion of foreign invest-

ments in a 2012 World Bank report on investment promotion benchmarking. “During these hard times we absolutely need to attract capital and create new jobs,” he said. Sylikiotis said that Cyprus could respond to competition by using its natural gas ﬁnds, networking with other countries and organisations, and by offering competitive services such as double taxation agreements and low corporate tax rates. CIPA can help with its network of businesses in Cyprus and abroad, Sylikiotis said.

Christofias: focus on contents Any bailout agreement will define future for years to come, president warns By George Psyllides TIME was not the only important factor in the bailout negotiations, President Demetris Christofias said yesterday, as he reiterated that certain political conditions tabled by international lenders would be hard to accept. Christofias also called on the opposition to stop suggesting he was blocking an agreement, even though one appeared no closer yesterday. “Certainly the time factor is important in this negotiation,” Christofias said, but it was not the only one. “In our perception, the substance, the contents of the agreement is the most decisive parameter since it will define the future of the country and the people in the coming years,” the president said. Speaking at the AGM of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, Christofias said it is a difficult negotiation and “political conditions submitted by the troika are difficult to accept”. He did not elaborate. It was the same statement he made last Saturday in Greece, which came to contradict Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly’s comment that progress had been achieved

in the negotiations. The opposition criticised the government over the contradictory statements, as rumours insisted Christoﬁas is trying to avoid putting his name on a bailout agreement. The president himself, without naming anyone, said people should stop sending messages to Europe “that ministers supposedly want and the president is obstructing the signing of a memorandum”. Opposition DISY leader and presidential candidate Nicos Anastassiades pointed out the contradictions and voiced hope that the administration, which he said shares the blame for the woes of the economy, would have the courage to sign a deal. “The measures will be painful, without a doubt. We have lost valuable time,” Anastassiades said during a lunchtime news show on state broadcaster CyBC. “They would have been a lot less painful if only they had listened to us when we warned them.” Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said the only thing that caused confusion were the contradictory comments made by the opposition. “On the one hand opposi-

President Demetris Christoﬁas meeting yesterday with trade union representatives, who handed him a memorandum with their positions, as part of protests to mark European tion parties demand a tough negotiation and on the other they accuse the government for supposedly delaying signing the memorandum,” Stefanou said. “What does the opposition really want? Sign a memorandum whose only contents would be the troika’s demands and conditions?” Asked if he agreed with Shiarly’s comment, Stefanou said “we shall see this at the end of the road.” The aim was for an agree-

ment as soon as possible, the spokesman said, on condition that the contents are known. But it appears that it would not be soon enough for the government to receive muchneeded cash to cover its increased obligations next month. The troika delegation currently on the island is not even authorised to close a deal, Stefanou said, because the amount needed for recapitalising the banks is still unknown.

Day of Action and Solidarity. They said that they join their voices with their European counterparts against austerity measures, which they say, will lead to economic stagnation Reports said the administration would need some €350 million in December. Stefanou did not get into details regarding the negotiations but he repeated that one major sticking point was the disagreement on the amount needed for recapitalising the banks. That amount is still unknown although the troika’s estimate is around double that of the government’s, hence the former’s stricter austerity measures.

Meanwhile the troika continued its contacts with officials representing various sectors of the economy. Reports said the lenders, together with the government, will task an independent organisation to review the efficiency of the civil service with special emphasis on tax collection. The troika has also suggested liberalising legal charges and allowing advertising by law offices – both proposals are rejected by lawyers.

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Home Call to save disabled kids from welfare cuts By Peter Stevenson AN APPEAL to stop proposed welfare cuts for families with disabled children was the main theme of a press conference held yesterday by ‘Agkalia Elpidas’, an association of parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy and other types of paralysis. Currently families are entitled to a minimum of €850 per child a month in welfare support from the government, but proposed cuts could wipe out all of that, leaving some families to fend for themselves at a time of economic strife. “We believe there should be no cuts to aid given to children with disability,” said the president of Agkalia Elpidas, Elli Philipou. “Groups that are vulnerable must be excluded from austerity measures and protected, especially now during this most difficult period.” The proposed cuts have yet to be voted on by members of parliament, but the Cyprus Confederation of Organisations of the Disabled (KYSOA) said it was shocked that nobody from the government or welfare office had even consulted them. “We will be sending our counter-proposals to the government next week,” KYSOA president Christos Nikolaides told the press conference. Philipou said that a foundation for helping people with disabilities needed to be put in place rather than quick fix solutions. “We need to build centres with modern specifications to help people with disabilities,” she said. Another concern that was discussed was the lack of toys or games available at public parks or play places to children with disabilities. “I have been to 30 or 40 parks in Nicosia and haven’t found one that caters to the needs of disabled children,” one parent said.

Forced paternity test ‘violates a family’s legal right to privacy’ Families have to pay ¤1,000 for DNA test By Stefanos Evripidou THE MIGRATION Department is violating the human right to family life and privacy by forcing families with a foreign mother to undergo paternity testing at their expense to prove the father is a Cypriot national, according to the Ombudswoman’s Office. Following a series of complaints made in 2011 concerning the practices of the migration department when dealing with families containing a foreign mother and Cypriot father, Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou launched an investigation into the matter. The result is the damning report against the department issued on October 31, 2012, which Savvidou said effectively violates human rights. Given that the practice takes place without any legal or regulatory framework and is not based on clear, specific or objective criteria making the action predictable, transparent, fair and legally sound, “the department is violating the principle of legality and by extension the human right to family and private life”. “Therefore and by this alone, the practice followed by the department has no legal basis and cannot be tolerated in a rule of law state like ours,” she said. Regarding the complaints submitted to her office, Savvidou noted that “in none of the cases put before me did the father doubt the paternity of the child, while the couple and the child had a wellestablished family life”. The authorities request a paternity test in three cases. The first follows a request for a residence permit by a third country national, who is the mother of a child with a Cypriot father, where the family has a “problematic history” with the department, like pre-

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Eliza Savvidou: DNA test has no legal basis vious charges of entering into a fake marriage or illegal stay in the country. Failure to take the test means the mother in question cannot marry her partner if she has not already done so. Nor can she work or have access to any social or medical beneﬁts. The second case is when examining an application for

Cypriot citizenship by a third country national who is the mother of child declared to have a Cypriot father. A third case is if the child was born outside Cyprus, and there is doubt over paternity, or the father’s name on the birth certiﬁcate is different, or the child was born within nine months of dissolution of

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the foreign mother’s previous marriage. Savvidou points out that none of the above conditions are speciﬁed in any law or written regulatory framework. Instead, the decision to demand DNA testing is done on a case by case basis by the head of the Civil Registry and Migration Department, Anny Shakallis, when a “suspect” case comes to her attention. According to the Ombudswoman, despite repeated requests for a written response on the matter from Shakallis, none was given. Instead, Savvidou heard orally from the migration head that a paternity test was requested in a few dozen cases. In 99.9 per cent of those cases, the DNA analysis proved the Cypriot partner was the biological father of the child. The costs to the family are around €1,000 for DNA testing of the mother, father and child. Failure to take the test if requested results in a rejected application, whether that be for a residence permit for the mother or citizenship for the child. The Ombudswoman referred in her report to the European Commission’s guidelines on the issue which specify that to consider a statement of paternity false, the person presenting himself as the father has to know he is not the father and also have no intention of taking on parental responsibility for the child. She further highlighted that DNA testing for the purposes mentioned above was not very common since most EU member states regulate the matter using “milder measures” like certifying the authenticity of birth certiﬁcates, obtaining other evidence, and examining the couple’s history. The biggest concern of EU countries is the respect to family and private life. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the right to family life protects any active parental relationship that develops within a family, even if there is no biological bond between parent and child, and even if there is no marriage between the parental couple.

CYPRUS TODAY Man injured A 30 YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition after a reported incident near Eleftheria square in central Nicosia yesterday, police said. The man was rushed into surgery at Nicosia General Hospital with injuries to one of his kidneys and a partially ruptured spleen. He was also wounded in the shoulder blade. The young man, a Greek citizen, believed to be of Armenian descent, was taken to a private clinic at 7.30pm on Tuesday night after being injured by a sharp object. The doctor at the clinic gave the man ﬁrst aid and then sent him to the general hospital as it was clear he needed surgery. The victim has so far been unable to give police a clear account of what happened.

Cannabis arrest POLICE arrested a 42year-old man in Nicosia on Tuesday evening for the illegal possession of cannabis. Ofﬁcers searched the man’s house and found a total of 25 plants and 146 grams of cannabis. The raid took place at 6.00pm on Tuesday. After his arrest the man was charged and held in custody.

Maid detained POLICE arrested a 38year-old domestic helper on Tuesday after her 69-year-old boss reported her for stealing approximately €43,000 worth of jewellery. The maid has been detained for six days to help the investigation, police said.

Bakery bomb A BOMB was set off outside a bakery undergoing refurbishment, outside of Trachoni in Limassol around 3am yesterday morning. Police said the explosion was caused by an improvised high power explosive device that was placed in the bakery’s shop window. The crime scene was closed off and evidence was taken as police continue their investigations.

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HUNDREDS of cars leaving Nicosia this morning will be stopped to see if they are fitted with the correct, properly maintained tyres. The Grand Pit Stop campaigners, among them the traffic police, will be checking cars on the NicosiaLimassol highway between 8am and 1pm, and drivers can stop at the Latsia weighing station to be given maintenance advice and get tyres inflated if necessary. Properly maintained tyres use less fuel, wear out more slowly and are safer. Most accidents can be prevented if cars are fitted with the right tyres, kept at the right pressure, the head of a road safety organisation has said. But over half of all car tyres recently checked across Cyprus were under-inflated, said the head of REACTION, Youth for the Prevention, Marios Stavrou said. “We started a campaign and discovered that a lot of car tyres had problems, most did not have enough pressure,” he said. About 600 cars were

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FORESTRY department ofﬁcials are patrolling the forests in an attempt to stop people from collecting mushrooms by using garden tools, an announcement said yesterday. Collecting mushrooms is not against the law as long as collectors pick them by hand and don’t use tools such as pitch forks or rakes as these destroy future growth. Collecting mushrooms in this way is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and/or a ﬁne of up to €5,000, the forestry department said. “Early rain and mild autumn temperatures have encouraged mushroom growth in almost all forest areas [and] many of our fellow citizens go to the mountains daily foraging for mushrooms,” an announcement said. But people try to remove the vegetation covering the mushrooms, usually using pitchforks or rakes. These damage the forest’s eco-

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Selling Christmas star space, a novel way of raising funds By Bejay Browne THE Paphos Friends Hospice has come up with a novel way of raising funds this Christmas: selling star space on a Christmas tree. A large fir tree, called the ‘Tree of Love’, will be placed in the reception area of the Evangelismos hospital in Paphos, where the hospice operates out of a dedicated wing. People will be able to buy stars and write the names of their loved ones on them and fix the stars on the tree. All the money will go towards the hospice. “As far as I know this is the first time such an idea has been undertaken in Paphos. Of course people may want to purchase a star for a loved one who is no longer here, but the idea behind it is a celebration of life,” hospice spokesman Colm Connolly said. “We are particularly hoping that the names of new born babies are added. We are aiming to sell hundreds of stars and this is a lovely way to

make a donation to the hospice,” he added. The Friends Hospice is currently the only operational hospice in Paphos and since opening in 2006, the facility has grown and now consists of a seven bed unit which is solely run by donations, money raised by the shops and fundraising events. All money raised from the sale of the stars, which will cost 5 euros each, will be donated to the hospice. The inauguration of the ‘Tree of Love’ will take place at the Evangelismos hospital on December 7 at 10am. It will be a festive event with mince pies and coffee being served.” Around 500 people have been cared for at the hospice which provides palliative care for people suffering with life limiting illness and support for them and their families. The hospice ﬁgures show an average occupancy of 70 per cent with most patients being Cypriot. It costs around half a million euros to operate the facility each year.

Paul and his family outside the interior ministry last month

Man appeals for family to stay in ‘only home they have ever known’ Children were born here and speak only Greek, father says By Poly Pantelides PROTESTING outside the interior ministry for the second time in the span of six weeks, Paul Murimi Njenga from Kenya yesterday said he wants ofﬁcials to explain why they plan to take his children away from the only country they know. “I want people to read about this and know,” he said. Paul came to Cyprus in July 2002, where he met his wife Hannah – also from Kenya – almost two years later in March 2004. They married in December 2005 in a Christian Orthodox church and went on to have a boy, now six years old, and a girl, aged four. In September Paul’s son John joined ﬁrst grade in a state primary school. His daughter Angelina goes to nursery. When Paul’s work permit lapsed in 2007 he requested asylum. At the time, a dispute over elections held in December in Kenya caused protests and riots. By early January 2008, Reuters news

agency reported that 255,000 people had been displaced. Paul and his wife kept getting temporary residence permits allowing them to stay and work. But in January this year, the interior ministry rejected the family’s application for a temporary residence permit and asked them to “make the necessary arrangements to depart immediately from the Republic”. Paul got in touch with the Ombudswoman’s office and asked them to look into his case. His children are born and raised in Cyprus and this is the only home they know, he says. Paul also claims that his children only speak Greek. He said that they never wanted to learn his native language even though Paul’s Greek is limited. The Ombudswoman’s office first got in touch with the interior ministry in May and heard back at the end of July to be told they would not re-examine Paul’s case. But the office insisted, and the Ombudswoman sent a letter a week ago asking to be given the case file so they could examine it, said the office’s

Aristos Tsiartas, who heads the antidiscrimination authority within the ofﬁce. Tsiartas said they are now waiting for a response to continue their investigation into Paul’s case. Paul believes he has a right to stay on humanitarian grounds. “Moving [my children] back to Kenya will be a tragic idea bearing in mind that these children will drag behind for about three years before they catch up with the educational level of other age mates due to language barrier,” he said in a letter to the interior ministry. He delivered the letter by hand in early October when he and his family protested outside the ministry. When he demonstrated again yesterday, a security guard told him his application “would be considered,” he said. “I have managed to support my family fully without any disturbance to my fellows or the government,” Paul said in his letter. “In those ten years I have not had any criminal record in Cyprus,” he said. “I am confused. Is it my colour?”

Financial woes led to spate of fake notes A 39-YEAR-OLD kiosk owner from Aradippou in Larnaca was arrested on Tuesday and taken to Larnaca District court yesterday on charges of counterfeiting euro notes. Sufﬁcient evidence was given to hold the man for six days, police said. “A search warrant was obtained to search the man’s residence and place of work after the owner of a petrol station reported that he had received a 20 euro note that appeared to be fake,” Larnaca police spokesman

Christos Andreou said. Eighteen counterfeit 20 euro notes were found on the man himself after police searched his kiosk. One more 20 euro note was found in the till along with a ﬁve euro counterfeit note. Police also found more copies of 20 euro and 10 euro notes on A4 paper in a photocopy machine on the premises where they also found an original 20 euro note that they believe was being used to make the copies. The man confessed to the

crime and told police his terrible ﬁnancial situation was the cause. Police found one more counterfeit note of 20 euros after searching the nearby area which was also taken as evidence. “Solving this case is down to the police’s immediate response and also the help they received from certain citizens who were vigilant and informed them immediately,” Andreou said. “It appears the man had intended to put the rest of the notes he had in his

possession into circulation, which came to a total of approximately 600 euros, therefore police have prevented counterfeit notes from entering the marketplace,” he added. Andreou said police are asking the public for help to ﬁnd the rest of the fake notes. He urged the public to be careful when dealing with notes of any value and if they come across notes that appear to be counterfeit to report it to police immediately.

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Schizophrenia care criticised Report slams failure of mental health care PATIENTS with schizophrenia in Britain are too often locked up in “mad house” institutions that are more likely to make them worse than better, mental health experts said yesterday. In a damning report on how people with the severe mental illness are cared for in Britain, the experts said there were “catastrophic failings” in treatment and described “shameful” standards of care on some mental health wards. The problems arise and are exacerbated in part by public misconceptions that schizophrenics are crazy, violent people who pose a risk to society, they said. “In this country we’ve become preoccupied with the idea that schizophrenia means a madman with an axe,” Robin Murray, a professor of psychiatric research at Britain’s Institute of Psychiatry, told reporters as the report was published. The reality, he said, was that the vast majority of people with schizophrenia were not violent and were in fact more likely to be victims of attacks than to lash out at others. He said Britain could learn a lot from countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands and Denmark, where health systems focused on getting patients with schizophrenia into calm, caring environments, rather than

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spending limited funds on unnecessary security and less appropriate treatment. Schizophrenia affects around 24 million people globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Patients can suffer from psychotic experiences such as delusions, paranoia,

or hearing voices. Although there is no cure and relatively little is known about its causes, there are many medicines and therapies that can treat some of the most serious symptoms. The WHO estimates the costs of treating someone with chronic schizophrenia can be as low as $2 a month. But across the world, including in developed countries like Britain, many patients have limited access to treatment. The WHO says more than half of all schizophrenia sufferers do not get appropriate care. The British report, which described schizophrenia as “the abandoned illness”, found that nursing and other healthcare staff working in schizophrenia services in the country’s state-funded National Health Service were often demoralised and “burnt out” and that “pessimism pervades the system”. It was written by a panel of mental health specialists known as the Schizophrenia Commission who heard evidence in person from 80 experts and people affected by the illness, and from 2,500 more who gave evidence online. It said mental health hospital wards were often such appalling places they made patients worse rather than better.

Teens found guilty of ‘vicious’ murder of friend TWO teenagers have been found guilty of murdering their friend in a “vicious and sustained assault” involving a baseball bat. Brett Lodge, 17, was attacked following an argument at a party in the Liberton area of Edinburgh on July 1 last year and was repeatedly punched, kicked and hit. The teenager suffered “catastrophic” head injuries and died in hospital eight days later. At the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday,

Declan Robertson, 17, and Andrew Parﬁnowski, 18, were convicted of his murder. The pair, from Edinburgh, were remanded in custody to return to court for sentencing on December 6. A third teenager, Cameron McKail, 17, was found guilty of assault. He was bailed and will also appear for sentencing next month, the Crown Ofﬁce said. In a statement released through police, Brett’s mother, Gillian Lodge, said her son’s death had devastated the family.

Education Secretary Gove was criticised for ‘playing politics’ with people’s lives

Education cost cut plans under fire PLANS to axe 1,000 jobs in the Education Department and halve the number of sites under radical cost-saving measures were coming under increasing attack yesterday. Union leaders and politicians criticised Education Secretary Michael Gove, warning he was “playing politics” with people’s lives. The department has been conducting a review over the past year, which has proposed saving £290 million by 2015/16 and reducing its workforce in England by a quarter, affecting jobs in human resources, ﬁnance and computing. The number of sites will be cut from 12 to six, generating savings of around £15 million a year, while spending on IT will be reduced

“considerably”. Union leaders believe other government departments will come under pressure to follow suit if the cuts go through as planned. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, said: “Michael Gove appears to want to run the education department as some kind of nightmarish right-wing experiment, playing politics with people’s livelihoods and putting at risk the very important services DfE civil servants provide to teachers and the public.” The union accused Gove of using civil servants as a testing ground for an “ideological attack” on staff.

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Japan PM to honour pledge that is likely to cost him his job JAPANESE Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to dissolve parliament’s lower house tomorrow for a snap election next month, which is likely to cost him his job and return to power a party that has governed Japan for most of the past 50 years. Opinion polls show Noda’s Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) heading for a heavy drubbing in the vote, set by government and senior party members for December 16, and the revival of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after just three years in opposition. Under its leader, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 58, the LDP may be more assertive in dealings with China and usher in more expansive spending policies after Noda focused on reining in the country’s ballooning public debt. The lower-house term ends in August 2013. Noda promised the LDP and its partner last August he would hold an election “soon” in order to win their backing in the opposition-controlled upper house for his signature sales tax increases. “I want to carry out a dissolution (of the lower house) on the 16th,” Noda said in response to questions from an opposition leader in parliament. However, Noda indicated his call for an election was conditional on opposition support on a ﬁnancing bill and voting reform.

The opposition has agreed to speed bills through parliament to fund 40 per cent of budget spending and Abe indicated his party had already promised support for voting reform, which would include cutting the number of lower house lawmakers. “Let me repeat that promise here,” he told Noda in a debate in a parliamentary committee. Noda, 55, is already Japan’s sixth prime minister since 2006 and the third since the DPJ swept to power in 2009 promising to change how Japan is governed after more than half a century of nearly non-stop LDP rule. But support for the DPJ has plummeted since then due to policy confusion and political stalemate and many in Noda’s party would prefer a delay in the election date. “This election will be fought on a few issues. It’s a question of whether or not you want to continue using nuclear power,” Economy Minister Seiji Maehara told reporters. Japan’s public has developed deep safety concerns about atomic power since an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima radiation crisis last year. “It’s also a question of whether you want to spend money on public works or whether you want the Democrats’ policies that emphasise spending on healthcare, child care, science and economic growth,” Maehara added.

Polls indicate Noda’s party is set for an electoral drubbing

An Afghan border policeman and US soldiers escort a suspected detained Taliban near Walli Was in Paktika province near the border with Pakistan on November 5, 2012

Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan By Mehreen Zahra-Malik PAKISTAN began releasing some Afghan Taliban prisoners who the Kabul government believes could help in reconciliation efforts, an ofﬁcial said yesterday, the clearest sign that Islamabad will support the troubled Afghan peace process. Afghan ofﬁcials, hopeful that direct contact with Taliban commanders could give them leverage in any peace talks, have long urged Pakistan for access to prisoners. The task of energising the Afghan peace process is gaining urgency as NATO combat troops prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014. Some Afghans fear the country could face civil war or another Tali-

Kabul believes release may help Afghan peace process ban takeover if insurgents are not brought into a serious peace process before then. An Afghan ofﬁcial said some Taliban captives had been released but Islamabad and Kabul were at odds over how many would be freed. Earlier, Abdul Hamid Mubarez, a member of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, visiting Islamabad, told Reuters: “Pakistan has sent us a very strong message and Pakistan has agreed in principle to start releasing prisoners from today.” Pakistan, with its historical ties to Afghan militant

groups, is seen as critical to US efforts to pacify Afghanistan, perhaps President Barack Obama’s biggest foreign policy challenge as he starts a second term. It is not clear why Pakistan made the gesture at this time but it has come under mounting pressure to support US efforts to stabilise Afghanistan as the endgame nears. A senior Pakistani army ofﬁcial said it had not yet been decided if the former Afghan Taliban second in command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, would be released.

Afghan officials have identified him as a figure who may command enough respect to persuade the Taliban to pursue peace after more than a decade of fighting US-led NATO and Afghan forces. In August, senior officials from both countries said Afghan officials have held secret talks with Baradar. The decision to release the prisoners was a major achievement for the Afghan High Peace Council, which has been struggling to ease mistrust between the Taliban and the Kabul government. Afghan officials have suspected that Pakistan has been holding Afghan Taliban members in jail to retain some control over peace efforts and have a say in any settlement.

Respected vice-premier Wang Qishan tipped to lead the fight against corruption in China ONE of China’s most senior financial officials is likely to lead the fight against corruption, a top priority in the world’s secondbiggest economy, following his appointment to a key council at the end of the Communist Party’s 18th

congress yesterday. Known as “the chief ﬁreﬁghter”, Wang Qishan, 64, is currently the vice-premier in charge of economic affairs, under Premier Wen Jiabao. Wang, an experienced trade negotiator and former banker,

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sorted out a debt crisis in southern Guangdong province where he was vice governor in the late 1990s. Later, he replaced the sacked Beijing mayor after a cover-up of the deadly SARS virus in 2003. Wang is now a shoo-in for the elite

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standing committee, the highest level of decision-making in China, after being elected to the party’s Central Committee and its graftbattling Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The move comes on the eve of

the unveiling of China’s new top leadership team that will guide the world’s most populous nation in the coming ﬁve years as it deals with rising social unrest and global and domestic economic uncertainty.

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World WORLD TODAY US holds off on recognition THE United States declined to follow France in fully recognising a ﬂedgling Syrian opposition coalition yesterday, saying the body must prove its worth, after its predecessor was dogged by feuding and accusations of Islamist domination. Syria decried the new grouping, which it said had closed the door to a negotiated solution with President Bashar al-Assad. “The whole world, and Syria too, says the problem in Syria should be solved in a peaceful framework and through a national dialogue, (but) the ﬁrst decision taken after forming the coalition in Doha was to reject dialogue and to continue the war,” Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the formation of the coalition, which supersedes the widely discredited Syrian National Council as the face of the Syrian opposition, was an important step, but did not offer it full recognition or arms.

Putin signs new treason law RUSSIA introduced a new law broadening the deﬁnition of treason yesterday, alarming opponents who say Vladimir Putin will use it to silence his critics and that almost anyone in contact with foreigners will be at risk. The legislation allows Russians representing international organisations to be charged with treason, as well as those working for foreign states and bodies, and expands the range of actions that can be considered treasonous. Putin signed the law on Tuesday and it took effect yesterday when it was published in the ofﬁcial gazette, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, despite a promise by the president on Monday that he would review it.

Croatia deputy PM sentenced CROATIAN Deputy Prime Minister Radimir Cacic resigned yesterday after a Hungarian court sentenced him to 22 months in prison for causing a fatal car crash in 2010. “Aware of my responsibilities to the state, the government and Croatian citizens, I am resigning from the government,” Cacic told an impromptu news conference after returning from an investment trip in Qatar.

Israel kills Hamas military chief, bombs Gaza targets Assassination pushes both sides to brink of new war By Nidal al-Mughrabi ISRAEL launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza yesterday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group vowed would “open the gates of hell”. The onslaught shattered hopes that a truce mediated on Tuesday by Egypt could pull the two sides back from the brink of war after ﬁve days of escalating Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes at militant targets. Operation ‘Pillar of Defence’ began with a surgical strike on a car carrying the commander of the military wing of Hamas, the Iranianarmed Islamist movement which controls Gaza and dominates a score of smaller armed groups. Within minutes of the death of Ahmed Al-Jaabari, big ex-

Palestinians extinguish a ﬁre from Jaabari’s car, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City yesterday (AFP) plosions were rocking Gaza, as the Israeli air force struck at selected targets just before sundown, blasting plumes of smoke and debris high above the crowded city. Panicking civilians ran for cover and the death toll mounted quickly. Nine people including three children were killed, the health ministry said, and about 40 people were wounded. Army tanks shelled border areas of Gaza in south and the Israeli navy shelled a Hamas security position

Petraeus agrees to testify on Benghazi EX-CIA chief David Petraeus has agreed to testify to Congress about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead, but it was not clear when lawmakers would hear from the retired four-star general, who abruptly resigned last week amid a sex scandal. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein said Petraeus was willing to testify about the September 11 attack in Benghazi, but the timing had not yet been decided, a spokesman for the California Democrat said. US lawmakers are demanding to know more about the timeline of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe into Petraeus’ affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Representative Lamar Smith, the Texas Republican who heads the House Judiciary Committee, wrote the head of the FBI asking for both a timeline and whether Petraeus is the focus of a criminal probe. “Has the FBI concluded that General Petraeus is not the subject of any criminal or intelligence-related investigation?” Smith asked in the letter. Earlier yesterday, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, speaking in Perth, Australia, warned against jumping to conclusions over the actions

Ex-CIA chief Petraeus of another military ﬁgure, Marine General John Allen, a day after placing him under investigation in connection with the Petraeus scandal. Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, who denies any wrongdoing, is being investigated for potentially inappropriate communications with a woman at the centre of the Petraeus case, Jill Kelley, a Florida socialite. Panetta defended his decision to refer the case to the Pentagon’s inspector general and for suspending Allen’s nomination to another top position in the US military, saying it was a prudent step “until we determine what the facts are”. “And we will,” Panetta told reporters at high-level talks in Perth, also attended by the top US military ofﬁcer, General Martin Dempsey, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

from the sea. Hamas stuck back, ﬁring at least four Grad rockets at the southern city of Beersheva in what it called its initial response. Israel reported damage but no casualties. The escalation in Gaza came in a week when Israel

ﬁred at Syrian artillery positions it said had ﬁred into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights amid a civil war in Syria that has brought renewed instability to Lebanon. Egypt, whose new Islamist government is still

honouring the 1979 peace agreement with Israel, condemned the raids on Gaza as a threat to regional security and withdrew its ambassador from Israel. It also summoned the Israeli envoy to Cairo to deliver a protest and called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Russia called for an end to the raids. A second Gaza war has loomed on the horizon for months as waves of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes grew increasingly more intense and frequent. Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in 2008-2009 began with a week of air attacks and shelling, followed by a land invasion of the blockaded coastal strip, sealed off at sea by the Israeli navy. Some 1,400 Palestinians were killed and 13 Israelis died. Hamas said Jaabari, who ran the organisation’s armed wing, Izz el-Deen AlQassam, died along with a Hamas photographer when their car was blown apart by an Israeli missile.

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Business Downbeat growth forecast from BoE ECONOMIC growth will remain below pre-financial crisis levels for at least the next three years, Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King warned yesterday. Taking the shine off a recent return to growth between July and September, Sir Mervyn said output could shrink again in the final three months of the year. And the governor braced households for an “unappealing combination” of sluggish growth and abovetarget inflation as he presented the Bank’s latest gloomy quarterly inflation report. The economy grew 1 per cent in the third quarter, bringing the longest double-dip recession since the 1950s to a close, but experts warned the underlying picture was bleak. Sir Mervyn said the figures gave an “overly optimistic impression” and were not “a reliable guide to the future”. He said: “Continuing the recent zig-zag pattern, output growth is likely to fall back sharply in the fourth quarter as the boost from the Olympics in the summer is reversed - indeed, output may shrink a little this quarter.” The Bank downgraded its growth forecast for next year to around 1 per cent and warned that output will remain below its historical average until mid-2015. It also revised its inflation forecast, with the rate expected to fall towards the 2 per cent target in the second half of next year, later than previously thought. The Bank’s report said: “The economy is likely to see a sustained, but slow, recovery over the next three years.”

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Anti-austerity stoppages sweep southern Europe (continued from front page) slashed public sector wages as well as spending on hospitals and schools. Italy and France are also under pressure to control their budget deﬁcits. EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn praised Spain yesterday for making progress in trimming its budget but acknowledged many Spaniards are struggling. In Spain, most of the savings have been gobbled up by higher interest payments on the national debt, swollen by the cost of rescuing banks after a real estate bubble burst in 2008. Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, said yesterday that the eurozone debt crisis is still the number one risk to German banks and insurers, and the situation had not im-

NO POLICY SHIFT While several southern European countries have seen bursts of violence, a coordinated and effective regional protest against austerity has yet to force a signiﬁcant policy shift. Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos told reporters yesterday the government would stay the course with

SHARES of Facebook Inc jumped as much as 11.2 per cent yesterday, even as the biggest block of shares held by insiders became eligible for sale for the ﬁrst time since the social media company’s disappointing debut in May. Facebook shares were up 8.5 per cent at $21.54 in heavy morning trade on the Nasdaq, off an earlier high at $22.09.

spending cuts to meet ambitious deﬁcit cutting targets, despite the strike. “We’re on strike to stop these suicidal policies,” said Candido Mendez, head of Spain’s second-biggest labour federation, the General Workers’ Union, or UGT. Union leaders in Spain said more than 9 million workers joined the strike - the second this year. The government said participation was much lower and played down the impact, saying many services were functioning normally. Stores opened normally in many areas, though some had protesters outside. About 5 million people, or 22 per cent of the workforce, are union members in Spain. In Portugal about a quarter

of the 5.5 million strong workforce is unionised.

PASSIONS HIGH Passions were inﬂamed when a Spanish woman jumped to her death last week as bailiffs tried to evict her from her home. Spaniards are furious at banks being rescued with public money while ordinary people suffer. In Portugal, which took an EU bailout last year, public and political opposition to austerity is growing, threatening to derail measures sought by PM Pedro Passos Coelho. Passos Coelho’s policies were held up this week as a model by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is despised in much of southern

“While the lockup is expiring, there is nothing requiring anybody to sell,” said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment ofﬁcer at Solaris Group in Bedford Hills, New York. “Given the low price, these long-term holders are deciding to hold the stock, and that is lifting it here as the fear of the expiration subsides.” Roughly 800 million Facebook shares were eligible for sale yesterday after

restrictions on insider selling were lifted on the biggest block of shares since the May initial public offering. The lockup expiration greatly expands the 921 million-share “ﬂoat” available for trading on the market until now. Facebook, the world’s No. 1 online social network, became the only US company to debut with a market value of more than $100 billion.

But its value has dropped nearly 50 per cent since the IPO on concerns about money-making prospects over the long term. Insider trading lockup provisions started to expire in August, and the rolling expirations have added to the pressure on Facebook’s stock. A restriction on more than 200 million Facebook shares expired on October 29.

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U.S. RETAIL sales fell in October for the first time in three months as superstorm Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases, suggesting a loss of momentum in spending early in the fourth quarter. Other data yesterday showed little inflation, with wholesale prices falling in October for the first

time since May, giving the Federal Reserve latitude to maintain its ultra easy monetary policy stance to nurse the economy back to health. Retail sales dipped 0.3 per cent last month after a 1.3 per cent increase in September, the Commerce Department said. Economists had expected sales to fall 0.2 per cent.

The retail sales report offered an early read on the storm’s impact on the economy. Its full impact will likely be felt in the November data. Analysts estimate that the storm, which lashed the densely populated East Coast and caused up to $50 billion in damage, could shave as much as half a percentage point

from fourth-quarter GDP. They expect the economy to make up for any lost activity early next year. “That will come back in the ﬁrst quarter. Spending on rebuilding will ﬁlter into growth numbers gradually over a number of quarters,” said Julia Coronado, chief North America economist at BNP Paribas in New York.

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Opinion

Probability of a run on the banks increases daily THE UNCERTAINTY caused by the government’s stalling over the bailout and made worse by current speculation that it would refuse to sign a memorandum of understanding with the troika have put the ailing Cypriot banks under immense pressure. They have been on very shaky ground for quite some time, but fears that President Christofias might refuse to sign a bailout are bound to wreck what little public confidence there is left in the banks at present. Laiki Bank, which has been kept afloat by drawing emergency liquidity, according to reports, has also had to cope, more recently, with a withdrawal of deposits. When the Council of Ministers was informed that the Laiki auditors intended to express reservations about its “ability to continue as a functioning business entity”, the government asked for help from the European Commission which approved the provision of state guarantees to the banking sector of up to €3 billion. The bank will now issue bonds amounting to €500 million that would be guaranteed by the state. A newspaper commentator concluded that this move would not only improve the capital adequacy and liquidity of the bank but also underline the government’s commitment to providing the banking sector with the necessary support, so that the climate of confidence would return. Could anyone believe that any move, other than the signing of a bailout, by the cash-strapped government would restore confidence in the banks? The governor of the Central Bank, Panicos Demetriades, who enjoys a good relationship with the Christofias government and assisted its efforts to blame the Cyprus economic crisis exclusively on the banks, does not share this view. Aware of how precarious the situation is, Demetriades declared on Monday that a bailout had to be signed as soon as possible. But the government disagreed. A Presidential Palace source, quoted by Sigma Live, yesterday insisted that contrary to what the finance minister had said in Brussels, no progress had been made in the talks with the troika, making it clear that no agreement with the troika was imminent. The same source claimed the finance minister, “in an effort to protect (bank) deposits in Cyprus must express optimism”. It was a frightening admission. The government was aware that bank deposits had to be protected, but it had no intention of signing the bailout that would see off the very real danger of a run on the banks, the probability of which increases with every day. If there is a collapse of the banking sector, everything the government thinks it is defending by not signing a bailout – CoLA, 13th salaries, the pension system, CyTA, etc – would be lost anyway.

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Key security decisions in danger after sex scandal A WEEK after winning a second term, President Barack Obama faces a widening scandal within his national security team that complicates plans to reshape his cabinet and could reverberate through decisions on the war in Afghanistan, the fight against al-Qaeda and efforts to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. The White House sought on Tuesday to limit the fallout from an FBI probe that led to the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus because of an extramarital affair, and now involves General John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan. US defence officials are looking into a series of “flirtatious” emails Allen sent to a woman at the centre of the Petraeus case. White House spokesman Jay Carney rejected the notion that the scandal could undermine Americans’ safety. He said Obama had confidence in Allen to continue “ably” commanding US forces in Afghanistan while the investigation proceeds and expressed faith in the CIA’s acting director, Michael Morell. Obama “has confidence in the military to carry out the various missions that he has asked them to carry out,” Carney said. Even so, the scandal - which comes as Obama already was preparing to fill other key vacancies in his national security team - makes for an embarrassing sendoff to the president’s first post-election trip abroad, a three-nation Southeast Asia tour starting this weekend. In an attempt to stabilise his national security team and get the scandal behind him, Obama may decide to accelerate key personnel moves that could ripple through his administration. He must pick a successor for departing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, UN Ambassador Susan Rice and national security adviser Tom Donilon are among those likely to get consideration. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has long been rumoured to be leaving; among those mentioned as possible replacements are Kerry, Panetta’s deputy Ashton Carter, and Michele Flournoy, who was Panetta’s policy chief before stepping

Analysis Matt Spetalnick

down this year. Flournoy would become the first woman to serve as America’s defence chief. Petraeus’ CIA job is now open. Morell, now the acting CIA director, is likely to be a top contender for the permanent job along with John Brennan, the White House’s chief counterterrorism adviser. And if Allen’s now-frozen nomination to be the top NATO commander in Europe is nixed, that could ripple through the military’s hierarchy. Quick changes could be risky, especially at a pivotal time for the troubled Afghan war effort. But they also could give Obama a chance to get fresh eyes on foreign policy and national security issues that are likely to be significant parts of his presidential legacy. “It’s a ‘Rubik’s Cube’ of decisions to make on who sits where, and figuring out the solution is getting more complicated,” said Peter Feaver, a political scientist at Duke University. The latest twist in the scandal came on Tuesday, when it was revealed that Allen was under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communication” with Jill Kelley, the Tampa, Florida, woman whose complaint about harassing emails from Petraeus biographer Paula Broadwell led the FBI to uncover the affair between Broadwell and Petraeus. The Allen revelation threatens to fell another of the military’s biggest names and suggests the controversy involving Petraeus - a retired four-star general who had Allen’s job in Afghanistan before moving to the CIA last year - was far from over. Obama put on hold Allen’s nomination for the coveted NATO post, for which he had been expected to win easy confirmation by the Senate. The cloud over Allen’s future comes at a key moment for winding down US involvement in the unpopular war in Afghanistan. Allen had been expected to

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Potential crisis after resignation of CIA director David Petraeus take a lead role in making the case to Obama in coming weeks on how many troops to keep in Afghanistan as part of a residual force after the drawdown of most combat forces by the end of 2014. Commanders on the ground are widely known to favour keeping a larger contingent behind than many of Obama’s aides support. In addition to affecting the military, the scandal has implications on how much flexibility Obama will have in shuffling chairs in his national security and diplomatic apparatus. Before his fall, Petraeus had been due to testify at closeddoor congressional inquiries this week into the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, when Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed. Republicans, in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, had accused the administration of not providing enough security to the consulate and then mishandling the aftermath of the incident. Petraeus, who had long been admired on both sides of the political aisle, might have been

able to lend credibility to the administration’s account of what happened. His testimony as CIA chief also might have helped Rice, a front-runner to succeed Clinton as secretary of state. If he is ordered to testify anyway, Petraeus’ appearance would be an awkward moment for the administration. The last thing Obama, fresh from his re-election victory over Republican Mitt Romney, wanted to do was head overseas with his national security team in disarray. Some Asian leaders already are sceptical of US military commitment as part of a strategic “pivot” toward the economically dynamic region to counter an increasingly assertive China. They are looking for reassurance that ﬁscal problems in Washington won’t impinge on that strategy. “It’s bad optics for what might otherwise have been a victory lap for the president,” said Feaver, a former National Security Council ofﬁcial in the administrations of Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican George W Bush.

WHAT THE MAIL SAID

1889

25 years ago Sunday November 15, 1987

After a 49-year reign, Pedro II, the second and last emperor of Brazil, is deposed in a military coup.

As the Turkish Cypriots in the north were preparing to celebrate the fourth anniversary today of their self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, the Greek Cypriots in the south started three days of demonstrations condemning the event and reafﬁrming the desire never to acknowledge the situation.

1920 The ﬁrst assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.

1978

35 years ago Tuesday November 15, 1977

A plane carrying Muslim pilgrims from Mecca to Indonesia crashes in Sri Lanka killing 183 people.

Archbishop Chrysostomos was ceremoniously installed in ofﬁce on Sunday as the new Primate of the Cyprus Church. Until a just and ﬁnal solution of the Cyprus problem was found, the church would not renounce its ethnarchic capacity but in this capacity would work and cooperate with the lawful government of the island to secure the survival and freedom of the Greek Cypriot people, he said.

1983 An independent Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is unilaterally proclaimed, recognised only by Turkey.

2003 In Turkey, two suicide attacks, thought to have been carried out by al-Qaeda, destroy the Beth Israel and Neve Shalom synagogues in Istanbul killing a total of 27 people.

2006 Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera launches an English news and current affairs station.

45 years ago Wednesday November 15, 1967 Police patrols in the mixed village of Ayios Theodoros, which had been suspended for the past four months, were resumed yesterday. A large contingent of National Guardsmen and police took up positions and the ﬁrst patrol entered the Turkish sector of the village shortly after 2pm. No incidents were reported and the area was last night reported as very quiet.

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Showbiz

She’s got the voice, now Aguilera looks for hits

James Bond soars to box office record with Skyfall

Seeking comeback after several setbacks

By Chris Michaud and Lisa Richwine

By Jill Serjeant CHRISTINA Aguilera has the vocal chops, the look, the strut and millions of new fans thanks to her stint as a judge on TV singing contest The Voice. But can she still sell records? The singer, who had global hits with Genie in a Bottle and the female empowerment ballad Beautiful more than 10 years ago, bids to reclaim her status as one of the world’s biggest pop stars with her new album, Lotus, released yesterday. Aguilera, 31, says the title and the mixture of dancepop, ballads and rock-tinged tracks reflect the hopes and disappointments of recent years that saw her 2010 tour for album Bionic canceled, a divorce and the box-office flop of her debut feature film, the musical Burlesque. “Lotus represents the unbreakable flower that stands the test of time. No matter the roughest of weather conditions, it remains strong and continues to thrive. The album is a nod to my fans who have been here with me the whole journey, and a nod to myself,” she said. “It is a record of freedom and embracing that...It is very artistic at times, it is very fun at times, it is very free. I

Christina Aguilera, now perhaps better known as a judge on The Voice, has released a new album called Lotus this week think that’s how music and life should be, away from all the negativity,” the four-time Grammy winner said in an appearance at a Billboard Film and TV Music conference in Los Angeles last month. Aguilera will perform one of the tracks - Make the World Move - with her fellow judge Cee Lo Green live on The Voice this week for the show’s more than 10 million viewers. But music industry experts say Aguilera’s popularity on The Voice - where her powerhouse performances leave aspiring pop stars in the dust

- may not guarantee huge album sales and won’t give the singer a No.1 hit. This week also sees new releases from British boy band One Direction and singer Susan Boyle as well as the new Twilight ﬁlm soundtrack. “I think Lotus will certainly debut in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart. But we don’t see it as being a blockbuster out of the gate,” said Keith Caulﬁeld, associate director of charts at Billboard. “It is a long road to rebuilding Christina as a brand and

as a musician, after the last album didn’t go very well,” said Caulﬁeld. “But it’s not always about ﬁrst week sales.” Much like Jennifer Lopez on American Idol, Aguilera has seen her star rocket in her 18 months on The Voice. Just a few months before the TV show made its debut in spring 2011, Aguilera was arrested for being drunk in public in West Hollywood, and her 2010 album Bionic had sold a disappointing 312,000 copies. “The Voice has reinvigorated her entire career. A lot of people think she is the star of The

Voice - the judge you tune in for,” said Lyndsey Parker, managing editor at Yahoo! Music. Yet the ﬁrst single - Your Body - from the new album failed to make a big impact when it was released in September. It peaked at No.34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and never really caught ﬁre on radio. “It came and went, which surprised me because I think it is a very strong song. And pretty much everything I have heard on this album is strong. I think it’s a real return to form,” said Parker.

Peaches Geldof pregnant Williams wants a stable life again with second child PEACHES Geldof is pregnant with her second child just six months after the birth of her son Astala, she has announced. The former wildchild said she and her musician husband, Thomas Cohen, have already decided to name the boy Phaedra. Geldof, 23, admitted that she had a feeling of “momentary panic” when she discovered she was pregnant again. She told Hello! magazine: “It’s a name that comes from an ancient Greek play. But it also features in a song Tom and I both love called ‘Some Velvet Morning’ by Lee Hazlewood. “Finding out I was pregnant again so soon was quite a shock.” She said: “Tom was so happy. He loves being a dad so much and is brilliant with Astala, who totally adores him, so he was over the moon. “I, on the other hand, did have a momentary panic and go ‘Oh my God, we’re going to have a one-year-old and a onemonth-old! How will we cope?’ “But Tom was so supportive and relaxed, it banished my doubts and I started imagining the two boys growing up together as the best of friends. It will be great for Astala to have Phaedra to play with.” The daughter of musician Bob Geldof told the magazine that she only took a pregnancy test after getting a “tummy”. “When the test came up positive, Tom remembered that I’d been craving these particular sour sweets, which I’ve only ever eaten when I’ve been pregnant. He said ‘How could we not have guessed?’”

Robbie Williams says he is happy with wife Ayda Field

ROBBIE Williams and his wife Ayda Field recently welcomed their ﬁrst child into the world, daughter Theodora ‘Teddy’ Rose, and while he is enjoying his new “stable” home set-up, he admits he has an urge to “ruin” things and is worried he may do it at some point in the future. Robbie - who has battled drink and drugs problems in the past - said: “Where am I at now? On the Richter Scale ... being married to Ayda is amazing and it’s sort of levelled the playing surface, and then having a kid. The house is full of love right now. Right now I’m on really good form, I’ve got an album that I’m really excited about and inevitably there will be a tour next year. “I’m in a really, really good place. I’m happy and things are stable, and that’s weird itself - I don’t want to ruin that, watch this space I probably will in the next 18 months.” However, he is conﬁdent having a baby will stop him going too far. “But I don’t think I will, not with the baba.”

James Bond can don the tuxedo and break out the Dom Perignon after the super spy returned to theatres in record fashion, blowing away box office rivals with $87.8 million (55.2 million pounds) in ticket sales for the U.S. and Canadian debut of new movie Skyfall for the biggest opening in the franchise’s history. The best North American opening for the 50-year-old Bond franchise adds to a strong tally of $428.6 million for Skyfall overseas. Globally, the movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 has now earned $518.6 million since first hitting international theatres on October 26, distributor Sony Pictures said. Skyfall handily beat Walt Disney animated movie Wreck-It Ralph, the story of a video game character who destroys everything in his path. The family film that topped last week’s charts grabbed $33.1 million from Friday through Sunday and slipped to second place. Denzel Washington drama Flight, about an airline captain who saves a plane from crashing, pulled in $15.1 million to finish third. Bond’s allure proved unbeatable in Skyfall, the third movie starring Craig and the first in four years. The last Bond film, Quantum of Solace in 2008, opened with a then-record $68 million at North American theatres. “We’ve always been very bullish about the film, but I don’t think anyone expected the kind of stunning numbers that we’ve seen,” said Rory Bruer, president of worldwide distribution for Sony Pictures studio. “How many pictures in just over two weeks have earned more than half a billion already?” he told Reuters. “We’ve seen huge openings in every country that it’s opened in. It’s going to be one for the history books,” Bruer added. In the new movie, Judi Dench returns as Bond’s supervisor, M. Bond travels between Istanbul, Shanghai and London as his loyalty to M is tested, while MI6 comes under attack from an unknown threat. Javier Bardem plays the villain Bond must stop. Bond’s return has been hailed by the critics as a triumph for the 23-film franchise after a tepid response to Quantum of Solace. Ninety-two per cent of Skyfall reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website were positive, and audiences polled by CinemaScore awarded the film an A grade. The film has already exceeded the Quantum lifetime box office total. The $200 million movie’s release comes 50 years after the franchise premiered with Dr. No in 1962, and the producers highlighted the anniversary in the film’s marketing. The 22 previous Bond films have grossed $5 billion at box offices over five decades.

CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, November 15, 2012

Noticeboard Best Cyprus Sommelier competition

Very rare whisky arrives in Larnaca PrimeTel running Facebook competition ARE you a fan of Apollon, Omonia, AEL or Paphos? If you are, PrimeTel, gives you the opportunity to experience the games of your favourite team from the press gallery and the pitch, by liking Primetel's page on Facebook. Speciﬁcally, by choosing the match you want to attend, you enter the draw for one of the clashes between PAPHOS-AEL and ApollonOmonoia over this weekend, which will be broadcast live and exclusively by PrimeTel. Two lucky Facebook visitors will thus be able to attend one of the games, (with one game being played this Saturday and the other this Sunday), and will ﬁnd themselves on the pitch during the pre-game broadcast of each clash. Thereafter, they will watch the game live, sitting by the PrimeSports commentator covering the match. Additionally, once the game ends, they will have the opportunity to ask questions and be photographed with the most valuable player of the game (MVP) in the postgame broadcast. The Facebook competition is valid until Thursday, November 15. To take part in PrimeTel competitions and win prizes via Facebook, head over to www.facebook.com/primetel and hit 'like'

RICS supports local charity for children RICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Cyprus, recently reached an agreement for the continued and active support of the "Sophia Foundation for children", as part of its corporate responsibility programme. RICS Cyprus supports the “Sophia Foundation for Children" which ﬁghts developing world poverty, both through donations and fundraising events. Members of RICS Cyprus, were thus involved in the restoration of the Makarios Orphanage in Kenya, a project that will cost over €400,000 and will host 103 orphans, many of whom suffer from HIV/AIDS. RICS Cyprus members raised €5,000 for the Orphanage, as part of a campaign launched by RICS Cyprus on the occasion of the ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro by Liana Toumazou, Director General of RICS Cyprus and Greece.

CYPRUS Airports Duty Free Shops proudly present the latest addition to their Uisge Beatha, Malt Whisky concept: the “Balvenie Fifty”. Uisge Beatha is a unique and innovative travel retail concept and the name Uisge Beatha simply means: “Water of Life”. The inspiration behind the concept was to provide an exceptional range of Malt whisky products and to always surprise and delight our visitors with a continually-changing range that includes rare vintages, distillery bottle editions and travel retail exclusives. Maintaining this tradition, the latest exciting addition to the Uisge Beatha offered at Larnaca airport is, thus, the Balvenie Fifty. The Balvenie Fifty is an extremely rare 50-year-old single malt released to cel-

ebrate malt master David Stewart’s half-century of service to his craft. There is a very limited availability, with only 88 bottles worldwide - and one of those bottles can be found in Larnaca airport. This exceptional bottle of whisky will be showcased by Cyprus airports travel retail shops at the Whisky Live event that is being held at the Hilton Nicosia from November 14 to 16; for more details on this event please visit www.whiskylivecyprus.com. So, to all those travelling through Larnaca and Pafos duty free shops, please call into Uisge Beatha, enjoy our wonderful range of malt whiskies and, of course, sample today’s dram. "You are always welcome," said Toni McDonald, Retail and Marketing Manager of CTC–ARI Airports.

The Balvenie Fifty is an extremely rare 50-year-old single malt, currently being showcased at Larnaca airport

ON November 24 and 25, the Cyprus Sommelier Association, supported by the Wine Products Council and Time Out Cyprus magazine, will hold the National Competition for the Best Sommelier in Cyprus. For the second time, the competition will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel at Aphrodite Hills, with the winner automatically qualifying to represent Cyprus at the Best Sommelier Competition in San Remo in 2013, organised by ASI - the International Sommelier Association - of which the Cypriot Association has been a full member since 2003. For more information, contact either Eraklis Christophorou at tel: 99-415110 / iraklis12@ cytanet.com.cy or Andreas Emmanuel at tel: 99-619140 / ﬂorema@cytanet.com.cy

Adamantio Dental Centre chosen to represent Cyprus European Business Awards honour local centre THE winners of the prestigious European Business Awards were recently announced at the residence of the High Commissioner of UK, in the presence of Mr Vassos Shiarlis, Minister of Finance. The European Business Awards declared Adamantio Dental Centre would represent Cyprus as a National Champion for Customer Focus Services in the prestigious 2012/13 Awards programme. Adamantio has been selected ﬁrst of four National Champions and will now compete for the coveted Ruban D’Honneur status in the next round of the competition. Adamantio Dental Centre was distinguished for its high quality services in the 'Customer Focus' category. Important deciding factors the centre's highly trained doctors and support staff, its lat-

Adamantio Dental Centre was distinguished for its high quality services in the 'Customer Focus' category est equipment and the high quality of service. The European Business Awards identiﬁes some of Europe’s brightest businesses, based on their ability to demonstrate the three core principles at the heart of the

Awards programme. The esteemed panel of judges was looking for organisations to represent Cyprus, which exhibited innovation, business excellence and sustainability. Dr. Costas Makris, Adamantio Dental Centre Secretary

noted: "We are very proud to be selected to represent Cyprus as a National Champion. The European Business Awards is widely recognised as the showcase for Europe’s most dynamic companies and we are now looking for-

ward to the third round of the judging process, where a panel of Europe-wide business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs will choose the top organisations for the coveted Ruban d’Honneur status."

Limassol Marina releases its berthing tariffs

The new Limassol Marina is an ofﬁcial Port of Entry

READY to welcome the first yachts and residents by the end of 2012, Limassol Marina has released its berthing tariffs and details of its launch packages. Setting new standards for living and sailing in the Mediterranean, Limassol Marina is an official Port of Entry and will accommodate up to 650 yachts from 8m to 115m, providing facilities and services of the highest standard. Every berth will have access to fresh water, electricity and to a fibre optic network providing high speed broadband, high-speed wireless internet and telephone. There will

also be a fuel station, waste removal, haul out and shore-side technical facilities, a dry dock and workshop for light repairs and maintenance. All of this will be combined year-round, with 24-hour security, a concierge service and a team of experienced marina professionals to ensure the smooth running of all facilities. Operated and managed by Camper & Nicholsons in partnership with Francoudi & Stephanou Marinas, Limassol Marina combines the internationally renowned Camper & Nicholsons' excellence in services and facilities with the best of local expertise.

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What’s on

films

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

NICOSIA Taken 2 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 8.10pm and 10.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 8.10pm and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 J.A.C.E (18) (in Greek) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.40 and 10.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.40pm and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Skyfall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5pm, 7.40pm and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5pm, 7.40pm and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 To Rome With Love (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.40pm, 7.50pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.30pm and 77773.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Looper (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.45pm and 10.10pm; KCineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Scree (Screen 5) at 7.45pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8 7777-8383

Paranormal Activity 4 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30pm, 8.05pm and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30pm, 8.05pm and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia (K) (in French, with Greek subtitles) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.25pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (K) Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) (in Greek), weekends only at 11.30am, 1.35pm and 3.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Portuguese Cinema Week (tonight: The Strange Case of Angelica) (in Portuguese, with Greek subtitles) Cine Studio at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society. Tel: 96-420491, www.ofk.org.cy

LIMASSOL Taken 2 (12) Rio 1 weekdays at 6.10pm, 8pm and 10pm, weekends at

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

3pm, 4.45pm, 6.30pm, 8.20pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 8.10pm and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 J.A.C.E (18) (in Greek) Rio 3 at 10pm, weekends at 10.20pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 3) at 7.40pm and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Skyfall (12) Rio 2 at 7.45pm and 10.30pm, weekends also at 5pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5pm, 7.40pm and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 To Rome With Love (12) Rio 6 at 7.45pm and 10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm and 5.40pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.40pm, 7.50pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (K) Rio 3 (in Greek) at 6pm, weekends at 3pm, 4.45pm and 6.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Looper (15) Rio 5 at 7.45pm, weekends at 8.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 5) at 7.45pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia (K) (in French, with Greek subtitles) Rio 3 at 7.45pm, weekends at 8.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Paranormal Activity 4 (15) Rio 4 at 7.45pm and 10pm, weekends at 8.10pm and 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Savages (18) Rio 5 at 10pm, weekends at 10.30pm. Tel: 25-871410

Looper (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.45pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Paranormal Activity 4 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30pm, 8.05pm and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (K) Rio 2 (in Greek) at 6pm, weekends at 3.15pm. Tel: 25-871410 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 4 (in English, in 2D), weekends only at 3pm, 4.45pm and 6.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 5) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 5 (in Greek), weekends only at 3pm, 4.45pm and 6.30pm. Tel: 25-871410

LARNACA Taken 2 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 8.10pm and 10.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia (K) (in French, with Greek subtitles) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Larnaca Municipal Theatre, tonight only at 8.30pm, presented by the Larnaca Film Society. Tel: 99-658831, www.lfcinema.org

PAPHOS

To Rome With Love (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.40pm, 7.50pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Skyfall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5pm, 7.40pm and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 J.A.C.E (18) (in Greek) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.40

Taken 2 (12) Rio 1 at 6pm, 7.45pm and 9.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 J.A.C.E (18) (in Greek) Rio 5 at 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends at 7.30 and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 Skyfall (12) Rio 7 at 5.30pm, 8pm and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

Theatre Death and the Maiden Satiriko Theatro presents play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. November 15 until December 21. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros, Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. Every Thursday and Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-312940

Other events Malcolm Cat Sanctuary Xmas Bazaar Many stalls including Xmas gifts, cards, pottery, clothes, books, tombola, much more and optional lunch. November 15. Shiambelos Restaurant, Pano Polemedia. 10am-3pm. €2, lunch tickets including entrance to bazaar €15. Tel: 99-518342/ 99-300356 Mars tanzt Erde Deutsch Show German entertainer and educator Lyonn Redd from Cologne hosts a show with music, entertainment and games for people aged between 12 and 16 years of age. With singing, dancing and entertaining games. November 15. Goethe-Institut Cyprus hall (next to Ledra Palace Hotel in the buffer zone). 4.30pm. Tel: 22-

674608

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Exhibition Human Dimension Solo paintings and sculptures exhibition by Mary Papademas. Opens November 16, 7pm until December 4. Loukia and Michael Zampelas Art Museum, 27 Arch. Makarios III Ave, Kaimakli, Nicosia. Monday,Tuesday,Thursday:10am1pm&3pm-7pm. Wednesday: 10am-1pm. Friday: 10am-1pm & 3pm-8pm. Saturday: 10am-6pm. Sunday: closed. Tel: 22-456098

Music The Goldfinch and Don Quichotte Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Family concerts for children aged 3 ½ - 8 years and their parents. November 16. Pallas Theatre, old Nicosia. 4.30pm and 6pm. €5/ free for children and young people under the age of 18. Tel: 22-410181 One More Night Together A concert with the Choir of Dreams. November 16. Notes Studio, Limassol. 9pm. Tel: 99-493263

Theatre Blame it on Me A performance about shame, embarrassment and humiliation, by Alexis Vassiliou/Nothing to Declare. November 16-19 & 21. To Phytorio, 2 Nehrou, Nicosia Municipal Gardens. 8.30pm. €12. In Greek and French. Tel: 99-736040/22-681088 (reservation is required due to limited seats)

Other Events Chocolate Week Opportunity to taste combinations especially prepared by the hotel’s pastry chef and his team. November 16-25. Colors Café at the Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol. Tel: 22-818884 Micro Scooters The No. 1 scooters in the world are now in Cyprus, come and test ride them, for kids and adults. November 16. The Mall of Cyprus, Nicosia. 9am9pm. Tel: 99-621820/96-563829. www.microscooters-cyprus.com

Ongoing Other Events Whisky Live Taste up to nine different whiskies

Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (K) Rio 6 (in Greek) at 6pm, weekends at 4pm and 5.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Looper (15) Rio 4 at 7.45pm and 10pm, weekends at 7.30pm and 9.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Paranormal Activity 4 (15) Rio 3 at 7.45pm and 9.30pm, weekends at 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia (K) (in French, with Greek subtitles) Rio 6 at 7.45pm and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (K) Rio 5 (in Greek) at 6pm, weekends at 4pm and 5.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), at 6pm, weekends at 4pm and 5.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Brave (K) Rio 1 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 4pm. Tel: 26-207000 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 4 (in English, in 2D) at 6pm, weekends at 4pm and 5.45pm. Tel: 26-207000

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To Rome With Love (12) Rio 2 at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000

and meet producers and distillers. November 14-16. Hilton Hotel, Nicosia. 5pm-10pm daily. €29 Entrance Ticket (per person)/ €100 Group Entrance Ticket (for 4 people)/ €125 Group Entrance Ticket (for 5 people)/ €150 Group Entrance Ticket (for 6 people). Masterclasses: Entrance ticket required in addition to the masterclass ticket. Participation in Masterclasses is limited. For masterclass prices and booking visit www.whiskylivecyprus.com European Space Expo: Discover what Space brings to your Life The Expo will highlight the critical role of the European Union in space and space-based technologies. Visitors to the Expo can see, touch and experience the wide range of innovative technologies and services that space offers them. November 12-18. Europe Square, Larnaca. Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm. SaturdaySunday: 10am-8pm. Free. Additional space conference, November 15 and 16 with online registration required. For more information vist: www.ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/expo/index_en.htm European Political Thought A series of seminars to be presented by Dr Eleni Papamichael, followed by a discussion. Participants to more than six seminars will be awarded Diplomas of Attendance. November 14 until January

23. M106 (Millennium building 1st floor) at the University of Nicosia 8.45pm. Every Wednesday. €50. Monitoring individual lectures €10. Tel: 22-841600/ 99-536311 and/or cceia@unic.ac.cy

Music Paphos 13th Music and Dance Festival A festival embracing a variety of musical genres taking place in venues around Paphos. November 14-24. €7 and €5 (students and pensioners). Tel: 26-937670/99-632346

The Cherry Orchard Open Arts presents a site-specific production of Anton Chekhov’s last play. Until November 30. Tivoli Luna Park, Ilia Papakyriakou, Engomi, Nicosia. Monday through Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 96-765575/99-461186 The Harley Jacket THOC’s New Stage presents play by Vasilis Katsikonouris directed by Giorgos Mouaimis. Until December 7. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Wednesday through Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-864300

Natassa Bofiliou The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends presents Greek singer for two live performances. November 14-15. Avlea, 2 Emanuel Roidi, Strovolos, Nicosia. 9pm. Tel: 97-895979/22-388322

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Dhekelia Art Group Annual Exhibition Group art exhibition. Until November 15. Sun Hall Hotel Apartments, Finikoudes, Larnaca. Open daily. Tel: 24-645591

Same Time, Next Year Dionysos Theatre opens the new theatre season with play by Bernard Slade, directed by Nikos Charalambous. Until November 25. Dionysos Theatre, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm. In Greek. €20/15. Tel: 22818999/99-621845

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

Iliad’s Conversations Solo painting exhibition by George Koumouros. Until November 15. Casteliotissa Hall, old Nicosia. Open daily: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-9pm

Mare Liberum An exhibition centred on navigation in the Mediterranean Sea between the 16th and 19th century. Until November 15. Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Vasilissis Street, Limassol. Opening hours: daily except Mondays 10am-1pm & 4pm-8pm. Tel: 25-342123

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

Mind over matter Tonight Theatre The power of retribution The latest professional production by Satiriko Theatro will be Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden, which opens this evening. Dorfman’s play is set in an unnamed South American country recently emerging into democracy after years of brutal dictatorship. It details a day in the life of Gerardo, a human-rights lawyer, Roberto, the good-Samaritan doctor who stops to help him, and Paulina, Gerardo’s wife, a woman haunted by her past. When a chance encounter brings these characters together, none of their lives will ever be the same again. Originally written over 20 years ago, Death and the Maiden was intended as a political commentary on Chile and its corrupt government and regime. But now, Dorfman’s examination of torture and retribution hasn’t aged a bit. Newly-revived at Satiriko Theatre, the play offers its three actors the chance to deliver psychologically rich performances designed to keep the audience off balance, from the ﬁrst minute the curtain opens, when a gun is introduced in the scene, until the end of the production. First staged at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1991, Dorf-

man’s play won the Laurence Olivier Award for best new play. It ultimately did not receive as high praise in the United States as it had in England, but did create enough interest to inspire a film adaptation in 1994 by Roman Polanski, with Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson in the roles. What makes this production a great piece of theatre is that it is morally ambiguous. Throughout the tense, uninterrupted 90 or so minutes of this experience, you may never know for certain if Roberto is really the guilty party, or not. And director Stelios Kafkarides, as well as the actor interpreting the role leave that open to interpretation. Also open is the question if Paulina, or anyone who has suffered as she has, can remain sane and is capable of reconciliation. Furthermore, Dorfman adds to the complications by having Gerardo, a human rights lawyer on the verge of a significant career in the new government, seeking closure to the ugly past. With these edgy moments and many more you will definitely come away with much to ponder. This Greek-language production continues through to December 21 every Thursday and Friday.

The human brain is the most complex organ in the body, made up almost entirely of nerve cells. Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest challenges facing 21st-century science, and if we can rise to the challenge, we can gain profound insights into what makes us human. Rising to this hugely daunting task on Monday, the Centrum Hotel in Nicosia is hosting an event whereby science will serve society and the public will meet scientists. The event will bring together distinguished scientists from both Cyprus and abroad to discuss their latest research on the dynamics of the human brain. Guest lecturer for this free public event is Dr John Stein, a Professor of Neuroscience at Magdalen College, Oxford and the Chairman and Co-Founder of the Dyslexia Research Trust. He has dedicated years of research into the links between dyslexia and eye control. Trained as a clinical neurologist, and a fellow and tutor of medicine and physiological sciences at Magdalen College since 1970, Professor Stein has carried out extensive research on visual guidance of eye and limb movements in dyslexics. Some two thirds of children with unexpected reading difﬁculties complain of visual symptoms. They can’t work out the order of letters, which sometimes appear to move around and change places when they read. These problems have been attributed to impaired development of large magnocellular neurones in the brain, which may explain many of the memory, auditory and visual problems associated with dyslexia. Professor Stein is well recognised as a world expert in this ﬁeld, and is regularly called upon to give his knowledge,

expertise and advice to academics, teachers, parents and the media. On Monday, he will lecture on how new developments in magnocellular theories, derived from research involving eye patches, vergence exercises, yellow or blue ﬁlters and omega 3 ﬁsh oils can help children’s reading. Other than Professor Stein’s studies on the causes of dyslexia and simple ways of tackling it, research results will also be presented on monitoring epilepsy at home and an introduction to a new project - Dynamic Electric Field Tomography (DEFT) and its applications. The project DEFT and the event are co-funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, the European Regional Structural fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Social Structural Fund of the EU. You may be familiar with CT, MRI, and other devices that radiologists use to take pictures of the structure or anatomy of the brain. There are some relatively new techniques that are now being used to get pictures of brain activity in addition to brain anatomy. Electroencephalography (EEG) will also be discussed at the event and how it can be used for better brain imaging. EEG is a decades-old method for measuring the brain’s electrical activity using a series of sensors placed on the scalp. In recent years, better sensor technologies and data-processing techniques, as well as more detailed knowledge of the brain, have dramatically improved the information that can be extracted from EEG. An added incentive inc for people to attend the event is that ttheir participation in the project will be rewarded reward with valuable behavioural and brain examinations examin for free. But while the event is free and open op for all to attend, pre-registration is required. Drinks D and snacks will be provided during the breaks. br Where S Science Serves Society Disting Distinguished scientists from abroad and Cyprus discu discuss their latest research results on human brain dynamics, such as dyslexia and epilepsy. Novem November 19. Centrum Hotel, Nicosia. 6pm8pm. Fr Free. Tel: 22-460228. Pre-registration is required at w www.aaiscs.com/LHBD/events.html, or by email events events@aaiscs.com or fax 22-028060

Death and the Maiden Satiriko Theatro presents play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. November 15 until December 21. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros, Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. Every Thursday and Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609

By Ledha Socratous

NIGHTLIFE Chart-topper DJ launches a weekly Larnaca club night, Ibiza style Club Deep in Larnaca have pulled off a massive coup by attracting world-renowned DJ Jon Fitz to the region. When house music big hitter, Jon Fitz, decided to make the island of Cyprus his home this year, it was inevitable that something special was going to kick-off. A man that needs little introduction: a skilled DJ, successful producer and highly accomplished musician and performer, Fitz is renowned for a relentless schedule of gigs in the UK and abroad. Nominated as best breakthrough producer in the 2006 House Music Awards and with his ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ hitting Top 10 in the

UK charts, along with notable appearances at Space and Pacha Ibiza, Godskitchen, Creamﬁelds, V festival and Glastonbury, it was only a matter of time before he unleashed his hedonistic party on the residents of Cyprus. Last week, Club Deep launched Fitz’s signature house music night, Casa de la Musica, with clubbers from Cyprus travelling from Limassol and Nicosia to attend. The vision of Resident DJs Jon Fitz & Coxy is to bring the spirit of Ibiza to our shores, marrying the essence of quality house music with an unrivalled atmosphere, by offering live singing performances by top artists and

huge international DJ talents along with Ibiza style dancers, to create that unbeatable Ibiza soaked vibe. The ﬂoor ﬁlling house tracks and remixes will rock Club Deep every Friday, and don’t forget internationally famous guest DJs from Ibiza will be jetting in to hit the decks. Watch this space! Casa de la Musica Club night with resident DJs Jon Fitz & Coxy joined by internationally famous guest DJs from Ibiza TBA. Every Friday night. Club Deep, Finikoudes Promenade, Larnaca. 12 midnight-4.30am. €10 with a free drink included. Dress code: Style and sophistication. Tel: 97-843001

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Boys club: Euro Tower, the seat of European Central Bank Clones in suits: ECB board members including (fourth left, back row) Yves Mersch

Only 12 women head central banks worldwide as ECB lacks women policymakers, unlike US Fed reports Eva Kuehnen

HEN the European Parliament turned Yves Mersch down for a top central banking post, it wasn’t because he lacked the expertise or experience; they rejected him because he is a man. Mersch, a Luxembourger who is highly regarded by his peers, had been expected to get the job on the European Central Bank’s all-male board anyway. Last month’s parliamentary vote was nonbinding on EU governments, which have the ﬁnal say, although Spain raised lastminute objections. The vacancy highlighted an uncomfortable fact: not one

EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding wants companies to allot 40 per cent of their board seats to women by 2020

Women chall banking m of the 23 monetary policymakers making vital decisions for the eurozone is a woman. Other central banks are also dominated by men. Those who sympathise with the ECB say the pool of women qualiﬁed as policymakers is small and warn against making “token” female appointments while Europe is in crisis. But critics say the ECB and other male-dominated central banks need to look harder for strong female candidates, and stop relying on policy committees of dark-suited “clones”. The US Federal Reserve, by contrast, has strong female representation. At the European Parliament, deputies complained that not enough effort had been made to ﬁnd suitable women candidates for the post on the ECB’s six-member Executive Board. One lawmaker said the ECB, which regularly lectures governments on the need for change, should take a closer look at itself. “The ECB is asking all our societies to modernise. Fine.

Made it: Janet Yellen, the Fed’s vice chairwoman who has been mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke

They are asking for structural reforms. Fine. They are asking for more women at work. Fine. And when it comes to themselves, they do not modernise, they do not include women,” said Sylvie Goulard, a French liberal. The ECB has had female policymakers as recently as last year when Austrian Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell

completed her term on the board. But currently all the board members are male, as are the national central bank chiefs from the 17 eurozone states who join them on the Governing Council for policy decisions. The next vacancy on the board is not due until 2018. It is not alone. Generally, few women have made it onto the

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“The evidence is, if you are going to have committee decisions there will be better decisions if they are made by a committee that has a broad range of perspectives and not a committee of clones”

lenge central men’s club Emerging power: Mercedes Marco del Pont of Argentina’s central bank

boards of top central banks and often their responsibilities are relatively minor. Their representation is still lower than in the private sector. Of the world’s central bank heads, just 12 or about six per cent are women, according to this year’s Central Bank Directory. Most are in emerging markets, such as South Africa’s Gill Marcus and Mer-

cedes Marco del Pont of Argentina. One way to tackle the imbalance would be a quota system, similar to stalled plans for the private sector proposed by EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, who wants companies to allot 40 per cent of their board seats to women by 2020. In central banking, appoint-

ments are usually made by national governments. Those not necessarily based on qualifications may be risky considering the responsibility that comes with such jobs - making decisions that affect not one company but one country, or an entire currency union. Few doubt Mersch’s qualifications. He has sat on the Governing Council since 1998 as Luxembourg’s central bank chief. A hardliner on curbing inflation, he holds postgraduate degrees in international public law and political science, and spent the early years of his career in public sector finance institutions. Rebecca Harding joined a group of economists, former central bankers and journalists in signing a letter to the Financial Times urging the European Parliament to withdraw its objections to Mersch. Harding, who is chief executive at Delta Economics, opposes quotas, which she said would undermine women

who have already reached senior positions on merit. “The pool of women of the right age, experience and track record at the moment is relatively small and it is too important at the moment to appoint on the grounds of tokenism compared to grounds of merit,” she said. DeAnne Julius, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, disputes such suggestions. She believes that where there’s a will, there’s a way. “There are plenty of qualified women who have the ability and the appetite to take on those roles, but you have to look harder for them,” said Julius, who was an external member of the MPC. She suggested getting external recruitment companies involved and broadening the search to include commercial banking, corporations and civil services, which might require structural changes in some central banks. Julius worked in the private sector as chief economist at British Airways and Shell before joining the MPC when it was created in 1997. Of the women to have served on the MPC, Rachel Lomax was the only one who rose up within the UK central bank. “The evidence is, if you are going to have committee decisions there will be better decisions if they are made by a committee that has a broad range of perspectives and not a committee of clones,” Julius said. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has made a similar point about the wider banking system. She has said that the financial crisis, which began in 2008 with the collapse of a US investment bank, might have taken a different turn had “Lehman Brothers been a bit more Lehman Sisters”. However, striking a balance between external expertise and understanding the internal workings of a central bank is vital. “You should be quite well acquainted with the practical work of a central bank, otherwise it is very difficult if you

come from the outside,” said one former female central banker, who asked not to be named. However, she held out hope for the eurozone and beyond. There were already many high-level female professionals in central banks, she said, pointing to Denmark, Austria, China and South America. “They are not yet necessarily in a position where they could be promoted faster than their male colleagues, but they are coming, I’m sure they are coming,” she said. The world’s most powerful central bank, the US Fed, seems to be making greater progress. Three of the Fed’s seven-strong Board of Governors are female. Three more women also sit on the Federal Open Market Committee, although not all are voting on the policy-making body this year due to a rotating system. A prominent example for women who have made it in the world of central banking is Janet Yellen, the Fed’s vice chairwoman who has been mentioned by the New York Times as a possible candidate to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Economics, often a training ground for central bankers, has been male dominated for years but with more women studying the subject to a higher degree level this could change. The share of female economics professors in the United States almost doubled between 1997 to 2011 to 12.8 per cent, according to an American Economics Association. In Britain, the proportion of female economics professors doubled between 1996 and 2010 to 10 per cent, a survey by the Royal Economic Society Women’s Committee showed. There is a similar trend in Germany, where about 12 per cent of economics professors were women in 2010 compared with six per cent in 2000, data from the statistics ofﬁce showed. Jacob Kirkegaard, Research Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said women still face hurdles. “Let’s face it, central

banking, certainly in Europe, is probably among the most conservative, reactionary institutions you can think of,” he said. Nevertheless, Europe has some strong contenders such as Belen Romana Garcia, a former head of the Spanish Treasury and as such also on the board of the Bank of Spain. She was a firm favourite earlier this year to head Europe’s permanent rescue fund, but lost out to Klaus Regling. Soledad Nuñez, former Director General of the Spanish Treasury, joined the ECB in July as a board member of its new settlement platform Target2Securities, having earlier been tipped to become deputy governor of the Bank of Spain. In France, Anne Le Lorier has become the first female deputy governor of the Bank of France while Danièle Nouy, general secretary of the bank’s prudential supervisory authority, used to chair the forerunner to the European Banking Authority (EBA). Her name could come up when discussing candidates for the new post as the European banking supervision chief. In Germany Sabine Lautenschlaeger, vice president at the Bundesbank in charge of banking and financial supervision and a former head of Germany’s banking watchdog, would also be well positioned to take on such a role. Sharon Bowles, a Briton who chairs the European Parliament’s economic affairs committee and a driving force behind the Mersch rejection, has even applied to succeed Bank of England governor Mervyn King when he retires next year. Following Mersch, the next battle is already in sight. Bowles made clear earlier this month that the parliament wanted to see a women heading the new European banking watchdog - preferably an ECB outsider. “The parliament will be looking for gender balance throughout, not just by having a token chair,” she said.

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PORTABLE SEWING MACHINE. The Swiss Bernina 900 Nova is a simple-to-operate portable electronic machine with a removable hard case. Sturdy, reliable, will go on for years. Instruction books in English and French. All original accessories except the stitch-ripper. Recently serviced. Supply of metal bobbins included. €180 or best offer. Call 99512965 (Nicosia)

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

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FOR SALE B.P./LAND

***************************** DUE TO RENOVATION we sell the following furniture: 1) Beds and mattress 2) Tables and chairs for kitchen 3) Sofa beds 4) Various other furniture. Tel 99655551

plots for sale, 525 sqm, 90% building factor, near highway Limassol-Larnaca, 5 min from airport, quiet residential area €109.000. Half registration fees till the 31.12.12. Tel. 99621914

***************************** VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FOR SALE. Fresh and last year virgin olive oil for sale, bottles of 1L, 4L, and 20L. Price €5 per Litre. Please contact 00357 99681606 or apply to Rantzo cafe Pissouri village.

PLOT LOCATED IN MESA GEITONIA, LIMASSOL 617sqm. 100% build. Ideal for the construction of apartment building or 1 or 2 large houses. Price reduced to € 360.000 tel. 99 330 908 www. cyprusre.com/listing-lim-0170

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

RESIDENTIAL PIECE OF LAND of 985sqm in the village of Pareklisia. Partial sea views, near to electricity and water supplies. €135.000 D.C. (Cyprus) Real Estate Tel: 99 330 908

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FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND **************************** TIMI, PLOTS, a few selected available, seaview, near the 2 golf courses, Venus Rock and airport 60% building factor, €99.000. Half registration fees til the 31.12.12. Tel. 99621914 **************************** LARNACA, ALETHRIKO,

FOR SALE PLOT IN THE CENTER OF LEFKARA Village 670sqm, high build factor, near all shops, and amenities €210.000 negotiable Tel: 99 330 908 FOR SALE PLOT of 528sqm located in Paphos Municipality in the Agios Paulos area. It offers a large 100% build factor, and is suitable for the construction of a large house or apartment building. Price € 260.000 tel. 99 330 908 www. cyprusre.com/listing-paf0007 SALE OF FIVE ADJACENT PLOTS in Paphos.Considered a signiﬁcant investment opportunity because the plots are located in a central area of Paphos(very close to the

FOR SALE B.P./LAND central public market).Sale of either all together or independently. Prices: €220000 – 250000 each. Call 99494753 **************************** TREMITHOUSA, plots for sale in a very quiet area, unobstructed sea and mountain views, 600 – 700 sqm, prices from €170.000 Tel: 99510420 ***************************** PRIME LAND IS AVAILABLE FOR LONG LEASE IN LIMASSOL. 40, 000 sq.m., zoning Ka7 (80% -45% - 3 stories). Regular amphitheatrical shape overlooking Ladies Mile. Close to New Limassol Hospital with direct access to Limassol – Paphos Highway. Water supply, electricity and telephones are readily available. Suitable for immediate development. Ideal for various health facilities and resorts, holiday centres, commercial and shopping centres, entertainment enterprises etc. Information: Tel. 22 674338, 99621554

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

PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA ***************************** FOR RENT flat in Agios Omologites Nicosia. Consists of 3 bedrooms, fireplace and garage. No common expenses. Tel 99651156 ***************************** NEW LUXURIOUS spacious (130m²), 2 bedrs flat, 2 balconies, 2 WC, indep. CH, solar system, A/C, granite floors, shutters, Italian kitchen and appliances, storeroom, covered parking in small quiet

TO LET NICOSIA building (4 flats) in Ay. Dhometios 1.5km form Alfa-Mega Engomi. €560 p.m. Same building very large ONE bedr flat (75m²) with similar amenities €460 p.m. TEL:99 544141 ***************************** FLATS / HOUSES FOR RENT: studio Aglantzia €350, 1bdrm Ag. Andreas furnished €425, Hilton €400, Strovolos €350, Acropolis €380, Kennedy furnished €400, 2bdrm Ag. Dometios €400, Lykavitos €550, Kennedy €400, Acropolis rear house €300, 3bdrm m/ssa with garden €500, Str/ los €400, Acropolis €550, 4 bdrm new house Dasoupolis €1,200, Acropolis g/f €800. 21 PROPERTY FINDER A.M. 627 A.A.108 / E 99474839, 99646822 ***************************** FOR RENT OR SELL: 2 bedroom flat in Nikis Avn in Nicosia, 80 m. Completely renovated, with electric supplies. Excellent for office or flat. 3

TO LET NICOSIA bed-room flat with electric supplies and some furnitures in Nicosia near Central Bank, 140 m. Completely renovated like new. Mob: 99 460 860 ***************************** MODERN 2 BDRM, first floor flat in attractive building in Anthoupolis, very quiet area between the Grammar School and the European University, also very convenient for Pascal and Highgate Schools and the University of Nicosia. Large front veranda, all appliances, modern fittings, light and bright. Furnished or unfurnished €550p.m. Call 99900177. ***************************** TO LET 2 bedroom, fully detached house, with sitting & dining room, living room, office/study room, 2 bathrooms, 2 verandas, a/c, central heating, solar, covered garage in a quiet neighbourhood in Ayios Andreas, Nicosia. Call Thanos 99543533.

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA FOR RENT 3 bedroom flat completely renovated in Strovolos. 135sqm, quite family owned building recently painted. c/h, a/c, storage room. Stainless steel appliances, washing machine. Sky satellite tv. €650/ month Call 99 330 908. FOR RENT 3 B/R apartment fully furnished close to Central Bank. 3 W.C., fully airconditioned extra storeroom, owned covered parking. Excellent condition. Information: Tel. 99621554 FOR RENT – three-bedroom flat in Lykavitos, Nicosia. Open plan fully-equipped kitchen and living area, two bathrooms, air conditioning and central heating. Big veranda. Near the town centre and University of Cyprus. Contact 99721911 / 99-454141 3 BEDROOMS flat on second floor in a block of six flats, in a nice position at Strovolos area, fully a/c, c/h, covered parking place for one car, recently painted. Rent €650pm. (furnished if required). Tel: 97773358. ***************************** 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,

TO LET NICOSIA 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 - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in the website). 2. H3AR0004-R, 3 bedr luxury detached house with central heating, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, parquet floor throughout the house, big sitting and dining area, big kitchen with family room opening onto the swimming pool which has big covered area with wooden deck, bbq area, covered parking, in a very quiet area behind Apoel football training ground - Archagelos - €1700 (photos in website). 3. 2 bedr fully renovated semi detached house 120 sq. m, a/c for hot and cold, small yard, FULLY FURNSIHED or not, double glazed windows with aluminum shutters, in a quiet area off Nikis behind Burger King - ACROPOLIS €650 (H2ACS0001-R), (photos in the website). 4. H3ST10012-R, 3 bedr luxury semi detached house with central heating independent, a/c, 3wc, parquet floor, fire place, electrical appliances in the kitchen, curtains, SHARED SWIMMING POOL, in a very

TO LET NICOSIA quiet neighbourhood in the area near Falcon school. Strovolos € 1200, (photos in website). 5. 4 bedr new luxury detached house, separate maid’s room, central heating, full Ac, 260sq.m, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, blinds on all the windows, 4wc, 2 showers, 1 bathroom, 2 covered parking, big garden with grass in a quiet neighbourhood in a dead end near French Ambassador house - Strovolos €1400 (H4ST10045-R), (photos in the website). 6. 3 bedr+big attic room with shower and wc luxury new house, 210sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 4wc, blinds on all windows, cooker and oven in the kitchen, small garden, covered parking near Alpha Mega supermarket - STROVOLOS €1200 (H4ST10007-R), (photos in the website). 7. 3 bedr upstairs and one downstairs luxury detached house built in 2 plots of land with big garden and big over ﬂoor swimming pool 4 X 10, central heating, full a/c, 2 covered parking, FULLY NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, double glazed windows(PVC), electric shutters on all windows, in a very quiet neighbourhood, in the centre of Latsia near Carrefour - LATSIA €2700 (H4LAT0010-R), (photos in the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 8. H4LAK0002-R, 3 bedr + office space luxury detached house, built on a big plot, 350sq. m, big swimming pool with cover, garden with grass, big sitting and dining room, separate family room, central heating, a/c, curtains on all the windows, cooker, dishwasher and dryer, parquet floor throughout the house,3wc, 2 bathrooms, 2 covered parking in a quiet area on the borders of Strovolos with Lakatamia Lakatamia- €1900 (photos in website). 9. 3 bedr upstairs and 2 separate bedroom in the basement luxury detached house(all the bedrooms with en suite bathrooms/shower), also separate kitchen and sitting room in the basement which has also separate entrance from the house, central heating, full a/c, solid parquet floor all the house, big sitting and dining room with fire place, big fully equipped kitchen with breakfast area and family room, big overfloor, swimming pool with covered patio area with fully equipped bar(bbq, fridge, freezer, cooker), mature garden around the house, 2 parking places, alarm system near the Cyprus Conference Centre- PLATY AGLANTZIAS €3500 (H5PAG0002-R), (photos in the website). 10. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms,

TO LET NICOSIA 180sq.m, electrical appliances, small yard, bbq area, off Kostantinoupoleos street near French ambassador residence.- STROVOLOS €850 (H4ST10043-R), (photos in the website). 11. 4 bedr luxury semi detached house with good size garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area, central heating, a/c units, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, 2 covered parking, FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPPED, in a quiet area in a dead end close to all amenities and schools. ANTHOUPOLIS €1300 (H4ANT0002-R), (photos in the website). 12. H4AGZ0010-R, 3 bedr RENOVATED GROUND FLOOR HOUSE with big separate 1 bedroom flat with multi room, big sitting and dining room , separate tv room, big kitchen with family room and fitted cooker and oven, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, very big 5 X 6 bedrooms with solid parquet floor, central heating with petrol independent, a/c units, double glazed windows with shutters, big verandas around the house, in a very quiet neighbourhood 200metres from FRENCH school and near Athalassas park - Aglantzia €1300 (photos in website). 13. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office, 250sq.m, central heating independent, 4a/c, big renovated, kitchen with cooker and oven, big

TO LET NICOSIA sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fire place, 1bathroom, 1 shower, 2wc, 2 covered parking, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street - Makedonitissa €1300 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website). 14. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, office space/maid’ s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC, 450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and fitted cooker and oven, 6 wc, 2 covered parking’s, big yard with tiles and garden with grass, bbq area in a very quiet neighbourhood near the CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neighbourhood park – Aglantzia €2000(H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website). 15. 4 bedr luxury detached house, separate maid’s room, 600 sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 6 wc, 4 bathrooms, big sitting and dining areas opening on to the garden, big kitchen with electrical appliances, built in 2 big plots of land with huge garden with grass, swimming pool, 2 covered parking, in a quiet neighbourhood close to Alpha Mega supermarket Engomi - €3000 (H4PA20005-R), (photos on the website). For many more properties

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** LUXURY FLATS:

1. 3 bedr furnished apartment, 140sq.m, near Cyprus Hilton, kitchen, bathroom and extra guests toilet, large sitting room, opposite a small park, recently renovated independent oil central heating, air conditions, solar heater, covered parking – Acropolis €630 (A3ACS0040-R), (photos in the website). 2. AINIC0006- R, 1 bedr., fully furnished and equipped apartment, 50sq.m, 2AC for hot and cold, covered verandah, covered parking, nice view, off Makarios avenue between Hilton and DEBENHAMS shop. Nicosia centre, € 450 (photos in website). 3. 2 bedrs luxury big apartment in a small building with 4 apartments only, very big bedrooms with parquet ﬂoor, 125sq.m, central heating independent, 3ac, Fully nicely furnished separate kitchen, big sitting and dining area, 2wc, covered parking behind Hilton hotel off Kennedy and Makarios close to the centre.– NICOSIA CENTRE €600 (A2NIC0026-R), (photos in the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 4. A1DAS0010-R, 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting and dining room, big bathroom, big bedroom with shutters, covered veranda, storage heaters, 2a/c, cooker and oven in the kitchen, covered parking in a quiet area in a small modern building near Acropolis Park. Dasoupolis €400 (photos in website). 5. A3ST10036- R, 3 bedr new luxury apartment on the last ﬂoor of a 3 storey building with nice view, electrical appliances in the kitchen,2bathrooms, 2wc, blinds, big covered veranda, air condition for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered parking and storage room in a quiet area – Strovolos - € 550 (photos in website). 6. 1 bedr new modern luxury apartment, 50sq.m, 2 a/c for hot and cold, nicely modern furnished, 3rd ﬂoor, covered parking, 6 year old in a quiet neighbourhood off Kantaras street. - STROVOLOS €400 (A1ST10009-R), (photos in the website). 7. New 2 bedr luxury apartment, 90sq.m, storage heaters, 3 a/c, cooker and oven, covered verandah, 2 wc, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking and storage room of Kyriakou Matsi street near the centre – Agioi Omologites €650 (A2AOM0008-R), (photos in the website). 8. A1ACS0007- R, 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with 2 a/c

TO LET NICOSIA for hot and cold, electrical appliances in the kitchen, big bedroom, covered veranda, blinds, covered parking, in a quiet area near Acropolis park. NICELY FURNISHED. Acropolis €450 (photos in website). 9. 3 bedr luxury spacious floor apartment on the 4th floor of award winning building, 200sq. m+big covered veranda, central heating independent, full built in air conditions, lighting fixtures, curtains and blinds on all windows, big spacious living room with fire place, big kitchen with double cooker, oven and microwave and breakfast area, double glazed windows, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/bath, big satellite dish with sky decoder, 2 covered parking and storage room, close to American embassy and other amenities – ENGOMI €1600 (A3ENG0025-R), (photos in the website).

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ground floor apartment with separate entrance, big verandas and garden, big sitting and dining room, central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, very big master bedroom, electrical appliances in the kitchen, aluminum shutters on windows, parquet laminate floor all the flat, covered parking, storage room, in a very quiet neighbourhood in a dead end street, off Athala-

sas Avenue behind Stephanis near English School €720 (A3ST10030-R), (photos in the website). 12. A2LYK0006-R, 2 bedr penthouse apartment with big veranda 60sq.m, storage heaters, full a/c, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), big sitting room, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds, covered parking near Agios Antonios market CLOSE TO THE

UNIVERSITY. Lykavitos €510 (photos in website). 13. A2ST10028- R, 2 bedr new luxury apartment on the 1st ﬂoor of a 2 storey building, with a/c for hot and cold, fully nicely modern furnished, big covered veranda, parking, in a quiet neighbourhood. (no common expenses). Strovolos €600 (photos in website). 14. A2NIC0001- R New luxury ﬁnished 2 bedr apartment with

10. A2AOM0009-R 2 bedr luxury ﬁnished apartment in a small building with 4 ﬂats only, central heating with petrol independent, full a/c, 2 bedrooms with en-suite bathroom/shower, separate guest wc, NICE MODERN EXPENSIVE FURNITURE, big covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, in a very quiet neighbourhood very close to Junior school and the park - Agioi Omologites - € 800 (photos in website). 11. 3 bedr luxury spacious

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TO LET NICOSIA separate electric floor heating for each room, a/c units, parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area, electrical appliances in the kitchen, fully modern furnished and equipped, big bedrooms, covered veranda, central satellite dish, cable net service, blinds on the windows. In the centre opposite the walls, Nicosia centre, €670 (photos in website). 15. 2 bedrs new luxury apartment, sitting room open plan with kitchen which includes cooker, oven, refrigerator and washing machine, 2 wc, central heating, full AC, blinds on the windows, very big covered verandas, covered parking and storage room in a dead end off Athalassas avenue near Laiki popular bank and Hellenic bank headquarters. - DASOUPOLI €550 (A2DAS0006-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 ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927.

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(hot/cold), in the tourist area, opposite the sea, in “Lordos Beach Garden”, 2nd floor. Rent €250/month. Information tel: 25378504, 99524364 ***************************** GROUND FLOOR HOUSE in good area Kapsalos , 3 bedrooms, large fitted kitchen, sitting room, 2 large verandas, 5 A/C, bathroom, 2 W/C. Rent €580pm. Tel 99324941 or 25388805 ***************************** 2 BEDROOM COTTAGE FOR RENT IN LANIA VILLAGE in a quiet and peaceful area, fully furnished, storage heaters, a/c, rent €300 per month. Minimum contract 1 year. Info mob 99548855 ***************************** 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. For info mob 99548855

TO LET LIMASSOL 120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price €1300/month tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listingLIM-0103 ***************************** BRAND NEW OFFICE FOR RENT on busy shopping street in Limassol 170sqm, raised flooring, ready to be occupied. Price €3000/month tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre. com/listing-lim-0155. ***************************** BRAND NEW SHOP FOR RENT on busy shopping street in Limassol 190sqm basement, 150sqm shop area + 75sqm upper floor ready to be occupied. Price € 6000/month tel. 99 330 908 ***************************** FOR RENT 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

FLAT TO LET 280 sq in Limassol opposite Debenhams Apollon- Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank. 4 bedroom, 3 wc, c/h and ﬁtted kitchen suitable for business ofﬁces. Tel 994034450 99207216

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TO LET LARNACA LARNACA FOR RENT spacious 3 bedroom apartment with balcony situated in centre of town, semi furnished. Please call 99311152 ***************************** FOR RENT 2 bed, 2 bath, new built apartment, in a quiet scenic location In Alethriko, Larnaca 5 min. to Larnaka, 5 min. to the beach Fully furnished, A/C, communal pool, under covered parking, Long term rent, €350.00 per month For more info pls call 99639378 ***************************** PROTEA APTS LARNACA Residential and holiday apts for rent monthly or weekly Larnaca – Dhekelia road, close to Golden Bay Hotel 1 & 2 bedroom apts, furnished and with low rent with swimming pool, 2 minutes walking distance from the beach, with a new pedestrian crossing in front of the building. Contact us on 99672466, 99404522, and 99078590

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Annual Christmas Fair 8th & 9th December 2012 at The Atlantica Miramare Beach Hotel Potamos Yermasoyia Limassol Buy all your Christmas Gifts under one roof with 700sq metres of Exhibitions: Dolls Houses and accessories to suit all from 3 years to the young at heart- Exquisite Beadwork- Mosaics- Aromatherapy –Soaps - Beautiful Candles - Fun with Encaustic Art-Jewellery - Denise with Hair Clips and an exciting new product -Patchwork –Woodcraft - Felted items – Knitwear – Cards –Books - Hand Painted Glassware - Chutneys and Jams - Helen’s Indian Treasures -Handmade accessories Numerous other gift ideas. Kiddies Korner with Santa Lucky Dip / Magic / Face Painting / Friends for Life / Cake Stall / Bric Brac / Books / Art Exhibition Limassol Theatre Arts School will be performing on Sunday 8th December at 11:45 a.m. "Limassol Theatre Arts School (LTAS) is a dynamic Stage School which nurtures and inspires young performers. Under the expert guidance of a team of experienced professionals and ex West End performer, LTAS provides high quality training in Musical Theatre, Dance, Singing and Drama/Acting. LTAS prepares its students to be the stars of the future!"

Tombola – Grand Draw Excellent Car parking with Wheelchair & Pushchair access Open 11am – 7pm Entry Adults €2, including Free Tombola Ticket - Children Free Entrance Door Prize kindly donated by the Atlantica Miramare Hotel Further details contact Anne on 99269016 or 25632446 All Proceeds to the Limassol Hospice Care Appeal

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS from €250 P/M 4. Tsada Lovely spacious f/f 5 bedroom villa central heating, private pool, double garage, fantastic views. €1600 P/M or nearest offer. Now available at DT property lettings Many other properties available. Please call : Tel 2683543 or 97675123 ***************************** PEYIA, available now for rent in a most sought after location next to the municipal park, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments with magniﬁcent sea and mountain views, furnished or unfurnished, off street parking, quiet area, for viewing, ring: 99 887251 / 99 025173

A DELIGHTFUL AND SPACIOUS 2 bedroom apartment, F/F, top ﬂoor, new, located at a peaceful location just 500 from St. George hotel in Choraka, with breathtaking sea views. A+ quality apt, With walking distance to amenities, part of a beautiful building with swimming pool, list and other amenities. Only €350pm Other apts also available. Call 99403261, 26934650 ***************************** PAPHOS - Very large 3 Bedroom Apt , Fully Furnished to a very high standard ,Would suit 3 Professionals sharing, Within close proximity to Hospital and Court, Central Heating, 2 Bathrooms, Laundry, €350.

TO LET PAPHOS TREMITHOUSA - Modern 2 Bedroom spacious TownHouse, U/F, Enclosed Rear Garden. €350. TREMITHOUSA - 2 Bed room, Bungalow, Situated on a corner plot, Open- Fireplace, Quiet location, pets welcome, €320. KATO PAPHOS - 1 bedroom Town-House, Newly ﬁtted kitchen, Enclosed Rear Garden, D/S Cloakroom €200. FULLY FURNISHED PROPERTIES WANTED. MORE PROPETIES AVAILABLE. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 99862922 ***************************** FLOWRON PROPERTY SERVICES LTD: PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE FOR TENANTS AND LANDLORDS: PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR RENT LONG TERM RENTAL. PROPERTIES WANTED: FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WITH KEY HOLDING AND RENT COLLECTIONS OFFERED

1 Mandria: 3 bed unfurnished apartment on a quiet complex with communal pool, off street allocated parking, white goods, blinds Ref: 969 Price 350 2 Konia: 3 bedroom unfurnished town house with communal pool in nice residential area, near to all local amenities: Ref: 1027 Price 500 3 Yeroskipou: 2 bed furnished

TO LET PAPHOS Town house, downstairs wc, kitchen, dining/sitting room, upstairs 2 bedroom, family bathroom: Ref: 1169 Price 350 4 Mesogi: Luxury 4 bed unfurnished villa with large living areas, downstairs bedroom with en suite, 3 bedrooms upstairs, Fire place, Modern villa, residential area Private pool: fully fenced off: pets welcome Ref: 783 Price 750 5 Secret Valley: fully furnished, modern style, easy maintenance gardens, Private heated pool, quiet residential area, near golf area: Ref: 1186 Price 800 6 Kissonergra: 4 bedroom villa offered furnished, downstairs bedroom, 3 upstairs, en suite, family bathroom, closed garage, private pool, on its own very private no near by villas: Ref 0003 Price 900

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1. Chlorakas 1 bed ground ﬂoor furnished apartment with central heating, communal pool and parking, sky TV. €335 pcm including all bills 2. Kissonerga 2 bed town house, small garden, off street parking, close to bus and shops. NO POOL €350 pcm 3. Chlorakas Large 4 bed detached villa, secluded position, large private pool, a/c, and parking. Unfurnished. Very nice well worth seeing. €900 pcm open to offers. 4. Peyia Unfurnished 2 bed 2 bathroom house, a/c, ceiling fans, ﬂy screens, storage, satellite TV, private parking, swimming pool, From €350 pcm REDUCED

8 Coral Bay/Peyia: large luxury villa with central heating, large gardens, AC, off street parking, stunning views, quality ﬁttings and furniture’s: Ref: 1176 Price 3500

THIS IS JUST A SMALL SELECTION OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND MANY MORE PLEASE CALL EITHER 96 545 174 OR E-MAIL ON info@unique-consultancy. eu LANDLORDS; WE NEED YOUR PROPERTIES NOW. PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.

OFFICE: 120 MARKARIOS AVENUE, PAPHOS. OFFICE: 26600450 MOBILE: 97614070 many properties available on WEB: www.

***************************** FOR RENT A selection of 1 to 5 bedroom houses & apartments F/F & U/F Universal, Peyia, Tomb of the Kings,

7 Tala: 3 bedroom villa offered part furnished with private pool, stunning sea views, property is a family home, central heating, residential Ref: 988 Price 700

TO LET PAPHOS Tsada, Timi & Kato Paphos Landlord & Owners please call 99329357 Or please view at are website www.cyprussands.com Fully Registered Company in Cyprus ***************************** PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and ﬁnishes. Central heating, sky, alarm, inﬁnity pool and stunnning sea and mountain views €700 per month, call: 99389426 ***************************** BRAND NEW APT, opposite Poseidonio Gym, near Carrefour, F/F, a/c, great quality, 1 bdrm, from €340p.m.Tel 99403261 ***************************** MR RENT PAPHOS, THE LEADING PROPERTY RENTAL AGENCY IN PAPHOS OFFICE: 26271858 (00357) IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY TO RENT WE ARE THE RENTAL AGENCY TO CONTACT OFFERING FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENT COLLECTION SERVICE

1. SEA CAVES €500 we are delighted to offer this detached 2 bedroom villa situated on a corner plot in a quiet residential area offering sea views. Gated drive for off street parking. Fully enclosed good sized low-maintenance garden with private pool offering privacy and shaded areas. Available unfurnished or part furnished. Pets allowed at owners discretion. Website reference number: rtl_482

TO LET PAPHOS 2. KISSONERGA €550 modern detached 3 bedroom villa situated in a quiet residential area. Master bedroom with en-suite, separate kitchen, downstairs guest wc. Enclosed garden offering private pool & off street parking. Available unfurnished though can include kitchen appliances. Pets allowed at owners discretion. Website reference number: rtl_501 3. TALA €590 unfurnished modern 3 bedroom detached villa offering total privacy & breathtaking sea views. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire. Master with en-suite. Storage room. Shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature plants, private pool offering sea views. Off street parking. A beautiful home. Website reference number: rtl_530 4. PEYIA €700 price includes pool cleaning. If you are looking for a villa with breathtaking views & privacy then this property is for you. This modern detached 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa is furnished with modern furniture, including satellite tv. One bedroom & bathroom on ground floor. A spacious enclosed garden with private pool offering stunning views. Off street parking. Website reference number: rtl_401 5. MANDRIA €750 modern detached 4 bedroom villa, master with en-suite. Fully enclosed low maintenance garden offering private pool. Available unfurnished to include white

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS goods, blackout blinds, curtains, ceiling fans & log burner for those winter months. Immaculate condition. Pets allowed at owners discretion. Website reference number: rtl_633 offers considered. 6. CHLORAKA €770 modern detached 4 bedroom 3 bathroom villa with ground floor bedroom & bathroom. Beautifully furnished with good quality modern furniture includes sky satellite, fly screens & feature fireplace with modern gas fire. Private pool offering views of the sea. Off street parking. Situated within walking distance of bus routes & shops. Website reference number: rtl_611 7. KATO PAPHOS €800 large 4 bedroom detached villa situated in the sought after residential area of limnaria. Walking distance to the beach and the many amenities of kato paphos. Spacious living accomodation offering an enclosed garden with c/pool. Fully furnished with modern furniture & solar panels. Website reference number: rtl_442 8. TALA €900 a charming detached 4 bedroom villa with character, situated on a corner plot in a quiet residental area with breathtaking sea views. Spacious living rooms with central heating & real fireplace. Separate kitchen & dining room. Good sized garden offering private pool and stone built barbeque area. Undercover parking. Website reference number rtl_638 TEL: 97790883 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 97648440

TO LET PAPHOS FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.!!! 1. MESA CHORIO – 2 bed 2 bath fully furnished ground floor apartment set on an elevated position on this prestigious development. Open plan living area. Good sized kitchen. 2 double, bedrooms, master with ensuite shower room. Family bathroom. Large patio areas with enclosed gardens and lovely sea views. Covered parking and security gates.. Comm swimming pool, and landscaped gardens. Euros 425.00 a month. 2 bed apartment same complex Euros 400.00 a month. 2 MESOGI 3 bed 3 bath furnished apartment in handy location close to the shopping areas. Large open plan living area and dining area.. Fully fitted dining/kitchen with appliances . Guest WC. Utilty room. 3 double bedrooms one with en-suite. Family bathroom. Balcony & and parking. Euros 500.00 a month. Suit non-drivers! 3. TOMB OF THE KINGS – 3 bed fully furnished apartment in established block. Own entrance via stairway. Open plan living area. Dining kitchen. 3 bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, sat TV. Internet available. Large balcony area. Parking. Euros 350.00 per month 4. KISSONEGA - 3 bed 2 bath unfurnished villa. Set in enclosed gardens the villa consists of open plan living area. Full itted kitchen. Small utility area. Conservatory room. Ground floor bed room with en-suite. Stairs to two double bedrooms and family bathroom. Pool and off street parking. Euros 600.00 per month 5. STROUMBI – 2 bed fully furnished stone bungalow set in quiet location. Open plan living area with working fireplace. Spacious dining kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and

TO LET PAPHOS family bathroom with corner bath. Landscaped gardens, swimming pool and covered parking. Realistically priced Euros 500.00 per month or close offers only 6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed fully furnished apartment. Living area, fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C, Enclosed garden area, comm. Pool and parking. Euros 375.00 a month or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal starting at 250 euros per month. 7. CORAL BAY - 3 bed, 3.5 bath furnished/unfurnished villa situated very near to the centre and within easy walking of beaches and restaurants. Open plan living area with fully fitted kitchen. Doors out to garden and pool. Ground floor bedroom with ensuite. Separate guest WC. Stairs to 2 double bedroom both with en-suite and balcony areas. Private pool, gardens, BBQ area and covered verandahs. Central location.Euros 650.00 per month or close offers. 8. STROUMBI– 3 bed 2.5 bath large unfurnished villa in quiet village area. Spacious open plan living area with feature fireplace and dining space Good sized fitted kitchen and breakfast area. Guest WC with storage area.3 double bedrooms. Master with ensuite bathroom. Family bathroom. Enclosed gardens, pool and off street parking. Realistically priced Euros 550.00 per month. OVNO FOR FULL LISTINGS OF A PA R T M E N T S / T O W N HOUSES AND VILLA PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL LANDLORDS/ OWNERS PLEASE CALL

FOR SALE LIMASSOL detached 2 bedroom house with deeds. Sea/mountain views. Retiled, replastered, rewired, replumbed. Fans. A/C. Handmade solid wood kitchen. Large lounge/dining area. 2 mins from highway. Email janmurr1@yahoo. co.uk for photos and info. Price €235, 000. ***************************** BARGAIN PRICE DETACHED HOME FOR QUICK SALE with title deeds. Located on a quite cul de sac in Germasoyia within a short 2 minute drive to the beach and tourist area. 3 bedroom. 325sqm plot, 160sqm house. Price € 385.000 tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listing-lim-0337 *****************************

NICOSIA ***************************** NICOSIA, FLAT FOR SALE: 2 bdrm flat with title deeds, 110 sq.m., fully renovated, best central area, 800m from the European University, excellent view, €99.000. Tel. 99621914. ***************************** 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. 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. *****************************

PLEASE CALL 97648440 or email:inforentals@aol. com

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**************************** 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 3 bed house with pool in Souni full of character, open plan accommodation. 3 bedrooms, 2 with ensuite & further shower room. a/c and central heating. Parking. Title Deed available. Price €318,000. No Agents. Tel 99122366

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**************************** LOFOS – TALA, 3 bedroom bungalow for sale, living room, kitchen, bathroom, shower room, central heating, air con, private pool, landscaped gardens, lovely views. Call: 99342913 – no agents

LIMASSOL ***************************** FOR SALE AGIOS TYCHONAS

FOR SALE PAPHOS 1. PAPHOS, FLATS FOR SALE OR RENT: Kissonerga, 3 bdrm ﬂat with title deeds, in a block of 4 ﬂats only, fully renovated, 2 baths, 146 sq.m closed area, c/h, a/c, covered parking, excelent view of sea and mountains, half registration fees titll 31.12.12 reduced to €135.000 or rent €450 per month. Tel. 99621914. **************************** FOR SALE- PAPHOS

1. REGINA GDNS- 2 Bedroom Townhouse set on a luxury complex with 3 communal pools, private parking, private driveway, rear patio, solar panels, TITLE DEEDS. Covered area 92sq. mtrs. Priced to sell at €115, 000. 2. FAROS BEACH- 2 Bedroom fully furnished apartment, situated 120m from a popular beach off Tombs of The Kings. Sea views, solar panels, private parking, spacious balcony, large family bathroom, TITLE DEEDS AVAILABLE. Priced to sell at €138, 000. 3. ATHENA GARDENS- Beautiful 2 Bedroom fully furnished ground ﬂoor apartment in Geroskipou with communal pools, gardens, large patio with roll down canvas sidings (low electricity bills). This property comes with many many extras and it is priced at 25% below value at €140, 000. Covered area 96sq. mtrs. 4. UNIVERSAL- 2 Bedroom end of terrace Townhouse, situated close to the new school and bus route, with front garden, rear patio area, and communal pool, this property comes fully furnished and is priced for a quick sale at €98, 000. TITLE DEEDS IMMINENT. 5. LIMNARIA GARDENS- 1 Bedroom fully furnished spacious top ﬂoor apartment with lounge leading to patio overlooking communal pools on a luxury complex. Shutters all round, heated pool with Jacuzzi, 200m from beach. Priced to sell at €135, 000. 6. SECRET VALLEY- Splendid 3 Bedroom detached villa with master bedroom en-suite, enclosed gardens,

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.

7. LOWER PEGIA- 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom detached villa with totally enclosed gardens, workshop and storage units. Master bedroom ensuite, downstairs bathroom, private 8mx4m pool, to be sold including quality furniture. Covered area 132sq. mtrs on a plot 378sq. mtrs. TITLE DEEDS. Priced to sell at €295, 000. 8. MARATHOUNDA- Superb 4 Bedroom detached villa with a covered area 310sq. mtrs on a beautiful plot of 928sq. mtrs. Set in an unspoilt area offering marvellous views. All bedrooms en-suite, large lounge with stone carved fire surround and wood burning fire, black granite work surfaces, traditional stone arches, private 8mx4m pool, outbuildings, garage. Many many extras. Price includes all furniture and white goods. TITLE DEEDS. Priced well below the market value at €475, 000. For further details please contact 99874804 or E-mail: rocpropertiescyp@gmail. com **************************** FOR SALE special offer, €79, 000 first floor apartment in Protaras, fully furnished with 2 bedrooms and a swimming pool. Walking distance to the beach of Ayia Triada and all amenities. Tel: 97 608941. ****************************

AYIA NAPA **************************** 1.AYIA NAPA, Studio for sale, 38 sqm, furnished and fully renovated, with title deed, in licensed complex, 5030m from Nissi Beach €49.000. Tel. 99621914. LARNACA *****************************

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

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

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

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private pool next to Secret Valley Golf Course and set in a quiet cul-de-sac. This beautiful villa comes furnished with high quality furnishings and a covered area of 154sq. mtrs. Set on a plot of 408sq. mtrs. Very reasonably priced at €370, 000.

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

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Advertiser FOR PAPHIAKOS ANIMAL WELFARE SOS HELPLINE, 24 HOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE - CALL 99655581 CONTACT DETAILS FOR PAPHIAKOS. Paphiakos & C.C.P. Animal Welfare Education/Information Centre, No. 12 Dedalos Building, 8049 Kato Paphos PO Box 61272 8132 Kato Paphos Web. www.cyprusanimalwelfare.com www.facebook/paphiakos Email info@cyprusanimalwelfare.com Larnaca Emergency Service - The contact point for animal emergencies in Larnaca is Maria at the Paphiakos Animal Welfare Charity Shop, telephone 24623494 or 99325897 STOP, SHOP AND GIVE TO THE ANIMALS! ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME AT OUR CHARITY SHOPS! PAPHIAKOS & 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 Tel 26910325 Shop No.2 Ap Pavlou Avenue, Kato Paphos Tel 26942894 Shop No.3 Gr. Afxentiou Avensia Court 3 Larnaca 24623494 Shop No.4 9 Ayiou Ioanni Street 3061 Limassol 25561695 Peyia Information Centre & Shop & T Rooms 26622828 Polis Information Centre & Shop & T Rooms 99223572 Book Exchange Shop Trimithousa 99771763 Our shops are always happy to receive your unwanted goods! NOW YOU CAN HELP BY COLLECTING YOUR ALUMINIUM CANS AND HANDING THEM IN AT ANY PAPHIAKOS CHARITY SHOP OR THE CLINIC. SAVE AN ANIMAL AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!! 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. FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR PAPHIAKOS CHARITY NO. 1529 WORLD ANIMAL DAY. On Thursday October 4th Paphiakos will be micro chipping pets for only €20 including all the paperwork. For further information telephone 26953496. To celebrate World Animal Day on Thursday October 4th Paphiakos will be offering free spaying/neutering for all feral and unwanted animals as they do throughout the year. Contact 26953496 for further details. PAPHIAKOS SHELTER OPEN DAY The Open Day will be held on Sunday October 7th between 10am and 3pm. It will be a Family Fun Day out with a lot of different activities. There is car parking, toilets and refreshments on site so enjoy and join in the celebration of animals and what they bring to our lives. Entrance is €2 CHARITY HAIR CUT. On Thursday 4th October 09.30-17.30 without an appointment Andri at Atlantic Bay Hotel (2nd Floor) will be charging €5 for a haircut with all proceeds going to Paphiakos. Telephone Suzanne on 99151996 or Andri on 99604783. PAPHIAKOS CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. Saturday November 24th 9am – 3pm at the Crazy Spoon Restaurant. For further details contact 99151996. Stalls, Santa’s Grotto, Donkey Rides, Pirate Pat and many more.

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07.00 NRG Zone 08.00 Kids’ TV Fireman Sam, Bob the Builder, Pippi Longstocking, etc. Shown till 12.30, then repeated till mid-afternoon. 16.30 Euromaxx Magazine show, presenting cultural news, architecture, restaurants, fashion, wineries and more. 17.00 Great Matches Of European Football (rpt) 18.00 Biz/Emeis 18.50 News In English 19.00 New In Turkish 19.10 Kati Psinetai (rpt) Greek version of the show where contestants try to outdo each other by throwing the perfect dinner party, which is then judged on its merits by their rivals. 20.00 NRG Zone 21.00 FILM: Staying Alive Tony Manero, a struggling dancer tries to make it big in a spectacular new Broadway musical while dividing his affections between two girlfriends. Drama, starring John Travolta. 1983. 22.30 Motor Sports 23.00 Criminal Minds Fifth season. ‘Hopeless’. The team investigates a spate of apparently random murders and discovers the perpetrators are acting as a pack and killing for the thrill of it. 23.45 Repeats

06.20 Proini Enimerosi 06.50 Me Agapi 07.00 Kai oi Pantremeni Ehoun Psihi (rpt) 08.25 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 09.10 Oi Men kai Oi Den (rpt) 09.30 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.40 Ellas to Megaleio Sou (rpt) 10.20 Ekeino To Kalokairi (rpt) 11.15 Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt) 12.10 Niose Me (rpt) 13.00 News 13.20 Mera Mesimeri 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.50 Tin Patisa (rpt) 16.00 Tihi Vouno (rpt) 16.50 Eva Luna 17.45 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) With News at 18.00. 19.20 Niose Me 20.20 News 21.10 Vals Me 12 Theous 22.15 Ekeino To Kalokairi 23.15 Eilikrina New interview programme, with a title that translates as ‘Honestly’. 00.30 News 00.35 Sports News 00.45 Ola 13 Weekly humour show hosted by Themos Anastasiadis, with various personalities from Greek showbiz and funny highlights from Greek television. 01.40 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi (rpt) 01.20 Repeats

06.00 I Dipsa (rpt) 06.30 Emeis Ki Emeis (rpt) 07.00 Koinonia Ora Mega A revamped version of its predecessor (Koinonia Ora 8). Current affairs show that examines the issues affecting everyday people in Greece and abroad. 08.00 Nea Mera 10.00 Proino Mou 12.00 Enimerosi Tora 14.00 Klemmena Oneira (rpt) 15.00 Eheis Meson Local investigative show. 16.00 Yia Sena Local talk-show. 18.00 News 18.20 Eisai To Tairi Mou (rpt) Greek comedy series. 19.20 Eftyhismenoi Mazi (rpt) Greek comedy series. 20.20 News 21.15 Klemmena Oneira New season of Greek drama series. 22.20 Porta Kleidomeni Local drama series. 23.10 Singles (rpt) Greek drama series. 00.00 News 00.10 Charlie’s Angels Three women with questionable pasts solve cases for an elusive boss. 01.00 Yia Sena (rpt) 03.00 Enimerosi Tora (rpt) 04.30 Proino Mou (rpt)

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Television ,

PICK OF THE DAY

The Ides of March (Novacinema1, 20.05) American politics is in a mess, and do we really care? Probably not - and indeed, why should we? Cyprus politics is an even bigger mess, and you don’t see George Clooney making films about that. Clooney directed this smart political drama, and uses his charisma to good effect as Governor Mike Morris, an Obama-like politician (his campaign posters make the resemblance undeniable) who’s running for President - though our hero is actually Stephen Meyers, played by Ryan Gosling (attention, Gosling-watchers: there’s a Gosling double bill tonight, this one preceded by All Good Things on Nova2). Meyers is one of the candidate’s right-hand men, a brilliant up-andcomer with exemplary media skills; more importantly he’s a True Believer, totally committed to the Cause - and why not? Like the Obama of 2008, Morris is a dream politician with the right answer to everything. Gay marriage, church vs. state, the War on Terror: on all these issues, he’s enlightened and articulate. Is Morris too good to be true? Of course he is. Will Meyers lose his idealism, turning into just another dead-eyed political operator? Naturally. The catalyst is Molly (Evan Rachel Wood), a flirty 20-year-old intern he becomes involved with - and the film deflates badly in the second

half, mostly because it’s hard to believe that anyone could be as politically-savvy as our hero and yet so trusting. He’s honest with everyone, and seems shocked when they use that against him (“I thought you were my friend!”). Political dramas need guile, an awareness that politics is by nature cynical and hypocritical. The Ides of March seems far too naive. It’s good fun, though. The dialogue zings, the pace is fast. A political campaign has a thrilling momentum, like putting on a show. Everyone babbles, like they’ve drunk too much coffee. Every day is another crisis. The irresistible duo of Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman do their respective things as rival campaign managers (the most important thing in this business, says Giamatti acidly, is “to win people’s respect by making them mistake their fear for love”). The film is topical, just a week or so after the US elections. Above all, the film is relevant for us here in Cyprus - a place where useless politicians are doing their best to push the country over the abyss. If American politics is in a mess, it’s partly because Americans ignore films (like this one) about American politics being in a mess. Don’t make the same mistake, folks. Made in 2011.

Preston Wilder

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE ries 16:50 Christmas Cupid 18:20 All Good Things 20:05 The Ides Of March 22:00 Welcome To The Sticks 23:55 Abduction 01:50 Cine News 02:20 Killing Bono 04:15 In Gold We Trust

The Hours (Novacinema2, 19.55) Thought about going with Pride and Glory on Plus TV, but our Pick of the Day is already very macho - so here, in the interests of gender balance, is this Oscar-winning tale of three flustered women through the ages, vaguely linked by the novel Mrs. Dalloway. Julianne Moore is a 50s housewife obsessed with the book, Meryl Streep a present-day lesbian whose life has points in common with its main character - and Nicole Kidman (with fake nose) is Virginia Woolf, who wrote the thing in the fi rst place. A fi lm I’ve always found incoherent and pretentious; but maybe it’s a woman thing. Made in 2002.

Bienvenue Chez les Ch’tis [Welcome to the Sticks] (Novacinema1, 22.00) Every country has a region that’s considered slightly odd, even slightly backward; even on an island as small as Cyprus we get (or used to get) jokes about needing a passport to cross into Paphos. For the French, the problematic region is the Far North, “a cold and rainy place inhabited by unsophisticated ch’tis who speak a strange language,” according to Wikipedia - and this utterly parochial French comedy (the most successful French fi lm ever on home soil, having been watched by over 20 million French people) has a guy from the South of France being banished to the land of the ch’tis after he gets caught trying to scam his employers. He (Kad Merad) is initially depressed by the prospect, and desperately misses his wife - but of course soon discovers that the negative stereotype is just a stereotype, and ends up charmed by his new surroundings. Mildly amusing, though non-French viewers may fi nd it hard to empathise. Globalisation? Je m’en fiche! Made in 2008.

Citizen USA: 50 State Road Trip (LTV3, 22.00) It’s a good night for parochial ﬁ lms on pay-TV - and this documentary is really aimed at Americans, just as Ch’tis [see above] is aimed at French people. “This documentary is a paean to America and what makes it special,” says a New Yorker at the Internet Movie Database, adding that the ﬁ lm “is pollyanna-ish in that it focuses on practically nothing that is wrong with the United States”. The director - Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of politician Nancy Pelosi - ranges across all 50 states, talking to new immigrants who rave about America as the Land of Opportunity, so for instance “a man from Albania who has grown up eating mostly cornbread marvels at the amazing food choices”. Risible and shallow; then again, I’m not American. Made in 2011.

01:15 Ideal The Crabs 01:45 Sunshine 02:45 Casualty 03:35 EastEnders 04:05 Doctors A Rocky Road 04:30 My Family Dutch Art And Dutch Courage 05:00 One Foot In The Grave Love And Death 05:30 Twenty Twelve 06:00 The Old Guys The Croft 06:30 After You’ve Gone Out Of Africa 07:00 The Large Family The Big Race 07:10 Boogie Beebies 07:25 Teletubbies Little Baby 07:50 Me Too! Kilts Away 08:10 The Large Family The Big Race 08:20 Boogie Beebies 08:35 Teletubbies Little Baby 09:00 Me Too! Kilts Away 09:20 Bobinogs How Can I Get There? 09:30 The Adventures Of Spot Spot In The Garden 09:35 My Family Dutch Art And Dutch Courage 10:05 One Foot In The Grave Love And Death 10:35 The Weakest Link 11:20 EastEnders 11:50 Doctors A Rocky Road 12:20 Casualty 13:10 Born And Bred The Best Man 14:00 The Old Guys The Croft 14:30 My Family Dutch Art And Dutch Courage 15:00 The Weakest Link 15:45 EastEnders 16:15 Doctors A Rocky Road 16:45 Casualty 17:35 Born And Bred The Best Man 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors Martha Loves George 20:10 Monarch Of The Glen 21:00 Keeping Up Appearances 21:30 Ideal The Wedding 22:00 Sunshine 23:00 Blackadder II Chains 23:30 Fawlty Towers Basil The Rat 00:05 Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Mummy Cupboard 00:30 Lee Evans XL Tour

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 American Chopper 09:10 Dirty Jobs 10:05 Deadliest Catch 10:55 Ultimate Survival 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 How It’s Made 12:40 Extreme Engineering 13:35 Rides 14:30 Wheeler Dealers 15:25 American Chopper 16:20 Mythbusters 17:15 Dirty Jobs 18:10 Deadliest Catch 19:05 Ultimate Survival 20:00 How It’s Made 21:00 Robson Green’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 22:00 River Monsters 23:00 Countdown To Collision 00:00 Surviving Disaster 01:00 Worst Case Scenario 01:55 Robson Green’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 02:50 River Monsters 03:50 Countdown To Collision 04:50 Surviving Disaster 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

09:30 Fia World Touring Car ChampionshipMagazin : Inside Wtcc 10:00 Equestrian: Horse Racing Time 13:45 Futsal: World Cup Thailand 15:45 All Sports: Watts 21:00 Fight Sport: Total Ko 22:00 Fight Sport: Fight Club 00:00 Poker: European Poker Tour

Citizen USA: 50 State Road Trip (LTV3, 22.00)

05:40 Private Practice 06:25 Castle 07:10 Modern Family 07:35 Happy Endings 08:00 Once Upon A Time 08:50 Masterchef 09:40 Private Practice 10:25 Castle 11:10 Modern Family 11:35 Happy Endings 12:00 Scandal 12:50 The Listener 13:40 Once Upon A Time 14:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 15:20 Private Practice 16:05 Castle 16:50 Modern Family 17:15 Happy Endings 17:40 Once Upon A Time 18:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 19:20 Private Practice 20:10 Castle 21:00 Scandal 21:50 The Listener

05:15 Holy Smoke 07:10 Cine News 08:05 The Purple Rose Of Cairo 09:30 Good Will Hunting 11:40 Cine News 12:25 The Sweetest Thing 14:00 A Little Bit Of Heaven 15:50 Larry Crowne 17:35 Hollywood 1on1 19:55 The Hours 22:00 Nisos 2: To Kinigi Tou Xamenou Thisavrou 01:40 Haevnen 03:40 Blue Valentine

18:40 For A Few Dollars More 23:00 The Newsroom 5/1 00:05 C.S.I. 01:00 Adult Zone

Just Go With It (Novacinema1, 08.20) 22:40 Modern Family 23:05 Happy Endings 23:30 Scandal 00:20 The Listener 01:10 Castle 02:00 Private Practice 02:45 Modern Family 03:10 Happy Endings 03:35 Rita Rocks 04:00 Once Upon A Time 04:50 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

07:00 Pawn Stars 5 07:30 Storage Wars 2 08:00 UFO Files 09:00 Battle 360 10:00 Pawn Stars 5 10:30 Storage Wars 2 11:00 Ancient Aliens 3 12:00 Swamp People 13:00 Top Shot 14:00 Battle 360 15:00 UFO Files 16:00 Swamp People 17:00 Top Shot 18:00 Battle 360 19:00 UFO Files 20:00 Pawn Stars 5 20:30 Storage Wars 2 21:00 Ancient Aliens 3 22:00 Ice Road Truckers 6 23:00 Ax Men 00:00 Pawn Stars 5 00:30 Storage Wars 2 01:00 Ancient Aliens 02:00 Ice Road Truckers 6 03:00 Ax Men 04:00 UFO Files 05:00 Battle 360 06:00 Ancient Aliens

07:30 Videofashion 08:00 Game Change 09:45 The Black Balloon 11:30 White Wall 13:15 Action Zone 13:45 Swing Shift 15:30 Mildred Pierce 18:00 The Other Guys 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Mildred Pierce 22:30 Action Zone 23:00 Poor Boy’s Game 00:50 Hustler TV 02:25 The Slammin’ Salmon 04:05 Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen 06:30 LTV Sports News

07:00 Chowder 07:25 The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack 07:50 The Tom & Jerry Show 08:15 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 The Looney Tunes Show 10:20 Tak & The Power Of Juju 10:45 Fanboy & Chum Chum 11:10 The X’s 11:35 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 The Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold! 14:30 ICarly 15:20 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 2012-13 19:00 Barclays Premier League Review 20:00 2012 WTCC 20:30 La Liga World 21:00 Barclays Premier League World 21:30 La Liga Show

2012-13 22:00 IRC 2012: Cyprus 22:30 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:15 Toyota Australian Football International 2012 01:15 Liga BBVA 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 05:00 Liga BBVA 2012-13

19:25 Sundays At Tiffany’s 21:00 Spinning Into Butter 22:35 Glee: The 3d Concert Movie 00:10 Music Of The Heart

07:15 According To Jim 08:00 How To Make It In America 08:30 Pan Am 10:15 Gossip Girl 11:05 NCIS: Los Angeles 12:50 Hawaii Five-0 13:40 According To Jim 14:30 Pan Am 16:05 2 Broke Girls 16:30 Chuck 17:15 Supernatural 19:00 Hawaii Five-0 19:45 Aliens In America 20:30 Eastbound & Down 21:00 Luck 22:10 Harry’s Law 22:55 The Cult 23:40 Sons Of Anarchy 00:25 A Serious Man 02:15 Todos Tus Muertos 03:50 2 Broke Girls 04:15 Chuck 05:00 Supernatural 06:30 Hawaii Five-0

01:00 Inside The PGA Tour 01:30 Nﬂ Replay 03:00 NHL Teams TBA 05:30 NHL Teams TBA 08:00 Chasing The Dream - The Balancing Act 08:30 Chasing The Dream - It’s A Party 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 School Of Golf 10:00 Top 10 - Bad Breaks 10:30 Golf Now - New York City 11:00 NHL Teams TBA 13:30 Pass Time 14:00 Rip To The Tip 2011 Tribute 14:30 Car Warriors 2 Corvette 15:30 Nﬂ Game Day 16:00 European Tour: Sa Open Championship Rd. 2 18:00 Pre Game(E) 18:45 Championship 2012-13: Apollon Vs Omonoia (E) 20:45 Post Game (E) 21:30 21:45 NHL Teams TBA 22:30 Pac-12 Men’s BaskeTBAll Utep At Arizona

07:25 Framed (2009) 09:00 My Afternoons With Margueritte 10:30 The Last Of Sheila 12:30 Easy A 14:30 Sleepy Hollow 16:30 Sucker Punch 18:30 The Dead Pool 20:15 Nobody 22:00 Citizen USA: 50 State Road Trip 23:00 Homeless: The Motel Kids Of Orange County 00:05 Daring! TV 03:10 Bronco Billy 05:10 Bringing Out The Dead

07:00 Dog Whisperer 08:00 Known Universe 09:00 Great Migrations 10:00 Mystery Manhunt 11:00 Gospel Of Judas 12:00 Megafactories 13:00 Strippers: Cars For Cash 14:00 Banged Up Abroad 15:00 Apocalypse: WWII 16:00 Inside 9/11 17:00 Search For The Living Cannibals 18:00 Breakout 19:00 Banged Up Abroad 20:00 Chasing UFOS 21:00 Earth Investigated 22:00 The Truth Behind 23:00 Hard Time 00:00 Chasing UFOS 01:00 The Truth Behind 02:00 Hard Time 03:00 Earth Investigated 04:00 Chasing UFOS 05:00 The Truth Behind 06:00 Banged Up Abroad

05:15 Malena 06:50 Love To Kill 08:20 Just Go With It 10:15 Cine News 11:05 Burlesque 13:10 Oranges And Sunshine 15:00 Love Sto-

07:00 Globe Trekker 08:00 Travel Today 08:30 Cruise Today 09:00 Essential 09:30 Bert The Conqueror 10:00 The Skinny Dip 10:30 Angry Planet 11:00 Glutton For Punishment 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 Off Limits 14:00 Globe Trekker Round The World Marathon 15:00 Julian And Camilla’s World Odyssey 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 Glutton For Punishment 18:00 The Skinny Dip 18:30 Angry Planet 19:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 Bert The Conqueror 20:30 Essential 21:00 Planet Sports 22:00 Nomad’s Land 23:00 Globe Trekker 00:00 Dirt Biking New Zealand 01:00 Bert The Conqueror 01:30 Essential 02:00 Planet Sports 03:00 Nomad’s Land 04:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 The Skinny Dip 05:30 Angry Planet 06:00 Glutton For Punishment

07:00 Beau Brummell 08:50 Men Of Boys Town 10:40 The Sisters 12:15 The Unﬁnished Dance 13:55 Torpedo Run 15:30 Young Cassidy 17:20 The Trouble With Girls 19:00 Soylent Green 20:35 Bad Day At Black Rock 22:00 Brainstorm 23:50 Children Of The Damned 01:20 The Outrage 02:55 Point Blank 04:30 Now, Voyager

Thursday, November 15, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

CRYPTIC 2237

6 PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

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21 22 12 I go after topless gastropod with skin disease (8) 14 Penny arrived and delivered a sermon (8) 18 Some stand in extension to

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

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have a meal! (4) 19 Graduate alongside very young child (4) 20 The French way to produce fat (4)

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Smug; 8 Lady-killer; 9 Stoa; 10 Overstep; 12 Beast; 13 Rag; 16 Shimmy; 17 Outing; 18 Ego; 21 Carat; 22 Addicted; 24 Dido; 25 Periodical; 26 Eddy. Down – 2 Motherhood; 3 Gladsome; 4 Sylvia; 5 Diary; 6 Blot; 7 Crop; 11 Even-handed; 13 Rye; 14 Goo; 15 Straddle; 19 Gaelic; 20 Scoop; 22 Amps; 23 Darn. QUICK: Across – 1 Crab; 8 Rendezvous; 9 Inge; 10 Giantess; 12 Lethe; 13 Art; 16 Abbess; 17 Hallow; 18 Key; 21 Scram; 22 Snatched; 24 Tote; 25 Lacklustre; 26 Dock. Down – 2 Runner-bean; 3 Brethren; 4 Edgier; 5 Ozone; 6 Zone; 7 Isis; 11 Scholastic; 13 Ask; 14 Thy; 15 Placated; 19 Ever so; 20 Scald; 22 Sill; 23 Arch.

Rating EASY

Answers to crossword 2236

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1 Ushered her out being exhausted (4) 2 Cotton on a thin stick (4) 3 A report I translated in South Africa (8) 4 Drop of mid-afternoon liquid first (4) 5 Man crushed toes, first, how mysterious (8) 6 One doesn’t have to practise it (4-6) 9 Distance of out-ofthe-way headland (10)

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5 Quarter teas come from (4) 7 Dessert was spilt by aircraft attendant (10) 8 Regards different model included of a racing-car (8) 10 Pet found amongst the mastiffs (4) 11 One thousand very good warriors (4) 13 Banter coming from the pear-tree (8) 15 Remain one side of the obstruction (8) 16 Spring I found in mountain pass (4) 17 Would lovers get entangled in it? (4) 18 Bird has account for a platypus (8) 21 Hot drink that’s served cold! (6,4) 22 Concerned with the distribution of oats (2,2)

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5 Land forces (4) 7 Built up a reserve supply (10) 8 Most youthful (8) 10 Sinful (4) 11 Pace (4) 13 Terrible (8) 15 Lack of appetite (8) 16 Satellite (4) 17 Pound (4) 18 Biologist (8) 21 Simpleton (10) 22 Narcotic (4)

1 Hide-and-seek (1-3) 2 Scrutinise (4) 3 Supplementary text (8) 4 Strip of wood (4) 5 Supplementary text (8) 6 Very careful (10) 9 Eight-sided (10) 12 Marching (8) 14 Extortion (8) 18 Mound (4) 19 Back of the neck (4) 20 Sort (4)

HOROSCOPE

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

A ﬁnancial negotiation looks as though it may be successful, but you may need to stand ﬁrm to get the best deal. It is also possible that Mars in Sagittarius may encourage you to plan a trip. You still need plenty of excitement, and this is one way to get it. There may be good news concerning publishing, legal or educational strands.

The possibility of romance is still strong. If you have an idea to go on an adventure, then follow this through. You need this chance to relax and forget about any worries, and speciﬁcally any family issues that may be causing anxiety. However, you’ll be in such a good mood you may promise more than you can realistically deliver - try not to.

The accent on positive socialising continues. You should receive more than one invite for a gathering. This may be a good day to send out your CV or meet with business people. Connecting with work colleagues or work-related professionals after hours may bring you a wonderful opportunity that you may not have previously anticipated.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Hopefully, it’s smoother sailing for you at work. You may even accomplish more than you planned. Venus enables you to negotiate and connect with colleagues and co-workers. Even if you have a problem with someone, today’s aura of goodwill can help to smooth it out. Keep your eyes open as an item you’ve long wanted may be slashed in price.

Today, extra motivation puts you ahead of the competition. Use your intuition as it may help provide the answers you need. Though one colleague may be temperamental, they’ll show their nicer side when it really matters. A focus on your home zone suggests a time for family fun, and perhaps a celebration. It’s a great day for a get-together.

It’s a good time to get feedback on your ideas. And although there may be a minor mix-up in communication, you’ll ﬁnd that today brings progress on the job front and luck with ﬁnancial concerns. Local travel may have romantic overtones. Your social life can still be quite exciting, but could also be demanding too. Try to pace yourself Capricorn.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

You may be feeling bored and restless with ongoing routines, but under current inﬂuences it will help to knuckle down and stick with it. If you show that you can work under pressure you may be in line for a pay rise or a promotion. A bond or friendship seems to be growing stronger. The idea of making a commitment may be on your mind.

Tying up loose ends may keep you busy. It’s a ﬁne day to begin a new project, or perhaps to market your goods or services. The more you let others know about your skills and talents, the better off you will be. Unexpected business developments may beneﬁt you. Later, your charming and charismatic side bubbles to the fore - great for romance.

Don’t let others rush you into making a decision that you are not ready to make. You or they may be in a gung-ho mood, and be less prepared to take note of essential details. The social whirl happily continues for you, and your popularity is such that you may have more than one friend vying for your attention. The chances are, that generally things can go your way.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

If you put your mind to it, you could come up with some new money-making schemes, or might even be thinking about starting a home business. In general, it’s a wonderful time to further your ambitions, especially if you are willing to think outside of the box. A friend may come around to avail you of their woes. Try to be patient with them.

Today may be better than yesterday for reaching agreements. You may be more open to hearing another’s point of view, and reaching a compromise. Luck is also possible with business related interests. And with hard work on the agenda, it looks like you can get a great deal accomplished. You may also splash out on health-related items.

You may have your moments of indecision earlier on, but may be able to act more decisively later. It’s a good time to begin home improvements, or to invest in your abode in general. You may feel blocked concerning an issue, but you could make incredible progress around others. Despite demands to join in, by tonight you may want to do your own thing.

CYPRUS MAIL Thursday, November 15, 2012

Sport Poulter hopes to channel Ryder Cup magic By Ian Ransom

Scott at Kingston Heath in Melbourne’s famed sandbelt. The 36-year-old Englishman suggested his strongest opponent this week might well be himself, however, and admitted to struggling to take his Ryder Cup intensity to stroke play events. “You don’t get the intensity at a major like you do at the Ryder Cup,” the world number 16 told reporters yesterday. “You can’t recreate what it means in a Ryder Cup into a stroke play event.

“But to give you an example, I probably had ﬁve percent adrenaline going through my body - compared to the 100 percent that I had at the Ryder Cup - two weeks ago at the WGC event.” While the Masters’s modest A$180,000 winner’s cheque might do little to stoke Poulter’s competitive ﬁres, Kingston Heath’s tricky layout, which places a premium on tactics while rewarding risktakers, offers a mouthwatering challenge.

Poulter showed himself up for any challenge at last year’s tournament, where he upstaged a strong ﬁeld boasting then-world number one Luke Donald at nearby Royal Victoria Golf Club. After recovering from a bout of food poisoning, Poulter battled through gale-force winds on the ﬁnal day to win by three strokes and earn the tournament’s ‘Golden Jacket’, a nod to the more salubrious green one handed to U.S. Masters winners.

Czechs looking for a rare Davis Cup-Fed Cup double

Dettori failed test ‘not performance related’

The Englishman has been in brilliant form recently

IAN Poulter converted his sparkling Ryder Cup form into his second World GolfChampionship victory in Shenzhen earlier this month and will hope to maintain his strong ﬁnish to the year by defending his Australian Masters title. Poulter will battle former major winner Graeme McDowell and a determined local contingent spearheaded by world number ﬁve Adam

Feat was last achieved 22 years ago By Jason Hovet

IN BRIEF

THE Czech Republic will look to achieve a rare double when they take on champions Spain in the Davis Cup final that starts tomorrow. It is 22 years since a country has won the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup in the same season but the feat is on for the Czechs after their women’s team beat Serbia at the same Prague venue two weeks ago. The hosts are hoping a vociferous home crowd and a fast hardcourt surface will combine to give them the edge against a Spanish team aiming to lift the Davis Cup for the fourth time in five years. Spain are without injured former world number one Rafa Nadal and will be delighted if they can repeat their 5-0 drubbing of the Czechs in the final on the claycourts of Barcelona three years ago. “Barcelona was a great experience that we can learn from and maybe we can use that experience in front of our home crowd,” Czech player Radek Stepanek told reporters.

“For us the most important thing is to have three points come Sunday. That is why we are here ... that is what we are focusing on.” The Czechs, who have only lifted the Davis Cup once before in 1980, face an uphill task. Spain’s challenge will be led by world number five David Ferrer, 30, who has enjoyed the best year of his career. “The court will be better for the Czechs than us but it is the final of the Davis Cup so I’m sure it is going to be very close,” said Ferrer who is accompanied in the team by Nicolas Almagro, Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez. Granollers and Lopez became the first Spanish pair to win the doubles title at the ATP Tour Finals for 37 years when they lifted the trophy in London on Monday. World number six Tomas Berdych spearheads a Czech side that also contains Stepanek, Lukas Rosol and Ivo Minar. Berdych lost in the ATP Tour Finals to eventual winner Novak Djokovic and the world number one shared the sentiments of Ferrer. “Home advantage is important in the Davis Cup and

support will be very big for the Czechs,” said Serb Djokovic. “On the other hand Spain are the most successful Davis Cup team over the last five to ten years. It will be quite open in my opinion.” In other news meanwhile, injured world number four Rafa Nadal is on a hit list to fill out the field for the Kooyong Classic, organisers said, as the exhibition event seeks to fight off lucrative Middle East competitors. “We’re in touch with the top four,” tournament director Colin Stubs told reporters in Melbourne of negotiations to attract Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray or Nadal for the January 9-12 event. “Nadal’s a possibility and that’d be something special for us because he’s never played here.” Stubs left open the final spot in the invitational eightman field, as he announced that Janko Tipsarevic, Juan Monaco and Milos Raonic will join Juan Martin del Potro, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt, Kei Nishikori and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus for the tournament.

Big-hitting Tomas Berdych will lead the Czechs against Spain

FRANKIE Dettori’s failed test over a banned substance at Longchamp in September was not for a performance-enhancing drug, his solicitor has said. Christopher Stewart-Moore issued a statement on the rider’s behalf on Tuesday, stating he will face a hearing before the Medical Committee of France Galop next week. He told BBC Sport yesterday: “There are a large variety of substances which are banned by France Galop. “We are not going to say which substance he has tested positive for as that would be in breach of their rules, but it’s not a performance-enhancing drug.” Dettori had four rides at Longchamp on September 16, the day of the test, an afternoon of major trials for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe meeting the following month. France Galop have not commented on proceedings and in previous similar cases they have not issued a statement before a hearing. Dettori made the headlines last month when his 18-year association with Godolphin came to an end, with the three-time champion jockey planning to ride as a freelance in 2013.

Gayle first to hit six from first ball of Test, says ICC

Wales drop captain Warburton Spurs down LA Lakers to bench for Samoa test ahead of D’Antoni arrival

FLAMBOYANT West Indies opener Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a six from the first ball of a Test match when he launched his big-hit against Bangladesh, the International Cricket Council said. Gayle smashed debutant Sohag Gazi over long-on, taking 18 from the first over but the 21-year-old off-spinner took revenge by having the opener caught for 24. West Indies declared their first innings at 527 for four just before tea on the second day The first officially recognised Test match commenced on March 15, 1877 and was contested by England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

SIX Nations rugby champions Wales have reacted to their home defeat to Argentina on Saturday by dropping captain Sam Warburton to the bench among eight changes to the team to face Samoa tomorrow. The ﬂanker, who led Wales to the semi-ﬁnals of the 2011 World Cup and the Six Nations grand slam earlier this year, is replaced in the starting lineup by Justin Tipuric. Former skipper Ryan Jones will take over the armband for a record 29th time. Jones comes in for the injured Josh Turnbull at blindside and lock Bradley Davies replaces Alun Wyn Jones.

SAN Antonio’s Danny Green drained a three-pointer with nine seconds remaining and the Spurs’ defense then denied Kobe Bryant the ball as the Western Conference-leading Spurs produced a dramatic 84-82 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers (3-5) had won their two previous games since coach Mike Brown was ﬁred but are still waiting for his successor Mike D’Antoni to take over. D’Antoni, who was named on Monday to replace Brown, is unlikely to make his debut until later this week because of recent surgery. His arrival should rejuvenate an offense that was held to a season-low against the Spurs.

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Sport AC MILAN STRIKER DENIES HE WAS ATTACKED BY FANS AFTER PENALTY BLUNDER

Alexandre Pato apologised after blazing a penalty over the crossbar at the San Siro but said his car was not surrounded by angry fans as reported

Pato plays down attack talk AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato has rubbished reports that he was attacked by fans after missing a penalty in Sunday’s defeat to Fiorentina. Various Italian newspapers had claimed that a gang of angry Milanisti surrounded the Brazilian’s car as he tried to drive away from the San Siro following a 3-1 home loss. Pato did apologise for ﬁring his penalty kick high over the crossbar in the ﬁrst half, though, as his miss resulted in him being jeered

off the pitch at the break, on his way to being replaced by Giampaolo Pazzini. But ‘The Duck’ promised to put in a much-improved performance from the Serie A runners-up if he is selected to face Napoli on Saturday. The 23-year-old told Milan Channel: “I heard that people were saying that fans attacked my car with me in it, but it’s not true, nothing happened. “I left the San Siro as usual and I don’t know why these things are written.

“All I can say is that the criticism is normal, and I accept it, but some of the things that have been written never happened. “It didn’t go as we expected against Fiorentina, unfortunately we gave away three points at home, but now we must think about Napoli. “I can certainly say that we are improving, but we can’t keep throwing away points because they are all so important. “It was a game that we should have won, I’m sorry

for missing the penalty and for the loss. “Missing from the spot isn’t the worst thing you can do but I am a penalty taker and I’m never scared I’ll miss. “But maybe I’ll hold myself back if we’re awarded a penalty in the future.” Milan have lost six of their opening 12 league matches and head coach Massimiliano Allegri is under more pressure than ever to drag the club towards the European places. But Pato is urging patience

from the Diavolo faithful, adding: “It’s impossible not to hear the fans’ whistles in the stadium, but I’m on their side. “I know how hard it is for the fans who are used to big wins and trophies. “But we are in a rebuilding phase, lots of great champions have left, so now we have to work hard and try to do our best. “Let’s forget that match and think about working towards beating Napoli and bringing three points home, even if it will be difﬁcult.”

Serbian government vows to help debt-ridden giants By Zoran Milosavljevic

Fallen giants: Red Star Belgrade were brought to the brink of administration by years of mismanagement

THE Serbian government will help reﬁnance debt-ridden football giants Red Star and Partizan Belgrade and have appointed managers to temporarily run Red Star, the Balkan country’s deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said. Vucic had called a press conference in the early hours of yesterday to announce the reﬁnancing after Red Star chairman Vladan Lukic resigned on Tuesday saying he was exhausted from struggling with managing the club’s debt of about 60 million euros and from a poor run of results. Lukic’s resignation left a massive void at the club ahead of Saturday’s crunch derby with champions and league leaders Partizan, and the government concerned about the health of two of the biggest clubs in the

country. “I spoke to the club’s legends and leadership on the behalf of Serbia’s government and we have agreed to reﬁnance Red Star’s and Partizan’s debts because the state cannot allow these two clubs to go under,” Vucic said. “The situation is so dire it’s beyond comment and we will do what we can to help out Red Star and Partizan. “As far as Red Star are concerned, we will speak with Gazprom, their general sponsor, to elaborate how soon they can pour some money into the club.” Vucic said a working group headed by former player Dragan Dzajic would take charge of Red Star to try to consolidate the club’s ﬁnancial position until a new president and board were elected in either December or January. Dzajic, who was a club director when they won the

1991 European Cup before he became club president in 1998, however, faces a mammoth task of restoring Red Star’s past glory after they were brought to the brink of administration by years of mismanagement that went hand in hand with the Balkan conﬂicts of the 1990s and the economic depression in Serbia. Both clubs were heavily funded by the authorities in communist Yugoslavia before the country’s bloody break-up but have been left largely to their own devices in the past 20 years, mostly selling talent to richer overseas clubs and drawing as many sponsors as they could. Dzajic, who quit as president in 2004, said he was looking forward to the challenge of getting the club back on the rails. “All of this is a bit unexpected for me but Red Star must never give up.”

Barcelona clean up at awards ceremony BARCELONA may have lost their Primera Division title but they had a host of winners in the Professional Football League’s 2011/12 season awards on Tuesday night, with Lionel Messi named best player and Pep Guardiola best coach. Barca, who saw their threeyear reign as Spanish champions ended by Real Madrid, also saw Messi named the Primera Division’s best striker, Andres Iniesta best attacking midfielder while Carles Puyol won the fair play award. Barcelona B’s Marc Bartra, meanwhile, was voted the best defender in the second division. Madrid also enjoyed success in the fourth edition of the LFP awards, with Iker Casillas named best goalkeeper, Sergio Ramos best defender and Xabi Alonso best central midfielder. The awards are voted for by the players and coaches of the top two divisions in Spain. Messi edged out Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema for the best player award in the top flight after netting 50 goals last term. The Argentinian, winning his two awards for the fourth successive year, said: “I want to thank the coaches who have voted me the best player and my professional colleagues who have named me best player. I’m very happy and very proud.” In his final season at the Nou Camp, Guardiola led Barca to victory in the Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Copa, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. The Catalan giants were also second in the Primera Division and reached the Champions League semifinals. Madrid captain Casillas, winning his award for the second time, said: “Thanks to all the coaches for putting their trust in me. They are the people who best understand football, and I hope to do it again in the future. This award is also a credit to my teammates in a season that was pretty good at both an individual and collective level.” Malaga youngster Isco won the breakthrough player crown in the Primera Division.

Lionel Messi was voted La Liga’s best player

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Wimbledon want MK to drop Dons name

Balotelli staying at champions City, says agent ‘His relationship with Mancini is like a husband and wife. They love each other’ MANCHESTER City striker Mario Balotelli will stay at the club despite interest from his homeland, according to his agent. Speculation is growing the 22-year-old will be ofﬂoaded by manager Roberto Mancini with AC Milan linked with a bid. Balotelli was left out of Sunday’s squad to face Tottenham at home but Mancini insisted that was done as part of the player’s rest and recovery. And the striker’s agent Mino Raiola is adamant the player is committed to the club for the long term. “His relationship with Mancini is like that between a husband and his wife,” he told Radio CRC. “They argue but they love and respect each other so much. “Everyone has their own ideas, but Mario will remain at Manchester City. He won’t go to AC Milan. “He will be a City player for at least another two-anda-half years because Mario is not thinking about other clubs.” Despite Balotelli’s apparent struggles former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni believes he could become one of the world’s best. “Balotelli is a very talented player but he needs to im-

prove some aspects of his character,” the Parma boss, who was in charge of the Italian national team between 2006 and 2008, told Sky Sport Italia. “If he were to do that, then he could become the best player in the world.” City defender Aleksandar Kolarov meanwhile insists that if the Blues show the same resolve that brought them victory over Tottenham, they will end up as Premier League champions once more. Less than 24 hours after Manchester United had come back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa on Saturday, City were underlining the fact their neighbours are not the only ones with unbreakable spirit as they overturned Tottenham’s lead to collect three valuable points at the Etihad Stadium. It means City remain just two points behind United, and the only top-ﬂight side yet to lose, despite rarely hitting the heights this term. That kind of attribute has served United so well down the years and Kolarov feels City can now proﬁt. “I understand why we get so much criticism - everybody wants to beat us because we are the champions and haven’t lost any games this season,” said the Serbian.

“The smallest teams, and the biggest ones, all want to beat us and give 200 per cent to do that. “We have lost games in the Champions League but I think we are still the best team in the Premier League and if we play the way we know how, we will be the champions. “If we carry on playing with the same spirit we showed against Spurs, nobody can beat us.” Yet again, Edin Dzeko was the man who bailed City out. The former Wolfsburg man has now scored seven times this season, six of which have come from the bench. It merely underlines why Dzeko is dubbed a super-sub, even if it is a tag Kolarov’s close friend really dislikes. “I can’t explain what it is about Edin,” said Kolarov. “But it is important for us that he continues to score, whether it is from the bench or starting from the ﬁrst minute. That goes for all the strikers. “It’s tough when you don’t start, not just for him, but also for me and the other players who don’t play every game. “It is hard to keep your form at a high level. “But we are professional and need to accept it is the manager’s choice.”

The ﬁrebrand Italian has had an up-and-down time at City - often mixing brilliance with strange behaviour

Platini ‘is pushing for a multi-country Euro 2020’ By Karolos Grohmann EUROPEAN football’s governing body UEFA is going ahead with a proposal for a Euro 2020 tournament hosted by half a dozen countries and not the usual one or two, Germany’s UEFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger said. Zwanziger, who was formerly head of the German Football Association (DFB), said the plan, still to be ratiﬁed by the UEFA executive committee, envisaged 12 countries hosting the expanded tournament which will feature 24 teams, up from the current 16. “Michel Platini has told me his plan in a personal discussion,” Zwanziger told Bild newspaper. “But it still needs to be ratiﬁed by the executive committee.” According to Zwanziger the plan foresees 12 countries hosting matches, with the countries chosen as

UEFA president Michel Platini is discussing the possibility of 12 countries hosting matches seeded nations based on their UEFA ranking at the time and whether they have qualiﬁed for the competition. If Germany qualiﬁed for the tournament they would

play their group games at Berlin’s Olympic stadium, according to the newspaper. Platini had said in October he would press ahead with the idea of staging Euro 2020 across the continent only if

member associations were in favour of the plan. The Frenchman said UEFA was waiting for feedback on its proposal, ﬁrst announced at the end of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, and it

would be a one-off. “If the idea is appealing to them we will enter into details to see how we can organise a Euro in several European cities but only in 2020 mind you,” Platini told reporters in St Petersburg after a meeting of UEFA’s executive committee last month. Platini has said the bigger competition in 2020 will be too costly for single or joint bids. His idea of having matches in a dozen countries with the ﬁnal stages in one venue will be discussed by the executive board in December, with a decision made early next year. Turkey have expressed a wish to stage the tournament on a conventional, single-country basis but their bid will be dropped if Istanbul is awarded the Olympics in the same year. Scotland, Wales and Ireland have also declared their interest in staging the ﬁnals.

AFC Wimbledon chief executive Erik Samuelson has called for Milton Keynes to drop the word Dons from their name. MK Dons were formed after the original Wimbledon club, having gone into administration, were in 2003 relocated over 50 miles north to Milton Keynes and bought by Pete Winkelman’s consortium, before being renamed in June 2004. AFC Wimbledon were formed by supporters in response and have since been promoted five times to reach npower League Two. They will meet MK Dons for the first time on the weekend of December 1 in the FA Cup second round, after both clubs came through first-round replays. Winklelman remains as chairman of the Milton Keynes club and Samuelson told Sky Sports News: “If he offers me his hand, as long as it’s got a letter in it saying that they agree that what they did was wrong and that they’re going to drop the name Dons, I’ll shake it. Otherwise I think we’ll just move on. “It’s up to them. I think it reminds them and everybody of how they originated. They really don’t have much to do with Wimbledon but it’s their decision, not mine. “I’m not going to agitate for it, I think it would be the better thing to do but that’s for them to decide.” The two clubs almost came face to face at the same stage of the competition two years ago, only for Stevenage to beat MK Dons in a first-round replay. There were reports on that occasion that AFC Wimbledon may boycott the fixture but Samuelson insists that was never a possibility. He said: “We’re owned by fans and have regular meetings of fans, and they’re entitled to put forward anything they like. A few said we shouldn’t play them and we explained that if you enter a competition then you abide by the rules, and that means playing whoever you’re drawn against. “It was very short-lived and I don’t think it would ever amount to anything. It was certainly never a club policy, or even a proposed club policy. “A fair number are saying they are not going to go as a matter of principle, and that’s a personal decision. Those of our fans who do go, I would think, will be very vocal indeed. “Emotions are running very high and it’s reminding everybody of how we started. Our job is to get the game played and over with - and hopefully win. “This is a chance to show the footballing world just how proud we are of what we’ve achieved.”

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Chelsea and FA accused of ‘cover up’ By Tom Collomosse CHELSEA and the Football Association have been accused of a “cover up” because they did not refer alleged remarks by referee Mark Clattenburg to the police. The Metropolitan Police have dropped their investigation into a complaint that Clattenburg used “inappropriate language” towards two Chelsea players, a complaint made by the Society of Black Lawyers (SBL). Police said the probe would end because “no victims have come forward” and “without a victim and/or any evidence that any offence has been committed, the matter cannot currently be investigated”. The FA’s own investigation into the matter could conclude this week but Peter Herbert, chairman of the SBL,

believes the FA or Chelsea should have taken it to the police. “It sounds remarkably like a cover up,” he told the BBC. “It sounds like the football industry wanted to have this issue swept under the carpet. We strongly suspect the FA and/or Chelsea have failed to provide this information to the Metropolitan Police in order for them to conduct a proper investigation. “The information we had is that there are ‘no victims’. Well, if there are no victims, what on earth has been referred to the FA in the ﬁrst place? What are the FA and Chelsea playing at then? Are they having some cosy exchange of statements between themselves and not giving it to the police? “We’re going to ask the borough commander for an explanation. Was there any co-operation? Was any evidence given? If none was given we want to raise that issue with the Minister of Sport.”

The FA refused to comment on the matter but it is understood they refute entirely any notion that they would fail to co-operate with a police investigation. It is thought Chelsea did not give evidence to the police because they felt the FA were the appropriate body to deal with the issue. Herbert also believes that the police, rather than the football authorities, should take the lead in investigating racial allegations within the game. “If the Metropolitan Police are not provided with statements, what are they supposed to do?” he added. “If a football club have registered a complaint with the FA, we would expect the FA to refer this matter to the Metropolitan Police. “The FA does not have the tools to investigate race-hate crime. Until they get their house in order complaints should be investigated by the police.”

Flashpoint: Chelsea claim referee Mark Clattenburg used ‘racist language’ against Jon Obi Mikel

India plot England revenge Hosts want payback for last year’s whitewash

Cyprus 0 Finland 3 By Nemanja Bjedov

By Sudipto Ganguly

A H E N D R A Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag played down the notion of looking to get even but revenge is very much on India’s mind when they face England in a four-Test series starting in Ahmedabad today. Just three months after guiding India to a famous 50-over World Cup victory on home soil last year, Dhoni and his men arrived in England for what proved to be a disastrous tour. In eight painful weeks, India lurched from one humiliating defeat to another and surrendered the number one Test ranking to the hosts following a 4-0 whitewash. Wicketkeeper Dhoni, however, believes that “revenge” is a word best avoided in the sporting arena and his view is echoed by explosive opening batsman Sehwag. “For us, it’s important to win the series. The media use words like revenge because you have to run shows and write headlines,” Sehwag recently told reporters in Delhi. While the senior players steered clear of talking about grudges, Suresh Raina, who was part of the squad that failed to win a single international match on that tour, had no such obligation to play down India’s motivation this time. “I was there in England last year and I feel the pain of losing that series 4-0,” the left-handed batsman told

Cyprus suffer heavy defeat to Finland

Tough task: Alastair Cook’s (right) England side know that India’s spinners are likely to cause them a lot of problems. India haven’t lost a home Test series for eight years, while the tourists last won a Test series in India 27 years ago reporters upon England’s arrival in the country. “I want to give some of that pain back.” Raina did not make the cut for the first two tests, losing out to Yuvraj Singh, who was equally as bullish. “Last year when we toured England, it was a difficult time for us. This time, we would like to give it back to the Englishmen,” Yuvraj said last week. “This is definitely a revenge series for us.” The onus will be placed on India’s slow bowlers to exploit England’s well-documented weakness against spin and the hosts are expected to request each venue prepare bouncing, turning wickets to assist their cause. “For a long time I have not seen an off-spinner bowling to a defensive batsman and hitting the rib cage,” Dhoni

said. “It’s a very painful feeling but you (as hosts) enjoy it... this is heaven for spinners. “World over, you have different wickets behaving differently. Naturally when you come to the sub-continent, you get turning tracks.”

PROSPECTS England skipper Alastair Cook was six-weeks old when the tourists last won a Test series in India and their prospects will depend on how they negate the threat posed by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and left-armer Pragyan Ojha. Ashwin has replaced veteran Harbhajan Singh as India’s spin spearhead and has forged a strong partnership with Ojha, the duo sharing 73 wickets in the ﬁve Tests they have played together. England’s spin frailty was

on display when Pakistan thrashed them 3-0 in the United Arab Emirates at the beginning of the year and the 1-1 drawn series in Sri Lanka. India denied the tourists valuable practice against quality spin by not including a frontline slow bowler in the ﬁrst warm-up match, an unpopular decision that seemed to underline an eagerness to do whatever it takes to hurt England. Much to the travelling Barmy Army’s delight, England have resolved the text message controversy surrounding Kevin Pietersen and ‘reintegrated’ the batsman, who represents the tourists’ main weapon against the home spinners. Cook will also hope that Nick Compton, expected to make his England debut and be the captain’s opening partner following the re-

tirement of Andrew Strauss, can live up to expectations. Compton, grandson of former England batting great Denis, got some useful runs in the practice matches after a poor start to the tour. England have two useful spinners in Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar while left-armer Samit Patel has also staked a claim for a spot with some useful allround contributions. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is among those who expect the series to be keenly contested. “It’s the only team which has come to India with two quality spinners in Swann and Panesar,” Ganguly said. “Of all the teams that have come over the last 10-12 years, I think they are the best equipped to beat India. It’s going to be a hard tour.”

THE Cyprus national football team went down 3-0 to Finland in their last friendly international of the year at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia last night. There were no surprises in the starting line-up for the hosts as coach Nikos Nioplias opted to start with the usual suspects in a 4-3-3 formation. Antonis Georgallides was in goal, with a back line comprised of Athos Solomou, Elias Charalambous, Dosa Junior and Valentinos Sielis. However, the visitors had no problems creating chances and they broke the deadlock after 15 minutes through Schalke forward Teemu Pukki. Sinisa Dobrasinovic, Marios Nicolaou and Vincent Laban failed to control the middle of the park in the opening stages and Perparim Hetemaj doubled the visitors’ lead from the penalty spot just before the half hour mark. Although the hosts had some good chances to score themselves, their early errors proved costly and Toni Kolehmainen set up the ﬁnal score four minutes from time. Efstathios Aloneftis, Demetris Christoﬁ and Georgios Efrem were Cyprus’ primary offensive threats, but they were unable to impose themselves on the strong Finnish defence.